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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The men's track and field team split their squad this past weekend, taking part in Boston University's Valentine's Classic, while hosting the MIT Coed Invitational. Both meets yielded positive results for the Engineers, who are one week away from the 2007 New England Division III Championships.
Sophomore Jake Ruzevick got things started at the Valentine's Classic held on BU's banked track with a NCAA provisionally qualifying, first time effort in the 5000-meter run, crossing the line in 14:49.87. Joseph Roy-Mayhew took to the oval next, running a new personal best in the mile run. Running negative splits of 67, 66, 65, 65, Roy-Mayhew ran a 4:24.05. A trio of runners represented MIT in the 800m.
Sophomore Matt Bieniosek led the way with a new best of 1:57.09. Freshman Bill Phipps followed that up with his own personal best of 1:58.82 to win his section, while Archi Stuk finished things up with his own MIT best of 2:01.41.
Stephen Morton, running without blocks and stumbling coming out of the final turn, nevertheless lowered his own freshman record in the 200 to 22.44. The fields were so crowded at BU that they did not allow runners to take the time to set up blocks.
In the field, the only MIT competitor was James Oleinik. Competing in the shot put, Oleinik set a season best of 48'2.75". The only event for the men held on Saturday was the distance medley relay. MIT's intention was to improve their mark for the NE Division III meet next week and to see how some of the guys would compete fresh. Yermie Cohen has been having a great season and continued that with a very nice 3:09 lead off 1200m leg. Alex Rothberg ran his best 400m of the season, clocking a 51.3. Peter Mulligan continued to improve and get the with his personal best 2:00.2 800m split. Hemagiri Arumugam anchored the 10:19.88 relay with an excellent 4:19.1 1600m leg.
The only athlete to compete in both the Valentine Classic and MIT's Coed Invitational was Oleinik. Setting a season best the night before at BU, Oleinik threw a personal best of 49'7" to win the shot put competition at Shobrys and Aronson Track.
Junior Anthony Teixeira enjoyed a fine day of competition, setting two personal bests at the Coed Invite. In the high hurdles, Teixeira sprinted to a 8.04 victory and then came back to place third in the long jump with a leap of 21'5.25", just ahead of teammates Chris Bateman and Stephen Morton who both jumped 21'4.25".
Senior Brian Jacokes led a group of MIT distance runners in the 5000m and authored a huge PR en route to winning the event in 15:41.83. Other fine performances turned in were Will Gibson's PR of 1:28.34 in the 600m; Chris Wong, Jack Bourbonnais and Rocco Repetski in the mile running 4:30.52, 4:31.80 and 4:35.42 respectively; Eric Beecher with a season best of 5'11.25" in the high jump; and Jonathan Hsieh's season best of 6.84 in the 55 dash.


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Our Musikbug babies LOVE their Kindermusik classes and your baby will too!
Would you like to learn the connection between music and your baby's brain development?
Would you like to learn to sing a variety of songs and play music from all over the world that has been especially produced and arranged to meet your baby's auditory needs?
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Would you like to give your baby all the emotional and social tools needed to make transitioning into daycare or preschool a little easier later on?
If it's a yes to all the above questions, you will love our baby classes. Our classes run for a term of 10 weeks. This is not just a playdate, our classes follow a specially designed music curriculum to help you and baby.
It's a great balance between play and learning, not just for baby but for you too.
Pick your most preferred day to start your music term with us. Something has come up on your regular day of music? Simply pop into another baby class on another day
Classes start: Tuesday, 30th January
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Time: 11.30am
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We will cover two different themes over 10 weeks, and you will take home CDs, books and age appropriate musical instruments to keep the music playing. Book your spot before the 20th January to receive a free Kindermusik gift. We cannot wait to meet your lovely family!
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What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
There is plenty of parking available at Niagara Shopping Centre. There is a little footpath that leads to Niagara Park Stadium, which is great for strollers. There is also a lift inside the centre to take you up to the upper floor. Our studio is at the end of the hallway.
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Your baby's favourite blanket, yourself and a big smile!
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Did ABBA ever make a bad record? For fans of the Swedish group's nearly two dozen U.S. hits, including ear candy like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia," it's probably hard to imagine anything not being close to irresistible.
Sure enough: a new, nine-disc retrospective from Polar Music lets us hear 90 ABBA recordings and almost 80 have at least some trace of the group's trademark effervescence. That's a success ratio level that few musicians can match.
"The Albums"
Polar Music
The back story: ABBA's first U.S. hit, "Waterloo," had such an uplifting charm in 1974 that you couldn't help but fall under its spell even though the bouncy, lightweight record was about as far as you could get from the "serious" rock music of the time. If anyone ever sounded like a one-hit wonder, it was ABBA, which consisted of writer-singer-producers Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and singers Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
But the hits kept coming.
Whether on sentimental ballads like "Fernando" or frantic dance floor numbers such as "Take a Chance on Me," ABBA packed its music with such universal, high-spirited emotion that it's no wonder audiences fell in love with it all over again thanks to the musical "Mamma Mia!"
By the time "Dancing Queen" hit in 1976, even the rock community was starting to embrace the group. Elvis Costello and his producer-sidekick Nick Lowe were among its most vocal champions. Still, most fans thought of ABBA as a singles group rather than an album maker, which helps explain why none of the group's eight studio albums made the U.S. Top 10.
The music: Though "The Albums" includes the ABBA hits, the treat is in exploring the remaining material and a few rarities -- and there are lots of surprises. Among them: an early, unsuccessful attempt to move into the more substantial singer-songwriter style that was so influential in the '70s and an electro-charged medley of folk tunes, including "On Top of Old Smoky" and "Midnight Special."
Ulvaeus and Andersson, who later composed the music for the stage production "Chess," sometimes reached beyond the fluffy ABBA sound, but they were at their best when they stuck to the lighter formula. Sometimes, though, things were too light, such as the tropical corn of "Sitting in the Palmtree."
My nomination for the best ABBA track that wasn't a hit in the U.S.: "When I Kissed the Teacher," a zestful number that recalls the teen passion of such Phil Spector productions as the Ronettes' "Be My Baby." Runner-up: the zany, super-charged "Bang-a-Boomerang." There was clearly more to ABBA than the hits, and this set is proof.
Nick Lowe
"Quiet Please . . . The New Best of Nick Lowe"
Yep Roc
The back story: It's natural that singer-songwriter Lowe would admire ABBA because there is a light, disarming, everyman touch to his own rock approach. Lowe also produced some of Costello's great, early albums and wrote one of his most popular recordings, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding."
For all his solid craftsmanship and understated appeal, Lowe had only two Top 100 solo singles, the wry "Cruel to Be Kind" in 1979 and the fun-filled, high energy "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)." One reason is because he was overshadowed by Costello, a more provocative writer and performer.
In addition, Lowe was a maverick whose approach to rock 'n' roll was much closer to today's "indie" spirit. He was reluctant to bow to all the compromises that major labels tried to impose on artists in the 1970s and 1980s.
The new two-disc package includes 49 recordings from various phases of Lowe's career and there are delights at every turn, from way back to his work with the band Brinsley Schwarz to early solo gems "So It Goes" and "(I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass" and his 1980 Rockpile album. The set also includes four tracks from "At My Age," his 2007 album on Yep Roc.
A deluxe, limited edition of "Quiet Please" also contains a DVD featuring early Lowe videos and a 2007 concert filmed in Belgium. Whether you're new to Lowe or need a re-introduction, this set makes a convincing case for his place among rock's most valuable players.
Backtracking is a monthly column devoted to CDs and other pop music items of historical interest.


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2:30 pm
Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library, 6-8 "Finding Your Voice" Drawing on themes of conflict and genocide that eighth-graders are studying in their World Cultures class, four arts teachers organize an interdisciplinary unit that encourages students to use their artwork as a form of protest. D
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Death: A Personal Understanding "Fear of Death and Dying" Despite the centuries-old human struggle to "domesticate" death, the moment itself often remains frightening. A man diagnosed with AIDS and a woman dealing with recurrent cancer discuss how physical pain and fear of what may happen next affect their views of the future. An older couple explains the rational motives, and the emotional difficulties, behind their decision to prepare an "advance directive. D
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Death: A Personal Understanding "Sudden Death" Special issues arise when death comes without warning. A woman widowed by the Oklahoma City bombing talks about how she handled the sudden news and loss of her husband. An ambulance paramedic discusses the reactions to imminent death among those he assists. D
4:00 pm
Invitation to World Literature "Candide" A satirical novel following the travails of Candide, a hopeless optimist whose faith in his tutor's mantra that his is "the best of all possible worlds" is tested beyond all limits. Volaire's challenge to the aristocracy of his day proves refreshingly amusing and biting today. Original illustrations, songs, and comic book figures plumb the depths of this satire. D
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Invitation to World Literature "Things Fall Apart" In this foundational modern African novel, Chinua Achebe's story follows the lives of people trying to understand which belief systems deserve their loyalty. The protagonist, Okonkwo is a tribal leader who battles neighboring villages, the English, and his own demons in early colonial Nigeria. The perspectives of readers from around the world reveal the novel's universal themes. D
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Original Minds Five teenagers stigmatized by being in Special Ed. struggle to articulate how their brains work, and discover that they are smarter than they thought. In a one-size-fits-all educational system, kids with learning disabilities suffer from lack of self-esteem. D
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Chef John Besh's New Orleans Shrimp Remoulade, Baked Oysters with Mushrooms, and Rice Calas. D
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "Sandwich Night" Who doesn't love a sandwich? Sara's are hearty and juicy and a snap to prepare and serve. Make your own easy Beer Bread, then stuff it with super easy cheaters like Pulled Chicken Barbecue and Pickled Cucumbers you make yourself. Fried Catfish BLTs bulk up the traditional sandwich with some crunchy fish filets and tricked-up basil mayonnaise. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands" Rick experiences Ireland in the extreme on its west coast in Gaeltachts, where people speak Gaelic and the rugged villages have changed little over the generations.G
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Travelscope "St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Close to Home, but a World Away" Thirty-two beautiful islands, off the beaten track, yet in your backyard, is what Joseph discovers on his St. Vincent & the Grenadines adventure. These stunning Caribbean isles offer a wide range of water activities from snorkeling and diving to swimming and sailing. D
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Moments to Remember: My Music Patti Page, Nick Clooney, Peter Marshall, Wink Martindale and the LAWRENCE WELK SHOW's Mary Lou Metzger co-host new performances and archival classics from the late 1950s and early 1960s pop era. Many legends of the period return to the stage, including Frankie Laine and Roger Williams who have since died. Julius LaRosa, the Four Lads, Four Aces, Four Freshmen, Lenny Welch, the Platters and the DeCastro Sisters also perform.G
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Donna Dewberry Show "Natural Style" Donna creates a natural-colored stylized wall hanging from a floor cloth canvas. She appliqu�s designs on a tote bag using sewing machine stitches like a paintbrush.G
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Road Food at Home" Bridget uncovers the secrets to perfect Slow-Cooker BBQ Brisket. Then, Adam reveals his top picks for slow cookers. Next, Chris visits Harpoon Brewery to discover the best beers for cooking. D
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- 8 ears fresh corn grilled, and cut off the cob
- 3 red peppers roasted, peeled, and seeded
- 8 slices bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
- 2 in medium onions finely diced and sauteedbacon drippings
- 3 cup stalks of celery diced and sauteed in bacon drippings ½flour
- 64 ounces canned chicken broth
- 3 medium potatoes diced
- 1 cups ½cream
- 2 Tblsp. fresh thyme chopped
- salt and pepper
- Prepare corn and peppers, set aside.
- In a dutch oven or large pot, cook bacon until crisp and remove from pan, crumble.
- Saute' onions and celery until tender.
- Add flour to drippings and stir until smooth.
- Slowly stir in chicken stock and bring bacon, onion and celery to a simmer.
- Cook until thickened.
- Add potatoes, corn and peppers.
- Simmer 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in cream, thyme, and seasoning.
- Simmer 10 minutes more and serve.
Grill corn:
Method #1. Shuck corn completely. Grill until lightly browned all around, be careful not to burn!
Method #2. Buy the corn still in the husks. Strip back the husks without tearing them off. Pull out all of the silks and lightly scrub the ear to get the silks out. Pull the husks back up over the ear to completely encase it. Soak the ears in a bucket of salt water overnight. Take the ears directly from the bucket and put them on the grill to cook. To eat, just pull back the husks and use them for a kind of a handle, butter and enjoy.
Roasted Pepper:
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Okay, to start of my day, I've cooked myself a fulfilling breakfast. One of my favourite.....
Pancakes! Having miss and match with some other recipes, here's my version. And it turns out super good..:)
100g Self raising flour
25g Sugar
1/8 tsp salt
75ml Fresh milk
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites (lightly whisk)
1tbsp Cornoil
4-5 tbsps Grated Cheddar Cheese
~ Mix flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
~ Make a well in the center of the flour, add in egg yolks, milk and oil. Stir until smooth.
~ Add in whisked egg whites into batter without beating.
~ Lastly add in grated cheddar cheese and mix well.
~ Spoon onto hot pan (without oil) to pan fry until golden brown on both sides.


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Walmart Shuts Down Over Pocket-Sized Meth Lab
More and more we're noticing everyday essentials are now presenting themselves in travel sizes for that busy person on the go: protein shakes, sunblock, toothpaste … METH LABS.
Walmart security at a store in St. Louis stopped a woman who they suspected of stealing some drug paraphernalia and turns out the chick had a mobile meth lab in her purse.
Seems the clever rascal converted a 20-ounce soda pop bottle into a "shake and serve" meth machine. Officials were forced to shut down the box store because the homemade contraption could have exploded or caught fire. They also needed to do a thorough search of the premises to ensure the MacGyver wannabe didn't turn a crockpot into a crack cooker or a Ninja blender into a heroin boiler.
We're telling you these people of Walmart are getting more and more inventive. Not only are they sharp dressers but they come up with some seriously ingenious inventions. Maybe the chain should consider starting a think tank or just stop selling copies of 'Breaking Bad'.


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April 22, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Four straight goals by Wheaton College that spanned the third and fourth quarters proved to be the difference as it fought off MIT for a 9-7 victory in a Pilgrim Lacrosse League game on Wednesday night. Neil Zimmerman registered a hat-trick for the Engineers (7-6, 4-2 Pilgrim) as Ben Cederberg tallied three goals and an assist for the Lyons (5-6, 5-1 Pilgrim).
Corey Garvey put the Cardinal and Gray on the board first after exactly two minutes expired. Cederberg found Chris Landers for the equalizer before Zimmerman connected on a pass from Garvey. Wheaton evened the contest at two when Marco Barbone set up Cederberg midway through the quarter. MIT responded with a pair goals as Ernie Park was a factor in both tallies. He first converted a feed from Ryan Ballentine and then earned the assist on Dylan Roden's strike with three seconds on the clock.
The Lyons countered with three unanswered goals in the second stanza which resulted in a 5-4 edge at the break. Drew Schaffer lit the lamp at the 10:04 mark. On the ensuing faceoff, Warren Garceau scooped up the groundball and found Cederberg for the marker just six seconds later. Jeff Gomer capped the first-half scoring with a man-up goal.
Zimmerman and Roden ended MIT's scoring drought with back-to-back strikes early in the third quarter to go ahead, 6-5. Wheaton quickly knotted the game courtesy of an extra-man goal from Cederberg that was set up by Mike Harrington. Gomer then gave the Lyons the lead for good on an unassisted blast with 2:07 on the clock.
The majority of the fourth quarter was a defensive battle until Wheaton's Duncan Smith registered what proved to be the game-winning goal with 3:31 remaining in regulation. Schaffer tacked on an unassisted goal just over a minute later. The Engineers continued to attack, as Zimmerman connected on a pass from Garvey with 1:47 left to play. MIT was awarded an extra-man opportunity with 1:21 to go, but the Lyons' defense thwarted any hopes of a late rally.
Garvey posted one goal, two assists, and four groundballs as Roden notched two goals. Park registered a goal and an assist while Patrick Shannon paced the Engineers with five groundballs. Ebbe Strathairn added four groundballs as Garth Grove collected 12 saves.
In addition to his game-high scoring performance, Cederberg compiled four groundballs. Gomer and Schaffer both recorded two goals as Gomer tallied eight groundballs. Cody Powers and Garceau each contributed five groundballs while Schuyler Horn stopped six shots.
Both squads will conclude conference play on Saturday, April 25. MIT will travel to Springfield College while Wheaton will visit Babson College.


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I know lot has been said on it ever since this gem of a concept broke out. Many a replica's were launched. And most of them failed.
But Facebook have stood the times. It has seen all and still towers above its competitors. So, what has lead to its success ? What were the factors that made it such a success.
Well many..
To start with, it had the first movers advantage. It was first of its kind. So before anyone could enter the market, it had already has a strong hold on the targeted market, us in this case..!!
Secondly, it continued to change with the times. Despite strong reaction from its members, Facebook changed its interface. That shows how much confident they are about what they do. And that shows in the results.
But here am not talking about Facebook's' strategies or success rate. But what all effect it had on people in general..!!
Frankly talking it had changed a lot of things.
You can easily find people who login into their Facebook accounts before they check their mails. There are people who meet their family on Facebook only etc. etc.
It's effect on me..??
I have learnt how to play poker, and kinda addicted to it now. Made many new friends. Found sort of a place to bust my stress..!!
Also it's a place where I have managed to learn some new things. And yeah, it has decreased my presence on orkut to a bare minimum. In all, it has been a nice journey on Facebook till now. Let's see how it unfolds next..
On a serious note, Facebook has changed many a lives. It has changed how people spend time on internet. I would not be exaggerating if I say it has become the staple food of users across internet.
It has also changed the face of web 2.0. Till now it has sustained easily. But it would be interesting to see how it addresses new challenges. How it copes up with ever rising bills of hosting. It's a huge challenge. But Facebook people have a tendency to surprise. And I am eagerly awaiting for that surprise..!!


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Flipper | REWIG63 | Released: 28/06/09
IIt was 1986, the final days of Hardcore. The scene was in its death throes; the writing was on the wall. Even the hardest-working bands, like Black Flag and Dead Kennedys, became shells of their former selves and realized it was time to throw in the towel. Then, like a cruel joke, came Public Flipper Limited.
Flipper did their best to inflict maximum pain and suffering, bumming out punk rockers since 1980 with a slow, dissonant drone and contemptuous fuck-you attitude. Even when crowds begged 'em to stop, booing and throwing shit, the band took a lickin' and kept on tickin'. For example, their song (I Am) The Wheel could go on for 45 painful minutes or more. Even when the club owner freaked out and the sound man pulled the plug on the PA, they'd soldier on, bloodied but unbowed in their mission to assault and distort. Common concepts like 'professional entertainment' or 'good-time Rock N Roll' didn't apply to Flipper. The title Public Flipper Limited parodied Public Image Ltd., which was itself a parody of corporatism. Flipper, like PIL, were a noisy anti-social band, but they were not a corporation. Instead they were a conglomeration of over-the-top characters. Public Flipper Limited came out as a double album on Subterranean, at whose offices the band received 'Fin Mail'. It provided a great album cover on which to roll joints, up there with the covers of We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll and Frampton Comes Alive.
Public Flipper Limited was a classic four-sided concept album but unlike anything fuckin' Yes or Genesis ever envisioned. The cover art is a board game based on fucked-up Punk Rock tour van experiences. The gatefold sleeve (cover art by Norman Quebedeau after an idea by Ted 'Captain Concept' Falconi depicted a touring map and served as the playing board. The playing cards, designed by Will Shatter, said crazy shit like: Promoter buys band dinner, plus 5 points or Public Image Ltd. steals your idea and puts out a generic album four years after yours came out, minus 5 points or Band gets busted for looking weird, minus 10 points, go to New Jersey (referring to their bogus bust in Trenton for wearing spiky wristbands that provoked the cops to consider the band 'armed and dangerous'). Like everything else with Flipper, this game is a bad scene where you always lose.
The music itself is classic Flipper mindfuck. The opening New Rules No Rules (live at Target Video, 1980) comes off as young, loud and snotty. The Game's Got Its Price (a 1981 outtake from the soundtrack to Rick Schmidt?s film Emerald Cities) is one long nag, nag, nag. Sex Bomb (CBGB, New Year's Eve 1984) sounds like Guy Lombardo dropped the ball. If I Can't Be Drunk (at On Broadway at 443 Broadway in North Beach, 1982) presents a solid sonic argument against sobriety. The psycho-therapy of Brainwash (at DC's 9:30 Club in 1982, recorded by Tom Lyle of Government Issue) is a surefire way to kill brain cells. By the end of Life (at Ruthie's in Berkeley in 83, taped by Gregg Turkington) you'll beg for the warden to flip the switch. After that, the excruciating Flipper Blues (Toronto 1985) feels like that hot dominatrix trick where you're maimed and humiliated yet wanting more.
So pick up the needle, hit the play button, turn on the Ipod, push in the 8-track - go wherever ya gotta go to cop a hot shot of Public Flipper Limited. Think of these 15 songs as Frisco's finest's way of shoveling dirt onto Rock's coffin. If bad vibes were virtues, Flipper would be gods. If drugs were talent, they'd be virtuosos. If Punk was important, we wouldn't be here. If Satan had a helluva band, it'd be Flipper. If they put out a live album, it'd be Public Flipper Limited.


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digital media hub(redirected from streaming video box)
digital media hubA device that directs multimedia content streamed from the Internet to a stereo or home theater system. Also called a "set-top box" and an abundance of other names, it connects to an HDMI input on the A/V receiver or TV (see digital media hub names). Music-only hubs connect via audio jacks.
This functionality is also built into Blu-ray players, A/V receivers and smart TVs. A digital media "server" is a hub that also stores content (see digital media server).
Connected to the home network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, digital media hubs may also stream photos, music and videos from the user's computer to the playback system. For example, Apple TV and Roku hubs provide access to Netflix, Hulu and other providers, and they can stream content from computers in the home network. To stream local content, Apple TV users must run iTunes in their PCs or Macs, and the Roku hubs require Plex (see Apple TV, iTunes, Roku and Plex). See digital media server, smart TV, Fire TV, Android TV, Media Center Extender, A/V receiver and digital convergence.
|Media Hub Connections
|Digital media hubs hook into the network over Wi-Fi or Ethernet and to the A/V equipment via HDMI. Earlier hubs had analog outputs for old TVs.
|Media Hub Connections
|Digital media hubs hook into the network over Wi-Fi or Ethernet and to the A/V equipment via HDMI. Earlier hubs had analog outputs for old TVs.
|Blu-ray Player and Media Hub
|Loaded with features, the Oppo BDP-103 plays Blu-ray 3D, converts 2D to 3D and streams video from Netflix, YouTube and other sources. It also plays SACD and DVD-Audio discs and streams Rhapsody and Pandora audio. (Images courtesy of Oppo Digital, Inc., www.oppo.com)
|Very Clever, But No Longer
|One of the few non-Apple products that supported iTunes, this Roku SoundBridge hub (on top of the cabinet) was the only music hub with a display large enough to read from a distance. See Roku.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2011) - The top two teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference will square off live on CSS Monday night when the Lady Bucs take on league-leading Florida Gulf Coast inside Alico Arena. Tip is slated for 7:05 p.m.
ETSU (14-9, 11-3), who has won a season-high six straight games, is coming off an 80-62 victory over Stetson on Saturday afternoon in DeLand. Despite seeing their 21-point second-half lead cut to eight with 3:32 remaining, the Lady Bucs responded by closing out the final two minutes on a 10-0 run to capture the 18-point win. Freshman Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) recorded her tenth double-double of the year - finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Bucs' starting five all scored in double figures and ETSU scored 25 points off 25 Hatter turnovers.
The Lady Bucs are outscoring their opponents by 23.7 points per game during this six-game winning streak, which is also the longest current stretch in the A-Sun. Mitchell is averaging 16.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in the last six games; while senior captain Tara Davis (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) is posting 13.0 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals in her last six outings.
Defeating the Eagles won't be an easy task as FGCU (18-1, 11-1) has won 33 straight games home, marking the third longest streak in the country. FGCU's last home loss occurred on Jan. 8, 2009 when the Lady Bucs knocked off the Eagles, 75-67.
The Eagles extended their home winning streak with a 70-59 win over USC Upstate on Saturday night. Courtney Chihil scored a career-high 22 points, while FGCU - who leads the country with 10.9 threes per game - were limited to only 6-of-23 from long range.
FGCU currently holds a 4-2 series lead and the Eagles have won two straight, including a 77-70 win over ETSU last month in Johnson City. Five of the six games in the series have been decided by eight points or less.
The Lady Bucs trail the Eagles by two games in the conference standings.
Monday's game will be regionally televised on CSS as Matt Stewart will handle the play-by-play and Dee Romine will be the color analyst. The game will also be aired live on ASun.TV, while live stats will be offered via FGCUEagles.com.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer hoops, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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While testing some options that affect the start up and shut down speed on a Microsoft Windows Vista system recently, I spent a lot of time staring at the Logon screen. During that time, I began to wonder about the possibility of making some changes to that screen.
For example, I wondered if I could change the Logon screen wallpaper. I wondered about removing the shutdown button from the Logon screen. I also wondered if I could add a legal notice to Vista's Logon screen. While pursuing these quests, I also discovered that I could display logon statistics on the Logon screen.
Most of these Logon screen configuration screen changes could easily be made with a few registry tweaks. Changing the Logon screen wallpaper, however, requires a separate but free program. In this edition of the Windows Vista & Windows 7 Report, I'll show you how to tweak Vista's Logon screen.
This blog post is also available in PDF format in a free TechRepublic download.
Getting started
Before you begin editing, keep in mind that the Windows Registry is vital to the operating system. Before editing the Windows Registry, you should take a few moments to back it up for safekeeping.
To begin, click the Start button, type Regedit in the Start Search box, and then press [Enter]. When you do, you'll encounter a UAC and will need to respond accordingly.
Once the Registry Editor launches, locate the following key:
From this key, you'll be able to make all the following changes to the Logon screen.
Removing the shutdown buttonWhen you are viewing the Vista Logon screen, you'll notice that there is a red shutdown button on the lower right part of the screen, as shown in Figure A.
Figure A
There's a large, red shutdown button on the lower right part of the Logon screen.To remove the shutdown button from the Logon screen, locate and double-click the shutdownwithoutlogon value. When the Edit DWORD dialog box appears, simply type 0 in the Value Data text box, as shown in Figure B, and click OK.
Figure B
To remove the shutdown button from the Logon screen, set the shutdownwithoutlogon value to 0.The next time you see the Logon screen you'll notice that the red shutdown button is gone, as shown in Figure C.
Figure C
The large, red shutdown button is gone.
(Now, if I could only figure out a way to remove the Ease of Access button from the Logon screen. Any ideas?)
Adding a legal notice to the Logon screen
If you want to back up the Vista Logon security system, you may want to add a warning message to the screen that is designed to act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of attempting unauthorized access. While this type of measure doesn't add any real protection to the system, it might be all that's needed to prevent an unauthorized user from proceeding.To add a title to the warning message, locate and double-click the legalnoticecaption value. When the Edit DWORD dialog box appears, type the title in the Value Data text box, as shown in Figure D, and click OK.
Figure D
The legalnoticecaption value allows you to specify a title for your warning message.To add the warning message, locate and double-click the legalnoticetext value. When the Edit DWORD dialog box appears, type the warning message in the Value Data text box, as shown in Figure E, and click OK.
Figure E
You can type a lot of text into the legalnoticetext value.Now when you access the Logon screen, you'll see your warning message, as shown in Figure F. Just click OK and you'll see your user icon and can continue with the logon operation.
Figure F
The legal warning message will appear on top of the Logon screen.
Tracking logonsIf you want to be able to keep track of logons that were made on your system, you can configure the Logon screen to display logon statistics. Right-click anywhere inside the System key and select New | DWORD (32-bit) Value. When the new value appears, type DisplayLastLogonInfo and then press Enter twice. When the Edit DWORD dialog box appears, simply type 1 in the Value Data text box, as shown in Figure G, and click OK.
Figure G
If you want to be able to keep track of logons that were made on your system, set the DisplayLastLogonInfo value to 1.Now when you select your user icon on the Logon screen, you'll see the logon statistics, as shown in Figure H. Just click OK to complete the logon operation.
Figure H
After you click your user icon, you'll see the logon statistics on the Logon screen.
Changing the Logon screen wallpaper
In the old days, I remember having to delve into the registry to change the Logon screen wallpaper. Now, there's a really nice GUI program for performing this operations called LogonStudio from the folks at Stardock. There are two version of LogonStudio: one for XP and one for Vista. Make sure that you download the correct version.When you run LogonStudio, you'll, of course, encounter a User Account Control dialog box and will need to respond accordingly. You'll then see the straightforward user interface, as shown in Figure I, and from there you can easily create your own Logon screen wallpaper.
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LogonStudio makes it very easy to change the Logon screen wallpaper.
What's your take?
I've discussed several ways in which you can tweak Vista's Logon screen. Have you tweaked the Logon screen? Are you likely to use any of these techniques? As always, if you have comments or information to share about this topic, please take a moment to drop by the TechRepublic Community Forums and let us hear from you.
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- 5 lbs. of potatoes - cleaned cooked and mashed.
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese
- 1 stick butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- Mix all ingredients. Put in a well greased 13 X 9' pan.
- Cover and refrigerate for up to a week or freeze.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until the edges start to turn a golden color
Terri's Notes
-I love red potatoes, leave the skins on! The new Goldens are good too, but use your favorite.
-Add 1/4 cup chives or onion flakes.
-Use garlic salt or powder in place of regular salt.
-Go over the top! Add ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese!
-Great use for leftover potatoes. Or make lots, and plan to freeze some!
-I actually double this recipe, divide into "family size" casserole dishes and freeze them all.
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Six-Figure Salary, No Bachelor's Degree Required
It's possible to earn a six figure salary without earning a bachelor's degree first. MarketWatch's Quentin Fottrell joins Lunch Break with a look at the top five best-paid jobs, no bachelor's required.
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Legends is a fast-paced first-person-perspective online multiplayer game. The game is designed to take advantage of the beautiful environments available from the Torque engine it is based on, while still offering the breakneck pacing and variety of styles available from such classics as Quake and Tribes.
Gameplay is not the strafe-strafe-jump-strafe-shoot-strafe-run-like-hell style a lot of games espouse; the addition of a jetpack adds a third dimension of mobility that makes skill, forethought, and restraint necessities to winning.


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Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Whatever your talents, you are welcome to be a part of your local Slow Food Chapter.


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The candidate said that it was getting harder and harder to solicit campaign donations from people in the Chinese community, not because that demographic isn't politically motivated, but rather because they are worried that shortly after they give, a federal investigator is going to come knocking at their door.
This is no doubt a direct result of the John Liu fundraising allegations, where people thought they were helping a candidate, only to potentially find themselves at the center of a scandal.
It will be interesting to see if candidates can win back that trust in the future.


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We keep hearing the analysis above all over the tube. Also in this article: http://milehighsports.com/2013/11/13...at-the-chiefs/
It's all well and good, but it's all moot when,
1- Tamba Hali is held numerous times during the game and the officials ignore them.
2- Our physical DBs are flagged on every other tight coverage of Denver receivers.
3- Our monster rushers are flagged for bad breath or other excuses for "roughing the passer" every time they are near Peyton.
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Meizu MX – Specs Review: MT6575 2GHz 4-inch Android ICS
This Meizu MX just caught my attention, as it was posted to have a 2GHz clocked frequency speed. Is that true? Upon checking Android system info viewer screenshots, yes it was posted to have a CPU frequency of 1999MHz. Kinda makes me look a bit skeptical, and honestly this just looks too good to be true. Anyways, let's give this MT6575 phone a chance to show off what it got.
So this one is also called MeiMeizu MX, as listed on Fastcardtech, I do not know which is the right naming convention, but I am already okay with calling it: Meizu MX. Taking into consideration the existence of MT6577 dual-core phones, this one seems a tad bit outdated and late. But still, it has an impressive CPU specs, and I do not know why it has a MT6575 CPU but with 2GHz clocked speed and dual-core performance as showcased to us by Fastcardtech.
So taking a few read of what is published online, here's the explanation of that so-called 2GHz phone: it is just an optimized work of the CPU and GPU at maximum, and so that's why it yielded a 1993MHz CPU speed. Which is, on MT6575, yes; its crazy!
Meizu MX Specs and Features
Here's a short round up of the Meizu MX specs:
Model: MeiMeizu MX
- Dual SimCard Dual Standby/ Single Card
- Unlocked 2G GSM 800/850/1800/1900MH
- 3G WCMDA 850/1900/2100MHz
- MTK6575 2GHz (CPU+GPU)
- OS: Android 4.0.3 ICS
- ROM: 4GB (Support Micro SD Card up to 32GB, support class 12)
- 4.0 inch Touch Capacitive WVGA Screen
- 854×480 pixels, 1600K Colors
- Front: 2MP
- Rear: 8MP with Flash
- Support 1280×720 Video Recording
- WiFi 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1
- FM Radio
GPS: Built-in GPS Navigation, Support A-GPS
Battery: 1600mAh Polymer Lithium battery
Language: Multi Language (Bahsa Indonesia, Bahsa Melayu, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkey, Russian
For more technical details, photos, and other information; check it out on Fastcardtech listing.
Overall checking, the WVGA screen resolution is a good point, and the 2MP front camera is big plus factor. However, what I do not like about this one is the battery capacity. It is just too low, in par of other smartphones that is rated on 2000mAh or above. On performance basis, I am sure that this is a fast performer on HD gaming and other high quality multimedia playback as I am a user of a MT6575 smartphone myself.
Just so you know, when this phone has been announced, it was slated for a very high price. Now, its almost half of it, so it still came up pretty nice.


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MADISON, Wis.—Gov. Scott Walker is shedding more light on his plans for tying aid to schools based on performance.
Walker said Tuesday during a speech at the Wisconsin Technology Council that he envisions making extra money available for both low and high performing schools based on how they do on new state report cards.
Walker says high performing schools or those showing rapid improvement could be eligible for more money. He says failing schools could get more money one time if they present a corrective action plan.
He says the goal is to "reward and replicate success."
Walker also wants to expand charter and voucher school options, a move Democrats oppose because it takes money from public schools.


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You never know for sure if a player is going to turn out to be a superstar Greg Oden was taken in front of Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan went No. 3, Kobe Bryant No. 13.
But sometimes you do know (LeBron James, Derrick Rose) and most scouts and teams believe Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins is going to be that kind of impact player in the NBA. He is the reason Philadelphia, Phoenix and other teams are already riggin for Wiggins and taking will be an issue the second half of the NBA season. (To be fair the draft class is deep with Julius Randle, Aaron Gordon and number of other potential franchise or at least future All-Star players.)
Players like Wiggins also sell shoes. A lot of shoes. And Adidas really wants Wiggins, reports Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report.
Three sources told Bleacher Report that Adidas has pegged Wiggins as their prime targetand they would be willing to open up the bank for him. Of course, no meetings or official offers can be made until Wiggins declares for the 2014 draft after his season at Kansas.No pressure. Hey kid, weve got $180 million waiting for you next spring. Have a good season and dont blow out your knee.
Does this all seem a little over the top for an unproven product? Yes, but its also a smart business move. If in 10 years were talking about Wiggins the way we talked about LeBron or Kobe nine years into their NBA career, that $180 million is a good deal for Adidas (or Nike, or whomever). He will sell shoes. Theres a risk involved, but the fact is there are a handful of basketball players on the planet who can really sell their model shoes and if you can get one of those guys, you grab them.
Its going to be good to be Wiggins, but man this is a lot of hype to live up to.
Link to article: Report: Adidas ready to throw $180 million at Andrew Wiggins | ProBasketballTalk
My mind is exceptionally quiet.........I'm suspicious that I'm up to something I don't want myself to know about.
Check the thread link below that I posted back in July. Wiggins is touted as being the second coming of Lebron James; some say he'll be better. He's supposed to be the guy that the Sixers have in their sights as the number 1 draft pick for 2014 when they are rumored to 'tank' this season. Wiggins is currently cooling his heels as a frosh at Kansas.
http://www.spursreport.com/forums/sp...nba-draft.html (Another Lebron James?? -- Here's the top prize of the 2014 NBA Draft)
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Egg-centric cascarón art
If only Humpty Dumpty rocked a glitter foam collar and pipe cleaner arms. Then he could join the colorful egg art of Luis Solis, a new home sales consultant in San Antonio who friends call Don Cascarón.
Solis crafts all sorts of anthropomorphic cascarones, made to stand on mantels rather than get cracked over heads. His quirky little eggshell characters often sport googly eyes on hand-painted faces, nestled in sparkling little outfits. It's like Fiesta folk art meets "Moulin Rouge!"
"I tell my friends it's an illness," Solis says, "but it's a pretty illness."
Solis caught the bug a few years ago when he doled out cascarones as keepsakes while hosting an Easter brunch. Since then, he has created egg hombres aplenty, from cascarón mariachis and cowboys to a cascarón Viking and samurai. There also are monkeys with red fezzes and pigs in black tuxedos and top hats.
Solis doesn't sell his cascarones, preferring to make them for the joy they bring to him and others. He taught a cascarón-making class at his grand niece's elementary school last year and still recalls how excited the children got making their own cascarones.
That's fitting since Solis' egg art takes him back to his own days as a kid when he learned crafting from his grandmother Hortencia Garza.
"It just kind of carries on her legacy in a way," he says. rguzman@express-
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The groovy grumpy monsters are here! They are cool man yeah!
Hipster freaks and scary creeps!
This is a theme for Ghouls, Vampires, Ghosts, mysterious investigations by kids and dogs and things that go bump in the night. At the Haunted House on the fairground these creatures of the night dance along to the upbeat cheesy organ noodling of the Bogeyman on his old 60's comedy organ keys.
Ideal for cartoons, games, tv, radio and advertising, maybe for Halloween.


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Speccy v1.05.183
Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win8 / WinXP
Speecy can tell you what make and model of motherboard you have, what graphics video card you have, what processor you have, how many memory slots your computer has occupied (and how many slots you have free), etc.
Extremely useful information year or two after you've built your PC when you've long forgotten what exactly the parts you put into your PC were. Furthermore, when you're planning on selling your PC, you can simply print out the information sheet from Speccy to your eBay listing rather than open up your computer case and try to guess what each part's exact model number happens to be.
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Published at 5 a.m. ET: Less than one month into his second term, President Barack Obama looks to complete the outlines of an ambitious agenda in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
In his inaugural speech, the president telegraphed several initiatives he wants Congress to pursue and pass this year: gun control legislation, a bill to create a legalization process for many of the nation's illegal immigrants, subsidies for renewable energy technologies and legislation to respond to climate change.
Obama will likely return to those topics Tuesday night, but the White House has signaled that this speech will focus more on the themes that dominated the past four years -- jobs and the economy -- with new initiatives aimed at improving the prospects of growth for both, and a particular emphasis on the middle class.
But any new policies or programs will have a cost to both present and future taxpayers, and it will take some time to figure out that cost because the president hasn't yet presented his budget proposal to Congress. And when he does, the ongoing standoff between Republicans and Democrats over everything from how to continue funding the government to looming spending cuts still leaves plenty of uncertainty about any fiscal policy in Washington.
President Obama is set to focus on jobs and the economy during Tuesday's State of the Union. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Due a week ago, but not likely to appear until sometime next month, the president's budget proposal is the detailed and lengthy (last year's was 256 pages long) blueprint in which a president gives Congress and taxpayers all the specifics -- how much each new initiative will cost and what tax proposals he is offering to help to pay for his programs.
The budget document is the president's attempt to direct spending policy for the coming fiscal year -- the one that starts on Oct. 1 -- and for the ten years beyond that.
This year there's an air of unreality about the budget compared to, for instance, 2009 when the president's Democratic allies controlled both the House and the Senate. Exactly four years ago, when Obama proposed to collect $646 billion in new revenues from auctioning off greenhouse gas emission allowances, there was a reasonable expectation that the proposal would become law and that the $646 billion would flow into the Treasury.
When Obama does deliver his budget proposal next month, the fiscal path forward will remain in an extraordinarily makeshift and unpredictable state.
Budget 'harder to predict' than ever
Veteran budget analyst Stan Collender wrote this week that even former congressional Budget Committee staffers who have spent their careers assessing budgets find that "the current situation is as complex, hard to read, and even harder to predict than any they've ever seen."
The federal government is now operating on a six-month continuing resolution which keeps discretionary spending for departments and agencies at the prior year's levels.
Mandatory spending for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and federal employee retirement benefits is driven by demographics, enrollment, and the cost of medical procedures. It isn't as controllable by Congress or the president.
The continuing resolution expires on March 27, leaving Obama and Congress only a few weeks to figure out what to do next. Another stopgap continuing resolution seems quite possible.
In addition, the Budget Control Act requires $85 billion in spending cuts to begin on March 1.
Illustrating just how unreal the current fiscal situation is, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in his farewell address last week at Georgetown University that if Congress passes another continuing resolution and it allows the spending cuts required by the Budget Control Act to take effect, then his department "will have to abruptly absorb in a period of about six months" $43 billion in spending cuts (known as the sequester). This will be on top of what Panetta thinks are inadequate spending levels in the continuing resolution -- what he described as "a $35 billion shortfall in operating funds for our active forces."
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President Barack Obama speaks from the briefing room of the White House in Washington Feb. 5, 2013.
Panetta explained that the Pentagon has been spending money at a relatively robust rate level so far this fiscal year. "We assumed, silly us, that we would get a 2013 appropriation, what we requested," he said. "And so we're operating on this hope that 2013 appropriations bill will be passed. It hasn't been passed." And yet the Defense Department has been spending money as if it would be passed.
With both the sequester and another continuing resolution looking possible, Panetta is now facing, and leaving his successor with, "a serious disruption in defense programs and a sharp decline in our military readiness."
Reminding his audience how big an employer the Department of Defense is and how large an economic effect it has, Panetta said, "If sequester happens, let me tell you some of the results. We will furlough as many as 800,000 DOD civilians around the country for up to 22 days. They could face a 20 percent cut in their salary."
Other departments and agencies would need to take similar steps.
Given such a crisis atmosphere, one could see why Obama's proposals for new programs and new spending might get overshadowed and might stand little chance of being adopted.
Disaster spending
And yet Obama and members of Congress have been extremely lucky in one sense. The last few years has been a good time to be in charge of fiscal policy, thanks to ultra-low interest rates which mean an ultra-low cost of financing the federal government's borrowing.
That will end in the next several years. The Congressional Budget Office, in its annual budget forecast last week, projected that what the federal government must spend on net interest payments will more than double in the next five years and will nearly quadruple by the end of the 10-year budget forecasting period. Instead of spending six cents of every dollar to pay interest on the debt, the government will be spending 14 cents of every dollar on interest payments in 2023.
By 2020 the government will be spending more on interest than it will spend on national defense.
In the short term, the good news for Obama is that the economy is recovering and with that recovery has come a surge in federal tax revenues, which are up 12 percent in the first four months of Fiscal Year 2013. Individual income tax revenues are up by 16 percent so far in FY2013.
Keep in mind that revenue surge has come even before the full impact of the $700 billion tax increase that Obama signed into law on Jan. 2. The increased revenues from that tax increase will show up in withholding from paychecks in 2013 and also will be seen in the income tax payments Americans must make when they file their tax returns in April 2014.
Given the need Obama sees for even more revenues, don't be surprised if you see some of the very same ideas in the State of the Union and the budget blueprint that he proposed back in 2009 in his very first budget proposal, such as taxing a form of investment income called "carried interest" as if it were ordinary income and eliminating of certain tax preferences for oil and gas firms.
But while some things might be the same as in 2009, in one part of the budget one thing is quite different: in Obama's first budget proposal in 2009 he and his number-crunchers projected that in the current fiscal year, FY 2013, the federal government would need to spend $20 billion on disaster relief. That disaster spending prediction will turn out to be far short of reality: Obama has already signed into a law a disaster relief bill for Hurricane Sandy that will cost $50 billion -- and the hurricane season does not being until June 1.


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DailyDirt: No More Classes, No More Books...
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- Massively open online courses (aka MOOCs) have the word "open" in their name, but these classes don't necessarily have to be open. Online classes can be closed and proprietary, and maybe massively "closed" online courses are less of a threat to public education? [url]
- EdX, Coursera, Udacity and the Khan Academy are just a few examples of online schools. The ease of signing up for an online class also makes it easy to drop out of an online class, but that might not be a bad thing. [url]
- University rankings often emphasize how many applicants are turned away instead of how many graduates are competent in their chosen field (or employed). In the future, colleges might get rid of the traditional September-to-June school year, change how long it takes to graduate, or allow all classes to be taken online without using heavy printed textbooks at all, but the cost of college is likely to stay the same: expensive. [url]


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It's the time of year when things go bump in the night. You worry about dark shadows and check your shoulder as you walk down the street. There are jack-o-lanterns on porches and children (and a few adults) dressed as ghosts and goblins. It's Halloween, and when you're not getting candy, partying or scaring friends, here are some games to make your weekend a little more nostalgic, frightful and fun.
Costume Quest — No other game this season captures the spirit of Halloween better than Double Fine's downloadable title. The whimsical role-playing game puts players in the shoes of either Reynold or Wren, trick-or-treaters set on grabbing a nice candy haul. The night looks promising, but then the situation goes awry when a witch named Dorsilla kidnaps one of them (It depends on which character you choose to play.). Players will have to rescue their sibling by fighting off creatures called Grubbins and helping out strangers along the way.
The game admirably adapts RPG staples such as gold, classes and enemy encounters into the fabric of the holiday. Players use candy they find trick-or-treating and exploring the world to buy battle stamps to improve their heroes' stats. Meanwhile, the protagonist can switch costumes from Knight to Robot to Statue of Liberty between battles. Each costume has its own special abilities and attacks. Lastly, they encounter enemies by knocking on house doors or by walking through malls and carnivals.
Like other Double Fine games, the writing is clever. The team usually does an amazing job creating compelling worlds and Costume Quest is no exception. But beyond Halloween, I'm not sure how much staying power this short game has. I can't imagine playing it in June, but like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Costume Quest could stand the test of time and be a holiday classic.
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Introducing Cloud Typography
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Smyrna Town Council unanimously approved a revision of electric rates at their April 1 meeting.
The approval will see an increase in the customer service charge for both commercial non-demand and commercial demand electric customers; the winter/summer rates for these customers will also be reduced to balance out the changes.
Councilman Robert Johnson, chair of the town's Utility Committee, said the changes are part of an ongoing process to reexamine and in some cases reset electric rates by customer class to address some questions of equity.
Town Manager Dave Hugg said the first aspect of the changes dealt with the customer charge, which is the basic charge a customer has in the Town of Smyrna regardless of how much energy is used.
The basic rate for residents is $11 a month, while both non-demand and demand commercial/industrial customers have a rate of $6.50.
"Obviously there's an inequity there that's been brought to our attention a number of times," Hugg said. "However, the council and committee had not been in a position to go through the process of changing some of the rate structures."
With council's approval, the rate of non-demand commercial customers will now be the same level as residents, which is $11 per month. The rate for larger demand commercial customers will increase to $25 a month.
Hugg said the increase makes it more equitable in terms of cost providing services to very large customers.
Councilman Jeff Flairty said the customer service charge is more or less for construction upkeep and that the larger customers cost more to maintain.
"A small residential parcel doesn't cost as much to provide service to as Walmart," Flairty said.
The next part of the recommendation will see the town lower both non-demand and demand commercial customer's winter/summer rate.
Hugg said the committee wants to begin leveling out the winter and summer charges to try and match how the town is actually billed for energy from the wholesale provider. He said the two changes are revenue neutral since the basic charge is going up and the electric rate is going down.
Moreover, Flairty said it's important to note that the town will not make any more money in the process since it is revenue neutral.
"That was not our intent to make more money out of the process," Flairty said. "The total intent here was to try and make it a more responsible billing process to the customer."
More change to come
During his explanation of the recommendation, Hugg also informed council of the Utility Committee's intent to lower the PPCAC (Purchase Power Cost Adjustment Charge) portion of a customer's bill. The rate is used to deal with the fluctuations in energy prices.
Hugg said lowering the PPCAC will result in a decrease in electric rates for all customers.
"This is a result of much more favorable energy markets and long-term purchases that DEMEC has made on our behalf," Hugg said.
At the council meeting, Hugg said the committee was considering reducing the PPCAC from .0126 to .0052. He said the change would essentially cut the PPCAC rate in half.
The Utility Committee met on April 3. Hugg said on Friday that the members decided to decrease the PPCAC from .0126 to .0053.
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An informational meeting about Young Life in the Niagara Wheatfield community will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road in Wheatfield.
Young Life is a worldwide organization for middle and high school students, focusing on what matters to them - fun, adventure and friendship. In doing so, organizers say they earn the privilege of talking to them about God and His love for us. Founded in 1941, Young Life has more than 3,000 staff and 30,000 volunteers and is active in more than 75 countries reaching more than one million kids annually.
Young Life has been impacting the high school communities in the Buffalo area for more than 40 years. It currently has groups in the Clarence, Grand Island, North Tonawanda, Tonawanda, Kenmore, Orchard Park, Hamburg and Williamsville communities.
For more information on bringing Young Life to the Niagara Wheatfield community, contact Pastor Jeff Milsten at 716-731-4057 or the Area Director for Young Life Kevin Kulikowski at 716-207-2701.


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Santa Clara 2020
A Letter from the President
February 19, 2014
Dear Colleagues and Friends of Santa Clara:
Inspired by the Jesuit philosophy of magis—the value of striving for ever-higher levels of achievement for the common good—Santa Clara today aspires to a far greater role in building a more humane, just, and sustainable world. As articulated in Santa Clara 2020—a bold new vision and integrated strategic plan—the University proposes to further its societal impact with distinctive, new contributions to the global enterprise of higher education.
The vision embodied in Santa Clara 2020 is the culmination of four years of collaborative, inclusive planning and visioning by the University community. The plan that has resulted promises to transform the Santa Clara student experience, redefining and elevating the University's position among the nation's premier universities animated by a distinctive Jesuit approach to holistic education. By integrating the University's enrollment, facilities, and strategic plans in an unparalleled fashion, it honors our historical mission while building upon our core strengths and opportunities.
Transformations, such as the one we envision for Santa Clara are the result of hard, extended, and carefully planned work. Santa Clara 2020 presents a unifying vision and a touchstone for all of us as we set out to achieve the ambitious goals and vision expressed in this integrated strategic plan.
This dynamic website provides plan details and will be continually updated to keep the SCU community apprised of our progress. Please take the time to explore the contents of this site, and plan to visit it periodically to learn about all efforts, large and small, to advance the vision and strategic directions of Santa Clara 2020.
Michael E. Engh, S.J.
An Integrated Strategic Vision and Plan
Since its founding in 1851, Santa Clara University has excelled at educating the whole person. In doing so, it has transformed generations of students into principled and skilled citizen leaders, contributing profoundly to the social, economic, intellectual, and cultural well-being of our region, the state, and the nation—and far beyond.
Today, the University finds itself at a remarkable intersection: the convergence of history and tradition, great new challenges, and remarkable opportunities. With deep roots in both the Jesuit tradition of education and Silicon Valley's world-changing culture of innovation, Santa Clara is poised to redefine values-based higher education.
Santa Clara 2020—the University's new integrated strategic plan—articulates the University's bold and ambitious goals, together with the means to achieve them. In pursuing this vision, Santa Clara will take its place among leading universities, earning a distinctive reputation for rigorous and holistic education that uniquely prepares and empowers its graduates to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world.


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For Immediate Press Release
Queer Alliance issues this statement on behalf of those we represent to present and voice our concerns against the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2011.
We like to note that the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is built on one principle- Secularism and not religious indoctrination. The contents of the bill as amended over time are an assault on the lives and rights of sexual minorities and all Nigerians with strong religious overtone. The becoming of law of this bill is of grave consequences to our nation, as we recently witnessed the mob killing of four men in Port Harcourt. This could extend to killings and mob actions on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
At this point in the history of our country, it is important to note that we are going through a period in which the decisive support for the rule of law, principles of freedom, artistic and intellectual expression, association, religious liberty, dignity of the Human Person, freedom from discrimination of all sorts, fight against corruption and violence, an open society and the respect, protection and fulfillment of the rights of all Nigerians have become an absolute necessity.
We, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans people are not the problem of this nation. There are many other issues of national concern that needs to be concentrated on rather than the debate of incarcerating innocent citizens simply because of a dilemma they cannot overcome. Sexuality is God's gift to humankind and homosexuality is a natural, abiding, normal sexuality for some people. It existed within the shores of our nation before colonial invasion and its subsequent criminalization.
As citizens of the this country, we remind the government and our lawmakers that the private lives of citizens are not grounds for debates and criminal legislation – save this private affairs and lives inflict harm on other people and infringes on the fundamental human rights accorded to every Nigerian as captioned and protected under Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution.
The connections between discriminatory and repressive laws and attitudes of people have meant that violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity will increase with the passage of the bill. No one is calling attention to these crimes. The institutionalization of homophobia by the state- which is the hallmark of this bill contradicts the Constitution, especially the clause on the right to the human dignity, life and security, peaceful assembly and association amongst other rights enshrined in the 199 constitution.
From all indications this bill is filled with hatred and will incite violence towards an indefensible group of people already marginalized by the society, its laws and policies. Existing provisions of the Criminal Code, Section 214, 215 and 217 has promoted hatred, intolerance and homophobia in the society. It should not be sponsored by the government of ant democratic society any further. Additional punitive legislation will not solve the issues; rather violence will increase towards a group of indefensible people, slighted by the laws of their own nation. This is very evident in the torture of four female students in one of the university in the south-south geopolitical zone of the country on the grounds of lesbianism. Innua Yakubu was murdered by his own classmates in 2002 in Jigawa on grounds of his sexual orientation.
As a community of innocent and law abiding citizen, we distance ourselves from this notion of Same Sex Marriages that has saturated our airwaves since 2006. Our cry is that of respect, tolerance, acceptance and equality.
Nigeria is a signatory to International laws and Covenants that protects from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. We therefore, urge you to use your esteemed offices in protecting the rights of every Nigeria by shunning this bill which tendency to inciting violence is high if passed into law. Nigeria needs live up to the expectations and standards as a member of the United Nations.
We strongly advocate that bills such as the Elimination of Violence in the society which will give protection both to the rich and poor, strong and vulnerable – everyone living on the Nigerian soil be passed into law. And that bills with the potential to fuel hatred, violence and intolerance towards a particular population be shunned and reject by your esteemed offices.
Queer Alliance calls on you and indeed every Nigerian to lend a voice and a hand in the support for equality for all Nigerians regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. And that in times like this, Nigerian can live up to the hallmarks of her national anthem: to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
Queer Alliance Nigeria


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Source: Zap2it.com
Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' Slices Thursday Rivals
ABC grabs a big win; 'Office' pulls solid demo ratings
Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' Slices Thursday Rivals
ABC grabs a big win; 'Office' pulls solid demo ratings
Fast National ratings for Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
ABC won the battle of the two-hour season premieres Thursday night, continuing a strong ratings week for the network.
The Alphabet earned a 10.1 rating/16 share for the night, topping second-place CBS, 7.1/11, by a pretty wide margin. NBC finished third at 4.8/8. FOX, 2.8/4, took fourth, while The CW came in at 2.4/4.
ABC also dominated the adults 18-49 demographic with a 6.0 rating. CBS, 3.8, was second in the advertisers' coveted demo, edging NBC's 3.6. FOX averaged 2.0 and The CW 1.5.
CBS took the lead at 8 p.m. with the premiere of "Survivor: Gabon," 7.8/13. ABC's "Ugly Betty" began its third season with a 6.6/11. Back-to-back episodes of "My Name Is Earl" earned a 3.9/6 for NBC. FOX's "Kitchen Nightmares" was fourth, finishing just ahead of "Smallville," 2.6/4, on The CW.
The season premiere of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" surged to the front at 9 p.m. with an 11.8/18. "Survivor: Gabon" slipped a little in its second hour, finishing with a 7.5/11. The hour-long premiere of "The Office" scored a 5.3/8 for NBC (and beat CBS in the 18-49 demo for the hour). A second hour of "Kitchen Nightmares," 2.9/4, kept FOX ahead of The CW and "Supernatural."
"Grey's Anatomy" snagged an 11.9/19 for ABC at 10 p.m., beating a "CSI" repeat, 6.1/10, on CBS and the season premiere of "ER," 5.1/8, on NBC.


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One of our most visited pages last month was a post about the lack of coverage of comments made by Saudi Arabia's top religious official (Got news? Destroy all churches!). As I mentioned in that post, Arabian Business News reported:
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region," following Kuwait's moves to ban their construction.
Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, stressed that since the tiny Gulf state was a part of the Arabian Peninsula, it was necessary to destroy all of the churches in the country, Arabic media have reported.
Saudi Arabia has one of the most repressive governments when it comes to religious freedom, and that should be known, even if it's downplayed in much of the media. But spreading that authoritarian policy to neighboring states sure seems like news. We discussed why it wasn't covered more. The whole comment thread was interesting, including this media criticism from Tioedong:
Missing from this story: The "invisible man": The over one million Catholics who live in Saudi but are invisible because they are merely "OFW" (overseas foreign workers).
Too bad about Kuwait: My relatives always preferred to work in Kuwait, where they could practice their religion, than in Saudi, where their rosaries were thrown away and they didn't have a church to attend.
My favorite news site for overseas religion news has long been Reuters and George pointed out this article that did follow-up on this story. I wanted to highlight it, headlined "Europe bishops slam Saudi fatwa against Gulf churches." See, even if many journalists didn't think it was particularly newsworthy, many Christians have worried about how their coreligionists are being treated in other parts of the world.
(Reuters) - Christian bishops in Germany, Austria and Russia have sharply criticised Saudi Arabia's top religious official after reports that he issued a fatwa saying all churches on the Arabian Peninsula should be destroyed.
In separate statements on Friday, the Roman Catholic bishops in Germany and Austria slammed the ruling by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh as an unacceptable denial of human rights to millions of foreign workers in the Gulf region.
Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, head of the Russian Orthodox department for churches abroad, called the fatwa "alarming" in a statement on Tuesday. Such blunt criticism from mainstream Christian leaders of their Muslim counterparts is very rare.
The story, like many Reuters religion reports, does a good job of combining the basic facts with some helpful explanations of why they're significant. The overseas foreign worker angle is a major theme. We learn that most of the 3.5 million of them are Catholics from India and the Philippines, but that there are also Western expatriates from all denominations. The article compares the complete ban on religious freedom in Saudia Arabia with the slightly more favorable conditions in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen.
I found a few of the details in the article to be particularly interesting:
The bishops conference in Austria, where Saudi King Abdullah plans to open a controversial centre for interfaith dialogue, demanded an official explanation from Riyadh.
"How could the grand mufti issue a fatwa of such importance behind the back of his king?" they asked. "We see a contradiction between the dialogue being practiced, the efforts of the king and those of his top mufti."
The quotes really make the piece and we get some good ones from around the world. The article also notes that the comments from the Moscow Patriarchate -- what was mostly silent under its own Communist oppression -- has become more vocal in defending global religious liberty.
Just a very nice and helpful story about an area of concern.


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Before her death 4 years ago, Éva Szabó dedicated her life maintaining folk tradition. She was famous for painting every object she came across with. It did not matter it was a scooter, a car or a stormtrooper helmet.
She has become such a great master of decorating things that after painting church wall hangings, she even decorated her own scooter.
(blikk.hu - hungarianambiance.com)


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- Hold down the power button to turn off your Cr-48 (enjoy the cool logoff animation)
- Unplug the power cord, and any other devices you might have connected. Flip the Cr-48 upside down.
- Pop out the Cr-48's battery by sliding the battery lock over.
- Just to the right of the battery's gold contacts, you'll notice a piece of black tape. Take the tape off. This picture might help you locate the tape.
- You'll find a simple white switch under the tape. By default, the switch is away from the gold battery connectors. This is user mode. Use a pen, paperclip, or finger of an infant to push the switch towards the gold connectors. Congrats, you're now in developer mode.
- Replace the battery and boot your Cr-48 again. You'll get a scary message but don't panic, just press CTRL+D on the keyboard.
- As a security measure, the device will wipe your stateful partition, getting rid of that lousy picture you took on first setup. The process takes 5-10 minutes so while you wait, go clean yourself up in the bathroom for the new picture (sheesh!)
- Once wiped, the Cr-48 will reboot, Hit CTRL+D to boot again or wait the 30 seconds (just don't press spacebar)
- Redo the setup process. If you already activated Verizon it should remain activated.
- Once you're at the Chrome browser, press CTRL+ALT+T on your keyboard to get to the limited crosh shell. This shell was actually available to you before you switched to Developer mode but now if you type "help" you'll see one extra, very useful command. Type "shell" to drop to a full bash shell. You'll be the special user named chronos.
- Type "sudo su -". Feel the power of root!
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Rooting (jailbreaking) your new Google Chrome OS based Cr-48
Rooting (sometimes called jailbreaking) is the process by which you take complete control of the software running on a particular device. Depending on how much effort the device manufacturer put into locking down the device, rooting can be very easy or very hard. Lucky for us, Google made it extremely easy to root the Cr-48. The process is simple but be warned that it involves resetting your Cr-48 to Factory Defaults. Fortunately, the Cr-48 stores very little locally, the main thing you stand to loose is that horrible picture you took of yourself when you first setup the device. The rooting process is:
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Pontiac splits wrestling triangular
Pontiac head wrestling coach Corey Christenson has resigned himself to the fact that his team is a good tournament club but not as strong on the dual stage. It was evident Thursday as the Indians took care of business against Princeton but came up short against LaSalle-Peru in a triangular meet at PTHS.
"We're not the best dual team but that's because our younger kids are stepping into the lineup," Christenson said.
Neither match was really close. Princeton won the first two bouts but Pontiac steamrolled the Tigers the rest of the way.
The experienced guys were strong, which was expected. Eric DeMattia registered a pin with nine seconds left in the first period at 138 pounds. State-ranked Alex Friedman stuck Skyler Spencer in 30 seconds at 170. And Andrew Mays, who is coming off surgery, pinned Chaz Williams in 68 seconds at 220 pounds.
What was pleasing to Christenson and the PTHS staff was the way the younger wrestlers worked in both matches.
Kyle Tucker drew a large cheer when got his first varsity win of his career. Tucker, a junior who is in first season of wrestling, pinned Luke Hoffman at the 4:32 mark of the 160-pound bout.
Tucker nearly had his stick in the second period when he made a move and put Hoffman on his back. Time ran out before the pin could be recorded.
"Tucker was right in the match," Christenson said. "He's been working like crazy. We were really excited for him."
Vaughn Hobart dominated his 145-pound bout with a reversal that led directly to a pin 12 seconds into the second period.
Matt Richardson won an 11-2 major decision at 126 and T.J. Maierhofer needed just 23 seconds for his pin at 195.
Tyler Trainor lost 11-10 but battled from start to finish. Trainor made one mistake that took him to his back and a three-point near fall. Trainor battled back and got a late takedown but could not get the turn for any back points.
Pontiac had a more difficult time against LaSalle-Peru. The Indians gave forfeits at three weights and got pinned five times. The result was a 48-27 loss.
"I thought everyone wrestled pretty well but you can't make silly mistakes," Christenson said. "We know where we're at, we know what we need to do. The guys did a nice job for the most part. You can't give up that many pins and win a dual."
The best bout of the match with the Cavaliers was Hobart's overtime win. The freshman gained an early takedown in the first period and then did not score again in regulation.
Collin Groleau of LaSalle-Peru managed an escape in the first period and got another after starting down in the second to tie it at 2-2.
Hobart was on the bottom to start the third period and was unable to break free. He made two serious charges in the final 12 seconds but was held up each time, leaving the bout knotted at 2-2 when time ran out to force a sudden-death overtime.
Hobart got the win when his bull rush netted a takedown for a 4-2 victory.
"Those guys wrestle identical; they do the same stuff," Christenson said of the bout. "Vaughn is learning. He's right there."
DeMattia also had a close battle at 138. He recorded takedowns in the first tow periods and then held on for a 4-3 victory.
Friedman had a brief scare at 170. Chris Morehouse, who has honorable mention status in the 170-pound rankings, made a move that put Friedman on his back in the first period.
Like the veteran he is, Friedman, who is ranked third at 160 in Class 2A, managed to get out of his predicament. He then dominated the match to garner an 18-7 major decision.
The Richardsons also came up big. Matt Richardson scored a pin at the 5:11 mark of the 126-pound bout. Stephen Richardson manhandled Jake Nolan for an 18-1 technical fall at 132.
Trainor claimed a forfeit at 106 to end the match.


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The Daily Word in tuba thefts, porn domains and free lap dances
Conservative radio host Michael Savage offers Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out of the GOP presidential race.
Free lap dances when you donate a toy at Chicago's Admiral Theatre.
UNM purchases a couple .xxx porn domains.
Iran has one of our spy planes, and we want it back.
A UFO was spotted flying over the Kremlin.
A slew of unsolved tuba thefts are hitting Los Angeles.
Saudi Arabia executes a woman who was convicted of sorcery. What is this, the 1600s?
Meanwhile, a mummified cat is found in an old witch's cottage in London.
Two professional hurricane forecasters quit their jobs because predicting doesn't work.
Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky gives up his right to a preliminary hearing today on charges of sexual molestation of boys.
Tips on retro-traveling throughout the 1900s.
Put in Tebow! A burning Bible damages a Christmas tree.