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WORCESTER, Mass. - This weekend, catch the remainder of the NEWMAC Men's Basketball Tournament through audio broadcasts and a video webcast. Defending conference champion and top seed WPI (20-3) host Wheaton (16-9) at 1 p.m., while MIT (19-7) aims for its first championship appearance against Coast Guard (17-7) in the second semi-final, beginning at 3 p.m.
Audio broadcasts of Saturday's semi-finals can be heard at www.sportsjuice.com with Mark Simon providing the play-by-play for both games and Coast Guard sports information director, Jason Southard, contributing color commentary on the second game.
Sunday's championship game will be available as a video webcast from Penn Atlantic. The webcast is the first of its kind in the NEWMAC. A link will be available on Sunday morning at www.newmaconline.com. Those with dial-up capabilities will be able to get audio of the webcast at www.d3hoops.com/audio.
The Engineers are in the midst of a five-game winning streak after knocking off Babson College, 49-40, in the first round of the tournament. The Cardinal and Gray have been led this season by senior Mike D'Auria, who currently ranks sixth on the Institute's all-time scoring list and set the single-season record this year for steals. MIT has also been applauded for its depth and key contributions from other role players. Senior Danny Kanamori ranks second all-time at MIT in both steals and assists, while Jimmy Bartolotta has been one of the best rookies in the league all season. With the victory over Babson, MIT tied the program record for wins in a season, equaling the 19 wins posted by the 1966-67 unit that was tabbed ECAC Team of the Year.


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Gophers Bash Bruins In NCAA Opening Round
The Good Gophers showed up to play on Friday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The #11-seeded Gophers upset #6-seed UCLA 83-63 in Austin, Texas and advanced to face #3 Florida on Sunday.
The game was close for only the first few minutes until the Gophers pulled away. Minnesota led by ten at the half and the Bruins could not close the gap to fewer than eight points in the second half.
Andre Hollins had a spectacular game for the Gophers with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists. The guard shot 8-16 from the floor, 5-8 from downtown and 7-7 from the free throw line.
Austin Hollins added 16 points for Minnesota and Joe Coleman contributed 14 in the winning effort.

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2010-11: Placed 16th in the 400 individual medley (4:02.18) and19th in the 200 back (1:52.55) at the Pac-10 Championships…Swam his season-best times in both those events in the prelims, clocking in at 1:48.85 in the 200 back and 3:59.18 in the 400 IM…His season-best in the 100 back (51.47) was during his leadoff leg in the 400 medley relay at the Pac-10 champs…Swam his season-best time in the 1000 free (9:47.80) during a dual against West Virginia…His best time of the season in the 200 butterfly (1:53.11) was swam at UNLV…Swam the backstroke leg in the 400 medley relay (3:19.55) at the Arena Invite, where the Gauchos posted their quickest relay time of the year.
2009-10: Placed fourth in the 400 individual medley (3:58.02) at the Big West Championships...Took sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:50.89)...Won the consolation heat in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:33.65.
2008-09: Placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:47.35), sixth in the 400 individual medley (3:56.75), 12th in the 500 freestyle (4:36.14) and competed in the 200 medley relay (1:30.89) at the Big West Championships.
Swam for Bellarmine Prep...Led the Bells to the West Catholic Athletic League and Central Coast Section Championships four-years straight...Three-time All-American in the 100 back and two-time All-American in the 200 IM... Was also a member of the water polo team...Also competed for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics under coach Tony Batis...Broke multiple Pacific Swimming records...Was also named the team's Most Valuable Swimmer...Member of 2008 Junior National Combined Championship Team.
Wilfred Ryan Garcia was born on July 1, 1990 to parents Emily and Wilfredo Garcia...Nicknamed "The Tank" Has a younger sister, Monica...Majoring in anthropology with a minor in exercise and health science... Interests include lampin' with fellow teammates and listening to good music...Favorite movie is the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"...Enjoys listening to DBP, Zion I and Deltron 3030...Favorite book is "The Lost Symbol"...Personal heroes are Manny Pacquiao, his fellow swimmers, God, and most importantly, his parents...Favorite aspect of college swimming is swimming in a Speedo...Most memorable athletic achievement is helping UCSB win the Big West Conference in 2009.


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Software skin tone filter
Bajeti $15-250 USD
This will be a simple program that will take an input of an image file and filter it like this.
The idea is any skin color should be "filtered" or filled in.
I dont need any special interface. just input and output.
Should be written in c with clear comments and documentation.


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About This Store
Welcome to Jimland Novelties, your one-stop shopping outlet for deluxe versions of Jim Woodring's books, prints, posters and toys. By "deluxe" we mean signed and drawn-in. That's right! There's no need to stand in line at tedious comic book conventions or in-store events to get one-of-a-kind signatures and images in your J.W. artifacts.
Click here for more information. Click any image in the store for more information about that product.
PROBLEMATIC DeLUXE (December 2012)
If you are one of the fortunate thousands who enjoy untangling the enigmatic images that fill Jim Woodring's comics and drawings, PROBLEMATIC is just the book for you to put under your pillow and dream on.
PROBLEMATIC is a 360-page collection of drawings from the pocket-sized Moleskine sketchbook Woodring has filled at least one per month since 2004. Quick concept sketches, figure studies, self-challenges, finished drawings, revenge portraits and caricatures, scene tryouts… everything goes into these idea batteries. Problematic provides the adventurous viewer with a bounty of unfiltered, hand-captured glimpses of life by an artist that Publishers Weekly called, "a modern master of hallucinatory cartoon fables." Lots of this material re-emerges in the form of pictures and storylines, but much of it is just too baffling to be harnessed for any practical use. Of course, these untamable notions are the best and most interesting ones; and there are plenty of them here in the 300-page brick of Problematic. Problematic is a rollicking amalgam of reportage (i.e. the man who blew his arm off), speculative anatomy, fancy women, make-a-face games, picture-puzzles, gags, riffs and burlesques. Catalog and exhibition simultaneously, Problematic is your best bet for a brief, energizing stroll in a distinctively enjoyable neighborhood.
PROBLEMATIC retails for $28.95. You can buy a copy from Amazon.com for $18.44 or you can buy a copy from me for $100; the difference being that I will draw for you an original sketch on the blank last page of the book. The example shown is not the sketch you will get.
FRAN is without a doubt the most complex and bizarre Frank story ever told, and that's saying something. This sequel (and, in a spirological way, prequel) to 2011's CONGRESS OF THE ANIMALS is a must for anyone who wants to understand the significance of Fran's sudden appearance in the Unifactor. Could you guess? I bet not!For a bigger view of the image look at jimwoodring.blogspot.com
From the January 6 2013 ROBOT 6 interview with Jim Woodring: "When the idea of bringing Fran into Frank's life occurred to me I thought it was a great notion and watched complacently as the story of Congress of the Animals unfolded. Then I realized her being there changed everything because Frank's primary relationship had been with the Unifactor, which was always calling him to come and find out something. With the acquisition of a mate, Frank would either lose his wanderlust or go on adventures with her. Both possibilities seemed to spell death to the driving force of the whole enterprise. As things worked out, that's not the case but the road away from that undesirable result is somewhat brutal."
The Frank Book (hardcover)
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The Frank Book is the cornerstone of the Frank reading experience, containing as it does all the Frank stories from their inception in 1992 through the early aughts. This mighty tome is hardbound in purple cloth with a glossy dust jacket, star-map endpapers and ribbon bookmark and contains 350 pages in sizzling color and vibrating black and white.
In addition to the stories there are lots of other enticements such as reproductions of the long-gone Frank card set, miscellaneous drawings, and an introduction by – wait for it- Francis Ford Coppola! Sure, you can pay $45 for it in any halfway-decent book store or you can splurge here and get a copy with an original pen and ink drawing as shown in the inset. It won't be this drawing, of course, and it might not be Frank… but whatever it is it will be nice.
The Frank Book is 11.5: x 9″ and an inch thick. It weighs over three pounds! It comes carefully packaged to keep corners un-bumped.
The Frank Book (softcover)
Newly-released softcover of the old standby with new front and back covers. Same contents as the hardcover edition minus full endpapers and ribbon bookmark. Retail price $35; copies bought here include original signed pen and ink drawing on the flyleaf similar in size and quality to one depicted, though not necessarily of Pupshaw and Pushpaw.
Artist's Eye Jigsaw Puzzle
This was part of the packaging for Paul Di Filippo's "Cosmocopia" published by Payseur and Schmidt. You can see it here:
There were a few puzzles left over and we have them. Would you like one?
The box is wrapped in a partial image, and the puzzle is of the whole image—that'll set granny to scratching her head when she tries to figure it out. You could also obtain the print of this image to save you and your loved ones some aggravation!
A nice 11 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ box, filled with hours of innocent fun.
Book: Weathercraft
Weathercraft is Jim Woodring's first full-length graphic novel. It won The Stranger's 2010 Genius Award for literature and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2011. Dense, intense and loaded with strange, meaningful fun, Weathercraft is a book to savor over and over, at different ages and in different circumstances, until the last obscuring reverberation dies out and its secrets are part of your personal reality.
In 1992 Woodring released the wordless cartoon fable Frank in the River, introducing adventurous readers to the gormless anthropomorph Frank, his creepy nemesis Manhog and the power-mad world of The Unifactor. Frank in the River won several industry awards and was hailed as an instant classic.
Since then Woodring has drawn hundreds of pages of Frank adventures, each story bringing new characters and circumstances into this ever-expanding realm of wonders. During this time Frank has been celebrated in animated films, musical compositions, toys and figurines, tattoos, furniture, videos and clothing.
And yet it is only now that Woodring has released the first bona fide Frank graphic novel, Weathercraft, a single hundred-page story that takes readers more deeply into the labyrinthine depths of the Unifactor than any previous outing.
In Weathercraft Manhog takes center stage as he experiences extremes of agony and exaltation brought into being by the occult machinations of two grotesque crones who twist and rip the fabric of reality with their ritual manipulations.
Weathercraft is a beautifully-made book, printed on thick tinted paper and bound in durable green library cloth with a handsome dust-jacket bursting with useful information about the characters and the story. There is even a FAQ section!
Published by Fantagraphics Books. 104 pages, 9.75″ x 7.34″, hardbound with dust jacket and color endpapers. We are offering this book with an original one-of-a-kind pen-and-ink drawing of Manhog and signature by Jim Woodring on the flyleaf.
Book: Congress of the Animals
Readers of the FRANK stories know that The Unifactor is in control of everything that happens to the characters that abide there, and that however extreme the experiences they undergo may be, in the end nothing really changes. That goes treble for Frank himself, who is kept in a state of total ineducability by the unseen forces of that haunted realm. And so the question arises: what would happen if Frank were to leave The Unifactor?
That question is answered in Congress of the Animals, Jim Woodring's much-anticipated second full-length graphic novel. In this gripping, satisfying saga an act of casual rudeness sets into motion a chain of events which propels Frank into a world where he is on his own at last; and like so many who leave home, Frank finds himself contending with realities of which he had no previous inkling.
In Congress of the Animals we are treated to the pitiful spectacle of Frank losing his house, taking a factory job, falling in with bad company, fleeing the results of sabotage, escaping the Unifactor in an amusement park ride, surviving a catastrophe at sea, traveling across hostile terrain toward a massive temple seemingly built in his image, being treated roughly by gut-faced men and intervening in an age-old battle in a meadow slathered in black and yellow blood. And when he finally knocks on opportunity's door he finds… he finds…
Suffice to say he finds what most of us would like to find. Can he bring it back with him? Will the Unifactor accept him as he has become? Are his sins forgiven? Is love real? Is this the end of Frank as we know him?
Published by Fantagraphics Books. 100 pages, tinted paper, hardcover with dust jacket. We are offering this book with an original one-of-a-kind pen-and-ink drawing of a character from the story by Jim Woodring on the red flyleaf (a typical example is shown with the cover here). This edition is uniform with Weathercraft.
Book: Seeing Things
Published in 2005, Seeing Things is the first and so far the only collection of J.W.'s charcoal drawings and paintings. These crisply rendered images reflect his life-long obsession with hidden worlds, alternate realities and the inexplicable resonance of the unprecedented and irrational in lucid art.
This book collects the most toothsome of these drawings and arranges them in four sections. "Lazy Robinson" is a series of portraits of forms taken by a cognizant object during the course of a specific and identifiable stream of thought. "Frogs" celebrates the tender proclivities of the most noble of all animals. "The Visible World" is a roundup of appalling scenes of sub-rational political activity. And "The Portfolio in Color" appears like a rainbow at the end of all this exalted storminess to send readers out into the world whistling with delight. Each section is preceded by a demiautobiographical essay. As with the previous hardcover edition, the grimmest drawings have been left out of this collection.
104-page B&W and color 8 1/2″ x 11″. Our price, signed and with original pen-and-ink drawing of THE FROG on the inside cover (as shown,) $60. We only have a few boxes of these left and there are no plans to reprint.
Book: The Museum of Love & Mystery
THE MUSEUM OF LOVE AND MYSTERY, published by Presspop, is a souvenir picture album from Frank's strange vacation in the hinterlands of The Unifactor. The book proper is a tidy brick (6″x9″x.5″) of well-modulated chroma; 12 gorgeously colored pen-and-ink drawings. Signed by Jim in gold ink.


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This article is a travel topic
Commercial aeroplane flight is one of the most common forms of international travel. These are some tips for making your flights safer, more comfortable, and more enjoyable.
For a guide to the standard procedures, rules, and other basics of travelling by air (some of which have changed in recent years), see Fundamentals of flying. See also First and business class travel, Discount airlines.
Choosing an airline
There are several airline quality ratings (like [1]) that can help you understand how different airlines operating on your chosen route compare in levels of service, timeliness and comfort.
Multiple airports
Many major cities have more than one airport. Try checking flights from all airports to find which have cheaper fares. For example, if you wish to depart out of the Bay Area, consider checking Oakland International Airport (OAK) as well as San Francisco International Airport (SFO). In cities like London, larger airports like Heathrow cater for full service carriers, with lounges and airbridges, whilst the newer Luton and Stansted airports serve short haul budget carriers, with less shops, paid lounges and are further away from downtown. Often, more budget carriers operate out of these smaller airports. Some ticketing systems allow you to search using a code that covers more than one airport: see Metropolitan Area Airport Codes for more information.
If you're not sure what time you can make it to the airport, book the last flight of the day. This way you can always try to fly "standby" on earlier flights if you get to the airport earlier than expected, as long as the conditions on your ticket permit this (budget tickets may not).
Domestic vs International Flights
As domestic flights are usually significantly cheaper than international flights for the same distance travelled, if you are in a city near an international border and wish to get to a destination in a neighbouring country, you can usually save quite a bit by crossing the border by land and flying from that country. For example, if you're in San Diego and need to get to Mexico City, you can cross the border to Tijuana by land and take a flight from Tijuana. Similarly, if you are in Hong Kong and need to get to Beijing, you can cross the border to Shenzhen and fly from there. People in Ottawa and Montreal can use Syracuse N.Y. for flights to American cities and Toronto residents can fly out of Buffalo instead of Lester B. Pearson.
The cost of budget travelling
While it is a good idea to save on air fare, you could face trade-offs in choosing budget carriers or the cheapest tickets off mainline carriers. Some of them include
Take note that even major carriers, especially in the United States can put a price tag to other amenities and services even at a full price of an economy ticket. Pre-booking these services or amenities online where available can mitigate the costs somehow.
Finally, unless the promo or point-of-sale is based in the European Union, you should take note that the advertised price usually does not include taxes and other surcharges.
It will be up to you to find the right balance between costs of air fare and the amenities. The old saying goes: you get what you pay for. For more advice on budget travelling, please see the article Discount airlines.
The major disadvantage is that your flight details are in one specific airline's computers, so other airlines cannot access them. This is not a problem 99% of the time, but can be a major headache if a flight cancellation requires you to switch to a flight with another airline. If this happens, get an "endorseable" paper ticket from the original airline as backup before heading over to the other airline's counter. Likewise, for complex itineraries involving multiple airlines (like round the world flights), you should opt for a paper ticket, especially since inter-airline e-ticketing agreements are not that common yet.
Not all destinations offered by major airlines are e-ticket eligible. But for the destinations that are e-ticket eligible, your airline may levy a surcharge if you choose to purchase a paper ticket. Some airlines will no longer issue paper tickets for some journeys.
Carry-on only travel
If you do not really need loads of luggage and will be away from home for a very short time, it may be worth considering taking carry-on only. This saves time at your destination because you don't have to wait to claim your checked luggage, and certainly carry-on luggage is less prone to getting lost or stolen. It might also save you money because many airlines charge a fee for each checked bag. Check with your airline to make sure that your bag fits within their size/weight restrictions for carry-ons, and whether your purse or laptop counts toward the limit of how many bags you can carry (or see our List Of Airline Baggage Limits to help you compare airlines). Also, with tight security restrictions on what kinds of items you can take with you into the passenger compartment (particularly nothing that could be used as a weapon and liquids in anything except small bottles), a carry-on-only strategy may not be practical so it is also useful to check the airport which you will departing out of to see restrictions in addition to the ones implemented by the airline you will be using. It is worthwhile to carry all critical items in the carry-on luggage, such as underwear, extra clothes, toothbrush etc.
If you want to travel with carry-on only but also have luggage that should be checked-in, you can use a company that provides a luggage delivery service. Alternatively, you can use a wardrobe management company like The Traveler's Closet that not only stores and ships your luggage belongings, but provides you with a database to 'virtually pack' your items, and cleans them for you between trips. You can even arrange to have clean pressed apparel awaiting your arrival.
Online check-in
Besides the traditional check-in at the airport (see the Checking In section), your airline can allow you to check-in online from anywhere with internet access. They usually open at least 24 hours before your scheduled flight. By checking-in online, you can select your preferred seat in advance, quote your frequent flyer number for mileage accrual, inform the airline how many bags you are intending to check-in thus saving time at the airport. Furthermore, everybody else who is part of your traveling party can also be checked-in along with you.
Online check-in procedures, features, benefits and requirements vary per airline and possibly per airport of departure. For instance, some airlines may offer only online check-in and only if you are departing from certain airports so be sure to check with your airline if online check-in is available from your departure airport. In relation to that, some airlines will allow the printing of a boarding pass at home while other airlines will still require passengers to claim it at the airport. Another example is that for some airlines such as Southwest that do not assign seats, passengers are allowed to board earlier if they have checked-in in advance. Also, some airlines will make this option available only to electronic ticket holders while others will invite paper ticket holders to take advantage of this option as well.
If your airline does not let you print your boarding pass from where you are, be ready to note down or print all the other pertinent information given to you at the end of the online check-in process as they will be used to facilitate the rest of the check-in process at the airport.
The airline will usually provide a special lane for those who checked-in online; be sure to use it for faster service.
Don't know where to print your boarding pass? An emerging trend in the issuance of boarding passes is having electronic boarding pass. Some airlines such as American Airlines, Air Canada and KLM already offer this service to passengers flying selected routes. All you need is a WAP or WiFi-enabled mobile device (such as a Blackberry, iPhone, iTouch) and depending on the airline's system, you can check-in online or via your mobile device. You will receive a link to your electronic boarding pass or sometimes the boarding pass itself via SMS, MMS or e-mail on your mobile device (consult your mobile device manual on how to save SMS, emails). The boarding pass will contain a barcode which will be scanned at the checkpoints and gate. If you are on a "domestic" flight, you will only need to bring the mobile device containing the boarding pass in addition to your ID as required documents.
Other remote check-in methods
Some airlines and stations also offer alternative ways to check-in. Singapore Airlines for instance will allow you to check-in via self-service kiosk, SMS, mobile phone application or at Marina Bay Sands. Lufthansa also offers SMS check-in. If you use a kiosk, you can either manually input information, swipe your cards or scan the 2D barcode located in your printout or sent to your mobile phone for faster check-in.
If you are departing out of Hong Kong and taking the MTR Airport Express train, you can enjoy the convenience of a typical check-in (see the Checking In section) at the Hong Kong or Kowloon station. However, you will need to have already purchased an Airport Express ticket to enter the check-in area as there are faregates used for entry. Once you are done, you can just take the train and proceed directly to passport control upon arrival at the airport. This is very useful if you still have a lot of things to do in downtown Hong Kong but don't want to worry about carrying and transporting your luggage by yourself to the airport or leaving them somewhere. A similiar system exists in Kuala Lumpur, with the KLIA Ekspres train leaving from KL Sentral Station.
Choosing a good seat
See Fundamentals of flying#Choosing your seat for an introduction to choosing a good seat. However, in addition to the choice of window seats (good views), aisle seats (more freedom to move) and middle seats (lacking the advantages of either window or aisle seats) there are several other considerations for choosing a slightly more comfortable economy class seat.
How close you sit to the front or back end of the plane is a mixed bag of benefits and drawbacks. In most jet aircraft, seats in back experience more cabin noise; the difference can be significant enough to cause discomfort, and it's one of the reasons why first class is always located in the front. In wide-body aircraft, rear economy window seats will provide you with a better view than in the front of the economy section, where the view is obstructed by the wings. The effects of turbulence are weakest near the leading edge of the wing, in the middle of the aircraft. Finally, US National Transportation Safety Board data from accidents in which some passengers survived and others did not, indicate that seats at the rear of the plane are statistically safer.
Airplanes also have "ordinary" seats that are less or more desirable for some reason:
It is possible to simulate the comfort of first class by securing a row of unoccupied seats in the middle section of larger aircraft, and raising the armrests to form a makeshift bed. Be on the lookout for these rows as you get on the plane, and be aware that others will be too. The flight attendants are also aware of these rows, and will also use them to relocate people.
Try to be one of the first ones to board, and "secure" the seats with open newspapers or magazines--the object is to make the row seem uninviting until the doors close and seat assignments are more-or-less frozen.
If you want to sleep, fasten your seatbelt over your blankets so that it's visible; otherwise, you'll be pestered by the flight attendents should the "fasten seatbelt" sign turn on mid-flight. Seating arrangements vary greatly between airplanes and airlines, so you'll need to consult detailed seat maps to figure out the good and bad ones. There are a few online sites that provide detailed maps for in-service aircraft and can help when choosing the best seat:
If you know what type of aircraft on which you are traveling, you can look up the seat map on all of these sites. SeatExpert also offers a unique feature that allows you to find a seat map by entering your flight information (airline, flight number, date of departure). SeatGuru also helps to find out what aircraft type you'll be flying [5] (although it gives little help beyond US airlines).
Sometimes aircraft scheduled to fly on a certain day for a certain flight may be substituted for another aircraft at the last minute. Therefore it is a good idea to take a look at all possible aircrafts and their respective configurations to find out the number of your preferred seat. Furthermore, an airline may have a certain kind of aircraft with different configurations. For example, the front row in one of Airline X's A330s may be row 1 but in another kind of A330 of Airline X it could be row 11 even if the front row of both A330s are of the same service class. It is also worth knowing if the an airline's aircraft is 2nd hand or leased from another airline as the seat design may have significant differences from in-house aircraft.
If there is something wrong with your seat, say the electronics don't work, or if you are sitting next to someone who takes more than their share of the seat, or who is obviously ill, then bring this to the attention of the flight attendant. Usually they can reseat you if they know about the problem early enough.
Before leaving
To save time, please ensure that you pack only what is absolutely necessary for your trip as having really bulky or plenty of luggage can cause a security hassle, as well as additional costs if you want to check them in.
Most airlines usually allow you to bring your own food so in case you have a feeling food isn't going to be great or will cost you extra, there shouldn't be any harm in bringing your own home made meals (or even snacks).
See Packing list
At the airport
If you want to reduce stress get to the airport at least an hour before the recommended time. (Check with your airline. In the US, the recommended time is usually 1 hour before takeoff for domestic flights, 2 hours for international. In some countries, it may be up to 3.) You will not have to worry while standing in long queues for check-in, security, emigration, and more security. It also gives you a buffer for delays on the way to the airport.
If for some reason you are delayed and you're worried about missing your flight or the flight status indicates that you are in danger of missing your flight, find a member of your airline's staff or talk to staff at the security gate. If you are really in danger of missing your flight, they can arrange for speedy check-ins and for you to be moved up in queues. But they won't notice if you don't tell them. Calling for late-passenger instructions while you are on your way to the airport can also help. The plane will not wait for you; but it might wait if you're one of 50 connecting passengers on a delayed flight.
Check-in for domestic flights can usually be done on the airline website up to 24 hours in advance of departure. If you have no baggage you can just proceed directly to your gate and flight with your printed boarding pass. However, some carriers insist that they inspect and verify your travel documents before allowing you to go through security, do this but there is usually a special lane provided for you. If you have baggage, drop it at the bag drop lane. Removing old tags from your bag before proceeding to the bag drop will speed up this process and avoid redirection.
If you can't check-in online, the check-in kiosks at the airport are much the same, and issue a boarding pass for you. You then need to go to the bag drop if you have more than carry on luggage.
If you have to check-in manually, be prepared for longer queues. Have your documentation ready before you get to the counter.
Express/expedited security lanes
To avoid the delays associated with normal security checks, some airports offer express security lanes for frequent travellers who have pre-registered, or sometimes for passengers who have paid an additional fee.
In cases of heightened security, the expedited security check lanes may be suspended or closed.
Lounge Access
Even if you don't hold a first/business class ticket or are a member of the premium tiers of your frequent flyer programme, there are ways for you to obtain lounge access:
Often a boarding order is specified by the gate attendants, usually boarding business class, passengers with special needs, and passengers at the back of the plane first. When no boarding order is given it may help if those seated at the back were to board first, but this doesn't usually happen, and aisle blockages are common. To estimate where your seat is, check your airline's website for seatmaps or ask staff at the gate. Regardless of the boarding order given, you are always free to remain in the boarding lounge until the final call for the plane. If you choose to spend the least time possible in a cramped aircraft cabin, just wait in the boarding lounge until you see the last person at the gate, and join the end of the queue.
Special meal requests
Special meals are are a variation from the standard food offered by the airline. They generally match a variety of dietary or religions requirements, such as kosher, halal, vegetarian, diabetic, Low salt etc. Children's meals are often also available as special meals.
Special meals are offered by some airlines, often they can be ordered as part of the online booking process, or subsequently by managing the booking online. Special meals always need to be ordered at least 24 hours in advance, and the chances of getting one at check-in or when on the plane are slim (although it can never hurt to ask, as occasionally there are special meals on the plane from people who failed to board).
Special meals are usually served before other meals, this can be especially useful for children's meals. They can be of higher quality, but can also be lacking in some aspects, for example it is not uncommon for people ordering a vegetarian meal to get a vegan meal such as plain vegetables and rice (rather than that spinach and ricotta pasta they may have been hoping for).
Jet lag
Jet lag is a form of disorientation and fatigue caused by abruptly switching to a different sleeping/waking schedule and different daylight hours. Some people are affected more than others, but it tends to happen when crossing two or more time zones in a single flight (which first became commonplace with the development of commercial jet air travel, hence the term).
It doesn't follow that the greater the time difference between your origin and destination, the greater the jet lag. Often a short 4-5 hour difference that causes you to wake at 2am can be more fatiguing, and take longer to overcome than a complete reversal of day and night.
For places near the International Date Line (IDL), a time difference of 23 hours (eg. Hawaii and New Zealand) would not cause much jet lag (only an hour). The maximum possible jet lag is 12 hours. Anything over 12 means it's the IDL that is affecting the calculation, and the jet lag starts decreasing. For example, a 13 hours time difference equals 11 hours of jet lag, 14h=10h JL, 15h=9h JL, and so on.
The basics to remember without going to too much effort, are to get a good night's sleep before your plane trip, and to sleep as much as possible during your plane trip. Ignore timezones, movies and entertainment, and just sleep whenever you can. When you arrive at your destination, forget your origin timezone and exist solely by the destination time.
Attempt to have a normal day in terms of the time zone you've flown into. If you land at 7AM, for example, you will probably have been served breakfast on your flight, so head to your accommodation (ask if they can mind your luggage (if you aren't travelling light), and go and see some of the sights, making sure to get daylight and fresh air. You'll feel tired, particularly by the mid-afternoon, but keep pushing on until an early dinnertime. Eat dinner and then go to bed. You should be tired enough for a good night's sleep.
New scientific research suggests that fasting (not eating) can help to overcome Jet Lag by resetting the body's circadian rhythm (biological clock). Not eating 24 or more hours prior to arriving at your destination contributes to feeling less tired once arrived. The light/dark cycles of the earth effect our circadian rhythms, but so do our eating patterns. Rebooting our feeding cycles can mitigate the time warp. Some will object that this an annoying remedy, but we ask you to pick your poison: a day of hunger or a week of fatigue?
Excess baggage
Check your airlines baggage restrictions carefully. Airlines are increasingly strict on size and weight limits for both carry-on and checked-in baggage, and charges for excess baggage can be steep.
Make sure you always check the actual rules of the airline you are flying with. With an abundance of codeshare flights it is easy to assume that the luggage allowance will be the same as the airline you are booked through, or the airline indicated by the flight code, however it is the rules of the actual airline operating the flight that apply. If you are a frequent flyer with status be particularly careful, as any increased baggage allowance you have when flying with your airline will usually not apply to the codeshare flight.
Unless you own a business that does a lot of shipping, you probably won't have access to an industrial scale designed to weigh baggage and large packages by resting them on top of the scale. Nevertheless, there are a couple of methods of accurately weighing your bags. The easiest is to purchase a cheap luggage scale that consists of a handle, a small electronic scale, and a large hook. Simply hook the scale to the handle of the bag, and lift it up using the scale's handle. The weight will be shown on the display. Avoid buying a "hook" scale that won't measure beyond the airlines' surcharge limit (e.g. 50 lbs.), or can't switch between pounds and kilograms. You can also indirectly use a scale intended for weighing your body. First weigh yourself holding your bag completely off the ground, then without the bag, and subtract out the latter. However, this can be inaccurate if the scale is placed on a carpet or other soft surface. Also, be sure to "zero" the scale when its empty, and step onto the scale a few times after it's been picked up and moved to another location. It may then need to be reset to zero again.
If you find you are taking more baggage than allowed, check with the airline to see what the cheapest way of carrying it is. Sometimes additional baggage allowances can be pre-purchased, especially online where discounts may be given. Excess luggage fees are heftier if the excess weight is detected at the airport than if pre-arranged and pre-purchased.
Airlines generally offer discounted cargo rates to passengers, but this must be arranged prior to departure and the destination of the goods your want to ship as cargo must match the destination on your ticket and you will need to deliver your bags to the cargo terminal, and you may incur duties and other charges.
Consider posting or sea freight which can be much cheaper than air freight or excess baggage charges. It can be a good way to get some baggage back home when you don't need it any longer, or even to send some baggage ahead for longer trips. See individual country listings for information reliability of postal service at your destination, however.
Luggage delivery services provide an alternative. Luggage is delivered by a specific date, normally between 48hrs and 5 days and a door-to-door service is provided so you don't have to go to the cargo terminal either at drop-off or to pick-up your luggage (port-to-port). All paperwork is provided to you and customs procedures are managed. The price is cheaper than airline cargo rates, but still expensive.
If you have a lot of baggage, consider flying business class or even first class. The ticket will cost more, but with most airlines you get a larger luggage allowance.
Deep vein thrombosis
Passengers on long flights are prone to this, which is essentially blood clots forming in the veins, especially those in the legs. You can take precautions to minimize it:
You should be aware of the early symptoms, such as pain or swelling in the legs, which can happen after you disembark, and seek medical treatment. The condition can be fatal.
Flying with children
Children can get restless and irritable while flying and in airports. There are strategies you can follow to ensure your children enjoy the trip.
Consider safety. If you are traveling with a child who is less than three, have them sit on an approved child carrier, not on your lap. In the unlikely event of an emergency, a lap child may impede your ability to brace. Be aware of whether there is an oxygen mask for infants on the aircraft/row.
Anticipate delays. Even the shortest flights can be delayed, involving additional time both in the terminal and on the aircraft. Ensure you have sufficient food, clothes, nappies, entertainment, to avoid turning a couple of hours delay into a nightmare.


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The angry red bloodshot splodge changes from one eye to the other in the matter of hours, reminding me that whilst Spring has sprung in Switzerland, I am allergic to all of it.
Hayfever never troubled me in Australia, except for the three years that nasal polyps blocked each and every sinus drainage point. This occurred during the bad old workaholic days, and my team reckoned that they knew when I was in my office (not directly visible to them) because of the window-rattling, endlessly honking nose blows. Managerial mucus, if you will. Thankfully, surgery occurred, scraping the inside of my face clean and then feeling the sheer relief of being able to speak without the other person looking at me with pity and inevitably asking, "Do you have a cold?"
Here, however, I'm chalking it down to a different hemisphere, different time zone, different season and different flora (and possibly fauna. Who knows what those pesky woodpeckers and squirrels do up in the trees when we're not looking). It still seems incredible to me that bulbs can emerge when covered in thick snow and ice only six weeks earlier and trees switch from bare to bursting with blossom when my back is turned for a mere moment.
Nasal spray and tablets do help slightly and are well-earned after my attempts to act out 'hayfever' to the non-English speaking girl at the chemist. However my walk with Milly in the mornings still results in sneezing a dozen times in a row with the air suction generated then causing every third one to be punctuated by a robust fart, pushing and shoving my body around like a disoriented set of blonde bagpipes. Three steps back and a big one forward, thanks to the butt trumpet fighting the good fight on behalf of my itchy throat, streaming eyes and torturously tickly nose.
Milly also sneezes more than usual, but hers occur out in front of our apartment door in the marble-lined foyer by the lift doors. "Ah-yeeeee! Ah-yeeeeee! Ah-yeeeeee!" reverberates down the hallway, in direct contravention of the Swiss-enforced 'no unnecessary noise before 8am on weekdays' rule. If either of our neighbours opened their door to complain, they'd be presented with Milly's first real stretch of the day - head resting on her front paws as the rump is lifted towards them to expose a pencil sharpener arse already dilated and ready to discharge a poo in the park.
Outside and soon unencumbered by excrement exertion, she's as happy as the unknown-but-obviously-always-joyous-and-oft-referred-to Larry, scooting madly between the rows of daffodils, her paws flicking dew drops up against her belly.
This time last year she scooted in the rows of daffs, mouth open like a mobile hungry hippo as she avidly devoured the yellow petals. This year she's either forgotten the joys of wanton destruction or has outgrown the taste. I dawdle along behind, pausing every now and then to honk into my hanky, rub the reddest eye and do an exaggerated swallow in order to ease my throat.
It's all worth it.


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CEOs Fly Coach? Business Travel Tightens Belts
Business travel is back to pre-recession levels, but road warriors can expect less legroom than before. Leslie Kwoh joins Markets Hub. Photo: Photo: AP.
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Our first year as Innkeepers is in the history books. One year ago today we acquired the Inn. MANY THANKS to everyone in the community – and surrounding communities – for their support, patronage and friendship along the way. Thanks, especially, to our very capable staff led by our Chef, Rob Grant, our Head of House, Andrea Molnar, and our Head of Housekeeping, Pam Nason. We could not have done it without them! (to which Pam said in response this morning "I know.")
The Hancock Inn is a great Inn, in a wonderful place, which has everything to do with why it has been in continuous operation since 1789. We are very, very grateful to have the chance to be included among its caregivers.
Jarvis & Marcia.


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Partnership Agreement Secures Massive Content Offering to Global Affiliate Broadcaster Market
Feb 20, 2013, 09:15 ET
BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inception Digital, a global leader in content management and electronic distribution, together with content syndication and streaming company, Spondo, announced today that they have signed an agreement in which Inception will provide Spondo with all manner of top-tier content, TV shows, videos and music videos.
Spondo's platform allows anyone with a website to become a broadcaster, curating 'Spotify-like' playlists of videos which speak to their audiences. The Spondo platform facilitates bloggers, clubs, schools, charities, SMEs and anyone who has amassed a community of users/members and fans to whom they wish to offer interesting and relevant content to.
Spondo shares revenue with all parties; 50% to content owners, 25% to the affiliate/distributor and 25% for Spondo.
Spondo launched in 2012 the live-stream of the head-to-head one-day golf match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy from China (with News Digital and www.golf.com.au as distributors) and has recently launched the dedicated Children's Channel, www.123tv.com.au (a partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Starlight Children's Foundation Australia).
Inception Digital was founded to address the bottle-neck in the online video space with regards to digitization, provisioning and electronic distribution. Inception is now the leading provider of core digital services to iTunes, Amazon, Comcast Cable & Interactive, Netflix, Quikflix, Hulu and nearly 100 other platforms. With a global footprint and access to the world's best content from the world's biggest studios, networks, publishers and producers, Inception dominates this space.
Spondo's Director Chris Adams said, "Working with Inception Media is a game-changer for us. Spondo has now established a significant volume of content which will exponentially scale our platform's offering to affiliates, distributors and communities of all kinds."
Erik Pence, Inception's Founder and President, added, "Spondo's platform and business model are at the heart of where the online video space is going and needs to be. Content publishers and audiences can now connect directly - this is massively disruptive and we believe it's the wave of the future."
1. About Spondo
Spondo is a world-leading technology company with proprietary content syndication and revenue distribution software that empowers publishers to monetize their content on any website, tablet PC or Smart device/TV via streaming Pay-Per-View, Video-on-Demand, Ad-Support and more.
Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Spondo seeks to connect content owners with affiliates and their communities through an innovative business model of revenue sharing, turn-key technology solutions and marketing tools that make it easy to make money from content worldwide. Spondo is owned by holding company RivusTV Limited which was founded in 2007. RivusTV launched Spondo.com earlier this year and has already signed several deals with international content publishers and has plans to expand into the US and globally in early 2013.
The company recently live-streamed the one-day, head-to-head golf match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy from China (with News Digital and www.golf.com.au) as distribution partners and launched its first content channel, www.123tv.com.au, for children, in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Starlight Children's Foundation Australia.
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Inception is a leader in the digital distribution arena and holds the coveted iTunes Preferred Provider status as a Movie Aggregator and Techinal Provider. This status extends far beyond North America allowing Inception Media Group to bring films to all iTunes Movie Stores around the world. Inception Media Group also maintains direct relationships with other top digital retailers including Netflix, Hulu, Google Play and Amazon Instant Video -- ensuring our content partners the widest reach possible.
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Museums offer unique holiday gifts
Last-minute holiday shoppers take heart.
There are still sled-loads of unique, fun and educational gifts out there for children and adults -- likely all in one location.
For a one-stop shopping experience that may very well be delightful, consider heading to one of several large museum shops around the state that offer an array of gift items at an array of prices. As a reminder: There's no cost to enter a museum boutique, and crowds are usually quite manageable.
Museum shops not only offer art, science and/or history books and cards, most offer items for all ages: toys, gadgets, men's ties, purses, women's jewelry and items for the home, plus baubles and bangles for teens. In addition to getting all (or most) last-minute presents without much stress, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift dollars are helping these nonprofits to stay afloat.
Here's some information on our favorite places to shop year-round for all sorts of occasions, from wedding gifts and birthday presents to Santa stocking stuffers. All will be open on the weekend prior to Christmas; call ahead for hours on Monday, Dec. 24.
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History is renowned for its collection of fossil dinosaur skeletons, but the gift shop has a heap of items for young and old alike.
Kathleen Keenan, museum store manager, said the target audience shifts with the seasons. In spring, it's school groups, then summer tourists. In fall, the focus is the local community and students (including college students shopping for gifts for the holidays), and in winter it shifts to items for families.
If you are looking for dinosaur-related items, you'll find plenty, the least expensive being a dinosaur eraser that's 32 cents. But if you are looking for something special for mom, sister, wife or fiancee, not to worry. A $1,000 14-carat gold necklace comes adorned with rubies, sapphires and diamonds.
Keenan said she looks for merchandise that "coordinates with the museum's current featured exhibit, items with natural history themes and those that are of high quality and unique."
"We look for items not likely to be found in a chain store. They might be handmade, relevant to the museum or particularly beautiful. There is a wide assortment of one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, masks from Africa, textiles from Indonesia and minerals for the rock collector -- all hand selected," she said.
"The children's section is stocked with educational items to extend the museum's mission and the visiting experience. These include reasonably priced toys, explorer kits ... books and videos on topics ranging from amphibians to the weather."
The Peabody, 170 Whitney Ave. in New Haven; 203-432-5050. www.peabody.yale.edu.
The Fairfield Museum and History Center -- which highlights the history of the entire Greater Bridgeport area -- has just finished "revamping the entire museum store for the holidays," said Lee Reynolds Crouch, the museum's external affairs manager.
"The new Fairfield Museum store has just completed its new look and is now offering a wide variety of unique and affordable holiday gifts to all ages -- adults and children. We find our shoppers are often from the area, but with the `Promise of Freedom' exhibit currently in place, we are also seeing a lot of out-of towners." The exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
"Our current selection of gifts is not only relative to the museum and its historical mission, but are unique, often attracting people that are looking for something that represents Fairfield and this area. Our goal is to find items that cannot be found in other retail venues. Fairfield items include note cards, apparel, books and artistic renderings of well-known historical buildings nearby, such as the Burr Mansion, Old Town Hall and Penfield Beach Light House. Children's items also speak to the historical mission of the museum and the area, and are fun and whimsical. The Holiday Express Train Show is currently on display and in conjunction with this popular show, the store has many train-related items -- everything from chocolate train lollipops to wooden train whistles," said Crouch.
These items range from a $2 train necklace to an $11,500 document, signed by Abraham Lincoln, of William David Porter's commission as a commodore in the Navy. "There is also a collection of beautiful holiday ornaments that range in price from $7.50 to $18," Crouch added.
The Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road; 203-259-1598. www.fairfieldhs.org.
Bruce Museum retail manager Justine Matteis pointed out that her shop offers "a great mineral collection and books for children" while stocking unique items -- many crafted by local artists and artisans -- for adults at "a lot of different price points."
"Many of the locals shop here, so we include a wide selection of items, including hostess gifts and gifts for teachers, everything from wind-up toys for $3 to $800 necklaces with semi-precious stones. We carry beautiful glass items by Josh Simpson -- big marble-like planets, bowls and vases. We also marry special items here to the special shows we have. Last year, for example, we had a `Paris Portraits' exhibit, so we brought in a lot of French items, like linens and towels.
"All of our profits are returned to the community in the form of our education programs," she added, "so that's a wonderful thing."
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich; 203-869-0376. www.Brucemuseum.org.
We would be remiss if we did not add two more of our favorite museum shops that boast an array of extraordinary gift possibilities:
At the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, there's a fabulous collection of all-things British. Art prints suitable for framing, cards, books, tea sets, jewelry, leather goods, silver items and the like are included. 203-432-2800. www.britishart.yale.edu.
The shop at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, has a treasure trove of items that reflect designs by great artists, past and present, from its collection, including cards, prints, books, jewelry and home goods. 860-278-2670. www.wadsworthatheneum.org.
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Can we please have an update for the man sources?
They were made public a few months ago and we are using them to generate inline documentation for the .Net bindings. Unfortunately the public repository seems stuck with OpenGL 2.1.
Edit: Also gl.spec doesn't seem to list any "version 3.1" functions, even though "3.1" has been added to the version string. Any timeframe for the update (so we can plan our release accordingly)?


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Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Malaysia's detention of independent senator Nick Xenophon is a surprising and disappointing act.
Senator Carr said Australian officials in Kuala Lumpur were seeking the immediate release of Senator Xenophon, who was detained and held pending deportation when he entered the country on Saturday morning.
As well, Australian officials have raised Senator Xenophon's plight at the highest level of the Malaysian government.
Senator Xenophon, who was participating in an unofficial delegation of Australian MPs, said he was told he was a security threat and would be deported.
Senator Carr said preliminary reports indicated Senator Xenophon had been held under Malaysia's national security laws.
"Our High Commissioner Miles Kupa has now made direct contact with Senator Xenophon at the airport and is seeking his release," he said in a statement.
He said Mr Kupa was also urgently pursuing an explanation from Malaysian authorities regarding the reasons for this detention.
"Australia's concerns have been raised with Malaysia's foreign minister and the minister for home affairs and the Malaysian high commissioner to Australia. Their support is requested in securing Senator Xenophon's swift release from custody," he said.
"Senator Xenophon's detention is a surprising and disappointing act from a country with which Australia routinely maintains strong diplomatic relations."
The delegation, including Senator Xenophon, Liberal Mal Washer, Nationals Senator John Williams and ALP MP Steve Georganas, have now called off their visit to Malaysia.
They were to have met opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, as well as Malaysia's minister in charge of parliamentary affairs, Mohammed Nazri, and members of the group Bersih, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections.
Senator Xenophon has raised concerns about the probity of the upcoming Malaysian election.


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At the risk of being off topic, I would like to add a few thoughts after my previous post as to not just whine. TLG's decision might feel like they are giving some of us the shaft, but I would like to point out that they let EB release they news about Series 9 minifigs(and past series). That's a big nod to the fan community IMO. They also have the LUG bulk program.
Maybe they could offer something like the K boxes at stores for S@H. Without having to pick out specific quantities, the price per piece could be kept down and they could offer more selection than a brick and mortar store without offering the full S@H PAB line. I imagine a lot of folks at CC would happily shell out $70 +shipping for 2700 1x2 light bley bricks.
Again, I'm sorry to see TLG's involvement and the discount go away, but they do seem to listen to the community and I'm sure took our feelings into account.


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The associate degree in French, German, Italian, or
Spanish requires completion of the courses listed
below. Additional general education and graduation
requirements for the associate degree are listed in the
catalog. The associate degree requires a minimum of
60 units.
Recommended electives: American Sign Language
115, 116, 215, 216; Arabic 101, 102, 296; French
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The Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer Degree
is intended for students who plan to complete a
bachelor's degree in Spanish or a related major
in the California State University (CSU) system. It
is accepted by some but not all CSU campuses.
Students who complete this degree and transfer
to a participating CSU campus will be required to
complete no more than 60 units after transfer to
earn a bachelor's degree. It may not be appropriate
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Countdown timer
You can use the countdown timer to count down from a preset time to zero. The timer makes a short sound every second during the last 10 seconds and sounds an alarm when zero is reached.
You can show/hide the countdown timer from the start menu under Displays » Countdown. Toggle with .
To set the countdown time:
- Press to until you reach the countdown timer display.
- Press to adjust the countdown time.
- Set the hours and minutes with and . Accept with .
- Press to start the countdown.
You can pause/continue the countdown by pressing.


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BlackBerry, the smartphone vendor formerly known as RIM, this week unveiled its very, very long-awaited BB10 operating system along with two new smartphone lines, the BlackBerry Q10, which boasts the distinctive QWERTY keyboard, and the BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry with a touchpad.
Unfortunately, the release was a year late. And while the new OS and smart devices have many enterprise-class features, they lack the consumer-friendly features and the higher performance that many enterprise users of iOS and Android devices are bringing to their enterprise offices every day.


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Am I Just a Confused Cowboy Fan or Just a Confused Writer?
For 30 years I have been following the Dallas Cowboys and last Sunday, I just became confused a little I think.
Was it just me, or did it seem like the Buccaneers morphed into their own version of the Dallas Cowboys? Those penalties at the end of the half that allowed the Cowboys to stay alive on their way to a touchdown is exactly what we Cowboys fans have been witnessing for a while now.
It was refreshing to see it could happen to another team!!
I can't remember the last time I saw a Dallas Cowboys team that fired up, emotional and intense. They were close last year against the Packers but weren't able to maintain it through the second half. Last Sunday, the Cowboys kept that intensity up for almost the entire game, but this is what really counts: At times they executed on offense most of the time and the defense led by a "bunch of no names" were on a mission! You can be the most fired up and crazy team in the league but it doesn't matter if you aren't executing throughout the game. Sunday they were very close to playing a complete game.
Even though he failed to register a sack, DeMarcus Ware was a beast on Sunday. He was a force against the run and consistently putting Jeff Garcia on the ground. The only reason the Cowboys didn't have more sacks was because of Garcia's freakishly quick release, which most of the time was flinging the ball into nowhere. Perhaps the most amazing part of Ware's day was the effect he had in pass coverage. Several times Ware dropped back in coverage to take away the quick slant across the middle and twice he made a play on the ball, once almost nabbing an interception. The fact that Ware played every single down on defense makes his day look that much better, especially considering he was still getting good pressure on the final drive.
Now I have to say Cowboys fans, we are faced with the very real possibility of having Mike Jenkins, Orlando Scandrick and Alan Ball as our top three cornerbacks next week. If Anthony Henry is ruled out against the Giants it is almost guaranteed that we will sign a corner during the week for depth purposes. Just don't put all your hopes on Ty Law, which is a name getting thrown around. He wants starter money to play and you can't pay someone that much to be a depth player, no matter what his pedigree may be. Jerry does do some crazy things though.
Marion Barber may not have had a great day statistically, but he almost singlehandedly willed this offense forward. Imagine what he might be able to do if the offensive line decided to actually start blocking for him.
Brad Johnson. Watching him play you have to question the play calling and offensive scheme. Defenses' are stacking the box against the run, knowing that right now Johnson doesn't have the ability to get the ball to his receivers downfield. So you ask yourself why not more slants, comebacks, dink and dunk stuff? Well for one, he hasn't been accurate on those either. I do know this: If I can guess that we are about to run a screen or dump off to Barber on third and long, I'm pretty sure the defense can as well.
How much of difference would Felix Jones make if he came back this week? It will make defenses play a whole lot different that's for sure.
I am not really getting my hopes up on that though!
Sunday was a perfect example of why Wade Phillips is a great defensive coordinator and just a decent head coach. Now we will never know the extent of how much control Wade took from Brian Stewart but there was definitely a difference in how the defense looked. Still hate seeing those corners' playing so far back.
Sunday's performance is why Zach Thomas was brought in, as he played an outstanding game. If we don't make mistakes and the defense comes to play?
21-20 Cowboys!!


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What the Tabloids Taught Us While Waiting In Line This Week
We had some time to read the tabs while we were waiting in line to buy rice cakes and flashlights this week and here's what we learned from the National Enquirer, In Touch, the Star, the Globe and OK!
Even when the store is packed, avoiding the express line has its privileges.
National Enquirer
- Cher is embroiled in a sex cult scandal. She's disturbed by the group's required Sunday morning meetings, fondness for wearing full coverage clothing and conservative, non-sexual behavior. The rest of us call this "church."
- Jessica Simpson's dad has confessed that he's gay. And now we know who's using her Daisy Duke shorts while she loses that baby weight.
- Kim Kardashian's wedding will involve twins. And by "twins" they mean ... oh never mind.
- O.J. Simpson had a secret hit list. Which became un-secret when he actually started, you know, hitting people.
In Touch
- 'Teen Mom' Farrah got a new face. She didn't understand that a few Biore pore strips would take care of those blackheads.
- 'Bachelorette' Emily is being tortured by her former fiancé Jef. He's accused her of stealing the second F in his name, but friends say she doesn't even want his F because she's always shouting, "Get the F outta here or I'll call the cops!"
- Justin Timberlake had a sweet surprise for Jessica Biel during their fantasy wedding. It was something in a box. You can guess the rest.
- Honey Boo Boo went wild in Hollywood. But nobody noticed because she acts just like all the other women there, aside from only needing a dollar to make her holler.
- Hollywood housekeepers tell all kinds of juicy secrets about their celebrity clients. Then Hollywood housekeepers showed up in unemployment lines.
- Newlyweds Justin and Jessica are fighting already – about his mom. She's been trying to teach Jessica the best back-of-the-head slap for keeping JT in line, but Jess hasn't quite mastered it.
- There's a meth shocker involving Britney Spears. Surprisingly, it's the one thing she hasn't taken.
- Macaulay Culkin has begged his ex Mila Kunis to dump Ashton Kutcher. "Come back to me," he said. "I look just as homeless as Ashton does."
- Queen Elizabeth is dying and Camilla has an evil plot to seize the throne. An inside source says no one has yet told her that it's not an apple or a salt lick.
- President Obama told his wife Michelle that if he loses the race it's her fault. She said that when he gets home from his campaign, he'll enjoy some private time sleeping on the couch in the Oval Office.
- Willie Nelson found out he has a secret family. He's amending his tax settlement now.
- Sometimes celebrities are photographed without makeup. In a shocking report, they take on a human form and just blend right in while waiting for lattes at Starbucks.
- Kim Kardashian has a $20 million surprise wedding in the works. She's just waiting for her show's producers to tell her when ratings need a boost and who the groom will be.
- Amber of 'Teen Mom' fame has been betrayed by Gary, who is sleeping with the babysitter. Somehow, against all odds, these people don't have their lives together.
- Kate and Pippa Middleton are having a scandalous and shocking feud. They're considering having someone leak photos of their naked bums to the press so the world can decide once and for all whose is better.
- There's an exclusive scoop as to why Robert Pattinson forgave Kristen Stewart. "Because the studio said I had to do it in order to promote the film," he said, adding, "Wait. I'm sorry. Kristen who?"


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by WouterB » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:28 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:WouterB wrote:Although they are in Dutch, these schedules are incredibly good and easy. You should be able to understand most of it without too much trouble. If you need one translated, I'd happily do it, but I'm not translating all of them for the fun of it.
0 tot 5 km in 7 weeks
0 tot 5 km in 10 weeks
0 tot 5 km in 12 weeks
0 tot 5 km in 14 weeks
Schedule to maintain 5 km
Schedule for 5 to 10 km
Schedule for 10 to 15 km
Interval training
Thank's Wouter. Please don't worry about translating, they're mostly self-explanatory and for the rest there's BabelFish. But thank you so much for the offer. (I'm also not planning to stick to any one protocol too rigidly.) One question though, if my understand is correct then the 7 week program is run-walk-run-walk, but the distance is not constant? So on any given week one might very well run more than 5 kms? Or is the distance constant: 5 K?
Today I did 5k: 4 minutes run: 1 minute walk. No soreness.
Does the interjected walking actually help the joints ease into running or is it just to help with maintaining endurance?
by WouterB » Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:15 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:Thank you so much Wouter. I do prefer those regimens to the couch to 5 K program because they are more aggressive. I think I'm going to stick to the 7 week program and think of my run as down-time not as work-out time. Wishing you the best of luck with your training.
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Rihanna's 777 Tour Hits London with Cara Delevingne (Exclusive)
Rihanna hangs out backstage during the sixth stop on her 777 Tour on Monday (November 19) at The Forum in Kentish Town, London.
The 24-year-old singer was visited by Kylie Minogue and British model Cara Delevingne. Cara walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show two weeks ago in NYC, where Rihanna performed. Looks like those two really hit it off at the show!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rihanna
Chloe Moretz (with brother Trevor, mom Teri, and musician pal Nick) also rocked out at the concert.
The whole show in London was livestreamed for Jay-Z's site Life+Times.
The last stop on the tour will be tomorrow in NYC.
FYI: During the concert, Ri wore a Happy Ashley top and pants, What Katie Did bra, custom Manolo Blahnik shoes, vintage Cutler and Gross sunglasses, vintage Versace choker and Chanel belt, and vintage Versace bracelets.
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Gerard Butler Promotes 'Playing for Keeps' on 'GMA'!
Gerard Butler greets his fans after taping an appearance for Good Morning America on Wednesday (December 5) in New York City.
The 43-year-old actor went on the morning talk show to promote his upcoming flick Playing for Keeps.
I think it was 3-0, and it was the most exciting game I ever played," Gerard said about a childhood soccer match he played. "All of a sudden that ball was there on the goal line and it was scramble… I kind of kneed [the ball] in and I never had a crowd go so crazy… and for that moment, I was the guy."
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Raymond T. Odierno (pronounced /oʊdiˈɛərnoʊ/; born 1954) is a United States Army general who serves as the current Commanding General, United States Forces - Iraq, a post he has held since its creation on January 1, 2010. He assumed command of USF-I's predecessor, Multi-National Force - Iraq on September 16, 2008. He previously served as Commanding General, III Corps, from May 2006 to May 2008. General Odierno is known as the operational architect of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 and is credited with implementing the counterinsurgency strategy that, along with the Sunni Awakening militia movement, led to the dramatic decrease in violence in Iraq from late 2006 to early 2008. The Weekly Standard has argued that his employment of forces to quell violence across Iraq "redefined the operational art of counterinsurgency". General Odierno is the twelfth American military officer to command at the Division, Corps, and Army level during the same conflict and only the second to have this honor since the Vietnam War.
Prior to commanding III Corps, he served as Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, where he was the primary military advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from 3 November 2004 to 1 May 2006.
Odierno grew up in Rockaway, New Jersey, where he attended Morris Hills High School, followed by the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in June 1976 with a bachelor of science degree. Later, he attended North Carolina State University and the Naval War College, receiving masters in nuclear effects engineering and national security and strategy, respectively. General Odierno is also a graduate of the Army War College.


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How to Turn a Onesie into Wall Art
Though my little girl is only six months old she is already outgrowing some of her earliest onesies. Being a sentimental sort I found myself emotionally attached to a few of her earliest outfits, and I couldn't bear to pass them on quite yet. It got me thinking of ways to re-purpose them as artwork. The Framed Onesie Keepsake we featured a few years ago is one idea, but I wanted to go in a different direction.
(A big nod to Adam at Awaiting Inspiration--check out his framed t-shirt tutorial).
What You Need
• 1 cool onesie or baby t-shirt, freshly ironed
• 1 six inch by eight inch shadowbox frame (available at Michael's, $6.99)
• a few safety pins
• a little masking tape
• scrap cardboard
• scissors and pencil
1. Remove the back off of the shadowbox.
2. Cut a piece of cardboard so it will fit inside the shadowbox.
3. Slide the cardboard inside the onesie and arrange the design to your preference. I went a little off-center with my robot because I thought it looked best that way.
4. Tape the collar onto the cardboard to hold it in place.
5. Tuck and fold the onesie as neatly as you can, pulling it taut to eliminate wrinkles in the front. Pin the folds in place.
6. Replace the back and display your new piece of art.
Additional Notes:
With a Michael's 50% off coupon the whole project cost less than $5.
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The Toll Gate softball team went 10-8 last season and won two playoff games before bowing out to Cumberland in a close 4-3 loss. It was a heartbreaker, but the team that left Cumberland that day knew it would have another chance.
This is that chance.
The team that walked off the field is the same one that will take the field when the 2012 season begins next week. And that means the Titans are thinking big.
"Hopefully, we can just pick up where we left off last season," said head coach Shana O'Connor. "Everyone who was on the field at the end of the season is back, so we're definitely at a good starting point."
Several of Toll Gate's seniors have been starting for several years, and last season marked their breakout in terms of team success. The Titans had gone 7-9 and 8-10 in the two years prior.
Now, with that success under their belts, the Titans are aiming higher.
"They definitely want to go far," O'Connor said. "We went 2-2 in the playoffs last year and we made a good run. This year, I think we can have another good run. I think we're going to be solid all-around."
The solid play starts behind the plate, where senior Pattie Turner returns for her fourth year as a starter. As a sophomore, Turner earned second-team All-State honors, and she was a first-team pick last year after hitting .517 with five home runs.
This year, she's a captain for the second season in a row, and she'll anchor the lineup as one of the top hitters in the state.
Turner's fellow captain is her battery-mate Katie McCaughey, who also has a wealth of varsity experience. After getting some innings early in her career, McCaughey became the Titans' No. 1 pitcher last season and helped set the stage for much of the team's success. She's also one of Toll Gate's top hitters.
Three other seniors figure to play major roles, too. Kaylyn Dion emerged as a strong leadoff hitter last season and also solidified the shortstop position. She'll be back this season.
Adrianna DiGiuseppe, who batted clean-up last year, is back in the fold and will hold down the starting job in center field. Tori Porter, who seized the starting first-base job last season, is also returning.
The rest of the lineup has experience, as well. Sophomore Courtney Conklin returns as the starter at third base, junior Molly Turner is back in left field and junior Jessica Brosnahan is back in right field. Brosnahan will also be the Titans' No. 2 pitcher.
At second base, the Titans have juniors Ingrid Freeman and Meg McNulty battling for the starting spot. Several other players may be in the mix for playing time at various spots as well, and could play key roles off the bench.
In all, though, the Titans pretty much know what they have.
Now it's about executing.
"We need to score runs and we need to cut down on our errors," O'Connor said. "I think the girls have grown maturity-wise and ability-wise. In our scrimmages, we've had very few walks, very few errors. Hitting has taken a little bit longer to come around, but that's always been one of our strong points, and as long as we keep working, I think we'll be fine."
And pretty soon, the Titans will be chasing their lofty goals. The first one is to win the sub-division, which would guarantee a bye to the double-elimination portion of the state tournament.
Beyond that, the Titans will just see where their talent and experience can take them.
"As long as we stay strong and do the right things, we'll be in good shape," O'Connor said. "I think we're going to be a tough team to beat."
Toll Gate opens its season on Monday when it hosts Cranston West at the Winslow Park Fields at 3:30 p.m.


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Click here to see post 2 in this series--Layout Page and Insert SmartArt
Click here to see post 3 in this series--Altering the Chart
I had a few minutes today on the computer where I have Word 2003 installed. So I went poking around. While you don't have as many choices as you do in more recent versions of Word, it's not as limited as I originally thought.
Here are the menu selections you make to get to the charts in Word 2003. Word automatically inserts the default organization chart.
In addition, Word displays the Organization Chart toolbar. If you click outside of the chart area, the toolbar closes. To open it again, click inside of the chart area.
This chart works like all of the others I've been talking about. Click in a box and start typing text.
Adding boxes in Word 2003 is different. You use options (Assistant, Coworker, Subordinate) from the Insert Shape drop-down list to add boxes in different locations.
If you want additional options for formatting, click the Auto Format button to display the chart style gallery. Pick a style from the gallery to see how it changes your chart.
Use options on the Layout drop-down to change the arrangements of the boxes.
So there you have some of what you can do in Word 2003. I'll pick up writing about the Word 2007/2010 versions in my next post.


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Every year, just as spring begins to settle in, Southern California hosts one of the largest Porsche gatherings on the West Coast. The annual Festival of Speed (FOS), held on the grounds of the world famous Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.
This year, however, would be something to truly celebrate the famed Bavarian automotive company. This, as many of you know should know by now, is the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 911. So how could the organizers of the Festival of Speed mark such an occasion? Simple, they would call on owners across the nation to display an example of every 911 within its 50-year history. A feat many organizers would find practically impossible, but the FOS team was able to pull it off. They even managed to pull the hallowed 1964 901 model out from the Petersen Automotive Museum vault to gleam under the infamous California sun.
Something unique about the Festival of Speed is the racing. Most clubs would simply set up an autocross course, not FOS. They work closely with the Porsche Owner's Club and the Porsche Club of America to organize seasoned points races in the Pirelli GT3 Cup series, Club Racing (class 1 & 2) and various Time Trials for every level of driver. They even host a one-hour endurance race to end Saturday's festivities. Even a few non-Porsche models decided to crash the party to get in some seat time. Including the GMG twin-turbo converted street Audi R8 track car.
While roaming the grounds we came across a few Porsches worth taking note of. Including a 1989 911 RUF Turbo owned by Carlo Minassian, who ripped the guts out of his motor and replaced it entirely on his own. Then had BBi fit a one-off intercooler and tune the motor to pump out a reasonable 520hp to the wheels! The motor was an original RUF 3.3L that received a 3.6L crank, 3.4L pistons, along with a GT35 turbo and a 993 RSR flywheel, turbo cam and intake manifold. Remember, Carlo put this motor together in his very own garage. Turns out some Porsche owners can turn a wrench or two. Next up for his wild ride is a complete suspension and handling upgrade along with some minor interior upgrades. Keep an eye out for this one in a future issue of EC when Carlo deems his ride "complete."
Another clean classic we couldn't pull our eyes away from was a beautifully understated 1972 911 which was built over the course of the last four years and over two thousand man hours. This heavily modded classic started life as a narrow body and underwent the knife to receive her new RS wide body steel fender flares along with a messaged 3.0L pulled from a '82 SC. Even the stock muffler received some TLC, as the owner, Michael O'Neal, cut out the center section of the interior baffles ultimately creating an ST exhaust system. He finished his handy work off nicely by coating the entire system in ceramic white. The color itself was painstakingly created to be an absolute neutral grey. No blacks, no greens, no reds just as pure of a grey as you can create. With a little help from the suspension gods, Michael fitted a complete Koni and Bilstein race suspension to the car. His close friend, who has over 20 years as a professional race suspension engineer, gave the set up his official stamp of approval. Next up for Michael is a modest interior overhaul along with a new set of refurbished magnesium racing wheels to replace his period sourced BBS mesh wheels.
The Southern California Porsche enthusiast seems to never loose its appeal and with events like the Festival of Speed you can only expect it to grow exponentially over the coming years.


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Some sort of base*
Glue gun
Spray paint
Ribbon, tulle, ric rac, etc. (for hanging)
*About the bases: Both of the wreaths were done on 1/4" MDF wreath forms. One painted black for the Halloween wreath and the other painted white for the cottage wreath. The Circle Wall hanging was actually the piece left over from the center of the black wreath's form after we cut it out. The frame was an old cheap black frame that I base coated with white and then glued on the roses.
Step 1: Draw a spiral on your paper. Here I am using magazine pages. Newspaper and books work well too. I like the size, thickness and glossiness of magazine pages. I drew the spiral with Sharpie because I knew for this one I'd be spray painting it black. For the white roses, I use light pencil lines. (And really after cutting a bunch, you won't even need to draw the spiral--you'll be able to cut it in your sleep!) :)
For this wreath I first went around with very large roses and then went back in to fill in the gap with smaller ones.
When I have all the roses glued on, I like to turn the wreath upside down just to make sure everything is very secure--you don't want any centers of the roses to come loose. If there are some that are loose, just squeeze some more glue down into the center and push the paper into it.
Step 6: Spray paint. (Sorry no pictures of that). For the black wreath I did LOTS of layers so that none of the text really showed through. For the white cottage ones, I do a light coating so some of the text comes through. I also choose my pages carefully for the white ones. I choose pages that are light with very few dark colors.
You can see below what they looked like before the spray painting. The black wreath actually looked really pretty. Without even thinking about it, I had used very dark pages. It would have looked fine without the spray paint, but I was specifically making a Halloween wreath so I did spray it.
Some other options I'd like to try:
1. Painting the pages before with acrylic paint so I don't need to spray paint with finished.
2. Leaving one "natural" (no paint) and burning the edges of the roses.


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You knew it was coming, didn't you?
Thanks to my student Ali for bringing this to my attention.
Friday, October 04, 2013
Posted by Mark Mayerson at 8:24 PM
Labels: Satire
1 comment:
- Pete Emslie said...
I think they should sign Justin Bieber to provide the voice of "Jib" - that'd be AWESOME!!
- October 05, 2013 11:27 AM
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Clean Water Act Challenged, New Conservation Program Announced
- Florida Representative Steve Southerland has proposed the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protect Act which would halt any action of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the proposed definition of waters of the United States.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Bob McCan says EPA continues to claim their proposal does not expand the reach of the Clean Water Act, but the way the proposal is written there is no other interpretation.
- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Oregon Director of Agriculture Katy Coba and local conservation leaders held a press conference on the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) following a roundtable with local conservation organizations.
Announced in May as part of the 2014 Farm Bill, RCPP marks a new era in conservation in America, going beyond traditional government projects and providing businesses, non-profits, universities, and federal, state and local governments' opportunities to partner with agricultural and conservation groups to invest in innovative conservation projects.