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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
"The integrity of the competition"
Take, for example, Derrick Goold's column today. Read it. Read the tortured prose, the "wait, is this fair? Is this right?" tone, and weep for your children's children.
In this column, the Astros are compared to those Olympic badminton teams "for making a mockery of the competition and purposefully throwing matches to set up better matchups later in the tournament." The 2012 Astros are even compared to the Marlins. And those, my friends, are fighting words.
It seems as though, from reading through the article 8-10 times, that what the Astros have done was not just necessary, but unfair. And if that sounds weird to you, then it should.
Their roster is laced with September callups and its only August.
The "integrity of the competition" phrase is bandied about. Defender of the honor of Base Ball, Charlie Manuel, didn't play a lineup of scrubs against the Braves during the final series of the 2011 season. Why, it's almost as though the insinuation is that the Astros are tanking on purpose. They're not. At no point during the losing streak that encompassed July (and my soul) did anyone say, "Hey I think the Astros are losing these games on purpose." It is almost impossible to lose 34 out of 38 and no one accuse you of cheating. Yet, that's exactly what the Astros did, and no one accused them of cheating because, clearly, they weren't. They're just experiencing the the result of four years of needed rebuilding taking place over the course of six weeks.
Perhaps it would have been better for Base Ball had the Astros not traded everyone making seven figures for prospects. Because if you have Wandy on the mound, and Carlos Lee at first, you'll win 100 games and keep things "fair." No. What the Marlins did following the 1997 World Series was flat-out theft. What the Astros are now doing is necessary.
Goold lists the contenders' remaining games vs. Houston, and notes that the Cardinals still have nine games left with the Astros. He also notes that the Cardinals haven't exactly taken care of their business. Which isn't the Astros' fault. As a fan of the Astros, .000 is not just Armando Galarraga's winning percentage; It's also the number of ruby-red rat sh*ts I give about how Luhnow's rebuilding plan affects other teams in the National League.
Everyone should take care of their own business. If the Cardinals are a contender, then they should beat the Astros in 2012. The randomness of baseball aside, if you can't take a three-game series from the Astros in September, you shouldn't be booking flights to Washington in October.
I won't fault the Astros for taking care of their own business. If teams don't like it, beat them. It shouldn't be all that hard, for now.
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I watched the Olympics last week, but I studiously avoided the badminton coverage so knew nothing about the Badminton controversy until now. So before finishing this article, I went and read an article about the Badminton fiasco to get up to speed on that.
After doing that, the comparison Goold makes is really weird considering that by saying that he's essentially saying that the Astros are really the best team in the NL and they're just losing on purpose.
- August 14, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Funny, baseball people have been ripping the Astros for not starting a rebuilding effort sooner.....and as most would agree, winning 70-80 games a year is far worse than winning 55-70, where you get a draft pick in the to 1-6 range where the ready made stars such as Strasburg, Harper, Longoria, Tulo and Posey can be found....Luhnow is just playing the horrible hand he was dealt the best he can; and as the Nationals can tell you, sucking enough to get the first pick and snagging a Harper or Strasburg can sure accelerate your rebuilding....
- August 14, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- Blinutne said...
What is this guy, a sore winner?
- August 14, 2012 at 8:52 PM


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The "building blocks" documentation is a project to move portions of documentation that are included in many places throughout KDE's documentation (either by entities, copy/paste, or worse, duplication of effort), into a single docbook included with kdelibs that can be linked to from all other documentation. For more information on the reasons behind this work, see this mailing list thread.
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These portions have been written, converted to DocBook, and are present in branches/work/doc/buildingblocks.
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BRB, taking ten million showers after reading this letter which, according to a Redditor, was left on a woman's doorstep.
For the THICK blonde,
You are so lovely. I love your luscious legs. Especially when you wear those black little shorts. So luscious, so thick.
Oh, and the way you walk, so confident with your beautiful breasts. Mmm.
You are so luscious with your bubble butt & [eatable?? does this say eatable??] thighs.
Continue to wear smaller shorts. Be proud!
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A break in a pipe has caused a breach at Boulder's wastewater treatment plant, but officials said it will not impact drinking water in Boulder or Lafayette.
Officials said floodwaters destroyed a section of pipeline northeast of 61st Street and Valmont Road where it crosses Boulder Creek. The break in the pipeline -- which carries 90 percent of Boulder's untreated sewage -- caused a 300-foot breach at the treatment plant that is flowing directly into Boulder Creek.
The breach is not affecting Boulder's drinking water, since the city draws that from Baseline Reservoir. Lafayette -- which also draws its drinking water from Baseline Reservoir -- is also not affected.
But officials are warning residents to stay out of flood waters and to minimize indoor water use when possible.
Officials are working to deploy contractors to make repairs to the pipeline. The treatment plant is currently processing about 10 percent of the city's wastewater through a second pipeline serving the Gunbarrel area.
The Lefthand Water District -- which serves the Niwot and Gunbarrel area -- has issued a boil advisory for its customers. No contamination has been detected, but the Colorado Department of Public Health issued the advisory as a precaution in case of a possible breach.
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The Colorado Department of Public Health has issued a boil water advisory for the Town of Frederick.
That order, issued just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, is the result of a break in a Central Weld County Water District water main. The break has caused a loss of water pressure in Frederick's drinking water distribution lines, and may also have allowed contamination to enter the system, according to an emergency alert issued by the town.No contamination has been detected as of yet, but the boil water advisory has been issued as a precaution.


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Judge Sonia Sotomayor took on detailed questions about court cases both famous and arcane as the Senate Judiciary Committee opened what was expected to be a quick process to confirm the 55-year-old appeals court judge to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. After the first day of hearings opening statements by the 19 members of the Judiciary Committee, senators began a first round of questioning on July 14, each taking a half-hour for one-on-one discussion with Sotomayor about her judicial philosophy on a range of subjects. Questions aimed at getting at how Sotomayor would rule on particular types of cases proved as unsuccessful in eliciting a specific answer as they have at previous nominees' Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Amid questions about Sotomayor's rulings as a member of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, she was asked to discuss Supreme Court opinions on the detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II, on a recent ruling overturning a District of Columbia ban on handguns and on references in her public speeches about personal experiences influencing a judge's rulings. She was also extensively questioned about the constitutionality of abortion.
In questioning her July 14, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., asked Sotomayor whether she thought that Roe was "settled law." She answered by saying only that the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirmed the central holdings of Roe, which continues to be the precedent.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., questioned her about the legality of a woman terminating a pregnancy at 38 weeks if it were discovered the unborn child had spina bifida, a congenital defect often resulting in paralysis. Sotomayor said that she could not answer that question because the hypothetical situation was too abstract. "I would have to look at what the state of the state's law was on that question," she explained. Even if she had that kind of information, she said, she could not answer because such a case might come to the court. Coburn asked Sotomayor whether advances in medical technology should have any effect on the legality of abortion as determined by Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling legalizing it nationwide. He cited as an example medical technology that allows premature babies born at 21 weeks to grow into healthy children. "All I am asking is should viability be considered as we discuss these delicate issues?" he said. Sotomayor said she could not answer Coburn's question because the issue in the Roe decision was the constitutional right of a private citizen, not the viability of a fetus. "I can't because that is not a question the court reaches out to answer," she said.
Anti-abortion protesters interrupted the proceedings several times during the first two days, shouting slogans about abortion from their seats in the public sections of the Senate hearing room before security guards removed them. Among the protesters who were removed and arrested was Norma McCorvey, who was known as plaintiff Roe in Roe v. Wade. After a change of heart about the legality of abortion, McCorvey has become a regular participant in pro-life protests in Washington and elsewhere.
A few glimmers of personal information about Sotomayor did come out in the first day she was answering senators' questions, such as when she was asked whether her views on civil rights had changed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and how the events personally affected her. After the attack on the World Trade Center, she said her neighborhood in New York's Greenwich Village was cut off for car traffic for some time, as emergency services used the streets for staging purposes. But that did not change her perspectives on the Constitution, she said, describing it as a timeless document that can address changing circumstances. She also talked about how, although she is a native of New York who continues to live in the city, she travels around the country and likes to stay in people's homes so she can get a better idea of how others live. "I try very, very hard to ensure that in my life I introduce as much experience as I can with other people's lives," she said.
In her opening statement July 13, Sotomayor introduced her mother, stepfather, brother, sister-in-law and their children. She referred to her extended family, godchildren and friends who also were in the room. She summarized her own life story, growing up in the Bronx borough of New York, the daughter of a factory worker with a third-grade education who moved to the U.S. from Puerto Rico during World War II. After her father died when she was 9, she explained that her mother sat beside her and her brother at the kitchen table, studying for a nursing degree to better care for her children. Sotomayor, a Catholic, graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx and went on earn scholarships to Princeton University and Yale Law School.
Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told reporters July 13 he expected the hearing to wrap up within the week, leaving plenty of time for the committee to vote on Sotomayor's nomination and move it on to the full Senate before Congress adjourns for its August break. Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama May 26 to replace Justice David Souter. The court's 2009 term opens in October but the justices will rehear a case on the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 several weeks earlier, on Sept. 9.


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enders_shadow wrote:in the pic where the RIN sniper is killing the man in the white van. (Astley's behind the van) I can has cookie nao?
anyway, good battle, nice amount of death, and I liked seeing the RIN in action (even though it did seem a bit unfair...)
enders_shadow wrote:that was my point. The landraider had no equal on the opposing force, so it kind of owned (huge cubes of armor with guns on them tend to do that)
stubby wrote: my floppy penis gets first dibs on it for tradition's sake, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll want to stick around long enough to play.
stubby wrote:omg noob, balrogs are maiars too, don't you know anything
BFenix wrote:I bet it was Mr.Astley that blew up behind Redshirts mech. Dirty creepers...
Again, you lost dude! Although I think to that Brikhead was in disadvantage when comparing forces with the RIN...
ALSO, aren't those dudes supposed to be fighting a forum battle? HUM?
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Santa Barbara, Calif. - UC Riverside used a seven run eighth inning to put the game out of reach, defeating UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, 10-3. The Highlanders pounded out 17 hits, including seven in the eighth inning in route to their eighteenth victory of the season.
Jaymie Torres (4-0) earned the victory of UCR allowing two runs in eight innings of work. Junior Matt Vasquez (2-2) was credited with the loss.
Riverside put the game out of reach scoring seven runs off of three Gaucho pitchers. With one out in the top of the eighth inning, the Highlanders barraged UCSB pitching with three straight hits, including a run scoring double by Ryan Harvey to increase their lead to 4-2. With two runners in scoring position, Tony Festa doubled in Harvey and Brian Wahlbrink expanding the UCR lead. The Highlanders would add four more in the inning.
UCSB took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning. Second baseman Matt Stevens walked to leadoff the game. After advancing to second base on a ground ball, Taylor Vogt scorched a single up the middle, plating Stevens.
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The Gauchos cut UC Riverside's lead to one in the bottom of the sixth inning. Josh Fulton led off with a single and found himself on third with one out after a stolen base, and a passed ball. Nate Sutton then bounced out to the shortstop, allowing Fulton to score from third.
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Simple IP Failover with Heartbeat
This article illustrates a method of implementing VERY simple active/passive IP failover using heartbeat(Available in AUR). I intend this to be very short and to the point, as such I will not be discussing any of the core concepts/principles of the individual compononents of a High Availability Linux Cluster--I will assume you have at-least a basic understanding of what a High Availability cluster is, and the individual components that come together to provide High Availability using heartbeat. If you have any trouble understanding anything in this article--I HIGHLY reccomended that you first familiarize yourself with the concepts of High Availability Clustering in Linux before proceeding to implement these instructions in a live/production environment.(SEE: Linux-HA)
For the purposes of this article we will not be configuring pacemaker, we will be using the older style haresources file/method to define our Highly Available Services with heartbeat.
We will NOT be using a load balancer, or any external resource agents with heartbeat; because of this, this setup will only allow for a 2 node ACTIVE/PASSIVE cluster, and we will be using two PHYSICAL machines. You may however try this on two virtual machines/hosts to test first, I see no reason why this setup wouldn't work in a virtual machine/environment.
We will have two machines, and at-least 3 IP addresses, for my setup I have 3 publically accessible/WAN IP Adresses, but this may also be done using two internal/LAN IP's & a single(1) Public/WAN IP address.
The machines we will be using are as follows:
- ha1.example.com: 220.127.116.11 (WAN)
- node1.example.com 184.108.40.206 (WAN OR LAN)
- node2.example.com 220.127.116.11 (WAN OR LAN)
*220.127.116.11 & 126.96.36.199 (the IP's our two heartbeat nodes will be using to communicate with eachother over our Local Area Network, these may be public(WAN) or private(LAN) addresses. Each of these two nodes should preferably be on the same subnet but all that is needed is that each node is able to communicate with the other/vice versa.)
*18.104.22.168 (our VIRTUAL IP Address that the two node's will "share" & monitor/bring alive if one node should stop communicating, this IP Address may be on ANY subnet. This IP Address should be reachable from the public internet(WAN) if you plan for your Highly Available services to be reachable from outside of your private Local Area Network (we will be using this ip address to connect to our Highly Available Services on the 'currently' active node))
*It is NOT neccesary to have a genuine registered domain name (FQDN) or a DNS server for the purposes of these instructions, heartbeat will use our /etc/hosts file for all heartbeat related hostname/domain name lookups locally(Irregardless of what /etc/host.conf tells it to use.); but, if you would like to reach your highly available services via a domain name from outside your Local Area Network, you will have to register a domain and fix it up with the proper zone/ns/mx/A record/CNAME definitions, and, optionally install/run ICS Bind with the proper/relevant zone definitions & replicate those definitions in /etc/hosts.
Cross your fingers, here we go!
01. Install the neccesary packages(Available in AUR):
yaourt -S ha-glue ha-heartbeat ha-pacemaker ha-resourceagent inetutils net-tools
02. Edit the main configuration file for heartbeat /etc/ha.d/ha.cf and make it look like this:
deadtime 5 warntime 10 initdead 15 bcast eth0 auto_failback on node node1 node node2 use_logd yes
03. Edit/create the file /etc/ha.d/haresources as follows:
node1 IPaddr::188.8.131.52/184.108.40.206 named httpd mysqld
04. after the line 'node1 IPaddr::184.108.40.206/18.104.22.168' our /etc/ha.d/haresources file append the name of the startup scripts/resource agents for whatever service you would like heartbeat to make highly available. In the example above in step 03. We have told heartbeat to manage named(BIND) httpd(APACHE) mysqld(MYSQL Server), see here:
IPaddr::184.108.40.206/184.108.40.206 IPaddr::220.127.116.11/18.104.22.168 named httpd mysqld
05. Edit /etc/rc.conf and place heartbeat at the END of your daemons array...
That's it! Fire up both nodes, pull the plug on your primary node/node1, and check node two to see that it has taken over your H.A Services & Virtual IP Address. E.G. 'ip addr show','ps aux'...
Please feel free to contact me in #archlinux @freenode if you need any assistance, and PLEASE(for *** sake) update/spell check/and fix the formatting in this article if you have some spare time!!! (I don't right now :P).
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Pricey gourmet store pasta salad–it's prepared in a way that appeals to everyone. It looks great, has all the tastiest ingredients but, for some reason, it doesn't taste as good as your own–-because you make your pasta salad exactly the way you like it. With just the right touch of "this and that" and none of what the rest of the crowd might think is yummy, but plenty of what you know is perfect. I've found the same holds true for search engines. We can use the Google, Bing, or any of the other off-the-rack search engines for most of our searches, but when we are willing to spend a little extra time to customize our search experience, we are gaining a foothold in creating a part of the Web's infrastructure.
When we think of user-generated content, we think of photo sharing, blogs, and videos, but we should also think of phenomena that put us in control of our Web experience. While quirky utilities such as Yahoo! Pipes (and readers who have firsthand experience with Pipes will, I think, agree that while Yahoo! has afforded us the power to design our own information experience, the first word that comes to mind when we think of Pipes is "buggy") fall into this category, I'm sure most of us who have experimented with CSEs have found them to be a useful resource in our toolboxes. CSEs permit us to direct our queries to the Websites we have determined are most useful.
A CSE is a search engine we can program. It allows the user to query the Web sites the user has determined are the most relevant. Only a handful of developers offer us a way to do this. The most basic is Rollyo. A more complex option is Gigablast. The most popular build-your-own search engine is probably Google's Custom Search Engine.
Why build a custom search engine? At times we may want to zero in on Websites that will help our patrons locate information that the big search engines will bury in 100s of pages of retrieval. For example, Terry Ballard at New York Law School's Mendik Library configured a Google CSE called DRAGNET that searches recommended legal Web sites. Sometimes CSEs are built to replace utilities that have been abandoned by their original agencies. Tara Calishain recently configured a cool CSE that searches official United States state Web sites. She found that, because Google Uncle Sam search had closed over a year ago, her engine could fill that void.
My book UContent covers not only the different ways librarians are using social media, but also details my firsthand experiences with each type of user-generated content I discuss. In Chapter 11 my coverage of CSEs led to building several of them– take a look at the pages and give them a test drive. I used Rollyo, Google, Gigablast, and a couple of the less well-known CSEs.
Anyone with a particular information focus may want to try developing a CSE. To get an idea of the broad range of CSEs that individuals have worked on, take a look at the Directory of Google Custom Search Engines or the Custom Search Engine Links Directory. That's another advantage of CSEs – once someone builds one, you can use it too. They're easy to configure. You can start building yours right here.


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A new season is here and I can't think of a better person to preview it for us in the Dino Nation Blog than Jack Armstrong. Jack and myself have are usual 20 minute interview that turns to double that. We cover everything from playoffs to hunting for Wiggins. Great stuff on many of the key players that will make up the core of this team for as long as they are competitive. So have a listen Jack never disappoints.
Thanks to Jack as always who has been a joy to work with for many years now for me. By the amount of people that come listen to these interviews I know it is not just me who enjoys when Jack pays the DNB a visit. Enjoy the game and the season ahead no matter what your rooting for Playoffs or Wiggins in the end we all want a better Raptors basketball team at the end of the day.
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I love how Jack says how "Ball" has made his career, and he should thank it. I guess Jack took Hedo's remark to heart. Thanks again for giving us Jack's insights looking ahead in a longer, extended interview.ReplyDelete
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All credit cards suspended for 30 day
By Marley Shebala
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WINDOW ROCK, March 8, 2012
Julian did not explain why all the cards were being suspended.
On Wednesday, the Council's Budget and Finance Committee Chairman LoRenzo Bates said that the branch chiefs agreed to the suspension because they were concerned about the "possibility" that p-cards that were funded with external funds were being misused.
"And to avoid that possibility, it was decided that p-cards would be shut down for 30 days and during the 30 days the controller (Mark Grant) could make a determination," Bates said.
External funds are revenue the government receives from state and federal governments through grants and contracts. About 44 percent of the tribe's annual budget is external funds.
The 2012 budget of about $566.7 million consists of $252 million in external funds.
The cards are also funded with tribal money, which is revenue generated from the tribe's taxes, rights-of-ways, leases, court fines and fees, and natural resources such as coal, oil, gas, timber and others.
On Wednesday, Shelly said that he supported the 30-day suspension of p-cards.
"We need to get this under control," he said. "We have to catch up on our books. I know most of our employees do a good job, we just need to get on the same page."
Officials say that more than 1,500 cards have been issued to employees.
Bates recalled that Grant reported to the committee that some credit card holders were not following procurement policies and that they were also exceeding card limits.
Tribal p-cards are issued specifically for travel or program operational costs.
Bates said that he and other Council members only have travel credit cards, which have a limit of $2,500 a month.
Once that $2,500 limit is reached, the card shuts off, he noted.
But he said with cards that are issued to pay for a program's operational cost, the monthly limit could be between $25,000 and $50,000, and when that limit is reached, the card doesn't shut down.
Bates said that p-card policy allows a travel credit holder, like himself, to increase his travel limit but that has to be done through a written request with justification and an approval process.
And he said the increase is only temporary. He added that he is familiar with the process because he asked for an increase in his travel card limit twice.
"We go through that process but it appears from financial reports and audits and that programs don't go through that process," Bates said.
During a joint meeting of the B&F and Law and Order Committee, which was called by Bates and L&O Committee member Edmund Yazzie to address p-cards, staff from the controller's office and justice department presented proposed amendments to the p-card policy to reduce "mismanagement" that included "continuous monitoring" of p-card usage.
According to a Feb. 1 memo from Bates and Yazzie, the meeting was called because the tribe "needs a policy for p-card use because of the recent reports of mismanagement."
Acting Auditor General Elizabeth Begay noted that two audits completed by her office of p-card use by 400 tribal programs showed "serious waste and abuse" by employees from top management down to lower level personnel due to "a lack of controls and enforcement."
Begay was referring to the p-card audits of the Division of Economic Development and the Division of General Services' Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A December 2011 audit of DED revealed that of the total credit card charges of $20,859 that $20,235, or 95 percent, were "questionable."
Auditors noted that the questionable purchases came from credit card charges by a Real Estate Department staff member included designer handbags, perfume, cosmetics, Pendleton bags and blankets, jewelry, National Finals Rodeo tickets in Las Vegas, an IPhone, IPod, IMac, leather coat, circular saw, torch kit, entertainment center, fire pit, and men's hat, tie and coat from June 2008 to July 2010.
A Feb. 17, 2011, audit of NOSHA found that four employees used their credit cards to purchased more than $97,000 worth of IPods, cell phones, leather jackets, children's clothing, 11 cameras, jewelry from Navajo Arts and Crafts, furniture and other items and racked up $5,200 worth of "questionable" travel costs from March 2008 to October 2010.
These cases were handed to the White Collar Crime Unit in the prosecutor's office.
Begay, who was not included in the p-card task force of finance and justice department staff, noted that the p-card policy has not been updated since it's creation in 2008.
She recommended that before a p-card is issued to an employee that the applicant be subject to a credit card and background check.
The purchase limit on p-cards for operations needs to be reduced along with vendors, she said.
Begay said auditors have found that one card holder used 108 different stores to buy equipment and supplies.
She added that she supported the recommendation to place restrictions on the types of purchases that can be made with operations p-cards.
The current p-card policy has "no restrictions," which is why auditor found an employee using her credit card to buy designer handbags and groceries, she said.
Begay also recommended that one credit card be issued to one department instead of the current practice of multiple cards.
She noted that auditor found that there was more misuse with operational p-cards than travel p-cards.
She also agreed with Law and Order Committee Chairperson Alton Shepherd that the policy must mandate that equipment purchased with p-cards be tagged as tribal property.
Auditors reported that items purchased with p-cards by staff of the Real Estate Department and NOSHA were missing.
Begay emphasized the need for harsher penalties for p-card abuses instead of simply suspending the cards.
Yazzie agreed with Begay and noted that the Law and Order Committee is working on revising the criminal code to strengthen the law.


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Use the scroller on the images above of Fenway Park to see the park on April 20, 1912, left, and Yawkey Way on Oct. 19, 2013, right.
By Joseph P. Kahn | Globe Staff
Like a lakeside summer camp, Fenway Park is now closed for the season. It's been quite the past couple of years at the Olde Ballyard. Fenway's 100th anniversary celebration, in 2012, had everything but a reenactment of the Titanic disaster, followed closely by the sinking of the SS Bobby Valentine. Few called for the ballpark to be torn down at year's end, just the team roster and maybe a section near the right-field corner.
This year, disgruntled fans ended the ballpark's dubious "sellout" streak, and the crowds along Yawkey Way temporarily thinned. Robust or not, crowds like the one pictured above, before a playoff game against the Tigers, provide a striking contrast to the street scene outside (also pictured) when the park opened in 1912 with a Boston victory over the New York Highlanders.
Undaunted and unshaven, this year's team battled their way to a World Series title. Mercy, as broadcaster Ned Martin used to say. Can you seat me now?
Success is bound to breed future sellouts. If Sox owners could fit more fannies atop the Green Monster, they probably would. Make that will.
For $7.3 million — $2.2 million less than Stephen Drew''s 2013 salary — the Boston Redevelopment Authority granted ownership permanent rights to (a) develop the air space over Lansdowne Street and (b) close off part of Yawkey Way on game days for commercial use. Those rights have already been exercised on a yearly basis. But bet your Xander Bogaerts jersey that no profit will go unturned under the new agreement.
In fact, Fenway and its immediate surroundings have been a work in progress — architecturally, commercially, sportingly — from the day the ballpark opened. Baseball may be its raison d'etre, but it has also hosted football, soccer, and hockey games; boxing and wrestling matches; political rallies; and pop, jazz, and rock concerts. To break an alleged curse, it even staged an exorcism, performed in 1992 by comedian Don Novello, a.k.a. Father Guido Sarducci.
The ballpark saw its first substantial renovation in 1933-34 under then-owner Tom Yawkey, who added a leftfield wall, scoreboard, and new grandstand area to the facility. By 1968, however, basking in the glow of the "Impossible Dream" year, Sox officials were openly clamoring for a new stadium. Like a Series title, it never happened on their watch.
Luxury suites were added in the '80s, in yet another move to modernize and expand the ballyard. Nevertheless, by '99 Sox ownership was again campaigning to build a new park, something along the lines of Camden Yards in Baltimore. A grass-roots Save Fenway Park movement helped squash that idea, possibly forever.
Enter John Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino, who, along with architect Janet Marie Smith, created the Fenway we know today, with turnstiles on Yawkey Way, seats perched above the left-field wall, wider concourses, and adjoining real estate "redeployed to create greater value," as Smith once put it.
Many fans still find Fenway and its surroundings hopelessly antiquated and wouldn't mind seeing the park abandoned. All might agree, though, that no amenity beats the championship banners flying overhead, a fresh one to be raised next spring.
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A recent news story shows that the police report claimed that Trayvon Martin attacked Zimmerman. If this is true, then it would definitely help Zimmerman.
Witness: Martin attacked Zimmerman
Here's a part of the story.
The witness reported: "The guy on the bottom who had a red sweater on was yelling to me: 'help, help…and I told him to stop and I was calling 911," he said. Trayvon Martin was in a hoodie; Zimmerman was in red. The witness only wanted to be identified as "John," and didn't not want to be shown on camera. His statements to police were instrumental, because police backed up Zimmerman's claims, saying those screams on the 911 call are those of Zimmerman.
But it seems odd to me. How did this small 17 year old get on top of a 28 year Zimmerman. It's clear by the photos that Zimmerman is a lot bigger. Now, let's be fair. Trayvon was 6'2". He was tall. he wasn't small. But he was only 140 pounds. Zimmerman was a lot bigger. And Zimmerman had the gun, so how would such a small kid get the upper hand? And why is this witness refusing to go on camera when other witness refuting the police report are all over the news? Police claim the witness wanted to be anonymous and only referred to as "John." Why didn't the police release these details earlier?
It makes no sense. Zimmerman was following this kid in a car. No crime was committed. He called 911, admitted to be following the kid. He was told not to follow the kid. Zimmerman did it anyway. At some point, Zimmerman exits his car. The Police claim the kid attacked Zimmerman as he was headed back to the car.
The problem with the story is that Zimmerman followed this kid and there wasn't a crime to justify it. Zimmerman was still the aggressor. And I have some serious doubts about Zimmerman's story. He had no business stalking the Trayvon. Maybe Trayvon had a fight or flight moment? maybe he was scared of the strange guy following him.
Regardless of what you think about this case. If you are carrying a gun, don't escalated the situation. If you see "suspicious behavior", call the police. Don't call 911 simply because someone fits a profile. Call the police when there is a crime or a real threat. And please don't follow someone, that's a great way to scare someone.
What do you think about the case now? Share your thoughts on the witness.
If the witness is correct, I retract my recommendation that Zimmerman should be charged with second degree murder. But that's a big IF. We still have Trayvon's girlfriend who was on the phone with him doing the altercation and it appears that Zimmerman stalked Trayvon. Another issue, is that the pro-Zimmerman witness is invisible. if he or she speaks in public, the account will be more credible. At this point, I don't even know if this person really exist.
Trayvon's girlfriend recently spoke about the phone call she had with Trayvon during his last moments. She actually captured an audio recording of the whole incident. She claimed Trayvon said "I think this dude is following me," moments before he was killed.
Here's her account of what happened.
The girl he was talking to says she could hear him when the teen asked a stranger: "Why are you following me?"
First she heard, "What are you doing here?" and then a push and an altercation just before the line went dead, the attorney for the dead teen's family said. "I called him again and he didn't answer the phone," the girl said.
But she maybe wrong or lying. She wanted his identity to be protected as well. And I can't say I blame any of the witnesses. What do you think?
Trayvon Martin, victim of fatal shooting, told girlfriend, "I think this dude is following me," attorney says
Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot


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Hey Everyone! :)
Here is my Wonder Woman drawing, inked and colored by my handsomelicious husband and comics partner, RAY DILLON ! :)
This just makes me want to do DC work even more... at least a cover or two!
Friday, March 9, 2012
My Wonder Woman Drawing; COLORED
Posted by Renae De Liz at 8:23 PM
Labels: art, comics, dc, wonder woman
5 comments:
- Geoff Thorne said...
you're awesome.
- March 9, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Film Samurai said...
Absolutely beautiful Renae
- March 10, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- Michelle said...
Your drawings are beautiful! The angle on this one is great - she towers over the reader! :)
- March 15, 2012 at 8:19 PM
- CCG Coordinator said...
Nice work! I like the vulnerability you inject into what is often a character that is hard to relate to.
- July 25, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Stronghead said...
Nice coloring! But I'm sorry to remind you that superheroes don't exist. Only we have the power to protect human rights. Discover Amnesty International's full campaign --- www.behance.net/gallery/Superheroes-dont-exist/12271885
- December 16, 2013 at 12:41 AM
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What a sweet story about your grandmother!
I had a great grandmother Babci. (I feel like I have told you that!) Polish ancestors rock. I love pierogies, awesome recipe.
I haven't had pierogies many times, but the ones I have had have been fabulous. I love dishes that hearken back to your ancestry
What a sweet post. My aunt taught me to make pierogi several years ago, and I've made them twice on my own since then. We haven't had any in so long, I really need to throw together a batch and restock the freezer! I usually make potato and cheese filling... adding truffle oil sounds awesome!
Your post made me tear up - this is such a sweet ode to your Babci. One of my best friends from college is Polish, and she would LOVE it if I made these for her. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow, that first photo made me drool. Perfectly seared and shaped pierogis. The filling sounds incredible and they must taste even better given the family history. When I make spaetzel I think of my German relatives.
Another delicious recipe! They keep getting better and better. So impressive you made the dough too - these sound so good!
I love the story behind the food.
Katie - Bobbie would have been so proud of who you have become. This is a beautiful story that brings back many memories. (Don't worry, Bobbie was never pleased that I was not a "Polish girl" but I think she learned to accept me...) :-)
Your Babcia sounds like my husband's Babcia! We love pierogies in our household. I need to make them more often!
GREAT story-and delicious, sinful pierogie!
great recipe...even better family story to go with it. :)
aw, what a sweet story about your grandmother. And those pierogies look amazing!
I remember your 'Bobbie' like it was yesterday - and through my mom's eyes (Bobbi's sister) I can see the glint of sturdiness that kept her steady in raising three wonderful boys - Love the recipe - remember, fruit (bluberries, pruces, and jelly) also are great fillers.


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330-630pm Tuesdays till 10/1/13 at the corner of Goslin Road and East Main Street.8am-12pm Saturdays till 10/26/13 at the Fairfield County Job and Family Services parking lot 239 West Main Street. Welcome to the Original Lancaster Ohio Farmers Market. Your source for all things fresh, local, and handmade. This area has supported a farmers market since 1810. To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig, the first market was actually held at a a market house that was located on the corner of Zane Square and Broad St.
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Production expected to greatly exceed needs, adding export pressure
CALGARY — Energy exports from Canada will have to rise as the country produces 75 per cent more oil and 25 per cent more natural gas by 2035, far outstripping its needs, says the National Energy Board.
In projections that largely echo its 2011 energy future report and other recent forecasts, the NEB says Canadian production of crude oil is expected to rise from about 3.2 million barrels per day in 2012 to 5.8 billion by 2035.
Meanwhile, natural gas production will decline by 2018 to 11.2 billion cubic feet per day from 13.2 Bcf/d this year due to poor prices, then rise to 17.4 Bcf/d by 2035 thanks to rising demand and prices due in part to exports of liquefied natural gas.
The 2011 report predicted 6.0 million bpd of oil and 18.0 Bcf of gas production by 2035.
"Today's report complements the International Energy Agency's recently released World Energy Outlook 2013, which found that global demand for oil will continue to grow, reaching 101 million barrels per day by 2035," said federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver in a statement.
"As the growth of energy production outpaces domestic energy use, more energy will be available for export. Our government will continue to work hard to seize this opportunity by opening new markets for our natural resources."
Canadian oil export capacity growth has been slowed by delays in winning approval for the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States and potentially by opposition in Canada to pipelines through B.C. and into Eastern Canada.
The NEB forecasts oilsands output will rise to 5.0 million bpd by 2035, more than double 2012 production, and with most of the growth in thermal oilsands.
It points out its forecast matches those by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the Canadian Energy Research Institute until 2021 but is about 15 per cent lighter (about 700,000 bpd) by 2030 than both.
It noted that if all proposed oilsands projects go ahead, production could hit 8.3 million bpd but it bases its lower number on a "reasonable rate of growth" considering historical patterns, economic returns and capital costs.
The NEB said Canadian energy needs will increase by 28 per cent by 2035, a slower than historical rate, due to energy efficiency improvements and a reversal of transportation energy demand growth.
Source: calgaryherald.com


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|"Congratulations! The wedding was beautiful! Enjoy!"
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|"Many blessings upon you and your children, your new family!
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- Linda and Randy McDaniel
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|"Congratulations on your wedding. May each day you share together bring much love &happiness. Enjoy your honeymoon!"
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|"Much Love and Happiness to you guys!!!"
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|"Wishing you love and happiness forever!!!"
- Cinda and Rick Foster
|"Hope ya'll have a wonderful marriage"
- Bob and Tina Gainer
|"We are so happy for the two of you! I can't thnk of nicer people for this to happen to....Steve, don't screw it up.....keep your "ice chompin" to a minimum!"
- Jan &Bill Webb
|"Wishing you love, joy and happiness! You were meant to be together!"
- Roger and Jeannie
|"We love you guys so much and wish you the best in life and in love! Thank you for your friendship and support over the years!"
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|"Wishing you a lifetime together of love and laughter!"
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|"I hope the very best for both of you. You make such a wonderful couple. I have enjoyed meeting you, talking with you and working with you. Enjoy your cruise and many years of marriage."
- Brenda Bryson
|"May you be as happy as we are for the rest of your lives together! There is nothing more wonderful than a life full of love and the committment you are making to each other!"
- Kathy and Mike Erickson
|"I wish you guys the best in your new life together. I cannot think of any two people who fit better together than the two of you (except for Rob and I...) Joy, happiness, peace, love and laughter to you, and may God bless this union."
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- Tom &Pam Sewak
|"I wish you the best for the future and hope you have a wonderful cruise. God bless your complete family. The bigger the better!"
- Love, Alecia Deviney
|"A wonderful idea for a honeymoon trip with family. Enjoy the cruise and the beach. Create some great memories. All our love to you both."
- Chuck &Marcia
Thank You for visiting our honeymoon bridal registry and wedding website. We decided to use this honeymoon bridal registry to allow us to pre plan all the wonderful things we want to do on our dream honeymoon. If you have any questions about how our honeymoon bridal registry works, please contact a honeymoon registry specialist at 858-433-1506 and they can help with our wedding registry list. Again, Thank You so much for using our honeymoon bridal registry and wedding website. Most of all, thank you for being part of our wedding and helping us have the romantic honeymoon and wedding we've always imagined.
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When TNA released their 3rd Degree Burns CD containing wrestler's theme songs late last year, it was an above-average collection that set the bar for future TNA music compilations.
With the recent Meltdown: The Music of TNA Wrestling Volume 2 coming out, the bar has been raised again as this compilation contains far more songs and songs for newer talent and tandems like Judas Mesias, the Motor City Machineguns and, gulp, even Pacman Jones and Frank Wycheck.
Produced and written by Dale Oliver and Serg Salinas with Gearz performing the tracks, this CD has 18 current entrance themes recorded and engineered at Oliver Twist Music Studios in Nashville. Marc Predka write Angle's theme and Pacman's was self-written along with Kareen Farmer.
The tracks that stick out as being recognizable at first are the themes for Kurt Angle, LAX (sans Konnan), Team 3D, Jay Lethal, Voodoo Kin Mafia and the Machineguns.
The CD is another step in the right direction for TNA as they inch towards their ultimate goal of seriously competing with WWE. Fans dig theme music and can readily identify the songs with the wrestlers after only a few bars.
If there is one track that could be added to this disc (speaking of digging), it would be Booker T's, but he had not yet signed with the company until after production had wrapped on this CD. Not to worry, as one can assume Booker's WWE-esque theme will be on Volume 3, right? Hint, hint, Dale.
The themes pretty much give the listener a visual for the particular wrestler's entrance into the iMPACT Zone. For instance, in listening to "Gold Metal," the image of Angle rising from under the ramp is immediately conjured up. And actually getting to hear Petey Williams' theme is a big plus. Seriously.
Meltdown has a little bit of everything, from somber morgue-like music (Mesias) to a Randy "Macho Man" Savage throwback (Lethal) to the Pacman hip-hop and the classic iMPACT theme from the Thursday night show. It's an excellent mix and keeps the listener satisfied, even after the themes end and a dueling banjos two-minute lick from Slammiversary is thrown at us as a bonus track.
Meltdown tracks:
This CD is what it is. It's 18 entrance songs for some of TNA's finest, plus a TV theme and extra banjo duel. If you have a hankerin' for some good tunes, then this disc is right up your alley. This CD is also the perfect stocking stuffer for any TNA fan. Heck, buy it for any WWE fan, too.


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|Central Park stretching. 2:00 PM. Photo: JH.
|The magnificent pear across Third Avenue (looking west) between 80th and 81st Streets. Thursday 3:30 p.m.
|Guests in the garden of the Frick last night, 11:15 p.m.
|The atrium, 11:25 p.m.
|Rockin' in the Rotunda ...
|Edita Vilkeviciute and Bibhu Mohapatra.
|Shayne Doty and Jacqueline Mars.
|Dirk and Susan Standen, Jessica Stam, Anna Sui, Aaron Young, Yeohlee Teng, Laure Heriard, and Dubreuil.
|Lulu Wang and friends.
|Emma Snowdon-Jones and Campion Platt.
|Robert Oxnam, Vishakha Desai, Tom Freston, and Kathy Freston.
|Edward and Betsy Cohen.
|Mark Gilbertson and Barbara Tober.
|William Ivey Long and Sharon Bush.
|Richard Chai, Shu Pei, Liu Wen, and Phillip Lim.
|Polly Onet and John Foster.
|Michael Joo and Stephanie Foster.
|Mrinalini Kumari, Susan Shin, and Donna D'Cruz.
|And on Friday night, Asia Week New York held their kick-off reception at the Morgan Museum & Library. International collectors and curators head to New York every March to partake in a non-stop of week of auctions, symposia and fascinating exhibitions presented by over three-dozen galleries, from here and abroad. It's an excellent opportunity to view (and purchase) an astonishing array of the rarest and finest Asian examples of porcelain, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, books, bronzes, prints, photographs, and jades from China, Japan, Korea, India the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.
The locale for the event was particularly fitting since Pierpont Morgan, the museum's founder, had a strong interest in Asian art, and he assembled a collection of some 1,400 Chinese ceramics, almost all of which were sold after his death and are now widely dispersed. Moreover, in 1913, the year Morgan died, he was involved in negotiations that—had they come to fruition—would have brought to New York the lion's share of the Qing imperial collection.
|Among the works on view at the Morgan are: a ritual bronze vessel datable to the Western Zhou Dynasty (ca. 1046-771 BCE), which Pierpont Morgan's son Jack purchased from C.T. Loo in 1917, and which formerly was in the collection of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-1795); a never-before-exhibited Northern Qi (550-577) limestone head of a Bodhisattva, formerly in the collection of Belle da Costa Greene, which came from the important complex of mountainside shrines hewn from the living rock at Xiangtangshan; a Tang Dynasty handscroll (618-907) that transcribes the second chapter of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra; a Kangxi-period bottle vase from the collection of Pierpont Morgan, the last piece of his large holdings of Chinese ceramics that remains at the Morgan; and a selection of documents, in code, related to Pierpont Morgan's 1913 negotiations to purchase the Qing collection.
|Guests included Henry Howard-Sneyd, William Griswold, Joan Mirviss, Jiyoung Koo, Jean Shafiroff, Gregory Speck, James Lally, Carol Conover, Tina Zonars, Sir Peter Moores KBE, Roger and Miranda Keverne, Edith Dicconson, Conor Mahoney, Suneet Kapoor, Beatrice Chang, Martha Sutherland, Carlo Cristi, Katherine Martin, Karen Wenders, John Eskenazi, Peter Kang, Arnold Lieberman, Michael and Lisa Hughes, Eric Zetterquist, Oliver Forge, Brendan Lynch, Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer, Sue Ollemans, Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, Michael Feng, Leonardo, Tomaso and Gerolamo Vigorelli, George and Katherine Fan, Christopher Luce, Francesca Galloway, and Catherine Sweeney Singer. www.asiaweekny.com.
|Catching up. Last last month Couture Council Board Member Jean Shafiroff hosted a private behind the scene tour and luncheon at The Americano Hotel for Couture Council members and friends to celebrate The Museum at FIT's current exhibition IMPACT: 50 Years of the CFDA. Patricia Mears, Deputy Director of The Museum at FIT, led the tour. Designers that attended included: Angel Sanchez, Nicole Miller, Maggie Norris, and Mary McFadden.
Luncheon guests included: Noreen Ahmad, Fabiola Arias, Marleen Barr, Alyson Cafiero, Bonnie Cantor, Deborah Chatman, Terry Culver, Allan Daniel, Kendra Daniel, Fe Fendi, Caren Forbes, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Carole Harding, Yaz Hernandez, Chui-Te Jensen, Michele Gerber Klein, Karen Klopp, Yvonne Lee, Kamie Lightburn, Judy Lockhardt, Mary McFadden, Patricia Mears, Maggie Norris, Nicole Miller, Valerie Steele (Director of The Museum at FIT), Heidi Pelczar, Patricia Shiah, Tia Walker, and Clair Watson.
|Lucia Hwong Gordon, Chiu-Ti Jansen, Rose Hartman, and Patricia Shiah.
|Valeries Steele and Patricia Mears.
|Jean Shafiroff and Nicole Miller.
|Deborah Chatman, Fabiola Arias, Kami Lightburn, and Fe Fendi.
|Fabiola Arias and Kendra Daniel.
|Yaz Hernandez and Patricia Shiah.
|Meanwhile, in Maastricht for The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) ...
|Within the first hour of Tefaf's opening, Mark Weiss of the Weiss Gallery sold the newly discovered Ditchley Henry VIII, c. 1600-1610 to a European Private Collector for £2.5 million or almost $4 million. The 7ft 7in x 4ft 11in oil on canvas was last seen at auction at Sotheby's in 1952.
|Every year, dealers return to TEFAF with a gleam in their eye; and not simply because this is by definition the best Art Fair in the world. They're smiling because they bring their most treasured pieces, those special items that even their regular clients haven't seen.
|Christophe van de Weghe, New York, NY.
|Richard L. Feigen and Frances Beattie, New York, NY.
|Fabrizio Moretti, London, UK; Florence, IT; New York, NY.
|Alex Vervoordt, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Like most of the budget monochrome printers in Dell's product lineup, the B1160w wireless laser printer is a mediocre performer for the price, capable of serving up a limited amount of prints in a personal-use environment, like a dorm room or a home office.
Its 150-sheet paper input capacity and lack of Ethernet connectivity certainly aren't ideal for medium and large work groups, but the company builds in 802.11 b/g/n wireless and Dell's mobile printing apps for Android smartphones. If you don't have a lot of money to spend on a printer but still need a wireless device for use around the home, you won't regret investing in the $120 Dell B1160w.
Design and features
The B1160w is easy to set up thanks to an intuitive software guide and the printer's compact dimensions. The printer measures 13.03 inches wide, 8.46 inches deep, and 7 inches tall, so you should still have plenty of room on your desk to work on after setting it up next to a computer. Like many laser printers, Dell uses a conservative black design with a curved paper path that places the output tray on top of the small, rectangular unit.
Conversely, the input tray pulls down from the lower half of the front and can only hold 150 sheets of standard 8.5-inch-by-11-inch paper, so don't expect to print out multiple articles from Wikipedia without refilling the drawer at least once. Dell also claims it can handle approximately 10,000 pages a month (also called the "duty cycle"), which should be more than enough for individual use. Unlike its pricier linemate, the Dell 1130n, this printer lacks the ability to print on cardstock and envelopes without an included single-sheet manual feed slot.
According to Dell, the B1160 is compatible with a variety of Windows versions including 32- and 64-bit Vista and 7, 2000, XP, and Server, as well as Linux and Mac OS 10.4 through 10.7. The onscreen instructions guide you through the 2-minute unboxing, physical setup, and software installation process using the included USB cable.
Unfortunately, the printer's modest price tag means you also don't get the benefit of connecting multiple users to the device on an Ethernet network. The good news is that you can still cut the cord, at least for personal use. The integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless print server is easy to get going thanks to the detailed instructional booklet that comes in the package and the simplified wireless setup on the driver.
I hesitate to call the top portion of the printer a "control panel," since you only get two buttons for power and alert. Considering the simple features of a monolaser, you won't likely need more. On the other hand, the fixed 90-degree angle of the button layout means that depending on how high you have the printer on your desk, you may need to stand up to see them. Overall, the controls are intuitive to navigate, so even the most amateur users won't likely run into snags during operation.


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Civil unions law should be honored
I was very disturbed by Christine Arnold's comment: "My religious beliefs override my duties as a justice of the peace."
Regardless of one's position on civil unions and gay marriage, she is an officer of the law and such personal matters as religious beliefs are not relevant.
The law must come first. If she cannot understand that, like Richard Amorossi of Brookfield does, perhaps she should step down.