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It's Sunday, the God's day, a day of rest
The NBA all stars are playing next
But right outside that same city
The celebratory atmosphere would change quickly
Who watching the game with me? You know lil Trayvon
Was repping his home town D Wade and LeBron
He had just came up from Miami to see his daddy
Who knew such a great weekend would end badly
In a place where you move because it's safe for your family
But some people got a ingrown hate for your family
Halftime just a short brake from the slamming
Bout to go to the store lil cuz -- you want some candy?
Bet -- I grab you some Skittles kid
I'll be right back in a little bit
[Verse 2]
Paid for lil cuz's skittles and a ice tea
Walked out the store and felt the chill of the night breeze
It seemed a little colder than before
He didn't know it was a boy like a soldier in a war
That was watching him clocking him thinking about stopping him
Nine milli cocking them; who's this nigga walking in my neighborhood?
He fits all the specifics of criminal statistics; he looks suspicious
911, what's your emergency
A black man's walking through my hood purposely
Stay clam, it's just little Trayvon
But he wanna be the hero so he put his cape on
George Zimmerman, neighborhood block captain
Loaded Glock strapped in, fake cop has been
Got out the car, ignoring what the cops asked him
They always get away -- this time that will not happen
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George Zimmerman didn't take his Ritalin
Drunk off adrenaline, says he making a citizen's arrest
Trayvon looks at him vexed
I just walked to the store, nothing more nothing less
Just steps from his home, he ignored his request
George grabs him, Trayvon swings and connects
Starts screaming out for help but Zimmerman sees a threat
So he pulls out his gun and he points it at his chest
He fires but he misses; Trayvon pleads for forgiveness
I didn't do nothing, this is senseless
But George Zimmerman was so vicious
He made sure the second shot hit him; no survivor, no witness
Trayvon never gave his cousin his Skittles
Missed the All Star Game, didn't see another dribble
And George Zimmerman wasn't even arrested
The message is only white life is protected
In America
Jasiri weighs in on the tragic story of Trayvon Martin with a poetic re-imagining of the night of the child's murder


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For many years our community has supported the Act of Kindness School Program, which was very successful due to your generosity. Now there is another need to help children, and what better time than this holiday season.The McKinley Middle School, in Albuquerque, has issued an appeal for donations in order to provide clothing (underwear, socks and toiletries) for their students. The Albuquerque schools usually provide approximately 2,500 items for their students, however, this year there has been an additional 280 students in need and the schools are scraping the bottom of the barrel.McKinley Middle School will also accept monetary donations to purchase clothing for their students. If you have any outgrown children's clothes, in good condition, please deliver them to me (Patricia Tubb, 439 Ridgecrest Ave., White Rock) and my husband and I will make certain that McKinley School receives them. At times when you are shopping for Christmas, please add a few of these needed items to your basket. Apparently there is also a need for size 6 boy's tennis shoes. Some children wear flip flops because they haven't any shoes and it appears that just about any clothing items, including coats, would be welcome.I believe your check would be tax deductible and it would be a good idea to mark it "clothes for McKinley"; it should be mailed to: McKinley Middle School, 4500 Comanche NE, Albuquerque, NM. 87110. I know that the school and the students, would be very grateful for your gifts.Patricia TubbWhite Rock
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There is no doubt that U.S. is experiencing an energy revolution of sorts, one increasingly based on natural gas that's being extracted from shale deposits across many part of the country.
Yet the U.S. freight transportation industry – and especially trucking – is seeing some particularly big benefits from this "energy revolution" as well; an impact chronicled in a new report issued by global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) appropriately entitled Shale Energy: Implications for the U.S. transportation & logistics industry.
Jonathan Kletzel (at right), PwC's U.S. transportation and logistics leader, noted that since 2010, the U.S. has emerged as the largest gas producer in the world – so much so that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that by 2040, 50% of our nation's natural gas supply will come from shale gas, dramatically impacting several segments of the transportation and logistics industry.
"Shale energy is having a major effect on the chemicals and manufacturing industries in the U.S., with clear ramifications for transportation and logistics companies," he explained. "This new source of abundant, low-cost energy provides a significant incentive for chemical producers and manufacturers to shorten their supply chain and bring production facilities back to the U.S. A revived manufacturing sector would increase the need for rail and trucking to move more products domestically and to ship exports abroad."
I luckily grabbed Jonathan by email this week (he's constantly traveling to and from meetings all over the place it seems!) to talk about PwC's findings about where shale gas and trucking intersect the most.
"We don't have a percentage estimate as it's a moving target, with some of the non-pipeline transportation volume getting displaced as more pipeline is built," he told me. "The rail segment is having a hard time keeping up with the production of rail cars to transport liquids – oil, gas, chemicals – and the pipelines are coming around too slowly so there is an issue with demand outstripping supply."
That right there, he stressed, should provide trucking some opportunity to capture market share, assuming motor carriers as well don't suddenly start experiencing a dearth of liquid trailer capacity.
"In addition, transportation share varies significantly by shale play due to existing pipeline infrastructure, and the various lead times needed for approvals and construction of new pipeline near each formation," Jonathan explained to me. "Pipeline will likely continue to be regarded as the more economical mode for energy transportation over land; however, trucking gets points for its flexibility as it is not limited by existing pipe or track infrastructure. This gives trucking a significant opportunity in particular near the newer production sites."
He also noted on a separate track that the low price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) relative to the more expensive diesel fuel is leading many carriers to switch to vehicles that run on natural gas – another potential boon from the U.S. shale gas boom.
"However, in order for trucking companies to expand their use of more affordable fuels, there needs to be infrastructure support," Jonathan stressed. "As part of America's Natural Gas Highway initiative, a network of approximately 150 LNG truck fueling stations on interstate highways is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2013. In addition to changing fuel dynamics, trucking activity has increased as a result of shale production as trucks haul fresh water, frack sand, waste products and heavy equipment."
Of course, when you're taking about shipping any combustible substance – and natural gas is surely that – carriers will need to keep safety issues foremost in mind.
"There is some risk of transporting natural gas by truck and since the derailment in Canada, there has been talk of requiring more reinforcement on rail cars that haul hazardous liquids," Jonathan told me. "If LNG spills it can burn as long as there is a source of ignition combined with a sufficient concentration of the gas, which has contributed to some local opposition to opening up new truck routes. The main concern has tended to focus on transporting through busier, more densely populated areas, but we expect that there will be more regulatory scrutiny in this area."
Then there's the final question: how long might this "boom" last? "Pipelines could be expected to take share in transportation from well sites as they get built, but trucking is likely to keep much of its share of frack sand and water transport," Jonathan said. "However, companies should keep an eye on efforts to change regulations, which could allow transport of wastewater by barge as this may lead to another substitute to trucking for these volumes."
Something to keep in mind as the shale boom rolls on.


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Zion National Park in southwestern Utah has "opened for the season".
From March 24, 2013 through November 3, 2013 access to the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive will be by shuttle bus only. The Zion Shuttle is now running with stops at most of the favorite visitor spots. Leaving from the visitor center, just inside the gates of the Park, the shuttle's first stop is the Zion Human History Museum. Then it is on to the Canyon Junction, The Zion Lodge, The Grotto, Weeping Rock, and the Temple of Sinawava – the gateway to The Narrows. At every stop, there are opportunities for Ranger-led programs, hikes, and specular views. Visitors may get on and off as often as they like, and the shuttle is free.
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An Israeli organization called "Torah on the Moon" is looking to do just what its name implies, deposit a hand-written Torah scroll on the surface of the moon.
There has been a Bible (including the New Testament) on the moon since 1971, when Apollo 15 Commander David Scott left behind a copy of the Christian holy text on the mission's lunar rover.
"Torah on the Moon" said it wants to deposit a Torah scroll, which comprises the first five books of the Bible, in order to "celebrate the ancient book's innumerable contributions to morality, justice, education, culture, art and sciences."
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Virginia Raye Decker "Ginger" Kiltie, 71, of Miles City died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
Mrs. Kiltie was born in Ronan on Aug. 14, 1942, the daughter of Henry Christopher and Flora Belle Pierce Decker. She grew up and attended schools in Ronan through the eighth grade. She attended her freshman year in Baker and then her sophomore through senior years at Miles City where she graduated from Custer County High School in 1960. She then enrolled in junior college for a time.
She married Alec Theodore "Ted" Kiltie on Nov. 21, 1962, at the First Presbyterian Church in Miles City. They remained in Miles City where they made their home since. To this union, two children were born, Kirk and Sandra.
Mrs. Kiltie worked many different jobs growing up from feeding chickens and gathering eggs to babysitting and waitressing during her school years. Following her marriage she worked in the laundry at the "Country Farms." She then went to work for Buttrey's Super Store in the plaza and worked there for 33 years holding various titles from clerk to department manager.
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Her survivors include her husband: Ted Kiltie of Miles City; a daughter: Sandra Lynn (Art) Peaslee Jr.; four grandchildren: Desta Lynn Fix, Khristofer Alex Crandall, Shane Alec (Jenny) Kiltie and Keith Hunter Losing; her great-grandchildren: Lillian, Connor (Desta) and Ryker, Kieran and Luther "Alec" (Shane); a brother: Calvin (Cindy) Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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A questionable substitution by the coach, more foul trouble for the superstar, and bad free throw shooting by just about everybody ruined Oklahoma City's chances in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
All that didn't wreck the Thunder's hopes of winning the series.
The Thunder trail the Miami Heat 2-1 after a 91-85 loss on Sunday in which they blew a 10-point lead in the third quarter. Kevin Durant went to the bench in foul trouble and Scott Brooks compounded the problem by yanking Russell Westbrook shortly after, both All-Stars watching when the game got away from the Thunder.
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Not that long ago, depositing a check entailed standing in line at a bank, or driving up to a teller window, where a pneumatic tube sucked up deposits and zoomed them to the appropriate department.
Today, depositing a check is a smartphone photo snap away, and it's a trend that's gaining traction.
More than 1 billion mobile phone users will use their mobile devices for banking purposes by the end of 2017, compared to more than 590 million this year, according to Juniper Research, which earlier this month released "Mobile Banking: Handset & Tablet Market Strategies 2013-2017."
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Long Beach-based Farmers & Merchants Bank is the latest bank to launch its new mobile banking app and a new generation of "smart" ATMs.
"F&M is concentrating on enhancing its online and mobile banking services to provide our customers the same convenience and security larger banks offer, while holding true to our community roots," said Ken Nagel, F&M senior vice president and chief information officer.
Available on iPhone and Android smartphones and iPad and iPod Touch, FMB Mobile allows customers to remotely deposit checks by capturing an image of them with a smartphone camera, view account balances, search recent account activity, transfer funds between eligible accounts and find the nearest ATM or branch location.
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The New York Times public editor asks something which is, IMHO, a fairly startling question:
Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante?
And by "vigilante," apparently, they mean: Should the NYT bother to note whether the things people say are true or not?
Before the era of Fox News, I would have thought that the answer to this question was pretty damn obvious. There was a time (at least I think there was) when the crowning achievements of the journalism profession were considered to occur when some kind of major investigative reporting happened. Heck, they even award Pulitzer Prizes for that. Guys like Woodward and Bernstein, Hunter S. Thompson, and Edward R. Murrow were considered to be doing the sort of thing you strive to accomplish, going out and telling the difference between fact and fiction. Suddenly that's controversial somehow?
Arthur Brisbane asks the readers:
And if so, how can The Times do this in a way that is objective and fair? Is it possible to be objective and fair when the reporter is choosing to correct one fact over another? Are there other problems that The Times would face that I haven't mentioned here?
Oh gee, I don't know. Maybe you should ask some freaking scientists or something.
At its best, journalism can and should be a kind of science. It's a soft science, sure, you can't set up controlled experiments, but nevertheless the point of science and reporting is to investigate the available evidence thoroughly, and then accurately report what you feel is the best model for explaining your findings. You wouldn't want peer-reviewed journal articles to consist of nothing but material like this: "We asked scientist X what he thought the result would be, and he said 17. Then we asked scientist Y what she thought the result would be, and she said 589. So we averaged that, got 303, and we figure the answer is somewhere around there."
You don't get to just ask for people's wild-ass guessing, fail to perform any experiments, and just call it a day! You've got to actually do the work and reach some kind of empirical conclusions.
This seems like the sort of thing that could be spun as a liberal or conservative issue, but it really shouldn't be. It's the same kind of sloppy, lazy journalism that leads people to report uncritically on the evolution/creation controversy, and say "Hmmmm, this is really controversial, lots of strong opinions on both sides!" without bothering to mention that some people know more shit than other people, that this knowledge is harder to acquire than just taking a random survey, and that the people who study the issue in a serious way almost universally fall squarely on just one side.
In an era of YouTube and blogs and video camera phones, I can pretty much get a recording of any event that happens anywhere in the world, and I can receive that news with whatever spin I happen to feel like by choosing the information sources that suit me. Presumably, the value that a professional media could add is by burning shoe leather, doing investigation, and filtering out nonsense that people are talking. If they can't actually be bothered to provide that, then they're going to find more and more that they have no reason to exist.
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I did a Vatican Letter today on 10 texts I think are fundamental for understanding Pope Benedict XVI and his approach to his ministry. For those who want to click and read, here are the links:
1. His inaugural sermon in 2005.
2. Part 1 of his first encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est."
3. His 2005 talk to the Roman Curia on Vatican II.
4. His improvised sermon on baptism in early 2006.
5. His Q and A with young people a year after his election.
6. His lengthy interview with German reporters.
7. His address on faith and reason in Regensburg, Germany.
8. His letter to Chinese Catholics last year.
9. Sections 16-31 of his second encyclical, "Spe Salvi."
10. His audience talk on St. Augustine last January.
Of course, this is a subjective list and is bound to be incomplete. I asked some colleagues what they thought should be on it, and they had their own ideas.
Italian reporter Sandro Magister, for example, whose blog pays careful attention to the pope's words, agreed with me about the Regensburg address and the 2005 Roman Curia speech, but also suggested the pope's January talk to the University of Rome— the one he didn't get a chance to deliver after the visit was canceled because of protests. And among the pope's homilies, Magister liked the one from Epiphany 2008, when the pope spoke eloquently about God and the "hope of history." Yeah, I probably should've included that one.
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Sale Sharks 21-9 London Irish, Aviva Premiership
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Sale Sharks notched their first win of the Aviva Premiership season with a 21-9 victory over London Irish at the Salford City Stadium on Friday night.
The first half was dominated by Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani and his forwards. The one-time England international set up Nick Macleod and Johnny Leota's tries in the opening period, as well as adding a conversion. Irish's response before the break came through a penalty from Ian Humphreys. Humphreys kicked two more three-pointers in the second period to reduce the deficit, but two late Cipriani penalties sealed the victory.
Sale went into the game on the back of yet another difficult week which saw the removal of Bryan Redpath as director of rugby. Redpath was then installed as head coach on Wednesday with chief executive Steve Diamond putting himself in charge of first-team duties.
And that indecisiveness off the field translated to the team early on in this encounter. Straight from the kick-off Cillian Willis was charged down which allowed the visitors to build an attack in the opposition 22. Topsy Ojo used his searing pace to scythe through the hosts' defence, but he failed to spot the overlap and the move eventually broke down.
Despite their edgy opening, solid set-piece work allowed the Sharks to gain a foothold in the match. After they had stolen an Irish lineout, Sale drove impressively and forced the Reading-based outfit to infringe.
Macleod kicked the resultant opportunity as the home team led 3-0 with eight minutes gone. It seemed to settle them down and they added to that lead soon after when fly-half Cipriani sent the fullback over.
If anything, it was London Irish who looked like the side who had gone on a horrendous run of defeats with the back three struggling to deal with the wet conditions. They did reduce the arrears when Humphreys kicked three points, but it was the Sharks who continued to threaten when Leota charged through the defensive line.
Although that did not come to fruition, it was not long before the Samoan outside centre was crossing the try-line. Once again instigated by Cipriani, the stand-off's wonderfully delayed pass sent Leota through a gap and he shrugged off two would-be tacklers before touching down.
The hosts' fly-half converted to extend their advantage to a deserved 15-3 scoreline at half-time. But with a team that was so low on confidence, it was never a comfortable lead, especially when Humphreys ate into it just after the interval with a second three-pointer.
Even though the second period became mainly scrappy, it was the visitors who began to create opportunities. After Humphreys had broken the gain-line, Sale conceded a penalty which the fly-half duly converted.
Irish pressed but the hosts remained composed and Cipriani sealed the victory with successive penalties from the tee.
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When looking for an axle upgrade for our project we decided the well-known and popular Ford 9-Inch would be perfect. There are a few options when it comes to upgrading to a 9-Inch: We could have gone with a junkyard unit or maybe one from someone else's project that never made it (the Internet is great for that), but after looking at price differences and measuring what width the housing needed to be, we decided starting with a new F-9 fabricated housing from Currie Enterprises would be the best and most financially wise decision we could make, since the cost is not much more than a "normal" 9-Inch housing and will ensure we won't be spending any extra money for axle mods on secondhand equipment.
After we determined what housing we were going to run, the next step was what gears and differential we were going to stuff in the Currie F-9. We called up Superior Axle & Gear, and they set up our third member with 4.86 gears and a Detroit Locker. With the specs of the housing, our proper measurements, and third member in hand, we headed to Currie Enterprises' impressive facility in Corona, California, to see how they build one of these burly F-9 axles.


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It's off-shore conditions on the windiest days there in the springtime. I'm not saying "don't go", but head's-up. There's a reason why very few people ride there. If something goes awry you could be in for a high-risk situation. A similar set-up is available at Doran Beach in Bodega Bay with the watchful eye of the Coast Guard nearby. The waves don't wrap like they do at Pt. Reyes/Tubamancha but there is a greater chance that someone could respond if you are headed out to sea.
I'm cold just thinkin' about it!
Go bigga'
10-4, Thanks Dave your advice is always respected.
Shuttles available upwind from Pittsburg and Sherman all summer. Come see what kiting west has to offer.
in other words you might want to bring a waterproof book to read while your floating out there.
I'm sorry for barging in, but I'm a little bit confused about the wind direction.
If its going NortWest and the wind hits Point Reyes North of the light house, that should be side on shore, and west north west is onshore, no? Which break are you referring to Kev?
I was looking at the google maps north of the Point Reyes light house, Point Reyes National Seashore along St Francis Drake Bld.
The beach that people ride there is traditionally referred to as "Tubamancha" and it lies on the south-southwest facing side of the peninsula along the Limantour Spit. (I'm not aware of anyone riding in on-shore conditions on the northside during NW winds, but I'm not a local there, so maybe there are other options.)
Go bigga'
Any launch that's side on, do you know of one Ray? or is it Rey? Hell I still have some climbing ropes in the garage and I wouldn't mind repelling down to a nice little site if necessary. Just as long as it's a short climb up! Jeese I'm getting lazy.
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So Jammie Thomas-Rasset did indeed download and share music using P2P. Others have commented on the disproportionate nature of the penalty damages imposed in this case. Here I want to address a narrower question: how many copies should she be charged for?
The RIAA argues that Thomas-Rasset was sharing 1,700 audio files, and that 2.3 million P2P users had access to those files. This is "the equivalent of standing on a street corner with approximately 150 CDs and giving away free copies to anyone who asks".
But clearly Thomas-Rasset didn't actually create 2.3 million copies of those 1,700 files. Even if she had, the people who downloaded the files must share some responsibility, since they actively chose to make copies (unlike Thomas-Rasset, who merely chose to make them available). The RIAA seems to believe that because we don't know how many people actually downloaded these tracks from Thomas-Rasset's computer rather than someone else, that statutory damages are justified.
But this begs an important question: if a million people decide to share and copy some music track over P2P, how many copies do they make? The answer is quite obvious: one million users, one million copies. Nobody is going to fill their disks with thousands of copies of the same song, and even if they did it wouldn't make any difference.
(Actually quite a few users will have also made temporary copies on MP3 players and the like, but since doing that with a CD you own is fair use, that seems pretty irrelevant)
So at most Thomas-Rasset is guilty of having made 1,700 illegal copies of 1,700 songs. The fact that these songs were also available for others to download is irrelevant to the damages argument. Maybe 1,000 people made copies of these songs, maybe none. Civil law (which this is) is based on the balance of probabilities, and on the balance of probabilities the total responsibility of Thomas-Rasset for the copies made by the network of which she was a part is one copy of each song. These songs are sold for download for a dollar each, which suggests that, absent punitive damages, Thomas-Rasset's true liability should be $1,700. Even with triple damages for deliberate actions, that would still only be $5,100.
But of course, this isn't about justice for artists, this is about the business model of the RIAA members.


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Although we believe the amount of people running custom ROMs on their Windows Phone is very small, it's still a consideration for some of you who don't want to wait until Microsoft (and your carrier, OEM) releases the next big update.
Luckily over the weekend the supposed RTM build of Windows Phone 7.8, version number 8858, has managed to slip out into ROM chef hands, allowing them to create multiple custom ROMS for various devices. Should you be lucky to have one of these phones and brave enough to install, you can find 7.8 ROMs here...
- HTC Titan
- HTC Mozart
- HTC Radar
- Samsung Omnia7
- HTC Trophy
- HTC 7Pro
- Nokia Lumia 710
- Nokia Lumia 800
Personally, we're going to wait a little while ourselves to see how this whole 7.8 update rolls out. Specifically we're wondering if Microsoft will allow users to update themselves or is this going to be another carrier/OEM fiasco. If it's the latter, then bookmark these ROMs as they may be your only method for getting 7.8, at least in a timely manner.
To see what's in 7.8 you can read our detailed post on the update here.
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These Boots Were Made for Dancing
There's a curious and creative collaboration on display at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where Kinky Boots, with book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, opened on Thursday night. It's based on the 2005 movie about a family-owned English shoe factory on the brink of closing down which decides in desperation to try manufacturing high fashion boots for a niche market – cross-dressing men!
Kinky Boots is cut from the same cloth as Billy Elliott and The Full Monty – 2 other feel-good working class movies set in the north of England which got turned into musicals. It's old-fashioned and formulaic, yet heartfelt and fun. And like those boots, it's perfectly constructed.
It stars Stark Sands as Charlie Price, the young fourth-generation owner of the family business, and Billy Porter as Lola, the flamboyant drag queen who inspires the crazy notion of kinky boots, with a solid supporting cast. Harvey knows a thing or two about drag (Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Hairspray), and his script is script is full of saucy one-liners. Cindy's music is right out of the '80s, her sweet spot, and so is the choreography by Jerry Mitchell, who also directs.
Act 1 ends with a rousing dance number that uses conveyor belt choreography the way OK Go used treadmills in their famous "Here It Goes Again" music video. Both Charlie and Lola get big "11 o'clock" numbers in the second act. And the grand finale, "Raise You Up" is a sure-fire riff off of "We Are Family" guaranteed to get the audience on its feet
Kinky Boots has the feel of a hit. And for all the ingredients that make it work, it's Billy Porter as Lola who makes it sizzle. He's like the love child of Tina Turner and Harvey Fierstein himself in a star-making performance which has both flash and feeling. There's a corny moral – "accept someone for who they are" – but that's OK in the context of a very entertaining evening.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Sophomore Jenny Borck recorded the only singles victory for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons Friday in the first day of the Steve Baras Fall Classic at Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Bjork prevailed in three sets against Allison Storey of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
This was the opening weekend for the Lady Bisons this fall.
Deahna Welcher, Lorena Djuknic, Sierra Troxel and Melissa Kromer lost their matches.
In doubles play, Welcher and Borck won by a score of 8-4 against Eastern Kentucky.
Kromer and Djuknic lost their match 8-0 against MSU.
E. Tchakrova (MSU) def. Deahna Welcher (Lip) 7-5. 6-2
P. Castro (UAB) def. Melissa Kromer (Lip.) 6-2, 6-4
J. Huekinghaus (KSU) def. Lorena Djuknic (Lip) 6-3, 6-1
Jenny Borck (Lip) def. Allison Storey (UTC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Melissa Gerristen (EKU) def. Sierra Troxel (Lip) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Welcher / Borck (Lip) def. Labeja / Gerristen (EKU) 8-4
Tchakarova /Tchakarova (MSU) def. Kromer / Djuknic (Lip) 8-0


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No joke: Jon Stewart is a board member.
The comedian-activist was appointed to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum board of directors Thursday afternoon in New York. Stewart thanked the board and its chairman, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and said he would do what's needed to help.
The host of the Emmy-winning "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central recently used his show to champion a federal bill that provided billions to treat workers who became ill from exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust. Along with Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, Stewart was widely credited with nationalizing the issue.
Foundation president Joe Daniels says Stewart is an important public figure and a regular New Yorker who saw the world change on 9/11.
The memorial — twin reflecting pools set above the fallen towers' footprints — is set to open to the public by this Sept. 11.


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Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to successfully install Gentoo on your box. This of course depends on your architecture.
Check the following requirements before you continue with the Gentoo installation:
Still interested in trying out Gentoo? Well, then it is now time to choose the installation medium you want to use. Yes, you have the choice, no, they are not all equal, and yes, the result is always the same: a Gentoo base system.
The installation media we will describe are:
Every single media has its advantages and disadvantages. We will list the pros and cons of every medium so you have all the information to make a justified decision. But before we continue, let's explain our three-stage installation.
Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three
Now what stage do you have to choose?
Starting from a
|Pros and Cons
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Choosing to go with a
|Pros and Cons
Write down (or remember) what stage you want to use. You need this later when you decide what LiveCD (or other installation medium) you want to use. You might be interested to know that, if you decide to use different optimization settings after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to recompile your entire system with the new optimization settings.
Now take a look at the available installation media.
All LiveCDs allow you to boot, setup networking, initialize your partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install Gentoo without a working network configuration.
Now what do these LiveCDs contain?
This is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the
system, prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. It
does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a single stage1 file),
source code or precompiled packages. For example the sparc64 variant of this
LiveCD can be found in the
|Minimal LiveCD
|Pros and Cons
Gentoo's Universal LiveCD is a bootable CD suitable to install Gentoo without
networking. It contains a stage1 and stage3 tarballs (optimized for the
sparc architecture). For example the sparc64 variant of this CD is called
If you take a closer look into the directories you will see
that we provide a
You only need the Packages CD if you want to perform a stage3 with GRP installation.
|Universal LiveCD with Packages CD
|Pros and Cons
You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD (if not, then you are reading the wrong section). We'll first start by downloading and burning the chosen LiveCD. We previously discussed the several available LiveCDs, but where can you find them?
Visit one of our
In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can
check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss
Insert the Gentoo LiveCD in the CD-ROM and boot your system. During startup, press Stop-A to enter OpenBootPROM (OBP). Once you are in the OBP, boot from the CD-ROM:
ok boot cdrom
You will be greeted by the SILO boot manager (on the LiveCD). Type in
boot: gentoo-2.4
Once the LiveCD is booted, you will be greeted by a login prompt. Log on as
login: root password:
(Press Enter here)
You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-F1.
Continue with
If not all hardware is supported out-of-the-box, you will need to load the appropriate kernel modules.
In the next example we try to load the
# modprobe 8139too
If you are an advanced user, you might want to tweak the IDE hard disk
performance using
# hdparm -tT /dev/hda
To tweak, you can use any of the following examples (or experiment
yourself) which use
Activate DMA:# hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:# hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda
If you plan on giving other people access to your installation
environment or you want to chat using
To change the root password, use the
# passwd New password:
(Enter your new password)Re-enter password: (Re-enter your password)
To create a user account, we first enter their credentials, followed by
its password. We use
# useradd john # passwd john New password:
(Enter john's password)Re-enter password: (Re-enter john's password)
You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using
# su john -
If you want to allow other users to access your computer during the
Gentoo installation (perhaps because those users are going to help you
install Gentoo, or even do it for you), you need to create a user
account for them and perhaps even provide them with your root password
To fire up the SSH daemon, execute the following command:
# /etc/init.d/sshd start
To be able to use sshd, you first need to setup your networking. Continue with
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Polls conducted late last year showed a high level of opposition, especially outside Quebec, to a proposed Liberal-NDP coalition in the event the minority Harper government is defeated in the House. The new poll suggests Canadians' feelings have evolved, with 50 per cent of respondents favouring a coalition government, while 43 per cent are happier with the current Conservative government.
"This is a huge change from the period right after the coalition agreement was struck in Stéphane Dion's last days as Liberal leader, when the Tories took an apparently unassailable 20-point lead," Mr. Graves said. "Clearly much of the recoil against the idea of a coalition really had to do with alarm at the idea of Stéphane Dion becoming prime minister so quickly after having been rejected so decisively at the polls."
This is the first time any pollster has provided a coalition number which starts to reflect voter intention. It's always troubled me that 62% of voters didn't want the Conservatives, but a full third or more of those opposed a coalition. This result is good news for coalition supporters, the first time a majority has supported the concept. One caveat:
In addition, the poll suggests that 49 per cent of Canadians want to see Governor-General Michaëlle Jean send the country to the polls if the Harper government is defeated on its budget, instead of allowing a coalition government.
Canadians don't want an election, in fact they loathe the very suggestion. The fact they prefer one over a coalition is still reason for concern. That said, overall, it does appear that resistence to the coalition is lessening.
On party support, EKOS shows a tight race, Liberals on the rise, Conservatives down:
Conservative Party continues to lead in overall voting intentions in Canada, with the support of 36.2 per cent of respondents, compared with the Liberals at 32.6 per cent and the NDP at 14.3 per cent.
Even worse for the Conservatives, the pollster actually compares Harper to Bush, as his popularity wanes badly:
The Ekos/Globe and Mail poll suggests the Liberal Party is gaining momentum as economic concerns grow, with a majority of Canadians now holding a negative view of Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Of the 1,000 respondents, 55 per cent disapproved of Mr. Harper's handling of his responsibilities, while 35 per cent offered their approval.
"That is a very bad number," Ekos president Frank Graves said of the disapproval rating. "That is getting up into [former U.S. president] George W. Bush numbers. Not quite, but 10 more points, and you're up to as bad as it gets for elected leaders."
Opinions of Ignatieff were quite favorable, although people have a limited opinion at this point.
These are the type of findings which speak to a sense of "legitimacy" for a coalition, imperative in my mind. A positive result, no question.


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NEWS: 23/2/08: Springer's Humana Press launches new website Publisher Humana Press, acquired by Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, in September 2006, has announced the launch of its new website at www.springer.com/humana.
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Sep 27, 2007
EDGE Publications Launches San Francisco Gay News and Entertainment Portal
For Immediate Release Sep 27, 2007
San Francisco, CA - EDGE Publications, Inc. in partnership with the Bay Area Reporter today announced the official launch of EDGEsanfrancisco.com, a new online destination with news and entertainment serving San Francisco's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
EDGEsanfrancisco.com delivers eight major channels of information to its readers, including daily news, business & finance, weather, arts & entertainment, health & fitness, style, sports and travel. Additional channels provide local coverage of nightlife, shopping, lodging, dining, plus a local business directory and calendar of events.
The site joins a family of market-leading online publications currently serving readers in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Providence, Provincetown and greater New England.
"You simply can't create a gay news network without San Francisco," said EDGE Publisher David Foucher. "With our launch to this city, EDGE brings our unique blend of daily coverage to a whole new community - and we finally become a true national network of portals for gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender individuals."
The Bay Area Reporter, the largest gay and lesbian community newspaper in San Francisco, has partnered with EDGE to provide a variety of local news and entertainment coverage.
Tom Horn, publisher of the Bay Area Reporter, expressed his delight that his newspaper will be joining the EDGE network. "The Bay Area Reporter has the finest writers and critics in Northern California," he said. "We're happy to be the media partner for EDGEsanfrancisco.com, and we're happy to share our content with internet readers from all over America and the world."
The new publication is available at http://www.EDGEsanfrancisco.com.
EDGE is an online community destination dedicated to the delivery of local, national and world content targeted to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in a fair, entertaining and interactive format. The company publishes online in Boston MA, New York NY, LSan Francisco CA, Miami FL, Dallas TX, Philadelphia PA, Fort Lauderdale FL, Providence RI and Provincetown MA. Learn more about EDGE at http://www.edgeonthenet.com.
Bay Area Reporter is San Francisco's oldest and largest local newspaper of record serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Founder in 1971, B.A.R. is regarded for its original writing covering news and entertainment relevant to our lives. B.A.R. and ebar.com are published every Thursday by Benro Enterprises, Inc. with print distribution in San Francisco and surrounding cities of the Bay Area, as well as 20 other US cities.
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If you're looking to add a little realism to your next game of Fruit Ninja on your Nokia Lumia 920, you could try using a real knife instead of your finger.
We are too sure how well the Lumia 920's screen will fair after slicing through a few games but it's an interesting way to demonstrate Nokia's PureMotion HD+ touchscreen. The Gorilla Glass should hold up to the knife swipes for a while but I don't know how long I'd tempt fate.


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Food for Fines - Spokane County Libraries
During the week of April 14-20, 2013, bring in a non-perishable food item to the Spokane Valley, Airway Heights, Cheney, Deer Park, Fairfield, Medical Lake, Moran Prairie, North Spokane or Otis Orchards, and receive $1 off any overdue fees for each item. Donations benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and their expanded networks in Cheney, Deer Park, Fairfield and Medical Lake.
- City:
- Spokane Valley
- Neighborhood:
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- Phone:
- 509.893.8400
- Email:
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XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical EngineersActivity by Danijel Namjesnik | added on Jan 19, 2011 | Croatia
Sponsor(s): University of Zagreb, the Croatian Academy of Engineering, the Croatian Engineers Association and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction
The Meeting will take place in Zagreb, Croatia in February 13-16, 2011. The Conference is organized by the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Croatian Chemical Society.
In the spirit of celebrating IYC 2011,
the Scientific and Organizing Committee cordially invite you to attend and participate in the
XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers
which will take place in Zagreb, Croatia in February 13-16, 2011. The Conference is organized by the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Croatian Chemical Society, under the auspices of the University of Zagreb, the Croatian Academy of Engineering, the Croatian Engineers Association and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction.
The Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers is the most important gathering of chemists and chemical engineers in Croatia. The conference continues a series of meetings which are held biennially. The main purpose is to promote new achievements, innovative ideas and technologies from the field of chemistry, chemical engineering and the related fields, to encourage interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experience and to be a forum for scientists, engineers, teachers and managers. An exhibition of chemical industrial and laboratory equipment and instrumentation, computer software and hardware, literature and other relevant material will be organized as an accompanying manifestation. Our last Meeting has attracted about 450 participants from different countries.
In the past 30 years the plenary lectures at our Meetings were many distinguished scientists, such as Nobel prize winners Jean-Marie Lehn and Vladimir Prelog, professors G.F. Froment, B. Delmon, E.U. Schlunder, P.W. Atkins, K.B. Wiberg, G. Baldi, R. Huber, J.R. Flower, A. and F. Moser, D.W.T. Rippin, M. Zlokarnik, L. Riekert, K. Schugerl, Nobel prize winner - prof. R. Ernst and others.
This time confirmed plenary lecturers are: Ada E. Yonath (Nobel prize winner for 2009), Richard Darton, Axel G. Griesbeck, Dmitry Yu Murzin, Dijana Matak Vinkovic, Andrzej Stankiewicz. Confirmed invited lecturers are: Hami Alpas, Dominik Cincic, Stanislav Kurajica, Irena Matecko, Natasa Mrsic, Rita Skoda-Foldes, Zarko Olujic, Sasha Omanovich.
All presentations and promotional materials will be published in the Book of Abstracts. The accepted papers will also be considered for publication in the special issues of the journals with international editorial boards and worldwide distribution, which are sponsored by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. The official languages will be Croatian and English.
We strongly encourage all the scientific community to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations at the upcoming XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested in attending our meeting. More details about the XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers can be found at: http://22skiki.fkit.hr.
In addition to the technical programme, the participants will be able to enjoy the beauties of Zagreb - the capital city of the Republic of Croatia. Zagreb is an old Central European city. For centuries it has been a focal point of culture and science, and now of commerce and industry as well. It lies on the intersection of important routes between the Adriatic coast and Central Europe. Zagreb can offer its visitors the Baroque atmosphere of the Upper Town, picturesque open-air markets, diverse shopping facili¬ties, an abundant selection of crafts and a choice vernacular cuisine. The city will enter into the third millennium with a population of one million. In spite of the rapid development of the economy and transportation, it has retained its charm, and a relaxed feeling that makes it a genuinely human city.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Zagreb, Croatia in February 2011!
President of the Scientific and Organizing Committee:
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Streaming media
Businesses are storing their data on the network for ages now, but the past few years, there has been a trend in home networking to put all content on a central server and distributing it to the home computers and dedicated appliances on the network. This page offers an overview of the possible packages to stream digital media (video, audio and images, and in several cases also online content) from your server to your clients.
- 1 Serverside
- 2 Clientside
Using a uPNP or DLNA-compliant server
Generic instructions
- Your server should be set up to use multicasting. This will ensure that your clients will always find the server automatically on the network:
- Setting it up manually in /etc/rc.conf:
ROUTES=(!gateway multicast) gateway="" multicast="-net 18.104.22.168 netmask 255.0.0.0 eth0"
- Using avahi and mdns
- Some of the hereafter mentioned software packages do not get along together. If you are experiencing problems, make sure you are not running two of them at the same time.
See MediaTomb
See Minidlna
Fuppes [1]
See uShare
Coherence [2]
Fairly new server, implemented in Python. Should be handling transcoding in the svn-version. Looked very promising, but development seems to have stalled somehow.
PS3 Mediaserver [3]
See PS3 Mediaserver
Universal Media Server
A DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server [4]
Rygel [5]
See Rygel
Using other software
See article at Mpd
The VLC media player includes a Universal Plug'n'Play module and can browse and play from a server.


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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
It's my Birthday!
Happy knitting, spinning, and whatever you enjoy doing!
60 comments:
- SNOWBIRD said...
Happy Birthday to you! Unhappy to hear that you may not be blogging. I really look forward to your posts with knitting and the dogs. Hang in there.
- November 11, 2008 5:46 a.m.
- Birgit said...
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Monika!
Ich wünsche Dir alles, alles Gute - lass' Dich gebührend feiern!
Liebe Grüße
von Birgit
- November 11, 2008 6:28 a.m.
- Heike said...
Liebe Moni,
ganz ganz herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Deinem Geburtstag!!
Bleib´ wie Du bist und lass´ Dich heute ein bisschen verwöhnen und feiern.
Das Foto ist richtig niedlich und genau den Haarschnitt hatte ich in dem Alter auch!!
Besonders leibe Grüße von Heike
- November 11, 2008 6:45 a.m.
- momsue84 said...
Happy Birthday, Monika. Sorry to hear you are done blogging, but I know how you feel. It can get to be just too much. I'll surely look at your beautiful work on Ravelry.
- November 11, 2008 7:00 a.m.
Liebe Monika, herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem Geburtstag. Ich hoffe es gehen alle deine Träume und Wünsche in Erfüllung !
Schade, das Du erst mal nicht mehr bloggen willst. Ich hoffe es ist nur eine Pause.
LG Eva
- November 11, 2008 7:07 a.m.
- DAWN said...
Well, happy birthday young lady!! I hope you have a great great day!
Love and hugs,
- November 11, 2008 7:10 a.m.
- lexa said...
Happy birthday!
- November 11, 2008 7:25 a.m.
What a cute photo. And Happy Birthday! Here's wishing you many more years of happy knitting. I'll certainly miss you on your blog but I understand wanting to go in a different direction. I'll see you on Ravelry. :-)
- November 11, 2008 7:33 a.m.
- Manuela said...
Hallo Monika
ich wünsche Dir von Herzen alles Liebe und Gute zu Deinem Geburtstag. Dass Dir weder Wolle noch Iedeen jemals ausgehen werden - zwinker - wird wohl bei DIR nicht der Fall sein gel....
Herzliche Grüsse aus der Schweiz
- November 11, 2008 7:34 a.m.
- pacalaga said...
Happy birthday! I'm disappointed you won't be blogging - I only just found your blog, and am 3 repeats from the end of Three Sisters Scarf #2. (Which, in my house, is Two Aunts Scarf #1, hee.) Good luck.
- November 11, 2008 8:10 a.m.
- Margene said...
May you have a wonderful birthday full of joy and love. You'll be missed and I hope you don't go away forever.
- November 11, 2008 8:24 a.m.
- Dreams of Yarn said...
Monika, I hope you will keep in touch. Maybe you just need a break from the regular things, a change. I hope you find some clarity.
- November 11, 2008 8:50 a.m.
- Jeanne said...
Happy Birthday!
- November 11, 2008 8:52 a.m.
- Lankakomero said...
Happy Birthday to You!
At schooltimes I had a friend Anne, who was also born on 11.11.
Sad to hear you'll stop writing here, but I'm happy to see your works at Ravelry!
- November 11, 2008 9:12 a.m.
- tigergirl said...
Happy Birthday!
- November 11, 2008 9:20 a.m.
I have been a loyal reader for quite a while. Please know that you'll be missed. Wishing you much happiness in whatever you do.
- November 11, 2008 9:33 a.m.
- Kim said...
Happy Birthday! What a lovely photo.
- November 11, 2008 9:47 a.m.
- Tracy said...
Did I read that right?????
You're leaving blogland??????
Ooops sorry, I should have said Happy B-Day first.
- November 11, 2008 9:54 a.m.
- Dave said...
Happy birthday!
And good-bye? No more blog posts? Oh, I'll miss you. Thank goodness for Ravelry.
- November 11, 2008 10:02 a.m.
- Marianne said...
Love the photo, sweeeet.
Happy Birthday!
- November 11, 2008 10:05 a.m.
- A Knitting Junkie said...
A very, very Happy Birthday to you!!!
- November 11, 2008 10:07 a.m.
Happy Birthday! When one door closes, another opens. That's what makes life such an adventure. Best wishes in all your future endeavors.I'll miss your blog and your animals.
- November 11, 2008 10:08 a.m.
- Cindy said...
Happy Birthday! Although I don't comment much, I have always enjoyed your blog. Hope you have a wonderful birthday and if you blog again, I'll be reading! :)
- November 11, 2008 10:19 a.m.
- Hege said...
Happy Birthday!!
Are you really giving up blogging??
I'll miss reading your post!
- November 11, 2008 10:24 a.m.
- Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog: said...
Happy Birthday Monika!!!! That's a darling picture of you.
But I am so sad.... Your posts have been such a pleasure to read and inspiration to my knitting. I do want to thank you for the time and effort you have put into your blog over the years that have made it one of the best knitting blogs out there.
- November 11, 2008 11:26 a.m.
- elizabeth said...
Monika, I don't know why you decided to break or quit the blog, but while I'm selfishly sorry because I love your blog, I won't add guilt to your plate. Take care!
- November 11, 2008 11:34 a.m.
- elizabeth said...
- November 11, 2008 11:35 a.m.
- Pat said...
First of all Happy Birthday to you~
2nd of all - what?? Are you just burnt on blogging (I certainly have been there as you well know!) or is it something else? Best wishes to you in everyway, Monika!
- November 11, 2008 11:40 a.m.
- Donna said...
Happy birthday! Thanks for your terrific patterns; I've loved watching your knitting!
- November 11, 2008 11:51 a.m.
- Bea said...
ähm - wie soll/muss/kann ich das verstehen?
Soll das heißen, dass du nicht mehr bloggen magst?
Wenn ja, bist du bereit, es dir nochmal zu überlegen?
büdde, büdde
- November 11, 2008 12:10 p.m.
Happy Birthday!!!!
- November 11, 2008 12:18 p.m.
- Angelika said...
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag. Gestern hatte meine Mama. Heisst das, dass Du Deinen Blog jetzt vernachlaessigen willst? Bitte schreib mir weiterhin Emails und bleib in Kontakt.
- November 11, 2008 12:29 p.m.
Alles, alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Monika!
Just celebrated mine too, am still in Austria and read with interest about your trip. Sounds like it was a whirlwind tour that stirred up a lot of feelings and thoughts in you. After a long absence a one week stay is just too short and I hope you will be able to go back soon for a longer stay.
I remember my first trip back after a 12 year absence, it was tough, very tough, very,very tough indeed.
Now that I am going back more often it is much better and I would highly recommend it to you!
One of the toughest things for me was to accept that I was seen as an "american" even though I never felt like one, I really questioned then who I was and where I belong!
Hopefully time will heal whatever troubles you now - this is what I wish for you!!!
Take your time, fest durchwurschteln hilft, und denke an die Worte "auch das wird vorübergehen"!
Ganz liebe Grüsse schickt Dir
PS Some day we will hear from you again, in the meantime I will miss your postings with their great projects, help and insights.
Thank you for all you have done!!!
- November 11, 2008 12:30 p.m.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag liebe Monika! Ich lese da etwas von "goodbey"?! Ich hoffe, ich habe da was falsch verstanden ...
Was immer du tust - geniesse es und lass dich nicht unterkriegen! Auf jeden Fall wird mir dein Blog fehlen!
Alles Gute und liebe Grüsse - ZiZi
- November 11, 2008 1:21 p.m.
- Sharon V said...
Happy Birthday Monika!
I will be sad if you (and your blog) go away, but in life things change and parts of old life shed so that parts of new life can unfold.
I wish you health, happiness and wisdom.
- November 11, 2008 1:21 p.m.
- shannon said...
happy birthday, friend. i understand your desire to not blog, it often times hits me, too.
i am just glad i get to see all your knitted goodness at ravelry...
- November 11, 2008 1:36 p.m.
- Restless Knitter said...
Happy Birthday!!
- November 11, 2008 1:40 p.m.
- hannah said...
First I wish you a happy birthday!
I am very surprised by your decision to say goodbeye. I feel rather sad because your blog is one of my favorite blogs.
I sure hope we will keep in touch...
- November 11, 2008 2:07 p.m.
- punkin said...
Happy Birthday. That is a sweet picture.
I enjoy reading your blog. I wish you all the best.
- November 11, 2008 2:08 p.m.
- herta said...
Hallo Geburtstagskind...
...alles Gute vor allem Gesundheit wünsche ich dir aus Österreich.
- November 11, 2008 2:52 p.m.
- knittink said...
Liebe Monika,
zuallererst herzliche Glückwünsche! Für das neue Lebensjahr wünsche ich dir Glück, Liebe, Gesundheit, Erfolg und stets genug Wolle vor den Nadeln bzw. der Spule!
Ich habe hier immer gerne gelesen und wünsche dir, dass du die auf das Bloggen bislang verwendete Zeit zu deinem Besten verwendest. Schön, dass du dank Ravelry nicht komplett aus der Strick-Welt bist.
Alles Liebe!
- November 11, 2008 2:57 p.m.
- Frieda said...
Happy Birthday !!!!
Hope you do keep up the blog , but sometimes a break is a good thing and just what you need ....
- November 11, 2008 4:22 p.m.
Happy birthday Monika. I will miss reading your posts - you were the first knitting blog I read and are the reason that I am addicted to them now. Thank you, and I will miss you!
Michele W.
- November 11, 2008 4:44 p.m.
- Elemmaciltur said...
Herzlichstens Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!!
- November 11, 2008 4:50 p.m.
- Rhonda said...
Happy Birthday Monica and happy trails for wherever you life leads you. Thanks for being my blog friend. Rhonda
- November 11, 2008 5:07 p.m.
- 2paw said...
Dear Monika, you were such a sweet little girl!! That's a lovely picture. I will miss your blog and all it's craft and German Shepherd delights. The Labradors send big Tail Wags to Biko and Sam.
- November 11, 2008 5:55 p.m.
- She Knits Socks said...
I'm sorry you are giving up on your blog. Let us know your Ravelry name so we can watch for you there.
- November 11, 2008 6:46 p.m.
- Ann said...
Happy Birthday to you & hope that you have a great day!
- November 11, 2008 6:49 p.m.
- hakucho said...
Happy Birthday, Monika!
Not sure what to say, just hope and pray everything is ok with you. I won't say goodbye...I will look for you in ravelry :) Hugs :)
- November 11, 2008 7:21 p.m.
- Beverly said...
Happy Birthday! I'll miss you and see you on Ravelry.
- November 11, 2008 10:05 p.m.
- Yarn Devil said...
Happy Birthday Monika!!! I hope you had a great one!!! We will certainly miss your posts! and do hope to see you back.. but, good luck with whatever your expected endevours!
- November 11, 2008 10:06 p.m.
- sula said...
Happy birthday, and all the best to you in your future pursuits. I hope you can always keep smiling like you did back then! Best to you, and see you on Ravelry!
- November 11, 2008 10:41 p.m.
- Maggie said...
Happy birthday! I'll be here when you get back. :)
- November 11, 2008 11:03 p.m.
Happy Birthday, Monika!!
Hope you have a wonderful year.
I also hope that you someday return to blogging. I 've really enjoyed Smoking Hot Needles.
Margie in Maryland
- November 11, 2008 11:15 p.m.
- Bea said...
puh, vor lauter Entsetzen über den Abschied habe ich die Geburtstagsglückwünsche vergessen *ascheaufmeinhaupt*
Alles Liebe zu Deinem Geburtstag, nachträglich.
Grüßle, die Bea
- November 12, 2008 12:38 a.m.
- Faith said...
Happy birthday! You share the same day as one of my little sisters. Hope your day was great!
- November 12, 2008 5:51 a.m.
- Kirsten said...
Happy Birthday!!!! I love that little photo of you. I had the same haircut as a child. We must be close to the same age, the "pixie" was all the rage in those days!
I am so sad to see your blogging days end. I will certainly keep an eye on your beautiful projects on Ravelry!
- November 12, 2008 4:10 p.m.
- Debi said...
I'm so sorry I missed your birthday Monika. I hope you had a wonderful day and all your birthday wishes come true!
I'll be sad not to read your fun anecdotes, knitting tip and of course seeing Biko and Sam...Hope you all say hi even now and then.
I hear ya on the "I'm done with blogging" tho...I'll never shut FKD down completely but it just seems like such a chore these days.
I'll be waiting to see those Dalmation Socks someday :)
- November 13, 2008 7:59 a.m.
- Mariella said...
Happy Birthday!
- November 13, 2008 10:23 a.m.
- Chez Tine said...
bonjour de Paris et bon Anniversaire ... vos créations sont vraiment magnifiques
au plaisir de vous revoir
- November 14, 2008 10:03 a.m.


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Canon's Line-Leading Eight Megapixel Powershot Pro1 Digital Camera Premieres with a Fast 28 – 200mm L-Series Lens
"With the PowerShot Pro1 digital camera, we have successfully merged many of the most sought-after, high-quality SLR features into an all-in-one digital camera," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A., Inc, a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ). "With the optical brilliance of its L-series 28-200mm lens, the eight megapixel CCD imaging sensor, and its compact size, the Canon PowerShot Pro1 model is feature-packed and provides the ultimate combination of professional features and simplicity in a digital camera."
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Powershot Pro1 Specifications
|Effective Pixels
|Approx. 8.0 million
|Image Sensor
|2/3-inch CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 8.3 million)
|7.2 (W) – 50.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 200 (T) mm) f/2.4 (W) – f/3.5 (T)
|Digital Zoom
|Approx. 3.2x (Up to approx. 22x in combination with the optical zoom)
|Color LCD viewfinder Picture coverage 100% Dioptric adjustment –5.5 to +1.5 m-1 (dpt equivalent)
|LCD Monitor
|2.0-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (Picture coverage 100%)
|AF System
|Hybrid autofocus (TTL + external metering sensor) (continuous or single) AF lock and Manual focus are available Focusing frame: 1-point AF (any position is available)
|Shooting Distance
(from front of lens)
|Normal AF: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity (W – 90 mm)* 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (90 mm – T)*
Macro AF: 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W – 63 mm)* 30 – 50 cm (1.0 – 1.6 ft.) (63 – 90 mm)*
Super Macro AF: 3 – 30 cm (1.2 in. – 1.0 ft.) (42 – 90 mm)*
Manual focus: 10 cm – infinity (3.9 in. – infinity) (W – 63 mm)* 30 cm – infinity (1.0 ft. – infinity) (63 – 90 mm)* 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (90 mm – T)*
*Zoom position (35mm film equivalent)
|Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter
|Shutter Speeds
|15 – 1/4000 sec.
1.3 sec. or slower shutter speeds are available in Shutter-priority mode or Manual mode. Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
|Light Metering System
|Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot (Center or AF-point)
|Exposure Control System
|Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure control AE lock is available.
|Exposure Compensation
|± 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available.
|Auto, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
|White Balance
|TTL auto, pre-set (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash) or custom (Custom1/Custom2)
|Built-in Flash
|Auto*, on*, off
* Red-eye reduction is available.
|Flash Range
|50 cm – 5.0 m (1.6 – 16 ft.) (W), 1.0 – 3.5 m (3.3 – 11.5 ft.) (T) (When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent.)
|Terminals for
External Flash
|Sync-terminals on accessory shoe Use of the following external flashes is recommended: Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX.
|Flash Exposure
|±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments, FE Lock, Slow synchro and 1st-curtain/2nd-curtain flash are available.
|Shooting Modes
|Auto Creative zone: Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual, Custom1 and Custom2 Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Stitch assist and Movie
|Continuous Shooting
|High-speed: Approx. 2.5 shots/sec.
Standard: Approx. 1.0 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)
|Interval Shooting
|Shooting interval: approx. 1 – 60 min. (1-min. increments) Number of shots: 2 – 100 shots (Maximum number of shots varies according to CF memory card capacity.)
|Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./ approx. 2-sec. delay
|Wireless Control
|Shooting and playback are available (wireless controller is included in the camera kit). When shooting, image is captured instantly/ approx. 2-sec./approx. 10-sec. after shutter button is pressed.
|PC-controlled Shooting
|Available (USB connection only. Exclusive software program is included in the camera kit.)
|Recording Media
|CompactFlash™ (CF) card (Type I and Type II)
64MB CF card included
|File Format
|Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant
Image Still images: JPEG (Exif 2.21)*ą or RAW
Recording Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG;
Audio data: Format WAVE (monaural))
|Color Space
|Standard or Adobe RGB
|Super Fine, Fine, Normal
|Number of
Recording Pixels
|Still images: Large: 3264 x 2448 pixels
Medium 1: 2272 x 1704 pixels
Medium 2: 1600 x1200 pixels
Medium 3: 1024 x 768 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels
Movies: 640 x 480 pixels (approx. 30 sec.)* 320 x 240 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* 160 x 120 pixels (approx. 3 min.)* 15 frames/second
|Playback Modes
|Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor/viewfinder), Sound memos (up to 60 sec.) or Slide show.
|Direct Print
|Canon Direct Print/Bubble Jet Direct/ PictBridge compatible
|Display Languages
|12 languages available for menus and messages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese)
|My Camera Settings
|The start-up image, start-up sound, shutter sound, operation sound and self-timer sound can be customized using the following methods:
1. Using the images and sounds recorded on a camera.
2. Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software.
|USB (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
|Power Source
|1. Rechargeable BP-511 lithium-ion battery
(included in the camera kit/sold separately)
2. Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (type: BP-511/512/514) (sold separately)
3. Compact Power Adapter (CA-560) (sold separately)
4. Car battery adapter (separately sold Charge Adapter/Car Battery Cable Kit CR-560 is required)
|Battery Performance
|BP-511: 420 shots w/LCD, 420 shots w/EVF, 400 min. playback
|Operating Temperature
|Operating Humidity
|10 – 90%
|117.5 x 72.0 x 90.3 mm
(4.6 x 2.8 x 3.6 in.) (Excluding viewfinder eyepiece and protrusions)
|Approx. 545 g (19.2 oz.) (camera body only)


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The Jaguars have signed Buccaneers free agent defensive tackle Roy Miller to a two-year contract, agent Mike McCartney said Friday.
The 25-year-old Miller appeared in 15 games (14 starts) for Tampa Bay in 2012, recording 24 tackles. He played 503 snaps, per Pro Football Focus.
The 6-foot-2, 310-pound Miller will help the Jaguars replenish their interior line depth after Terrance Knighton signed with Denver.
In addition, the Jaguars also announced they had struck a deal with Texans free agent defensive back Alan Ball, who notched 21 tackles in 11 games for Houston in 2012. Ball, who has made 22 starts, gives the Jaguars another experienced option in the secondary. He has played both cornerback and safety in the pros.


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