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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Three-Disc Target Exclusive) (Blu-ray)
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The Film:
Time to eat a little bit of crow. When
I Am Legend
Water for Elephants
director Francis Lawrence was tapped to take over duties for
The Hunger Games
franchise following the departure of Oscar nominee Gary Ross, some skepticism surfaced over whether the adaptations would continue to meet the heights achieved by the invigorated and largely faithful -- not to mention wildly-popular --
first film
. Despite being entertaining-enough movies in their own right, neither of Lawrence's previous book-to-screen projects have strong reputations for their closeness to the source material, leaving confidence up in the air for
Catching Fire
, the daunting middle entry in Suzanne Collins' dystopian trilogy of young-adult books. Those suspicions appear to have been premature, though: not only has this continuation of Katniss Everdeen's saga of rebellion, spectator manipulation, and conflicted love matched the initial film that ignited the spark, it confidently surpasses its predecessor in nearly every way possible, from craftsmanship and faithfulness to sheer exhilaration.
The story picks up half a year after the events of
The Hunger Games
(watch out for spoilers for the first film), amid the biting cold of winter in District Twelve. Victor Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence,
Silver Linings Playbook
) has struggled to get her life back to normal -- especially involving her best friend, Gale (Liam Hemsworth,
) -- following her time in the mandatory to-the-death arena, which will complicate further as she goes on tour with the unexpected second victor, her feigned boyfriend Peeta (Josh Hutcherson,
The Kids Are All Right
, to the other districts in a display of the Capitol's power. Before that, she's greeted by President Snow (Donald Sutherland,
Don't Look Now
), the authoritative leader of Panem, who suggests that he knows the depth of her deceit during the games, how she and Peeta manipulated the system and spectators into letting them both live for the sake of love. Her resistance to the Capitol during the games has sparked rebellions in response to the yearly Reaping and class structure, something she's forced to calm if she wants to keep her family and friends alive. Katniss, still a blunt and standoffish teenager, must choose to either play the Capitol's game or step up as a figurehead for the rebellion, with Snow ready to respond either way.
Catching Fire
boldly roots into darker material by first centering on Katniss' mental integrity and moral constitution, delving deeper into the character's psyche than in
The Hunger Games
. Her experiences in the arena, the murder of other children and the joy derived from their brutality by the audience, manifest into a form of post-traumatic stress that the film actively explores, hinged on a blistering performance from Jennifer Lawrence as the burgeoning freedom fighter. The Oscar-winning actress' inherent heart-on-sleeve candor becomes crucial to realizing Katniss' internal trauma, commanded by the manic and fearful energy in her reactions as she sees violent images that aren't there and awakens in the night to harrowing dreams. There's a subtler melancholy behind her presence as well, though: the understated glances she shares with her maturing sister Prim (Willow Shields), her rekindled friendships with Peeta and Gale, and how she jolts her drunken mentor, Haymitch (Woody Harrelson,
), out of his stupor reveal a young woman bottled up with a cocktail of cynicism and desperation, justifiably unready for the challenges ahead.
Adapted from Collins' second book in ways that perhaps outdo even the text, those challenges consist of an uptick in the story's themes about authoritarian government and police enforcement, rendering a harsher dystopian atmosphere as Katniss and Peeta traverse the districts. Granted, director Lawrence can only go so far with depictions of brutality in a PG-13 film aimed at broader audiences, but
Catching Fire
certainly captures the bleakness and simmering intensity of a burdened nation on the brink of revolution, down to underscoring the volatile events -- the bloodshed -- catalyzing their fury. The work the production crew have done in shaping Central Georgia's locations to fit this bleak but arresting vision are constantly spectacular: the desolate and hopeless atmosphere of the industrial districts, held at gunpoint by white-clad peacekeepers, funnel towards the candy-coated center of privilege benefiting from their destitution, the Capitol. Where the first film emphasized the harrowing spectacle of the games with addled camerawork, the second focuses on the disparity and anxiety between social classes through
cinematographer Jo Willems' steady, stunning gaze at Panem and its denizens.
Director Lawrence has his own challenge to handle with the book's story, since it'd be easy -- and not unjustified -- to look at
Catching Fire
's return to the arena for more bloodshed as an auspicious rehash, in a franchise that already deals with the baggage of emulating the likes of
Battle Royale
in its design. Katniss' resignation to death and the participants in the Games themselves, all previous victors with their own idiosyncrasies, give the plot the alternate perspective needed to mask the similarity. Revisiting the media exploitation and pop-culture critiques on reality shows are made intriguing by Katniss' bleak self-assurance and the collective passion of the elder participants, while the building of alliances and training exercises invite those watching into the minds of past tributes. Clearly, there's more to them than meets the eye: Sam Claflin lends suspicious magnetism to the chiseled, primped gladiator Finnick, while Jena Malone's embodiment of the rebellious axe-wielding whackjob Johanna Mason adds a clever parallel to Katniss' quieter and stoic resistance. The road to the arena might be similar, but it's an entirely different ballgame once they're at the Capitol.
In the arena, all of
Catching Fire
's alternate attributes come to a head, leading to vastly more engaging and visually alluring action beats created by a wide array of dynamic threats, both human and not. The jump to the big screen aids the activity in Collins' text in becoming clearer, which could get overly hectic and jumbled at times. Francis Lawrence's prowess as an action director shines in the complex combination of practical and digital effects, coming together in the tropical aquatic atmosphere in fast-moving, dangerous ways. The renegade flames and dogs from the first film were only the tip of the iceberg: the tricks up the sleeves of new gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (a reservedly charismatic Philip Seymour Hoffman) play directly into the deadly reality-show spectacle that the narrative so richly critiques, the shock and awe at his fingertips adding visceral surprises around every corner. Yet it's all part of the book's thrilling beats, the script taking very few liberties with the way the games go down. Shot almost entirely with IMAX cameras for breathtaking scope, it's an exhilarating forty-five minutes that buries the previous film's arena experience (something that can't really be said about the books).
There's also a veil of mystery, of suspicious moves and countermoves, going on within the games in
Catching Fire
, building towards a bittersweet lead-in to the final chapter(s) of
The Hunger Games
saga, and a fruition point in Katniss' journey towards becoming the face of the uprising against the Capitol. Sticking close to the source material ensured that the film would, ultimately, end on a cliffhanger that leaves questions only answerable by the next installment and, without doubt, feeling like a bridge between installments. Yet, even under those limitations, this adaptation finds a way to visibly underline Katniss' personal development across this individual story, in a rewarding and inspiring final burst as the film's final words hang in the air. That's what happens with a clear grasp on the source material, and it's really exciting to behold how Francis Lawrence not only maintained the strengths and spirit from the franchise's origin point in a reputable sequel, but improved upon them in surprising, reverent ways that make one eager to storm the castle alongside this girl on fire in the next one.
The Blu-ray:
Standard Two-Disc Blu-ray;
Target Exclusive Three-Disc Blu-ray
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Slipcover Off
DVD Bonus Disc
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
has ascended onto Blu-ray from Lionsgate Home Entertainment in an commonplace two-disc arrangement, with
Disc One
being a loaded high-definition disc and
Disc Two
covering the DVD side for portability and legacy decks. The standard release is attractive but fairly standard with a cardboard slipcover replicating the theatrical poster artwork on the front and promotional shots on the back, carrying over the one-sheet design to the discs themselves. Slips promoting the books have been tucked under the hubs, along with an
Ultraviolet Digital Copy
slip for download purposes. Despite being generic, it makes for a fairly attractive regular package.
The folks at Target, on the other hand, have attempted to match the exclusive they released for the first
Hunger Games
with a deluxe package, which comes in a Digibook-like case containing tight cardboard-paper sleeves for the discs. Promotional images manipulated with fire accents and pinkish-red hues adorn the inside, featuring Katniss, Gale, Peeta, and Finnick. Unfortunately, this exclusive only comes in DVD-sized packaging, so it'll be a bit taller than the other release and might not fit on one's shelf. Furthermore, a
Bonus Disc
(discussed later in the review) fills up the third slot in the package; however, in keeping with the all-encompassing streamlined aims with the exclusive, the disc is a standard-definition DVD instead of a Blu-ray. Target's design may be distinctive and include extra material only found on this release, but it's got a few points going against it. Note that the first two discs, the Blu-ray and DVD, are identical between both copies, and that the DVD features a fixed 2.35:1 aspect ratio (along with the director's commentary and deleted scenes).
Video and Audio:
Those who were left feeling hollow after the purposefully erratic cinematography of
The Hunger Games
will really have their fill with
Catching Fire
, especially on Lionsgate's remarkable Blu-ray. There are two sides of the coin to the presentation, the first being standard Panavision Super-35 footage that photographer Jo Willems notes was shot on film because of the format's rich, somewhat flawed presence and grain structure, presented here at 2.35:1. The result, which covers everything except the lion's share of the footage during the games themselves, marvelously reflect that perspective: a very nice layer of film grain drapes over impressive fine detail in close-ups and in Katniss' modish garments; complex contrast during the stony industrial-district sequences and in the seasonal wildness stay solid and deep; and the incredibly vibrant colors once the setting reaches the Capitol and tribute training ground. Skin tones are responsive to the natural lighting captured in the photography, while the shine of metal and digital atmospheric touches -- snowflakes, fire embers, tumbling transparent blocks -- convey their textural touches without a hitch.
Then, shortly after Katniss enters the arena, the shift happens.
Catching Fire
's aspect ratio opens up to a screen-filling 1.78:1 to annotate when the IMAX footage begins, and it's one of the slickest and seamless ways of handling an in-film cinematography shift that I can imagine. From there, the already-strong picture quality goes up several notches in the tropical setting of the games, highlighted by unbelievably verdant foliage and radiant sun-drenched lighting. Textures are everywhere, from dark craggy walkways to grains of sand and trickles of sweat, and the elevated resolution and expanded viewing area render some of this format's most stunning images. There are one or two caveats, namely in how the darker scenes struggle with contrast at times, never to a point where details are completely crushed but enough to obscure. The beauty achieved through the IMAX footage vastly outweighs any reservations, though, resulting in some truly stunning moments between the characters that reveal exactly what the high-definition format is all about. Despite having one or two slight flaws, it's become one of my favorite transfers on the format ... and only partially for how it handles the ratio switch.
The Master Audio track has a lot to live up to while accompanying this visual treatment, but all eight channels of the 7.1 high-definition surround design are up to the task. The sounds of branches snapping and turkeys gobbling from multiple channels proves to be an accurate reflection of the immersive activity to come, where atmospheric effects maintain a crystal-clear, natural balance in replicating the bustle of revolutionary crowds and the lively sounds of a tropical jungle. Certain sound effects leading up to the arena hit forcefully, like the sound of a handgun and the pop of fireworks, while environmental effects like the rumble of fire and the rush of a train's movement showcase incredible awareness of the soundstage. Once in the arena, the activity gets more vigorous: the ferocious crash of waves, the searing of flesh, the fury of animals, and the pop of lightning aggressively, and successfully, give the lower-frequency channels a workout. Dialogue has its moments of sounding a little thin and imbalanced against the engaging score and insistent ambiance, but it's a mild hiccup in what's ultimately a fierce sonic delivery on Blu-ray. English, SDH, and Spanish subtitles are available, as well as a Spanish Dolby 5.1 option and a late-night optimized English 2.0 track.
Special Features:
Commentary with Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson:
This is one instance where I recommend watching the commentary
viewing the other making-of material, because the discussion from director Lawrence and producer Jacobson works better at filling in gaps not covered or lightly-covered elsewhere. Notably, early in the track, the pair touch on the one chunk of scenes that weren't shot around Georgia and Hawaii, from the biting cold of Jersey and a brief cameo to enhancing Katniss' PTSD with a pertinent addition. In general, this methodical and relaxed commentary almost intentionally pinpoints smaller elements that the big documentary avoids: recasting the cat, mildly rearranging and staying faithful to the book and its themes (including discussion about a certain pocket watch!), closely working with Suzanne Collins' extensive lore for atmosphere and geographical accuracy, focusing on the power in Jennifer Lawrence's performance, and discussing a unique choice for one of director Lawrence's favorite scenes. You have to tiptoe around one or two mild spoilers about the future Mockingjay films in the discussion, but it's nothing worth sweating over. Some material becomes redundant in communication with the documentary, but it's a very solid, relaxed, and insightful track that pays attention to a lot of the minor details that'll be appreciated by both film enthusiasts and fans of the book.
Making of
Catching Fire
(2:24:55, 16x9 HD):
When looking at the extras for
Catching Fire
, one might see the label "9-Part Making-Of Documentary" and expect this to be like other Blu-ray discs, where probably around a half-hour or so of press-kit material gets chopped up in segments and made to exaggerate its depth and elaboration. This isn't the case for
Catching Fire
, though: the documentary, roughly as long as the movie itself (longer if you don't consider the credits), edits together interviews and behind-the-scenes material for an incredible cogent, in-depth look at all the facets of assembling the film. Producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence lead the charge touching on the material, usually offering straightforward introductions into individual topics -- casting, shooting locations, visual effects -- and then letting the BTS footage tell the story, often with the production team and actors elaborating on what's being discussed in between takes. The piece understands its target audience, rarely getting too technical with the content so they don't lose the attention of casual viewers, but you get a strong, appreciative sense of the work that went into
Catching Fire
once it's finished. Here are the timecodes for each segment:
A New Kind of Hunger: Continuing the Saga (11:07)
Visual Vocabulary: Building a World (13:03)
Stirring Things Up: The Cast (18:01)
Fashion Forward: Costume, Make-Up & Hair (16:46)
Let it Fly: Production in Atlanta (15:19)
Moves and Countermoves: Stunts & Weapons (19:52)
Tick Tock: Production in Hawaii (14:36)
Threading the Needle: Post-Production (27:41)
The Revolution Lives: Reflections & Looking Forward (9:09)
The most significant takeaway from this documentary comes in how they've morphed locations around Atlanta and central Georgia to fit Panem's dystopian atmosphere, both in their discovery of workable locations and the extensive usage of visual effects out of Double Negative's studio, complete with VFX progression and comparisons. Alongside that, the pieces also emphasize how tightly-knit this group of actors have become, how
they've embraced Francis Lawrence's replacement of Gary Ross -- something openly discussed -- and how they've physically prepared for their roles through exhaustive combat training. Elizabeth Banks' passion for the trilogy of novels really shows alongside footage of her experimenting with Effie Trinket's attire, which feeds directly into discussion about new costume designer Trish Summerville and her excellent work, both her personal perspective and where she obtained garments externally.
While there's far more satisfaction and congratulation in the participants' tone, it's not entirely without some honest negativity about the production's demands, especially around capturing the arena sequences at a freezing, not-so-clean water park and the loudness of filming with IMAX cameras. Secondary details like the construction of Katniss' bow to the casting of the villainous tributes and getting WETA Workshop's assistance for animal VFX show off how in-depth the content becomes, along with a peek at the scoring and editing processes during post-production. And, indeed, there are a handful of new interview bits (three, I believe) with Philip Seymour Hoffman, about his fondness for the cast and his character. Altogether, with the clear behind-the-scenes footage and time-progression bits, it's a magnificent look at essentially every facet of this production.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment have also included a batch of
Deleted Scenes (4:35, HD)
with this release, which only garner some passing interest. There are only two of note: one involves an extended conversation between President Snow and gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee about the origin of mockingjays (and the jabberjays appearing later in the film) that would've been a welcome addition, and another that features Philip Seymour Hoffman in a no-dialogue stretch of material where he walks towards a vault and torches an envelope. No, fans of the book: unfortunately, none of them involve a certain pocket watch, though the commentary confirms that they did actually shoot the scene and, validating a theory of mine, left it out because it would have been too big of a hint. A
Sneak Peek at Divergent (6:43, HD)
has also been thrown on the disc, essentially an extended version of the film's first trailer with interviews from director Neil Berger and author Veronica Roth elaborating on their enthusiasm.
Target's Exclusive Bonus DVD:
Target's bonus disc is a source of frustration, as parts of it are both recommendable to Blu-ray audiences and not. At first blush, the disc reveals three new sections to explore that mirror the documentary's rhythm of interviews and behind-the-scenes footage:
The Alliance (14:27, 16x9)
covers the central cast members and their experiences in continuing into a second film;
Friend or Foe (18:24, 16x9)
delves into characters new and old whose allegiance to the tributes is questionable; and
One Vision (12:37, 16x9)
hones in on adapting Suzanne Collins' novel as accurately as possible. Upon watching each one, some of the content becomes literally and figuratively redundant, where some of the interviews with the filmmakers and cast have been repeated from the making-of documentary, while becoming prone to retelling the plot and emphasizing the characters/themes. However, there are also some unique interview bits here, notably from Woody Harrelson in The Alliance about his enjoyable rapport with the cast and from Philip Seymour Hoffman in Friend or Foe about his experience in reading Collins' trilogy and working with Donald Sutherland. The entire forty-five minutes of content isn't really worth the time, but those savory new bits are.
Final Thoughts:
Let's keep this section relatively brief:
Catching Fire
is not only a better film than
The Hunger Games
, a surprise considering my misgivings towards Francis Lawrence as director, but it's also a better adaptation of the source that even comes dangerously close to overshooting Suzanne Collins' text. It's exhilarating, polished, and deftly telegraphs its themes about government oppression, media exploitation, and the inspiration of one person's voice within a dystopian nation. Jennifer Lawrence takes the strengths of her version of Katniss Everdeen to greater heights through her post-trauma psychosis and altered perspective on survival, deftly guiding her audience through the circus of a tribute's tour, the prospect of reentering the games, and shouldering the burden of becoming the face of an uprising. Lionsgate's Blu-ray is tremendous: the audiovisual quality rocks on many different levels, notably in how it handles an aspect ratio shift, and the supplements -- including a feature-length documentary and a commentary -- are extensive and pretty terrific. Chalk it up, either the standard release or the Target exclusive, to
DVDTalk's Collector Series
, because it's become a standout example of what the format's able to do with a popular blockbuster.
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. One of two hikers missing since Easter Sunday in Southern California's Cleveland National Forest was found alive Wednesday night, but his companion remained missing, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Another hiker not involved in the search found 19-year-old Nicholas Cendoya at about 8 p.m., then told a rescue crew where to find him, Orange County sheriff's Lt. Jason Park said.
Rescuers spotted "a delirious" Nicholas Cendoya, 19, after after crews received a tip from a hiker that a man was at the bottom of a steep ravine, reports CBS Los Angeles station KCBS-TV. He was barefoot and wearing shorts, the station says.
An Orange County Fire Authority helicopter pilot, using night vision goggles, picked up Cendoya after making verbal contact with him, the station says, adding that Cendoya said, "I'm Nick. I've been down here for three days."
Orange County sheriff's Lt. Jason Park says Cendoya was conscious and talking and was airlifted to a hospital 20 miles away in Mission Viejo. Television footage showed him walking with help from paramedics.
The public information officer for the hospital told KCBS Cendoya is in serious condition.
"When the paramedics did an assessment on him, they reported that he is very weak ... severely dehydrated ... he's been out in the brush for days ... and he's slightly confused," Division Chief Kris Concepcion of the OC Fire Department told the station.
The whereabouts and condition of the second hiker, Kyndall Jack, 18, remained unknown, Park said. It wasn't immediately clear if he was able to provide information about Jack.
KCBS says a helicopter was actively searching for the young girl. Heavy brush and zero visibility forced crews to call off a ground search overnight.
The pair had not been heard from since their cell phone died Sunday night.
Several dozen searchers, with help from three helicopters, had been combing the rugged hills of Trabuco Canyon in the national forest.
They were searching the area because a 911 call from the hikers' cell phone was traced to a nearby cell tower, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. John Muir.
Muir said earlier that Cendoya and Jack's "probability for survival is good" with mild weather both day and night.
The two were believed to have gone off trail near Holy Jim Trail, a tree-lined dirt path along a creek that leads to a waterfall and is popular with day hikers.
In the 911 call, they said they were about a mile from Jack's car, which was parked at a trailhead, but rescuers expanded the search when they weren't found nearby.
Jack's mother drew a message on the car's dusty windshield that read, "Kyndall -- we r looking wont stop love you mom," and signed it with a heart.
"When you're disoriented because you're out of breath and tired and you think you're one mile away, you could be potentially three or four miles away," Muir said Wednesday afternoon. "There's a lot of ground to cover."
It was unclear whether the lost hikers carried water and Jack's father, Russ Jack, said he worried that after three days the pair might be dehydrated.
The area is in a section of the national forest in the Santa Ana Mountains, which lie along the border of Orange and Riverside counties southeast of Los Angeles. The trail ranges in elevation from about 2,000 feet to about 4,000 feet.


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A bright red crater, emerald lakes and steamy fumeroles are just some of the surreal sights in Tongariro National Park, which can be explored on many other trails, too.
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This is my saxophone quartet (A variation upon themes) from H. Voxman's Trombone etude "Allegro Moderato in A minor"
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This is the first time that I have arranged a Chopin piece. Not only that, but it is the first Chopin piece I ever played, so I am very familiar with this piece. I know, I need a countermelody or something along those lines for the first violin. But there is a bit of a problem stopping me from doing this. That is just how close the second violin gets in pitch to the flute.
Typically, there is less than an octave of space between the second violin and the flute in any given beat. That doesn't allow for many countermelody notes if I want to keep things relatively consonant. And of course I want to keep things relatively consonant because of the beautiful melody in the flute. I also don't want to have the countermelody have so many short notes that it becomes the main melody. The flute is playing the main melody and I don't want to underwhelm that(I already get close to that with some of the forte dynamics).
There are no slurs in what I have written, mainly because the phrasing of the bass line is super clear just from the notation and, I have no idea where a flutist would take a breath. I can only barely get the first and second octaves to sound right, still doing that C major octave scale exercise and the staccato exercise on my flute. And this is after more than a month of flute practice, so while I technically can play melodies on the flute at this point, I am limited to legato melodies with short phrasing that aren't super elaborate.
What do you think of my arrangement of Chopin's Nocturne in Eb?
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Saint Saens premeired his Violin concerto No. 3 in B minor with Sarasate as solo violinist.
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Did you know, on this day, the German composer Johannes Brahms premiered his Violin Concerto in D major with Hungarian violinist, Joseph Joachim in 1897? This concerto which has been claimed by Polish violinist, Henryk Wieniawski as an "unplayable" work while Spanish violinist, Pablo Sarasate refused to play the work. Now it is one of the greatest violin concertos ever written and it is very famous today.
Here is a link to my favourite recording of this concerto played by Itzhak Perlman:
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S.A. a great place to practice, but tough sell as NFL home
Study says arena football, lower-level soccer, Triple-A baseball more realistic here.
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San Antonio is ready to tackle the Arena Football League, lower-division soccer and perhaps even Triple-A baseball.
But city sports fans will have little to cheer about regarding the National Football League or Major League Baseball, at least for the foreseeable future.
Those are the findings of California-based Premier Partnerships, which recently submitted the results of a six-month feasibility study commissioned by Bexar County and San Antonio to determine the viability of professional sports in the area.
The company, which describes itself as a sales and marketing firm that focuses on "revenue optimization" of sports initiatives, found that San Antonio, while hungry to pursue heavyweight leagues, is lacking in corporate sponsorship dollars and infrastructure.
The $50,000 report, which runs more than 250 pages, concludes the city "should continue to build its sports landscape and take a 'wait and see' approach with larger professional leagues."
That conclusion validates the longstanding message delivered by Michael Sculley, director of the county's Community Venues Program. Sculley, initially charged roughly five years ago with gauging the opportunity for major sports in the area, determined San Antonio should instead invest in improving youth sports facilities and more in important enhancements aside from sports.
"We are what we are," Sculley said this week. "Omaha is what Omaha is. Poughkeepsie is what Poughkeepsie is. You just can't squeeze blood from a rock."
For San Antonio fans who have clamored for a Major League Baseball or NFL franchise in the area, Premier Partnerships presents a sobering picture.
Neither league is looking to expand or relocate, at least in the short term. Franchises, worth on average more than $1 billion in the NFL, require stadiums, costing at least $400 million and financed at least 70 percent by public money.
The study shows San Antonio lags behind major sports markets in critical areas.
For example, it found the average NFL host metropolitan area includes 18 Fortune 500 companies, ranks 18th as a media market and has a $53,800 median household income. The San Antonio region, in comparison, has six Fortune 500 companies, ranks 37th as a media market and has a $48,000 median income.
Major League Baseball host areas average 17 Fortune 500 companies, average 13th as a media market and have a $71,800 median household income.
"Clearly, the matrix of this (study) shows that it would be difficult to get it," said County Judge Nelson Wolff, a longtime proponent of luring big-league baseball to San Antonio. "Instead of us talking about getting something in Major League Baseball or the NFL, it makes more sense to look into the future a little more. In 10 or 20 years, what might be available then?"
Deputy City Manager Pat DiGiovanni said he sees the study as a further catalyst for the city to strengthen economic development initiatives.
"Before you build the house, you've got to build the foundation," DiGiovanni said. "We're building the foundation. We need to start attracting more and more corporate headquarters. We need to make sure we're doing everything we can do to improve the quality of life and make this an attractive place to come."
On the plus side, the study shows the San Antonio area is ready to accommodate lesser pro sports circuits such as second- or third-division soccer, the Arena Football League or Triple-A baseball.
Of the bigger-headline leagues on the landscape, Premier Partnerships sees Major League Soccer as the most realistic possibility. It would depend on whether the planned North American Soccer League or United Soccer Leagues ventures — fielded with no investment of public dollars, the study suggests — succeed in San Antonio in coming years.
Businessman Gordon Hartman plans to showcase an NASL franchise at Heroes Stadium next spring. Spurs Sports & Entertainment continues to eye Alamo Stadium for a hoped-for USL ballclub.
GamePlan Wealth, a sports management firm based in California, wants to bring an AFL franchise, probably relocated from Tulsa, Okla., to the Alamodome by next spring. Jason Lohe, the company's founder, is optimistic.
"I'm doing everything in my power to make sure San Antonio has an AFL team," Lohe said recently. "This will happen. I'm good at what I do, and it will work."
Sculley concedes the Premier Partnerships report won't satisfy area fans who insist the NFL or Major League Baseball would succeed here.
"This report doesn't shut the door on anything," he said. "There's so much going on, so many possibilities, that you can't shut the door. It may be just a 5 percent chance, but certain people in this community will hold on to that 5 percent and hope."


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Healthy Crawford springs right into action
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- In keeping with a reputation that he'll work until his hands bleed, Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford took enough batting practice Saturday to develop a blister on his hand.
Aside from that, Crawford said he's in the best physical shape for the start of a Spring Training since 2011. He spent the winter strengthening his core and back muscles, which are suspected of leading to the hamstring problems that put him on the disabled list and diminished his base-stealing confidence.
Manager Don Mattingly said he will give Crawford enough days off this season to keep him healthy, while Crawford said he intends on revving back up the burners the way he did while winning four base-stealing titles with Tampa Bay.
"I can tell a difference in the way I feel," he said. "There's not as much strain on my back and hamstrings."
Crawford said the leg injuries took away his base-stealing aggressiveness. He said he will try more head-first slides on steals and avoid sliding on his back leg.
"I went head-first all the time when I was younger," Crawford said. "Generally, that's not the safest way. But either I do that or I stand still at first base all year. I'll try something different and get that doubt out of my head."
Crawford had a decent steal success rate (15-of-19), but he had more than 50 stolen base attempts in seven of eight full seasons with Tampa Bay.
"That's what's frustrating," Crawford said. "I got my triples, went from first to third, why am I not stealing more? It's all mental and I just have to get over the hump."


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Table Topography
Furniture maker Greg Klassen builds intricately designed tables and other objects embedded with glass rivers and lakes. Inspired by his surroundings in the Pacific Northwest, Klassen works with edge pieces from discarded trees (often acquired from construction sites, or from dying trees that have begun to rot) which he aligns to mimic the jagged shores of various bodies of water. The pieces are completed with the addition of hand-cut glass pieces that appear to meander through the middle of each table. You can see much more of work here, and several tables are available through his shop.


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Credit, Money, and Production: An Alternative Post-Keynesian Approach
Edward Elgar, 1999 - Business & Economics - 341 pages
'This book must be read by all those who despair of the capacity of heterodox economists to go beyond the eternal critique of neoclassical economics and escape from the temptation of impossible bridges between approaches that cannot be reconciled . . . . Needless to say that the author is to be praised for his beautiful style, his scholarship and his methodology. No proposition is spelled out without being rooted in a remarkable critique of the literature and scientific logic. the reader is now convinced that at last heterodox economics is born.' - Alain Parguez, University of Franche-Comte, France and University of Ottawa, Canada 'Rochon provides a clear and unambiguous presentation of the key elements that comprise a theory of endogenous credit-money, showing in particular the similarities and the dissimilarities with the ideas recently espoused by New Keynesian economists. Rochon takes a clear stand on all the debates that he tackles. He usually puts forth a dissident view, going against conventional wisdom as accepted by most of his fellow post-Keynesian colleagues. I expect the book to generate a large amount of controversy among heterodox economists. It is an important addition to the literature, as Rochon provides a coherent alternative framework. - Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa, Canada This thought-provoking book clearly and systematically analyses the post-Keynesian approaches to endogenous money and, in doing so, provides an informed critique of the development of post-Keynesian economics.
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Avalanche Wild Game 5 Pregame: Predictions, Analysis on The Press Box
Denver Post columnist Benjamin Hochman joined Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press, Terry Frei of the Denver Post and Peter McNabb of Altitude TV to discuss and break down Game 5 of this back-and-forth Colorado Avalanche-Minnesota Wild series, which continues Saturday night at the Pepsi Center.
Terry Frei offers some insight into how The Post chose to play up Patrick Roy's now infamous quote about the Avalanche needing to put "their balls on the table" for this game after being outplayed and outmatched in Games 3 and 4 in Minnesota. The quote didn't appear in the original story online, but eventually was approved by the editors and published, though not in the headline of the story.


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Correctional Services, under the direct supervision of the Jail Superintendent, is responsible for the safe & secure operation of the Orleans County Jail. Located in the shadow of the historic Orleans County Courthouse in the Village of Albion, the current jail is the fourth such structure to occupy that site since the county was established in 1824. The facility is approved to house 82 inmates and quite often exceeds that capacity with variances issued by the NYS Commission of Correction. The jail serves as a detention center for pre-trial felony or misdemeanor defendants & those convicted of misdemeanors or violations in county or town courts. The Jail Superintendent currently has a command staff of 3 Lieutenants and 6 Sergeants. They supervise 17 full-time and 10 part-time Correction Officers. There are also 7 civilian employees. In addition to their normal duties, Correction Officers are also responsible for inmate transports to & from county and/or town courts. They also handle transports to & from medical and/or dental appointments, and they deliver convicted state-ready inmates to the NYS Department of Corrections & Community Supervision (DOCCS). The jail occasionally houses inmates from other counties or for Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the United States Border Patrol, or the United States Marshal's Service. The Orleans County Jail operates within the standards & guidelines established by the New York State Commission of Correction. Jail sub-categories can be accessed on the left side of this page.
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Liberty volleyball tickets are now on sale for the 2013 season.
Volleyball Ticket Site Tickets to Liberty volleyball matches are now on sale. Season tickets cost $20 for adults, and $15 for youth (ages three through college), senior citizens (age 60+) and Liberty faculty and staff.
Single-match tickets are available for $5 for adults, and $3 for youth, senior citizens and Liberty University faculty/staff. Admission is free for Liberty students. Season and single-match tickets can be purchased online through the above link, by calling the Liberty University Ticket Office at (434) 582-SEAT (7328) or at the Vines Center Ticket Office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fans who purchase tickets online can utilize Ticket Return's "Print At Home" feature, which allows fans to print their tickets directly from home and bring them to the match.
Flames Club members who purchase season tickets can receive additional priority points toward their Flames Club membership.
The two-time defending Big South champion Liberty volleyball team opens its eight-match home schedule on Sept. 3, playing host to Georgetown of the BIG EAST. The Lady Flames will then host seven Big South Conference matches, beginning on Oct. 4 against Gardner-Webb. Admission is free to the Saturday home volleyball matches which fall on days with home football contests. Additionally, there will be no charge for entrance to the Oct. 18 match against Charleston Southern, due to Homecoming weekend.
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vanous necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
(Please read the comment below that starts with "All designers, please read this feedback") SaraSaves.com is an exciting new coupon website, like a craigslist just for coupons. We will launch in every major city in North America and we need a logo! Your design will be seen across the USA and Canada and needs to have a Wow! factor, colorful, clean and exciting. We will provide daily feedback on designs.
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We are looking for a bright and unique design that will attract both Internet users (to look for coupons) and Business owners (to post their coupons online). Upon completion of this logo contest, we will launch a website design contest utilizing the new logo.
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The Foster's editorial page said the other day that Senator Jeanne Shaheen hadn't done much in her first four years. I would make the opposite case — that Shaheen is a get-things-done senator who has been doing a great job for the people of New Hampshire and the county.
As a concerned business person, I've been particularly impressed by Senator Shaheen's commitment to New Hampshire business. She has shown how government can help small business create the jobs we need to get us out of the recession.
She got onto the Small Business Committee and had an immediate impact as a co-author of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. She streamlined the notoriously bureaucratic Small Business Administration by expanding the Express Loan program so that more borrowers could take advantage of fast-turnaround lending. She also authored a provision that provided refinancing through the SBA for businesses during the early part of the recovery before the banks had started to lend again.
Sen. Shaheen fought for the creation of a special fund that brought $13 million in new small business financing to New Hampshire. One result was that the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority could guarantee a $10 million bank loan for new equipment at the Gorham Paper and Tissue Mill and employ hundreds in the North Country.
And early on, Sen. Shaheen worked with Judd Gregg to introduce two bills in support of Goss International in its trade dispute with a Japanese competitor. The issue had dragged on for 7 years, but when Shaheen got involved, it was settled in 6 months. No legislation was needed in the end, but Senator Shaheen's advocacy with the Administration was critical to this iconic New Hampshire company.
If you want a lesson in how to create jobs in New Hampshire, ask Jeanne Shaheen. But she has also paid special attention to the needs of our troops.
Sen. Shaheen wrote legislation that authorized federally funded state programs to support our National Guard members and their families when they go and again when they return from Iraq and Afghanistan. Other legislation passed by Sen. Shaheen ensures that Defense Department mental health services take into account the unique circumstances facing returning National Guard and Reserve members.
And when Air Force Sergeant Wayne Merritt, of Dover, lost over half his monthly retirement pension due to an unfair repayment formula, he was going to lose his home. He called Sen. Shaheen and she succeeded in passing legislation to prevent that kind of unnecessary financial hardship for veterans in similar situations across the country. The legislation was a huge benefit for veterans in New Hampshire and across the nation.
On the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Shaheen played a key role in the Senate's ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. New START, as it's called, is historic because it lowers the number of nuclear weapons the United States and Russia deploy. There will now be the lowest number of Russian nuclear weapons aimed at the United States since the 1950s. Sen. Shaheen was honored at the signing ceremony because her work on the Committee and on the Senate floor was vital to the treaty's passage.
Women in New Hampshire have Sen. Shaheen to thank for getting direct federal funding for Planned Parenthood when the New Hampshire Executive Council arbitrarily interrupted a decades-long federally funded contract with the organization to provide affordable health care services to thousands of women across the state.
That was just part of Sen. Shaheen's long-term commitment to women's health. When the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence inducted Sen. Shaheen into their hall of fame, Maureen McDonald of the Coalition said, "Senator Shaheen has been an integral part of the Coalition's history through her work as Governor, and now as U.S. Senator. Her leadership on the Violence Against Women Act is greatly appreciated in this community and we cannot thank her enough for all of her tireless efforts on behalf of victims."
Senator Shaheen's day-to-day work has made a big difference for the people of New Hampshire. She reduced families' health care costs by getting generic drugs to market sooner and allowing more health care providers to participate in the new health care payment mechanisms. New Hampshire families will feel the benefits of Sen. Shaheen's improvements to ObamaCare every day in the form of reduced health care costs.
Sen. Shaheen has been working hard for New Hampshire and the country and we'd be fortunate to get her for another term.
Bill Duncan
New Castle
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has done much
The Foster's editorial page said the other day that Senator Jeanne Shaheen hadn't done much in her first four years. I would make the opposite case — that Shaheen is a get-things-done senator who has been doing a great job for the people of New Hampshire and the county.


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A scrumptious and adventurous ravioli dish, combining nutritious walnuts, pumpkin and a hint of citrus.
Preparation Time: 40 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
PUMPKIN FILLING: Heat walnuts in a dry skillet over medium-high heat 1 to 2 minutes until walnuts are slightly toasted. Set aside and reserve.
Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with vegetable cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add pumpkin, 2 tablespoons of the orange juice concentrate, 1 tablespoon of the sage, and 6 tablespoons of the walnuts; stir and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside; keep warm.
NOODLES: Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain well. Cut each noodle into 3 equal-sized rectangles. Set aside; keep warm.
SAUCE: In a small saucepan over medium heat combine broth, chard, the remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, and 1 tablespoon sage. Set aside; keep warm.
RAVIOLI: To assemble ravioli, for each serving place 3 noodle pieces on a dinner plate; top each with 2-1/2 tablespoons of the pumpkin filling. Cover each with another noodle piece. Drizzle with sauce and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts, dividing equally.


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Posted: Wed 22 Jun 2011, 16:55
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Cloud Computing For Every Puppy
Subject description: A simple .pet allows Cloud for all Puppy Versions
Welcome to the little 93K .pet that turns your present version of Puppy into a 'Wiz-Bang' Cloud computer without affecting your present version of Puppy.
While developing the next version of 'Cloud Puppy-2.0' (Cloud Puppy-1.0 is already available in the derivatives section) I was thinking about how nice it could be if everyone could use their favorite version of Puppy and still be able to dabble with Cloud Computing and besides, I would not have to go through all that work and the headaches developing a new Cloud Puppy that many might not like to change over to, hey... after all, if most Puppy users are like me... they pretty much already have a favorite version of Puppy setup that already involved a lot of work, why bother to start over again right?
Well, thanks to a small program developed by 'Puppymartin' called AppStarter... it was the perfect solution to have the best of two-worlds on one's present system.
What this little .pet does is create a file in 'UTILITY - GENERAL UTILITIES - called: CloudApps. When you click on that, a small pop-up window appears on your desktop.
In this window are already some Cloud Applications for you to check out (kind of like your own Cloud Desktop). There is also room to install nine (9) more of your own Cloud Apps that you may find on the Internet as well as an icon that says: 'More Apps' that brings up all the applications that are presently on your system (nice way to easily get to some of your standard apps.)
Remember... you use your present Puppy system without any changes (except the Cloud Apps menu entry). You use your current favorite default browser and... if Cloud is not for you, just go to your Puppy Package Manager and delete the .pet which I hope you won't do without giving Cloud a fair shake! It is really nice and has many advantages over software-installed programs and there is little doubt Cloud is going to be the way we compute in the future besides, this little .pet will extend the life of your present Puppy version for many years!
Soooo.... I guess you can just call this 'Cloud Puppy-2.0' If you like... Jump on your Puppy and explore uncharted territory... Hmmm... seems I've heard that before somewhere?
'Enjoy and have fun!'
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Posted: Fri 24 Jun 2011, 07:36
Post subject: Icons For This .Pet!
Subject description: Make your own easily.
After you install this .pet on your Puppy... you may want to make some icons of your own for additional Cloud Apps you have found?
There are icon-makes for sure but an easy way is to use two Puppy programs
to capture a small area of a graphic or picture, say about two-inches square (doesn't have to be exact.)
(2) In the .pet there is already a program called '
' it's a fantastic Cloud paint and graphic program. Go to it, upload your new small graphic you just captured, click on the IMAGE header, select resize, make the size 66 pixels wide (height will adjust automatically and should be about the same or close) Save the new sized image back to your computer in usr/share/icons folder and you now can place it in the Cloud Box with the others already there. Then just add the name of the new graphic to the Add, Change, Cloud Apps area (and of course include the URL for your new Cloud App - use existing examples already there for your format)
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Posted: Fri 24 Jun 2011, 07:53
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I have promised to not post in every thread but this subject really interest me and I did think of posting last time too but had hoped somebody else would break the ice and start.
You write this
I hope you won't do without giving Cloud a fair shake! It is really nice and has many advantages over software-installed programs and there is little doubt Cloud is going to be the way we compute in the future besides, this little .pet will extend the life of your present Puppy version for many years!
Cloud here in Sweden is just a more fun name for the whole of Internet but I guess more strictly it is "services" that have these "apps" you talk about.
Doing "Word" online instead on the hdd.
Could you describe so a complete noob get it?
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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Posted: Fri 24 Jun 2011, 10:59
Post subject: What is Cloud?
Hi noob!
If you go to this tread (Cloud Puppy):
read through it (each page) it should pretty well explain just what 'Cloud Computing' is. For the most part, it's already what you are doing 'Internet' but with Cloud Apps, you use the app online, just like it was on your HDD, without the hastle of installing the app., or maintaining it, (the app provider does all that at their Cloud site.) and you have no worries about configuring, installing, upgrading, and so forth, you just use it.
The best way to really see what it is all about is download this little .pet and go try some of the sites I already have listed in it! Just be careful, go for the FREE stuff that's available, some want $$$ for their services but most offer FREE services up to a certain amount of use or storing your files, you have to do a little research in this area.
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Posted: Thu 30 Jun 2011, 22:02
Post subject: Desktop Icon
Subject description: Want this program on your desktop?
If you want to place an icon on your desktop that starts the 'My-Cloud-Apps.pet' program right from the desktop (instead of going to the Menu-Utility-GeneralUtilities-CloudApps each time) Click on your 'File Icon' (The little house) on your desktop, a small window appears with some folders. Up in the left-hand corner you will see a Green Arrow pointing UP. Click that once (takes you back to your main system files) then select these folders:
Just Click-And-Hold on the AppStarter.desktop icon, drag it down to your desktop and release the mouse button.
That's it, it's on your desktop (you can click-and-hold and drag it to where you want it, just like all your other icons!)
Much easier to get to your Cloud Apps this way.
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Posted: Thu 10 Nov 2011, 21:01
Post subject: Excellent Solitare For Puppy
One thing that has been lacking for Puppy Linux has been a really good version of Solitaire... Well fret no more, you can now have...
Over 50 beautiful free web based Solitaire games. Klondike, Spider, FreeCell and more. No installs, no plugins, no flash needed.
And, they work perfect when you add the URL below to your 'Cloud Computing For Every Puppy .pet' program.
This will perform with most any browser you use however, I have found that Iron (10-12-14) Browsers work the fastest for these games probably Chromium will also. The new Seamonkey works fairly fast with some of the latest Puppy versions using the newer kernels.
Enjoy Solitaire like you've never experienced on your Puppy before!!!!
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Posted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 15:23
Post subject: Satellite Viewing
Subject description: View the earth in many formats
Thanks to 'aarf' for this URL
What we have here is a fantastic replacement for GoogleEarth for your Puppy.
Nothing to install on your computer, no upkeep, no anything... just use it (from the Cloud).
It opens in your default browser and gives you features that even GoogleEarth does not.
And... its much, much faster rendering views than GoogleEarth is... by all means add it to your little 'Cloud.pet'
The URL:
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Posted: Mon 05 Dec 2011, 16:30
Post subject: Junkyard Parts
Hey... Everybody needs used parts for their car, truck, or other equipment from time to time!
Save yourself a lot of searching or running around... Let the junkyards come to you and quote you a price via Email on what you're looking for!
I've used it many times and it's really great!!!!
Be sure to stick this one in your 'Cloud Apps' program.
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Posted: Tue 27 Mar 2012, 17:42
Post subject: Cool Fonts
Here is a super site for creating 'Cool Fonts' in an online Cloud Environment and a nice addition for our Cloud .pet program.
You simply select the type of font you want, spell out what you want it to say, size it, select your color, style type, with or without transparency background and many more options then their website renders your font-text and you just download and use it wherever you want.
To say the least, it's really 'Cool' and... all for free!
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Posted: Wed 28 Mar 2012, 01:11
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Hello, sszindian!
What a great way to upgrade | extend any Puppy! You're modernizing me!
Only grumble: is there a way you can make your panel stay on screen instead of it closing down after each choice? I realize you can put the icon on the desktop, but still, it would save a few clicks. Also, maybe provide a way to provide a short description of each of your panel's big icons -- on right click, perhaps?
Still, this is great as it is! Only a few hours ago, I was thinking to myself that the forum was becoming "same old, same old". You proved me wrong, yeay!
Paying forward, here are a few contributions for now. Sites I find interesting, mostly language-related, that I had made *desktop files for.
Worthy of note, I can say from my experience with them that the Spellchecker (EN) and BonPatron (FR) sites are top-notch, very user-friendly and competent compared to similar sites. They also have a Spanish section. (Sorry if that comes out as a plug -- it isn't. It's just my user experience, I'm not linked to them in any way.) RefDesk and WordReference are also great, way up there in their field, IMO.
Language Utilities - English
"FreeDictionary (EN)"
"RefDesk -- Internet Fact Checker"
"SpellCheckPlus - English"
Language Utilities - French
"BOF (French Spelling)"
"FreeDictionary (FR)"
"Spell-checking - French"
Language Utilities - General Translation
"GDT (French Terminology)"
"Lexicool (all sorts of dictionnaries, technical and general)"
"Wordreference (Translation to | from many languages. User-contributed and user-validated, wikipedia-like in spirit)"
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Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2012, 04:56
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From one Indian to another -
I love that mapper site!!
That's really awesome, and you're so right on how it's so much faster than Google Earth - even faster than Google Maps and it doesn't hog down my computer resources like "G.Maps" does either! Hmm... I wonder just how they do that? Because they draw their maps off from Google if you've noticed Indian ( lower lefthand side on my screen anyway ).
Truly a great find for me to use as I've had need of using maps
a lot
lately so this place is a real godsend. I'm so thankful you posted this site! Keep up your great work for the Puppy Community Indian. I sure appreciate it and I'm sure others do as well.
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Posted: Fri 08 Feb 2013, 11:40
Post subject: Update...
Here's an update for those who use Firefox as your default browser and are installing 'My-Cloud-Apps.pet' in the recent Dpup-Precise-3.7.2 (possibly other Precise or newer Woof-builds of Puppy's also).
1: Install My-Cloud-Apps.pet on your computer (if it isn't installed already).
2: Click on it from the Menu entry.
3: At the bottom of the pop-up screen, click on 'To Change Or Add Cloud Apps. -- CLICK HERE --'
4: Then where it says-
# Row 1 #
LABEL1="Audio Bible"
Change it to read-
# Row 1 #
LABEL1="Audio Bible"
5: Repeat the change down through all the 'LABEL entries 1 through 20.
Now, Firefox will remain as your default browser for all the regular Internet stuff and Seamonkey Browser will display the entries you have in My-Cloud-Apps.pet
If you retain Seamonkey as your only browser, you may or may not need this update... test before making it!
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Posted: Wed 13 Feb 2013, 08:33
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works flawlessly in saluki.
no need for configuring because of firefox.
when clicking on a button, it opens a new tab of firefox.
nice tool!
very useful also als a bookmarking utility within the desktop
two more links, which i also mentioned before in another thread:
collaborative writing or a nice, online text editor
collaborative drawing or a nice, online paint
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Posted: Tue 30 Apr 2013, 15:41
Post subject: OCR in the Cloud
I think this might be of use to several users and is certainly a nice addition to your cloud.pet.
As per their website:
Free-OCR.com is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool. You can use this service to extract text from any image you supply.
This service is free, no registration necessary. We also do not need your email address.
Just upload your image files. Free-OCR takes either a JPG, GIF, TIFF BMP or PDF (only first page).
The only restriction is that the images must not be larger than 2MB, no wider or higher than 5000 pixels and there is a limit of 10 image uploads per hour.
Free-OCR can handle images with multi-column text and also supports more languages: Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
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Hi all tested this on upup raring 3992 and it adds the menus to it. but will not open any of the apps in my browser i use chrome here. though i woudl pass this on. not working.
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Mears perseverance nets Top 25 finish in Michigan's Irish Hills
On a bright and sunny Father's Day in Brooklyn, MI, Casey Mears stood at the car with his father, Roger Mears, for a few photos during pre-race. Mears then held his own children for pre-race prayer and set off to race in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Throughout the weekend's three practice sessions and Friday's qualifying session, the Germain Racing crew was focused on making the No. 13 GEICO Chevy SS adjustable so the team could tighten up the car's chassis as the race progressed. Loose was the predicted condition that most drivers would complain of, and that held true.
Starting from the 31st position, Mears spent the early laps of the race more concerned with avoiding crash contact than wondering how the GEICO Chevy was handling. As the field attempted to complete the first lap of competition under the green flag, the No. 55 car of Brian Vickers slid up into the wall just in front of Mears, bringing out the event's caution flag of the day.
"That's one. If history repeats itself, get ready, because there will probably be two more crashes like that before we can get to racing today," Crew chief Bootie Barker said to Mears over the team radio.
As Barker predicted, after six caution laps, there was another failed attempt to restart the racing action at Michigan. The green fla]g turned the field loose on lap seven, but the yellow flag quickly reappeared on lap eight as Kasey Kahne, Kyle Larson and Martin Truex, Jr, were involved in a melee that once again slowed the field.
"There's probably one more," said Barker over the radio. As it turns out, that one more was nearly the GEICO Chevy. Mears masterfully avoided causing the next caution on the restart as several cars just ahead of him did not accelerate when the green flag waved. In the shuffle to recover from avoiding the wreck, Mears slid back several spots to his original starting place of 31st.
When pit stops began, Mears' crew had a plan for the car. They provided him with four tires, fuel and two rounds of wedge when they called him in at lap 37. When Mears rejoined the field, he began experiencing a vibration. Fortunately, it served as little consequence, as the GEICO Chevy began turning lap times comparable with cars in the top 10. The car was still slightly loose, so the crew made another adjustment during a subsequent pit stop.
Mears pushed the GEICO Chevy toward the front. By halfway, he was knocking on the door of the top-20. The crew gave him a two-tire pit stop under caution at lap 104. These changes did not work well for the car, and the team didn't need to wait long before they had an opportunity to re-adjust the chassis.
The field was taking the green flag following the fifth caution of the race when the No. 66 car of Brett Moffitt got loose and slid up into the door of the GEICO Chevy. The damage was cosmetic, but the Germain Racing crew took no chances. Mears was called to pit road for four fresh tires and fuel, and to add half of a spring rubber to the left rear of the car. He returned to the track in the 31st position on lap 116.
Despite the setback, Mears continued to navigate his way through the field and ultimately crossed the finish line in the 24th position, giving Germain Racing their 11th top 25 effort of the season. Aside from recording a solid finish, the GEICO team came away from the 400-mile event with much needed data that will most assuredly come in handy when the Sprint Cup Series returns to Michigan in August.
"It was good to have the GEICO Chevy be so fast at different points in the race today. We worked through a number of chassis adjustments and some went the way we hoped and some didn't. The pit crew had great stops today and we are all ready to get to Sonoma and see what kind of weekend we can have on the road course," said Mears. He added, "The good thing is that we keep finishing races and finishing strong. It says a lot about our team when you think about what it takes to finish these races. We've been doing that consistently, so the results will come."
Looking ahead Mears has his sights set on Sonoma Raceway. He has a best result of fifth and has never failed to finish in his ten Sprint Cup Series races at the California road course. The GEICO team will be bringing with them a brand-new, tested, road course race car.
"There's a lot of 'going home' feeling that comes with racing in California, and that we are heading to a road course makes it that much better. I enjoy racing on the road courses and this new GEICO Chevy we are bringing to the track - I think everyone on the Germain Racing team is excited about it. The car is fast and we are looking forward to having some fun with it at Sonoma," said Mears.
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