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Just Bakery Initiative
Third Sunday of the month, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
"Just Bakery" Initiative: Part of Our Outreach Family
Our outreach partnership with the Just Bakery Initiative was inspired by an idea to give a culinary arts student an opportunity to step into a leadership role and lead a large-scale outreach meal. This program, part of Madison Area Urban Ministry, helps formerly incarcerated individuals obtain training and employment support.
We host Just Bakery sales of their wonderful sweets and artisan breads in the Octagon on the third Sunday every month. Thank you for your continued support of this impactful community program.

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Hoekstra moves on after Amash bash
Former Republican Rep. Pete Hoekstra — whom Michigan Rep. Justin Amash called a "disgrace" in a fiery primary victory speech — is refusing to punch back.
When asked about Amash's attack during a Thursday Newsmax panel, Hoekstra called for party unity after the contentious primary.
"The congressman can deal with his victory, and that's something he has to deal with. I can't have any control over that," he said, after first congratulating Amash on his victory. "My response to the primary on Tuesday is let's get together and let's focus on what we need to accomplish in November."
When prompted again by host Steve Malzberg, Hoekstra said he wouldn't make a further comment about Amash's victory remarks.
"[W]e disagree on who the best candidate was for the third district of Michigan," he said. "I supported his opponent, and I feel very comfortable and confident that the decision that I made in supporting Brian Ellis. … Congressman Amash's response to those who disagree with him, you know, that's his perspective."
Last month, Hoekstra endorsed Ellis, a businessman, in his primary challenge against the incumbent Amash. "Brian Ellis will not just talk conservative, but he will vote conservative," he said in his endorsement, a jab at Amash, whose libertarian views have at times been out of step with the GOP establishment.
Hoekstra spent nearly two decades representing Michigan in Congress. He served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, providing another blow to Amash, who has been outspoken in his criticism against government surveillance and the NSA.
After defeating Ellis on Tuesday, the congressman railed against both his opponent and Hoekstra.
"I want to say to lobbyist Pete Hoekstra, you're a disgrace," he said. "I'm glad we can hand you one more loss before you fade into total obscurity and irrelevance."
The congressman also slammed Ellis for "your disgusting, despicable smear campaign" and demanded an apology from the challenger.
In one campaign ad, Ellis attacked Amash's libertarian views and said he was "Al Qaeda's best friend in Congress."


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New York Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education – Broker and Sales License
Continuing Education and License Renewal Date:
Every two years by the exact day of your license anniversary date
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Note: Effective January 1, 2017, any real estate licensee who renews their license must have completed 22 ½ hours of approved continuing education, three hours of which must include fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property along with the updated requirement of at least 1 hour of law of agency. This change does not apply to those licensees who are exempt from the continuing education requirement.
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Moroccan Vegetable Chicken Tagine
Take a trip to Morocco with this rich, exotic dish. A tagine is a North African slow-cooked stew named after the pot it's cooked in.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Total TimePrep: 45 min. Cook: 7-1/2 hours
Makes6 servings
- 1 medium butternut squash (about 3 pounds), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 medium red potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- Hot cooked couscous, optional
- In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine the squash, potatoes, onion and garlic. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place over vegetables. Top with apricots and cranberries.
- In a small bowl, combine flour and broth until smooth. Stir in the chili sauce, ginger, curry, cinnamon and cumin. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until chicken and vegetables are tender.
- Stir in garbanzo beans; cover and cook for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with couscous if desired.
Nutrition Facts1 chicken leg quarter with 2-1/2 cups vegetable mixture (calculated without couscous): 473 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 90mg cholesterol, 733mg sodium, 65g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 12g fiber), 34g protein.
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London Zoo, London
In the heart of London, on the north side of Regent's Park, is London Zoo. When the Zoo opened in 1828 it housed a collection of exotic animals that were studied by eminent scientists of the day. Only later, in 1847, did the Zoo open its doors to the public, and, from then on it became the most famous zoo in the world. Among many world firsts, the Zoo opened the first reptile house (1849), the first public aquarium (1853), insect house (1881) and children's zoo (1938). Today the Zoo looks after 650 animal species, of which 112 species are listed as threatened in the Red Data books, and participates in breeding programmes for 146 species. It's the perfect day out for the whole family. There's lots to do, plenty to see and so much to learn. Visit the cheeky, the deadly, the chirpy and the wild - all at London Zoo. Get closer to your favourite animals, learn about them at the keeper talks and watch them show off their skills at our daily events. By visiting London Zoo, you help us protect endangered species, conserve natural habitats and bring learning to life for all ages.
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Brenda Brayfield
Brenda Brayfield was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated with her parents to Vancouver, British Columbia, as a young child. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, Roger. She has three sons, Jim, Ryan, and Kevin. Brenda has been making and showing quilts since she took her first class in 1993 and teaches quilting in local workshops. Brenda's top foundation-piecing technique was developed as an answer to a dilemma she faced while preparing for an upcoming workshop. As her students requested more blocks in a variety of styles and sizes, Brenda's block pile grew and so did the accompanying pile of text. The result was Brenda's first book, "Log Cabin: Rediscovered by Machine," published by the American Quilter's Society.
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"LiveCode enables non- programmers to do things that previously only programmers could do... The prospect of LiveCode going Open Source is very exciting"
EDINBURGH, UK (PRWEB UK) 29 January 2013
RunRev, maker of the award-winning LiveCode cross-platform programming environment, plans to introduce an open source version of the LiveCode platform free to anyone interested in programming. The company's Kickstarter campaign launching today represents the first Kickstarter project to create an open source programming language, and the first to take a commercial product to the open source community. A successful campaign will bring one of the easiest languages to learn, teach and use to even more small businesses, students, educators, entrepreneurs and major enterprises through open source development collaboration.
The Logical Approach to Coding
LiveCode works the way people think, enabling users to create apps for mobile devices or desktops whether they are professional programmers or not. The visual development environment is easy to learn and use, delivers fast results and lets users write software once to deploy across all major computing platforms—iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux. Students as young as 12 and professional programmers alike use LiveCode to create mobile and desktop apps, and RunRev hopes to further support educators and ready small to medium businesses for the explosion in software and app development opportunities.
Open source LiveCode will be uniquely suitable for the following development projects:
- Creating and distributing open source apps, games and utilities
- Learning and teaching computer programming and logical thinking
- Building in-house business systems
- Automating business processes
- Creating utilities to process data
- Creating server applications for use internally or by the general public
LiveCode customer David Beck, CEO of Rotunda Software, said, "LiveCode enables non- programmers to do things that previously only programmers could do, making it possible for ordinary people with no computer background to sit down and within a day or two get a real program running on Mac, Windows and mobile, which is awesome! With LiveCode they can see how to solve their problem or create their vision by putting it onto the screen. The prospect of LiveCode going open source is very exciting."
The Move to Open Source LiveCode
LiveCode is currently available as a commercial, closed-source product. With a successful Kickstarter campaign, the LiveCode open source edition will include the entire code base for all platforms, including the development environment and documentation. RunRev also will offer LiveCode Commercial for closed source application development. More information on the new versions is online here.
With Kickstarter funding, RunRev will begin immediate updates to the LiveCode platform with a final delivery goal of fall 2013. Platform updates will include:
- Organizing the Code: RunRev will reorganize some 500,000 lines of C++ code, running on six platforms—Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and Server.
- Extending the Platform Easily: LiveCode will have a dedicated team extending the functionality and language, and will engineer a new feature called "Open Language" that allows anyone to create a new command or function without having to touch the core—a first for an open source programming language.
- Creating an Engaging, Modern User Experience: RunRev will include a new, modernized drag-and-drop editor that lets users create applications in record time.
"This is exactly the right time for us to open our development environment to the community, allowing us to support educators and small businesses further and empower anyone in the world to code," said Kevin Miller, CEO of RunRev. "Our aggressive goal of £350,000/$500,000 in just 30 days will give us the resources we need to open the entire LiveCode language and visual development environment, and we'll reward every supporter at various levels -- from teacher training webinars and academies that teach people to build an app from start to finish, to full commercial licenses."
About RunRev Ltd.
RunRev makes the LiveCode cross-platform programming environment for building sophisticated mobile, Web, desktop and server applications. The company aims to open doors with technology by empowering people to create apps through an intuitive and easy-to-learn programming language. The LiveCode English-like language and focus on instant results appeals to a wide range of users, from individuals and educators to corporate and enterprise developers. Considered a modern descendent of HyperCard, LiveCode offers a robust yet flexible path to cross-platform app creation. For more information, please visit http://www.runrev.com.


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What is RSS?RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is a format used for sharing and distributing news and other web content on the internet. The Milpitas Post has its RSS feeds updated whenever new content is published to the website. www.themilpitaspost.com uses RSS 2.0.
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Hello everybody! I've done another Toothless tutorial only because I'm on a kick. Again I loved the movie, and this is another scene in which I enjoyed where Hiccup and Toothless first bond. Well enough about that, Enjoy and I hope you have fun with it! Oh and one more thing, sorry if the pictures seem blurry or different colors, my camera was crapping out on me, sorry if there's an inconvenience.
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I know, I know, another wicked easy lesson that is grazing the screen right in front of your eyes. Girls, and maybe some boys will like this tutorial because you can actually draw a cute face on the front if you like, or even draw the apple for your teacher. Whatever the case may be, this submission on "how to draw an apple for kids" is going to be so simple to replicate. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you could draw this apple with your eyes closed. I haven't really made any fruit for kids, so I wanted to at least get an apple out there since it is one of many fruits that kids, teens, and adults eat. Well, what else can I say about drawing an apple? Not too much so how about you have a go at it and I will get busy making more tutorials for you all. Thanks for joining me for another fabulous drawing day.
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Creating a contact us message
The Contact Us page lets you provide contact information to your Quick Shopping Cart storefront visitors. This page includes a message you define plus a Contact Request form for visitors to send specific requests directly to you via email.
The Contact Us message displays in your Quick Shopping Cart storefront as a separate, non-product page. Store visitors click Contact Us on the storefront toolbar to open the Contact Us page.
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- Log in to your GoDaddy account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
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- Click Verify.
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Demarcus Cousins attitude overshadows his play on the court...
Everytime I see this guy play hes always in somebody face because he constantly gets out played and he cant handle it. Its a shame to have so much talent but cant control his emotions to become a force in the league.
IMO he will never become a force in the league because of this problem and just be an avg big man.


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Except as provided in Rule 2.1.F., before any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, or multi-component system, described in Rule 2.1.A. may be operated or used, a written permit shall be obtained from the Control Officer. For any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance subject to Rule 2.13, the requirements of Rule 2.13 shall augment and take precedence over conflicting administrative requirements of other provisions in these Rules and Regulations. No Permit to Operate or Use shall be granted either by the Control Officer or the Hearing Board for any article, machine, equipment, or contrivance constructed or installed without authorization as required by Rule 2.1.A, until the information required is presented to the Control Officer and such article, machine, equipment or contrivance is altered, if necessary, and made to conform to the standards set forth in these regulations.
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A person who has been granted a Permit to Operate any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance shall display such Permit to Operate, or an approved facsimile, in such a manner as to be clearly visible and accessible. In the event that the Permit to Operate cannot be so displayed the Permit to Operate shall be maintained readily available at all times on the operating premises.
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Before operating or using any new or modified stationary source for which an Authority to Construct has been issued pursuant to the provisions of these regulations, the applicant shall notify the Control Officer in writing. Upon such notification, the Authority to construct or modify shall serve as a Temporary Permit for Operation of the equipment until the Permit to Operate is granted or denied.
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All new stationary sources and modifications to existing stationary sources, including power plants and cogeneration and resource recovery projects, with a net emissions increase of air contaminants that would exceed the limits stated in Rule 6.1.B. shall be subject to the provisions of Regulation VI.
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Clayton Price, head of Marsh's Cayman office, said the number of captives that cover health care risk is down, but their overall levels of premium and surplus are up.
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Captive Insurance Pros: Hard Markets Repeat Themselves, but With a TwistDecember 1, 2017
WTW's Owens: U.S., Others Will Be Surprised at the Reach of Global Tax StandardNovember 30, 2017
QBE's Giles: Unlimited Risk Driving Creation of Stop-Loss ProgramsNovember 30, 2017
JLT's Towle: Captives Look to Deploy Gains of Softer MarketNovember 30, 2017
Paradise Papers Pushback: 'No One's Done Anything Wrong'November 29, 2017
IMAC's Henry: We're Spreading the Word About Cayman's CapabilitiesNovember 29, 2017
Milliman's Meehan: Companies Worried About Cyber Are Considering CaptivesNovember 29, 2017
CapVisor's Terzer: US Tax Changes Should Impact Captives' PortfoliosNovember 29, 2017
AIG's Gagliardi: Travel, Storage Show That Captives Can Become Revenue CentersNovember 29, 2017
Cayman's Jayasekera: Captives Well Positioned to Leverage Tech InnovationNovember 29, 2017
Cayman's Sadlier: Insurtech Poised to Change Captive InsurersNovember 29, 2017
Aon Cayman's Lynch: Captive Sponsors Get Set for Health Care ChangesNovember 29, 2017
Grant Thornton's Tierney: Offshoring Giving Way to Robotics November 29, 2017
Cayman Captive Forum Hits 25: 'We're Alternative No Longer'November 28, 2017
CICA's Towle: Captive Awareness Growing Among College Risk ProgramsNovember 27, 2017
Appleby's Banks: Blockchain Coming to Insurance, But Will Take Time and WillNovember 27, 2017
IMAC Chair: Cyber, Health, Risk Management Issues Dominate ForumNovember 27, 2017
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DURHAM – Kevin Goumas is in a slump.
Although the University of New Hampshire hockey team's leading scorer is averaging more than a point per game this season, he doesn't have a point in his last four games and just two in his last seven.
"I think I'm getting chances," Goumas said. "That's just the way hockey goes sometimes. There's ups and downs. You've just got to stay focused. I can't let it get in my head. I've just got to keep playing hockey and it will come."
Perhaps the Wildcats' next opponent will help the junior forward get going again. Goumas has 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in nine career games against Vermont and assisted on three of the four goals in UNH's 4-0 win over the Catamounts on Nov. 10 at the Whittemore Center.
The teams meet again this weekend in a two-game series at UVM's Gutterson Fieldhouse beginning tonight (7, NESN). Saturday's contest is scheduled for 4 p.m. (CBS Sports).
One of the most consistent scorers in the country for the first half of the season, Goumas had 10 goals and 20 assists in the first 21 games.
He now has 10 goals and 22 assists through 28 games. The Wildcats need his production for the stretch run.
"I had success early in the year, not so much the second half of the year," said Goumas, who is on track to join the UNH century club with 84 career points. "I've just got to get back to doing the things I do best, making plays and making my teammates better around me."
He nearly snapped his goal-less drought three games ago against Providence, but goalie Jon Gillies robbed him with a terrific glove save while on his back.
"I had quite a bit of net," Goumas said. "Maybe I've got to loosen up my hands on the stick a little bit and not be so uptight. Sometimes when things aren't going right you get a little frustrated."
That's just the way things have been going lately for Goumas, who recorded at least one point in 18 of the first 21 games.
"Maybe I fight it a little bit too much sometimes," he said. "Overall, I'm in one of those slumps. Mentally, I've got to take myself out of it and get back on track."
With only four goals in their previous three games, the fifth-ranked Wildcats were struggling offensively until breaking out in a 4-4 tie Sunday at Boston College.
For the fourth straight game, however, Goumas's line did not contribute a point.
"He touches the puck a lot," said coach Dick Umile. "He didn't touch the puck a whole heck of a lot on Sunday. We need him touching the puck and making plays."
Line changes are a possibility. Goumas has been skating between senior John Henrion and Dalton Speelman the last three games.
Goumas is third on the team in both goals and shots on goal. He leads the Wildcats in assists and points.
"That's a little bit of a rut he's been in," Umile said. "Hopefully he'll come out of it. One game not getting chances is no reason to panic. (If) that happens two or three times it's a different story."
Goumas is a key cog on a club that enters the weekend third in the Hockey East standings, two points behind league-leading Merrimack and one behind BC.
Although the Wildcats (16-8-4, 11-7-3 HE) were encouraged by their performance last Sunday at BC, they're still winless in their last four games.
"It was a gutty tie for us," said sophomore forward Casey Thrush.
"I think that will build our confidence a little bit," Goumas said, "and we'll try to carry that momentum into the weekend.
Vermont has won four of its last five games and three in a row, including a two-game sweep at Northeastern last weekend. The Catamounts (10-14-4, 7-10-4 HE) have allowed only two goals in their last three games.
"They'll be a very, very different team from what we saw when we played them earlier in the year," Umile said. "We had one of our better games and they probably didn't have one of their better games."
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Vermont is in seventh place and in a four-way battle for the final two Hockey East playoff spots.
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USDA also estimated 249,100 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in November, down 27,700 from October and 19,700 less than November 2012. Total dairy cow slaughter for the January-November period is estimated at 2.868 million head, up 25,500 from the same period in 2012.
After the holiday-shortened week of Thanksgiving saw weekly dairy cull cow slaughter fall to the lowest total of the year, at 48,500 head, slaughter during the week ending Dec. 7 jumped back to a more "normal" level of 63,800. Year-to-date 2013 slaughter totals 2.941 million, up 24,100 from 2012.
T'was the week before Christmas and cheese prices jumped! The 40-pound Cheddar blocks closed that Friday at $2.00 per pound (first time since November 2012), up 7 1/2-cents on the week and 26 cents above that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.95, up 12 cents on the week and 29 1/2-cents above a year ago. The spread returned to a more normal 5 cents. Two cars of each traded hands on the week. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.8728, up 3.1 cents, and barrels averaged $1.8521, up 4.2 cents.
Cheese production schedules are varied, according to USDA's Dairy Market News (DMN). Manufacturing milk supplies are tight. Retail demand was strong for blocks but higher prices have slowed both spot barrel demand and export interest. Cheese exports for January-October 2013 totaled 566.7 million pounds, up 17 percent from the same period a year ago.
The Daily Dairy Report's Sarina Sharp warned in the Dec. 13 Milk Producers weekly newsletter that "Dairy product prices have appreciated significantly over the past couple months, and the reasons behind the rally include Chinese demand, low global inventories and the lingering impact of weather issues in New Zealand and Europe remain in place. However, bulls must eat every day, and this bull market may be running short of fodder. Producers around the world are responding to astoundingly high milk prices by increasing production, and competition for exports is heating up."
Cash butter ended the week at $1.5825 per pound, up 1 1/4-cents on the week and 4 1/2-cents above a year ago. Six cars found new homes on the week. AMS butter averaged $1.6318, down 2.4 cents.
Butter prices are mixed across the regions, according to DMN. The market tone was steady to firm throughout the U.S. Many churn operators reduced production due to tight cream supplies and high demand. International interest picked up resulting in additional manufacturers producing 82 percent fat butter.
Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk reached its all time record high of $2.11 per pound this week, up 3 cents on the week. Extra Grade surpassed its record, closing Friday at $2.09, up 4 1/2-cents on the week. AMS powder averaged $1.9472, up 1.1 cents, and dry whey averaged 57.42 cents per pound, up a penny and a half.
The Agriculture Department announced the January, 2014 Federal order Class I base milk price this week at $21.48 per cwt., up $1.11 from December 2013, $2.51 above January 2013, and equates to about $1.85 per gallon.
The two-week AMS-surveyed butter price average used in calculating the Class I value was $1.6406 per pound, up 24.9 cents from December. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.9423, up 5.7 cents. Cheese averaged $1.8583, down 1.9 cents, and dry whey averaged 56.69 cents per pound, down 0.8 cent.
The 2013 herd contraction is likely over, according to this week's Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, as cow numbers were forecast to rise in 2014. Lower expected feed prices and continuing firm milk prices will improve the producer profit outlook and should cause herd expansion to ensue in 2014, says USDA.
Export forecasts for 2013, on a fats basis, were raised from November. While current year export demand for nonfat dry milk remains strong, exports on a skims-solids basis were lowered this month due to lower lactose exports but were raised for 2014.
Based on the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the 2013/14 domestic use and exports of corn were raised this month, tightening stocks. However, the corn season-average price is forecast at $4.05-$4.75 a bushel, a price reduction based on lower year-to-date reported prices.
Soybean production was unchanged in this month's WASDE; however, soybean meal prices were raised to $400-$440 per ton. The price boost is based on stronger demand from both the European Union (EU), and Southeast Asian countries, which more than offsets an expected decline in domestic use.
The November Agricultural Prices report has this year's preliminary November alfalfa price slipping below the October price to $188 a ton and is well below last year's November price. On balance, dairy producers will likely face even lower feed prices next year compared with 2013, according to the Outlook.
The current year's projected dairy herd size was reduced slightly to 9.22 million cows based on a smaller expected fourth-quarter cow population. Production per cow was unchanged from last month at 21,865 pounds per cow.
The projected 2014 U.S. dairy herd size was increased slightly from last month to 9.25 million cows. The 2014 forecast yield per cow was also increased this month to 22,190 pounds per cow. The higher cow numbers and yields are based on an improved profit outlook for producers, a result of continued firm milk prices and declining feed costs.
Dairy producers are seeing higher cottonseed prices. The 2013 cotton crop is one of the smallest in years, according to Cotton Inc.'s Tom Wedegaertner, down about 1 million tons from a year ago "so the cottonseed supply is going to be rather tight." Prices dipped some at harvest time, he said, but are now starting to firm up.
"There's just too much cotton on the planet," Wedegaertner said, "And that has depressed the price of cotton relative to soybeans or corn so cotton growers will grow something else that's more profitable." He quickly added, "There is a silver lining. We do see very good quality across the cotton belt. We dodged the hurricane bullet; we didn't have any hurricanes or any bad rain in the Southeast like we do sometimes so the quality is very good this year." The latest details can be found at www.wholecottonseed.com and producers can access the "Cottonseed Marketplace," to obtain the best buys on cottonseed.
Checking the export picture; after six straight events of higher forecasted volumes on the Global Dairy Trade auction (GDT), Oceania's largest dairy processor, Fonterra, has pulled back its overall 12 month forecast for all commodities by 1 percent (17.9 million pounds).
High Ground Dairy's Eric Meyer says, "With price strength in the auction two weeks ago, customers may have increased their 2014 contract volumes which would then reduce the GDT volume forecast. Or perhaps Fonterra is being conservative with their long range forecast as climate conditions have been a bit dry over the past month." He said, "It was a good run with event-over-event volume increases and the overall Fonterra 12 month GDT volume is still 11 percent (174.2 million pounds) above its low from in early September."
This week's GDT auction was termed "neutral to bullish with the exception of whole milk powder" according to FC Stone risk management analyst Brendan Curran. The trade weighted average for all products was up 0.2 percent. Butter was up 7.9 percent, Cheddar cheese up 1 percent, skim milk powder up 1.7 percent, while whole milk powder was down 1.5 percent. The average butter price equated to about $1.8375 per pound ($1.7927 on 80 percent). The Cheddar average was $2.0725 per pound, skim milk powder at $2.2081 per pound, and whole milk powder price averaged $2.2489 per pound.
This week's DairyBusines Update reports that Rabobank has issued a new report on the global dairy industry, forecasting continued high prices in 2014 due to Chinese demand. Rabobank said international dairy commodity prices strengthened from already high levels in the three months to mid-December and are expected to remain high at least for the first half of 2014.
The increase of export supply since September, as producers have responded to improved margins, has been largely soaked up by continuing vigorous buying from China, according to Rabobank analyst Tim Hunt.
China's buying has left the rest of the buy-side of the international market with less supply to go around, keeping the market tight. Rabobank believes many of the buyers in regions, including Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, have used up all meaningful backup stocks after a period of prolonged belt-tightening. They are now struggling to secure enough supply to sustain sales of key lines. With export supply still in the early stages of recovery, Fourth Quarter prices have had to edge up even further. The global dairy market will enter 2014 with farmgate milk prices at record or near record highs in many export and import regions, according to Rabobank.
In politics; the Milk Producers Council newsletter reported that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, led by Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., introduced the "Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act" the week of Dec. 9.
The bill has 10 supporters sponsoring the bill: Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Kay Hagan, D-N.C., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., James Risch, R-Idaho, and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., in addition to Feinstein and Coburn.
"While this newly-introduced legislation will obviously not see congressional action in 2013, it helps set the stage for a serious debate on the issue in 2014," according to the MPC.


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KDE Telepathy 0.2 - The Future of Free Communication
KDE Telepathy 0.2
The KDE Telepathy team is pleased to announce its second release. KDE Telepathy is a suite of applications that form an instant-messaging client for Jabber, Gmail, Facebook, MSN and more. KDE Telepathy stands out from previous instant messaging solutions by being able to integrate into the Plasma Workspaces, and can also be used like a traditional application.
This release features:
The Value of Sprints
The whole team met at the Woshibon 2 sprint in Cambridge, UK (14th-18th September). This sprint was sponsored by both KDE e.V. and Collabora. It allowed us to resolve many of the details in this release, and plan more long term as well. All things considered, intensive KDE sprints get more done in less time than working only online. If you would like to support development sprints like this, please consider Joining the Game.
KDE Telepathy Sprint attendees.
The Future
This is an early release, far from what we consider the "finished product". However all the functionality works and many of us now use it as a daily instant messaging client.
In the future we will have contact aggregation, audio and video calls, more Plasma integration, and much more!
We always appreciate the help from more developers, designers and testers. So if you are interested in helping, please check out our wiki page or join us on IRC at #kde-telepathy on freenode.
Getting the Latest Release
The latest tarballs are available from KDE's FTP server. Check our wiki page for installation guidelines and troubleshooting help. Packages may be available for your distribution.
Cool, but...
It's masked in Gentoo with a "corruption" keyword, I can't install it yet. Seems so cool, but the only thing I dislike is the name. Would you eventually change its name? Something like 'SpeaK', I don't know...
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 6:58pm
Is there any cooperation going on with the Kopete team?
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 7:45pm
My understanding is that the
My understanding is that the Kopete team have moved on to telepathy-kde, and that the telepathy-kde-contacts and telepathy-kde-chat programs form (ideally) a far more flexible drop-in replacement for Kopete.
By madman at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 8:32pm
There is a lot
The kopete team is the main actor behind this software.
By Skarn at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 9:13pm
Is there any cooperation going on with the Kopete team?
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 7:45pm
Looks great....!
Personally I am still waiting the basic features to be added but so far everything is just working fine.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 7:46pm
nice, but...
I like this idea although i would do it differently.
What i would do is:
Just how i would do it although that task is probably massive...
As for the current telepathy, it wasn't working for me when i tried it (few weeks ago) with version 0.1 so i hope it's working now ;-)
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 8:30pm
Which package to install for Telepathy
Any idea which (main) package to install to get Telepathy working in Debian?
aptitude install kopete will get a working setup but telepathy seems to have many smaller packages.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 11:26pm
Package missing
Sorry, as of today (10th December 11) there is no such package in official Debian list (testing). Could you, please, specify at least name of basic KDE GUI (replacement of Kopete), as all others I was able to find but no such KDE GUI... Thanks in advance.
By Anonymous at Sat, 2011/12/10 - 8:53am
Which package to install for Telepathy
Any idea which (main) package to install to get Telepathy working in Debian?
aptitude install kopete will get a working setup but telepathy seems to have many smaller packages.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2011/12/07 - 11:27pm
Off-the-Record Messaging
Are there any plans to add OTR support?
By Anonymous at Thu, 2011/12/08 - 12:01am
I am excited about Telepathy and thankful for the work done here. Communication is integral to computing environments and is fundamental to extending to reaching the limits of what is possible on computation devices and the internet. The latter being a resource still expanding and providing for new possibilities. A free and open framework for internet-based communication is essential.
Way to go telepathy team and everyone contributing to the project indirectly by way of other open frameworks as well!
By Vladislav Blanton at Sun, 2011/12/11 - 5:11pm
It should probably be mentioned that core of telepathy-kde, telepathy and it's protocol plugins (called tubes, icq, jabber etc.) are desktop independent and are used under Gnome also via Empathy IM client.
By Anonymous at Thu, 2011/12/08 - 7:00am
OK, let me state the following. It looks neat. No, really it does! And I like the premise of integration into plasma! Also, I love the unification of several services in one app.
Now with that out of the way *rant ahoy*
Sigh... Now, why oh why does everyone keep using sensationalism in their blog titles? Just to increase traffic? It seems so pompous and unnecessary. I am terribly sorry to be the pessimistic, sardonic and bitter jerk of the block, but I am pretty sure that this will not be the future of free communication - or in fact any significant part of future at all. It is so blatantly generalizing and obnoxiously untrue. What future? You mean the entire future? No of course it won't! What free communication? Specify please? Free as in beer?
Besides why on earth would this be the future of anything?? Does it bring anything revolutionary new to the table? New way of sharing info? New interface that is very user friendly? Or perhaps it is cross-platform like no app out there? Will this perhaps come as an app for my Android device? No, it will not. KDE penetration of the general market is abysmally small (Yup, I am an avid user of KDE apps, but - hell - do please realize that the majority of general public doesn't give a flying f*** about it).
So why this sensationalism? We all admire the effort, but it's like me making a version of tetris for KDE, announcing that it will integrate with Plasma and proclaiming that it will be the future of free gaming. Come on!
*rant out*
By Anonymous at Thu, 2011/12/08 - 5:13pm
But is a very cool program, anyways, taking in account all those messengers in the Linux ecosistem still at the level ot the messengers in the decade of the '90; so, not revolutionary, sure, but rather hopefull to have the posibility of finally have a decent messaging sistem that we can show to our Windows friends without feeling ashamed, haha, so big congrats and thanks to the developers.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 2:10am
I agree
As I noted some time ago, it seems that many KDE devels and PRs don't understand the importance of surviving to their users' expectations.
When people read pompous announces about the "The Future of Free Communication" or "more productive and fun to use than ever before", they are lead to expect perfectly polished implementation of revolutionary useful new features.
There is so much delusion and anger among the KDE userbase... this requires an extra effort to developers to make stabler software (which it seems it's happening) and rethink some wrong choice (which it seems it's not :( ). But, believe me, also lowering the expectations a bit could do miracles!
Please, stop the mantra "wonderful user experience, better the ever, the future of blah blah blah": it does no good to the whole community.
By Vajsvarana at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 10:55am
Oh well..
You should read more and more carefully.
To answer some raised points - Yes, Telepathy is a cross-desktop product. Yes, it is available even on Android (not publicly released yet). Yes, it is the future in that sense that many projects have adopted and/or are adopting Telepathy as a backend. Yes, it brings something revolutionary. Google it why.
"do please realize that the majority of general public doesn't give a flying f*** about it"
Ok, so? (and apparently they do if it is enough for them to stop by and spawn several paragraphs full of hate)
"... they are lead to expect perfectly polished implementation of revolutionary useful new features ... you could encounter problems in this and this area, if it happens, report it this way"
The article clearly says "This is an early release, far from what we consider the "finished product". ... So if you are interested in helping, please check out our wiki page or join us on IRC at #kde-telepathy on freenode". You deluded yourself.
"Deluded users' rants discourage the developers and everything becomes difficult."
Uhm...why are you ranting then? I like it how you know it's bad and you do it anyway. Double deluded.
"Please, stop the mantra "wonderful user experience, better the ever, the future of blah blah blah": it does no good to the whole community."
Neither of these phrases were used (except the futuristic title..). So please stop the mantra "you're liars, I'm full of hate and I know it the best". It does no good to the whole community.
Give these guys some credit, what have you done in your spare time?
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 6:27pm
Read carefully?
Ok, take a breath, and try to read better too. :)
First, I'm not the do please realize that the majority of general public doesn't give a flying f*** about it one. Why not answering to the right post? :)
Second. My post was a _general_ advice about a _general_ trend in the KDE community, as stated in the first and last part of the post. I've never spoken against Telepathy in the whole post, in fact the statements come mostly from the KDE stable and beta announcements, and that's what I was speaking about. This unfortunate misunderstanding make the rest of your post rather pointless, so I will not answer.
I apologize if this was taken as direct offence toward the Telepathy people.
By Vajsvarana at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 7:45pm
What did the packager miss?
So the future is instability? Still not feeling telepathy is any better at all than the things we currently got. WLM not working, file-transfer slower, kwallet crashes, dropped packet issues. So, what did the packager for Arch Linux miss since WLM is not working at all, not supported? Google talk works but some messages are not sent/received, same with most others. Oh well, it's beta so I can forgive, but next release, make sure to tell me what is not working ATM! :) Wish WLM didn't exist, the worst IM protocol to maintain on free IM software it seems.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 12:45am
Why show the protocol if the
Why show the protocol if the runtime dependency is not met for that protocol? There's no sense in giving a button that does nothing if libs aren't present. Hide the interface until the implementation becomes available (i.e. installed deps).
By Anonymous at Tue, 2012/06/12 - 5:13am
Shall we be finally able to
Shall we be finally able to send files via Gtalk and have new incoming mails notifications? Kopete realy sucks at that.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 2:00am
Is it now possible to group contacts in meta-contacts just like kopete?
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/09 - 10:27am
Has progress been made on Nepomuk integration? It sounds like something that could be a use for meta-contacts.
By Anonymous at Sat, 2011/12/10 - 5:29pm
Yes. That's the plan. There's
Yes. That's the plan.
There's been some good progress especially this last week, but it's not usable yet. Wont be in 0.3 either, but it's moving forward.
By Anonymous at Sun, 2011/12/11 - 2:15pm
Please include IRC
I always thought it was ironic at best that Kopete pulled IRC functionality, but still gave out an IRC channel for support. I see Telepathy gives an IRC support channel -- I hope I can use Telepathy to access it.
By Anonymous at Tue, 2011/12/13 - 3:09pm
Does this help or affect you in any way?
By Anonymous at Thu, 2011/12/15 - 10:33am
Great work.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2011/12/16 - 3:58pm


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On your wedding day you won't have the luxury of time to crisscross the City looking for those perfect shots of the two of you and your entourage. To make it easier here are three options for wedding photography sessions that will yield fabulous settings for you to capture this special day forever.
There are so many idyllic locations where you can have your wedding in and around the California Wine Country, but where to begin? To help you on your quest for the perfect place, here are three suggestions that will surely dazzle and delight. Each has been chosen with the size of your party in mind and because of their beautiful and picturesque settings that have everything you need to create the romantic and timeless wedding of your dreams.
Janet and John had a fun engagement session in San Francisco! They used some of San Francisco's most notable landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Palace of Fine Arts as the backdrop for their photos! Visit out planning section to see other notable places for engagement photography in San Francisco!
Check out the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area for your wedding or reception! Lone Tree can accommodate both small, intimate affairs and large gatherings. They can also accommodate outdoor weddings with their 300-seat theater style setting. They'll even let you take some gorgeous photos on the golf greens!
Dianne and Chris had a romantic wedding at a winery in California Wine Country. They took advantage of the California sun with their outdoor ceremony and reception at Trentadue Winery. The couple took some romantic photos walking among the grapes as well as some fun shots with the bridesmaids and groomsmen! Check out our planning section to learn more about Wine Country Weddings!
Jaret Rieana and Tommy took advantage of the beautiful and urban city of San Francisco. The couple opted to have an industrial style engagement session at Fort Point right below the Golden Gate Bridge. Of course they did not miss the opportunity to take a picture with the bridge itself! Visit out planning section for San Francisco engagement photography hot spots!
Check out B.R. Cohn Winery in Sonoma, CA for your wedding or reception! Nestled in the heart of Wine Country, B.R. Cohn is perfect for your dream outdoor wedding among the grapes! They provide you with a Special Events Coordinator, room for up to 250 guests, and of course plenty of wine!
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Erica and Alan who are our October winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met each other in high school but were only acquaintances. "We didn't talk much then, I was a little older and thought I was much too sophisticated at the time to talk to a younger man! A few years ago we kept running into each other out on the town. One night, Alan impressed me with his charms and coerced me into going on a date with him. From then on forward, we were connected at the hip and couldn't imagine life without each other!"
The proposal: Alan proposed on a romantic trip to Europe (London & Turkey). "While we were staying in a hotel in Bodrum Turkey overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, at a cliff top restaurant located at the hotel, Alan got down on one knee and I said yes!"
The Wedding: They had their beautiful wedding at Wente Vineyards near San Francisco! "I wanted an outdoor wedding and my husband and I loved the idea of a winery setting. That area also has a bit of horse country in it and I'm an equestrian so that sold it for me!"
On Bella Pictures: "Our photographer did a WONDERFUL job! We are still having a hard time narrowing down the pictures we want for our album because so many of them are that good! The photographer was thoughtful, reliable and completely professional. They were able to capture the style we were looking for and their shots were intuitive."
Funny story about the wedding day: "At the time this wasn't that funny but in hindsight it is pretty hilarious! After the ceremony, the wind kicked up quite a bit. We were all freezing, especially Alan and I in that photo I submitted on the golf course where im leaning all the way back. We were actually laughing at how miserably cold it was while talking the picture and that is one of the pictures that helped us win the contest! At the time we were definitely imagining the warm beaches of Maui where we departed to our Honeymoon the next day!"
Check out this great Bay Area wedding featured on the Wedding Paper Divas' Blog!
Check out The Cliff House in San Francisco, California for your wedding or reception! The Cliff House offers an amazing terrace overlooking the Pacific Ocean which is perfect for outdoor ceremonies. They can accommodate 120 of your closest friends and family and can coordinate a day that is uniquely yours!
Check out some other great venues in San Francisco!
Check out the Jefferson Street Mansion in the San Francisco Bay Area for your wedding and/or reception! This Civil War era mansion is the perfect setting for romantic outdoor weddings. The Jefferson Street Mansion team is there to help you every step of the way from centerpieces to food presentation!
One of our very own, Elizabeth, got married this past Fall in California Wine Country joined by friends and family (including her Bella Pictures family!). We thought we'd share some of the beautiful photos from her big day! Congratulations Elizabeth and Chris!
How they met: "Chris and I met for the first time at my sister's engagement party in 1998. Chris and my brother-in-law met in junior high school, and eventually ended up living together in college at Chico State where they became great friends with my sister. Nine years after our first meeting, we reconnected at a party that my sister and brother-in-law threw, and the rest was history."
The proposal: "With the help of some of my dear friends at Bella, Chris coordinated a scavenger hunt that sent me to a few stops in San Francisco, before boarding a ferry to Tiburon. He was waiting for me on the deck at our favorite restaurant, and first date spot, Sam's Anchor Caf' on bended knee!"
The Wedding: Elizabeth and Chris celebrated with 130 of their closest friends and family at the DeLorimer Winery in Geyserville, CA. "Both Chris and my parents live in Santa Rosa, so it seemed natural to get married in the North Bay and use Santa Rosa as a home base for our wedding weekend. Shortly after we were engaged, we started making weekend trips to the area to look for venues. One day while driving around the Alexander Valley visiting potential venues, we decided to take a break from our search to stop off at the next winery to have a glass of wine and talk about our possibilities. While standing at the bar in the DeLorimier Winery tasting room, we thought, this place feels good! The laid-back atmosphere (and the glass of wine!) were just what we needed, and our decision was made."
On Bella Pictures: " Since I had been working at Bella Pictures for several years, it was obvious that I would use them for my wedding photography. I was actually quite excited to move through our process as a bride instead of viewing it as an employee. I am proud to say I was the first person to check out on our eCommerce website! The whole process was so simple, which was very important considering all of the other tasks involved in planning a wedding! All of the pre-wedding planning from customizing my own package online, setting up a payment plan, rating my photos for the matching process and filling out my wedding planner were so intuitive. And the end result is by far the best part. Looking back, I can truly say that my photography and video were the most treasured items from my wedding. "
When we first came across Michelle and Justin's wedding, we were instantly enamored by the charm and loveliness found in all of the photos. What was also apparent was all the love they put into each and every adorable detail of their rustic, romantic, sunshiny-yellow-bus, California wedding.
Both elegant and whimsical, it was truly a celebration that was able to mix the best of both worlds. Located at a private residence in Healdsburg, California and catered by Rosso Pizza of Santa Rosa, this wedding was full of pretty flowers, pops of color and big happy smiles. It appears to portray their personalities beautifully. Check out the photos below and get ready to be inspired.
From the bride: We worked so hard on our wedding! That day was so amazing. It's so hard to choose a specific moment as my favorite but if I had to, it would be seeing my husband's face as I walked down the aisle towards him. It was a priceless moment that was captured by our Bella Pictures photographer. We are so pleased with the photographs of our special day! She captured so much of the detail that we worked so many hours on, all of our special wedding moments, as well as catching great candid shots of how much fun all of our loved ones had as well! It is so great to have those memories!
Share with us in the comments section or on our Facebook page your favorite wedding moment and we could feature your wedding here!
Check out Stonetree Golf Club in Novato, CA for your wedding or reception! The StoneTree Golf Club is in an amazing location between San Francisco and Wine Country. It's prime location lends itself to scenic views when having your ceremony in their outdoor wedding pavilion. They also have a catering and event team that are there ready to make your big day the one of your dreams!
We end our journey across this great country with the West coast! We bring you some of our favorite wedding portraits from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Seattle. Check out the beaches of California and the lush greenery of Washington state. Wherever you live, we hope you have a Happy 4th of July weekend!
Check out The Claremont Hotel Club and Spa in Berkeley, CA for your wedding and/or reception! This luxurious hotel can provide scenic views of the San Francisco Bay which can serve as the perfect backdrop for an outdoor wedding. Their dedicated staff are there to help you plan the perfect wedding, helping you every step of the way.
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In a warehouse by Manhattan's Hudson river next Wednesday, Nokia will fire up the most competitive Christmas mobile phone war yet.
Observers say the devices it will unveil, produced in collaboration with Microsoft, could be a last roll of the dice for Nokia, which has yet to make a hit touchscreen phone and whose keyboard models are losing popularity. The stakes are also high for Microsoft, which will slowly fade unless it moves from desktop to handheld computers.
Later on Wednesday, at New York's Gotham Hall, Motorola will beam the spotlight onto a new high definition handset in one of the biggest marketing events since the completion of its acquisition by Google.
For some, these are just preludes to the main event. Apple is expected to unwrap the iPhone 5, its first major rethink of the gadget in two years, in California on 12 September.
Capturing the imagination of consumers is crucial this year because the personal computing revolution is taking shape. Smartphones are replacing desktop computers as the easiest way of connecting to the internet. And to make those connections easier still, around the world, 4G networks with their superfast internet download speeds are being switched on.
Both Nokia and Apple's new models are expected to be compatible with European 4G networks – the UK could have its first taste of these faster download speeds before Christmas on Orange and T-Mobile services.
Apple will no doubt keep its biggest surprises under wraps until the launch. But according to leaks from the supply chain, the iPhone 5 or "new iPhone" as Apple may call it, will have a larger screen, a longer thinner body shape and hopefully a longer battery life.
As Samsung, Apple and Google's patent warfare has demonstrated, the giants of the technology world are pouring unprecedented resources not only into developing and marketing new products, but into the expensive legal battles needed to protect them from imitation.
"Patent bullying is sweeping through the industry right now, but many are starting to realise it is the new normal," says Neil Mawston at research firm Strategy Analytics. "Companies are competing in a very crowded market where any edge, be it via competitive means or via legal means, is prized."
There are two battlegrounds. Some companies, such as Nokia, Samsung and HTC, specialise in making the hardware only. Others focus on software. Google has Android, which it licences for free to handset makers, including Samsung; and Microsoft licences Windows, for which it charges a fee. Apple straddles both camps by making and keeping both in house.
While more smartphones are likely be sold this Christmas than before – research firm IDC forecasts a 32% increase to nearly 424m units in the last three months of this year compared with 2011 – few models are expected to reach the bestseller lists.
Even if Nokia's new phones prove popular, on the hardware front the new iPhone and Samsung's flagship Galaxy SIII, on sale since late May, will almost certainly continue to dominate this year. In software, Android will remain the most popular choice. Analysts at market researcher Gartner are forecasting 392m Android units in 2012, compared with 143m iPhones.
The joker in the pack is Microsoft. Gartner believes sales of Windows handsets could more than double from 2011, with 26m sold. Next year, they could even reach 85m.
September's new product launches are carefully timed to influence Christmas planning by mobile phone networks. Their decisions about which models to subsidise and showcase on the shop floor can determine the success or failure of new handsets. Playing on their minds will be the knowledge that on 6 December, a hearing is scheduled at which Apple can petition to have a number of Samsung's older models withdrawn from sale. And Apple looks set to let its legal attack dogs loose on the Galaxy SIII, or on any smaller handset makers that have adopted Android.
"It's another reason for operators and vendors to look at alternatives," says IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo. "They don't want to invest in devices for the Christmas season that they will have to withdraw from the market. This will also speed up the product development for Windows phones for most manufacturers. It's cheaper paying a royalty to Microsoft than fighting against Apple, paying a huge fine and having their devices withdrawn from the market."
Microsoft is hoping Nokia will bring its software to popular attention, but it also needs support from the many fleet-footed Asian manufacturers, which besides Samsung and HTC include LG, Huawei, and ZTE.
The largest usually have a few models running on Windows – Samsung launched a new one last week – but these have tended to be their less advanced devices. Presented with a free alternative produced by an army of highly-trained programmers employed by one of the internet's biggest brands, the Asian manufacturers have made their flagship handsets run on Google's Android interface.
The $1bn damages imposed on Samsung earlier this month by a US jury could help focus attention on Microsoft as a reassuring alternative. With $11bn a year in profits, Samsung can afford to pay up. Smaller firms would find such a penalty devastating.
"$1bn [for Samsung] is 17% of second quarter operating profit," wrote Benedict Evans at Enders Analysis. "However, for any other Android [manufacturer] it would be crippling."
He believes negotiations will eventually take the place of lawsuits, with new agreements on the level of royalties companies will pay to use each others' technology. Google's chief executive, Larry Page, has reportedly already picked up the phone to Tim Cook, his opposite number at Apple. Apple itself settled with Nokia last year. The terms were undisclosed, but it is thought to have paid $600m as a one-off fee plus a royalty of a few dollars per iPhone.
Royalties for Android phones will rise, making them less profitable. Because Android phones are popular as a budget alternative to Apple, this could force prices up. But with the average iPhone selling for $650 (£410), and no Android phone selling for over $350, Apple would have to extract large royalties to make Android as expensive as its own products.
While most industry watchers believe Microsoft and Nokia are still in the running, there is little confidence in the once-mighty Research In Motion (RIM), whose Blackberry is losing favour. RIM, which like Apple makes both the brain and the body of its devices, is updating its phones from email machines with keyboards to touch-controlled internet screens, but has suffered repeated delays.
With Google keeping its powder dry, and Microsoft rich enough to play the long game, the mobile phone wars will not be decided this year, but there could be some major casualties.


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c0br42 wrote:Oh lol, that's what was going on
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Hervé Di Rosa
Pax, 1992
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Maxeville - France
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Hervé Di Rosa was born in Sète (France) in 1959. He lives and works in Paris, Mexico City and travels the world.
After his studies at the National School of Decorative Arts, he had his first Parisian exhibition, "Finishing Beautifully", in 1981. He also had shows in Amsterdam and Dusseldorf, and then at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris.
Awarded by the Medici foundation, he lived in New York for two years, and had a show at the Barbara Gladstone Gallery. He took part in the Paris Biennial in 1985, for which he also designed the poster.
In 198,9 Hervé di Rosa collaborated for the first time with local craftsmen, producing two serigraphs in a workshop for commercial prints in Tunis.
In 2000, he founded the International Museum of the Modest Arts in Sète.
From the Sogetsu Kai Kan Foundation in Tokyo to the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, via the Evo gallery in Santa Fe, the artist travelled the world and got to know the cultures and expressions styles of each country where he stayed.
He is with Richard Di Rosa, François Boisrond, Rémi Blanchard and Robert Combas, one of the main personalities of the French movement of the"figuration libre", that renewed painting in 1980s, borrowing elements of comics, rock culture and graffiti.
The vivacity and the tones of his work make him an artist and globe-trotter inspired by the cultures of the world, having taken a true initiatory journey: Miami, Mexico, Africa, Cuba, Israel, Vietnam, South Africa, Haiti, Tunisia...
The artist is part of his time with his colorful graphic style, and a body of work which makes reference to popular arts. He claims his membership in an urban mass culture.


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A British woman sacrificed the happiest day of her life to save a loved one — her pet lizard, George.
Lizzie Griffiths and fiancé Chris Fisher had been saving for their upcoming wedding. But when Griffiths' pet bearded dragon developed a tumor in his head, she put their nuptials on hold to finance the lizard's surgery.
George became sick shortly after Griffiths adopted him last year.
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"I fell in love with George the minute I saw him and knew I'd do anything to look after him properly," Griffiths told the Sun.
Proper care for George's cancerous condition included $4,700 worth of chemotherapy — the first treatment of its kind given to a reptile in the UK.
Fisher, Griffiths' fiancé, recognizes that he comes second in Griffiths' life.
"They definitely have a special bond. I understand he is her number one," he told the Daily Mail.
While a wedding is still on the horizon for Griffiths and Fisher, right now they are focused on nursing George back to health.
"The wedding is the last of our thoughts at the moment," Griffiths told the London Evening Standard. "We can't possibly afford it, but I'm sure we'll get married at some point."
George is currently in remission.


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Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Bishop, R-UT]: In 1996, Congress insisted upon a charter school program in DC. You will hear from both sides of the aisle recognition of the great value that that program has, and justifiably so. There is a waiting list in DC for those charter schools. This bill increases the percentage of funding going to charter schools in the District. In 2003, an Opportunity Scholarship was instituted, at the insistence of Congress. Again, there was a waiting list of people wanting the opportunity; disadvantaged kids who wanted the opportunity that this scholarship afforded them. There were 216 kids at the time scheduled to enter the program who were not allowed; the bill remedies that.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Hastings, D-FL]: In the last 41 years voters have rejected private school vouchers every time they have been proposed. In 1981, 89% of the people in a referendum in DC voted against vouchers. So how dare we come here to tell these people that we are going to thrust upon them something they don't want without a single public official in this community being consulted. Congress' oversight of the District is not an excuse for political pandering to the Republicans' special interest of the day du jour.
Proponent's argument to vote Yes: Rep. BETSY MARKEY (D, CO-4): This legislation will improve the learning environment for our children, reduce energy costs and create new jobs across the country. Green schools not only save school districts money but also teach the importance of sustainable living to children at a young age.
Opponent's argument to vote No: Rep. GLENN THOMPSON (R, PA-5): We all know our Nation is drowning in a sea of red ink. The bill we're debating today would add an estimated $40 billion in new spending. And despite the majority's hollow promises of fiscal responsibility, there's nothing in the legislation to offset this hefty price tag with spending reductions elsewhere. This is just more of the same borrow and spend, spend and borrow policy that we've seen under this majority and this administration.
Congressional Summary:Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. Replaces the [termination date of] 2013 with 2015.
Proponent's argument for bill:(US PIRG press release): The Student Loan Affordability Act keeps interest rates affordable for students over the next two years. If Congress fails to act by July 1, interest rates on federal Subsidized Stafford Loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8%. That would hike the cost of college by $1,000 per student, per loan, for over 7 million students across the country. The bill pays for extending the current interest rates through 2015 by closing three non-education tax loopholes.
Opponent's argument against bill:(Rep. Tom Cotton, R-AR): Unfortunately, too many students today struggle for years to repay their loans because Washington politicians dictate student-loan rates and end up hurting students and taxpayers alike. It's causing tuition costs to skyrocket, leaving students buried in debt, often without jobs, and forced to delay buying a home and starting a family. As students struggle to repay their loans--regardless of the interest rate--taxpayers are on the hook for a $100 billion bailout--a burden hard-working Arkansans shouldn't have to bear. A better path is to let Arkansas's hometown banks work with students and families to finance higher education, just as they do with homes, farms, businesses, and other loans. I'm committed to bringing affordable higher education to every Arkansan and ending the federal-government monopoly on the student-lending business.
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