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Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by neoelectronaut, Jul 19, 2004.
I'm looking for a new screensaver, and I was wondering--what's your favorite?
I posted almost a thread with almost exactly the same type of intentions here about a month ago.
i'm always looking for nice screensavers - surprised Apple hasn't kicked out some amazing OpenGL goodies (enough with Flurry - it's boring)... oh well, maybe in Tiger.
here's my current fav...
Hotel Magritte
looks great on a cinema display, too - it scales GREAT.
I remember this exact post. Do a search. There is a lot of links to people favorite screen savers.


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Storyline: On February 21, 2013, Samantha, an American actor living in Los Angeles, received a message via Facebook that would drastically change her life. It was from Anaïs, a French fashion design student living in London. Anaïs' friends viewed a video on YouTube featuring Samantha. They were immediately blown away by the identical appearance of Samantha & Anaïs. After a few light Google stalking sessions, Anaïs & her friends discovered that both girls were born on November 19, 1987 and adopted shortly after. Anaïs knew immediately that it was possible for Samantha to be her biological twin sister and reached out to her through Twitter & Facebook. This sparked the beginning of the journey for Samantha and Anaïs.
Movie Title: Twinsters (2015) Director: Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto Stars: Anais Bordier, Samantha Futerman, Kanoa Goo Release Date: 17 July 2015 (USA) Genres: Documentary, Biography, Family Format: MatRoska (Mkv) File Size: 500MB Resolution: 720x406 Runtime: 01:28:48 Language: English Subtitles: None Encoder: MkvCage (MC) Team Source: DVDRip.x264-WiDE

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Am I the only one who desperately misses his General Lee Big Wheel after watching this? (I also had a rad Knight Rider model, but my Dukes-branded trike was much better built, and withstood far more abuse.)
I did notice that there does not appear to be "spin out lever" on any of these modern specimens. A major engineering oversight, in my opinion. It's just not a Big Wheel without one. Of course, at those speeds, you'd probably need a roll cage to use one.
Via The Borderline Sociopathic Blog For Boys, which you should add to your daily viewing if you like grown-ups acting like kids. And isn't that kind of why we're all here?
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aww i just got in contact with bliz customer suppport and asked
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None at all. The developers haven't said if they are going to get more in or not.
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Planning to buy Datsun Go+ A
User review on Datsun GO Plus (2015-2018) written by Rama Krishnan on 10 May 2015
Rama Krishnan's review on Datsun GO Plus (2015-2018) A
Year of Manufacture : 2015 | Driven no. of Kms. : NA
- Pros: easy to drive
- Cons: not so far
I am planning to buy Datsun Go+ A, so that I can go on family trips or get together easily. The purpose for me to go for this particular variant is that decent air conditioner which is available in is and now days it is very much important for those who have to face heavy traffic daily and high temperature. Finally good fuel economy also attracts me, as it is not a good idea for going for a non-fuel economical car because fuel prices are hitting skies.
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The protege has become the influencer. Justin Bieber will be No. 1 on the U.S pop charts when they're released tomorrow, bowing in the pole position one week after his mentor Usher topped the charts. Bieber, however, will be the one with bragging rights. His new album "Believe" has registered the bestselling debut week for an album this year.
"Believe," his first effort since November's holiday album "Under the Mistletoe," sold 374,000 copies in its debut week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's more than double the 128,000 copies sold earlier this month by Usher's "Looking 4 Myself," which should stay near the upper echelon of the chart this week.
"Believe" is Bieber's fourth album to top the Billboard charts, according to the music industry publication, and also notches the young'un his best-ever sales week. "Mistletoe" unwrapped at No. 1 with 210,000 copies sold, and his 2010 effort "My World 2.0" landed with 282,000.
Bieber was on a media tear in support of the album last week -- talking live on YouTube with NBC's Jimmy Fallon and squealing in horror when CBS' David Letterman tried to rub off his "Believe" tattoo. His "Believe" tour comes to the Staples Center in October.
"Believe" notches the best sales week for a debut since Drake's "Take Care" topped 600,000 late last year. Madonna's "MDNA" sold 359,000 copies when it arrived in April. "MDNA" has since fallen off the chart.


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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Ohio
we are an elderly couple who would like to have our daughter's (heir) name on the deed of our home. There is a mortgage. How do we go about this? I called for an appointment with an attorney several weeks ago, but have not had a reply.
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Dear Elderly: Welcome to my ranks of the elderly, I'm with you also. As a practitioner for more than 35 years, I hesitate to recommend placing your Daughter's name on the deed since that may make her (equally) liable for any deficiency or default in the payments of taxes, mortgage payments and maintenance under the municiopality's building and housing codes.
You may wish to consider the alternatives of a Transfer on Death Deed, or a Trust for the benefit of your Daughter and other heirs such as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc.
Contact an experienced Attorney for guidance and implementation of your kind parental wishes. Good luck and God Bless...
Sincerely, J. Norman Stark
Cleveland, Ohio
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Placing your daughter's name on the deed is generally not a good idea. You will be subjecting your home to her creditors and if she is married any future divorce. It also can cause adverse income tax consequences and effect any future medicaid application.
If your goal is to avoid probate, I would suggest you consider a Transfer on Death Affidaivit or a trust.
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Is it your birthday today? Happy birthday to you! This is a banner/bunting I made (for a special person's sepcial birthday) a little while ago - and took a picture of in my parent's garden. Nice, huh?
I am thinking we need a bday bunting like this too - to hang whenever we have a birthday. Nice tradition, no? And sure beats those tacky plastic happy birthday streamers that people hang on their front doors here. I find that incredibly weird...
We're off to celebrate Tony's dad's birthday this afternoon. Barbeque at Tony's sister's. Should be a very nice day tomorrow with sun and stuff. And we won't be here in our warm flat, huzzah!
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Mastering the right exercises helps you in dealing with your clubs, properly positioning your body, and of course, it contributes to your performance. It helps prevent injuries too. While your muscles are strengthened, it's easy for you to move and take balance while moving.
Golf swings require moving variety of muscles and flexibility ensures that your muscles and joints move smoothly without affecting you swing. Some golfers, when fail, blame their gripping of club-heads, or think that they have picked the wrong clubs. Well, it's not purely about clubs. It's more on your strength!
To improve your strength, it is important for every player to perform recommended exercises. Staying fit does not only helps you make a good shot, or improve performance in golf. In general, having good and proper exercise prevents you from diseases, and allows you to have comfortable and healthy life.
As a golfer, one should improve flexibility of feet, ankles, hips, and spine to increase your rotational motion. You'll definitely make a powerful swing and make ball o farther when you maintain good body alignment. This is only achieved when you practice more and of course, making your body strong.
The following exercises would be helpful to you! Ready? Here we go!
1. Standing Wood Chop
This kind of exercise is helpful for golfers as it integrates the movements of hips, back and shoulders, in which need strength in order to make a good golf swing. Such exercise too improves flexibility in which, as we have discussed earlier, necessary for golfers. To perform it best, one can use a cable system. A resistance band, medicine ball or free weight will do.
If you're using a resistance band, place it beneath your left foot.
Bend your knees, pull the band overhead to your right. Imagine you are swinging an axe across your body.
Do pulling for 8 to 12 repetitions, and take a rest for about 30 seconds.
Switch sides, and repeat it for 3 times.
Variation: You can also attach the band to a cable on the right and set the weight to 15 pounds. Pull the rope down to your left knee, again like swinging an axe across your body.
When using a MediBall:
Place your feet a little wider, slightly bend the knees and bring the medicinal ball to your left shoulder.
Exhale, and bring the ball diagonally toward your right knee. Again, imagine that you are
chopping a wood with an axe.
Do this in in three sets, with 15 repetition on each side.
2. Lateral Lunges
This kind of exercise helps you improve the range of motion, strength, and power of your hips. It is done through working them in the frontal plane with side-to-side movement.
Stand in your feet with shoulder width apart, and hands on hips.
Inhale: Step out to the right and shift your body weight over your right leg, squatting over a 90 degree angle at the right knee.
Try to sit down with your butt, and keep your back as upright as possible.
Exhale: Push off and bring your right to the center to complete one rep. finish all reps on this side and repeat on left side to complete one set.
Make sure to keep your toes pointing straight ahead.
Perform 8 to 12 repetitions in alternate legs. Rest for 30 seconds and repeat 1 to 3 times.
3. lute Activation Lunges
This exercise improves mobility on your hips, which may result to greater strength and eventually powerful swing.
Begin with your feet together while hands are on the hips.
Step forward, bend the front leg at a 90 degrees angle. You can do more bending unitl your thigh is parallel to the floor.
Keep your back strong and straight.
Step back on the original standing position.
Repeat the process for 8 to 12 times.
Alternate legs 1-3 times, with rests in between.
4. Front and Side Planking
This exercise is great for strengthening the muscles of the interior core. Plank exercise come with many different options depending on the range of difficulty. Though planking is commonly used by many, it is not usually performed correctly especially beginners.
Front Plank:
Set yourself up so your forearms and feet are on the floor. Elbows are directly below shoulders.
Position your body in a straight line from head to heels. The spine should be in neutral alignment.
Take a deep breath into your belly through your nose, then exhale.
Try to hold on that position for 15 seconds.
Side Plank
Foot position on that of front planking. Set yourself up so your one side is facing the floor.
Keep your hips and ribs stacked, and spine on neutral alignment.
Keep your chin tucked.
Breathe through your nose and out through your mouth.
5. Supine Spinal Twists
This type of yoga exercise helps you stretch the glutes, chest, and oblique's. It improves spinal mobility. Moreover, it helps you with digestion. Supine Spinal Twists can be done during your cool down session of your exercise.
Lie down on your back.
While bending the knees, put the soles of your feet on the floor. Knees pointing up toward the ceiling.
Lift your hips slightly off the floor by pressing into your feet. Shift them about an inch to your right. This step sets your hips up to stack one on top of the other when you move into the twist.
Draw your right knee on your chest while extending your left leg flat on the floor. Keep your left leg actively flexed.
Cross your right knee over your mid-line to the floor on the left side of your body. Your right hip is now stacked on top of your left hip. You can hook your right foot behind your left knee if you like.
Open the right arm to the right. Keep it in line with shoulders. Rest the left hand on your right knee. Turn your palms toward the ceiling.
Turn the head to the right and bring your gaze over your shoulder to your right fingertips.
Release your left knee and your right shoulder toward the floor.
Hold the pose for five to ten breaths before rolling into your back and drawing your right knee into your chest.
Neutralize your spine. Release both legs to the floor and breathe before doing the reverse side.
The above-mentioned exercise should be done at least 3 times a week. But exercise would not be effective when not paired with discipline especially in taking food. One must see to it that he/she is taking healthy foods along with the exercise to achieve the desired strength when playing golf.
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Pauma tribal member Cyndy Bond, 11, has grown up speaking English and playing video games. So to learn her tribe's traditional language, she whips out her Nintendo DSI.
Members of the Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians hope that Bond and other tribal kids will be the first generation in about 40 years to speak Luiseno fluently, reviving a language that has nearly vanished.
To accomplish the revival, tribal members from toddlers to elders are turning to language lessons delivered on video gaming technology.
And they're looking ahead to language apps for smartphones and other technology.
Last year the tribe, along with Cal State San Marcos' California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center, created game cartridges programmed to teach Luiseno vocabulary through a combination of writing, pictures and spoken words.
Tribal members ranging from children to elders lent their voices to the project, in many cases speaking words they had only recently learned.
The lessons offered on the Nintendo device introduce Luiseno words for basic concepts such as colors, animals and simple commands.
Participants click through a series of images depicting different words. A can of orange paint illustrates the color, while the Luiseno word "alee pax" is written below, and spoken by a tribal member ---- in this case Cyndy Bond, who had mastered the guttural sound represented by the "x."
Cyndy, who learned the words through flashcards and worksheets, said the Nintendo program is more fun.
"I like doing it more like this," she said. "I get to use it on a DSI. There are more things to do, instead of writing it down."
Project coordinators developed the program with a $50,000 grant from the tribe, and distributed about 150 cartridges to tribal members 21 and older, as well as to the tribal library and after-school program.
With 45 to 50 homes on the reservation, and about 250 members, that means every household should have at least one cartridge, tribal officials said.
Students use the program to complete language lessons in the afternoons with after-school program manager Chelsea Gonzalez, who said she encourages kids to use the new vocabulary during playtime.
"I try to get them to replace their words with Luiseno," she said.
Tribal librarian Yolanda Espinoza said she uses the device for library presentations.
The accessibility of the video games, coupled with children's aptitude for language, has allowed them to progress rapidly through the lessons, said Joely Proudfit, a CSUSM professor and director of the culture and sovereignty center.
They are inspiring their parents, and even grandparents, to revisit the language.
"We now have a new generation of children who are more advanced than their parents," said Proudfit, who coordinated the project. "They're teaching their parents. Using a toy inspires the kids, and it's easy, but the toy's also a mini-computer."
The project requires some improvisation, and subtle modernization of the language. For instance, Proudfit said, there's no Luiseno word for "stapler," so tribal members will have to agree on a way to describe the object.
Other languages also play a role. The Luiseno words for "beans" and "cat" are "frijoles" and "gato," revealing the Spanish influence on the language. And because most tribal members are native English speakers, the long vowels and guttural consonants of Luiseno are difficult to pronounce.
"With Indian, you speak from the throat," said Cyndy's mother, Venessa Brown. "In English, you enunciate all your vowels and consonants."
Brown hopes that switching between the two languages will become second nature to her daughter. Proudfit also said she's introducing her own 11-month-old daughter to the program.
"Because of this Nintendo DSI, I can share this with my daughter, because we're both Luiseno, and she will learn more words than I ever knew at her age," Proudfit said.
The tribe plans to expand the program by offering it to the other five Luiseno bands. They'll also release advanced versions of the program to build on basic vocabulary with Luiseno phrases, sentences and whole stories.
Some of those additions might take the form of a smartphone app, Proudfit said, although the tribe hasn't determined which system they'll target.
There are successful precedents for that approach.
Isreal Shortman, a software engineer based in Phoenix, said he developed a free iPhone app to help his 3-year-old niece learn their Navajo tongue. Thirty thousand people have downloaded the app since its release last year, he said. He's recently added similar apps for the Lakota, and for the Northern Californian Konkow language.
"There are a lot of families that live off the reservation, and their kids don't have access to the language itself," Shortman said. "This was a way to bridge that gap, using the latest technology."
The Pauma band aims to see the current generation of children become fluent speakers by adulthood, and eventually teach their children Luiseno as a first language.
"That's the ultimate goal," Brown said. "This gives us the opportunity to bring it back."


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Kelly-Marie: Super Vixen
KelamarSuperVixen's Movie Guide.
Does anyone else here wish that Bischoff would watch the movie "Logan's Run" about 350 times?
For those of you who haven't seen this movie, it was made back when Michael York was good looking. It is a sci-fi movie about what the future of the world will be like. And the basic difference in this vision of the future is that people over the age of 32 are useless, and should be killed in a public spectacle involving being flown around a room until a laser beam causes your body to explode. It seems that most people (in the movie) think this is a pretty good idea (much like modern day wrestling audiences...), but there are a few people who try to escape this destiny (like Micheal York's character "Logan," and Terry Bollea's character "Hogan.") by running away from it.
Hogan and Logan... hrmm. Could this be art imitating life imitating sports entertainment? Perhaps... Let us delve further. Eerie parallels or diametric opposites?
Okay, so Logan is still a relatively young man when he realises he will be publicly executed for having outlived his usefulness. Hogan on the other hand will never admit his geezer-hood and should be shot. Logan can run away from his assailants. Hogan can't walk down the ramp... Well, you get the idea.
Wait a minute! Here's a thought... "Hogan's Run!" A new movie starring Terry Bollea! (without any ninjas either):
Here's the premise. Hogan, the villain in this picture, is forced to flee wrestling due to his advanced age. The age limit for any wrestler in the year 2035 should be around 37 years of age. Anyone caught wrestling that is over that age will be hunted down and executed Live! on Pay Per View. There is a bounty on Hogan's head. The person who kills Hogan first gets to live with the McMahon's for a year and sleep with Stephanie or Shane. Whatever your preference may be (Personally I'd take a year's supply of Turtle Wax or the home version of Wheel of Fortune).
Sadly, the movie is probably going to go a whole other way because WCW will read this and make the movie before I can get the backing...
Hogan's Run starring Terry Bollea (and those damn ninjas, his nephew and some canned Hogan chants):
In WCW's version of the movie, Hogan's Run will be the length of time he holds the heavyweight title. In this version, Hogan is the greatest wrestler there ever was or will be. The world will job for Hogan. In this movie, Hogan's tits will look good. With any luck, this movie will sink faster than Roxette's last album.
And so it goes... I have the ideas and not the money to make the vision happen. Send me money now, and maybe we'll just cut out the middle man and hire some wiseguy to give Hogan a Colombian Necktie... Anyone know a mook for the job?
WHACK SHIT PART DEUX (coz I have a sore throat and feel crappy.):
Who else here would like to see Eddie Guerrero do an episode of Southpark? He could frog splash the shit out of Cartman all day. What if he frog splashed Mr. Hankey?
If you buy stock in WWF, do you get a piece of the Rock?
I hate Jeff Jarrett. I just thought you should know that. The guys sucks, has no personality, he can't wrestle, and I will never believe that he is fucking women in general, much less Debra. Now he's got Miss Kitty. No surprise coming from a guy who talks like Festus.
Madden is going to save WCW. That's awfully nice of him. I guess he doesn't realize that until someone invents the "Ego Eviction Machine" nothing will help WCW. It's not just the booking, dood.
I just called Eric Bischoff. I can't believe he answers his own phone. You'd think that he'd hire someone to do that for him, eh? How fucking cheap is this guy? Maybe he spent all the money on wrestlers who won't job... or hair dye.
I hung up. I was so surprised he answered. Two seconds later I thought, "I should have said I was a Prudential Agent, offering him a piece of the Rock." And when he said he didn't need any life insurance, I'd say, " Gee, really? You do know that WCW fans are ready to kill you, right?" Then hang up really quickly and tell all my friends how big my "crank call balls" were. But I decided not to call him back and tell him anything. I really don't want him to know how much he sucks. I want to see how much worse it can get.
But all he said was "Eric Bischoff's Office," in a really crabby voice. I guess if I were a big fat loser, I'd be grumpy too. Or if you peeps got my phone number and called to give me shit all day long.
If any of you got through to Eric, email me and let me know what happened. That could make an excellent column!
I gotta go back to sleep now, all this had made me tired. I'd rather watch Nitro then have a sore throat. It's that bad.
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SOUTH BEND -- It was a Saturday, the first day of July, and Joan Raymond stood in front of the old Education Center, peering through the glass doors from the outside. Traffic rushed past on South Main Street as Raymond, a former school superintendent in Yonkers, N.Y., Houston and suburban Chicago, waited at the building's entrance for a custodian to unlock the door. "True story," Raymond said some time ago. "That's how I started my first day as superintendent of the South Bend Community School Corp." When the door finally swung open on Raymond's tenure, she strolled inside the decaying headquarters, rolled up her sleeves and began knocking the dust off objectives that had been on the corporation's shelves for far too long.
- School boundaries hadn't been revised in nearly 20 years.
- Many of the corporation's 35 school buildings were in desperate need of renovation.
- Standardized test scores were among the lowest in the state.
- There was no uniform curriculum throughout the school system.
- And, to top it all off, the corporation was on the verge of major budgetary
- deficiencies. "Every district I've ever been in had problems," Raymond once said, "but this district had them all." And there they were, all waiting on the other side of that glass door, staring a determined, yet complex, 64-year-old woman in the face as she waited to be let inside. Raymond will retire effective Saturday, capping a 50-year career, 28 years of which was spent as a superintendent. Her last day in the office will be today. She said she will leave early in the day to allow her successor, Robert L. Zimmerman, to move in. "People who come into the business and stay in the business and really try to make a difference .... need to have a level of dedication and commitment to do what's right," Raymond said. "It's not always easy." Leadership style The past six years and three months have been anything but the perfect marriage between school district and superintendent, if such a thing even exists. When Raymond crossed the threshold of the superintendent's office, she did so with a reputation as an authoritative leader. Her supporters characterize her as no-nonsense and effective, while her critics use such words as mean-spirited and aloof. "It's very hard for the criticism to surface when the intentions were good," Raymond said. "The motivation was pure and the intentions were good." Carolyn Peterson, president of the National Education Association-South Bend teachers union, believes Raymond's style has succeeded in moving initiatives along but has eroded employee morale in the process. "There's been a lack of trust," Peterson said, "which has often been accompanied by fear and perceived intimidation by central administrators." Such was the word out of the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest public school systems in the country. As superintendent there for five years, Raymond brought about massive facility improvements, raised test scores and helped the district restore its full accreditation. Newly elected trustees of that district's nine-member school board, however, believed Raymond's management style was too autocratic and did not mesh with their vision of a decentralized school system. She was bought out of her contract in 1991. One of the instigators of her exit was Rod Paige, who succeeded her a year later. Paige went on to serve as President Bush's first secretary of education. "I can tell you emphatically that the longer I've been superintendent (in Houston), the more my respect for Joan has grown," Paige told The Tribune during an interview in 2000. "My view of her is much stronger than it was." Here in South Bend, the story line has been quite familiar. Raymond worked well with the board that hired her in 2000 and accomplished much. Raymond's Plan Z redistricting and reorganization of the schools changed the face of education in South Bend. She introduced magnet academies, engineered a consortium of schools to take control of the local Head Start program, and organized a group of teachers to write a schoolwide curriculum in tune with state standards. Current board member Marcia Hummel was board president for much of Raymond's tenure. "What she did was build a foundation for a better educational system in the future," Hummel said. "She made the hard, difficult decisions so the people who follow her will have an easier time." ISTEP scores still managed to improve considerably under Raymond at most grade levels. She also put the corporation's financial house in order by trimming roughly $10 million -- with the blessing of the school board, of course -- from the budget. "I think there are a lot of things she should be commended for," South Bend Mayor Stephen Luecke said. "One of the things as mayor that I have been very pleased with is the investment in facilities, because those are investments in our neighborhoods." Roughly $150 million in new construction and building renovation were completed under Raymond's watch. "I had a good board that told me exactly what it was that they wanted me to do, then stepped aside and let me do it." Raymond said. "But the board changed." When two-term trustees Richard Sheehan and William Hojnacki both decided not to run for re-election in 2004, the symmetry Raymond enjoyed with the board suffered a significant blow. Biggest regret In November 2005, Raymond announced she would retire effective this month. With a contract valid through June 2007, the announcement came as a shock to many. "Frankly," Raymond concluded in her remarks to the board, " I think that over the next 10 months, the best is yet to be ... just wait and see." What Raymond had in mind was a $33.2 million, five-pronged facility plan. It called for building a Montessori magnet school at the current Marquette Primary Center site and converting the former Studebaker Primary Center into a career and technical center. It also included a music magnet at Perley Primary Center and renovations at Monroe Primary Center and Clay High School. Raymond made her pitch to the board this past spring. Instead of bringing the board together as she hoped, the facility plan tore it apart. Although Raymond's plan had majority support, some board members were uncomfortable with that much money being spent on Raymond's way out and Zimmerman's way in. "I think Dr. Raymond did a lot of positive things for the corporation," said board member Sheila Bergeron, who did not support the facility plan. "But things have been very difficult the past year and a half. There were times I felt I needed more information to make a good decision and it wasn't always provided." Raymond disagrees. She believes she provided Bergeron everything she requested that was available to give. The facility plan was to be the capstone of Raymond's tenure here. Ultimately, it created such a divide in the board that Raymond pulled it off the table without it being put to a vote. "I think the failure of the facility plan here in the spring will stand as my biggest regret," Raymond said. "I think that was just a colossal failure. I really, truly, truly regret that." Underappreciated? In many ways, as she prepares to leave six years later, Raymond, now 70, still feels as if she's on the outside looking in. She will board a plane Saturday with her Maltese poodle, Zee, and fly to their new home in Melbourne, Fla. She will leave without a specific public reception to honor her contributions to the corporation and community. "Under Dr. Raymond, many needed changes were made," Peterson said. "However, they were made on a fast track and the results have not yet been evaluated. ... I wish her well in her retirement." Michael Pettibone worked as a principal for Raymond in 2000-01 and 2001-02. He is now the superintendent of Adams Central Community Schools in Monroe, Ind., and a member of the state board of education. Pettibone said he understands that progress often comes at a price for the one initiating it. "I suppose it's easy to be critical from a distance," Pettibone said. "Everybody has a better idea from the outside until they've walked in (Raymond's) shoes. I don't know if I would have had the ability to be that assertive." Raymond has strengthened the corporation's commitment to early childhood education but also closed LaSalle High School, a move that angered many. She managed to balance the budget, but relations with the teachers union have been strained in the process. Regardless of how people perceive Raymond's straightforward approach, Luecke said she has always been a worthy advocate for the school corporation. "I think her work has probably been underappreciated by the community," said Luecke, who recently presented Raymond with a key to the city. "That's too bad." There are things Raymond believes she is leaving unfinished. Obviously there is the facility plan, but she also wishes she had more time to devote to improving high schools. ISTEP test results have risen but are still near the bottom in the state. The graduation rate is still a major concern at less than 60 percent. Student behavior as a whole has shown little sign of improving. All that will be left to Zimmerman and the corporation's board of trustees. Raymond said she will spend much of her retirement writing, serving as director of the Large City School Superintendents Organization and even teaching at the University of Central Florida. "All of that, though," she said, "will be between golf games." While Raymond may have positioned the corporation in the fairway, it is clear the green is still a long way off. "When people ask if public education is better off in South Bend than it was six year ago," Hummel said, "I think the majority will say, 'Yes, we're better.' That's because of Dr. Raymond." Staff writer Michael Wanbaugh: email@example.com (574) 235-6176


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Proverbs 31 Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit Christian ministry that seeks to lead women into a personal relationship with Christ. With Proverbs 31:10-31 as a guide, Proverbs 31 Ministries reaches women right in the middle of their busy day through free daily devotions, radio program, speaking events, conferences, monthly magazine, resources, online communities, and Gather and Grow groups. We are real women offering real-life solutions to women who are striving to maintain life's balance, in spite of today's hectic pace and cultural pull away from godly principles. Wherever a woman may be on her spiritual journey, Proverbs 31 Ministries exists to be a trusted friend who takes her by the hand and walks by her side, leading her one step closer to the heart of God.
Encouragement for Today
"When our Bellies Scrape the Ground"
Glynnis Whitwer, Proverbs 31 Ministries Author and Speaker, Senior Editor of P31 Woman Magazine
Key Verse:
Matthew 14:27, "But Jesus immediately said to them, 'Take courage! It is
Have you ever wondered why God sometimes allows us to get to a crisis stage before He steps in to help? At times, it seems disaster lurks around the corner before God answers our prayers for help. Why does He wait? We don't always understand, but perhaps, God is waiting for us to learn for ourselves just how desperately we need Him.
I recently read an article in Time Magazine about how planes have to land at Saddam Hussein airport in
"To avoid being shot down by Iraqi insurgents, the pilot must stay at 30,000 feet until the plane is directly over Baghdad airport, then bank into a spiraling dive, straightening up just yards from the runway. If you're looking out the window, it can feel as if the plane is in a free fall from which it can't possibly pull out."
The author went on to describe how first-timers, and even veteran fliers, react to what seems like sure death. Some scream - to which the flight attendants recommend a brisk slap across the face. In addition to that, almost everyone starts to pray to someone or something. Even after many flights to
Most of us will do anything to avoid a near-crash landing like that. We want a sense of control over our situations, and try to manage our environments to eliminate risk. The problem with that is we can get so comfortable that we deceive ourselves into thinking that our security, safety and well-being, and that of our loved ones, are actually in our hands.
Then along comes something completely out of our control. Perhaps it's an auto accident, our child gets hurt or we lose our job. We are faced with our limited control and can get to the end of ourselves. We can feel like those first-time flyers about to scrape their bellies along the runway. When that happens, we can either turn from God, angry that He allowed this situation in our lives, or we can turn to God and cry out for help. We may never know why some things happen in life – what we do know is that God will use every experience to draw us closer to Him.
In Matthew chapter 14, there's a story of when Jesus sent His disciples ahead of Him in a boat. The first miracle in the story is that Jesus walked on water to catch up with His friends. We also learn a lesson from this story when we think about why Jesus would have sent His disciples into a storm. Jesus knew the wind and waves were fierce, yet He allowed His friends to get in the middle of it. Even as the storm raged on, Jesus came to the boat, tested their faith, and then calmed the storm. Verse 33 says, "Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, 'Truly you are the Son of God.'"
Perhaps God uses free-falls and storms to drive us straight into His arms. Sometimes it's the quickest way to move our faith from a head knowledge to a heart knowledge. Then, like the disciples, we too can glorify God for what He has done and worship Him.
My Prayer for Today:
Heavenly Father, I know that nothing is out of Your control. Forgive me for thinking that I am in ultimate control of things. I thank You for being an ever-present source of help and strength in the middle of my own crisis situations. Help me to rely on You more and I will give You the glory. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
When You're Running on Empty, by Cindi McMenamin
What Happens When Women Walk In Faith, by Lysa TerKeurst
Application Steps:
List five characteristics of God, or truths that you know about Him, that can help bring you comfort the next time you are in a crisis.
Reflection Points:
Read Matthew 14:22-32.
The disciples are far from help in the middle of the lake. What is the first miracle that Jesus performs in this story?
What message might the disciples have received from this miracle?
After Peter's attempt to get to Jesus, what is the second miracle that Jesus performs?
What do you think the disciples learned that night?
What can we learn about how God works in our own difficult situations from this passage?
Power Verses:
Psalm 118:13-14, "I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." (NIV)
Psalm 91:14, "'Because he loves me,' says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.'" (NIV)
Jonah 2:1-2, "From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said, 'In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help and you listened to my cry.'" (NIV)


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Downs syndrome is the commonest cause of a mentally not normal baby being born alive. It is associated with varying degrees of mental disability, and can be associated with heart defects and other physical abnormalities.
Over the years, the life expectancy of a person affected with Down syndrome has improved to over 50 years of age. But the quality of life, dependability, lack of social support groups in a country like India are factors influencing the decision of whether to continue pregnancy with a baby with Downs syndrome.
When can it be diagnosed?
Down syndrome can be diagnosed as early as12 weeks, i.e. 3rd month of pregnancy.
Who should be tested?
The routine screening test for Down syndrome in pregnancy is non-invasive & safe. Also, all pregnant women have a risk for having a baby with Down syndrome. Therefore, ALL women should be tested. The risk increases with age, and elder women have a higher risk of carrying a baby with Down syndrome.What are the ways of testing for Down syndrome in pregnancy?
There are 2 ways – routine screening, and diagnostic needle test.
All women should undergo the routine screening for Down syndrome – which involves combining the mother's blood test (double/dual marker) along with the ultrasound at 12 weeks (commonly known as NT scan).
Sometimes, women may get a high risk after the above combined blood and ultrasound screening, and may then have to undergo a needle test to confirm the diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Recently, a simple, safe and efficient screening test has been introduced, which can aid diagnosis of baby's Down syndrome in the mother's blood sample alone. This is a highly specialised test, is expensive, and not yet available readily across the country.With more mothers planning pregnancy in advanced age, Down syndrome screening is gaining importance, and all mothers should be aware of availability of this testing.
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text: If Megatron and Starscream's head are stranded in space at the end of Season 2, who do you think will lead the remaining Decepticons on Earth while they are away? Few of them seem like natural leaders. - Lugnut would be far too interested in finding Megatron, leaving little room for any Decepticon victories elsewhere. - Blitzwing is utterly nuts. - I doubt that Suck-up Starscream has the guts to stand up for himself and claim leadership. - Liar Starscream doesn't seem likely to get anything significant done. - Scrapper and Mixmaster are only in it for the oil. Here are three possible leadership situations for Season 3 that would (in my eyes) work: -Femmescream, who seems to posess a keen tactical mind, takes command on Earth. -Shockwave, his cover blown, retreats to Earth to join up with Megatron and, upon hearing about his disappearance, orders the construction of a new ship to find him (maybe use Scrap and Mix to fix up the Nemesis?). -Someone else shows up on Earth (RATBAT!) with their own goals. They can't have Megatron show up on Earth again immediately, as that would ruin the ending of Season 2 entirely. There's a lot more room for interesting storylines if it takes Megs a while to get back to Earth. What do you think?


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I have never felt less like the Dalai Llama. In all honesty I had to stop my self from grabbing the UNICEF clipboard he was waving around to attract my attention and shoving it in a very, very uncharitable place!
I don't like my space being invaded, but it's even worse when it's for charity. What the F? Just because you have UNICEF on your jacket doesn't mean I'm going to give you my credit card number. Also it pisses me off that the person who says no ends up feeling bad about it all. Oh no I just turned down UNICEF - I'm going to hell and so on.
My first job in New Zealand was doing the door to door version of harassment charity. You know when someone knocks on your door and shows you pictures of starving orphans or whatever and tries to get your credit card number... that was me. It's still right up there as one of the worst jobs I've ever had in my life ever (even worse than dressing up as a bear for a children's theatre production of Noddy. The bear suit weighed over 10 kilograms (I was Mrs Tubby Bear so there had to be padding to make me suitably tubby) and was like one of those 1980's sweat to lose weight plastic jogging suits try dancing and singing the 'I'm a tubby bear' song in that! - I lost 5kgs doing that production! I wanted to rent the suit out to rich housewives as a get thin quick scheme...)
Anyway back to the story...
So the adverts for the charitable endeavour featured dollar signs (you know the one: 'make $$$') This is, of course, always a really bad sign. I now know that $$$ is code for 'who needs a soul anyway' or prostitution (which I have more respect for than ambush sales tactics).
The advert was something like "Save the world and make $$$. Get experience and work towards a promising career in sales and marketing."
This bore little resemblance to the actual job which was, in reality, 'knock on random people's doors and hassle them until they give you their credit card number or tell you to f&%k off"
They did training which involved teaching all the leaping out from behind things and forcing eye contact with annoying banter and arm flapping techniques that Mr Charity above used. For every person you convinced to sign up you got commission (I was having a 'ding unethical' moment but I was kind of in love with the idea of being struggling immigrant making good through the sweat of my brow and good old fashioned American family values - kind of like that mouse in "An American Tale" but not Jewish.... or in New York.... or a mouse.... )
Finishing my training I set out into the world with my fresh clipboard and a pocket full of dreams.
I lasted one day. I hated it so much. I hated bothering people at home. I hated that we couldn't actually take one off donations that people were willing to make. I hated it all. The final straw was going to the house of a very lovely man from England. He asked me if I was ok. I burst into tears and ended up sitting amongst his rose bushes being comforted by the poor guy. I quit the next day. The most hilarious thing is that I found out from someone who worked there that everyone had been told that I'd been fired (obviously they didn't want anyone to realise that quitting was actually an option).
So now when someone comes at me with a clip board and patter I truly want to smash them. Maybe it's bitterness - maybe it's not. I will, however, always give at least 5 bucks to anyone who is willing to dress up in an animal costume for charity - now that shows dedication. (trust me I know)
p.s. breaking news my flatmate has had a Weta on his sock for a couple of days. Both of us are too scared to touch it. I think it might be making a home there... I'm going to start a fund to help it bring its family over from the old country... I just need to get my clipboard
For those of you not from NZ this is a Weta
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Prevent Rotavirus
Rotavirus causes diarrhea and spreads easily among infants and young children. Some children may get severe diarrhea, become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized. You can protect your child with rotavirus vaccine.
Rotavirus disease is common among infants and young children. Rotavirus can cause severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. Some children with rotavirus disease lose a lot of fluids and become very dehydrated. As a result, they may need to be hospitalized and can even die.
Rotavirus spreads easily among children. A child can get rotavirus by accidently getting (stool) poop into their mouth from another child who has rotavirus. This can happen if a child puts their unwashed hands or a contaminated object, food, or liquids into their mouth. In the United States, children are more likely to get rotavirus from December to June.
Rotavirus Can Cause Dehydration
Symptoms of Dehydration
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A dehydrated child may cry with few or no tears and be unusually sleepy or fussy.
Prevent Dehydration
You can help prevent your child from getting dehydrated by having them drink plenty of liquids. Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) are helpful to prevent and treat dehydration. These are commonly available in food and drug stores. If you are unsure about how to use ORS, call your doctor.
Children are most likely to get rotavirus disease in the winter and spring (December through June).
Protect Your Child with Rotavirus Vaccine
The best way to protect your child from rotavirus is with rotavirus vaccine. Almost all children who get rotavirus vaccine (85 to 98 percent) will be protected from severe rotavirus disease. Most vaccinated children will not get sick from rotavirus at all.
There are two different rotavirus vaccines. Both are given by putting vaccine drops in an infant's mouth.
- Rotateq® – Infants should receive three doses of this vaccine—at 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months of age.
- Rotarix® – Infants should receive two doses of this vaccine—at 2 months and 4 months of age.
This first dose of either vaccine is most effective if given before a child is 15 weeks old. Children should receive all doses of rotavirus vaccine before they turn 8 months old.
Millions of Infants Have Been Vaccinated
Millions of infants in the United States have gotten rotavirus vaccine safely. However, some studies have shown a small increase in cases of intussusception from rotavirus vaccination. Intussusception is a bowel blockage that is treated in a hospital and may require surgery. It is estimated that risk of intussusception is 1 in every 20,000 infants to 1 in every 100,000 infants after vaccination. Intussusception is most likely to happen within the first week after the first or second dose of rotavirus vaccine.
CDC continues to recommend that infants receive rotavirus vaccine. The benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the small risk of intussusception. Thanks to the rotavirus vaccine, there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of children who are hospitalized or visit the emergency room because of rotavirus illness in the United States.
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Most health insurance plans cover the cost of vaccines. However, you may want to check with your insurance provider before going to the doctor. If you don't have health insurance or if your insurance does not cover vaccines for your child, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program may be able to help. This program helps families of eligible children who might not otherwise have access to vaccines. To find out if your child is eligible, visit the VFC website or ask your child's doctor. You can also contact your state VFC coordinator.
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At NTT DATA Services, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company's growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA Services and for the people who work here.
NTT DATA Services currently seeks a Metrics Analyst to join our team in Norfolk, Virginia (US-VA), United States (US).
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Support metrics analysis and forecasting
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text: Sir Bradley Wiggins, former Tour de France champion will be launching his own personal cycling team in preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Wiggins is a four-time Olympic champion and decided to make the team to inspire others. He says "my message is simple: if I can do it, then so can you." This team will feature talented, young British cyclists, including: England's Andy Tennant, Jon Dibben, Steven Burke, Daniel Patten and Mike Thompson, Welshman Owain Doull, Mark Christian of the Isle of Man, and Scotland's Iain Paton. Bradley Wiggins will also be attempting the individual world hour record as part of his training for Rio. What do you think of this new team? It will only be a Olympic specific team for now, so the professional road racing will not be effected. I think it's a cool move by Wiggins to support young, talented riders.


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FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) seeks revenge on terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage), who killed his son six years earlier. While Castor is comatose, Archer adopts his face and identity through the miracles of modern science. Archer, as Castor, then visits Castor's brother Pollux (Alessandro Nivola) in prison to discover the location of a hidden bomb. However, when he awakes, Castor turns the tables by having the same operation performed and taking on Archer's identity, having the FBI agent secured in prison. A confusing game of cat and mouse thus ensues.


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Illegal immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are 50% less likely than U.S.-born Latinos to use hospital emergency rooms in California, according to a study published Monday in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
The cost of providing healthcare and other government services to illegal immigrants looms large in the national debate over immigration.
In Los Angeles County, much of the focus of that debate has been on hospital emergency rooms. Ten have closed in the last five years, citing losses from treating the uninsured, and those that remain open are notorious for backlogs.
By federal law, hospitals must treat every emergency, regardless of a person's insurance -- or immigration -- status. Illegal immigrants, who often work at jobs that don't offer health insurance, are commonly seen as driving both the closures and the crowding.
But the study found that while illegal immigrants are indeed less likely to be insured, they are also less likely to visit a doctor, clinic or emergency room.


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Plenty of action in this 16-seconder, showing loads of imagery not seen in previous trailers or teasers for X-Men: First Class, especially the surprise for me of Azazel's red tail - likened to Nightcrawler's! Now this looks to be a movie I must try to watch!
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To set up a Cisco router, first make the necessary hardware connections. Connect the router to the computer with the included blue serial cable. Connect the RJ45 connector to the console port of the router and the DB9 connector to the serial port of the computer.
Switch on the computer, and start a terminal emulator session. Configure the settings to 9600 baud, one stop bit, eight data bits and no parity bit. Power-up the router, and boot it. The emulator screen should display the Cisco boot messages.
Select the Yes option to enter the initial configuration. To enter the basic management setup, select the Yes option again. The actual configuration process starts here. Type in the identification host name for the router, and then at the successive prompts, type in the enable secret and an enable password. Next, enter a terminal password, and then to enable the Simple Network Management Protocol, enter "yes" at the respective SNMP command prompt.
Enter the SNMP community string, and then select the Fast Ethernet interface that requires configuring. Copy the text as in the list, and accept all the default settings until prompted for the Internet Protocol address. The router displays the configuration details after the user enters the IP address and the subnet mask. Save and exit the setup.
After completing the configuration setup, connect the Cisco router to the network to start using it.


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OSX is based on Darwin, which is an open source port of FreeBSD. Apple's pretty graphics and other APIs are proprietary and are added on top of the Darwin distro. So it's partially open source.
It's possible to use x11/xorg on a Mac (there's an app that comes with the system) but it doesn't replace the fancy graphics libraries --- it's just a full-screen app. It may not even be a full X11 server.
I wouldn't say it's as customizable as Linux. What's possible is hard, and there are some impossible ideas (3rd party attempts at theming are broken with every OSX major update) as opposed to Linux :-)
That said, a lot of stuff _is_ possible on OSX. The possibilities are particularly apparent if you are a programmer, webmaster, or user of unix-based applications for work.
When deciding to get a Mac: get a used tower or be prepared to add external storage. I say a tower because Mac Minis are small and look great on entertainment centers, but Apple's hardware serviceability has become more difficult since the switch to G5 processors. (I know this because I used to work in a used Mac store and spent many an hour fiddling with machines of all ages.) This means that upgrading that 80GB hard drive in the machine will be a bitch, and setting up external storage with a decent transfer rate will be pricey and will just increase the mess of cords in your entertainment center. Towers can hold several hard drives, probably a few TB total if you fill up all the bays. And they're generally easier to work on if you dive into that yourself.
The other key word I mentioned is "used". If you open a new machine to expand, warranty is voided. This may even include installing more drives on a tower (I'm not sure). The price savings, of course, can also be significant; this is especially true if you decide a Mini is not the way for you to go. If you decide you hate The Mac Experience (tm).
Of course, this all depends on the actual needs of the system, which I am not sure about.
If you have any further questions regarding OSX, I'll help as much as I can.
God this post is long. I've been awake for 41 hours now (took the FE exam today) and should crash for a while.
TLDR: partially open source; not as customizeable as Linux; your first Mac should be used; Minis are hard to expand.
Roger that. As to the needs of the system, all I need is a fast enough processor to handle movies and streaming audio/video. External storage is not a problem...I have a few nifty solutions laying around the house. I do have a great deal of experience working with *nix...I worked as a Unix sysadmin for a while in the Navy, as well as working as a Redhat engineer for DISA. As I said before, I could do the job at a very low price just building a PC, but I'm curious on this whole "mac," thing. I suppose I'll start looking for a used Mac mini, and just have fun messing with it. Beyond functioning as a media center, it's sole use will be as a subject for my experiments.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
While true:
I asked this a little while ago, but didn't get an answer. In regards to the Apple MacBook processors; Is there a huge difference in processor speed/efficiency/functionality between the 2.53 and the 2.66GHz processors? I know that one has the i5 and the other i7. What other gizmos/software is recommended or needed. I thought the iNumbers stuff was pretty cool.
Can the Mac handle Excel operations. I'll need this for grad school applications.
I'm getting ready to buy this thing, and I want to make sure the machine can handle similar Microsoft office apps/programs without bogging.
BTW, the Alienware had to get re-listed on eBay, thanks to the Nigerian scammer POS.
"It's understanding that allows people like us to tolerate a person such as yourself." -Ferris Bueller
In response to SOTB's "it just works"
My Ubuntu system does just that. It starts up and shuts down amazingly fast, does everything I ask it too, runs Openoffice perfectly, etc etc.
I took an old laptop my friend had, installed the latest ubunut on it, and after working through all the setup related problems - gave it to him to use for school. He's *NOT* a computer person, but it has *just worked* for him since.
I would put my mom on a mac, but I encourage everyone to try Ubuntu with an open mind.
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1. Microsoft makes Office for the Mac. No idea on pricing but you can probably get a student discount.
2. Openoffice.org runs on a Mac via X11 or using a native Aqua port. I haven't used it, running apps through X11 while certainly possible, sucks IMO and I just haven't tried the Aqua port because I've been happy using NeoOffice. Cost = Free
3. Use NeoOffice. I've used this for years. It's a port of Openoffice.org to Aqua so it runs natively on the Mac. To date, I haven't run into anything it would not do in regards to editing/creating documents (Office, Excel, PPT) that were cross compatible with MS Office. Cost = Free
I personally use open office and would recommend it very highly. It doesn't handle graphic or animation intensive power point presentations quite the same way as powerpoint does - but otherwise I've never run into any issues creating, editing, or viewing Office format items in OpenOffice.
I've done a fair amount of excel function programing, and all the code seems to be the same in OpenOffice's spreadsheet program.
If you are taking classes in excel in school, the steps are probably going to be slightly different and you might not have access to the same plug ins that the class has - but 99% shouldn't be an issue big enough to make you pay for the microsoft software.
However, the choice between mac and windows shouldn't be influenced by the office software package as it runs natively on both platforms.
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Are you talking about Macros when refering to "plug ins"? I'm guessing that if I enter a formula in the bar it will still calculate for the given cells, correct?
"It's understanding that allows people like us to tolerate a person such as yourself." -Ferris Bueller
I'm in the same boat with 10.04.
With 9.10 and previous distros, and running a tablet, you had to know quite a lot about *nix to get everything configured...with 10.04, everything just...works. It's amazing. Can't wait for the stable release.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
While true:
I use MS Office 2008 for Macs on my iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with OS 10.6.3 and on my other Macs using 10.4.x. The MS Excel works just fine as does other Office applications like Word, Power Point and Entourage. I trade Excel files, Word and Power Point files with Widoze users all the time with no problems. I seldom use Entourage.
BTW: The iMac 27" 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, is the fastest and nicest Mac I ever used and I've been buying Macs since 1986. I think the new mac books are coming out now with an i7 processor. So, my advice is try to get one with that processor and as much memory that you can afford. The MS's 2008 Office student or other versions, would also be a good buy as well.
BTW: The new Mac magic mouse (wireless) is a great mouse.
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.- T.E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
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"When everyone's setting the pace, it's okay to run the opposite way."
It looks like Apple did away with the ADC Student Developer program as of March 1st. That would have offered a huge discount. It looks like I'm going to get 10% at most
"It's understanding that allows people like us to tolerate a person such as yourself." -Ferris Bueller
That was the last straw for me...
Hmm...that, I don't know...I don't own a smartphone, and I'm trying to hold out as long as I can. As for a regular phone, mine has a data cable for file transfer and such...when I get off work, I'll try it and see if 10.04 recognizes it. I'll let you know.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
While true:
Having been a power Linux user since Red Hat 6.2 (circa 1999) Linux has come a long way and is an excellent server option, but give me Mac (with MS Office) for a desktop any day. Whilst iWork etc., Neooffice etc. are all good as stand alone systems, they are often almost compatible with MS Office, and almost is often not good enough. Try running a presentation created with NeoOffice, iWork or other on a Windows machine and visa-versa and there will be significant incompatibilities.
I love the idea behind the GPL and GPL2, but quite frankly need a system that works allowing to spend my time having my computer work to get things done as opposed to me working to get the computer working as it should.
Definitely understand where you're coming from...that said, Ubuntu is really making a push to be competetive as a mainstream OS, and it's coming up quickly. It's not there yet, but if they continue at the pace they currently hold, I don't think it will take too much longer...then again, if it gets to be mainstream, it'll end up being just as proprietary as anything else out there...
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
While true:
FWIW I used to do a lot of work in power point, and I agree that Open office is only about 95% of Powerpoint.. with about 93% compatibility. Text and graphics work fine, but when theres a lot of animation things might not always work exactly the same when being transferred between systems.
But its getting better. I just switched to OpenOffice 3.2 and I can already see its better.
With regards to cellphones, When I plug my cellphone in m Ubuntu laptop recognizes it as a cellphone right away and mounts the sd card as an external hard drive.
With regards to syncing... I'm an android user. Everything I do in my calander on my phone automatically shows up in my web browser / Gcalander and vice versa. Syncing is automatic and push for me.
What kind of phone do you have? If it requires propriety software to sync (like blackberries) then there is a good chance you could still run the software through a package like Wine.
Again, its an extra step and perhaps not a good option for everyone, but at least personally - The extra work is all worth it.
I love having an OS that I can completely customize, tinker with, adapt the interface to be perfect for my needs, etc. At this point I probably couldn't function without my 4 compiz desktops on the rotating cube.
My linux experience is def different though, Thinkpads and Linux have always gotten along very well. Most of the devices I use are linux based - or get overwritten and have linux re-installed on them.
Back to power point... you know since OpenOffice is free and has windows, mac and linux native versions - you could just download and install OpenOffice on any machine that you wanted to run the presentation you made in open office on. I know convincing business partners, clients, etc to use a different software package just for you isn't realistic, but the better the software gets and the more people that realize they don't need to pay the HUGE sums to put mircosoft office on all their business computers - you might be surprised how many people are using the same software you are.
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but, that is why I have a laptop with W7 and BB Desktop manager on it.
I have been playing with Beta2 for a couple of days now. Everything seems to be working better than before. My dual monitor set up and graphics card were flawless. The only thing I am having problems with is my Lexmark printer. I went to the Lexmark webpage and they actually have a Linux driver for it! Installed it and it is still giving me error messages. I will keep screwing with it. Hopefully it will be better when the final releases.
"See, you think I give a shit. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking how can I give less of a shit? That's why I look interested."
"There won't be humans in 500 years. Enough people choke themselves when they jerk off we gave it a name. We ain't a species made to last."
Well it looks like the newest Mac Book will not have the Intel i7 2 Core processor. It does however have a 2 Core in it.
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.- T.E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
As an aside, I said before that I don't have a smartphone, by my ericsson does sync just fine with Linux.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
While true:
I'm running windows on this here Mac right now. Aside from the tendency for it to occasionally "forget" that it has a usb port (windows, that is) it has been THE most trouble free compy I have ever owned or used. Spend the bux, you won't be disappointed. Also, don't dump water in it.
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CAMRA's Good Beer Guide praises great pubs, but attacks greed of giant companies
The latest edition of the guide was introduced Monday at the Star Tavern in London. The Star is one of just 17 pubs that have appeared in all 30 editions of the Guide.
"The achievement is all the more remarkable when you consider there is a high turnover of pubs in the Guide from one year to the next," said editor Roger Protz. "CAMRA members chose the pubs in their localities -- and they can only select in total 5,000 of the country's 60,000 pubs.
"CAMRA members are sticklers for beer quality and it speaks volumes for the dedication of the licensees in the 17 pubs that they have beaten off competition from other pubs to stay in the Guide for 30 years."
Taking a different tone, Protz used the case of the revered independent brewery W H Brakspear of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, to discussion industry problem. Brakspear will stop brewing this autumn, as it cannot make a living from selling beer to such national pub companies as Enterprise Inns, Pubmaster and Punch Taverns.
"Brakspear is producing more beer than at any time in its history, yet as a result of the rampant greed of the giant pub companies it cannot make a sufficient return on its sales to justify staying in brewing," he said.
Protz blamed the duopoly of national brewers and pub companies for the onslaught on smaller craft brewers. "The national brewers are prepared to sell beer at deep discounts to the pub companies -- discounts the smaller breweries cannot afford," he said.
Discounts don't mean lower prices for drinkers. "The pubcos demand beer at low wholesale prices and then sell those beers for high retail prices. In between lie obscene profits," he said.. "The national brewers are happy to play the discount game. Marginal profit on one cask becomes big profit when they are brewing millions of barrels a year. But for small brewers, the discounts demanded mean the game is not worth the candle."
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APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Sept. 6 about the financial crisis facing the Postal Service and what Congress must do to address it.
"I will tell members of the Senate Committee that the future of the Postal Service is in their hands. They have a solemn duty to save the nation's mail system, which is the nerve center of a $1 trillion industry" the union president said.
Guffey is the only union president that was invited to testify; therefore, the four postal unions have agreed that his oral statement to the committee will represent the views of all bargaining unit employees. All of the unions will submit written testimony. In addition to the APWU, the postal unions are the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
The APWU president has been asked to focus his testimony on USPS proposals for legislation that would abrogate the union's Collective Bargaining Agreement. The USPS is asking Congress to enact laws that would separate postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and from federal retirement plans and that would allow the agency to lay off 120,000 employees.
Guffey has denounced the proposals as a "reckless assault on the Postal Service and on postal employees."
"The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse," the union president noted, "but the cause of its financial difficulties are often misunderstood."
The problem is a 2006 law that is pushing the Postal Service into bankruptcy, he pointed out. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act imposes a burden on the USPS that no other government agency or private company bears. It requires the Postal Service to "pre-fund" the healthcare benefits of future retirees and forces the USPS to pay for a 75-year obligation in just 10 years – at a cost of more than $5 billion annually.
Meanwhile, Guffey noted, two independent auditors have found that, due to a faulty funding formula, the USPS has overpaid its pension accounts by more than $50 billion.
"Congress must get at the cause of the Postal Service's financial crisis," he said. "Lawmakers must allow the Postal Service to apply the pension overpayments to the pre-funding requirement.
"The APWU will vehemently oppose any attempt to destroy the collective bargaining rights of postal employees or tamper with our recently negotiated contract," Guffey said. "Crushing postal workers and slashing service will not solve the Postal Service's financial crisis."
The hearing will be Webcast live by the committee. To watch the hearing, visit the committee's Web site. Video will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the proceedings.
Other witnesses scheduled to testify are: Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe; Jonathan Foley, Director of Planning and Policy Analysis for the Office of Personnel Management; Phillip R. Herr, Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues for the Government Accountability Office; Louis M. Atkins, President of the National Association of Postal Supervisors; Ellen Levine, Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines, and Tonda F. Rush, Director of Public Policy for the National Newspaper Association.


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A New York woman has died of injuries she received when her pickup truck collided with a makeshift trailer that broke free of the van to which it was hitched, city traffic police said.
About 2 p.m. Saturday, police said Kathleen M. Palinkas, 19, of Horsehead, N.Y., was driving a 1987 Mazda pickup truck south in the 5100 block of N. Charles St. when the makeshift trailer, fashioned from the bed of a pickup truck, crossed the center line and crashed into the driver's side of the Mazda.
Palinkas died of head injuries shortly before 3 p.m. at the Shock-Trauma Unit in Baltimore, police said.
Two passengers in the Mazda, Daniel Palinkas, 13, also of Horsehead, and Christopher Premo, 21, of Ogdensbury, N.Y., were treated for minor injuries at the University of Maryland Medical Center and released, police said.


text: Chronologically reviews the modern peer-reviewed literature on the relationship between casinos and crime in the USA, excluding organized crime. Introduces theoretical and methodological issues that have played a role in the research on casinos and crime. Finds that pre-2000 studies are generally methodologically or empirically weak. Their findings are heavily dependent on the analytical framework used, and suggest that casinos cause crime if visitors are not included in the population component of the crime rate. More recent studies have drastically improved in quality. Finds that when tourism is accounted for the in the model, the crime effect of casinos is diminished or disappears. Discusses some of the unresolved issues in research, particularly separating the effect of tourism and the effect of casinos on crime.


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A San Francisco-based startup called Byte Foods is currently creating vending machines that dole out healthy food stocked by local vendors. While consumers are increasingly looking for healthier options at the grocery store, they are unlikely to have the same choice when it comes to vending machine fare. This company is trying to solve this problem by making it easier for consumers to grab healthy food on the go.
The vending machines created by Byte Foods consist of small fridges stocked with salads, cold-pressed juices, sandwiches and coffee from local shops. Consumers simply swipe their credit card and the fridge will automatically detect which item has been removed. Each item has a shelf life of just two days, meaning the fridges are constantly restocked with fresh snacks. In order to prevent waste, the company tracks every purchase and tailors the contents of each fridge to each location.
The fresh food fridges are largely designed for offices that want to offer employees healthier options, while still enjoying the convenience of vending machining.
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The decision to plunge into the car industry has been a shocking one and that is why an insane amount of fervor has been witnessed regards to Apple Car. The news in the middle is that Apple Car would be the most advanced technology car that would make fans mesmerizing.
The recent hiring from Nvidia has brought a new array of discussion. According to reports, the hired employee was the key person in Drive PX technology. Moreover, the company has also hired the expert specifically for camera-based autopilot system and if successful, the car industry would be taken by storm. Apart from this hiring, Aple also as taken so many employees from Tesla, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler and one can easily get the view as to how much advance this technological wonder would be.
Some of the technology critics are of the opinion that Apple should not step into car industry right now and should give it some time. Apple is still under immense pressure for its diverse phones and tablets offering and thus opening new grounds can make things difficult to cope up with.