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mm-ger necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 126 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
Oh! Saft
We are a startup based in Germany and we are about to sell the tastiest and juiciest oranges for squeezing fresh, premium quality, organic orange juice at home every day.
Orange orders for a mail-order subscription are placed on-line on our website. The fruits (delicious oranges only) are delivered right to the customers door every other week.
The brand name is an altered version of the German "O-Saft", short for "Orange Juice" ('saft' simply meaning juice).
The first part of the brand name "Oh!" is meant to transport the surprisingly good quality and the refreshening moment after tasting this wonderful and healthy juice resulting in a "Oh! ... how good was this?"
The target group of "oh! saft" are people that love a glass of fresh, vitamin-rich orange juice every morning and are willing to pay for a no-hazzle organic premium product.
The audience is well educated, has high purchasing power, likes the pleasure of life, is health-orientated and tires to live a sustainable life. They buy not only for themselves but also for expressing their attitude torwards style and their environment.
The logo we are looking for should be simple and easily distinguishable with a reduced premium / luxury approach. At the same time it lets the viewer understand the idea at a glance while focusing on "orange -> juice".
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No cartoons please. We are selling a serious but very enjoyable product as part of your luxury, healthy way of life.
Logos we don't like:
Keep in mind that the box filled with oranges and labled with the logo to be designed will be placed in designer kitchens suggesting a bit of this "direct from farm to my stylish home" feeling.
The files we will require are:
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's women's basketball team finished the game on a 14-5 run en route to a 63-54 victory over visiting UMass Boston in the first game of a Little East Conference doubleheader at the Tripp Athletic Center Tuesday evening.
After Beacons freshman guard Lauren Perra (Taunton, MA/Taunton HS) nailed a three pointer from the wing to tie the game at 49 with just over six minutes to play, the Corsairs used some timely team defense and some hot shooting from sophomore forward Erika Bornemann (Canton, MA/Canton HS) to hold on for the win.
Bornemann had given the Corsairs a five-point advantage before Perra's hit a layup and three pointer from the top of the key. Junior forward Colleen Moriarty (Canton, MA/Canton HS) gave the Corsairs the lead for good with a rebound and a put back, making it 51-49. Bornemann answered a free throw by Beacons junior guard Teresa Pina (Boston, MA/Charlestown HS) with another three from the wing, and then followed a free throw by Corsairs freshman guard Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) with a jumper from the baseline, pushing the lead to 57-50 with just under four minutes left in the contest.
Corsair junior guard Shannon Singletary (Brockton, MA/Brockton) followed with a steal and a lay-up, swelling the lead to nine. Beacons freshman center Kristen Morrison (North Reading, MA/North Reading HS) sandwiched a pair of lay-ups around a Bornemann lay-up, on her way to a game-high 19 points, and Singletary accounted for the final score with a pair of free throws.
Bornemann and Moriarty each finished with a team-high 16 points with Moriarty finishing with a double-double, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds. Singletary joined her teammates in double figures with 12 points off the bench. For the Beacons, Morrison was joined in double digits by Pina with 13 points and Perra, who finished with 12. Both teams finished even in rebounds at 43 and turnovers at 17.
"This was a good win, we needed to get off the losing skid and this was an important game in the conference standings," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Amanda Van Voorhis. "It's a battle every night where doing the little things are the keys to the game. We stretched their offense and played great team defense with a lot of energy and spirit. Tonight you saw two teams with the same goals and we were able to come out on top."
The Corsairs improved to 10-7 and 3-5 in the Little East Conference with the victory, while the Beacons dropped to 5-13 and 2-6 in LEC play with the defeat. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host Salem State Thursday evening. UMass Boston will visit Keene State Saturday.


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Power of the Florida court system at center of Amendment 5
After years of clashes with the Florida Supreme Court, the Legislature is asking voters for more power over the state's judicial branch.
Voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to approve the controversial Amendment 5, which would give lawmakers authority to confirm Supreme Court justices selected by the governor, view complaints against justices as soon as they are filed, and more easily override court rules.
Titled "State Courts," the amendment is among the most contentious on the November ballot, with supporters arguing it would improve court oversight and accountability. Opponents characterize the proposal as an attempt by legislators to politicize the courts and intimidate justices who have struck down new laws as unconstitutional.
House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, who helped put the amendment on the ballot, said the measure is not about retribution but about making moderate changes that are long overdue.
"This is not a power grab, it's a power adjustment," Cannon said. "This is a step to bring more transparency to the courts and bring the state more in line with the federal system."
It's only right for the Senate to confirm Supreme Court justices, he argued.
Florida's system of selecting judges is dominated by the governor, and is relatively closed compared to the federal system, where candidates are openly discussed on the Senate floor, he said.
Cannon also argued that the Legislature — as the lawmaking branch — should have more say in the court rules, some of which are as meaningful as law. State lawmakers can now override rules by a two-thirds vote, a standard high enough to prevent the Legislature from intervening in all but extraordinary circumstances.
Rules are typically mundane, and lawmakers rarely weigh in. But once in a while, on hot button issues, they want their say.
For example, the Legislature put pressure on the courts several years ago to make sure prosecutors got the last word in death penalty cases.
Alex Villalobos, a former Republican state senator, believes legislators already have enough sway on rules.
"The Legislature is doing this because they want to interfere with the way the court is run," said Villalobos, president of Democracy at Stake, a Tallahassee group with a mission to maintain the independence of Florida courts. "The Senate can act according to the Senate rules, the courts should be able to act on their own rules."
Justice Harry Lee Anstead, who retired from the Florida Supreme Court in 2009, said Florida's system has worked well for 35 years, and additional oversight is unnecessary.
For example, Florida's governor doesn't select justices independently, as the president does, but from a list supplied by a nine-member committee. Also, federal Supreme Court justices are appointed for life while Florida justices must face voters every six years — in a process known as merit retention.
"This is a blatant attempt to politicize appointments and emasculate a merit retention system that has worked well," Anstead said.
Florida Bar Association President Gwynne Young also spoke out against the provision of the amendment that would require the court to turn over a complaint when it is filed.
"It's sensitive for someone to make a complaint against a sitting judge. For that reason confidentiality is very important," she said. "You want people to be able to make a report without risking retribution."
Opponents of the bill have also raised questions about whether the House speaker would use complaints — even those that are unfounded — to intimidate judges they dislike. Under the current system, a court panel investigates complaints internally and releases the information if they find probable cause.
And some top Republicans have hardly been shy about their animosity.
Frequently, lawmakers have railed against justices for "legislating from the bench," and the Republican Party of Florida — in an unprecedented move — endorsed a plan to unseat three Supreme Court justices who are up for retention.
Several sitting lawmakers, including more moderate Republicans, criticized the party for injecting partisan politics into the courts rather than encouraging voters to retain or reject judges based on whether they do their jobs with competence and integrity.
Yet, Bob Sanchez, director of public policy at the conservative-leaning James Madison Institute, said it's more important to make investigations transparent than to protect the privacy of the justices. Under the current process, nobody knows whether complaints are investigated properly, he said.
"People in public office sometimes lose their expectation of privacy," he said. "This would put the courts in the sunshine."


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If you are a blogger, do you have a post that either exemplifies blogging at its best (or worst) and/or do you have a post that helps explain blogging?I have a special fondness for my post "Tattoos remind you of death." I think it's mostly that the article is the most bloggable thing I've ever run across.
I think the post of mine that's gotten the most attention is "How Kerry lost me." Did George Lakoff teach a "Language of Politics" class about it? I like the idea of a blog post becoming a text.
I'm fond of all the simulblogging (or TiVo-blogging) things I've tried to do — and will try to do again today. But I must teach a Civil Procedure class at 11. And I must get a tooth pulled at 2. I'll probably tooth-blog later today. Help! I've never had a tooth pulled and I'm terrified!
UPDATE: The link to Taylor's blog isn't working for me right now. I'm guessing he got some big links and things crashed over there. Here's some advice from me about blogging: Stay with Blogger! Do not scorn the BlogSpot! You never have to worry about too much traffic. You don't pay for it and things don't crash. You may have heard of various problems people have had with Blogger, like last spring, when there was once a day when you couldn't get your posts to appear, but there has not been a single problem since then. Think how many blogs they are managing! Why do you imagine that you'll be better off with some smaller scale outfit? Or do you just hate seeing "blogspot" in your URL? I say wear the "blogspot" with pride! Start with Blogger, stay with Blogger! Don't be a URL snob. Get a word you like in front of the "blogspot" and be happy to join the millions of well-served bloggers like me. And Duncan "Open Thread" Black.
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- The skill involved in being a drag queen.
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Linux Bloggers Wax Skeptical on the Post-Gates World
Jul 7, 2008 4:00 AM PT
Well, July 4th may have come and gone, but another independence recently came to pass that could be almost as historic.
That's Microsoft's independence from Bill Gates, of course, and it was a hot topic last week as bloggers at ZDNet and elsewhere wondered if the change might bring about a Redmond that's kinder and gentler to the open source world.
"I feel like Microsoft has taken some important steps towards playing nice with open source and encouraging interoperability," wrote et764 on Slashdot, where more than 400 comments had appeared by Thursday. "Some examples include projects like IronPython, the WIX Installer tools, the fact that Silverlight actually supports at least one non-Windows platform, and the extremely detailed communications protocol documents recently released on MSDN. Sure, part of this has been for legal compliance reasons, and it turns out customers value things like interoperability."
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The company may also have a subtler reason to continue that trend in the coming years, et764 added. Specifically, "Microsoft needs to hire new employees if it wants to stay relevant, and it competes with the likes of Google and others for these new hires. It also happens that probably the very best college candidates are the ones that have contributed to open source projects."
In other words, "to attract the best young minds (which is crucial to Microsoft's long term success), Microsoft is going to have to become much more friendly to open source projects."
From a different angle, "I have to wonder if the complexity of modern software is part of the big reason driving OSS," added blahplusplus. "It would seem to me as our systems get faster, we can increase the complexity of our programs ad infinitum, and at some point it 'breaks the camels back' and no business can hope to maintain something so large and unwieldy."
'Ha Ha Ha Ha ... '
Then again, another point of view: "Ha ha ha ha, Ha ha ha ha, (catches breath) Ha ha ha," wrote Anonymous Coward.
"I'll believe it when I see it, and not a moment before," agreed LighterShadeOfBlack. "With Microsoft's record, anything short of unequivocal action should be treated with absolute skepticism."
Will Gates' departure bring about essential changes in Microsoft's approach? Is this the dawn of a new, open era in Redmond? LinuxInsider couldn't resist taking a small poll of opinions.
'I Just Don't See It Happening'
"I really don't see Gates' departure having much of an impact on the open source, or even the post-Microsoft, world," Adam Kane, a blogger on Foogazi, told LinuxInsider.
"There is all kinds of speculation and talk about Microsoft being able to reevaluate their stance on open source now that Gates is gone, but really, Steve Ballmer has been running the show for some time now, and his stance on open source is the same as Gates'," Kane added. "I think it would be great for both the community and the company if Microsoft participated in the free and open source software world, but I just don't see it happening."
Indeed, "Bill Gates leaving on a high note is a good thing for him," but "it's too bad he put Ballmer in charge instead of someone who could change the corporate culture to something more customer friendly," Gerhard Mack, a Montreal-based consultant and Slashdot blogger, told LinuxInsider.
'Bad News for Microsoft'
Microsoft's track record thus far "certainly doesn't make anybody think they'll move away from the software-as-a-product business model any time soon, and you can't run that model on open source software," added Mhall119, a blogger on Slashdot. "Maybe they'll release some of the stuff they're cooking up in their labs, but not their bread and butter products."
On the other hand, "looking back at the change in Sun's relationship with the F/OSS community after [Scott] McNealy left, I can at least see that it's possible," Mhall119 told LinuxInsider.
"I think Gates' departure is (mildly) bad news for Microsoft," Slashdot Editor Timothy Lord asserted. "People identify Gates with the company, and for the most part I think he's a likable character -- a smart, ambitious success story. Without him, the company isn't exactly *faceless,* but Steve Ballmer isn't anything like a replacement face for Gates."
Lofty Goals
To the world at large, "I predict no special change: People will still mostly buy Microsoft's operating systems (and gripe about them), still mostly buy Microsoft's office suite (and gripe about it)," Lord told LinuxInsider. "Perhaps -- only perhaps -- the depersonification of Microsoft will lead people to reconsider just why it is they let a single company dominate the way they use computers. If the same were true of automobiles, it wouldn't take much zooming out to spot the absurdity."
As to the open source world, "I hope the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation takes seriously its stated goals to broaden worldwide access to computers and the Internet, and to improve schools," Lord said. "It would be impossible to approach those goals without at least considering wide use of open software and learning materials.
"I've long maintained that Microsoft could become the world's largest supplier of open source software, given corporate willingness to do so," Lord concluded. "The Gates Foundation could (again, given a willingness) become the world's greatest educational benefactor."


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IIRC the code only requires AFCI in bedrooms currently.
That was the 2002 NEC. Under the 2008 NEC, effective in CA since January 1, 2011, most residential 120V 15A/20A receptacles are to be AFCI protected (excluding kitchen, bathrooms and a few other things).
leafkabob wrote:I am in Phoenix Arizona and took out a building permit for an addition to my house three weeks ago in which the 2008 NEC is the applicable code. I am only required to put AFCIs in the bedrooms.
2008 NEC 210.12(B) wrote: Dwelling Units. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets installed in dwelling unit family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sunrooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, or similar rooms or areas shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit interrupter, combination-type, installed to provide protection of the branch circuit.
nater wrote:Geek, are you sure that you saw a 6-50 at an RV park? I suspect you saw a TT-30; a 120v 30amp connector that is useless for Phil's mod.
Just curious if 6-50s are more common than I thought...
GeekEV wrote:nater wrote:Geek, are you sure that you saw a 6-50 at an RV park? I suspect you saw a TT-30; a 120v 30amp connector that is useless for Phil's mod.
Just curious if 6-50s are more common than I thought...
No, I'm not. I haven't made any field trips to RV parks myself. But I remember coming across some online discussions about Tesla owners using their EVSE at RV parks with 6-50 plugs...
LEAFer wrote:I think they meant to say (or you mis-remembered) 14-50. An RV park's "50 amp service" is based on the NEMA14-50R. That's not to say that you won't find 6-50's, but in my experience and opinion, that would be dwarfed by the 14-50s. ( I don't recall looking for or seeing 6-50s in a few RV parks I have been to; but I did find 14-50s. )
Herm wrote:This panel has two 14-50R sockets..
Ryan wrote:Trickle charging is unlike the SAE J1772 protocol used for the 220/240 volt 'Level 2' charging. The J1772 standard utilizes communication thru powerline technology to signal that the battery is approaching full capacity, instructing the charging dock to slow the rate of charge to prevent overheating. This will, over the life of the battery, prolong useful capacity. The trickle charger doesn't use this technology, but should not have a substantial effect on the battery capacity if used only occasionally.


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On Tuesday, Gary Kubiak spoke at the Touchdown Club Luncheon. I will put a link here if/when the Texans post it on their site. [Update: Video here] The main theme of the talk was that goals remain the same, even if they way you envisioned getting those goals didn't go the way you planned. You know, without much of the services of Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Mario Williams.
There will be all sorts of talk this off-season hoping for this, predicting that, but usually football like life doesn't go exactly as you plan.
He spoke a great deal about this year's rookies, and here's the sum up:
Whitney Mercilus. Impressive. Will see the field as part of a group of Connor Barwin and Brooks Reed. Bright.
DeVier Posey. Coaching him hard because he wants him to be prepared quickly.
Brandon Brooks. First guy off the bus fellow. Will push hard for a starting spot.
Keshawn Martin. He didn't want to use the phrase because it isn't quite right but called Martin a "pleasant surprise." He knew about the return ability, but has been impressed with his WR skills.
Ben Jones. Coach forgot to mention him, but he was talking about the rookies off the top of his head. And mentioned out loud he was worried about missing someone. Oops.
Jared Crick. Best compliment he gets from other coaching staffs is about how hard the Texans play. Crick is a plays hard guy.
Randy Bullock. Not being given the job. Competing for it.
Nick Mondek. Raw. Learning. Compared him to Newton as a raw but athletic body that they can work with to improve for what they do.
What Kubiak went out of his way to say? He made a point to be very complimentary of the players no longer with the Texans. Players who were contributors. And that what this season is all about is finding out who the Next Man Up is in not just replacing injured players but the good players they no longer have.
Random thoughts for Tuesday OTAs:
Wide Receivers. Kevin Walter wasn't at practice due to illness. So all the rest of the wide receivers doing drills were the inexperienced ones without NFL experience. Kubiak during OTAs watches QB/WRs pretty carefully.
Schaub. Matt Schaub was doing agility drills on a side field with a number of other players who were not practicing. Looks like he is moving very well. Not allowed to shoot video of recovering players, but the best way to explain is that I have two never-surgically-repaired feet, and am reasonably gym fit, and I don't think I could be doing the drills Schaub was doing. He was moving very well. If you didn't know he was injured last season, you wouldn't know by watching him now.
Right Side of Offensive Line. Interesting comments on Brandon Brooks/Derek Newton today from Kubiak:
(on RG Brandon Brooks) "I see flashes that he's capable of being a starter in this League. He's got a great opportunity. He's out there going head-to-head with Gump (Antoine Caldwell) every day. It will be interesting to see how he does once we put the pads on. With his size and stuff, there's been talk about that he's not our type of guy. That's bull. He can do everything we want him to do. It will be interesting to see how he does."
(on T Derek Newton) "(Derek) Newton is a totally different guy than last year. He's much more understanding of pro football and schemes, so his talents are taking over. He's going to push the heck out of (Rashad) Butler. It's going to be fun to watch. The best guy will come out of it, so he's doing well."
It might be a lot to ask for two guys who haven't started to start together, but physically they are very impressive. They both physically look like they belong first team but it is the mental aspect that can be particularly challenging, especially to maintain form while being tested during games. Waiting for pads on time…
Cushing. No more details about Brian Cushing's knee other than they may end up holding him out for the rest of the week as a precaution. For what it is worth, he doesn't have his knees wrapped or iced or is favoring either one at all.
Houston. June. Hot. Duh. May have been hottest day of OTA's on Tuesday. Start temperature of 86, with very little wind. When training camp comes, they will see those sorts of temperatures at 8:00 am in the morning.
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2006 American Ironhorse Slammer in Baytown. Texas 77523 About This Motorcycle 2006 American Ironhorse Slammer, $21,995, с 2800 миль, in Houston, TX area has air ride suspension, plus chrome and premium paint package. Bike is in mit condition. V-twin with S and S 124 super sidewinder plus motor. It starts great and runs even better! 1 owner, always garage kept and never wrecked or laid over EagleRider Service Locations Instant Approval TC EagleRider Motorcycle Sales is committed to adhering to privacy principles and requirements in compliance with all applicable laws. It is our policy to safeguard all individually identifiable information entrusted to us. Use of this information enables ...Читать полный текст статьи »
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Daytec Looking for an excellent deal on Daytec, then look no additional. We comprehend that gaining the most out of your tough earned funds in todays economic climate is essential to you and your household. For this reason we have partnered with Ebay to help you get the ideal price on Daytec. Ebay is probably the largest and most trusted purchasing sites on the net. We are positive you will discover the great item with the excellent value. For those who want to refine your search be certain to make use of the search box for the suitable. Custom Chrome Daytec Upper Belt Guard For 70 Tooth Rear Pulley $59.50 Whenever a motorbike portion needs to be changed, there's two options your ...Читать полный текст статьи »
2006 IronHorse Choppers Street Chopper
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2006 American Ironhorse Motorcycle Models Hot Bike
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American Ironhorse LSC Did You Know ? See Comparable There are tons of great looking custom bikes on the market these days, but how many of them actually have the performance and dependability to back up their cool parking lot appeal? Featuring a proven SS V-twin motor and 305 American Ironhorse parts that were designed, fabricated and assembled under one roof by one company, this road ready 2005 LSC is one of the most reliable and fully sorted turn-key choppers available anywhere. With exceptional attention to detail and great fit and finish that sets it apart from a segment full of finicky custom bikes, this LSC provides the kind of comfort and ease of ownership that's only available ...Читать полный текст статьи »
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Jewel Dust- Edible Glitter! Cotton Candy 4g
Edible glitter is finally here! Jewel Dust from Confectionary Arts International, is a food grade glitter you can add to your cookies, cakes and anything else you want to sparkle! Sprinkle it on, or dip a brush into it and tap over your surface. The surface should be damp, like royal icing, or buttercream, or freshly airbrushed for it to stick. Jars are 4g.
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Welcome to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the Ricoh Arena - Coventry. This impressive hotel enjoys a prime location in The Ricoh Arena, home of Premiership Rugby Club Wasps and Coventry City FC. The Ricoh Arena is also host to business, entertainment and sporting events, as well as the Grosvenor G Casino Coventry.
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For those in the media with Windows Phones or the few of you industry folks who are headed to the massive Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of the month, you'll want to grab the new official Windows Phone 8 NFC Badge App.
The GSMA Press Office just sent out an email for Android and Windows Phone users on how to get the app and enable the pass features. Starting last year, physical badges for MWC had an NFC chip in them and this year they're going a step further by using NFC-enabled apps. The pass is necessary to get in to the tightly secured event which attracts nearly 60,000 attendees over a few days.
With the NFC app, you'll be able to
- Validate your badge against Photo ID one time only, after which you may enter the event without further ID checks
- Pass through dedicated NFC Badge entrance lanes at the North and South Entrances
The app is easy enough to use. Simply download and enter your registration information, then upload a nice "Passport quality" photo. The rest of the validation will have to wait until you arrive on scene and pick up your physical badge:
- Once registered (and in receipt of your Final Confirmation) download the Android 4 or Windows Phone 8 (WP8) NFC Badge app. The NFC Badge app is also embedded in the Android version of the GSMA app
- Log into the app using the same username (email) and password you used to create your GSMA Staff registration account
- Upload a passport quality photo of yourself to your NFC Badge
- You will be asked to show your photo ID upon collection of your physical badge, to validate your photo in the app and to confirm your identity
- Once your photo is validated, you may use any of the NFC Badge access lanes at the venue and enter the event without having to repeatedly show photo ID
- The application will show the status of your badge as red, amber or green - with green meaning fully validated and OK to use without your ID document.
- Please note that the NFC Badge is only valid with a physical badge
Kind of a neat thing to have and we're sure to make use of it. It's also nice because this is the first time the GSMA has made an official Windows Phone app of any kind for Mobile World Congress. Here's hoping that an official event app with maps is also forthcoming.
You can pick up NFC Badge (GSMA) here at the Windows Phone Store.


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Bunch of bull: Indy 500 winner Kanaan close to his 2 bucking bulls at Texas Motor Speedway
FORT WORTH, Texas – Talk about a bunch of bull.
Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan is in Texas this week, not far from a pair of 2-year-old bulls he owns that are being trained to possibly one day buck cowboys in the top-level Professional Bull Riders circuit.
"They're still doing their qualifying laps," Kanaan said of Downforce and Brazilian Bully, the bulls on a ranch about 100 miles from Texas Motor Speedway.
Kanaan's bulls are among 48 being trained how to buck at Aces of Spades Ranch in Stephenville, Texas. Instead of actual cowboys, the bulls have a 35-pound dummy on their backs where a rider would be. They are preparing for four Back Seat Buckers events that begin in August. That includes the October finale at Las Vegas, where the top bull can earn $100,000.
"His two are not the best out of the 48, but they are dang sure bucking hard," said Ross Coleman, a retired professional rider who cares for the bulls. "We're honored to have a famous race car driver to be part of this sport."
Kanaan bought the bulls after being told about the program by former IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard, who was head of Professional Bull Riders before leading the opening-wheel organization for three years.
"They're on a range somewhere," Kanaan said. "Because they're so young, I actually only met them through pictures. I really have not physically seen them."
John Elway, Reggie Jackson and Wayne Gretzky are among other sporting celebrities who have been involved in American Bucking Bull's Back Seat Buckers program. New York Giants tight end Bear Pascoe and backup quarterback David Carr are partners in owning a bull in this year's program.
Coleman, who rode professionally for 13 years and is in the PBR Ring of Honor, said 10-15 of the bulls currently at Ace of Spades could be among elite bulls on the PBR circuit in the next three to four years.
The grand-sire of Kanaan's bull Downforce is Little Yellow Jacket, which won PBR World Champion Bull titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004. A statue of Little Yellow Jacket is in front of the PBR headquarters in Colorado along with one of Adriano Moraes, the only three-time World Champion rider.
"He's got blood in him," Coleman said of Downforce. "Keep your fingers crossed, you never know how good they will be."
All the bulls at Ace of Spades came from breeding programs of the PBR and were chosen on their bucking ability.
When they get into their competitions later this year, the bulls will be judged on how quick they spin, how high they jump and the intensity of their bucking. Their training includes going through chutes and where the gates are to get them used to the surroundings.
After the finale in Las Vegas, held in conjunction with the PBR World Finals, the bulls can be shipped to their owners, sold online, moved to other programs to prepare for future events, or could be used for breeding purposes.
And there is another option as well.
"If he doesn't qualify, he's going to go to a barbecue," Kanaan said.


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Pawlenty learns to lobby
As an ambitious politician with eyes on the White House, Tim Pawlenty cast himself as the everyman — the working-class son of a truck driver, a practical Midwesterner, a "Sam's Club Republican."
But when those ambitions were dashed, the former Minnesota governor found a new role that takes him a long way from Sam's Club: being the voice of big banks and other financial companies in Washington — some of the same institutions the prairie populist once criticized on the stump.
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Taking on the job as CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable seemed an odd fit, to put it mildly, for Pawlenty, who called for Wall Street to get its "snout out of the trough" during the 2012 campaign.
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But Pawlenty has plunged into the task of making the group and the companies it represents even more of a player in Washington's crowded financial services lobbying world than when the former governor was bemoaning government bailouts on the campaign trail.
Since taking the job in September 2012, Pawlenty has restructured the group and is now focusing it on a narrower set of issues — "do fewer things better" — following the results of a top-down review that found the Roundtable was spread too thin, needed to work more closely with its members and develop deeper subject-matter expertise.
He's also cleared out longtime staff, including top lobbyist Scott Talbott, and brought in more experienced political hands to run its communications operations, such as Eric Hoplin, a former deputy chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, and Alison Hawkins, who worked on Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, for which Pawlenty served as co-chairman until leaving for the Roundtable.
Over the past year, the man who once campaigned on his Main Street appeal has learned to maneuver the insider world of Washington.
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Pawlenty brushes off the suggestion that his career switch is inconsistent with the values he espoused as a politician. He said the new job allows him to continue working on public policy issues and that the world of finance matters to taxpayers across the country — not just high-paid bankers.
"If you go to Sam's Club, you're probably going to pay with a credit card or a debit card. Sam's Club is going to need partnerships with finance companies to do their business," he said in an interview. "So the stuff that we do — while it's complicated and complex — if you boil it down, this economy doesn't function for anybody unless the companies that I represent and others like them function."
Pawlenty arrived on K Street at a low point for the financial services industry.
Five years after the financial crisis, it continues to deal with widespread anger and frustration from voters and lawmakers, many of whom believe that the bad actors who brought on the crisis never fully paid the price. Recently, there have been growing calls in Washington to enact legislation to crack down on big banks and to pressure regulators to put in place tough new rules.
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"They know they have a reputational problem; there's no question about it," Pawlenty said of the industry. "I'm old enough to remember there was a day when a bank president walked into the room and that was a respective figure in my hometown — a community leader. We want to get back to that day."
Putting Pawlenty in charge of the trade group — which represents firms such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Prudential — signaled recognition within the industry that only playing defense isn't always a successful strategy.
"They understand that they can't just paper over it with more guys who have said all the right things," said one lobbyist who has worked closely with the Roundtable.
So far, Pawlenty's restructuring of the group has earned him some praise from its members. Several industry sources who work at companies the Roundtable represents or have clients that belong to the organization spoke favorably of Pawlenty's goal of focusing the Roundtable's resources on a more limited set of issues.


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The Act of Creation
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Astudy of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humor, science, and the arts. It lays out Koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativity. From describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, Koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation"--A blending of elements drawn from of two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorization, analogies and metaphors. He regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etc.), as special cases of "bisociation".
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An early morning fire this week destroyed a mobile home and left a family of four temporarily homeless.
An early morning fire this week destroyed a mobile home and left a family of four temporarily homeless.
The fire started around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 3700 block of Burgaw Highway, according to Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly.
�A mother and her three children were asleep when the fire started,� Kelly said. �It started in one of the children�s bedrooms. The kids alerted the mother, and she tried to put it out but was unable to do so.�
Southwest, Haws Run, Nine Mile and Verona fire departments responded to the scene, Kelly said.
�The house was heavily involved with fire when crews arrived,� he said.
The fire marshal explained that the wind and low ceiling of the home combined to speed up the natural progression of the fire, which destroyed the home.
Kelly said the fire was ruled accidental. While they can�t establish what exactly caused the fire since most of the evidence was consumed, indications are that it was not intentionally set, he said.
No one was injured in the incident. Kelly said the mother and her children have family in the Onslow County area. Their landlord is going to allow them to stay in another mobile home until the one they lost can be replaced.
The family is receiving help from the Salvation Army, and Kelly is contacting the Red Cross for help as well.
He said no other information about the fire was available at this time.
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MIDDLEBURY/BRANDON — Neal White's black and white photography is featured in prestigious venues around the world, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, Washington's Smithsonian Institution, Paris's National Library of France, and now, Middlebury's Ilsley Public Library.
MIDDLEBURY — For more than a decade, police officer Scott Fisher has walked the beat in Middlebury schools, maintaining the peace while dispensing wisdom, mediation and some kind words along the way.
Any doubts he might have about the impact he has had on the youths he serves tend to melt away every graduation day at Middlebury Union High School.
VERGENNES — At the suggestion of two residents who sit on other city boards, Vergennes aldermen on Dec. 20 agreed to consider at a future meeting adopting a formal conflict of interest policy.
The recommendation came from school board member Cheryl Brinkman and planner Alex McGuire, who asked aldermen to either consider adopting a conflict of interest policy or ordinance, or give residents the option of adopting one on Town Meeting Day.
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union Middle School students have routinely taken on community service projects around this time of year. True to form, several classes took up various charitable causes that were complemented with fund drives.
BRANDON — Although photographer Neal White is best known for his black and white silver gelatin prints, he says he wouldn't go back to film photography for all the tea in China. Digital photography, he says, is just far superior.
"It's the greatest thing that's happened to photography since its invention," the Brandon resident said in a recent interview.
Here's a resolution we can all aspire to: Of all the resolutions each of us should try to articulate and follow throughout the year, pick two (one just doesn't cut it) and stick with them.
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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys' hockey team on Thursday suffered its first loss, 2-0, to Lake Placid in the final of the Duke Nelson/Wendy Forbes Memorial Tournament, which the Tigers hosted at Middlebury College's Kenyon Arena.
The 5-1 Tigers earned the berth in the final with a 5-3 victory over Brattleboro on Wednesday.
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Rask over Bishop for midseason Vezina Trophyby Corey Masisak
NHL.com's midseason edition of Trophy Trackers attempts to project winners of the major individual awards. Today we predict the winner of the Vezina Trophy, an annual award given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs.The goaltending position can be a volatile one in any season, but as NHL.com Senior Writer Dan Rosen wrote, the 2013-14 campaign has been a particularly precarious one for "No. 1" goalies.
Not only have backups been pressed into duty or earned more playing time, goaltending depth beyond the two NHL guys has been critical in several cities. Standout work from breakout stars, combined with inconsistent play from more established ones, has brought new names into the conversation for the Vezina Trophy.
The goalie who won the award in 2013 (Sergei Bobrovsky) is tied for 28th in save percentage among qualified goalies and has missed time with an injury. The goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2012 (Jonathan Quick) is also tied for 28th in save percentage and has missed significant time with injury.
The player who won the Vezina in 2012 (Henrik Lundqvist) is 34th in save percentage and has been losing starts of late to an undrafted free agent who played in college at the University of Alabama-Huntsville and had zero games of League experience before this season.
There are some No. 1 goaltenders who have continued to set the standard at the position this season, including the resurgence of one of the other active Vezina winners. The leader at the midway point of the season, though, is the same player who was out in front at the three-quarters pole.
Among the goaltenders with 30-plus starts, Tuukka Rask is second in save percentage at .930 and in goals-against average at 2.05, and tied for the League lead in shutouts with four. The Boston Bruins have been short some key players with injuries, and the loss of defenseman Dennis Seidenberg for the season could end up having a big effect on Rask's statistics and by proxy the race for the Vezina.
Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning -- If voting for this award is based solely on statistics, then Rask over Bishop or Bishop over Rask could fluctuate every few days. It is that close. Bishop has been an amazing story this season, expected to battle with Anders Lindback for playing time with the Lightning but instead becoming a legitimate Vezina contender and the backbone of one of the surprising teams in the League.
He's just ahead of Rask in save percentage (.935) and goals against average (1.86), while the Bruins' goaltender has three more starts and has played about 160 more minutes. They're pretty much deadlocked at even strength, though Bishop has been better while his team is shorthanded.
Does Rask have a better team in front of him? Sure. Do people become too obsessed with that in an argument about who the better/more deserving player is for an individual award like the Vezina Trophy? Yes.
Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres -- Miller's .927 save percentage ranks him tied for fourth among goalies with at least 30 starts. There's an argument for Carey Price to be the third goalie on this list and maybe Semyon Varlamov or Josh Harding as well.
What Miller has done this season is remarkable and deserves to be recognized. His Buffalo Sabres have been vastly overmatched most nights, and Miller has faced a bombardment of quality scoring chances in nearly every game he's played in. He's easily leading the League in shots faced per game, and is nearly the leader in total saves (five behind Mike Smith) despite five fewer starts than the Phoenix Coyotes' goalie.
Harding's story goes beyond hockey, but he has struggled to stay in the net because of issues related to his multiple sclerosis. Price has slightly better numbers. Miller has been exceptional, despite knowing every night he's likely to see far more scoring chances and far more shots on goal than a team should ask its goaltender to deal with.
All Miller has done is excel, keeping the Sabres in games they had no business being in while pushing himself back to the forefront of the United States' plans for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.


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With the Henry Lee Willis Community Center set to close its doors next Wednesday, city councilors are still searching for answers on why the agency had all its state funding pulled.
In an attempt to get those answers, the City Council last night unanimously approved a resolution in which it is asking the state Department of Health and Human Services to have a high-ranking official attend a public meeting here next week to explain what has happened and why.
The City Council Public Health and Human Services Committee is meeting at 5 p.m. Monday to discuss the situation regarding the Willis Center.
In advance of that meeting, Councilor-at-Large Joseph C. O'Brien said the council should ask the state Department of Health and Human Services to have a representative there so the public can get answers to the many questions it has about the Willis Center and the transition of programs and services it has provided to other agencies.
Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton said the fact that state officials have been so silent about why the Willis Center lost its state funding could be an indication that something is preventing them from being more candid.
He said if state officials cannot provide any details because of an ongoing investigation, then the public should be told that.
"Is there an investigation going on that prevents them from giving full disclosure?" Mr. Rushton asked. "If there isn't an investigation, then they should spill the beans because the city certainly deserves it.
"Our biggest issue going forward, though, is working on establishing transition controls for local people," he added. "The ship has sailed; (Willis Center) will be shuttering its doors and it's time to chart a new course."
William S. Coleman III and Brenda Jenkins petitioned the City Council for an opportunity to address it and the city administration regarding the closing of the Willis Center.
Ms. Jenkins urged the council to press members of the local state legislative delegation for answers why the Willis Center, which has provided a wide array of social services to the local minority community for more than two decades, had more than $11 million in state funding pulled, and an explanation of the process the state used to reallocate its contracts to other agencies.
She questioned why other minority organizations and agencies were not included in the contract allocation process.
Ms. Jenkins added that about 280 employees of the Willis Center are about to lose their job and many of them do not know if they are going to be transitioned into other agencies.
"It's an injustice for the city of Worcester that we do not have any answers," she said. "It's an injustice to have (the Willis Center) lose more than $11 million (in state funding) with no one raising red flags or questions."
Mr. Coleman, meanwhile, said the void caused by the closing of the Willis Center is "huge." He said the community is frustrated by the lack of answers from elected officials.
"This is really important; it's about diversity," he said. "We need to get some real answers. The community of diversity is looking for political leadership from our local elected officials. Why did Henry Lee Willis lose its contracts?"
Mayor Joseph M. Petty said he shares everyone's frustration on this matter. He said the state has been very clear that it's not going to say much more about it.
He said it is important for city officials to focus their attention on working on solutions and making sure that those people who have been served by the Willis Center continue to be serviced by "culturally competent" people.
"I know this is hurtful," Mr. Petty said. "I hear you loud and clear and I share your frustration."
District 2 Councilor Philip P. Palmieri, who said he first learned of the demise of the Willis Center when former state Rep. Vincent A. Pedone told him about it at a Christmas Party in December, urged the mayor to convene a public meeting in the next couple of weeks with local state legislators, city councilors and representatives from the state Department of Public Health and Human Services to discuss the matter.
But Mr. Petty said he first wanted to see what happens at Monday's council committee meeting before arranging such a meeting. Mr. Palmieri, meanwhile, said he wasn't confident that much light would be shed during the committee meeting.
District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera said she can't express her level of frustration on the matter. She added that she is "extremely disheartened" to see the way some of the Willis Center's programs are being transitioned to larger, out-of-town agencies, such as the South Middlesex Opportunity Council. She said some local agencies were never even approached about taking on some of the programs.
"It's like sharks in a tank out there," she said. "How are some of our local agencies going to be able to compete for these contracts? How were these organizations chosen? We need to know what the state's plans are so agencies and organization that are culturally competent will be able to obtain contracts."


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Improving Chinese economic data have many experts saying that the economy has bottomed out, and that the possibility of a hard economic landing is off the table.
Societe Generale analysts* expect Chinese GDP to increase 7.4 percent this year but think there still is a "non-negligible risk" of a hard landing in which GDP growth falls to less than six percent. Remember a hard landing refers to four consecutive quarters of below six percent growth - which is the minimum needed for a stable job market and to avoid "systemic financial risk".
In a new report titled "What If China Lands Hard?" SocGen's China economist Wei Yao writes that clients they surveyed expect growth of between 5.5 - 7.0 percent in the worst reasonable case. Yao thinks it could drop much lower to about 4 percent.
So what would could cause a hard landing? According to Yao, a major trade shock, inadequate government investment from Beijing, or a sharp property market correction prompted by tight policies could all send China's economy spiralling.
And how would this scenario play out? From Yao:
"Whatever the catalyst, the excess capacity in the manufacturing sector - estimated at 40% in 2011 by the IMF - would be exacerbated by a sharp growth slowdown. This would cut corporate margins sharply, making profits plunge, and triggering a downward spiral in domestic demand. Bankruptcies and unemployment would occur on a large scale, endangering financial and social stability.
One factor that could accelerate the downward spiral is the high leverage of China's corporate sector, which exceeded 120% of GDP at end-2011 and has kept rising throughout 2012. As the crisis progressed, non-performing loans would undoubtedly rise beyond the capacity of local governments to contain them, as their fiscal resources dwindled.
Even in China's (semi-) controlled system, banks could choose to freeze lending as a knee-jerk reaction, while the authorities rushed to draft a decisive response. The rapid development of the non-bank credit market in the last few years, especially shadow banking activities, has created a new vector through which a systemic liquidity crunch could take place. Capital outflow would likely ensue, stretching domestic liquidity conditions further."
Here's Yao's chart:
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The White House is pretty pop culture savvy today. First came news that Michelle Obama is curating a hip-hop record, and now comes a tweet from the official White House Twitter account that both features a picture of Bo, the First Dog, and quotes Mean Girls. A screencap is below, but suffice it to say that this is the most important news of the day.
Bonus snaps go to Entertainment Weekly for its Tumblr response: "Oh my God, Karen, you can't just ask dogs why they're black and white."


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Phoenix Spirit
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Phoenix Spirit is the winner of "Best Mobile Game" at the Swedish Game Awards 2010!
"Phoenix Spirit is a cool game of exploration, filled with well drawn pixel art, immersive music, and a neat game concept that any fan of Metroidvania side-scrollers shouldn't miss." -Toucharcade
"Phoenix Spirit is one of those games that you really need to get for the iPhone or iPad(screen doubled)." -Touchgen Review (4/5)
"The game is throughly enjoyable and you do want to keep playing it and exploring along the forest. It is probably one of the few unique games that will keep you entertained on the edge of your seat and yet relaxing at the same time." -Touchreviews (4/5)
"It's actually a really beautiful game. It's got such a great atmosphere about it."
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"I just played this game for an hour on the toilet because I was so lost in the game. The artwork is beautiful, and the atmosphere is very zen (especially with headphones)." -First impressions from Toucharcade forum
The Mother Tree is ill and only you can heal it!
Main appeal of the game is about exploring the forest and discovering the cause of the Mother Tree's illness. To do this you will be able to unlock new areas as well as revisit old areas in order to gain new powers to cure the disease. The game is based loosely on the Metroidvania concept but provides a more relaxing experience.
The gameplay is comparable to a traditional shooter but with the freedom of flying. This adds exciting new gameplay in a whole new dimension!
Phoenix Spirit is a game that is for everyone. Even if you haven't played games before it will be easy to understand with it's simple controls and gameplay using the iPhone's accelerometer. Getting through the game will be fun and provide plenty of challenge.
- Save the Mother Tree - Discover the cause of the disease and get rid of it
- Exploring - Use the custom designed control scheme to explore the forest at your own pace
- Aestheticss - Be awed by the stunning visuals and dynamic music
- Powerups - Collect and upgrade powerups for your spirit in order to battle the illness
- Big world - Enjoy a vast world with no loading times
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