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Congratulations to E.G. Bailey on his nomination. Presented by the Music Resource Group, with judges including Tom Waits, Seal, Suzanne Vega, Adam Duritz, Gavin Rossdale, Aimee Mann, Andraé Crouch, Toots Hibbert, Vijay Iyer, McCoy Tyner, AAnthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Kathleen Brennan, Pete Wentz, Bettye LaVette, Ozzy Osbourne, Arturo Sandoval, Martin Atkins, Andrew W. K., Shelby Lynne, Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), Bill Bragin (Lincoln Center), Pat McGuire (Filter Magazine), the Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases. This year, E.G. Bailey's critically acclaimed and genre-hopping spoken word opus, have been nominated for Eclectic Album category. More information about the Independent Music Awards is located at www.independentmusicawards.com. Fans can also vote here – http://bit.ly/h7M58z. You can listen to the album at Tru Ruts' Bandcamp page.
Known for celebrating artists that follow their own muse, The 10th IMA Nominees are an eclectic mix of rising stars including Strawfoot (Alt. Country Song), Hemoptysis (Metal/Hardcore Song), and Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three (Amerciana Album) and established talent including telecaster virtuoso, Jim Campilongo (Instrumental Album), experimental multi-genre artist, Flying Lotus (Music Video and Dance/Electronica Song), and indie rockers, Ra Ra Riot (Pop/Rock Album). Perhaps better known as major label acts, this year's Nominees strutting their independence include former Hole bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur (Indie/Alt./Hard Rock Album), and songwriting legend Jackson Browne with David Lindley (Live Performance Album).
Winners will be determined by a panel of 62 influential artist and industry judges and will be announced in mid-March 2011. Music fans have until July 11 to cast their votes at The IMA Vox Pop Jukebox to determine the fan-selected IMA Winners. Past winners and nominees include: And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Cursive, fun., The Flatlanders, Spinerrette, Holly GoLightly & The Brokeoffs, Vienna Teng, The So So Glos, Cephas & Wiggins, The Matches, All That Remains, The Cliks, Oran Etkin, State Radio, Lee "Scratch Perry, The Very Best, Tim Easton, Marco Benevento, Kes The Band, Jamie Lidell, Lacuna Coil, The Trews, Joan As Police Woman; Koko Taylor, Miguel Migs; Speech, God Forbid, Lionel Louekee; Jeff Healey, Johnny Dowd, Chris Whitley, Ike Turner, The Apples in stereo, Mary Gauthier, Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), The Mooney Suzuki, and Denque Fever among many others.
"He makes language live!" – Amiri Baraka
"There is so much history, culture, and experience packed into American Afrikan that to summarize would be to attempt to summarize all of African American experience." – Jon Behm (Reviler)
"A powerful testament of bailey's skill of mobilizing poetry for contemplation, remembrance, and a subtle, but no less insistent, call to action." –Justin Schell
"No matter how long it takes for bailey to drop 'da proverbial bomb', it will have been well worth the wait." – Dwight Hobbes
With co-signs from Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets and the legendary Amiri Baraka, Twin Cities spoken word artist, poet, musician, organizer and educator, e.g. bailey, presents his first full-length album, AMERICAN AFRIKAN, a spoken word concept album that begins in Africa, crosses the Middle Passage, explores America and ends up somewhere that defies easy definition.
Part musical theater piece, part audio chapbook and part performance art experiment, AMERICAN AFRIKAN mixes the beat-influenced poetry of bailey with music that blends hip hop, funk, jazz, electronica and more, creating a sound that is at once progressive and challenging yet smooth and listenable.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that an hour-long spoken word album wouldn't be much fun to listen to; many aren't. But as Umar Bin Hassan says in the album's liner notes, "The sounds on this album are just as important as the words." Through bailey's voice, through the Igbo nuns on 'Oracles of Equiano', through Aimee Bryant's rendition of 'Motherless Child' and through the album's diverse sonic palette, AMERICAN AFRIKAN succeeds not just as a piece of literature or poetry, but as a cohesive musical journey.
The project features contributions from Katrah-Quey, hipgnosis, Ben Durrant, Mankwe Ndosi, Ibe Kaba, Sankaradjeki, Assaad Lakkis + Abstrakt Collision, Aimee Bryant, DJ Limbs, Idris Goodwin, M.anifest, Starskie, DJ Stage One, Sha Cage, Walter 'Q-Bear' Banks, Jerry Stearns, Simon Husbands, Andy Shaffer, Karin Odell, Elliot Looney, Uche, Matt Wood, Julian Murray and others.


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Gluten-Free Tuesday: How to Cook Gluten-Free Pasta
Delicious, no-compromise recipes for those who need to live a gluten-free lifestyle, but don't want it to taste like it.
In my Facebook feed, someone's status update proclaimed that the gluten-free diet wasn't for him because he loves pasta too much to live without it. In the same update, he called folks on the gluten-free diet "glutards." Ah, a combination of bad facts and name calling. Awesome.
At least once a week, I read that the gluten-free diet doesn't include pasta, pizza, or bread. Wrong. We eat those foods; they're just made from gluten-free grains, like rice, quinoa, and corn. And, like wheat-based foods, some are awesome and some are awful.
But back to the pasta comment. The thought of giving up pasta makes me cringe, too. I've put together some tips on how to cook dry gluten-free pasta, so that if you're gluten-free, you don't need to live without pasta in your life.
Use a large pot. With growing concerns over arsenic levels in rice, I apply the FDA's cooking guidelines for rice to my brown rice-based pasta: I cook it in excess water. Use five to six quarts of water for one pound of pasta. Also, no matter the shape or what it's made from, gluten-free pasta loves to stick together. A large pot gives you plenty of room to stir the pasta during cooking without making a mess.
Salt the water. On its own, gluten-free pasta tastes pretty boring. Salting the water really makes a difference to its flavor profile. Use about one tablespoon of salt per pound of pasta.
Stir the pasta. To prevent the pasta from sticking together, stir it! As soon as you drop the pasta into boiling water, begin to stir. Keep at it for about thirty seconds or until the pasta no longer settles on the bottom of the pot. Then stir the pasta occasionally as it cooks. The first three to five minutes are the most important for stirring. This when the pasta is releases the most starch and is the stickiest.
Taste it. The cooking time on the back of the bag or box never, ever seems to be right. After about 10 minutes, check your pasta. You want it cooked thoroughly but not mushy. Bite into the pasta and look at it. If it's hard and dark near the center, it's not done. The texture and color should be the same all the way through.
Check it. When overcooked, gluten-free pasta becomes mushy. After the initial tasting, check it every two minutes. This ensures the pasta won't overcook.
Reserve some cooking water. Reserve some cooking water to loosen the sauce.* Before you drain the pasta, ladle out about one cup of hot cooking water into a heatproof bowl. Use this water to loosen your sauce as needed.
*If making rice-based pasta, you might want to discard the cooking water to reduce the arsenic level.
Drain but don't rinse.* Rinsing pasta washes away starch and cools it down. Neither are desirable for a hot pasta dish. Simply drain the cooked pasta and sauce it. The starch from the pasta helps the sauce to cling to the noodles. If needed, add a splash of reserved cooking water to loosen the sauce.
*Unless you are using the pasta for a cold dish. For cold pasta dishes, go ahead and rinse the pasta.
Pasta cooking tips adapted from my cookbook, How To Cook Gluten-Free (Lake Isle Press, 2012)
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I am but one person in a vast expanse of many. My voice is quiet and many times gets lost when given among many. There are times when I wonder when this voice is quiet, once and for all, if it will be remembered, missed. I have to trust that it will. It is a sad thought to think otherwise.
But what about those words that never get spoken – the ones that remain silent, running around in my head? The thoughts that sometimes haunt me in silent moments deep in the night, the ones that fly as if a whirlwind gone before they ever come into sight? Those words and thoughts that I am still trying to make sense of?
I am here, right now, in this spot, in this moment for some reason. A reason I do not know, or one that my conscious mind cannot comprehend – but I know there is a reason, otherwise what would be the purpose? Do you believe that you have a purpose, even if you do not consciously know what that purpose is? Do you ever wonder, when your voice is silent if others will remember? Do you ever wander along the dark hallways of your mind, looking for a door that you know is there, somewhere in the silence waiting for you, and that when you open that door everything of your entire being will suddenly come into focus?
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Today, I've watched members of congress on C-SPAN give their opinions in regards to Budget Autonomy for Washington DC.
For those of you who do not know, not only are the residents of Washington DC (like me) not given a vote in Congress (our Delegate is not given a vote), but Washington DC is not given budget autonomy (freedom from external control or influence).
The District of Columbia wants the ability to create their budgets, implement their budgets, and do what's best in the interests of the citizens of Washington DC. There has even been a court order in support of that.
However, this Republican lead Congress doesn't want to see this happen. Delegate Norton, has passionately tried to make her voice heard through reason, rallied others to support, but still to no avail.
As a Jazz artist, I only know one way to express my disgust towards our Congress in regards to this issue. Below are the lyrics to my song "Home Rule" that will be included on my upcoming album "The PRIDE" which will be released later this year. These words describe my disappointment in some Representatives who would rather be referred to as "Master" in the Big House.
"Home Rule"
There's a plantation where sharecroppers toil
With sweat on their brow, and blood in the soil.
A building sits there, passing laws every day,
New people arrive, while the natives move away.
It seems unreal, but they have no autonomy,
Some call it the Capitol, but it's home to me.
Millionaires walk around, flooding every street
Giving sullen looks to the poor that they meet
Hired cars, shuffle the people around,
Then & Now, how it's changed this town.
We asked for our money, they took our authority,
Some may call it Washington, but it's home to me.
Taxation without representation you'll hear the old folks say.
The Good ole masters throw their parties, and then look the other way.
Once a year, they let us, celebrate emancipation day,
Then up to work from dawn to dusk, then home again to pray.
To my Delegate I pass a simple note.
She tries to speak our stories in the big house, but they took away her vote.
Dollar after dollar is scrutinized, then a budget they'll make.
Only to pass it to the authorities, and they'll tell us what we can take.
You may ask, is this America or a special on TV.
No, it's just our plantation, Our home, we call it DC.


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|Baron Nashor
| 120px
Worm, Buff, Ranged
|Gold: 100
|Experience: 900
|9876 + 125 x min
|Attack damage
|Magic resistance
|Critical strike chance
|Attack speed
|Movement speed
|Initial spawn time
|Respawn time
Baron Nashor is the most powerful neutral monster on Summoner's Rift in League of Legends. His name is a tribute to Roshan, (his name being an anagram of Roshan) a monster filling a similar role in Defense of the Ancients.
It is described in-game as follows: "This is a very powerful hostile monster, approach with caution! Killing this monster will yield great monetary and magical rewards to the team, but it should not be confronted alone".
Killing the Baron gives the Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor buff to all living champions on the team, which lasts 4 minutes total (Runic affinity doesn't work on this buff). This buff gives massively increased attack damage and ability power as well as a bonus to health and mana regeneration. When Nashor is killed, each player on the team is also granted the following:
- 900 Experience Points
- 300 Gold
The Journal of Justice clarifies this about Baron Nashor[1]:
The many neutral monsters on the Fields of Justice are constructs inspired by real creatures from Runeterra. The Baron Nashor you see on the map is actually an incomplete facsimile of the true Baron Nashor, who is now the subject of myth and legend. The story goes that Baron Nashor was a ferocious worm that ruled the Serpentine River, which flows through Summoner's Rift. He was such a fearsome and powerful beast that even the armies of Demacia and Noxus steered clear of the river, unwilling to chance an encounter with the Baron.
When Summoner's Rift was constructed, the Baron vanished, leaving no conclusive evidence as to where he went or why he left in the first place. Obviously the rumor-mill has churned out many explanations, but all we know for sure is that the Senior Arcane Architect for the Summoner's Rift arena was said to have crafted the version you see today from no more than a molted scale and interviews with those who had seen the beast and lived.
Baron Nashor has four abilities. While they are not revealed in-game on a death screen, their debuffs and animations are visible and distinctive.
|Crowd Control Immunity
Crowd Control Immunity
|(Innate): Baron Nashor is rendered immune to any form of crowd control.
|Wrath of the Ancients
Wrath of the Ancients
|Deals 70 magic damage and applies a debuff which increases magic damage taken by 25% per stack, stacking every half second up to ten times. This increase in damage is applied to the damage taken before magic resistance, and while functioning in a similar manner to magic resistance reduction, it is not the same thing.
|Voracious Corrosion
Voracious Corrosion
|Deals physical damage and applies a non-stacking debuff that reduces attack damage by 50%. This is a major issue for AD-based champions trying to solo him.
|Sweeping Blow
|Knocks all champions away from the Baron by 600 range. This range is equivalent to the distance between the Baron and the entrance to his locale.
|Fluid Knockup / Propelled[2]
|Similar to 20px 科'加斯的 Rupture which knocks up and slows the target. A green puddle of bubbling fluid shows on the ground before the spell hits, making it relatively easy to spot and subsequently dodge it.
Baron Nashor will usually start with Wrath of the Ancients. He will continue using Wrath of the Ancients unless he feels you are doing too much physical damage, at which point he will start using Voracious Corrosion to keep its debuff on you while alternating with Wrath for damage. He will mix in the knockback and knockup moderately often throughout the fight.
Additionally, Baron Nashor has the passive ability to knock back any wards and 提莫的 Noxious Trap being placed too close to its body for a short range. Noxious Traps are pushed far enough away so that their splash damage does not reach Baron Nashor. Wards are pushed away so that they are not placed inside Baron Nashor; otherwise, the ward would be untargetable and unable to be destroyed without first killing Baron Nashor.
- Baron Nashor is often a key objective in competitive games because of its massive gold bonus (+300g/player) and global buff.
- The killer receives 25 bonus gold.
- Baron Nashor is immune to all forms of Crowd Control. Killing him should not be attempted until mid or late game.
- Due to it's power you should not attempt to solo it, this feat is usually not possible unless you have a full item build with a lot of survivability.
- Killing Baron with a team is fairly simple. Baron primarily attacks the target closest to him so you can distribute damage by positioning characters closer or farther away from him.
- The enemy team likely will have a ward placed to see when yours initiates on Baron. If you do not destroy these wards with the use of a Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor buff/kill several players, putting you at a disadvantage. or , they may be able to assault your team while you are weakened by Baron and subsequently steal the
- Baron Nashor's Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor buff is given to the team that deals the killing blow on Baron. This mechanic means that even if one team is incapable of directly fighting the enemy team, a jungler with the Smite summoner spell can possibly swoop in and steal the Baron with a well timed Smite. This is almost definitely a suicide mission and is an extremely high risk maneuver. However, successfully stealing Baron can turn the tide of a game dramatically. Being able to steal or prevent the stealing of Baron (or other key monsters) is also the main argument behind a popular opinion that junglers should always have Smite, even if they can deal with monster camps without it.
- In the same vein, Champions possesing abilities with a considerable range can attempt to do the same with less risk by dealing the killing blow from a distance. However, this is difficult to attempt because perfect timing and clear vision of the battle are required to pull it off. Some Champions that can do this are: 伊泽瑞尔, 吉格斯, 古拉加斯, 杰斯, and 克格'莫.
- When Baron dies, the Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor buff is only granted to those team members who are currently alive. Dead team members will NOT respawn with the buff. Furthermore, this buff is the only buff in Summoner's Rift that does not transfer via kills. If a champion is killed with this buff, the buff is destroyed and cannot be taken again until Baron Nashor respawns.
During the 2010 Snowdown Showdown, Baron Nashor wore three santa hats, one for each of his three faces.
Patch History编辑
- Baron Nashor can no longer critically strike, but has been granted 10% increased attack damage.
- Fixed a number of bugs where certain champions could still shred his defenses.
- Fixed a bug where his statistic tooltip was displaying less stats than he had.
- The 'Wrath of the Ancients' spell no longer targets stealthed units.
- Base health increased to 8000 from 6500.
- Magic resistance increased to 70 from 35.
- Damage increased by approximately 15%.
- Can now be debuffed with non-disables (for example, poisons).
- Moved Baron Nashor in the autumn version of Summoner's Rift to the same location as the summer version of Summoner's Rift.
- Moved to the center of his arena so that he can no longer knock you out of it.
- Fixed audio playing through Fog of War.
- Fixed a bug where Baron Nashor would stop attacking a target immediately after the target stopped attacking Baron Nashor.
- Fixed a bug where Baron Nashor was not regenerating health at the proper rate
- Now debuffs his target with -50% attack damage rather than 60% attack speed.
- Now adds a debuff to his primary attack target- "Voracious Corrosion" reduces the target's attack speed by 60%.
- Initial spawn time increased to 15 minutes from 8 minutes.
- Global gold reduced to 250 from 300.
- Maximum damage / ability power granted by Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor reduced to 40 from 50.
- Global gold reduced to 300 from 400.
- Local experience changed to global experience.
- Total global experience reduced to 900 from 1200.
- Starting health regeneration per second lowered to 15 from 25.
- Baron Nashor gains 0.375 health regen a second every minute.
- New particle for Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor.
- Resolved an issue with one of his particles displaying through the fog of war.
- Fixed a bug where Nashor's particles appeared through Fog of War.
- Can no longer be outranged by Karthus, Tristana, or 20px Twisted Fate.
- Added an internal cooldown to his AoE Slime spell.
- Reduced global experience to 600 from 1000.
- Base health increased to 6500 (+125 per minute).
- Wrath of the Ancients: damage reduced from 80 to 70 per hit, but leaves a stacking +15 magic damage taken buff.
- Spawn delayed to 8 minutes.
- Magic resistance increased to 35 from 0.
- Base health increased to 7260 from 6760.
- Base damage increased to 550 from 500.
- Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor: Damage / Ability Power bonus increased to 90 from 60.
- Base health lowered to 7000 from 9000.
- Maximum health scales by 240 per player level, leading to a maximum health of 11080.
- Nashor buff duration increased to 4 minutes from 3 minutes.
- Magic resistance decreased by 10.
- No longer resizes when you engage him.
- Knockback ability reduced to 600 from 750 range.
- Base damage increawwqqwn's attack damage and ability power by 60.
- 20px Ancient Golem
- 20px Lizard Elder
- 20px Dragon
- Baron Nashor
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When I download seaMonkey:
SeaMonkey Setup 2.46.exe for windows and try to install it I get the following message from my anti-versus program:
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Heuristic Filename: setup.exe
Threat name: Heur.AdvML.CFull Path: c:\users\jerome greene\appdata\local\temp\7zsd0c2.tmp\setup.exe
Threat type: Heuristic Virus. Detection of a threat based on malware heuristics.
setup.exe Threat name: Heur.AdvML.C
Certainly not the first time the Norton antivirus clients has had false-positives or screwed with something in SeaMonkey on Windows.
You know Symantec is doing such a good job when they have been singled out in Release notes for a number of years now.
They have had false-positive issues with their aggressive heuristics going back to before Seamonkey was even a thing. I think they were already known for it in the Netscape 4 days.
You would think at some point they would fix their crap.
From where?
You can verify the downloaded file's hash from here, http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/seamonkey/releases/2.46/ (the *SUMS file).
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:126.96.36.199) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
I just turned off anti-virus and installed seamonkey. No problems.
And yes I did turn on my anti-virus
Thank You all
I was fooling around with 2.48 and wanted to go back to 2.46. So I deleted 2.48 and when I tried to install 2.46 I got this error also. So I installed 2.40 with no problems. Than clicked check for updates and it upgraded to 2.46 with no problems. Makes no sense. Always good to keep older versions of software for this reason...
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Original post made by A Neighbor, Charleston Gardens, on Jul 4, 2007
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 4, 2007 at 10:32 am
Would you please tell us more about this program? How does this work? Dinners where?
Thank you.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 4, 2007 at 7:11 pm
This is in response to a letter in the PA Daily today (7/4), and it reminded me that a couple of years ago a dinner was hosted for a group from our French sister city in the lobby of City Hall.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Jul 5, 2007 at 1:03 pm
No, I think Neighbors from other countries should see the REAL world, not indulging in a beautifully catered dinner at the expense of Palo Alto's citizens money.
Have a pot luck dinner, let them enjoy the homemade goodness dishes from the kitchens of the organazation members. That is much more meaningful. Serving them a first class dinner is out of contex of what they could expect from living here for the first year of arrival ....... Give them a lesson on how Palo Alto treats their homeless and underprivileged by letting them dine on the food that is given away at the church on Hamilton Ave.'s food closet. Food there is what they probably have to struggle for back home to put on their plates. That's reality. Giving them first class treatment is like them living a dream, the bubble will burst.
Sending them back to their country with the talk of our "streets made of gold", etc, will be a total falcehood with the people there trying to come here "for the American dream", only to possibly end up being on our welfare rolls AND into our housing programs that should be for people already here. "Nice place to visit, but go home and make something for your own country." That is what should be passed on. We are too crowded here in Palo Alto already!
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I was surprised to find a power adapter included!
The clock's electronics are distributed onto three PCBs, shown in the photo below:
- the power board (on the left), containing the 5V regulator and the high voltage switching-mode power supply; this board is SMD-only and all parts are pre-soldered;
- the control board (on the right), which contains the microcontroller and the Nixie driver; this board is mainly through hole, the sole SMD component (pre-soldered) being the RTC (DS3231);
- the display board (middle of the photo), designed to fit IN12 Russian Nixie tubes; this board also has some SMD parts pre-soldered (LEDs, connectors etc).
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I cannot believe my boy is already 8 months old! Time needs to slow down just a bit! I am trying to savor every second of this time I can, because I know it goes so fast! I am a bit behind- things have been wild around here lately! But here is a snapshot of my boy at 8 months!
LengthAt your last doctors appointment (6 month checkup) you were 29", which put you in the 99% for length! You continue to get longer and longer, and I have a feeling you are going to be a tall boy!
I don't know how tall you are, but your walker and bouncer are both on the tallest settings! I took you to the doctor the other day (poor boy, you had a cold!) and another mom in the waiting room was shocked that you had just turned 8 months because you were as tall as her 2 year old!!!
ClothesYou wear all 9-12 month clothes now, and even some 18 month stuff! You are totally out of anything smaller than 9 months, but I still haven't cleaned out your closet. I am not ready for you to grow up! It is getting harder and harder to keep you in clothes! You have been wearing hats and sunglasses too, since we are spending more time outside (which you love!). Your socks are 12-18 month socks- you have HUGE feet! We have stopped using footed PJs for you because your feet are just too big for them! Thankfully I have been able to find some two piece PJs for you, although most nights you are happy to just wear a onesie to bed.
NicknamesArch, Bub, Bubs, Bubba, Brother, Chubs, Chunky Monkey, BuddaBall, Chubbers, Archie-Boy (I am the only one who is allowed to call him that...he will NOT be called "Archie" if I can help it!)
I have heard several family members call him "Archie" lately...that must stop.
You are now eating "solids" 3 times a day! But you still nurse about 4-6 times a day, too. Or take a bottle. You are getting better at taking a bottle (just not from me) and thanks to your new sleeping habits, I have been able to get a good stock of pumped milk stored up. You love pretty much everything we have given you~ squash, carrots, banana, sweet potato, pear, apple, green beans... You are still not too hot on avocado or asparagus. But that will change! We are still working on those and I am determined that you will at least like avocado! It is so good for you!!! You are getting better and better at drinking water from a sippy cup and I think you are enjoying it! You have even started sneaking your sister's when she is not looking, so I am sure you have gotten some juice on accident at this point. We still only give you water, and you seem to be liking it more.
I am so happy to report that you have become a MUCH better sleeper! Still not wonderful, but oh so much better! We put you to bed at 7-7:30, and you still cry for about 15-30 minutes (sometimes less) and sleep until anywhere from 4-7. If you wake at 4-6, I nurse you and get you back to bed. Otherwise you are up for the day. We also have you on a pretty good nap schedule. You nap twice a day, once in the mid-morning (around 10) and once in the mid-afternoon (around 1-3ish). It is SO much better! I feel like a human again, and having you in your own bed has done wonders for my back! I am not sleeping on a sliver of the bed anymore!
Fun Stuff- some are the same from months 1-7!
* You smile and laugh a lot! Especially in the mornings! That seems to be your happiest time of the day, after you have had your "coffee" (aka milk).
* You are mobile!!!! You are crawling everywhere and even cruising some! You love to pull up on everything and it makes me so nervous!
* You are still not a big fan of the carseat, but you are much better.
* You have decided that you hate bathtime. You also hate swimming. Bummer.
* You still love to be naked! You just smile and smile when you are stripped down!
* You are pretty much only fussy when something is wrong or you are not getting your way, or you are tired. At least now we can identify WHY you are fussing. That makes things a lot better!
* You chew on your paci more than suck, but that is because you are teething! You have two teeth all the way in and your top two middle teeth came in right around your birthday! You also have 3 more working their way in!
* You are very tolerant of your sister, and have really started watching and smiling at her. I think the two of you are going to be very close! Although you do love to pull her hair!!!
* You still prefer mommy, but are starting to really like that daddy guy, too!
* We have started baby safe finger foods- mostly puffs and yogurt melts. You do so well at feeding yourself- I am so proud!!!
* You give kisses now!
* You are still waving- albeit a very awkward, uncoordinated wave- at everyone you see! You are starting to get a little shy, though, and sometimes bury your head in my shoulder when someone talks to you. You get that from Daddy. Your separation anxiety is in full swing now, too! Oh boy, that is fun! HA!
* You still love to clap and you have even taught your sister how to clap again! She had lost that skill but has picked it back up from you! You are such a good brother!
* Everything you do, you prefer to do with your left hand! I think you are going to be a south paw!
* You are babbling so much now! You are saying mamamama and dadadada, as well as lots of other fun sounds! It is so funny!
* You have really taken an interest in Hugo and Wesley, and just laugh and squeal when you spot them! It is the highlight of your day if you get to touch one of them! When you are upset, they can make you happy when no one else- even mommy- can! You are going to be an animal lover, and I love that!
Archer- Happy 8 Months, sweet baby boy!!!! You are getting to be such a big, happy, fun, and outgoing boy! We love you so much and you have brought so much joy and happiness to our lives! We love you, and we thank the Lord each day for you! I pray that your daddy and I can honor God and raise you into the man He wants you to be!
~Mommy, Daddy, and Sister (Ava)


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Zeeko Notus 9m2
Zeeko, an odd name for a new kite brand from France. But not just another new kid on the block. The company is founded by Nicolas Caillou: a designer who is around since the beginning of kiteboarding. He worked among other for Takoon.
The only kite available for 2009 was the Notus. I say "was" since the whole 2009 stock is sold out before the end of the season in Europe. It was more popular in the homeland then the biggest French competitor, F-one with their BanditDos. Being a Bandit and Banditdos owner for over two years now, from the moment I heard about this fact my attention was drawn.
Although I own a Banditdos 10m2 and 7m2, I did a lot of testing on the Banditdos 12m2 and 9m2 as well. I have tested many other 2009 kites, from Best Waroo to Slingshot Fuel 2009. I also did test the big 13m2 and 11m2 Notus. I live in the Netherlands, in Northwest Europe. I do kiteboarding since 2002 and my weight is 72kg (165lbs). I have no relation to Zeeko or any other kite brand. I have to pay for all my gear. I am just stoked to test as much equipment as possible
I will review the 9m2 Zeeko Notus and occasionally refer to the Banditdos 9m2. I had the chance even to test them back to back on a few occasions.
Test conditions:
Total number of sessions: 9 (av. 3 hours each)
average tested windspeed: from 13 to 30kn, most of them pretty gusty
Spots: wave, flat water, chop and currents.
The kite comes with a simple backpack style bag, manual, repair kit and bar. No pump supplied.
The kite has a one-pump system based on the Slingshot system. All hoses can be cut-off by a plastic clamps, which all are covered in neoprene sleeves for protection against wear. The filling valve features a return valve. If you pull out your pump hose, it will stay inflated. Strangely the dump valve is of the same size as the filling valve. It takes a bit more time than usual to get all the air out after a session.
The construction and finish all look very good, comparable with the Banditdos. The kite's frame and canopy create a sturdy construction without the necessity to put a lot of air pressure in it.
The bridle has a 3 point connection to the LE on each side. The front lines are connected with a ball bearing Ronstan pulley to the bridle, equal to the Banditdos. The second and smaller V-bridle is fixed.
The backlines are pretty long to compensate the front bridle length. This bridle is much shorter than the one on the Dos. The lines are secured by using the cook proof connectors, originally found on North kites.
Beside the 9m2, there is a 13m2, 11m2 and 7m2. Also a special 14m2 light wind version.
What is it? A Delta or SLE kite? My two cents is that their marketing explanation is quite realistic: it is a combination between a delta, c-shape and a SLE-kite. It unites different features of those type of kites. It is definitely not a full delta-shape like the Banditdos, Best Kahoona or Core GT among other.
Bar and safety
There is only one bar available, which can be adjusted in width (46/54cm). This way it is possible to fly every size Notus with a single bar. The bar itself is pretty unconventional: it features a very thin diameter. It has real carbon fiber tip ends. There is a strap instead of a clam cleat, and the safety system is comparable with the 5th line on the Banditdos. The chicken loop looks like the one F-one is using for years. I would say a little bit outdated, but it works. A nice feature is that the end of the Chicken loop fits exactly in the center hole of the bar. When you unhook the CL will stay open, always facing the rider in the same way. Standard the bar is supplied with 4 x 20m lines (front line is a so called Y-bridle like the Banditdos, but without the swivel) and 4 meter extension lines.
On the water:
Wind range
I could stay upwind in 15kn and up, one to two knots later than the Banditdos. The total wind range is compatible since the Notus' high-end is a bit better. The kite gives Delta style power, straight from the moment you send the kite down there is plenty of grunt. No sinusing necessary..
Going upwind is something not to worry about. Very good upwind performance. I would say even a bit better than the Banditdos.
Some say the Banditdos does not jump as high as de Bandit 2008 did. Of course these kind of things are difficult to measure. The Notus shares good jumping performance in the lower reach of the wind range. The 9m2 jumps very well both on 24 and 20m lines. The hang time is definitely better than that of its French rival. The height of the jumps is a little bit confusing. There is not that much boost as the Dos has, which gives you the impression that your jumps are just average. However the opinion of all bystanders along the waterline was unanimous: compared with the Dos, but also with any other kite out on the water, it is the highest jumping kite I have ever tested! Especially In the high-end jumping is insane thanks to the still high level of control you have when the kite is depowered a lot.
But there is more to tell. The Bandit's are blessed with a large sweet spot for jumping. The Notus tops that with an even larger one! There is no need to steer the kite actively in the air, even when you swing underneath the kite safe landings are still possible. Board off's and rotations, you have plenty of time for those old-school favorites!
Bar pressure & turning
The Notus has 3 pigtail options on the backlines: SLE, hybrid and C-feel. I tested them all. The SLE setting was not my cup of tea. I like a firm bar and steering pressure. The hybrid setting gives a firm bar pressure, slightly higher than that of the Banditdos. The C-setting had my name on it, I simply love this one. The bar pressure is not a lot higher, and turning speed is even better. Even the 13m2 turned fast enough on this setting!
But best of all: on hybrid and especially C setting this kites gives unmatched feedback what the kite is doing and where it stands in the wind window at all times! Getting back on the Dos makes that kite feel a bit numb, which is odd since this kite gives also I high amount of feedback through the bar as well.
Turning slightly better compared with the 9m2 Banditdos. But most important: It turns so much nicer with much more feel!
We have a lot of gusty wind here in Holland. The Notus makes sure you are still aware it is gusty out there, but it does not give an uneasy feel on the bar. It irons out all gusts! Amazing for a kite with so much grunt and performance! It is very comfortable!
Another key feature is its unreal stability. I got caught by 6 feet rolling waves a few times, which pushed me quickly down wind. When I came to the surface again I was looking for the position where the kite should have dropped…but it did not. It floated above me with all four lines completely slack! You also notice this behavior in very gusty wind when standing on the beach! A very nice and useful feature. It helps you push new tricks because you have the knowledge it is so stable, and does not tumble LE first through its lines!
The default depower line is pretty long. There is a shorter version available, but I did not receive it on time for this test. When you try to spin back the bar after a rotation you do not stop and sink. There is no on/off feel on the bar. But you have to reach far to pick-up the bar again. Especially for advanced riders the shorter version could be the better option I guess.
When you remove the 4m extension lines, the character of the kite completely changes. Gone is most the gust absorption and a bit of the low-end, but steering is now extremely direct and feels therefore very fast. I had a lot of fun with the kite in this set-up!
water relaunch
Although it is not a 100% delta-shape, there is some degree of auto relaunch. But it behaves different from the Bandit: it lies more flat on the water, and restart faster. When the kite reaches the edge of the wind window, it does not climb on its tip like the Bandit. Only one wingtip is facing upwards, and waits for you to pull the bar to restart it.
I have crashed the kite also in the surf. As long as the kites is on its back busy with restarting, the chance a wave will roll over it is small. Most of the time the waves pick up the kite and rolls underneath it, not over it. Of course the fast restart helps here too for damage control.
Unhooked & kiteloops
I would recommend to use the 20m lines with the C-kite setting when performing unhooked tricks and kiteloops. When you want to make your first unhooked attempt 24m on hybrid or C setting will give you much comfort.
I found the necessity to adjust the strap before you hook out. I also do that on the Dos. Both kites are very stall proof, but the Banditdos hooks out a little bit better in the lower end of the wind range. But in the middle of the range the Notus is nicer. The pop is more aggressive on the Dos, but still more than enough on the Notus for most riders. I found I hooked out in conditions I would not dare to do that with the Dos. Of course this says also something about me
I am a fan of hooked in kite loops. Especially on 20m lines this is so much fun with the Notus. Forget the comfort: the kite produces quite a lot of boost when looping, comparable with the Dos. But most important it flies a bit faster up again after the loop. For loop training you can have comfort in the lower end of the range with the longer lines as well.
20m and hybrid or C setting. Choose a twintip or waveboard. Guaranteed a lot of fun! Thanks to the long depower line you can dump as much power as you want. And thanks to its grunty power just pull the bar to get out of the surf at call out! Like an accelerator! Also the comfortable overall feel of the kite makes wave riding even in gusty conditions a lot of fun.
Is it a kite that I would recommend? Absolutely. It is a friend in the hands of beginners, but also advanced riders and everybody in between. The level of comfort is exceptionably high, with an unmatched feel what the kite is doing. Most other test riders said that the kite gives you the impression your riding becomes a lot better instantly.
Is it better choice than de Dos? Although it does not match the low-end and the grunt is slightly less, the overall feature list makes that a yes according to my opinion!
- unmatched feedback for a non C-kite
- very comfortable in all conditions
- Very big wind range
- Very stable, even in gusts and forgives a lot of pilot error
- Top of the line jumping height and hang time
- very easy to jump
- kite maintains control even depowered a lot
- Very good upwind ability
- One pump
- Bag is a bit simple, the zipper could be of a better quality
- depower strap can get stuck when you pull it to maximum depower
- Dump valve could be bigger for faster deflation
- Thin bar diameter will not be every bodies favorite.
- Even better acceleration after a kite loop up the zenith would be welcome
Thanks to http://www.zeeko-kites.com/ for making it possible to test the kites thoroughly! Also thanks to user HJ11 for some of the photos.


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I decided I would check to see what microfilm the FHC had since it can now be ordered on-line. I searched for Shackelford County Texas and saw they had "Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910." which included Shackelford Co. for the 1870's . I knew my ancestor Curtis Alexander Galttana lived there in 1870, but I did not know if he owned land, so I wanted to check to see.
I played around to see how to order and then I noticed a little note on the order site that said "...check for a digital copy before ordering." Humm...I had searched the name Galttana and spelling variations but had not seen anything with tax records.
FamilySearch.org records
So I went back to the home page of familysearch and scrolled down to the browse by location. I clicked on US, Canada, and Mexico and then searched Texas and there it was "Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910." Digitized but not indexed.
My Ah Ha Moment
It was then that the light bulb went on and I realized not everything on familysearch is indexed. This is something I should have know but it just didn't sink in. Now, I will be going back and searching locations to see what else they have on my ancestors.
Research Time (I love researching)
So, I then happily spent time going through each year and looking for Galttana and his brother-in-law William Ledbetter.
What I found on Galttana
Curtis and his wife Synthia Galttana (spelled Goltatine on the census) are found in the 1870 census at Besleys Creek, Shackelford County, Texas as a saltmaker. They lived next to William and Margaret Ledbetter (Synthia's sister) who owned the salt mine.
The tax records started with 1872, it is alphabetical and starts with J. So I found Ledbetter but no G's for Galttana. Then it skips to 1874, but no Galttana.
I first find him in 1875 and then every year till 1878. In 1879 and 1880 the property is listed under Mrs. C.A. Galttana. In 1881 no Galttana's are found.
So, if I ever get to the Shackelford County Courthouse I will look for property records for Curtis Galttana and maybe if I'm lucky they will have probate or orphan records for him and his children. (Or maybe one of my Texas cousins would want to take a trip to Shackelford Co. and check?? :)
Realize not everything is indexed and you should always search the collections to see what is available. Lesson learned!


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CBS, Warner Bros. Sell "Gossip Girl" Again — This Time to Hulu
CBS and Time Warner's Warner Bros., who just did a large rerun deal with Netflix for their CW network shows, have sold the same programming again. This time the buyer is Hulu, who is paying for the rights to show the stuff, soon after it airs on free TV, for the next five years.
It's important to note upfront that Hulu is paying cash for the programming. While the video site — a joint venture between Disney, News Corp., Comcast and Providence Equity — has discussed bringing in another equity partner, that's not happening with this particular deal.
I don't have a price estimate for the deal so far, except that it's going to be significantly less than the value of the Netflix deal — pegged at perhaps $1 billion (maybe more! maybe less) over an eight-to-12-year period — signed earlier this month.
That's because Hulu will only have access to a year's worth of content at any given time, while Netflix will eventually have multiple years' worth of shows available for its subscribers.
Things to note on a Friday afternoon:
- Hulu's core value is that it aggregates primetime broadcast shows from its three corporate owners: Disney's ABC, News Corp.'s Fox and Comcast's NBC (News Corp. also owns this Web site). But CEO Jason Kilar has pushed hard to expand the site's appeal beyond programming from that trio. Until now his biggest non-network deal has been a Viacom pact for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." This one could be bigger, simply because it's three years longer.
- The fact that Hulu has announced any deal at all is interesting given the flux surrounding the site. Until recently, its owners had it on the block, and now that it's no longer for sale, the next step is to figure out who's staying and who's going — both in terms of owners and management.
- While the deal means more content for Hulu visitors, it's also another part of the Great Free TV Web Pullback of 2011. That's because unless you're paying for Hulu Plus, you'll have to wait eight days after the shows air to watch them online. You can debate the TV guys' logic here — in short, they think that holding stuff back increases its value, even though lots of people assume it will make it much more likely to be pirated — but this is increasingly going to be the norm.
THE CW AND HULU SIGN FIVE-YEAR LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR CURRENT SEASON PROGRAMMING In-Season Episodes of The CW's Drama and Reality Series To Stream on Hulu and Hulu Plus
(October 28, 2011) –The CW Television Network, a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment, announced today a five-year licensing agreement with Hulu for the rights to stream in-season episodes of The CW's programming on the Hulu Plus subscription service and the free, ad-supported Hulu service.
With this agreement, Hulu Plus will be the only online subscription service to carry in-season episodes of The CW's drama and reality series, with the five most recent episodes of each show available to subscribers the next day after broadcast. Users of the free, ad-supported Hulu service will be able to watch five episodes of current season programming eight days after airing on The CW.
Available later this year, programming on Hulu and Hulu Plus will begin with the nine series on The CW's Fall 2011 schedule, including new series "Ringer," "Hart of Dixie" and "The Secret Circle," as well as returning hits "The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl," "Supernatural," "Nikita," "90210" and "America's Next Top Model."
"Our new arrangement with Hulu only affirms the incredible value of The CW's series, as well as amplifying the immense power of the broadcast network model," said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. "As we increase the amount of year round original programming on The CW, this deal provides our shows with greater exposure on a new platform, helping build even more awareness that will drive viewers back to the network and its affiliates. We see this as a win for everyone involved, the network, the stations, Hulu and ultimately, the viewers."
"The CW programming is a great example of the kind of in-season content we want to make available on our service – high-quality, engaging, serialized shows that fans passionately love," said Andy Forssell, SVP of Content for Hulu. "Making these shows available on Hulu and Hulu Plus will allow new and existing fans to get their fix of The CW's great shows anytime and anywhere."
The new agreement with Hulu delivers more ways for viewers to catch up with The CW's serialized dramas and reality series, and provides the network with valuable off-air promotion and marketing to grow its brand, as well as increase awareness for its series. The CW's content can also be made available online through authenticated cable providers.
The CW, which last year introduced an innovative digital convergence strategy for broadcast and online ad sales, will continue to present its programming on cwtv.com with a full complement of advertising, prior to streaming on the free Hulu service.


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Can you blame Nilin, the protagonist of Capcom's 2013-slated Remember Me? Look at all the crap she has to deal with, from guards chasing her down to helicopters incessantly shooting at her as she scales the sides of buildings. She's annoyed, and for good reason.
What you see above is the demo shown off at gamescom, following the amazing gameplay footage released to the public during the show in Germany.


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Blitz Airpark Toddler Time
Blitz Air Park
140 West Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-501-0853
Website: Click to Visit
The little ones can safely jump without the big kids around!
Parents may accompany children onto the courts during Toddler Time but may not jump with them. A parent may walk on the pads between the trampolines to be close to their child; however, for the safety of the Toddlers, parents may not jump on the trampolines. The little bodies cannot safely absorb the energy an adult creates on the trampolines.
$14 For the entire session!
Only for jumpers under 46" Tall. Not available on Holidays and School Vacation weeks. Schedule may change - Click on their webiste or call for more information!
Friday, 13 December, 2019
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Zong Extends Mobile Payments to Game Consoles and More
Zong, one of the many startups trying to address carrier billing as a viable payment option for digital goods, is expanding its platform to other technologies, including game consoles and tablets.
So far, Zong's payments have been used primarily for paying for virtual goods or items within games on Facebook and Android phones.
Today, the Menlo Park, CA, company says it is extending carrier billing to other environments, such as Adobe's Flash, Interactive TV, gaming consoles, the mobile web, and Unity, a gaming development tool that works across various platforms. It will also be supporting Android's new operating system for tablets, called Honeycomb.
Zong said to collect payments, it will ask the user for his or her mobile phone number. Zong will then verify the number with a text message that is sent to the handset, which will complete the transaction. The charge will appear on the consumer's mobile phone bill or prepaid mobile account.
Collecting payments is frequently a challenge, no matter what the platform. Often, children or young adults don't have access to credit cards. Users across the age spectrum might prefer the convenience of charging small transactions to their carrier bills rather than having to input a credit card number.
Mobile phone billing has been around for years, but has been used primarily for buying ringtones and other mobile content. It's only been in the past few months that it has become viable for other expenses, as carriers have lowered the rates they charge.
Zong, along with other startups in the space, like Boku and BilltoMobile, have been negotiating with carriers to lower those rates to make it more feasible to use the carrier bill as a viable payment method.
Zong's CEO David Marcus told us recently that a lot of progress has been made in recent months with carriers dramatically lowering rates, so they are more in line with credit cards (although still more expensive).
In the not so distant future, he believes carriers will lower the rates enough to enable charging for even some lower margin physical goods. Potentially, it won't be low enough for everyday items such as groceries or gas.
But next up is for things such as vouchers from Groupon and LivingSocial.


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The 2nd round hasn't exactly been a money pick for the Steelers in recent history. Marcus Gilbert was Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice in 2011 and he's certainly earned his money and has a bright future. In 2010 they chose LB Jason Worilds who did see significant playing time with the injuries to James Harrison and Lamarr Woodley but still had his share of struggles.
2009 and 2008 were 2nd round draft picks to forget; the Steelers took Kraig Urbik and Limas Sweed respectively, neither of which are on the team any more. You have to go back to 2007 to find the most successful Steelers 2nd round draft pick of the Mike Tomlin era. His first year as the Steelers head coach and they choose Lamarr Woodley.
You can make a case that the 3rd round choices of the Mike Tomlin regime have worked out exponentially better than the 2nd round picks. Mike Wallace, Curtis Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, etc. You can see a full list here.
Normally a player selected in this round is a supposed to be someone you can count on for years to come and shouldn't be overlooked as a potential day one starter depending on your situation. It would behoove the Steelers in this years' draft to hit this one out the park.