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Notre Dame de Reims
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Panorámicas de Seb Przd
The Shop in Nabul
A tiny shop filled with wares.
400 Panoramas in one
This image is the montage of 400 of my spherical panoramas, which you can view in Flickr:...
400 Spherical panoramas averaged
This image is the 400th equirectangular (also called spherical) image I upload to the Equirectangular group in Flickr...
Saint Joseph, Clamart
Preparing for Easter in Saint Joseph, Clamart, France.
Inside the Compass Points
Spherical panorama taken from inside a (partially finished) sculpture by George Hart entitled "Compass Points", during the Gathering for Gardner 8...
Compass Points, the beginning
Place de la Madeleine, Paris
The night is finally here.
Eglise de la Madeleine
The Madeleine church in Paris, France
No legs but an umbrella
Third meeting of Parisian equirectangularists, with a colourful umbrella and a spacetime-defying hula hoop.
Notre Dame de Reims
Manmade mangrove
Mangrove in the greenhouse of the Tropicarium in Frankfurt's Palmengarten.
Saint Didier sur Rochefort, Forez, France
The church in Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort, Haute-Loire, France.
Waiting for Christmas
Quiet street powdered with freshly fallen snow. For the Wrinkle in Time event of the World Wide Panorama.
Senckenberg museum
Under a diplodocus
Just outside the Senckenberg museum in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
Château de Maupas by night
The château de Maupas, near Morogues, Centre, France.


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Many New Mexico drivers have received 'guilty deferred' sentences for traffic violations. A 'deferred' sentence is one for which drivers must satisfy conditions as established by a Court – such as attending driving school, community service, a 90-day probation period during which the driver must maintain a clean record, etc. Upon compliance with court conditions, the citation is dismissed.
If your driving record shows that you received a sentence for a traffic violation within the last three years and you think it was 'deferred' by the Court, then MVD staff will research your record and respond back to you within 48 hours.
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The Lebanon Board of Selectmen is now accepting sealed bids for the municipality's interest in tax-acquired properties.
Each bid must be in writing and in a sealed envelope marked "Tax Sale Bid" on the outside. Each bid may be for one property only; any person wishing to bid on several properties must submit a separate bid for each one.
All bids must be received by the board of selectmen no later than 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. Faxed bids will not be accepted.
Each bid should include the bidder's name, address, and phone number. The bid must also contain a deposit of $1,000 in the form of a check or money order. Each successful bidder's deposit will go toward the parcel they have purchased, and unsuccessful bidders will have their deposit returned to them.
The bids will be opened, reviewed, and awarded by the selectmen on Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m.
The selectmen reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
Successful bidders will have 30 days from the date the bid was accepted to complete the purchase, either by cash or certified funds. The Town of Lebanon will then deliver a duly executed Quit Claim Deed without covenant subject to any and all encumbrances to title.
If a successful bidder fails, for any reason, to be able to complete their purchase in the time stated, the bidder's acceptance is then void, and the deposit will be forfeited to the town. The board of selectman may then negotiate a sale of the property with the unsuccessful bidders.
Before making the bid, all bidders are invited to inspect the premises, and review the public records of the properties.
Anyone with questions should contact Selectmen's Assistance Sue Collins at (207) 457-6082.
The properties for sale are described on the Town Tax Maps as:
■ Map R01, Lot 47C: Spiritwind Farm Road; minimum bid: $10,000
■ Map R05, Lot 41: 404 River Road; minimum bid: $12,000;
■ Map R09, Lot 47C: 16 Cemetery Road; minimum bid: $12,000;
■ Map R10-039A-1: 131 Bog Road; minimum bid: $12,000;
■ Map U06, Lot 23: 19 Creamery Hill Road (only for a mobile home, which will have to be moved); minimum bid: $1,800; and
■ Map U10-82: 22 Kennebec Drive; minimum bid: $10,000.
Recently, Lebanon Schools' fifth-graders studied the issue of cyberbullying and its impact on today's youth and then wrote an essay on the subject.
The essays focused on how cyberbullying can affect people, and on what individuals could do to help prevent the problem from spreading. Each class had a winning essay that was recognized by technology teacher Karen Gerrish. The winning students had a special luncheon in the cafeteria.
The students would like to thank Paul Pelletier at Trains Quick Stop for his donation of pizza for their special lunch.
The Lebanon Recreation Department will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at the Hanson Elementary School from noon to 3 p.m. There will also be a live performance from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Kids need to bring something in which to place their eggs, and they are asked to remember that there is a 12-egg limit per child to ensure that everyone can join in the fun.
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If you have any questions, or you would like to make a candy donation, contact Georgie Allen at (207) 837-2138. Go and join the family fun!
Registration forms for Lebanon Summer Camp are available at the Lebanon Town Office on Upper Guinea Road.
The camp will be held on Mondays through Thursdays, from July 8 until August 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, contact Camp Director Shirley Mathews at (603) 285-5071.
The Dorcas Society will serve a ham and bean supper at the First Congregational Church on Center Road, across from the old town hall, on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Adults can eat for $8; children, for $4. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Town of Lebanon Fuel Assistance Fund.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Both the Lebanon Dorcas Society and the West Lebanon Community Ladies Circle have scholarship applications available at the Lebanon Town office and at Noble High School.
Both groups will award two $500 scholarships to Lebanon students. In order to qualify for the scholarship, the student must be graduating this year, and he or she must be accepted at a post-secondary institution.
The applications are due by April 30.
Students are allowed to apply for each of the groups scholarships.
Both the Dorcas Society and the West Lebanon Community Ladies Circle work very hard throughout the year to raise money for scholarships as well as performing other community events and services.


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FAYETTE BASEBALL: A flurry of runs in the final innings led Monclova Christian Academy's baseball team to a 10-7 non-league win May 4 in Fayette.
The Eagles were down 4-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, but tied the game with hits by Zayne Colegrove, Nelson Barnhiser, Travis Cline, Chase Hookstadt, Kruce Miller and Cole Burkholder.
Monclova came back with two runs in the top of the seventh, but Fayette tied it again at 6-6 with hits by Cline, Hookstadt, Miller, Dalton Goeltzenleuchter and Quinton Keefer.
The visitors added four in the eighth and the Eagles came through with only one after Colegrove reached home on stolen bases.
A weather delay forced Fayette and Pettisville to stop in the third inning May 3 and finish up the next night. The Blackbirds posted a big 21-2 victory.
With Colegrove and Goeltzenleuchter on base, Burkholder belted a single to send both runners home.
FAYETTE SOFTBALL: Tiffany Bates nearly came through with a victory in her first varsity start on the mound Thursday, but Stryker came from behind to win 13-10.
The Panthers did it again in the sectional tournament game, winning 3-1.
In the game Thursday, Stryker knocked Bates for three hits in the opening inning to take a 5-0 lead. They added two more in the second inning before going three-up, three-down in the third.
The Eagles started working on their comeback in the bottom of the second. Rachel Seiler was safe on an error, Jeri Ann Lewellen drew a walk and Seiler came home on Megan Stannard's base hit. Lewellen stole home and Stannard scored on a passed ball.
In the third, Brooke Croskey drew a walk and advanced on Rachel Seiler's base hit. One run scored on a fielder's choice single by Lewellen and another came home on Leah Brinegar's sacrifice to cut the score to 7-5.
Jessica White opened Fayette's half of the fourth inning with a walk. Janaye Smith walked and Sydney Brown loaded the bases with a single.
Croskey drew a walk to force home a run and Seiler batted in a run on a fielder's choice. Lewellen tried to stretch a double into a three-bagger, but was tossed out after two runners crossed home.
In the fifth inning, Stryker put a runner on base with a walk, but Lewellen got the force out at second and threw to White at first for a double play.
The Eagles' 9-7 lead held through the top of the sixth when four runs scored with two outs. Fayette made it 12-10 when Stannard dropped a base hit behind shortstop and Seiler came home. The Eagles left the bases loaded after Bates drew a walk, and that was the end of their scoring.
Seiler ended the game with three runs scored and four base hits. In addition to the hits mentioned earlier, Bates and Brinegar each has base hits.
FAYETTE TRACK: Fayette runners scored two second places and three fourths Saturday at the Montpelier Invitational. Fifteen teams competed.
Junior distance runner Darrell Randall had the best success, taking second in the 1600-meter run (4:39.8) and second in the 3200-meter run (10:22). He was just behind rival Cody Livensparger in both races—less than a second back in the close 1600-meter race. He was four second back in the longer run.
Elisha Hartman placed fourth in the girls 800-meter run at 2:32.9, her best time since last year's district race. Melanie Seiler placed eighth at 2:39.8
Hartman and Seiler teamed with Alexa Kessler and Erica Goeltzenleuchter for a fourth-place finish in the 3200-meter relay (11:18).
Goeltzenleuchter took a fourth-place spot on her own in the 3200-meter run (12:41) after coming in seventh in the 1600-meter run (6:01).
Dustin Lantz placed seventh in the long jump at 16-4.5.
Noelle Goodson advanced to the semifinals in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Kessler advanced in the girls 200.
MORENCI TRACK: Seven personal bests were recorded Thursday at Sand Creek, but the Bulldogs' track teams both fell to the Aggies.
Garrett Mohr had his top discus toss of the season at 131-3 and Dustin Roller's 6-0 high jump was his best. Tyler Guelde turned in his best 1600-meter race (5:06) and Max Gautz came through with his best 300-meter hurdle race (:43.7).
Luke Spaulding ran his fastest 3200-meter race at 10:57.
For the girls, Brooke Bovee bested her 100-meter hurdle time (:16.4), her 100-meter dash time (:13.26) and her 300-meter hurdle time (:29.35).
Saturday at Hudson. Mercedez McCaskey ran her best 1600-meter race at 6:41.
Bovee was the only individual winner (300 hurdles, :50.4) and the only boys win came in the 1600-meter relay at 3:43.5 (Simon Jeffers, Roller, Brett Bovee and Chas Frey).
MORENCI BASEBALL: Nick Wilson earned nearly a dozen strikeouts on the mound for Morenci at home Monday, but defensive errors aided Britton/Deerfield in posting an 11-4 TCC victory.
Wilson's earned runs were few that game, coach Don Williams said, as defensive lapses made the difference.
The Bulldogs also had some trouble getting on base.
"We were putting the bat on the ball, but the hits weren't strong enough or else they went right at people," Williams said.
He's still seeing a lack of confidence at the plate among his young players.
The Bulldogs scored two runs in the third on no hits. In the fourth, Austin VanBrandt drove Daniel Stutzman home with a base hit.
In the seventh, Dustin Roller walked, stole a base and scored on Riley Burk's second RBI-sacrifice of the night.
VanBrandt played his first game at third base due to Desmond Alcock's injury and he did a good job, Coach Williams said.
Summerfield claimed a five-inning 10-0 win last Wednesday as Morenci came through with only two base hits—one each from Cody Long and Eddie Cousino.
Cousino almost got an RBI on his single, but a perfect relay to home plate resulted in a tag out on Wilson.
MORENCI SOFTBALL: Tia Tompkins notched a no-hitter at home Monday when the Bulldogs toppled Britton/Deerfield in five innings, 15-1.
She walked four and struck out eight.
Chelsea Tompkins finished with three singles, Tia Tompkins had a triple and a single and Chanler McCaskey belted a home run.
Ninth-ranked Summerfield scattered runs across four innings last Wednesday to post a 10-0 softball win over Morenci in six innings.
Tompkins had trouble finding the strike zone in the third inning, coach Kay Johnson said, as she walked five in that inning and another four in the sixth when Summerfield finished it off with four runs.
Morenci's only hit came in the second inning Matea Garcia singled to left field. No other batter reached base safely and the Summerfield pitcher ended with 14 strikeouts.


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Agreed Statements concerning the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
adopted by the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities in Marrakesh, on June 27, 2013
Concerning Article 2(a): For the purposes of this Treaty, it is understood that this definition includes such works in audio form, such as audiobooks.
Concerning Article 2(c): For the purposes of this Treaty, it is understood that "entities recognized by the government" may include entities receiving financial support from the government to provide education, instructional training, adaptive reading or information access to beneficiary persons on a non-profit basis.
Concerning Article 3(b): Nothing in this language implies that "cannot be improved" requires the use of all possible medical diagnostic procedures and treatments.
Concerning Article 4(3): It is understood that this paragraph neither reduces nor extends the scope of applicability of limitations and exceptions permitted under the Berne Convention, as regards the right of translation, with respect to persons with visual impairments or with other print disabilities.
Concerning Article 4(4): It is understood that a commercial availability requirement does not prejudge whether or not a limitation or exception under this Article is consistent with the three-step test.
Concerning Article 5(1): It is further understood that nothing in this Treaty reduces or extends the scope of exclusive rights under any other treaty.
Concerning Article 5(2): It is understood that, to distribute or make available accessible format copies directly to a beneficiary person in another Contracting Party, it may be appropriate for an authorized entity to apply further measures to confirm that the person it is serving is a beneficiary person and to follow its own practices as described in Article 2(c).
Concerning Article 5(4)(b): It is understood that nothing in this Treaty requires or implies that a Contracting Party adopt or apply the three-step test beyond its obligations under this instrument or under other international treaties.
Concerning Article 5(4)(b): It is understood that nothing in this Treaty creates any obligations for a Contracting Party to ratify or accede to the WCT or to comply with any of its provisions and nothing in this Treaty prejudices any rights, limitations and exceptions contained in the WCT.
Concerning Article 6: It is understood that the Contracting Parties have the same flexibilities set out in Article 4 when implementing their obligations under Article 6.
Concerning Article 7: It is understood that authorized entities, in various circumstances, choose to apply technological measures in the making, distribution and making available of accessible format copies and nothing herein disturbs such practices when in accordance with national law.
Concerning Article 9: It is understood that Article 9 does not imply mandatory registration for authorized entities nor does it constitute a precondition for authorized entities to engage in activities recognized under this Treaty; but it provides for a possibility for sharing information to facilitate the cross-border exchange of accessible format copies.
Concerning Article 10(2): It is understood that when a work qualifies as a work under Article 2(a), including such works in audio form, the limitations and exceptions provided for by this Treaty apply mutatis mutandis to related rights as necessary to make the accessible format copy, to distribute it and to make it available to beneficiary persons.


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Well, we just survived our first trip without Mckinley. We have never left her before, and it really sucked leaving her. But she was in good hands (with my mom, sister, and sister-in-law) while we were gone.
We went to Las Vegas for a MetLife conference.
We ate lots of food and spent lots of time relaxing in the hotel room.
The best part of the trip was going to see the Beatles Love show by Cirque du Soleil. It was AWESOME!!! Now I want to see the O show. Bad. This is us on our way to the show.
We stayed at Mandalay Bay and it had a really fun wave pool, lazy river, and some other pools and hot tubs. The weather was only nice enough one day to go out to the pool but we enjoyed it while we were out there. It sure beat the rain we missed while we were gone.
It was cool to have the whole trip paid for, and all our food taken care of. It was awesome coming home to Mckinley today though. We missed her so much. She had the biggest smile on her face when she saw us again.
Now for some cute pictures from before we left.
Brandon and Mckinley all ready for Church with her cute little pigtails.
She loves playing outside and will touch the grass with a stick but not with anything else. :)


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Simmons, Schiff: We were better Senate candidates than McMahon
When a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate sinks $50 million into a losing campaign, it's natural for the less-monied runners-up for the GOP nomination to wonder if they would have performed better.
Neither uttered the specific words "I told you so," but in separate interviews former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons and economist/radio host Peter Schiff maintained they were better candidates than wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
"There are a number of issue areas where I simply would not be subject to the kind of attacks that (Democratic foe Richard Blumenthal) leveled against Mrs. McMahon," said Simmons, who had criticized McMahon's background running World Wrestling Entertainment and knew Blumenthal would capitalize on it.
"When I look at the results of this race today and realize Richard Blumenthal expended around $6 million and I had raised $3 million and was certainly in a good position to raise at least $3 million more, I just wonder why my party chose the way they did," Simmons said.
And Schiff, while perhaps the most extreme of the three GOP candidates, at least in traditionally blue Connecticut, said he too had far less baggage than McMahon.
"You can go back and look at all my speeches to Republican Town Committees and I laid out exactly what was going to happen to Linda McMahon," Schiff said. "The only negatives they have on me are my positions. `He wants to cut this, he wants to cut that.' "
Both McMahon and Blumenthal are wealthy, but she decided to self-fund her first-time campaign for public office, pledging to spend $50 million if necessary.
McMahon's final campaign finance report will not be available from the Federal Election Commission until January, but her spokesman, Ed Patru, said, "It'll be around $50 million, probably." He estimated Blumenthal, along with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and other groups, spent around $10 million.
To put those numbers in perspective, New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, whose contract recently expired, earned $22.6 million this past season.
McMahon hunkered down after the election and was not available for comment.
Patru said that as an outsider she did not have the benefit of a clear path to the general election like Blumenthal and had to win the state party convention and then a three-way primary in August against Simmons and Schiff.
"She didn't have the luxury of being in statewide public office for 20 years," he said.
But Schiff argues the very fact that McMahon needed to invest so much money to craft a positive image about herself and WWE further hurt her chances.
"Spending all that money became a negative in and of itself," Schiff said. "Then the impression was she's just buying the election. And that gave Dick Blumenthal his one winning issue -- `It's an election, not an auction.' "
Although Schiff believes he would have been a better candidate than McMahon, he also acknowledged Simmons, a decorated veteran, had the best chance of winning.
Conservative writer Ann Coulter, whose family lives in New Canaan and who had urged the GOP and conservative media to support Simmons, agreed in a column.
"Republicans had the ideal Connecticut candidate in Rob Simmons," Coulter wrote. "He had won in liberal districts before, was a graduate of Haverford College and Harvard University, was an army colonel who served in Vietnam and teaches at Yale. He also never kicked a man in the groin for entertainment. But Simmons didn't have McMahon's money, so Republicans went with McMahon."
In May, days before the Republican nominating convention, The New York Times published a controversial report questioning whether Blumenthal had lied about serving in Vietnam when he was stationed stateside in the Marine Corps Reserves.
McMahon took credit for the story, a move some at the time speculated was timed to convince party delegates she was their best choice at humbling Blumenthal.
But Simmons said a key piece of the Times' report -- video footage of Blumenthal speaking at a March, 2008 event in Norwalk -- had already been widely circulated among Republican insiders, himself included.
"It's not that that information was the product of an incredible amount of spadework by a particular campaign," Simmons said. "Whoever made the decision to release that, as opposed to waiting until after the primary, made a terrible mistake."
Simmons believes he would have had far more success given his own military service using the Times' story against Blumenthal in the general election.
"I served in Vietnam. He didn't," Simmons said.
GOP Chairman Chris Healy, whom the Simmons campaign criticized earlier this year when his wife took a job for McMahon, partly blamed the media for McMahon's loss.
"I think (Blumenthal) pretty much got a free pass from the media on his fairly mixed career as attorney general," Healy said.
On the timing of the Vietnam story, Healy said: "I don't think there's any way you time these things. I thought more people would be upset about (the issue). I still think it speaks to his character."
Quinnipiac University political science professor Scott McLean understood why the GOP chose McMahon over Simmons and Schiff.
"The Republican convention estimated, rightly, she would have the resources and fit the Republican national narrative of being anti-career politician," he said. "And Linda was dynamic, looked great on camera, had a great campaign team."
But McLean said some blunders on the trail, along with a negative advertising blitz against Blumenthal that eventually turned off voters, led to her defeat.
"Simmons would not have made the mistake of overkill on negative attacks and been able to simply talk about his own military record and just embarrass Blumenthal more on those points. I think Simmons would have been the better candidate," McLean said. "But you have got to remember this is an electorate that had really turned on Washington. And it's Simmons that comes from Washington, not Blumenthal."
McLean concluded, Simmons "might have come close, but Blumenthal still would have won."
Staff Writer Brian Lockhart can be reached at email@example.com. Staff Writer Neil Vigdor can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Please add Kijaro, Inc. Maker of single, and double hammocks. Amazing colors and flat sleeps!
Please add Kijaro, Inc. Maker of single, and double hammocks. Amazing colors and flat sleeps!
Sierra Madre research
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Designed, manufactured, and enjoyed in North Carolina
Stephen Eren
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"May your bear hangs be high and your poos 6 inches deep,
your pack always lite & beers in town CHEAP."
DD Hammocks are Chinese made. The list should say that.
Well, at least i can say i learned something today! nice list!
Yukon outfitters. http://www.yukon-outfitters.com they make two types hammocks and other outdoor gear
My gear load
Have they eaten anything besides snacks since lunch?
Ox Gear makes hammocks, tarps and other things for Hammock related activities, maybe he has posted, but I didn't see it. Makes a nicely done 11 foot hammock.
Hammeck has a new website Hammeck.com, and we are now doing a hammock with bug net (the Netty).


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Songza Mobile Apps Socialize the Digital Mix Tape
Streaming music service Songza launched apps for Android and iOS on Tuesday that are designed to make it easy for music fans to find and share digital playlists for practically any occasion.
Think of Songza as curated, hand-picked Internet radio. Like Pandora, Songza is not a stream-on-demand service (meaning, you can't request to play a certain track or album). Unlike Pandora, Songza doesn't impose any limitations on how much music you can listen to and it doesn't serve any audio advertisements. Additionally, Songza doesn't focus on creating artist based radio stations — although you can do that — instead, it focuses on connecting users with curated or peer-created mix tapes.
These playlists are organized around activities (like "Cocktail Party" or "Coding"), genres ("'70s NYC Punk" or "Math Rock"), Moods and even Culture. For instance, there is a whole playlist category dedicated to Cover Songs, featuring playlists like "More Popular Than the Original" and "Covering Cash." The playlists are designed to capture a certain mood, event or activity.
Using the free Songza mobile app for iPhone [iTunes link] and Android [Android Market link], users can search and browse through Songza's expertly curated playlists, save their favorites to their phone and share what they are listening to with friends on Facebook and Twitter.
The Songza team's previous venture, Amie Street, was acquired by Amazon.com last fall. Songza just closed a financing round led by the same investors that were previously involved in Amie Street. The company clearly has big plans for enhancing its social offerings by allowing users to share their playlists or favorites via social networks.
As it stands, Songza sees itself as a "music concierge" and a better, smarter way of handling social music discovery.
After using the iPhone app over the last 24 hours, we agree. Without a doubt, Songza has the smartest, most well thought out collection of playlists of any of the subscription music services. What we really appreciate is that it is clear that a lot of vetting has gone into creating the officially sanctioned lists. If your friends are on Songza, you can also use the app to follow the playlists they share or like and vice versa.
The one downside to Songza and its mobile app is that right now, users can only create playlists at the Songza.com website. Moreover, Songza's licensing restrictions prevent users from listening to the playlists they create themselves.
Your friends can listen to your custom mix of ultimate Fall in New York City tunes, but you, the creator can't. Songza's co-founder and CEO Elias Roman told us that the company is looking at either partnering with existing on-demand subscription services such as Spotify or working out its own on-demand licensing agreement so that users can listen to their own selections.
If Songza can nail that last loop and provide users who are willing to pay with on-demand access to their own playlists, we could easily see Songza taking off in a huge way.
Still, even with the self-playlist limitations, Songza for iPhone and Android is one of the most promising mobile music apps we've seen all year.


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New Aftermarket Products & Tuner News.
I am no doubt a product of my generation, the generation exposed to such ridiculous technological progress, we easily forget what we saw yesterday. I am 29, and when I was 14, the Intel Pentium Processor was blazing fast. We had just discovered 56k modem connections, and AOL turned the annoying dial-tone into something we looked forward to, so long as it was accompanied by the BONG! of a successful connection. The first modern desktop PC my family had featured a crankin' 486DX processor pushing
Updated 03-31-2012 at 12:25 PM by Krazee
The hardest part of any project car is parts selection quality parts are hard to come by. When I first started out with my Corrado, back in 2002, I relied heavily on the existing knowledge of Volkswagen veterans, scouring online forums and reading old magazines separating quality from crap. I began to process Physics 101, (despite not passing in three through College) reading The Way Things Work for the first time since I was five, and amassing some 10,000 posts on one of the largest automotive
The everyday driving aspects for the RS will not change much, though I might not cover as many miles. The major change will be more competitive driving SCCA autocross, High Performance Driving Events, random track days, and, with some hope, Time Attack. If Sport Compact Car was still in print, I'd throw Corrado RS into the ring for The Ultimate Street Car Challenge. The goal is to drive to the events, swap brake pads, compete, and drive home. There will also be the odd Volkswagen show or automotive
Chassis and suspension tuning are subjectively objective. Every production vehicle is tuned with a goal in mind, be it highway cruising, back-road bombing, or city russian roulette. Some manufacturers try to blur the lines in one direction or another, but the generalization is hard to skirt: Aim for sublime handling on the back roads and the car might bounce around a bit too much on the highway or knock your teeth out in the city. High-end cars have managed to deal with this accepted norm very well
As with any great car, the engine is of the utmost importance. Sure, the suspension can be godlike and the car can handle phenomenally, but at the end of the day a capable chassis needs an equally capable engine. In its heyday, the 12v VR6 engine received multiple awards from the automotive press based on its compact packaging with its staggered piston placement, the engine allowed for V6 performance within the footprint of a common 4 cylinder. From a VW enthusiast's perspective, before the advent
Driving like a banshee is great. It's fun, it's exhilarating, it's therapeutic, it gets your senses working overtime. Channel your anger through the steering wheel of your RS car, and the combination of burnt fuel, crackling exhaust, and melting rubber combine to calm you better than any scented candle on the market. But it's all for naught if you begin to sweat profusely at the first sign of traffic because you binned A/C in search of a modicum of extra power. It's all for naught if you lose
Updated 03-31-2012 at 12:26 PM by Krazee
The best cars in the world are not your generic grocery getters. They aren't the Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys that run forever with barely an oil change, rarely (if ever) leaving you stranded, and lulling you to sleep on the highway. No, the best cars in the world are the ones that slap cartoonish grins on your face. They are so raw and unapologetic about their purpose that they make you bow before their race-like suspension and impractical interiors. Their sole purpose is to make driving fun...
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Downloads: 100k
This is a very simple free app that allows you to do the following:
- Lock your screen''s rotation in Landscape, Portrait or Auto. When you launch the app, you''re faced with these three options.
- Includes a Tasker/Locale plugin so you can automate the rotation switch based on different profiles.
- Ability to launch the app from any window in Android by long pressing on the search key. (Only for devices that have a physical search button).
- Long press on any orientation profile to activate a persistent background service. (This is useful if your phone seems to exit the locked orientation all of a sudden due to low memory resources).
- A widget is provided so you can lock into whatever your current orientation is. (Useful for reverse landscape for example).
I''ve searched the Market for an app that will lock my screen''s autorotate to landscape and found only one paid app that runs a service continuously in the background (regardless of chosen screen orientation) so I wrote this up. It''s free and the background service is optional.
It should work on any device sporting Android 2.1 (Froyo) and higher.
keywords: screen control autorotate landscape portrait rotate rotation orientation


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George W. Taylor (1901-1972) was a professor at Wharton for over 30 years. During that time, he became an influential expert in the field of industrial relations, including arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution. This collection is composed of materials relating to the many cases on which he served as a board member, arbitrator or adviser. The numerous letters of commendations, awards and other praise are preserved here as well. Very little in this collection relates to his equally long and important career as a professor at Wharton.


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You can get started with system or PlayStation Network features quickly.
However, this means that your account may be easily accessed by others who have access to your PlayStation system. Therefore, there are certain situations where you should not have auto sign-in enabled.
There are two accounts that you can sign in to on your PSP; the local user account, which is the user on the PlayStation system itself and the PlayStation Network account, which can be linked to local user accounts on different activated systems for playing online, making purchases from PlayStation Store etc.
You can only assign one local user account to your PSP at any one time. This means that the PSP will automatically log in to this user when it is switched on. Auto log-in to local user cannot be switched off.
The PlayStation Network account assigned to the local user account cannot be changed after it has been chosen. Once your local user account is signed in to PlayStation Network, it stays signed-in in the background and automatically signs back in when you switch on your PSP, even if the system was switched off completely.
This means that any user with access to your PSP can also access your PlayStation Network account information.
Sign out of PlayStation Network at the end of every PSP session to stop others accessing your account by going to [PlayStation Network] > [Account Management] and pressing (triangle button) > [Sign-out].
There is no option to save your password so signing out will ensure that no other user can access your SEN account from your PSP.
You should sign out at the end of every session on your PSP, but be extra careful if any of the following apply:
If you do not have access to your PlayStation system to sign out of PlayStation Network, you can change your password from a web browser. This means that if another person has possession of your PlayStation system they cannot access your account through it.


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From: James Cramer
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:46 AM
To: Nicole Urken
Subject: AAPL, NFLX, AMZN
Let's look at earnings expectations / valuation of this group.
From: Nicole Urken
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:52 AM
To: James Cramer
Subject: RE: AAPL, NFLX, AMZN
Will send along multiples for group—certainly dichotomy of growth vs value
Many investors have been scratching their heads after the earnings reports of Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL)—not to mention the recent meteoric rise in Netflix (NFLX), quite a contrast from its mid-2011 sell-off precipitated by its DVD pricing change debacle.
As the perception of Apple shifts from a 'growth' stock, which growth funds came after hand over fist, to a 'value' stock, is Apple now an opportunity? Put simply: At these levels, there is no doubt Apple is a compelling value at 10x forward earnings with a stand-out balance sheet, strong product cycle and enviable ecosystem of products. But with no catalyst right here, the stock is likely to remain in a trading range in the medium-term.
Let's take a closer look.
Emblematic of high-growth, high-multiple stocks? E-commerce behemoth Amazon which is currently trading at about 180x forward earnings.
This teflon stock can seem to do no wrong. After reporting a miss on Tuesday, the stock jumped higher despite its run-up and high multiple. This, of course, stands in stark contrast to Apple, which reported an EPS beat last week with generally inline results and immediately fell 12 percent, a conundrum we dove into on Wednesday's Mad Money episode.
Right now in technology, we are seeing a strong momentum trade. Ultimately, growth is being prized—and, in particular, investments in growth that are seen to have likelihood of paying off down the road.
Amazon is reflective of this, as the company has played out a strategy of high spending, as investors turn their heads at interim lackluster earnings and disappointing margins, a metric that improved this past quarter. The fourth quarter higher-than-expected gross margin of 24.1 percent was one of the very reasons the stock shot up after the report, as the reported margin expansion suggests the company's investments are paying off.
Now, one of the reasons that investors have given Amazon the benefit of the doubt when it comes to investments? The company remains THE behemoth in e-commerce.
With almost 20 percent market share in the US, the fragmented universe of other players has resulted in the lack of a viable competitor. Not to mention that the e-commerce penetration relative to overall retail sales remains astoundingly low – about 6 percent in the US and significantly smaller internationally.
When we originally touted the upside in Apple, we looked at the market share it was 'stealing' from a range of sectors including PC-oriented companies Dell (DELL), Hewelett (HPQ) and Microsoft (MSFT), advertising names like Google (GOOG), feature-phone players like Motorola (MOT) and Nokia (NOK), and less-well-positioned smart phone names like Research in Motion (RIMM).
Amazon has this 'market share' stealing upside across the brick & mortar retail space from electronics to home goods to clothing and more. In fact, many of the retail analysts have started to rank their stocks based on 'exposure to Amazon' or 'relative defensive position vs Amazon.'
Apple, on the other hand, has Samsung biting at its heels in terms of market share. This calls into question pricing power (average selling prices—ASPs) and the sustainable growth of the product cycle for iphones, ipads, ipad minis, Macs and beyond, with worries even of intra-company cannibalization. Not to mention that while smartphone penetration still has a long way to run, the runway is not nearly as impressive as e-commerce. Right now, of the 5 billion mobile devices out there, about 30 percent are smartphones. In other words, while there is much run room ahead, it pales in comparison to the e-commerce upside.
So what do investors want to see from Apple? Innovation—revolution not evolution. And putting its $137 billion of cash (which it is getting minimal credit for) to work! Why do they want to see this? Because they don't want Apple, albeit currently trading at a dirt cheap multiple, to become a legacy of the past or to lose out to peers. Remember, one way to play smartphone growth without having to choose an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) winner is through the chip suppliers, like and Qualcomm (QCOM)—both well-positioned.
Now, social media bellwether Facebook (FB), trading at 53x forward earnings, is certainly marking itself "Amazonian" by upping investments.
At this point, especially after the recent run-up in shares, investors are reacting to Wednesday's quarterly report with mixed signals, noting that the company remains in 'show me' mode as it hasn't established its runway vs competitors. Of course, the notion of growing profitably ultimately is key, as SAP (SAP) Co-CEO Bill McDermott told Jim Cramer on Mad Money Thursday.
After all, none of these names want to become the Hewlett Packard, trading at 5x P/E, Dell, trading at 8x even after takeout chatter, or Microsoft at 9x —all of which have under-invested and missed the boat of growth opportunities.
In the end, it all comes down to investing to remain ahead of the competition.Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saw in mid-2011 that the company would have to start investing in content to shift to more streaming, but the stark and sudden DVD pricing increase to fund these investments caused the stock to plummet from $300 to under $100.
Now that Netflix is showing some traction in subscribers with some marked improvement in streaming, it is making its way back. (The high short interest also aided its post-quarter surge last week). After the big run, I would await for a more attractive entry point to come in, but it certainly the company showing some more traction in terms of subscribers and, importantly, reflects the trend of investors rewarding investment and growth.
Another note: Don't mix up the notion of a short-term trade and a longer-term investment. Research in Motion (RIMM) was a winning trade running into the end of January as opportunities were thrown around about software licenses, not to mention this week's BB10 'effort to remain relevant' product launch. But this name does not represent value at these levels, and it is certainly not in growth mode. Be wary of this one outside of a short-term trade. Same goes for Nokia or Sony (SNE)–struggling legacies of the past that have had some short-term runs but are not well-positioned investments.
The bottom line: In tech, investors want to see companies investing in the right way to be aligning themselves for relevance and growth in the future.


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CIA Choice Is Trusted Adviser on Terror
In choosing John Brennan to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, President Barack Obama is turning to a trusted deputy and architect of the administration's unconventional, covert war against radical adversaries.
A 25-year CIA veteran who joined Mr. Obama's 2008 presidential campaign after leaving the agency, Mr. Brennan straddled the counterterrorism policies of two administrations, drawing on his experience serving under President George W. Bush when he became Mr. Obama's counterterrorism chief. Indeed, Mr. Brennan may be responsible for much of what both friends and foe cite as continuity in executing the war on terror.
That careful navigation from a Republican to Democratic administration speaks to what colleagues say is an apolitical approach to his work, but it also has sown distrust among some members of both parties. On Monday, civil-liberties groups raised concerns about his role in Bush administration counterterrorism programs and the Obama administration's drone program, while Republicans questioned his forthrightness with Congress.
Mr. Brennan, 57 years old, was named to the CIA job four years after he withdrew his name from consideration for the post at the outset of Mr. Obama's first term. At the time, he had come under heavy criticism from liberals for what they thought was his responsibility for the Bush administration's enhanced interrogation of terror suspects, including tactics such as waterboarding. Mr. Brennan and his colleagues at the time say he played no role in the program.
Avoiding a confirmation battle, Mr. Obama instead appointed Mr. Brennan to be his top adviser on counterterrorism and homeland security, which put him in a position in which he met daily with the president and frequently delivered bad news.
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In announcing the appointment Monday, Mr. Obama turned to Mr. Brennan and spoke to him directly. "John, you've been one of my closest advisers," the president said. "You've been a great friend. I am deeply grateful for your extraordinary service."
Mr. Obama joked that Mr. Brennan was one of the hardest workers at the White House, recalling when Mr. Brennan did a news briefing from the president's Martha's Vineyard vacation spot while wearing a suit and tie. When a reporter asked then if he got any down time, he said "I don't do down time."
John Brennan
- Born: Sept. 22, 1955
- Education: Bachelor's degree, Fordham University, 1977; master's degree, University of Texas at Austin, 1980
- Career: Assistant to president for homeland security and counterterrorism, 2009-present; president and CEO, Analysis Corp., 2005-08; interim director, National Counterterrorism Center, 2004-05; director, Terrorist Threat Integration Center, 2003-04; CIA deputy executive director, 2001-03; held variety of positions at the CIA, 1980-2001
Source: Associated Press
Similarly, Mr. Brennan came back to work a day after having knee-replacement surgery in August, his aides recalled.
In fact, he had endured a succession of knee injuries from years on the basketball court, another pastime that bonds him with the president. Still, Mr. Brennan's manner is so serious that colleagues were hard-pressed to produce a funny story about him at his retirement party from the CIA in 2005.
A graduate of Fordham University, he joined the CIA in 1980, responding to a newspaper ad. He served as an analyst and operator, including a stint as station chief in Saudi Arabia, then rose to top management jobs.
His time as deputy executive director of the agency, as the Bush administration's program for interrogating terror suspects was built, has drawn attacks from liberals who say he was part of the team that launched the program. His colleagues at the time presented a more mixed picture, saying the officers running the program wouldn't have reported to Mr. Brennan and that he had no authority over it. Others say he was in a position to raise objections if he had them, and they never heard him voice them.
Mr. Brennan says he always opposed the program. Fran Townsend, a supporter of Mr. Brennan's who held his White House job during the Bush administration, said Mr. Brennan had no ability to influence policy decision on the interrogation program when he was at the CIA, and she called that criticism "just silly."
Perhaps in an effort to pre-empt such concerns, Mr. Obama on Monday emphasized that Mr. Brennan "has worked to embed our efforts in a strong legal framework."
On Monday, Republicans said they viewed his statements on interrogation to be conflicting and that they intend to grill Mr. Brennan on his position.
Mr. Brennan has served at Mr. Obama's side for four years as counterterrorism chief through many difficult decisions, including the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
He has been a chief driver of Mr. Obama's acceleration of the CIA's drone program and its expansion into Yemen. He also has been central in navigating the politics surrounding the administration's inability to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Ms. Townsend said Mr. Brennan is "not afraid to call balls and strikes," recalling a time when he was trying to launch the National Counterterrorism Center and intelligence agency chiefs weren't following through on their promises to send officers there. He stood up in the White House situation room and called the leaders out.
While not known for his sense of humor, his aides say he has a dry wit. His spokesman Tommy Vietor recalled a time Mr. Brennan got a call after he had been working around the clock, and he was asked if he was at work. "No, worse," he deadpanned. "I'm about to walk into a showing of 'It's Complicated,' " a romantic comedy his wife had demanded he see.
—Carol E. Lee contributed to this article.
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Free Sam's Club passes for Military during shutdown
All U.S. Sam's Club locations will offer free shopping passes to military personnel, retirees and their families during the government shutdown, Sam's Club announced Friday.
To receive the temporary pass, guests should show military ID or proof of past or present military service at Sam's Club Member Service counter.
Sam's Club will continue to offer the temporary passes to military personnel and families until the U.S. government shutdown has ended and/or on-base commissaries are reopened.
Previously the company announced free passes for locations near military bases, but have expanded the offer to all locations in the U. S.
Timothy Saylor, the manager of Sam's Club in Fort Smith, said "we are very excited to help our local community, also we're excited to participate company-wide across the country and be able to help all military families in the entire country during this very difficult time."
The release states, "in appreciation for the service the military provides members and communities, Sam's Club welcomes military families to shop its clubs as a first step to restoring normalcy and meeting family needs during uncertain times."


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Doubront, Breslow to take it slow early in camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- All Red Sox pitchers and catchers underwent physicals on Monday, and there were no red flags, but manager John Farrell did say that left-handers Felix Doubront and Craig Breslow will be on a more conservative program than the other pitchers.
This was not due to anything that came up in the physicals, but rather from symptoms during long toss.
Doubront is projected as one of Boston's five starters. Breslow will be a key lefty out of the bullpen.
"Both of those guys will be a little bit held back," Farrell said. "More precautionary than anything. Again, when they got aggressive in their long-toss program, there was some sensation in there, a little bit of irritation. We want to be clear that it's not an injury situation. It's just precautionary at this point. With the additional time, an additional week in Spring Training with the WBC, we're going to take advantage of it early."


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Crystal Simple Green® is formulated for critical cleaning applications that demand a fragrance-free solution. It is a highly effective, concentrated, all-purpose degreaser and cleaner. Because Crystal Simple Green® is fragrance-free, color-free, and has high rinsibility, it is an ideal and effective degreaser/cleaner for use in many industries.


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The news that thousands of US troops will be headed to a forward base in Australia over the next several years is a robust confirmation of what senior Pentagon officials have been predicting for months: That as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, the US military will increasingly begin turning its attention to the Pacific.
This stepped-up focus is the result of concerns among many in the Defense Department that China is economically and militarily strong – and getting stronger by the day.
It is not only China's ascendancy, however, that concerns senior military officials. It is equally disturbing, the officials gripe, that Chinese officials are far from transparent about both their technological advances and their intentions.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta emphasized these points during his first trip to Asia last month. That he took up the topic was not simply a function of his audience. He also raised the specter of China's rise earlier in October as well, at a town-hall meeting with US troops in Europe.
"We're concerned about China," he told them, and it is a concern the Pentagon intends to address, Mr. Panetta added – despite the strong push to cut the defense budget during a period of economic crisis.
On this point, he has support even among lawmakers on the other side of the political aisle. China "is strategically positioning itself to militarily and economically challenge US influence and capabilities in the Asia-Pacific," Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R) of Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, warned Wednesday.
In a statement following the release of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's annual report to Congress, Representative Forbes said that the report "makes it abundantly clear that China is actively seeking to exploit the United States' military vulnerabilities."
It doesn't help, Forbes added, that "Congress is busy dismantling the United States military with arbitrary cuts that could total a trillion dollars."
Countering China's military growth will likely require a show of strength on the part of the US military, Panetta has predicted. "The most important things we can do is to project our force into the Pacific," he told US service members in Italy in early October. "To have our carriers there, to have our fleet there, to be able to make very clear to China that we are going to protect international rights to be able to move across the oceans freely."
Defense officials for their part have described the US presence in the Pacific as a "realignment" of US interests.
This "realignment" comes on the heels of China's push to build anti-ship missiles, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighter jets that could, senior defense officials warn, threaten the US Pacific fleet.
In past years, China's proven ability to shoot down satellites in space and its proclivity for cyberincursions into US defense systems have also garnered grave warnings from US officials.
The US military presence in Australia is expected to expand to somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,500 Marines over the next several years.
When they arrive and begin their work, beginning in mid-2012, it will be the first time US troops have ever conducted military exercises alone on Australian soil.
There are currently some 85,000 US troops stationed in South Korea and Japan. The new US agreement with Australia calls initially for "company-size rotations" of US Marines to be sent to the northern Australian region of Darwin for six-month tours. "Company-size" elements in this case will include approximately 200 to 250 troops, according to US military officials.
President Obama, speaking in Australia on Tuesday, called the new troop deployment "necessary to maintain the security architecture of the region." Further, he added, "This will allow us to be able to respond in a more timely fashion" and "to meet the demands of a lot of partners in the region."
Indeed, Panetta for his part has noted that some of America's Asian allies have expressed trepidation about how US defense cuts – which are expected to total at least $450 billion in the next decade – will impact the US posture in the Pacific.
During his recent trip to Asia, Panetta sought to allay these worries. "There's no question that those concerns have been expressed," he said. "Let me assure you that we will not be reducing our presence in Asia."
He added, "I've made it clear that even with the budget constraints that we are facing in the United States" there is "no question that in discussions with the Pentagon, and discussions with the White House, that the Pacific will be a priority for the United States of America."


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Plot in GTA IV
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- This page details the main points of the plot of Grand Theft Auto IV. For the entire plot, you must read each mission article separately.
|Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details are in the text which follows.
- Background
The protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV is Niko Bellic, an Eastern European. In the very first cutscene, Niko is with a friend on a ship, the Platypus, preparing to dock at Liberty City. After Niko's friend, Hossan (later a Random Character), says that he would like to stay in Liberty city, and live the dream, Niko explains that his cousin, Roman Bellic, is already living the American dream.
- Arriving in Liberty City
When Niko meets Roman, it turns out that he isn't living the dream at all. In fact, he is at the bottom of what he calls the food chain. Roman insists that he will become rich some day, and all he need is one man, one good man. He believes that this man is Niko. It turns out that Niko has his own problems. Niko starts to tell his story, but Roman fall to sleep. All that Niko gets to say is, "During the war, we did some bad things, and bad things happened to us. War, is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. And I was very young, and very angry. Maybe that is no excuse". He also mentions the two things that brought him to Liberty City, but does not elaborate.
When Niko goes to meet Roman at his taxi depot, he meets Roman's girlfriend, Mallorie Bardas, and one of his loan sharks, Vladimir Glebov. Vlad seems to be interested in Mallorie. Vlad also hates Niko staring at him.
Niko runs a few errands for Roman while he settles into the city. This involves saving Roman from some loan sharks that are beating him up. The player learns that Niko had his own loan shark back in the old country. Rodislav Bulgarin, he had too many connections, Niko had to flee. It is one of the reasons that Niko came to Liberty City.
Niko picks up a friend of Roman's, named Little Jacob. He also picks up Mallorie and one of her friends, Michelle. Niko and Michelle go on a date. Niko takes her to the fun fair, but it is closed. They go bowling instead. On dates, Michelle won't tell anything about her life, or past, and Niko can't tell her about his criminal life either. Michelle says she's new in Liberty City, yet she seems to know a lot about the place.
Niko ends up doing work for Vlad, as a way for Roman to pay off his debt. Vlad calls Niko a peasant, and treats him like one. He also has a lot of suspicious calls to Mallorie.
Eventually, Roman begins to expect that Mallorie is cheating with Vlad. When he finds out that Niko already had his suspicions, he is angry, and questions Niko's loyalty. Niko proves his loyalty by killing Vlad, right in front of Roman.
- The Other Reason
After killing Vlad, Niko tells Roman the second of the two reasons that he is in Liberty City. In the war, his unit, of fifteen people was ambushed. It was a setup, for money. Someone from the unit gave them up. 12 died, three survived. Niko knows that he is not the betrayer; he has spent the past ten years looking for the other two. Florian Cravic, and Darko Brevic. One of them lives in Liberty City.
Niko and Roman need money. Niko ends up working for two of Roman's friends, Little Jacob, and Brucie Kibbutz. He develops good friendships with both.
Vlad's boss, Mikhail Faustin is angry that Niko killed Vlad. He has his men kidnap Niko and Roman. Faustin asks Niko if he thinks its okay to kill his employees. Niko replies, "If he's an a**hole, then yes". Faustin agrees, kills the kidnapper of Niko and Roman, and says that he only kept Vlad around for his sister. Faustin decides that Niko has to work for him, to make it up to him.
Faustin is on drugs, and drinks. His best friend, Dimitri Rascalov can't talk any sense into him. He has Niko kill many people, including Lenny Petrovic, the son of the very powerful Russian gangster, Kenny Petrovic, which leaves Mikhail, Dimitri and Niko in trouble. Dimitri sees this and negotiates with the Petrovic Family behind Mikhail's back. The Petrovics agree to lay off on one condition: Faustin must die; Dimitri cannot run because he says "no matter where you go, people will find you" so he is left with no choice. Dimitri tells Niko that he told Petrovic that Niko was a hired gun, so Petrovic agreed he would be spared, if Niko was the one to kill Faustin. Niko kills Faustin, and after a short period of time goes to collect his payment from Dimitri accompanied by Little Jacob (Jacob suspects Dimitri).
When Niko arrives at the warehouse appointed for the meet, Dimitri reveals he is working with Rodislav Bulgarin, the loan shark that Niko told Roman about earlier. The killing of Faustin was a set up so that Dimitri could take over the Faustin Family and Russian Mafia. Dimitri offered Niko to Bulgarin for free. As a show of loyalty, Bulgarin's men appear and open fire on Niko. Dimitri and Bulgarin leave the meet when Little Jacob joins the fight and helps Niko eliminate the men. When they finish off the men, the two escape the warehouse and the police attention that's waiting for them outside.
Niko goes to pick up Roman and tell him about the situation. Roman says that they should move to Mallorie's flat in Bohan, to escape Dimitri's manhunt. They go to Roman's apartment to collect some stuff, where they find that Dimitri has had the safehouse and Roman's taxi depot burnt down; this greatly upsets Roman, launching him into a fit of rage. Partly because he had worked hard for the depot and the apartment, partly because he had had an engagement ring in the apartment so he could propose to Mallorie.
Niko does errands for Mallorie's friends: community leader Manny Escuela, and drug baroness Elizabeta Torres. Elizabeta introduces Niko to Packie McReary, Johnny Klebitz and Playboy X. Manny introduces him to a crooked police officer, Francis McReary.
- Undercover
In Elizabeta's penultimate mission Niko must retrieve some cocaine for Elizabeta, that some friends of Little Jacob's stole, from an old hospital on Colony Island. After retrieving the cocaine, Niko meets Jacob in a Bohan alleyway where Niko's girlfriend Michelle appears and confiscates the cocaine. Michelle, or Karen has been working undercover for a shady government agency , (known to the civilian population as United Liberty Paper), an agency that wants Niko has to work for. Niko has no choice in this, if he refuses, his file, containing all of his crimes, will be handed over to the authorities and he will be prosecuted. But in addition to Niko's retaining his innocence, the agency will help Niko find the traitor who gave Niko and his unit up for money. Niko is reasonably happy with his current situation until Roman is kidnapped by gangsters he owes money to and is offered to Dimitri as bait to draw out Niko. Niko rescues his cousin, then Roman begs Niko to forget about Dimitri. Niko agrees, as long as Roman will not try to talk him out of finding Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic. Roman agrees and goes on to spend a the proceeds of the old taxi depots insurance on a new luxury apartment in Algonquin and a fleet of new Cavalcade taxis.
Niko also begins working for Francis McReary, and Playboy X. Playboy introduces Niko to Dwayne Forge who Playboy pays Niko to be friends with (as he doesn't want to be seen with his old mentor), and the player eventually has a choice to kill Playboy, or Dwayne. Niko begins to work for Francis McReary when Francis blackmail Niko with evidence on his previous crimes (though this may be a bluff as the government agency Niko previously worked for promises to keep Niko's crimes under wraps). Niko also works for, and builds a good friendship with Patrick McReary (or 'Packie' as he is known). That also stems out to his brothers, Gerald McReary and Derrick McReary, as well as a relationship with their sister, Kate McReary. Eventually, Francis finds out that Derrick is back in town and begins to worry. He knows that Derrick knows Francis is crooked and tells Niko to kill Derrick. Then Derrick calls Niko and asks him to kill Francis, as he fears for his safety. The player gets a choice, kill Francis, or Derrick.
Packie introduces Niko to Ray Boccino. Niko does a lot of errands for Ray, who doesn't pay very well. Eventually Niko threatens to leave if Ray doesn't help find the man that Niko is looking for. Ray agrees to help, he finds a man that knows Florian. Niko threatens the man to lead him back to Florian, when he gets inside it turns out that Florian was not the one who betrayed them. He came to Liberty city and changed his name to Bernie Crane.
As Crane was not the betrayer, the search continues. Niko eventually end up working for Bernie, who Dimitri is blackmailing. Niko also ends up working for Phil Bell, an associate of Ray's, and their boss, Jimmy Pegorino. Niko does alot of work for the Pegorino Family. Mostly about building the Pegorino name.
Niko gets a call from Mallorie, Roman proposed. He also told her that he was the one who killed Vlad.
- Sweet Revenge?
Eventually Niko gets a call from the contact of that crooked organisation that Michelle (or "Karen") works for. He has a friend. Jon Gravelli is the leader of the Gambetti Family. He can help Niko find Darko, if Niko does some work for him. Niko does alot of work for Gravelli. After a few missions, Niko gets a call. Darko has been brought into Liberty City.
Niko and Roman go to the airport. A van drives past and drops Darko out the back, and then it drives off. Niko finds out that Darko set them up for only $1000. Darko is a drug addict who has had a very bad life. He says thank you to Niko for killing him. The player gets a choice. If the player kills Darko, Niko puts 12 bullets into him, one for each friend who died, and then he leaves not feeling any better. If the player spares him, Niko feels better, knowing that living was the best punishment for Darko.
- From this point forward, the player makes a decision to determine which of the two dramatically different endings is played. For full details on the background, decision, last missions and both endings, see GTA IV Endings.


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May 13th marks the beginning of National Bike Week. It's the time to get outdoors, get some exercise, and trade in gas for something greener! Besides the fun and fellowship of other cyclists, here are a few of the many benefits to getting your bike in gear.
Get Healthy
Bicycling helps reduce the chances of obesity and diabetes, as well as high blood pressure, and improves overall cardio-vascular fitness. It doesn't take much to help maintain good health, either—only 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise. Not to mention, it can help reduce health care costs in the long term as well.
No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch.
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With most children driven to school by bus or car and a lack of exercise in their daily regimen, bicycling is a great way for kids to get fit everyday. Just make sure they have locks and cables to keep their bikes safe.
Go Green
Auto emissions are the largest contributor to U.S. air pollution, with shorter rides as the main culprit. Help save Mother Earth and go green by biking that route instead. The money you save on gas can really add up nicely for any rainy days ahead.
Bike Buddies
Nothing beats peddling with a pal! Cycling with a friend has several advantages: You motivate each other, take breaks together, and keep track of your mileage together. Simply put, biking is more fun with a buddy!
Re-Cycling Moms: Tikes and Bikes
With parents doing housework and childcare duties in a more eco-friendly manner, many are adapting biking set-ups to cover their daily routines with their kids. Child seats for bicycles are a great way to do just that. Don't forget bike helmets for everyone on board! Visit your local bike shop to find the most comfortable, safe seat and helmet for you and your little ones. You'll be taking care of your family as well as the environment.
Bike-to-Work Day
Bike-to-Work Day is Friday, May 17. As motivated employees embark on their bike routes to work, here are a few things they should keep in mind:
- Biking to work improves company morale
- It saves on gas—the Earth and your wallet will thank you!
- It helps foster teamwork
- Employees who bike to work are healthier physically and mentally, more alert, and more productive, and use fewer sick days.
- Bikes are easier to store and can maneuver around traffic. Just stay safe for yourself and those around you!
Be sure to check out the following guide for other awesome biking ideas, too!
Re-Cycling Moms: Tikes and Bikes: http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2013/04/women-bike-webinar-getting-more-moms-and-families-on-bikes/
Bike-to-Work Day: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
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Invitation Only
compile "org.grails.plugins:invitation-only:1.1"
Provides a simple service and admin UI for receiving invitation requests, sending out invitation emails, and batch approval of pending invites, as well as reporting of users that have actually interacted with your application after acceptance.
Want to create a buzz about your new service by limiting access, or just want to hedge your bets to see if you can scale before full public roll out?This plugin manages user invitations to your service so that you can roll out access to your app gradually and create specific user groups limited to accessing certain functionality in your app.All you need to do is add a check in your code to see if the user is approved for using the desired part of your app, at the point they try to do it.A simple administration UI is provided with stats for the number of invitations issued/requested, the number that have been approved (permitted access) and the number that have actually participated in your application after being approved. You can also approved a batch of pending invites (first come first served), and manually batch-add invites that send an email to the users inviting them.This plugin does not do any kind of security authentication or authorisation - this is completely orthogonal to your existing security mechanisms.
Commercial SupportCommercial support is available for this and other Grailsrocks plugins.
InstallationStandard drill:
grails install-plugin invitation-only
ConceptsThe plugin works by tracking UserInvitation(s). These are GORM objects, although this is not important as you have a com.grailsrocks.invitationonly.InvitationService service you can inject to access all the functionality.An invitation is bound to an email address. Invitations have an "approved" field which defaults to false.In this way, you can create un-approved invitations with or without sending an email to the user, and these can be approved later in batches as you expand the list of users who can access your service.Three dates are recorded for invitations - the date created, the date approved (if ever) and the date the user first participated in your application. This "first participated" date is only updated if you add code to your application to indicate that the user has interacted with the application or feature sub-set.This is however useful if you do implement it - it enables you to see the actual take-up of your invited users once you approve them.
Making it work - adding code to your applicationFor the basic use case, you only need to add one line of code to your application to integrate this plugin.Take the following scenario: you have an application in limited "beta".In your sign-up page or similar "gateway" to using your application, you add the following code to your controller (imagine you have a doSignup action that handles the signup submission form):
That's it. The first argument to the function is the user's email address, the second is whatever name you assign to this "group" of invitations. i.e. the same user can be invited to different parts/services, and approval on each of these groups is performed individually. You could approve the same person for "1.0-beta" feature access but still keep an un-approved invitation for them to access "1.1-alpha-preview".To use the admin interface, you browse to the AdminInvitationsController - if you have default Grails /$controller/$action? URL mappings in your app you can just browse to "<yoururl>/adminInvitations/" - if not you will have to add an explicit URL mapping for this controller.
// remember to inject invitationService into your controllerdef doSignup = { if (!invitationService.isUserApproved(params.email, '1.0-beta')) { redirect( /* to some page saying "sorry beta users only, click here to apply for an invite" */ ) } … do your normal post signup stuff … }
REMEMBER TO PROTECT THIS ADMIN URL FROM UNAUTHORISED ACCESS!In the admin interface you'll see an ugly unstyled UI that shows you the stats, a link to view and edit all invitations (essentially scaffolded) with option to individually approve users, and a form to send invitation emails with or without automatic instant approval.You can customise the layout of the default admin page, by setting the Config variable invitation.only.admin.layout to the name of a GSP layout in your application. This way you can incorporate your app's own admin nav into the page, and style the form better.Hopefully we can spend some time improving this UI in future. Anybody want to help?
ConfigurationThe following config variables are supported as of version 1.1:
- invitation.only.admin.notify - boolean, defaults to true. Enables sending notification emails to an admin address when users request invitations, bulk invitations are performed, users are approved, and when users participate. Great for micro-monitoring your new baby!
- invitation.only.admin.email - Email address to send admin notification mails to
- invitation.only.server.email - Email address used as the From: address for notification mails to admin
- invitation.only.admin.layout - Name/path to GSP layout to be used in admin area. Set this to use your own page layout and navigation.
API - InvitationServiceThis service is your one-stop-shop for invitation management. It is used by the admin controller.
This function creates invitations for a list of email address, optionally pre-approving them, and sending them an email.The args requres the following properties:
def inviteUsersToGroupAndMail(def args)
- groupName - the name of the invitation group, e.g. '1.0-beta'
- subject - the subject for the email sent to them e.g. 'Thanks for taking part in our beta!'
- addresses - a String or list of valid email addresses. String can be comma or new-line delimited or both.
- message - the email message body
- senderAddress - the email address of the "sender" of the email, e.g. [email protected]
- approved - boolean to indicate whether or not the users should be instantly approved for access
This method returns a map of statistics used in the admin page, containing:
def getStatistics()
- totalInvitationsPerGroup
- totalApprovedInvitationsPerGroup
- totalPendingInvitationsPerGroup
- totalPaticipatedPerGroup
- totalsByGroup
This method creates an invitation for a single user.
def inviteUser(email, group, approved = false)
- email - the email address
- group - the group name e.g. '1.0-beta'
- approved - (optional) if set to true, the user is instantly granted access to the group
Call this to establish if a given user has an existing invitation to the specified group. This will return true if the user has any kind of invitation (approved or not).
boolean isUserInvited(email, group)
Call this to establish if a given user has an existing and approved invitation to the specified group.
boolean isUserApproved(email, group)
Call this to approve a specific user for the group. The return value is the UserInvitation instance or null if the user does not have an existing invitation for that group.
def approve(email, group)
Call this to indicate that a specific user has "accessed" the group's functionality. You would typically call this from your post-signup controller action so that the date the user actually used your app (after the invitation being approved by you) is recorded. This is useful for reporting to see how many approved users actually use your application - so place this call carefully to make sure it is providing useful information.The return value is the UserInvitation instance or null if the user does not have an existing invitation for that group.
def userParticipated(email, group)
Call this to approve a new batch of N invites for the given group name. For example, you can use this to approve the next 500 invites for "1.0-beta".It will approve the first totalToUnlock non-approved invitations, in order of dateCreated, so invitations are approved "first come, first served".Returns the number of invitations actually approved, which may be less than totalToUnlock
def approveBatch(group, totalToUnlock)
Iterates over each invitation in the specified group, calling the closure with a single argument, the UserInvitation instance.
void forEachInvitedUserInGroup(group, Closure c)
Iterates over each approved invitation in the specified group, calling the closure with a single argument, the UserInvitation instance.
void forEachApprovedInvitedUserInGroup(group, Closure c)
Iterates over each unapproved invitation in the specified group, calling the closure with a single argument, the UserInvitation instance.
void forEachPendingInvitedUserInGroup(group, Closure c)


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First Impressions
Do you remember 2010? Those were the days for HTC. The HTC Desire and HTC Legend were winners playing in their own league. Nothing could defeat them, nothing could touch them. In 2011, the consumer market changed hearts. The Samsung Galaxy S2 won the battle against the Sensation. It was dark skies across all HTC forecasts.
Despite facing a mountain of obstacles, HTC pressed on. Unlike Samsung, which has its own Bada operating system, HTC is all-in Android and Windows Phone 7. In the face of vicious competition, investing in another OS made little sense for the Taiwanese. It was time for HTC to raise the pot and play its aces. And aces it played.
Everything about the HTC One X is astounding. Every touch that lagged on the HTC Sensation, excels on the One X. It feels unstoppable. It's like all processor lag bumps were sliced up, Ninja Fruit combo style. It is almost unthinkable that HTC has created this phone.
HTC One X specs:
- Dimensions: 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm, 130 grams
- Micro SIM
- 4.7″ HD LCD screen, with Gorilla Glass protection
- 1280×720 resolution
- 1.5 Ghz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor
- 32 GB built-in memory, no microSD slot
- 8MP rear camera with ImageSense, 1.3MP front camera
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- NFC support
- 1800 mAh battery
- Beats Audio integration
Having handled both the Tegra 3 SoC and the Snapdragon S4 versions, I can safely say that both are lightning quick devices. Whether you end up getting either the Tegra 3 or S4 LTE variants, it really matters not. Both are incredibly fast and their speed is unmatched – for now.
However, this HTC flagship does feel strangely Nexus-like. It's like a statement to Google – "here it is Google, a Nexus Prime done right." Unfortunately, it wasn't ready to fight the Galaxy S2, the Note, or the Galaxy Nexus. I hope, however, that HTC is ready to take on the unreleased Galaxy S3.
Like Google's flagship Nexus, the One X has a slightly curved display and a blazing fast camera. Unlike the Galaxy Nexus, the display is a Super LCD2 and the camera is obviously far better.
I will say though, that it is a shame the HTC One X is constrained in a polycarbonate unibody. I love the HTC One S aluminium unibody, and I'm sure the One X would look and feel better in metal. If I wanted something plastic, I would have bought a Samsung. I think that the decision to go polycarbonate may cost HTC dearly in the long run.
To make matters worse, the battery is not removable. The One X's 1800mAh battery isn't that impressive considering what Motorola has achieved with their 3300 mAh battery in the Droid RAZR MAXX. I'm pretty sure that Samsung will use this shortcoming to push their Galaxy S3 further, hopefully something close to or beyond the 2400 mAh range.
The camera on the HTC One X is without a doubt, the BEST camera on any Android device. It's an 8MP f2.0, 28mm lens with BSI sensor. To raise it a notch higher, there's an image processor called ImageChip that enables the One X to take 99 continuous shots (all 8MP) at four frames per second. There's also the ability, called Video Pic, to snap a photo while recording a video.
Beats Audio gets a boost too. Whereas previously, it only functioned in the stock music and stock video apps on the Sensation XE, but now, it works throughout the OS. Apparently, it now works in " films, YouTube clips, games and music."
Parting Thoughts
Quite simply, the HTC One X is the best Android phone out right now. The question is – for how long? There are two other phones that consumers have been waiting for – the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the ASUS Padfone. The One X might defeat the Padfone, but I doubt it will be able to fend off the Galaxy S3.
Like the rest of you, I'm just waiting for the S3 announcement, and will decide my next Android purchase then. May the best Android manufacturer win! Who will be victorious?


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Sun Going Down: A Novel592
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Part history, part romance, and part action-adventure novel, Sun Going Down follows the fortunes of Ebenezer Paint and his descendants—rough and tough individuals who are caught up in Civil War river battles, epic cattle drives through drought and blizzards, the horrors of Wounded Knee, the desperation of the dust bowl, and the prosperity of the roaring 1920s.
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1. Sun Going Down is populated with a lively, colorful cast of characters, but nature also plays an essential role in the novel. In many ways, it helps determine the plot, providing an element of suspense or affording the characters certain opportunity. Discuss three examples that exist throughout Sun Going Down when nature determines a character's fate.
2. Discuss courtship and marriage as it is portrayed in Sun Going Down. When Eb Paint marries Cora, she has already been married twice and they have not spent much more than a few months together. How would you react if you were forced to decide to marry someone you'd only known for just a few months? Although Eli and Livvy also only knew each other for a short time before they were married, they have a successful marriage. What makes their marriage work?
3. When Eli marries Livvy, he tells her that the bruises and scars around his neck are not from his attempted hanging for stealing horses, but from a joke that went a bit too far. Why did he lie to her? Given the harsh times in which they lived, would she understand the need to steal horses in order to survive or to make up for what was already owed Eli and Ezra?
4. Why does Eli banish Velma from the Fanciful when she becomes pregnant, especially given the fact that everything that he has was built on what he called his "black money" - the money he earned from stealing horses? Is this a double standard? Would his actions be more acceptable in today's world?
5. Why does Velma refuse to reconcile with Eli, even when she realizes that she needs help caring for her children? When Eli runs Frank off after he breaks her arm, she has the chance to reconcile but refuses to do so. Why?
6. After Livvy's death, Eli eventually marries again, and has another family with Ida Mae. Why does it seem that partners and families are so easily replaceable? Why do you think the author does not focus on this new family except to mention Ida Mae and two of the children's eventual descent into madness or depression?
7. How do you imagine that Emaline's and Eli's relationship progressed after Velma's death? Did Emaline forgive Eli for being absent for so long? Was a relationship possible?
8. For the most part, the characters in this novel have a gritty tenacity, necessitated by their hardscrabble existence. Nevertheless, the female characters are particularly distinct. Discuss the similarities and differences between the women that father and son Eb and Eli choose to marry - Cora, Livvy, and Ida Mae. How are the lives of father (Eb), and sons (Eli and Ezra) similar?
9. Discuss the various ways in which religion is perceived in Sun Going Down, whether from the perspective of God-fearing, church-going characters, to those who revere nature and fate, to the Native American tradition. How do the characters' faiths serve them throughout the novel?