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Make your linux ubuntu look like a mac – hardy heron
source : http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2008/05/transforming-your-ubuntu-804-desktop-to.html
MAC OS has been traditionally known for their impressive graphical interface and stability. Now even though i have been an avid Linux follower over the past 9 years I have been using Linux still i find my self attracted to MAC OS .Now even though these days it's possible to run Hackintosh on normal Intel hardware but it's not stable and well there are hardware compatibility issues . So well other alternative to using MAC OS is either to purchase MAC hardware(which would be naturally expensive) and run full fledged MAC OS or you could tweak and customize your Ubuntu desktop to look more like MAC OS X .
In this tutorial i describe step by step how to make your Ubuntu 8.04 desktop look more like MAC OS X Leopard 🙂 .
Installing Cursor , GTK and Icon Theme
To install cursor,gtk and icon theme first download the package from the link given below :
Now to install the theme package we have created in the above step , go to (System -> Preferences -> Appearance) and click Install and point to our newly downloaded Mytheme.tar.gz archive.
This should start installing the theme package (Cursors/Icons/Theme) once installation is completed . Chose Customize in theme and click on Customize .
You will find a window like this:
In this window in Icons chose LeopardX , in Controls Mac4Lin_GTK_Aqua_v0.3 , in Window Border Mac4Lin_GTK_Aqua_v0.3 and in Pointers White Cursor .
If you have followed the steps properly the theme and icons should have been installed , and you should be able to see the new theme applied to your default desktop .
Enabling Compiz Graphic Effects and installing Mac4Lin Theme
Ubuntu 8.04 comes with Compiz Fusion pre-installed and on supported hardware offers a wide array of Visual Effect . Now depending on graphic hardware of computer one could chose from three level of Visual Effect (From System -> Preferences -> Appearance )
None : – This mode causes Ubuntu to use Metacity instead of Compiz Fusion , with no visual effect
Basic : – Has only simple visual effects like shadows , fading windows-menus etc
Advanced : – Recommended for PC with descent graphic hardware , enables effects like wobbly windows, transparency , animated workspace switching etc
However , compiz-fusion is capable of much more and you can enable more desktop effects /customize compiz by typing the following command in the terminal window : –
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
After completing above step , you can customize compiz by going to System > Preferences > Advanced Desktop Effects Settings .
After installation is over , open Terminal from (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) and issue the following command to install emerald which is necessary for using themes in compiz .
sudo apt-get install emerald
After installation is over download MacOS X Emerald theme from this link : http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Mac4Lin+Leopard+Emerald+Theme?content=68409
Now open (System -> Preferences -> Emerald Theme Manager )
After Emerald theme manager opens click on import and point to the downloaded theme package from withing the Theme Manager , you will find Mac4Lin Theme listed select the theme , click on refresh and quit the application .
Mac like Dock with Avant Window Navigator
IMPORTANT : – To use AWN Compiz-Fusion should be up and running as mentioned in the step above
Avant Windows Navigator is cool little tool that allows you to have a cute looking dock at the bottom of the screen . Even though AWN is still very buggy, still because it is so feature rich and cool looking you could install it .
To install AWN you need to add extra repositories, now adding any additional repository carries certain amount of risk of screwing up your system so follow these step at your own risk :
To add repository :
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
After issuing above command type the following command to update your repositories :
sudo apt-get update
anf finally to install AWN issue the following command in the terminal window :
sudo apt-get install awn-manager-trunk awn-extras-applets-trunk
Now after completing above mentioned steps AWN should be properly installed , To Launch AWN go to (Applications -> Accessories -> Avant Window Navigator )
Now you could customize AWN by choosing to add more applets , configuring 3D effects for AWN etc by going to AWN Manager ( System -> Preferences -> Awn Manager )
Three ScreenShots of AWN Manager
you could install this theme through AWN Manager go to (System->Preferences->AWN manager) and go to themes there and click on "Add" and point it to the downloaded theme.
You will see a confirmation dialog box that theme has been added properly. Close AWN Manager and start it again and chose the theme just installed and press apply button to make this theme default theme of AWN.
This is how my AWN Dock looks(with the above theme installed) like : –
Desktop Widgets with Screenlets
Screenlets gives user a collection of impressive widgets that can be placed on desktop this is similar to feature available on Windows Vista and Mac OS X Dashboard , it gives impressive look to the desktop.
To install Screenlets type in the following command in the terminal window :
sudo apt-get install screenlets
Now , After the installation is over you can add Widgets/Screenlets on your desktop by going to (System -> Preferences -> Screenlets ) , you will find a dialog box like this from where you could add Screenlets onto the desktop .Also you might like to tick the checkbox "Autostart on login" so screenlets starts automatically when Gnome starts.
Changing the Log In Screen / GDM Theme
To change the Log In Screen/GDM Theme download the package from website listed below : http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/OSX+Session+Login?content=68346
After downloading the package , open (System -> Administration -> Log in Window ) and there go to Local and click on Add and point to the downloaded theme package (osx-login.tar.gz) . Now you would find OSX-Login theme listed in the window , select OSX-Login and close the window . Logout and Login again you should find the new theme installed .
Getting MAC OS X Leopard Wallpaper
Finally you can get MAC OS X Leopard wallpaper from the following website :
This is how my desktop looks after following all the above steps :
Article Written by : Ambuj Varshney (firstname.lastname@example.com)
For Desktop on Linux Blog , http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com
(C) 2008 , Ambuj Varshney


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With bread scarce in major cities and towns, infant formula in extremely short supply and fuel costs skyrocketing, civilians in war-ravaged Syria face an acute food crisis that might end in starvation for many, according to activists from around the country of 22 million.
In the eastern city of Deir el Zour, eight infants have starved for want of powdered milk since a major military assault there began in July, Syrians from the city told McClatchy at a conference in Ankara, Turkey. Severe food shortages were reported in nearly every province.
The activists also renewed charges that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad appears to have targeted the food chain by bombing bakeries throughout rebel-controlled areas. The activists, who represented municipal councils in most parts of Syria, had been summoned to Turkey as part of an attempt by the former Syrian ambassador to Sweden, Mohammad Bassam Imadi, to set up a new aid effort.
The attendees said pro-Assad forces had destroyed 38 bakeries since August, when Human Rights Watch first noted attacks on 10 bakeries in Aleppo, Syria's largest city. The latest bakery to be targeted was Thursday in al Hajr al Aswad, on the southern edge of Damascus, according to reports from the scene and a video posted Friday on YouTube. Reports said four people were killed and dozens wounded in the artillery assault.
"When the regime first attacked Deir el Zour in July, they bombed all the bakeries – maybe 10 of them. There is now not a single bakery working in the city," said Omar al Adday, a Syrian businessman now living in Saudi Arabia who'd recently been in Deir el Zour. Others echoed his claim.
Adday and others said the regime also had targeted bakery delivery vans and farmers.
Even in Latakia province, the heartland of the Alawite religious sect to which Assad belongs, food is in very short supply.
"We've got to the point now where we've seen people who don't have any food," said Abu Hadi, an activist from the coastal town of Jablah who identified himself by a nickname out of concern for security. "For around three months now, we have had hardly any grain. Our problem is delivery."
Bread is central to the Syrian diet, and most of those questioned cited it is as the most essential need in the country.
The statements by those at the conference, called to set up an organization to be known as the Civil Administration Councils, squared with the reporting of major U.N. agencies.
In Aleppo, bread "is no longer available at any price," a spokeswoman for the World Food Program, a U.N. agency, said Wednesday. Elsewhere, the price of bread has jumped to 250 Syrian pounds – $3.50 – for a 2.2-pound loaf, 15 times its previous price, the spokeswoman, Abeer Etefa, told McClatchy in an email.
International aid agencies are reeling from the size of the problem. Earlier this month, the U.N. food program, which has been providing food aid to 1.5 million people, announced that it had been forced to reduce the amount of food it could give to individuals because it was running short of money. The international community is failing to reach least 1 million people in need of food, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development said last month.
A dozen activists from 12 of Syria's 14 provinces spoke to McClatchy during the four-day conference, which ended Monday. Others filled out surveys that asked for details of the humanitarian crisis in their home areas. Some highlights of the survey:
– The government has bombed at least 25 hospitals and clinics, and has killed or arrested dozens of doctors.
– Medicines are in short supply, with field hospitals in many areas critically lacking staff, basic drugs, bandages and equipment
– There are mass graves in at least eight locations, and suspicions of others that can't be checked out.
But the food shortage was the biggest concern of the 30 respondents who took part in the survey.
The Sahel al Ghab plain, in Hama province, used to be one of Syria's richest agricultural regions, producing grain, olives, rice, cotton and sugar. But this year has been disastrous because of the war. Several people from the area said their land wasn't being farmed because of shellfire from regime-loyal villages.
Sahel al Ghab has a mix of Alawite villages, which are mostly loyal to Assad, and Sunni villages that were among the first to rise up against him. Tamam Salloum, from the Sunni village of al Huwaiz, said farmers were prime targets for regime-loyal shabiha militia.
"We have found bodies in the river Orontes, in plastic sacks," he told McClatchy. "The regime arrested farmers, tortured them, tied them with rope, cut them with machetes, shot them – mostly in the head or the chest – then put them in sacks and dumped them in the river. We took them out and buried them."
Mohammad al Turki, a fighter with the Tahrir Brigade in Hama, said a severe shortage of diesel fuel was another reason for the collapse in agriculture.
"Also there is a lack of fertilizer," he said. "Regime tanks have destroyed irrigation canals. Army units are present in agricultural areas, and the army is stopping workers from getting to the land."
Deir el Zour, in the east of the country near the Iraqi border, has lost most of its population of 280,000, with many residents moving north to the provinces of Hasaka and Raqqa. Those who remain rely on a trickle of bread brought in from Hasaka, 170 miles away.
"Some cars carrying just bread have been shelled," said Adday, the businessman who's living in Saudi Arabia. "There are some organizations bringing food to Deir el Zour from other cities, but the people delivering it have been killed by snipers at the same numbers as people who are actually fighting."
He said one elderly man had died of hunger because he was trapped in an area that was under bombardment and nobody could reach him.
In Latakia, on Syria's Mediterranean coast, crucial supplies of grain from other provinces have slowed to a trickle, according to Abu Hadi, the Jablah activist, who now organizes aid deliveries from across the Turkish border. He accused the regime of systematically cutting off food even to its own supporters, then blaming the rebels for the shortages.
Abbas Muhabiddin, a businessman from the besieged town of Qusayr in Homs province, arrived in Ankara after a perilous four-day journey, zigzagging across Syria to avoid regime checkpoints. He said the biggest need in his town was bread.
"To make bread we need an oven, we need flour and we need fuel," he said. "Seventy percent of our need (for bread) is not being met."
Flour and fuel once were supported by heavy government subsidies, but these have stopped. The price bakeries pay for a quart of diesel fuel has shot up to more than a dollar from just under 10 cents. The town has been under heavy bombardment for weeks, and its economy is at a standstill.
Muhabiddin said some people had been going to other areas to buy bread, such as the city of Homs, but that three had been killed. With the rapid devaluation of the Syrian pound and a surge in fuel prices, the price of the journey has shot to 1,000 pounds – $14 – from 7 pounds – about 10 cents.
"Right now, it is about food and diesel fuel," said Omar Shawaf, an expatriate Syrian engineer who helped organize the conference.
"We are at the very abyss now regarding a very severe shortage of food. We don't have enough money to deliver flour, and if we do, we don't have the fuel to operate the bakeries. Most of what we know is the tip of the iceberg, but it's becoming clearer that this is a catastrophe."


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Same-Sex Weddings Legalized in New Zealand
The first same-sex weddings take place in New Zealand after the country legalized gay marriage, including one ceremony held 39,000 feet up in the air. Britain also considers legalization, along with New South Wales in Australia. WSJ's Sonia Talati reports. (Photo: Associated Press)
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The USA Rice Federation has called on Congress to approve the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
"This free trade agreement is one of the best bilateral trade deals negotiated for U.S. rice," said Al Montna, USARF chairman and California rice producer on April 8. "We urge Congress to look at the merits of this agreement and to vote their approval."
"While rice was very sensitive for Colombia and the agreement has a long transition period to free trade, U.S. rice producers and exporters picked up significant near-term gains via a large, duty-free, tariff rate quota," said Tommy Hoskyn, a Stuttgart, Ark., rice producer and chairman of the USA Rice Producers' Group, a member organization of the USA Rice Federation.
The U.S.-Colombia FTA establishes an initial tariff rate quota of 79,000 metric tons, milled basis, for U.S. rice, with Colombian imports of U.S. rice being duty free within the tariff rate quota. U.S. rice exports to Colombia averaged just less than 3,100 tons from 2003 to 2007. An out-of-quota duty of 80 percent is charged on imports above the tariff rate quota.
"This tariff rate quota will be administered in the United States and will provide revenue across the U.S. rice industry as well as to our partners in Colombia," Hoskyn said. "The tariff rate quota will also grow over time and the over-quota tariff rate will steadily decline until free trade in rice occurs. This is an agreement Congress should pass."
U.S. and Colombian negotiators completed the free trade agreement on Feb. 27, 2006. Changes were later made to the agreement's labor and environment provisions, but implementation requires legislative approval in both the United States and Colombia.
On April 8, President Bush transmitted the free trade agreement to Congress in order start the clock ticking under provisions of Trade Promotion Authority (frequently called fast-track).
The House will take up the measure first and has 60 legislative days to vote. An additional 30 legislative days are permitted for Senate consideration. For the FTA to come into effect, Congress must vote to approve.


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Ski resorts near Lake Tahoe apparently owe Africa a big thank you for the nearly 30 feet of snowfall they've enjoyed this season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of California, San Diego collaborated on a three-year study of the connection between aerosols and precipitation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. A team of researchers was able to directly link Asian and African aerosols -- which can include dust, bacteria, sea salt and smoke -- to U.S. weather patterns. They determined that dust and other microorganisms from as far away as the Sahara desert contribute largely to the rain and snow on which California relies for its water supply.
Jessie Creamean, a postdoctoral associate at NOAA's Boulder research laboratory, co-authored the study with Kaitlyn Suski, a UCSD graduate student in the school's atmospheric chemistry department.
"A lot of people don't understand that aerosols play a role in cloud formation, and the enhancement or suppression of rain and snow," Creamean said. "If you look at a cloud, those cloud particles are likely formed by little aerosols ... That's important to the water cycle, particularly in California, where the region depends on winter storms for water."
This study is not the first to examine the transport of dust from Africa to the West Coast of the U.S., but most have focused on the travel of dust across the Atlantic Ocean, whereas Creamean's team was concerned with dust carried across the Pacific.
"It starts in the major deserts -- the Sahara and the Asian deserts -- and basically it's lofted really high into the atmosphere by strong winds," Creamean said. "It can be carried really long distances, and actually make it over to California in five to 10 days."
Colorado also depends on aerosols for its precipitation, but with a much shorter timescale and distance. The majority of snowfall in the Rocky Mountains can be traced to dust from the Colorado Plateau, which only has to travel a matter of hours.
"As a result, the dust materials we're collecting out of the snowpack are comparatively quite large," said Chris Landry, executive director at the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies. "The winds that are delivering that dust have enough energy to elevate and carry this large material, whereas the dust that (Creamean's) team collected was much smaller."
Landry said he hoped a team as focused as Creamean's would soon conduct a similar study in Colorado.
"There's a lot of implications of their project," he said, "But I think their own conclusion was that the effects of dust in further interior ranges of the U.S. are still to be determined ... These are unexpected results, so if it's true in Colorado, it would be important to understand."
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Development Tourette's was once considered a rare and bizarre syndrome, often seen in Computer Programmers and Software Engineers. Most often it is associated with the exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks while engrossed in an especially crap piece of code. Usually sufferers are unaware that they are actually talking outloud.
An annoyed programmer with Development Tourettes will often be found randomly swearing and screaming at their computer, in such a state of rage that they will not realise they are saying anything.
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Yesterday's big Super Bowl throwdown: a pool party thrown by T.O., Chad Ochocinco and Ludacris. Strange enough, without the showstopping appearance of the woman involved in a custody battle with Dwight Howard.
Brooks did the dirty work, tracking down word that Royce Reed was indeed in Miami at the pool party. And today video surfaces of her putting it all on the floor. (Black outfit, starts at 0:38).
Oh, and if anyone was looking to collect on our big Super Bowl bounty hunt, keep in mind that athlete baby mamas are not on the list. It is harder to take a photograph during Super Bowl week that does not have one in it.
Dwight Howard's Baby Mama Getting Loose in Miami [You Been Blinded]


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I recently had the honor to speak at the Denver 150 Symposium, "Denver Indside and Out". Numerous subjects were discussed concerning early Denver and its growth over the past 150 years. I spoke about the struggle to build the city's first school building which was eventually known as the Arapahoe School. The picture above shows the cornerstone laying ceremony from June 24, 1872 when most of the whole town turned out for a huge celebration. The picture gives me chills when I imagine all of those people, horses and carriages gathering to celebrate the establishment of our modern school system in Denver. The fights and struggles over how the building would be funded contributed greatly to its delay in actually being built (arguments that sound just like the FasTracks discussion in Denver today). But the party atmosphere shown above was captured in this passage from the Rocky Mountain News, June 25, 1872:
…the procession probably contained not less than two thousand persons while the number of spectators who thronged the streets could not have been less than six thousand. Windows, sidewalks and every available spot on the line of the march, especially through F [15th] Street, were occupied…..an immense throng of spectators filled the space about the school building. A crowd of men and women roosted themselves upon the observatory of Tritch's elegant mansion, where beneath the blazing sun, they endeavored…to be jolly, but were really very miserable.
What's this town you say? Well, lo and behold, the first Denver skyline. Public School One, later known as Arapahoe School (but almost called Anderson School) sits as the tallest building in Denver. For many years, visitors to Denver travelled to 17th and Arapahoe to go to the school's cupola for stunning views of the city down below. This picture above is taken from near 15th and the Platte River, not far from where the REI store is today. The school was officially ready for use on April 2, 1873. When it opened for primary grades, it was the largest school in Colorado Territory.
The beautiful Arapahoe School, designed by Chicago architect G.P. Randal, eventually contained the first high school classes in Denver and Colorado, starting in 1874. The Class of 1877 was the first to graduate from the school and included Irving Hale who went on to be a Brigadier General during the Spanish-American War. If you've heard of Hale Parkway in east Denver, it is named in his honor. This pictures shows the Henry Rietze House on the left and the Thomas M. Field House on the right.
This photo, circa 1879, shows the German Methodist Episcopal Church, looking from the corner of 18th and Arapahoe. The high school eventually left Arapahoe School when the new Denver High School was opened at 1932 Stout in 1882. This school became known as East High School.
The top photo is taken from the observation deck of the school. It shows a view looking east with a bit of the First Baptist Church under construction at 18th and Curtis. It is especially interesting to see the large home across the road complete with a fountain! The second photo is looking northwest toward Boulder. The Ezra A. Newton residence is on the left. The school was a big tourist attraction. When US Vice President Henry Wilson visited Denver in 1875, he stopped by and made an address to the high school students.
But of course, in Denver, nothing seems to last. The explosive growth experienced by the city after the arrival of the railroad in 1870 endangered the lovely old school building. By 1890, it was in the middle of a business district and people were clamoring for its closure and removal to a more suburban location. The district complied and sold the land and building. The Club Building, designed by Frank Edbrooke of Brown Palace fame, was built in front of the school. The old school acted as a back annex for the lovely Club Building. Above is a photo circa 1910.
This photo is circa 1893 and shows a tiny sliver of the Arapahoe School on the right behind the Club Building.
Even the Club Building could not survive the onslaught of the automobile. It, like numerous buildings in downtown Denver, was demolished in 1955 to make way for an expansion of the Federal Reserve Building (which was soon to be demolished too) and also for a parking lot! The photo above was taken from the alley and is the last known image of the Arapahoe School. Construction workers are lowering a wheelbarrow. The Denver Post reported that "no one even noticed or cared" that the old school was coming down. That is not true, but...that is a whole other story. Today, portions of Skyline Park takes up the space where the Arapahoe School once stood.
For additional information on Block 077, home of the Skyline Park and the old Arapahoe School, click here to be taken to DenverInfill.com
All black and white historic photos are from the Denver Public Library's Western History Collection.


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Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off today with a keynote address from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. In the past, WWDC has mostly been about the Macintosh, but this year everyone expects the conference will be all about the iPhone, iPad, mobile applications, and how Apple plans to stay ahead of increasingly capable competition.
And Jobs did not disappoint, unveiling the iPhone 4 with a 5 megapixel camera, Apple A4 processor, a stunning 326 pixels-per-inch display, a WiFi-based video calling capability, and a stainless steel case 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GSstorage…and it'll be available in black or white June 24 for $199 (16 GB version) or $299 (for a 32 GB version).
Apple CEO Steve Jobs opened his WWDC keynote with a summary of the iPad's success to date, noting that the company has sold over two million iPads since launch—roughly one every three seconds—and that the device is now shipping in ten countries. Jobs stayed on his recent message of the iPad being a "magical" device that fundamentally changes the way people use the Internet, interact with photos, manage email and communications, and much more. Jobs noted the iPad has more than 8,500 native applications available, along with over 200,000 iPhone apps that can be used on the iPad without modification. More than 35 million iPad applications have been downloaded, which equates to about 17 applications per iPad: if Jobs is trying to make the case that the iPad is a growth platform for WWDC's developer audience, he's succeeding.
Jobs noted that Apple's iBookstore for the iPad has been a success, with iBookstore customers accounting for about a fifth of ebook sales from many major publishers, and announced enhancement to the iPad's iBooks application due in about a month: iBooks users will now be able to make annotations in books and view PDF documents. The application will feature a separate bookshelf for PDF documents.
App Store
Jobs then went on to outline Apple's wildly successful App Store. Noting that Apple is committed to HTML 5 as a fully open, uncontrolled platform where developers can make any application they like for the iPhone or iPad. However, the App Store itself is a "curated"—Jobs carefully avoided the word "closed"—platform that represents the "most vibrant" application community on the planet. Jobs says that 95 percent of all applications are approved for the App Store, but rejections fall into three main categories: they don't function as advertised, they use private APIs, or the apps simply don't run. Jobs failed to mention applications apparently rejected due to their content. But Jobs also put numbers on the App Store's success, noting that 70 percent of sales revenues goes to developers, and that more than $! billion has been paid out to developers from the App Store so far.
Jobs introduced new applications coming to the iPhone, including NetFlix and Zynga's Farmville. A Netflix application for iPhone will be available this summer, free to Netflix users. Netflix customers will be able to access movie and television contents, their complete queue, and use a search feature to add selections to their instant queues. Farmville for iPhone will enable users to tap into the same farms they've built up via Facebook and other social sites. In addition to standard farming features—fertilizing friends' crops, sending gifts, etc.—the iPhone app will handle push notifications for dying crops, and enable users to virtually "farm" anywhere they might be…like in a boring demo at a developer conference. Farmville for iPhone should be available this month. Activision also demonstrated a Guitar Hero application for iPhone, available today for $2.99, that enables users to share their rockstar avatars and post updated directly to Facebook.
iPhone 4
Jobs then introduced iPhone 4, which he claims offers over 100 new features, though he would focus on only a handful for the keynote. The iPhone 4 looks like the iPhone prototype obtained under questionable circumstances by Gizmodo: stainless steel casing, all-glass front, and a design Jobs describes as the thinnest smartphone on the planet: almost 25 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS.. Unlike previous iPhones, the iPhone 4 will have volume controls on the side of the phone along with an accessible microSIM tray. The iPhone 4 features a front-facing camera, and the back sports a microphone, 30pin connector for docking, and a speaker, while the top sports a second microphone for noise cancellation, sleep/wake button, and a headset input.
Jobs went on to highlight the bands around the side of the iPhone 4 that caused much speculation in the wake of the leaked prototypes. Jobs identified them as part of the phone's antenna system, saying the stainless steel band is also a primarily structural element of the device. The antenna supports all the iPhone 4's wireless capability, from 3G to Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GPS along with cellular communications.
iPhone 4: Retina Display
The iPhone 4 will also sport what Jobs described as a "retina display" with four times the pixel density of a typical LCD display at a whopping 326 pixels per inch—by far denser than anything else in the consumer electronics market. The result is a 3.5-inch display with a native resolution of 960 by 640 pixels that is actually a higher resolution than the typical human eye is capable of perceiving, when held at a distance of just 10 to 12 inches. Jobs claims the iPhone 4's display winds up looking like a high quality printed book (albeit that emits light!) rather than a blocky pixellated grid. The iPhone OS automatically handles rendering text and controls at the higher resolution for the iPhone 4, so developers don't need to do anything to update their applications to look good on the new display…but, of course, if developers want to add higher-resolution graphics to their apps, they will look stunning on the iPhone 4.
iPhone 4: A4 Chip and Gyroscope
The iPhone 4 will also feature an Apple-designed A4 CPU, following along the lines of the processor powering the iPad. Jobs said the A4 processor improved power management, so the iPhone 4 will manage 40 percent more talk time on 3G networks (up to 7 hours), or up to 6 hours of 3G Web browsing or 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing. The device can also play up to 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music, and should have an standby time of up to 300 hours. The iPhone 4 will also pack up to 32 GB of onboard flash storage, and will offer quad-band HSDPA/HSUPA for mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps downstream, 4.8Mbps upstream…assuming carrier networks support that technology. The iPhone 4 will also support 802.11n Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, Bluetooth, and packs and accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and an ambient light sensor,. The iPhone 4 also sports a gyroscope, which enables six-axis motion sensing…just like a game controller, and iPhone OS 4 will offer developer APIs to leverage the gyroscope: Jobs envisions the gyroscope enabling whole new types of mobile gaming.
iPhone 4: Camera & iMovie
The iPhone 4 will feature a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor, which Jobs says increases the amount of light captured by the sensor, resulting in better photographs, particularly in low-light situations. The camera will also record HD video at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, and the LED flash can be used to light video as well. Like the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will feature in-phone video editing and enable users to share video the the Internet (think Facebook and YouTube). However, Apple is pushing the video editing envelope with a new iMovie application for iPhone, that enables users to assemble and trim clips and record directly into an iMovie timeline. Users can also add camera photos to their movies (complete with the pan-and-scan Ken Burns effect), and iMovie for iPhone will enable users to add titles and transitions to their videos. The iPhone 4 camera embeds geolocation information in video; iMovie for iPhone can optional display display that information. Users can also add music as a soundtrack to their video, and select from a number of pre-generated themes. iMovie for iPhone will be available as a separate purchase from the App Store for $4.99.
No Longer iPhone OS 4: iOS 4
Since it won't do to have an iPad running something called "iPhone OS," Apple has decided to rename its mobile device operating system to simply "iOS 4," encompassing all its mobile devices: the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch. iOS 4 will have the features Apple outlined back in April, including a form of multitasking support (so applications like Pandora can stream music in the background while an iPhone user, say, surfs the Web in Safari), a unified Mail inbox that supports multiple services, home screen folders, a Game Center, and improved support for Microsoft Exchange and enterprise users. However, developers will probably be more intrigued by a boatload of new APIs and significantly deepened features. Developers at WWDC will be able to set hands on a release candidate today.
iPhone 4: Bing
Among new features in iOS 4 will be an option to use Microsoft's Bing as a default search engine; Google will still be the iPhone's default search, but Yahoo and Bing-powered searches will be available as options. Note that Bing will be taking over the back end for Yahoo's search services later this year.
iBooks for iPhone
Apple also announced a version of iBooks will be available for iPhone, with feature parity to the iPad edition (complete with previously-announced PDF and annotations support). The applications will be able to synchronize across devices, so users will be able to start reading an iBook on an iPad, then pick up at the same spot on the iPhone. Users will be able to download purchased books to all their supported devices at no extra charge.
Jobs also took a moment to highlight Apple's new in-application advertising platform iAds: according to Jobs, Apple is developing iAds as a revenue channel for developers so they can earn money from applications in ways other than direct sales to users. As outlined last April, Apple is aiming for high amounts of interactivity and engagement with iAds, building on HTML5 technologies rather than the still-industry-standard Adobe Flash. Apple will host all the advertising and handle ad sales, so all applications developers have to do is specify where in the applications the ads should be placed, then collect 60 percent of the revenue from placements in their applications. Apple has only been selling iAds for about two months—they should go live Jule 1—and so far has many major brands on board, including Disney (Jobs is Disney's biggest single shareholder, remember), Target, Best Buy, Geico, DirecTV, and other major brands. Unlike traditional banner ads that eject users from applications out into Web browsers, iAds run without exiting a user's application, providing an interactive experience without causing people to leave apps, or lose work or messages: the goal is an engaging experience that users know is "safe" regardless of the app they're using.
Video Calling
Of course, that front-facing camera in the iPhone 4 exists for one and only one purpose: video calls. Jobs demonstrated what Apple is dubbing FaceTime video calling with the iPhone 4. The feature will initially be Wi-Fi only and operate iPhone 4 devices—no word in whether FaceTime will support, say, desktops or notebooks equipped with cameras. Users will be able to switch to the rear-mounted 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 to let callers see what they're seeing, or stick with the front-facing camera for face-to-face chat. Jobs says Apple plans to work with mobile operators to make FaceTime available over 3G data services. Apple says it plans to ship millions of FaceTime-capable devices this year—and if current iPhone sales are any indicator, they're right—so iPhone 4 users will have plenty of people to talk to. (How far off is an app called FaceTime Roulette?)
Apple says the technology behind FaceTime will be come an industry standard, and will be supported by other devices and services.
iPhone 4 Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 4 will be available June 24 in black or white, with pricing set at $199 for a 16 GB model and $299 for a 32 GB model: those price points match the iPhone 3GS. Initial availability will be the United States, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
In the United States AT&T will enable any iPhone user whose contract expires in 2010 to upgrade to the iPhone 4 for $199 or $299 (for the 16 GB or 32 GB model) if users top off their contracts for another two years of service.
Apple plans to continue selling the iPhone 3GS, with the 8 GB model going for $99.
Pre-orders for the iPhone 4 will open on June 15.
Apple plans to begin offering the iPhone 4 in 18 more countries in July, followed by 24 additional countries in August and 40 more countries in September.
Apple will offer a selection of accessories, including a $29 dock and a "bumper" case in various colors.
iOS 4 Availability
Apple's iOS 4 will ship standard on new iPhone 4 handsets. Apple plans to make iOS 4 available on June 21 for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch—although there will be some limitations and some iOS 4 features wont be supported on older handsets. (For instance, multitasking will not be supported on the original iPhone 3G. Apple's original EDGE-only iPhone, released in 2007, won't support iOS 4 at all.)
[This item was written in real time during the WWDC keynote; additional items will highlight significant news from WWDC.]


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Hearing on Panhandling Tonight at Yakima City Hall – Mayor's Blog
The Yakima City Council will listen to testimony from the public at a 7:00 p.m. hearing at Yakima City Hall. There is a proposal on the table to strengthen the current ordinance on panhandling.
Here is some information from the Center for Problem Oriented Policing:
Most evidence confirms that panhandling is not lucrative, although some panhandlers clearly are able to subsist on a combination of panhandling money, government benefits, private charity, and money from odd jobs such as selling scavenged materials or plasma. How much money a panhandler can make varies depending on his or her skill and personal appeal, as well as on the area in which he or she solicits. Estimates vary from a couple of dollars (U.S.) a day on the low end, to $20 to $50 a day in the mid-range, to about $300 a day on the high end. Women—especially those who have children with them—and panhandlers who appear to be disabled tend to receive more money. For this reason, some panhandlers pretend to be disabled and/or war veterans. Others use pets as a means of evoking sympathy from passersby. Panhandlers' regular donors can account for up to half their receipts.
Panhandlers spend much of their money on alcohol, drugs and tobacco, although some money does go toward food, transportation and toiletries. Panhandlers rarely save any money, partly because they risk having it stolen, and partly because their primary purpose is to immediately buy alcohol or drugs.


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Monsanto recently announced that a common ragweed in one field in central Missouri is resistant to glyphosate. Monsanto reported that it made the resistant determination with University of Missouri weed scientist Reid Smeda. According to the company, the resistant ragweed was confined to a 20-acre section of the field.
Common ragweed now joins some biotypes of marestail and ryegrass shown to be resistant to glyphosate. Monsanto points out that these resistant cases are managed with tankmixes, which is the suggested treatment for common ragweed. The company recommends tank mixing FlexStar or Phoenix herbicides with Roundup for postemergence applications in soybeans to treat resistant ragweed. Another option is Valor or Scepter for soil-applied programs. In corn, herbicides such as triazines and growth regulators may be added to the herbicide program.


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Over 200 S&P 500 companies have now reported earnings. While 70 percent or so have beaten expectations, the blended earnings growth rate has basically flat lined. Using revenues as a purer gauge adds little encouragement. Revenues have also flat lined over the last year. Without an uptick in global economic activity or the ability to pass on price increases to customers, US earnings look winded. How can the rally persist without growth?
The price level of the S&P 500 equals total earnings multiplied by valuation. At year-end 2011, the S&P 500 traded for 13.04 times trailing operating earnings. At year-end 2012, the S&P 500 traded for 14.73 times. Currently, the S&P 500 trades at 16 times earnings. In other words, since 2011, the multiple of the market has expanded by 24 percent while the price of the market has advanced 26 percent...meaning the entire advance since the end of 2011 has been due to multiple expansion, not earnings growth. Why are multiples expanding?
First, tail risks (Euro collapse, Chinese recession) have abated, making investors more confident. Second, loose monetary policy globally has driven "safe asset" returns on government bonds to zero. With inflation nearing 2 percent, purchasing an asset yielding anything less is a money loser. For the past few years, investors have cautiously migrated back into equities, wringing driving up valuations for riskier and riskier asset classes as they venture out of government bonds. They passed through commodities, gold, corporate bonds, preferred shares, master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, high yield bonds and dividend paying stocks. For instance, humdrum utility stocks now trade for 19 times trailing earnings versus 16 times for the S&P. Why? Utilities yield 4 percent while 10 year Treasuries yield 2 percent. In fact, each of the sectors in the S&P 500 that yield more than the 10 year Treasury trade at valuations above their 20 year averages.
If you invert the 16 P/E on the S&P 500, you can compare the "earnings yield" to the yield on 10 year bonds. Currently, the earnings yield is 6.25 percent. This compares to 10 year Treasuries at 1.7 percent or corporates at 2.7 percent. As long as these rates remain anchored and earnings remain neutral, the valuation of the market can drift higher attempting to close the gap. If bond yields stayed the same and the gap closed tomorrow, S&P valuations could mathematically rise to 50. More likely, yields will rise along with valuations vectoring in on a mid-point.
To summarize, corporate earnings growth for large cap companies has now synchronized with nominal global GDP growth. The investment thesis for investing further in large cap US stocks hinges on acceleration in global economic growth and/or continued quantitative easing by global central banks to anchor fixed income yields securing the valuation advantage for equities. While we remain optimistic about the Fed's vigilance and therefore the continued case for multiple expansion, we would much rather see return contribution come from revenue and earnings growth.
David Waddell, who is regularly featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Forbes, as well as on Fox Business News and CNBC, is president and CEO of Memphis-based Waddell & Associates.
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Godzillas be here, Capt'n.Established in 2005, Anti M's Home for Wayward Art is a place for small art, medium art, amateur art, but especially Bad Art, Lost Art, Found Art, Art which Needs a Good Spanking, and of course, Wayward Art. This is not a gallery, it is more like juvenile detention for art, an orphanage, a half-way house for misfit art. All art in the Home is up for adoption, all the prospective new parent needs to do is fill out a small adoption form and clip it to the Home in place of their newfound art darling. Art may also be committed to the Home, just put it securely in place and say good-bye. While the emphasis is on visual art such as paintings, drawings and photos, other mediums such as sculptural art, jewelry, and trinkets found their way into the Home to be scooped up and loved. Costumes, MOOP, food, and your abandoned sign too bulky to haul around are not within the parameters, thank you. If you are donating many items, do leave them in the back, in the shade structure with a note.
Why? I love to paint, I love to do miniatures, I love to give things away. Based on the concepts of art and gifting, I came up with the Home. Why Bad Art? While I am quite good at miniatures, I am not always pleased with my products. I also glean art from thrift stores and friends and family and yard sales.


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The continental type track has both advantages and disadvantages when compared to the traditional English counterpart. Being trailer mounted they are easier to transport, and quicker to set up/take down , requiring fewer personnel to do the job. Additionally they tend to be decorated to a higher standard with fancy airbrushed artwork and computerised lighting systems.
The drawbacks they appear to have are the fact that being trailer mounted they are larger and heavier, limiting the venues they can attend. We have successfully carried English type tracks under low bridges or through narrow gates and erected them in hard to reach places, this just isn't possible with a continental track, you would need around a 9 foot wide and 15 feet high entrance to accommodate the transport vehicle and trailer.
We do not have a standard hire charge for dodgems. The reason for this is the fact that we always strive to provide you with the best price possible, so if for instance you wanted to hire a dodgem ride in an area where we had another booking the same week, we would save you money by sharing the transport cost between both bookings. If we were to have a standard price, it would have to be higher than this to cover the eventuality of only having the one booking.
As a rule a weekday booking is less expensive than a weekend, winter months are less expensive than summer months. Whatever type of dodgems you want to hire in Arnold, we can provide them.
We have access to over 40 dodgem tracks available for hire in the Arnold area ranging from the ultra modern continental type to the traditional English model.
Dodgems are one of the best loved rides on the fairground and create a stunning centrepiece for any event, from a private party to a corporate funday.
Contact us for a free, no obligation quote.
We are able to supply any attraction from a stick of candy floss to a complete funfair, visit our parent company funfairgames for more details.
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LG has officially unveiled a new member of its smartphone family with the G Pro Lite. Just like the name entails, the G Pro Lite ships with a modest spec list when compared to the original Optimus G Pro that launched earlier this year.
This dual-SIM phablet ships with a 5.5 inch qHD IPS display, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8 megapixel camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 3,140 mAh removable battery and a hot key that allows the user to switch between SIM cards easily.
While the G Pro Lite may ship with a set of mid-range specs, LG didn't leave out some of the great software features found on devices like the G2. Features like KnockOn, QuickMemo, QSlide, QTranslator, and more are all present in the G Pro light, allowing the user to get a premium software experience on the affordable handset.
Take a look at some of the key specifications below:
– Processor: MT6577 1.0 GHz Dual Core
– Display: 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels)
– Network: 3G (HSDPA: 7.2Mbps / HSUPA: 5.76Mbps)
– Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, MicroSD
– Camera: Rear 8.0MP BSI / Front 1.3MP
– Battery: 3,140 mAh (removable)
– Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2
– Size: 150.2 x 76.9 x 9.4mm
– Weight: 161g
– Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, USB2.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct
– Colors: Black, White
The LG G Pro Lite will launch this month in Latin American, and later push into Asia, Russia, China, India and the Middle East.
Press release below.
LG's Newest Smartphone Combines the Large Display and Large Capacity Battery of LG Optimus G Pro with the Newest Multimedia Features
SEOUL, Oct. 10, 2013 — To fulfill the needs of practical smartphone users who want to enjoy the convenience of a large display, LG Electronics (LG) today introduced to the world its latest device, LG G Pro Lite, with a 5.5-inch display and unique UX fea-tures.
In addition to its large IPS display, LG G Pro Lite features an equally large 3,140mAh battery, embedded Stylus Pen, stereo speakers and Dual SIM with a dedicated Hot Key. The phone is also designed with an ultra-narrow bezel for an incredible edge-to-edge viewing experience, slim design for optimal one-hand grip and convenient UX features shared with LG's other premium G Series smartphones.
"With LG G Pro Lite, we are introducing a competitive device to the masses in the growing large smartphone market," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "The market for smartphones with displays over five inches will continue to grow and LG is in a great position to capture these new customers when they're ready to move up from their current phones."
The Stylus Pen that is included with the LG G Pro Lite increases the smartphone's usability. The Stylus Pen allows for quick and accurate handwriting and can be stored conveniently in a slot at the top of the phone. And for customers who are increasingly turning to their smartphones for entertainment, LG equipped the LG G Pro Lite with dual speakers for excellent audio performance with or without headphones. What's more, LG's latest smartphone maximizes user convenience with a Dual SIM feature and a dedicated Hot Key to make switching between two SIM cards easier than ever before.
LG G Pro Lite comes with LG's practical and convenient UX that features all the benefits of LG's premium G Series, G Pro and G2. KnockON powers on the G Pro Lite with two taps to the display, Pause and Resume Recording allows for the recording of short snippets of video which can then be viewed as one continuous file, QSlide controls up to three different apps in one window, QuickMemo gives users the ability to instantly jot memos or notes from any screen without having to open a separate application and QTranslator instantly translates words and sentences from images captured with the smartphone's camera.
LG G Pro Lite will make its world debut this month in Latin America followed by markets in Asia, Russia, China, India and the Middle East.
Key Specifications:
– Processor: MT6577 1.0 GHz Dual Core
– Display: 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels)
– Network: 3G (HSDPA: 7.2Mbps / HSUPA: 5.76Mbps)
– Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, MicroSD
– Camera: Rear 8.0MP BSI / Front 1.3MP
– Battery: 3,140 mAh (removable)
– Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2
– Size: 150.2 x 76.9 x 9.4mm
– Weight: 161g
– Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, USB2.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct
– Colors: Black, White
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About LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing 87,000 people working in 113 locations around the world. With 2012 global sales of USD 45.22 billion (KRW 50.96 trillion), LG comprises five business units — Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning & Energy Solution and Vehicle Components — and is one of the world's leading producers of flat panel TVs, mobile devices, air conditioners, washing machines and refrigerators. LG Electronics is a 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. For more news and information on LG Electronics, please visit www.LGnewsroom.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a global leader and innovator in mobile communications. With its breakthrough technologies and innovative designs, LG continues to establish a number of benchmarks in the smartphone market, while also helping create a better lifestyle for consumers by delivering a wholly enhanced smart-phone experience. As a leader in 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, LG continues its commitment to de-veloping groundbreaking LTE technologies and fulfilling consumer demands with differentiated LTE devices of the highest quality, all of which are based on the company's wealth of LTE patents and technical knowledge. For more information, please visit www.LG.com.


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• Thursday, Sept. 26, 6 to 7 p.m.: College Night, in the library.
• The Mission Bay High School Alumni Association will be hosting the seventh annual All-Alumni Homecoming Celebration on Friday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. This year's event will include VIP tents in the end zone of the field; $2 tacos donated by the PB Shore Club; Buccaneers merchandise; and prime end-zone seating for the game. MBHSAA will be hosting a silent auction, the major fundraiser of the year. Those interested in sending a donation are asked to contact firstname.lastname@example.com for forms and information.
Congratulations to Hannah Tandy, who is one of 23 high school seniors selected from San Diego Unified School District to be selected as a National Merit Semifinalist. Well done!
Pacific Beach Middle School
• Thursday, Oct. 3, 8 a.m.: PBMS tour. Join PBMS staff and parents for an informational meeting and campus tour. Come see why PB Middle has been named a Spotlight School by the California Association of IB World Schools.
• BeachFest, Saturday, Oct. 5. Are you a beach-area family exploring options for your soon-to-be middle-school child? PB Middle offers an award-winning program with highly trained teachers, technology for all, and a one-of-a-kind, globally focused curriculum. Visit the PB Middle booth at BeachFest on Oct. 5 to learn more about the prestigious International Baccalaureate program.
• Do you know any middle schoolers who like to surf? The PB Locals surf club and team welcome all sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders who live or attend school in Pacific Beach to join. Contact Kathy Miller Gray at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. The deadline for team riders is Sept. 30.
Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy
Barnard Language Academy will be celebrating its grand opening on Sept. 27. The community is welcome. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. in front of the school with local and international dignitaries, followed by a performance by a dance troupe from Chongching, China.
Kate Sessions Elementary School
Kate Sessions PTO held its annual Day at the Bay at Mission Bay Sportcenter on Sept. 15. More than 100 families celebrated the new school year on paddleboards, paddleboats and kayaks, listened to live music and enjoyed taco plates and desserts. The Kate Sessions PTO appreciates the generosity of parents, volunteers and the community businesses that support the event and the school. Special thanks to Solar Rain, Bus Stop Gelato, SnoCal Shaved Ice, Tacos & Gorditas, the Mission Bay Farmers Market, Sector 9, Jetpack MoJo, and Mission Bay Sportcenter, its manager Zach Funston and his staff of water-craft counselors.
The Sportcenter donated its facility, equipment and time to the school.
Pacific Beach Elementary School
• Oct. 2: Friends of Pacific Beach Elementary School (FOPBE) meeting, 6 p.m. PBE's parent-teacher organization will be meeting in Room 9. Childcare is provided for school-age children.
• Oct. 5: Pacific Beachfest: PBE will once again have its "crazy hair" booth. Stop by and learn about the great programs at PBE, and get some crazy hair in the process.
• Oct. 6: 2:30 p.m., SSC/GSC meeting in the library.
• The PBE annual Contributions Drive runs from Sept. 20 through Oct. 25. Any and all contributions are welcome. Visit www.fopbe.org for more information.
Mission Bay Cluster
• The next Mission Bay Cluster meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m., in the PB Middle School library. There will be a presentation on the Common Core Curriculum with a Q&A given by James Michaelian, vice principal of Mission Bay High School. There will also be updates and continued planning for the MB Cluster All-Schools Fair. We will discuss the YMCA progress, as well as the new stadium project at MBHS. Please join us to learn more about the Mission Bay Cluster and help us to continue strengthening our schools.
• Save the date for the Pacific Beach Neighborhood Schools Fair, Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Mission Bay High School campus. Pacific Beach schools have made great changes in recent years, now offering a wide variety of program choices, including International Baccalaureate Programme, a Mandarin-immersion magnet and a Junior Music Academy magnet. Join local families and discover the terrific opportunities offered in our elementary, middle and high schools. Listen to students play music, enjoy food and play games. School principals and staff will be presenting information and fielding questions.
Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools (FOPBSS)
The fourth annual Ducky Derby is Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Pacific BeachFest. Everyone has an opportunity to purchase a ducky (or several!) for the big race. At 5 p.m., all duckies purchased and numbered will be placed into the ocean and the first ones to "swim" to shore will win prizes. You do not need to be present at the race to win and 100 percent of the profits go to Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools to help enhance the experience for students at PB Middle and Mission Bay High. Ducks are on sale for $5 at PBMS and MBHS school offices and at the FOPBSS BeachFest booth.
Mission Bay High School Alumni Association
The MBHS Alumni Association presents the Seaside Farmers Market every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MBHS Grand Avenue student parking lot. Enjoy unique artisans, delicious food, fresh produce and much more. 100 percent of the profits benefit MBHS.


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Though there was much ado about James Kisner's assertion that an Apple TV was "imminent," few have echoed that sentiment. Today, Apple Insider reports that another unnamed source is spilling the beans on the in-the-works TV set, but this one sounds a bit less optimistic and a bit more fishy. Let's work from the most legitimate claims that he/she made down to the least legitimate.
First, this supposed Foxconn insider says that Apple has begun the initial phase of tests on its TV. That one most likely checks out, as we heard something similar last week. Next, we hear that it's unlikely anything will ship until at least 2014. While that could certainly prove an accurate prediction, if true, it's troubling for Apple fans and stockholders alike. The company's stock price has plummeted of late and the company – known for innovation – is in a bit of a creative rut. The last and most dubious claim from this shadowy source is that Apple plans to show off a prototype TV at International CES in January. Since Apple has historically avoided CES as if it were the plague (they have never attended), it's hard to believe they would crash consumer electronics' biggest party with a fledgling design and without anyone's foreknowledge.
Really, the most important claim here, is the assertion that an Apple TV won't be ready until 2014. The race has already started and neither Apple, nor Usain Bolt can catch competitors who are half a track ahead. Unless they are planning on closing content deals that others have been repeatedly unable to close, Apple will be left in the dust before it even gets out of the blocks.
For now, we're going to say that these claims originated from an unreliable source, which means Apple's TV plans are still shrouded in mystery.
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K. L. Epperson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 30 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
GEOINTELIS is a new online service that provides sophisticated geospatial (map-based) visual land research, project management and workflow to the middle-market enterprise. This is a Web 2.0 service designed to make it easier for mid-sized companies to acquire and utilize powerful geospatial management, analysis and workflow tools that their larger competitors spend millions of dollars annually to acquire and maintain.
Target audience includes mid-sized businesses ($10MM to $100MM in revenues) in oil and gas, alternative energy (wind and solar), environmental engineering, water and waste water management, rail and right-of-way management, land development and asset management companies. These are small to mid-sized innovators who are looking for a technological edge to better compete in their industries.
We are looking for a major upgrade to our current, temporary logo. The service has not yet been launched or promoted. We are looking for a sophisticated, visually appealing logo that will set the tone for our promotion and design. Our website and other materials will take design cues from this logo, so we need good colors and good shapes. This is a Web 2.0 service aimed at business buyers in fast-pased industries, so it needs to be a cutting-edge logo.
We are interesting in seeing the name, probably in all-caps, sans serif, and bold. We will certainly consider other designs, but would like to see a "badge" style logo with a glossy finish and well defined edges.
Logos we like: UPS.com, firedb.com, billshrink.com, outright.com, socialtext.com, zubican.com, demandbase.com
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I combined ideas from two recipes that I knew we would love...one from BubbleCrumb.com and the other from Cooking with Libby. I just adapted the recipes to make them 'our own' and it was sooo yummy.
And easy!
I love crockpot cooking - and simple recipes!
This might remind you of that comforting dish - Chicken Pot Pie.
One of our FAVS!!
One of our FAVS!!
There are options in this recipe...what spices to add or what to use for the dumpling part. Libby's recipe used more seasoning...I will give you those measurements in the body of the recipe so you can make it your own too.
She also used frozen dumplings. You can also make your own from scratch if you're inclined to do that, but I used canned biscuits for ease.
She also used frozen dumplings. You can also make your own from scratch if you're inclined to do that, but I used canned biscuits for ease.
For us, this was the best of both worlds.
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
enough water to rinse out soup cans
(about 1 c.)
1 - 15 ozs. can chicken broth
1 onion, diced
1 tsp. (or more) dried parsley
1 tsp. worchestershire sauce
1 tsp. worchestershire sauce
4 grands (4 biscuits, not rolls of biscuits) flaky refrigerator biscuits
fresh ground pepper
paprika to taste
Place the chicken in the crockpot; add the butter, chicken soup, water, broth, onions, parsley & worchestershire.
(Libby made a rub for the chicken with 1/2 Tb. of creole seasoning (which is not hot), 1/2 Tb. of greek seasoning and 1/4 tsp. rosemary).
Cook on high for 4 - 6 hrs. or low for 6 - 8. When chicken is cooked through, shred chicken.(can use 2 forks and do it right inside the crockpot).
Roll biscuits flat & cut into 9 pieces (or more). Be sure crockpot is on and chicken is hot then add pieces of biscuits to broth, one at a time. Cook for about 45 minutes more. This is a photo of how I cut the biscuits..using a pizza cutter simplifies the process.
May serve on rice if desired.


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University of Central Florida: Professor Suspended for In-Class Joke
Category: Free Speech
Schools: University of Central Florida
On April 23, 2013, Hyung-il Jung, a lecturer in UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management, held a review session for an accounting course, at which roughly 25 students were present. During the session, Jung noted that his students seemed to be struggling with his questions and joked, "It looks like you guys are being slowly suffocated by these questions. Am I on a killing spree or what?" On April 24, after a student complained about Jung's remark, UCF placed Jung on paid administrative leave, barred him from entering the Rosen College campus, required him to complete a mental evaluation, and prohibited him from contacting any UCF students. FIRE wrote to UCF President John C. Hitt on April 26, calling for Jung's immediate reinstatement. UCF fully reinstated Jung on May 13, without requiring that he submit to a mental evaluation in advance.
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A new argument for hate-speech laws? Um … no
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by Jonathan Rauch at The Washington Post You know, it's actually kind of refreshing to read a good old-fashioned listener's-veto critique of the First Amendment. Like sleeve garters, this is not something we see much of anymore. In a recent Daily Beast article, Thane Rosenbaum of Fordham Law School points out that hate speech and the like can cause serious pain and suffering. From there he jumps to the conclusion that such speech should be restricted. "Free speech should not stand in the way of common decency." Hmm. That's a big jump, from harm to restriction. Of course homophobic and anti-Semitic expressions hurt […]» Read More
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December 30, 2013
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University of Central Florida Professor Reinstated After Suspension for In-Class Joke
May 21, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013—The University of Central Florida (UCF) has reinstated Professor Hyung-il Jung three weeks after unconstitutionally suspending him on the basis of an in-class joke. FIRE wrote to UCF President John C. Hitt in April, urging this result and reminding UCF of its First Amendment obligations. On April 23, Jung, a lecturer in UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management, was leading an exam review session with roughly 25 students in an accounting course when, according to the Orlando Sentinel, he stated: "This question is very difficult. It looks like you guys are being slowly suffocated by these […]» Read More


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Canadian Skater Eric Radford Becomes 1st Out Athlete to Win Gold at Winter Olympics
Out U.S. athletes Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy may be dominating headlines in the states, but Canada's Eric Radford is also earning much deserved buzz for becoming the first openly gay Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Games, Yahoo News reports.
Radford, 33, contributed to Canada's figure skating team's gold medal win in South Korea over the weekend, effectively winning the top prize, along with his partner Megan Duhamel, performing to Adele's "Hometown Glory."
"If you have the wrong piece of music and it doesn't connect with the audience or the judges, it doesn't really matter how great you skate," Radford told CBC Radio. "You're gonna be missing something."
Yahoo News points out Radford and Matthew Mitcham, who won gold in the 10-meter platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, are the only out athletes to win gold at the events.
Radford took to social media to celebrate his win. On Instagram, he shared a photo with America's Rippon, who took home the bronze medal.
"So proud to be wearing these medals and showing the world what we can do!" he wrote.
Over on Twitter he added:


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