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My blog used to be called Nappy Valley. But now I've moved to the dizzy heights of Crystal Palace (via a spell as an expat on Long Island, New York). And my Littleboys are long out of nappies.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Falling for Fall
Fall really is my favourite time of year on Long Island.
Summers are fun here in some ways - you have reliably warm weather, sandy beaches, barbecues, a community pool and of course the wonders of summer camp. But on the downside, there are mosquitoes, poison ivy, excessive heat and humidity; oh, and of course, the odd hurricane.
Winters have their pleasures; reliable snow means sledging and skiing, and it tends to be sunnier than in the UK. But they are long and relentless, and the snow gets ridiculous after a while. Spring is sweet but short; you can go from freezing cold to hot and humid in a matter of weeks.
But fall is long; cool, crisp or even pleasantly mild weather can last until early December before winter really sets in in. The turning leaves and foliage are stunning, and the Fall customs - pumpkins outside the door, apple picking and hayrides, and even the over-the-top Halloween celebrations - are really growing on me.
Looking back at last year's blog posts (including this Halloween homes 'n' gardens display) , I seemed to have become obsessed (possessed?) about Halloween so this year I wanted to highlight some other autumnal traditions over here.
First of all are 'Mums'. (No, not the 'Moms' - the Moms are just the same as in Fall as in other times, with the addition perhaps of Ugg boots and a polystyrene cup of hot, rather than iced, Starbucks latte). I'm talking about the 'Mums, as in chrysanthemums; Americans always having to abbreviate any long words, you see. I'm not sure/can't remember if we share this enthusiasm for 'Mums in England, but it really is a phenomenon here - I wonder if the whole of America is just as obsessed? The moment September approaches, huge displays of 'mums' are on show outside supermarkets, garden centers and private houses, and on roadsides you will see painted signs excitedly proclaiming 'Mums! Now! $4.99' (or similar) everywhere. When I was first here, I wasn't sure what this was all about, but this year I have joined in (well, for $4.99, who wouldn't?) and am sporting a potted 'Mum' on my doorstep as well as the obligatory pumpkins (see above). At the New York Botanical Gardens last weekend, we saw an incredible hothouse display of Japanese chrysanthemums, as well as some fantastic carved pumpkins.
Pumpkins are, of course, a massive part of the autumnal decoration tradition. They are not just about Halloween by any means. Quite often you will see displays of giant pumpkins, gourds and squashes outside people's houses, together with a corn dolly or two. (If you want to combine pumpkins and 'mums', there are are 'mums' in jack-o-lantern style pots you can buy). Every town has a 'Pumpkin Patch' or two where you go to select your pumpkin or twelve. You can get a Pumpkin spiced latte at Starbucks (which I haven't actually dared try - it just doesn't sound right to me).
Decorating one's table in an autumnal/harvest style is de rigeur - I am now the proud owner of pumpkin candleholders and an 'autumn harvest' tablecloth. Chances are your children will produce some attractive pumpkin-style craft from school, too (pictured below is Littleboy 1's offering from last year, which I rather love).
Fall is also about apples galore. Whereas in the UK we might go apple picking in the back garden, here, there is a whole industry devoted to going to an apple orchard, usually with a 'hayride' thrown in and some apple cider. The latter is not your Strongbow or Scrumpy - that is known as 'hard cider' in the US - but instead a pulpy apple juice, sold in huge vats and on offer at farmers' markets, fairs and the like. It can be served hot or cold. In the shops and farmers' markets, there are fresh apples from upstate New York. It took me a while to get to know the different varieties, as they don't have, for example, Cox's or Bramley's out here, and don't seem to differentiate so much between cooking and eating apples, but if you pick the right kind, they are just right at the moment.
So, while others are bemoaning the end of summer (New Yorkers love to complain about the weather just as much as the Brits, by the way), I'm a fully paid up fan of Fall. I'm currently unearthing my sweaters, loving the lack of biting insects, and looking forward to the turning of the leaves (following, as always, the Foliage report in the New York Times). And after that? Well, there's always ski-ing....
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- Iota said...
Totally with you here. I love autumn/fall. Always have done, but here, there's more to it than in England. The trees are just beautiful, and the weather is nice enough to be out enjoying them. Halloween is fun, and of course there's Thanksgiving to come. Just a shame they miss out on Bonfire Night.
- 20 October 2011 at 17:06
- Almost American said...
Loving the lack of biting insects here too! I think last Saturday was the fist soccer game with no bugs! I like your harvest tablecloth, and the LittleBoy 1's pumpkin is beautiful!
- 20 October 2011 at 19:23
- Expat mum said...
Well, sorry to put a damper on the jolly expats you have here (wink) but Fall in Chicago usually consists of about two weeks before we get the parkas out. At the moment it's fall, and we had a glorious week last week but now it's really wet and extremely (dangerously) windy. The boats that were left on Lake Michigan (to be dry-docked next weekend, by law) have all been smashed to bits; there are trees branches down all over the place and it's not even the end of October. Argh.
- 20 October 2011 at 20:47
- Matt said...
After that first paragraph I was so jealous about the summer, I struggled to read the rest :-)
- 21 October 2011 at 05:03
- Nota Bene said...
Even here, I think autumn is my favourite season...beautiful colours. I like the idea of putting mum on the doorstep...
- 21 October 2011 at 08:37
- Michelloui | The American Resident said...
Thanks. Now totally homesick. :P
Autumn (fall!) is my favourite season anywhere, and I really love the long autumn I have in England compared to the brief but fiery fall in Minnesota, but I do miss all the decorating and festive spirit Americans throw into the autumn--along with Halloween (oh how I miss an American Halloween!) and Thanksgiving (yes, I really miss that one too).
Must do a post on Halloween this year to encourage the Brits to 'get more into it'. Will it work?! Glad you;re getting into it--will you bring these traditions back to the UK with you? (hope so!)
- 21 October 2011 at 08:43
- Metropolitan Mum said...
Unfortunately I don't have a front porch or garden to put on pumpkins on display - but i just painted my nails in a coral-y shade of orange :-)
- 22 October 2011 at 10:23
- Muddling Along said...
Am amused that my tipple of choice is 'hard cider' - sounds incredibly butch!
- 24 October 2011 at 08:42
- Muddling Along said...
Am amused that my tipple of choice is 'hard cider' - sounds incredibly butch!
- 24 October 2011 at 08:42
- nappy valley girl said...
Met Mum - if you were American, you would find a way to display a pumpkin. Really, you would.
Muddling Along - I know! We like cider too but it makes you sound like a wino....
- 24 October 2011 at 10:34
- angelsandurchinsblog said...
When the mums are as yum as that I can see you have to join in. Happy Halloween!
- 24 October 2011 at 14:28
- About Last Weekend said...
I do love fall on the East Coast, its got a bit of chill and lots of leaves. Yes I really stocked up on orange bits and bobs our first couple of years. Wonder what happened to it all...
- 24 October 2011 at 15:03
- Circles in the Sand said...
Hello! I'm a bit behind with my comments! I meant to tell you I really enjoyed the squirrels blog - and wanted to send you a link to a blogger I love here in Dubai who just wrote about squirrels http://dubaihousewife.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/the-tough-ty-club/
And I really enjoyed the fall pictures and memories - ah, it was my favourite season, too - miss it now so much! Enjoy!
- 25 October 2011 at 04:17
- Anonymous said...
Well I actually didn't know that a "mum" was a chrysanthemum. And we Aussies abbreviate everything! I am now enlightened. Clearly I am not a gardener... Thanks NappyValleyGirl!
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USTR Pushing Excessive SOPA-Style Liability In China
from the the-chinese-understand-massive-secondary-liability dept
Building on an existing JCCT commitment to develop a Judicial Interpretation making clear that those who facilitate online infringement will be jointly liable for such infringement, China announced that its Supreme People's Court will publish a Judicial Interpretation on Internet Intermediary Liability before the end of 2012.As we had discussed while SOPA was still around, the use of liability for mere facilitation is hugely problematic, and goes way, way, way beyond anything in the law today. Tons of useful technology can facilitate infringement. In fact, historically, nearly every important technological innovation that has helped grow the entertainment industry has first been accused of "facilitating" infringement: the record player, the player piano, the radio, cable tv, the photocopier, the VCR, the DVR, the MP3 player and YouTube... every single one of them was accused of facilitating infringement. That's part of the reason why SOPA was so troubling. But rather than move away from such language, the US is now pushing that same language in its trade agreements with China. As Schruers explains, expanding secondary liability to include "facilitation" has massive problems:
For good cause, existing secondary liability law... does not extend to facilitation – it requires more knowing, culpable conduct, or direct financial benefit. A pirate's utility company arguably facilitates piracy by providing electric power to the pirate – and indeed, benefits from the added electricity consumed. We don't penalize utilities for piracy committed by their customers, however: since its inception, secondary liability has been wisely limited exclude such sweeping application.What Schruer's doesn't even mention, but which seems fairly important, is that China has tons of experience with broad secondary liability clauses and their ability to stifle speech and censor critics. The entire Great Firewall of China is mostly built on this principle of secondary liability, whereby ISPs can get into trouble for "facilitating" negative speech. Chinese officials argue in support of the Great Firewall by saying that it protects the public and they've even argued that it's needed to stop piracy.
The term seems particularly inappropriate in relation to commitments extracted from China regarding Internet policy. Construed broadly, "facilitate" could encapsulate any website or web service that allows users to communicate information freely. Given the ambiguity of the term, China could potentially interpret the word broadly to engage in censorship of its own, not only for IP infringement offenses, but for other activities "illegal" in China as well. If censorship concerns were sufficiently problematic in the U.S., they should be at least as problematic in China.
So, among other things, by spreading this ridiculous "facilitation" language to a US-China agreement, the USTR is handing that much more ammo to the Chinese government not just to support political oppression, but also to argue that it's doing so because of what the US demanded in its trade agreements. Once again, it looks like, as the USTR carries the water of the legacy entertainment industry, it's undermining the State Department and playing right into China's hands in terms of enabling it to continue to censor the internet and repress political speech. And... of course, once that language shows up within US/China agreements, it won't be long before the USTR starts pushing it elsewhere as well, all in the name of "harmonization." In other words, watch out, the USTR is looking to push parts of SOPA through the backdoor yet again.
Along those lines, USTR boss, Ron Kirk, has announced that he's leaving the position. His leadership has been an absolute, unmitigated disaster. He's responsible for the mess that was ACTA and has kept the TPP negotiations extremely secret. If the Obama administration wants to look forward, not backwards, it needs to nominate a replacement who isn't in the legacy industry players' pockets, but who is dedicated to real transparency and who recognizes that innovation comes from new sources, not from overprotecting obsolete players.

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Fine art photographer John Purlia, whose work centers around large-scale photos of three-dimensional dioramas he creates in his La Jolla studio out of a staggering collection of found objects, will present "Tales from the Vinyl Dimension: Portraits and Landscapes" at the coffee house from July 1 to July 31.
Purlia's vignettes, which usually include a message embedded in their titles, send the viewer into a surreal world where Kewpie dolls and other figurines dominate strange landscapes, often against the backdrop of a vintage vinyl record.
For the upcoming exhibit, Purlia said he wanted to zoom in on the central subjects — action figures and other toys — to force the viewer to look more closely at what often goes unnoticed.
"Over the past few years, I've been diligent about taking 'behind the scenes' photos of the stage construction to document elements you don't see in the final image," Purlia wrote in an email. "I take these with my point-and-shoot camera from all kinds of angles to give new perspective on a piece, or to just get a little closer to an interesting aspect of the story. In the past, I've used these shots in book projects or on my web site, but more recently have posted these shots to social media as 'sneak peeks' of new photos."
Purlia was struck, while working on "Tales from the Vinyl Dimension," by one of these behind-the-scenes shots.
"The shot appealed to me because one of the things I've tried to accomplish through my work is to invite the viewer to look very closely at objects they may otherwise take for granted," he said. "As kids, we look very closely at our toys, examining every detail and every flaw, and I felt this particular behind-the-scenes shot accomplished this in a manner that likely would be missed in the large piece, as it brought the viewer even closer to the scene I had constructed."
He decided to add to the show a series of "mini-landscapes" — close-in shots centered on a figure emerging from the center of a vinyl record. He then wondered how much closer he could get to the figures, and using the macro setting on his point-and-shoot, took another series of portraits shot about an inch away from the toys' faces.
Purlia also added a video element to the exhibit, with more than 30 minutes of looping video, including stop-motion animation, slideshows and time-lapse footage. Viewers, he said, will get a sense of the three-dimensionality of his work through the video, for which he started with a finished photograph set up in his light tent, and, step by step, removed the figurines, toys and other elements, slowly emptying the tent.
"The frames are then reversed on playback to create the illusion of the scene building itself up from nothing," he said. "It's an interesting — and time consuming — process that requires me to develop a storyboard for the animation in reverse."
Purlia said his work is often mistaken for Photoshopped images created by compiling images from different sources.
"That is not at all the case — and I don't even own a copy of Photoshop," he said. "Each piece is built as a three-dimensional diorama inside a light tent using all kinds of collected objects: records, books, toys, curios, religious figures, etc."
Once the scene is set up, his exhaustive process involves taking photo after photo for reference shots and scrutinizing them on his computer, then making minute changes to the scene — a step that can take days or even weeks.
"With the final staging in place I take several photos, all from the exact same vantage point using a variety of camera settings, then process these shots on my computer — sometimes working on a single photo, sometimes combining as many as a dozen photos — to generate a single image that will be shown at an exhibit," he said.
"Tales from the Vinyl Dimension" will feature themes of political and religious conflict, narratives Purlia said he has been exploring for several years. The exhibit will include a reception with the artist on July 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. Pannikin Coffee & Tea is located at 7467 Girard Ave. For more information about Purlia's work, visit www.johnpurlia.com.


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Diane Kruger & Joshua Jackson: Carnival Couple in Paris!
Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson hold hands as they go for a romantic stroll on Thursday (July 5) in Paris, France.
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Foo Fighters Pull Out Rare Performance of 'Aurora' for Outside Lands Festival
It's debatable of where the music hot spot was over the weekend, but one of the highlights was Foo Fighters' set at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival.
Foo Fighters marked the occasion by pulling out a rarely played song for the show. Dave Grohl told the audience that it was a special show and the band had been working on the song 'Aurora' to play live specifically for the event.
The song is featured on their 1999 disc, 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose,' and has made several appearances live in the past, though not as much in recent years.
Frontman Dave Grohl once stated that the song was a nostalgic look back at his life in Seattle and the time spent there, and it also was partially inspired by the death of his grandmother.
On Friday (Aug. 10), Foo Fighters performance was one of the opening night highlights, with Neil Young, Beck and Justice among the other top draws of the evening.
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Dec. 22--Veteran-owned business may have an easier time procuring county purchasing contracts under legislation filed Friday by Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman.
Through the Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise program, the county's Office of Purchasing will inform veteran-owned businesses of procurement opportunities, with hopes to have 1 percent of total procurement dollars going toward the businesses. The Commission for Veterans and Military Families will be involved in the program's implementation, officials said.
Kittleman's latest legislation isn't the first to assist veterans in the county. In December 2016, the Howard County Council approved legislation to extend property tax credits for retired military who have lived in the county for more than 40 years.
Kittleman has also established the Veterans Resource Fair as well as a flag retirement container at the Alpha Ridge Landfill, where flags that are damaged and no longer usable can be dropped off. Members of American Legion Post 156 collect the flags and dispose of them following protocol procedures. A Columbia site for a future veterans monument was also secured.
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Can Financial Markets Regain Their Footing?
After posting strong gains in September and ending in the red for October, what can expect from the financial markets for the rest of the year and into 2013? Russell Investments Chief Market Strategist Stephen Wood gives us his outlook on The News Hub.
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... the ... what's the outlook for stocks of the rest of the yet ... to question these banks but it's of course we want ... we got Steve when he is chief market strategist at Russell Investments the scale this Thanksgiving is ... returning ... home ... the rest of the year ... on Tuesday in an election coming up with the ones that have ... at least a president elect I mean when you want all this time on continuing ... on walks ... tall some of the breast of the year and a defense in our hands I they can be rather chopping on the last I mean I spoke to not to become a choppy ... the second half of the year has been so I didn't think were ... modestly constructive on the economy ... and I think the markets are pricing in not only the presidential action with its earnings as revenue this year this China ... banking industry trade Now's Univ find itself with its a Romney administration ... or a bomb administration there to find themselves that this is a very daunting numbers ... come January so I think what noting the news of the fiscal cliff the fiscal cliff and then the remedies mean there's no great choice as delegate to visit drifting good and bad ... this does mean how do you distribute ... and I were to pay down and delever this in the fiscal damage ... everything's repricing across the world ... the last things to re prices can be government ... still at low levels look good ... two defenseman is one one is that ... Romney is the present one is the Obama continues as president what does that mean for different sectors of the stock market ... why think is an investor you want clarity so if you say if present Obama ... is re elected then I think there be more clarity in health care for its gas ObamaCare's not gonna go away ... you'd be in more deeply entrenched in that there were a Republican in twenty sixteen ... the T ten hundred or so of the winners and losers in health care for devil might be more easy ... to figure out what the sea present Romney ... it would have the know of a different view on the stand on financial institutions ... and and and and tech sensitive industries ... I might fare better under him so you can get some Bartel winners and losers ... but ultimately I think that the fiscal cliff into a long-term draft resolution ... if it's a stable one that is a true bipartisan ... sobering to the tidal action where one side wins and in the other side digs his heels and for two years waiting for their turned ... out that I think of the race of the optimal but if we get a good bipartisan solution ... to the markets would like it alot and it looks like a Makena from the storm but it still looks like a Democratic Senate and the Republican House doesn't get a second use it to getting a deal on a Boeing BA and ... I think you want to take these things down to the last minute online ... what and what we need to see spending take care for us so taxes ... whether Romney or Obama ... could come in you know April May June whatever may cut taxes retroactive ... which are pre law to work for Thompson attorneys for the spending cuts hit right away January for so they're probably new spending for us ... deal that axis activate them contingent on each other so they need to hit that but you're right I think the house to stay Republicans ... that the Senate less clear but what more likely than not to be under Democratic control ... I think you know the White House rate now is is too close to call ... does that greeted us more stable come hopefully it well I like to be optimistic Wolf of course the White House when you're in the business of your and now I'm Simon among what happens on that the tax bill that would oversee the Social Security tax fully read reintroduced on his back and a half baked a cake and down with it for the economy week ... marginally know that the benefits of that were never really Tata because are more difficult to identify so that's one that neither the president's all that to my knowledge is really been that ... the road hard to to reinstate sell it at marginal benefit in my that Ben had a nice pop off the bat but a delay ... do them as much as one can hope for so I think the bigger ones are to be the mark over its kept gains dividends and spending cuts as SciQuest ration spending ... hits right away ... so ... and now sits about three point five four percent of GDP ... know what can a two percent GDP numbers on while on the bed that's a negative number so they need to address this threat to the court ... Multnomah know what that does that but for me a ... check cracking us thank you Brian ran


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New Delhi, Feb 22: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi expressed sorrow on the blasts in Hyderabad which left at least 11 people dead and scores injured, a party statement said Thursday.
"Sonia Gandhi has expressed her sorrow and anguish on the blasts in Hyderabad," said the statement.
Both the blasts took place within 100 to 150 metres of each other in the crowded Dilsukhnagar, a busy commercial area in the southern part of Hyderbad, about 15 km from the heart of the city.


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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The Dow posted triple-digit gains as components like IBM and Disney rallied. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was yanked lower by sliding Apple shares.
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Today's Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 136 points, or 0.89%, to 15326, the S&P 500 gained 5.1 points, or 0.31%, to 1689 and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 4 points, or 0.11%, to 3725.
Wall Street has been fixated with developments on the Syria front in recent days. A diplomatic solution that could stave off U.S. military involvement solution emerged early in the week, which sent stocks zipping higher.
President Barack Obama reaffirmed those plans late Tuesday in an address to the nation in which he asked Congress to hold off on a vote authorizing military action.
Traders had a bullish reaction, saying they expected Wall Street to continue its move higher.
"The big market takeaway is that the risk of an imminent attack on Syria continues to recede," Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG told FOX Business on the heels of President Obama's address. He added that "all else equal, that's a positive for markets."
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stole the spotlight on Wednesday, however. The company debuted a suite of new iPhones on Tuesday. However, analysts panned the offering, with many worrying about whether the Cupertino, Calif-based technology behemoth can continue innovating. Shares plummeted, pulling down the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the more evenly-balanced S&P 500.
Still, stocks like IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Disney (NYSE:DIS) helped lift the Dow sharply into the green. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) also touched an all-time high on the day.
The docket of data is light again on the day. Wholesale inventories rose 0.1% in July from June, slightly missing estimates of a 0.3% gain. The data prompted Barclays to pare down its third-quarter gross domestic product estimate to 1.6% from 1.7%.
Commodities markets took a breather after a hectic start to the week. U.S. crude oil futures rose 17 cents, or 0.16%, to $107.56 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline dipped 0.86% to $2.712 a gallon. Gold tilted lower by 20 cents, or 0.01%, to $1,364 a troy ounce.
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The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.32% to 2861, the English FTSE 100 fell 0.09% to 6578 and the German DAX climbed 0.52% to 8490.
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Wiggling Their Way To Musical Success Without A Label
from the it's-not-needed dept
The model for nearly everything we do is self-financed. We own everything and create it ourselves.While it sounds like, early on, the band handled the business on an ad hoc basis, they later got help from some business managers who have helped to guide the band's strategies over the years.
We wanted to keep financial and creative control. The Cockroaches' record label had taken some control over their work, and we wanted to avoid that type situation. With our background, we know what's good for children and what's best for The Wiggles. No one else had done what we were doing.
Of course, as with all of these examples, someone will certainly pop up in the comments and complain that there's nothing new or different about this story. And that's true. But that's the point. All of this could have been done years before, but it was much more difficult. What modern technology has done is made it much easier for musicians to control their own destiny, if they decide that's what they want to do.


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TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona's five-run first inning was too much for UC Santa Barbara to overcome as they fell to the Wildcats 11-2 on Saturday. UCSB falls to 21-14, while the Arizona improves its record to 25-13.
Sami Stark led the Gauchos with two hits, both singles, off her two at-bats.
Despite the convincing loss, UCSB secured the first lead of the game in the top of the first inning.
Jessica Soria led off with a single hit through the left side. She advanced to second base thanks to a sacrifice bunt laid down by Arianna Palomares. Soria remained at second until Shelby Wisdom hit a RBI single up the middle to give UCSB the 1-0 advantage.
That lead would be short lived as the Wildcats lit up the scoreboard in the bottom of the first with five runs.
Andriana Collins, who started in the circle for the Gauchos, gave up all five of those runs including a three-run homerun from Wildcat freshman Lauren Young. After allowing the homer, Collins was pulled out and Alex Pingree was dealt the task of getting UCSB out of the nightmare inning.
The freshman delivered as she recorded the final two outs, striking out the last batter with two Arizona runners on base.
Jessica Reichner tried to help her team make up lost ground by crushing a moon shot over the left field wall to lead off the second inning. The solo shot was Reichner's first of the season and made the score 5-2.
In the fifth inning, the score was 9-2 Arizona and the Gauchos were just one out away from guaranteeing a seven inning game, but they would never get that out. Lauren Young, who already hit a three-run jack in the first inning, sealed the mercy rule victory for the Wildcats with another towering three-run homer over left field.
Arizona scored at least one run in every inning to force the mercy rule finish and the 12-2 final score.
UCSB used all three of its pitchers during the game. Shelby Wisdom made her first appearance in the circle at the top of the fourth inning and fanned a Wildcat for her first out.


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I don't ride much at night and use this Princeton Tec Switchback mostly for safety in flash mode. Under gray, rainy, dreeping skies the max-bright LEDS indicate to the motorists my location.
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Washington Escalates War on Syria
By Stephen Lendman
Ousting Assad was planned years ago. At issue is replacing him with a pro-Western puppet. After two years of conflict, he hangs on resiliently.
Whether he'll survive is uncertain. Syria's military is strong and supportive. Free Syrian Army and US-recruited death squads are weak by comparison.
Reports suggest direct US intervention appears likely. NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis said he's ready to act if asked. Saying it suggests planned escalation.
Two Press TV reports raise concerns. One headlined "US military has plans to bomb and send forces in Syria: Washington Post."
Plans include "aerial bombings to deploying troops to 'seize (chemical) weapons sites .' "
Washington "sent thousands of protective suits and more than 150 military personnel to help special forces teams ." They're in Jordan near Syria's border.
aggressive US military options
A second Press TV report said Israel established ties to militants in Golan. Doing so suggests direct intervention.
Arab Media Watch chairman Sharif Kikmat Nashashibi was interviewed. He thinks Israel and Turkey will "join forces against Syria." They're preparing the ground to intervene, he said.
Chemical weapons use increases the odds. So does confirmation that Washington's arming Syrian insurgents. It's been ongoing since conflict began. Now it's public knowledge. More on that below.
UK journalist Alex Thompson spent time in Syria. He reports for Channel 4 News. He was there last June. He said insurgents tried to kill him. He was "set up to be shot in Syria's no man's land."
"In a war where (insurgents) slit the throats of toddlers back to the spine," he said, "what's the big deal in" putting journalists in harm's way to die.
On March 23, Thompson headlined "Syrian chemical weapons: finger pointed at jihadists."
A "senior source close to the Syrian Army (gave) Channel 4 News the first clear account" of chemical weapons use in Syria.
He's a "trusted and hitherto reliable source who does not wish to be identified."
Syria's military said a "home-made locally-manufactured rocket was fired .(It) contain(ed) a form of chlorine known as CL17."
The "warhead contained a quantity of the gas. (It was) dissolved in saline solution." Khan al-Asal was attacked. It's southwest of Aleppo.
Government forces control it. Jihadists attacked a Syrian army-controlled checkpoint. "The immediate effects were to induce vomiting, fainting, suffocation and seizures among those in the immediate area."
A local hospital medic said "he personally witnessed Syrian army helping those wounded and dealing with fatalities at the scene. That Syrian soldiers were among the reported 26 deaths has not been disputed by either side."
"The military source who spoke to Channel 4 News confirmed that artillery reports from the Syrian Army suggest a small rocket was fired from the vicinity of Al-Bab, a district close to Aleppo that is controlled by Jabhat al-Nusra - a jihadist group said to be linked with al-Qaeda ."
Chlorine is harmful when mixed with water. It forms hydrochloric acid. It vaporizes quickly. It's easily used as a chemical device. It's not powerful enough to cause mass casualties.
Syrian accounts square with "some key agreed facts." They include relatively few casualties and jihadists' access to chemicals.
On March 24, Haaretz headlined "Jihadists, not Assad, apparently behind reported chemical attack in Syria."
Western sources and media scoundrels initially blamed Assad. Syrian soldiers were killed. Government officials demanded an international investigation.
"These two facts would indicate that Assad's forces were not behind the attack."
Physical and medical evidence suggests chlorine gas was used. Jihadists appear able to place it in a warhead, secure it so it doesn't leak, and launch it to explode on impact.
Perhaps CIA and other Western operatives helped them. Assad had nothing to do with attacking Syrian forces and civilians.
On March 24, The New York Times headlined "Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With Aid From CIA."
Airlifting arms, munitions and supplies began "in early 2012," said The report.
Washington's been involved since conflict began. Earlier claims about restricting help to non-lethal aid didn't wash.
Intervention now includes "more than 160 military cargo flights by Jordanian, Saudi and Qatari military-style cargo planes landing at Esenboga Airport near Ankara, and, to a lesser degree, at other Turkish and Jordanian airports."
CIA operatives are involved. They're working closely with Turkey and Arab governments.
"From offices at secret locations, American intelligence officers have helped the Arab governments shop for weapons, including a large procurement from Croatia, and have vetted rebel commanders and groups to determine who should receive (them) as they arrive."
According to one analyst, "The intensity and frequency of these flights are suggestive of a well-planned and coordinated clandestine military logistics operation."
The Times and other reports show Washington claims about supplying only non-lethal aid are false.
In 2007, Seymour Hersh discussed America's "redirection." Bush administration officials wanted Assad's ties to Iran and Hezbollah undermined.
Doing so included aiding extremist groups with known Al Qaeda ties. Dick Cheney, Elliot Abrams, Condoleezza Rice, Zalmay Khalizad, Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, and Israel were involved.
Efforts went on covertly. Congress wasn't told. Ways around congressional funding were used. Saudis provided money.
What Bush began, Obama continues. Strategy includes death squad diplomacy. It's standard practice in all US direct and proxy wars.
Mass murder, targeted assassinations, unspeakable atrocities, intimidation, and terrorizing America's enemies into submission reflect longstanding policy.
So is arming, funding, training and directing US-recruited insurgents. Proxy death squad use is longstanding practice. They're used in Syria.
Crimes of war and against humanity occur daily. Syria's being systematically destroyed. Assad loyalists and government forces are targeted. Libya 2.0 looms. What's ongoing now suggests it's likely.
Thousands died. No one knows for sure how many. If full-blown war erupts, body count numbers will explode.
On March 21, The Hill said Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D. MI) "joined with Senate Republicans (to) demand that (Obama) take military action" against Syria.
Levin and John McCain wrote the White House. They urged "limited military options, including airstrikes ." They want Assad ousted. They want Syria destroyed.
"We believe there are credible options at your disposal, including limited military options, that would require neither putting US troops on the ground nor acting unilaterally," they said.
They want a "safe zone" established on Syria's border with Turkey. Levin's call for military intervention reflects a "major shift."
Previously he urged sanctions and diplomacy alone. He's at odds with other Democrats. He wants to "go further than the president." He's considered a moderate.
He chairs an important Senate committee. His support for direct military intervention suggests it's coming. So do reports about CIA involvement in airlifting arms and munitions.
Washington's war involves NATO, Israel and regional allies. It bears repeating. Libya 2.0 looms. It could erupt full-blown any time.
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Don't Promise $1 Million For Your Lost Laptop Via YouTube & Twitter If You're Not Prepared To Pay
from the just-saying dept
After Augstein returned the laptop and hard drive, Leslie refused to pay the reward because, Leslie alleges, the intellectual property for which he valued the laptop was not present on the hard drive when it was returned. Leslie claims that he and several staff members tried to access the data on the hard drive but were unable to do so. Leslie sent the hard drive to the manufacturer, Avastor, which ultimately deleted the information prior to sending Leslie a replacement. The circumstances of the return of the hard drive and the meaning of Leslie's communications with Avastor are disputed. Augstein claims that Leslie, after he received correspondence from Augstein regarding the collection of the reward, caused the hard drive to be erased.I can definitely see a reasonable argument that having the laptop returned without being able to retrieve the content shouldn't qualify for the reward (especially since in the initial offer, Leslie specifically called out the value of the "intellectual property" on the laptop as his reason for offering a reward), though the disputed info makes it a bit fuzzy. Leslie also argued that "a reasonable person would not have understood the mention of the reward to be an offer of a unilateral contract, but instead would have understood it to be an advertisement—in essence, an invitation to negotiate." That seems like a much more difficult argument to make, and the judge, Harold Baer, didn't buy it at all:
A reasonable person viewing the video would understand that Leslie was seeking the return of his property and that by returning it, the bargain would be concluded. The increase of the reward from $20,000 to $1,000,000, the value of the property lost (in particular the unreleased album) and the news reports regarding the reward offer would lead a reasonable person to believe that Leslie was making an offer. As such, the video constitutes a valid offer and summary judgment is granted as to that issue. "[I]f a person chooses to make extravagant promises . . . he probably does so because it pays him to make them, and, if he has made them, the extravagance of the promises is no reason in law why he should not be bound by them."I can definitely understand why the offer was considered valid, but given how often he specifically called out the content on the hard drive as being what's valuable, why did the judge consider the "offer" to have been met by Augstein? Because of what Leslie did after getting the laptop back. The issue here, it seems, is that "Leslie was on notice that the information on the hard drive may be relevant to future litigation and, as a result, had an obligation to preserve that information." And the judge is not at all happy with how he handled the situation:
Whether a party must prove that the destroyed evidence is relevant to a claim or defense depends on the level of culpability. "When evidence is destroyed in bad faith (i.e., intentionally or willfully), that fact alone is sufficient to demonstrate relevance. By contrast, when the destruction is negligent, relevance must be proven by the party seeking the sanctions." ... The contents of the hard drive are undoubtedly relevant, regardless of the culpability. The satisfactory performance of the offer of the reward depends on the return of Leslie's intellectual property.The judge goes on to point out that, while some of the facts are disputed, there isn't much evidence that Leslie or people who worked with him had Avastor try to recover the data (though other testimony suggests they asked data recovery shops and were told that the data could not be recovered). Either way...
Based on the foregoing, and the inescapable fact that the hard drive was destroyed when litigation was all but certain, I find that Leslie and his team were at least negligent in their handling of the hard drive.That's a no-no.
The jury then took all of this in and came back telling Leslie to pay up the $1 million. Apparently even they were conflicted about the amount, but were left with little choice:
The verdict came about 45 minutes after jurors sent out a note saying they were divided because "we feel the $1 million is too high," and asking if they could compromise on a lower amount.It seems likely that he'll appeal, but I imagine this story is going to make a fun case study for various lawyers who teach contract law... and for the rest of you, it should be a reminder to be careful what you promise.
Leslie's lawyers then sought some time to try to strike a settlement, but Augstein's team said "that ship has sailed" and insisted that the jury be told to continue deliberating toward an all-or-nothing decision.


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Marketing presentation
Presupuesto $10-30 USD
Design powerpoint for presentation title : marketing as a discipline and career in marketing. the powerpoint for 10 minutes presentation target high school student who visit our university. must be fun interactive. Budget 15$
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Our navy also will seek to integrate objectives, distribute costs and share responsibility with other institutions and forces—domestic and foreign—through strategic alliances and international funding opportunities. The overall aim here will be bolstered coastal security— through the integration of land-based aircraft, interceptor speedboats, and amphibious units at critical points—to deter threats from abroad that would affect internal security.
In the same period, the navy will work on strengthening law enforcement at sea, through the promotion of legislation to improve the control of maritime traffic, sharing the costs with maritime-sector traffic—both public and private.
Within the next ten years, the navy intends to transform its organizational and administrative infrastructure. Our goal is a smaller, more effective framework that achieves optimal alignment between our objectives and our financial resources, with the hoped-for end result of added operational resources, modernized surface units, and reduced expenditures. A specific item on the agenda for this time frame will be additional funding for integrating control of our coastal radar-system phones.
In the span of the next 20 years, the navy wants to develop its patrol capabilities under the concept of operational triad. This would include an ocean cruiser capable of operating with embarked helicopter/interceptor launch, which would replace existing surface units. As part of that overall effort, we envision the creation of an airborne maritime patrol squadron that deploys either unmanned aircraft or aircraft having broad capabilities and low operational costs, allowing greater surveillance of our maritime jurisdictions.


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YBM White (Feat. Freekey Zekey) - Doe Boy Fresh
"YBM White teams up with 730 DIPS (Ceo) Freeky Zeekey for this summer anthem smash hit "Doe Boy Fresh". Directed by Adrian Strucker and Streets Illustrated/Circle of Bosses. Produced by: Fabb Vision Network"
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Mattresses, beds and bedding stores in Toronto can help you protect the always crucial good night's sleep. From trendy bed frames to bed mattress with just the correct amount of sink and bounce, these sleep gear companies will make you wish to jump stay under the covers throughout the day.
Here are my picks for the leading stores for mattresses, beds, and bed linen in Toronto.
Obtain $50 Off Helix mattress with discount coupon "CLARITY50" Or $125 Off A Mattress + One Other Product With Coupon "CLARITY125".
This popular Swedish brand could be the one-stop-shop for all your home requirements, however they have actually got a particularly excellent choice of bed mattress that are economical and easy to search. Hit any of their locations throughout Toronto to discover the ideal place to rest your head.
Ranging from affordable to pretty pricey, the largest bed mattress seller in Canada has a big range of styles and knowledgeable sales representatives who will assist you find the bed you have actually already dreamed of.
If you're wanting to buy beyond big box sellers, visit this family-run chain of stores with two areas throughout the city. They offer brand-name bed mattress like Sealy for reduced costs, and even have an express shipment if you wish to sleep on your new bed the day you buy it.
All memory foam bed mattress cost this store in the Beaches are natural and made in Canada. While costly (their most affordable item expenses $1,524), these natural latex materials might be worth the financial investment if you're looking for a healthier sleep.
This sustainable shop on St. Clair West is all about the healthy items for your house and bedroom. They carry Canadian-made natural rubber mattresses that you can custom-made order and receive between 3 and 6 weeks.
Full of funky and modern-day furniture, this Queen West store is among the few sellers in the city to bring Endy bed mattress, with an entire showroom committed to the Canadian business on the fourth floor of the structure.
1. Inflatable air mattresses are light-weight bed mattress that can be pumped up to your preferred firmness utilizing a pump that is attached to the bed. Some people consider these pumps to be noisy.
2. Latex bed mattress are readily available in several designs, including 100 percent natural latex, latex over foam, foam over latex and 100 percent natural and artificial latex blend. Mattresses that are 100 percent latex are thought about much better entertainers than mixed latex models when it comes to longevity and resistance to compression. However, they are likewise pricier. Latex bed mattress are available in various densities and levels of firmness. High-density and medium- to firm-density bed mattress equate to good toughness and convenience. Latex mattresses are heavy and have the tendency to sleep hot.
3. Memory foam mattresses are made from polyurethane and additional active ingredients. This type of mattress is a popular option for individuals who suffer from back and neck discomfort. The memory foam complies with your body shape and springs back to its initial shape when you get up. It has great movement seclusion residential or commercial properties, but sleeps hot. Latex bed mattress are a hypoallergenic alternative to memory foam.
4. Innerspring bed mattress are the kind of bed mattress that the majority of people recognize with and are the most widely sold. Some variations of this bed mattress have special layers of cushioning and numerous steel coil configurations that provide a variety of comfort and resilience options. Changing positions is easier on an innerspring bed mattress than it is on a latex or foam mattress, however motion isolation can be poor.
5. Organic mattresses, such as those made by Ikea Mattress Toronto Canadian manufacturer Natura, are made with qualified natural materials, including 100 percent organic wool, organic cotton and 100 percent natural rubber latex– all of which are renewable and biodegradable resources. These natural materials are grown, processed and manufactured without toxic chemicals.
Obtain $50 Off Helix mattress with promo code "CLARITY50" Or $125 Off A Mattress + One Other Product With Coupon "CLARITY125".
Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/ ( listen) tə-RON-toh), officially the City of Toronto, is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located within the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. With 2,731,571 residents in 2016, it is the largest city in Canada and fourth-largest city in North America by population. Also in 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), the majority of which is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), had a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.[10][11][12]
Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, situated on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years.[13] After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississaugas surrendered the area to the British Crown,[14] the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada.[15] During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by U.S. troops.[16] York was renamed and incorporated as the city of Toronto in 1834, and became the capital of the province of Ontario during Canadian Confederation in 1867.[17] The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
Memory foam consists mainly of polyurethane as well as additional chemicals increasing its viscosity and density. It is often referred to as "viscoelastic" polyurethane foam, or low-resilience polyurethane foam (LRPu). Higher-density memory foam softens in reaction to body heat, allowing it to mold to a warm body in a few minutes. Newer foams may recover more quickly to their original shape.[1]
Memory foam was developed in 1966 under a contract by NASA's Ames Research Center to improve the safety of aircraft cushions. Ames scientist Chiharu Kubokawa and Charles A. Yost of the Stencel Aero Engineering Corporation were major contributors to this project. The temperature-sensitive memory foam was initially referred to as "slow spring back foam"; Yost called it "temper foam".[2] Created by feeding gas into a polymer matrix, the foam has an open-cell solid structure that matches pressure against it, yet slowly springs back to its original shape.[3]
A mattress is a large, rectangular pad for supporting the reclining body, designed to be used as a bed or on a bed frame, as part of a bed . Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.[1] Mattresses may also be filled with air[1] or water.
Mattresses are usually placed on top of a bed base which may be solid, as in the case of a platform bed, or elastic, e.g. with an upholstered wood and wire box spring or a slatted foundation. Popular in Europe, a divan[2] incorporates both mattress and foundation in a single upholstered, footed unit. Divans have at least one innerspring layer as well as cushioning materials. They may be supplied with a secondary mattress and/or a removable "topper." Mattresses may also be filled with air or water, or a variety of natural fibers, such as in futons. Kapok is a common mattress material in Southeast Asia, and coir in South Asia.


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I am Berni, a DT member, and I am hosting this challenge
You ask yourself, what is distressing? Whatever the object, the finish is intentionally destroyed or manipulated to look less than perfect, such as with sandpaper. I am big fan of Tim Holtz the master in distressing with his fabulous projects worldwide. I created my card with the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder and sanded over the embossing, and then colored the DS4J image ("Buster") with Tim Holtz Distress Markers.
We are so excited to see your fabulous projects. The challenge starts today and ends on Tuesday 11 December. We would prefer for you to use a DS4J image from the store, but not necessary. You will have an edge for the prize drawing if you do. Remember to link your projects in the linky below.
The challenge runs from Wednesday Nov. 26th November until 11 December.
We look forward to seeing your creations. Remember to link your projects up in the linky below.
Don't forget you must use a digital stamp or rubber stamp!
Team "A" members have created these stunning cards to inspire you!
ALL the images used by the DT are available in the STORE
ALEX (digistamp = "Bicycle")
ANGELA (digistamp = "3 Mielies en 'n pampoen")
ANTOINETTE (digistamp = "Retail therapy" and "Sisters sentiment")
DESIRE (digistamps = "Misteri in Japan")
RIETTE (digistamp = "Christmas Tree (1)")
WOW, what amazing inspiration from the team!
Enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky below. The top randomly drawn winner will win TWO images of your choice from the store, and 2 runners up 1 image each.
Please remember to link your POST and not your blog to the Link tool below.
Also, you must create a link on your blog back to this challenge post!
(The challenge rules are HERE)
A special request ......as this is a child-friendly blog, we will appreciate it if you do not enter scary, goth, demonic, or 'dark' entries. Any entries of this nature will be removed.


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Marisnick ramping up running routine after surgery
MIAMI -- In the next week or two, it should be full speed ahead for Marlins outfielder Jake Marisnick.
The 22-year-old underwent left knee surgery the day after the regular season ended, and he is in the process of building up his running routine.
MIAMI -- In the next week or two, it should be full speed ahead for Marlins outfielder Jake Marisnick.
The 22-year-old underwent left knee surgery the day after the regular season ended, and he is in the process of building up his running routine.
For about two weeks, Marisnick has been doing some light jogging.
"In another week or two, I'll be full activity," he said. "I'm not too worried about running. In the next week or so, I should be able to dial it up and get back to full speed pretty soon."
Due to knee discomfort, the Marlins shut Marisnick down the final weekend of the season. On Sept. 30, surgery was performed by team physician Lee Kaplan to repair a torn meniscus and remove a piece of loose cartilage.
Immediately after surgery, he spent about a week in Miami before heading home to Riverside, Calif.
Ranked as the Marlins' top prospect by MLB.com, Marisnick anticipates being ready for the start of Spring Training.
"It will be good to be able to go out and run around 100 percent," he said. "Being healthy going into Spring Training will be awesome."
The Marlins are not going to rush Marisnick, either physically or in terms of his development.
Marcell Ozuna is the frontrunner to win the starting center-field job, and Marisnick likely will open at Triple-A New Orleans rather than come off the bench in Miami.
Called up from Double-A Jacksonville in July, he struggled as a rookie. In 40 games, he posted a .183 batting average (20-for-109) with one home run and five RBIs.
Defensively, Marisnick is arguably the best outfielder in Miami's system. He has great speed and a strong arm. How quickly he progresses in the big leagues will come down to how he performs at the plate.
The past few weeks, he's hit off a tee and progressed recently to flips in the cages.
"Everything will be good to go for Spring Training," Marisnick said. "I just took the offseason a little bit slower to make sure everything heals up properly."
The center fielder turns 23 on March 30, the day before the season opens against the Rockies at Marlins Park.
"I'm just excited to go out there and play," he said. "The main thing will be my comfort level. I'm real comfortable out there. Just to be playing baseball again with the guys should be really good."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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The public cloud and now even the private cloud have been pretty well defined. The personal cloud is somewhat fuzzier.
Typically, when people refer to the personal cloud, they mean commercial services like Apple iCloud or Microsoft SkyDrive, which provide a secure space for one user with multiple devices to store and sync files and personal apps. That's great for individuals, but these services are starting to drive IT nuts because sensitive company files may be uploaded willy-nilly -- and potentially be subject to hacking, random viewing by a family member, or otherwise exposed.
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So what if IT could deploy its own enterprise personal cloud service for employees? VMware is working on just such a solution, which offers users all the functionality of commercial personal cloud services and more, but with enterprise control.
Because it's from VMware, you might conclude it has to do with virtualization, but you'd be only partly right. Yes, VMware View (desktop virtualization) and ThinApp (application virtualization) are essential to what VMware calls its "EUC (end-user computing) vision." But it's the new VMware technology now under development that looks like it will truly embrace and extend the personal cloud paradigm.
In a recent demo at InfoWorld's offices in San Francisco, I was blown away by a VMware prebeta project called AppBlast, which provides remote access not via a dedicated client such as View, but over plain old HTTP. That's right, when the actual product ships, you'll be able to pop open your desktop or mobile browser and remotely use any application on any AppBlast-enabled device in your personal arsenal over an Ethernet or a 3G/4G connection. And it's fast: The AppBlast demo included a video playing on a device in Seattle, and although frames were clearly dropping, the quality was surprisingly acceptable.
AppBlast goes beyond the features commercial services offer, but Octopus, another exciting VMware project, aims to mimic them. VMware describes Octopus succinctly as "Dropbox for the enterprise." You get all the secure data sharing and syncing features of that popular service, except it runs on your servers instead of servers in the public cloud.


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The Houston Dynamo announced today the signing of Andrew Driver, an English-born midfielder who has represented both England and Scotland at the youth national team level. Let's take a look back at the key moments in Driver's career:
November 22, 2002
As a 15-year-old, Driver scored a goal for the Scottish U-16s in a 2-1 Victory Shield defeat over England. The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
August 25, 2006
Made his home debut and scored an 80th minute goal in a 401 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League
January 6, 2007
Made his Scottish FA Cup debut at age 20 in a 4-0 win over Stranraer
April 29, 2007
Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Celtic in front of 60,000 fans at Celtic Park
July 2008
Driver signed five-year contract extension with Heart of Midlothian
June 22, 2009
Played for England U-21 squad against Germany at the 2009 UEFA European Union U-21 Football Championship
August 3, 2011
Returned from injury and scores goal in 4-0 win over Hungarian club Paks in Europa League qualifying round
May 19, 2012
Played 84 minutes in 5-1 win over Hibernian in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final
February 20, 2013
Acquired by Houston Dynamo on loan


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KANSAS CITY -- Salvador Perez is finally finding his batting eye -- and it's very sharp indeed.
Perez knocked in four runs with a homer and a double to propel the Royals toward a 10-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on a chilly, rainy Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. It was the Royals' third win in four games and pulled them over .500 at 13-12.View Full Game Coverage
KANSAS CITY -- Salvador Perez is finally finding his batting eye -- and it's very sharp indeed.
Perez knocked in four runs with a homer and a double to propel the Royals toward a 10-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on a chilly, rainy Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. It was the Royals' third win in four games and pulled them over .500 at 13-12.View Full Game Coverage
After going through a 1-for-29 swoon, Perez is hitting up a storm -- going 7-for-13 in the last three games.
"El Nino is back," he said, grinning.
His home run came in the seventh inning after the Royals managed just two hits in the first six innings and trailed, 5-2. Alex Gordon was on base with a double and Perez's blast to left field made it 5-4.
"He put us back in there, that was a game-changer right there," Jarrod Dyson said. "We kind of knew we were coming back after that."
Did they ever, with a six-run eighth inning and Eric Hosmer doing some baserunning derring-do.
Hosmer led off against reliever Brett Cecil with a single. When Billy Butler also singled to left, Hosmer challenged left fielder Melky Cabrera with an unexpected dash to third base.
"I was just getting a good turn and I realized how deep he was," Hosmer said. "It was a long ways out there and it was cold night, and I saw his momentum really wasn't bringing him in for the throw, so I figured it was a good time to take a chance right there."
Hosmer beat the throw.
"At that point that was a huge baserunning play for us," manager Ned Yost said. "It put us in a position to tie the ballgame."
Cecil slipped a third strike past Gordon and Blue Jays manager John Gibbons decided to bring in closer Sergio Santos.
"It was starting to go the other direction and we've got Perez up there," Gibbons said. "We're bringing [Santos] in, looking for a strikeout."
Perez didn't strike out, though. He whistled a grounder just inside third base and toward the left-field corner. Two runs scored and the Royals were ahead, 6-5.
"I think he wanted to go inside," Perez said. "He threw me a first-pitch ball and he didn't want to get behind in the count, so he came in with a fastball and I was ready for the fastball."
The breakthrough continued after Santos fanned Mike Moustakas. Alcides Escobar walked and Dyson singled home a run. Esmil Rogers relieved Santos, but Nori Aoki singled in a run and Omar Infante drove in two more with a single. It was 10-5.
Maybe it was a change in the weather.
"It's hard to play like that. The weather's cold and it's raining a little bit, and it's hard to see the ball," Perez said. "I think the first six innings, we had just two base hits and, after that, the rain stopped and we started to see the ball a little bit better."
Evidently, so did the Blue Jays.
With a five-run lead, Yost kept closer Greg Holland in the bullpen and brought in Louis Coleman for the ninth. He gave up a walk and a two-run homer to Edwin Encarnacion, then survived a home run replay review (Dioner Navarro's ball was foul), before ending the game.
The comeback bailed out Royals starter Jason Vargas who, after five stellar starts, gave up a season-high five runs before leaving in the seventh. He was pulled after giving up two runs on Colby Rasmus' double, a single by Jose Reyes and Cabrera's double.
"I thought he was OK. Miserable night, rain, cold," Yost said. "In the seventh inning, he went back out. There were a number of reasons -- his pitch count was manageable, we had two lefties and two switch-hitters that I'd rather face right-handed than left-handed. He just got a pitch up to Melky and Reyes got a pitch that he dumped in the gap there, but other than that, I thought he threw the ball well."
Jose Bautista hammered his eighth home run, a solo shot to left, off Vargas in the first inning. Bautista also showed off his power arm in the third inning, throwing out Aoki as he tried to advance from second to third on Infante's flyout to right.
So what's going on with the revival of Perez?
"Working, working, working," Perez said. "This early in the season when something bad happens, I keep swinging and now I feel better at home plate."
And what's going on with the revival of the Royals' offense with a season-high 10 runs and 19 in their last two games?
"It's going to click, we know that," Hosmer said.
It clicked for the Royals' sixth comeback victory this year.
"We never give up. That's the motto in here is to never give up and to always play like we're in it," Dyson said.
"Our guys don't pack it in," Yost said. "One thing we've learned over the last two years with this group is they don't pack it in. ... They keep getting after it."
Gibbons, the Royals' bench coach until three years ago, certainly has noticed.
"I want to say one thing about that team over there, because I was there when they were young," he said. "They play nine innings. Up or down, they compete and they get after you. That's why they are going to wind up winning some day."


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Suzuki made a design departure in 2009 when it revamped its GSX-R1000, while leaving the GSX-R600 & GSX-R750 unchanged aesthetically. Finally bringing the two smaller middleweight gixxers in-line with the larger superbike, the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 & 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 get not only a face lift for the new model year, but also a revised engine package that has ample weight trimmings. While the new Suzuki GSX-R600 & GSX-R750's won't make more power than the 2010 models, the revised motor and other components shed roughly 20lbs off both the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 (413lbs wet) & 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 (416lbs wet).
Making the weight-loss program possible, Suzuki went in with its surgical knife and dropped weight in a variety of places, primarily focusing on the bikes' four-cylinder motor. Losing 4lbs in the motor alone, Suzuki lightened the pistons by 14% and the connecting rods by 12%, while increasing the ventilation holes between the cylinders, helping reduce pumping losses and improve combustion efficiency. Relocating the ECU has saved .6lbs in weight from wiring, which is sort of crazy and impressive at the same time. The new exhaust system sheds 3lbs from the prior models', while revised injectors increase fuel efficiency by 10% and meet the strict Euro III emission standards. More info and photos after the jump.


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A new year brings one thing: More Dragon Ball. You know what that means? More Bulma.
The Xbox 360 and the PS3 are getting a Dragon Ball Z title called Raging Blast that appears to be a sequel to Dragon Ball Z Sparking! The Nintendo Wii is getting a Dragonball action game, which doesn't appear to have a subtitle.
It does have Bulma character art that seems different from how see appeared in last fall's Dragonball DS (Dragonball Origins in the West). See comparison.
AH HA! She has a name tag on the DS version. We knew there was something off.
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Hi Guys, First post but been checking out this forum for a few months researching my next boat which I now have. A 2001 Mastercraft X5 with the 310hp TBI Indmar Preditor engine and 270 hours. It has stood for 2 years with very little run time. I live in Melbourne Australia and the local MC dealer is EXTREEMLY UNHELPFULL because I did not by my boat from them, so I do not have access to MC specific diagnostic equipment.
The engine is not very happy and last weekend used a full tank (30 Gallons) in about 2 1/2 hours. It also cuts out, runs rough and surges on half throttle. When you floor it, it pings a little on occasion but not always. After the work below it now seems to run better but with timing advanced it pings heavily on pull off and starts to back fire at about 4400rpm, then retarding the timing - no ping but backfiring at 4100. Then sometimes we will have no ping on pull off and no backfiring at 4500rpm. Max WOT seems to be 4500rpm on the origional prop. It also runs on a little after a full throttle run and shutting off after a short idle.
Initialy it was running so rich it looks like a diesel engine with the black smoke. The injectors were also sticking in full open position even with the wires removed so obviously new injectors were installed. Fuel pressure measures about 25 to 30. Plugs are new, fuel is fresh.
Next we tested and then replaced the MAF sensor with a little improvement. Temp sensor is also giving the right readings, as is the throttle position sensor. Today we noticed the idle adjusting motor was not opening / closing as it has a lumpy idle but it idles nevertheless.
Disconecting the temp sensor kills the motor, but removing the maf sensor, and the TPS does nothing and the boat runs ok with out them.
Finally after 3 weeks and 15 hour runtime (7 tanks of fuel) we have less smoke, the plugs are a tan color, and the idle is still lumpy untill we replace the above mensioned sensor / motor but it still is not what I expect.
Can any one shed any light please on what to do next to reduce the ping but stop the backfiring at high throttle openings.
have you checked the ignition control module?
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19' Skier 351W PowerSlot
Long gone is the Trans AM waiting for another
the local auto zone should be able to test it
1981 MasterCraft
19' Skier 351W PowerSlot
Long gone is the Trans AM waiting for another
Thanks 1redTA. The Auto Zone here in Australia does not offer that service. Might order a new unit and keep the old unit as spare. Might also look at replacing the Distributer, the plug leads and the plugs at the same time. That will eliminate a spark issue at least.
always start with the cheapest part first when replacing things on a whim
1981 MasterCraft
19' Skier 351W PowerSlot
Long gone is the Trans AM waiting for another
Fnally managed to figure out the diagnostic codes thanks to this site!
Code 22 - TPS reading abnormaly low:
new one on order
Code 34- sensor is reporting less air is entering the engine than makes sense based on RPM and TPS :
expect faulty TPS causing this.
Code 44 - indicates that the O2 sensor is showing a persistently high exhaust oxygen content (lean):
This boat has no O2 sensor and is running so rich it looks like a diesel..... might be TPS again.
Will see this week end when we replace parts.
Your post indicates that you have a 2001 boat- I thought they added the O2 sensor after 2001 and I don't remember seeing one on the TBI when I went to training in Oct of 2000.
Before you replace a lot of parts and might not see results, make sure the grounds at the rear of the engine are clean and tight- the TPS and MAP sensors share their ground wire.
Also, make sure the two-wire engine coolant temperature sender (ECT) is operating properly.
If you want to "cheat" the ECM into thinking the engine is hot, go to Radio Shack and buy a pack of 100 Ohm resistors (buy a 5-pack- they're cheap). Remove the harness from the ECT (the two-wire ECT has one yellow wire and one black wire) and insert the ends of the resistor in the plug. You can do this while the engine is running and you should see a difference in how it runs- if you see no difference between running with the plug attached and unplugged but is clears up when you insert the resistor, it indicates that you need to check the sender. Substituting the resistor should ECM put the engine in RPM Reduction and if you try to increase RPM to >2000, it should run rough and it won't want to go much higher than 2000. You would then wire two or three resistors in series and insert the ends in the ECT plug- it it runs normally, the ECM and the rest of the sensors are OK, but the ECT is bad.
To test the ECT, it's best to remove it and measure the resistance, place it in hot water and measure the temperature with an IR thermometer or a confectioner's thermometer and refer to the temperature/resistance chart that's available online (or in a manual). If the resistance is high when the temperature is high/resistance is low when the temperature is low, the ECT is bad. If the black smoke doesn't stop when the engine warms up, I would suspect a bad ECT.
Here's the resistance range for a GM ECT-
In the Helm manuals there is a table:
degC degF Ohms
150 302 47
140 284 60
130 266 77
120 248 100
110 230 132
100 212 177
90 194 241
80 176 332
70 158 467
60 140 667
50 122 973
45 113 1188
40 104 1459
35 95 1802
30 86 2238
25 77 2796
20 68 3520
15 59 4450
10 50 5670
5 41 7280
0 32 9420
-5 23 12300
-10 14 16180
-15 5 21450
-20 -4 28680
-30 -22 52700
-40 -40 100700
Good info that would be hard (for me) to find elsewhere, thanks for the post.
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