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Rep. Gary Miller, R-Rancho Cucamonga, whose 31st Congressional District seat was considered the most vulnerable in the upcoming election, has formally handed the baton to candidate Paul Chabot, announcing his endorsement in a news release on Monday.
"Paul Chabot will win in November because he has the support of the voters who have seen firsthand his commitment to the entire region," Miller says in the release issued by the Chabot campaign. "He has patrolled many of our cities for the last two decades as a reserve deputy sheriff. Paul owns a small business and raises his family here. He fought for us overseas in Iraq and will fight for us here at home. Paul understands what it takes to get our economy moving again, fix our broken education system, keep families safe and kids out of crime in the first place."
Miller announced his decision to not seek a ninth term on Capitol Hill in February, after months of being targeted with protests urging him to change his stance on immigration reform.
Originally elected to a solidly Republican district, after redistricting following the 2010 Census, Miller found himself representing a Democratic-leaning district that had been handily won by President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.
Miller himself was elected over Republican Bob Dutton that year, the first election in which the top two finishers regardless of party appeared on the general election ballot, something many observers argue was only because a crowded Democratic field splintered Democratic votes.
"I applaud congressman Miller's tireless dedication to our district and America," Chabot is quoted as saying in his office's news release. "I'm proud to have earned his support and vow to continue to fight for the benefits of those who have served our country as well as our community's safety right here at home."
This is Chabot's second attempt to win elected office: He made an unsuccessful bid for the 63rd Assembly district in 2010.
In November, he will face Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar, who came in third behind Miller and Dutton in the June 5, 2012 primary.
In the June 3 primary, with its field of seven candidates, Chabot won 26.6 percent of the vote, followed by Aguilar with 17.36 percent of the vote.
Aguilar narrowly defeated former Miller aide Lesli Gooch in the primary, edging her out by 209 votes. Gooch asked for a recount but dropped her effort after the first round garnered her only a single additional vote.


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With recent news of libraries closing, hours being cut and services being reduced around the Denver area and the nation, it's important not to lose sight of the growing need for library services in the community.
When Colorado voters passed Amendment 20 in 2000 to legalize the use of medical marijuana, it would have been hard to predict that the program would explode to such an extent in 2009 that Atlantic Monthly would use the term "ganjaprenuership" to explain what is going on here in its Aug. 26 issue.
Dear Jeffco commissioners:
I hadn't heard from you recently, so I wanted to write and see how things were going. Our attorney was on the phone the other day, and he also asked after the three of you.
Specifically, we're wondering about the letter we sent you on Monday, July 27 — the one pointing out that your discussion of public business via e-mail was a clear violation of Colorado law.
Last week brought news that state Sen. Dan Gibbs, who represents much of western Jefferson County, is retiring. I'd like to thank him for his service.
We represent our community's citizens who strongly oppose the impending transfer of management control of Exempla Lutheran and Good Samaritan medical centers to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System.
This means that control over our two Colorado-built and -funded hospitals — whose assets total $300 million to $500 million — will be transferred to the Kansas-based organization. We believe that ownership of these assets could later be transferred to SCLHS.
Commissioner Kevin McCasky's "controlled" discussion of the proposed Northwest Parkway (to connect C-470 with E-470) at the Lake House town hall meeting on Nov. 2 raises the question of whether building the Northwest Parkway with private funds depends on the government's use of eminent domain.
"My friends have come to me unsought. The great God gave them to me."
— Emerson, from his essay "Friendship"
I've had my share of senior moments the last week, more of them unforgettable than forgetful.
No single piece of mail can more brutally deliver mortality's sharp stick in the eye than the dreaded AARP membership packet, and my own little reminder of the five-decade milestone came when seniors and their concerns were uppermost on my mind.
It's ironic, isn't it? Here we have access to more information than at any time in history, yet more than ever it seems we prefer to get our information from just the handful of sources reflecting only our own world views.
My friends on the left visit websites like Daily Kos, Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo. They listen to 760 AM on the radio and watch MSNBC.
On the conservative side, we read posts on Town Hall, Drudge Report and National Review Online. We listen to 710 AM and tune into Fox News in the evening.
In an effort to maximize efficient use of facilities and save money, the Jefferson County Board of Education has convened a 30-member community committee to review its facilities. Forty-five options to adjust how different buildings are used have been developed, and four community meetings are scheduled over the next week to solicit public input on possible changes.
I was on a flight back to Denver when the pilot came on the speaker with an announcement.
"For those of you following the 'balloon boy' story," he said, "I've got great news — they found him in the garage, safe and sound."
There was some scattered applause and a little excited conversation.
The bloom of term limits in Colorado seems to be off the rose.
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When Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who directed the Manhattan Project, witnessed the first atomic explosion, he quoted a line from the Bhagavad-Gita, "I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds." The military smiled, and the rest of us started worrying.
By Hannah Hayes
Evergreen Peace has the October display "Water Wars" at the Evergreen Public Library. Water issues have already caused numerous political and economic battles. Conflicts loom large as global-warming signals, such as melting polar ice caps, heightened hurricane activity and harsher drought and flood cycles, make water increasingly precious.
Emily's List, an organization that was formed to support the election of pro-choice Democratic women, is named based upon what has become an increasingly true idiom of political campaigns. Emily stands for "Early money is like yeast." Candidates' ability to raise funds in the early stages of campaigns has something to do with how they will use that money in their campaigns, but has much more do to with how their campaigns are viewed by others.
While it took everyone by surprise — like a natural disaster — after my initial bewilderment, I decided to take stock of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to President Barack Obama. I am a legal immigrant to America, 10 years, silent lips, turning always the other cheek, giving always the second coat, observing always the laws of both my country of adoption and origin.
This month, Jefferson County residents will receive mail ballots for the "odd year" election. Among other questions, we will be asked whether to extend term limits for certain county officers and the district attorney, not the county commissioners.
These will be presented as two separate ballot questions. In both cases, a "yes" vote would extend limits from two consecutive four-year terms to three consecutive four-year terms.
I plan to vote "yes" on both.
My fellow community members:
The year 2010 is shaping up to be one of the most active primary seasons in recent Colorado history. In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet (who was appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter when Ken Salazar became secretary of the interior) faces a spirited challenge from within his own party from Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the state House.
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Well I started this build mostly because: A. I didn't have a mag anymore B. I was retiring from the national, regional, and local tourney scene. C. I knew I'd still play recball and wanted something cool but not too over the top or something I would ever sell.
Bought this before the UWL Pittsburgh last year and had enough stuff to throw it together
While Tom Cole did compliment it, the reg was creeping and shooting 450 was frowned upon. So I threw it in the gear bag and it sat for several months. I had a general idea for that I wanted to do with the gun to recreate the last splash mag I had but was forced to sell.
(if anyone knows where this is at I'd really like to buy it back)
I really liked the black teflon body and the wood grips so this presented a problem without a docs twist lock to cocker adapter which just popped up for sale not to long ago. I wanted to modernize the eclipse with a shaft4 barrel and the pops ASA but keep the old school look and get some parts splashed to match.
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may also get the rail ULE milled internally while the few parts are out getting anodized
Well like anything I seem to do I start out with a simple idea and it spirals out of control lol. Played with the mag at the splatter park big game, shot A LOT of people with it but noticed some things I hated about it so I ordered the following: ULE body ccm feedneck and a lukes fore grip extender long version.


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The Detroit Red Wings' shocking upset of the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinal series on Sunday night earned the Red Wings the "privilege" of playing the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in an Original 6 showdown.
In the other series, the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Kings earned home-ice advantage in its series against the San Jose Sharks, the sixth-seed, in the first round. San Jose has not played since May 7, the night it finished a four-game sweep of the favored Vancouver Canucks. The Kings, meanwhile, have not played since beating the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 on May 10.
Chicago has been idle since finishing a five-game ouster of the Minnesota Wild on May 9.
The League has yet to announce a schedule for the Western Conference Semifinal round.
When it does begin, the Chicago Blackhawks will find a familiar foe showing up at the United Center for Game 1.
The Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks started playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1934 when the Blackhawks beat the Wings in the Stanley Cup Final. The teams have met 14 more times in the playoffs, with each side winning seven series. They last met in the 2009 Western Conference Final, with Detroit winning in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Detroit lost the Final that season to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Detroit, however, has lost all four regular-season meetings to Chicago this season, although three of those losses came after regulation.
In the most recent meeting, April 12, Chicago won 3-2 in a shootout. Corey Crawford made 27 saves to win a goaltending duel with Jimmy Howard, who had 26 saves. Impressive rookie Brandon Saad scored the deciding goal in the tie-breaker.
The teams also played to a shootout on March 3 with Chicago taking a 2-1 decision. This time, both Crawford and Howard each made 32 saves. Patrick Kane netted the game-winner in the shootout. In the first meeting of the season, on Jan. 27, the sides played to overtime before the Hawks took a 2-1 decision on a goal by Nick Leddy. Crawford had 29 saves in the win and Howard had 25 saves.
The other game in the four-game series that was not close was a 7-1 blowout by the Blackhawks on March 31. Howard was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots, while Crawford made 33 saves. Saad and Dave Bolland each had two-goal outings in the game and Jeremy Morin, Jonathan Toews and Leddy had the other goals. Corey Emmerton, a scratch in Game 7 on Sunday night, had Detroit's only goal and it came in the last minute of the game.
The Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks do not have nearly as celebrated a postseason history.
In fact, the two California-based clubs have only met once in the postseason, in 2011. San Jose won that series in six games. The Sharks won three of the games in that series in the overtime session.
The regular-season series between these teams was just as close with the clubs, splitting a four-game series.
The Kings won the most recent matchup, on April 27, by taking a 3-2 decision. Justin Williams had the game-winning goal and Jonathan Quick had 23 saves. Antii Niemi, meanwhile, stopped 24 shots.
Eleven days earlier, it was the Sharks who took a 3-2 decision, this time in a shootout. Niemi had 41 saves to out-duel Quick (33 saves). Raffi Torres had the deciding goal in the tie-breaker.
On March 16, the Kings took a 5-2 decision in a rare game that saw Niemi pulled, the Finnish keeper stopped just 14 of 18 shots before he was replaced by Alex Stalock. Jonathan Bernier, spelling Quick made 20 saves while Kyle Clifford drove the offense with a pair of goals.
Two nights earlier, in the first meeting of the season, the Sharks took a 4-3 decision. Logan Couture had the game-winning goal and Niemi made 34 saves. This time it was Quick who struggled, saving just nine of 12 shots.


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I'm sure it's possible to dislike Carol Channing, but I'm not sure how. In Dori Berinstein's documentary Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, she strolls Broadway's "Shubert Alley" and points out the theaters nearby where she's played ("There are ghosts," in the Booth Theater, she tells us. "Wonderful ghosts of great actors!"). She comes upon members of the cast for Next to Normal, who have stepped out during their matinee, and says, of the opportunity to perform on Broadway, "We should pay them!" She mentions that she's almost 90, and the young men burst into spontaneous applause; "I don't know why you applaud that, it just happened!" she exclaims. "I had nothing to do with it!"
So yes, she's delightful--charming and funny, and a terrific storyteller (and who else is still around who can tell a story about Edward G. Robinson?). Her persona is comically over the top, and she certainly is not the most wide-ranging actor; as Bob Mackie points out, Carol was always basically playing Carol. But she played Carol awfully well. In the film, Chita Rivera calls her "a force of nature"--and she knows from forces of nature.
Much of the film is centered on her defining performance, as the title character in Hello, Dolly! She played the role on Broadway (several times) and on tour--though not in the movie, where she was replaced by Barbara Streisand (Channing is hilariously diplomatic about that). But it also gives us a sense of her background, growing up as a stage-hungry kid, working her way to Broadway, and becoming a theatrical legend.
It is also, charmingly, a love story. Carol is married to Harry Kullijian, her junior high sweetheart; they've known each other long enough that their duo interviews have the pitter-patter of an old vaudeville two-act. They haven't been married that entire time, though; they reconnected after the end of his "beautiful 65-year marrage" and her "miserable 42-year marriage." But the love between them in palpable, and heartwarming.
The vintage TV performances and appearances are priceless. The stories told, not only by Carol but about her, are wonderful; everyone, it seems, has a Carol story to tell, because she did something sweet for all of them. She talks about her first screen kiss, in The First Traveling Saleslady ("worst script I'd ever read!" she announces, cheerily), with a very young Clint Eastwood. Jerry Herman talks about how he composed one of her signature numbers, "Before the Parade Passes By," in the middle of the night at a hotel during an out-of-town preview in Detroit, and woke her up to come sing it. Jo Anne Worley giggles about understudying for Carol, who famously never missed a performance (except one, she now admits, in Kalamazoo); catching Worley working on the numbers, Channing grinned, "Jo Anne, don't worry, you'll never have to go on!" That consecutive-performance track record held, we're told, even when she was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer while on the road with Dolly.
The trouble with Carol Channing: Larger than Life is that it does, in places, leave you wanting more. We never really get a sense of what was wrong with her lengthy marriage to husband/manager Charlie, and why it was abruptly ended; what's more, her two husbands before him aren't even mentioned. In discussing Streisand making the film of Dolly, there is some discussion of how, as Barbara Walters says, she was "larger than life, too large for the movies," but no real sense of how she felt about always having to turn over her hard-played stage roles to movie stars (lest we forget, Marilyn Monroe played her part in the film of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes). And any thoughts or analysis of her current status as a beloved gay icon are mostly present by inference.
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A 2.0 stereo track is also included, as are English SDH subtitles.
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The original theatrical trailer (2:30) is also included.
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As a way to meet the new fuel economy standards set by the Obama administration, requiring fleets to have an average of 35.5 mpg by 2016, Porsche unveiled the 2012 Panamera S hybrid before the Geneva Auto Show. The car should get about 34.5 mpg, which is pretty great considering the car produces 380 horsepower and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. Clearly the most fuel efficient Porsche, the Panamera S hybrid has a top speed of 167 mph, and rides in purely electric mode for approximately one mile (which is obviously not very impressive!)
The new hybrid uses the same gasoline engine/electric motor combination found in the Cayenne S Hybrid and has a regenerative braking system that recharges the cells during braking. According to a statement from Porsche:
The Porsche parallel full hybrid system also reduces consumption at high speeds thanks to its 'sailing' or coasting mode. When the driver lifts off the accelerator at normal highway cruising speeds, the gasoline engine is completely switched off and disengaged from the drivetrain by a decoupling clutch. This eliminates the combustion engine's drag forces and braking effect in the interest of lower resistance, fuel consumption and emissions. As soon as the driver presses the accelerator, to pass another vehicle for example, the gasoline engine smoothly starts within fractions of a second and engine rpms are increased to match the current vehicle speed. It does this seamlessly thanks to the Hybrid Manager, which also helps the Panamera S Hybrid accelerate dynamically in gears at higher speeds much like a conventional Panamera.
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VIDEO: Rookie Zach LaVine from UCLA tore up the Samsung Summer League in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Zach LaVine jumps really high and talks really fast. He exudes a brash confidence like Russell Westbrook and plays with a chip on his shoulder the size of Bill Walton.
This latest UCLA product is headed either for a stunning rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves or cold, hard NBA reality.
"I'm a very confident person, I always hold myself to high standards," LaVine said Friday after scoring 22 points with four assists in the Wolves' sixth and final Summer League game. "You know, there's a lot of doubters on me. I feel always like changing peoples' minds, you know, 'He's not NBA-ready, why'd he come out?' and different things like that. So I just come out here and always try to prove my point. I think I fared well for myself."
There was little not to like about the 6-foot-5, 19-year-old's debut in the Las Vegas Summer League. Everybody was aware of his athleticism coming in, but many were skeptical about his decision-making and the durability of his 180-pound frame..
"I definitely have to get in the weight room and let my body mature. But if they can't touch you, you know, strength really isn't a factor," LaVine said. "I feel I'm a pretty physical person, just not the strongest yet, so I definitely have to get into the weight room. But I use my speed to my advantage."
He averaged 15.7 points a game and more than five free-throw attempts per game in the Summer league. Twice he got to the line 10 times.
Fans mostly will remember a dazzling array of dunks. He's already nominated himself for the dunk contest when February's All-Star weekend props up its big tent in New York City.
"I'm definitely going to be in the dunk contest, know that," LaVine said "I haven't lost a dunk contest for a long time, maybe since I first started dunking. So I have some dunks in my package."
The Wolves are more intrigued by the 13th overall pick's size at the shooting-guard position, his ball-handling and his higher-than-expected court IQ at point guard. He bounced between the two positions during Summer League.
He scored in double figures in all six games. In the final three games he averaged 19.3 points, 3.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds. He had two games with five turnovers, but averaged just 3.6 turnovers in 32.2 minutes a game, a good rate considering he was playing with little practice time and with unfamiliar teammates, most of whom won't sniff the NBA.
"We knew he had talent, we knew he was good, but he exceeded all our expectations thus far," Wolves assistant coach Sam Mitchell said. "He's smart, he's athletic, he can handle the ball, he can shoot the ball, he's a sponge, he learns. We threw a lot at him. We've run a lot of NBA sets, we're doing a lot of things defensively and he just picks it all up."
The Wolves could have playing time available. Behind point guard Ricky Rubio is the diminutive J.J. Barea, who is in the final year of his contract and has seen his shooting percentages drop the last two seasons. Behind shooting guard Kevin Martin is young Russian Alexey Shved, who took a step back last season after a promising rookie campaign.
"I feel like I'm player," LaVine said. "Wherever he [team president and coach Flip Saunders] needs to play me at; if that's the 1, I feel like I can handle the ball and run the team, to a point where I'm still learning the position, but I feel like I can handle it. I like scoring the ball as well, so whatever he needs me to do, facilitate, shoot, defend, anything he needs me to do."
There's a chance LaVine could be one of two 19-year-old talents in Minnesota. If the Wolves deal Kevin Love to Cleveland for Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota could be set up with two tremendously gifted athletic wings for years to come.
For now, LaVine is headed back home to Seattle to train. The league will have to wait to see if he builds on his Summer League success. But Timberwolves fans should know that they will hear from their newest addition.


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Days after removing ultra popular mobile game Flappy Bird from the Apple App Store and Google Play, developer Dong Nguyen has finally given an explanation for his decision to kill the game: It was too addictive.
Nguyen, a 29-year-old independent developer from Vietnam, spoke with Forbes, saying he decided to remove the game because he never intended for users to become so addicted to the product.
"Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed," Nguyen told Forbes. "But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it's best to take down Flappy Bird. It's gone forever."
Nguyen maintains his decision did not involve selling Flappy Bird -- the most popular in both digital stores before its removal. He also said he did not take down Flappy Bird as a result of any legal trouble with Nintendo (many of the game's design elements resembled those in the Super Mario Bros. video games).
Flappy Bird features a small bird that users must propel through a series of tubes by tapping on the screen. If the bird touches any surface, it dies and the game ends. The point is to earn the highest score possible.
Nguyen said the game's massive success and addictive nature had made him feel guilty and made it difficult for him to sleep.
"I don't think it's a mistake" to remove the game, he told Forbes. "I have thought it through."
Before its removal, the game was making $50,000 on average in ad revenue. Since its removal, numerous users have taken to Craigslist and EBay to sell smartphones that come with the game installed.
Although Flappy Bird may be gone, Nguyen said he plans to continue making games. He also thanked fans of Flappy Bird for playing the game.
"After the success of Flappy Bird, I feel more confident, and I have freedom to do what I want to do."


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The Lady Bisons, 22-3 overall, are 17-0 in the conference. They have won their last 20 matches in a row. USC Upstate is 7-19, 3-13. Game time is 4 p.m. at the Hodge Center.
The Lady Bisons entered the week ranked 41st in the NCAA RPI.
"Upstate has a lot to play for," said Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal. "They are trying to better their record from the year prior and we are standing in the way of that.
"There is a little bit more freedom for them to go after it. They play in a smaller gym with a different atmosphere. It is senior night for them. They do some really nice things with their system. We will have to play very fundamental volleyball. Our girls know what is going on. We have to just trust them."
The Lady Bisons have clinched the Atlantic Sun regular season championship. They will also be the top seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament. But even though the Lady Bisons are racking up the honors don't think they are in cruise control or in the mood to try any experiments.
"We are going to play this match the same way we have played all season," said Rosenthal. "We are going to go out and put our best players out there and take care of business."
Rosenthal has been pleasantly surprised by many players on the team, especially freshman outside hitter Kaycee Green and senior middle hitter Amy Trykowski.
"It's not that we didn't think Kaycee would continue to get better," said Rosenthal. "It's not that we didn't think she would. It was a matter of how we thought she might respond to our pushing.
"Amy has been very steady. When you go up against seven really talented players you are going to have to work hard."
Rosenthal also thinks that sophomore Katie Rose, making the transition to libero, has done "a phenomenal Job".
Rosenthal viewed both Rose, and junior transfer outside hitter Meghan Hinemeyer as question marks at the start of the season.
"Meghan was a question mark because she was new coming in and I think she has filled in really nicely," said Rosenthal. "She puts a lot of pressure on teams."
Rosenthal rates junior setter Stefine "Jake" Pease and junior middle hitter Alex Kelly, as the top two players in the conference. He also adds kudos senior opposite Erin Pierce.
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Just add a smartphone: Google Cardboard headset revolutionises DIY virtual reality
San Francisco: Meet Google Cardboard, a gadget made from materials worth about $30 that houses any modern Android smartphone to create a basic virtual-reality headset.
The invention – which has similar capabilities to the $US350 Facebook-owned Oculus Rift – is truly amazing. It's like putting a computer in front of your face and comes at a fraction of the cost of a traditional VR headset when you exclude the cost of your existing smartphone.
Australian Mark Pesce, one of the early pioneers of VR technology, said Cardboard was "very clever".
"It's hilarious and wonderful and not very far from what folks were doing with homebrew virtual-reality 25 years ago," he told me.
The tech group has decided not to sell it at this stage, instead releasing instructions on how people can build it themselves.
If you want to cut down on costs, you can even make one with an old pizza box. But if you're not keen on getting your hands greasy, you can always order one for around $30 online from one of the many companies offering to build it for you.
A number of the contraptions are also being sold on eBay by attendees of Google's I/O developers' conference, where the company handed out thousands of them for free.
Besides cardboard, you need lenses (to focus on your phone's screen as it's otherwise blurry when close to your eyes), magnets, Velcro, a rubber band, and an optional near-field communications (NFC) tag. A piece of elastic and some staples might also be worth investing in to make it stay on your head hands-free.
It was built by Google employees David Coz and Damien Henry at the Google Cultural Institute in Paris as part of the company's 20 per cent project time (which encourages employees to dedicate a fifth of their time to an idea they believe is worth pursuing).
Google said the results of their experiment elicited so many "oohs" and "ahs" internally it inspired a larger group of people to work on an experimental software development kit to enable third-party software developers to build their own virtual-reality apps.
So what does it do?
Like any other VR headset on the market, it brings the user into a 3D space.
It's a jaw-dropping experience.
Unlike other headsets, it does not require a desktop or laptop computer to be connected to it. Instead, all you need is an Android smartphone running an app called Cardboard that splits the screen into two images (one for each eye) to create the illusion of looking at a 3D environment once it is placed into the cardboard device.
It is a jaw-dropping experience, as demonstrated by a Google video of developers' reactions to using it at Google's I/O conference.
Having used Oculus Rift, I found Cardboard an almost identical experience. I'd go as far as saying the experience is actually as good, if not better. I also didn't feel sick when using it, but this might have been because the apps created for Cardboard thus far don't cause motion sickness. Others created by third parties might have this result, also known as the "simulator effect".
While the Oculus offers a 110-degree field of view – the largest of any VR device – the Cardboard offers only about 90 degrees. But I didn't even notice the difference.
The latency – the time between an action being triggered and the response delivered on the phone's screen – is going to vary depending on what sort of smartphone you use. In my testing with a Samsung Galaxy S5 it coped fine.
Latency is important, as it can mean the difference between scoring a kill and losing the game, so for gamers Oculus is probably still the way to go. But as smartphones become more powerful, this will no doubt change.
The amount of pixels seen while using Cardboard also depends on the smartphone. In most instances, Cardboard is actually going to be better than the Oculus when it comes to resolution. When using the Oculus, its pixels are noticeable, but with the Galaxy S5 and Cardboard I did not even notice them, making for a really immersive experience.
And that's what Cardboard is all about: immersion.
There are not many third-party apps for Cardboard yet but already it demonstrates huge potential. Some of the highlights include a Google Earth app that allows you to fly through a random city, and a tour guide app that teleports you to an historic location and has a narrator describe what you are seeing.
A YouTube app places you in a dark room looking at a number of different YouTube videos; a Street View app lets you move your head from side to side as you travel through a city; and there's an app that demonstrates how storytelling might occur with the Cardboard in the future.
To determine where you're looking, the Cardboard uses the phone's accelerometers and gyroscopes. To select, or click, something the magnet on the side of the Carboard interferes with your smartphone's compass, which the Cardboard app is programmed to interpret as a user interaction. This does make you lose the use of your compass when using Cardboard, but it's not really necessary and you can gain it back when you take it out of the headset.
To exit any app and go back to the menu, the Cardboard simply needs to be turned on its side. And to scroll through apps, you just look left to right and hold still when you see the app you want to open. You then move the magnet down to select.
Google has also left the back-facing camera on the smartphone uncovered, meaning hands could be used to manipulate virtual objects in the future.
Some reviews have said Cardboard isn't an Oculus killer. I'd argue it could take a number of future sales away from the device thanks to the incredible experience it gives.
The writer travelled to Google I/O as a guest of Google
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Jill Hoddick's Red piece sold at The Walters Gallery show. Congratulations Jill! She is making a replacement piece.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Five animals are on a Mission to shorten the red list of endangered species. We need a super hero logo to give us the power to get the animals from the red list of endangered species. The Animals on a Mission are Koko Koala, Super Zebra, Inspector P (Parrot)., Miss Lilly B (Ladybird) and Dude le Dolphin.
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We, the Animals on a Mission, want a super hero logo that will show everyone our mission: to save endangered species. Animals can be saved if we give them more space, more conservation, and more importance.
We want to put the logo on our mask and on our cape.
Animals on a Mission is powered by Wallaboo, a company selling outdoor baby products (http://www.wallaboo.com). Animals on a Mission will be introduced as a range of childrens backpacks and soft toy's. Every product sold, donates to special projects of the World Nature Fund. Wallaboo is a Dutch company started 2 years ago selling her baby products very succesfully in 500 shops in Europe. Wallaboo wants to start with the subrange Animals on a Mission, to create awareness among children for the importance of all different species.
- the logo must include the name Animals on a Mission
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Richard Milhous Nixon had a fascination with foreign lands.
During his presidency and vice-presidency, he globe-hopped, making his famous trip to open up China in 1972. He visited the Soviet Union more than once, and even survived having his motorcade attacked by an angry mob in Venezuela.
But it was sleepy corners of Southern California where he was born, rose to prominence, and then retreated after his presidency crumbled.
"His childhood in Orange County meant very much to him," said Patricia Nixon Cox, the former president's younger daughter. "My father sometimes said (California) seemed to have limitless possibilities."
This week, a century from the day he was born, his family, friends, and supporters are preparing to celebrate the life of the 37th president.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON, KY.—Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.
The manager of a ValuMarket says he found 57 empty whipped cream cans in the garbage when he arrived Monday morning. WAVE-TV (http://bit.ly/15HQ8k7 ) in Louisville reported 30-year-old Trevor Runyon was charged after he was found in the ceiling of the store.
Surveillance video from the store showed that Runyon cooked and ate six steaks, washed them down with beer and then topped off his meal with shrimp and birthday cake.
Police say Runyon slipped into the store and hid while employees closed it for the night.
Bullitt County Detention Center records show Runyon is from Shepherdsville, Ky. It wasn't clear whether he has an attorney.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - New paintings :) Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "New paintings :)" rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:19 pm I made a few paintings recently. Thought I share them. Please feel free to critique it only improves my work Alchemy Session by smritirocks [img] 1 by smritirocks, on Flickr [/img] Back to top TomasismemberMember #Joined: 19 Apr 2002Posts: 813Location: Sweden Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:20 am hey im impressed at your rich details and I like your persistence. I also comment for the forest paint in WIP . one thing I noticed that it sometimes lacks info for midtones (i have same problem) What I mean, it is easy overwork concentrating on details when one shoud build slowly up the structure by light, composition. like sculpting a mold. Midtones can affect the image more than one thinks. With clever use of midtones one can make the picture exciting. the best practice is to do speedpaintings, look over the progress what it can be done before finishing. with speedies you could learn to vary light, do different experiments for material properties and see what happens. For example be aware of colors for different tones (for that forest pic looks mostly green when shadows should be more muted to name an example). Look outside and think why nature is made so. of course it is best understood if one makes studies it is just my few cents. good luck. i like your works and look forward for newer ones, maybe I see you in speedpainting thread _________________out Back to top rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:05 pm Hey Tomasis, Thanks so much for the feedback and encouragement yeah I have this problem with values...If i can make it black and white I certainly find it tough to convert it into colors and for the colors..it never looks any good wen desaturated it lacks that contrast. I will be making loads of speed paintings to overcome this I will be posting them on the speedpaint forum thanks so much for your comments xxx Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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The problem is that Madsonic wants to dump these files into the same podcast directory on the server, which results in a collision. Once the first episode is downloaded, the remaining episode downloads are aborted claiming the file has already been downloaded. However, in the podcast web interface in Madsonic (and in the database), it shows all queued episodes have been downloaded.
It would seem like in this situation, the podcast downloader could detect the filename collision, generate a new filename using some type of algorithm to save the file, and save that into the database.
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The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument has expanded by more than 900 acres, following the transfer of property from The Conservation Fund to the Bureau of Land Management.
The transferred land, which includes a stretch of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, was formerly owned by Hancock Timber Resource Group.
The national monument, located at the intersection of the Cascade Range, Siskiyou Mountains and Klamath Mountains, was created in 2000 to preserve the area's biodiversity. The monument now includes about 61,700 acres in Southern Oregon.
Conservationists have called the monument area the "Galapagos of North America" because of its wide range of plant and wildlife species, many of which are unique to the area. The monument also offers many recreation opportunities, including hiking, camping, fishing, horseback riding, hunting and winter sports.
Congress provided funding for the purchase through the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The transfer of the lands, along with parcels the BLM purchased in 2012, completes more than half of an effort by the BLM and The Conservation Fund to protect land that is one of the largest remaining private landholdings within the monument boundary — approximately 6,570 acres — owned by Hancock Timber Resource Group.
About 2,900 acres of Hancock Timber lands remain available for sale, and supporters of the monument say they hope future funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund could help the BLM acquire the remaining property for conservation.
The federally managed land protection program is funded from the development of federally owned offshore oil and gas resources and has been used to protect forests, natural resources, state and local parks and recreation areas since 1965.
Oregon's two U.S. senators both released statements praising the monument expansion.
"Today's land transfer means that the project to increase public lands at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument — which is truly one of Oregon's special places — is more than halfway complete," said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. "Conserving this land within the monument means more opportunities for hikers, hunters and the rest of Southern Oregon's robust recreation economy."
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument "one of America's most treasured ecological places."
"This land transfer will help conserve this area for future generations," Merkley said in a release. "This will help provide protected habitat for many native plants and animals, and also provide new recreation opportunities for Southern Oregon. Preserving this important area reminds us of how critically important it is to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which was essential for this to happen."
A Conservation Fund statement noted that the purchase of the land will help reduce fragmentation on the monument between public and private lands. The monument was created out of a checkerboard of alternating federal and public lands, a pattern that is common in areas where public lands are managed by the BLM.
David Kimbrough, manager of Hancock Timber Resource Group, said the group intended to continue working with The Conservation Fund and the BLM "to ensure that the rest of the sensitive lands in this biologically rich landscape are conserved forever."
Encompassing a diverse array of landscapes, from the high, dry deserts of the Great Basin to the wet, lower-elevation forests of the Pacific Coast, the monument region supports critical habitat for 3,500 plant and animal species.


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According to Henri Bergius, the next version of the Midgard software will be PHP5 only:
It took us a while to get here, but Midgard is finally entering a release cycle which will drop support for PHP4. The reasons are quite clear: simplicity and speed. The whole PHP4 end of life business has caused quite a bit of discussion in the PHP community.
The group chose to go PHP5 only for speed reasons (like advancements in their Query_Builder component) and the new features that PHP5 will allow in their MidCOM component.


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- "You are not negotiating column inches and bar tabs you insolent fuck!"
- ―Triad 1 threatening Luis Lopez
Triad 1 is a character in The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony, with his own Triad group.
It is unknown if his organization is affiliated with the other big organizations - the Jaoming, Lee and Ming families - although an affiliation with the Jaoming Family is most likely as they are known to deal heroin with the The Angels of Death as well as the Ming Family which their business deals with renovation.
In 2008, The Triad's cousins had come to Liberty City on the Platypus smuggling a shipment of heroin. At one point the Angels of Death had acquired the heroin from these Triads, which was later stolen in a gang raid by the The Lost Brotherhood.
The Triad was about to open a new club, (inside the Dragon Heart Plaza) and Rocco Pelosi assured him that Gay Tony would see that the drinking license for the club was granted. However, when Tony and Luis Lopez meet with the Triad to supposedly grant him the license, it becomes apparent that there was some miscommunication between the two parties, which only serves to anger the Triad. He then enters into an argument with the pair which results in him pulling a firearm on Luis and promptly being knocked out. Tony and Luis are then forced to eliminated waves of the Triad's henchmen in order to escape from the building.
At about the same time, The Lost are on their way to the same building in order to sell the Triads back some heroin that they had previously robbed from the Angels of Death. What is unknown to The Lost's Vice President Johnny Klebitz is that President Billy Grey had previously met with the Triad Boss ahead of the meeting to arrange a set up wherein Johnny and Jim Fitzgerald would be killed as they attempted to hand over the drugs. However, all doesn't go according to plan and Johnny and Jim manage to escape after a heated firefight with the Triads. It then becomes apparent that the Triads intention was to simply take back the heroin, and that they did not care for Billy. (It is unknown if Billy charged the Triads money, a portion of the Heroin or Johnny's Death in return of the Heroin). It is also possible that the Triads beat Billy up as he appears battered outside the Plaza shortly after the handover. He is presumably alive as he is not killed in either of his two appearances. He is very angry on both occasions as he quickly ends up resorting to the violence.
- His facial texture and looks are much improved in The Ballad of Gay Tony. Although he has a shorter haircut, his clothing is the same.
- He is called Triad 1 in The Lost and Damned's ending credits and Triad in The Ballad of Gay Tony's ending credits.
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- The Lost and Damned
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Rocco never even bothered to tell Tony the Triad's name, as when Tony and Luis try to leave, Tony says "Sorry for wasting your time, Mr... Umm...", realizing he does not know his name.
- After Luis knocks him out, it is possible to shoot his laid out body. He will, however remain alive; this is apparently so he can still do the deal with Johnny Klebitz and Jim Fitzgerald.
- A Triad with the exact same clothing but a different face can be found in the L. C. Cage Fighting contest, in TBOGT.
- The Heroin that The Lost stole from the Angels of Death and gave back to the Triads (at the suggestion of Jim) is possibly the same heroin that Niko steals for Phil.


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There has been a significant amount of scientific interest in porcine kidneys over the last few decades, chiefly because the organs have been widely viewed as the solution to the pronounced shortage of kidneys available for transplant purposes. Indeed, pig kidneys are considered better suited for xenotransplantation than those of many other animals due to their substantial anatomical and functional similarity to those of humans. In a pig, the left kidney is cranial to the right and the adrenal glands are located near the cranial poles of both of the organs. The renal blood supply is divided transversely between the cranial and caudal poles. Also, porcine kidneys are multirenculate and multipapillate, as are human kidneys. The organs are similar in size to those of human subjects as well when they are taken from the miniaturized breeds that are most prevalently used as laboratory animals.
The log phase culture of pig kidney (LLC-PK1) epithelial cells presented in the digital image above was immunofluorescently labeled with anti-cytokeratin (pan) mouse monoclonal primary antibodies followed by goat anti-mouse Fab fragments conjugated to Oregon Green 488. Golgi bodies were simultaneously targeted with rabbit anti-giantin primary antibodies, followed by goat anti-rabbit secondaries conjugated to Texas Red. Nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst 33258. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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Grand Rapids Evangelical Free Church
Grand Rapids, MN
Welcome. We're so glad you're here. We are a Christian church in Grand Rapids, MN. Everyone here is like you. We have joy, we have fears that keep us up at night, we experience pain, we face challenges, and we're all searching for love. We don't have all the answers. But we do know someone who has the answers we're all seeking and we do know how our story ends. If you would like that for yourself, then walk through this site and learn more about us. Thanks for visiting and we hope you come back often.
1 Peter 2:9 through 3:16 talks about living in a hostile world and living your daily lives as though you are missionaries in a foreign land. That is the basis for our community groups.
May 19, 2019
Above All: Not A Zombie, Col. 2:9-15
Ken Abramson, Senior Pastor
May 19, 2019 Bulletin
Church Office: 218-327-9343
34384 County Road 63
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Sunday Worship Services
9:00 am & 10:30 am
Pathfinders 1.0 (Sunday School)
(Ages 3 to 1st grade)
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Pathfinders 2.0 (Sunday School)
(Ages 3 to 5th grade)
10:30 am – 11:30 am
BRICK Bible Instruction Class
(6th & 7th grade)
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Office Hours
Mon: Office Closed
Tues: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wed: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thurs: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fri: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sat – Sun: Office Closed


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www.libertytreeonline.com is the website for the fictional Liberty Tree newspaper in Grand Theft Auto IV. The website is updated as the player progresses through the game's story. Most stories are published in relation to missions that are completed. Seen in the screenshot is a story about Roman's Taxi Firm being destroyed after the mission Roman's Sorrow.
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Articles that are not under a named journalist are named under Staff Writer.
Boy Trapped For Six Years In Flat-Pack Hell
Parents offered 20% discount card
Today the Liberty Tree witnessed an emotional reunion between an Algonquin couple and their son who was lost for six years in a KRAPEA store. A well-known pedophile at Krapea's Alderney branch alerted staff to a pallid youth whom he had spotted sleeping in the same bunk-bed on his last three visits. The child's mother told reporters, "It's a miracle. We were sure that our son was dead and had even converted his bedroom into a home gym. He appears to be a little institutionalized and cannot understand why we don't have fifteen adjacent kitchens but it's great to have him back."
Sneaker Giant Puts His Foot Down
Accusations of child labor continue
Eris founder, Pete Vassal, finally responded to the barrage of criticism over the company's use of child labor with a defiant message on www.erisfootware.com: "Eris receives a lot of flak in the liberal media for its corporate practices, especially our third-world production line.
These are lies. Our workforce is strictly volunteer now and besides, what would you rather do? Starve or earn 10 cents an hour? 401k and gym membership isn't going to put food on their floor. Children require less sleep and women are better at multi-tasking. It's simply good business sense. We spend billions every year on advertising and celebrity endorsements and that has to come from somewhere." The battle over morality vs. overpriced sports fashion continues to rage. Many of Eris's sponsored athletes came out in support of the company, saying they were each getting paid $10 million to wear the logo and the human rights scandal is overblown.
Internet Kills Man
Kitchen of the future?
The tragic death of Charles Pathmanson became even more tragic as investigators say a tragic tale of tragedy is unfolding in the tragic emails sent to Pathmanson days before his tragic tragedy. Known to have built the "Kitchen of the Future", Pathmanson had been battling hackers who had broken into his appliances and began turning them on and off, setting his oven at 500 degrees in the middle of the night, fatally breaking the ice machine, and continually making the toaster pop up and down. In an act of desperation, Pathmanson attempted to install a firewall and new motherboard in the toaster, at which point hackers switched it on and electrocuted him. Police are trolling online games and "asking these snotfaced little egomaniacal griefers if they know anything about it," Police investigator Mike Loretti said in a statement.
Ecstasy Generation Still Nervously Awaiting Backlash
Memories blurry, nerves twitchy
The music was powerful, the conversations were earnest and the sex was mind-blowing. It seemed like the party was never going to end. Then it did. You got a bit fat around the middle. You began having serious conversations about mortgages. Ravers and party goers emerged from the best decade of their lives only to be hit with the grim reality that they were going to pay the price for all that fun. Ten years later, people are starting to worry when all the devastating long-term effects are going to kick in. The answer is any minute. "Every time I get a cold or forget my keys, I am convinced that it's the beginning of the end; that I'm going to be found rocking in darkened room in a state of permanent catatonia from all that LSD, Ecstasy and weed I did," said James, a 33-year-old lawyer from Algonquin, "If it doesn't happen soon, I'm going to dust off the white gloves and glow sticks and get back out there."
Eunux Says "No Girls Allowed"
The downside to sexism?
The group of young, white, middle-class male virgins who make up the broad spectrum of the Eunux community has launched a hate campaign against a young woman in Alderney City who was discovered to have installed the open source operating system. The girl, who has asked not to be named for fear of an attempt on her life, is being relentlessly flamed in chatrooms by Eunux zealots across the country for having dared to step foot in the male-only world of open source software.
One disgruntled fanboy, blogging from his parents' basement in Broker, told the Liberty Tree, "Girls aren't allowed to touch Eunux. Just like I don't want to get on a plane with a female pilot, I don't want some chick messing around with my source code. We deliberately create ugly interfaces and make it as hard as possible to install programs in order to discourage women. First they start drinking beer and now this. Is nothing sacred any more? What next, a female president? I've tried speaking to girls in real life but all they do is laugh at me. I hope her kernel explodes." Many are already drawing parallels between this story and the female plumber who was run out of a San Andreas town last year.


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Islam studies required in California district
Course has 7th-graders memorizing Koran verses, praying to Allah
In the wake of Sept. 11, an increasing number of California public school students must attend an intensive three-week course on Islam, reports ASSIST News Service.
The course mandates that seventh-graders learn the tenets of Islam, study the important figures of the faith, wear a robe, adopt a Muslim name and stage their own jihad. Adding to this apparent hypocrisy, reports ANS, students must memorize many verses in the Koran, are taught to pray "in the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful" and are instructed to chant, "Praise to Allah, Lord of Creation."
"We could never teach Christianity like this," one outraged parent told ANS.
Elizabeth Christina Lemings, a teacher in the Byron, Calif., Union School District, was unaware of the course until her seventh-grade son brought home the handouts. Obtained by ANS, the handouts include a history of Islam and the life of Mohammad, its founder. There are 25 Islamic terms that must be memorized, six Islamic (Arabic) phrases, 20 Islamic proverbs to learn along with the Five Pillars of Faith and 10 key Islamic prophets and disciples to be studied.
"We can't even mention the name of Jesus in the public schools," Lemings laments, "but … they teach Islam as the true religion, and students are taught about Islam and how to pray to Allah. Can you imagine the barrage of lawsuits and problems we would have from the ACLU if Christianity were taught in the public schools, and if we tried to teach about the contributions of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the Apostle Paul? But when it comes to furthering the Islamic religion in the public schools, there is not one word from the ACLU, People for the American Way or anybody else. This is hypocrisy."
ANS reports that students are to pretend that they are Muslims, wear Muslim clothing to school, stage their own jihad via a dice game and pick out a Muslim name (to replace their own) from a list of 30.
When asked what they thought about the course, students described it as "fun," while others described Islam as "a pretty culture." Joseph Lemings, 12, told ANS, "the jihad was like playing a video game."
The "fun" description disturbs Elizabeth Lemings, who sees the course as a tool, not only to engender sympathy and support for the Muslim cause, but for recruitment.
"This is not just a class of history of examining culture," she said. "This course is entirely too specific. It is more about indoctrination."
Nancy Castro, principal of Intermediate-Excelsior School of Byron, told ANS that the Islam course (included within "History of Culture") reflects California educational standards. Castro maintains the course "is not religion, but ancient culture and history. We do not endorse any religion; we just make students aware." Castro further emphasized the course textbook is in use throughout California.
The textbook used for the Islamic course, "Across The Centuries," is published by Houghton-Mifflin and has been adopted by the California school system. In it, according to ANS, Islam is presented broadly in a completely positive manner, whereas the limited references to Christianity are "shown in a negative light, with events such as the Inquisition, and the Salem witch hunts highlighted in bold, black type." ANS notes the portrayal of Islam leaves out word of "the wars, massacres, cruelties against Christians and other non-Muslims that Islam has consistently perpetrated over the centuries."
Asked if there was any response from parents about the Islam course, Castro told ANS, "Oh, a couple of parents called to express concerns, three to be exact."


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It's a nice, sunny day as Brittany Amber lounges by the pool, waiting for her man, Vance Crawford, to join her. But Vance has become preoccupied by a sexy magazine he found upstairs. He's busy rubbing his chubby while Amber calls his name repeatedly from down by the pool.
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A Corsage for Annabelle
This is the finished corsage I gave my grand-daughter for her performance in her school talent show, but I've broken down the steps for a similar corsage in the following photos. There are also notes regarding the toothpicks. This way worked better for me, but you can skip using them altogether if you like and just "glue" everything together with icing.
I've cut out 4 large hearts, 4 medium hearts and 4 small hearts. Also 2 large leaves and 2 small leaves , and one tiny blossom shape flower.
I pushed toothpicks in the ends before baking because these will help me position the petals later. I will be adding a hole for a toothpick to the underside of the tiny flower shape as soon as it comes out of the oven
Note: You can skip the toothpicks-More on this later in the assembly photo.
I've cut my larger leaves down to only 3 sections so they would fit between the heart petals.
The tiny flower shape on the right will be turned over right after baking and a hole for a toothpick made in the center and left to cool with the other cookies
I wanted some of the petals to have a subtle 2-toned look, so I iced the outer edge first with icing and let dry. I added icing dots and "comma" patterns (which I forgot to photograph as I was doing them.---Can you tell I'm new to this blogging thing?)
Then I flooded the inner section with the same icing color and sprinkled with sanding sugar.
Believe it or not all the pink colored sanding sugar came from the same bottle it just looks different on the different colored icings.
On each leaf shape I outlined 3 smaller leaves and let dry.
When the outline icing dried I filled in the area with a lighter color icing and sprinkled with sanding sugar. Green sugar in this case.
To give the look of babies breath I added random white dots after the sugared leaves were dry.
Once all the cookie parts were finished I rolled a large marshmallow into the same color icing of the middle section petals and sprinkled with sanding sugar and left to dry. The icing layer is very thin so I can poke the toothpick petals into it easily. The little plate here is a tiny tasting plate I found in a set of 10 at Party City, it has a slightly raised edge that helps to support the lower petals. A paper doily is taped to the bottom and the sugared marshmallow is adhered to it with royal icing.
Note: Colored fondant can be used in place of the marshmallow. And the sanding sugar can be omitted.
Now to assemble all the pieces. I started with the larger hearts and push the toothpick into the marshmallow. You may have to shorten the toothpick end to do this or it might go through the marshmallow and hit the plate underneath.
I clipped the toothpicks on these quite a bit to be able to angle the larger heart into the marshmallow letting them rest on the plate edge.
Note: The whole toothpick part can be skipped entirely and all the petals and leaves just "glued" with royal icing to the marshmallow individually.
Next came the medium size hearts I spaced these on top of where the lower hearts came together basically covering the gap.
I added the larger leaves after the medium heart petals were placed so I wouldn't accidently break them when placing the upper petals. They slid right in between the lower petals at the corner. Again the plate edge helps to support them.
This is the tiny center blossom cookie that I forgot to photograph as I was icing. This shows how the toothpick is centered in the back.
I repeated this with smaller heart petals and leaves. The last cookie to go in is the tiny flower or blossom. Remember a hole was made using a toothpick right after baking. I re-attached it using a dab of royal icing. The length of the toothpick was cut so the cookie was sitting right on top of the marshmallow. I still show the toothpicks here, but the upper cookies actually cover them up.
Here is it all boxed up and ready to give.
A big thanks to Susan (GeminiRJ) for her idea of the sugared marshmallow.
To see her amazing work click (here)
♥Happy Decorating♥


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Brussels, 4 October 2010
Europe approves € 500 million of Food Aid for the Needy for 2011
Food aid plans submitted by Member States for the 2011 Aid for the Needy Scheme were voted in the Single CMO Management Committee. Next year 20 Member States will use the scheme – with the Czech Republic participating for the first time. Originally designed to provide surplus stocks of farm produce ('intervention stocks') to needy people, the scheme was amended in the mid-1990s to make it possible to supplement intervention stocks with market purchases in certain circumstances. However, this year existing intervention stocks (cereals, milk powder, limited quantities of butter) cover most of the needs for the 2011 plan, so only limited recourse to market purchases is necessary. The allocated budget of 500 million Euros is the same as for the 2009 and 2010 plans. The scheme for 2011 is not related to the recent adapted proposal to adjust the scheme in future [see IP/10/1141]. The 2011 plan will now be adopted by the Commission in the near future.
Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, said of the programme: "The Aid for the Needy Scheme is a further sign that the Common Agriculture Policy is not just for farmers, but for all EU citizens. Last year, an estimated 13 million people benefited from the various national programmes."
A plan for the free distribution of food to the neediest people in the Community was launched as an urgent measure during the harsh winter of 1986/1987 when surpluses of agricultural products were given to charities in the Member States for distribution to those who needed them. This measure has since become a permanent feature and is based on the use of intervention stocks. The scheme has allowed Member States to release public stocks of surplus food for use as food aid. However, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which began in the early 1990s and was aimed at achieving major cuts in Community intervention stocks, has been one of the factors in allowing purchases to be made on the market in certain circumstances. This year, though, intervention stocks are sufficient to enable much of the plan to be covered and relatively little use needs to be made of the option to buy on the market. The sustainable reduction in intervention stocks which has been made has nevertheless led to proposals for reform of the aid programme to adapt it to developments in the CAP and enable it to help those most in need more effectively.
The participation of the Member States in the programme is voluntary, with the Commission adopting a new plan each year. Aid is typically provided to a wide range of people living in poverty, including families in difficulties, elderly people with insufficient means, the homeless, the disabled, children at risk, the working poor, migrant workers and asylum seekers, with Member States working with charities and/or local social services.
Member States wishing to participate in the programme notify the Commission at the beginning of each year and then inform it of their needs for the specific products. They must also provide it with a report on the implementation of the programme.
Although the EU has, on average, some of the highest living standards in the world, some people are unable to adequately feed themselves. According to the most recent estimates, on average 17% of the EU population live at or below the poverty line and therefore face food poverty meaning, for example, that they are unable to have one balanced meal every two days.
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Annex 1:
Quantity of each type of product to be taken out of Community intervention stocks for distribution in the Member States under the 2011 plan
(in tonnes)
Annex 2:
Resources placed at the disposal of the Member States under the 2011 plan
(in EUR)
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Organist emeritus tours European cathedrals
After retiring as the university organist for Wayland Baptist University in 1994, Earl Miller might have understandably set aside the music for a bit of rest. Not so. In fact, Miller has taken advantage of retirement to visit a whole new world of musical venues.
Miller and his wife, Lucile, recently returned from the 22nd Annual Organ Study Tour of Europe, visiting churches and cathedrals in Northern France and Southern England.
Of the 30 participants in the two-week tour, which began June 25 in Paris and ended July 9, 20 were organists, including Miller. Besides getting to see firsthand some magnificent cathedrals in Europe, the trip had added perks for the musically minded.
"Every person got to play one song on the organ in many of the cathedrals," said Miller. "I had about 20 pieces memorized for the trip, but didn't play all of them."
Miller shared "The Star-Spangled Banner" with the tour group at St. Thomas Cathedral at Portsmouth, England on July 4. He also played the Wayland Alma Mater while in London.
Though the organs at many of the locations visited were impressive to Miller as a musician, he said most were about the same size as the pipe organ in Wayland's Harral Auditorium, where he played for so many years. Still, the tour holds allure for Miller.
"It's a change of pace and location," he said. "To get to play on these organs is an inspiration."
The Millers noted several differences between the European cathedrals and their organs and those in America. The majority of the organs are located in the balconies at the rear of those churches, which is not all too uncommon at some churches in America. St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainview, where Miller serves as choirmaster and organist, has much the same setup. But in Europe, the organist often occupies that lofty seat alone, without a choir or other parishioners, and Miller said there is little room for more than two persons in the loft.
The Millers also said much climbing is involved for organists in European churches, where spiral staircases carry the musicians to their places of service. The couple did say that the unique architecture in those churches - namely, the high ceilings - made the difference musically in the sound quality.
For Lucile Miller, the trip was fascinating from an architectural and historical standpoint. She enjoyed the various stained glass windows in the churches and the group's visit to the personal estate and gardens of Monet, the French impressionist. Both of the Millers enjoyed a visit to Normandy, Utah Beach and Omaha Beach, the site of the major invasion of World War II. That side trip included an American cemetery and a media presentation recounting the war.
Mrs. Miller noted a large tapestry in Bayeux, France was most impressive to her.
"It circled around the wall in this very large room, depicting the invasion of Williams the Conqueror in 1066," she said. "You walked around the room with headphones on that described the piece in your own language."
Another notable stop was at Ste. Mere Eglise, where a dummy attached to a parachute adorns the top of the steeple. According to the Millers, the tour guide explained that a parachutist had once landed on the church and his chute caught on the steeple, leaving him hanging. The church placed a dummy there to remind visitors of the story.
The group road a ferry from France across the English Channel and continued the tour in England. Stops there included an evensong at Winchester Cathedral, St. Thomas Cathedral, built to honor martyr Thomas a Becket; St. Martin-in-the-Field, the parish church of Buckingham Palace and the Admiralty; Westminster Cathedral; and St. Paul's Cathedral, where the group attended a church service.
Rena Bakhuyzen Holst (daughter of the tour's founder, the late Dirk Bakhuyzen) organizes the Organ Study Tours. This is the fifth tour for the Millers, having gone three times in the 1980s and then in 2000, visiting England and the Netherlands