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Shots Fired Outside U.S. Capitol [UPDATED]
UPDATE 3:20 P.M. EST: The lockdowns at Capitol Hill and the White House have been lifted. Capitol police appear to have shot and killed a woman in a black sedan (see above), the same woman who drove into the White House gates before trying to escape in her car. She then tried to drive through a barricade, which is when police opened fire. A child was also in the car at the time.
Police say the situation has been stabilized.
Here are some photos from the various scenes this afternoon:
UPDATE 3:00 P.M. EST: Multiple reports suggest that the incident began when a woman in a car tried to ram through the northeast gate of the White House. Secret Service pursued her as she drove away toward the Capitol, apparently injuring one police officer on the way.
The White House was also placed on lockdown:
The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown and all personnel in House office buildings asked to shelter in place as police investigate a possible active-shooter situation.
It is still unclear exactly what happened, and police have not issued any further information as of 2:45 p.m. EST, but it appears that several gunshots were fired just outside the building.
The following advisory was sent to all Capitol workers:
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Whew! The MTA was determined to thwart me this morning, but I made it in just before Julie Todaro took the stage, and I've got my livestream running.
(I didn't mind being #alaleftbehind until this morning, when I felt so frustrated that the world outside ALA doesn't stop everything for the YMAs!)
Sarah and Joy are still en route to their workplaces, watching while commuting, but they'll chime in if possible, and I'll be writing while we watch. YAY YMAs!
(tl; dr: Comments are open so let's debrief togther! The complete press release can be accessed here.)
Schneiders first, and I am sad to say this one [When We Collided, by Emery Lord] wasn't on our radar at all; I would swear I've never seen this book before! Agh. Well, the to-read list only had 900 books, so now we'll make it 901.
(Note, we only tend to share our reactions to YA, unless it's an MG or picture book we read, which isn't too common. But we aren't skipping the younger stuff out of disrespect!)
Stonewall now (how is the order determined, does anyone know?), which is always a must purchase when it's YA and not already in my collection.
When the Moon Was Ours
(So, two I had some real issues with and one nonfiction. Well, good thing we aren't doing speculation for the Stonewall. (I th.ink a womp womp sound effect goes here.) Given the mission of the Stonewall, these are excellent choices; my issues were all Printz-specific)
Magnus Chase! YES. Rick Riordan consistently writes excellent, diverse, awesome books that I and my readers love. So glad to see him getting an award, and a gender fluid character in something this commercial and highly read by middle graders and teens is so important.
If I Was Your Girl: YES YES YES. Couldn't be more deserving, and more buzz for this great read is a win for all of us, adults and teens alike!
Virginia Hamilton lifetime achievement: Dr. Bishop!
Good golly, I remember reading and loving M.C. Higgins the Great! That's a throwback. Obviously the scholarly work is important too (smiley face) but the books that are seminal in our childhoods never leave us, do they?
Ugh, the lag on the images and printed titles in the livestream. Makes it so much harder to keep up.
AHHHH! Radiant Child! Javaka Steptoe! He visited our LS this winter, so exciting!
Ok, author honors.
As Brave as You — Oh, I wanted Ghost, although never sad to see Jason Reynolds get accolades.
John Lewis! Even via the feed the sound is deafening! I stood up at my desk! March is such an important and powerful book, now more than ever, and it's told really well. Definitely deserving!
(After this, I'll be able to calm down again!)
I know the Alex awards aren't technically YALSA awards, but I really wish they wouldn't shove them in at the start when no one is paying attention.
Margaret A. Edwards first. I am always delighted and surprised with this one, because I never know who's eligible and the committee always picks someone awesome.
Sarah Dessen! That's a fantastic recognition of romantic contemporary fiction. Dessen has been a go to and must buy for so long, one of our strongest backlist circulation authors. This is so great!
Ghost! Well, I'm still hoping for Newbery love, but I'll take this. I really loved Ghost, can you tell?
And NIMONA? An audio award for a graphic novel? I think this is unprecedented!
And for the win: Anna and the Swallow Man. Whoa. Such a tough book, I can't even imagine the audio. It's a book that's stuck with me all year, though, so I'm glad to see some recognition for it.
We already knew the finalists, so no surprises here…
The Serpent King!
Excellence in Nonfiction:
Again, the finalists are a known quantity, so it's just a question of the winner. I think we're all pulling for March to continue raking in the awards here, but I know a few people really rooting for Samurai Rising.
We got our wish! I'm starting to revise my "March will never get the Printz because it already got the NBA" statement.
Ok, here we go, the moment we've all been waiting for!
Honors – all FOUR.
Asking for It, Louise O'Neill: this was briefly on our longlist and none of us wanted to read it, for purely topical reasons, and there wasn't that much buzz so we let it go. We failed. Sorry, folks. (However, Joy predicted that a book with similar thematic content would win, so she gets the prize for being most prescient.)
The Passion of Dolssa: YES YES YES! I wanted this for the win but I can live with an honor. Because it's just so darn good.
Scythe: Can you hear us cheering from here? We didn't really dare to hope, so this is a delightful surprise!
The Sun is Also a Star: so many of you called for this one!
And the winner is MARCH. So glad I called that 30 seconds ago!
(Three of the five made our Pyrite, which means we — not Sarah, Joy, and I, but the collective we — are getting better and better as critical readers! Go us!)
(Ok, Joy and I were too busy talking to catch the first few. It's the Batchelder now, which only sometimes includes YA, although I have high hopes for Maresi for 2018.)
Sibert now, and we actually know some of these! It's so not on our usual radar, but Giant Squid was awesome. And Uprooted! Great choice!
MARCH again for the win! I think we officially have a sweep.
CALDECOTT! My colleague and friend Stacy Dillon is on this committee and I can't wait to see what they chose! (I'd be excited anyway, but that connection just makes it that much more exciting!)
Joy is cheering for Leave Me Alone! And I am thrilled for Du Iz Tak!
And another win for Radiant Child!
Ooooh, only three Newbery honors?
Freedom over Me, The Inquistor's Tale, and Wolf Hollow were all on our Printzbery mock slate!
AND The Girl Who Drank the Moon for the WIN! It was on our Printzbery slate and won our mock, and I pulled hard for it, so I'm pretty darn ecstatic right now.
Whew! So that's it, and the season is officially over! Debrief in the comments, and in a day or two we'll start talking 2017 reading lists.


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Thanks to the reader ReMichael we now have an alternative solution that allows to easily get the direct link to watch the streaming video in 3D directly from the 3D Vision Video Player or the Stereoscopic Player by using the Open URL function of these programs and pasting the link you get. The solution is in the form of a simple Bookmarklet that you can use when you open a YouTube video page to get the correct link you need to copy and paste into the video player software.
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You should be careful when selecting the right format for the video you are opening, as choosing the wrong settings might make the video not look so good. Most of the current videos that are up to 1080p are in Side by Side format and you need to select 16:9 aspect ratio. For the videos in 3D that are available in Original format usually the default aspect ratio is Ok, as they are should not be squashed, but even if you select 16:9 you will not have trouble with the aspect ratio as it is really 16:9 and will not be changed.


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Since the beginning of time, man has been searching for the meaning of life. It was almost a catch phrase during the late 60s and early 70s, as so many people of my generation rejected many long-held traditional values.
The hippy generation embraced the sexual revolution and the drug culture, and since then the meaning of life has been pretty much self-centered for far too many people. Success and happiness are often measured by our jobs, our possessions, and other material indicators.
What better place to look for the meaning of life than to go to the Creator of life, the One who gives abundant life. The Bible has much to say about the meaning of life and even gives us guidance on how we can achieve true meaning and purpose in our lives.
Contrary to popular opinion, the Bible teaches that life does not consist of the abundance of possessions. Yet today, we live in an age which everyone thinks that more is better and that we have to possess the latest and most fashionable gadget, gizmo, or garment.
The Bible also has much to say about our relationships with others; for example, it teaches that we are to love others as we love ourselves. That is in direct opposition to today�s popular thinking that everything is all about the individual and �looking out for number one�.
Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and author of �Man�s Search for Meaning,� followed the teaching of the Bible when he stated that people create meaning in three ways: through their work, through their relationships, and by how they choose to meet unavoidable suffering.
Too often our work defines who we are and that is not always the kind of person that we really desire to be. People often seek out relationships by considering what a certain acquaintance might do for them rather than how they might draw near someone in order to actually help the other person.
Loving others, as we love ourselves, means that we are to be more concerned about the welfare of those around us than we are about our own well-being. Frankl�s earned the privilege to write about suffering � he spent time in several concentration camps and lost all of his immediate family except for a sister.
Few of us will ever face the kind of dire circumstances that Frankl and millions of others face, yet we often allow our misfortunes to determine the person that we become. We need to move beyond the negative aspects of our lives and embrace the many positives that surround us.
Life is about so much more than our possessions and our status; it�s about our relationships and the ways in which we show love and compassion to our brothers and sisters around the world.
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Laughter Against the Machine, anchored by W. Kamau Bell, Nato Green and Janine Brito, has built a space for a comedy where the comedians and the audience to expect to be challenged, to laugh, and think at the same time. It's an issue-oriented, no-holds-bar show with no preconceived expectations, no party lines, and certainly no cheerleading - because they have beef with everybody, including themselves.
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U.S., Mexico to talk trade barriers during Obama visit
MEXICO CITY — Delivery trucks from Mexico line up early in the morning at the border crossing in Tijuana, where 20 million flat-screen TVs were manufactured last year.
Traffic studies found cargo trucks, even empty ones, wait 90 minutes on average to cross into the USA as U.S. Customs agents check vehicles for contraband, and then spend at least an hour waiting to get back into Tijuana.
"Trucks that are a critical element of a competitive supply chain may spend three to four hours waiting in line during a day," says Kenn Morris, president of the Crossborder Group, a San Diego consultancy, which commissioned the traffic studies. "These kinds of delays are both too typical and really strangle border economies … and put more barriers between what should be two strong economic partners."
Improving on the way goods flow from Mexico to the USA is what President Enrique Peña Nieto intends to emphasize Thursday when President Obama visits Mexico City.
The U.S. Justice Department says Mexico's drug lords are establishing greater control over criminal activities in the USA, but Peña Nieto, elected in December, has pushed such security concerns to the side in favor of economic issues.
U.S.-Mexican trade has risen as Mexico becomes an increasingly attractive locale for U.S. manufacturers that are seeing the cost to produce goods in China go up. Trade between Mexico and the USA topped $500 billion in 2012.
Analysts here say Obama should take up Mexico on its offer since closer economic ties benefit both the U.S. and Mexico, especially now that Mexico is seeking greater access to U.S. suppliers to keep its assembly lines expanding.
Mexico's economy grew by less than 2% annually during the six-year administration of former president Felipe Calderón that ended in 2012. But it is forecast to grow by 3.5% in 2013, according to Mexico's government.
Shannon O'Neil, analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book Two Nations Indivisible, says the challenge for the two countries is "how do you make it so that things cross the border more easily?"
Border crossing takes so long in large part because of inadequate infrastructure and inadequate staffing for the amount of traffic, she says. It also results from significant bureaucracy – duplicate customs forms and other procedures.
The capacity of the border entry points to clear trade traffic into the USA has not kept pace with the increase in trade in the border region. In addition, the 9/11 attacks in 2001 prompted added security measures, which slow things down and raise expenses for businesses.
Among the ideas to improve commercial traffic are better use of shipper screening programs that allow low-risk shipments and carefully investigated shippers faster access over the border, say analysts, and should be on the agenda of the two presidents.
Though Peña Nieto is pushing economic reforms like breaking established monopolies, some of the credit for the economic boom is going to Calderón for his attention to fiscal prudence during the recession.
Investors sunk $80 billion into Mexican stocks and bonds last year, according to the Bank of Mexico. The Mexican peso has surged in value. Mexico also manufactured more than 2.8 million motor vehicles last year, according to the Mexican Automotive Industry Association.
But the peso's rise is potentially problematic because it threatens to make exports more expensive and negatively impact Mexico's burgeoning manufacturing sector, says Manuel Molano, adjunct director of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
Molano and other analysts say the improvements have more to do with China, where production, salaries and shipping costs are increasing.
"China has become costly ... for producing things," while Mexico benefits from its proximity to the United States, Molano says.
Wages are now nearly 20% lower in Mexico than in China, according to Merrill Lynch research.
Much of the optimism for Mexico centers on its political system and potential for change.
Peña Nieto has promised structural reforms – which he says will add 2 percentage points annually to GDP growth – to the state-run petroleum industry and tax system, which his own Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) opposed during its 12 years of opposition.
Congress has already overhauled outdated labor laws, approved an education reform to improve the country's underperforming school system by evaluating teachers and started debate on opening up the powerful telecommunications and TV industries.
"They are running at a furious pace," Molano says of the administration, but he adds that the president has been "lucky" that his opposition has been weak and divided.
That may not last. Opposition parties withdrew support recently after PRI officials in Veracruz state were accused of using an anti-hunger program to buy votes, but appear ready to cooperate again.
The Mexican public also appears unconvinced of the economic upswing. Wages have stayed somewhat stagnant over the past decade, and 60% of the population works in the informal economy with no pension or health benefits, according to the country's statistics institute.


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Courageous Student Fights For His Teachers and the Education System [VIDEO]
Every teacher feels the weight of responsibility at the end of the year, especially. The standardized tests that earn their schools money become a heavy task to accomplish every year. And, at what cost? This young man decided this weight should be lifted a little.
This high school student decided to stand up in front of his school board, peers, and teachers to try and make a difference. Speaking, primarily, against the Common Core Curriculum program. This is a program that has been going in the states for a bit now, is very similar to the No Child Left Behind effort.
His poignant words and courage will make you want to stand and applaud him at the end of the five minutes. What a brave young man aiming to do what he believes is right.


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Katy Perry Shuts Down Hollywood Blvd. to Perform 'Wide Awake' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Katy Perry is going all out to promote her new film 'Katy Perry: Part of Me.' The singer, who appeared as the couch guest on Monday night's (June 25) episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' returned to the show to perform 'Wide Awake' last night (June 26).
But instead of taking the Kimmel stage, she incorporated her performance into her 'Part of Me' premiere, where she shut down Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles to perform a medley of hits. Go big or go home, right? Try telling that to drivers in L.A.
As we mentioned previously, perry took the stage in a bra-like top that was designed to look like old school film reel canisters — only Perry can make bras fun. Her oft-changing hair fell in loose purple waves as she sang 'Wide Awake' on a stage with cotton candy and lollipops as props. Make it "lolliprops."
Perry looked so serious, as she delivered the emotional lyrics smack dab in the middle of L.A. It's a heartwarming song and one of her best. She got her fans to wave their hands back and forth in time with her as she sang. Perry's voice was a bit shaky, as it has been during prior live performances of 'Wide Awake,' but we still loved every second of it.
We can't imagine all the man power and logistics that went into erecting a stage in the middle of a busy street such as Hollywood Blvd. What a civic nightmare for drivers, but a great performance from Perry. We're aware that she's going to take a brief retreat from music for a bit to wind down, so we'll miss her. But we have this performance to keep her in the forefront of our minds.
'Katy Perry: Part of Me' hits the multiplex on July 5.
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Today Nvidia has released a new beta driver CD version 1.44 for 3D Vision that is based on the new beta video and 3D Vision driver number 266.35. This also marks the first officially available version of the release 265 drivers which is the next major update in terms of features that has been released after the R260 not too long ago. One of the major new features in the new drivers is the addition for the option to view 3D photos directly in the browser window at the new updated 3DVisionLive.com community portal also updated today. And since I've already discussed that in a bit more detail in the previous post, I'll just cover the other new features made available, as they also deserve some attention…
Nvidia has been mentioning 3D Vision Window Mode support for games as an upcoming feature for quite some time and now it seems that it is finally making its appearance as the release notes mention 15 games that already support it. This means that you will be able to play these games in stereo 3D mode not only in full screen, but also in a window mode in stereo 3D while at the same time you may have other 2D applications also open. This seems to be a bit of a challenge as you have to define the apps that should be in 3D mode in order for things to work, so maybe Nvidia is working on another profiling method, or more like extending the 3D Vision profiles, with MMO games being the priority. The full list of games that should work in window mode in stereo 3D with the new driver is as follows: Aion, Crazy Racing Kart Rider, Crossfire, Dragon Nest, EverQuest 2, Guild Wars 2, NED, PopKart, QQ Dance QQ, QQ Xian Xia, Tian Long Ba Bu, World of Warcraft – Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King, Xun Xian and Zhu Xian 2. As you can see from the titles here, there seem to be quite a lot of Asian games that don't seem very well known, at least to me, with them also getting official 3D Vision profiles along with a few other games. The drivers also support stereo 3D window mode in Google Earth, finally.
The new driver also adds support for two new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P and Sanyo PDG-DXL2000. But more interesting and important is the significant update that includes support for more recent Mitsubishi 3D DLP television sets, including the 2010 series that also got a free firmware update to support HDMI 1.4 stereo 3D input. The full list of additional models that are now also supported includes: Mitsubishi WD-83838, WD-83738, WD-73838, WD-73837, WD-73738, WD-73638, WD-73C10, WD-65838, WD-65738, WD-65638, WD-65C10, WD-60738, WD-60638, WD-60C10, L75-A91.
Nvidia Surround is also updated, with improved performance for 3-way and 4-way SLI configurations, as well as an updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list, although the new list is still not available on Nvidia's website. The release notes also mention support for some new 3D-capable LCD monitors, but these were actually added in earlier releases, so they are not entirely a new feature for the 266.35 drivers. The mobile version of the drivers has pretty much the same features and it also mentions added support for new 3D Vision notebooks: Acer Aspire 5745DG, ASUS G53Jw, ASUS G73Jw. Interestingly enough the mobile version does not mention the 3D Vision Window mode as the desktop version does, but that does not necessarily mean it is not supported.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Google Checkout API on O'Reilly Windows DevCenter
Our very own Martin Omander can be found guest starring over at the O'Reilly Windows DevCenter. Martin has written a detailed and enjoyable tutorial on implementing a .NET application using the Google Checkout API. Insightful reading for Google Checkout users, even those that work on a different platform or in a different programming language. Read the full article at: Build a .NET App for Google Checkout.
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Today on 1st of the month Romance Readers and Writers and Bloggers are coming together (you all have dirty minds and this is serious!) to do our monthly breast exam!! I'm asking that you do a self exam on the 1st and Tweet and Facebook #FeelThemUp ! We are going to do this EVERY month until the Internet gives up. Join me at @Debra_Anastasia on Twitter and HERE on Facebook
It occurred to me that on that majestic day, a few
readers, writers, and bloggers might actually find a lump or something
suspicious. I want to make sure that ladies have good information,
websites and forums to turn to.I have no
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any questions you might have, but always, always make an appointment
with your doctor if you have a question or lumps or anything!! They are
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Please take a peak at these links for more information on breast cancer and a how to by some sexy dudes.
Let's Be Breast Friends!! #FeelThemUp
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Digitization has really screwed things up.
Whether the screw up is a good thing or a bad thing still remains to be seen. But recent talks of ebooks and piracy brings up two important (and I feel thought-provoking) issues.
First is the perception of ownership.
Second is the perception of value.
Ownership used to be an easy concept to grasp. If something exists tangibly (you can see, hear, taste, smell, and/or touch it) and it is in your possession (you bought it, traded for it, found it, created it, were given it), then you own it.
People get loans in order to own big things, like houses and cars, and until they pay off those loans, the bank is the true owner.
It's a pretty simple concept. Equally simple is the concept that if someone takes something you own without your permission, it is theft.
When we bring multimedia into the picture, things get sort of odd.
If you buy a CD, you own a physical object (the plastic disk) and also have the rights to listen to the music on it. You can legally sell the CD, though it would be considered illegal to make a copy for yourself first, because you're only entitled to listen to that content if you own the CD.
If you buy a song on iTunes, you don't own anything physical. You own a bunch of code that, when played on your iPod or computer, you can listen to the same as you can listen to a CD. You are allowed the rights to listen to that music depending on the terms of the sale. iTunes currently limits the number of computers you can have an iTunes account on (it's 5). If you try to transfer songs you bought to a sixth computer, you can't through iTunes.
If you listen to a song on the radio, you have the rights to hear that song, because the radio station and advertisers paid for it. It is within your rights to make a copy of that song from the radio and listen to it over and over.
It is not within your rights to borrow a CD from the library, make a copy of the CD, and listen to the songs over and over. That is considered theft.
So what constitutes ownership in a digital world?
If you digitally copy a song off the radio, and sync it with iTunes, do you own it?
I don't know the legal answer. I don't really care about the legal answer. I know I can record TV shows and cable movies, put them on a DVD, and keep them legally. I know I can buy used DVDs for dirt cheap and keep them legally. I know I can download pay-per-view movies, and depending on the terms, keep those movies for an extended period of time on my DVR, or forever on Tivo.
Do I own these movies or shows? Do I have the rights to watch these movies and shows?
If you Tivo a TV show, and skip through the commercials, is that stealing? The ads pay for the show. If it is stealing, I don't believe the average consumer cares.
Digitization has changed the perception of ownership in a digital world.
Those who create digital products know that these products are easy to copy and share. Even with the restrictions they put on these products (Macrovision, DRM, proprietary formatting) anyone with a bit of ingenuity can find their way around these copy protections.
In fact, a lot of people believe there should be no copy protection at all. If you legally buy a CD, it is yours to do what you want with. You can sell it, or loan it to your mom, or legally make a back-up copy.
These people wonder why they can't do that with intangible, digital media. They wonder why their rights are restricted.
If I bought a song on iTunes, shouldn't I be able to do the same thing with that song that I could do with a CD I bought?
And what of experiences? What constitutes ownership of an experience, rather than a tangible object?
If you sneak into the movie theater, it's stealing. You didn't pay for that experience.
If you borrow a DVD from the library, or watch it over at your friend's house, it isn't stealing, even though you didn't pay for the experience.
If you borrow a DVD from the library, and copy it to watch later, it is stealing.
If you Tivo the same movie to watch later, it's legal.
The concept of ownership is muddied in a digital world.
I'm sure there are laws that show the dividing line. I'm also sure that most people don't know, or in fact care about these laws. A movie is a movie. A song is a song. You can get them buy paying for them, or for free, through legal and illegal means.
In a digital world, without a tangible object (the plastic disk that is the CD or DVD), perception of ownership is cloudy.
But perception of value is not cloudy.
I don't know a lot of people who go into Best Buy and steal DVDs. They believe that it's wrong to do so. Theft of a tangible object means a monetary loss to the owner of that object. A tangible object has a perceived value beyond what the set price is, simply because it can be seen, heard, tasted, smelled, and touched.
Someone created it. It exists. Therefore, it has a perceived value.
I do know people who download music illegally. They feel it isn't theft, because there is no loss of a tangible object. They aren't paying for the experience the music provides, but there are other ways to experience music without paying for it, so why not download it for free? Downloading doesn't equate to a lost sale.
Now let's bring up books, since you all know I was heading there.
A book has a perceived value. That value varies wildly. You can buy a book for $24.95 new, or get an unread used copy of the same book in perfect condition for $3 at a used bookstore. What is the book truly worth?
What if you got the book from the library? Is the perceived value of a book in the ownership of the tangible product, or is it in the experience of reading the story?
If a book is only read once, the reader who bought it for $24.95, and the one who bought it for $3, and the one who got it from the library, all had the same experience.
In a normal system of supply and demand, goods are worth what consumers are willing to pay for them, dependent on the number of goods and the number of consumers. Those who want a book right away are willing to pay a higher price. Other are willing to wait for it to be sold used, or for the cheaper paperback edition, or they put their name on the library waiting list. While the experience of reading is the same, and the prices varies, there still is a perception of value because the book is a tangible object. Books are loved, treasured, shown respect. Books are our friends. We display them proudly in our homes.
Now along come ebooks.
The perception of ownership is tougher to define with something that exists digitally, as a bunch of ones and zeros in binary code.
But what's really tougher to define, is the perception of value.
A print book exists as a physical object, and has a perceived value based on supply and demand.
With ebooks, the supply is unlimited. They can be reproduced and delivered for free (or for pennies.)
Even though the experience reading an ebook is the same experience as reading the $24.95 hardcover or the library copy (and by experience I mean the act of the words being absorbed by your mind), there is a much lower perceived value in ebooks.
Because ebooks aren't tangible. Everyone believes they cost less to create and distribute than their print counterparts. And they're correct. They do cost less, and they aren't tangible.
And their intangibility makes the perception of ownership sketchy. Do you own an ebook if you buy it? Or do you only own the rights to use it on a specific device? Is that true ownership?
It's easy to price a print hardcover at $24.95, because the market will decide if it can sell at that price. Only so many exist. Supply and demand.
But I believe publishers are making a mistake trying to use a supply and demand model, and its pricing structure, with ebooks.
Because the perception of ownership of ebooks is sketchy.
Because the perception of value of ebooks is lower than with print books.
And because ebooks, like all digital media, are damn easy to copy.
There aren't many bootleg print books. Costs too much to print and bind, and there are no outlets to sell them.
There are a lot of bootleg DVDs. They cost less to produce, and there are markets for them.
But there are a lot more illegal digital movie downloads than there are pirate DVDs.
It's much harder to stop illegal movie downloads. One reason is because they aren't being sold--they're being shared. Another reason is because the people sharing them are numerous, individual users.
In fact, there are over a billion of them.
Downloading illegal movies is a pain in the ass. For a good quality, lessor known movie, let's say something 8gbs, it can take weeks, even with a lot of bandwith and a decent server.
DVDs have come down so much in price, I'd much rather pop over to Best Buy and spend $5 on a new copy of the Bad News Bears than download one. (the original, not the crummy remake)
Still, a lot of people experience movies by pirating them. And they don't find it any more wrong than borrowing a movie from the library or recording it on Tivo. Because perception of ownership and value is different for digital products.
Now publishers want the price of ebooks to be high, for several obvious reasons.
First, they don't want ebooks to cannibalize print sales.
Second, because they make a larger profit on high priced ebooks.
Third, because if ebooks fully take over, their role in the publishing process could become greatly diminished.
But ebooks aren't subject to the rules of supply and demand, because they can be copied and shared by pressing a button. And because the consumers have a lower perception of an ebook's value, but still want the experience, I predict they won't pay what the publishers are asking.
The consumers will go elsewhere.
One growing option is piracy.
Downloading a 4.7 gigabite DVD movie, at 1mb per second, takes over an hour.
Downloading 30 ebooks in .txt format takes 8 seconds.
Downloading 1300 ebooks in various formats (epub, mobi, pdf, doc) takes 13 minutes.
Is it really in publishers' best interest to price ebooks at $14.99?
Is it in authors' best interests?
Is it in readers' best interests?
One of the headlines in Publisher's Weekly today was "Agent Community Happy With Macmillan Move."
Well-known and respected agent Richard Curtis called it a "terrific thing." Curtis said the move "restores control of book pricing—on both e-books and print—to the publishers," and that this is the healthiest thing for the industry.
You're free to draw your own conclusions. I've drawn mine. I believe that people won't pay $14.99 for ebooks. It will lead to fewer sales and more piracy. I believe the way to fight piracy is with cost and convenience. I believe a cheap, or free, ebook model is coming in the future, no matter how much the entire industry seems to be hoping otherwise.
But then, who am I?
I'm a writer.
The reason the publishing industry even exists is because of writers.
We create the content. And in most cases, we get paid very little for this.
Now Amazon and Apple are offering writers 70% royalty rates on ebooks, and the ability to set our own prices.
"A terrific thing"?
Indeed it may be. For the writers
But not for the publishers and the agents.
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ROHNERT PARK – A man died in Rohnert Park on Sunday night when he was thrown from a moving SUV that had just been stolen by his brother, a police sergeant said.
Emmanuel Sanchez-Martinez, 26, stole a Chevrolet Tahoe from one of his brothers in front of a home in the 400 block of Anson Avenue around 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Sgt. Aaron Johnson said.
As Sanchez-Martinez was backing up, his brother Jose Sanchez-Martinez, 28, jumped onto the driver's side of the moving vehicle, and his other brother Edgar Sanchez-Martinez, 27, jumped onto the passenger side, Johnson said.
Emmanuel sped down Anson Avenue with both of his brothers hanging on to the outside of the Tahoe, Johnson said. The brothers' cousins followed the Tahoe in a separate car to try to get Emmanuel to stop driving, Johnson said.
The SUV was moving too quickly for the two brothers to safely jump from the vehicle, Johnson said.
As Emmanuel drove west on Southwest Boulevard, he lost control of the Tahoe, which struck a curb and a cement wall that protects valves used by the fire department to hook up hoses, Johnson said.
Edgar Sanchez-Martinez was thrown from the SUV and was pronounced dead at the scene, Johnson said.
Jose Sanchez-Martinez was also thrown from the vehicle and landed 50 feet away in a parking lot, Johnson said. He was treated for his injuries at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and later released.
Witnesses said Emmanuel Sanchez-Martinez got out of the SUV and ran south through the parking lot of a strip mall at 121 Southwest Blvd. He is still at large, Johnson said.
Johnson said all of the brothers live at the house on Anson Avenue, and that alcohol was involved "on the part of all three brothers." He said they have had previous contacts with police.
Police from Rohnert Park, Petaluma and Santa Rosa responded to the incident, Johnson said.


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Winless through their first 10 games, the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls basketball team can take solace in two facts: Players are improving, and the group continues to play hard.
Panthers fall to Fruita
Matching up against Fruita-Monument on Jan. 17, the Panthers battled for 40 minutes, yet proved to be no match for the Wildcats, falling 44-17.
Leading the way for the Panthers was junior Katrina Lee, who, with two three-pointers, scored a team-high six points.
"She has an unorthodox shot, but she provides a good spark off the bench," said Panthers coach John McHenry. "She rallies us and gets us going. She's my shooter."
Also turning in a solid performance for the Panthers was junior Kelcia Ralstin, who, looking vastly improved in the post, pulled down several rebounds and scored 3 points.
"(Ralstin) is just coming on every game," said McHenry. "She's starting to feel what it takes to be inside."
Defeated by Grand Junction Central
The Panthers returned to action on Jan. 18 and fell 46-36 to Grand Junction Central.
Getting off to their best starts of the season, the Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 early lead after a free throw by sophomore Yannibah Bayles and a runner by sophomore Simone Lopez.
Central would battle back however, using a 12-0 run to seize control before entering the second quarter with a 12-5 lead.
Playing with energy in the second quarter, the Panthers received points from six players and entered the half trailing 19-18.
Key in the second quarter was the up-tempo play of sophomore Kiselya Plewe, who, by pushing the pace, allowed the Panthers to score several easy buckets.
Stymied throughout the third quarter and bothered by several disputed calls, the Panthers were outscored 12-3 and entered the fourth trailing 31-21.
Although M-CHS continued to play hard, the deficit proved too much to overcome as the Panthers dropped to 0-10 on the year.


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My results have been surprising, to say the least.
If you've been a long time follower of this blog, you know that way back in 2009 I advocated for $0.99 ebooks.
Years passed, and I pushed prices up to $2.99, then $3.99, and my current Jack Daniels novel, RUM RUNNER, has been performing well at $4.99.
Just to see if it made any difference, I listed the tenth JD thriller, LAST CALL, at $5.99.
And people really love the higher prices. To the tune of 10x as many sales every time I go up a dollar.
Crazy, right? I know it sounds counter intuitive, but data doesn't lie. Who would have thought that fans actually want to pay more money?
Well, actually, the Big 5 have been saying that for years. And as much as I hate to admit it, I think they're right. I've been devaluing my titles.
With this in mind, I quickly put my coming-soon eleventh Jack Daniels thriller up on Amazon for pre-order.
Keep in mind that this isn't the final cover. I just slapped this together to get some of that primo pre-order cha-ching.
I'll probably change the colors a little before it goes live. And maybe use a font other than Comic Sans.
But, at this point, it isn't about professionalism. This is a money grab, pure and simple. Which is why the ebook version of SCREAMING ORGASM will be priced at $39.99.
Pre-order now! And be sure to follow my example. Every writer reading this needs to price their ebooks between thirty and fifty dollars each. You fans will thank you for it.
Trust me. I'm a trendsetting pioneer with this self-pub shit.


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Political Nonprofits (Dark Money)
Politically active nonprofits – principally 501(c)(4)s and 501(c)(6)s – have become a major force in federal elections over the last three cycles. The term "dark money" is often applied to this category of political spender because these groups do not have to disclose the sources of their funding – though a minority do disclose some or all of their donors, by choice or in response to specific circumstances.
These organizations can receive unlimited corporate, individual, or union contributions that they do not have to make public, and though their political activity is supposed to be limited, the IRS – which has jurisdiction over these groups – by and large has done little to enforce those limits. Partly as a result, spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors has increased from less than $5.2 million in 2006 to well over $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle and more than $174 million in the 2014 midterms.
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The NFL Films cameras caught an amusing incident between Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs and Broncos defensive tackle Justin Bannan during Saturday's game, in which Suggs challenged Bannan to a fight — but convinced the ref not to throw a flag by saying the two are friends.
As the Ravens' defense was walking off the field and the Broncos' defense was walking on the field following a turnover, Suggs ran up to Bannan from behind and started yelling at him.
"I'll fight you, a–hole," Suggs said with a laugh.
Bannan turned around and stuck his finger in Suggs' face before the players were quickly separated. As referee Bill Vinovich approached, perhaps to throw a penalty flag on Suggs, Suggs explained that he was just joking around.
"That's my friend," Suggs said.
"We don't know that," Vinovich responded.
But Vinovich believed it and didn't throw the flag. Suggs and Bannan did, in fact, play together on the Ravens for four years, and Suggs apparently was just joking about wanting to fight.


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Janelle Monáe and guitarist Kellindo Parker perform at The Recording Academy
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Fuel For Inspiration
GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe visited The Recording Academy headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 13 for a special performance and participated in 5 Questions With…, The Academy's new series designed to engage recording artists and professionals on a variety of topics.
Monáe performed two songs, "Sincerely, Jane" and "Smile," before taking time out to answer questions regarding the importance of membership in The Recording Academy, the influence of musical theater on live performance, and mentoring.
Asked about what it was like to receive a GRAMMY Award nomination, Monáe said, "I was very appreciative and just humbled and encouraged; most importantly, encouraged." Monáe added how receiving a GRAMMY nod gave her the fuel and encouragement needed to complete her debut album The ArchAndroid, released May 18.
Born Janelle Robinson in Kansas City, Kan., Monáe started her career in musical theater. After performing in a few off-Broadway shows she moved to Atlanta where she joined a band and began touring the local college circuit. That's also where Monáe met OutKast's Big Boi, who placed two of her songs on his 2005 compilation Got Purp? Vol. 2, and then again on OutKast's 2006 release Idlewild. She released her first EP, Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase, in 2007 and the following year signed with GRAMMY winner Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records. She received a Best Urban/Alternative Performance GRAMMY nomination for "Many Moons" at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards.
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Tyler Housing Market Continues to Make Gains
The number of housing permits combined with employment and house prices during the past six months has put Tyler for the first time this year, among 23 Texas cities on the March National Association of Home Builders.
Texas was second only to California in the largest number of improving markets on the list.
"As the economy is improving, our builders are seeing more and more clients who may have been watching and waiting for the last few years," said Libby Simmons, executive vice-president of Tyler Area Builders Association. "These numbers are a continuing sign that things are improving."
"The point is that economic conditions have been consistently strengthening in a diverse array of individual markets nationwide," said NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg.
This is the first time Tyler as made the list this year. Other markets in Texas that made the list included Amarillo, Abilene, Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Killeen, Longview, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, San Antonio, Texarkana, Victoria, Waco and Wichita Falls.
The IMI (Improving Markets Index) is designed to track housing markets throughout the country that are showing signs of improving economic health. The index measures three sets of independent monthly data to get a mark on the top improving Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The three indicators that are analyzed are employment growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, house price appreciation from Freddie Mac, and single-family housing permit growth from the U.S. Census Bureau. NAHB uses the latest available data from these sources to generate a list of improving markets. A metropolitan area must see improvement in all three areas for at least six months following their respective troughs before being included on the improving markets list.
A complete list of all 274 metropolitan areas currently on the IMI, and separate breakouts of metros newly added to or dropped from the list in March, is available at: www.nahb.org/imi.


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Dave Upthegrove appointed to serve on Sound Transit Board
The King County Council on Monday (Jan. 13) voted unanimously to appoint Dave Upthegrove to the Sound Transit Board of Directors.
Upthegrove – an area native – began his public service as Senior Legislative Assistant to then-Senator Julia Patterson (D-retired, SeaTac), and has served on the King County Council since Jan. 1.
Previously he was a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 33rd legislative district, which includes Des Moines, SeaTac, Normandy Park and parts of Kent, Renton and Burien.
"Transportation issues were one of my top priorities in the legislature and I look forward to continuing to represent South King County's interest on the Sound Transit Board," Upthegrove said.
Sound Transit is governed by an 18-member Board made up of local elected officials and the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Board members serve four-year terms and provide policy direction and oversight to Sound Transit.
Upthegrove was appointed by King County Executive Dow Constantine and will continue the work of former Councilmember Patterson on the Board.
"The board's collective knowledge and experience is tremendous," Upthegrove said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure regional transit services meet our residents' needs and are delivered sustainably."


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Discussion in 'Developers' Forum' started by cfoe, Jul 2, 2012.
Should it be possible for admins to login without password in roundcube/squirrel?
What do you think?
In my opinion admins should never read emails from clients and what else should they do in the webmail interface of the client as all filter and autoresponder settings could be managed from within the ispconfig admin login as well.
Thats what I thought.
Although it is no problem to read the mails with root access ;-)
Off course
Separate names with a comma.


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10 Pugs Who Have Gone a Little Crazy
Pugs are some of the funniest pups around. For starters, they have a knack for eating peanut butter and dressing up like Avengers. The bulging eyes, heavy breathing, tongue hanging out-- they can't help but look hilariously adorable no matter what the situation.
The thing is, having all these cute qualities means pugs get a lot of attention. Tons of attention means the puppies run the risk of letting it all get to their heads, and we all know what can happen as a result-- the canines might go a tad nuts upstairs.
They suddenly wear grills, tie bandanas around their heads or just look straight-up looney. Whatever the case, we can't help but still think it's all hysterically charming. Check out 10 of the craziest pugs on the Web below.


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The 111th Congress began by dropping a trillion dollars in debt on the American taxpayer. The money disappeared in a wild spending spree, buying $2 million jobs in Los Angeles, and evaporating into nonexistent zip codes. Billions of dollars remain clogged in the filthy pipes of government, producing nothing but more debt through accumulated interest payments. Much of the "stimulus" money was used to pump lard into government payrolls, creating useless jobs that vanished as soon as the taxpayer subsidies ran dry. The President recently admitted that the stated reason for appropriating this vast sum of money, the creation of "shovel-ready jobs," was an outright lie.
Government payrolls, are the only thing that expanded during the past session of Congress. Public sector jobs multiplied like a virus, and the number of six-figure government employees skyrocketed. Meanwhile, real unemployment in the private sector – including seasonal adjustments, long-term discouraged workers, and the underemployed – hit 22% nationwide. The lights burned bright and merry in the plush offices of K Street lobbying firms, while the rest of the economy slid into darkness.
This Congress demonstrated its economic wisdom with the Cash for Clunkers program, which wasted billions of your dollars in a futile attempt to shovel new car sales from one quarter to another, giving them a "success story" to tout for a while… until they realized nobody was gullible enough to consider it successful. Meanwhile, it drained sales from healthy industries, destroyed the used-car market, and provided incentives for low-income buyers to rack up more debt they cannot afford to repay.
The 111th congress stank with the corruption of Christopher Dodd, Jack Murtha, Maxine Waters, Charlie Rangel, and Harry Reid. The ruling Party made it clear that it would go to any lengths to protect its worst members from investigation and punishment. The agenda of this Congress was conducted behind closed doors, or slipped like poison into the legislative bloodstream, to escape the notice of the American people. Fat bailouts for loyal union allies were hidden inside bills that were supposed to fund the military. Nobody knew what this Congress was really voting on… including members of Congress, who didn't bother to read the bills anyway.
The House of Representatives was presided over by a Speaker of astonishing arrogance, who recklessly abused her power for personal convenience. Caught in a trap of her own making, after trying to score political points against terrorist interrogation techniques she had been fully briefed on, Nancy Pelosi tried to weasel her way out by claiming the CIA lied to her. The disgraceful "leadership" of Pelosi and Reid will be studied by generations to come, in the kind of class future kids only have to take when they're caught skipping more interesting classes to fool around on their hoverboards.
This was a Congress at war with American business, which is a war against American liberty, since business is the instrument through which we invest the hours of our lives. The 111th Congress spent its term menacing the private sector with disastrous, economy-killing ideas like cap-and-trade, Card Check, and value-added taxes… then wondered why nobody was creating any jobs. There's no point in taking risks and doing the hard work to be a winner, when the losers get taxpayer bailouts, provided they have employees from the right labor unions.
Of course, this is the Congress that shoved ObamaCare down our throats. Drafted in secret, hidden behind fraudulent cost estimates, and understood by none of the people who voted on it, ObamaCare is the most shocking dereliction of Congressional duty in recent history. Its architects flirted openly with violating the Constitution to inflict it upon us through reconciliation, before they managed to buy enough votes with our money. It has already destroyed thousands of jobs, and inflicted painful new costs on hapless workers who thought their health insurance was supposed to get cheaper.
The passage of ObamaCare shattered the myth of the "moderate Democrat" for a generation. Every one of them is an accomplice to this radical offense against the American people. Private comments from Congressional representatives made it clear they knew exactly what they were doing to us. They saddled us with a system designed to fail, and pave the way for something even worse: single-payer socialized medicine.
Faced with electoral destruction at the hands of an enraged populace, the Democrats of the 111th Congress spent their last days calling the voters stupid and insane. They scurried out of town without even passing a budget, leaving a recessionary economy tied to the ticking bomb of the expiring Bush tax cuts.
Remember the arrogance. Remember the cowardice. Remember the ugly hatred of middle-class America. Remember the sheer blind stupidity of those who demand the power to write our destiny, when they're not yelping in surprise at the latest piece of "unexpected" economic news.
Remember the 111th Congress this Tuesday, and render your verdict in the voting booth.
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The Rodeo Parade is widely known as the colorful kickoff to summer in Evergreen, and this year's event under Saturday's sunny skies focused on three primary shades: red, white and blue.
Patriotism set the dominant tone among the 103 parade entries and the crowds that lined Main Street, with streamers, confetti and balloons wearing the colors of the day and saluting the parade's theme: Support Our Troops.
Evergreen resident Dave Montesi said the event was an important way to show our soldiers that we appreciate what they do for our country.
At Evergreen Country Day School, learning about other cultures is more than just talking the talk. The school walks the walk.
For the private school in El Rancho, connecting with people in other parts of the world is an important part of the school day. Every grade level at the school has been involved in meeting people in other parts of the world, for the most part without leaving the classroom.
After listening to several victims testify about how 67-year-old Kenneth Gerald Berry cheated and abused them with his phony business plan, Jeffco District Judge Tamara Russell disregarded pleas for leniency and handed down a 20-year sentence.
Evergreen residents Ken and Anne Berry were arrested at their home on Bear Mountain on Feb. 19, 2009, and charged with 18 and four counts, respectively, of securities fraud in connection with their company, Biotech Information Systems Inc.
The Evergreen Park and Recreation District will increase per-player fees from $21 in fall 2010 to $24 for the spring and fall seasons in 2011.
Per-player fees have been an issue since last fall, when park district staff determined the annual field maintenance expense was being only slightly offset by the fee payments, which were $15 per player as of fall 2009.
A trial in the case of a man accused of the Dec. 29 kidnapping and sexual assault of an Evergreen woman has been set for four days beginning Oct. 26 in Jefferson County District Court.
Joel M. Herrin, 41, of Kittredge pleaded not guilty to the charges April 26. Herrin's attorney, Rob Bernhardt, had been seeking a plea bargain entailing a sentence of between 16 and 48 years. The maximum sentence could include a life term.
Jefferson County planning engineers have signed off on a plan to correct an erosion problem related to road grading on the lot at 29592 Spruce Road in Wah Keeney Park.
Landowner Richard Morgan will add layers of crushed rock to one side of the existing unpaved driveway, lay down a carpet of riprap to slow the flood, create a small detention pond, and install an 18-inch culvert, among other things.
Beginning June 22, the popular Herman Gulch trailhead off Interstate 70 and segments of Herman Gulch, Watrous and Bard Creek trails in the national forest in Clear Creek County will be closed intermittently for removal of beetle-killed trees.
The trailhead and trails will be closed for safety reasons three or four days a week, from Tuesday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Signs will be posted in areas where crews are working to warn visitors of tree-felling operations.
Budget concerns have put the planned remodel of the Evergreen Library on hold indefinitely, the Jefferson County Public Library announced Monday.
"These are uncertain times," Priscilla Winter, Evergreen Library manager, said in a statement. "We remain committed to the Evergreen Library remodel, but we want to make sure we have enough money set aside to do it right."
Library officials cited budget concerns as the reason for the decision.
For the Shirley family, rodeo has definitely become a family affair.
Tim Shirley, 28, of Conifer will rosin his bareback riding rig and ride a bronc at the Evergreen Rodeo on Father's Day, but this year it's extra special — because in the stands will be his wife, Mindy, and their 11-month-old daughter, Rylee.
Rylee is making the rodeo circuit to watch her daddy's attempt to break a bronc and pursue the purse.
Shirley works at Shirley Septic Pumping in Conifer.
Lots of little girls dream of riding horses, their steeds' flowing manes and tails fanned by the wind, and their dreams fanned by a desire to be the rodeo queen.
One of those little girls now has a tiara on her custom-made cowboy hat. Katie White, 18, of Conifer is the 2010 Evergreen Rodeo princess, with her reign ending in December.
"We're the face of the rodeo," she said, "and I'm glad to be a part of it."
The trail to becoming rodeo royalty has many steps.
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200-300 Gallons of Urine Found Stored in Home [VIDEO]
I have heard of people hoarding objects, even animals, but hoarding pee? It is not against the law to save the urine, but it is definitely is a health hazard. Police were called to the home with reports of suspicious activity. More like sus-piss-ious!
It appears the owner of the house put the urine there. WTF? Let the golden shower jokes begin!


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Yours truly is up first to start the New Year-
This landmark Chicago Blues Club, also shares the name of WC Handy's hometown.
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Author Notes: I love the floral, perfumy undertones of persimmon. In this dish, they are the key ingredient, and with a touch of spices they alchemize the everyday potato latkes into an entirely different experience. —QueenSashy
Food52 Review: The ingredients for this dish are simple but the mixture tastes heavenly. Using firm, unpeeled persimmons is truly a genius idea. Cumin is absolutely necessary for this recipe and provides the finished dish with a nice spice. As a note, the potato starch we saved for the mixture was not enough, and the mixture didn't hold together on the first few tries. I added a bit (around two teaspoons) of cornstarch and it worked much better. —Tokyo bakephile
Makes: 10 latkes
small yellow potatoes (about 12 oz)
firm Fuyu persimmons (about 9oz)
eggs, lightly beaten
small garlic clove, mashed
pinch cumin (1/4 teaspoon or less)
pinch nutmeg
Salt and pepper
Oil, for frying
- Peel the potatoes and grate them coarsely, by hand or in a food processor. Let the potatoes rest for a couple of minutes and then squeeze excess water by hand. Reserve the water in a small bowl and leave it for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, pour off all the liquid from the bowl, but leave the white potato starch that settled on the bottom.
- Grate the persimmons (without peeling them).
- In a large bowl, mix the potatoes, persimmons, starch, eggs, cumin, nutmeg, garlic, salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture per latke into the skillet, spreading into flat rounds with a fork. (Do not overcrowd the skillet.) Reduce heat to medium and fry the latkes until undersides are dark golden, about four to five minutes. Using a spatula carefully turn the latkes over (be gentle as there is no flour in the mixture and they will be prone to breaking easily) and fry until undersides are dark golden, about four to five minutes more. Transfer the latkes to paper towels to drain. Serve immediately.
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This step is the hardest one for me. When you have amassed copious amounts of data, it isn't that easy to compile it into a report that follows a logical sequence and is readable. You also have to worry about English syntax/grammar/spelling/punctuation/capitalization. Your footnotes should be a breeze though since you have your complete citations on your Research Calendar and all you will need to do is copy and paste. Here are a few hints.
- You need a dictionary, thesaurus, English handbook and a style guide (Evidence Explained or the Chicago Manual of Style). A history book of the location in question as well as timelines are also very helpful.
- Do not rely on your genealogy database program to write your reports for you. Even though the program will tell you it can do it, don't believe it. The output will never be what you need it to be. Even if you have no plans to publish or submit your conclusions to anyone, you should write up your proofs in the correct format. You can attach the file to your database program. You never know when you might want to submit it to a journal, donate it to a genealogical society or write a family history..
- Proof arguments do not necessarily need to be as long as you would find in a national journal. The cases you see presented there are published specifically because of their uniqueness and complexity. Your proof argument for a specific fact may only be a paragraph or two long. That doesn't make it any less important.
- Always have someone proofread your work, more than one person is even better. Don't rely on your word processor's spellchecker and grammar checker, They are totally inadequate. I am the only one that proofreads this blog so you will find errors from time to time that I didn't catch, however, when I am writing a proof argument I don't trust myself to catch the errors. My cousin Mary is a retired college professor and I get her to proofread for me. She catches all of my syntax/grammar/spelling/punctuation/capitalization errors. She also happens to be a genealogist so she also catches any faulty logic. I also like to have a non genealogist proofread. If a non genealogist can follow your proof argument then you are doing good.
- Normally you do not attach actual records to the report unless it is vital to show your point. A citation to the document is usually sufficient. An example of when you would need to show the document would be if you are comparing signatures. In that case you can just put a photo within the report of just the signatures and not the entire document.
- Sometimes lists and tables make the data easier to understand but the bulk of your report should be in a narrative format.
- The best way to learn how to write a good proof argument is to read national journals like the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), The New England Historical & Genealogical Register and The American Genealogist (TAG). Your state genealogical society may also publish journals with scholarly articles.
Skillbuilding: It's Not That Hard to Write Proof Arguments by Barbara Vines Little, CG
Skillbuilding: Proof Arguments by Laura A. DeGrazia, CG
The Genealogical Proof Standard, Step 5 by Shaw Genealogy (This one is short and sweet!)
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Dubbed as a reality-sitcom, the show features (Michael V.), together with his family Elsa (Manilyn Reynes) and Chito (Joshua Pineda), whose "simple and underprivileged life significantly changes when he becomes the lone winner of P700 million in the national lottery."
The Big News on ABC Channel 5 (later TV5) and The World Tonight on Channel 2 were the first news programs on Philippine television, followed in that same period by Channel 9's Newswatch, which with the transfer of channel ownership to RPN-9 in 1969 would stay on for more years. Channels 5, 7 and 13 tied up for the said project. In the same year, RPN-9 (later Solar News Channel) introduced the longest running and consistently rating sitcom, John En Marsha and the First Family of Philippine television, the Puruntongs. MBS Channel 4 later became PTV 4 (People's Television) after the EDSA Revolution, and in 2001, it is now known as the National Broadcasting Network (NBN), in turn renamed back to the People's Television Network in 2011. In 1953, less than a month after the first telecast, Father James Reuter, a Jesuit with radio and television training in the United States, produced the first play on Philippine television entitled Cyrano de Bergerac. The largest cable television provider in the Philippines is Sky Cable Corporation, a subsidiary of the Filipino media conglomerate Corporation which owns SkyCable, Destiny Cable, MyDestiny Cable, Home Cable, Sun Cable and UniCable. It was considered the most prestigious television awards of the country during that time and until now, no one have replaced it. On the other hand, the Star Awards for Television are the oldest existing television awards in the country handed out annually by the Philippine Movie Press Club and they are voted by the press. Three years later, he was the first to apply for a license in Philippine Congress to establish a television station. James Lindenberg, an American engineer dubbed as the "father of Philippine television," began assembling transmitters and established the Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) on June 26, 1946. With the establishment of DZXL-TV Channel 9 on April 19, 1958, the Lopez brothers controlled both television channels nationwide. Source: Philippine Television.