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HART Communication Foundation encourages end users and manufacturers to enter a plant for exceptional application of HART Communication technology. Nominations will be accepted through June 30, 2011. Link to prior winners.
HART Communication Foundation seeks qualified nominees for the 10th annual HART Plant of the Year Award. End users and manufacturers from all world areas are encouraged to enter their plant or customer's plant for recognition. The foundation said HART Plant of the Year is the only international award presented to end user companies in the process automation industry to recognize the exceptional application of HART Communication technology. Nominations will be accepted through 30 June 2011.
Nomination forms and details are available at www.hartcomm.org/hcf/poy/plantofyear_nomination.html.
"Selection of the HART Plant of the Year is based on a plant's use of HART Communication not on the size of the installation. We are seeking a plant that has taken the capabilities of HART instruments beyond configuration and calibration," says Ron Helson, HART Communication Foundation Executive Director.
"Or, the plant that is using real-time diagnostics and process variables in HART-enabled devices integrated with control, information, asset management, or safety systems."
Previous recipients include MOL Danube (Hungary), Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan), PDVSA Petropiar (Venezuela), StatoilHydro (Norway), Sasol Solvents (South Africa), Clariant (Germany), and DuPont (USA).
HART Communication Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization that provides global support for the application of HART technology. The Foundation is the technology owner, standards setting body and central authority on the HART Communication Protocol, establishing and controlling new technology developments and enhancements that support the needs of the process automation industry. Founded in 1993, Foundation membership includes more than 240 companies worldwide.
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Pete Seeger believed in the power of music to change people, and acted accordingly by playing and writing music that created change, never wavering in his belief. If you want more details about a life well-lived, here are some other obituaries :
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FolkBlog contributor Sue Barrett looks back on the life of Faith Petric.
Faith Craig Petric was born in a log cabin in Idaho on 13 September 1915 and passed away in San Francisco, California, at midnight on Thursday 24 October 2013, aged 98.
As the night breeze swept through Australia's Port Fairy Folk Festival on a Friday evening in early March 1998, American performer Marcy Marxer was huddled against the cold. Nearby, Cathy Fink was buzzing – she had already introduced folksinger Faith Petric to the Port Fairy crowd and was now listening to Katy Moffatt yodelling.
Among the songs sung by Cathy and Marcy that night on Stage 4 were 'Shady Grove', 'Orange Cocoa Cake' and 'Blue Love'. While Faith had sung 'Highway Hunter', 'As Long as the Grass Shall Grow', 'You Ain't Done Nuthin' If You Ain't Been Called a Red' and more.
While chatting with Marcy and Cathy, the talk turned to Faith Petric. And it was Marcy, if memory serves me right, who suggested that I interview Faith – "She won't be around for ever."
A few weeks later, I interviewed Faith Petric for the first time – at a little table, in an upstairs venue at Australia's National Folk Festival in Canberra, with passers-by interrupting every so often to say hello to Faith.
And thus began a friendship that lasted more than 15 years.
Late last year, Faith wrote saying, "I'm back home in San Francisco and expect to stay here for a while. Have a wonderful 2013!". And just a few weeks ago, I sent Faith a card for her 98th birthday.
Faith Craig Petric was an American folksinger, whose father was an itinerant school teacher/carpenter/farmer/Methodist minister.
After graduating from Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington) in 1937, with radicalism planted deep, Faith worked at a Seattle bookstore, then had her heart captured by San Francisco ("I watched the 1938 Labor Day parade; tears in my eyes as the Longshoremen's unit marched in silence…frighteningly powerful. A socialist world owned by idealistic labor was surely only a few years away.").
Faith Petric brought her daughter up in San Francisco – as a single mother, without back up.
In the late 1950s, Faith became involved with the San Francisco Folk Music Club (which for more than 50 years has been meeting every other Friday at her home), then took to the road as a folksinger after retiring from her 9 to 5 job with the California State Department of Rehabilitation in 1970.
In addition to her involvement with the San Francisco Folk Music Club, Faith Petric was involved with many other organisations and causes, including the Freedom Song Network, People's Music Network, Children's Music Network, Raging Grannies, Industrial Workers of the World and American Federation of Musicians (being the oldest member of Local 1000 AFM, at the time of her death).
Faith wrote 'The Folk Process' column for Sing Out! magazine and had a vast repertoire that included songs by Utah Phillips, Malvina Reynolds, Jean Ritchie, Tom Hunter, Hazel Dickens, Biggs Tinker, Van Rozay, Carole Etzler and Lou and Peter Berryman.
Faith Petric was many things – politically engaged, thoughtful and caring, smart and knowledgeable. She loved a joke and could be quietly "outrageous" in delivering messages (who else could get away with singing, 'The Priest Song', in public). She had an affinity with nature and enjoyed the quirky things of life (like orphaned socks). Faith spoke lovingly of her daughter and her granddaughter. And so many people speak lovingly of Faith.
Over the past 15 years, Faith shared many thoughts…
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A short time ago, an art and music lover was reminiscing about having once attended an adult education course on giants of modern art, where part of the discussion focussed on the influence of modern art on record covers.
With this in mind, and under the pretence of "tidying up" the music collection, a recent perusal of hundreds of records and CDs revealed a broad range of covers – some more memorable than others (in positive and negative ways).
Adorning the album covers are photos, paintings, drawings and 'stuck on' items. There are gate-fold covers and shaped covers. Some covers have no illustrations, some have no writing. There are covers with naked people, people in fancy dress, people with instruments. There are covers with motor vehicles, aircraft, boats and farm equipment. There are illustrations of food, flowers, ornaments, hats and caps. And buildings, walls, jetties. Some covers show rain, some snow and some sunshine. One cover has a picture of toilet paper. A close by album has a display of chest hair. And the artwork for English folk duo Spiers & Boden's Vagabond (2008), shows scenes of performers busking.
Now musicians TRET FURE (USA), KAT GOLDMAN (Canada / USA), JENNY BIDDLE (Australia), KELLY MENHENNETT (Australia), NICK KEELING (of Mustered Courage) (USA / Australia) and KERRYN FIELDS (New Zealand / Australia) tell us about their experiences of busking – in streets, markets, parks/squares, shopping malls, cafes and railway stations. Playing for bread and milk. And playing for the rent.
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Police are crediting a woman's fast reaction and concerned community members with stopping a carjacking in White Marsh Monday evening.
At about 6:26 p.m. on Nov. 12, outside Five Guys in the 5200 block of Campbell Boulevard, a man pulled a woman out of her vehicle with her purse. He implied that he had a gun and demanded her car keys. The woman's 2-year-old and 4-year-old children were secured in the back seat, according to a police report.
The woman refused to give the man her keys and started yelling. Some concerned community members started gathering around her vehicle. The man then ran away, according to Lt. David Naimaster of the White Marsh police precinct.
Police do not believe the man knew there were children in the back of the car when he attempted the carjacking, Naimaster said.
Police are reviewing video surveilance footage and the incident remains under investigation. The suspect is described as a black man in his early 20s, 6-foot 1-inch tall, with a thin build and wearing black pants and a blue plaid shirt, according to a police report.
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I have been itchin to try a different quad of power tubes in my Jolida 502 integrated amp. Currently, I use Electro Harmonix KT88s. The EHs are highly regarded as an overall great performer. The major criticism is that they sound like solid state. After doing some Internet research for several months, I decided to try a set of inexpensive Chinese tubes the Shuguang KT88s. [NOTE: Shuguang makes re-branded tubes for Groove Tube, Ruby and Valve Art, to name a few.] According to what Ive read, they are preferred by many Jolida owners and are supposed to sound very tube-like. This comes primarily from informal feedback of Jolida owners as reported by the folks at Response Audio who modify Jolida amps.
My Shuguang KT-88's arrived last week. Since the EH KT88's are the only power tubes I've used thus far in the Jolida, I don't have any other basis for comparison. The first thing I noticed is that they have better bass than the EH KT88's. Otherwise, they sounded equally as good as the EH's right out of the box. That was a good sign. After a while I noticed that they are not quite as analytical as the EH's. On some music the head bobbing and toe-tapping increased. I should mention that, with the exception of the bass, the other differential characteristics I am describing are very slight.
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RZA's first film, The Man With the Iron Fists, hits theaters November 2nd. A number of songs from the movie's soundtrack have already surfaced, and today brings Kanye West's contribution, "White Dress." RZA stopped by FADER this month to talk about the project, and explained a little bit about how "White Dress," which he produced with Kanye and Tapez and Boogz, came to be.
I brought Kanye West in first. He came into the editing room, and he went and wrote a beautiful song for the scene I showed him. A beautiful scene with a lot of beautiful ladies. He just said, 'Wow, that's beautiful. The colors is beautiful. The girls is definitely pretty." And I said, 'Well listen to what Lucy Liu starts to sing. That idea is all you need to take. It's gotta be about somebody lovely.' I had given him one other piece of advice. I said, 'Think of Ghostface in the sense of how Ghostface did "Ice Cream" and "Wildflower," where he kinda raps all the way through it. On "Wildflower" Ghostface does a super long verse, and Kanye's second verse here is actually super long. We finished the song and he said to me, 'I tried to make it Ghostface long.'


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Where to Install My Products on Linux?
For some software developers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), there are differing ideas about where to install one's applications and software packages. Some prefer to install in /usr/bin/ or /usr/local/bin/, yet others prefer the /opt/ directory. Your preferences may vary depending on whether you have a UNIX System V, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), or GNU/Linux background.
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 1 (FHS), Version 2.1, was written to eliminate these differences by specifying detailed guidelines as to where system services, configurations and software should be located on a UNIX or UNIX-based operating system. In detail, the FHS explains the content and purpose for each of the primary directories (see Figure 1).
In a nutshell, the base operating system's, or the distribution's applications are to be installed in /sbin/, /bin/, and /usr/. The system administrator can build packages from source and install them into the /usr/local/bin/ directory. However, the binary-only packages of nonessential applications and add-on software products should be installed in /opt/<package>/ directories, where <package> is the name that describes a software suite. The binary executables should be located in their respective /opt/<package>/bin/ subdirectory. If there are any accompanying UNIX manual pages, they should be installed in the /opt/<package>/man/ sub-directories.
The System V Application Binary Interface [AT&T 1990], the Intel Binary Compatibility Standard V.2 (iBCS2), the Common Operating System Environment (COSE), the Linux Standard Base (LSB), and the UNIX community in general have already established the /opt/ directory for add-on software.
The system administrator should create a separate disk partition for the /opt/ file system, and endusers should add /opt/<package>/bin/ and /opt/bin/ to their PATH environment variable. Usually the end-user's shell will find applications in their respective /opt/<package>/bin/ directories; however, the system administrator may have created symbolic links or wrapper scripts in /opt/bin/ for each package.
Host specific configurations for /opt/ binary executables should go in /etc/opt/<package>/ directories. These are the proper locations for configuration files of the /opt/ packages, because /etc/ is where all host specific system configurations reside on a UNIX-based operating system.
Variable files in a package, or files that change during the normal course of system runtime, should be kept in the /var/opt/<package>/ directories. The contents of /var/ are host specific and the directory is usually configured in its own file system to prevent the accidental filling of the root file system.
An exception to these rules is when it is necessary, or makes sense, for a package to install or create files elsewhere. For example, if a package were to create a new device, then it would be created in the /dev/ directory.
Now that we know the rules of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for add-on software packages, let's try to package and install a fictional software suite called Whizbang. If we are to follow the LSB specification, we should use the RPM Package Manager2 (RPM) and try to package our software for the /opt/ directory. This is shown at lines 18-20 of the whizbang-1.2-3.spec configuration file (see Listing 1). Line 8 shows how to make it relocatable so that the system administrator can install it elsewhere if so desired. However, installing in a nonstandard directory is not advisable.
Let's build Whizbang's RPM package as shown below. Using the whizbang-1.2-3.spec as the input file, RPM can build and produce a source package file whizbang-1.2-3.src.rpm and a binary package file whizbang-1.2-3.i386.rpm.
The book Maximum RPM, by Edward Bailey, or the RPM web site, http://www.rpm.org/, are excellent resources for learning to create RPM packages. For now, don't worry about the details, but recognize that there is a guideline on where to install most everything. To create the whizbang-1.2-3.i386, do the following:
# rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/whizbang-1.2-3.spec Processing files: whizbang Finding provides... Finding requires... Prereqs: /bin/sh Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/whizbang-1.2-3.src.rpm Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/whizbang-1.2-3.i386.rpm
Using the whizbang-1.2-3.i386.rpm binary package we just created above, we can now install it onto the system as show below:
# rpm -i \/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/whizbang-1.2-3.i386.rpm
Now that whizbang is installed in /opt/whiz/bin/, try to run it from the command line. Did your shell find it? Was /opt/whiz/bin/ in your PATH environment variable? What if we wanted to make it more convenient for the enduser by creating a symbolic link to /opt/whiz/bin/whizbang from /opt/bin/whizbang? This could be done during the post-install phase of the RPM installation, as shown here:
%post P=$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX mkdir $P/bin > /dev/null 2>&1 ln -fs $P/whiz/bin/whizbang $P/bin/whizbang mkdir $P/man/man1 > /dev/null 2>&1 ln -fs $P/whiz/man/whizbang.1 $P/man/man1/whizbang.1 # EOF
This "relocatable" post-install code would be added at line 20 in Listing 1; however, the RPM %postun uninstall solution to remove the symbolic links is left as an exercise for the reader.
Sometimes it is necessary or desirable to install a software suite somewhere other than for where it was originally packaged. Now let's uninstall the whizbang-1.2-3 RPM package, and reinstall it in an alternate location.
# rpm -e whizbang-1.2-3 # rpm -i --prefix /usr/local # /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/whizbang-1.2-3.i386.rpm
In summary, binary-only packages of nonessential applications and add-on software products should be installed in the /opt/<package>/bin/ directory. We've seen the basics on how to create a relocatable RPM package and how to build it, and we have demonstrated its flexibility by being able to override the default /opt/ destination and selecting an alternate location. Following the FHS standard is the first step in making your GNU/Linux application more LSB3 compliant.
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Is this still active for discussion?
Consider the mass of RPMs installed on most systems; to avoid an excessively long PATH, I would recommend mandating that /opt/bin/ be on a user's path, and that /opt//bin/ be softlinked out - this also makes those exported binaries of the package similar to the exported interfaces to an object in OOD concepts.
in /opt//bin/, what is the format of ? In past, Vendor/product/version seemed apppropriate; for example /opt/Netscape/navigator/4.79/bin/communicator This assures unique package identifiers while only assuring that vendors map their own namespace. Perhaps /opt/com.netscape/navigator/4.79. Contrariwise, I've seen the format /opt/com.netscape-navigator-4.79/bin/
Re: Where to Install My Products on Linux?
I think under the definitions layed out here, "/opt/com.netscape-navigator-4.79/bin/" is the format that should be used. Personally I like only having to down the directory tree once, rather than having to go down the same branch three times to get to the bin folder.
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The duo suspected of committing a string of daytime door kick-in burglaries throughout Howard County may be on the lam after failing to appear at a bail hearing on Nov. 15 in Howard County Circuit Court.
The suspects, Joseph Leo Baumgarten, of Pasadena, and Dianna Lynn Marketti, of Dundalk, were arrested by Howard County Police on Oct. 4 and charged with stealing more than $22,000 in firearms, jewelry and electronics from four Howard County residences, but later released the next day on $15,000 bail.
Howard County Police said the duo is suspected in 10 more burglaries that they haven't yet been charged in.
The Nov. 15 hearing was scheduled to adjust their bail, but neither appeared, according to assistant state's attorney Natasha Byus.
"Appropriate bond hopefully prevents [this situation] from people who have a history of failing to appear or have violated probation or parole in the past," said Byus.
About a week after they were released on bail, Baumgarten, 40, allegedly assaulted and kidnapped Marketti, 30, in the process of stealing her vehicle, according to a Baltimore County police report filed in court documents.
According to police, on Oct. 13 Baumgarten, of Pasadena, allegedly broke into Marketti's home in Dundalk around 7 a.m., went to her bedroom, stole the keys to her Chrysler PT Cruiser and fought with Marketti, according to the police report.
After that, Baumgarten left and got into Marketti's car as Marketti continued to argue with him, at which point Baumgarten allegedly pulled Marketti by her hair into the car and drove away. Marketti told police Baumgarten repeatedly punched her in the face while in the car.
Eventually Baumgarten stopped the car and Marketti escaped, but Baumgarten followed her into woods near Sparrows Point Country Club in Baltimore, caught up with her, dragged her by her feet farther into the woods and then left the scene in her PT Cruiser, according to the report.
Marketti told police that Baumgarten was her ex-boyfriend, who she had broken up with the week before the assualt. Police reported finding visible injuries, including lacerations and abrasions on Marketti's face and hands.
Baltimore County Police did not comment on the investigation into the assualt and kidnapping on Monday.
The release of the suspected burglars made waves in Howard County, with commenters on Patch asking why the bail was set so low for the two.
In addition to the suspected burglaries, Baumgarten had violated his probation five times previously after being convicted of burglary for three offenses from 1996, one from 2002 and another from 2008, according to court documents. In addition, he failed to appear in court for traffic offenses on five occasions.
Marketti currently has 15 active traffic cases, most of which are for driving on a suspended license, with one as recent as Sept. 26.
Howard County District Court commissioner Oreon W. Pinkston II set the original bail on Oct. 5 and the suspects' quickly posted it, according to court documents. The court commissioner's office declined to comment after the bail was set.
A request for comment to a state justice department spokesperson on Monday afternoon about the latest developments in the case—suspects' failure to appear for the bond hearing, Baumgarten's alleged assault of Marketti—was not immediately responded to on Monday.
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How to setup Google Gmail on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
As of January 30, 2013, Google will no longer allow new iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or other devices to be setup using Google Sync (their implementation of Microsoft's excellent ActiveSync protocol). While existing Google Sync setups will keep working, the next time you want to add Gmail to a device, you'll have to use something else -- namely Google's eccentric IMAP service, which works with Apple's Mail app and allows for a unifed inbox with other, non-Gmail accounts, and the Gmail app, which is excellent but is a silo unto itself.
- How to set up Gmail in Google's Gmail app
- How to setup Gmail in Apple's Mail app
- How to setup Gmail Contact Sync with CardDAV
- How to set up Gmail's 2-step verification with Mail on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
How to set up Gmail in Google's Gmail app
Google's Gmail app is outstanding, supporting both push email, multiple accounts, and all the unique Gmail features like stars and labels, of course. You even get easy access to vacation responders and other options. If you only use Gmail for your email, it's absolutely the best way to go. If you use multiple email providers, but don't mind accessing them via separate apps, it's also a great choice. Sadly, you can't set third party apps as default in iOS, so you'll probably need to set up your account in Apple's iOS Mail app as well, for convenience sake. (See below.)
- Download the Gmail app from the App Store.
- Tap Open once Gmail finishes downloading, or if you've left the App Store, tap the Gmail icon on your Home screen.
- Enter your Gmail or Google Apps email address and password.
- Tap sign in.
How to setup Gmail in Apple's Mail app
Gmail is one of the main email setup options in Apple's built-in iOS Mail app. It uses IMAP to receive email, but due to Google's non-standard configuration, and Apple's lack of specific support for that non-standard configuration, you won't get push email, and you won't have access to stars, labels, and other Gmail-specific conventions. Sadly, it also doesn't automagically include contact sync, so you'll have to set that up separately.
You will, however, have your Gmail included in the unified inbox, which is incredibly convenient if you also have other, non-Google email accounts (like iCloud, Exchange, Hotmail, etc.)
- Launch Settings from your Home screen.
- Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap Add Account...
- Tap Gmail.
- Enter your name, Gmail email address, password, and a descriptive name (like Gmail, or Personal, so you can identify it later).
- Select which services you want to leave on for sync, Mail, Calendars, and Notes. (You probably want all of them on.)
- Tap Save.
How to setup Gmail Contact Sync with CardDAV
To set up contacts sync, repeat the same procedure, with a slight change in settings.
- Tap Add Account... again.
- Tap Other at the bottom.
- Tap Add CardDAV Account
- Enter google.com as the server.
- Enter your Gmail/Google address as the user name.
- Enter your Gmail/Google password as the password.
- Enter a description. For example, Gmail Contacts or Google Contacts.
- Tap Next at the top right.
That's it, your contacts will now sync along with everything else.
How to set up Gmail's 2-step verification
If you're a high value target and worried about your Gmail security, you can also setup and use Gmail 2-step verification on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. For most people, it's probably more trouble than it's worth, but it's there for those who really need it.
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correct me if im wrong. isn't it better to configure it as an exchange account instead of google's?
Trying to sync my gmail contacts with my new mini. I used the CardDav as instructed and some of them synced but not all of them. Any ideas?
for the contact issue*
Rene, I see early in the gmail app there is a built in option for the calendar. Will that sync from within the gmail app or would we need to follow along and add a Caldav account?
I agree with LuisPR, the best option is as an exchange account. You get full push through apples native mail app. The article should mention this
Although I do it this way as well, isn't this what will no longer be supported for new people after the end of the month?
I'm not sure these are great alternatives. I'll probably be switching fully to outlook.com email. Or forwarding my gmail to outlook. For calendars and contracts, outlook.com might work better for me anyways.
Currently I'm using gmail (as exchange) and icloud calendar and contacts. But icloud's problems with Outlook (included with MS office) is driving me nuts. I like google's search though so I'd continue to use gmail in some form whether it's just a backup.
Thats a great idea. My only worries would be iCloud's spam filtering and can you reply as your gmail address?
Hey Rene,
Dont worry if you setup Sync before the 30th it will continue to work with no problems!!
I've used google sync for ages, just had my iPad replaced via AppleCare and now can't set it up via exchange - I'm devastated as I hate having loads off apps that all essentially do the same - why add the hassle of a gmail app when it all used to be in 1 place.
The Gmail app looks nice, and handles labels properly, but I can't stand the way it forces you to manually download the entire message every time. That's a deal breaker for me.
You saoule mention Thatcher if one setup mail.app gmail usine IMAP manually (internet mail profile) and not the gmail profile, then flags will work and sync as stars. My step is to use the mail app that way, plus carddav and carddav. This gives me offline reading and other little advantages of the mail app. I use the gmail app to get push notification and manage labels. I find this combination optimal.
Using the gmail app for iPad, is there a way to view messages in full screen, rather than just 2/3 of it? Or increase the font size? I'm not that old, but text in some email messages in the app is too small.
I agree with both points and have been complaining about the font size since the app first came out. Oddly, if you click on REPLY you then see the message full screen...so it shouldn't be hard to view the message in full screen.
Greetings and thank you for all those tips on every possible sector!
I have 4 e-mails (2 Gmail and 2 Hotmail) which I have configured through Settings and can check from Apple's iOS Mail app. I downloaded the GmailApp which is simply awesome and I wish to check my 2 accounts from there instead of Apple's app.
Is it possible to check the gmail e-mails from there and the hotmails from the apple app, but without having to check my gmails twice?
Is there a way to have all the groups I created in my gmail contacts sync over to the iphone in the same groups as they appear ini my gmail contacts?
Apple is slowly becoming the next Blackberry. One more thing the iPhone can't do that android can. When it is time to upgrade phones and there isn't a decent gmail push option it will be time to move on.
Having said that I realize google is the one that made the changes. I just feel like I am back in the same spot I was in 2009 with bb trying to get my labels and such to work right!
Does a gmail account telephone connection work through iPod Touch?
This process requires SSL. When using my iPad on my secure home network it will not connect via SSL. Is there some change in settings required?
How do I get my event colors from my gmail calendar to show up on my iphone and ipad. I have done the CalDav and everything! Now I have so many sync's to contend with urggggg...help please :)


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Lightin' up the night
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Denver Donovan strings lights up in from of Regan and Company in downtown Garden City.
Third Thursday included the tree lighting at Stevens Park to mark the beginning of the holiday season in the community.
Garden City Downtown Vision's Beverly Schmitz Glass said turnout was a bit less than usual, but attributed that in part to an earlier start time and change of day for the lighting event, which usually is held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Glass said next year's tree lighting will likely still be held on a Third Thursday, before Thanksgiving, but might be moved to a later time to allow families more time after work and school to get ready to head downtown. She looks forward to several events in the coming weeks to showcase the growth of Garden City's Main Street and give the community more fun holiday-themed events to participate in.


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Danvers — Matylda "Tillie" (Przypek) Jordan, 83, passed away on Monday evening, July 1, in Spaulding Hospital North Shore surrounded by her family.
Born in Salem, she was the daughter of Apolonia and Karol Przypek.
In 1950, she was married to Frederick Jordan, and moved to Danvers, where they raised their three children and lived for over 62 years. Tillie began a career as a hair stylist in the 1950s. In 1971, she became owner and operator of OMI hair salon in Salem. She was a successful businesswoman, loved and cherished by her many clients. She was a faithful member of St. John the Baptist Church in Salem.
Tillie led a vibrant and active life. She traveled the world with friends and family. She also had a great appreciation for art. She loved museums, took art classes, and painted pictures and murals. Tillie took a great interest and joy in all of her nieces and nephews lives. Most important were her two grandchildren, Timothy and Aniela. She attended all of their school activities and concerts, and was an essential part of their lives. Her warmth and caring extended to family, friends and the community. Tillie also sponsored her cousin, Maria Twaroj from Poland, to come to America and stay with her.
She will be deeply missed by all.
Tillie is survived by her husband, Frederick Jordan; her sons, Edward, his wife, Charlotte, and their son, Timothy of Danvers, and James, his wife Stephanie, and their daughter, Aniela of Hamilton. She also leaves behind her sisters, Loretta (Przypek) Stepchin of Danvers, Helen Przypek-Brush of Scottsdale Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also the mother of the late Steven Jordan, and sister of the late Arthur Przypek.
ARRANGEMENTS: Her funeral will be held from the David H. Gonet Funeral Home, 22 Hawthorne Blvd., Salem, on Saturday, July 6, at 10 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Baptist Polish Church, Salem, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held in the funeral home on Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem, followed by a collation at the Polish Club, 12 Cheever St., Danvers. Parking is available in the church parking lot across the street from the funeral home.
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That's interpreting the statement way too strongly. Just sayin'.
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A group of seven males on bikes confronted a man in the Oakland Mills Village Center on Dec. 7 at about 9:45 p.m. according to police. Two of them grabbed the man's jacket and told him to go with them, according to police. The man said he tried to walk away from the group, but they followed him.
One of the members of the group hit the man with his bicycle as he told him to hand over his money according to police, then he pulled the man's jacket off of him, reached into the man's pants pocket and took his wallet.
The suspects are described as a group of seven black males between the ages of 17 and 20. Four of them were slim and three were muscular. One was wearing a black ski mask and all seven were wearing dark clothes.
Commercial burglary
Someone tried to pry open the back door at the Olive Garden on the 8300 block of Benson Avenue on Dec. 8 just after 4 a.m. according to police, but were unsuccessful. Police say the restaurant had no electrical power, although the surrounding businesses did.
Police say they do not know how much money was in a safe stolen from Rudy's Mediterranean Grill, on the 7100 block of Columbia Gateway Drive. Someone pried open the back door on Dec. 8, according to police, at about 2 a.m.
Residential burglary
Someone pried open a basement-level window at a home on the 9400 block of Greco Garth on Dec. 7, sometime between 9:15 a.m. and 6 p.m., according to police. Jewelry and two laptops were reported stolen.
A passer-by noticed a back sliding glass door open on a house on the 9400 block of Brett Lane, according to police. The person who notified police said he knew the home was vacant and the door was not in that position earlier in the week of Dec. 5.
A neighbor told police he saw two men tampering with a door across the hall from him on the 10200 block of Hickory Ridge Road on Dec. 7 at about 2 p.m. The neighbor said he did not see the two men go in the apartment. Police on the scene saw the ground-level apartment window had been shattered. A flat screen television and two laptops were reported stolen.
Police don't know how a burglar got into a home on the 10300 block of Hickory Ridge Road on Dec. 8, sometime between 4 and 11 p.m. A laptop, money, two video games, six boxes of syringes and a jewelry box with jewelry and money was reported stolen.
Someone entered a home through an unlocked garage door on the 6600 block of June Apple Court on Dec. 9 between 1 and 8:15 a.m., according to police. The burglar took a purse and a bottle of beer, according to police, then left them on the garage floor. Nothing was reported stolen from the purse.
A resident at a home on the 9500 block of Glen Oaks Lane woke up on Dec. 10 at 4:35 a.m. to a man wearing a mask next to her in her bedroom, according to police. The woman screamed and the man left, taking a jewelry box that had large amounts of jewelry, according to police. The man also took a purse from the first floor, then left through the front door. Police say he got into the passenger side of a vehicle that had been waiting, and then drove off toward Oakland Mills Road. The woman said she might have left a basement door open.
The suspect is described as a black man with a medium complexion. He was short and wearing a mask and a red and black jacket.
Vehicle theft
A 2005 Chrysler with the license plate PA JCN707 was stolen on Dec. 8 at about 8:30 a.m. from the 7600 block of Woodpark Lane.
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Howard County Police say a gas station employee was robbed at gunpoint on Friday night. Read more on Ellicott City Patch.
Residential burglary
Police responded to the 3600 block of Valley Road on Dec. 9 at about 3:11 a.m. for a burglary in progress. The resident said he woke up when his dogs started barking and heard the front door closing. He told police he went to investigate and found the motion-detecting exterior light at the front door was on. The resident said he had left the front door unlocked. The passenger side door and glove box to his vehicle, parked in the driveway, were open, police said.
Commercial burglary
Someone used a rock to smash the front door of Sports Clips on the 7200 block of Montgomery Road on Dec. 8 at about 6:13 a.m., according to police. The cash register was open and a small amount of money was reported missing.
The front door of Bonaire Nails Spa on the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard was smashed on Dec. 8 at about 7:40 a.m., according to police. Nothing was reported stolen.
Someone threw a rock through the window of the choir room of Trinity Episcopal Church on the 7400 block of Washington Boulevard between 6 p.m. Dec. 6 and 9:50 a.m. the next day, according to police. Three offices were ransacked, but nothing was reported missing. Police say the same person or people broke into a separate building on the property that is used for a thrift store. A small window was broken, but nothing was reported stolen.
Someone entered a building on the 9500 block of Lynn Buff Court between 8 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 9 a.m. the next day through an unlocked front garage door, according to police. Tools were reported stolen from the garage.
Vehicle theft attempt
Someone tried to steal a 1998 Honda Accord from the 8300 block of Ice Crystal on Dec. 7 at about 3:38 p.m.
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When Lucy Walker's documentary about the current global nuclear threat opens this weekend in Washington, DC and New York (and begins a national rollout next weekend), interested citizens will have the opportunity to obtain free passes, courtesy of "angels" who are sponsoring tickets. Participant Media produced Countdown to Zero and previously produced the Academy Award winning films An Inconvenient Truth and The Cove. Participant Media's goal is to provide "entertainment that … [Read more...]
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At Demeter-certified biodynamic behemoth Benziger educational tram tours explain environmentally savvy, esoteric winegrowing methods that yield sensational truffled-cranberry cabs.
At Demeter-certified biodynamic behemoth Benziger educational tram tours explain environmentally savvy, esoteric winegrowing methods that yield sensational truffled-cranberry cabs.
You can get the nitty gritty on downtown history, arts and culture or shopping with these self-guided walking-tour podcasts, ready to be downloaded for free to your MP3 player.
For rentals or to rinse your gear, stop by Laguna Sea Sports near Shaw's Cove. Check out its website for more info about local dive spots and diving etiquette, as well as classes.
Located in the Gingerbread Court complex, which was built by Charlie Chaplin, these days there are a few shops, a cafe, some apartments above, and this reliable Venice outfitter.
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As Benjamin Franklin once said, "Wine makes daily life easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.
Join your professional guide for a hike through Torrey Pines State Reserve, a wilderness oasis in a largely urban setting, just north of San Diego. On this tour, you'll enjoy scenic views of the gorgeous California coastline while discovering the flora and fauna native to this area. Enjoy the best of this beautiful California state reserve on this fun-filled guided hiking tour.
Visit Northern California's world-renowned wine country in comfort and style on this small group tour. On this fully customizable wine tour you will be able to personalize your day of wine tasting with the small group. Enjoy a comprehensive small group tour in wine country. You'll begin your tour when you are picked up from your hotel in an air conditioned van.
Combine wonderful scenery with local food culture on this bike tour through San Francisco. Enjoy a fun, leisurely bike ride through San Francisco's diverse, vibrant neighborhoods to get an intimate feel for the city. Stop at three popular local breweries or bars to relax and try some great craft beer (first beer included).
Visit the grand and historic 'Queen Mary' while you're in port in Los Angeles. Located right in the Port of Long Beach, the ship is the perfect shore excursion! Learn about the ship's glamorous history, her part in WWII, her art deco beauty and what it was like to be a first-class passenger. Choose from three ticket options to make the most of your visit while you're in port.
Travel with ease from your San Diego hotel to San Diego International Airport. This private transfer will save you time and hassle when you need to get from your hotel to the airport. Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A reliable private sedan is more comfortable than a taxi and more cost-effective than a limousine.
Book ahead to rent kayaks (single/double per day $35/55) or arrange a private guided kayaking tour of Santa Cruz or Anacapa (from $200 per person, two-person minimum).
A local icon since 1959, Katin Surf Shop is known for their handmade canvas board shorts, but nowadays they sell all kinds of surfwear, swimsuits and beach gear.
To leave the driving to someone else, this outfit offers day-long wine shuttles and tours among the vineyards by minivan, with pickup at many of the area's lodgings.
Rent a full compliment of boogie boards, surfboards and accessories from wet suits to umbrellas. Prices may fluctuate and shop hours are variable, so call ahead to check.
Directly adjacent to the Crystal Springs picnic area, close to a baseball diamond and the freeway, is the park's only bike-rental concession (bikes per hour/day $8/25).


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Ten years ago, Martin Hester and Martha Parker-Hester faced the greatest fear parents can have. Their 5-year-old daughter, Corrie, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood leukemia.
The positive news was the cure rate for that form of cancer is nearly 85 percent. Corrie went through 2½ years of chemotherapy and has been cancer-free ever since.
We were so thankful she fell into that category of being cancer-free and still does as far as shes been clear right at 10 years, Parker-Hester said. Shes healthy and right where she needs to be.
The where she needs to be is at Ben Lippen School where Corrie is a sophomore and budding star on the basketball court. The oldest of three children, Corrie is following in her mothers footsteps. Parker-Hester was a three-time All-American at the University of South Carolina and has been inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. She ranks sixth on the all-time scoring list at South Carolina with 1,728 career points and is second in steals with 284.
But when it comes time to comparing her game with what her mother accomplished, Corrie and everyone who has played a role in her basketball development is quick to point out she is her own player.
I used to think I had to live up to how she played and how good she was, Corrie said. Finally she told me one day that I was my own player and I needed to do the best that I could and dont try to live up to anything anyone else puts in front of me. I used to want to play college basketball, but God is opening and closing other doors, and I am just playing the best that I can.
Parker-Hester coached Corrie from the time she began playing church league basketball. In fact, she and her husband, Martin, both physicians who are in family practice together in Columbia, have helped all three of their children coming up. Seth, 14, plays on the Ben Lippen middle school team and Eden, 8, plays on a church league team.
All three children developed a love for basketball despite the fact that neither parent pushed them. Martin Hester didnt play on the collegiate level but plays basketball as often as possible and loves coaching it.
When it comes to Corrie, Parker-Hester says that her daughter is her own worst critic and doesnt need to play up to anyone elses expectations.
Corrie has always been one to put too much pressure on herself anyway, Parker-Hester said. She is a pleaser so we try to do everything but put pressure on her. Shes her own person. Shes a strong kid and knows shes been given a gift. She loves basketball and tries to do the best of her ability so I dont think anything Ive done in the past puts any added pressure on her. She doesnt need to measure up to that. Her strength of where shes been and where shes going is far more than Ive ever had. She handles the pressure fine. She just doesnt need to put too much pressure on herself.
Cindy Cummings has been Corries coach at Ben Lippen since she was a starter in the eighth grade. Corrie was the second-leading scorer on the team then and has been the leading scorer the past two seasons, including this year where she is averaging 19 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists a game.
Cummings says Corrie doesnt let outside distractions bother her. She is more focused on what she can accomplish on the court than living up to the legend of her mother.
Corrie is her own player, Cummings said. Shes not Martha Parker-Hester, but she has an incredible desire to make the players around her better. She is very unselfish. She passes the ball sometimes when we dont necessarily want her to. Corrie strives to be the best player she can be. I guess the history books will decide where she stands. Her desire is to get better every day as a player and thats all you can ask for.
Corrie is 5-feet-9-inches tall, but has played nearly every role on the court in her three seasons at the varsity level. She has brought the ball up the floor, been the primary ball handler and this season has worked more on her post game, because that is where the team needs her most.
The Falcons are set to play Heathwood Hall at 8 pm tonight in the quarterfinals of the SCISA Class 3A basketball tournament. Corrie is one of the main reasons Ben Lippen was able to win its first-round game Friday and advance to tonights game against the Highlanders.
We ask Corrie to play almost everything because she has such a high basketball IQ, Cummings said. She has guard skills but shes been learning to acquire some post skills. Anytime we get a smaller player guarding her, we will try and isolate her in the post. Shes been playing for a long time, and her mother was her coach for a number of years coming up playing church ball. You cant have a better coach than Martha Parker-Hester.


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January 27, 2008
Deliberative sessions begin this week; Big decisions often made, but few attend lengthy meetings
By Gordon Fraser , Staff writer
The most important meeting you probably won't attend is coming up.
Over the next few weeks, towns and school districts will hold their annual deliberative sessions. While the meetings are often ignored by the vast majority of voters, the decisions made can affect their lives in big ways, according to those familiar with the process.
Most towns and school districts in this area hold deliberative sessions before voters cast ballots. This is where residents debate and offer amendments to the warrant articles proposed by citizens or town and school officials - everything from proposals to buy new firetrucks, to build new schools, to the overall budget.
Once the wording of the articles is finalized, they are placed on the ballot for Town Meeting, which falls on March 11 this year.
The process used to take one night, and in some towns and school districts it still does. Under traditional Town Meeting rules, all of the amending and voting took place in a single session. But in Southern New Hampshire, most towns have adopted newer deliberative session rules. Only Londonderry, Chester and Salem hold modified versions of the traditional Town Meeting.
And while each town and school district has its own distinct issues, many communities are grappling with similar questions this year. Both Salem and Hampstead, for instance, are forwarding proposals to build new police stations.
In Hampstead, officials plan to use the deliberative session to amend downward the proposed station's $2.4 million sticker price. The town hopes to save $100,000 by using an access road built by a developer.
In Salem, police Chief Paul Donovan has said he will not try again to get a new police station if voters reject the proposed $7.3 million station this year. Voters rejected a plan for a new station in 2006, but many people credited that rejection to an unpopular location for the building.
At the Windham deliberative session on Feb. 9, voters will debate a proposal to hire four new firefighters and take advantage of $421,000 in federal grant money to cover part of their salaries and benefits over the next five years.
Opponents say it will still cost the town about a million dollars over that period for its share of the salaries and benefits, if the warrant article is approved. But proponents say it makes to sense to take advantage of available federal money for firefighting positions that are needed now or will be needed in the near future.
In Salem, a virtually identical proposal will go before voters - one that Selectman Patrick Hargreaves tried to put on the chopping block. He had opposed the measure largely because he was trying to cut projects to prevent a 3 percent budget increase from ballooning.
Any of those local proposals could change dramatically after the deliberative session, and most residents won't have much say in those changes, because they won't be in attendance.
"I think that it's the commitment of time, and the process of debating and voting in public that many people don't have the time or the patience for," said Dave Connell, legal services counsel to the New Hampshire Local Government Center.
Others agree, and warn that small groups of citizens can use the deliberative session to dramatically change the proposals other voters decide on later in the year.
"At one (Plaistow) meeting, we counted and there were only three people who weren't somehow related to the (town government)," said former Plaistow Town Manager John Scruton, now the president of the New Hampshire Municipal Managers Association. "People fail to realize that, at deliberative session, significant amendments can be made."
When Scruton was town manager in Goffstown, he said, a warrant article proposing that the town sell a particular building was amended to say that the town wouldn't sell the building.
"Either way it was voted (at Town Meeting), it would result in the city retaining the building," he said.
The first deliberative sessions of the season will be held on Saturday in Atkinson, Danville, Plaistow, Sandown and the Derry School District. A rash of others will follow soon after - three on Feb. 5, two more on Feb. 6, and so on.
Voters will then go to the ballot box - their chance to cast up or down votes on projects and proposals - on March 11. In Salem, most of the decisions will actually be made at a second deliberative session on March 15.
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GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Council decided late Tuesday night to take the "interim" off of the title, and voted to formally hire Massoud Ebrahim as the new Greenville City Manager.
The vote was 5-2, with Dan Perkins and Velma Del Bosque-Hobdy voting against, and was the only action taken by the Council following a lengthy executive session Tuesday night.
Ebrahim will receive the same pay as did former city manager Steven Alexander. Ebrahim, also the city's Director of Public Works, was appointed as Interim City Manager in May, the wake of the Council terminating former city manager Alexander's contract.
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Catholic churches across the state held prayer services for the new pope Tuesday.
The young faithful gathered at Saint Paul's University Center on State Street for a noon prayer service. Many students received word that Cardinal Radzinger was elected as pope while they were at the service.
Much of the congregation is optimistic about the future of the church.
Caroyln Averill, a UW junior, says, "The holy spirit definitely moves through this. Its not something anyone can plan. And I think everyone in their room felt it when his name was announced. You felt something greater and there's a lot greater at work than we could every imagine."
Jack Koczela is a UW sophomore. "I'm eager to see what his approach is to the youth and how he addresses them as the future of the church."
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Gun enthusiasts lined up around Exhibition Hall at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Friday, drawn to this weekend's gun show because of fears about possible new laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre
"Because people are scared," Neil Kravitz, a spokesman for the gun show, said. "The minute they say the word 'gun ban' 300 million guns are going to change hands.
"It's no different than going on the air and saying 'there's going to be a snowstorm,'" he continued. "Then [the supermarkets] run out of toilet paper. There is no difference."
Increased gun control has been something many local leaders, such as County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief Jim Johnson, as well as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, have been vocally supporting in the wake of December's tragedy.
Kamenetz called on lawmakers to tighten Maryland's gun laws in December, and proposed ending the sale of "military-grade assault weapons" and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Rawlings-Blake, along with Baltimore City and Montgomery County state lawmakers, also voiced their support for a plethora of new gun control measures during a press conference last month.
Although this weekend's show has a higher profile in light of the recent debate about firearms, the gun show, presented by Appalachian Promotions, is a common event at the fairgrounds with multiple dates scheduled throughout the year. The show features 650 tables filled with guns, ammunition, apparel and novelties.
Gun shops, as well as shows, are benefiting from a "back lash" caused by talk of banning assault weapons coming from the White House and now the State House, said Kravitz, who is also a vendor and owner of NSK Company Ltd.
But Kravitz said sales were already on the uptick when President Barack Obama won his second term in office, because of fears about the president's gun policies.
"Then this awful thing happens in Connecticut and whatever was left is now gone. And you [don't] get ramped up again until January [when stores begin to carry more inventory]," he said.
As a result of the spike in demand, coupled with limited inventory following the holidays, the price of weaponry has also skyrocketed.
Kravitz and a friend, a regular at the show, joked about a particular gun on sale at another table that rose in price from $1,200 to $2,000 since the last time the show came to the fairgrounds.
"There's no supply. And there's demand. What does that do to cost? What happens when there's no gasoline and you're the only one whose got some? … Welcome to inflation," Kravtiz said.
Doors to the show opened Friday at noon, and it will run through the weekend. Promoters and vendors are bracing for the biggest crowd on Saturday.
The line Friday was filled with customers hoping to re-up on ammunition that gun owners haven't been able to find at stores.
"Everything is picked clean," Mike Storck, a local comedian and Parkville resident, said. "It's so stupid. It's like Beanie Babies."
Storck, who has been on the hunt for a new barrel for his AR-15, said even supplies that are not theoretically in jeopardy are flying off the shelves.
He said he noticed vendors, who are normally at the Timonium gun show, were absent, most likely because they don't have enough inventory.
"Maybe they're sold out," he said. "Obviously there are plenty of tables, but you're seeing a lot more knives, and dream catchers, and t-shirts, and beef jerky in a can, stuff like that."
He said concerns about possible bans are resulting in more interest in weapons that just resemble assault rifles.
"Even if it's a .22-caliber Plinkster, but it looks like an AK or an AR, people are looking at it," Storck said. "It's so far removed from the gun they're talking about, but just because it looks like it, people are fawning over it."
The gun show opens again Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $8.
Read more:
- Leaders Call for Increased Gun Control
- Cardin Calls for a National Discussion on Gun Control Following Newtown School Shooting (blog)
- Huff Favors 'Gun Safety' Not Control
- Nearly 500 Guns Surrendered in Baltimore After Newtown Shooting
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- County Police Chief Joins Call For Stricter Gun Laws
- Stop Pretending That Guns Are Not The Problem (blog)
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James P. "Jim" Wilson, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at his home in Garden City.
James P. "Jim" Wilson, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at his home in Garden City.
He was born Sept. 4, 1926, in Franklin, Pa., to Raleigh W. and Mary Ann Shoemaker Wilson.
On Sept. 17, 1957, he married Elma Allen in Miami, Okla.
A Garden City resident since 1965, Mr. Wilson had worked most of his life as a truck driver.
In addition to his wife, survivors include four children, Raleigh Ray Wilson of Salem, Ore., Melvin Wilson and his wife Carolyn of Garden City, Jeffery Wilson of Garden City, and Nancy Wilson of Garden City; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James Wilson; two brothers, Roland Grant Wilson and Johnny Wilson; and a sister, Gladys Brown.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
Emergency and rescue crews were out in full force on Sunday, searching for a 20-year-old man who had been reported missing.
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The search for Zachary Frank began when his father contacted authorities around 4:41 p.m. Sunday. The father said Frank was last seen around 6 p.m. Friday from his father's home on Miller Road, seven miles west of London. The younger Frank had left on foot, reportedly to go hunting on Cane Creek, which is approximately 1 to 1 1/2 miles from the residence.
But when the 20-year-old did not come home, the father became worried and contacted police. He said not coming home was uncharacteristic of his son and he believed something was amiss.
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Update Tuesday, Jan. 15:
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has released the dates and locations for a series of six public meetings that will address implementation of I-502.
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Jan. 22: WSLCB Headquarters, Conference Room 201
• 3000 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Jan. 24: Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room
• 600 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Feb. 7: Clark College, Vancouver, Foster Auditorium
• 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663
Feb. 12: Spokane City Hall, Council Chambers
• 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201
Feb. 19: Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, Theater
• 2405 East College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Feb. 21: Yakima City Hall, Council Chambers
• 129 North Second St, Yakima, WA 98901
• 6 to 7 p.m. Open house with board and staff
• 7 to 7:05 p.m. Board welcome
• 7:05 to 7:15 p.m. Overview of board's role in implementation and timeline
• 7:15 to 10 p.m. Public testimony
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The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) has adopted a tentative timeline for implementation of Initiative 502, according to an email sent by the WSLCB Monday.
The timeline (which can be found in an attached pdf), shows a month-by-month estimated view of certain milestones in implementing the initiative, which will allow adults to purchase and use small amounts of marijuana in the state.
By June, the board expects to begin accepting marijuana producer license applications. In September, they expect to begin issuing producer licenses and taking applications for processor and retail licenses, with those licenses becoming effective as of Dec. 1.
What do you think of the tentative timeline to implement I-502? Do you see any stumbling blocks along the way? Tell us in comments.
The timeline is subject to change, the email said. However, the timeline was vetted internally and is a general estimate of what to expect in the coming year.
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The WSLCB will announce a series of evening public forums today, Tuesday, Jan. 15. These forums will be an opportunity for people to:
A) Meet certain Board staff involved in implementation;
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C) Provide input (testimony) to the Board about things they believe are important for the Board to consider as it develops rules.
The first will be in Olympia the evening of Jan. 22. Patch will post details as soon as they are available.
The November passage of Initiative 502 made personal use amounts of marijuana legal in the state. The state must now license and regulate marijuana production, distribution, and possession for persons over 21; remove state-law criminal and civil penalties for activities that it authorizes; tax marijuana sales; and earmark marijuana-related revenues by a deadline of Dec. 1, 2013.


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I cover CRM, Cloud Computing, ERP and Enterprise Software
From the obvious to the outrageous, enterprise software predictions often span a wide spectrum at the beginning of every year.
In enterprise software in general and ERP specifically, there are many safe harbors to dock predictions in, from broad industry consolidation to Oracle buying more companies. Or the inexorable advances of cloud computing and SaaS platforms in ERP today, which is often cited in enterprise software predictions.
Too often predictions gravitate too much towards theoretical economics, overly-simplified industry dynamics and technologies, leaving out the most critical element: customers as people, not just transactions. So instead of repeating what many other industry analysts, observers and pundits have said, I am predicting only the customer side of ERP advances in the next twelve months.
The following are my predictions for ERP systems and enterprise computing in 2013:
Bottom line: Enterprises clinging to monolithic, inflexible ERP systems need to re-evaluate how their enterprise computing strategies are serving their customers, before their competitors do.
So those three paragraphs basically are a polite commercial endorsing ERP systems and how organizations have to buy more widgets to "stay with the times."
Go read Louis Gestner's book about turning around IBM. Wait, no. Go to HBR and download the case study about Alfred P. Sloan taking over General Motors.
Software as a service and integrated data was not really applicable back then.
Producing an item/product a market wanted and was willing to pay for was.
As in acquiring new customers. Changing a profit plan, revenue model and human capital sourcing and economies of scope will satisfy customers internally and externally over playing around with savvy hard and software every time a new technology module changes.
I used to work as a do-boy for the VP of Mergers Acquisitions under Ivan Seidenberg at NYNEX (Bell Atlantic, Verizon present day) who subsequently moved to Electronic Data Systems in Houston soon thereafter.
He opened Pacific Rim markets at NYNEX with fiber optics 20 years ahead of the phrase "global markets."
It was conceptualizing and implementing action items to fulfill plans global clients wanted… not so much enterprise resource planning and more million-dollar gadgets.
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I have a terrible habit of ceasing to apply a technological feature called SPELL-CHECK at times.
Louis Gerstner. There :) Appreciate you replying to the commentary. And I certainly hope Boeing overcomes such an obstacle and trouble shoots their systems so they can stay on top of French government-subsidized Air Bus.
Look forward to your next one. CW
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I think it is an interesting point of view. I can find evidence for it on my daily work with my customers.


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