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Ryan Holiday could be called an "expert." As head of marketing for American Apparel, an online strategist for Tucker Max, and self-styled "media manipulator," he can talk social media and modern advertising with the best of them – he's done so both online and in print on countless occasions. He is not an expert in barefoot running, investing, vinyl records, or insomnia. But he is a liar. With a little creative use of the internet, he's been quoted in news sources from small blogs to the most reputable outlets in the country talking about all of those things.
Holiday, 25 years old and based in New Orleans, mostly wanted to see if it could be done. He had been getting blogs to write what he wanted for years, and had developed a sense of how stories were put together in the internet age. He thought he could push the envelope a bit further.
"I knew that bloggers would print anything, so I thought, what if, as an experiment, I tried to prove that they will literally print anything?" he says. "Instead of trying to get press to benefit myself, I just wanted to get any press for any reason as a joke."
He used Help a Reporter Out (HARO), a free service that puts sources in touch with reporters. Basically, a reporter sends a query, and a slew of people wanting to comment on the story email back. He decided to respond to each and every query he got, whether or not he knew anything about the topic. He didn't even do it himself — he enlisted an assistant to use his name in order to field as many requests as humanly possible.
He expected it to take a few months of meticulous navigation, but he found himself with more requests than he could handle in a matter of weeks. On Reuters, he became the poster child for "Generation Yikes." On ABC News, he was one of a new breed of long-suffering insomniacs. At CBS, he made up an embarrassing office story, at MSNBC he pretended someone sneezed on him while working at Burger King. At Manitouboats.com, he offered helpful tips for winterizing your boat. The capstone came in the form of a New York Times piece on vinyl records — naturally, Holiday doesn't collect vinyl records.
"I could hear hands going up and down the frets, and stuff that they probably didn't want you to hear. Which is a nice little surprise," he told them.
Holiday had a lot of advantages in his experiment – his title as Marketing Director for American Apparel made him seem respectable, and most of his stories were such thorough lies that they came out on the other side of believable. But a quick Google search would have raised red flags for anyone using him as a source. For one thing, he wrote a book called "Trust Me, I'm Lying." His Huffington Post profile has the word "notorious" in the first line. He's repeatedly described himself as a "media manipulator." He has a checkered reputation online, and his penchant for media stunts is well-documented. He also writes for Forbes, where a few of his big stories have generated more than their share of controversy. I got a leak from him about Tucker Max back in February, and sure enough, traffic ensued.
None of that came up as he shot out story after story to dozens of news sources. Throughout the experiment, he says he received a single fact checking email — the site sent an email to the same address he had used for the pitch, asking if he was indeed Ryan Holiday. He said yes.
Lying to journalists is nothing new. People have swindled newspapers for free publicity long before tools like HARO even existed. Holiday is probing just how easy it can be in 2012. HARO Founder Peter Shankman notes that anyone abusing the system can be flagged and banned, and ultimately, the service is just a tool, and should be subject to all the same old rules of journalism.
"As a journalist, it's always been your job to do your research and check the source, whether you find that source on the street, on Craigslist or on HARO," he says. "If you're not doing that, you're not doing your job however you find the source."
From a reporter's perspective, it's not hard to see how it happens. I used HARO once, for this story. Tools like this streamline the hectic process that is blogging — were the situation different, I could see easily myself swindled by someone like Holiday. With each story he was quoted in, there would have been an analog way to get the source – to find an insomniac, call a doctor who specializes in insomnia and ask if any of his or her patients would be willing to go on record. For vinyl records, call a store and ask the owner to put you in touch with his best customer. But oftentimes, it can be hard to justify taking the long way around when news moves at the speed of the internet.
For Roy Furchgott, the reporter from the New York Times, this kind of lie can be hard to catch — Holiday sounded just like all the other record collectors he had talked to, and it was hard to imagine why someone would lie about something so mundane.
"He gave a fairly credible account in line with what most vinyl record collectors and owners say," he says. "So I took his word on it, as frequently happens, and you're telling me that he suckered me."
"I've been in the business a fairly long time, and I've seen this happen many times even prior to blogs. I don't think this is isolated or terribly, terribly unusual."
Holiday does it for the attention, the opportunity to point out some of the excesses of the modern blogosphere, and the lulz. Empires will not fall because he claimed someone once sneezed on him. Still, it gives one reason to stop and think about what the quest for traffic and eyeballs does to news. Depending on how you look at it, stunts like this either erode the trust a reader has in a publication, or point out that it may have been misplaced to begin with. It's not a big leap to imagine somebody using those same tools for more nefarious purposes.
"A well made article and a poorly made article both do clicks the same way," says Holiday. "There's no incentive to do good work. We know that quotas make cops do sh***y things, or academic admissions offices do sh**ty things, and they make bloggers do sh***y things too."
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With all due respect, your comment is silly and unwarranted. I own a small boutique law firm in Boston and – using HARO – I've been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, TheStreet.com, and others. A friend of mine who runs a PR firm here in Boston asked me who was running my media campaign because of all the (free) exposure I was getting. And, as a former journalist myself, I would have killed for a service like HARO back in my reporting days.
The bottom line is that there have always been jackasses who try to trick reporters and there always will be. Sometimes even very good reporters get taken. Blaming HARO for any of this is like blaming AT&T for the existence of the Jerky Boys or the legions of Howard Stern fans who like to shout "Ba-ba-booey."
I stood in the corner of the BullS**itter in a previous post. And still do.
However, blaming AT&T, or any other ISP is like blaming Tide for making your clothes smell good. Just dumb. But perhaps the angry person is one who thrives better when in a controlled environment, like old school Russia. Or maybe a Mac user.
/Just referring to the 'walled garden' effect. I don't hate Apple at all. Had a few. Windows keeps me employed though :-)
//I.T. guy who likes Mac and PC.
So, you're saying that not everything on the internet is true?
Seriously, I don't know whether to applaud him for pointing out the weakness of net news and the flaws in current journalism that don't (allow, encourage, insist?) on fact checking by its reporters.
Or to lambast him for lying in such a major way — which he freely admits.
I guess he's a strong contender for the chutzpa trophy this year.
So you wrote this article to point out a publicity stunt for one of your own writers? Lame.
Thanks for bringing this to people's attention. This isn't the first time HARO was rocked with a scam. As notes in their terms"
"Queries for product samples will only be accepted from reporters representing TV stations and verified print media. Product sample requests from websites or radio station reporters are not permitted. This is in order to protect our users from fraud and other scams. …"
This was due to one scammer that according to Peter swindled people previously. Similar to the scam you are reporting on, the staff of HARO incorrectly assume that someone who says they represent TV and print are who they say they are (no verification is required by HARO) and those that respond to queries can and most likely will be scammed again. Moreover it makes bloggers and other online journalists second class citizens and in particular hurts PR people in the tech industry since those journalists primarily work online.
HARO's lack of verification and curation of sources and journalists makes it dangerous and unreliable. This guy "came out" as a scammer — but I'm sure thousands of others responded just to get their name in the paper.
HARO has officially jumped the shark.
Like we needed any more proof that Ryan Holliday is a raging a**hole. I think that's been well established.
What I'd like to know is why Forbes still allows him to contribute blog posts. The man does brag about being a complete liar, does he not? Does anyone bother to fact check anything Holliday posts on this site?
I have used HARO and ProfNet quite extensively in my 3,297 years of journalism. Fortunately, I have never run across Holliday as a source. But I can see how easily something like that could happen. I don't do background checks on every person I interview. I'm not sure that's even possible. Anyone can create a fake LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc to back up a false identity. Ultimately the only way to know someone is who they say they are is to ask someone else who allegedly knows them — and then you have to trust that person. For a story about vinyl record collectors? Who has the time?
I have spent a lot of time pondering this question — how do I know the person I'm talking to is geniune? how does that person know I'm genuine? and the only solution is some kind of third party identification verification system. we don't really have one of those, outside of the financial services industry and the government.
It was a stupid attention-getting exercise and nothing more — exactly the kind of thing you'd expect from that guy.
Make that "Holiday," not "Holliday."
Fact checking 101: spell the dude's name right. sheesh.
Heaven forbid you take the extra time to get it right.
This is so brilliantly meta! Not only can Holiday manipulate the media into thinking he's a collector of vinyl records, he can then use that story to manipulate Dave Thier who then manipulates his readers into thinking that only "liberal" media uses faulty sources. Notice how Ryan claims he responded to every request, but what media outlets were duped? MSNBC, NY Times, ABC—the bastions of "liberal" media.
And Holiday can claim that he wasn't doing it to raise his profile—in fact, he can have Thier claim this on Thier's blog, which was picked up by NOLA.com (where I found it). As it turns out Thier's blog links to Holiday's blog. Nope, not using this for self-promotion.
This stinks like a rotten fish. I guess that's the Forbes echo chamber, where "journalists" who professionally lie are bloggers.
Also, others have pointed out how groundbreaking Holiday's interventions were. Now that we know Holiday can't hear fingers moving on the frets with vinyl I suppose the whole vinyl renaissance will collapse. Perhaps instead Holiday could use his skills to expose how corporations and our government manipulate media all the time. If he needs a tutorial I suggest he start with Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent.
Lastly, I will point out that Holliday cannot write. From his blog:
"But in this rising class, I also place some unlikely figures. Michael Arrington, former editor and founder of the popular blog TechCrunch. "
The second sentence is a fragment, without anything resembling a verb to go with the subject. Perhaps he is a proud graduate of our (New Orleans') excellent public school system.
ANOTHER 'FORBES' BSer?
I've written Steve Forbes about the very low content quality of some of these "contributors," using Google to track how far off the rails they get. Just recently, I believe they finally roped in one guy who was an IRS expert, but kept posting about non-IRS stuff. As in, if you're expert on the IRS — stay on F'ing topic.
Academics are well-known for their B.S. They think "professor" means being an expert on everything and no one else could be right.
Wrong — duh. And they need to be called out, 100% of the time. As in, "show us your spreadsheet on that." Or, like with Kruggie, "so you have an economic viewpoint — so do 500 other PhDs in economics."


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Charlotte, N.C. -- If there is such thing as a dangerous 6-6 team than its the one that stands in front of No. 12 Florida State on its quest to become Atlantic Coast Conference champion for the first time since 2005.
Despite being .500 on the season and in the league's title game in Charlotte, N.C. because Miami elected to self-impose a post-season ban, the Yellow Jackets boast an offense that is third in the nation with an average of 323 rushing yards per game. Georgia Tech's triple-option offensive attack is predicated on power, deception and wearing opponents down.
The Yellow Jackets don't beat you through the air -- they rank 115th nationally in passing yards -- but they'll schematically test defensive secondaries that become too focused on helping in run support.
"We know that they are pretty good at what they do so we have to be on point with what we do and that's defending the run," FSU safety Lamarcus Joyner said. "They are run, run, run and then try to hit you with those big plays down the field. We have to be disciplined in the run-game so we can be able to defend those big passing plays."
For the 'Noles, discipline is the key and so is "not getting cut; they do a lot of cutting," FSU cornerback Xavier Rhodes said. Although they've been focused all week on watching film of the unorthodox offense and have competed on the practice fields against a scout team running a similar style, it will be much different once the lights of Bank of America Stadium are on and the Seminoles are squaring off against players that were specifically recruited for that type of attack.
With a conference title and BCS-berth on the line, the No. 2-ranked FSU defense must be at its best -- and most disciplined.
"It's going to be real difficult trying to keep your eyes on your man, especially secondary wise because they run the ball so much," Rhodes said. "It can lull us to sleep. We can go to sleep and let the receiver and they could be passing the ball at that time and it could be a touchdown. Our man goal is to keep our eyes on our man."
Like Georgia Tech, FSU is coming off a loss to its biggest in-state rival and focused on capping off the season with the championship that has somehow eluded the Seminoles for six full seasons.
After winning the inaugural ACC Championship Game in 2005 against Virginia Tech, it appeared as though FSU would continue its pre title-game dominance of the league. And even though FSU has managed to earn just one trip back since then -- a 2010 loss to the Hokies in Charlotte -- the yearly expectations haven't diminished.
If anything, the no ACC Championship drought has put more pressure on Jimbo Fisher's program.
"We go into the off-season just thinking about winning our conference," Rhodes said. "We work at it hard. In the season we think about it all the time. Now we've got the chance, we've just got to take advantage of it."
And taking advantage of the opportunity means shutting down that Georgia Tech offense.
The Seminoles are going to get their points -- the Yellow Jackets are 59th in the country in total defense -- but can they prevent their last road block on the road back to conference supremacy from doing the same?
FSU players can see the end goal. Now they just have to get there, with 60 minutes of football and a swarm of bees in front of them.
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Yea, I know a little about Dana Gleason, to me he seems like a sell-out. Everybody loves his packs but he sold the designs and company to K2 which were then sold to Marmot and moved production over seas. So once he could legally start producing packs again he did, I assume because of some copy rights he also sold. I'm sure he wont miss my business, I just like to look into the companies I do support. It's a shame because some of the packs look sweet.
I do not like my cilogear worksack. The material is too stiff and is easily torn. I have 7 holes in the bottom of my pack after just a couple of months of use. Also, I do not like the way the pack sizing is accomplished by moving the hip belts up and down rather than adjusting the shoulder straps. And I hate the accessory straps and how they connect to the pack. On the plus side it carries very well and the frame pad is nicer than anything else I have seen. One can do much better for 2/3 the price. I sorta like my BD Epic 45. It is small for the size rating mostly due to the top pocket being sown directly to the pack rather than free floating. It has been much more durable than the cilogear pack and I like it better. It has a heavy duty rotating gimmickey waist belt which works find. Overall the pack carries fine and climbs ok. No holes and used much more than the cilogear. I like my BD speed 45 better yet. It has a free floating top pocket and seems much bigger then the Epic 45. It has a lighter duty waist belt. I get along with the pack much better than the Epic 45. I liked my Osprey Mutant for 2 years until the frame-sheet because permanently deformed. It carried well and climbed well and had no holes in two years. Both the BD speed and Epic use the same material as the mutant for the frame-sheet but also have a metal stays to prevent it from deforming. Of the set I would go with the speed or the mutant if I were to buy today.
Fair enough Jbird. Your loss. Mystery Ranch builds packs for climbers, skiers, hikers, wildland firefighters, military, and yes, even hunters. In fact the company is able to pay for good old American skiers and climbers to build your packs in Bozeman because of their contract with the military.
Good reading for anyone interested in Mystery Ranch/Dana Designs history: www.outsidebozeman.com/winter-2010-2011/leader-pack Jbird, maybe you could use it to clear up some of the assumptions you made earlier. From the article: "Will production ever move back overseas? Dana doesn�t think so, and for him, staying local comes down to the quality of the product. �This isn�t about wrapping ourselves in the flag,� he says. �We want the absolute best, and that is much easier to guarantee when it�s produced here.� If Mystery Ranch were producing what Dana calls �fashion bags,� then production could feasibly move abroad. But with a strong customer base that places such a heavy reliance on the reliability of the product, they need control at every point of production. �Really, it�s a pain in the ass doing things right every step of the way,� Dana admits. �But it�s worth it.�
50L packs for cragging? I use a BD Hollow point 20L pack for that. Draws, double rack, harness, personal gear, shoes, first aid kit, water, extra jacket, helmet and a 70 over the top if I need to carry the rope too.
Yea, I'm sure it's difficult to maintain high quality and compete in such a huge industry. . . I think their products look great, I just don't support the same values. If people don't have a problem with it they should purchase merchandise from them. I think this is great, more people know more about Mystery Ranch than they did earlier today and that is loosely what the OP was about.
I haven't had any durability issues with my Cilo 30L GS. When I first got the pack I was pretty unsure of the durability. Four months later and it's still holding up great.
What do you need a 50L pack for? For just trad or sport climbing you can easily fit the whole shebang in a 30L pack like this. Otherwise, try the Gregory Alpinisto. It's a nice 50L pack with some good ooring options.
My first climbing pack was a Black Diamond Speed 30L. Even for "cragging" it was way too small. Packing a lunch bag and water left very little room. I sold it to my buddy and upgraded to a Mountain Hardwear Super Scrambler 50L. I can easily pack my rack, draws, rope, shoes, helmet, water, lunch, and even throw in a medium-weight jacket. The internal "frame sheet" isn't very supportive, but the pack is considered to be lightweight and they do recommend adding additonal support panneling. I'm dissapointed that after only a year there's already rip and plenty of wear that's close to ripping. I can always patch it up, but I expected a lot more life out of this pack. I just ordered a Mammut Trion 40L. A little smaller, more supportive, and much burlier. I'll post a review once it arrives and I've put it to the test.
ArcTeryx Miura 50. The bee's knees, the cat's ass. Best cragging pack I've owned or seen, by a wide margin. Love mine. www.mountainproject.com/v/gear-review-arcteryx-miura-50-clim>>>
Q: What's a cragging pack? A: It's a marketing gimmick. If you're only going cragging, you don't need to buy a fancy pack. You do, however, need to bring tasty food. www.alpinist.com/doc/web12f/wfeature-dirtbag-diatribes-numbe>>>
My apologies to the OP but this and the related comments were difficult to ignore. I don't typically get called a liberal, but are you shitting me? "Dana Gleason is a cool dude", not in my opinion, he ain't. YMMV. people say worse about me. "I threw the bipod down on the rifle and readied for the shot. Randy called out the range at 510 yards. The wolf was on the move, and we yelled to stop it from disappearing into a draw. �I got him,� the cameraman said. I settled the crosshairs, and began squeezing the trigger. At the report of the rifle, the wolf disappeared into the draw. �You smoked it!� Randy yelled. I wasn�t so sure. The wolf came up out of the draw, and we could see it had been hit. We shot again, and it went down quickly." A lazer called 500 yard shot and obviously not a clean, human or "quick" kill. I do a lot of shooting and know what it takes to make a 500 or a 1000 yard shot. I don't call killing anything at 500 yards hunting. More like a video game. No honor or respect there. I also know what is considered ethical hunting. Dana Gleason didn't get my business as Dana Designs. I didn't particularly like his work. Not that it matters. He sure as hell won't now. But WTF is up with you guys supporting this kind of stuff?
If I weren't cheap, it sounds like a Miura 50 would do it for me. Until I find one on sale for $150, though, I've narrowed it down to: Mammut Neon Gear 45 (one MP member noted a durability issue, though) other than that, gets great reviews - and I love the included rope tarp that cinches down with a drawstring. Possibly a less comfortable suspension (waist belt is just webbing). Mountain Hardwear Splitter 38 (m/l size is 42L) also includes rope tarp, but a basic one. Both have tons of dedicated stash/pockets for shoes, chalk bag, etc. I don't like the daisy location on the Neon, but can add something to make a centered one. Wish I could check them out in person first. REI in town doesn't carry any to check out in person. MH and Mammut can be found for ~$120. If anyone has handled/used/molested more than one of the above and can compare/contrast, that'd be cool. Will see if any of the smaller stores in town carry any of these this weekend if I'm in town. Back to your off-topic thread.
i really like the splitter. pros- -plenty room for all your stuff and it's well organized. -burly as hell- big zippers, strong material, very abrasion resistant, very slow to show wear. -decent suspension, the waist belt is well padded, really gets the weight off your shoulders. -can be had on the cheap (got mine N.O.S. on ebay for $70) cons- -not the lightest bag -beware the sizing - i'm 6'1, and the 42L feels a touch too big. rides a little low on the waist. i'm used to it now but it was uncomfortable at first. only other gripe is that there is only one outside compartment for stuff you want to get to quickly but mine is a 2009 model and i think they changed that with the new ones. i'd gladly pay ~$120 for it again if this one disappeared.
I don't really think people should be shooting at wolves, but if you grew up in Wyoming or Montana you would have a very different view of wolves. Anyways, I have a Mystery Ranch Pack and while I really like the way it fits and the features it provides I don't really feel as though it is as burly as MR claims, or the price suggests. If I was to do it over I would have paid half as much to get an Arcteryx Miura 50, helped the Philipinos that sew it provide a better life for their children instead of providing work for spoiled Bozeman students. ultraliteoutfitters.ecrater.com/p/15533728/arcteryx-miura-50>>>


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- Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
- In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
- Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.
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Wow! For those of you who put in 2 cups of peanuts, you must really like a lot of nuts! I put in about 1 & 1/4 cups and stopped there. I didn't even attempt the fork idea. I kept my cookie sheet warm in the oven while the candy was cooking. When I poured the mixture onto the warm pan, it stayed soft long enough for me to then tilt the pan to spread the candy out.
This recipe turns out great. I've made it several times. I use a digital candy thermometer for accuracy. It must reach 300-degrees F. to be crunchy. Baking soda adds an "easier bite" to the peanut brittle, causing it to break when less force is applied. It also causes the sugar base around the peanuts to be opaque. It does this by "foaming up" and introducing small bubbles in the sugar syrup. If you desire a clearer almost transparent sugar base around the peanuts and a "harder bite", reduce or omit the baking soda. If you use roasted peanuts instead of raw, be careful not heat the mixture above 300-degrees F. or the peanuts may taste burned. Roasted peanuts can also be added at the end of cooking to prevent burning. If you use salted peanuts, omit the salt in the recipe.
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Great Brittle. A few tips: Be sure to have butter and baking soda measured out beforehand and waiting, (and butter softened) stir them in well to mix, but dont stir it to death. when it is foamy and pale, stir a few times more, and then stop. I doubled the recipe (a single recipie for a single household, double it to share with anyone) and used a half-sheet size (read: about 17"x13" with a lip on it about an inch tall. I covered the pan with extra-wide aluminum foil and buttered the foil, and the sides of the foil. As soon as you are done stirring the stuff in, pour it onto the foil, and spread it out. I did this by picking the pan up and kind a shaking it around. If you try to spread it around like frosting, you'll end up breaking all those beautiful little bubbles that make it crunchy but light. Have fun!
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- 9%
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- 7%
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- 4%
- Cholesterol
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- 5%
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Members of the Ottumwa City Council expressed doubts Wednesday about whether the Ottumwa Transit Authority board should remain independent.
The comments come in the wake of a state audit that accuses OTA of inflating rider numbers used to determine funding.
Executive Director Pam Ward denied the allegation. She said there are different methods of counting riders.
Ward and her staff wouldn't lie, said Stan Kerr. He said Ward does a very challenging job and does it well.
To Kerr, vice-chairman of the OTA board, the issue isn't Ward but employee anger about plans to reduce drivers to part-time.
"We were trying to reduce all drivers to part time," Kerr said Wednesday. "We were trying to save money for the [community]. Those that were full-time [expressed] dissatisfaction."
And, he added, those drivers had the backing of a "certain city councilman."
Councilman Mitch Niner said comments like that usually refer to him.
"Here's the sad part of it: It started out with just me asking some simple questions," Niner said. "I was basically ignored. I asked questions pertaining to our usage of brand new city buses. Still I was ignored. I gave them fair warning. If you people won't answer my questions, I will file a complaint with the FTA and ask my questions to them."
Complaints from Niner and a bus driver led officials to begin investigating OTA. A separate petition sent to the Iowa State Auditor's Office resulted in the report released Wednesday.
Now, it's not just Niner questioning whether OTA should remain independent. Brian Morgan believes the city should run OTA.
"Absolutely. We attempted to take that board over [when] I made the motion around a year ago," Morgan said. "Who knows, if that had happened some of these questions might have been answered. I don't see how we can not take that over with the things that have come forward."
Councilman Jeremy Weller initially disagreed with Niner and Morgan.
"But after a meeting on the preliminary findings, I said, well, if this stuff is true, we need to take over this board — if we have some hard facts," Weller said.
And now?
"I want the Ottumwa City Council to take over the board from OTA," Weller said. "If we're going to be listed as responsible along with Ottumwa Transit, we need to have better oversight. That was the first thing I told Joe Helfenberger. In fact, I'm not so sure we don't need to take a look at these other independent boards if we're going to be [dragged] into the mess."
The OTA board could serve as advisors, Weller said.
Councilman Bob Meyers received a copy of the auditor's report Wednesday. He said regulations on ridership counts appear ambiguous at first glance. He plans to reread those sections.
There does, however, need to be more supervision by the city, Meyers said. He said he's not prepared to have the city take over the board until he has done more research, if then.
Niner said the city needs to give the federal government evidence of corrective action.
"It's the only choice we have; if we don't show immediate attempts to correct this, we're going to lose our funding and [Ottumwa Transit] will cease to exist."
"This isn't a debate," Niner said of the 33-page auditor's report, "They're telling us, 'This is what it is.' They're tired of excuses — they want to see changes. We have an excellent transit system. But if we don't have the ridership, we don't have the ridership. There's no use finagling the numbers around, and that's what they've been doing down there for years. This is the end result."
Kerr said Ward still enjoys the support of the OTA board members and the council doesn't need to take over.
"They've got enough departments to worry about without the OTA," said Kerr.


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Boel to speak at Mayor Prayer Breakfast
WAVE 3 news anchor John Boel will be the guest speaker at the 45th annual Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the New Albany High School cafeteria.
This long-standing tradition is held at the beginning of each holiday season.
Boel has received 70 Emmy awards, including six for best anchor, during his career. He has also received 39 Associated Press awards and two Eclipse awards.
Tickets for the breakfast and program are $8 in advance and $9 at the door. Tickets are available at the mayor's office on the third floor of the City-County Building in New Albany.
For more information call the mayor's office at 812-948-5333.
Morning yoga being offered
The New Albany Parks Department will offer a morning yoga class Oct. 29 through Nov. 19 at the Griffin Center, 1140 Griffin St., New Albany.
Yoga can energize and rejuvenate your body and mind. In this class, adult participants will reduce stress through simple stretching and proper breathing. Wear loose clothing. Exercise mats will be provided.
Class fees are $10 for the four week session with pre-registration required. Call the Griffin Center 812-949- PARK (7275) to speak with instructor Sherry Stroud.
West Spring Street reunion Nov. 9
The West Spring Street reunion will be at noon Saturday, Nov. 9, at the New Albany Roadhouse, 1706 Graybrook Lanes, New Albany. All are welcome.
Georgetown Lions chili supper Nov. 2
The third annual Georgetown Lions chili luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Georgetown Christian Church. The event will feature all the chili you can eat with hotdogs, drinks, and deserts. A freewill offering can be made. There will be both mild and hot chili available, made by Lions members. New for this year will be a silent auction.
All of the proceeds will go back into projects that will impact our community, such as building handicap ramps for those in need, providing scholarships for graduating seniors, helping to pay for eye tests and glasses for someone who can't afford them, gift baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and other projects that will help the community. Lions also give free eye screenings at schools, daycares, and health fairs, as well as support state and national Lions projects.
Applications for assistance begin Nov. 11
The Salvation Army, 2300 Green Valley Rd., New Albany, will be taking applications for Christmas assistance [food, clothing and toys], beginning Monday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 22.
Applications will be taken from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, along with 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
Those applying need to bring the following items: Proof of rent [copy of lease with all family members listed], proof of all income, proof of address, identification on each person in household, proof of date of birth on all children and sizes of children through age 16.
The program is for residents of Floyd, Clark, Crawford, Scott and Washington counties.
Car show/swap meet Nov. 2
The ninth annual Car Show/Swap Meet will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, with a rain date, Nov. 3, located in the Clark County Government Building parking lot behind Bucket's, 430 E. Seventh St., Jeffersonville.
Registration is at 9 a.m., show starts at noon, awards presented at 3 p.m. Entry fee, $20, swap meet rental space for a 10 by 10 space, $25. Staging area in the courthouse parking lot. Food specials all day.
Proceeds to benefit Clark County Police Shop with a Cop Program.


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---- — HAVERHILL — Gang activity and violent crime are on the rise in the city, according to the patrolmen's union.
The patrolmen said several violent disturbances in the last few weeks have resulted in many arrests and left several officers injured.
They include an incident last weekend described by police as a wild scene in which a large group of people that included one man with a bat chasing someone through a neighborhood just north of downtown. Five adults and three teenage boys were arrested in that incident, to which eight officers responded.
The patrolmen's union said the Police Department continues to lack enough manpower and resources to adequately respond to the increase in gang activity and violent crime. Last weekend's incident closely followed recent orders by senior police officials to reduce the number of officers on the overnight patrol shift and in the department's street crimes unit, the union said.
"Our concern is that until very recently the city has denied knowledge of increasing gang activity in Haverhill," the union said in a written statement. "It's clear now that it can no longer be denied that gang activity is present and it has brought violence and drugs to our community."
Mayor James Fiorentini disputed that crime is on the rise. On the contrary, the mayor said new statistics compiled by police show that crime is actually down about 2 percent in the last year.
Nonetheless, Fiorentini said the Police Department will pump up a number of anti-gang programs thanks to a $98,000 state grant announced last week by state Rep. Brian Dempsey, D-Haverhill. The Shannon Community Safety Initiative grants are awarded to communities with high levels of youth violence and gang problems, Dempsey said.
The mayor said grant money will pay for special patrols and "gang resistance" programs aimed at teenagers. The programs are run by police and the School Department.
Fiorentini said $27,000 will be used for extra police patrols in areas of the city where crime is rising and to pay for police officers to accompany court officers when they go into the community to check on people on probation with a history of violence. The checks are designed to make sure those people are following the terms of their supervised release, such as living and working where they are supposed to be and staying sober, the mayor said.
The rest of the money will be spent on a variety of education and training programs, the mayor said. They include a "gang resistance" program offered by police to children ages 10 to 12 at the Boys & Girls Club and the schools' Violence Intervention Program, which counsels students on how to resist the allure of gangs. The grant also pays for community outreach for officers to meet with resident groups that have identified gang hangouts or drug-dealing in their neighborhoods, the mayor said.
"There's no real way to measure gang activity, other that anecdotally," Fiorentini said. "Gang members move in and out of the city all the time. We feel these programs and the grant money are valuable and they work. But it's tough to measure."
Overall, the mayor said, crime is down about 2 percent in Haverhill in the last year. That's according to a year-long October 2011 to October 2012 analysis of reported crimes. Fiorentini said the new crime report will be released in a month or two.
Police Chief Alan DeNaro was with the mayor during a phone interview with a reporter on the Shannon grant and gang activity in the city, but DeNaro did not take questions. The chief also did not respond to an email seeking his comment for this story.
The patrolmen's union said the Police Department continues to be woefully understaffed, but that its ranks are finally growing after many years of attrition. The city recently hired three new officers, bringing the total of patrolmen and detectives to 65 — still one of the lowest officer-to-resident ratios in the region, the union said.
"We can only hope the mayor continues to hire new officers to fill vacancies in the department, and that these grants are utilized properly to help us keep the community safe," the union's statement read. "It is clear that Rep. Dempsey and his colleagues recognize the ongoing concerns with the violence and crime in our community."
Officer Anthony Ciampa, president of the patrolmen's union, told City Council last May that gang activity was on the rise in Haverhill. Ciampa said the public doesn't hear a lot about it, however, because police don't have the manpower to "crack down" on gangs due to low staffing levels.
In response at that time, DeNaro said while there might be gang members living in Haverhill, police can't do much about it until and unless they are caught committing a crime.
Ciampa has also voiced skepticism about the department's annual crime report, claiming the information is gathered in such as way as to make the crime rate appear lower than it actually is. DeNaro has said the crime statistics are accurate and that they are compiled based on federal guidelines.
The Shannon grants are funded annually by the state legislature and administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety. The money is primarily used for gang task force personnel costs, crime analysis and social intervention, Dempsey said.


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How Congress is Cutting Aid to Hungry Kids
SNAP reform and what it says about our country.
"The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped." – Hubert H. Humphrey
This past week, Congress passed a bill that would cut the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by close to $40 billion over the next decade. This is on top of legislation passed in 2010 that has already reduced SNAP benefits starting this November.
Misdirection isn't Just for Magicians
Advocates of the legislation trumpet it as a way to curtail abuse of federal assistance (at least until those who game the system figure out ways around the new rules). But the most lasting impact will be on children whose families stop receiving much needed assistance and who could be cut off from the only program that is a source of stable and reliable nutrition: school food.
[Read: The Case for Sticking With the New School Lunch Program.]
The cut to benefits for childless adults without disabilities is the one most often praised for ending abuses that are, quite frankly, rare. The Fox News report of the surfer buying lobster and sushi with his SNAP benefits has taken the place of Reagan's racist portrayal of the "welfare queen." While "lobster boy" merits much of the outrage he provokes, Congress is using him to distract the public while stripping benefits to our society's most vulnerable population: hungry children.
The truth is that 72 percent of SNAP recipients are poor households with children. And another 25 percent are seniors and adults with disabilities. That leaves just 7 percent of SNAP benefits going to unemployed adults, many of whom saw their benefits extended during the recession beyond the three-month limit every three years. The system can be changed to limit incidents of abuse, but it won't be accomplished through wholesale slashing of benefits.
Punishing the Working Poor
The worst of Congress's proposed cuts will affect children who simply don't get enough to eat. Over the next 10 years, Congress plans to cut $11.8 billion by eliminating SNAP benefits based on "expanded categorical eligibility." This would instantly cut off 2.1 million people and another 1.8 million will be denied assistance over the next decade.
Almost all of those affected are the working poor, their children and seniors. They are folks in your neighborhood and mine who have jobs that pay so little they can't make ends meet. Their income often just exceeds the SNAP limit, but they don't have enough money for food after expenses like childcare (which enables them to work) and high housing costs (so they can live in neighborhoods where there IS work).
For example, to be eligible for SNAP, a family of four must make within 130 percent of the federal poverty line ($23,050), or $29,965. As the guidelines stand now, however, the family can qualify if its disposable income (after expenses like childcare and housing) is below the poverty line, but only if the family has no more than $2,000 in assets.
By eliminating this benefit, Congress not only cuts off hundreds of thousands of children from nutritious food through SNAP, it also ensures that approximately 221,000 children who could qualify for free school meals will no longer be eligible.
[Read: Back to School (Lunch) Season: Part 1.]
Who Really Suffers
Eligibility for free school food through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs works similarly to SNAP. If a family's income slightly exceeds 130 percent of the federal poverty line but qualifies for SNAP through expanded categorical eligibility, the family also qualifies for free school meals. Under the new guidelines, almost a quarter of a million children will go hungry. This, in my opinion, does nothing to limit abuse. In fact, I would call it abuse of a different sort.
In my 15 years of experience as a lunch lady, I can tell you that childhood hunger is real, it is painful and it is growing. I have seen how hungry children can't focus in the classroom and how malnourished children can't succeed in school. Nothing lifts children out of poverty like education. By robbing children of much needed nourishment, we're cutting them off from a lifeline to independent adulthood.
[Read Hungry Vs. Healthy: The School Lunch Controversy.]
As Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said at a conference I recently attended, "If we want to close the achievement gap in this country, then we need to close the nutrition gap."
In Share Our Strength's "2013 Teacher's Report," educators say that hunger is a big problem at school.
• Of the teachers surveyed, 73 percent say that they teach children who regularly come to school hungry because there isn't enough food at school;
• Among principals, 87 percent say they feed hungry kids at school at least once a week; and
• Half of teachers say that hungry children in the classroom is a serious issue, the highest level the survey has encountered since it began four years ago.
A teacher in Florida made this comment: "One of my students had a horrible time focusing in class. I began to think that he just didn't care, so I pulled him aside and asked what was going on. He began to cry and told me that he couldn't help it, he was just so hungry. It turns out the only meal he ate every day was his free lunch at school. His family couldn't afford breakfast or dinner."
[Read: 5 Great Diets for the Whole Family.]
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Our national leaders give a lot of lip service to helping hungry children, but the measures Congress is proposing reveal other interests. Congress is making a show of controlling spending by eliminating programs that are the easiest to cut: ones that serve those who have no voice to protest and no power to enact change.
National leadership is setting the tone for the rest of the country, and we are missing an important benchmark of a thriving leader on the world stage: our care and compassion for our children. This past week, I learned of Willingboro School District, a district in New Jersey that decided not to feed children lunch if their parents forget to pay. The idea is to encourage parents to keep current with their child's lunch account. I can't help but wonder if the district tried other means before deciding the best solution is to punish the children.
Fixing abuses to any system is difficult and requires hard work. Punishing the very ones that the system is designed to protect is not only the easy way out, it is also the bully's way out and the coward's way out. It is not befitting of a school district, and it's not befitting of the U.S. Congress; I hope both institutions will examine the consequences of their actions and reconsider them.
[Read: Food Fight: School Lunch, a 'Battlefield'.]
For more from Chef Ann about school food reform, visit The Lunch Box.
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Chef Ann Cooper is a celebrated author, chef, educator and enduring advocate for better food for all children. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Ann has been a chef for more than 30 years, over 15 of those in school food programs. Her books, Bitter Harvest and Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children, established her as a leading advocate for safe, sustainable food. Known as the Renegade Lunch Lady, Ann has been honored by The National Resources Defense Council, selected as a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow and awarded an honorary doctorate from SUNY Cobleskill for her work on sustainable agriculture. In 2009, Ann founded Food Family Farming Foundation (F3), a nonprofit focusing on solutions to the school food crisis. F3's pivotal project is The Lunch Box, a web portal that provides free and accessible tools, recipes and resources to support school food reform.


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• Work with high-quality previews of offline images from multiple libraries and drives
• Automatically import and process high-volume shoots
• Use custom keywords to organize photos Enhanced
• Automatically rename files on import and convert to universal Digital Negative (DNG) format
• Manage photos and volumes even when they're offline
• Quickly find any photo with powerful sorting and filtering
• Apply custom presets to images on import/export
• Access and edit a comprehensive set of metadata fields
• Browse groups, compare photos, and zoom in on details
• Create virtual copies of photos to save hard-disk space
Correct, enhance, edit
• Target specific areas of a photo for dodging and burning
• Expand your workspace across multiple monitors
• Enjoy state-of-the-art 64-bit memory handling
• Tightly integrate with Adobe Photoshop
• Easily compare before and after versions of photos
• Precisely convert color to black and white
• Eliminate dust, specks, and red eye
• Retrace your editing steps to return to any version of a photo
Showcase your talent
• Easily transfer images to popular photo-sharing sites
• Access a rich community of export plug-ins and web gallery styles at the Lightroom Exchange
• Print more efficiently with flexible and customizable templates
• Create web galleries with no coding required
• Sharpen photos when you output to print or the web
• Stamp your photos with metadata on output
• Compose sophisticated slide shows with music
Adobe After Effects CC 2014 13.0.1
Adobe After Effects CC 2014 13 software is the industry-leading solution for creating sophisticated motion graphics and cinematic visual effects. Transform moving images for delivery to theaters, living rooms, personal computers, and mobile devices.A live 3D pipeline with Cinema 4D means you can import 3D objects and use them in 3D scenes in After Effects. No re-rendering. No waiting. Just more creating.
After Effects CC (2014):
Keying effects
Preserve fine detail when keying compressed or poorly shot blue-screen or green-screen footage. Use the Advanced Spill Suppressor to control the amount of green spill left in green-screen footage.
Live Text Templates for Premiere Pro
Package your After Effects compositions as Live Text templates so Premiere Pro editors can change the text without changing the text color, motion, or lower-third background.
Flexible masking options and Premiere Pro Interchange
Use masks to apply effects to specific areas of your compositions — no need for additional adjustment or track matte layers — and blend each effect individually into the original layer. Import masks from Premiere Pro via Dynamic Link for further refinement.
Kuler integration
Create color themes using the Adobe Kuler app on your iPhone or in your browser, and then sync your swatches to After Effects for use in your compositions.
Mercury Transmit
Get full-screen previews of your composites on a separate monitor. Send previews over interfaces like HDMI from a graphics card without additional hardware.
Media Browser enhancements
Navigate your media locally or across a network via Adobe Anywhere, and access complex media types like P2 and XDCAM as media, not as nested folders.
Typekit Integration
Access a variety of fonts from Typekit for immediate use in your After Effects projects.
Panel Integration support
Find and install plug-ins, extensions, training media, and other content via After Effects panels created by the developer community.
And so much more
Also includes: Faster performance in the Warp Stabilizer VFX effect; the ability to import Sony RAW footage from F5, F55, and F65 cameras; scripting access to render settings and output module settings; and more.
System Requirements:
- Intel Core2 Duo or AMD Phenom II processor with 64-bit support
- Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 5 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
- Additional disk space for disk cache (10 GB recommended)
- 1280 x 1080 display
- OpenGL 2.0–capable system
- QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
- Optional: Adobe-certifi ed GPU card for GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer
- Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*
What's new in version 13.0.1:
- May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
Miscellaneous updates:
- Use File > Save As > Save A Copy As CC (12) to save a project as a copy for the previous version. To open a project created in the latest version of After Effects in – After Effects CS6, you have to save back from After Effects CC (12). See Save and backup projects for detailed information.
- You can now import raw files from Sony F5, F55, and F65 cameras into After Effects. As with ARRIRAW files, the source settings are not carried over when transferring a clip from Premiere Pro to After Effects.
- After Effects CC now installs mocha-AE version 3.2.1. Previous versions of After Effects CC installed mocha-AE v3.1.0. See the release notes (pdf) on the – Imagineer Systems website for details of what's new in mocha-AE v3.2.
- You cannot export to the following formats in the 2014 version of After Effects CC. However, you can still import these file formats into After Effects.
ALLPlayer 5.9.2
ALLPlayer is an easy to use free media player that can play multiple video and audio formats, features intelligent Subtitles, is lightweight etc etc. ALLPlayer lets you customize everything pretty easily – note the volume/contrast/etc. controls that are the most usable so far among many media players. ALLPlayer is the first player in the world that enables "IQ Text" function, which analyzes the length of the displayed subtitles so that it would be displayed long enough for you to be able to read everything. Thanks to this function you won't miss any subtitles watching the film! Very often the subtitles come so fast one after another that you don't manage to read everything, but from now on, thanks to IQ Text, you won't have this problem any more – check yourself!
ALLPlayer Full version, with additional programs and the basic codecs, supports playback of most popular video and audio formats, such as DivX, XviD, MP3, and AVI, FLV, MP4, 3GP, MKV, M2TS, MPG, MPEG, RMVB, WMV, QuickTime, MOV, FLAC, APE, and many more less known formats can be played thanks to codecs built into the program (only ALLPlayer needs to be installed). ALLPlayer has built in special connectors to the Opensubtitles.org servers that enable to watch Movie with matching subtitles in the instant mode.
It also has a build in free converter which can convert new formats like x264 or MKV to the format playable on your DVD/DivX device, PSP, iPod, iPhone and all other mobile phones. It has also live updater which keeps you updated with the latest codecs-pack. AVI Doctor helps when you are downloading torrent file and want to preview the movie. With AVI Doctor you can also fix the Broken file. With LiveUpdate you will get access to other skins and many additional programs and functions. Give LiveUpdate a try and you will experience a new way of watching movies on PC.
• ALLContainer – film review, cover, and subtitles all in one file.
• SnapShot – takes pictures of the films (stills) – F12 key.
• Option to redefine the keyboard.
• Automatic shutdown after watching a movie.
• Automatic switching off of the monitor after watching a movie.
• AutoResume – resume watching the movie from the point where we finished.
• Frame by frame browsing.
• The ability to play the movie as a desktop background.
• Possibility of changing the playback speed from 0.1x to 2x film speed.
• Possibility of changing contrast, brightness, or saturation.
• Possibility of changing balance, volume, and also through the AC3 sound filter, the possibility of switching output for any number of channels.
• OSD – On Screen Display.
• The ability to skip the film set in the program settings (default 10 seconds).
• Any size of window for the movie – using the mouse-drag option.
• Zoom in full screen mode.
• Easy access to filters used by video, as well as the ability to configure most of the available filters on your computer.
• Easy access to recently opened files.
• Repeat function.
• Widescreen TV support.
• Automatic selection of image resolution in full screen mode.
• Option to adjust film volume separately from computer volume.
Change in ALLPlayer 5.9.2
the ability to play videos from YouTube and other streams via the "Open-> Open URL"
improved video playback directly from torrent files (file open torrent ALLPlayer and instantly watch without having to first download a movie on a disk with another program)
added the ability to download matching subtitles streams (youtube, torrent, etc.)
improved display subtitles srt, txt and some stored in utf8 improved stability (hang ALLPlayer in some situations)
Windows XP Professional SP3 July 2014
This is the original Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit) ISO from Microsoft. Including Microsoft updates until 09.07.2014, Internet Explorer 8, Adobe Flash Player 14 and SATA drivers.
- Declaration: Some might say that Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP. Well, that's true! Then what's new in this release? Here you go:
* Added: Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2964358). Released: 01.05.2014
* Updated: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – June 2014 (KB890830). Released: 08.07.2014
* Updated: Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Control (184.108.40.206). Released: 08.07.2014
- This release is the best you could find on the net, because Maherz made it just simple:
* NO tweaks or add-ons.
* NO additional programs and software added.
* NO graphics, scripts and wallpapers added or changed.
* NO serial needed during installation, the key is already inserted.
* Activated and passes Microsoft Windows Genuine validation test.
* It's the original image from Microsoft except added updates, IE8, Adobe Flash Player (184.108.40.206) and SATA drivers!
* Windows Messenger, MSN Explorer and Internet Explorer 6 were removed.
- System requirements:
* Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended).
* At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended).
* At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk .
* Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution.
Notepad++ 6.6.8 Final
Notepad++ Portable has all the same great features of Notepad++ including support for multiple languages and an extensive plugin system, but there's nothing to install.
Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
Supported languages:
C C++ Java C# XML HTML
PHP CSS makefile ASCII art (.nfo) doxygen ini file
batch file Javascript ASP VB/VBS SQL Objective-C
RC resource file Pascal Perl Python Lua TeX
TCL Assembler Ruby Lisp Scheme Properties
Diff Smalltalk Postscript VHDL Ada Caml
AutoIt KiXtart Matlab Verilog Haskell InnoSetup
CMake YAML WYSIWYG
If you have a colour printer, print your source code (or whatever you want) in colour.
User Defined Syntax Highlighting
It allows user to define his own language : not only the syntax highlighting keywords, but also the syntax folding keywords, comment keywords and the operators. ( screenshot1, screenshot2, screenshot3, screenshot4 ).
For most supported languages, user can make his/her own API list (or download the api files from dowload section). Once the api file is ready, type Ctrl+Space to launch this action (see screenshot). For more information about Auto-completion, please see Auto-completion HOWTO.
Tracker Software PDF-XChange Pro 5.5.308.2
Tracker Software PDF-XChange Pro – all you need to create PDF-files from almost any program for Windows, which can print documents. Formatting and view PDF-documents will exactly match the original. You can also add notes, watermarks, use the flexibility to configure and optimize to get the smallest file, compared with similar programs, the file size without compromising quality. The program provides a utility for batch conversion of documents of Word, Excel and file formats that are supported by IE, as well as many others (DOC, RTF, TXT, XLS, HTML).
# World leading compression and optimization technology
# Includes PDF-XChange Viewer PRO and PDF-Tools PDF wizard application
# Create new PDF files from the output of any Windows application
# Complete Control over PDF creation properties
# Batched & "Watched" Folder Conversion to PDF of MS Office documents
# ISO PDF/A 1b format support for guaranteed long term archive standards support
# Create Interactive Adobe AcroForms (using converted MS Word Web forms via Toolbar Add-in)
# Document Security – Password Protection &Permission options
# Optimization/Compression Controls
# Advanced Memory Management
# Convert Image files to PDF (Raster/Metafile Imgae Formats)
# Convert PDF to Image Formats (Raster Formats only – BMP, JPEG, TIFF, etc.)
# Append/Prepend Pages from one PDF file into another PDF file
# Comprehensive Job Management Features
# Extended functionality provided for MS Office integration – via the Toolbar Add-in
# Scan Direct to PDF
# Convert Images and Text to PDF without the use of third-party applications
# Manipulate and Modify Exisiting PDF files
# Extract Content from PDF to Text/Image/PDF formats
# Add/Edit/Modify Bookmarks
# Convert PDF to .DOC & .RTF (no OCR capabilities)
# Extract PDF pages to a new PDF file
# Split/Merge PDF files
# Delete/Crop/Rotate PDF pages
# Re-Order Pages within a PDF file
# Paper Settings & Custom Forms options
# Control Resolution/Scaling
# Mirrored Printing support
# Include 'clickable" URL links – literal
# Include 'clickable' URL links – embedded (eg. Click Here & Send Email)
# Convert MS Office Table of Contents(TOC) 'Clickable' links to PDF
# n-UP Printing mode – automatically mounts and rescales pages to a single page and calculates correct page positions etc.
# Enhanced visual layout previewer allow you to resize pages via the printer preferences
# Brochure/Booklet Mode print output
# Flexible DPI output options 50 – 2400DPI available
# CJK fonts/character set support
# Add Watermarks or Overlay PDF pages to new PDF output – ideal for Company Stationery use.
# Auto Bookmark generation
# Auto Header/Footer generation
# Graphics Downsampling options(Linear, Bilinear, Bicubic) also Colour ->Grayscale->Mono options
# Extended Font embedding options
# Profiles – create specific printer preferences and save to Profiles for future use.
# MAPI/SMTP Automated Email integration options
# Developers API available(subject to licensing)
# Multi-language UI support
What's New:
Resolved an issue with possible demo watermarks being applied when a file was generated using the Outlook or IE addins.
Resolved an issue with showing the list of keys under Windows XP.
Improved UI for adding new serial keys.
Uniblue PowerSuite Pro 2014 184.108.40.206 Final
Uniblue PowerSuite 2014 is the complete performance solution for your PC, comprehensive set of maintenance tools for cleaning up, repairing and optimising your PC. Uniblue PowerSuite 2014 combines the benefits of three award winning products to deliver the full Uniblue experience: RegistryBooster, DriverScanner and SpeedUpMyPC under a unified interface, adding a special scheduled scan feature for automatic maintenance. Merging RegistryBooster, DriverScanner and SpeedUpMyPC under a single interface, PowerSuite 2014 boosts and protects vulnerable but critical system elements tied to speed and stability.
With Uniblue's three award winning programs working together in sync, Uniblue PowerSuite 2014 guarantees a clean and defragmented registry, regular driver updates, and fully optimized resource management and system settings. After giving your PC a full performance boost, PowerSuite 2014 can schedule unobtrusive background scans to ensure that your system continues to run at its best.
RegistryBooster cleans and defragments your registry to optimize your system, DriverScanner updates your drivers to improve hardware function, while SpeedUpMyPC manages system configuration and resource allocation for maximum speed. With Uniblue PowerSuite 2014 your computer will get the ultimate performance step-up and maintenance that is automatic, reliable and ongoing.
Your computer is a complex assemblage of technologies that need management and maintenance to run smoothly. Unless cleaned, your registry will accumulate harmful entries. Without regular updates, your hardware drivers can become obsolete. Furthermore there are a whole range of settings, files and processes that require careful administration. With so many vulnerabilities needing ongoing maintenance, it is easy to see why most computers degrade and slow down with use.
Changes in Uniblue PowerSuite 2014 184.108.40.206:
– Faster, more effective Live Speed Tools
– In-product help to assist you in making the most out of Powersuite
– Scorecards that show tangible optimizations carried out by Powersuite
– Various visual improvements
– Bug fixes
What's new in version:
- The program is compatible with Windows 8
- PowerSuite boosts now a separate product, including the benefits and features of core software products Uniblue
- Several options to scan: full scan, scan by categories and scan an individual object
- Simplified product activation
- Improved interface and design
- New performance system
- Ability to backout
- The program can be stretched to fill the screen, for readability
Easy availability of technical support program
- Change the language without rebooting program
- Automatic proxy detection Internet
- Now the program offers 13 languages
Features of the Assembly:
1. Version does not require installation!
2. No registration required!
3. Based on the original distribution Uniblue PowerSuite boosts 2014 Pro Build 126.96.36.199 Final. To run Uniblue PowerSuite boosts 2014 may require administrator rights.


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A leader is like a teacher of the society, who teaches and see what is good and bad. But, now a days leaders and there work are in a very bad frame and they are not contributing in the upliftment of society.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he "doesn`t exclude" supporting a U.N. resolution on military strikes if there`s proof that the regime used poison gas. But he cautioned against the U.S. striking without one.
Disclaimer: The visuals/cartoons are the humourous interpretation of the cartoonist. Any resemblance to person(s) or incident(s) is done with humourous intent, and not to defame, hurt or tarnish the image of any person(s).
People run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water.
Interracial marriage was banned in South Africa from 1949 to 1985 (36 years) - It was banned in the U.S. from 1691-1967 (276 years).
Nowadays whatever is not worth saying is sung.


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At only 2.4 lbs., the ETS 125 is the perfect candidate for prolonged sanding sessions. It's a breeze to use with one hand, and is ideal for vertical surfaces and other difficult elements. Features a perfectly flat, precisely balanced sanding pad for minimal vibration and fatigue. Random orbit action with a 5/64" stroke produces the most satiny-smooth, swirl-free finish possible. JetStream dust extraction prevents dust from collecting at the center of the disc, prolonging abrasive life by up to 30%. Also features sanding pad brake to prevent swirls when starting and stopping the sander, stepless electronic speed control, StickFix hook-and-loop pad and an integral dust port for near total dust extraction. Includes filter bag/holder, Plug-It cord and New T-Loc Systainer storage case.
Festool offers a wide variety of accessories for this product. From abrasives to optional sanding pads, see them all here.
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- Power Consumption: 220 watts/1.67 amps, 120v AC
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- Speed: 6,000 - 14,000 opm
- Sanding Stroke: 5/64" (2.0mm)
- Weight: 2.4lbs. (1.1kg)
- Lightweight and compact - easy to operate with one hand
- Sanding pad brake eliminates scratches when setting the sander down
- Stepless electronic speed control for a variety of materials and finishes
- StickFix system provides easy paper changes, and allows you to change grits without wasting a sheet of paper
- Patented Jetstream design improves dust collection and lengthens abrasive life by up to 30%
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- StickFix sanding pad (125mm soft)
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- Plug-It 13' power cord
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The Court has also previously found, citing with approval the case-law of the former Commission, that legislation regulating the interruption of pregnancy touches upon the sphere of the private life of the woman, the Court emphasising [sic] that Article 8 cannot be interpreted as meaning that pregnancy and its termination pertain uniquely to the woman's private life as, whenever a woman is pregnant, her private life becomes closely connected with the developing foetus. The woman's right to respect for her private life must be weighed against other competing rights and freedoms invoked including those of the unborn child.
Abortion has long been a hotly contested issue domestically and internationally. On Tuesday, an Alaska Superior Court judge refused to block a law requiring parental notification for women under the age of 18 [JURIST report] to have an abortion. Last Month, Colorado voters struck down a ballot initiative [text, PDF] that would have amended the state's constitution [text] to extend rights to fetuses and would have effectively outlawed abortion [JURIST report]. Earlier this year, reform to Spain's abortion laws sparked widespread protests and elicited a constitutional challenge [JURIST reports] from Spain's conservative Popular Party.


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Brett Holleran will be great for a member of the Oneonta Town Board. Brett has the experience and knowledge of the town and its growth as a member of the town planning board.
He is also a local businessman and educator, owning Deer Haven Campgrounds, and a teacher in Norwich.
Brett was born and raised here. He and his wife and two children are residents of the town.
With his knowledge of starting his own business and experience on the planning board, and as a member of the Comprehensive Planning Committee and the Parks and Recreation Committee, he is the best choice for a town board member.
He is a local businessman and educator, fighting for fiscal responsibility, economic growth and a quality of life the town has had.
A vote for Brett Holleran on Election Day will help continue the life we town residents have.
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The evening of Jubilaté, Joliet Catholic Academy's annual fundraiser, will be underscored by honoring the Irene & William Roth family with the JCA Recognition Award. Murph and Will of Joliet had 6 boys who graduated from Joliet Catholic and have 22 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. They are lifetime members of St. Raymond Parish. Their involvement with JCHS and JCA span a 50-year period from 1965, their son Bill's first year, through 2017 when their grandson Patrick will graduate from JCA. The Roth's have played an integral role in areas such as Elian Night, Jubilation, Jubil-Auction, Mother's Club Board, Advisory Boards and any "happening" at JCHS where they could offer a helping hand. Will served as President as Joliet Catholic's Advisory Board for several years and Murph was also President of the Council of Catholic Women for some time.
The JCA Recognition Award also honors the family of Murph and Will. Bonnie and the late Bill Roth ('69) have one child, and Bonnie resides in Gurnee. Julie & Mick Roth ('72) have four children, reside in Elmhurst, and Mick is a partner with Ice Miller LLP. Sue & Tom Roth ('73) have four children, reside in Plainfield, and Tom is a consultant for MGT of America. Luanne & Jim Roth ('77) have four children (Will '07, Andy '10, Ellie '14 and Patrick '17), reside in Naperville, and Jim is Managing Director for Pershing LLC, a Division of BNY Mellon. Kim & Bob Roth ('79) have four children, reside in Sugar Grove, and Bob is a Partner with Reed Smith Law Firm. Kim & John Roth ('82), have five children, reside in Naperville, and John is an Attorney, Roth Law Firm.
Mr. & Mrs. Roth have exemplified faith-filled commitment to JCA. Their involvement in the early years of Jubilation and now their children's continued participation affirm their belief in giving back to the school. This honor confirms the Roth family's reputation as a loving and selfless group. According to Jeffrey Budz, JCA Principal/CEO, "This award is presented to the Roth family for their contribution of time, dedication and talents to make a meaningful difference at Joliet Catholic Academy. The JCA community is grateful for this family and applauds them."
Jubilaté will be held on Saturday, March 9th at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. For reservations, call Mrs. Chris Voss at 815)741-0500 or visit jubilate.jca-online.org.