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Eco-Star Grand Canyon Helicopter Flightseeing
This experience will be a highlight of your vacation. Fly over the widest and deepest portion of the Grand Canyon. You will see the amazing views of the Dragon Corridor, Colorado River and other geologic features and formations over a billion years old. If you have ever wanted to see the Grand Canyon from a birds eye view this is the trip for you. Fly in our first class state of the art ECO-Star helicopter with specially designed windows and seating for 180 degrees of virtually unobstructed views. This is a comfortable, climate controlled helicopter with quiet ride technology for a more comfortable Grand Canyon helicopter tour experience. Grab your camera and enjoy this spectacular journey to the Grand Canyon. (30 minute flight) Flights are subject to favorable weather conditions. Rate includes a prime time supplement.
Grand Canyon Helicopter Flightseeing - North Canyon Tour
Explore impressive Dragon Corridor, the deepest and widest part of the Canyon, and one of the most remarkable panoramas of the Grand Canyon. The Tower of Ra, a 6,076-foot butte named in the 1800s after the Egyptian sun god, comes into view, as do other fanciful rock formations resembling temples and shrines. Fly in a comfortable, climate controlled helicopter with specially designed windows for optimum viewing. (30 minute) Subject to favorable weather conditions.
Grand Canyon Imax
Fly like a condor over the rim and into the Canyon, be drenched in the power of the raging Colorado River without ever leaving your seat at the Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center. And relive the history and mystery of one of the most storied natural wonders of the world. From the mysterious Anasazi who inhabited the Canyon 4,000 years ago, viewers at The National Geographic Visitor Center will travel through Grand Canyon history to join Major John Wesley Powell as he challenges the unexplored Canyon and raging Colorado River in 1869. (40 minute multimedia presentation)
Antelope Canyon Slot Tour
Come with your guide to a spectacular petrified sand dune, created by wind, water and sand, presenting a sculptured masterpiece. Nothing can describe this work of Mother Nature. Experiencing this beauty will leave you breathless. Trips are approximately one and a half hours long and you will travel in a 4-wheel drive vehicle to the Canyon entrance. From there you will walk into the Canyon, you will be at the bottom of the Canyon looking up 130 feet to the top. There is no hiking or climbing involved, only easy walking on the Canyon floor which is level for the most part. Your experienced Navajo guide will show you great places to take photographs as you explore this awe-inspiring wonder. Not valid for the 11:30 am prime time booking.
Glen Canyon Raft Trip with lunch
Departing from the scenic town of Page, Arizona, your trip will begin with an exciting and exclusive ride down the two-mile long Glen Canyon Dam access tunnel. At river level, with the dam soaring 583 feet above you, you will board a comfortable, motorized pontoon raft for your journey downstream. For the next fifteen miles, you will experience one of the most dramatic stretches of river in the western United States. Your experienced guide will tell the story of the area's soaring sandstone cliffs, crystal blue-green waters, abundant wildlife, exploration by Major John Wesley Powell and others, and the river's modern role in the Southwest's water and power delivery system. The river portion of your trip ends at historic Lees Ferry, gateway to the Grand Canyon. Here you will board a luxury motor coach or van for the short ride back to Page, where your vehicle or other transportation awaits. Lunch is included and transportation is provided to and from your hotel. (6.5 hours)
Monument Valley 90-Minute Flight
You will experience everything seen on the shorter Rainbow Bridge flight, plus much, much more! This is your only chance to see Monument Valley, the site of many well-known Western movies. The rock formations you will see on this surrealistic flight are totally different from those in the Grand Canyon. (90 minutes, weather dependent)
Tower Butte Helicopter Tour
Rising 5,000 feet above sea level, Tower Butte is one of Mother Nature's most unique formations, providing the perfect setting for your Helicopter Landing adventure! After boarding your state-of-the-art helicopter, you will fly eastward over Antelope Canyon, Land of the Navajo Nation and Lake Powell as your Helicopter ascends Tower Butte. You won't believe your eyes when you touch down and disembark. The 360-degree panoramic view is absolutely breathtaking - see Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, the Kaiparowitz Plateau, the Grand Staircase and the Vermillion Cliffs. Enjoy approximately 20 minutes on the Butte for sensational photo opportunities and interpretive information about the Navajo culture and the ties to their Land. Only accessible by Helicopter, this helicopter adventure offers incredible memories, spectacular photographs and bragging rights to an exclusive view of the American Southwest and Land of the Navajo Nation.
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About Leading Lights
The Leading Lights program was initiated with three main goals:
1) Give Vallejo teens the chance to interact with college students and develop specific college readiness skills;
2) Give Cal Maritime cadets a forum for becoming active participants in the Vallejo community; and,
3) Give Cal Maritime cadets the opportunity to develop as leaders and budding professionals.
The first Leading Lights cohort of thirteen cadets was formed in September 2013. This is what our 2012-13 participants shared about their experiences in the program and within the local community:
"It gave the a chance to understand the viewpoint (of) people who live here in Vallejo."
"Going to the school and interacting with the kids was definitely my favorite part (of) the Leading Lights program this semester."
"I love being able to work with the kids...helping them with future decisions and giving them some guidance."
"I enjoy working with the students...they are so interested in a bright future. I like how the students come up to us and...ask us about what we did to get into college. These kind of questions inspire me to continue to help other students."
"I'm excited for next year to work with the kids again!"
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City of Valdosta
City of Valdosta crews are making significant strides in their cleanup efforts in all known areas of the city affected by flood waters, as well as all impacted areas along the streams in the city. Six city crews are canvassing properties, picking up debris and spreading lime powder to disinfect these areas at a rate of about 50 bags of lime per hour.
All properties adjacent to the affected rivers and streams in the city have been assessed. City marshals went door-to-door in these areas with flyers informing citizens that the cleanup and disinfection process was ongoing. City residents who were impacted by flood waters who did not receive a door hanger should call the Public Information Office as soon as possible so staff can assess their properties.
Though it appears that most of the flood waters in the city have receded to within the river banks, crews will continue to treat the affected sites with lime powder until all common areas are disinfected. Larger areas require more time; however, the city crews are over 50 percent complete with the cleanup efforts.
As a reminder, citizens should use a bleach solution of 1 TBSP bleach per one gallon of water to clean outdoor lawn equipment, furniture, yard toys, etc. and for pressure-washing their properties, though it is not recommended for treating the yard. City crews will continue to treat affected yards with lime powder, which breaks down any harmful components on the ground and also eliminates any smell.
According to the Center for Disease Control, flood waters of any kind will have contamination due to run off from yards, farm or domestic animal waste, etc., which occur naturally in bodies of water. The city continues to urge citizens to avoid contact with the affected areas until cleanup efforts throughout the next week are complete.
For more information, contact the city's Public Information Office at (229) 259-3548.


text: Kids Party Food Feeding Frenzy! 15 Fun Ideas For Kids' Party Food by Lisa Horten 9/19/13 35 Reactions 1.7K Shares Print 1.6K 6 9 12 0 You've figured out the cake, the balloons, the party favors . . . but wouldn't you know it, these kids want to eat real food, too! Using some of our favorite real birthday parties that have been featured on our site in the past, we've rounded up some awesome inspiration for feeding kids, en masse. Click through and see how you can make some of these talented party planning moms' ideas your own! Prepackage What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portioning out lunches for each child beforehand makes mealtime oh-so-easy. We love these sturdy brown kraft boxes with cute coordinating labels and wooden utensils. Source: Frog Prince Paperie 1 / 15 A Tiered Display What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweet and savory picnic treats, flowers, and glassware were displayed on an open bookshelf at this al fresco party. 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Cinnamon Sweet Potato Muffins Recipe
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 2 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added butter or milk)
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk the egg, sweet potatoes and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Way too much canola oil with only 2 cups of flour- next time I would use 1/2- 2/3 cup of oil -- as Rebeccaaa said they just never seemed to be totally baked. Very tender and crumbly. kaycie39
Wanted to give my son a healthy treat. I only used 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup of maple syrup as 1 cup of oil seemed too much. I also used more spices including nutmeg, ginger and cardamom. Delicious.
Do not use Canola oil..Coconut oil is better for you, do research before cooking with any oil. I use
cinnamon applesauce in place of canola oil.. :)
the taste was nice but the texture bad...i keep on putting it back into the oven and it still doesn't look ready. i baked it on 400 for the past half an hour or more and it still doesn't look ready...
A good recipe to try IF you realize the the 1 CUP of canola oil this recipe calls for is FAR too much. If you follow the recipe as printed, you'll end up with oily flour and sweet potato lumps.
Fortunately my wife and I were working together in the kitchen and when she said, " this seems like too much oil", we checked other similar recipes. Others have stated they use only 1/2 cup of oil or butter. Personally I can't stand the taste of Canola oil so we substitute like many others do. Once made correctly, the muffins come out fine, except a little too sweet for my taste.


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COLUMBIA — In a surprising development in the ongoing federal weapon, drug and conspiracy trial against Hells Angels motorcycle members, one of the five defendants was freed Thursday after the judge ruled prosecutors had not shown sufficient evidence against him.
Charges remain against the other four defendants in a trial characterized over the past three weeks by heavy security and the testimony of a former New York mobster turned FBI informant and a current Hells Angel in prison on drug charges.
The prosecution rested Thursday in U.S. District Court, then Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the charges against Donald Boersma of Clover, called Brooklyn Donnie by law enforcement, by issuing a directed verdict of not guilty. Assistant U.S. Attorney Beth Drake confirmed the charges against Boersma were dismissed by the judge but declined further comment.
Boersma said after he was freed from custody that he was relieved the case against him is over, and wanted to give a shout out to his lawyer, Herbert Louthian Sr.
I told my lawyer I was not guilty and he believed in me, Boersma said.
Louthian Sr., who successfully argued that Boersma should receive a directed verdict of not guilty after prosecutors spent three weeks trying to prove a case, said that Boersma "had the courage" to fight to clear his name after allegations that he was part of a crime conspiracy involving motorcyclists.
Louthian declined to speak about the other four defendants or the ongoing trial in specifics, but did say the government's claims against Boersma had no basis in the evidence presented.
"I felt the government's case was weak," Louthian said about the charges against Boersma. "They (federal prosecutors and police) had a good story, but didn't have the facts to support it."
Prosecutors allege the Rock Hill and Lexington chapters of the Hells Angels - the Rock Hill chapter was called Rock Hell - sold drugs and weapons and laundered money in an ongoing crime trade with a web that spread as far as the northeast. But defense lawyers have claimed for weeks that the Angels defy custom and common cultural practices, but are not criminals.
Boersma was charged as part of a two-state Carolinas raid that netted 20 arrests in June 2012. Boersma said he was jailed while still recovering from an early 2012 motorcycle wreck.
I was innocent - I didnt do anything, Boersma said after his release.
Joe Dillulio, nicknamed Midas in the sting, was paid $6,000 a month to be an FBI informant who bought drugs and guns from Hells Angels, prosecutors say. A Hells Angels member from Charleston in prison on drug charges also testified that the bikers allegedly controlled the methamphetamine trade in the state, but that man is also seeking a reduced sentence.
Even with the case against Boersma not proven, the trial of against the other four Hells Angels will continue, said Drake, the federal prosecutor. Still facing charges that include federal racketeering allegations are: Mark William Baker, the Rock Hell club president who is also known as Lightning; David Channing Oiler, a Hells Angel known as Gravel Dave; Bruce James Long, a Hells Angel known as Bruce-Bruce; and Thomas McManus Plyler, a Hells Angel known as Uncle Tom.
Boersma declined to discuss the trial or the case against the Hells Angels. He had been identified by law enforcement in court documents as a prospective member.
I wish my good friends good luck in the rest of the trial, Boersma said.
The trial is expected to resume Monday.
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I have my timing chip but I haven't installed it on my bike yet. As I recall there was fairly specific placement on the front fork; does someone have this information? First race as a Cat 4 this weekend, and I need to put it on the bike.
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By Rick Pfeiffer
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Gazette — Falls police detectives are on the hunt for at least two suspects in a rash of convenience store robberies as the new year kicked off.
There have been three holdups since New Year's Eve but investigators don't know for sure if they are all related.
"There are similar suspect descriptions," Detective Lt. Mike Trane said. "But in one robbery we have two suspects and then in the others it's just one suspect. But the (single suspect) looks like one of the guys from the first robbery. It's just hard to tell and we're just not sure."
So detectives are hoping the release of pictures taken from security cameras inside the stores will help in their investigation. They're looking for any leads they can get from the public.
"If anyone can help us, we're definitely looking for help," Trane said.
The first robbery took place at 3:40 a.m. New Year's Eve at a store in the 2600 block of Niagara Street. Two suspects entered the store and walked straight to the front counter.
Both suspects were wearing black winter jackets, with hoods tied so tight that only their eyes were visible. Both men also had ski masks covering their faces.
A store clerk, who was cleaning, walked to the counter and one of the suspects then pulled out a black handgun and demanded cash.
"Open the drawer and take everything out of the register," the suspect told the clerk.
The clerk took some cash from the register and as he handed it to the suspect, the man demanded that he open the store safe. After telling the first suspect he did not have a key for the safe, the second suspect went around the front counter and grabbed some packs of Newport cigarettes.
The suspects then grabbed two empty bank bags and a package of Swedish Fish candy before running from the store.
The second robbery occurred on New Year's Day at a store in the 1500 block of Pine Avenue.
A clerk told officers that he was working at the front counter, at 10:20 p.m., when a suspect with a large build, wearing a black leather jacket and a scarf covering his face came into the store from the west side of the building. Again, the suspect walked right to the front counter and displayed a large steak knife.
The robber demanded cash and told the clerk to put it in a ripped plastic bag he was carrying with him. The clerk gave the robber some money from his cash register and five packs of Newport cigarettes.
He described the suspect as "tweaking out" as the robbery was taking place. The suspect was last seen running west toward 15th Street.
The last robbery was at 2:49 a.m. Wednesday, at a store in the 400 block of Niagara Street. A suspect, wearing a black jacket and an American flag bandanna over his face, came into the store armed with a sword.
None of the store clerks were injured in the hold-ups.
Anyone with information on the suspects or the robberies is asked to call Falls detectives at 286-4553.


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Last week I walked into the office (CCSJ) for an hour in between classes like I normally do, with no idea what was in store for me. My friend Bree, who, like me, practically lives in the office, was sitting at the computer when she turned around and said to me, "Lindsey, when's your first class on Friday?" And I knew I was in for it.
This may sound terrible, but I had a feeling Bree was going to ask me to wake up at an ungodly hour (did I mention my first class on Fridays is at 11?) to help her with something CCSJ-related, and I, being me, wouldn't be able to refuse. But I love Bree, and I love the work she does, so when she asked me to fill in for her supervisor (who would be out of town) in delivering Viva House bags on Friday morning, I of course agreed.
Like me, Bree is a service coordinator at CCSJ, her specific jobs being Care-A-Van and Viva House. With Care-A-Van, Bree organizes a weekly group of students to hand out sandwiches, drinks, snacks, and toiletries to people experiencing homelessness in Baltimore. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in Care-A-Van one Monday night last semester, when Bree had an open spot at the last minute. I loved talking to the people who came to see us and doing something, however small, to contribute to my city and the people who call it home. It's one thing to learn about them at CCSJ, but it's hard as hell to see the inequities and unjust systems at work whilst out and about in the city. It would be easy to become discouraged and want to give up, but Bree, like many of the people I work with, encourages me with her optimism and resolute character to continue in the work I feel called to do.
Viva House, the other agency Bree works with, is another CCSJ community partner. Viva House is the Catholic Worker House in Baltimore, and Brendan and Willa, who live there and feed many people from their home on a regular basis, run a monthly food bag collection, in which the Loyola community participates. Students, faculty, and staff can donate a whole bag, with requirements such as soup, pasta, cereal, and toothpaste, or they can donate bits and pieces of a bag, whatever they can do to help. The bags are distributed by Viva House among families in Southwest Baltimore.
I knew all of this and I was excited to see Viva House firsthand, since I had heard so much about it, but when 6 AM on Friday morning rolled around, I was not so excited to hop in the shower and get myself into motion. I was even less excited when I walked out into the wind and the rain after a beautiful summer-like week here in Baltimore. But when Bree greeted me at the storage room to pick up the Viva House bags, my enthusiasm for our work finally kicked in. It took a number of trips, and a couple of soaked service coordinators, but we loaded all 43 bags into the van and were on our way. As I sipped my coffee, Bree and I had time to catch up and have a nice conversation, something we don't always have time for in the hustle and bustle of office life.
Before long, we arrived at Viva House in Southwest Baltimore and were greeted there by Brendan and Willa, two of the most joyous and authentic people I have ever met. Together, we carried the bags into the house (passing by a huge "Abolish the Death Penalty" banner on the back fence, I might add). When our job was done, Willa showed Bree and I around their home. I have never before seen a home so real, so beautiful. It was decorated with a variety of social justice-related prints, quotes, art pieces, and photographs, and made a CCSJ-er such as myself feel right at home.
Willa offered Bree and I homemade peanut butter cookies, and shared with me copies of some of the prints she made. Before we left, we hugged them both goodbye, and in that moment I felt more joy than I had in recent memory. Waking up at 6 AM, loading up bags in the pouring rain, it was all worth it.
I guess it's time for the obligatory reflection/nostalgic look back at my year of CCSJ, both working there and serving as an SBO site leader. And truth be told, it's all been pretty difficult for me lately. Many of my CCSJ friends are seniors, who I'll be saying a final farewell to before I know it. Others are juniors, but they might as well be seniors since I'm leaving to go abroad for the year in September. The greatest blessing of this year has been the gift of working in an office of like-minded people, individuals working toward a greater good, a community that is more like a family than a bunch of random people who happen to work together. More than anything, I don't want this year to end, because this community of people will never be together again. But if I have anything to be grateful for, this is it. My CCSJ family has shown me what authenticity, passion, and love are, and for that, I will forever remember each one of them and carry them with me throughout my life.


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Thursday night, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education voted to reallocate $1.5 million to fund a free, all-day kindergarten program for the upcoming school year. However, at least two board members are concerned that the district will not have the financial resources to keep the program going long-term.
A third of the total cost will come from cost savings and "restructuring" of other programs, but the vast majority will be paid through a single fund — compensatory aid — which is state money dedicated to meet the needs of pupils who are lagging behind. The funds are tied to the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. The district will funnel $1 million from compensatory aid to the all-day kindergarten program.
While both Board Directors Paula Teiken and Jim Schmid fully supported all-day kindergarten, the two feared that the proposed plan was too reliant on a single monetary source, which could make the kindergarten program vulnerable to the whims of St. Paul.
"Any time the legislature could choose to cut it, and it could go away. My hope would be that we could cross fund it," Teiken said. "I sincerely fear what may happen when we get to our budget in a year when we know we have cuts coming. I prefer not to be blindsided by increased costs."
The two also argued that siphoning off compensatory funds could deprive older students of services they need: Remedial programs, teachers aids that provide individual help and anti-truancy efforts which could be cut or reorganized to provide funds for the kindergarten program.
"I just can't see cutting that much out of one through 12 for a single grade," Schmid said.
On Friday, when asked how long the district planned to offer the service, Superintendent Randy Clegg answered indirectly.
"We've stepped off the curb. This is a long-term commitment," Clegg said. "This is our top priority."
This is not the first time ISD 191 has initiated an all-day kindergarten program. The district offered all-day kindergarten during the 2003-2004 school year, but Clegg said it was unable to sustain the effort for more than one year.
After 2004, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage reverted to its previous model: Free half-day kindergarten classes coupled with a fee-based all-day program. Under that system, all-day kindergarten does not come cheap. Over the 2011-2012 school year, the district charged $300 a month for all-day kindergarten, though there was a sliding scale for families who couldn't pay for the service.
By Clegg's estimation, the district can no longer afford such limited access to early childhood education. Over the last 10 years, poverty in the district has grown, bringing with it an increasing achievement gap between the haves and have-nots. According to enrollment figures released last November, the number of elementary students qualifying for free and reduced lunch more than doubled in the eight-year span between 2002 to 2012, rising from 21 percent to 47 percent of the student body.
"Academically, this is the right thing to do, to give them all a good solid start," Clegg said. "And from an economic perspective, by investing early on we are anticipating that we will reduce costs for remedial services. You can spend lots of money on alternative high schools, remediation and after school programs, but the longer you wait the harder it is to close those learning gaps."
The demographic shift has also added to the district's coffers. Clegg said the district is now able to finance all-day kindergarten largely because of an influx of additional compensatory aid. In the upcoming year, ISD 191 will receive $1 million more in compensatory aid than the district originally forecast.
The windfall convinced Board Director Dan Luth that funding all-day kindergarten was feasible. Luth opposed previous attempts to institute all-day kindergarten on the grounds that the district did not have the financial resources to support the program over the long haul.
This time around, Luth unequivocally threw his support behind the measure.
"I have peeled back the layers and using compensatory funds is the most sustainable way. Pulling funds from other places will bring more instability," Luth said. "We're not getting more funds because the legislature decided to up the ante. We're getting more funds because the nature of our student population has allowed us more and that's pretty unlikely to change also in the foreseeable future."
Ultimately, the rest of the board agreed. The measure passed unanimously.
Right now, the State of Minnesota does not provide funding for universal, all-day kindergarten, though a growing number of states have instituted such programs, including both Iowa and Wisconsin. However, Clegg said the issue comes up almost every year at the state legislature. During the last session, the DFL introduced three separate house bills that dealt explicitly with the all-day kindergarten. None made it out of committee.
"Many states are starting four-year-old programming. Minnesota is really behind the curve," Clegg said. "It's really become up to the district to figure out how to do this. It's not easy work."


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|Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Former names: Zaïre a republic in S central Africa, with a narrow strip of land along the Congo estuary leading to the Atlantic in the west: Congo Free State established in 1885, with Leopold II of Belgium as absolute monarch; became the Belgian Congo colony in 1908; gained independence in 1960, followed by civil war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitumba highlands reaching over 5000 m (16 000 ft) in the east. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: Congolese franc. Capital: Kinshasa. Pop: 54 417 000 (2004 est). Area: 2 344 116 sq km (905 063 sq miles)
|Republic of Congo another name for Congo-Brazzaville
|Former Zaïrese name (1971--97): Zaïre the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles)
|a variant spelling of Kongo
|Congo-Brazzaville, Congo or Republic of Congo
|Former names: Middle Congo a republic in W Central Africa: formerly the French colony of Middle Congo, part of French Equatorial Africa, it became independent in 1960; consists mostly of equatorial forest, with savanna and extensive swamps; drained chiefly by the Rivers Congo and Ubangi. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Brazzaville. Pop: 3 818 000 (2004 est). Area: 342 000 sq km (132 018 sq miles)
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Through your club's involvement in the community, your degree will actually become more valuable because you will make the University more visible. More people will see Nova Southeastern University as an outstanding school that produces exceptional graduates, like you, who involve themselves in their community and remain in contact with their alma mater.
As a participant in your chapter, you will have the opportunity to make new friends, business acquaintances, and personal contacts with other accomplished alumni. NSU alumni are pioneers and leaders in all areas of the professional world, and continued contact with each other will build friendships and partnerships that will be extremely beneficial to all involved. As a volunteer leader in your chapter, your efforts and dedication will not go unnoticed by those within the chapter.
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The Oscars, the red carpet, the stars, the gowns, the speeches, the celebrities, the laughter -- it all takes place on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood and Highland Center in California.
Luckily for those of us in Connecticut, the 85th Annual Academy Awards will be televised live on ABC. If you are living abroad or in one of 225 foreign countries that receives the broadcast, you can watch it from your sofa or easy chair with the rest of the world.
As for this year's awards, director Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln earned a leading 12 nominations, followed by Ang Lee's Life of Pi with 11, while the musical, Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper, and David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook tied with 8 nods each.
Two of this year's nominees (if they win) could set the record for the oldest and youngest winners.
French actress Emanuelle Riva, 85, received a nomination for best actress for her role in Amour, nominated for both best picture and best foreign film.
And 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis is nominated for best actress for her portrayal of Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Both Riva and Wallis are first-time nominees.
The youngest acting nominee in all categories is still Justin Henry, who was just eight when he was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and the oldest remains Gloria Stuart, 87 when she received a supporting nomination for Titanic.
Silver Linings Playbook is the first film to take nominations for best picture, directing, writing and all four acting categories since Reds (1981). Reds did well at the 1982 Oscars winning in three categories: Best Director for Warren Beatty; Best Supporting Actress for Maureen Stapleton, and Best Cinematography.
The first-ever Academy Awards ceremony took place on May 16, 1929. The Best Picture winner was Wings.
Here are the 2013 nominees:
Best Picture: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty."
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"; Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"; Denzel Washington, "Flight."
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"; Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; Naomi Watts, "The Impossible."
Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Argo"; Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"; Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"; Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained."
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "The Master"; Sally Field, "Lincoln"; Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"; Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"; Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook."
Best Director: Michael Haneke, "Amour"; Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"; Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"; David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook."
Best Foreign Language Film: "Amour," Austria; "Kon-Tiki," Norway; "No," Chile; "A Royal Affair," Denmark; "War Witch," Canada.


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GALENA, Kan. —
The last time Riverton and Galena played, the Bulldogs were able to take the Rams out of their rhythm and slow the game down.
This time, Riverton used an early 8-0 run and maintained its up-speed tempo in a 60-53 CNC League victory on Tuesday night.
"We knew it was going to be tough," said Riverton freshman post Grant North, who scored 17 points. "They like to slow it down, and we like to play a faster game. Last game, they almost got us. We were telling each other that we need to make them feel uncomfortable instead of them making us uncomfortable."
Riverton (11-5, 3-1 CNC) forced Galena into six turnovers in the first quarter, which helped the Rams build a 13-5 lead.
"It seemed like we had more turnovers than we took shots early in the game," Galena coach Matt Meyr said. "That was the key to the first of the game.
"We gave them basically a free 10 points just on turnovers. They were making transition buckets that we didn't let them have the first night. This was kind of a whole different game. We didn't get a chance to play slower, because they got the lead on us. We couldn't slow the tempo down. We had to play."
The win kept the Rams in the league race as they handed Galena (12-5, 3-1) its first CNC loss. St. Mary's-Colgan and Frontenac remain unbeaten. Riverton still must play Colgan, and Galena will play Colgan and Frontenac.
"We're still in it," Riverton coach Zach Martin said. "We just have to take care of business on our end and let it play out."
The Rams extended their lead to 41-28 at the end of the third quarter.
Galena made five 3-pointers — two from Ray Slimp, two from Kyler Cook and one from Gabe Helton — in the fourth quarter to help cut Riverton's lead to 58-53. But the Rams made 11-of-12 free throws in the game's final four minutes to hold on for the win.
"You can never relax," Martin said. "I was proud of the way our kids battled. Give Galena credit. They never gave up. They made some big shots down toward the end. We had to play 32 minutes to win."
Sophomore guard Landon North led Riverton with 18 points, making 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter. Slimp led the Bulldogs with 12 points, while Gabe Helton and J.C. Pugsley scored 11 each.
Riverton will travel to face Southeast on Friday, while Galena will be at home against Frontenac.
Galena girls 48, Riverton 30
Riverton committed 15 turnovers in the first half, and Galena turned them into 15 points as the Bulldogs took a 24-14 lead into halftime.
Galena (7-10, 1-3 CNC) forced the Rams into 24 total turnovers and led by as many as 23 points in the second half.
The win was a big sign of progress for the Bulldogs as they fell to Riverton 48-45 in overtime earlier this season.
"We've been working real hard," Galena coach Derik Hunt said. "I've been real pleased with the girls' effort in practice. We're still looking to improve and get better. We wrote one word on the board tonight, and it was 'redemption.' We felt like we gave one away the last time we played. Our girls were really focused tonight that we defended home court and got the job done."
The Bulldogs took advantage inside with 14 points from sophomore forward Lora Rooffener and 13 from senior forward Abby Shelton.
MacKenzie Dunbar led Riverton with 15 points.
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Saturday, April 26, 2003Western Illinois defeated Valparaiso 5-2 in the opening game of the doubleheader then rallied late for a 3-2 victory in the nightcap to spoil Senior Day for the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon at the Valparaiso University Softball Field.
The Westerwinds struck in the opening inning of game one, plating a pair of runs. Melissa Dempsky's bunt singled brought home Cassandra Hallstrom and Hannah Tull's sacrifice fly scored the other run. Tull's run scoring single in the third increased the lead to 3-0.
In the fourth, Jessica Stanforth doubled home pinch runner Sammi Smith and Tull crossed the plate in the fifth as a result of a fielding error.
Valpo cut into the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Amy Mitchell's (Star, Idaho/Eagle H.S.) RBI fielder's choice plated Ali Butlman (Hamilton, Ohio/Fairfield H.S.). Amanda Gilbertson (Murrieta, Calif./West Albany H.S., Ore.) singled home Stephanie Reinke (Parker, Colo./J.K. Mullen H.S.) to cut the lead to three, but that was as close as the Crusaders would get.
Becky Sullivan picked up her third victory of the weekend for Western Illinois, striking out seven and allowing just five hits. Gilbertson took the loss, striking out three.
In game two Valpo struck first. A throwing error allowed Bridget Schwoegler (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) to score and unearned run in the top of the third. The Crusaders added to their lead in the fifth as Gilbertson singled through the right side to plate Kelly Smoker (Kalamazoo, Mich./Comstock H.S.).
It appeared as if Valpo (7-31, 3-12 Mid-Con) was poised for the upset, however the Westerwinds rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Marueen Troller singled home one and Becky Tyrrell plated two on her single.
Lindsay Tasker went the distance yielding four hits for the victory for the Westerwinds (25-23, 9-7), while Brittany Atteberry (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central H.S.) was the hard-luck loser for Valpo. The sophomore allowed just five hits and threw just 60 pitches in the complete game effort.
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Characteristic in common: their passion for wine.
Why is the lowly grape and its fermented juice so fascinating to so many people?
In our two films, A State of Vine, and our newest release, A Passion for the Vine, we set out to answer this question.
In the process we've learned so many things to share. Their stories illustrate their collective belief that wine, like art, music, food and sport is a cultural bridge. Wine is produced all over the world. There are hundreds of different varieties that reflect the soil, the wind, and the sun around them. Each vintage is a homage to nature and I think that's wherein the passion lies.
For example, we spent an afternoon with Kathryn Hall, vintner at Hall Wines in the Napa Valley. Kathryn is beautiful and accomplished, an attorney, activist, businesswoman, and diplomat. Her fluorescent pink sandals and nail polish hint at the fun side of her dignified persona. The view from the private estate and winery is breathtaking, high above the lush vines that descend to the valley floor.
Kathryn was the United States Ambassador to Austria and she recalls her initial reaction to the acidic wine, Gruner Veltliner, so different from the robust California wines she was used to. When her palate adapted, her love for this local white wine began.
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Natosha Carson once found solace in the chapel of the famous Minister's Tree House that peeks above the trees of Crossville. She went there one day when she felt like her life was falling apart because of an abusive relationship. That's when she met the tree-house's builder, Horace Burgess.
Carson told her story to Burgess, "a perfect stranger," and worried how she could move on with her life without any family or support system.
"He looked me in the eye and said, 'You're a child of God, are you not?' I said yes. 'Then you have a family in Christ,'" she remembers Burgess telling her.
Those words were repeated back to her months later, she says, and she credits Burgess for starting her on her path to a better life—which is one reason why she's fighting to keep his tree house open to the public.
Metro Pulse spoke to Burgess about his experience building the tree house over the course of more than a decade in 2010 ["Castles in the Sky" by Frank Carlson], at which time he said thousands of people visited each week. The tree house spans seven trees, with one in the middle serving as a winding staircase. It's four stories high, with mazes of rooms and balconies on each floor, including a sanctuary where church services have been held. According to an Aug. 28 letter from the state Department of Commerce and Insurance, brochures were printed about the tree house and souvenirs were being sold nearby.
These factors, along with the fact that the public could explore the structure freely, make the tree house an "attraction" in the eyes of the state, according to the letter and public information officer Christopher Garrett. After an "initial visit to learn about the building," Christopher Bainbridge, state director of code enforcement, determined there were too many safety hazards for the public to be roaming the structure, and Burgess would have to close it.
"The fire marshals have said it's unsafe," Burgess says. "You could get hurt on it, yes, but you could get hurt getting out of bed."
But Carson is leading the charge to get the state fire marshal to change or amend building codes that would allow the tree house to reopen after some repairs.
"We agree there are improvements that need to be made," Carson says. But the changes the state are asking for are more suitable to courthouses or schools, she says, not a tree house.
"It's a private structure on private property," she says.
Carson, who formerly worked for a manufacturing company that created materials that could help public buildings comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards, says she was responsible for selling the materials to architects and engineers, and had to be familiar with public building codes.
She recently started a petition on change.org to ask the state fire marshal to work with Burgess to create a code that would ensure safety while not confining a unique building to unreasonable codes. Carson also takes issue with the tree house being deemed an "attraction," citing the fact that volunteers were responsible for bringing souvenirs to the tree house and selling them.
"It's not like Horace was the president of a company," Carson says. "He encouraged the volunteers to get involved," but did not instruct them to sell anything.
She adds that the brochures for the tree house are printed free of charge by a local company, and that Burgess doesn't make enough money from the souvenirs or concessions to cover the expenses.
The letter sent to Burgess cites several aspects of the building that need to be changed or fixed in order for it to be safe for the public. The building is 60 feet higher than what code allows for; no registered design professional was involved in creating it; there's no uniform load distribution; the stairs are uneven and difficult to climb; areas with no guard rails or hand rails could result in falls; the building is too maze-like; and there is no fire alarm, fire sprinkler system, or fire extinguisher in the building.
Carson's quick to point out that during the life of the tree house, no one has ever had an injury and that Burgess had a "climb at your own risk" sign posted.
Burgess, for his part, says "you'd have to be silly" to get hurt on his building, though he acknowledges kids could catch their feet in uneven floor board and take a tumble. But Burgess is determined to make every effort to reopen his tree house for people to come and visit as they always have.
"I just want to make sure all the little holes are covered and the handrails are safe," he says. "I'm gonna go as fast as I can."
Though the state's letter indicated Burgess was accepting donations from visitors, he says he won't ask for funds from anyone to make the required repairs.
"I've never asked anyone for anything," he says.
Carson's campaign is operating similarly. She's not asking for anyone's money. Rather, she'd like for people to help her contact the fire marshal, with whom she's had one conversation. Though she says she was promised she would be contacted for further cooperation, no one has called her back. Now, Carson is asking for people locally and nationally to help her contact the fire marshal. During the week of Oct. 8, she's asking people to call different state departments to request the fire marshal to work with Burgess on changing codes to make improving the tree house more reasonable. Then, on Friday, she's asking everyone to call the fire marshal's office directly.
"We're hoping that if we keep our message positive, they'll voluntarily work with us," Carson says.
Garrett says Burgess' next steps are to consult a registered architect or engineer on the safety and code issues of the building. "We are glad to meet with them to discuss resolution to these issues," Garrett says.
Burgess says he'll know more about what he needs to do in the coming weeks.
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Linux Public Trust?
Many of you may not remember, but there was a fight over the Linux trademark a few years back. It turns out that a person who had nothing to do with Linux registered the trademark, then asked all the businesses in the Linux community for 10% of their gross sales for the use of "his" trademark.
What happened next was one of the best examples of what Linux is all about. A group of us, coordinated by Linux International, put together a cooperative effort to rescue the trademark. In spite of being competitors and having different ideas as to what the right disposition of the trademark was, we all cooperated—both in our appearance of unity, and financially—to rescue the trademark and get it into the hands of the good guys. As I'm sure you are aware, the rescue effort was a success.
What's important here is why we cooperated. It would be nice to say that everyone involved was just a nice person (or a nice company). While I have a lot of respect for most of the people involved, there is more to it. We all saw the potential of Linux, and realized that if deployment of Linux could go forward, we all could grow our businesses. Time has proved this to be correct.
While Linux has been commercial to the extent of businesses selling products to the Linux community since 1993, a significant change happened in 1999. With existing public companies such as Informix, IBM, HP and Compaq getting on the Linux bandwagon and IPOs from previously private companies in the Linux space, the rules of the game have changed. We now have significant players in the Linux arena whose primary responsibility is to their shareholders, and it is not likely that shareholders in companies such as IBM have more interest in the future of Linux than in their own personal gain.
The good news is that members of the Linux community can recognize this and treat them appropriately. Sure, we want these new players, but we also realize that what is best for our community and what is best for a big corporation with a Linux sideline are not necessarily the same thing.
To me, the bigger concern is what could happen with our own players. While the scenario I outline below could happen with any Linux distribution manufacturer, I use Red Hat as an example because they are in the news again with their purchase of Hell's Kitchen Systems.
Red Hat has done a good job of establishing their brand so that many see Red Hat and Linux as synonymous. This is very similar to the earlier practice of referring to computers as IBM machines. It makes business sense on Red Hat's part, but also helps them grow at the expense of at least the other Linux distribution vendors. I feel it is also at the expense of the Linux community as a whole because, taken to the extreme, we end up with a fragmented Linux market competing against Microsoft.
How can this happen? I don't know Red Hat's plans, but if they decide to turn Cygnus and HKS into "Red Hat-only" companies, producing software that runs on only the Red Hat flavor of Linux, then we start to produce this problem. The direct effect is that other Linux distribution vendors lose market share. That is the short-term problem, but not the significant one.
The next thing that happens is other software vendors see Linux as a less-viable platform for a port of their software, because there is no longer one Linux to port to. While this may sound good, the consumer then sees less of a choice in selecting a Linux distribution. This is hard to sell to a consumer who has been advised to flee Microsoft because they don't offer a choice.
I feel there is. The first step was establishing the Linux Standards Base project. This is an effort to create a core functionality made available by Linux. Once in place, vendors will be able to port to this standard and test their software against a standard distribution. If their software runs against the standard, then it should run on any Linux distribution subscribing the the LSB standards effort. Unfortunately, LSB could be too late.
In the meantime, I think a good alternative is possible. It is time to cooperate again. I believe it's time to start what I will call "The Linux Company". It would be a for-profit company, owned by other Linux distribution manufacturers. It would then invest in (or possibly purchase) companies that would benefit the whole Linux community. For example, if SoftLogik, a company that produces a layout program, were to commit to a port of their software to Linux, The Linux Company could chose to invest. One condition would be, of course, that the Linux port would run on all Linux distributions represented by The Linux Company.
I don't see this idea as a replacement for the LSB effort. I see it as something that would help the effort along. LSB is primarily technical. This would be a tool that would help move the importance of those technical issues into the realm of corporate leaders.
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Based in Chicago, Illinois, the Genuine Scooter Company is a distributor and producer of motor scooters. The firm was established in 2003, when it began distributing the Stella, a model based on classic mid-century designs. The model was manufactured in India by Lohia Machines Private Ltd. first as the Star, and then later was imported to western markets under the Stella imprint.
From 1984 to 1999, LML was involved in an agreement with Piaggio, under which LML would manufacture its Vespa scooters. After that agreement was terminated, LML continued to manufacture the Star model, a classically styled, steel-bodied scooter with a 150cc engine and a twist-shift, four-speed manual transmission. The design itself actually varies little from the original Vespa, sometimes even fooling seasoned scooter aficionados into believing they are looking at one of the original models. The design is so similar, in fact, to the old Vespa models, that many of the parts are interchangeable. That, coupled with a variety of aftermarket offerings, gives owners a wide selection of choices should they want to customize their scooters.
The Genuine Scooter Co.'s Stella 150 Four-Stroke combines that nostalgic mid-century aesthetic with an updated four-stroke engine design. Four-stroke motors are quieter and run cleaner than the old two-stroke models, making it possible for the model to pass emissions testing. This also means that the scooter can easily be driven around the neighborhood at night without angering any of your neighbors. And, while you can use the traditional kick starter, if you're longing for the days of yore, an electric starter is also provided on this scooter.
Speaking of the 147.55cc engine on the 2010 Genuine Scooter Co.'s Stella, it is extremely fuel efficient, achieving 100 mpg city or more, depending on riding conditions. Highway mileage is a moot point here, as it is illegal to drive the scooter on the highway in many locations, and even if you could, you probably shouldn't. No, this is more of a get-around-town type of vehicle, most at home in the below-40mph range.
The handling is as nimble as one would expect from a vintage scooter, thanks to the Stella 150's ridiculously tight turning radius, small wheels, short wheelbase, and light weight. In a nutshell, the scooter simply goes where you point it. Weaving in and out of traffic is a snap, and of course, parking presents no worries at all, even on the biggest shopping days of the year.
Speaking of shopping, though, the Genuine Scooter Co. Stella 150 is not much on hauling cargo. True, it does feature a bag clip under the seat, to which grocery bags can be fastened, but if you are picking up more than a few things, you might want to bring a backpack, too, just in case.


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With two months to go until the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, representatives of the International Ice Hockey Federation, the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association held a site visit in the Russian city on the Black Sea.
While there are still some diggers and cranes in and around the Olympic Park, they are mostly there to work on the final details and roads.
The two ice hockey competition venues have already been open for several months. The Bolshoy Ice Dome and the Shayba Arena were both successfully tested during the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship and have been operational in most areas since.


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New York, N.Y. - March 13, 2013 - Greg Falcone totaled 12 kills at a .857 clip and added six blocks to lead the Springfield College men's volleyball team to an important four-set win over rival New York University on Wednesday evening in the Coles Center.
The Pride won by the set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Winners of 13-straight matches, Springfield is now 19-3 on the season, and is ranked second in the nation. The eighth-ranked Violets drop to 9-6.
Entering the match with the nation's best team hitting percentage, the Pride hit .364 on the evening. Mike Pelletier put forth a gritty effort, grinding out 10 kills on 28 errorless attempts, while adding six digs and four blocks. Luis Vega posted nine digs and eight kills, and teammate John Coen totaled eight kills and seven digs. Mike Becker ran the offense with 39 assists and four blocks, and Jimmy O'Leary matched Falcone for a team-best six blocks.
Nick Capriccio had an impressive night for NYU with 10 kills on 14 attempts for a .714 hitting percentage, while Nick Benson and Keith Waddell totaled 11 and 14 kills, respectively. Phil Bueno and Colin LaPorte each contributed six kills and Connor Mortland paced the Violets' offense with 44 assists.
The Pride held a 12-4 edge in team blocks, while the Violets totaled nine more kills than Springfield in the match as they took 21 more swings on the evening.
The Pride will now be on Spring Break and will not return to action until it hosts Rivier on March 26 at 6:00 pm.


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BREADBOX64, a twitter client for the C64. (via Waxy) Discuss
With BREADBOX64 you can post status messages and view your friends timeline. The timeline refreshes every two minutes. After starting you provide your twitter username and password separated by a colon. After pressing enter, the timeline is retrieved and shown. At the bottom of the screen there is an input field for you to type aq status message. Pressing enter will post that message to twitter.
You can run BREADBOX64 on a C64 emulator. I use VICE, because that one supports networking. However, you can better test it on a real system if you have the hardware ready at hand. If so, copy the D64 to a real disk, put it in your 1541 and go ahead!
16 Responses to "Twitter comes to the Commodore 64"
dculberson says:
Can I port this to TI BASIC? (And no, not the calculator language, thank you very much.)
Anonymous says:
In one of the articles, it says that Twitter Will Be Obsolete In A Year.
Here is the link to it -
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xdmag, druranium – doesn't seem to have been done for the speccy yet. It's certainly possible though via similar expansion projects e.g. Spectranet or ZXMMC+. The network card is doing quite a lot of the work in this sort of setup, the micro "just" needs to be a simple terminal and run a NIC device driver.
Contiki is an amazing OS though.
laderoda says:
Now where the heck was this when I was writing my M.Sc. thesis on my C64? I had absolutely NO access to Twitter, so I was COMPLETELY out of the loop in 1986.
Anonymous says:
So what. I've been watching Blu-rays on my 2600 for years now.
Anonymous says:
Wonder why standard of comments here so much better here than under same article on BBG?
Laroquod says:
Stuff like this really begs the question of why Twitter didn't happen sooner, since the interface itself is indeed so simple. Obviously not really on the C64 due to connectivity issues that are easily solved today by emulators, but why wasn't there a Twitter say, a year or two after ICQ?
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hohum says:
Well, I wanted to try this, but it seems my Quantum Link account has been terminated…
Anonymous says:
I have been waiting for this since 1984!
Anonymous says:
It's taken this long for the Internet to catch up to the C64
sinisterscrawl says:
Wow. Great. Once again us ColecoVision owners get frozen out. What happened to you, BB? I thought this was supposed to be a directory of "wonderful" things, not Jack Tramiel's personal whore.
legion says:
The vilest part of that article is that I actually know what a 1541 is. Thanks for making me feel just that much older, Cory.
NotACat says:
I'm shocked and saddened at the lack of camels in this post.
@Legion: to some of us, the 1541 is a new-fangled gadget, much improved on the rackety old thing we had to hang off our 3032. How old do you think that makes us feel, huh?
Cue Peter Jurasik intoning: "I was there at the dawn of the new age of intelligent peripherals". Andreas Katsulas, we miss you…
xdmag says:
Where's my ZX Spectrum client?
druranium says:
how can I get this to run on my timex sinclair?


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July 31, 2014
Constant scorching temperatures can be quite exhausting, so it's important to keep yourself hydrated.
Doctor Chad Oler, of Madison's Natural Path Health Center says the body can lose more than a gallon of water during the day. He adds .it's important to keep yourself hydrated by drinking small amounts throughout the day, since your body only absorbs 2 to 4 ounces of water in a 30 minute span.
Dr. Oler says being dehydrated can really take a toll on your body.
"you don't think the same, your performance whether it's mental, physical, psychological, they're all depressed when you're dehydrated"
Drinking at least five glasses of water a day can significantly decrease the risk of some cancers.


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SALT LAKE CITY — The reaction to the deadly Connecticut school shooting can be seen at gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation, with anxious parents buying armored backpacks for children and firearms enthusiasts stocking up on assault weapons in anticipation of tighter gun control measures.
A spike in gun sales is common after a mass shooting, but the latest rampage has generated record sales in some states, particularly of rifles similar to the AR-15 the gunman used in an attack Friday on Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 26 people, including 20 children.
Colorado set a single-day record for gun background check requests the day after the shootings, while Nevada saw more checks in the two days that followed than any other weekend this year. Records were also set in Tennessee, California and Virginia, among others.
Some gun shop owners stopped selling their remaining stock of military-style rifles, anticipating only more interest and value after President Barack Obama on Wednesday instructed his administration to create concrete proposals to reduce gun violence.
Robert Akers, a Rapid City, S.D., gun seller who specializes in such rifles, said the rush of customers had transformed his Rapid Fire Firearms store into a "madhouse" and that he's not actively selling the guns and has turned off his phone.
There was also an unusual increase in sales for armored backpacks designed to shield children caught in shootings, according to three companies that make them.
The armor inserts fit into the back panel of a child's backpack, and sell for up to $400, depending on the retailer.
The armor is designed to stop bullets from handguns, not assault weapons like the one used in the shooting at the Newtown, Conn., school.
Still, the manufacturers and some parents say that while they don't guarantee children won't be killed, they could still be used as shields.
Some experts, however, say sending children to school in armored backpacks is not a healthy response to fear about mass shootings. Anne Marie Albano, psychiatry director at Columbia University's Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders, said parents should convey calmness, not anxiety.
At Amendment II in Salt Lake City, sales of its children's backpacks and armored inserts have increased, with 200 purchase requests Wednesday alone.
"The incident last week highlights the need to protect our children," said co-owner Derek Williams. "We didn't get in this business to do this. But the fact is that our armor can help children just as it can help soldiers."
Kerry Clark, president of Texas-based Backpackshield.com, began making the backpacks after the deadly mass shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007. Clark said he sold 15 backpacks Wednesday. Prior to Friday's shooting, he said, the company would sometimes go an entire month and just sell one.
Sales of assault weapons also were on the rise.
Austin Cook, general manager of Hoover Tactical Firearms in suburban Birmingham, Ala., said the spike in sales since Friday's shootings has been so intense that federal background checks that typically take five minutes or less are now taking up to an hour.
Cook said about 50 people were waiting in line for his store to open the morning after the shootings and that he's since sold nearly all of his assault weapons. Now, he's trying to find more distributors.
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Michael Joseph Russell, age 65, passed away on Dec. 2, 2012, at 7 p.m.
Mike was born to Joe and Helen Russell on March 22, 1947. Although he battled health complications and suffered a stroke in early 2012, his life was full of his passionate endeavors and family and lifelong friends who loved him dearly.
He was a lifetime resident of Joplin and the surrounding area and graduated from Joplin High School with the Class of 1965, who in recent years resided in McDonald County near his beloved Elk River, living in his log cabin on the bluff. Mike was well known in the car sales industry in Joplin and the surrounding areas. Mike's passion for cars began early on when he purchased his 1959 Corvette at the age of 17. He also loved the water, evident by the fact that he chose to live near the river. He was a self taught sailor and throughout his life owned sailboats, which he sailed around Grand Lake. He was also known as a great cook and could often be found down on the river or at his house smoking meat or cooking whatever else would be needed for river festivities.
Mike was well loved by all that knew him and through his charismatic personality and sense of humor, he touched everyone's lives.
He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph Edward Russell; and his mother, Helen Francis Talbott Russell.
Survivors include his children, Jodie M. (Russell) Warren, Washington, D.C., and Amy D. (Russell) Anderson and son-in-law, Anthony Anderson, Warner Robins, Ga., and Michael Joseph Russell Jr., Goodman, Mo.; four grandchildren, Tayton Russell, Chloe Russell, Catherine Warren and AJ Anderson; one great-grandchild, Jayden Russell; his aunt, Betty Corbin, Joplin, Mo.; cousins, John and Carol Buck, Joplin, Richard and Connie Cole, Joplin, Dennis and Donna Bechhold, state of Texas, Jim and Janice Tate, Joplin, Mary Lee Keeling, state of Texas, Judy Nail, Columbus, Ga., and Jacque and Victoria Kingsland, Atlanta, Ga.; as well as many wonderful friends who have been part of his family, whether he has known them for his entire life or the last few years.
Visitation will be held at Parker Mortuary on Friday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. The funeral will take place at Parker Mortuary on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. with graveside services following at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made in the name of Michael Russell to the Organ Transplant Services Fund at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, care of Parker Mortuary, 1502 South Joplin Street, Joplin, MO 64804.
The family invites all to come to Betty Corbin's home at 1004 East 28th Street, following the service to visit with the family.
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Pearl Jam to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
2011 marks Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary as a band, and the group plans to celebrate throughout the year. They are playing some of their plans a bit close to the vest on their official site, but the grunge icons have promised deluxe reissues of their albums Vs. and Vitalogy, the release of Cameron Crowe's film Pearl Jam Twenty along with an accompanying book and soundtrack, and a special weekend concert in the late summer. [Pearl Jam]
Cee Lo Records with Gwyneth
Cee Lo Green has confirmed that he has recorded a new version of his "Fuck You" — a.k.a. "Forget You" — with Gwyneth Paltrow, who sang the song on a memorable episode of Glee late last year. This bodes well for the chances of the two performing the song together when they appear on Saturday Night Live later this month. [Billboard]
Flaming Lips and Tool Members Team Up for Elton John Cover
Steven Drozd, multi-instrumentalist for the Flaming Lips, is set to release a score that he composed for The Heart is a Drum Machine, a documentary about how listeners connect with music. The soundtrack will include an unlikely cover of Elton John's hit "Rocket Man" with vocals by Tool's Maynard James Keenan. [Pitchfork]
Barbra Streisand Wants to Play Mama Rose in 'Gypsy' Remake
Barbra Streisand is in talks with Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents about possibly starring as Mama Rose in a new movie version of their 1959 musical Gypsy. The singer was interested in directing the musical as well, but has since focused her goal to taking the role to the big screen. [NY Times]
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