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- Deadline to Request Spreadsheet – January 19 – (can request as early as Sept 1)
- Deadline to Submit Spreadsheet – January 25
- Deadline to Submit Payment or PO – February 15
Some schools/clubs are paying for their students or have collected a fee and want to register their students by filling in and emailing a formal National Mathematics Pentathlon® Academic Tournament Spreadsheet for Registration. After completing a form to request the formal spreadsheet from the Pentathlon Institute, we will review for approval. If approved, the spreadsheet will be issued. Once it is returned to us with payment, students will be formally registered.
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- Coach assigns parents to be Game Monitors on the Official MP Spreadsheet.
- SCD sends completed Official MP Spreadsheet to the Pentathlon Institute.
- SCD MUST send in the Official Parent Agreement Form to Attend Tournament for each child to the Pentathlon Institute. Pentathletes are not registered until these documents are received with payment.
- Payment must be received by February 15 AND before Tournament sells out.
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- School/Club is required to send 1 Game Leader Application per 20 attending student.
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27 Dresses
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
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Don Champagne seems to have it all but when his wife, Mona, learns of Don's affair with a pretty new salesgirl, Mona will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.
Jackie & Ryan
A modern day train hopper fighting to be a successful musician and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.
Jenny's Wedding
Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter's roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.
A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.
Knocked Up
For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child.
Life as We Know It
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
New Year's Eve
The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
One for the Money
Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin's bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.
The Big Wedding
A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.
The Nut Job 2: Nutty
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
The Nut Job
An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang's bank robbery.
The Ringer
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
The Ugly Truth
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help ...
A woman sets out to make life hell for her ex-husband's new wife.
Five women are stalked by an unknown assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.

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By Jan Holden
How difficult is it to simply eat what your body needs?
Why is the attraction to food so strong that I start to eat way before I am hungry? Why, when I have just finished a lovely meal, do I feel the need to round it off with some "crack" even though I am no longer remotely hungry? Why the sense of disappointment when I go to a restaurant or a friend's for supper and the food is served and it only covers half the plate? Why do I need so MUCH?
The answer, for me, is linked to my previous dieting and the feeling of deprivation I get when I try to wrestle control of my appetite by making rules and restrictions around food. The more I try to rein myself in by setting myself perfectionist goals; "I will be entirely sugar free this week" or targets; "be good to be able to wear that dress for the wedding" or simply looking down at my soft belly and wishing it wasn't there, the more I panic that I will return to the days of jumping on and off scales, body loathing and undereating/overeating that was my life. When I notice that I am consistently wanting MORE it's time to take stock!
What I find is that it is my unwillingness to tolerate the sometimes hollow, sometimes empty, invariably dissatisfied feeling I get physically in my belly when I just eat what my body needs and no more. It is my unwillingness to assert control over my monkey mind that can justify overeating in all its forms regardless of the harm that this does to my physical and mental wellbeing: "finish it up, you know you want to, waste not, want not, it's a treat, you deserve it, blah, blah, blah". I could easily write a page without pausing for breath of all the justifications I rustle up instantly that push me further into the cupboard.
Many years ago, a friend gave me a book called Eating Less by Gillian Riley. The title put me off for a start before I'd even opened it. Eating LESS? I wanted to carry on eating but lose weight, surely? (I know that sound mad now but honestly, I was still looking for The Miracle that would allow me to do that!) I read it, understood some truths and identified with much of what she was saying, but I couldn't accept her thoughts about food addiction. Me? An addict? Surely that is someone shooting up or dragging on a cigarette or downing a bottle of gin once the kids have gone to school? Not me. My friend reminded me of this book the other day and so I pulled it out and reread it.
Gillian published her book in 1998. She speaks with authority as well as compassion, but her message is clear and I couldn't believe the difference in my opinion of her work now, knowing all that I know so many years later. She states:
"Food addiction is eating anything other that what your body needs to stay in good health"
So that's pretty much all of us affected then, in this Pringle and Hobnob infested world, apart from a few blessed individuals!
Gillian also encourages taking the emphasis off losing weight as a motivation. I couldn't agree more. This was the basis of Bodykindness all those years ago: it's not about weight! Even when I was at my heaviest, what I really wanted was to feel some sort of degree of control over my chaotic and erratic eating behaviour and relief from some horrible menopausal symptoms. But the conditioning to make it all about how I look, my dress size and a number on the scales is strong after all those years of dieting.
So back to quantities.
1. When you are out shopping, you know that BOGOF will lead to binge. Buy what YOU need, not what the supermarket giants have a surfeit of.
2. Be aware of your addictive drivers. Chocolate bunny anyone? Yes please! When I am tired, hungry and feeling upset or even when I'm none of those things actually. (see above for justifications, they are my personal specialist subject).
3. Promise to feed yourself at least three times a day with something that warms, nourishes and has some sort of life force in it. If it's in a packet, it's not actually food. You may still choose to eat it, but know that your body will wonder why.
4. Quantities is trial and error. I still look at my porridge in the morning and think "that's really not enough" all the while knowing it actually is perfectly adequate.
5. Be with your food when you are eating it. Am I the only person that likes to eat reading, listening, watching something? That is how uncomfortable feeding myself is. I want to distract myself.
6. Go slow. Taste it.
7. When it is all gone (or before if you are really finely tuned and can leave food on your plate), is for me, the most difficult part. The feeling part.
I have to be bold and courageous. I allow myself to feel the emptiness, sometimes hollowness and sometimes exquisite discomfort that comes from choosing to eat just enough. I say goodbye to the high woohoo or sedated sleepiness of eating addictively. I remind myself that it is ME who gets to choose what I eat, how much and how often. Nobody else. For me, actually taking personal responsibility for my choices was a massive step forward. I put it on the plate (or opened the wrapper!). Even if someone served me, I chose to eat it. So I can choose to change my behaviour around food if I want to. And truly, it does change. The craving, the longing, the cupboard cruising lessens as I sit. FEELING IT. I will probably feel some degree of discomfort for the rest of my life, such is my nature. But alongside that I get to swap the "red haze" of compulsiveness for calm, considered choice.
The MORE, MORE, MORE is driven by my brain, wanting the pleasure hit. We are wired for this, it's not a sin! The MORE, MORE, MORE is driven by my old thought patterns that there is never enough, that I am insatiable, that food is love, that I'm not entitled to eat so I WILL!
So LESS, LESS, LESS is not about deprivation. It's not about dieting. It's about gaining self respect, self understanding and compassion for our bodies which, after all, are only doing their best with what we are providing. It is the way to a peaceful relationship with food that can never be perfect, thankfully, but just good enough.
I eat what I need.


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Don't even bother going there. Its the same old pathetic exhibition that they put on every year, only worse.
On the shopper's side, there are most of the companies that deal with technology and telecommunications such as Omantel; Oman Mobile; Nawras; SonyEricsson; Nokia; Dell; HP; DTK and a number of others which don't come to mind right now. All offering the same stuff that they do through their agents here in Oman except at a higher price at the exhibition.
The one thing that I got to confirm is that there is no price capping for the 1Mbps; 2Mbps; and 4Mbps broadband connections from Omantel. Say, for instance, that you purchase the 4Mbps connection, you pay the 39 Rials fee and get a 5GB quota and if you exceed you pay for the extra as well. Complete ludicrious, if you ask me.
I got to find out finally how much it is to buy the Apple MacBook Air - 995 Rials. Sure, I'll just sell myself and apply for an additional loan. Uhuh.
If you're looking to waste your time, then you might as well go otherwise don't even bother, you can get better deals through various computer and telecommunications shops around the Muscat area or maybe even Dubai if you're willing to go the distance.
Choice is yours..
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
review: Comex 2008
Don't even bother going there. Its the same old pathetic exhibition that they put on every year, only worse.
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From golems to pirate kings, dragons to wilderness quests, these action-oriented middle-grade novels featuring strong boy protagonists are packed with magic, intrigue, and page-turning plot twists.
Sammy is a victim of bullying in Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple's B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy). Things improve when he starts a band with a new student named Skink. But when Skink is beaten by the same bullies, Sammy creates a golem bodyguard so lifelike that it attends school and plays the drums. Though utterly far-fetched, this likable tale has a laudable message about friendship and fighting your own battles. (8–13 years, Dutton)
An attempted assassination leads new king Jaron's advisors to consider regency until he comes of age in Jennifer A. Nielsen's The Runaway King. Forced into hiding, Jaron crosses enemy lines, challenges a pirate king, emerges victorious, and confronts his feelings about a girl. This solid middle volume of the Ascendance Trilogy has its own arc, but still ends with the cliffhanger, a villain on the loose, and a potential love triangle. (8–13 years, Scholastic)
In Patrick Matthews's Dragon Run, dragons have nearly unlimited power. When human twelve-year-olds are tested to earn the dragon-mandated rank that determines their position in society, Al receives a shameful score of zero. On the run, he finds help from a mysterious society that plans to loosen the dragons' stranglehold on humanity. Colorful characters and a snowballing plot propel this tale to a whiz-bang conclusion. (11–13 years, Scholastic)
As outsiders in their mid-1940s Maine prep school, Jack and Early are each mourning someone: Jack, his mother; Early, his older brother. Clare Vanderpool's Navigating Early is as observant as her Newbery–winning debut, Moon over Manifest; however this book has a stronger trajectory, developed by the classic quest structure that emerges when Vanderpool sends the boys into the wilderness on a search that changes both of their lives. (8–13 years, Delacorte)
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Iska (SCL)
No matter who they might be, those who take the evil sword Soul Edge into their hands come face-to-face with the blade as it invades their minds. When this happens, they see the very spirit of the cursed weapon. Upon entering this dimension devoid of life, an otherworldly landscape greets them. In this place exists no heaven, no earth. No reality -- merely the sinister-yet-beautiful waves given off by Soul Edge, and the countless souls trapped by the wicked blade.
The fate of those who visit this place -- whether they hold strong to their will and win against Soul Edge, or become a new offering to the cursed sword --is known only to those who take the evil sword into their hands...
- The stage (or a slight variant of it) is also used as Iska Farkas's stage in Soulcalibur Legends.
- This stage is stated to be a dimension devoid of life, where the wielders of Soul Edge confronts the very soul of the sword. The stage is a circular stone-like arena surrounded by a space-like background, with the sword's eye at the center of the "sky". If Zasalamel is selected in Tales of Souls, Abyss will use this stage instead of Lost Cathedral - Ruin in the last battle.
- There was also a simpler version of this stage in Soulcalibur called Chaos, which was Inferno's stage.
- This stage somewhat resembles the Clock Tower.
- In Soulcalibur V, the stage Astral Chaos resembles this stage. It was later shown in New Legends of Project Soul that Chaos - Spiritual Realm is a part of the Astral Chaos.
- In the same game, the stage Utopia of the Blessed is said to resemble it in purpose but not appearance. Soul Calibur, like Soul Edge, can use this dimension to take control of its wielder.


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I had SO much fun making my last shaker card project that I just had to create another one. I attached some sequins to a piece of vellum behind a chipboard frame. The patterned papers I used are Crate Paper, and I also used some vintage sheet music, machine stitching, and some pink and black baker's twine.
At the bottom left, I made a flower that included a wool felt stem cut from a Papertrey Ink die-cut, some Prima lace, and a pink button with DMC floss run through the center. The (happy) sentiment is a tag from Heidi Swapp. That's about it. You will have SO much fun with these gorgeous sequin mixes.....they're the sweetest!
I'm entering my card in this fun Shaker Card challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Shake It Up"
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Other exciting news, apparently our pipes are leaking such that the water is coming out of our downstairs neighbor's vent. Rock. It should be getting fixed today.
I started physical therapy for my leg last week. I had no idea that PT could hurt this much. What a terrible idea. Yeah, I know, it has to hurt for it to heal. And I don't care. I would like magical instant pain-free-ness. The appointments are at 6:30am, so it forces me to get up earlier than usual. And I enjoy that. I wish I had enough discipline to do this all the time.
Lab stuff is going nicely. I'm still waiting for IACUC approval. *sigh* So I've been working on some smaller projects, mostly anatomy. Not terribly exciting but very necessary. The tissue processing technique that I'm using is from the late 1800s. Adventures in Victorian Biology--that's my new memoir title. And I'm going back to doing that now since my timer is about to go off.


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Benicio del Toro
Birth Name: Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sánchez
Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: February 19, 1967
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican [Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Italian, Indigenous]
Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Traffic (2000).
He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the son of Fausta Genoveva Sánchez Rivera and Gustavo Adolfo Del Toro Bermúdez. He moved to the continental United States at the age of thirteen. Benicio is famous for his appearances in the films Frank Miller's Sin City, Snatch, and as Che Guevara in Che.
Benicio has stated that he has Spanish, Italian, Indigenous, Puerto Rican, and Basque ancestry. He has also said, "I have Spanish, Italian and (Native) American blood, I feel completely Latino." Benicio is related to basketball player Carlos Arroyo, singer Eliseo Del Toro, and Spanish pop-eurodance singer Rebeca Pous Del Toro.
Benicio has a daughter with television personality Kimberly Stewart. Kimberley is the daughter of singer Rod Stewart.
Benicio is fluent in Spanish and uses his language ability in his film performances. He holds Spanish citizenship, and has stated: "Mi familia viene de España. Mi madre era muy Española" ("My family comes from Spain, my mother was very Spanish").
Benicio's paternal grandfather was Monserrate de los Reyes del Toro Irizarry (the son of Leonardo Antonio del Toro Mercado and Ramona Cristina Irizarry del Toro). Monserrate was born in Cabo Rojo. Leonardo was the son of Marcelino Del Toro y Rodriguez/Padilla and Maria Faustina Mercado. Ramona was the daughter of Pedro Jose Irizarry and Ramona Juliana del Toro Rivera.
Benicio's paternal grandmother was Carmen Luisa Bermúdez Villa (the daughter of Francisco Bermúdez Rodriguez and Concepcion Villa Rielo). Benicio's grandfather Benicio was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Carmen was born in Mayagüez. Francisco was the son of Francisco Bermúdez Roque, who was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and of Rosa Rodriguez Lugo. Concepcion was the daughter of Maximino Villa Colon and Rosa Rielo.
Benicio's maternal grandfather was Benicio del Carmen Sanchez Castaño (the son of Felipe Benicio Sanchez Osorio and Clemencia Genoveva Castaño Rivera). Felipe was born in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, the son of Bernandino/Bernadino Sanchez and Eulalia Osorio. Clemencia was born in Vieques, the daughter of Jesus Maria Castaño Martin and Ramona Rivera Brache.
Benicio's maternal grandmother was Lirio/Licio/Licia/Lucia Belén Rivera Bengoa (the daughter of Rafaél Rivera Esbri and Fausta Bengoa Larrauri). Lirio was born in Ponce. Rafaél was the son of Ramón Rivera Alvarado and Julia Esbri/Estri y Robert. Fausta was the daughter of Gervasio Bengoa Saez de Valluerca and Juana Maria Larrauri y Aponte, who were both born in Valluerca, Alava, Basque Country, Spain.
Sources: Genealogy of Benicio del Toro – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Benicio's mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Benicio's mother – https://familysearch.org
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Fish Species
Mountain Whitefish
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Life History
Mountain Whitefish typically live in clear cold waters, and primarily at high elevations in California. Favorable habitat might include mountain lakes or mountain streams with deep pools (>1 m) where summer temperatures range from 11-21°C. Mountain Whitefish are found in Lake Tahoe where they swim in schools of 5-20 fish and occupy relatively deep water. Mountain Whitefish generally use their ventral mouth to feed on bottom dwelling insects in both streams and lakes. They may use their tail or fins to stir up prey from the substrate. Mountain Whitefish increase the diversity of their diet as they grow and tend to feed on the most abundant food organisms. Juvenile Mountain Whitefish in one stream may feed on mayfly, blackfly, and chironomid midges, while in another stream they may focus on mayfly and caddisfly larvae. In Lake Tahoe Mountain Whitefish eat a wide variety of bottom oriented invertebrates. Peak feeding occurs at dawn and dusk, though some whitefish may feed on terrestrial insects during daylight hours. Growth in Mountain Whitefish is variable, though generally growth rates are greater in large low-elevation streams than in small alpine lakes. Mountain Whitefish reach sexual maturity in 2-4 years and spawning occurs between October and early December when water temperatures are below 11°C. Migration to favorable spawning gravels may be a short trip to a riffle or might include movement from a lake up into a small tributary. Large groups of Mountain Whitefish gather above rocky or gravelly substrate at night when females release an average of 5,500 eggs. The fertilized eggs fall into the spaces between the gravel and rocks and the eggs hatch in 6-10 weeks. The hatchlings are carried downstream to slower backwater areas. When the fry grow larger they move into deeper and faster water. In lakes young fry hide under aquatic vegetation.
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NOKIA…FALL OF A GIANT..Microsoft buys Nokia for 7.18 Billion
Microsoft acquisition of Nokia phone and device business brings to a close a remarkable period of high tech leadership. If you looked across the mobile landscape a decade ago you saw Nokia, Ericsson and DoCoMo of Japan, not Android, Apple and Samsung. Since 2007 Nokia has been hacked mercilessly by a tide of competition that it should have been well able to withstand, after-all it was the grand dad of the market. Even more amusing is the fact that Apple and Google has no prior expertise in the telecom market and Samsung was fiddling around with the extremely competitive consumer electronics landscape trying to find a footing for itself. The big daddies of the market were Nokia, Motorola and Ericsson. None of them exist any more in the handset market. They shut shop or meekly allowed to be taken over.
There was a time when I vouched that there was no phone that was better than Nokia. Even in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined Nokia being bought by Microsoft at a paltry 7.2 billion dollars. In comparison,* Xiaomi… a Chinese handset manufacturer, (6th in china based on sales revenue) is valued at 10 billion dollars. It is 3 years old and pre- IPO . Similarly Motorola was sold to Google for 12 billion couple of years back.
(*Source http://tinyurl.com/nvug4np)
But this is Nokia, the largest mobile phone manufacturer and that brand that believed in connecting people,somewhere down the line the connection dropped and the call got disconnected.
What went wrong for Nokia?
While there will case studies harassing students at business schools trying to answer the above question, I think I can summaries it in three key heading.
Missing the Big Picture: The telecommunication landscape was changing. It was not the voice that was connecting people it was Data. Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Skype…. the list goes on. Nokia missed the picture and was trying to provide devices that offered superior audio quality.In the era of downloaded music and pirated cam prints, quality was never the highest priority. (Remember Apple antenna) It was being connected by data that was important. Apple recognized that and created a whole new business vertical to tap into that demand. Rest is history
Ecosystems: In the new mobile landscape software ecosystem is the game changer. Apple recognized it and invested in technology and infrastructure to help terraform the new emerging landscape. It understood the disadvantage of being on the wrong side of the application space, it has faced it in its PC business. Apple replicated a model in mobile space what Windows did to it in the PC market. Develop the ecosystem and leverage both software and hardware side of the market.
Mobile ecosystem is a delicate balance between technology and application space. When it comes down to offering users highly accessible and relevant content, IOS and Android wins hands down against Symbian. With Android and IOS, the critical availability of core applications that fulfill user needs is such that people will equate their phone usage with the operating system and what it gives, ignoring the subtle differences in the physical media and the software layer above it. Nokia found itself on the wrong side, unaware.
Nokia made a mistake to stick with its own unique operating system for its brand of devices, which might have become the limiting factor for its growth. It was unable to leverage the huge potential it had with when more than 80% of the phones in the market were on its platform.
Innovation Paralysis: For a company that had pioneered GSM technology, developed Symbian and all those early innovations the company seem to be in a state of paralysis from the time IPhone was launched and android followed. With the released of IOS Symbian got outdated from day one. Even for someone with no tech background like me, Symbian looked drab, i was disenchanted with Nokia the moment I saw an IPhone.
I thought Nokia will bounce back with an even better OS but that never happened. They stuck on to Symbian. After the agony of dwindling sales and profits Nokia finally decided to dump the Symbian OS and create a new smartphone OS that would be distributed as an open-source. It was called Maemo and ran on the Linux platform. It was a disaster.
Then Nokia wanted something entirely new, something hot and decided to stick with Intel's Linux-based operating system – Moblin. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, Mobiln was later merged with MeeGo which caused further delays and Ironically it go went gone with one device. In the meantime Samsung adopted Android and there were more than a billion app downloads from the iTunes store.
While IPhone changed the landscape with IPhone it was disappointing that Nokia in the last 10 years was unable to deliver not even a single revolutionary or game-changing feature. Finally it dumped its OS plan and decided to go with Microsoft as their primary OS, that marked the end of innovation in software thereby and a tech suicide for the company. It would have been better had it just adopted Android and continued to compete with Samsung with their innovations in hardware space
Endgame to all the above : Nokia handset division got bought over by Microsoft…
Buy what did Microsoft Buy?
Should I buy an Iphone 5?
Apple has just released the Iphone 5 and that bring to an end the most awaited tech launch of the year. It also marks the end of a long wait for people who wanted to wait , compare and buy their next smart phone.
Unlike the previous launches, Iphone has been launched in a very competitive environment. There are at lest 3 other phones in the market which would be looked at before the customer decides to splurge on their phone fetish.
But the question is should I buy an Iphone 5?
The Iphone 5, what is new
1. Thinner Lighter smarter….
7.6 mm in depth, weighing 112 grams, making it 18 per cent thinne
r and 20 per cent lighter than the iPhone 4S. Powered by Apple's A6 chip, promising two times the processing and graphics performance of its predecessor
2. More screen
Complete redesign with 4-inch (diagnol) Retina display The taller screen delivers more content, an extra row of apps plus widescreen HD video, five days viewing on your calendar and more display space for web pages.
3. Better Pictures :
- 8 megapixel camera with panorama feature. HD Video recording at 1080p; front-facing FaceTime HD camera is 720p
4. Better Audio
Improved audio and recording, including three microphones, bottom, front, and back and new noise canceling technology and new Apple EarPods, promising the kind of quality you'd expect in higher-end earphones.
5. Faster connectivity :
LTE-enabled (Long Term Evolution) meaning it will work on the new faster cellular networks that have been rolled out by Canada's carriers in Vancouver and other centres and are the latest new standard for cellular communication
6. New connector
A new 'Lightning' connector that is smaller and promises to be "smarter and more durable" than its predecessor (Apple will have a Lightning-to-30-pin adaptor so you can use the new iPhone 5 with your old stereo systems and other docking devices.)
7. New OS
IOS 6 will power the new device, with more than 200 new features it is going to be all new and better.
How does iphone 5 compare with other phones?
Here is a small snap shot of how the new Iphone 5 compares with the completion that exists in the market. Happy smartphoning….
|AppleIphone 5
|Samsung Galaxy S III
|MotorolaDroid RAZR HD
|NokiaLumia 920
|Screen Size
|4 inches
|4.8 inches
|4.7 inches
|4.5 inches
|1,136 x 640
|1,280 x 720
|1,280 x 720
|1,280 x 768
|3.9 oz
|4.7 oz
|5.1 oz
|6.5 oz
|Dual-core Apple A6
|Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 (in the U.S.)
|Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4
|Dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4
|16GB, 32GB or 64GB, no card slot
|16GB, 32GB or 64GB +microSD slot
|12GB+microSD slot
|32GB, no card slot
|Apple Lightning
|Operating System
|iOS 6
|Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
|Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
|Microsoft Windows Phone 8
|225 hours standby, 8 hours talk time (3G)
|790 hours standby, 11:40 hours talk time (3G)
|300 hours standby, 10 hours talk time (3G)
|8MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
|8MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
|8MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
|8MP, 3264×2448 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash
|Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
|Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
|Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
|Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
|$199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB; avail. Sept. 21
|$99.99 + $35 carrier fee
|$199 (estimated, launch end of 2012)
|TBA, launch Q4 2012
I leave the decision to you….


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This is the Trail Boss, he is a talented horseman and one tough dude. He has Dos Arroyos Ranch in Ellensburg and is one of the people who is surrounded by the fire. He and his friend The Mule Skinner (no he doesn't really skin mules) are dug in and protecting the herd at Dos Arroyos. Freedom's Lady is there and the DOR is a bit worried about her, but knows she is in good hands.
If you live in that area and have to evacuate you critters take them to the Rodeo grounds. You can also contact Rodeo City Equine Rescue and they can set you up with a safe place to take your animals to. If you have no choice but to turn your critter loose please identify it in some manner. A tag on a collar or halter, use permanent marker to write your name and number right onto the critter if needed.
I am ready to come stomp the fire with my big ol' appy hooves if needed.
Prayers to all my human and fur friends in Ellensburg.
Enjoy your day and don't forget to hug your DOR!


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I do a lot of scavenging for components. Whenever I get my hands on junk electronics I whip out my soldering iron, a desoldering pump, some pliers, and a pair of tweezers to see what I can extract from it. Scavenging is a long, tedious and sometimes painful process involving singed hair and burnt fingers, but every once in a while I come across a really nice component from an old TV or washing machine. I've learned a lot of desoldering (and some soldering) skills, and managed to save a few bucks by scavenging for components.
IIRC, I found the BU2090FS on a VCR board. I managed to desolder the SSOP16 chip by throwing the entire PCB into a toaster. I let the board cook for a few minutes and then started pulling off parts with my tweezers. The chip is quite solderable by hand, but I had no 0.8mm SSOP boards, so I superglued the chip onto veroboard and had a go at hand soldering the thing.
Now you're probably thinking that hand soldering a 16 pin SSOP is a daunting job, but its not really that hard. All you need is a fine point soldering tip and a steady hand. A little bit of magnification and good lighting helps as well. All in all it took me less than 15 minutes to make the DIY SSOP-to-dip 'adaptor'.
Left: the 'adaptor'
Right: the chip can be seen below the wires
The '2090 is a 12-bit latched shift register, and is primarily used to drive LEDs. It runs off 5v and can sink upto 25mA per channel. Coding for the chip wasn't difficult at all. Serial data can simply be clocked in and you're ready to go.
Below is a 'scope capture of the data to make output Q8 and Q0 low. Data is fed in MSB-first. Keep in mind that the outputs are active low since this is a sinking driver.
Oscilloscope capture
Data and clock lines idle low. According to the datasheet data is sampled every rising clock. A shift occurs after every new bit of data is clocked in. Data is latched after all 12 bits are sampled by raising data high and then pulling clock low.
I used CCS-C on a PIC16F882 to test the chip. An excerpt of the driver is below:
#define clk pin_c5
#define data pin_c4
void writedata (int16 var)
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The Game Awards is happening in just under two weeks and while the full nominee list was released (sorry about not posting it, we're a bit behind), two controversial titles have been removed from the reward list likely at the behest of Nintendo. There is a "Best Fan Creation" award that includes AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) and Pokemon Uranium, two games Nintendo has successfully or attempted to take down this year shortly after full release.
They were two of the most successful and popular fan creations in 2016 as well, where either of them had a far better chance of winning the award than the other comparable entrants. It is notable that Reggie Fils-Aime is on the board for The Game Awards, meaning Nintendo has some major influence on the event. Their sudden removal is likely due to Nintendo not wanting to draw attention to two projects they themselves shut down.
What are your thoughts on this development?
Source: The Game Awards


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SummersRadio™ STARTLEFEST 2013 Halloween Spectacular! Rare Remix! Oingo Boingo - 'Dead Man's Party' (Party Til Your Dead Mix)
Startlefest 2013 - our fourth annual Halloween Spectacular continues... with a rare extended remix from Oingo Boingo! 'Dead Man's Party' was the title track and third single released from the band's fifth album in 1986.
The song (and band) also appeared in the 1986 film 'Back To School' starring Rodney Dangerfield, Sam Kinison and Robert Downey Jr. The band's vocalist Danny Elfman went on to write dozens of film scores including many for Tim Burton and he also wrote title theme for The Simpsons.
The 'Party Til Your Dead Mix' of 'Dead Man's Party' was only released on the 12" vinyl single (along with 'Stay') for the song in 1986.... Enjoy!
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As seguintes resenhas foram recentemente publicadas pela Review of Biblical Literature:
Robert L. Cole
Psalms 12: Gateway to the Psalter
Reviewed by Richard S. Briggs
Avraham Faust
The Archaeology of Israelite Society in Iron Age II
Reviewed by William G. Dever
Gregory P. Fewster
Creation Language in Romans 8: A Study in Monosemy
Reviewed by Andrew W. Pitts
Steven Fine
Art, History and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity
Reviewed by Yael Wilfand
Christian Frevel and Christophe Nihan, eds.
Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean World and Ancient Judaism
Reviewed by Jason M. Silverman
Jey J. Kanagaraj
Reviewed by Nijay Gupta
John S. Kloppenborg and Judith H. Newman, eds.
Editing the Bible: Assessing the Task Past and Present
Reviewed by Scott Charlesworth
Cynthia Miller-Naudé and Ziony Zevit, eds.
Diachrony in Biblical Hebrew
Reviewed by Stephen A. Kaufman
Yann Redalié
La deuxième épître aux Thessaloniciens
Reviewed by Abson Joseph
Carolyn J. Sharp
Wrestling the Word: The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Believer
Reviewed by Robert Wafawanaka
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Types Of High Definition Television (HDTV)
High-definition television (HDTV) became popular at the end of the 1900's. They were in essence super TV's boasting digital surround sound, hi-tech resolution, widescreen-compatible for old-time movie formats. But amid the different types that have popped up, there can be confusion for consumers, so let's take a look at what's out there today. Analog An analog television receives signals via satellite, over the air or through a cable; whereas older (standard) televisions accepted signals from radio waves transformed into sounds and screen images. Digital Digital television (DTV) converts signals for DVD players to analog. However, limited pixels limit resolution for viewers, affecting quality imaging on the television screen.
Reportedly U. broadcasts are moving in the direction of DTV transmission, transmitting video and sound data zeros and ones over wave transmissions, basically using the UHF spectrum over the air with a 6 MHz bandwidth, similar to analog transmitting. Features and benefits of DTV include: • Better quality image. • Better resolution with big screen TVs • Better video graphic imaging.
• Multicasting. • Interactive content can be transmitted. • High-definition (HDTV) compatibility. Bad news: older standard analog televisions cannot show DTV productions. So you may still need two TVs at this time, depending upon cable and how late you stay up and want good content, etc. HD HDTV is part of DTV. It carries the highest standards for DTV, as set forth by the Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC) for digital television. Of the18 digital broadcast formats for video, the top tier for HDTV needs to reflect the following over analog and other lower standards with respect to: Aspect ratio - HDTV must have a 16:9 aspect ratio; standard TV only needs a 4:3. Resolution - HDTV needs high resolution, like up to 1920 x 1080 pixels; standard TV only needs 704 x 480 pixels. Frame rate – HDTV needs the highest frame rate (like screen speed), at least 60 frames per second.
Standard TV is under 24. The mains things to note with high-definition visual and sound are twofold. Number one, the television station needs to be transmitting high-definition signals. Without that much, no need to continue. And number two, you need to have the right television equipment to receive and view the high-definition transmissions. So get informed and check out your systems and equipment! It'll make upgrading to HDTV that much easier – and enjoyable for your family.
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the core cause of your back pain.
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I know what you're going through. For almost 15 years I suffered from debilitating, persistent back pain and I tried everything to fix it ... acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, electro-stim of the muscles, and on and on ...
After a friend suggested that I look into the connection between stress and pain, I read everything I could find on the subject and visited with the experts. I became determined to get on the path to healing and put together my own mind-body program. While I still have flare-ups (everyone does!) I do pretty much whatever I want physically and my back is strong.
Now I want to share what I've learned with you. I've assembled a team of "Mind-Body Masters" from the fields of medicine, psychology, physical therapy and meditation, and we've created a break-through program to guide you step-by-step to overcoming your pain.
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Moonee Valley City Council has had reports of Queensland fruit fly in the local area and is urging residents to take steps to protect their garden produce.
Fruit flies are a serious pest, which when left uncontrolled, can destroy many different types of fruits and vegetables.
Moonee Valley Mayor, Cr John Sipek, advised that they could be eradicated if caught early.
"I strongly encourage residents to monitor the types of insects around their plants and stay vigilant in garden maintenance.
"If we work together as a community, we can not only manage the problem in our own backyards but support wider control efforts across the state," Cr Sipek said.
Planning and Environment portfolio holder, Cr Nicole Marshall, said there are a number of ways residents can protect their produce.
"Removing unwanted produce, harvesting early, covering trees with nets or bags, or baiting and spraying can discourage fruit flies.
"Working with your neighbours to combine monitoring with several management strategies is the best way to control this potentially damaging pest," Cr Marshall said.
Council reminds residents not to travel with home-grown host fruits as this carries a high risk of spreading the pest to other areas.
Heavy fines apply if you are caught taking host produce into the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area.
Visit the Agriculture Victoria website for more information on how to protect your garden produce and stop fruit flies from spreading.
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The previous Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have left a remarkable imprint in the show. The trio were notorious for their ridiculous antics, controversial statements, and their features on an interesting roster of vehicles that were somewhat polarizing.
Even as the new set of hosts has yet to make their debut on May 8, there are already reports that the new Top Gear team has done things that have pissed people off.
An issue that has placed Top Gear yet again in the limelight is the resignation of their (new) producer, Lisa Clark. After less than five months of working with Top Gear, Lisa has said her goodbyes in order to pursue "new projects".
She used to work with Chris Evans on The Big Breakfast and apparently, Evans had brought her in to Top Gear. For now, series editor Alex Renton will take over as the interim executive producer while they are still looking for a replacement.
People are a bit troubled about the new Top Gear what with all the issues surfacing even before its season premier. Well, it's not new for Top Gear to be in the limelight because of some issues, right? Let's just hope the new hosts can live up to the task of delivering what is expected from Top Gear.


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Janice Garrett and Dancers
"Hither and Thither," UnMarked Boxes," "Otherwise," and "Ostinato"
ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
December 6, 2002
Other reviewers have compared Garrett's musicality to that of Mark Morris and her gift is evident in Hither Thither, the premiere that opens the evening. The piece begins and ends with a line of seven dancers stretched across the front of the stage with their arms around each other. This symbol of the connectedness of community then extends into five exuberant folk dance-like sections. After a turn with some Eastern European chanting, the music (Varttina with YatKha) turns Irish and the dancers show some bouncy high stepping with arms held at their sides. Theres a Middle Eastern section with prominent hip undulations as the movement motif, an Ozark mountain-type hoe-down, and the final section brings to mind rosy-cheeked peasant women wearing babushkas. But Garrett saves us from viewing a vignette of actual step dancing or belly dancing, she merely makes the suggestion. This light touch is evident also in the costumes. The gold-toned tank tops, pants, and skirts are from the pages of contemporary fashion rather than ethnic in origin.
UnMarked Boxes, also a premiere, features four dancers (a man and three women), and four short step stools. The costumes are predominantly red and black, with the women in flouncy short skirts of loud flower patterns. The music is banjo and fiddle by Tin Hat Trio. Jenifer Golden evokes a frantic persona with ample flashing and flinging of splayed fingers near her face while the other three dancers adopt a posture of despair with hunched torsos and dangling arms. Dancers repeatedly swat at the air as if plagued by mosquitoes. Heather Tiesort and Golden become manic cartoon characters moving in double-time in a rear stage corner, contrasting nicely with a slow and luxurious duet performed by Bliss Kohlmyer and Nol Simonse diagonally downstage. In concert with abrupt starts and stops in the music, the dancers become wind-up toys that buzz about in haphazard paths, then drop in a heap on the floor, or draped over a stool, once their spring has sprung. Near the end, the stools become a path on which Kohlmyer journeys searchingly across the stage until she climbs up and out into the wings.
Throughout the evening, and particularly in Unmarked Boxes, Garrett uses gesture almost to the point of pantomime. But, just when you begin to think youre seeing talk bubbles above the dancers' heads, Garrett pulls up short and departs to more abstract movement phrases of contracted torso, rounded sculptural arms, and solid leg extensions.
This is the debut of Garrett's new San Francisco-based company. Her dancers are among the hardest working in the area, performing with Margaret Jenkins, Kunst-Stoff, Robert Moses and others. Tiesort is a nine-year veteran of ODC. Garrett puts their skill and experience to good advantage. Though they may well be capable of it, we're not shown any breath-taking virtuosity or technique-transcendent moments of solo glory. Like Garrett's choreography, her dancers are strong on the fundamentals.
In fact, if you're in search of dance that raises goose bumps on your flesh or a lump in your throat, this show is not for you. That's not the point of Garrett's work. But there is a great pleasure in watching the work of a mature choreographer in which all the parts add up to a cohesive whole.
After intermission, Garrett shows two other recent works. Otherwise, a duet for Kara Davis and Tietsort, provides a welcome slowing down of pace to a piano composition by Arvo Pärt performed live by Richard Hawkins. The women begin in a rectangle of golden light, upstage right, wearing dramatic Graham-esque black dresses with short sleeves and slits that reveal their well-muscled limbs. They sway from side to side like the wand of a metronome, eventually working into deeper movement patterns until they are performing on opposite diagonals of the stage. As the piece continues, the two women reverse their positions as if figurines on the lid of a music box, moving in a circular track rather than under their own locomotion.
The finale is the work that has drawn critical applause earlier this year at Summerfest's West Wave Festival. Ostinato is danced by the full ensemble of two men and six women. The saffron and gold toned costumes, and the chanting and tamborine music suggest a band of Hare Krishna followers. There is much playful cuteness the smiles on the dancers' faces are a bit relentless but just when youre ready to dismiss the work as "lite," Garrett slows the pace, drops the lights, and gives us some substance. The once hazy stage clears to reveal a blue and gold streaky sunset projected onto the rear scrim. With Kohlmyer performing downstage, the other members of the ensemble walk hand in hand behind the scrim, perhaps in a spiritual journey from one side of the stage to the other.
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Four-time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen set a world record a few weeks ago by driving an adapted Bentley Continental Supersports convertible at 205.48mph on the frozen sea off the coast of Finland.
The car Juha set the record in is on display at Geneva, and to celebrate the achievement Bentley has built the Supersports 'Ice Speed Record' Convertible, which makes its debut here, too.
Just 100 of the models will be made and it will be the most powerful Bentley yet.
Under the bonnet is a 631bhp, 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 engine paired to a six-speed automatic gearbox driving all four wheels.
The Supersports 'Ice Speed Record' is capable of 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and can reach 100mph in 9.5 seconds. Its top speed is 202mph.
The car comes in three colours Beluga, Quartzite and Arctica White complemented by a dark grey metallic soft top.
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CALGARY - Fresh off the signing of a US $35 million, six-year extension, Miikka Kiprusoff turned in the type of performance that earned him the big pay day.
Kiprusoff made 39 saves and Jarome Iginla led the offence with two goals and an assist as the Calgary Flames won 5-1 over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. "I'm really happy with it, it's good for both me and for the Flames and I can't ask for more," said Kiprusoff, the former Vezina Trophy winner who signed the deal on Monday.
Kiprusoff, 31, would have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
"I was pretty confident it was going to happen at some point. I knew they were going to sign me," Kiprusoff said. "I knew they wanted to keep me here. I wanted to stay here. I like it here. It's a good team and my family likes it here. I was positive it was going to happen."
Iginla, who signed his own long term extension with the Flames in July, was ecstatic about the news.
"It's a huge, huge move," Iginla said. "People always say he's in the top three but we think he's been the best goalie in the NHL the past few seasons. He's not only a great goalie but he's a very good teammate too and an easy guy to play with."
Kiprusoff was sharp from the opening faceoff making solid stops against David Legwand and Rich Peverley in the games opening minutes to the supportive applause of the sell-out crowd of 19,289.
The game turned in Calgary's favour when Iginla scored his seventh goal of the season at 3:59, just seven seconds into the Flames first power play opportunity.
Iginla started the sequence by beating Vernon Fiddler on a face-off. Exhibiting crisp and quick passing, the Flames moved the puck around the Nashville end with Daymond Langkow eventually zipping a pass to Iginla, who one-timed a shot past goaltender Chris Mason.
Matthew Lombardi, Kristian Huselius, and Eric Nystrom, with his first career goal, also scored for Calgary (6-3-3). The Flames are 4-1-1 in the first six games of its season-high seven-game homestand.
Alexander Radulov scored the lone goal for Nashville (4-7-0). The Predators began a five-game road trip with its fifth consecutive loss away from home, where they have been outscored 21-3.
"When we're on the road, it's us against everyone, we don't have any fans, it's going to take all 20 guys in this dressing room to turn this thing around, no one else is going to do it for us," said Nashville forward Jordin Tootoo.
One of Kiprusoff most timely stops came in the second period with the Flames up 2-0 and on a two-man advantage.
Legwand broke away down the right side but after side-stepping Dion Phaneuf on a nifty move, Legwand was thwarted on the dangerous short-handed opportunity by Kiprusoff who turned aside his shot from the top of the crease.
It was less than a minute later that Huselius got the puck in front of the Nashville net and mishandled the puck only for it to slide through the pads of a surprised Mason.
Kiprusoff's shutout bid was snapped 2:31 into the third period by Radulov on a Nashville power-play. Radulov moved into the slot and snapped a perfect shot into the top corner. The goal snapped a 177 minute, 44 second road scoring drought.
"We talked about taking (Kiprusoff's) eyes away from the puck and that was part of our game plan but obviously we didn't execute in that area," said Tootoo. "We've got to do a better job getting to the net and generating those second and third chances."
Calgary wrapped up the scoring with two goals late in the third, the first coming from rookie Nystrom in his fourth career NHL game.
Nystrom, son of former NHLer Bob Nystrom, went to the net down the left-wing and was set up nicely by David Moss for a one-timer.
"I'm sure my Mom did a backflip, she was watching the game back at home tonight," said Nystrom, 24, who was playing in just his fourth career game after making his Flames debut back on Oct. 10, 2005. "It's a big weight off my shoulders. I waited a long time to get a chance to score in the NHL or to even get a chance to contribute. It's been a lot of hard work."
Notes: It was Calgary's 100th consecutive regular season sell-out... Langkow played in his 800th career NHL game... Calgary D Anders Eriksson returned to the line-up after being a healthy scratch four games in a row. He was inserted for David Hale... Calgary RW Owen Nolan is still looking for his first goal as a Flame. The free agent signing has two assists in 12 games... The Flames defence pairing of Dion Phaneuf and Adrian Aucoin have been together for eight games and they are combined plus-19 during that span... The games final two periods of the game were played with just one linesman after Brian Mach left with the flu.


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SCARBOROUGH — In the race for Maine House District 127, both candidates are seeking a course in the middle of the road.
Incumbent Republican Amy Volk is seeking her second two-year term representing the district, which extends east from the Eastern Trail through Pine Point and Prout's Neck. In 2010, she defeated incumbent Democrat Sean Flaherty for the seat.
Volk and her husband, Derek, live on Elbridge Oliver Way and have four children.
Opposing Volk is Democrat Paul Aranson, who served as Cumberland County District Attorney from 1982 to 1990. Aranson is making his first run for a legislative seat.
The father of two grown children, Aranson, 62, is a resident of Minuteman Drive. He practices divorce and family law in Sanford.
Volk said her roots in town allow her to stand out in the race.
"I feel like I'm immersed in the community," she said. She has served as board secretary with the Portland-based Root Cellar and is a founding member of Scarborough Young Life Advisory Committee. Volk was also the board secretary for the Children's Theatre of Maine.
Volk said her first term established her willingness to work with all legislators and she became a member of the Moderate caucus.
Aranson believes he stands out because of his differing view of government. A supporter of free markets, he said government should serve as a correcting mechanism.
"Free markets provide the greatest wealth for the greatest number of people," he said. "Given that distortions occur, only government action can counter imbalances that happen in the system."
The candidates are on opposite sides of Question 1, which would allow same-sex marriages. Aranson has been endorsed by Equality Maine, and Volk said she is opposed to the question but not making it a focus of her campaign.
"I am happy to have the decision made by citizen referendum," Volk said. "And I do believe people in committed relationships should have the same rights as married people."
Aranson said he will also work to work to limit government regulation of "medical reproductive choices."
Volk said the state has made progress in improving its business climate in the last two years.
"We have a 'how can I help you attitude,'" she said, that has replaced a more adversarial tone.
Volk praised reforming health insurance and worker's compensation laws, and supports concepts including allowing applicants to file one permit application to be delivered digitally to the proper agencies.
She said continued streamlining is needed, especially in bureaucracy, and noted the LD-1 regulatory reforms passed in 2011 drew significant bipartisan support .
"It is proof our leadership is willing to work with everybody," she said.
In seeing the current economic climate as one of a lack of demand instead of an abundance of debt, Aranson said he would like to increase state bonding to put more money into the economy.
"We are not going to increase our economy without increasing our tax base," he said.
Aranson suggested tax reform could start by eliminating the sales tax because it is regressive and outdated. Revenue could be replaced by increasing lodging or meals taxes, but he is convinced no sales tax means more jobs.
Aranson attributed current cuts in social spending programs to the tax cuts enacted before it was decided how spending should be curbed. He added the state reductions in social spending do not solve problems, especially as the population ages.
"The costs are just shifted to somebody else. You can't take a hatchet to it. My view is they want to dismantle the safety net," he said.
Volk said it is important to remember the federal waivers sought to reduce MaineCare spending mean the state matches, instead of exceeds, federal standards under the Affordable Care Act.
She said time is needed to judge the impact of cuts, but a continued priority is to eliminate waiting lists for people needing group home care and to redirect spending those who need it most.
Volk said government can play a role in developing or expanding sources of energy, but suggested practical spending like helping businesses access more economical natural gas lines in town.
To expand energy sources, she said she supports more natural gas use and a return to hydroelectric power from existing dams that are not generating a full capacity.
"It's much more reliable and easier to access," she said.
Volk emphasized that conservation is a key, and can be done without government subsidies. From using more efficient light bulbs to forming energy-buying pools for businesses, private efforts at conservation can be accomplished without government assistance, she said.
Aranson's preference is to let the market decide how energy sources emerge and develop.
"I'm not a big winner of letting the government pick winners and losers in the business world," he said.
He said he is wary of subsidies, adding current federal tax breaks and benefits have provided "what I consider a marginal return."
The state can lead by retrofitting buildings for better conservation and buying fuel efficient vehicles, Aranson said, but should limit its involvement otherwise.
"I'm an optimist in terms of adaptability, but let the market lead," he said.
Volk and Aranson emphasized they will not be bound by party lines as they consider legislative issues.
"I am not an ideologue," Volk said.
"I view myself as a middle-of-the-road, common-sense Mainer," Aranson said.
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It's the perfect time of year to plan a getaway. The semester is wrapping up, and most companies are preparing for holiday breaks. So, take advantage of your free time with a mini-vacation.
One of the best cities for a weekend getaway is none other than the Big Easy herself, New Orleans. I know you may be thinking it's not Mardi Gras. But, the truth is New Orleans is a fantastic travel destination anytime of year. It's one of the best places to go when you are traveling on a budget or a time crunch, because there are plenty of affordable activities to do and the casual atmosphere of the city never makes you feel rushed.
So, let me share with you a guide to the perfect 48-hour New Orleans getaway. Be sure to bring a huge appetite, and kiss you liver goodbye.
FRIDAY (Afternoon): One of the best ways to start a New Orleans vacation is by checking into a bed and breakfast in the city. This is the perfect way to experience true southern hospitality and set a wonderful tone for your weekend. The Degas House, once home to French impressionist painter Edgar Degas, not only offers must-see tours for all you art fans out there, but is also one of the best B&B's in the city. Once you are settled into your gorgeous suite full of history and elegance, have an afternoon stroll through New Orleans's City Park, which is only a few steps away.
City Park is one of the oldest urban parks in the country, filled with gorgeous ponds and gigantic Southern Live Oaks draped in Spanish Moss. Make sure not to miss the Botanical Garden, Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and Carousel Garden's Amusement Park.
FRIDAY (Evening): With your first evening in New Orleans approaching, the party is about to start in the French Quarter and you want to get down there. What better time to experience the iconic streetcar. Take the Canal streetcar through Mid City to the CBD. To start the evening off right, walk down the infamous Bourbon Street to a New Orleans classic, Pat O'Briens for your very first Hurricane. That should be enough liquid courage to jump on stage at the World's Famous Cat's Meow karaoke bar. But, don't get to too crazy with the drinks there or this next stop will differently push you over the edge. Just a hop and a skip from Bourbon Street is Pirate's Alley Café and Absinthe House, right next to Saint Louis Cathedral. The presentation of the Absinthe as its being prepared is reason enough to visit.
After that cocktail tour through the city, it's probably best to take a break from the drinks and sop up some of that liquor in your belly. Try resident favorite Adolfo's in the Marigny, an Italian restaurant with Cajun-creole flare.
FRIDAY (Late Night): One of the best places for late night bar hopping in New Orleans is Frenchmen Street, filled with some of the best jazz bars and music venues like Maison; and the Marigny neighborhood crawling with dive bars and local-approved quirky spaces, like the two-level tapas bar, Mimi's. Once you spend some time in this neighborhood you will never want to leave, and most likely won't until late night turns to early morning.
So, as you walk through the French Quarter to the streetcar, take the time to visit the legendary, 24-hour Café Du Monde for the best sober-up food: beignets and really fucking strong coffee.
SATURDAY (Morning): After you sleep off your first New Orleans hangover, start the morning off with a walk through the French Market and breakfast at The Grill on Chartres Street, a diner with amazing omelets and an unforgettable atmosphere.
SATURDAY (Mid Day): This is the perfect time for a tour of Mardi Gras World to view the decadent, beautiful parade floats up close. It's a must see! These floats are truly breathtaking works of art. After, jump on a Saint Charles streetcar and head down to the Garden District for an amazingly delicious lunch, or late brunch at Achafalaya Café. Their whole menu is fantastic, but I highly recommend the fried green tomatoes, and shrimp and grits. Their signature cocktails can't be missed either, especially the spicy ginger margarita and duck fat sazerac.
SATURDAY (Afternoon): Let's roll right into the afternoon of day two on your Big Easy adventure. After lunch, take a stroll down Magazine Street where you can shop 'til you drop. With tons of vintage stores, fashion boutiques, and antique shops, no shopping fan can miss an afternoon on Magazine Street.
SATURDAY (Evening): As the sun begins to set, walk over to Tipitina's on Napoleon Ave. for some live music and chilled cocktails in an intimate setting. After, you can have a modern, elevated Creole dinner at Upperline Restaurant. It is certainly a fine dinning experience. I recommend the Taste of New Orleans Dinner, where seven favorite dishes are served in three courses.
SATURDAY (Late Night): Not far from Upperline, where you just had your mind blown by delicious Creole cooking, is The Columns Hotel. Inside The Columns you will find another resident favorite, The Victorian Lounge, filled with romantic finishes, a Mahogany bar, and a sophisticated, elegant atmosphere. The Columns is a great place in the Garden District to order a sazerac.
After The Columns, pop on over to The Delachaise wine bar, located on St. Charles Ave. This is one of the most popular bars in New Orleans at the moment, and one of the best places for wine by the glass.
If you're feeling up for the trek, or willing to take a short cab ride, head a few blocks up to Cure on Feret Street. Cure is one of the coolest bars in the neighborhood and serves marvelous signature cocktails. It is certainly considered one of the city's most polished and stylish of the bars.
SUNDAY (Morning): The weekend came and went. You wake up to your last day in New Orleans. I know it's sad and you feel like crying, but don't. Instead celebrate all the fun you've had so far… with brunch! You absolutely cannot leave New Orleans with out experiencing jazz brunch at Commander's Palace. The music and the food are to die for. If a meal were ever deemed "fabulous" it would be this one.
SUNDAY (Afternoon): As your weekend getaway comes to a close, take a little time to experience one last New Orleans moment. Take a cruise on the Steamboat Natchez. It's a classic attraction and staple to the city. It's the perfect ending note, full of southern hospitality, great music, and a spectacular view of the city from the Mississippi River. It gives you a chance to relax, reflect and figure out what exactly happened the night before because you don't quite remember. And then, make your way back to your B&B to pack and wave goodbye to one of the greatest cities on the planet.
This may only be a starter kit to New Orleans and this is certainly not the most touristy vacation guide, but you will have fun and leave loving the city and the memories you've made… well, possibly a little hung over too.


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Grant Manser was only 16 years old when he first set up damaging software which helped cyber-hackers crash over 224,000 websites around the world. Working from the comfort of his Midland home, the young teen designed the "stresser" program and sold it to worldwide customers on the infamous hidden internet 'Dark Web' only used for criminal purposes for as little as £4.99.
Extra: "Stresser" programs, aka. DOS ("Denial of Service") programs work by flooding websites, servers and email addresses with so much data they could not cope, causing them to temporarily crash.
Grant Manser leaving Birmingham Crown Court (Source: Daily Mail)
The British teenager of Kidderminster, a town near Birmingham in the UK, allegedly sold website-crashing software to around 4,000 customers who used it to carry out attacks on 224,548 targets from around the world. Among the victims included businesses, schools, colleges and government departments from Poland, France, other EU countries, the United States and the Netherlands, to name a few. A victim even included Harrogate And Hull College which suffered its entire computer network crash for 14 hours after unhappy students bought one of Manser's tools to launch on the institutions' websites following displeasure at being kept behind for detention.
Harrogate and Hull College (Source: Daily Mail)
Indeed, it was these DOS attacks which led Manser's operations to be discovered as local law enforcements managed to track down the various attacks to Manser's tools, and eventually managed to detect his real identity.
Officers from the Regional Cyber Crime Unit arrested the teen at his family home and seized his computer equipment, which was found to contain four DOS systems capable of launching multi-level DOS attacks, called Dejabooter, Vexstresser, netspoof and Refinedstresser. These DOS programs were sold on the 'Dark Web' at prices ranging from £4.99 to £20.
Manser's family home (Source: Daily Mail)
Before Manser was convicted, the Birmingham Crown Court heard Manser's scheme had been operating over a four-year period between January 2012 and November 2014. Manser, now aged 20, was said to have had 12,800 registered users and, of these, just under 4,000 had bought DOS packages. They had then carried out 603,499 attacks on 224,548 targets. All in all, the court heard Manser had a successful turnover of £50,000 during the period of his operations, of which he accepted via PayPal payments. By the time he was arrested, Manser's business was doing so well he had started to advertise for support staff.
During his police interviews, the teenager stated that he initially got the idea for the "stresser" programs and to create and sell his own DOS tools after working for another hacker in the United States, which opened his eyes to the potential cash he could make from such schemes.
The judge, Nicholas Cole, went easy on Manser because his defending lawyer, Jamie Baxter, argued that Manser did not partake in any attacks, but rather only did it purely for monetary gains, which he mostly saved. Manser had not blown away his £50,000 extravagantly, choosing instead to spend it updating his computer equipment and devoting it to his motorbike which was his hobby. Manser's tool did not give users access to closed computer systems, and was not designed to compromise private data.
Baxter, defending his client, stated: "He is not a hacker. The system doesn't take or hack any information from the websites being attacked." He added: "He was only 16 when he started to do this and it was his immaturity and naivety which led him to commit these offences."
Manser was convicted in Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to six charges under the Computer Misuse Act and four under the Serious Crime Act. His sentence by Judge Cole was two years in juvenile detention suspended for 18 months with the requirement to perform 100 hours unpaid work and also pay £800 in damages costs to cover his conviction of all 10 crimes.
Yet, Manser was spared a jail sentence from the judge after the judge acknowledged that he only did it for financial gains and described the teen as "young and naive". In addition, the judge was seemingly impressed by the fact that Manser's DOS tools were built containing secret safeguards in its software which prevented the tool from being exploited to attack 'blacklist' organisations such as healthcare organisations, banks, the police or the FBI.
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