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Reviewed December 5, 2008 by Lisa Gade, Editor
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HTC's Touch Pro has been one of the hottest Windows Mobile touch screen phones of 2008, and now three out of four of the top US carriers are offering it. Verizon is the latest to jump on the bandwagon with their version of the HTC Touch Pro XV6850. Like its relatives the HTC Touch Pro on Sprint and the HTC Fuze on AT&T, the Verizon Touch Pro features a VGA touch screen, HTC's TouchFLO 3D user interface, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, EVDO Rev. A, GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth. It's sleek, it's shiny black and a fingerprint magnet, but when clean it looks lovely. The Verizon Touch Pro lacks the GSM version's diamond-faceted back, or Sprint's contrasting soft-touch finish and is instead a gloss black slab.
Though the flush touch screen and TouchFLO 3D are what sets the HTC Touch Pro apart from other manufacturers' Windows Mobile phones as well as older HTC phones, Verizon ships theirs with TouchFLO 3D turned off. Oye! HTC intended TouchFLO 3D to be a new and easy user interface that even newbies could easily understand. Yet, Verizon expects those who purchase the Pro to not be newbies. In fact, if you're not very familiar with Windows Mobile Professional or haven't played with other TouchFLO 3D phones (offered by other carriers since this is Verizon's only model), then you might not even know how to turn on this feature. So here it is: Go to the Start Menu and choose settings. Click on the Today icon, then select the "items" tab near the bottom. Check the box labeled TouchFLO 3D, then hit the OK button at the upper right.
Now that TouchFLO 3D is up and running, we'll say that we still prefer the black theme found on the overseas GSM and Sprint versions of the phone to Verizon's red and gray theme, but it's more appealing than AT&T's very light gray and orange theme. It's quite hard to change TouchFLO 3D's theme colors (unlike standard WinMo themes), and that's why we harp on this. The 2.8" VGA display is sharp and bright-- a real pleasure to behold. It's visible outdoors, though it does wash out and succumb to glare.
Back view with the keyboard slider open.
The 5 row QWERTY keyboard is roomy and we're happy that Verizon went with a top number row rather than AT&T's top symbol row. However, those keys have very little travel and tactile feedback compared to the Sprint and AT&T versions. The layout is somewhat odd: the period is to the left of the spacebar rather than the right, the comma (on the period key) requires an Fn key press and the arrow keys are shifted a bit toward the middle so the up arrow falls between the n and m keys. Weird. The Verizon version loses the oversized enter/return key, and it's moved from the normal location to the bottom right corner.
Above: the Verizon Touch Pro keyboard.
Below: the Sprint version.
While the Samsung Omnia i910 and even the BlackBerry Storm might try to muscle in on the iPhone's territory with their slate-design touch screens, the Touch Pro with its chunkier build and hardware keyboard flirts more with the business set. Though Windows Mobile might lack the sex appeal of the iPhone's OS, it is very powerful, expandable with 3rd party applications and handles networking well. HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface does add a good dose of eye candy and fun-- using the Touch Pro isn't the usual boring, stylus-centric Windows Mobile Professional experience. The various TouchFLO 3D screens take over common tasks such as viewing your schedule, accessing photo caller ID, viewing photos, texting, checking email, checking the weather (the prettiest weather we've ever seen on a phone) and launching favorite applications.
TouchFLO 3D does a lot of hard work behind the scenes, especially in the graphics department, and as a result the Touch Pro isn't as snappy (when navigating through the TouchFLO 3D screens) as some older, vanilla Windows Mobile Pro phones. But we'll take finger-friendly, attractive and fun over a slight speed boost. That said, Verizon's version of the Pro is a little slower than the Fuze and more than a little slower than the Sprint Touch Pro. Verizon went with 192 megs of RAM rather than the Sprint and AT&T versions' 288 megs, and that may explain the difference, especially when several applications are running in the background. In particular, running Opera Mobile 9.5 (also memory and resource hungry) can slow down TouchFLO 3D. We noticed this with the original GSM HTC Touch Diamond, a device that also had 192 rather than 288 megs of RAM.
The BlackBerry Storm, HTC Touch Pro and Samsung Omnia i910.
Video Review of the Verizon Touch Pro
For those of you who feel that video speaks a thousand words, here's our 10 minute video review of the Verizon HTC Touch Pro XV6850:
Phone and Data
The HTC Touch Pro on Verizon is a CDMA dual band digital phone with EVDO Rev. A for fast data and fallback to 1xRTT. None of the Touch Pro or Diamond models are reception demons, so we weren't surprised to discover that the Verizon version has weak reception. If you're in a strong coverage area, you won't have a problem, but weak coverage areas like ours where many Verizon phones manage just one bar of reception equal no coverage on the Touch Pro. Unfortunately for those who love Windows Mobile and Verizon, the recently released Omnia i910 doesn't fair much better. Outgoing voice quality is good but not stellar, while incoming voice is quite clear, albeit with lower than average volume. We were impressed with the phone's voice quality with a relatively poor signal (-95 db) and heard less digital garbling compared to other Verizon phones in poor coverage areas.
The HTC Touch Pro comes with MS Voice Command 1.6, a speaker independent voice dialing and command system that we like. It requires no voice tags and can tell you the incoming caller's name (if they're in your contacts), the time, what's your next appointment and more. To start Voice Command, press and hold the green call send button. The phone's screen turns off a few seconds into a call to avoid accidental screen presses, so you'll need to press the power button to turn the display on as needed. Tip: the phone uses the ambient light sensor in the earpiece slot to detect that the phone is against your face, so the display won't turn off if you're using speaker phone. However, it won't turn the display back on if you start a call with your face against the phone, then move it away as do the iPhone and Samsung Eternity.
Like all Windows Mobile phones, the Pro supports IMAP, POP3, MS Exchange and MS Direct Push email. Messaging, the equivalent of Outlook email on Windows handles multiple accounts, attachments, signatures, secure server connections and more. In addition the phone can do both SMS text messaging and MMS, though oddly there's no IM client.
The HTC Touch Pro runs on a 528MHz Qualcomm CPU as do HTC's other TouchFLO 3D phones. It has 192 megs of RAM (down from 288 megs on the Sprint and AT&T versions) and 512 megs of flash memory with nearly 300 megs free for storage. There's an SDHC microSD card slot on the phone's side under the battery cover (no need to remove the battery to access the card) and it worked well with our 4 and 8 gig SDHC high capacity cards.
Multimedia... not so much
There aren't many other salient differences between the units beyond carrier software customizations. The Verizon version lacks the impressive multimedia clout of the AT&T and Sprint models: there's no YouTube Player or HTC Streaming Media Player (AT&T didn't include an icon for the YouTube player but the program is still there in the Windows directory while it's not to be found on the Verizon version). In fact, the phone is lacking video codecs to play lowly mobile YouTube content (m.youtube.com) through Windows Media Player Mobile, even though the Omnia has them. While Sprint's model has Sprint TV (service included with their Everything plans) and AT&T has CV streaming video (included with any unlimited data plan), Verizon offers nada. No V Cast, no Mobile TV-- just you and your business-oriented phone.
You can store videos on a microSD card-- the Touch Pro works with SDHC high capacity cards and the slot is under the battery cover but doesn't require battery removal. It handles WMV and MP4 files fine up to 550kbps using Windows Media Player Mobile. We tested the Pro with CorePlayer, the commercial version of TCPMP, and it worked well with MP3 and a variety of video formats, though the YouTube support didn't work.
Like the other US HTC Touch Pro models, the Verizon version has a 1340 mAh Lithium Ion battery that's user replaceable. Like the Sprint version, battery life is a sore point, especially if push email is turned on, or if the phone is set to check non-push email frequently (e.g.: every 15 minutes).
On other Touch Diamond and Touch Pro models, the d-pad center ring pulses white when the phone is charging. The Verizon version pulses first the call send and end buttons (green, red), then the d-pad ring and finally the white home and back buttons. It's like a mini-Christmas light installation.
The Verizon Touch Pro's GPS does a better job of acquiring satellites than the Fuze, though it's not as fast to get a fix as the Sprint version or the Omnia i910. The GPS works only with Verizon's own VZ Navigator software, which costs $10/month. It's a very capable mapping and navigation application that downloads maps and POIs over the data connection as needed. The POI listings are extensive and the spoken turn-by-turn directions are clear and easy to follow. The application didn't do well when we went off track-- unlike most other carrier-based navigation solutions and even some of Verizon's other GPS-enabled phones, it took about a half mile before it came up with a new route (it did manage to track us on the map, though that map is too zoomed out to read street names easily). Since the GPS is locked, it didn't work with Google Maps, Garmin XT Mobile or Windows Live Search.
The HTC Touch Pro has a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus lens. Image quality is very good, and the LED flash helps just a bit in low light situations. As with most other HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro phones, at the default setting, images are over-sharpened, which is sometimes pleasing but at other times not so nice. This can be remedied by changing camera settings to tone down sharpening. Color balance and saturation are both very good, while contrast is good except in harsh outdoor lighting situations.
The camera can also shoot video up to QVGA resolution in H.263, 3GPP2 and MPEG4 formats. Video is decent, though not as impressive as still shots.
These sample photos were taken at the highest resolution. Click on a photo to see a larger version in a new window.
Verizon has cranked out an all-business version of the HTC Touch Pro, and while there's absolutely nothing wrong with business phones, the Touch Pro seems an odd choice-- it's something like having an Aston Martin stripped down for daily commuter or beater car use. Having reviewed all the HTC Touch Diamond and most of the Touch Pro variants available around the world, we can't help but feel sad at what's missing here: TouchFLO 3D disabled by default, YouTube and Streaming Media Player gone, HTC's RSS reader gone, no IM client, less RAM and the GPS is locked to Verizon's own service. But with all that said, the Verizon Touch Pro is indeed a solid business phone, and a good choice for those who rely on MS Exchange sync for contacts, calendar and email. Call quality is good, though reception is a little weak, and with 3rd party application add-ons, the phone can crank up the multimedia a notch or two.
Pro: Attractive, very good VGA display with flush touch screen. TouchFLO 3D is a pleasure to use. Offers the power of Windows Mobile-- customization, 3rd party apps, robust email support. Has EVDO Rev. A for fast data.
Con: TouchFLO 3D is turned off by default and there's not a brain-dead easy way to turn it on. Odd keyboard layout and keys are low-travel. GPS is locked to VZ Navigator, phone has less RAM than other carrier's versions. YouTube Player and HTC Streaming Media Player are missing. Battery life isn't tops.
Web sites: www.verizonwireless.com, www.htc.com
Price: $349 after $70 mail-in rebate with a 2 year contract. $539 without contract
Display: 65K color
TFT color touch screen LCD. Screen size diagonally: 2.8". Resolution:
VGA 480 x 640, portrait mode with support for landscape mode. Supports TV out with optional cable.
Battery: 1340 mAh Lithium
Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable.
Performance: 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7501A processor. 192 megs RAM, 512 megs flash ROM with ~ 290 megs free after HTC and Verizon's customizations have loaded on first boot.
Size: 4.17 x 2.04 x 0.71 inches. 4.94 ounces.
Phone: CDMA dual band digital 800/1900MHz. EVDO Rev. A for fast data with fallback to 1xRTT.
Camera: 3.2 megapixel with autofocus lens. LED flash. 2048 x 1536 max photo resolution. CIF 352 x 288, 176 x 144, 128 x 96 resolutions for video. Video capture formats: H.263, 3GPP2 and MPEG4.
Audio: Built
in speaker, mic and HTC ExtUSB stereo headphone
jack (stereo headset with matching "Diamond" design included). Voice Recorder and Windows Pocket Media Player 10 included for your MP3 and video playback pleasure.
Networking: Integrated
WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR with headset, handsfree, serial port, PAN, A2DP and AVRC profiles.
GPS: Yes. Works with Sprint Navigation and other mapping and navigation applications.
Software: Windows
Mobile 6.1 Professional. TouchFLO 3D user interface. MS Office Mobile suite (mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote), Outlook mobile (Messaging, contacts, calendar, tasks, notes), Windows Media Player mobile, Remote Desktop, Modem Link (tethering over USB or Bluetooth), Pictures and Videos. Opera 9.5 mobile web browser, HTC's photo viewer, Zip manager, WorldCard Mobile (business card reader), MP3 Trimmer, JetCet Print 5. Verizon apps: VZ AppZone and VZ Navigator. Wireless Sync capable.
Expansion slot: SDHC microSD card slot.
SAR rating: 1.43 W/kg (head).
In the box: Touch Pro, 2 styli, USB sync/charger cable, world charger, headphone adapter, software CDs and printed guide.
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Community welcomes agreement to reexamine radiation risk at Hunters Point Shipyard
The SF Bay View newspaper applauds the strength and integrity of state and federal regulators who have taken the ultimate stand in protecting the health and future of the Bayview Hunters Point community. In so doing you have joined the "Forest of Mighty Oaks" planted in Bayview Hunters Point who have stood in open defiance against the tyranny and onslaught of political corruption and for-profit development operating in San Francisco. But we hate to say we told you so ... for over 15 years!
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Due to San Francisco's housing crunch, Treasure Island became a repository for low-income families and people at risk of homelessness. Consequently, the Navy's ad nauseam public reassurances to largely poor and people of color at Treasure Island that no dangerous levels of radioactivity now exist imparts a suspicious race and class taint to its minimizations and denials.
Letter to Lisa Jackson, EPA chief: Navy was wrong to dissolve...
Dear Lisa Jackson, your immediate attention is needed to help our community combat horrific toxic exposure from the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Your immediate attention is desired by a community historically under environmentally racist assault perpetrated by the United States Navy, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the Mayor's Office, the Redevelopment Agency and the developer, Lennar.
Privatizing California: Senate Bill 792
In their fight against the push to privatize their state park, Bayview Hunters Point activists are fighting the privatization of California as hard as anyone I know. They're fighting for all of us, so I hope that other Californians who don't want to see the whole state on the auction block will contact their Assembly representatives and ask them to vote against Senate Bill 792.
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San Franciscans have a right to be outraged about SB 792, sponsored by state Sen. Mark Leno. SB 792 unnecessarily gives away a valuable California State Park in exchange for high-rise condominiums. If San Franciscans allow parkland that was set aside in trust for Californians to enjoy to be transferred to private developers, we risk opening a Pandora's box that allows development to go unfettered in state parks already threatened by budget cuts.
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Trinity 9 – 24 July 2016 – WING Buckinghamshire
Gospel Luke 11
Welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer
11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
2 He said to them, "When you pray, say:
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation.'"
5 Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.' 7 And suppose the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Daily repetition of Lord's Prayer — masks shocking nature of Jesus' words.
· God addressed by name
· Jesus calls God by familial Abba
· We are to pray with shameless audacity (11:8)
· God may otherwise deliberately lead us into temptation
Jesus was praying probably aloud— disciples asked — they wanted to be taught to pray in practical way — like John the Baptist taught his followers. Did Jesus' disciples not already know how to pray?
God portrayed as unjust — like Unjust Judge in Parable of Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-18) — parable taught by Jesus 'to show them that they should always pray and not give up.' Here again in Lord's Prayer — householder does help through neighbourliness but petitioner's shameless audacity.
Jesus says Ask and it will be given to you — is that your experience? — are ALL prayers answered? — if not, what did Jesus actually mean? — or are we doing it wrong?
These are contentious issues — should not discourage us from prayer — we should seek to understand its place in our daily lives.
Not optional — Jesus prayed regularly
· Commenced as Holy Spirit descended on him at baptism
· Wrestled with God in Gethsemane
· But encouraged active listening — previous chapter with advice to Mary and Martha — better way is to listen and learn rather than busy yourself with activity all the time however helpful.
Whatever difficulties in interpretation — God is compassionate — wants to give us what he wants us to have — including daily bread although that might sound hollow in places of famine and deprivation.
Our ultimate aim — to be tucked up in bed as inheritors and members of God's household — not outside knocking with our petitions as "friend of a friend" or even neighbours. We long to become full members of God's household and share God's mind in the fullness of the Kingdom.
Lord's Prayer — 5 petitions:
1. Hallowed be thy name — hallowed and sanctified mean made holy — having received gift of Holy Spirit
2. Coming of the Kingdom — we are asking for something God longs to give — Kingdom is revealed in Jesus. Kingdom not yet fully come — has come near or is at hand (references throughout the gospels)
Kingdom like rising dough — all ingredients are there — will in fullness of time come to finality — we are to proclaim the Kingdom even though it is not yet come in all its fullness
3. Daily Bread — trust in God's mercies every day — God knows our needs before we ask for them — be like lilies or ravens.
Beware of excess — we only need essentials of life not excess that leads to inequality and sin of possession
God is present to us through Jesus in breaking of the bread — Lord's Prayer comes in Eucharist
4. Forgive sins and debts — different translations affect meaning — forgive also means Release — debtors released from indebtedness at Jubilee — word debt also means sin
Jesus offers release of captives and eyes for those who are blind:
Nazareth in Temple — quoting Isaiah 58 and 61
'The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.'
God will not forgive us unless we forgive others.
5. Lead us not into temptation — NRSV "time of trial" — Jesus himself was tempted in wilderness and elsewhere — when Satan's moment came, the Holy Spirit led him through — and the Spirit will also guide us in time of trial — this is what Jesus told the disciples to pray for in a number of references in the gospels.
What is Prayer? — to petition God? — to remind him of his duty towards us? — to seek to change his mind?
Amusing yes, but how often do Christians treat prayer in these and other ways that are wrong?
How would you define prayer?
· Shape our mind to God's
· Align our thoughts and intentions to those of the Creator
· Make us fit for the Kingdom?
· Help us live the only life worthwhile — one rooted in God's love.
13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"


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The C12 Group, the nation's largest organization of peer advisory groups for Christian CEOs and executives was honored as a Certified Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. BCWI is an international non-profit, research-based, organizational development and human resources consulting firm with a vision to see Christian workplaces set the standard as the best, most effective places to work in the world.
"Attaining BCWI Certification is not easy," said BCWI President Al Lopus. "About half of the organizations we survey achieve Certification, and many organizations survey multiple years before receiving this distinction."
With full-time board Chairs in over 90 US metro markets, The C12 Group's BCWI Certified status reflects a "healthy-to-flourishing" culture, meeting predetermined standards of excellence on eight factors; fantastic teams, life-giving work, outstanding talent, uplifting growth, rewarding compensation, inspirational leadership, sustainable strategy, and healthy communication.
The C12 Group President and CEO Mike Sharrow believes working with BCWI will help spur C12 to continuously improve as an organization.
"We are humbled by this Certification. Part of our promise it to strive to practice everything we promote, which includes an eternally balanced scorecard and God-honoring culture."
Dave Shoemaker searched for a career with greater impact for years before opening his C12 Group practice in Philadelphia.
"I wanted to leverage two joys in my life and use them for God's glory; work with business owners to help them get a step closer to their hopes and dreams, and share with groups in a transparent, authentic, and vulnerable way. I learned of C12 through an only-God moment and knew it was what He had been preparing me for my entire career."
Led by highly-knowledgeable, full-time board Chairs, the C12 experience includes monthly peer advisory groups and one-on-one coaching sessions for qualified member companies. Current C12 members include companies from 1 million to 1 billion in annual revenue.
However, C12 is not a professional networking group, business Bible study, or a guest speaker forum. It's a movement of leaders changing the world by advancing the Kingdom of God through the marketplace. C12 members gain insight and wisdom from those who have "been there". The business leaders within each group encourage and hold each other accountable to the core values and Biblical principles that guide them while working to improve their businesses.
David Gullotti, Vice President of Market Expansion for The C12 Group, helps new C12 Chairs discover the best and highest use of their God given gifts, talents, skills, abilities, and passion to help C12 members build great businesses...with a greater purpose.
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Book Review: Long Days of Small Things by Catherine McNiel
I was excited about this book because the author seemed so easy to relate to as she shares about herself in the first pages.. She admitted she wasn't the world's greatest mom, not in the "now-everyone-can-relate-to-me" kind of way but in the, "no-really,-I-don't-have-it-together" kinda way. She proceeds with a book full of examples on how to use motherhood as a spiritual discipline.
This is a singular idea and one that should be exposed as much as possible. Think about it. As mom's we are more disciplined then we probably ever have been! We may not get up to run at 5am but we certainly wake up to any little cry in the middle of the night? We budget our time (even if it is just to survive) and we make it through each marathon day. We keep more people than just ourselves alive every day. You don't get much more disciplined than that!
To realize that some of these disciplines can blur over into the spiritual since is wonderful to me! Each chapter ends with a topic point and an idea to go with it. This I didn't find helpful for me and wish she would have included more stories but maybe if I used this in a group setting it would be more ideal!
I would totally read more books by this author, Catherine McNiel. She is funny and lighthearted but deep at the same time!
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November 5, 2009
Social Networking in Person. What a Concept
I'll post more on this later. On my way to give a talk with Constance Ard on social networking for lawyers, but here's what I was doing last night.
The Seed 2020 was a great event as told by friend and sponsor, Steve Arnold, of ArnoldIT fame, on his blog, Beyond Search:
Meeting keynote speaker, Dr. Emeka Akaezuwa's, and listening to his story was a humbling experience. Something I can always use.


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Sage-o-Soothe tea infusion is pure herbal power from sun-charged wild sage. This is the whole food way to get the power of wild sage. This is the original wild high-mountain sage used as a healthy tea. Also known as Mountain Tea it is handpicked wild from the remote wilderness. It's potent, without caffeine. That's why it is the healthiest tea available. Sage-o-Soothe tea infusion has the power of photonic energy–the synergy of mountain rock and sun. Wild sage is a natural source of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Drink your Sage-o-Soothe infusion every day for better health.
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So I'm going to tell you how I feel about words, and the words I use.
Now, words are tricksy things sometimes. For example, I have no fucking problem being a little obscene here – I mean, it is my personal goddamn blog, after all. But there are some places that naughty words like "fuck" and "damn" and "shit" and what-have-you just shouldn't be used. Such places include things like:
- Telling stories to young children,
- School and professional papers and correspondence, and
- Talking to one's grandparents (This varies, I understand, but I wouldn't be caught dead swearing around mine!)
But in the end, there are reasons why every human language has some form of obscenity in it.
If you ask me, one of those reasons is that profanity allows for a broader expression of meaning. If I say "The fact that the Personhood bill is still being considered in Virginia makes me really angry," it doesn't get quite the same point across as me saying "The fact that the Personhood bill is still being considered in Virginia makes me really fucking angry." With the simple and sparing application of profanity, you can better understand that said bill's continued existence, in the parlance of one of my high school English classes, really grinds my beans.
Now along with knowing the proper venues in which to employ profanity, it is also important to know not to overuse it. If I say "The fucking fact that the goddamned Personhood bill is still being fucking considered in Virginia makes me really fucking angry," I'm not enhancing my point, unless the point I'm trying to make is that I'm a misanthropic teenager with no idea how to use a thesaurus (protip: personally, that is not the kind of point I generally intend to make), and even for that, it sounds a bit overwrought.
At the end of the day, I think that omitting all obscenity in favor of being unoffensive cripples a language. There are times and places for outrage and obscene happiness and a general lack of moderation, and it's rather silly to stifle one's ability to communicate those emotion in order to uphold some sort of Victorian sensibility over words that aren't fit for polite society.
Personally, I think I make my points better, at least in this venue, when I include profanity where appropriate (this is largely due to the fact that I'm writing opinion pieces about how I feel about things). I'm not trying to make these posts into a slurry of obscenity. And, really, there are a lot of words that I do not think are appropriate for use here, but that's a discussion for... another time.


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Hello everybody! I've been living in the woods for the past 3+ weeks up near Granite Falls, Washington, and there ain't no WIFI in the woods, so that's why the blogs have temporarily ceased. But right now, I am just relaxing at home, as I have a day off before I head back up to Hidden Valley Camp tomorrow. There are three camp "sessions"... the first one ended Friday afternoon, and the second one starts Sunday afternoon and ends in early August. For 1st session, I was a group counselor for a bunch of rowdy but lovable 10-year-olds, and 2nd session I will be taking care of 13-14 year-olds. I learned a ton during 1st session and had a great time, and I hope to have an even better time 2nd session.
Anyway, let's talk about weather. It has been extremely dry and hot. Campfires are a big part of HVC, but we haven't been able to have them in many areas because of how hot and dry it is. I'm not getting my tan on this summer, but I am definitely getting my "dust" on, and when I go to take a shower at night, you can see a clear color change on either side of my sock, with lighter color below and darker above. The darker hues are not due to sun exposure. It is unbelievably dusty up there right now.
Why has this been happening? Well, there are two main reasons. The primary reason is that we have had a massive ridge of high pressure over our area. As my TV meteorologist friend Matthew Leach says, "high means dry", and it also equals warm, as high pressure is associated with sinking air, and as a given parcel of this air sinks, it compresses and increases in temperature (note: because the temperature of this sinking air parcel increases but its volume decreases, the total amount of heat in the sinking air parcel remains unchanged). This process is known as adiabatic warming.
To illustrate how prominent this ridge has been, let's take a look at the 500 mb level heights from July 2nd. Sea-Tac had a high of 93 on this day (they had a high of 92 the previous day and had highs above 90 the next three days, tying the record for the most consecutive 90+ days (I believe it was set back in the early 80s)). There is a huge ridge over the entire Intermountain West and Pacific Northwest.
|Valid 05:00 pm PDT, Thu 02 Jul 2015. Retrieved from UW mm5rt modeling site.
The secondary effect that contributes to our warmth is a large mass of unusually warm water off our coast. When we have onshore flow, the Pacific moderates our climate substantially, but if the air coming off the Pacific is passing over warmer-than-normal water, it will not cool off as much before it gets here, and we will see warmer conditions than one would expect without this warm water. As you can see, this warm water in the NE Pacific is quite expansive. This big mass of warm water appeared during last summer as well, and last summer was super warm, so when you consider that this summer is off to an even warmer start, it is not surprising to see the warm water reappear. Nick Bond, who is the state climatologist and a UW professor (I took a class from him and he is truly a first-class teacher and human being) casually named this big area of warm water "The Blob" last summer, and the name stuck. The Blob is back, and it is making us even warmer. The Blob tends to form under calm conditions where there are persistent ridges of high pressure that prevent warm surface water from mixing with cooler water from the depths below, and boy oh boy have we had our share of persistent ridges over the past couple weeks.
|Retrieved from IRI Global SST Maproom
Was this predicted? You betcha! Look what NOAA's CFS model predicted earlier this spring. I couldn't find past CFSv2 simulations so I found this from Cliff Mass' blog post "Drought Misinformation," which I highly suggest you read. Contrary to popular belief, the Pacific Northwest didn't experience a precipitation drought this past winter. However, we are off to a hot and dry start to summer, so things could get worse for us if we don't cool off or get some rainfall.
Finally, the Pacific Northwest has been the hottest place (compared to normal) in the U.S. over the past month. Eastern Washington has been 6-7 degrees above normal. I remember reading the paper one morning late June and seeing the temperature forecast for the day. Walla Walla: 108. Riyadh, Baghdad, and Cairo: 105.
|CPC Temperature Analysis
Thankfully, things have cooled off, and we will see some light shower tonight and tomorrow. It won't be long before the sun gives any remaining showers on Monday the boot, giving us mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s for Tuesday-Thursday. There's a chance of more (gasp!) showers on Friday and Saturday, so the mega-heat looks to be gone for now. Thank goodness.
Thanks for reading! I'll update as often as possible.


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Our Week in Photos | Family Documentary Photography
We head back to New York this morning! Its been a fun and challenging two weeks. It was so good seeing all of our friends and family, but I am looking forward to getting Logan's sleep back on track!
We drove back from Tahoe on Monday, stopping again at the The Nut Tree for lunch. The kids played for a little while at the playground there.
On Tuesday I met my friend Jen's brand new twins! So teeny!
Lunch out on the deck. My mom gets very creative with Lucy's lunches!
Swimming has been an every-afternoon activity. Lila is going to miss the pool!
We discovered that Logan loved the big floor pillows at my parents' house, so to keep him quiet we had those out in the TV room a lot. The kids sat on them to watch movies.
On Wednesday we spent the morning at the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum with Lucy and Dave. The kids had a lot of fun.
On Friday we had a BBQ at my parents' house and many of my oldest and dearest friends and their kids stopped by. It was so nice to see everyone and meet all the babies!
On Saturday I had breakfast with my best friend Michele and her boys and then yesterday my family went out for Mexican food and we spent some time with my sister in the afternoon.
And then, of course, there was one last swim.
We are off to the airport in a few hours, headed back to steamy New York!
Wishing you all a great week!


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Herbs and aromatic plants production in the North of Italy
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The Po Valley offers you the opportunity to visit medicinal and aromatic crops (e.g. Mentha piperita, Passiflora, Artemisia spp., Satureja hortensis, Hypericum perforatum, Hyssopus officinalis, Salvia Sclarea, Matricaria chamomilla, Melissa officinalis, Malva silvestris, Echinacea spp., Coriandrum sativum, Taraxacum officinalis, Cnicus benedictus).
Take a chance to see the processing for drying and extraction of the herbs.
Then take a big breath and surf the mountain areas to see medicinal and aromatic plants cultivated under organic and biodynamic farming (Melissa officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Thymus vulgaris, Satureja hortensis, etc).
Essential oil extraction facilities are built near by the field.
Finally, reach the close by Mediterranean see and visit the Riviera in the Liguria Region, with its district of Albenga, producing more than 18 millions of pots per year of all sort of aromatic plants and herbs.
Explore the diversity of the aromatic plant production of Northwest of Italy, enjoy the beautiful landscape of the area, make contact with growers, processors, sellers, academicians and discuss with them the different methods of cultivation techniques they are using.
This professional tour is designed for growers, buyers, sellers and professionals willing to gain further knowledge of the medicinal and aromatic plant production and processing with their diversified production systems.


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Private 26910, 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment (previously 25556 Lincolnshire Regiment), killed in action, 9th April 1917, aged 35
Born at Crowle in 1882, Tom was the eldest son of Thomas and Evelena Dale (nee Lindley) and older brother of George and Robert Dale. His mother was from Crowle but his father was a flax dresser from Egremont in Cumbria. When Tom was born the family still lived in Gas House Road.
Like the other male members of his family Tom was also a farm worker. Although he was a prize winning one, being the inaugural winner of the Crowle Ploughing Association competition in 1908. In 1901 he was working for Reuben Maw at Curlews Farm, Crowle Wharf but shortly before enlisting Tom had given up farm work and was in business with his mother as a carrier.
In 1906 Tom married Catherine (Kate) Costigan in Luddington and in 1911 the family lived in Eastoft Road, Luddington, with their two children, Ernest born 1908 and Robert born 1911. When Tom enlisted they lived in Merdyke Road.
Tom enlisted in the Lincolnshire Regiment at Crowle in September or October 1916. He went out to France in January 1917 and at some point was transferred to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment.
On the 9th April 1917 the 2nd Wiltshire's were the first battalion into action at the Battle of Arras. Prior to the main attack beginning at 5.30am, at 1.00am a small raiding party from D Company was detailed to put out of action a machine gun post in an old mill near the Henin to Neuville Vitasse Road. Meeting considerable resistance they sustained heavy casualties and were forced to retire. The survivors joined the rest of the battalion in the main attack at 5.30am on their portion of the Hindenburg line, between the villages of St. Martin-sur-Cojeul and Neuville Vitasse.
Their initial attack met little resistance and within forty minutes the village of St Martin-sur-Cojeul had been captured. However when they pushed on to their secondary objective, trenches on a ridge line behind the village, they encountered more serious problems. They had only gone about 10 yards when they were hit by heavy shelling and machine gun fire. When the survivors of this finally reached the barbed wire in front of the trenches, they found it had not been cut sufficiently to allow them through and had to seek shelter in whatever shell holes and bomb craters they could find. Still under continual heavy fire and suffering more casualties, the remaining men were eventually forced to retire back to a position on the banked verge of the Neuville-Vitasse Road, where they dug in for the rest of the day. They held this position until relieved that evening.
In their attack on the Hindenburg Line on 9th April, the 2nd Wiltshire's suffered a total of 379 casualties, including Tom Dale. He is buried close to where he fell, in the Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery.
Shortly after news of Tom's death reached Luddington his wife and sons placed a memoriam in the Crowle Advertiser:
Little we thought when we said goodbye,
That we parted for ever and you were to die;
The grief that we felt words cannot tell,
For we could not be with you to bid farewell.
Tom is also remembered in the memorial inscription in the Bible of St Oswald's Church, Luddington.


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By Keith Savino on 7/13/2015 8:00 AM | Filed Under Cyber Liability
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The NYSE halted trading last week due to a "technical issue". Almost every headline and ticker running on CNN, CNBC, or The New York Times immediately blasted the message: "Officials Deny Cyber-Attack." The Wall Street Journal and United Airlines followed up that day with their own computer issues. It's become the first "go to" thought in everyone's mind every time a snafu, a glitch or a complication occurs, Data Breach, Cyber Attack, and Security Compromise. All data and computer infrastructure has become vulnerable.
The most alarming statistic that is currently being reported is that there are over 300 security/data breaches every minute.
There are individuals who spend their days, sitting in front of their computers and make it their lifelong goals to steal your data, crush the infrastructure and create chaos. It is a challenge among cyber criminals, and digital geeks. Some do simply for the bragging rights, others for more lucrative reasons, such as to cash in on your identity. "The evidence of major attacks during 2014 suggests that attackers were often able to exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders could remedy them," Tom Bolt, director of performance management at Lloyd's stated in a recent interview.
It is getting to the point where everyone expects a data breach to occur. It is simply a matter of time, when the next one will happen and where the next one will happen. For many, it is just a matter of time until it is their business or their personal information that is floating out on the Internet, being sold to the highest bidder.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has stated that within the next decade, Cyber Insurance should become as commonplace as commercial insurance for UK businesses. By 2015 Cyber Coverage will be the norm. The ABI's Director Huw Evans has stated in a recent conference, "Cyber risk is growing rapidly. At the moment, despite more than 80 per cent of large businesses suffering a cyber security breach in a 12-month period, only around ten per cent have any form of cyber insurance. Online breaches can cost millions, and would threaten the viability of many businesses, so the stakes are high. Cyber insurance is an increasingly important way for businesses of all sizes to manage this threat."
With the relatively low cost of Cyber-Insurance, compared to the alarming settlements that businesses have to pay for a breach, it is still amazing to me that more companies do not seek out a 'Cyber-Solution" to this escalating headache.
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A Columbia-born naval officer died last week while serving on active duty at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station in Hawaii.
A Columbia-born naval officer died last week while serving on active duty at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station in Hawaii.
Family members said they don�t yet know what caused the death of Petty Officer First Class Christopher Neal Cozart, 25, who died at the naval base on Jan. 13. A spokesperson for the Pearl Harbor Naval Station did not immediately return a call inquiring about Cozart this week.
Suzanne Gagneur, Cozart�s aunt, said what is known is that there was no harm caused � either by Cozart himself or others.
�Of course, we�re having to wait,� Gagneur said Thursday. �We don�t know if it�s natural causes. There�s no foul play; we already know that.�
According to information provided by Columbia�s Heritage Funeral Home, a funeral procession is planned for Cozart�s return Friday, beginning at 10:04 a.m., when the plane carrying his remains is expected to arrive at Nashville International Airport.
Keith Baker of Heritage Funeral Home said the procession will then travel down Interstate 65, then down Bear Creek Pike to the doors of Heritage Funeral Home, where a public visitation is scheduled from noon-8 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with full military honors being provided by officials with the Navy.
Gagneur said Cozart�s mother, Nancy Ann Underwood of Columbia, is grieving heavily over the loss of her only child. Cozart�s father, Charles Cozart, lives in Oklahoma.
�That�s her only son. That�s her pride and joy,� Gagneur said. �She�s taking it pretty rough. This weekend will be pretty hard on her.�
According to his obituary, Cozart was born on May 7, 1987. He moved with his family to Coffee County, where he graduated from Tullahoma High School in 2005. He joined the Navy at age 19 and was sent to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. He served as an electrician�s mate aboard the U.S.S. Tucson from 2007-2012.
His aunt said he loved life, especially in the Navy, because he was able to travel the world.
�He lived a full life,� she said. �He�s made several trips to Japan. He�d just gotten into sky diving, and he made two jumps that he just loved. He just loved to travel and be with friends and family.�


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hi guys, like most I enjoy disney overall but I love Hercules like crazy. I collect its merchandise and pins and run a fan site. so really really hoping some hercules characterd get released. here is most of my collection.
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