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March 02, 2009
Maemo Community Council: In the mix...
After the nominations were opened for the next Maemo Community Council, I wasn't completely sure that I'd jump back into the mix. While I've had an extremely rewarding time being a part of the Council, these things — as you may know — have a tendency of becoming more than originally expected. To explain further, I must divulge a little personal information.
As an long-time open source advocate, I am very passionate about the state of open and free software (er…culture?) development and being a part of making open source more of a reality in mainstream computing…and life. This being said, I tend to obsess over the few communities that I'm still a part of (admittedly, this list is much shorter than it has been in years past). So, while being a member of the Council has been an amazing experience, it has also eaten up a lot of time and energy.
But, wouldn't you know it? In the midst of my pondering and soul searching over the possibilities of the next Council election, one of the maemo.org staff and friend, Dave Neary, asked me if I'd allow him to nominate me… I was more than flattered; needless to say, I felt honored.
Likewise, while I began to see others' nominations roll in on the maemo-community mailing list, I felt myself getting very excited — not excited over the aspect of actually being a Council member, but excited about just being a community member. It is amazing that so many people will offer their time and energy (the same time and energy that I give) free of charge, just from a sense of improving something that we believe in.
So, because of my love for the Maemo community — a little about what it is for, but mostly for those who fill its ranks — I accepted Dave's nomination and here I am… Back in the mix.
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Here is another example of why government run healthcare is not in YOUR best interest. This is an abstract for a presentation made at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) conference that was held in Amsterdam last week. ESHRE is THE authority for reproductive medicine in Europe. This is a small study but it is reflective of the big picture. Now some might argue that reproductive medicine is not the same as regular healthcare but in fact it is. Read the below and you will see that even though people have socialized medicine in these countries, they leave in droves to get better care OR to receive care at all due to rationing and restrictions place on them. Some of the restrictions include age (hear that old farts), use of donor tissue, and sexual orientation. This is what obongo wants to give you. This is what happens in other countries that the supporters of nationalized healthcare point to as examples. Sounds great to me hey you, out of line your are too old for treatment , sorry but you have had you limit in treatments let someone else have a turn
Sorry I like my healthcare just the way it is. The government and insurance companies have NO BUSINESS in making decisions about YOUR healthcare
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A substantial number of European patients travel to other countries for fertility treatment, both because they think that they will receive better quality care abroad and in order to undergo procedures that are banned in their home country says a study of the subject launched at the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday June 29). Study coordinator Dr. Françoise Shenfield, from UniversityCollegeHospital, London, UK, said that this was the first hard evidence of considerable fertility patient migration within Europe. Until now we have only had anecdotal evidence of this phenomenon, she said. We think that our results will be of considerable value to patients, doctors, and policymakers.
During a one-month period, the ESHRE Task Force analyzed data from participating clinics in six European countries: Belgium, the CzechRepublic, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. Clinics were asked to provide questionnaires to patients coming from abroad for treatment. The questionnaires asked about their age, country of residence, reasons for traveling to another country for treatment, which treatment they had received, whether they had received information in their own language, how they had chosen the centre they were attending, and whether they had received reimbursement from their home countrys health system. A total of 1230 forms were completed and returned.
This may not seem to be a very high number, said Dr. Shenfield, but it reflects only one month of events in a limited number of centers in six countries. The total number of treatment cycles per year can be estimated by extrapolating our monthly data to a year and by assuming that the centers represent no more than half of the centers in each of the countries studied. This leads to an estimate of at least 20 000 to 25 000 cross-border treatment cycles per year in these countries. It is, however, difficult to derive a number of patients from these numbers as patients receive more than one cycle to obtain a pregnancy, the mean number depending on the type of treatment.
Almost two-thirds of the patients surveyed came from four countries, with the largest number coming from Italy (31.8%), followed by Germany (14.4%), the Netherlands (12.1%) and France (8.7%). In total, people from 49 countries crossed borders for fertility treatment.
The main reason for going abroad for fertility was to avoid legal restrictions at home; 80.6% of the German patients surveyed have this as their primary reason, 71.6% of Norwegians, 70.6% of Italians, and 64.5% of French. Difficulties of access to treatment were cited more by patients from the UK (34.0%) than those from other countries.
Age also played an important part in the decision to travel for treatment. The average age across all countries was over 37.5, but German and UK patients tended to have a much higher age profile with 51.1% of Germans being aged over 40 and 63.5% of British. Civil status also varied between countries; overall 69.9% of all women were married and only 6.1% single. But 82% of Italian women were married, while 50% of French women were cohabiting (often in same sex couples), and 43.4% of Swedish women were single.
The majority of respondents (73%) were seeking assisted reproduction treatment (ART) only, as opposed to 22.2% intrauterine insemination (IUI), and 4.9% both ART and IUI. These figures also varied between one country and another; there was a majority of IUI treatments for French (53.3%) and Swedish (62.3%) patients, with a majority of ART for most other countries.
Fertility treatment abroad is poorly reimbursed, says Dr. Shenfield. Only 13.4% of the patients we surveyed received partial reimbursement, and as few as 3.8% were reimbursed totally for their treatment.
The most generous country was The Netherlands, with a partial or total reimbursement of 44.4% and 22.1% of patients. In France, patients could only be reimbursed for overseas treatment where there was a delay at home, and treatment that was illegal at home, for example for single women or homosexual couples, was not reimbursed at all.

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This catwoman costume is a little bit less
But what! Not if it's in tangent with this Batman costume!
Aw, It's Jessie from 'Toy Story.'
And she's hanging out with her dinos.
Kingston is a dragon.
A fried egg! Yes!
I would go to the zoo if this were an attraction.
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This is the kind of wedding I wish I could crawl in and live in forever. Perfectly glamorous and filled with so much happiness I can almost feel it through the screen, it doesn't get much better than this, lovelies. Each image from Erica Serena is like a beautiful work of art, making this gallery a place I plan to spend most of my day.
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Family: Pinaceae, Pine view all from this family
Description Large native coniferous, evergreen tree. Crown narrow, spire like, cylindric in older trees. Bark thin, scaly, flaking off in small circular plates 5 to 10 cm. across. Shoots pale buff-brown, hairless. Needles 12 to 20 mm. long, thin, four sided, blue-green. Cones reddish, maturing to pale brown, pendulous, slender cylindrical, 3 to 7 cm. long, opening to 2.5 cm. broad. Scales thin, flexible 15 mm. long, with a smoothly rounded margin. Seeds black, 2 to 3 mm. long. Wing long, slender, pale brown, 5 to 8 mm.
Dimensions Height: 12-30 m. (40-100 ft.)
Diameter: 0.3-0.6 m. (1-2 ft.).
Habitat Canyons & valleys, Mountains.
Range Mid-Atlantic, Plains, New England, Eastern Canada, Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Western Canada.
Discussion Also known as Canadian spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, Black Hills spruce, western white spruce, Alberta white spruce, and Porsild spruce. White Spruce is of major economic importance in Canada where harvested for paper-making. It is also used as a Christmas tree.


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NO. We stay put and use our damn picks. What happens if we move up and the guy isn't good? We wasted several picks on 1 bust.
Use our damn picks
NO. We stay put and use our damn picks. What happens if we move up and the guy isn't good? We wasted several picks on 1 bust.
Use our damn picks
There's no need to trade up for the guys with lots of hype. 2nd and 3rd round picks are starting caliber players if you pick correctly.
I wouldn't grab Patterson. If I'm at 12 and we draft a WR I want Keenan Allen. But anyways my ideal draft would be for the Fins to tab Dee Milner at #12. Dude was lights out all year and lights out in the NC game. I hate Bama with a passion, but they produce NFL talent, espcially under Saban. Then With Their 1st 2nd rd pick hope
DeAndre Hopkins falls to them. Kid ate alive a very good LSU secondary in their bowl game and has really come into his own the 2nd part of the yr. I think their is a good chance he is gone by then, but
that would be ideally for me what happens. I wouldn't be mad either if one of the Pash rushers were taken at 12 either.
I think everyone would be disappointing if the Fins don't sign one of the BIG 3 WR's in FA. I think in doing that they allow themselves to take a PR or Milner at 12 and go TE or WR with 1 of their 2 2nd rd picks.
Keep an eye on Stedman Bailey too....He has intriguing speed and could be a steal in the late 2nd (Colts pick)
As for the TE position, unless Eifert somehow falls to us, then I say we address it by adding Dustin Keller this offseason. Maybe I'm just so gun shy because Egnew was looked like such a waste,
But We know Keller can be a threat in the passing game right away and I think he would be a nice addition to pair with Clay.
I'd consider this idea, for sure.
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I don't have a problem trading up or down to get a solid impact player and/or value. However, I think that the best value at DE in this draft will come from Jenkins and Carradine from FSU in the late second our third rounds. They are better than a lot of the top DE but were injured. Jenkins was rated higher than Werner before the season. If they are healed at all, we could have both of them fairly easily and still use our top picks on CB, WR, and TE. Let Starks walk and pick up these two...immediate impact! No risk, no reward!
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Hell, we could trade down, get a 2nd...and then trade back into the late first round twice and still have a 2nd...Could be considered lunacy but oh well.
Perfect world for me is at 12 we grab Milliner/Banks or Werner/Mingo/ Moore. Get someone to help our pass defense. maybe even put us over the top as a top five defense. Then with our first 2nd see if some talented player has dropped, perfect world is Johnathan Cooper or Patterson for whatever reason. Have read lots of mocks around this spot for both, not that I think either will be there. IF no top 32 talent has dropped into our laps, start looking at adding one of the many 2nd and 3rd round grade receivers or corners, Hopkins, Bailey, Trufant, Rhodes. In the 2nd I would hope to either land a top 32 talent that drops or receiver and corner if we didn't take Milliner in the first. IN the 3rd again I would start looking at linemen depending on Jake signing or not but even looking for an upgrade in athlete over Richie for our LG spot. Also adding another receiver from the crop who look talented but don't have Calvin Johnson measureable and are still available. Obviously this all depends on FA, signing Jennings or Wallace would change my take on mahybe adding two receivers but maybe not on who drops. We need talent at lots of positions so really it comes down to who fits our schemes and who is the most talented at the pick. Could be a LB even though this isn't glaring need like corner or receiver.
Let's go Miami!!!!
I'd rather draft 1 elite player high and maintain depth than to pick a non-alpha WR and trade back up for more none elite players losing depth in the process.
We can grab elite physical ability (Margus Hunt) later, but that's not a reason to not pick the same position earlier if he's the best on your board. Look at Clay Matthews vs. Vontae Davis. I hope the FO learned a lesson from that.
The draft is also deep at WR, just not with top-10 talent. I'm guessing that 10 WRs go between picks 15-65 because of all the juniors coming out.


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Is there a possibly better way to welcome summer than by enjoying signature cocktails for a cause to the beats of local Latin jazz musicians while taking in the panoramic views and sights of the South Carolina Aquarium? If you attended the Bacardi Classic Cocktail Competition, you'll probably agree that there isn't.
A very young, very hip crowd squeezed their way into the aquarium after being carded and receiving their signature Bacardi cup. Partygoers were then greeted with a photo booth, live Latin jazz from local musicians, and extensive but quickly moving lines at the beverage tables. Guests chatted and watched professional dancers twist and turn to the music while waiting for their cocktails. And what a vast array of cocktails there were! Judges Darcy Shankland, editor-in-chief of Charleston magazine, and US Weekly's Mike Kelton certainly had their work cut out for them.
Seventeen of Charleston's finest drinking establishments set up camp at various spots around the aquarium, each offering a more creative, delicious concoction than the last. Revelers sipped on Hibiscus Mojitos from Tristan, Southern Twangs from Muse, Monchito Mojitos from Wild Wing Cafe, and Honeydew & White Tea Fizz from Vendue Rooftop.
Guests could be overheard raving about Mellow Mushroom's signature cocktail, and partygoers eagerly lined up to get a taste from not-yet-open King Street establishment Republic, which served up a delicious beverage called Farewell to Arms. Master mixologist Evan Powell described it as a "Hemingway Daiquiri", and it was a definite hit with the crowd.
Though the competition was fierce, judges unanimously selected Eurasia's Changes in Latitude, a cocktail that mixed Bacardi Silver, St. Germaine liquer, lemon basil sorbet, ginger beer, lemon, & star anise, to win the grand prize of an all-expenses paid trip to Puerto Rico and a VIP tour of the Bacardi distillery. The people's choice went to Fish for their beverage that blended Bacardi Silver, elderflower syrup, Sauvignon Blanc, lemon, lime, and orange slices, and soda.
Everyone milled about the first and second floors, congregating before the massive tanks of colorful marine life and nibbling on savory bites from Tristan. More and more guests found their way out to the colorfully lit terrace as the evening wore on, and they relaxed on chic white lounges or admired the views of the Charleston Harbor. Others lined up at the Cuban cigar rolling station where the deft fingers of cigar makers flew across the table, flipping and rolling, slicing and wrapping fresh cigars for the crowd.
The Bacardi Classic Cocktail Competition benefited the South Carolina Special Olympics, and featured mixologists from High Cotton, Tristan, Wild Wing, Halls, Rooftop at Vendue Inn, Republic, Fish, Eurasia, O-Ku, Cocktail Club, NV, Co, Mellow Mushroom, Blu, Muse, Aqua, and Upstairs at the Icehouse. The Special Olympics strives to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people 8 years and older with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics allows these people to continue to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship.


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The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Talladega County, Alabama, will hold a continuous signup for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) for the 2014 fiscal year.
Interested individuals may file an application at the following address:
Federal Building (USPO)
127 East Street, North, Suite 205
Talladega, AL 35160
Phone: 256-362-8210 Ext. 3
Fax: 256-362-7712
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday
An application may als be filed at:
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Columbiana, AL 35051
Phone: 205-669-5121
Fax: 205-669-2390
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Contact: District Conservationist
The resource concerns that the following will be eligible for funding consideration:
Applicants will be rated on a priority rating of high, medium, low, and none. All applicants rated as high will be funded first, medium second; low third; and none, if funds are available. One application per resource concern will be accepted per farm and a separate application will be made for each resource concern.
A high priority will be given to applicants that select one practice within a single resource concern. A medium priority will be given to applicants selecting two practices, a low priority to applicants selecting three practices and an applicant selecting four or more practices will be rated none. If two applicants sign up for the exact same practices and both rank the same then the one that has not participated most recently will be funded first, if neither have never participated then the least expensive will be funded first.
All applications received will be ranked according to the National 2014 EQIP ranking tool.
The first batching period will end on October 18, 2013. Any applications received after this date will be considered in the next batching pool if funds are available.
All program payment rates and eligible practices will be the same as on the Alabama NRCS EQIP Practice and Payment Schedule for FY 2014. Limited Resource Farmers, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and New/Beginner Farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.
The state's list of eligible practices will be used with the following examples as one practice, this is not all inclusive:
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OXFORD – Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy could very well become the winningest coach in school history today.
He came up short in his bid for his 145th win at the school when the Rebels lost 63-62 at struggling South Carolina Wednesday night.
Coming up short has become the sub-plot to the stretch run for an Ole Miss team that began SEC play with six-straight wins, its best start ever.
Now one of the opinions among those who get paid to project the NCAA tournament field is that Ole Miss must win its last five regular season games to be a part of the show for the first time since 2002.
The first of those five is at 4 p.m., today against Auburn at Tad Smith Coliseum. Fox Sports Net will provide the television.
"I watch TV, we all watch TV," said senior forward Murphy Holloway, who had 19 points and 13 rebounds against South Carolina. "I'm glad it's still up there … last four in. We've still got something to play for."
The Rebels (19-7, 8-5 SEC) have lost five of seven since the 6-0 start.
Auburn was the sixth win as two Marshall Henderson free throws in the closing seconds secured a 63-61 win at Auburn on Jan. 26.
Since then the Rebels have blown out Mississippi State at home but needed a sudden burst of energy to get to overtime and beat Georgia, also at home.
Defense and rebounding have been the primary deficiencies in the slide. The Rebels out-rebounded South Carolina but were unable to hit clutch shots – any clutch shot – as they were held scoreless over the final 5 minutes in the loss.
Auburn (9-17, 3-10) doesn't exactly arrive on a hot streak. The only thing keeping the Tigers from an 11-game losing streak is a 49-37 home upset of Alabama on Feb. 6. Since then Auburn has lost four straight, the closest margin nine points, and the last three at home.


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Author, researcher to discuss female body image
Author and lecturer Joan Jacob Brumberg will discuss "From Corsets to Body Piercings: American Girl and Body Image in Historical Perspective" at 7 p.m. Monday, April 19, in room 133 of the Binghamton University Union. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University's Eating Awareness Committee's celebration of Health and Wellness Month.
Brumberg is a Stephen H Weiss professor at Cornell University, where she teaches in the fields of history, human development, and women's studies. She is author of Fasting Girls, a record of the history of anorexia nervosa, and The Body Project, a study of how American girls' relationships with their bodies have changed.
Her research on American women and girls has been recognized by the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Society of American Historians and the MacDowell Colony.
The program is sponsored by the BU Eating Awareness Committee. For more information, call 607-777-2821.


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Hostel Dolce Vita
Hostel Dolce Vita is a small hostel, with a friendly atmosphere, located in a typical Andalusian mansion just five minutes far away from Puerta Real, the centre of the city, and really close to the cathedral.
Young but experienced staff will attend you in any matter, from tourist information to hidden spots.
There's a cozy common area, where you can meet other travelers. Plenty of computers with free internet and wi fi will allow you to keep in touch with friends and family as well as planning your next destination.
A fully equipped guest kitchen is at your disposal, and there's a supermarket close by if you're interested in saving some money. We also have a huge terrace on the roof where you can enjoy a cool beer and have a lot of fun.
Once you are in Dolce Vita, you can join us with (10) amazing daily activities. Because you are special for us we promise our guests always the best offers we have. We simply want you to enjoy, have fun and engage more in the coolest places in Granada.
Our big collection of activities is designed very well with affordable prices, in addition of many free special walking tours. Also many of these activities can be done at any time you choose. From trekking in mountain or swimming at beautiful lake, all you need we have and much more than that! Love, care and such a warm welcome from Dolce Vita hostel, your best friend in Granada.
Regarding arrival time: reception is open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., but if you require you can check in outside these times.
Check in time at 12pm
Check out time at 10am
Credit Card facilities
Cancellation Policy: 48hours
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Adaptors
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- Bar
- Bicycle hire
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- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
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- Child Friendly
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
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- Games Room
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- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
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- Outdoor Terrace
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Please note that any cancellations must be notified directly to the hostel at least 3 days in advance of your arrival date (12.00 a.m.), otherwise the total of the first night accommodation will be charged to your credit card. If you cancel any individual night of your reservation, then the deposit for that night will not be refunded or transferred.
Regarding arrival time: reception is open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., but if you require you can check in outside these times.
Check in time at 2 pm
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Our address is 'Calle Azhuma' number 30.
From the Airport: By bus, take the Autocares José González bus to Granada Centro (3 €, 40 minutes), and get off at Puerta Real (Montecarlo Hotel) at Acera del Darro street or at the terminal Plaza Rotary (next to the Conference Centre- Palacio de congresos) which is much closer to the hostel.
From the Train station: Take bus LAC from 'Avenida de la Constitucion'(€1.20, 10 minutes) and get off at the (Punto Blanco) Bus stop which is infront of Mercadona the famous supermarket at the end of Acera del Darro street.
From (Punto Blanco): you'll be just five minutes' walk away from the hostel. Just walk by Mercadona from the back until you get to Calle San Anton. Then turn right onto Calle Alhamar and once you are at the beginning of Alhamar, our street Azhuma is just parallel to the left side.
From the Bus station: Take bus SN1 or SN2 (€1.20, 15 minutes) and get off at 'Alhamar, camino de Ronda 53' bus stop which is in the main street Ronda. From here, take the first sreet on the left 'Calle Alhamar' which is parallel to our street. Take it and turn right at the second street, 'Calle Pintor Zuloaga'. Then take the first on the left, Calle Azhuma, 30.
By walk from the center you can come to 'Acera del Darro' street passing by a big department store on your left called 'El Corte Ingles' (you will see the name in a big, green sign) and you'll be just five minutes' walk away from the hostel.
It's easier than it looks! If you have problems call us or email us.
Here's a map from 'Acera del Darro' to the hostel: http://g.co/maps/4htva
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does not have any effect. I think it should be enough with SDL_OPENGL but just in case.
- i ve run the executable on a notebook with only one GPU and i keep getting the "GDI generic" for GL_RENDERER.
So maybe it's not an issue of having dual gpus, furthermore in case it was using the intel HD integrated graphics card i should be getting "Intel" as the GL_VENDOR right?
OK, one problem here is that you're using SDL_Delay to control framerate.
It's just some code i grabbed from the internet. I dont care right now about this.
Thanks for your time, this is the problem i want to fix!!
For your GL context problem, I'll have a look over your code later on today and see if I can spot anything (assuming someone else doesn't come up with the solution before then).


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Asian markets started 2013 with a bang, as Hong Kong's benchmark jumped to a 19-month high and South Korea shares ended at a nine-month high, after lawmakers in Washington broke the stalemate over the fiscal cliff.
The deal in the U.S. that blunted the effects of the fiscal cliff kicked off a global rally. The agreement delays spending cuts but increase income-tax rates for the first time in two decades.
"We could see a good four weeks in January. Now that [the fiscal cliff] is out of the way, there is a clear path for the bulls to push equities higher," said Gary Dugan, chief investment officer for Asia and the Middle East at wealth manager Coutts & Co. in Singapore.
Australia's S&P ASX 200 ended up 1.2% at 4705.90, its biggest one-day gain in five months and South Korea's Kospi gained 1.7% to 20131.10. In Mumbai, the Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-stock Sensitive Index gained 0.7% to 19714.24, the highest close in nearly two years. It was one of the few markets open on Tuesday and rose 0.8% then, as a deal emerged.
Markets in mainland China and Japan remained closed for holidays.
But the best-performing market in Asia was Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, which leapt 2.9% to 23311.98, its best day of trading since September, when the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a new round of quantitative easing.
Hong Kong was helped by data out on Tuesday that showed China's manufacturing sector expanded for the third month in a row. The official purchasing managers' index came out at 50.6, above the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction.
Insurers enjoyed big gains, after the securities regulator published a draft to allow 14 insurance companies to issue public fund products: China Life Insurance leapt 6.7% and Ping An Insurance jumped 5.2%. Other notable movers included Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, which soared 7.6%; and Aluminum Corp. of China, up 6.2%.
In Australia, miners were lifted by a jump in iron-ore prices on Monday. Fortescue Metals Group surged 5.8%, while Rio Tinto added 2.4%.
Gainers in Korea included Hana Financial Group, up 4.6%, and Shinhan Financial Group, up 3.1%. Samsung Electronics gained 3.5%, while LG Electronics surged 5.3%.
Traders in Mumbai turned their attention in part to whether the central bank will cut interest rates later this month.
Rikesh Parikh, vice president at Motilal Oswal Securities, said the firm expects the Reserve Bank of India to cut benchmark interest rates by one percentage point this year, with the first cut likely to come at the Jan. 29 policy meeting.
The RBI last cut rates 0.5 percentage point to 8% in April.
Banking, property and car stocks, seen as some of the major beneficiaries of lower rates, gained Wednesday. ICICI Bank closed up 1.2%, mortgage firm Housing Development Finance gained 1.5% and Bajaj Auto rose 3.1%.
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Marvel 24-Inch Wine Cellar with Black Cabinet & Stainless Steel Trim Glass Door - 61WCM-BS-G-X - Black/Stainless Steel
Elegantly store your favorite wines in the perfect environment with the Marvel 24-Inch Wine Cellar with Black Cabinet & Stainless Steel Trim Glass Door (61WCM-BS-G-R, 61WCM-BS-G-L). Able to hold up to 45 bottles total (including magnum-sized bottles), this built-in style wine refrigerator is designed to install seamlessly under the counter or into cabinetry. The argon-filled, tinted, dual-pane UV resistant glass door protects your valued wine collection while showcasing it at the same time. There are a total of five (5) extendable racks, four (4) of which are pull-out style with safety stops for easy access. Each rack front has a clear, solid white maple trim so you can customize the look to match your existing cabinetry, and there is also a cradle on the bottom that holds up to six (6) bottles. Equipped with Marvel's advanced MicroSentry™ microprocessor-controlled refrigeration monitor, this model will always maintain the optimal temperature. The monitoring system includes an alarm to notify you if the unit is over or under temperature. Need it a little warmer for your red wines or cooler for your whites? Simply use the amber LED temperature control to easily adjust the temperature within a 40 °F to 65 °F range.
The Marvel 24-Inch Wine Cellar with Black Cabinet & Stainless Steel Trim Glass Door has a durable door with a hinge that can be reversed from the factory so you can choose which way you would like it to open. Inside you'll find easy-to-clean molded surfaces all around, and a spacious 6.1 cubic feet of storage room. With a display lighting option, you can really show off the fridge itself or even your collection inside.
MicroSentry™ Refrigeration Monitor:The advanced microprocessor-controlled system monitors the temperature in real-time to maintain the perfect temperature
Advanced Cooling System:Efficient cooling is automatic with the employment of a forced air cooling system
Close Door Assist:The special hinge system automatically draws the door closed when it is accidentally left ajar
- Model: 61WCM-BS-G-R, 61WCM-BS-G-LWarranty: 1 year parts and labor, 5 years sealed system
- Brand: MarvelMarvel 24-Inch Wine Cellar with Black Cabinet & Black Trim Glass Door
- Built-in/under-counter installationTinted, dual-pane, UV resistant glass door
- MicroSentry™ refrigeration monitorColor coordinated full-length handle
- Real-time temperature monitorDisplay lighting
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Daytime talk show hosts will sometimes dabble in memoir (see Barbara Walters or Rosie O'Donnell), but the Today show's Kathie Lee Gifford has published a total of nine books in a variety of genres. Her latest is a children's book called The Legend of Messy M'Cheany, about a little boy who can't stay clean.
"Since I'm post-menopausal, and I don't sleep, I might as well write all night long," Gifford says.
This whimsical story was based on a hymn that she recorded for a CD years ago. Gifford says she based the parable on her own daughter, Cassidy, now 17, but changed the character's gender to save her any embarrassment when she was still in grade school. "In person, if you saw her, she's the most put together thing," Gifford says. "If you visit her bathroom or closet, Messy M'Cheany is alive and well. She's got the most gorgeous hair you've ever seen in your life. And she's got every product known to man or woman in her bathroom. It's hard to find the tub with all her stuff."
Oprah might have landed the reputation as TV's most avid reader, but Gifford is just as voracious about books. She even helped come up with the title to her co-host Hoda Kotb's memoir—Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer and Kathie Lee. "I love books," Gifford says. "One of the toughest things for me, there are so many books I have to read for our show, I don't get around to some of the books I want to read." We asked her to name her all-time favorite titles.
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
It's my favorite book. I remember loving to sit outside under a big tree each fall, munching on apples and getting lost in the adventures of the March girls. Naturally, I identified most with Jo.
To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
This story of tragic injustice resonated in my young mind and still does. It should be required reading for everyone.
The Catcher in the Rye
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It was the first "anti-hero" I had ever encountered and I thoroughly fell for Holden Caulfield.
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
I felt very adult reading this book. I loved the dueling simplicity and complexity.
The Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson
This is my favorite children's book. Cass and I read it, and I sobbed my eyes out. It was the first time ever that Cassidy and I both agreed that we wanted to read a book again right away. I loved it so much I optioned the rights and wrote a musical based on it (with composer David Pomeranz) that debuted off-Broadway in 2004.


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During a rehash of why Republicans lost the election on Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough asked Conservative author David Frum "What was Mitt Romney's message?". Frum's response was scathing and direct:
"Mitt Romney's message is, 'I am going to take away Medicare from everybody under 55. I'm going to cut Medicaid for everybody by about a third, and I'm going to do that in order to finance a giant tax cut for me and my friends, and the reason I'm doing that is because half of the country contribute nothing to our national endeavors.'"


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AtCor's global pharmaceutical sales rose 69 percent to $6.1 million and US non-pharmaceutical sales increased 21 percent to $1.7 million
Singapore: AtCor Medical, the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor system that measures central aortic blood pressures and arterial stiffness non-invasively, revealed a net profit after tax of $2.7 million for FY 2013, when compared with a loss of $2 million in the previous corresponding period. Total revenue was up 41 percent to $9.1 million as compared to $6.4 million during FY 2012.
AtCor's FY 2013 sales were up 39 percent on a constant currency basis as compared to the prior period. Global pharmaceutical sales rose 69 percent to $6.1 million and US non-pharmaceutical sales increased 21 percent to $1.7 million. This was driven by strong sales to researchers including a US Government funded study, and growth in clinical practice sales to medical specialists such as cardiologists and nephrologists. Clinical practice sales were especially strong in the second half with the introduction of the new US CPT lll code covering the SphygmoCor test and launch of SphygmoCor XCEL.
Sales in Australia and New Zealand grew following the launch of AtCor's new SphygmoCor XCEL in May 2012, and were up 77 percent. Asian sales declined, with registration of the new XCEL device still pending in several countries including China. AtCor's European sales declined compared to prior year, reflecting difficult economic conditions especially in southern Europe. Following the resizing of AtCor's European business to match demand, Europe returned to contributing positive earnings for the year.
Gross margin was a healthy 86.6 percent, up from 84.4 percent in the prior year. Improvement came from both volume and product mix. Expenses were 16 percent below the prior year; and 14 percent below the prior year in constant currency terms. Cash on June 30, 2013, was $2.9 million, as compared to $1.1 million on June 30, 2012. Net cash inflows from operating activities for the year were $1.8 million, compared to net cash outflows from operating activities of $1.2 million in FY 2012.
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Bangkok has come a long way since the 18th century, when it was just a small village on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Today it's a vibrant metropolis that's home to more than eight million people, and is one of the most visited cities in the world.
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Whether you're looking for ancient temples, bustling markets, lively nightlife or absolute luxury, you'll find the Bangkok that suits you. Which is just as well, as it would be impossible to discover everything that such a large and diverse capital has to offer during a single trip to Bangkok.
Many of the city's best known sights can be found in the historic centre within the Rattanakosin district. The most spectacular is the Grand Palace, which was once home to the King of Thailand and today offers visitors a rich mixture of history and architectural splendour. Within the palace grounds you'll also discover Thailand's holiest temple, Wat Phra Kaew, while other highlights in Rattanakosin include the large reclining Buddha statue at Wat Pho and the Thai-European stylings of Wat Ratchabophit.
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It used to be that in order to upgrade your storage capacity, you'd have to rip open your computer case and install a new hard drive. That task proved daunting for many a Geek Squad customer, causing untold amounts of cash to be blown on the simple service of installing and formatting a new hard drive. Enter external hard drives. External hard drives have exploded in popularity in the past few years because they give users an easy way to expand their storage capacity, without the headaches of a Geek Squad or FireDogs (or worse, Fry's tech) visit. Here we check out the Western Digital 1TB MyBook Studio Edition Quad-Interface Hard Drive.
What was once considered an outrageous amount of storage, 1 Terabyte, can now be bought without an outrageous amount of wallet damage. In fact, this particular drive only set me back $150 on 6/20/08 due to a particularly good deal at Frys (now expired). This drive aims to put simple USB 2.0 only drives to shame: It offers a veritable buffet of interface options including USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA interfaces.
Be aware that this particular model (WDH1W10000N) comes formatted for Apple computers. It is a simple step to format it for Windows, and that's exactly what I did. I've used the drive for over two months now as a media archive drive for all of my photos and videos, and it has been reliable for that purpose.
The enclosure itself is silver, with "Morse code" style ventilation holes to cool the drive without the use of any fans. That means the drive is virtually silent, albeit for hearing the drive itself as it accesses data. It is designed to fit right in with other WD MyBook style drives.
For performance testing, I used a 743MB file and timed the read/write speeds moving the file between the MyBook and my regular desktop hard drive. The test system is my personal PC as detailed in this earlier review. The FireWire 800 transfer rates were not tested since the test system does not support it.
The chart shows the drive's read/write speed for the test file. As it turns out, the read and write speeds were the same, so they are combined in the chart. The result shows that eSATA has a large lead (by a factor of two) in performance over FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, with FireWire being only incrementally better than USB. If you're using this drive for performance applications where transfer rates are critical, eSATA is the interface you want to use.
I don't have anything bad to say about this product. It is stylishly designed and performs well in all of its intended functions. The quad-interface design gives exceptional connectivity options, and the hard drive automatically spins down to save power when it isn't being accessed. Since it is a targeted Mac product, we haven't seen many discounts for it (certainly none that bring it down to what I paid two months ago at $150), but when it does eventually drop to a more pallatable price I would recommend it without hesitation.
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While October 12th might be the official launch date for GLORY 11 and GLORY's tenure on Spike TV, tonight will mark GLORY's debut on Spike TV with a half hour highlight broadcast that is set to go down at 11PM Eastern. This is a strategic move from both Spike TV and GLORY as it will be coming directly after TNA Impact Wrestling, which might not draw the same kind of audience as WWE does, but it does bring in a solid audience week after week.
It was a similar tactic that helped to build up the UFC with The Ultimate Fighter, as TUF followed WWE's Monday Night Raw on Spike TV for the first season, which helped to bring more exposure to it. It's not clear what they will fit into a 30 minute broadcast, but with GLORY 11 coming up, I'd expect highlights from fights of the upcoming competitors.


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I'm relatively new to the clipless way of life, but these cleats along with the Crank Bros Candy 1's give me a ton of confidence. Although I find them easy to get in and out of, they still have a bomber hold without making me feel too locked in.
The one and only
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Crank brothers brass cleat! Works well and lasts a while, what more can you ask for?
Solid Cleats
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Wears about as fast as any other cleat I've used. Works as it should.
Easy in, easy out
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The first set of cleats, they lasted forever. In fact, should have changed them a little sooner. So a new set is welcome to hold the feet on a little better. The pedals are not adjustable, the release position is built into the cleats. When they are installed with say cleat "A" on the right it releases at 8 degrees. If cleat "A" is on the left, it releases later, at say 15 degrees.
Cleat up!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Cleats do not last forever. They are slowly worn away at and need to be replaced. I would suggest replacing your cleats at least twice a year.
A must!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
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These cleats are bomber, they are simply indestructible. I have not had any issues with mine and I have been riding with the same cleats for over a year now, bikepacking (A lot of hike a bike), Moab and thrashing trails on the Wasatch Front. I have Candy 2's while running the Five Ten Maltese Falcon LT and they complement each other well!
Adjustable Q-Factor For The Win
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My favorite thing about these cleats is the ability to adjust Q-factor, which isn't an option with the standard Crank Brothers cleats that came packaged with my Eggbeater pedals (see photo for comparison). Being able to get my feet just a little bit closer to the crankarms makes for happy knees and a closer feel to my road bike, which makes transitioning between road and cross a whole lot easier.
As for durability, these are pretty bombproof. I've had this model on other shoes over the years and have yet to actually wear a pair out even with boatloads of cyclocross abuse.
Excellent Choice
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These are the best cleats that you can buy and cant find them for a better price anywhere else, quality and long lasting
Nothing better than fresh cleats
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Replace your cleats often. It will help keep you connected to the bike better, which leads to better and safer riding.
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Keep them fresh. Keep your feet in.
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Solid brass, solid cleat. Like the float and the simplicity of my Eggbeater pedals. Don't love replacing the cleats, but the system works and the new cleats keep my shoes on the pedals. Hate slipping out and the worst time when riding worn out cleats. Good price. Good product.
better these than your pedals or shoes
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These are the same cleats that come with crank bros pedals. I love them, and when you walk around with shoes in the grocery and other places, its nice to know that the cleats are cheap to replace. Stick out just enough to lock into pedals easily but stay back when they're supposed to. Easy to adjust and don't rust out too bad (unless you ride lots of beaches):)
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I bought these cleats for a pair of new shoes. These ones had been a step up in the ones that I use with other shoes that I have. These ones perform wonderful mounting and dismounting from the pedals. Sturdy, easy in and out.
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Putting on fresh cleats is like putting a tune on your skis or snowboard. Get some for your toolbox.
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Decided to grab these in addition to my purchase of the eggbeater 3s to one hopefully last longer, and so far they are wearing pretty well after a few 100 miles of cross and mountain riding.
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I use crankbrothers for my cross bike and always have a couple extra cleats laying around in my tool box. Grab an extra pair so you are not stuck with warn out cleats at the start of a big ride.
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This shows the cleats after a summer of training and racing NUE's. Still in pretty good condition, good enough to train on this spring. I replace my cleats once/twice a year to keep the fit snug and the action crisp. The cleats are made of a softer material than the pedal so that it wears and not your blinged out Egg Beaters. Replacing cleats is much better than pedals. If you keep your cleats installed for 10 deg til release and replace them periodically you will be happy and the action will dis-engage without effort.
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Crank brothers cleats come well packaged, with clear instructions and everything you might need including shims as an option.
The crank brothers mechanism is different from SPD I'm not sure if I like it yet. It may not be a good choice for a novice rider. There is no adjusting release pressure. In my opinion a novice does better with a very easy release. Easy release does not mean accidental release as long as your technique is good.
Crank brothers pedals such as the mallet are great blend of flat and clipless, but it may be better to just commit to one or the other.
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The Street today is contemplating Intel's (INTC) announcement yesterday that it will partner with startup Cloudera, distributors of the open-source Hadoop data management software. Intel is making what it called a "significant" investment in the company, making Intel the company's biggest shareholder, and winning it a seat on the board.
Cloudera said it has raised $160 million in total in what the Street views as a "pre-IPO" investment round.
Intel will cease its own development of a version of Hadoop, which is used for Big Data applications.
Analysts today are happy with how the deal bolsters Intel's future in the data center, and perhaps also puts distance between it and chip makers such as Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), who are hoping to use technology from ARM Holdings (ARMH) to try and take a bite out of Intel's server chip market.
Credit Suisse's John Pitzer, who has an Outperform rating on Intel stock, and a $30 price target, writes that the move will help bolster Intel's data center computing business, which has struggled to meet Street estimates for several quarters:
In conjunction with the 02/18 product introduction of Xeon E7 v2 optimized for In-Memory Big Data applications by improving accessible DRAM from 4TB to 12TB, INTC is clearly driving innovation to capitalize on Data Analytics. While INTC stated that Cloudera is supportive of and NOT accretive to their 10-15% LT revenue CAGR expectations for DCG, given that they have missed that target in 7 out of the last 9 quarters (average y/y growth of 6%), we see recent developments as an incremental positive and continue to argue that investors are UNDERESTIMATING the IMPORTANCE of Data Growth, the coming UBIQUITY of Data Analytics applications and the LEVERAGE INTC has to this trend.
Pitzer sees a big payoff from data center revenue that's not reflected in the shares:
Specifically, we continue to see a DCG earnings power between $1.50-2.00 ($0.80 in 2013 and $0.90-0.95 in 2014) – assuming a double- digit revenue CAGR is achievable even if core enterprise is a GDP grower and operating margins of between 45-50% – supporting our view of an equity value for INTC that is greater than $30/share even if the market was to value the rest of the business at ZERO.
MKM Partners's Ian Ing, who has a Neutral rating on Intel shares, and a $26 price target, writes that the deal can help ameliorate complexity of deploying Hadoop:
Intel's partnership with Cloudera — one of two leaders in Hadoop distribution (the other Hortonworks) — helps it achieve data center segment growth CAGR target of 15%+ from 2013 to 2017. The partnership potentially helps Intel silicon create a best-in-class solution for big data analytics workloads, especially for China and India, within an open source framework […] Cloudera created an "enterprise data hub" to take the complexity out of analytics and help social media customers, particularly in China and India, with big data analysis. We note Intel's in-house Hadoop distribution also targeted China and India first. The internal effort will continue to be supported as it works on converging efforts with Cloudera […] While 82% of IT customers recognize the benefits of big data analytics, only 6% are presently using big data (INTC survey). Concerns preventing broader adoption include how to use, manage, and keep secure the enterprise data. This gap between value proposition and adoption can be closed as two major players help align the industry by driving a set of standards and offerings around the enterprise data hub.
Cowen & Co.'s Timothy Arcuri, who has a Market Perform rating on Intel shares, and a $23.50 price target, observes that "Hadoop is an important element of INTC's DCG (Data Center Group) strategy because it helps fuel compute demand for growing Big Data applications by affording a differentiated hardware/software solution at prices that are, in many cases, far lower than competing legacy solutions from TDC or ORCL (~$1-1.5k/core for a typical Hadoop box versus ~$4-50k+ for competing solutions)."
We view this as a positive development for three major reasons: 1) partnership with the market leader should decrease confusion in the market and help accelerate/ broaden the applicability/adoption of Hadoop, in turn allowing INTC to sell more compute and grow a data center TAM where its share is already >90%; 2) while it is a public about-face, it speaks to a growing willingness by mgmt to embrace change and dramatically pivot where necessary; and 3) while the INTC/ARM battle is far from over, Cloudera has been a high profile early developer of software for ARM-based Hadoop clusters and coming on the heels of the Calxeda announcement and INTC's pending migration of Xeon/Atom to the new Broadwell/Denvertron (14nm) core ramp, would seem to support a healthy dose of skepticism around ARM's ability to gain share for real computational workload.


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The Taylor surname comes to me via Rosmer P. Kerr. His fourth great-grandfather is said to be:
- Joshua Taylor. Another source says Abraham Taylor. I haven't researched this and don't know for sure which is correct. Joshua's wife is said to be Marrayetia Young. If correct, Joshua and Marrayetia were my sixth-great grandparents.
- Maragieta Teator, who married Henderick Effenaar. These spellings come from the record above which appears in the books of the Dutch Reformed Church at Schagticoke, New York. Teator and Taylor appear to have been used interchangeably in these records. Maragieta would have been born in the mid-1700s. She and Henderick were my fifth great-grandparents.
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Just checked this out and the offer has expired. I already use BackBlaze and have been using them for over a year already. I used to use Carbonite, but had problems with them. Then I went to Mozy, but they hiked their fees to an outlandish amount and so I dropped them. I'm happy with BackBlaze and the price is right, $5 a month, and they do backup EHD's.
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In case you haven't already been told by absolutely everyone, EDM has exploded. It's the new pop. (For now.) But what's grown alongside it is a certain snobbishness among some DJs — those who spent years bemoaning mainstream America's disinterest in club culture and now eye-roll over its commercial appeal.
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Do you visit Boston often? My uncle David is a metal sculptor in Cambridge. I've been visiting him since I was a kid. Boston is fucking cold! And it's a college town, which is not a critique. As much as I love New York, people can be a little uptight. Boston and the Estate are amazing. I go on, pound it out for a couple hours — and when you have to close at two, you're always closing to a full room. They have to peel people out.
How are Boston crowds different? New York audiences can be particular. Indie records cross over into the New York club scene, but not as quickly into Boston. On the other hand, radio hits work in Boston. And I don't have a problem with that. Yes, I really like some Katy Perry records. I think Benny Blanco and Dr. Luke are producing great songs. That's the thing about a college-town vibe; it's an opportunity to get loose and let go, no restrictions. I like being able to play my favorite Britney song without worrying about whether people think it's cool or not cool.
So, whatisyour favorite Britney song? "I Wanna Go." That song's awesome.
What do you think about the mainstream EDM explosion? I'm totally fine with it. I was in all-ages clubs at 13. I went to raves in the '90s. My roots in real raves can connect over to the current stuff. I don't want to paint myself as cheese-ball by saying I like some Britney Spears. It's about being selective. There are bad pop records; there are good pop records. My job is to identify them.
It takes craft to read a crowd and give them what works. There's a way to play guilty pleasures without selling out, without making certain compromises. For instance, I'll never play dubstep. I don't own a single Skrillex record. Nothing against him; it's just my decision not to play it. Anyway, I don't really need to. Dubstep has come and gone, I think. Trap is more relevant now.
What are you feeling for 2013? Funky hard house. I'm looking forward to things evolving beyond strictly European vocal house.
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Opened up a Wave 3 Stormie last night. Not impressed. Don't like the clunky helmet that looks like it's about to fall off. I'm not sold on this OT-Troopers-with-removable-helmets kick that Hasbro seems to be on.
Opened up a Wave 3 Stormie last night. Not impressed. Don't like the clunky helmet that looks like it's about to fall off. I'm not sold on this OT-Troopers-with-removable-helmets kick that Hasbro seems to be on.
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After a long run to a few valley targets and walmarts this morning, the only new stuff I found was at Target Sepulveda/Burbank. This was my lasy stop and really only to get milk and of course check the toys. Turns out as I rounded the aisle a team member was petting a case of wave 3 on the pegs. Another collector was there with a few already stacked up as she unpacked them. He got the one Chewy but parted with one of the 2 jawas there.
This was around 11:30.
All I need now, like everyone else is a McChewy. I have a case on order from EE, but am just getting a few odds ond ends to open and hope to get an opener set of McQuarrie figures. At least Boba was 2 per case, but the other cases are only one per. Why?
TWO McChewies are stashed at a Valley Target. PM me for info.
wampaslayr is claiming one of the McChewies. There is still another... but they are in the same location, so if you go to pick it up, please be honest and leave the second for wampaslayr! Thanks!
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I wish Hasbro'd mix it up some more, with some non-Jango heads, but they may wait for repacks to try those. Otherwise, I love the removable helmets even on OT troopers.
As for why McFett got 2-per-case, probably because it's Boba Fett! He goes quick in almost any form.
Has anyone else seen problems with the Saga legends AOTC clone trooper's head joint? I've gotten 2 of these and both had extremely loose neck-head joints. It's hard to keep the head upright. It usually sags to some side or other. I think the neck peg is either too small or the hole beneath the helmet is too wide.
It's not a huge problem, but still.
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Target on La Cienega in West LA and Kmart at 3rd & Fairfax both had all of TAC wave 3 last night minus concept Chewie, the only one I still need (stashing would be much appreciated). Saga Legends out the wingwang at both as well.
Kmart there also had the Titanium V-wing wave.
I thought it was great, but it was my first SW Celebration.The convention itself was 'okay', I guess... I've been to too many of these things.
I knew those badges weren't going to work, I remember back on "Fan Day", the 1 month anniversary of TPM, we had SSG fan day badges and I wore them to the digital screening where it turned out we had to wear entry badges as well, entry badges covered up the Fan Day ones.
They're not all mandalorians, I think the copy there confused it, it's still a mystery pack so far and only the first one is confirmed to be a mandalorian. I think that figure, Llats Ward, is meant to represent Hasbro's Brian Parrish and I suspect the other removable helmets will reveal the rest of the SW Hasbro team but that's only a total guess.did you guys get the EE catalog in the mail? they have 2 mandolorian sets coming later this summer.
I'm not trying to defend the Sith Infilsucker, but there are several cases with it that have no V-wing at all, and some where it's more SIs than V-wings.Oh, their Sith Infiltrator (I think only 1 of them) is sitting there but the V-wings have sold through since the last time I was there, as I predicted they would.
Yeah, that blaster is nice and those others are indeed crappy! Does the Luke version of the blaster have that coil on the back the way this Jawa one does though?Love the Jawa & LIN droid, I don't care if the scale's off. Hasbro needs to duplicate the mold for the Jawa's blaster and retool it with a DL-44 short scope on the side (not top!) and then we'd have a perfect ESB/ROTJ Han/Luke blaster. It's SOOOO much nicer than the crappy one with Bespin Luke or the hair-dryer VTSC/Endor one.
BTW, for buyers of this TAC Jawa, he's got a droid caller accessory in his left hand (his belt has a loop to hold it even) this is easily overlooked and lost.
I'm thinking maybe we should do a collectors lunch sometime, I was actually going to suggest it for this week but I'm sick as a dog. In general, what days/times/areas are good for y'all?
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
That's odd, mine has absolutely no warping on the helmet, because the head's so ridiculously small! Han's head is a snug fit, while it wobbles on the clone head, but even Han doesn't warp it (it's pretty much the same helmet as Comic Han's anyway, indentations within and all)
When I open my 2nd Stormie tonight I'll know more, and I'll be able to compare it with my VOTC Stormie. The stance does seem wider to me, maybe the bubble-tray warping has something to do with that (anyone else notice Wave 3 Biggs' toes are trying to jump up to his knees cuz of the bubble??)
I'm still not thrilled with the Stormie, but really enjoyable if you swap heads.
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There is a Scouter out there named Larry, he is insightful and knows his stuff. I love to hear from him and see what his point of view is on various topics. Larry frequents Clarke Green's Blog and Podcast also, so I get to hear a lot of what Larry thinks.
Larry recently sent a comment about the "Leadership challenge" post.
Unfortunately, it is hard to "thread" comments and so I wanted to post his comment (again) and make an attempt at maybe shedding some more light regarding the post from my point of view.
Again, I do not proclaim to be the end all be all authority on Scouting. Green Bar Bill I certainly an not. All I can and will ever do is try to help. Use the the tools that I know work and share them. The goal is to help deliver the promise of Scouting.. we all have our ways.. this blog and my podcast are just my way of sharing what I know… and believe me, I'm still learning.
So here is Larry's comment.. the text in 'Blue' are my comments or counter points.
Thanks Larry.. and keep the comments coming.
That's nice. Sounds good. It is a good analogy in some cases.
However. Hah, you knew that was coming 🙂
It's a little bit hard, difficult, almost impossible to bring the immediacy of a raging, hormonal, 17 year old in full pads running full tilt right at you and fully prepared to TAKE YOU DOWN! For instance, half way through a rapidly failing Troop meeting there are no crowds cheering, no scholarships and NFL salaries to be inspired by and lots of people trying to chase you down.
Thats right.. like I always tell our parents, leadership at the Scouts level is often an ugly process. The better part of a Troop meeting though is the coaching, mentoring and teaching that Senior Scouts, Assistant Scoutmasters, and a Scoutmaster offer. Rapidly failing Troop meetings are the result in part to failing to plan. The Patrol leaders Council can help in that regard. I understand what you are saying, but that is when the friendly voice of the Scoutmaster in teaching mode gently taps the SPL on the shoulder and asks him those leading questions on how he thinks things are going. That conversation then typically transfers to a Patrol leaders huddle and an attempt to get the meeting back on track.
I have seen this go the other way too, where the SPL, just calls the PL's together and says "that's it.. we're done"… circles the troop up for vespers and calls it a night.
"Giving up is never the answer and failure is never an option." Nice thought. Last week the SPL resigned. Said he was tired of the older guys not helping out and the younger guys are driving him crazy (along with the rest of us!). The motivation to make something happen has dissipated. The younger guys like to get down on the floor and play like a box full of puppies. (we call that "Poodling" in my Troop)Throw stuff. Call each other names. Slap and punch. Sort of like a bunch of pre-schoolers. This happens to all of us. That is exactly when the Troop Guides need to be at their best. Now, I know they don't want to play baby sitter and yes that behavior gets old real quick, but… and you always know that is coming… BUT.. it is what they do at that age. Again, that is the leadership challenge and I would ask your SPL (as he is walking out the door).. what was the plan and how can we get back on track. I have found that when they are bored they get in trouble, act up, and generally Poodle. So the leadership challenge is to keep the meeting moving.. keep the young guys engaged in a task.. and not drag the meeting out forever. Do the business and be done.
There is no rule on the length of a Troop meeting.. and if you have parents that gripe about them being done early… well remind them that BSA does not stand for Baby Sitters of America.
Right now it's a mess. The older, leadership Scouts were doing fine until this group of Webelos came along. They have been good instructors and motivators. There is a small cadre of medium aged guys that get it and have learned well. The lower end!?!? What a mess. The lower end will follow the upper end… that is leadership. So what happens when the quarterback just walks off the field, hands his helmet to the coach and plops down on the bench? Put in the Second string.. then the third string.. then … you get the point. Its all in the coaching and mentoring. The Scoutmasters job is to train the Senior Patrol Leader. Provide Purpose, Direction, and Motivation to the young man and help him understand that this is all just a challenge for him to over come. Then all the rest of the players head over to the concession stand for some goodies. The band plays one last tune and heads off to Dairy Queen. Nobody left but the other team and some coaches standing on the side of the field, scratching their heads. (Hint, I'm standing here scratching my head right now 🙂 ) Head to DQ and get a blizzard (M&M is my favorite) and start over… Again, Failure is not an option.. its an opportunity to learn, grow, and do better.
Thanks again Larry, I appreciate your comments and the comments of everyone that writes in to the Scoutmaster Minute! Keep 'em coming, I enjoy reading them.
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Can you see yourself at LTC? A visit to our campus is the best way to get a feel for the college while getting answers to your questions.
During this 90-minute campus visit you will tour the LTC Cleveland campus with Student Services staff and discover the wide variety of career programs, student support services and student activities we offer. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about tuition, financial aid and the next steps toward admission to LTC.
Get a taste of college life and talk with our faculty and staff at one of our events for future students.
Make an appointment with one of our college advisors.
Like to find out more about campus experiences at LTC? Get to know LTC from the people who know it best—our students.