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My friend and I went to Mt. St. Joe's for the tribute to Buddy LaRosa on Wednesday, Aug. 11. On the way home, we were on Foley Road when I was sideswiped by a car going west. The driver didn't stop. However, the car behind us turned around and followed that car. I called 911, and, as I was talking to the operator, he said that he was receiving another call about the same accident.
As we waited for the police to come, two young boys walked over to the car and asked if we were all right. (What wonderful young kids we have here). When the policeman came to the car, he told us that they had found the person that had hit us. I have no idea who the good samaritan was that went after the other car. But, I would like to thank that person for taking his time to help out a fellow citizen. By the way, Buddy's tribute was great.
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LAS VEGAS - Most people don't like buying cars. The process usually involves a lot of negotiation, and many consumers feel they end up on the short end of the stick with their deal.
That's how Carl from Las Vegas felt. He told 8 on Your Side he bought a used car a few weeks ago, and it's had problems ever since. He suspects the car is a lemon, but the dealer won't take the vehicle back.
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"Used cars are sold as is," said Kevin Malone with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. "If you are driving off the lot, and the transmission falls out, that dealer is not obligated to fix it. Used cars are sold as is, and there is no right of rescission in this state either. If the car breaks down the day after you buy it, you're pretty much stuck. So, check out the car and the contract before you buy."
When you buy a used car, if it has more than 75,000 miles on it, you are supposed to get an information sheet that lists everything on the car and specifies whether the car is in good condition or needs attention.
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As part of the Homecoming Activities, the goal of this event is to assist students in obtaining part-time and/or full-time positions as well as internships. This will be their opportunity to network with professionals and to inquire about career placement. If a student is undeclared or they would like to learn more about career opportunities in accounting or management, this event will provide them the opportunity to speak with professionals - a chance to do an "informational interview". The job fair is free and light refreshments will be available. In addition, most of the professional representatives will be Pitt-Johnstown Alumni.
Here is a listing of the companies that will be attending this year's job fair:
Advanced Office Systems Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp.Alpern RosenthalAmeriserv FinancialBaltimore Life CompaniesBecker Professional Review CoursesBrown, Schultz, Sheridan & Fritz, CPACareer Services OfficeCommonwealth of PA - State Civil Service CommissionConemaugh Health SystemEnterprise Rent-A-CarErnst & Young, LLPGleason Agency, Inc.H & R BlockKatz Graduate School of BusinessKline Kimlin, CPAMet Life Financial ServicesPA Insurance DepartmentSisterson & CO., LLPSt. Francis Graduate SchoolThe Baltimore Life CompaniesThe Catanese GroupWachovia SecuritiesWaddell & ReedWessel & Co., CPA
In order to prepare the students for this event, Pitt-Johnstown's Career Services Office (Student Union Building - Room G52) will be conducting workshops to assist in resume preparation as well as to provide tips for getting the most out of a Job Fair. Mr. Ron Rovansek will be conducting the sessions. The following is a tentative schedule:
All Sessions will be held in the Somerset/Westmoreland Room of the Student Union Bldg.
Tuesday, September 5th from 10-11amThursday, September 7th from 9:30-10:30am Monday, September 11th from 2-3pmTuesday, September 12th from 10-11am Wednesday, September 13th from 3-4pmThursday, September 14th from 9-10am Friday, September 15th from 12am-1pmMonday, September 18th from 4-5pm Tuesday, September 19th from 3-4pmWednesday, September 20th from 9-10 amThursday, September 21st from 10:30-11:30am Monday, September 25th from 4-5pmTuesday, September 26th from 11-12pm Wednesday, September 27th from 10-11am Thursday, September 28th from 9:30-10:30am and 4-5pm
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The condition of an Omaha teenager injured in a crash earlier this month has been upgraded.
Fifteen-year-old Carly Kelly is now in serious condition at the Nebraska Medical Center. She was hurt October 11th when the SUV she was riding in collided with a pickup at Highway 370 and 180th Street in Gretna.
Another passenger, 15-year-old Nathan LaFave of Omaha, died from his injuries. The driver, 16-year-old Madeline Shely of Elkhorn, has started therapy at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln.
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Cops are searching for a man that robbed a South Farmingdale gas station Sunday night.
Nassau County Police said a 57-year-old employee at Valero Gas Station on Merritts Road was approached by a man inside the store. The subject, described as a white male wearing a black hooded jacket, demanded money from the register and kept his right hand under his jacket, cops said. He reached into the register and fled the scene on foot with an unknown amount of cash, police reported.
No one was reportedly injured.
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QuakeCon is moving to July this year—Bethesda's annual convention, usually held in August, will instead take place from July 17-20 in Dallas. No word on whether Doom creator John Carmack, usually the premiere speaker, will be on stage now that he no longer works for Id. »
Family Loses Everything When Moving Van Catches Fire
Sean Palomino, a video game developer, was moving from Texas to North Carolina in September when he suffered the most bizarre of setbacks: the moving van carrying his stuff caught fire, destroying everything he and his family owned. »
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Five Years And Nothing To Show: How Doom 4 Got Off Track
Doom 4 is in trouble, and has been for quite some time now, according to multiple sources. Though publisher Bethesda tells Kotaku they still plan to release the highly-anticipated first-person shooter, Doom 4 has gone through at least one major reboot over the past few years, and sources say even today, five years… »
Amazing Camera Footage From John Carmack's Latest Rocket Launch
id Software legend John Carmack doesn't just work technical wonders and make great games. He also spends a lot of time (and money) on Armadillo Aerospace, an amateur outfit that is trying to make a space rocket that, instead of flying into space never to be seen again, can be re-used. »
RAGE's Mod Tools Are Daunting, But Might Result In Awesome "New" Games
Having been promised for an age, id Software finally made good last week on a pledge to release a modding tool kit for its ambitious, if slightly wonky 2011 shooter RAGE. »
RAGE May Have Underwhelmed, But Its Characters Were Gorgeous
id's RAGE may have its fans—and I'm one of them—but even they'd admit it never really hit the heights it could, or given the developer's pedigree perhaps should have hit. »
Doom 3 Disappears From Steam in Shady Move
You used to be able to get Doom 3 for cheap on Steam, on account of the game being pretty damn old. But ever since the release of its updated sibling, Doom 3 BFG edition, the original is nowhere to be found. You can't buy it. »
It Looks Like Doom 3, But Better
Here are some fresh QuakeCon screenshots from Doom 3 BFG Edition, a remastered version of Doom 3 that will be out in October for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. »
id's John Carmack Gets a Reminder on How Mario Used to Kick Our Ass
Here's a short, cute clip from id boss John Carmack's keynote address at this year's QuakeCon, in which the brutality of Super Mario Bros. 3 is compared to the more pedestrian Mario games of today. »
John Carmack Says Doom 4 Will Be 'Done When It's Done'
Speaking at QuakeCon today, Id's John Carmack said they're hard at work on first-person shooter Doom 4 and it will be "done when it's done." »
Seems Like Doom Might Have Inspired Valve to Build Steam
It's common knowledge that Gabe Newell used to work at Microsoft, right? In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, the Valve CEO discusses learning that the first Doom outranked Windows as the most used software application: »
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Yesterday, a grip of alleged Doom 4 screenshots surfaced on the internet, depicting earth being torn apart by the forces of Hell. »
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These images, supposedly from Doom 4, have popped up. It seems they were inadvertently spilled by the portfolio of artist Thao Le, a senior environmental artist at id Software (and since taken down). »
Doom Is Back Up on Xbox Live
Doom, one of the progenitors of the first-person shooter genre, has returned to the Xbox Live Marketplace after a mysterious three-month hiatus. The classic PC title is available for 400 Microsoft Points ($5). »
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Today's Fine Art features two men who worked on RAGE, id's recently-released desert shooter. One helped design (and build) the game's cars. The other, the game's mutants. »
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Rage Creators Were Unprepared for Tough Questions, Reporter Asserts
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago, Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield ran an interview with id Software's CEO Todd Hollenshead about Rage. In the interview, Sheffield expressed some doubts about the game, and wasn't convinced by many of Hollenshead's answers. It was a solid piece of journalism, and as our own… »
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Further compounding the problem is that the symptoms of performance anxiety are rarely the same from person to person and the degree of stage fright can vary. Some suffer performance anxiety so severe that their symptoms are identical to full-blown panic attacks. These are usually the folks who feel that it is their fault somehow – so they simply refuse to perform or become ill (conveniently!) on performance days. On the other end are those who have just a vague sense of discomfort or a sensation of being stiff. They usually assume that this "goes with the territory" so they give performances that are perhaps adequate, but lack the sparkle and zest that could be theirs, were they to free themselves from nervousness.
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Editor's note: This story originally ran in December 2012. We're putting it in the spotlight again to highlight the accomplishments one person can make.
A few weeks ago, we told you about Kamryn Finchum, a Palm Harbor 9-year-old who pulled a wagon around his neighborhood to gather stuff to sell at a garage sale in honor of his grandmother, who died from breast cancer before he was born.
"I've never really met my grandma, so I wanna help raise money so no other kids will have to live without their grandma," the Highland Lakes Elementary fourth-grader told Palm Harbor Patch in November.
Kamryn's mom, Allie, now tells us he raised $1,071 at the garage sale.
"The turn out was absolutely amazing we had people bringing items to sell up till 3 p.m.," she said.
Some people went to the garage sale and found out it was being held in honor of Kamryn's grandmother and the proceeds were going to charity. They were so touched by Kamryn's effort, they went home, gathered items and brought them back to donate for the sale.
"We even had a few people drive by and roll down their window, ask for Kamryn and hand him some money, truly showing how our communities can pull together for a good cause," said his mom.
The story gets even better. Kamryn's uncle, Willy Bates, lives in California and owns a company called Rugged Ranch, which makes products for farms. He promised to match whatever Kamryn made at the garage sale. So, the total donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be $2,142.
Allie says many people asked if there will be another garage sale next year. She says they're planning on having another one in October.
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This week, one of my french hornists successfully auditioned into the PA All-State Band. I am so proud and happy for him! He always had a sincere desire to make it to the all-state band since he was a Freshman. At our school, we have a wall in our music wing where the portraits of all 6 of the previous All-State Band participants hangs. Three of them are french horn players. Following our District Festival, we examined his scores and we met and laid out a plan for him to make the all-state band at the next audition at Region Band. What is so exciting about this is that we mapped out exactly what he needed to improve about his playing, and we came up with a practice plan to help him prepare. Then, he stuck to it – faithfully. He practiced every single day for the last six weeks and all of the work that he put in paid off! This is the first student I have ever had in my 8 years of teaching music that has ever made it to state band. I think I might be more excited than him!!
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FORMER HICKORY HIGH standout Morgan Richards enjoyed a successful spring season for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte track & field team. The female 49ters won the Atlantic 10 Conference outdoor track & field team title.
"Morgan kept her stride as she transitioned into the outdoor season, running top times in several events among (Atlantic 10) freshmen and on Charlotte's all-time top 10 lists," assistant coch Edwin T. Schlichter wrote in a recent e-mail to The Herald. "Morgan finished just one spot (9th) out of scoring at the 2013 A-10 Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase, despite this being her first year ever attempting the event, and running 11:02.22 which was 2nd among all freshmen in the A-10 and 5th all-time for UNC-Charlotte."
Continued Schlichter, "Her time of 4:35 in the 1500 meters led all A-10 freshmen, and is currently 8th on the all-time UNC-Charlotte list.
Among Morgan's other milestones, Schlichter noted, were: 2000-meter steeplechase and "her flat 3000-meter times. In her only time of running both events she ran the 3rd- and 9th-fastest times in school history. Her 2-K steeple time (7:08.91) and her flat 3-K time (10:06.67) put her on a total of 4 top 10 lists in different events for the UNC-Charlotte women's program ... which is extremely impressive, given that this is only her first year with the 49ers."
According to Schlichter, Richards has qualified for the 1500- and 3000-meter runs and 3000-meter steeplechase at the upcoming USA Track & Field Junior National Championships, slated for Des Moines, Ia.
"To qualify," Schlichter wrote, "athletes must meet not only strict times, but may not turn 20 years of age in the year of the championships. ... (This is) a very outstanding accomplishment for a first-year college freshmen. She will toe the line with the nation's best under-20-year-olds and have the opportunity to make Team USA's junior national team that will compete in the Pan Am Games later this summer in Columbia, South America."
This past winter Richards finished 4th in the mile (5:01.30, which converts to a 4:48.35 for running on what Schlichter termed, a "flat track as opposed to the banked indoor track") at the A-10 Indoor Championships. She also anchored the 49ers' distance-medley relay to a 6th-place showing as the 'Niners captured the A-10 crown.
Richards also raced to the fastest times of all A-10 freshmen in the mile and 3000-meter run (10:08.26), and also was part of the distance-medley quartet that posted an 11:57.93 performance, 10th in all-time UNC-Charlotte annals.
"As a coach," Schlichter concluded, "I have been extremely thrilled and proud of Morgan's freshman year. I knew she was an extremely talented runner when we recruited her, but she has gone beyond expectations as a freshman, and her ceiling is still extremely high.
"Her combination of great speed and endurance has her poised to be great in nearly any event. The hard part will be narrowing her on a focus because she is just so good at everything. She is truly one of those athletes that are dream to work with, highly motivated and passionate about being the best she be.
"She has all the skills and talent needed to re-write our record books and become one of the greatest to come through our program when it is all said done. I'm very glad that we have another three years to look forward to with such an outstanding young woman."
Richards' Hickory High coaches were Tony Mastrian, Mark Slezak and Barb Dzuricsko.


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9:18pm Tuesday 18th December 2012 in News By Chris Webber, Reporter (Stockton/Hartlepool)
DRASTIC cuts of £11m to council services were recommended by Mayor of Middlesbrough Ray Mallon tonight.
At a meeting of Middlesbrough Council, the Mayor also came up with proposals to cut a further £2.4m, subject to a public consultation.
Previously, it had been announced that about 220 jobs will be lost as a result of the cuts.
Many of the cuts will affect children and disabled people, including school clothing grants for the poorest children, school transport costs for disabled children, school crossing patrols and Shopmobility.
Litter picking, street cleaning and bus service subsidies are also likely to be reduced.
However, the Mayor did announce that some services have won a reprieve after lobbying from the public.
The library at Hemlington will be saved, but will be run by volunteers.
Ayresome Industries, which employs disabled people, will also be saved, along with the CCTV service.
The Sunningdale mental health residential home remains on the list for closure despite a big public campaign, but the Mayor expressed his hope that the NHS could be persuaded to keep it going.
Mayor Mallon said the cuts were "depressing" and "not fair" and blamed the Government.
Addressing councillors, he said: "These cuts are too deep, too quick and too savage.
"Its all bad news and its going to get worse in future years.
"The public can get rid of all of you, and me, and it wont make any difference."
He said a letter had been sent to David Cameron complaining that the reductions to social deprivation grants had particularly affected places like Middlesbrough.
The Mayor indicated he would recommend a two per cent increase in council tax next year and decline the Government offer of a freeze as that would be storing up trouble for future years.
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So much to go at, so little done
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This is the trouble with joke appointments like 'Angus the Monkey and Ray Mallon. It may seem like a laugh at the time but when it comes to it, they, particularly Mallon, are just not up to the job and real people's lives suffer.
Not much sympathy for the Smoggies I'm afraid, they voted for him.
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Durham Exile wrote:Yeh - like Middlesbrough and Richmond are comparable areas.
Ray Mallon is cutting £11m of services for the Boro people. Richmond council is making no cuts at all next year. Mallon is also increasing council tax for the second year running, instead of freezing it and receiving the extra money from Government. So he's dumping on the 'Boro people again.
This is the trouble with joke appointments like 'Angus the Monkey and Ray Mallon. It may seem like a laugh at the time but when it comes to it, they, particularly Mallon, are just not up to the job and real people's lives suffer.
Not much sympathy for the Smoggies I'm afraid, they voted for him.
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Life in the Badger conference is never easy, especially on the road. Baraboo was well aware of this fact when they traveled to Mt. Horeb Thursday night. So when the Thunderbirds found themselves trailing by 7 in the second quarter they didn't panic and end the end emerged with 36-27 win over the Vikings thanks in large part to the play of Chris Siebert. The T-birds senior guard poured in a game high 14 points to spark the rally.
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Original post made by Ready, Fire, Aim on Nov 25, 2012
Apparently, the State of California suspended certain parts of the law to offer municipalities some financial relief. Transparency, it turns out, is not free.
Carlson and Lewis refer to a "different view" by other Council members. Is this Council committed to transparency? Apparently there are some on the Council who are not!
We believe it is important to clarify that our Council will continue to respect and abide by all of the principles of the Brown Act even though the California State legislature has suspended certain portions.
This request is being made at this time because apparently there is another view being put forth as to where we stand as a Council in abiding by the Brown Act.
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I think that it is highly unlikely that the current council will elect to suspend the Town's Brown Act notification compliance (all other aspects of the Brown Act remain in effect) and if they do then I am certain that the new council will reverse that decision.
If I am wrong and the councils elect to suspend the Town's Brown Act notification compliance then I can guarantee that such a decision will be, at considerable economic and moral cost to the council, be overridden by the voters.
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It's a shame that San Mateo County has not had James P. Fox and does not have Steve Wagstaffe a District Attorney who enforces the Brown Act.F
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Republican House minority leader John Boehner has been invoking late country music icon Johnny Cash's name in a joke during speeches recently, and Cash's daughter -- country singer Rosanne Cash -- isn't happy about it.
The joke, as reported by Politico: "Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash."
Ha? No ha, per Rosanne Cash, who has taken to political roundtable Twitter to vent her displeasure. "Stop using my dad's name as a punchline, you asshat," she writes.
No word yet from Hope's progeny, though given Ol' Ski-Nose's political preferences it's doubtful that we'll be hearing of any objections, especially involving the words "ass" or "hat."
Also no official response yet from the house of Boehner, whose name of course does not lend itself to any humorous or jocular remarks whatsoever.
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President Obama Should Not Skip Out on Jury Duty
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Politics Daily is reporting that President Obama was summoned for jury duty this week in Chicago and told the Cook County circuit court that he would not be able to make it because of the State of the Union address. I can certainly understand having a conflict because of a major address to the American people, but he should have rescheduled the jury duty. The president had an opportunity to signal that jury duty is important and a duty of citizenship, rather than just simply saying he "would not be able to serve." Let's face it, not many people like having to go on jury duty, and would love to say that they're just "not able to serve." I don't think it's right that the president--who is a lawyer himself--can just say this doesn't work for him. Think of all the people who are paid by the hour, the stay-at-home moms, and small-business owners who have to report for jury duty, no matter how inconvenient (and costly) it is for them.
Other presidents have been called for duty, and many times the judges have given them a pass, as one did for former President George W. Bush in 2006. The Christian Science Monitor reported that "in fact, no modern court has had a sitting president on a jury. Ronald Reagan came the closest when he was summoned in the 1980s by Santa Barbara County, Calif. He was granted a deferment until he was out of office. Former President Bill Clinton was willing to serve on a case involving a gang-related shooting when he was called in 2003, but the judge dismissed him." It doesn't sound like any of the former presidents just said no to the judge.
When I was a spokesman at the Department of Justice in the early 1990s, I was called for jury duty. Because I was promoting the attorney general's pro-victim, anti-crime positions daily, I figured the judge would take one look at me and I'd be let off. No such thing. He asked if any potential jurors knew the prosecutor or the defense lawyer personally, and hearing no affirmative answers, started the trial. I couldn't believe I was kept on the jury, but I have to say, it was an eye-opening experience. I learned a heck of a lot about our criminal justice system--good and bad--and I now think everyone should serve on a jury, whether they're the president or not.


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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 —
Jim Prosser, executive director for the Centralina Council of Governments, gave a presentation at Misenheimer's monthly village meeting on Monday.
Prosser's presentation was in regards to the Village of Misenheimer's Rules of Procedure, which he was asked to take a look at and form an opinion.
"We've previously had help on developing procedures for the Board of Adjustments, but not for the village council. We need to establish rules and procedures for the village council meetings," said Mayor Michael Riemann.
Prosser, a former city manager, concluded that the proposed Rules of Procedure will fit the community of Misenheimer very nicely.
"These meetings are moments of truth. The public looks at you and wants to make sure you're accountable. You want to prepare for these extreme circumstances," said Prosser.
Prosser identified three things that he looks for when he's looking over Rules of Procedure.
"I look for respect for the law, respect for the public and respect for each other on the council," said Prosser.
In regards to respect for the law, Prosser identified three items that need to be observed.
First, Prosser advised that the council members form a checklist for each meeting, such as an agenda. This document needs to be prepared before hand and followed.
Second, Prosser advised documenting the checklist as it is gone though at each meeting. This would help with legal expenses.
Lastly, he pointed out that the council needs to be aware of their policies versus their practices.
In regards to respect for the public, Prosser had the following to say:
"Set expectation ahead of time; if you're introducing a topic for discussion, keep the discussion on the topic.
"Secondly, don't debate at public hearings, it's not the time for it. Direct the comments to the elected officials. You want to establish comments in the record.
"Third, create a record. You need to hear advantages and disadvantages. Listen to public feedback."
In regards to respect for the council, Prosser said that he thought all comments should go through the chair or the mayor, whoever is currently in charge. Furthermore, one person should speak at a time, on one idea at a time.
Lastly, Prosser advised taking discussions step-by-step; by working through an issue one thing at a time, one steadily and orderly gets through it.
After going through he Rules of Procedure, the council voted to accept the rules with the changes they added.
Also, Prosser was there in regards to the CONNECT initiative, which is aimed at helping develop the region, as it is one of the largest growing regions in the country.
There will be a CONNECT open house meeting at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center on Monday December 3 from 4-7 p.m. and also in Locust at the SCC Crutchfield Campus at the same time on December 6.
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---- — This game is different.
The Bishop Fenwick football team spent the last two seasons preparing for a game like this. The Crusaders took a leap last year, moving on from a team with promise to a winning team, but this fall they have that feel — the feel of a team that knows how to win big games.
Tomorrow night under the lights of Fenwick's Donaldson Field, the Crusaders will battle Austin Prep in an undefeated showdown that will go a long way in deciding the Catholic Central League championship.
The 4-0 Cougars surprised some with their fast start, notably their 22-14 win over St. Mary's a couple weeks ago, but they won't be sneaking up on Fenwick.
This group of Crusaders is battle tested. They took some shots and learned many lessons two years ago when they went 3-8. They reversed that record last year (8-3), but still learned some more hard lessons.
Now, after a 42-20 road win over Cardinal Spellman last week, it seems like Fenwick is ready to take the next step.
"We talk about this as a staff, (two years ago) we were starting to lay some groundwork. We were 3-8, but we played some great football. We were just overmatched sometimes," Fenwick coach Dave Woods said. "Last year they learned how to win. After a bunch of down years, it takes awhile to learn and we learned how. Last Thanksgiving against Austin Prep we were down two touchdowns and we kept fighting and scored with 30 seconds left."
Fenwick was expected to contend for the league title a year ago, but suffered a heart-breaking loss to St. Mary's by fumbling the ball away on the Spartans goal line. They followed that with a carry-over loss to Archbishop Williams the next week before reeling off three straight CCL wins to close the year.
That lesson, though difficult at the time, helped prepare the Crusaders for bigger things this season.
"It's in the past and we left it there," Fenwick running back/defensive end Rufus Rushins said. "We've moved way past it."
Rushins is one of many reasons why the Crusaders are prepared to take the next step.
The 6-foot-1, 230-pound junior has already rushed for 698 yards and 11 touchdowns through four games. He's running hard, looking to punish his opponents, and wearing them down in the process.
Against Cardinal Spellman last week, Fenwick led by two touchdowns and switched to the Power I with Rushins running behind David Hurley (6-1, 210) and Brandon DeBerardinis (6-1, 225).
Rushins got many carries out of that formation and carried the Crusaders home, helping them kill most of the fourth quarter clock.
It's just one more option Fenwick's opponents have to worry about.
"I honestly think we can run anything and everything. We can give you plenty of different looks," Rushins said. "We have so much talent and can do so many things. We're harder to defend. Last year we got a little taste of winning and this year we know how to keep it alive. We're more experienced and we worked hard in the offseason. We know how to be 11 acting as one."
Fenwick needs 11 players acting as one, shooting for one common goal tomorrow night against a team like Austin Prep.
"They're a tough, physical team that's well coached. They know what they're doing and don't kill themselves. They don't take stupid penalties and you better be on top of your game, no matter what," Woods said. "They run the same offense they've always run. They only run a handful of plays, but what they do run they run very well. You have to be a good, disciplined defense or they're going to beat you."
Fenwick has been disciplined this year and the depth is as good as Woods can remember.
Defensively, in addition to Rushins and Nick Bona, the Crusaders have been getting excellent contributions from Hurley and James Traversey at linebacker and Tommy Parsons at cornerback.
Senior captain Charlie St. Pierre and sophomore Justice Andrade have been standouts on the offensive line.
"We had 29 guys at practice today and I'm sure there are 27 or 28 of them that it would be no problem for them to play," Woods said. "It makes for great, spirited practices. We do things we haven't been able to do in years. We tell them to do it and they know what to do. It's a nice luxury."


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- Must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed work to the City's Construction Regulations Unit, and include these contact details in the notification letters to affected tenants, occupants and building managements
- Must obtain written agreement from all affected car park operators for the proposed closure, and indemnify the City of Sydney and the Sydney Traffic Committee against all claims of revenue loss as a result of the road closure
- Roads must be closed in accordance with AS1742.3 and the approved Traffic Management Plan, unless otherwise directed by Police or authorised City officers
- Before the road closure is implemented the applicant MUST obtain Crane permit from the City's Construction Regulations Unit (Ph: 9265 9410)
- Must arrange for User-Pays police to be present at each road closure point
- Must not occupy the carriageway or footway of the road until the road closure has been implemented
- Must at all times provide a 4-metre wide emergency lane along the closed road
- Must provide and maintain appropriate and adequate traffic measures (including detour signs and flagmen) for the safe movement of traffic and pedestrians
- Must, to the satisfaction of the Emergency Services, at all times provide access to adjoining premises in the road being closed. All services (fire hydrants etc) must be kept free of any obstructions
- Must advise emergency services (namely Police, Fire Brigade and Ambulance) of the proposed temporary road closure
- Must remove all barriers and signs associated with the road closure at the times nominated to reopen the road to traffic
- Must indemnify the City against all claims for damage or injury that may result from the activity or occupation of part of the road or footpath during the activity. The applicant must provide documentary evidence of public risk insurance cover indemnifying Council for a minimum of $20,000,000
- Must reimburse the City for the cost of repair to any damage caused to the road or footpath a result of the activities
- Must comply with any reasonable directive of the City Rangers, Police or Roads and Maritime Services
- Must at all times carry out the crane installation and lifting operations in a safe manner
- Must comply with the City's Code of Practice for Construction Hours and Noise within the City Centre
- Must place an advertisement in a Sydney metropolitan newspaper at least 7 days before the closure. Newspaper clippings must be provided to the City as evidence of the newspaper advertisement before the City issues a Crane Licence
- Must meet all costs associated with the closure and shall pay fees in accordance with Council's current Fees and Charges
- Must notify the Roads and Maritime Services Transport Management Centre
- Must ensure a suitable Occupational Health & Safety Plan is in place for all personnel working at the site
- Any variation on the approved date and conditions of approval must be submitted to the City's Traffic Operations Manager for resolution
- Must where practical make alternate parking arrangements for affected residents during the event
- Must provide a Risk Management Plan for the road closure
- Note that In the event of a traffic incident or emergency, the Police will take control of all traffic and pedestrian arrangements
- If the closure is on a bus route, the applicant must notify the State Transit Authority before each road closure and pay any associated costs for rerouting services and/or moving bus stops during each closure
- Must advise car share operators of the approved closure 7 days before the road is closed if a car share vehicle parking bay is located in the street.
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|My Pensieves from years past...
As much as I love the concept and was thrilled to hear the Gail and Joan talk about the Pensieve, it hasn't worked for me. There are plenty of people who use it faithfully and are able to plan their instruction around notes they've taken in their Pensieve. I want to be one of those people. I just need to find my medium.
This year, my plan is to use a combo approach. I'll be using my iPad to record conferences and type notes on Evernote. I'll be using the Confer app to help me put together my strategy or guided reading groups. And I'll probably carry a notebook at times, too.
I love the fact that I can access Evernote from just about anywhere... my phone, my iPad, my work computer, my home computer... If I forget to bring home my notebook, I'm still able to access information that I need.
I know there is a large group of people who already are or who are planning to use Evernote much in the same way. There is also the news of The Sisters coming out with their own app to help with note-taking. Can't wait to catch a glimpse of that!
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There have been multiple Big Bosses but there is only one Naked Snake
There is also Solid Snake (the one in Brawl)
and Liquid Snake
and even Solidus Snake
Yep, my SD card is officially full.
What songs do you guys have playing over Port Town Aero Drive (besides Mute City), if any? Or is Sundown the only person that chooses that stage?
Nope, I'm the one who chooses it. ~
Devil May Cry stuff, keepin' in theme with F-Zero's metalness. But no Trago, this isn't actually metal either.


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IICRC approved as an accredited body of ANSI
"Receiving ANSI accreditation is a major advancement for the IICRC," said Larry Cooper, member of the IICRC standards committee. "Having an outside organization review and audit our policies and procedures gives our policies additional credibility that our industry needs."
The IICRC participated in a ten month review process to gain accreditation during which the Standard Policies and Procedures and the IICRC style guide were submitted and updated to include policies for an ANSI accredited body.
"The next step will be submitting individual standards to ANSI for approval and acceptance," stated Cooper, "we know there is a lot of work to do to in this process, but the IICRC is committed to increasing the integrity and acceptance of its procedures."
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Joyland Country Music Night Club is supporting the families of local deployed military troops serving in the Middle East this holiday season by teaming up with Manasota Operation Troop Support (MOTS).
The band Parmalee will perform at Joyland Friday with proceeds going to make this an extra special Christmas for local military spouses and their children.
One of Joyland's Facebook page members posted about spouses who are left behind to make Christmas memories alone and that inspired the Bradenton night club to make the concert a fundraiser. Club owner Rick Lambert decided that Joyland and all of their customers could do something special to show support to local troops' families.
Joyland is partnering Nov. 30 with Manasota Operation Troop Support to make sure that the help is local. Manasota Operation Troop Support has a mission of serving local troops and their families during their deployment to the Middle East so their partnership seemed like a natural fit.
Together they will work to fill as many military family wishes as possible this year. Last year MOTS served over 50 active military families in our area with meals and gifts.
Parmalee is one of country musics' most talked about new bands. Their current hit 'Musta Had A Good Time' is currently climbing the charts. They are known for incredible live performances and they have been named one of the to bands to watch in 2013.
Purchase tickets online or in person at Cox Chevrolet, Joyland Feed Company or at Joyland; $10 in Advance, or $15 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts at 10:30 p.m.


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Last year was probably one of the most affordable years ever to buy a house as prices bottomed and mortgage interest rates hit record lows.
The National Assn. of Realtors reported that 2012 will probably go down as a record year for housing affordability, according to its affordability index. That measure, which is calculated based on the median home price, family income and the average mortgage interest rate, stood at 198.2 in November.


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The Order takes place in an alternate universe where the industrial revolution materialized as a means of securing victory against invading, inhuman forces.
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Eric founded WideOrbit in 1999 after realizing that there was an opportunity to dramatically streamline and automate processes for media companies with new software systems and technology. Prior to founding WideOrbit, Eric worked at Kidder Peabody in Palo Alto, primarily focused on Equity Derivatives, and Montgomery Securities in San Francisco and New York, managing portfolios for wealthy technologists. Eric has been an active private equity technology investor since 1994 and maintains controlling ownership of WideOrbit. Prior to WideOrbit, Eric was an early investor in Infospace, Xoom (NBCi), CommerceBid (Commerce One) and OpenTable.com.
Bruce joined WideOrbit in 2000 and oversees all client-facing departments, including sales, operations, account management & support. Bruce is a broadcast television veteran who joined WideOrbit after more than 15 years with the ABC Owned and Operated Television Division. Prior to WideOrbit, Bruce was Executive Vice President of Sales for Salon.com. Before Salon, Bruce was General Sales Manager for KGO-TV in San Francisco as well as Sales Manager for KABC-TV in Los Angeles. Bruce began his career in media working for HRP and Blair.
Margaret joined WideOrbit in 2009 and is responsible for financial and administrative functions. Prior to joining WideOrbit, she was CFO at Red Condor and COO/CFO at Atom Entertainment. Margaret has more than 20 years of experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions with high tech companies including Macromedia, Cadence Design Systems and Hewlett-Packard.
Nathan joined WideOrbit in 2002 and is responsible for all installation, customer service and training. Nathan has worked for rapidly growing enterprise software companies for more than 25 years and brings to WideOrbit significant experience in managing the process of installation and training. Nathan spent ten years at Columbine Systems, where he managed support and services. He also managed support and services units for the Dutch-based Baan Company, Aurum Software, and Storage Technology.
Alec joined WideOrbit in 2011 and is responsible for all facets of the company's information technology and systems, including strategy, infrastructure and hosting services. Alec comes to WideOrbit with more than 25 years of media industry expertise and technical leadership. Prior to joining WideOrbit, Alec served as Senior Vice President of Edge Technology Service's Media Practice where he helped media executives drive sustainable IT strategies and maximize their technology investment. Before Edge Technology, Alec was Vice President of Professional Services at Harris Corporation where he was responsible for delivering Automation and Asset Management solutions to cable and broadcast television clients. Prior to Harris, Alec was Chief Information Officer at Fox Television Stations in Los Angeles.
Eric joined WideOrbit in 2001 and is responsible for all hardware integration and advanced systems development. Prior to WideOrbit, Eric co-founded OpenTable.com. Eric has worked in the technology industry for over 25 years. Before OpenTable, Eric ran a consulting company, building systems for Fortune 500 companies, including Safeway, Kraft, Silicon Graphics, Countrywide and the City of San Francisco.
Mike joined WideOrbit in 2004 and is responsible for Sales of WideOrbit products & services globally, as well as new market identification functions. Prior to WideOrbit, Mike worked as Sales Director for the Eastern US at Encoda (now Harris), in National Television Sales for Clear Channel's Millennium Sales & Marketing, in Local Television Sales for Raycom's KXRM & KXTU, and in Print Advertising Sales for The Colorado Springs Independent & The Eugene Register Guard. Mike has over 18 years in the advertising business, with the last 15 focused on the Broadcast industry.
Will joined WideOrbit in 2000 and is responsible for software development for WideOrbit's flagship product line, WO Traffic . Prior to WideOrbit, Will was Co-Founder and CTO for WorthGuide.com. Before WorthGuide, he was Co-Founder and CTO of Castalia Technologies Inc. Will has more than 20 years of experience in software development, system design, client/server database development and network design.
Susie joined WideOrbit in 2014 and is responsible for driving revenue and product development for the company's radio solutions division. Susie brings more than 15 years of experience in broadcast radio software. Prior to WideOrbit, Susie was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Marketron where she was also responsible for leading the company's corporate partner strategy. Susie began her career in media software as a support and implementation specialist before moving into product management and eventually business development and sales.
Vijay joined WideOrbit in 2011 and is leading the San Francisco-based engineering teams focused on business analytics and yield optimization. Vijay comes to WideOrbit with more than 25 years of diverse software development and senior management experience, with a strong background in developing solutions that automate complex business processes and high value business analytics. Prior to joining WideOrbit, Vijay served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Vendavo Inc. in Palo Alto, California. Prior to Vendavo, Vijay was the Director of Enterprise Integration Products division at Borland International in Scotts Valley, California where he managed development, maintenance and QA.
Rob joined WideOrbit as part of the Abacast acquisition in June, 2014. Rob joined Abacast in 2007 and served as CEO since October 2010. He brought the company through what he referred to as its re-launch in 2012. Rob brings over 20 years of senior management experience with industry leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Nine Systems, Buy DRM, Imagine Communications, and Sterling Commerce (IBM).
Ashley joined WideOrbit in 2013 and manages all aspects of WO Network. Ashley brings over 25 years of experience in the media software industry to WideOrbit. Prior to joining WideOrbit, Ashley served as Senior Vice President of Client Services at Invision with responsibility for implementations, account management, training and support. Ashley started his career in the media industry at CBS where he spent 13 years managing the application development group responsible for the development and support of the in-house sales and traffic systems for the O&O stations.
Don joined WideOrbit in 2008 and manages WideOrbit's Program Management efforts. Don has more than 20 years of ad sales, traffic and program management software experience in the media industry. Prior to WideOrbit, Don held the position of Director of Business Development at Pilat Media where he was responsible for managing the global pre-sales team, market and business analysis. Before Pilat, Don managed Columbine's (now Harris) International Business Development team and began his career at Columbine in training and implementation.
Mark joined WideOrbit in 2009, with the acquisition of Google Radio Automation, and has oversight of all WideOrbit products advancing the Radio industry. Mark brings more than 20 years of traditional radio, automation and radio traffic software experience to WideOrbit. Prior to the acquisition, Mark managed the radio operations and technical teams for Google. He has held key managerial positions at Wicks Broadcast Solutions (now Marketron) overseeing the Visual Traffic product, and has an extensive background in radio automation products dating back to the late 90s.
Phyllis joined WideOrbit in 2013 and oversees the business operations of the WO Media Sales division. With more than 24 years of experience in television, radio, and agency media research, Phyllis bring a wealth of marketing and operations management expertise to WideOrbit. Phyllis has held key positions at such companies as Arbitron, TAPSCAN, TVSCAN, Cerner, and Intermark Group. Phyllis also owned a successful business creating social media and digital advertising strategies for B2B companies.
Sean joined WideOrbit in 2011 and oversees all aspects of WO Central . Sean brings more than 16 years of traditional, emerging media and entertainment sales to WideOrbit. Prior to joining WideOrbit, Sean served as Vice President of Sales at Myxer, a mobile technology company that operates the largest mobile entertainment site in the U.S. Before Myxer, Sean held senior executive roles at Discovery Communications, Career Sports and Entertainment and HowStuffWorks, an edutainment website. He also held key sales positions at TeleRep, a division of Cox Broadcasting in New York; WGNX-TV/CBS, a Tribune Broadcasting station in Atlanta; and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Jeff Trott joined WideOrbit in 2010 and manages WideOrbit's Emerging Media division with a focus on Web, Mobile and Social mediums. Jeff came to WideOrbit with over 13 years of corporate level IT and Operations experience in the TV and Radio Broadcast industries, as well as several years of experience as the Director of Ad Operations for 45 websites where his team was responsible for accurate delivery of over a billion ad impressions annually. Prior to entering the broadcast industry directly, Jeff also owned a successful business of his own selling and supporting digital video editing systems to Agencies and Broadcast clients.
Charles joined WideOrbit in 2012, with the acquisition of OneDomain Inc. and oversees all aspects of WO Media Sales. Charles brings more than 27 years of television, radio, and agency media research and sales system development experience to WideOrbit. Prior to joining WideOrbit, Charles served as CEO and one of the founders of OneDomain Inc., a media sales and research software company, and was Senior Vice President of Development at TvScan Inc. Charles was one of the principle developers of the Qualitap qualitative research system, TvScan Sales and Research System (later known as Marketron Tv Sales) , and most recently the MediaOffice Sales and Research system, now known as WideOrbit's WO Media Sales, which has more than a 75% market share within the television industry.


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I overshot my budgeted spending allowance this week.
The damage is not severe (I am only a mere $20 over my spending limit) but I've decided to treat this seriously and ensure I stay more on track during the coming weeks. It may not seem like a big overage but I'm trying to pay off debt aggressively. The only thing I can do besides increase my income (which I have been doing) is to control my spending.
Step 1. I don't get paid again until Friday, which means I won't be paying myself my spending allowance until then. As of yesterday I began a strict no-spending week. This should actually be fairly simple. I have a full fridge and a full tank of gas, so barring an outlier event there's nothing I need to buy this week. The no-spending week will end Friday (so I suppose it's a no-spending business week, then). I'm at work all week so there's less free time to slip up anyway.
My second step is to assess what went wrong, so I can avoid breaking my budget in the future. I've done what many of you suggested in comments on previous posts and started tracking my spending. In fact, I track in such great detail that it's become a family joke. My mother was so offended by my writing down the $2 I spent buying her a coffee that I haven't heard the end of stories about how "cheap" I've become. (It's not about counting the squares of toilet paper I use, it's just about knowing exactly where my actual money goes. That way I have some data to look at and see how specific decisions are affecting my macro situation.) I'm glad that I've stuck to my guns, because tracking my spending has highlighted some key behaviours to fix.
For the last week I've been working late and feeling under-the-weather. The result has been that I've cooked and cleaned less. In the morning I've been sleeping until the last possible millisecond. These factors have led me to hit up Tim Horton's and McDonald's on the way to and from work far too often. I felt okay about each of the purchases because I was never spending more than five bucks at a time. The fact that I had slack room in the overall budget lulled me into feeling OK about the fact that I had gone over my groceries/household limit (this is the category in which I record all food purchases). I bought gas and, after entering the number, I realized I was over my total budget for the pay period.
This is no justification for over-spending, of course. I've just realized that when I'm feeling sick or tired I get lazy, and when I'm lazy I spend. Since the 18th of January I spent $30 on coffee and fast food (I'm sure my heart and my waistline are suffering as much as my wallet), so I wouldn't actually be over my spending limit if I had just stuck to eating the groceries I purchased in accordance with my budget.
Besides taking steps to rectify the problem (going $20 over my budget), I need to adopt some new behaviours to prevent recurrence of the same issue. On one of my days off every week, I will — from now on — cook two freezer-friendly meals. If I do this I won't have to rely on preparing food before or after work, just in case I don't have the time or motivation. Also, I will limit myself to $4 per week for coffee. This way I am not denying myself Timmies entirely, it's just a lot more reasonable than blowing money on coffee at the rate of $520 a year. (Oh god I just used the latte factor.)
Now, what to do about the $20? Well, thankfully it seems I have over-budgeted the amount I need to pay fixed bills each month, so I have extra cash in the bank. There was no overdraft or credit card being misused here. I'm not going to let it slide, however. I knew there was a possibility of having some extra money left over every month, but the plan all along was to put any surplus toward debt. Therefore, on Friday, I will take $20 from my spending allowance and put it straight onto my Visa card.
Wish me luck on my no-spending week!


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For anyone who has a BlackBerry 7 device this news may not be that big of a deal seeing how the Music Store app came pre-loaded on your device, whether you saw the icon or not it was there and installed. For those without a BlackBerry 7 device though, the Music Store app has been in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for a while and now has moved on to being publicly available for download through BlackBerry App World.
Despite it being preloaded on BlackBerry 7 devices, those of you who tried out the app may have found that it was either not supported in your country (This app, only has support for Canada and Australia) or even got an error message stating it was disabled by your administrator. If you fit into that area, then the newly released version is the one you'll want to get your hands on. You see, Amazon MP3 powered the old version where the new version is essentially a front-end for the 7Digital music store but it's much more then that when you consider a few things.
For a while now, I griped about the inconsistency of a music market place on the PlayBook and BlackBerry 7 smartphones due to the fact the PlayBooks music store was powered by 7Digital but BlackBerry 7 devices were powered by Amazon MP3. As such, any music you purchased on your PlayBook wasn't easily retrieved on your BlackBerry smartphone. You could get it, but it was through the 7Digital app, which has a totally different icon and is a totally different download. Some folks, may not have ever even known there was a 7Digital app or site and went on thinking their purchased music was stuck on their PlayBook.
With the BlackBerry Music store now available as a separate download, being powered by 7Digital (like the PlayBooks music store) RIM finally has some convergence happening and almost a complete music ecosystem. Files bought on your PlayBook can be retrieved on your smarphone and vice-versa as they are both on the same system now. BBM Music is of course the last remaining piece of the puzzle since; music you purchase there cannot be accessed outside of BBM Music easily without some digging around (It uses Amazon MP3 still). But that leaves the door open for RIM to port BBM Music over to the PlayBook at some point ideally or come up with a different solution for moving the music about easily.
WillieLee Feb 3, 2012 at 2:05 pm
It's good to see them move to consistency on the platform. Next they need to make "BlackBerry" apps follow a similar appearance scheme.
curvezzz Feb 3, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Not available for 9810 :/
emirozmen Feb 3, 2012 at 2:14 pm
It is. It might not be available in your country. It is only available in US and Canada.
diegonei Feb 3, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Somebody care to post the cods?
emirozmen Feb 3, 2012 at 2:12 pm
They need to focus on App World and get the developers porting their apps from iOS and Android.
Paintedeyes Feb 3, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Not available for my 9900 and I live in the US.
jem9777 Feb 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Actually, it's only available in Australia and Canada. The US still gets Amazon MP3.
luqman24 Feb 3, 2012 at 2:27 pm
"This app, only has support for Canada and Australia"
Read ppl!
LoganSix Feb 3, 2012 at 2:34 pm
I have a 9930, which I just upgraded to 7.1. I downloaded the BBM Music as part of the upgrade. Just checked it out, it has the free 6 month trial.
Did a search. Started playing a song. Hit the + sign. "You have 0 of 50 songs. You have 75 song adds remaining."
digicon Feb 3, 2012 at 6:24 pm
They're talking about the Music Store , not BBM Music .
the brother Feb 3, 2012 at 2:54 pm
so is this good or bad lol...this review is kinda confusing. should we do it or not
siddo_d Feb 3, 2012 at 3:15 pm
This was released like 2 days ago. Why is crackberry so slow LOOOL
and why don't blackberry merge BBM Music and Music store together but them separate does kinda make sense
redhalo79 Feb 4, 2012 at 2:13 am
I personally liked the Amazon mp3 store, is the new music store bigger in terms of selection? I hope so if not its a downgrade of sorts. Wouldn't it be alot easier to put the Amazon mp3 store and cloud player on the PB instead of the other way around?
tharsekan Feb 3, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Hey I used the one month free trial when the released it as a beta and now when I go download it, I can get the 6 months free. Is there any possible way to get the trial extended for 6months? If I had knew this was gonna happen I def would have waited it out so I could get the trial version for 6 months.
kennyiceberry Feb 3, 2012 at 4:02 pm
...and *this* was the solution you proposed for a unified system across different hardware platforms, do you think you'd get a good grade?
ryanlrobinson Feb 3, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I love 7digital so this makes me really happy. It wasn't pre-loaded on my Bold 9900, though. Downloading now.
digicon Feb 3, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I think it's the opposite , for me . Amazon is on the PB , and 7digital is on my BB7 . I'm in the US so maybe that's it . ? .
sk8er_tor Feb 3, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Amazon is on your PlayBook??? Are you sure?
RoboticGolem Feb 3, 2012 at 5:32 pm
What makes this any different then the already existing 7-digital store? Is it just the icon?
TallPaul86 Feb 3, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Slightly annoying that this isn't available in the UK - Amazon is the worst for trying to re-download your purchased songs from and 7digital seems to be the best alternative to iTunes...
If only 7digital had a globally available vouchers that you can redeem on the device (a la iTunes vouchers on iPhone or Amazon MP3 voucher for the Amazon MP3 store) then I reckon it would succeed more and give consumers more choice rather than just iTunes
digicon Feb 3, 2012 at 6:26 pm
And then in the last sentence , he contradicts himself .
RoseBud68 Feb 3, 2012 at 9:29 pm
This App is on my new Playbook. Not to bad.
carrickfergus Feb 4, 2012 at 11:21 am
Appworld says not available for my U.S. 9930 running 7.1.
leto13 Feb 4, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Why only for Canada and Australia??????
I got in a rather lengthy email exchange with 7digital marketing as I emailed them to discuss their pricing. I think their individual song pricing is out of line with their competition. 1.49 for a song is higher than amazon and itunes. They were receptive but no change will come unless there is volume. I buy what I can when I see deals and special pricing. I downloaded the canadian version on my phone, I do the purchases on my PB as this is in USD and then pull up the Music Store app on my phone and ask it download until it is available in US. A cloud service similar to amazon would be great but they indicated that they are not pursuing that as of now.
TheWolf1965 Feb 16, 2012 at 2:10 pm
From BlackberryOS.com
PlayBook OS 2.0 Launching February 21st Officially Confirmed
Published on 02-16-2012 12:45 PM
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We have been waiting to hear an official date for OS 2.0 a really long time from BlackBerry or a RIM employee. Ever since the first whispers of a date were published, it's all been speculation. Today though we got some official RIM confirmation. At the Developing Native Games with the BlackBerry NDK 2.0 Webcast today, Angel Aldana, RIM Manager (Latin America Alliances), confirmed the official date of PlayBook's OS 2.0 launch to be... Tuesday, February 21st! Barring any setbacks, we will have a shiny new OS on our PlayBooks in about 5 days! This is awesome.