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For the past 5 years, I've cringed each time I heard a bullish argument for rising Corporate Capital Expenditures (CapEx for short) stepping in for Consumer spending as it slows down. Its been little more than wishful thinking on the part of strategists, economists and traders.
We've addressed this issue many times in the past. Skittish CEOs/CFOs are simply too afraid to risk quarterly numbers to engage in aggressive CapEx spending. That's why they have chosen more often than not to buy back stock or issue dividends versus investing heavily in infrastructure.
Even when Accelerated Depreciation of Capital Spending (ADCS) created a huge tax break, most companies went for the high ROI purchases — Business intelligence and productivity software that paid for itself in improved efficiency or reduced headcount over a relatively short period of time. Hence, the success of companies ranging from Business Objects (BOBJY) to Cognos (COGN) to Oracle (ORCL) over this period.
Except for the high ROI investments, or taxpayer subsidized purchases, CapEx has been punk. Now,
we see that the rest of the dismal scientists have finally recognized
that CapEx is "officially" softening. A new WSJ survey of economists finds that Economic Worries Move Beyond Housing:
As Housing worries have become widely recognized (however belatedly that was) they are now being surpassed by concerns about weak business spending. This, even as economists again cut forecasts for home prices. (Query: If you are "forecasting" what
happened last quarter, does that still count as forecasting?)
From this morn's WSJ:
"Weakness in business capital spending is edging out housing as the dark cloud on the U.S. economic horizon.
A new WSJ.com survey found that 20 of 54 economic
forecasters responding to a query cited soft capital spending as the
chief risk to their forecast that the U.S. economy will grow slowly but
avoid recession this year.
Only 11 of the economists cited housing; the rest cited other threats, including inflation and oil prices.
Capital spending "scares me more than anything else
because I can't explain the weakness," said Stephen Stanley of RBS
Greenwich Capital."
Can't explain the weakness? Steph, pull up a chair, and ole Barringo will lay it out for you:
This economy has been stimulus driven — ultra low rates, deficit spending, tax cuts, ADCS, (2) War spending, printing cash — all contributed to the cyclical recovery since the 2001 recession. However, this has been anything but organic. Its been largely dependent upon government largesse. As that stimulus fades — the pig is now mostly through the python — so too does the economic growth.
When your growth is dependent upon cheap money and easy credit, guess what happens when credit tightens and money becomes less easy?
Economy Enemy No.1: Soft Capital Spending (free WSJ)
Forecasters Say Extent Of Business Cuts Will Tell
Where Slowdown Ends
PHIL IZZO and DEAN TREFTZ
WSJ, April 13, 2007; Page A2
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Given our focus today on Retail sales this week, it is appropriate to reference another source of data on the consumer.
This commentary comes to us via Northern Trust's Paul Kasriel. Paul is the Senior Vice President and Director of Economic
Research at NT, and I had the pleasure of meeting him (and Caroline Baum) at Bloomberg last month. He is the recipient of the 2006 Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue
Chip Forecasting Accuracy.
His recent commentary focused on the Fed's Flow-of-Funds data. It is rather insightful work into consumer debt and savings. Some of it might be a bit beyond the interest of many readers, so to make it more accessible, I did a little slicing and dicing. Here is my highly edited version, emphasizing The State of Consumer, by the Numbers:
Kasriel: I love the Fed's quarterly flow-of-funds report. It usually is the mother lode
of enlightening economic nuggets of information. And the Fed's latest release on
December 7 of third-quarter data was rich with these nuggets.
The slowdown in
borrowing was due principally to the household sector: Chart 2 shows that after
hitting a post-WWII high of 14.6% in Q3:2005, household borrowing relative to
disposable personal income (DPI) dropped to 8.8% in Q3:2006 – the lowest since
7.6% in Q3:2001, when the economy was in a recession.
Notice in Chart 2 that
precipitous declines in this percentage tend to be followed by the onset of
economic recessions (indicated by the shaded areas in the chart).
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Sea Foam vs Stabil
Since the 2 products are comparably priced and Sea Foam provides a fuel stabilizer in addition to all of its other benefits, why would I need to use Stabil, unless the fuel stabilizer in Sea Foam is not as good as Stabil?
Has anyone ever had stabil go bad? I had some that I kept in an isolated dry storage shed and after a particularlly cold winter it had gotten these sparklly flakes in it.
I threw it out and filtered any fuel that was in the tank out there. I think it broke down in very cold weather.
Since then I've been using seafoam with nothing like that happening.
Like Echoman, I am able to purchase seafoam on sale at various parts stores for around five dollars to six dollars a can. It goes on sale quite frequentlly at Carquest stores I've noticed. When it does pick up a couple cans.
I personally can't say enough good things about the stuff.
I wasn't aware it has fuel stabilizer in it. In that case, there would be no reason to use both Seafoam and Sta-Bil. I have mainly used Seafoam in the past to maintain old vehicle engines. It's great in the oil to free rings and un-stick valves. Funny, isn't it? All of us 'gas doctors' have our favorite witch's brew for fuel. The thing is, most all of them actually work. Mine is 1:1 Sta-Bil and MMO, about 1 oz/gal for 4-cycle OPE. For 2-cycle I leave out the Sta-Bil because the oil already has stabilizer. Maybe I'll take another look at Seafoam sometime.
I've been mixing like that for awhile too saxman with those products, and never had any carb related issues other than cleaning up used engines/carbs I've bought, or fixed for other people. Neal, my Dad had an older steel can of Stabil several years ago, of which must have lasted him close to 15 years, since he owns only a mower. It did turn from pale red to a yellowish clear form sitting in his shed, but I told him to use it up, and he never had any gumming or varnish issues in the off season. The "flakes", I would have thrown that out too as you did.
Here's what the SeaFoam website recommends.
For Fuel Stabilization
1. Use 1 pint to 25 gallons or (average of 1 ounce per gallon) to stabilize and condition fuels. One pint stabilizes 25 gallons of regular, unleaded and diesel fuels.
- Use 1 pint to stabilize 6-12 gallons of 2 cycle (gas-oil mix) fuels (average 2 ounce per gallon).
I've never heard of Sea Foam. I've always used sta-bil with no problems, but this conversation raises a question for me.
I recently switched mowers to an old LB 5254 from 1986 that I'm fixing up. I've bought some LB oil to mix in the gas, and I know it has stabilizer in it. Would it be helpful to put sea foam in the mix as well, or would that be overkill?
SeaFoam has been on the market for 65 years now. It was originally developed for the marine industry to combat the problem of moisture and algae build up in diesel fuel tanks. It has since been refined and marketed also to stabilize, remove carbon/varnish, deice, etc fuel sytems and combustion chambers of both 2 and 4 cycle engines both gasoline and diesel. I've never seen or used a better cleaning and PM product than this to date. Using it will restore power and performance to any used engine.
You're correct autodude. It is capable of moisture removal. I've only used it for stabilization. I bought a new bottle a few months back just for backup to when I don't use SeaFoam-not sure if the older formula claimed to do the same or I'm sure I would have remembered that. I had a quart container that lasted me quite a long time. Has Stabil always been capable of this and the "performance enhancers" as to clean carbs also? I don't remember them marketing it as such even many years before I used SeaFoam.
If it takes 1 ounce of a stabolizing agent to protect fuel from going bad, how much of the stuff is really in two stroke oil. It takes 2.54 ozs/gal to make a fuel mix 50/1. If 1 oz of that is stabilizer that leaves the oil ratio awful lean.
Something tells me that 2 stroke oil claims of having stabolizer in it are more myth then reality in terms of being very effective.
I don't totally agree with that nevada. If these top tool makers that have their "name brand oil" produced for them didn't have a fuel stabilizer of some kind, then they would more than likely see a significant number of fuel related repairs especially in these newer catalytic engines from burning stale fuels. It would have to have an impact on service repairs and warranty work. How many of us actually can use(on average), more than a gallon or two every 30-60 days, about the same time you'd see a measurable decrease in performance from untreated fuel? My .02
Echoman, I'm just questioning it. Unless stabilizer can be condensed so something less then .1 oz, the removal of oil from the mix could get dicy. Besides, bad fuel from whatever cause is not a warranty problem anyway. The wrong oil or bad fuel is going to show up as excess staining or varnish on piston and cylinder which should be a flag to any shop that carb or CAT problems were caused by the fuel mix.
Not saying the oil doesn't have a proper amount of super condensed stabilizer but just questionable enough in my mind to go ahead and use an additive to make sure.
It would be interesting to know by a "oil blender" or chemist, how much exactly of the claim is true. I would think, that the firms that test and rate the oils for TC-W, ISO-l-EGD and FASO-FC etc, would also test the claim of how well or long these oils w/stabilizer keeps fuel fresh. How could a company claim and market it as such, if it couldn't hold up to the task?
I've been using a lawnmower and snowblower that my parents gave me a few years back, and both pieces of equipment are over 20 years old. At the end of the summer and winter seasons I've always used Stabil and haven't had any problems with starting up each season.
I've use Stabil because that's what our family has always used. I went on Sea Foam's website and I really like their packaging, but I'm not sure I could force myself to switch over...old habits die hard I guess!
I ran across this new additive/stabilizer the other day. It's carried at Wal Mart so everyone should be able to get it. With it's claims of enzyme action it may be something to look at.
Here is a link that might be useful: Star Tron
Check out this demonstration on YouTube of some guy using SeaFoam:
Here is a link that might be useful: Sea Foam in use

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I'll take the word of the game (it does magic damage) over the developers. Regardless of what they think or intend, the game is what actually matters. It's going to take a really strong argument ("the game's display is wrong and here's proof", or the like) to beat the actual game.
There's really no question. I don't know why this is still being discussed.
It's not even that surprising. I had to revise my (ancient) Tryndamere guide several times before i got it right. (There's no cap on crit damage and i had to fix how armor pen and armor reduction interacted--which was discussed last page here, in fact.) That's just how it goes.
T0ggle, I don't even play shaco and I enjoyed reading your guide.
Re criticism:
To say,"My boss said my arm isn't cut off" when someone hands you a severed arm and you can't feel your fingers... When there is empirical evidence that what you're conveying isn't necessarily the reality of things, it's.. good practice to "think outside the box" (lol, didn't even mean for it to be a pun, but.. yeah XD) Admitting that a jitb may do magical damage isn't the end of the world (because, you know.. one of the riot staff used to be my guild leader back in my WoW days and.. awesome, intelligent guy, but nobody's perfect. He made mistakes just like the rest of us.. only fewer, I admit =P (<3 Gweeto) So, even RIOT could make mistakes *OMG IT'Z LIEZ*)
Re trolls:
Acknowledgement is what trolls live for.. let them die (Rather than you having a heart attack)
Re T0ggle (the badass clown guy who f's sh*t up in the jungles):
I'm not even joking. The one who hurts the most isn't the trolls, or the nubs, or the "qq" flaming babies.. Blood pressure & stress.. The one who's really getting hurt is you. And, it does. You owe it to yourself not to let it get to you. This is from one intelligent, team player to another (Who has also rages from time to time)
And, I know this is all fu**ing preachy and sh*t... but I wanted to add.. because this is a lesson I've learned in my own life:
In game - Stop, take a deep breath. If you refrain from raging and, instead, state your case and continue to offer suggestions. Even when they're nubs who are really, really bad at the game and don't seem to pay attention or idiots who respond to you with "qq" fifty times over, you don't lose any cred for being chill. The interesting thing is.. just how often some of them actually begin to listen.
It's good to be passionate. It's better to be able to channel that passion.
DO NOT think I'm labeling you some crazy, anger nut. I am not. This is simply advice from one who has lived, learned, been hurt by and hurt others.
T0ggle I have a question for you.
Say I have an item that decreases the enemy's magic resistance by a flat 20 and an item that decreases their magic resistance by 20 %. Have you had any experience about if the 20 % item gets to eat their magic res first or is the flat 20 applied in first, so that the 20 % wouldn't have as much effect.
Thumbs up pigmancer, The only reason I let such things get to me is because I was once a GM for the gaming company IGG.
They put me in charge(with a few other people) of the help support section of the forum and ingame support, but thats not the point, the point is i've learned a lot from that experience, one of wich being is rumors and stupid people.
When one stupid person stumbled across my guide, they could read a few posts and think completely wrong of me, but there to stupid to give a ****.
Also the rumors, one friends tells another how mean or jerk i am, sooner or later I got hundreds of people hating me for all the wrong reasons and all I can say is, how did it all start?
I'm only trying to prevent the past from recurring, anyhow i'm done answering anyones posts unless its something nice towards my guide or a question being asked nicely. if you ask a question that seems offensive, I will not even bother, and the worst I can say is ignored.
sooo uhhh, if i attack 1.5 times per second for a guaranteed 1100-1200 damage (unless a tank* with just my auto attack thats about 1600-1700 dps just from attacks am i right? hitting for 300 damage 1 hit per second a full nest of boxes would be doing 1500 dps right? magic resist scales better than armor amirite? most tanks get a mix of both right? did i mention my hallucinate outdamages an ap hallucinate bomb in about 4 seconds? or that my shivs hit for about 500 with my lategame build? oh hey and my hallucinate bomb STILL does a few hundred damage? who woulda guessed?! oh **** i forgot decieve!
seriously though, whats all this bull**** about AP shaco out dpsing AD shaco, cant even do that with a full nest.
so lets go over some notes, my auto attacks out dps a whole box nest
my hallucinate out dps's yours most if not all the time
my shiv hits for 60-75% of what yours does
magic resist scales better than armor
i dont have to set a box nest in the forest and wait for players to walk in and then realize they wont because they have a brain.
i decieve for over 1200 damage?
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Facebook Music: The New Social Connectivity
The timing of the announcements was hardly a coincidence. Facebook's f8 developers' conference was a week away and new integrations with a variety of music services were set to be unveiled. Executives from both companies expressed a desire take advantage of the social nature of music by reducing the barriers to using their services. "Obviously we wanted to be as friction-free as possible, free to share and play music with friends on Facebook and other places," Adamson says.
MOG and Rdio are just two of the music services that announced Facebook integrations during the f8 conference. Spotify, Rhapsody, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Mixcloud, Turntable.fm, Earbits, Songza and SoundCloud are also integrated with Facebook's new Open Graph so users' listening activity appears in their friends' news feed. Because they offer free listening in one fashion or another, music played on these services can easily be experienced by friends, too.
Rhapsody isn't following its competitors' move into free music, however. The veteran company believes its premium service is a better marketing tool than a free one, Rhapsody president Jon Irwin says. Rather than opening up its service to the masses, it will stick to offering free trials because "the amount of time you can experience the service for free may be shorter, but the value of the experience you're going to have is orders of magnitude greater."
But perhaps Facebook's most important gift to subscription services will be its social graph, that connective tissue that can instantly give context to unwieldy catalogs of music as large as 15 million songs. Imagine a new subscriber who signs up for a premium subscription service. Combing the catalog for desirable music is a daunting, herculean effort-even with the service's best editorial efforts. Most services allow customers to import their iTunes playlists, but what about finding music beyond what's already familiar?
Connecting the music service account to one's Facebook account instantly allows the user to share musical experiences with friends. By receiving friends' recommendations, and by browsing others' playlists and cloud-based collections, a catalog of 15 million becomes more manageable and more valuable.
Context wasn't always so important. Sharing an MP3 playlist has been either too technically complicated or too cost-prohibitive. Sharing large numbers of MP3s is a cumbersome process. And sharing in the MP3 world is an asymmetrical exercise: People may share what they've purchased on iTunes, but they can't share the actual music experience unless the recipient also owns the music.
A subscription service can make sharing easy if three criteria are met, says Gustav Söderström, Spotify's Stockholm-based chief product officer. The music needs to be a link rather than a file. The shared music must not have any marginal cost (otherwise sharing can become a financial burden to the recipient). And there needs to be a free tier, which many services have already discovered.
Those three factors, combined with the power of Facebook's Graph API, seem to be getting results for Spotify. Söderström wouldn't share exact numbers, but he says Spotify's examination of its users' behavior has shown a correlation between Facebook and high engagement. Users who connect their Spotify account to Facebook listen to a wider variety of tracks, have more than double the number of playlists in their libraries and are more likely to convert to being a paid user than those who haven't linked their accounts. And although he wouldn't reveal what percent of Spotify users have linked the two accounts, "it's a big number and a very popular feature," he says.
It's probably more than a coincidence that Spotify is perhaps the most social of all music services and also the one with the most hype, attention and momentum. The service already has a reported 140,000 paying subscribers in the United States, putting it well ahead of both Rdio and MOG, according to industry sources.
Now expected to be in serious competition with Clear Channel's newly launched iHeartRadio app, Pandora, which already has more than 100 million registered users, debuted a redesigned and more social product on Sept. 21. In the original version, Pandora found it difficult to add social features in a way that "felt native to the experience," chief technology officer Tom Conrad says. So when the company started a redesign of Pandora about a year ago, its top goal was making sharing songs and stations much easier.
The company wanted to help its users share music with people who are likely to be interested as well as with "musical mentors," a group of people that Conrad says may or may not include close friends. The result was a Facebook-powered music feed that's solely about music discovery. Sharing on Pandora defaults to the ecosystem but can be expanded to a user's Facebook followers with an additional button click. The results have been encouraging, Conrad says. "The amount of sharing people are doing on the new Pandora has increased by a factor of between five and 10 times."
Others are seeing good returns, too. Hubbard says adoption of Ticketmaster's social seat map feature has been "fantastic" and that 80% of buyers who "tag" their seats choose to share their location with everyone, not just their Facebook friends. "That's what I think is really cool about these seat maps-they're part of the power of the event . . . for people to potentially begin to expand their own networks," Hubbard says.
If not for Facebook, what else would companies use to build social features? For creating context, enhancing the live experience and enabling music discovery, music services don't have many other options. Google's new Google Plus social network debuted to rave reviews but lacks Facebook's audience and developer interest. It at some point may be a formidable Facebook foe, but for now it's too niche.
Two leading alternatives are Twitter and Tumblr. But Facebook has a "relationship structure," Spotify's Söderström says. In contrast, Twitter and Tumblr have one-way social graphs, meaning that a person follows other people-often complete strangers-who don't necessarily reciprocate. That kind of social graph may be good for some companies, he says, but not for music services.
And forget about trying to build a social graph to duplicate Facebook. Söderström explains that Spotify would have to create relationships by asking its customers for their friends' email addresses. "It's just a lot more seamless to have an existing graph than to find out who your friends are yourself," he says.
Besides, Facebook's vast reach is incredibly valuable. "Things we do on Facebook hit a larger audience then they do on Twitter," Vevo GM Fred Santarpia says, pointing to a successful Facebook premiere of a Kanye West and Jay-Z performance of "H*A*M" that has accumulated 3.4 million views. "Any platform that has that kind of massive adoption represents an opportunity for partners."
Facebook dominates. Not a single executive Billboard spoke with had anything but positive things to say about his business' relationship with the company. Its executives and engineers have a reputation for being smart, agile and forward-thinking. "From my perspective, in the limited time Vevo has been here and working with Facebook, the relationship has been incredibly positive," Santarpia says. Ticketmaster's Hubbard has a similar sentiment. "I have to say they've been a really great partner to work with."
The warm feelings between music companies and Facebook are a constrast to the often combative relationships Apple has with those companies. That makes sense. Facebook doesn't license music, instead playing the role of helpful facilitator to Apple's steadfast retailer. So far, Facebook and the music biz are simply having a blissful honeymoon.
The company is playing the facilitator role with artists, too. One example is the "Musician's Playbook," a free, 40-page how-to guide that Facebook released in August. The document explains the basics of Facebook and its profile pages. It offers tips on how to increase fan engagement, upload content to pages, deal with fake profiles and facilitate the removal of copyrighted material.
Whatever the downsides of getting in bed with the world's biggest social network, companies don't seem to mind. "There's also a risk that you rely on a partner too much for too many things and something changes strategically that you do open yourself up to a risk there," Vevo's Santarpia says. "But if they're partnering, I think that's something everybody is doing with their eyes wide open and the benefits outweigh the risks."
For an upstart music subscription service like Rdio, it's a partnership that makes sense. "Once you have access to everything, the best way to discover new stuff is through people and these conversations-primarily through people you trust," Adamson says. "We'll see more and more content and verticals going social, and these conversations will continue to happen everywhere."
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I would like to know if there is a way to convert the file build.xml ant created for Netbeans with a build.xml file that can run on eclipse
thanks to all
I don't know any tool to do this. You may need to convert by hand.
Let's check the netbeans project structure.
Netbeans generates a
So check build-impl.xml then.
It contains the following sections:
In the initialization part, the targets inits many things for the build, including many macrodefs. You may see things like
So, actually, you can run the build without netbeans installed. However, to use it in eclipse, you may need to do a cleanup and some modifications. You may need to check all the properties defined in
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On Wednesday's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the 36-year-old actress opened up about being unattached for the first time in 17 years.
"I haven't been single since [I was] like 19," the "Young Adult" star said. "I've been in two relationships. One was 10 years, and one was three years. Just like back to back."
"When I talk about it, it's not to get pity," she explained. "It's actually a nice experience for me because I haven't experienced it… I'm really enjoying it."
Still, Theron, who split with Stuart Townsend in January 2010, told DeGeneres she is the type of woman who "is definitely very comfortable in a relationship."
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"Not that I'm painting the town red and dancing and clubbing," she said. "But I'm really enjoying being in my own."
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The Rays prospect tossed the first no-hitter in Bowling Green's three-year history, striking out a career-high 10 as the Hot Rods completed a doubleheader sweep of the Lake County Captains with a 1-0 victory.
The strikeouts were a personal best for Mateo (9-4), who completed the longest outing of his five-year Minor League career.
"I was very happy, it was great," he said. "Greatest night of my life."
Mateo issued a leadoff walk to LeVon Washington in the first, then retired the next 17 batters, nine on strikeouts. As the 21-year-old right-hander was mowing down the Captains, he realized he had a chance at history.
"In the fourth inning, I was thinking about it," Mateo said. "I looked up and saw they didn't have a hit, so I was gonna try to get it."
The heat of the moment helped push Mateo to overcome a lackluster pregame bullpen session.
"Pitching in between the lines, the emotions are a lot bigger," he said.
Mateo's biggest trouble spot came in the sixth, when he issued two more walks to put runners on the corners with two outs. But he got Alex Monsalve to ground out to keep the no-hitter intact.
"I always thought when I saw big leaguers throw no-hitters, every no-hitter has good plays behind it," Mateo said. "No-hitters can't be strikeout, strikeout, strikeout. Your team has got to help you, making great plays behind you."
Mateo worked a 1-2-3 seventh to end it, catching the final out himself.
"It was the biggest emotion I ever had on the field," he said. "It was like nothing before."
Signed by the Rays as a free agent in November 2006, the native of the Dominican Republic has a 4.55 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 87 innings. He has been hot of late, going 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last five outings.
Now approaching his innings limit, Mateo said he does not have lofty goals for the rest of the season.
"Just try to go easy because they told me I'm running out of innings," Mateo said. "I'm gonna pitch 125 innings. I'm gonna start throwing three or four innings.
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Richard A. Allcorn, aka "Rich", is an independent Consultant and Systems Engineer. He is also a writer, a public speaker, and a virtual computing fanatic! He often works as a LINUX Admin also, and hosts and manages domains and websites from his home computer LAB (the Man Cave), in Austin Texas. It has been said that his "Lab" is really more of a personal Data Center, where he works with various technologies and manages his online services and systems. Check him out at: http://www.uucpnet.org/rallcorn He is an avid camper, an adventurer, and is always a real "gadget-hound"! Rich is good with people, a good manager, and leader, and a team player. He loves to take time to teach and instruct folks, when asked. He has been with computers since before "PC" meant "an IBM PC", and when "DOS" actually "disk operating system" instead of "MS-DOS". His first "PC" was an Eagle personal computer, running CP/M v2.2. He got his start with UNIX working with SCO-XENIX, the first generation UNIX version for PC's. He performed his first "chat" on an LA-36 teletypewriter, long before "text messaging" was out. He is an expert with modems and dial-up, PPP and PPPoE services, serial communications, DSL Broadband, cable modems, ISDN, and wireless networking to include WiFi and WWAN. He understands routers, hubs, switches, firewalls, and has worked in many corporate LAN and WAN environments. Rich has worked with all sorts of laptops, notebooks, tablet PC's, sub-notebooks, net books, and various desktop and server hardware. He has also developed websites, worked as a Technical Writer, and is currently working on a couple of books that he hopes to have published in the not-too-distant future. Rich is geared for working from his home office, and is truly mobile with his IBM Thinkpad, running LINUX. He also has Windows XP Professional running in a "virtual" session using VMWare. With AGN WiFi, built-in cellular WWAN, bluetooth, and hardwire, he is ready to network! He has a built-in webcam, and with built-in mic & speakers, headset, or telephone handset, and phone number for his PC, he is portable and ready for the job! Find out more from his websites at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardallcorn http://www.richallcorn.com/ITguy and http://www.itnetworking.info and check out his LINUX site at: http://www.uucpnet.org
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Working in Philadelphia's social services, my old roommate often endured tough days. Days that often resulted in the same, simple, comforting meal. I'd watch as she'd come into the kitchen, butter two slices of bread, pull some cheese out of the fridge, and proceed to prepare her ultimate nutritional anaesthetic: the Grilled Cheese Sandwich.
April is Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month. When tasked with creating a grilled cheese sandwich for the occasion, I asked myself "What kind of grilled cheese concoction should I make?" I love bacon and all kinds of different meat and cheese (especially blues!) What special combination can I come up with that was simple, but with no meat? This goes completely against my grain!
Do you know one thing that people really love for lunch? Soup and a sandwich! Another thing people absolutely adore: French Onion Soup! Here's a tasty creation to satisfy their hunger using a blend of delicious French cheeses and fresh, hearth baked bread. It's what I call "The Very Cheesy Grilled French Onion Soup Sandwich".
When I set out to develop a new grilled cheese, I wanted to accomplish a few things: First, I wanted it to be quick and easy. This is a must for any grilled cheese in my book. Second, I wanted to burn some cheese. For me there is nothing better than cheese that slips through the holes or escapes from between the slices and is kissed by the heat of the pan and transformed into a chewy burnt magical state.
If you love beer, then Philly Beer Week—a festival to celebrate beer in Philadelphia—is the ultimate event for you. This 10-day celebration of the 'Best Beer-Drinking City in America' highlights the region's diverse beer scene – its world-class breweries, neighborhood taverns, trend-setting restaurants and rich beer culture and history.
For my contribution to National Grilled month I've chosen some hearty cheeses and condiments to pair with delicious (if difficult to photograph) pumpernickel from Hudson Bread.
One of the best things about working at the 9th Street is the diversity of our selection and of the products available at the Mexican markets surrounding us. My grilled cheese uses elements from several different cultures which is really what being "American" is all about if you ask me.
Before I moved to Philadelphia from Wisconsin in 2005, friends told me I needed to visit a cheese shop called Di Bruno Bros. in the Italian Market. When I arrived in July, this narrow store with salamis hanging from the ceiling was one of my first stops. Now, the store feels like my home away from home.
One of the most unusual parts of working in the food industry is acknowledging obscure food holidays. April, for instance, is "National Grilled Cheese Month." There are certainly other important dates in April (Easter, my anniversary and my birthday, to name a few), but we will be putting time aside to celebrate melted cheese on toast.
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stick around Di Bruno Bros. on 9th Street for an after hours party. It's what the store likes to call "a private shopping experience" – a chance for customers to linger around the olive bins, eating pairings that cheesemongers dream up.


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Sienna Miller is a British actress and fashion icon. Once had a rather tumultuous relationship with Jude Law. Good friends with Keira Knightley. Is a fan of Chelsea Football Club.
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Sienna Miller Barely Has Time For Little Bess!
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British star Sienna Miller is in New York at the moment acting in the Broadway Play "After Miss Julie". She has moved her whole life over to New York, as the play will run for months to come and that means her beloved dog Bess has also moved across the pond. Yesterday Sienna took a little time out to have a walk around her new neighbourhood and took Bess along with her, but it didn't seem as if Sienna had much time to give attention to the sweet little dog, she was so busy chatting on her phone and smiling at the cameras!
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Oh dear Lindsay of all the men in the world...! Yes that's right, troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan was spotted with Sienna Miller's ex (and still married to someone else) Balthazar Getty! Balthazar and Lindsay were seen this weekend at Hollywood's latest hot club Voyeur all over each other, they didn't stay long and left out the back door. Spies at the club say they were definitely hooking up! Atleast Lindsay seems to be over ex Samantha Ronson now, but we are not sure bad boy Balthazar is the smartest rebound choice! (Source: Celebuzz)
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As usual this week there have been some great red carpet events and other photo opportunities for fashionista celebs like Sienna Miller, Scarlett Johansson and Ashley Tisdale to show off their sense of style. We also have a a few new comers to the list. The theme for this week's best dressed has definitely been simple can be stylish without being boring and there are quite a few examples of classic little black numbers with a trendy twist. But who is at the top? Have a look and see!
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Is Sienna Miller After Another Married Man?!
Monday 3:54 PM, 12/10/2009
Sienna Miller is performing on Broadway at the moment as the star role in the play "After Miss Julie". Her co-star in the play, Angelina Jolie's ex husband John Lee Miller is now happily married and has a baby, so we were surprised when we first heard rumours that Sienna was up to her old tricks again has been seen spending lots of time with John outside of the play. The two were even seen strolling with John's baby around NYC. You can relax though, Sienna is not up to her man-stealing tricks again, she and John have known each other for years and are just friends! John is the one who introduced her to her ex, Jude Law. For once,"just friends" is true! (Source: Celebitchy)
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Monday 10:35 AM, 12/10/2009
Paris fashion week has been very helpful for us. We've seen so many cute fashionistas. French Vogues chief editor Carine Roitfeld was seen in the fashion colour no 1 - black! Mischa Barton is coming back strong and is on this list again looking smoking hot! This weeks no 1 is someone we wanna see much more of!
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Friday 5:16 PM, 02/10/2009
Have you been brave enough to be rocking the new style of harem pants this summer? Well if you have then hold on to them, as with a few updates and accessories they will take you right into Autumn. For those of you who haven't dared to wear them yet, take some inspiration from Fashionista stars like Rihanna, Gwen Stefani Sienna Miller and Beyonce on how to wear them to best suit your body shape!
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Joshua Slocum is believed to be the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. After a distinguished nautical career, during which he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Turning this catastrophe to his advantage, he built a sailing canoe from the wreckage and sailed back to New York. Moreover, he wrote "Voyage of the Liberdade," a chronicle of his trip, and earned some literary success. This spurred him to attempt his perilous voyage. Having lost his fortune in the shipwreck, Slocum began his voyage on a shoestring. He was given the "Spray," a century-old oysterboat in need of repairs. Two years and $500 later, he had rebuilt the wreck into an oceangoing wonder. On his 40,000-mile, three-year voyage, Slocum visited six of the seven continents, where he met cannibals, presidents, outlaws, and ambassadors. Amazingly, throughout his travels he lived off the land, fishing, trading, and giving lectures to keep his pantry full. He also met some remarkable people, including Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Kruger, who, believing the world was flat, warned Slocum not to fall off! This adventure will captivate sailors and landlubbers alike.
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Author and sailor Joshua Slocum (1804-1909[?]) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world, an achievement he wrote about in his most famous book, "Sailing Alone Around the World." Alan Sklar is the winner of several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and a multiple finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by "AudioFile" magazine, his work has twice earned him a Booklist Editors' Choice Award, a "Publishers Weekly" Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by "ForeWord" magazine.


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"To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." Matthew 28: 19-20a spells out the task of this mission. We seek to fulfill that mission by becoming an 'inviting, welcoming, nurturing, and serving community of Christ.' We invite you to join us in that endeavor. We eagerly wait to be in ministry with you, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Upcoming Events
2015 Palm/Passion Sunday
Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:00 AM
We recall both the palms and the passion of Jesus Christ on this special Sunday that begins what we call Holy Week. Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem begins our worship service. As worship progresses, the mood becomes more somber and solemn as we remember the capture, the trial, and the scourging of Jesus, leading up to Friday when Jesus is crucified. Join us as we worship God and begin to understand the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
Rich Rubietta to lead worship on March 1, 2015
Sunday, March 1, 2015 10:00 AM
Reserve Sunday, March 1, to come and experience Rich Rubietta during our 10 am worship service! A graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, with a BA in Music, and a graduate of Trinity Divinity School, Deerfield, with a Masters in Divinity, he is a Worship Leader, Composer and Producer who uses Guitar, Sequencer (keyboard) and acoustic instruments to lead worship. Rich Rubietta is a modern day Circuit Rider, our resident Conference Evangelist commissioned first by the 1999 Annual Conference. Appointed to Abounding Ministries, Rich criss-crosses Northern Illinois each week introducing creative ways to use music in worship, leading workshops, Youth events, Camps and Retreats. He is a "Musician-ary", helping congregations redevelop and rediscover their voice in worship. Abounding Ministries is part of the Rainbow Covenant and its mission is to help persons experience the life-changing love of God in Christ, thru Music, Writing, Speaking and Retreats.
Ash Wednesday 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:00 PM
We will distribute ashes at this worship service, held in the Chapel, as a reminder that we are dust and to dust we shall return. We will also offer this service at 6:30 p.m.
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What's New
Calling all youth in grades 5-12!
(Rockford, IL) Anyone, member of Court Street UMC or not, is welcome to come and have fun with Diane and Nate on Sunday afternoons from 3 pm to 5 pm. We will do some learning, some games, some eating, and who knows what else as we grow together in Christ. Call the church office (815.962.6061) for more information.
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30-minute Mid-week Service to Begin 2-25-15
(Rockford, IL) All are invited for a 30 minute worship service beginning Wednesday, February 25th, at noon in the Chapel as we take a breather for meditation and introspection during this season of Lent. It will then be followed at 12:30 with a luncheon in the dining room for a free-will donation. The luncheon will feature a soup that is referenced in the noon service to further connect what we read & hear with what we taste & see. Both the service and lunch will take place every Wednesday during Lent.
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Lenten Study & Devotional Now Available
(Rockford, IL) Court Street UMC has something for everyone to learn from this coming Lent.
We are doing a study called "Bread and Broth" by Cynthia E. Cowen which will also be the basis for our Lenten luncheons on Wednesdays. Each week will feature a different Biblical figure and a different soup. Come and join us to find out which person and share delicious meals in fellowship. We will have noon worship in our Chapel on Wednesday with a luncheon for a free-will donation afterwards. We will then do a more in-depth study that evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Dining Room on the lower level.
For those of you who want a daily devotion, we are using "Lent for Everyone" by N.T. Wright. This book provides readers with a gentle guide through the Lenten season, from Ash Wednesday through the week after Easter.
Both books are now available in the Church Office for $10 each.
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Composer Bruce Adolphe on Einstein, the violin and a new film score
A conversation about science, music and the brain.
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What's coming up for the week of Jan. 5.
Though they're known for their work with Baroque music and historic instruments, Zachary Carrettin and Mina Gajic like to defy musical labels.
The musicians on life as a young string quartet, and why it helps to sing your instrumental part in rehearsal.
DSA students present a chamber music concert Thursday night.
The 15-year-old is the featured soloist for this weekend's concerts.
Two gorgeous pieces by Bela Bartok, performed by two masterful violinists in the CPR Performance Studio.
The quartet offers a sample of this weekend's concerts in Pueblo and Colorado Springs.


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Certain people come into our lives, and even in the fleeting moments that we spend with them, they affect us so profoundly that they leave a lasting mark on our hearts. Ruthie Lindsey is one of those people. (…) Read more »
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I first laid eyes on it earlier this fall, when it was hanging on a wall ready to be packed up and shipped off to Maine with the catalog crew. I immediately fell in love with the sky-like color palette, the easy shape, the delicate texture, all the pretty little details. (…) Read more »
My Favorite Lookbook Outfits, Broken DownOct 15, 2013
This week's lookbook, "After Hours," has a different feel than others we've done recently. Shot in New York City by Guy Aroch, the lookbook features model Ashley Smith in a hotel room overlooking the city lights at night. Rich textures like velvet, fringe, beading, and a subtle shine make for a dark, moody look and (…) Read more »
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Mitsubishi freezes sedan investment
Sam Hall Increased competition forces Japanese car maker to abandon small sedan investment.
2013-on Mitsubishi Mirage used car review
David Morley Japanese brand's city car is a good budget alternative but comes with a few caveats.
Mitsubishi ASX successor closer to fruition
David McCowen Second-generation SUV concept to go on show at Geneva.
Report: Mitsubishi preparing final Lancer Evolution
David McCowen Japanese brand to send-off performance sedan with serious performance upgrades.
Mitsubishi Pajero GLX new car review
Toby Hagon Japanese brand has added equipment to its aging off-roader.
2015 Mitsubishi Triton revealed
Sam Hall Evolutionary styling tweaks and better efficiency in store for Mitsubishi's best-selling model.
Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed v Toyota Prado Altitude
Andrew Maclean We pit Mitsubishi's updated Pajero against Toyota's limited edition Prado.
She says, he says: Mitsubishi ASX
Katarina Kroslakova and David McCowen Katarina Kroslakova and David McCowen dissect Mitsubishi's compact SUV.
Mitsubishi hints at future Outlander
David McCowen Paris motor show concept points the way for fresh looks for Japanese brand.
Mitsubishi upgrades Pajero, cuts prices
David McCowen Rugged 4WDs up to $8000 cheaper for 2015.
Nissan Qashqai v Mitsubishi ASX
Stephen Ottley Nissan's new compact SUV takes on Mitsubishi updated rival.
Mitsubishi slashes Lancer prices
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Mitsubishi Triton v Toyota HiLux
Sam Hall Two of Australia's best-selling utes compared.
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR: Carpool review
David McCowen Mitsubishi has reduced its Lancer hatch range to just one model, the well-equipped Lancer GSR Sportback.
Mitsubishi Mirage LS sedan new car review
Andrew Maclean This new sedan from Japan may be simple but it is sizable.
Mitsubishi ASX and Outlander recalled
Sam Hall Mitsubishi recalls 1500 SUVs over potential fault with oil seal.
Mitsubishi Mirage sedan first drive review
Sam Hall Cheap and cheerful, the Japanese brand's city sedan is a solid, no frills proposition.
Mitsubishi's $10,000 micro car
Sam Hall Mitsubishi's three-cylinder 'kei' car was poised to set a new pricing benchmark, except for one flaw.
2015 Mitsubishi Triton to be softer and safer
Sam Hall Japanese marque developing a more 'family-friendly and car-like' dual cab ute.
Mitsubishi reveals Mirage sedan pricing
Sam Hall Booted small car brings $1500 premium over hatch variant.


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Gallery: Toyota Prius Pulls into Third Place in Worldwide Auto Sales
Toyota's vaunted Prius line is racing into third place in total cars sold worldwide, proving that, far from being a niche market, hybrid technology is as mainstream as it gets. The news comes soon after two new Prius models hit the market, making the gas-sipping lineup a tough act to beat. So far, Toyota has produced 4 million hybrids with sales accelerating along with the surging price of gas.
Ten years ago, the Prius was the first hybrid to hit the market, and it was widely considered a curiosity for the granola crowd. But with the release of April's sales numbers, the car is nipping at the Ford Focus' heels for the #2 spot, with sales of 220,000 units projected for 2012 in the US.
The surge in interest is not only a symptom of rising fuel costs; it's also a result of Toyota's release of two new models to fill out the Prius lineup. The goldilocks approach — offering three sizes — figures to pay off for Toyota, with the new Prius C being the most fuel efficient non-electric car available. The other addition is a roomer Prius V that we test drove in February.
Toyota has long benefited from Prius's 'halo' effect, which has helped to boost sales across its entire line, but now the car is selling almost as well as the Corolla, which comes in at #1 in sales. The news should open other automakers' eyes to the commercial viability of fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Different Country Kitchens
Hi all!
Thought you might enjoy this blog posting.
The site seems to be one of those that collects pictures and sometimes articles.
Nothing particularly original from the author, but a lot of hard work nonetheless!
Anyway, there are some lovely kitchens here on Decoraholic.
(Or at least I think that's the name! It's escaping my tiny mind right now.)
Thanks for sharing! Gorgeous kitchens - I did feel a bit like they were all the same kitchen. Many of them deal with my current issue of what to do between the range counter and the bar above it. All seem to use the counter material which I'm unable to do. Lovely to see it though.
I found it interesting that they all seemed to have a small backspalsh and that it seemed to make its way around the room.