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First it was Jimmy Kimmel declaring his love for Jimmy Fallon. Then it was the Yankees being nice to the Red Sox, which was almost unfathomable, yet also understandable and gracious in the wake of the Boston bombings. But now it's getting out of hand: Arch-rival corporate brands are being nice to each other with no discernible provocation whatsoever.
Earlier this week, a bunch of British snack brands, from Cadbury to Walker's Crisps to Jaffa Cakes and Phileas Fogg, threw each other a veritable Twitter tea party - and indeed, Yorkshire Tea joined in the lovefest.
And last week, Microsoft's Xbox One team engaged in a random tweet of kindness toward the Sony Playstation 4, even though the two products are about to go head-to-head in a high-stakes holiday-shopping-season showdown that will help shape the fates of both companies for years to come.
What's next? A Ford F-150 ad congratulating Chevy on the 2014 Silverado? McDonald's congratulating Burger King on putting its Big King back on the menu? Hertz admitting that Avis really does try harder?
The surprising thing is that, whether genuine or cynical, Microsoft's gesture seemed to work: It's been retweeted some 15,000 times, ensuring that the PS4's launch doesn't entirely overshadow the upcoming launch of the Xbox One in terms of social-media buzz this week. I predict that, as with Oreo's timely Super Bowl tweet, Microsoft's olive-branch ploy will become a trend among the savvier brands on social media, which will compete to garner goodwill by saying nice things about their arch-rivals.
That doesn't sound like a bad thing, on its face, although I could see it turning from sweet to saccharine rather quickly. And, of course, there's a shelf life built into any trend of this sort: Once it becomes the norm, it will cease to surprise, at which point perhaps everyone will go back to being mean again. Which can, of course, be pretty delightful in its own right.
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Actually, I worked on this last night, and came up with some brilliant (IMO) verses that did just that . . . incorporated some of his history, catch-phrases and the like. I'm going to try to finish it this weekend and put it out there.
He'll either love it or get a restraining order.
I posted on my Facebook page that if someone were to make a Facebook page targeted at Dick Button doing an interview with me, what should it be called? And one person responded: "Manleywoman is First Rate, and We Take Our Hats off to Her! You should too, Dick Button!"
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Please Insert Coin(s) To Continue: Seventy Oldschool Video Game Deaths In 2:30
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Hit the jump, then tell me the name of that game so I can download an emulator and get my groove back game on.
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I keep meaning to post about this, and there is method in the madness.
codecanyon and graphic river for example, have many items sub $10.00 and ok paypal will fire a transaction fee for a deposit made and items bought…
But surely, it makes sense and would increase sales if the min. deposit fee was set at $10.00 instead of $20.00
Perhaps you guys could trial it, I don't know.. but either way, surely it would be worth trying.
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Good point, I wonder why they chose $20 as the minimum.
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Good point, I wonder why they chose $20 as the minimum.
Must be method in the madness.
I would presume this is a strategic accounting vs cost concept. But i personally think , $10 trial would prove greater deposits and purchases.
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I see the odd complaint that one has to deposit $20 to buy something for $1 but they're few and far between and if it aint broke…
-1. It would most likely decrease sales and affiliates would make less money (=fewer referrals).
Not sure on your logic there.
You posted from themeforest , if you read my initial post I specifically mention Graphic River and Codecanyon
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I like $6 ref cuts from $20 deposits, so I will say no
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:36 am
Post subject: first post! Homeschooling and church - stressed!
This is my first post and hoping someone can help. I started homeschooling my son last year in kindergarten and everything has been going well up until now and I am ready to just throw in the towel, cry, scream or all of the above.
My son loves homeschooling but is really struggling with reading and I'm trying not to put the pressure on. My son just started first grade and can only read 3 - 4 letter words but is getting better all the time. Last night I dropped him off for his class at church and I could tell something was wrong the second I walked in the room to get him (from the teachers and him). When we got in the car I asked my son what had happened and he said, "They were playing hang-man and I couldn't read the words. The teachers asked me a lot of questions about where I went to school, how many days you teach me, and about what I learn." We hadn't had school yesterday and he said the teachers were upset that he didn't have school that day (The beauty of homeschooling as you all know is the flexibility). It sounded as if my son was being interrogated. Our church is in a very good school district so I know that we have a lot of children in the church that are extremely smart and there are only a handful of homeschoolers there. Church is the only socialization that he really gets during the winter and he loves his class but I am really upset.
So I have a two part question. How should I deal with this? Should I pull him out of this Wednesday night class (you know these questions are going to continue and it's going to be one slippery slope!), and most important - what level should a child just starting first grade be at?
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:47 pm
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So I have a two part question. How should I deal with this? Should I pull him out of this Wednesday night class (you know these questions are going to continue and it's going to be one slippery slope!).
I'd have a talk with the teacher, and tell her you'd appreciate it if she wouldn't question your ds in such detail, and that she would try harder not to put him on the spot. There's no need for you to give long explanations, either. Goodness. But I wouldn't pull him out just yet.
What level should a child just starting first grade be at?
I certainly would not expect a first-grade-age child to be reading. That's what first grade is for. It's why it's called "first" grade, for goodness' sake.
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:50 pm
Post subject: Re: first post! Homeschooling and church - stressed!
Momtotwogreatkids wrote:
....My son loves homeschooling but is really struggling with reading and I'm trying not to put the pressure on. ...It sounded as if my son was being interrogated. ......
So I have a two part question. How should I deal with this? Should I pull him out of this Wednesday night class (you know these questions are going to continue and it's going to be one slippery slope!), and most important - what level should a child just starting first grade be at?
Hi Momtottwo... I can't imagine how he must have felt having all of those questions directed at him. I would talk with the teachers (not with your son present) and let them know you are aware of where he is in his reading progress and you are working on it... and any future questions need to be directed to you alone. They need to know the pressure they placed on him by asking in that way.
I would not take him away from the class. Not every child is at the same level in our small church and from what I understand, the older ones often help the younger ones.
I am kinda in the same boat. I didn't know what to 'expect' a 1st grader to be doing. I didn't want to compare to public school kids, but really had no answer to that question. I simply began this year with where my 6yo dd was and started there. I have her work on her handwriting daily and we'll be doing more spelling and reviewing/adding on more difficult sounds/spelling.
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I can't say what I would do about the church. I know I would be upset if this had happened to me and probably would end up telling the teacher it was none of her business, but that is me.
As for reading in the first grade...my daughter went to PS in KDG and still couldn't read in the first grade, which proves that PS is NOT better than HS (we pulled her out of PS after KDG). That next year we did KDG and most of 1st grade phonics while she was in the first grade. She still didn't read all that well in the 2nd grade so we finished up the first grade stuff and the 2nd grade stuff the next year. It was a challenge but we made it through it. She was so embarrassed when she would be asked to read. My daughter is in the 5th grade now and reads just fine for the most part. She still occasionally struggles with big words and words that don't follow the phonics rules, but once you tell her the word she remembers it. She still doesn't like to read out-loud. She recently joined a 4-H group and they made her secretary so she must take role at the meetings. Roll requires her to read out-loud, and although she absolutely hates it, it has been really good for her. It actually helped build her confidence in her ability to read.
Don't get discouraged yet! Kids learn to read at different paces and some are better at reading than others. I wouldn't worry about it and I would definitely try not to compare your child to others, even if they are the same age.
I hope things work out!
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This is an incredibly difficult situation, however, firstly, boys read later. They just do, and most boys that I know are not reading in first grade, at least not fluently. Secondly, is your church otherwise supportive? We ended up leaving our church because we were the only homechool family, and we had no support. In fact, our pastor asked me a couple of times when I would go back to work. I think if they are otherwise good people, try to educate them on what you are doing. Ask the teacher not to put your child on the spot that way and let her know that you are honestly having trouble with reading and ask her for suggestions for you to try at home. I think most folks have good intentions, but express them in sometimes inappropriate ways. I hope this helps!
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I can understand why you are upset, and I would be too. However, I certainly wouldn't be pulling him out just yet. You will encounter lots of ignorance as a homeschooling family (unfortunately), so it's best to get used to it. And, as ignorant and hurtful as it is, it is most likely done with good intentions.
Also, remember that first grade is actually when children are supposed to START learning to read. And everyone learns at their own pace.
I think it's very important to have a chat with the church school teacher, but try to remain very rational, polite and confident in your conviction. After all, you are doing the best you can for your child, so don't you forget that.
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Meatloaf with Mushrooms and Chestnuts, Gravy and Celery Root Duchess Potatoes
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when I was nine, someone said 'you're not backward at coming forward, are you, little one?'
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Sauteed Broccoli Rabe
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Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell
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- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
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Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of well salted ice water. Drop the broccoli rabe into the boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the boiling water and plunge immediately into the ice water. Once cool remove from the ice water and let dry. It can be used right away or held for future use.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
on the economics of Spark
The economics around Spark have, as you might expect, been a focus point for us from the very start of project planning. To state the obvious: if the economics weren't workable then the project wouldn't be viable. So that was where we started.
As we explored the economics, we found that it could not be limited to just the flow of money due to initial purchase of hardware by customers. A more comprehensive strategy and overview would be necessary. So we started with what our goals were and ultimately we boiled it all down to this one commonality: find ways to support and stimulate development around open devices driven by Free software. That is Mission #1 from which all other hopes and goals follow.
In practical terms the economics starts with processes of production. That was a simple one for us: all development will be Free and open. Design must be done in the open and participation must not be artificially limited. This is at the heart of the Make·Play·Live philosophy. Of course, one powerful way to stimulate participation is to put proceeds from sales into supporting the development, and that's precisely what we will be doing. As product success permits, we will be employing and/or sponsoring individuals and organizations to work on relevant Free software technologies and support the communities that drive them.
Where these funds will be targeted will depend on what needs doing, what needs supporting the most and how successful the products are in the market. The more success in the market, the more funds we have to direct. The more feedback we get from Spark owners about specific features or problems, the more we'll focus funding on those areas.
This also means keeping communication going with all stakeholders to gauge what is needed. Right now this is being done primarily through one-on-one communication by IRC, phone and email. This won't scale long term, however, so we will need to create something that will while remaining open and keeping network connectivity levels high. This is a topic we've noted down for further research.
So as you can see, it goes a long ways beyond just directing money around. In fact, there are many other means to stimulate and support development. It all starts with getting devices into people's hands, both developers and end users. This creates a space where people can create and share openly. Money aside, without open devices, we won't have freedom in computing and the cultures of open participation we want and need become less and less feasible.
This is a bigger task with more scope than the Make·Play·Live team can accomplish on our own: we need to bring together networks of like minded, positive thinking companies and communities in new constellations to create things that are beyond our individual reach. In support of this I've been reaching out to various groups directly, and even more have taken the initiative and reached out to us.
By using Spark as the lens through which to make their work available to others, their expertise can be harnessed in a way we could never do with a top-down approach.
A nice example that is far enough along to talk about publicly is a project we're working on with Xompu: they have cloud storage services that integrate very nicely with their Linux system offerings that they would like to make available to Spark owners. That's a service that takes a very specific skill set to pull off and a lot of engineering effort to ensure it works smoothly. If we were to try and do this on our own, I really have no idea if and when we'd be able to offer it. By creating a network of stakeholder level participants in this way, Spark devices will have more capabilities backed by specialists in those areas.
It also means that more people become personally motivated to help make Spark a success, which in turn increases the odds it will be. Now expand that same strategy to the hundreds, if not thousands, of different kinds of services, functions and audiences that exist and it becomes evident that a project centered around open computing for devices becomes as much a social and business networking effort as it does a technical one.
When one examines the dynamics required to make it all "go", the requirement for a commercially viable device market centered around open devices driven by Free software becomes obvious. Due to the open participation model, we can not only be relatively transparent to stakeholders, we don't need to manage them directly; instead we are aligning incentives and encouraging diversity.
Summary: proceeds from Spark will be going back into funding Free software, but we're also looking at the bigger picture beyond just the dollar signs. We believe that the measure of our success lies in our ability to do that.
We feel this is can be a significant reason for people to get involved with, and indeed invest in, Spark: the more work together on this, the more we each get out of it.
But back to direct funding for a moment: Initially our investments will be weighted towards Plasma Active and Mer. We want to grow Make·Play·Live to the point where we can expand those horizons, however. Keep in mind that some of the proceeds will necessarily be re-invested in non-Free-software-development activities such as device design and procurement.
As we expand the product lines (there is good demand for different hardware configurations beyond the first 7" device), those costs rise and the logistics behind them becomes a bit more complex. Details like shipping, storage, insurance, communication and the usual business "G&A" costs all come to bear as well. We have to have a legal entity (a company) to make orders and ship large amounts of product across borders, and that in turn means managing bank accounts, paper work, insurance and various other contracts.
We have so far managed to keep this overhead very low by being creative, organized and planning oriented. We will do our best to keep it that way so that we aren't wasting funds that would be better applied to the technology. This of course all depends on market demand, but there is enough hunger for something like Spark that I believe we can, and indeed will, succeed in this. :)
In tomorrow's blog entry, I'll be sharing what we've learned about that so far thanks to the Spark pre-order registration experience.
17 comments:
- Shmerl said...
Do you plan to set up some other channels besides IRC, like some community forum for discussions and feedback, or preferred place is Plasma Active section of the KDE forum?
- 19/2/12 20:19
- maninalift said...
I really want this project to live. I can't afford to buy one right now but I could probably donate more than the profit you will make on one device. Is there a way to do this?
- 19/2/12 22:49
- Aaron J. Seigo said...
@Shmerl: we want to keep the community as close to the open source projects as possible. so we will be shepherding people as appropriate to Plasma Active and Mer forums and irc channels.
we will, however, be providing customer support channels for Spark and we do have some (what we think are) interesting plans for Make·Play·Live community interactions :)
the add-on store will also be backed by a web forum for discussion of apps and other content (both between users and with the authors)
@maninalift: thanks so much for your support! it really means a lot to all of us involved.
given pre-order rates, there is enough demand that i think it will work out. so i would recommend that if you wish to donate something, do so directly to KDE e.V. and that will go into helping support KDE efforts such as Plasma Active. :)
and again .. thanks for wanting to help out as much you can! - 19/2/12 23:17
- slashdotaccount said...
How about switching to an open CPU design? There are several; LM32, OpenRISC, OpenSPARC (LEON3 etc).
- 20/2/12 03:10
- Kam-Yung said...
Sorry to disturb you about this, but two comments about the make.play.live website:
1) they should set up [ https://makeplaylive.com/ ] to automatically encrypt the connection to protect any info people are entering on the website. Currently, the certificate is not valid and I get a redirect to a SquirrelMail web page.
2) as of last week, email@example.com does not work. I tried to send them a mail and got a "554 554 5.7.1 <firstname.lastname@example.com>: Relay access denied (state 14)." error. Not good...};-(
Kam-Yung - 20/2/12 05:37
- Aaron J. Seigo said...
@slashdotaccount: there are are no openhardware designs that are appropriate for mobile application and in high volume production. we do not currently have the kind of finances available to us to change that either. if there was a viable open hardware option, that would be our choice.
@Kam-Young: the email problem was sorted last week (thanks for noting it, however) and SSL will be coming up ... - 20/2/12 07:51
- Anatoly Burakov said...
Aaron! I have a dilemma that i am not able to resolve yet.
On one hand, i'd love to have a KDE tablet. As a long time KDE user and advocate for me this is a dream come true. I would love to support the development of KDE and *truly* free software in general by buying a KDE tablet.
On another hand, a pragmatic part of me says that this is an under-performing, under-specced cheap-ass plastic tablet and i am not sure i would like to have such a device, even if it runs KDE and a full blown unrestricted Linux stack.
As a long time Linux user, i know there are usually compromises to make - freedom isn't free, after all. But this is not exactly a compromise i am perfectly comfortable with making.
If only Spark was akin to Nokia N9 that would blow everything else out of the water, even if it was a bit overpriced, i would buy it simply because N9 is a Ferrari of the smartphones. I know this question has been already asked, but i'd like to ask it again - are there any concrete plans to release a high-end KDE tablet? One of the commenters on Slashdot made a perfectly good point - in essence, Spark just reinforces the stereotype that free software is only for under-specced cheap plastic Chinese crap. - 20/2/12 13:02
- mintsauce said...
@Anatoly Burakov: When I first heard about the Spark, I had similar thoughts about the hardware.
Size, screen resolution, RAM, no. of cores... nearly everything is not as I would like it if I where free to choose. But a tablet with truly free software from people who are really committed to that idea is something that I like so much, that I preordered one. I simply have the confidence, that Linux/KDE will make an awesome experience even on the underpowered Spark hardware and that your characterization as "underspecced cheap plastic Chinese crap" is a vast exaggeration.
I have tried long enough to find a tablet that has everything I would like to have out of the box. At least for me it is time to decide and put my money where my mouth is.
Best Regards,
Axel - 20/2/12 14:18
- Anatoly Burakov said...
Well i sorta "put my money where my mouth is" for quite some time - i'm a KDE supporting member, regularly donate to FLOSS projects etc. so money is not a problem per se. The problem is a device that might end up being of no use to me because of not so great user experience it might offer.
- 20/2/12 14:27
- Aaron J. Seigo said...
@Anatoly Burakov: it's rather nicer in the hands than a "cheap-ass plastic tablet" .. may as well call the Galaxy Tab a "cheap-ass plastic tablet" as well ;)
that said, high end hardware is not only much more difficult to source (contention at the top between "a list" and "b list" companies, in terms of volume) but easily 3x the production cost (more is also easy to achieve ;).
besides what that means for our capitalization requirements, it would drive the cost up from an easy decision to a hard decision to make. we'd go from lots of people purchasing because it's not a lot of money to very few who will pop the 400-500 Euros down on such a thing, with the profit margin being not very different for us, likely making the project completely infeasible. we did market research and testing of prices before we went out with this .. and that really defined the parameters for us.
we will work our way up to more fancy and high end devices (with higher price tags) .. but we need to start here where the economics of it work for a starting point.
that means that we have to say "sorry, not yet" to people such as yourself. i just hope that we can keep you interested and ready to purchase when we do have something that meets your particular needs. keep in mind that if we had tried to meet your needs first, we simply wouldn't have been able to.
and all the above said, Spark is a pretty nice bit of kit. we picked it out from a number of different options, many of which were very much inferior in feel and build quality. again, we did market testing with the various devices: we had people hold them and use them, weighed them on scales, measured them with rulers, banged on keys, chucked them in bags and coats and took them on trips.
in any case, thanks for your feedback, it does confirm our plans to work upwards in spec since there's a market for it. hopefully once we get there, we'll have also succeeded in growing a larger audience and sown the seeds for high perceived value which can make more high-end devices economically viable.
cheers ... - 20/2/12 14:34
- Anatoly Burakov said...
Aaron thanks for your reply. I think you just convinced me :-)
P.S. Galaxy Tab IS a cheap-ass plastic tablet, despite being an expensive one - 20/2/12 14:52
- bigfrogg said...
@Aaron J. Seigo: Please answer:
1. Where official malling list\irc\forum for developing to this device
2. Where official page (site) of this device where I can download sources and binaries. (Google say only http://bug10738.openaos.org/images/tegra2/ but is not like ti true spark download page)
3. How much You planing to support (develop plasma active) of this device.
4. I have zenthink c91. Is this device will be supported? If no, I can try support it themselves and send patches, but I need malling list for it. - 20/2/12 15:28
- Unknown said...
Personally, I wouldn't mind if all proceeds (after expenses paid) go to make Aaron Seigo rich... :-)
It would still be a worthy project that benefits whole Linux/KDE/open-source community... - 20/2/12 15:58
- Unknown said...
@Anatoly Burakov: Re: starting with lower end hardware
I had almost that same converstation with my better half not so long ago. I've been having a furious debate with myself about what I might get as an upgrade from my 1st-gen kindle for e-reading, whether to go to a color kindle or nook, or go on to a tablet. When I first heard about the Spark not long ago, I decided right then that I wanted to support the spirit and the goals that it represents, even if it's not exactly what might want. If this flies, there will likely be more and better coming. If it doesn't, then probably something better and pricier probably wouldn't either. - 20/2/12 18:50
- CFWhitman said...
The biggest problem I have with the hardware is the expected battery life. To me, a tablet isn't really all that useful unless it's practical to charge it overnight and use it all the next day. For that to be practical all of the time, you need about 7 hours of battery life. I've had a device that lasted 3 to 5 hours (depending on use) and it just can't cut it for being practical for everyday life.
I got the impression from Android implementations of the hardware that the Spark hardware falls more into the 3 to 5 hour category than the 7+ category. I would love to find out that this is incorrect. - 21/2/12 14:47
- Unknown said...
congrats and thanks for the project.
many potential buyers already own mediocre hw devices and know this will not work for some of their needs,even though it may run plasma fine.
So to repeat previous concerns,how about an easy way for them to donate specifically to the TABLET sw,which they will then run on a rooted tablet of their own choosing?
If 100 people express an interest in this,could you not organize a purchase of 100 such high-end rooted tablets at a discount and pass savings onto consumer?rome was not built in a day!
I would love it if we could vote with our dollars for specific projects on your site - i would donate money towards a stable and user-friendly virtual keyboard that i could use on my other rooted devices.i also need a better VNC to run X on them,so I can run plasma! - 21/2/12 18:53
- Unknown said...
I would buy a dvd with plasma tested to run on a specific high-end tablet,e.g.archos g9.
- 21/2/12 19:29


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Delving further, I soon learned that animal studies of homeopathy have been going on for more than 20 years. Here is a sample:
Plainly, these studies were not done in the interests of the animals involved. Harming these animals makes a mockery of claims of healing and underscores a profound indifference toward others. A comprehensively healing medicine should include all feeling species in its purview and uphold the following values from SIIB's own list: beneficence, integrity, respect, and joy. My next column will explore approaches more in keeping with such values.
References 1. Lussignoli S, Bertani S, Metelmann H, Bellavite P, Conforti A. Effect of Traumeel S, a homeopathic formulation, on blood-induced inflammation in rats. Complement Ther Med. 1999;7:225-230. 2. Begum R, Koshy R, Sengupta A. Effect of homeopathic drugs plumbum and opium on experimentally induced lead toxicity in rats. Indian J Exp Biol. 1994;32:192-195. 3. Almeida NT, Dalmeida V, Pustiglione M. The effect of fluorine and homeopathic medicines in rats fed cariogenic diet. Homeopathy. 2004;93:138-143. 4. Biswas SJ, Khuda-Bukhsh AR. Evaluation of protective potentials of a potentized homeopathic drug, Chelidonium majus, during azo dye induced hepatocarcinogenesis in mice. Indian J Exp Biol. 2004;42:698-714. 5. Kuzeff RM, Topashka-Ancheva MN, Mecheva RP. Inhibition of (-)-trans-(1S,2S)-U50488 hydrochloride by its enantiomer in white mice -- a placebo-controlled, randomized study. Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2004;11:144-149. 6. Jonas WB. Do homeopathic nosodes protect against infection? An experimental test. Altern Ther Health Med. 1999;5:36-40. 7. Oberbaum M, Markovits R, Weisman Z, Kalinkevits A, Bentwich Z. [Wound healing by homeopathic silica dilutions in mice (article in Hebrew)] Harefuah. 1992;123:79-82.


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✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729. ✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m. Friday, November 1
Halloween was celebrated in downtown Vandalia on Saturday.
In the first photo, Ella Satterthwaite, age 3 1/2, listens to a Halloween story read by Shawna Sprague at the Evans Public Library Halloween story time. In the second photo, Joanna Helm of Words, Wicks and Wood hands out candy to one of the trick-or-treaters visiting downtown businesses.
She is custodian for Ramsey Schools and she loves to sing … and she often combines the two, singing as she goes about her work cleaning, which is enjoyed by all who happen to hear her in the halls.
With synthetic drugs drawing a lot of news coverage and discussion recently, local agencies are teaming together to present a seminar on the topic. "The Ivory Wave Tsunami: Synthetic Drug Awareness" is a free seminar being presented from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. next Thursday at First Baptist Church in Vandalia. Bruce R. Talbot, a nationally recognized expert trainer on drugs of abuse, will present the seminar.
At a time when the Fayette County Board is faced with trimming the county's budget, one county officer has come up with a way of increasing revenues. If you never paid for a traffic ticket you received more than two decades ago, you probably know how Circuit Clerk Kathy Emerick is doing that. Emerick, the circuit clerk since December 2012, was at a conference when she learned about Credit Collection Partners, a company that was beginning to collect past due fine monies.
The lights on the baseball diamond in Patoka City Park were on long before daylight last Friday, but not for a baseball game.
Representatives of the Citizens Utility Board will be in Vandalia on Wednesday afternoon to analyze phone bills during a free clinic.
The clinic will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center, 616 W. Jackson St.
Residents should take their phone bills for a free, one-on-one consultation with a CUB expert to identify ways to cut costs. The clinic is sponsored by state Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon).
To register for the clinic, contact McCarter's office, 283-3000.
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CentOS Admin Mysteriously Missing
An open letter on the CentOS distribution website gives the impression that their main administrator has mysteriously disappeared.
Lance Davis is mainly in charge of the Linux distro CentOS, a re-build from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In an open letter aimed at him, seven developers are appealing for him to get in touch. Efforts to contact Davis by phone have been of no avail. Davis holding the domain plus sole 'Founders' rights in the IRC channels makes the situation particularly difficult for the developers. Davis obviously is also in charge of donation money. In the letter: "You have long promised a statement of CentOS project funds, to this date this has not appeared."
Developers at CentOS are worried that Davis' AWOL will endanger the whole project: "Please do not kill CentOS through your fear of shared management of the project."
CentOS Accounting
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CentOS Admin Mysteriously Missing
Umm, no.
He is not "mysteriously missing" and he is *not* the main administrator of the project. He just has his fingers on some central things - the project has survived for the last year without him surfacing.
Actually he hasn't done any work on CentOS for quite some time.
The project itself is well alive and kicking.
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CTA Blue Line resumes normal service
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE November 27, 2012 9:14AM
Updated: November 27, 2012 12:06PM
A problem with the third rail caused major delays Tuesday morning on the CTA Blue Line near northwest suburban Rosemont.
The problem was reported at 7:15 a.m., CTA spokesman Steve Mayberry said. Trains were only operating between O'Hare and Rosemont, and between Rosemont and Forest Park, with passengers forced to switch trains at the Rosemont station.
Normal service on the Blue Line resumed about 11 a.m., but residual delays may occur, according to a CTA alert.
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What's backyard imagineering?
Well, one affordable adventure you can imagineer at home would be to simulate sleeping on an aircraft carrier. Just replace your closet door with a shower curtain, clear off a shelf, and make yourself comfortable in there. For extra magic, have someone in your house shove the curtain aside every hour or so to shine a flashlight in your face and mumble "sorry, wrong rack" before shutting it again.
"The society that draws too great of a distinction between its scholars and its warriors will end up having its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." --probably Thucydides
LMMEO@ Ape that is funny.
I dont go all out for the imagineering but do decorate in Disney themes so I guess that is in the same category. I imagineered my ceiling in my downstairs bath and will be working on a Tree of Life for my living room THANKS TINK...BF is still not happy-'cant we just have one room in this house normal' LOL Like Disney isn't normal. Besides he has his Steeler room
Hey, not a problem Vix, anytime! How's the thatched ceiling coming along? Tiki dude still talking? Get that camera fixed, I want to see all your cool projects! I might have some jungle print stuff to send your way for your Animal Kingdom themed living room, let me see if I can find my leopard print throw...Maybe we should start a new thread about Disney home decor...don't want to take over this thread!
Oh I always do that!!
I have a massive couch and whenever I like to simulate rides at home, I take the littler ones to WDW via airplane. I take off the bottom cushion for our couch which adds about 3 feet of depth. I then place it on the front, making a U-shape. I then hang a blanket over the top and place some cup holders in there. It's pretty cool.
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LAS VEGAS--If you've ever watched a DVD on a newish Blu-ray player, then you've likely experienced upscaling. Upscaling converts a non-HD-resolution image (like the image from a standard DVD) and converts its pixel count to that of HD resolution.
Some players do this better than others, and as a result, depending on the player used, artifacts and distortion can sometimes be detected on the upscaled image.
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PBGC Director Josh Gotbaum Testified Before Congress Today on Multiemployer Pension System
December 19, 2012
WASHINGTON — Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director Josh Gotbaum testified today before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions about the status of multiemployer plans.
"For more than 10 million people and their families, multiemployer plans give them a pension that's portable, that they can take with them from job to job, that doesn't require them to become an investment expert or an actuary and that gives them an income they can depend on for the rest of their lives," Gotbaum said. "And they don't have to worry that they or their spouses might outlive the money in their 401K."
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Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 12:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [CalontirDance] Crystal ball dance sets
At 10:27 AM 10/23/01 -0500, you wrote:>I would love to go, but have to go to CalonCon this year...........
Y'know, it's been years since I missed a CalonCon, but I take my music
stuff every year just in case dancing breaks out, and so far...
Where at Crystal Ball I'll get to play some :-)
lots of other regional treasurers to fill in for me :-)
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Finally – A Fantastic Naan Recipe That Can Be Made On the Hob. One great thing about Indian curries is that they usually taste better warmed up the next day. My family likes to go camping and we almost always have a big curry feast the night of arrival. While other campers are bringing out […]
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