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Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
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Unique Narrative on Joseph Kennedy
Unique among historians I have read, is Will Swift, in his latest book, "The Kennedy's Amidst the Gathering Storm." Swift possesses an ability to engross one immediately due to his gift of narrative writing. Historical topics are often a challenge to read yet this work moves incredibly quickly due to the presentation of information, Swift's special wit describing a situation, and the intertwining of historical fact with character development. Every chapter presents familiar historical information concerning the prewar years 1938-1940, yet the wonderfully researched lives of Ambassador Kennedy's family brings new life into the situation. Very complete diary entries with accompanying newspaper clippings by Rose Kennedy, are a source of material that brings to life a critical world situation complete with an accounting of what Kennedy family members were doing at the moment. I often felt I was present as the situation occurred.
The background of Ambassador Joseph Kennedy is well known, but Swift suggests so much more about the character of Kennedy. The deep love for his children and the exposure of life that he and Rose guided and required of each child is worked into the narrative. One senses so much more about Jack, Bobby, and Ted in particular, due to the parenting they experienced especially as a result of these years abroad.
President Roosevelt and Joe Kennedy had a very difficult relationship as did the combination of Chamberlain and Churchill in the mix as well. We know Kennedy's career was destroyed as a result of his ambassadorship yet Swift has his readers take a good look at the character of FDR as well. One feels Kennedy's deep love of country as he tries to maneuver within an incredibly difficult and disasterous political and world situation with much of the pertinent knowledge from Washington never relayed to him by President Roosevelt.
Characters are described in this narrative such as Tyler Kent, a spy, and Unity Mitford, a companion to Hitler, that make the read unique. Fabulous parties, constant escapades of family and friends in prewar London, fascinating photographs, intimate sides of Rose as she eases into the royal family, and a look at beloved Rosemary, made my read of "The Kennedy's Amidst the Gathering Storm A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940" so special, I read it a second time.
AnneSchomaker (Amazon.com)
Superb Study of Joe Kennedy's Ambassadorship During The Gathering Storm
A marvelous study of Ambassador Joe Kennedy's complicated personality, diplomatic involvement with Winston Churchill, and multi-faceted relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dr. Swift has written an elegant study of this critical time in American history, punctuating his story with vivid portrayals and brilliant insights. Highly recommend this work to both professional historians and the interested layman.
Richard A. Gordon (Amazon.com)
very entertaining
It is hard to go wrong with a book about the Kennedys, and this one is a gem. From the politically naive and inept father, the Ambassador, to chubby Teddy, age 6, writing charming notes to his father, to Jack bedding Marlene Dietrich as a young Harvard student, the stories are all fascinating. I especially enjoyed learning about Kathleen, who shared Jack's wit without his sizable brainpower, and Joe, Jr., a fearless guy who, brought up in the competitiveness Joe, Sr., glorified, but not as bright, witty or successful as a war hero as Jack, blew himself up in a suicide bomb run near the end of World War II. Joe, Jr., like his father suffered from political myopia and lack of vision, and stuck to extreme isolationism long after it was clearly untenable for a successful Democratic politician to do so.
Not to mention seeing Rosemary, the tragic one, attend elegant high society dances in London with her sisters, without any serious problems, and function well as an arts and crafts teacher in England, totally lose it when she returned to the US, causing Joe, Sr., to agree to a lobotomy, which turned her into a vegetable. And mother Rose, who probably spent as much money on fancy French couture as Joe did on his mistresses.
The book also contains lots of wonderful cameos, from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, to their daughter, the current Queen, to the Lindberghs,
who, with their own rarified brand of politicial naivete, were about to move permanently to Nazi Germany when the war began (!), to Jack's wonderful gay best friend, Lem Billings, and the gay American Ambassador in Paris, Wlliam Bullitt, who lived openly with his partner.
One persistent theme of the book is to criticize FDR's failure to explain his foreign policy to Joe Kennedy. This criticism is, I believe, misplaced. Joe Kennedy knew next to nothing about foreign policy when he asked for the job as the first American Irish Ambassador to the King, and less when he was forced to quit. FDR rightly did not trust Kennedy, and wanted Kennedy out of the country during the 1940 Presidential election. Joe, Sr., lacked the political sophistication to understand his role, or to adjust to FDR's policies and changing public opinion in the US, which moved towards supporting intervention before Pearl Harbor left people with no other option than to fight. FDR could not have clarified his foreign policy to Kennedy because FDR was hiding his own interventionist views from a public and a Congress (and a London Ambassador) who were stuck on neutrality and isolationism. Kennedy made the additional mistake of befriending Neville Chamberlain, a very small-minded and naive politician like himself, who made the near-fatal mistake of thinking Hitler would keep his promises. Kennedy and Chamberlain were two peas in a pod.
In addition, Joe, Sr., a successful businessman, made the mistake of thinking economics controlled the bloodthirsty ideologues of the Nazi regime.
Joe Sr's reward was to see his political career destroyed; he never held any political office after he left London.
On the other hand, Jack, Bobby, Ted, all of them far better politicians and strategists than their father, never made the mistake of hanging on to extreme positions, or giving disastrously candid interviews to reporters, such as Louis Lyons, who actually and courageously reported the crazy things Joe said after his return to the US. The cosmopolitanism and friends the family developed in England just before the war, however, proved a great benefit, especially to Jack. Without the Kennedys' experiences in England, could Camelot have existed?
The book is also full of witty stories and interesting analogies, such as the fact that FDR, like Obama, had trouble with the Irish Catholic working class voters of his day.
FDR achieved his goal of keeping Joe, Sr. out of the 1940 presidential campaign; at Rose Kennedy's urging, aided by some blarney from FDR, Joe even gave a nationwide radio address before the election endorsing FDR. The important job in the government which FDR, in a staged meeting at the White House, promised Kennedy, of course never materialized.
Joe's reward, as we all know, was an amazingly talented and fascinating family. Whatever his other faults, Joe seems to have been a genuinely good father, treating his children with respect, discussing issues at the dinner table and providing support when needed. When he was not around he wrote personalized letters to each of the children. Even the tragedies, such as Rosemary's problems, often had wonderful trajectories, such as the Special Olympics which Eunice and others developed following Rosemary's tragedy.
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Jim Eyre - Editor History Magazine about THE KENNEDYS by Wll Swift
This is the way in which history should be written. Carefully researched and filled with facts(some never before revealed), the book moves at a fast pace keeping the reader intrigued and never bored. Will Swift captures the formidible Kennedy family at a turning point in history that many have forgotten - the prelude to World War II. He portrays the self-made, vastly wealthy, crafty, tenacious and powerful Joseph Kennedy - admired by some and distrusted by others - as a true patriot who worked steadfastly in an attempt to keep his beloved country out of war. It was a war he felt would lead to disaster.
Living with Ambassador Kennedy during his 1000 days in London, the reader sees an Irish Catholic family capture the attention of the lavish and flamboyant society that flourished at the time and the respect of a Protestant nation. The opinions and attitudes of world leaders during that crucial time are well detailed. There is also time to observe the children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's tight knit family (among them Jack, Bobby and Ted) mature and take on some of the talents of their accomplished parents - talents that would serve them well in their later careers. It is a book worth every minute of the read.
Jim Eyre (Amazon.com)
An Engrossing Account of Tumultous Diplomacy
Dr. Swift has constructed through prodigious research a fascinating composite of information which he presents as a highly engrossing narrative of the role of Joseph P. Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II.
Swift's keen appraisal of Ambassador Kennedy's actions and motivations and the reprecussions thereof, along with a fresh look at the challenges and opposition confronting Kennedy from both sides of the Atlantic at the time, serves to cast the controversial father of a future U.S. president in a more appealing and admirable light than he is usually afforded.
Throughout his intriguing report on Kennedy's endeavors in pre-war diplomacy, Swift skillfully limns artful profiles of the high level players in the saga, including Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, King George VI and Franklin Roosevelt, with their reactions and interactions during their continual assessments of the ambassador's merit vis-a-vis their own agendas. In sum, Dr. Swift's scholarly book, spiced with titilating material on the personal lives of Ambassador Kennedy and his wife and children as well as accounts of the foibles and vagaries of other participating political luminaries of the era constitutes a compelling read.
Charles G. Olbricht (Amazon.com)
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The International Intercomparison and Harmonisation Project
On Demonstrating the Safety of Geological Disposal
International intercomparison and harmonization projects are one of the mechanisms developed by the IAEA for examining the application and use of its safety standards, with a view to ensuring their effectiveness and working towards harmonization of approaches to the safety of radioactive waste management.
The international intercomparison and harmonization project GEOSAF project ran from 2008 to 2011 to work towards harmonization in approaches to demonstrating the safety of geological disposal with a special emphasis on the expectations from the regulatory authorities engaged in the licensing process with respect to the development of the safety case. The GEOSAF project focused on the safety case for geological disposal facilities, a concept that has gained in recent years considerable prominence in the waste management area and is addressed in several international safety standards (e.g. SSR-5, GSR Part 5, SSG-14, GSG-3).
On the request of the participants to the initial project, a follow- up project has been developed and the inaugural meeting of the new project – GEOSAF Part II - took place in IAEA headquarters from 19 to 23 March 2012. GEOSAF Part II was initiated with the objective to reach a joint understanding and work towards harmonization of views and expectations regarding the safety of the operational phase for geological disposal of radioactive waste with regards to post-closure safety. More specifically the approach taken in GEOSAF Part II is to address operational safety for geological disposal working on the development and review of an overall safety case that integrates both operational and post closure aspects.
As indicated in the IAEA Safety Requirements on Disposal of Radioactive Waste, it is convenient to identify three periods with the development, operation and closure of a disposal facility: the pre-operational period, the operational period and the post-closure period.
Until recently the demonstration of safety of geological disposal of radioactive waste in the Member States mainly addressed the post-closure period of the disposal facilities with less focus on the operational period. In relation to that the safety cases and safety assessments supporting this demonstration of safety were also mainly focused on post-closure safety. International requirements and guidance related to the safety of disposal facilities address the development of safety case and safety assessment, but even if operational safety is considered in these standards, further exchanges and potential additional specific guidance could be developed on that topic, in particular on the implications of operational safety on long term safety for geological disposal.
A significant challenge to be addressed in the process to implement geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste is to define the interface between the operational and post-closure safety.
The GEOSAF Part II project was established to address this issue and more specifically to elaborate on a structure and methodology to define an overarching safety case supporting the demonstration of safety of geological disposal, integrating both the operational and post-closure phases.
The GEOSAF Part II project takes as its starting point the concept of an "initial state" that is required at the commencement of the post-closure phase and which is required to be delivered by all the components of the phase(s) before closure. As the geological disposal project advances through a number of licensing and approval steps and as further information becomes available, the operator will be able to evaluate and verify that the assumed initial state will be achieved.
At the time of closure of the disposal facility, the final safety case will have to demonstrate that:
- the operational safety case has delivered the safety functions required to achieve the initial state
- the post-closure safety case (starting from the initial state) will deliver the required level of protection to humans and the environment
Working methodology
GEOSAF Part II provides a forum to exchange ideas and experience on the development and review of an integrated operational and post-closure safety case for geological disposal facilities. It also aims at providing a platform for knowledge transfer.
The target audience for the project comprises government and industry representatives: senior policymakers, regulators and facility operators, and their technical experts. The project is of particular interest to regulatory authorities, technical safety organizations and waste management organizations responsible for the development and operation of geological disposal facilities.
The project is planned for a period of at least 2 years starting in 2012. The working methodology for the project consists of core group meetings during which basic supporting material on various relevant issues is developed. This material is then distributed amongst the Member States participating in plenary meetings organized every year. During these plenary meetings the material prepared by the core group is commented, discussed and improved. The plenary meetings should also allow defining the work to be carried out by the core group prior to the next plenary meeting both to improve the existing material and to potentially address new topics.
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But are they a problem in Rapid City and is anything being done?
The combination of heat and standing water is inviting to mosquitoes but parks division manager, Lon Van Deusen says it's not a worry at this time.
He says Rapid City is not known to have a real mosquito problem and this year is no different.
While the city does spray the parks that have bodies of water in the summer months,Van Deusen says they're not seeing cause for worry.
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The two simulators are fully equipped and operate just like a patrol car would. The trailer cost $278,000, and was purchased completely with drug forfeiture money. The simulator will complete its tour in May.
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A Pensacola woman, Ashley Taylor Wright, has been arrested after authorities say they tried arrest her for shoplifting and she threw the baby at a deputy as she tried to escape.
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Oceanside Police confirmed that something is going on in the area but would not give details other than to say further information is coming.
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A Tennessee man found this out the hard way when a woman dipped in his pool, naked, as her husband robbed his home.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Work has resumed at an Oklahoma oil refinery where one worker was killed and another injured when a boiler exploded.
Sugar Land, Texas,-based CVR Energy Inc. said Sunday that maintenance work at the refinery in Wynnewood (WIN'-ee-wood) has resumed after Friday's explosion that killed 34-year-old Billy Smith of Pauls Valley.
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Suzy Trotta: In this week's edition of Knoxville Foreclosure Watch, active foreclosures were down, while pending & closed foreclosures were both up. You know what that means? That means you guys are out there buying these bad boys up! Good for you!
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Previously on Almost Human, there were some more crime thingys… and Dorian ran into a version of himself working as a mechanic who has yellow wiring and not blue so we could tell them apart. Wild times. We also learned that MX's don't have genetalia and Dorian does. Because i needed to visualize that every time I look at him. (my husband now makes horse noises whenever he comes on the screen. it's… distracting)
Special thanks to Slickery for covering last weeks episode while I was on vacation, and extra special thanks to Polly for modeling an interpretation of each scene, mostly because adorable doggie tummy and big eyes are far better than a lot of the plot points currently developing on this show.. And in thanks I will return the favor with a picture of my dog/child, Sarkozy, and I will raise the stakes with the addition of my kitty-kat, Waz. They say hi.
I'm Dorian, a robot with oodles of personality and charm
And I'm John, a no-nonsense cop with a dark history
(Yes they've both mastered the "please feed me I'm pathetic" look, I promise they're both well fed and loved) Ok, back to the show. My husband is currently only watching because he's waiting for the day when all the MX's turn evil… that's gonna happen right?
There's rolling blackouts from a solar flare. Richard the Dick is reading us all in on protocol (he's the energy marshal, which sounds an awful lot like the adult version of being a hall monitor, LAME). There's a priority charging system in charging the androids, MX's get first priority. There's some banter about how much of a Dick Richard is (WE KNOW) then Dorian walks up to Richard the dick and punches him in the face.
Sorry the picture's blurry, I was too busy clapping to capture the full glory
It's AMAZING. i have not laugh/yelled that loud in a long time. Dorian is deeply upset that the MX's have charging priority over him. He delivers some pretty solid wounded to the core faces in this scene by the way.
Dorian says he has "barely half a charge" (remember that, it comes up later) and blames his crankyness at a low charge. He gets emotional on low batteries. Which seems like a massive design flaw, but sure, let's take him out in the field anyway.
Sidenote I feel really bad for the actors who play MX's – they just stand around looking menacing every episode but they're lucky to get one or even half of a line per episode. Aw. Poor fella's. Also why are there no lady MX's? Too busy being sexbots? Not cool, pretty sure there's a use for robotic female officers (especially ones with empathy skills, wouldn't they be useful in a hostage negotiation or something? Am I over thinking this show way too much? Sure am… )
Time for the car-o-feelings. Can't you just plug Dorian into your cigarette lighter? Anyway is cranky about MX's getting priority charging. Dorian wants his own space, i guess he wants to move out? But since he;s city property he needs to move to a place where he's supervised. Oh god, he wants to move in with John. This just reminds me of when Bender and Fry moved in together on Futurama. Hope Dorian doesn't have to cut off his antenna. John refuses to empty out his trophy room for Dorian. Why does he need to, does Dorian need a bed? Can't he just have a 1×1 square foot cube to stand in? Why does a grown man need a trophy room? John starts telling a rambling story about being a high school superstar athlete and Dorian powers himself down to save power and avoid the long drawn out story (they used to call John the white cheetah since he was so fast. Why white is it a racial thing or was he just a blur of light?). John makes him wake up and starts the story over again. ugh. it's cute, my husband is in tears over this banter. I'm so done with the car of feelings, there's way too many feelings in there.
Even the actors are having a hard time watching this…
Cut to another scene, hey it's that guy (he played Felix Gaeta on Battlestar Galactica – because apparently all sci-fi shows are filmed in Canada with the same 10 actors) ) Anyway he's driving a car talking to his girlfriend on the phone (but not the palm phone again thank goodness for that) – his name is Ramon by the way. Some teenage-looking street kid stops him to wash his car.
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You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you wake up your Mac.
Running an AppleScript when your Mac wakes up can be used to automate repetitive configuration tasks, such as mounting disks, or establishing a connection to a particular wireless network.
We are going to use Power Manager's trigger power on. This trigger fires whenever your Mac powers on from being asleep or from hibernation. This means you can use this event with MacBooks that are set to deep sleep. This trigger provides consistent behaviour when waking from sleep and deep sleep.
Create the Wake Triggered Event
- Launch AppleScript Editor: Applications > Utilities > AppleScript Editor.
- Copy and paste the following AppleScript into a new document:
set myPathToTheApplicationToRun to "/Users/Shared/MyScript.app" tell application "/Library/Application Support/Power Manager/Agents/Power Manager Scripting.app" tell workshop set myEvent to make new event with properties {trigger ID:"myWakeEvent", name:"Run AppleScript on wake up"} -- Add the on-demand behaviour to aid testing set behaviours of myEvent to [can perform on demand] -- Create a power on trigger make new trigger power on at front of triggers of myEvent -- Create an launch application action set myApplication to make new application description with properties {path:myPathToTheApplicationToRun} set myAction to make new action launch application at front of actions of myEvent with properties {application description:myApplication} -- Add a slight delay before launching the application make new action await relative date at front of actions of myEvent with properties {seconds:3, quiet:yes} end tell -- Deploy the event tell Event Store to store these events myEvent -- Clean up tell the workshop to empty end tell
- Save the script: File > Save.
- Run the script: Script > Run.
When run, this AppleScript will create a new event in Power Manager. The event will contain one trigger and two actions.
When your Mac powers on, the trigger will fire. The event will start performing its actions. The first action asks the event to wait three seconds. This time is needed to ensure your Mac is fully woken up and ready to launch new applications.
After three seconds, the second action is performed. It is this action that launches the application. By default your application will be launched as the front most user. If no-one is logged in, the application can not be launched and nothing will happen.
The action launches the application stored at /Users/Shared/MyScript.app. For this event, you should save your AppleScript as an application in this location.
If you need to run a process regardless of whether a user is logged in, consider using a shell script and Power Manager's action execute external.
Once the above AppleScript is run, the event will be created and scheduled. Thanks to the on-demand behaviour, you can test this event without needing to put your Mac to sleep. Test this event manually by using the system menu bar or your using Power Manager Remote as a trigger.
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Firefox 3 is here! While there's a lot to like about the new Firefox, there's plenty of things to dislike, too. This is a quick run down of the things that bother me the most, and how to fix them.
Bookmark Search Doesn't Tell You Where it Found Your Bookmarks
The new bookmark engine in Firefox makes searching for bookmarks very fast. However, often when I';m searching for a specific bookmark, I'm also interested in what folder the bookmark is in. There doesn't seem to be any way to find this out in Firefox.
The Show Parent Folder extension comes to the rescue. Install the extension, restart Firefox, then go to the Library (bookmarks) window, click the "Views" button at the top of the page, then under "Show Columns" pick "Parent Folder".
The related Go Parent Folder extension is also handy, allowing you to right click any bookmark and go to the folder in which the bookmark is contained.
Security Exceptions
If you try surfing to a page that has an expired SSL certificate, or a certificate that Firefox doesn't like for some other reason, then Firefox will give you an error page notifying you of this fact. You can add a "security exception" to allow use of the SSL certificate, but this process has been made quite tedious in Firefox 3. Presumably this has been done to ensure that novice users, used to clicking "OK" on every dialog that pops up in front of them, will realize that they're doing something dangerous. Or perhaps novice users are just supposed to get confused and give up.
If you're a developer, though, you might frequently access pages with invalid certificates, in which case this will quickly drive you crazy. While you can't get rid of this process entirely, you can shorten it by two mouse clicks:
- Open up a Firefox window.
- In the address bar, type "about:config" and hit enter. This is the super-secret preferences screen, where you can heavily alter the behavior of Firefox. You can type in a parameter name in the "Filter" bar at the top to show only the preferences you're interested in. The Filter bar will filter on both preference names and on values. You can change any value by double-clicking on it.
- Find the preference "browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert" and set it to "true". This will make it so the error page has the "Add Exception…" button on it immediately, removing one mouse click.
- Find the preference "browser.ssl_override_behavior" and set it to "2″. This will make it so Firefox will get the certificate from the server without you having to click on "Get Certificate".
Proxies with Passwords
The new "Do you want Firefox to remember this password?" dialog bar at the top of the page is nice. It can be ignored if you don't care about it, unlike a popup dialog box. If you're using an authenticating proxy, however, you get the same dialog bar at the top you get for other passwords. So you can say "Never for this Site". Wait a minute… What site? Is Firefox going to store my proxy password once for every website I visit?
It turns out the "site" in question is "moz-proxy://proxyserver", at which point this dialog almost makes sense.
Firefox has always been a bit weak at browsing over an authenticating proxy. In Firefox 2, let's suppose you had three windows open, and each window had five tabs. If you restarted Firefox and let it save your sessions, then when Firefox came back up you'd be presented with a total of 15 username/password windows for the proxy server. This hasn't been fixed in Firefox 3.
The Add New Bookmark Dialog
The first time I tried to add a new bookmark, I thought it was strange that I couldn't move the new "Add New Bookmark" dialog. The second time, I tried to re-size it vertically so I could see more than 8 folders at a time - no resizing allowed.
A quick glance through bugzilla shows that there were a lot of problems with the new "dialog" and screen readers and accessibility software. The new add bookmark dialog must be one of those new "remove a bunch of functionality and make software behave unlike any other existing software in an effort to confuse our users" features.
There's an add-on called OpenBook which will make the dialog resizeable (the add-on adds a "+" icon in the bottom left corner of the pane, which you can click and drag to resize the pane).
The Awesome Bar
The "Awesome Bar" is the nickname given to the URL bar at the top of the browser, because of the fancy new auto-completion which uses you bookmarks and history. This is a nice feature, but the auto-complete on the Awesome Bar behaves differently than the auto-complete on form fields.
If you type "he" into a form input box, it might show up "hero" and "healer" in the drop-down, and if you hit down a couple of times, you can select one with "enter". But if you decide "No, I was thinking of "hernia", you can click back in the input box and keep typing. Not so the "awesome bar" (although you can hit "up" a few times to get back to what you were typing, or hit "Esc").
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How can I save my proxy password??
They have removed the check box in this version..
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With John Carlson finally taking the field and turning heads initially at training camp, we can begin to ponder what the success or failure of Carlson will do to Ruskell's reputation as a talent evaluator. First a little review:
Ruskell inherited a strong offensive team when he took over. The core pieces were already in place for the offense (Jones, Strong, Hasselbeck, Jackson, Stevens, Alexander, Hutchinson, Locklear, Tobeck). The defense needed work so the next drafts and FA signings were focused on that side of the ball.
Here is a look at Key additions and busts from the Ruskell era. I am ignoring very late round picks and cheap FA signings, in other words, low risk propositions which did not involve significant resources and therefore do not weigh heavily in grading Ruskell.
Key additions (good or great moves):
FA - Kerney, Grant, Peterson
Draft - Tatupu, Hill, Jennings, Tapp, Mebane
FA - Burleson
Draft - Sims
Questionable additions:
FA - Russell
Draft - None
FA - Pollard, Branch (trade)
Draft - Willis, Spencer
FA - None
Draft - None
FA - None
Draft - David Greene
Not enough info yet:
FA - None
Draft - Wilson, Bryant, L. Jackson, Atkins
FA - Wahle, Jones, Duckett
Draft - Carlson, Wrotto
One of the first thing one notices is that Ruskell has only once used a high pick (4th or higher) or top-FA dollar on a true bust. That distinction goes to David Greene, who missed his window to convince the coaching staff he was a legitimate backup. Defensively, Ruskell has clearly been an ace, with almost all the defensive starters being recent Ruskell acquisitions. The only misfire Ruskell has had on defense was Russell, who still has the opportunity to get on the key additions list with a strong 2008 (unlikely though). Still, Russell was not a major signing and hasn't been a total bust. The offense has been a different story. The only bona fide hits Ruskell has had on offense have been Burleson and Sims. Even these two aren't perfect though and both could slip to the questionable list if they have a poor 2008. While there haven't been any other total busts other than Greene, the Branch trade is looking like more and more of a reach, as are linemen Spencer and Willis.
I am not considering 'non-moves' such as not resigning Hutch, or not resigning Hamlin. I am also ignoring re-signings such as Tatupu and Trufant. This is because deciding what to do with players on your team who your coaches already have extensive experience with is obviously a lot different from scouting the outside.
Unfortunately, I still do not think we will really know whether Ruskell can evaluate offensive talent for a while longer. Even in this past year's draft we took defensive players with two of our top three picks. Carlson is the x-factor here. It wasn't a huge gamble since he was a second rounder. He also fits the usual Ruskell mold of being very likely to contribute, but not likely to be confused with the league's best player at his position. Still, since he was the top TE drafted, expect criticism for Ruskell if he doesn't turn out to be the best TE in his class. He has the advantage of being #1 on the depth chart immediately and playing in a good pass offense. We should finally get an extended look at the young receivers, but none of them were drafted any higher than Taylor with a 6th round pick. Young OL projects Willis and Wrotto probably won't crack the lineup this year unless there are injuries. Wahle will be considered in a similar light to Carlson, a sub-blockbuster move that is likely to end up as another high-value contributor.
In conclusion, while Ruskell has been a genius on Defense, he has been able to ride the talent that was here when he arrived on offense. With a lot of defenders locked up for a while now, next years draft and FA period will probably be Ruskell's most offense-oriented to date and we'll have to wait and see for that. If Wahle and Carlson meet or exceed expectations and Spencer and Sims improve on a setback 2007, then Ruskell's 2008 will be less crucial to his offensive rep.


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even though this dics is short, it is rough and raw, unlike follow-up full-length 'cast in stone'. songs trail off or end abruptly as if tape ran out during the sessions, or because the songs were only partially written. for a band such as venom, this isn't important, if anything, it gives them character and links them with their go-for-broke sound from the early days of the band. good stuff, i only wish they'd kept the raw vibe for 'cast in stone'.
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5 Cool Ways to Use a Pizza Stone
1. Quesadillas
Spread half of a large whole wheat or whole-grain flour tortilla with salsa. Top with sliced sweet peppers, onions, chopped cilantro and cooked meat or tofu. Sprinkle with shredded light cheese; fold the uncovered half over. Place on preheated pizza stone in 400°F/200°C oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until tortilla is crisp and cheese is melted.
2. Golden oven fries
Definitely healthier than frozen, with no deep fryer required. Start with a couple of large baking potatoes or sweet potatoes. Scrub well, or peel if desired, then cut into wedges. Toss with a little olive oil and your favourite seasoning. Place on preheated pizza stone in 425°F/220°C oven and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown. Try this method with other vegetables as well.
3. Homemade chicken fingers
You'll never buy frozen chicken fingers again after trying this simple idea using ingredients you can pronounce and probably already have on hand. Dip chicken tenders in beaten egg, then roll in equal parts panko bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese with a little dried oregano and salt and pepper. Place on preheated pizza stone in 425°F/220°C oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Serve with your favourite dipping sauce.
4. Stuffed portobello mushrooms
A pizza stone absorbs liquid, so it's perfect for keeping mushrooms from getting soggy while cooking. Remove stems and gills from mushrooms. Stuff with strips of roasted red pepper, sliced green onion and crumbled soft herbed cheese such as goat cheese or Boursin. Sprinkle top with coarse fresh bread crumbs. Place on preheated pizza stone in 400°F/200°C oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and topping is golden.
5. Giant cookie
A pizza stone is the perfect size for a giant cookie that takes just minutes to bake. On parchment paper the size of the stone, draw a 12-inch/30 cm circle on one side. Flip parchment over. Press 2-1/2 cups/625 mL of your favourite homemade or premade cookie dough onto the paper, filling the traced circle. Place on preheated pizza stone in 350°F/180°C oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Remove stone with cookie from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer cookie on parchment paper to cooling rack; cool completely. Decorate if desired.
How to use a pizza stone
Place the pizza stone on the lowest rack in a cold oven, then heat to desired temperature. Use a pizza peel or a large wide spatula to place food on and remove from hot stone. After cooking, let the stone cool before rinsing in hot water, scraping off any cooked-on food. Don't use soap or you'll lose the seasoning. Expect the stone to discolour with use.
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Former navy pilot and Norfolk, Nebraska native Shane Osborn is running for the Senate seat to be vacated by Mike Johanns.
Former state treasurer, Shane Osborn started his 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate Thursday morning in grand island.
He touched on his time serving in the military, and how that shaped his leadership skills and work ethic.
He then traveled to Norfolk, where the republican said one of the keys to fixing the nation's financial crisis is to stop issuing debt.
"We simply can't afford everything that government is doing and government has grown too large. When I was state treasurer, I looked very hard to find efficiencies and how we could shrink government. Over a 4 year period I shrunk my budget 12 percent and reduced staff by 28 percent," said candidate for U.S. Senate, Shane Osborn.
Osborn is seeking the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Mike Johanns.
So far Osborn and Omaha attorney, Bart Mcleay, are the only two candidates in the race.
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Bush praises cautious U.S. news media
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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush said American news media outlets would not air a "piece of propaganda" from him, and likewise should not broadcast propaganda from Osama bin Laden.
At a news conference yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Russian reporter asked Bush how he could call for a freer news media in Russia while he has asked U.S. news organizations to show restraint in airing statements from bin Laden.
Bush said U.S. news outlets had rejected his recent request to air "a 30-minute tape, a piece of propaganda" of him addressing terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. An aide said later Bush was speaking figuratively, and had not made such a request for broadcast of a tape or of his speech in Atlanta last week.
"We extended the same courtesy to Osama bin Laden," Bush said. "We made that suggestion – we didn't dictate, we just suggested – and some of the news organizations, or all the news organizations, readily agreed that was a responsible posture to take, and for that, I'm grateful," he said.
Bin Laden's most recent taped release, on Nov. 3, received scant attention from American networks. The prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks condemned Arab leaders who turn to the United Nations for peace negotiations.
Bush also lavished broader praise on the news media, saying it had "never been stronger and never been freer and never been more vibrant."
"Whoever thinks I have the capability and my government has the capability of reining in this press corps simply doesn't understand the American way," he said.
Yet his administration has tightly restricted the flow of information on the war.
Even though its own satellites are thought to take far better pictures, the U.S. military is paying for the exclusive rights to commercial satellite imagery of Afghanistan, blocking the news media from buying the images.
American troops stationed in central Asia to support the war in Afghanistan are mostly off-limits to U.S. reporters. The Pentagon has imposed a tight lid on sensitive military news, particularly about special operations, and the State Department tried to block the government-funded Voice of America radio network from airing an interview with a Taliban official.
Bush and Putin embraced the Russian-American Media Entrepreneurship Dialogue, meant to help build news media in Russia.
"A strong, independent media is a vital part of a new Russia," Bush said.
U.S. buys exclusive rights to satellite imagery of war zone
Government secrecy analyst says move denies news media, public access to important tool for overseeing military operation.
Networks cautious in covering war
News execs heed White House warning to monitor bin Laden messages; meanwhile, ABC News chief apologizes for saying journalists shouldn't have an opinion about Pentagon attack.
News media get 'B' for coverage of war on terrorism
Observer says Osama bin Laden's access to nuclear, other weapons needs to be investigated further.
Pentagon: U.S. troops in central Asia to remain off-limits to reporters
Military officials say they're willing to restrict press access to American soldiers if it means countries in region will cooperate militarily.


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Bills release ILB coach Cross - BuffaloBills.com
The Buffalo Bills have relieved inside linebackers coach DeMontie Cross of his duties. 2010 was the first time in his career that he'd coached inside linebackers in a 3-4 scheme, and the results sort of speak for themselves. Buffalo is in the market for a new linebackers coach to complement current OLB coach Bob Sanders.


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Dec 13, 2013, 6:00pm
The Skylight Room (9100)
Muriel Rukeyser at One Hundred
Ammiel Alcalay, Nicole Cooley, Jan Heller Levi, Eric Keenaghan, Rowena Kennedy-Epstein, Jan Freeman
Click here to watch a video of the event.
Muriel Rukeyser is a formidable figure in American poetry, a profoundly influential innovator, theorist, activist and writer whose work, one hundred years after her birth, continues to illuminate the problems of our own time. Join poets and Rukeyser scholars Anne Herzog (Springfield College), Eric Keenaghan (SUNY Albany), Nicole Cooley (CUNY), Jan Heller Levi (CUNY), Ammiel Alcalay (CUNY) and Rowena Kennedy-Epstein (CUNY) for an in-depth conversation about the challenges and revelations found in working on this notoriously difficult author. As a prelude to the Muriel Rukeyeser Centennial, the panel will explore how and why so much of her writing was unpublished or lost, and how new scholarship and recovery of Rukeyser's work is essential to our own moment.
Cosponsored by Poet's House, the American Academy of Poets, The PhD program in English, the Feminist Press, and the Center for the Study of Women & Society, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) is one of the arms of Indian Armed Forces. It was established in 8th October, 1932 during the British reign with the objective of securing Indian airspace. After independence it came under the Ministry of Defence of Government of India. Since then it has faced 4 wars, many operations and also taking active part in United Nations Peacekeeping missions. It's official website is www.indianairforce.nic.in.
Indian Air Force is one of the major employers in India reducing the unemployment as well as securing the country. Currently it is employing 1,27,000 personnel and is recruiting every year. This year it published Notification for Airman Vacancies and invited applications from the states of Karnataka, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
www.indianairforce.nic.in – Indian Air Force Invite unmarried Indian male Indian citizens from the designated Districts of State Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Puducherry, Karaikal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland States for recruitment rally conducted in the respective states for the employment of Airman jobs in Group 'X' technical trades. Read on…
Rally Dates
Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland States: 21st October to 23rd October, 2013
Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Puducherry, Karaikal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands : 18th October to 21st October, 2013
Airman in Group 'X' (Technical) Trades
Stipend : Rs. 8550 during training period
Age Limit : Born between 01 February 1994 to 31st May 1997
Educational Qualifications: 10+2 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and English or Engineering diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile / Computer Science / Instrumentation Technology / Information Technology..
Physical Standards: Height: Minimum height required is 152.5 cms
Selection Procedure: Written Test -> Physical Fitness Test -> Interview -> Trade Allocation Test -> Medical Examination.
Application Procedure: Interested candidates fulfilling the eligibility standards laid down by the Indian Air Force have to download the application format from www.indianairforce.nic.in and attend directly along with properly filled in application form and with necessary certificates for written test at the venues of the respective states.
Venue for airman posts recruitment rally in Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Puducherry, Karaikal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Seethakathi Sethupathy Stadium, Collectorate Campus, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)
Venue for Airman Posts Recruitment Rally for Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland States
Golaghat District Sports Association Complex (GDSA), Golaghat (Assam)
Notification (Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Puducherry, Karaikal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
Notification (Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland)
Website: www.indianairforce.nic.in
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By: Alexandra Cowley
More than 100 soldiers from the Rhode Island National Guard are returning home today. The 126th Aviation Regiment has been on a year long deployment in the Middle East. They were based in Kuwait, where they performed aviation support missions with Blackhawk helicopters in Southwest Asia.
They are expected to fly into Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown around Noon today.
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Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve Upcoming Programs
Upcoming Events
Meander in the Woods
Saturday, June 14, 2014
12:30 to 4:00 PM
Join us for Friends of Reinstein's annual fundraiser to support Reinstein Woods! Enjoy a sweet and savory snack trail featuring foods inspired by wild edibles found in Reinstein Woods; live folk, Americana, and easy-listening music by Dan Laboski; and a basket auction and 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $30.00, and are available at Reinstein Woods or by mail with the ticket order form (PDF) (76 KB). Tickets must be purchased by June 10. Call 716-683-5959 for more information.
Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Join other Friends members for dessert and coffee to elect new board members and hear about the Friends' accomplishments in the last year. Following the business meeting, Thomas Herrera-Mishler of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy will speak about Olmsted's legacy in Buffalo. Members may bring a friend, but registration is required. To R.S.V.P. call 716-683-5959.
Nature's Gathering: An Evening of Art, Wine and Cheese
Saturday, November 1, 2014
5:00 to 8:00 PM
Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY
Enjoy a tasting of fine regional wines, cheese and hors d'oeuvres and help support Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve. Western New York artisans will be showcasing their nature-themed artwork, which will be available for purchase. Tickets will be available in fall at Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center. For more information visit http://www.reinsteinwoods.org or contact Reinstein Woods at 716-683-5959.
Board of Directors and Committee Meetings
Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve's Board of Directors meets at the Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center, typically on the third Thursday of the month. All Friends of Reinstein members are welcome to attend. Additionally, there are several standing committees that meet on a regular basis, including fundraising, membership, finance and marketing committees. If you are interested in volunteering for a Friends of Reinstein committee or the board of directors, please call 716-683-5959.
Upcoming 2014 Board of Directors meetings are listed below:
Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 PM
Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 PM
Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 PM
Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 PM


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Affordable Housing Development
Ensuring that the city has enough of the right type of high quality, affordable homes is one of our key strategic goals.
The Housing Development Team helps to deliver this goal by working in partnership with Housing Associations, housing developers, the Homes & Communities Agency, as well as the local planning authority.
Are you developing a housing site?
If you are thinking of developing a housing site within the city of over 10 homes, it is advisable to contact the Housing Development Team prior to submitting a planning application to discuss the affordable housing requirements.
Please see our Affordable Housing Brief [PDF 78kb] for full details of our requirements.
Brighton & Hove Housing Development Partnership
The Brighton & Hove Housing Development Partnership is the key delivery vehicle in the city, working to develop and promote new affordable housing. The partnership is made up of the council, the Homes & Communities Agency and five Housing Associations.
Contact the Housing Development Team
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G-III Apparel Group Ltd. Stock Upgraded (GIII)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- G-III Apparel Group (Nasdaq:GIII) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- GIII's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 13.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 13.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displaying stagnant earnings per share.
- GIII's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70 is somewhat low overall, but it is high when compared to the industry average, implying that the management of the debt levels should be evaluated further. Regardless of the somewhat mixed results with the debt-to-equity ratio, the company's quick ratio of 0.96 is weak.
- G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD reported flat earnings per share in the most recent quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD increased its bottom line by earning $2.86 versus $1.78 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 12.6% in earnings ($2.50 versus $2.86).
- The company, on the basis of net income growth from the same quarter one year ago, has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods industry average. The net income increased by 1.9% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $42.72 million to $43.56 million.
-- Written by a member of TheStreet RatingsStaff
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Medicine disposal bin at Clinton Police Department
The permanent medicine disposal bin at Clinton Police Department is already serving residents of Anderson County after only a few months of being installed, officials said.
The bin was put in place in a partnership between the department and Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Anderson County.
As of the first week of January, more than 32 pounds of unused or unwanted medicine had been left in the bin, which was installed in October.
December was an outstanding collection month, according to Lt. Vaughn Becker. "We collected over 27 pounds during the month," he said. "Our residents are responding to having a safe place to dispose of their unused medicine."
"The outstanding response by community members is encouraging in our fight to reduce medicine abuse," said Stephanie Strutner, Executive Director of ASAP. "Properly disposing your medicine protects your family, your community, and your environment," she said.
A reminder to residents: The bin is located at the Clinton Police Department, 125 W. Broad Street. It offers a safe option for residents to dispose of unused or unwanted medicine seven days a week and is accessible 24 hours a day. The bin accepts unwanted, expired, or otherwise unused medications; antibiotics/steroids; cold and flu medications; vitamins/herbal supplements; pet medications; medication samples; medicated ointments and lotions; and unused sharps (epinephrine, unused pricking devices). Business waste and used needles or other sharps are not permitted to be disposed in the bin.
For more information, visit www.ASAPofAnderson.org or call 457-3112.


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Handicapping Picks for 10/23/2011
Race #6 - Rating = 2
#6 Jairzihno - Fair odds 5/2
#2 Global Stage - Fair odds 3/1
#3 Times Gone By - Fair odds 7/2
#4 Golden Mexico - Fair odds 4/1
Exacta: Box 2,3,4,6
Jairzihno added blinkers for his 3rd start off the claim by Mitchell, having rallied from 10th to 2nd right before that, and led nearly every step of the way at 10 furlongs on turf, up by 2 lengths at the mile mark where this race ends before settling for 2nd, beaten just ¾ of a length on the wire. With Talamo riding back and having won at this mile trip on turf last November, he has a big shot of improving off that last effort and winning today.
Global Stage added blinkers 3 races back and after a 4th place finish won 2 in a row pretty easily, the most recent on turf. Shipping from Northern Cal. and into the top Ted West barn he gets the services of Pat V, and with the ability to win on the lead or from off the pace he certainly has a big shot to win today.
Times Gone By runs first off the claim for 25K and exceptionally confident raise in class to this 50K level by Canani, who wins about ¼ of the time with his new acquisitions. The gelding is winless in 10 races this year and last but was only beaten a half length for 3rd and a length and ¼ for the win last out on the turf so in his new trainer's care could move up markedly and be competitive.
Golden Mexico won his first two starts after the trainer change to Sadler, in July, both on turf, then finished 3rd in a highly rated race on 8/18, from which the runner-up came back from to win. With Rosario staying with him and with a pair of sharp turf workouts coming into the race he rounds out our quartet that could be part of the exacta at the very least.
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Robert Redford in talks for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
With Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe about to kick off in a few weeks with the release of Iron Man 3, all eyes will soon be turning to the sequels that follow, starting with Thor: The Dark World at the end of this year, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier in the late spring next year.
With production expected to begin very soon, Deadline report that the great Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is in talks to join the project. It's thought that Redford would be taking on a senior leadership role within S.H.I.E.L.D., which could well lead to further appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the years to come.
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will pick-up where "Marvel's The Avengers" leaves off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world.
Chris Evans will of course be reprising his role as the eponymous Steve Rogers / Captain America. Sebastian Stan stars as the antagonist this time around, with Bucky Barnes resurrected as The Winter Soldier.
Starring alongside Evans and Stan will be a great supporting cast, led by Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, and Frank Grillo, with Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson all expected to reprise their respective roles, too.
Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo (Welcome to Collinwood, Arrested Development) will be directing the blockbuster, with a script from Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (Captain America: The First Avengers).
Redford is of course renowned for being a pioneer of independent filmmaking in the US, as a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival. Recent years have seen him focus largely on starring in either his own or independent films, most recently directing himself in the upcoming The Company You Keep and taking the lead (and only) role in J.C. Chandor's anticipated All Is Lost.
Given Redford's reputation for focusing on the independent industry, it comes as a big – and welcome – surprise to hear that he's in talks for a blockbuster like Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Marvel have been remarkable in pioneering their own model when it comes to superhero movies through Phase One, and we'd love to see them bring on someone like Redford for the Cap sequel, and quite possibly more films down the line. The studio are well known for signing their cast up for multi-film contracts, and seeing Redford become a frequent player as part of S.H.I.E.L.D. could definitely be a lot of fun.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is set for released in 3D on 4th April, 2014, and we can't wait for it to hit. Here's to hoping that it will be with Redford on board.


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SMART Resources offer in-depth treatment of conceptual and tactical topics through the SMART Blog, as well as white papers, (e)books, and research reports, and graphically-oriented pieces that provide at-a-glance information.
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It can be translated roughly as follows:
- DE = Digital Era
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Colors! Android released and more Colors! 3D info
It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last blog-post. Time passes so quickly when you are heads down, crunching to get things ready as soon as they possibly can. But we have some good news! We have finally released the Colors! for Android. It's pretty cool, and is finally a new device that runs Colors! and supports pressure-sensitivity, just like the original Colors! on Nintendo DS! Check out Colors! for Android here.
Just like Colors! for PlayStation Vita, Colors! for Android shares a lot with Colors! 3D that we released earlier this year. However, both the Android and the PSVita version have a few things that haven't made it to Colors! 3D yet, but that will be released in the update we are feverishly working on. One of these features is the basis for what we hope will resolve the Tracing issue that is bothering a lot of people in Colors! 3D.
This is the comments screen of Colors! for Android. We've exposed some new info here that you might not have seen before. You can for example see how long it took to painting the painting (59 minutes in this case, Munin is pretty amazing). More importantly, you can also see what kind of tools he used when he was created this painting (the eyedropper and the flip). Now, let's check out how this screen will look in Colors! 3D.
Very similar right? But the interesting thing here is the small camera icon next to the eyedropper icon. It is grayed out for now, but this icon will show if a painting used the reference image or not when it was created. We had actually planned to record this information in the original release of Colors! 3D, but we messed up so that that information became corrupt. This is why we need to get the update out there to be able to improve the gallery in this area.
In the next post, I will show you how this small fix will allow you to filter the gallery based on if a painting used the reference image tool or not. And I will show the Search Bar as well. I know you are waiting for that one…
The Colors! 3D update for Nintendo 3DS will be a free update that you will be able to download from the eShop. There is no set release-date, but our goal is to get it out before the end of the year. It might be tight though!
Posted: December 3rd, 2012 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 26
Comment from Yeril
Time: December 3, 2012, 11:37 pm
My android phone is a Samsung Galaxy Mini, SGH-T499Y with a screen size of 240 x 320. I am having problems of the size of the app. It is too large. I only see 1/4 of the app's standard size. I can still use it and it runs smoothly. I can zoom it to fit to my screen but still I can't use other tools. I've always scan through the Colors painting gallery and wishing to have an iPhone or a NDS just to use your app. I am very excited when I found in your site that you've released an android version of this. I hope you will release a fix update immediately because this is awesome! (I deleted other painting apps for this.)
Comment from Jared20098
Time: December 4, 2012, 12:40 am
Oh! Can't wait for the update! Hopefully released by December 10 but I can't wait that long! >_<!!
Comment from Jens
Time: December 4, 2012, 12:01 pm
@Yeril, Hmm, the UI is not designed to run in that low resolution, and if we scaled the whole thing to that resolution, I'm afraid that the text wouldn't be readable.
Comment from Ambearto
Time: December 4, 2012, 6:17 pm
Oh wow! I've been so out of the loop, didn't even know an update was in the works. Sounds really cool! Time spent on a piece is a fun feature I like on oekaki boards, it's neat to hear it'll be in Colors! 3D, too. Thanks for working on all this nice update stuff, you guys! :D However long it takes, it's absolutely worth waiting for. The community should be very pleased, too. Really cool that Colors! is on the PS Vita and Android, too! I always wanted an Android phone…sounds like there is more motivation for that now. ;D Pressure sensitivity is a very very good thing for sure! Congratulations, and hope all goes well from here.
Comment from Karl_nic
Time: December 4, 2012, 8:45 pm
Nice news Jens..! :D Really I am waiting to have colors! 3D update. It will be a great xmas gift from colors! xD
Comment from Danjel Ricci
Time: December 5, 2012, 1:19 am
Fantastic! I guess I will only search for pictures without reference then… :D
Comment from thedicemaster
Time: December 14, 2012, 10:06 am
unless you pay, colors! for android is actually a step down from colors! for note. I can't buy it right now, so to be able to use my gallery account I have to use the note version. it's a bit annoying.
Comment from ravenflight
Time: December 18, 2012, 7:33 pm
Sounds great! Umm… can you guys get some mods or something? I am being bullied on colors and I want it to STOP. Plus this person is going after my friends. What will you do to help us with the trolls?
Comment from Jens
Time: December 18, 2012, 7:35 pm
@ravenflight, please contact us through email@example.com and we should be able to help.
Comment from bb0x
Time: December 19, 2012, 3:55 am
So I had Colors! for galaxy note installed on my phone. It got updated and said there is a new version available. So I went and downloaded it. It had some pressure controls setup up which I was missing very much in the original Note app. Good old NDS days ( *A*) (Default settings and not being able to change em on the device itself was a huge let down. Not the Colors! app, the S-pen of the galaxy note.) Pressure control setup in this app makes it by far THE BEST painting app on Android right now. =] Maybe I'm just biased… =D Anway the free version had some limitations. I check the help files and noticed it had mention of layers in there. I figured that if I buy the full version the layers feature will unlock. But that is not the case. Is this a bug with my device? Or is there simply no layers support? If there is no support for layers.. than the question begs to be asked.. Why is it included in the help files? Also it looks like there is no pressure size control. Will this be added later on? Fiiiinally.. a feature request. A quick way to change the brush size would be pretty sweet. Is it not possible to develop a "brush increase/decrease" thingy when the volume buttons are being pressed? If you are left handed your right index finger will be on the volume buttons (if the screen is able to rotate) For right handed people the thumb on the left hand is on the volume buttons. I understand this can annoy people that want to listen to music while painting, so have a simple checkbox in the brush settings that locks volume and uses the volume buttons for brush size. When unchecked it set the volume buttons back to normal, controlling volume again. Obviously this can be implemented on iOS as well. (not sure how Vita does things and probably wont work on a 3ds as afaik it is analogue controls. But vita or 3ds could probably map it to one of it many buttons.. Or just ignore this for 3ds/Vita as holding a button to pop up the menu is working like a charm anyway =])
Comment from Jens
Time: December 23, 2012, 1:21 pm
@bb0x Thanks for your extensive feedback! Yes, layers are coming in an update. There were a few bugs with the layer functionality, so we left it out of the initial update. I didn't realize that we left that info in the help files though, which explains some of the confused e-mails we got. Thanks! We are looking into using the volume buttons as well. That will obviously be an option, but I understand how that could be useful. Cheers,
Comment from Ching
Time: January 10, 2013, 4:10 pm
Can you open my daughters account shes 13
Comment from Omunall
Time: January 20, 2013, 9:26 pm
Hello, Using colors on my new nexus 7 and I love it just as much as I did back when I had it for my D's lite. Bought the full version, but have a question regarding layers. I had this for the vita and loved that feature; when will the layers feature be added to the android? Even the help option mentions it lol…teasing me :(
Comment from Jens
Time: January 20, 2013, 9:28 pm
@Omunall, we are finishing up the layers functionality as we speak. Should hopefully be out next week.
Comment from Omunall
Time: January 21, 2013, 2:15 pm
Comment from Omunall
Time: January 24, 2013, 5:46 pm
You guys are awesome. I now have layers :) Question; are there restrictions to nudity on the gallery? (Breasts)
Comment from Jens
Time: January 24, 2013, 5:47 pm
@Omunall, General nudity is ok as long as you tag it as Mature on upload. More graphic content is not allowed in the Colors! Gallery however.
Comment from Omunall
Time: January 24, 2013, 5:51 pm
Fantastic! I'm happy to hear there is a mature tag implemented on the gallery. You guys rock :) I purchased a Google nexus just for colors. Digi sketchpad!
Comment from fvig2001
Time: March 25, 2013, 9:08 pm
Please update Colors! for Galaxy Note to support Galaxy Note 10.1.
Comment from fvig2001
Time: March 26, 2013, 3:40 pm
I've tried side loading colors for galaxy note on my galaxy note 10.1 and sensitivity is also too high. Please add sensitivity settings.
Comment from Jens
Time: March 26, 2013, 3:52 pm
@fvig2001, check the Options button from the main menu, and you should be able to calibrate the stylus to your liking. As for "Colors! for Galaxy Note", we will not update that one further and it serves as a dead end for us, since we can't modify the Samsung S Pen painting engine used by that one.
Comment from Candice
Time: May 27, 2013, 5:49 pm
Excellent, I have just bought the full version on my galaxy note 10.1 and the pressure is very good indeed! My only request would be for it to have an easier way to adjust the brush size, perhaps through a sidebar slider or volume eat qirk and keys — and perhaps a way to control size via pressure to some degree? Cheers! Overall great work and I'm super happy colors made it to android fully!
Comment from victor 009
Time: June 7, 2013, 8:44 am
je n'arive pas à activer mon conte !!!
Comment from Emily
Time: February 15, 2014, 4:52 pm
Yes I have a question, I have an Apple iPod five and your app Colours! Will not create my account what's happening?????
Comment from HeyItsMoonStar
Time: July 18, 2014, 6:39 pm
I accidentally made someone not be able to comment on my posts but how do I undo it?? Plz help!
Comment from Brian
Time: July 22, 2014, 3:03 pm
@HeyItsMoonStar, Login to colorslive.com/login and then navigate to colorslive.com/accountsettings. You should see a list of all the users you've blocked with the option to remove them :)


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Catholic Anti-Libertarians
Catholic Ryan McMaken writing for Catholic Lew Rockwell exposes these know-nothings — 6 Myths Catholics Tell About Libertarians. The nutshell defense: "Libertarianism after all, is a political theory only, and is based on the idea that it is immoral, except in cases of self-defense, to engage in violence against other persons."
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News: Miami Heat Star Shane Battier's Pregame Playlist Includes Jay-Z, Nas, Ma$e & More
Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012 6:36PM
Miami Heat star Shane Battier's full pregrame playlist has surfaced and shows that the NBA veteran gets down to music by Jay-Z, Nas, DJ Khaled and more.
When game time approaches, Battier reportedly kicks his iPod playlist off with the late Jimi Hendrix.
The first words Battier hears from his iPod while preparing for a game are those of Jimi Hendrix proclaiming, "There must be some kind of way out of here." But if the song is being used as motivation then "here" can't possibly mean the NBA Finals since that's the last place Battier would want to leave right now. CBS Local Sports was able to get a look at Battier's pregame playlist, and as expected, it's the perfect mix of songs to inspire a veteran playing a for a title. (CBS Local)
Battier also rocks out to other genres including Nirvana, Metallica, The Killers and The White Stripes.
1. "All Along the Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix 2. "Victory" - P. Diddy and the Family 3. "Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots 4. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes 5. "D.O.A." - Jay Z 6. "What More Can I Say? (Remix) - Danger Mouse 7. "In Bloom" - Nirvana 8. "When We Were Young" - The Killers 9. "All I Do Is Win" - DJ Khaled 10. "Made You Look" - Nas 11. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica 12. "Sing For the Moment" - Eminem 13. "Picture Me Rolling" - Tupac 14. "Paranoid Android" - Radiohead 15. "Given to Fly" - Pearl Jam 16. "Cult of Personality" - Living Colour 17. "Feel So Good" - Mase 18. "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor (CBS Local)


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Team Green! by Laura - almost 8 years ago
"My roomates and friends supported me in the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes. We were Team Green/Laura's Lifesavers and the tshirt was amazing, one of our favorite parts of the walk. In the end we raised over $1500 to go towards finding a cure for diabetes. The photo shows me hugging the team after the walk."


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So Magic fans anyone proud of their team right now? There was very little support from there fan base. With that said I have to ask a question, was there nothing but Celtics fans in the Amway arena? In the beginning there were lots of cheers directed toward the Magic but when the game began to favor the Celtics the fans started cheering for the Celtics. With the fans becoming more and more in favor of the Celtics Dwight Howard and everyone became more and more aggravated. Not only did production begin to seize but also technical fouls began to come in due to aggravation.
I have no idea if Orlando fans are accustomed to this but me being a Chicago Bulls fan we never have a complete overtake of the opponent's fans inside of our own arena. Of course the Chicago Bulls have a very proud fan base. You go all around the USA and you will find Chicago Bulls apparel. But when it comes to the Magic it's hard to even find a hat 90 miles from downtown Orlando.
I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. I am still a Magic fan and yes I still watch and want them to win every game. But Chicago Bulls fans would literally start a fight with another fan if they ever told them that their team …well… the other word for stink (Sorry I have no idea if that is a bad word or not). But yes, I still love the Orlando Magic. I am a true fan unlike most of them people down there in Miami that only have fans because they win.
Have your say in the comments below and tell me what you think of the Orlando Magic right now and yes I would love to have some comments from the people that were actually at this game.
Thanks for reading.


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The blame game. It's Henne's fault, no now it's thigpen. It's henning, no it's sparano. Ireland didn't get us there. Bill Parcells messed this one up. Can we all just blame Dave Wannstadt and Nick Saban again.
So whose fault is it. Didn't Parcells and Ireland promise us a stable offensive line and DEPTH. Cmon can we really complain here. Even those with the deepest offensive line cannot withstand 2 centers out of the game, a backup left guard playing right... cue Matty's article.
I am not going to sit here and say I TOLD YOU SO, for all the people who don't like Henne. However, as far as I'm concerned he has all the ability in the world and should one day develop into a perenial pro bowler.
It doesn't matter who we try and blame and where we try and pawn this one off to. The fact remains, that was the most painful dolphins game I ever watched. I haven't seen that kind of inept offense for the dolphins since i can't even remember when. Blame the short week.
Give me a break. The short week. I'm sorry, that is complete bs. The short week is not an excuse. For anyone who is the working world, can you work on two projects at once. Can you prepare for another, while finishing something else up. Its not like the short week came out of no where, we knew about this. Now cue the injury complaints. They couldn't have known. Well you know what prepare for the unexpected. And I;m sorry, i watch thigpen out there for two minutes and understand exactly what went wrong.
IT WASNT THE OFFENSIVE LINE. This is the only blame i actually have. Dan Henning, Sparano, David Lee, someone did not understand how this kid plays. He doesn't make plays off broken ones, he creates broken plays in order to throw the ball. He rolls out on every play. he drops back ten yards (too short) on every play. do you know why he got sacked 6 times ( not the bull rush time, btw where was the hot route receiver) because our blocking scheme was designed for a pocket passer. Henne, Pennington are out unless Ramsey is in the game, our QB is not a pocket passer, so please coaches deal with this.
I am not an NFL coach, nor am I prepared to be. However, it just seems that perhaps putting up a university of oregon type spread line and a te (or even murtha) in on every play could help thigpen roll out. these plays werent even close
anwyay im bored by now as some of you must be too, thats my thoughts


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Guy Procter,
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You can waste a whole lot of time and anxiety (not to mention hero-blobs or even fairing panels) chasing the knee-down dream. It really is strictly for posers on the road, and no more a guide to riding skill than flies on your helmet. However, it's better to set the matter to one side looking like you HAVE done it ...
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Here's an entertaining skills-merchant we haven't come across before. Capt Crash from Idaho specialises in brief, chipper riding skills videos. Short, sharp and sensible, they're the antidote to the often dry and worthy vids out there. This one's about swerving.
Guy Procter,
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Roll up, roll up! It's motorcycle Banzai time. Place your bits on which bike will triumph in a spectactular low-speed demonstration of riding skill. The hefty, low-revving Harley or the top-heavy Pan? It's a fight to the death, and only one of the pair emerges unscathed. Straight after, there's a demonstration at the same event last week of a solo ...
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text: Do you guys think that he is a good option before the deadline maybe for Raef LaFrentz and another player? He has a deadly 3 point shot i know that he is struggling at the moment but that is probably because he is on a woeful Timberwolves team and he might be reinvigerated by a move to the Blazers. Miller also seems like a good team player who would be willing to come off the bench just like Kapono in Toronto.


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Hi there,
I am developing a client/server bluetooth messaging application and seem to have to run into a brick wall (Am testing the application using a Nokia N73 and and N81). I am able to perform a device discovery, and the client is able to locate the server, however I am not able to locate the service on the server even though the server and the client are both using the same UUID and service name.
It gets to the point where it displays the status message, "Service search initiated" and then it seems like nothing else happens. I have been staring at the code for days and tried all sorts of tinkering, but have been unable to get it to work.
The UUID and service name I am using is:
and below is the code for my class that I implement the device and services discovery in:Code:48dd1cf559bb41009d0686f7862d26a2 server
After doing abit of troubleshooting, I realised that somehow the client is not able to locate the service on the Server, but I do not understand why that should be so, because the UUID and service name are matching on both the client and the server. It just beats me, and I would appreciate it if a 2nd pair of eyes could have a look at the code. Maybe there is something that I am missing.Code:import javax.microedition.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.io.*; import javax.bluetooth.*; public class SearchForServices implements DiscoveryListener { private MessageClient client; private String StrUUID; //UUID of service private String nameOfService; // Name of service private LocalDevice local; //local device //Discovery Agent private DiscoveryAgent discover; //store list of found devices private Vector devicesFound; //table of matching services/ device name & service Record private Hashtable servicesFound; private boolean searchComplete; private boolean terminateSearch; public SearchForServices(MessageClient client, String uuid, String nameOfService) { //create the discovery listener and then perform device and services search this.client = client; this.StrUUID = uuid; this.nameOfService = nameOfService; //create service search data structure this.servicesFound = new Hashtable(); try { //get discovery agent local = LocalDevice.getLocalDevice(); discover = local.getDiscoveryAgent(); //create storage for device search devicesFound = new Vector(); //begin search: first devices, then services this.client.modifyStatus("Searching for devices..."); discover.startInquiry(DiscoveryAgent.GIAC, this); } catch(Exception e) { this.client.reportError("Unable to perform search"); } } /////////////Methods related to the device search called automatically/// public void deviceDiscovered(RemoteDevice remote, DeviceClass rank) { // a matching device is found.Only store if it's a PC or phone int highRankDevice = rank.getMajorDeviceClass(); int lowRankDevice = rank.getMinorDeviceClass(); //restrict devices if((highRankDevice == 0x0100) || (highRankDevice == 0x0200)) { devicesFound.addElement(remote); this.client.modifyStatus("Device Found"); } else { this.client.reportError("Matching device not found"); } } private String deviceName(RemoteDevice remote) { String name = null; try { name = remote.getFriendlyName(false); } catch(IOException e) { this.client.modifyStatus("Unable to get Friendly name"); } return name; } public void inquiryCompleted(int inquiryMode) { showInquiryStatus(inquiryMode); //update status this.client.modifyStatus("Number of devices found: " + devicesFound.size()); // start searching for services this.client.modifyStatus("Service search initiated"); findServices(devicesFound, this.StrUUID); } private void showInquiryStatus(int inquiryMode) { if(inquiryMode == INQUIRY_COMPLETED) { this.client.modifyStatus("Device Search Completed"); } else if(inquiryMode == INQUIRY_TERMINATED) { this.client.modifyStatus("Device Search Terminated"); } else if(inquiryMode == INQUIRY_ERROR) { this.client.modifyStatus("Error searching for devices"); } } //service search//// private void findServices(Vector devFound, String strUuid) { //Perform search for services that have a matching UUID //and also check service name UUID[] uuids = new UUID[1]; //holds UUIDs for searching //add the one for the service in question uuids[0] = new UUID(strUuid, false); //to include search for service name attribute int[] attributes = new int[1]; attributes[0] = 0x100; //carry out service search for each device //terminate search this.terminateSearch = false; RemoteDevice xremote; for(int i=0; i < devFound.size(); i++) { xremote = (RemoteDevice)devFound.elementAt(i); findService(xremote, attributes, uuids); if(terminateSearch) { break; } } //report status if(servicesFound.size() > 0) { this.client.displayServices(servicesFound); } else { this.client.reportError("No Matching services found"); } } private void findService(RemoteDevice remote, int[] attributes, UUID[] uuid) { try { int transaction = this.discover.searchServices(attributes, uuid, remote, this); searchFinished(transaction); } catch(BluetoothStateException e) { } } private void searchFinished(int transaction) { this.searchComplete = false; while(!searchComplete) { synchronized(this) { try { this.wait(); } catch(Exception e) { } } } } //below methods called automatically during a search for devices public void servicesDiscovered(int transID, ServiceRecord[] records) { for(int i=0; i < records.length; i++) { if(records[i] != null) { //get service records name DataElement servNameElem = records[i].getAttributeValue(0x0100); String sName = (String)servNameElem.getValue(); //terminate search this.terminateSearch = true; if(sName.equals(this.nameOfService)) //check name { RemoteDevice rem = records[i].getHostDevice(); servicesFound.put(deviceName(rem), records[i]); //add to hashtable } } } } public void serviceSearchCompleted(int transID, int respCode) { //wake up the waiting thread for this search, enabling the next services //search to commence this.searchComplete = true; synchronized(this) { this.notifyAll(); } } }
I tried a few things such as
1) Changing the UUID for my application, but that didn't make the system work.
2) I then went on to modify the implementation and use the selectService() method of the bluetooth class, but still without any luck.
The only way it works, is if I get the server side to display the connection parameters and I manually enter them into the client side to connect. I do not understand why it is not working the automatic way. I have scanned through my code and logic multiple times, and still cannot figure out what the issue is.
Any help would be appreciated...


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Let me first start off by saying that I love my team, I love the fans, but with that being said sometimes I wonder if we will ever have the true home field advantage.
I have been to all but one home game this year, and I have been to many in the past and I have been to many other teams stadiums as well. I have been to Bears games and Chiefs games and to be honest, other than the GSOT days, it seems like those games are in another league. Those are games where you don't bring your kid because it is that crazy. The dome is not like that.
Maybe we just have a totally different audience, but I would say that over half the fans at the dome come to relax and see a football game, and that's fine, but honestly couldn't you do that at your home? We have some really passionate fans, but there are a lot of people that really don't give a shit and always just sit in their seat and never make a sound, and that takes a toll in the Dome. At times it gets pretty loud, but not until a 3rd down or a crucial down. At other stadiums, its loud EVERY PLAY.
All I am saying is that I want it to just be hell for the other team and it's not at all. Before you go and post "well we are like 6 and whatever in the last 3 seasons" well I get that and that's why I always remember back to the GSOT days when it was just packed every game and loud. I know right now we are just earning back fans, but I feel like it could really be a difference maker.
See ya at the Dome and BE LOUD AND ROWDY!