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Mineola High School freshman Awdifa Abdin was recently honored by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. In a national contest with more than 250,000 submissions, she was recognized with a Regional Award in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards of 2014.
Abdin received the Silver Key award in the category of flash fiction for her work titled Melodic Medicine, which is about a girl who helps her sister with cancer by playing music. She received a pin and certificate.
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A few months ago, while returning to my car after attending a wake, I was surprised to catch a glimpse of something that immediately brought me back to my elementary school days. Directly in front of me stood a portion of the original concrete wall that had surrounded my alma mater.
In 1922, Corpus Christi Church purchased the Robert Graves estate on Searing Avenue and transformed its building into a parish school. It was a beautiful structure of Spanish-style architecture surrounded by the concrete wall, sporting huge ornate iron gates.
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Village of East Williston Mayor David Tanner last week stood fast against paying an "excessive" water bill from neighboring village and supplier Williston Park, following a loss in a second round of legal battles.
Tanner said Williston Park sent East Williston a bill for $600,000 last week based on water rate increases East Williston refused to pay while pursuing two lawsuits that contested the rate hikes.
Williston Park is seeking $300,000 in interest and penalties following a recent state Appellate Court decision upholding the second of two water rate increases imposed on East Williston. Tanner said East
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Mineola runners PJ Diskin, Kaitlin Phelps, and Yuri Karasz were award winners in the Lynn, Gartner, Dunne & Covello Sands Point Sprint 5 Kilometer Run, held on the grounds of Nassau County's Sands Point Preserve on Saturday morning, Aug. 9.
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The Mineola 9U Hurricanes recently completed its summer baseball season as the NJBL 9U Central Division Champions, finishing 10-2-1 on the year and secured a second place spot entering the playoffs.
The Hurricanes beat the North Shore Spartans for the fourth time this season in a playoff win in walk-off fashion as they came from behind to win 4-3 earning the Hurricanes a berth into the championship series.
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All things considered, 2008 was a relatively stable year for the IT services industry. Deals got smaller and shorter, but they grew in number. The second tier providers and Indian vendors did well, along with Accenture and IBM Global Services. The outlier was EDS, where weakness led to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
IT outsourcing providers were largely unscathed by the economic downturn throughout much of the year. "It took almost two quarters for the effects of the slowdown to manifest in providers' financial statements," says Eugene Kublanov, CEO of San Ramon, Calif.-based outsourcing advisory NeoIT. By the end of this year, however, CIOs became too distracted by the economic destruction surround them to do any outsourcing deals. "As the markets crumbled and CIOs were confronted with the prospects of their personal employment, naturally, decision-making around strategic cost cutting and efficiency took a back seat," says Kublanov.
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"Whenever there's a downturn people outsource more, not less," says Gartner analyst Linda Cohen. "Organizations want to take costs out wherever they can. CFOs are pounding on their CIOs to just outsource it, just offshore it."
"The difficult economic conditions will push companies further than before to consider what stays in house and what gets done by others," agrees NeoIT's Kublanov. "Additionally, demands by the business for further cost reduction will need to be addressed in an environment where many companies have already leveraged labor arbitrage to source the low-hanging fruit."


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I have been sexually attracted to Dennis for six of the longest years of my life. Day in and day out, I work with this man, barely concealing the evidence of my lustful desire. Every day is fraught with the overwhelming temptation to reach out and rub his cock until its swelling mass fills the folds of his neatly tailored trousers. He forms his words with soft, mauve lips and instead of listening I drift away, fascinated by my longing to kiss those lips and part them with my probing tongue.
Dennis is unbelievably gorgeous, a sensual garden of delights. He is tall with golden brown coloring, jet black hair and large, expressive eyes. His friendly, outgoing demeanor is punctuated with his brilliant smile and the distinctive laughter that characterizes his conversations. He is a very special man, and though I usually think I am the only woman responding so sexually to his presence, I sometimes hear comments that suggest I am just one of many in a crowd.
And so I have fantasized a myriad of seduction scenarios, each ending when I kneel at his feet and he slips his long, hard cock between my eager lips. At times I barely function as my attention is drawn to the tingling sensation between my legs where my pussy lips swell and my cream wets my panties.
Well, I finally decided to tell Dennis how I felt, and one evening I asked if we could meet privately. He agreed and although I had fantasized many times how this conversation would go, I hesitated and blushed with embarrassment. It was very difficult for me to explain my constant state of arousal. To my relief, he didn't laugh or joke about it.
Then he rose and locked the door. "Come here," he said softly, and moved to the back of the office. I followed silently, my mind racing with thoughts of the many times I had rehearsed for this moment.
We moved into each other's arms again. Tentatively, I ran my hands across his broad back, then slid them down and massaged his lower back, pulling him closer. I reached for his firm asscheeks, pressing our hips together, feeling his rigid member with the soft flesh of my abdomen. Quickly, I moved my hand between our bodies and began to rub his cock with rapid strokes. He took a step back, pulled his zipper open and released his captive, bobbing part. I caressed it lovingly with trembling fingers.
"Do you know what I want to do?" I whispered hoarsely. "I want to suck your cock. Will you let me?"
Without a word, he turned and pulled up a chair, sat down and spread his legs. I could not take my eyes off his cock I was fascinated by its glistening head. I knelt, as I had done so often in my dreams, and positioned myself between his thighs. I began to lick his sweet pre come and then his shaft, concentrating on the throbbing vein. Finally, I took his whole sweet meat into my mouth, pulling and tugging with long, slow strokes. "You're good," he sighed. His breathing evened out, deep and regular, and I felt an enormous sense of satisfaction mingled with my own sexual arousal.
"Can you make it tighter?" he suddenly asked.
"If you really want tight, you can have my ass," I replied.
I stood and pulled off my panties. Dennis got up and stepped aside, and I bent over the chair. I was quivering with anticipation as he moved into position. His moist hands gripped my waist and then, with amazing ease, he ran his cock up my ass. With long, smooth, rhythmic strokes he pummeled my puckered hole. I could barely catch my breath as I became overwhelmed with the extraordinary sensation. I wanted it to go on and on and on. After several minutes, he sank to his knees, pulling me down into his lap without disengaging our bodies. I leaned forward onto the chair and he rocked against me.
"Can I put it in your pussy?" he asked presently and smiled.
"Yes," I moaned. Telling me that he'd be right back, Dennis hurried to the small bathroom in his office, returning a few minutes later with a well washed cock, and it was as erect as ever. I bent forward, resting my weight on my forearms, raising my ass high in the air. With a strong thrust, he drove into my pussy. I gasped from the sudden surge of arousal I felt. We fucked in unison, quietly, hearing only the rhythmic slapping of our flesh and an occasional groan as we moved relentlessly toward our climaxes.
He began to pump harder and faster. I concentrated on the exquisite turmoil rushing through my body as he careened toward his own orgasm. Suddenly, he was grinding and gasping and releasing his cream deep inside me.
Then we stopped moving and sought to regain our senses. We were breathing heavily, tired from the effort expended. After a few moments, he pulled back and his spent cock slipped out of my pussy. My legs were rubbery as I dressed.
We said hardly a word as we put ourselves together. There were so many things I wanted to say, but talking seemed dangerous, as if words would somehow break the spell. Silently, I picked up my things and we walked to the door. He unlocked it and we left the office.
We still work together, but we don't discuss our sweet secret. I often glance his way. My fantasies continue, fueled by my memory of our lust and the desire to be with Dennis again.
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My church (Revolution Annapolis) is raising money to feed one...hundred...thousand people, muhahahaha (that's a Dr. Evil reference in case you missed it). But seriuosly, we need all the help we can get. We have less than a month to raise $26,000. I personally am shooting for $4,000 of that. Your donations would be very much appreciated. Each meal only costs a quarter.Please give sacrificially. This is a great cause!
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Jessica Alba waves to her fans while taking to the red carpet for the Social Star Awards 2013 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore yesterday evening.
It's been a while since we saw the sexy side of Jessica. One designer guaranteed to get you there is Zuhair Murad.
She wore a white beaded dress with a white lace underlay from the Lebanese designer's Spring 2013 collection.
The sweetheart-neckline dress, with a beaded pattern giving her the illusion of a minuscule waist, was styled with white Louboutin pumps and an EF Collection double-diamond stack ring.
Glossy tresses and flawless makeup completed her look.
On a normal week this would've been my best dressed of the week. She looks absolutely sensational.
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Lubaga South MP John Ken Lukyamuzi has cautioned the Ugandan government to consider the impact the oil refinery being established in Hoima near the Albertine region would have on the tourism sector.
Lukyamuzi says that Murchison Falls National Park and queen Elizabeth National Park are a center of tourism which generates a lot of revenue to the country's income.
He says that fumes from the oil refinery will force animals in the national parks to move away killing Uganda's tourism."After the oil extraction, these areas will become useless ,people will cultivate in them and the national parks will be no more,"Lukyamuzi told reporters at parliament om Friday.
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News: Nicki Minaj Promises A Big Tease, Unveils "Roman In Moscow"
Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 11:53PM
Young Money star Nicki Minaj has decided to tease fans by announcing her sophomore album's perceived first official single dropping Friday (December 2).
With plans for it to premiere Friday afternoon, Nicki's new record is called "Roman In Moscow."
"Roman releases his teaser tomorrow on itunes. Its entitled: Roman In Moscow. 1pmEST," Minaj tweeted Thursday (December 1). (Nicki Minaj's Twitter)
Prior to Minaj announcing Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded slated to drop on Valentine's Day, Cash Money Records' CEO Birdman gave details on her new LP.
Cash Money co-CEO and founder Brian "Birdman" Williams tells Billboard.com that Minaj, whose debut album "Pink Friday" was released last November, is aiming to have her still-untitled sophomore album out in early 2012. "Nicki's back in the studio, so we're looking to drop Nicki in the first quarter," he says. Meanwhile, the album's first single could be released to the masses before the calendar rolls around. "Maybe this year? I don't know," says Birdman. "We're really thinking it out. But she's in the studio, and we're looking real soon, because she's ready to go and we're ready to go with her." (Billboard)
A few months ago, Minaj teased fans about the follow-up.
Minaj ran through hits like "Did It On Em," "Moment 4 Life" and "Where Them Girls At" at the inaugural iHeartRadio fest, and although she didn't unveil any new music from her in-the-works sophomore album, the rapper reiterated that her alter ego, "Roman Zolanski," would have a key role on her next full-length. "All I can say is that Roman will definitely be a humongous part of the follow-up to 'Pink Friday,'" says Minaj in her trademark Roman accent. "All I can say is that I'm working on it, and the fans are gonna get their life and then some." (Billboard)
In August, the Barbie said she had no plans to seek out guest features on the second LP.
Nicki Minaj plans to head back to the studio this fall to begin work on her sophomore LP, the follow-up to 2010's Pink Friday. The over-the-top rapper is keeping most of the album details close to the vest, but does say that one of her personas will play a big part on the LP. "I don't know, I don't think I'm hitting up anybody for features for this sophomore album," she told us backstage at the Femme Fatale Tour. She added that the vibe will be decided by the one and only "Roman ... possibly. But I never give away all my secrets." (MTV)
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THREE DAYS AT FOSTER, my documentary film about the pioneer athletes who shattered the color barrier at the University of Alabama, including Wilbur Jackson, won the second place award in the documentary category at this week's All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival.
Thanks to all the folks here who have been supportive of the film, which is now available on DVD and moving up the bestsellers' list on Amazon.
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I thought usually the seasonal are much more expensive than their classic range.
Am so tempted to buy the latest from the cruise 2011 collection but alas, they seem to have increase their prices again... should i get another bag?
I thought usually the seasonal are much more expensive than their classic range.
yes, but seems the usual 2.55 has increased price again... but am waiting for their markdown which shld be coming soon
there will be a markdown?
A markdown? Interesting!!! Will there be one?
Serious? Is this for real? I'm thinking of my friend to help me buy something when she flies to Paris next week! Should I hold on further?
I don't think Chanel offers markdown for their classic flaps, not even those in seasonal colours.
D markdown could only be for those seasonal design bags.
I think quite impossible since most of the time seasonal items run off the shelves so quickly.
Markdown? Definitely not for their classics! they will only markup to maintain their brand as a luxury one.
never have any markdown for classic flaps. only seasonals...
My friend went chanel boutique last week and she told me the price has gone up by 15 to 20% though.
oh ggossh!!again!?? i am shocked!
yes chanel increases their prices yearly by up to 10 % or more ..
Yes there will be markdowns, its only informed to their VIPs only, i *** the SAs in there well, so once he informs me, I will go and take a look...
the markdowns are for everything.. even if you dont get a bag.. get the shoes.. for bags, depends.. they dont designate which bags will be marked down, but there will be a shelf where the bags are shown, sometime if you r lucky, u can get nice ones.. but usually seasonal...
How much is the chanel in paris for their classic jumbo and maxi jumbo ?
My friend is travelling there. Would get him to help me get one!
They just increased again after the recent increase?


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White House Aide Compares Illegal Immigration to Jaywalking
Cecilia Munoz, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs, compared the federal crime of being in the country illegally to jaywalking.
"If you were running the police department of any urban area in this country, you would spend more resources going after serious criminals than after jaywalkers. DHS (the Department of Homeland Security) is doing the immigration equivalent of the same thing," Munoz told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) conference on Monday.
Munoz was referring to the administration's new policy of "prosecutorial discretion," outlined in a June memo from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which falls under DHS. Under the new policy, immigration officials will prioritize deportation orders, acting only on those involving people convicted of serious crimes or those who pose a national security or public safety threat.
Munoz said the administration is acting within its authority - "but we also all understand that even as we use our administrative authority, make the right enforcement judgments, it is not the permanent solution for anybody, it doesn't solve our immigration problems. In order to do that, we need the Congress of the United States."
Munoz also indicated that the administration's new "discretion" policy is part of a "progression" of "work that's been going on for several years."
"We have 10 million, 11 million undocumented people in this country and it's abundantly clear to anybody who's paying attention that we're not going to deport that entire population," said Munoz.
Read more and see video at CNSNews.com.
Earlier: Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza opposes the word "amnesty," because it suggests illegal immigration is something that requires forgiveness.
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Submitted by well99 on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:15pm.
Jaywalkers use stolen social security numbers?Jaywalkers come into this country illegally?Use benefits that are suppose to be for Americans?Who da thunk that?
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Speaking of illegal jaywalkers here in California
Submitted by Gary Hall on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:24pm.
- April 21, 2011 -The latest on California politics and government
- The number of criminal aliens incarcerated in California rose to 102,795 in 2009, a 17 percent increase since 2003, federal auditors reported Thursday.
That's a bunch of jaywalkers.
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→ Wow, Gary!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 12:26am.
Somebody coulda' got run over.
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Pesky Jay Walking Fact, Gary
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 12:57am.
According to this link, the cost of incarcerating a prisoner in California is $47,102 per year.
Doing the math (real math, not liberal math), that is $4.8 BILLION a year.
Or to be exact, $4,841,850,090. (After all, what's a mere $41 million in change?).
I bet Obama really, really, really hates pesky facts. :D
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Blonde - it's a conspiracy out there.
Submitted by Gary Hall on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:45am.
Very good leg work on the cost (course, I knew that - pesky dude that I yam).
How many is 102,795 criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in CA look like? Well, a few more than this.
Here's how it fits into our media's want to inform the voters - taxpayers.
California's been under a Supreme Court order to reduce the population in it's prisons by some 36-40,000 inmates.
There's been a huge political battle raging over a late Bush era program called the Secure Communities program, which has been very successful in catchin them illegals and lockin em up.
The State's newspapers have been on the usual agenda driven mission to push for reducing the prison population and in tearing the Secure Communities program apart. The LAT's has led the way, with front page story after story, op-ed upon op-eds and the papers editorials.
Trust me, everyone at the LA Times from the national editor to the editorial board to the opinion pages editor to the several staff opinion writers and the numerous staff reporters who have been pouring out their hearts on the plight of the illegal aliens to the need for the DREAM Act, is well aware of the number 102,795 by now -- and the cost.
They don't want the voters to know. Why? Well, that would hurt their effort to get em all released, and their efforts to get the DREAM Act passed.
One front page headlined story - with that number in the headline would change everything. Phones would ring off the hook.
(;~/ gary
PS - Funny -well. A few months back, the LATimes editorial board offered this striking confession to CA's prison population, in presenting their agenda in supporting the SC's order:
- In presenting the decision, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy [..] He cited a former Texas prison director who toured California lockups and described the conditions as "appalling," "inhumane" and unlike any he had seen "in more than 35 years of prison work."
Is Texas going to be able to save CA? (Well, listening to Perry - apparently not)
Imagine - It costs 3 (perhaps 4) times as much to house a criminal in the correctional facilities in CA, as it does in TX, but a Texas Prison authority finds the conditions at the CA facilities to be "appalling" and "inhumane."
That's the editorial !! In response to my query as to why they can't tie in the incarcerated illegal alien numbers with this discussion, one of the editorial writers simply said to me, 'that's a different issue.' In response to, "then fine, why don't you address that issue," the answer was silence.
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Of course it's a different issue
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 7:58pm.
And that, my pesky fact friend, is why they won't talk about it.
I did some reading several years back about the costs of incarceration, and the privitization of the "industry". Interesting. Of course, all of the liberals are violently (!) opposed, due to their do-gooder intentions. Alas.
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We need to deport them as
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 12:32am.
We need to deport them as soon as we find out they are here illegally. We need to deport them with their families as we don't want to break up families.
This is stupid "We have 10 million, 11 million undocumented people in this country and it's abundantly clear to anybody who's paying attention that we're not going to deport that entire population," said Munoz" Because we can and should do exactly that. If greyhound can ferry around
million last year then we can deport at least that many.
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Submitted by JayVee on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 2:44pm.
Jaywalking? Jaywalking?
How about Breaking and Entering!
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No need to deport
Submitted by CrazyHungarian on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:25pm.
Just take the magnet away (jobs and welfare). It's simple: would you stay here if everyplace you applied for a job would turn you down because they would face a serious fine? Most illegals would leave on their own (and their own dime) if we just enforced the laws we have.
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Deportation is "not an option" Nor cutting off the gravy train
Submitted by lrgon on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 7:32pm.
to illegal aliens.
Deportation is on the front burner on a lot of GOP party rank and file members but not on GOP candidates running for president.
Romney: says nothing about deporting back to their country of origin the millions that are here illegally even though most GOP party member want them deported.
Perry: we heard his position on giving in state tution to the children of illegal aliens so he's not about to get tough and begin deportation.
Here is a bit on that issue of immigration:http://www.rickperry.org/issues/national-security/
Huntsman: "Jon's first priority, before any immigration reforms are even considered, is to secure the southwest border, once and for all." http://www.jon2012.com/blog/Tags/Immigration
Sounds like amnesty is not out of the question and forget him coming out in favor of deportation.
Newt: He pushed through NAFTA which is essentially an open border compact with Canada and Mexico so forget about Newt deporting a single illegal back to their country of origin. His website's menue has no link to border security not immigration.
Ron Paul: Remove the magnets that attract them here!
"A nation without borders is no nation at all. It just doesn't make sense to fight terrorists abroad while leaving our front door unlocked."
"...the federal government neglects its constitutional responsibility to protect our borders, it continues to push mandates on the states to provide free education and medical care to illegal immigrants at a time when the states are drowning in debt. This must not be tolerated any longer."
End Birthright Citizenship – As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be granted U.S. citizenship, we'll never be able to control our immigration problem.
As President, Ron Paul will address immigration by fighting for effective solutions that protect our nation, uphold the rule of law, and respect every American citizen's civil liberties.
Deportation is not stated but it is not ruled out as one of the "effective solutions."
Michelle Bachmann: http://www.michelebachmann.com/issues/healthcare/
She has a menu for issues but little is discussed on ilegal and legal immigration.In the debate she was for a fence.
Rick Santorum:http://www.ricksantorum.com/index.php
The menu on issues is pretty vacant on illegal immigration.Nothing about his views on Instant birthright citnzenship, nothing on deportation and amnesty, although during the debate he came down hard on Perry on the fence. Tends to stick with the light side of border security and is vague on how he would deal with amnesty after the fence is built if ever one is built. says nothing about hiring enough Border guards to do the job right. Shutting of magnets of foodstamps and free schooling,etc.
Herman Cain: http://www.hermancain.com/the-issues
He sounds a bit tougher than John McCain on this issue but barely.
"We must secure our borders, enforce our laws and promote the existing path to citizenship.
That sounds like amnesty to me!
More Cain on the border >>>
"Protecting our nation's sovereignty should be a paramount concern of those elected to lead us, not an afterthought or a reaction once the problem becomes even worse. Further, taking a stand on the issue does not mean one lacks compassion, but instead, that one respects the rule of law and the importance of not becoming a lawless nation."
Speaks in generalities and is not specific. How many Border Patrolmen he would hire and place on the border; nothing on deportation and amnesty is not ruled out.
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Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:46pm.
Would I get yet another lecture from Felipe Calderone?
Does he think it would be the equivalent of jaywalking if there were 11 or 12 million illegal gringos in HIS 4th world dump?
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Collecting 43% of 123 votes cast, David Bromberg is the Twinkie Town Player of the Week. With league play ending Monday, we will dedicate the next two weeks to selecting the Twinkie Town Player and Pitcher of the Year.
With only five teams still playing, the organization ekked out a winning week with a record of 18-17. The GCL Twins finished play last Saturday. The four full seasons all will end on Labor Day. Elizabethton's regular season ended Tuesday and they are now battling Johnson City for the league championship.
I can think of only one word when looking at player movement this week....WOW! With the major league rosters expanding, the Twins didn't place anyone on the disabled list. Twins injured during the past few games include Jason Kubel, Danny Valencia and Scott Baker. Officially, the Twins placed Justin Morneau on the 60-day disabled list to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Matt Fox, who was called up by the Twins yesterday. Also joining the Twins yesterday were Rob Delaney and Alex Burnett. Trevor Plouffe and Jose Morales joined the Twins on Wednesday, September 1st. The Twins also sent Loek Van Mil, who had been removed from their 40-man roster last week, to the Angels to complete the Fuentes trade.
Now to the moves in the minors to keep the rosters competitive.....Pitchers Carlos Gutierrez and Steve Hirschfield moved up to Rochester, replacing the Trio who moved up to the Twins. Toby Gardenhire was activated from Rochester's disabled list and will serve as their backup catcher with Morales moving up to the Twins. Rochester also placed Tim Lahey on their DL. The Rock Cats placed Santos Arias on the disabled list, with Steve Blevins, Matt Williams, Dakota Watts and Kane Holbrooks all moving up to New Britain. David Deminsky, Brett Carroll, and Nick Alloway all joined the Miracle from the GCL Twins. The Miracle also activated Michael Tarsi from their DL. The Snappers placed Michael Gonzales on the DL while activating Peter Kennelly. Zach See was promoted from the Snappers to Ft. Myers.
Shortstop Brian Dozier was the lone Miracle making the FSL All-Star team. The Twins also announced their seven assignments to the Arizona Fall League. The following players will join players from the Reds, White Sox, Padres and Rays on this fall's Peoria Saguaros squad: David Bromberg, Carlos Gutierrez, Tyler Robertson, Kyle Waldrop, Joe Benson, Chris Parmelee and Ben Revere.
Rochester Red Wings (AAA) (0-7, 48-93, last place, -37.5 games behind Scranton/WB)
The Red Wings are in the midst of a twelve game losing streak, tying a franchise record established in 1920 and 2002. They will face Syracuse tonight, ironically, the same team against whom they broke both of those old records.
The Wings had three good starts, beginning with Cole DeVries last Saturday. Althougth the Wings lost, 2-0, DeVries pitched 5.1 shutout innings with only three hits and four strikeouts. Chris Province was last night's starter, pitching 6.2 innings with three hits, three runs and his career best twelve strikeouts.
Brandon Roberts continued as the Red Wings best hitter with a 9-25 (.360 Average) week. Roberts is now hitting .331/.389/.417 in 139 at bats for the Red Wings while hitting a combined .326/.406/.414 in 307 at bats for Ft. Myers, New Britain and the Wings. Roberts has also stolen 22 bases in 25 attempts.
Matt Fox was certainly in contention to be this week's Player of the Week candidate from the Red Wings following his start on Monday. Although the Wings lost, 2-1, Fox had a quality start in 6.0 innings with four hits, two runs (one earned) and two strikeouts with two walks. With the International League's fifteenth best ERA (3.95), Fox has been the Red Wings best and most consistant starter with a team high 123.0 innings. Then came the events of the last thirty hours. After returning late from a game in Syracuse, Fox got the call at 1:30am that he had been added to the 40-man roster and was going up to the Twins. Lets assume that he didn't get a lot of sleep. He then traveled much of Friday, arriving at Target Field mid-afternoon...taking the mound last night on three days rest against a first place club with the Twins in the heat of a pennant race. For those who have commented he wasn't that great last night.....lets not rain on the biggest parade in the life of this young man who has battled so hard to become a "Big League Pitcher."
New Britain Rock Cats (AA) (3-4, 42-97, last place, -40.0 games behind Trenton)
With one of the worst records in the history of the league, the Rock Cats needed to draw 21,500 in four games this weekend. They got 6,005 last night as they work to have the highest attendance in franchise history (highest was 2009 at 366,682). Ownership and the staff of this franchise must be credited with having a wonderful season!
Tyler Robertson had a 3-12 record when he took the mound on Wednesday. Robertson picked up his fourth win as the Cats beat Reading, 10-7, pitching 7.0 innings with seven hits, four runs (three earned) and five strikeouts. Thursday, Michael McCardell picked up his thirteenth loss in sixteen decisions in a 4-1 loss. McCardell pitched a complete game (8.0 innings) with six hits, four runs and four strikeouts. McCardell was better in Saturday's 6-5 win, pitching 5.0 innings with three hits and only two runs. Carlos Gutierrez made two appearances before moving on to Rochester, pitching 5.1 shutout innings with five hits, six strikeouts and no walks. In his last ten games as a Rock Cat reliever, Gutierrez has a 2.61 ERA, 2-1 record, one save and 18 strikeouts in 20.2 innings.
Steve Singleton had a wonderful week with four multi-hit games, going 10-29 (.344 Average) as he raised his average to .269/.327/.414. Joe Benson also had a big week, 8-28 (.287 Average), with three multi-hit games and his twentieth home run. Chris Parmelee continued his hot hitting, 9-29 (.310 Average) as he got his numbers up to .278/.344/.396. Evan Bigley also had three multi-hit games, 12-33 (.363 Average), and is now hitting .330 Average in his first 100 at bats in AA.
The best player this week, however, was Ben Revere. As Revere learned that he got his wish and is off to the AFL, he was 13-31 (.419 average) with five runs scored, two triples, and five stolen bases. Revere is hitting a league second best .305 Average with a tenth best .371 on base percentage and third most steals (36) in 49 attempts.
Ft. Myers Miracle (Hi-A) (5-1, 35-31, 2nd place, -1.0 game behind Bradenton)
With three games remaining and a 2.0 game defict, the Miracle entered the weekend needing to sweep St. Lucie while hoping that Brandenton (they hold the tie breaker with the Miracle) would get swept. The Miracle got the job done last night, winning 9-7, while Bradenton lost...can there be a miracle in the future for Jake Mauer's squad?
With all the pitchers moving around this week, the Miracle sent Shooter Hunt to the mound last Sunday. Hunt's problems continued as he lasted only 1.0 inning with three hits, three runs and four walks as the Miracle went on to lose, 10-2. Hunt came on in relief of Michael Tarsi last night, pitching 0.0 inning with no hits, three walks and two runs. Fortunately Tarsi had a great start, pitching 5.0 innings with four hits and two runs in the big Miracle win. Liam Hendriks was back in mid-season form on Wednesday, pitching 5.0 shutout innings with two hits and four strikeouts. Alex Wimmers will likely get the start in the Miracle's final game after a near perfect start in Tuesday's 4-1 win. Wimmers pitched 5.0 no-hit, shutout innings with six strikeouts and a walk. Jhon Garcia got a win and save this week, appearing in three games (7.0 innings) with four hits, no runs and six strikeouts. Garcia has an excellent 2.08 ERA in 26.0 innings since moving up from Beloit earlier this summer.
Angel Morales and Yangervis Solarte both had two multi-hit games while D. J. Romero had three multi-hit games. Romero was 10-24 (.416 Average) and is hitting .270/.390/.403 since the all-star break. The top performance this week, however, has to go to former Gopher Nathan Hanson. Hanson was 7-23 (.304 Average) with back to back games with a three run homer run. Hanson hit a walk-off three run home run in the tenth inning of a 5-2 win Thursay, then another three run home run in last night's 9-7 win. Hanson is hitting .252/.321/.375 in 397 at bats with a team high ten home runs and 46 RBI.
Beloit Snappers (A) (5-2, 34-30, 5th place, -7.0 games behind Quad Cities)
The Snappers also are in a playoff chase with three games remaining. Much like the Miracle, the Snappers are 2.0 games behind Kane County with three games remaining. They hold the tie breaker and need to win two more games than Kane County, who has won their last two while the Snappers split a double header yesterday.
Brad Stillings had a quality start in last Saturday's 5-4 win, pitching 6.0 innings with nine hits, two strikeouts and three runs. Edgar Ibarra also had a quality start in Wednesday's 4-2 win, pitching 6.0 innings with six hits, three runs and eight strikeouts. Martire Garcia and Pedro Guerra both were winners on Sunday and Monday. Guerra pitched 5.0 innings with six hits and three runs. Garcia pitched 5.0 innings with four hits and two runs. Stillings got the start in Thursday's suspended game, pitching 1.0 shutout inning, then returning yesterday to start the scheduled game when he pitched 4.0 innings with two hits and one run.
Josmil Pinto had two multi-hit games with two home runs and seven runs batted in. Aaron Hicks had a big week with three multi-hit games, 10-21 (.476 Average), with a home run to get his average up to .282/.402/.427. The player of the Week was Steve Liddle who was 9-27 (.333 Average) with two home runs, five runs scored and 10 RBI. Liddle is hitting .251/.329/.390 with a team second best 14 home runs and a team high 67 RBI.
Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian Rookie League) (2-2, 41-25, 2nd place, 1.0 game behind Johnson City)
For the first time in recent memory, the Twins did not win their division. A bigger surprise is that the Danville Braves tied Burlington for second place in their division and the team that the Twins faced for the championship the last five years did not make the playoffs. The Twins proceded to beat the East Division champion Pulaski two straight in a best of three series. They advanced to the championship series against Johnson City, losing the opener at home last night, 7-2.
The Twins beat Pulaski, 7-4, behind Manuel Soliman. Soliman pitched 6.2 innings with five hits, four runs (three earned) and eight strikeouts. Michael Tonkin pitched 2.0 innings of no-hit relief to pick up the win. Nate Roberts, Andy Leer, Jhonatan Arias and Gunner Glad all had two hits while Daniel Ortiz had three.
B. J. Hermsen got the start on Thursday as the Twins put Pulaski away, 6-3. Hermsen pitched 7.0 innings with four hits, one run and five strikeouts. David Gutierrez pitched 2.0 innings of shutout relief to pick up the win. Nate Roberts, Brian Burke, Daniel Ortiz, Andy Leer and Kyle Knudson all had two hits.
Pat Dean got the start against Johnson City last night, pitching 6.0 innings with seven hits, two runs and eight strikeouts. He had a quality start, yet got the loss as the bullpen allowed five runs. Jamaal Hawkins and Gunner Glad had two hits while Nate Roberts had a home run.
After battling an injury in mid-August, Oswaldo Arcia went into his first slump of the year. Arcia finished hitting .375/.424/.672, leading the league in all three categories while also having the league most at bats (259), hits (97), and RBI (51). Arcia had the second most home runs (14), triples (tied at 7) and third most doubles (21). As a ninteen year old, will Baseball America rank Arcia as the top prospect in the Appy League?
Nate Roberts finished his season as the Twins second best hitter at .336/.444/.547 in 128 at bats. Roberts was 5-11 (.454 Average) in the Twins three playoff games with two walks, two doubles and a home run.
GCL Twins (Gulf Coast Rookie League) (1-0, 29-31, 3rd place, -5.0 games behind the Rays)
The Twins beat the Red Sox in their final game on Saturday, 3-0. Derek Christensen pitched 5.0 innings owth shutout ball with two hits to pick up his third win. Christensen finished his season with a 3-0 record and 0.66 ERA in seven games (one start). The forty-third round pick out of Salt Lake Community College appears to have a bright future.
Rory Rhodes and Jairo Rodriguez had two hits, while Max Kepler-Rozycki had a three hit game with a double. Kepler-Rozycki finished his rookie season hitting .286/.346/.343.


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Kim Jong-il and Václav Havel's deaths: to leave as an inglorious dictator or as a respectable person
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Today's news about North Korean ruthless dictator Kim Jong-il's death, who actually died on Saturday, December 17, came along with news about a death of another world-known political figure, Václav Havel.
Both had their own ways to leading positions in the government — North Korean blue-blooded Kim, son of then leader of North Korea's Kim Il-sung, and future "Dear Leader" and "Generalissimo", got into his seat due to his father's will.
Václav Havel, born to a well-known and wealthy entrepreneurial and intellectual family, dedicated himself to the democratization of Czechoslovakia, an active participant of the Prague Spring.
In 1977, his active involvement with the human rights manifesto Charter 77 brought him international fame as the leader of the opposition in communist Czechoslovakia, which also led to his imprisonment. After the 1989 Velvet Revolution launched Havel into the presidency, with its own ups and down, including leaving the post for some period of time in between.
Talking about accomplishments of the two, PARADE's The World's Worst Dictators placed Kim Jong-il to the first place. Opposite to the North Korean former leader's "best" positions in the international community of dictators, Václav Havel received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, the Order of Canada, the freedom medal of the Four Freedoms Award, and the Ambassador of Conscience Award and several other distinctions. He was also voted 4th in Prospect magazine's 2005 global poll of the world's top 100 intellectuals. At the time of his death he was Chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation.
So, why is this post appearing on neweurasia? I just wanted to emphasize how different the deaths of two political figures will be celebrated around the globe — totally differently. Leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan should think about it and make some notes in their bucket lists — to die as inglorious dictators leaving people of their countries with mixed feelings, or to leave with the opposite, a respectable reputation that will leave people to have real tears of sincere sadness on their eyes. To go out as a Kim or as a Havel – which of the two would Central Asian leaders prefer?


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To be a successful technical writer today, you must understand the technical and business aspects of the work you do and how it affects the organizations that pay for that work. Richard Hamilton's book, Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation, covers all of the bases you need to touch. Hamilton provides information that both managers and writers need to know about managing people, projects, and technology.
Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation by Richard Hamilton (XML Press, xmlpress.net, Fort Collins, CO, 2009, 276 pp, US$24.95, ISBN 978-0-9822191-0-2)
Richard Hamilton began his career as a software developer in an organization that took software development seriously. His organization moved him directly from leading software teams to managing documentation, because they had begun to take documentation seriously as well. In the nearly 20 years since his first documentation management job, Hamilton has learned a lot about technical communication and how it fits into organizations like AT&T, Novell, and Hewlett-Packard. He has become an expert at applying XML technology to documentation projects and serves as a member of the OASIS DocBook Technical Committee. He is a member of STC.
Hamilton approaches the subject from a manager's viewpoint, and he carefully covers everything that a technical writing manager should know. But writers who are not managers need this information as well. Technical writers in today's environment must understand the product, project, technology, and business issues. They must be comfortable communicating with their organizations' top leaders, or those leaders will likely regard them as commodities and their work as a cost that comes directly from the bottom line.
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Most important, technical documentation is viewed with disdain by many engineers and lives at the bottom of the power hierarchy in most companies. A significant amount of your time as a documentation manager will be spent working to gain respect, power, and leverage so you can do your job.
This sad fact applies to individual contributors as well. They must earn respect for themselves as members of the technical staff and of their project teams.
Hamilton gives an example of a situation in which he built power and influence. His firm issued annual updates of a complex product. The development groups were responsible for writing parts of a document describing their ongoing changes for the benefit of the support organization. When the writers needed clarification of the change document so that they could write clear release notes at the end of the year, the developers didn't want to provide information they thought they had already given about features they had finished with months earlier. Hamilton's team took over preparing the ongoing change document, combined it with the release notes, and created an intranet site to simplify the developers' task of providing the new information and reviewing what the writers did with it. Hamilton's team thus gained control of the inputs they needed and won respect and gratitude for simplifying the developers' jobs and providing the support organization with clearer information.


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News: Canibus Blames Kidnapping For Losing Rap Battle, "I Was Abducted By Human Blood Sucking Leeches"
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 9:26AM
New York rapper Canibus has finally stepped forward to address driving the Internet nuts last weekend by pulling out a notepad as a last resort in a broadcast rap battle.
Rather than face the facts, Can-i-bus claimed outside circumstances prior to the battle messed him up.
"A few days before the KOTD Vendetta event, I was abducted by human blood sucking leeches who did not make their identity known, but I assume were agents of the dark world. While in my vehicle ready to pay for a toll, a helicopter attached with a satellite device that promotes fear flew directly over me. Upon being aware of what was happening I decided to escape on foot and flee from this radioactive device that can cause mental and emotional harm to any man- Even a man who possesses the brain waves of a complicated degree such as myself. As I abandoned my vehicle, I got to a fence and as I climbed underneath, the helicopter got visual contact on its target and there was nothing I could do. Completely lost in a parallel universe I was removed from consciousness and as I woke up I had secret agents of some kind asking me why I decided to battle in this event that was being broadcasted world-wide. I explained to them it was strictly Hip Hop related but they did not believe me. They used Chinese water torture methods at first to try to break my spirits to no avail. They attached wires to my skull and moved on to "Alternative 2." They then inquired about my knowledge of secret societies and about my experiences in the military." (Canibus' Tumblr)
The rapper then proceeded to apologize to his fans and even rap battle victor Dizaster.
"Firstly, I want to apologize first to 'Subject 10' whose vehicle I abandoned when the agents were approaching me. Secondly, I'd like to apologize to Supernat because I made him come support me and stand behind me for that embarrassment. Thirdly, I'd like to apologize to all The Rippers in attendance who I let down. Finally, I'd like to apologize to Dizaster and the entire KOTD staff. I tried my best and stood there like the solider I am but there was nothing I can do. As I said in the event, I could only do what I can do. For everyone who seems to be making a mockery out of my just- Remember this; dinosaurs once ruled the planet, Rome was once a powerhouse, The Blazers drafted Greg Oden, and every dog has its day. Doubt me and you will be defeated." (Canibus' Tumblr)
Footage of Canibus' notepad rap emerged online last weekend.
Last night following the game and the fight, you may have saw the name Canibus pop up on your timelines. No Twitter didn't kill him... Known for his rhyme structure battle rap format, Canibus headed into a PPV battle with Dizaster. The rapper proceeded to pull out his pen and pad during his round and aimed the words on his loose-leaf paper at Dizaster. (The Source)
Canibus' move caught the attention of artists like Talib Kweli who publicly scolded his action.
"Is mercury in retrograde or something? Just watched Canibus pull out a notepad during a battle. It truly disturbed me!," he tweeted.
"I rarely get confused. But I can't front right now I'm confused."
"RT @jussGOOGLEit: @TalibKweli what is such a brilliant person like yourself so confused about? #thenotebook"
"Now I got that damn Cartman Trapper Keeper song stuck in my head. I don't wanna let...To the tune of the theme of Dawsons Creek"
"F*ck trap rap it's about trapper keeper rap in 2012" (Talib Kweli's Twitter)
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NEW ORLEANS -- The oldest dog in the world has died.
His name was Pusuke, and according to the Guinness Book of World Records, he was born in 1985.
He lived with his owner in Japan. He died peacefully just after his owner returned home from a walk.
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Use the form on this page : http://themeforest.net/user/ocholabs
Nice theme!
Is your theme compatible with other WP plugins (qTranslate, other forms…)?
Thank you!
Here is a tricky question! My website is www.DillonStienike.com, if you use a iPhone 4 and look at the site, you will notice it looks nice using your theme. However I was wondering how to center just one footer widget? I'll explain, as you scroll down you'll bump into a email signup form. Just a name, email & send button. Below that my widgets are centered. The centered widgets use the "text" widget. So that was easy to center. The signup uses a widget called "Easy Sign Up". There is no option to center the widget. Have a idea how to mod some code for centering? Just the widget entirely. I still want the fields aligned left. Meaning no centered send button.
Hi Dillon, You can achieve this very easily using the custom CSS tab in the ofolio options. Set something like this :
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget{ /*—> your code here. */ }
In the "your code here.", what do you suggest? I tried "<center>" and it basically don't save. I tried "margin-center;" and get no results.
Try this:
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget{text-align: center; }
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li:before{ display: none; }
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li {border-bottom: none !important; }
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li input{ float: float; }
It centers the widget title, which is awesome, but the fields… name and email are aligned left. While the send button is centered with the fields. Getting there. I have it live, check it out.
I want the title center, the fields centered, but the send aligned left of fields not widget. Hope that makes sense.
P.S. On the theme's custom teaks setting the word losing is spelled loosing.
Ok I see what you mean. remove all I told you to add, then add this :
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget h3{ text-align: center; } div.esu-form-div {width: 150px; margin: auto; } .esu-submit {background: #952B35; color: #fff; } .esu-submit:hover {background: #6c2128; color: #fff; }
Dude, YOU ARE A GOD! That looks badass! Even the send button is maroon! Looks awesome.
Last little thing. You notice on iphone it looks perfect. On MacBook via Chrome, Safari and Firefox it has a row of dots at the bottom of the widget. What causes that? You can barely see them. If you however place the widget in the sidebar they disappear.
Thanks again. PURE AWESOME!
Hey, just add this to correct it:
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li:before {display: none; } .easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li {border: none;}
Cheers. Nice website
New topic. Visit www.DillonStienike.com and view the source code. You'll notice in line 14 of code there is a meta tag for description. How do I edit that line of code? I viewed the theme demo page and that line reads…
<meta name="description" content=" | Wedding Photograph" /> <meta name="author" content="">
If you scroll down to line 65 of code on my site, I have a plugin called Meta Tag Manager 1.2 which allow me to add a meta tag. I'm worried two description meta tags are gonna battle for position or search engines will flag that. What should I do?
If I can eliminate the extra plugin that would be great.
Hi Dillon,
I don't know that plugin sorry.Howerver, you can edit header.php and remove line 36 :
<meta name="description" content="<?php wp_title(''); echo ' | '; bloginfo( 'description' ); ?>" /> <meta name="author" content="">
Btw, You should apply the last CSS I sent you for the email widget it will be nicer !
I applied it and the dots still remained.
header.php, will do.
Removing line 36 worked great. On future websites I create no matter the theme I'll just edit the header. As far as that last bit of CSS, the dote remain so I'm not sure why. Like I said it's weird if I move it to the side bar the dots automatically disappear.
Hi Dillon,
the dotted line is for footer lists.
add this to the custom CSS and it will remove the dotted line from your footer signup widget, as it will remove the squared red bullet before the fields.
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li:before {display: none; }
.easysignup.ocholabs-footer-widget ul li {border: none !important;}
I've tested it so it works. —> see it there:
Excellent, thanks! I'll rate you five star.
I too have purchased this theme and like it, did i see somewhere in this where you could send me the demo template? I love how that is set up. The red over the menu the fonts, the layout everything. If this is possible please email me thank you
Hi Shonz, The demo has the default config, so installing a new theme should look like the same! Cheers.
Hi! I like your template but before I buy I was wondering if I can have videos in the slideshow in the home page? Thanks!
Hi, it is not possible but with some extra codings it can be.
Have a question about the "ocholabs flexslider". Is there a way to remove the zoom lightbox feature. My images are exactly the same size if you click the zoom icon. Don't really need it.
Hi Dillon,
Sorry I was in hollidays. You can add a custom CSS for that :
.slides li .post-action, .slides li .post-type {display: none !important; }
Thanks dude! We all need holidays ha ha!
Hello, Very nice theme. What would the css be to take off the titles of the pages on top?
Hi Jenny. Thanks for purchasing oFolio. If you mean "removing" the title, you can achieve it by setting a custom field with "notitle" as the name and set any value (except a blank value). Then save the page.
If it's not clear please red the doc, point G.
Sorry, Also what is the preferred sizing for the background images and the Flexslider widget?
I used to use 780×400 images for the slider and something like 1000×800 for the background. If you use smaller image (smaller than 1000px wide) for background, you'll have to use an overlay to smooth the pixels. Cheers.
Thank you so much
Hi ocholabs, Was just wondering whether this theme supports embedding soundcloud? Many thanks!
Hi, Support is not needed as Soundcloud has developped its own shortcode plugin.
- simply install the plugin (http://wordpress.org/plugins/soundcloud-shortcode/)
- then paste the code in a page (the shortcode can be copyed from soundcloud in the share button)
—> See it in action: http://ofolio.ocholabs.com/featured/post-with-soundcloud
Hope you like it! Cheers.
Much appreciated! Thanks again
Hello, I have a quick question. I am putting a transparent png image on one of the pages and it keeps coming up with a white background. I have made sure there is no BG on the image itself. Please let me know how to get that off. if need I can send you the url.
Hi Jenny,
Can you please send me the URL? that will help a lot Thanks.
OK I see now. This is the same for all pictures, there is a white background. If you want to achieve a transparent background, go to the options and add this CSS class in the Custom CSS tab :
.transparentbg {
background: none !important;
border-color: transparent !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
Then add the CSS class to the image.
Let me know if you need more info.
doesn't seem to be working… I added it to the CSS tab and then .transparentbg css class to the image
It works. See it there : http://ofolio.ocholabs.com/transparency-test
I can't check your website as it's under maintenance. I just did what I tod you:
—>create the CSS class in the custom tweaks tab
—> add the class to the image using the "Advanced settings" tab when editing the image in the editor.—> here is what I have in the CSS Class field :
alignnone size-full wp-image-1601 transparentbg
===> maybe you have added the point before the CSS classname? if yes, then remove it.
If I gave you a login can you help me out, ugh it is not working fro me
Sure, send it to me.
Do you have an email?
Hi, you can send me an email from my profile page (bottom right) or you can find my email in the documentation. Regards.
Sent from Wordpress. It is under the wedding packages page. Sorry for the delay. it was a holiday.. Thanks
Done !
You just forgot to close one bracket to the CSS you aded before the .transparentbg
If you like ofolio and my support , don't forget to give it a good rating, thanks !
I will definitely give you 5 stars. I still see the white box though
browser ?
It's good for me:
Hello again. I am having a big problem inserting mp4 videos. I must of tried 5 different plugins and all I get is sound. I knew the video is there..please help…Then I won't bother you anymore
Hi again Jenny, I don't know the plugins you are using, but the video works perfectly when using Youtube, Dailymotion or Vimeo. Have you tried these? Cheers.
Unfortunately my client does not want to pay for vimeo and becuase of copyrighting cannot put it on Youtube
Hi Jenny, looking at jwplayer specs, it accepts these video formats : MP4 (H.264/AAC), FLV (VP6/MP3) *, WebM (VP8/Vorbis) *
the .mp4 you have uploaded has MPEG-4 Video /AAC. Try to reencode your video using H.264 as Video Codec.
I confirm, it works, I've done it and you can see it in the video page. Cheers.
Seriously you are the best!
Still a lot of steps to get there but I do my best


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The beautiful and talented, Azealia Banks, returns today with a dope cover track for our listening enjoyment. She decided to take The Strokes track "Barely Legal" and put her own unique twist on the track, even replacing the beat with something new.
The results are something infectious that find Azealia showing off a much different, and unique side to her already talented self. You don't have to like her, but you will respect her talents. Check out the track after the jump.
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Harold Hamp was putting a roof on a home in Alma in 1968 when he lost his wallet. It was found 44 years later by another man re-roofing the same house.
The Oakland Press in Pontiac reports that Casey Morgan spied the wallet buried in attic insulation.
It appears the wallet fell from Hamp's pocket, tumbled between roofing boards into the attic where it rested for more than four decades.
Morgan's boss Terry Thelen later tracked down Hamp's name through an Alma telephone book and reached his son.
Now 78, Hamp says "we got back all of the pictures, and several of the bills in it were silver certificates."
The wallet also held other papers and $23 in currency.
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She is not a side note song. It was very popular when their older CD came out.
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I love this song so much! No one really notices these little songs they make,they seem like side note's or something...But to me they are the best. I mean,'Wake me up when September ends' was good, but didn't hold as much meaning to me. Just had good instrumentals and vocals. But seemed kinda empty.
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True enough, technology has paved its way to a betterworld. Alexander Graham Bell took the first step. He hada vision of connecting the country through convenientmeans of communication. For so long, who would havethought that telephones would go this far? Then, theInternet was innovated and it is now connecting everycorner of the globe!Smartphones are meant to be one of the simplest modesof communication. Who can deny that this has made theworld a better place now?
Smartphones are widely usedas a medium to connect with relatives and friends, oreven for business purposes. They are in fact in the handsof almost every human being there is on the planet. Even those that are way too young to handle suchdevices, have these gadgets because of the games they can play on it. There are many other differentphone systems and applications that are also paving their way to increase the functionality of thesedevices. This entails that the technology of the phones cannot easily be put to a stop and would still beenhanced in the years to come.
These phone systems also vary. Having one depends on the purpose for which the Smartphone would be utilized. As for business purposes, the Internet is another source of communication for allentrepreneurs who have employees outsourced or customers from another State or country. As for the developed way of contacting each other then there is also a Voice over Internet Protocol phone system that benefits everyone who aims for Smartphones to be of great use. Ring Central can be called for further information about this new technology.
Samsung is one of the Smartphone manufacturers that set the standard for all Smartphone products.Most of Samsung's products avail of Google's Android system. It is the first one to reveal the latest Android phones in the hopes of competing with Apple, their toughest rival yet. Nonetheless, Apple remained to have loyal fans as it continues to develop its own phone line with popular features.
In response to the heavy competition, Samsung unveiled Samsung Galaxy S3, one of the mostphenomenal Smartphones that the world has been buzzing about these days. This phone is more thanjust a Smartphone. This gadget holds different exceptional features which can truly create a world of communication exclusive for the one who owns it. As the commercials are hanging from here to there,and people manifesting about its sleek and cool physical features, there is no wonder why this phone has been a top seller for this generation.
With the Galaxy S3's Android-based features and bigger screen, the touch phone is making it more convenient for users, not only in enjoying it for sending messages and making calls, but also forentertainment. It has a 4.8 inch of HD AMOLED screen display, and a multi-touch capacity. This Smartphone is perfect for those people who love enjoying the pursuits of a mobile unit that will not only meet, but even exceed their expectations.Mobile phone development will not stop obviously with just Samsung Galaxy S3. Surely, there will bemore phones released in the industry that will top up one and another. Something that we can all look forward to for the next coming years, hence we shall never forget that no matter what aspect we look at it, we have Graham Bell to thank for that.


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Mark Richt probably slept quite well Saturday night after securing the commitment from Georgia Tech legacy Naim Mustafaa, a top outside linebacker recruit from Alpharetta (Ga.) High School. Mustafaa is a consensus four-star recruit and one of the better pass rushers in the Southeast.
The commitment hurts Georgia Tech for a number of reasons. Naim is a Tech legacy. Both teams play the same 3-4 defense, so Tech fans cannot rationalize the commitment due to a difference in scheme preference, as both schools recruited him to play outside linebacker. And, of course, Tech will have to play against Mustafaa three or four times in the coming years.
The loss is magnified because it is difficult to find elite pass rushers who have both the grades for and interest in Georgia Tech.
Mustafa stands 6'4" and checks in at 235 pounds.
Mustafaa is the first outside linebacker recruit in Georgia's 2013 recruiting class. The Bulldogs now sit at 20 recruits and are vying for the top recruiting class in the country.
For more on UGA football, visit Georgia blog Dawg Sports, plus SEC blog Team Speed Kills and SB Nation Atlanta.
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Fifth graders from Barkley Elementary School in Phoenixville ceebrated the end of their time in elementary school with a picnic and party at Reeves Park on Tuesday.
Wednesday is their last school day of the year and their last day as elementary students.
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Update: Sprint Planning New Low-Cost Strategy
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- Sprint is planning to offer low price plans and lower cost smartphones while featuring larger data allotments.
- The move seems to me like a Hail Mary pass, designed to help the struggling company retain subscribers and compete against larger rivals.
- I predicted that Sprint would have to do something to retain subscribers or risk being acquired by a larger company, but I thought the company would acquire smaller carriers.
- Trying to compete on cost against larger companies is a risky move. It could leave Sprint with smaller margins, less profit, and more vulnerable than ever to takeover.


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Date Slice
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90 g butter
¾ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1½ cups self-raising flour
1 cup dates, chopped
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add egg and mix well.
- Fold in the sifted flour and then the dates.
- Press mixture into a slice tray and bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
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Date of News Release: 09/03/2011
(Morehead, Ky.) -- On September 2, 2011, at 7:21 PM Trooper Anson Tribby conducted a traffic stop at Kentucky 32 and Pike Bluff Road. The vehicle was operated by Natasha Reynolds. The vehicle was also occupied by Bradley Hampton and Ricky Flinders. All three subjects were found to have outstanding warrants for Probation Violations. Trooper Scott Caudill, Trooper Patrick Zalone, and Officers with the Fleming County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene. All subjects were arrested without incident and lodged in the Mason County Detention Center.


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By CHARLES ODUMAP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - Robert Carter Jr. had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia Tech beat Maryland 78-68 on Wednesday night, extending the Terrapins' road struggles.
Carter, a freshman, posted his fourth double-double of the season and Brandon Reed had 17 points for Georgia Tech (15-12, 5-10 Atlantic Coast Conference). Daniel Miller had 16 points and nine rebounds while making each of his 12 free throws.
The loss left Maryland 1-6 in road ACC games. Maryland (19-9, 7-8) is 15-2 at home, but its latest road loss was a damaging blow to its NCAA tournament hopes.
Dez Wells led Maryland with 15 points. Alex Len had 13 points and nine rebounds. Seth Allen had 12 points.
The Terrapins play 2 of their last three regular-season games on the road, starting with Saturday's visit to Wake Forest.
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News: Little Brother Want Fans To Understand Break-Up, "You Don't Want Your Favorite Group To Force A Relationship"
Friday, Apr 23, 2010 1:10PM
Rap duo Little Brother has opened up about parting ways after the release of their final album, Leftback.
Rapper Big Pooh compared the separation to other former hip-hop groups like Q-Tip's A Tribe Called Quest.
"I was just thinking about our own situation and then I realized, when groups leave, it's just like when a person dies. Every person dies and a baby is born. So, as Little Brother calls it quits, there are other groups to not necessarily take our place but to keep the tradition going...That's what it's all about -- you don't want your favorite group to force a relationship. Like, you don't want Tribe Called Quest...If they don't really want to be together, you want them to make another album. If they make an album just because you asked for it, it's not going to be the same Tribe Called Quest you fell in love with. It's going to be something forced." (Hip Hop DX)
Phonte added and said sometimes privacy should be respected in the separation of associates.
"Generally, I'm a person that believes people don't have a right to know and keeping it all about the music. It's just like in a marriage. If you and your wife have a divorce, that pretty much should be kept between y'all. As long as everything's kept in private, then it's cool. I think that is the proper way to handle things." (Hip Hop DX)
Chi-town's Rhymefest recently spoke with SOHH about Little Brother's run coming to an end.
"I've talked to Little Brother about their "break-up." At the end of the day, they're both my brothers and it's just that they realize they've done as much as they can do with the Little Brother run. It's like, to me, they have to go off and explore different avenues and transitions of them as artists and as men. Little Brother is like a child that's ready to leave the house. It don't mean "Ah man, it's over!" People thought 9th Wonder leaving Little Brother was a moment where they had to say, "Oh man, they're done." And then they came out with so many dope albums after that. So now, they have to figure out who they are as individuals. And at the end of the day, you never know. How many times did Michael Jordan retire? [laughs] And then they find that their life experiences can bring them back together but regardless, I totally understand what they're doing because I'm getting ready to go through a transition myself." (SOHH)
Aside from their new album, Leftback, Little Brother have dropped three projects over the past seven years.
In 2003, Little Brother released its full-length debut, The Listening, which won widespread critical praise that focused especially on 9th Wonder's production. The buzz helped him earn a raft of high-profile outside gigs, including tracks on a pair of multi-platinum releases: The Black Album by Jay-Z and Destiny Fulfilled by Destiny's Child. Little Brother leapt to a major label (along with ABB) in 2005 for The Minstrel Show. In January 2007, as the group was finishing up their next release, Getback, it was announced that Little Brother had left Atlantic and that 9th Wonder had amicably left Little Brother. (All Music)
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July 12, 2009
On the 30th of June 2009, in international waters, 60 miles off the coast of Israel, Israeli Naval gunships surrounded the Free Gaza movement boat, "Spirit of Humanity," which was carrying 21 activists from 11 countries, including former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire and a cargo of medical aid, toys and building supplies for the besieged people of Gaza.
July 6, 2009
The world saw Israel's despicable violence, thanks to al-Jazeera Arabic and Press TV that broadcast in English. I saw those broadcasts live and around the clock, not from the USA but from Lebanon, where my first attempt to get into Gaza had ended because the Israeli military rammed the boat I was on in international waters … It's a miracle that I'm even here to write about my second encounter with the Israeli military, again a humanitarian mission aborted by the Israeli military.
July 2, 2009
"This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate, as she and 20 human rights workers and journalists from 11 countries on a boat attempting to break the blockade of Gaza were abducted and being dragged by an Israeli gunship to jail in Israel.
June 12, 2009
San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar announced June 8 to 300 people rallying at 850 Bryant that he would introduce a resolution to the Board of Supervisors calling on California Attorney General Jerry Brown to drop the charges against the San Francisco 8. "San Francisco does not tolerate torture," he said, braving the wrath of the Police Officers Association, who evidently tolerate torture in defense of one of their own.
May 1, 2009
Shout out to First Lady Michelle Obama, who presented the bust of Queen Mother Sojourner Truth, a woman who experienced first hand the hardships of slavery, yet emerged strong, so strong she had to remind America she too was a woman, a woman deserving all the respect and honor reserved for privileged white women.
March 17, 2009
I implore the members of the Congressional Black Caucus to spearhead the participation of the United States in the United Nation's World Conference Against Racism: to boldly go where we have gone before.
February 25, 2009
Guadeloupe, a French colony in the Caribbean, has been brought to a standstill as a result of trade union actions over the last several weeks.
February 14, 2009
Be sure to listen to the archived Wanda's Picks Radio for Feb. 11, when the guests are Cynthia McKinney in the first hour and Guy Patrice Lumumba and Lisa F. Jackson, director of the film, "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo," in the second. Extraordinary radio! Superb mix of arts and politics!
January 4, 2009
Out of nowhere we were rammed and rammed again and rammed again … by the Israelis. How did we know? Because they called us on the phone afterwards to tell us that we were engaging in subversive, terroristic activity.
December 11, 2008
We celebrate 60 years of failure. Human rights have been converted from a noble goal into an instrument of foreign policy used by rich and powerful nations against the poorest and weakest people of the world.
December 4, 2008
On Nov. 11, KPFK radio host Dedon Kamathi interviewed Kambale Musavuli from the Congo, who is the coordinator of the global student movement Breaking the Silence Congo Week. Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo joined him for an update on the unfolding diplomatic initiative to bring peace and justice to the Congo. Former Congresswoman [...]
December 1, 2008
Protest to free Mumia and Troy Davis, two innocent men facing execution, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 4:30pm, at the Federal Courthouse, 7th & Mission, San Francisco. Mumia and Troy are challenging the "law of the land" that says, "Innocence is no defense." Pennsylvania and
Georgia seek their execution. We demand their freedom.
November 23, 2008
Today I was slated to speak in Damascus, Syria, at a conference to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 60th year that the Palestinian people have been denied their Right of Return enshrined in that declaration. But I was not allowed to exit the country.
November 22, 2008
Malik Rahim has spoken out with courage, asked the difficult questions and built viable community alternatives. He is a strong organizer who acted while the politicians waited. Now he wants to take his courage to Congress.
November 14, 2008
I know no honest, informed Congo watchers who doubt that Gen. Laurent Nkunda and his ruthless militia are tools of the U.S. and its African proxy, Rwanda, in the imperial resource war now raging in Eastern Congo.
November 11, 2008
What makes this conflict particularly sickening is the role of U.S. and European corporations, together with Rwanda and Uganda, in the plunder of DRC's resources. This is a war about self-interest and greed.
November 6, 2008
Following "Break the Silence" Congo Week, Kambale Musavuli urges the global community, and African-Americans in particular, to revitalize international attention on the Congo as a means of shedding light on the ongoing conflict and harnessing the potential for strong advocacy relationships.
October 10, 2008
Due to the great outpouring of support in Michigan, Rev. Edward Pinkney has become the Green Party candidate in the 6th District Congressional race. He is running against incumbent U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, a political heir to Whirlpool Corp.-Harbor Shores Community Redevelopment Inc.
August 9, 2008
The Cindy Sheehan campaign to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress is offering a new vision for San Francisco and the nation. Cindy believes in peace, accountability, freedom and well being for all. She believes that war should be a last resort for defense and not the handy policy tool that it is currently being used as. She believes that healthcare is a basic right in a democratic society and should not be based on ability to pay.


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