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Google succumbs to German cybersquatter's advances (maybe)
Google may have reached an agreement with the German network administrator who tried to strong-arm the company into giving him a job. Or maybe not. Earlier this week, the Mountain View-obsessed online rag Google Blogoscoped reported that 27-year-old Sebastian Klein was using some good old-fashioned cyber-squatting in his attempt …
Is it that much for him to ask
Maybe he gave up but I don't think any less of him for trying. I wouldn't have asked for a job though, I would have settled for lump-sum there should be no dishonor in selling someone something for a high price if they intend to make huge amounts of money with it.
You know what?...
I kinda hope they spoke to him and hired him on the basis that he was actually pretty smart, if a little unconventional in his approach.
Unconventional approaches to IT in the modern world are often overlooked or dismissed as too wierd. If they saw through that and gave him a shot, then hired him on his own merits, well that's no bad thing.
Maybe time will tell & we'll find out.
Trademark cybersquatting
No, because those domains contain the word "Google" - which is a registered trademark. All Google would have had to do is point this out to the domain registrar, who would then have simply redirected the domains and removed them from the control of the cybersquatter - rather than engage in a costly court case it knew it would be certain to lose on those grounds.
Good luck Mr German Man sir
I have applied for a job at Google a few times already. Turned down all the time. No matter how good you are, they wouldn't take notice in you unless they think you're good.
Trademark? I don't think so
It's been tried and lost with names such as "windowssucks" and "microsoftsucks." Try this:
Notes to self, a good list of sites to add to my block list.
Weekly commute between Europe and USA?
Hmm. If they gave him a job, I hope for the sake of the 'virumint it was Cologne-based. Also, for the sake of his relationship with his daughter.
Ooh, I know! Give him a T-shirt and make him a VP responsible for brand awareness...
Bitte Schoen
Being so good that it is possibly evil or at least, capable of being positively evil, is a key, I imagine too, AC. As is a crazy Imagination under Control. Uncle Sam could certainly use IT presently in the throes of its internetional distress/Storm warning.
The American Dream does appear to have run out of ammo and got stuck in a parasitic, dog eat dog rut. That leaves them vulnerable to any other sovereign state /fund owner into Quantum and ITs Nanotechnology effects on Global GeoSpatial Awareness. ....... Markets Domination.
Very Sorosy Sorcery.
About unorthodox approaches...
... Google does get interested in unorthodox approaches. That's what makes them tick. They want people who think outside the box, and that's what this kid has done. Not that I agree with the approach, but I guess that works.
If he's employed in a local data centre, he won't have to FLY home to Cologne, he can take the train like everyone else. :-)
If I were google...
I would never give the guy a job.
This is blackmailing... I would not trust an employee with this kind of practices to start with.
Some friends of mine, tried to get a jobs at Google in different offices. I would say that the recruitment process was unorthodox and unpleasant for them.
One of the two refused to go farther at some point of the interview process, as he demanded a software architect position, and all he was offered was a (possibly monkey) coder job. This guy currently works for IBM as a consultant. He came to them with a quite advanced qualification in security and distributed systems, and two masters from two top of the list universities, resp. in Germany and in England.
The other one did not make it trough, but then, he is a robotics and decision system engineer, so he was a bit off. He now works as a light client engineer and is one of the most serious engineer I know of.
What an idiot!
Being in Cologne might be the best place in the world to do cyversquatting. A local German radio station stole domains all over the world by help of the cologne court like one of Swiss bank UBS. See www.dl2mcd.de/domaine.html .
Also google was blackmailed already in Germany for being forbidden to use gmail.com
But does the guy really think this is a way to make himself popular at google?
If so, I will call tomorrow
"I planted a bomb in the Google swimmingpool at HQ. Give me a job or it will go off!"
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Shake Shack in SOBE
Is very very good.
One complaint. No concrete Jungle? Are you crazy? The concrete jungle is their best concrete and is extremely popular in NYC.
Yes you can make one from the ingredients but this should be a mainstay on their menu. Plus they are not taking into account all the NYC visitors that will show up clamoring for a concrete jungle and the staff will have no idea what they are talking about, which is highly inefficient.
Other than that I have to say it is a great great burger. When I last had it in ny, they overcooked mine. This one was much better.
1111 Lincoln Road near Lenox.
Website says opening Tuesday 6/22 but I guess they are early.
For those of us that are not NYCphiles, can you please describe the burger and the attraction of this new spot? Thanks.
Extremely popular in NYC = who gives a sh-t in MIA? :) We've got Key Lime! My burger was good as well. Funny thing though, for a place called Shake Shack, the burgers and concretes get tons of love yet the shakes barely get a mention. I'll vouch for the peanut butter malt, ridiculously good.
re: lax2mia
it's glorified fast food. pretty good but I may like the big mac better. i had the black and white shake and it was bland. not a fan of crinkly fries, but these were pretty good.
re: HabaneroJane
A Big Mac comparison? Why the hype? Can someone describe the burger for me....bun, type of meat, grilled or char-broiled, size, number of pattys, cook to order? etc....what is a "concrete"? Is that like animal style at "In n Out"? Obviously, I'm trying this burger sometime this week, but I'd like to know what I'm in for and what to order. How are the fries and onion rings? Is it five guys or burgers and beer? Thanks.
re: scscr
It's a very simple, plain burger, but made out of meat that apparently comes from perhaps a single or just a few cows, as opposed to the Big Mac, where you are eating a lot of soy and several thousand cows. It's very good burgerstand food, not overplayed, and you don't need Maalox after.
I ate their three times during preview week-- and I haven't eaten a burger since I was last in New York in February.
Also, for Lincoln Road, where terrible food comes with an insane price tag, it's the single cheapest meal imaginable. During preview weeks, we got out of there for $21 for two once and $12.50 for two another time.
For those who've eaten at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, the fries, custard and burgers here in Miami Beach, during preview week, are all eerily consistent--to the point of being identical!--in flavor, shape and feel.
re: secretc
"It's a very simple, plain burger, but made out of meat that apparently comes from perhaps a single or just a few cows, as opposed to the Big Mac, where you are eating a lot of soy and several thousand cows."
Um, what?
re: Frodnesor
A burger made out of several thousand cows sounds deliciously large.
re: secretc
Secretc: You should check your facts before you make ludicrous statements, ie; "several thousand cows" and "eating a lot of soy". I am not a fan of McDonald's but a simple check of their website would advise you of the following ingredients in a Big Mac, "100% Beef Patty, Big Mac Bun, Pasteurized Process American Cheese, Big Mac Sauce, Lettuce, Pickle Slices, Onions". No soy in sight.
re: Alfred G
Not necessarily true. If you look at the alergen listings at McD or any other fast food, they usually have "Soy" or "TVP (textured vegetable protein)" added to their bugers. That being said, the source material for the SS Burgers is obviously a higher quality meat, coming from a small, independently owned packing house.
re: HDB107
An apologist for McDonalds is about the last thing I ever thought I'd be, but the information on their website is pretty unequivocal:
The ingredient list for the burger is: "100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper)."
Elsewhere it says: "We don't use any binding ingredients. Our burger patties are made from 100% pure beef, with no binders or fillers."
The bun, cheese and sauce contain soy lecithin (an emulsifier) and "vegetable protein," but not the burger.
Of course it still tastes like shite.
re: Frodnesor
Seriously. I take all your opinions pretty seriously and I love this as a resource but I'm concerned about the pro-McDonald's element! :)
But yes, commercial ground beef is made of lots and lots of cows. This is then treated with ammonia, to extinguish the bacteria. McDonald's purchases its beef through a company with the hilarious name of "Beef Products." Also "Burger King uses a 'small percentage' of Beef Products Inc.'s beef trimmings in its U.S. hamburgers and does not plan to change that." (<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wirest...).
IN ANY EVENT Shake Shack burgers are pretty good!
re: lax2mia
I love peanut butter and malt. Never would have put them together. Will definitely have to try that one.
re: HabaneroJane
Chicken and sage sausage. I believe it had big chunks of apple in it as well. REALLY good and served on a potato bun, which is the best vehicle for a hot dog.
From their website:
Concrete: Dense frozen custard blended at high speed with Shack-made mix-ins
Concrete Jungle: Concrete with hot fudge, bananas and peanut butter
Chicken Dog (Bird Dog): Usinger's smoked chicken and apple bratwurst
Burgers: Fresh steer burgers are ground daily, cooked medium and served plain unless otherwise requested
Ain't Google wonderful?
For some reason (hype maybe??) I was prepared to be underwhelmed and leave disappointed but I really enjoyed my first shack burger. It was a tasty burger... I also liked the "fair shake" (vanilla shake spun with coffee) Looking forward to heading back to try a dog and a concrete plus some more burgers
re: The Chowfather
The hype seems to have died down. I went past it on Saturday night at around 930/10 and it was dead.
re: HabaneroJane
I think they closed at 8:00 all last week (including Saturday). Non-soft opening hours begin tomorrow.
re: lax2mia
that would explain it!
I am clearly late to the game, having gotten there a full day after the official opening. It was a good burger: simple prep and presentation, properly seasoned, I liked that it was cooked to a perfect medium with a hint of pink. I did like the crinkly fries, and should have skipped cheese on them. I thought the "Shark Attack" concrete was cloying and overly sweet. Overall a decent value for the quality ($4.75 for a 4oz. single "ShackBurger" with cheese, lettuce & tomato) but I wouldn't wait in line an hour for it - and didn't have to, there were pretty much no lines at 7pm yesterday, though it did take about 10 minutes to get the order out.
More thoughts here ->
re: Frodnesor
the double is better than the single but it should not change your overall opinion too much. It is funny they kept the shack (shark) attack but ditched the jungle which is superior.
re: tpigeon
I've eaten at several of Danny Meyer's restaurants, all very good, but avoided Shake Shack as long as I lived in NYC because whenever I thought of it it was mealtime, meaning huge waits on line. I finally got around to trying a shake, that's all I wanted and is all I ever wanted from Shake Shack when I lived in NYC, and must say it was very good. I had the Fair Trade Vanilla - thick, not too sweet, Very good. I had an order of fries on the side. I know, heart attack city, but while the fries were good they were nothing really to write home about. I prefer the fries at Five Guys. I will head over again to try the hamburger soon. Unless, of course, there's a line. Then I won't wait.
Also, regarding McDonald's hamburgers. I had no idea and have looked online to be surprised by the fact that one reason McDonald's buys some of its meat overseas is that American beef is TOO fatty!! I don't know for sure if this is true but interesting starting point for more research.
re: sobeiam
Frodnessor's reply relating to the source of McDonald's beef has been moved to the Chains board, here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/716927
re: Frodnesor
I dont like the design of the place. Using the entire wall for the menu (which lists names of stuff but no description) was a waste of space, IMO. It results in the ordering line being crammed off to the side. When we approached the counter we were the only ones in line. Yet, with a team of about 15 people behind the counter, no one acknowledged us. It was awkward. Even a dude came up, punched something into the register, then walked away without even making eye contact. I'm standing there a good 5 minutes before I finally get to order. Again, awkward. Got the single shack burger and my buddy got the regular cheeseburger. We split fries and each got a brooklyn brew which is a fantastic beer and could be a new summer favorite for me. Order came to $22, with $10.50 coming from the beers. Though ordering was awkward, the order came up in about 4-5 minutes.
Tasty burger, much like I remembered from having one in NYC. I still think B&BJ is better. I liked the shack sauce though and the patty was flavorful. I usually dont get burgers with lettuce/tomato/onion unless I'm at In N' Out but I figured this one was similar, went with it, and it was good that way. I might have to go back on my "good value" comment though. The single burger just isnt filling at all and doesnt seem like a 1/4lb burger. Without fries or going double, I'd be starving. It's a pretty good burger nonetheless. The fries were pretty effin awesome and a large portion.
re: Blind Mind
I've been a few times and must agree overall. The single burger was not quite filling enough, but was very tasty as well as the fries. One tip for locals, not sure how long it will be in effect, but you can get a free small cup of frozen custard showing your ID. I've done it 3 times now, and asked an employee. As far as they knew, it was an 'indefinite' practice.
re: ddoonie
I thought the dog was much more filling, price was right on and left more room for the concrete and fries!
re: mikek
they can keep their "concretes". The one I had was tasteless. The black and white. Yuck. Still have yet to try the dog, but had the single shack burger again, and you are all right> it's like chinese food. less than a half hour later i was starving. and i am less than 110 lbs. If i keep eating these mediocre burgers, I will surely be bigger!
re: ddoonie
I've just seen the next chipotle!
I have no idea where ddoonie heard about the free custard, but thanks for that tip, which saved me $7 on 2 cups of blueberry, which is Saturdays flavor (would love to try Tuesdays: sweet corn).
2 burgers, one concrete, one dog, 2 custards and fries for about $21 on lincoln!
Ok, I upgraded to the double shack burger last night and that did the trick. I split fries again but barely ate any because I was full. The burger didn't seem as flavorful as I remembered the single being but it was filling and did the trick. I can certainly say, without a doubt, that the fries at this joint are the best damn fries around.
re: Blind Mind
Really on the fries? I found them to be a little flaccid. I am of the skinny fries school of FF, so the crinkles don't really do it for me. They remind me of my HS cafeteria. Best skinny fries in town could be at Morgans and other best fries could be the duck fat trio at Bourbon Steak
Bourbon Steak
19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
re: HabaneroJane
Flaccid? I've only had them super crispy both times I've ordered. I have to admit.. I think Morgans fries suck. Big time. Those ridiculously skinny ones get cold way too fast. That and they have that weird batter-like coating on them. Fail. Bourbon Steak fries are badass, and yes, if we are talking standard skinny fries then those take the blue ribbon.
Bourbon Steak
19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
re: Blind Mind
I am also a huge fan of whatever seasoning they put on the fries at Shake Shack.. really, really good and, every time I have had them, really crispy.
re: Blind Mind
You're right, BM: flaccid was the wrong choice of words. They were crispy but in a just out of the microwave, Ore-Ida kind of way. I will try them again though. I've had them twice and was clearly unimpressed both times. Will def. check them out again. Still havent had the hot dog either.
re: HabaneroJane
Something tells me if youre 0 for 2 on the fries there that your opinion probably isnt going to change. I think theyre fantastic though. Different strokes...
re: Blind Mind
Just goes to show you how opinions can differ or be completely aligned among the culinarily (sp) aware. I'm with with HJ. Ambivalent about Shake Shack's fries (though I've had worse), love Morgans fries (especially to sop up the chicken juices from the 1/2 chicken), and big fan of Bourbon Steak's trio. For basic fresh fries with no frills I'd throw in Buena Vista Bistro.
But back to Shake Shack. Big fail today was the chicken/sage Second City hot dog. First off, there's so many toppings that you can't get a good taste of the dog itself. Second, since the dog is split and grilled it gets a little dry and tough. Must be because of the leanness of the chicken because the beef dogs there have stayed juicy after grilling. Feeling kinda weird talking about grilled, tough, or juicy dogs but had to warn the public!
Bourbon Steak
19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
Buena Vista Bistro
4582 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
re: tpigeon
I'll see that and raise you and say peanut butter malted! I can't walk by that place without getting one.
re: lax2mia
I was going to try that next. Thanks lax.
re: tpigeon
I ventured to Shake Shack on Miami Beach on Tuesday night and had a very solid experience. Went with the double shack burger, fries, rootbeer, shark attack concrete.
Burger was quite good but no huge wow factor there as it wasn't humongous but big enough. Somewhat over-salted but better than no salt at all! Lettuce crisp, tomato ripe, no shortage of cheese. Crinkle cut fries were golden and delicious. Rootbeer very good but at $3.25 was way over priced. The Shark Attack Concrete was incredibly chocolatey with just the right amount of peanut butter and it was disgustingly delicious. I'm a big eater and while I could have downed it - - just too rich and too much as it's easily big enough for two to enjoy with room to spare.
It's pricey but it's Lincoln Road and you're paying for parking too. But I liked the place - crushes 5 Guys and it's not close.
Ft. Pierce, FL
re: LargeLife
Having had both the shark attack and the peanut butter shake, the peanut butter shake absolutely kills it. I can't wait to try the malted.
re: tpigeon
I just tried the malted and I thought it was different but not better than the shake. However, that may have been an expectations bias (I did not have high expectations when I first tried the peanut butter shake and I had very high expectations for the malted). Next time I will order both in order to make the test more scientific.
By the way, I think there is a world of difference between a regular cooked double shack and one cooked rare. I think the rare double shack burger is the best burger in town.
re: tpigeon
Strayed a bit today and got the Fair Shake instead. Opposite of the peanut butter shake in that it's not overly sweet and it leaves you with a good coffee aftertaste. Probably as close to an adult shake as you can get without adding alcohol. Those looking for a shake that's less sweet I highly recommend it.
Today's lunch had everything perfect, the temp and doneness of the burger, the fries golden brown. Yet when I looked at other tables, and from past experiences, saw some fries still kinda limp and pale and and one mother not letting her young daughter finish her burger because it was close to rare. Think they gotta work on consistency a bit more.
re: lax2mia
Hard pressed to cook those patties rare. Nigh impossible with Shack griddles. I think the general perception of the term has strayed quite far from the true definition. Either way, that mother does not know much if she is worried about that. And she is so concerned that she brings a small child out for fast food instead of controlling the food by cooking at home. Typical.
Of course, if a new, local meat supplier has been introduced(they were looking into it) there is something to worry about but that would be about taste and quality in addition to health concerns that arise from low quality meat. The dregs that is Florida food sourcing.
Not that anyone but myself would discontinue to patronize the Shack because of this issue.
re: tpigeon
I have concluded the malted is better than the shake and is also easier to drink. You win Lax.
re: tpigeon
I just had the peanut butter and jelly custard and it is the best thing they have there. Unfortunately, it is a special. You can get the leftover pints today. Truly spectacular.
I finally tried their signature Concrete herein SOBE the Shark Attack? I think it's called ? Anyway, it's chocochoco overload for 7 bills...the Concrete Jungle sounds better.
BTW, they opened a Shake Shack at the Track in Saratoga, NY this year. Blue Smoke is next door. Nicce..

subset: commoncrawl


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Top Ten MORE Things NOT To Say To A Writer: A Handy Safety Guide
- by Laura Resnick
10. "Do those [insert dismissive adjective here] books that you churn out sell well?"
If someone isn't deeply invested in her writing, then there are many much easier ways to make a living than writing books, which is insanely competitive, disastrously unstable, and skull-crushingly difficult to do. So try not to slap a writer in the face with this sort of comment, which we hear more often than you would believe.
9. "How long does it take to write a book?"
This is a lot like asking how long it takes to have sex. I mean… it all depends, doesn't it?
"How long it takes to write a book" varies tremendously, based on the specific writer in question and on the specific book in question. So it can take two weeks or two decades. There is no one-size-fits-all answer.
8. "Do you get to choose your own book covers?"
Pardon my weary sigh of resignation.
Most writers have little or no say in how their books are packaged, and any writer who's been working for a while has probably had at least one dog of a cover that killed her sales figures and/or embarrassed her.
For more informaton on this subject, see "A Book By Its Cover" on my website.
7. "I'm self-published."
Self-publishing is a genuinely terrific hobby or personal project (ex. family memoirs). What it is not, however, is a professional sale or professional publication.
More than 99% of aspiring writers who self-publish in the mistaken belief that it's a career path never have anything more to show for it than an empty bank account and a garage full of books.
So don't say this to a writer, because it's hard for us to think of anything positive to say in response
6. "What do you think of electronic publishing?
Mostly, I think the subject makes my head hurt.
E-publishing will become increasingly important in the industry; but not while e-readers are still so costly, there are various non-compatible e-formats, distribution continues to be the Wild West, and publishers offer outrageously low royalty rates for e-rights. (Are you sorry yet that you asked?)
5. "What is 'the Google Settlement?'"
Aaaaaaaggggggh! You just had to ask, didn't you?
Writers have all been made part of a controversial class-action legal settlement arising out of Google Books' extensive program of copyright violation. There are so far about 5,000 pages of migraine-inducing documentation explaining the complicated terms of the settlement in prose whose clarity rivals that of swamp sludge.
4. "I bought your book at the second-hand bookstore."
Writers only earn income from new/retail sales, not from used-book sales. And not earning income makes it hard for us to eat–and we really like to eat. So we encourage you to buy our books from new/retail venues if you want to read them, not used/second-hand. Personally, I also encourage my readers to check out my books via their local library system.
(However, if a book of mine is no longer available in new/retail venues, and can only be purchased second-hand, then, by all means, buy it used. In addition to eating, I like to be read.)
3. "Will any of your books be made into a movie?"
This is not a decision made by writers, it's made by movie producers—i.e. the people who brought you Porky's, Gigli, and Armageddon. So, realistically, the chances are always very remote.
However, if a writer has a movie deal, you won't need to ask this question—nor will you be able to get a word in edgewise.
2. "You must be rich. I just spent $7.99 on your book!"
Not really.
Writers only get a tiny percentage of the cover price (ex. 8%), and we only get it about two years after you buy the book, and we only get it then if (a) the book has earned-out its advance payment (most books don't), and (b) the publisher is maintaining accurate accounts (which is not universally the case).
1. "As long as my story's really good, an editor will be happy to correct my shaky punctuation and grammar, right?"
Reality check: If someone's going to pay you to write, the very least they expect is that your written language skills will be immaculate.
(Unless, of course, you're a politician, a politician's former lover, a rock star, a movie star, a supermodel, a billionaire's widow, etc., etc. In which case, you don't even need to be able to scratch your name in the dirt with a stick to get a multi-million dollar book deal. But I digress.)
5 comments
Deb says:
September 4th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
As always, your articles and blogs are GREAT! If I were an author who was "stunned" with Item 5 (the Google settlement), I would be tempted to tell the offending person "Why don't you GOOGLE that answer?"
Laura Resnick says:
September 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I believe that to Google an answer to "What's the Google settlement?" you need about 1 GB of RAM or your operating system will collapse under the weight of the legalese.
Donnell says:
September 8th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
What a great list. I particularly loved your answer to how long does it take to write a book and your response to *churn out* (sigh)
Laura Resnick says:
September 9th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
But, of course, answers like these only come to me as I'm lying in bed at 3AM thinking about what I SHOULD have said.
Dan says:
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Just wondering about #4 – if you encourage people reading your books at the library, why do you mind them buying your books at a used book store?


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Get to know Mets reliever Zack Thornton
Zack Thornton is one of the pieces coming back to the Mets in Friday's Ike Davis deal (along with a player to be named later). But who exactly is Thornton, and what does he bring to the Mets bullpen?
Thornton, 25, was drafted in the 43rd round by the San Francisco Giants out of high school in 2008, but instead went to the University of Oregon. He was taken by the Oakland A's in the 23rd round of the 2010 draft, then was traded to the Pirates for righthander Chris Resop on November 30, 2012.
The 6-3, 220-pounder was not considered one of Baseball America's top 30 Pirates prospects entering 2014 and was passed over in the Rule 5 draft last December.
Thornton had spent 2014 with Triple-A Indianapolis of the International League, where he compiled a 2-0 record with a 1.23 ERA, eight strikeouts and one walk. He posted a 3.07 ERA and one save in 11 appearances in the Arizona Fall League.
Thornton went 7-3 with five saves, a 2.63 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 42 games at three different levels in the Pirates organization in 2013. He had 31 strikeouts and four walks in Triple-A for a 7.75 K/BB ratio -- fourth-best among International League pitchers with at least 25 innings pitched.
Thornton went 4-0 with 16 saves in 48 games in 2012 with Class-A Stockton of the California League. He was also a Midwest League midseason All-Star in 2011 with Class-A Burlington, where he had 82 strikeouts in 83 innings.
He has 285 strikeouts and 63 walks in 252 1/3 innings for a career minor league 4.52 K/BB ratio.
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IRVING -- Dan Connor hasn't spent this much time in a book since he left college.But he and the Dallas Cowboys playbook are well acquainted now."I put in a lot of off-season study time. It's some of the most studying I've done, probably, since my rookie year," the veteran linebacker said this week at Valley Ranch, where he joined rookies, injured players and a handful of other veterans for pre-training camp practices."And it's helped."Studying will help anybody. But health is nice, too, and that is one thing Connor -- signed to a free-agent contract after spending his first four years in the NFL in Carolina -- has that he didn't have in the spring.He missed the organized team activities (OTAs) and veteran minicamp recovering from a shoulder injury.He was cleared to practice this week, and was so ready to get going that he didn't mind the extra three days of work this week."I kind of like it," he said. "Early on, I was thinking it's tough, it kind of cuts into your last off days. But as it approached, I was getting excited, thinking, 'Oh, man -- I haven't been on the field in a while. I want to get out there. I want to get a little advantage.'"He smiled as though he had a secret."I feel like I'm cheating. The vets are hanging out right now. I'm getting a head start," he said. "I don't mind it at all. It's a good time to make a step forward while everyone is kind of waiting for camp."Connor can use every edge he can get. He will go against second-year linebacker Bruce Carter to play alongside Sean Lee as the Cowboys' two inside linebackers."It's an open competition. It's going to be great because we're all going to improve," he said. "We're all going to be on top of our game."Carter missed the minicamp in June with a hamstring injury, but he is not part of the workouts this week. Neither is Lee, Connor's former teammate at Penn State.So Connor got a chance to do a lot."It helped huge to be able to play a couple of positions and run the defense," Connor said of his extra studying. "I feel good. I feel right on pace. I don't feel behind at all, and I'm looking forward to every practice."Connor, who played under more than one defensive system in Carolina and is coming to a 3-4 defense with the Cowboys, said he's got to keep studying."It's hard. Every time you change a system -- I've been through a couple -- it's a whole new set of terms, a whole new set of rules," he said. "I knew the more I studied, if I could really get it down, memorize it, feel comfortable with it, when I'm on the field, I'm not thinking, I'm playing. That's when I play my best. You can't be out there tentative. I really dedicated myself to studying. That helped."It is helping more than Connor.His presence this week is a lift for the rookies around him, particularly the undrafted players who are trying to get an idea about what to do in their first pro training camp."He doesn't have to be here. He doesn't have to talk to me," linebacker Adrian Hamilton said. "But he'll tell me, 'Calm down, this is what's going on.' I'm not out there really thinking a lot, just playing. It makes the game a lot easier."Connor put on weight for his first year with the Cowboys. He said he gained 10 pounds and is up to 243 so he can handle the linemen who will be coming at him."It's been easy, man," he said. "I like eating."Eating and studying. There will be plenty of time for both next week.Carlos Mendez, 817-390-7407Twitter: @calexmendez
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Adams County ended 2011 with its largest unemployment rate in 10 months, according to figures released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
The county's December jobless rate stood at 8.5 percent, the highest in the county since February of 2011. The year's final figures capped a roller-coaster 12 months for local jobless levels.
Jerry Setser, Barry Humble and Community Corrections officer Ian Gilbert stood as representatives of Serenity House Inc. last week to ask the board of Adams County commissioners for help in funding a proposed Serenity House.
In making their plea to commissioners, the trio touted the need for a recovery house in the county. "Alcohol and drug problems don't stop with a jail sentence," said Humble.
The city of Berne has a parcel of real estate for sale, although potential buyers may be few and far between.
Berne City Council on Monday agreed to offer for sale a .26-acre tract of land, located at the former site of a municipal water tower at the intersection of Welty and Berne streets, for the low price of $3,400.
City attorney Jim Beitler said special rules apply for the sale of municipal property valued at less than $15,000. Two appraisals of the property set the value of the Berne site at $1,750.
Marcella B. Merica, 91, formerly of Decatur, passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012, at Bethlehem Woods Nursing Home, Fort Wayne.
She was born on February 16, 1920, in Warsaw, to the late Devon and Gladys (Dick) Emmons.
She married George E. Smith, who passed away in September, 1963. She then married Lester A. Mercia, who passed away in October, 1992.
The covered bridge near Ceylon is no longer covered.
Work to reconstruct the bridge built in the mid-1860s began in early November. Jutte Excavating of Fort Recovery, Ohio, won the county contract to remove, rebuild and then reposition the bridge.
Recent high water has slowed work on driving pilings for support in order that the bridge may be taken apart. The wooden structure eventually will be entirely removed, with its pieces strewn about a parking lot at the site.
Adams County Building/Planning and Zoning Director Neil Ogg addressed county commissioners at Monday's meeting regarding the proposal of a wind test tower to be built in Adams County.
Ogg requested County Attorney Mark Burry review the county ordinance under which the proposed construction falls in order to ensure there are no lingering questions before Gamesa, the company erecting the test tower, resubmits to the planning board next month.
A dilapidated, burned-out building on Jefferson Street that has been giving city officials in Berne nothing but headaches for more than a year can finally be addressed, following the city council's emergency adoption on Monday of an unsafe building ordinance which mirrors Indiana code.
"Landon knows how to wrestle and he's just now showing it," stated cousin Ben Baker Saturday after an unseeded Landon Baker made it to the 170-pound finals of the NHC Tournament, losing in overtime.
Ben had the win of the day, finally getting his man Spencer Raypole of Carroll in his fourth try with a takedown in the final ticks of the clock at 195 pounds.
Bellmont, seeking a 22nd straight sectional mat title, emerged from the seeding meeting with four top spots and two No. 2 seeds for Saturday's Jay County Wrestling Sectional.
ACAC champion Adams Central has two top seeds and four seconds while South Adams has three No. 1 seeds and two seconds.
BELLMONT'S TOP SEEDS: (1) Bobby Keuneke at 120, Brooks Faurote at 145, Dewey Melcher at 152, and Ben Baker at 195; (2) Blake Adams at 126, and Brad Busse at 182; (3) Isaac Birch at 220, and Brian Hakes at 285.
Deryl A. Bauman 67, of Decatur, passed away Saturday January 21, 2012, at his residence.
He was born in Adams County on February 15, 1944, to the late Waldo C. and MaryEllen (Callihan) Bauman.
On July 11, 1970, he married Joy (DeBolt) Bauman.
Deryl was a member of High Street United Methodist Church (formerly E.U.B.) in Geneva, the F.O.P., Sons of the American Legion, and the Hoosier Carnival Glass Club.


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The Dec. 13, 2012 North Shore Board of Education ('BOE') meeting was a real wake up call for members of the North Shore Community and left most who attended in disbelief.
The North Shore BOE of course invited all to attend the meeting. However, it became obvious to all, that their decision to enact the World Language Program and to phase out the Italian language was a foregone conclusion made regardless of the community's desire and regardless of who it impacted.
After many of the group of over 200 community members presented well-prepared and cohesive arguments in support of maintaining the Italian language, they were basically ignored and rejected within seconds of their pleas, leaving most of the attendees greatly frustrated.
As people say, good comes from bad and in the shadow of the BOE's unresponsive behavior towards its community, many of the North Shore community members formed The North Shore Education Reform Group (NSER), and through grass-roots efforts obtained nearly 400 signatures on a petition requesting the BOE and superintendent to find a way to keep Italian, as it was fundamental to this community. Yes, the superintendent and BOE ultimately revised the language program to maintain Italian in the curriculum as was presented to the public at the following BOE meeting on Jan. 3, 2013.
Subsequently, these concerned community members have formed a new civic organization, named The North Shore District Reform Group (NSDR), which has mobilized, is growing and is striving to make significant and lasting BOE and school district reform in all areas. The NSDR's goal is to be an active voice in the community in order to ensure that the Superintendant and the BOE's policies address the children's educational needs while remaining fiscally responsible and consider the interests, values, and concerns of the North Shore District residents.
It was not just Italian, but it was the district's errant decision to drop the Italian language that initiated this necessary reform movement for our community.
Please give your ideas and support to the NSDR so we can all work together to strengthen and reform the educational policies for our children.
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Government hires Guardianista as digital chief
The government has hired Mike Bracken as its new digital boss. Bracken, who up until last week held the role of digital development director at the Guardian newspaper, will be based in the Cabinet Office from 5 July. He is tasked with improving UK.gov's "online presence" as well as extending the number of public services …
Yadda yadda yadda
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!
No surprise that .govs strategy is fucked if they can't keep a steady management ship in place for more than 5 minutes.
Hope he makes a priority-
of a spellchecker...
how long before we can tweet our tax bill
What's the roadmap?
Is he a human shield like the Adlib Dems, or is he a marinading scapegoat? [The first one is meant to survive.]
So free stuff for the scratters and the rest of us have to pay for it then.
142K for boss
less that 14K each for support staff. I suspect he earns more that ten of his employees!
I wonder what his expenses look like?
Pay the guy a pittance and provide him with a target based bonus - with one of the targets being based upon staff feedback - if they dislike him he gets no bonus whatsoever.
bluntly if he cannot do the job without pissing of the staff then he does not deserve a decent salary.
Also 100 staff means he should know them all by name - our CEO knew all out names in a 3500 staff company!
- a strategy for talking to the middle classes.
We haven't needed one of those since the vote was extended beyond the landed gentry.
Can whoever has reversed the direction of time please stop now - its not funny anymore.
The Mike Bracken I knew
Just like to point out that the government finally has an ex-employee of Ziff-Davis' techie geek porn mag *PC Direct* in a position of responsibility. I know this, because I worked with him in the early 90s.
Brax also has form as one of the founders of an online indie mag: http://ragemagazine.co.uk/. One day he's liveblogging about indie bands from Glastonbury, the next he's a heartbeat from the presidency. An example to all of us who secretly lust for power.
Tim (Reg broadcast ed)
Though he probably got the job...
... due to coming from a newspaper. Which is somewhat ironic.
But at least it's not the daily fail, eh?
Anyway, how long he and his gushing will last, we'll find out soon enough.
If they really wanted to improve their online visibility they should have recruited from the Daily Maul.
Could be interesting
However, I wonder if he will go Soft after a barrage of Micro attacks.
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Tenure-Track Teaching Position in Dance
Rockford College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Dance in the Performing Arts Department beginning August 2013. An MFA is required for hire, along with evidence of excellence and interest in teaching. The principal focus of the position is the effective teaching of beginning to advanced levels of ballet, tap, jazz, musical comedy and basic ballroom. Teaching of dance history and the choreographing of two main stage musicals each year is also the chief responsibility of this position. Knowledge of dance therapy and movement for the actor is not primary but would be a plus.
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Applications will be reviewed as they arrive and will be accepted until March 1st. Please send curriculum vita, a statement of teaching philosophy and research/performance interests, and three letters of recommendation to Ms. Rebecca Wallgren, Administrative Assistant to Clark Arts, Rockford College, 5050 E. State Street, Rockford, IL. 61108, or email email@example.com. For more information about this position, please visit our website at
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Resinous hop character and bitterness balance the rich carmel malt base. We took it a step further andAmarillo dry-hopped the brew to 45 ibu's, creating refreshing and savory hop flavors and aromas. Is it red IPA? That's your call.
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It's Rahr's very first beer- golden medium-bodied and brewed as a traditional Munich Helles style pale lager. It features a rounded maltiness without being too heavy. Brewery History "It is because of this rich history we decided to continue in the paths of my ancestors and open our own brewery – Rahr & Sons Brewing, in the town of Fort Worth, Texas – a town very dear to my heart. We will follow in the traditions of my family and brew majestic lagers and rich ales using age-old recipes in the styles of the Rahr brew masters of the past. We are dedicated to brewing only the finest beers possible – we hope you enjoy drinking them!" – Frederick William Rahr, Jr. Availability Year Round Food Pairings German Cuisine, Fish, Shellfish, Pork, Gouda & Swiss Cheese Nutritional Information
Somersault Ale was designed to be a fun roll around on the tongue while requiring only the minimum of palate gymnastics. In other words, this perfect summer lounge around beer is ridiculously fun and easy to drink. Even though the second Somersault goes down as effortlessly the first, our brewer Grady actually has quite a few remarkable notes at play in the nose, flavor and mouthfeel. There is an opening brace of citrus aroma from Centennial hops, a soft apricot fruitiness tucked into the flavor, a fresh snap from a sliver of ginger root, finished with oats in a long cool mash. Color is blonde with a suggestion of cloudiness. Somersaults all around! Just the facts Ma'am...
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Most breweries have at least one piece of equipment that's just a bit persnickity. Here at Boulevard we have fermenter number seven, the black sheep of our cellar family. Ironically, when our brewers were experimenting with variations on a traditional Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the perfect combination of elements came together in that very vessel. You could call it fate, but they called it Tank 7, and so it is. Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.
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The pilot said that he obtained the landing weather conditions from the local Automated Weather Observing System as he approached the airport. The winds were reported to be 290 degrees at 9 knots. He entered the traffic pattern for runway 21, and executed two low approaches before making a three-point full stop landing. During the landing rollout, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right. Subsequently the left main landing gear was bent inward, the outer approximate 3.5 feet of the left wing and aileron were bent up approximately 30 degrees, and the left elevator was scrapped and wrinkled.
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It may look just like a big Band-Aid, but this new device is helping doctors better diagnose heart problems, and get their patients the treatment they need.
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association.
But heart problems can be difficult to catch early.
Now there is something very small that is making a huge difference in diagnosing those problems.
Looking at his patient's EKG, Dr. Steven Higgins said that the visible lines mean that there is a problem.
"There's a pause there where his heart beat stops," said Dr. Higgins, a cardiologist.
But figuring out exactly what was wrong with the heart of Ken Curzon, 89, took awhile.
"I had a lot of tests," said Curzon. "But they never could detect that I had a slow beat and then a fast beat."
They couldn't figure it out because, for more than 60 years, heart monitoring has been done with the traditional Holtor monitor that was uncomfortable and could not get wet. The Holter monitor was designed to record a heart beat for up to 48 hours, looking for irregularities.
"The earlier one was kind of like carrying a camera around all the time, hanging down here," said Curzon.
So, doctors had him try something new.
"it kind of surprised me because it's so small," he said.
It's called the Zio Patch. The two-by-five inch patch can wirelessly record heart beats for about two weeks at a time.
"To put it simply, it's a big Band-Aid with two little electrodes on the corners," said Dr. Higgins
And doctors at Scripps Health in San Diego recently studied it on 285 patients, including Ken Curzon.
"The monitor allows you to check out the heart's rhythm over a longer period of time," said Higgins. "And we found out he had two rhythm problems for him, one fast and one slow, and we were able to treat them both."
"He said you definitely need a pacemaker, and I said ok, good," said Curzon.
So, thanks to that sticker, the 89-year-old is now back to work, with a pacemaker, and peace of mind.
"I feel really good. I have much more energy," he said.
An additional advantage of the Zio Patch is that when a patient is done with it, they just mail it back to the doctor. They call it the Netflix of heart care. And they're recyclable.


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Kanye West Goes On Another Twitter Rant
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text: San Francisco gypsy-rock six-piece Diego's Umbrella will return to HumBrews on Wednesday night. They're still touring in support of their latest and fourth album "Proper Cowboy," which was produced by the Rondo Brothers (Foster the People/Galactic). "I'd say that ('Proper Cowboy') is definitely our catchiest album yet," Diego's Umbrella's vocalist and percussionist Benjamin Leon said last fall. "It's more pop and more polished than anything Diego's has done before, but it didn't feel forced or unnatural." The playful lyricism, quirky choruses, bright melodies, crisp acoustics and punked-out violin and accordion that hooked listeners in the first place is all still there. The doors will open at 9:30 p.m. at the 856 10th St. Arcata venue. Advance passes are available for $15 at humbrews.com for those 21 and over.


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Posts by Somme1
8 posts • joined 4 Jun 2008
Telstra 'issue' hid ADSL availability from rival carriers
I tried to get ADLS via a number of providors back in 2011 and they all said they couldn't provide it; rang Telstra and they connected me to ADLS2 on the existing wiring; speeds were reasonable (tbox downloads worked flawlessly).
I've sinced cancelled my Telstra line when the NBN arrived, but I'm still stuck with them for mobile.
Take a temp job in Oz and become office pariah
Re: Two points
I agree, the 457 visa is heavily abused in IT.
When I was at IBM they wouldn't even bother to look locally for skilled people, they would just bring in whole teams of people from India on 457 visas..
It seems to be a deliberate attempt to drop the bottom out of the IT market in Australia because despite the shortages of skilled IT people here, the rates offered have been dropping steadily. At the moment it seems to be a race to the bottom.
New Microsoft Windows chief 'shocked' by Sinofsky defenestration
Re: Let's here it for Engineers
I agree with this sentiment with the following critical addition - the engineer has to have at least a passing understanding of business requirements and realities.
Sony 3D TV kit, PS3 games released tomorrow
So it's just the same as the Samsung 3D TV crap?
Sorry, but if we were all willing to wear glasses, we could have been watching 3D telly for years on our normal TV sets.
What makes these nobbies think that saying it's a special TV and charging us for expensive glasses is going to make us all rush out and buy one?
Unless it works without glasses they can shove this technology up their arse because I'm not buying into the false hype!!
(And yes I've tried it in the store and I still think it's crap)
PC tune-up software: does it really work?
Yep this was my experience with the Iolo tools too. My system has never fully recovered.
Personally I've used a few of these Registry / Tune up tools (both free and commercial) and none have ever made a blind bit of difference.
BT's Phorm small print: It's all your fault
Not only
do you need to opt out from every userid on every PC on your connection... you actually need to do it with every browser you use also...
For example if you have multiple browsers installed (eg IE, firefox, safari, opera, chrome), you need to Opt out using each of the installed browsers (browsers don't share their cookies).
Maybe this opens a legal counter attack... if their information doesn't specifically state that you need to opt-out with each browser you use, Opt out using IE and then sue them when they monitor you when you use firefox (after all they didn't say you would need to opt out with firefox too, and you have explicitly asked them not to monitor you as evidenced by the cookie in IE).
Google preps net neut dowser
@James Butler
> True ... there are perfectly legal uses for getting a big file more quickly than 3Mbps will allow
You show a complete lack of understanding of how torrents work - or indeed how networks work... it doesn't allow you to download at a rate faster than your broadband connection allows. If you have a 3Mbps connection, you can't download any faster than 3Mbps (in fact given latency, protocol overheads and general ADSL or Cable line quality you probably won't even get close to 3Mbps) and if you have paid for a 3Mbps connection then why can't you use as much of the 3Mbps as is possible.
I haven't used torrents much (not at all in the last 12mths at least and when I did I used the throttling option - you're not the only one Jim), but at least I understand know torrents work (for example if there are not many seeders then without using the throttle option the download speed is more likely to be around 3-14Kbps).
If the ISP is selling 3Mbps connections but their backbone can't support the number of 3Mbps connections they have provisioned, then the only people who have cause for complaint are the customers. The ISP have no right to turn around and complain that the customers are using an application that uses the full bandwidth they paid for.
I think the central issue of this net neutrality argument comes down to this:
- the ISP is selling a pipe and should have no say in what protocols / applications their customers use to shunt data through the pipe (in either direction)
If I don't want to use VOIP, email, youtube etc, but I do want to download gobs of stuff (using whatever protocol I choose), then that is my choice... I've paid for the bandwidth, and I expect to be able to choose how to use it.
I don't think anyone is against the ISP using QOS to "prioritise" certain types of traffic like VOIP that need as near to realtime as is possible, but after that, we don't want the ISP saying how we can use the bandwidth we pay for. And we don't want the ISP holding content providers to ransom either - essentially trying to charge both ends of the pipe.
While I'm sure charging both ends looks an attractive proposition to ISP's it basically amounts to extortion (we don't care that you already paid your ISP for your bandwidth, unless you agree to pay us too, we will make sure our customers can't access you properly).
Hidden messages buried in VoIP chatter
I've long suspected that the comments from amanfromMars contain secret hidden messages
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Nurses for Newborns Foundation
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PFLAG St. Louis
Since 1973 parents have joined together in different cities to support each other and their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) children or family members. Our St. Louis chapter of PFLAG is one of the oldest in the country, founded in 1977. We help parents and others who attend our meetings go through the process of understanding our loved ones and how society's stigma has affected them and us. http://pflagstlouis.org/
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Four of the 80 Tea Party Candidates up for Election Are Women
In news that comes as a shock to absolutely no one, it turns out the Tea Party is having some trouble supporting women. In this year's election, 80 candidates have been endorsed by various national Tea Party groups like Tea Party Patriots and Club for Growth. Only four of them are women: Katrina Pierson (Texas,… »


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On The Scene: Portland gets its app on
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By Emma Hall
CivicApps for Greater Portland held an awards ceremony Thursday at Webtrends in downtown Portland. Developers, entrepreneurs and potential investors mingled over hors d'oeuvres and Widmer Brothers kegs before settling down to hear the winners of the contest. Programmers in jeans and T-shirts sat next to entrepreneurs in suits, with multiple front-row attendees videotaping the ceremony on (appropriately enough) their iPhones.
Awards were given to the apps deemed Most Useful, Most Appealing, Most Original, and Best Use of Data, and then a Best of Show award was picked out of those four winners. The awards (a certificate and $1000 prize) were handed out by city staffer Rick Nixon of the Bureau of Technology and Mayor Sam Adams.
The first award for Most Useful app was presented to local celebrity Amber Case for her "Cross-platform group messaging and location beaconing for disaster relief" app. The app allows users to send an emergency beacon to a real-time map, allowing stranded citizens in the case of a snowstorm or impending earthquake to be found by disaster relief personnel. Mayor Adams indicated that this technology would be useful for the coming cold winter; last winter the city used Twitter during the snowstorm, but people didn't describe their location accurately enough —a problem that Case's development would fix.
Cyborg anthropologist Case said she worked on the front-end of the app, and insisted the honor should be shared with PHP developer Aaron Parecki who developed the back-end. "Ah, so you did all the hard work," Adams said to Parecki as he sipped a Widmer Brothers Drifter IPA.
The Most Appealing award was given to Matt Blair for PDX Trees, an app utilizing a dataset of Portland's heritage trees. App users can locate the nearest heritage tree on a map and click a link to the Wikipedia page about that particular species, as well as view user-submitted photos of the tree in various seasons. "I love this app because...the more people we can get interested in trees, the better," Adams said.
The third honor for Most Original was awarded to Melelani Sax-Barnett for her Portland Bike to Transit Map intended to help Portland's many cyclists find the best routes for transit. Sax-Barnett was not present at the awards, which Nixon postulated was because she was off studying. Her application indicated she was a Portland State University student submitting the fruits of her very first web development effort.
The award for Best Use of Data was given to Max Ogden for his CivicApps Data Previewer. This helps make the CivicApps data more useful to other developers and the public. Even Adams questioned what drew Ogden to this seemingly boring task, to which Ogden insisted that data in a web format makes developers more likely to use it.
Ogden collected datasets on a range of information, from bike lanes to schools to sidewalks (see PDXapi.com/preview). A side project of the work can be seen at ADAPDX.com, which features data dealing with accessibility-such as a map of all the curb cuts on Portland sidewalks for wheelchair-bound individuals. Another side project that Ogden demonstrated at the ceremony was Findsomenature.com, which shows patches of vegetation in Portland (not just from parks) and even a map of urban edibles directing Portlanders to lavender bushes or pear trees on public property.
A special Civic Choice App award was presented to Joseph Mosser for his PDXtrian app. The utility that provides upcoming arrivals and nearby stop locaters for TriMet riders is very popular on the CivicApps website.
The Best in Show award (including an additional $3000) was presented to Case and Parecki. Nixon pointed out that the winning app had been submitted only three minutes before deadline.
Case and Parecki demonstrated their disaster relief utility to the attendees (view it at Loqi.me). Attendees were instructed on how a user could submit a phone number and emergency message, which then showed up on the map on screen as an icon. Perhaps because of the abundance of Widmer on site, suddenly the map began showing a plethora of icons in a cluster in downtown Portland. Emergency messages included such gems as "Where is MC Adams?" and "Help! I need more beer" — a true emergency indeed.
Emma Hall is Web Editor for Oregon Business.
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