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da·guerre·o·typenoun \də-ˈge-rō-ˌtīp, -rə-; -ˈger-ō-, -ə- also də-ˈge-rē-ō-ˌtīp, -ˈger-ē-\
: an old type of photograph that was made on a piece of silver or a piece of copper covered in silver
Full Definition of DAGUERREOTYPE
: an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate; also : the process of producing such photographs
— daguerreotype transitive verb
— da·guerre·o·typ·ist \-ˌtī-pist\ noun
— da·guerre·o·typy \-ˌtī-pē\ noun
Origin of DAGUERREOTYPE
French daguerréotype, from L. J. M. Daguerre + French -o- + type
First Known Use: 1839
Rhymes with DAGUERREOTYPE
daguerreotypenoun (Concise Encyclopedia)
First successful form of photography. It is named for Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, who invented the technique in collaboration with Nicéphore Niépce. They found that if a copper plate coated with silver iodide is exposed to light in a camera, then fumed with mercury vapour and fixed (made permanent) by a solution of common salt, a permanent image is formed. The first daguerreotype image was produced in 1837, by which time Niépce had died, so the process was named for Daguerre. Many daguerreotypes, especially portraits, were made in the mid-19th century; the technique was gradually replaced by the wet collodion process, introduced in 1851.
Still Life, daguerreotype by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, 1837; —Collection de la Société Francaiçe de Photographie, Paris
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Cash Dividend On The Way From NTELOS Holdings (NTLS)
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/11/13, NTELOS Holdings Corp (NTLS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.42, payable on 1/10/14. As a percentage of NTLS's recent stock price of $20.71, this dividend works out to approximately 2.03%, so look for shares of NTELOS Holdings Corp to trade 2.03% lower — all else being equal — when NTLS shares open for trading on 12/11/13.
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Below is a dividend history chart for NTLS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.42 declared by NTELOS Holdings Corp:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from NTLS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 8.11% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of NTLS shares, versus its 200 day moving average:Looking at the chart above, NTLS's low point in its 52 week range is $11.68 per share, with $23.03 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $20.86.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, NTLS makes up 2.79% of the S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio ETF (PSCU) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday. In Monday trading, NTELOS Holdings Corp shares are currently up about 2.2% on the day.
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In what his attorney called "a huge victory for food freedom," a Minnesota farmer was acquitted by a jury of the "crime" of distributing unpasteurized milk to members of a food cooperative.
On September 20, "after a three-day trial and more than four hours of deliberation," reported the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "a Hennepin County jury found Alvin Schlangen not guilty of three misdemeanor counts of selling unpasteurized milk, operating without a food license and handling adulterated or misbranded food." Each count carried a maximum sentence of three months' imprisonment.
"Schlangen, an organic egg farmer from Freeport, Minn., doesn't produce milk himself but operates Freedom Farms Co-op, a private club with roughly 130 members who buy various farm products, including raw milk," the paper explained. "Schlangen picks up the milk products from an Amish farm and delivers them to members."
"The charges are based on commerce and there's no commerce here," the 54-year-old Schlangen told the Star Tribune. "It's a completely different food system than what we are accustomed to."
Two co-op members testified to the private nature of their arrangements with Schlangen. One, Kathryn Niflis Johnson, told the court, "As a member we lease/own the animals. We place an order and food products are delivered by Alvin. We pay the proportional amount for labor and overhead it takes to produce the food." Asked by prosecutor Michelle Doffing Baynes if she had "bought" other products from Schlangen, Johnson replied, "I don't know if 'bought' is the right word, but I usually get eggs and milk and maybe other things in the past… You have to understand that this is a whole new model and that we don't necessarily have the right words to describe what we are doing."
The reason Minnesotans must make such complicated arrangements to obtain certain fresh farm products is that state law restricts the sale of these products – raw-milk products in particular – to the farms where they are produced. "Schlangen," noted the Star Tribune, "called the law 'absurd,' since it implies the same batch of raw milk is safe at the farm, but not if sold in the Twin Cities." James Roettger, a senior inspector for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), actually testified that raw milk "should be consumed on the same day it is produced, suggesting that raw milk kept any longer could become dangerous," according to raw-milk advocate David Gumpert.
Minnesota is "the most oppressive state in terms of freedom of food choice," Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund president Peter Kennedy told the Star Tribune. (Kennedy's organization paid for Schlangen's defense.) Schlangen found that out firsthand, telling Gumpert that on March 9, 2011:
The MDA stopped and illegally seized, searched and confiscated the property carried in the private delivery truck belonging to the Schlangen family farm. This action occurred at the foot of a sports stadium at St[.] Paul Macalester College, where a group of students were able to connect with the Schlangen farm for their choice of local sustainable eggs. I was not allowed to deliver the product of my farm to the college group that day. In fact, those very eggs were confiscated, along with fresh farm dairy food that belonged to the members of newly formed Freedom Farms Coop.
The same day, the (food club's leased warehouse space) was raided, food was seized as well as packaging material including empty milk crates, even several gallons of used veggie oil that was potential fuel for the delivery rig. With a wholesale value of more than $5,000, this was in fact grand larceny, aggravated and pre-meditated, by MDA officers.
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Birth Date
01 Dec 1824 (Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland)
Death Date
10 Nov 1888 (Teneriffe, Brisbane, Australia)
Patrick Henry and Anne (nee Dunoyer)
Married - Jessie Wilson in 1851, 8 son(s), 3 daughter(s).
Sugar planter and miller
Roman Catholic
1. Trained as an assistant surveyor in New Zealand in 1842.
2. Purchased 16 acres at Khandallah overlooking Wellington in 1844.
3. Moved to Napier in 1853 to begin the survey of the Hawke's Bay area.
4. Operated a general store at Waipara and another at Waghorne Street.
5. Erected a steam flour mill in Napier.
6. Was the local agent for a coastal trading schooner and an insurance agent and a buyer of wool.
7. Joined his father-in-law in the Wellington Provincial Council in 1857, representing Hawke's Bay.
8. Elected first superintendent of the Hawke's Bay Province in 1859.
9. Elected to represent Hawke's Bay Province in the New Zealand parliament in 1860.
10. Declared bankrupt in 1862; moved to Queensland and became a surveyor in Rockhampton.
11. Purchased `Alexandra', Mackay, and planted sugar in 1866.
12. Erected Alexandra Mill after John Davidson became partner in `Alexandra' in 1867.
13. Represented Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, 17 June 1867 to 11 July 1867.
14. Represented Kennedy in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, 19 July 1867 to 11 June 1869.
15. Appointed Colonial Treasurer, 25 Nov 1868 to 27 Jan 1869.
16. Began a second plantation at Meadowlands in 1869; then Te Kowai and then Peri in 1872.
17. Represented Bowen in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, 4 Nov 1873 to 5 May 1875.
18. Declared bankrupt in 1876.
19. Sailed to the Daintree in 1879 and explored nearly all the coastal rivers south to the Johnstone.
20. Pioneered sugar plantation at Innisfail in 1880 and constructed mill in 1881.
Party and Political Activities
None (NONE)
Parliamentary Representation
Departure Reason
27 Jun 1867
11 Jul 1867
19 Jul 1867
11 Jun 1869
04 Nov 1873
05 May 1875
Colonial Treasurer
25 Nov 1868
27 Jan 1869
On 16 June 1842, Fitzgerald and one of his sisters sailed in the
George Fyfe
to join his brother John, a medical doctor, in New Zealand. He was appointed as an assistant surveyor. He also acquired further qualifications as a civil engineer and an architect.
After his marriage to Jessie, the family settled in the Hawke's Bay area where Fitzgerald proved to be a successful businessman as a landowner, shopkeeper and insurance and shipping agent. Because of his success, he became a parliamentary representative for the area. However, by 1861 his businesses began to fail and the next year was declared bankrupt.
In 1862, the Fitzgerald family decided to move to Australia. Fitzgerald soon gained a position as a surveyor with the Queensland government and, while in Brisbane, visited Louis Hope at Ormiston to study his experimentation with growing sugar. This visit was the beginning of his strong association with the sugar industry in Queensland.
He surveyed the site of Mackay where, over time, impressed with the potential for sugar growing, he obtained substantial land holdings and in 1866 developed the `Alexandra' sugar cane plantation near Mackay. In association with John Davidson, who became a partner in `Alexandra', he built the first sugar mill in the district. He went on to independently develop another four plantations.
On 27 June 1867 he was elected to the seat of Rockhampton but resigned after being challenged on a technicality. He then contested the larger seat of Kennedy and was elected on 19 July. Along with Archibald Archer, he was a champion of local interests and they unsuccessfully promoted the establishment of local provincial councils.
Both men withdrew their support from the Mackenzie government over issues affecting North Queensland. Fitzgerald was asked to form a ministry but failed to gain the necessary numbers. He was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the Lilley ministry in November 1868 but resigned in January 1869 and from parliament in June.
Fitzgerald was elected to represent Bowen in November 1873. The Mackay sugar industry was then suffering from poor seasons and Fitzgerald's main activity in parliament was to move to introduce cheap Indian labour for the canefields. The motion failed.
In 1875 Fitzgerald was once again declared bankrupt after the district was devastated by sugar cane rust. He resigned his seat in parliament and his estate passed out of his hands in 1876. The family moved back to Brisbane and Fitzgerald returned to surveying.
After reading George Dalrymple's reports of his exploration of the northern rivers, Fitzgerald organised an expedition to explore the river systems from the Daintree area down to the Johnstone. In 1880, with backing from the Catholic Church, he estabilshed a settlement which was to become Innisfail.
However, from the beginning, his new sugar cane plantation was beset with the problems of distance, low yields, cyclonic weather and eventually rivalry from larger concerns such as CSR. His health also suffered from tropical fevers. In 1885 he surrendered his interest in the company he had formed with the Catholic Church and retired to Teneriffe until his death on 10 November 1888.
Fitzgerald was survived by eight sons and three daughters. The two eldest sons grew cane in the Innisfail district. His fifth son, Charles Borromeo Fitzgerald, represented the seat of Mitchell from 1896 to 1902 and was appointed Attorney-General in the short-lived Dawson Labor government.
Bolton, GC, `Fitzgerald, Thomas Henry (1824 - 1888)',
Australian Dictionary of Biography
, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, p. 179
Brisbane Courier
, `The Late Mr. T. H. Fitzgerald', 12 November 1888
Fitzgerald, Ray, `Thomas Henry Fitzgerald - A Visionary Pioneer (1824-1888)', a talk delivered to Brisbane Catholic Historial Society, 6 February 1996
Waterson, DB,
Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929
, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
Image courtesy of the State Library of Queensland
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Sept 5 - Lakeland Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: LKFN) and Lake City Bank, Warsaw, Ind., have announced that David M. Findlay will be appointed the CEO of both organizations at the April 8, 2014, annual meeting of Lakeland Financial Corp. shareholders. Michael L. Kubacki, who will retain the title of CEO until the 2014 annual meeting, will remain the chairman of the board of both organizations following Findlay's appointment. Findlay will continue in his current role as president and chief financial officer of Lakeland Financial Corp. and Lake City Bank until his appointment as president and CEO of both organizations. The company has initiated a search to identify a new chief financial officer to succeed Findlay.
Kubacki commented, "This decision is the next step in an ongoing management succession process that the board has been implementing for the past several years. I have worked very closely with David for the past 13 years and have absolute confidence in his ability to lead the bank. He has been instrumental in our success and will be an excellent CEO going forward."
Findlay added, "I am excited to be given this opportunity and look forward to continuing to work with Mike in his new role. He's been an exceptional leader for the Lake City Bank Team and I will be honored to succeed him as CEO. We are particularly happy that Mike will continue to serve as executive chairman through 2016, and that we will continue to benefit from his experience and leadership. It will be a critical step towards ensuring a successful transition."
Findlay joined Lake City Bank as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2000. He was promoted to president of Lakeland Financial Cor. and Lake City Bank and joined their respective boards in September 2010, while also retaining the role of chief financial officer. His career in financial services began in 1984 with The Northern Trust Company in Chicago. Findlay is active in a number of industry and community organizations, including the boards of OrthoWorx, Northern Indiana Workforce Board, Ivy Tech Community College Foundation, WNIT Public Television, The Logan Center, The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank Community Depository Institution Advisory Council, The American Bankers Association Government Administration Relations Council, The Elkhart County Community Foundation, Grow SJC Economic Development Governance Council, The Indiana Bankers Association Holding Company and The Indiana Bankers Association Service Corporation.
Lakeland Financial Corp. is a $3 billion bank holding company headquartered in Warsaw, Ind. Lake City Bank serves Indiana with 45 branches located in the following Indiana counties: Kosciusko, Elkhart, Allen, St. Joseph, DeKalb, Fulton, Hamilton, Huntington, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski and Whitley. A 46th office in Fishers, Ind., is expected to open in late 2013.
Lakeland Financial Corporation may be accessed on the home page of its subsidiary, Lake City Bank, at www.lakecitybank.com. The company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under "LKFN."


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I am thinking it was the name before they decided on the PS Jailbreak.Sponsored Links
I am thinking it was the name before they decided on the PS Jailbreak.Sponsored Links
i heard this USB Functionality 1 years ago in a North Korea PS3 Cafe Center, it was officially released by sony itself to prevent BD Disk Stealing, All games were loaded from an external HDD, so it's not a new thing.Sponsored Links
hi, is it possible to backup disc with the backup manager to an internal/external HDD and play it on another ps3? if its so then we all can share our games with each other and don't have to borrow from friends or rent games.Sponsored Links
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Titan is just the first name they thought for PS Jailbreak. Nothing more.
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Yeah agree 100%. Last time I talked to Garson Magic he said it was just a different name, nothing more than this. Actually, he asked to me:
"what titan sir?" Such a nice person this guy, clever and misterious I'd say.
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i'm still waiting for the jailbreak, my slim ps3 hasn't been opened for a year and it's still on 3.10 fw, is there a way i can play online without updating until the jailbreak arrives?
Could Titan be the codename of the PS3? Or the code name for the PSJailbreak?
Yes. The 'ConsoleWinkel' post claimes that it is exchangeable.
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it was probally the original name they came up with, then marketing didnt like it & went with PS3 jailbreak... so people could easily associate it...
if you go to titanjaibreak it takes you to a canadian chip site so that means PSjailbreak is a Canadian Developer , pretty funny they are not listed on the autorized resellers but the offer price break on their site if you buy qty , hmmm , I should studied for Detective , hahahaha
Registered informations for titanjailbreak.com domain :
So they just hurry and register the domain today because they see a chance to earn some clients. They are not PS Jailbreak people.
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This week at PCCMay 22, 2009 at 10:38 AM — foodette
Take the kids to a Kid Picks taste test at Redmond PCC, 2-6 p.m. May 27.
Watch PCC Cooks chef Lynne Vea cook up fava-bean hummus on "Gardening With Ciscoe," 10 a.m. on KING 5 TV May 23.
Taste a range of pizzas at a Kid Picks pizza party 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 23-24 at Issaquah PCC. Visit the demos page to discover events at your local PCC
Sip a variety of beer and/or wine 6:30-8 p.m. May 28 for $5 at Edmonds, Fremont, Greenlake and Redmond PCC stores (if you're 21 and older, that is!). RSVP by calling the reservation line at 206-547-1222, ext. 191, or email email@example.com.
Help The hungry by volunteering for the View Ridge PCC food packaging work party. Meet at University District Food Bank (1413 N.E. 50th in Seattle) 7 p.m. May 27 and help package bulk foods purchased with PCC Food Bank Program donations. Contact community relations at 206-547-1222 or email email@example.com for more info!
Taste test: What makes tuna truly great?May 21, 2009 at 02:26 PM — foodette
A can of tuna is a can of tuna is a can of tuna? No sirree, Bob. At least, not at PCC.
Like anyone who tries to walk the walk as well as they talk the talk, we're in a constant state of analysis and self improvement. This time around, we're making sure the canned seafood we carry is just as sustainable as our fresh options.
That's a bunch of us trying myriad cans and jars of tuna on a recent afternoon. Skipjack, yellowfin, big eye, albacore, yum. If you've never opened several varieties of tuna at once, try it sometime. You'll be surprised by the variety of textures and flavors, just like you'd find at a sushi counter. Your mind might whir with menu possibilities. Or, you might just stand there and eat it right out of the container.
What makes a great can of tuna, like so much in life, is subjective. We wanted to make sure at least one option we carry is low in salt. We wanted pleasing texture and flavor. We wanted the tuna caught in a manner that causes the least distress to other sea life. We wanted the fish processed as little as possible to retain its natural flavor and nutrients. We wanted to keep at least some varieties within the budgets of the broadest number of our shoppers. And then there's the packaging. We were pleased to discover Wild Planet tuna, for instance, comes in BPA-free cans. The fewer chemicals between us and our food, the better.
Have you voted? Deadline is tomorrow (May 22)May 21, 2009 at 12:02 PM — foodette
It took me awhile at first to get the concept of a cooperative. I grew up thinking that all retail stores were owned by companies, backed by either private funds or the money of shareholders. Then I became an REI member in college. And then I discovered PCC.
The more I learn about my new employer, the more there is to like. Being a member makes you a co-owner of a local institution that's been in the Puget Sound area for more than 50 years. It gives you a voice in PCC's future via whom you choose to represent you on the board of directors (vote by tomorrow at your local PCC or at the office). The larger PCC's membership, the more weight we have in requesting positive changes to food safety, food production methods, quality standards and the like from producers, Congress and local leaders. Plus, you get a monthly discount and support community farms and sustainable farming methods (plus, many, many community groups in the nine neighborhoods in which our stores operate).
Pretty nifty if I say so myself.
Come grill with us!: PCC barbecues at Edmonds and RedmondMay 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM — foodette
It's not truly summer until someone's firing up the grill. Notice I said "someone." To me, food often tastes even better when it's lovingly prepared by someone else ;) Luckily this summer, PCC is going to do just that with barbecues nearly every weekend at the Redmond and Edmonds stores!
The Powers That Be have dubbed this new community event Grillin' & Chillin'.
Grillin' = The sockeye salmon, burgers, veggie dogs, portobello mushrooms and Fiesta Chicken sizzling away atop those grills. Chillin' = what you'll be doing with fellow PCC fans, friends, neighbors, countrymen. Click here for schedules and to see what's cookin'. And per PCC tradition, a portion of each meal's price will go to support community groups, like the Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center and the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation.
Stop by on your way home from the ferry or hiking or biking or garage saling or stocking up at PCC!
New in store: Gluten-free shelf tagsMay 18, 2009 at 08:55 AM — foodette
Anyone with a special diet is a pro at reading ingredient labels. You have to be. It's your health at stake, after all. But it sure can make a trip to the store take forever!
In honor of gluten-free month, we're making it easier to find all the gluten-free goodness at PCC. Fremont and Redmond already have these new orange shelf tags up, with the other seven stores soon to follow.
(photo courtesy of Janice Parker)
One more thing to make life a little easier. Let us know what you think!
This week at your PCCMay 15, 2009 at 08:14 AM — foodette
Kids Day Out: at Kids Day America, 12-3 p.m. May 16 at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S., Seattle. KDA is an international health, safety and environmental awareness day with fun activities for kids, including a healthy taste testing at the Kid Picks Mobile.
Try this: PCC Cooks Chef Lynne Vea's recipe for Caribbean Spice Chicken (at Fremont, Edmonds, Issaquah, Redmond and West Seattle this weekend). Learn about this and other fun food demos here.
Vote: For your new PCC Natural Markets board by May 22. Learn more here.
Taste test: to a Kid Picks tasting 4-8 p.m. May 18 at Fremont PCC and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 19 at Issaquah PCC.
Watch: PCC Cooks Chef Lynne Vea prepare Creamy Roasted New Potato Salad With Green Beans, Walnuts and Smoked Salmon10 a.m. May 16 on KING 5's "Gardening With Ciscoe" show.
Take the kids: Students at Madrona K-8 (9300 236th St., S.W., Edmonds) showcase art from this school year. Enjoy live music from students and a taste-testing with the Kid Picks Mobile 6-8 p.m. May 21.
Help: Donate at PCC checkstands through May 31 to help a community kitchen pilot project in Seattle's Rainier Valley that will encourage food bank recipients and local WIC families to cook together, learn new cooking skills, practice meal planning and provide food to take home. Call Leika Suzumura at 206-214-8892 or email email@example.com for more information on how to get involved.
Dessert First: Montlake MousseMay 14, 2009 at 04:02 PM — foodette
First off, part of the reason I picked up this teensy container of Montlake Mousse was because of its snazzy name. Say it out loud: Montlake Mousse. Love that alliteration. But the real reason is that I adore dessert in all its forms. All-Natural Dessert, like its cousins Vegan Dessert and Gluten-Free Dessert, somehow seems less sinful to boot.
Chocolate mousse and I go way back. I remember visiting my aunts and cousins in Japan when I was, oh, six years old. To my detriment, no one told my pigtailed self "No" when I asked each of my three aunts for yet another giant bowl of chocolate mousse at the restaurant we were visiting. My mom had to give me the "everything in moderation" lecture when I summarily lost my mousse on the sidewalk shortly after (poor Mom).
This dainty container is a shining example of moderation, a great size for after lunch or for a taste of something sweet at night.
PCC Profile: West Seattle PCC employee and author Val MallinsonMay 11, 2009 at 02:31 PM — foodette
Most of us lead double, even triple lives. Lawyer/Mom/PTA president. Brother/weekend fisherman/Boeing engineer. PCC employee/dog owner/published author.
You may recognize Val Mallinson from her bubbly personality behind the registers at West Seattle PCC. If you're a local dog lover, you may recognize her byline from pieces she's written for Seattle Metropolitan magazine, BARk magazine and the two latest editions of her guidebooks for traveling with (wo)man's best friend (for Val, it's her team of daucshunds, Cooper and Isis). Here she is with her latest tomes, "The Dog Lover's Companion to the Pacific Northwest" and "The Dog Lover's Companion to Seattle."
I bought my Mom (and Sony, her yellow lab) "The Dog Lover's Companion to the Pacific Northwest" for Mother's Day. She's already excited to get in the car and try out dog parks with high "paw" rankings.
I admire people like Val for finding ways to carve out time in their busy days to create, whether its art, music, gardening, design, cooking, writing, you name it.
Stay tuned for profiles of PCC employee/band leader, PCC employee/father/chicken owner and PCC employee/capoeira maestro.
This week at your PCCMay 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM — foodette
Lots happening at all the stores. Here are some highlights:
- Kid Picks taste test, 2-6 p.m. May 13 at West Seattle PCC
- PCC board candidate meet and greet, 5:30-6:30 p.m. May 12 and 13 at Redmond PCC and Issaquah PCC, respectively. PCC is a cooperative, which means, like REI and other cooperatives, members get to pick the leaders who will keep PCC moving toward its goals. A chance to do your shopping and share your thoughts.
- Kids Day America, 12-3 p.m. May 16 at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S., Seattle. KDA is an international health, safety and environmental awareness day with fun activities for kids, including a healthy taste-testing at the Kid Picks Mobile.
- Wine tastings: Wines of Spain and Portugal, 6:30-8 p.m., May 14 at PCC Fremont and Redmond, $5. RSVP on the reservation line at 206-547-1222 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, new releases from Northwest producers, 6:30-8 p.m. May 14 at Edmonds PCC. Same deal.
- Plenty of tasty demos this weekend, including Caribbean spice chicken at West Seattle PCC from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 16-17.
Fresh Forecast: Stone fruit from Cali, organic Vidalia onionsMay 11, 2009 at 11:59 AM — foodette
Fresh produce is streaming in from all directions this month, though the height of our Washington harvest won't come until July/August/September (so hard to wait!). Here's what's new this week from the desk of PCC produce merchandiser Joe Hardiman.
- California organic cherries: Look for them by the end of this week. Washington Bings should be available in about a month
- Organic apriums (that tasty cross between an apricot and a plum)
- Organic Vidalia sweet onions from Georgia: by the weekend. Our own Walla Walla sweets will be here in July. Joe likes the Vidalias sliced on salads, in burgers and in sandwiches.
- Driscoll organic strawberries from Watsonville, Calif. (I've been snacking on these nearly every day). Local strawberries will be here in late June.
- Organic white peaches
- And local asparagus is still going strong, as is organic salad mix from Full Circle Farm.


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Panasonic Corporation is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 600 companies. It manufactures and markets a wide range of products, from home appliances and consumer electronics to industrial solutions, and invests in start-ups through Panasonic Ventures. Panasonic's goal is to enhance lifestyles around the globe through technological innovation and exemplary products and solutions.
Focus: Electronics.
Geography: Worldwide.
Looking for: Start-ups with products and technologies that can be incorporated into Panasonic.
Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm, a Fortune 500 company with operations across the globe. But once upon a time, Qualcomm was an unknown start-up in San Diego, with the same challenges and opportunities you face each morning. To this day, the entrepreneurial spirit is something they cherish. The vision, the obsession, the courage to pursue a dream – this is still the best description of who they are, and it's why Qualcomm Ventures is the perfect partner for you. They provide access to Qualcomm's in-house resources for evaluating, testing market research, and more; access to their current R&D technologies; and insights thru contact with key executives in the wireless and tech sectors. They also offer follow-up financing to 90% of their portfolio companies.
Focus: Wireless companies.
Range: Early stage. Investment: $250k – $750k.
Geography: Worldwide.
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation focused on the electronics, game, entertainment and financial services sectors. They are one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets and the third-largest television manufacturer in the world, are ranked 87th on the Fortune Global 500 list and employ 146,300 people. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music and the PlayStation and Sony Entertainment Networks, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. Their marketing slogan, "make.believe", expresses Sony's belief that curiosity is the key to creativity – anything you can imagine, you can make real.
Focus: Electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.
Range: Early stage.
Geography: Worldwide.
APEX Investment & Company is a private equity investment firm located in Seoul, South Korea. Unlike other investment firms, they provide global small-to-medium-sized businesses with financial support as well as consulting services to aid international growth. Through strategic partnerships with a variety of companies in Korea, Greater China and the US, APEX helps the companies they invest in obtain information about the domestic and foreign markets, advance into overseas markets, find global strategic partnership opportunities and launch their IPOs in the US, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Range: Early stage to series A.
Geography: Worldwide.
BBVA Ventures is the corporate venture arm of BBVA Group. They believe in rethinking what's possible and challenging business as usual. BBVA Ventures' mission is to partner and invest in teams with innovative ideas that are out to change and disrupt the world of finance. They provide funding and strategic support to promising entrepreneurs while offering portfolio companies and co-investors the benefit of their global distribution network and industry expertise. Through their venture capital investment activities, they seek to learn, collaborate, and pursue new growth opportunities together with their portfolio companies.
Focus: BBVA Group's core markets, where they have a leading franchise.
Range: Early and expansion stage.
Geography: Worldwide.
Looking for: Co-investment in syndicates with traditional VCs where they can add strategic value.
BDC Venture Capital is the largest early-stage technology investor in Canada, working with promising entrepreneurs and other investors to build outstanding Canadian companies. They follow the best practices in the VC industry and maintain a rigorous focus on delivering excellent return on their investments while driving the commercialization of innovation in this country. In doing so, BDC plays a useful and productive role as a strategic partner and a catalyst in the Canadian venture capital industry.
Focus: Innovative IT, health and energy/clean technology companies with high growth potential.
Range: From seed capital stage to pre-IPO financing.
Geography: Worldwide.
Atlantic Capital Partners invests in the growth stage of start-ups with capable teams and strong visions. Founded in 2010, we like opportunities in software and digital life domains. Our partnership has been there, we have done it ourselves. We know what it is to lead a company to success. We are familiar with the issues and challenges of entrepeneurs and we like to engage with teams with a strong will to succeed.
Our broad and well-established network across related industries and our deep knowledge in structuring the right deal for entrepreneurs help you to find sustainable success. We like to create and shape new markets. We are unconventional, caring and driven. Let's set sail together for new worlds.
Specialties: US Expansion Strategies and Network for European Startups, Executive Network into the European Media and Digital Media Industry, Executive Network into US and European Software Industry.
BDMI concentrates on early stage investments into growing companies in the digital media landscape.
Drawing upon the vast resources of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, BDMI is a strategic investor that brings a wealth of experience and opportunities to emerging companies. BDMI provides not only capital, but also a worldwide network of diverse businesses. Our goal is to partner with companies that can benefit from our innovative spirit and media leadership across the globe. BDMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. Bertelsmann is an international media company encompassing television (RTL Group), book publishing (Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), and media services (Arvato) in more than 50 countries. Bertelsmann's mission is to inspire people around the world with first-class media and communications offerings — entertainment, information and services — and occupy leading positions in its respective markets. The foundation of Bertelsmann's success is a corporate culture based on partnership, entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and corporate responsibility. The company strives to bring creative new ideas to market and create value.
Focus: Innovative digital media technologies, products, and distribution channels.
Range: Initial investments range from €0.5 - €3m, Follow-up investments anticipated.
Geography: Global
Looking for: Pioneering companies developing new technologies, new business models or new visions of the future
VentureConnect is a dedicated pitching session addressing projects in the IT, Technology, Online and E-Commerce areas. The VentureConnect concept was born out of the desire to raise the standards and increase the potential of the Romanian entrepreneurial sector and also to facilitate investors' direct contact with successful business ventures. Entrepreneurs with ongoing in search for expansion capital are welcome to submit their projects. VentureConnect wishes to facilitate a possible investment and to assure a sustainable growth and development for the pitching projects through a series of training sessions and constant feedback.
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,430 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.
Teres Capital seeks to drive growth and unlock value in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe through strategic advisory and direct investments. We bring solid expertise and sound strategy to an underserved yet promising market. We offer independent, tailored, and unconventional solutions to complex matters.
Focus: Various Technology Companies
Geography: Global, with a focus on Eastern Europe
Range: Early stage, pre-existing traction and a working product
Spil Games is serious about play. We're a fast, fun game developer and publisher; entrepreneurial like a startup, with the global reach of a multinational. People across six continents (and counting!) play Sara's Cooking Class, Uphill Rush, Lose the Heat, and more Spil games on mobile, tablet, desktop; anytime, anywhere.
Deutsche Telekom is consistently opening up growth areas and is increasingly developing into a multiple product company. In traditional telephone business, the focus is on stabilizing fixed-network and mobile revenue and continuing with successful business models. In addition, the innovation and growth areas initiated back in 2010 are being further developed: mobile Internet, the connected home, Internet offerings, T-Systems, cloud services, and intelligent networks for energy, healthcare and automotive.
Deutsche Telekom offers a broad range of communication, entertainment and IT services from a single source both for consumers and business customers. The solid foundation for this offering is and will continue to be a state-of-the-art network infrastructure. Deutsche Telekom's objective is to be its customers' first choice for connected life and work.
The India Investment Club serves as a European Access Point to the Indian Market and facilitates with reaching out to the Indian Start-up and Early Stage Scene: with all its opportunities, challenges, risks and advantages. I2C offers knowledge and support along with a financial vehicle for direct investments (and personal involvement) or portfolio investment in India.
Maxfield Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments in IT and Internet fields.
SIT's vision is to help people design and implement a long-term culture of innovation in their company or organization. In support of this goal, SIT helps create an impactful program of innovation that runs across teams and departments to transform the organization, while promoting its strategic goals.
JANVEST is a U.S.-based investment group operating a series of Institutional Angel funds directed at seed stage innovation within Israel's emerging technology market. Our management team can provide companies value added advisory services, as well as an array of marketing and business development support. Our expansive North American investor network is comprised of accredited individuals, family offices, and foundations seeking a microcap portfolio diversification mechanism within Israel's pre-IPO tech sector. Investors have the ability, in Angel-like fashion, to provide portfolio companies with connections to prospective clients and strategic partners in order to quicken the process by which these technologies can be integrated and ultimately acquired.
Focus: Disruptive Internet, Software, Telecommunications, and Security/Defense technology companies.
Perion powers innovation. Perion is a global media and internet company, providing online publishers and app developers with advanced technology and a variety of intelligent data-driven solutions to monetize their application or content and expand their outreach to larger audiences. Our CodeFuel line of products is a leading self-service platform with simple integration and robust, built-in analytics that empower digital businesses to optimize distribution and maximize revenue.
Pix Vine Capital (PixVC) is a Singapore-based Investment House providing early-stage venture capital to startups aspiring to commercialize innovative solutions in the areas of Info-Tech, Med-Tech and Eco-Energy. We have a High Risk – High Return philosophy. Our core objectives are: to attract startups and entrepreneurs with disruptive solutions and ideas about creating technology advances,to equip them with the networks they need to bolster their go-to market strategies, to propel our startups through to successful exits, and to bridge cross-border startup and investor ecosystems. Our approach entails: dealing directly with the founders and people involved in running the business, allowing teams the freedom to run and drive the business without interfering in day-to-day operations, providing valuable strategic support, mentoring, and advice, including a network of contacts on a need basis, and assisting our investees in securing follow-on funding or connect them with other investors across the world.
Founded in 2000, Silicon Sentier has accompanied the growth of the digital economy and contributed to the emergence of an innovative ecosystem in Ile-de-France. Year after year, the aim of the association is to deploy new projects such as the opening and development of the network of canteens in France and abroad, the creation of Silicon Maniacs media on Silicon Sentier innovation, the launch of "The Camping by Silicon Sentier", a new form of incubator welcoming start-ups and SMEs, and many others.
Battery Ventures invests in cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including software and services, web infrastructure, e-commerce, digital media and industrial technologies. Founded in 1983, the firm backs companies at stages ranging from seed to buyout and invests globally from offices in Boston, Silicon Valley and Israel.
MENA Apps was founded in 2011 by a group of leaders and top professionals from the Telecom, Applications, Media and Banking Industry who share the vision with regards to the need to open the door for young entrepreneurs from the MENA regions to apply their innovation and creativity and offer this innovation to consumers in the MENA region and around the World.
MENA Apps is taking the lead on all fronts to develop and grow a socially conscious business model that facilitates and supports entrepreneurship among Arab youth while securing profitable returns on investment. MENA Apps' mission is bridge the talent and potential of the MENA region's youth with all the resources, administrative and logistical support, and the funding needed to become successful E-entrepreneurs within the regional and global technology spheres. We focus on entrepreneurs from the Arab World who have viable ideas in the areas of content, cloud computing, e- & m-payment and new media.
Communications is among the Tata Group's larger investments, with over $7.5 billion already committed. The Group's objective is to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions for business and residential customers across the nation and internationally. The Group's communications activities are currently spread primarily over four companies-Tata Teleservices Limited, its associate Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, Tata Communications (erstwhile VSNL) and Tata Sky. Together, these companies cover the full range of communications services.
Bpifrance assists companies, boot to an IPO, credit to equity. Bpifrance includes OSEO , CDC Entreprises , ISPs and ISP Regions. Bpi financing solutions are adapted to each stage of the life of your business.
GKH has been a new kind of law firm since 1979.
Engaged in all aspects of corporate and commercial legal practice with particular strength in commercial and securities laws applicable to international and local transactions, the firm's experience also includes representation before government ministries and regulatory agencies.
Alter Domus is a leading global provider of Corporate and Fund Services, dedicated to private equity houses, real estate firms, multinationals, private clients and private debt managers. Founded in Luxembourg in 2003, we have 28 offices and desks across 4 continents from which approximately 650 professionals provide the highly customised services our clients have come to rely upon.
Groupe SEB (world leader in cookware and small domestic appliances) has created an investment fund SEB Alliance. The fund will focus on innovative companies with high technological content and strong growth potential.
SEB Alliance typically takes minority stakes (between 300k€-1,5 M€ for a first investment) along other investors in start-ups operating in sectors such as : smart systems/digital/robotics, preserving capital health, beauty and wellbeing, ageing population, cleantech and new forms of energy
New Venture Scouting bridges between the worlds of startups and corporations by defining the search field based on our client's needs for innovation. The company applies an Open Innovation Methodology and a worldwide network of scouts in order to find the most relevant Start-ups in the respective search field. In addition, New Venture Scouting facilitates as an intermediary in cooperation agreements or joint projects as part of the "Venturing Check".
YL Ventures is a global venture capital firm that was founded to address the changing venture capital financing landscape. The firm invests in cyber security, cloud computing, big data and Software-as-a-Service software companies, with particular focus on the Israeli market. Currently investing out of its $27.5 million second fund, YL Ventures accelerate the evolution of portfolio companies via strategic advice and Silicon Valley-based operational execution. For more information, please visit www.YLVentures.com
Intel Capital's mission is to invest across the broad spectrum of technology innovation to encourage the creation of the technologies of tomorrow. We focus on helping entrepreneurs scale from start-up to global corporation. Our technology expertise, brand capital, and access to our global network via our business development programs help Intel Capital entrepreneurs build lasting success.Whether you're seed stage or ready for growth, Intel Capital can help take it to the next level. Since 1991, we have invested more than US $11 billion in over 1,340 companies in 55 countries. Our company building focus has resulted in more than 200 of our portfolio companies going public on exchanges all over the world and over 340 being acquired or participating in a merger.
T-Venture today is one of the leading Corporate Venture Capital companies worldwide. Since its inception, T-Venture has invested in more than 190 companies and accomplished many very successful exits, such as recently the IPOs of Demandware and Ruckus Wireless. Investment activities focus on Europe, the United States and Israel.
Rhodium invests in early-stage ventures in Israel, New York, and Silicon Valley. We focus on identifying and partnering with the very best and most promising entrepreneurs and innovators with a view to building disruptive, world-changing companies. Founded by Daniel Recanati, Rhodium works closely with passionate founders, first-timers as well as serial entrepreneurs in the fields of advertising, social, mobile, content, commerce and other exceptional technologies.


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Is alpha transparency worth it?
What about vector graphics?
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 by Thomas Thomassen | Discussion: OS Customization
However, do we really want the SD developers to spend much time and effort into forcing alpha transparancy into XP (and 2000?) when the next version in the Windows series codenamed Longhorn most likely allow this with allot less effort? True, Longhorn isn't expected until the end of 2006, but how long will it take to have it working without suffercating the computer? I personally would like to see other more usable features getting more attention. But of course, if it's something that doesn't take too much effort then by all means; Bring it on!
There is something I'd really like to see from Stardock. Something I wish for more than alpha transparancy. And that is support for vector graphics. Imagine being able to scale and stretch you graphics without any loss of quality. And in most cases the file sizes will be smaller as well. Imagine that a widget is a little bit too big for your taste; solution: just scale it up and it still looks smooth and crisp. It just appears to be that making a huge bitmap and then have the render engine scale it down is a bit of waste of resources and an awkward way to do it.
I'd like to see vector graphic handling in most of Stardock programs as I believe it'd allow for better individual control of the GUI. The ultimate would be able to scale up or down any window, but I don't see this happening until Longhorn. (Yes, I've seen the tiling feature in WFX, but it's not quite there.) I have have more faith in vector graphics to give skins a quality boost than simply alpha transparent window frames.
What's your thoughts?
So are widgets killing skinnable programs?
The fall of the mini-programs
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: Customization Software
During that time, we saw small, skinnable programs come out. These programs did one thing but they were skinnable. Programs like Colorpad, Beatnik, Boxnote, Coolplayer, eNotes, EZPop, SkinCalc, XXCalc, Kewlpad, and countless other programs all let users have skinnable programs that did a small but specific thing.
And then came the widgets. Programs like DesktopX and Konfabulator came along. They have the advantage of usually using less overhead than a stand alone program does on a given widget as well being able to provide the functionality of all the skinnable stand-alone programs.
Widgets, currently, do have one downside - it is hard for end users to customize the way they look. Programs like XXCalc may be able to do only one thing but users could then apply dozens of skins for them. By contrast, today's widget programs are somewhat harder to make new skins for since each widget is its own thing.
Regardless of the respective merits, what we have seen is a decline in the # of new skinnable stand-alone programs. The widget enabling programs seem to have taken much of the momentum away from these programs. Programs like WindowBlinds, which can skin every standard GUI'd application on the computer, probably didn't help them either.
Which brings us to where we're at - widgets or custom mini-programs? Are we better off with widgets or skinnable mini-programs?
Here are some examples (some screenshots courtesy of Customize.org) -- you be the judge:
Mini Program
DesktopX equivalent
Don't judge any of the 3 by the screenshots since I mainly just went and found ones that I thought looked nice but your tastes may vary. The point is to show that for every popular stand-alone skinnable program there is usually some sort of widget equivalent to them. Now whether the widget equivalent is better is a matter of debate.
There very well could be other reasons why we have seen stand-alone skinnable programs become less popular. And there are notable exceptions - Rainlendar (a skinnable calendar) and SysMetrix (a skinnable system resource meter) are very popular.
Let us know what you think either way.
EU Penalties Against Microsoft Upheld
So long Windows Media Player
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: Windows XP
In the not-so-good news for Microsoft category, the EU has upheld the ruling that Windows XP in Europe will not have Windows Media Player.
"The evidence adduced by Microsoft is not sufficient to show that implementation of the remedies imposed by the Commission might cause serious and irreparable damage," the draft Court statement obtained by Reuters said.
Personally, I find this to be a bad move for European consumers. While it's always tempting to stick the giant in the eye, it's not the giant who will suffer in this case. At this stage in OS development it is very handy for both businesses and consumers to assume that the base OS includes video playing and music playing as part of the OS that supports a specific format (WMV in this case on video).
Read the whole article.
Cordelia's Choices
Here are some of my favorites this week, what are yours?
Monday, December 20, 2004 by Cordelia | Discussion: OS Customization
"Skinartistry" by, well, Skinartistry – just love this one. Running it right now in fact!: Link
don5318's "Winter Blue" – Animated start panel and all! Happy Holidays!: Link
Currently running "Arrival of the Traders" by kenwas as my wallpaper: Link
Pretty "Phoenix Moon" by Boxx: Link
Here's "Santa Mail 2004" by pjpowell that looks cute on your desktop, and also notifies you when you have e-mail: Link
Simple, minimalistic "etched Clock" by DHyral. Very nice!: Link
Lovely "Cryo64 – Exodo" icons by Dariman: Link
"Red Glass Folders" by APB falls into the shiny category. I'm like a crow, drawn to anything shiny…: Link
'Tis the season…I've gotta have at least one Christmassey themed thing! Check out Christmas Days by Adni18: Link
Ahhh….I am outside and it is warm…I'm floating away…on the "Boats" bootskin by FilkoSE: Link
You can find all of these items and a few more on my recommendations page: Link. I'm still new so I don't have much there yet - I'm working on it! That's why I'm hoping you will all share your recommendations with me. What are your top favorites? You don't have to choose the same categories I did, just share!
Oh and I should add a disclaimer: I'm married to the Mormegil, so I might be a teensy bit biased! You'll find him all over my recommendations page - but I'm trying to spread the love around!
Do Something Useful With Your CPU
Join the Stardock/WinCustomize.com Folding@Home team today!
Sunday, December 19, 2004 by GreenReaper | Discussion: Personal Computing
I've made a Stardock/WinCustomize.com team - all you have to do is enter team ID number 41029 when asked by the Folding@Home client. And that's it! It will automatically get new blocks of work from the internet every so often and send results back, but you shouldn't have to touch it unless you want to. I chose to have it installed as a service, and the only way I know it's running is that CPU is at 100% or thereabouts all the time. It's all idle use, so it's not stealing the cycles from anything I want to run, and I have the satisfaction of knowing that my computer is working on something useful . . . even when I'm asleep. Give it a go! :CONGRAT:
Keyboard for the poweruser
Friday, December 17, 2004 by Thomas Thomassen | Discussion: PC Hardware
Fireworks got a very nifty keyboard for you all you powerusers out there. It got no physical keys, just a big pad that you can use to type, control the mousecursor or do gestures on.
It plugs into the USB port and can (on most systems) be used side by side with your existing keyboard and mouse of you aren't ready to get rid of it yet. Very portable as it can be folded up.
You can get it in QWERTY and DVORAK layout as well as a few international layouts.
The price is currently $339.00, but it's the ultimate keyboard of keyboards.
This item is defiantly going on my next item to get for my computer. A bit annoying that I invested in a Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse last year when I bought my computer.More info
The State of Skinning 2004
A look at the year in skinning
Saturday, December 18, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: Community
DesktopX 2.4 improves widget support
New version supports configurable widgets
Thursday, December 16, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: DesktopX
Software developer Stardock has released a significant update to DesktopX today. The world's most popular widget enabling program has found competition growing from programs such as Konfabulator, Avedesk and others.
While those programs do not support DesktopX's ability to build complete desktops and distribute them, they do support a robust "widget" architecture. Widgets in the desktop customization market are mini-programs that are designed to reside on your desktop. Where the desktop was once the exclusive home to icons, widgets (and DesktopX objects) allow users to extend the desktop functionality of Windows.
DesktopX widgets can be brought to the front with a function key (default is F9) or hidden entirely until needed (default is F10). But DesktopX widgets were previously not very configurable by end users. If a user wanted to change the color or tweak the shadow or even the Z-order, the user had to load DesktopX, import the widget, make the changes, and then re-export them. With version 2.4, users can go to the properties of the DesktopX widget and change them directly.
"One of the key advantages DesktopX has over other widget-enabling programs is that DesktopX widgets are EXEs that can be run without running DesktopX. However, many users requested the ability to be able to modify how those widgets functioned without having to import them into the DesktopX environment. We consider 2.4 really the start on this journey," said Brad Wardell, Product Manager of DesktopX at Stardock. "Future versions will add labeling, and plugin configurability right into the context menu. Eventually a DesktopX widget will have all the advantages of a stand along program while using a fraction of the memory and resources that a typical stand alone program uses."
DesktopX 2.4 is a free download. Stardock provides an enhanced version that supports premium widgets as well as the ability to export content as widgets. The enhanced version is available stand alone or as part of Stardock's overall suite of desktop enhancement utilities called Object Desktop.
Visit www.desktopx.net to get the new version of DesktopX.
MPAA targets core BitTorrent, eDonkey users
The MPAA strikes again
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: Personal Computing
Ratcheting up its previous online antipiracy efforts, the Hollywood group is working with law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe to target and arrest individuals who play a critical role in the functioning of each type of network.
Full article: [Here]
Google wins in trademark suit with Geico
Keyword generated ads do not violate trademarks
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: Personal Computing
Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Google's motion to dismiss a trademark-infringement complaint brought by Geico. The insurance company had charged Google with violating its trademarks by using the word "Geico" to trigger rival ads in sponsored search results. Geico claimed the practice diluted its trademarks and caused consumer confusion.
The judge said that "as a matter of law it is not trademark infringement to use trademarks as keywords to trigger advertising," said Michael Page, a partner at Keker & Van Nest, which represented Google.
The ruling is a triumph for Google in that it derives as much as 95 percent of its advertising revenue from keyword-triggered ads, which appear next to Web search results. Trademarks play a central role to the sale of such ads because people often use Web search to find products and services with common, trademarked brand names such as Nike or Geico.
The ruling also could inform similar trademark-infringement cases online, legal experts say. For example, Google is being sued by American Blind and Wallpaper for trademark infringement by its keyword ad program.
Read the whole thing: CNET's News.com


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75th Annual
Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo
- 2014 Schedule of Events -
**PLEASE NOTE: Some of the Livestock Show times/days have changed due to weather event this past Tuesday. Please call the Livestock Show officials at (337) 475-8812 to check for accurate show times.
Friday, January 24
6:00 p.m. OPENING RECEPTION/POSTER UNVEILING
Historic City Hall - 1001 Ryan Street, 2nd Floor
75th Anniversary Poster Designed by Buck Taylor
Saturday, January 25 Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 1
9:00 a.m. Riders depart Gueydan
Sunday, January 26 Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 2
9:00 a.m. Riders travel from Lake Arthur to Jennings
Monday, January 27 Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 3
9:00 a.m. Riders travel from Jennings to Welsh
5:00 p.m. RODEO CELEBRITIES' AUTOGRAPH & PHOTO SESSION
Patton's Western Wear - 3620 Ryan Street
Tuesday, January 28 Annual IHOP Free Pancake Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Calcasieu Parish Courthouse – 1000 Ryan Street, 2nd Floor
The First 100 Fans to arrive win a FREE rodeo ticket!
9:00 a.m. Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 4
Riders travel from Welsh to Iowa
Wednesday, January 29 Southwest District Livestock Show Begins
Burton Coliseum Complex
8:00 a.m. Beef Showmanship Begins
9:00 a.m. Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 5
Riders travel from Iowa en route to Lake Charles
4:00 p.m. Sheep Showmanship Begins
Sheep Breeding Follows
5:00 p.m. RODEO CELEBRITY MEET & GREET PRESS PARTY - Invitation Only
Featuring autograph and photo sessions with rodeo stars and rodeo royalty.
Thursday, January 30
8:00 a.m. Goat Showmanship Begins
Goat Breeding Follows
Swine Breeding, Commercial Gilts, and Swine Showmanship Begins
Beef Breeding Show Begins
9:00 a.m. Western Heritage Trail Ride Day 6
Riders en route for parade - Lake Charles
10:00 a.m. Market Lamb Show Begins
4:00 p.m. RODEO PARADE
Line-up at LaGrange and Patrick Streets
Parade travels South on Ryan Street to McNeese
7:30 p.m. RODEO PERFORMANCE
Burton Coliseum
Friday, January 31
8:00 a.m. Market Goat Show Begins
Beef Breeding Show Begins
Market Swine Show Begins
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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence. He embraced a radical doctrine of preemptive war unprecedented in our history, and he failed to build a true international coalition.
Therefore, American taxpayers are bearing almost all the cost: a colossal $120 billion and rising. More importantly, American troops are enduring almost all the casualties: tragically, 500 killed and thousands more wounded.
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Next week, Cat Power releases her excellent new album Sun, her first LP of new material in six years and her first-ever foray into electronic pop textures. It's the sort of thing that will show up on a whole lot of year-end best lists in a couple of months, and it is absolutely worth spending your morning with. We've already posted the early tracks "Ruin" and "Cherokee," and this morning, the entire thing is streaming online. Check it out below and make sure to listen to the whole thing; penultimate track "Nothin But Time" is one for the ages.
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- Type:
- Cultural
- Price from:
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- Phone:
- 00 37410 53 96 09
- Fax:
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- Payment Types:
- Cash
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- Duration:
- 10 days
- Location Start:
- Yerevan
- Location Finish:
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- Start time:
- 10.00 am
- End time:
- 06.30 pm
- We Speak:
- Russian, Italian, French, English
Last updated: 05/10/2007
Unique cultural tour to Armenia, biblical Mount Ararat, historical sites, ancient churches, mountain lakes, local food and wine. All this in a classic journey exploring the Best of Armenia
Day 1
In the morning meet your group participants and tour leader, trip briefing before heading to an introductory cultural tour of Yerevan, new and old. We start our exploration with the Republic Square with it magnificent buildings enhanced by the singing fountains, continue to Erebouni Fortress, the birthplace of Yerevan. Explore the impressive ruins and drive to the Railway Station to see the beautiful monument of David of Sasun, national hero. On to Mashtots Avenue, past Blue Mosque and huge fruit market to reach Matenadaran, the repository of ancient manuscripts. Afternoon we head for Garni where the impressive and amazingly well preserved Temple of Sun stands proudly. Marvel at the monumental colonnade and elegancy of Hellenic architecture set against a perfect mountain backdrop. Continue to the legendary Monastery of Spear cut in solid rock. Built to house one of the most cherished relics of Christianity, the Holy Spear, the monastery has a special atmosphere. Set back for Yerevan, en route stop at Charent arch to enjoy the view of Mount Ararat. Transfer to hotel, rest. Welcome dinner at ethnic restaurant, waiters dressed in national costumes, delectable dishes and lovely music are a fitting finale for this day full of impressions.
Day 2
Breakfast and early start in the morning. Today we set off for the highest peak of Transcaucasia, Aragats (4,090m), an extinct volcano. Our bus takes us to picturesque Byurakan -Thousand Springs. On the way we stop at Armenian Alphabet monument with letters exquisitely carved from tufa red stone. Acclimatizing gradually as we ascend the beautiful countryside of Byurakan, we reach the Stone Lake, one of the gorgeous mountain lakes of Armenian highland whose waters glitter like polished mirror in the sunlight. We continue on foot to explore the important historical site of medieval Armenia - the eleventh-century Amberd Fortress and the picturesque gorge of Kasakh river. Continue to Oshakan, the burial site of St. Mashtots, the creator of Armenian Alphabet. Visit gorgeous Saghmosavank Monastery (Monastery of Psalms) perched on Kasagh Gorge rim with St. Sion church and adjoining gavit built in 1215. Back to Yerevan, optional visit to Brandy Factory.
Day 3
Breakfast at hotel. Morning sees us setting off for a scenic ride to the north of Armenia, romantic Lori. Set high in the mountains, this charming site promises some of the most thrilling discoveries taking us back to the times of mighty kings. Lori is home to enigmatic Hagpat and Sanahin monasteries listed as UNESCO World heritage sites. Time free to explore these sites and undertake sidewalks to numerous architectural and historical highlights nearby. Late afternoon transfer to Dilijan, a picturesque town nestled in deep wooded gorge. Narrow streets, cozy houses with carved wooden terraces and tiny souvenir shops opening onto narrow alleyways make this an ideal place to relax. If time permits cultural tour to Art Museum with fine paintings of local artists. Overnight at a charming local guesthouse.
Day 4
Breakfast at hotel and journey southward to forested Dilijan Nature Park, a protected area renowned for its serene lakes, picturesque hill trails and peaceful villages. This is a prime hiking area and we enjoy a full day on foot actively experiencing nature and feasting our eyes on abundant birdlife in the thick groves of chestnut and oak. There is an opportunity to explore the architectural jewels of Haghartsin and Goshavank, fairy-tale monasteries set amidst flower-filled meadows. Driving through the picturesque Honey Pass we come to the shores of Lake Sevan.
Day 5
Lake Sevan, one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world - the tranquil majesty of its ever-changing waters, stunning mountains silhouetted against the blue sky, all this inspired its name The Pearl of Armenia. In the morning trip to romantic Sevanavank Monastery, light hike up Aghtamar Trail for fantastic photographic moments and panoramic views. Late afternoon start a heart-pumping southward trip through the rugged Selim Pass, en route visit to Stone Garden. Climbing steep paths and enjoying the views of Lake Sevan below, we reach the amazingly intact Selim Caravanserai, an important trading post on the Great Silk Road where little has changed since the fourteenth century. Situated high in the mountains this place will thrill you by its sheer arid magnificence. Arrival at Yeghegnadsor for rest and overnight at lovely local guesthouse.
Day 6
Breakfast at guesthouse and transfer to the valley of Her-Her river for a half-day walking in this remote area accessed by just a handful of tourists. The day can be as strenuous or light as the group prefers : take a narrow village path to reach the small church of St. Catherine with romantic stories attached to its history, continue on foot to explore Zorats Cathedral situated in a gorge flanked by towering cliffs and the 13thc. Jewish cemetery, the oldest in Europe. There is time to visit the impressive Mosrov cave said to contain one of the largest collection of stalactites and stalagmites in Europe (optional). Proceed to small town of Sisian for overnight.
Day 7
A day dedicated to exploration of Southern Armenia combining the magic of Europe's finest mediaeval architecture with stunning landscapes. We start the day with a visit to Tatev, an architectural masterpiece dating from the 10th century. Drive through a narrow ravine so deep that the sun hardly reaches the bottom, later ascend to a high-mountain plateau with striking views of jagged mountains and gorges. The journey takes 3 hours and is a totally absorbing and unique experience. Transfer to Goris crossing and off to Khndzoresk cave town. Walk down the gorge to explore the mysterious caverns cut in the face of the rocks by people seeking refuge from persecution in the natural protection of high cliffs. Drive back to Sisian, an abundant home-made dinner consisting of so many fresh and home made products - the undeniable luxury of freshness itself!
Day 8
Breakfast at hotel and departure from Sisian. Untamed beauty of the Gorge of Bamboos, surreal red rocks providing an eerie echo, honey-coloured villages sandwiched between them. This day is designed for leisurely exploration of this distinctive highland believed to be peopled long before civilization. Visit to Noravank Monastery and Areni Wine Market, an ideal place to enjoy exceptional local wine, honey and fruits. The next stop of our trip is Khor Virap, the site of royal prison where St. Gregory the Illuminator was held for thirteen years before converting Armenia into the first Christian nation in 301. Guided by the remote majesty of biblical mount Ararat, we explore the site, its underground chambers, elegant chapels and are captivated by the ascetic atmosphere of the site. Back to Yerevan.
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Breakfast at hotel. In the morning we head for the Vatican Town of Armenia, Echmiadzin. The architectural opulence of Mother Cathedral, antique artifacts and manuscripts of the Treasury, ruins of the fire temple beneath the altar, superb collection of unique carved cross-stones, these are just a few of the discoveries that await us. On to Zvartnots, Celestial Angels, a temple consecrated in the presence of Emperor Constantine of Byzantium, it stands out as one of the most prominent creations of architecture. Here, amid the vast sea of fallen columns we gaze in wonder at its imaginative and daring artistic design, fragments of mosaic ornaments and superb frescoes. Back to hotel, afternoon free. In the evening we offer you to enjoy the treasures of the cultural life of Yerevan. An exquisite performance at National Opera or a concert at Classical Music Chamber will offer you the best of what is available at the time of your stay (optional).
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Free day on your own to explore Yerevan and visit Vernisage Flea Market, the huge arts & crafts market. In the morning departure to airport, end of trip.
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Will Green Cars Be Exciting To Drive And Enjoyable To Own?
we're in beautiful Coeur d' Alene, ID. Took a little trip to Spokane earlier today and now I'm in Post Falls, ID. It's nice to have the temperature down to a reasonable level lately.
Yes, I still have the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS and although it needs a bath pretty badly I'm glad I chose the Rally Red color and kept to the waxing and protectant routine every 6 months with Avondale Mitsubishi. It's paid off.
2011 Kia Soul Sport 5-speed
I love Couer d' Alene. At least I did last time I was there in 1968. We just had the two hottest days of the year. 111 degrees Monday 101 yesterday. Both records. July was the coldest July on record. Strange weather.
I think our dreams of having a practical EV are still a long ways off.
Bailo also said Nissan expects the roughly 450 Leafs its sold in Arizona to have an average battery capacity of 76 percent after five years -- a slightly worse rate of shrinkage than elsewhere -- with some owners suffering more. That did little to assuage worried owners about their newfound range anxiety; as one posted on the MyNissanLeaf forum after Bailo's letter: "If they truly believe this they would have a better battery warranty. I LOVE my Leaf, but I can't recommend them anymore because of this issue."
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/nissan-leaf-battery-troubles-owners-negat- ive-shock-180958755.html
yeah, I no longer am interested in buying an electric car. When they can build one with a price around $20,000 and a range of 250 miles with a top speed of 90mph I'll be at their door knocking.
Notice how BYD and their e6 have made a gigantic flop of their "dreams" to import the e6 here, with it's range of 250 miles and top speed of 100mph? Right.
Of course, they were planning on charging around $40,000 for that one, too, though.
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Burn, Baby, Burn: Fisker Inferno
More than a dozen Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids caught fire at a shipping facility in New Jersey after being submerged in seawater during Hurricane Sandy.
The fire in Port Newark burned 16 of the $100,000 vehicles after a storm surge submerged the cars, which are produced by Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive, the company confirmed.
stever Viva Las CrucesPosts: 41,963Not that it matters if all the cars are under 5' of seawater.
"After a thorough inspection witnessed by (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) representatives, Fisker engineers determined that the damage to the Karmas was the result of the cars being submerged under 5-8 feet of seawater for several hours that left corrosive salt in a low-voltage Vehicle Control Unit in one Karma," the company said.
"The Vehicle Control Unit is a standard component found in many types of vehicles and is powered by a typical 12V car battery. This residual salt damage caused a short circuit, which led to a fire that heavy winds then spread to other Karmas parked nearby."
Fisker Reveals Cause of Karma Fires During Hurricane Sandy (Inside Line)
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They very carefully worded their statement to imply the standard 12v battery started the fire, but if that were the case all flooded cars would have gone up in flames.
The battery pack stores a LOT more energy than a regular 12v pack and relies on liquid cooling and all sorts of sophisticated engineering to cool itself.
Not that cars must be built to withstand floods, but the statement is extremely misleading.
I did not realize they lost 300 of the Fisker plug-in Hybrids.
The Fisker is not new to fires.
The company previously had incidents of cars catching fire, one in California related to a cooling fan, and one in Texas for which the cause is still being determined, the company said.
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/11/06/sandy-swamped-shipment-of-more-than- -300-fisker-cars/
Are EV sales Dead???
Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn finally admitted the automaker will not meet its sales target for its all-electric Leaf — in another sign of the broad struggle of the electric vehicle industry.
"The forecast we have given ourselves for the year will not be reached," Ghosn told Bloomberg Television in Mexico City on Thursday.
Despite months of lagging sales, the Japanese automaker has steadfastly refused to acknowledge that it could not double sales in 2012 to 20,000 after selling nearly 10,000 in 2011.
In October, the Leaf also had its best month all year, selling 1,579, up 86 percent from a year ago. For the year, Nissan has sold 6,791 Leafs, down 15.6 percent from this time a year ago.
Nissan sold 9,679 all-electric Leafs in 2011.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121115/AUTO0104/211150461/1361/Nissan-CEO-a- bandons--12-electric-vehicle-sales-target
The one Leaf owner I talked to said his wife has had her car unplugged several times in her parking garage. It is the Navy parking garage in downtown San Diego. The time stops when you unplug so it does not cost her for the person that unplugs it. Just disconcerting to come out after work and your EV is not charged up. It takes most of a charge to get home the 35 miles as it is mostly up long grades on I8. A big downside of owning a pure EV.
No it was people pulling the plug out and charging their Volts and Leaves. She left her car 8 hours while at work. Someone comes in charges for a few hours and leaves. Doesn't say much for the class of people that own plug-in vehicles. Not sure how long it takes for a full charge.


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