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Finding Minnesota: Honoring Heroes
They used to cause startled glances, but now when war planes fly over one Minnesota town, people know it's just one of their neighbors.
Police: Missing Girl Near Granite Falls, 17, Found Safe
Police say a 17-year-old girl who had been reporting missing since Sunday was found safe on Monday.
Work At Minn. Capitol Pauses For Senator's Funeral
Most of the legislative business at the Capitol has been called off so lawmakers can attend the funeral of a colleague.
State Sen. Gary Kubly Of Granite Falls Dies At 68
A lawmaker says state Sen. Gary Kubly of Granite Falls, who was diagnosed last year with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died. He was 68.
Missing Man's Skeletal Remains Found Near Granite Falls
The skeletal remains of a man who went missing in April have been found near Granite Falls, Minn., according to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff.
River Art Crawl To Showcase Downtown Granite Falls
A new event showcasing downtown Granite Falls will kick off the eighth annual Meander Upper Minnesota River Arts Crawl.
Body Of Xcel Worker Missing In River Found
The body of a missing Xcel Energy worker was found Friday, three days after he disappeared into the Minnesota River.
Crews Search For Xcel Worker Who Fell Into Dam
Search and rescue efforts are underway after a man, who was working at a dam site near Granite Falls, went into the water.
Granite Falls Better Prepared For Flood Threat
One Minnesota town hit hard by floods over the years hopes it's better prepared this spring.
Man Dies In Southwest Minn. Loader Accident
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Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Monoprice, a rapidly growing online provider of self-branded consumer electronics and accessories, in an all-cash transaction valued at $180 million.
Monoprice delivers premium-quality products at prices far below other national brands. The Company has secured a deeply loyal customer base by offering thousands of Monoprice-branded items on its website, with outstanding customer service and prompt product delivery.
"We are pleased to expand the Blucora portfolio with the successful completion of the Monoprice acquisition," stated William J. Ruckelshaus, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blucora. "Monoprice's differentiated business model provides Blucora with significant opportunities in the large and growing online markets for consumer electronics and tech accessories. We welcome the talented Monoprice employees to the Blucora team, and look forward to working together to build Monoprice into a mainstream consumer brand."
The all-cash acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Blucora earnings per share. Pro forma for the full third quarter of 2013, Blucora anticipates Monoprice will have revenues in the range of $36.5 million to $37.5 million and a segment income margin of 12 percent to 12.5 percent. The Company noted that these pro forma numbers do not reflect certain anticipated purchase accounting adjustments and that Blucora's reported third-quarter results will only include Monoprice's results following completion of the transaction.
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At that point I need to use my Google-Fu and start digging for information. You know that often gossip is inaccurate, so how can we find good information? I have a few tips on how to find what you want. Here we go:
1. Urbanspoon's "new restaurants" list. This is a hidden search on Urbanspoon's page, but handy if you only want to see what has been added to their database lately. Here's how to find it: in urbanspoon.com, you'll be on the main page where it shows you the hip/hot/featured restaurants for your city. This is the address of that page: http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/60/Albuquerque-restaurants.html
Scroll down until you see the stuff in the left-most column come to an end. You'll see a tiny link that looks like this:
…and it's URL is this: http://www.urbanspoon.com/lb/60/best-restaurants-Albuquerque?sort=date
To make sure you can always get back to this page, just bookmark it! Done.
2. foodloversnm.com – this is a tumblr site with lots of drool-worthy photos of New Mexico food. However, there are also links to a list of recent restaurant closures, as well as a way to buy the book called "Food Lovers' Guide to Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos" – a brand-new compendium of over 300 food spots all over from restaurants to stores to breweries. Yes, I'm biased. But YES it is an amazing resource and you should have one in your glove box.
3. Email me! Need a tip? Just get in contact using my easy-peasy email address. It's my name AT andrea <dash> lin <dot> com. Translate that into an email and you're all set. Or send an email to that chick over at item #2. We have strikingly similar knowledge sets.
]]>First, the best little salad restaurant that could has opened a second location, right here in Albuquerque. It's convenient to downtowners and those with easy access to the freeway, right in Old Town: Vinaigrette. I only hope that Erin Wade can keep the same amazing high standards for her food as she has been doing in Santa Fe. And, is the Duke City ready for a $17 salad? I hope so, but don't forget she also makes some of the best pies I've tasted.
Hounds of the alcohol variety, know that we are also getting a new chain liquor store: Total Wine. Two of them are set to open by the end of the year, one near each major mall in town (Coronado and Cottonwood). Myself? I like Jubilation and that won't change anytime soon.
If you love deep spice and curries, you might have dined at Raaga in Santa Fe. The chef and owner, Paddy Rawal, has also come to Albuquerque with his new spot called OM Fine Indian Dining. It is located in a former Annapurna spot, so if you were already visiting Annapurna regularly you won't be too thrown off to find OM in its place. His specialties are basically just making kick-ass Indian food. That's all. And that's enough.
]]>The book, Food Lovers' Guide to Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos is now out from Globe Pequot Press and it is a soft cover handheld treasure trove of where to eat, where to buy groceries, where to get schnozzled and which road trips to take for culinary bliss, all over New Mexico.
Sold yet? The book's website has an updated "closure list" so you'll know where not to go, and a tantalizing selection of foods from the restaurants featured in the book.
The author would recommend that you buy from a local bookseller, like Bookworks or Collected Works or Page One, but if you must, it is also available at Amazon, right here: Food Lovers' Guide to Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos.
]]>This weekend in downtown Albuquerque, you can enjoy the Taste of New Mexico in the downtown plaza, both Saturday and Sunday starting at noon. This event is a showcase of local restaurants, whose culinary skills you can taste for just a few bucks worth of tickets. I'm excited that Zs&Ts new shop is represented, as well as favorites like Cecilia's and Cool Water Fusion. Apparently one of the bands lined up is called "the Noms" – wonder if their theme is edibles?
Get the scoop and even more details here: http://thetasteofnm.com/
I suggest hitting the Taste of New Mexico on Saturday so you can use Sunday for the very anticipated Local Food Festival and Field Day down in the South Valley. This one will be a blowout event with sponsorship from great folks like Edible Magazine and Bookworks and La Montanita Coop.
]]>It's fall again, time to fire up the Baklava and the Lamb gyros at the Grecian Festival. It starts Friday, October 5th and goes through Sunday with tons of treats and cultural events all weekend. More info here and maps and all that good stuff:
According to KRQE, the vendor prices for food during the Balloon Fiesta 2012 will be up quite a bit, thanks to a change in the vendors' contracts. Instead of a fixed rate to allow them to serve food, each vendor must now pay 30% of profits as their fee. Ouch.
That means that an average food item cost could be up about $1.50 – that already kind of crazy hot dog for $7.50? That's now $9.
But with 18 new vendors, at least you won't go hungry. If you don't get skinny in the waist, you might get skinnier in the wallet.My recommendation? Don't eat at anything you recognize to be a chain. Eat Sadie's. Eat Road Runner Foods. But don't eat
Don't forget to read the VENUE in the Friday Albuquerque Journal to find other options for your dining experience once you leave the Balloon Fiesta Park.
1. It's right next to the Balloon Fiesta, easy strolling distance to start preemptively working off those chocolate calories.
2. It is cheap: $10 for tons of chocolate samples and mingling with other sugaraholics.
3. C'mon! The name is AWESOME. Chocolate Big Top!
Here's their own description of what's happening:
There will be pie. And judgement.
There will be bicycles making the trip to the site at the Hubbell House.
There will be kids' entertainment like cooking, sack racing and planting. I hope there are farmy kids that are entertained by that.
There will be cooking demos by tried-and-true guys like Jason Greene of The Grove, and "new talent" like Cherie Austin of Farm & Table.
There's even a fermentation demonstration. Woooo to fermented food!
According to the story in the Alamogordo Daily News, the local BZ Rockin' Burgers is all but four months old and using a ground chuck preparation to keep customers happy with juicy beefiness. The owners are thrilled, both for the culinary honor, and for the potential local impact, "It kind of puts Alamogordo on the map," the owner said.
Adding to the spectacle of all those fancy Santa Fe and Albuquerque spots losing to this small town wonder, the trophy spelled the word Chile as Chili. Oh, the humanity! An uproar started, as you'd imagine, and the cutout trophy will be adjusted. Who's to blame? Why, spell check, of course.
]]>But now I'm back and have all the latest news and gossip that my ears and googlers have turned up. First up, minimum wage hits a stall? Looks like a new minimum wage act might either be stalled by restaurant owners who are reluctant to have someone else dictating when they give raises to staff, or it could be stalled by something as simple as a typo. Not just any typo, mind you – a typo that says that restaurant owners have to pay themselves more but not necessarily their employees. Weird. Here's the story from HuffPo and referencing an Albuquerque Journal article (if you have access): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/albuquerque-minimum-wage-typo_n_1862240.html
Next, great news for foo-foo salad lovers – You'd better veg out, you'd better not cry. You'd be foolish to pout – I'm tellin' you why: Vinaigrette is coming to town! It's like Santa Claus but with lettuce and beets, nearby in Old Town. I'm excited and hope that the quality is the same as in Santa Fe, regardless the price point Erin needs to hit to make a go of it here in the Duke City. Read the scoop on the NM Business Weekly: http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2012/09/06/vinaigrette-restaurant-to-open-near.html
Want to know which restaurants did OK on their inspections and which ones had complaints? The city is making things even more transparent (though not by going to a letter grading system like many cities use) by putting all historical inspection data online. It is not pretty, yet, but the full spreadsheet of data is yours to download, right here (look for restaurant inspections): http://www.cabq.gov/abq-data
Finally, your local restaurant association is holding a hospitality banquet to honor those that kick ass in their field of providing excellent service and giving back to the community. On September 24th, the event takes place in Old Town at the Hotel Albuquerque. It's not cheap but is a chance to meet and greet the players in the local food scene. https://m360.nmrestaurants.org/event.aspx?eventID=54120&instance=0


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Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, in his first interview since winning the 2008 election, lifted the veil on his role in the transition, and what kinds of vice president he wants to be.
"I think we should restore the balance here," Biden told me. "The role of the vice president of the United States as I see it is to give the president of the United States the best, sagest, most accurate, most insightful advice and recommendations he or she can make to a president to help them make some of the very, very important decisions that have to be made"
Biden said he got a commitment from Barack Obama that he'll be "in the room" on every major economic, political, and foreign policy decision.
"When Barack Obama, Senator Barack Obama then talked to me about being his vice president I said we have to – let's talk and we spent three and a half hours talking and one of the things I asked was, I said I don't want to be picked unless you're picking me for my judgment. I don't want to be the guy that goes out and has a specific assignment – an important assignment to reinvent government, which Al Gore did a great job of. Dealing with some specific discrete item. I said I want a commitment from you that in every important decision you'll make, every critical decision, economic and political as well as foreign policy, I'll get to be in the room," Biden said.
Has Obama kept his promise? I asked Biden.
"He's kept it. Every single solitary appointment he has made thus far I have been in the room, the recommendations I have made in most cases coincidentally have been the recommendations that he's picked. Not because I made them but because we think a lot alike. I have been there for every one of those meetings," he said.
Biden will chair a middle class task force that will include other Cabinet members, including Labor, Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget, Education, etc.
"The one thing we use as a yardstick of economic success of our administration, is the middle class growing? Is the middle class getting better? Is the middle class no longer being left behind?And we'll look at everything from college affordability to after school programs. The things that affect people's daily lives. I will be the guy honchoing that policy," he said.
Biden said he's also been meeting separately and collectively with the foreign policy team: Obama's nominees' for national security advisor, secretary of state, and secretary of defense.
"One of my tasked responsibilities is to work with that group to come up with a baseline for the president as to what we view the circumstance we're inheriting in Iraq and Afghanistan and Pakistan so that we don't accept, we may or may not accept, all these reports are being done," he said.
"It's ultimately the national security adviser's job," Biden said. "I'm just the guy that's honchoing this baseline study. And so that requires coordination and look, as you well know, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense and the national security advisor have their hands full on a whole range of issues. So there are going to be things that have cross-jurisdiction a lot of the time."
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By Tess Duncan in General on Jun 04, 2013
We found a handful of the best tweets about Michael Douglas' comments on oral sex that were revealed in an interview yesterday. While it took a lot not to vomit at all the disgusting jokes about Catherine Zeta-Jones disease-ridden vagina, there were some gems hidden amongst the rubble. From Lena Dunham to Julie Klausner to Betty F*ckin' White (not actually Betty White), a whole lotta ladies were pretty on point today.
Photo via the Guardian
Tagged in: Twitter, tweets, oral sex, Michael Douglas, lena Dunham
The opinions expressed on the BUST blog are those of the authors themselves and do not necessarily reflect the position of BUST Magazine or its staff.


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March 19th, 2014 01:39 PM #25Olivia/Livia/Livy/Liv : Thessaly/Darah/Bethel : Noelle/Eve
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Since I can only pick one, it would have to be Isla Faye. (I like Aubrey and Audrey Faye as well.) I have to admit that I thought the pronunciation way E-la. No that I know it is eye-la, I really love it. I have never met an Isla or heard anyone say the name.
For anyone considering the name, but fear that it is becoming too trendy, I know someone named Aili and she pronounces it eye-lee. I think it is lovely. A little Aili Faye would be absolutely adorable.Last edited by pamjsg99; March 19th, 2014 at 10:44 PM.
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There appears to be guerrilla campaign underway by the Republicans to get at the candidate they despise the most, Hillary Clinton, by recruiting GOP voters to vote for Barack Obama in the Texas primary. Many in the GOP detest Hillary not only because she is a strong woman, but because she reminds them of her husband, the most popular American president in recent history. On the so-called "Republicans for Obama" website, you'll find this email being sent to GOP voters in Texas.
Attention All Texas Republicans and Independents!! Nothing in there about why they should vote for Obama. Nothing about his accomplishments or leadership qualities or what he might do for the country. It's all about DEFEATING HILLARY. Vote for Obama on Tuesday, and yes, you can come back and vote against him in November. Clinton out Tuesday, Obama out November, price of gas up, Mission Accomplished! The crossover vote will probably put the final nail in the coffin for Senator Clinton's campaign. What I wonder is, will the Obama camp see their victory and count on those voters for November, or will they realize they've been PWNED by the GOP? |
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Odd that they do this since the GOP seems to wish facing Hillary in Nov as the easy one to defeat. Or at least that's their most recent BS across the airwaves. |
It's Obama the GOP has been praying for... "Two of his supporters, in fact, had come to do just that. Jimmie Williams, 70, a retired oil company worker and an avid Republican, said, "I wanted to vote against Hillary so Obama would win so McCain would go against Obama and have an easier time." His buddy, J. B. Cain, 65, a retired computer programmer and also a Republican who said he had never voted early before, came with the same idea, although interjecting, "Lord help us if he couldnТt beat either one." Mr. Hickman explained that if they voted in the Democratic primary, they could not also vote for him as constable in the Republican primary because voters are handed either a Republican ballot or a Democratic one. Both men then dropped their plan to vote for Mr. Obama." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/politics/29texas.html?hp |
Cavalcades of Texas Hummers, Yukons, and Suburbans, all with Bush Cheney stickers partially covered by those smaller, round Obama stickers. |
I've heard rumors of this sort of thing, and it worries me. If Obama is getting a temporarily inflated votes, that does not bode well for the general election. Does anyone know how many states in which this kind of switch voting is allowed? Does it account for some of the last-minute surges in favor of Obama when it came time to actually vote in those states? Gotta go to work now. Will check back later to see the answers. Like I said, this possible problem worries me. Kate |
"Cavalcades of Texas Hummers, Yukons, and Suburbans, all with Bush Cheney stickers partially covered by those smaller, round Obama stickers. " Ha! My wife constantly covers her fathers Mercedes conservative bumper stickers with liberal canidates stickers. |
Does Texas matter to the Dems in the general? Isn't it a lost cause anyway? |
I think dirty tricks and fair elections should matter to all Americans, Democratic or otherwise. Why should we accept that our elections always have to be manipulated? |
It appears many of the responses to the post are not positive towards it. A mixed bag of reactions to be sure regarding what might happen in the elections (like we do on this forum) but I didn't see any that agreed to go out and follow the instruction. In fact, there were a few positive Hillary and Obama retorts. I did not read each and every response however, so I may have missed one that might have said 'what a great idea'. It also said it is not an official position of the website. This is not something I am going to worry about it because it is what it is. I believe most people vote the way they want and not listen to those types of instruction emails. |
"Why should we accept that our elections always have to be manipulated?" I said we should? All I'm saying is it's a pathetic attempt at making the Texas GOP nationally relevant when in fact they are likely to be irrelevent. |
This is only one GOP site where I've seen posts about this strategy. They discuss it over at FreeRepublic as well, snd likely on some of the other GOP boards. It makes sense, since their nomination process is basically complete. |
It happens in Pa too. I received a call to that effect but I wont participate even tho I detest the clintoons. |
Listening to the call-in Right Wing shows, they were talking about voting for Hillary, just to mess up the Democrats. In any event, it would have to be a pretty massive participation, wouldn't it, with hundreds of thousands of 'sabotage votes', to determine a primary / caucus / proportional representation at the convention? Its not like putting the fix in 50 specific precincts in Florida or Ohio for a 'winner take all' situation, like the national elections. |
If would make the Texas GOP incredibly relevant |
Should Hillary lose the nominating process, will you really believe this brilliaint strategy to have been the cause? I just don't think she has connected w/ and energized the electorate in the way that Obama has. He's a showman, although hard working and very competent she's more of a mechanic. I also think this "strategy" is a bad move. You don't get folks to go out and actually pull the lever for the other guy without the expectation that some small percentage of them might actually turn and vote for him in the general. It would be similar to marketing a product by asking your consumers to try your competitors product for comparison. You risk the chance that some small percentage might actually like it. |
Should Hillary lose the nominating process, will you really believe this brilliaint strategy to have been the cause? No, I don't think it would be only cause. I do think, if the Texas primary is a narrow one, the influx of Republican voters out to "defeat Hillary" could throw that primary. Crossover voting has long been used here in Tennessee with deadly effect. I do agree that Obama is a showman. |
- Posted by mrbrownthumb z5 Chicago (My Page) on Fri, Feb 29, 08 at 14:02
No surprise to any of us paying attention. I remember back in Nevada an Obama precinct captain was distributing pamphlets urging Republicans to become Democrats for A Day to vote against Hillary. On talkleft.com a couple of WI residents were reporting that Republicans were giving themselves high fives on blogs and talk radio for getting the vote out against Hillary. Seems they're doing it in all the primaries since most of them are open and you don't need to be registered as a Democrat to vote in them. I think PA might be the next closed primary. There are other stories out of Texas of Republicans planning to vote for Obama and voting McCain in the GE. |
Here is a link that might be useful: In Democratic primary, expect a GOP turnout
- Posted by kingturtle Zone 7 GA (My Page) on Fri, Feb 29, 08 at 14:57
Seems just as likely to motivate Hillary voters to come out to beat back the Repubs. |
If the repubs really wanted to cause mischief they'd vote Hillary and string out this divisive nominating process for as long as possible. |
Also, since there is early voting with write in ballots, the nasty Obama supporters can go around and paw through trash cans and get ballots from other people who don't want to vote and vote for them. They might even counterfeit ballots, and send them in by the semi-load. They also might try intimidation; continuously fly formations of jet fighters from the Obama Air Force, strafing with red, white, and blue tracers, 20' off the ground, in Clinton leaning neighborhoods. |
The Clintonphiles are just looking for an excuse. She lost because of the sneaky repubs. LOL! |
Sounds like the GOPers are so schizoid now they don't know what to do? For a party that actually wanted either Julianni or Romney to get nonimated I'm not too surprized that they're so screwed up. I know that the wealthy GOPers are desparate to cling on to their cherished bush tax cut but I know not what the poor GOPers motives are? They just sound confused, probably by now way too overdosed on fear & hate. Maybe the goal is to push Hillary so far down in delegates that Obama would be inclined to pick someone else as veep? GOPers worse nightmare is the Ying/Yang ticket. |
If the repubs really wanted to cause mischief they'd vote Hillary and string out this divisive nominating process for as long as possible. That would make sense, but then you're talking about wingnut Republicans, and they've decided their strategy is to take out Hillary Tuesday, and then beat Obama in November. There are plenty of comments on Republican message boards like FreeRepublic, including a few making your point, but the "Vote for Obama and get the b*h" wins over the "Vote Hillary and string it out" crowd overwhelmingly. Comments like We don't like the Clintons. They're scum. Pretty simple answer. Just Say No to Hillary! Stupid Chris Matthews probably thinks those Republicans will stick with Obama in the general election. I have two friends in Texas who are voting for Obama in the primary (theyТre conservative republicans). They figure McCain is already the repub nom (and they donТt care much for him so their vote wonТt count on the repub side) so theyТre going to try to get hillary out (they really donТt care for her) and will worry about the rest after next week. Pretty much the same in my Republican circles....They hate the Clintons so much they want her out now. They love seeing Hillary being humiliated....They will deal with HUSSEIN Obama in November. If you have heat rash and a broken leg, take care of the more painful problem first. I vote in favor of: #1, a stake thru the heart of the Klintoon machine. I think her Thighness will now slowly deteriorate into the night creature that she truly is and will not even run for the Sinate again. Anybody but Clinton (ABC) Plenty more such comments on FreeRepublic and other wingnut boards. This may rally even more Obama supporters to "jump on the bandwagon" since they have an even better chance of doing Clinton in by allying with the Republicans. |
Living with BO wou;ld be better than a clinton back in the White House. |
Oh come on now. Living with Hillary would be better than continuing the way we've been going. There might come a day you and others would wish you had a Clinton in the White House again. |
You'd think transvestites wouldn't be allowed to even reside in Texas, let alone vote there. |
Today, Msnbc interviewed several republicans who said they voted for Barack in order to Knock out Hillary. They also said they would vote McCain in the general. |
This has been happening for eons of time in Texas. Back when Texas had lots of Democrats, Repulicans voted in the Democratic primaries. This year there was an open and organized campaign for Republicans to cross over and vote for Obama. Obviously, they consider Obama easier to beat. I've heard them say so. I think it backfired on them. The whole thing just inspired more Democrats to get out to vote in both the Democratic primary and the so-called Democratic caucus. In fact, I'd like to thank the Republicans who accomplished that feat! It's brought Democrats to the polls who might have stayed home otherwise. So thanks for getting the Democrats all fired up! |
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Windows 8.1 Puts Microsoft On Track For A Better Year In 2014
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I've been taking reporter calls in the run up to today's Microsoft Build announcements about Windows 8.1 Preview. They want to know: Will this be the turn around? What does Microsoft have to do to succeed? I'm pleased to say that last October Forrester predicted that Windows 8 would have a bumpy birth year, but would eventually mature and take hold in 2014 as Microsoft moved to update Windows on an annual cycle. Further, we were very clear that reports of Windows' death were greatly exaggerated.
Today's new details on Windows 8.1 show that Microsoft is on track for updating Windows annually, that they're engaged in significant product improvements and they are listening to market feedback. There were a ton of improvements and new built-in apps. Among all the details, three were the most significant to advancing Windows:
· Smart Search. By combining Bing's web search with search across my devices and Skydrive, search becomes more relevant and personal. We'll be watching to see how third-party developers can use this and where Microsoft goes with it. Very interesting.
· Making Windows desktop modern and more synergistic. The tweaks to allow the desktop background underneath the Start Screen and the return of the Start button make it feel a little less like I'm running two PCs in one, but the difference is still jarring.
· Microsoft Office for modern. This is big. Microsoft left a huge vacuum when they announced Office 2013 without any mention of when they'd make a modern version– it was as glaring a gap as not offering Office on the iPad. One down, one to go.
I come away from the announcements believing that Microsoft has better product and product team integration than Google and is focused on creating cohesive experiences for the individual across work and personal. Their challenge is a messaging and marketing one – can they break into the industry conversation that is so focused on Google and Apple? I think they can, but it won't be easy.
Meanwhile, I'd like to see Apple do more on integrating the work and personal aspects of their customer experience. I think Microsoft will work hard to take advantage of their strong presence in the workplace by offering more tools and capabilities to help us all manage our whole lives, not just the work or personal parts.
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This was the free show in Woldenberg Park as a part of some basketball game or something. I didn't attend this show but I am from New Orleans and many of my friends attended, so the set list is confirmed. Pretty boring set list, if you ask me. And they still continue to perform "Shock Me", even though it is an Ace Frehley song and was NEVER a hit for the band. Yet, they leave out major hits like "Forever" and "Heaven's On Fire". Gee, I wonder why? Could it be to annoy Ace and his fans? Also, Paul's voice was SHOT at this show. Some claimed he was sick. You can see the entire show on YouTube and judge for yourself.
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Sorry, but I don't have any info on this. Besides, I thought that this was banned, or something. I don't know if you'd be interested in this or not, but there's a site on the web where you can get some prescription drugs for like ---$ 5.00--(at least, that's what they say)---just type in "free prescription drugs" and you should be able to find it. I think you have to send in 5 bucks for each prescription and they send a letter to your doctor. |
Thanks, Yellowhair. Guess I won't try to start a discussion on this topic as ordering Canadian drugs may not be technically legal. |
I handle matters for a relative. One drug is $157 for 30 pills (one a day). I went on GOOGLE and got a Canadian toll free number from an advertiser. I talked to them. For $121.00 I can get 60 pills. There's no generic and I asked twice if it was the identical drug I purchased in the U.S. The person said yes. They said nothing about new laws or restrictions. I've heard these are being kicked around but have not been implemented. QUESTIION: I feel uneasy that the drug may not be the same although I was told it was. If anyone has had ordering experience I'd certainly like to hear from them. Thanks. |
Candler, if you go to the AARP.com message boards, you'll find some informative discussions there on Canadian drugs. Good luck! |
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I was quite young when I first heard Dinah Washington's version of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes…
At the time the smoke metaphor went completely over my head but lyrics such as 'laughing friends deride, tears I cannot hide' sung by the Queen of Blues herself caught my full attention.
I'm no music critic so I can't fully describe all the wonderful qualities of a voice like Dinah Washington's but to speak from my own personal experience I can only say that for me it holds a dreamy quality that makes listening to her a truly enjoyable experience and this song one of my favourites.
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Every night, the moon shines on Runeterra.
Pale beams of reflected sunlight lance through the void of space, probing for weakness in the blanket of clouds. A few bold moonbeams streak past, lighting a small gleam in the dewy grass of Summoner's Rift. A small nest of glittering black beetles scuttles nearby, their carapaces bright in the flickering light of a torch. One burrows down into the grass, through soft loam and fertile soil, down away from moonbeams and torch alike. Below the beetle warrens, the waters of the river seep into the cold earth, icy and remote as it pools on the bedrock beneath the soil. Pure frigid water trickles through a small crack in the bedrock into a cavern below.
In the deeps of the cavern, silent, invisible in the dark, a wide stone dais lay in a still pool. On the dais lies a man, twisted in the throes of restless sleep, and as he tosses and turns, the world trembles with foreboding.
And he dreams.
Chapter One
The main library of the Institute of War, is, by tradition, a quiet place. Even if it were not tradition, the vast arched halls littered with detailed tapestries, rich rugs, and dust laden bookshelves reaching towards the ceiling tended to muffle those few who lacked vocal restraint. Still, it was only in whispers that Marl argued with his tutor across a small stone table, on which rested a single folder.
"...hardly been effective, has it? I mean, look at the Kalamanda incident. Not only did we fail to prevent conflict, we couldn't even keep official League champions out of it! We could have destroyed the last of the brackern completely by accident! It's a wonder Skarner puts up with us at all. How long will it be until he realizes how little actually gets resolved here?"
His tutor, an elderly master summoner by the name of Dox, looked at him with a mild expression mostly concealed by an excess of silvery facial hair. "Well, I'm sure the High Council of Equity will be delighted to hear that they're- how did you put it? - 'A collection of old bones with hot gas trapped inside.' " A small sigh ruffled Dox's mustache in a way that might have been comical had Marl not known that the old man could have destroyed the room with the barest effort. "I'm surprised at you, Marl. You may be fairly new, but you've been here long enough to see the kind of power the champions wield. Are you trying to tell me that you would rather see them loose upon the world, free of any restricting laws or bindings? It may not be a perfect system, but I'm sure the Council has considered all of your points, probably a great deal more than you have. If they had a better solution, I'm sure they'd use it."
Marl snorted. "When was the last time the council actually made any changes? Oh, right- five years ago, before Councilor Ashram's disappearance. Nothing since. Five years, Master Dox, and the rumors still abound in my classes of junior summoners. People are starting to think that someone, or something, has made the council lose their nerve." Marl searched Dox's face for any signs of reaction, but the man was doing an excellent impersonation of a marble bust. Well, a very hairy marble bust.
Something in the slant of Dox's bushy eyebrows shifted to indicate thoughtfulness. "I have heard the rumors," he admitted after a moment's silence. Another sigh ruffled his mustache. "It's not just the junior summoners that have their doubts. The questions around Ashram's... departure... were not answered satisfactorily for any of us." Dox toyed with the folder on the table for a minute, then pushed it across to Marl. "Better men than you have struggled to find answers; better men than you have suffered for it. Unless you also wish to disappear, I suggest you spend less time questioning your superiors, and more time preparing for your new assignment."
Marl flipped open the folder, rapidly scanning the contents. "Not that I'm sad to see the back of the instruction circuit, but archaeology? Shouldn't you be foisting this off on Ezreal? At least he has some interest."
Dox snorted loudly. "Ezreal? That fop is a reckless hazard and a disgrace to the subject. He's an adventurer, not an archaeologist- he's better suited to the League than he ever was to studies of any type. As to why you-" Dox pushed himself to his feet as he spoke, and Marl quickly followed suit "-believe me, it wasn't my choice. Still, Councilor Relivash wants everyone we can spare on this dig, especially anyone with magical aptitude. Pick a few of your best students and head to the dig; I expect you to be there by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
Marl weighed the possibilities in his mind. At least it will be something different... Still, I was hoping for an assignment to champion control... He blinked. "Wait, see me there? Are you on this too, Doxy?"
The old man grimaced. "Master Dox to you, snippet. Yes, much to my misfortune. Councilor Relivash felt you needed some experienced oversight, and I must have looked to happy where I was." The elder's voice suddenly dropped to a serious note. "Runeterra is older than anyone knows, Marl. There are things hidden away in the earth so old that they make mountains look young. Don't take this assignment lightly."
"They'd still be hard pressed to be older than you, Doxy!" Before the older man could reply, he gave a quick bow, and darted for the exit. If he was going to be stuck on the dig under Summoner's Rift, at least he had a day's reprieve to do some heavy drinking first.
Chapter Two
"I'm drunk," Den stated with great solemnity.
In fairness to her, this was quite an achievement- not being drunk, but being able to make a statement at all, let alone an intelligible one. Gragas may not have been known for being personable or attractive, but he certainly knew how to brew a potent vat of... whatever it was that he brewed. It was expensive, but worth every penny, as any one of her twelve drinking companions would have testified to, had any been conscious.
Groggily, Den groped about for her bag. It took her several minutes, but she finally found it, hanging from her shoulder. Giving it a disapproving frown, she fumbled open the latch and peered blearily inside. Shiny yellow coins twinkled in abundance in the dim light of the tavern. She stared at them with fascination, weaving her head back and forth, watching the twinkles shift. A brief tap on her shoulder caused her to whirl around- an a rather difficult and disastrous effort, considering she was seated in a high backed chair, an she was fairly certain there was someone sleeping on her legs. She shot an angry and irritated up from the floor at the looming figure of the barkeep, who looked as though he regularly tried out for cart lifting competitions.
"Excuse me, madame, but I'm afraid I must ask for payment now." After a moment of thought, she pulled herself upright by the thankfully sturdy pants of the barkeep and surveyed the chaos. Much to her pleasant surprise, the table had a fairly large stack of assorted coinage in it's middle. Beaming, she swept it into her pack, only losing about a quarter of it on the floor. She forlornly watched a stray gold coin roll into a far corner, debating the value of exerting any effort to chase it. In the end, she just gave weak hand seizure that might have been intended as a magnanimous wave, and mumbled "Keep th' change." With that, she stumbled aimlessly across the floor towards the door, luckily failing to cause permanent damage to herself or the other patrons despite her best efforts.
Outside the tavern, the waxing moon had just risen. The grassy plains bordering the road extended far into the night, empty except for the tavern and its supporting buildings. The road itself was deserted except for a lone black cloaked horseman just drawing reign next to the stable. Den wandered absently towards the stable, staring with great amusement at a little red star she decided really ought to be named Berny. She drew lazily to a stop when she heard a deep voice emanating from the rider.
"Excuse me. I am rather new to these parts, and I was hoping you could provide me with some directions. You see, I am looking for an archaeologist..."
Den threw out a stopping hand, and then tried to lean nonchalantly against the rider's horse, which neatly sidestepped and rather spoiled the gesture. Den carried on unfazed. "Whelp, y'need go no further then, do ya? Den Malleny, archolologist 'xtrodinaire, atchurservice!" With that, she promptly passed out on the ground.
Chapter Three
Marl was irritated.
This was not an uncommon occurrence; he had joined the League as a summoner at the promise of wealth, power, and adventure beyond his wildest imaginings; in its place, all he found was bureaucracy and hypocrisy. The league claimed that it saved the world from magical self destruction- and yet they did dangerous research into powerful artifacts, and regularly ended up summoning powerful beings from far off worlds, sometimes even other planes of existence. It was, in Marl's opinion, only a matter of time before the league itself brought down the destruction it worked so hard to prevent.
Still, if the destruction of Valoran was an inevitability, there was nowhere safer to be than the Institute of War, home to all the most powerful magic wielders in, quite literally, all of the universe. Even if the planet were torn asunder, he suspected the institute would remain. So he stayed and studied, a good little summoner, obeying every order.
That didn't mean he had to enjoy it.
He hadn't like teaching- students were ignorant, overeager, highly critical, and often mind-numbingly thick headed. He'd lost count of the number of time his students had nearly killed themselves or a classmate by trying something out of their league or by simply botching a mundane spell. Still, at least while he was teaching he had access to all the comforts of the Institute- good accommodations, an ample serving staff, reasonable hours, and excellent food. The League was nothing if not generous to its employees.
Here, though, at the 'Great Dig', as everyone who'd never been there called it, he was hard pressed to find running water, let alone the comforts of the Institute. The roughly hewn quarters were damp and drafty. Sleep was unattainable, as the sounds of work echoed down the tunnels at all hours of the day and night. He couldn't even be sure when it was day; the entire excavation was underground at this point, seeing as it was too far below the earth to be opened to the air. At points, the digging even dropped below the bedrock level.
And on top of it all, he still had to put up with his students.
"No, no, no! Coralene, you call that a minion?" He gestured with frustration at an ugly, squat creature, resembling a mottled purple slug. "It doesn't even have arms! How in this festering cesspool of a hell are you expecting it to dig?"
The object of his wrath, a ditzy young blonde, seemed on the verge of tears. Jed, one of her peers with a more than professional interest, came to her defense. "Cut her some slack, hey? We've down here for a week, sir, and we've barely made any progress. She was just trying a new approach- corroding the rock, rather than-"
"A new approach?! Are you insane?" At this, Coralene really did burst into tears. Marl almost felt bad for her. Almost. "Do you have any idea how long it takes to create a working summoning ritual? How dangerous it can be to try a new spell without proper safeguards? I've been practicing magic since you were in diapers, and even I would hesitate making a new spell without at least two Masters with me. You're lucky you didn't bury us all under ten thousand pounds of rock and dirt!" He brushed aside her defender, seizing her by the collar, and dragging her to the edge of a nearby stair. He gestured out into the massive underground valley that was the excavation, towering buildings and arching bridges only barely illuminated by the occasional torch or magical light. "This city has been buried under the earth for ten thousand years at the least! Did you ever stop to wonder why? Why there are skeletons all through the city, sitting just like life, like nothing happened? This place didn't fall to neglect, pestilence, or an invading army- it was sunk straight into the earth, all at once, people and all. And you want to know more?" He stared into her tear blurred eyes, willing his expression to remain stern. "It wasn't an enemy that did it. We have their records- they found a city beneath them, too. There was an artifact, a powerful artifact, activated by the use of magic, that sank them. And this city, they found that artifact, experimented with it, on it, and shared that fate. Two cities, two civilizations- advanced and powerful people, gone, because they were too reckless."
Coralene had collapsed against a nearby building, sobbing wildly. Marl felt sick with himself, but it was all true, and he had no desire to be buried alive. He waved a hand of dismissal as Jed collected her, shooting him an angry glare. That one was too defiant for his own good... Marl would have had him reprimanded, but quite frankly, Jed was the only one of his students that showed much promise of ever being something more.
Something bumped Marl's leg, making him jump. He looked down, then sighed; it was the gruesome minion, blundering mindlessly about. He noted with bleak humor that the trail it left behind was eating through the rock surface of the floor. It wasn't a bad idea, really, he thought to himself. But the fool girl should have taken it to me. This place is littered with old magic... Evil magic. The people who lived here were not a kind people, nor the people before them. That kind of magic is better left alone, but since we have to be here, I'll take no chances. He made a brief arcane gesture, and the minion flickered out of existence.
The sound of labored breathing made Marl turn once more. A portly summoner crested the stair, puffing with exertion. Nergle, or Nerple, or something like that- the man had been one of Marl's fellow instructors before he'd been drafted; Marl never really kept track. He gave a mental sigh and waited for the man to speak.
After a few more heaving breaths, the man spoke up. "Uh, Marl, Master Dox has requested your presence at the Dome. He said, that we, uh, have a real archaeologist on the job now... So... New orders and all that... Some lady named Den, Den Malleny." The man slumped to the wall where Carlene had so recently been crying. "I'll be coming along too just as soon as I catch my breath."
They really are desperate if they're falling to drafting that lout. He may be a decent summoner, but he's in no shape to be working on a dig. "Alright, see you there. Just have to collect a few of my things." Time to meet the new boss.
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A planter that needs to be strong so it does get expensive to build it right. However, my opinion is that $820 is expensive. If it goes with your style, decor and needs it is always acceptable. Once in place you will not be able to move it around unless you empty it first. Alternatively, you can have say 4 or 5 smaller planters that will give you more flexibility in placement and design. It would be cheaper too, I think. Or you could build it with cedar wood lined with EPDM rubber and many drainage holes. Cedar will be cheaper but will eventually rot and fall apart. I am curious, where did you get such a planter? |
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It's a sure sign that sultry summer has given way to frenetic fall when "The View" erupts in a partisan debate led by right-leaning Elisabeth Hasselbeck vs. whoever.
In this case, "whoever" was the filmmaking firebrand Michael Moore, who clashed with Elisabeth Wednesday over the way in which the United States eliminated Osama bin Laden. Moore said he would have preferred it if we'd captured the terrorist kingpin and put him on trial. Not unreasonably (or so it seemed to us), he likened such a trial to the war-crimes trials that were held following World War II that prosecuted Nazis who participated in the Reich's mass murders and, in so doing, exposed and recorded their crimes for posterity (and also punished the perpetrators).
Elisabeth would have none of it, however. She made the argument that, when the Nuremberg trials took place, World War II was over. That's not the case with the worldwide war on terror, she said. Moore disagreed, though, insisting that the U.S. war against terrorism is over, for all intents and purposes (unlike his case for a bin Laden trial, his line of thinking on the ongoing war was more difficult for us to agree with).
"We have built a whole homeland national security apparatus, spending billions of dollars of our money on something that has nothing to do with the real threat," said Moore, who appeared on "The View" to promote a new memoir called "Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life."
He then got to the point he was trying to make about a bin Laden trial (a scenario that's academic at this point since bin Laden sleeps with the fishes). "My point is that the way we show the world that we're different is that we give even the most heinous person their day in court," Moore said, again not sounding all that unreasonable to us (and we have often found it easy to disagree with this guy over the years). "We put the Nazis on trial, we put [Charlie] Manson on trial, we put the worst people on trial," he noted.
While he was making that point, Elisabeth exploded. "You're telling me Osama bin Laden — responsible for the slaughter of I don't know how many thousands of individuals – deserves a trial?" she shrieked, betraying a complete lack of confidence in the justice system that underpins American society. "Where? In New York City?" she continued. "Absolutely not! How dare – and why, because Casey Anthony's trial went so well?"
In citing the acquittal of Casey Anthony – when many thought Anthony was guilty of murdering her child – is Elisabeth Hasselbeck really advocating that we do away with trials?
"What are we afraid of? We're Americans, man!" responded Moore, who further explained that he didn't feel putting a terrorist kingpin on trial would have represented weakness on the part of the United States. Instead, Moore said, bin Laden would have been found guilty in a tribunal seen throughout the world and then given the punishment he deserved. As Moore pointed out, the Nazi war criminals were executed.
It was kind of an amazing segment, at least to us – Michael Moore, of all people, coming across like the most reasonable person in the room. Imagine that?
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HI, i know very little about javascript, just enough to get me into trouble actually lol.
Here is what im working with. I have a custom Instant messenger for members.
It uses embed object macromedia as well as javascript to diplay the window and send messages.
What i want to do is simply add an onchange that when one person is typing it shows they are typing (ie xxxxx is typing....)
My experience is in php and html and i looked thru the script and the javascript functions but im not sure what im looking for exactly. Do i need to have access to the swf or fla file and be able to edit them to do this? I dont see any form inputs or i would know exactly where to put the onchange lol. Im guessing the input is in the swf or fla file not sure how that works.
what im guessing is that in the embed or the object tags (ill play with it) i can put something like
Code:document.write('test on change\n');
If i can get that text to show up inside the IM where i want it then i can try to figure out how to set focus on box and recongize onchange and do some testing.
I think i might even be able to doc write the onchange command but not sure.
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When using "document.write" in an event handler like onchange you will erase the current document (and all of its content) and create a new (blank) one.
You should immediately learn about other DOM manipulating methods like .innerHTML, document.createElement, .appendChild() etc.
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Thanks for the tips, i did a search thru agent ransack and found the inputs in the fla files. But since i cannot edit the fla (i dont own flash) im screwed on this one i think.


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It's the kind of light wheel that rotates in front of a bulb, to cast colored light over a 1960's era silver tree. A friend bought one on Ebay, but the red light window is faded. He showed it to me, asking what can be done. I tested some glass paint, but the surface of the very very thin plastic is textured, like a waffle. The glass paint would sink into the texture, I'm sure. I took a quick look online for clear red acrylic sheet, but got a bunch of incorrect hits.
Here's a different one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rotating-COLOR-WHEEL-4-Aluminum-Christmas-Tree-Party-Light-Flood-EX-/170742310152?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c108e508 I had no idea where to post this question. But thought that someone might know where I could get a thin sheet of red plastic. Any ideas? Thanks! |
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Might try a light coat of red nail polish, I coated a lightbulb that was too bright with it in college so my roommate could sleep while I was studying! Jan |
You can buy the wheels separately on ebay. But if you want to send me your address I'm at firstname.lastname@example.com. I have an extra one after I broke the light last year. I would also expect a picture of your tree once it's up and running! |
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