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May your hearts be filled with peace and faith in God. May your days of doubt be replaced with days of hope and cheer. May you and your family get nurtured with lots of love! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015 to you and to your loved ones! Robert
Thanksgiving is the appointed time
for focusing on the good in our lives.
In each of our days,
we can find small blessings,
but too often we overlook them,
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paying attention to problems.
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to those who cause us trouble
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and a Happy Holiday Season, wishing for a prosperous 2014 for you and your family! Thanks for a another great year! We did get a White Christmas here with some more snow on the way, I'm sure the children are happy! : ) Thanks Buddy! Ron
Wishing you and your family all the warmth this Holiday Season has to offer. Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with peace and joy. Robert
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Southwest begins flights to Key West
Southwest Airlines Co. has begun flights to the southernmost city in the continental United States.
Dallas-based Southwest began service to Key West International Airport earlier this month.
Key West, Fla., became the 78th city served by Southwest. Key West formerly was served by AirTran Airways, which Southwest purchased last year.
Southwest plans to eventually discontinue the AirTran brand but that could take several years.
Museum opens balcony where MLK was shot
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis plans to open the balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to the public.
The museum was built around and includes the old Lorraine Motel, where King was staying when he was assassinated in 1968. Visitors had been able to see the balcony where King was shot but couldn't stand on it.
The museum's main building has been closed for renovations. Officials plan to open the balcony to the public on Monday, and they're installing a lift for disabled visitors.
Greyhound offers express
L.A.- to-Vegas route
It's getting even easier to get between Las Vegas and Los Angeles without a car.
Greyhound has launched nonstop bus service between the two cities.
The company offers five round trips daily, with two additional round trips on Fridays and Sundays to accommodate weekend visitors. Fares range from $25 to $67.50 one way, with a limited number of tickets available for $1.
The Greyhound Express service features reserved seating, free wireless Internet and extra legroom.
Michelin rates Chicago's best restaurants
Two Chicago restaurants have gained two-star status in the famed Michelin Guide, and chef Grant Achatz's Alinea maintained its three-star rating, the highest honor the guide bestows.
The Michelin Guide announced its ratings of Chicago restaurants last week. L2O and Graham Elliot restaurants achieved two stars. And 16 Chicago restaurants made the one-star list, including Mexique, a Mexican-French restaurant in the city's West Town neighborhood.
Chicago is one of three American cities that have Michelin guides to their restaurants. The others are New York and the San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country.
Singer Toby Keith plans eatery near Heinz Field
Country singer Toby Keith is planning to put his money where other Pittsburgh Steelers fans' mouths are: in a restaurant near the team's home stadium, Heinz Field.
Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Real Estate Cos. says Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill will be located in a building planned near the stadium. Keith is known to be a fan of the team.
The southern-style sports bar would open in 2014 and feature live entertainment, including up-and-coming country acts.
FAA upgrades Israel's aviation safety rating
The Federal Aviation Administration says Israel is now complying with international aviation standards and its U.S. safety rating has been upgraded.
The FAA recently announced the decision to return Israel to the list of nations the U.S. says meet international safety standards. The ruling was based on an FAA review in October of the country's civil aviation authority.

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Through a Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program You may earn your Class M Motorcycle License in the Basic Course and Experienced License-Waiver Course. A 90-day license test waiver is furnished to successful graduates.
Check out the rider education courses at The Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program at https://online.dds.ga.gov/motorcycle/index.aspx.
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Moto X: First Smartphone To Be Assembled In U.S.
Friday, May 31, 2013
There are more than 130 million smartphones in the U.S., but none read: assembled in the USA. Motorola's flagship device, Moto X, will be the first smartphone assembled in the U.S. Motorola Mobility, which is owned by Google, has already begun hiring for the plant based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Trapping voracious fire ants accidentally imported in a ship's ballast to the United States in the 1930s has helped the recovery of an endangered prairie chicken in Texas and could help other wildlife, according to research released Thursday.
Red imported fire ants have damaged agriculture, soil and wildlife in the southeastern United States, costing the Texas economy alone about $1.2 billion annually. The new research conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicates that by laying traps to kill fire ants, some of the damage can be prevented.
In Texas, the fire ants have largely consumed insects that are the main food source for baby Attwater Prairie Chickens, said Terry Rossignol, manager of the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge.
In 2009, the wildlife service, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and two private nonprofits, pinpointed a 760-acre area of the refuge to treat for fire ants. The area was selected after researchers conducted a "hot dog" test, which entails throwing a piece of hot dog on the ground and timing how long it takes the ants to cover the meat. If it takes less than an hour, the area is fully infested.
After researchers laid the fire ant traps, their findings were surprising. Areas with traps had two times more insects and about twice the variety compared to those without, Rossignol said.
Better yet, survival of Attwater chicks also increased. By 2010, the survival rate was comparable to a historic brood of chicks, and in 2011, researchers counted 82 birds on the refuge, the most since 1990, Rossignol said.
The study marked the first time the ants had been trapped as part of an effort to help an endangered species.
"If the control of fire ants to increase the insect population is what it takes in order for the chicks to survive, then it would be one of the biggest breakthroughs in the recovery of the species," Rossingol said, adding, "But we are aware of the fact that this is a grander scale issue that is not only affecting the Attwater prairie chicken, but other wildlife, bobwhite quail, white tail deer, frogs and toads."
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This book represents the most comprehensive account to date of an important but widely contested approach to ethics--intuitionism, the view that there is a plurality of moral principles, each of which we can know directly. Robert Audi casts intuitionism in a form that provides a major alternative to the more familiar ethical perspectives (utilitarian, Kantian, and Aristotelian). He introduces intuitionism in its historical context and clarifies--and improves and defends--W. D. Ross's influential formulation. Bringing Ross out from under the shadow of G. E. Moore, he puts a reconstructed version of Rossian intuitionism on the map as a full-scale, plausible contemporary theory.
A major contribution of the book is its integration of Rossian intuitionism with Kantian ethics; this yields a view with advantages over other intuitionist theories (including Ross's) and over Kantian ethics taken alone. Audi proceeds to anchor Kantian intuitionism in a pluralistic theory of value, leading to an account of the perennially debated relation between the right and the good. Finally, he sets out the standards of conduct the theory affirms and shows how the theory can help guide concrete moral judgment.
The Good in the Right is a self-contained original contribution, but readers interested in ethics or its history will find numerous connections with classical and contemporary literature. Written with clarity and concreteness, and with examples for every major point, it provides an ethical theory that is both intellectually cogent and plausible in application to moral problems.
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Microsoft To Distribute Their Own Version of BSD/Linux
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NEW YORK — April 1, 2010 — Today, CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Microsoft would be releasing their own version of the Linux operating system in twelve months.
After years of calling the Free Software movement "communists", threatening them with patent suits, deprecating Free Software and coercing foreign governments to ship useless, broken Microsoft software packages with hardware programs aimed at helping poor people get access to the Internet, Ballmer actually used a copy of GNU/Linux and said, "Hey, Free Software is really pretty darn good, I think Microsoft could really make a lot of money with it."
Ballmer was particularly impressed by the ease of use of emacs, and said that its power and flexibility reminded him of Excel. "These are the only two software products I have found where you can make a complete simulator of a CPU or solve the Towers of Hanoi without leaving the program," said Ballmer.
Based on the Linux kernel, the Microsoft operating system will have user-level code taken from the BSD distributions so Microsoft will not have to ship any sources other than for the kernel. "This will allow our hardware partners to do all the work of writing device drivers and porting the Linux kernel, yet still allow Microsoft to put in the useless extensions, changes and bloat-ware to the system that will force people to pay Microsoft obscenely large amounts of money for breaking standards," said Ballmer.
Ballmer acknowledged that this had been a successful Microsoft strategy in the past, and pointed to Microsoft's successes to corrupting Kerberos, JAVA and Internet Explorer. "Well, two out of three successes is not bad," said Ballmer, reflecting on Internet Explorer's shrinking share of the browser market.
When asked if his competitors would be able to take advantage of Microsoft being forced to make the sources for the kernel available, Ballmer shrugged and said "Who cares about the kernel? If people wanted a fast, stable, scalable operating system they would not have been buying Microsoft products for years."
Microsoft has not made any statements about final pricing and availability, but they said that they were thinking of a multi-tiered pricing model that charged per user, per CPU core, per Gigabyte of memory, per disk drive and somehow also considered a customer's religion and sexual orientation. Microsoft product management complained that they needed an eight-dimensional model to fully describe their pricing structure, and their staff was having problems with the origami needed to represent this model.
When asked why it would take almost a year to put together this new product, Ballmer pointed out that Microsoft's one software engineer had been really busy patching Internet Explorer lately, and they had to allow him a week of rest before starting this new, major project.
Recognizing that Free Software people like cute, fuzzy or feathered animals (and blowfish), Ballmer announced the adoption of the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) as the distribution's official mascot, and the donation of a billion dollars of Microsoft VISA licenses to the penguin habitat to protect them from viruses.
"I felt that the African Penguin represents the essence of Microsoft, and I feel a personal relationship with this bird," he said.
Reporters noted that the unofficial name for the penguin is "Jackass", because of their call which sounds like a donkey braying.
Nice!I enjoyed the article, very entertaining. I thought you did a nice job of easing into the 'punchline'.
Boring jokesBoring jokes... Zzzz.
Yes, it is an April Fool's jokeI had the idea early this morning and I wrote it up. Here are some April Fool's Jokes of last year:
April 1st's JokeHi Mr. Maddog!
It's just a April 1st's Joke isn't it?
Imagine, Microsoft lauching a Linux distro, porting their M$ Office other top-softwares...just in our sweetest dreams!!!
It would be nice...but unfortunatelly, it was just the best joke today!
Here in Brazil we would say "Maddog é um Fanfarrão" (something like Maddog is a Big Joker). Very very very funny, indeed!
Well...as I said, it was funny...good to begin a tough day here in Brazil.
My best regards, Mr. Maddog!
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Code.org and College Board Team Reach Out for Talented High School Coders
New partnership will bring more and better CS training to US schools
A Peek Inside TeslaCrypt Ransomware
Criminals offer online help over Tor network
Mumblehard Still Spams
Sophisticated malware is still present on Joomla and WordPress sites around the world.
Launchpad Gets Git
Future versions of Ubuntu's code service will support the popular Git version control system used with Linux and other open source projects.
AMD Posts Code for Linux GPU Driver
New release marks the arrival of AMD's unified driver strategy.
30 Percent of New Server Equipment Goes to Cloud Infrastructure
A new study by IDC charts big changes in the big hardware market.
Windows Might Go Open Source
Azure CTO says Redmond has already considered the unthinkable.
Linux Mint Will Stay with Ubuntu
Lead developer quells rumors that the Debian version is slated for center stage.
Microsoft Frees Code for .NET Build Engine
MSBuild is now just another GitHub project as Redmond continues its path to the light.
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"I treat my managers like they are business owners, and I am an investor in their business. We agree on goals and resources and I hold them accountable for outcomes. What motivates people to tackle the complex tasks we encounter every day is autonomy, mastery, and a sense of purpose in the work."
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Flint's Claressa Shields Will Fight For Gold After Dominating Performance [Video]
Flint's Claressa Shields dominated in her semi-final match against Volnova Marina, now she advances to the gold medal fight.
Flint's Claressa Shields dominated in her semi-final match against Volnova Marina, now she advances to the gold medal fight.
Grand Blanc Olympian Geena Gall has just advanced to the semi-final round in the Women's 800m.
Flints own Claressa Shields defeats Anna Laurell in the 2012 London Olympics guaranteeing her a spot for a bronze metal!
But I'm 100% positive Claressa will bring back the gold! Keep up the good work, all of Flint has your back!
Flint's Claressa Shields will step into the Olympic boxing ring this morning in London as she starts her bid for a gold medal.
The 2012 Olympic Games in London will see two athletes from Genesee County as Geena Gall from Grand Blanc and Flint's Claressa Shields get ready to compete.
Flint native Claressa Shields has been picked to represent America for the 2012 Olympic games! She is single handily showing that something positive can indeed come out of Flint!
Flint's own Claressa Shields isn't out of the Olympics just yet. After losing a preliminary bout Sunday at the women's world championships in China the 17-year-old Shields was left to watch along with a handful of others in her middleweight division.
Good news though, Shields is counting on an additional wild-card berth that will be awarded awarded by the International Olympic Committee's Tripartite Commission after the world championships.
Flint own boxing star Claressa Shields is that much closer to her Olympic dreams. The 17-year-old won the American Boxing Confederation's Women's Elite Continental Championships in Canada last weekend.
One thing you should never do is count Claressa Shields out. Shields kept up her surprising charge through the middleweight bracket with a 31-12 victory over Andrecia Wasson.
The impressive 16-year-old built on her upset of Franchon Crews, the top American 165-pounder, a day earlier. Shields, a 16 year old Flint native, now advances to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Finals on Saturday, February 18.


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Now that researchers understand the structure, they can design new hormone derivatives or other small molecules that can trigger a desired response. Such compounds could help to increase agricultural productivity by aiding plants in resisting bugs and diseases, he added.
The Nature study shows that plants and animals use fundamentally different mechanisms to perceive this type of fatty acid-derived hormone. Humans have prostaglandin hormones, which are structurally similar to jasmonates and also play a role in immune responses. So this study may hold potential benefits for humans as well.
"Plants offer a rich opportunity to understand basic biological processes that are relevant to human health," Howe said. "The new structural insight into jasmonate perception could have practical applications in medicine, including the design of drugs that stick two proteins together."
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A training range for cybersecurity? Michigan's got one
By: SGN Staff
The Michigan Cyber Range isn't really anything like a gun range where people punch neat little holes in paper targets, but its mission is remarkably similar: cybersecurity testing, training and research. Essentially, it's a way to simulate malware attack situations without effecting (or jeopardizing) operating electric grids - practice without causing problems.
The training part of that mission involves giving individuals and organizations the opportunity to learn detection and reaction skills by working through simulations and exercises, according to an article in Government Technology. It is open to students and technology pros and offers a complete curriculum with meetings and workshops in addition to cybersecurity training and awareness.
The ball began rolling in the middle of last year when Michigan Governor Rick Snyder convened a wide-ranging group of business, security and technology experts to discuss what was needed and how to accomplish it. They worked with a variety of people and agencies as they developed a plan, including NIST, DOE, Defense and others, as well as the private sector.
Once the details were nailed down Merit Network Inc., an organization that formed in the 60s to design and set up a computer network between the state's universities, was selected to run the Cyber Range.
While its creators consider the Michigan range unique, they plan to network with other cyber ranges. Students will connect with the range through university classes and programs and companies and government will have access through site visits and virtual private networks.


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LEWISTON, Idaho – Oklahoma Baptist's final NAIA season ended with a tough 5-4 loss to St. Thomas Tuesday, after rallying to tie their NAIA World Series elimination game with three runs in the top of the ninth.
Oklahoma Baptist knocked off familiar foe Tabor College to advance in the Avista NAIA World Series Monday, 5-1. (Coach Cox Postgame Interview)
LEWISTON, Idaho – Oklahoma Baptist had the bats but not the runs in the conclusion of its rain-delayed opener at the Avista-NAIA World Series, losing Sunday to Concordia-Irvine, 4-1. (Post-game Interview)
Oklahoma Baptist and Concordia were washed out in The NAIA World Series Saturday.
Oklahoma Baptist captured six event titles Saturday and finished its final NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championship with nine national crowns, including its last NAIA event.
Oklahoma Baptist won three national event championships and heads into the final day of the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday.


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Business-to-business marketer Ragan Communications successfully used video for content marketing efforts as an alternative to text-only or text-and-graphics e-mails. The company promoted marketing-event registration by sending e-mails with screen shots, little copy and links to a landing page embedded with video. While text-only e-mails still enjoyed slightly higher average open rate, the average click-thru rate was much lower, only .25%, whereas e-mails with videos embedded on separate landing pages had an average CTR of .51%.
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Obama wants small-business bill this year
WASHINGTON Seeking cooperation in a polarized climate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to act quickly on bipartisan measures that would extend tax breaks for small businesses and help startup companies raise money. He said he would sign the legislation "right away."
Obama plans to include in his 2013 budget proposal later this month a series of business measures that have been percolating in Congress or that already have passed the Republican-controlled House to give entrepreneurs incentives to expand their businesses or start new ones.
Obama made his remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. He noted that for the first time, the head of the Small Business Administration, Karen Mills, was participating as a full member of the Cabinet.
"It is a symbol of how important it is for us to spur entrepreneurship, to help startups, to move aggressively so that we can assure more companies that create the most jobs in our economy are getting a leg up from various programs that we have in our government," Obama said.
The White House legislative agenda for small businesses includes permanently eliminating taxes on capital gains from investments in small businesses and a one-year extension on the ability of all businesses to immediately deduct all of the costs of equipment and software purchases.
The Obama administration also is seeking a new 10 percent tax credit for small businesses that add jobs or increase wages in 2012.
In addition, the president's proposals would make it easier for new startup companies to raise money and to go public, embracing a series of measures that already have passed the House or that have bipartisan support in the Senate. Obama also is proposing expanding a government small business investment program from $3 billion to $4 billion.
"The president has made small businesses and particularly startups a key aspect of his economic growth agenda because he understands how much the newest and fastest-growing small businesses drive job growth in our economy," said Gene Sperling, director of the White House National Economic Council.
Obama said the Homeland Security Department also is seeking ways to change the visa process to attract foreign-born entrepreneurs and high-skilled immigrants to invest in the United States or start new businesses. The State Department also plans a change in regulations to provide longer visas for workers whose employers transfer them from overseas to the United States.
The measures are modest by comparison to Obama's 2009 economic stimulus or to last year's jobs bill. But they borrow from past Obama initiatives and from bipartisan legislation that has passed or been proposed in Congress.
Obama's package includes proposals offered in the Senate by Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Marco Rubio of Florida, and another plan by Republican Jerry Moran of Kansas and Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia.
White House officials would not disclose the total cost of the president's package, but Sperling said it would be more than covered by proposals to reduce tax expenditures and by closed loopholes the administration will call for in its 2013 budget.


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The annual ski swap is next weekend at West High, and if you think you know the drill for this long-running event, think again.
Just about everything will be different.
For starters, it's been shortened from two days to one day. The sale is Saturday, Nov. 10, from noon to 5 p.m.
For another, it's not just for skis and snowboards anymore. The consignment sale is for all kinds of winter gear, so the name of the event has been changed. It's now the Winter Gear & Ski Swap.
Another change: for the first time, people can drop off equipment in Girdwood. The drop off is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Alyeska Resort's Race Training Center.
The other drop off is Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at West High. If you've registered online, you don't have to stand in line to check in your gear.
Organizers of the event -- a joint fundraiser for the Alyeska Ski Club and the UAA ski team -- are urging sellers to register their equipment online prior to the sale.
If you don't, you'll be charged a $5 fee.
Online registration and other information about the swap can be found at akskiswap.com.
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