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Simultaneously edit in more than one location in the editor If you've ever ran into a case where you wanted to quickly change variable names or multiple loop conditions - you can use Multi-Edit to set virtual carets that all behave the same.
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After I started using Sublime Text as my basic text editor, these features became a requirement for me, and it delivered. Thanks
Very handy. For the real edge-cases (copy-paste) I just copy the code block into Notepad++ but does 95% of the stuff I need.
Great functionality but PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS (extension version 1.6).
Nice one.Thanks a lot :)
Fantastic and useful extension.
Very useful utility that has had regular updates. Thanks!
Hello, thank you very much for this addon,
Comming from sublime editor, this was the most missing feature. But it is still not there.
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Hey Hydrantus, I'd be more than happy to take a pull request :) the code is open sourced
Thank you very much for this extension, I love that! :-)
great plugin :)
Way too buggy to be worth it. Dragging selections causes text to be entered multiple times, sometimes shows up randomly where it is not intended.
There is a bug when you select a zone (alt+clic) and then delete the zone (DEL key). The zone is deleted, but the first character of each line after the zone is also deleted.
Excellent work! Now all I need is support for multiple selection :) Any plans for this?
Ala Shiban July 03 2013
That's something I'd love to see in the extension - Feel like digging into the source and chipping in ;)? (Link is on the Description page)
Cool add-in but unfortunately it doesn't seem work for VB code
Very helpful, very... You should improve it to eclipse like refrectoring then it wold be the awesomest extension!
It needs pasting capability added to it to be really perfect.
This is just what VS needs as a standard feature. Thanks!
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Man jailed after pipe bombs found at his home
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CORPUS CHRISTI - A man living in a house where police found two pipe bombs Monday was arrested on suspicion of possessing a prohibited weapon and possession of marijuana.
Officers contacted Christopher Havas, 22, in the 5400 block of Williams Drive about 2 p.m. after a tip was called in to police.
In the house, police reported finding a container of black powder and a holster style vest with what appeared to be two pipe bombs attached, one with a fuse coming out. After police detonated the pipe bombs, they found one of the devices contained explosives. A search of the home also turned up drug paraphernalia, marijuana and a handgun.
Havas was taken to the Nueces County Jail. His bonds are set at $10,500.
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Uptown Artworks makes it easy to custom design one of their pillows with a family name and important date, like a marriage anniversary, or even a child's name and his or her birth year. It makes a fantastic gift or a chic addition to your own decor. The eco-friendly sand linen pillow features a solid black back with zipper closure, and a plush feather and down insert.


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Though the game's pulled off really well in the Famicom Mini version, the game has already been available twice on the GBA...so the air's been let out of the tires just a bit. It's still a worthy and amazingly fun addition to the classic collection.
It's not bad, but it doesn't quite have the same charm that it did when I was ten years old.
Its not the prettiest, nor the best sounding game around, far from it, but the gameplay gives it a heart and soul a lot of technically superior games can only dream of, making Excitebike relevant all these years after its original release.


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Coding for Maemo devices with Qt
Qt provides application developers with all the functionality they need to build applications with state-of-the-art graphical user interfaces, I/O, and networking. In this article, I showed how developers can easily use Qt components to create graphical applications for the Maemo platform. Qt is still a work in progress project because of the natural evolution of smart phones and Internet tablets, but it is getting attention from developers and contributors around the world who are interested in programming for mobile devices.
- Maemo platform: http://www.maemo.org/
- Qt Maemo: http://qt4.garage.maemo.org/
- Getting started with Qt for maemo: http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Getting_started_with_Qt_for_Maemo
- Maemo Diablo 4.1 documentation: http://maemo.org/maemo_release_documentation/maemo4.1.x/
- Maemo and Scratchbox: http://repository.maemo.org/stable/4.1.2/INSTALL.txt
- Maemo tutorials: http://maemo.org/development/documentation/tutorials/
- Article code: http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Resources/Article-Code
- Installing and using Qt for Maemo: http://qt4.garage.maemo.org/diablo.html
- Qt reference documentation: http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.5/index.html
- Nokia launches Linux-based Qt Extended mobile platform: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2008/09/nokia-launches-linux-based-qt-extended-mobile-platform.ars
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This photo of Patriot Guard members saluting the casket of deceased Army Sgt. Willie Dennis Hill is The O-N-E news photo of the week.
Hill, who grew up in the Catawba community, died during service in the Korean War in the 1950s. The military worked with Hill's family and other organizations to bring his remains back to Catawba County last week.
Visit observernewsonline.com every Wednesday for a new photo of the week. To submit a photo suggestion or news tip, email email@example.com.

On the outside, a vacant industrial building doesn't seem like it would offer much to an aspiring criminal.

Its sometimes shattered windows and weedy doors don't seem very appealing to a money-hungry crook, and the thousands of square feet of nothingness inside seem to fit the likes of a homeless person more than a thief.
Yet the area's increasing number of vacant warehouses keep getting hit, not for heavy equipment or luxurious items inside, but for a much simpler product that can pay off big — copper wiring.

Newton is one of the hardest-hit areas.
The Lincolnton furniture maker who is working to bring his industry home from China made a second voyage to Washington, D.C., in less than a month.
This time Bruce Cochrane was First Lady Michelle Obama's special guest for President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.
Cochrane is president and CEO of Lincolnton Furniture, and after his family furniture company was sold and moved to China in 1997, he recently decided to bring one of the region's lifeblood industries back to home.
Johnny Hicks experienced a rough night Jan. 14.
Starting about 11:30 p.m., he became weak and sick on his stomach.
Hicks had eaten at the Harbor Inn seafood restaurant in Conover that day.
"We were in a party of six," his wife Jan said Tuesday. "I was the only one who didn't eat salad. So it was either the salad or the salad dressing."
About 40 people have officially reported becoming sick after eating at Harbor Inn in the days around Jan. 13, said Amy McCauley, outreach manager for Catawba County Public Health (CCPH).
Attorneys for former race car driver Jeremy Mayfield are asking a federal appeals panel to reinstate his lawsuit against NASCAR over his suspension for failing a random drug test at Richmond International Raceway in 2009.
A wave of car break-ins is washing over Newton. Seven residents - many in the same neighborhood - became victims of thieves during the weekend. Where did it happen? Find out in the Tuesday edition of The O-N-E.
Newton middle-schoolers are landing in court - but they haven't broken any laws.
Catawba County accepts used cooking oils at its Blackburn convenience center starting in February.
And the campaign for a gay marriage ban continues in North Carolina.
More details on these stories are available in the Tuesday print and online edition of The O-N-E. Also featured in The O-N-E:
On appearance, it looks and sounds like real court.

There's a judge, a jury, defendants and attorneys.
There's even a sworn Newton police officer who serves as the court's "bailiff."
However, when the "charges" are discussed and the verdict is read, it's clear this isn't exactly a court room.
"The jury thinks the defendant should do one day of silent lunch and write their teacher an apology letter," read Austin Drum, a sixth-grade student at Newton-Conover Middle School and the lead juror at the school's Teen Court recently.

Police are reminding residents to lock their cars after thieves targeted nine different vehicles in Newton over the weekend.

The break-ins all occurred overnight Jan. 20 in the northern part of the city, and Newton Police believe the incidents are related.

No arrests have been made.
Three break-ins occurred at 415 W. 20th St. in Newton.
Break-ins also occurred at:
* 529 W. 15th St.
* 812 Westbrook Drive

* 822 Westbrook Drive

* 304 W. 18th Drive
* 220 W. 18th Drive
* 2034 N. Drum Ave.
* 415 W. 20th St.
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Bandys basketball at Newton-Conover
South Iredell at Bunker Hill wrestling, 7 p.m.
Bunker Hill basketball at South Iredell
Fred T. Foard basketball at Alexander Central
Maiden basketball at West Caldwell
West Caldwell/Lincolnton at Maiden wrestling, 5 p.m.
St. Stephens basketball at South Caldwell
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Alexander Central at Fred T. Foard wrestling (Senior Night)
Last Chance swim meet
Tusculum at L-R basketball (women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m.)
Thursday, Jan. 26
No games schedule
The district attorney and a local author-historian will speak to Catawba County community groups early this week. Performers will entertain citizens with a ukulele and illusions as the week wraps up. Read on for more of what's happening this week in Catawba County:
District 25 Attorney Jay Gaither will speak at the regular meeting of the South Newton Neighborhood Watch at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 612 South College Ave., from 7-8 p.m.


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I am a long-time lover of Blackberry. The new Blackberry Passport looks beautiful.
This post offers a great review.
Two modes of physical operation feel natural. To consume content the device may be held in a single hand, with your fingers curled around the back and your thumb flicking the touchscreen or keypad to scroll through pages. However, as soon as input is required – either typing or selecting things on screen – it becomes a two-handed device. If you're comfortable with this requirement for two hands, the Passport is convenient to use. If you are avowedly committed to single-handed operation of mobile devices, it will be frustrating – the width of the screen means you simply can't reach some parts of the display.
Will it succeed?
Here's the thing, though. This device is, as I said, beautiful and it's functional. And it has an amazing keyboard. And it's secure, great for the enterprise.
Meanwhile, Microsoft hasn't figured out their smartphone plan and Apple has become, well, commonplace. iPhones are everywhere. They are not special. Blackberry needs to take advantage of these market realities and market the Passport as both great for the enterprise — and the device that shows the world you, with your Blackberry, are headed for the top.


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This Autographed Tony Esposito Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Jersey was signed by Tony on August 12th, 2011 at the first annual Dave and Adam's Card World "Hockey Fest".
This jersey would make an amazing display piece for any Chicago Blackhawks or hockey fan.
This item has been certified by UDA (Upper Deck Authenticated) and comes with Upper Deck's patented Certificate of Authenticity(COA) featuring matching holographic serial numbered stickers both on the jersey and the matching COA. Please note this is a stock photo the actual autograph you receive may be slightly different.


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Per Capgeek (s/t to Kevin Power of Blueshirt Banter for the tip), the Rangers have signed OHL defenseman Troy Donnay to a three year entry level deal. Donnay, an undrafted free agent, participated in Rangers prospect camp this year following his third year in the OHL. The 19-year-old Donnay played for the Erie Otters, registering a goal and seven assists over the full season while serving as the alternate captain. His -39 is scary, but Erie was just awful this year.
The 6'7, 185 lb defenseman is not known for his offensive skills, but has decent skating ability for someone of his size. He doesn't have a big mean streak yet, but that doesn't mean he's not a physical player. With most teenagers, he needs to bulk up before he can become an effective player. He will likely return to the OHL for at least one more season.


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The Clorox Company et al v. Mavea LLC
|The Brita Products Company, Brita LP, The Clorox Company and The Clorox Sales Company
|Mavea LLC
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|April 26, 2013
|California Northern District Court
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|ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. Richard Seeborg. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley no longer assigned to the case.. Signed by Executive Committee on 9/17/13. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2013)
|September 17, 2013
|***FILED IN ERROR. PLEASE IGNORE*** ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/17/13. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2013) Modified on 9/17/2013 (cl, COURT STAFF).
|September 18, 2013
|ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Hon. Richard Seeborg no longer assigned to the case.. Signed by Executive Committee on 9/18/13. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/18/2013)
|November 5, 2013
|ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denying 10 11 Motion to Dismiss (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/5/2013)
|December 18, 2013
|CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 12/18/13. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2013)
|February 27, 2014
|STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER [AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT AT PARAGRAPH 6.3]. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 2/27/14. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/27/2014)
|March 6, 2014
|ORDER GRANTING SUBSTITUTION AND WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL re 51 Notice of Substitution of Counsel, filed by The Clorox Company, The Clorox Sales Company, Brita LP, The Brita Products Company. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 3/6/14. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/6/2014)
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AROUND TOWNPros and cons of Alamo incorporation
The issue of Alamo incorporation has been polarizing the community with strong statements on both sides of the issue for...Original post made on Feb. 2, 2009
Last comment by Ann Onymous, on Feb 27, 2009 at 2:03 pm | 45 comments | 2948 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSSchool board sadly accepts bad scenario
"We should plan for the worse and hope for the best," said Superintendent Steven Enoch as he briefed the trustees on the...Original post made on Feb. 23, 2009
Last comment by Disappointed Taxpayer, on Feb 27, 2009 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 2110 Views
AROUND TOWNWhy should I VOTE?
Received this morning (by Hal Bailey) and posted for FORUM consideration: Dear Alamo Post Hole, Neighborhoods, in discussion...Original post made by Community courtesy on Feb. 26, 2009
Last comment by Community courtesy, on Feb 26, 2009 at 8:43 am | 1 comment | 1246 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIESDirty politics
Emotions are running high in the Alamo incorporation election, but that is no reason to start playing dirty. Read the full...Original post made on Feb. 20, 2009
Last comment by Community courtesy, on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:14 pm | 32 comments | 1836 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIESMedia are not experts on incorporation
Let us thank regional counsel for distribution of the following consideration of media endorsements: Definitions by US...Original post made by Hal Bailey on Feb. 24, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESDanville police chief concerned over prison cuts
Police Chief Chris Wenzel expressed his concerns about releasing 60,000 California prisoners early due to the budget crisis....Original post made on Feb. 23, 2009
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AROUND TOWNEditorial opinion: Dirty politics
Emotions are running high in the Alamo incorporation election, but that is no reason to start playing dirty. You may have...Original post made on Feb. 19, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESDeputies talking to Alamo teens about political sign thefts
Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputies are interviewing a pair of Alamo teenagers in connection with the theft of 20 political...Original post made on Feb. 17, 2009
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSWE must be a majority
Dear Alamo region neighbors, It is our obligation to make sure that a true majority decides the future of the Alamo region....Original post made by Hal Bailey on Feb. 22, 2009
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<B>New digs for child care Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2169 posted Friday,...Original post made on Feb. 23, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESOn the RECORD
Dear neighbors, There is a new CD by Ms. Emma Rossum, the young star of the movie, Phantom of the Opera. It is fusion...Original post made by Hal Bailey on Jan. 7, 2008
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COMMENTS ON STORIESHoney Bee closing; Rakestraw moving
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSDrought may be drawing mountain lions
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALBuchanan talks about state budget OK'd early Thursday
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AROUND TOWNExpansion of affordable housing
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Computer Programming for Kids gives kids--or anyone who wants to learn programming from a fresh perspective - a gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. This book uses the Python language, a free, open source language which is ideal as a teaching tool. Python was chosen because it is easy to learn, free, and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux. Python is also the base language for the "One Laptop per Child" program. This book covers all the basic concepts of computer programming, and applies them to fun, interesting topics like, computer graphics, game programming, and simulations. It is aimed at kids, but anyone who wants to learn how to program a computer can use it. You don't need to know anything about programming to use the book. Just a normal user-level familiarity with how to use a computer is enough to learn from this book. You can use the book to easily learn to interact with the computer on a programming level.This book can be used at home or in a classroom setting. There is nothing like it currently on the market.
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This RR is fantastic! I am just starting to catch up with past videos but I wanted to quickly share how much I like what I have seen so far. Jackson you do a great job of narrating throughout the video while interspersing action shots. This is 5 star material. Keep it up.
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Very very good reports, keep it up and good luck! your doing something i dream about. With money being my issue, how much have you budget for this trip? if you don't mind me asking.
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Here is the latest video blog... if you are reading the written reports here I am ahead in those and then catching up in the video blogs. I have now cracked 2.5 hours of total edited video blogs since I started last October! At this rate by the time I am finished I will have about 7 hours of total edited video blog.
My budget for this trip is 30k. Take into account though that I also spent 3 months travelling around Asia and I took the Trans-mongolian railroad 1st class to Moscow (things I had always wanted to do) - so about 5k alone went on that. I also spent a lot more money before I left on things like immunisation ($700! can you believe that), $1k on travel insurance, etc. etc. and other things than what I expected. Chances are my plans are going to have to change a fair bit from what you would see in my first blogs. May have to go home for a few months and make some more money before heading to South America. Will see... Realistically, if I was to look at it again after being on the road this time, to go around the world in relative comfort (that is not eating rice everyday) I would want about $40k (USD) plus the bike - assuming I am not stopping to work along the way and going to travel for at least 12 months on the road. Having said that, if you wait for everything to be perfect you will never leave.
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I'm in for this
Great vids and narrative I'm in for the duration
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Only getting Better!
You are definitely getting better. I just watched your latest video and have also watched 10 of the early ones. I like how you run the audio independent of the video. This allows the video clips to keep changing but the audio provides a consistent theme.
The only criticism is the camera you are using does not handle low light very well. But you are making the best of what you got... and so what, a little dark does not hurt the story that you are telling. Keep it up! I am loving it.
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There is probably about 1 hour of Gopro footage and 2.5 hours of camera footage that I break down to about 10 minutes, you need to capture so much crap to ensure that you get the good stuff. A lot of the time if I am with people I just plonk the camera down and then let it run for 10 minutes, but I might only use 10 seconds of that footage, if that.
You're right, the narrative is really important. Without it, it is next to impossible to keep a story line going and ensure the viewer knows what is happening. I am honing that as I go along. I keep it black and white so that the viewer can distinguish between what is me talking now about what happened in the past and what is actually happening. Sound quality is also an issue. It is easier to record much better quality sound somewhere quiet for the narrative, than it is to try and do it wherever I am on the day. Plus I enjoy telling the stories and I hope that comes through with enthusiasm.
The light is a pain in the ass. In an ideal world I would have a DSLR that could record really high quality footage. However I started with a point and shoot, then I got my hands on a camera designed for video footage, the Panasonic HX DC1, just another small handycam which pulls pretty good footage, you can see the quality improves dramatically after Log 15 - after that everything can be watched in 720p, you just have to increase the quality on Youtube as it defaults to like 360p to ease the load on the servers.
Cheers again, I will get cracking on editing the next one today.
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With Nicole comfortable on the back we head off for Nice. It is the first time that I have had a pillion plus gear on the back of the bike. We are really pushing the bike at about 75% of it's recommended max weight capacity and the handling suffers noticibly. We settle into the road and chat on the intercom. Not wanting to pay for toll roads or pass by the scenery at a pace I set the GPS to avoid tolls. Using google the night before I had checked where a 'no tolls' route would take us. It was up through the mountains going over 1100 metres elevation. After checking the temperature forecast along the way I decided the mountains would be ok so long as we got through in the peak of the day.
We head towards Apt through vineyards and rustic farm houses. The sun shines golden on everything that is dry and brown from winter. A sense of warmth and optimism is created by the colours, overpowering the 8 degree air that blows through us. Rows of trees line the roads as is typical in this area and the sun flashes through them as we ride by. A beautiful but dangerous custom for motorcyclists.
We stop in Apt to pick up some fruit, olives, fromage and baguette. Nicole is fluent in French which makes everything in France a lot easier.
There are countless opportunities to pull over and take photos but we have to stay disciplined to make it through the mountains. Sometimes you pull the camera out to early and waste your battery then later on in the day when it really gets put on for you, no battery. I don't want that to happen.
A small side road is perfect for us to stop and eat some food. The temperature has risen and it is about 15 degrees so the layers come off and we soak up the sun. It is a perfect day, we are both full of enthusiasm for the weeks ahead. The local produce is rewarding, cheese, olives and wine are so good in this part of the world and a pinch of the cost that we would pay back home so we take the opportunity to dig in.
Back on the bike we head towards the snow capped mountains.
Every time we think the scenery can't get any better it astonishes us again. We are both beaming smiles, every third word is "wow", "woah", "look.. at.. that!". The tarmac is perfectly smooth, maintained and massive rock faces rise up on either side of the road. We follows a river that carves it's way through thick snow and to my surprise the temperature remains above 12 degrees despite the 100's of metres we gain in elevation.
We stop at an old train station that looks as though it may still get some use. There is a huge pile of snow and after a photo with the bike I can't resist spinning up the rear.
Up we climb and the road starts to carve into the cliff face, dropping off a hundred metres to one side. I am really enjoying the turns and the bike still has plenty of power despite the 175kg load. We pass through a giant hole cut out of the mountain face as we reach the top of the range at about 1000m.
We realise how lucky we are to be seeing this spectacle at this height. 2 weeks ago the temperature would have forbid us coming even close when temperatures were -10c. Today the temperature is perfect. In another 2 weeks all this snow will melt and the landscape won't be the winter wonderland it is today.
After riding past snow fields we decent around 20 hairpin turns to Castellane. The whole time we can see this church on the edge of a cliff overlooking the city. Nicole is eager to stop to get photos.
We climb again to elevation and have the choice between a route to Cannes or direct to Nice, our destination for the evening. Cannes it is. Our whole afternoon is winding roads up and down, around through the mountain range until late afternoon we finally peak through and can see the meditteranean for the first time. Like someone had flicked a switch the vegetation went from alpine to tropical. Palm trees line the roads. The houses are painted the typical meditteranean colours, ochres, madarins, maroons.
In Cannes we stop for a snack, crepes with nutella, as we watch old men play bocce in the park.
It is just after 5ish and the sun is starting to set, we pull over to take photos. It is up there with one of the best sunsets I have seen.
Carnavale is on and what was meant to be about an hour drive to Nice takes two. Finally we arrive, find a hostel and a safe place to chain up the bike before getting some cheap chinese food and pastries.
In the morning we say goodbye to Nice and head towards Italy. The sun is shining bright and warm. As we leave the city we climb up a hill to the east that gives us a pretty stunning view.
Following the coastline we take the scenic route. The road winds along the mountains that run into the ocean. It is busy with scooters constantly flying past and road works along the route. We are not making very good time but it doesn't really matter. Today is going to be a big day with about 5-6 hours riding on the bike. We got away from Nice around 10am and so hoping to get to Genoa by about 6:30pm.
Monaco is along the way and I have always wanted to see it so we stop through for a coffee at a little cafe called le Bambi. A lot of super yachts dock here. I have heard my friend Renee back home talk about working on the super yachts. Apparently it is a pretty good gig. There are 4 mid twenties sitting at a table next to us. A couple of british and maybe some Americans. One struggles with a "sil vous plait, one coffee please" to the waiter who responds in perfect english "One coffee for you." They are talking about what I can only assume is the owner of the yacht, who by the conversation, had a huge party the night before, leaving the yacht a mess and they had to clean it all up.
Not long after and we are at the border to Italy.
There is a marked difference between ether side of the border. Immediately everything looks more disorganised, rustic, random, rough. I like it. I wait for the driving to get worse. Reportedly the Italians care very little for rules on the road.
The first thing I notice about the roads is the scooters. They are everywhere. I mean, they were there in France but here they are in droves, everywhere... they fly around the traffic, weaving in and out. You have to shoulder check every time you reposition the bike to make sure a scooter isn't about to fly past you.
Cars are not indicating, everyone is trying to cut corners to get ahead but somehow it works and I find my groove.
We stop for lunch on the beach. It is quiet apart from a man reading a book near us.
Half way through our lunch a plane flies low, directly over our heads.
We watch as it lands in the water.
5 minutes later the same plane goes past again.
It takes us a few times to realise that the plane is picking up seawater and flying it to a bush fire in the hills behind us. We notice two planes and a helicopter all working on the fire. People start to leave their houses to watch and the street gets busier.
We look fairly conspicuous and have bee getting our fair share of stares and attention. You can see in this photo the hand out the window on the left giving us the wave. They beeped and carried on when they went past us.
The night before we wrote down a few possible places to stay in Genoa. I am trying to preserve cash and I have suggested that we camp along the way. There are a lot of campsites on the maps and we have already passed many since leaving Nice. It is starting to get dark and we have been on the road a few hours since lunch. We see a campsite about half an hour from Genoa and stop in to enquire. Nicole hops off the bike to ask and I can hear her try to struggle a conversation in Italian. She comes back to the bike. They want 25 euros for us, the bike and the tent - each item gets a separate charge. I am used to paying maybe 5 euros a night for camping back in Australia. Cosidering we can stay in a hostel for 16 euros each, making it only 7 euro more expensive - we opt for the hostel.
It is completely dark by the time we near Genoa. I have the hostel address punched into the gps. Traffic is hectic and I am weaving and avoiding the whole way. We pass shipping yards and a port. They must run a lot of ferries into the mediterranean out of here. Completely slave to the GPS we start weaving back and forth up a hill. I come around a hairpin corner and a bus is coming straight for us. My instict pulls the bike to the left, to where the left lane would be and I have to fight it and pull quickly back to the right. The bus beeps and my stomach turns as our margin for error was very thin.
We get to the hostel at the top of the hill. It's an old school looking building with a view over the whole city. The Hostel is part of the 'Hostelling international' chain. It was my first experience with the chain and I wasn't impressed. First thing we were told that there were no shared dorms and that we would have to sleep in separate dorm rooms on different floors. It is handy being in the same room, you can watch over eachothers stuff while the other person showers etc. They also charged us 3 euro extra to buy a membership card for 'hostelling international', which is a bit of a sham as this is compulsory but not advertised online. In all the place was overpriced and felt like a hospital. Not much we could do though as it was the only hostel in the city. In retrospect, and for those ever in Genoa looking for cheap accommodation you would be better off paying the extra 5 euro and staying in a b&b. This Hostelling International comes from a time when YHA's and so forth required membership and were run like glorified school camps. Hostels have changed a lot since then except where competition is scarce. Enough whinging, back to the good stuff.
Our plan for today is to see the Cinque Terre and then make it to Pisa where we found a very cheap hostel online with good reviews.
Our route takes us straight back down the hill that we came up the night before. Genoa has a very industrial feel to it with everything built up the sides of the mountains by the sea. Massive viaducts cross overhead, it is the autoroute. The beamer display is telling me I only have 12 miles to go until I need to refill the bike and we are heading through the mountains. I search for fuel stops in the GPS and fine one about 20 k's away. This is becoming a habit for me as the range on the bike is only about 300k's and I keep trying to push it to the end each time to reduce the number of fuel stops we have to make. With only a couple of miles left on the hud we fill up with gas.
The woman at the hostel had told us that we would be able to ride into Riomaggiore from the north and the road was open. In october last year there was devastating flood through the area which destroyed a lot of buildings and roads in the cinque terre. You can see some pretty insan footage here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DAuXFUx9r8 It was hard to get reliable up to date news about what parts of the area were open so our plan was just to go there and find out.
We ride through the mountains which follow the coastline. It's a touch cold as we climb high but the sun is shining bright and the views straight out to the ocean are brilliant.
After a stop for some food we reach a fork in the road and a sign that says Strada Chiusa.
We knew that Strada meant road, but what the fuck does Chiusa mean?
Logic and the interpretation of a red circle crossed in the middle planted right in the middle of the road would suggest it means closed. However our unbridled optimism and eagerness to see Cinque Terre has us searching our Italian travel phrase book for the word chiusa. A little 3 wheel piaggio comes past us with an old couple inside. We struggle a few phrases but the basic gist is that we have to go all the way around to La Spezia and come in the back way to get to Riomaggiore.
Just a sidenote on the 3 wheel Piaggios, these things are everywhere in Italy. A lot of farmers, builders and labourers in general use them to move their goods around. Originally they were just vespas with an extra wheel on the back and a tray but they have evolved into these things today. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo at the time and can't really see where to find any online. Either way, here is what they look like courtesy of wikipedia.
I play with the GPS to find the route we need to go consulting with Nicole. It is going to mean we won't get into Pisa until 7:30-8:00ish. We agree it's fine and we take a back road which is a little worse for wear and hasn't been repaired since the flooding.
We arrive at Riomaggiore and start the walk along the Cinque Terre, we are going to try and see 3 of the 5 towns in the day.
I am going to put in a fair few photos that Nicole took here because I think they are all great.
This must be a very 'romantic' thing to do. All along the walk couples have scrawled their names and initials on any possible surface. Even on plant leaves.
I think the idea here, which is becoming overdone in a lot of places, is to put your initials on a padlock and those of your partner. You lock the padlock somewhere and throw away the key. I had seen this on a bridge in Cologne 3 months prior. I read an article that in Dublin they had to remove them from the halfpenny bridge because so many had accumulated and were putting the structural integrity of the bridge at risk from the extra weight. The trend is everywhere over Europe and in Italy is gaining popularity here.
We get to Manarola where they are rebuilding still after the floods but most of it is back to normal. We stop for what is, brilliant and cheap coffee with tourist-priced gelati.
On the way back it must be that time of the day and all the older Cinque Terrians are out and about going for walks and sitting watching the sea. The women are knitting and then men are chatting and smoking.
As we are riding to Pisa the GPS takes us all the way to the end of a peninsula thinking that we can cross a bridge back to the mainland. The bridge is closed. It takes us another 45 minutes to get back around and so by the time we get through Viareggio and on to Pisa it is dark and cold. It drops down to 6 degrees and I have less warm gear on than normal. Nicole has her arms wrapped tightly around me though, keeping me warm and our conversation distracts me from how bloody cold it is. We finally make it into Pisa about half 8 and settle into our hostel for the night.
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Great video of Ireland mate, but you missed out the Donegal coastline and the Rosses. I don't blame you really as the weather looked a tad chilly. Just back myself after a few weeks in Donegal, the first week being cold and showery, but the second sunny almost every day.
Your journey through Nice and Monaco reminded me of a holiday we had there a few years ago, the Cote D'Azure is so scenic.
Those Italian 3 wheelers are called "Apes" and pronounced "Arpays" in Italian, great little work horses.
Look forward to some more video footage and images. Stay safe and enjoy the moment as I do when reading your blog and others whilst on lunch break at work.
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Cheers, yeah I was running low on time and it sort of came down to having a place to couchsurf in Letterkenny and it being so bloody cold.
Are you doing up a ride report at all? I have been flat chat for 2 weeks at this horse ranch I am working at in Spain. Only getting time now to edit together the next video log.
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Hi I just found your report ,enjoyed the videos. maybe a bit premature but if you make it to El Paso Texas U.S.A. let me know I have tent space and a shower.A little Local knowledge.
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What a great job you are doing my friend, nice videos & huge effort. Enjoy your time
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Here is the latest one, grab a beer or a coffee and check it out :) Let me know what you think?
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Pisa-lucca-pistoia - february 25-26
It is Saturday and we awake in Pisa. Our plans is to get to Pistoia, a town an hour from Florence and about 2 hours from Pisa. The night before, or maybe it was the one before that, we had confirmed with a Couchsurfer by the name of Alice to spend the weekend with her and her friends in Pistoia. Being in Pisa and only having a couple of hours there is only one, obligatory thing to do.
I had seen so many pictures of the Tower of Pisa in the past it was mostly just a trip to confirm that it had existed and tick the box to say I had seen it. Travelling has become a bit of a process;
Step 1: Decide on a country to go to.
Step 2: Google 'Things to do and see in 'country x'
Step 3: Find things that look interesting or amazing.
Step 4: See them in real life.
To be honest, this has been the process and I have found it does not entirely fulfill me. Maybe that is why I ride a motorbike. For me, it is less about the destination, but the way and the means. I like that I can look at a map and I know what the country looks like in the area. Flying into a city gives you no context of where that city sits in or the culture it draws on and permeates into the area surrounding. Like the Faithless song, I want more. I want to find things I wasn't expecting. I want to meet people that teach me new things. I want to expand the cup and not just fill it. Little did I know I was about to have one of the best travel experiences of my life that weekend.
I digress, back to Pisa. I doubt anyone reading this has not seen the tower, so I won't put any pictures up of it (solely). We have packed up everything onto the bike. As we circle the block we can see it popping out over buildings in our view. I think I accidentally double-dosed on my medication the night prior and I am feeling a little buzzed. We get a park a short walk from the tower. What you generally don't see in pictures of Pisa is the giant cathedrals or dumos next to the tower. I was expecting the tower to just stand out in the middle of a grassy patch with nothing else. Tourists are everywhere and I can smell freshly baked patries and coffee. Two patries down the hatch while I look at the kitsch souvenirs for sale in stalls that line all the side streets to the tower. It is the same mass produced souvenirs you see around the world. I heart PISA shirts and coffee mugs shaped on a slant like the tower itself.
There is a constant line of people taking photos to make themselves appear to be holding up or pushing over the tower of pisa. I find it more interesting to take photos of them, than the tower itself.
We leave Pisa and head towards Pistoia via Lucca having heard good things about the latter. After finding a spot to lock up the bike we go in search of coffee. The key is to try and find somewhere that isn't in the main tourist area. The logic being that it will be cheaper and that if it is where the locals go then they will have to work harder and make better coffee to get the business. I have one of those moments where you think you have forgotten to put the alarm on the bike on, paranoia gets the better of me and I go back to check. It's fine and when I return Nicole has struck up a conversation with a couple, they are from Australia and have been living in Lucca for over a year. They recommend a few places to go and we find coffee for 1 Euro.
It is by far the best coffee I have had on this side of the world. I have Nicole to blame for this as she worked for a coffee distributor in Australia and literally wrote a book on how to make good coffee. So when a coffee is bad, she explains to me why, like the beans have been overburnt, the milk is too watery. As a result my brain is now finely tuned to pick up subtle differences in coffee - that's right, I have become a coffee snob. I mean, I will still drink a nescafe instant for the caffeine fix but I enjoy a well made coffee.
A bit of a walk around the walls of Lucca and we are back on the road to Pistoia. As it is Saturday there are motorbikes everywhere. It has fnally warmed up enough for the Italians to get their bikes out and they love it. Everyone is friendly, waving to us on the bike and beeping their horns when they see that we have GB plates on.
We finally reach the train station in Pistoia and wait for Alice, pronounced A-lee-chay, to come and get us. She turns up with a huge smile on her face and we get the cheek kisses that are a standard greeting in this part of the world. That is between men and women, women and women, but men and men shake hands.
Couchsurfing is the sort of thing where you kind of have to just go with the flow. People approach it differently but I think it is most rewarding when you spend a lot of the time with the host. If you want all the time free to yourself to explore, couchsurfing is not really for you, pay $10 and get a hostel. So Alice told us that she was going to take us to a folk dancing event that night, then a BBQ the next day followed by swing dancing the next night. That was fine by us, so long as we could get a nap on the couch beforehand. Alice's boyfriend Lorenzo turns up and starts cooking up an Italian pasta for all of us. We chat about the time that Alice went and toured around Australia. Alice and Nicole get along really well, both with an artistic bent, they have a lot in common.
After a fantastic meal we head out to go folk dancing. I don't know what to expect. We turn up to what looks like some sort of community club. There are a couple of guys on a stage drinking and playing what looks like an accordion. Alice and Lorenzo know a few people there and get into the dancing fairly quickly. Nicole and I step back and watch for a bit. After a few songs Lorenzo grabs Nicole for a dance and I fight off Sara, one of Alice's friends who is trying to drag me onto the dance floor.
Nicole and Lorenzo.
Sara dancing on the right.
A group circle dancing song comes on, looks like something I could handle and so I jump in. I try and follow the steps of the others in the circle but it doesn't take long to realise nobody knows the actual steps and it's all a bit of improvisation.
It's a great night in the end, desite having no alcohol I manage to dance for a few hours.
The bike chained to a fence across the road from Alices apartment.
The next day we spend half the morning sleeping. After midday we head out for a BBQ at a friend of Alice's. Apparently they organise these BBQ's about once a month and everyone puts in 5 euro to help pay for the copious amounts of food and wine. The car winds up through the Tuscan hills until we reach a spot we have to walk from.
We arrive at a farmhouse that is built into the side of the mountain. A 20 metre long table sits a handfull of people drinking wine, we can smell the olive groves, lavender and wood burning on the fire. Everyone is smiling and laughing, the sun is shining warmth onto everything and everyone.
Everyone plays fetch with the two farm dogs.
Meat cooking on the BBQ, Italian style.
More people start to arrive, eventually around 50 people turn up for the BBQ.
Alice, our CS host and now friend, writes our names on cups so we can all start consuming the Italian wine.
Wine is drunk from a jug.
Bread always plays a big part in Italian meals, especially for Scarpetta - the practice of wiping ones plate clean with bread when finished a meal.
The pasta is finally finished and everyone is all smiles. It was great, this Italian guy was smiling and yelling as he served up everyone their pasta for lunch.
Everyone digs in for lunch.
Nicole is a happy camper.
Everyone is toasting as a couple at the BBQ have announced that they are going to have a baby. The bald guy sitting next to Nicole, we are told later, is a famous Italian soccer player.
After lunch we all headed up to a soccer pitch they had cut out on the hill above the house or a game of soccer.
Running into a group hug and celebration when we scored.
Relaxing afterwards and watching the sun set.
Nicole taking a nap on the grass.
Later that evening Alice took us to their weekly Sunday night swing dance session. Alice tells me that swing dancing is becoming very popular in Italy among the mid-twenties.
Nicole and I trying to learn the moves.
The instructor showing everyone how it is done.
A panini and a beer after the dancing and then it was bedtime for us. We got up the next morning to head to Florence. In all our stay with Alice was one of the best travel experiences I have had. It was simple but we just felt like we had experienced a slice of this Italian life, something that normal tourism can't offer. It was much better than just seeing statues and art galleries. I like this couchsurfing thing and plan to do a lot more of it in my travels.
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To the untrained eye maybe
I played it at a friends house and saw the rest of the multiplayer maps...about 3 of the maps have potential to be played at a competitive level with heavy modding. The guns are still bad...recoil is the main problem and bullet registration is terrible.
Don't get me wrong...for the casual player the game is excellent and very much like cod4, after all it is what the game is based on. But to make this game work at LAN tournaments it is in need of some modding especially where balance is concerened and to seperate the lame from the skilled would take a lot. RAF1 is working on promod and bulletworm is working on pam, however with the reactions from most of the LAN communities it isnt going to go far.
Great game to play on public and single player but the basis for competitive play is let down...what made cod4 great for LAN play isnt there for codWW.
Untrained eye huh? I have played every COD series from day one. I have played competitively in each series through the years. You can't say this game is any different than COD4 because there will be a mod to make it a competitive game just like the others. Sorry, to say but COD4 was a nightmare in CAL, CEVO, TWL , etc. That is why it is dying a fast death in tournament play. COD:WaW will be just as good or better than COD 4 was or is. You are, as a server admin, able to change more server items in COD:WaW than you ever were in COD 4 and I feel this will make it a much better game in the long run. For example you can alter the number of dogs that are released on attack, change health ratios for the whole server, etc. This is good news for public servers at least, and I think it will carry over for those who play in ladders and leagues.
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Hi Ladies,
My son is 5 months old and we are having some sleep issues. During the day, I don't have a nap schedule for him (but I'd like to start one!). But in general, he can only stay awake about 1.5 hours before getting tired/cranky and then I put him down. He ends up having about 3 naps per day, usually two 1 hour naps in the first part of the day and a long nap in the late afternoon (usually 3-5 or 4-6). He goes to bed at 8pm and falls asleep easily, and can go 8 hours without waking at the most. I'm getting the feeling that maybe his late afternoon nap is preventing him from being able to sleep up to 10+ hours at night. Advice/tips/sample schedules for other 5 month olds?
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"Jimmy sent me this picture." He took out his wallet with trembling fingers. "Look there."
from F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby (Chapter IX) on Genius
The small detail of "cracked in the corners and dirty with many hands" captures how proud Mr. Gatz is of his son: he has been showing off the picture to his fellow "dreamers," the unsophisticated, "illusioned" ones who naively think that social status can be altered with wealth.
The fact that his son acquired a mansion has long been his source of pride, yet the presence of the actual house stuns him, as demonstrated by his "trembling fingers." His excitement mingles with disbelief, because he still does not fit into the pompous lifestyle of the rich; yet here he is, in Gatsby's personal palace. Of course, Nick takes a more arch perspective.
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Recalled products
Consumers who have questions about the recall of meat products produced by Rancho Feeding Corp. of Petaluma, Calif., can contact the plant's quality control manager, Scott Parks, at 707-762-6651. The recall includes:
"Beef Carcasses" (wholesale and custom sales only)
2 per box "Beef (Market) Heads" (retail only)
4-gallons per box "Beef Blood" (wholesale only)
20-pound boxes of "Beef Oxtail"
30-pound boxes of "Beef Cheeks"
30-pound boxes of " Beef Lips"
30-pound boxes of "Beef Omasum"
30-pound boxes of "Beef Tripas"
30-pound boxes of "Mountain Oysters"
30-pound boxes of "Sweet Breads"
30- and 60-pound boxes of "Beef Liver"
30- and 60-pound boxes of "Beef Tripe"
30- and 60-pound boxes of "Beef Tongue"
30- and 60-pound boxes of "Veal Cuts"
40-pound boxes of "Veal Bones"
50-pound boxes of "Beef Feet"
50-pound boxes of "Beef Hearts"
60-pound boxes of "Veal Trim"
Three Clark County businesses have been added to a list of retailers in six states that received meat products from Rancho Feeding Corp. of Petaluma, Calif., that have been recalled for being from "diseased and unsound animals."
Those retailers are Butcher Boys, 4710 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., in Vancouver; the Shell station at 16320 S.E. Cascade Park Drive in Vancouver; and the Brush Prairie General Store, 15320 N.E. Caples Road, in Brush Prairie. Managers and owners at the three outlets said they received and sold small quantities of meat from Rancho last year.
The recall of 8.7 million pounds of meat produced at Rancho from Jan. 1, 2013 to Jan. 7, 2014, was launched on Feb. 8. Last Friday, the USDA added the three Clark County retailers to the recall list. It had initially misidentified Butcher Boys as a California retailer.
The government said it has received no complaints of illness from consumption of the meat products. Rancho Feeding is now closed and is under investigation by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Butcher Boys received 180 pounds of veal through a supplier last October that came from Rancho Feeding Corp. said Peter Kurfurst, manager of the family-owned store. That meat, which was ground into one-pound packages, was sold long ago, he said.
Kurfurst said his shop examines all meat before it is sold. "If it is at all 'iffy,' it goes back,' he said. "We've worked too long and hard on our reputation to blow it."
Kurfurst said he is frustrated that his company ended up being associated with the massive recall.
"We get a little bit of (the meat) and all of a sudden we are thrown into the loop," he said. He also said he was concerned about the length of time covered by the recall.
"Where was the inspector?" he asked. "Why weren't they doing their job?"
Brush Prairie General store owner Hak Kim said he received one case of jerky, containing six jars, from Rancho last August. That meat has been sold, he said. A manager at the Cascade Park Shell station said his store had received and sold six bags of jerky from Rancho last year.
In its initial news release, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the meat is being recalled because the company "processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce."
The USDA's Office of the Inspector General is conducting an ongoing investigation into Rancho Feeding Corp.," the USDA said in a statement.
The recall covers the following: Beef carcasses and boxes bearing the establishment number "EST. 527" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each box bears the case code number ending in 3 or 4. The products were shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Washington.


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The AT&T Archives and History Center Documents the Complex History of Telecommunication Corporations
Scholars interested in 130 years of scientific and technological innovations, pioneered by AT&T will find the company's archival collections a matchless source for their research. Historians will also find the collections indispensable for understanding the bewildering number of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures that have shaped the telecom industry since 1876. The AT&T Archives and History Center, with locations in San Antonio, TX (AT&T world headquarters) and Warren, NJ (30 miles from New York City), is reputedly the largest corporate archives in the United States and a genuine national treasure. While in separate settings, the two repositories are unified operationally. The combined collections contain over 40,000 cubic feet of documents; 1,500,000 photographs; 50,000 films and videos; and 20,000 artifacts documenting AT&T's storied past, as well as the complicated history of American telecommunications.
In 1984, the Bell System, owned by the former American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (a.k.a. "Ma Bell," which became AT&T Corp. in 1994), was split up in the largest corporate reorganization in U.S. history. Out of the divestiture was born Southwestern Bell Corp. (renamed SBC Communications Inc. in 1995) and six other "Baby Bells" who each inherited local Bell operating companies that were over 100 years old. Soon after the signing of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, SBC Communications Inc. began acquiring some of its siblings: Pacific Telesis Group (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications Corp. (1998) and Ameritech Corp. (1999). In a strategic alliance, SBC and BellSouth Corp. pooled their wireless properties, forming Cingular Wireless, LLC (2000). Upon the acquisition of its earlier parent AT&T Corp. (2005), SBC renamed itself AT&T Inc. The "new" AT&T soon purchased BellSouth (2006) to become the largest telecom company in the world.
The San Antonio collections are centered on records of the regional holding companies—SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Telesis Group, Southern New England Telecommunications Corp., Ameritech Corp., and BellSouth Corp.—and their predecessors and subsidiaries, which trace the evolution of local landline and wireless phone service in 22 states (1878-present).
The Warren holdings comprise records of AT&T Corp. and its predecessors including the original Bell Telephone Company, as well as former subsidiaries Western Electric Company, Inc. and Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. These materials mainly illustrate technological innovations, such as long-distance voice and data services, and their impact on American society (1869-present). The "old" AT&T Archives assumed its current form twenty years ago with the consolidation of three distinct collections: the AT&T Corporate Collection, formerly housed at AT&T's old headquarters in lower Manhattan; the Western Electric Collection, from AT&T's previous manufacturing subsidiary; and the Bell Telephone Laboratories Collection, the one most apt to attract historians of physics. The latter documents the history of research and development at AT&T, with considerable material pre-dating the 1925 creation of Bell Labs itself. This collection remained at AT&T even after the 1996 spin-off of Lucent Technologies.
Although the AT&T Archives and History Center exists to serve company activities and is not open to the general public, the Archives invites serious scholars to make use of the collections. Material is generally available for scholarly research thirty years after its creation. We are delighted to supply digital copies of photographs or other select non-proprietary documents at no cost. Research visits, however, are the best means to access the collections, and must be scheduled in advance. Onsite databases are available to researchers for identifying archival materials. For more information, please contact William Caughlin, Corporate Archivist, AT&T Archives and History Center, 4949 Von Scheele, San Antonio, TX 78229; phone 210-697-1763; e-mail email@example.com; or George Kupczak, Area Manager of Archival Collections, AT&T Archives and History Center, 5 Reinman Road, Warren, NJ 07059; phone 908-226-2319; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. And for additional information on the holdings at the Warren facility, please see "History of Physics Resources at the AT&T Archives" in the Spring 1998 issue of this Newsletter, online at http://www.aip.org/history/newsletter/spr98/att-arc.htm.


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Dear Poll: Would You Dump a Guy Over a Bad Kiss?
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I believe that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they kiss. Sharing that passionate connection without verbal communication is a great way to determine if the chemistry is there, but as we all know, sometimes a first kiss can be less than impressive. Unfortunately, this is bad news for all the men out there, because according to Dr. Laura Burman, 66 percent of women said they'd actually dump a guy after a bad first kiss! I think that's a bit rash, but I'm curious to know if bad kissing in general is a deal-breaker to you, so tell me ladies . . .
6 years
I'm a guy, and my girlfriend broke up with me after we both had our first kiss. Pretty unfair, actually. It's not like I spat all over her face or something...
6 years
I was kissed after proclaiming my feelings for someone and it was like he felt sorry for me. It was a pity kiss. Not a great kiss at all. I was very hurt and upset from that moment on. Like the Shoop Shoop song Cher sings "It's in his kiss."
redchick152 6 years
hahaha, i have totally dumped bad kissers. i can't handle drool, tongue down my throat, tight lipped bird pecks, constant teeth bumping, etc....its just not sexy. i get grossed out. and if there is no spark behind the kiss, forget it..there's no spark in the relationship.
Zammaneh 6 years
I should note they got engaged after a year of dating BUT the point is that she hesitantly gave him a second chance and she didn't regret it
Zammaneh 6 years
My sister just came out of a long relationship and met this guy while in another city. She came back and told me "I kissed this guy last night and OMG he is THE WORST KISSER IN THE WORLD". Needless to say he kept calling, and they kept talking... he came to visit her and the second kiss was unbelievable she said. They are NOW ENGAGED!! ladies don't dump a guy after the first kiss... but maybe the second. Sometimes we come out of relationships, maybe we're too drunk, and maybe the timings off! give the poor guy a chance... well at least give him two :)
tlsgirl 6 years
I have dumped a guy for being a bad kisser, actually, so yes. It's seriously important, and really, I stopped thinking I should have to teach a boy too much around the age of 15.
sarah100682 6 years
I have dumped people because they were a bad kisser BUT for other reasons too, not just the kissing...don't know if I would do it soley because they were a bad kisser, but if they were THAT bad, probably.
Miss-Senorita 6 years
Not because of one bad kiss but if he was unwilling to take constructive criticism or any coaching yeah he's gone.
Muirnea 6 years
It depends on how bad the kiss really was. Like if he slobbers all over you, or he bites you or something, lol, I wouldn't bother trying to "train" him. My first kiss with my bf wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either. He just didn't have much experience and had the sweetest tiny little innocent kisses, like lips barely touching, LOL. So of course that was easy to fix, and now he's a good kisser according to me, haha. So if it's something like that, it's fixable, but not serious things.
BrandHonney 6 years
Of course I do not care! If he is a bad kisser, what am I need to do? Of course kissing is an awesome feeling and you want to fly by a good kissers kiss. But when you teach him, it will be again good. Kissing is important but your love is important than a kiss :)
jessie 6 years
:rotfl:..excuse me.."husband" is not
jessie 6 years
:rotfl:..excuse me.."husband" is not
jessie 6 years
no...my husbands not the best kisser...but i find that there are other "things" that he does well!! :)
Louie 6 years
Yes, I would. Kissing is one of the best simple pleasures and you've gotta be compatible!
neonbee 6 years
It depends. I'd probably stick with the relationship, and if the kissing is still bad, then dump.
pippins_halfling 6 years
I think it might take a few kisses before your styles of kissing get in sync. If it's still bad after that, then dump.
oohsexypenguin 6 years
I agree with GlowingMoon - my husband and I initially didn't have good kissing chemistry (he was a bit of a drooler, lol!) but with time, practice and patience we hit our stride. Although my ex was another story. Try as I might, I could never get him to stop trying to suck my face off. Ick.
oohsexypenguin 6 years
I agree with GlowingMoon - my husband and I initially didn't have good kissing chemistry (he was a bit of a drooler, lol!) but with time, practice and patience we hit our stride. Although my ex was another story. Try as I might, I could never get him to stop trying to suck my face off. Ick.
GlowingMoon 6 years
No, good kissing can be taught and learned.
candace87 6 years
I was typing no, I wouldn't do this since kissing isn't really important to me anyway, but then I remembered.. a REALLY, REAAAALLY awful kiss. Like, he thought my face was his lunch or something. I had to stop seeing him after that. Eugh, even remembering it is gross.
tyffi 6 years
I'd say it depends on how bad the first kiss was. If I see potential, I'd likely give him another shot (*rofl*), but if the kiss is as bad as my first bad kiss, I'd definitely wouldn't want to see the guy again. And my first bad kiss was really bad... I mean, when your face is wet after kissing dude is defintely doing something wrong!
bluepuppybites 6 years
I've dumped people because they are bad in bad, but not because of kissing bad...maybe I've never had a bad kiss.
sparklestar 6 years
I have dated a few bad kissers! To be fair I was their first kisses but STILL... show some effort...
aimeeb 6 years
Hmm if it was early on and he was THAT bad, I might just move on.
dm8bri 6 years
I think it depends on the situation. If there wasn't a lot of chemistry anyway, what's the point? If you really like him and there is definite relationship potential he can be re-trained. However, if the kiss is particularly disgusting then you're probably not going to want to bother at all. I never understood the SATC episode where Charlotte tries to make things work with a particularly heinous kisser simply because he was husband material (which was every guy according to her)...give it up!


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Wrestling Canada Lutte | CAWA News Article
Medal results here. Anyone got brackets? Big win by Hergenheim at 55 kg. Looks like a pretty sparsely attended tournament, mostly Canadian medallists with some national champs wrestling up a weight.
Gentry beat Macdonald in a special wrestle-off for the world team spot, pretty exciting 3-round match according to the oawa website. Video should be available soon.


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Nicotine substitutes may harm the fetus: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of nicotine substitutes
(nicotine gum, patches or inhalers) during the first 12 weeks
of pregnancy appears to slightly increase the risk of birth
defects, according to a large study of pregnant women and their
Dr. Maria M. Morales-Suarez-Varela, from the University of
Valencia in Spain, and others interviewed 76,768 women between
weeks 11 and 25 of pregnancy regarding their smoking habits and
use of nicotine replacement products during the first 12 weeks.
There were 20,603 pregnancies resulting in live births of
mothers who smoked cigarettes and 56,165 among mothers who did
not smoke.
The authors observed a "relative prevalence rate ratio" or
RPR, of 1.1 for all congenital malformations among smokers. The
RPR for cleft lip or malformations of the digestive system or
circulatory system ranged between 1.2 and 1.5.
Among nonsmokers who used nicotine substitutes during the
first 12 weeks, the RPR for birth defects was higher — 1.61 —
compared with nonsmokers who did not use nicotine substitutes.
The RPR for musculoskeletal type malformations was 2.63.
To explain these discrepancies, the researchers offer that
nicotine substitutes may be absorbed by a different route and
reach higher peak doses of nicotine compared with tobacco
Even though their study failed to find increased
malformation risk among smokers, the researchers say that
"there is sufficient evidence for a harmful, overall fetotoxic
effect of smoking to warn pregnant women not to smoke at all
during pregnancy."
They recommend further study to confirm the potential role
of nicotine substitutes in causing congenital malformations.
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It's not always staff versus the customers when it comes to food disputes, which is good to know when someone's spitting in your food: The chef at a New Jersey restaurant was arrested after another worker called police to report "multiple health violations." That included an incident when the chef allegedly spat into a customer's food, after the diner sent it back for extra cooking time. [More]
Restaurant Employee Reports Chef To The Police For Spitting In Customer's Food
Taco Bell Employee Allegedly Spit, Urinated in Food
A family from Sidney, Iowa has filed suit against the owners of a KFC/Taco Bell after they were served food that was allegedly contaminated by an employee. According to the lawsuit, the couple's 4 year-old son became "violently ill" after being served food that had been contaminated by an employee who "maintained 'special servings'" of food contaminated with urine and saliva so that it could be fed to unsuspecting police officers.


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Located close to the centre, this city and conference hotel is situated in Cape Town. A variety of restaurants, nightclubs and shops are all located less than 1 km from the hotel, all within walking distance. The sea and the nearest beach as well as public transport are all located 2 km from the hotel. The hotel is situated on the corner of the two main roads: Somerset Road and Ebenezer Road.
This hotel has a total of 172 rooms spread over 6 floors, including 97 doubles, 51 twin rooms and 24 apartments. The hotel's facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a safe, a currency exchange desk, lifts, 2 conference rooms with a capacity of up to 150 persons (with a private reception), a bicycle storage facility, a car park and a garage. Dining options include an inviting bar and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with highchairs for infants. Further facilities include wireless Internet access as well as room and laundry services.
The welcoming and cosily furnished rooms (either double or twin rooms) have en suite bathroom facilities with a hairdryer and a second telephone, another direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio and Internet access. Moreover, the rooms come with a desk, double-glazed windows, opaque curtains, coffee and tea maker, a fridge, carpeting, a king-sized bed, a hire safe and air conditioning as standard. The apartments (2-storeys) are additionally equipped with a combined living room/bedroom, a separate bedroom and a guest toilet. On the lower floor, guests will find another double bed and a second television.
The hotel also offers guests a pool as well as the opportunity to hire road/ mountain bicycles. There is a golf course approximately 2 km from the hotel.
Guests may choose their breakfast, lunch or evening meals from individual buffets. At midday and in the evenings, guests may also select dishes from the set menu, or take the à la carte option.
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Many people in Washington and Oregon are feeling the hot weather that has been broiling much of the rest of the country this weekend.
Seattle finally reached the 90-degree mark on Saturday afternoon. Sea-Tac Airport topped out at 93 degrees. The last time Sea-Tac hit 90 degrees or more was August 16, 2010.
High temperatures reached 95 in Gig Harbor, 96 in Shelton and 94 in Sammamish.
On Sunday, temperatures are expected to again reach into the 90s.
South of Everett, the South Sound, Southwest Interior looking at temperatures into the 90s, said KING 5 Meteorologist Jim Guy.
A heat advisory is in effect until Sunday night from an area east of Everett down through Seattle, down to Olympia, Kelso and the Vancouver/Portland area.
Much of Oregon was under a heat advisory during a scorching afternoon Saturday. By 5 p.m., temperatures reached 105 in Medford, 102 in Portland and Salem, 101 in Eugene and 100 in The Dalles.
Sunday will be another scorcher. The record high at Sea-Tac for August 5 is 89 degrees, set back in 1977.
I think we have a pretty good chance for a new record high temperature, said Guy. We'll be right back into the lower 90s again.
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Eugene Ionesco
Ionesco, Eugène
Eugène Ionesco (özhĕn´ yŏnĕs´kō), 1912–94, French playwright, b. Romania. Settling in France in 1938, he contributed to Cahiers du Sud and began writing avant-garde plays. His works stress the absurdity both of bourgeois values and of the way of life that they dictate. They express the futility of human endeavor in a universe ruled by chance. His play La Cantatrice chauve (1950; tr. The Bald Soprano, 1965) was suggested by the idiotic phrases in an English language textbook; it has become an enormously popular classic of the theater of the absurd. Among Ionesco's other plays are La Leçon (1951), Les Chaises (1952), Victimes du devoir (1953), Le Nouveau locataire (1957), Tueur sans gages (1958), Rhinocéros (1959), Photo du colonel (1967), Le roi se meurt (1963), and Jeux de massacre (1970). He wrote about the theater in Notes and Counternotes (1962, tr. 1964); a memoir, Present Past, Past Present (1968, tr. 1971); and the novel The Hermit (1974). His plays are all available in English translation.
See studies by L. C. Pronko (1965), R. N. Coe (rev. ed. 1971), A. Lewis (1972), and M. Lazar (1982).
Eugene Ionesco: Selected full-text books and articles
James H. McTeague.
Greenwood Press, 1994
Eugéne Ionesco; Derek Prouse.
Grove Press, 1960
Barry Ulanov.
McGraw-Hill, 1961
Jürgen Kleist; Bruce A. Butterfield.
Peter Lang, 1992
Dolamore, C. E. J.
Journal of European Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1, March 1996
Dolamore, C. E. J.
Journal of European Studies, Vol. 23, No. 92, December 1993
Issacharoff, Michael; Madrid, Lelia.
The Romanic Review, Vol. 87, No. 3, May 1996
Patrick D. Murphy.
Greenwood Press, 1992
David I. Grossvogel.
Columbia University Press, 1961
Christopher Innes.
Routledge, 1993
Wallace Fowlie.
Meridian Books, 1960
John London.
W. S. Maney & Son, 1997
Patrick M. O'Neil.
Marshall Cavendish, vol.5, 2004


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Bollywood is the perfect platform that showcases fashion and opulence for Indian men and women since they stick to the vogue pursued by the Bollywood divas. Exuberance and innovation are in abundance in Bollywood clothing and therefore it is quite certain to stick to the fashion to attain a captivating look and flaunt oneself with elegance.
Ranging from traditional wears such as salwar kameez, sarees, chudidars and kurtis to chic western outfits, Bollywood has its unique style. There are some of the gorgeous ethnic outfits showcased in bollywood blockbuster movies that became highly popular and more or less every woman was spotted donning one. During the early 80's sharara type sarees and tight fitted churidar kurtas were a fashion. But now, a tremendous blend of olden day's glamour and the present day's incomparable charm has influenced many women. Now with the changing trend, since many are getting influenced day by day by Bollywood clothing, saris have also become iconic. There are Bollywood sarees like gown style, Gujarati style, air hostess style which sensationalize the appearance of traditional sarees.
Apart from sarees we can see that all bollywood divas like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ,Deepika Padukone and many more decked in churidars and anarkali salwars and they all look marvelous in their ethnic costumes.
With the impressive assorment of fabrics and designer work adopted in bollywood clothing, one can truly add beauty and elegance to their persona. Many world renowned fashion designers have put their efforts on the bollywood fashion to make gorgeous attires. It is now time to pick out your favorite bollywood outfit through Cbazaar's bollywood collection to flaunt like a celebrity and look sensational.
Whether you are looking for some casual everyday wear or for some sensuous cocktail outfits or wish to look luxuriously fabulous like the bollywood icons, pamper yourself with Cbazaar's exhaustive list of killer accessories and alluring Indian wears.
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