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By Kellie Parkin
For the Pioneer
Homecoming is always a special game but Friday night's match between the Bronson Eagles and Tallahassee's Maclay Marauders was made more sweet because it marked the milestone of head coach Al Cooksey's 100th win.
"Winning can be done right if you just keep working," Cooksey said. "Great things happen when you work together."
It only took four minutes to see that the Eagles brought the determined tough play that they had shown the week before to this competition against the Marauders.
It's not very smart to do something that fires up a team that's better than you are, and when you mess up a friend of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's district player of the year, well, you're just asking for more trouble.
Travis Evans scored six touchdowns, including four in the first quarter, to lead Williston to a 60-27 win over Alachua Santa Fe last Friday.
Williston will be in the Class 3A playoffs.
The Devils defeated Santa Fe, 60-27, Friday night. Coupled with Dunnellon's loss to North Marion, the Devils clinched second place in the district.
In Friday's game, Travis Evans scored six touchdowns, including five in the first half, and Courtney Days and Dalton Edwards clinched the win with long second-half runs.
Each generation or group of people has its catch phrases, something that just sort of pops into the languages.
One of the statements making the rounds now is "Wow! Didn't see that comin'."
That's the way I felt Tuesday night gathering the local election returns.
I didn't foresee the defeat of incumbent Francis Akins as property appraiser, especially given the county's history of constant re-election of incumbents.
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3. Miranda Morales
4. Shakari Lamb
Osborn "Oz" Barker's reaction to being elected as Levy County Property Appraiser may well sum up the feelings of the county's Republicans as they won two offices for the first time in history.
In addition to Barker, who unseated incumbent Democrat Francis Akins, voters chose Republican Robert "Bob" Hastings as county school superintendent.
"It feels great," Hastings said. "It's something I've looked forward to for a long time."
At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Williston City Council named Marc Nussel to fill council seat B, which was vacated by the resignation of Cal Byrd.
Nussel was a member of the council for eight years in the 1990s and most recently was the caretaker of the seat vacated by Justin Landon.
Nussel, who is the owner of Williston Crane and Equipment, has indicated that he will run for a seat in the March elections. He will be sworn in at the next City Council meeting.
The other applicants for the seat were Betty Fender, Lindsey Hager and Anthony Della Rocco.
Cookie King stands on the corner of Noble Avenue and Main Street in Williston Tuesday morning waving to motorists. "I've been here since 9 a.m. and I'll stay here as long as I can stand, because I love America," the local Realtor said. Residents were lined up to vote at local polling places Tuesday morning.
One incumbent was ousted Tuesday in Levy County as Property Appraiser Francis Akins lost to Osborn Barker.
Barker collected 9,529 votes or about 51 percent, to 8,817 for Akins.
In the hotly contested school superintendent race, Bob Hastings defeated Jeff Edison, 9,566, or 54 percent, to 8,304. Hastings has worked in all three areas of the county and most recently was the principal at Chiefland High School. Edison has worked under the retiring Cliff Norris for years.
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Focus on Surveillance - St. John's Entirely Boring Crime Camera Purchase
Posted by: TC on Oct 15, 2009
[Jeff Clement, chief civil deputy for the St. John Sheriff's Office] said two grants totaling $251,782, from the Edward Byrne Memorial Assistance Grant Program, will pay for a portion of the surveillance cameras. The Sheriff's Office is covering the remaining costs, he said.
"It's going to assist law enforcement and give people a sense of security, " said Jones, adding that the system will start off small and grow over time. "It will help as a deterrent and help in crime-solving."
Initially, the Sheriff's Office plans to install 20 wireless cameras, Clement said. He said they will be linked to the parish's 911 system.
The seemingly effective partnership between the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office and Parish Council is in stark contrast to the New Orleans crime camera lawsuit that has been grabbing headlines in the Times-Picayune for several months, a lawsuit that as of late seems like little more than a high-profile rogues gallery of heavy hitters from the national scene, including both Ray Nagin and Michael Dell.
Though Nagin was dropped from the crime camera case yesterday since the plaintiffs' attorney decided his testimony wasn't necessary, I'm sure we all still remember Michael Dell's video testimony that was delivered earlier this month:
"I have salespeople that come and say, you know, we should make cars that are powered by batteries; that's a huge opportunity worth billions of dollars," Dell said. "But that's not our business."
He went on to say that in regards to crime cameras, "I wouldn't say we have any business being in that business."
The high-powered CEO also denied talking about crime cameras during a brief meeting with Mayor Ray Nagin in New Orleans in July 2004. Michael Dell said the meeting was only about the use of technology in education, even though a Dell Inc. memo indicated that Michael Dell was briefed before the meeting about the company's sale of video camera "housing units" to New Orleans.
"I don't even know what a housing unit is. Is that a house?" Michael Dell said in his deposition, which took place months ago at Dell Inc. world headquarters in Round Rock, Texas.
I don't know about anyone else, but when you have such a high-profile trial featuring nationally-recognizable officials, it seems as though the officials themselves should be in some way relevant to the case. The only way in which Dell, the CEO of a company with over 70,000 employees, could be connected to the actions of a few workers in our back yard was by a single mention of cameras in a single briefing, with no indication that it came up in the meeting with Nagin, nor any indication that he had any connection to it before or after that briefing. Furthermore, the plaintiffs' decision not to seek Mayor Nagin's testimony shows at best that the case can be made without it, and at worst that it was never really relevant in the first place.
Now in no way am I exonerating anyone or claiming to make any stance on the case at hand, as I'd much prefer to let the courts do their jobs without trying to call the outcome (and I'm really more of a Monday morning quarterback than a backseat driver anyway). What I am saying, though, is that having a case in which big-name witnesses are called that can only be very loosely tied in as relevant is not only a waste of the court's time, but it's also a form of grandstanding that doesn't exactly give our area the best image to the rest of the country, especially when we're already asking for special treatment in the upcoming census and still taking billions in federal aid. Though rooting out corruption within city governments is of paramount importance, let's not go too crazy with the conspiracy theories.
I'd much rather New Orleans take a page from St. John Parish and get its crime cameras installed quietly, properly, and correctly. Yes, it's much more boring, but it's much better for the area on both the local and national stages.

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Ahhh, I love baby/toddler feet! With your feet giving the scale, it was even more precious!!ReplyDelete
so sweet fotoReplyDelete
Your posts make me smile.ReplyDelete
Such beautiful little feet.
Cherish each sweet day.
How adorable! Does Graham have a pair of those, too? The Keds site says Margaret's shoes are the "Graham" model!ReplyDelete
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THE BEST PAIR OF FEET EVER....ADORABLE SHOES...I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN AND AT TIMES I FOUND MYSELF SOMEHOW DRESSING US IN THE SAME COLORS....HAPPY MONDAY WITH LOVE JANICEReplyDelete
So sweet! Iam hoping you'll share some Easter pictures! :)ReplyDelete
So adorable! I love her little shoes. I often find myself coordinating with my daughter as well, she is seven, and doesn't mind yet.ReplyDelete
Oh my, that is adorable. Puts a smile on my face too. Now you just need Graham and dad's feet :-)ReplyDelete
Well it makes us ALL smile because that is such an adorable picture, oh my gosh.ReplyDelete
You should print them and make them notecards to send your family - they would love it.
Have a wonderful week.
Somehow that picture seems very special...I'm not quite sure why.? I'll work on it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2012 at 3:21 PM
OMG! How cute!ReplyDelete
I still pick out clothes for our little one and find myself matching her every once and a while without even planning it. Love those little baby feet!ReplyDelete
How cute is that . . .ReplyDelete
oh how sweet...I always dressed my kids alike..they still talk about it today..and they are all over 23ReplyDelete
so cute ;)ReplyDelete
Adorable. I love keds--wear them myself. I still remember my oldest sons first pair--blue.ReplyDelete
I noticed that they're called Graham too but only after I looked them up online (I bought ours at a Stride Rite outlet). I found hiker sneakers for Graham but I think the blue ones would be really cute for him.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousApril 16, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Hi, thanks for sharing this post! Where do you usually shop for your children's clothing? I love the neutral colors and gingham! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Priceless...I love the shoes, but far sweeter...I love her cute legs. Sad they are small for such a short time.ReplyDelete
Enjoy each minute!
Oh my gosh!! I just love her little legs and those sweet, pudgy little ankles poking out of the shoes. There is just nothing like a baby and all the things that come with them...the smells, the sweet lips, the dimpled hands and elbows. Cherish every moment!ReplyDelete
Such a cute photo. I love the colours!ReplyDelete
I get baby clothes from Gap, Janie and Jack, H&M, Zulily always has good things...Old Navy. I've been getting their shoes at Stride Rite, which owns Keds I think.ReplyDelete
those little keds are beyond. just beyond.ReplyDelete
Aren't baby feet the best thing in this World??ReplyDelete
I love this picture.
That is the sweetest picture ever! Adorable.ReplyDelete
Very cute picture.ReplyDelete
That is precious and also a reminder for you that little feet are following and watching you no matter where you go or do.ReplyDelete
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What a sweet picture. Every now and then I have fun dressing my girls alike or in coordinating outfits. :-)ReplyDelete
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I miss those keds! Mine were always in red.ReplyDelete
SO very sweet! Love that shoe/feet shot!ReplyDelete
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Lolo.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Lolo.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Lolo.
Lolo is a small, nearly symmetrical 796-m-high andesitic stratovolcano located north of Witori volcano along the north coast of New Britain near Cape Hoskins. It is of very late Pleistocene or Holocene age and overlaps the older Kapberg volcano to the west (Blake and McDougall, 1973). Lava flows are prominent on its flanks, and a well-preserved crater 250-m wide and 60-m deep truncates the summit of the stratovolcano.
The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Lolo. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Lolo page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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|Conical Lolo volcano rises to the north beyond steaming lava flows from the 2002 eruption of Pago volcano. Lolo is a small, nearly symmetrical volcano located north of Pago volcano along the north coast of New Britain near Cape Hoskins. It is of very late Pleistocene or Holocene age and on its western side overlaps the older Kapberg volcano, the topographic irregularity left of Lola. Lola is capped by a well-preserved crater 250 m wide and 60 m deep.
Photo by Elliot Endo, 2002 (U.S. Geological Survey).
The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography. Discussion of another volcano or eruption (sometimes far from the one that is the subject of the manuscript) may produce a citation that is not at all apparent from the title.
Blake D H, McDougall I, 1973. Ages of the Cape Hoskins volcanoes, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. J Geol Soc Aust, 20: 199-204.
Cooke R J S, Baldwin J T, Sprod T J, 1976. Recent volcanoes and mineralization in Papua New Guinea. 25th Internatl Geol Cong, Sydney, Excur Guide, 53: 1-30.
Johnson R W, Blake D H, 1972. The Cape Hoskins area, southern Willaumez Peninsula, the Witu Islands, and associated volcanic centres, New Britain: volcanic geology and petrology. Aust Bur Min Resour Geol Geophys Rec, 1972/133: 1-102.


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Forget foreign oil. In another 10 to 20 years, we may be driving vehicles powered by ethanol made from grasses grown right here at home.
That's the goal of the new Tennessee Biofuels Initiative, an effort designed to position the state as a leader in the nation's efforts to reduce dependence on petroleum.
University of Tennessee researchers recently unveiled the initiative, which calls for the construction of a pilot bio-refinery that would demonstrate the technical feasibility of converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol in a cost-effective manner.
Currently, ethanol is produced from corn, and states in the Midwest where corn production is widespread are taking advantage of the trend toward ethanol and cashing in on corn-to-ethanol crops.
The Tennessee Biofuels Initiative hopes to tap into that market by making ethanol from agricultural products grown here, such as switchgrass, trees and other woody material.
Dr. Tim Rials, with the UT Agricultural Experiment Station, said the biofuels initiative could open an entirely new crop for rural Tennessee farmers, invigorating the state's agricultural economy.
"We feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reinvigorate the rural economy. It will create a new crop and a new market for our farmers," Rials said.
"The real challenge right now is to develop a process that is economically viable and to demonstrate it so that we can move this industry into the Southeast," he said.
The initiative's proposed pilot plant would produce 5 million gallons of ethanol from cellulosic materials each year. A site for the facility has not been determined, but Rials said it most likely will be built in East Tennessee to draw on researchers from UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Rials said the plant is estimated to cost $40 million. Funding will come from the state along with potential federal partners, such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture, as well as private partners.
Eventually, more ethanol plants could be constructed across the state.
"Our hope is that with the demonstration and the insights gained at the pilot plant that private investment will pick up the technologies and help to deploy it across the state of Tennessee," Rials said.
Ultimately, the initiative could lead to the creation of 4,000 jobs and $400 million in new state and local taxes, according to the UT Agricultural Policy Analysis Center. Plus, the project could spawn co-products and satellite plants, creating another 3,000 jobs and $1 billion in revenue.
Rials said the initiative is projected to generate $100 million in new farm revenue to about 20,000 of the state's producers.
The goal is to eventually produce an annual 1 billion gallons of biomass ethanol - dubbed "Grassoline" by UT scientists - at a wholesale price of $1.20 per gallon. That would replace about 30 percent of the state's current petroleum consumption, Rials said.
"That's maybe in 15 years, maybe 10 years out," Rials said.
He said construction of the pilot plant will probably take two and a half to three years from the time funding is allocated.
Rials said the conversion to renewable fuel sources is a "real balancing act" requiring that certain factors come together at once.
"You need ethanol to be available. You need the vehicles that can use the ethanol. You also need the gas stations that can handle and pump the ethanol-blend fuels. So all the infrastructure and the processes need to move forward at a similar pace," Rials said.
He noted that most vehicles on the road today could not run on pure ethanol. But automakers are trending toward vehicles that run on an ethanol blend, such as E85 - or 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.
The biofuels initiative is being spearheaded through the University of Tennessee's Agricultural Experiment Station, which is part of the federal Sun Grant Initiative, a network of U.S. land-grant universities and U.S. Department of Energy laboratories partnering to stimulate the development of renewable energy and new bio-based products and industries.
For more information, visit www.agriculture.utk.edu/Biofuel/index.htm.


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Daniel Agger has admitted his Liverpool future is up in the air - but insists his "heart" is at Anfield.
The Danish defender, who is in talks with the club as his runs out at the end of next season, has endured a frustrating season dogged by injury but proved his worth with a stunning strike in Saturday's 4-0 win over Blackburn.
"I don't know when things will be decided. I don't have a clue. In my heart, I hope I will be here next season. But, really, I don't know," he said.
"I am at the stage of my career where I need to play - and want to play - but that situation has nothing to do with the contract talks.
"It is nice to hear the manager wants to keep me, but the most important thing is what he tells me when I look him in the eyes.
"It's not what he says in the papers, it is what he says behind closed doors. I keep talks with the club confidential, so I cannot tell you what has been said.
"I know there have been some reports in Denmark that my agent has spoken to clubs in Italy, but they were wrong."
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A huge thanks to Matt Wilson and Tom Eaton for their friendship and their brainpower in getting WKRK's transmitter back on the air this morning. And a special thanks to Donna Lynn for filling in for me on the air on such short notice (our broadcast still continues on TV, internet and mobile devices even when our transmitter is down.)
The factory told us that our radio feed would be off air until a special part could be shipped out on Monday.
Tom and Matt are both very talented engineers who looked at the problem and were able to rearrange some parts, bypassing the ones that were failing. We are pretty confident that this temporary solution will hold us until a new, shiny part arrives from the factory. I am very grateful to have their help as this was a problem way above my level of knowledge.
Thanks to all our faithful listeners who have told us they missed us on the radio. It's really nice to be missed. We appreciate your continued support. Have a great weekend. -Tim
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Kid Friendly Search Engines and Research Sites
Ask Jeeves for Kids: This is similar to the adult search engine of the same name. Kids can search by asking questions in natural language.
Canton Public Library: See what's going on at the Canton Public Library, youth department. Use this site to connect to other great sites!
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: This online encyclopedia has articles, images, website links and magazine articles about everything. It's great to use for research or just for fun! Contact Mrs. Johnston or Mrs. Hammill for your password. Use is free for Plymouth-Canton students!
Fact Monster: This colorful site includes an atlas, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and a "Today in History" feature.
Internet Public Library: Students at the University of Michigan put this site together for elementary and middle school kids. It has games, puzzles and information on just about everything!
Kidrex: Another kid-friendly, kid-safe search engine!
Kidsclick is a search engine for kids created by librarians.
Plymouth District Library: See what's happening at the Plymouth District Library, youth department. Use this site to connect to other great sites!
SafeSearchKids: Another kid-friendly, kid-safe search engine.
Yahoo Kids: Looking for information for a project, report, or just for yourself? This is a great search engine for kids!
Just for Fun
ABCya: Games of every subject for K-5th graders.
Chess Pages: Chess for Kids.
Jokes: Visit Yahoo Kids and Surfnet for some silly jokes and riddles.
Online Coloring: This site gives young children practice using the mouse while they color over one of forty pictures!
Language Arts
Book Lists: Find a good book to read at Books for Boys and Books Starring Mighty Girls.
PBS Kids Whiteboard: Work on synonyms, adjectives and other parts of speech.
Anagrams: The words meat, tame and team are anagrams. Can you guess why? Visit this site for some fun anagram puzzles.
Authors and Illustrators on the Web: Probably the best place to find an author or illustrator site!
Book Reviews: World Reading includes book reviews written by children and adults.
Grammar Games: Gorilla Grammar Game, Singular/Possessive Nouns Game, Singular/Plural Nouns Game, Noun Game, Grammar Blast Game and Wacky Web Tales (mad lib game that reviews parts of speech).
Mel (Michigan Electronic Library) has tons of children's databases that are fun and age appropriate. They have just added a few new resources including a K-8 ebook collection and World Book Kids (an engaging online encyclopedia).
Read to Me: Over 100 digital storybooks read by storytellers, celebrities, and authors.
Starfall Online Stories: Younger elementary students can read an interactive story online.
Rebus Nursery Rhymes: Kids can choose from over 50 different rebus rhymes to read. They can also make a nursery rhymes coloring book.
The World of Brian P. Cleary-A website to go along with the "Words are CATegorical" books we have in the library. Play games about nouns, verbs, adjectives and more!
Inferencing: Practice your inferencing skills by solving some riddles or by playing battleship!
Loads of math games at PBS Kids/Whiteboard.
Fact Practice: A Plus Math and Multiflyer are great sites to help you learn your multiplication tables.
Fraction Website: Equivalent fraction practice at PBS Kids.
Protractors: Looking at protractors.
Rulers: More experiences using rulers.
Webmath: Find answers to all your math questions here!
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Electrical Safety World: Start off at the Austin Electronics website then click on the link button on the right to go to Electrical Safety World. Learn more about being safe around electricity by reading articles, playing games and reading survivor stories.
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50 States: This site has basic information about every state including the population, area, state symbols and famous people from the state! A few other great state sites (with games): Fact Monster , Jim's Pages, Sheppard Software and Ben's Guide to Government.
Civics/Core Democratic Value Site: PBS Kids Democracy Project .
Explorers:Learn about explorers from A to Z!
Find out what happened "This Day in History" at FactMonster.
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Music: These 2 sites, Making Music and Unleash Your Inner Composer, can answer the question, "How can I help my child with music?"
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The Apple iPod has certainly come a long way since it was introduced back in 2001. From being bulky, it has taken different shapes and sizes to cater to consumer's needs.
The introduction of bigger screen and touch screen capabilities on devices such as the iPod not only made navigating through tons of music more conveniently, but also added functionalities like touch controlled gaming, internet browsing and more comfortable movie watching (just to name a few) that were previously not available on screen less PMPs (Portable Media Players). And with recent addition of two cameras and the stunning Retina display back in 2010, the iPod Touch 4th Generation has almost took a shape of a smartphone but without a SIM (which can be fixed by adding an accessory).
For the past four years the iPod Touch product line has kept getting better and better. But last year was a different story as we saw a bit of a slump in the iPod line, only producing a white variant for the iPod Touch 4th generation. To make up for this, there has been rumor spreading that the upcoming iPod Touch will sport a dual core processor.
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Now we wait for the RTFM version so we can start screaming obscenities.
Now we wait for the RTFM version so we can start screaming obscenities.
Last 3 patches since October have all been nuisance to sysadmins. Time to look elsewhere.
In my company, we have 3 colleges, a hospital and software teams that have been using the same PCs for over 6 years now. About 800 of them.
All large companies have the same IP strategy and they behave exactly the same simply because they can.
Sorry. Google, Motorola, Samsung, etc. have used patents purely in defensive mode. Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Erricsson etc. are the litigious bastards.
If these patents would be worthless, they wouldn't pay anything in the first place.
When these patenting agreements were drawn up, Android had a much smaller marketshare. So rather than getting caught up in litgation, some large Android makers chose to pay. But not Motorola, and they are yet to pay a penny. Now that Android is the undisputed king in mobile and tablets, even Microsoft making Android devices through Nokia; there is not much compulsion to continue paying.
Phones and tablets do not replace desktops and laptops.
Agreed, they don't. However people hesitate a lot before upgrading the desktop OS. And desktops and laptops last more than 8 to 12 years, so not much revefnue for Microsoft from those markets. Hence my prediction that they are doomed.
What the large monies paid by Samsung indicates is the enormous mindshare and marketshare for Android. Windows on the mobile and tablet space is non-existent. For some years Microsoft might make money out of Android sales using these patent threats, being the litigious thugs they are.
But in a few years - say three at the max, Android makers will realise that these patents are really worthless, and back away from their agreements.
In any case a few billions in patent royalty is pocket change for Microsoft, and their bloated manpower will plunge them into the death spiral since Windows is becoming fast irrelevant in the only space it serves - viz, the desktop.
Everyone knows the even number versions suck.
how is this news for nerds?
Chromebooks do not run Linux, they run the Chrome OS, for God's sake!
When Adobe Photoshop truly comes to the plain vanilla distri, then we can start putting up articles on here.
I've been using a desktop for more than 15 years. It is not a good habit to pin apps to the task bar. Putting up the shortcuts for the browser and email client is good enough most of the time.
When rarely used apps need to be called up, the Start Menu is the best way to do it.
Using a keyboard instead of a mouse on the desktop is like using the mouth instead of the penis for sex. Some like you seem to like it that way but do not speak for the rest of us.
and fucking closed the beta once and for all.
I absolutely want no fucking around with the interface I have been using for more than 16 years now.
Just like the Windows 8 user interface. Rubbish.
Please stop it.
Kind regards
Why should MS decide what tablets and phones need as minimum hardware?
Not only minimum, but maximum as well. MS gets to decide the biggest screen size, the highest speed CPU that can run Windows - tablet edition, on a non-desktop form factor. MS does not want vendors selling full fledged Windows on tablet form factor devices even though it is technically feasible.
Hardware had to be compatible to sell bundled with Windows.
MS does not want to encourage vendors who also provide open source drivers with their hardware. In this day and age, if MS made a reference standard for writing drivers hat did not require any signing, many vendors would only be too happy to innovate.
MS's goal is not to promote innovation, but to restrict vendors from making PCs that can also run Linux flawlessly. Having lost the tablet and phone business to Linux and Android, MS wants to keep on stifling the Linux desktop for as long as they can. One way they do this is to give incentives to vendors that make only Windows compatible hardware. Also the driver signing and Windows Update gives them a lever to destroy any vendor who gets too cosy with the Linux world.
From Vista and up, the hardware can be designed to give out intentional error messages that are ignored by Windows, and thus the hardware becomes unusable in Linux.
Make of these what you will.
Well. Sandra Bullock doesn't look like Indian Bullocks. Besides, in India bullocks are male, and usually castrated.
Windows 7 was better received by the market because it was BETTER than Vista. Windows 8 was crap and got he reception it deserved. Merely releasing 9 without removing the crapstatic TIFKAM interface will result in poor reputation.
The reasons Internet Explorer got a bad reputation:
1. It was tied to the operating system, unnecessarily. The browser has exactly zilch to do with the operating system. ActiveX controls, tying versions of the browser with versions of the OS, varying behaviour of same browser version on different OS versions etc. If IE is renamed, it should be delinked from the OS like other browsers.
2. Intentional non-compatibility with standards, because of the arrogant assumption that with marketshare they can bully the World.
3. No sandboxing, no protection from ads, popups, malware downloads, sucking upto to the MAFIAA in proprietary standards and DRM.
Fix these issues in the browser FIRST, then call it Internet Shit-hole, but people will still buy it.
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If you are a professional dancer or teacher or just a super enthusiastic student and you dance daily, it is unlikely that you will suffer from back pain. But, if, in spite of your many hours of dance per week you still find that you have nagging lower back pain, my first recommendation is to check in and see if you are one of the many who contract your abdominal muscles to flatten out the natural curve of your lower back. Surprise! This actually creates rather than protects you from lower back pain.
Anatomy 101 time. The key concept here is that the natural forward curve of our lower back actually keeps our back healthy and happy by balancing the weight of our torso and upper body evenly between the main body of the vertebrae (see photo) and the two sliding joints at the back of the vertebrae. This avoids compression of the discs that are designed to cushion our movement between the vertebrae. If we flatten out the natural curve, this shifts all the upper body weight forward and compresses the dics, which can lead to nerve irritation, sciatica, bulging and eventually herniated discs. Believe me, you do NOT want this – OUCH!
If you already do suffer from any of the above, I highly recommend that you avoid sitting whenever possible, as this position automatically flattens out the natural Lumbar (lower back) curve and increases pressure on the discs. If you are not familiar with my technique, then my #1 easy and quick solution is to do a virtually effortless, gentle pelvic rotation (sometimes called an "Omi") by shifting one hip to the side, a very gentle pelvic tuck front by contracting both gluts, a shift to the other side and a relaxation into the neutral position that restores your natural lumbar curve. You can actually find this movement defined in the dictionary on my website, and you can have free access to a video demonstrating the movement simply by singing up with your name and email address. If you are familiar with my technique, i.e. my Body Logic for Bellydance – soon to be renamed SavvyBodyBellydance – then I also recommend my full torso open and close undulation movements, beginning with diagonal and eventually trying the front to back version. This is actually the best, simplest and completely free self-massage EVER!!
If you have a day job which requires lengthy periods of sitting then it is important to try to take regular quick breaks and do a front to back undulation while seated in your chair. This is tricky unless you seek to touch your elbows together in front of your chest (allowing a gentle slump and rocking back onto your tail bone) then opening the elbows and chest while rocking onto the front of your sit bone (belly button forward) and repeat several time with as little effort as possible.
If you have to commute to and from work with other passengers, you can do this in your car seat when it's not your turn to drive. If you do the driving, be sure to put a cushion or rolled up towel behind your lower back when seated to maintain your natural arch.
I hope that you found these little tricks and clarifications helpful in your dance and work day. You are also very welcome to share this info with your other dance friends.
Thanks again for your time, and feel free to comment or ask questions on Facebook and I will do my best to reply and clarify.
Until the next one… May you dancing keep you healthy, happy and young!!
January 4, 2015
Benefits of Belly Dance
What is your #1 Resolution for 2015?
>If you are like most people, it is highly likely that at least one of these common goals will be on the list:
- Get Healthier and more Active
- Have More Fun
- Tone up Your Body
- Lose Weight
- Start a new Hobby or Learn Something New
- Make and Take more Time for You
This is why joining the gym or a new exercises class are two of the top New Year's Resolutions for so many of us. However, what most people don't realize is that the most current research has shown that dance offers a multitude of extremely powerful benefits for our body, mind and soul! Here are the first two on the list:
1. Increased Energy
Can't seem to find your get-up-and-go? Taking a dance class might help. Research published in The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition found that a weekly dance program could improve physical performance and increase energy levels among adults.
2. Improves Co-ordination, Posture and Balance
If you are nervous about falling as you get older, some dance lessons might help ease your worries, according to a study in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity that showed dancing can improve balance in aging adults. Dancing requires a lot of fast movement and good posture, so frequent dancing will help you stabilize and gain better control of your body.
I Love virtually all forms of dance and have spent the past 43 years of my life studying, dancing and teaching jazz, contemporary, ballet, oriental belly dance and folklore, flamenco, Polynesian, African, Afro-Brazilian, Samba, Latin, Argentine Tango, Indian, Turkish Roman and Tap.
I have also spent the past 22 years practicing, teaching and developing Massage, Manual and Movement Therapy. This enabled me to discover the absolutely amazing secrets of our bodies and how they work, which made me realize that the Art of Oriental Belly Dance is the safest and most gentle form of dance. It is actually physically therapeutic and specifically beneficial for a woman's body, which is not at all surprising, since it was created by and for women!!!
This has inspired me to write a new, ongoing series of articles about the multiple benefits of Oriental Belly Dance for a woman's body. I am sure that if you are already belly dancing (like an Egyptian), having fun and loving it, wouldn't you be doubly excited to discover that due to the gentle, unusual and multidirectional undulating movements that we do with our torsos, we can get and keep our entire spine supple, mobile and healthy. In fact our dance is the single the most effective way to prevent and avoid the #1 most common physical complaint in today's world – nagging lower back pain!ear by Celebrating the Multitude of Wonderful Physical, Psychological, Social and Spiritual our Benefits of our Beautiful Art Form!!


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THE rise of Bitcoin has brought with it a dream of an autonomous digital economy, free from corrupt banks and Big Brother governments. But as it gains more mainstream acceptance, some of Bitcoin's most loyal advocates believe that dream is threatened.
Recently, a group of Bitcoin purists, who believe the policy-advocacy group Bitcoin Foundation is kowtowing to government regulation, splintered off and launched Dark Wallet, a software platform for Bitcoin transactions that they claim "serves The People over enterprise and government interests". This schism leaves Bitcoin at a crossroads, and those who can influence its fate – core software developers, online exchanges and policy advocates – have a choice. Will the currency establish an informal existence in the black-market economy, or should it seek legitimacy by behaving like a model citizen of the financial world, gaining acceptance from authorities by showing a willingness to be regulated and taxed?
Adding to the uncertainty is Bitcoin's lack of an economic anchor. Our sense of the pound's value is anchored to a geographically constrained network of real goods and services, and the point of holding pounds is to gain access to that network. If a coffee shop in the UK charged £10 for an espresso, for example, most people would reject that as being overpriced. That's because there is a huge array of other goods also priced in pounds – such as a beer that costs £3 – against which we can compare the coffee's price. Bitcoin has no such association, which is partly why its value relative to national currencies can fluctuate wildly.
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Silicon Valley, for all its talk of disrupting the status quo, lives by a code of profit-seeking pragmatism. Venture capitalists want Bitcoin enthusiasts to stop pitching hard-to-monetise utopian projects and focus on how Bitcoin could profitably fit in within the existing system.
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Bitcoin could gain an economic anchor in this (admittedly far-out) scenario.
Imagine a country – let's hypothetically say Chile – begins to experience a collapse in its currency. In a panic, citizens begin to convert into Bitcoin. A populist politician emerges and runs with the tide, making bitcoins legal tender. To obtain more of the cryptocurrency, Chilean authorities begin to demand payment in Bitcoin for their key exports, like copper. Bitcoin's value becomes anchored to its use in a particular national economy that supplies a crucial global commodity. So much for the libertarian dream of a stateless currency.
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To my mind, the core innovation of Bitcoin goes beyond currency – its ledger, the block chain, is essentially a way for a community to bypass officials that would otherwise be required to verify transactions, a role normally taken by commercial banks.
This same concept can securely record everything from patent filings to real estate sales: mountains of third-party documentation, verification, and associated fees could cease to exist. The vision of the creators of Dark Wallet is of a decentralised techno-utopia free from the red tape we currently navigate. That's still a long way off, but not at all beyond the realms of possibility.
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