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Listen to the music. Let your eyes absorb the unfolding drama. This is art. There is something so soothing about this video's detachment from its subject's pain. It is as if Albert Camus directed it.
You cannot catch a glimpse of this video without pondering how our whole universe came into existence. The air pellets impact the body like asteroids hurtling into some faraway, cold planet on which perhaps there our other beings with minds not unlike ours. This is life. This is what is.
We are all that man's pudgy belly, and his pudgy belly is God.
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Swing GUI Designer
It is highly recommended that you view the GUI designer demo before reading this section. The demo shows how to create a form using the JGoodies layout manager, quickly add listeners, navigate between the form and Java code, internationalize UI, and migrate hand-written UI or forms created in other UI designers to IntelliJ IDEA's GUI designer. Swing GUI Designer Live Demo
Visual editor for creating and modifying forms
A rich set of visual form-building tools is incorporated into a convenient editor pane. With the help of an intuitive user interface, you can quickly learn and start using the GUI Designer. Even complex GUI forms can be easily created from scratch. Moreover, re-arranging, adding or deleting GUI components do not break the form layout and are conveniently handled.
Automated management of Grid layouts
IntelliJ IDEA new innovative GUI designer uses a grid paradigm for the quick and easy creating and maintenance of both complex and simple component layouts. The following Grid layout managers are supported:
- GridBagLayout
- CardLayout
- BorderLayout
- FlowLayout
- BoxLayout
- IntelliJ GridLayoutManager
- JGoodies Forms
You can choose different layout managers for each panel on the form, or define the default manager. Whenever you drop a component on the form, the corresponding Grid element is created automatically. Grid cells are created and even deleted according to your actions, exactly at the time it is necessary. Of course you are free to manage Grid elements yourself, including rearrangement of Grid rows and columns with a simple drag & drop.
JGoodies Forms support
Among other Grid layout managers, IntelliJ IDEA supports JGoodies Forms. It provides you with automatic inserting and deleting of gap rows and columns, allows you to edit FormLayout-specific properties by simply selecting the caption of the corresponding column or row, and enables of grouping rows or columns to keep their size equal. One more important feature is an ability to convert forms designed using other layout managers to JGoodies Forms.
Migrating the hand-coded GUI and forms created in other designers
IntelliJ IDEA allows you to easily convert both hand-coded GUI and forms created in other designers to its GUI designer format. You can migrate an entire dialog form or any part of it. Either way, IntelliJ IDEA preserves both layout and component properties.
Fully keyboard accessible features
Keeping with its famous keyboard-centric approach, IntelliJ IDEA enables you to use the keyboard to edit layouts, select, add, move, resize components, and perform other essential actions. Of course, everything can also be done with the mouse.
Accelerating standard actions
With IntelliJ IDEA you can quickly perform the actions that are common to any process of Swing interface design, including:
- Surround With (Ctrl+Alt+T) — wrap/unwrap selected components in a JPanel, JScrollPane, etc.
- Duplicate (Ctrl+D) — create a copy of the selected components in the next row
- Morph (available from the shortcut menu) — convert a component to a different class, while preserving its properties
Also you can quickly generate the main() method to make the form run (Alt + Insert in the class bound to the form).
Separating GUI layout from code
GUI layout information is separated from your Java code and is stored in devoted XML-based form files. Each GUI form is bound to a Java class, and form components are referred by class fields.
Unique Byte-code instrumentation techniques allow you to get rid of complicated Swing code in your Java sources. IntelliJ IDEA's GUI-compiler transparently generates all necessary code needed to create and lay out form components. The GUI-compiler has been integrated into IntelliJ IDEA's make functionality, and is also available as a separate Ant task delivered together with the IntelliJ IDEA distribution. There is also an option to generate Java source code instead of using the byte-code instrumentation approach.
Auto-generating the field names
When you add a component to a GUI form, IntelliJ IDEA automatically generates a corresponding field in the class to which the form is bound, and names the field according to the component�s name or the text of an assigned label. For example, if you have a list component with an assigned label, and the label text is "Font name", the name of the list will be "fontNameList". You are free to change the default name anytime.
Quick creating of listeners
You can quickly add listeners to components right from UI designer — just press Ctrl + O on the selected component and select the necessary listener. The anonymous listener class will be generated in the bound GUI class.
Easy navigation between GUI designer and Java code
You can quickly navigate from any component in the GUI Designer to the corresponding listener (if any) by pressing Ctrl + Alt + B. To navigate back to the GUI Designer, click the icon next to a field that is bound to some UI component.
Code inspections and quick fixes right in GUI designer
Unique IntelliJ IDEA engine for code analysis and inspection is also integrated with the GUI designer. If the UI component does not meet the inspection rules, it is highlighted in the designer component tree, and intelligent quick fixes help you to instantly solve discovered problems. With code inspections you can quickly discover the following problems:
- Missing or duplicated mnemonic
- Radio button not in a group
- Radio button group with one button
- No label for component
- Scrollable component is not in a ScrollPane
- Assignment to UI-bound field in Java code
Read more about IntelliJ IDEA's static code analysis and code inspections »
GUI internationalization and localization
Text values on GUI components can be specified either by constant strings, or be obtained from the specified resource bundle. You can create and maintain "i18n" property files and keys directly from the GUI designer. The designer highlights hard-coded String literals, and provides
intention actions with Quick Fixes enabling you to quickly replace them with property keys, or mark them as not requiring internationalization.
Switching locale at the design time
When you have multiple localizations for a GUI form, you can switch locales with a single click to see how any variant looks at design time.
Quick mnemonics assignment
You can quickly assign mnemonics the components that can get focus at runtime (such as buttons, lists, etc.) Just press Alt + Enter on the component either in the GUI form or in the component tree. IntelliJ IDEA will suggest a mnemonic character smartly avoiding mnemonics duplicates. If you have incidentally assigned the same mnemonics to different components, IntelliJ IDEA will notify you about that and suggest fixing the problem.
Ability to create custom palettes
You can extend the default Swing palette with the following elements:
- Custom UI beans
- UI beans from one or more third-party libraries
- Custom containers
- "Nested forms" — forms that can be inserted into other forms
Fast & easy data-binding
When you are done with the GUI layout, a unique data-binding wizard will help you quickly bind the GUI components with the data fields of your Java beans. You are also able to opt for automatic generation of get(), set() and isChanged() methods for the data fields.
Native Ant task for compiling GUI forms into your builds
The bundled Ant task supports byte-code instrumentation techniques for compiling IntelliJ IDEA GUI forms. It provides the following benefits:
- You can quickly integrate the generated GUI forms into your project build
- Use of GUI designer does not force you to keep all of your coding in IntelliJ IDEA (especially useful when team members work with different IDEs).


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How to Order FSSI Wireless
If you are the ordering contracting officer, it is your responsibility to know of agency-specific policies for issuing orders on contract vehicles. Agencies can consult the User Guide (PDF, 1MB) for additional guidance and suggestions.
1. Gather your agency's requirements
Work with your agency to assess its requirements. Use the Data Survey Template (Excel, 33KB) to gather your agency's service plan requirements, and easily communicate them to the BPA contractors. If your agency has additional requirements, such as security or other customized services, a statement of work may be appropriate to describe those requirements.
2. Request information from contractors
If your agency is not sure how to best define the task order to meet the requirements, your agency can first convey requirements and objectives to the contractors and request their suggestion(s). After reviewing the contractors' responses, your agency can develop the Request for Quote (RFQ). Use the RFQ Template, (DOC, 83KB) if desired.
As an additional aid for market research, GSA offers the Economic Model (EM) to estimate the costs of services on the FSSI Wireless BPAs.
3. Issue the solicitation
Ensure fair opportunity in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8.405-3(c)(2). If the task order is above the micro-purchase threshold, you must provide equal consideration for all FSSI Wireless contractors.
The best way to do this is through eBuy.
Alternatively, you can contact each of the contractors directly:
Note: The links below go to nongovernment commercial websites.
|BPA Numbers
(different from Schedule 70
contract numbers)
|Contact Information
|AT&T Mobility LLC
|Chris Pelesky
(410) 570-2670
OR Elizabeth Haugh,
(703) 592-4722
|T-Mobile, Inc.
|Paul Connelly
(917) 440-8903
|Verizon Wireless
Or Clover Franklin
(240) 568-2101
For more information, see the FSSI Wireless User Guide (PDF, 1MB).
4. Evaluate quotes.
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SJYA's goals will be realized through special events and establishing community and youth centers that will provide after school and summer programs that will help to bolster healthy self-esteem in students; teaching them computer skills and cultural arts, tutoring (including G.E.D), child care, crisis intervention, health and fitness, and athletic training, including a variety of sports and activities.
The board and staff of SJYA are comprised of fully-qualified teachers, counselors, executives, clergy, and professional athletes. Their expected result is to see generations of young people initiate positive changes that will affect not only their generation, but also generations to come.
Each year, SJYA hosts a 3-on -3 basketball tournament in the city of Vineland that reaches thousands of students. The purpose of the tournament is to give students an opportunity to compete in a structured environment earning awards and trophies. Families are encouraged to attend the event, bringing the community together. In 2005, the tournament is planned to expand to other communities, including Hamilton Township and Camden.
Several times a year, SJYA hosts youth groups for all-night events. These events include activities from swimming to disco bowling. Usually the event has a theme and a keynote speaker that focuses on issues relating to teen life. Students are kept busy with structured activities that promote community among the groups. Also, throughout the year SJYA brings key speakers to communities around southern New Jersey to speak to teenagers on various issues. Topics vary from religious themes to sexual abstinence. Groups of students are invited to come to these events to be inspired and encouraged in their life experiences. SJYA hosts 10,000 students at rallies.
SJYA works with students and leaders in established groups to facilitate the group's development and overall growth. Within the parameters of SJYA's expertise, they will train group leaders in the basics of successful group leadership. They will also attend the group itself to assess the dynamics of an individual group and recommend a course of action for the continued maturity of the group. Goals will be established and an implementation plan will be laid out, as well as a system for evaluation. They realize that groups are very effective if there are properly-trained leaders in place to accomplish their mission. SJYA serves 4 to 5 new groups annually. They are revising over 11 schools and 550 students weekly throughout South Jersey.
Some of the key speakers include some amazing folks! Reggie Dabbs is the number one speaker in America (according to NEA). Irving Fryar is a five time pro-bowler and played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Redskins, the New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins, and works with the SJYA at various venues. Kevin Harvey is the team chaplain for the Sixers and inspires youth through an outreach program of the fellowship of Christian athletes. Lee Rouson is a former running back for the New York Giants and a two-time superbowl champ who shares his personal life experiences with students. Marc Woodard, Adam Bruckner, Harold Sutton, Steve Fitzhugh, Keith Elias, Harry Falherty, are some of the other notable speakers who work with SJYA to help young people overcome their unique challenges. SJYA serves 100,000 students annually through school assemblies. Call SJYA at (856) 498-5619 to schedule your next event.
SJYA is dedicated to the overall well-being of students. They are in public and private schools every week mentoring individuals and groups of students. They send mentors into schools all around the South Jersey area that listen and respond to the needs that students are facing. They believe that an individual can make a difference in their community and the world. As they work with individuals to help them overcome obstacles in their lives, they are seeing an improvement in the student's lives and also in the overall culture of the schools they are servicing. SJYA believes that the overall health of students is increased when they remain abstinent until they make a marriage commitment. Not only does abstinence keep them safe from sexually transmitted disease, it also makes it impossible to cause an unwanted pregnancy. Pregnancy and STD statistics among students are out of control. SJYA works to promote abstinence in a variety of ways including training workshops, special events, and rallies. In doing this they are helping not only individual students, but families and entire communities as well.
Be sure to mark your calenderers for the SJYA's upcoming 3-on-3 Tournaments. You can sign up on their website. There are two tournaments scheduled. One will be on September 24 and 25 in Vineland, NJ and the other will be held October 1 and 2 in Burlington County, NJ.
There are also many volunteer opportunities available with SJYA. If you live in the South Jersey area and would like to volunteer with SJYA please contact Preston Centuolo or Dan McAnney. They have various volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. You are invited to contact SJYA with any questions about the positions that are available. There is an application and screening process in order to work with children in their programs. They will provide the application at your request. For more information send an email to the President, Preston Centuolo at email@example.com with "I would like to volunteer for SJYA" in the subject line, or send an email to Dan McAnney at email@example.com.
"Elevate" is a gathering of young adults who want to worship God in spirit and truth. "Elevate" are services geared to inspire young adults to connect with God and one another through passionate worship, relevant teaching, and genuine fellowship. For more information on this faith-based group you can visit them on the web at www.elevatenj.org. Meetings are held every Monday night at 7:15pm at the First Baptist Church of Clayton. For more information, call (856) 256-1234 or visit www.Elevatenj.com or www.elevatenj.org.
For more information on SJYA, visit them on the web at www.sjya.com. Their mailing address is P.O. BOX 534, Vineland, NJ 08362. You may also contact Preston Centuolo, the President of SJYA, at (856) 498-5619.
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John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the San Francisco Giants have signed Michael Morse.
One year deal for Michael Morse. #SFgiants have their left fielder.
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) December 12, 2013
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says his contract is worth $6M.
mike morse gets $6M on #SFGiants deal for 2014
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What is nutsedge and why do I need a herbicide sedge?
Herbicide Sedge
OK, you think you've got some nutsedge in your lawn and you're looking for how to get rid of it? If you don't have any nutsedge, you can head over to the break room and thank your lucky stars.
There are several types of nutsedge weeds. These nutsedge weeds are going to come back year after year, so it's best to deal with them correctly if you want to be done with them. They are real tricky because they look so much like grass, but if you're taking good care of your lawn and you get a bunch of these little terrorists in there, you won't have any problem seeing how much they stick out and ruin the appearance of your lawn. The two most common nutsedges are purple and yellow. Plus, here's the thing, if you don't treat these weeds wit the proper herbicide, they are just going to laugh in your face and be worse next year. You don't want that.
It's going to be about July/August in the upper Midwest when you are going to see this weed at it's worst. The more rain you're getting that season, it's going to make this weed problem even worse.
OK, so how do we kill this devious little weed? Normally you would think, "Hey, it's green, let's grab the RoundUp.", and you'd be wrong. This plant, while green, is a member of the sedge family, and what that means is that you are going to need a very specific herbicide to kill this sucker. What you need to understand is that there is really only one product out there that will kill this family of weeds. It used to be called Manage, but another company bought it and renamed it Sedgehammer.
Normally you'd not be able to get your hands on the "good stuff", you know, the secret Sedgehammer hebicide I just spilled the beans to you on, and the professionals charge a lot of money to put Sedgehammer on your grass for you, because they think you don't know about it. Luckily, the winds are changing and these special sedge herbicides can be purchased online now.
We've already done the heavy lifting for you and found the best place to get Sedgehammer at the lowest price. If you have a "normal" sized lawn of a 1,000 square feet or so then use this link for Sedgehammer/Manage Wp 1000Sq. If you need to treat an acre, then get the SEDGEHAMMER/MANAGE1.3 OZ(ACRE).
For all the devastation this stuff causes to nutsedge weeds, you'll find it pretty easy on the pets and children. Once the spray dries you can send the ankle biters, and your dog out t0 play on the newly treated, soon to be sedge free, lawn.
You can also plan on doing this for a few years because of it's root structure, blah, blah, blah, but you eventually will be able to control this weed now that you know about the right herbicide.
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Check out images from all the fights at tonight's UFC on FOX 6 event at Chicago's United Center. The network-televised event includes a title fight between flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson, as well as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira, Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone, Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch, and more.
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Marcio Alexandre Jr. out of TUF 21 Finale bout with George Sullivan
Welterweight Marcio Alexandre Jr. has been forced out of his bout with George Sullivan at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
Ronda Rousey: Bethe Correia will 'walk out looking different than she did walking in'
Ronda Rousey has some strong words about UFC 190 opponent Bethe Correia, most notably that she intends to change the way Correia looks over the course of the fight.
On Conan, Conor McGregor talks tough on Mayweather and other topics
UFC interim title challenger Conor McGregor stopped by TBS' Conan on Thursday to pump up next week's UFC 189, charming the talk-show host on topics such as pre-fight sex, tattoos, and, of course, boxing.
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Govert Schilling says of the way in which a pendulum's plane of swing appears to rotate with respect to a laboratory on Earth: "This effect was first demonstrated by French physicist Léon Foucault in 1851" (27 November 2004, p 28).
In E. Grimsehl's A Textbook of Physics there is a footnote in the volume on mechanics (p 168, 1947 edition) that says: "Foucault was unaware that the pendulum experiment had been previously performed with satisfactory results by V. Viviani in 1661 at Florence, and by Bartolini in 1833 at Rimini." I have tried to locate Viviani's work without success. I would appreciate a reference to his work, so that I might see the original.
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11th Annual DanceFest to Return to Stamford's Palace Theatre, 1/12-20
The 11th Annual DanceFest 2013 takes place from January 12th - January 20th at the Palace Theatre in Stamford. DanceFest is an annual dance festival designed for intermediate and advanced dance students ages 10-18 who train at area dance schools from Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Students participate in master classes taught by outstanding professionals in the dance world in seven different disciplines. School directors, teachers and parents are invited to observe the classes. The festival culminates with the Student Festival Performance of original choreography performed on the HARMAN stage of the Palace Theatre on Sunday, January 20th at 6:00 PM (a detailed schedule of the festival is included below). Tickets for the Student Festival Performance are on sale now at www.SCAlive.org.
Master Classes: Saturday & Sunday
All parents are invited to observe classes.
MODERN Instructor: TRACY INMAN
10:00-11:30am 10-15yrs. Intermediate
11:45-1:15pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
CONTEMPORARY Instructor: BRICE MOUSSET
1:30-3:00pm 10-15yrs. Intermediate
3:15-4:45pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
HIP-HOP/JAZZ/FUNK Instructor: Jermaine Browne
5:00-6:30pm 10-15yrs. Intermediate
7:00-8:30pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
CLASSICAL BALLET Instructor: Craig Salstein
9:15-10:45am 10-15yrs. Intermediate
11:00-12:30pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
12:45-1:45pm 14-18yrs. Advanced Pointe
THEATRE DANCE/JAZZ Instructor: Ben Hartley
2:00-3:30pm 10-15yrs. Intermediate
3:45-5:15pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
BROADWAY TAP Instructor: Jason Samuels Smith
5:30-7:00pm 10-15yrs. Intermediate
7:15-8:30pm 13-18yrs. Advanced
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 at 6:00pm - STUDENT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE
DanceFest 2013 PARTICIPATING DANCESCHOOLS
Center Stage Dance Studio; City Center Dance; DanceNaiad; Darien Arts; Center-Dance;
Fine Line Theatre Arts; Greenwich Dance Studio; Locust Performing Arts Center of Stamford;
Monroe Dance Academy; Magical Movements School of Dance; New Canaan Dance Academy; NewDance; New York Dance; Performing Arts Center of CT; Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance;
Studio B Dance Center; The Ballet School of Stamford; The Pulse Performing Arts Studio
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Written by Emily Bonoyer
Congratulating Citurs, left to right, are Carol White, assistant in the Academic Advising Center; Academic Advisement Center University Assistant Christine Guarnieri, Citurs; and LuAnn Saunders-Kanabay, university assistant in the Academic Advising Center.
Willimantic, CT -- Alex Citurs, assistant professor of business administration, was presented the outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit in the academic advising faculty category of the National Academic Advising Association's (NACADA) National Awards Program for Academic Advising during the NACADA Annual Conference in San Antonio on Sept. 30. Established in 1983, the National Awards Program for Academic Advising honors individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.
"Receiving the national faculty advising award and representing Eastern is a very special and humbling honor," said Citurs. "Creating unique and innovative ways to see Eastern students succeed in the world and achieve their dreams by integrating their liberal arts experiences with their major and minor skill sets is extremely exciting."
Citurs has held information systems-related jobs with Allied Group, IBM and State Farm Insurance, and has also consulted with numerous companies on project knowledge management and technology adoption. Citurs received a doctorate in management information systems from Case Western Reserve University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Iowa.
NACADA was chartered as a non-profit organization in 1979 to promote quality academic advising and professional development of its membership to ensure the educational development of students. NACADA has grown to more than 10,000 members consisting of faculty members, professional advisors, administrators, counselors and others in academic and student affairs concerned with the intellectual, personal and vocational needs of students.


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Airliner net orders came in at 173 in December as 218 new orders were offset by 45 cancellations, with another 24 swaps.
Highlights in December - China's United Eagle Airlines ordered 30 COMAC ARJ21 regional jets while American Eagle Airlines ordered 22 Bombardier CRJs. LAN Airlines placed an order for 20 Airbus A320s, Turkish Airlines (THY) 20 A319s and China Eastern Airlines ordering 16 A330s. Air new Zealand and LAN Airlines ordered ten A320s and ten A319s respectively. The major cancellation of the month came from Brasil Rodo Aereo with 20 Embraer 195s. Virgin Nigeria swapped seven Embraer 170s for seven 190s while Virgin Atlantic Airways swapped six Airbus A340s for six A330s.
Airbus totalled 82 new orders in December while Boeing followed with 59. In the regional market, COMAC received 30 orders with Bombardier 26, Embraer 11 and ATR with seven orders.
A total of 64 A320 family aircraft orders were placed during the month (31 A319s and 33 A320s) while Boeing received orders for 32 737s. Widebody orders totalled 45 as 18 A330s, 11 787s, six 777s, five 767s and five 747s came in. The major regional jet orders were for the 30 ARJ21s from United Eagle Airlines and for 26 CRJs.
Note: The analysis is on aircraft type basis and not on the end user application. For example, Boeing 737 figures might include BBJs. The Bombardier CRJ types are classified as part of the CRJ regional jet family.
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Former TLC member and solo artist Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, has died in a car crash on Thursday (April 25) in Honduras. The Philadelphia born rapper was aged 31.
Former TLC band member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas released the following statement :-
"We had all grown up together and were as close as a family. Today we have truly lost our sister"
TLC were massively succesful in the mid 90's especially with their hit single, 'Waterfall'.


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hey all,
i've been having this slightly problem periodically on a deb potato system at
Right after connecting, motd and all flashes by, and then sshd terminates the
connection, spouting something about connection terminated on signal 13.
Looking thru my logs i see:
Oct 26 14:29:17 foo PAM_unix[11627]: (ssh) session opened for user yamara by
Oct 26 14:29:17 foo sshd[11627]: Disconnecting: Command terminated on signal
looking thru man (7) signal, i see:
SIGPIPE 13 A Broken pipe: write to pipe with no readers
occasionally i see dns misses (where the proclaimed hostname is not the same
as the hostname reversed), which is ok, since my /etc/hosts.deny doesn't allow
that. This only happens on external incoming connections.
Am i seeing a different version of this on the internal network?
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Rock Creek
|Sanders Co., Montana, USA
|100% by Revett Mining Company, Inc.
|Project Type:
|Underground Room & Pillar Mine / Conventional Flotation Processing
|Project Status:
|Late Stage Permitting
|Silver / Copper Concentrates
Silver / Copper (40% Ag / 60% Cu split by value)
Resources (Inf.) 137 million tons @ 1.67opt Ag & 0.72% Cu
(124 million tonnes @ 57g/mt Ag & 0.72% Cu)
The Rock Creek ore body was discovered by Bear Creek Mining (Kennecott) in the early 1960's, and was later optioned to ASARCO. Revett acquired the property in 1999. In addition to the Rock Creek claims, Revett also acquired some contiguous claims which were held by Kennecott; the Copper Gulch, Horizon Basin and Rock Peak claims (the "Adjacent Properties"). A September 1984 report by U.S. Borax identified inferred resources in these Adjacent Properties of 47.8 million tons grading 1.66 opt Ag and 0.54% Cu based on drilling they completed.
The Cabinet Mountain Wilderness area was formed in 1964 under the Wilderness Act which allowed holders of valid mineral rights to continue exploring their properties using surface drilling through December 31, 1983. The 1964 Wilderness Act allowed mineral exploration and development under the 1872 Mining Law to occur in wilderness to the same extent as prior to the 1964 Act until December 31, 1983, when the 1964 Act withdrew the CMW from mineral entry, subject to valid existing rights. This withdrawal mean the Forest Service had to confirm that valid rights existed before approving activities after 1983. To establish valid rights, claimants must show a discovery of a valuable mineral deposit existed on each claim before the withdrawal date, and they must maintain that discovery. In 1985, the Forest Service concluded that ASARCO had established valid existing rights to the Rock Creek deposit. Mineral patents for Rock Creek were issued in 1989 which affirmed the ownership of the mineral rights by Revett.
ASARCO explored the Rock Creek property from 1974 through 1983, expanding on the work previously started in 1966 by Kennecott. The permitting process commenced in 1987 with the submission of a plan of operations to the United States Forest Service ("USFS") and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The Rock Creek deposit is situated on USFS administered land, specifically within the Kootenai National Forest, and under the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area, and as such required Federal, as well as State approvals to develop.
The Permitting Process:
The National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") sets the framework for project permitting consideration through completion of an interagency environmental impact study with the main agencies consisting of the USFS, DEQ, EPA, Corp of Engineers and Tribal Groups. The process typically consists of a Draft EIS followed by public comment followed by issuance of a Final EIS. The Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS"), presents the findings of the comprehensive environmental studies and the project alternatives considered. The Final EIS (issued in 2001 for Rock Creek based on the preferred Alternative V) is the basis for approval or denial of development of the project. Documentation of the project approval or denial is contained in the Record of Decision, issued jointly by the USFS and DEQ in the case of the Rock Creek Project.
The permitting process culminated with the USFS and DEQ issuing a Record of Decision ("RoD") approving of development of the Rock Creek Project in June 2003. The DEQ will issue an Operating Permit for the Project one the Evaluation Phase of the project is completed and construction is ready to begin. The Evaluation Phase is managed by DEQ through issuance of an Exploration License which is in place.
A companion document to the FEIS and RoD is the Biological Opinion which is completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) after thorough review of all potential impacts to wildlife. The Biological Opinion (BO) addresses potential impacts and appropriate mitigation measures for wildlife species listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and in our case, the two species of concern are the grizzly bear and the bull trout. The BO was also issued in 2003 and subsequently revised several times after legal challenges were brought from environmental groups with the last amendment of the BO completed in 2007. The BO resulted in a comprehensive mitigation plan for grizzly bears and bull trout as explained briefly in the Environmental Section below.
The Litigation Process:
Litigation brought by environmental groups challenged both the USFS Record of Decision and the Biological Opinion were eventually merged into one lawsuit due to overlapping issues and the Federal District Court issued an Order and Opinion in May 2010. The Order vacated the FEIS and RoD and remanded them back to the USFS for further consideration due to issues related to the NEPA process with the Court recommending completion of a Supplemental EIS (SEIS) to correct the NEPA issues. We are currently working cooperatively with the USFS to complete an SEIS and anticipate completion of the SEIS process in 2013. Revett and the USFWS prevailed on the issues related to the ESA challenges and the environmental groups subsequently appealed that part of the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In November 2011 we received a critical decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the prior District Court's favorable ruling regarding those challenges brought under the ESA. Currently, there is no active or pending litigation on the Rock Creek Project.
The Development Process:
The project as proposed, is to be developed in two phases: (1) the construction and development of the evaluation adit and (2) the development of the mine and construction of the mill facilities. Once we have the RoD and other permitting approvals in hand, Revett will commence its Evaluation Adit Program that will consist of developing a 7,000 foot long adit to provide access via a decline into the ore body. The evaluation program, taking an estimated 18-24 months to complete, will further define the technical aspects of the project and result in a revised technical and economic feasibility study. Presuming a positive feasibility study, and the receipt of necessary construction permits and project financing, Revett intends to develop Rock Creek as an approximate 10,000 ton per day, underground room and pillar mine similar to Troy with conventional crushing and grinding of the ore followed by mineral flotation processing, producing a copper/silver-based concentrate that would be shipped to a smelter by rail. The ground rock material or "tailing" left after the copper and silver minerals are extracted will be de-watered to a paste consistency and deposited in a tailings impoundment and concurrently reclaimed with grasses and trees throughout the mine life.


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Sport + Sport Touring Motorcycles
Motorcyles guides discussing Sport + Sport Touring Motorcycles include discussion of sportbikes that resemble road race bikes with turn signals and license plates, and motorcycles that blend the performance of sportbikes with the wind protection, comfort and luggage capacity of touring bikes. Sportbikes, some of which are homologated for racing and others that offer the go–fast look but are designed exclusively for street riding, cover a broad range of engine sizes (from the 150cc Kymco Quannon 150 to the 1,441cc Kawasaki Ninja ZX–14R), numbers of cylinders (singles, twins, triples and fours) and configurations (parallel twin, V–twin, V4, in–line triple or four), but according to reviews and road tests, most have performance oriented engines and components, aerodynamic bodywork and aggressive riding positions. Because sport–touring motorbikes are a hybrid category, guides also cover a broad range of engine sizes and types, but reviews state that they tend to have comfortable riding positions, good wind protection thanks to a windshield and fairing, standard luggage (saddlebags, perhaps a trunk) and touring amenities such as cruise control, ABS, audio systems and more.
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS—Road Test Review
Greg Drevenstedt
January 1, 2014
Designed for the street rather than the track, the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 combines liter-class sportbike performance with comfortable ergonomics and decent wind protection. Standard ABS and traction control, revised accessory saddlebags and other changes for 2014 improve its sport-touring prowess. (Photography... Read more »
2014 BMW R 1200 RT First Look Review
Greg Drevenstedt
November 5, 2013
The 2014 BMW R 1200 RT gets the new liquid-cooled boxer engine along with updates to its chassis, bodywork, ergonomics, instrumentation and options. With the introduction of the liquid-cooled BMW R 1200 GS earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before the lighter, more powerful "water boxer"... Read more »
2014 Ducati 899 Panigale – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
September 9, 2013
The 2014 Ducati 899 Panigale in Arctic white with red wheels ($15,295). Two years ago Ducati unveiled the 1199 Panigale superbike, a technological tour de force featuring the all-new Superquadro L-twin engine (claimed 195 horsepower at the crank), an aluminum monocoque chassis with the steering head... Read more »
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
September 6, 2013
For 2014, Kawasaki's entire street lineup returns except for the Vulcan 1700 Classic—only baggers will be in the Vulcan 1700 cruiser lineup. Tweaks to paint and prices will be the extent of changes. For 2014, the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS gets engine upgrades, KTRC traction control, Power Modes and... Read more »
New for 2014 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles
Mark Tuttle
September 6, 2013
The 2014 Yamaha FJR1300ES adds electronically adjustable suspension, adding to the long list of changes made last year. To date Yamaha's big news had been the launch of the 2014 FZ-09 triple, which was so well received the company has added a Blazing Orange paint choice to the Liquid Graphite and Rapid... Read more »
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Granturismo Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
August 6, 2013
If, as the saying goes, four wheels move the body but two wheels move the soul, then the Ducati Multistrada 1200—a snarling, sexy, technological tour de force—gives my soul whiplash. Among the hundreds of motorcycles I've ridden over the past few years, it's one of a select few endowed with a... Read more »
2014 Yamaha FZ-09 – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
June 12, 2013
Last fall, at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, Yamaha unveiled the Crossplane Concept in-line triple, promising that, "with its clean torque output, this advanced new, light, slim and compact 3-cylinder engine will shape Yamaha's future motorcycle lineup." The engine was displayed on a platform... Read more »
2013 Ducati Hyperstrada – First Ride
Greg Drevenstedt
June 9, 2013
Three new-for-2013 Ducatis have strada, the Italian word for "road," in their model names, each offering a different take on high-performance touring. The Multistrada 1200 adventure tourer, the Diavel Strada muscle cruiser and the Hyperstrada, a new touring version of the Hypermotard supermoto, differ... Read more »
2013 BMW F 800 GT Road Test
Mark Tuttle
May 30, 2013
Earlier this century, when BMW Motorrad decided to shed its gray-haired, pipe-and-slippers image for good, rather than abandon the boxer engine that had been synonymous with the German company for more than 80 years, it completely revamped the flat opposed twin and its drivetrain. The 2004 R 1200 GS... Read more »
Five Fast Fellows: 2013 Sport-Touring Shootout
Greg Drevenstedt
May 6, 2013
Sport touring, a hybrid category that blends the performance of sportbikes with the comfort of touring bikes, takes many forms. Some add a taller windscreen, bar risers and soft luggage to their GSX-R, while others bevel the pegs and scrape the belly pan on their Gold Wing. Between these two extremes... Read more »


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Today sees the official release of the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. And when these devices finally make their way into the hands of those who've ordered them, you can bet that most of them will be used in playing the insanely popular Candy Crush Saga.
As it happens, Candy Crush Saga has just been updated with more levels. So, players can expect to have more confectionery-matching fun on their iDevices, new and old alike.
Through its latest update, Candy Crush Saga has gained yet another new episode. The new episode is called Soda Swamp, and it brings the total level count in the game to a sugar rush-inducing 425.
If you can't see the video embedded above, please click here.
The update also introduces the Toffee Tornado blocker, which moves around the board and blocks one square per move.
Furthermore, the update ensures that lives no longer disappear from your inbox and lets you brag to your friends that you've completed a level.
The new version of Candy Crush Saga is available now in the App Store for free. The game is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 4.3 or later.
Candy Crush Saga is developed by King, which also offers the bubble-shooting game Bubble Witch Saga and the animal-themed matching game Pet Rescue Saga on iOS.


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|Glasses and Garters Part 3
|Written by RKP Hunt
Andy was already in the stable by the time they pulled up, and began taking apart the cart right away. Jacob helped him, the twins went into the stable to ready their horses.
It didn't take long for Rock to ride up without his hat on, and showing off his new black eye.
"What in tarnation happened to you?" Jacob asked, walking over to the fence to get a better look at his eye.
"James Hartley came and paid me a visit. Got in a few shots, but I put him in place." Rock told him, and then smiled over at Nick. She shook her head, and frowned.
James was Elisabeth's brother, who probably came to fight with Rock. After all, he had disgraced her name, and made her move all the way to Boston. Odds were he would never see his sister again, and it was all Rock's fault.
"Well, as long as you both walked away, don't see how it did any harm. Just made him feel better." Jacob told him, and he gave a slight nod.
"That's why he got a couple free shots."
Nick rolled her eyes, he was such a liar. Rock didn't expect the short boy to nail him one. Oh, how Nick wished she could have seen James take him completely by surprise.
It wasn't long before Teresa wanted to put her two cents in. "You deserved it, you lying sinner. And I'll tell you, you have a lot more coming to you from God. He don't like dirty little boys…"
"Teresa, shut the hell up." Jacob snapped.
Her eyes widened and she looked at Hank, then gave a huff. "Well, I never!" Picking up the ends of her dress, she hurried into the house. Nick assumed to make her Sunday dinner, it was the only time they could eat in the house.
"Sorry, Hank, for talking to your wife like that." Jacob told him.
Hank only shrugged his shoulders, "It's alright, Jake, someone's got to do it, and it sure as hell ain't gonna be me."
Nick grinned, the last time Hank made her mad, he slept out in the bunk for a month.
Shaking her head, she turned to Andy who seemed to ignore all that had happened, and was still getting the ropes off the horses. "How's Goliath?" Nick asked, seeing if she could ride him for her night shift.
"I think he needs another night, Nick." Andy said as he lead a dark brown nameless horse into it's stall. "I let him out to pasture this morning, and he didn't move from the spot."
Goliath wasn't normally the horse she took on the drive, but Frostbite died a few months before. She had to take him or not go at all, it was tough as Goliath wasn't use to working so hard for so long. Jacob told her that he did a good job, and would eventually get use to it.
"You best not baby that horse, Nick" Jacob snapped, pulling Snow into her stable. "He's got to work or he just doesn't have a reason to be. You ride him tonight, understand? Two days off is more than enough, and I don't think Snow can take another full day."
Nick looked at Andy.
"He's real tired, Mr. Beldin. I think…"
Jacob cut Andy off, "He's a horse and he's got to learn to work hard like the other horses do. Rock's horse worked all night and then was out in the field with him the next day." Jacob turned his eyes to Nick, "Don't let me catch you on no one else but Goliath, girl."
"Yes, pa."
As Jacob walked out of the stable with his horse, Nick turned to Andy with a grin and reached around her neck and pulled off the necklace. She had placed it around her neck in the cart so that she wouldn't lose it.
"I found this, thought it was yours." Nick held it out to him, and he took it.
"Found it where? Around Patty's neck?"
Nick smiled, "Alright, I found it around something, but it came off. She didn't mind that I took it."
"I'm sure she didn't."
Andy stared at it, "Well, nothing I can do with it, why don't you keep it?"
"You know I just don't think it would look right in my ranching clothes. But I bet you would make Teresa the happiest woman on earth if you gave it to her. She has her birthday next week."
"Think it would be wise to pass on a used gift?"
She shrugged, "Why not? Teresa hates Patty. Bet she would love to wear the necklace around her. Would just ruffle Patty's feather so."
Andy cracked a grin and put the necklace in the pouch around his belt. "Alright, you go into the house and get dressed, and I'll get Goliath ready."
With a quick nod, she quickly jogged to the stable entrance.
Nick gave him a half grin and a nod, then disappeared around the corner. Forgetting that she was in a dress, she ran all the way into the house. Teresa was in the kitchen preparing the large meal, and Jacob was standing in the dining room. The house wasn't very big, and was cluttered with seven generations of items. The dining room alone held three armoires, a table that sat ten, as well as several end tables. There were knick knacks that her great grandfather had collected during his travels.
"What are you doing in here?" Nick asked Jacob.
"Forgot my lunch." He held up his leather pouch.
"Missy!" Teresa yelled and then came into the dining room, "Oh, you are down here. I need you to run into town for me, and pick up some things at Randall's."
"But… but, I have to get out into the field…"
Teresa sighed, and glared over at Jacob.
"Do as Teresa says, you have all night to be out in the field. And make sure you take Goliath." He was obviously trying to make up for telling her to shut up, and he headed out the door before Nick could protest.
"Let me go get dressed, and I'll be right back." Her voice was angry and sharp, but it didn't bother Teresa any. Nick had been angry with her plenty, and the one thing about her was she never stayed angry long.
After getting dressed, Nick walked down the stairs and was handed a list by Teresa. "Make sure you get all of it, and tell Randall to put it on the tab."
She gave a nod and started to walk towards the kitchen door.
"Oh, missy. Make sure you invite Robbie to dinner understand?"
Nick frowned, Robbie was Sheriff Devlin. His real name was Avery Robert Devlin, but he hated his first name, which was why Nick called him by it. Most called him Devlin, except those who knew him as a child called him Robbie. Robbie, Devlin, or Avery, no name could change that he was a complete ass, that Nick would rather slit her throat than talk to.
Teresa frowned, "That boy hasn't had a decent Sunday meal since his mother died, and I think it would be mighty fine of us to allow him up here on Sundays. Besides that you need to start thinking about getting married…"
"Is this why you are inviting him? You think I should marry him?"
Teresa folded her arms together, "You are twenty four years old, missy. I was married to my first husband at sixteen, god bless his soul. Your mother would roll over in her grave if she knew her only daughter wasn't even thinking about getting married."
"Don't use my mother in this, and when someone comes along who is worth something I'll marry him, until then I've got time." Before Teresa could rebuttal Nick slammed the door behind her and headed to the stable.
"Pa!" She yelled out, seeing him open the gates out to the field.
He stopped and sighed, turning around the look at his daughter. "Nicky, I made my say."
"No, it's not that. Teresa wants me to invite Avery to dinner, and she says she wants me to marry him!"
He folded his arms, "Nicky, I am sure she didn't say that. Now, go get what she needs and be quick about it. I've decided to brand the bulls today, and the rest of the herd tomorrow."
With a quick stomp of her foot she went into the stable, Goliath was saddled up as promised, and Andy was cleaning out his stall.
"I have to run into town, don't suppose I could talk you into coming with me?" She gave her best pleading eyes.
Andy said nothing.
"I didn't think so. Alright, see you at dinner." She told him pulling Goliath out of the stable.
Rock was over by the fence and waved her over, he still wasn't wearing his hat. Somehow, she spent so much time with everyone out in the field to see them without their hats was different. She looked to see if it was in his hands, but it wasn't.
"You going into town?" Rock asked.
"Yeah, what of it?"
He looked around, "Think you can get my hat from James?"
Pressing her lips together, she looked up at him and then grinned.
"Come on, Nick, I told the guys that I left it in the house. Just ask him for it, he's real sweet on you, please?"
"I like it when you beg." Nick laughed, and mounted Goliath.
He smiled, "I can beg all night."
A quick roll of her eyes, and she headed out onto the main road.
"You going to get it for me?"
"Maybe!" She yelled back, and then took off full speed.
The actual town of Honeycomb wasn't that far away from the ranch, five minutes ride at full gallop on Goliath. Slowing him down when she reached the first building, she strolled over to Randall's shop. Dismounting Goliath, she threw his reigns over the stop and walked into the store.
Randall had been a friend of her father's back before Jacob was even a rancher. The old red head, now had sprinkles of white throughout his hair. He was short with chubby cheeks, looking very much like his Irish ancestors. He stood behind the counter with a big grin on his face.
"Well, Miss Beldin, it's rare to see you in town."
"Believe me, it's not where I expected to be today either." She told him as she approached the counter, and reached into her pocket for Teresa's list. "Teresa needs these things for Sunday dinner."
He took the list from her and began checking the shelves for it.
"I'm surprised that you are open on Sunday's."
He grinned, "Well, the misses is cooking dinner, and like Teresa a lot of people need last minute things. I just keep the doors open for a bit after church and then close up."
Nick gave a nod.
"Alright, here's everything. I'll put it on your father's tab."
"Thank you, Randall." Nick smiled and then pushed everything into a sack she had brought along.
Stepping outside she tied the bag onto Goliath and then headed over to the sheriff's office.
"Nicky! Nicky!" She turned after hearing the children's' voices.
Little Buddy Sherwin, and his three friends came running up.
"What is it, boys?"
"Sheriff Devil took our harmonica, can you get it back for us?"
She rose her eyebrow, "Why would he take that from you?"
Buddy shrugged, "Maybe because we were singing a song about him."
Nick grinned, "And what song is that?"
They looked at each other, as if to decide if they wanted to tell her. Finally Buddy began, it was more of a taunt than a song. "Sheriff Devil, he ain't picky. He'll go and kiss on Nicky. And when he's through, he'll go and kiss on Betty Sue."
Nick folded her arms, "Oh really now?"
"We mean no harm to you, Nicky. He's just mean, always making us leave where we are playing, and taking away our toys. Please, Nicky, please?"
"Alright, but don't call him Devil anymore, understand?"
They nodded.
"And make up another taunt that doesn't involve me, got it?"
They giggled and nodded again.
"I'll be right back." She told them, and then walked into the office.
Avery was at his desk, which was the only piece of furniture beside a few chairs, to the right were three cells, all empty. The only time any one was locked up in Honeycomb was when someone got a little too drunk and caused problems, and next day they would be set free. He was talking to Curtis, the deputy. Nick didn't get why they needed two law men, there was hardly enough crime for one.
"Well, hey there, Miss Nicolette. What can I do for you?"
"Give me the boys' harmonica, Avery." She held out her hand.
He looked over at Curtis, and then back at Nick. "I'm afraid I can't do that, Nicolette. They are disrupting the peace of our town, and I would assume that you won't like that to happen."
Her hand was still out and she glared at him, "Give it to me, Avery."
"You can't intimidate me like you do others."
Her hand dropped, "Alright, here's the deal."
Folding his hands together he leaned forward, "Yes?"
"Give me the boys' harmonica, and I'll invite you to Sunday dinner tonight."
Avery smiled and reached into his desk, pulling out the harmonica and placed it gently in her hand.
"Sheriff Devlin, would you be so kind as to join my family for our Sunday dinner?"
"I'd love to, when should I arrive?"
"Around five." She smiled, and then headed out the door.
Avery gave a wink at Curtis, who was smiling like a dofus. There was no dumber pair of lawmen in the world, but Curtis just looked the part.
Walking out, she handed Buddy his harmonica, "Now, remember our deal, boys."
"Yes ma'am. Thank you, Nicky." They chimed then ran off.
Taking a deep breath, there was only one more errand to run. She needed to get Rock's hat for him, and she knew just the place to find James.
Stepping into the saloon, Elliot, the barkeep, gave her a wave. In the back of the room, she saw James with his head on the table, and an empty glass in one hand and Rock's hat in the center with his other hand placed over it. Walking over, she sat down in the chair beside him and waited.
James had black hair, and soft features at twenty eight he looked ten years younger. Most in his family looked younger than they actually were. Every single one of his brothers were an exact match to him, and Elisabeth was just a feminine form of the same mold. His father owned the local bank, and his extended family owned banks in Boston and other cities. They were the elite family in Honeycomb, holding themselves up higher than the rest. James was the embarrassment of the family, at least to them.
His father was the reason that he was a drunk, as he would give him five dollars a day just to get out of his hair. Occasionally, James would fill in cracks or paint the bank, but he spent most of his time drinking away his father's money. Everyone said he was worthless, but Nick believed that he just needed someone to believe in him. No one ever had, and she had known his family since she was a child. Once long ago, before Andy came to the ranch, James was her best friend. He would walk out to the ranch everyday, and chat with her.
Jacob had toyed with the idea of giving him a job, but when he asked James' father he told Jacob that he would never give him another loan if he allowed his boy to become a filthy rancher. Nick guessed that James' father thought being a drunk was a much better life, than being a hard working man.
After Andy came to the ranch, James' visits became fewer every week, and after four years they disappeared completely. James just spent all his time in the saloon, locking out the rest of the world around him. There was nothing that could be done for him, he had to decide to change. Elisabeth had been his only hope, and now she was gone.
Nick took a deep sigh, she hated seeing him now. It always made her want to cry, but she had to keep it all inside. Gently, she kicked his leg and he looked up at her and grinned. "Hey, Miss Nicolette." His face was bleeding from several cuts, and his right hand and left side of his face was swollen to almost twice their normal size. There was some blood that had collected around his lips, and stuck within his five o'clock shadow. Rock had busted his lip, and looked like he had been working on the rest of his face.
"I hear you and Rock got into a little squabble." She said and then looked at the hat.
James immediately pulled it to him. "He dishonored my sister, she thought they were going to get married. Now, she's in Boston, and they are talking about her becoming a nun or some such nonsense. We ain't even catholic, Nick. He ruined her life, all her dreams are gone."
"What he did was wrong, James. I know it, and I'm not about to stand up for him, friend or not. But you think getting yourself hurt fighting a man twice your size is going to bring Elisabeth back?"
"I thought if I ran him out of town, my ma might let her come back. Elisabeth can't be the shame of our family, I am!" He said it a little loud for comfort.
Nick patted him on the back. "I'm sorry, James. I know she was your best friend."
He sighed.
"Could I have his hat back?" She said gently when James looked down at it.
Slowly he handed it over to her, "I wanted him to come and get, and make him earn it back."
"The shape your hand is in right now, I don't think you want to fight him again today. Maybe another time." She took the hat from him.
"Did I, at least, get some good hits in?"
"He's got a black eye. I'm sure it's still swelling. Probably be closed by tomorrow."
He chuckled, "Good, he deserves it."
Nick smiled, "Yes, he does. Well, I better get going. I have to get Teresa her fixings and help brand some cattle." She went to stand up but James grabbed her hand.
"Have a drink with me."
She shook her head, "I think you've had enough, as a matter of a fact. I think you should never step foot in the saloon again."
Letting go of her hand, he put his head back down. Nick shook her own, and then headed out the door. James was a drunk and had been since his brother died all those years ago. With Elisabeth not here he had just gotten worse it seemed. She would come into the saloon everyday to pull him out, and for a while he only came twice a week.
Nick felt bad leaving him there, but she had to get back home. Climbing onto Goliath, she strolled out of town, and then went into full gallop to get back home.
Home was a sanctuary away from the sadness Honeycomb actually had to offer, it was like her own little paradise. She could ignore everything that was real, and just focus on the drama here on the ranch. There was no better place to be, it always brought a smile to her lips to see her home over the horizon, no matter how long she had been gone.
Riding up, she jumped off her horse and ran into the kitchen, throwing the sack on the counter.
"You invited, Robbie, didn't you?" Teresa asked, and only got a nod from Nick before she ran out the door and jumped onto Goliath.
She didn't want to talk to her about Avery for another moment, least she say something Jacob will make her regret later. Riding out into the field she stopped at Jacob's side with Rock's hat in her lap.
"Where'd you get that?" He pointed at the hat.
"Rock had me get it from James while I was in town." She wasn't about to lie to her father, she very rarely did and it always made her feel guilty. There was no way she would feel guilty over lying for Rock about where she got his hat.
Jacob took it from her with a big grin, and gave a loud whistle which called everyone over to him.
Rock's face turned deep red, and he sighed when Jacob held up his hat. "Well, take it, boy." Jacob held it out to him, and he snatched it from his hands. "Best thank Nick for finding it for you."
"Thank you, was it on the dining table like I thought?"
Nick rose her eyebrow.
"Nope, seems James had it. Must of stole it from you when you weren't looking. Guess with as hard as he hit you, made you forget that you were even wearing it this morning." Jacob told him, and the twins and Hank all laughed. Rock glared, and gave a deep scowl to Nick.
"Don't be mad at her, boy, she ain't going to lie for you. She don't like you that much."
Without another word, he rode off, leaving the rest of the men to laugh. Jacob kept his smile as he looked over to Nick, "Time to brand the bulls." He said quickly, and then rode over to the bull pin. Everyone but the twins would be involved. They would brand them, while the twins watched the rest of the herd.
Hank heated up the branding iron over a fire, and Rock and Jacob pulled each bull from it's separate pin into the branding crate. It was a small wooden box, that they could brand each of the herd in without being hurt themselves. The box wasn't completely fool proof but it worked most of the time. As they branded the first, one of the younger, smaller bulls started to act up. It would be his first branding as he was born last year, and was too young for branding when it came time.
They tried to rope him, getting two ropes around his neck pulling from each side would calm him, but he out maneuvered them. Jacob's patience were coming to an end with the young bull, they needed to calm him down. If they didn't, he could cause a stir from all the bulls, and possible alarm the rest of the herd.
"Rock, take care of him." He snapped as Hank branded a second bull.
Rock jumped off his horse and over the fence, grabbing the bull by it's horns he yanked it to the ground. Had it been a full grown bull, there was no way that Rock would have managed. The young bull was just starting to go wild, and had been a rather gentle calf. When he decided to ram Trent and his horse a few days ago, they pinned him up. Was better to be safe than sorry in this line of business, and the Honeycomb Ranch had only lost one man in its seven generations due to human error. That was when Nick's great grandfather started the saying of "if you're not sure, do it anyway."
Rock pulled the rope around it's neck as it laid on the ground, and tossed Nick one end. The other rope he held in his hands and walked to the fence and jumped back over.
"Bet you couldn't have done that." Rock grinned at Nick.
"Oh no, you are just a big strong man, a little gal like me couldn't possibly pull down a big old monster like that." Nick fanned herself with her hand, and then brought the back of her hand to her forehead, "Mister Rockwell, if you weren't here I just don't know what I could've done."
Rock glared at her for a moment, trying to see if he could detect any sarcasm. "Well, just pray you never have to find out."
"You know though, there is one difference between you and me."
"What's that? I'm a better rancher, go ahead and say it."
Nick snorted, "I'm a girl."
He frowned, then pointed his index finger at her. "You can't use that!" Jacob and Hank chuckled, and then called for the young bull. He wasn't happy at all to get branded, and acted as if he were being slaughtered.
The males made up a sixth of their herd, and most of the male calves were eaten by the ranch. They were virtually impossible to drive, and there was only a certain number needed each year to breed with the females. Most of the bulls only lived to see two breeding seasons, and then Jacob slaughtered them for meat for the Honeycomb residents, and towards the beginning of spring they would trade some of their young females with young females from other ranches. Jacob told them it was to keep the meat fresh, but no one really understood his reasoning for it.
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HTC Titan II 4G: Preview
preview Telstra is expected to shortly launch its first smartphone based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system that will support 4G mobile speeds, with the model to be a 4G version of the HTC Titan II handset which is currently attracting a good level of interest in the US. But will the Titan II be the new king of Australia's Windows Phone 7 scene? Read on to find out.
Design-wise, the Titan II can be considered quite similar to several of the other major smartphones which HTC has released in Australia over the past year. With what looks to be a high-quality black casing reminiscent of the HTC Incredible S, but with a more smooth design which reminds one of the white HTC Sensation XL (but black), the Titan II is likely to be a melding of HTC's overall recent style philosophy.
The good news for buyers is that this means a great deal of consistency. The camera will be on the top back of the smartphone's case, volume buttons on the side, a headphone jack and on/off button on top, and standardised Windows Phone 7 buttons on the bottom. Whether you come from an Android or Windows Phone background to this phone, you'll likely find most of the Titan II's design to be quite familiar, and you'll feel right at home.
The phone is a little heavier than most, but its bevelled edges, soft-touch back and curves have been praised by international reviewers, and we expect the 4G version to be no different.
One design caveat applies here: The Titan II's size. With a 4.7″ screen, this is not a smartphone for those with small hands. If you shied away from the Samsung Galaxy Note and HTC's large Sensation XL phone, you more than likely won't want to take a look at the Titan II either. This is a phone designed to make the most of its real estate. A smaller Nokia model (even the Lumia 900 is only 4.3″) may be more your style.
There are more or less three features which you'll want to take note of on the Titan II 4G, with most of the rest of its specifications being fairly standard and more or less shared with any top-range Windows Phone 7 or Android phone released in Australia over the past few months.
The first is the 4G speeds which it will offer. These will initially only be available on Telstra's Next G network, and only in certain areas, such as the CBDs of large cities and airports. If you use your phone for multimedia or web browsing at all, in 2012 we would recommend you to buy a 4G model instead of a 3G model, with the reasoning being that most people keep their phones for several years, and in several years' time the 4G networks of Optus and Telstra will be very well entrenched in Australia.
A review conducted by Delimiter in late January this year of the performance of HTC's Velocity 4G phone on Telstra's network found the phone could download data at speeds of up to 27Mbps and upload at speeds of up to 12Mbps in Sydney's CBD, where Telstra's 4G network is operational. In comparison, Samsung's Galaxy Nexus only managed speeds of up to 7.51Mbps on Telstra's 3G network in the same areas.
Real-world tests of applications also showed that real-world Internet usage for tasks like web browsing was just much faster on the 4G model, and we expect the same to be true of the Titan II.
Secondly, there is the Titan II's camera. At 16 megapixels, and with a wide range of software features built in, the camera makes the Titan II also one of the premiere camera phones in Australia this year. Early reviews of the camera have found it to be stellar, outperforming rival models such as the Nokia Lumia 900, which isn't even available in Australia yet.
Lastly, there is one negative feature of the Titan II which you need to be aware of: Its screen resolution. The phone boasts a screen resolution of just 480×800, which is quite limited compared with the higher ratings of modern Android and iPhone competitors. You'll be able to see the pixels on the Titan II's 4.7″ touchscreen, which is never good, and may turn some people off. The difficulty here appears to be that Windows Phone 7.5 ('Mango') requires this resolution. Bummer.
We expect the Titan II's performance to be very good when it comes to its camera, its network speeds and even its user interface and ability to run applications (it comes with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 CPU). Actually, in all of these areas, we expect the smartphone to fly.
However, there will quite possibly be a price to pay for all of this whiz-bang hotness: Battery life.
With such a huge screen and support for faster Internet access via the new LTE/4G standards, it's a little hard to predict how the Titan II will perform in terms of its battery life. US reviews site The Verge (check out its video review below) found that the battery life was solid, getting a day and a half out of the Titan II, even when using it on AT&T's 4G network, but we'd like to see how the Titan II performs on Telstra's own 4G network before making any judgements here.
Pricewise, Windows Phone enthusiast site WPDownUnder t expects the Titan II to launch locally any day now, on a $79 plan, with an outright price "around the mid-$800′s". This makes the phone one of the pricier within Telstra's stable. But for probably the best Windows Phone-based smartphone we're going to see in Australia for a little while, that's not unexpected.
If you really want a 4G smartphone, you want it now, and you want it to use Windows Phone 7, then the Titan II will definitely satiate your gadget lust. It looks like this is a sweet little machine that will deliver a very fast network connection and a great camera to boot, with the certainty that its fast processor will keep you in the game with respect to apps for quite a while.
However, in general, like the HTC Velocity 4G and the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G, truthfully the HTC Titan II 4G is a bit of a mixed bag. Its poor screen resolution hampers it drastically, and this alone makes it hard to recommend to the sort of people who would otherwise pay top dollar for it. In addition, we're not yet convinced that 4.7″ is a good size for a smartphone … and we have large hands. Phones of this size just feel a bit large.
Right now is a very good time for Australians to hold off for a few months on buying a new smartphone. If you wait until July or so, we'll have much greater visibility on a number of high-profile smartphones likely to launch in Australia over the next six months, including Samsung's Galaxy S III handset (although it hasn't been formally confirmed yet), HTC's One XL (a great Android phone which will likely support 4G through Telstra) and perhaps even the next Apple iPhone, which will doubtless also support 4G.
Like most of the 4G smartphones available in Australia right now, the Titan II is a bit of a bastard stepchild. We'll likely see some more polished offerings soon, and we recommend you wait for them.
Note: As with all previews, we haven't actually played with the Titan II 4G yet, although we've asked for a review model when the phone launches locally. So consider this article with a grain of salt; it is, after all, little more than informed speculation.
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I'm absolutely flabbergasted, how on earth can you write a review about a product without actually testing it?
did you even read the title??? douche.
Thanks for the mention in the preview Renai. From what I am hearing, the launch at Telstra has been pushed back again (was supposed to be THU this week).
Rumours are stock/suppy issues – but as the AU model would be different h/ware version to US, I suspect it's more HTC giving their Android premium 4G handset a run without any clutter of this release!
Thanks for the preview Renai. but i cant bring myself to upgrade from my Trophy (which runs almost as well as the day i brought it) until Windows phone 8 comes out.
I believe it still doesn't have a micro-SD memory slot, so combined with its crap screen resolution its not for me. Mind you as far as I know, none of the Windows 7 phones have micros-SD (due to limitations of Windows 7?).
Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango needs some serious dev work, I had a HTC HD7 for a few months and hated it immensely after being spoiled by 3 generations of iPhone's – it just felt so unfinished and the HW was terrible.
HTC seem to have real trouble putting decent screens in their phones that can work on a bright sunny day here in Aus and their touch algorithms also need work (my current HTC Sensation is the same).
I've just today ordered (at my own expense) an iPhone 4S and im looking forward to giving my Sensation to my on-call staff (who also got the HD7).
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