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With the support of several major sponsors, the Charleston Men's Chorus (CMC) has established the John J. Kerr Memorial Scholarship in honor of its recently deceased member and past president, John Kerr. Kerr was a founding member of the chorus, a two-term president on its board of directors, fundraising chairperson for numerous years and best likely known as the humorous emcee, with the distinct country drawl cultivated in Dillon, at the chorus' concerts.
The endowed scholarship fund is intended to provide two annual $3,000 scholarships to deserving male students majoring in either vocal performance or choral conducting at Charleston Southern University and the College of Charleston. CMC Past President Josh Stokes said, "John was always a strong proponent of the CMC's scholarship endeavors, and I believe he would be both humbled by and proud of the establishment of the Kerr Memorial Scholarship."
The chorus is now in the process of accepting donations from others to fund the Kerr Memorial Scholarship. For those interested in contributing to the Kerr Memorial Scholarship, donations may be given online at www.cmchorus.com or mailed to:
Charleston Men's Chorus
Attn: Kerr Memorial Scholarship
P.O. Box 22673
Charleston, SC 29413
For more information about the Charleston Men's Chorus, call 843-720-8505 or visit www.cmchorus.com.
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Raging rapids rumble down the ragged rocky row
Of the many magnificent mountains that tumble down below,
From up upon the clouds
The eyes can see so far and wide,
The rapids race down mercifully
Till they merge in the valleys tide,
From the clouds they drop pennies,
And while they watch them gracefully fall,
They wish that they could quench their thirst
In the glittering waters below,
But what they do not see in the tempting pool they seek,
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Admit it. You've fantasized about meeting Kelly Rowland and becoming fast friends: jaunts to Paris, watching Love & Hip Hop Atlanta marathons in fancy hotel rooms in Rome. Well we can't make that happen, but here's your chance to get in a little girl talk with the Talk A Good Game star.
We played bestie surrogate with Kelly as she gabbed about everything from Girl Code tips on twerking and turning 30 transforming her into Nina from "Black Swan" to how she made it through the abuse she suffered long ago and where she stands with the inspiration for her "Dirty Laundry."
Kelly On Getting Her "Black Swan" On:
I think it's obvious that Kelly is comfortable in her skin (see here and here). So what's the motivation behind all that more recently explicit sexuality? "At [age] 29 or 30 I was like, okay, this is me…these are my flaws and I accept them," she said. "I felt the way Nina felt when she fell in her Black Swan mode."
But you don't have to be in your late 20s to have obtain the sense of self our "Freak" singer has. During our chat Kelly, said she respects Rihanna for not being afraid to being afraid to just be who she is flaws and all.


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New Nokia Asha305, Asha306 and Asha311 Released: It is reported that Nokia officially released three new AshaTouch series cell phones, they are the Nokia Asha305, the Nokia Asha306 and the Nokia Asha311. The Nokia Asha311 has a 3.0-inchs WQVGA (240 × 400 pixels) touchscreen, a 1GHz processor, 128MB of RAM, 256MB ROM, a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera, a 1100 mAh battery, and supports WiFi, WCDMA/HSDPA ,and run the S40 OS, the Nokia Asha311 will be available in the Q3, 2012, and the price of 92 euros.
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The the Nokia Asha305 has a 3.0-inchs WQVGA touchscreen, 32MB of RAM, 64MB ROM,, a 2MP the AF camera, a 1100 mAh battery, and supports dual the SIM card., And the run the the S40 the OS. Of The the Nokia Asha306's the specs is the same with the the Nokia Asha305it supports WiFi, but it the no a dual-SIM card support. The the Nokia Asha305 will be available in Q2, 2012 and price of 63 euros, the Nokia Asha306 wil be available in. Q3, this year, and the price of 68 euros.
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Bobby "The Cajun Cannon" Hebert, great American or greatest American?
If last night was any indicator I'd venture a guess that Hebert may very well be the greatest American, but at the very least you'd have to slot him as one of the five coolest Cajuns on the face of the earth. Right there with Shelby "The Swamp Man" Stanga, Troy "Choot Em" Landry, and a host of other weird folks we've become accustomed thanks to the History Channel's infatuation with people who "talk funny". They kill and eat things that make us go ewww, and bygone-it they're just fascinating.
Last night, it was Hebert who gave us our latest Cajun gem after launching into a tirade following LSU's crippling 21-0 loss to SEC West rival Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game. The former NFL Pro Bowler turned New Orleans radio personality hasn't exactly embraced the impartiality that most have come to expect from the media, and LSU head coach Les Miles found out the hard way how dangerous a father with a press pass could really be.
Hebert's son T-Bob, yes you read that correctly, is a fifth-year senior at LSU and has started 26 games on the offensive line, and with LSU struggling to move the football offensively, the college football universe wondered aloud why Miles seemed so vehemently opposed to making a quarterback switch. However, it was Hebert who not-surprisingly had the gall to ask the question to Miles face.
The Cajun Cannon issued a 40 second statement in place of a question lamenting Les for not attacking Alabama's defense down the field, prompting a somewhat sardonic plea for a question from the moderator. To Miles' credit, he did attempt to calmly answer the question/statement to the best of his ability, but the The Mad Hatter was visibly rattled, be it by the question or the crushing loss.
However, Hebert's confrontation (which could stand for subtitles) with Miles brings up the larger issue of impartiality within the sports media. For the longest time, it's been expected to be completely neutral when covering a team, but with the Internet revolutionizing the way sports media does business, we've seen a rise in "fan-blogging."
And while most of these fan-bloggers, such as myself, would never dream of openly chastising a coach in a post-game press conference, Hebert's actions have fueled the already elitist "old guard" of sports media. Newsflash, you don't have to force yourselves out of fandom to be objective or critical anymore.
Some of us can differentiate between the thoughts of unabashed support and objectivity. I don't need to hide the fact that I'm a fan of Tennessee and several other teams to be critical of that very team or anyone else.
What Bob Hebert did was absolutely hilarious, albeit unprofesional and likely ill-timed. However, let's not operate under this assumption that it somehow justifies this backlash against bloggers.
We all understand that the idea of impartiality is so that you don't neglect any part of the story, but in denying and lying about your status as a fan, aren't you neglecting a rather critical part of the story anyways?
The death of newspapers is depressing to a kid who still actively combs the pages of the paper daily (and is also employed by one to boot), but the day and age of using a paper to find out a score or get a game report are all but finished. We've got 24-hour sports television and the World Wide Web for that.
What we want now is someone who isn't afraid to interject their thoughts and opinions. Maybe we should all be a little bit more like the Cannon?


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Multilayer thin-film electronics are manufactured at high speed, even while the various component functions are manufactured separately under conditions tailored to optimize component performance and yield. Each function or group of functions is fabricated on a separate flexible substrate. These flexible substrates are bonded to each other using adhesive films that are anisotropic electrical conductors or optical light guides. The bonding is performed by laminating the flexible substrates to each other in a continuous process, using the anisotropic conductor as the bonding layer.
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23. A thin-film electronic device comprising:
a first substrate having active electronics formed thereon;
a second substrate having active electronics formed thereon, the active electronics of the first substrate positioned in facing relation with the active electronics of the second substrate; and
an anisotropic electrical conductor or light guide positioned between the first and second substrates and encapsulating the active electronics.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to large-area electronics and to methods for manufacturing thin film electronics continuously on separate carrier substrate foils, and then to combining these foils using anisotropic electrical conductors or light guides.
2. Related Art
In the field of thin film electronics where two or more layers of active circuits are employed, many technologies exist for connection of separate planes of passive circuits. One of these technologies is multilevel metallization on top of integrated silicon circuits, for which several levels of metal lines are built up by alternating between the fabrication of metal patterns, the deposition of insulators, the opening of vertical connections, followed by the fabrication of the next level of metal pattern, etc. Another of these technologies is multilevel printed wire boards (PWBs), for which passive metal connections are deposited on epoxy-based or ceramic boards that are fabricated with openings to make vertical connections. Individual boards are bonded to each other to form multilevel PWBs by bonding techniques that depend on the material of the board. These techniques are used industrially.
However, there are drawbacks associated with these existing techniques.
It is an object of this invention to provide a method of manufacturing macroelectronic circuits.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a method of manufacturing macroelectronic circuits which results in low cost and high yield.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide a method for manufacturing electronic circuits in a continuous process.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide a method of manufacturing electronic circuits where thin film electronics are manufactured continuously on separate carrier substrate foils.
It is another object of the invention to provide a method of combining the separately manufactured foils.
It is a still further object of the invention to combine separately manufactured foils using adhesives and anisotropic electrical conductors or light guides.
The present invention maintains high-speed manufacturing while the various component functions are manufactured separately under conditions tailored to optimize component performance and yield. The method involves the production of each function or group of functions on a separate flexible substrate, and bonding these flexible substrates to each other by using anisotropic electrically conducting or optical lightguide adhesives. The bonding is performed by laminating the flexible substrates to each other via the adhesive in a continuous process. Anisotropic conductors conduct in one direction (i.e. top to bottom) but do not conduct sideways.
Many electronic products combine several electronic and/or optical functions. An active-matrix liquid-crystal display is an example of such a product. It consists of a light source, a plane of transistor electronics, a layer of liquid crystal sandwiched between transparent conductors and polarizers, and a plane of color filters. Typically, such products are made by separately manufacturing the individual components, such as the light source, the transistor back plane, and the color filter plane, followed by assembly and filling of the liquid crystal material. The separate manufacture allows the individual optimization of the performance of each component. Often, separate manufacture is necessary to obtain the desired functionality. For example, the transistor back plane of a liquid crystal display could not be manufactured after assembly, because assembly renders the required substrate surface inaccessible. However, it is well known that integration of several functions on one substrate leads to savings in cost, improvement of yield, and increased functionality.
The need for combining several electronic functions at low cost with high yield becomes paramount in the field of macroelectronics, also called large-area electronics or giant electronics. Macroelectronic products are expected to have very low cost per unit area, rather than per function as is the case for conventional microelectronics. This requirement is apparent for typical examples of future macroelectronic products, such as disposable, intelligent shipping/shopping labels, digital wallpaper, and dial-your-pattern dresses. These products may include transistor electronics, input/output devices such as antennae, optoelectronic functions including photodetectors and light-emitting diodes, and microelectromechanical devices.
To keep costs low and achieve high yield, the manufacture of macroelectronic products must combine high-speed production of these functions with their integration at high yield. High-speed production can be achieved by the printing of macroelectronics on flexible substrates. The substrate will spool off a roll, run through equipment that is configured like a multi-color printing press, and then will be coiled up or cut into product. The diversity of macroelectronic component functions (transistors, LEDs, photodetectors, etc.) requires diverse materials and manufacturing processes. Superposing these materials and processes in a fully integrated sequence reduces yield because the temperature and chemicals required for producing a given function may damage a function that was introduced earlier in a lower layer of the multilayer structure.
The present invention maintains high-speed manufacturing while the various component functions are manufactured separately under conditions tailored to optimize component performance and yield. The basic concept is to produce each function or group of functions on a separate flexible substrate, and to bond these flexible substrates to each other by using anisotropic electrically conducting or optical lightguide adhesives. The bonding is performed by laminating the flexible substrates to each other via the adhesive in a continuous process.
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The present invention addresses this problem by making the TFT back plane and the OLEDs separately, and connecting them electrically with an anisotropic conductor, which conducts only in the direction perpendicular to the layers. This sequence of steps is illustrated in
Nothing is changed in TFT manufacture as compared to the sequence described above. However, the OLEDs are made on a transparent conductor, which in turn is deposited on a transparent substrate. In this way, the best possible electrical contact to the OLEDs is made, and the transparent substrate ultimately serves as the transparent encapsulant. The other electrical contact to the OLEDs may be opaque and is made of a suitable metal. The two planes, TFT and OLED, are then laminated to each other, using an adhesive foil of anisotropic conductor (for example, ARclad� 8257 from Adhesives Research, Inc., a 1-mil thick acrylic product). The final assembly step therefore is the co-lamination of TFT foil, anisotropic conductor foil, and OLED foil.
It is important to note that the proper TFT-OLED connections are made automatically by this procedure, as long as the TFT and OLED planes are aligned with each other.
The same principle can be used to co-laminate component planes with anisotropic light guides, if optical interconnects are desired. The lamination step may be repeated to combine more than two active planes in one product.
Having a body of easily deformable adhesive also provides another advantage in production yield and product lift. The anisotropic conductor will accommodate mechanical strain between the circuit planes that it connects. If a rigid connection were used, any strain developing during fabrication or in produce use will be accommodated by the layer with the lowest elastic modulus. This may be an active layer, for example, the organic light-emitter. Straining this layer may destroy the OLED. Straining the adhesive layer will only lead to local shifts in the contact alignment, which will be self-correcting due to the anisotropic conduction or light guiding.
Anisotropic conductors are used today to make connections between groups of passive conductors on to different planes. One well-known application is the surface-mount of integrated driver circuits to the row and column conductors of liquid crystal displays. The use of a sheet of an anisotropically conducting adhesive for the direct connection of two active circuit planes is new. The problem solved here is coming into being only now, as macroelectronic integrated circuits are developed.
While several advantageous embodiments have been chosen to illustrate the invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Having thus described the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the foregoing description is not intended to limit the spirit and scope thereof.
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By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4
Was it random or was an Albuquerque jogger targeted when he was shot?
KOB Eyewitness News 4 learned Justin Schroer only moved to Albuquerque a week ago to work at the UNM Cancer Center.
Police said he was shot Friday near UNM.
Police told KOB they will be interviewing Schroer tomorrow at UNM Hospital where he's still recovering. Their main concern is whether or not someone targeted him specifically.
It's usually a quiet neighborhood near UNM's North Campus, but that changed around 6 a.m. Friday when neighbors woke up to gun shots.
"I was in bed sleeping," said Rick Garcia.
Some neighbors KOB spoke with didn't want to show their faces because they're afraid the shooter will come back. "This is our home and the neighborhood is also our home," said Kelly.
Police said Schroer had been jogging on Summit Place when someone pulled up, shot him and took off. "He was still on his feet, attempting to run and he said, help me," added Kelly.
"He had a bullet hole here and it came out on the other side," said Garcia.
"He was in pain. He was in shock," said Kelly.
Police found four bullet shells on the scene. No one in the neighborhood knows who Schroer is, that's why they don't know if the shooting was random or if he was targeted.
It's something police are still investigating.
"The next day we were out playing in our front yard. We have a 5-year-old and I kept thinking, is he safe? Should we be playing in the backyard? Something has changed my mindset. Are we safe here?" said Kelly.
Police have not named any possible suspects and no one has been arrested.


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Continuing from yesterday's announcement, Gaijin Games has revealed two more characters to be included in the Good Friends Character DLC Pack for Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
Posted by: Kevin Chieng | July 09, 2013 at 5:35PM
Continuing from yesterday's announcement, Gaijin Games has revealed two more characters to be included in the Good Friends Character DLC Pack for Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
Continue Reading: Machinarium's Josef and Dr. Fetus From Super Meat Boy Joins Runner 2's Good Friends DLC
Posted by: Kevin Chieng May 22, 2013 at 10:02AM
Independent developers looking to self-publish their titles on the Xbox One will not be able to do so, it has been revealed. Instead, these developers will have to seek a publishing deal in order to get their games onto Xbox Live for the next-gen console, either with Microsoft Games Studios or a third party partner. An alternative is to release games as Xbox Live Indie Games, a marketplace that has not proven to be successful for developers.
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Posted by: Chris Buffa | January 02, 2013 at 9:05AM
Disney had much to celebrate in 2012, thanks to such hits as Where's My Holiday?, Nemo's Reef, and Monsters, Inc. Run. As a result, downloads jumped to 98 percent from December 22-28 compared to the same time a year ago. This led to more than 15 million downloads, with 7.5 million peak daily users. Armed with this data, it'll be interesting to see what the publisher has in store for players in 2013.
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Aubrey Hesselgren, creator of Super Meat Boy Galaxy, is holding the game's 3D prototype ransom to raise money for charity.
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Posted by: Danny Gallagher | July 18, 2012 at 8:47PM
Steam's newest sale batch offers a story-driven Rockstar adventure, a stealth action stalker and a super silly indie platformer.
Continue Reading: L.A. Noire, Thief: Deadly Shadows and Super Meat Boy Join Latest Round of Steam's Summer Sale
Posted by: Dan Seitz | June 07, 2012 at 2:30PM
The Humble Indie Bundle is, of course, a pay-what-you-want package of indie games, with the proceeds going to Child's Play in order to guilt-trip you into actually paying a decent price, you monster. The fifth edition was already looking good, but now it's got three more big games to make it worth your while.
Continue Reading: Humble Indie Bundle V Gets Three More Indie Games
Posted by: Michael McWhertor | April 02, 2012 at 7:00PM
Team Meat's monumentally challenging platformer Super Meat Boy is coming to iPhones and iPads, the game's developers said this weekend, announcing Super Meat Boy: The Game for iOS. But this is not simply a port of the Super Meat Boy that has appeared on Xbox Live Arcade, PC and Mac. This is an all-new, built-from-the-ground-up game, says Team Meat.
Continue Reading: Super Meat Boy Will Be Bleeding All Over an iOS Device Near You


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If you made it this far where you're actually reading for fantasy advice and not just for entertainment, I applaud you. Welcome to the championships.
Me? I made it to the final game in two out of my six leagues (one of which was a 6-team league I barely paid attention to, but still, it counts!). I won in my money league despite having a wide receiving corps of Reggie Wayne, Victor Cruz, Marques Colston and Roddy White combine for less than 100 yards total and no touchdowns. It was even more maddening to see Drew Brees, Andrew Luck, and Matt Ryan throw for 10 combined touchdowns, and my guys couldn't seem to grab a single one of them! I solely have Aaron Rodgers, Alfred Morris, and the Bengals Defense to thank for moving me on to the finals.
Now, if you noticed the title, the casualties are gone. Sleepers are gone as well. These are the championships. Most likely you're going to dance with the girl(s) that brought you here, so there's no time for deep sleepers, and you know who to bench. Consider the "Cautions" list as your list of possible sleepers. Basically, there are only two types of players this week: the must-starts, and the "I have to think about it" players. Otherwise, if they're not listed, they're not starting.
Let's go get us a championship!
Note: I will return next week for one final edition if you happen to be in one of those loser leagues that has their championship game during Week 17. Yuck.
Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions
Comfortables: Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Michael Turner, Mikel Leshoure, Roddy White, Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Tony Gonzalez
Cautions: Jacquizz Rodgers, Joique Bell, Starting Detroit TE, Atlanta Defense
I'm sure NOBODY expected the Lions to get blown out the way that they were by the Cardinals. It was absolutely embarrassing. I'm also sure that anybody who took the bait to start the Lions Defense considering what the Seahawks did to the Cardinals a week prior were banking more on the fact that the Cardinals were that bad instead of the Seahawks being that good. So against a very potent Atlanta Offense (just ask the Giants), the Detroit Defense shouldn't be anywhere near a starting lineup in the championship. With Turner and Leshoure, you have the battle of the goal-line touchdowns. They're the bell cows; Rodgers and Bell are the sleepers with decent upside. I don't know if Brandon Pettigrew will start this week, but he was out last week, and Tony Scheffler did nothing in relief (grumblegrumble), so tread lightly this week. Megatron's going for the receiving yardage record. So much for that Madden Curse (although you can make the case that getting tackled at the 1-yard line SIX TIMES is a curse).
Prediction: Atlanta wraps up home-field advantage with a big road win.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Comfortables: Andy Dalton, Ben Roethlisberger, BenJarvis Green-Ellis, Jonathan Dwyer, AJ Green, Mike Wallace, Jermaine Gresham, Heath Miller
Cautions: Andrew Hawkins, Antonio Brown, Cincinnati Defense, Pittsburgh Defense
Sleeper: None
I was torn all week between starting the Bengals Defense against the Eagles or the Seahwaks Defense against the Bills. I chose the Bengals, and chose correctly. I don't think I'll be making the same decision this week. Big Ben is getting healthier each week, and he's finding his receivers with great aplomb. All offensive starters for both teams are in play, including Jonathan Dwyer, who has fully assumed the lead back role in Pittsburgh. Rashard Mendenhall, that's your exit music.
Prediction: Pittsburgh wins a shootout.
Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Comfortables: Andrew Luck, Vick Ballard, Jamaal Charles, Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Defense
Cautions: T.Y. Hilton, Donnie Avery, Dwayne Allen
As I mentioned before, it was rough seeing Reggie Wayne get shut out of the end zone, although he did have a touchdown catch that was nullified by a holding penalty. I expect a big turnaround game that's must-win for Indy against a Chiefs team with no passing game and a porous defense. All top offensive options for Indy are in play, and there's definitely a chance for either T.Y. Hilton, Donnie Avery, or Dwayne Allen to get a score.
Prediction: Indy rolls on the road.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans
Comfortables: Matt Schaub, Adrian Peterson, Arian Foster, Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels, Houston Defense
Cautions: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Defense
Adrian Peterson is a man on a mission, and that mission is to break the rushing yardage record. It's amazing that the Vikings' game plan basically consists of "We're going to feed Adrian, good luck trying to stop him." On the other side, you have Arian Foster, who I believe was shut out of the end zone for the first time this season last week. That's incredible if you think about it. I like all starting offensive options for the Texans here.
Prediction: Peterson makes it interesting but Houston holds on at home.
St. Louis Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Comfortables: Josh Freeman, Steven Jackson, Doug Martin, Danny Amendola, Vincent Jackson, Mike Williams
Cautions: Sam Bradford, Chris Givens, St. Louis Defense, Tampa Bay Defense
Thanks to their losses last week, both teams are on the outside looking in. While not mathematically eliminated, they need to win out and need some help. This is essentially an elimination game. I don't think Josh Freeman will have as bad of a game as he had last week, and I expect him to bounce back. Doug Martin did his owners no favors last week, but he most likely single-handedly got you guys to the playoffs, so there's not much to be upset about. If you're still alive with the Muscle Hamster, you have to feel good about this matchup considering Peterson gashed them for 200+ last week. If healthy, Danny Amendola is a must start for St. Louis.
Prediction: Tampa Bay squeaks by St. Louis at home.
Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Comfortables: Robert Griffin III (if active), Alfred Morris, Pierre Garcon, Washington Defense
Cautions: Kirk Cousins (if RG3 is inactive), Nick Foles, Bryce Brown, Santana Moss, Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Defense
The Redskins just keep winning, RG3 or no. Alfred Morris is a fantasy savior. I wouldn't think about starting any Eagles if I absolutely had to, as Bryce Brown has cooled off significantly. I also wouldn't start Kirk Cousins if RG3 is inactive and you have better options, but the matchup is tasty if you have the huevos.
Prediction: RG3 or no, Redskins roll on their way to claiming the division title.
Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins
Comfortables: CJ Spiller, Reggie Bush, Stevie Johnson, Brian Hartline, Miami Defense
Cautions: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Tannehill, Davone Bess (if active), Scott Chandler, Anthony Fasano, Buffalo Defense
I'm loving what's going on with Reggie Bush right now, but it would certainly help if he'd find the endzone. He's done all the heavy lifting only to be vutlured by…Javorskie Lane??? CJ Spiller made the most of a full workload last week, and I think this spells the end of Fred Jackson in Buffalo. The matchup is tough this week, but Seattle's no slouch and he managed more than 100 YFS and a score against them last week.
Prediction: Miami continues to roll at home.
Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers
Comfortables: Aaron Rodgers, Chris Johnson, Kenny Britt, James Jones, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson (if active), Green Bay Defense
Cautions: Jake Locker, Alex Green, Nate Washington, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley
Now that's more like it, Aaron Rodgers! This matchup is so tasty I'm practically salivating. At home against the lowly Titans? Yes please! The Titans can actually release Chris Johnson after the Super Bowl and don't have to be weighed down by the albatross that is his contract. If I'm Tennessee, I cut my losses with CJ0K and take my chances on getting a new back in the draft, or possibly picking up a free agent for much less money. Heaven knows the production can't be much worse, right?
Prediction: Packers lock up a first-round bye.
New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys
Comfortables: Drew Brees, Tony Romo, Darren Sproles, DeMarco Murray, Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jimmy Graham, Jason Witten
Cautions: New Orleans Defense, Dallas Defense
How bout dem Cowboys? Their overtime victory against the Steelers last week was impressive. What's even more impressive is that Dez Bryant is playing through some serious pain and still producing. I like all offensive options here, including the WR2s for each team. This one is going to be a good ol' fashioned gunfight.
Prediction: Cowboys win a shootout.
San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets
Comfortables: San Diego Defense, New York Jets Defense
Cautions: Philip Rivers, Ronnie Brown, Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell, Malcom Floyd, Danario Alexander, Antonio Gates
This was originally going to be the Sunday Night Football game, so thank God for flex scheduling. Don't look at any offensive options here to help get you a fantasy title. Both defenses look interesting though. I personally might start the Chargers D instead of the Seahawks D in hopes of getting a fantasy championship, but I haven't decided yet.
Prediction: The Jets squeak by at home and keep their dismal playoff hopes alive for another week.
New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Comfortables: Tom Brady, Stevan Ridley, Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd, Aaron Hernandez, Rob Gronkowski (if active), New England Defense
Cautions: Cecil Shorts, Justin Blackmon
Start all Pats, start no Jaguars. Sounds simple, no? Shorts and Blackmon at least get flex consideration, but New England's defense is better than you think.
Prediction: Pats cruise.
Oakland Raiders vs. Carolina Panthers
Comfortables: Cam Newton, Darren McFadden, Steve Smith, Brandon Myers, Greg Olsen, Carolina Defense
Cautions: Carson Palmer, DeAngelo Williams, Denarius Moore, Oakland Defense
The Panthers are going to continue to feast on the AFC West. Last week it was San Diego. This week it's poor Oakland. The only Raiders you should be starting are Run DMC, Brandon Myers (maybe) and SeaBass. Woe be unto those who have to play against Cam Newton.
Prediction: Carolina continues with the winning streak that means nothing.
Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos
Comfortables: Peyton Manning, Trent Richardson, Knowshown Moreno, Eric Decker, Demariyus Thomas, Denver Defense
Cautions: Josh Gordon, Joel Dreessen, Jacob Tamme
I know I sound like a broken record, but I'd stay away from the Broncos Tight End situation if I were you. There's just no telling who will get the ball. Demariyus Thomas had a pretty quiet day last week, but there's no reason he won't bounce back. I'm not afraid of Joe Haden. Knowshown Moreno is displaying the kind of speed an awareness I expected from him when I drafted him last year. I don't care how good he is…he's not making it on my draft board next season. I've been burned too many times.
Prediction: Another win for Denver.
Chicago Bears vs. Arizona Cardinals
Comfortables: Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, Chicago Defense
Cautions: Jay Cutler, Beanie Wells, Arizona Defense
Well, I'm sure nobody expected THAT from the Cardinals after getting destroyed by the Seahawks the week before. Say what you want about them…they didn't quit. Now, what to make of them against a Bears team that's reeling and is such a far cry from their dominant selves earlier this year? I still believe in the defense, and in Brandon Marshall as well as Matt Forte, who will get as close to a full workload as you can get with Michael Bush now on IR. Don't get cute by starting Beanie Wells. I'm sure the three touchdowns last week were a fluke.
Prediction: It might be a trap game (ask the Lions), but I think the Bears will pull it out.
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens
Comfortables: Eli Manning, Ahmad Bradshaw (if active), David Wilson (if Bradshaw is inactive), Ray Rice, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, Anquan Boldin, Martellus Bennett, Dennis Pitta
Cautions: Joe Flacco, New York Giants Defense, Baltimore Defense
The less I say about the Giants' performance last week, the better. They know how much they stunk. Still, you have to shake it off and go back into battle. Torrey Smith might not be ready for this game, so Anquan Boldin gets a big surge up the rankings in case.
Prediction: Giants need this, so they eek out the victory on the road in hostile territory.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Comfortables: Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, Frank Gore, Marshawn Lynch, San Francisco Defense, Seattle Defense
Cautions: Michael Crabtree, Golden Tate, Sidney Rice, Vernon Davis
This is the hardest matchup to judge this week. For one, the 49ers seem to be the best team in the NFC, but the Seahawks are damn-near unstoppable at home. I say you have to play everybody (including the defenses) with the realization that not everybody will get the points. 49ers have the top run defense, but there's definitely an opportunity for them to be gashed by Marshawn Lynch, and vice versa with Frank Gore. Kaepernick and Wilson have equal opportunity to put up a 30-point game as they do an 8-point stinker. All I know is it's impossible to trust Vernon Davis here, even though two of his three targets last week against New England may have been touchdowns if they were thrown a little better.
Prediction: Seattle continues the home streak and takes over sole control of first place in the NFC West.
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I used to love Lars when I was big into Metallica, and then I followed a path similar to that which some other metalheads have taken: I got burnt out on Metallica and shelved them indefinitely because I discovered a bunch of other bands that have that "it factor" that Metallica seems to have lost...
However, my respect for Lars has come back because of a few recent epiphanies.
I used to be one of those people who would make
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on their drumming. Lars may be a complete hack as a person (even then, some posts on here counter that statement pretty well), but I can look past the whole Napster screw-up and see him for how he is behind the kit. And his style seems to be one that fits Metallica and Metallica only. It seems to be a simpler style, compared to other metal drummers, but it fits perfectly with what the rest of the band plays. That, and after taking a look at a transcription for Master of Puppets, my assumption that the entire song was in 4/4 (because Lars' songs from RTL and MOP sounded so simple from a musical standpoint) was completely blown out of the water. For those of you who haven't seen this particular one (a "beat sheet" from onlinedrummer.com), it's quite a stunning discovery to see that Lars made something so complex on paper sound so incredibly simple! That's an incredible ability to have, in my opinion.
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Once you get past all that, it'd be nice if you heard the dry "ping" of a ride once in awhile from Lars...the fact that he
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Castle Season 4, Episode 21, "Headhunters" Spoiler: Will Castle Go to the Dark Side?
Next week on Castle Season 4, Episode 21: "Headhunters," Nathan Fillion (Castle) will come face-to-face with an old crony when Firefly alum Adam Baldwin crops up to guest star as hardened gang unit cop Det. Ethan Slaughter.
But that's hardly the only cool thing about next week's ep.
With a last name like Slaughter's, well, it'd be almost criminal if the guy wasn't tough-as-nails. But according to Baldwin in a new interview with E!, the grossly-named detective might not be the only one engaging in a little rugged crime-solving. Um, say what?
Baldwin says Slaughter "definitely has unorthodox methods for crime solving" thanks to his crazy gang unit past, and while the Full Metal Jacket star says Beckett won't necessarily approve of his unconventional tactics, he hints that the crime writer is actually rather intrigued by his character's rule-bending shenanigans.
Unfortunately, that leaves Castle feeling a little torn. To be bad or not to be bad?
"He needs to observe but it's also strangely intoxicating for him too — to come along and see that other darker side," says Baldwin.
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Mattie Blaylock
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|Wyatt Earp (common-law husband)
Celia Ann "Mattie" Blaylock (January 1850 – July 3, 1888) was a prostitute who became the romantic companion and common-law wife of Old West lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp for about 8 years. Knowledge of her place in Wyatt's life was concealed by Josephine Earp, his later common-law wife, who worked hard to protect her and Wyatt's reputation in their later years.
Early life[edit]
Mattie was born in Monroe Township, Johnson County, Iowa, near Fairfax, Iowa, to Henry Blaylock and Elizabeth "Betsy" Vance.[1] She was their third child and second daughter. The family lived on a small farm that Henry had obtained in 1846. Henry and his wife were stern parents and adhered to the principle, "spare the rod and spoil the child," and "children should be seen and not heard."
Celia, or "Celie" as she was known as a child, attended Sunday school, learned Biblical parables, and was taught to live by the Ten Commandments. When her older sister Martha Jane was 17, she married Charles Probst on July 1, 1870.[1] Celia had no desire to live on a farm the rest of her life.
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In mid-1868, Mattie ran away with her younger sister Sarah to avoid farm life. Mattie was a reasonably skilled seamstress and may have sought work in that field, but both girls found life on their own very difficult. There were few employment possibilities for young girls. They likely headed west to one of the growing towns along the Kansas-Iowa-Missouri border area.[1]
Sarah returned home less than a year later, chagrined and shamed by her experience. Her parents greeted her cheerlessly and took her back in disgrace.[1] The first known record of Mattie's presence is a picture taken in Fort Scott in 1871. It's not known where she and Sarah spent the intervening time. Court records indicate that the clerks may have phonetically spelled her Iowa-accented use of "Celia" as "Sally", for no court records are found throughout her life using the name Mattie. At some point she chose the alias "Sally" probably in an effort to conceal her identity and remain as anonymous as possible. Court records show that she adopted prostitution as her profession beginning in 1872[1] in Fort Scott, then later in Dodge City.
Meets Wyatt Earp[edit]
Celia may have met Wyatt as early as 1871 and perhaps as late as the fall of 1873. She continued to work as a prostitute during their early years together. In the 1880 United States Census Mattie is listed as Wyatt's wife though there is no record of a legal marriage.[2]:47[2]:65
She was said to have suffered from severe headaches, and while in Tombstone, Arizona she became heavily addicted to laudanum, a commonly used opiate and pain killer of the day.[2]:65 It is not known exactly when Earp and Mattie Blaylock ended their relationship. Tombstone diarist George W. Parsons never mentioned seeing Earp and Sadie together and neither did John Clum in his memoirs.[3]:235 Frank Waters wrote The Earp Brothers of Tombstone in which he told tales of terrible, public fights between Sadie and Mattie Blaylock and how the affair was a public scandal. However, Waters' book has been criticized as extremely biased for its negative portrayal of Wyatt Earp and for including details not mentioned in Addie Earp's original manuscript.[4]
After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and following the March 18, 1882 assassination of Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp, his youngest brother Warren, and a posse of other deputies took the law into their own hands and began a vendetta. They hunted down some of the outlaw Cowboys they believed responsible for maiming Virgil Earp and killing Morgan. In early April, Wyatt left Arizona for New Mexico and then Colorado.
Mattie left Tombstone with other Earp family members for Colton, California. She apparently expected to receive a telegram from Earp telling her where to meet him, but it never arrived. Instead, Earp went to San Francisco in late 1882 and began a relationship with Josephine "Sadie" Marcus, who had been the common-law wife of Johnny Behan. Blaylock finally left Colton for Pinal City, Arizona Territory, a town that Mattie and Earp had stopped in for a couple of months in 1879 on their way to Tombstone. When the pair had been there three years earlier, it was a booming silver town. Upon Mattie's return, however, the silver boom had died down there and the bulk of the town's itinerant population had moved on. Mattie had planned a return to prostitution in Pinal City, but with most of the prospective clientele gone with the silver, making a decent living there proved difficult.
On July 3, 1888, Mattie took a lethal dose of laudanum together with alcohol. Her death was officially ruled as "suicide by opium poisoning".[5] She is buried in the cemetery at Pinal City, now a ghost town, and located just west of the former cement and mining town of Superior, Arizona.
- ^ a b c d e Meyers, E.C. (Ted) (2010). Mattie: Wyatt Earp's Secret Second Wife (PDF). Surrey, B.C.: Hancock House Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88839-628-0.
- ^ a b c Eppinga, Jane (2009). Around Tombstone: Ghost Towns and Gunfights. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7385-7127-0.
- ^ Barra, Alan (December 1998). "Who Was Wyatt Earp?" 49 (8). American Heritage Magazine.
- ^ Roberts, Gary. "Allie's Story: Mrs. Virgil Earp and The "Tombstone Travesty"".
- ^ "Standard Certificate of Death" (PDF). State of Arizona Department of Commerce. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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Saturdays North-South All-Star Football Game will be played in honor of former St. Johns coach Robert Biggerstaff.
Its probably the biggest honor I have ever received, said the 76-year-old Bigger-staff, who retired from St. Johns in 1998 after serving 33 years as coach.
Biggerstaff will speak Friday night at the North-South banquet in Myrtle Beach and will be honored at halftime of the all-star game at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.
He posted 275 career victories and reached the state championship four times, including 1968 when the Islanders captured the title.
Biggerstaff said he is being honored for coming to the aid of former coach and close friend Phillip Morgan, who suffered a massive stroke nearly two years ago when four aneurysms burst in his brain. Biggerstaff raised more than $30,000 to help with medical bills and related expenses.
Morgan was on Biggerstaffs first team at St. Johns in 1965 and played on the state championship team.
Morgans first job out of college was as an assistant at St. Johns under Biggerstaff.
McKissick featured
Summerville football coach John McKissick is featured in ESPN The Magazines Dec. 10 issue.
The story is titled Lessons Learned from 600 Wins, and footballs all-time winningest coach shares his insights hes learned in his six decades of coaching.
Among the highlights:
On A.J. Green: Shoulda thrown the ball to A.J. on every play. We never would have lost a game.
On possible retirement: My wife, Joan, says it, and I say it too: I would retire, but it would look bad after 61 years of marriage to get a divorce.
On officials: Thats the only thing I dont like about this game.
Mr. Football
Goose Creek standout Tramel Terry is one of five finalists for the states Mr. Football Award.
Terry, a 6-1, 190-pound senior, tallied 1,861 all-purpose yards this fall and scored 24 touchdowns.
Terry, who has committed to play for Georgia, rushed for 841 yards, averaging 7.4 yards per carry and had 818 receiving yards, averaging 16.7 yards per catch. Terry also averaged 18.4 yards per kickoff return.
The other Mr. Football finalists include Byrnes receiver Akia Booker, T.L. Hanna linebacker Ben Boulware, Strom Thurmond running back Darius Hammond and Conway quarterback Mykal Moody.
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On Saturday, I baked.
Four different kinds of muffins, a butternut squash, those chicken meatballs, some applesauce and PB2 granola. It only took a few hours, but I was able to fill the freezer up with nourishing, gluten-free treats and snacks for the family.
Most of the muffin recipes I use are ones that I know pretty well or come from blogs that are consistently good. These cran apple oatmeal muffins started out as something completely different a few months ago from a blog I wasn't familiar with. They sort of didn't work for me, but I liked the general idea and made notes to come back to.
I'm so glad I finally did.
In this season of everything pumpkin, they're a nice taste of fall without more orange stuff. I used my silicon muffin pan, oiled well with coconut oil and they slid right out with beautiful crusts, but I'm assuming they'd also work well with paper liners (let me know if you try them that way).
Cran Apple Oatmeal Muffins
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- 1/2 t ginger
- 2 small apples or 1 large, diced
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Preheat oven to 350 and oil muffin pan cups well with melted coconut oil.
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Chatham Rock Phosphate marine consent application
Submissions are open for New Zealand largest open cast mine as a marine consent application by Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd (CRP) to mine phosphate nodules from the Chatham Rise in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone. CRP is proposing to mine at least 30 sq. km of seabed per annum (an area equivalent to a third of Wellington Harbour per year) to meet its annual minimum production target of 1.5 million tonnes of phosphate nodules. The total application is to mine over 35 years 10,192 km.2 This area is twice the area of Auckland City and nearly 6 times area of Stewart Isld/Rakiura.
Submissions closed 5pm (New Zealand Standard Time) on 10 July 2014. Full details about the application are available at the EPA website: http://www.epa.govt.nz/EEZ/chatham_rock_phosphate/Pages/default.aspx
To make a submission you can use the EPA online portal: http://www.epa.govt.nz/EEZ/chatham_rock_phosphate/information_submitters/Pages/default.aspx
KASM - Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has more information and a submission form on their website.
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OMV New Zealand Ltd has applied for a marine consenet to undertake further development drilling in the South Taranaki Bight.
OMV is currently drilling in the Maari field in the South Taranaki Bight in accordance with its petroleum mining permit. This activity falls under the transitional provisions of the EEZ Act. However, the transitional provisions ceased on 28 June 2014 and a marine consent application was required to be lodged before 28 June in order to continue drilling past this date. Drilling can now continue until a decision on the notified application is made. The development drilling involves drilling up to seven development wells from within existing conductor slots at the Maari wellhead platform.
The decision-making committee, will be appointed in July by the EPA to consider all submissions made by the public and people could choose to speak directly to the committee at public hearings.
Submissions on the application must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 29 July 2014. Full details about the application and how to make a submission are available on the EPA website at www.epa.govt.nz/eez/omv/Pages/default.aspx.
Submissions sought on new insecticide, Mainman APP202145
The EPA is calling for submissions on an application to import an insecticide, MAINMAN, containing the active ingredient flonicamid, to control various insect pests in potatoes and other horticultural crops.
The applicant, ISK New Zealand Ltd, has indicated that MAINMAN, is approved in Europe and the USA but is new to New Zealand. MAINMAN has a different mode of action to products currently available in New Zealand, so using it would minimise the risk of pest resistance. In addition, flonicamid is less toxic than other insecticide active ingredients currently available.
A summary of the application APP202145 and the application form can be found here: See the summary of the application
The public are invited to give their opinion on the application to the Environmental Protection Authority, submissions will be used to inform an independent decision-making committee who will decide whether to approve or decline the application. The submission period will close at 5pm on 24 July 2014. Submission forms from the EPA:
Submissions must be provided in writing either by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or mail to Private Bag 63002, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Auckland Unitary Plan - Further Submissions
Cross-submissions on the Auckland Unitary plan have been called. We now have an opportunity to support or oppose submissions in the cross-submission phase - see http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/planspoliciesprojects/plansstrategies/unitaryplan/Pages/furthersubmissions.aspx
"You must make your further submission using the form prescribed by the Resource Management Regulations 2013. You can find the form on our further submission form page, or at any Auckland Council library, service centre or local board office.
You have until 5pm on Tuesday 22 July 2014 to lodge your further submission."
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Submissions are open on the proposal to leave the remains of the wreck of the MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef and surrounding marine environment. Bay of Plenty Regional Council have established a website for this proposal (http://www.renaresourceconsent.org.nz/) and have extended the submission period. The proposal is also subject to a Waitangi Tribunal urgent hearing.
If you would like to make a submission on the MV Rena resource consent application you can do so electronically or by providing your submission in hard copy . Submission period closes on 8 August 2014. The Council has electronic submission form (http://www.renaresourceconsent.org.nz/submission/) so that once lodged, the submission will be electronically forwarded to both the Regional Council and the applicant.
Download the submission form here: Rena Template Submission Form (Electronic); orRena Template Submission Form (Handwritten)
Any submission must identify if the submitter supports, opposes or is neutral to the application, identify if the submitter wishes to be heard at the resource consent hearing, and state the reasons for making the submission under the Resource Management Act.
Hard copies can be sent to Bay of Plenty Regional Council, PO Box 364, Whakatane 3158 Attn: MV Rena – Submission. A copy must also be sent to the applicant at Astrolabe Community Trust, C\O Beca, PO Box 903, Tauranga 3140, Attn: Cushla Loomb. Everyone who lodges a submission on the application will be advised via email, or post, how the resource consent application process will proceed.
RMA Changes
The National Government has put on hold further changes to the Resource Management Act till after the Election after they failed to get support from their support partners United and the Maori Party.
The Changes proposed were described in an 83-page consultation paper titled Improving Our Resource Management System. Amongst the changes were a rewrite of Part II the Purpose and Principles of the Act which would have fatally weakened the environmental bottom line in the legislation.
Below is a list of the agencies and links to upcoming consultations
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text: What a better way to start the new year of blogging than with this loveliest of lovely couples. Rosalie and Mike are truly two of the most beautiful people- inside and out- that I have ever met. They exude warmth, kindness and fun, and I feel so very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with them on their wedding. The amazing Melissa of A Simple Ceremony created the playful and fun floral design complete with buddahs hands, palm fronds, and paper lanterns. I loved all of the color and joy throughout this day, mirrored by the incredible happiness of Mike and Rosalie to be marrying eachother. This is the kind of wedding that gives you a case of the warm fuzzies that lasts for weeks. Going through Gertrude and Mabel's pictures of the day, I am experiencing it all over again. Planning by the wonderful Lisa McNichol of And Something Blue.


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A SOPA by any other name? the Monday Round-Up
- Decried as the new SOPA, a bill called CISPA would increase the U.S. government's ability to respond to cyber attacks. Facebook endorses it, but opponents worry that broad language in the bill could result in privacy violations.
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a great FAQ about CISPA, and offers an evaluation of Facebook's motivations for supporting the bill.
- TPM reports that other groups have looked at the text of CISPA and don't see much similar to SOPA or to get worked up about. LifeHacker evaluates why the big companies are pro-CISPA but anti-SOPA.
- Anonymous targets Boeing, Intel, and other corporations showing support for CISPA.
- Earlier this month, a new branch of the hacktivist group Anonymous attacked and defaced numerous Chinese websites. New posts and tweets reveal that Anonymous China's activities a few weeks ago were just a warm-up: the true goal is to take down the Great Firewall.
- The Guardian reports that Britain is found to be exporting surveillance equipment to countries with repressive governments, including Syria.
- Iran plans to shut down access to the World Wide Web and establish a national Intranet within five months.
- What makes Twitter social? This article evaluates methods of determining "how social" a Twitter account can be.
- Aqute Intelligence publishes a directory of the most important online tools for competitive intelligence research. Over 300 tools cover a variety of fields, including social media, government, and website monitoring.
- Analysis Intelligence takes a look at the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt with plenty of cool data visualizations.
- Notorious as a haven for cybercrime, Russia begins to audit ISPs that host illegal and copyrighted content.
- Cyber cafe operators in Kenya will soon be required to keep identifying data on their users in an attempt to reduce cybercrime. Civil libertarians are not impressed.
- Airports are increasingly using biometrics to catch terrorists and criminals, but the same technology is making it more difficult for intelligence operatives to remain incognito.
- The Stuxnet worm, responsible for sabotaging Iran's nuclear program, was reportedly planted by an Iranian double agent.
- The fourth undersea cable linking East Africa to the rest of the world goes live, further increasing access to the Internet and communications in the region.
- The UAE has signed a deal with telecommunications company Etisalat to embed citizens' national ID information into mobile phones.
- Be careful what you post on Facebook in Tunisia and Palestine: citizens were recently arrested for posting material the government considers "slanderous" and in "violation of morality."
- Just for fun: Anderson Cooper experiences another giggle attack during his RidicuList segment.
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Central Carolina People@Work — Crystal Hickman
NAME: Crystal Collins Hickman
FAMILY: Husband, Charlie Hickman (been married 14 years); 9-year-old son, Collin Hickman; 6-year-old daughter, Chaslyn Hickman
POSITION: Director of Public Relations, Marketing, and Volunteer Services at Central Carolina Hospital
HOMETOWN: Sanford
What are five most frequently-played songs on your iPod playlist? I really just listen to whatever is playing on my Pandora shuffle. Right now I have it on the Christmas play list, but normally I listen to contemporary Christian music. However, I really love all music and choose what to listen to based on what mood I'm in.
What is your favorite movie? I love a movie. I have so many favorites it's hard to pick just one, but, since it's Christmas time I'll tell my favorite Christmas movie. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase is my all-time favorite Christmas movie! It makes me laugh so hard every time and we watch it every Christmas.
What is your favorite book? The Necessity of an Enemy, by Ron Carpenter
Is there a hobby you can't live without? No, not really. If and when I have spare time, I like to spend it being with my family and friends.
Is there an item or collectible you hold dear? A set of my late aunt's Blue Willow China Dishes.
Where would someone be most likely to find you on a Saturday night? It's hard to say. My husband and I are crazy busy all the time so there is no telling where you would find us!
What was your dream job when you were a child? When I was in the 3rd grade I thought I wanted to be an archeologist, which is completely ridiculous now because I don't like dirt or outside. Then when I got a little older, I wanted to be a nurse or something in the medical field because I've always loved helping people.
What are some of your favorite things? The one thing I can't live without is my lip gloss. My Saturday wear (my Crossroads Ministries T-shirts and jeans). And, my Bible.
What would be your last meal? Without question, it would be Filet Mignon, over-loaded baked potato, salad with homemade ranch dressing and sweet tea with lemon.
Who would be your ideal dinner guests? (Name three, living or dead) Jesus, my mom and my husband. Luckily, because Jesus is always with me I get to eat with these three often.
What is something interesting most people don't know about you? Even though I do public speaking now, it was at one time one of my biggest fears.
Ideal vacation spot: A tropical scene, preferably Hawaii.
Favorite professional sports team: I don't like sports, except for when my son is playing ... then I get into it a little too much.
If you were given $5,000 to donate to a non-profit organization, which would you pick? This is very hard because there are some many dear to my heart, however, I would have to break it up and give to my church, Crossroads Ministries in Broadway, CCH Auxiliary and the United Way.
What's the worst injury you've ever had? I broke my left pinky finger the summer after the second grade.
Ever had a brush with celebrity? I like to think I saw Dale Earnhardt Jr. shopping at the Concord Mall in Charlotte, but it may not have been him.
What would you like to know about the future? How I'm going look old?
What's your favorite website? Right now it's Lumber Liquidators because we are building a house and I cannot decide on floors!
Would you go bungee jumping or skydiving? Yes!
Do you have a tattoo? No.
Any fears or phobias? My greatest fear is something happening to my children.
Ever been outside the United States? Yes, just to the Bahamas.
Favorite kind of cookie? Pull apart chocolate chip fresh out of the oven.
Favorite season? Fall.
What's the hardest thing you've ever had to tell someone? I've had to have a lot of hard conversations, it's not fun.
Would you consider plastic surgery if someone else paid for it? Sure, you know someone?
What's the most embarrassing experience you've ever had at work? There's so many ... Let's just say, I'm very clumsy!
Which actor would portray you in a movie about your life? I've been told I look like Tiffany Amber Thiessen (Kelly Kapowski of Save by the Bell), so I would be totally ok with that!
What's your usual wake-up time in the morning? 6:30 a.m.
What talent do you wish you had? Singing.
Ever seen a ghost? Nope.
What superhero power would you most like to have? Teleporting, being able to be anywhere just by thinking about it. This would solve two problems: always being late and getting car sick.
What was your favorite TV show when you were growing up? Who's The Boss and Full House.
What's your cell phone ringtone? An old car horn.
Favorite dessert? Cheesecake.
Who's your best friend and why? My BFF is Tiffany Thomas because we've been through everything together. She is the most caring, generous, over-achiever I've ever met and I know that I can always count on her if I ever need anything. She's not the kind of friend that says call me if you need something; she's the friend that is there doing the thing you've not even told anybody that you needed. She's amazing like that and I love her.
You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do? Save the dog and use my super power of teleportation to get to work on time.
If you could go back in time and change one historic event, what would it be? Holocaust — senseless tragedy.
What's your favorite condiment? Duke's Mayonnaise.
Do you have bumper stickers of any kind on your car? No.
If you could create one rule that all society had to live by, what would it be? Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.
How do you define success? When I get to heaven, I want for the Lord to tell me, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
Ever wondered by Kamikaze pilots wore helmets? Now that you mention it ...
Describe your life philosophy in six words or less: Pray, Live, Laugh, Love, Give, Help.


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Because oil paints dry through oxidation rather than evaporation, there's no way to speed up the lengthy drying process. Learn about how to properly dry oil paints and the best conditions for it in this video from About.com.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Dry Oil Paints
Hi, this is Fay for About.com and today Im goint to give you some tips on how to dry oil paints.
What You Need to Dry Oil Paints
In order to dry an oil painting properly you need the following things:
- A dry, room temperature location
- A place where your painting will not be disturbed
- Lots of patience
How Long Do Oil Paints Take to Dry
Oil paints are great to paint with but can take an extremely long time to dry. The reason is because the drying process involves oxidation rather then evaporation. So doing things like using a hair dryer or a fan will not speed up the process. In most cases it can take 24-48 hours for your oil painting to dry to touch but not completely dry, but this depends on a couple of different things.
Firstly the amount of actual paint you use on your painting will determine how long the drying time will be. The thicker the paint, the longer it takes to dry. The only true way of drying your oil painting is setting it in a place out of the way and waiting for it to dry.
Where Should You Dry Oil Paints
Keeping it in a place that is at room temperature will help it dry more consistently and will help it avoid any cracking. Try not to let it dry outside or any place that is to damp or cold. This will cause the drying process to take longer. If you live in a climate that is really humid then using a dehumidifier next to the painting can help it dry faster as well.
Make sure that after 24-48 hours, even if the painting may appear to be dry, to handle it with care. Lastly It does take some time for oil paintings to completely dry and cure, even the thinnest oil painting should be allowed to dry for 6 months.
Thanks for watching and to find out more please visit us on the web at about.com


text: So what's next? As Elizabeth said yesterday, there's no question that the Burning Crusade expansion kept players playing, and even brought lots of new players back to the game. There's also no question that this holiday season might be a tough one for keeping players hooked on a four-year-old game, as there are tons of new releases for all the platforms (Warhammer might be WoW's biggest challenger, but don't forget that Halo 3, the new Grand Theft Auto, and a ton of other games are going to vy for the same freetime that WoW takes up). But don't worry-- Drysc has a solution, and it's that they're going to start appealing to some of Earth's other populations. Cat subscribers for the win?


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Lifting the veil is no task to be taken lightly...It is indeed the greatest calling of all. - Unveiled and Lifted
Watch this beautiful trailer and see if you don't get chills! Well, I did ... I'm excited for its arrival because most documentaries, even today, lack aesthetics - which is odd, considering that documentaries most often are meant to be persuasive. What better way to get a point across about higher consciousness and awakening than to fuse beautiful imagery and music with topics of truth, deeper philosophical talks, and solutions?
Unveiled and Lifted, a new type of documentary experience coming this spring, from Lifting the Veil with Cari-Lee and Justin. It fuses music, art and substance to create an engaging assessment of the current problems facing humanity along with potential solutions for pro-active alleviation. The film presents an array of authors, filmmakers, artists and freethinkers - see more below:
It features special guests Thomas Sheridan, Kathy Fontecchio, Derrick Broze, Jason Gregory, Karen Sawyer, positive talk show host Vinny Eastwood, Derrick J Freeman, Liam Scheff, Max Igan, Thema Aziz Serwa, Nabil Shaban, Joe Martino, Sonia Truther Girl and more!
Unlike hardcore info-slam documentaries that focus on horror and are deflating to watch, Unveiled and Lifted is compelling for different reasons and appears to be one of the more positive and uplifting documentaries to arrive in a long time. The title even suggests so. Another refreshing concept - it focuses on waking up and individualism! Hurray! No more documentaries that blame, blame, blame and encourage people to beg the government for change. It really begins with us...
Cari-Lee says:
I'm looking for solutions...I want to create a space where that's the focus...We have to know the problems well to accomplish the solutions.
Concentrate on what's good and true in life even though you know all the bad. You have to know it to know how to overcome it. To overcome it you have to see it for what it is and not play into the game. I'm not saying it's easy, I'm saying it's worth it.Hey, I like this girl ...there is a fine line between focusing on the drudgery of problems -- and acknowledgement, acceptance, and action. The focus here for what troubles us seems to be hope, individual responsibility, giving a damn and doing something about it.
I think a film like this revives hope in humanity and arouses that strong sense of inner-freedom. We need reminders to reclaim our precious power from time to time - don't you think? Did you enjoy the trailer and will you watch the documentary in full when it's out?
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Far Cry 3: Review
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It seems, the Far Cry series has been around since the beginning of time – and it nearly has! Far Cry was first published in 2004, and has since been an extremely successful franchise. Its hay-day (aside from 3), in my opinion, was the very revolutionary Far Cry Instincts Evolution. The game (and the whole series, rather) brought to the gaming world, the very first "sandbox" first-person-shooter supporting a gaming engine, and graphics capability that could compete-even bypass most other games at the time.
As may have picked up already, I have been a fan of the Far Cry series for a long time; and they sure did not disappoint with Far Cry 3! The game consists of everything a free-lance gamer could love: Large map, good selection of weapons, good story line, interactive world, smooth game play, usable transportation, and much MUCH more.
The Campaign in Far Cry 3 is close to perfect. The open world game play accompanies a good balance of mission-based objectives, along with the "free" feeling of a sandbox game. Once you finish a mission, you can take a break & earn some extra skill points by liberating a few outposts, or take on some of Far Cry's big game on a hunting trip. Along with this, hides from game, and harvested plants can be used to create essential pieces of equipment throughout the game-Hides create goods such as bandoliers, wallets, and haversacks; while plants/leaves create different recipes of syringes that can be used for healing, and gaining a boost for fighting, or hunting.
The world is also filled with a plethora of accessible vehicles, including; Cars, Jeeps, Technicals, ATV's, Jet-skis, hand gliders, and boats-along with a great selections of weapons, like; Assault Rifles, SMG's, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, a Recurve bow, Flamethrowers, Grenade Launchers, C4, and much more, that can be used to get around the island, and to gain an immediate upper hand in battle. Also, if you purchase the game from Walmart, you receive an exclusive sniper rifle, and camo (the Remington M-700, Predator edition). This does nothing but create, yet another sense of kick-assery to the game. One of the things sandbox game have, that a regular game does not, is the freedom it gives you through the entire gaming experience. Other game titles such as Call of Duty, have stuck to their same old system of closed off maps, and fast paced gameplay. Far Cry, however, has designed the gameplay to cater to the gamer; YOU. You have the power to pick what you do when, and HOW you do it… something most other titles will never achieve to the extent that the Far Cry series has mastered.
Now what do I not like about Far Cry 3? Not much, but I'll tell you anyway. Although the negatives are few, and far between, they are annoying, and quite frankly, can piss a person off. The first, is the lack of ammo you receive when you purchase/equip a new weapon. For example, the M-700 sniper is only equipped with 10 rounds of ammunition-and the worst part is that to buy another 10 rounds, is going to cost you $90 at any store. That is ALOT, especially when you are trying to save up for something bigger, and better.
The second thing is kinda small, but still a pain. When you receive a new mission, it seems you cannot find the icon on the map to mark your way point. The maker looks like an explanation point with a splash under it, however, it is so small, and contrasts so well with the background, you can pull your hair out just trying to find it… something that's funny, is that there have been people searching Google for the locations of these points… you just have to look really close. :p
Other than that, there is nearly nothing to complain about. They have fixed the annoying bugs of Far Cry 2, while keeping the innovative gameplay, and have incorporated features that I hope to see in the future as Far Cry.
Conclusion: The smooth game play, coupled with a strong story line, and HUGE player maneuverability throughout all aspects of the campaign make for a truly enjoyable, and unique gaming experience that I can recommend to anyone & everyone looking into buying Far Cry 3.
Ok, now this is a first for me. I have never played multiplayer on any Far Cry game before '3′, so this is a clean slated review.
One of my first impressions that I received when playing multiplayer, is that it reminds me of a mix between Battlefield, and Call of Duty. The graphics, and realistic schematics of Battlefield, meets the smaller map choice of Call of Duty – an interesting contrast from the campaign. This, along with the common game types of both (Domination, and TDM are included, as well as firestorm, and user-created maps) does make for an interesting-and ultimately unique gaming experience that only Far Cry 3 can deliver. The gameplay is fairly smooth, however, it was not as good as the campaign in my opinion. However, the game does beat Call of Duty in multiplayer, hands down. What I really like about Far Cry's multiplayer though, are features, such as the ability to revive other players & pick the fate of a player of the losing team at the end. Easter eggs, I believe, are one of the greatest part of any game; and Far Cry has no shortage.
By far my favorite part of Multiplayer in Far Cry 3, is the "load out" menu. Here, you can accessible your weapons, and add optics, equipment, specializations, and much more… you can even pick your Battle Cry-which gives your team a boost of morale, and performance; Yet again, another GREAT feature that is part of any of the gaming greats!
Conclusion: I was very impressed with the Multiplayer in Far Cry, especially the implementation of the Loadout options & the popular game types. I would not buy this game exclusively for multiplayer-however, it is a nice change of pace from the rest of the main stream online games.
Enjoyability "fun" rating: Solid 10 ~ This is no doubt the best first person shooter of the year, and with the open styled gameplay, Far Cry 3 has many more ways to keep you intrigued than the typical "run & gun" FPS.
This game just might replace a few of my regulars – COD being the obvious one. This is one of the better first person shooters I have ever experienced. Excellent campaign that keeps you in suspense, and a Multiplayer that accommodates many different types of gamers. The folks at Ubisoft sure do have a winner here, and I hope that they continue to put out more Far Cry games, as well as other games that support an open-based game play.


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By Anthony from USA on 2008-08-03 01:28:34Things I liked:Very accurate, good grouping,solid well made gun. Should give years of good quality service. This is a good, heavy, stylish, POWERFUL gun that is alot of fun to shoot. I like this gun and I'am glad I bought it.
Things I would have changed:Nothing. If it had the option of getting wooden grips I would buy them. The plastic grips gives it a little bit of a inexpensive look. If it were more than a single shot that would be good.
What others should know:Be careful this is a very powerful gun. Keep it clean and oiled it might rust. Make sure you don't load the pellets backwards.
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By John from USA on 2008-11-21 16:31:48Things I liked:Seems fairly well-built, as oppossed to the Crosman guns that come with the plastic breech. I bought this gun because of the steel breech, figuring that I would get a pistol similiar to one built at the Crosman Custom Shop. The LPA rear-sight is nice, and seems fairly accurate. The 2300S has better target match features, but the price reflects that.
Things I would have changed:Replace the short breech with a long breech. Replace the cheap plastic grips with, at least, carbon fibre type plastic grips.
What others should know:This pistol came with the paint on the trigger guard scaped-off down to the metal. As a customer from the old days of, "the customer is always right," the emails with both Pyramid and Crosman have left me feeling that corporate customer service is not good. I have to spend money to return my pistol for repair, to get it in a near-new condition. I haggled for some kind of compromise, but only got an agreement to received some free ammo and CO2 (I asked Crosman CS for a free muzzle brake and trigger shoe, plus free postage, which I would install myself.) So, I will never have a new gun (for the $129 I spent out of my small V.A. Disability fixed income,) I don't think that Pyramyd Air or Crosman care about customers, and if they (or other companies) say they do, don't believe it. Customer Services are often in India anyway.
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