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All of our students aged 9 to 18 years are encouraged to participate in our 4-H Club. Our 4-H Club and Show Team have proven to be very successful and we have a strong reputation in Wake County.
4-H is an organization of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Our Club is specifically a horse club. We travel off the farm to local 4-H member horse shows as well as host shows ourselves.
We have a two-fold purpose:To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibilites.To learn skills in horsemanship and to understand the care and training of horses.
MacNair's 4-H Club
2721 Dover Farm Road . Raleigh, NC 27606 . (919) 851-1118
Some of our activities in the past year include:
• gathering more than 2,200 gently used
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• participating in the annual Horse Bowl, (a
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The famous marshmallow study
Between 1968 and 1974, a famous Stanford researcher named Walter Mischel conducted what would later become known as the "famous marshmallow test". Mischel studied children between the ages of four and five. He left each child in a room with a marshmallow, telling them that he would return in 15 -20 minutes; he explained that if they […] [Read More]

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Ratings down
Held on a Monday for the first time since 1976, the annual Primetime Emmy Awards won the night in viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.
Down in total viewership from last year, the three-hour ceremony drew in 15.6 million viewers.
Last year's ceremony, held on CBS and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, drew about 17.8 million total viewers despite having to compete with finales of "Breaking Bad" and "Dexter."
NBC reported its biggest total viewer count for a Monday, excluding the Olympics, in more than two years.
With a rating of 4.2 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, the 66th annual awards show, hosted by Seth Meyers, had its second-highest rating in eight years, falling short of the 2013 show.
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NEW YORK — There was something embarrassing about the rash of repeat treating on Monday's Emmycast. It might have left viewers wondering if they had stumbled on a rerun of last year's show, or the one before that. Or maybe an awards show equivalent of "Groundhog Day."
Count 'em up: Bryan Cranston's fourth best-drama Emmy for "Breaking Bad," his co-star Aaron Paul's third supporting-actor trophy and the second best-drama salute for the show. There was a fourth statuette for Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory"), the third in a row for Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep"), the fifth straight for "Modern Family."
Nothing against these winners, especially the honors-showered "Breaking Bad," the finest drama series in recent TV history. But repeat recognition can become wretched excess. Monday's Emmycast might have left viewers wondering whether anything new on TV happened last season.
The prime-time Emmys, bestowed for 66 years, are meant to celebrate excellence in television. But in Emmy's eyes, excellence too often takes the form of stamina, not the burst of inspiration that may have launched a series and its characters many seasons earlier and since settled into routine. Too often, Emmy celebrates not excellence, but an excellently maintained status quo.
Here's one instance of voluntary restraint: In 1996, Candice Bergen withdrew from consideration as a nominee for her starring role in the sitcom "Murphy Brown." By then, she had raked in five Emmys and wanted to give others a chance. Enough was enough, she reasoned.
Perhaps the Television Academy should have taken a cue from her example.
Or maybe it should go even further and impose a total ban on re-Emmying, allowing any program and the individuals attached a maximum of one Emmy apiece through the full run of the show. One and done, with no more nominations. After that, only a clear and demonstrable change in a series, or in a character or other aspect of the series, would allow nomination for an encore award.
As radical as this change would be, other awards come with much tougher rules: Any book, record, film or Broadway show gets its one crack at a Pulitzer, Grammy, Oscar or Tony the year it's released. There's no reconsidering the project a year later, just because it's still around.
Sure, TV is different. Unlike other art forms, TV consists mostly of open-ended series that unfold episodically and aim to span more than a single season. That's the nature of the medium. Except this has somehow bred a system where each series can score a new round of awards with every lap of the same race.
Granted, this plan would be about as popular among those in charge, and be as readily adopted, as term limits for members of Congress. In Hollywood as in Washington, the people who would most directly benefit from such reform would be not the satisfied incumbents, but outsiders.
On Monday night, Matthew McConaughey, of all people, was exposed as an outsider. As Tim Molloy notes in The Wrap, even this Oscar winner and Hollywood golden boy couldn't break into the Emmy winners circle.
"The main criteria for winning an Emmy this year," Molloy writes, "seemed to be having one already."
But it wasn't just this year. It's the situation year after year with Emmy voters, helpless creatures of habit.
With so much great TV that deserves consideration, the Emmys should make a big change from treating the same stars and shows like shiny objects to adore year after year just because they haven't faded.
Or the Academy could change the rules another way, and anoint "Breaking Bad" for more awards again next year, never mind it's off the air.
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Man arrested after police pursuit
HUNTINGTON — Criminal charges quickly stacked up against a man who became involved in a police pursuit through downtown Huntington Thursday, which resulted in a collision that sent a Cabell County sheriff's deputy and two other drivers to the hospital.
Anthony Scott Merritt, 34, of Huntington, was arrested just after 8 p.m. Thursday night after authorities found him hiding in a crawl space beneath a home in the 3400 block of Bridge Street in Guyandotte, said West Virginia State Police Sgt. Greg Losh.
Merritt was charged with felony fleeing resulting in the injury of an officer, said Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas. He was incarcerated at the Western Regional Jail on a $100,000 bond Thursday night, but more charges will be filed in connection with an ongoing investigation by the Huntington Police Department, McComas said.
The quick arrest was a direct result of multiple agencies working together, including the state police, the Huntington police, the sheriff's department and U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive C.U.F.F.E.D. Task Force, Losh said.
"It's always really nice to see all of the agencies working together, especially when one of their own is put in danger," Losh said.
Merritt was arrested several weeks ago by U.S. Marshals in Pennsylvania on felony charges, but he had been released from jail, McComas said. The circumstances of those charges and his release were unclear to local authorities Thursday night.
Merritt's arrest in Cabell County was a direct result of his involvement in the afternoon pursuit and crash, which occurred at the intersection of 10th Street and 5th Avenue at about 3:30 p.m.
Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas said a deputy was fueling his cruiser in Huntington's West End when he witnessed a traffic violation by a driver in a vehicle that was later identified as Merritt, McComas said.
When the deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue, Merritt refused to stop the vehicle, and the deputy continued to provide dispatchers with a description of the vehicle.
The deputy's vehicle was involved in the pursuit when Huntington Police cruisers in the area became involved as officers already were in the area searching for Merritt on unrelated charges, McComas said.
The pursuit ensued eastbound on 5th Avenue, with the sheriff's vehicle leading the pursuit and two Huntington Police cruisers behind it. All three vehicles were operating their lights and sirens during that time, McComas said.
As the pursuit proceeded through the intersection of 10th Street and 5th Avenue, a red sedan was traveling southbound on 10th Street, and the cruiser and the sedan collided with one another. As a result of that crash, a third vehicle traveling on 10th Street struck the sedan, McComas said.
Witnesses on the scene said the deputy's cruiser ran a red light traveling east and collided with the first car, but neither McComas nor HPD investigators could confirm that was the case Thursday night.
The collision sent the car spinning and the cruiser into the front yard of the Mountainside Media building.
The deputy and the other two drivers were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening.
McComas would not confirm the deputy's identity Thursday evening, pending notification of his family about the incident.
An employee of the BP station at 8th Street and 5th Avenue said he was just arriving at work when he saw the suspect's vehicle go by at speeds she estimated at 70 miles per hour. Two women in a vehicle behind those involved in the accident questioned why a pursuit was taking place through town at a busy time of day.
McComas said the crash is being investigated by Huntington Police, and he said the results of the investigation will be released once it is complete.
It was the second accident in the region Thursday involving a police pursuit. A Clarksburg man was killed in an accident during a high-speed police chase in Putnam County, according to The Associated Press. The chase began after Hurricane police observed a man suspected of taking items from a store in town around 11:30 a.m., according to Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards.
The suspect was pursued onto Interstate 64 East, with speeds reaching 100 miles per hour, the AP reports. The man's car turned sideways and hit the back of a parked tractor-trailer as he apparently tried to enter a rest stop, according to the AP. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Edwards identified him as Jan Dennis Perry, 44. No other injuries were reported.
In the Huntington pursuit, Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said there are several factors involved in deciding how aggressively to pursue a suspect, including time of day, weather, location and severity of the crime. He said his officers backed off when the pursuit headed into downtown Huntington and were overtaken by the deputy.
The accident closed the intersection and forced traffic to be diverted away from the intersection for more than four hours. Fifth Avenue was back open at 8 p.m.
Holbrook said Merritt was a person of interest after a recent rash of stolen spare tires, which has included the parking garage at St. Mary's Medical Center, Marshall University and two more from the DirecTV parking lot on 5th Street Road on Wednesday afternoon.
In addition, two other people filed reports with the Huntington Police Department since Tuesday regarding stolen spare tires — one in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church, 1015 5th Ave., on Tuesday; and the early morning hours of Wednesday while parked in the 1500 block of 7th Avenue.
Surveillance footage was obtained from DirecTV, which showed the suspect's vehicle, a red Pontiac. Holbrook said the suspect's vehicle was located in Guyandotte not long after the accident and a search was conducted.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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I'm probably going to hell for laughing at this... but I love those FAIL compilation videos. Here's one featuring some cheerleading mishaps...
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From the "I don't think this is a good idea" file...
Shot glasses and wine glasses as... PROM SOUVENIERS. Really?
Sure, kids think these are pretty cool because it makes them feel older and it's an example of what is forbidden, but so alluring, at that age. But as parents and school administrators, is it a good idea to send kids mixed messages by saying it's OK to have shot glass prom souvenirs as long as you don't drink anything alcoholic out of them? Come. On.
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Cohen still isn't sure he knows why. His kids certainly don't.
"It's about them," says Cohen. "I have questions that I can't seem to get answers to for a bunch of nice 12-year-old kids. That question basically is, why can't they play?"
For Cohen and other middle-school coaches in the city's financially strapped public-school system, finding a place to play has been a preoccupation. Until last month, there was no league for schools like McKinley, nothing like the Catholic Youth Council (CYC) leagues for city and suburban parochial schools, or the leagues run by Boys Clubs, or suburban municipal recreation leagues.
Two years ago, several teams from McKinley were allowed to play in the CYC league but were told they couldn't participate in the playoffs. And then last year, the CYC voted against letting public schools back in the league, though they continued to include other non-Catholic teams like Tower Grove Baptist and secular schools such as New City School and Institute for the Deaf. At the end of 1998, the Clayton Parks and Recreation League was the next stop for McKinley's 12-year-olds, but that proved to be just a one-year layover. For this basketball season, McKinley was told by Clayton it couldn't return to play in that league.
Of course, reasons were given for these exclusions. In the case of the CYC, McKinley was told there wasn't enough gym space available in its South City District leagues but that the team might be able to play in the north district. That posed transportation problems for McKinley. In Clayton's case, McKinley was told its players were just too good for the competition and they'd have to play elsewhere.
From the CYC's perspective, public-school kids can play, just not under the names of their public schools. The brief experiment in which a few public-school teams were let in ended amid concerns over a lack of control of the teams. "We find it much easier for us, if we have a problem with a parish, to go back to a pastor and say, "We're having a problem with this team, this coach,' and they deal with it in their own organization," says Paul Scovill, CYC sports director. "That's been the basis of our whole program all along."
Scovill is not saying the McKinley teams were a problem; it was more that coaches in the South City district of CYC saw them as a potential problem. "Some of the people in the leadership of South City viewed it as a problem, dealing with an "outside group,' if you want to call a public school that," says Scovill.
Of course, there are racial aspects to letting a public school play in a parochial league. Enrollment in city public schools is 85 percent African-American. Cohen's current team, which eventually found a place to play in an Affton league, has eight black players and four whites. Though there are North Side Catholic parishes and CYC teams that are predominantly African-American, the South City CYC district that McKinley had played in was largely Caucasian. Even the perception that the CYC had a problem with a black team is standing history on its head: Cardinal Joseph Ritter launched the Catholic league back in the late 1940s after the city municipal leagues banned certain parishes whose teams included black players. In the case of McKinley's team, Scovill reiterates that the worry was about control, not pigmentation.
"Our program was developed and designed all along to be a Catholic-parish organization," says Scovill. "In the last two or three years or so it's opened up to other religious denominations. I guess the desire is not there to have "public schools or outside groups.' There is a place for kids to play. If they are in a Catholic parish, then they're eligible to play for that team, whether they're Catholic or not. So the black-white issue as far as the players being involved is not an issue at all."
At least one CYC coach, though not familiar with the McKinley situation, says some coaches would have welcomed a public-school team in the league, though other coaches wouldn't. "We'd like to have the competition. We get tired of playing the same schools," he says. "But for some coaches, when they see a bunch of black kids playing basketball, that's scary."
Some of those coaches privately said they worried that public schools would recruit "ringers" outside their schools and the CYC teams wouldn't have any enforcement powers to prevent those players from playing. In the case of McKinley, a magnet school for what the district calls "gifted" students, the odds of that happening might have been diminished. But it might be that the CYC thought that once a few public schools were admitted, others would follow and the league might be overwhelmed. With those concerns, real or imagined, it's not surprising that McKinley was not allowed to return.
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WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has named Sahar Nusseibeh as an assistant women's basketball coach, as announced by head coach Bill Gibbons and Athletic Director Richard M. Regan, Jr. Nusseibeh was a former player for American, a Patriot League opponent, and was part of two squads that were named the conference's regular season champions.
Nusseibeh joins the Crusaders' hoops staff after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati. While there, she provided on-road recruiting, video coordinating, served as the team's post coach and was the academic liaison between the players, academics department and coaches.
"With Coach Drabyn moving to her alma mater as the number one assistant, we needed a passionate, energetic and knowledgeable replacement," said Gibbons. "We certainly found that in Nusseibeh. We are excited to have Sahar on board and I can already see great chemistry amongst our staff."
Along with her experience as a graduate assistant, Nusseibeh spent time as a coach's assistant with the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She played for American from 2005-2009 and was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team. While playing, American won the regular season titles over the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons.
Nusseibeh is a 2009 graduate of American, earning her B.A. in International Relations/International Business. She graduated with Cum laude honors. She received her MBA from Cincinnati this past May.


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iCloud Drive and Document Picker for iOS 8: Explained
iCloud Drive and its associated Document Picker are new features of iOS 8 that allow the app you're using to open files created in a different app, import them, move them, or export them right back out again, all without creating any unnecessary steps or complicated workflows. Everything is also automatically synced through iCloud, so changes made in one app won't only be reflected back in the original app that created the file, but on all your devices. It's yet another way inter-app communication has come to the iPhone and iPad. So, how do iCloud Drive and Document Picker work?
From work to workflow
One of the design goals of the original iPhone and iPhone OS was to liberate mainstream customers from the legacy and tyranny of the file system — to prevent documents being strewn over a desktop or buried in a hierarchy. Sure, some people loved file systems and others learned to cope with them, but to many more they are simply confusing, inaccessible, and ultimately inhuman.
For the Photos app, Apple provided a fairly flat repository which included the Camera Roll and an ImagePicker so that other apps could pull images out and, eventually, save them back. It was a duplicative procedure, however, and it only worked with photos and videos in that repository.
For other files, you could access and edit them freely from within the app that created them, but they were "private" — invisible to any other app. The best you could do, if you wanted to move a file around, was to go to the original app and, if implemented, use the "Open In..." functionality to export a copy to another app. At that point, however, they were treated as separate files and changes made in one app weren't reflected in the other.
It was maddening and I begged for years for Apple to give us a Document Picker equivalent to ImagePicker instead.
Well, with iOS 8, they have.
How iCloud Drive works
There are many different types of files. Text files, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and images are all common types. The saved state of a chess game, however, is also a file. Anything a person would consider its own discreet entity, and could possibly want to share or do something with can be considered a file.
In iOS, all files created by an app are kept safe and secure inside that app's container. In iOS 8, to make files accessible outside their app's container — without scrapping the security — Apple is allowing developers to make those containers "public" — to make them visible.
So, with iOS 8, when you tap to open a file, and choose iCloud Drive as your source, instead of just the files associated with the app you're in, you'll see folders representing all the other apps installed on your iPhone or iPad that have their containers set to public. Tap on one of the folders and you see the files contained in that app. Tap on one of those files and you punch a hole in the sandbox just big enough to get access to the file.
Once you've access an external file, that file will remain accessible to the current app and to you, right alongside the internal files. iOS keeps its preview thumbnail and name — along with an optional annotation to show which app it comes from — readily available. In other words, your inter-app permission is persistent.
So, of example, if you're in Pages and tap to open a file, then tap iCloud Drive, and you see the "Text Editing App" folder, you can tap on that, and then tap on your Bucket List file. Pages will then open a version of the file and let you work on it. Changes you make will be saved back to the version in "Text Editing App". And Bucket List - "Text Editing App" will, from then on, be listed alongside all your local Pages documents.
Same with an image you started in Brushes but want to continue in Prototype, if both apps choose to support it. Same with a chess game you want to email to a friend so they can continue it for you in their version of the same chess app.
Instead of opening files, iCloud Drive can also be used to import them instead. For example, if you wanted to bring slides from one Keynote deck into another, the file with the additional slides could be imported instead of opened. Likewise if you wanted to import an image into a Pages document.
In addition to import, documents can be exported to other apps if you don't want to keep a copy in the current app.
iCloud Drive launches with a grid view that shows you all files stored directly in iCloud Drive, as well as all the apps that have files stored in their own containers in iCloud Drive. Apps are distinguished by their icons placed on top of folders.
That way, as long as you remember which app created the file, you'll have an easy way to find it. If you can't, there's a handy search box. You can also change the view from grid to list, and in list view you can quickly sort by date, name, and even tags.
Yeah. Tags.
Developing for iCloud Drive and Document Picker.
With iOS 8, the iCloud daemon has been rewritten on top of CloudKit, Apple's new server-side API. To avoid data loss due to read/write conflicts spanning multiple apps and devices, Apple stresses the importance of using file coordination. (The iCloud daemon makes it impossible to assume there's only ever one process accessing a file at any one time.) This avoids file corruption and data loss for customers, which is paramount.
Apple has provided frameworks to make file coordination easy, including background cues, with high, middle, and low-level options. Unlike the previous, synchronous file coordination APIs, Apple has also provided new, asynchronous APIs. The metadata query API is also easier and faster to use, with "stitching" available, so you don't have to wait long periods of time for the information to move over. Metadata can also be accessed and displayed, even for non-local documents. (And listing documents doesn't require file coordination.)
Document previews are encouraged because they make files more recognizable. iOS 8 makes it much, much easier to generate them as well. Apple lets developers pull an array of 1024x1024 thumbnails for a documents, and when changes are saved, updated thumbnails will be generated and synced across devices.
Apple provides the Document Picker interface to handle all the interactions and to keep everything secure. Document Picker is what discovers files outside the current app's container, and what people use to grant permission to access and edit those documents.
In order for Document Picker to discover files, the app that created those files has to signal that its container is public. If an app's container is public, its icon will show up either inside a folder in the grid view or by itself in the list view. Developers can specify the types of files their app works with, so only those file types are shown in the Document Picker. That keeps it focused and makes any given file easier to find.
Once a file from another app container is opened in a new app, Apple provides a document reference as well as metadata. That way developers can list both the local files internal to their app, and the external files made available from other apps, all in the same interface, making it easier to re-open those external files again and again. (However, Apple recommends annotating those files with the name of their originating app, just to keep things clear.
When files are imported rather than opened, iOS makes them available only temporarily. If developers want to hold on to the contents longer, they need to copy them inside the app.
Apple also provides mechanisms for state restoration, including bookmarking. That way, you can leave a document in one app, open it in another, and pick up right where you left off.
iCloud Drive and Document Picker security
In iOS, by default, no app can access the container of another app. Getting around that requires an explicit human override, namely opening Document Picker and tapping an external document to indicate you want to access it outside its container. Document Picker runs "out-of-process" for that reason — so it can see all apps in all public containers.
When you tap on an external file, Document Picker returns a "security scoped" URL. That informs the kernel and the current app that it's allowed to open and modify the file.
These security scoped URLs can't be saved and accessed arbitrarily. They'll lose their security if they are. So, Apple provides ways for them to be safely, securely recorded so they can be used for populating lists, restoring state, bookmarking, etc.
Bottom line
iCloud Drive and Document Picker are quantum leaps forward when it comes to file handling on iPhone and iPad. I could quibble about thee being no iCloud Drive app, so i can't simply browse all my files, or that there doesn't yet seem to be a way to access Document Picker from within the Mail app, like there is the ImagePicker. As a first step, however, both iCloud Drive and Document Picker are grand.
Since Extensibility lets third party storage providers like Dropbox and corporate document stores hook in as well, they maintain much of the simplicity of iOS while returning much of the power of computing.
In other words, iCloud Drive and Document Picker show we really can have nice things.
More of iOS 8: Explained
- Handoff in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite: Explained
- Making and receiving phone calls on iOS 8 for iPad and OS X Yosemite: Explained
- Sending and receiving SMS/MMS on iOS 8 for iPad and OS X Yosemite: Explained
- AirDrop and Instant Hotspot in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite: Explained
- QuickType keyboard in iOS 8: Explained
- Interactive notifications in iOS 8: Explained
- SceneKit in iOS 8: Explained
- Metal in iOS 8: Explained
- Widgets in iOS 8: Explained
- Share extensions in iOS 8: Explained
- Action extensions in iOS 8: Explained
- Inter-app photo and video editing in iOS 8: Explained
- Custom keyboards in iOS 8: Explained
- Family Sharing on iOS 8: Explained
- iCloud Drive and Document Picker for iOS 8: Explained
- Document provider extensions in iOS 8: Explained
- TestFlight in iOS 8: Explained
- Apple Maps in iOS 8: Explained
- iMessage in iOS 8: Explained
- Photos in iOS 8: Explained
- Spotlight in iOS 8: Explained
- Health in iOS 8: Explained
- Touch ID in iOS 8: Explained
- HomeKit in iOS 8: Explained
- Adaptive UI in iOS 8: Explained
- Manual camera controls in iOS 8: Explained
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iCloud Drive and Document Picker for iOS 8: Explained
Great article. The only real problem I have with this new facility is that it seems that logically, they have the actions "backwards" when it comes to dealing with foreign files.
When trying to access a file in another apps repository, I think the average user would expect "open" to open a copy of the file so you could work on it, but not necessarily copy the file to the second repository. There is also the confusion of multiple copies. Either the file is a copy, and the original copy exists in the old app (giving you two copies of the same file that have different contents and revisions), or there is still only one copy of the file, but it can be viewed in two separate "places" (repositories). This is way confusing.
Conversely, I think the average user would expect "import" to actually make a copy of the file in the new repository, perhaps even renaming it and leave the original where it was, whereas according to the description here, the file is actually moved to the new location in the new repository. This is the exact opposite of what "import" does on any other computer.
Here is also where Apple penchant for remaking the file system *backwards* (leaving out the need to explicitly save files), gets in the way as well. All the files in both situations are saved automatically, seemingly in different locations, seemingly multiple times, and possibly in multiple versions, even though they are all named the same, because the user has never been asked to explicitly save a file.
I could be just reading this explanation incorrectly, or the explanation could be incorrect itself, but I find this all seriously confusing. I think the average user will have oodles of problems with this and understanding which files are being used, changed, moved or renamed. The very fact that there has to be such a long article explaining what's going on is a huge red flag in the first place.
Sounds as if only DocumentPicker is crucial for this functionality and iCloud Drive exchangeable. I hope Apple allows third party cloud services to integrate deep enough into the system to be used instead of iCloud Drive. I won't move away from Dropbox.
I'll stick with OneDrive as it works well with my iOS devices, Mac, and PC plus I have 28GB free storage on it.
A few typos, FYI/correction (speaking of quibbling):
"Anything a person would consider its own discreet entity," ⬅ Should be "discrete".
"Once you've access the" ⬅ Should be "accessed".
"So, of example, if you're in Pages" ⬅ Should be "for example".
"(However, Apple recommends annotating those files with the name of their originating app, just to keep things clear." ⬅ Needs a ).
"I could quibble about thee being no iCloud Drive app" ⬅ Should be "there".
Hi Rene
I'm still confused about iCloud drive.
Basic question
Could I have a folder, say "Apple financials 2014" that contains PDFs, keynotes, pages, and numbers documents on this topic? Can I open them on Windows via Numbers in iCloud , on my Mac, and my iOS devices? How do the documents get there? Can I create a new document in numbers for iOS and save it there?
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With the confusion about what to do until Yosemite comes out, should Apple have left iCloud drive as an 8.1 update? There are people who upgraded early and are in a state of confusion with no quick answer. If iCloud drive couldn't be a point update to Mavericks, then perhaps waiting for iOS 8.1 should have been the direction.


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If you could travel back in time, what career advice would you give yourself? We posed this question to current and former public CIOs. We asked them to write letters to their former selves, and this is what they had to say.
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This re-release seems unnecessary at first glance, but the conclusion of Kratos' journey serves up a level of spectacle that remains impressive in 2015.
Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.
Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
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Sonic and friends have another Boomtastic adventure. Coming to Nintendo 3DS in Winter 2015.
Mario & Sonic bought tickets to the Olympics. Now there's soccer, too.
The sequel to Sonic Dash is part of the Sonic Boom multimedia project.
Sonic Team returns with a free-to-play infinite runner for mobile devices.
A Wii U tie-in to the "Sonic Boom" spin-off television series, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric follows chatty Sonic the Hedgehog and his three chatty friends, who must journey to foil the plans of an ancient snake-like monster. BOUNCE PAD!
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BOSTON The turkey is ready for the oven; the table is set and full of possibilities; the family has gathered from different time zones, and it is difficult, even for a scandal-weary sportswriter, to avoid feeling good about human nature.
Meanwhile, men like Andre Agassi, Lance Armstrong, David Beckham, Tiger Woods and Zinédine Zidane continued their longstanding charity work, with Agassi sometimes giving the impression that, at 35, he was playing tennis beyond the usual retirement age in large part because he wanted to use his continuing success to help the foundation and the academy that educates at-risk youth in his name in his native Las Vegas.
Agassi's foundation, which now routinely donates $10 million or more per year to children's causes, has been the most productive of any linked to an active athlete. One of the reasons he said he left his long-term sponsor Nike and signed a contract with its competitor Adidas was because Adidas was more willing to commit considerable resources to the foundation.
"Nike and I reached terms on all my stuff with no problem," Agassi said in August. "It's been a relationship for a lot of years that has been good. But, you know, I'm at a great place in my life. I
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McFarlane Toys Announces Second Series of 'Assassin Creed' Action Figures
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
McFarlane Toys continues its partnership with Ubisoft to create action figures from the blockbuster Assassin's Creed® series of video games. The Assassin's Creed series tells the story of a heroic order of Assassins, fighting a conspiracy that spans thousands of years. This innovative entertainment franchise takes fans on an adventure through world history – from the Crusades, to the Italian Renaissance, to the American Revolution, and beyond.
Assassin's Creed Series 2 brings collectors three great new figures from the latest installments of the blockbuster Assassin's Creed video game franchise. Series 2 includes all-new characters, outfits, weapons, and more from Assassin's Creed III: Liberation and the Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag expansion pack, Freedom Cry. Each figure will unlock exclusive Assassin's Creed Initiates content and for Series 2, we're bringing exclusive Avatars, Badges, early access to Missions, and more!*
*Exclusive Avatars require Assassin's Creed Initiates account. Missions and Badges also require Assassin's Creed Liberation HD, available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.
The heroine of Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, and the first playable female Assassin in the series, Aveline de Grandpré fought slavery in the bayous of Louisiana before teaming up with her fellow Assassin, Connor, during the American Revolution. This fan-favorite character is also featured in the Playstation-exclusive bonus missions of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.
This all-new playable Assassin character is the star of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag's single-player campaign DLC, "Freedom Cry." Originally introduced as a crewmember on Edward Kenway's ship in Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Adewale has now taken the oath, become a full Assassin, and is embarking on all-new missions, fighting slavers in Haiti.
As an added bonus, a limited number of Connor action figures will be released with a fierce new look. After killing his Templar nemesis in the final act of Assassin's Creed III, the vengeful Assassin began to reject both American and British culture, shaving his hair into a Mohawk and applying war paint to his face. This figure will be available at Walgreens and other select retailers.
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Is Robert Pattinson Dating Someone New? Actor Spotted With Mystery Blonde
Things have been rough for Robert Pattinson and lady love Kristen Stewart for months. So, what better way to quell the rumors that things aren't really "fine" now, than by, um, being photographed with another woman...
Over the weekend, while KStew was concert-ing with her pops in L.A., Rob went out with his pals in New York. Sources told Us Weekly that RPatz and his pal Tom Sturridge went to an IFC Film Dinner on Saturday. Afterwards, the pair met up with Tom's fiancee Sienna Miller and Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg at The Electric Room Bar at Dream Hotel.
Although he was out with pals, paparazzi snapped photos of the actor chatting it up with an unidentified blonde woman, which immediately sparked rumors that Rob's so-called reconciliation with Kristen was either untrue or crumbling already.
But fear not, you Cullen-loving kids. Multiple sources reported that the Patzinator was just being friendly and did nothing more than converse with the lucky lady. While we love Kristen and wish them luck in love (OMG! Bella and Edward forever!), we hope we see the two actually step out together in the near future.
After all, a girl can only smear so much diamond cream all over her face and wait outside a hotel room screaming, "Rob! I'll love you forever!" before it gets creepy. (Not that we would do that or anything... )
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There are certain methods for helping your skin in just a couple quick easy steps. All that you need to do is apply something like a quick mask, possibly like an exfoliating scrub to really get rid of dead skin. Remember that if you start taking care of your skin today, it will save you a lot of cosmetic treatments and hassles later on in life.
- Skin care is just not restricted to using anti-ageing serums and creams. Even the basics like soaps and body washes make a difference. For instance, Bvlgari soap features a unique blend of notes that are between the spicy freshness of ginger and the calming scent of jasmine. It also has the mellow scent of tobacco flower, which creates a surprising olfactory sensation. Bvlgari soaps are known for their unexpected blend contrasts that when mixed together create a wonderful floral scent.
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The bedroom bears the telltale signs of a typical boy on the cusp of his teen years: discarded food wrappers, video game consoles, clothes scattered on the floor.
The disarray hides tragedy inside the suburban Kansas City home. The room is a memorial to Brandon Myers, who killed himself in February 2007. He was 12.
For Kim Myers, her youngest son's death is the result of what she calls incessant bullying that his teachers and other administrators at Voy Spears Elementary School failed to stop.
"He was teased in class on the day he died for acting depressed," said Myers, a single parent. "He was screaming for help. If he had got the help he needed, he would still be alive."
The details of how Brandon was harassed - and the school's response - are incomplete. Myers has hired an attorney and said she plans to sue the Blue Springs School District for her son's wrongful death. She and her ex-husband, Brandon's father, don't want to jeopardize the pending lawsuit by discussing it publicly.
A school district lawyer said officials would discuss only Brandon's "educational experience" with The Associated Press, and then only with his parents' permission.
The case is not without precedent. In 2005, a small-town teenager from Tonganoxie, Kan. who was bullied for years by classmates because they believed he was gay was awarded $440,000 in a settlement against a school district. The student, who said he was not gay, he was harassed with homophobic slurs from seventh grade until he quit school before graduating.
For Brandon, life was never easy. Born with a cleft palate, he endured several corrective surgeries that improved his smile but didn't get rid of a pronounced speech impediment. His parents divorced when he was five. Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the third grade, and later depression, he took a daily chemical cocktail to combat those impulses and regularly saw a counselor outside school.
In the days and weeks leading up to his suicide, Brandon dropped several hints to classmates and teachers that his troubles may have grown life-threatening, Kim Myers said. She didn't learn of those warning signs until it was too late.
Suicide has long been considered one of the greatest risks faced by vulnerable adolescents. But an increasing number of mental health experts warn that younger children such as Brandon are also susceptible.
Nationally, more than 1,600 children ages 10 to 14 committed suicide from 1999 through 2004, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Missouri, 34 children in that age group took their own lives from 2001 through 2005, state records show.
The direct effect of bullying on those suicides is impossible to determine.
But as in the case of Megan Meier - the 13-year-old suburban St. Louis girl who committed suicide after receiving cruel messages on a MySpace page - the social pressures that drive some children to suicide are immense, said bullying expert Hilda Quiroz.
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NAACP and McDonald's join forces to promote healthy eating, healthy lifestyles and physical activity
News Desk | 8/27/2014, 10:12 a.m.
Program will promote health and well-being in communities of color
Baltimore – The NAACP and McDonald's are proud to announce a year-long commitment aimed at addressing health disparities and providing health education in communities of color throughout the nation. Project H.E.L.P. (Healthy Eating, Lifestyles and Physical Activity) is focused on low-income and underserved communities. Together, the NAACP and McDonald's will execute a comprehensive program of education and outreach focused on chronic disease prevention, physical activity and healthy eating.
"The NAACP is encouraging communities of color across the nation to be actively engaged in conversations about health issues that disproportionately affect African-Americans," said Niiobli Armah IV, Director of Health Programs for the NAACP. "The NAACP health department is committed to health and wellness, focusing on obesity reduction as one of the core risk factors of chronic disease. Working with McDonald's will enhance our ability to educate and connect members of our community to these health forums, pioneering sustainable pathways to a healthy life."
Through the support of McDonald's and its franchisees, Project H.E.L.P will launch in several major markets across the country including, New York City, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Chicago. The local NAACP chapters will utilize grant funds to deliver programs that will equip communities with information and tools to help with making informed decisions regarding health and nutrition.
"McDonald's is excited about the work we are doing with the NAACP in African-American communities," said Rob Jackson, McDonald's U.S. marketing director. "This program reinforces our national commitment to inform our customers about the importance of balanced eating and active lifestyle and it also aligns perfectly with our initiatives to support the community 365 days a year."
Staying true to our commitment to eliminate the racial and ethnic disparities in our health care system that plague people of color in the United States, local NAACP branches have already initiated Project H.E.L.P programming in some communities. African Americans continue to have the highest incidence, prevalence and mortality rates from chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
For several years, we have noticed the great strides McDonald's has made with regard to nutrition through the evolution of the menu and giving their customers choices that best suit their nutritional needs. We are excited to have their support as it allows us to amplify our efforts and reach as we work to address these health issues in the community.


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Nicole Paiement, Director
The New Music Ensemble involves students in the classical music of their own time. Members of the ensemble, who are accepted by audition, perform a variety of works written in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in four major concerts each year. The works range from twentieth-century classics to brand new works by contemporary composers. Personal contact with composers is provided whenever possible. In addition, several concerts and readings of works by student composers are presented each year.
The BluePrint project, founded by artistic director Nicole Paiement in 2002 with support of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is a series focused on building new music for the city. Receiving rave reviews from the press as being "...something remarkable and unique in the big bad city...". It has quickly gained a reputation for presenting unique and challenging programs. In its first season, BluePrint honored the work and students of Oliver Messiaen, as well as apprentices of Darius Milhaud at Mills College, both of which attracked composers all over the world. BluePrint has collaborated with the Internation Women Composers and Other Minds Festivals, American Conservatory Theater, and conducted the American premiere of Hanna Kulenty's Flute Concerto. More rcently the series has celebrated the achievements of Ligeti, Weill and Dutilleux among other composers.
2014-2015 New Music Season | Natural Systems
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I've had a 3ds for about 3 months now (bought it as a Christmas present for myself) and have Ocarina of Time 3d as my only game at the moment.. I love rpg's and have really been craving a good handheld rpg game. I might end up picking up Tales of the Abyss anyways, but I'd like to know if any of you have played/liked/don't like the game just to get some opinions. It's honestly cause I never really heard much about this game when it came out, but I recently finally finished Vesperia and want to know if this one is good as well.
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Microarrays and RNA Sequencing Education
I use microarrays
Microarrays have historically been used for RNA profiling; however, this technique suffers from significant shortcomings, such as low specificity, sensitivity, and dynamic range, which reduce accuracy.
It has become increasingly evident that transcription in human cells is an intricate and dynamic process. Transcriptome sequencing, often referred to as RNA-Seq or RNA sequencing, provides the most complete method of analyzing the transcriptional content of cells.
Advance your gene expression research with RNA-Seq
RNA sequencing using Ion Torrent™ next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a higher sensitivity, affordable, and simple alternative to gene expression analysis using microarrays. With increased sensitivity and the ability for both discovery and routine gene expression assays, NGS expands your research capabilities. RNA-Seq provides a wider dynamic range and greater sensitivity allowing you to use less starting material and see low-level expression changes that may have been missed with microarrays.
What microarray applications should I consider for NGS?
RNA sequencing provides hypothesis-free whole-transcriptome analysis. It is ideal for standard differential gene expression research studies and also allows you to identify all genomic regions that are transcribed, find gene fusions, and discover splice variants, novel isoforms, and noncanonical transcripts—providing much more information than microarray analysis.
Transitioning from microarrays to RNA (transcriptome) sequencing can lead to new discoveries and provide more sensitive results while maintaining good correlation to previous microarray studies. Transcriptome sequencing data are highly correlated with microarray and qPCR data for identified differentially expressed genes. For more information, view the transcriptome sequencing application note.
Getting started with transcriptome sequencing
Visit our Getting Started with Ion Torrent™ Transcriptome Sequencing resource to learn more about RNA sequencing, attend a webinar, and view a case study for biomarker discovery using RNA sequencing.
Video: Advanced Gene Expression Discoveries with RNA-Seq
In this video learn more about how RNA-Seq can take your gene expression research to the next level. RNA-Seq eliminates many of the limitations inherent in microarray-based research, allowing you to see what you've been missing by using microarray techniques.
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Laughable. So, basically that means two SEC teams and probably the two highest ranked conference champions. What a joke.
Exactly what I was going to say. They might be super stacked on paper right now, but by the time comes, there will be decommits, transfers, injuries and guys who are flops. All that said and done, they should still be in a good position.
Per my 2012 order sheet, Ark State was/is $57.50 incl fees. The cheapest game this year is Tenn Tech @ $41 incl fees. Most expensive is Washington and Stanford @ $96.50 incl fees. Don't know if these will be the "face value" or not, but should be in the ball park.
I....DON'T....CARE....ABOUT....CLOSED....PRACTICES. O-Staff write these articles because they know they'll get a massive amount of hits to the site - the quota for the new age media.
-Signed, UO Grad and season ticket holder for more than 10 years.
Simma' down WP. ;-P There is no way you can discount USC. With Barkley at the helm, they are a force to be reckoned with. And the Ducks will have to beat them twice THIS SEASON to even be considered for the NC. The Ducks look great on paper. We'll just need to see how it pans out. I have my fingers crossed.
I concur. He appears to have not been afflicted with the same jaded attitude towards the Ducks as Canzano, Goe, Fentress and Schnell...YET.
With a last name like that, the poor guy can't even get away from himself, LOL.
Wow, Aaron, do you need someone to call a Waaambulance for you? Hey, at least you guys found a way to get your hit quota, right?
I don't know. Looking at that highlight reel, I see one glaring problem - the way he holds the ball. He just hangs it out there for anyone to easily poke it out - whether he's scrambling or running. He waves the ball around like crazy. He's going to need to learn to suck it in tight or he will be a fumbling machine. That said, he's got a killer arm and runs like DAT.
Bet you didn't read the article...because the answer is in it.
That's a bright kid right there. GO DUCKS!!
Wow Aaron, for a second there while reading this post I thought I was listening to a political debate. The guy in office never gets credit for what goes right because "it was all because of the guy that preceeded him" but he always gets lamblasted for what goes wrong during his term. What shred of evidence do you have to support your OPINION (that you pretty much pass off as fact) that Chip would not be as successful had it not been for Bellotti? Sure, Bellotti laid some pretty good groundwork, but that doesn't mean that Kelly couldn't have fallen on his face and put the program in a hole. Man, you guys are really bitter aren't you - especially right now given you weren't able to break this latest story, which was done by a TV "news" station.
Good luck with that. Reporting stuff like this gets the big page view numbers. I don't see anything wrong with what was reported. They were given credible information and ran with it. Why, if KGW or ESPN or a Tampa paper came out with something that other news outlets wouldn't follow? They have to pay the bills, too. Now, as to the snake that was the "credible" source, he/she should be burned at the stake.
Jeez, write a nice column about the Ducks and you still get slammed. Granted, I am not your biggest fan, John, but I appreciate this column and agree that UO does a bang up job of marketing. Now if I can just get in there somehow and be a part of it...
Oh SNAP!
Let's just say I won't be rushing home from work (or leaving early for that matter) and even when I get home, I will likely be in my garage working on refacing my kitchen cabinets. I may turn on the radio while I am in there and catch a couple plays between saw cuts, but that is about it. [sarcasm] Can't wait for the neverending "defense wins championships" comments. [/sarcasm]
Well, according to Canzano who was stalking KB, he watched him get into his GF's folks' BENTLEY. That seems like some peeps that would have the funds (or connections) for those kinds of seats. I don't have any inside info. I just hope he stays.
Hard to explain my feelings right now. I have this sadness looming over my head right now. It's like hearing of a great trajedy but still waiting for the actual confirmation. I shouldn't feel like this, because I truly wish LMJ the best and appreciate all he has done for the program. Good luck on Sundays LaMike!
Finally. Thankfully we won't have to hear "Will Harris play in the Rose Bowl?" a MILLION times between now and 1/2. What we WILL hear if the Ducks don't win the RB is "We wouldn't have lost if we had Cliff." Face it, his head was never in the game in 2011. Harris of 2010 was a stud and yes, the Ducks definitely need DBs of that caliber. Harris of 2011 was a dud. End of story.
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"How Will You Measure Your Life?"
March 14, 2013
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Harvard Business Professor and Bestselling Author, Clayton Christensen, will be speaking at Stanford Law School on March 14 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. He will discuss the broader considerations of our lifestyle choices that are not frequently discussed when choosing a career path. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served beginning at 1:30 pm.
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From: Dave Evans
Location: England
Date: 03/17/2013
I've wrote to you before, I'm fairly certain you responded here too though the link escapes me. In any case, I just finished Silentium and the last 50 pages or so really tugged at my heartstrings.
You wrote it in such a way that I could actually feel what these characters were going through, especially the IsoDidact near the end. I also enjoyed your reference to a previous line spoken by 343 Guilty Spark from Halo: Combat Evolved.
"Last time, you asked me, if it were my choice, would I do it? Having had considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed."
Finally I understand what GS was referencing. I'll definitely be reading through these books again and picking up copies of your other works too.
The only complaint I can honestly give is that I am sad that this wonderful trilogy is finally at an end. Thank you for these books, I hope to see many more and I most certainly hope to see you writing for the Halo Universe again.
From: Greg Bear
Date: 04/10/2013
Thanks for the kind words, Dave! The whole team worked very hard to incorporate major elements and solve major puzzles. And I'm sure there are quite a few left to solve!


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BAGHDAD, Sept. 15, 2008 The Iraqi Defense Ministry held a ceremony today to say goodbye to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, who turns over command of Multinational Force Iraq tomorrow to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno.
Petraeus, who will take command of U.S. Central Command, has served in three command positions in Iraq since 2003, having previously commanded the 101st Airborne Division and Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq.
Iraqi Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji congratulated Petraeus on his next assignment and expressed his regret to lose a man he called a close friend to himself and the Iraqi people.
"We will lose General Petraeus, but I am sure he will always be with us," Qadir said. "When General Petraeus came back here as [commanding general] of Multinational Force Iraq, it started a new era of fighting terrorism and enforcing the law."
Petraeus praised the Iraqis and their coalition partners for the struggles they shared and the successes they achieved.
"Coalition and Iraqi forces have given hope to a country that was on the brink of civil war," Petraeus said. "All the Iraqis and the leaders should take great pride in their soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. I assure you your coalition partners share in that pride."
The event also celebrated three milestones in equipping the Iraqi security forces. The Iraqi police and armed forces have taken delivery of 50,000 M-16 rifles and have trained Iraqi soldiers to field them. They have also received 2,000 M-1114 up-armored Humvees and 5,500 single-channel ground and airborne radio systems.
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Black day for Sabbath fans
By Hector Saldana : July 23, 2013 : Updated: July 24, 2013 12:06pm
Photo By Courtesy MSOBlack Sabbath (Geezer Butler, left, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi) are touring is support of the album "13."
Photo By EXPRESS-NEWS FILE PHOTOOzzy Osbourne and his manager, Sharon Arden (now his wife), leave the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Feb. 19, 1982, after he was arrested for urinating on the Alamo Cenotaph.
Photo By Jan Persson/RedfernsBlack Sabbath posed in Copenhagen, Denmark on December 12 1970. L-R Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne
Photo By Warner Bros. RecordsBlack Sabbath's heavy rock sound came to be called heavy metal.
Photo By Associated PressLa portada del disco "13" de Black Sabbath en una fotograf�a proporcionada por Universal Republic. Tras a�os de intentos fallidos Black Sabbath lanzar� �13� su primer �lbum con su alineaci�n original desde 1978. (Foto AP/Universal Republic)
Photo By Dan Steinberg / Associated PressSinger Ozzy Osbourne (right) and Geezer Butler of heavy metal's Black Sabbath didn't need to invent doom and angst for their band's "13."
Photo By CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty ImagesRock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Lommi and Geezer Butler) made a rare television appearance when they performed a new song in the season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Photo By Steve Mitchell/Associated PressOzzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Lollapalooza on opening day in Chicago's Grant Park on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
Photo By Steve Mitchell/Associated PressOzzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2012.
Photo By Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesMusicians Bill Ward, (from left) Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath and producer Rick Rubin appear at a press conference to announce their first new album in 33 years and a world tour in 2012 at the Whiskey A Go-Go on November 11, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
Photo By KEVIN WESTENBERG/SONY MUSICBlack Sabbath (L-R): Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
Photo By COURTESY PHOTOBlack Sabbath (band, L-R): Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi
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Quotable Ozzy Osbourne
About record producer Rick Rubin pushing the band to return to the sound of its first album: He just said forget formula, just forget it. I couldn't for the life of me understand what he was trying to say. I'd go to him, "Rick, I don't really understand what you're trying to do. We are heavy metal, we're supposed to be the godfathers of heavy metal, so what are you saying?" And he said, "Just go listen."
About Black Sabbath's "13" hitting No. 1: But now after 45 years up the road, and we get our first No. 1, it's kind of a hard thing to swallow, you know? It's great. I'm not saying I don't want it to be No. 1, but I just don't understand why now, you know? I mean, we've been around for a long time, in one way or another.
About being called the Prince of Darkness: It's a name. I didn't wake up one morning and go, "You know what I'm going to call myself." It started as a joke name, really. I'm OK with it, you know? You know, it's better than being called an (expletive).
About Tony Iommi's battling cancer while making "13": I thought, "My God, man, he is Ironman." You know, I mean, my hat goes off to him, because I mean, believe me, I don't know if you've ever known anybody who had chemotherapy before, but that really knocks the life out of you, man ... I know from firsthand with my wife that treatment for cancer is not like doing a line of coke and going to a disco. It knocks the crap out of you, you know?
About the possibility that this is the last chapter: Well, I wasn't really happy with the way it ended before, but this album went to No. 1 and it's been received really well all over the world. I know I can now rest my head and die a happy man.
Source: MSO transcript of Ozzy Osbourne July 10 teleconference.
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in S.A.
March 28, 1971, Municipal Auditorium: With Mountain.
Sept. 28, 1971, Municipal Auditorium: With Edgar Winter Group
Aug. 22, 1975, Municipal Auditorium: n/a
Oct. 24, 1976, HemisFair Arena: Moxy and Boston opened
Nov. 24, 1978, HemisFair Arena: Van Halen opened
Feb. 19, 1982, HemisFair Arena: Ozzy Osbourne's last appearance here for 10 years as a result of infamous cenotaph incident
May 13, 1982, HemisFair Arena: Black Sabbath*
Feb. 4, 1984, HemisFair Arena: Black Sabbath*
April 19, 1986, HemisFair Arena: Black Sabbath*
Oct. 1 and 3, 1992, Freeman Coliseum: Ozzy Osbourne's triumphant return after donating $10,000 to DRT
Jan. 8, 1996, Alamodome: Osbourne's "Retirement Sucks Tour"
May 31, 1997, Alamodome: Osbourne reunites with Black Sabbath for the first Ozzfest tour
Jan. 22, 1999, Alamodome: Black Sabbath with Pantera
July 11, 1999, Retama Polo Grounds: Black Sabbath at Ozzfest
July 3, 2001, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater: Black Sabbath at Ozzfest
Sept. 7, 2002, Verizon: Ozzy Osbourne at Ozzfest
June 28, 2003, Verizon: Osbourne at Ozzfest
Aug. 7, 2004, Verizon: Black Sabbath at Ozzfest
Aug. 28, 2005, Verizon: Black Sabbath at Ozzfest
Aug. 11, 2006: Osbourne solo as second stage Ozzfest headliner due to health concerns
Aug. 4, 2007: Osbourne solo at Ozzfest
*without Ozzy Osbourne
Source: Stone City Attractions, Black Sabbath Online, San Antonio Express-News
Black Sabbath reunites, records an album, goes on tour, comes to Texas and doesn't stop in San Antonio?
The legendary British band, which plays the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Saturday to promote its first No. 1 album, "13," shares a colorful, controversial history with the Alamo City dating to the 1970s. The most notorious moment was in 1982, when a drunken Ozzy Osbourne urinated on the Alamo Cenotaph.
The singer was banned from playing city-owned venues for years afterward, then made nice with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and has played S.A. a dozen times since 1992.
So it's truly bittersweet that the band isn't returning on its latest reunion tour, especially in light of co-founding guitarist Tony Iommi's serious health concerns. This truly could be the last go-round.
An AT&T Center spokesman said Black Sabbath and the venue wanted a San Antonio tour stop, but the available dates didn't work out for either party.
The tour did not reach out to the Alamodome, where Black Sabbath and Osbourne have performed.
Instead, the tour heads to the smaller and older Austin venue. Some industry insiders call that decision, at best, kind of dumb. At its worst, a snub.
That's because Osbourne, rock's "Prince of Darkness," looms large in S.A., a city often designated the heavy metal capital of the world, a cherished bragging right among headbangers since the 1970s.
Osbourne is the architect of the genre, though he didn't always call Black Sabbath's music "metal."
"It was heavy rock," Osbourne said during a recent conference call with journalists about the band's early sound.
Black Sabbath received some of its first radio airplay in San Antonio.
"I started in 1976 with them," said concert promoter Jack Orbin, owner of Stone City Attractions, who's booked the band several times. "They were the pioneers of heavy metal and, therefore, they helped put San Antonio on the map. A lot of people say San Antonio is the capital of metal and hard rock, and that's probably true.
"But more important, Black Sabbath and heavy metal bands like Judas Priest helped put San Antonio on the map."
Orbin still considers San Antonio to be the heavy metal mecca and Black Sabbath "the greatest heavy metal band of all time." So what's wrong with this picture?
"The idiots that are doing the Black Sabbath tour don't understand that this is the place where they belong," he said. "We would never think of doing Black Sabbath without including San Antonio. It's a travesty. It's ridiculous. Someone's not doing their homework."
Concert promoter Glenn Smith agreed.
"We supported them from Day 1," said Smith, who praised Orbin for bringing Black Sabbath early and often to the area.
San Antonio's hard rock and metal credentials are intact and strong as ever, Smith added.
"There's no question," he said. "KISS, KEXL and Jack Orbin took chances on groups and acts and made it such a metal town. It's always been an enigma. It's bigger than life."
But he stopped short of calling Black Sabbath bypassing the city a total snub.
"There are way too many reasons, way to much politics and way too few dates," Smith said. "The business comes first. Don't take it personally, San Antonio. It's very possible they couldn't get the (dates) that they needed."
As a teenager, Tex-Mex star and Beach Boys fanatic Shawn Sahm was also a huge fan of Black Sabbath.
"The hard rock bands I did get into were Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and I was way into Black Sabbath. I was never a big heavy metal guy, but I was into those bands," said Sahm, who saw Black Sabbath in concert multiple times, including the date of the infamous Alamo incident.
He still has his ticket stubs.
"It just had a very dark sound to it," he said. "I remember kind of being scared of it as a kid, like, 'Wow, what is that?'"
Sahm believes his dad's hometown is still the heavy metal capital. He credits the radio personalities of the day who played the music, especially at KISS.
"Joe Anthony started something in the day," he said. "I don't think you can talk about heavy metal and San Antonio without giving credit to Joe Anthony and Lou Roney and those cats. Joe became the godfather. San Antonio seemed to be the hub of (heavy metal)."
In that context, Sahm is shocked that the band is not coming to S.A. on what could be its last tour.
"I can't even believe that. There's got to be some kind of logistics to that because for Black Sabbath to not come to San Antonio is amazing."


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In this tutorial we will show you how to make a paper house that lights up as it gets dark. To do this we will use some Bare Paint, a battery, some standard LEDs, an LDR (light dependent resistor), a transistor and a 100K resistor.
To help you complete this project we've made the components and template available to buy in the House Kit available from our shop at www.bareconductive.com.
Otherwise, you can check out the Components section of our House Tutorial to find out where you can get all the components to make these on your own!
At Bare Conductive, we love playing around with Paper Circuitry and enjoy sharing fun projects that we, or our community members have come up with so make sure you check out our website for more great projects!
Step 1: Materials you will need
Craft knife
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Step 2: Components
Bare Paint (if you are using a jar you will also need a paint brush)
Mini LDR 202403
Transistor BC548
2 Bright LED's
100K Resistor
9V Battery Clip
9V Battery
Step 3: Step 1: Download, print and cut out your templates
Step 4: Step 2: Cut out the windows door, and the chimney space for the LDR
Don't forget the cut out the Chimney space for the LDR.
Step 5: Step 3: Create Fold Lines
Step 6: Step 4: Fold up your template
At this stage you could decorate your house, why not draw on window boxes or roof shingles.....
I made it . its so easy!
Haha! If only I could make my houses for sale on the same block light up in the same way! That's definitely going to create some interesting advertising for the properties under my management in Phuket Haha!
If you go to the House Tutorial Page on our website you should be able to find all the links for the components to make the house. These will be listed under "components". For the US you should be able to source these from Jameco. The link is below:
Alternatively, you can buy the kit with all the items you need from our online store
Enjoy the making!
Hi Kiteman!
Thant's a great idea. We made one with two different color LEDs by accident once and it actually surprised us when the color changed as it got darker from blue, to orange, and finally pink as the combination of the two!! So many ways to customize this simple toy :)


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Strange sounds phenomenon is back: Weird noises in the sky in Round O, South Carolina – February 27 2013
Are the strange sounds from the sky starting again? Weren't they only a way for companies to make lots of money on the 21.12.12? Well, residents of Round O, South Carolina recorded on Tuesday at around 8 p.m. an engine running or low-pitched screaming strange noise coming from the sky with their smartphone. But the recorder says no wind was blowing. Round O is actually a very quiet place and this person lives there since 20 years, in the same house. It is the first time he has heard something like this! The strange sounds was still going around 11 p.m. – News 2
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Recorder description of the strange sound: "Kind of like a droning sound, maybe slightly like a grinding. I kept thinking it was maybe like an engine or something, but it's just very odd. It's just the fact that we don't know what it is, maybe some kind of a weather thing." Do not be so sure man: A storm meteorologist says he can't think of a weather-related explanation.
Here is what the recorder says about his video: "First of all, upon contacting News 2, I "never" claimed to have any conclusive audio of the strange sounds my family and I heard. In fact, I was entirely truthful about the inconclusiveness of the rough cell phone clips that I had taken. I do not own fancy audio recording equipment, perhaps Santa Claus (Mr. Kear) can bring me some for Christmas next year instead of his sarcasm. What I took with my phone are substandard audio clips which are a poor representation of what we actually heard. They don't do it any justice, and that's for sure. And for the record, I never claimed that it was either aliens, a second coming thing, or any kind of testing. I simply stated that I don't know what it is and that it was "odd." Unfortunately, all we have to convey what we heard are a few adjectives and some hypotheses. News 2 was only contacted to share our story and see if anyone else may have experienced the strange noises. But if it floats your boat to draw your own conclusions, please do so, in fact, I encourage it, but make sure your drawings are above par. Do not insult my intelligence, as it only really highlights one's feeble mind. I live in the country and I am fully aware of the many sounds that nature shares, such as the animals and the insects. I am familiar with them, and I can assure you that I am an educated man and not just some ignorant "redneck" which is an assumption that some fools will probably try to run with. The bottom line is that we know what we heard. Whether anyone doubts my story is of absolutely no importance to me. Everyone has his freedom of speech, which is a wonderful thing. I implore anyone to share their feelings, which is why I have decided to share mine and defend the integrity of my family. There is my "official" side of the story. Now run freely with it my darlings, just do so with merit, and have mercy on the readers."
[…] A strange rumbling noises was recorded yesterday in South Carolina. I first thought it was wind but you can differ this high-pitched sound from that of the wind. Thank you for this record of the strange sounds around the world which were recorded twice in South Carolina within 10 days. […]
I am in greenville, Sc. I'm just here briefly and for 1st time so don't know how far from you I am. One wk ago at 1 am I was parked in a large business lot..only person in there..aside from 3 vacant vehicles here and there. and heard a strange sound myself. It sounded like a metallic vibration. at first I compared it to a pan lid vibrating , but then thought , "no, It sounds like it does when someone runs their finger around the edges of a crystal or tibetan bowl, with an on and off, on and off tone. It was around a middle G in tone. It went on for a few minutes, maybe 8-10 times, then stopped. I was in a quiet part of town, no traffic and most were in bed..a wk night, I think.
I thought to myself, 'I hope I'm not being scanned by something!"
I have been reading about these sounds for about 9 months now and listening to them on YouTube or I may not have even noticed really nor paid attention.
I had not..until seeing the comments below..heard the drone theoryo
I have heard:" HAARP, UFO's, solar flares causing sounds in atmosphere, electromagnetic interference from radiowaves, etc.
I have thought myself It is most likely reverberations from the HAARP activity..though I know very little about that..other than they send a million or billion microwaves into the ionesphere to change weather and this could be the aftermath.
But one man whose comments I read yesterday said that it would not be HAARP and he sounded informed. I'm not convinced though.
I think it 's something our gov't is doing..wrongfully..never mess with nature! Either that or new alien ships since all the others are mostly almost silent.


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The 50 Best Songs of 1992
by Rachel Devitt | August 15, 2013
Welcome to The 50, a Rhapsody scheme in which we attempt to compile the biggest, best, most historically remarkable songs of every year. Our list of 50 tracks -- presented here in no particular order, ideally flowing like a time-traveling DJ set -- has been argued over and (grudgingly) agreed upon by our full editorial staff. Please enjoy.
It's all too easy to reduce the early '90s to a bunch of tired references to grunge and gangsta rap, with maybe the occasional nod to Whitney Houston and Sir Mix-a-Lot. And OK, sure, all of that was there -- and all of it makes an appearance on this carefully culled, much-debated, highly subjective (but totally, TOTALLY accurate) roundup of 1992's 50 best songs. We start things off with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and end it with "I Will Always Love You" because, well, duh, and in the middle, you'll find Pearl Jam, Dre and Snoop and, yes, "Baby Got Back" (because, well, duh). But once you break through that haze of nostalgia and flannel, you might be pleasantly surprised (as we were) to recall how truly musically diverse 1992 was.
In hip-hop alone, 1992 marked the rise of the G-funk and boom-bap eras, as well as so-called "socially conscious" rap (like Arrested Development's pop-friendly politicking), jazz-hued indie-hoppers like Digable Planets, and major movements on both the East Coast (EPMD's sample-heavy flow) and West (from Cypress Hill to Seattle). And R&B was experiencing a wave of diva power: Both Sade's classic "No Ordinary Love" and Mary J. Blige's debut album (What's the 411?) dropped that year, and Whitney was in heavy rotation. But R&B was also inundated with groups, thanks to New Jack girl groups like En Vogue and SWV and boy bands like Jodeci and Boyz II Men.
The expansive world of sound that was lumped under the "alternative" label was equally diverse. Angst-ridden artsy types from Tori Amos to PJ Harvey, burgeoning riot grrrls from Bikini Kill to L7, moody shufflers from Pavement to Radiohead (whose debut single "Creep" dropped in '92) and hard-rocking hipsters from Sonic Youth to Seattle's longhaired, post-punk/metal/grunge rockers (Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Nirvana -- the list goes on) were all rocking the kids' socks off. Speaking of socks, Red Hot Chili Peppers and other major player bands (including Nirvana and Pearl Jam) were keeping the line between "alternative" and mainstream very fine indeed.
All this sonic diversity filtered into pop music that was in a state of undefined, almost schizophrenic flux. The Top 40 featured a little bit of everything: rock of the light grunge-pop (Mr. Big) and post-hair band (Guns N' Roses) varieties; angsty blue-eyed-soulful singer-songwriters (Sophie B. Hawkins); strains of house and other electronic music scenes (Snap!, Technotronic); the beginnings of country pop (Billy Ray Cyrus); and dark dance pop (Madonna's Erotica, Jon Secada). Plus there was Shabba Ranks, Kris Kross and, um, Right Said Fred (yes, "I'm Too Sexy" is here). It was, in other words, a wild and wide world. Hey, '92. Here we are now, entertain us, will ya?


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