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What: Aloha Turkey Roundup — Cross Country 8K, 4K & Kids 1K.
When: 8 a.m. Nov. 22.
Where: Arroyo Verde Park, Foothill and Day roads, Ventura.
Cost: $25 for adults, $20 for youths and seniors (add $5 race day) and $10 for kids.
More information: E-mail Michelle Martinez at email@example.com or visit http://www.nstepevents.com for information on upcoming family fitness events for the fall season.
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It started so innocently.
"You should do a 5k," my friend Greg said to me. "This will help your breathing so much."
Like many others, I keep up a fitness regimen to improve my health. Greg knew I usually included short runs in my routine, but I had never done anything so organized as training.
Frankly, the idea of participating in an actual race scared me.
Six years ago, my family and I found out we had suffered chronic carbon monoxide poisoning. All I ever knew about carbon monoxide (CO) was what I had seen in movies: Someone would be locked in a garage with a car running. I didn't know you can get CO poisoning from everyday appliances — in our case, the stove, furnace and water heater in a rented Victorian house.
I discovered firsthand that it starts out like the flu and soon leads to numbness, shortness of breath, confusion, blacking out. It's the leading cause of poisoning deaths in the United States, and we were lucky to be alive.
But survival left me with fear. I still had a hard time catching my breath on some days. What would happen if I pushed myself?
"If you can't jog the whole thing, you can walk the rest. This will change your life," Greg said. He's a mountain-climbing triathlete who's currently training for a marathon. To tell him I can't trot three miles would sound pretty pathetic.
So I said yes.
Once I realized I'd committed myself to this crazy idea, I looked for races on the Central Coast. One caught my eye immediately: the Ventura Harbor Lights Aquathon and 5k Walk/Run, a course that led out and back on Spinnaker Drive.
I was just in time to train for the last race of the summer.
I figured: A: I love Ventura. B: Proceeds benefit a worthy organization. C: It's a walk/run, so I can hobble if necessary.
Of course, victory (or is it misery?) loves company, so I invited my parents and sister to join me. A few years ago, we were lucky if we could breathe; now we were planning to run.
Time moving fast
Seven weeks of training went by too quickly. Before I knew it, there I was at Ventura Harbor Village, getting a number written on my hand.
I'm pretty sure I was the only one warming up with yoga. I heard conversation like, "You going to try to break your 20 minutes?" and, "I just did a half marathon last weekend, so I may not have much today."
I'd never even made it to three miles yet. What was I doing there?
"We're just here for the ice cream at the end," my mom joked to the 20-minute runner.
"Oh, yeah. It's all about the ice cream," he replied. It sounded like he meant it, too.
I looked around the good-natured group. It wasn't so much about competition. They were there for the fun of it, which, as it turns out, was exactly the point.
Races for every season
Now in its fourth year, race management company N'Step Events organizes seasonal races "to offer the community fun activities that the whole family can enjoy."
Next up for N'Step is the Most Excellent Adventure Race, taking place next weekend as a new adjunct to the 12th Kinetic Sculpture Race at Ventura Harbor. The Most Excellent Adventure Race will precede the main race, at 7:40 a.m. Each event benefits local youth and/or nonprofit organizations.
The Summer Sprint Series — sponsored by Sepra Energy Foundation, Inside Track, Ventura Harbor Village, Ventura Family YMCA and others — had a turnout of approximately 700 participants, 85 of them children. Proceeds went to FOOD Share, Ventura County's food bank.
Next up for N'Step Events is the Nov. 22 Aloha Turkey Roundup, with cross-country 8k, 4k and kids' 1k events.
'A family atmosphere'
Summer Sprint Series founder Michelle Martinez had a goal to create events for all ages and abilities.
"We very much wanted to keep a family atmosphere, where people feel safe to bring their kids, run around on the lawn and have a good time," she said. "There's face painting, a bounce house, kids' event and live entertainment."
Athletes use the events as a midweek workout, but athletic skills aren't required.
"That's what makes it so special," Martinez said. "We have babies in strollers."
As a participant, I realized this when grown-up runners lined up at the kids' halfway marker for the start of the 5k race.
Everyone crammed onto the sidewalk and, with the blare of an air horn, we were off.
It was an amazing thrill to be part of a moving pack. The problem is, I quickly discovered the rest of the pack moved a heck of a lot faster than I did.
I'm not racing against them, I thought as I fell farther behind; I'm racing against myself.
Taking heart, tasting victory
Soon, I started to feel the familiar breathlessness tightening my lungs. At that point, I normally slow to a walk. But when I saw other runners ahead, it felt like an invisible rope was tied between us, pulling me along. I ran better because of the ones ahead of me.
After the halfway point, rock music blared from the lawn, giving me an extra boost. Volunteers waited with smiling faces as I finally crossed the finish line, with a time of 35.06. I had hoped for 36.00. I collapsed on the grass. I beat my goal time! And I was still breathing!
I cheered as my family members achieved their own personal victories. Then, everyone gathered on the lawn to party.
We ate ahi tuna wraps and — yes — blueberry ice cream, provided by local restaurants. We stood listening to music until our muscles turned to stone, and groaned when we didn't win the full-body massage or the pound of fudge in the raffle.
When runners of all ages claimed their awards, I suddenly wanted my name to be up there.
The light of a full moon shone between ships in the harbor as we headed to our car. Somehow, I had a hard time remembering my weak moments. All I recalled was the victory of overcoming.
Greg was right. The race experience changed my life.
— Christine Taylor is a San Luis Obispo writer, artist and social media consultant. She blogs at http://www.mousewords.net, where she often writes about running as a metaphor for life, which doesn't burn as many calories as the actual running. E-mail: email@example.com.
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Social Media is not going anywhere. High schools and College universities around the world are now exploiting the use of social media to its core.
Social websites offer students the chance to show their pride through networks such as Facebook, Twitter and even the professional network Linkedin. Social Media help students feel welcome at their school by offering promotions, discounts, and news from round the campus.
This generation spends a majority of their time on the internet. Colleges and universities love to interact with students online and social media is a great place for schools to form lasting connections with not only students but faculty and alumni as well.


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Bell Choir Ensemble
Bell Choir Ensemble is a non-combat, music-based activity introduced in the Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx update and available during Wintersday 2012.
Bell Choir Ensemble is a noncombat activity that lets you play Wintersday and Guild Wars-themed songs on handbells in a challenging rhythm minigame. Play the correct notes at the right time to score points and earn presents. There are four stages, each with a lower, middle, and upper sections. A player in the lower section will play the Low Octave, in the middle section the Middle Octave and in the upper section the High Octave. Players must talk to the Snowman and pick which section they wish to play.
- Prelude to Wintersday - Easy
- Beyond Hills of Snow - Easy
- Guild Wars - Medium
- Flight of the Infinirarium - Medium
- The Great Toymaker - Hard
- Fear Not This Night - Hard
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- While on stage, play notes by using skills assigned to 1 – 4 and 6 – 9 on your skill bar.
- During each song, colored spheres travel across the stage toward you. When the notes enter the inner circle and stop moving, it's time to play!
- Each skill is color-coded to match the sphere and section of the stage it travels down.
- Miss a note, or play a note at the incorrect time, and you'll take damage.
- Play a note at the correct time and your health is restored.
- Hit every note in a song to gain 100 points at the end. Every note you miss will subtract points based on how many total notes are in the song.
- It is still possible to get a perfect score even if you play a note at the wrong time or play a wrong note, so long as you hit all of the correct notes as well
- If you lose all your health, you miss out on points for that song and must wait until the next song to play again.
- There are a total of six songs, ranging from easy to hard as the playlist progresses.
- Presents are awarded based on the songs completed while remaining on stage. Survive all six songs and get the highest score you can!
- Stick around after the sixth song for one minute of Free Play. Play whatever you want, collaborate with people on your stage, and get creative!
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- If you are waiting for a song to start and you are not at full health, you can spam notes to quickly heal yourself before the next song begins. This must be done only when you are waiting for the next round to begin (waiting for other players). If you do this while the song is still playing then you will lose health instead of healing.
- It helps to position your camera so that it faces directly down onto the stage, zoomed as far out as possible. This makes it easier to see the notes before you play them.
- If you're having a hard time with the difficult songs, stick around until the playlist repeats. You'll still be rewarded for completing the easier songs.
- Try playing the number keys like a real keyboard, with one finger on each key. This helps with large leaps between notes.
- If no one else is playing on stage with you, the other parts will play automatically.
- Try placing the mouse cursor between notes 4 and 5 on the stage. This will act as a visual separation between your left and right hand.
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|Beyond Hills of Snow
|Guild Wars
|Flight of the Infinirarium
|The Great Toymaker
|Fear Not This Night
Note: These rewards applies to any score, any rank on the scoreboard, and is not in any other way affected by the performance of other players.
The following achievments were obtainable during Wintersday 2012:
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| Play the correct notes in Bell Choir Ensemble.
|1 correct note
|100 correct notes
|250 correct notes
|500 correct notes
|Become the Bells
|The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx
| Complete songs in Bell Choir Ensemble.
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|3 songs completed
|5 songs completed
|10 songs completed
- The pitches available to each player form a scale in Dorian mode (minor with a raised 6th scale degree) beginning on D. Pressing 1 will play a D, 2 will play an E, 3 is F, 4 is G, 6 is A, 7 is B, 8 is C, and 9 is a D an octave above the first one. The upper, middle, and lower parts each contain the same notes, only an octave apart.
- In wintersday 2012 Personalized Wintersday Gifts were rewarded instead.
- This activity draws inspiration from the rhythm gaming genre, specifically from the Guitar Hero franchise — the colors of the lower 5 notes (Do, Re Mi, Fa, Sol) match the 5 note keys in that game (green, red, yellow, blue, orange).


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This exercise is public.
Whole body, using body weight → Whole body, using body weight → Hip Lifts
Lay down on the floor flat. Press your lower back into the floor and raise your legs straight up in the air. Rest your head on the floor and press your hips off the ground reaching your feet towards the ceiling by tightening your stomach. Reach as high as you can and slowly lower back down and repeat. Exercise description and photo by Michael Diebler.
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Under the Annual Financial Statement Certification Policy, certain members of the Leadership Team, other senior employees, and their Business Managers are required to complete and sign a financial certification at the end of each fiscal year. The certification process is an essential internal control activity intended to ensure the integrity of the University's financial statements. Completion of the annual certification also provides an opportunity for departments to review their financial activity for the year and to confirm that all transactions have been properly recorded in the University's accounting system.The scope, responsibilities, and accounting terms used in the financial certification process are provided in the Policy below. Answers to the most frequently asked questions are also provided below. If these materials do not address your questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Frank Wasilewski in the Office of Accounting and Business Services at extension 2402 or email@example.com.
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Q1: Why do I have to sign the certification?
The Annual Financial Statement Certification process is a critical element in satisfying the external audit standards and in ensuring the accurate and fair presentation of the financial statements.The University issues audited financial statements annually in compliance with federal and state regulations. The financial statements are derived from the University's general ledger, which is maintained in the accounting system (i.e., the Banner Finance system). The general ledger summarizes economic events or transactions initiated, authorized, and reviewed by those with budget authority. In order to ensure the integrity of the financial statements, it is crucial that all transactions are properly recorded in the general ledger in the correct accounting period.As part of the external audit, the auditors require a letter from ABS certifying that the general ledger transactions are complete and accurate at the University, division, and department level. The annual certification process, therefore, represents a key component in demonstrating the University's compliance with this requirement.Q2: What if I disclose a matter on the certification?An ABS staff member will contact you to determine if there is any financial statement impact related to your response. If there is a material impact to the financial statements, an appropriate adjustment will be made in the general ledger and the financial statements.
Q3: Will there be consequences for me personally if I disclose a matter in answering some questions on the certification?No. The purpose of the certification is to determine if there are any reporting errors impacting the financial statements. ABS, however, may use this information to improve its business processes by implementing new procedures or modifying existing ones to prevent the reoccurrence of similar errors.Q4: What if I am aware of instances of fraud but I have not reported it for fear of retaliation?University policy prohibits retaliation for reporting suspected fraud and other misconduct. Employees, however, may use the University's whistleblower hotline to anonymously report such activity. See Whistleblower Policy.Q5: What are internal controls?Internal controls include both manual and automated procedures implemented by the University to ensure the integrity of the financial statements and compliance with laws and regulations. They include procedures that govern the manner in which resources are directed, monitored, and measured. They also play an important role in preventing and detecting fraud and protecting the University's resources, both physical and intangible. Examples of internal controls include obtaining secondary approval of purchases by an authorized individual, review of payroll labor distribution reports for accuracy and completeness, the timely deposit of any cash receipts with the University Cashier, and the consistent application of University policies and procedures.Q6: What is considered a material impact to the financial statements?The objective of financial reporting is to provide information that will assist University stakeholders in decision making. Any error that could influence a decision made by a user of the financial statements is considered a material error. In general, a material error is an omission or misstatement of accounting information that would make it probable for a reasonable person relying on the information to be influenced by the omission or misstatement.Q7: What is a transaction?A transaction is an event or a condition that is recorded on a University account (i.e.,FOAPAL). Examples include purchases (e.g., cash, check, and credit card purchases), interdepartmental charges, and payroll charges. Transactions also include revenue items such as gifts and contributions, student tuition and fees, ticket sales, parking permit sales, and other miscellaneous revenue items.Q8: What are receivables?Generally, receivables are monies owed to the University for teaching or other services provided to students or for unconditional promises to give (i.e., gift pledges).Q9: What are liabilities?Liabilities generally include monies owed by the University for goods and services received and other events and transactions, including debts, refunds, awards, potential losses, and claims resulting from early retirement and separation agreements.Q10: What is an accrual?An accrual is an accounting term used to recognize an economic event regardless of when cash is received or disbursed. For example, it refers to a situation where goods and services have been received but payment has not been made, or when revenue has been earned but payment has not been received. Q11: How will I know that all material transactions have been properly processed and recorded? The Monthly Budget Status Report should be reviewed to confirm that the report includes all significant revenue and expenditure transactions approved by your department. Additionally, payroll charges to your account(s) should also be reviewed on a monthly basis for accuracy and completeness. See Department Payroll Controls Policy.Q12: What types of cash must be reported?All cash received by a department must be deposited with the University Cashier and recorded in the University's accounting system. Please note that departments are not authorized to maintain petty cash funds. The University Cashier is available for petty cash needs. In addition, departments do not have the authority to open a University banking or investment account. See Department Cash Handling Policy. If your department has an existing bank account or petty cash fund, please contact ABS.Q13: With respect to communication from regulatory agencies, what would be considered as a deficiency in financial reporting practices?An error in a report submitted to an external funding agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation) would represent a financial reporting deficiency which could jeopardize any future funding provided by the agency. Any communication from an external agency indicating that the University may be fined, penalized, or lose its funding due to purported non‐compliance should be reported immediately to ABS.
Q14: What types of contractual agreements might I have in my department?
Below are examples of contractual agreements that you might have in your area of responsibility:
Q15: What regulatory agencies might I have exposure to in my department?Below is a partial list of federal and state regulatory agencies, which could be in contact with your department:
Q16: What are possible violations of laws or regulations?Examples of violations include inaccurate reporting and approval of federal work‐study hours, not properly reporting overtime for nonexempt employees, not accruing use tax in connection with out-of-state purchases of tangible personal property, disposing of electronic waste with regular trash, etc.Q17: What is a guarantee?A guarantee is an exchange of promises or an agreement between two or more parties that may be legally binding--similar to a contract.Q18: What is a donor-imposed restriction?A donor may make a contribution to the University and place certain restrictions on how the funds are to be used. The restrictions may be limited as to purpose and/or time in determining how the funds may be used by the University.Q19: What is a related-party transaction?A related-party transaction is a business contract or arrangement between two parties who are connected by a special relationship prior to entering into the contract or arrangement. For example, a business transaction between a member of the Board of Trustees and the University, such as a contract for a board member's company to perform renovations to a University building, would be treated as a related‐party transaction. Another example would be the University purchasing new vans through a dealership that is owned by a relative of a Leadership Team member. Such transactions must be disclosed in the University's audited financial statements and tax returns and are potentially subject to other disclosures (e.g., to the Board of Trustees). Therefore, all related-party transactions must be reported to ABS. Requests for additional information should be sent to Frank Wasilewski or Jennifer Chan. See Additional Contacts.


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By Army Pfc. Terence EwingsSpecial to American Forces Press Service
TALLIL, Iraq, July 3, 2008 One of the most challenging things soldiers in leadership positions can face during a deployment is maintaining their soldiers' readiness for combat.
Army Staff Sergeant Steven Roode, a Skowhegan, Maine, native and squad leader assigned to Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, is using his previous deployment experience to prepare his troops for combat.
"As a squad leader, I have the freedom to teach and train these soldiers, and I get to give them my experiences from when I deployed," said Roode, a former drill sergeant stationed at Fort Jackson, S.C.
The majority of his squad hasn't deployed before and is fairly new to this infantry unit. Army Pfc. John Burgess, a squad team leader, is one of Roode's squad members.
"I help teach my fellow soldiers what I know, and I'm also learning at the same time," Burgess said. "My squad needed a team leader, so I stepped up to do the job."
After teaching a tactical combat course, Roode and his squad discuss the course during an after-action review. If a demonstration is involved, he walks the troops through it, then pulls one of the soldiers from the group to teach it to the squad the exact same way.
"It's motivating to see these privates go from training to doing their job out in the field," Roode said. "These soldiers are learning just that fast, and I enjoy seeing them grow."
(Army Pfc. Terence Ewings serves in the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office.)


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A system and computer program for controlling screen focus for files and applications during presentations provides for protection of information in a computer-generated presentation setting and prevention of interruption of a presentation by unwanted computer activity. A list is built of applications and files for which screen access is permitted during the presentation. Upon an indication that the presentation is active, when an application or file is about to obtain screen focus, the list is checked to determine whether access is permitted for the file or application. If the application or file is should not have the focus, execution of an application or opening of a file is blocked, or screen focus is denied to windows generated in conjunction with application or file. The indication that the presentation is active may be the connection of a particular display type (e.g., a projector) or the use of a certain display port.
1. A computer system, comprising:
a memory for storing program instructions and data; and
a processor for executing said program instructions, and wherein said program instructions comprise program instructions for
building a list of executable or document files for which corresponding windows are permitted to have screen focus during said computer-generated presentation,
first determining whether or not a computer-generated presentation is active, in response to determining that said computer-generated presentation is active,
second determining whether or not a particular executable or document file has a corresponding window that is about to obtain a focus of said computer screen,
in response to determining that said corresponding window is about to obtain said focus, third determining whether or not said particular executable or document file is in said list of files, and
in response to determining that said particular executable or document file is not in said list of files, preventing said corresponding window from obtaining said focus.
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8. A computer program product comprising computer-readable storage media encoding program instructions for execution on a general-purpose computer system, wherein said program instructions comprise program instructions for:
building a list of executable or document files for which corresponding windows are permitted to have screen focus during said computer-generated presentation;
first determining whether or not a computer-generated presentation is active;
in response to determining that said computer-generated presentation is active, second determining whether or not a particular executable or document file has a corresponding window that is about to obtain a focus of said computer screen;
in response to determining that said corresponding window is about to obtain said focus, third determining whether or not said particular executable or document file is in said list of files; and
in response to determining that said particular executable or document file is not in said list of files, preventing said corresponding window from obtaining said focus.
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This Application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/850,391 filed on May 20, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,376,911, by the same inventors.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to computer systems and operating system/application software, and more particularly to a method and system that prevent the display of undesirable information during a computer-generated presentation.
2. Description of Related Art
General-purpose computer systems are commonly used for providing computer-generated presentations. The typical set-up used to provide such presentations is a liquid-crystal-display (LCD) projector having a video graphics adapter (VGA) port attached to a notebook computer system, typically the notebook computer system used personally by the presenter.
The aforementioned set-up permits a presenter to develop and transport a presentation to a remote site, such as a lecture hall, with the assurance that the presentation is under the control of the presenter with respect to both content and operability.
However, there are several conditions that might interrupt or compromise a presentation. The presenter may activate other programs or open files as part of the presentation, in order to make side points or to supplement the presentation. If the presenter accidentally activates an unintended file or program, information displayed as a result may result in the exposure of sensitive data, cause embarrassment, or in the least part will interrupt the flow of the presentation.
Further, automatic response of programs or operating systems facilities may cause interruption of a presentation. In particular, pop-up applications serving Internet communications such as instant messaging applications, may gain screen focus and control of user input during a presentation, which is highly undesirable. With the advent of widespread wireless local-area-network (WLAN) connectivity, it is even more likely that such problems will occur, as the presenter would have to disable the WLAN connection or any programs or services that might become active in response to a network request. The presenter would then have to re-enable the disabled features when the presentation was complete. Such reconfiguration is inconvenient and susceptible to human error.
Therefore, it would be desirable to provide a method and system for preventing interruption and/or display of undesired information during computer-generated presentations.
The above objectives of preventing interruption and/or display of undesired information during computer-generated presentations is provided in a method and system for controlling screen focus for files and applications during a computer-generated presentation.
The method may be embodied in a computer system executing program instructions for carrying out the steps of the method and may further be embodied in a computer program product containing program instructions in computer-readable form for carrying out the steps of the method.
A list of applications and files for which screen display is permitted during a presentation is built prior to the presentation. Upon an indication that a presentation is active, when a window for a file or application is about to obtain screen focus, the list is checked to determine whether to permit the focus to pass to the window. If the application or file is not in the list the focus change is blocked. The blocking may be performed by control of the window focus or by preventing the opening of the file if it is not already open.
Determination of whether the presentation is active may be made directly—by a setting in or by the presentation program or by detection of the use of a particular display type or port, such as an LCD projector.
The foregoing and other objectives, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular, description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the figures, and particularly to
The program instructions include program instructions for executing one or more methods in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The methods of the present invention are directed toward controlling operation of the computer system during a presentation, so that undesirable information is not presented during the presentation or that the presentation is not otherwise interrupted.
Notebook computer 10 includes a display adapter 15 coupled to an internal LCD display 17 and an external display connector (generally a VGA port) 19 to which an external projector 12 is attached. Alternatively, external projector 12 may be connected to an external bus interface 16 of notebook computer 10, such as a universal serial bus (USB) or IEEE1394 (FIREWIRE or ILINK) adapter. (In the bus attachment configuration, projector 12 includes the functionality of display adapter 15 such as screen memory and rasterizing hardware). Preferably, connection of projector 12 is detected by a hardware mechanism such as plug-and-play (PnP) monitor ID detection through display connector 19 or by device detection on external bus interface 16. A wireless-connected projector may also be found through indications provided by a wireless network stack or interface driver. A program in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may use the device type (e.g., projector) or the use of an external connector such as display connector 19 or connection of a display device on bus interface 16 as an indication that a presentation is active, either alone or in combination with other techniques for presentation activity determination as will be described in further detail below. In general, hardware-based information will be provided by information structures and/or procedure calls available from the operating system and/or built-in-operating-system (BIOS) of notebook computer 10. The information will then be optionally used by a program embodying the method of the present invention to decide whether or not a presentation may be active.
Referring now to
Operating system 20 includes all modules necessary to execute applications, services, support hardware and user interfaces on a general-purpose computer system. In particular, with respect to the illustration of the present invention, operating system 20 includes a hardware monitor 21 that detects bus activity and maintains information on attached devices, such as projector 12. Operating system 20 also includes a file system 21B that is responsible for opening files and launching applications and a window control module 21A that controls what windows are displayed and in what order. Operating system 20 of the present invention also includes a control panel 21C for setting parameters of an external control program 28, which performs methods in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Control panel 21C is used to manage an "authorize" list 23 that may alternatively be contained in control program 28, that lists the files permitted for opening during a presentation. Opening in the context of the present invention (as well as in the terminology of WINDOWS) includes commencing execution of a program or service. Control program 28 along with authorize list 23 or 23A may be included entirely within operating system 20, may be a separate service application, or may be included within presentation managers such as POWERPOINT (a product of Microsoft Corporation) or LOTUS FREELANCE GRAPHICS (a product of International Business Machines Corporation). Control panel 21C may also be located along with control program 28 in any of the above-listed executable programs.
Application and data files within notebook computer 10 are illustrated in the right-hand side of
The method of the present invention blocks the above-mentioned applications and/or opening of other files such as documents when a presentation is active. Determination of whether or not a presentation is active may be made using the hardware scheme disclosed above where the display adapter in use sets the criteria. Or, a mode may be set in presentation program 24A or in control panel 21C that simply activates application/file blocking when selected by the user. Another alternative is to detect when presentation program 24A is active and to block unauthorized window focus or file opening during that time. Combinations of the above techniques may also be used, such as determining that projector 12 is connected while presentation program 24A is active. Setting of the mode may also be made within presentations via a macro or keyword, so that the presentation may control application blocking. Different authorize lists 23 may also be provided and populated for each presentation.
There are several alternative mechanisms by which the method of the presentation may block the display of windows generated for document 26B and instant messaging application 24C. The technique used is largely dependent on where control program 28 is located. If operating system 20 is modified to contain control program 28, then file system 21B can set a special file attribute for authorized files when control panel 21C sets up the authorizations, permitting only those files to be opened during a presentation. In such cases, authorize list 23 may not be needed, as the requisite information is contained in the file attributes. Alternatively, authorize list 23 may be used by file system 21B to verify whether or not to open a file during a presentation.
Alternatively, operating system 20 or an external control program 28 (such as a separate program/service or presentation application) may "hook" the message stream and determine when a window is about to gain focus. If the window does not belong to an authorized application, or if the window is associated with a data file that is not authorized, the focus can be shifted back to an authorized window immediately, so that the unauthorized window does not display or only displays momentarily. Another alternative is to hold focus using a modal window, until an authorized application attempts to gain focus (as long as any document that is associated with the window is also authorized).
In general it is only necessary to: 1) determine that a presentation is active; 2) determine that an application or file is being opened or that a window is getting focus; 3) determine whether the opening file or window is authorized; and 4) selectively permit the file to be opened or the window to have focus.
Referring now to
The above-described method is only one possible embodiment of the present invention, which extends to variations on the basic method in order to achieve the goal of preventing unexpected intrusions or exposure of data during presentations. For example, the method may be reversed to build a list of unauthorized files, rather than a list of authorized files. While such a list would generally not be exhaustive, it could suffice to provide for blocking of sensitive files and pop-up applications.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form, and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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He befriends those who might be his enemies, yet he is unafraid to strike down those who harm his people, his students, even his allies. Elderly, he has but recently become a druid; his meteoric rise to the rank of Archdruid is a testament to his strength of character and his sincere desire to achieve balance in all things. A childhood friend of Cairne Bloodhoof, in that worthy's death, he has become the Old Bull of his people, even as Cairne's son Baine has taken the role of leader.
Today, while Baine rules, it is Hamuul Runetotem who is the heart of the shu'halo, the tauren people. And he does not like what he is seeing.
Hammul does not pretend to perfection, and while he is wise, he admits to all the shocks that flesh is heir to and all the emotion a shu'halo can face dealing with the chaos of the world while attempting to honor the Earthmother.
The first shu'halo druid, the last shu'halo druid
Hamuul is old, with at least one living child (Bashana, his daughter) and many other relatives in the large and powerful Runetotem clan. As a tauren of his generation, he has witnessed the near-extinction of his people at the hands of the centaur, the coming of the Horde, and his people's decision to join their ranks. Hamuul fought alongside his chieftain Cairne and his people during the Battle for Mount Hyjal, and it was in the aftermath of that battle that Hamuul found his true calling long, long after most of his kind are waiting for their eventual end to come.
In his late years, Hamuul sought out Malfurion Stormrage on the very slopes of Mount Hyjal and demanded to be taught the druid arts his people believe they had once studied at the feet of Cenarius himself. To this, Malfurion surprisingly agreed. Considering that a few years later, Hamuul was skilled enough to be called an archdruid even by detractors in the Cenarion Circle such as Fandral Staghelm, perhaps Malfurion's actions were not so surprising at all.
Unlike most druids, Hamuul lived a full life leading his tribe, fighting for his people, and seeking balance in the world the Earthmother created for his people long before he became a druid. This perspective and his natural tauren inclination toward the land and its stewardship melded in him a harmonious path he taught not only to many of his own tribe (including his daughter) but more widely to other tauren as well. Despite his relative recent conversion to the ways of the druid, Hamuul welcomes other spiritual paths such as those of the shaman and the recent rise of the priest and paladin orders among the tauren who gain their abilities from the light of An'she, the sun. Indeed, Hamuul has actually advised Baine to seek out a shaman for guidance. It is unknown if Hamuul had any sort of spiritual training before becoming his people's archdruid, but it seems likely he was at least conversant in the higher points of tauren theology.
Healing the Earthmother
Before the Cataclysm, Hamuul had settled into his role as archdruid and rarely left Thunder Bluff. Despite being friends with Naralex, the night elf druid seeking to heal the Wailing Caverns, Hamuul did not travel there himself. However, it's fair to say that without Hamuul, Broll Bearmantle and Lo'Gosh (the amnesiac human gladiator who ended up being revealed as Varian Wrynn) might never have escaped slavery. Hamuul has displayed many times that he often knows when to erode a foe like water or roots rather than simply exerting direct force.
Don't be fooled into thinking he won't apply force when it seems necessary.
Likewise, when Fandral Staghelm began his plot to "rejuvenate" the great tree of Teldrassil, Hamuul was believed to be too old to effectively participate by many involved (although in fact, he feigned a great deal more frailty than he actually possessed to cover for another friend, Broll Bearmantle). In the end, Hamuul's suspicions about Fandral's use of Morrowgrain bore fruit and Hamuul helped defeat the Nightmare Lord Xavius and restore Malfurion to Azeroth.
On the eve of destruction
Furthermore, on the eve of the Cataclysm itself, it was Hamuul who helped cause the events that led to Cairne's mak'gora against Garrosh Hellscream. Responding to a summons from Elerethe Renferal, Hamuul attempted to set up talks between the Alliance and the Horde to diffuse tensions that were leading the factions to war, at a time when the war against the Lich King in Northrend had finally worn down. However, rather than succeeding, the conference was attacked by agents of the Twilight's Hammer and the night elves were slain, with Hamuul barely escaping with his own life after being buried in a pit of corpses.
This event led to further tensions between the Alliance and the Horde and also sowed suspicion between the Horde leadership, exactly as the Twilights had intended. Hamuul never forgot that Cairne's challenge to Garrosh was in part to force an answer to the deaths of Hamuul's young tauren students, which he so stated at Cairne's memorial. It was fitting that one of Hamuul's ancestors, Elder Runetotem, should convey Cairne's spirit to the tents of the ancestors, but Cairne's death left Hamuul without his oldest friend at a time when the Horde needed him most.
Still, even while assisting in the defense of Mount Hyjal, Hamuul has found time to assist and advise Baine, and Hamuul's support of the new high chieftain is as unwavering as that he provided the elder Bloodhoof.
Baine smiled slightly. "I remember not too long ago you expressed much the same opinion as they."
Hamuul stiffened perceptibly. "I spoke hastily and out of frustration. I happily admit that I was wrong. We will get through this, and you will see that you are a leader, even if you do not believe it at present."
Hamuul's support of his teacher and friend Malfurion and the Guardians of Hyjal against Ragnaros the Firelord has been just as unwavering, and he has suffered greatly for it. Old as he is, he has left Thunder Bluff after having been shot in the back and crawling his way out of a mass grave at the hands of the Twilight's Hammer to defend the Earthmother's greatest natural site from the incursion of the elementals of fire. Hamuul joined forces with Malfurion, Cenarius, and a worgen fury warrior (although it might have been a tauren, now that I think about it) to push Ragnaros back into the Firelands. However, this was merely a respite.
The rise of these new druids of the flame cost Hamuul several more of his cherished students, and so he engaged the flame druid Leyara in a rage that left him unprepared for the fury of her power over flame.
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text: It is not too difficult to see why religious people objected to both the book and the film. Kazantzakis gives a portrait of Jesus as a man and not as a god. He is shown as a simple carpenter, practising his profession rather than seeking the road to salvation. As a human, he is subjected to the temptations that humans are subjected to, including, of course, sex. He is also subjected to the last temptation, that of leading a normal life and not being the Messiah, which nearly gets to him. If you are a Christian, you will have your own views, which will be coloured by your religion more than by literary considerations. For those of us who are not religious, the book is an interesting read but Jesus is just another fictitious character, even if, as has been said, he is based on Kazantzakis' own doubts, and there are more interesting fictitious characters.


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Hi Satish,
From what I gathered, storm is stateless and an external system is needed to have the messages persisted while the data gets processed. This persistent piece is Kafka, where external sources push their data to. On the other hand, flume is designed to stream data, where it receives data on the source and pushes it to the target endpoint via its attached sink. This is different from Kafka where another system will pull from it. Based on that, flume may not be a good substitute for kafka within the storm and Kafka use case. Although, there seems to be some information on the web about a kafka sink for flume, in which Flume can collect data from multiple sources and deposit it into a Kafka cluster that will eventually be picked up by Storm. As of this time, kafka sink is not yet part of the HDP distro or Apache for flume.
Hope the information helps.


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The Windows Store on Windows 8.1 will emulate Google Play and Apple's App Store, with lists of top free apps, new apps and top picks right on its homepage, so you don't have to dig. Microsoft promises to give more info about each app, so you know exactly what you're getting before tapping Download, and a related apps section gives more options.
The new app description pages displays screen shots as large tiles and sections certain information behind tabs, and you can navigate through this information by scrolling to the right. And if you know exactly what app you're looking for, a search function in the upper right gives you quick access. Not to mention, all apps in the Windows 8.1 store have been updated.
A better improvement would be to scrap windows 8 entirely. I have held off on buying a new computer to avoid being stuck with this invasive privacy problem OS.
8.1 is a fantastic update. Users who cannot get their heads wrapped around the new UI can make 8 behave like 7 with applications from stardock (start 8 and modern mix) but the new UI grows on you with time, especially if you get a touch screen computer. I used to be extremely anti-screen touching and now I find myself touching my desktop's screen from time to time by mistake. The new UI just begs foe you to get more personal with it than using a mouse and keyboard. I can't wait to see how the leap motion controller changes the workspace for those of is with desktop pcs still on the job.
Don't be scared of change
There are Improvements in 8.1? Really? Funny I didn't see any. Now what should happen, in my ideal of 8.1 is when you turn on your computer it says, Installing 8.1. When complete, the computer now says, Welcome to Windows 7. Yes thats right, Scrap windows 8. I will NEVER buy a Computer that will not allow Windows 7 to be substituted for junk software Windows 8.
Magnum Serpentine, you are a paid iSheep obviously! Get the hell out, now. Windows 8.1 is more flexible with the ability to boot to desktop and the lock-screen allows you to use the camera and display one year of photos that was taken on your Windows 8.1 device. There is also the newly redesigned Start Screen, Start Button, and newly re-designed Windows Store and built-in Apps for Windows 8.1.
Get lost you Apple troll!
The thing that people need to realize is that Windows 7 and Windows 8 have different purposes. One is for touch and tablets, the other is for desktops and laptops. One was designed primarily for multimedia, web, and other entertainment uses, the other primarily for productivity and business. Yes, both can be used for all of them, but which one they were optimized for is very different. Which one you get, or whether you get both, will depend on what your primary needs are.
YAAAAAY Microsoft finally figured out that we like using 2 apps at once. In Windos 8 you can have an app full size, 80% or 20% which sucks, because a news reader can't fit while you are watching YouTube. Thanks Microsoft for making WIndows 8.1 just as useful as Windows 7!


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I've decided to break Abram's birth story into two parts. Part I: Why We Chose a Home Birth and Part II: The Birth Story.
Hello, my dears. Happy Monday! Maybe it's the fact that I got to do some yoga this morning before the kids woke up, actually cooked breakfast (yes, it was Cream of Wheat, but still), and somehow managed to get Brady off to school without the usual hectic chaos - but today is feeling grand. I'm in the mood to accomplish loads of things. And eager to finally tell you Abram's birth story.
Abram was born at home. We chose to do this, instead of a hospital birth, for a few reasons. First, I knew I wanted a natural birth. When Brady was born, I eagerly took the epidural when they offered it. And it was a lovely, pain-free birth. The only thing was, when the anesthesiologist had come in and inserted the needle into my back he had said, "oh!" Having a medical professional say, "oh!" while they're working on you is usually not a good sign. Later, I found that the needle had punctured my epidural space (which I was told was unexpectedly tiny) and I became victim to some killer spinal headaches. Once at home, recovery progressed rather slowly, too.
So when I learned that my daughter, Lily, was going to be born with some problems, I opted out for the epidural. There was a good chance I would have complications again due to my tiny epidural space and I wanted a fast recovery. More importantly, I needed to know that she was clear of any drugs so they could accurately assess her abilities and health at birth. Thankfully, Lily's birth was wonderfully easy. Oh, it definitely hurt but endorphins are fabulous things: I felt fantastic within minutes of giving birth to her.
Having such a positive experience with Lily's birth made going natural again with Abram a no-brainer. But I'd heard that it could be really difficult to not have any interventions if giving birth in the hospital. I'd arrived at the hospital doors about 15 minutes before Lily was born, so I didn't know for myself; there wasn't time to intervene! We had our fingers crossed it wouldn't be quite so rushed this time around.
I decided to read up on home births and research the statistics to make sure it was a safe option for our family. The more I read, the more I became convinced that it was the right thing for us. I found a wonderful midwife and began visiting her for my monthly checkups, bringing Brady along with me. It was the best experience to have a care provider that knew my entire family. She treated Brady like a grandchild and he always looked forward to visiting her office.
As for me, I looked forward to having a delivery that was free of a crazy last-minute drive to the hospital; where just my husband, the midwife and I could deliver our child; where my oldest could meet his baby brother as soon after as I wanted. I looked forward to uninterrupted sleep in my own bed the night after the birth. And I looked forward to giving a child life in the same place where my baby girl had left us two years before.
Stay tuned for Part II of Abram's birth story later this week. Tomorrow, I'm going to have some Valentine's freebies just for you, my lovely readers. See you then!
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I think the letter writer is absolutely correct!
If the Ann Arbor Flyer is going to give us less newspaper, then it ought to reduce its price. I paid $43.50 for my last 3 month subscription, which is the same price that the Ann Arbor Flyer wants to charge for a renewal.
I think the letter writer made some valid points. I never voted for Nader, but I like how he stands up to the special interests, a heck of lot better than either Bush, McCain, or Obama.
I do think the finacial mess and recession we're in is the fault of the Republicans (especially Bush). They deregulated the heck out of everything and all hell broke loose.
As far as the 2000 election, Nader probably did contribute to Gore's unfortunate demise. But Nader had every right to run, just like any other candidate. People were free to support him or not support him. I supported Gore. Pat Buchanan may have even affected some of the recounted votes that should have gone to Gore. Also, someone mentioned the Supreme Court. That conservative bunch should never have interferred with the recount. Gore should have been elected President. The real fools in all of this though, are those misguided souls who voted for Bush, who has turned out to be the worst president in history.
I hope Obama can turn things around. He ought to be given a chance. He did inherit this mess from Bush. Anyone in his position would have a very hard task to deal with. If things don't improve by the end of 2010, then I think criticism towards Obama's administration would be warranted and well-deserved.
I have said for many years that companies should just offer better warranties. Instead of the standard one-year warranty, which applies to most things,companies should offer warranties for at least 5 years. Extended warranties should not even be necessary.
My wife purchased a computer a couple of years ago that is still working fine. Her standard one-year warranty has expired. However, had she gone ahead in 2007 and purchased the extended warranty for about $200, she would have just been throwing her money away.
The only time I might consider an extended warranty, would be if the cost was $25 or less and the merchandise cost at least $200.
I have said for many years that companies should just offer better warranties. Instead of the standard one-year warranty, which applies to most things,companies should offer warranties for at least 5 years. Extended warranties should not even be necessary.
My wife purchased a computer a couple of years ago that is still working fine. Her standard one-year warranty has expired. However, had she gone ahead in 2007 and purchased the extended warranty for about $200, she would have just been throwing her money away.
The only time I might consider an extended warranty, would be if the cost was $25 or less and the merchandise cost at least $200.
I have a couple of suggestions for the Ann Arbor News management:
1) Since they condensed down the newspaper, they ought to cut the rates in half. That $43.50 3-month subscription should be only $21.75, or even lower. I'd probably sign up today if offered that price.
2) The Ann Arbor News should call their publication a flyer, rather than a newspaper.
I just cancelled my subscription today. I have been a longtime reader, but no more. I notice that the Ann Arbor News still charges the same $43.50 for 3 months as they did when the paper was more of a newspaper. That is so unfair.
The big questions has to be: Will the Ann Arbor News top echelon listen to us readers and bloggers, and finally wake up and revert back to the way they used to be. Until they do, I will remain on the sidelines.
I think the letter writer made some good points. I think Obama has a huge task of getting us out of this crisis. Americans should give him the benefit of the doubt for at least a couple of years. He inherited a mess from Bush, just like FDR inherited a mess from Hoover.
I think Obama's idea of tackling health care, in conjunction with the economy, is a good idea. Many criticize him for trying to do too much at a time. I just think he's a hard worker, intent on the change he ran on.
As far as the banking problem, I think many banks should be allowed to fail, just like they did in the 1980s, during the S&L crisis. Peter Moreci, a prominent economist, said that we should have another Resolution Trust Corporation, like the 1980s. I even think that the Big Three should be allowed to go into bankruptcy and then reorganize. We can't keep bailing them out.
Overall, I give Obama a B. I think he'll do alright; it wll just take some time.
I think that the letter writer meant well. It definitely helps when people have the right attitudes about everything. We all fall short of our expectations sometimes, but we can pick ourselves up and try again.
Personally, I think it would be a better world if people were more courteous and sensitive to others.
Stupadity: It is a sad thing that there are far too many rich fatcats out there, compared to the past. The CEOs of U.S. corporations, entertainers,and sports athletes are well overpaid, in my opinion. It's pretty bad when the U.S. President gets paid only $500,000 a year for probably the hardest job around, yet a professional baseball, football, or basketball player gets at least $5 million a year.
It's very obvious that you know absolutely nothing about bunnies. I have had bunnies for years and have read up on them. They are smart, playful, beautiful, sensitive, loving, and easy to take care of; certainly much more than a dog or cat. I know that too, because we have had dogs and cats in the past.
Even though my bunny can't talk, it communicates very well with me. I can tell when it wants to be petted, put down, fed, etc. I'm telling you, my Bonnie is very smart. I can never imagine any bunny being killed and cooked.
Grilled Bunny, by choosing that user name, demonstrates his indifference/disrespect for bunnies. His jokes are pathetic! He is probably a hunter. They all seem to have an indifferent attitude towards animals. Otherwise, they wouldn't be hunting them. Everything that comes out of the mouth of Grilled Bunny is BS personified.
I don't think the Democrats are always right, but I have to say in all honesty, that the most crowing that is going on right now, is from the Republicans. It is nothing but "sour grapes" pure and simple. They lost the last two elections and rightfully so. They should just accept the fact that their failed policies simply do not work. The rightwing should transform itself back to the center, like it was up until 1980.
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You got to be kidding. Gougers and greedy competition is the whole problem. Get a realty check. By the way, health care will never be free. It will always have a cost.
I think you must have been on another planet during Clinton's administration if you think that it wasn't just excellent. I believe Clinton was the second best president we've had, next to FDR.
Let's look at what Clinton accomplished:
1) Clinton reated 22 million jobs in 8 years. Bush killed several million manufacturing jobs.
2) Clinton raised taxes on the wealthiest Americans, who deserved it. Bush gave tax breaks to the wealthiest fatcats, who didn't need them, which contributed to the terrible federal budget deficit.
3) Clinton fought a short war in Bosnia and Serohevo, without losing one American life, unlike Bush who started an illegal war in Iraq, where so far almost 5000 American lives were lost. There have also been over 10,000 Americans injured in Iraq and 100,000 Iraqis killed there.
4) Under Clinton, crime went way down, particularly gun crimes, because he stood up against the finatic NRA and passed smart gun control.
5) Home ownership increased under Clinton.
6) Prosperity in general increased in all income groups under Clinton. Under Bush, we had more income inequality and poverty.
7) The big three did extremely well under Clinton and terrible under Bush.
8) Clinton reformed welfare, which reduced the amount of people on the dole.
9) Clinton took a federal budget deficit and turned it into a federal budget surplus.
Now, if you think Bush did anywhere near as good as Clinton, you have to be crazy.
George W. Bush is without a doubt, the most corrupt, mediocre president we've ever had. He deserves an F. He was even worse than Harding, Reagan, Hoover, and Nixon, all of whom were pretty mediocre! The Lewinsky case was nothing but a farce, orchestrated by frustrated Republicans, who simply did not like Clinton, simply because he was a Democrat.
As far as marxism, Obama is definitely not promoting that. He is not promoting a communist agenda, which is government control over everything, much like Russia had for so many years. Obama believes in private enterprise in general. However, government has to intervene sometimes. Ask the big three executives if we should have a purely capitalistic society without any government help. If we did, so many more banks would have failed and the big three would be history.
Personally, I think we should have a social democratic type of system, much like Canada, England, France, etc. They still believe in private enterprise, except more things are regulated. Not enough regulation is one of the biggest flaws of conservative agendas. The private sector does a pathetic job of providing health insurance to its employees. I'm for universal care.
I grew up as a practicing Catholic, and remember full well the practice of not eating meat on Friday. I remember full well, how my mom would always cook things like macaroni & Cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc. We didn't mind that too much, because on the other six days we had meat loaf, chicken, steak, pot roast, pork chops, veal, etc. The thing I always gave up for Lent was candy. It was very hard, I can tell you.
As a non-denominational Christian, I don't believe that Lent is legitimate according to the Bible. The thing that drove me away from the Catholic Church was the fact it didn't teach out of the Bible. Many of its beliefs were handed down as tradition of its founding fathers. Another example of this is confessing your sins to the priest. The Bible doesn't teach that, nor does it teach that priests are supposed to be celibut.
What really matters to God, is what is in the Bible, not tradition or religion per se.
I really feel bad for Kratz. What he must have felt when he crashed through the ice, probably resembled the same feeling those on the SS Titanic felt in 1912, as it was sinking in icy waters.
Maybe this news will alert people to be more cautious about going on so-called frozen bodies of water. You would never catch me going on any frozen bodies of water for any reason. I value my health too much. Frozen ice is like a chain, in that it is only as strong as its weakest link, or place on the ice.
I am not sure the Lions would improve that much with a new quarterback, unless that quarterback was some veteran like Kurt Warner. He is a proven performer. They can opt for a draft pick quarterback. That could help a little, but the Lions biggest problems are in their defense, as well as their offensive line. They need to learn to block better and put more pressure on the quarterback of the opposing team.
If the Lions don't do something positive about their defense and offensive line, I don't expect them to win more than four games in 2009.
Finally, the Lions have talent when it comes to kicking, running back, and receivers.
Dear Mr. Knox:
I have been saying all along that part of any stimulus package by the federal government should include some direct rebate check to Americans. Your idea of $20,000 is certainly a good one. I would probably up that amount to about $100,000.
I know that polls have shown that most of that Bush rebate check of $600 in 2008 was used to either pay off debts or save. However, I believe a $20,000 or $100,000 rebate check would generate lots of economic growth.
One last thing, don't listen to those naysayers who complain that inflation would run rampid if a large rebate check was issued. We're always going to have inflation anyway. It only makes sense to me that if you give back money to consumers directly (whether rebates or tax cuts), that it will generate economic growth, particularly if the tax cuts or rebates are large.
Very small tax cuts or rebates won't do anything.
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By Gene on Tuesday, January 14, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 65,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Best performance car at the price in 1998."
Cons: "Some may consider the ride a bit taught."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"I bought the '98 Z28 new to use as a commuter car, replacing my '86 Corvette. I just couldn't see wearing out another Vette commuting to work and back. While the Z28 didn't handle near as well as the Vette, it did have perhaps a bit more power. I have 64K miles on it now and have not had any problems, except for air conditioning loss of Freon and a leaky clutch slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is a bid deal on a Camaro, as it is an integral part of the throwout bearing. That means that the transmission has to be removed to replace it! IMO, this was a big mistake on GM's part, just to save a couple of dollars in manufacturing. That said, the power of the LS1 engine is impressive and published dyno tests indicate that the horse power was underrated. Rear wheel HP is typically around 290. Considering that the car is light by today's standards, it is quick. The driveline is tighter than the '86 Vette and the body far more solid, with very few rattles. Handling is not anywhere as good as the Vette, but better than most cars. Gas millage is very good, considering that the engine is 5.7L, and I average around 24MPG commuting and 27MPG on trips. For a quick, go fast, good handling car, I don't think there was any competition at the time. The brakes are stellar! BTW, I searched hard to get my Z28 with a solid top, as I had my fill of flexing bodies and water leaks. All in all, a great car at the price. Unfortunately, now at 74 years of age, I am not so forgiving of the low entry and firm ride. I'm sure though that a younger person will enjoy it as much as I did."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 168,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Stick shift, T-Tops, Speed and acceleration"
Cons: "Gas milage"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I have had this car for just over a year. I was nervous to get this as a first car because of the stick but now I love to drive the stick in this car. It doesn't get the best mpg around 18. In the last year i have had to replace the clutch pressure plate and fuel pump but these are the first major repairs that the car has had in its life time. If you get one with T-tops it is one of the funnest things to drive around in. The car has many aftermarket parts that you can get to enhance the performance and make it sound like a beast."
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By bjk on Thursday, October 04, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 128,600overall rating 1 of 10rating details
Pros: "good gas milage"
Cons: "optispark distributor location"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1
"I've owned my Camaro for 11 years and all I've done is put distributor after distributor into it every 2 years!! Its crazy!! But otherwise the motor is solid for its age and milage."
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By Robin on Thursday, July 30, 2009
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"I ordered this car special in 1994 (1995 model) in the convertible model and "Polo Green" color with tan leather seats..took 4 months to get. But I was not disappointed. I had 2 warranty problems in the early years, fixed without hassle. It is stock except I installed a custom "air foil" to replace the low one on the trunk lid...and had it painted to match the car. This Z28, with the LT1 engine, goes like the wind you feel at 120 mph. The faster it goes, the smoother the ride! No kidding! I know newer models have more horses, but this is more than enough for me! The Kelley Blue book says its worth $8855 at most! Ha! I would not sell this baby for less than I paid for it...about $30,000. Got it for the investment of a truely classic car, and will wait...and have fun doing just that! This car, at 14 years old, is like new and I love it. A big thank you to the Chevy engineers and the guys who put it together!!"
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By Dendog on Wednesday, March 11, 2009
overall rating 8 of 10rating details
"Having previously owned a '98 C-5 with a six-speed I must say this car is darn close in raw numbers. It goes as well, turns & handles almost as well and stops amazingly well (thanks to aftermaket rotors & Hawk pads)! It's a "Poor-Mans" 'Vette I guess you could safely call it. Quite "THE" bang for the buck, I'd say!!! More fun to drive because it's not as eye-catching as the 'Vette was. This car does have a nice throaty sound thanks to the SLP components. Drive safely & have Fun, Fun, Fun ;>}"
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SAN ANTONIO — More than 350 people were expected to attend the National Association of Women Business Owners San Antonio chapter's 15th annual Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards gala at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Road.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have received a grant to help them conduct a study which could shape youth football forever.
The $3.8 million grant will allow them to put sensors in the helmets of 100-130 youth football players, 8 to 12-year-olds, and monitor the hits they take throughout an entire season. They will also be looking at their brains before and after the season.
"We're more looking at what's the effect of all these impacts that do not result in concussions. Repeated impacts over the course of the season," said Dr. Joseph Maldjian.
Dr. Maldjian says some of the hits they see in youth football can be as impactful as ones they see in high school and even the college levels.
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The money will also allow them to create a control group, where they will monitor youth athletes who do not participate in contact sports, such as swimming. They will then compare the two groups at the conclusion of their data collection.
Some programs are seeing less participation from youth football players.
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Davis has a son who plays football himself, but says he has full trust in the coaching staff in charge of making sure his son is playing the game safely.
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Davis says while coaching, he uses an app, called Concussion Recognition & Response, to evaluate players when they take big blows.
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Yet, some parents believe their kids are safe playing the game.
"I wouldn't pull mine out, they love the game. Like I said, we just make sure we're well educated on the risks and things that may happen and try to play the game safely," said Rashanna Liles, of Winston-Salem, who has a 17-year-old and a 10-year-old playing football this year.
As for Dr. Maldjian, when asked if he would let his children play football, he said, "at this point, if my kids were interested in playing youth football, I would certainly let them play."


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Hi, and welcome. I am Koti. I am a volunteer at the Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati for the past fifteen years. Today I am with About.com to tell you about the simple prayer for Ganesha.
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