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Logitech has just announced the coolest keyboard ever! OK, maybe I'm overreacting, but the new "Easy-Switch" looks so good it's almost as if they had Apple's Jonathan Ive over to train their design team.
Logitech's new Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard is not just for your Mac, but also for your iPad and iPhone – "a beautifully designed, illuminated keyboard to use across your Apple devices," says the company.
Press F1 and you're typing on your Mac. Hit F2 and you're now taking notes on your iPad. F3 lets you type messages and other stuff on your docked iPhone. Of course, you can arrange their order any way you want.
The keys are sharp and bright, even in low light conditions. It has auto-adjusting illumination which dims or brightens the keys in accordance with the amount of light in the room.
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Christie Town Hall Remains Sandy-Focused [VIDEO/AUDIO/POLL]
GOP Drafting Bill to Ease Flood Insurance Hikes
House GOP leaders are putting the final touches on legislation that would significantly weaken a recently enacted overhaul of the much criticized federal flood insurance program, easing many premium increases and allowing below-market rates to be passed on to people buying homes with taxpayer-subsidized policies.
Christie Hears From Storm Victims at Town Hall
Gov. Chris Christie, appearing at his first town hall-style meeting since a political payback plot engulfed his administration, heard complaints from residents still displaced by last year's Superstorm Sandy but no gripes from commuters stuck in massive traffic jams manufactured by his aides.


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Secret Garden Party 2011
Rumours Tickets Lineup Weather News Features Reviews Photos Info
Date : 21 Jul 2011 - 24 Jul 2011
Headliners : Leftfield, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and Blondie
Venue: A secret location in East Anglia, GB
Secret Garden Party Video
Dub Pistols - Best Got Better
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Virtual Festivals' 2011 Video Highlights
Bring your festively knitted jumpers, tinsel-laden hats and mulled wine to join in round the dim glow of the LCD monitor and re-live with us some of our finest video moments of 2011.
UK Festival Awards 2011 winners in full
Here's the full list of who won what at the UK Festival Awards 2011.
Secret Garden Party wins Medium-Sized award
The Secret Garden Party has walked away with the 'Best Medium-Sized Festival' at the UK Festival Awards 2011.
Glastonbury wins Best Festival gong at Live UK Awards
Glastonbury Festival picked up the Best Festival gong at the Live UK Business Awards last night (Thursday 6 October).
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There are only two days left to vote for the Golden Welly Award for the Best Independent Festival at the first-ever AIM Independent Music Awards.
Live Music Business Awards 2011 finalists revealed
The finalists for the Live Music Business Awards 2011 have been announced, with Foo Fighters, Slipknot and Beyonce poised to fight it out for the Best Festival Performance award, and Reading, Glastonbury, Bestival and Sonisphere also getting nods.
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Gateway formed a partnership with Kaufmännische Schulen in Hanau, Germany (KS-Hanau) during the 2002-03 school year, focusing on:
- Promotion of intercultural understanding, business practice and working methods
- Broadening the horizons of KS-Hanau apprentices and instructors, and Gateway students and instructors
- Collaboration in the process of curriculum development
- Project-based student/faculty exchanges
Since the formation of the partnership, students from KS-Hanau have visited Gateway annually and in 2007 the first group of Gateway students traveled to Hanau. Each year Gateway students now travel to Hanau and participate in hands-on project-based learning with KS-Hanau students.
Visit the Kaufmännische Schulen Hanau website to learn more.
In partnership with the non-profit organization, Peacework, Gateway has made a long term commitment to assist the community of Orange Walk in Belize in its sustainable community building efforts. This service-learning program is currently open to students in the Horticulture, Information Technology, Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Dental, Physical Therapy, and all Business and Engineering programs. Students will work with local colleges to provide education to primary school students and faculty as well as working on community programs like community gardens, health clinics, and upgrades to IT infrastructure.
Visit the Peacework website to learn more.
VIDA (Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance) provides support for people in need in Latin America. Their top priority is to provide medical supplies and services to those with the greatest need. Open to Nursing, Dental, and Veterinary Technician program students.
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As a young boy growing up in Pittsburgh, Uncle Milton Toys cofounder Milton Levine enjoyed collecting ants in glass jars and observing their behavior. In 1956, Levine fondly recalled his childhood memories after spotting an ant mound during a Fourth of July picnic and soon set about creating both the Uncle Milton Toys company and its first product, the Ant Farm: a transparent ant habitat that has since achieved iconic status. Today, Uncle Milton Toys produces the Ant Farm Revolution (a modernized formicarium featuring a light display) and many other science-related toys for kids, including the Moon in My Room (a wall hanging that displays the 12 phases of the moon), the Solar System in My Room (a light-up sun surrounded by orbiting planets), the Rainbow in My Room (a rainbow projector), the Star Theatre Pro (a home planetarium), and "Horrible Pets" (remote-control tarantulas, roaches, and other creepy-crawlies). The company's collaborations with the Star Wars franchise, the Jim Henson Company, National Geographic, and other prestigious brands have helped it become the science-toy leader.
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MIAMI (AP) - A civil rights organization says a number of Florida school districts are asking for social security numbers or clearly giving the impression one is required in order to enroll a child in class.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed public records requests for enrollment forms and procedures at all of the state's 67 school districts. It then issued grades based on whether the district required a social security number or indicated one was needed.
Eleven districts were given an "F," including Orange County Public Schools.
The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to districts around the country last year reminding them that all students, whether or not they have a legal status in the country, are entitled to public education.


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Why is Password Reset Still a Top Call Driver?
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According to industry research sources (HDI and others), it is estimated that at least 35 to 40 percent of help desk call are related to password resets, and on an average each ticket consumes 20 minutes of a help desk technician's time.
You would think today that the password reset issues would be a minor incident category with nearly every IDM vendor providing a self-service portal, password synchronization or single sign-on capability. To make matters worse, the sheer number of password protected applications and devices are going up, not down.
The truth is that end user enrollment in password management solutions is low and single sign-on doesn't cover all applications and service. Furthermore the lack of success of end user enrollment decreases the chance that the standard IDM solutions for desktop lockout can really be successful.
Add to this the need for more aggressive security policies to lower corporate risk by forcing passwords to change quarterly or monthly, and enforcing strong passwords that are difficult to remember – and it looks like the problem isn't going away anytime soon.
The fact is that users still depend on the service desk to solve password reset related issues. But, service desk agents are ill equipped to efficiently assist the end user. Why?
- Identify management personnel are responsible for security/authentication, not the service desk agent
- Providing administrative rights to a service desk agent is frowned upon by IT security personnel and does in fact compromise security policy
- Password Reset is a complicated, manual process that requires administrative access to multiple systems/applications
Why is password reset a more complicated business issue for MSPs?
- Every client has a unique ecosystem
- Security policy
- Compliance requirements (HIPPA, PCI, etc.)
- Directories, Systems, Applications
- MSP's have limited influence and control over the adoption of Identity Management Solutions
- Single Sign-on
- Password Synchronization
- Self Service
- Generally there is little or no financial incentive for the MSP client to eliminate password reset calls
Support Automation can Significantly Impact the Economics of Service Support
Eliminate calls by improving the success rate of self-service
- Increase Enrollment in IDM self-service Password Reset solutions
- Determine if user is enrolled
- Alert user to the value of enrollment
- Guide the user through the enrollment process
- Improve the Success Rate of Password Reset Self-Service
- Automate the Password Reset process for the end user by integrating with existing IDM solutions to proactively assist with end-user challenge questions and password reset workflow
- Capture the user at the point of pain – detecting failed authentication when using 3rd Party applications – and providing automated or manual direction to the existing IDM solution for password reset.
Automating the password-reset workflow for the technical support analyst
- Reduce the Handling Time Password Reset Related Calls by:
- Providing automatic look up of the user to see whether they are enrolled with the IDM solution and provide the challenge questions/answers
- Performing one-click password reset for many systems that enforces conformance to security policy for password strength
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By COLLIN MCRANNSun Advocate writer
Of the $53 billion in government stimulus money that has been spent in 2009, at least $96,000 of the federal revenues have come to the Carbon County area in the form of a new work study program for young people.
The program has been set up by the Utah Department of Workforce Services in order to help participants ages 18 to 24 find careers they are interested in, as well as build job skills with local businesses and government agencies.
"The money comes from the federal stimulus program and will last until September, but it's still up in the air as to whether or not it will be extended," said Jeff Olinger at the department of workforce services in Price.
In order to benefit more than just the people who are hired, the program was offered to a variety of local organizations.
The program pays 80 percent of the participants' starting wages up to $6,000 until it ends in September.
As of June 1, the positions that were available in the Carbon County area are being filled.
According to Olinger, 35 people applied, but only 16 positions were available to qualified individuals.
The state of Utah based the number of positions on the area's population, unemployment rate and overall need, said Olinger.
In order to qualify participants had to be of low income status, have sub-par educational and/or employment histories as well as display other issues such as substance abuse.
And while not everyone participating in the program has all of the problems, it is intended to help discourage the difficulties in question through teaching not only sound job skills, but job keeping skills.
"It basically gives them (participants) a look into the world they are wanting to participate in," said Janet Cross at the Castle County Care Center in Price.
The program is in its infancy. Therefore, it is still early to report on many details about the program's success or failure rates.
But according to Olinger, things have, for the most part, been going smoothly aside from a few " bumps."
"If we have any issues, we have a team meeting and try to resolve any problems," said Olinger. "We try to match the youth to jobs they are interested in."
To date, the only significant problem Olinger reported involved an individual who was positioned at a dentist's office. The individual discovered that he/she really could not take the sight of blood, or the pain some experienced by the clientele.
"It's a great program and we're hoping they will extend it," said Olinger.


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Here's a eccentric challenge - with this unique set of cards, you can pretty much send any message you wish, from an invite to meet for tea to a playdate at the aquarium to a business meeting with a travelling circus. So, what are you going to do with yours? have a think, let your mind wander, and see just how far it can go.
Odd colorful shapes, quirky line, and a curtsy to the gods of Yin and Yang combine to form Jane's whimsical yet sophisticated style. Many themes parade through the studio. Favorites include: food and wine, the Arts, children's topics, flora, fauna, and social humor. Jane is a self-taught artist and works both digitally and traditionally in water media. She lives and works near Chicago, Illinois.


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March 18, 2012
For her Midwest museum debut, Tangier-based artist Yto Barrada will exhibit "Riffsâ€, an installation of photographs and films that inquire into the daily traces of historical changes taking place in North Africa, the artist's home. Barrada, who is Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year 2011, has developed an artistic practice which combines the strategies of documentary with a metaphoric approach to imagery, resulting in a body of work lauded for its emblematic power. The installation which was previously on view at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin draws from past bodies of Barrada's work, including "A Life Full of Holes: The Strait Project†(1998-2004) and "Iris Tingitana†(2007), reconfiguring them in new relationships together with the artist's most recent work.
Barrada (b. 1971, Paris) grew up between Tangier and Paris, where she studied history and political science at the Sorbonne. She subsequently attended the International Center of Photography in New York. After sixteen years abroad, she returned home to Tangiers where she continues to engage the complex realities around her, avoiding the rigidity of any ideological discourse, and without recourse to the spectacular or the melodramatic. In addition to her recent solo exhibit at the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, a partnership between Deutsche Bank and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, she also exhibited at the 2011 Venice Biennale.
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Elected in November 2007, Joanne M. Mahoney is the first woman to serve as Onondaga County Executive.
Growing up in Syracuse, Joanie Mahoney graduated from Corcoran High School before graduating from Syracuse University's School of Management and S.U.'s College of Law.
After spending time in private practice, County Executive Mahoney worked for five years as a criminal prosecutor in the District Attorney's Office before being elected Councilor-at-Large in the City of Syracuse where she served a four year term.
In 2008 Joanie led Onondaga County to work toward a greener, more sustainable community culminating in "Save the Rain", a comprehensive stormwater management plan developed to reduce pollution to Onondaga Lake. In 2011, Onondaga County was recognized by the EPA as a green infrastructure partner for its work on "Save the Rain" and Governing Magazine named the County Executive a "Public Official of the Year". In April, Onondaga County is to be awarded the U.S. Water Prize by the U.S. Water Alliance.
County Executive Mahoney has also placed a tremendous emphasis on literacy and education guiding the County's partnership with Say Yes to Education, which will increase graduation rates and make college a possibility for many city students.
County Executive Mahoney is also committed to working collaboratively with her government partners. In 2010, then Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo asked County Executive Mahoney to serve as co-chair of his transition team and in 2012, he appointed Joanie to serve as a Trustee for the New York Power Authority. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, Governor Cuomo asked County Executive Mahoney to serve on the Moreland Commission, which is tasked with investigating New York's power utilities' preparation and response to the major storms that have devastated communities in the State of New York over the past two years
In November 2011, Joanie ran unopposed and is currently serving her second term as County Executive.
Joanie Mahoney and her husband Marc Overdyk have four sons and reside in the Town of Dewitt.
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Three friends and I did a 6 day trek 75 miles south from Echo Lakes (South Lake Tahoe, CA) to the Sonora Pass. If you're interested, check out my photos:Dirtydawg's PCT PhotosStill a decent bit of snow up in them thar mountains (but melting fast)./Jason
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Thank you, Jason.I got a laugh looking at one of the verdant plains you camped in where I thought, "how pretty" and then only later read how you remember it being mosquito hell. :)Good thing you brought plenty of booze.
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Erik Gonzalez is a self-proclaimed and self-defined Scanditino who currently lives in sunny California. He got his start on the opposite side of the continent and really makes all his money doing things wholly unrelated to music, unless you count banging hammers as music. He's dabbled in radio but found himself feeling dirty, but he loves associating with the TIG. He's been writing for TIG since the Fall of 2005 and found out that he's eclipsed 125 reviews for website recently (cripes!) He also writes the iPod Roulette, a daily feature on TIG.
You can also visit my blog: The Intellectual Thicket
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Scottsdale man shoots himself in front of police
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale police said a 52-year-old man is dead after officers responded to a silent 911 call from the man's home.
Police said the man pointed a gun toward officers and then put his gun to his
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In 1928, author Willard Wheeler commissioned Hugh Comstock, a much-in-demand architect famed for the fairy tale-esque cottages he built in Carmel, CA. Wheeler wanted something like that, with the magical qualities that were Comstock's signature, but also that encompassed the best of Mediterranean style, as Carmel was (and still is) heavily influenced by Spanish architecture. And Wheeler wasn't looking for a cottage. He had in mind something much grander in scale. The home he got, dubbed "Four Winds of Heaven," fit the bill.
Famous residents
This huge hilltop abode was home to the Wheeler family for 35 years. Next came the Huntingtons and then the Firestones—names readers might recognize.
Current owners the Andros family purchased the home in the mid-1990s for–if Redfin property records are accurate– just $1,750,000. We say "just" because the current selling price is considerably higher (and we'll get to that soon). The Androses wanted to keep all the Comstock charm but bring it up-to-date, allowing for more light to enter the home, and creating more openness within the living space. Features in the 7,400 square foot home include 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a large master suite with spa-like bath, great room with orchestra loft, elevator, 4 fireplaces, 3 car garage and ocean-view patios. All this on a 2.3 acre lot overlooking the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Carmel Bay.
For most of us, owning such a place is as "fairy-tale-like" as Comstock's buildings, but that doesn't mean we can't dream. We'll need to dream big though: the sticker price on the Four Winds of Heaven is $11,200,000.


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|November 5 2012, 12:01 AM
Leader of Cerberus
Location: LeadHead
TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
First up to the plate, we have the "Personal Calls" Award, going to:
Next, we have the "Happy Halloween!" Award, going to:
Next up, we have the "THAT'S gonna be a big ticket!" award, going to:
Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to everyone who participated!
Lets go again!
Check out the Caption contests in the TOS, TNG and Movies I-X forums!
|November 5 2012, 12:04 AM
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Location: LeadHead
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Picard: Report, Mister La Forge.
La Forge: Not good, Sir. The Raiders are down by 11 with less than 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
Picard: Red Alert!
Data didn't blend in well at the Borg Rave.
O'Brien: We'll ship these to Voyager. I have a feeling they'll need the extra shuttle parts.
Picard: So, Number One, what did Admiral Nechayev say when she called?
Worf: Worf to Picard. They made off with the Rum.
Check out the Caption contests in the TOS, TNG and Movies I-X forums!
|November 5 2012, 12:19 AM
Vice Admiral
Location: Somewhere in the South Pacific
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Borg: "Relax! We're not going to hurt you! We just want your credit cards so we can buy more rubber tubing!"
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer
|November 5 2012, 12:50 AM
Fleet Admiral
Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
PICARD: Put it away Mr La Forge. Just because you can't see us doesn't mean we can't see you. And what you're doing.
DATA: What do you mean, "There's a dress code to get in"?
O'BRIEN: Let's just file this one under "Things the Captain doesn't need to know about".
PICARD: I'm concerned that the crew think I'm too condescending...
PICARD: ...that means talking down to them, by the way.
RIKER: Oh, you!
WORF: Oh say can you seeeee...
PHASER-WIELDING CREWMAN: Stop or I shoot.
|November 5 2012, 12:59 AM
Rear Admiral
Location: Shangri-La
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Picard: Do we know who won yet?
LaForge: The vote in Ohio's still too close to call.
Picard: We must know at soon as we can. If Obama wins Mr Worf agreed to shave his beard.
LaForge: What is Romney wins?
Worf: I get command of the Enterprise. I am most decorated after all.
Data: Query... did the Borg assimilate the Kama Sutra or are you just happy to see me?
O'brien: (whistling) Another one bites the dust!
Picard: Report
Riker: Deana's going through a dominatrix phase.... I'm not sure how to cope.
Worf: Who has stolen my cases of bloodwine? Only a Ferengi would do something so dishonorable!
"I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams
|November 5 2012, 01:10 AM
Vice Admiral
Location: Somewhere in the South Pacific
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Worf: "Dammit! I left my communicator somewhere!"
Crewman: "Is that a problem, sir?"
Worf: "Not if I left it somewhere I was supposed to be!"
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer
|November 5 2012, 01:17 AM
Rear Admiral
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
MacDuff: "Wait, don't use the computer! I haven't tampered - ahh, I mean, I haven't cleared it for use yet."
Borg: "No. You will flood the whole compartment."
Data: "He will die."
Borg: "He is dead already."
O'Brien: "Blown up runabout, huh? Glad I don't have to put these things back together."
Picard: "Number One, what on Earth would possess you to die your hair green?"
Worf: "I think I just found a lump."
I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.
|November 5 2012, 01:28 AM
Fleet Admiral
Location: Abraaaaaams
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WORF: Worf to Picard, the container from the Nostromo marked "Xenomorph" appears to be empty.
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|November 5 2012, 01:42 AM
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Location: T'Girl
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Geordi: "Mom, you wouldn't believe the people I work with."
Mother: "Honey you ..."
Geordi: "Picard is a giant pussy, Riker is a egotistical moron, Ro is a professional victim like all Bajorians, Worf just want to shoot people, and there's this new red shirt who's name I can't remember ...
Mother: "Honey they ..."
Geordi: "They're all right behind me, aren't they?"
Data found that get through 24th century TSA security was intrusive.
Picard (os): "So Chief, you took the Captain's Yacht for it annual check. How is it?
O'Brien: "Just fine Sir, ah could you not come down to the flight deck for a few weeks?
|November 5 2012, 03:20 AM
Fleet Captain
Location: Quebec City
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Data: According to my database, this Borg couple is examining my body to see if I may be a good husband for their daughter.
Worf: Worf to bridge!
Picard: Go ahead, Lieutenant Worf.
Worf: Captain, these boxes are full of phasers.
Picard: What is written on these boxes, mister Worf?
Worf: Its written PHASERS, sir!
Picard: So, the phasers boxes are in the weaponry hangar and contain phasers?
Picard: What do you see Mr La Forge?
La Forge: A pieace of paper scotched on the wall...I read...Not avalaible until Tuesday
Picard: I swear it, Number One! I never wrote fart jokes on any caption contest!
Riker (os): What the hell did happen with this goddamn shuttle?
OBrien: Do you know that story about an Emergency Landing Plan B on the Enterprise-A?
Riker (os): Yes....
OBrien: It seems your Imzadi is not Hikaru Sulu.
|November 5 2012, 03:24 AM
Rear Admiral
Location: Patrolling Sector 2814
Re: TNG Caption This! 290: Security Concerns...
Worf: You know we have this big viewscreen thing over here. I'm just saying, group of people, small viewscreen, big honkin' viewscreen behind me not being used...
Despite assimilating Clive Anderson, the Borg still could not quite get the hang of the Whose Line is it Anyway game, "Helping Hands."
O'Brien: Okay, so you all get what we're doing. Wesley is dead and the Captain wants it to look like an accident...
Riker: Sir, you can drop the act, everyone knows "Science II" is your code word for "porn."
Security Guard: Sir, I realize it is important to be vigilant, but could you please perform your breast cancer self-exam somewhere else...
"When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do it knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." --Neil deGrasse Tyson
|November 5 2012, 03:42 AM
Vice Admiral
Location: Somewhere in the South Pacific
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O'Brien: "Jeez, look at these edges! You really think this even remotely qualifies as 'precision fabrication work'?"
Crewman: "Well...they were the low bidders--"
O'Brien: "They're Pakleds!!!
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer
|November 5 2012, 07:06 AM
Rear Admiral
Location: Deep Space 9
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La Forge: Captain, our computer records show that as soon as this many redshirts are in the same location, one of them's sure to be killed!
MacDuff: [thinking] Aww crap!
O'Brien: [thinking] Honestly, I've been on this ship for years, an experienced Chief Petty Officer with decades of combat and technical experience, and they have me picking up rubbish! There has to be a better assignment, somewhere darker and grittier where I can be truely appreciated.
Even on duty Worf couldn't resist a bit of Klingon nipple play.
Commander Austin Harris, First Officer, Deep Space Nine (by FltCpt. Bossco)
8.01 - Darkest Before Dawn (Chapter 8 added, 12/09/2015)
|November 5 2012, 07:41 AM
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Picard: The captions this "Dead Head" character is picking are terrible, I miss Leadhead.
Geordi: They're the same guy.
Picard: They can't be, they have different names!
Data: I'm sorry I ruined the end of Skyfall...
O'Brien: Wait, that panel with the roundels... that's from the Tardis isn't it?
Riker: No, I have no idea what half these stations are for either.
Worf: Worf to Lister, we found the Curry supplies. Try to make them last this time.
TRANSFORMATION: SAY Hi(Q) TO POWERMASTER PRIME
Optimus Prime is back in my look at: People Power! Part 2!
|November 5 2012, 09:44 AM
Rear Admiral
Location: Triskelion
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Picard: Straighten up people, here comes the bowling ball.
Borg: You will adapt to service our UHF reception. Resistance is futile.
Data: Are you referring to my direct or alternating current?
Borg: You have already surpassed our annoyance threshold. Please leave.
Crewman: Couldn't we just transport this shit where it's supposed to go?
O'Brien: Not if you want to sue for disability at some point.
Picard: Now tell me, Number One. Was your password "Password?"
Riker: I don't know. Maybe?
Worf: Worf to Riker. Nothing down here but some crates of Cheateau Picard.
Riker: Ugh. Party over.
Worf: Wait - here's a bucket of Klingon bathtub hooch left over from my visit to the Monastery of Boreth.
Riker: Woo hoo!
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NEW YORK — Matt Holliday has grown up quickly before our eyes, becoming the player that fans yearned for since the romanticized days of the Blake Street Bombers.
Initially, he was going to be the next Dante Bichette. He's become so much more than that. Tuesday, with the world watching the last All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Holliday smoked a 95-mph Ervin Santana fastball into the right-field bleachers in the fifth inning.
What I will remember is the sound that accompanied the swing — a fleeting gasp from the sold-out crowd. That's the reaction many of those who wear purple and name babies Tulo will have when Holliday leaves Colorado.
It might be in the next two weeks. It might be in October. But it's more likely than ever to happen this winter, with the Red Sox, Yankees and Mets all panting after the left fielder.
Holliday has been edging toward his exit ever since he took batting practice with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in 2006. Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter didn't know him then, and moved back 15 feet as he nearly decapitated the Yankee legends with line drives.
Problem is, Holliday has grown up and outgrown the Rockies, a player who can't be expected to take a discount to star on a team that's gone to the playoffs once since 1995. Anyone would faint over $100 million, the figure the Rockies have hinted at in negotiations. But Holliday is worth around $150 million on the open market.
He's unlike any other player in Colorado history. He's led his team to the World Series. He's starred in Nike commercials. He's posted ridiculous power numbers in the humidor era and is no Coors Field Frankenstein.
"I am happy to see him get his first all-star hit," texted teammate Garrett Atkins on Tuesday. "I guess he can hit on the road. That should shut some people up."
The Rockies can talk smartly about their business plan, and how it makes no sense to allocate too much to a single player. It took nearly five years for the sea of bad contracts — Mike Hampton, Denny Neagle and Larry Walker — to thaw. And now they are beginning to drown in Todd Helton's deal.
To their credit, they recognize that Holliday is a $20-million-a-year player, but not over seven or eight years. The term of the contract remains the hardest issue to resolve. Only creativity will bring a solution — with Holliday backloading the deal or getting out-clauses which would allow him to become a free agent sooner if the team goes sour.
Or elasticity from the Rockies. Expanding the payroll to around $85 million would leave room to keep talent around the slugger and provide sanity to his salary.
Trading Holliday might balance the books, but it sends the wrong message to fans who embraced the Rockies last fall and opened their pocketbooks this season despite the recession sapping discretionary income.
"There's no pitcher in the division that wouldn't mind seeing him out of their lineup. He's remarkable," Giants closer Brian Wilson said. "He's the most difficult guy to get out. He completely changes how you view them."
That's why he needs to be the Great Exception. He's said he would be disgusted if he isn't a physical specimen at 35. I believe him. His wife watches his diet. He works out because he loves to, not because he has to.
When he was in Panama several years ago with Team USA, he lifted his suitcases like barbells because the hotel didn't have a weightroom.
This is a guy who has performed in the postseason and homered again on baseball's big stage. Keeping him says the Yankees and Red Sox don't rule the world.
Holliday will always have Tuesday's memory. But it will ring hollow if Colorado doesn't always have him.


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Slender mother-of-two Rosie Reihill "loved" her experience of appearing in the Impartial Reporter's fashion feature this week.
The self-confessed trouser and t-shirt fan was transformed by colour and style consultant Catherine Robinson, who said her main aim was "to get Rosie out of black".
A pharmacy assistant in Corry's pharmacy, Darling Street, Rosie is a busy mum and has just taken part in the successful Westville Family Resource Centre's Not So Strictly Come Dancing event dancing the tango and the jive. Admittedly, that event got her out of trousers, but no-one would be advised to wear such flashy costumes on a day-to-day basis!
Comfortable clothes are a must "when you're working full-time every day and have a house to keep and two children," (Mikey, 18 and Lucy, 20) Rosie explains.
While Rosie keenly reads fashion magazines, she has always assumed that trousers suited her shape better and would "never go near dresses or skirts." She also thought that dark colours suited her dark complexion and associated colourful styles with blondes.
Back in the 1980s, Rosie admired the colourful styles of Toyah Wilcox and once while she was away on holiday, her mum counted 38 pairs of shoes and four pairs of boots in all shapes and colours. In recent years, she has opted for a more conservative style; with some statement jewellery to add life to her outfit.
Following her transformation, under Catherine's expert guidance, shopping for cute and comfy day-time dresses and glamorous party or occasion wear will "not cost her a second thought", Catherine predicts.
Upon meeting Catherine, Rosie was surprised to find an array of colourful dresses to suit her svelte figure.
"The most important things to consider first are colour, shape and personality," Catherine explains. "Rosie's comfort zone has always been black so I've chosen four outfits that have a real 'wow' factor."
Rosie's first outfit is a simple but effective print dress teamed with a fur and wool gillet, both from Exhibit. Her hair and make-up was done in Studio 37, Belmore Street, Enniskillen.
"There's so much out there, especially at this time of year," says Rosie, who loves the bright colour combination on the dress. Catherine adds to this look with black boots and a beautiful ostrich and snake skin print bag, both from Shuphoric on Townhall Street. "I'm adding some animal jewellery to the outfit as that's all in that the moment," Catherine adds.
For the second outfit, Catherine suggests a means of re-vamping an old leather jacket. "Take your leather jacket and layer up with the fur and wool gillet for these cold winter days." She teams the dress with brown tights and 'Irregular Choice' Baby Beauty brown tweed and floral ankle boots from Shuphoric. The peach mid-size 'Gabriella' handbag with gold padlock detail adds a touch of femininity to the "rock chic" outfit.
Rosie admits to feeling great. "It's my favourite," she says. "When I tried it on and showed it to Catherine in the changing room I thought: 'I actually like that!'
A glitzy and glamorous Rosie appears in her third outfit, a "charleston-esque"
nude dress from DV8 with "beautiful beaded embellishment." The peep-toe shoes are Rosie's own, from Next.
"I wouldn't usually wear something like this," Rosie admits. However, she looks comfortable with her new look. Catherine explains: "She is now ready for a dinner party or a Christmas party."
Catherine opted for a "dreamy day after your wedding" option for Rosie's final look. Rosie, who will marry Laurence Miller next summer, likes this soft style; a nude and cream dress with masses of pearl embellishment on the collar, also from DV8. Pearl earrings and nude patent shoes from DV8 complete the look. The stunning ensemble is set off with a bouquet from Flowers by Sylvia.
"I loved it all," Rosie tells the Impartial Reporter. "The second outfit was my favourite though," she adds. "I would definitely go to Catherine for advice on occasion wear in the future."
Rosie finishes with a warning to her daughter, Lucy: "My daughter has always told me to get out of black and when she sees my new look she's not allowed to lend!"


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Clinton Evokes RFK Assassination to Justify Her Campaign May 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton is officially evil, horrible, and stupid.
She justified her continued campaigning by saying this:
«"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it," Mrs. Clinton said, dismissing the idea of dropping out.»
Crazy lady, say wha???


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The green LED indicates your alarm has power. The red LED will flash around once every minute indicating you have battery backup power. If the alarm sounds, the red LED on the device that initiated the alarm will flash rapidly. The red LED on all other interconnected alarms will remain off.
After the alarm, the unit will Latch, or recall which unit initiated the alarm. The green LED will be on for two seconds and off for two seconds. You can reset the latching feature by pressing the test or silence button.
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The world's first social drawing application for iOS that turns drawings into videos with the touch of a finger. Read more
Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on July 20, 2013.
The world's first social drawing application for iOS that turns drawings into videos with the touch of a finger.
About this project
First things first. What is Sketch'd?
Sketch'd is the world's first iOS application that allows users to draw anything they want, animate it with their fingers, and share that animation instantly with others as a looping video– or as we like to call it, a "sketch". Users can also take a picture and turn that into a drawing which can be animated the same way.
So. We have a working prototype and are ready to take it to the next level.
This is our story.
We love drawing and creativity.
Our interest began with simply loving to draw and share art with others. Yes, this was one of those 'weekend project' ideas that turned into an actual, real possibility. We then looked and looked and looked, but there wasn't a fun and easy way to integrate animated drawings into current social networks. When we asked others what they thought, they agreed. Now, because we love drawing and creativity, we have done the research and brought together a competent, gifted team to build something that we think creators, animators, and every day users will enjoy.
It's obvious something is missing.
It's no secret– today's apps are turning over a new revolution. They're essentially the new websites of our world. The current app market is growing faster than ever before. But, we've noticed there is a spot missing. There is a great community to share photos– that's Instagram. There is a wonderful community to share music– that's Soundcloud. But where is the excited and inventive community to share animated drawings? Why isn't there a fun and memorable app experience that allows people to share video-like drawings that they have drawn with their own fingers? We set out to solve that problem with Sketch'd.
Drawing + animation + video + social
It turns out that when you were young, you used pages and pages of paper to draw things and show them to your parents. You showed them to your childhood buddies with great excitement. Sometimes, it was the only thing that could make you smile. Walt Disney brought you the greatest animation experiences of all time. He was, in a few words, the Mickey Mouse. When YouTube came about, you shared millions of videos with your friends online. Drawing + animation + video + social was built into your genetics all along.
With Sketch'd, we are taking what you know and love, creating something new, and making it elegently simple for you to be a part of. The best part? It's all done by your fingers and a little thing we like to call 'drawmagination'.
The time to democratize the animation industry has come. We've got the team to do it.
We decided it was time to push the rules around and take the animation market into a different world; flip the usual animation methods upside down. We started from scratch and collected a dream-team together. In the past year, we have bootstrapped quite a bit. Our team went from plan to plan, concept to concept, and then arrived where we are now: at the final prototyping stage. It's time to show the creative industry and all of the upcoming creative paper-thinkers that there is an easier way to do business.
Sketch'd: Creation and personalization combined.
When we sat down at the drawing board, the first thing we delved into was the market. Would this app fit inside the current market? How many users could we bring on in the first year? What's the number one problem we can solve? Numerous questions ran through our minds.
To find this out, we put it to the test. We started asking around. We asked animators, creators, and avid app users what they thought. We asked them about what they thought was missing in the app space. The biggest answer was clear: an easy way to animate and share drawings through an app, as well as a new fun way to personalize their social networks. We also found that there was no way to take a picture of a drawing, animate it with your fingers, then proceed to share it easily with others. From there, we realized we weren't just creating another socially-connected application, but a brand new way to personalize social profiles.
Using many pages of paper for animations is so last century.
Let's face it. The animation process hasn't been changed much since it was invented. The current multi-paper, scan-to-computer system is outdated and it wastes trees inside the environment. In 1906, J. Stuart Blackton released Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. It was a three-minute long animation. Since then, the world has developed computers for this, as well as methods to scan pages of drawings. An old attempt to speed up the process at that. Westworld, 1973, marked the first time computer-generated images were used. The equipment to produce animations of high calibre is still expensive and only available in larger movie studios. We've found that animation apps do exist on the App Store. The problem is: these current apps are either buggy or don't do what they are meant to do. Furthermore, they don't make it easy to share the creations made within. We are innovating an easy way to create drawings, animate them, and then share with others as a looping video. It's time to get Sketch'd.
Excellent art evolves from inspired creators, designers, and most importantly- Millennials.
Today, Generation Y is the speediest at picking up new technology around the world. It's obvious that today's Millennials are going to create the next big 'thing'. With Sketch'd, our main target markets are designers, creators, people who like to draw, video-sharing fans, brands, and...you've guessed it. Generation Y. We've imagined from the start that many younger designers and creators will begin to use Sketch'd once it is launched. For all we know– the next Walt Disney could come about just from using our app. Just take a look at how many stars have come out of YouTube and it only takes a minute to realize how powerful Sketch'd could become for Millennial animators.
Power for advertising is in the genes.
Ground up, we've designed Sketch'd to be great for brands and fan outreach. We've come up with a drawing system that allows for a choice between turning a picture into a drawing, or starting from scratch and drawing with a fresh start. Take a minute and imagine a company with a large amount of fans. That company signs up for Sketch'd, creates an ad out of a drawing they've spent weeks creating on a piece of paper, and shares it as a sketch with their audience. Because we have built a feature into Sketch'd called "Re-Sketch", this will allow brands to have a massive advertising reach. With the tap of a button, that company's fans can "Re-Sketch" the animated drawing and turn it into a completely different beast. Think about the possibilities when a company with 1 million fans shares an ad through an animated drawing on Sketch'd. If 28,000 people were to "Re-Sketch" that ad– 28,000 re-created versions of that animated ad would be publicly viewable. The power to advertise is in the genes.
Ease-of-use that's beyond the usual.
Integrating ease of use has been important to us since day one. With Sketch'd, we have put thought into the design and usability of the app in itself. Upon building the login screen, simplicity was key. In the current prototype, sign-up and login is done through Facebook and a temporary account. The final version will allow for both usernames + e-mail addresses, Facebook, and Twitter for sign-up and login.
With that in mind, Sketch'd has a clean news feed interface that splits the posts into groups of four as you scroll down. Depending on how testing and feedback goes during this campaign, we may switch this to a single view news feed with larger posts.
Create your own. Be your own.
The profile was no different. When thoughts started brewing about how the profile would work, we innovated not only something that would be eye-catching, but something that would be naturally useful. The profile allows you to slide the circular picture back and fourth to reveal or hide the profile information. We also designed the profile with quote enthusiasts in mind. Directly attached below the profile information is a place for your own custom quote.
But wait! It doesn't stop there. Customization in the creation world is very important. We made the profile on Sketch'd so that you can even change the background image. All that's needed to edit any part of the profile is a press of the edit button in the top right corner. The cool thing? When the profile information is hidden, the whole background image is viewable.
And so the drawing begins.
The Sketch'd drawing process was made from the start to be unlike any other. The minute you enter the drawing screen, it becomes apparent that you can create just about anything– and with plenty of room. Create your imagination. Show your skills. Innovate with art.
You not only get plenty of space to draw, but also a space to create and personalize your sketches. We've thought of a slidable drawer that is easily accessible from the right side of the screen. Just drag, slide out, and boom. You've got– Color Choices. Pencil Sizes. Tip Textures. Everything.
It gets even better. Our team even invented a completely new way to animate drawings. All you have to do is select a set of dots at the bottom of the screen, then drag them to the desired parts of your drawing. You get to design the parts that move.
Here's the really fun part! It's time to throw the old animation process in the trash with this one. Make a plan in your head about what you want your sketch to do. When you move the dots, it records. When you stop moving them, it stops. The great thing is, no more wasted pages of paper and no more frustration. Let's put that in perspective once more:
Move dots. It records. Simple.
Time tracking made easy.
We're solving a huge problem. Animations take forever to make. Plus, with the current process, it's extremely hard to know how much time has actually elapsed while creating animations. With Sketch'd, we've fixed this and implemented a large digital display clock at the bottom of the recording screen. No matter how many times you move the dots and make your sketch move, we've got your time covered.
Drawings from your mind. Drawings from real life.
We wanted to take the whole process one step further. Drawing anything you'd like is cool and all. But what about photos? Once you take a photo with Sketch'd, it's instantly transformed into a drawing that can be animated with the same process as a regularly created drawing. Take a photo of anything. An already made drawing, a tree, you name it. Once you're finished, all you've gotta do is make it move with your fingers, then share your sketch with all of your friends.
Sharing is caring.
Our society is so connected. Messages that used to take days to reach their receiver can now be received in seconds. People are on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter 24/7 sharing news with their friends. Getting their "likes" and comments. Why isn't there a largely popular community for animated drawings in the form of videos? The answer is simply this: it hasn't been done yet. Sketch'd allows you to create your drawing and animation, then instantly share it as a looping video on various networks of your choice. Not only can you share your sketch through your Sketch'd network, but you can share with Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube, and Tumblr right out of the box. We've also implemented the ability to save your sketch to the camera roll. Want to load it into iTunes? No problem.
Just a smile and re-sketch away.
Everyone likes to smile. What if when you saw an animated drawing that made you smile, you could actually smile? With Sketch'd, we've added a way to do this. Smile at others sketches, people smile at yours. All from the press of a button. We also thought through the process of someone seeing another's sketch. We realized that we needed an incredible way to let people expand on other's sketches. This is how the term "Re-Sketch'ing" was born. If you see someone's sketch that you like, all you have to do is press the "Re-Sketch" button. This then puts their sketch into the drawing screen and allows you to add anything you want. You can then take that sketch through the same animation process and create a totally different animation from what was done before. Before each post, you can decide whether or not you would like your sketch to be "Re-Sketchable".
Being featured is no longer a hard task.
We've noticed another problem: There are many great artists out there with so much talent. To always be seen– that's not an easy feat in a large network of people. This is something we pondered on how to fix for a while. With that thought, we've made it so no matter how many people are on Sketch'd, the featured page will be really fun and easy for everyone to be a part of. (And you can be in a big way when Sketch'd launches if you go look at the rewards!)
See new trends. Find great art. Explore creativity.
Finally, an easier way for creatives to be noticed– and new art to be found.
On top of being able to easily see new trends and explore creativity, we've also made this really useful. When you tap "Featured", you instantly see a beautiful map of aggregated, animated sketches from the network. Depending on a few facts and how many "Re-Sketches" a sketch has, it shows up on this screen. The ones with the most "Re-Sketches" appear larger than the ones with smaller amounts. If you see one that you like, all you have to do is pinch your fingers to zoom in. When you zoom in, the UI scales your movements and brings the sketch to the foreground in fully animated form.
Searching for your friends and types of creations is just as great.
Our project isn't just about us. It's about putting rewards into your hands too.
When we were brainstorming about the rewards, we wanted to make sure to give you the best possible rewards for the best value.
Be sure to checkout the rewards section! There are plenty more cool rewards waiting for you.
The timeline of execution: where your money is going.
To us, it's not only about design and building a great end-product. It's about execution too. We've planned this out really well. Once it is clear that we will be funded, the train to take Sketch'd out of the prototyping stage and into your hands will begin full speed ahead. Below, we've listed a timeframe for everything we will be doing once funded.
- Funding happens: Further building and testing of the animation/drawing system, search system, and featuring system.
- Late-July to mid-August: Continued building and testing of the animation/drawing system, search system, and featuring system. Start of design and infrastructure of backend server system.
- Mid-August to early-September: Finish off building and testing of the animation/drawing system, search system, and featuring system. Continue building out the backend server system.
- Early-September to late-September: Building out of backend server system continues. Further building of the profile system, "Re-Sketching" system, "Smile" system, and comment system begins. Polishing of UI and further design of sharing system begins.
- Late-September to mid-October: Beta testing begins. Building out of the backend server system finishes. Further building of the profile system, "Re-Sketching" system, "Smile" system, and comment system continues. Polishing of UI and further design of sharing system continues.
- Mid-October to late-October: Beta testing continues. Extensive tests of server system begin and finish. Further building of the profile system, "Re-Sketching" system, "Smile" system, and comment system finishes. Polishing of the UI and further design of sharing system finishes.
Estimated Submit to App Store Date: October 22nd, 2013.
Estimated Launch Date: October 31st, 2013.
The costs explained:
As you may know, developing great apps isn't cheap. While we have a team, we can't do this without some extra help. We need your funds to continue development of the animation/drawing system, search feature, commenting feature, smiling feature, sharing feature, and sketch featuring system. On top of that, we need to build the backend server system. This will ensure that the Sketch'd network runs smooth no matter how many users are on board. Furthermore, we also need to clean up the user interface and further design the overall experience to run without a hiccup when we launch. Below, we have written a basic list of the four main costs. We have also linked a neat article on Stack Overflow which describes a lot more about how much great apps cost to develop.
Development costs in basic list form:
Building and finishing of animation/drawing system: $15,000
Search, comment, smile, sharing, and featuring system: $15,000
Infrastructure of backend system: $25,000
Polishing of UI/UX design: $5,000
More info about app development costs: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209170/how-much-does-it-cost-to-develop-an-iphone-application
Kickstarter: What we need now, is you. Here's why we do.
We can't deny it– we need your support. With your help, we can further show that the animation world needs a change. With your funds, we will be able to further improve the graphics of the app, hire more developers, perfect the animation system, design the network to be extremely nimble and receive viable feedback. Your help and support will allow us to bring the app out of the prototyping stage and into your hands.
Prove to our community that we can do this, show the world that we really can flip the animation world upside down.
Now all we need is for you, yes you, to prove that this can work. We need you to help us show the world that we really can flip the animation world upside down and change the game. Share this project with others and take our hands on the big adventure to make Sketch'd a reality. Show everyone that there is finally a way to create animated, sharable drawings in the form of fun, looping videos.
Risks and challenges
We have worked extremely hard to find an amazing, talented, and hard working team. Our goal when we found this team was to bring together an army that could show the world there is a way for anyone and everyone to have fun and easily be a part of the ever changing animation industry. Every day, we put our hardest efforts into working on Sketch'd. When funded, the biggest risk that this project entails is getting the app submitted to the app store and going through Apple's review process. Beyond that, the other challenge will be scaling the back-end server infrastructure to run smoothly as our audience grows.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
We are building on iOS first. We chose this direction because we feel that iOS is more stable on the user experience side with what we desire to build. We plan on adding Android support later this year, following the launch of Sketch'd on iOS.
Good question :) The people who helped us with this are Anna and Spencer photography. You can see their website here: http://annaandspencer.com/cinema/
Yes. We have designed the case in both iPhone 5 and iPhone 4/4S sized cases.
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--The Ultimate Launch Backer-- We will fly you out and bring you to Atlanta, GA to meet our team and launch Sketch'd with us. We will talk to you about the design process and skills that we have used to bootstrap our way to development. And-- of course you will also receive all of the Sketch'd gear as well as the ability to reserve a username. This level backer is also granted beta access, and gains a shout out on Facebook and Twitter. You'll have your name + company website listed in both the "Backers" section inside the settings of the app AND under the forthcoming "Supporters" tab on our website. Plus, you'll get the custom Sketch'd desktop wallpaper and the signature "Elite" emblem on your profile. Finally, you will have one of your sketches featured in the app during the first month it's on the App Store.
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Experience video game control like never before! Play all your PC games with comfort and precision with this hybrid trackball gamepad. Read more
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Experience video game control like never before! Play all your PC games with comfort and precision with this hybrid trackball gamepad.
About this project
No other controller in the world provides the complete mouse experience on a gamepad. This hybrid controller bridges the gap between typical PC style and console style gaming control. It has all the comfort and ergonomic goodness of a gamepad controller, plus an integrated trackball to add the speed, precision and intuitive response of a mouse. So, you can kick back in your favorite chair and fill your frag meter to your hearts content.
The one downside is that you can't roll up to your local Gamestop, pick one up off the shelf and bring it home.
And that is what this project is about. It's about creating an opportunity for players like you to finally have a chance to own your own.
Until now, only a select few have ever had the chance to experience this controller in their own hands. Thanks to a platform like Kickstarter, we can create the opportunity that might never have existed.
Control Nirvana Awaits Us All...
The goal for this project is to manufacture a controller for every backer's pre-order and maybe a few extra for those who miss this window.
Funding this project will accomplish the following:
Perform minor engineering updates
Create a tool for the molded plastic parts
Procure the necessary sub-components
Manufacture, assemble and ship the controllers
The version of the controller to be built through this project will be for PC. It will connect directly via USB and register as both a gamepad and a trackball. This will let us bring the ergonomic advantages of a gamepad to standard PC control setup. Check the FAQ for more details. ->
I currently have a complete engineering specification for this version. This includes design requirements, solid model data, PCB layout and bill of materials – everything I need to get started. To prepare for production, the list of sub-components must be reassessed and the engineering and solid model data should be re-evaluated.
I have an original quote for the tooling and complete manufacture and assembly per unit using a non-US manufacturer, which guides my estimate of production costs.
I'm fired up about building these controllers for long-deprived eager fans. As backers rally behind a project like this, you prove your support and demand for unique innovations. By spreading the word around, we can hope to find more supporters that are eager for something different - something exciting!
So please, make your pledge at a level that works for you, and I look forward to sharing all the exciting details of development with you. Thank you.
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video background music: "Los Angeles" by No Color - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/No_Color/Laube_EP/08_-_Los_Angeles
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SUPER early bird, mega deal. For the closest and most eager supporters, whose efforts spreading the word about this project are instrumental it's success, this is your pre-order - incredibly below cost. Thank you for your unfading devotion.Less
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"I will pre-order one now, plz." Control nirvana awaits. This is an expanded early bird reward for deserving supporters. Be among the first to own experience the miracle of bridging the gap. Included at this level is access to an exclusive project hub where you can collaborate on design decisions. (Please add $15 shipping outside US)Less
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Wow. Really? Thank you. Your support is huge. Please accept all the above, absolutely. Plus, I would like to fly you here just before production to personally tour you through the development studio, and have you go one-on-one with the final production prototype in an exclusive pre-launch, hands-on demonstration event.Less
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- I have a Web application in Tomcat where I need to call a JNDI resource
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- The resource is a small Java class, some like a connection Pooling.
- I configured this in server.xml, and actually I get the instance of this
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Team New Zealand Beats Italy By 3 Minutes, 21 Seconds In America's Cup Trials
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Emirates Team New Zealand beat Italy's Luna Rossa by 3 minutes, 21 seconds in their final meeting in the round-robins in the America's Cup challenger trials Sunday on San Francisco Bay.
As the points leader in the round-robins, the Kiwis had the choice of advancing straight to the Louis Vuitton Cup final or picking their opponent for the semifinals. Skipper Dean Barker said that while the Kiwis considered getting in more racing time, they've decided to advance straight to the finals in order to continue development of their 72-foot catamaran.
That leaves Luna Rossa to face Artemis Racing of Sweden in the semifinals starting Aug. 6. Artemis only recently launched its new boat and hasn't sailed in the round-robins. The syndicate has been slowed by the fatal capsize of its first boat on May 9.
The Louis Vuitton Cup finals begin Aug. 17, with the winner advancing to face Oracle Team USA in the 34th America's Cup starting Sept. 7.
The Kiwis had a slight lead at the start Sunday and built its lead at every turning mark on the seven-leg course. Team New Zealand went 5-0 against the Italians, including the opening race that Italy boycotted due to a rules spat.
In their four head-to-head matchups, the Kiwis were so dominant that the Italians twice were officially ruled a DNF — did not finish — because they crossed the finish line more than five minutes behind Team New Zealand.
After the race, Tom Cruise and his son boarded Team New Zealand's boat and were given a ride across the bay.
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Jon is the only candidate for Kingship who has no idea who his mother was.
Good one, to that I'll add
"Kings have no friends," Stannis said bluntly, "only subjects and enemies."
"And brothers," a cheerful voice called out behind her.
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Posted By yihan On November 27, 2011 @ 5:49 am In Featured Stories,Old Infowars Posts Style,Tile | Comments Disabled
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
A man collapsed while doing some Black Friday shopping in a crowded store, and people nearby continued to shop.
Witnesses tell WSAZ.com some shoppers walked around and even over the man's body.
Family members tell WSAZ.com that Walter Vance, of Logan County, W.Va., passed away after being taken to the hospital.
It happened at Target in the Southridge Shopping Center in South Charleston about 12:15 a.m. Friday.
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"We look for strength. We look for persistence — a woman of the year is someone who believes that women can do whatever they set their mind to, and Mukhtar illustrates those qualities better than anybody. This is a story that's going to shock everyone who hears it."
"Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the failing down, but the staying down."
"Just for a persistence of faith, many people deplete their entire lives in the everlasting awaited."
"We have seen a continued drop beyond Paris, but persistence near the capital. We cannot yet claim victory."


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Noami asked us if we would recommend any Kinect games for her 12 year old. A game that would keep him entertained for hours. We really wish there was one. Here is our dilemma. There are very few games that a typical tweenager would love, let alone play for hours. I think Xbox team is working on this though. They have announced pre-orders for Star Wars on Kinect.
Here are the ones we would consider for a tween / teenager. We would love your feedback soon so we can add these to our list of recommended games.
Dance games: If your kids love dancing and have others to join them in the fun, these dance games come highly recommended. We own Dance Central 2 at home and we played Just Dance 3 at a friend's place. Both are good, our personal preference is Dance Central because it has easier navigation and good songs.Overall, both are fun games that get your kids active while having a blast with dancing.
WipeOut in the Zone: This is the game version of the popular ABC show with the same name. Best part of this game is that it will keep your 10 year old active and sweat it out playing. Some of the challenges are fun, but we really dont think this is a game that will keep kids interested for too long. Check it out here
Gunstringer: Note this game is rated 13 years or older. This is a fun game with a lots of action, jumping, shooting (cowboy style of course) and some very original Kinect tactics while playing. We love this game, but have to warn you that not all kids will enjoy this. It is a taste thing.
Here are things we like about this game:
- Ori9inality: the game is well designed with Kinect in mind. Good, easy and fun controls. Navigation and play is intuitive. Game maker Twisted Pixel does a great job of colors, landscapes and concepts
- Humor: if you kids love funny games, this is very funny.
- Two player support: if you have more than one kid, the second one can easily join and leave with no difficulty
- It comes with a bonus of Fruit Ninja downloadable game!
Here are things you may want to be aware of :
- It is rated T for language, innuendo and some violence. Officially for 13 plus years.
- Game is on the shorter side. If you kids are avid gamers, they will finish this in 4-5 hours.
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CHICAGO, October 12, 2006 — GTCR, one of the nation's leading private equity firms, today announced the final closing of GTCR Fund IX LP with $2.75 billion in commitments.
Fund IX will invest in companies across high-growth industries, including business services, consumer products and services, healthcare, technology, and transaction processing. Consistent with GTCR's successful investment strategy, Fund IX will partner with leading executives with track records of equity value creation.
"We're very pleased to have completed the final closing of Fund IX," said GTCR Managing Principal Ned Jannotta. "Our successful fundraising was a strong endorsement of our unique approach to private equity investing. We very much appreciate the terrific support and interest we received from existing limited partners as well as new investors."
Capital for GTCR Fund IX has been primarily provided by pension funds, endowments, and foundations. Portfolio company executives and the Principals of GTCR have also made significant investments in Fund IX. GTCR, which currently manages more than $8 billion in capital, has invested in more than 150 companies over the last 25 years, 33 of which have become public companies.
About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC is a leading private equity investment firm and long-term strategic partner for outstanding management teams. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the investment strategy of identifying and partnering with exceptional executives to acquire and build companies through a combination of acquisitions and strong internal growth. GTCR currently manages more than $8 billion of equity capital invested in a wide range of companies and industries. More information about GTCR may be found at www.gtcr.com.


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% Daily Value Serving Size 1 pouch (74g) Servings Per Container 1 Calories 150 Calories From Fat 90 Total Fat 10 g 15% Saturated Fat 3.5 g 18% Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 40 mg 13% Sodium 320 mg 13% Total Carbohydrate 3 g 1% Dietary Fiber 1 g 4% Sugars 1 g Protein 13 g Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 8%
Ingredients: Fully cooked Jalapeno Pepperjack beef patty (beef, water, textured vegetable protein (Soy protein concentrate, caramel color), red bell peppers, seasoning (cheese blend [Dehydrated blend of monterey jack, cheddar, and blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), whey maltodextrin, reduced lactose whey, canola oil, buttermilk solids, salt, sodium, phosphate, whey protein concentrate, lactic acid, citric acid], spices, dextrose, dehydrated bell peppers, dehydrated jalapeno, soybean oil, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, artificial flavors, lipolyzed butter oil, olive oil, soy lecithin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate,), contains less than 2% of jalapeno peppers, salt, dry beefstock, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, natural extractives of chili peppers (with canola oil and mono- and diglycerides), spice, caramel color).
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K2 Component Article-Items' Images Carousel - Rotator module
The module offers functionality to represent the K2 Component Article-Items' via rotating Images attached to K2 items.
You have just to select K2 categories from where you want to reperesent the K2 articles.
demo site can beseen here
The module shows images in such way that it rotates - Carousel the images inside the frame given opptunity to be shown all selected K2 items images in frontpage or in other pages of the site.
The module can best used for gallery types of representing the K2 items.
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Frame has tabs popular, features, last article and last pictures. which is also rotated.
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And in case you've been looking for a reason to crack open a bottle of wine, this is my 500th post! Go me!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday morning
I wore this to church last Sunday, and was very glad I decided to wear the jacket. Turns out the zipper started to split about 2" from the top. It was still maintaining my modesty when I got home (even with some emergency road-side car repairs: always remember to secure that gas cap to avoid getting a "check engine" light), but it is definitely in the "mending" pile. You know, that pile that tends to reach the roof before you do anything about it...
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Woo! Congrats on 500. I love the print of the dress. It's perfect for a summer bbq (or church!). Hope you get it fixed soon.ReplyDelete
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I love blazers or jackets with dresses. It's becoming a "thing" with me. :) You look awesome!
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Yay! 500! Congratulations Cara! I wonder how many I have done so far!ReplyDelete
Hmmn... good thing you averted a potential wardrobe malfunction - in church!
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Congratulations on your 500th post, Cara! I enjoy reading your blog. :)ReplyDelete
Cute outfit!
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Well, J.J. Abrams mixed that up a bit in the last
Star Trek
I think you might see Polaris do a couple of different things in the course of our movie. Lacking magical shields it's kind of important that they not get hit by the other guy.
Maurice, one of our producers and a guy who knows a lot more about movies than I do, has pointed out to me that there are also reasons having to do with artful film editing that tend to support having vessels of all kinds move in certain directions and orientations. Returning to TOS as an familiar example, we most often saw the bridge of the Enterprise with Kirk facing screen right - and not by coincidence, the customary orientation of the ship in space was traveling forward from screen left to screen right (and they
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