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Google I/O slated for April 24-25, points to Android future
updated 02:50 pm EDT, Mon October 17, 2011
Google IO hints Android Jelly Bean schedule
Google gave a clue as to the schedule of Android's Jelly Bean update Monday with word of the schedule for Google I/O 2012. The developer and tech expo is due at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on April 24 and 25. While it didn't provide clues as to the future path itself, it pointed to past events as indicators of what would likely happen.
A new Android version has usually surfaced at Google I/O in the past few years and hints that Google might have its first version of Android after Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) ready sooner than other OS updates have come in the past; I/O has often taken place in May. Jelly Bean is rumored to be a more sweeping update than its yet to be released predecessor, but what that means hasn't been explained.
This year, Google I/O showed only just a small glimpse of Ice Cream Sandwich features but also showed off Android 3.1 as well as future technology like Android@Home. Everyone at the event also got the first production US version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Google never officially confirms hardware plans but regularly tries to link a 'halo' phone or tablet to each event.

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Not only is he a great shooter, but a fine critic and theorist as well. We had a thread running about the snapshot aesthetic (which I believe came off of a thread about Alec Soth's blog) where he really make some fatastic points. Persuasive enough to make me really rethink how and what I shoot.
He is truly another example of why I am so grateful to be an APUG member.


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County Road 227 in Crawford Township is closed for 10 days, according to Coshocton County Engineer Fred Wachtel. The road was closed beginning Thursday for a bridge replacement project.
The road closure is less than a mile west of County Road 10 in Chili. According to the office, possible detour routes include Township Road 227 to Township Road 225 to County Road 190. Anyone with questions can contact the engineer's office at 740-622-2135 or visit CoshoctonCounty.net.


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I should mention, I am using the vanilla Shogun 2 trainer posted on 1JUL2013. I have tried running it in Admin, windows xp etc... I cannot find out why only those options aren't working. I've customized it as well, changing the buttons three or four times. It is always the same options that don't work. I get no "Activated" sound.
perhaps reading the instructions that came with the trainer would give you a clue..
I found a way to activate those options. Despite what the txt file says, you must activate the option "Options off" then activate those options and then it will work (you can deactivate options off if you want afterwards). I only tested it with 2 and 3 so not sure about the rest of the options you put down.
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Imagine having so many fruit trees in your yard that you've never bothered to count them. And imagine just walking outside every morning during the summer to forage in this edible forest.
That's pretty much the scene at Barbara Donaldson's 2-acre property in Waukesha, where she maintains - with surprisingly little fuss - a sort of higgledy-piggledy Garden of Eden.
"I love my yard," she said. "I love coming out here and just picking, just seeing what's ready and ripe."
There's a ladder-accessible Montmorency cherry tree, several sprawling and unidentified apple trees, an assortment of pear trees and a regiment of plums. Some were planted 50 years ago by the original owner, others have been dug in more recently.
"I was on a plum kick a few years ago," she admitted.
If Donaldson gets bored with the more usual pickings, there are also - in seasonal succession - serviceberries, mulberries and elderberries. And tucked in here and there are nuts trees including hazelnut, black walnut and butternut.
Donaldson trumps most home gardeners when it comes to variety, but she is not alone in her interest in growing fruit trees. A recent check with members of the SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardeners unearthed a number of passionate backyard orchardists, including Donaldson and the others interviewed here.
It's a trend noted by Dick Zondag, president of J.W. Jung Seed Co., based in Randolph. He estimates that there has been a 20% increase in fruit tree sales over the last year.
"It's been a gangbuster year for any of the edibles," he said. "I think it's the economy, people hoping to be a little more self-sufficient when it comes to food."
The Jung catalog is available at www.jungseed.com and includes a wide variety of cold-hardy trees, which are shipped during the spring planting season.
While Donaldson makes it look easy, she acknowledges there is always some work that needs doing, such as the pruning, which she has gotten behind on. But she says that shouldn't deter people from giving fruit trees a try.
"You can plant fruit trees and - with not much care - they will still be producing in two or three generations," she said.
Unlike many orchardists, she does not use chemical sprays for pests or disease. And she has no problem with the imperfect-looking fruit that results.
In Fox Point, master gardener Faouzi Kablaoui has eight fruit trees on his roughly half-acre lot. He grows what he and his wife, Nawal, enjoy eating fresh. Desserts made from the bounty are reserved for guests and special occasions.
He stores the fresh fruit, primarily apples and pears, well into the fall.
"We take the fruit when it is full-size but not quite ripe and then store it in the refrigerator. We had fresh fruit until about Thanksgiving," he said.
In his well-tended grove you will find apples, including Honey Crisp, Cortland, Ida Red and McIntosh, as well as plums and pears. And there's a sweet cherry tree with fruit that he declares to be "very sweet, very nice."
There is also a Red Haven peach tree, planted five years ago, that has had only one good season so far.
Because peaches - as tempting as they are - struggle in our chilly climate, Kablaoui doesn't recommend them.
Pears do much better, and one of his trees, with fruit ripening in October, produced about 200 last year, he said. Most fruit trees bear heavily every other year, so this year's crop is much lighter.
Kablaoui, who is retired, advises people to consider the time commitment before planting fruit trees, which require springtime pruning and - if you want to keep all the bugs and diseases away - spraying four to five times a year.
"How much time do you want to devote to it? If you don't have time, don't trouble yourself," he said.
Barbara Martinka, who grew up on a farm, is an avid urban gardener, with about six different fruit trees on her city lot in the Jackson Park area.
"I didn't want to plant city trees - street trees - I wanted to grow fruit," she said.
She rattles off the list of trees: pear, apple, sour cherry, apricot, peach and shrubby elderberry. That's along with the likes of raspberries and grapes.
One of her favorites is a pear tree grafted with five different types of pears. It produces fruit over the course of the growing season. This type of multitasting tree can be a good option for small lots, she said.
She has also had good luck so far with her cold-hardy Reliance peach, which she planted three years ago.
"There's just nothing like the taste of tree-ripened fruit," she said.
It takes most fruit trees a few years to become productive, but once they are up and running, there is always that delicious quandary of what to do with the excess.
Preserving the bounty
Jean Draeger, nutrition program education for the Waukesha County University of Wisconsin Extension, said fruit can be frozen, or canned using the hot water bath method. Fruit may also be preserved in jams, jellies and fruit salsas.
She cautioned that canning food may not be cost-effective because of the initial expense of buying equipment such as jars and a pot big enough to hold them.
So unless you plan to do it year after year, Draeger recommends "freezing as the way to go, especially if you've got a freezer that's running anyway."
The National Center for Home Food Preservation (www.uga.edu/nchfp) is a good source of up-to-date information. The site includes links to U.S. Department of Agriculture publications related to home canning.
Have your bushel basket ready. But do some planning and research first.
Waukesha County UW Extension commercial horticulture educator Kristen Krokowski fields plenty of questions from home gardeners who dream of planting a backyard orchard.
"People need to have appropriate expectations," she said. "They need to know what they are getting into."
For most home gardeners, "vegetables are fairly easy, but growing fruit trees can be daunting."
That's mostly because of the schedule of pruning and spraying that's often recommended to keep trees healthy and fruit relatively unblemished.
Despite the effort involved, many amateur enthusiasts give into temptation because they "are interested in the process or they want more control over their food. And some people are hoping to save money."
It comes down to the fact that "everyone likes the idea of homegrown fruit," she said.
Pluck the fruit from your own trees or just pick it up at the farmers market. The bounty from local orchards includes -each in its season - cherries, peaches, plums, pears and apples.
The following recipes show off ways to use the sweet, summertime abundance.
Peach Gelato, made without an ice cream machine, as well as Arugula, Pear and Goat Cheese Salad are adapted from Russ Parsons' "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table" (Houghton Mifflin, 2007, $27).
The Pear-Spiked Applesauce and Sour-Cherry Gin Slings are adapted from www.foodandwine.com. The source for Polenta and Plum Cake is Missouri-based Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards (www.starkbros.com); and it's www.epicurious.com for the classic Peach Cobbler.
Of the peach gelato, Parsons writes that the texture should be somewhere between soft-serve ice cream and dense, chewy traditional gelato. Depending on the sweetness of your fruit, you may want to add more sugar.
Peach Gelato
Makes 8 servings
3 pounds peaches, peeled and pitted¼ cup sugar, or more to taste
|½ cup mascarpone, crème fraîche or yogurt
Cut peaches into very small pieces. The smaller you cut them, the faster they will freeze and the finer the final texture will be. Arrange peach pieces in a single layer on baking sheets and freeze solid, about 2 hours.
Place frozen peach peaches with sugar in food processor and grind briefly. Add mascarpone and pulse until mixture is smooth. You may need to work in batches.
Empty contents of food processor into small container and freeze again for 20 to 30 minutes before serving. If gelato freezes solid, simply process it briefly again before serving.
Note: Recipe can be halved.
Arugula, Pear and Goat Cheese Salad
Makes 4 servings
1 tablespoon minced shallots
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup walnut oil¼ cup walnut pieces
2 ripe but firm pears
¼ pound arugula or watercress, torn into bite-size pieces6 tablespoons soft fresh goat cheese
For dressing: In small jar with a tight lid, combine shallots, red wine vinegar and salt. Set aside to steep until almost ready to use. Just before serving salad, add walnut oil to dressing, fasten lid tightly and shake well to combine.
For salad: In small, dry pan over medium heat, place walnut pieces. Toast, shaking pan from time to time to keep nuts from scorching, until slightly darkened and aromatic, about 10 minutes. Chop coarsely and set aside.
Quarter each pear lengthwise and trim fibrous core from stem to bottom, cutting out seeds as well. Cut each quarter in half lengthwise and then cut into roughly ½-inch crosswise pieces.
Place arugula in salad bowl and add goat cheese in rough 1-tablespoon dollops. Add pear and walnuts and pour ½ cup of dressing over top. Mix well but gently, taking care not to smear goat cheese or break up the pear pieces. Taste and add more dressing, if necessary.
Divide among four chilled plates, being sure each gets an equal amount of cheese, pears and walnuts. Serve.
Peach Cobbler
Makes 4 servings
6 large peaches, peeled and cut into thin wedges
¾ cup sugar (divided)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon cornstarch1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces¼ cup boiling water
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In nonreactive baking dish, toss peaches with ¼ cup sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch and bake in middle of preheated oven 10 minutes.
While peaches bake, make topping: Stir together flour, remaining ½ cup sugar, the baking powder and salt. Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined.
Remove peaches from oven and drop spoonfuls of topping over them. Return to middle of oven and bake until topping is golden, about 25 minutes. (Topping will spread as it bakes.)
Polenta and Plum Cake
Makes 10 servings
4 plums, pitted and cut into wedges
¼ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
4 egg yolks
2 eggs
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon or orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extractWhipped cream (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan; line bottom with a 9-inch circle of parchment paper.
Arrange plums on parchment in pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over plums. Set aside.
In small bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and beat until light. Add egg yolks and eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add lemon peel and vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in flour mixture. Spoon batter over plums in pan and spread evenly.
Bake in preheated oven about 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes. Remove sides of pan; cool cake completely. Invert cake onto serving platter; remove bottom of pan and parchment. If desired, serve with whipped cream.
Sour-Cherry Gin Slings
Makes 12 drinks
Sour-cherry syrup (see recipe)
2 cups gin
2/3 cups Cointreau2/3 cups fresh lime juice
Angostura bitters
Sparkling waterLime wheels and fresh cherries for garnish
Make sour-cherry syrup.
To make the gin slings: In pitcher, combine gin with Cointreau, lime juice, sour-cherry syrup and a few dashes of bitters, and stir well. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top each drink with sparkling water. Garnish with lime wheels and fresh cherries and serve.
Sour-cherry syrup:
1 pound sour cherries, stemmed¾ cup sugar
1 cup water
Strips of zest from ½ lemonStrips of zest from ½ orange
In large saucepan, combine cherries with sugar, water and citrus zests and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat 40 minutes. Pass mixture through a fine strainer, pressing on solids; you should have 2 ¼ cups. Let cool.
Notes: Sour-cherry syrup can be refrigerated up to 1 week.
With a squirt of sparkling water, the syrup makes a base for kid-friendly cherry soda.
Pear-Spiked Applesauce
Makes 3 to 4 cups
4 apples, such as McIntosh (1 ½ pounds), peeled, quartered and cored
2 pears, such as Bartlett, peeled, quartered and cored1 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
In large, heavy saucepan, bring apples, pears, water and lemon juice to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until fruit breaks down to a thick, chunky puree, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled.
Note: Applesauce can be refrigerated up to 1 week.
This recipe is adapted from Russ Parsons' "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table."
Parson explains that a buckle is an old-fashioned American dessert that is somewhere between a crisp and a cake.
Cornmeal Buckle with Plums
Makes 8 servings
1 ½ cups sugar (divided)
6 tablespoons plus 1 ½ cups flour (divided)
¾ teaspoon salt (divided)
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces¼ cup yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 large egg
½ cup milk1 pound plums, pitted and cut up
Make topping: In food processor, pulse together ½ cup sugar, 6 tablespoons flour, ¼ teaspoon salt and the butter pieces until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch glass pie plate or a 9-inch deep dish pie plate or an 8-inch square baking pan.
In large bowl, sift together remaining 1 ½ cups flour, the cornmeal, baking powder and remaining ½ teaspoon salt.
In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat softened butter with remaining 1 cup sugar and the egg until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add half the milk and beat until smooth. Gradually beat in rest of milk.
Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until well moistened. Mixture will be the texture of cake batter. Fold in plum pieces. Pour into prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Scatter topping mixture evenly over top. Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.


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ROUNDUP: Matthews acquires Cincinnati firm; new hotel in Bridgeville; Grane companies expand; more
Matthews acquires Pyramid, expands in management
Matthews International Corp., North Shore, said Monday it acquired Pyramid Controls Inc., Cincinnati, which provides warehouse control systems and conveyor control solutions for distribution centers. The acquisition, whose terms were not disclosed, will expand Matthews' fulfillment products and services in warehouse management. Pyramid has sales of about $18 million and about 50 employees. Matthews makes bronze and granite markers, caskets and cremation equipment, as well as imaging and product-code equipment. The company employs about 5,300, including about 900 in the Pittsburgh area, and had sales of $900 million in the year ended Sept. 30.
Horizon Properties to build 5-story hotel in Bridgeville
An 84-room Hampton Inn will be built at a site at exit 54 off Interstate 79 in Bridgeville by Horizon Properties LLC of Washington County. Construction will begin in January at 300 Old Pond Road, on the west side of the highway, and include demolition of one of the two Knights Inn buildings — the one never completed or used. Site preparation will take place this winter, weather permitting, and the hotel could be opened in December 2013. The five-story hotel will be owned by Bridgeville Hotel Associates LP, which is affiliated with Horizon Properties. It will be managed by Horizon Hospitality.
3 Grane companies planexpansion in O'Hara
Pittsburgh-based Grane Hospice Care and Grane Home Health Care expects to add more employees to 75 in the Pittsburgh market and 180 throughout Pennsylvania. The two Grane companies will relocate in March to a building at 260 Alpha Drive, RIDC Industrial Park in O'Hara. that used to house Zambrano Construction. The building was sold by the Regional Industrial Development Corp. of Southwestern Pennsylvania to Practical Administrative Solutions LP, a group of private real estate investors, for $1.06 million. Both Grane units will relocate from 209 Sigma Drive, in the O'Hara RIDC park. A third unit, Grane Supply, currently in that building, will expand into the empty space, said Scott Sosso, a Grane spokesman.
New operator takes controlof Homer City power plant
The Homer City power plant has a new operator under contract, NRG Energy Services, after a subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy on Friday transferred control of the the 1,884-megawatt, coal-fired generating facility to the owners. A $750 million scrubber installation project on two of the three generating units is continuing, as are normal operations, said Andy Katell, spokesman for the General Electric Co. subsidiary that is the primary owner. Power wholesaler Edison Mission Energy filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors on Monday, but Katell said the EME subsidiary that leased and operated the Homer City plant wasn't involved in its parent's bankruptcy. Plant workers have been rehired by the NRG unit, based in Houston, he said.
GE sees 'double digit' 2013 industrial growth
General Electric Co. forecast profit from its industrial segments will increase by "double digit" percentages next year, while growth slows at the GE Capital Corp. unit. Total revenue will be little changed to a 5 percent increase for 2013, GE told investors and analysts at a presentation on Monday in New York. Industrial sales excluding acquisitions are expected to grow by 2 percent to 6 percent, versus a 2012 outlook of about 8 percent, the company said. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt is seeking to expand profit margins at the Fairfield, Conn.-based company's industrial units while shrinking its financial operations.
Lumber reaches 6-year high as housing erodes supply
Lumber futures rose to a six-year high, extending a 2012 rally that is one of the biggest among commodities, on mounting signs of tighter supplies as home construction rebounds. Prices have surged 37 percent this year, more than any of the 24 commodities tracked by the Standard & Poor's GSCI Spot Index. Lumber has more than doubled since January 2009, when the recession and a collapse in the housing market left a glut of wood. Since then, output plunged in Russia while China boosted imports, limiting supplies in North America just as demand rebounds, according to International Wood Markets Group.
Airlines are raking inon baggage fees
Airlines collected $924 million in baggage fees in the third quarter, up almost 3 percent from the same period last year, the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics said on Monday. United Continental Holdings Inc. reported some of the biggest gains. United collected $187.3 million in bag fees in the third quarter, up 10.8 percent from a year earlier. Delta Air Lines Inc. is the second-biggest airline by traffic, but it had the top spot for baggage fees. It has collected $662.8 million so far this year. That's up slightly from the same period last year. Even Southwest Airlines Co., where passengers can check two bags for free, has collected $104.3 million in baggage fees so far this year. That's mostly because its AirTran subsidiary does charge for baggage.
Sprint raises offer to buy Clearwire to $2.2B
Sprint, the country's third-largest cellphone company, said Monday that it will buy out the portion of wireless network operator Clearwire that it doesn't already own after raising its offer price to $2.2 billion. The deal would give Sprint control of a flailing affiliate, one it depends upon to provide high-speed "Sprint 4G" data services on some of its phones. It would increase Sprint's access to the airwaves, meaning it could boost data speeds in coming years. However, cell towers using Clearwire spectrum have poor range, meaning Sprint may struggle to provide broad coverage.
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For most of the United States, Daylight Savings Time started last weekend -- clocks are set an hour forward, so that the "daylight" part of the day extends to a later hour. For a variety of reasons, this has a small but noticeable effect on energy consumption. Now the House Energy and Commerce Committee is drafting legislation to extend the daylight savings period for two months, so that it starts the beginning of March and ends the last Sunday in November. A recent study by the US Department of Transportation concluded that a two month extension would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil per day.
If this passes, a couple of questions present themselves: would the remaining three months still be referred to as "standard time;" and what's the argument for not simply extending daylight savings to the rest of the year?
This was done in the 70s also when the oil prices were very high. The reason it was changed back was because parents were worried that children waiting for the schoolbus or walking to school in the dark might get hit by a car.
It's a legitimate concern.
Not when all the kiddies are ferried to and from school in massive SUVs...
the century-old idea of daylight savings time doesn't seem that worldchanging, nor does the use of daylight savings time for energy optimization (that idea dates to at least the 70's).
for something worldchanging, try discarding national lock-step time, and set local school/business hours to the local optimum.
(more TIVO solves the lock-step entertainment problem)
Jesse's right. Richard Nixon instituted permanent daylight savings time in the '70s. I was in high school at the time and I remember waiting for the morning school bus in complete darkness in the depths of a Wisconsin winter. Not pleasant. The purpose then, as now, was to save energy, and it had about the same effect. That is, nada.
IMO this is simply lame posturing by a Congress unable and unwilling to cross its corporate masters in the oil and transportation industries and mandate the changes that are absolutely necessary to put this country on the path to a more responsible energy policy. Note, for example, that nobody is proposing another Nixon/Ford-era regulation that actually worked: reducing the federal highway speed limit to 55. This would save a lot more oil than a pitiful 10,000 barrels/day, and might have the added benefit of saving a few thousand lives every year.
Set a lower speed limits for V8s and you might see something interesting ;-)


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In order to do type N we need to change the perforating tools and recalibrate the punching head.
The edge marking of the film numbers and brand is done by the black drum on the lower right (there are two drums, one for 24 exp. and one for 36, the one for 36 is fitted with film). The clicking sound the machine makes comes from the edge puncher of this roll. The punch is then read out by the spooling machine so it positions frame number one correctly at the beginning of each film.
The spooler is sitting next to machine only temporarily for testing purposes on this wagon shown.
Later it will be next to his two brothers in a room with dimmed daylight so we don´t have to do all the work in the "dark" (we have IR goggles and IR lamps).
There is also a silver drum in the middle of the machine. This is for the film number (quality tracking) and it used to mark the word "safety film".
We are actually conisdering to mark "safety film" again because it carries the spirit of the 60ies.
Spooling 100ft rolls on this machine will kill you in labour costs. You need a more flexible machine for that.
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Most people just don't undertsand about nitrate film. I have spoken to people who literally think it will explode. In order to calm them down, I tell them how to look for the markings "Safety" or "Nitrate." I explain the difference between black letters on clear or clear letters on black. Finally, if there is any ambiguity, I tell them to try the "float test" or the "flame test."
I just had to go through this whole rigamarole two weeks ago. I guy found some old films at a garage sale and somebody warned him that "Old movies are made of nitrate film" and "Nitrate film catches fire!" It took me two days to get the guy calmed down. I had to finally meet up with him, inspect the film for him and perform a flame test in order to satisfy him that his film wasn't going to burn his house down.
You and I both know that marking it "Safety Film" is superfluous because there are no manufacturers producing nitrate anymore. However, most people react to things they don't understand with fear and panic.
My suggestion is this: If it doesn't cost anything extra and it takes no more extra time than to thread the film around one more roller, there's no reason not to do it. If you ever have a customer who doesn't want his film marked this way, it's a small matter to skip the step.
Just stumbled upon this thread. Thanks for sharing, Mirko. It's great to see some pictures and to read some background information on this great project. Keep them coming, please.
Will you consider organising a factory tour someday? ;-)
Very interesting information, and congrats to Adox for their efforts. I'm an "Ilford man" for B&W normally, but I shall certainly be placing an order for some Adox films to try out. :)
For the same reason I would clearly specify in all technical documents accompanying any film material that it is actually safety film. Stating the obvious can make a sales difference sometimes.
If we want to be truly "retro" the film should probably have an arbitrary 4-digit emulsion code...
Or something along those lines ;-)
In film making sooner or later it´s always a matter of coating size. If you can get volume on a coating machine you are a happy man, if you struggle with volume you can choose between poor quality or a skyrocketed price. Thus a very simple aproach to the matter is to coat "a" film and then make many different products out of it. In this context Super8 and 16mm are contributing formats.Quote:
I read, somewhere over the Internet, that Adox is planning to introduce, in the future, some Super8 and 16mm B&W movie film stock. Is it true or just fantasies ?
We have also bought and refurbished machines to make Super8, Normal8 and 16mm film but the question is if we can bring a final product at competitive prices to the market. So apart from the pure capability of making it we are at present debating about production costs.
To you the price of a roll of moovie film might seem high but from a manufacturers standpoint such film is sold quite cheap :-)
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Ok, after resolving some problems with the RRUpd8 plugin I got it to work. It's really a usefull tool so it goes into the skin. So far the main screen is finished and looks like this:
The only downside is that I've been wasting my time for 2 days on making screens for a file copier that now becomes obsolete. Enforcers RRUpd8 can do the same even better and more. So the file copier probably won't make it into the final skin but here's a screenshot of it so it wasn't a complete waste of time...
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Bill O'Reilly: Time Was When His Foot Was As Big As His Mouth
Fox News host and self-described "investigative historian" Bill O'Reilly is plainly a man of parts — whether made-up or real. With that in mind, allow me to retell a story that I related to readers of American Spectator readers some time ago. The story takes on new pertinence given the outrageous fabrications that are apparently contained in his best-selling new book Killing Reagan, which include the allegation that Ronald Reagan was gaga through most of his presidency — often watching "soap operas all day long" in his private quarters on the second floor of the White House.
A good friend of mine came to know O'Reilly in the early 1970s, when both of them were working at WPLG Channel 10 in Miami — O'Reilly as an intern and my friend as the television station's back-up anchor.


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November 25, 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -
The governor, who met last month with Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, wrote a letter
to them March 5 spelling out his request.
The governor, along with a majority of the five-member county
commission, wants to refinance or restructure the debt at a fixed,
sustainable rate of interest, with the federal government providing
a form of bond insurance that is not now available in the private
Details of the letter were reported Tuesday as two county commissioners issued a news release saying a bankruptcy filing
would be the best option.
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This stagecoach being handcrafted at Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop in Letcher, South Dakota, for an interactive display in the new Visitor Center at Wade House in Greenbush. This is an authentic reproduction of the Concord Coach that traversed the plank road between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan in the 1850s.
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C.D. Smith Construction, the general contractor, plans to turn over the keys to the new Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, according to a group press release.
For more than two years, Museum Design Associates of Massachusetts has worked with the Wisconsin Historical Society, Uihlein-Wilson Architects and Department of State Facilities to design and develop orientation exhibits, as well as displays, for the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. The exhibits will introduce visitors to a 19th century ...


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I am a 19 year old guy currently residing in Vista, California. I just moved here from Seattle Washington after my service in the U.S. Army where i was in Military Intelligence with the Airborne Rangers.
Most everything i did in the Army is top secret and classified. I had to leave because of being injured. I tore My rotator cuff to the point where it may never heal, and i was unable to keep up with my responsibilities.
I enjoy life to the fullest and enjoy all the small things in life.
I am a total romantic who is still in search of that love that will never fade.
I love my poetry and am working on a novel. It is slow oing but I'm trying.
I am the type of person that would sacrifice everything for family and friends. I've even been expelled from a high school for defending a girl from my best friend at the time.
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El Paso has long been a boxing city.
Boxing legends such as Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Evander Holyfield and Julio César Chávez have graced our city.
Most recently, El Paso boxing fans have had the opportunity to cheer on two of their own -- Antonio Escalante and Juan Lazcano.
Two other locals -- Ladislao Vicencio and Jake Martinez -- may not be household names but they have brought great recognition and prestige to El Paso by winning state Golden Gloves boxing championships.
Vicencio, who has been the driving force in teaching young boxers the science of the game, was a three-time state champ in the 1970s in the lightweight division, while Martinez -- whose daughter Susana is now governor of New Mexico -- was a classic pugilist in the 1950s, winning three state titles in the same weight class.
This weekend, new memories and new champions will be made at the 70th El Paso Golden Gloves Regional Championship at the El Paso County Coliseum.
The fights, sponsored by Price's Creameries, Casa Ford and the El Paso Sports Commission, will start at 7 p.m. Friday and continue at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets cost $10, and $5 for children younger than 8 and active-duty military.
Israel Lerma, boxing coach at Armijo Recreation Center, trains 15 to 18 young fighters (the youngest being 9) from Segundo Barrio.
"We have even more individuals that train with us just for the fitness and exercise," Lerma said.
Lerma even has a stable of fighters in his own household in his wife, Rocio Salas; his two sons, Tony Lerma, 14, and Angel Salas, 15; and their 10-year-old sister, Keidi Lerma.
Tony Lerma, who won the USA Region 8 Championship in the 70-pound division in Midland and the Fiesta de Las Flores boxing title Labor Day weekend in the same weight class, is looking forward to his clash with an Albuquerque fighter.
"My son trains every day and is always shadowboxing, as he has really taken to the sport," Israel Lerma said. "His boxing favorites professionally are Paulie Malignassi and Ricky Hatton."
Lerma is proud of his family's accomplishments, but even more so of the team of fighters at Armijo who show a day-in, day-out dedication to the sweet science and discipline boxing can give one in life and education.
The Armijo Boxing Team won the Golden Gloves team competition in 2008 and 2009 and hopes to do it again this weekend.
Training for youth boxers is offered at Armijo, Pavo Real, Carolina, San Juan and Nations Tobin recreation centers.
"El Paso has a strong and rich history in boxing where many former fighters serve as mentors to our youth." said Herman Adams, president of the local USA Boxing Border Association. "We look at having 15 to 20 bouts a day where winners in the open division will advance to the state Golden Gloves Championships Feb. 29 to March 3 in Fort Worth."
Before Sunday's bouts, there will be a Parade of Champions, which will include all past Golden Gloves champions in different weight classes.
"An El Pasoan has not won state in about eight years," Adams said. "But a bright prospect is Josh Enriquez, who was recently named El Paso Boxer of the Year by the El Paso Boxing Hall of Fame."
For more information about the Golden Gloves, call Herman Adams at 867-7910 or Ladislao Vicencio at 203-0493.
Wayne Thornton, a longtime supporter of community events in El Paso, may be reached at 373-6708 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Fred Krumm knows the struggles of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Dorothy, struggled with the disease for the last 15 years of her life.
"I took care of her at home for a while until it got so bad I couldn't handle it," Mr. Krumm said. "I finally had to put her in a nursing home for two and a half years."
To help others coping with the disease, Mr. Krumm and Eva Rebekah Lodge 299 are sponsoring a Poker Hike from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Proceeds will go to the Alzheimer's Association of Northwest Ohio to help pay for services, such as day-care centers and help-lines, and to help find a cure.
Registration for the mile-long hike will begin at Lambertville Lodge 467, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, hall, 8128 Summerfield Rd. Each participant will receive a playing card at the start of the hike, and additional cards at each station along the way. The participant with the best poker hand at the end of the hike will win a $25 cash prize.
All participants are asked to donate at least $5, but donations of any size are welcomed and appreciated.
"We want to collect as many donations as we can, because so many people need the help," Mr. Krumm said.


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Lori has been a licensed massage and bodywork practitioner for over 18 years in a variety of settings. She has worked with Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Medical Doctors, Naturopaths, and Athletic Trainers. Along with a thriving massage practice, she has also taught anatomy, nutrition, ethics, and all topics associated with therapeutic bodywork at a few accredited massage schools in Arizona. She took a little time off from active participation in massage, and has returned with a whole different outlook on the profession.
"Most of my practice has incorporated a lot of deep therapeutic work. I have found over the years, it is the more subtle work that creates the biggest and most long-term changes within individuals.
With the use of various styles of bodywork, energy, and essential oils, I hope to assist my clients in reconnecting with the health they once knew."
Modalities include but are not limited to: gentle myofascial release (John Barnes method), deep tissue, Energy Work, Reflexology, integrative, Shiatsu, doTerra oils
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Tonya Hughes has been a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist for 4 years. Her strengths include listening and honoring what her clients express as their concerns, needs, and desires for the massage session. She uses her skills to listen to the body of the client to facilitate releases of constricted tissue and to nurture an overall sense of relaxation and expansion. Her foundation for providing massage and bodywork is honoring the inherent connection of body, mind, and spirit. Her clients often express gratitude for her peaceful, nurturing, and flowing style. Tonya is very personable and authentic in her relations with others which aids in putting others at ease and greatly enhances the relaxation response.


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OUI Updates Update
We've now received a response to the issue described in the previous entry. In short oui updates at install time are broken (apparently fixed in 22.214.171.124, but no updates are available for that release yet to check.
Hi ,
The OUI looks for the metadata for the patches.
There is an unpublished bug 11709996 on 184.108.40.206 due to which ,the latest patches are not being downloaded.
Hence We'll recommend you to check for the latest patches from My Oracle Support and apply the latest patch manually using opatch.
It would be interesting to know if the same issue affects Enterprise Manager patch recommendations as well (one would like to think that Oracle only have one "check for latest updates" routine, but you never know).


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High-End Candles and Scents for 2013 Valentine's Day – Part One
When it comes to love, there are million original ways of expressing emotions. However, unless you are competing for "the Coolest Message of Love" title, the most important question should be whether a message will be understood properly. Thus, if you think it is too soon for a ring, if flowers and card are not enough or if the writing love graffiti on the roof of a city hall seems too risky, luxury scented candles could be a perfect Valentine's gift. They are powerful symbols of love, they look very sophisticated and finally, they will provide hours of pleasure for both of you.
Each year, ahead of the Valentine's Day, we come up with a few hints for those who are still searching for perfect gifts for their loved ones. The choice of high-end candles that are specially created for this festive of love seems more impressive than ever before, so carefully pick the ideal fragrance, having on mind that each scent has the different effect on our senses. Let us start with the most refined aromas of rose which is another infinite symbol of love, passion and romance. Carefully combined with other delicate fragrances and infused into high quality natural waxes, it can be that special ingredient for the perfect romantic night.
For the Valentine's Day, Voluspa prepared a thrilling blend of luxury aroma of Brut Rose Champagne, cassis and beautiful floral scent derived from white rose petals. Along with the classy design, inspired by the rich luster of Vermeil Silver, a Champagne Rose Candle is a pretty nice gift, available for just $24. Another high-end candlemaker, Votivo comes with a Rush of Rose Candle, offering a sensational explosion of refreshing Damascus rose buds flavor, subtly followed by light, watery and woodsy notes. This affordable luxury with the burning time of 60 hours costs $26.
If you look for something more expensive, there are several remarkable candles with the prices of over $60. By providing a sensual floral note highlighted by the very rare fragrant oil from the petals of the centifolia rose, Belle Fleur's Rose Immortelle Candle brings the intimate atmosphere to the higher level. Beside the divine aroma of Egyptian rose, you can also enjoy a complex blend of hyacinth, jasmine, orris, galbanum, cedar wood, amber and mint. Poured into a soft purple see through vessel and presented in an exquisite gift box, this can be an extraordinary gift for your beloved one.
Specially for the Valentine's day, Diptyque comes with a Limited Edition of its Rose Duet Candle with a double layer which goes from roses on the top to baies on the bottom. In the middle, these wonderful fragrances are mixed together for the unique experience. This is just a little hint for all of you who want to share your love with some very special person. Soon we will come with more recommendations.


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In 2011, Edward Ortiz Middle School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The New Mexico average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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I went to ortiz middle school and Honestly the teachers made me feel like I was a failure and I would never succeed in my life the only good teacher I had was Mrs.Romero she was the best teacher ever but all in all I would not recommend this school to anyone!
i think edward ortiz middle shool is the best school in the world cause i usto go there and i still remeber all the things i did in that school. i love it and want to go back to see it just one more time with all my friends. my name ij Janet gomez. i was in E wing. in 2009 i went to Edward Ortiz Middle School and loved it.
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All proceeds of Halochella are donated to Child's Play, a charitable organization set up to bring books, toys, and games to children in 70 hospitals worldwide. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT Child's Play Charity
- Tournament Date: 09.28.13
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Hosted by Lincoln Memorial University and sponsored by Mad Catz, Tritton, and CDW, Project XBOX presents Halochella. We welcome all players to join in on the 2v2, slayer action on 09.28.13. The tournament will be limited to 32 teams, so be there early to register your team. Spectators can view all of the action as it is projected onto large, projection screens at each of the game stations. Halochella is a charitable event and will be donating all proceeds to the Child's Play charity.
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Registration begins at noon. Tournament begins after 1 pm. Rosters can be updated at any time before the first match. Entry fee is $20 per team.
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Those not competing in the tournaments will still be able to LAN with many other casual gamers that came out to be a part of this huge event and have a chance at winning cool prizes.
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"That you all have guns
And you never put the safety on
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To take it, don't take it"
how he is distressed that these kids feel that way, and the fact that suicide isnt being prevented.
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Posts Tagged 'Purpose'
Are you living your life purpose?Monday, December 1st, 2014
Have you ever wondered about the meaning of your life? Why you do what you do?
By why, I don't mean to make a profit. That is a result.
By why, I mean what is your purpose? What is your cause? What is your belief? What purpose there could be to waking up each day? Why do you even exist? Why should anyone care?
With the recent loss of my dad, I made a commitment to myself to continue to thrive to live a life of purpose and meaning.
I love this video with my mentor Les Brown who talks about living one life purpose!
I trust that this will resonate with you as much as it did for me.
And if you too want to live a more meaningful life, check out this article from Spirit Science and reflect on the 5 Questions to Ask Yourself about Why you are Here.
Inspire on.
How the Power of Dreams Has Awakened My PurposeMonday, September 8th, 2014
Everything I do is to inspire to challenge the norms, so that people feel cared about, liberated to celebrate their differences and empowered to do the things that inspire them.
8 years ago, I left France and my island, Martinique, to relocate to Los Angeles as an international student. I wanted to improve my English language skills, learn about the American way of doing business and eventually start my own. More importantly, I was in search of making meaningful changes in my life in order to add value to my own existence while possibly making a positive difference in the lives of others.
As soon as I arrived in Los Angeles, I experienced a wide variety of feelings, such as excitement, surprise, happiness, loss of identity, anxiety, and culture shock, while facing language and integration challenges. I sometimes felt like a child.
Nonetheless, I kept a positive attitude. I fought more to maintain my faith in God and build an even closer personal relationship with him. And thankfully, some great people taught me the skills that I needed, showed me around, helped me adjust to the American culture, and inspired me. Some also provided me knowledge and methods for a better understanding of the ins- and- outs of running a business in the US. They encouraged me to challenge the status quo.
I believe that many foreign students, expatriates or foreign entrepreneurs in the U.S. face the same challenges. However, not all of them are lucky enough to receive the same attention, care and consideration to help them to improve their experience, develop a better understanding of people of different backgrounds, or even get the tools needed to achieve their career dreams. For those people, I founded "U in the USA".
The last 8 years have been challenging, exciting and enlightening. It also felt like being on a roller coaster. I went from going back to school and learning a whole new culture, to discovering the ins and outs of intercultural relationships; from putting my dream on pause to go assist my dad, who became fully handicapped after 4 strokes; to almost loosing my own life after being struck by a car and being handicapped for months; from learning how to start a business in the USA, to loosing all my money but keeping the faith to start again; from trying not to recreate chaos despite my memories of dysfunctions, to learning how to uncover my purpose and tell my story with the help of inspirational mentors, such as Les Brown, Steve Jobs, Pastor Touré Roberts, Tyler Perry, DeVon Franklin and Simon Sinek.
I am grateful for the thousands of global minds who allowed me to serve and help them connect with other global minds, adapt to American culture and establish in Los Angeles a career and a lifestyle that inspire them.
Through my intimate relationship with God, I learned that I am enough.
Everything we need to make our dreams a reality is within us.
By building a deeper relationship with God, looking over my memories & facts of my life and reflecting on the following questions:
- Why you do what you do?
- What is your purpose?
- Why where you born?
- Why do you wake up early?
- Why do you get out of bed?
- What keeps you up late?
- What are the things that drive you?
- What is the purpose or belief behind what you do?
- What is the overwhelming cause that inspires?
I learned that my purpose in life is to inspire to challenge the norms, so that people feel cared about, liberated to celebrate their differences and empowered to do the things that inspire them.
It has been an incredible journey so far. I am thrilled to continue to use my story to make an even more positive difference in the live of others.
I would like to thank my family & friends, teachers & mentors and all the people who love me in spite of my differences and contribute to my journey.
Most importantly, I am giving thanks to God who saved my life. I am still standing here to serve You and accomplish the purpose you wrote in my heart.
In conclusion, I'd like to quote Pastor Toure Roberts, author of the newly released Purpose Awakening who said: "You don't find purpose; purpose finds you. In fact, purpose conceived you; it was the catalyst for your birth."
Thanks to those who read this article. I am inviting you today to reflect on this simple but important question. Why do you do what you do?
I look forward to learning about your stories and causes.
To Your Dreams and Greatness,
Leaders! Look After Your PeopleMonday, March 18th, 2013
Two years ago, I had the priviledge to attend EO Alchemy.
Among the speakers that inspired me the most was Simon Sinek.
This video bellow shows a leader who lost his sense of purpose and how he reconnected with it. That's a great lessons for all leaders and inspiring ones.
Here is quick summary of the story.
Simon traveled to Afghanistan on a military visit and found himself in the middle of an attack at the base. Instead of feeling inspired by what he saw and trying to support and help out, he panicked and lost his nerves. Though Sinek is typically a great and kind guy, he became rude, selfish, and did whatever he could to get out of there, even if it meant offending people or putting himself before those in need. At one point, he realized that he had lost sight of his purpose.
Upon this realization, he decided to turn that train around. He reconnected with his purpose—to serve those who serve others—and instantly felt at peace. He got to work and spent the rest of his mission volunteering and doing whatever he could to lend a hand.
Another profound point made by Sinek is about leadership. He said, "The cost of leadership is self-interest…You are not a leader because you own a company. You are not a leader because everyone reports to you. You are not even a leader because you make tons of money. You're a leader when you decide the people you serve are your employees."
How do I use My Why to find a job I love?Friday, December 7th, 2012
In the video below, my mentor, Simon Sinek, shares some insights and tips about using your why to find a job you love.
What does your "why" mean to you? Why should you use your why to find the job you love?
Your why is your single purpose, cause or belief that serves as the unifying, driving and inspiring force for yourself.
As an individual, your Why guides your ideal and most fulfilling decisions, such as finding a job you love, maintaining friends you trust and buying the brands to which you're most loyal.
Need help to discover your Why? Check out my video. I am giving you 3 simple steps to help you uncover your Why. Click here
How To Find And Do Work You LoveWednesday, December 5th, 2012
This is a very inspirational talk with Scott Dinsmore.
Scott Dinsmore's mission is to change the world by helping people find what excites them and build a career around the work only they are capable of doing. He is a career change strategist whose demoralizing experience at a Fortune 500 job launched his quest to understand why 80% of adults hate the work they do, and more importantly, to identify what the other 20% were doing differently. His research led to experiences with thousands of employees and entrepreneurs from 158 countries. Scott distilled the results down to his Passionate Work Framework – three surprisingly simple practices for finding and doing work you love, that all happen to be completely within our control. He makes his career tools available free to the public through his community .
How To Discover Your WhyTuesday, July 24th, 2012
Source: Actionable Books
Want to Discover Your Why?
Watch this insightful video with my mentor and inspiration, Simon Sinek.
In the video, he talks about his passion, the power of Why and provide some tips to help you discover your own Why.
Helping Students Motivate ThemselvesTuesday, January 10th, 2012
Daniel Pink on "the surprising science of motivation," a TED talk that is one of many resources Larry Ferlazzo, a teacher and author, uses in this post.
Today, in lieu of a lesson plan, The Learning Network, New York Times – Education, has invited Larry Ferlazzo, a teacher and author, to write a guest post that brings together a number of recent Times and Learning Network pieces about motivation — and shows practical ways teachers can use them to help students learn to exert self-control, gain self-confidence and motivate themselves to learn and achieve. Read full post here
Serve Those Who Serve OthersThursday, December 15th, 2011
Simon Sinek spends nearly every single day talking about what it means to live your Why – to live with a sense of purpose, cause or belief. But what happens when we wake up one day without a sense of purpose or cause? What happens when we used to have clarity and it slips away?
That is what happened to him. But it didn't happen over a career. The feelings were exaggerated so much that it felt like he lived an entire life in just one day.
This is what he learned.
EO Alchemy 2011Friday, November 18th, 2011
Hi everyone,
Some weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the conference EO Alchemy in Los Angeles.
The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a dynamic, global network of more than 7,500 business owners in 38 countries. EO is the catalyst that enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow.
Hearing Magic Johnson, Simon Sinek, Sasha Strauss, Jason Nazar, and many more inspiring leaders was truly insightful.
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Name of Product: Chuck E Cheese's Light-up Rings and Star Glasses
Units: About 1,100,000 Light-up Rings and 120,000 Star Glasses
Importer: CEC Entertainment, Inc., of Irving, Texas
Hazard: If crushed or pulled apart, the plastic casing can break into small pieces and possibly expose the batteries, posing an ingestion hazard to children. If ingested, the batteries may be damaging to either the stomach, intestine, esophagus or nasal mucus membrane.
Incidents/Injury: There have been two reported incidents involving the Light-Up Rings. One involved a child swallowing a battery, the other involved a child inserting a battery into his nostril. There are no reported incidents involving the Star Glasses.
Light-Up Rings - The rings were distributed as part of a promotional product offering or during parent-teacher association conventions. The ring measures 1 1/8 inches across and is made of plastic with a black elastic band. The ring comes in several colors - blue, green, purple, yellow, and pink. The back of the ring is fastened either with screws or glue.
Star Glasses - The glasses were distributed as part of a birthday package. The glasses measure about 5 1/2 inches across by 2 1/2 inches tall and are made of red translucent plastic and have the words Chuck E. Cheese's painted on the side.
Sold at: Chuck E Cheese's Restaurants from April 2009 through June 2010 (Light-up Rings) and April through August 2010 (Star Glasses).
Manufactured in: China
Light-Up Rings - Consumers should immediately take the Light-Up Ring away from children and return it to any Chuck E. Cheese's to receive their choice of either a refund of $1.00 plus four Chuck E. Cheese's tokens or a Soccer Promo-Cup plus four Chuck E. Cheese's tokens.
Star Glasses - Consumers should immediately take the Star Glasses away from children and return them to any Chuck E. Cheese's for your choice of either a refund of $4.99 or a Flashing Hands prize product.
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Joseph Heidenreich is the chef at Chef Joseph's at the Connoisseur Room. He will create a meal Saturday at the JCC. / The Star/ File Photo
Chef Joseph Heidenreich, of Chef Joseph's at the Connoisseur Room, will create a gourmet meal at the JCC on Saturday.
Heidenreich will be on hand at the Arthur M. Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Road, for the multi-course dinner and wine tasting event, themed "Wines of the Spanish Empire."
Participants will sit at candle-lit tables covered in white table cloths and be served by Heidenreich's staff.
Admission is $80 per person ($70 for JCC members). The price includes the meal, wine, gratuities, taxes and a cabaret immediately following dinner featuring The Connoisseur Room's Toni Tolliver, who has performed at The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, who will sing with Sean Baker and his band. (The cabaret alone is available for $15; $10 for JCC members.)
For more information and to register through Thursday, visit JCCIndy.org.
Call Star reporter Cathy Kightlinger at (317) 444-6067 and follow her on Twitter @ckightlinger.


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This tutorial also directly applies to Q3TA, too
A spin-off of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy allows players to create their own Jedi, train in the Academy under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn and ultimately choose to follow the path of the Light Side or the Dark Side of the Force. The game is powered by the same version of the Quake III engine used in its predecessor, Jedi Outcast, containing modifications to the Quake code to give a third-person view and new lightsaber effects (Jedi Knight II had these 3rd person effects as well). Players have the ability to construct their own lightsaber by choosing the hilt style and blade color. After completing certain objectives, new saber styles become available including the ability to wield two independent sabers in a style known as Jar'Kai, once used by Anakin Skywalker during the closing fight in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, or the double-bladed lightsaber (also known as a "saber staff").
This tutorial covers alterations to the HUD files, covering both .menu files and image creation. This tutorial assumes prior knowledge of the .pk3 file structures. Adapted from Se7enraven's HUD tutorial, on the now-inactive Expanded Banana Productions forum.
Posted by TheOneandOnly on Apr 11th, 2010
Intermediate UI/HUD.
In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own custom Heads Up Display for Jedi Academy. The tutorial will cover the basics of creating the required graphics, but nothing specific to any particular graphics program.You will require:
Jedi Academy's HUD is divided into 3 main sections: The code which tells the game which elements to draw and when to draw them, the .menu files which determine the appearance of each element, and the images themselves. This tutorial will show you how to edit the .menu files and images in order to change the HUD's appearance without changing its functionality.
ui/hud.menu (contained within "assets1.pk3") defines the size, shape, colour and image used for each element of the HUD.
gfx/hud (also within "assets1.pk3") contains all the images used, in .tga format.
Jedi Academy displays in a 4:3 aspect ratio. When designing your HUD, your first step should be to create a new document of the same ratio (For example, 1600 x 1200 pixels). Fill the background layer with a single colour (Black is usually preferable). Each element of your HUD should have its own layer. A list of graphics elements follows:
Refer to gfx/hud in "assets1.pk3" for the names of each element. Background 1 is "hudleft", and for the purpose of this tutorial, Background 2 will be named "hudright". Not every element has to be drawn, but no new ones can be added. Text is handled completely by the .menu file and does not require any images. By default, the same background image is used for the left and right sides of the HUD. Later on in this tutorial you will see how to change that if you so wish.
Once you have designed your HUD, save each element as a separate image file, but keep the complete design as a reference. Each element should be saved as a .tga file, have an alpha channel and an appropriate size. JKA requires that all image dimensions be powers of 2, for example: 256, 512, 1024 pixels etc. The height and width may be different, but each must conform to this rule. In order to avoid your image being stretched, you should copy the HUD element into a blank, appropriately sized document, rather than resizing the element itself. Line the HUD element up with the top-left corner of the document - the reason for this will be apparent when positioning elements on screen.
Menu File
Now that you've created the graphics for you new HUD, it's time to position them on screen.
All menus in JKA conform to a size of 640 x 480 (4:3 ratio). [0, 0] is the top-left corner, and [640, 480] is the bottom-right. Every entry in hud.menu is headed with either "menuDef" or "itemDef" and is contained within parentheses: { } Lines beginning with two forward slashes // are comments, and do not have any effect on the HUD.
Scroll down to "// LEFT SIDE HUD - contains the armor and health". "menuDef" defines the initial menu section, named "lefthud". This is invisible, but defines a origin point for the left hand side of the HUD. The line "rect 0 368 112 112" is the position and size of the menu section. If you changed this to say "rect 0 0 112 112" the left side of the HUD would draw from the top-left of the screen, and be 112 x 112 units large. Since this section is invisible, the size is not important, however the position is. Every following entry which begins with "itemDef" is placed relative to the 'menuDef" entry. For example, "health_tic1" is positioned at [20, 24] relative to "lefthud", so its position on screen is actually [20, 24] + [0, 368] = [20, 392]. Bear in mind that "righthud" and all its constituent parts have a negative horizontal scale by default, so they draw back-to-front.
Alter the positions and sizes of all your modified elements as you wish. You may find it beneficial to resize your original HUD design (The image with all elements shown) to 640 x 480 pixels, and use that as a reference for positions. Remember that the sizes may be different, since the graphics had to conform to the sizing rule.
The numerical counters for health, armour, ammo and force power are positioned and sized in the same way, but you may also want to alter their colour. "forecolour" is the line which controls this, followed by 4 values: Red component, green component, blue component, alpha component. These combine to give the colour and opacity, for example" "1 1 0 0.5" would be yellow and slightly see-through. If you change the ammo counter, remember to also change "ammoinfinte", as this has a separate entry.
By default, JKA splits the HUD into two sides: Health and armour on the left, ammo and force on the right. You can move elements from on side to the other if you wish to do so. For example, if you wanted to place the ammo counter (originally under "righthud") on the same side as the health bar, select the entry ("itemDef" and parentheses included), cut it from its original position and paste it somewhere under "lefthud".
Different Background Images
Earlier in this tutorial we mentioned using different background graphics for either side of the HUD. In hud.menu we can see that the backgrounds (called "frame" in each case) both use "gfx/hud/hudleft" as their image. If you created a separate background image for the right side you can change this to "gfx/hud/hudright" to display this image instead. You will also need to create a shader for this image:
map gfx/hud/hudright
blendFunc GL_SRC_ALPHA GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA
This will display the image with its alpha channel as a source of transparency, rather than making it fully opaque. Place the shader in a folder directory "shaders" and save it with a name of your choice and the file extension ".shader".
You new HUD should now be complete. Compress all your folder directories into a .pk3 file and place it in JKA's base folder. Although this tutorial specifically covers creating a new HUD, all menus are laid out in a similar way and the skills learned here are applicable to those as well.
This tutorial also directly applies to Q3TA, too
WOW ! this tutorial is very good !
I am surprised this is still being passed around. Peace!
The original forum is archived somewhere and I couldn't find your original tutorial, so I wrote my own instead and posted it here.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A bill to repeal Florida's law permitting the use of cameras to ticket motorists who run red lights has begun moving through the Legislature.
Its first committee of reference narrowly approved the bill (HB 4011) on Thursday.
Law enforcement officials argued against repeal, saying the cameras save lives.
Opponents contended studies on their effectiveness are flawed and contended the real issue is money.
The state gets $83 of each $158 fine. That amounted to $51 million in the last full budget year. Local governments and camera contractors get the rest.
The bill is on a fast track in the House with only one more committee stop - Appropriations - before a possible floor vote. It may have problems in the Senate, though, were no similar legislation has been filed.
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RIDGEFIELD — It is a sure bet that when you go see Bruce Hornsby and his band, The Noisemakers, you will get a tight, entertaining and memorable show. The fun of seeing Hornsby on his frequent solo outings is you never know what will happen, but it's always guaranteed to be interesting.
When it's just Hornsby, a microphone, and a grand piano, the audience is also in for an education about the little samples he peppers into his arrangements representing both notable and obscure composers. There are also a few show biz tales and references to his many collaborations, most recently with Bluegrass luminary Ricky Skaggs, who is about to complete a second project with the spider fingered piano man.
The nearly sold-out crowd at The Ridgefield Playhouse got all that and more September 29 when Hornsby arrived for a nearly two-hour set, which was one of a handful of northeastern make-up gigs from when he began suffering throat strain back in the spring.
Instead of opening with an established song, Hornsby perked up his ears when someone's cell phone began ringing. Instead of admonishing the owner, he used the opportunity to create a short musical variation on the ring tone.
That transitioned perfectly and in key to "The Show Goes On," which was recorded in 1988 and was featured prominently in the Ron Howard film Backdraft.
Switching to a heavy left-handed boogie-woogie, he took the crowd on a journey into the obscure snake-charming lair of "Preacher in the Ring," before introducing "Paperboy," the first of a couple of numbers he created for his musical SCKBSTD.
Hornsby seemed excited to announce that his ambitious but somewhat under-celebrated Broadway project would soon be a motion picture starring Billy Bob Thornton. By this time the artist may have been sensing the audience was ready for something a bit more familiar, so he obliged with a minimally modified "End of the Innocence."
Turning away from the piano for a moment, Hornsby introduced "Lost in The Snow" as being based on a true story he read in USA Today, before returning to his SCKBSTD songbook for a tune that was eventually dropped from the show — "Where's The Bat."
Scanning a pile of written requests that had formed near his feet, Hornsby bowed to the Deadheads in the audience delivering the Grateful Dead version of "The Valley Road."
Up to this point, he appeared to be working his way up to something very musically intriguing, slowly pushing the improvisational interludes to more and more complex finger work. But his talent for weaving highly varied and complex keyboarding exploded on "Valley Road," as the song took several sharp turns away from the familiar, treating the audience to what Hornsby does best: fly by the seat of his pants.
Those who were close enough to see his face as he leaned down close to the keys could gauge his reaction to what was coming out of the Steinway grand he was using that evening.
There were subtle occasional frowns when the improvised noodling was not to his liking, and broad smiles and even a little victory whoop when he nailed the run or progression he was straining to accomplish.
Turning again to more familiar waters, Hornsby closed out the show with a few more hits including "Talk of the Town," "The Way It Is," and the title track to his 1990 album, Night on the Town.
In between he threw in a humorous autobiographical tune ("What the Hell Happened"), a quick homage to Jimmy Martin on his "20/20 Vision (Walking Around Blind)," before closing the show with another reinterpreted hit, "Mandolin Rain."


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Chapter 70: Impromptu Memorials to the Dead
Impromptu memorials to the dead Impromptu memorials to the deceased have become a common feature of the national and international landscape. They take many forms and represent various types of deaths; nonetheless, they have in common the expression of mourning for the deceased, regardless of whether or not the mourner personally knew the deceased. The site of the impromptu memorial may be located by the roadside, as in the case of a motor vehicle fatality, or outside an apartment entrance, as in the case following the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Jr., wife Carolyn, and sister-inlaw Lauren Bessette, who died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999. In many cases, the artifacts left at the memorial may include crosses and flowers whose meaning is obvious; however, numerous other artifacts are also left at memorial sites, the meaning of which is less obvious. Some of the functions served by these ...


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FREEPORT — McKenzie Riemer gets cabin fever if she stays away from tumbling too long.
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FREEPORT — McKenzie Riemer gets cabin fever if she stays away from tumbling too long.
"My mom says that the weeks I'm not here tumbling I go crazy," Riemer said. "I tumble around the house and do cartwheels just to keep myself active."
Riemer, 12, has been tumbling since she was "2 and a half" and has worked her way up to elite status. She, like the rest of the 24-member team at Pierce Athletics, are preparing for next weekend's state meet.
Riemer said she's competed at the state and national championships, but has never won a national title.
"I'm working toward that," she said. "It's just been a fun time, meeting new people and travelling as the year goes on."
Riemer is one of two members that compete at the elite level. Anna Wichmann competes is in the advanced level, which is the second-highest level.
"I like meeting new friends and challenging myself to try new skills at tumbling," Wichmann said. "The state meet is just a bigger meet, so there's more competition that I have against myself and others."
Angela Pierce, the team's coach and owner of Pierce Athletics, said the tumbling program began in the fall of 2001 and began to compete in 2002. She said this year's group is smaller in numbers than in years past, but has a very strong core.
"We've competed in three events this year and have done really well," she said. "All our meets, the majority of our kids finish in the top three.
"Next week is the state meet and they all have to place in the top 10 to reach nationals."
Pierce said the team could qualify a large contingent for nationals, which take place in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"All of them have the potential and should they reach it," Pierce said, "they should do really well.
"Everyone is excited about doing something warm and beachy. But we have to earn it. I really think with the 24 athletes that we have, we have a great chance. We have taken all of our tumblers to nationals before."
Riemer said she's working on her technique to make her scales more crisp. She said it's been a commitment, but that's exactly what she loves about tumbling.
"You can't be here just once a week or just an hour and expect to win at a meet," she said. "You have to put time into it to win."
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Page 2 of 2 - Pierce Athletics already has a national champion this year.
The varsity cheerleading squad finished first in Schaumburg.
"It was a two-day competition run by the American Championships," said Angela Pierce, the team's coach and the owner of Pierce Athletics. "Our senior team has had a lot of trials and tribulations this year. We transferred two members off the team and two new ones added during the season.
"It's been a challenging year, but they stepped up to the challenge."
The team of just eight members proved strongest.
"They're small but they're mighty," Pierce said. "They won their division and they have a plaque here at Pierce Athletics and will have a banner hung in the gym here soon."
Pierce said the youth and junior teams each finished third in their division.
"Our youth team in the second day of competition performed their strongest, tightest routine of the year," she said. "That was awesome."
If you go
What: United States Tumbling Associated Northern Illinois State meet.
When: April 28
Where: Legends Sportsplex in Bourbounnais
What's next: The top 10 in each age group and division qualify for Nationals June 18-22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure that all its actions promote and protect gender equality and women's empowerment. UN efforts to help establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing gender equality and empowering women are widely recognized as ends in themselves as well as means to achieve the UN goals of sustainable peace and security, human rights protection, and sustainable economic and social development. Gender-based discrimination permeates all cultures, and is often manifested in the laws, policies, and practices of institutions. For example, in many countries women are not afforded the same inheritance rights and property rights as men, nor are they allowed to testify in court. Even where constitutional guarantees provide for equality and laws protect women's rights, discriminatory practices by law enforcement and security services, courts, lawyers and social services can serve as major obstacles to women's security and access to justice. Customary and traditional norms and practices, including informal justice mechanisms, may perpetuate gross violations of the rights of women and girls. Such de facto and de jure inequality is exacerbated by conflict and crisis. Women and girls constitute the majority of refugees and displaced persons, and are increasingly targeted by combatants. Sexual violence and other grave violations of women's dignity inflict severe suffering on victims. Discrimination in laws and institutions with respect to employment, property and inheritance rights, reproductive health, and marriage and family matters heighten women's vulnerability both in conflict and post conflict. Yet, conflict and crisis involve transformations in gender relations. Peace processes and the post-conflict environment can thus provide a unique opportunity for progress on gender equality. The UN rule of law approach seeks to realize international human rights norms and standards related to gender, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). CEDAW provides a definition of discrimination that emphasizes de facto improvements in women's lives, and requires States to "embody the principle of the equality of women and men in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation." Legal reform must involve not only removal of discriminatory provisions from existing laws, but also the drafting of new laws needed to support measures to achieve gender equality. Effective implementation of laws requires training and awareness-raising of those responsible to enforce and uphold the rule of law, and the provision of the necessary financial and human resources.
Relevant norms and standards include implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325, which requires that peace agreements include measures that ensure the protection of and respect for human rights of women and girls, particularly as they relate to the constitution, the electoral system, the police and the judiciary, and resolutions 1820 and 1888 which stress the importance of ending impunity for sexual violence during and after conflicts, and strengthening the capacities of national institutions, in particular judicial systems to this end. Mainstreaming gender equality and women's empowerment considerations in UN rule of law activities involves constitutional and legal reform, supporting women's voices and concerns in the development of priorities, strategies and plans, empowering women to participate as actors in the institutions and processes that make law, and enforce and uphold the rule of law, and ensuring substantive efforts address women's needs, and further de facto their security and protection of their rights.
While all UN entities are responsible for integrating gender equality in their activities, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has been created to consolidate the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues (OSAGI); the Division of the Advancement of Women (DAW) in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); and the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW). Inter-agency mechanisms such as the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and UN Action on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict are also playing key roles in enhancing women's equality and empowerment.


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With summer just around the corner, RelayRides blogger Eric Rosenberg wants to share his road trip check list: don't hit the road without reading it!
School years are coming to an end and summer vacation is just around the corner. Summer is a wonderful time of the year, and it is a great time to gather up the family and tour the country. I have great memories of road trips with my family growing up, and exploring with your kids is a great way to spend time together. Before you hit the road, make sure to get ready with the best road trip tips.
Get the Best GPS
There is little need for a dedicated GPS for your car these days, as most phones have all of the GPS features you could ever need. My last cross-country drive was from Denver to Portland (solo!), and I had one app opened the entire time I was making my journey.
Waze is the best GPS available right now, particularly if you are going to cross through big cities or construction zones.
Waze is now owned by Google, and it combines Google Maps data with crowd sourced data on road conditions, traffic, closures, delays, and even speed traps. This app will get you wherever you are going safely and as quickly as possible.
Plan the Best Activities
Places like Yosemite National Park and The Grand Canyon are popular summer destinations, along with big cities like Washington, D.C. and Chicago, but what do you do when you get there?
Unless you know a local where you are going, planning out your do-to list can be a challenge. I use three resources to do all of my planning.
- Lonely Planet Guide Books – Are the best travel books I have ever used. They helped me navigate multiple trips in Europe, across Costa Rica, and throughout some of the best cities in America. There is a great USA book along with some regional books specific to where you may be going.
- TripAdvisor – Whenever my Dad goes on a vacation, he spends time on TripAdvisor leaving detailed reviews of attractions, tours, and other useful information about the trip. People like my Dad are all over the world leaving useful advice for visiting any destination.
- Yelp – I use Yelp to find restaurants in my own city, but it does a lot more than food. Open up Yelp when you are on the road to find the best places to eat and the best things to do.
Find the Best Places To Stay
Plan your hotels out ahead of time with great online tools. Search sites like Hotels.com make finding a hotel easy when planning far in advance. If you want to stay like a local, you can rent someone's apartment, often for a similar or lower price than a hotel, with AirBnB.
But on road trips, things don't always go as planned. If you are nervous about how far you are going to drive or committing to a place to stay ahead of time, Hotel Tonight helps you find a hotel room last minute.
When I had an overnight stop in Boise, Idaho, Hotel Tonight made it easy to find a clean, reasonably priced, safe hotel room with a free breakfast included.
Rent The Best Car
Are you worried your old clunker won't make the drive? Want to keep the miles from piling onto your new ride? Have an electric that isn't ideal for the long drives across the country? Never fear: RelayRides is here!
RelayRides is famous for short term rentals, but many members have listed their cars for longer term rentals too! Find the perfect minivan, station wagon, van or SUV for your summer road trip to ensure a comfortable, safe trip for your family.