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|Phillips County awarded $2.5 million energy grant
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently notified the Phillips County Commissioners they are one of six recipients of the Community Renewable Energy Deployment Grant. The award is $2.5 million. Upon notification, Phillips County Commissioner Chairman Jerry Beavers said, "This is very exciting for the county."
NECO Wind has been putting together a plan to build a 650 MW wind turbine-based renewable energy project in Phillips, Sedgwick and Logan counties. NECO, LLC was formed in 2008 by local community members and landowners in the three counties. They formed a relationship with National Wind to manage, develop and take their project through the construction phase.
In the summer of 2009 the commissioners were approached by Scott Hafner, Senior Wind Developer of National Wind, LLC, a wind development company out of Minneapolis, Minn. He asked if the commissioners would consider applying for a Community Renewable Energy Deployment Grant on behalf of the NECO project. National Wind is working with NECO Wind, LLC, a local northeast Colorado community-based wind energy development company.
Phillips County agreed to act as a grant applicant on behalf of NECO Wind and their managing partner National Wind. The grant application was for $6 million toward an estimated $59 million initial project.
The initial phase is scheduled to produce 30 MW of electricity. Seventeen towers would be placed in Phillips and Logan counties.
Even though the entire request was not approved, Hafner indicated the project should still be able to move forward. National Wind is assisting NECO in their efforts to provide full financing for the initial project phase. The county will act as the pass-through agency for the grant, receiving and then moving the money to NECO for the project.
The initial 30 MW phase is slated to tie in to the Haxtun electric substation. NECO is finalizing negotiating for sale of the 30 MW of electricity to be produced by the 17 generators.
At the time of the grant application, NECO had over 21,000 acres in Phillips and Logan counties under lease for the project. NECO Wind believes landowners and the local community should be allowed to share in both the turbine royalty payments and land leases, as well as share in the potential revenues gained from a successful project.
Actual construction time should take from six to nine months. NECO Wind has already completed a feasibility study, secured the land required, completed the transmission analysis and filed the inter-connect request.
Once the financing is secured, the project will move toward the permitting phase. An environmental assessment will be completed.
Both Phillips and Logan counties require conditional use permits for a project of this nature. The State of Colorado requires an Air Pollutant Emission Notice through the Department of Public Health and Environment.
A State Highway access permit will be needed from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The project also requires that NECO Wind verify they have consulted with the U.S. Division of Fish and Wildlife Services through the Public Utilities Commission.
Exact location of the 17 towers has not been determined. National Wind will utilize sophisticated modeling software and the wind data already gathered to layout a wind farm which should maximize energy efficiency.
National Wind is a leader in developing utility scale (50 MW or more) community wind energy projects. They currently have community-based projects in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and now Colorado.
The Department of Energy's program provided $20.5 million to encourage community-based renewable energy projects. The other five recipients include projects in Montpelier, Vt.; Forest County, Wis.; Sacramento, Calif.; and the University of California at Davis, Calif.


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Birth Place: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
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Birth Place: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Snyder was born in Green Bay, WI on March 1, 1966. At the age of 11, photography and filmmaking replaced his previous career aspirations to become an animator, after viewing of "Star Wars" (1977) and receiving a Super 8 film camera from his parents. Snyder was hooked on the moviegoing experience, slipping into a screening of George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) by himself on the sly at the age of 12. Even as a commercial director in the early 1990s, Snyder knew he would make the leap into films. He worked at a breakneck pace, typically directing three commercial spots per month. The locales were exotic and the products were sleek. He was often a top choice for prominent ad agencies, whi... Continue Bio >>
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Ze Austrians don't mince their words, describing this new KTM 1190 Adventure as a "tarmac-oriented travel enduro" and emphasizing components like the "sticky sport touring tires" that enable it bridge the gap between, "a tourist's unhurried roaming to powering headlong through the twisties." Respect, KTM, for not pretending that your new tall touring bike is anything but.
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The motor is an adaptation of the RC8's 1190cc v-twin, here detuned just enough to facilitate 9,000 mile service intervals while still making near superbike power. No dyno charts yet, but KTM says it's emphasized low-down punch to make it easy to ride in addition to providing that impressive peak figure.
So, compared to the outgoing 990 Adventure, we're taking bigger and more powerful, but also softer and much more touring oriented. Luckily, that leaves room for an R model...
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Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep.
Several types of sleep apnea exist, but the most common type is obstructive sleep apnea, which occurs when your throat muscles intermittently relax and block your airway during sleep. The most noticeable sign of obstructive sleep apnea is snoring.
Anyone can develop obstructive sleep apnea, although it most commonly affects middle-aged and older adults and people who are overweight.
Obstructive sleep apnea treatment may involve using a device to keep your airway open or using a mouthpiece to thrust your jaw forward during sleep. Some people undergo a procedure to change the structure of their nose, mouth or throat.
Signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea include:
Consult a medical professional if you experience, or if your partner observes, the following:
Many people don't think of snoring as a sign of something potentially serious, and not everyone who snores has obstructive sleep apnea. However, be sure to talk to your doctor if you experience loud snoring, especially snoring that's punctuated by periods of silence.
With obstructive sleep apnea, snoring usually is loudest when you sleep on your back, and it quiets when you turn on your side.
Ask your doctor about any sleep problem that leaves you chronically fatigued, sleepy and irritable. Excessive daytime drowsiness may be due to other disorders, such as narcolepsy.
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much to allow normal breathing. These muscles support structures including the soft palate, the uvula — a triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate, the tonsils and the tongue.
When the muscles relax, your airway narrows or closes as you breathe in and breathing may be inadequate for 10 to 20 seconds. This may lower the level of oxygen in your blood. Your brain senses this impaired breathing and briefly rouses you from sleep so that you can reopen your airway. This awakening is usually so brief that you don't remember it.
You can awaken with a transient shortness of breath that corrects itself quickly, within one or two deep breaths. You may make a snorting, choking or gasping sound.
This pattern can repeat itself five to 30 times or more each hour, all night long. These disruptions impair your ability to reach the desired deep, restful phases of sleep, and you'll probably feel sleepy during your waking hours.
People with obstructive sleep apnea may not be aware that their sleep was interrupted. In fact, many people with this type of sleep apnea think they slept well all night.
Anyone can develop obstructive sleep apnea. However, certain factors put you at increased risk, including:
Being overweight. Around half of people with obstructive sleep apnea are overweight. Fat deposits around the upper airway may obstruct breathing. Also, people with obstructive sleep apnea tend to have a larger waist.
However, not everyone with obstructive sleep apnea is overweight and vice versa. Thin people can develop the disorder, too.
Having a large neck. The size of your neck may indicate whether you have an increased risk.
A thick neck may narrow the airway and may be an indication of excess weight. A neck circumference greater than 17 inches for men and 16 inches for women is associated with an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea is considered a serious medical condition. Complications may include:
Cardiovascular problems. Sudden drops in blood oxygen levels that occur during obstructive sleep apnea increase blood pressure and strain the cardiovascular system.
Many people with obstructive sleep apnea develop high blood pressure (hypertension), which can increase the risk of heart disease.
The more severe the obstructive sleep apnea, the greater the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure and stroke. In a study, men with obstructive sleep apnea appeared to be at risk of heart failure, but women with obstructive sleep apnea didn't appear to have a higher risk of heart failure.
People with obstructive sleep apnea are much more likely to develop abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
If there's underlying heart disease, these repeated multiple episodes of low blood oxygen (hypoxia or hypoxemia) could lead to sudden death from a cardiac event.
Daytime fatigue. The repeated awakenings associated with obstructive sleep apnea make normal, restorative sleep impossible. People with obstructive sleep apnea often experience severe daytime drowsiness, fatigue and irritability. They may have difficulty concentrating and find themselves falling asleep at work, while watching TV or even when driving.
Children and young people with obstructive sleep apnea may do poorly in school and commonly have attention or behavior problems.
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea can improve these symptoms, restoring alertness and improving quality of life.
Complications with medications and surgery. Obstructive sleep apnea also is a concern with certain medications and general anesthesia. These medications, such as sedatives, narcotic analgesics and general anesthesia, relax your upper airway and may worsen your obstructive sleep apnea.
If you have obstructive sleep apnea, you may experience worse breathing problems after major surgery, especially after being sedated and lying on your back.
People with obstructive sleep apnea may be more prone to complications after surgery.
Before you have surgery, tell your doctor if you have obstructive sleep apnea or symptoms related to obstructive sleep apnea. If you have obstructive sleep apnea symptoms, your doctor may test you for obstructive sleep apnea prior to surgery.
People with obstructive sleep apnea may also complain of memory problems, morning headaches, mood swings or feelings of depression, and a need to urinate frequently at night (nocturia).
If you suspect that you have obstructive sleep apnea, you'll likely first see your family doctor or a primary care doctor. Your doctor may refer you to a sleep specialist.
It's a good idea to be well prepared for your appointment. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment, and what to expect from your doctor.
For obstructive sleep apnea, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask other questions that occur to you.
A key part of the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea is a detailed history, meaning your doctor will ask you many questions. These may include:
To diagnose your condition, your doctor may make an evaluation based on your signs and symptoms, an examination, and tests. Your doctor may refer you to a sleep specialist in a sleep center for further evaluation.
You'll have a physical examination, and your doctor will examine the back of your throat, mouth and nose for extra tissue or abnormalities. Your doctor may measure your neck and waist circumference and check your blood pressure.
A sleep specialist may conduct additional evaluations to diagnose your condition, determine the severity of your condition and plan your treatment. The evaluation may involve overnight monitoring of your breathing and other body functions as you sleep. Tests to detect obstructive sleep apnea include:
Polysomnography. During this sleep study, you're hooked up to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity, breathing patterns, arm and leg movements, and blood oxygen levels while you sleep. You may have a full-night study, in which you're monitored all night, or a split-night sleep study.
In a split-night sleep study, you'll be monitored during the first half of the night. If you're diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, staff may wake you and give you continuous positive airway pressure for the second half of the night.
This test can help your doctor diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and adjust positive airway pressure therapy, if appropriate. This sleep study can also help rule out other sleep disorders, such as periodic limb movements of sleep or narcolepsy, which also can cause excessive daytime sleepiness, but require different treatment.
Oximetry. This test monitors and records your blood oxygen level while you're asleep and can be used a screening test for obstructive sleep apnea. If you have obstructive sleep apnea, the results of this test will often show drops in your blood oxygen level during apneas and subsequent rises with awakenings.
If the study reveals temporary drops in oxygen compatible with obstructive sleep apnea, a polysomnogram may follow to formally diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and determine appropriate therapy.
Your doctor also may refer you to an ear, nose and throat doctor to rule out any anatomic blockage in your nose or throat.
For milder cases of obstructive sleep apnea, your doctor may recommend lifestyle changes:
If these measures don't improve your sleep or if your apnea is moderate to severe, then your doctor may recommend other treatments. Certain devices can help open up a blocked airway. In other cases, surgery may be necessary.
Positive airway pressure. If you have obstructive sleep apnea, you may benefit from positive airway pressure. In this treatment, a machine delivers air pressure through a piece that fits into the nose or is placed over the nose and mouth while you sleep.
Positive airway pressure reduces the number of respiratory events that occur as you sleep, reduces daytime sleepiness and improves your quality of life.
The most common type is called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP (SEE-pap). With this treatment, the pressure of the air breathed is continuous, constant and somewhat greater than that of the surrounding air, which is just enough to keep your upper airway passages open. This air pressure prevents obstructive sleep apnea and snoring.
Although CPAP is the most consistently successful and most commonly used method of treating obstructive sleep apnea, some people find the mask cumbersome, uncomfortable or loud. However, newer machines are smaller and less noisy than older machines.
Also, with some practice, most people learn to adjust the mask to obtain a comfortable and secure fit. You may need to try different types to find a suitable mask. Several options are available, such as nasal masks, nasal pillows or face masks.
If you're having particular difficulties tolerating pressure, some machines have special adaptive pressure functions to improve comfort. You also may benefit from using a humidifier along with your CPAP system.
CPAP may be given at a continuous (fixed) pressure or varied (autotitrating) pressure. In fixed CPAP, the pressure stays constant. In autotitrating CPAP, the levels of pressure are adjusted if the device senses increased airway resistance.
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP), another type of positive airway pressure, delivers a preset amount of pressure when you breathe in and a different amount of pressure when you breathe out.
CPAP is more commonly used because it's been well studied for obstructive sleep apnea and has been shown to effectively treat obstructive sleep apnea. However, for people who have difficulty tolerating fixed CPAP, BPAP or autotitrating CPAP may be worth a try.
Don't stop using your positive airway pressure machine if you have problems. Check with your doctor to see what adjustments you can make to improve its comfort. In addition, contact your doctor if you still snore despite treatment, if you begin snoring again or if your weight changes.
Mouthpiece (oral device). Though positive airway pressure is often an effective treatment, oral appliances are an alternative for some people with mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea. These devices may reduce your sleepiness and improve your quality of life.
These devices are designed to keep your throat open. Some devices keep your airway open by bringing your jaw forward, which can sometimes relieve snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Other devices hold your tongue in a different position.
If you and your doctor decide to explore this option, you'll need to see a dentist experienced in dental sleep medicine appliances for the fitting and follow-up therapy.
A number of devices are available. Close follow-up is needed to ensure successful treatment.
The goal of surgery for obstructive sleep apnea is to prevent blockage of the upper airway during sleep. Surgery is usually considered only if other therapies haven't been effective or haven't been appropriate options for you. Surgical options may include:
Surgical removal of tissue. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a procedure in which your doctor removes tissue from the back of your mouth and top of your throat. Your tonsils and adenoids are commonly removed as well.
UPPP usually is performed in a hospital and requires a general anesthetic.
Doctors sometimes remove tissue from the back of the throat with a laser (laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty) or with radiofrequency energy (radiofrequency ablation) to treat snoring. These procedures don't treat obstructive sleep apnea, but they may reduce snoring.
Jaw surgery. In this procedure, called maxillomandibular advancement, the upper and lower parts of your jaw are moved forward from the rest of your facial bones. This enlarges the space behind the tongue and soft palate, making obstruction less likely.
This procedure often requires an oral surgeon and possibly an orthodontist. Complications could include numbness of the mouth, bleeding, infection, removal of hardware or temporomandibular joint problems.
Surgical opening in the neck. You may need this form of surgery if other treatments have failed and you have severe, life-threatening obstructive sleep apnea.
In this procedure, called a tracheostomy, your surgeon makes an opening in your neck and inserts a metal or plastic tube through which you breathe. Air passes in and out of your lungs, bypassing the blocked air passage in your throat.
Other types of surgery may help reduce snoring and sleep apnea by clearing or enlarging air passages, including:
In many cases, self-care may be the most appropriate way for you to deal with obstructive sleep apnea. Try these tips:
Team approach. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in sleep medicine work together to determine the most appropriate treatment for your condition.
Doctors trained in lung and breathing conditions (pulmonologists), brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), mental health conditions (psychiatrists), heart disease (cardiologists), ear, nose and throat conditions (otolaryngologists), dental specialists, and others may treat your condition.
Treatment expertise. Mayo Clinic doctors have expertise in treating obstructive sleep apnea with nonsurgical treatments, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and other therapies. When necessary, referral for surgery, such as minimally invasive procedures, jaw surgery and many others, may be considered.
Staff at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has experience treating children with pediatric sleep apnea.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks #1 for respiratory disorders, for neurology and neurosurgery, and for ear, nose and throat in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery and for psychiatry by U.S. News & World Report.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Doctors trained in psychiatry and psychology, pulmonary medicine, neurology, and other areas treat adults with obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders at the Sleep Disorders Center at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
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I like that you kept some trees in the village, so many just cut them all down. Looks like a nice place to me.
This is a recreation of an old hand drawn map from a D&D campaign from 20+ years ago. I am just learning how to use CC3/CD3 and this is my first map aside from the GREAT tutorial Gandwarf made.
There were a couple of contoured areas on my hand drawn map that I could not figure out how to represent in CD3, so still working on that. I'm also just learning how to create and edit sheets, so hopefully this will get better as time goes on.
Oh, and the numbered locations - I could not figure out how to communicate those aside from an additional key page... suggestions please!
* I tried to edit the walls sheet to decrease the walls shadow from 15 to around 8, but CD3 kept crashing each time I tried...
Any and all feedback is welcome.
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I like that you kept some trees in the village, so many just cut them all down. Looks like a nice place to me.
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Looking good. The shadows give it a nice sense of depth.
I like it!
One nitpick I see is that the numbers are kinda hard to read. Perhaps make it just black text, or reduce the brightness of the glow that you have now.
Also, the grass and water could use more of a texture. Right now it is kinda too uniform, and looks too perfect, in my opinion.
Thanks for the feedback. I am not sure how to make the grass look less uniform. I want to figure out how to get the brushstroke looks like the ones on the fantasic Littlebridge map. Still so much to learn...
Please continue to provide feedback!
great map overall. I do agree that numbers are too hard to read, but other than that, it looks great!
I don't use CD3, but I have read that many people use GIMP or other software to do the labeling with. I would recommend that myself too, 'cause I imagine it offers more control over the font and styles.
The town itself though looks great!
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And then there is the recent announcement by JPMorgan of possible valuation discrepancies by its traders. According to JPMorgan's chief financial officer, a restatement may be necessary based upon facts uncovered "regarding the CIO traders' intent as they were marking the book. And as a result, we questioned the integrity of those trader marks."
What impact will this have on the regulatory climate? Clearly, the regulators will be under tremendous pressure. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, noted Peregrine "raises serious questions about our current regulators and whether they are capable of doing their jobs." Others are also voicing concerns. In turn, the regulators are likely to respond by increasing their oversight.
And as they do so, traders in particular may be in the line of fire. Reflecting on LIBOR, Warren Buffett is quoted as saying, "the idea that a bunch of traders can start e-mailing each other . . . and play around with . . . [the Libor] rate . . . is not good for the system." This is the type of concern that prompted the CFTC this past April to pass rules for swap participants, which basically wall off traders from the rest of the firm. Traders cannot supervise or influence the compensation of research analysts or clearing unit employees. In some cases, communications with traders are prohibited unless the communication is made through the firm's compliance department. Both the Libor scandal and the J.P. Morgan trading loss, coupled perhaps with a few new situations brewing in the background, might give this type of thinking a major boost.


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-Heat a wok or saute pan on medium high heat. Add 1tbsp grapeseed or other high temp oil. Stir fry vegetables for about 3-4min, just until cooked. Add green curry sauce & reduce slightly around vegetables. Add some lime juice, cilantro & Thai basil, remove from heat. Pour over jasmine rice, garnish with limes & herbs. Enjoy!
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued a third alert in an Election 2010 series reminding editors, reporters and others to ask all candidates what they intend to do about the nation's mental health crisis.
State budget crises across the country have led to devastating cuts in mental health services, putting lives at risk, even as demand has risen sharply during the recession. Unemployed persons are four times more likely than others to have symptoms of mental illness.
Over the last two years, 10 states are considered to have made the deepest cuts in mental health care. Just how deep? Figures are hard to come by—in part, NAMI believes, because of their political sensitivity. News organizations may have better luck in asking state mental health authorities (SMHAs).
NAMI has compiled extensive news clips since the beginning of 2010 to help document the crisis
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Research Institute also reported in Feb. 2010, based on preliminary data from 45 states, that:
Congress bears some of the responsibility, having cut and then frozen mental health block grants over the past 10 years. Cutting mental health may seem penny-wise, but it's pound-foolish.
Mental health cuts end up costing all of us more through lost jobs and careers, broken families, more homelessness, higher insurance costs, more welfare and much more expensive costs for hospital emergency rooms, nursing homes, schools, police and courts, jails and prisons.
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DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO The next step in the Mayor Bob Filner saga will be determined at 11 a.m. Monday when the three former political allies who first said he should resign based on unspecified sexual harassment allegations hold a news conference outside San Diego City Hall.
While the drama continues to play out, there's no shortage of possible contenders quietly jockeying to replace him should he resign or be recalled. Many political insiders view Filner's resignation as an inevitability as several top Democrats and Republicans have called on him to resign for the good for the city and the party although Filner has given no indication he plans to step down.
Filner has all but dared his accusers to file formal complaints by promising a full investigation and saying Friday he is "confident that a fair and independent investigation will support my innocence with respect to charges of sexual harassment." That came a day after he apologized for "inappropriate and wrong" behavior toward women, including city employees.
His ex-allies — former City Councilwoman Donna Frye and attorneys Cory Briggs and Marco Gonzalez — had called on Filner to resign last week so the accusers wouldn't have to be "twice victimized" by coming forward amid a media circus. Filner has refused to do so, setting the stage for what could be a tell-all news conference Monday.
Since the allegations went public, there remains one major unanswered question: What exactly did Filner allegedly do? No complaints have been filed and none of the accusers has spoken out publicly.
The only certainty is that the details were disturbing enough to make several of Filner's staunchest supporters call for his resignation.
Frye, who served as Filner's director of open government from December to April, said she had received "credible firsthand evidence of more than one women being sexually harassed."
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the former labor leader who was instrumental in getting Filner elected, said she also spoke with more than one alleged victim and said the mayor's actions were "shocking and inappropriate" and "go beyond harassment."
Others who have called on Filner to step down include City Council President Todd Gloria, Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins and Councilman David Alvarez. His top aide — Chief of Staff Vince Hall — also resigned Friday saying he felt he had to step down "as a lifelong activist for women's rights and equality."
The local Democratic Party has yet to weigh in with an opinion on Filner despite efforts to coordinate a vote of its central committee, which consists of about 60 party faithful.
"We have not been able to schedule the central committee meeting yet," Francine Busby, the party chairwoman, said Sunday. "The bylaws have some notification requirements, and a lot of people were tied up with (LGBT) Pride weekend. The purpose of the meeting is to get a reading on where central committee members stand at this point. We need to hear from them."
The question of who would replace Filner could depend on how he leaves office — if he does — because there are different rules in place for resignations and recalls.
If he resigns, a special election must be held within 90 days while Gloria, the council president, fills in as interim mayor. It would be a typical city election. If someone collects more than 50 percent of the vote, they would be the next mayor. If no one reaches that threshold, the top two finishers would proceed to a winner-take-all runoff. This scenario last played out in San Diego in 2005 when Jerry Sanders defeated Frye following Mayor Dick Murphy's resignation.


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August 16, 2012 SISTERSVILLE — Drew Wells' low score of 37 lead St. Marys to a victory Wednesday during a quad prep golf match at Sistersville Country Club. more »»
SOFTBALL: Cameron wins sectional
May 2, 2012 W.Va. Class A Sectional Finals Cameron 11-15 Paden City 1-0 CAMERON — Cameron won another sectional crown as Linda Hull followed up a no-hitter by Tara Paczewski with a one-hitter. more »»
BASEBALL: St. John 5, Paden City 0
May 1, 2012 POWHATAN — Cody Gillespie recorded his second no-hitter by blanking Paden City. He struck out 11 and also hit a tripl. more »»
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April 29, 2012 PADEN CITY — Tori Anderson hit triple among two hits and an RBI as Paden City swept Jefferson County Christian. more »»
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April 28, 2012 PADEN CITY — Alexis Brahler hit a triple among two hits as Union Local beat Paden City. Barb Keiser added an RBI for the Jets (11-3) while Olivia Minamyer struck out two and allowed four hit. more »»
BASEBALL: Parkersburg Catholic 15 Paden City 0
April 19, 2012 PADEN CITY — Jay Billiter had a double but it was not enough as Parkersburg Catholic blanked Paden City. more »»
SOFTBALL: Parkersburg Catholic 9 Paden City 2
April 19, 2012 PADEN CITY — Kelsey Loy struck out eight but it was not enough as Paden City fell to Parkersburg Catholic. Graeson Baker had two hits for the Cats (4-13). more »»
Valley Baseball Nips Paden City
April 17, 2012 Valley 4, Paden City 3 PINE GROVE — Collin Bates had three singles and drove in a run and Hunter Ring added an RBI as they led Valley past Paden Cit. more »»
SOFTBALL: Bridgeport 11-5 Paden City 2-2
April 15, 2012 BRIDGEPORT — Ashley Hadzima earned two victories and drove in two runs with two singles as Bridgeport swept Paden City. more »»
BASEBALL: Bridgeport 12-13 Paden City 2-3
April 15, 2012 PADEN CITY — Bailey McGrath hit two doubles among five hits and drove in three as Bridgeport swept Paden City. Collin Dvoracek added three hits for the Bulldogs. more »»
Paden City Baseball Edges By Hundred
April 13, 2012 Paden City 20, Hundred 19 PADEN CITY — Taylor Still drew a walk with the bases loaded to score Craig Allen and Paden City scored five runs in the seventh inning to best Hundred. more »»
SOFTBALL: River 9, Paden City 3
April 12, 2012 PADEN CITY — Haylee Bowers tripled among three hits and drove in two runs as River beat Paden City. Gabby Goudy struck out 12 for the Pilots (10-5) while issuing only two walks. more »»
Cameron's James Wins No. 200
April 10, 2012 Cameron 16, Paden City 1 PADEN CITY — Eric James won his 200th game as coach at Cameron behind an offensive explosion from his Dragons (9-4). more »»
Another Perfect Game for Paczewski
April 10, 2012 PADEN CITY — Tara Paczweski was at it again, hurling a perfect game in leading Cameron to a 10-0 victory against Paden City. Paczweski struck out six. more »»
SOFTBALL: Frontier 1-14 Paden City 3-0
April 8, 2012 FRONTIER — Katie Bennett struck out eight and had an RBI double in the first game as Frontier swept Paden City. Kelsey Loy struck out 10 while Kayla Hizer finished with two singles for the Cats (2-8). more »»
SOFTBALL: River 15, Paden City 6
April 5, 2012 PADEN CITY — Haley Bowers had two doubles on four hits as River beat Paden City. Gabby Goudy also struck out five for the Pilots (7-3). Amanda Heasley led Paden City (2-6) with two RBI. more »»
SOFTBALL: Tyler Consolidated 4, Paden City 3
April 5, 2012 PADEN CITY —Kelsey Loy struck out nine but it was not enough as Paden City fell to Tyler Consolidate. more »»
BASEBALL: Paden City 14, St. John 2
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SOFTBALL: Williamstown 6 Paden City 4, 12 inn.
March 29, 2012 PADEN CITY — Williamstown scored three runs in the top of the 12th to spoil things for Paden City. more »»
Koontz Leads Bishops
March 27, 2012 Bishop Donahue 19 Paden City 3 PADEN CITY — Wylie Koontz had a pair of hits, including a home run, and drove in five as he led Bishop Donahue past Paden City. more »»
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The Wheeling Central-Bishop Donahue rivalry can be called a lot of things, not the least of which is cordial. Fans may want the two teams to be at each other's throat, but the respect level between Maroon Knights coach Mike Young and John Durdines, coach at Bishop Donahue, is nearing incredible heights.
The two schools will meet again at 7:30 on Friday night at Monarch Stadium in Moundsville.
''The overall perception wants it to be different,'' Durdines said as he readied his Bishops (6-2). ''We don't look at each other, we both want our team to be the best in the state.
''We don't want our teams to be better than Bishop Donahue or Wheeling Central, we don't pinpoint one team.
''There's a ton of respect.''
For Young, it's about competing against another group of tough-minded young men whose primary goal is to represent their community to the best of their ability.
''History suggests that both schools have gutty, hard-nosed kids,'' Young said. ''They want to beat Wheeling Central and I can't blame them.
''It's a respect game for them and they know that. They want their identity to be a pretty doggone good team, too.
''John does a tremendous job with his kids.''
Something else both coaches agree upon, is this is a major matchup in terms of the postseason. Wheelinbg Central enters play at 13th in the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Class A ratings. Bishop Donahue is 14th.
Durdines stopped short of calling this an elimination game, but the Bishops, who has blown leads in their losses to Clay-Battelle and Madonna (combined one loss) are in need of a signature victory.
''It's hard to say if the loser is definitely out,'' Durdines said. ''You don't know how the playoffs and the points will play out, but the mindset is that we need to win this game and so do they.
''It's obviously a very important game.''
The Maroon Knights (6-3) beat Caldwell 26-13 while the Bishops had their bye week.
''We had a nice win Friday,'' Young said of a game that was played in a driving rain. ''It was ugly, but the kids responded well and I am proud of that.
''They're a physical team, but we came out of the game healthy, which is very important.''
Wheeling Central hasn't had to throw the football much this season, but it has had quarterback C.J. Burch take to the air a little more in recent weeks as he's thrown five touchdowns during that span, including two to tight end Braxton Nolte against the Redskins. Durdines recognizes the trend and says it presents a whole new set of problems.
''They definitely are able to throw the ball a lot better than people give them credit for,'' Durdines said. ''Why throw when they don't have to?''
Young believes the Maroon Knights will have to throw if they make the postseason, which is why there's been emphasis on getting that aspect of their game up to par.
''I think we're throwing it more and that is what is opening up,'' Young said. ''It's something we knew we had to improve on, especially when you're limited to a degree with the number of experienced runners.
''In order for us to be more balanced, have to start throwing the ball.''
The Bishops will counter offensively with sophomore quarterback Jesse Padlow and the two-headed running monster of Saquan Hill and Jordan Bonar.
''They're well balanced,'' Young said. ''We know what we've got to do and we're going to do everything we can to play hard.''


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Programs can use information from a sensor after it's enabled. You can enable or disable sensors that are installed on your computer in Location and Other Sensors in Control Panel. Disabling a sensor doesn't turn it off. Some programs may still access information from a sensor when it's disabled. For more information, see Install or uninstall a sensor.
Open Location and Other Sensors by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type sensors, and then click Location and Other Sensors.
Select the check box next to the sensor that you want to enable, or clear the check box to disable the sensor, and then click Apply.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.


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Honors Advisory Council (HAC) is a student leadership group serving the Honors Program at Oklahoma Christian University. The mission of HAC is to enhance and advance the Honors Program student experience by organizing social events, coordinating service opportunities, and representing the interests and needs of the students of the Honors Program - all at an independent, student-run level. The Honors Program holds student elections at the end of each academic year.
Congratulations to the 2015-16 Honors Advisory Council:
Laura Wilson, President
Parker LaMascus, Vice President
Denali Hicks, Secretary/Treasurer
Kennedy McAlister, Service Director
Marina Pendleton, Senior Representative
Jonathan Miller, Junior Representative
Jan Bian, Sophomore Representatitve
Freshmen Representatives, Peter Miller and Samantha Cowan
Congratulations to the 2014-15 Honors Advisory Council:
Chas Carter, President
Denali Hicks, Vice President
Marina Pendleton, Secretary/Treasurer
Bret Arnold, Service Director
Mark Street, Senior Representative
Laura Wilson, Junior Representative
Aubrey Gonzalez, Sophomore Representatitve
Kennedy McAlister & Parker LaMascus, Freshmen Representatives
The 2013-2014 Honors Advisory Council:
Chas Carter, President
Riley Hansen, Vice President
Hannah Bingham, Secretary/Treasurer
Bret Arnold, Service Director
Hannah Ketring, Senior Representative
Tyler Parette & Mark Street, Junior Representatives
Garrett McCurrach & Caleb Wimer, Sophomore Representatitves
Ryan Jones & Nathan Vielmette, Freshmen Representatives
The Honors Advisory Council hosted a Habitat for Humanity Service Project for OC Honors Students. They spent all day Saturday with about 50 students framing a house.


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If you have been paying much attention to developments in storage and computing infrastructure in the last few years, you have noticed a significant trend toward virtualization. Servers aren't servers any more, they are virtual machines. Tapes aren't tapes any more, they are virtual tape libraries like the IBM TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance. And in the area of disk virtualization, the most widely adopted approach is the IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC).
Up until now, disk virtualization has been an enterprise-wide thought. Storage managers who are tasked with taking care of hundreds of TB's, and often PB's of disks have for years turned to SVC to help eliminate the pain of migrating data between arrays. For these administrators, disk virtualization with SVC has also helped provide a common set of management interfaces and proceedures across storage from different vendors, and has helped to create a common set of services like thin provisioning, snapshotting, and mirroring across different tiers of storage.
Not every storage manager, though, is responsible for PB's, or even hundreds of TB's of storage. Most administrators are just looking for an affordable and 'easy to manage' means of satisfying the next request for more storage on Exchange, or SAP, or... About a month ago, IBM introduced some important changes in its mid-range disk virtualization product, SVC EE, designed with these storage managers in mind.
Perhaps the best way to describe these changes is with a picture... (Click on the picture to enlarge)
One of the challenges with traditional disk arrays is that they are relatively inflexible. Think about it... the arrays that have a lot of function (thin provisioning, excellent snapshotting, mirroring, etc.) are generally large, monolithic things that can take up a lot of real estate and burn a lot of power before you get to the first byte of storage. On the other hand, the arrays that are more modular -- allowing incremental growth -- generally don't offer the best software capabilities. And what's more, all of them generally charge an arm and a leg for the software capabilities they do offer.
The important thing IBM did was to package its virtual controller software in an affordable form factor and price it in such a way that mid-sized administrators can build and grow their storage infrastructure modularly. Do you need more disk capacity for a new application? Add an IBM DS3400 SAS disk enclosure. Do you have plenty of capacity but just want some more performance or connectivity? Add an SVC 8A4 controller pair. Do you have plenty of performance but just want some more capacity for archiving? Add a DS3400 SATA disk enclosure. With this sort of modular approach to scaling, the incremental cost of adding capacity can be greatly reduced.
Regardless how you choose to grow your virtual disk system, there are a valuable set of services that are all included in the base software license (e.g. no extra charge). They include:
- Transparent data migration from other arrays in your datacenter to improve appliacation availability
- Thin provisioning so you can get more effective use out of your storage assets
- FlashCopy (IBM's name for snapshot copies) to cut down the time required for application backup and cloning. This is the newest addition to the list of included features. Prior to a month ago, SVC EE FlashCopy carried a separate price.
Although I have used IBM DS3400 disk encousures in my example, a virtual disk system of unlimited size can be constructed using any number of IBM DS3400, DS4000 or DS5000 family disks. SVC EE can also virtualize up to 250 disks from other IBM or non-IBM disk systems.
Lower incremental cost for adding capacity. Efficient SAS and SATA disks. A valuable set of software functions included in the base price. Common management from the smallest configuration to the largest. Would that help save some time and money?


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The proposed 2013-14 student code of conduct does not reinstate the controversial punishment of paddling. But one board member hopes to get enough votes in April to add it back in after a three-year absence.
"This (paddling) is an alternative to out-of-school suspension if parents choose it," said School Board member Carol Ely, who retired as Shady Hill principal two years ago.
Read it all here.
The Alachua County School Board did not approve the district's proposed calendar for the 2013-2014 school year, which kept Thanksgiving week as is, with the break starting on Wednesday.
Superintendent Dan Boyd had recommended approval of this calendar over the draft proposed from the Alachua County Education Association, which gives students the whole week of Thanksgiving off and adds two days on to the end of the school year.
In a 3-2 vote, Board Chair Eileen Roy joined Gunnar Paulson and Leanetta McNealy in opposing the district calendar. April Griffin and Carol Oyenarte voted in favor of it.
Read the entire article here.
Knowing when to purchase what can mean big savings throughout the year. Savvy shoppers take advantage of two major, and related, trends: seasonal shifts and post-holiday sales.
As you consider what to buy in February, remember that winter is halfway over and retailers want to get rid of seasonal merchandise. Also, stores usually have a lot of electronics left over from the holidays and must make room for new gadgets. And finally, President's Day falls in February - giving many people a three-day weekend and extra time to shop. Taken all together, you can count on February deals galore.
To help you prepare your defenses, here are the 10 dumbest things that people do (or fail to do) with their smartphones.
1) No password protection.
If you could "lock" your wallet, wouldn't you? Well, why don't more folks lock their iPhone or Android phone? While it is nowhere CLOSE to being foolproof, a phone password works like the theory of the burglar and the dog: If you take that extra step to protect yourself, most bad guys will simply move on to the next (easier) target. It's a lot easier for a thief to steal a smartphone with no password than it is to work on cracking your phone.
2) Shopping online with an Internet browser instead of a shopping app.
If you have the choice between shopping at Amazon.com using your phone's browser versus Amazon's app, use the app! Ditto for eBay, Overstock, and any big retailer that gives you the option of using their app. Unlike browsers, dedicated shopping apps are designed to ward off phishing and other kinds of scams. (Before you download it, just make sure it's really their official app!)


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JURA IMPRESSA XS9 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
A high-performance all-round bean to cup machine
Bean to cup Commercial Coffee-Espresso Machine
Uses fresh Beans & Milk
Up to 75 cups-day
4 Drinks Selections
One touch Cappuccino Button
Suits small Restaurant, Office, Pub, Hotel, Leisure, cafe/deli.
The Jura Impressa XS9 Classic (which has replaced the XS90) coffee machine is the latest in the commercial bean to cup coffee machines from Jura with its new One Touch Cappuccino/Latte function.
It is ideally suited to small businesses such as offices, hairdressing salons, meeting & conference rooms, or even at home.
A great feature of the Jura Impressa XS9 Classic is the ability to adjust the coffee spout to an even further height adjustment so as to fit take away cups.
Included With The JURA XS9:
6kg Italian Coffee Beans
1Ltr Auto Cappuccino Cleaning Fluid
Jura Cleaning Tablets
Jura Descaling Tablets
Telephone Support Service
1 Year Parts & Labour Warranty
Delivery UK Mainland
Extended Hopper, Milk Fridge Unit, Water Mains Connection with filter kit
Active bean monitoring
Sound engineering
Energy Save Mode
Height-adjustable coffee dispenser
Rotary Switch Selection
Connector System
Cup illumination
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What's the one question people always ask you?
They want to know about my wigs. My hair is thin because of thyroid disease. If I were a smaller woman, I could deal with that. But everything about me is big. My teeth, my boobs—I've got implants, and I love them. My feet are size 12. My personality. Why would I have small hair?
How does your son, Kevin, feel about your being on TV?
I'm just a mom. But I have seen him use the Wendy Williams card. Particularly with the girls, because they're very girly at 12: "I loved the bracelet that your mother had on." When they come to the house, it makes him proud because he knows that at home I'm just Mrs. Hunter.
How do you and your husband find alone time?
We drive to work together, because car services have nosy drivers and we want to be able to talk. I do the show at 10 am, and I'm usually home in New Jersey by 1. That frees me to go to ShopRite to figure out what we'll have for dinner. My boys don't expect me to cook for them, but it's part of the normalcy I grew up with.
What was the craziest request you've ever gotten?
To pose for PETA, and I did it! My son thought that was fabulous. Of course, because he's 12, his friends are all stupid: "I saw your mom naked when she posed for PETA." But my son loves that. He's not offended.
Do you see a second act after TV?
My second act is going to be strictly as a businesswoman. We have a production company with a show called Secret Celebrity about to start on Oxygen. I have my sixth book, Ask Wendy, about to come out. I also have a wig line coming.
You're 48. Any concerns about getting older?
I love being this age. I can't wait to see what it's like at 58. But I do think the world needs to do right by us as we get older
Next: Pauley Perrette, Our May 2013 Woman of Interest
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National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Capitol Hill Briefing on May 6, 2010
NAMI is jointly hosting the fifth annual Capitol Hill briefing in honor of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day with the National Federation for Children's Mental Health, Mental Health America and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. The program will emphasize the critical importance of effective school and community based mental health services for children and youth, and their families.
The briefing, Children's Mental Health: Focusing on the Early Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents will be held on May 6th to focus on the following goals:
Guest speakers include:
In honor of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting Awareness Day Turns 5 and an Awareness Day Early Childhood Forum. To attend either, please visit SAMHSA's Web site for further details and registration information.


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Mother's Headlight Restoration Kit - A Little Light WorkWritten by on May 1, 2011 Some Lateral Thinking May Save Those Old Lenses
While we're spoiled these days with an aftermarket that reproduces parts unimaginable only a few years ago, not everything is available, especially if you're dealing with an "off-brand" project. When it comes to exterior trim or rear light lenses, often the only solution is to spend weeks or longer searching swap meets, trawling eBay, scouring the Internet, or giving up altogether and losing the trim or swapping the lights for something easier to source.
Plastic taillight lenses in particular are not only susceptible to getting broken, but fade with age. However, when Mothers sent us products to bring the paint and trim back to life on the '56 Buick we tackled a few months back they included a product that we had no use for at the time, their PowerBall 4Lights headlight restoration kit. Having used it on our Art Director Aaron Kahan's late-model daily driver and seeing how well it brought the dull foggy plastic lenses back to life, we figured it may just work on old red plastic taillight lenses too.
First we tried a pair of very faded '59 Cadillac lenses. These repro made-in-Taiwan lenses had dulled to the point of being unusable, and while they didn't return to their original condition, the Mothers' kit certainly brought them back to being acceptable again. Next we went to work on the original lenses from the Purple Pig project '49 Chevy. Stripping the lights to their component parts so we could clean and restore them inside and out, we were pleased with the results. Though once they'd lost their dull appearance it was obvious there was nothing we could do to improve the few cracks that 60-plus years of exposure to Mother Nature's elements had caused.
They were, however, vastly improved and acceptable for another few years of service. So much so that we sandblasted and painted the housing, polished the blue dots, and did what we could to bring the chrome back to life on the bezel. If we'd planned ahead these bezels would have made perfect subjects for our "Chrome Sweet Chrome" article on page 70 of this issue, but of course our usual lack of planning meant we didn't think of this until it was too late. It should be pretty obvious from the accompanying pictures though that with fresh chrome, these taillights could be bolted right back on and reused. Guess we'd better restore the second light and place them on the parts shelf for a future project then, huh?
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Though there may be any number of products on the shelves of your local auto parts store, good old super glue still does a fine job in such instances. Those surfaces to be glued had better be clean though.The difference between "before" and "after" is obvious, though the cheap and lousy quality of the plastic used for these lenses prevented any further improvements. Not bad though, huh?Having already used Mothers' PowerCone on other projects, I figured it'd be perfect to polish the inside of the Caddy lights.Seeing as we're talking of restoring old lenses, though ours weren't cracked, many will be. Easing the crack apart on these old Buick lenses allowed us to clean the edges of the split with an old toothbrush and soapy water.Here's what the headlight restoration kit is really designed for and it'd be remiss of us not to show you how well it works. It took longer to mask around the headlights to prevent polish getting on the paint than it did to restore the clarity of the plastic lenses on this late model.The Mothers' kit includes a couple of sanding pads of different grits, which were ideal for sanding between the ridges on the outside of the lens.After polishing with the PowerBall, a little elbow grease using the microfiber towel included in the kit brought the headlamps back to as-new condition.Encouraged by our attempts so far, we tackled the old taillights from our project '49 Chevy. The lenses and reflectors are plastic and had suffered over the past 60 years.
Removing the lens and blue dot, we cleaned the grime from the inside using an old toothbrush and soapy water.With the lens cleaned and polished, we re-installed the blue dot, after cleaning it and its retaining ring. These four tabs are twisted to hold everything in place.No wonder these lights appeared dim when in use. This is supposed to be the reflector, but had turned into a rust-flector over time.Here's a before and after. The lens is brighter, clearer, and respectable once again. The reflector admittedly could do with replacement, while the bezels would certainly benefit from a trip through the Spectra Chrome process. All in all a vast improvement for a couple of hours of work though. Although, what are the chances of me doing the other light to match?We used the plastic polish on the reflector, and applied Mothers' chrome polish to the bezels in an attempt to bring them back from the dead.


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The Woodlands, TX (Sports Network) - Mike Goodes carded a 3-under 69 on Friday
and that was good enough for a 1-stroke lead after the opening round of the
Insperity Championship.
Goodes, who finished third at this event last year, earned his only Champions
Tour win at the 2009 Allianz Championship.
Gene Sauers is one stroke off the lead at minus-2 on the Tournament Course at
The Woodlands Country Club.
Michael Allen, who tied for fourth at this event last year, opened with a 1-
under 71. He was joined in a share of third place by Brian Henninger, Mark
Brooks and Hal Sutton.
Defending champion Fred Funk struggled to a 3-over 75, which left him tied for
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Meet the Fockers
|Release Date: December 22, 2004
|Running Time: 115 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $279,167,575.00
|Genre: Comedy, Sequel
Robert De Niro
Ben Stiller
Teri Polo
Blythe Danner
All Cast & Crew >>
Summary:Now that Greg Focker is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack and Dina Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiancée, Pam. But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker. The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Greg and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together.


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I just completed a test installation of Zimbra as a virtual appliance. Everything seems to work fine, but I am missing the functionality to get mail from external accounts (e.g. Google, POP/IMAP). I found a reference on the web showing me a setup using an account button in Zimbra, but I can't find that button on my installation.
What am I missing?