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By David Lawder and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are considering signing on to a short-term increase in the government's borrowing authority to buy time for negotiations on broader policy measures, according to a Republican leadership aide.
How long the increase might suffice – a few weeks or a few months – was unclear. But agreement by Republicans and Democrats to raise the debt ceiling would at least stave off a possible default after October 17, when Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has determined the government will no longer be able to borrow.
President Barack Obama has said he would accept a debt ceiling increase of limited duration as long as no strings were attached, except perhaps a non-binding agreement to discuss policy issues.
It was unclear Wednesday night how far Republicans might be prepared to go to meet Obama's conditions. Republicans in the House have been demanding a variety of conditions – including changes to Obama's healthcare law – in return for cooperating on the debt ceiling and on a funding measure that might reopen the government, which has been partially shut down since October 1.
In recent days, however, Republican emphasis has shifted more toward deficit reduction measures and less to Obamacare, the health care law.
Republicans in particular and Congress in general have taken a public beating in the showdown, with an Associated Press-Gfk survey on Wednesday showing Congress as a whole at a rock-bottom 5 percent approval rating. More than six of every 10 Americans blamed Republicans for the impasse.
Republican leaders plan to make remarks to reporters on Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT but it was uncertain whether they would be prepared to unveil anything concrete then. The party's leadership has proven unable to control rebellious conservatives in the House, who have sufficient power to squelch any deal they dislike.
With pressure rising and no clear path forward for breaking their fiscal impasse, Obama launched a series of White House meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday to search for a way to end a government shutdown and raise the debt limit.
House Democrats journeyed to the White House to discuss the fiscal stalemate, and Senate Democrats and Republican leaders in the House of Representatives will make separate treks on Thursday amid rising worries about the potential for economic havoc in the crisis.
The depth of the dispute was evident, however, in the failure of Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to even agree on a guest list for their Thursday session.
The White House invited all House Republicans, but Boehner limited the visitors to 18 party leaders and prominent committee chairs, lessening Obama's exposure to Republicans who might dissent from the leadership's hard-line strategy and to rank-and-file Tea Party members who inspired it.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama was "disappointed" at the truncated guest list because "the president thought it was important to talk directly with the members who forced this economic crisis on the country."
The impasse has shut the government for nine days and rattled financial markets with the threat that the country's $16.7 trillion borrowing limit will not be raised before the October 17 deadline.
Republican Tea Party fiscal conservatives precipitated the crisis by demanding that Obama's healthcare reform law be delayed or curtailed in exchange for approving the funding of government operations and raising the debt ceiling.
But in a shift some Republicans hope will strengthen their hand in the fight, the party's House leaders have played down demands to weaken the healthcare law and focused instead on calls to rein in deficits.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman and former vice presidential candidate, both published opinion pieces focused on tackling long-term debt and deficits instead of the healthcare law.
The White House meeting with House Republicans will be the first face-to-face talks between Obama and his political adversaries since last week, although lawmakers have informally been exploring possible compromises and ways to resolve the stalemate.
Republican senators on Wednesday were considering a proposal by Senator Susan Collins of Maine that would reopen the government and increase the borrowing authority while repealing an unpopular medical device tax designed to finance subsidies under the healthcare law.
Collins' plan also would give federal agencies flexibility in dealing with across-the-board spending cuts that kicked in earlier this year and are opposed by many members of Congress.
After a meeting of Republican senators, John McCain of Arizona called her initiative "a pretty good proposal that some of us like," and a Senate Republican aide said there are discussions about possibly incorporating a short-term debt limit increase into the measure.
"We continue to talk. No progress, but there never is until you reach a breakthrough," McCain told reporters "I'm not saying that we will ever reach a breakthrough. I'm saying conversations are going on. I hope that they reach some conclusion. I'm not sure whether they will or not."
All 200 House Democrats were invited to the afternoon session at the White House, and Democratic leaders said most made the trek. They said Obama was resolute about not negotiating with Republicans until they drop their demands.
Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats had not seen a short-term proposal for funding the government and lifting the debt ceiling from Republicans and would not make any concessions to get one.
"The debt ceiling needs to be lifted. They're not getting anything for that. And we haven't seen an offer on that," she said.
Obama scolded Republicans on Tuesday for demanding negotiations, but said he would talk about anything including the healthcare law if Republicans re-opened the government and lifted the debt ceiling even for the short term.
Boehner rejected Obama's demands as "unconditional surrender," but other Republicans have showed a willingness to consider a short-term deal if there was a framework in place for negotiations.
Those hopes were fueled by the opinion columns on Wednesday, particularly Ryan's column urging a negotiated end to the stalemate but did not mention Republican demands for linking changes in the federal healthcare law with government funding.
"I am beginning, by the way, to be a little hopeful regarding our current situation. It looks like the House is beginning to focus on the right things," Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said on CNBC, pointing to Ryan's column.
But Boehner took to the House floor on Wednesday to reiterate Republican demands that the healthcare law be part of the broader discussions.
"Our message in the House has been pretty clear. We want to reopen our government and provide fairness to all Americans under the president's healthcare law," Boehner said.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim added his voice to a chorus of experts warning about the impact of the stalemate, saying on Wednesday that even the threat of a U.S. default could hurt emerging markets and the world's most vulnerable people.
"We're very concerned. Because right now there's so many headwinds as it is for emerging markets and the developing world, that kind of impact really could be devastating," Kim told CNN.


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I bumped into this (WWII Sea Forts - Red Sands):
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Those are so cool - I wonder what they were used for... gun platforms?
Edit: Ahh, I see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Forts
Maunsell sea forts, built in the Thames estuary and operated by the Royal Navy, were to deter and report German air raids following the Thames as a landmark, and attempts to lay mines by aircraft in this important shipping channel.Maunsell also designed forts for anti-aircraft defence. These were larger installations comprising seven interconnected steel platforms, five carried guns arranged in a semicircle around the control centre and accommodation while the seventh, set further out than the gun towers, was the searchlight tower.
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Oh man... If I ever wanted a home for a madman or vampire near the Thames, I just got it...
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Those would be awesome for a waterworld type RPG
The Micronation of Sealand is only the tower at Roughs off Harwich, which, lying outside of British Territorial Waters can be technically declared as independant - and has.
Shivering Sands, as reported on the Wiki, lies further south at the Thames entrance. At various times it has been occupied by "pirate radio" stations and at one point, it's said, there was even a gun fight over possession there. As far as I know this all ended decades ago when the UK formally asserted that Shivering Sands and Red Sands etc were inside territorial waters and put a stop to all the malarky.
I've sailed past the Sands and it's an awesome sight even at a distance. There's something surreal about its shape and isolation in what looks like deep sea.
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Your First Day
Welcome to Sonoma State University. To make your transition as smooth as possible, this page provides information you will need on your first day.
How can I get ready for my first day?
There are several employment forms that you should fill out online in advance of your first day. If your position is eligible for benefits, you can read about the benefits plans so that you will be ready to make a choice at orientation.
Where should I go on my first day? How do I get there and where can I park?
All employees must come to Employment Services in Ruben Salazar Hall on their first day to sign up as a new employee. You may purchase a daily parking permit from any of the permit machines for $5.00. Some machines accept quarters only, so be prepared! Campus maps include parking lot locations.
What will I need to bring on my first day?
You are required to present the following documents on your first day:
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After you have completed your sign up, please visit Seawolf Services on the first floor of Salazar to receive your Seawolf photo identification card. This photo ID will serve as your one-card to purchase a parking decal, sign up for e-mail and other computer access, receive library privileges, purchase WolfBucks, and to be eligible for admission to certain events.
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If your position is eligible for benefits, you will be scheduled for a New Employee Orientation session, which includes a benefits orientation. The effective date of medical coverage is the first day of the month following appointment once have submitted enrollment forms. For more information on CSU specific benefits information, please visit the System wide Benefits Portal.


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WVU hoops team circling back to Zags
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You've heard of the circle of life. In regard to West Virginia University's athletic fortunes, that circle is beginning to resemble a basketball. It's somewhat amusing. When we last saw WVU's basketball team against real competition, the Mountaineers had been hammered in the NCAA tournament. I wrote then it was somewhat merciful for the team's fans. No more Truck Bryant going 1-on-4. No more finger drumming awaiting improvement from Jabari Hinds. No more teeth grinding when the ball went into Deniz Kilicli. "Once again," I wrote, "it's football season in the Mountain State." Today, many are saying it's basketball season in West Virginia. And the basketball season will start for the Mountaineers against the team that ended their 2011-12 season: Gonzaga. Talk about your circles. WVU will hit Spokane, Wash., for a midnight regular-season opening affair with the Zags this Monday. The event is a made-for-TV game that will be replayed next season in Morgantown. Perhaps, though, it would have been better for the Mountaineers to play this one at home. WVU will be flying all over the southwest as a newbie member of the Big 12. This trip can't help. "Might as well get used to it, huh?" said Mountaineer coach Bob Huggins. Guess so, but this figures to be a stern test for WVU. The last time the teams met, it was right up the road from Morgantown in Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center, and not much went right for West Virginia. Gonzaga went in determined to show it was as tough as any Big East team and drubbed WVU from start to finish, finally settling for a 77-52 victory. "I just feel like they out-toughed us," Bryant said afterward. Huggins called his offense the "worst" and "inept." "It was a microcosm of our season," said the coach that day. Now, though, a new day is dawning for the Mountaineers. Bryant is gone. Huggins has infused his program with transfers. Gonzaga, meanwhile, lost center Robert Sacre to the NBA. (He's now a teammate of former Mountaineer Devin Ebanks, now with the Los Angeles Lakers.) WVU also is catching a break of sorts in that Zags junior forward Kelly Olynyk, who redshirted last season, will be suspended for the game. The bad news for the Mountaineers is another big man stepped in and won the hearts of Gonzaga fans in a 93-45 exhibition victory over Division II Northwest Nazarene University of Nampa, Idaho. Przemek Karnowski, a 7-foot-1, 305-pound native of Poland, scored 17 points and had eight rebounds. And the team returns veterans WVU fans might remember: senior forward Elias Harris and sophomore guards Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. (Yes, John Stockton's son David is back as well.) Bell, Pangos and junior center Sam Dower were first-team preseason All-West Coast Conference selections. The Zags have been picked to win the WCC. Huggins, however, seems to like his team as well. "We have a chance," said the coach. He said that on Thursday. He's said that all along. "We've got to do better running our offense, rebounding the ball and taking care of the ball," he said. "But we've got a chance." It's almost time to see. Reach Mitch Vingle at 304-348-4827, email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/MitchVingle.


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So its done, I translated my tut into English and want now share it with you
This time a lot of new good things will be included.So we have a cIOS_usb2, a cIOSv8, the cIOS-CORE updatet with the new cIOSv8 / DIP Module, the cMIOSv3 for Game Cube Backups per disk channal, a new DVD Dumper v1.3 Channal, tha FlatMii ISO-Loader Channal, Drive read speed is at 6x, two new MPlayer version´s 1x time the CE and 1x time the USB_2.0 as hbc app as wll as BootMii Checker, Any Title Delater MOD v4, MultiBoot, signCheck and a cIOS_usb2 Test Tool for the hbc.
Also comes this new revision with nice features wich will be marked with a * in the list.
This TUT is reduced to a few steps and its not importend on wich FW you are.Only on FW 3.4 the Twilight Hack have to be delated (folder private on SD / Pack) after delating the folder you must copy the "private" folder from the "Twilight Hack for FW 3.4" folder back into the root of your sd / Pack.
Than you just to have to follow the TUT and on the end or after seccessfull Downgrade to 3.2 you should be coping the Twilight Hack v0.1 beta1 back to your Console. In case of a brick and the installed rescue menu hacks from Starfall you will be able to Unbrick your Wii by your self.
Please keep sure that your dvd drive have no disc inserted. Because I and some other ppl getted a error message for some times about files of system menu will be damaged. I tested it and without a disc in drive i never have seen this message again douring installation of CFW. Anyway keep sure to NOT have a disc in drive at same time you install CFW.
To Note: If you get a error at Any Title Delater and delating the IOS´s go back to HBC >> WAD Manager >> Install cIOS36. After seccessfull installation you should be able to normally use ATD and WAD Installer again.
This CFW will be made possible from following ppl: BUSHING, SEGHER, MARCAN, WANINKOKO, CREDIAR, NEIMOND, KWIIRK, TONA, CASHMAN, NACKASA, GEKKO, WIIGATOR, REDSQUIREL, MPLAYER-CE TEAM, FLATMII TEAM, DEVKIPRO TEAM, DEVI92, WIIBLASTER AND ALL I HAVE FORGOT!
Our CFW comes with this features:
-FW Downgrade to 3.2
-cIOSv8* for better compatiblity for HB
-cIOS_usb2* our CFW gets USB_2.0 support
-Gepatchtes Shop Kannal Update der FW 3.4
-Patched IOS51 Update from FW 3.4 for the Shop Channal
-Pachted Mii Channal Update from FW 3.4
-Disc Update Blocker
-Region Free Wii Games
-Region Free GC Games
-Region Free Channals
-Disc Dumper to dump your games* (v1.3 new banner & sound)
-Hombrew Browser Channal
-Opera Internet Browser
-FlatMii ISO-Loader Channal* (only works with FlatMii Modchip)
-Speak Channal (but only works with Nintendo Micro*)
-Skip healthwarning with backmenu
-Start rescue-menu when Y is held on 1st GC controller
-Removed rescue-menu diagnostic disc check
-No mainmenu BGM
-Nearly 100% compatiblity thx to cIOS-CORE and the cIOS
-FW Integrated backup support for Wii Games (Game-Backups per Disc Channal)
-FW Integrated backup support for GC Games* (Game-Backups per Disc Channal thx to new cMIOSv3)
-FW Integrated backup support also for Hombrew Programms
-FW Integrated Multi Disc support* (multiboot.dol must be injected into the disc)
-Error 001 & 002 Transparent Patching System*
-Disc Read Speed is at 6x*
-Nearly 100% compatiblity for Imports truth GeckoOS Channal
-Manager and Installer for the Nintendo Data Pack Format the WAD´s
-Media Playback support per SD,DVD,etc., thx to MPlayer and GeexBox
-Media Playback support per USB_2.0* thx to MPlayer "nackasa" MOD
-NES Emu for your old ROM´s
-SNES Emu for your old ROM´s
-Neo-Geo Emu for your old ROM´s
-N64 Emu for your old ROM´s
-GBA /GBA-Colour Emu for your old ROM´s
Steps to do:
1. Download "cfwprpht´s CFW 3.2 Hack-Pack" and copy the content of the folder to your SD and put it into your Wii
2 .a) if you dont have played yet Zelda TwilightPrincess, boot the game and after creating a savepoint on console you return to the Wii Menu. You could do this without playing game, you even must not start it.
2. b) if you have plaed yet Zelda TwilightPrincess, go to systemmenu >> data >> Wii and delate the ZTP savepoint, than sd >> and copy the twilight hack savepoint to your console.
3. Start Zelda and load the twilight hack savepoint.
Run backwards or talk to the Man in the front of you and the loader starts. Follow the order and the HBC will be installed.
4. Start the HBC and than the WAD Manager and now you must restart your Wii after every install (Turn your Wii off and On again). This should be done with the first three files.The rest could be installed without restarting the Wii.So:
WAD Manager >> IOS16 >> Restart Wii
WAD Manager cIOS Fix >> cIOS Fix >> Restart Wii
WAD Manger >> cIOSv8 >> Restart Wii
WAD Manager >> cIOS30 And only this was successfull you could install the other three files without restarting Wii. They will be numbered.
5. Now you should be on FW 3.2 - put out SD from Wii and rename the folders on pc to WAD >> WADs (e.g.) and the WAD1 >> WAD. After that put back into Wii and start the HBC. Now start the Any Titel Delater >> System Titles >> and delate IOS´s 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 50, 51, 55, 254 after that dont press the home button, press B button to go back for one page.
Now choice Installed System Channels and than delate the "Shop Channel".We will reinstall the Shop Channal quickly but the patched version from FW 3.4.
6. Start the WAD Installer and the WAD´s will be auto installed. Have an aey on the progress. If a WAD will not be installed you should do this manuelly with the WAD Manager. But after delating the IOS´s and the Shop Channel it should be run without troubles.
With this Auto Install following files will be copyed to your Wii:
DVD Dumper v1.3.wad (Channel)
WadManager v1.3.wad (Channel)
WAD-Installer_v2.1.wad (Channel)
IOS51 FW 3.4 Update.wad (Driver for the Shop Channel)
Shop Channel FW 3.4 Update.wad (Channel Update)
Mii Channel Update v2.wad (Channel Update)
FCE Ultra WII GX-9002.wad (Channel)
GeckoOS 1.7b by DJDynamite123fixed.wad (Channel)
FlatMii ISO-Loader.wad (Channel)
GX-Geo NeoGeo by DJDynamite123fixed.wad (Channel)
Wii64 by DJDynamite123 & Vidboy.wad (Channel)
Homebrew Browser by DJDynamite123 & BlueK.wad (Channel)
MPlayerWii by DJDynamite123.wad (Channel)
Snes Emulator-9001.wad (Channel)
VisualBoy Advanced.wad (Channel)
StarFall by DJDynamite123.wad (Channel)
Speak_Channel.wad (Channel)
Opera Internet Browser.wad (Channel)
7. Just start >> Starfall Channal >> set all to >> Install >> press 2 -- DONE
Your Done and now have a Soft Modded Wii with CFW_3.2 incl. fw integrated Backup Support (per Disc Channal) and the other upstairs printed features.
Whats NEW?
* THE HBC´s version is now BETA 1.0.1 and works on FW 3.4. If you have the HBC allready installed you could use the NET update function or go to system menu >> Channels >> delate this version and install the one from my Hack Pack via Twilight Hack.
* cIOS_v8-249.wad you will need for the hb programms and for your backups to be palyed per Disc Channel
* cIOS_usb2.wad brings USB_2.0 support to our CFW
* cIOS-CORE allows booting and starting of all backups per Disc Channal
* cMIOSv3.wad Game Cube backups per disc Channal
* MultiBoot Games per Disc Channal you still need the multiboot.dol renamed to main.dol to be injected in the first game partition of the disc
* WAD Manager_cIOS_fix would be only writen to be used with IOS16 and to install the cIOS_fix.wad in it
* IOS16.wad the only way to get a WAD installed on a FW 3.3_v2 / 3.4.So this WAD is from the Backup Disc and would be SEMI signed so nintendo could not block it
* Xyzzy is a Hombrew app from Bushing that let you read out the keys of your Wii and save it as a .txt to your SD. Usefull if you run into a full brick.
* Starfall 0.5 make custom patches to the system menu.It have a lot of usefull hacks such as disc update blocker and region free games (GC-Wii) & channels, Skip Healthwarning on Wii bootup, skip Menu Sound, aktived the Rescue Menu if GC controller is connected to port 1 and "Y" will be pressed during bootup, Remove Factory Disc Check for Rescue Menu only works on FW 3.2
* Wad Manager v1.3 Channel to manage the install / deinstall of WAD files
* FlatMii ISO-Loader Channel only works with FlatMii Modchip now you could select your iso´s from the Wii Menu
* Any Title Delater MOD v4 now works with a database in .txt format what will be a lot easyer to handle and it could be also used on FW 3.4
* DVD Dumper Channel v1.3 Tool to dump games to SD card,USB device or per WiFi.You could choice between GC, Wii and DL-Wii Disc´s and the size of the split files. So split files for smal SD,USB devices or a whole 4,37GB dump
* MPlayer Nackasa MOD now works with USB_2.0 support
* MPlayer CE now supports more format´s
* GeexBox another media player, a lot of ppl say that it will be better work than MPlayer
* Speak Channel only works with the Nintendo Micro to this time
All hbc apps will be have a icon and meta. Thanks to several german hb sites we will now have some nice icons.
Tips and Infos:
You should make a NAND Dump or use Zyxxy to get the keys of your Nintendo Wii Console. If you run into a Full Brick you or a good modder can Unbrick your console with the dump or the keys of your Wii.
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Bearded irises are best planted in summer or fall, no later than six weeks before your area's first freeze. Situate the rhizomes just at the soil surface with the roots spread out underneath. "Like a duck," Lohr says. "Their feet are in the water but their back is above."
Irises "don't take much mollycoddling," says Boyce Tankersley, director of living plant documentation at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, who grows a number of historic varieties at home. "I don't spray them, I don't fertilize them any more than I fertilize anything else, and they keep coming back and giving me a good show."
Gardeners intrigued by the idea of growing sturdy, fragrant irises with interesting stories can start by visiting an iris garden in May, when bearded irises are in full, glorious bloom. One of the most spectacular is the Presby Memorial Iris Garden in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, where plants are arrayed by the decade in which the cultivars were introduced. A local chapter of the American Iris Society or the Historic Iris Preservation Society can point you to the right garden or grower.
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text: I will let you know it was a very hard winter this year in those areas 72-75. Hunting in October wont really make that much a difference, youll have more people hunting deer, but less hunting antelope so double edge there. Its going to be hard to find a 75+ goat in any of those areas specified. Its funny how the eastmans promote these areas, Especially 73, 74 and 75 generally the hardest winther kills other than shirley rim country. Most of the winter in those areas had 1-2 feet of packed snow. It was a rough one for antelope. Ive lived here for over thirty years and can tell you this ones going to be a tough year to find good anything.


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Three Camp Lejeune Marines escaped criminal charges, but received administrative punishments for their roles in urinating on Taliban corpses.
The Marine Corps announced that the three, all members of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, received non-judicial punishment for their roles in urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan as well as for videotaping the incident.
In a statement, the Marine Corps said they received the punishment for "violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for their role in the desecration and filming of deceased Taliban that became public in January 2012."
As part of a plea deal, all three Marines pleaded guilty and will receive a permanent mark on their records that will impact any future promotions and re-enlistments.
One non-commissioned officer pleaded guilty to a general order by wrongfully posing for an unofficial photograph with human casualties and urinating on the body of a deceased Taliban soldier, which conduct was prejudicial to good order and discipline.
Another non-commissioned officer pleaded guilty to wrongfully posing for an unofficial photograph with human casualties and wrongfully video recording the incident.
A staff non-commissioned officer pleaded guilty to failing to report the mistreatment of human casualties by other Marines and making a false official statement to a Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigator about the his knowledge of the video.
At least two more Marines are awaiting disciplinary action for their roles in setting a command climate that led to the urinating incident.


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Commenting the award and research, Nandini Bhattacharya, Senior Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan said:
"Precise Biometrics is a leader in fingerprint biometrics for the global mobile device market, and its fingerprint technology, which offers superior convenience and security, is critical for mobile device manufactures to ensure the transition to the new authentication paradigm".
Tactivo™ - A Valuable Smart Card Reader
At Precise Biometrics we value close relationships. Precise Biometrics' partners benefit from our market leading fingerprint, smart card and secure authentication products, to increase their value proposition and competitive advantage.
- AirWatch
AirWatch by VMware simplifies mobility for organizations, while empowering end users. With AirWatch, organizations can easily deploy, configure, secure, manage and support smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices across multiple mobile platforms and operating systems. The AirWatch platform includes industry-leading mobile device, email, application, content and browser management solutions and their platfrom is compatible with Tactivo from Precise Biometrics.
Atea, Europe's third largest IT Infrastructure Provider, is an Apple Authorised Systems Integrator, and a reseller of Precise Biometrics' Mobile Smart Card Technology products. Atea offer solutions for your entire IT infrastructure, and has presence in the Nordic countries and the Baltics.
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As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder and a distributor of Precise Biometrics Smart Card Technology Products, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors. Carahsoft supports an extensive ecosystem of software manufacturers, resellers, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.
- Citrix
Citrix Receiver is an easy-to-install software client that lets you access your applications securely from any device, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and Macs. Working with a Citrix- enabled IT infrastructure, it gives you the mobility, convenience and freedom you need to get your work done. Citrix Receiver is compatible with Precise Biometrics smart card reader Tactivo.
- ELAN Microelectronics Corporation
ELAN Microelectronics Corporation is a Taiwanese IC design house founded in May of 1994 and one of the world's leading human-machine interface chip providers. The company specializes in touchscreen IC and touchpad development and modular solutions. It provides customers with a full range of integrated system design and solutions that are popularly used in smartphone, tablet, NB and consumer electronic products. Precise Biometrics fingerprint algorithm supports ELAN's touch fingerprint sensors.
- Fingerprint Cards
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) markets, develops and produces biometric components and technologies that through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. FPC's fingerprint sensors can be integrated with Precise Biometrics' acknowledged fingerprint algorithm.
- Gemalto
Gemalto's expertise spans the entire process of creating digital security solutions, developing secure software and operating systems, which are embedded in billions of trusted devices such as UICC cards, banking cards, tokens, e-passports or ID cards. Gemalto's IDGo 800 Middleware for Mobiles, available on Android and iOS environments supports Tactivo from Precise Biometrics. Gemalto also offers biometric enabled software and smart card components incorporating Precise Biometrics' fingerprint algorithms.
- Good
Good provides strong two-factor authentication and S/MIME email signing and encryption to enhance security for Good for Enterprise. Good software is compatible with Precise Biometrics Tactivo and it secures mail access, ensures message privacy and integrity, and enhances data protection. And it leverages a hardware-based Secure Element on a smart card (CAC/PIV) or microSD to store user credentials and keys without compromising the mobile form factor or user experience.
- Isosec
Isosec is a leading provider of authentication solutions to the NHS in England. Using the combination of Isosec's MIA mobile platform and Precise Biometrics Tactivo sleeves enables NHS Trusts to perform a full NHS smartcard authentication and exploit the gesture driven capabilities of mobile devices. This combination of Isosec's and Precise's products provides real productivity benefits for health-care professionals by reducing duplication and real savings for Trusts through reduced administration.
- Silead
Founded in 2010 by GalaxyCore (a leading CMOS company with several offices worldwide) Silead is the fastest growing IC design house in China. Over 120 million IC's have been shipped worldwide representing 70% of PAD China ODM. The company employs over 150 technicians and has forecasted revenues of 1 Billion Dollars in 2015. Precise Biometrics fingerprint algorithm supports Silead's touch fingerprint sensors.
- Synaptics
Synaptics is the leading developer of human interface solutions which enhance the user experience in the expanding digital lifestyle – over one billion devices include Synaptics' interfaces. Products offered include touch pads, touch screens, keyboards and fingerprint sensors. Precise Biometrics fingerprint algorithm supports Synaptics' touch fingerprint sensors.
- Tx Systems
Tx Systems distributes Precise Biometrics' smart card technology products and is the leading distributor of smart card and identity solutions from the industry's top manufacturers. Tx Systems specializes in access control systems for commercial and government applications. Tx Systems provides a complete line of smart cards, related software and development tools.
Precise Biometrics at a Glance
Our products are trusted by organizations all over the world, such as the US government, international enterprises, healthcare providers and leading mobile phone vendors.


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See the top 20 most helpful scuba gear reviews
Average Customer Review: based on 8 reviews.Rating: Excellent light wetsuit, stretchy material, good fit.
I just asked about my wife. Now me. We both are looking at the warm wetsuit. I am 6, weigh 185. What size for me? Thanks, Barry
I am 5-5", 150 (+/-), what size should I buy. Measurements: B37-W26-H39 Thanks!
The most important measurements any time you purchase a wetsuit using the manufacturer''s sizing charts will always be your waist and chest/bust measurements. The suit needs to fit your torso correctly in order to do its job properly. Keep in mind there is no such thing as a comfortable wetsuit on the surface. You want it to be snug, but not cut off circulation to your extremities. The more snug it is, the thinner the layer of water your body is heating. If its too loose you will remain warm for awhile, but eventually your body won''t be able to keep up with the greater amount of water flowing through the suit and you''ll wind up getting cold faster. After that your height is a secondary measurement. The manufacturers realize that generally speaking your boots and gloves can overlap slightly short arms and legs, or the diver can push or roll up longer sleeves and/or arms if need be. Weight is a measurement the diver can usually ignore. It really has little to no bearing what so ever on the sizing and fit of your suit. The manufacturers do not take into account muscle being more dense than fat, so based simply on fitness levels 2 people can be the exact same size but quite different in weight. This measurement should only be used if the person is literally on the fence between 2 sizes in all categories.
can you tell me if the womens 3x weight chart is correct the measurements make sense but I weih a lot more
Hello Nancy, when you are sizing a wet suit the two most important measurements are going to be your chest/bust and waist, Height is a secondary measurement and weight is the last measurement. The reason the chest/bust and waist are the most important is that you have to fit the suit around before anything else.
hi, i am looking for a layer to put on under the wetsuit to keep me warm when scuba diving ( i was cold wearing a 3mm wetsuit diving in mexico 75f water). i am very petite chest 32, waist 24", 5"2 tall and 102 lbs. can you let me know what you would suggest (the suit and size)?
Do you have this in size small?
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Three things that are important to scuba divers when they purchase a wetsuit are warmth, comfort and value. The Ocean Quest Premium Super-Stretch Wetsuit covers all three. Constructed from 4-way stretch, Titanium neoprene this suit offers up to 250% more elasticity than a suit made with standard neoprene. What this means for the diver is a wetsuit that conforms to the contour of the body better, especially if you happen to not be the perfect "off the rack" fit in sizing. The suit is double glued and blind stitched inside and out for durability and features pre-bent arms and knees, molded, flexible knee pads, a non-magnetic YKK #10 zipper with a long, easy to reach pull leash. Offered in the color Black with Blue trim and available for men in sizes Small through 3XLarge and women in sizes XSmall through 2XLarge, this is one suit that should never be overlooked. It was designed specifically for the diver desiring high quality materials, the superior workmanship found in suits twice its price.
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Lots of new and exciting features, but lot of new bugs that may eat your data or crash your system. Do not use this on a production system. It's for testing and preview of new functionality. It's also useful to verify bugs that have been fixed in 3.2 from previous releases.
We are running this in house for our Zimbra mail but it's strongly advised to run this in a testing/dev environment only.
If your still reading here's the some of the new things in 3.2. Some of these like FC5 and 64bit support are not in this beta.
The following are some of the new feature highlights coming in ZCS 3.2 (* indicates that the feature is available in the Network Edition only):
Zimbra Documents.
ZCS 3.2 includes a new application called Documents.
The Documents application enables users to create, organize, and share rich web documents, including the ability to embed images, spreadsheets, and other rich content objects via the ALE (AJAX Linking and Embedding) specification. External documents can also be uploaded, and each Documents repository can be organized in Wiki-style format, enabling intelligent linking and navigation.
Key Benefit: Provides a repository for sharing files and content across teams and groups, with the added benefit of enabling users to create, edit, and view rich and complex documents using only a web browser.
Shared Address Books.
In ZCS 3.2, the Contacts application has been renamed to
Address Book. Users can create multiple Address Books in a mailbox, assign contacts to specific Address Books, and share each Address Book independently. Recipients of shared Address Books can view them in the Address Book application, and look up the associated shared contacts when composing messages.
Key Benefit: Enables greater flexibility in how contacts are managed, and the ability to share contacts across teams and groups.
Share with Distribution Lists.
Users can now share ZCS items with distribution lists.
Key Benefit: Enables efficient broad-scale sharing of Address Books, Calendars, and Notebooks.
The ZCS end user UI now comes in multiple skins, enabling end users to
customize the UI for their specific preferences.
Key Benefit: Enables flexibility in the ZCS end user UI, which can be used for
branding or other personal preferences.
Keyboard Navigation.
The ZCS web client now includes keyboard mappings for all
core user functions in the Mail application.
Key Benefit: Provides improved user flexibility and productivity via keyboard
shortcuts for actions that previously required mouse clicks/movements.
Zimbra Assistant
The Zimbra Assistant is an optional popup dialog that enables
users to quickly interact with mail, calendar, contacts, Zimlets, and other elements of the ZCS via quick shortcut commands.
Key Benefit: Provides improved user flexibility and productivity via quick command shortcuts that do not change the underlying application context.
Auto-complete from GAL
The auto-complete functionality present when composing messages, creating calendar appointments, choosing share recipients, and
other name choosing scenarios can now auto-complete from the Global Address List (GAL), as opposed to only auto-completing from the users personal contacts.
Key Benefit: Greatly expands the scope of auto-complete, enabling faster and more productive name selection.
PST Calendar Migration
The ZCS Import Wizard for Outlook now includes the
ability to import calendar data from Outlook PSTs to the ZCS server.
Key Benefit: Provides an additional mechanism to migrate calendar data from
existing Outlook environments.
Outlook Delegated Access*
Users can now create sharing properties for mail,
calendar, and contacts folders via Outlook, and can view/manage shared folders via Outlook. In addition, sharing properties are synced between Outlook and the ZCS server, enabling users to use either Outlook or the ZCS web client to create and view shared folders, with appropriate permissions in either location.
Key Benefit: Enables Outlook users to create, view, and manage shared items, using sharing properties that operate interchangeably with the Zimbra web client.
Mail sync (beta)*.
Zimbra Mobile now provides native two-way synchronization of
mail for the Treo 650, Treo 700w, and other Windows Mobile 5 devices.
Key Benefit: Enables users of popular mobile devices to use a single synchronization profile/process for mail, calendar, and contacts (calendar sync and contacts sync are existing Zimbra Mobile features).
IMAP/POP Proxy
The ZCS now includes native integration with Perdition, an open source, fully-featured proxy server for IMAP/POP traffic (SSL or non-SSL).
Key Benefit: Enables more efficient scaling and server load distribution for
deployments with large numbers of IMAP/POP users.
Improved Management of Large Numbers of Domains
The ZCS Admin UI now includes the ability to search for domains, page through lists of domains, and auto-filter domain lists based on real-time matches to entered keystrokes.
Key Benefit: Enables more efficient administration in environments with large
numbers of domains.
Improved Distribution List Management
The ZCS Admin UI now includes a Member Of tab in the account maintenance module that shows which DLs the user is a member of directly or indirectly (i.e. via another DL). The new view also includes the ability to search for DLs and quickly add/remove the user from DLs.
Key Benefit: Enables more efficient management of user/DL relationships.
Virtual Hosting.
Administrators can now input virtual host names in association
with each domain, meaning that any user logging into one of the virtual host URLs will by default be associated with the corresponding domain.
Key Benefit: Enables a virtualized login experience by allowing login domains to be different from email domains.
Exchange® Calendar Migration
The ZCS Migration Wizard for Exchange now includes the ability to migrate calendar data from Exchange to the ZCS server.
Key Benefit: Provides a mechanism to migrate calendar data from existing Exchange environments.
ZCS Open Source Edition on FC 5
The ZCS Open Source Edition is now available on Fedora Core 5.
Key Benefit: Provides additional server platform flexibility for ZCS administrators.
ZCS Network Edition on SUSE ES 9*
The ZCS Network Edition is now available on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.
Key Benefit: Provides additional server platform flexibility for ZCS administrators.
ZCS Network Edition* and Open Source Edition on 64-bit RHEL4.
The ZCS Network Edition and Open Source Edition are now available for 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 systems.
Key Benefit: Enables administrators to run the ZCS on 64-bit systems.


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The Bridges Program provides students a direct path from Columbia Basin College to WSU Tri-Cities.
Students participating in Bridges benefit from the expertise and student services from two campuses: CBC and WSU Tri-Cities.
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- Integrated advising and 2014-2015 plans of study
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- Participate in student organization and events at CBC and WSU Tri-Cities
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Plans of study take the guesswork out of deciding which classes are needed to achieve your degree. Using the plans of study with your community college counselor and your WSU Tri-Cities academic advisor will help you successfully navigate toward the degree of your choice.
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Elarton on D.L.; Thomson signed
Probably no huge surprise since it was talked about a few days ago, but the Royals have officially placed Scott Elarton on the 15-day D.L. (retro to June 20) with a right foot sprain. Taking his place on the roster…right-hander John Thomson, who the Royals signed to a one-year Major League contract today. Thomson will join the team tonight in Milwaukee. He hasn't been named a starter.
Here's the background on Thomson: He's 33 and a nine-year Major League veteran, compiling a 62-84 record and a 4.69 ERA in 214 career games, including 210 starts. After originally being selected by Colorado in the seventh round of the 1993 draft, he pitched for the Rockies (1997-2002), Mets (2002), Rangers (2003) and – get ready for this! – the Braves (2004-2006). His best season came in 2004 with Atlanta, when he went 14-8 with a 3.72 ERA in 33 starts, helping the Braves to the playoffs. His only season in the American League came in 2003 with Texas, when he tied for second in the league in starts (35), finished seventh in innings (217.0) and tied for seventh with three complete games.
Thomson began this season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury. He has made nine starts with Class A Dunedin and Triple-A Syracuse before being released on June 18. In those nine starts, he was 3-4 with a 4.47 ERA, striking out 41 and walking 16 in 50.1 innings. He made his final start for Syracuse on June 16, lasting five innings in a loss.
What do you think? Will he fit well into the Royals rotation?
Don't forget…Royals vs. Brewers tonight, 7:05 p.m., catch it on 810 WHB or RSTN.
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I like this deal, even though we want and need to be in a youth movement. Someone has to give us some innings, and we've really only got a couple of starters who consistently do.
Off topic: PLEASE do not give any more consideration to acquiring Milton Bradley, healthy or not, cheap or not. Just when the patient is coming out of the coma and starting to show signs of wanting to fight for his life, would you introduce cancer into the patient's body? And that's exactly what Bradley is…a clubhouse cancer. Let him be some other team's problem.
I also like the Thompson deal. It gives our pitching prospects more time for seasoning.
I'm with johnk on Bradley. Please do not acquire him. He's not a guy you want young people to come out and watch baseball from. That's all I have to say.
I really thing that some age is not a bad thing. Having a guy that has been in the league for a while might really help some of the young talent on the staff.
I also agree that we should not aquire Bradley we do need someone with his talents but not him.
Something on a side note: Why not make a shot a Griffey he seems not happy with the Reds plus he would have a longer life in the American league. Also think of the fans that he would bring in.


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July 26th, 2012
Read This Now: Chomp
Are you feeling nostalgic, Bits and Bramblers? After all, another Teen Summer Library Program is nearly over. So many of you have registered, earned awesome prizes for reading, and you're eagerly awaiting the grand prize drawing to see if you won a Kindle Touch. Good times, Bits and Bramblers. Good times.
But you know the best part? It's not over yet. If you haven't read your 1000 pages, you have until July 28th to turn in your entry forms at your faaaaaaavorite library. And you know what else is awesome? If you haven't registered yet…technically, you can still finish sign up and finish–assuming you can read 1000 pages by JULY 28TH (and it anyone can do it, Bits and Bramblers, you can. You're ridiculously smart. Also made-of-awesome. That's important.)
If you're a few pages short, I can help–in fact, I can help you earn exactly 290 pages. All you have to do is read Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen (Seriously…falling iguanas. Alligators. TV cameras. What's not to like?)
We're in the final stretch, Bits and Bramblers…check out this book trailer, and then get reading. After all, you have TWO DAYS left to earn your prizes!


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I won't be posting +NETCORDS today because I'm traveling to sunny Florida to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
Have a great weekend and I'll catch up with you next week to wrap up all the Davis Cup action.
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Enjoy that sunshine!!!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your sunny trip, Rich. It's raining here in my town right now, I would gladly exchange for Florida.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your vacation....and welcome to Florida...bring your racquet!ReplyDelete
Have a great holiday, Rich!ReplyDelete
Happy thanksgiving Rich. One day when I'm Stateside you'd have to bake a turkey for me. I'll bring the alchy. We'll have a blast.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it!
Happy Thanksgiving Rich! :))ReplyDelete
Happy Thanksgiving and happy holiday Rich!ReplyDelete
happy thanksgiving ! and enjoy the sun (i'm freezing because in belgium it's snowing ...)
thanks for all the great wishes guys - the weather is fantastic! happy thanksgiving to all who will be celebrating!!ReplyDelete
Florida? Oh Rich, go find Tommy Haas and stalk him for me! Specifically, take pix of him showering.ReplyDelete


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|A legacy of service: Sherman retires after 28 years as Extension agent
|Written by April Peregoy
Retiring after 28 years as a family consumer science extension agent, 18 of which were spent at the Phillips County Extension Office, Bonnie Sherman marked the final week of February as her last before moving on to her retirement years in Illinois.
To honor her years of service, fellow extension agents from Golden Plains, Phillips County Commissioners, Social Service employees and a large group of friends and community members gathered at the Extension Office on Monday, Feb. 23 for a retirement celebration.
Sherman grew up in a small town called South Haven in southwest Michigan. Her family owned a dairy farm, producing their own brand of milk and ice cream, which she said is still available today.
She attended Michigan State University in Lansing and earned a bachelor's degree in textiles and clothing. Upon graduation, she moved to Colorado Springs and worked for nine years at a school for deaf and blind children.
Though she learned many valuable lessons while working at the school, Sherman said she began to long for something different. While she had never participated in 4-H herself, she had many friends who were involved in the program, and she always admired them for it. So she returned to school at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley to become an extension agent, earning her master's degree in nutrition.
Her first job as an extension agent for Golden Plains Extension Area was in the Kit Carson County office, located in Burlington. She began Feb. 2, 1981 and worked there for two and a half years. Back then, Sherman said her title was home economist—a title that later changed to what she is known as now: family and consumer science agent.
In Burlington, she also supported the 4-H program by sponsoring workshops, and supported other extension projects as well.
Looking for a change of scenery, Sherman moved to Glenwood Springs in August of 1983. Though she said it was an absolutely beautiful place to live, she missed the people of the Eastern Plains. "The office there was more solitary; each county worked on its own. I missed the staff of Golden Plains."
As a result, she moved back to Eastern Colorado in February, 1990 to work at the Phillips and Sedgwick County Extension Office in Holyoke. She was happy to see that many of the agents she worked with in Burlington were still a part of the Golden Plains Extension.
Since becoming the 4-H and family consumer science agent in Phillips and Sedgwick counties, Sherman has instituted many programs designed to help youth, women and families alike. One of her proudest achievements is pioneering the Strong People Stay Healthy program in Colorado.
A weight-lifting program designed to help women put off the onset of osteoporosis, as well increase their strength and balance, Sherman and LouAnn Boyle brought the idea back with them to Colorado after attending a national convention in Nashville, Tenn. The national program is called Strong Women, Strong Bones, but Sherman said she did not want the local program to discriminate and changed the name to what it is now.
Another program that people may not realize was started by Sherman is the Family Visitor Program, which is now known as Baby Bear Hugs. She and former preschool teacher Deb Huwa formed the program in the early 1990s. Around the same time, Yuma County Social Services was successfully sponsoring the same program, and its director Tom Westfahl began applying for grants to make it a regional program.
When the grant was successfully obtained, Phillips County became part of the regional program, but was able to have its own name of Baby's First Steps. Just last year, the program was taken over by another sponsor and changed to Baby Bear Hugs.
Other programs initiated by Sherman include Youth Child Consortium, the Diabetes Health Fair, now in its fifth year, and Dining with Diabetes cooking classes.
For her dedication to these programs and the extension office, she has won several prestigious awards, such as the Florence Hall Award from the National Association of Family Consumer Science Agents, a District Service Award, a Telly Award and she was Beta Sigma Phi's Woman of the Year in 1999.
Outside of work, she has been a member of High Plains Heritage Quilters, is the 4-H quilting leader and is in the Agenda Club. Every year, she has put together the presentations for the high school seniors' breakfast. She loves animals and is the proud owner of two dogs, Buck and Pete, and four cats. She also enjoys reading, knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching and puzzles—both jigsaw and mental.
Sherman's decision to retire this year was made after she found the house of her dreams in Huntley, Ill. "I know it sounds kind of silly, but I found this house I really loved and couldn't pass it up," she said.
The retirement community of Huntley, Ill. offers many activities and will bring her closer to her family, she added. She plans on leaving Holyoke in the middle of March.
However, she insists she will miss Holyoke and her job at the Extension Office. "This is a job where I'm always learning new information and about new technology. I would not be as knowledgeable as I am if I did not work here—that's what I'll miss the most about it," she said.
She will also miss the fun times she had with the 4-H program, and she especially laughed when recalling memories of 4-H camping trips at Beecher Island. "You never knew what the weather will do," she said, adding during severe storms, many of the tents would rip or completely fly away.
"They were fun, but they were also very tiring and difficult," she said, adding, "But they did give me some funny stories to tell and they're the experiences that stick out most in my mind through my time here."
During her 28 years of Extension experience, Sherman said she has seen many changes take place. The biggest is, of course, technology. She recalled having to write newsletters on hand-cranked duplicators as well as having to communicate with other offices and CSU through the mail.
"Email has certainly changed the way we do things now," she said. "We don't have to wait to get information in the mail. We can simply send an email and have the answer immediately. Or we can look it up on the Internet."
On the downside, however, the number of positions available to Extension agents has decreased sharply. "When I first started working in Burlington, there were two or three family and consumer science agents in each office. Now we're down to one or two in each office. And, in my case, I'm the agent for two counties." She credits the decrease of positions to state budget issues.
When asked if she would pick the same career if she had the chance to go back, Sherman said she would, but added she is glad it was her second career choice. "I was much more mature coming into the job. Being more confident helped me with decisions I had to make and in meeting people. I think to stay with this job, you need to be more mature because it can be hard. But it can also be very rewarding."


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Brace yourselves. Dynamic duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are coming back to host the Golden Globes – for not just one, but two years. NBC announced yesterday morning that the leading ladies of comedy are on board to host the show in both 2014 and 2015. And for good reason. During their debut earlier this year, the awards brought in a six-year high of 19.7 million total viewers. That's a lot of laughs.
This year, Poehler said, "Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu – and I hear she's amazing in it." If that's true, then these SNL vets are the comedy equivalents of Meryl (with or without the flu).
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Fond du Lac Literacy Services is planning a Scrabble Bee fundraising event on October 3. Teams will compete for highest scores and prizes.
The lazy days of summer are finally here. Time to grab that sunscreen, beach chair and umbrella and relax with the perfect beach read. My top choice for this summer is Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews. Set on the sunny beaches of Florida, it has the perfect combination of romance, mystery and comedy. Though it is a tale of divorce and betrayal, the author tells it with her trademark humor and mixes a bit of revenge and sweet justice in for good measure. This one is chick-lit at its best.
Want to do two things at once? Try listening to an audio-book as you walk, run, exercise, work around the house, or drive. The Library has three kinds of audio-books: CDs, Playaways, and downloadable audio-books. The CDs can be used in any device that plays CDs such as in a car, entertainment center, or portable CD player. The Playaways are self-contained units about the size of a deck of cards. You put in your own AAA battery and add headphones or ear buds, and off you go listening to the book.
If you haven't stopped in the Children's Room yet, add it to your to-do list for this week! We have packed the week full of interactive fun.
The Buses to Books program lets kids ages 6 to 17 can ride the bus to the Fond du Lac Public Library and back for free on Thursdays June 13 to August 1, 2013, using their library cards as bus passes. Kids ages 6 to 9 must be accompanied by an adult; adults pay full fare.
Robyn Carr is one of those contemporary romance authors I just never get tired of reading, and her new book The Wanderer is an amazing start to her new Thunder Point series. I loved her long running Virgin River series, and I am happy to report this new book had all the elements I have come to expect from this author - small town charm, quirky characters, wonderful romance, and a little mystery thrown in for good measure. As the story line progressed and I met each character, I found myself identifying them with people I know, or know of, in real life.
June is National Audio Book Month, and the Fond du Lac Public Library is celebrating by giving out free ear buds to kids and free car-adapter cords to adults when they check out Playaway books. Playaways are MP3-like devices loaded with just one book that can be paused, forwarded, reversed – run just like any digital player.
Friends of the Fond du Lac Public Library will be running the Teen Art Village at Walleye Weekend June 7, 8 and 9. Teens can drop in and try their hand at these crafts and art projects:
There are 2 recently published books with the title Life after Life. One is by Kate Atkinson, and the other is by Jill McCorkle. Both deal with death and how we choose to live the life we have. The book by Kate Atkinson has a British slant and centers on one character that is born and dies repeatedly and is a blend of historical fiction, alternate history, and literary fiction. The book by Jill McCorkle is set at a North Carolina retirement home and centers on the characters that live, die, work, and visit there.
The Children's Room invites children ages 12 and younger to participate in the kids' summer reading program. Win prizes, attend fun events and have a blast reading in the summer. Registration starts June 10 on our website or just stop in and see us.


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We're poor little lambs who've lost our way,
Baa! Baa! Baa!
We're little black sheep who've gone astray,
Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree,
Damned from here to Eternity,
God ha' mercy on such as we,
Baa! Yah! Bah!
Gentlemen Rankers – Rudyard Kipling
Alan Pardew has publicly stated that Demba Ba is signing for Chelsea and as details of the deal are revealed it turns out that it's always only ever been Chelsea that he could pick. Despite the pleadings of the Arsenal fans, and the public stance of the board stating that they have more cash on hand than King Solomon, the Arsenal was never at the table, much less in the cards, even if the ante seemed small change. And if you're inclined to think that means Arsenal are in for bigger and better targets, players like Edinson Cavani or Fernando Llorente, just forget about it because they too are out of your reach. What Arsenal will be busy doing this January is selling.
Demba Ba is 27 years old and has a horrible medical history. If reports are to be believed, Ba couldn't even pass a physical. Ba also wanted a five year deal from any suitors and was asking a minimum of £80,000 a week. That came down to a £20.8m guaranteed payday for a player who cannot return the guarantee on the field.
His release clause from Newcastle was also reported to be just £7m but peering behind the curtains a bit reveals that Ba has a number of agents who all want a cool £1m each (one is his brother) and that £2.5m of that release clause is payable to Demba Ba himself. Ba's footballing career is apparently a sort of cottage industry for his family as Luke Edwards points out in the Telegraph. Edwards also says that Ba signed for Newcastle because they offered him the biggest contract. There was no pretense about Newcastle being a storied club, or Alan Shearer being his favorite player growing up, he was signing for the contract.
Ba is also being revealed to be a bad teammate and something of a bad personality in the locker room. There is no doubt that Ba undermined Papiss Cisse's career, demanding his favored position and even refusing to pass him the ball as he put his own talents under the spotlight for would-be suitors. In their recent loss to Manchester City, Ba took 6 shots, some from ridiculous positions and many when Cisse was better placed to get the goal. But he scored, and it was a decent take as well, a goal that may have helped seal the deal with Chelsea. He was clearly playing for the next contract.
Demba Ba turns out to be the quintessentially modern footballer and perhaps we, as fans, need to come around to the idea that sentiment plays little or no part in the dealings of the modern footballer, it's all about the money. I think we knew this all along, but it bears repeating on occasion so that we fans don't start back down the path toward the delusion that for the modern footballer "the club" they sign for is anything more than a temporary employer.
Yet Arsenal were never going to be that employer despite the very public bragging of the board about how much money Arsenal have to spend on transfers. Arsenal could buy four Falcaos by my reckoning, what with the cash on hand, the annual announcements about record profits, and the hundreds of millions that they keep telling us they have to "invest in the club" from all these new sponsorships. Yet it's not Falcao that Arsenal are strongly being rumored to covet, it's Atletico Madrid's second best striker, Adrian Lopez.
And true to form no one is talking about Arsenal buying any big names, in fact the big names have all been linked to the big clubs, among which Arsenal are no longer counted — at least when it comes to transfers. Cavani is a player many would love to see at Arsenal and which the board have said Arsenal could afford but his agent makes it clear where he will be playing next season:
For now Cavani will stay but I wouldn't be so sure about that once June arrives. I'm sure there are clubs ready to pay that. But only five clubs in the world can afford to do that — Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint Germain. You are intelligent enough on your own to understand where Cavani will play his football next season.
Not Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Fernando Llorente is another striker that many of my twitter followers get all excited over and he is going to… Juventus. Llorente is like Demba Ba in that he had a falling out with his coach and club, because he wasn't being paid enough and now he's off to a team which will pay him handsomely to be tall.
So who are Arsenal looking at? Did you see that I mentioned Atletico's second best striker, Adrian Lopez? That's starting to look like a reality but first it seems, Arsenal have to sell.
It's almost as if the club and players read my column on Deadwood and decided that they didn't want to live there any more: Arsene Wenger has admitted that Squillaci is looking at a deal to take him somewhere, Djourou is reportedly being courted by Hannover, and Andrei Arshavin is piquing the interest of several clubs, including S.S. Nazio in Rome.
Clearing those three players off the books not only frees up salary that can be used for new (and existing, such as Theo Walcott?) players but also frees up three roster spots that Arsenal can use for new, foreign, players. Selling two of their five center backs also makes me wonder if Arsenal aren't looking to buy a player who has the versatility to play defensive midfielder or can play center back in a pinch, like Ettiene Capoue. Though if Adrian Lopez is any measure of the player that Arsenal are looking to buy, a more likely target would be Toulouse's second best center back. Aymen Abdennour? Steeve Yago?
I don't know for sure, but one thing I do know is that Arsenal have the money. Do they have the will to spend it? I don't think they do but I'd love them to prove me wrong.


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Riding the North Umpqua Trail is one wild and scenic experience. Every section offers amazing river side single track with steep climbs, technical terrain and spectacular scenery. Since there's no easy way to link the sections together without a good deal of shuttling cars back and forth, it was a no-brainer to take up Cog Wild's offer to join them for an epic weekend of mountain biking.
Not only did they drop us off at the trailhead and lead the way each day, but they were always there at the end of the ride with a cooler full of cold, refreshing bottles of Chainbreaker White IPA that quenched our thirst like nothing else could.
And that's what we love about craft beer. It's the ultimate reward at the end of any adventure. So, to the tireless guides and good folks that conquered the trail with us this weekend, Bravely Done!


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Gerald Dickens, great-great-grandson of author Charles Dickens, will present two performances of his one-man interpretation of "A Christmas Carol."
The performances will be held at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at Copeland Lecture Hall, Winterthur Museum, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur. Performance-only tickets are $15 per member; $18 per non-member; $10 for children under 12. Package price for performance and general admission to Yuletide at Winterthur is $30 per non-member; $15 per child. To purchase tickets, call (800) 448-3883 or for more information, call (302) 888-4803.
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These five soft baby blankets are such a delight to crochet! Each offers a uniquely textured pattern created by braids; clusters; or puff stitches. Special details such as lacy edging or an unexpected row of contrasting color give extra interest to these mostly easy afghans. Four of the designs use light or medium weight yarn; while one uses both. Whether you want to fashion a blanket for a new family member or need a gift for a baby shower; these cozy designs will be warmly received! 5 designs by Barbara English to crochet in various yarn weights: Rainbow Puffs; Summer Fresh; Precious Treasure; Kissed by Sunshine; and Cloud-Soft Comfort. Leisure Arts LA-4641
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