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By David Lassen
Wrapping up the look at Inland players in the college football Bowl Subdivision, here are highlights from conferences across the nation for games through Saturday, Sept. 29:
Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez (Corona Centennial) helped rally the Cornhuskers from a 17-point deficit to beat Wisconsin (AP photo)
Quarterback Taylor Martinez (Corona Centennial) helped rally Nebraska from a 17-point deficit for a 30-27 win over Wisconsin. The junior carried 13 times for 107 yards, with a 38-yard touchdown, and was 17 of 29 passing for 181 yards with touchdowns of 3 and 10 yards. Cornerback Josh Mitchell (Eastvale Roosevelt) had eight tackles, six solo, with one tackle for loss; safety Daimion Stafford (Norco) had eight tackles, four solo, with a sack and a pass broken up.
Texas-El Paso linebacker Jamie Irving (Perris Citrus Hill) had eight tackles, two solo, in a 28-18 loss at East Carolina. Defensive back DeShawn Grayson (Moreno Valley Rancho Verde) had six tackles, five solo, and broke up a pass.
Baylor linebacker Eddie Lackey (Vista Murrieta/RCC) had nine tackles, all solo, with four tackles for losses, including a sack, in the Bears' wild 70-63 loss at West Virginia. Texas Tech linebacker Will Smith (Riverside Notre Dame/RCC) had a team-high seven tackles, three solo, in a 24-13 win at Iowa State.
Quarterback Brandon Connette had four rushes for nine yards, with TDs of 2 and 4 yards, in Duke's 34-27 win at Wake Forest, ending a 12-game losing streak to the Demon Deacons. Connette (Corona Santiago) was 0 for 1 passing. He now has five rushing TDs in 20 carries.
BYU running back Jamaal Williams (Fontana Summit) had a big game Friday against Hawaii (AP photo)
In a Friday game, BYU running back Jamaal Williams (Fontana Summit) stepped in for the injured Mike Alisa and finished with 15 carries for 155 yards, with touchdowns of 2 and 3 yards, in a 47-0 win over Hawaii. Williams also had two receptions for 30 yards. Alisa, the starting running back, suffered a broken forearm on BYU's first possession.
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Topics :: Utah
Go for the Food: Salt Lake City
In a west side Salt Lake City neighborhood known for tire shops and taco joints, a pineapple turns on a spit over layers of smoky, marinated pork. The dish is called al pastor, and the place is called Chunga's.
Supreme Court Delays Benefits for Utah Gay Couples
More than 1,000 same-sex married couples in Utah must wait longer for state benefits after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state a stay on an order requiring it to recognize the marriages.
Utah Ask High Court to Delay Gay Marriage Benefits
Utah has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to extend a stay that's preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits.
Holder: DOJ Will Fight Marriage Bans in Supreme Court
In an interview with ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder stated that the Justice Department will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower-court rulings overturning statewide bans on same-sex marriage.
Utah Gay Couples Who Married Could Get Benefits
More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned could get benefits in 10 days after a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court.
A Look at What's Next For Gay Marriage in the US
Utah's decision to ask the nation's highest court to review a federal appeals court ruling in favor of gay marriage nudges the issue closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Utah to Appeal Gay Marriage Ruling to High Court
Utah is going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge a federal appeals court ruling that found states must allow gay couples to marry.
Advocates Giving Gay Marriage Petition to Utah Gov.
Same-sex marriage advocates plan to deliver a petition with thousands of signatures to the Utah governor's mansion in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to push for recognition of gay couples.
Conservative Group Plans Conference in Utah
An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year - a four-day gathering in Utah, a state that has become a focal point in the gay marriage movement.
Ruling Pushes Gay Marriage Closer to Supreme Court
The first ruling by a federal appeals court that states can't prevent gay couples from marrying makes it more likely the Supreme Court will ultimately have to make a decision it has so far avoided: do states have the ability to prohibit same-sex marriage?

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...expect breakdown to these levels if $22/23 don't hold on all the selling...
...longs better pray that $20 holds this time. third time is a charm. i hope to see it break through 20$'s without slowing down until we see a new 52weak/week low. shorts will cover and elections will be decided and CSX will get upgraded and going for $30's...just the way i see it.
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...only $2.2 million to clean up the coal mess. now what will the law suit cost to clean up the loss of life mess?...
$0. You're out of luck if you're hoping to profit from this tragedy, Theo. The two girls were sitting on a train bridge when the accident happened. They weren't supposed to be there and unless there is proof CSX was negligent there will be no lawsuit. Now go crawl back in your hole.


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Prep football semifinal previews, predictions
Grossmont at Eastlake
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Records: Grossmont 9-2; Eastlake 8-3.
Last meeting: In 2006, Eastlake won 21-7.
At a glance: Grossmont, seeded No. 3, beat Rancho Buena Vista 55-34 last week in the quarterfinals. The high-scoring and fast-paced Foothillers' offense has outscored its opponents 424-264 and is averaging 442.0 yards total offense and 38.5 points a game. ... Junior QB Anthony Lawrence has completed 242 of 356 passes for 3,151 yards with 10 interceptions and 32 TDs. He threw for 334 yards against RBV. Four WRs have at least 41 catches, including Christian Brooks, who leads the pack with 56 receptions for 734 yards. Jeff Bowers has 55 catches, JT Barnes 49 and Brett Stone 41. Marlon Lampart is the leading rusher with 97 carries for 692 yards. ... Eastlake, the No. 2 seed, beat Torrey Pines 28-10 last week in the quarterfinals. The Titans average 389.4 yards a game total offense, 269.6 yards on the ground. ... RB Aaron Baltazar, who is committed to Boise State, has 165 carries for 1,438 yards and 13 TDs. Tavarus Green follows with 67 carries for 442 yards and nine TDs. QB Tyrone Stevens has completed 68 of 133 passes for 1,208 yards with six TDs and six interceptions.
Prediction: Grossmont 31, Eastlake 30.
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San Pasqual at Mission Hills
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
TV: Time Warner Cable Channel 411, 9:30 a.m. and midnight Saturday, 9 p.m. Sunday.
Records: San Pasqual 7-4; Mission Hills 9-2.
Last meeting: In 2012, Mission Hills won 24-0 on Oct. 12.
At a glance: San Pasqual is seeded No. 4 and beat El Camino 20-14 last week. ... QB Sebastian Tengan was limited to a few downs against El Camino because of a shoulder injury. So WR/DB Connor Christofferson stepped in. A QB on the freshman and JV teams, Christofferson rushed 19 times for 160 yards and had a 55-yard TD run. He was 9 of 9 passing for 114 yards. The Eagles used three quarterbacks last week, Christofferson, Tengan and Spencer Csonka, and will probably use all three this week. FB Peter Ricardez has 161 carries for 973 yards and 10 TDs. WR JuJuan Thomas is a threat with 29 catches for 398 yards, including seven receptions for 96 yards against El Camino. ... MLB Kyle Hendricks was a monster last week with 13 tackles, three sacks and four tackles for losses. ... Mission Hills, the No. 1 seed, beat Carlsbad 35-7 in the quarterfinals. ... The Grizzlies have won their last six games by a combined score of 219-21 with four shutouts. Junior QB Connor Wynn is the key to the offense with 122 completions in 180 attempts for 1,752 yards with 15 TDs and only one interception. Anthony Bautista has stepped in as the top rusher after Dakota Westbrook was injured. Bautista rushed for 174 yards on 21 carries against Carlsbad. Brad Sochowski and Eric Romero are Wynn's top targets. Sochowski has 50 catches for 699 yards. ... Devin and Dechaun Holiday, Kiel Robinson, Ricky Luichan and Hunter Moore key the defense. ... San Pasqual and Mission Hills played in Week 7 in an Avocado East League game. San Pasqual was held to 81 yards total offense with just 49 yards rushing on 31 carries and 32 yards passing on 4 of 15 attempts. Wynn completed 15 of 17 passes in that game for 180 yards and a pair of TDs.
Prediction: Mission Hills 24, San Pasqual 7.
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Valhalla at Oceanside
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Records: Valhalla 9-3; Oceanside 10-1.
Last meeting: In 2011, Oceanside won 31-28 in section quarterfinals.


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They're not your fingerprints all over that entry, are they?
Do you have a link? I'm not sure what you're referring to.
Note the race heavy content, the Haro SX24 plug, the bizarre Australian freestyle entry.
None of that is my writing, but I appreciate the thought.
I keep editing the BMXBoard to include the ever present "stick it up her butt and pee" and/or "roach the tires", but some jackass keeps editing it out.
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Jason Dowling has been a reporter at The Age for more than a decade. He has been State Political reporter for The Sunday Age and City Editor for The Age and is now a senior reporter at The Age.
Too much myki is barely enough
Jason Dowling There are 10 myki cards in circulation for every weekday public transport user with the massive over subscription blamed on a lack of short-term tickets.
PSO patrols result in surge in rail-station assault figures
Jason Dowling Assaults at railway stations are at a six-year high, up more than 40 per cent since 2008-09 and up more than 30 per cent since Protective Services Officers began patrolling stations in February 2012.
Assaults at train stations surge
Jason Dowling Assaults at train stations are at a six-year high, up more than 40 per cent since 2008/09 and up more than 30 per cent since Protective Services Officers began patrolling stations in February 2012.
Myki number one for complaints to Public Transport Ombudsman
Jason Dowling and Rania Spooner Complaints about the myki ticketing system remain the single highest cause of cases to the Public Transport Ombudsman, but have fallen from half the total number of complaints to a third.
Councils spend thousands to fight state election issues
Jason Dowling Councillors at Moreland and Yarra have been labelled, "chardonnay-swilling, yoghurt-eating, bike-riding socialists", for opposing the East West Link by a Casey City Councillor.
Labor would review Metro's station skipping policy
Clay Lucas and Jason Dowling Labor says if it wins government in November it will review Metro's policy of skipping train stations and locking in passengers in order to make up lost time.
Metro asked to give warning before skipping stations
Jason Dowling and Richard Willingham Commuters should be warned before a train switches to express and starts skipping stations and locking in passengers, Victoria's Public Transport Ombudsman says.
Tourists may prefer to foot it to the many attractions outside free tram zone
Richard Willingham and Jason Dowling New free CBD tram travel may confuse visitors when it is introduced next year as key visitor sites are outside the zone.
Arson sparks bushfire wave
Jason Dowling More than one in 10 bushfires in Victoria's national parks last year were deliberately lit a new report has revealed.
It's raining cash: Melbourne Water revenue surges by $458 million
Jason Dowling Melbourne's water wholesaler collected an extra $458 million in revenue from "increased water, sewerage and drainage prices" last financial year.
Environment Protection Authority reviews performance after Hazelwood mine fire
Jason Dowling The Environment Protection Authority has begun an internal review "to improve its understanding of successes and areas for improvement" in responding to large-scale emergencies, following the...
Cyclists need more bike lanes to prevent rapid rise in injuries
Jason Dowling The number of serious injuries caused by road accidents in Victoria has not budged for a decade despite the road toll falling 26 per cent with road safety authorities admitting they are struggling to...
Labor should act to put Crown deal on hold until after election
Jason Dowling Labor leader Daniel Andrews is risking hundreds of millions of dollars in potential compensation payments for ending a potential $8 billion East West Link contract, but has backed away from action on...
Labor will honour Crown deal
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70-metre seawall to be built at Portsea
Jason Dowling A new 70-metre seawall and walking track will be built on the Portsea foreshore in time for the summer peak after pummelling waves caused major erosion at the popular holiday spot.
How will Plan Melbourne affect your neighbourhood?
Jason Dowling How will Plan Melbourne, released last week effect you? Jason Dowling peers over the fence.
Eight things you won't recognise about Melbourne in 2051
Jason Dowling The government is planning for a metropolis of 7.7 million by 2051, Melbourne is going to change a lot. This is how it will affect you.
Local councils fear 'creeping cancer' of grants freeze
Jason Dowling A freeze on Commonwealth grants to local councils has been described as a ''creeping cancer'' by a rural mayor who said local government was already on a knife's edge.
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|Big Sis and Littlest Sis! Sharing is Marvelous!
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Nourish Baby's slim bottle is designed for tiny hands to hold. The wide neck aids in the spill-free addition of powdered formula and the bottle's measurement markings assure mixed proportions are correct. The nipple has been sanitized and kept sterile with a tamper-evident seal and liner. To use Nourish Baby simply open the top, pour in the formula, close the top, and shake. Now active parents can lead their busy lives with out the cumbersome tasks of preparing and carrying adult-size bottles for their infants.
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(Los Angeles, CA) March 22, 2011 - She Sings Out, Inc., creator of the popular vocal warm-up CD series "Voice Lessons To GoTM," which have sold over 50,000 Cd's and downloads, has released "Voice Lessons To Go for Kids! v.1- Sing Out Proud!," a CD designed for young singers (pre-kindergarten through 6th grade) to learn how to warm up their voices and have fun while doing it. The vocal training and music education on the CD is performed by Ariella Vaccarino, who founded She Sings Out, Inc. in 2004 and has been teaching voice for 18 years."Sing Out Proud!" is the first volume of Ariella Vaccarino's popular "Voice Lessons To Go" series designed for kids. The CD delivers fun and insightful advice on healthy singing, including guidance on posture, breathing, and diction. Musical terms are sung through and explained, while music theory is addressed in an accessible and entertaining fashion. "Sing Out Proud!" takes the intimidation out of singing lessons and simply lets the listener or student have a good time. The lessons, however, are based on expert music education and help foster confident voices and sound musicianship.Moreover, the Cd's are perfect for young children, whose voices are too young to handle intense technical singing lessons. "Sing Out Proud!" nurtures children's music ability and familiarizes them with serious singing without straining or compromising their delicate vocal development.Ariella Vaccarino, an accomplished Opera Singer who attended USC and has sung on many films, created "Sing Out Proud!" with the intention of bringing quality healthy vocal instruction to the masses regardless of location, genre, or experience level of the student. As the mother of three young boys, Vaccarino realized the significant expense of voice lessons. She was inspired to create "Sing Out Proud!" to help ease financial burdens for families while instilling crucial creative and confidence-building experiences in kids. Additionally, while many schools have dropped music education and as arts budgets continue to disappear, Vaccarino's Cd's for children are becoming an even more important aspect of a child's educational and artistic growth.Vaccarino also is the creator of "Voice Lessons To Go: v.1 Vocalize and Breath," "Voice Lessons To Go: v.2 Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training," "Voice Lessons To Go: v.3 Pure Vowels," and "Voice Lessons To Go: v.4 Stamina," as well as the author of "Vocalize!," a sheet music compilation from "Voice Lessons To Go.""The goal of 'Sing Out Proud!' is to develop good, healthy, confident voices as well as to develop children's theoretical knowledge about music, creating good singers on the road to being young musicians," noted Vaccarino. "Young children from every background and talent level can now recognize their singing talent and style while releasing the little performer within," she added.As a fun educational and music tool, the CD is perfect for grandparents and parents who want a unique gift for elementary school aged kids, for music educators to help enrich their students' music experience, for young actors and theater kids to train for various roles or auditions, and for just about anyone else who would like to learn how to sing. It's also a great activity to do with family or friends, as well as a welcomed alternative to television for young kids.For more information about "Sing Out Proud!" or "Voice Lessons To Go," please visit the website.
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The other day, two of my kiddos wanted to make Happy Face Pizzas for dinner! They are not big on toppings but we had a lot of fun! It is a super fun way to get kids involved in the kitchen, and the best part? They ate it all!
We started with pre-made, pre-baked pizza crusts, because this mama is
lazy busy! Then we topped our pizza's with tomato sauce with some "secret" Italian seasoning mixed in, mozzarella cheese and baby pepperoni and olives! So fast, so fun, and so delicious!
They had a great time making their "smiley faces"! I loved watching them, and the sense of accomplishment they got from doing it themselves was priceless!
All done and ready to eat! You gotta love the faces! You could get creative and use so many different toppings! We love to use mushrooms, sausage, pineapple, artichoke hearts and leftover chicken! Today we went simple!
They were so good, the kids cleaned their plates! What are your favorite pizza toppings? What do your kids like to make in the kitchen?
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Sorry for the delay, I have been packing like crazy and preparing for our trip to Seattle without kids! So without further ado, here are the winners!
Thirsties Winner: #102 Maia G
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Do you have a child who loves rockets? I do! My five year old is obsessed with space and all types of space travel. He wants to be an astronaut when he grows up. We were given the awesome opportunity to review Rocket Town by Bob Logan, a newly released board book for children ages 1-5 years old. We loved the vividly colored pictures, and the story was simple enough to keep my two year old's attention!
The story follows an astronaut and his canine companion as they drive an old pickup through Rocket Town, passing all manner of space craft like a taxi rocket, a police rocket, a school bus rocket, and even a rocket that looks like a shark.
Each colorful spread is bursting with an eye-dazzling array of rockets from big to small, fast to slow, practical to extremely silly. Our intrepid astronaut and his dog then get into their favorite rocket (a pickup truck-shaped rocket of course!), and the final count down and blast off is sure to thrill young readers.
About the author:
Bob Logan grew up in Baltimore, MD, selling his Star Wars drawings for kids' milk money to buy books at the Scholastic fair. He studied animation at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Author and illustrator Bob Logan has worked as a story artist on feature animations such as Madagascar and Open Season, as well as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and is currently working on the upcoming Puss in Boots! Logan's picture book, The Sea of Bath, charmed readers with fun and sweet illustrations, and Rocket Town will delight parents and children alike with colorful and imaginative rockets. He lives in Thousand Oaks, CA, and enjoys spending time with his wife, son, and two pugs. Bob is addicted to all of the LEGO games on the Wii, but enjoys them best when he plays with his son.
You can purchase Rocket Town at Amazon for $7.99, it is well worth it!
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In 1995, Dennis Fedoruk, founder of The Brainy Company, had a difficult time finding quality video products for his young sons. Dennis and his wife Stephanie wanted something reality-based and intelligent – for both parents and children. As a successful filmmaker and video producer with over 25 years of experience, Dennis decided the time was right to produce a new and unique video series unlike anything else that was on the market. With intelligent and insightful input from parents, educators, and especially children, Brainy Baby® was born! The Brainy Company was the first in the industry to create this type of "edutainment" video. Our award-winning products introduce educational subjects such as letters, shapes, animals, art and music. Brainy Baby® videos feature multi-ethnic children, toe-tapping original music, nursery rhymes and instrumental classics. Our product line now includes over 100 product offerings including videos, CDs, books, games, and toys! We are proud of the way the Brainy Baby® family is expanding, and of the opportunity to give parents the tools to expose their children to educational basics. Giveaway Ends May 1, 2011
For over a decade The Brainy Company has been a pioneer and leader in DVDs, Books, Games and Toys for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
In 1995, Dennis Fedoruk, founder of The Brainy Company, had a difficult time finding quality video products for his young sons. Dennis and his wife Stephanie wanted something reality-based and intelligent – for both parents and children. As a successful filmmaker and video producer with over 25 years of experience, Dennis decided the time was right to produce a new and unique video series unlike anything else that was on the market. With intelligent and insightful input from parents, educators, and especially children, Brainy Baby® was born! The Brainy Company was the first in the industry to create this type of "edutainment" video.
Our award-winning products introduce educational subjects such as letters, shapes, animals, art and music. Brainy Baby® videos feature multi-ethnic children, toe-tapping original music, nursery rhymes and instrumental classics. Our product line now includes over 100 product offerings including videos, CDs, books, games, and toys!
We are proud of the way the Brainy Baby® family is expanding, and of the opportunity to give parents the tools to expose their children to educational basics.
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By using deals found on CurrentCodes.com you can save money on pre-made Easter Baskets, candy, bakery goods and Spring Flower arrangements. Below are recent (currently active) discount codes found on CurrentCodes.com. I hope you will take advantage of them!
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The winner of the Girl Gotch giveaway was chosen by my friend Random at random.org and is entry number 32, Congrats Jenn Mcnary ! You have 48 hours to respond to my email to claim your prize! Thanks for entering!
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Featured Fluff Addict this Friday is Gena Lazcano, from Life with Captain Fussybuckets!Read about her journey through cloth diapering and her addiction to cloth diapers! Thanks Gena! I would also love it if you would fill out the Fluff Addict Questionnaire at the top of the page! You can be featured as a Fluff Addict too!
My name is Gena. My husband and I have been married for almost 6 years! We have two beautiful boys. Bennett is 2 and potty training, but still wears diapers at night and for naptime. He has been in cloth since 7 months old and we have never looked back. Donovan is 3 1/2 months old and is inheriting all of his big brother's stash!
When did you start cloth diapering? How and why did you make the decision to cloth diaper?
We started CDing Bennett when he was 7 months old. I was tired of buying disposables, and we didn't have a ton of money to buy the expensive brands, and the store brands made a horrible noise that made it sound like he was wearing a plastic bag or something! yuck! We are also concerned about the environment and that sooooo many nasty, yucky disposables are just sitting in landfills. A lot of my friends were trying cloth with their kids, so I gave it a shot, because I knew (hoped) we would have more kids and make the cost worth it!
Was your spouse, significant other, family and friends supportive? What was their reaction?
My husband was surprisingly supportive! The older people (parents, in-laws) weren't so supportive because they had cloth diapered and knew what a huge pain it was back then, and didn't realize how cloth diapering had changed. Other in-laws our age are intrigued, but say they just couldn't do it.
What style of cloth diapers do you use?
For our 3 1/2 month old, we use prefolds and covers, mostly. He is about 15 lbs, so the one size diapers are fitting him better now and we are using those. With our older son, all we ever used were one size diapers and a few all-in-two's. We do have an all-in-one for the diaper bag, in case he needs it at church or with a sitter!
What is the first diaper you reach for? Which is the last? Why?
For my older one, BumGenius 3.0 one size diapers They snap well (we had them converted to snaps), they stay on, they don't leak, and they're just awesome.
For our younger son, we were given a bunch of covers and prefolds and at first they fit better and were just used out of necessity but now, I am considering buying some in a bigger size. They're pretty awesome! I reach for those first with him, but am slowly starting to use the one size diapers.
My least favorite diapers are the all-in-twos. I find they leak more often, don't hold as much liquid, and just bunch up. I do use them if my older son needs to take a nap or whatever, but never for a long time or overnight.
Tell me about your fluff addiction….come on….be honest! How many diapers do you have in your stash? What styles? Brands?
We don't have the funds for me to buy everything I want! But I definitely snag diapers when I find a good deal. I just HAD to have chocolate SmartiPants when they came out and still love, love, love the color.
My main addiction is Rockin' Green though. I hoard that stuff! I bought four bags on Cyber Monday!
I HAD to buy some precious Lil' Joeys for my youngest son. Soooo precious. I was a bit disappointed in them, but they were still cute for pictures and I was a little upset when he grew out of them.
How many diapers do you have in your stash? What styles? Brands?
12 prefolds, 10 covers (Bummis, Thirsties), 6 BumGenius one size with snap conversions, 6 Smartipants OS, a WAHM giraffe pocket that is probably a medium, a few fitteds made by a friend, one Lil' Joey (I had to keep one for a potential future child!), Kawaii OS pocket, Thirsties pocket, a WAHM AIO and some other WAHM AI2′s. A variety, for sure!
Do you try to convert disposable users to cloth? How?
I've converted one of my friends, but only because she was already thinking about it and asked me a ton of questions. I probably pushed her to buy some BG's. :o)
I'll always give advice and share my opinion if others ask, but that's usually not often. Unfortunately, we live in a small town where there aren't a lot of people with small kids. I do discuss CDing with people online, however.
Anything else you wanna tell my readers?
Cloth diapering is sooooo much fun. We've always had hard water so I was a little annoyed with the stench when I was using Free detergents (that I had read online that they worked!) I finally tried Rockin' Green Hard Rock and it made me love cloth all the more. I do a cold rinse, hot soak overnight with Rockin' Green, and then finish the wash in the morning with a cold rinse. A-MAZING. Love, love, love washing diapers, as silly as that sounds!


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Wolf and Beranger Confectionery : Michelin's recommendations
The Wolf and Beranger Confectionery was a kind of literary club where journalists and writers came to talk and read newspapers. It was here that the great poet Alexander Pushkin drank his last cup of coffee before dying in a duel with G d'Anthès. Today the building houses a Literary Café, and a wax statue of Pushkin sitting at the table and holding a quill pen evokes one of the greatest tragedies in Russian literature.
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Since my last post on XNA, I've been literally swamped by an e-mail asking for some clarification around licensing XNA Express in Academia. So, where are we at?
Both the XNA Framework and XNA Express (and therefore Visual C# Express) are free. It will cost you nothing to write games with these tools.
If you want to run your game on the XBOX 360, you'll need to have the XNA Framework installed on your 'box. The framework will be available to XNA Games Creator Club subscribers, and it's this subscription that carries the $99 / year price tag. Full details of the subscription contents and benefits have yet to be released - expect more soon.
So, to run the games on a 360 carries a $99 pricetag. How will this work in Universities? In the long-term, we're pushing to make this part of MSDN AA, but before then, we've got two options:
a) Universities purchase the XNA subs per machine, bound to a university-owned gamertag/account. The tags can be loaned to students for the duration of the course and reclaimed at the end. If a student wants their own sub, they have to purchase it
b) have students purchase the subs for the course. There will be a $49 for 4 month sub for this.
So, this is where we are. I can see the cost being an almost-trivial issue in most western countries, but can't see how this is going to work across the globe. I know we're working on academic discounts for the product, but expect this to take a little longer.


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In order to get students pumped up for next weeks homecoming game, teachers and administrators at Shelby County High School will hold spirit week next week.
Along with a week of events, the school is selling homecoming "Gold Rush" T-shirts for $5.
The boys and girls basketball homecoming games will be against Oldham County next Friday night at 6 p.m.
Monday -- "Dress like your future career day"
Support groups
Jan. 24 -- Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder meets 7-8:30 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Lane, #118, Louisville. For additional information, call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.
Jan. 28 -- An ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease) support group meets 6 p.m. at Cardinal Hill Rehab Center on Bluegrass Parkway (Bluegrass Industrial Park, I-64 and Hurstbourne Lane) in Louisville. For more information, call 800-406-7702.
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Jan. 23 -- Shelby County High School's SBDM meeting 3:30 p.m.
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For teachers in Shelby County and across the state, the next few months can be pressure-packed as the CATS assessment looms. Students will practice Open Response Questions, fill in multiple choice bubbles, and memorize acronyms in preparation for the stressful week of standardized testing.
The best thing we can do, however, is to take a deep breath and understand that state testing is just one way of measuring the success of a school. Or at least it should be part of a more balanced approach.
Monday -- MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY - school closed
Tuesday -- Hamburger/cheeseburger or chili dog, French fries, ketchup/mustard, lettuce/tomato, onion/pickle, oranges, applesauce or fruit cocktail. Clear Creek has Little Caesar's pizza
B = Sausage pancake bites or breakfast bun
Wednesday -- Chicken nuggets or cheese and crackers, BBQ sauce/ sweet & sour sauce/ honey mustard, baby carrots w/ranch, green beans, reduced fat chocolate chip cookie, oranges, applesauce or fruit cocktail.
Support groups
Jan. 17 -- Parents of Children with Learning Differences and Attention Difficulties meets at 7 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Ln., #118, Louisville. For additional information call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.
Jan. 24 -- Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder meets 7-8:30 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Lane, #118, Louisville. For additional information, call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.
Monday -- Corn dog or pretzel w/cheese sauce, ketchup/mustard, hash brown stick, green beans, banana, pineapple or peaches, milk
B = Pizza strip or cinnamon pancakes
Tuesday -- Turkey combo and cheese sub or BBQ pork rib on bun, salad dressing/ mustard, lettuce/tomato, macaroni and cheese, pickle spears, banana, pineapple or peaches. Heritage has little Caesars
B = Chicken & Biscuit & breakfast buns
Wednesday -- Tacos or chicken fajitas, lettuce/tomato, sour cream/salsa, cheese sauce, taco sauce, corn, banana, pineapple or peaches, milk
Jan. 10 -- Shelby County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at 403 Washington St.
Jan. 15 -- Fiscal court meets at 10 a.m. at the Stratton Center, 215 Washington St.
Jan. 15 -- Triple S. Planning and Zoning meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Stratton Center.
Jan. 17 -- Shelbyville City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 315 Washington St.
Community meetings
Jan. 10 -- Shelbyville Kiwanis Club meets at noon at the Stratton Center.
Jan. 10 -- Waddy Ruritan Club meets at 7 p.m.
Monday -- Sausage or ham slice, egg patty, hash brown stick w/ketchup, baked apples, biscuit w/margarine, jelly, apple, mandarin, oranges or pears, milk
B = Cinnamon French toast or uncrustable
Tuesday -- Pork BBQ on bun or pizza strip, corn, green beans, apples, mandarin oranges or pears, milk (Painted Stone has Little Caesar's pizza)
B = Ham and biscuit or grilled cheese
Wednesday -- Chicken patty or BBQ pork rib, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, roll w/ margarine, BBQ sauce/ ketchup, apple, mandarin, oranges or pears, milk
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The case against moving to the cloud
Even the most cursory glance at cloud service offerings makes you immediately see why nearly every company is there today. It's cheap, it's fast, and at the larger providers like AWS, it's even very secure. (AWS always gets high marks for security). Who wouldn't be seduced by all those computers — bought, paid for and managed by someone else — available for 2 cents a minute, or less?
Seduced may, in fact, be exactly the right word for it. I recently spoke at length with an IT manager of a 500 person company in the food service industry. (To protect her job, I'm not naming her or her employer.) She's been the manager there for just over a year and inherited what some might call a total mess. The previous boss bought best of breed, but unfortunately many of those BoB systems don't communicate with each other. The net result: she has 25 different systems in a company that is not huge, and with a very, very small IT staff.
Her boss felt the cloud had to be the answer…it's fast, cheap, etc. So she did her homework and the results were eye-opening. Her research showed it would cost $12 per person per month — or $72,000 per year — and that cost did not include basic services such as email, Sharepoint, etc. "We're too big for the cloud to be cost effective and too small to have money to spend on it," she said. Cloud providers make the case that companies can "get rid of their programmers," she said, but those key services like email still have to be in-house and someone has to support it.
And she looked at the 10 year ROI, which she described as horrible. "It's like the difference between renting a house and buying a house," she said. "In the food service industry you just can't waste money like that."
So instead of the cloud, she's planning to slowly knit her disparate solutions together by phasing in an ERP system. With user-defined fields and a lot of flexibility she thinks it will ultimately eliminate the need for serious programming skills either internally and externally. And more important, she's predicting the company will see a return on investment starting at the 2.5 year mark.
So I share this cautionary tale about jumping on to the cloud wagon not to be a luddite but to remind us all that doing what everyone else is — whether cloud or automating testing or DevOps — may not always be right for every company or every situation.
Ready or not, Microsoft PowerApps is hereApplication development, Development tools, Mobile Application Development
Microsoft today launched Microsoft PowerApps, a major new platform that lets anyone build cross-platform mobile applications. Anyone. And for now, it's free.
Love or hate it, this latest salvo in the no-code tool wars certainly provides the validation that other makers of similar tools have been seeking. I examined no-code tools a couple of months ago, pondering whether giving line-of-business departmental employees the power to build apps was a good thing for IT or not. On that question, the jury is still out. Regardless, the launch of PowerApps renders the question moot. No-code is here to stay.
In a blog entry posted today, Bill Staples, Microsoft's corporate vice president of application platforms, makes some entirely valid points. "The mobile revolution, together with nearly limitless compute and data in the cloud, has transformed our professional experience," he writes. Can't argue with that. He goes on to say that "the apps we use to do business have been slow to keep pace with employee demand." On that point, I see some room for debate.
Staples' point is that while SaaS has become the platform of choice for CRM, expense reporting, and other the majority of business applications still run on premises, "dependent on corporate connected PCs." Is he kicking Windows in the teeth? Not in so many words, but he's not coming to its defense, either.
The problem, Staples believes, is a lack of mobile developers, proliferation of data that spans on-premises and cloud, and problems with app distribution.
What does PowerApps promise? Plenty. There's the ability to create personalized apps that unite popular services, including Microsoft's own Office 365, Dynamics CRM, and OneDrive; along with Salesforce, Dropbox, OneDrive and more.
Here's the key point for me, directly quoted from the PowerApps website: "Employees can use their Office skills to create business apps tailored to their needs. Pro developers can use Azure App Service to build apps and connections faster than ever." (That means pros get to use the APIs and others do not.)
You're bound to be asked about this, so spend a few minutes checking out the resources and signing up for the beta would seem to be a good idea. After you've done that, come back here and share your opinions. Is this something you or other executives allow inside the company? Let us know what you think.
Smarter than the average appAgents, Application development, Predictive Analytics
One of Gartner's predictions for 2016 is that by 2020, smart agents "will facilitate 40 percent of mobile interactions, and the post-app era will begin to dominate."
In its annual list of looking ahead, Gartner says that smart agent technologies, which it characterizes as virtual personal assistants (VPAs) or other agents, "will monitor user content and behavior in conjunction with cloud-hosted neural networks to build and maintain data models from which the technology will draw inferences about people, content and contexts."
In other words, the apps being written over the next few years are going to get smarter about dealing with data. That's undoubtedly the result of underlying algorithms growing increasingly sophisticated. That's certainly one reason why the job market for people with analytics expertise is exploding.
Gartner goes on to say that VPAs will be able predict users' needs, become trusted, and eventually act autonomously on the user's behalf.
That's powerful stuff. Whether we're ready for this from a societal perspective certainly is fodder for profound discussion. Have at it.
Aside from the impact on civilization, I'm interested in what this means for the development community. This concept goes well beyond traditional coding we've all done — transaction processing, database queries, report generation, etc. It's also very different from the coding that drives applications, such as data communications, packet processing, validation, authentication, load balancing, failover switching, and dozens of others.
As a software developer, do you see smart agents advancing to a degree that they become predictive and able to act on a user's behalf? Share your opinions, we'd like to hear from you.
Oracle shows new cloud attitude at OOW 2015
Looking back at Oracle OpenWorld 2015, all one can see is clouds. "Cloud, cloud, cloud" was the conference summation by 451 Research analyst Alan Pelz-Sharpe. The interesting thing about the cloud theme, he added, was that no one, not even Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, was saying "jump on the cloud now." Instead, Oracle came to town with a cloud transition message.
Sure, Oracle was pushing its cloud technologies, but OOW 2015 keynote speakers largely talked about cloud strategies, said Pelz-Sharpe, 451 research director for social business. This stance was refreshingly realistic and rare in the realm of vendor conferences.
Pelz-Sharpe opines on Oracle's cloud and Java strategies in this video interview with Jan Stafford, SearchCloudApps executive editor.
TechTarget's coverage of OOW 2015 supports Pelz-Sharpe's description of Oracle's cloud and cloud strategy focus there. For example, Ellison touted Oracle's cloud services in his keynote, but he also stressed that Oracle and its customers just getting started in adopting cloud services.
To help customers ease legacy applications and development platforms into the hybrid cloud, Oracle touted its Java Standard Edition (SE) Cloud Service and Oracle Integration Cloud Service (ICS). The new SE Cloud Service is a cloud-based platform for Java development that provides the means to move Java SE 7 and 8 applications onto the Oracle cloud platform. Oracle ICS is an application integration PaaS that facilitates point-and-click usage of several Oracle integration suites, including SOA and API management cloud services.
Oracle users do need help with adopting cloud, because cloud will bring substantive changes their entire enterprise environment, said Melissa English, president of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) in an OOW 2015 interview with SearchOracle reporter Jessica Sirkin. Indeed, English said, many Oracle users are asking if they have to implement cloud at all. She appreciated OOW speakers' focus on the benefits of the cloud, which pieces of the cloud to start with and other how-to, why-to, when-to adopt cloud topics.
What OOW 2015 didn't bring was big news about Java strategies, said Pelz-Sharpe. Check out this video to hear his views on why and why this fact doesn't belittle Java's importance.
Time to rev up Bluetooth in your cloud and mobile appsBluetooth, Bluetooth-Compatible Applications, Cloud Applications, Mobile applications
We're seeing an increasing number of cloud and mobile apps turn to Bluetooth for beacon-based location services and other peripheral device connectivity. The number of devices using Bluetooth continues to explode, outstripping the technology's earlier vision and capabilities. Are you ready to leverage the more-powerful Bluetooth that's coming your way?
Earlier this week, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, keeper of the technology's specs, trademark, and licensing, announced a roadmap for 2016 that encompasses longer range, faster speed, and standardized mesh networking. The key driver for this? IoT, of course.
It's all summed up on one sentence from Mark Powell, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG:
"The new functionality we will soon be adding will further solidify Bluetooth as the backbone of IoT technology."
And there you have it.
According to Statista, 2012 saw 3.5 billion BT-enabled devices installed worldwide. The market researcher is projecting the number will soar to 10 billion in 2018. I think that may be low, although slowing growth in the tablet market may have in impact.
There's several interesting aspects to this. The BT SIG plans to:
- Quadruple the range of Bluetooth Smart. That will give a huge boost to smart home and infrastructure applications, allowing them to deliver an extended, more-robust connection for full-home or outdoor use cases.
- Double the speed. Increasing BT speed by 100 percent, without any increase in energy consumption (think battery drain), will enable faster data transfers in critical applications, such as medical devices. You get better responsiveness and lower latency.
- Mesh networking will enable Bluetooth devices to connect together in networks that can cover an entire building or home, opening up home and industrial automation applications.
The mesh aspect allows device-to-device communications, eliminating the need for everything to pass through a central air-traffic control tower. While it's still too early to know where this roadmap will eventually lead, the people who dream up new apps must be salivating at the possibilities.
Look no further than Apple's push into its Health Kit platform, and we can surmise the market for BT-based medical devices is about to explode. Personally, I'd like to see my car communicate and log its own status and health information in detail to my iPhone; that's a "healthcare" app, too.
Think of this as industrial IoT-based BT, rather than consumer-oriented BT headphones and other similar toys. After all, IoT now represents an enormous market. How big? Toby Nixon, chairman of the Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors, has the answer. "Current projections put the market potential for IoT between $2 trillion and $11.1 trillion by 2025. The technical updates planned for Bluetooth technology in 2016 will help make these expectations a reality and accelerate growth in IoT." (And yes, that's quite a "between" fudge factor of $9.1 trillion.)
the addition of mesh networking will strengthen Bluetooth connections by allowing them to bridge from device to device, rather than routing each product through a central hub. These upgrades are just a "technical roadmap" for now, but SIG says we'll hear about "additional features" and more details in the coming months.
What are your organization's plans for leveraging Bluetooth? What apps and products are you going to build to beat up your competitors and make the world a better place? Share your thoughts, we'd like to hear from you.
Why do you like the cloud?Cloud Computing, Cloud costs, Rapid Application Development
It's easy to understand why the CFO likes cloud computing. It's almost certainly less expensive than running a traditional IT organization and infrastructure.
Perhaps the HR manager likes the cloud, too. It means cutting payroll headcount and issuing fewer ID badges. The facilities manager probably adores the cloud. Fewer employees and a dismantled server infrastructure means lower electricity, lighting, and HVAC consumption. But, what to do with the recovered office space?
And what about end users? Should they like the cloud? I can argue they should not have an opinion either way. That's because an app and its data should simply work and that whatever lies under the hood should not be visible or identifiable. When I log into my bank or into a retailer, I haven't the slightest clue what's in the cloud, whether it's running on AWS or Azure, what's on-premises, or anything else.
Developers, of course, are nearly universally for the cloud, though I've been told the top reason is one that might be a surprise. In a conversation yesterday with Dave Bartoletti, principal analyst at Forrester, he says the top reason is that the cloud lets developers develop faster. All the pieces are in place and there's no internal red tape to conquer when asking for resources. "It's the fastest way to get their job done," he told me. There's also the idea that with cloud expertise in uber-high demand, developer and architect salaries are being driven up.
CIOs lie somewhere in the middle. While they're certain to be won over by lower costs and faster development cycles, there's the opposing loss of control when their beloved on-premises infrastructure of long standing gets dismantled.
What about you? What is the one thing about the universe of cloud computing that you like above all others? What's the one thing you dislike most? Share your thoughts, we'd like to hear from you.
Azul's Zulu gets early support for upcoming Java 9Development tools, Java
With Oracle using this week's JavaOne conference to reaffirm its commitment to the Java platform, third-party tool maker Azul Systems debuted an early access program for Java 9 support in Zulu, its open-source build of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK).
Pre-release builds of Zulu supporting Java 9 are available now for the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS platforms. Azul, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., plans to introduce additional pre-release builds throughout the next year, keeping in cadence with OpenJDK Java 9 project advances.
Though the target launch date set by Oracle for Java 9 is still nearly a year away (Sept. 22, 2016), many key aspects are already public. A new modular architecture will let developers select only those features needed for a specific deployment, helpful when scaling down to small devices. Java 9 is also slated to provide improved run-time efficiency for stored class and resource files, faster graphics, a new HTTP client API, and improved keystore security.
Adobe fesses up; will fix the app it brokeApplication development, Customer feedback
In an earlier IT Knowledge Exchange blog post, I wrote about how Adobe, in an astonishingly poor effort to simplify, completely changed the import procedure in its Lightroom application, widely used by photographers. Photography forums went nuclear with rage and anger. In response, Adobe, in its Lightroom Journal advice blog, went so far as to issue an apology on Oct. 9, along with a promise to do better. It has.
Just one week later, on Oct. 16, in the same Lightroom Journal, Adobe's Tom Hogarty said the company will restore the previous import experience in the next dot-release update. The blog post even provides a link to instructions for rolling back to a prior release for people who cannot wait.
Here's why this is important. Lightroom does two primary things, non-destructive photo editing that logs every step in a permanent history, allowing users to roll back to any point; and digital asset management to keep track of every image. To do either, you first import the images into the Lightroom catalog, which is actually an SQLite database. What gets imported is not the actual image, but all of its metadata, including physical disc location. There's also numerous options that can be selected at import time, much of which was eliminated in the simplification. The catalog is where the step-by-step editing history for each image resides, which can easily balloon the database to gigantic proportions. My own Lightroom catalog file currently encompasses 59,205 images of various file types (RAW camera, PSD Photoshop, TIFF, JPG, PNG, etc.) and is 5.3 GB in size. Though I keep several backups on various network drives and two NAS systems, the live working catalog must be stored locally. The actual image files can live anywhere and Lightroom dutifully keeps track.
Acknowledging that the ill-fated "simplified" (and I might add, positively awful) import dialog was sprung on users as a surprise, Mr. Hogarty writes, "We will continue to investigate ways to improve the ease of use of our photography products and will do so via an open dialog, with both existing and new customers."
It's good to see one of the world's premier software companies admit it made a mistake. It's even better to know that Adobe plans to fix it.
Has your company ever rolled out a software update or product that contained features reviled and rejected by users? What was done about it? Perhaps a rollback or maybe a decision to simply ignore the blowback and plow ahead. Share your thoughts, we'd like to hear from you.
The value of Big Data is big. Really big. IBM says so.Big Data, Mobile & Enterprise Application Development
Visit any of the TechTarget family of websites or e-publications and Big Data is everywhere. It's unavoidable. Inescapable. IT isn't about applications, it's about the data. Think of all the things we do with big data: collect, validate, authenticate, store, de-dupe, access, secure, encrypt, back up, analyze, query, display, aggregate, report, purge, and integrate into applications. Data is so vital, countries and industrial spies steal it, and corporations sell it.
Sell it? Sure. Data has value. Big value. As a developer, the on-premises, cloud, and mobile apps you build are essentially refineries that transform the crude-oil-like raw ones and zeros of big data into information. Information, in turn becomes knowledge. Without developers, big data is like a tanker full of crude oil — pretty much useless, but packed with enormous economic value. And as we all know, economic value is power.
Who says so? IBM does. That's why Big Blue is getting deeper into big data by agreeing to buy the digital business and data assets of Weather Co., corporate parent of the Weather Channel cable network and apps. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal, which encompasses Weather's website and app, digital intellectual property, infrastructure, and data, could be valued north of $2 billion. Weather information can be packaged and resold to a wide swath of industries, including airlines, truckers, agribusiness, insurance, electric utilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and more. The television network is not part of the package and will remain owned by owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal, Blackstone Group, and Bain Capital, according to the Journal.
How big is Weather's big data? According to CNBC, the Weather app ranks fourth on the list of mobile apps used daily in the United States. Weather fields an astounding 26 billion inquiries to its cloud-based services every day. And you think you've got performance and response-time issues?
There's a link at the bottom of weather.com for the company's API and documentation, which it calls "a Weather API designed for developers." (For whom else would an API be designed?) Pricing is free for a maximum of 500 calls per day, and $200 monthly for up to 100,000 daily calls. Need to do millions of calls? There's special pricing for that.
Clearly, big data isn't worthless, it's very valuable. But, without applications developers it sure is useless. That's why all of Weather's intellectual assets, which no doubt includes developers and the rest of IT, is part of the deal.
Finally, there's that lingering question: Can your business's databases handle 26 billion queries every day?
How ready are your apps for IoT?Bandwidth, Cloud Applications, Internet of Things, iot
We all know that "things" of all kinds, limited only by your imagination, are already demanding all connectivity all the time. But, you ain't seen nothin' yet, if the predictions of those in the predicting business are accurate. Are your applications and the platforms they run on robust enough to handle the coming tsunami?
Research firm Gartner two weeks ago published its list of predictions for 2016. "By 2018, six billion connected things will be requesting support." This is about tech support and also the need to think of devices as your customers. That means a steady flood of automated requests for data and the opposite — devices reporting their status. This isn't just the "you're gonna need a bigger boat" stuff of the movie Jaws, it's about needing a battleship and a very agile one at that.
Juniper Research is even more aggressive with its IoT device projection. In a July 2015 report, the firm says "the number of IoT connected devices will number 38.5 billion in 2020, up from 13.4 billion in 2015." That's a jump of more than 285 percent. The report goes on to say that connected devices already exceeds the earth's population by more than double. Yet, "for most enterprises, simply connecting their systems and devices remains the first priority." One problem cited is conflicting standards.
It appears not to matter if the IoT devices your apps communicate with are consumer oriented (home automation, connected vehicles, healthcare, banking, etc.) or industrial (manufacturing floor, agriculture, power grids, smart office buildings, etc.) It's a mashup we might as call "IoT Big Data."
Even if your applications can handle the huge volumes and velocities of device-driven data, you still need powerful back ends to transform those ones and zeros into something useful. The Juniper report states the case well: " Mere connections create data; however, this does not become information until it is gathered, analyzed and understood." In other words, it's not just device communications pipelines that need to be beefed up, it's also the analytics standing in the background. Data, once it's understood, is not just information, it's knowledge.
Are your applications, storage systems, and analytics ready to handle the coming meteoric rise in connected devices? What is your organization doing to ensure capacity stays ahead of demand? Share your thoughts with your peers. We'd like to hear from you.


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We'll offer you plenty to do onsite at the York Expo Center. But, we know that you need to ride.
But bikers always want to explore, so you should know that you can open the throttle to see all that York County and the rest of south central Pennsylvania has to offer. Some of the options are explained below.
More Motorcycles
We love motorcycles, and there are things to do on or with them in the area. They include:
Jefferson Hill Climbs on Sunday, September 27, 2015.
The White Rose Motorcycle Club offers AMA Pro Racing Hill Climbs, with spills and thrills on the 300 foot hill. Pro riders from the eastern US Attempt to conquer the hill in the fastest time. Lightweight motorcycles with high horsepower engines running on nitro-methane and/or nitrous oxide. The Hill has 2 breakers (or jumps) to cross which always adds to the excitement. For details, see www.whiterosemc.org
Harley Davidson Open House & New Factory York Plant Tours
For the past few years, The Harley-Davidson Motor Company has been revolutionizing its manufacturing process, becoming more competitive and efficient. On the Eastern portion of its campus, its newest facility has been both enlarged and modernized substantially since 2009. Now, the factory, know as New Factory York, produces a motorcycle every 89 seconds! Plus, the assembly process allows for the production of Softails, Touring, and Custom bikes, as well as Trikes, at the same time on one line. If you are a fan of manufacturing or motorcycles, especially American-made Harley-Davidson motorcycles, you will want to make time to see New Factory York.
In 2015, Harley-Davidson Open House will be the fourth weekend of September (9/24-9/26), the same as White Rose Thunder®!
For a taste of what's in store for you, take a look at this recently posted video on YouTube then go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThjYcG9H3Ys&feature=youtube_gdata_player
York City Bike Night is Friday, September 25.
Bike Night begins with a Parade of Chrome, which starts at White Rose Thunder®. Bikes will be lining up from 4:30pm until 6pm, when the parade leaves for Downtown York. Bike Night offers venders & entertainment in a downtown setting.
Other local attractions
White Rose Thunder®, LLC is a member of the York County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Why? The Bureau does an outstanding job at highlighting all of the terrific attractions that our community has to offer you. For more details, follow this link and take a look at all of the things you can do…
Visit sites of historical significance, including those involving the Revolutionary and Civil Wars
Enjoy theaters and the arts
Tour local wineries and breweries
And the list goes on…
While visiting the Bureau's site, take a look at its awesome Official York County Visitors Guide.
If you want to spend some time in the City of York, you can't go wrong when you are downtown! Downtown York offers a variety of options if you are interested in shopping, dining, and entertainment. For details on restaurants, stores, hotels, and other terrific places in the City of York, go to www.downtownyorkpa.com


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This Ohio kitty got the ride of a lifetime.
He rode 200 miles underneath the hood of a car.
The car owner was four hours into a trip when he noticed a smell..
He found the kitty clinging to the engine.
He had burns on one side of his body, but is expected to be fine.
He's a good cat, and as you can see he's feeling pretty good.
Here's a unique holiday tradition...
This Christmas card has been gone back and forth between two Canadian families since 1943.
It originated between two men. Best friends and neighbors.
Both are gone now.
But their offspring continue the tradition, sending it back and forth with details about their families.
The card represents the fun they had as neighbors and good friends.
Take a look at this...
This fruitcake has a long history....
It's 70-years old.
And it could be yours.
An estate liquidator in Ohio found it.. with a note attached, written in 1971.
The cake has traveled thousands of miles and has been subjected to all types of climate conditions and shocks.
40 years later-- its being put up for bid.
100% of the money it brings will go to charity.
There's no guarantee about its edibility!


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Zex Nitrous Plate System - Gas AttackWritten by Steven Rupp on August 13, 2007 We Installed A Zex Nitrous Plate System On A 350 Chevy Small-Block And Got 93 HP At The Rear Wheels. Here's How We Did It.
The quest for enough horsepower is a frustrating one. It seems like no matter how much you get, you just end up wanting more. The desire to have more ponies generally leads to bigger cams, higher-flowing heads, and a host of other upgrades. The only problem is this extra power comes at a big cost. Maybe you get less gas mileage, or a cam becomes so lopey, it's troublesome on the street. Enter nitrous oxide: the magical combination of atoms that lets the user run a relatively mild engine and still put down serious power with just the flip of a switch.
Nitrous oxide works by introducing extra oxygen into the intake charge, which allows more fuel to be added and converted into energy. This can greatly increase the power produced by the engine. Another benefit is that evaporation in the intake manifold helps drop the intake charge temperature, since nitrous oxide is stored as a high-pressure liquid. This evaporative cooling causes a denser charge, and can increase power output, as well as reduce detonation.
But like everything in life that sounds perfect, there's a price-and this time it's vigilance. When using nitrous, you have to be careful with bottle pressure, fuel pressure, ignition timing, and other factors. If all is set up properly, it can be a beautiful thing; if not, disaster looms.
We wanted to see how a basic nitrous system could up the power on an average engine. Our test mule was a '66 Nova, with a fairly sedate 350 small-block engine. For a system, we chose Zex's new perimeter plate setup, whose innovative design caught our attention. The Zex system is known as a perimeter plate, meaning that the nitrous and enriching fuel are introduced into the plenum below the carb through a series of small, evenly spaced holes. This reduces-or in some cases eliminates-the uneven distribution encountered with other systems.
The owner of our test Nova, Scott Miller, wanted to know if he should switch his dual-plane intake to a single-plane, so we called up Zex to ask. Zex's Matt Patrick tells us, "Our perimeter injection plate is ideal for use with dual-plane intake manifolds. Traditional spray-bar-type plates have difficulty with proper distribution, due to the center divider being placed directly under the spray bar. Since the injection spray with the perimeter plate occurs around the outer edge of the manifold plenum, distribution of the nitrous and fuel is excellent. In fact, our dyno tests proved that the perimeter injection design actually decreased the engine's normal cylinder-to-cylinder mixture variations." With that bit of information, we were ready to start the install. And after that, we did baseline, 100 hp, and 150 hp shot dyno pulls, and saw a peak-to-peak increase of up to 93 hp to the rear wheels. Check out the details of this easy weekend horsepower upgrade.
Stuff you'll need:
*Basic wrench and ratchet set
*Selection of screwdrivers
*Tubing bender for the purge line
*Extra 18-gauge wire
*A drill and various bits
*Extra zip ties
*Wire crimper
*Timing light
*Extra fuel line
|Zex Nitrous System:
|Zex Purge Kit:
|Zex Bottle Heater:
|Zex Bottle Gauge:
ZEX On The Dyno
The plan was to make a couple of baseline pulls, then to try pulls with the 100hp and 150hp jets. The 10:1 350 was running 91-octane gas, so even the 150 shot was pushing it a bit. The base runs were done at 38 degrees of total timing. For the nitrous, Miller retarded the timing 4 degrees for the 100 shot, and another 2 degrees for the 150 shot. We ended up making an additional 59 hp (peak-to-peak), and 85 ft-lbs of torque with the 100 shot. Then we moved up to the 150hp jets, and saw 93 hp and 164 lb-ft over the naturally aspirated baseline. (That's a gain of over 70 percent in rear-wheel torque.) On the last run, we picked up a tiny bit of detonation, so Miller will bump up the octane with racing gas when he hits the track.
Dyno Runs-Rear-Wheel PowerBaseline (corrected), 38 degrees timing
211 hp at 5,012 rpm, 230 lb-ft torque at 4,251 rpm
100 Shot (corrected), 34 degrees timing
270 hp at 5,264 rpm, 315 lb-ft torque at 4,046 rpm
150 Shot (corrected), 32 degrees timing
304 hp at 5,060 rpm, 394 lb-ft torque at 3,899 rpm
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This Zex nitrous kit includes everything you need for a basic nitrous install: bottle, valve, longer carb studs, braided lines, solenoids, brackets, gaskets, switches, wire, perimeter plate, and enough hardware to get it all working (PN 82040).Two items that can help you get the most out of your nitrous system are a bottle heater and a purge kit. The heater helps increase bottle pressure and maintain the optimal range of 900 to 1,000 psi (PN 82006, $101). The purge kit makes it easier to deliver a pure, cool nitrous hit when you engage the system (PN 82010, $109.95).The heart of the Zex system is this perimeter plate. It fits any square flange, 4150-style carburetor-equipped engine, and is different from traditional spray bar plates. Around the perimeter of the plate is an arrangement of 12 injection points, which provides a more even distribution of the nitrous oxide and fuel, resulting in more power. In addition, since the chilled nitrous travels through the plate, it drops overall charge temperatures during use. The plate is tunable for a 100- to 300-hp shot.This is our starting point: a typical 350 small-block Chevy engine. It has a stock rotating assembly, Keith Black Hypereutectic pistons, 10:1 compression, an Edelbrock Performer dual-plane intake, and a Holley 750 carb.We removed the Holley, and then installed the Zex plate using the supplied gaskets. According to Zex, this system is ideal for a dual-plane intake like the one on our Nova's engine, since it supplies nitrous and fuel more evenly than a spray bar system.Our car had a trans kickdown plate between the carb and the intake manifold. This plate was reinstalled above the Zex plate to keep clear of the spray pattern, so we had to reuse one of the original gaskets.Next, we mounted the fuel and nitrous solenoids to the supplied brackets, and attached them to the carb studs. We then installed the jets. Though the Zex plate is fundamentally different from other systems, changing the jets is done the same way. Initially, we set up the plate for a 100 shot, per the Zex-supplied chart.
Finding a good spot to mount the nitrous purge solenoid was sort of a pain. It needs to be away from heat, but close enough to be able to see. (When purged of air and ambient-temp nitrous, the stream changes from clear to a white fog, which is how you know the system is properly purged.) We picked the cowl area, and only had to drill one tiny hole in the rear cowl panel. The two wires from the purge solenoid were then run to the interior, so they could be wired into the supplied momentary switch and a 12-volt power source.Inside the car, we followed the detailed wiring instructions supplied by Zex, and made all of the electrical connections. The Nova's owner, Scott Miller, also owns a sign shop, so we were able to fab this switch panel out of scrap aluminum. We wired the heater so it would only work with the ignition on. This is slightly inconvenient, but at least he won't have to worry about killing his battery if the switch is accidentally left on.Here's the installed assembly. The heater has a built-in thermostat to help maintain optimum bottle pressure, and all the electrical components, such as the relay, are molded into the heater. The bottle heater wires run under the car and into the interior, where they are attached to the supplied switch; the nitrous line runs under the car to the front of the engine bay. Helpful Zex included more than enough wire and braided line to route the system on our Nova.After installing the system, we realized we didn't have a nitrous pressure gauge, so we ran down to our local speed shop for a Zex gauge (PN 82005, $43.95). Since bottle pressure is so critical, we didn't consider this an option. Get a gauge of some sort.We then moved to the trunk to mount the bottle. The easiest way is putting the brackets on the bottle, setting it in place, and marking the holes. You'll also need a hole for the nitrous line to exit the trunk, as well as a hole for the wires that feed the bottle heater.
Here's the engine after the install. Miller decided to ditch the old points-style distributor in favor of an MSD and new plug wires. With the system installed and tuned, it was time to hit the Mustang chassis dyno in the Primedia Tech Center.


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Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th-30th.
Silverado, CA
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^the girl @ 0:46 seconds was definitely the festival MVP last year.
Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th-30th.
Silverado, CA
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^the girl @ 0:46 seconds was definitely the festival MVP last year.
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Where do I sign?
Originally Posted by Wayne Coyne
we'll see what sassy sasquatch unleashes next year
Originally Posted by Wayne Coyne
Couldn't be there last year and am not making that mistake this year, I will be there for sure.
This is great news after the speculation that it might not happen next year.
Last year's event was amazing, I wish Memorial Day Weekend will come sooner.
Fucking there. Last year was absolutely amazing and I hope everyone that went in our crew is there again. We definitely know what to do this time around and I'll be prepared with a shitload of bloody mary's. Huge camping group is a must now that there are so many of us returning.
"It began as a mistake" - Charles Bukowski
1. Nachos
2. Puppies
coming back for sure, id assume same spot correct....??? PLEASE BE, its 5 minutes from my place.
Coachella 07 (the introduction), 08 (the bands), 09 (the documentary), 10 (the people i came with), 11 (the relationship test... we passed), 12 (whatever the weather, Dirty Epic forever), 13 (the year of the troll)
Greatest festival I've ever been to. Will be back this year no matter what and I can't fucking wait.
Watch this beautiful ass video:
There were so many hot people at this fest as well.
There's too many festivals on this weekend every year.
Movement was that same weekend, yeah? or was that later?
5/6/16 - Sunn O))) @ Regent // 5/7/16 - Napalm Death/Melvins/Melt Banana @ Troubadour // 5/25/16 - Twilight Sad @ Teragram Ballroom
5/27/16 - Dillinger Four @ Echoplex // 5/29/16 - Sumac @ Complex // 6/1/16 - At The Drive In @ Palladium
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine
Coachella will always be my fave festival music-wise, but LiB this year was hands-down the best fest "EXPERIENCE" and overall vibe I've ever experienced ... I just left feeling totally blissed out (I know it sounds like I was drinking the hippie juice), but I've missed that feeling every day since! Definitely a can't miss...
If I'm not at Movement, I will be here.
6/4: Max Cooper, John Talabot @ Public Works
6/24: Call Super b2b Objekt @ The Midway
6/25-26: Burger Boogaloo
7/8: Leon Vynehall @ Monarch
7/22-24: Sunset Campout @ Belden Town
It's so frustrating that Ultra, Coachella, Movement and LiB all fall within the same two months
Dude....Ultra? come on now
Originally Posted by Wayne Coyne
You're absolutely right, I just feel like the way the festival is run, the location, the crowds, makes it NOT worth the trek. Especially for someone coming from LA. You know I had a blast with you guys and im glad you did too.
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Tired of filling your kitchen with the scent of boiled vinegar just in time for guests? Vacuumed enough glitter out of the carpet already? Still trying to get last year's "egg decorating pen" marks off the table?
Maybe it's time to try decorating that mountain of hard boiled eggs with sweet-smelling, all-natural beeswax sheets in bright, translucent colors. Beeswax is a completely open-ended, non-toxic modeling material that kids of different ages can each use in an age-appropriate way.
It's too late to order online but Sonoma County families still have time to drive over to Earth Child in Sebastopol, where decorating beeswax is sold for .99 cents per sheet. If you've tried decorating beeswax before, you already know that warming up the wax to a workable consistency is the only drawback. When beeswax is applied to eggs still warm from boiling, the egg warms the wax so children don't have to!
If you have very young children (who don't yet understand how to use art materials economically) plan on about $10 per dozen eggs; older kids and adults can easily decorate a couple of dozen eggs for the same amount. With no wrong outcome, and every egg a piece of art, decorating eggs with beeswax is a great extended family project!
Get the younger children and elders started first, while eggs are still quite warm. Cover remaining eggs with a towel to hold in the heat and keep them warm enough to soften the beeswax.
Ages 2-3: While eggs are boiling, young children can press shapes out of a beeswax sheet with small seasonal cookie cutters (perhaps with adult help). As soon as eggs are cool enough to handle, children can apply shapes to the warm eggshell, just like stickers.
Ages 4-6: Children with plenty of scissors experience can cut beeswax shapes with scissors; fancy-edged scrapbooking scissors are great (wax comes off scissors in hot water). Kids who have mastered a pencil can cut fanciful shapes using a toothpick, with or without a stencil.
Ages 7 and up: Older kids may start with cut-out shapes of one kind or another, but they soon notice the warm wax offers so much more. Children with lots of clay experience will be quite happy with a dish filled with the colorful bits and pieces the younger children left behind.
Some ways to manipulate beeswax on a warm egg:
- Pushing applied wax with a fingertip can change the shape and lighten the color.
- Colors can be layered over each other to make new colors.
- Words and shapes can be etched out of thickly applied wax with a toothpick.
- Bits can be rolled between the palms to make "snakes" to coil around the egg shell.
- Round balls can be pressed flat to make polka dots.
Find Stockmar Decorating Beeswax Sheets at:
Earth Child Waldorf Toys
200 South Main St. #110
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Map)
Phone: 707-824-0940
The store is open Monday - Saturday 10AM -6PM, Sunday 11 - 4.


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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other ID: VERE92-2
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Stephen Colman
Affiliate Investigator(s): E.B. Karabanov, Limnolog. Inst., Irkutsk
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To obtain and quantitatively interpret the sedimentary record of changing climate and limnology in Lake Baikal by collecting high-resolution seismic reflection data to delineate the sedimentary environments beneath the lake, defining how these environments have responded to climate change, and locating and correlating the best sites for coring.
Start Port/Location: Listvyanka, Siberia, USSR
End Port/Location: Listvyanka, Siberia, USSR
Start Date: 1992-07-21
End Date: 1992-08-01
Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, GPS (wh), Corer - slow, Single channel hydrophone, Water gun (wh), Box corer
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: See scanned cruise report.
Staff: Susan Carter, Stephen Colman, Kenneth E. Parolski, Richard Rendigs
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Original Center People field contained: S. Colman, P. Hearn, R. Seal, H. Nelson, S. Carter, K. Parolski, R. Rendigs, J. Allen.
Selenga Delta, Buguldeika, Academician Ridge, Maloye Marye, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, USSR, Asia;
Buczkowski, B.J., and Kelsey, S.A., 2007, Archival policies and collections database for the Woods Hole Science Center's marine sediment samples: URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1187/.
FAN 1992-015-FA has data viewable in the GeoMappApp/Virtual Ocean applications. To view this data in these applications go to http://www.geomapapp.org/ and http://www.virtualocean.org/. See the instructions for locating USGS data in these applications. You can also view the imagery created from the SEGY data at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/images.php?cruise=1992-015-FA.
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Actor Whitney Dylan Movies / Films:Helter Skelter (2004) Descendant (2003) aka Descendent, Descendent (2003)
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Helter Skelter (2004)
Jeremy Davies stars as convicted killer Charles Manson in this new television movie based on the true story of the August 1969 Tate/LaBianca murders, as chronicled in the bestselling book Helter Skelter…
Descendant (2003)
Bleh! I bought this primarily because it was directed by HORROR OF PARTY BEACH's Del Tenney. He may have moved up in technical chops, but the story is a dreary mess without the promised-for horror…


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Short clip of Yen at about 1:00 into the vid. Met this lady a couple of times now and I must say she is a very nice lady.
I didn't get a good pic as her group packed up and left while we were chatting. She ran down the way hopped on her horse then jammed!
I must say Yen looks like a hardcore roadie on the bike!
Mr. and Mrs. Yen


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How to Get a Boy's Phone Number in Grade School
Girls love boys these days and they always want to call them to see who they really are. Here are some ways to get a boy's phone number in grade school.
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1You should always smile at him or he won't even get a hint, but never choke him with your smiles.
2When you walk past him bump in to him and then he will start to get the point that you like him.
3If you have a science project with him trade phone numbers and he will call you. When you get the chance change the subject to him, and he will hopefully get the hint.
4When you see him at school, talk to him about a class you are both doing, then change the subject to something you both like.
5Alternatively, you could ask him. If he likes you he'll probably give it to you. Also sometimes it's easier to just give him your number, and tell him to call you. If you are nervous, he probably is too, so don't worry.
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- Don't be too pushy or edgy.
- Don't call him every second or he will start to get annoyed with you, and it will look like you are desperate.
- Its always best just to say it is for if you need "help" on homework, that way there is a conversation starter and you can move on from there, and things will go smoothly, just don't change the subject suddenly.
- If he calls you don't freak out or he will start to think that you hate him.
- Never try too hard.
- If he threatens you because you call him too much, stop calling him, but don't get angry or freak out, because if he threatens you a lot, he needs time to chill out.
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- Courage to ask him for his number.
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