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Well, I open my eyes and I see things. I've seen spirits moving through the walls. I've seen a vortex coming through the wall. I've seen amorphous little balls of light bouncing all around in the front yard through the window. I've seen giant bugs on the floor. I was in a hotel room in Amarillo, Texas, and all I remember is standing on the bed and seeing the whole wall in front of me filled with lights that were [makes popping sound] popping like popcorn out of the wall. Then I'll wake up and I go "Wow, I was standing on my bed and staring at this wall."
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Is it free
I like xeneforo if the forum is given the usual custom styles, I don't like it looking like facebook.
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i really like mybb as well. fucking i have a mybb forum set up as an archive of tl;dr posts i've made in the past that i lost the name of
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February 27, 2013
Memorial Service to Honor Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Rescheduled
The Sage community will join together for a memorial service to honor Sandy Hook principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung on Sunday, April 14 at 1pm. The memorial will be held in Bush Memorial Center on the Russell Sage College campus in Troy, and is open to the Sage community and invited guests. The memorial service will include members of the Educational Leadership faculty and her cohort sharing their memories of Dawn, as well as a musical program and time for reflection.
If you are inspired to give to the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund, you may do so online or by contacting Shelly Goldman Black at [email protected].
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Sage to Establish Center in Honor of Sandy Hook Principal
The Esteves School of Education at Sage is honoring Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School and doctoral candidate in Sage's Educational Leadership program, who was killed in the Newtown, CT shooting in December.
In response to the outpouring of grief and generosity that followed the tragic event, Sage created the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund. Through discussions with her colleagues in the doctoral program and her family members, it was decided that the most appropriate and impactful way to honor Dawn's life and legacy is to establish a center in the Esteves School of Education, to be called the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and School Safety.
"As educators, we see the need for more resources in schools to address mental health issues and provide a safe environment for children that is most conducive to learning," said Lori V. Quigley, dean of the Esteves School of Education.
"The idea for a center was born out of a desire to honor Dawn and to do what we can to prevent something like this from happening again," said Sage President Susan C. Scrimshaw. "Safety is about more than locking doors. It is about teaching our children self respect and respect for others. It is about ensuring those who need mental health support receive it in a supportive environment."
"It makes sense for Sage to become a national leader in this area by integrating our education programs with many of our other programs," Scrimshaw said. "This may include Creative Arts Therapy, Counseling and Community Psychology, Law and Society, Theatre Institute programs on bullying, and the new PACE (Public Policy and Civic Engagement) program, as well as our Academy for Character Education."
Hochsprung will be further honored with the conferral of her Ed.D. with her cohort in May 2015.
If you are inspired to give to the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund, you may do so online or by contacting Shelly Goldman Black at [email protected].
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Dean Lori V. Quigley, Esteves School of Education
December 17, 2012
As shock and disbelief turn to deep sadness and reflection, we look for ways to connect, grieve together, and remember the life of Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, who was a doctoral candidate in Sage's Educational Leadership program.
On Wednesday, December 19, during calling hours for Dawn in Newtown, Conn., members of the Sage community participated remotely in a candlelight vigil. During this time, the Sage community was encouraged to light a candle in her memory and share their memories, thoughts or wishes with Dawn's family, friends, colleagues and peers on Sage's Facebook page and Twitter using #honorDawn.
A memorial event honoring Dawn and her life and career as an educator and leader will be held on Saturday, February 9 on Sage's Albany Campus. Details on the time and location will be forthcoming.
Many members of the Sage community have expressed interest in making gifts in Dawn's memory. The Esteves School of Education dean, faculty, administrators and her fellow doctoral candidates – in consultation with her family at an appropriate time – will discuss how best to honor Dawn, and we will announce more details prior to the memorial. In the meantime, gifts may be made online to the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund and inquiries can be directed to Shelly Goldman Black at [email protected] or Melissa Komora at [email protected].
The magnitude of this senseless tragedy transcends individuals and yet they cannot be forgotten. Dawn was a remarkable individual whose life and dedicated work deserves to be celebrated. As we connect in reflection, may we find solace and strength in one another and in our special Sage community.
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December 14, 2012
It is with shock and sadness that we learned of a Sage connection to today's horrific shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School, who was killed in the shooting, was a Sage doctoral candidate. Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung started in the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership this past summer. She is described by Dean Lori V. Quigley, her advisor Bob Bradley, and faculty and peers as "a principal you'd want your children to have."
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the return of Landry
Rudy's been playing well with Toronto (2 game winners already)
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Can someone please explain to me why Kidd starts???? James White would be better to start.
Somebody needs to tell Amare he doesn't have to attempt a fg every time he touches the ball. He needs to also look for the open man.
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Any idea how can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S II to Freebox server? I have no idea how to set up wifi connection between them. Please note that I want to connect my phone to Freebox server as described here, I just want to get pictures straight off of my phone onto the Freebox server to TV.
If you are speaking about Free as the french ISP...
The freebox is an ADSL modem that the french ISP Free provides to his client. It includes a modem / nas / tv and other funny stuff... It provides also multimedia features like photo gallery and video player 1
It presents a nas system accessible thru FTP, and other protocole. To answer to your question, you can install a FTP client on your mobile and connect directly to your server to put your photos. But the prerequisite is a configured server...
To go further and help you to configure all stuff, we need to know which version of freebox do you have, v5 or v6 (HD)
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An extract of configuration needed for the HD version.
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I'll just let that sink in for a moment. A creationist compared himself to Einstein.
Got this link from the following blog (which is actually a very great blog by the way, you should read it)
And this video is why I think Ray Comfort is the douchiest douche of them all:
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Sure this happens sometimes, but usually not so obviously. The melody driven Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin provided some old-school '80s pop flavor to a cold Thursday night and outshone their fellow headliners, Ha Ha Tonka.
Both bands from Missouri play straight ahead rock, but Tonka, pictured above, is supposed to be on the alt-country side of things. And while their recent album, "Death of a Decade," is rootsy they don't sound like that at all in person. They sound like basic pop - almost boy bandish at times with harmonies, cool hair and billboard smiles all in tow. One of the few highlights was a bluegrassy take on "Gallows Pole."
Meanwhile, the co-headliner, Boris Yeltsin, were focused on their songs, said it was their first time in SLC playing outside of Kilby Court and seemed to relish the bigger room, even if the bands only drew about 100 people. The Yeltsin hour-long set, highlighted by songs from its latest album, "Tape Club," had more people dancing than Ha Ha and seemed to enjoy greater interest. It's arguable that the openers, Salt Lake City's The Trappers were even more engaging than Ha Ha Tonka.
Overcoming boomy, poorly mixed sound, The Trappers played a traditional country set that felt short at 45 minutes. By contrast, Ha Ha's 70 minute set seemed long and climaxed with Yeltsin bandmembers helping the headliners sing Oasis' "Champagne Supernova." It was easy to tell who graduated high school in the mid-to-late '90s. They were the drunk guys up front singing along.
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Hi guys. Lurker here that just ordered an o2 from jdslabs and am very much looking forward to it arriving
I was also wondering if someone could double check that the following AC adapter works? From what I gather it should but I thought I'd check just to be sure. http://translate.google.com/translat...ledInformation
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According to JDS Labs any AC-AC adaptor should be fine, as long as it outputs around 14-20V AC and a minimum current of 200mA.
Link: http://www.jdslabs.com/pdf/Instructions_O2.pdf
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To encourage self-builds for those new to soldering and electronics: I just completed a newbie build successfully. I have no prior experience of soldering and nearly zero knowledge of electronics. I justified the build by the knowledge that I could use a half-decent soldering station, as recommended by Nwavguy, and digital multimeter to fix things (which in fact I already have, covering the cost of the soldering station even before I built the O2), and that I would make a modest saving on the pre-built o2's while also tapping in to a source of satisfaction (which I believe is more important that pleasure or even pain) by the fact of having built it myself. Of course nothing beats both designing and building: Nwavguy must be a walking incarnation of satisfaction which he can savour again and again; second only to bringing up a well-adjusted and happy offspring. I'm a total sucker for objectivity (for example, I have immense disdain for statistics which I have studied; half the eff-ups in the science world are due to stats, and when politicians talk of evidence-based policies the are really just trying to satisfy their own ideology with a veneer of objectivity) so one way or another I was going to have to get my hands on an O2.
I did have a hiccup: I didn't understand Nwavguy's instructions on getting the electrolytic capacitors the right way around (it was 3am) and ended up installing them the wrong way around. The build failed the very first test much to my misery, with the capacitors bulging out and heating up. I almost grumbled at God. Once I worked out the problem I replaced them (I have two more kits of parts for two more builds), since they were probably dead, and after that it passed all the tests and is driving my current-hungry T50rp planar magnetics for which previously I had to use a full sized amp. Taking the capacitors out was jolly hard even with a lot of solder-sucking copper 'braid'. I was afraid of damage to the pcb though I did have 4 pcbs in case of mishap as copper trace damage is apparently a commonish problem and I am a newbie after all.
I do have one or two words of advice to other newbies.
Use the diyaudio thread for help.
Use assembled board photos in case of doubt.
I used 63/37 solder instead of the traditional 60/40; it decreases the chance of an accidental solder-bridge.
I took Nwavguy's advice and got a 'helping hands', but in the end I did most of the soldering without it and could have done it all, really. If you are cash-strapped that's one you can probably forgo although they are cheap.
I examined my soldering with a loupe. The loupe helped me determine a short circuit that I couldn't otherwise see and also helped me determine if one of the components was touching another as warned against by NwAvGuy (it was). You can't get decent loupes of ebay, especially not for $3: they are bogus and have poor image quality and are not as powerful as advertised. For the UK get a 10x £15 loupe from quicktest.co.uk. Don't be tempted by the more expensive 15x or higher loupes. I was and regret it: it's too powerful and the depth of field (visible plane of focus) is too thin and really very awkward. Quicktest does warn of this quite storngly so I have only myself to blame. I'm living with it. You also need a 10x loupe for jewellery purposes which means mine is not as general purpose. [sigh]. However, ultimately the loupe is still jolly useful. I use it a lot for all sorts of random things. It's quite a power to be able to see tiny objects/details so easily. A worthwhile investment. I would recommend the larger diameter loupes (I've used both)
I made the mistake of fiddling with the calibration screw on the soldering station. I'm now fairly sure that the station is underheating and yet I have no way of correcting my 'adjustment'. Emailing the distributors resulted in a "there is no way to calibrate". Darn. Even a cheap, chinese coupled(?) thermometer doesn't get me repeatable measurements.
I used both an anti-static wriststrap and mat to protect the ESD sensitive mosfets. Don't switch on the o2 on the mat: it is a (probably weak) conductor and might cause an issue.
I was tempted, by impatience, to plug in the opamp chips and see what happened with a pair of sacrificial headphones before doing all the tests. I didn't succumb. Considering the wrongly soldered capacitors I'm very glad that I didn't. Follow the test advice: don't plug in the opamps until the right time.
I reckon it's probably worth getting more than one component kit for a newbie. I needed the spares (also for a resistor). And don;t be put off if you are red-green colour blind: I am and the DMM with an ohms meter did the job.
I'll add more if I think of it.
In the meantime: many thanks to Nwavguy. Not only has this been a lot of fun but I have been moved to learn hobby electronics. And the blog is just mind-blowing as well as being highly readable. However I did find the headphone power/voltage calculation page impossible to understand even though I like my maths. That may just be my lack of electronics knowledge, of course.
Just a note to say thanks for all the kind words here, like those from lorriman above, and sorry I've not had time to keep up with this thread. If anything comes up here that's going unanswered and I might be able to help with, please feel free to let me know so I can pop in and perhaps post an answer. I can be reached through my blog and I should get an email from new PM's here.
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I am not an audiophile in its truest form. I don't get into measurements or have $1000 cables or anything like that. I listen to what I like, when I like and then I try to afford the best gear I can get my hands on. I have been in the market for a portable amp solution for a while now. I have read" just last night as a matter of fact all 104 pages of 1 thread on head-fi" about this amp and all the fuss it has caused.
I was about to purchase a Fiio small amp for my IEM's and did a search for reviews and I got directed to ABI and I started reading and reading and more reading. I am first to admit I don't get half of the parameters or specs that goes into measuring sensitivity or noise etc….
I don't care. What I do care is if someone has a good design and is willing to help!! The "community" which I am a member of, I am not cheap. I spend Grrr like the next person on things I like and can get some appreciate level of joy out of. I have read countless reviews on RSA's & Dr. Xin's mini amps. I am sure there is a fair amount of fanboyism with any product. We are all guilty of this whether you like it or not. It's human nature and part of the day to day of commerce and being able to acquire cool stuff.
So when I ran across the 02 and the subsequent brouhaha it has caused I started reading as much as I could and from a consumer's/hobbyist point of view. This is what I have interpreted to be what is being said of this particular piece of DIY.
1. It is being compared to Beta22, DAC1, GS1, TOTL
2. I have never heard any of those amp above. I may never in my lifetime. So I can not give an opinion on them. But my wallet can. If you are comparing a $200 piece of equipment with others that are in most cases easily over 1k amps then there is something fundamentally wrong. Either we are getting jobbed by the bigger manufacturers or the designer actually did an awesome design based on real world usability. It may not have have all the bells and whistles of the higher priced amps which is acceptable. But that's because of the price point and the portability of the amp.
3. It runs on batteries. Almost every amp it is being compared to runs power out of the wall socket.
Can't put it in a backpack or a jacket pocket. And just clamp the cans on and roll out.
4. It cost $200 beans!!!! With charger and batteries. I can't even get a used RSA for that much $$ And to top it off its not even being compared to any amps that are triple its price point.
5. I know of another company coming out with an portable amp. And it will be well received by Head-Fi.
Or at least they will try to be as impartial as engadget is to Apple products. It will be interesting to see. how that plays out on the forums. I have seen the prototype and it looked cool. Hopefully the homie with the long hair comes out with something great he gets great reviews, people ears thank them and his company grows.
6. Like every consumer I will decide with my ears first and my wallet second, what i like or don't. There are so many reviews of why it's this or that. This particular hobby has a secondary market for a reason. It comes down to try with your particular equipment and with your type/state of hearing and see if you actually like the sound. I am into car audio and have a love/hate relationship with that hobby and the people who either speak the gospel of certain products or have an axe to grind against some other product.
I don't care either way I want what sounds best to to me. I have heard some outrageous cars and they sounded great to me and heard some cars that are IASCA winners and were not that impressed. I listen to everything from classical to reggae to rock to rap and everything in between. I have seen pretty much as much flame wars as I can remember and they all turn out the same. It all comes down to the individual and what sounds good to him/her.
7. Thanks for allowing me to join the amp club with your offering. If this experience goes well "sonically" and improves my listening enjoyment. I will once again use my wallet to make a choice and buy your new offering from JDS-Labs. And keep that as my computer rig.
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You might want to check out my article:
It explains why a lot of people, including those writing reviews at Head-Fi, hear what they hear. I'm working on a new article entitled Timex vs Rolex that discusses why there's such a wide range in prices, and provides a lot of tips on how to choose what gear is best for you.
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Wow, I'll read through the tech section tomorrow. But, I must say, it's an excellent and well written article. It's this site, and the mods and members like you NwAvGuy, that kept me from becoming a blinded audiophile wannabe fool. I'm just a listener of music who knows what I like, and that it doesn't take XXX dollars to make everything sound better. You, sir, get my total respect!!!
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So I just got my ODAC+O2 combo from jdslabs as a present, but I need to get a power adapter, I'm really anxious to get listening to it so I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me out, the only AC adapter I can find locally (in the NYC area) is from Radio Shack (Enercell 18v 1000mA). I see in the recommended list from jdslabs that they have both an 18v (but at a 500mA), and a 1000mA (but at 15v). Would this still be a good option for my o2+odac? Or if anyone else has a suggestion of where I might get a better adapter in Manhattan.
That should just fine. The mA rating is just how much current it can deliver so it doesn't matter how high it is. The voltage rating is the one you have to worry about going over.
Just be sure to keep it in the 18V mode though. I forget what the absolute maximum voltage is before you damage anything but you should probably tape or glue the switch in the 18V position just to be on the safe side.
Thanks for that. I just went and picked it up and it sounds great!
If I understand correctly, O2 is a headphones only amp.
Or am I missing something and the title, O2: High Performance Portable/Home Amp suggests that it will power my home speakers as well?
Anyways, is it a good idea to have a 2 in 1, tiny, portable, home stereo + headphones amp? What comes close?
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I want to start my story connecting the government flaws to the main characters life before he was even born. I thought since the settings a somewhat Communist United Soviet United government, A nuclear facility like Chernobyl would be a good scene. I want to describe the insides of the nuclear facility. But how can I find photogrpahy or video of inside of a place that could be your deathbed if you went in to record what is in there? I want to have a "trap" or multipl occur in the plant so I need to know what "host of vicious implements, I can use to exact my pound of flesh" I used HowStuffworks to see how Nuclear Reactions work, and yes I could use the hot water or steam as part of the suffering trap involved, but thats not unique - A lot of places have hot stuff. So how exactly should I learn about what is inside a nuclear facility?
If you want the outside layout and a small glimpse of the inside of Chernobyl NPP, follow John Smithers' advice: grab a copy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl, read a game guide on how to get the "Good Ending" and play it through. The authors took only minimal amounts of artistic liberties while re-creating the outside layout of the NPP, and while the inside is technically nothing like the real thing, it correctly captures the looks and atmosphere.
Still, it's just a small glimpse and heavily influenced by the game mechanics, plus tells very little about the inner workings. If you want some great footage of the insides of Chernobyl NPP, plus quite a bit of backstory and feel of the still active area, try to to somehow obtain a copy of "Alone in the Zone" by Arkadiusz Podniesinski. There are shots all thorough the NPP, outsides, insides, eviscerated 4th block, active control center, a long interview with the staff, and of course a bunch of other objects. Obtaining a copy of the movie might be hard though.
Still, details on inner workings? Actual dangers of active, functioning NPP? I'm afraid this is a wrong place to ask that. I believe while it will be just as off-topic on Electrical Engineering, but at least I hope that's where you should be able to obtain actual pointers to where to ask to get your answers.


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Back when I was really into tasting all the types of Pocky (I still am to an extent). I recall loving how different this one was. Not only was it Dessert Pocky, it was also banana! Yum!
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Back when I was really into tasting all the types of Pocky (I still am to an extent). I recall loving how different this one was. Not only was it Dessert Pocky, it was also banana! Yum!
Last but not least are the Mott's for Tots fruit snacks. As you might guess, these are fruit snacks meant for toddlers. Not having children myself, I do have to wonder if there's a need or even room for these in a young child's diet. You know, since this stuff is candy. I also don't know anything about parenting so who am I to say.
What makes these snacks "For Tots" I realized is the size. These are much smaller, at least half the size of a normal fruit snack. Which makes it easier for the toddler to chew and not choke on them is my guess. The texture is also different. These are more dense and sticky, while normal fruit snacks are chewier and don't' dissolve as easily.
Strawberry Banana: Very starchy and perfumy of bananas. Really tasty actually, I like it a lot.
Apple White Grape: The plain apple had grape notes to me, so I got this one confused with the other apple flavor.
Fruit Punch: The taste is similar to fake pink lemonade. I taste fruit flavors, but they're metallic and somewhat sour. It does give off that "punch" vibe.
Apple: The plain apple had grape notes to me, so I got this one confused with the other apple flavor.
Out of all the Mott's flavors I liked these the best since they were the most flavorful.
When I gave some of these to my boyfriend, he immediately noticed the texture difference and the more intense flavors. So it looks like it's not just me being really picky! Out of all the Mott's fruit snacks these are easily my favorite. I'm not saying go buy them for your toddlers since I feel weird doing that, but hey, they are tasty if you want some yourself.
Rating: Will Eat Again
Links Mott's for Tots Webpage
When people hear I review candy, they always ask what my favorite candy is. That's a very complicated question for me, since there's so much I've tried and so many different kinds out there. I usually give them something that's easy for them to understand since it's mainstream, in "candy bar" form and somewhat unique: Zero bar.
This second variety of fruit snacks by Mott's is Mott's Medley's. These fruit snacks flavors are a combination of flavors in one piece to make something harmonious and delicious. I am hoping since I didn't really like the mildness of the normal Mott's flavors from the last variety I tried, that make this "medley" of flavors will make something punchier and more flavorful to me.
Since these are "Medley" flavors, there's only four different types this time around:
Apple Blend: The flavor is very punchy, and tastes like a sharp apple cider right away. I like it!
Grape Blend: This one is also flavorful, you get juicy notes of concord and muscat grapes.
Tropical Blend: This one actually has some pineapple/peach flavors to it. I liked how I can detect two different fruits here.
Berry Blend: The flavor here is mild and jammy, and I do get notes of blackberries and raspberries.
I feel that with this flavor set, Mott's certainly improved themselves. The taste is much more intense and real than their plain "all natural" fruit snack variety. I like this one much more and if I was into the fruit snack market, this one would be on my list to buy.
Rating: Will Eat Again
Links Mott's Medley's Webpage
The last variety of fruit snacks I have to review are from Mott's. The first thing that come to mind when I think of Mott's is their apple juice and sauces. So it's interesting that they're like Hawaiian Punch in the sense they're trying to expand their product base with fruit snacks.
Right away the Mott's fruit snacks come across as "healthier" and more "wholesome" than the Hawaiian Punch variety. It probably has something to do with their base drink product being fire engine red in color. Still it means I'm also going to expect more realistic flavors from them.
Banana Strawberry: Light yellow in color, the flavor is mild and somewhat starchy, which I feel it supposed to be the banana. I do taste some light strawberry notes, but they're an afterthought I think in order to get some banana flavors in there.
Grape: Surprisingly hard to tell apart from the mixed berry flavor. This one also tastes just sweet a first, then you get some light concord grape flavors.
Apple: The taste is very mild. It almost just taste lightly sweet. I suppose there's some light apple juice notes here, but it's so hard to say.
Strawberry: Ah, this one actually has something to it! This has a nice sweet, jammy strawberry flavor which is pretty good.
Mixed Berry: This one also has some nice distinct flavors. You get some sweetness, followed by some light flowery flavors which reminds me of blueberries.
Pineapple: I was excited about this one since I love pineapple. Alas, it's similar to the others: mildly sweet with no real specific flavor to it.
I was kinda disappointed with these. They really didn't have much flavor to deliver, and isn't that the whole point of a fruit snack? To taste yummy and fruity? If you like your sweets milder than most these are for you, but personally I like something more intense.
Rating: Might Eat Again
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I can haz Summer Reading Club?
You know, we cats don't really talk like that. It's a common misconception, but as you can see, I have excellent diction and reading skill. I have the Baltimore County Public Library's Summer Reading Club to thank for that.
Speaking of the Summer Reading Club, this year's theme is "Dream Big, Read!" for preschool and elementary school-age children, and "Own the Night" for kiddos middle-school-age and older. Both programs will be exploring the nocturnal world, and I have to admit I'm pretty excited seeing as how I'm a bit of a night owl myself. Why waste that fantastic night vision by sleeping all night? Besides, I'm much rather catch a cat nap in a nice warm patch of sunlight. I'm getting drowsy just thinking about it.
Where was I? Ah, yes, Summer Reading Club's ultimate aim is to prevent "summer reading loss," which occurs when students fail to read over the summer to bolster the reading skills they've acquired over the past school year. Reading just four to five books over the summer months can contribute significantly to the retention of reading ability necessary to advance in the following academic year.
As they read, Club members fill out a game board. As they complete their boards, kids can pick up great prizes like glow-in-the-dark glasses and fiber-optic toys. Teens can enter to win prizes such as an iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle, Kindle Fire, a Hunger Games book bundle, gift cards, and even mystery prizes. I wanted a ball of yarn, but I was outvoted.
Children who are not yet old enough to read can still participate. The Read-to-Me Summer Reading Club is for ages birth to 5. High school students and adults can join the fun, too, by following along with BCPL's Goodreads group and entering to win prizes.
While the Summer Reading Club has been going on for quite a while, I joined the team in 1986. That's 26 years! Wow, time flies when you've got 9 lives. I was wearing Jams shorts back then, but hey, we've all got embarrassing photos from the 80s, right?
In a little over two decades, we've grown the program from 3,522 students to 45,971 last year. I've gone on safaris, traveled to the Middle Ages, and even launched into outer space. One year they even wrapped me up like a mummy for a trip to Egypt. It's been a blast!
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I was fortunate to spend this past weekend in Chicago, where Eric Clapton held his third Crossroads Guitar Festival on Saturday. The shows benefit Clapton's Crossroads Centre, a rehab facility in Antigua, and they are a virtual who's who of great guitar players. This year's festival, at Toyota Park, featured performances by everyone from B.B. King and Buddy Guy, to Ron Wood, ZZ Top, Jeff Beck and Johnny Winter, to such relative newcomers as John Mayer, Johnny Lang and Citizen Cope.
Terry Stewart, the Rock Hall's President and CEO, was also there, and we were able to spend time with some of our inductees, as well as with Larry Yellen, a filmmaker who works on our annual induction videos, and other folks from the music business.
The show always features one-of-a-kind performances, and some of my favorites this year included Robert Cray's set with Jimmie Vaughan and Hubert Sumlin, ZZ Top's take on Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady" and Buddy Guy's performances with Ron Wood and Johnny Lang. John Mayer once again displayed his virtuosity on the guitar, backed by Pino Palladino on bass and Steve Jordan on drums, and Derek Truck and Susan Tedeschi – who filled in for the Allman Brothers, who could not make it due to Gregg Allman's surgery – brought Warren Haynes, Johnny Winter and David Hildago and Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos onstage with them.
There was also an element of humor, as Bill Murray served as the day's emcee. Dressed as Buddy Holly, he introduced ZZ Top as "three guys who never bought into that goatee crap," and he was dressed as the King – yep, Elvis Presley – when he introduced John Mayer.
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Toblerone is a chocolate I didn't get any exposure to until I got into college. I guess my parents figured it's pretty large for a chocolate bar for a kid, and my high school years were spent living in the countryside, so I didn't have any stores close by that carried it. At least I don't' recall seeing it ever, and this was before CVS and other large drug stores started to stock them. I've only had the milk, dark, and seasonal raisin variety previously, so you could imagine my excitement when I saw a white variety existed. I quickly snatched it up.
For those of you unfamiliar with Toblerone, it's a long chocolate bar that comes in a triangular box. The mountain icon on the package has a bear in it. The chocolate itself is molded into ridges so that it looks like mountains and easily broke off to enjoy one at a time.
So how does it taste? The white chocolate is excellent. It's sweet, buttery and has a slight chocolate flavor as good white chocolate should. It melts wonderfully in the mouth. The crispy nougat bits in the chocolate has a very pronounced honey flavor with a nutty edge to them. The chocolate and the nougat blends wonderfully together to make a very satisfying flavor. The nougat bits are quite sticky if try to chew them. They get stuck in your teeth easily, so I recommend the whole "letting it melt in your mouth" strategy here.
The bar is awesome and I must try for any white chocolate lover. While I love it, I think if this is your first time having a Toblerone you should try the milk chocolate first, then try the white chocolate variety.
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ESPN's Tim Legler said Kendrick Perkins second tech should be reversed
UPDATE: The NBA has rescinded Kendrick Perkins technical foul called with 36.1 seconds left in the first half. Perkins will be eligible to compete in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals Friday in Boston.
Amway Arena is not closing down quietly. In the past two games at the arena has played host to two officiating debacles in the Eastern Conference Finals between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics.
The first, of course, when official Joe DeRosa tossed a ball toward an Orlando Magic fan in Game 2 and was ultimately suspended without pay for one game. The second incident happened Wednesday night in Game 5 where technicals called by veteran official Eddie Rush are being reviewed.
Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins was called for his second technical after fouling Dwight Howard and stormed off away from the officials towards the center of the court in frustration. That marked Kendrick Perkins seventh technical in the playoffs thus an automatic one game suspension.
The NBA is reviewing both technicals and one or both could be rescinded.
ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler believes the NBA should definitely rescind the second technical and the first tech was questionable as well.
"I think it will and I think it should be," Tim Legler said. "That was an atrocious technical foul, the second one. Absolutely atrocious. If guys are going to start getting technicals for reacting emotional and walking away from an official, then you have problems. Because now you're asking guys to absolutely have no emotion. I mean this is the Finals at stake here, getting to the Finals. You gotta allow guys to have some sort of emotion. As long as they're not coming at you, in some way being demonstrative to embarrass you, there is absolutely now way Kendrick Perkins deserved a technical foul in that play. I don't care what he said under his breath walking away from the official."
Tim Legler added, "You've got to show a little more restraint, particularly a veteran official like Ed Rush. There's just no way that you can allow a game to possibly be swayed by that technical foul."
Do you agree Kendrick Perkins second technical should be rescinded or should the call stick?
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I mean you've got to be kidding me…
From the Washington Post:
WASHINGTON — Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.
Although the Obama administration has pledged to be the most transparent in American history, it is keeping a tight hold on materials related to the bin Laden raid. In a response to separate requests from the AP for information about the mission, the Defense Department said in March that it could not locate any photographs or video taken during the raid or showing bin Laden's body. It also said it could not find any images of bin Laden's body on the Vinson.
The Pentagon also said it could not find any death certificate, autopsy report or results of DNA identification tests for bin Laden, or any pre-raid materials discussing how the government planned to dispose of bin Laden's body if he were killed.
The Defense Department also refused to confirm or deny the existence of helicopter maintenance logs and reports about the performance of military gear used in the raid. One of the stealth helicopters that carried the SEALs to Abbottabad crashed during the mission and its wreckage was left behind. People who lived near bin Laden's compound took photos of the disabled chopper.
Um…ok. Check please.
Full article here.
In Liberty,


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I want to buy a Mecer LUCID Slate tablet and install unity on the tablet. Thus no keyboard.
Clicking on a text entry field will this bring up a on screen keyboard?
Does uTouch support a on screen keyboard out of the box or do you have to install a package to have this capability?


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Brazilian Chemical Industry Association - Abiquim
- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Brazilian Chemical Industry Association - Abiquim
- Submission Document: Download
Full SubmissionBRAZILIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (ABIQUIM) INPUT FOR UNCSD 2012 COMPILATION DOCUMENT 01/11/2011 Introduction 1. Sustainable Development is the foundation upon which all human activities should be based. The Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim) participated at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, and has played an active and significant role in subsequent intergovernmental initiatives to promote safer chemicals management at national, regional and international levels, on its own right or as part of the chemical industry community lead by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA). Abiquim develops its Responsible Care� initiative, called Atua��o Respons�vel�, since 1992, and is fully committed to promoting sustainability and the safe management of chemicals throughout their lifecycle, both inside and outside the Country. 2. As an ICCA member, Abiquim participated in the development of ICCA?s input for UNCSD 2012 Compilation Document and fully supports its contents. Abiquim?s document reinforces ICCA?s positions and provides some specific views from a chemical industry located in a developing country. Objectives for UNCSD 2012 3. Likewise the ICCA, Abiquim sees UNCSD 2012 as a valuable opportunity to take stock of progress made since the 1992 Earth Summit, and to develop policies and responses which address new and existing challenges, particularly in developing countries, the ones where sustainable development can make the greatest change and positive impact. UNCSD should focus on outcomes that recognize all three pillars of sustainable development as essential components of recommended policies and solutions, whose implementation should be carried out in a balanced manner, taking into account the capacities and priorities of all parties involved. 4. To the chemical sector, the UN Conferences on Sustainable Development have been particularly important to advancing sustainable management of chemicals. Abiquim believes that, while many challenges remain, significant advances have been made since 1992. Internationally, this includes legally binding instruments focused on the key global elements of chemicals management (e.g. the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions, and the new instrument under negotiation on mercury); innovative multi-stakeholder voluntary based partnerships such as the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM); and industry-led initiatives such as the Global Product Strategy and the Responsible Care Global Charter. Additionally, at regional and national levels, regulations and voluntary industry initiatives (e.g. the Brazilian Responsible Care Program ? Atua��o Respons�vel) have been introduced (or improved) aiming at securing adequate levels of chemical safety management. 5. In 2002, at the WSSD, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI), in its paragraph 23, called on stakeholders to renew the commitment advanced in Agenda 21 to sound management of chemicals and to achieve, ?by 2020, that chemicals are produced and used in ways that lead to the minimization of all significant adverse effects on human health and the environment? . The JPOI launched the SAICM, whose development was concluded in 2006 and approved at the first International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM 1). Since then, the global community has used the ICCM process, with very good results, to find the best alternatives to meet the WSSD?s ?2020 target? for sound chemicals management. 6. Abiquim has been actively engaged with the SAICM at national, regional and international levels (here as part of ICCA). As an ICCA member, Abiquim fully supports the strengthening of SAICM as an outcome from UNCSD and does not support calls for the development of a new international regime on chemicals and hazardous substances. In particular, Abiquim does not view a ?framework convention? on chemicals as being appropriate at this time: it would increase the administrative and bureaucratic overhead of international efforts to promote sound chemicals management, and, by excluding non-governmental stakeholders from direct participation in decision making, undermine the innovative and constructive example set by SAICM. The mandate to promote sound chemicals management set at WSSD runs through to 2020, and UNCSD should focus on assessing progress towards the 2020 goal and providing recommendations to help facilitate further progress, in particular with regards to the provision of adequate resourcing for SAICM activities and the functioning of its Secretariat, thus enabling the ICCM to achieve its mandate. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication 7. A green economy, regardless of the absence of a precise and internationally agreed definition of the term, presupposes the existence of greener products and services, produced and consumed sustainably. Abiquim understands that the chemical sector is enabled to provide key contributions to a green economy, and reinforces that the Brazilian chemical industry is publicly committed to developing, producing and delivering greener products and services, in partnership with other sectors and parties. 8. Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), built around life-cycle thinking, sound economics and scientific understanding, should guide the market to achieve sustainable development. Discussion should consider that production will follow consumption and, though the private sector must take sustainable production seriously, exploring paths to a different, not less, consumption regime is expected to generate better results. 9. The chemical sector considers that green, sustainable chemistry is an indispensable contributor to acomplish sustainable production. Sustainable chemistry is key to ensuring the best use of scarce natural resources as the world?s societal demands increase. This improved chemistry is based on sound and inclusive science, applied in new or improved technologies which lead to innovation and the deployment and diffusion of greener products. To strive, it depends on the application of policy frameworks which enhance sustainable outcomes (for example, incentives for research and development). 10. Since its early days, the chemical industry has been closely related to the energy sector, in particular to the coal and oil industries. This relationship results from the need to use fuels for heating purposes in many chemical processes and from the fact that some of the same fuels and other materials generated by the energy sector have been used as feedstocks for chemicals production. As demands for biofuels increase, new renewable feedstocks have become available as alternative feedstocks for the chemical industry. In Brazil, for example, the opportunity to use biomass as feedstock, in a sustainable chemistry approach, has boosted scientific and technological development both in agriculture and industry, and has already resulted in commercial production of chemicals from biomass. More is in the pipeline, since there is a clear demand for such chemicals for their environmental and social positive impacts. Abiquim understands that UNCSD should promote discussions on incentives to renewable chemicals in order to promote sustainable production within a green economy. 11. Because of its unique position, the chemical industry operating in developing countries has a critical role to play in advancing sustainable chemistry while it supports local sustainable development strategies. Abiquim defends that poverty eradication in developing countries can be accomplished faster and more efficiently by promoting responsible industrialization strategies for their national economies, aiming at achieving sustainable patterns of production and consumption, in line with green economy principles. Properly conducted, industrial sustainable development strategies provide many direct benefits such as good and well paid jobs, improved infrastructure and better education for workers; as well as indirect benefits such as higher social incomes and improved urban conditions. The chemical industry is globally recognized as a good employer and through its investments and high value products, a great contributor to poverty eradication in the countries where it operates. Every job in the chemical industry generates five others in the value chains it participates, not including the ones in universities and research centers, making this industry a catalyst for social and economic development, in a green economy context. 12. Investments in responsible industrialization in developing countries should be a priority in a green economy. The capital applied in industry raises the living standards of all segments in any society, heavily contributing to free millions from illness, hunger, lack of decent housing and violence ? well known consequences of poverty. Investors should be stimulated to use their financial resources in supporting sustainable production, particularly in developing countries, as a way to earn fair returns and to contribute to reduce the risks of global financial crises. Policy frameworks to stimulate investments need to be clear, stable and predictable to give investors and financiers the confidence to foster innovation-led green development which address all three pillars (economic, social and environmental) of sustainable development. 13. Open trade, functioning under international accepted rules, is indispensible for growing a green economy. Efforts to advance the green economy, including public-private partnerships, should work within market systems and not distort markets or limit market access, with an appropriate balance between public and private sector roles. Government policies should promote greener products and technologies without establishing tariffs or other trade barriers that could hinder their application to greening economies worldwide. Of particular importance is secure and cost-effective access to key renewable raw materials for chemical production. The global development and diffusion of simple and viable technologies on one hand, and state of the art technologies on the other, which will be crucial to progress towards a green economy (e.g. on issues such as climate change), depends heavily on free and open trade. 14. A global culture which fosters sustainable values and life-styles is the foundation of a green economy. Public at large should know more about the science which supports sustainable development, and governmental authorities and officers, industry professionals and other decision makers should be educated through capacity building initiatives related to sustainability, particularly in developing countries. A global culture based on sustainable values cannot tolerate social disruptors such as the traffic of drugs, corruption, terrorism and wars. A rigorous fight against them is vital to allow green economy and sustainable development to flourish. Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development 15. Abiquim subscribes ICCA?s positions regarding the need to enhance the current institutional framework for sustainable development, which has a number of shortcomings. The failure of CSD-19 to agree on an outcome is an important illustration, highlighting the way that negotiated text has taken priority over the identification of practical mechanisms for advancing sustainable development. ICCA and Abiquim strongly believe that the focus of discussions on the institutional framework at UNCSD must be on pragmatic reform to ensure a more integrated approach to sustainable development at the inter-governmental level. 16. Institutional frameworks should foster sustainable development rather than constrain it, and form must follow function. Relevant activities should be grouped together in clusters, without establishing additional layers of bureaucracy. Efficiencies should be pursued in all instances where they can help to promote sustainable outcomes. The private sector has technical and implementation-related expertise that can help inform policy decisions and improve the effectiveness of implementation. 17. As part of the ICCA, Abiquim supports the strengthening of UNEP to enable it to more effectively coordinate and address environmental issues within the overall context of sustainable development. Reform must, however, extend beyond that to include key global institutions covering all three pillars of sustainable development. These institutions should be integrated into the priority-setting process, and concentrate on their specific added value. Two concrete steps should be implemented to assist in setting priorities and ensuring that resources are appropriately deployed: (a) Strengthening the science-policy interface within international institutions, with the full and meaningful participation of developing countries. This must also include channels for incorporating credible and robust science from stakeholders, including business and industry; (b) Links between policy frameworks and the financing for relevant institutions also need to be strengthened. Government resourcing for international institutions should be more strategic, and the institutional framework should provide for vigilant oversight of resources contributed. 18. The institutional framework for sustainable development should also help build capacity and develop institutions that support implementation at the national level. National and regional differences mean that imposing a top-down global model for sustainable development is unlikely to effectively address underlying problems and challenges. Taking ownership of sustainable development through national institutions (with appropriate international support) is the most likely means of securing real impact at the national level. 19. Finally, sustainability challenges cannot be adequately addressed by governments alone. The challenges of globalization require active collaboration between governments and other stakeholders. In this regard, private-public partnerships can supplement inter-governmental activities and act as a catalyst for improved implementation. SAICM provides an innovative model of how multi-stakeholder frameworks can help advance sustainable development objectives. Any reforms to the institutional framework for sustainable development emerging from UNCSD must recognize the contribution of non-governmental stakeholders, including business and industry, and ensure an appropriate role for these groups in the pursuit of sustainable outcomes.


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Bought a Fanky For 550 Dollars. Yes it has the notorious unibrow feed ramp.
Worked on polishing the feed ramp, and polishing the side of the feed rails. Will polish the chamber, respring the rifle, and respring and bad mags that
also polish the chamber, respring the rifle, ans respring any inch mage that
seem problamatic. That should help the rifle feed ok. It seems to be headspaced ok no shells or crushed and there are no jams. It also seems
to be timed ok lucky me.
The rifle was built with a metric upper and a inch lower. The sights are out to lunch. Will relace whole rear sight with a metrci one and zero the weapon.
Will aslo polish the FCG. Then I should have a half way decent FAL.If you
have heard people bitch about they cant hit anything with franky's this is why.


text: Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg (PSF) design was recommended for Lansdowne Park after a winning the design competition held back in 2010 beating out Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, SWA, West 8 and Williams, Asselin, Ackaoui & Associates. Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg have continued on with the design process over the last two years have been working as part of the team of other design professionals and City of Ottawa to integrate the new park design with other elements of the project. The 'new Lansdowne' project includes – a large new park(Lansdowne Park), a re-designed stadium and Civic Centre, and a village of boutique shops and stores, services and residences – into a single plan.


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ZF-5052: getIsConnected() method in Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract
Something like that:
public function getIsConnected() { return !is_null($this->_connection); }
Resolved with SVN12978
Merged to 1.7-branch
This looks like a new feature. New features must wait for minor releases. Mickael, could you also include the issue tracker ID in your commits. This will link it back to the issue tracker to make it much easier for us to see what was actually committed. Refer to Matthew's commits to see exact format.
I didn't implement getIsConnected but isConnected. After commiting to resolve ZF-5050, I saw this issue and marked it as resolved with SVN revision.


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Taiwan notebook battery makers Dynapack, Celxpert to merge0
by Patrick Yan
Taiwan notebook battery makers Dynapack, Celxpert to merge
The respective boards of Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy on September 28 approved the merger of the two companies through a stock swap of 1:1.7, with Dynapack to be the surviving company effective on December 31, 2010, according to the companies.
Dynapack and Celxpert are currently the second and third largest Taiwan-based makers of notebook batteries, and the merged company is expected to become the world's third largest supplier of notebook batteries with a 16-17% projected market share.
Dynapack's main customers are HP, Dell and Apple, while Celxpert is the supplier of Asus batterytek Computer, Lenovo, HP and Samsung, according to industry sources. Dynapack had previously indicated that the two companies' clienteles are complementary and the merger will enhance their strength in procurement and provide improved customer service.
With many battery cell makers making inroads to cell packaging, a merger is a great strategy to deal with increased competition in the market place, the company added.
Some market watchers further pointed out that many notebook vendors and manufacturers often divide up orders based on the business scale of battery suppliers. Dynapack is expected to become a top three notebook battery maker, which should give the company more leverage when bidding for new orders.
Dynapack's ongoing efforts in electric car batteries and other new businesses will not be affected, but Celxpert's capacity expansion in Kunshan, China should be halted temporarily, the company said.
According to the sources, Dynapack has plans to build a new production base at the Kunshan Export and Processing Zone to consolidate their manufacturing capacity and for future expansion.
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text: i don't like the glass ones. at all. to be honest i dont like any kind of ketchup bottle. but ketchup is just weird when it is in packets. and of course it must be packaged some way. dont get me wrong i like ketchup. i just wish there were better ways to package it.