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**** YEAH! Playable demo! Can't wait to play it!
Tainted Fate is an open world horror adventure game played with two protagonists with original gameplay features. Played in first person, it features an inventory system, dynamic conversations, puzzles, two timelines (1940's and 2012), latest graphics technology and an engaging story that changes depending on your decisions.
Welcome! This is the first Pre-Alpha\TechDemo version of the game for Apple's MAC OS X. You can roam the island at your leisure and find cool stuff. Dozens of new stuff added. Check the details:
I do not own a Mac and could not test this. To anyone downloading this: please send your experience to email@example.com
Let me know if it works and how well it works, are there any graphical bugs and crashes, how many frames per second you get on your system,...
Please include your specs (CPU, GPU, RAM and MAC version).
Also it's compressed into a .ZIP file. Probably not a mac user's first choice, so tell me what to compress it into.
CONFIGURATOR is your one-stop shop to tweak the settings like the resolution and stuff
GAME is the executable that runs the game itself.
recommended PC specs, I don't know what kind of MAC specs you need (if you leave the settings the way they are):
GPU: geforce 260gts or AMD equivalent
CPU: 2ghz dual core
RAM: 1GB on Win XP, 2GB on Win Vista, 7, 8, MAC
NOTE: the water reflections and shadows were turned off, if you want to turn that stuff on, go into options and set shadows to MEDIUM and water reflection to MODELS ONLY
Minimum specs:
If you turn off everything in the settings, you can run it on a geforce 8800 or AMD equivalent and a 2.0 single core cpu with a steady 40 frames per second.
The requirements will go down in the final release of the game. What you are playing now is an unpolished messy build with 30% placeholder graphics.
Please don't be mad if the game does not run on your PC the way it was intended, it's a work in progress.
Tainted Fate P-Alpha 1
-The first one.
Tainted Fate P-Alpha 2
-Terrain Level Of Detail added, game runs 1.5x better and terrain is smoother
-Sprinting, still no gui for it
-Wind velocity changes depending on map
-added different fences for every building
-Ladders are now functional - still funky, but usable
-Added many objects with dynamic physics
-replaced many missing textures
-normalized normal maps (no more excessively bumped 2005 style textures)
-Made 2012 versions of buildings (very run down and old)
-Music added
-Added temporary main menu for map choosing
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Suggest/Vote On Oracle OpenWorld 2008 Sessions
By oracletechnet on May 01, 2008
A new milestone on the ongoing journey to make Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (tag openworld08) more community-oriented is now in the rear-view mirror: 35 slots have been reserved for user-suggested sessions, and you can pitch your own and vote on others at Oracle Mix:
The top vote-getters will be added to the agenda. (Of course, if you don't make the cut, you can always present at the Oracle OpenWorld Unconference.)
You can read more about this feature, as well as how to get your "I'm attending Oracle OpenWorld" profile badge, in this post by AppsLab Jake. And, oh yeah, registration is open!
Update: Just learned that a FAQ [wiki.oracle.com] is available about this process.

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About Us
For over 40 years now we pride ourselves on delivering first class services including civil engineering, construction, surfacing, paving, road improvements & road marking. Based just outside London with another base on the south coast, we can service much of the southern region.
Specialising in contract works associated with highways we have carried out many major projects all completed to the highest standard by our team.
Quality Assurance
We are committed to providing a high level of quality in all our services and also actively look for ways to reduce our impact on the environment.
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Company History
1970 – Company Founded
Three key managers (Peter Hartman, Stuart Kirk and Jim O'Donnell) left Tarmac Plc to form R j Dance Contractors Ltd. Over the course of the next decade, R j Dance Contractors Ltd grew taking on larger highway contracts.
1980 – Gaining Momentum
The company started taking on civil engineering projects such as the construction of the Epsom one-way system and the traffic free walkways of Lewisham High Street.
1990 – Expansion
Plans were realised and R j Dance Contractors Ltd started to service contracts ranging over Surrey, East & West Sussex and beyond. Our Head Office, strategically located between the M25 and A217, was purchased.
2000 – Diversification
R j Dance Contractors Ltd starts to offer additional services such as design & consultancy and increases the scope of our highway maintenance contracts to include, road signing, traffic management and road lining.
We aim to make big strides forward using home grown talent and continue to offer quality services to existing and new customers.
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Peter HartmanManaging Director
Stuart KirkContracts Director
Sandra BrincatFinance Director
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Sept. 22, 2009
HEAD COACH Kevin SumlinOpening Statement:"Our guys are excited. We're excited as a staff. Yesterday, as we had our lifting times, guys came as early as 6 a.m. The number of students that were around the building, cheering, as the players came in was great. When I was walking into work, everyone was hollering and screaming. It's great for the university, it's great for our students and it's great for these guys because I don't think it's anything they've seen since they've been here. We really appreciate that as team, as a staff, as players. We appreciate all of the support. "We also appreciate it if everyone Saturday night will be as loud as humanly possible. If anyone watched the game in Austin last Saturday, (Texas) Tech had a little problem early in the game with some false-start penalties. The crowd can really affect how teams on the road communicate. This is my public plea to have a little help from our fans. If they can create a little more noise, we would appreciate it. We're looking forward to the sell in our own place. The amount of excitement and enthusiasm in the city and on our campus can only help us. "This is a great time and a great opportunity for us. We have 12 opportunities this season and what we do with them is up to us. It's about how well we play. As I said two weeks ago, we're going to prepare the same way we did last week. We'll worry about what we do, and the coaches will give the players a good plan. If we go out, execute it and play as well as we can play, we will successful. We're going to have to do that this week because this is a really good week. "What I saw in Austin last week, I was hoping I didn't see. I saw a quarterback who is 6 feet 5 inches tall and 220 pounds that could stand in there and take a hit. He can throw the ball on the field with a little bit stronger arm than Graham (Harrell). He can throw the ball to the wide field and for some good throws inside. He can move a team in a very hostile environment. "They had five different receivers with over five catches in the game. They spread the ball out really well. The average of their offensive line is right at 6-6. They have two guards at 6 feet, 7 inches. This is a big, big offensive team. We have our work cut out for us defensively just with how they do things with the number of people they spread the ball around to. They have a quick running back, which adds another dimension too. "They might not have Michael Crabtree, which everybody would like, but defensively they have five guys who know what they're doing. Offensively, they're able to move the ball. Defensively is where a lot of people are not talking about them. They have eight tackles for loss against Texas. Texas did not score an offensive touchdown in the first half, which is pretty good defense."Statistically, right now they are 22nd in the country nationally and totaling in defense 268 yards a game. That's counting last week's game, so that's pretty good defense against anyone let alone against one of the top teams in the country. "They're playing hard and being extremely physical. They are taking some chances to get behind, disrupt and create some negative yardage plays and get people off schedule. Plus, they have the speed to make up for it. "We have a tremendous challenge Saturday night. For us, it's another great opportunity for us to be at home and to be on stage in a game that's meaningful."On how they are preparing to play Texas Tech:"For us, we knew about this game three months ago so we're preparing the same way we prepared the first week. We're fine as long as we judge ourselves based on what we do day to day and not on what everyone else is telling us, good or bad. As long as we deal with ourselves, we'll be great."On preparing for Tech's defense based on how they performed against Texas:"They've played plenty of different games over the past few years. I think it's just their intensity level and how they play. They've always played hard and Ruffin McNeill has done a great job ever since he's taken over. He takes some chances and tries to get you off schedule and sometimes it's sound and sometimes it's unsound. It's only unsound if it doesn't work, if you can't figure out where the hole is. If it's unsound and it works, it's a really good blitz. That's all part of the cat-and-mouse game that goes on every Saturday."On playing a team that tries to slow the pace of the game:"I don't know if that's the case. I didn't see Oklahoma State try to slow the game down. They had 77 plays. Tech had 80 or 82 against Texas. We want to be in the 80s. I don't know what effect it will have except if it will be like the Oklahoma State game where there were some tired guys in the fourth quarter offensively and defensively."On expecting Saturday to be a high scoring game:"People tend to think that. People thought that when we went to Stillwater (Okla.). Somehow when we play, people bring that up. That's all I heard about that game – could we outscore them? We played decent defense against Oklahoma State. Our defense didn't get enough credit for that game."On the hype about the team: "We have 10 games left. We have a bunch of goals we haven't gotten to. For our fans, for our city and for our alumni this is huge deal. We couldn't be more excited about the sellout, the national recognition and everything else that makes us proud. For us, we can't be jumping up and down and going nuts and then when something bad happens, we can't cry. We have a long season to go."On what he learned about his team in Stillwater: "I learned that we can win especially in a game like that. That's probably the most important thing I've learned. After that third quarter, our team regrouped and made things happen. Everyone talks about the lucky bounce to score, but no one talks about the three balls we knocked down to win the game. We had our hands on more footballs defensively, and it was the first game since I've been here (in 2008) that was a real contest. We drew some confidence from what happened in Fort Worth. That was a true team win."On the No. 1 aspect for the team this weekend:"Play well. We have to play with intensity because they are a hard-playing team. We've been playing hard and the things we've been talking about every week; playing hard and playing smart. This means eliminating penalties and turnovers in addition to being physical. That's it; we can't worry about all of that other stuff. We come out every week, give them a plan, go out and play hard."On Offensive Coordinator Dana Holgorsen:"He's done a great job. It's evident by the numbers put up last year with Case (Keenum) leading the country in total offense last year. He's done a great job with implementing offense and fine-tuning it. We left a lot out there last year. We worked hard in the off-season, and we gelled. We really didn't have a running back established. We came into a situation with a quarterback controversy, the running back did a transfer and receivers that we didn't have, supposedly, to run the offense. Coming from that he did a great job."JUNIOR QUARTERBACK Case KeenumOn the Tech Defense:"Their defense is very talented; they play extremely hard; it's going to be a big challenge for us and will be one of the best defenses we have played so far."On preparation for the game:"We are going to do everything the same; prepare the same way, watch the same amount of film and have the same practice schedule this week. We have had some time off last week, but we wanted to stay focused and stay sharp mentally, so it was more of a bye week than an off week.'It's nice just to focus on ourselves; there are a lot of other things going on and a big atmosphere, but we need to just worry about doing our job; and everything else will take care of itself. We can't control all of those things and we don't try; we just practice hard and go out there Saturday and play hard." On students lining up:"I heard they were lining up the night before, and a lot of people are excited about Cougar football, which is awesome. I'm really excited for the game and for all the fans and students that are going to be there, hopefully they come early and are really loud for us." On Taylor Potts:"I used to play basketball with him a little bit, I've known him a while, but we are more acquaintances than friends. It's really good for Abilene that both quarterbacks are from there; a lot of my high school goes to Texas Tech and I'm looking forward to playing against some people I know." On the Texas Tech defense:Their defense is very talented. I think they have a plethora of very talented players and they play extremely hard. They're probably the toughest defense we have faced yet. I'm looking forward to the challenge. They are very sound and don't make very many miscues. They do a very good job of being in the right place in the right time and capitalize on your mistakes. We need to focus and execute. It'll be helpful to convert some third downs, and string some drives together and to get some points on the board."On his teammates:"My job is to get the ball out of my hands and into my teammates, and they do a great job. The offensive line does an incredible job blocking for the skill players. These guys are a lot of fun to watch with the ball in their hands."SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Carl BarnettOn school spirit:"You used to always see people on campus wearing Texas Tech and A&M clothing, but now you're starting to see people wear UH clothing, so to bring that school spirit and pride back is a really good thing, and it helps the team a lot to see our fans backing us up and that they want to be at the game." On the importance of the game:"It's a big game because of what we are trying to do right now, but we have played a lot of big games before, for example, the Conference Championship game and the OSU game a while back."On goals:"Just to win as many games as we can, to win the Conference Championship, the Bowl game and to finish the season on a good note."We are trying to take every game one by one and will just try to win the next game. You can't see the future; you just have to play the game that is right in front of you, take it day by day, and do what we need to, to get to the overall goal.On the crowd:"The crowd noise won't affect our game. We've been practicing our silent count and we ran it up at Oklahoma State. So if the crowd becomes loud, we won't have any problems."On the homefield crowd:"We need to ride our crowd. We want them to be loud as they can and cheer. We need to take their energy and use it to our advantage. It's going to be a late game so we're going to need them to help keep us fired up."SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER Tyron CarrierOn the Tech Game:"We only need to worry about ourselves; it will always come down to who is going to make the mistakes, but if we concentrate on ourselves, everything should be ok."SENIOR CORNERBACK Carson BlackmonOn the Texas Tech running game:"Their running backs are very shifty and quick. They operate very well in space so we need to be good when we tackle them in the open field."On school spirit:"We haven't seen anything like this since the Conference Championship week. It's good to have it back but we still have to win the game. And we still have a long season left. It's a very exciting opportunity. Being ranked makes it more exciting but I didn't think it would be this big. I'm looking forward to playing it."On Taylor Potts:"We have to be ready for anything. He has a very strong arm and can fit that ball into very tight places. We have to be on edge and ready for every play."SENIOR LINEBACKER Matt NicholsonOn the fan support:"It's been great. It's been great lately with all this fan support, and we're very thankful for it. We really want to end it with a win. On Taylor Potts:"He's a very talented quarterback. If we can get some pressure on him and get some coverage on the back end, it'll make things more difficult on him."On the Texas Tech offense:"You really have to be perfect against an offense like this. You can't have busted coverage. A lot of their scores come from busted coverage. You have to respect every receiver and be very solid in your coverage."On the Texas Tech running game:"They have a few good running backs and a big offensive line. They run behind those big guys. They don't get as much credit for their running game as they should."SENIOR LINEBACKER CJ CAVNESSOn the expectations for Houston:"I think expectations are high for us. Our performance has got everyone excited but it's important that we stay focused on our goals. We need to stay focused on us and not let the hype get into our heads." On the buzz around campus:"It's hard not to listen to what my fellow classmates say to me in class. But you have to stay focused on what it takes to win. You just have to say thank you and move on. I acknowledge what is happening is exciting, and it will make for good memories later but our goals are much bigger than where we are right now."On staying focused:"The coaches remind us a lot. They're still getting onto us when we mess up. It's the same. We don't get special treatment just because we beat Oklahoma State. That's not what it's all about. Our goal wasn't to just beat Oklahoma State, it's bigger than that."On playing a team like Oklahoma State:"We knew how good they (Oklahoma State) were. But it's not about how good they are; it's about how good we are and how well we play. We can't worry about who we're playing, we just have to worry about us."On the atmosphere at Oklahoma State:"It was a great atmosphere. You just need to channel that energy and use it for yourself. We set the tone early defensively and I think that was important to win the game. We're not going to back down because of someone's reputation, we're setting our own reputation."


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Police Investigate Rooftop Burglary of Jewelry Store
Posted on 12/09/2013 4:00 pm
- Solid Gold Jewelers, 109 West 9th Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Date of Occurrence:
- Between Saturday, December 7 and Monday, December 9, 2013
- None
Police are investigating the burglary of Solid Gold Jewelers at 109 West 9th Street.
The incident occurred between the evening of December 7th and the morning of December 9th when the owner discovered the burglary as he opened for the day. Preliminary investigation suggests that unknown suspects entered the store from the roof and removed an undisclosed amount of jewelry.
Detectives continue to investigate the incident by conducting interviews and collecting evidence. There is no surveillance footage to release at this time.
Anyone with information should call:
- Detective Justin Kreysa at (302) 576-3646.
- Wilmington Police Confidential Tip Line at (302) 576-3990.
- Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 (1-800-847-3333) or online at www.tipsubmit.com.


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Please join the Cayman Islands Olympic Fundraising Committee "At the Races, Royal Ascot Style", on May 30th 2014 at 7.pm @ LUCA restaurant. This Fundraising Event is in support of our local Athletes, who are preparing for the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, in July 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, in 2016.
This fun filled Event is an opportune time to celebrate and have fun with friends and family, whilst embracing the opportunity to attend the Royal Ascot in June, a weekend in Vegas or South Beach, even an all day party at 12 Mile Bank on board the "Lagoon," a 44' Catamaran captained by none other than, Captain Alan Roffey. All proceeds raised will go to assist our Athletes in realizing their dreams, to be on the World Stage in Rio, in 2016.
The Event also offers an incredible dining experience that includes a choice of a white or a red wine selected just for you, while being entertained by the Man in Black, aka, Roy McTaggart, Frank Sinatra, aka Naul Bodden, Ray Charles aka Larry Cayasso and Paul McCartney aka Papi Connolly, some highlights of the evening.
For the tired Jockeys, after their race, just relax at the Rum Bar with your personal Cigar Roller or, the Champagne Station and watch the line-up of Ladies as they compete in an amazing and beautiful Hat Contest. So ladies, for this very special occasion, while having fun in your royal best, please, don't forget the hat! A lovely prize is up for grabs for the most creative and most beautiful hat and we heard the competition is looking very good…
In addition to the entertainment planned throughout the evening, another incredible highlight will be the "Royal Ascot Cup Race," a race that will give you the opportunity to win our Royal Ascot Cup!
For those who enjoy bidding at an auction, you are in for a wonderful surprise. Some of the auction items include tickets for 2 to the Royal Ascot, weekend for 2 at the MGM in Las Vegas, weekend for 2 at the luxurious SLS Hotel in South Beach, brunch for 4 at Luca, a (1) one day party trip on board the beautiful 44' Lagoon Catamaran, captained by none other than Captain Alan Roffey, dinner for 10 inclusive of a very special guest, at the beautiful Water Colours and prepared by 3 well known local Chefs, "Everything Chanel",a perfect ladies gift, Baume et Mercier watch for that special man, (a Hampton limited edition) just to name a few!
For Tickets pleasecontact any of our Fundraising Committee Members or the CIOC Office at 946-6984. Look forward to seeing you on May 30th at LUCA Restaurant at 7pm.


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This mod is inspired by super-hostile maps and roguelike dungeon crawlers. With the added insanity of destructible/buildable terrain. Fundamentally the gameplay is vanilla, with the changes mainly being to the world generator.
Download here : Roguelike Dungeons Mod for Minecraft 1.6.4/1.5.2/1.4.7
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1. Everyone's an accidental DBA (or database professional) – what's your story? How'd you become a SQLPerson?
About a million years ago, give or take a year or two, I was a starving college student about a third of the way through my Computer Science degree, and I got a job as a LAN Administrator. Now, I was not a natural computer guy, I was a guy who was struggling through a Math degree who changed to CS because I liked video games and math was hard (and more than a little boring.) I got this job based on the reference of a good friend of mine; working for the Church of God headquarters, and it entailed managing a lot of PCs and the network. I didn't like networking (still don't other than using it), and I didn't like wearing a suit and climbing under people's desks, jiggling a few cables and rebooting (there weren't people there that I could tell to reboot it on their own at the time.)
They had a mainframe system that they were paying 15000 a month for, and I and another person who worked there had just heard about Microsoft SQL Server at Comdex. So we suggested replacing the mainframe with SQL Server and it flew. They hired another programmer to do the database coding, and I was still the LAN Admin. The programmer got halfway through, and quit. I was ready to quit, and asked to take over the database work (since I had done a little bit of database work during college). And from there I wrote and/or modified 500 plus tables, procedures, triggers, etc. The lead on the project was named Mike Farmer, and he knew normalization and how to design a database. So he really got me going. We made a lot of mistakes, but it was a great first introduction into SQL Server (our first system had 16 MB of ram and something like 100 MB of disk space…)
From there I just kept going, learning from truly excellent mentors, some books, and lots of practice (repeating the process of mentoring, reading and practicing is a great process for growth). Frustration on the inability to find good easy to digest trade books on database design felt like it made it harder than it was worth, so I started writing 10 years ago, and the rest is history (much of which you could get using Bing.) In the end though, I think it is the lack of programming experience with procedural languages (or any non-relational languages of any sort) that really helped me get going fast. I did a lot of programming in college, but never developed any tremendously deep seated habits that were hard to break. Nowadays I could barely write in BASIC, much less Visual Basic or C#.
2. What's your favorite part of your current gig?
Lots of vacation . But of course, man cannot live on vacation alone. Sick time is nice too. But seriously, I work for a large Christian organization, and it is nice to be able to apply something I believe in as my vocation. It is wonderful to be able to apply my chosen skill to an organization that I can pretty much always get behind. The mission of my company is wonderful and we do a lot of great things for people but nowhere is 100% perfect.
It has always been a great place to work, and even with over thirteen years in seniority, I am not even close to the long term guy. What has been wonderful is how they have always been really supportive of people bettering themselves, though usually on a fairly minimal budget. I probably wouldn't have ever spoken in front of a crowd if it hadn't been for my boss at the time, who said that while we would have a hard time getting to go to conferences and training, speaking would make it far more affordable and more attractive to the management.
As a non-profit organization, the problems that we have to solve are also quite interesting as well. As with most non-profits, we have two major goals to contend with. 1. Service. We need to use technology to help make the mission of our organization easier, faster, and cheaper. 2. Fundraising. Non-profit organizations are "non-profit" for a reason. We don't sell anything, we don't manufacture anything, but we have to get money somewhere. So we ask, and a big part of asking is to make sure we don't annoy, at the same time we maximize what we can get so we can maximize what we spend.
Of course, the reality of the term "non-profit" leads to the problem of compensation. It can be hard to hold on to great workers, particularly those who start as newbies at the company. The amounts of money people can make as DBAs is sometimes outlandish, and as anyone knows you can only raise a person's salary so much so fast. So we often get great people who come in as rookies, get good, then get far better offers. Truth be told, I was one of those people 8 years ago when I left for several years of dot net excitement, only to have things burst and then the programming staff get laid off. My old company was looking for people for a venture, and I went back and it has always felt like home.
3. Complete this sentence: "If I could do anything else, I would…"
…get a job on Mythbusters as their database guy.
But even that really isn't something "different". I guess other than sitcom writer, race car driver, Jungle Cruise Captain at Disney World, or corporate Lego creator, every job I have in mind would simply be an interesting extension of "SQL Person". It is my hobby, and even my vacations that aren't directly related to speaking at an event are often surrounded by database thoughts. Speaking of Disney, I go there pretty often, and I spend a decent amount of time each time I go there thinking about how I would improve it with database design. I rarely follow through and implement anything because inevitably while it is fairly straightforward to design a database for anything, making it interesting to use requires some form of non-relational programming, which to me is tedious…
4. Complete this sentence: "When I'm not working I enjoy…"
That was easy. I think the only thing I like better than working with SQL is just spending time with my wife watching one of our three Tivos. TV is my major release to just let my thoughts go and relax. I mentioned Legos already, I am a novice photographer (I love my new Olympus PEN E-PL1) and I have a growing collection of comic books (usually vintage Disney oriented ones). But honestly, not working usually means more working on the side writing and speaking (which is lots of fun too).
The fact is writing can become an all-consuming activity. I have written a book on database design for the last three releases of SQL Server and am working on one for the next. It pretty much takes up all of my free time for an entire year, and I write all of the time, no matter where I am. I regularly carry my laptop to restaurants, parks, and one time I was actually writing when I was working the PowerPoint for a wedding (yes, during the wedding). In fact, for this edition of the book I am setting up a photo journal of the different places that I write the book. So far, I have pictures from a hotel, several restaurants, and on my phone at a Robert Plant concert in February 2011. My big plans for May include taking my laptop to the Disney World resort and sitting at Epcot writing about SQL when I am not at the SQL Rally.
5. Complete this sentence: "I think the coolest thing in technology today is…"
Portable devices, especially video players. I noted I like TV, and I have plenty of video stored on my hard disks at home which I load on my phone and my Zunes (yeah, 3 of them too) along with several docks for connecting them to TVs. I travel a good amount (70 days last year for work, conferences, and vacations) and having my video on the TV in the room me makes my hotel feel more like home.
Of course my love of portable devices goes beyond video. I was an early adopter of smartphones when they were early, non-color devices (much like my first Hercules amber monitor for our 1 MB of RAM PC that we played King's Quest on back in college), for writing. It has always been nice to be able to write a section or two while riding on a bus to an event, or as a passenger, or even at 3am at the side of the bed when I wake up with the solution to a problem that has been ruminating in the back of my mind for days.
6. Complete this sentence: "I look forward to the day when I can use technology to…"
Eliminate sleeping from the daily grind.
I hate sleep.. I do need it (8 hours a night or more), but I hate it. What a waste of time it is, the only great part of sleep is when you wake up with the solution to the problem you were working on the night before. Maybe one day we can attach a sensor to our head, go to sleep, and subconsciously solve all of the problems that are going on in our world… Then I would like sleep.
7. Share something different about yourself. (Remember, it's a family blog!)
Did I mention that I have 14 toes? Yep, keep them in a jar in my office.
The fact is, I am terribly shy, particularly in person, and even more so when speaking in front of people. It was never good for my social life, and it can be a significant problem when I speak. It is an acute problem with me that when you come to hear me speak it is hard to predict which version of me will show up. I would say about 1/3 of the times I speak that the charismatic version of me shows up and nails it. Another 1/2 of the time I am really quite scared and relying on all of the insane amounts of practice time I put in (usually 10-20 times the amount of time allotted for the session). The other 1/6 of the time (that's right, I had a minor in math, add them up if you don't believe me) I get freaked out and am not at all pleasant sounding.
I find that a good amount of my problem is a hind quarters to seat ratio. It could be 10-300 people (my largest was around 300), but if there are 2/3 of the seats empty, I start to think about it. Where is everyone? It isn't an ego thing either, my ego could care less. I purposely picked a topic in SQL Server that people don't exactly flock to. If I could have 12 seats and 11 people in every session, I would be perfectly content, but those empty seat just start me thinking.
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On the November 5, 2006 episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition the Design Team traveled to South Dakota to provide a better environment for The Thibodeau family. Twelve-year-old Siehera Thibodeau was born with a large hole in her heart. Due to this birth defect, she has undergone four major open heart surgeries and recently just came home after the fourth. During her last surgery she went through some complications when her kidneys went into failure and both of her lungs collapsed. With Siehera's frail body, she needs a lot of warmth and comfort to fully recover at her house in South Dakota.
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If you suffer from digestive issues, adding fiber-rich bananas to your diet can improve bowel movements. Digestion involves breaking down food into smaller parts, so that they can readily be absorbed into the blood and excreted from the body.
Anything from swelling in the intestines to a bacterial infection can affect your digestive health. The potassium and fiber content of a banana makes it useful in alleviating or treating the symptoms of several digestive disorders.
Digestive Inflammation
Gastroenteritis is an infection in the stomach that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. Some of the common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pains and nausea. Bananas sugars are easily digestible and can help you restore potassium and electrolytes lost in watery stools induced by diarrhea.
If you have gastroenteritis, the University of Illinois' McKinley Health Center recommends you eat bananas if you can tolerate a clear liquid diet. A banana can also be added to a smoothie, if the stomach is not ready for solid food sources.
Treating Indigestion
Indigestion is a common condition that is characterized by abdominal discomfort. Symptoms may include gas, belching, pain and an unpleasant feeling of fullness after eating. The NYU Langone Medical Center, reports that a study that found 75 percent of 46 people who used banana powder to treat indigestion reported complete or partial relief of symptoms.
On the other hand, unripe bananas can cause indigestion. "Plant Foods for Human Nutrition" published a report that states unripe bananas can have up to 49 percent of resistant starch content of which 28 percent is available. The digestive system cannot process these starches efficiently, which can lead to indigestion.
Keep Bowels Healthy
Eating bananas daily can help keep your bowel movements regular and help avoid digestive problems. One large banana has 3.5 grams of fiber, which aids your digestion process. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to your stool and helps clear your system of food particles that are harder to digest.
About half of a banana's total fiber content is insoluble. The soluble fiber absorbs water and forms a gel, which helps slow down digestion and normalize bowel movements.. The Institute of Medicine recommends the average person gets about 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories consumed.
Potassium & Digestion
Bananas are a good source of potassium, which plays an important role in digestion. Muscles contract in the digestive tract to push partially digested food out of the system. The smooth muscle in the gastrointestinal tract contracts and relaxes to create wavelike movement, which forces food out the system.
Potassium helps muscles contract and relax efficiently by conducting electricity in body fluids and nerve transmissions. Eating bananas can help you reach the 4,700 milligrams of potassium per day recommended by the The Institute of Medicine.


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Car and Driver names IRWIN Tools Night Race among 10 events to see before you die
Tickets to it are given as precious birthday and Christmas gifts, anniversary presents and even graduation rewards, so it comes as no surprise that Car and Driver magazine has named the IRWIN Tools Night Race as one of 10 Events To See Before You Die.
The popular automotive magazine, with a readership of 1.31 million, is the third media outlet this month to recognize Bristol Motor Speedway as NASCAR's most popular venue. Earlier in June, the World's Fastest Half-Mile was named as one of The World's 30 Most Important Sports Venues by SportPro magazine, and also was selected by SceneDaily.com in an online poll as the track fans would choose to attend their first NASCAR race.
Car and Driver states that "…the late-August night race is huge. The track's all-concrete surface and super-tight quarters – drivers say it's like flying jets inside a hangar – make for nonstop action, multiple yellow flags, and typical hot tempers. But that's any race at Bristol; only the night race adds darkness to the mix and an air of "It's past your bedtime" mischievousness to the proceedings.
"The night race on Saturday is only part of the event, though. There's a doubleheader Wednesday night—the Camping World trucks and the Whelen modifieds—that some die-hards say is the best racing of the week. Smaller crowds—and consequently less traffic—make Wednesday night a less stressful event for the Bristol newbie."
President and general manager Jeff Byrd is thrilled with the accolades that continue to roll in for BMS.
"Wow," he said. "How cool is that? Having the Night Race named by Car and Driver, one of the premier automotive magazines in the world, as an event you have to see before you die is quite a privilege. It's been an amazing month for Bristol Motor Speedway as we've garnered all these wonderful honors.
"It just solidifies our standing in NASCAR as its premier venue, something for which we are very thankful and appreciative. And we have an amazing base of fans that are solely responsible for that making that happen. There is no question in my mind that our fans are the most loyal in the sport, who love not just the racing but also the entire Bristol experience. I thank each and every one of them all from the bottom of my heart for making us No. 1."
The IRWIN Tools Night Race was the lone NASCAR race on the list. Among the other events named by the magazine were the Italian Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500, the NHRA Winternationals and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
August race week kicks off at Bristol Motor Speedway beginning Aug. 18 with a doubleheader, consisting of the O'Reilly 200 Camping World Truck Series race and the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 Whelen Modified Series event. The Food City Nationwide Series race is Friday, Aug. 20, followed by the IRWIN Tools Night Race Aug. 21.
Tickets for the IRWIN Tools Night Race are available for $109 each. These single-event tickets are renewable.
Fans also may purchase a three-day package, which features all four NASCAR races, starting at only $170. Fans able to attend just the Friday and Saturday events may purchase a two-day package, beginning at $126.
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Smith's 18-footer lifts Knicks over Bobcats 100-98
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — J.R. Smith is normally the guy watching Carmelo Anthony hit the game-winning shot, not the one knocking it down.
But with Anthony nursing a lacerated finger, the New York Knicks turned to Smith for the last shot and the eight-year NBA veteran delivered.
Smith hit a fallaway jumper from the left wing as time expired to give the Knicks a 100-98 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.
"I was hurt, but J.R. made it feel better," Anthony said.
Anthony scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half, but went cold in the second half and wasn't on the floor for the final 2:10 after injuring his left hand diving into the Knicks' bench for a loose ball.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Anthony received five stitches in the middle finger of his left hand.
Anthony's finger was wrapped after the game and he said it was a deep cut. He said he sliced it open on something sharp on the bench.
"I'm going to take some time off from diving in the stands," he said.
Anthony said he isn't sure if he'll play in Thursday night's showdown at Miami.
"Right now it's numb, so I don't know," he said.
Tyson Chandler had 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Knicks. Smith finished with 13 points.
Kemba Walker had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (7-10), who have lost five straight games since equaling last season's win total. Gerald Henderson scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter in his second game back after a 13-game layoff.
The Bobcats appeared in position to win late in the game after a miss by Raymond Felton with 14 seconds left, but rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist made an ill-advised pass toward the top of the key and Smith stepped in front of it to intercept it.
After a timeout, Smith drove to the left side and hit an 18-footer over Kidd-Gilchrist.
"It was unbelievable," Smith said. "It was the first game-winner I've ever hit. I knew what move I wanted to go to with my step-back, but it was just a matter of getting there and setting him up to it. Fortunately he fell for it and I got it off."
The Bobcats had a foul to give, but elected not to foul Smith.
Anthony came in averaging 30.6 points over the past six games and was sharp early, hitting seven of his first 11 shots from the field for 20 points.
But he missed his first 10 shots of the second half.
Anthony drove hard to the lane at one point and put up a layup but was blocked by Bismack Biyombo, who gave him the Dikembe Mutumbo finger wag as Anthony pleaded for a goaltending call. Anthony didn't hit his first field goal of the second half until 2:35 remained in the game just before exiting.
Woodson called the win a "total team effort."
The final minute was a frantic one, particularly for the Bobcats, who seemed to panic at times and incur self-inflicted turnovers.
"We got three key steals and a 24-second violation and we had a 5-second count," Woodson said. "Those are all winning defensive plays coming down the stretch."
The most costly was Kidd-Gilchrist's bad pass over the middle. After Felton missed, the Bobcats pushed the ball up the floor and instead of pulling the ball out for the last-second shot, the rookie threw the ball into double coverage.
"I thought he had an open lane," Walker said. "I guess they recovered fast. He's young. You know, we're young. We're going to stick with him and get on to the next one."
Walker, who has made a major improvement from his rookie season, stepped up his game against Felton and the Knicks.
On one third-quarter drive, he electrified the crowd by faking out a defender near the top of the key, driving the left side of the lane before spinning awkwardly in the air and laying it off the glass and drawing a foul on Steve Novak for a three-point play.
The Bobcats led 53-51 despite 20 first-half points from Anthony.
Charlotte got a strong performance from Walker and Ben Gordon, who continued his red-hot shooting in the early going and finished with 17 points. Gordon came in having made 18 of 26 3-point attempts over the past three games and 3 of 5 against the Knicks.
Walker continued to play well at home with 12 points and six assists before the break.
Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap said despite the loss, the close game is more proof the Bobcats are making good strides.
"We're playing everyone tough," Dunlap said. "We're just not getting the results right now, but there's no reason to be down about this thing. We believe as we gain experience we'll be able to perform in more of the situations that we get with these young guys."
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker and Gary Neal each scored 22 points, and San Antonio had a season-high 53 rebounds in the win over Milwaukee.
Tim Duncan added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs. Tiago Splitter had 15 points, Manu Ginobili scored 11 and Matt Bonner had a season-high 12 rebounds.
Monta Ellis had 21 points and 11 assists for Milwaukee. Brandon Jennings added 14 points and Ersan Ilyasova scored all of his 17 points in the first half.
San Antonio, which went on a 36-15 run bridging the final two quarters to pull away, outrebounded Milwaukee 53-36, including a 28-17 advantage in the second half.
LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 14 points and 13 assists, propelling Los Angeles over Dallas for its fourth straight victory.
Jamal Crawford had 20 points, Caron Butler scored 16 and DeAndre Jordan 12 for the Clippers, who shot 50 percent and dominated the entire game, keeping Dallas owner Mark Cuban glued to his seat with his chin cupped in his left hand.
Reserve Vince Carter scored 16 points for Dallas. Derek Fisher added 15 points, and Shawn Marion and Chris Kaman had 14 points apiece for the Mavericks, who fell to 2-7 on the road.
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 22 points and George Hill added 18 to help Indiana beat Portland.
David West had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers (10-9), who have won four of five and moved above .500 for the first time since a 2-1 start.
Damian Lillard led Portland with 23 points. Wesley Matthews scored 19, LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
Indiana outscored Portland 31-14 in the third quarter to take control. The Blazers made a push in the fourth but could get no closer than four.
BOSTON — Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 10 rebounds and remained unbeaten against his former team as Boston beat Minnesota in Rajon Rondo's return from a two-game suspension.
The Celtics improved to 10-0 against Minnesota since they acquired Garnett from the Timberwolves during the summer of 2007.
Boston went 1-1 without Rondo, suspended for his role in a scuffle during a game against the Brooklyn Nets last Wednesday. Rondo had 17 points and 11 assists, Paul Pierce scored 18, Jason Terry 17 and Brandon Bass 12 for the Celtics.
Kevin Love had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Nikola Pekovic scored 14 for the T-Wolves.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Klay Thompson scored 19 of his 27 points in the third quarter to help Golden State pull away to beat Detroit.
The Warriors, starting a seven-game Eastern trip, snapped Detroit's five-game winning streak at home. Golden State has won two straight games in Detroit after losing 25 of 29.
Stephen Curry finished with 22 points and 10 assists, his fourth straight 20-10 game, while David Lee added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors.
Tayshaun Prince was the only Pistons starter to reach double figures with 24 points. Rodney Stuckey had 17 points and fellow reserve Andre Drummond had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
ATLANTA — Josh Smith's steal, jam and free throw with 31 seconds remaining extended Atlanta's lead and the Hawks held on to beat Denver.
Smith had 16 points and 13 rebounds on his 27th birthday, while Al Horford led the Hawks with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
Ty Lawson paced Denver with a season-high 32 points and Corey Brewer added 19.
Lawson's 3-pointer gave the Nuggets a 101-99 advantage before Horford hit a tying jumper.
Lou Williams made two free throws to put Atlanta up by two before Smith stole the ball from Lawson and completed a fast break with a dunk over Brewer, who was called for a foul.
CLEVELAND — Marco Belinelli scored a season-high 23 points, Luol Deng added 22 and Chicago took control early on to beat Cleveland.
Belinelli, starting his second straight game in place of injured shooting guard Richard Hamilton, helped the Bulls bounce back from a four-point home loss to Indiana on Tuesday. They went ahead for good less than two minutes in and shot 66.7 percent in the first quarter.
The Cavaliers have lost 13 of 15 and are 2-7 since point guard Kyrie Irving broke his left index finger last month. Anderson Varejao recorded his 10th straight double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds — his 10th straight game with at least 15 boards.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 13 rebounds to help Sacramento beat Toronto for only its third win in the last 12 games.
The Kings used strong fourth-quarter play from Cousins and Tyreke Evans to earn a rare victory. Sacramento suffered an embarrassing 35-point loss Sunday against the Clippers.
Evans, back in the starting lineup after missing the past two games with a bruised left knee, scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Jason Thompson added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, while John Salmons scored 12 and Aaron Brooks 11.
Kyle Lowry scored 29 of his 34 points in the second half for the Raptors.
SALT LAKE CITY — Al Jefferson scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Utah over Orlando.
Jefferson had just eight points at halftime but scored 17 in the third quarter and was the difference down the stretch as the Jazz held off a furious Orlando comeback attempt.
Orlando trailed by 14 in the first half and by 11 entering the fourth but took a 79-78 lead on Glen Davis' powerful jam.
Randy Foye's 3-pointer and back-to-back jumpers by Jefferson sealed it for Utah.
Davis led Orlando with 18 points, Jameer Nelson had 17 and Arron Afflalo added 16.
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India's Tech Sector Feels Infosys's Pain
By Sudeep Jain
India's information-technology index is down 4.1% on a day when the broader market is down just 1.2%, and Infosys Technologies is leading the way—demonstrating that a rise of nearly 14% in fourth-quarter consolidated net profit to 18.18 billion rupees ($408.4 million) isn't such good news when expectations (as expressed in a Dow Jones Newswires poll of 27 analysts) are for 18.81 billion rupees. Shares of India's second-largest software exporter by revenue, are down 8.4% in midday trading. (The market is also wondering why Infosys foresees revenue growth in fiscal 2012 of 18% to 20% but earnings-per-share growth of just 5% to 7%.)
"Both the top line and bottom line are below expectations and while the FY12 dollar revenue guidance is in line with expectations, the EPS forecast is much below estimates," says a local analyst.
Among other major constituents of the IT index, Tata Consultancy Services, which will report its fourth-quarter earnings on April 21, is down 2.1%; Wipro is down 4.6%; and HCL Technologies is down 3.5%.
Rohit Anand, an analyst at PINC Securities, calls the Infosys earnings guidance "ultraconservative," and says the company is expected to comfortably exceed it—as it has a history of doing. He's keeping his buy rating, but he is reviewing his target price, currently 3,750 rupees. At last count, the stock was at 3,027 rupees.


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What your alumni association
can do for you
By Kevin
McDonald Bankrate.com
Are you paying too much when you stay at a hotel,
rent a car or buy tickets to your alma mater's football game?
You may be if you're not a member of your school's
alumni association.
Although the concept of being an alum may be new to
you, the idea of being true to your school has been around for years.
Alumni associations have been around since the early 1800s. And
although the mission statements vary from school to school, alumni
associations are created mainly to serve as a liaison between graduates
and their university. These organizations nurture relationships
among the university community, the community at-large and alumni.
Besides cultivating these relationships, alumni association
members get some wallet support as well. With a quick call to your
alma mater's alumni affairs department or a look at their Web site,
you'll discover that alumni associations have much more to offer
than just the quarterly alumni magazine. They hold some reward for
surviving the world of academia.
Discounts, discounts and more discounts
Some alumni associations aim to make life
easier for new graduates by providing access to health insurance
for before they get that benefit-laden new job. Additionally, alumni
groups tend to offer perks like discounts on rental cars and hotels
to their members.
Recent graduates of Michigan State University will
receive a one-year complimentary alumni membership. For a $45 annual
single membership or a $700 lifetime membership, members receive
insurance discounts; a 15 to 30 percent discount at various inns,
hotels and motels; a 5 to 30 percent discount on car rentals; and
a discount on all alumni association special events, including homecoming
and pre-football game events.
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"We wanted to provide benefits to alumni so that they
will have a reason to join besides just being alumni," says Robert
Bao, editor of MSU's alumni magazine says. "We've gotten feedback
from alumni who would have paid for the membership with only two
of the benefits alone."
Like MSU, the benefits at California State University
at Sacramento are nothing to sneeze at either. They offer various
medical and life insurance plans to their alumni anywhere, while
their renewable major medical insurance and comprehensive group
dental plans are available depending upon state of residence.
"They (insurance packages) are very useful for the
right people -- people who are between jobs or just graduated,"
says Jeff Roedel, the assistant vice president of marketing operations
for the American Insurance Administrators in Columbus, Ohio.
Annual dues are $40 and lifetime memberships are $400
for CSU at Sacramento graduates. In addition to these payment plans,
CSU at Sacramento offers a joint-spouse plan where a married couple
-- where both spouses are eligible for membership -- can join for
$50 a year or obtain a $600 life membership. Alumni can also purchase
a single five-year membership for $160.
"We are pretty compatible with most of the CSUs in
California," says Linda Scott, director of membership development
at CSU at Sacramento. "Our biggest draw (to the association), of
course, is access to the state college library -- that's our No.
1 feature with new grads -- and the other part is the loyalty to
the university from which they graduated."
Getting in on the fun
Besides providing insurance packages, alumni
associations realize that all work and no play makes you a dull
person. That's why some offer discounts on various entertainment
When purchased directly from the university, CSU at
Sacramento alumni association members can buy discounted movie ticket
for $6 for any United Artists Theatre and save on admission to amusement
parks such as Sea World, the San Diego Zoo and Six Flags.
The savings University of California Santa Barbara
alumni receive are even greater. Not only are they are eligible
for discounts at theme parks but they can also enjoy savings from
the association's oceanfront Family Vacation Center in Santa Barbara.
If you want to go international, why not try the UCSB
travel program? UCSB offers various tour and trip packages for all
types of getaways. For instance, an eight-day Swiss Alps getaway
starts at $2,595, and an eight-day cruise to Galapagos Islands begins
at $4,489.
UCSB dues for recent graduates who enrolled within
a year are $35 annually and $400 for a lifetime membership. Regular
alumni memberships are $50 annually and $500 for a lifetime. A free
joint membership is available for a member's spouse/partner who
was also a UCSB graduate.
Joining the club
Many who are active in their alumni association
became eligible to join only after they had their diploma in-hand.
At some schools, students eager to jump onboard the alumni bandwagon
need not wait until graduation.
At the University of Florida, school officials are
extending alumni association membership eligibility to students.
In 1999, UF started a program where students can join the Student
Alumni Association for $15.
"By allowing students to join, they become more aware
of what the alumni association provides," says Jon Cannon, director
of membership and marketing for the alumni association at the UF.
The perks include a free T-shirt, member-only discounts for local
shops and access to career networking opportunity services.
If the alumni dues at MSU, CSU at Sacramento and UK
seem a bit steep, look at this way: the annual $40 membership fee
at CSU comes out to be $3.33 a month, less than what you'll pay
for a matinee movie.
You may be better off purchasing a life membership
if you plan on being an active alum for several years. For instance,
$500 may sound like a lot of money. In fact, it is a lot.
But if you don't pay a life membership and stick with the $40 annual
fee for 20 years, you will end up paying $800 to your beloved university.
Paying dues or a lifetime membership may sound expensive.
But think of being a part of an alumni association as a way of giving
back to a university that rewarded you with a degree for your hard
work. You contribute some cash, which the organization contributes
toward different causes, and you get some great perks. Sounds like
a pretty good deal.
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1, 2003


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Patients suffering from light to moderate acne are showing signs of improvement with combined therapy treatments. Michigan Advanced Aesthetic in Royal Oak, MI is seeing an overall improvement in acne patients with the use of a combination treatment. First the Isolaz treatment that has been FDA approved for acne is used to kill bacteria and decongest the skin. Usually 2 to 3 treatments are needed depending on type of acne. One week after the Isolaz treatment a superficial peel using a combination of acids is used to treat the acne and oil production. The key to any procedure is at home maintenance and to improve the results the patient is given a complete home care system that is included in the cost of the peel. The combination therapy is a great treatment for those who have decided against drug therapies. Each patient will receive an in-depth consultation and will be monitored during the treatments. The Isolaz treatment is virtually painless and the peel usually accompanies just 2 to 3 days of some possible dryness, peeling, and pinkness depending on skin type and condition. The combination treatment is specially priced and will be extended until 05/31/11. For more information please see the link below.
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I recently installed the xubuntu-desktop over Ubuntu 12.10. I'm trying set my wallpaper to change every 5 minutes, but it doesn't seem to be working. In desktop settings, I have it set to image list, and I've ticked "change the background (in minutes) and set it to 5. However it seems to get stuck on the first picture it chooses from the list and doesn't change.
I tried wallch and variety, but even when they said they were working, they weren't overriding the desktop settings so didn't have any effect.
I found this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2050412 and tried adding this to crontab, but again it didn't do anything.
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I wore this dress in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and it was the perfect dress for me! I got married on a golf course looking over the Sea of Cortez and everything turned out beautiful. This is the strapless Alencon Lace mermaid gown with a slight sweetheart neckline. It comes with a removable keyhole coverlet.
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Release Date: 2007-08-03
Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller
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Duration: 2hrs 17min
"Cash" revolves around an ace con artist who hires a set of top notch robbers to steal a set of priceless diamonds in South Africa. The group faces threats from an underworld don as well as the Head of Security, who are all after the same diamonds.
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|Remaining silent is often your best defense!
The Fifth Amendment provides no person "shall be compelled to be a witness against himself." This means that a person may not be forced to speak with the police or certain other governmental agents. If one chooses to remain silent, the prosecutor cannot call him as a witness, nor can a judge or attorney force that person to testify.
Miranda Warning:
To protect this right, the Supreme Court has ruled that a special warning be given (commonly referred to as a Miranda warning), coupled with a valid waiver, as a prerequisite to the admissibility of any statement made during custodial interrogation. Prior to interrogation, the police must inform a person in custody that: (i) He has the right to remain silent; (ii) Anything he says can be used against him in court; (iii) He has the right to the presence of an attorney; and (iv) if he cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for him if he so desires. This requirement applies to both state and federal publicly paid police.
When Miranda Warning Required:
Anyone in custody must be given a Miranda warning prior to police interrogation. A person is in custody when, based upon the circumstances viewed objectively, he is not free to leave (e.g., traditional arrest (hand-cuffed & placed in patrol vehicle)). A person is interrogated when the police take any action (verbal or non-verbal) that they should know is reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from that individual.
How Right To Remain Silent May Be Waived Or Invoked:
A person may waive their right to remain silent by simply responding to police interrogation after receiving a Miranda warning. It is therefore essential that a person placed in custody immediately invoke his right to remain silent by explicitly, unambiguously and unequivocally informing the police that he intends to exercise that right (e.g., saying something like "I want to invoke my constitutional right to be silent" is probably sufficient). Regardless of whether a person in custody invokes his right to be silent, it is never in that person's interest to talk with the police. The only safe person to talk with about the facts relating to his being placed in custody or being charged with a crime is that person's attorney. A person placed in custody should therefore not only immediately invoke his right to be silent, but also unambiguously and specifically ask to speak with his attorney.
When Police Fail To Give Miranda Warning:
The legal effect of a failure to give a Miranda warning, or to give an incomplete warning, will depend upon the circumstances of a given case. A court will look at all the facts to determine whether a statement will or will not be admitted at trial. There is accordingly no guarantee that a statement (or statements) will be excluded. When it is not clear whether they are free to end their conversation with the police and leave, persons should use utmost caution when speaking with the police. A person who feels their ability to freely walk away from a police officer should immediately invoke his right to be silent and ask to speak with his attorney.
As a person living in the United States, the right to be silent is the centerpiece in your Bill of Rights. Do not discard this right by speaking with the police. Invoke your right to be silent, and call an attorney who is able to protect you against the police and help defend you, if necessary, in a criminal action.
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In an effort to increase music sales, members of the country's largest record labels have gotten together to plan a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and follow it up with an all-star benefit track called "Save The Music And America, America" it was revealed Friday. "With sales in the toilet, we thought to ourselves that [cont.]
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Boater hits woman on jet ski and takes off, father of injured victim seeking help to find suspects
CLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) - A dad is asking for your help finding out who crashed into his daughter as she rode a jet ski in the St. Clair River. The boater and his two or three passengers then took off from the scene.
It happened on the 4th of July in Clay Township and investigators still don't have any suspects.
Cortney Kleiner, 19, told her dad that as she struggled in the water with head trauma, a cracked vertebrae, a broken rib, and lacerations to her spleen and liver, the boater kept trying to convince her to get back on her jet ski.
"The third time she said, 'No I can't do it. Somebody has to take me to shore. I can't breathe,'" said Richard Kleiner.
Richard Kleiner says the boater who hit her took off. Thankfully a witness helped Cortney. The young mom is thankful to be alive, but faces mounting medical bills and a long rehabilitation.
Her dad says the boater who left her needs to be held accountable. He is offering a $5000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
If you have information that could help in the case call the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office.


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Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz today chaired the regular weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, and congratulated the Muslim world on the start of the new Hijrah year [on February 22, 2004], expressing the wish that 1425 will see the spread of security, justice, stability and peaceful coexistence for all. The Crown Prince then briefed the Cabinet on the Saudi leadership's recent consultations with leaders and envoys of brotherly and friendly countries, notably the talks held by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and himself with visiting President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Salih.
On the Palestinian issue, the Cabinet discussed the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories including Israel's continued aggression against the land and people of Palestine, while the world has been anticipating the achievement of a just and peaceful settlement of the dispute. The Cabinet again urged the international community to take a serious and firm stance to prevent Israel from carrying out its objectives of continually aborting any move towards the achievement of peace in the region, and affirmed that the Kingdom is taking note, with great concern, of the issue of the wall of segregation that Israel is setting up in the West Bank. The Cabinet observed that the International Court of Justice has started discussion of this issue in accordance with the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly at its extraordinary session on September 8, 2003 which requested that the Court demonstrate urgently its legal opinion on the consequences of the wall. In this regard, the Kingdom, having officially submitted its legal memorandum on January 27, today presented a statement at the Court and participated in its proceedings.
The Cabinet then praised the agreement between India and Pakistan on a 'roadmap' to settle all outstanding issues between the two countries, including the vital issue of Jammu and Kashmir, and thereby achieve a lasting peace; and expressed the hope that the two neighboring countries will crown their agreement with an end to the dispute.
Turning to domestic issues, the Cabinet passed a number of resolutions, including ratification of the tourism cooperation agreement signed with the Republic of Yemen in Sanaa on July 6, 2003 during the 15th session of the Saudi-Yemeni Coordination Council; approval of the recommendation from the Consultative Council (Majlis Al-Shura) to transfer the Pensions Authority to a private organization of a legal character, with the current regulations and board of directors maintained pending the formation of a new board and the enactment, within no later than three months, of new regulations; and endorsement of the re-formation of the Board of Directors of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as follows:
• The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General as Chairman
• The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs as Deputy Chairman
• The Ministers of: Interior; Health; Commerce and Industry; Agriculture; Water and Electricity; Finance; and Economy and Planning
• The Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)
• The Director-General of the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
• The President of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• An expert in the affairs of food and drugs.


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I'm using 12.04 LTS, partially because it's stable and I need my machine to be stable and reliable. I also don't wont to switch to newer versions of Ubuntu because of shopping lenses. If I decide to install newer version of Linux I'll go for Linux Mint Debian Edition. I know that this lenses can be disabled or completely removed, but it makes me frustrated. Linux was once famous for speed, stability and security, now Canonical drives Ubuntu off that course. I also understand that these lenses can be useful to someone, but at least ask us (users) about that on first start-up. Or even better disable it by default.
Also, even if I want to keep that feature, I don't want them all in one. I mean, if I want to search my local files I don't want to search the internet at the same time. I know this can also be tweaked, but why not make it default?
I also decided not to support Ubuntu Edge because of this.
So, may question is : Will Canonical disable Amazon (and similar) lenses by default in some future releases?
This question is also appeal for Canonical, please hear your users!
Please make it configurable as possible. Make detailed options for what is searched by default when I press Super (is it local files, apps, amazon, facebook etc or some combination of them).
Then it would be really great.
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An armed man robbed and terrorized a barista about 8 a.m. Sunday at Torque Coffee in downtown Vancouver.
Describing the scene, co-owner Ryan Palmer, 34, said, "A customer had just left, the robbery happened — mask, gun, give me the money. He took the till and her bag. She was pretty scared."
The robber ordered the woman into a refrigeration unit, where she called 911. She was unharmed.
The business at 507 Columbia St. will celebrate its first anniversary April 13.
The suspect was described as a white man, about 6 feet 1 inch, with an average build and wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans and a mask.
Police stopped two men matching that description later but the barista said neither was the robber.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police hotline at 360-487-7399.
Palmer owns the shop with his parents, Paul and Marsha Palmer of Vancouver. He has five employees.
He said he has had little trouble before Sunday's robbery.
"This is one of the nicest parts of Vancouver," said Palmer, who lives just a block or so away in a condo. "I'm across from a convention center."
"We have a lot of people who come through here every day," Palmer said. "And it is shocking to me that this would happen. … It was a crime of opportunity."
He said he was concerned about his barista and would ensure she is OK to return to work. "Our No. 1 priority is our employees," he added.
He said he will work with Vancouver police on ways to keep his business safe.
But he noted: "Does tens of thousands of dollars in surveillance cameras make any sense?"
"We were lucky our employee was smart enough to comply," Palmer said. He has been in the coffee business for 16 years.
The business, with its huge, overhead front door, is also the home base for The Mighty Bowl food truck. Torque Coffee offers pie, cake, pastries, light fare and all types of coffee drinks.
Vancouver police Sgt. Mike Davis said no arrest had been made as of Sunday night.


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Website Changes: Phase 1
By Barbara Corwin on Jun 17, 2009
Changes are coming to the opensolaris.org website this summer.
These changes will enable support for a more complete open development infrastructure and provide wiki support on the site. The changes will occur in phases to hopefully minimize confusion and manage the chaos (I can always hope :-).
Phase 1 is about new membership management, and the target date is late July.
Currently, some of the applications on the site manage their own data for historical reasons. The original portal application that runs the site was written before anyone knew exactly what roles and rights would be needed for working efficiently on the site and before there was a community constitution that defined governance roles. As a result, the database associated with the portal application isn't sufficient for all current needs and requirements. Some site applications use less-than-optimal methods for checking that people are registered on the site and some use their own databases of user information.
Moving forward, there will be one database. Its information can then be used across the site to perform tasks such as confirming commits to source repositories, managing governance and site rights, and identifying people as being registered on the site for access to certain functionality like defect tracking, the test farm or the source juicer. Over time, the various applications running on the site will transition to use the new single database.
You can find pointers to information about the changes in the Website Community Group on the site. Scroll down to "Phase 1" under "Website Transition: Implementation Phases". There are pointers there to pages that explain the roles and collectives in the new system and the plan for migrating data from existing data sources to the new single database.
You can try out a BETA TEST SITE VERSION of the new membership management application at: http://auth.opensolaris.org. NOTE THAT THIS IS A BETA TEST SITE VERSION. Changes made here exist ONLY in this beta version. Changes made here have NO EFFECT on opensolaris.org. If you need to make a real change to your account on opensolaris.org or if you wish to register on opensolaris.org, you must do that at http://opensolaris.org.
A minimal amount of email will be sent to all current site registrants to communicate about the coming changes (the first went out late last week). But ongoing announcements, upates and other information is being sent to the website-discuss mailing list (website dash discuss at opensolaris dot org), so subscribe to really follow along.


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According to George White, guest speaker for the Montana Abolition Coalition, "We're just trying to bring good from the bad. Education is the goal." White, of Enterprise, Alabama, will be visiting Rocky Mountain College on February 1, one speaking date of many across the state of Montana, to "raise awareness and get people thinking" about the Death Penalty. This event will be held in RMC's Fortin Auditorium at 7pm.
White's wife, Charlene, was murdered during a robbery at the business in which they both worked in Enterprise, Alabama. White was shot three times and taken to the hospital, and Charlene died upon being shot twice. After an investigation, White was indicted and charged with the murder of his wife.
White's method of education is to provide his life experience for consideration by his audience. White, after a two week trial by an Alabama court, was convicted of murder in 1985 and sentenced to life in prison. "A life sentence was simply me dying day by day," White said.
However, this conviction was overturned upon the first appeal by a unanimous court decision on the ruling of an unfair trial. The court declared White remanded for pursuit, and continued to carry the label "accused murderer" for three years as his trial continued to be delayed against all requests by his court-appointed lawyer.
In March of 1992, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered a lower court to grant White his right to a speedy trial within 30 days. Although, as the trial date approached, previously unavailable witnesses and evidence were brought to light including an eye-witness who had reported and described a man leaving the crime on the night of the shooting who matched the description White had given.
Upon talking with the District Attorney, a request for dismissal was drafted and a judged ordered the charges be dismissed with prejudice on April 8, 1992, there-by acquitting White and saving him from further pursuit. "What had started with a bang, ended with a whimper," White said to describe the finality of his experience.
White said that prior to his court battles he had given little thought to the Death Penalty or where he stood on the matter. However, after his own experience, for many years he wanted to believe the Death Penalty was one way to serve justice. "Before that night (the robbery) I didn't know what hate was. I thought I did. I wanted the man who killed my wife found and dead."
By 1993 White had rethought his new-found stance on the Death Penalty and began to speak publicly on his encounters with hopes to educate his fellow citizens to take a stance on the matter. White is firmly against the Death Penalty, however recognizes the need for each person to decide on the matter for themselves.
Kristi Foster, Chaplain for Rocky Mountain College, is working with the Montana Association of Churches, one of four groups which make-up the Montana Abolition Coalition, is working to bring White to the students.
Foster says she is "most looking forward to providing students with the opportunity to ask questions and enrich whatever position they currently have on the Death Penalty. No matter what our convictions, I believe it is difficult for us to truly understand an issue if we have not examined it from the perspective of a person who has experienced the impact of policy."
The public is invited to this event and encouraged to ask questions. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information on the Montana Abolition Coalition's efforts, visit mtabolitionco.org. Other organizations involved included Montana Association of Churches, American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, and Montana Catholic Conference.
For further information on or questions about this event, contact Kristi Foster at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In 1968, Warner Brothers Records advertised that they "lost $35,509.50 on the 'Album of the Year,' (dammit)." Van Dyke Parks' ambitious "Song Cycle" was then offered for a penny by the company to show an interest in the public's opportunity to hear some of the great new music they were putting out, later crystallized by the Warner "Loss Leader" double album series, showing off the good taste they were bringing to the world (Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and many other great signings by the label were featured).
In the mix, "Song Cycle" got lost in the shuffle, basically more of an audio film tapestry than the generalized "Rock" albums that were selling in 1968. You know the type, lots of long guitar solos (Warner Brothers artist the Grateful Dead, for example) and spooky themes. Cool, fine and dandy, but Columbia experienced a similar studio-music sales failure with Curt Boetcher's production of The Millennium. A great lot was put into this, and "Song Cycle," with the LPs completely missing the late '60s hippie market.
But wait; a whole new generation of counter-culture rose during the '90s, and after a brief interruption, came back tenfold during the second half of the 2000s. (That, perhaps, would be two different "generations"). These clever bunches of audience seem less inclined to worship "the boogie" and seem to really go for the clever chord change instead. And this is how a "Song Cycle" gets new life. Today, Van Dyke Parks has made great records with both Inara George and Joanna Newsom, and Richard Henderson has released a book about "Song Cycle" on Continuum's "33 1/3" series. Perhaps now is the best time, if you have not already gone for Van Dyke Parks' solo opus after recording with Brian Wilson the lost Beach Boys' album "Smile"... to fully delve into "Song Cycle" the album... and the book.


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How many same-sex marriages in the U.S.? At least 71,165, probably more
Today, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act's key section, which prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriages and denied same-sex couples who were married under state law a panoply of federal benefits — from favorable tax treatment to the ability to be buried together in veterans' cemeteries — that are available to […]
On Stonewall anniversary, a reminder of how much public opinion has changed
As the Supreme Court issued a key legal victory to same-sex marriage supporters today with its ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, it's worth looking back to an event that sparked a new discussion of homosexual issues – the Stonewall riots that occurred in New York City this week in 1969.
Supreme Court's DOMA ruling comes as majority now supports same-sex marriage
Email Sign Up Receive our weekly newsletter featuring new analysis on politics, social trends, religion, the media and more. Sign Up Now The Supreme Court today struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), saying in a 5-4 ruling that the federal government can't disparage marriages recognized by the states. The Court also declined […]
As Texas considers new abortion restrictions, polls show complex debate
Abortion opponents in the Texas state legislature have been busy this week trying to pass a bill aimed at banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The proposal, which passed the House on Monday, is now facing a Democratic filibuster in the state Senate. If the Senate approves it before the end of the legislative session at midnight and Republican Gov. Rick Perry (as promised) signs it, Texas would become the 13th state in recent years to enact such a restriction.
How LGBT adults see society and how the public sees them
Two Pew Research Center surveys — one of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults and the other of the American public — found a common thread: that society as a whole has become more accepting of gays and lesbians.
Fewer Americans have negative views of more gays raising children
Currently, 35% of Americans say the increase in gay and lesbian couples raising children is a bad thing, a decline from recent years.
Ahead of same-sex marriage decisions, what you need to know
The Supreme Court is expected to rule imminently on two laws seeking to block same-sex marriage — the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. Here's a summary of major findings related to the issue.
For religious LGBT adults, more commitment sometimes brings more conflict
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults are generally less religious than U.S. society as a whole, a recent Pew Research Center survey found. About half (51%) declare any religious affiliation at all, versus close to eight-in-ten U.S. adults; about a fifth (17%) are both religiously affiliated and say religion is very important in their lives, […]
Latinos' changing views of same-sex marriage
Latinos' views of same-sex marriage have changed dramatically in recent years. In 2012 for the first time, more Latinos said they favored same-sex marriage than opposed it (52% versus 34%) according to Pew Hispanic Center surveys.
LGBT voices that shaped our study
Before we launched our first major effort to capture the views and opinions of LGBT adults for our series 'LGBT in Changing Times,' we convened a focus group to help inform our approach. In March 2013, we assembled 12 LGBT adults from the Washington, D.C. area: five gay men, three transgender adults, two bisexual men […]


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As Jose glares at Katie, everyone says, "That's sweet"
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