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Our Cars--Uncle Bob's Thunderbird
A few weeks ago I discovered a marvelous piece of music I'd never heard before: "Silver Thunderbird" by Marc Cohn.
As you might have guessed from the title, "Silver Thunderbird" is a ballad about an old car. Actually, it's much more than a ballad. It could be the theme music to Car Lust: The Movie. It's as good an example of the love of automobiles set to music as anyone could ever write. If Marc Cohn had e-mailed the lyrics to Chris Hafner during Our Cars Week, Chris would have run it as a guest post.
Don't gimme no Buick
Son you must take my word
If there's a God up in heaven
He's got a silver Thunderbird...
At first I was not completely paying attention, and I heard those last two lines as "Uncle Bob's up in heaven/He's got a silver Thunderbird"--which was a little spooky because my Uncle Bob, who died about twenty years ago, not only drove a T-Bird, he collected them. In fact, he even gave me one.
Uncle Bob worked as a metallurgist for one of the steel mills, which meant that he made good money and bought new cars every couple or three years. Uncle Bob was not a particularly flamboyant person, but like many in the steel mill crowd he drove relatively flashy cars. When I was two or three years old--this would have been either late '63 or early '64--Uncle Bob bought himself a new Ford Thunderbird.
...You can keep your Eldorados
And the foreign car's absurd
Me I wanna go down
In a silver Thunderbird
The T-Bird defined what eventually became the personal luxury market segment. The original two-seater might have seemed at first blush to be Ford's answer to the Corvette, but the resemblance was superficial. While the early 'Vette was a single-minded sports car, the T-Bird was less about getting there faster and more about arriving in style. The heavily-decorated "Square Bird," introduced in 1958, completed the personal luxury formula by adding a back seat. The third-generation "Bullet Birds" toned down the chrome a notch and went for a more restrained mid-century look, but they were still very much on the flashy side.
The fourth-generation 'Bird, introduced in 1964, is known among fans as the "Flair Bird" or the "Jet Bird." Either nickname is appropriate. It was a baroque spaceship with bias-ply tires, the car Flash Gordon used for a daily driver after he retired from space flight and went to work as a life insurance salesman for Mongo Mutual. The stylists started with the jet-like "Bullet Bird" body, adding strong horizontal character lines, wide tail lights in chrome bezels that looked like squared-off jet exhausts, and a longitudinal recess in the middle of the decklid that carried the lines of the tail lights up to the rear window and echoed the fake hood scoop up front. Inside were bucket seats and a dashboard made to look like an airplane cockpit.
Under the hood was a 300-horsepower V-8, but because the T-Bird was rather heavy for its size, straight-line performance was only fair to middling. The suspension was tuned for a soft ride, and the power steering for low effort, so this was probably not your first choice for outrunning Ming the Merciless on the twisty back roads of Arboria. On the other hand, it was just the thing for picking up Dale Arden for cocktails and a night of dancing.
When Uncle Bob got his Flair Bird, that's when I got mine. Uncle Bob got two plastic promotional models from the Ford dealership which he gave to me. These "promos" were highly detailed pre-assembled 1:25 scale models, with rubber tires (with raised lettering and white sidewalls!) and window cranks and speedometers with digits and needles. One was a Galaxie 500 hardtop in sea-foam green, which was cool enough, I suppose. The other car was a burgundy Flair Bird, and it was my favorite. I drove them both around the hardwood floors enough to turn over their little plastic odometers, but mostly I just liked to look at the T-Bird. All the cars were going to look like this when I grew up, I just knew it. It had a hood scoop and a cockpit!
While I remember my toy Flair Bird quite vividly, I don't have a whole lot of memories of Uncle Bob's full-sized 'Bird. I don't think I ever rode in it, just saw it in the driveway when he came to visit. Eventually he got another car, and others after that. As for the Flair Bird itself, Ford replaced it at the end of its intended three-year run. The fifth-generation "Glamor Bird" or "Big Bird" had hidden headlamps and styling that was more Matt Jeffries than Flash Gordon. The Glamor Bird even came in a sedan version with suicide doors.
Down the road in the rain and snow
The man and his machine would go
Oh the secrets that old car would know...
Many years later, I learned that Uncle Bob was more of a pistonhead than I'd realized--he had a collection of several Flair Birds. I never saw the collection, and I don't know if they were disposed of before he died or as part of his estate.
I also don't know that the theologians have ever figured out if motor vehicles are permitted on the Streets of Gold, but I tend to believe they are. If that's the case, I'm pretty certain of what Uncle Bob is driving now.
The white Flair Bird at the top of the page was captured on a Dutch street by one of the bloggers at Cars of Coolhaven. The burgundy promo model came from PromoCars.org. The other photos are from John's Old Car and Truck Pictures.
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I am totally used to running a Debian system for my lighttpd server and MySQL. Would there be any benefits to running an Ubuntu 10.04 web and mysql server vs my Debian 5 web server any mysql servers? (I have two servers, one running http and the other running db._
My personal preference is Debian. The comparision is between Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS, I presume. Ubuntu has a somewhat more formalized way (organised by the distro) to get commercial support.
Another consideration is the kernel version you'll be getting (stuck with).
Note that Debian is at the time of writing in the final stages of a new release (which you can pre-opt into today by installing squeeze -- also note that those final stages carry no deadline and may drag on).
Second note: shouldn't we be calling it Debian/Linux by now, the freebsd kernel thing is comming along quite nicely.
For the Ubuntu user perspective see http://ubuntu.stackexchange.com/questions/1471/is-it-better-to-use-debian-then-ubuntu-server-in-production.
Spoiler, it doesn't make much difference.
I would say if you run Debian stick to Debian.
If you wanted to pay for support you have the option to run Ubuntu and pay Canonical but if you are a Debian SysAdmin you probably don't want this.
Or you might need UbuntuOne - :).
For my perspective I run a few Ubuntu servers and they have been fine and I have not found fault with the stability.

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If the kids brought a wrapped gift or item of clothing to donate, their photo with Santa is free.
"It's our way to encourage people to give back to the community," said organizers of the event.
Starting at noon, there was a line of kids with smiles on waiting for their turn to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.
"My daughter's eyes got so big when she saw him," said Theresa Richman, of her daughter, Lydia. "All she wanted was to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas. She refused to tell me. I know this made her day."
When Theresa asked Lydia what she asked Santa for, she still didn't tell her - "It won't come true if I tell," she told her mom.
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The second half saw Miami come out fast, and close the gap to within 3, with most of the 4th quarter left.
But, alas, they once again pull defeat from the jaws of victory. It was all downhill from there, with some horrendous performances by most of the Dolphins players.
Ay caramba!
And what's up with Braylon Edwards looking like the guy Miami probably should have taken instead of Ronnie Brown, anyway?
...and for the second time in 3 weeks, Joey Porter talks tough, but doesn't follow through. Maybe Winslow was right, and Porter just needs a hug!
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How the Rockefeller Fund Killed Keystone
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Earlier this month the Canadian news channel Sun News uncovered a PowerPoint presentation by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund that lays bare its strategy of funding a host of environmental groups to thwart the Keystone XL pipeline as well as other development projects that the fund considered a "globally significant threat." According to investigative reporter Lachlan Markay, the 2008 presentation "describes the allocation of $7 million to environmental non-profits for tactics that include the use of the legislative and legal systems to delay or derail energy production in the United States and Canada, and to 'raise the costs' of energy in both nations." The Daily Caller reports that the 2008 strategy session also featured presentations from Rockefeller Brothers Fund program officer Michael Northrop as well as the representatives of several environmental groups, among them Corporate Ethics International, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Pembina Institute, a Canadian activist group. Together, these groups would emerge at the forefront of an alarmist scare-campaign that ultimately led to Keystone's cancellation.
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Are there any differences among the following:
- Are you using this room tomorrow?
- Will you be using this room tomorrow?
- Will you use this room tomorrow?
1 and 3 seem to be asking someone's intention to use the room, while 2 has nothing to do with someone's intention or will.
It is simply asking if the room has been booked for the person being asked, isn't it?


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List Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson on the list of people who are now publicly saying that the Sacramento Kings will likely be playing their home games at the Honda Center in Anaheim next season.
NBA.com writer Scott Howard-Cooper tweeted that Johnson told reporters Thursday that it's "more likely" the Kings will be in Anaheim, not Sacramento, next season.
Johnson met Wednesday night with Kings' owners Joe and Gavin Maloof prior to Sacramento's game with Portland.
Howard-Cooper speculated that Johnson's statement is a strong one considering he's been out of the loop in terms of the team's plans prior to Wednesday's meeting.
After selling out Monday night's game with the Clippers as part of a rally to keep the team in town, the Kings drew more than 5,000 less fans for Wednesday's home game.
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Reports of even more spying by the US on Germany send ties between the allies to their lowest level since the Iraq War in 2003.
06:01, UK, Wednesday 24 June 2015
Amanda Walker
US Correspondent
In the months after Edward Snowden's revelations it was reported that a "no spying" deal between Germany and the US collapsed because America refused to call a complete halt to its eavesdropping ways.
The allegation that this latest row is about the US spying on Germany's own investigation into Snowden's initial claims bolsters that theory.
It could explain why Germany is so outraged and it blasts the Obama administration's assurances that it would amend its espionage tactics.
Germany's opposition to the Iraq war in 2003 was a low point in US relations, but this latest controversy is eclipsing it.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's efforts over the last decade to build a stronger relationship are now being severely tested.
For months Germany has been seeking clarity from the US on its surveillance of the country and its leaders.
Clearly that hasn't come.
Instead there may have been even more spying, which is why Germany has made its most outward expression of anger yet.
Chancellor Merkel - left to wrestle with the knowledge that her own phone was listened to by the US - says the two countries have better things to do than "waste energy spying".
Her Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schauble, was a little more scathing, saying: "With so much stupidity, you can only weep."
As is the norm, the US won't comment on intelligence issues, but behind the scenes diplomatic channels will undoubtedly be buzzing.
Germany has to express criticism without jeopardising its valuable relationship - while the US has to convey regret without surrendering its intelligence tactics.
Falling out isn't in either's interests, but with each revelation, staying friends becomes all the more challenging.
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A few days ago comcept USA announced a Kickstarter project for Mighty No. 9 — a spiritual successor to Capcom's Mega Man series — and it has been receiving a lot of attention from funders, press and even other development studios since then it would seem.
The project has already reached its minimum $900,000 goal, despite only going live on Sunday. If the comcept USA team reaches its stretch goal of $2,500,000, it will also develop Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. The Kickstarter page doesn't make any reference to a 3DS version, however, it could very well now be a possibility thanks to Jools Watsham of Renegade Kid. He reached out to the comcept USA team on Twitter earlier this evening, offering to help create a 3DS version of the game. The response that Watsham got back sounded rather promising:
@JoolsWatsham Wow, thanks very much for reaching out -- I will make sure this info gets to the team!— Mighty No. 9 (@MightyNo9) September 2, 2013
With 29 days left and over $1,000,000 already in the bank, it's looking very good for Mighty No. 9, which could quite feasibly reach its upper stretch goal during that time.
Would you like to see a 3DS version of Mighty No. 9 co-developed by Renegade Kid? Leave a comment to share your thoughts on a potential portable version.
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In these tough economic times, many menopausal women who would choose to retire from the workforce if they had their druthers must keep working to maintain their standard of living. In addition to the income, a new study has found that women who continue to be employed after menopause have a significantly less risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. The findings were published by Korean researchers in the March edition of the journal Menopause.
The metabolic syndrome comprises a group of risk factors that raises one's risk for cardiovascular disease (i.e., heart attack and stroke) as well as other health problems such as diabetes. The study authors conducted a study to access the association between employment status and metabolic syndrome in adult Korean women; both premenopausal and postmenopausal women were evaluated.
The study group comprised 5,256 Korean women (3,141 premenopausal women and 2,115 postmenopausal women) who were enrolled in the 2007-2009 Korean National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey. Based on a self-reported questionnaire, the women were divided into three groups depending upon employment status: unemployed, employed part time, and employed full time. A modified Asian criterion based on a standardized definition of metabolic syndrome was adopted. The data was subjected to statistical analysis.
The investigators found that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the premenopausal women was 14.5% in the unemployed group, 11.8% in the part-time group, and 12.7% in the full-time employment group were 14.5%, 11.8%, and 12.7%. In the postmenopausal women, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 54.9% in the unemployed group, 44.0% in the part-time employment group, and 41.8% in the full-time employment group. Compared with the unemployed group, the decreased risk of metabolic syndrome in premenopausal women was0.79 for the part-time employment group and 0.80 for the full-time employment group. Compared with the unemployed group, the decreased risk of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women was 0.67 for the part-time employment group and 0.66 for the full-time employment group. These results were found after adjusting for factors such as age, inflammatory marker, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle factors.
The authors concluded that employment appears to be significantly related to a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women, but not in premenopausal women. However, they cautioned that the study may not have had adequate statistical power to detect relations in premenopausal women. They recommended that further research should be conducted to clarify the menopause-specific relationship between employment status and metabolic syndrome risk.
The term "metabolic" refers to the biochemical processes involved in the body's normal functioning. Risk factors are traits, conditions, or habits that increase your chance of developing a disease. The five conditions described below are metabolic risk factors. One may have any one of these risk factors by itself; however, they tend to occur together. One must have at least three metabolic risk factors to be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
- A big belly: This also is called abdominal obesity or "having an apple shape." Excess fat in the stomach area is a greater risk factor for heart disease than excess fat in other parts of the body, such as on the hips.
- A high triglyceride level (or you are taking medicine to treat high triglycerides): Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood.
- A low HDL cholesterol level (or you are taking medicine to treat low HDL cholesterol): HDL is sometimes termed "good" cholesterol. This is because it helps remove cholesterol from your arteries. A low HDL cholesterol level raises your risk for heart disease.
- High blood pressure (or you are taking medicine to treat high blood pressure): High blood pressure can damage your heart and lead to plaque buildup.
- High fasting blood sugar (or you are taking medicine to treat high blood sugar). Mildly high blood sugar may be an early sign of diabetes.
Your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke increases with the number of metabolic risk factors you have. In general, a person who has metabolic syndrome is twice as likely to develop heart disease and five times as likely to develop diabetes as someone who does not have metabolic syndrome. In addition to those described above, other risk factors can also increase your risk for heart disease. For example, a high LDL cholesterol level and smoking are major risk factors for heart disease, but they are not part of metabolic syndrome.
Having even one risk factor raises your risk for heart disease. You should try to control every risk factor you can to reduce your risk. The risk of having metabolic syndrome is closely related to overweight and obesity and a lack of physical activity. Insulin resistance also may increase your risk for metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body cannot use its insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that helps move blood sugar into cells where it is used for energy. Insulin resistance can lead to high blood sugar levels, and it's closely linked to overweight and obesity.
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Gardner, Jeff
Gardner, Jeff, piano, keyboards and composition; b. New York City, 23 October 1953. His ancestors were Jews from Lithuania and the Ukraine and a great-aunt still lives in St. Petersburg. He grew up on the ocean side of Westchester County. His mother was trained as a piano teacher and was interested in jazz. His father was an amateur violinist, folk guitarist and singer. Both of them sang in a madrigals group that met at their house. He began playing classical piano at the age of five or six. He played his first gig at 12. His studies include: classical piano with Ruth Schontal and Ivan Tcherepnin, jazz piano with Hall Overton, Jaki Byard, John Lewis, Don Friedman, and Charlie Banacos.
He moved to Paris in 1977 or '78 to study classical harmony with Nadia Boulanger, and decided to stay, with trips to Cuba, Madagascar, North Africa, and especially Brazil, where he first played at the Monterey Jazz Festival in Rio in 1980, with Clark Terry and Slide Hampton. He spent all of 1981 in Brazil and visited about once a year since. He has performed in Brasil with Wayne Shorter, Hermeto Pascoal, Paulo Moura, Dori Caymmi, Pat Metheny, Helen Merrill, Paulo "Mou" Brasil, Mauricio Einhorn, and Helio Delmiro.
He has played solo concerts for French radio and television and led trios including J.F. Jenny-Clark, Andy McKee, Nene, and Barry Altschul. A highlight of his European career was the piano quartet with Martial Solal, Jaki Byard, and Paul Bley at Le Havre in 1984. He has worked on occasion with Algerian bassist Yousef Boukella since 1984 and added Gnawa (Morrocan ritual) singing to his music. In 1992 he met guitarist Nelson Veras in Paris and asked him to join his group. He toured France in 1995 with Rick Margitza. In 1996, he backed Brazilian singer Lisa Ono on a three-week tour of the three Blue Note clubs in Japan, in Tokyo, Fukuoka and Osaka. In June 1997 he played in Belgium and at the "Jazz a la Plantation" festival in Basse-Pointe, Martinique. He returned to N.Y.C. in July 1997. He has since toured Europe with Rick Margitza and on his own. In 1996 or '97 he took a ten-day workshop in Canada with Chucho Valdes to study Cuban piano.
Other artists with whom he has toured and recorded include Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Steve Lacy, Gary Peacock, Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, and David Friesen. He formed the duo "Blind Data" with radio drum player Andrew Schloss. They performed a mix of jazz and new music at the IRCAM in Paris, the Center for Art and Mediatechnology in Germany, as well as in the US. He has also performed classical-jazz fusion with soprano S'Ange Susan Belling. He has also toured extensively with the young Brazilian guitar virtuoso, Nelson Veras (who joined Jeff's band at age 14!). In 1999, Jeff wrote and performed in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil, his first concerto for piano and orchestra, "Voltas". In fall 2001 he led a trio including Diego Valdes and Anthony Pinciotti on a State Department supported tour of Colombia, the last concert including a guest appearance by sax player Antonio Arnedo. Jeff Gardner is active in jazz education, giving master classes in many countries. He currently teaches at New York University.
Spirit Call (1984); Continuum (with Eddie Gomez and Billy Hart) (1990); Alchemy (with Gary Peacock) (1991); Bop Top (1992); California Daydream (1992); Sky Dance (1992); Second Home (1994); Noches Habaneras (1998); The Music of Chance (1999); Street Angeles (2001); Grace (with David Friesen) (2002); Abracos (2003); Jazz Preludes (2003)
As sideperson:
Dori Caymmi (1982); Steve Lacy Group: Futurities (1986); Lisa Ono: Serenata Carioca (1992); Norma Winstone and Mona Larsen: Freedom Jazz Dance; Rick Margitza: Game of Chance (1997); Jeff Gardner also produced and played keyboards on the Paulo Brasil CD, Esperanca (1992)
Works by Gardner:
JAZZ PIANO: CREATIVE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES (Editions H. Lemoine, Paris, 1997, 500 pages and CD
JAZZ TRANSCRIPTION (co author with Niels Lan Doky) (Advance Music)
Keyboard Magazine - Brazilian Piano Master class Parts 1 & 2
JAZZ PRELUDES (VOL. 1) 1999 (Terramar Music) Piano sheet music, JAZZ PRELUDES (complete) in preparation
About Gardner:
Interview with Jeff Gardner by Jacques van Opstal with the assistance of Frederic Conan, May 8, 1997, Le Jazz (online magazine, now defunct)
Contact information:
tel (NYC) 1-718-832-3511
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How will we know when women reach critical mass? The obvious answer: when they hold 50 percent of political offices. But big change can happen short of that. The more women there are in office, the more mentors there are available to coach and inspire newcomers, and the more voters can get comfortable with the image of a woman in charge. It's no coincidence that states like Maine and Kansas have women in prominent positions now — they were among the first to elect women.
When she was 18, Maine's Collins, on a youth trip to Washington, D.C., met Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Like many pioneering women in Congress, Smith succeeded her late husband, filling his seat in 1940. But the former schoolteacher went on to serve four terms in the House and become the first woman elected to the Senate in her own right.
The day young Collins visited, Smith invited the student into her private office for a two-hour chat. Collins remembers that Smith talked about standing tall for your beliefs and gave her a copy of her famous "Declaration of Conscience" speech against McCarthyism. When Collins emerged, she remembered thinking, women can do anything.
One on one, women in politics inspire other women every day. The activist and support groups just want to accelerate and build on that natural process. Primavera, one of the White House Project's success stories, recently brought to work with her a dozen Colorado women who were curious to see her in action. They sat in on a policy meeting and watched Primavera present a bill on the floor.
In her first year in office, she sponsored 13 measures, not the usual three bills recommended for freshmen. Eleven passed, including one that requires health insurance companies to pay for the vaccine that helps prevent cervical cancer.
"When I'm in my house with the kids, walking around in my fuzzy slippers," Primavera says, "I just feel like me, Joe-Ann Citizen." But these women saw Primavera in her new element: striding through the marble halls of the gold-domed statehouse. That's the kind of image that should inspire dreams, ambitions — and candidacies.
Resources for Women in Politics
Ready to run or know someone who should? Start here.
The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Nonpartisan. Sponsors Ready to Run workshops and sessions tailored for Latina, African-American, and Asian women. (732-932-9384)
Emily's List
Democratic, pro-choice. Runs Political Opportunity Program for aspiring women candidates or campaign operatives. Offers financial and tactical support for endorsed candidates. (202-326-1400)
The White House Project
Nonpartisan. Promotes women in politics and other fields. Trains candidates; offers national security workshops. (212-261-4400)
The WISH List
Republican, pro-choice. Offers financial support to endorsed candidates. Recruits and trains women at all levels of government. (800-756-9474)
Women's Campaign Forum
Nonpartisan, pro-choice. Sponsors sheshouldrun.org recruiting drive. Offers conference-call and one-on-one briefings with experienced politicians. Funds endorsed candidates early in their careers. (202-393-8164)
Susan B. Anthony List
Nonpartisan, anti-abortion. Supports female anti-abortion candidates for Congress. (703-875-3370)
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Oh and I tried to ask the nurse my questions and she said she wasn't familiar with the tests.
Can you talk to your peditrician without making an appointment?
Yep.. I just call & ask to have the Dr & or his Nurse call me back.. & they do within 4hours.
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McKINNON, Agnes Amelia ''Toody'' (nķe BIGELOW) -- Died peacefully in her sleep at Central Park Lodge, Toronto, on Monday. November 18, 2002. Predeceased by her beloved husband Keith, her sister Mary GRANT and infant brother Jack BIGELOW. Loving and much loved mother of Jane, Gail and her husband John MacNAUGHTON, Ann and her husband Thomas KNIGHT. Dear Nana of Nicole McKINNON, Matthew and Adeline MacNAUGHTON, Jeremy KNIGHT and his fiancée Jerri ROBINSON, Kim Knight BOUND and her husband Jeff. She will be remembered with great affection by her brothers Dr. Bill BIGELOW of Toronto and Dr. Dan BIGELOW and his wife Sonia of Winnipeg, her sisters-in-law Eleanor McKINNON and Jean JOHNSON of Regina, her devoted caregiver Amelo RANARA, and her many nieces, nephews and Friends. Toody gave generously of her time to her family, Friends and community. She was a longtime volunteer with the Art Gallery of Ontario and a faithful and active member of Rosedale United Church. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff and caregivers of Central Park Lodge on Spadina Road. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (South of Eglinton Avenue East), from 5: 30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 21. The funeral service will be held at Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Drive (at Glen Road), Toronto on Friday, November 22 at 2: 00 p.m. For those who wish, the family would appreciate donations to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, 2323 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto M4P 2C9, or a charity of your choice.
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RANKIN, Belle (nķe CAMPBELL) -- At the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, on Thursday, November 14, 2002; in her 97th year. Belle RANKIN of Toronto, loving aunt of Robert and Joyce CAMPBELL of Orillia, Peter and Elsie CAMPBELL of Oakville, Catherine and husband Gary SEYMOUR of Peterborough. Predeceased by her brothers Jack, George, Sandy and Jim, and her sisters Jean, Bessie and Nellie. Cremation has taken place. Interment of cremated remains will be held at St. Andrew's St. James' Cemetery, Orillia. If desired, memorial donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Doolittle-Carson Funeral Home, 54 Coldwater St. E., Orillia. A Memorial Tree will be planted in Algonquin Park by the Doolittle-Carson Funeral Home.
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RANKIN, John Carlton -- (Retired Architect, Life Member M.R.A.I.C. and World War 2 Naval Veteran). Suddenly on Monday, December 16, 2002 at Toronto General Hospital, in his 81st year. John, beloved husband of Beverly. Loved father of Adrienne HARDMAN (John), Carl, Stephen (Connie) and Kerri PEBERDY (Neil). Dear grandfather of Mitchell and Mason PEBERDY. Predeceased by his brother William Kerr RANKIN and sister Joyce Anne CUMINGS. Dear uncle of Susan CUMINGS and William Andrew LITTLE. John was a resident of both Oakville and Go Home Bay. He was a devoted member of both communities for many years. Among his many endeavours were Oakville Hydro Commission, Oakville Site Plan and Planning Board, Oakville Ratepayers Association, Oakville Boy Scouts, Honey Harbour Boat Club, Naval Club of Toronto, Architectural Advisory Committee for Glen Abbey Development and Ontario Municipal Electrical Association. Visitation at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. W., Oakville from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service at Saint John's United Church, 262 Randall Street, Oakville, 1 p.m. Friday. Interment Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to a charity of their choice.
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THORNTON, Betty (nķe RANKIN) -- At her home, surrounded by her family, and after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer, Betty peacefully passed away. Beloved wife of Charlie. Ever loving mother to Wendy and her husband Tom STAIRS, Nancy and her husband Stuart LAWRENCE, Penny and her husband Joe WYGER, and Paul and his wife Debbie SWIDINSKY. Cherished grandmother to Erin, Brittany, Heather, Kaelcey, Rachael, Christopher, Michael, and David. She will be sadly missed by all. The family will receive Friends at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village), 905-428-8488, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday. The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 11 a.m. Interment in Pine Hills Cemetery. Should family and Friends so desire, donations to the Uxbridge Collage Hospital would be greatly appreciated.
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RANKIN, William ''Bill'' -- Peacefully on Christmas Eve at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of the late Minnie (nķe McDOWELL.) Loving father of Bill and his wife Ann and Robert and his wife Lynda. Devoted grandfather of Rob, Kathleen, Kim and Jamie. Great-grandfather of Travis, Christine, Ryan, David, Andrew and Liam. Also missed by many relatives and Friends in Canada, Northern Ireland, and Cyprus. Friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home Chapel, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville, 905-844-3221 on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held in the Ward Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 11 a.m. Interment to take place at Glendale Memorial Gardens (Hwy. 27 and Albion Rd., Etobicoke). Reception to follow.
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BRUCE, Olive -- At Brampton Hospital on Sunday, December 29, 2002 in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late John BUDD and the late Victor BRUCE. Loving mother of Larry and his wife Patricia. Proud and loving grandmother of Kim RANKIN and Kelly THERIAULT and great-grandmother of Jillian, Eric and Matthew. Sadly missed by her sister Lillian BERRY. Friends may call at the Ward Funeral Home ''Brampton Chapel'', 52 Main St. S. (Hwy. 10), Brampton from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. Complete service in the chapel on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment Brampton Cemetery.
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One of the main inspirations behind our November catalog was the work of Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen, whose gorgeous imagery has accompanied many of the fairy tales featured in our book. (…) Read more
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Artwork We Love: Alexander Korzer-Robinson's Cut Book ConstructionsNov 10, 2012
I'm completely blown away by these cut book constructions by artist Alexander Korzer-Robinson, who carefully and strategically cuts vintage books to leave behind only certain images, resulting in these amazing 3D art prints. (…) Read more
Artwork We Love: Illustrations By Angela DalingerNov 03, 2012
I can't get enough of these sweet illustrations by German artist Angela Dalinger. The attention to detail is amazing for such small subject matter, and the composition, arranged like little collections on paper, makes them even more interesting. (…) Read more
Artwork We Love: Kris Tate's Psychedelic PrintsOct 20, 2012
I first came across artist Kris Tate's amazing prints on Pinterest and fell hard for her mix of nature and vintage imagery with illustration, bold, colorful patterns and neon squiggly lines on top. (…) Read more
Art Crush: Kristen HassenfeldSep 29, 2012
When I first came across Kristen Hassenfeld's installations they took my breath away – they are so delicate and intricate, and appear like dripping chandeliers of crystal and diamonds. She creates them using paper and mixed media, sometimes even incorporating unexpected materials like pipe cleaners. I would love to see them in person! (…) Read more
Artwork We Love: Leslie David's Colorful WorldSep 15, 2012
Leslie David is a graphic designer, art director and illustrator based in Paris whose work I recently came across and fell in love with. (…) Read more
Eye Candy: Illustrations By Luci EverettAug 31, 2012
Don't you love it when you find an artist whose work is so perfectly in tune with your personal aesthetic? When I discovered Luci Everett I saved literally every image on her Tumblr in my inspiration folder. I absolutely love the delicacy of her work and incorporation of nature, and the way she formats her (…) Read more
Artwork We Love: Prints By Teagan WhiteAug 25, 2012
I first heard about artist Teagan White a while back when one of my coworkers had the print below hanging at her desk. I was just recently checking out her page on Society6 and was so inspired by her beautiful work. I love the incorporation of nature in all aspects of her work and the (…) Read more
In The Artist Studio with Stina PerssonJul 14, 2012
Step inside the studio of artist Stina Persson, who provided the gorgeous artwork featured in our July book alongside Karlie Kloss! (…) Read more
A Curious History Restlessly ShiftingMay 05, 2012
Alkahest is a series of paintings by artist Jonathan Saiz, who worked on the series while living on the island of Mykonos. I love the incorporation of classical as well as modern imagery — it feels like looking at a museum gallery through a prism. (…) Read more
Handmade HeartFeb 11, 2012
On Thursday February 16th our Brooklyn store is holding an event that will include an art exhibition and raffle with local artist Jennifer Contini! Jennifer does beautiful heart installation paintings, incorporating a multitude of mediums, so it felt appropriate to share some of her work today with the approach of Valentine's day! At the event, (…) Read more
Featured Artist: Bernadette Pascua of Decade DiaryJan 21, 2012
Decade Diary is an illustrated diary chronicling past, present interests and future perspectives of a decade lived in New York City, by Illustrator Bernadette Pascua. The second I discovered her site, I knew I had to feature her on the blog. She has a wonderful creative eye, and is a very talented illustrator and collage (…) Read more


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Was NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wrong to ban L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life for allegedly making racist remarks?
billgrr, who are the buddies you're providing cover for? You must have them...
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".....African-Americans watch the same news at night that ordinary Americans do."
President Clinton on Black Entertainment Television, November 2, 1994
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Here's a blast from the past...
"I'll have those (n-words) voting Democratic for the next 200 years."
Lyndon B. Johnson to two governors on Air Force One according Ronald Kessler's Book, "Inside The White House"
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(On Clarence Thomas)
"A handkerchief-head, chicken-and-biscuit-eating Uncle Tom."
Spike Lee
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"Republicans bring out Colin Powell and J.C. Watts because they have no program, no policy. They have no love and no joy. They'd rather take pictures with black children than feed them."
Donna Brazile, Al Gore's Campaign Manager for the 2000 election
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"Is you their black-haired answer-mammy who be smart? Does they like how you shine their shoes, Condoleezza? Or the way you wash and park the whitey's cars?"
Left-wing radio host Neil Rogers
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Yep, that someone is me.
"You cannot go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian Accent."
Senator Joe Biden
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Quote from 538 article...
"There hasn't been much of an overall increase or decrease in the index since (Pres.) Obama took office. On average, between the 2004 and 2006 editions of the surveys — the last two before Obama was either a president or a candidate — the index of negative racial attitudes stood at 22 percent for white Democrats and 26 percent for white Republicans. Those values are within the margin of error for those in the 2010 and 2012 surveys.
"If there's a discouraging trend, it's not so much that negative racial attitudes toward blacks have increased in these polls, but that they've failed to decrease under Obama, as they did so clearly for most of the past three decades."
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fivethirtyeight . com/features/are-white-republicans-more-racist-than-white-democrats/
Interesting data in this survey (4-30-14)
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billgrr, since you've said that others doing c/p's nauseate you, I just have to say...
your several c/p's are nauseating as well.
Now if we could trust billgrr to do equal time in examples of Democrat racist statements (which we can't) I hope somebody else will do the research and c/p their results here.
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"And a word of warning to progressive Democrats like myself.....We don't need to prove we're better because we don't discriminate. Just let others prove they're not because they do!"
This was a warning?
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I justa feel if you are a member of the Democrat Party, you cannot be a racist....no matter what you say.
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Oh Matty, are you providing cover again for your buddies?
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I didn't realize that "jury-rigged", a term used to describe an inprovised fix to something, was now a racist term. Seriously, BG? Really?
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JackAaah May-01-14 8:12 AM Agree | Disagree
"If only Donald Sterling would have stopped at our Free Lunch Counter Café in Hillsboro, and had some of our peas soup, he NEVER would have been spouting the things he did. Our peas soup helps ALL move forword..."
Your Hillsboro café needs to expand to the size of the Bismarck Civic Center.
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Todd Kincannon, former Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party, kicks off 2013 with a tweet about Trayvon Martin that is so offensive it cannot be printed here.
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Jennifer Olsen, chairwoman of the Yellowstone County Republicans and co-founder of the Montana Shrugged Tea Party group, shared an offensive and blatantly racist photo on her Facebook profile…
"Breaking News: The Secret Service just uncovered a plot to kidnap the President"
It shows a watermelon used as bait.
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At the 2013 Republican CPAC the topic was "Trump the Race Card: Are You Sick and Tired of Being Called a Racist and You Know You're Not One?"
K Carl Smith, the moderator of the CPAC session, calls himself a "Frederick Douglass Republican." While he was speaking, the following exchange took place. Smith, speaking of Frederick Douglass, said "When Douglass came through slavery … he [wrote] a letter to his former slave master and said: 'I forgive you for all the things you did to me'."
Republican Racist Scott Terry at CPAC
GOP Racist Scott Terry at CPAC From the floor, Scott Terry (Republican and self-proclaimed direct descendant of former confederate president Jefferson Davis) spoke up saying "For giving him shelter and food for all those years?"
Only at a Republican convention can a discussion of how the GOP really isn't racist turn into an exhibition of the party's racism.
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"I used to own — my father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 to 60 ******** to pick tomatoes,"
Republican Representative Don Young of Alaska
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Gile can be heard to say the county needed to hire an architect to design the improvements rather than "******-rigging it."
When asked what he said he replied:"Afro-Americanized,"
County Commisioner Jim Gile Republican–Saline County Kansas
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"They like the service they get, and they don't ask me—they might try to J ew me down on a price, that's fine. You know what? That's free market as well."
Oklahoma Republican House Majority Leader Dennis Johnson
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"No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites, but the prediction that new Hispanic immigrants will have low-IQ children and grandchildren is difficult to argue against."
Jason Richwine of the Conservative Heritage Foundation
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"The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations."
Jason Richwine of the Conservative Heritage Foundation
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"I want to tell you one more thing I know about the N egro,"
Registered Republican Cliven Bundy.
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South Texas businessman Chris Mapp, 53, told this editorial board that ranchers should be allowed to shoot on sight anyone illegally crossing the border on to their land, referred to such people as "********," and called the president a "socialist s.o.b"
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talking about how only 1% of the internet's population is made up of forum posters, the other 90% watches the activity from the sidelines. i've been thinking about it and it makes sense, whenever internet forums come up irl, everyone i've ever talked to say they only browse the boards, they never actually post on them. and those guests? they can't all be bots
if you think about it ascaris/justin, based on percentages, it's possible up to 2000 people (thats not a typo) have followed our adventures since they began


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While the action doesn't just occur in the board room, professional sports is as much of a business as the action that goes on other areas of the economy. It's early in 2014 and already the sports business world has heard of two important announcements that will have an interesting affect on how both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment groups will distribute their content to the masses. The UFC Fight Pass and WWE Network are two entries in an already interesting sports business development this year.
In essence, both of these platforms are very similar to one another. Those who subscribe to either the UFC Fight Pass or WWE Network will receive access to a number of benefits: archived content from past shows and events, original content such as documentaries and studio shows and live sports events as they occur.
The UFC Fight Pass will be the only way fight fans can watch the UFC Fight Night events such as that set for this coming Wednesday. The WWE, on the other hand, has gone above and beyond in what they are providing to subscribers. Fans will not only get access to weekly shows, but their monthly PPV events will also be a part of the subscription cost. Both outlets have the opportunity to be developed into powerful revenue streams by giving their consumers more reason to subscribe to their services.
While the UFC hasn't gone as far to give access to their PPV content through the UFC Fight Pass, that can eventually change. If the WWE sees positive results from their WWE Network, do not be surprised if the UFC follows the same path. The business model can greatly shake up the way television networks and distributors use their sports content.
For example, the WWE usually offers Pay-Per-View events at the cost of $44.95. Their biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania, has run upwards of $60 each year. The WWE receives half of that money from every consumer that purchases the event when it occurs. The other half goes through the outlet that distributed the show on PPV. With the WWE Network, Vince McMahon has found a to eliminate the middle man and receive all of the benefits from the event. If one consumer purchased every WWE PPV event in 12 months they would spend approximately $539.40 on special events. The company would receive half of that amount which equates to $269.70. If that same consumer elects to subscribe to the WWE Network the organization would receive $119.88 per year. If the company can convince those consumers who avoid the high costs of monthly PPVs to subscribe to the network then they will reap a large financial reward.
The millions of consumers that already purchase the monthly events will most likely matriculate over to the WWE Network. This platform is for the people that have the same amount of interest but do not have the ability to purchase events every month. DirectTV knows the implications of the platform and has already threatened to remove the WWE's event from their television services.
The UFC has the same issue with their current fan base as many individuals are upset that prices for monthly events are rising. The UFC continues to saturate their market with more fight cards however the biggest names are only available on the most expensive events. If 2014 PPV numbers continue to drop, then the UFC could benefit from moving their events over to their UFC Fight Pass. Enticing those who don't purchase or illegally stream their events to subscribe will bring in more overall revenue throughout the year.
The development of the UFC Fight Pass and WWE Networks are two important stories to watch for all of 2014. If the number of subscribers continues to climb then the results will be seen when both of these major sports organizations provide their consumers with even more content online. Larger revenue gains is their biggest reason to do so and one organization is already on the right track.


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The 2nd Annual Pacific Festival: The Dunes was held in Newport Beach over the weekend. Featuring performances by Miami Horror, Bag Raiders, Sam Sparro, Poolside, Holy Ghost! and many more. Partial proceeds of the music festival are donated to the Surfrider Foundation, benefitting environmental causes. What makes Pacific Festival stick out as a summer music festival are a few things:
1. It's still small so easy to navigate.
2. Literally held on the beach, where you can paddle board in the water, stay in your swim suit all day while drinking and and dancing.
3. It's SoCal, the weather is divine and so is the crowd.
4. Artists are a blend of electronic/ indie bands with DJ's producing an upbeat crowd with upbeat sounds.
5. They give back. I know. I know. We mentioned it earlier and in our previous Q&A with the Pacific Festival team but donating $1 of every ticket sold helps and there's nothing better than that.
We spoke to a long time advocate for the Surfrider Foundation and this is what he had to say. " My experience with Surfrider is that they have a great cause and one of the most difficult battles. Human behaviors of pollution and abuse to the ocean and land has to be recreated in such a way that we all radically alter our relationship with Earth. Surfrider is one if many organizations pushing that cause to the people of Earth."
Overall we had a blast and took some great shots. For more photos look at the links below and stay tuned for next year's Pacific Festival, I know we will!
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The trial of an Army private accused of shooting at his comrades during morning exercise at Fort Campbell has been postponed.
The trial was scheduled to begin today (Monday) after a judge ruled this month that Private Nicholas Mikel showed no signs of mental illness in a psychological evaluation.
The court martial was postponed until April 19th.
He faces three counts of attempted murder for shooting into a physical training formation at the Army post last October with a nonmilitary issue handgun. No one was hurt.
Military attorneys have said they are working through details of a plea agreement.
Mikel faces 23 assault-related charges, and one count each of attempted rape, larceny and failing to register a deadly weapon.


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In a South Carolina Target, a 9-mm handgun that was loaded with eight bullets was found in the toy section. The weapon was discovered on top of a Playskool box. Locals who visit this Target believe that the gun was left on purpose in the hopes that a tragedy would occur.
Target shopper, Kennedy McClain commented on the situation saying, "I don't think someone would accidentally drop off a gun. I think he purposely left it there for a child to pick up and think, 'Oh it's a toy gun', and accidentally point it at somebody and it goes off."
The handgun was discovered by a store employee who then reported it to the Myrtle Beach Police department. The worker informed police authorities that on the evening of the May 30 incident, a suspicious male was seen loitering in the aisles.
Target PR specialist Evan Lapiska spoke with local station WMBF and said that they couldn't reveal specific details "because this matter is under active investigation. We take these matters very seriously and we are partnering with local law enforcement on this incident. The safety and security of our team members and guests is a top priority for Target."
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective H. Jones at 843-918-1911.
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The HTC One V is a mid-range Android smartphone with the new HTC Sense 4.0 user interface and Beats headphones. The phone has a bar shaped form factor and sports a 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen. The phone runs on Android OS 4.1 JellyBean operating system and is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor. HTC One V is a sleek and handy smartphone with dimensions of 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm and weighs a comfortable 115 g.
Camera and Multimedia
The phone has a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED flash. The camera also has a geo-tagging feature which lets you share the location of the picture. HTC One V is a great phone for music lovers as it comes with additional Beats headphones provided free with the phone. The phone supports playback of all popular audio formats such as MP3, eAAC+, WMA and WAV popular video formats such as MP4, H.263, H.264 and WMV.
HTC One V runs on quad-band 2G and tri-band 3G networks. The phone can connect to the internet using GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. The phone has Bluetooth v4.0 and MicroUSB v2.0 for other connectivity needs.
Battery and Storage
The phone has a 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery that provides ample talk-time. The phone has 4 GB of internal storage which can be further expanded by up to 32 GB via a MicroSD card slot.
Pros - it is THE BEST mid range android phone currently available in market with ics, sense 4.0, beats audio and bluetooth 4.0 aptx
Cons - non removable battery (not a big issue though)
Pros - HTC sense is awesome
Cons - lagging in RAM cant update to Jelly Bean coz of low RAM


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Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the launch pad early Saturday in preparation for the STS-101 launch currently set for no earlier than April 17. With processing virtually completed on the orbiter, planners continue to massage the details of hardware on the station that will be changed out to preserve and extend the Zarya module through the end of the year as the ISS awaits the arrival of its next pressurized module - the Zvezda service module.
Zvezda is scheduled to launch atop a Russian Proton launch vehicle between July 8 and 14. The module is in its final months of processing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The ISS continues to operate without any major systems failures as it circles the Earth every 92 minutes in an orbit of 232 by 221 miles. The station has completed 7,645 orbits since Zarya was launched in November 1998.
Meanwhile, the first crew to officially turn the International Space Station into a home is scheduled to launch to the outpost in late October following Zvezda's launch and docking in July. Zvezda (the Russian word for 'Star') provides life support, command and control, and the early living quarters for the crew.
The adjustments to the official near term assembly sequence were agreed to by the International Partners and participants at a recent Space Station Control Board meeting. The United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, the European Space Agency, Italy and Brazil were represented at the meeting.
The first crew of three includes Commander William Shepherd, Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev. They will launch to the ISS from Baikonur atop a Soyuz rocket and dock two days later for a three-to-four-month stay.
Following is the updated near term assembly sequence through August 2001 with no-earlier-than target launch dates.
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Eastern District of Louisiana, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., announced yesterday the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging several members of the FnD or Frenchmen/Derbigny gang with violating federal drug and firearm laws.
According to the indictment, the gang conspired to violate federal drug laws and named several member that conspired to use and possessed firearms to further their drug deals between 2006 and 2013.
Those named for the possession and use of firearms are:
- Travis Scott, a/k/a "Trap" or "Slim," age 29;
- Stanley Scott, a/k/a "Stizzle," age 22, in state custody;
- Shawn Scott, a/k/a "Shizzle," age 25, in state custody;
- Akein Scott, a/k/a "Keemy," age 20, in state custody;
- Jeremiah Jackson, a/k/a "Rocky," age 23;
- Gralen Benson, a/k/a "Dooley," age 26;
- Richmond Smith, a/k/a "Ace," age 25, still at large.
Also named as gang members and for helping with dealing drugs are:
- Brian Benson, a/k/a "Dub" or "Dubba," age 24;
- Crystal Scott, a/k/a "Chris," age 32, still at large.
The superseding indictment includes allegations that Akein and Shawn Scott, discharged firearms into a Mother's Day second-line parade on May 12, 2013, in furtherance of that drug conspiracy.
Since some of the gang members named also have state charge against them, the federal indictment will be adopting the firearms and drug charges that are currently pending in state court to avoid a duplication of resources.


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April 4, 2012
Valorie Kondos-Field weekly press conference
NCAA Regionals -- Third-ranked UCLA (17-2-1) will travel to the University of Arkansas for the 2012 NCAA Fayetteville Regionals. At stake is one of two berths in the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. The Regional meet will take place at Barnhill Arena on Saturday, Apr. 7 at 4 pm CT. Also competing in the meet are No. 10 Arkansas, No. 15 Boise State, No. 19 Missouri, No. 29 New Hampshire, and No. 34 Maryland.
Coverage -- Arkansas will host live stats and a free live video broadcast at ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
Rotation Order -- The Bruins will begin the regional meet on uneven bars then will move to balance beam, then a bye, floor exercise, and vault. UCLA will sit out the last rotation on a bye. Missouri begins on vault, Boise State begins on a bye before bars, New Hampshire begins on beam, Arkansas is on a bye before floor, and Maryland begins on floor.
Regional Championship History -- The Bruins have won 19 regional titles, including the last two. At last year's Regionals, UCLA dominated the competition, winning with a score of 197.425 and scoring 49.4 or better on three events. Host team Georgia also qualified for NCAAs with a second-place score of 196.75. Olivia Courtney won the all-around with a career-high 39.5, and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs was a close second, scoring 39.475.
A Look At The Regional Field -- Arkansas (11-12) is the No. 2 seed in the Regional and is ranked No. 10 in the nation. The Razorbacks had a scintillating start to the season, ranking No. 1 for the first time in program history on Jan. 23 (tied for first with UCLA) but have been decimated with injuries as of late. At the SEC Championships, Arkansas placed sixth with a score of 194.175. Razorback senior Jamie Pisani won the balance beam title and was second on floor and in the all-around at the SECs. Pisani ranks No. 1 in the nation in the all-around and on floor exercise. Arkansas co-head coach Mark Cook was an assistant coach at UCLA when the Bruins won their first NCAA Championship in 1997.
Boise State (10-4) is the No. 3 seed at the regional and ranks 15th nationally. The Broncos average 195.616 on the year with a high of 196.850 achieved Mar. 16 against Southern Utah. Boise State is led by Brittany Potvin-Green,who has five all-around wins this season and set the No. 2 all-around mark in school history with a 39.6 in the Broncos' last meet. Potvin-Green ranks 21st nationally on vault. No. 4 seed Missouri (9-7-1) is coming off a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. Senior Mary Burke was named the Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, and freshman Freshman Rachel Updike earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors. UCLA defeated both Boise State and Missouri at the IGI/Chicago Style Classic on Feb. 10, scoring 196.850 while Boise State scored 196.025 and Missouri placed third with 195.525. Rounding out the field are No. 5 seed New Hampshire (14-10) and No. 6 seed Maryland (17-12).
In the Rankings -- UCLA moved up one spot to No. 3 in the national rankings after posting 197.425 at the Pac-12 Championships. The Bruins finished the regular season with a RQS of 197.270. The Bruins finished first on vault (49.510), fifth on bars (49.285) third on beam (49.290) and second on floor (49.350).
For the third time in her career, Vanessa Zamarripa ended the regular season ranked first in the nation on vault (9.935). She is joined in the Top 10 on vault by Olivia Courtney and Tauny Frattone, who are tied for seventh with a RQS of 9.920. On uneven bars, two Bruins are in the Top 25 - Aisha Gerber (No. 13, 9.890) and Zamarripa (No. 24, 9.875). Samantha Peszek and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs are ranked in the Top 15 on beam, with Peszek No. 9 (9.890) and Hopfner-Hibbs No. 14 (9.885). On floor exercise, Hopfner-Hibbs ranks fourth (9.920), and Olivia Courtney ranks 22nd (9.885).
Bruins Win Pac-12 Championship -- In a championship-caliber meet befitting the Conference of Champions, UCLA battled back to claim the first-ever Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship. The top-seeded Bruins came from behind on balance beam in the final rotation to total 197.425, outscoring second-place and host team Utah (197.375), third-place Oregon State (197.025) and fourth-place Stanford(196.825).
Stanford held the lead for each of the first three rotations before falling out of contention during the fourth and final rotation. The Bruins kept close throughout the meet and showed tremendous grace under pressure in the final rotation, scoring 49.375 on beam to overtake Stanford and hold off a surging Utah, who scored 49.525 on floor. Senior Aisha Gerber led off with a season-high-tying 9.9 to get the Bruins going on the right course, but a pair of falls from Olivia Courtney put pressure on the rest of the team to hit. And hit they did. After Mattie Larson's 9.7, Vanessa Zamarripa hit for a season-high 9.95. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs earned a pair of perfect 10s and finished with a final score of 9.975. And Samantha Peszek rebounded from a scary fall on bars to score 9.85 and clinch the victory for UCLA.
Three Bruins Win Pac-12 Titles -- Olivia Courtney and Vanessa Zamarripa each won their second career Pac-12 vault titles, tying for first on the event with scores of 9.95. Courtney previously won in 2011, and Zamarripa won in 2010. Senior Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs also claimed her second career Pac-12 title, adding a beam title to her 2011 floor crown. Hopfner-Hibbs tied the Pac-12 Championship record with a score of 9.975. Bruin gymnasts now have 80 individual Pac-12/10 titles, twice as many as any other school in the conference.
Kondos Field Honored as Pac-12 Coach of the Year -- UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field was honored by her peers as the 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Year. This is her fourth career award. She was previously honored in 1995, 2000 and 2003. This season, Kondos Field led UCLA to its 17th conference title and a No. 3 national ranking headed into the NCAA Regionals. The Bruins recorded a national-high 198.050 team score in a win over Arizona State on Feb. 26, the highest score by a UCLA team since 2004 and the first 198 score nation-wide in three years.
Seven Bruins Earn All-Conference Honors -- A conference-best seven members of the Pac-12 Champion UCLA Gymnastics squad were named to the 2012 Pac-12 All-Conference team. UCLA totaled a Pac-12 best eight honors - first-team selections Olivia Courtney (vault, floor), Tauny Frattone (vault), Aisha Gerber (bars), Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (beam) and Vanessa Zamarripa (vault) and second-team honorees Samantha Peszek (beam) and Alyssa Pritchett (floor).


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How do you create an .spl playlist for a folder of songs on the P3?
I wanted to keep the Music folder on the P3 nice and tidy and have only folders of songs inside it, not 6,000 separate song titles.
So I dragged and dropped a folder of 64 songs named Best Ever Beer Songs into my P3 using Windows Explorer.
Question: How do you create the .spl playlist for this folder of songs on the P3?
It appears EmoDio can only create the mandatory .spl type playlists if you create and name the playlist, then transfer/drag & drop all the individual songs onto it, which then fills up the P3's Music folder with all the individual songs. It doesn't seem to work with creating playlists for folders of songs, only individual songs or groups of them.
I've tried every playlist creating software out there as well. Nothing creates the specific .spl required for the P3.
The closest I get is .m3u8 and then try using the m3u8 to spl Playlist Converter 1.02 found on these forums, but even that doesn't work, despite following instructions exactly.
There must be some way to do this...any solution...please?
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You can do it via notepad. It's basically the header, the paths/songname and the footer.
You just need the proper header then the paths. So you can probably take an M3U file from something like xmplay or winamp that you made from songs ON the p3, then edit the file and rename it to spl.
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Putin Identifies Sports as a Powerful Weapon in Stopping Population Fall
by Kathy Jones on January 26, 2013 at 11:08 PM General Health News - G J E 4
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that sports could be an important weapon for the country to stop the falling population rate and keep its citizens healthy.
Russia's population has fallen by more than five million since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 as a result of lower birth rates and life expectancy, although recent government estimates show a small rise since the 2010 census.
Advertisement"We're carrying out large-scale targeted interventions in the field of demographics, but without instilling a taste for sport, all of our efforts will have little effect on progress," he said.
Putin has been keen in recent months to encourage more sport in schools, universities and the military, and Thursday said he would head a new council of trustees for student sports clubs.
University sport should be "absolutely depoliticised" and promote "fitness and a healthy lifestyle", he said.
Putin signed a government order two years ago to introduce sports scholarships for talented student athletes by providing them with extra government funding at university, and expressed frustration Thursday that the plan had yet not been implemented.
"I ask the Education Minister to pay attention to this," he said.
Putin also drew on memories of his own student days, when he competed in judo, and said it gave him a "direct connection" to the issue.
Last month, Putin called for a revival of sports clubs in Russian universities and schools as part of a raft of measures aimed at reviving Soviet-era sports structures.
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Muscovites Stop Razing of Historical Site
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Dozens of Muscovites resumed a protest Monday to prevent work to raze historical buildings on a protected plot of land where developers plan to build an elite apartment complex.
About 50 people, including members from the youth branches of Yabloko and A Just Russia, prevented builders from working on Kadashevsky Tupik, a small street in downtown Moscow near the protected Church of the Resurrection in Kadashi.
Preservationists say construction of the Five Capitals apartment complex poses a danger to the foundation of the church and will contribute to the city's crumbling cultural image.
"People gathered to demand documents allowing the developer to proceed with the demolition. But the developer showed no documents, only useless pieces of paper," said Yulia Grebennikova, who took part in the protest.
Last week, builders began dismantling the Chamber of Olenevy, which is part of the architectural ensemble that included the church, and a nearby confectionery plant from the late 19th century.
The work resumed Monday morning, said Grebennikova, who works in the Kadashevskaya Sloboda museum located on the territory of the church.
Demolition at the site was suspended late last year following a public uproar after builders dismantled the Deacon's House, which was given to the church at the end of the 1800s.
Preservationists said the Deacon's House and Chamber of Olenevy were of great historical value because they were the church's authentic surroundings.
Protesters created a human shield Monday to prevent construction equipment from removing the remains of the Deacon's House, which are still of great value, Grebennikova said.
In April, Mayor Yury Luzhkov's public city planning council reconsidered the Five Capitals project, cutting the development area from 36,000 square meters to 15,000 square meters. The council also decided to cut the number of stores in the complex to three, from six.
The complex, which is supposed to have five mansions named London, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Tokyo, was worth about $50 million before the financial crisis, Interfax reported.
Five Capitals was supposed to be finished by late last year, according to Armon Real Estate's web site, but it was delayed because of the protests. Apartments in the complex were to range in price from 621,152 rubles to 1.37 million rubles ($20,000 to $44,000) per square meter.
The redesigned project will be "a good combination of all the requirements and conditions that need to be taken into account," Luzhkov said in April.
The new complex will not damage the historical image of downtown Moscow, said Ivan Sinitsyn, construction manager for Five Capitals.
"The front and architecture of the buildings will look like the 18th- and 19th-century mansions in the Zamoskvorechye district," he told The Moscow Times.
Grebennikova said any work on land neighboring the church was not legitimate, since the development project had not been approved yet.
"Nothing should be done on the property before there's an approved project," she told The Moscow Times.
In February, city prosecutors banned demolition work before the new project was approved, she said.
But Sinitsyn said City Hall's cultural heritage committee had given the company a permit to dismantle the historical buildings two weeks ago. He said workers were only removing buildings that were of no historical value.
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ResidualVM and Grim Fandango
I was wondering, did you guys make a news post when ResidualVM finally allowed Grim Fandango to be fully completable? The reason I ask is that I'm trying to boost ResidualVM's profile. A Wikipedia page for the project would be nice, but it can't get one until sites like Mixnmojo post about it and show that it's something notable.
Anyways, here's the new URL: http://www.residualvm.org
EDIT: Speaking of news... I just found out that Trenched has been officially renamed Iron Brigade across the globe (even in the US) and RELEASED IN EUROPE! Did you post news about that? If so, I can't believe I missed it. That's BIG news!
Iron Brigade? http://mixnmojo.com/news/Trenched-to...e-We-review-it
The only thing I can find regarding Residual is this: http://mixnmojo.com/news/Residual
http://mixnmojo.com/newsarchive - The news archive is pretty handy for figuring out what we've covered. :)
Oh man! You mean you didn't announce its long delayed, hugely anticipated European release? :-/ We Euros have been waiting since June to hear when it was finally coming to our shores... The November announcement was HUGE news -- as big as DF announcing a new game... because that's exactly what it was to us.
Also, you didn't share the ResidualVM news from April that Grim Fandango was finally completable? People with modern machines (and non-PCs) can finally play the game to completion? Or the bug they fixed in November that was in the game since it was released (that Schafer didn't even know about)?
Damn :(
This sort of LucasArts-related news is the very reason I visit MixNMojo. Hmm. If no-one else is focussed on it, perhaps I could volunteer to add DF/European/Console news?
I used to have news posting access years ago, and possibly still do, but I've long since lost my login.
If you PM me your e-mail address, I can set up an account.
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