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Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics. It is held the second Monday of (most) every month.
In this month's talk Keith Thomson discusses Benjamin Franklin's most famous experiment, which supposedly involved a kite and a key. But what was it for? Did he actually do it? In fact, could he have done it? Alternatively, why are some authors so keen to suggest it is all a fake?
Keith Thomson is executive officer of the American Philosophical Society and professor emeritus of natural history at the University of Oxford. He previously taught for many years at Yale University and was president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. He is the author of 12 books, including The Young Charles Darwin (2009) and Jefferson's Shadow: The Story of His Science (2012).
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Buddy Van Horn Movies and Career Information
Aug 20, 1929
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Buddy Van Horn is a Hollywood stunt coordinator and film director. A long-time stunt double for Clint Eastwood, he directed such Eastwood films as Any Which Way You Can, The Dead Pool, and Pink Cadillac. He doubled for Gregory Peck and Guy Williams on Disney's Zorro and on the 2004 Oscar-winning Best Picture Million Dollar Baby, directed by Eastwood.
- Buddy Van Horn Movies before 2015
- Shakedown 2003
- Pale Rider 1985
- Spartacus 1960
- Bite the Bullet
- Movies Directed by Buddy Van Horn
- Dead Pool 1988
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Little, Booker
Endowed with a magician's ear, Booker Little's innate lyricism and unwavering consistency of tone made ambitious and difficult improvisations sound easy. One of the first trumpeters to emerge from the long shadow of bebop, his unique style all but died with him in 1961, after his brief but musically monumental career.
Little was capable of stringing together beautifully shaped, swinging lines - but he was less confined to conventional bop phrasing and accentual patterns than his peers, and he often broke free from diatonicism and the blues.
Instead, he focused his attention on intervallic relationships, overt harmonic extension and dissonance. His playing was angular and at times rigid, and he used wide intervallic leaps, with unexpected long notes in the middle of phrases, and a pulling-against-the-pulse technique, to create dramatic effects.
Little was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 2 April 1938 to a trombonist father and piano playing mother. Both of his parents played in church groups, and his sister Vera later sang with the London Opera Company. At first, the boy attempted to learn trombone, then switched to clarinet at age twelve.
At fourteen, urged by his Manassas High School band director, Little switched to the trumpet for good. Memphis was a fertile musical city the boy grew up jamming with many future jazz notables, including pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. and his guitar playing brother Calvin, trumpeter Louis Smith, who was also a cousin, pianist Harold Mabern, and saxophonists George Coleman, Charles Lloyd, and Frank Strozier.
In 1954, Little left Memphis to study trumpet and composition at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, where he earned a Bachelors of Music degree in trumpet. While in Chicago, he spent time jamming around the city with the likes of tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, as well as drummer Walter Perkins and bassist Bob Cranshaw, better known as the Modern Jazz Two (MJT).
While he was a sophomore at the Conservatory, Little roomed for nine months at the YMCA with saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Rollins exerted a strong influence on Little's musical conception, encouraging the young trumpeter to form a distinct voice on his horn. "[Sonny] cautioned me about allowing myself to become overly influenced by other players," Little told Nat Hentoff. "{He told me not to listen to too many records, because he felt I was listening to them mainly to emulate what the soloists were playing. 'You've got to be you,' he told me, 'whether that's bad or good.'"
Rollins also introduced Little to drummer Max Roach in 1955, while Clifford Brown still held the trumpet chair in Roach's group. Brown died the next year, and Roach approached Little to replace him in the group. Still in school at the time, however, Little declined and the seat was filled by Kenny Dorham. Upon graduating in June 1958, Little almost immediately flew to St. Louis to replace Dorham in Roach's pianoless quartet - which also featured his old friend from Memphis, George Coleman.
Little remained in Roach's group until February 1960, a remarkable nine month run during which he recorded prolifically with the drummer on albums such as On the Chicago Scene, Max Roach Plus Four at Newport, Deeds Not Words (which featured Little's first recorded composition, "Larry-Larue"), Award Winning Drummer, and The Many Sides of Max Roach.
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach, the trumpeter's first album as a leader, was recorded in New York in October 1958 with Coleman on tenor, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Art Davis, and Roach on drums.
The purity of Little's tone and his consistency throughout all registers is the most striking quality of his playing on these early recordings. His undeniable talent is audible from his first recorded note, with beautifully contoured, effervescent lines flowing joyously from his horn. The young trumpeter was still only twenty years old, however, and the influence of Clifford Brown is immediately apparent, making these early records an interesting study of a developing star striving to find his own voice.
After leaving Roach, Little settled in New York and began freelancing. In April 1959, he reunited with some Memphis schoolmates to record Down Home Reunion, a blues-heavy jam session. Altoist Frank Strozier and trumpeter Louis Smith joined Little in the frontline, backed by a rhythm section featuring the Newborn brothers, George Joyner on bass, and drummer Charles Crosby. Later in 1959, Little locked horns with fellow trumpeter Freddie Hubbard on Slide Hampton's intricately-arranged Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty. He also recorded on Strozier's The Fantastic Frank Strozier,which featured a strong solo by Little on "Runnin'" and vocalist Bill Henderson on Bill Henderson Sings. Both albums were recorded with Miles Davis's rhythm section of Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.
1960 was a monumental year for Little. He rejoined Roach's group in time to take part in the drummer's groundbreaking album We Insist! - Freedom Now Suite, an intense statement of black historical consciousness and protest which teamed him with tenor saxophone patriarch Coleman Hawkins. Roach shines on his drum feature "All Africa," on which Little plays in the ensemble.
That same year, Little also recorded his second album as a leader, simply titled Booker Little. It is a melancholic, subdued affair, which highlights Little's burgeoning compositional skills. He took giant strides on this album, stepping out from Clifford Brown's shadow.
1960 also saw the birth of one of jazz's most important and tragically short frontline pairings: Little and multireedist Eric Dolphy. Despite its brevity, the partnership of Little and Dolphy still resonates today. Their first album from December 1960, Far Cry, is an undisputed classic and featured an all-star rhythm section of Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, and Roy Haynes.
Little's association with the forward-thinking Dolphy audibly pushed him to new exploratory heights, and it is on this album that Little solidified his own distinct musical concept. By this stage in his young career, he sounded like no other: his dramatic use of dissonance, distinctive and atypical phrasing, and unique motivic development set him apart from other leading trumpeters of the era, such as Lee Morgan and Fredide Hubbard. Even as his improvisations became more and more challenging, his impeccable technique and meticulous control grew even stronger.
Dolphy and Little had established themselves as leaders of the "new thing." Little shines throughout Far Cry, especially on "Miss Ann," during which his eloquently executed lines are reminiscent of Clifford Brown, but colored with a dissonance that is all his own. The title track may be the best example of Little's rapport with Dolphy; their independent melodic lines wrap around one another with a cunning playfulness, and their complimentary improvisations are simply outstanding. Little's sudden, stunning leaps into the high register - a technique most certainly borrowed from Dolphy - are a shocking but rewarding interruption to the boppish flow of his line.
In 1961, Little described his harmonic concepts to Robert Levin in an interview for Metronome magazine: "I can't think in terms of wrong notes—in fact, I don't hear any notes as being wrong. It's a matter of knowing how to integrate the notes and, if you must, how to resolve them. Because if you insist that this note or that note is wrong, I think you're thinking conventionally, technically, and forgetting about emotion. And I don't think that anyone would deny that more emotion can be reached or expressed outside of the conventional diatonic way of playing. . . . I'm interested in putting sounds against sounds and I'm interested in freedom also . . . which doesn't limit the soloist. . . . In my own work I'm particularly interested in the possibilities of dissonance."
That summer, Little and Dolphy were employed at the Five Spot Café in New York City with Mal Waldron on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums. Dolphy and Little stretched out night after night, working out their daring ideas without the constraints of a recording studio. As in all cases where artists challenge the envelope of acceptance, some audience members and critics applauded their efforts, while others derided their boldness.
Fortunately for listeners, some of the Five Spot sessions were recorded, then released on three albums: Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vols. 1 & 2, and Memorial Album. Tracks like "Fire Waltz" and "Bee Vamp" showcase both men confronting traditions and bravely clawing at the walls erected by their predecessors.
Other important recordings by Little in 1961 include his final two works as a leader, Out Front and Victory and Sorrow, which was rereleased as Booker Little and Friend. Both are stunningly beautiful albums. Also that year, he reunited with Roach to perform on his album Percussion Bitter Sweet, as well as in the brass section on John Coltrane's Africa/Brass, and on Abbey Lincoln's Straight Ahead.
Arguably considered to be Little's masterpiece, the tempos on Out Front are slow and deliberate - even free at times - which allows Little's gorgeous tone and melancholy to come to the forefront in his succinct improvisations and tempoless cadenzas. Little wrote magnificent, through-composed melodies with rich, sonorous harmonies for the frontline of himself, Dolphy, and trombonist Julien Priester. Victory and Sorrow was a more hard bop-oriented affair, but still challenging and with inspired blowing by all.
With his colossal talent just coming to fruition and a bright future lying ahead, Little succumbed to uremia on 5 October 1961 at the age of twenty three. But fortunately, in Little's less than four years of recorded work, he left us with more to think about than many musicians do in a lifetime.
Select Discography As a leader:
As a leader:
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
Booker Little (1960)
Sounds of the Inner City (w/ Booker Ervin, 1960)
Out Front (1961)
Victory and Sorrow (1961)
As a sideman:
On the Chicago Scene (Max Roach, 1958)
Max Roach Plus Four at Newport (Max Roach, 1958)
Deeds Not Words (Max Roach, 1958)
Award Winning Drummer (Max Roach, 1958)
Down Home Reunion: Young Men From Memphis (1959)
Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
We Insist! – Freedom Now Suite (Max Roach, 1960)
Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vols. 1 & 2 (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
Memorial Album (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (Max Roach, 1961)
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West Texas A&M Lady Buff runner Aries Bazaldua was officially named the Lone Star Conference's women's cross country freshman runner of the year, the conference announced Monday.
Bazaldua, a Canyon graduate, received the award for being the top freshman in Saturday's LSC Cross Country Championships, finishing third overall in a time of 23.46.4
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Is there easy way to ensure that some gui application is running (restart if it crashes)?
Check out the script in msg 20 in this thread and modify it to the application you are interested in keeping alive.
It will help you create a Launch Agent to check and open when necessary.
This alleviates the need for an Applescript application running.
Yes, you can do what you need with AppleScript.
First, Open AppleScript Editor (
Then insert this code into the editor:
Hope this helps!
Applescript might be the way to go with this one. This webpage outlines how to see if an application is running and this webpage outlines how to run an application and also how to perform an action based on criteria. Basically you would script it so that you loop a check to see if the app is running. If at any time it is not running, you start it. I'd draft out something for you but at this time I don't have a working Mac to test with.


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Panagiotis Michalatos is an architect and lecturer in architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He holds an MSc in applied IT from Chalmers Technical University in Sweden. Between 2006 and 2010 he worked as a computational design researcher for the London based structural engineering firm AKT. While in AKT along with colleague Sawako Kaijima they provided consultancy and developed computational solutions for a range of high profile projects by architecture practices such as ZHA, Thomas Heatherwick, Fosters and partners, Future systems and others.
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Their work, in the development of computational design as a quasi-discipline in-between disciplines has been published and presented in international conferences. They have also developed a range of software applications for the intuitive and creative use of structural engineering methods in design. Panagioti's work in interaction design and digital media has resulted in a long lasting collaboration with Stockholm based contemporary dance company CCAP, most recently for the performance "cut-outs and trees" that was shown in Venice dance Biennale in 2010.
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This photo is from today's presser about Dallas County's sheltering of 2,000 migrant children, and was tweeted out by County Judge Clay Jenkins. It…leaves something to be desired.
They couldn't take the photo in landscape? Or just scootch a bit to the right or left? And does it have to be Tecate?


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BS EN 61400-22 is an International Standard which defines rules and procedures for a certification system for wind turbines (WT) that comprises both type certification and certification of wind turbine projects installed on land or off-shore.
This system specifies rules for procedures and management for carrying out conformity evaluation of WT and wind farms, with respect to specific standards and other technical requirements, relating to safety, reliability, performance, testing and interaction with electrical power networks.
It provides:
- Definitions of the elements in a wind turbine certification process
- Procedures for conformity evaluation in a wind turbine certification system
- Procedures for conformity surveillance
- Rules for the documentation that is to be supplied by an applicant for the conformity evaluation
- Requirements for certification and inspection bodies and testing laboratories.
The rules and procedures are not limited to WT of any particular size or type. However, special rules and procedures apply for small wind turbines (SWT).
Some elements of certification are mandatory, whilst provision is specifically made for others to be optional. For type certification, the document describes procedures relating to conformity testing, design, manufacture, and the plans for transportation, erection, installation and maintenance. The procedures deal with the assessment of loads and safety, testing, characteristics measurements and surveillance of manufacturing.
For project certification, the document describes procedures relating to the assessment that particular wind turbines and support structure/foundation designs in a project are appropriate for the application and relating to transportation, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance. The procedures deal with assessment in accordance with all modules in this document, e.g. the site conditions, the design of site-specific components and surveillance of manufacturing, transportation, installation and operation.
The rules and procedures are intended to be used in conjunction with the appropriate IEC/ISO standards and Guides.
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College Hockey:BC Women's Coach Tom Babson Retires
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College women's coach Tom Babson has retired, ending his four year run at the helm of the Eagles.
Babson directed BC to a 12-17-3 record in 2002-03, the most Division I wins in the history of the program. The Eagles were an inaugural member of Hockey East this past season.
"We are very grateful to Tom Babson for his commitment to our women's hockey program for the past four years," said athletic director Gene DeFilippo.
"His hard work and dedication helped build a solid foundation, one from which our program will continue to grow."
"It has been a wonderful four years," Babson said. "I have had the opportunity to work with some terrific individuals at Boston College. To see the progress our program has made over the past four years has been most satisfying. We broke all win records for the school, and we raised our overall team academic average from a 2.75 to a 3.25.
"With the University's continued commitment to the program, I look forward to watching it progress in the future."
Before taking over as head coach at BC in 1999, Babson was the training coach for the U.S. women's national and Olympic teams from 1996-98. He was also the camp director for the U.S. National Women's Hockey Festival from 1997 to 1999 and coached several junior Olympic Development Program teams in Lake Placid.
Babson has also been a writer, teacher, actor and director of theatre, film and television for more than 25 years. He spent 20 years in Los Angeles, where he made appearances in more than 250 films and television shows, including "Hill Street Blues", "St. Elsewhere", "MacGyver" and "Full House". He also had an 11-year stint as the lawyer for the character of Sam Malone on the television show "Cheers".
The school will begin a search for a new coach immediately.
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A new couple alert could be in the works after rumors swirled on Saturday, May 31 that Chris Evans and Sandra Bullock have a thing for each other.
The pair is not dating yet, however a mutual pal says that Evans and Bullock share a mutual attraction and are getting to know each other well, E! News reported.
"They are not in a relationship, but they are definitely hanging out and are in the early getting-to-know-each-other phase," the insider claimed. "They haven't put a title on it, but they really like each other."
Evans and Bullock sparked romance rumors when they were spotted going to dinner together with Chelsea Handler and Melissa McCarthy at West Hollywood celeb hangout Craig's, and then again with Handler at Cecconi's.
Despite their big age difference, Evans, 32, and Bullock, 49, hit it off very well at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2012. Additionally, the Captain America star later told Playboy that Bullock was the one.
"I used to be in love with Sandra Bullock when I was growing up. Sandy B. was my girl," Evans gushed. "I remember seeing Speed when I was in seventh grade and just thinking, 'That's her.'"


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Maine State Libraries offers many online educational opportunities. It's a wonderful resource and we recommend you check it out.
LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and e-books related to job search and workplace skills and more. Home Access if Registered. Register now at MARVEL!


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College Hockey:Nazareth announces plans to add D-III men's team
School president Daan Bravemen announced Thursday that Nazareth College, located in Pittsford, N.Y., will add Division III men's hockey starting with the 2012-13 season.
It will be the 24th team to be part of the Golden Flyers athletic program.
"We think this will be a great new program for Nazareth College and for the larger Rochester community," Braveman said. "Hockey is a popular sport at the collegiate level and we think this will be received as a good addition to our athletic landscape."
Nazareth will begin an immediate search for a head coach. The school has solicited the assistance of Craig Dahl, who coached St. Cloud State for 19 seasons, to assist in starting the program.
The school has petitioned to join the ECAC West, currently composed of Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann, and Utica.
"Obviously, we're excited that they are looking to get into our league," Elmira coach Aaron Saul said. "Nazareth is going to be competitive very quickly and add to the competitiveness of the league."
While no announcement was made concerning a home rink for the team, the leading candidate is most likely The Sports Centre at MCC located in nearby Brighton, N.Y.
The announcement signals the return of Division III men's hockey to the Rochester area after Rochester Institute of Technology elevated its team to Division I six years ago.
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Jim and Jane Leaver of Medina announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Anne, to Shannon Keola Sawyer, son of Raymond and Theresa Sawyer of Palmer,Alaska.
Jamie is a 2009 graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Dayton with a degree in Political Science. She is currently employed as a legislative assistant in Nashville, Tennessee and will begin law school at Belmont University in the fall.
Shannon is a 2008 graduate of Palmer High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Dayton also with a degree in Political Science. He is a proud member of the United States Army serving as a 2nd Lieutenant with 1-320 FAR, 2BDE, 101st ARBN (AASLT). He is currently stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky
Jamie is the granddaughter of Ken and Bev Barker of Akron, Ohio and Charles and Donna Downey of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Shannon is the grandson of Whithers(deceased) and Yvonne Leilani Whitehead of Waianae, Hawaii and Boris and Loretta Lenchanko of Makakilo, Hawaii.


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Southern California Basketry
Southern Californa has a warmer climate, less rainfall, fewer rivers, and fewer forested areas than do the central and northern parts of the California culture area. It is essentially a desert environment with vegetation such as mesquite, sagebrush, and chaparral. Oaks, however, grow naturally in the valleys on the lower slopes of mountains, and the acorn became the staple in the diet of the native peoples of southern California. As intensive hunters and gatherers of the diverse plant and animal life in their territory, they also depended on pine nuts, seeds of various grasses, roots, berries, and greens. Fishing was important along the coast and in areas of streams and lakes in the interior, and the hunting of small land mammals provided meat.
The mission at San Diego was established in 1769, and over the next half century the mission system moved northward, decimating the populations and drastically changing the lives of the coastal cultures in southern California. Despite the fact that not all groups were missionized, the peoples of this area are often referred to collectively as the "Mission Tribes."
Basketry traditions in southern California are primarily characterized by the technique of bundle coiling. The most common method was to use bundles of grasses such as deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) sewn together by a weft of rush (Juncus textilis) or willow (Salix sp.). Other materials such as redbud (Cercis occidentalis) were used to create designs in the weft. The variegated cream to dark brown color of the juncus rush gives a mottled appearance to some of the basketry, as is seen on the "Mission" basketry tray to the left (10 3/4" in diameter) and in the basket at the top of the page. Both baskets have foundation bundles of deer grass, with wefts of both rush and sumac. The designs in black and orange-brown are done in dyed rush. The Luiseño basket (10" in diameter) to the right is also made of deer grass bundles that are wrapped in a weft of both rush and sumac. The designs are dyed rush.
In addition to geometric designs, southern California weavers favored representations of rattlesnakes and occasional human forms. The Yokut basket on the left (17 3/4" in diameter) is from the southern San Joaquin Valley. It is known as a "friendship basket" because of the encircling band of human figures holding hands, and it also features a rattlesnake design in the form of the dark band with red diamonds just below the rim.This basket has a foundation of deer grass, with the weft made of rush.
Basketry Introduction | Pomo Coiled | Pomo Twined | Klamath River Area | Southern California


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This is taken from Stein & Shakarchi's Real Analysis, page 3.
"Assume $E$ is compact, $E\subset\bigcup_\alpha \mathcal{O}_\alpha$, and each $\mathcal{O}_\alpha$ is open. Then there are finitely many of the open sets, $\mathcal{O}_{\alpha _1}, \mathcal{O}_{\alpha _2},\cdots, \mathcal{O}_{\alpha_N}$, such that $E\subset\bigcup_{j=1}^N \mathcal{O}_{\alpha_j}$.
I want to prove this by contraction, and I was hoping someone could check my general thought process. I essentially want to show that given the assumptions, that for all finite subcoverings $\mathcal{O}_{\alpha _1}, \mathcal{O}_{\alpha _2},\cdots, \mathcal{O}_{\alpha_N}$ of $\mathcal{O}_{\alpha}$, that $E$ is not a subset of $\bigcup_{j=1}^N \mathcal{O}_{\alpha_j}$. So from $E\subset\bigcup_\alpha \mathcal{O}_\alpha$, we know that for any $x\in E$, $x$ is in some $\mathcal{O}_\alpha$. So let's consider that particular $\mathcal{O}_\alpha$, call it $\mathcal{O}_{\alpha_x}$, and assume there is not any finite subcovering that contains this x.
Now from here, would I begin to construct a finite subcovering that contains x, thereby showing a contradiction? Thoughts would be greatly appreciated.


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Dropbox announced they were acquiring Mailbox last week, but didn't disclose the amount they paid for the company. Sources familiar with the deal have said the amount paid for such an early-stage company was high, with its price ballooned up thanks to interest from some well-funded companies.
GigaOM and TechCrunch have both claimed that Mailbox was acquired for a price "well over" $50 million, with a bunch of stock that pushes the deal closer to $100 million. Dropbox are worth somewhere between $4 billion to $5 billion, which makes their acquisition of Mailbox for the reported $50 million not sound so large for the cloud storage company.


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The Big Deal That Got Away From Warren Buffett?
The Oracle of Omaha "has loaded his 'elephant gun' and says he is 'itchy' to make some big-game acquisitions," as the WSJ's Dennis Berman wrote Tuesday.
The Buffett shareholder letter declaring his interest in making some big acquisitions was only released on Saturday and already he is talking about the one that got away. Here is a snippet from his appearance on CNBC this morning, according to a transcript:
BUFFETT: We had an iron in the fire that got taken out of the fire just a day or two ago, which did–a deal that did not–somebody else beat us out on it…..
BECKY QUICK: Was this thing that you just talked about, the–this deal that was potentially there, was it a–an elephant?
BUFFETT: It was a–it was a–hm, maybe a zebra, you know. Sort of–I mean, it was big enough to fit a–to make the zoo more interesting, but it–but it wasn't one to cause, you know, new crowds to come out.
BECKY: OK. So it's not as big as Burlington Northern.
BUFFETT: No, no.
BECKY: But it was something that was substantial.
BUFFETT: It was something that caused my heart to beat faster.
Of course, today comes word that Pennsylvania's PPL will buy the U.K.'s second largest electricity distributor from E.ON for $5.6 billion in cash plus assumed debt, as the WSJ reported it. The Journal went on to say that suitors for that U.K. business included Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings.
The FT and Bloomberg each note that MidAmerican Energy Holdings, owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, also was among the interested parties.
The Bloomberg report cites Credit Suisse Group analyst Mark Freshney as determining that the price was a 30% premium to the value of the assets as determined by the regulator. That would mean a value of $3.92 billion.
The Central Networks business is the second-biggest electricity network in the U.K. E.ON purchased Central Networks East as part of its takeover of Powergen in 2002, and in 2004 it added the former Midlands Electricity, which it bought for £1.2 billion, and re-branded it as Central Networks, according to this E.on U.K. news release.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, of course, was the $26 billion acquisition that Buffett embarked on in 2009 as his bet on the recovery of the U.S. economy from recession and the global financial crisis. It was the biggest purchase of his career.
So, what remains is an SAT-like question, is Elephant-to-Zebra like $26 billion Burlington Northern to a $5.6 billion U.K. power-grid deal? If not, what other game is still roaming the savanna?


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"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…" And hopefully they looked good, too. Let's face it, it might be time to toss out the department store stocking you've had since childhood. It smells like the attic and is falling apart after too many years of stuffing with treats. This holiday must-have accessory has to hold all the loot and reflect your style sensibility, and no time like the present (Christmas-time) to update. Choose carefully and enjoy dumping out the contents on Christmas morning.
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Gifts will slide right into this super soft stocking with red silk lining.
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Bright flowers pop against a smooth ivory background.
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These boots are made for stuffing with goodies.
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This oatmeal knit stocking with the always-festive pom poms is appropriate for any recipient.
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This whimsical white stocking has an outer pocket perfect for extra treats for the nice ones or a little bit of coal for the naughty ones.
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Icy cool blue and warm chocolate brown peppermints swirl together to make a fun pattern.
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Pastels and darling matryoska dolls make this stocking stand out on the mantle.
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Virginia Beach city leaders are pushing ahead with plans for an arena at the Oceanfront.
Virginia Beach city leaders are pushing ahead with plans for an arena at the Oceanfront.
William & Mary hosts Towson in its home finale on Saturday and a win by the Tribe could punch their ticket to the playoffs.
For the fourth time in the 2016 race for the White House, Republican presidential hopefuls gathered for a nationally televised debate — thi…
The Admirals lost to the Elmira Jackals on Tuesday night at Norfolk Scope.
After weeks of ignoring 10 On Your Side's questions and concerns from residents, we confronted Portsmouth Mayor Kenny Wright.
The city of Norfolk says it has a new strategy to improve neighborhoods around college campuses.
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Last month, people living on Tyre Neck Road told WAVY they did not want part of their street renamed after Bishop Ted Thomas.
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Clemson retains the top spot in the College Football Playoff while Notre Dame cracks the top 4.
Portsmouth detectives are searching for two suspects who robbed the Diamond Express gas station Tuesday night.
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Selling stock photos with Alamy
The last few days, whenever I've had some time, I've been sitting here at the computer, tightening up my keywords on Alamy (stock photo agency). Man, not the most interesting thing to be doing. But Alamy offers a lot of behind-the-scenes statistics for it's contributors and, how I read it, I can still improve my ranking with more precise keywording, even though my rank already looks to be well above average. Better rank -> More sales (hopefully).
While doing this routine work I've been sitting and thinking about how it's all going. With photography and newspapers and such. And in the middle of all this, I get an email from the Alamy CEO basically saying that they have to slash prices (again) for the British newspapers – through a new subscription scheme. Not the best piece of motivation!
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It just makes me wonder, since they've been busy with several decisions that seems a bit un-thought through lately. First it was their 'Novelty Scheme', a vaguely defined model for selling our photos at rock bottom prices. To compete with the microstock sites, it seemed. Thankfully, it was done on an opt-in basis and like a lot of other pros, I didn't buy it. Not sure what ever came of it, think perhaps it was scrapped due to poor participation. Way to go, colleagues!
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Then they announced that they would slash the photographers cut from 65% to 60% in order to finance a new rep office in New York. Ok, the US is a really significant market, do your best to get strong foothold over there. But, firstly, have to say, this is pretty poor reasoning. If they want to open a new office, surely, it must be because they expect to increase sales and revenues. If this increased revenue can't cover the expenses of the new office, then why do it? And secondly, opening a new office in the US now, in the midst of a recession? Hmmm… Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just get an American phone number and routing it across the Atlantic, and then hiring a couple of sales guys to work night shifts in the already existing UK office? Their sales dept just works day time in the UK but sales are worldwide. To boost sales service, in the US and everywhere else, I'd think getting a 24-7 sales support staff would be better…
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What's next? Oh, yes, their 'Commercial Collection'. Suddenly it appeared on their web site front page: "Click here if you want photos suitable for commercial use!" Only thing, it included lots of photos with people in them, without model releases. And pretty much the same average image quality, just a lot less contributors included. Sorry, that's not "suitable for commercial use". After another storm of contributor comments, telling them just that, they've now added a "BETA" to the click button. But honestly, if it's not working yet, don't show it to the customers! At best, this is of no value. More likely, it has some negative publicity value. People looking for 'commercial use' images are better off just searching for 'released images only' – already a possibility.
I like the idea of creating a 'Premium Quality' selection of their photos, perhaps that's what they intended. But it can't be done this way. Hire a professional photo editor if that's what you want to do!
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And this finally brings us to their latest haphazard move: Introducing a subscription model for selected customers. (Details here.) Yep, it's good for Alamy. At least not too bad. They probably get to keep some customers they would otherwise have lost – and they get a fixed guaranteed income. Good for them. But for us photographers, we now risk having our photos overused without getting paid properly per usage. The selected UK newspapers (and let's see how many other customers will be demanding a subscription price-model), they can now use as many Alamy photos as they like, on the front page, double spread, no limit. And no extra charge!
Personally, I haven't opt'ed out of this one… yet. I want to see if this (worst-case) scenario is really going to happen. Alamy is still a good thing but the management doesn't seem to have an exact and clear vision of where they want to be – nor a roadmap telling them how to get there!
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So let this be a little word of caution to other photographers thinking about joining Alamy, or for that matter most other stock agencies. Things are really changing in the photo industry now. And with the global recession, who knows how many agencies will be left in 2010? So don't go spending hundreds of hours on building a collection with an agency that might not be around tomorrow! Perhaps we should just all go out and take some great pictures, leave the whole business side of things to itself until the dust settles! That's my best advice…
I'll be writing a bit more on the state of the photo industry in the coming days, stay tuned if you're interested in my opinions and analyses.
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Morten- did you leave Alamy stock agency?
Do you trust that your high res images are not being used without compensation?
From what you have written – I'm still not sure if you have had any great sales through Alamy?
Hi Mona- no, I'm still with Alamy but I don't upload new material any more. At least for me it is so not worth my time. I make the occational sale, like this week, I sold an image for less than 10 $, a record low… And I never signed up for their low-fare schemes, never RF! Most sales are still 1-200 bucks, but it's not even every month I make one of those sales. I have no reason to think they're selling my images without my knowledge – in that respect I trust Alamy. But the good days in stock are over for now.
Hi Morten – I have been having second thoughts about picture libraries lately, not only have numbers of sales and prices for sales fallen through the floor but i know that over three weeks ago one of my pictures was used in a magazine through Alamy, and yet they still haven\'t informed me of the sale. And this was a british magazine, so god knows what is happening further afield. Hopefully it is just a matter of time before they tell me, i\'ll wait another couple of weeks and see. Any idea what i can do if they are doing the dirty on me?
hi Sean, – If someone use your picture without obtaining proper licence, you just send them a bill. Since they got it off of Alamy, just calculate the license price with Alamy's calculator and multiply it by 3, that's what I do. License + 200% penalty. I also refer to my t&c where it sais I reserve the right to charge x10 in case of use without license. If they don't pay up within a short period, you send them a new bill with an extra fee and so on. Finally, you contact a lawyer. I've never had to take it that far though… But first, just wait longer. Some mags are just really slow to pay up. A couple of month after publication, there's no talking out of it.


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InstructorMiss Barbara began her dance training at the Vladimir Marek Ballet Academy in San Antonio, TX. There she danced as a member of the San Antonio Ballet Junior Company training in the Vagonova technique. She extended her study in the summers at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, New York, the Boston Ballet School in Boston, Massachusetts, and the North Carolina School for the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was accepted into the Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts as a sophomore and graduated high school from the North Carolina School for the Arts, School of Dance.
She received training from Franchon Cordell and Frank Smith of American Ballet Theatre, Nina Danilova of the Kirov Ballet, and Brenda Daniels of the Merce Cunningham School. Barbara earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas in Austin with a Heywood "Woody" McGriff Presidential Scholarship. There she performed with the Dance Repertory Theatre Company and had the privilege of studying with Holly Williams of Mark Morris, David Justin of the San Francisco Ballet, Lyn Wiltshire of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Yokov Sharir of the Merce Cunningham company.
Upon graduating Barbara accepted a position as the Dance Director at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Performing Arts High School in Austin, TX. Currently she is building a new dance program at Manhattan Middle School for Art and Academics as well as choreographing and performing with Ascential Dance Theater, Colorado. Mrs. Javors is excited to share her love of dance with the students of Studio D!


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Date: May 17 2013
Rafael Benitez claims he did not need to win soccer's Europa League to prove he had done a good job during his turbulent six months as Chelsea interim manager.
The London club stunned Benfica with a stoppage-time goal from Branislav Ivanovic in Wednesday's final for a 2-1 win and a second consecutive European title after last season's Champions League win.
With Champions League qualification secure, barring a statistical fluke on the Premier League's final day, Benitez has fulfilled objectives he was given in November.
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My name is Amy, and I'm a sophomore nursing major currently enrolled in Arabic 102. I decided to learn Arabic because for years I've been interested in working as a nurse in under served areas of the Middle East. I thought learning Arabic would be a great first step of preparation, and that has certainly been the case! Learning Arabic has been challenging, but it has also been thoroughly enjoyable. The same is true for my tentative attempts to use Arabic outside the classroom. I frequently get the chance to practice speaking Arabic, because for the past six months I have been visiting an Iraqi refugee family who lives near Loyola. I have been helping them learn English and introducing them to Chicago, and they have been teaching me Arabic and feeding me delicious food every week! I was with them when they went sledding for the first time and for their first visit to Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, and Millennium Park. I've had the pleasure of taking the children trick-or-treating for their first Halloween, hosting the family at my house for Thanksgiving, and celebrating Christmas with them. It has been so much fun to see them enjoying all the new experiences that life in Chicago can bring.
The first time I met them, I had only been in Arabic 101 for two days, and they had only been in the U.S. for three weeks! We played a lot of Charades that day trying to communicate! Each time I've visited since then, I've gotten new opportunities to activate my vocabulary in conversation. At times, it is embarrassing. I frequently stumble over pronunciation, especially when I try to choke out that dreaded letter ʿayn. But every attempt has been worthwhile! My Iraqi friends are delighted to see any progress on my part and are always eager to chat with me in Arabic. The children applauded when I first learned to count to ten, and quickly tried to teach me how to count to 100! The mother was pleased when I learned to say, "al-Hamdu lillaah," when I finished a meal and "shukran," when she gave me tea.
As I struggle to learn Arabic, I am better able to appreciate the daily difficulties that they face, the challenges that come with being suddenly immersed in an English-speaking culture. Practicing Arabic in this context has allowed me to not only develop my language skills, but also engage in rewarding and mutually constructive cross-cultural experiences with my Iraqi friends.


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Chico Police are looking for witnesses after a mother holding a baby was robbed in in broad daylight. The victim was robbed at knifepoint while standing in the parking lot outside a Safeway store in Chico.
The robbery happened Sunday around 2:30 p.m. outside the Safeway store at 1016 W. Sacramento Avenue.
The victim said she was holding her one-year-old child when the suspect approached her. He was holding a knife, demanded her wallet and then ran off.
She described the suspect as a young-looking black male, 16-22 years old, standing 5'2". wearing an oversized black shirt and green beanie.
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with GabonPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/20
February 19, 2013
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On February 13, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Gabon.1
The authorities have launched an ambitious public investment and reform program to transform Gabon into a diversified emerging market economy by 2025. Although current economic conditions remain supportive, a critical issue ahead is how to use oil and mineral resources efficiently to support inclusive growth. While Gabon has the fourth highest level of income per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty and unemployment remain widespread, and the economy is heavily dependent on oil, which makes it vulnerable to volatile oil prices.
Gabon's recent economic performance has been robust. Partly driven by a scaling-up of public investment, the non-oil economy has performed well, in particular mining, wood processing, and construction, helping to boost real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 7 percent in 2010–11. On the other hand, oil production in maturing fields has been on a declining trend. In 2012, real GDP is projected to rise at about 6 percent, with the continued support of large public investment. Inflation remains under control within the Central African Economic and Monetary Community convergence criteria, at around 3 percent for the annual average, notwithstanding a sharp increase in food prices in mid-2012. Bank deposits and private credit grew rapidly in 2011–12, but from a low base, and banks remain highly liquid.
The external position remained strong, with high oil prices and increasing manganese exports contributing to a large current account surplus while imports associated with the scaled-up public investment and the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament rose rapidly. In 2011, the current account surplus reached its highest level since 2008, at 14 percent of GDP, and is projected to decline only slightly in 2012 as hydrocarbons and manganese exports are expected to falter a little. With large repatriation of profits by foreign oil companies offsetting the current account surplus to a large extent, official reserves have increased only moderately in 2011–12. The real effective exchange rate has remained broadly stable, despite significantly improved terms of trade in 2010–11.
The fiscal stance has been expansionary since 2009 and the overall fiscal balance would register a deficit in 2012 for the first time since 2000. While oil revenues expanded by 80 percent between 2009 and 2012, public expenditure increased by 70 percent over the same period. In particular, capital spending tripled, reflecting the public investment associated with the economic development plan and the infrastructure requirements for hosting the African Cup of Nations. Current expenditures have also been boosted by an increase in the wage bill and subsidies for petroleum products. As a result, the non-oil deficit is projected to peak at 27 percent of non-oil GDP in 2012.
Beyond 2012, the outlook is favorable but subject to risks. Large public investment will continue to improve infrastructures and the authorities plan to take swift actions to improve the business environment and the labor market. Non-oil growth is thus expected to remain robust, as new sources of growth emerge, including in Special Economic Zones. As oil production in mature fields will continue to decline until new fields can be explored, the current account surplus will deteriorate over the medium term, ending in broad balance by 2017. The budget will register small deficits over the next five years as the government executes its investment program while fiscal oil receipts would decline. The foremost risk to the outlook is a possible global slowdown that could lead to a prolonged decline in oil and manganese prices, which the authorities would face with limited fiscal buffers. Moreover, the success of the authorities' strategy to transform Gabon into an emerging market heavily depends on the efficiency of public investment and effective reforms to unlock the potential for private sector development and economic diversification.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed Gabon's robust economic performance in recent years, driven by high oil prices and public investment. However, despite strong economic growth, poverty remains widespread and unemployment is high. Against this backdrop, Directors commended the launch of a long-term development plan to transform Gabon into a diversified emerging market economy. They urged ambitious policies and reforms to support more inclusive growth and build adequate policy buffers against oil price volatility.
While recognizing the need for higher investment and social spending, Directors encouraged a more prudent fiscal stance and a measured pace of increase in public investment. This is important to safeguard medium-term fiscal sustainability and to ensure that public investment spending does not outstrip administrative and absorptive capacities. Directors called for restraint on wage bill growth, lower and better targeted subsidies for oil products, and an expansion in the non-oil tax base. They saw merit in a simple fiscal oil price rule to help anchor spending. Directors also urged continued efforts to strengthen investment planning and execution capacities, improve the quality of investment spending, increase fiscal transparency, and enhance public finance management in order to ensure the efficient use of oil resources.
Directors concurred that comprehensive reforms are needed to remove structural constraints on inclusive and diversified growth and private sector development, which is key to job creation and poverty reduction. Particular attention should be given to enhancing the business environment to spur private investment. Education and labor market reforms are also vital to better match labor supply and demand.
Directors underscored the importance of preserving financial stability and deepening financial intermediation. They encouraged the authorities to improve the institutional environment for access to credit; complete the restructuring of two distressed public banks; and strengthen financial regulation and supervision, including the regime against money laundering and terrorism financing.
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Fighting Back with Fat : A Parent's Guide to Battling Epilepsy Through the Ketogenic Diet and Modified Atkins Diet
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Written by three mothers who have children on the Ketogenic diet, Fighting Back with Fat provides essential information to educate parents on every aspect of diet therapy, as well as giving counsel for parents navigating the emotional minefields that often come with attempting Ketogenic diets. Common stress factors such as fear of failure, hyper-responsibility, dealing effectively with a childs non-compliance, and educating non-supportive relatives, friends and peers, are all addressed in heart-to-heart frankness from mothers who have covered the territory personally. Fighting Back with Fat guides the reader through the Ketogenic Diet, Modified Atkins Diet and The Low Glycemic Index Treatment intrepidly discussing the struggles and emotional bombshells that come with diet therapy. The authors include first-person accounts of the successes and trails of other families as well as a rare glimpse of what kids think of the diets, in their own words. Finally the book closes with the KetoCalculator 101, with tips and advice from the Charlie Foundations Beth Zupec-Kania, RD, CD, the Keto Calculators creator and moderator and an extensive recipe section offering simple, delicious recipes organized by age group, from infants to adults, each with Keto Bites, fun food facts or practical advice that correspond to each recipe.
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Erin Whitmer, who has an MFA in creative writing and is a former contributor to National Geographic Kids magazine, has used her blog NoahsRoad.com as a way to empower herself since her son suffered a traumatic brain injury nearly three years ago at the age of four months. Jeanne Riether lives in China and co-founded and directs the Healing Young Hearts Project (healingyounghearts.org) by helping young children build resilience in this challenging world. With little support, she started her teenage son, Jordan, on the Modified Atkins Diet. He is now seizure-free.


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Missions in GTA V
Because the game is still in full development, this page need to complete when the Grand Theft Auto V is realese. Also remember that missions or a mission is or are just speculation or speculations and not true stuffs.
Unknown roberring mission
In the debut trailer, we can seen the possible protagonist and his men hopping out from Bugstars van trying to robbering a jewerly store. This mission is likely similar with Three Leaf Clover in Grand Theft Auto IV where Niko Bellic and his men robbering the Bank of Liberty. The single difference betweem these missions is that in GTA V, the possible protagonist comming with two men and in Three Leaf Clover, Niko comming with three men. Also, in GTA V, they're disguised in Bugstars outfits and in GTA IV, they wear black hoods. AK-47 is present in both missions. Also, in GTA V there is a jewerly store and in GTA IV is a bank.
Unknown flying mission
Is a scene where a Cropduster flying over three farmers and spraying pesticides.


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Betty A. Strobel of Camden, Delaware passed away Tuesday March 26, 2013 at Capitol Nursing Home. She was 80.
Mrs. Strobel was born December 21, 1932 in Lincoln, Delaware. Her parents, Emory N. Lynch Jr. and Sara Coverdale Lynch, preceded her in death.
She worked for 8 years with the Kent County Register of Wills as the Deputy Register of Wills. Prior to that, she worked for many years as a legal secretary in Dover. Mrs. Strobel enjoyed crocheting and was an avid Phillies fan.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Shahan in 1991.
She is survived by her son, John E. Moore and his wife Barbara of Milford; daughter, Donna Hoy and her husband Ray of Salisbury, Md, Sherrie L. Cronshaw and her husband Drew of Camden; grandchildren, Brittany Lane and Stephanie Duphily; great-grandson, Zachary Prebula; and an extended family of 5 step-grandchildren and 10 step- great-grandchildren.
Services will be private.
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Verizon blog sets Motorola Droid 2 release for August 12th, confirms Android 2.2 on board
One of the most heavily anticipated smartphones of this summer, if not this year, is undoubtedly the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon.
And apparently it is only a couple of weeks away from launch, if leaks of documentation from an internal Verizon blog are to be believed. The supposed release of the successor to the Droid will come on August 12th.
Said blog also confirms that the Droid 2 will run Android 2.2, will have Flash, along with loads of Verizon bloatware, but you were probably expecting that anyway.
Swype will also be preinstalled, which is a growing trend among Android device manufacturers.
Here's the full list of what to expect:
The wait isn't over yet, but will be soon, and the fact that the Droid 2 will get Froyo on launch probably makes it worth it.
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- Address: 252 Mo Gan Shan Road, Gong Shu District, Hang Zhou
- Tel: 0571-28999101 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 桔子酒店莫干山酒店
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Opened in 2008, The Orange Hotel Moganshan Road is only 15 minutes drive away from the West Lake. The Hotel is surrounded by many tourist attractions, such as Xinyi Avenue Commercial Street and Jing-Hang Canal. Also, it only takes 15 minutes walk to the downtown, Wulin Plaza. The Hotel is easily accessed by many transportation, the train station and cross-city bus station are close by. Driving to Shanghai and Ningbo are only within 2 hours.
The Orange Hotel Moganshan Road has 99 rooms with flat panel televisions. WIFI is available at the Lobby. The coffee bar in the hotel provides high speed internet access. You can also rent a bicycle in the hotel.
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Restoration in Cabarrus
Will new uses for old facilities drive economic turnaround? By Sam Boykin CABARRUS Co. — It was a cold, gloomy February afternoon in 2004 when Tom Cotter first stepped inside the old Gibson Mill in Concord. "It was like a ghost town," Cotter said. "There were still family pictures, Bibles and coffee cups on the desks." The former Pillowtex Plant 6 had shut down the previous summer, along with several other textile mills throughout the region, leaving about 4,500 without jobs. It was a devastating blow to North Carolina, but Cabarrus County — where for more than 100 years townspeople had worked at the plants — was hit particularly hard. Since that afternoon five years ago, Cotter and his partners have transformed the abandoned mill into a burgeoning commercial center with offices, retail space, manufacturing and a banquet facility. The repurposed mill is one of several projects that many people hope will bring a much-needed shot of economic vitality to Cabarrus County, an area that has had more than its share of setbacks and still continues to struggle. About 150,000 people live in Cabarrus County, which includes Concord, Kannapolis and Harrisburg. Just northeast of Charlotte, the area is perhaps best known for NASCAR, as home to Lowe's Motor Speedway, zMax Dragway and the Concord Speedway. The state's largest tourist attraction, Concord Mills, is also in Cabarrus County. The Great Wolf Lodge, a sprawling indoor water park and resort, opened in Concord this year. But while tourism and entertainment venues bring in revenue and create jobs, it was always the mills and factories that formed the county's economic backbone. And when those jobs disappeared, so did much of the area's identity and spirit. George Liles, president of Liles Construction Company in Concord, knows the hardships first-hand. He was born and raised in Concord, where his father served as mayor from 1993 to 2001. "We've taken it on the chin in many ways," he said. It was Liles who first showed Cotter the old Gibson Mill. The two friends brought in two other local businessmen, Bertram "Trey" Barnette and Joe Liles (no relation to George). They formed Southpaw Investors, LLC, and in July 2004 paid $1.25 million for the 674,000-square-foot facility. To kick-start their newly acquired purchase, each partner opened a business in the old mill.


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I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 with an Intel i5 processor, 4 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GT 520 GPU. And I can't select my preferred graphics card nor change the graphics card for my applications.
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Last week, I cited statistics on stolen bases given up by the Cardinals since the arrival of Yadier Molina as their catcher but I had lost the source of those stats. I had gone looking for the source in various St. Louis sports sites (seemed logical at the time) but a note from a reader in Houston correctly informed me that the source was Bob Smizik who used to write for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and who now posts a blog on that paper's website. Thank you to my informant and a top of my hat to Bob Smizik for those stats.
Let me agree with Bob Molinaro of the Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot on this issue:
"Swan song: At 40 and coming back from back issues, Steve Nash said next season with the Lakers will be his last. Nash, who was active for only 15 games last season, is expected to contribute primarily as a mentor to younger backcourt players. Obviously, he's hanging around for the money, but I still remember the nights in the mid-aughts when he was putting on a show with Phoenix and never made me regret staying up too late to watch."
Steve Nash was always fun to watch because he played hard all the time and did not interrupt the game with any "look-at-me" antics.
Now let me agree with Bob Molinaro once again on this next issue:
"Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. At one point, somebody yelled: 'Hey! There's a player juicing!' and all three looked the other way."
Managers in particular had to choose not to realize that some of their players in the late 80s and 90s were using PEDs. When I think of "shot up teams", the Braves do not leap to mind but they probably had some users in the clubhouse. However, the Yankees, the A's and the Cardinals – the teams managed by Torre and LaRussa and the teams that won all of those games that got these gentlemen elected to the Hall of Fame – were serious and serial offenders when it came to steroids. I can accept Torre's entry into the Hall of Fame because he was a borderline candidate as a player and I can accept Cox's entry too. However, I have said since the day the votes were counted that putting Tony LaRussa in the Hall of Fame is a travesty. His plaque should have the likeness of Sgt. Schultz on it.
This morning on CBSSports.com a headline reads:
"What does Tiger Woods' most recent injury mean for golf?"
I do not think it is important for you to go and read the article that follows that headline; there is not a ton of insight there. However, Woods' injury is merely a foreshadowing of a day sometime in the future when Tiger Woods will no longer be capable of playing competitive golf on the PGA Tour. What that means is that the PGA needs to consider very carefully how it is going to promote/market itself when that day arrives. Today, if Woods plays on a weekend, ratings are good; if he does not play, ratings crater. My interpretation of that situation is that the PGA and the golf writers have focused so much attention on Tiger Woods – to the exclusion of many other players on the tour – that the public just does not care about lots of other players on the tour. Woods' injuries/surgeries this year ought to be an alarm bell for the PGA to come up with a new promotional strategy. Somehow, I am not sanguine they have focused on that point.
The Superintendent of the Air Force Academy had called for an investigation into the Academy's athletic programs based on an extensive report in the Colorado Springs Gazette. That very lengthy report is based on documents obtained from the Academy via the Freedom of Information Act. The paper cites problems associated with "academic issues", drug use, sexual abuse and "honor code violations" associated with cadet-athletes. There is one section that says the authorities were considering a "sting" to uncover problems but called it off because they feared they could not properly protect the undercover folks who would be doing the stinging. If true, that is a damning situation all around the Academy.
The report is long but it is good investigative reporting. You can read it here:
Last week, I said that the NFL had been too lenient with regard to the suspension issued to Ray Rice. My sentiment obviously coincided with Scott Ostler's thinking on the subject based on these comments from the SF Chronicle over the weekend:
"Stripping away all the technicalities, legalese, comparisons and bullcorn: Ray Rice cold-cocked a woman in an elevator.
"Maybe the NFL and the players' union should get together and agree that punching a woman unconscious is at least as wrong as smoking a doobie."
Can I get an "Amen!" here…?
I think we have reached a tipping point with regard to sporting figures coming out. Jason Collins was the first active male pro athlete to announce that he is gay; Michael Sam was the first player to enter the NFL Draft openly gay. Now we have another "first"…
Violet Palmer – the NBA's first female official – came out as a lesbian announcing that she will marry her long-term partner.
Good for her and for her partner. Now … can we acknowledge that any future announcements of this type get shunted directly to the agate section of the sports page? The only thing I would even begin to care about with regard to Violet Palmer's announcement is this:
With that burden off her shoulders, will she get better as an official – because she really needs to get better?
Finally, here is a rhetorical question from Scott Ostler in the SF Chronicle regarding the Niner's new stadium that opens this year:
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Technology update
Aug 8, 2002
Advectus completes nanoparticle drug trial
Advectus Life Sciences, Canada, has completed the first phase of a study to determine the effectiveness of its Nanocure nanoparticles for delivering cancer-fighting drugs to brain tumours. The in vitro study was carried out in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US.
The trial tested the Nanocure formulation P80DOX-NP on eight metastatic malignancies. P80DOX-NP is a novel method for delivering the drug doxorubicin across the blood-brain barrier - a network of blood vessels and cells that protect the brain and prevent certain molecules from passing through.
Nanocure consists of a nanoparticle of poly(butylcyanoacrylate) polymer coated with a layer of doxorubicin and a layer of polysorbate-80. Once Nanocure enters the bloodstream, the polysorbate-80 coating attracts apolipoproteins. These proteins coat the nanoparticles and, as a result, the blood-brain barrier treats the particles as if they were low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) - a form of cholesterol.
Advectus says that there was an excellent dose-response curve for all cancer cell lines tested. The company also claims that doses delivered as doxorubicin and doses delivered as nanoparticles were equally effective, indicating that the drug did not lose its effectiveness during nanoparticle formulation or shipping.
Advectus and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that they were to collaborate on the tests in early June. The second phase of the trial, which will test cancer metastases in rodent brains is due to begin shortly. If that is successful, clinical trials on human patients should result.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- After running nation-leading times in their respective events, Johnathan Cabral and Jordan Hasay have been named the Pac-12 Conference outdoor track athletes of the week.
Oregon hosts the Pepsi Team Invitational Saturday against Texas A&M, Washington and Washington State at Historic Hayward Field.
Men's Track Athlete of the Week: JOHNATHAN CABRAL, OREGON (So., Calabasas, Calif.).
Cabral won the 110 meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in a nation-leading 13.33. The wind was just above legal (+2.6) or that would have been a school record and tied for the second-fastest time in Pac-12 history.
Women's Track Athlete of the Week: JORDAN HASAY, OREGON (Sr., Arroyo Grande, Calif.).
Hasay was the top collegian and third overall in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational. Running her first career 10K, Hasay finished behind a pair of professional runners in a time of 32:46.68. That time leads the NCAA in 2013, and ranks second in school history and fifth in Pac-12 history.
Men's Field Athlete of the Week: JULIAN WRUCK, UCLA (Jr., Brisbane Queensland, Australia).
Wruck claimed a victory, as well as the meet record, in the men's discus throw (66.01m/216-7) on the final day of the 86th Clyde A. Littlefield Texas Relays. Wruck broke the UCLA record in the event for the second week in a row and leads the nation in the discus event by over 10 feet. Wruck was selected the Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week: EMILY HUNSUCKER, COLORADO (Jr., Arvada, Colo.).
Hunsucker broke the University of Colorado's 15-year-old hammer throw record when she recorded a toss of 60.25m/197-08 to win the Fum McGraw Quadrangular, the 15th-best mark in the nation. Hunsucker broke Janet Visosky's record of 196-10 which was set in 1998. Hunsucker redshirted the 2012 season and has come out strong this season. She came very close to breaking the record two weeks ago at the Jerry Quiller Classic with a mark of 195-10. She won the meet last week on her last throw by almost 17 feet. It is the second time this season Hunsucker has been named Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week.
2013 Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Men's Track: March 19 - DeAnthony Thomas, ORE; March 26 - Ryan Herson, ASU; April 2 - Johnathan Cabral, ORE.
Women's Track: March 19 - Stephanie Jolley, UTAH; March 26 - Ashley Liverpool, USC; April 2 - Jordan Hasay, ORE.
Men's Field: March 19 - Greg Skipper, ORE; March 26 - Julian Wruck, UCLA; April 2 - Julian Wruck, UCLA.
Women's Field: March 19 - Emily Hunsucker, COLO; March 26 - Chelsea Liverpool, ASU; April 2 - Emily Hunsucker, COLO.


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Friday, April 5, 2013
I was seriously into eyeshadow during my teen years in the 1980s but now my favorite kind of makeup is lipstick. Red is my everyday color and I've got two perfect, long-lasting reds (one from MAC and one from Chanel). I've temporarily given up on my search for the right shade of purple after too many disappointments. On the plus side, while I still haven't found the bright pink of my dreams in the no-transfer, long-wearing formula that I prefer, I've found two good pink shades this year.
I first tried Tarte LipSurgence matte lip tint in Lively in January, when I wore it to Fashion Group International's Rising Star Awards. I've worn it quite a few times since. But the vibrant color I wore to The Weinstein Company's pre-Oscar party last month was even more fabulous. Quite a few ladies have asked me about the lipstick since I posted this photo.
Last week, I finally emailed gorgeous makeup expert Stephanie Daniel to ask for the name of the lipstick she used on me that night. Like a lot of makeup artists, she takes products out of their original packaging and puts them in palettes for easier transportation, so she didn't remember which one it was when I asked about it the night of the party. Later, I wasn't sure how much I cared because, like I said, this lipstick wasn't the never-comes-off-ever formula that I prefer to wear. But I kept thinking of how much I liked the color and decided it was worth potential touch-ups to wear it. It is Rouge Volupte Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in #11, Rose Culte. You can get it at Bergdorf Goodman (and many other stores) for $34. Of course, I read the Makeup Alley reviews before I splurged. If you're a big makeup fan — or even a minor one, like me — Makeup Alley is essential reading.
Expect to see more Rose Culte on the blog soon!
8 Responses to "Pink Lipstick Recommendation: YSL Rouge Volupte in Rose Culte"
It's gorgeous on you. My go-to pink is actual a Chanel and it's lovely, but not as bright as yours. I'd like to find something that vibrant; it's just fabulous!
OMG…I got this EXACT lipstick a few weeks ago after trying it on in Duty Free and melting down on how awesome it was.
I am a red everyday girl too, but now i put that pink stuff on morning noon and night. YSL for ever.
The one cheap lipstick I love even though it never stays is Revlon, Cherries in the snow, which is a color they have made since the forties. This lipstick is very similar, but stays way better and feels better on the lips.So I was excited.
A lipstick that lasts without drying out your lips is the Holy Grail. Love MUA!
Gorgeous. I read MUA all the time, but – doh! – usually *after* I buy something.
I keep meaning to try your main brand — it's MAC lust isn't it?
Super pretty! I just started getting into lipstick, (more of an eye person,) and I was wondering if you have any orange suggestions?


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One in 20 grade-schoolers is taking drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder – or ADD. Now, some of these children may really need medication, but experts recommend that you examine your child's lifestyle before you medicate. Is his diet full of sugar, caffeine and processed food? Is he getting enough exercise? Is he getting too much stimulation from video games and TV?
But, more importantly, does your family life have structure? Is he getting enough attention from you? Often kids will act out to get noticed.
So, why not take a one-on-one weekend trip with him, and use that time to really observe and talk about his behavior. And talk about your relationship. For you may find that this is where the real attention deficit has been.


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PHOENIX - If you are currently out of the workforce or looking for a new job, there are hundreds of employers looking for workers in the Valley. We found these companies and more on indeed.com , simplyhired.com and jobing.com .
The Phoenix VA Medical Center has started the process to hire 1,000 doctors, nurses, and clerical workers, according to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald. It's part of an effort to improve the VA system nationwide, he said at a Friday press conference in Phoenix. The goal is to improve wait times for veteran patients.
Five positions are listed for MidFirst Bank at locations around the Valley. The jobs include tellers, investment executive, business banking associate relationship manager, personal bankers and commercial product management manager.
A Texas company with a facility in Tempe, Arizona is hiring for several positions.CommScope says they "create the infrastructure that connects people and technologies through every evolution." The openings they have right now are for QA Software Automation, Representative, Customer Care, Web Application Developer and Software Developer. You can apply on the company's career page .
Burlington Coat Factory has dozens of jobs available in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale. The positions range from store management opportunities, to loss prevention associate, sales associates in a variety of departments, merchandising team associate, customer service supervisor and cashiers.
Floor and Decor is looking to hire for customer service associate, warehouse specialist, design consultant, security specialist and tile department assistant manager. They are now hiring as they get ready to open a new store near 18th Street and Highland Avenue in Phoenix.
If you live in the west Valley, Tolleson Union High School District has a variety of openings. They include instructional assistants in a variety of classes and schools, behavior specialist, student information system manager, warehouse clerk, security guard, cafeteria cashier and more.
Marriott is hiring for dozens of positions for properties around the Valley. Some of the jobs include server, night auditor, dishwasher, housekeeper, cook, loss prevention officer, gatehouse attendant, maintenance technician and more.
Offering personal home care, Kindred at Home has openings for PRN occupational therapist, CNA caregivers, PRN speech language pathologist, social worker, home care and hospice and more.
The State of Arizona is hiring, looking to fill positions such as child support services officer, administrative assistant, PC technician, nutrition program consultant, business analyst, customer service representative, correctional records technician and much more.
With stores all over the Valley, Home Depot has a variety of job openings. They range from assistant store manager to general warehouse associate, merchandising associate, technical repair technician, operations, kitchen/bath designer, sales associates, cashier, asset protection associate and more.


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I have a grandson!!!
He is in the ICU for a few days as a percaution because of an infection so I did not get to see him, they are only letting in mom and dad, should be released in the next few days.
My wife, mother in-law and I went to the hospital, as we approached the door I see the no weapons sign so I say I need to go back to the truck. Mom does not know I carry.
I went back and disarmed, locked in a Center of Mass car safe, and head back in. When I get closer to the door I get a better look at the sign and see they do not allow open carry.
I was carrying a Kimber 1911 in a "Super Tuck" so I was completly concealed. Great I disarned and did not need to. We went on up to the room talked to the kids for a few minutes and they needed to go check on the baby. About that time my wife asked if I would go get her water out of the truck. Yea baby gave me a chance to put "Kim" back where she belongs. Rearmed and went back in.
Had a nice visit with the kids gave them a few presents and hope to see the grandson soon.
I have another family member to protect. Stay safe.
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Western Illinois Holds On For 8-7 Victory Over Baseball
April 2, 2004
Chicago, Ill. - University of Illinois at Chicago junior catcher Justin Johnson provided some theatrics in the bottom of the ninth inning with his fifth homer of the season, but it wasn't enough as Western Illinois held on for the 8-7 non-conference victory over the Flames at Les Miller Field on Friday night.
Western Illinois took an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth when Johnson took reliever Jon Adams deep to cut the Leathernecks lead to one.
Western Illinois head coach Stan Hyman brought in reliever Nathan Miller and he promptly retired the Flames in order to secure the victory for the Leathernecks.
With the victory, Western Illinois improves to 12-18 on the season, while the Flames fall to 12-9 overall.
WIU's James Kalinowski picked up the victory for the Leathernecks, improving to 3-2 on the season, while Miller earned his third save of the season. UIC's Ryan Zink (3-2) took the loss for the Flames, allowing seven runs - five earned - in seven innings of work.
Johnson, Jordan DeVoir (run), Brad Ryan (3 runs) and Nelson Gord each picked up two hits apiece in the loss for the Flames.
Junior second baseman Bryan Russo extended his hitting streak to 24 games with a RBI double in the third inning.
Both teams will be in action on Saturday afternoon for a doubleheader, slated to begin at 2:05 p.m.