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Can you spot it in the video above? If so, what was it? Let us know in the comments below what your first BlackBerry was and what you enjoyed the most about it and what you're most looking forward to in BlackBerry 10. Personally, mine was the Pearl 8100 and I loved that it looked like no other BlackBerry before it. As for BlackBerry 10, I'm most excited about the new OS as a whole.
What was your first BlackBerry smartphone?
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What was your first BlackBerry smartphone?
0:01 whatever that blue one was.
Storm 1. hardly usable until 5.0 came around.
9630- Broke (well thrown at a concrete wall actually)
9630- Going Strong for 3 years and counting!
I had a gray 8830 from Sprint. Complete with trackball...I loved it!!!
I second that. Mine first one was a 8700 as well and my current one is the 9900. I love them both respectfully.
My first BlackBerry was 8900 that I received while I was working with Israeli mobile and asked me
BlackBerry introduce the company's customers. From that moment, my life changed completely, all my idea
Efficiency and comfort underwent a makeover. When the fact is that my 8900 died before arriving time and I had to temporarily move Nokia E71 I felt I lost part of my body. I felt like a Nokia phone simply and cumbersome.
So I missed my to 8900. But soon moved to 9800, like the 8900's hard for me to say goodbye
And probably that until BlackBerry 10 is to be close to me
lol my first bb was same 8900 given by RIM when is started working there than when upgrades came up i moved to 9800 and than purchased a 9900 bold when i got let go
patiently waiting for my BB10 cant wait to have it in my hands
My first BlackBerry was the 7105t with the roller wheel, it was a smaller form and fit well in the pocket. in fact I still have this phone, it still looks brand new and works well but much slower than my 9700 Bold.
I am looking forward to the new BlackBerry 10 phones as I feel they will be a solid business phone that I can use everyday. Now all there is to do is wait patiently..........for the next great BlackBerry experience......"Be Bold"
My first BB was the 7105t as well, but we got no love in the video! I had 2, actually, after insane usage the trackwheels broke.
Curve 8320! loved that phone,as I had Motorola v60 b4 that!
9800 was my first BlackBerry. Now on a 9810. Next...BB10!!
Me too! 957 Internet Edition on Rogers. Used it all the way from 2001 until 2008. Big monochrome screen with green backlight, thumb wheel, no phone, weeks on a single battery charge and Mobitex rules! Still my favourite Blackberry. If my current 9530 was to die, I'd reactivate the 957 in a heartbeat to hold me over until BB10.
Storm 2 9550. Lol I find it amusing that they seem to have left out both the 9530 and the 9550... Coincidence?
Anyway, what I like most about it (still have it) is the SurePress keyboard. In BlackBerry 10, I'm most looking forward to utilizing the QNX-based OS on a phone after loving the experience on my PlayBook.
Ditto; I love the SurePress on my 9550, which is why I still use it. Glad to see that I'm not the only one.
I loved surepress on my 9530. I would have picked up the 9550, however instead I picked up a Bold 9700 when my carrier began offering HSPA, it became my primary line while my 9530 became my second line.... eventually it got replaced by an Android phone, but my current Blackberry (a 9810) gets far more use daily and I love the physical feedback I get with each button press.
6750 represent!
First one was a pearl 8130. Loved the little factor, loved the different keyboard compared to a standard flip phone and the smartphone features. I was alread hooked on new phones, I had 3 different phones between mid 05 and getting the Pearl in 07 but it got me hooked on smartphones and I've been interested in them ever since. I've got the 9900 now and had the 9700 before that. I will be getting the full touch BB10 when it comes out.
That depends on CHARACTER,isn't it? ;) :P
Titanium 8120, think I saw it in the first few seconds, great little phone, got me hooked on BB
And I thought I had missed the POS Storm. I tried to use a 9530 for almost two weeks before I sent it back to Big Red for a 9630.
IGM. Mine was the 7120t in 2006! That's when I fell n love with blackberry.
World Edition 8830...flipped my world upside down. She was as Tough as a $2 Steak. Litteraly went through a wall. As in, through the wall. Only damage was that the battery popped out.
She was a Tank.
Same here.. That baby fell out of my hands many a times. One occasion she slipped out of my hands, bounced down 4 concrete steps, sent the phone one way the cover and battery in opposite directions. After collecting everything and putting it back together she powered up and kept on emailing! Served me well for many years!
They didn't show my Storm 9530! It has a bad rep, but I enjoyed it and can still remember buying it like it was yesterday... I was so stoked! Lasted me the full length of my contract at which time I upgraded to the Torch 9860.
A friend had one of the scroll wheel types, but my first one is the one I still have as in my sig below. I had to hybrid OS to 5.x and so memory leaks cause a battery pull every couple of days. My wife has the same phone and tonight she jumps ship to the iPhony 5, but I'm holding out for BB10! Don't really know if full screen or QWERTY, I have always been partial to the Bold/Curve format. Unfortunately nobody seems to give a useful ownership trial in order to live with the device and see if you like it. Kudos to Crackberry and the membership, always something interesting and useful to learn on here. Something I didn't like on the 9900 was the absence of an accelerometer, not because I wanted the screen to rotate most of the time but because on-screen racing games would be more enjoyable. And BB has a habit of offering the desired features across the spectrum of choice, but no real all-in-one, for example, the above lack of accelerometer on the 9900. The Torch series had that but no NFC.
Yeah, I'm whining - but BB10 regardless looks to blow other OSes out of the water!
Curve 8330 CDMA (eww, I know, u/g to BB10 soon!)
Winner of EA Mobile SE Playbook - rockin' it!
Pretty sure they're talking about the Torch 9800/9810.
[My] Love at First Sight Torch 9800
...& I Love What I do [with it]
My List:
8830 world edition (served me well for years) -----> 9800 torch slider ------> 9860 torch full touch (debating on getting a 9930 until) -----> BB10 full touch on launch date -----> Maybe full qwerty..
Wife's List:
7230 in blue no less (we still have it) -----> 8700 electron -----> 9800 torch slider ------> BB10 full qwerty when released..
The 8703e that I received from work in 2006. I was the first person in my circle of friends and family to have this thing called a "smartphone". They were pretty amazed I can send and receive my work email on it from anywhere I was at...and make phone calls!
I loved that thing, especially the trackwheel. It was a beast and rugged and withstood several drops. I used the 8703e for two years until I was upgraded to a 8830.
Bold 9000>Bold 9700>Bold 9780>Bold 9900»»BB10!
Blackberry770 my first blackberry is the one I have now the 9810. I am really excited about the bb10. I'm especially happy that there will eventually be one with a physical keyboard. The bb10 os is really awesome in what it can do. It looks easier to use and more powerful than a laptop
STORM.............and yet I'm a die hard BB user and even drag my wife with me!
Almost gave up after the last push to 2013 but have held on and am excited as hell for the BB10 full touch..........and best of all if a new better one does come out with quad core and a massive battery then my wife will get the launch device and I'll get the new one!
11 Playbooks within my immediate family! 4 bought directly by me (two 64's at full price)
Fits perfectly in my jeans back pocket and have a camera for the kids activities with me all the time - not to mention the kids love using it - 2.5 year old rocks the playbook!
Your my 57 sauce.........BB on everything!
I had the 8520 until last October when my dad knocked it over with a bose ipod dock which landed on top of it. The screen cracked and trackpad stopped working. I tried fixing the trackpad but couldn't and got the first of my 2 9780's. I try not to bring my phone to dart night these days because beer and phones don't mix.
8530 Curve.
Born August 2010, Died. June 2012.
Cause of death: Alcohol poisoning. :(
Pearl 8100 was my first! Loved it.
8110, 8900, 9000, 9700, 9800, 9810, 9900!!!
At 7 seconds mark: BB9700. It was compared with iphone 3gs when launched... Still have it as my back up phone.
The 7105t was the first. After that over the years I've had the 8800, Tour (9630), Bold (9000), Pearl (8100, 8130), Curve (8330) and Storm 1 & 2.
First BB was a RIM 950 back in '98. Had the 9000, 9700 and 9810. As to BB10 - I hope it can bring me back. I'm currently using a Galaxy Nexus with CM10, my next purchase will be the Note 2. I'm curious as to what the Nexus II will bring. As to whether BB10 brings me back - I like what I see with the "L" device, not so much with the "N". I look forward to BB10 on my PlayBook.
The original Storm baby! It was different, and I didn't mind the tactile response. Looking forward to BB10, and I truly hope it is a good huge success. The OS has me intrigued at this point. Long wait, but my 9930 is holding me down right now.
Mine was the Storm 9350. Almost made me hate Blackberry forever, but then I decided to try the Bold 9650 and fell in love with it. Now I have the Bold 9930 and loving the touchscreen with keyboard. Putting together the best keyboard ever in phones plus a touchscreen and Blackberry 10...It is the phone I have dream of for years. CAN'T WAIT.
Why did you go from a Torch 9810 and Bold 9900 to a Bold 9790?
I'm a new user as of last week! My first BlackBerry phone is a 9350. I love the little thing! It doesn't eat through the battery like my previous EVO did. I enjoy both phones and both have their pros and their cons but the Curve for right now is doing it for me! It does everything that I need it to do and I'm liking the change in scenery. It also goes very well with my Playbook.
I'm looking forward to BB10 being something totally new and mostly unseen before! I say mostly because from the demos I have seen some of it sort of carried over from the Playbook OS. I like that there are no buttons and everything stays open and running as you would expect it to... just like on a desktop OS!
My first BlackBerry was the pearl 8100
Followed by the storm 9350
Then the storm 9550
Now rocking a 9860 soon to be replaced by the L-series BB10!
The Aristo is giving me a geek boner so I would have to get it
Evil Otto, BlackBerry enthusiast :)
BlackBerry 9860 v188.8.131.527
Playbook 64Gb 188.8.131.520
Bell mobility unlimited BlackBerry data plan
Didn't see it in the video but it was a 7100i on Nextel. Before that I had dumb phones mostly on Nextel so you can imagine the difference going from that to a BlackBerry for the first time, being able to email, instant message, browse the Web, plus still call & chirp". I was hooked, had that thing up to my face every free second at work.
The Curve 8300!!! That was my poison and the reason for this wonderful addiction!!!
You people are so lost. Is it just too much for you to comprehend that the initial release blackberry 10 phone will not have a quad core? No where on the leak did it say it was on the L series, it said A series. Even then, its just a possible spec for future phone. Not, "as soon as it launches".
I don't understand how people get so confused and cannot remember a few simple points about a device without mixing it all up. Guess its something in the water over there.
My first one was a 957 given to me by an attorney who was upgrading. He had to sign and fax a form to RIM stating that the device was being transferred.
As primitive as it seems now, it was a huge step up from the pager system we had at the time.
Started with Bold 9000 then
Torch 9800 then
Bold 9900
Mine was a 9500 which is still in use. Using a 9800 and PlayBook 32GB as my prime movers.
TMO Curve 8320. Love that keypad even though it is quite clicky.
I look forward to the new OS of BB 10 as well.
Mine was 9530 Storm. HATED that *#*#ing thing. My running joke with Verizon, when I called on a weekly basis (not a joke) was, "Hey, I know why this is called the Storm....because it BLOWS."
If BB had put out the 9850 Torch (what I have now), instead of the Storm, BB would still rule the world....but that's ok, BB got caught resting on their laurels...BB 10 gonna change that!!
Pearl 8100
I thought it was the coolest phone ever! (bcuz its a BlackBerry)
Wondering that users, whose first BB was a storm, are still around ;-)
Bold 9000 here.
Well One is, at least
Need to qualify my post. At the time I got my Storm, only the Apple iPhone and HTC G1 were competitors. Both were rubbish. Neither had apps - the bb did. The Storm was a wakeup call to Apple. And they handled it very well and woke up.
As a developer, I'm happy RIM is now soliciting people like me, people who were(are still) ignored by the likes of the big A..
Does rolling out 100's and 100's of RIM 850 & 957 paging units attached to MS Outlook count?
Then I held onto a RIM Blackberry Nextel 7200 series till it broke that got a color screen Nextel 7250 unit as a warranty replacement and had that till December of last year.
I was Nextel RIM faithful for almost 8 years. Loved that 7250 with the pull out antenna and a keyboard so big you could type with gloves on.
AT&T 8700c - complete with scroll wheel.
Had an iPhone 3G, converted to a Curve 8900. Never looked back! Since then I had a Torch 9800, Bold 9900, and soon to be the N-series. I love typing on my phone under the table and not looking at the keys. Very good when you want people to believe you're actually interested in what they're talking about!
Also have a PlayBook 64GB
Yes it does... OS is identical to the 9900 :) I'm loving my 9810 currently :)
I had two first BlackBerrys I guess. The first one I ever bought was the Pearl 8100. I only used it for data and texting, as it replaced my Sidekick 3, and I used a Motorola SLVR for calls (Pearl on T-Mobile and SLVR on at&t).
I was like 19 and decided that paying two phone bills was just stupid. So I upgraded to the 8800, and closed my at&t line, making my 8800 my all-in-one device.
I've been using ONLY a BlackBerry ever since then, back in 2007. Love these things.
I got the 7105t (or something very similar) from my employer. It was on the Sprint/Nextel network and had Push-To-Talk as well. I loved that phone! The first time I realized I could go on the actual internet I was amazed! The download speed was pretty crappy compared to todays speeds, but the fact I could do that was awesome!
+1 for the 8530!!!
9100 Pearl. I needed a Bridge device to try out.
8900 for me, such a great phone with so many happy memories. Most looking forward too... hmm, I know it's unfashionable, but given that I'm happy with the current BB OS, I'd have to say that (if we get them) probably more useful and enjoyable apps which don't currently make it to BB. And BBM video chat.
Btw - great blog post.
First BlackBerry I used was my sister's company issued 7290, I remember playing with it during my brother's graduation and got hooked bad. By end of that year I got a 7100t and since then gone through a few BlackBerries as right now I'm on a 9900 I purchased 2nd hand to replace my screen crushed 9700 to hold me until BB10 hits!
My first BlackBerry was the 8320. It was my first taste of a business level phone. I could send and receive emails, it was the most impressive phone I owned at the time. That started the BlackBerry love affair for me.
0:01 !
was my second device (it was a little bit different BB logo (metal instead of plastic) 7230 :)
But my real first bb was an 6230.
over 8 years BB.
Curve 8900...and I still think that it is a RIM masterpiece!
8300...that thing was a beast at the time
I'm a beginner. First was 8330 Curve in 2008 then a 9650 which I still have awaiting the release of BB10 in Jan. Oh and a 32GB Playbook :).
rabbitupnorth At work, my first BlackBerry was a 7250, but we soon upgraded to the Curve 8330. It was a fine, reliable mate. My first personal BlackBerry was the Pearl 8130, but when I got my Torch 9800, there was no turning back. I'm hoping the BlackBerry 10 keyboard device will have lots of the Torch in it, because I love that model. BB10 is going to be like magic. I can't wait. I'm doing an early upgrade as soon as stock is available. Of course I love my PlayBook 32Gb wifi to complement my Torch. I'm truly living in the right era.
Don't think I saw it, but my first was a 7520... then a 7100i, a Sprint Pearl 8130, T-Mobile Curve 8320, T-Mobile Curve 8900, T-Mobile Bold 9700, and now a T-Mobile Curve 9360. I was going to get an OS 7 Bold after toying with the OS on the 9700, but now I'm saving up for the BB10 experience! Hopefully I'll have a PlayBook soon.
7105t was my first. Loved the scroll wheel.
Curve 8900 was my second love the style.
Curve 8520 loved the trackpad
Bold 9700
Bold 9900 - Absolutely love this phone.
Can't wait for BB10!
Shoutout to my real blackberry people that had bbm before display pictures. If you didn't you jumped on the #bandwagon
Mine was 8900, served me well until I decided to jump into a pool with the phone in my pocket. Then I got a 9700 which I still have. I was thinking to upgrade but I got a playbook 64gb instead, and now waiting for bb10. As a person who travels a lot, bb is the best phone to be in touch and productive on the road. I just love it, there is no phone as a bb.
Mine was the 7100t. A classic BlackBerry.
BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in Red ... Still have it :-)
7280 and 7100
Being perhaps a bit younger than a fair amount of you, the Torch 9810 was (and is) actually my first Blackberry. I started with the brand in a time where iSheep ran amuck and Android was growing. And guess what, there has been not a day I have regretted my choice! And Blackberry 10 will be even better!
Proudly a member of TeamBlackberry, and in it for the long haul.
Bold 9700
Haha. Awesome. But I had some seriously old ones from 2002. I don't think they were ever in development. It had a jog dial. Monochrome. Size of a palm pilot (actually put it in a palm pilot case). And didn't even have an ear piece for phone. You had to use a 3.5mm ear piece. Come to think of it. It didn't even have data or WiFi! Anyone have any clue which model that may have been?
My first was a RIM 957 on the Mobitex Network, then the Blue 6210 which was black and white screen. Then the BB7210 which was a color screen, followed quickly by the 7290 which added something called Bluetooth!
I still have most of the units. 8700 was next, 7100, 7130, 8300, 8820, 8310, 8100 9000, 9700 and now the 9900.
how could i forget the 9800 and 9810!
did not use the 8110, 8800, 9300 or 9780 8900 .
My first Blackberry was curve 8520 , i like blackberry for its security , BBM , Spell-Check and keyword shortcuts . And for now i am really excited about the whole new world of blackberry which is called as BB10 . New OS , New interface and everything seems to be soo prefect in video. RIM guys are really working hard . So lets pray BB10 devices don't cost much .
I was moving to Florida from California and was bored with my slide up samsung phone so being as teenage-,minded as ever I used up all savings and bought a T-Mobile Blackberry 8100 after being persuaded into it. I had to get used to the sure type style keyboard but after a month of using my BB i was so happy I had gone for it because it kept me connected to my family back in California. The best moment was when I finally discovered what BBM was and wow did that change things! a couple months later my mom, my dad, my sister, & my cousins were all on Blackberries. I am now a proud Blackberry lover and fan. Every phone after that has been a Blackberry. Even in moments of peril and people saying blackberry is dead I still kept my hope and put in a good word for BlackBerry. Although my last Blackberry broke and am using a loner android I still prefer (and miss) my keyboard, my ease of communication, and the professional look it gave me. i am proudly BLACKBERRY BY CHOICE. Viva the 10!
My personal first was a 8330, red.
The first one I ever supported was a client's RIM 857. He then moved on to the RIM 957, 7250, Curve 8310, and then a Bold 9930 (finally).
It was that client's early BlackBerry's that sold me on getting one for myself.
My first was a 7100. Dropped it and it got scratched so I bought another one :). Then I got the Curve 8900, then the Bold 9700, 9780, 9900. Loved the typing and predictive text on my 7100 after coming from a feature phone.
8330, will never forget that day. Still like yesterday. OS4.7
Getting hybrids for OS5.0
Then onto a 9700, switched to another 9700 just because I sold mine and my dad gave me his (got an iphone -_-), then onto a 9810, sold it and got a 9360, sold it and got a 9900, had a problem with the unlock (guy screwed me over), sold it and got another 9900.
pearl 8100 :)
Well, its was Curve 8520. Its an entry level blackberry which I bought in 2009 for 300 euros... What I enjoyed most is the fact that this bb is bulletproof! 2 times they pushed me in a swimming pool with my 8520 and it survived!! And of course numerous times the phone faced critical falls! Very tough phone not like the new ones...
8830 world edition. i haven't been the same since. started on the crack and couldn't put it down. can't wait for bb10.
The difficult, we do immediately. The impossible takes a little while longer.
curve 8300
In former times I was a Samsung fan... I was attracted by the frisky way of performance (sounds and colors). One of my best friends (employee by T-Mobile, now Telekom) was always smiling about my behavior- he was a BB-user. On a boring day he presents me the performance of his Pearl8100. First I was disappointed about the clear and sober surface and colorscheme of his Pearl, but the trackball-navigation in realtime was cogent and impressive. So I purchased a used Pearl 8100 and fall in love instantly with BB. I become the fastest message-pen-pusher of the world with its physical keyboard and suretype....:-) A new era of obsession and addiction was born. I never was naive- BB never was the top of technical capability, but its like to have a Harley-Davidson...its not perfect or the best, but its cult and outstanding.
A half year later I've bought a new Pearl 8110. In the next years a 9000, 9700, 9780, 9800, 9900 and PlayBook follows. And there's NO doubt about it that BB10 will continue to rule my life...:-)
My very first Blackberry: curve 8320, then I got the bold 9700, then I got the one I have now, bold 9900. Looking forward to having BB10!
A black curve 8520, 0:05 !
i had a taste of the pearl 8120 and i loved but, alas it was a refurbish and very dodgy. i was determined to get a blackberry after this, so first one was curve 8520, i didn't like the rubbish camera so i swapped for a 8900, and i was in love, i loved everything about it, and probs spent £100 on accessories for it. i love my bold 9900 now but, i do miss my little 8900, especially the phone strap loop! i am looking forward to blackberry 10 cause it deffo seems stylish :D
Carbon skinned Curve 8530 was my first one
Original Storm -> Torch 1 -> current 9810.
I watched the video 3 times, and didn't see the 8300 series at all. But I digress...
Pink 8330 was my first (it was free, no complaints), then 9530, 9550, and now a 9810 recently coupled with a 64 GB Playbook.
BlackBerry by choice, indeed!
Pearl 8130 -> Curve 8330 (best phone RIM ever made!) -> Tour 9630 -> iPhone 4.
Sorry I had to give up on Blackberry when they put so much time into the PlayBook and neglected the phone line. My Tour was dying, and I wasn't willing to spend two more years on a Bold that was basically the same phone with a trackpad instead of a trackball. There are things I really miss about my Berry, but they blew it putting all of their resources into the PlayBook. They bet the company on a tablet, and they lost.
Apparently I'm old....first BB was a company-issued 6230.
If I recall correctly...
6230 --> 7250 --> 8800 -->8320 --> 9700 -->9900 + 9810
I guess the "Storm" isn't considered a real BlackBerry.. I didn't see it in the video.. The Storm was my first BlackBerry.
7100t (which I hated due to the keys being multi-letters) ---> 7510 (which was ok), then to a 9700 which was awesome (then thanks to a 2 year old) ---> 9800 (worst piece of . . .whatever. I HATE IT AND it almost made me switch to the i-universe) ---> 9900 (yay!).
830 pager style!
8700C was my first. Since then I have also had the 8300, 9000 and currently the 9650. Eagerly awating BB10.
Style- miss it so bad. Dropped too many times. Then Torch 9800 - got free from my boss but couldn't get used to slide to type. I can't type on touch screen to save myself & I use keyboard shortcuts a lot. Now Curve 9360 - so far so good. Wanted to save money for bb10. So got myself a used Curve.


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AbstractTechnology research and development in such areas as next-generation atomic clocks, quantum information processing with trapped ions, and atomic spectroscopy is impeded by the lack of commercially available laser sources that meet the required specifications of wavelength tuning range, output power, frequency-stability and reliability. Arete Associates is developing frequency-stable Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers (OPSLs) to meet these specifications. OPSL technology exhibits a unique combination of compactness, efficiency, high power, wavelength tunability, and excellent beam quality. The objective of the Phase 1 SBIR effort was to assess the feasibility and robustness of single-frequency operation of two different OPSL cavity designs. The successful designs will be subsequently developed in Phase 2, with the goal of delivering a system that NIST can use in its atomic clock and quantum information processing experiments.
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Trying to get Adobe FMS server up and running - having multiple problems...
(all on a rackspace cloud server running Centos 5.5)
Trying to use a flash application I purchased to record video from webcam to the server
Client purchased a license for FMS - so I install FMS with the license (putting it in production mode)
In production mode, when I try to record, I get an access denied - it took like 3 days to find out that I had to create a folder in the applications folder, give user FMS access to this folder and record to that. This only works if I install FMS without a license putting it in developer mode
If I'm in developer mode and record, it records fine, but if I choose not to install the version of Apache that comes with FMS and use mine that I'm using for the rest of the website, It doesn't record (even though I'm doing all of this through rtmp:// not http://)
All I need FMS for is to record from webcam and produce the video for viewing
Should I run FMS on its own server, put the webserver in its allow list and deny everything else?
How do I / can I configure FMS to work with another installation / instance of Apache?
There is still the issue of it being in developer mode and not production - is this an issue or can it stay in developer mode so long as I take all my normal security precautions? (closing ports, etc... I'll fully pen test the server before going live)
I'm not expecting a terrible amount of load. It's for students in a very specific industry. I don't mind spining up another server just for it.


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Okay so it's not exactly the greatest of problems but it's a little irritating and doesn't work how it should.
Having tried the various options of 1/2/3 or 4 columns in the dashboard, I ended up settling for remaining with the 2 columns version. Problem is now WP is just having all the modules stuck on the left column, leaving the right one empty. If I re-drag and drop modules to their location, WP doesn't remember it and next access to the dashboard just gives me all the modules on the left column again.
So far it's the only issue I've noticed. I've tried disabling some of my plugins in case of interference, including Ajaxed WordPress, which probably needs an upgrade but to no avail. Since my blog isn't actually broken (a little CSS for the search form went wonky but nothing serious) I don't want to disable all the plugins. However, I hope this will be resolved in the next version, or that the appropriate plugin will have a new version soon.


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CHICAGO -- If Brian Kelly is smart, he will enjoy every bite of his dry chicken at Cincinnati's football banquet on Thursday night. He will savor whatever accolades he receives for leading the Bearcats' football program to its first true taste of greatness.
And then he will try to work another miracle with expectations that even he may not be able to fulfill.
Given Kelly's track record, it's hard to call his next mission, to resurrect Notre Dame's football program as its new head coach, impossible.
|Brian Kelly's accomplishments at Cincinnati are laudable, and rival only Pete Carroll's restoration of USC's program.
Kelly's accomplishments at Cincinnati -- the team's 34-6 record the last three seasons (including this year's 12-0), its back-to-back Big East titles and two straight BCS berths -- are nothing short of remarkable and rival only Pete Carroll's restoration at USC as the two biggest accomplishments in college football's modern era.
Without a practice field, any football tradition and completely over-matched in his own state in talent and in the Midwest in recruiting, Kelly has not only persevered but triumphed. What he has achieved at Cincinnati has been harder in many ways than what he will face in South Bend.
Except for one thing.
At Cincinnati, Kelly could find talent and he could recruit speed, something Notre Dame has not consistently been able to do since Lou Holtz threw up his hands 13 years ago when it became clear that the school's academic standards were not compatible with national championship ability.
And so the Irish embarked on a challenge that, more often than not, has ended one yard, one step, one second short.
Kelly can coach, he can motivate and adversity clearly does not rattle him. His ability to stay in complete control of Notre Dame's hiring process while steering his team to its dramatic victory at Pittsburgh may have been as impressive as anything he has done. And he will need every bit of that control, and the confidence he breathed into his team when the Bearcats were down 31-10 against the Panthers, when he arrives in South Bend.
It is a brand of confidence that for all his bluster, former coach Charlie Weis never really possessed at Notre Dame. And it is a brand of confidence that should sustain a fan base that needs to trust Kelly and back off for a few years.
As soon as Kelly took the forefront among Irish coaching candidates, USC message boards reflected the respect and concern that he deserves. It was one big "Uh-oh" and rightfully so. Notre Dame fans will question many things because that is what they do. They will no doubt ask whether Kelly can win without five wideouts and without throwing the ball all over the field, though he did it in the snow in Pittsburgh, his offense holding up in a way that had to make Weis drool.
Of course, Kelly also did it with Mardy Gilyard, who amassed 374 total yards and three touchdowns on 12 touches and was academically ineligible to play the 2006 season.
Understandably, it may be hard for Irish fans to have trust in this hire because they were right not to trust the last several. It will also be hard to come to terms with the notion that it's no longer the 1940s, when the third-string Irish quarterback played in the NFL.
Irish fans have themselves a big-time college football coach now, as qualified as they come. But with the excitement must come some serious reconciliation, for if Brian Kelly cannot make Notre Dame into a program of national championship caliber, it cannot be done.
And if it cannot be done under Kelly, it will be time for the Irish to finally reset their expectations and to aspire to athletic and academic success along the lines of Stanford.
That wouldn't be the worst thing.
It really wouldn't.Melissa Isaacson is a columnist for ESPNChicago.com


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star motel near Centenary Lakes Botanic Gardens
Situated on the Strip, this motel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Cairns Base Hospital and within 3 mi (5 km) of Centenary Lakes Botanic Gardens and Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. Cairns Esplanade Charles Street Parkland and Cairns Civic Theatre are also within 15 minutes.
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A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free motel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a business center, and a meeting room.
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Aspect Central209 Sheridan Street Cairns North QLD 4870
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The motel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the motel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. This 3-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Cairns North motel also offers an outdoor pool, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Aspect Central is a smoke-free property.
- Babysitting or childcare
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- Free self parking
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- Number of floors - 2
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- Total number of rooms - 33
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Pay a bit more, stay somewhere else..
Don't believe the listings on Expedia etc. Rooms/bathrooms HAVE NOT been remodelled. Cracked sinks, dodgy light fittings, marks everywhere on walls, stained lampshades. Rooms are tiny, our first room even had no access to proper daylight. Elevator operating on EXPIRED safety certificate, walls paper thin (my companion heard people having sex next door), light fittings rattle when people upstairs move, simple questions such as where to buy a TV guide were beyond most of the staff, TV was old & picture terrible. Channels available varied from room to room! Non-smoking rooms are NOT available, despite Expedia listings. Pay $30 more per room per night, you could be staying in a great big 4 person room at the Comfort Inn - and you would get breakfast included!
Grant Plaza Hotel is a great deal!
I have just returned from spending five fabulous nights and six days at the Grant Plaza. I came away with a great room, the price was right and a wonderful staff. My room was clean and comfortable. On my first day I checked the television set and advised the front desk that the picutre was snowy. The next day the problem was settled with a new T.V.! I highly recommend the Grant Plaza to anyone!
Below average!
The room was small and stuffy. The showerroom was small; couldn't even bend to shave legs. The room had lots of mosquitoes. I woke up with insect bites on my face and arms (I'm not kidding!). The tv is old-fashioned (wooden box-typed). No alarm clock and iron as described in the website. Our view was the back of the building near by. Parking is two blocks away, $17.50 additional per day with in & out priviledge.
It was a hassle for us going back and forth to and from the hotel with luggages and had to validate parking ticket everyday. The room rate was not that cheap. In short, the costs for the room rate plus the 14% tax and the parking ticket/day would have provide us with better accommodations somewhere else. Try to look for a different hotel. I will not go back to this hotel ever!
My husband and I were on vacation in California. We traveled along this state and the Grant Plaza Hotel in San Francisco was the worst of all.
We were informed on internet that the bathrooms were recently remodeled, it seemed not true. The bedrooms have no air conditioning and because of that the windows had to remain open, with all the noise of the neighborhood preventing decent rest. The size of a room for a couple, incredibly small, 10ft. x 10ft. The first room that was assigned to us, we couldn't even enter the luggage and when we asked for a better room, this one was the same size but was slightly better arranged and the luggage can enter more easily. Sorry but I cannot recomend anyone this hotel.
Ok but Small!
The location of this hotel was unbeatable, the cost was unbeatable, the staff was average, and the rooms were clean. However, it was the smallest hotel room that I have ever seen! My husband is 6'2" and he couldn't sit on the toilet without his knees hitting the wall! Aside from the bed, there was about a 5"x8" area of space. A great deal for anyone on a budget.
Depends on what you want
My husband and I stayed here on our trip to San Francisco last summer and loved it! We are a young couple who loves to travel but need to do it on a budget. This place was perfect for us. The rooms are small and the bathroom is almost non-existent but that isn't most important to us when we travel. The hotel is located in the middle of Chinatown which is a great location to begin your sightseeing. The staff was very nice and helpful and the price can't be beat! Would highly recommend to other young couples or singles. I think families with children might find the size of the rooms problamatic.
Great Bargain Find
Small room, but nice, cute and clean. Great location in Chinatown. Friendly staff. I'd definitely stay here again when in SFO.
Best Bargin in S.F.
I've stayed at the Grant Plaza on two of my visits toSan Francisco. I will say it is indeed the best bargin in town. The rooms are clean and include a private bathroom. The location is great, Union Square and Cable Cars just a few blocks. They offer discount parking around the corner. Yes, this is a no-frills place, but a good bet none-the-less. I will be going back.
Single Room Ratsnest
While travelling alone in San Francisco I stayed at Grant Plaza because I could get a single room. I was expecting a budget hotel but was not prepared for what was in store for me. The room itself was VERY dirty, the bathroom was no better. The room is very close to the old rickety elevator so that made it difficult to sleep. I was up far earlier than I needed to be the next day because I couldn't wait to get out of there!
Safer Neighborhood in San Francisco
The Grant Plaza Hotel in Chinatown, San Francisco is a sure, safe bet for the budget traveler. Modest, functional, clean rooms with a friendly staff. All rooms have a private bathroom. A definate "Tourist Class" hotel. Transportation is nearby: one block to the California Line Cable Car, and three blocks to the Powell Line Cable Car. A short walk to Union Square shopping, and to the Market Street busses and "F" Street Car. Take your choice of Chinese Restaurants just outside the door, as well as quality Chinese antiques, clothing, furniture and art. Walk up Grant Street to North Beach's Italian District. While there are many nicer hotels in San Francisco-the TERRIBLE homeless problem spoils your hotel experience in other areas.
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Released: Apr 01st, 2001
Running Time: 70
Director: Laetitia
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Cast: Jean Francois, Phillipe Dean, Chippy Karla, Isabella Betty, Eric Steeve, Betty Bop, Michael David, Fanny, Stephanie Carol, Jade (I), Yves Baillat, Chris Ketty
Critical Rating: AA
Genre: All-Sex
On the other hand, there's not a lot of orgy tapes out there; fans of such action could make do with this tape.
It's really time to quit this constant dubbing. We just want to see the girls. We can deal with them gasping in French or German. We're not so xenophobic that foreign languages in porn offend our sensibilities.
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State lawmakers this week looked to Ball State University's digital media and nanotechnology efforts to create jobs in the growing information technology field. Given the state's budget deficit, however, Sen. David Ford, R-Hartford City, chairman of the interim study committee on technology issue, said it was impossible to say what money might be available ion 2005-06 for high tech initiatives.
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Welcome to the Center for Teaching and Learning!
We offer many kinds of support and enrichment to students: the Teaching Fellows can support your work in courses in 12 departments; the Quantitative Reasoning—or "Q"—Fellows can help you with mathematical processes in any course; the Writing Fellows will help you with all stages of your writing assignments; and the Study Mentors can help you with time management and study skills. Finally, we invite all seniors to share their academic passions at the annual Senior Symposium.
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For more information about these and other programs, please follow the links on the left.
Center for Teaching and Learning News
Eighth Annual Senior Symposium
Encapsulating a wide range of disciplines, the eighth annual Senior Symposium will bring together HWS seniors and MAT candidates to share their diverse academic experiences with the HWS and Geneva communities. This year, 137 students will present on topics ranging from LGBT rights in Latvia, carbon dioxide levels in California, Islamic banking and the philosophy of Punk, among many others.
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Writing Prize Winners
Hobart and William Smith recognized the winners of the fourth annual First-Year Writing Prize on Friday, April 1.
Sponsored by the Writing Colleague Program and the Center for Teaching and Learning, the First Year Writing Prize celebrates outstanding student writing completed each fall semester. Faculty members from across the curriculum nominate essays in a range of genres, from analysis and res...
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CTL Hosts Second Writer's Block Party
With finals just around the corner, the Center and Teaching for Learning (CTL) will be hosting their second "Writer's Block Party" on Sunday, April 26 from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Sanford and Geneva Rooms in the library.
The marathon writing session and study party will provide students with workspace, company, and one-on-one writing support from faculty, staff, writing fellows and teaching fello...
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Senior Symposium 2015 on Friday
Each year, the Senior Symposium gives senior HWS students and MAT candidates the opportunity to take academics outside of the classroom and share their individual academic experiences and passions. This year marks the seventh annual Symposium, and a record-breaking year for participation with 147 students scheduled to give presentations on topics ranging from Post-Global Financial Crisis Adaptati...
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Begg '15 to Present on National Writing Project
This March, Chelsea Begg '15 will present her research, "Inside the National Writing Project: The Philosophy of Teaching Learning" at the 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Tampa, Fla. The Conference on College Composition and Communication supports and promotes the teaching and study of college composition and communication.
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All-Night Writer's Block Party
In the Warren Hunting Smith Library, dozens of students recently had a marathon writing session in the Geneva and Sanford rooms for the end-of-the-semester Writer's Block Party, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
The event, held from 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, until 3 a.m. the following morning, offered workspace, company and support from writing faculty and staff, as well as Wr...
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Writer's Block Party
As the last week of classes approaches, the Center for Teaching and Learning will host a Writer's Block Party from 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, until 3 a.m. the following morning in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.
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HWS, SLU to Co-Teach Blended Course
Amy Forbes, associate director of the Centennial Center for Leadership, and Associate Professor of Education Jim MaKinster have been awarded a New York Six Blending Learning Project grant to offer an educational leadership course simultaneously at Hobart and William Smith and St. Lawrence University using video conferencing technology and online collaboration tools. The course, which will be taug...
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Senior Symposium 2014 on April 18
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At the center of the Christmas story was Mary. She was a young girl who was chosen by God with one of the most important tasks ever given to a human being: carrying and giving birth to God's one and only son who would become the Savior of all mankind. Can you imagine the feelings Mary must have had?
At times she was likely overcome with joy for the life God had given her to nurture and shepherd. While other times, she was likely overcome with fear, unworthiness, and uncertainty. Basically, Mary was just like us.
At times her faith was strong, but other times she probably struggled to push forward in the great task God had given her. Listen to the words of Mary today as she recounts her story and how she felt as she carried within her the baby that would one day grow up to become the very rhythm of redemption.
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In my app for iPad I have to show some videos and PDFs. All the videos and PDFs are local. For PDFs I have used UIWebView and it is working. Now I would like to know that, can I also use same UIWebView to play videos as well. All the PDFs are working on a single UIWebView and I would like to play all the videos on that same UIWebView. Is it possible to play local videos on a UIWebView? If it is then how can I do it?
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State police name lieutenant colonelJune 21,2014State police name
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Capt. Matthew Birmingham of the Vermont State Police has been promoted to lieutenant colonel and will act as deputy director of the organization.
Birminghams promotion from commander of the narcotics investigation unit for the bureau of criminal investigation to lieutenant colonel was effective June 1.
Birmingham has served with the Vermont State Police since 1998.
State police say the last lieutenant colonel James Baker was appointed in 2006. Baker retired from the Vermont State Police in 2009. He is now police chief in Rutland.
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Year of the Mentor
In our September issue, I wrote about mentors – specifically, how someone could find one.
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Welcome to the Lakeshore Chorale!
"Hidden Music"
We hope you will join us for Lakeshore Chorale's 2015-2016 concert season, "Hidden Music."
Each concert this season will feature some hidden music - in addition to familiar works, each concert will explore some less well-known, often neglected choral pieces.
"Autumn Vespers" will be our season opening concert. Lakeshore Chorale adult choir & Lakeshore Youth Chorale create a concert of sacred music.
Instead of our traditional Valentine's Day concert, this year we are joining together with Lakeland College and Lutheran High School to present "Requiem," by the early 20th Century French composer, Maurice Durufle. Tickets for this special joint concert are limited. By purchasing a season ticket, you are sure to get a seat!
Check out our concert page for more details and to purchase tickets.
Sign up here to be on our mailing list and/or to receive updates via email.
Lakeshore Chorale's music tree logo: We have our roots firmly planted in the traditions of choral music, as well as in the lakeshore community. We have grown, and continue to grow, musically as well as with expansion of our chorale and youth chorale choirs; our branches have reached young singers, seasoned singers, instrumentalists from all over the state; our music has touched lives in the Sheboygan area, throughout the state, and (in our travels), throughout the United States and Europe.
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Consisting of one adult choir and three children's choirs, Lakeshore Chorale performs a wide variety of choral literature throughout each five-concert season. Lakeshore Chorale offers the opportunity for continuing musical education and enjoyment for performers, audience, and our community. Quality music for the whole family – Music for Life!
Lakeshore Chorale, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Lakeshore Chorale, Inc. is a member of Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce.
Lakeshore Chorale, Inc. is a member of Sheboygan Performing Arts (SPA).
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To establish and maintain a tradition of choral excellence through the performance of significant choral literature.
To offer people the opportunity for artistic growth within choral ensembles.
To create, in the community, an increased awareness of the significance of choral music.
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Re: Medical school loans...
Initially, you'll see a small drop in your score from any hard inquiries, for each new account, and also because your Average Age of Accounts will drop. How much drop you'll see will depend on how many new loan accounts are opened, your current AAoA, and when they are opened. Overall though, it shouldn't be a massive change. Installment loan utilization has very little impact on your score.
Your debt-to-income ratio has no impact on your credit score, but it can substantially impact your ability to get credit. Most applications for credit (especially car and home loans) will ask for your income and other debt obligations and factor that information into how much they are willing to lend you. I doubt that any current credit accounts would reduce your limits just because you took out student loans, but you may see future CCs not offer as high of a limit until you establish an income that shows you can comfortably pay off those loans.


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100302 Tuesday "Team Work"
Strength/Skill Work: Deadlift
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160ft walking lunge
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160ft walking lunge
While one partner is lunging the other is doing PU, Burpees, or Thrusters. Each partner completes the PUs before moving onto the burpees and each completes burpees before moving onto thrusters.
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LOVE CO., OK -- An Ardmore man is dead after having a heart attack behind the wheel. It happened at 5:30 Sunday evening on a County road south of Highway 32 about six miles east of Marietta in Love County.
State troopers say 54-year-old Freddie Lee Allen had a heart attack, tried to pull off the road, and hit a tree head-on.
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Bill Engvall coming to Trump Taj Mahol Aug 11
Bill Engvall will be performing stand up at the Trump Taj Mahol on August 11th.
Bill Engvall is a comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group. In 1992 Bill Engvall was named Best Male Standup at the American Comedy Awards. Engvall helped launched the first of six Blue Collar Comedy Tours in 2000. The tours were a breakout success. Each of the six years of the tour were very successful and spawned three movies, a satellite radio show, and a television show, Blue Collar TV on The WB Network. On June 6, 2011, Bill Engvall began a new chapter in his career as he took over as host of the re-launched Lingo on GSN. He has also had 10 studio albums with many of them hitting the top charts.
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Episode 39: The Shadow of the Dark Side
Mordale flew up and picked up a rocket launcher from a dead Rebel soldier. He fired it into the black army and an explosion took place. Several troops ran like fish in water and some were flung into the air by the blast. The AT-AT began firing and the sky was filled with lasers, green, blue and red. Mordale deflected shots in the thick of battle and swung his saber like a wild monkey. There were few Noghri left, but they fought valiantly.
The dead comrades were covered in a white cloak and carried to be cremated. The wounded were sent to hospitals in New Nystao. Jaden had dissapeared in the firefight. Mordale flew up and dropped stormtroopers from the sky. He chose a good piece of land, infested with stormtroopers and rained bolts from his blaster pistols. Then he fired his deadly back-missile, a must for every Mandalorian Armour. The rocket flew blazingly at the stormtroopers and caused a ton of damage.
Foge and Mordale's companion sliced through the innumerable soldiers of their opponent. Foge was struck by a blaster and as was distracted, took another in the arm. He fell down and some Noghri carried him away. Mordale's companion, though, was relentless and demonstrated his mastery of the Force and his lightsaber.
Mordale flew onto the AT-AT and fired at the mechanical monster. But the bolts were useless. He pulled a ARC trooper towards him, stole his rocket launcher and dropped him from the top. He fired the launcher at the head of the AT-AT. A great ball of fire came up and the cockpit was ravaged by the blast.
Mordale found himself waking up in the AT-AT debris, surrounded by Noghri. He couldn't understand what had happened, but memories shot back into his mind. He looked around and got up from the debris. The plain which had seemed lively and beautiful six hours ago was now smoking and littered with dead bodies, fires and debris. His armour was badly burned and scarred. Marks were there all over his body. 'Maybe now I'm equal with Boba...' he thought.
He got up and asked the Noghri, 'Where is everybody?'
One of them replied, 'War kill everybody. Nobody here now.' Mordale zoomed in his visor and took a good look around. 'Where's Jaden?' he asked. 'Captured.' answered a Noghri of higher rank.
'What do you mean he's captured?'
'It is so, unfortunately...'
'What are you guys waiting for? Let's get him!'
Mordale got onto a speeder and some other Noghri followed him over the plains towards the pair of dreadnoughts taking off.
Jaden opened his eyes. He was in a cell, the blaring red wall in front of him told him that. He got up and rubbed his aching back. He groped about his cloak, but their was no lightsaber, no blaster. Jaden banged his fists against the wall, but that only got his fists burned. The wall above was red too, but the floor and three sides of the wall were shiny, glossy metal.
Jaden walked about his cell, wondering what to do. His forms of escape were blocked, his mind was panicky, he wasn't himself. He slumped down and covered his head.
After an hour, Jaden heard something. At first, it was faint, but there was some radio chatter, faint but surely. Just when he thought he was hallucinating, the wall above Jaden switched off, revealing a glossy metal roof. Jaden's rage was building. The dark side was seizing him. He began to shake, and then shook wildly. His face was stern and finally he erupted. In a frenzy, he kicked,punched and ravaged the walls about him. It was in this frenzy that the X-Saber dropped out. Jaden looked at it and picked it up. A horrible grin smeared itself on his face. A grin which marked a return to the dark side.
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Heading to the boardwalk at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Jones Beach State Park, NY
Setting forth!
Onto the boardwalk
On the boardwalk - this is just a nice little loop out into the dunes, perfect for people who might have a hard time getting around on the sand. We saw some sort of raptor off in the distance, fairly good sized, not sure if it was a hawk or an eagle.
The dunes and the sea beyond. Way too rough for kayaks!
Jones Beach Tower and Nikon Theatre, waaaay off in the distance.
Whale vertebra at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center.
Hitting the trail
When a body meets a body, comin' through the -- phragmites?
Is that a puddle or a pond?
A Hardy Crew (Fran once again photographer)
Hardy Crew 2
In the dunes
Out to the beach
Enormous clamshells, somebody had a feast!
As I said, a bit rough for kayaking!
Looking down the beach
Sand formation behind a clamshell
Heading down the beach
The wind was so strong it would pick up bits of the foam left behind by the waves and send them rolling over the sand until they disappeared
A bit of a confab (we had a few of those)
All sorts of shells
Shells and surf
Sand ripples with driftwood
Sand ripples with driftwood II
Mermaid's purse
rippled sand
At this point some people were getting too cold in the wind so we started looking for a chance to cut inland
"Follow me!" says Michael
Geese and gulls in a marshy spot.
sand and sky scape (with puddle, or is it a pond)
Coming over the dunes again
Margaret discovers that the shore of that puddle/pond is very unstable
sand/sky/pond or puddle scape II
Arrival at the point
A few last people testing the edges of the collapsing pond (no, nobody actually went in).
Me taking a picture of Frank who just took a picture of me. This was a VERY well documented hike!
Pausing for a group shot by the inlet (I didn't take that one).
Geese over the waves - freighters on the horizon
Jones Beach Inlet. Point Lookout across the way.
Nun #6, Point Lookout, and a wind turbine
Brants getting splashed.
Brants take a wave.
Heading on around to the north side of the point.
More pictures!
Looking back at the point & the Atlantic
A very photogenic spot (same picture as Frank was just taking 2 pictures ago)
Channel markers in the inlet
More patterns in the sand.
better catch up with the group!
Lone fishing boat out in the breeze
Loon in the inlet
Loop Parkway, connecting Point Lookout and the Meadowbrook Parkway. Plus a seal-shaped seagull and a seal-shaped whitecap. This is where we'd really start expecting to see seals, and when you're looking hard for seals, everything becomes seal-shaped - rocks, pilings, waves, ducks, crab pot buoys, they all look like seals.
Another loon having a good flap!
Pretty good loon shot - best of probably 20 photos, there were a lot of loons and they all have a way of diving right when you point the camera, but here, he'd just come up for air. You can actually enlarge this one for a better view.
Leaving the beach
All settled down for a long winter's nap
Back at the club - end of a very nice day!


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Since I spend 1/3 of my life at work, it's not surprising that I've developed some fun relationships around this place.
Naturally, I feel blessed to have amazing, fun and interesting colleagues. But one of my most cherished relationships at work is with .. our office cleaning lady.
I don't know her name. Yes, one of my most cherished relationships at my place of employment is with a woman who remains nameless to me.
But before you judge, let me tell you a little bit about our bond.
The nameless cleaning lady hardly speaks English, and while I know that she is Hispanic, I haven't the faintest idea from whence she came (but my guess is somewhere in South America).
Her face tells me everything I need to know, with its cavernous lines that point to her short and wiry gray hairs, her crooked and shy smile, and her thick, almost marbled, old glasses that shield her eyes from further inspection. She has worked hard her whole life — a life that I guess has been much more trying than anything I could imagine.
She emerges only after most have gone home for the evening, quietly entering the office with a faintly squeaking trash can that rivals her size. She executes her routine with precision, traveling from office to office to empty trash — and then to common areas to wipe tables and dust off surfaces. And then, she handles the extras. (I always notice the extras). Sometimes, she washes a dish left in the sink. Other times, she carefully stacks fashion magazines strewn about the lunch table, or ensures that a bag of chips is rolled up tight to prevent staleness. She works much faster than her much younger counterparts, all of whom arrive with her each evening in an unmarked passenger van from God knows where.
Sometimes I see her much more often than I should. As the antithesis of an early bird, I get my biggest burst of energy in the late afternoon, when most are spent from arising at 5 a.m. to run, or still trying to rebound from a burrito-induced lunch coma. But I come alive when the sun is close to setting — and once my wave of energy and creativity arrives, I ride it. What that means is that I sometimes stay at work later than I planned to take full advantage of the potential to dent the "to-do" list.
Initially, my interaction with the nameless cleaning lady was limited. As the sun was drifting downward on a spring evening, she'd lightly tap on the door and utter a quick and broken "Um, excuse-a-me?" as she meandered over to the wastebasket under my desk. I would roll my chair out of her way while continuing to jackhammer away at my laptop, smiling and saying "Thank you" as she dumped the can into her massive collection of the day's trash.
One day, I got crazy.
I said "Gracias" instead.
"¿Habla usted español?," she inquired.
"Un poco," I replied (totally feeling like I was Penelope Cruz, by the way).
"Bien, bien," she whispered as she rolled the giant wheeled trash can to the next office.
With that one "gracias," I changed the game. Whenever I would see my friend, she'd try and talk slowly to me in Spanish. Most days, I didn't know what the hell she was trying to say. Some days, I got it and could actually respond. And on those days, she smiled like a proud teacher watching her pupil grasp a new concept. She appreciated my effort.
And while we don't speak the same language, I can literally sense what she wants to say in this strange, mother-to-mother, woman-to-woman, wise old sage-to-dumb young goofball sort of way.
When I was pregnant with my third child, I could tell that her internal monologue beckoned, "Girlfriend, get the hell out of dodge, go home to your two other babies and get some rest before you put yourself into pre-term labor." If I was staying late on a beautiful summer night, I knew she wanted to scream, "If you don't fold that laptop and go to the park with those yummy children in the gigantic picture on your desk, I'm going to karate chop you." If I looked like I was falling asleep as I put some finishing touches on a document, I knew that she was restraining herself from sticking out her tongue and singing "nanny nanny foo foo — I told you that you were overdoing it, psychopath."
On the many days that I left on time and caught her exiting the van as it parked, I could tell she wanted to do a victory dance for me and chant "Yes! I knew you could do it!"
To thank her for her enforcement of my work/life balance (and for the free Spanish lessons), I made sure that I always offered her what I could — free food from a party earlier that day, a wrapped box of chocolates from a client, or fresh, beautiful flowers that would otherwise spend their weekend alone and withering in an abandoned, hot office suite. Whenever I offered her these tokens, her face lit up as if I had passed along each of Oprah's Favorite Things.
But nothing I gave her could top the gift she soon would give me.
In my office, I have a beautiful, wonderful, convenient …. ledge. (Yes, a ledge. A cheaply-painted, dirt brown ledge.)
While the ledge wouldn't win any coveted office design awards, its ample depth provides a cozy home to my print version of "Kate, This is Your Life." Spread erratically across its length are 20-25 photographs of my family, friends and fun moments from my career over the past 15 years.
If one stands close to the ledge, he or she will also have the (bonus!) opportunity to look out of the office window to see the lovely office park pond, replete with two swans and a glorious view of the local California Pizza Kitchen and Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet. Splendor, really (all things considered).
A while ago (key word being WHILE), my office manager asked me to clear the ledge. We were having services completed around the ledge and its adjoining friend, the window. My pictures all came down and were subsequently stacked all over my office. And while the service was wrapped up relatively quickly, for some reason, I couldn't make the repopulation of the ledge a priority. I literally forgot all about it. True ledge neglect in its purest form.
My friend the nameless cleaning lady saw it as something deeper than ledge neglect. She saw it as her golden opportunity to finally communicate her wisdom to me — loud and clear, no English needed.
One evening when I wasn't working late, she reconstructed my ledge. Every picture and every moment in time was carefully placed back (almost in its original order). And when I entered my office that morning, I stopped right away to take it all in, knowing full well who was responsible for this beautiful favor. I could see her face in my mind's eye instantly and knew exactly what she was saying to me:
"Familia Es Muy Importante" (Family is Very Important).
She made sure that I wouldn't forget it. Each time I glanced up from my computer, I took in the view of the ledge, which now served as a physical symbol of her edict and her desire for us to see less of each other.
About two weeks later, I ran into her in the hallway. She coming. Me going.
I couldn't pull off "Did you reconstruct my ledge?" in Spanish.
So I winged it.
Using part sign language and part English, I asked her if she put my pictures back. For the first time, I was close enough to her to see the intelligent and strong eyes behind the murky bottlecap glasses.
"Sí," she said, smiling. "Sí. Sí. Sí."
Giving her a big hug, I said:
"Gracias, mi amiga. Gracias."