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In a new milestone for the Bay Area's recovering housing market, the median price paid for all types of dwellings in April crossed $500,000 for the first time in nearly five years, according to a report released Wednesday.
The $510,000 median is helping to trim the number of underwater homes in the nine-county Bay Area, giving homeowners who were underwater just months ago the chance to sell their house at a profit.
Jon Carlson recently decided to try selling the Pleasant Hill home he bought in 2007 for $651,000 "with a monthly mortgage payment that could choke a donkey."
A few years ago, the house was appraised at $400,000, he said. Listed recently for $649,000, it sold for $678,000, turning a short sale into an equity deal.
"The market's got a huge trajectory," said his agent, Kevin Kieffer of Keller Williams Realty.
In the market for existing single-family homes alone, prices were up double digits over the year, with Contra Costa County's median sales price leaping to $412,000, a 38.8 percent gain from April 2012. San Diego-based real estate information company DataQuick said that is the highest annual percentage gain for the county since the company began keeping records in 1988.
Santa Clara County's median sales price for existing single-family homes was $720,000 in April, DataQuick reported, a 21 percent increase from April 2012; Alameda County's was $510,000, a 36 percent increase; and San Mateo County's median sales price of $805,000 was up nearly 27 percent from the previous April.
The $510,000 median for all homes also includes condos and townhouses.
The price increases have some underwater homeowners thinking of possibly breaking even or making money on a sale in the near future. And some short sales -- where homes are sold for less than what is owed -- already have turned into equity sales.
San Jose engineer Roy Ng recently decided to sell his townhome for less than was owed on the mortgage, and was pleasantly surprised by the way it turned out.
"When I first thought of selling the house a year ago, the price was really depressed," Ng said. "I was like $100,000 below what I owed the bank and I didn't think I could even qualify for a short sale."
But with prices rising and demand hot, his agent, Tony Sayad found a buyer for $450,000.
"I don't have to pay a cent. I'm scot-free now," Ng said.
Four to five months ago, similar townhomes were selling for $380,000, Sayad said.
Sayad, with Elan Group and Tonyhelp.com, said that for the past two years he's done mostly short sales. "A lot of people had given up hope. They wanted out. Now people are saying, Wait a second, I'm only $50,000 away and prices are going up. Let's put it on the market."
Still, buyers outnumber sellers across the Bay Area in every price range and are competing with one another for what's available, agents say.
"I've been in real estate for 32 years and this is the lowest inventory we have ever had," said Carolyn Miller, president of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. "We've had multiple-offer markets before, but it's just incredible. There are anywhere from three offers up to 20 or 30 offers. It's just been crazy."
Reflecting that tight inventory, sales of single-family homes dropped in many places. San Mateo County saw the biggest drop, 17.6 percent from a year ago. Elsewhere, the dips were slight, ranging from 3.1 percent in Santa Clara County to 4.1 percent in Alameda County.
But that varied by price range, reflecting increasing sales in the mid- to high-price ranges.
Sales of all types of homes under $500,000 in Contra Costa County were down 22 percent, but sales above that price rose 48 percent from a year earlier.
In Santa Clara County, sales of all types of homes under $500,000 were down 40 percent from a year earlier, but up 21 percent above that price. And sales for over $800,000 were up 17.3 percent.
"If we had normal inventory we'd be OK," said Michele Manzone, president of the West Contra Costa Association of Realtors, "but there's less than a month's worth of inventory. This will change, but in two months, six months, a year? Who knows?"
Contact Pete Carey at 408-920-5419. Follow him on Twitter.com/petecarey.
Median sales price of homes up across bay area
The median sales price for all types of homes -- condos, townhomes and single family detached -- was up sharply across the nine-county Bay Area in April.
Alameda $448,250, up 33.8 percent
Contra Costa $397,500, up 37.7 percent
Marin $799,000, up 29.3 percent
Napa $385,000, up 21.3 percent
Santa Clara $645,000, up 25.6 percent
San Francisco $815,000, up 16.4 percent
San Mateo $726,000, up 32 percent
Solano $238,000, up 36 percent
Sonoma $376,000, up 23.5 percent
Bay Area $510,000, up 30.8 percent


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Campgrounds, recreation sites open for season
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 7:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 7:54 a.m.
From staff reports
ASHEVILLE — The U.S. Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina announced Monday that numerous campgrounds and recreation sites in the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests are now open for the 2013 season.
As of April 1, the following sites are open:
u Mortimer (Pisgah National Forest)
u Curtis Creek (Pisgah National Forest)
u Lake Powhatan (Pisgah National Forest)
u Sunburst (Pisgah National Forest)
u Van Hook Glade (Nantahala National Forest)
u Appletree Group Camp (Nantahala
National Forest)
u Cable Cove (Nantahala National Forest)
u Tsali (Nantahala National Forest)
u Horse Cove (Nantahala National Forest)
u Standing Indian Campground (Nantahala National Forest)
u Cheoah Point Campground (Nantahala National Forest) Balsam Lake Lodge in the Nantahala National Forest also just recently opened.
Davidson River and North Mills River Campgrounds are open yearround, as are the Pisgah District's three group camps.
Day-use areas: u Cliffside Lake (Nantahala National Forest)
u Cherokee Lake (Nantahala National Forest)
u Murray Branch (Pisgah National Forest) v Poplar Boat Launch (Pisgah National Forest)
u Stackhouse Boat Launch (Pisgah National Forest)
u Restroom facilities at Sycamore Flats and Coon Tree (Pisgah National Forest) Off-highway vehicle trail complexes:
u Wayehutta (Nantahala National Forest)
u Brown Mountain (Pisgah National Forest) For more information about recreation in the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests, visit www.fs.usda.gov/ nfsnc and click on "Recreation."
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Police Report: Oct. 21 - 23, 2012
Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7:03 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7:03 p.m.
Oct. 21, 2012
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Julio Montemayor, 34, 302 E. Windsor Dr., Thibodaux, domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.
Oct. 22, 2012
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Josuha Harris, 18, 109 Cypress Ln., Thibodaux, contempt.
Ronald Chavez, Sr., 50, 129 Anicia St., Raceland, contempt.
Chalayne Bonvillain, 32, 138 Harvest Ct., Thibodaux, two counts theft, unauthorized use of access card as theft.
Kaina Crochet, 31, 105-A Marmande St., Houma, monetary instrument abuse, two counts contempt.
India Plaisance, 19, 642 Ayo St., Raceland, contempt.
Michelle Christen, 29, 212 W. 107th St., Cut Off, three counts contempt.
Quincy Winchester, 36, 250 Williams St., Raceland, aggravated assault, disturbing the peace by offensive words.
Jaydon Galliano, 18, 260 W. 151st St., Galliano, simple battery, aggravated assault with a firearm.
Charles Triggs, Jr., 32, 2015 Hwy. 182, Raceland, two counts contempt.
Faron Bourgeois, 24, 155th E. 95th St., Cut Off, contempt.
Isaac Talavera Jr., 30, 123 Twin Acres Dr., Larose, contempt.
Thibodaux Police Department
Brandon Duncan, 20, 102 Ridgeway St., Thibodaux, driving under suspension, two counts contempt.
Jason Arabie, 40, 212 St. Louis, Houma, disturbing the peace by intoxication, resisting arrest.
Oct. 23, 2012
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Don Fryou, 24, 5431 Bayou Black Dr., Gibson, three counts fugitive of Terrebonne Parish.
Kevin Woolery, 42, 1021 Barataria St., Lockport, two counts contempt.
Maryann Thibodaux, 41, 118 B Solar Trailer Pk., Thibodaux, contempt.
Kristy Blanchard, 32, 408 Hwy. 1012, Napoleonville, contempt.
Thibodaux Police Department
Cynthia Brown, 36, 907 President St., Thibodaux, criminal trespassing, simple criminal damage to property, child desertion.
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Merrimack Valley towns renew pursuit of Mass. deadbeats over flood control compensation
CONCORD — In 1953, the state took possession of 18,473 acres and acquired easements on some 40,000 acres from 18 cities and towns along the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers where high water can be held to mitigate flooding downstream. In July, 2006, not long after the "Mother's Day Flood," then Governor John Lynch wrote to his counterpart on Beacon Hill, former governor Mitt Romney, threatening legal action if Massachusetts did not pay the $3.2 million he claimed its owed the communities.
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The Great Ape House and the Think Tank buildings at the National Zoo are home to six orangutans. The Zoo's unique Orangutan Transit System (the O Line) allows the orangutans to choose whether they want to cross overhead on the cables and which of the two buildings they want to spend time in.
The orangutans, solitary in the wild, live in small groups or pairs at the Zoo. The two males, Kiko and Kyle, are not housed together, but the females have the flexibility to choose which group to join. Providing orangutans lots of choice and flexibility in their daily lives keeps them mentally stimulated and enriched. Orangutans are managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan, which seeks to maintain a genetically diverse, and healthy populations of both Bornean and Sumatran species of orangutans. Orangutan Facts
Batang is a female Bornean orangutan born in December 1996. She came from Topeka Zoo and is on a breeding loan from Brookfield Zoo. Staff hope she will breed with Kyle in the next few years, under the recommendation of the Species Survial Plan.
Batang has pale skin on her face, especially around her eyes and mouth, and is smaller in stature than the Zoo's other female orangutans.
She is very inquisitive and craves attention at all times, which allows her to excel in our positive reinforcement husbandry training and research programs. Batang enjoys spending a few days with some of the orangutans, then switching groups, spending a few days with the other orangutans.
Bonnie is a female hybrid orangutan born in 1976 at the Rio Grande Zoo. She arrived at the National Zoo in 1980, soon after the Great Ape House was built. She has had one offspring, Kiko.
Bonnie is a particularly intelligent orangutan, constantly observing her environment and the orangutans and keepers around her. She made national news in 2008 for teaching herself how to whistle, without any human coaching. Bonnie travels the O Line frequently, but unlike most of the other orangutans, she usually does not choose to quickly cross from one end to the other, but instead likes to sit on top of one of the towers and watch the crowds down below.
Iris was born at the Zoo on April 15, 1987, and was named after IRS (Internal Revenue Service) because of her birth date.
Iris is a very charismatic orangutan who can be quite silly and playful, but also quite stubborn at times, especially when asked to come inside. She is the star of several research programs and loves to participate in our daily research demonstrations at Think Tank. Iris has been instrumental in developing new training procedures and goals because of how quick and eager she is to learn new things. Some of her favorite activities include playing in boxes or under sheets, and painting.
Kiko is the Zoo's only fully adult male orangutan. He weighs 230 pounds and is easily recognizable by his big cheekpads and long hair. Kiko is the star of the O Line because of his impressive display of arboreal skill when he brachiates (swings hand over hand) on the cables. He likes to sleep late and do what he wants, and he gets impatient when his keepers are not moving quickly enough (to his liking).
Kiko can be part of any social pairing with the other orangutans, with the exception of being in the same group as Kyle. The two males, although they interact quite positively and often through the cage mesh, are not housed together because of the risk of aggression during competition over female attention.
Kyle is a male Bornean orangutan born in 1996 at the Cleveland Zoo, and on a breeding loan from Hogle Zoo. He is in his awkward stage as a sub-adult male, just now starting to get his long hair and cheekpads. Sometimes Kyle is bold and playful and full of energy. At other times he prefers snuggling up to his favorite orangutan friend, Bonnie. He loves to play in water, craves attention from all of the other orangutans, and enjoys his favorite pastime—picking on Batang!
Lucy is a hybrid and the Zoo's oldest orangutan, She was born at the Zoo in 1973. Of all the orangutans, she is the crowd pleaser, delighting her fans by sitting up at the glass or in her circular window at the Ape House. Lucy is the only orangutan that chooses not to travel the O Line, although the keepers think that one day she will surprise them and head to Think Tank.
She loves colorful sheets and blankets and takes them wherever she goes, especially underneath one of the waterfalls. She comes up with new ways to entertain Zoo visitors and staff on a daily basis.
The orangutans are fed a morning diet that consists of leafy greens, carrots, green beans, and broccoli, and are usually fed together in small groups.
Enrichment is a big part of an orangutan's day at the Zoo, as it is very important to keep the apes mentally and physically active. Small foods that can be mixed in with hay allow the orangutans to spend time doing one of their natural behaviors, foraging.
Positive reinforcement training, cognition research, and time outside fill the afternoon hours.
Afternoon diets include primate chow and various fruits and vegetables and, because of the higher caloric value of these items, the orangutans are separated so that each animal is ensured its proper diet. No day is routine with the orangutans at the Zoo because they are allowed so much flexibility and choice, and no two days are ever the same.


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Hi all.
Been a Roadie for sometime now and slowly transitioning to mountain biking to add cycling variety. I do own an 80's Specialized Rock Hopper that I have been using but I think it's time to update from zero suspension to full-on! I have run across two deals for an XC bike and both brand new. A 2008 Giant Trance X0 (apparently MT bike of the year) and a 2010 Trek Fuel EX8 for the same price. Any opinions? The components appear to be comparable perhaps 2 years apart in technology but wondering about the weight and handling. Any advice would be appreciated.
I love mtb but it was almost the death of me. I wasn't treating my body well enough to the right amount of electrolytes and nutrients, but thankfully I found a drink I loved and that replenished everything. Vita Coco not only has 1/3 more electrolytes and nutrients than Gatorade, but has more potassium than a banana. I used to get too exhausted to ride as much as I wanted to, but now that I've found a better rehydration solution biking has become much more enjoyable.
Hi Floyd, your experience with mtn biking will indeed vastly improve due to the tech available these days. Both the Trek and Giant bikes you named will be excellent on trail rides..the differences in performance from each frame/suspension design will be negligible and subjective. The components on the Giant XO in '08 is inferior to their XO line nowadays but still very good...and better than the Trek EX8 currently. Both should offer you 4.7" of travel and Fox F120RL forks. I would advise you to ask for a bigger discount on the '08 Giant, since they are undoubtedly trying to get rid of a 2-year old bike (which is a dinosaur now), and take that deal. I like the Shimano XT drivetrain on the Giant better and the Trance XO have had rave reviews since the redesign of that frame starting that year. The Trek has the SLX drivetrain and uses bushings for the shifters rather than bearings like the XT.
Go for it and enjoy!
Thanks for the feedback (and sorry for the late reply)!
I have since chosen the Giant X0 and got a more favorable discount since my LBS bought a few of this particular model as Giant decided to close out of this popular model (albeit it being the MTB of the year in '08). It was hundreds less than the Fuel EX-8. Since owning it I have found this bike to be very, very dangerous. It handles so well in both ascents and decents that my confidence level is WAY beyond my current abilities and have yet to comeback from a ride injury free! The Maestro/Fox suspension combo is a killer and all the components (other than the squeaky Juicy 7 brakes) and especially the Shimano XT/XTR drivetrain are top notch. The color scheme has that DeLorean look (all brushed aluminum) that really is unique and overall I am very happy with my choice (although my body may disagree at this time).
Thanks for the insight!
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Pressure Mounts for Federal Charges in Martin Case
Jury Reads Not Guilty Zimmerman Verdict
By Siobhan Gorman and Devlin Barrett
Pressure mounted on the Justice Department Sunday to pursue federal criminal charges in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, in the aftermath of the acquittal Saturday of his killer, George Zimmerman.
NAACP President Ben Jealous called on the Justice Department to take up the killing of Mr. Martin, a 17-year-old who was unarmed and black.
Mr. Jealous said Justice Department officials should bring charges under a 2009 hate crimes law, known in shorthand as the Shepard Act, that makes it a federal crime to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempting to do so with a firearm, when the act was committed because of race, religion or sexual orientation. "There is reason to be concerned that race was a factor in why he targeted young Trayvon," he told CNN's State of the Union, referring to Mr. Zimmerman.
An ongoing federal probe has been looking at whether Mr. Zimmerman could be prosecuted under the Shepard Act, which was passed in the wake of the brutal, high-profile killings of Matthew Shepard, who was a gay college student, and James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old black man.
The FBI and Justice Department civil rights prosecutors last year opened an investigation into the shooting of Mr. Martin. That probe continues, and it will include a detailed review of all the evidence presented in the state case, according to officials.
It may prove more difficult to charge Mr. Zimmerman federally than it was to try him in state court, as the legal threshold for bringing a federal charge is much higher. Under the U.S. hate crimes statute, prosecutors must show a specific discriminatory intent in his actions. Simply demonstrating negligence or recklessness would not be sufficient.
Alan Vinegrad, a lawyer at Covington and Burling LLP, who as a Justice Department lawyer in the 1990′s prosecuted high-profile civil rights cases in New York, said a federal prosecutor would have to meet several legal conditions in order to bring a case under civil rights laws that predate the Shepard Act. For instance, such a prosecution would have to show that Mr. Zimmerman targeted the teen because of his race and because he was using a public facility, in this case a public street.
"There are significant challenges that a federal prosecutor would have in bringing a civil rights case," said Mr. Vinegrad.
Mr. Jealous, who said his group had spoken with senior Justice officials about the matter, cited comments from young black boys in Mr. Martin's neighborhood who said they had felt singled out by Mr. Zimmerman, a 29-year-old former neighborhood-watch volunteer who is Hispanic.
"It feels so often that our young people have to fear the bad guys and the good guys," he said.
Mr. Jealous was one of many civil rights and elected officials who spoke about the case Sunday on the morning talk shows. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D., Ariz.) said he supported a Justice Department investigation into the case. He stopped short of saying that Mr. Zimmerman should be charged at this point but said the investigation should "to lead to a consequence of charges, if necessary."
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican and possible presidential candidate for 2016, defended the judicial process and the jury's decision Sunday.
"I think our justice system is color blind," he told CNN's "State of the Union." "That jury made the right decision from their standpoint."
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also defended the verdict.
"It seemed to me it was an accurate verdict," he told the ABC program "This Week," adding that there were a lot of "reasonable doubts" about Mr. Zimmerman's guilt.
The case shouldn't have been prosecuted in the first place, said Rep. Steve King (R., Iowa). "The evidence didn't support prosecution, and the Justice Department engaged in this. . . . I regret that this all happened. I'm sorry that it was turned into a race issue," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Mr. Martin's family is still "in disbelief" about the verdict but is going to look at the option of filing a civil suit, family lawyer Benjamin Crump told ABC. "They deeply want a sense of justice," he said.
While the judge continually tried to bar race from the arguments and deliberations, Mr. Crump said the trial was infused with it. "We would be intellectually dishonest," he said, "if we don't acknowledge the racial undertones in this case."
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned amid a prostitution scandal and is now running for New York City comptroller, appeared on ABC and called the verdict "a failure of justice." Still, he said, the federal government would have a difficult time bringing another criminal case against Mr. Zimmerman because of prohibitions against trying a defendant twice on similar charges.
Some senior Democrats said the justice system worked as designed.
"I don't always agree with what the jury does, but that's the system and I support the system," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said on "Meet the Press." He said he would "accept the verdict.''
Rep. Chaka Fattah, (D., Pa.) a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, told CNN's "State of the Union" that the verdict sends a signal that Mr. Zimmerman's could commit the same act again and be found not guilty.
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I've had QCAD for 3 years or so. It's version 22.214.171.124 and running on Tiger and Snow Leopard. Somehow I've lost the original configuration of the screen layout as originally installed on 2 of my G4 laptops, running Tiger, and can't figure out how to get them back. I bought the disk and manual. I've tried to reinstall but the same messed up screens open. There doesn't seem to be an uninstall with QCAD. I've tried following instructions to find and delete the config file but can't find it in my system.
Help. I don't want to reimage both laptops just to completely get rid of QCAD so that I can then install it to get the screen that I want back. There must be some easier way. I can take screen shots of my present conditions if that will help someone guide me.


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Farmer is first American jailed thanks to a drone
Posted January 29th, 2014 @ 10:50am by John Johnson, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – Given how common it is for law-enforcement agencies to use drones these days, this milestone was only a matter of time: A North Dakota farmer has become the first American to be convicted and sentenced to prison with the help of a drone, reports US News & World Report. Rodney Brossart earned the distinction on Jan. 14 when he got sentenced to 3 years for a standoff with police at his cattle ranch, though all but six months of the sentence were suspended.
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PALO ALTO -- China's largest retailer Suning Commerce Group opened a new research and development lab here Tuesday, a move that positions the company's leaders to tap Silicon Valley technology and talent to grow the country's global retail prowess.
Suning's new facility will become the company's high-tech hub for developing e-commerce services such as improved online searching and collecting data on shoppers' habits. It also marks the company's entry into California and the start of what Suning hopes will be a rapid U.S. expansion. The online retail site doesn't sell to U.S. consumers and is not open to U.S. retailers, but Suning Vice Chairman Weimin Sun said that will "certainly" change in four to five years.
Suning, which started in 1990 as a single store that sold air conditioners, has grown to 1,600 stores and 180,000 employees in 600 cities throughout China, Hong Kong and Japan. Since launching Suning.com in 2009, it has become one of China's top e-commerce sites. The company has expanded its offerings to be less focused on electronics and its website sells everything from Huggies diapers to socks and beauty products.
Suning plans to hire 200 local engineers and developers by 2017 -- it now employs 15 people -- and Sun was candid about the company's intent to acquire as many startups as possible to support the lab in big data technology, cloud computing, marketing and online banking. He declined to say whether they were already eyeing certain startups.
The Suning Commerce R&D Center USA is company's third such facility -- the other two are in Beijing and Shanghai -- and Sun said that it is "the most significant."
"Here is where the action is," he said, speaking through an interpreter. "We're going to see innovation and disruptive innovation in this neck of the woods."
Suning's arrival was cheered by tech leaders, academics and California public officials, many of whom attended Tuesday's event in Burlingame to celebrate the grand opening. Elected officials including Gov. Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, have made frequent visits to China to encourage cross-trade and attract more Chinese investors to the Bay Area.
Earlier this year, the Brown administration opened a California foreign trade office in Shanghai, operated by the Bay Area Council, a San Francisco-headquartered business organization. Trade between California and China topped $150 billion in 2012, and Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman said Tuesday his group is working to attract more companies like Suning to the region.
California has rolled out a number of tax breaks to encourage tech companies to put down roots here. Brian Peck, the state's deputy director for international affairs and business development, said on Tuesday that Suning can take advantage of a sales and use tax exemption and hiring credits.
The company is working to keep pace with China's booming e-commerce market, which has grown six-fold since 2010. The Nov. 11 "Single's Day," an online shopping holiday in China, shattered previous records with consumers spending a total $5.7 billion this year, an 83 percent increase over 2012, according to Alibaba Group. More than 402 million Chinese consumers shopped online that day; about 500 million Chinese regularly buy from websites.
"Online shopping has become a daily part of life," Sun said.
Suning officials said they also plan to use the lab to develop wearable tech devices such as smart bracelets, posing a challenge to Silicon Valley locals such as Apple (AAPL) and PayPal, both at work on wearable devices. And Palo Alto is just the first stop for Suning, which is also exploring plans to build research and development facilities in New York and Seattle.
Suning sales were $37.7 billion in 2012, slightly more than half of Amazon.com's revenue that year. Suning says it is on pace to exceed $100 billion from online and store purchases by 2020.
Contact Heather Somerville at 510-208-6413. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.
suning commerce group
Headquarters: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Palo Alto facility: 1661 Page Mill Road
Founded: 1990
Chairman: Zhang Jindong
Stores: 1,600
Employees: 180,000
Revenue: $37.7 billion
Development and research sites: Beijing, Shanghai, Palo Alto
Palo Alto hires: currently has 15 employes with plan for 50 by 2014 and 200 by 2017


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The holidays are a time of charity and generosity, of publicly demonstrating our care for others.
But this giving season comes just once a year. Before you know it, our hectic schedules have regained control of our daily lives and the spirit of this season is but a memory.
That's why we're looking for unsung angels. Who are the people you know who embody the spirit of giving? Tell us about those who do for others, about the kindnesses they extend and the good works they perform, all the while calling no attention to themselves.
These can be year-round works of good will or one-time specific gestures, like that of NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo, who bought a homeless man all-weather boots and socks on a frigid night in Times Square. That quiet act of care was captured in a photo that has gained worldwide attention.
Send us the details of your unsung angel: What they did, who they are and what makes them special. Include your contact information and, if possible, how to reach your nominee. We'll write about them and celebrate the goodness that fills the Poconos.
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CHARLESTON - Magnolia's move from Class AA to Class A at the start of the 2012-13 school year was expected by some to be quickly accompanied by dominance in boys major sports.
Those expectations were fueled not only by the school's history of success in Class AA, but also the personnel on its current basketball, football and baseball teams.
Through two seasons among the division including the state's smallest schools, Magnolia has yet to win a state championship. It does, however, have two All-State captains to its credit.
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Parkersburg Catholic's Jake Ullman puts up a shot against Williamstown.
Magnolia's Mark Winters scores against Chaminade High.
The West Virginia Sports Writers Association named Blue Eagle senior forward Mark Winters captain of the Class A All-State boys basketball team. Winters averaged 29 points and 12 rebounds and became the 19th player in Mountain State prep basketball history to surpass the 2,000-point career scoring mark, leading Magnolia to a 21-5 record and a state tournament berth.
Winters said the school's first season in Class A was an eye-opener.
"I was kind of bummed about dropping to single-A, but I've realized there's a lot of good players in it," he said. "Brewer, Newsome, George, to name a few.
"It's a great honor to be named captain."
Winters knows his competition well. Unbeknownst to him, he named three other All-State selections in relating his list of quality small-school players.
The Tug Valley guard duo of Austin Brewer and Mikey Newsome led the Panthers who also dropped to Class A this season to their second consecutive state championship. Tug won the Class AA title in 2012.
Both seniors, Newsome led the Panthers in scoring at 18.4 points per game while Brewer ran the point and did more than a little of everything for the club.
Brewer averaged 15.1 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game for coach Garland "Rabbit" Thompson's team, which finished the season with a 25-3 record.
Charleston Catholic 6-4 junior forward Nick George (15.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg) was a second-team selection a year ago, and led the Irish to the Class A title game. In three seasons as a starter, George has played in nine state tournament games, and helped the Irish win the state championship in 2012.
Of the four remaining first-team picks, two reached the state tournament. Buffalo 6-2 senior forward Levi Jordan led the Bison to a 21-5 record and their first tournament appearance since 2008. Of Buffalo's five losses, four came to Charleston Catholic.
Greater Beckley Christian also reached the state tournament, and 6-1 Crusader senior Keith Mullins (19.1 ppg) landed a spot on the All-State team.
Parkersburg Catholic 5-10 junior guard Jake Ullman averaged 22.3 points per game and made the first-team list, as did Trinity senior Cody Triplett. A key figure on the Warriors team that reached the 2011 state title game, Triplett's final season saw him average 21.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
Triplett was the only repeat selection from the 2012 All-State team.
Magnolia was stunned by rival Wheeling Central in the first round of the state tournament after it had beaten the Maroon Knights three times in as many previous meetings this season. Winters said that while he was disappointed in his showing in Charleston, he has moved forward from the loss.
"I'm still disappointed in our performance at the tourney, but this kind of lightens the mood a bit," Winters said. "It's nice to get all these honors, but I can't settle on them because it's not the end for me. I have four more years at (Wheeling) Jesuit and I've already started working towards that."
Notre Dame 6-4 junior Cal Cistaro, who averaged 19.1 points and 11 rebounds, was named captain of the second team while Wheeling Central 6-4 junior David Park was the third-team captain. Park averaged 16.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists.


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Gail Johnson speaks fondly of her husband, Lyle's, passion for Ducks Unlimited: "It was all about restoring a marsh. Lyle's church was the great outdoors, and as far as he was concerned, the best part of God's creation was the marshland. He looked forward to the season every year." Lyle passed away in spring 2012, but his enthusiasm remains the basis for the couple's lifelong commitment to the ducks.
In the 1970s, Lyle published a newsletter for the local chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. He expanded his meeting dates and added dog training tips and conservation articles. By 1974, Lyle started writing about the various conservation organizations doing habitat work across the continent. While reading a book by Zach Taylor, Lyle discovered Ducks Unlimited. He was impressed with DU's conservation efforts and accomplishments, so he sent his first membership dues off to Chicago.
It took several years for Lyle to become affiliated with a Ducks Unlimited chapter, but in 1977, he was out hunting and ran into a fellow sportsman who told him a DU chapter was being developed in the Tri-County area. The gentleman offered to get Lyle a ticket to the chapter's upcoming dinner in Alexander, and Lyle enthusiastically accepted.
Lyle began working as a Batavia DU committee member the very next year. He was approached with the idea of starting another chapter in Orleans County, where he successfully hosted the first couples' dinner event in the area in March 1979. Gail remembers stopping by the venue early in the day. "I looked at Lyle before that dinner and he was by himself, trying to get this thing together; that's when I got involved," she said.
Lyle continued to embody that Ducks Unlimited "can do" spirit that has carried the organization through the last 75 years. Under his chairmanship (1998-2001), the net dollars raised for the ducks in Orleans County increased every year but one, averaging $34,000.
Lyle engaged many talented people to help raise such significant funds in this rural area of New York State. He also fought to introduce event underwriting to net even more. The Orleans County Chapter became one of the top fundraisers west of Route 81, and like many of the best DU events, became the county's premier social event. But Lyle didn't stop there. Under his leadership, the robust chapter spawned both the Greece and Brockport-Spencerport Ducks Unlimited committees.
Motivated by his boundless energy and vision, Lyle quickly worked his way up the Ducks Unlimited ranks, from zone chair to district chair, then New York state chair in May 1983. After moving to his position as New York state council chair, Gail fondly remembers how Lyle took great pleasure in cleaning up the colorful language at the all-male meetings by appointing her as secretary.
Lyle also chaired a Greenwing event held each summer at the Oakfield Rod and Gun Club, mentoring youth hunters and ensuring a bright future for the sport and for Ducks Unlimited.
The Johnsons continued to be engaged with DU at the state and national levels, and Lyle became the New York state editor of NYDU. He truly enjoyed holding this position, Gail says, and wrote columns on creating DU satellites, running the organization as a business, and that very "can do" attitude he himself lived by.
Even after his health began to decline in 2002, Lyle continued to volunteer, first on the John O'Brien tribute dinner and later on the Hazard Campbell tribute event. With Gail at his side, Lyle was deservedly honored as the 2010 New York State Conservationist of the Year.
The Johnsons solidified their financial commitment to DU as founding members of the Feather Society in 1994, wanting to continue their support in perpetuity. "We really didn't even have to think about it," Gail says. "We had always known that was where our money was going to go, so when we heard about it we signed right up."
Like many Ducks Unlimited supporters, the Johnsons approached their gift as a team. Lyle selected the charity and Gail helped him make it possible. Lyle started on the line at Kodak and worked his way up to being a supervisor while Gail worked as a junior high school teacher for 32 years. Gail's careful management of their gifts will leave a meaningful legacy for the ducks for generations.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Jodi Arias: Give Me Death Penalty
Posted May 9th, 2013 @ 8:21am by Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – Now that she's been convicted of murder, Jodi Arias would prefer the death penalty to life in prison, she told Fox 10 Phoenix immediately after the verdict was given. "The worst outcome for me would be natural life ... Longevity runs in my family, and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place," she said. "I said years ago I'd rather get death than life and that still is true today. I believe death is the ultimate freedom, so I'd rather just have my freedom as soon as I can get it."
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Chris Dodd and Bradley Thomure were not surprised to learn they had won the Hannibal Jaycees' backseat driver contest on Friday, July 5, because they have won it for several years.
Dodd sat in a wheelbarrow and gave directions to Thomure, who was blindfolded as "driver" of the wheelbarrow.
The contestants were timed as they drove around several barriers and returned to the finish line. A point system determined the winners, with points off for hitting the barriers.
Second place went to Airen Ferguson and Toby O'Cheltree. Ferguson gave directions to O'Cheltree.
After completing their turn around the route, Ashley Stevenson said her brother, Tyler, did not give good directions. "He was awful," she reported.
Another family team was brothers Daniel and Isaac Truesdale.
This contest was among three Hannibal Jaycees' events Friday afternoon on a parking lot near Tanyard Gardens.
It was followed by the Tom and Becky Relay.
This event was won by the Thomure family team.
Later the Mighty "Miss" Raft Race took place.
The winning team was composed of Bradley Thomure and Ashley Stevenson.
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County updates definition of local business
Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:10 p.m.
The Sarasota County Commission added a one-year residency requirement Tuesday for businesses to be considered local and receive preference in landing county contracts.
Commissioners also changed the rules regarding how many employees must live in the area for a business to qualify under the "local preference" regulations. The old standard was 10 percent of a company's total workforce or one corporate officer.
Now companies must have at least five employees living in the area or one corporate officer.
Commissioners also agreed to deny local preference to DeSoto County companies after DeSoto did the same to Sarasota County companies.
None of the changes to Sarasota County's local preference ordinance were considered major revisions, officials said.
County leaders have been debating the issue as part of an overhaul of purchasing rules.
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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team will close out the 2012-13 season with a trip to Nacogdoches to face the top team in the Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin, on Saturday, March 9. The Lumberjacks clinched the league title with a 57-42 victory over SHSU on Thursday and are 25-3 on the season.
• The Islanders have one of the youngest teams in Division I, with an average age of 20 years, six months, six days heading into today's matchup. There are no seniors on the team.
• Will Nelson was named Southland Conference Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 23 points in each of the Islanders' victories. He went 14-for-17 from the floor.
• Johnathan Jordan set a new school record in assists, as he now has 151 on the season. The sophomore broke his own record of 138 dimes.
• The Islanders bench has been on fire as of late, averaging 31.8 points per game over the last seven. The bench has gone 103-for-224 (.460) from the field over that stretch.
• Sophomore Nate Maxey has tied the school record with his 53 blocks on the season, matching the total by Chris Daniels in the 2006-07 campaign.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is ineligible for the postseason because of poor results in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate. No Islander who has played under Wilson had anything to do with the subpar score.
The Islanders have struggled historically against Stephen F. Austin. The Lumberjacks have owned the all-time series with a 10-3 record, including 10 wins in the last 11 meetings between the two teams. Head Coach Danny Kaspar, a Corpus Christi native, has led the Lumberjacks to a 3-2 record against the Islanders in Johnson Coliseum. Stephen F. Austin also knocked the Islanders out of both the 2009 and 2010 Southland Tournaments.
In the first game between the two teams this year, the Islanders started 0-for-13 from the field en route to a 16-1 lead early. The Islanders fought back to cut it to a single possession, but SFA was able to pull away in the final minutes. Taylor Smith had 25 points and 14 boards in the win for the Lumberjacks, while Will Nelson went for 24 and 14 for the Islanders. For a full recap and box score, please turn to page two.
Stephen F. Austin clinched the top seed in the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament with a 57-42 win over Sam Houston State on Thursday night. With a win over the Islanders or a loss by Northwestern State, the Lumberjacks will attain the outright regular-season title. It is the first regular-season title for SFA since winning back-to-back in 2008 and 2009.
The Lumberjacks are a veteran-laden squad that is led by forward Taylor Smith, one of the frontrunners for Southland Player of the Year. The big man is fourth in the league with his 15.6 points per game and second with his 8.9 rebounds, He also leads the conference with his .693 field goal percentage and his 3.0 blocks per game. Fellow senior Hal Bateman leads the conference with 5.8 assists per game.
He's only a sophomore, but Houston native Johnathan Jordan has been thrust into the role of leader on the young Islanders squad. Jordan led the Southland in assists per game in 2011-12, and was also among the leaders in minutes per game.
Jordan was outstanding as a distributor a season ago, but his growth as a scorer is notable. After averaging 6.5 points last year, the point guard has contributed 12.9 points per game, largely on his ability to get to the rim and the free-throw line. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he leads the team with 182 points in the paint and has hit a team-best 118 free throws, including a 12-for-13 performance at the line against McNeese.
Perhaps more impressive is Jordan's all-around game. His distribution is what he is most known for, and with 5.3 assists per game this year, he sits second in the Southland. He recently broke his own record for assists in a season, and now has 151 on the year. In league play, he has 101 assists to 44 turnovers. He is already fourth on the Islanders' career assist list, and with 289 career dimes, is more than halfway to breaking Brian Evans' career record of 493.
Jordan is also strong on the glass, having topped double-digit rebounds twice this season. He snared 11 caroms against SHSU for his third double-double of the year. He averages 4.9 rebounds per contest. He shows high on the stamina scale as well, where he leads the Southland at 36.5 minutes per game. In conference play, he is averaging 37.2 minutes despite not playing an overtime game. He is only 32 minutes from breaking Kevin Palmer's Islanders record.
The diminutive guard is one of the most athletic Islanders, as evidenced by his two slam-dunk contest championships, thanks to his 48-inch running vertical leap.
No newcomer on the Islanders roster came in with higher expectations than junior Will Nelson. The skilled wing was expected to play a major role in the team's offensive output, and he has shown on several occasions that he has the ability to fulfill those expectations.
Nelson has embraced the team role as of late, and his performance last week resulted in him winning Southland Conference Player of the Week honors for the first time. Against Southeastern La., he had 23 points and nine boards, going 5-for-7 from the field and 12-for-14 at the line. He followed that up with a 9-for-10 performance against Nicholls, scoring another 23 and adding 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year.
Nelson posted the first double-double for the Islanders this season with 24 points and 14 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin, going 9-for-17 from the field. He added his second double-double against Oral Roberts, when he had 18 points and 10 rebounds. He then posted double-doubles in both games last month at Nicholls and Southeastern La. His career high in points is 28, when he added eight rebounds against Houston.
The junior college transfer is averaging 13.5 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Islanders, both of which top the team. During league play, he has posted an average of 14.4 points and 8.1 rebounds.
Nelson is attending his fifth different school in the last five years. He took last season off of basketball to focus on academics at Dodge City Community College. Prior to that, he played a year each at Hutchinson CC and Baton Rouge CC after graduating from Port Allen (La.) High School.
The most physically noticeable player on the Islanders is 6-foot-11 Nate Maxey. The big man has one of the longest wingspans in the country with his 7-foot-10 reach, and he has already developed a reputation as one of the top shot blockers in the league.
He backed it up when he set a school record with nine swats against Houston on Nov. 25. He added six two weeks ago at Oral Roberts. For the season, he has totaled 53 blocks, matching Chris Daniels' record total from the 2006-07 Southland Championship season. He became the third player in school history (Daniels, Demond Watt) to top 100 blocks in his career, needing just 55 career games to get to 101 blocks.
The other play he has gained notoriety for has been when he is on the receiving end of an alley-oop, usually from fellow sophomore Johnathan Jordan. Maxey has finished off dozens of alley-oops this season. Maxey leads the Islanders with 42 dunks on the season, including five against Northwestern State on Feb. 19.
In the game against the Demons, Maxey went 7-for-10 for a career-high 15 points. In addition to his five slams, the San Diego native added a pair of nice hook shots for his career day. He added six rebounds for a massive impact in his 18 minutes. He is 57-for-81 (.704) from the field on the season.
The Islanders have recently had strong performances off their bench. It had 32 points against Lamar, 26 against McNeese and then 34 at UCA. Then it erupted for 43 against Northwestern State, a season high. With 33 against Fullerton, 38 against Southeastern and 34 against Nicholls, the bench has posted at least 33 in four of the last five games.
The Islanders bench has averaged 31.8 points per game over the last seven. The bench has gone 103-for-224 (.460) from the field over that stretch. The Islanders' leading scorer has come off the bench each of the last five and in seven of the last nine.
The Islanders' only true "big man" came to Corpus Christi along a path that took him from the Bahamas to Louisiana to Mississippi and finally to the Island University. Zane Knowles stands 6-foot-9 and 240 pounds to make him the most imposing big man on the team.
He battled through a handful of injuries at the beginning of conference play, and has recently upped his game. He had nine points and eight boards against Lamar, then followed that up with 10 points and seven caroms in the McNeese State game.
Last week, he had a pair of strong games in helping the Islanders to two victories. He played just 16 minutes against Southeastern La., but went 6-for-7 for 12 points, scoring the Islanders' first six. He added a 4-for-6 performance for nine points in just 11 minutes against Nicholls.
Knowles' finest game of the season came at Iowa, when he went 6-for-10 from the field for a career-high 12 points. He also notched a career-best 33 minutes of action and snared eight rebounds in a losing effort.
A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Knowles played sparingly as a freshman at Grambling before electing to move on to Pearl River CC, where he was a First Team Mississippi All-Star.


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The storm pretty much rearranged Propsect's course. I walked it today and I'd say it'll be some time before it's playable.
Hole 2 is totally caved in and somehow the basket escaped any damage. Trees fell all around it, but it's still standing. Same with hole 6. Can barely even see the basket but it's still there in fine condition.
Hole 3 lost a bunch of high branches and hole 4 is now wide open.
Holes 5 & 7 look OK, but hole 8 looks like it was bombed. A few huge trees are totally uprooted including one that fell into the corner of the pavillion.
Holes 9-13 look OK, but a bunch of branches have come down. Those flight lines will probably be opened up significantly.
Holes 14-16 will play decidedly different now. More huge trees are down along with several branches. The big tree guarding the basket on 15 snapped off at the base. Looks very surreal. 17 looks untouched, but 18 lost many branches and it's the only basket that suffered any damage: it's bent almost all the way to the ground.
It's very disturbing to see all the damage. I know the park is way down on the list priorities for the City right now so it's going to be a while before anyone can play here. I'd sacrifice the rest of the season at Prospect if they could get my neighborhoods power restored.


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Green Day
"Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon will welcome cast members from Memphis, American Idiot, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Promises, Promises beginning Sept. 13.
Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong will introduce the cast of his Tony-nominated musical American Idiot on Sept. 15; and the cast of the emo-rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, including leading man Benjamin Walker, will sing Sept. 16.[Full article at Playbill.com]
Billie Joe posted new messages on the Official Green Day Twitter: HERE.
The highlight of my day? Paying ping pong with my boys
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will appear at post-show Q&A sessions for American Idiot September 14-17 and again on September 19. Armstrong will be joined on the St. James Theatre stage by Idiot director Michael Mayer, as well as members of the cast and creative team. Time Out New York's David Cote will moderate.
"Whenever they're in New York, [Green Day] drops in to see us," Idiot star John Gallagher Jr. told Broadway.com in June. "There are no words to describe how generous they've been. What we do every night couldn't happen without what they've given us personally."


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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The allegation as formulated in the Defendants' statements of case
12.4 In their original statement of case the Defendants alleged no more than that there were grounds to suspect that Irving had removed certain microfiches of Goebbels' diaries from the Moscow archive without permission. Subsequently, in their Summary of Case, the Defendants revised their case to allege that Irving broke an agreement he had made with the Moscow archive by (without permission) removing from the archive glass plates on which the diaries were recorded; having copies made of those plates and transporting two plates to London, where they were subjected to forensic tests. The Defendants allege that Irving's conduct gave rise to a significant risk that the plates might have been damaged, rendering them of limited use to subsequent researchers. They maintain that Irving's conduct was unbecoming of a reputable historian.
12.5 In the outline of their Statement of Case the Defendants alleged that, in the course of his first visit to Moscow on the 10 and/or 11 June, Irving, acting without permission and without the knowledge of Tarasov (or any other Rosarchiv official) took three glass microfiche plates, including what he considered to be two of the most important plates, and gave them to Peter Millar so that they could be passed to the Sunday Times Moscow photographer to make enlarged prints. The Defendants allege that Irving had prints made and then had the plates forensically tested in London. The tests were completed by 2 July 1992, at which time the plates were returned to Moscow by another journalist. The tests which had been carried out in England risked damaging the fragile plates, according to the Defendants.
12.6 The Defendants alleged further that on 19 June 1992 Irving had requested permission from Tarasov to take plates out of the archive for a short period in order to carry out tests. Tarasov gave permission for two plates to be taken out of the archive. According to the Defendants' case, he was unaware that any plates had been removed earlier. When he returned to the Moscow archive in late June, Irving took more glass plates and gave them to the Sunday Times photographer to make prints.
12.7 The gravamen of the case stated by the Defendants is that Irving abused the trust placed in him by Tarasov and violated his agreement with him. They allege also that, by covertly removing the glass plates and handing them over to a journalist for testing to be carried out abroad, Irving was guilty of a further serious breach of trust which gave rise to a significant risk that the plates might suffer damage.
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Sun Ray Primer - Part 1
By KlausR on Aug 23, 2011
Before we start to dive into the details of the VDI architecture, it is necessary to get an understanding of the object and computing model behind this, so that we all use and understand the same terminology. Thus I decided to post a series of articles that deal with the fundamentals starting first with an overview of the Sun Ray architecture. Readers that already have a decent understanding of the Sun Ray architecture can naturally skip this part. It just covers what I consider the Sun Ray basics.
Naturally, there is an official Sun Ray documentation out there, but I personally prefer to read through a one-pager overview first, before looking into the product details. So here we go with a brief overview of the Sun Ray architecture that introduces the essentials that we will later refer to when talking about VDI.
Computing Model
The Sun Ray system provides customers with an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrade, and operational costs associated with most PC-based fat client environments. The system employs a network-dependent model in which thin clients, called Sun Ray Desktop Units (DTUs) or more generic Sun Ray Clients, connect to Sun Ray servers. All desktop applications, such as office productivity suites, Web browsers, and the desktop itself, are executed on the servers, while the DTUs simply act as frame buffers, displaying the desktop and forwarding user input to the servers. Sun Ray clients use a special protocol, called Appliance Link Protocol (ALP), to talk to the servers. The protocol is optimized regarding network bandwith usage and provides a reasonable user experience even on WAN connections with high latencies.
Sun Ray DTUs have no local disks or locally installed applications or operating systems and are therefore considered stateless. This makes them easy to exchange, inexpensive to maintain, and extremely secure. Various models of Sun Ray DTUs are available, differing primarily with respect to size, type, and supported resolution of the connected (or integrated) monitor. A software version of a Sun Ray client, called Oracle Virtual Desktop Client (OVDC), is also available. An Oracle virtual desktop client runs on an ordinary PC or laptop computer and provides a Sun Ray session in a desktop window. Recently we also added an OVDC iPad version.
High Availability
Nearly any server with sufficient capacity can be configured as Sun Ray server so long as it runs a supported version of the Solaris operating system or one of the supported flavors of Linux (such as Oracle Linux). To ensure uninterrupted service, several Sun Ray servers can be configured as a failover group, so that whenever a server goes down, the affected Sun Ray clients automatically re-connect to the next available Sun Ray server in the failover group. A load balancing algorithm ensures that the client connections are equally distributed among the remaining servers, taking into account the current load and capacity of each server. It is important to understand that this model does not include any automatic transfer of a running desktop session to a different server. Any user data or session state that has not been saved will be lost if the original server becomes unavailable. The Sun Ray failover group model ensures high availability in the sense that a user can immediately start a new desktop session (on a different server) without any further outages.
A failover group consists of a primary server and one or more secondary servers. Servers in a group authenticate (or learn to trust) one another by using a common group signature, a key used to sign messages sent between servers in the group. Each Sun Ray server hosts its own local Sun Ray data store used for retrieving/storing data about the Sun Ray clients, tokens (see below), etc. However, only read access is permitted on the local data stores. Any data changes (write access) are first written on the primary server and later replicated on the secondary servers' Sun Ray data stores. If the primary server goes down, then it is no longer possible to store any data changes. However, this just affects a very limited part of the Sun Ray functionality as the vast majority of operations will just require datastore read access. Thus the Sun Ray system stays functional, regardless if a primary server or any secondary server is down.
Desktop Sessions
As the Sun Ray server software is only available for Solaris and Linux a desktop session per default means a Gnome desktop (or more generic Xserver session) with corresponding Unix applications (web browser, office suite, etc.) all executed on the Sun Ray server. The Sun Ray architecture uses tokens to associate a desktop session with a user. A token is just a string that consists of a token type and an identifier. Typically, the token is presented on a smart card that the user inserts into the DTU's card reader. In this case the card's type and identifier are used as the token (for example mondex.9998007668077709). If the user is not using a smart card, the token type "pseudo" and the DTU's identifier (MAC address) are supplied as the token (for example pseudo.080020861234).
Desktop sessions can be in connected or disconnected state. If a user removes the smart card, then the session becomes disconnected. Such sessions (and all corresponding applications) are still executed on a Sun Ray server but are not connected to any Sun Ray client and, consequently, are not displayed anywhere. However, a user can reconnect to a disconnected session, for example by inserting a smart card containing the appropriate token into the card reader of any Sun Ray client on the network. If a session associated with the presented token is already running on a different Sun Ray server, the client is automatically redirected to that server, and the user's most recent session is displayed (the session becomes connected again). While the session continues to reside on the server, it appears to follow the user from one Sun Ray client to another. This functionality, called hotdesking or session mobility, enables users to access their sessions from different locations using different Sun Ray clients.
What is next?
As stated this was a very brief high-level overview of the Sun Ray architecture and how it is used to serve Unix-based desktops. However, most end-users actually want a Windows desktop and typically do not want to get in touch with any different operating system. Thus part 2 of this article series will explain how to connect Sun Ray clients with the Windows world. Stay tuned for more and please be patient. We just entered the water and more complex stuff will come - I promise ;-)


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Elsie May "Betty" Breeden Waugh, 77, of Waynesboro died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Golden Living of Hagerstown. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
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Reggie wrote: Really, Disney is evil because of his middle-of-the-road, boring approach to making beautifully rendered and animated cartoons. Also Disney, like Robert Moses and other contemporary urban planners, envisioned a bland society of how-do-you-dos and pleasant-weather-we're-havings. The Disney corporation went to far as to create a planned community in Florida...Celebration I think it is called? Yecch.
squirtisblow wrote: hugh grants hooker wrote: walt disney isnt frozen.
the same way walt disney only hired straight laced whitebreads... i hear the current big wheel (isner, i think) is only hiring homosexuals. ones is just as bad as the other. if they'd hire based on talent, maybe someone could make a cartoon thats as good as bugs bunny.
watch what u say mf toon might jump on u, cuz he took the advanced class.
hugh grants hooker wrote: walt disney isnt frozen.
the same way walt disney only hired straight laced whitebreads... i hear the current big wheel (isner, i think) is only hiring homosexuals. ones is just as bad as the other. if they'd hire based on talent, maybe someone could make a cartoon thats as good as bugs bunny.
MF TOON wrote: Sorry Reg but I totally disagree with this portrayal. Envisioned a bland sopciety... are yoiu kidding? Walt was a visionary who changed the face of mainstream animation. He took it beyond its capacities and did a lot with the cartoons he created. Sure Mickey wasnt the most personable character but you cant tell me that many of the Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons from the 40s and 50s etc didnt have just as much dynamic innovation and agressive humor as the Warner Bros cartoons of that time.. Aside from Felix The Cat and Popeye, name me one other cartoon character from the early 30's that really possessed suych characteristics... Oswald, Inkwell, Bosko...?? Walt was an entertainer first and his accomplishments and worldwide commercial success are a reflection of his ambition and creations. No other cartoon studios were able to do what he did, he not only created an empire with his cartoons but his feature films broke a medium that none other had touched before him. His theme park and original Disneyland television shows are proof of his brilliant artistry and regardless of whether or not you appreciate them, films like Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music, etc were stylized masterpieces which no other studio ever had the dexterity, craftmanship or straight balls to even dabble in. His works with Salvadore Dali, etc are blatant proof of the mans innovation. Say you dont dig Disney shiorts, features whatever but dont try to discredit them as boring and middle-of-the road cause they were naything but that...
Wordsmyth wrote: anyone who can make about 1.5 billion dollars every year -
( $667.7 million in filmed entertainment, $330.00 million in consumer products, and $528.6 million from its theme parks and resorts) - has got to be evil.....
unless you're bill gates - then your beyond evil -
you ever noticed that?....
if Disney had a personal monopoly game, Bill Gates would be on the chance card.....while little game pieces depicting animated characters traveled through chinesse sweat shops, and holly wood boulevard....
Well in Lion King, if you pause it at the right time, The clouds form the word "sex"......PROVEN.....
in Rescuers Down Under, during their inter-city free-fall you can see a picture of a woman, without clothes, and covering her breasts in one of the windows....PROVEN......
Little Mermaid, preist has boner.....if you wanna twist animation that way.....haha....or if you're Machiavel, sod eos the dude in the title-cover.....HMMM....PROVEN?....
Disney WAS racist, but not blatently.....just because he (MF TOON) supported American Troops during the World War, doesn't mean he was not racist.....he was not a Nazi though, whoever brought that up - he supported Democracy, and befirended mroe than one U.S. President....
***Song of the south was basd on racism -
***African Americans in his cartons were depicted as pure black, with wide white eyes.....(had minimal roles, if any)
***Black Characters in Disney Movies :
Beagle Boys - Robbers, resembling african americans (dark complections, big lips, wide noses)
Lil' Devil - Also Black, seen eating watermelon and shining shoes...Raaacist....
well maybe only his artists were racist
Reggie wrote: You and I see it differently, I suppose. I have always thought Disney cartoons were like warm pablum, ever since I was a little kid and didn't even understand how cartoons were made. I appreciate the attention to detail, but Disney cartoons--meaning the Donald Duck and Goofy serials, not necessarily the movies--are among the unfunniest attempts at humor in the 20th Century.
I respect your opinion but I dont see how you can blow off ALL Disney shorts like that. How can you possibly watch the 1947 Donald Duck short, "Clown Of the Jungle" or the 1945 Jack Kinney directed, "Hockey Homicide" and make such a staement, they're just as fast paced and humorous as anything Tex Avery's ever done... What about all those Jack Hanna directed shorts from the 40's on..? Not to mention the 1943 "Der Fuehrer's Face" which is possibly the greatest Disney cartoon ever made and by far the greatest WW2 themed animated short ever produced out of any cartoon studio Snafu and Hook included... simply pure masterpiece.
On the other hand, I love the gritty, jerky look of Fleischer cartoons and Out of the Inkwell will always be awesome to me. Different strokes for different folks.
Oh so do I. I love all animation in general and my defense for the Disney Corporation here is not intended to take away from anything else. As you could probably tell Im a huge cartoon/animation buff and I have an intrinsic respect for all works in that regard.
Disneyland and Disneyworld suck though, dude. They're like expositions of the suburban nightmare.
Again, I disagree. I love Disneyworld and don't see where you are coming from on this one, Ive been 3 times in the past 5 years as an adult and have had the most fun ever. I love everything about Disneyworld, the rides are amazing, the overwhelming enormity of the park and attractions, the general and universal feeling of good spirit and fun. Maybe Im stuck on the overall aesthetics but I dont see anything sucky about Disneyworld, just straight fun and as lame as it sounds, it really does feel like a magical fantasy type place. Its the first and only theme park in the entire world to create such an environment, I think it was a huge accomplishment and if Walt were alive to witness its development, I think hed be extremely satisfied as well (maybe not of recent years - but thats a different thread). The coolest thing about this though, is that it wasn't founded out of financial means but rather out of the genuine will to create a place which would invoke such an experience in people.
And Epcot Center? Talk about cultural imperialism at its worst.
Okay, you lost me... what do you mean? Are you referring to Walt's vision of the "ideal community" or something? I think you're delving to deep into all this... Walt Disney, though a conventionalist in many ways, was always intrigued and captivated by technology, advanced space exploration and future developments; Epcot was founded out of such appeal. Sure it might not carry much lasting significance today as it has been long outdated in realistic terms of suggested relevance and value as it was initially intended to portray a futuristic perspective of standard life in the 1980's but it still serves as an entertaining park and remains significant in its historical context as well since many of its attractions were borrowed from the 1964 Worlds Fair. The WDW Epcot is fucking dope imo, where else can you dip in and grab some fresh cuisine from countries all over the world than jet back to your hotel room in 15 minutes... I love Epcot and some of the pavillions are prety sick too.
Yeah, I might be reading into a theme park more than some, but knowing that it was Disney's dreamworld merits such examination. Check out Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, a fictionalized account of Dinseyworld that is spot-on in my opinion.
Reggie wrote: For another thing, the policies about hair and dress are annoying.
MF TOON wrote: Btw, whats this about...
Reggie wrote: For another thing, the policies about hair and dress are annoying.
my green guitar wrote: my mom is a disney movie collecting fanatic ....
the only way she could get song of the south was her friend went to australia and bought it for her there ....
cuz it says the dirty N word in it.


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I'll be running my first 5k on Sunday! I have gone through an 8-week program. I think I am pretty well prepared. What was your first experience like? Any tips?
First of all, congratulations for making the effort to prepare for your first 5K.
1. Lay out your clothes and anything else you are taking with you the night before, so you aren't searching for something on race morning.
2. Get to the race about 30-45 minutes before start time so you aren't rushed.
3. Do a light and easy 1/2-3/4 mile jog to warm up. Try to finish your warmup just before the race so your legs don't get heavy.
4. Start where you feel comfortable in the field. Since this is your first one, I suggest you not set a time goal.
5. Don't get caught up in the excitement at the start and go out too fast. Otherwise you'll use up your energy in the first mile and have nothing left for the finish.
6. Trust your training and you will do fine.
Since this is not a long race, eat a light snack about 1-2 hours before. I find that a banana and a small amount of water work well for me.
Finally, give yourself a pat on the back for doing this. Let us know how it goes.
Completed in 2012:
The Qualifier HM, Midland MI, May 2012, 2:58, 80+ degrees
Dam to Dam 20K, Des Moines, IA, June 2012, 2:17, PR for this race
Garry Bjorklund HM, Duluth, MN, June 2012, 2:20
Fox Valley HM, St. Charles, IL, 9/16/12, 2:23
Des Moines HM, 10/21/12, 2:19
Tentative plans for 2013:
Wisconsin (Half) Marathon, Kenosha, WI 5/4/2013 (registered)
Dam To Dam 20K, Des Moines, 6/2/2013 (registration opens March 20th)
Grandma's (Half) Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/22/2013 (if I get picked again in the lottery)
Des Moines HM, 10/20/2013 (registered)
I'm actually doing my first 5k in 18 years Sunday morning. I used to be an active runner in my 20s-30s before injuries and a less active lifestyle placed me into the obese category.
My first 5k was in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1884 over rolling hills. It was fabulous. I was nervous and went out way too fast, caught up by the excitement. I ended up walking a good chunk after mile 2 but I caught my wind back and came in strong at the finish.
Lessons learned - try to stay calm and relaxed and start conservatively the first mile even if people are running away from you. Then gradually increase your speed if you are feeling good. Concentrate on other runners and use them - find groups to help you pace yourself. After mile 2 a lot of people who went out too fast will be slowing, make mental commitments to yourself to gradually "reel-in" those slower runners/walkers and pass them. It will give you a series of small victories that will keep your mind occupied.
Just ignore the others who are passing you
Good luck!
OVER 50 PRs
5K - 31:50 5K La Joya 2011 - Aug 2011
10K - 1:14:30 at Guayaquil Half Marathon - Jul 2011
Half - 2:32:22 at Guayaquil Marathon - Oct 2011
2012 Races
InterAmerican Family Fun Run (5k) 36:04 (Previous Year 39:22)
Emelec 5K 33:16
Upcoming Races
15 June - 5K Ciudad Celeste
22 June 5K por los Ninos
1 July - Guayaquil Half Marathon
5 August - 5K La Joya
2 September - 30K Milagro
7 October - Guayaquil Marathon
18 November - 5K Villa Club
2 December - 5K DM3
I just did my first 5K ever last Saturday. My goal was just to finish. We had just completed the couch to 5K about 2 weeks prior. My son gave me a hug before I left for the race, wished me luck and said, "I hope you finish in the top 100%!" Now that was just my speed!
Our race was very crowded at the beginning, and there was a short, steep uphill that was also very crowded, so I ended up just walking up half the hill. I think that kept us from going out too fast, and it felt like the 2 mile marker came up really quick. There was a long, gentle hill coming up to the 3 mile marker which really tested us. But my running buddy and I crossed the finish line with a way better time than we'd ever run! (Which was easy, when we'd only been running 5K for a few weeks... )
We stayed at a hotel just a few blocks from the race, so we did a brisk walk around for our warmup. We had a very light breakfast with some fruit, a half a bagel, and a handful of almonds. Then after the race, we went back and had a very yummy full breakfast!
I think starting out near the back was helpful for us. Not only did it keep the brakes on at the beginning, so we didn't go out too fast, and not so many people were passing us. It was humbling at the end, though, to see that several 7 and 8 year-olds totally smoked us!
Have a great first race! We had so much fun at ours, that we are running another one tomorrow! The best part is that this time, we'll both have our husbands and kids cheering us on. I can't think of a better mothers' day gift!
I may not be good, but I'm slow!
I am running my first 5K on Sunday as well. My mother's day gift to me. I am just concerned about getting to the finish even though I know that I can run 5K since I completed the C25K a couple of weeks ago. Just first run jitters I guess.
Good luck everybody on your 5K, hope the wind is at your back and the cheers loud in your ears.
Cathleen - Age 52
Started running 03 Jan 2011
Graduate C25K - 10 April 2011
First 5K - Mother's Day Run - May 8 - 38:44
Emilie's Run 5K- June 25
Dang Richard, you're old!
"My first 5k was in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1884 over rolling hills."
C25K Graduate 6/15/11
Gibson Guitars 5k (6/11/11, first 5k, 34:58)
Comcast Firecracker 5k (7/3/11, 31:13)
Forrest Spence 5k (8/27/11, 28:15)
Chick-Fil-A 5k (9/5/11, 29:26)
Cooper Young Festival 4-Miler (9/16/11, 36:30)
Camp Good Grief 5k (10/2/11, 28:45)
LeBonheur Pumpkin Run 5k (10/8/11, 27:09)
Home Run 5k (10/23/11, 27:55)
Turkey Trot 4-Miler (11/24/11, 36:50)
St. Jude Half Marathon (12/3/11, 2:22:33)
I just went out and did the best I could. I was nervous but overall... I think I did good, Good Luck to you!
Great advice from everyone...remember that your first race is a time to create a positive experience so you will want to run another Arrive with plenty of time so you can warm up without feeling rushed and soak in the atmosphere. The running community welcomes everyone and its really fun to be a part of it. Dont try to run the fastest youve ever run. Just relax and soak it in and get an understanding of what its like to run in a race with alot of people. If you enjoy it, you can start to prepare for the next one and the next one and if you want, run faster and faster. Best of luck but most importantly, enjoy the experience!
Thank you all for the great advice! You guys are awesome!
Well - I do feeeeel that old sometimes.
Actually it was 1984
OVER 50 PRs
5K - 31:50 5K La Joya 2011 - Aug 2011
10K - 1:14:30 at Guayaquil Half Marathon - Jul 2011
Half - 2:32:22 at Guayaquil Marathon - Oct 2011
2012 Races
InterAmerican Family Fun Run (5k) 36:04 (Previous Year 39:22)
Emelec 5K 33:16
Upcoming Races
15 June - 5K Ciudad Celeste
22 June 5K por los Ninos
1 July - Guayaquil Half Marathon
5 August - 5K La Joya
2 September - 30K Milagro
7 October - Guayaquil Marathon
18 November - 5K Villa Club
2 December - 5K DM3
My first 5k was last summer. I wasn't sure what to think when I was done - probably because it was like 90 degrees outside with 100% humidity and I felt like I was going to throw up. But then after I recovered, I realized I was addicted! LOVE IT!
My first 5K is complete.
I was very nervous this morning when I got up and asked myself why am I doing this, do I really think I can do it. After a cup of coffee and a banana, off to the race we went. My hubby was there to cheer me on. The start line is a little crowded and you tend to get pushed along with the crowd, but when things opened up I just moved to the side and ran at my own pace. There where a few rough spots along the way, part of the path was flooded and so they had to do an alternate route, which was not paved so it was a little messy, with all those people running through a soggy trail, but it was only a short way. Since the first K was down hill and it was an out an back race, the last K was up hill. My goal was to finish in under 40 minutes, when I got to where I could see the timer at the finish line it had just got to 39 minutes, so I picked up my pace and managed to cross the line in 39:35.
Next race June 25.
Hope everybody had a good time at their runs.
Cathleen - Age 52
Started running 03 Jan 2011
Graduate C25K - 10 April 2011
First 5K - Mother's Day Run - May 8 - 38:44
Emilie's Run 5K- June 25
You rock!! Nice job! Coffee and a banana is also my 'breakfast of champions!'
My running buddy, who is 10 years younger than I am and has done this before, totally pushed my pace the whole race. Luckily, our race was uphill for the first half and mostly downhill for the home stretch. We beat our time from our last race (which was my first ever), so now I have a new PR! (I don't think I'll be able to keep doing that in every race.) Now we start training for our 10K in September which is downhill for the first half and uphill for the last half, with a big uphill in the last half mile. Ouch. But we will be ready!
I may not be good, but I'm slow!
I finished my first 5k in March and now I've completed 3. I am hoping to do my first 10k next month. Little nervous that I won't be able to run the whole time. Any suggestions on pushing through would be great.
Congratulations on the accomplishment and I am sure there will be more to come.
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In just over two weeks, Augusta voters will choose a new mayor. News 12 is on your side with a close look at each of the candidates.
Each day this week we'll be looking at different mayoral candidates. First is Helen Blocker Adams. And being first is something that she says doesn't phase her. No woman has ever succeeded in winning the mayor's seat in Augusta. Will she be the first? Only on News 12, meet a woman who says she's already planning her victory party because she's confident she will be victorious.
"There's so many new people that are saying, you know what, we need some fresh blood to kind of wipe the slate clean," Helen Blocker Adams said.
And Helen Blocker Adams says she is that fresh blood. Running for mayor was never a priority of hers, but she says it's what she was called to do.
"People from the community started saying, you ought to run for mayor and I must admit the first time somebody said that to me, I said are you crazy?" Adams said.
The 46-year-old businessowner says you may not have seen her, but she's been around.
"I've been working behind the scenes, helping to make commissioners and the mayor look good on a variety of projects for years," Adams said.
And now she says it's her time to step in the forefront and get some big things done.
"We want to expand the existing Office of Community Affairs to include a grants development that will relentlessly pursue state and federal funding so that we can bring other people's money in this community to help with the homeless to help with youth programs, to help with a lot of the social issues," Adams said.
And Adams says she feels she has several things working in her favor.
"From a strategic standpoint, 58% of the registered voters are woman, me being a woman, that's an advantage for me," Adams said.
But being in a race with veteran politicians might be a little intimidating, right?
"No, no, absolutely not. Actually it kind of fires me up because I know what I can bring to the table, my ability to bring diverse groups of people together," Adams said,
So what about the comment that Austin Rhodes said on the radio claiming she was going to gracefully bow out of the race because she realized she had little chance of winning?
"I have no idea where he got that from. He said his power sources, but I want to let him know that his power source were a little misinformed and I think I set the record straight," Adams said.
Economic development is what she's selling, so it is enough to buy your vote?
"Augusta is at such point where they want a change, having a woman mayor would make a major change," Adams said.
More about Helen Blocker Adams:
Helen Blocker Adams
Age: 46
Occupation: President and CEO of the HBA Group, an economic development and business event planning firm.
Community Involvement: Member of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce; Co-chair of the Human Relations Blue Ribbon Committee; Steering committee member for Augusta-Richmond County Pride and Progress.
What do you feel you can bring to the office of Mayor?
My dad was in the military, so i lived in Japan, Italy, Germany, so the ability to work with diverse groups of people and bring unity, to naturally be able to do that is something I can definitely bring.
Do you think SPLOST will pass this time?
I think for as critical and as fragile as Augusta is in terms of our government and in terms of perceptions. We have got to pass SPLOST or else we are going to be in real dire straits in 2006


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I tried Twitt yesterday, but my experience was not very nice.
I was able to login but the app cannot retrieve any tweets. All I get is a blank screen.
Anyone with the same problem?
Unable to make it work, no matter how hard I try. Cannot login. Cannot show timeline.
I trashed the preferences file, just like the developer tells us to do in the app's website, but I still does not work.
Strangely, the same happens to me with QFeeder and Pwitter. I cannot login with these two clients either.
Well... I'm sticking with Tweetie until I find a decent Twitter client that can be used as a menubar item only (without Dock icon).
Actually.. alot of users cant get it to work.. not showing timelines. For me its currently useless.
Err, DM's also work if you're replying to a DM from the DM timeline. But your own DM's don't show up in the DM timeline. Some work still has to be done UI-wize I think.
I stand corrected, if you click on person's face in the timeline, it creates a reply. Now let's get those DM's working...
Pretty decent, but at the moment lacks some basic features like replying to Tweets or sending DM's.
Very promising though :)


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- Ibiza
- Nerja
- Denia
- Cadaques
- Conil de la Frontera
- Roses
- Cullera
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- Fuengirola
- Isla Cristina
- El Puerto de Santa Maria
- Corralejo


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Have you ever wondered where piercings originated from? Take a look through this slideshow to learn more about piercings, then see photos of current piercing trends.
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