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I've given revision 444 a try on a mac and the GUI is being cut off big time. For winxp it looks nice. With the new startup size, both horizontal and vertical scroll bars are being shown. Half of the tabs are hidden in the scrollable area and the status bar on the bottom of the application isn't visible.
Issues I see with this change:
- The status bar should always be visible as it is there to show important information. I'd suggest making every tabpane scrollable and not the frame itself.
- The resizing of the tabpane doesn't behave nicely, it takes up a lot more space then it needs. I guess a preferred size is being used somewhere and the tabpane wants to layout itself to show all tabs. This results in a minium width of about 1200px for the horizontal scrollbar not to be shown; before it looked fine when being 1000px large.
I see this change as a regression, as a large majority of the users have screens allowing to display pms as it was sized before, but now by default the app has to be resized or scrolled to see everything.
Everything displayed on a mac (buttons, tab headers...) takes up more space then on win or linux
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Published: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 6:08 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 6:08 a.m.
Two adults and a teen were arrested in connection with an armed home invasion in Manatee County late Monday, authorities said.
A 31-year-old woman reported being punched during the invasion and robbery, which occurred around 11:45 p.m. at a home in the 2100 block of Fifth Street East, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. It was not immediately known whether she was injured as a result of the attack.
According to reports, the three suspects entered the home, with at least one carrying a handgun, and demanded money and drugs from the victims. One suspect, 33-year-old Michael Simmons, then allegedly punched the woman and took pills she was hiding in her shirt. Two other victims -- a 63-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman -- also were in the home during the robbery.
The suspects were spotted by responding deputies a short time later in a parklng lot in the 2300 block of First Street, according to reports. They were taken into custody there, with the handgun and other evidence recovered nearby.
Simmons, 20-year-old Joshua Zieglar and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested on armed home invasion robbery charges, deputies noted.
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PARKERSBURG - One church has found a way to bring people in Super Bowl Sunday.
As people around the Mid-Ohio Valley gathered at homes and restaurants with family and friends to either cheer on the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, the people of Fairlawn Baptist Church near Lubeck held their annual Super Bowl watching party.
Around 150 members and friends gathered at the church's fellowship hall Sunday evening to watch the game on a large screen with a projection television. People brought in all of their favorite football foods and arranged it buffet-style on four tables for people to partake throughout the game. Many of the young kids had been working on their annual Easter program before coming to watch the game with their families. The church held a small prayer service before the game and a small service at half-time.
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Twenty-month-old Cooper Welch cheers for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday during Fairlawn Baptist Church's annual Super Bowl watching party. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
Fairlawn Baptist Church Pastor Greg Varndell, left, watches Super Bowl XLVII with members and guests during the church's annual Super Bowl watching party. Varndell said he was wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey as "wishful thinking" as he looks forward to next year. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
This is the fifth year the church has held a Super Bowl watching party, said Pastor Greg Varndell.
"It is a great opportunity for our families to come together," he said. "We not only enjoy the game but we also get to enjoy some food and fellowship.
"It is also a great way to reach out to the community and for our families to invite their friends."
Most people usually stick it out through the whole game, but many parents with young children generally leave shortly after half-time to get the kids ready for bed, Varndell said.
Fred Morgan, of New England Ridge, came for the fellowship of his Christian friends and to have a good time. He liked the idea of the church opening its doors on the night of the Super Bowl and having people come together.
"Our motto is doing whatever we can to win one more to Christ," Morgan said. "A church is its people."
Morgan said he was rooting for the team that ended up with the most points.
"My team isn't here," he said with a laugh. "I was trying to find a reason to root for one team."
Certain players, like the 49ers' Randy Moss, had played for Marshall University. Morgan tried to find connections to West Virginia or faith-based actions on both teams, but neither one outdid the other in his view.
"I just decided to root for whoever got the most points," he said.
Varndell said the event brings in more people every year and there is a sense of family among his congregation.
"It has certainly grown over the years," he said. "One of the things people get is a sense of family.
"We want to do everything we can to reach one more person with the Gospel. We see this as an opportunity to do two things. One, is to share the love of Christ in a practical way. Two, we get to enjoy football."
Larry McDonald, of Lubeck, said the gathering always brings a lot of people out to the church.
"We like to come out and congregate and have a good time," he said. "There are some people we don't get to see very often."
He was rooting for the 49ers.
"I would kinda like to see San Francisco win," McDonald said Sunday night. "My nephew is a San Francisco fan so I would like to see them win for him."
Lubeck resident Bill Sprouse was not rooting for either team in particular and came to be with other church members.
"It is a good time for everyone to come together and enjoy," he said.
The church holds a number of events throughout the year.
"There is always food involved," Sprouse said with a laugh.
Amber Welch's husband, Mark, is a big 49ers fan and they are bringing up their son, Cooper, to be a 49ers fan as well. All three were wearing 49ers shirts on Sunday night. Whenever anyone said "touchdown," 20-month-old Cooper raised his arms to signal the touchdown.
Amber Welch enjoyed the chance for her family to get out and spend time with their church family.
"It allows people to gather to fellowship and have a good time," she said.
Varndell spent the entire evening wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey.
"It is wishful thinking," he said. "I am looking towards next year."


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Genre/Subjects: Documentary, Social Issues
Program: DocumentaryLanguage: English
Brian Knappenberger's documentary traces the rise of Anonymous, an army of computer hackers who wage a battle for free speech in the digital age. The film takes the uninitiated through a quick course in the viral gyrations created by people now known as hacktivists. Fast-paced, informative, and entertaining, the film covers the evolution of Anonymous from fairly benign roots to a radical stand against the U.S. government and targeted corporations.
It all began with a bunch of geeks at M.I.T. who reveled in performing Internet pranks. Others followed suit with an "anything goes" attitude. They created websites with no boundaries; the grotesque, repulsive, and disgusting all welcome. When a group of these hackers worked together to punk a racist radio talk-show host and get him removed from the air, they realized the depth of their own power. Anonymous decided to take on bigger targets, including Scientology, MasterCard, and the U.S. government. Hiding their identities behind Guy Fawkes masks, members of the group practice civil disobedience in public as well as on computer screens. Supporters of the Occupy movement, many participate in demonstrations around the country. Sixteen Anonymous members have been arrested and face felony charges for hacking. We Are Legion debates whether the punishment will be proportionate to the crime.
To tell his story, Knappenberger interviews major online figures including members of the early hacktivist group Cult of the Dead Cow, and Christopher Poole, founder of the imageboard web site 4chan. We meet a number of enthusiastic Anonymous members, both past and present. One young woman refuses to be daunted by the federal charges filed against her. In some cases, not surprisingly, those featured on screen chose to remain anonymous.
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SAN JOSE -- Sharks goalie Antti Niemi knows there were times last season when he wasn't at the top of his game. That, he acknowledged Wednesday, is something his team probably can't afford with a compressed season ahead.
"I've got to get better at staying more at my better level," he said after two scrimmages marked the midpoint of camp. "Especially in a short season like this, there shouldn't be any stretch where I'm not playing well."
Like most starting goalies, Niemi wants to play as many of the 48 games on the NHL's shortened schedule as possible, but neither he nor coach Todd McLellan has set target numbers.
McLellan did say that while coaches will be inclined to stick with a hot hand, they also will be quicker to make a move when a goalie is off his game.
"If that hot hand doesn't exist," the coach said, "they'll quickly try and find it elsewhere if they can, whether it's the backup or whoever it might be. You just don't have enough time to play a goaltender into his comfort zone."
With the season opener only four days away, the Sharks picked up the pace Wednesday, skipping any drills and going straight to a pair of 20-minute scrimmages.
The benefits of that go beyond the skaters to goaltenders Niemi and Thomas Greiss, who normally have a pretty good idea when a shot is coming during drills.
"That prepares you for game situations," Niemi said of the scrimmages. "You don't know what you're going to get, you've got to be ready like a regular game."
That means at least one prospect from Worcester will start against the Flames, and all signs are that will be Matt Irwin, who again was paired with Dan Boyle.
McLellan stopped short of penciling Irwin into that spot, however, saying that new coaches Larry Robinson and Jim Johnson had not yet weighed in on what they saw in Wednesday's scrimmage.
Boyle said he likes what he's seen so far from Irwin -- "He skates well, he's strong, he's smart. He looks good." -- but added that he really doesn't know much about his hockey past.
"Honestly, I don't even know how old he is or too much else," Boyle said. "I know he's a college guy."
The 25-year-old Irwin, who played four seasons at UMass-Amherst, smiled later and said the two had not done a lot of talking off the ice.
"But he's easy to approach, and he talks a lot on the bench," Irwin said. "You're playing with an All-Star and an Olympian, it's going to make my life a lot easier."
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Herbie Hancock -- pianist, composer and maker of musical revolutions -- is coming to San Francisco this week (May 16-18) for a series of sold-out shows at SFJazz. With his visit in mind, wheels began to turn: Why not create a list of the dozen greatest living jazz musicians? Hancock would be on it; that was a no-brainer. But who else would make the cut?
Why bother with such a list? It's a good way to generate conversation and debate, to shine a light on this ever-changing river of music that has largely fallen out of the mainstream. When I was a kid, you could turn on the television and see Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald or Duke Ellington. Things have changed -- and, so, here we have this list, my attempt to stir the pot.
I've decided to focus on musicians who remain active and whose contributions have shaped the work of significant numbers of other musicians, if not the entire jazz landscape. Octogenarian legends who no longer are touring -- Ornette Coleman, Horace Silver, Cecil Taylor -- are not on the list. Neither is my favorite living musician, pianist McCoy Tyner, whose sound permeates much of jazz, but whose playing lately has been compromised by age and health issues.
Inevitably, my choices have been subjective, even random. There are so many possibilities, as the music is deep and wide and now international. But in the end, this is my list. No smooth jazz. And for one reason or another, it doesn't include Keith Jarrett, Eddie Palmieri, Anthony Braxton, Esperanza Spalding, Vijay Iyer, Roscoe Mitchell, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Harland and 50 other worthy candidates. Next time. Here goes:
1. Herbie Hancock
He is the classiest of musicians, as well as the funkiest, the most impressionist, the most inquisitive and free. From Miles Davis to "Rockit," from "Maiden Voyage" to his Joni Mitchell remakes, pianist Hancock has brought to bear his harmonic and compositional genius. You can accuse him of periods of pandering, but when you step back to look at the 50-year landscape, you see his vision and the way he's gone after new experiences, new technologies and (always) new sounds. Hancock, 74, knows how to grow old. Try "Maiden Voyage," "Mwandishi" and "Head Hunters."
2. Wayne Shorter
Over 50-plus years, the saxophonist-composer has combined deep currents of innovation, oftentimes enigmatic, with popular success. He helped launch musical revolts with Miles Davis' 1960s bands and with the electric fusion group Weather Report. His extended solo on Steely Dan's "Aja," from 1977, is one of the great pop instrumental statements. His canon of tunes -- going back to his days with drummer Art Blakey -- is unsurpassed. Now in his ninth decade, he composes for symphony orchestras and leads the most celebrated working group in jazz. Here's to Wayne! Try "JuJu," "Native Dancer" and "Beyond the Sound Barrier."
3. Sonny Rollins
If there were a Mount Rushmore of jazz, Rollins' face would be on it. From his first recordings (at age 18 with Bud Powell on Blue Note) to his most recent (from 2012, the year he turned 82, on his brand new "Road Shows, Vol. 3"), the tenor saxophonist's solos erupt with all the joy in the world. An unstoppable rush of creative force, of musical ideas, Rollins is now 83 and hatching plans for a new studio album. Here's to Sonny! Try the above-named recordings or (chosen almost randomly) "Sonny Rollins Plus 4," "Freedom Suite," "East Broadway Run Down."
4. Cassandra Wilson
Not unlike Billie Holiday or Miles Davis, the singer savors and stretches the sound of a single word or note. She imbues her music with mood, often poignant, her voice like amber or dark honey or smoke, spreading like a shadow, creating an environment for the listener. Twenty years ago, she discarded the standard singer-plus-jazz-trio approach and began to sing acoustic blues tunes, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison tunes, Philly Soul and country tunes. She has never sounded like anyone but Cassandra Wilson, however, while opening a door for other, often younger jazz singers and instrumentalists to follow their own muses. Try "Blue Skies" and "Blue Light 'Til Dawn." Wilson performs Thursday at Yoshi's Oakland and Friday and Saturday at Yoshi's San Francisco.
5. Brad Mehldau
Like Hancock, Tyner, Chick Corea and others before him, Mehldau is a template for new generations of pianists. There is something both studious and absolutely free about his playing; his contrapuntal improvisations are mind-blowing. How can anyone spontaneously spin that much information? And what other jazz musician includes the Beach Boys' "Friends" in his song book? Try his albums "Day Is Done" and "Highway Rider." Mehldau performs Dec. 5 at Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University.
6. Steve Coleman
There's a common complaint that jazz needs a shake-up, that it's gone stale since the innovations of Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane more than 50 years ago. In fact, jazz has undergone a radical makeover over the last 30 years, and much of the change is traceable to alto saxophonist Steve Coleman. His performances move through long cycles of polyrhythm and grooves in unpredictable meters: hypnotic, ritualized music, uncompromising and unrelenting, reflecting his research into African music, Cuban music and ancient mystery systems. A math wiz with a diamond-hard saxophone sound and rhythmic attack, he is equal parts Charlie Parker and Maceo Parker. It's jazz as matrix music, bebop complexity with new grooves; his influence is everywhere. Search out his album "Curves of Life" and read his theories at www.m-base.com.
7. Wynton Marsalis
Millions of words have been spilled over the trumpeter -- so much ink that it's hard to persuade anyone to see beyond the stereotypes. Namely, that 1. He's a retro ideologue, relegating jazz to a box; or 2. He's an articulate spokesman for the music and a supreme player, both guarding and expanding the tradition.
Like him or resent him, he has been the face of jazz for decades -- through tough times for jazz -- while building the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization and winning a Pulitzer Prize in music. Ever mindful of jazz's African-American heritage, he is the composer of ambitious works for symphony orchestra, gospel choir and jazz big band, while leading his own well-honed ensembles. And -- I'll give away where I stand on all this -- he is an important trumpeter, an effervescent swinger and exquisite balladeer. Try "Live at Blues Alley" and "Live from the House of Tribes."
8. Joe Lovano
The saxophonist breathes this music as much as anyone. With massive sound and lungs like a bellows, he stalks the stage, grabbing one horn and then the next: his tenor, his soprano, his double-belled aulochrome. With his nonet, he plays exhilarating bebop. With his Us Five quintet, which includes two drummers, he digs into tribal music from an imaginary land where Ornette Coleman and Babatunde Olatunji are patron saints, along with John Coltrane and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Try "On This Day at the Vanguard" and "Joyous Encounters."
9. Robert Glasper
The pianist's music is warm and riffy. I hear his music synesthetically: Neon reds, yellows and greens glow through his chords, which billow like Herbie Hancock's in a world inlaid with hip-hop rhythmic detail. In fact, Glasper has led parallel careers in jazz and hip-hop; one day, he's playing with Terence Blanchard, the next with Mos Def. Lately, he's been merging influences, trying to bring jazz back to the dancing mainstream -- and not caring whether people regard what he does as "jazz." A weather vane for many young musicians, Glasper has albums that include "In My Element" (very jazz) and the Grammy-winning "Black Radio" (very hip-hop and R&B). He performs Wednesday at the Warfield in San Francisco.
10. Brian Blade
The first time I saw drummer Blade -- it must have been 20 years ago with Joshua Redman's band -- he looked like the proverbial kid in a candy shop. His face beamed; clearly, he loved playing music, while propelling it with power and ease. The "ease" is key: Jazz is living through an age of groove -- tricky ones in asymmetrical meters, mastered by macho drummers. Blade can handle that, but what distinguishes him is his taste: the clarity and spaciousness of his playing, as well as its soulful and explosive drama. Hear him on Wayne Shorter's "Beyond the Sound Barrier" (he's been a member of Shorter's quartet since 2000) and on his own "Landmarks" (by the Brian Blade & the Fellowship, merging Coltrane spirituality with a sense of backcountry Americana).
11. Jason Moran
The pianist may be jazz's most out-of-the-box thinker, and he isn't afraid to enjoy himself. He throws Fats Waller dance parties and his bristly trio, known as the Bandwagon, has performed alongside all-star skateboarders. (It will do that again at SFJazz on June 7-8. Moran also performs there June 5-6.) Respect for jazz tradition and his African-American ancestry moves through his music like a spirit, even while he unmoors and yanks the tradition forward. Try his album "Modernistic" or his duet with saxophonist Charles Lloyd on Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," from Lloyd's "Hagar's Song."
12. William Parker
A musical community builder, the bassist has catalyzed "outside" jazz innovations for decades. He has the earthiest of bass tones, deep into the instrument's wood, like Jimmy Garrison, Wilbur Ware and Charles Mingus. His music is about vibration. Burly pulses and grooves move from blues to Africa and the universal. His hookups with drummer Hamid Drake can be overwhelming; they are half of the William Parker Quartet, a criminally overlooked band. Parker is a torchbearer for jazz's ecstatic tradition. Try his "O'Neal's Porch" or "Raining on the Moon."
Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069, read his stories and reviews at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin and follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/richardscheinin.
Honored by SFJazz gala (Friday), performing with Vinnie Colaiuta, Zakir Hussain, Lionel Loueke and Marcus Miller (Saturday-Sunday)
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco
Tickets: All shows sold out, check for turn-back tickets on day of each show, 866-920-5299, www.sfjazzorg.


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What the Marlins Were Thinking
Here they go again. The Miami Marlins, already architects of baseball's two biggest fire sales in recent memory, are in the midst of pulling off another: a staggering trade that will send more than $160 million in salary commitments to the Toronto Blue Jays and strip their roster bare.
It's easy to compare this to what the Marlins did in 1997 and 2005, and there are some pretty basic parallels: stars and high salaries going out, prospects and low salaries coming in.
But what the Marlins are doing now is different than their prior purges, in ways that make it at once more sensible and more catastrophic.
If you'll suspend your moral outrage for a moment, there is a sensible aspect to this move. In 1997, the Marlins were coming off a championship, the epitome of a team worth keeping intact. In 2005, they had just won 83 games and were just two years removed from a title. You could make an argument against such a dismantling.
Now? The Marlins were a last-place team in 2012, despite committing $191 million to free agents last winter. They can and probably will get worse, but they didn't figure to be very good to begin with. And considering their poor farm system, trading their best veterans for prospects isn't an outlandish idea.
As a general concept, it makes sense. And from a financial standpoint, there has never been more incentive to do so. Between revenue sharing and soaring national television revenue, owner Jeffrey Loria can probably turn a profit next year no matter how many tickets go unsold. If he could do it at their old ballpark, he could do it at their new one.
That's the sensible part of this trade for Miami, which – settle down, we're getting there – is clearly outweighed by everything that is wrong with it. The long-term damage it will do to the Marlins' brand, their standing in South Florida and within the industry is incalculable. It will be worse than in 1997 and 2005, because this time, they can blame neither an outdated stadium nor a lack of revenue streams.
Much was made of that brand a year ago, when they went from the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins. Gone were the old, cheap, mostly irrelevant Marlins (save for those two championships), and here were the new Marlins, suddenly chasing the biggest names in the sport.
Now, the notion of the Marlins as one of the sport's heavyweights seems comical. And it's hard to imagine anyone buying it anymore. Already, many people in Miami are feeling conned by the team that profits from the stadium funded largely by taxpayers.
Even if the package of young players the Marlins receive from Toronto helps them rebuild quickly, it will take them far longer to regain the credibility they're losing in this deal. The point of all those years of fighting for a new stadium – at least from MLB's perspective – was to finally tap into the potential of the Miami market.
How many fans will ever allow themselves to develop any personal connection to a Marlins team that has burned them three times now? How many will bother showing up even if the team becomes competitive again one day? As it was, the Marlins averaged just 27,400 fans per home game in 2012, the lowest attendance for a first-year stadium in more than a decade.
The point of rebuilding is generally to develop a strong core from within and augment that through free agents and trades. But what major free agent would ever sign with Miami without a no-trade clause now? What minor free agent would want to play there if it weren't the last viable option?
It will be hard for the Marlins to even retain their own young stars for very long. Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton reacted to the trade by writing on Twitter: "Alright, I'm p—-d off!!! Plain & Simple."
This trade will prompt new criticism of baseball's revenue-sharing system, which will continue to prop up Loria even as he dramatically slashes payroll. It will make the Marlins Exhibit A for cities across the country whose leaders are wary of using taxpayer money to fund new stadium construction.
And it will make Loria the most reviled owner in the game. The only apparent way he benefits from this is if he sells the team, an outcome that, suddenly, a lot of people are rooting for.
That is, except for fans in Toronto.


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People often confuse the terms. They sound so similar. Free and Fair. To the uninformed, they even seem to go hand in hand.
Yet, no two concepts could be further apart in terms of what each represents as an idea and what impact each has on small farmers, workers, consumers, local communities, the environment, and so much more.
Small Farmers Big ChangeMarch 21, 2014
People often confuse the terms. They sound so similar. Free and Fair. To the uninformed, they even seem to go hand in hand.
Beth Ann CaspersenMarch 18, 2014
March is Women's History Month–the perfect time to highlight a new initiative that I helped create: Java Jog for a Cause. The co-founders and I started out as a small group of women in coffee that serendipitously came together through our mutual interests: coffee, and in particular, women in coffee. We wanted to find a meaningful way to highlight the important role that women play in coffee and pair that with health and fitness.
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Equal Exchange's Banana Conference:
The Future of Authentic Fairtrade Bananas
March 21st, 22nd, and 23rd 2014
Boston, Massachusetts
The conference is coming up fast.
We'd like to fill you in on the details and get ready for what's to come.
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The most important thing is to come hungry to learn and excited to make connections across the supply chain.
To prepare, we suggest that you read these 3 short pieces so that we can hit the ground running.
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A brief stop on our way back from a meeting with one of the women's groups organized through FTAK, somewhere between the towns of Kudiyanmala and Vellad.
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… and having trouble navigating the waters?
Many thanks to Fair World Project for their easy-to-use, interactive, fun tool to help you distinguish between seven different certification schemes.
Meets FWP's expectations and/or is a model program in this area.
Acceptable policy that at least meets current industry standards, but there is room for improvement.
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TransFair/Fair Trade USA walking away with the fruits of 25 years of the movement's collective labor, to the detriment of small farmers & consumers.
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We just heard from Molly Lu that we've aired on Taiwanese tv. Molly works with Foody Company, Ltd., a distributor in Taiwan who is a big supporter of Equal Exchange and has been buying our products for many years now.
A rough translation of the news segment is as follows:
After Chinese New Year soon comes Valentine's Day. Many of us will purchase chocolate but most of us are not aware that child labor is involved in the production process. Products certified through Equal Exchange guarantee child labor is prohibited.
Virginia BermanFebruary 18, 2014
Learn to fundraise from a pro! Virginia Berman, Equal Exchange Community Sales Manager, and mom of two, shares what she's learned from seven years of fundraising in her children's schools.
Small Farmers Big ChangeFebruary 14, 2014
Over the past seven years, Equal Exchange Bananas has facilitated a frank discussion about authentic Fair Trade, alternative sourcing, and how these affect small farmers. Continuing in this vein, we invite you to attend the Equal Exchange Banana Conference in Boston, MA in March 2014.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- It was rain for the greater Augusta area on Saturday morning, but areas to the east -- all the way from Columbia, S.C., to Raleigh, N.C. -- saw snow.
3 p.m. update
From Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler: "Models are indicating our next push of cold air to come in the 4 to 7 p.m. hour today. With the cold air will come NW winds from 10 - 17 mph and maybe a few snowflakes for the CSRA. Especially if you live on the South Carolina side, chances to see flurries looks to be slightly greater. No accumulations on streets is expected at this time. Bridges and elevated roadways may become slick."
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New York, May 11th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) finished near calculated support at $85.64.
The tobacco company maker of Marlboro cigarettes closed at $86.16 leaving shares at a level that will spark interest by traders wanting to start or add to a position in the stock.
Philip Morris' stock range is defined by its calculated support defined at $85.64 and by the resistance level at $91.05.
The area where we expect for buyers to materialize is defined as calculated support. A stock trading near its support level might see a lift, if it provides the necessary support for traders to place their buy orders. However, if this area is breached, it will signal participants that the stock failed to entice buyers to step in and support the stock, which in turn will spur additional downward momentum.Traders wanting to establish a position should pay close attention to Philip Morris' price action, and establish it as close to support as possible, but only after buying materializes. Traders should understand that the resistance point at $91.05 might limit their upside, however, if the stock breaks resistance, it could be a good point to step in and add to the position.
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Topic: How CC has strengthened our faith
This week it has been two years since we got the results of Lisa's Liver CAT scan which has literally turned our world upside down. The Great news is that Lisa is still with us and has been fighting for her life the whole time. As Lisa and I have talked about this the last couple of weeks one nagging question has and continues to come into my mind. What is GOD trying to tell us by allowing these horrific events to unfold in our lives the past two years? I have stood by helpless and watched my wife of 24 yrs. endure an unbelievable amount of pain and suffering in order to survive. During that time she has taken everything that has happened to her with grace and a positive attitude which should be an example to all of us. I do not know if I have come to the correct answer but at this point this is the best I can surmise. My relationship to God was like a casual friend, I would call on him when I really needed sometime but other than that I was perfectly fine handling my life on my own. He on the other hand was not satisfied being treated like an ATM machine and only being allowed in my life when I felt like it. On three separate occasions in the past two years I did not know if Lisa was going to live or not. He has used these times to really get my attention, and to get me to come to grips with what is really important in life. I thought I Loved my wife before all of this happened, but now I truly understand the meaning of Love. And I feel God has told me that is how much he loves all of us and that he wants us to make him the first priority in our lives. Not just on Sundays or not just portions of our lives but our entire life. Through this whole ordeal my relationship to God has grown to the point where he is involved with every aspect of my life. I know many of you have prayed and continue to pray for Lisa and our whole family and we have appreciated all of it. We continue to need prayers as Lisa keeps up the fight against this terrible disease. But my thoughts and prayers are for everyone else that you will make God your number one priority in your life so that something positive can come from all of this suffering. Because only God can take tragedies and make something good come from them. Lisa has a CAT scan on Oct 5th to see how her Liver looks after all of these treatments, please pray that there are no new tumors and that the two tumors that were treated are dead. Lisa and I really appreciate all of the Love, kindness and Prayers we have received as everyone has held us up throughout the past two years.
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The ritual of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca has many local Muslims celebrating here in Lansing.
For Muslims who could not make the pilgrimage to Mecca for Hajj, the Lansing Center served as their sanctuary for prayer. The spiritual journey cleanses the soul and wipes away sins.
But the recent heightened terror alert has Muslims once again feeling like targets. They say just like 9-11, the alert evokes feelings of stress. Muslims feel activities rather individuals should be the focus.
The crisis in Iraq has overshadowed this year's Hajj, with Muslim leaders canceling traditional receptions. Local Muslims say they believe their is a non-violent solution to the problem.
Hajj, which lasts for seven days, is one of the five pillars of Mecca. The prayer at the Lansing Center honored the sacrifice of Abraham's first son.
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Often, the dilution effect measure confirms dilutional similarity of a test and reference sample even though the four parameter logistic curves are not parallel (intersect each other or don't have the same asymptotes). Recently, a full curve analysis was introduced to test dilutional similarity between the test sample and the reference standard using F-statistics.1
The four parameter logistic model of response Y values (e.g., counts/min, delta, optical density) versus the assay concentration (conc) is a standard model utilized in many immunological and biological assays. This model has several equivalent forms. The form used in this article is Equation (1):
where E(Y) is the expected response, a and d are the asymptotes, that is to say: E(Y) → d when conc → ∞ and E(Y) →a when conc → 0; b is the "slope" or the shape parameter. The variable xmid (also called EC50 or IC50 in the literature) is the dose at which 50% of the maximal response is observed. All symbols are also listed in a separate box .


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LAFAYETTE -- When owner Ned Kermaninejad shuts the doors of Petar's Restaurant for the last time Saturday night, he'll be closing a colorful chapter in Lafayette's history.
Founded more than 50 years ago by original owner Petar Jakovina, the restaurant and accompanying bar has become an institution known for its British hunting-lodge decor and Continental (now Mediterranean) cuisine, and as the home of entertainer "Diamond Dave" Hosley, who gets the regulars up and dancing to everything from Frank Sinatra covers to Top 40 hits.
The restaurant was set to serve its last Chicken Jerusalem and prime rib Friday night. Kermaninejad says the bar is scheduled to close Saturday after a performance by Diamond Dave.
"I will miss my customers, everything," Kermaninejad said over the phone. "It's my life here."
Kermaninejad, a one-time Petar's bus boy, bought the restaurant about 13 years ago from Jakovina, who opened it in 1959 following stints in San Francisco as a chauffeur and maitre d'. Petar's -- then located on Mt. Diablo Boulevard -- was known for its ambience and cuisine, which included such fare as steak, snails and frog legs.
A couple of years ago, the owner switched up the menu, swapping the meat and pasta for Mediterranean plates like baba ghanouj and kebabs. But while Kermaninejad acknowledged that he couldn't compete with the chain restaurants, he says his restaurant's closure is forced: Kermaninejad and Main Street Properties, which manages the property on behalf of its owners, have been locked in a nasty legal battle for nearly a year.
Ever since Main Street Properties began managing the parcel after it was sold by one family member to another, it began a campaign to shut Petar's by claiming business was down, Kermaninejad alleged. Then the property managers raised the rent (from less than $8,000 per month to $14,000, then $24,000, Kermaninejad says, an amount Main Street disputes) and at the end of December gave him notice. "They threw me out," he said.
Craig Semmelmeyer, principal of Main Street Properties, accuses Petar's owner of failing to pay the rent for a year and says he's cost the property owners "a great deal of money."
Kermaninejad, who filed bankruptcy last year, denied that claim, while acknowledging a period of three months when he did not pay the rent. "(Petar's) was a restaurant that, at one point in time, was the restaurant in Contra Costa County. It was truly something special," Semmelmeyer said. "It's taken 13 years to effectively complete the task of destroying it."
However the bitter fight plays out, one thing is certain: Petar's is finally going dark.


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Firm profits from six deals
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 9:14 p.m.
A California company has grossed $300,000 by buying and reselling six houses in Manatee and Sarasota counties since April.
But lately the buy side of business for Mission Property Partners LLC -- a Corona, Calif.-based company managed by Jeffrey Acker -- has far outweighed the sell side.
Mission Property currently owns 13 houses and a condominium that it bought for a total of $2.1 million since June.
The California company even bought one of the houses that flipping fraud mastermind R. Craig Adams batted around with his associates during the real estate boom.
That property on East Spoonbill Road in Bradenton was originally purchased by Adams in the name of his aunt Norma Faye Pearce for $1.08 million and then transferred at the same price to another Adams associate, Nuha Hysni, who borrowed $906,000 to finance her purchase.
Hysni sold the property to Mission Property in a short sale for nearly 60 percent less than she owed on her mortgage.
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Cave-In-Rock Frontier Festival is held on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River. The festival, which commemorates the extensive and colorful history connected to Cave-In-Rock and the surrounding community, is an entertaining and fun filled community event. First held in the 1960's, the celebration includes a parade, carnival, various entertainment held in the Old Opry House, food and craft vendors. A Little Miss and Mister Frontier Days and Frontier Queen pageant is a highlight as well as various other activities. Come join the festivities for a weekend of fun and entertainment.
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Celebrate the fall season with a farmers market, arts and craft vendors and local musical entertainment.
Southern Illinois Fat Tire Festival (FTF) is back for the 12th year in a row! As always we will have miles and miles of great riding, the best food in all of Ozark, IL, a plethora of free beverages, and mountains of schwag and prizes to give away. We are also continuing the CampO traditions; live music, climbing wall, vendor expo, bike demo's, trail runs, hikes, zip lines and the totally rustic CampO cabins.
Hardin County Fluorspar Festival celebrates the influences brought to the area by the Fluorspar Mining Companies. Located on the banks of the Ohio River. Rosiclare (once known as the "Fluorspar Capital"), has a colorful history that revolved around this mineral. Each year, the Festival highlights and brings back memories of days gone by. Held on the first weekend in October in Downtown Rosiclare, the Festival features an ever-growing list of activities and things to do, including a Queen's Pageant, a carnival, hickory-smoked barbeque, a pet parade, kid's games, karoke, food and craft vendors, a quilt show, an open-house at the American Fluorite Museum, a car, truck and motorcycle show and a large parade featuring local school bands, groups, floats, a Grand Marshall and horse clubs. Local musical talent will also be on hand and the finale is held Saturday evening at the City Park on the Ohio River.
This annual reenactment of late-1700s Illinois life on the frontier prairie features blanket traders, merchants, military units, fife and drum corps, and period-style food from more than 20 vendors. The encampment offers military drills, mock battles, along with story telling and children's activities.
16th Annual Fluorspar Festival car, truck, and motorcycle show - City Park Rosiclare, Illinois, Overlooking the Ohio River Registration 8:00a.m. -11:45a.m. Judging at Noon Trophies at 3:30p.m. Entry Fee: $10.00 Dash Plaques to the first 50 registered.
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Minnesota law requires each school district to provide for a mandatory health and developmental screening at no cost for children ages 3-4 or older, but who have not entered Kindergarten. This screening is required for all children before entering kindergarten. Early Childhood Screening will be offered at the Kilowatt Community Center in Granite Falls on the following dates:
Thursday, March 14 from 8:15am- 11:45am
Friday, March 15 from 8:15am- 11:45am
The early childhood years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Screening in early childhood supports children's readiness for kindergarten and promotes positive child health and developmental outcomes. The screening is not designed to substitute for regular health care from your physician or other health care provider.
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LETTER: Back-door politics at work with PARA
Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 11:34 p.m.
Dear Editor: I had the impression that "back-door politics" were a thing of the past for our city councilmen until following the Ol' Colony, Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority fiasco.
PARA board of directors hired a contractor, closed the golf course and started replacing the greens before the city even voted to spend the money for a golf course the voting public was told would make money by 2004 and has yet to break even.
The head of the PARA board of directors was quoted in an article in The Tuscaloosa News saying that the greens needed replacing because they were rolling rough. Even if this was true, it would be a maintenance problem not a grass problem.
I have been told by a city councilman and a member of the PARA board that the real reason for replacing the greens and tee boxes was so the University of Alabama golf team could play tournaments at Ol' Colony. I have no problem with this and support UA, butthe way our councilmen went about keeping everyone in the dark until the deal was done does not sit well with me.
The real question is who is running our city government, the elected city councilmen or the board of directors for PARA?
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I am a beginner. A slow one. I've been doing Cto5K until week 6. Then, just started trying to run for 20 minutes straight and my intention is to increase time until I'm doing 30 minutes straight somewhat comfortably. Anyway, I'm hoping to do a 5K race the day before Labor Day. My only goal (so I'm saying) is to finish it (w/out walking breaks); even if it takes me all day. I'm very proud of where I've come thus far because I could barely get through week 1 when I started out. Even though I am only expecting to finish the race, I took a look at the times for last year's race and the last on the list had a time of 37 minutes. I went running yesterday and timed myself and did about a mile and a half in 20 minutes. At that rate, that's about 40 minutes for a 5K; that's IF I can even run that long. Can you say L-O-S-E-R? I'm beginning to think I cannot realistically do it. Labor Day isn't that far away and I really want to accomplish this goal. What do you all think?
Shooting for a Labor Day 5K and just want to finish.
First of all, congratulations on your first 5k!! You should commend yourself for committing to this. I think you need to decide what you true goal is for this race. Is it really just to run the whole thing? Or do you have a certain number in mind for what time you would like to finish? Aiming to run the entire distance is a very realistic benchmark, and one that you will achieve if you stick to your training plan. Time should not be the goal for your first race. If you try to measure your progress against other runners' times, you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. Be competitive within yourself. Keep yourself motivated by running 30-90 seconds longer on each training run. This will keep you focused on the real goal - learning to run. Each week you train will make you stronger and fitter than the one before. Speed will come with practice. Enjoy the race and give yourself some kudos for all your hard work!
Personal Bests:
5K - NYC Race for the Cure, 2010 (28:10)
Washington DC National Half Marathon, 3/26/2011 (2:25:30)
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Fairfield CT Road Race (Half Marathon) 6/25/11
One thing to keep in mind whenever you run a race of any distance is that you aren't running against any of the other runners, you are racing yourself and time, the other runners are there to push/pull you along. All that matters is that you do your best to reach your personal goals, so last years race times shouldn't even matter to you. You should be running for yourself, not them. Just go out there, push yourself and give father time HELL!
Good luck and GO GET IT!
"WITHOUT STRUGGLE, THERE WOULD BE NO PROGRESS" - Frederick Douglass
Of course you can do it. Realiistically, the only expectation you should have for your first race is to finish. Anything else is a bonus. You have to look at it as a learning experience. You don't know how you'll run in a race - typically you'll run somewhat faster than your training pace. My only goal in my first race was to survive (and there was a brief moment when I wasn't sure I would*). And I ran faster than I thought I knew how. So absolutely you should run the race. And if you finish last, you have something to shoot for. And know that a 5K with 37:00 for last place is a fairly fast crowd.
Have fun!
* The race was a 10K and I had never run more than 4 miles before. The course ran across a concrete footbridge around mile 5. When I got halfway across, everything started to shake. I thought, "Oh boy, this is it." When I got off the bridge, I realized it had been vibrating in time to the runners' feet.
No, your expectations are not too high! But I will comment that a 5K race where the last runner's time is 37:00 is not typical. Or I guess I should say its not typical of a community type race that is for fun and/or maybe to raise money for a cause. Those kinds of races have runners and walkers of all abilities and MANY of them will come in much slower than 37:00. At 40:00 you would be in good company. I'm guessing the race you have chosen tends to be a little more on the competitive side - probably sponsored by a track club or something. Not to discourage you, but if you want to race in an environment that will be a little less intimidating you might want to look for another race. Example: if the race has a cutesy holiday theme (the "Turkey Trot") or is put on by a local school or charity then it is probably a more beginner friendly race.
Even if you do this more competitive race, then just focus on doing your best and don't worry about whether you come in last. Chances are you will surprise yourself and do better than your normal training runs, but even so you aren't running against anyone but yourself. Your first race is a guaranteed PR no matter what!
Have you thought about giving yourself walk breaks to recover. I was working my way through couch to 5k and kinda modified it for my needs now... I do runs with walk breaks... I could run more... but those walk breaks allow me to keep my pace up and my runs fresh... just something to consider!
Started: July 2010 at 273#
Fox Cities 5K on 9/17: 45:19 (264#)
Shake a Tail Feather 5K on 10/16: 45:09 (254#)
Hope Run for Africa 5K on 10/23: 42:45 (248#)
Jingle Bell Run 5K on 11/6/10: 44:20 (248#)
Turkey Trot 5 mile on 11/25/10: (246#)
Miami ING Half Marathon 3:23:56
Oshkosh Half Marathon 3:16:38 (PR)
Cellcom Half Marathon in GB (horridly windy race) 3:21:56 (244#)
My first 5K - I did in about 50 minutes and they were many after me; some over 60 minutes. Some races are just faster than others; I also look to see times because I didn't want to be the slowest but I am planning on doing a 10k that the slowest times are 90 minutes and right now it would take me longer than that but I am still training.
There is no such thing as a L-O-S-E-R when they accomplish what they set out to in the end; regardless of how long it takes them. The point of any race is to finish, so I say I'm with the latest "one more mile" slogan and ditto it here to say "FINISHING= WINNING". I bet you dimes to doughnuts you are nearly guaranteed not to be the last to finish. WHO CARES how long it takes you. Not everyone is speedy!! If the world were full of Pre's it would be a dull world indeed. Setting a goal is great- so go ahead and set yourself one- if you don't get there on your first try, follow my Grandma's sage advice "If at first you don't succeed, try try again."
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I received my two proto's last Friday and headed out to the course to try them out. The disc is fast, about as fast as the Illusion. Stability wise, I would say it is right on par with the Illusion, maybe a tad straighter. I was able to test it in varying wind condistions(headwind, tailwind, left to right crosswind and right to left crosswind). It was a bit too much disc for a tailwind. And not quite enough disc for a headwind. It flew great in crosswinds. I would however be more inclined to throw it into a headwind rather than a tailwind.
I took them out for another test at Grandview yesterday. I gave them a bit of flexing because I wanted something a little more straight, and it helped.
They are pure money for low ceiling shots too.
They are a bit more beefier than the Inferno, so if you thought the Inferno was a bit too flippy for you, you should check out a Blurr, because it should fit the bill for a more stable disc.


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An annual tradition of walking the labyrinth at the New Year begins at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, in Wesley Hall, First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland.
The labyrinth will be open from the 4 p.m. opening ceremony until 1 a.m. Jan. 1, then will reopen from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 1. The space will feature decorated altars and musical performances.
The moving meditation is free and open to all, but it is supported by donations, so donations are accepted.
For information, call Elizabeth Austin 541-482-4132.
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Microsoft has always had excellent timing. They know when to announce a product; they know when to begin grass-roots movements to build hype for a product; they know when to create an alliance; they know when to break an alliance. They have missed some marks, that's true. They almost missed the internet boat, but were able to quickly recover with the licensing of Spyglass, Inc's browser. Microsoft's best timing, though, has always been when and where to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.
And that brings us to Novell.
The marketing of an idea
The secret to proper FUD is in how it's marketed.
Marketing itself is all about ideas: product A is superior to product B, and will bring you good health and make you irresistible to the beautiful people of your choice. The competitors' products will cause your hair to fall out and your beer to lose its fizz. These are all ideas more powerful than the product or service being sold.
The best marketing is indirect. People are jaded, and don't believe the claims made in advertisements. These days, we have faux-grassroots campaigns, viral marketing, and marketing disguised as news items.
With this in mind, let me ask a question:
What's the purpose of the recent announcement of the deal struck between Microsoft and Novell?
I'm not asking about the deal itself. I think there are subtleties at work here that will take years to unravel. There's the reference to the subversion of the GPL. There's the whole pall of the slightly-veiled patent threats. There's the cross-licensing aspect that opens the vaults of Novell for Microsoft's plundering. No, I'm asking about the timing of the announcement.
The answer:
It's about Vista.
The marketing of a product
Microsoft is facing their toughest sell since Microsoft Bob. Their two cash-cows have their first upgrade in years. Meanwhile, MS-Windows is facing pressure from GNU/Linux in the server room and, to an increasing degree, on the desktop; and the debates about adoption of standard document formats has given good exposure to OpenOffice. The usual marketing concerning the total cost of ownership and retraining has lost its luster, especially given the major revamp in user interfaces for both Vista and the new version of MS-Office. Vista's hardware requirements will force another round of hardware upgrades, which is never cheap, either in the cost of the hardware itself, or in staff time. The major reasons to upgrade to Vista have been removed, such as the database-backed filesystem. Except for the pretty desktop special effects, and minor security enhancements, there seems to be little reason to upgrade.
Companies evaluating the cost of Vista and MS-Office upgrades should be asking themselves, "Since a migration is being forced on us, why not look at migrating to a different platform entirely?" Many corporations are not asking that question, but many are. During the last upgrade cycle to MS-Windows XP, some corporations used GNU/Linux as a negotiation tactic against Microsoft, pressuring a better deal on corporate licenses for their servers and their desktops.
Now, less than a month before the release of corporate Vista, Microsoft has created a climate that will chill that negotiation tactic. We saw Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer begin this chilling effect this last week, when he said, "If a customer says, 'Look, do we have liability for the use of your patented work?' Essentially, If you're using non-Suse Linux, then I'd say the answer is yes."
"Oh," the sales rep can say during licensing negotiations, "are you planning on installing Suse Linux?" Then they can go on about how dangerous it is to deploy GNU/Linux, unless it is Suse Linux. "And do you know how expensive that is?" they can ask.
Until now, there has been little fear about installing GNU/Linux, SCO lawsuits notwithstanding. Red Hat Linux is a particular favorite, but there are many installations of GNU/Linux without any commercial support. System administrators simply download the latest version of their favorite distribution and install. Now, businesses will be more likely to require installation of GNU/Linux with "indemnification," such as Red Hat Linux of Suse Linux, increasing substantially the price of initial implementation and adding to recurring costs. This decreases the GNU/Linux value compared to Microsoft products.
Visits from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) never worried those with GNU/Linux. With the threat of Microsoft retaliating with patents, very large corporations -- those most likely to turn to GNU/Linux, or at least use it in license negotiations with Microsoft -- are less likely to consider GNU/Linux at all, at least until this is all sorted out. By that time, they will have upgraded to Vista, allowing Microsoft to continue domination through this upgrade cycle.
In the end, this is all about Vista. This is all about a forced-march upgrade cycle. This is all about pulling the prop from under corporate threats of a mass GNU/Linux migration. This is all about removing choice.
It's all about marketing the idea that GNU/Linux is not safe, and you should probably stick with Vista.
"it takes two to tango"
Yes, I can agree with the argument of this newly struck deal being Microsoft's marketing gyrate. But as they say, "It takes two to tango", it would've been more enlightening had you outlined your take on Novell's motives.
My simple speculation: Novell is a thoroughly true business entity and in need of cash infusion.
I've been wondering what Novell really gets out of this. As it is, they get immediate publicity, and the market clout of Microsoft's blessing. The cash infusion will help, certainly, but cash evaporates. Only continued sales matter; the cash is only good if they have a plan.
I think it is Microsoft's blessing that really matters here, even though it is useless in the end. I think they believe decision makers who seriously consider GNU/Linux will tend to opt for the one that has Microsoft's backing.
Truly, though, there is no such thing as patent protection. Novell is still open to patent litigation, the same as everyone else. Microsoft is hardly the only company in the world with software patents. So this "covenant" doesn't make Suse any safer, unless Microsoft plans on following through on their threat to litigate.
They won't do that until the EU allows software patents. Can you imagine the fuss raised if Microsoft demonstrates why software patents are a bad idea?
So, I think Novell gets only two things out of this: a quick cash infusion (as you noted), and the notoriety the deal brings them. Looking at their stock, they saw an immediate increase after the announcement, but then suffered a quick decline. So, it looks like traders aren't biting, either. At least, not yet.
I think Novell was taking a gamble that this would hurt Red Hat, and help them. I think they suffered the SCO Effect: they got greedy and hoped to control something that, by design, actively resists being controlled.
I think Novell's goals are rather transparent. They want to Robin to Microsoft's Batman. Or, more aptly, Darth Vader to Microsoft's Emperor Palpatine.
The article fails to mention how partnering with Novell increases their patent threats against Linux. If someone else can see what I, and probably others, can't, please explain.
Patent threats
The point isn't the patent threats. The point is the appearance of patent threats.
Before the ink was dry on the agreement, Steve Ballmer said, as I quoted in the article, "If a customer says, 'Look, do we have liability for the use of your patented work?' Essentially, If you're using non-Suse Linux, then I'd say the answer is yes."
Microsoft has learned from SCO's little adventure. SCO's suit was never about copyright infringement in the Linux kernel. It was always about contract disputes. Yet their public face made it seem as if it were all about tricksy hackers stealing precious source code from Unix. The public claims have caused much more damage than the actual court case.
So, the Microsoft/Novell deal doesn't increase the likelihood of Microsoft pressing patent claims. It's an indirect threat, in which Microsoft gets to obliquely threaten GNU/Linux with patents without ever really threatening.
That's the basis for the FUD. Simply by casting the doubt, Microsoft has blunted the threat of GNU/Linux deployments during Vista license negotiations, and perhaps given pause to larger US companies considering actual deployment of GNU/Linux in place of Vista.
GNU/Linux is just as open to patent litigation as before. Microsoft is simply announcing they are willing to talk about potentially threatening GNU/Linux vendors' customers unless the vendor is willing to "negotiate."


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Those shopping the Friends of the Marietta Public Library's fall used book sale Tuesday can snag a bargain: bags of used books can be purchased for only $2 per bag.
More than a bargain, it's a "steal," said Katherine Pekruhn, vice president of the Friends of the Marietta Public Library board. "Where can you buy for $2 a shopping bag full of books as well as audio visual items?"
By forking over a mere two Washingtons, sale attendees receive a brown shopping bag that can be stuffed as full as possible.
"Some people know how to pack a bag. They can get very creative," Pekruhn laughingly added.
Tuesday is one of the two most popular days of the four-day sale that started Friday, Pekruhn said.
"Right at the beginning of the sale (is popular). They're wanting to see what we have because our prices are so good," she added. "Tuesday we have our regulars that are coming in for some bargains."
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What: Final day, Friends of the Marietta Public Library fall used book sale.
When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Where: Library Annex, 617 Fifth St., Marietta.
Cost: $2 per bag of used books.
According to Pekruhn, a "goodly amount" of items are still available for today's $2 bag sale.
"We have lots of books. A lot of times things are overlooked," she said.
Marina Webb, 53, of Williamstown has been coming to the used book sale with her mother Marjorie Lane of Marietta every year since the sale started.
"I just like books," said Lane, who was looking for Christian books and those by author John Grisham Monday.
Webb was perusing the book selection in search of historical and Christian romances.
"I try to find kids' books since I teach preschool, but we were here too late," she said.
The Friends of the Marietta Public Library has held spring and fall used book sales for more than 12 years. From 3,000 to 5,000 books are offered at each used book sale, noted Pekruhn.
"They are fresh books for each sale. We keep over very few books that hadn't sold," she added.
When the library culls through its collection to make room for new books, the Friends of the Marietta Public Library is the fortunate beneficiary.
"(The library) is not allowed to sell anything by law. Instead of throwing them out, they give them to us for the sale," said Pekruhn.
Proceeds from the sale help fund library programming, as well as extra items that are not in the library's budget. Past items have included extra shelving for the children's department, computer tables and a fax machine and printer, as well as help in renovating the exterior of the annex building.
Used book sales have "generally raised around $2,000," Pekruhn said. Also included in the figure are the dues people pay to become members of the Friends of the Marietta Public Library.
To donate books, movies (VHS and DVD) and music for the Friends of the Marietta Public Library's spring 2013 used book sale, drop them off anytime in the breezeway of the Library Annex, the building to the right of the library.
The purpose of Friends of the Marietta Public Library is to maintain an association of persons interested in books and libraries. The group works to focus public attention on area library services and needs, assist the library board and staff in developing and sponsoring programs of educational, cultural, or recreational value, and develop fundraising projects.


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The biopharmaceutical company lycera has announced a collaboration agreement with Merck, Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) that will focus on developing and commercialising small-molecule therapies for treating a range of autoimmune diseases.
Under the terms of the agreement, Lycera will receive an upfront payment and research funding, and is also eligible to receive more than $300 million in research, development, regulatory and commercialisation milestone payments. MSD will be responsible for clinical development and will have global marketing and commercialisation rights to any products that may be developed. Lycera will be entitled to royalty payments, and development and sales milestones, on global sales from any products resulting from the collaboration.
The collaboration builds on a previous agreement between the two companies, announced in 2011, targeting the retinoic acid related orphan receptor (RORγt), which is a key transcription factor coordinating the differentiation of T-helper 17 cells and the production of highly pro-inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-17.
In a statement, Rupert Vessey, senior vice president, global scientific strategy, at Merck Research Laboratories, said, "There are substantial unmet medical needs and opportunities in autoimmune disorders, and new targets representing attractive opportunities that we are very pleased to pursue through our new collaboration with Lycera."


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We have had many golfers ask about the format for the tournament. We will be using the same format that is used in South Carolina at the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships. We will have two rounds of doubles on Saturday and two rounds of singles on Sunday. Each college will designate one team (if you bring more than one) as their Championship Qualifier team. Each team will have four players. You will decide how to divide them up into two teams of two. One will be the Even team & the other two will be the Odd team. The Even team will tee off on all of the Even numbered holes only and the Odd team will tee off on all of the Odd numbered holes only. It does not matter which team played last on the previous hole, the Even team will always tee off on the even Numbered holes & vice versa. Which ever two some tees off on their first starting hole, both will throw and the four members will look over both lies and decide which one to use. The other two some will then both throw from that spot. The four members will decide which shot to use and the two who teed off will both throw from that spot if needed and this will alternate until the hole has been completed. Again, it doesn't matter who shot last on the last hole, the team to tee off will be Even if it is an Even numbered hole & the Odd if it is an Odd numbered hole. This pattern will continue until all of the holes have been played. You can not change two some teams once the round has started. There will be two college four man teams playing together on a hole doing the same procedure you are using. Each four man team will have one score for each round of doubles. We will play one round in the morning, break for lunch, play a second round in the afternoon. You may change the two some teams within your four man team before the start of the second round.
The singles will be two rounds on Sunday. We will play one round in the morning, break for lunch, play a second round in the afternoon. Players can not change teams. A player from a Flight Team can not switch out with a Championship Team player. We will take the low three scores (throw out the highest score) for each team's score. We will do the same for the second round. This will give each college team two doubles scores and six singles scores for their total score. The lowest total will be the winner with second lowest in second place, etc. We will have a playoff to break any ties. We will then have the awards ceremonies.


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Venice MainStreet creates a 'destination'
Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 5:29 p.m.
VENICE - Twenty-five years ago, downtown Venice desperately needed help and its merchants and property owners knew it.
Several locally owned businesses in downtown Venice could be considered among the retail district's veterans, such as:
327 W. Venice Ave.
Established: late 1970s in the 200 block of West Venice Avenue
Owner: Laranne Ahern
Founders: Carol Fritsch and Fredda Kanetsky
Merchandise: stationery, gifts and invitations
233 W. Venice Ave.
Established: 1948
Owner: Mike Shrode
Founder: Don Shrode
Merchandise: Jewelry
141 W. Venice Ave.
Established: 1983
Owners and founders: David and Sandy Wilson
Merchandise: women's swimwear and sportswear
Established: 1981
Owners and founders: Richard and Dot Bellia
Merchandise: men's and women's sportswear
219 W. Venice Ave.
Established: 1986
Founders: Wayne and June Crisman
Bruce and Kathy Crisman
Merchandise: women's shoes
Suburban shopping plazas had been siphoning off customers for some time.
Already gone were many of the mainstay businesses that had made downtown Venice a place to shop for everyday goods and services — Dick & Meadows Pharmacy, Taylor Hardware & Paint, Venice Tile & Floors, Bowden's IGA grocery store...
Seeing the plight that other downtowns across the nation faced as well, determined that downtown Venice would not become a retail ghost town, about 25 business men and women banded together and formed Venice MainStreet under the auspices of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's MainStreet program.
Venice MainStreet realized that downtown needed a new identity. To survive, it needed to become an attraction in and of itself.
That new identity slowly emerged as downtown, which had already faded away as a place to pick up a prescription or buy a hammer, evolved into a district of unique boutiques ranging from the kitchy to the highbrow — a window shopper's dreamland.
Next month, Venice MainStreet celebrates its silver anniversary. And it certainly has cause to uncork the champagne.
Today, as visitors cross either of the bridges that bring traffic directly to downtown's main thoroughfare, Venice Avenue, they know they have reached what shopkeepers here like to call "a destination."
Parking lots are often packed but, after spaces are claimed, visitors do not have to get in their cars again. In this shopping district, signs demand that pedestrians always get the right of way. Strolling visitors jam the sidewalks, peering through windows of small, locally owned stores that sell items ranging from olive oil to pop culture memorabilia to fine stationery.
The culinary experiences are just as varied, whether customers prefer outdoor cafes, pubs, fine dining or just a slice of pizza and some gelato.
No golden arches here — or Colonel Sanders or even one of those scaled down Walmarts.
"We're primarily sole proprietor, mom-and-pop businesses," said Jean Trammell, owner of The Venice Company, which has 10 commercial buildings with 150 tenants. "We've always been that way."
That small-town character, with a Northern Italian architectural accent, is what makes downtown Venice a unique magnet for people who want a shopping experience they cannot get anywhere else.
"I've had customers from Sun City, Lakewood Ranch, Fort Myers," said Sandy McGowan of Sandy's Designer Clothing. "They come to shop. They have lunch, spend the day and shop some more."
"It's a very pretty little town, clean and friendly," said Betty Ann Cleaver, a winter resident of Bradenton who occasionally spends the day in downtown Venice.
"It's the uniqueness of the boutiques and restaurants," said Grace Pence, an Indianapolis resident spending a month in Nokomis who has made four trips so far to downtown Venice. "I go through the shops and look at everything and come back days later to buy."
Customers like Pence are what have kept SunBug, a swimwear and sportswear store for women, in business since 1983.
Lately, they have been arriving in greater numbers and not just browsing but buying.
"Traffic is up," said David Wilson, a co-owner of SunBug. "It just keeps building."
The recession caused a downturn in sales throughout downtown, said Kathy Crisman, whose family has owned Dick's Shoes for 27 years. "But 2011 was better and 2012 was better than that. Now it's better than it has been in awhile."
Venice MainStreet, Crisman said, deserves much of the credit for that upturn. "There's no doubt it's a great asset."
The personal touch
Venice MainStreet's mission to keep downtown as a small-town shopping experience and not let it evolve into just another collection of glass towers and sterile office buildings fit right in with the original concept of Venice.
In 1925, town planner John Nolen designed a walkable, seaside town with a pleasant mix of retail, neighborhoods and parks. That design has kept Venice on a steady path as, over the decades, the city has also accommodated growth and change.
Today, Venice MainStreet is what Kat Quast, its executive director, calls "a hybrid."
It is part Chamber of Commerce, part tourist information bureau, part Welcome Wagon, part historic preservation society.
Its constant mission: promote and better downtown.
Every month, its members have breakfast with Mayor John Holic to talk about achievements and goals.
The organization works hand in hand with the city government on issues such as parking (which the city expanded), landscaping, street furniture and especially special events.
Those special events arranged by Venice MainStreet bring 'em in by the hundreds: outdoor concerts, Easter Eggs hunts, Christmas festivities, Christmas in July, sidewalk sales, fashion shows, dinner dances, the Iron Chef competition...
Then there is the personal touch, with a smile, that cannot come from a brochure or a website.
Tracy Ivey is among about 50 volunteers in the Downtowners, a group that operates a kiosk for Venice MainStreet and gives information to visitors about area businesses and amenities.
"We really do have the most to offer in a location that is walkable," Ivey said.
Quast estimates the occupancy rate of downtown buildings to be nearly 100 percent. Empty storefronts do not remain unleased for long, she says — not with so many potential customers walking by.
Yet Venice MainStreet knows that, while maintaining respect for its past, downtown needs to prepare for the future.
Coming alive at night
Long regarded as a city with a mostly senior population, Venice's downtown for years has essentially shut down after sunset. Now, however, it is beginning to appeal to a younger crowd.
The recent opening of the Daiquiri Deck restaurant and bar and the popularity of the Pineapples Island Grill are giving downtown a nightlife.
And older residents are joining in, Ivey said — staying downtown for drinks or late dinner after an evening performance at the Venice Theatre.
"The younger population is revitalizing the older population," Ivey said.
"People don't think of Venice as having a nightlife but there is going to be a second resurgence," Quast said. "I think you'll see the pubs staying open later. Downtown will be about more than daytime shopping."
Despite what it sees as tremendous strides, Venice MainStreet also sees unfilled potential.
The sector northeast of the Tamiami Trail and Venice Avenue needs redevelopment and Venice MainStreet wants to see a hotel there, Quast said.
It would like to give the retail areas flanking the stretch of East Venice Avenue between the Intracoastal Waterway and the U.S. 41 Bypass a makeover, so that gateway to the island is more appealing.
And though the city is considered walkable and bicycle friendly, Venice MainStreet contends that it should be even more so.
"You're never done with your job," Quast said. "There are always new challenges. We want to help usher in the next generation of shopkeepers."
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At least one person picked all six winning numbers in Wednesday night's $425 million Powerball jackpot, California lottery officials said.
The winning numbers — 1, 17, 35, 49 and 54, with a Powerball of 34 — were worth $425.3 million after no one won during Saturday's drawing.
That makes it the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
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