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- SXSW Film 2013: `Plus One' isn't worth adding to your viewing list
- SXSW 2013: Joy Formidable comes to Fillmore
- Best shows at SXSW 2013: Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Nick Cave and more
- SXSW 2013 Friday review: Green Day, Alt-J, Patty Griffin, Laura Mvula and more
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- Green Day at SXSW 2013: Billie Joe Armstrong back; band delivers glorious night of music
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- SXSW 2013: 'Broadway Idiot' gets world premiere in Austin
- Billie Joe's ode to recovery
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- SXSW Film 2013: `Good Vibrations' is a gem
- SXSW Film 2013: `Finding the Funk' is insightful look into genre
- SXSW 2013: Green Day looks to rebound at big Austin concert
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The South by Southwest experience is no longer about just discovering new favorite bands.
That changed a long time ago at the annual music festival and conference in Austin, Texas, which ended this past weekend. If anything, there seemed to be more multiplatinum acts featured at the 2013 SXSW and its accompanying corporate concerts than ever before -- with Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Prince and Depeche Mode among the top names at this year's five-day party.
We took it all in during our stay in Texas' capital city -- or, at least, as much as was humanly possible. With about 2,000 acts performing during the festival, you're going to miss far more than you catch.
What follows are eight SXSW acts that we did catch -- and loved. They range from music industry legends to newcomers to the game. Yet they all have one thing in common: an upcoming Bay Area date. To further help you get ready to see these 2013 SXSW standouts, we've also listed a few tracks to download for each, which, unless otherwise noted, are readily available at all the usual sites.
Here are our elite eight:
The Specials
Based in: Coventry, England
Website: www.thespecials.com
Bay Area: 8 p.m. Saturday; Warfield, San Francisco; $35-$47; www.axs.com
Download these: "A Message to You, Rudy," "Too Much Too Young"
The skinny: Seemingly every band that had a hit in the '80s -- and quite a few that didn't -- is getting back together these days. Even Men Without Hats reunited, for crying out loud. Still, there are plenty of reasons to get excited about the reunited Specials, which were responsible for many of the finest English 2-Tone ska revival songs of all time -- crazy-good cuts like "Ghost Town," "Free Nelson Mandela" and "Gangsters." It was a blast to finally hear those songs performed live at SXSW. So put on your best "rude boy" gear and get ready to skank when the Specials come to town.
Warm Soda
Based in: Oakland
Website: www.warmsoda.org
Bay Area show: 9:30 p.m. April 26; Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco; $10; www.bottomofthehill.com
Listen to these: "Waiting for Your Call," "Someone for You" at http://warmsoda.bandcamp.com (those tunes, which are among the band's best, are not currently available for download)
The skinny: This Oakland four-piece, with power-pop, garage and glam leanings, was one of the best things we saw in Austin. The band played seven shows, each a 30-minute explosion of fuzzy vocals, catchy hooks and inventive guitar. Leader Matthew Melton formerly ran the similarly exhilarating Oakland combo Bare Wires, but that band combusted on contact with Austin at SXSW 2012, breaking up before leaving town. Warm Soda did better, with each appearance drawing bigger and more ecstatic crowds as word got around. They're off on their first big tour now, but they play lots of shows in their home Bay Area and aren't to be missed.
John Murry
Based in: Oakland
Website: www.johnmurry.com
Bay Area show: 7:30 p.m. April 14; Makeout Room, San Francisco; $8; www.makeoutroom.com
Download these: "Ballad of the Pajama Kid," "Southern Sky" at www.johnmurry.com
The skinny: Murry's appearance at SXSW was limited to a 30-minute show in a club away from the downtown madness. But he delivered a few of his emotional, heartfelt songs between expressions of misgiving for even being in Austin for what he thinks is an overcommercialized, anti-artistic exercise. Murry's upcoming album, "The Graceless Age," might make such self-promotion unnecessary. Its raw, powerful lyrics and Springsteen-like cinematic sweep already are generating raves in the United Kingdom, where it's been out for a few months. The show coming up in San Francisco will be a record-release party, where Murry hopes to play the remarkable album in its entirety.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Based in: London
Website: www.nickcave.com
Bay Area show: 8 p.m. April 9; Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco; $59.50; www.ticketmaster.com
Download these: "Wide Lovely Eyes," "Push the Sky Away"
The skinny: It's still way early, but can we just name Nick Cave's latest as the best album of the year and be done with it? Cave and his Bad Seeds' 15th studio album, "Push the Sky Away," is a work of uncommon beauty, intoxicating twists and superb songwriting -- and it's doubtful anything will top it, artistically, in 2013. It's Cave's finest offering since 1996's "Murder Ballads." As an added bonus, these new songs sound just as mesmerizing on the stage. Cave and his marvelous band delivered four "Push" tracks during their 10-song showcase at SXSW, and all were equal to the longtime fan favorites performed. That Cave, now 55, is still putting out songs that can go toe-to-toe with the likes of "The Mercy Seat" is quite amazing.
Palma Violets
Based in: London
Website: www.palmaviolets.co.uk
Bay Area show: 9 p.m. April 23; the Independent, San Francisco; $15; www.theindependentsf.com
Download these: "Best of Friends," "All the Garden Birds."
The skinny: In the tradition of the Libertines and, more recently, Yuck and The Vaccines, Palma Violets arrived on our shores with tons of buzz, infectious songs and a desire to conquer the U.S. The single "Best of Friends," from "180," the group's debut album, is an anthemic, singalong monster that already has won song of the year honors from the magazine NME in Britain. Austin audiences, packing clubs to see if the buzz was deserved, joined in on the choruses with co-leaders Chilli Jesson and Sam Fryer and swayed along to the latest incarnation of revived psychedelia. The hype might be a bit on the strong side, but the SXSW shows were pretty darn sensational.
Based in: Vancouver, British Columbia
Website: http://japandroids.com
Local shows: 9 p.m. April 16-17; the New Parish, Oakland; $22-$25; www.thenewparish.com
Download these: "Younger Us," "The House That Heaven Built"
The skinny: It's easy to compare Japandroids to such alt-rock duos as The White Stripes and The Black Keys. Yet this Canadian twosome has a different, though equally enticing, sound than either of those touchstone acts. Japandroids is more of a garage-rock outfit, one that seemingly favors noisy pop over bluesy rock. The group also puts on an extremely energetic live show, which had a crowd at SXSW cheering and chanting like European soccer fans. Brian King rips at his guitar like Dave Grohl, while David Prowse pounds his drums like, well, Dave Grohl.
Based in: Los Angeles
Website: http://allah-las.com
Bay Area show: May 10, BottleRock Festival, Napa; $139 for a day pass, www.bottlerocknapavalley.com
Download these: "Tell Me (What's on Your Mind)," "Sacred Sands" at http://allah-las.bandcamp.com
The skinny: The members of this L.A. band met while working at Amoeba Records on the Sunset Strip, where they must have spent a lot of time in the '60s surf-garage rock aisle. They've got the genre down, from the jangly 12-string guitar to the sultry pace. The songs never pick up past midtempo, but the hooks are sharp, and lead singer Miles Michaud has the appropriate lazy growl. The band's name always prompts questions, but guitarist Pedrum Siadatian (born in Utah of Iranian descent and the only nonsurfer in the band) said it doesn't have any deep meaning, but the band hopes it would de-stigmatize the name Allah.
Based in: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Website: www.cavemantheband.com
Local show: 8 p.m. Tuesday; the Independent; $13-$15, www.theindependentsf.com
Download these: "Vampirer," "Thankful"
The skinny: Brooklyn bands are about as prevalent as barbecue and beer at this festival. Yet Caveman is certainly one of the more interesting new groups to hail from that hotbed of indie music. Caveman definitely impressed at SXSW with its dreamy, powerful brand of psychedelic synth-pop. Look for the band's self-titled sophomore album, to hit stores April 2.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL---In 1986, Carl McNair went down to Kennedy Space Center to wish his brother Godspeed. His brother happened to be an astronaut aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. Carl had to return home to Atlanta before Ron's launch.
"We saw it on television like a lot of other people did at that time," Carl said.
As he watched live, he saw the shuttle break apart in a massive explosion.
"Then they started repeating it over and over again. Then you knew, that this was not a science fiction movie," he said.
It was a moment in time that Carl will never forget.
"I saw my dad cry for the first time in my life. And, I still believe that, to this day, that was the worst day of my life," Carl says.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of that disaster. Lela Austin, Ron's aunt, was down before the launch happened too.
"We talked with Ronald. He said we probably won't launch because of the weather," she recalled.
"It got so cold that we could see icicles on the shuttle wings," Carl added.
The shuttle launched anyway. Because of the cold temperatures, there was a mechanical failure, and the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after the lift-off, killing its seven crew members, including Ron.
"It was just a very trying time," Austin said.
Even though Ron's spirit left Earth, his legacy is still strong here. It can be felt across his native South Carolina--even the world.
"Ron had that special something that was very curious, very precocious. The harder the subjects were, the better," said Carl.
As a nine-year-old in segregated Lake City, South Carolina, Ron had already begun to push the bounds. He was hungry for knowledge.
"The books that were available to him were not sufficient, so he wanted to go the library to get some more," said Austin.
He did just that in 1959. He wanted to check out a stack of books from Lake City Public Library.
"The librarian said to him, well, you know, you're not supposed to be here. We don't provide books to coloreds," said Carl.
Ron didn't care.
"He just sat there, jumped up on the counter. He said, well, I'll wait, holding these books," said Carl.
When the police came, they let Ron keep the books. Ron later went on to get his Ph.D. and do the impossible.
"Ron called me up one day, and I'm presuming he hadn't told anyone else in the family at this time, but he says, I don't know if I should tell you this, he said, but I'm going to be an astronaut," Carl recalled.
Carl doubted it would happened, but he listened in as Walter Cronkite read down the list of finalists for the 35 astronaut positions for the brand new space shuttle program.
"And he got down to Ronald E. McNair, and I heard nothing else. It was like fading into the twilight zone," said Carl.
Ron completed training and became the second African-American in space. He successfully flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.
Though his next launch aboard Challenger in 1986 was tragically cut short, his life, legacy, and story continues to inspire people from all walks of life.
"I have letters from teachers that told me that after reading about your brother, I have a new commitment to teaching. I was about to throw in the towel," Carl says.
Carl believes that in other poor rural South Carolina communites--as well as those across the nation--there are other children like Ron.
"We have diamonds in the rough. If we put the right resources behind it, they'll be other Ron McNairs, but you never know--you never know. You can't give up on any child," said Carl.


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I heard there was an app you could download to your I pod to tell you when to run/walk etc for the couch to 5K runner program? Where is it??
You are referring to the podrunner intervals podcast. You can get it on itunes. Just go to the itunes store and search for "podrunner intervals". You want the "First Day to 5K" program. That is the one that I used about a year and a half ago. I started from ground zero. I'm running a half marathon in March. It works. Good luck.
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There is a great program on there called 'C25K'. I think it is $2.99, but definately worth it. You can play your iPod music at the same time as the program, but you had to start the music first, then start the program.
That sounds great! Thanks!
There is an audio podcast in the iTunes store by Robert Ulley(???) not sure about the last name. But I just search for "couch to 5k" and that was in the search results and had really good reviews from everyone. I did Week 1 last week and am repeating is again this week. It's nice to have the podcast because I am not constantly looking at the timer.
If you have an iPod Touch, I highly recommend the c25k app Mandi mentioned (I use the Alex Stankovic one). You can listen to your own workout music, then start the app and it will tell you when to run and when to walk. You can also set it to alert you when you've hit the halfway point or when you only have 10, 5, 2, or 1 minutes left in your run time. Plus it has a nice countdown that displays on your iPod so you can see how long you've been running and how much longer you need to go for this run.
I really prefer the app to the podcasts; however, if you don't have an iPod Touch, the podcasts are a good way of keeping track of your run/walk intervals--far easier than trying to keep track yourself, at least in my experience.
Please check out my blog at Run, Tracy, Run! for my experiences with the c25k program as I try to become a better runner.
Training for the Cherry Blossom 5k, April 11, 2010 in Washington, DC.
I agree with Mandi and Tracy!!
The C25K app is ABSOLUTELY worth the $2.99!!! I used to carry a little index card with me so I knew when to run and when to walk, but it was so frustrating to always be staring at the time. It made me feel like I was running forever!!
The app lets you play your own music, then sounds a little "alert" to let you know when you are warming up, then tells you to run or walk, lets you know which run you are on, alerts when you have 2 or 1 minutes left, lets you know when you are halfway done (all these are options that you can change if you don't want to hear the alerts, but I have found them to be SOOOO motivating and helpful)!!
It's especially nice when you're running on the road because you don't have to worry about trying to figure out how long it's been, you just listen for the cues!!
Please definitely download this and let us know if you've found it helpful, as I certainly have!!
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October 10, 2010: Mid-Hudson Road Runner's Club: Newburgh Beacon Bridge 5 Mile Run
The pod runner interval pod cast is what took me through the C25K program. Easy to follow good beat music that is free no need to pay. They also have other mixes on there for longer runs etc...My wife and sister just started the program and are through week one and both have enjoyed it so far.
this is the one I used for c25k over a year ago www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/podcasts/podcasts.html and then when I progressed to longer runs I used i tunes to find podrunner: intervals podcasts
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I use the Couch to 5K app (Felt Tip, Inc) It was the first one I found and didn't realize that there were others available. This app looks brown. There is another one that is green that has a facebook update feature. Search the itunes store for "C25K" and you will get several hits.
. . . as surely as spring follows winter, nothing ever ends; after achieving your objective, you must start again, always using everything you have learned on the way. - Paulo Coelho, The Way of the Bow
Started C25K Jan. 19, 2010 - Graduated April 14, 2010
If I didn't have so far to go, the journey would end too soon.
I have the Old Time Ipod classic
That is what my boyfriend bought me instead of the touch Ipod.
There are free podcasts on www.runningintoshape.com too.
I agree with everybody about the app, well worth $2.99 and works great with your ipod touch. Just in case here is the link.
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I used the iphone app C25K by Alex Stankovic because I could play my own music and it cues you what to do all the way through. I used it successfully in 2009 to finish C25K and am using it again started today with W1D1.
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We solicit your anonymous assistance. If you have any information that may lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of these or any other crimes, Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000. Rewards must be collected within 90 days of being approved. Please call Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600 or visit stocktongov.com/crimestoppers.
Authorities are seeking information about a shooting in which three people were killed and two others wounded inside a home in the 3100 block of South Laurel Street about 11:45 p.m. Nov. 8. Those killed were Emmanuel Ruiz, 27; Fidel Perez, Cordova, 50; and Olivia Ruiz, 56. The two gunmen were described as Latino men in their 30s, one short and one tall. They fled in a black truck that was parked across the street from the victims' home. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ken Terpstra of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office at (209) 468-4444.
Police are seeking information about the death of Francisco Nunez Maldonado, 38. Maldonado was shot to death between 8:50 and 10:20 a.m. Oct. 31 inside his home in the 1000 block of South American Street. His gray 2006 Land Rover was stolen from the residence and later located at West Ivy and Fairmont avenues. Anyone with information is asked to call Detectives Nicky Ezell or David Givens of the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8323.
Police are seeking Danyel Carrillo, 42, as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred about 2:15 a.m. Feb. 3, 2012, at Ray's Blues Lounge in the 1500 block of South Lincoln Street. Carrillo has been identified as the driver of the gunman's vehicle and is wanted for questioning, police said. She is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 250 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call Detectives David Reeder or James Farthing of the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8323.
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Belle Reve Senior Living has invited seniors to play bingo on Friday, August 23 from 1:30–3:30 p.m. To enjoy an afternoon out, seniors are welcome to come out to Belle Reve and play a few rounds of bingo for a chance to win gift cards to local restaurants.
The event is free and open to seniors; however, seating is limited. People should RSVP by August 20 by calling Jaci or Kaitlyn at (570) 409-9191.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Head Coach Shanna Caldwell and players Yvette Franco and Jessica Berdan spoke with GoIslanders.com following the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi soccer team's practice Wednesday morning. The Islanders discussed the team's exhibition against Texas last Friday, the upcoming season opener and the locker room at the Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium.
The Islanders locker room is complete with couches, whiteboards and a big-screen television for the players to have a place to relax between classes, as well as before and after practice. The couches and chairs in the locker room and coaches offices were generously provided via a new partnership with Ashley Furniture Homestore, while the flat screen televisions and installation were made available by established corporate partner Marco Electronics.
The Islanders and Houston will do battle Friday, Aug. 23, at Dugan Stadium in the inaugural regular-season game in program history. Immediately preceding the contest will be the grand opening ceremony for the facility, featuring University President Dr. Flavius Killebrew and the stadium's primary benefactor, Dr. Jack Dugan. The ceremony will start at 4:55 p.m. with the match slated to begin immediately afterward at 5 p.m.
For all the latest on Islanders Soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersSoccer) and like the team's Facebook page (Islanders Soccer).


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Unofficially starts today!
From Andy's email, 'cause he loves to wait until the afternoon of league to post something on here! J/K buddy!
We will be playing at Turkey Creek on Thursday March 24.
The entry fee will be three dollars.
We will tee off between 5:15 and 5:30.
We are planning on having the two temporary holes set up for the tournament.
Andy Hamer.
Vicious Circle Disc Golf league of Iowa City.


text: Around these parts, the weather is just starting to turn to fall, which is my favorite season. There's something crisp and sharp and fresh in the air that totally invigorates me, and I've been frantically redecorating my house in spurts over the last week or so thanks to my newfound energy. See full article.


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Misery's the river of the world in "Woyzeck." Faced with the flood of suffering in Georg Büchner's pitch-black tragedy, the only thing left to do is row.
The iconic playwright ("Danton's Death," "Leonce and Lena"), a scientist and political radical, famously left the tale unfinished when he died of typhus in 1837 at the age of 23. But that hasn't stopped the play, widely considered the first modern tragedy, from electrifying audiences with its grit and daring ever since. "Woyzeck" was Berkeley Rep's first show in 1968. Now, Shotgun Players sinks its teeth into this apocalyptic carnival in Mark Jackson's seductive 90-minute production, which runs through Jan. 13 at Berkeley's Ashby Stage.
Jackson ("Faust," "God's Plot") has always had a way with the avant-garde impulse. He brings electrifying intensity to this groundbreaking drama, a play seminal enough to shape everyone from Brecht to Beckett.
The absurdity of the human condition is the heart of the expressionistic piece, which is based on a true story. In Robert Wilson's ("The Black Rider") explosive adaptation, the tragedy is heightened by the rasp and wail of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's tantalizing score. Moody, sexy and operatic, this "Woyzeck" may be the most subversive holiday show ever. It's a ballad of murder and dread that doesn't let up until there's blood pooling on the stage.
Woyzeck (the moving Alex Crowther) is a poor man slogging through life in a tattered hoodie and dogtags. A soldier who returned from war forever scarred, he toils as a lowly barber on a military base. Bullied by his smug fat-cat captain (Anthony Nemirovsky), he picks up a few extra pennies as the subject of medical experiments for a ruthless doctor (an intense Kevin Clarke).
His dignity gone, his mind lost in a haze of conspiracy theories, our brooding antihero succumbs to the desperation of poverty. Nina Ball's set is dingy and claustrophobic, a prison of asphalt and grime where Woyzeck's descent into madness seems preordained.
He becomes blind to the needs of his wife, Marie (Madeline H.D. Brown), and their baby son. When the love-starved Marie cheats on him with a slick drum major (the fierce Joe Estlack), tragedy beckons like a siren.
The music here drives the action, giving the fragments of Büchner's elliptical tale a sense of unity. Jackson also gilds the piece with wit, which helps make the play's grim themes tartly comic as well as disturbing. The ensemble, many of whom are Shotgun stalwarts, subtly evoke the horror of this lurid netherworld where the only solace lies in the grave.
The always insightful Beth Wilmurt mesmerizes as the narrator of this sideshow. She delivers "Misery's the River of the World" with a potent mixture of damning and detachment.
From start to finish, Jackson nails the jarring tone of the piece, its unsettling theatricality punctuated by the lure of circus music. If the director sometimes tries too hard to ground the story in the now (the McDonald's bag is a little distracting), he captures the intoxication of foreboding,
The tangled longing of "Coney Island Baby" and the snarl of "Another Man's Vine" are unforgettable here. Crowther, who was so vulnerable in "Metamorphosis" at the Aurora, taps into the narcotic nature of rage. Estlack goes almost feral as the sleazy drum major. The onstage band, Bob Starving and the Whalers, instantly sucks us into this opera of the doomed.
We may never know how Büchner intended to fit all the shards of this haunting narrative together. But it's hard to imagine a "Woyzeck" more darkly hypnotic than this one.
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza, follow her at Twitter.com/KarenDSouza
Music and lyrics by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, concept by Robert Wilson, based on the play by Georg Büchner
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Where: Shotgun Players, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley
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The final Yreka High Miners baseball team winter camp for kids is set to take place this Saturday.The camp is for kids from 3rd to 8th grade.The cost is $25 for those that did not sign-up for all three sessions. The focus of the final session is on overall skills and pitching and catching.Miner seniors Gabe Durney and Jacob Harris are the camp's head assistant coaches and are helping out as part of their senior projects. Camp instruction will be by Miner head coach Jason Freitas, assistant coaches, and YHS players.The 3rd and 4th graders meet from 10:30 a.m. To 1:30 p.m. If a player is not a pitcher or a catcher they are free to go at 12:40 p.m. Players will meet at the small gym at Yreka High School.Players from 5th to 8th grade who are pitchers and catchers meet from 1:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will also meet at the small gym. Non pitchers and catchers can check in from 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.For more information, contact Jason Freitas at 340-3496, Gabe Durney at 905-2409, or Jacob Harris at 340-0802._ Daily News staff
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Looking for a powerful GTD Mac organizer? Here it is!
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You are a busy man, aren't you? And there's an easy way to track all things that have to be done... and to get those things done!
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Organize your life by projects.
Some of your tasks are related to your life projects. If you're a student, divide your school tasks by subjects. If you're a developer, organize your tasks and ideas by your software projects. You can also treat projects as categories for your tasks.
You won't forget it if you drag it.
You can drag all your browser links or Finder files to iGTD window. New task will be added immediately - with an adequate link. Just click 'open' - and there you go!
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iGTD does offer a lot of features - but is this app ugly as hell or what? Living on OS X for so long, I just got accustomed to nice and polished user interfaces. Sadly, iGTD is far away from that... Maybe they should take a look at Things (http://culturedcode.com/things/) to see how it's done.
I don't understand the gtd hype.
I use it daily and have come to depend on it, but the syncing was severely broken the last time I tried it. "Once bitten, twice shy," so I haven't tried it again since.
Other than that it's a great piece of software. Much better than Kinkless GTD.
When I uses iGTD it totally trashed itself as soon as I turned on .MAC syncing. There is no way I would use this app on a daily basis after that fiasco. I now use Easytask Manager with no problems so far.
I would be happy if someone could enlighten me a little bit. Maybe this is a silly question (if so, please excuse me), but I have been wondering what the concept behind the Inbox in iGTD really is.
When I click on it, I'm directly going to the section. Does this actually mean there is no Inbox, per se?
I love iGTD and I also bought the book by David Allen (trying to plow my eyes through it), and I wouldn't be surprised if my wonderings about the Inbox in iGTD are pretty dumb. :) (Again, sorry for taking your time, but I didn't want to bother the developer about it.)
On a further note, I don't seem to be able to add tasks from within the section, which puzzled me for a bit. Maybe what's confusing me, is that the Inbox button doesn't get highlighted when clicked on?
I really want to like this app, but these garish yellow icons are a big turnoff. Also as far as I understand this app is still in beta and likes to trash its database when it changes versions ? I may be wrong, but for the time being I´ll stick with Actiontastic.
This is a great app. I've only been using it a few days now but so far I'm very impressed. The forums for the application are a great place to help evolve the program and get support.
I really dig this app, but the latest version (188.8.131.52) corrupted my task database...! Proceed with caution until I get confirmation that this is fixed!
Iâve been using iGTD for some time now, and it is by far the best GTD application Iâve given a swirl. Fast, easy to use, to the point, not overloaded with features I donât need anyway. Works very well in conjunction with Journeler (for resource keeping), too!
Maybe I just don't understand it, but the whole GTD thing seems like a glorified todo list...
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this has been a challenge; breaking away from bread and sweets after i practically bathed in them sucks a bit but so far it seems to be working. i feel less puffed and have adapted a new (FREE) app on the ol' iPhone called My Fitness Pal which helps me monitor my calorie consumption. good gosh, i don't even want to think about how many calories i was taking in before. YIPES! so cutting back on the white stuff: bread, rice, sugar is making a difference and it also gives me more reason to cook at home. KASA is definitely diggin' that part of the new regime : ) that's a spicy black bean burger up above, just with some dollops of salsa, guac and a sprinkling of cheddar plus some hummus on the side. it's actually very filling and yummy.
some hot spots i've been frequenting for recipes and major amounts of drool worthy food inspirational assortments are Forgiving Martha (Jess learned her culinary mastery from her fams, total triumph in the kitchen because of it too!), Olives for Dinner (there's some Kale recipes there that'll get you all revved up to try), and Spoon Fork Bacon (food porn has never looked so good, i love Jenny & Teri's styling/photography. absolutely ace!) check out this awesome chicken lettuce wrap and tell me you don't wanna try it asap.
one recipe i also want to test drive real soon was from Jess's gluten free selections, which i saw on Camille Styles in this post. can't wait to give it a go.


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OAKLAND -- Liberals took to Bay Area streets Monday as part of a national day of action, urging Congress to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff" by raising taxes on the rich and protecting social programs against cuts.
In Oakland, Rep. Barbara Lee, Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner and Mayor Jean Quan rallied several dozen activists and community members organized by the Alameda Labor Council outside the Social Security Administration office in the Eastmont Town Center.
Lee, D-Oakland, noted that Monday was International Human Rights Day, and that the United Nations Charter calls for every person to have the right to a standard of living, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services -- yet some Americans could be left bereft if Congress doesn't help.
"You have a resistance movement in the United States Congress," Lee told the crowd, emphasizing the need to extend emergency unemployment benefits that could expire at the end of this month, leaving 2 million people without support.
"We cannot allow this to be on the chopping block," she said. "People deserve this bridge over troubled water until we turn the economy around."
But California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro of Lafayette said Monday that "sooner or later people are going to wake up and realize that we can't spend our way back to prosperity.
"The U.S. government could confiscate all of the property of the so-called millionaires in this country and it wouldn't solve our debt crisis," he said. "It's time we learn that we have to grow the economy in order to pay for essential services and we need to cut back on nonessential services if we want to provide anyone with Medicare or Social Security in the future."
Monday's rhetoric didn't do much to break the deadlock in Washington, where Democrats and Republicans continued to trade barbed statements but no solutions.
Elsewhere in the Bay Area, protesters organized by the Service Employees International Union and voicing similar demands gathered at midday outside the San Francisco office of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
MoveOn.org organized other demonstrations in downtown Walnut Creek, North Berkeley and in Palo Alto's Lytton Plaza along University Avenue.
California seniors, organized by the California Alliance for Retired Americans, the California Nurses Association and The Action held candlelight vigils Monday in San Jose, San Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento and 11 other California cities, urging Congress to protect Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security while letting the tax cuts expire for the nation's richest.
At the Oakland event, retired BART worker Liz Kimura, 66, said she relies on Medicare but needs Social Security payments to cover her dental and vision needs, so any delay or cuts in benefits would have dire consequences for someone like her.
"The greedy need to help the needy," she said.
Skinner, D-Berkeley, urged Congress to end the gridlock immediately and wisely.
About two million Americans will get their final unemployment check during the week of Christmas if nothing is done, Skinner said, so Congress must "stop being Scrooge and do the right thing."
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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Brendan Boyle, a junior in the Washburn department of music's vocal performance program, won the junior men's division of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Conference competition earlier this month.
The region includes universities with much larger music programs, including University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Colorado, University of Wyoming, Kansas State, University of Kansas and Wichita State.
"It was great," said Boyle, 21, who has placed in the competition before but never won. To win, he sang three prepared songs in one round and one of those in the two subsequent rounds of competition. The song, "Come Paride Vezzoso" is from the opera Elixir of Love. It is about a military officer who has just come into town and "is flaunting his awesomeness in from of all the ladies," Boyle said. He performed in character during the contest.
Associate Professor Lee Snook, Boyle's voice teacher at Washburn and independently since he was 16-years-old, said winning the competition will help him as he auditions for jobs in the future.
"It will get him listened to," Snook said. With that win on his resume, "they're going to assume the guy can sing."
Of his student, Snook said the hardest thing is to get him to "back off. I want him to sing at 95 percent, not 150 percent." That's because as a 21-year-old, Boyle's voice has at least nine years before it will reach full maturity. In order to make a career in opera, a singer must protect his instrument, Snook said. "I won't let him sing like a 45-year-old operatic baritone."
Boyle's career goal is to sing professionally with an opera company. His dream job: "A contract with the Met." New York City's Metropolitan Opera is considered a preeminent opera company world-wide. Boyle said he plans to pursue a master's degree before auditioning for permanent jobs.
Boyle, the son of Erin and Terry Boyle, is from Auburn, Kan.
In addition to Boyle winning the junior men's competition, the following students advanced to the semi-final round of their division, which is listed along with their hometowns: Anna Tague, sophomore, Topeka; Phillip Watson, senior, Topeka; Zachary Cope, freshman, Topeka. The following students also participated in the competition: Quinton Church, freshman, Minneapolis, Kan.; Aaron Springer, senior, Berryton, Kan.; Rachel Cross, junior, Sliver Lake, Kan. and Tyler Woodworth, sophomore, Chapman, Kan.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi cross country teams will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete at the NCAA South Central Regionals on Friday, Nov. 9. The women's 6k will begin at 11 a.m. and the men's 10k race will follow at 12:15 p.m. at Agri Park, the home course to the University of Arkansas. The top two teams and top four individuals that are not on a team that advances will receive an automatic berth to the 2012 NCAA Division I Championships in Louisville, Ky. Last season, Patrick Kimeli qualified for the second straight year in the men's 10k.
In the Running: The women's team will face 22 teams in the South Central Region while the men will take on 21 opponents from eight difference conferences. Here's a look at the South Central Regional rankings and how each team finished in their respective conference championships:
1. Texas (2nd, Big 12)
2. Arkansas (1st, SEC)
3. Texas A&M (3rd, SEC)
4. McNeese State (1st, Southland)
5. Lamar (2nd, Southland)
6. UT Arlington (1st, WAC)
7. Rice (3rd, Conference USA)
8. Stephen F. Austin (3rd, Southland)
9. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (4th, Southland)
10. Central Arkansas (5th, Southland)
11. UTSA (6th, WAC)
12. Baylor (7th, Big 12)
13. Ark. - Little Rock (1st, Sun Belt)
14. North Texas (2nd, Sun Belt)
1. Arkansas (2nd, SEC)
2. Texas (3rd, Big 12)
3. SMU (1st, Conference USA)
4. LSU (7th, SEC)
5. Texas A&M (8th, SEC)
6. TCU (5th, Big 12)
7. UTSA (2nd, WAC)
8. Baylor (8th, Big 12)
9. Arkansas State (2nd, Sun Belt)
10. Rice (4th, Conference USA)
11. Stephen F. Austin (1st, Southland)
12. Sam Houston State (2nd, Southland)
13. Lamar (3rd, Southland)
14. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (4th, Southland)
15. UT Arlington (5th, WAC)
2011 South Central Regionals: Last season, the Islanders ran in Waco, Texas, and Patrick Kimeli finished in seventh place in the men's 10k at the South Central Regional Championships to qualify for the NCAA National Championships. Kimeli crossed the line with a time of 30:55.9 to become the sixth runner in the last seven years to represent the Islanders at the NCAA Championships.
The No. 9 South Central Regional ranked men's team finished in ninth place with 255 points, two points behind Stephen F. Austin. No. 1-ranked Texas finished in first place with 40 points while No. 3-ranked Texas A&M finished in second with 56 points. No. 2-ranked Arkansas finished in third place (65 points) while Lamar (93 points) and UTSA (196) rounded out the top five.
The women's squad finished the 6k race in 10th place, five spots back from their No. 5 South Central Regional ranking. The Islanders finished four points behind Stephen F. Austin (298 points). No. 2-ranked Arkansas won with 49 points and No. 1-ranked Texas finished in second with 69 points. Texas A&M placed third (90 points) while SMU (128 points) and Rice (129 points) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth place.
Women's 6k: Just two Islanders from the 2011 team returns to regionals. BreAnna Briggs and Cecilia Jones are back to run for the women's team. Last season, Briggs clocked a time of 22:44.0 to place 58th and Jones finished with a time of 22:57.2 to place 69th. Joining Briggs and Jones are Jasmine Boutte, Alexandra Fernandez, Kayla Fischer, Vanessa Galindo, Samantha Hardin, Ashley Mills, Alexandria Rossi, Regina Salinas and Maeghen Wedgeworth.
Men's 10k: The men return four members from the 2011 team. Joining Kimeli are Christoph Hintz, Valentinas Rudys and Paul Hansel. Last season, behind Kimeli was Rudys in 71st place with a time of 33:20.3, followed by Hintz with a time of 33:36.7 and Hansel with a time of 33:37.7.
Familiar Course: The Islanders are familiar with the course at Agri Park after competing in the Chile Pepper Invite on Oct. 26. The men made history by clocking a third-place finish out of 34 teams in the 10k, marking their best finish in school history at Agri Park. The women's team placed 21st out of 43 teams in the 6k and second in the Southland Conference.
Islanders in the Rankings: In the latest USTFCCCA South Central regional rankings the women's team sits in 14th place while the men are ranked ninth.
2012 Southland Conference Championships: Two weeks ago at the Southland Conference Championships both the men's and women's cross country teams clocked fourth-place finishes at Tyrrell Park, hosted by Lamar. The men's team all clocked individual personal-best times while Briggs and Jones earned a spot on the women's all-conference team. Kimeli earned his third straight all-conference honor with a fourth-place finish.
Kimeli Looking to Return: Last season, Kimeli punched his ticket for the second straight year to the 2011 NCAA National Championships after placing seventh in the men's 10k at the South Central Regional Championships in Waco, Texas. He finished strong at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships in 82nd place out of 255 runners in the men's 10k with a time of 30:39.4 in Terre Haute, Ind. Kimeli improved 22 spots from his 2010 finish and placed second among the five individuals competing out of the South Central Region.
Islanders Head Coach Shawn Flanagan is in his 12th season as the head coach of the Islanders cross country team and 32nd season as a Division I coach. Flanagan started the cross country program in 2000. He has won four Southland women's titles, four Independent women's titles and three Independent men's titles. Altogether, Flanagan holds 30 Conference titles as head coach, including the 19 conference titles he won at UTSA. He also sealed three conference titles as an assistant coach at the University of Texas, totaling 33 Conference Championships to his name.
2012 Season: This season the Islanders have performed well at their five meets. At the UTPA Bronc Relays, both the men and the women took the top spots. At the Rice Invite, the women's team placed third in the 4k and the men's team clocked a fourth-place finish in the 6k. At the Islanders Splash, the men and women both swept the top spot. The men's team clinched first place by one point over Southland opponent Central Arkansas, marking the third straight year the Islanders have won the Islanders Splash. The women's team also topped Central Arkansas to bring home the title, after finishing second at last year's Splash. The men's team made history at the Chile Pepper Festival, clocking a third-place finish out of 34 teams in the 10k at the 24th Annual Chile Pepper Festival, marking their best finish in school history at Agri Park. The women's team placed 21st out of 43 teams in the 6k and second in the Southland Conference. At the Southland Conference Championships two weeks ago, both teams placed fourth while Briggs, Jones and Kimeli all placed in the top 10 to earn all-conference honors.
Keep up with the Islanders: For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).


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This is a very significant show for the effect that it had on Mike. As the liner notes mention, Mike had a 'realization' after the first set of this show and realized that he wanted to be a musician for the rest of his life. It is interesting to hear the band playing at the show that made such a large effect on him.
If you are familiar with shows at this time period, you'll notice how awkward the band sounded with both Page and Jeff in the band. Although the available recordings available yet are of a snippet of the second set, the band sounds much more in tune than in earlier shows from the year. They are more confident and definitely are capable of making significant improvisational changes throughout the course of several jams. In some ways, the band at this show indicates a sign of what is to come, ecspecially during the very long Whipping Post Jam, which lasts about 27 minutes!
Mike's Song starts off the second set for which there is available recording. The fast-tempo Mike's at this point is the same structure as later Mike's, but once the lyrics end, there is a 2 minute jam with a surging Trey-led jam. One can notice how Trey has begun to find his own voice in his solos, but still is heavily influenced by other guitarists (particularly Robert Fripp in this show). The Mike's is short, though, and all semblance of it moves into something that is known as the "Whipping Post Jam".
I'm not sure why this jam is entitled the "Whipping Post Jam". One could argue that it is a gigantic near half hour mish mash of 80's style noisy Phish that weaves through several early Phish themes. The first 7 minutes find the band in a nice rollicking groove, which gives way to the major "Whipping Post" jam. The next 8-10 minutes are consumed by a noisy cacophonous jam based on Whipping Post, but there is nothing of significant substance; the band seems to just be enjoying improvising.
After a while, Mike teases "Norweigan Wood" and this signifies a pretty jam with the whole band moving around the song's chords. The tempo slows down, though, and Trey moves into a series of chords that mimics today's "Mountains in the Mist." In fact, this particular part of the jam sounds almost identical to "Mist", except that with Jeff, Trey is able to solo above Jeff's rhythm section. After moving through a Prep-School Hippie-esque movement, the whole band clearly moves into the introductory part of "Hood". The reggae jam finally winds into "Antelope".
This Antelope essentially starts right after the current-day versions heavier jam section starts. Jeff holds down the rhythm and Trey is able to solo over the top. Trey does say the 'Marco Esquandolas' line, but there is no real conclusion to this version.
Finally, the band moves into 'Dave's Energy Guide'. While I won't dig too deeply into the debate about this song, I can say that this version is so similar to King Crimson's "Discipline" that it might as well be called a "Discipline-Jam" if we are considering the earlier jam to be a "Whipping Post-Jam". Unfortunately, the tapes fade after this jam, and there is no trace of the remaining setlist.
This show does mark a period when the band is playing particularly well. They are starting to be able to synch their grooves together and sound much more cohesive than in any of their previous shows. Perhaps this cohesion was the reason for Mike to feel so positive about his future with the band. There are parts in some of these jams where the band moves quite seamlessly. Granted, the audio quality of this show is very poor, and it would be interesting to hear it with more clarity, but for the time, the band was playing quite well. Perhaps the fact that only a few people were in the audience and the pressure was off the band that they played so significantly well (a theme that will resurface throughout the band's history).
Overall, worth a brief listen if only for the history to the band and if you have a tolerance for mid-80s raucous jams with lots of flexibility and don't mind poor audio quality. If you like to listen to tight shows, this one is not for you.


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Okay, kicking off things off as we careen into the holiday season, check the video!
There are a certain number of things that must be said in regard to Serj's album, and they relate to both the man and the music. He possesses a nearly flawless sense of the dramatic. Sometimes teetering on the precipice of melodrama, Tankian has an innate talent for crafting music of grand context. This album, not unlike any of his solo adventures, would be well adapted for stage, complete with larger-than-life characters, exotic sets and resplendent costumes.
This just didn't work out.
Serj Tankian went to all the trouble of getting his hands on a full orchestra to recreate his solo album "Elect the Dead"...and then didn't have them do anything.


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Definición de circuit en inglés:
- The circuit was almost finished, and I was second.
- He finished a circuit around the main square.
- Grunting, he picked up one sack, bearing it with him as he finished the circuit of the booths.
- Talladega is still the fastest track on the circuit.
- Imola is a nice track and a special circuit to open this part of the calendar.
- After the first two days of testing, the official drivers swapped circuits.
- A growing theatre company is developing its circuit of rural venues by bringing a piece of contemporary dynamite to local stages.
- She secured the coveted title of Sports Personality of the Year based on her outstanding performances on the international circuit last year.
- The comedian has been a regular performer at major venues on the national circuit.
- If your hotel has a fitness center, this is the day to add a light circuit of resistance training to work all your muscles.
- There will also be a five-week circuit training course beginning on January 12.
- Performing a circuit workout once or twice a week will at least keep you in the habit of training.
- The circuit court judge who heard the case at trial directed the jury to find for the plaintiff.
- A neighbours' squabble over late-night noise ended in court before a circuit judge, 12 jurors and two barristers.
- It was the kind of decision that the liberal judges on the circuit normally ask the court to rehear.
- The country was divided by Henry II into six judicial circuits for the purpose of bringing royal justice to all regions.
- Six tourism circuits will be identified for development to international standards during 2002-03.
- The commissioners were major lay and ecclesiastical lords with only small landholdings in the shires of the circuit.
- There are other churches on the Methodist circuit in Accrington so there might be other people in other churches prepared to help.
- The cathedral is set to be packed for the service, with all tickets already distributed through deaneries and Methodist circuits.
- There are currently around 11 Methodist churches in the Keighley circuit.
- In more than 20 years of studying the Odeon cinema circuit, he had seen this kind of scenario enacted many times.
- He had learned that an inductance coil was a closed circuit with no current of its own.
- When the charges connect, effectively closing a circuit, electric energy flows along that jagged path.
- When air is brought into contact with the second electrode, current flows through any circuit linking the two electrodes.
- She cannot list the major components in an electrical circuit even though they were described in the chapter.
- Power electronics technology uses electronic circuits to convert and control electric energy with optimum efficiency.
- The components of the circuit are checked against specific parameters.
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- You will accompany me as we backtrack through art's history, before circuiting the globe in pursuit of art's diverse manifestations.
- There is a railway with model trains circuiting the room.
- An American couple, circuiting the perimeter, had just visited HMS Britannia.
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire 'go round', from circum 'around' + ire 'go'.
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The root of circle is Latin circulus 'small ring', from circus 'ring', the source of our word circus (Late Middle English). A Roman circus was a rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats, where chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and other, often cruel, contests took place. Names like Piccadilly Circus were attached to open, more or less circular areas in towns where streets converged. Other words from the same root include circuit (Late Middle English) from Latin circum ire 'go around', and circulate (Late Middle English) 'move in a circular path'. Come or turn full circle is a reference to 'The Wheele is come full circle' in Shakespeare's King Lear. The wheel is the one thought of as being turned by the goddess Fortune and symbolizing change.
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Five sets of skis have been stolen from the base area at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 8, four of them over the holiday weekend, prompting local authorities to encourage skiers to take precautions to protect their gear.
Breckenridge police say they can't necessarily link the thefts, but Völkl brand skis left unattended near restaurants in the Peak 8 base area seem to be the hot target.
"We don't have a high enough volume right now to say that it's one make or one model, but there is a favored ski," Breckenridge Detective Alex Blank said.
The string of Breckenridge thefts came after Summit County authorities arrested two young men suspected of stealing three snowboards and a set of skis at Copper Mountain last week.
One of the men, Gunnar Thorngren, was charged with conspiracy and theft of $1,000-$20,000 after the gear was found near his car in a secluded parking lot at the resort, according to a report from the Summit County Sheriff's Office. The other suspect is a minor. His name and charges were not made public due to his age.
This year's thefts are similar to the pattern of cases reported last year, Breckenridge authorities said, when higher-end demo Völkl skis tended to be a popular target.
The thefts could be related to the increased number of people on the mountain for the holiday weekend, authorities said, but the number of incidents did not appear to be out of the ordinary.
Still, Blank urged skiers to take precautions to keep their gear safe, encouraging them to lock skis, leave them in secure locations or split up pairs when leaving them on racks outside restaurants.
"I don't think we have a rampant problem, but it's something we obviously take seriously," Blank said. "That's our message to visitors, is keep an eye on your stuff."
Breckenridge police are working with Vail Resorts to improve video surveillance in the area and meeting regularly with resort security to account for all reports. Authorities are also working to recover the skies that have been stolen.
Anyone with information regarding the thefts or looking to report an incident should contact the Breckenridge Police Department at (970) 453-2941.


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Published: Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 8:04 p.m.
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Cut Off's Chad Chustz of financial service firm Edward Jones recently won several awards at the firm's summer regional meetings.
The awards Chustz received are Eagle Award for his "clear vision of both client and business goals," Century Award for outstanding performance, "TNT" Client Development Award for his outstanding service efforts and Edward Jones Sr. Founders Award for his exceptional achievement in building client relationships.
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Pentewan Holiday Cottages
Just show me Pentewan Cottages
Just a couple of miles from Mevagissey on the Cornish Riviera, our Pentewan holiday lets promise a relaxing seaside break amid glorious surroundings, dotted about this historic village, with its wonderful beach, harbour-side inn, inviting shops and local trails. Built around a circular hill, there are traces of an Iron Age settlement, while the now landlocked harbour was once a thriving port trading china clay and other commodities.
Walks near our Pentewan holiday homes
Way-marked routes near our Pentewan holiday rentals offer an idyllic blend of coast and countryside panoramas. The Blackhead Trail is a great example, sometimes with dolphins, seals and basking sharks offshore. Another option is the short, circular Horseshoe Trail to the bluebell woods. Or step out along the Pentewan Trail, an 8-mile route on an old railway line linking St. Austell and Mevagissey.
Swap boots for a bike and cycle to The Eden Project - no doubt a highlight of your Pentewan cottage holiday. Other gardens to visit include The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Trewithen, Lanhydrock House and Pencarrow.
Pentewan Sands is a sweeping golden beach, where families flock with buckets and spades for fun and frolics. The water quality is great for bathing and water sports while the sea fishing is also excellent, with mackerel and bass frequently caught.
Alfresco on the terrace or cosy by the wood burner, don't miss a scrumptious cream tea at Piskey Cove. Equally appealing is The Ship Inn, an olde-worlde pub with a fantastic beer garden overlooking the harbour that welcomes families and dogs.
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David Irving, Holocaust Denial, and his Connections to Right Wing Extremists and Neo-National Socialism (Neo-Nazism) in Germany: Electronic Edition, by Hajo FunkeTable of Contents
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3.1 Irving's earlier activities in Germany, 1978 - 1981.
3.1.1.Based on his publishing (particularly his biographies of Hitler and Field Marshall Erwin Rommel) Irving's earlier tours in Germany and Austria had involved such bodies and organisations as banks, bookshops, student fraternities [Burschenschaften], US-Army Corps stationed in Germany, and so on. At the same time Irving became increasingly feted by national-conservative and right-wing individuals and organisations in Germany, some of them RWE.
3.1.2.Foremost was Dr. Gert Sudholt, head of the Druffel Verlag, and his Society for free Communication [Gesellschaft für freie Publizistik - GfP].22 Sudholt was at the time a member of the NPD in Munich and owner of the Druffel Verlag, that in turn specialised in publishing important NS figures. 23 The GfP had been set up in 1960 by the former Reich deputy-spokesman of the NSDAP, Helmut Sündermann. Although ostensibly a cultural organisation to allow former NS authors an open forum, the GfP vehemently combated what it saw as the 'untrue descriptions of the causes and backgrounds to both world wars and the defamation of German soldiery'.24
3.1.3.Irving also spoke to other organisations with connections to the GfP, such as the 'Collegium Humanum' in Vlotho,25 the 'Deutsches Kulturwerk Europäischen Geistes', 26 the 'Bund Heimattreüer Jügend',27 the 'Verein für Kultur und Zeitgeschichte', and Dietmar Munier of the Arndt-Verlag and his group 'Sturmwind'.28 All these groups and individuals can be counted likewise as right-wing and/or with links to the right-wing extremist circles. Some of them were to remain loyal supporters of Irving in the 1990s.29
21. Armin Pfahl-Traughber, Rechtsextremismus (Bonn 1995), pp.. 58-61
22. GfP tp Irving, 27 October 1978, thanking him for his speech in Frankfurt and inviting hiom to speak to them again in December in Munich on Rommel; GfP [Dr. Gert Sudholt], 'Einladung....David Irving...Rommel, Speidel und der 20 Juli', for 14 Decembetr 1978, n.d.; Irving to Dr. Gert Sudholt, 25 January 1979; Irving to Dr. Gert Sudholt, 7 February, 1979 suggesting further dates; Dr. Gert Sudholt to Irving, 19 February, 1979;Dr. Gert Sudholt to Irving, 16 May, 1979; Irving to Dr. Gert Sudholt, 28 May, 1978; GfP 'Vortragsreise David irving', October 1979, listing 6 speaking dates.
23. Jens Mecklenburg, Handbuch deutscher Rechtsextremismus (Berlin, 1996), pp. 535-6; Bernd Wagner, Hanbuch Rechtsextremismus: Netzwerke, Parteien, Organisationen, Ideologiezentern, Medien (Hamburg, 1994), p. 165.
24. Kurt Hirsch, Rechts von der Union, Personen, Organisationen, Parteien seit 1945 (Munich 1989), p.257.
25. Prof. Werner G. Haverback to Irving, 15 June 1978 asking him if he would like to speak in Vlotho, after having met Irving at a speech before the GfP in Kassel; Irving, 'Terminplan',n.d.[1979], listing a meeting in the Collegium Humanum for 10 December[1978].
26. Siegfried Lademacher to Irving, 7 February 1979, inviting him to speak in Hagen; Irving, 'D.Irving Tournee' to introduce 'Hitlers Weg zum Krieg' n.d., listed him to speak to the DKEG in Hagen on 20 April 1979
27. Gernot Mörig [Bünd Heimattreuer Jügend-BHJ] to Irving, 6 December 1978, inviting him to speak in Braunschweig after 'your talk with our Mr.[Dietmar]Munier; Gernot Mörig to Irving, 4 September 1979, stating that Irving had agreed in principle at a GfP meeting in Kassel to speak to the BHJ.
28. Dr Dietmar Munier to Irving, 29 November 1978, inviting him to speak in Kiel on 30 November 1978.
29. For instance the Collegium Humanum and the Arndt-Verlag.
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Dear Angie: We replaced our old incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights in our canned lights that are on a dimmer. I've noticed since replacing them that every time we try to dim the lights, they flicker. Is there some sort of adapter or newer fixture I need to install to correct the problem?
- Rachel H., Indianapolis
Dear Rachel: I spoke to some highly rated electricians on Angie's List who told me that the problem probably isn't with your light fixture. The flickering is likely because of the type of bulb you're using.
Standard compact fluorescent bulbs, known as CFLs, cannot be dimmed. However, dimmable-rated CFL bulbs are available. The dimmable bulbs do cost more, but you should be able to find them at your local hardware store.
As with most things, with light bulbs, you get what you pay for. Some of the lower-cost CFL bulbs will allow you to dim your lights down only about halfway, and lighting professionals have told me they still see flickering with some of these cheaper bulbs.
Because you seem to really like and use the ambiance options that dimming your lights give you, I recommend you invest a little more in a more versatile CFL bulb. In the end, you'll likely recoup that investment through a longer-lasting and more efficient bulb that will save you more energy than the incandescents. CFL bulbs use up to 75 percent less energy and last about 10 times longer.
Another idea to think about is LED lights, rather than CFLs. They deliver a fuller range of dimmable capability. It might be worth it to try out a few different options to determine what works best visually for you.
All that said, you still might require the help of a reputable, licensed electrician in your area. If you live in a home with an older dimmer switch, the round dial type in particular, many of those will not dim anything other than incandescent or halogen bulbs.
If this is the case, you'll need to replace your old switch with a dimmer switch that is rated for use with CFL bulbs. The same is true if you use most LED new technology bulbs as well. Experts I spoke with suggest a 300-watt dimmer that is rated to work with both of the newer bulb types.
Contact Angie Hicks, creator of the Angie's List website, with your question at email@example.com.
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|National September 11th Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center
|This section of the Nation 9/11 Memorial website provides information for the loved ones of those killed in the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 attacks at the World Trade Center. See how names are arranged on the memorial.
|Visit the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site to see construction plans and images of the Memorial and Museum.
|See the 9/11 commemorative car that will be racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race this year in Richmond, VA.
|The museum offers a large collection of personal effects, photographs, and other artifacts for you to explore. Or listen to their latest podcast.
|Learn about the design of the Memorial and see the architect's vision.
|The Pentagon Memorial
|The Pentagon Memorial is a tribute to remembering and reflecting on the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001. The Memorial is free and open to the public, daily. Follow the link for information about the design of the memorial, updates, photos, contact information, schedule, and donations.
|Flight 93 National Memorial
|The Flight 93 National Memorial will be located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the site of the crash. Follow this link to read the powerful stories of individuals who chose to act, see the project design, and estimated cost for building this memorial.
|9/11 Living Memorial
|The 9/11 Living Memorial Project is an online interactive tribute, commemorating the lives that were lost and sharing the stories of our nation's tragedy on this day.
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Amazon Refreshes Its Kindle Line
Amazon.com unveiled its latest Kindle e-reader, marking an incremental step forward for one of the company's marquee businesses.
Amazon faces a challenge in attracting new e-reader customers — or convincing existing ones to upgrade — as the market for the dedicated devices dwindles in favor of tablet computers. Amazon's updated e-reader, known like its predecessor as Paperwhite, has improved front-screen lighting and greater contrast.
"We tried to pack as much stuff into it as we could while maintaining the price," said Dave Limp, an Amazon vice president. "There are still many who haven't bought a device yet."
The market for e-readers peaked two years ago with 26 million sold worldwide, and dropped to 17.8 million last year, said Tom Mainelli, an IDC analyst. This year, he projects it will drop to 13.3 million.
"Amazon seems to be acknowledging that they are not going to be selling millions and millions of these anymore," said Mainelli of the refreshed devices. "Dramatic growth in e-readers is not coming back."
Amazon has nonetheless dominated the dedicated e-reader market, particularly as Nook maker Barnes & Noble has struggled with corporate restructurings and stagnant sales. Amazon had about 42% of the e-reader market in the first quarter, compared with just 6.3% for its nearest competitor, Sony.
The new device is available for preorder starting Tuesday for $119, including occasional advertisements, or for $139 without ads. Versions with a 3G connection are $189, though that will be released on Nov. 5, according to Amazon's website.
Additionally, Amazon said it will roll out software updates including integration of Goodreads, the book recommendation site that Amazon purchased earlier this year. The device has a brighter light and faster processor.
Limp acknowledged the company has been working on a dedicated e-reader with a color screen, but that it hadn't yet perfected it. "We would love to build a no-compromises color reader," he said. "All the solutions we've seen come with compromises" such as poor color quality or battery life.
He said customers shouldn't expect any color reader from Amazon "in the near term." Earlier this year, Amazon bought color-display company Liquavista from Samsung to help with development.
"We're heavily investing there," he said.
The Kindle Paperwhite is the first introduction in what is expected to be a busy month for devices, including new handsets from Apple and a tablet from Samsung. Amazon itself is working on refreshed versions of its Kindle Fire tablet, according to people familiar with the matter.
Amazon has said it aims to profit from customers who use services with its hardware, rather than on the devices themselves, such as through buying e-books and digital music. The company is working on an array of new devices for such sales that it could roll out this year, including a set-top box for streaming video and even smartphones, people familiar with the matter have said.


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December 07, 2005
Hawaii Army Bases to Feature 3,000 Homes with Solar Power
United Solar Ovonic will provide solar panels to power 3,000 new homes as part of a U.S. Army family housing project in Hawaii. The company signed an agreement on December 5th to provide 7 megawatts of thin-film solar modules to Actus Lend Lease for the project on Oahu, which will be the world's largest solar-powered residential community. According to United Solar Ovonic, the grid-connected solar power systems will reduce dependence on fossil fuels by 30 percent for the entire complex of 7,894 new and renovated Army homes. Actus Lend Lease announced in May that it had earned the Army contract for the project, which involves upgrading the housing and community services at seven different Army bases on the island. See the press releases from United Solar Ovonic (PDF 72 KB) and Actus Lend Lease. Download Adobe Reader.
A military base on Oahu currently features the largest federal solar power array in Hawaii. PowerLight Corporation installed a 309-kilowatt installation at Pearl Harbor in September and helped dedicate it in mid-October. The solar power system is expected to save the U.S. Navy about $40,000 per year. See the PowerLight press release.


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AO wrote:#8 isn't that bad. It's at least fair now. It used to be brutal. #7 is probably my least favorite. Poke with an odd tee pad.
Nohr wrote:I think the only problem with 7 is the non level teepad.
claya wrote:As it is now 8 is a decent hole. Throwing straight does in fact work.
KVN wrote:. 10 and 11 suck too.
Abe Froman wrote:KVN wrote:. 10 and 11 suck too.
yeah we should take out all the lefty holes for Abe
peyton wrote:There are no holes at Shaver that are lefty. The only three holes that are even close are 10 (lame at best, 175 ft, 10 ft off center), hole 14 (same thing, not a hyzer but fade and a righty has a better chance) and 18 is nothing either. Where on that course is a lefty hole like 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 12? How about the argument that Hole 2 has two routes. Even the new long holes do not favor a left handed throw, Hole 6 has a landing zone for righties but left is down the hill to the road.
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Why Did Economists Get GDP Wrong?
Gross domestic product was expected to be weak in the fourth quarter, but no top economist thought that the change from the prior period would be negative. What did they miss?
Basically, economists correctly predicted the negative aspects of the report—but they underestimated how negative they'd be. Stephen Stanley of Pierpont Securities summed up the big drags: "Inventory accumulation slowed from $60 billion in [the third quarter] all the way to $20 billion in [the fourth] (I had $33 billion). This subtracted 1.3 percentage points from growth (I had projected a 1.0 percentage point drag). Second, federal defense spending unwound the [third-quarter] spike with a vengeance. Defense outlays sank at a 22% annualized clip in [the fourth quarter], driving a 15% drop in overall federal outlays in real terms. This component also subtracted 1.3 percentage points from GDP growth in [the fourth quarter], about 0.4 percentage points more than I had anticipated."
It is interesting, though, that none of the 24 economists surveyed for the Dow Jones consensus estimate forecast a negative print. The median expectation was for 1% growth in the fourth quarter with estimates ranging from 0.3% to 2%.
Part of that may be because negative prints during a recovery are rare, and the details of today's report suggest that it's unlikely to be repeated in the current quarter.
But economists also are notoriously bad at seeing negative quarters coming. In September 2008 the U.S. was finishing its first quarter of contraction in the Great Recession, but the Wall Street Journal's survey of economists was expecting 1.2% growth. Just three of the 50 respondents that month expected a negative print when the official data were released a month later.
Of course, the fourth quarter 2012 percent change also was barely negative with a 0.1% drop. That's not a very far cry from some of the lower forecasts. There also is a significant chance that when the final numbers come in, the fourth quarter could wind up in the positive column. The GDP number released today is just the advance estimate, there are two revisions before the Commerce Department settles on its final number. The third quarter of 2012 was initially reported to have recorded 2% growth but by the time the final number came out it was up to 3.1%.