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BALTIMORE -- A's reliever Jim Johnson is back where it all began for him in Camden Yards with a smile on his face and an ERA like an anvil weighing him down.
Closing in Baltimore the last two seasons he saved 101 games while going 5-9 with a 2.72 ERA. A sinkerball pitcher who'd allowed just eight homers in 145 games over the previous two seasons, he was thought to be a steal for the A's when the traded second baseman Jemile Weeks and catcher David Freitas (as a player to be named later) for him.
It hasn't worked that way, and Johnson came back to Baltimore Friday with a 3-2 record just two saves and a 6.26 ERA.
Did Johnson put extra pressure on himself to prove his worth to a new team?
"I put some pressure on myself; I think that's a natural instinct," he said while suggesting it wasn't much extra pressure. "It's hard not to do that."
His poor performance in the first 60 games with Oakland has been a burden. He's been as good as ever on the road, 3-0 with a 1.84 ERA, but he's 0-2 with a 14.04 ERA in the Coliseum. That's led to more booing than has been heard for a home town player in years.
Although Johnson's teammates took sides against the fans over the matter of booing, Johnson said Friday it hasn't been as bad as all that.
"Despite not pitching well, I've gotten a lot of support from the fans out in the bullpen," the right-hander said. "They are good fans, there's no malice behind it. They just want to win."
As for the home/road splits that have a Jekyll/Hyde look to them, Johnson doesn't buy into the numbers game.
"You guys tell me my stats," he said. "I don't know. Right now, I'm just trying to get outs. Early on (the problem) was walks. I feel like if I throw strikes I'm OK."
A's manager Bob Melvin said that if Johnson throws the ball like he did in one shutout inning in Yankee Stadium on Thursday, that's the recipe for success.
"You can't help but see the numbers," the manager said. "It's not like it is a real small sample size. You watch yesterday and you were going to have a tough time getting the ball in the air the way his ball was sinking."
A scout who has been following the A's for a week or so said the problem wasn't the sinker. It was the curve.
"I remember him having a nice curve, a big hammer," the scout said Friday. "You look at him lately, and he just doesn't throw it."
And although Crisp hasn't missed a start against a right-hander since May 14 and has not made a start against a lefty since May 26 (the A's have seen three lefties since then if you count Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen) Melvin said it's not a platoon.
"Now it's just about trying to get a few days of rest to try and get him better," Melvin said of his switch-hitting leadoff man. "He'll feel pretty good after a day of rest, then he'll play a game and maybe take a half step back. I'm going to be a little bit more proactive in getting him some rest here.
"There will be some days when you won't see him in the lineup. Certain days he'll feel better one way than another. It has nothing to do with the pitchers at this point."
Marks was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. He was 3-2 with a 5.4 ERA for Triple-A Omaha, but when you subtract the two starts he made, his numbers were good in relief — a 3.42 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.
To make room on the 40-man roster, Oakland designated outfielder Kent Mathes for assignment. The club now has 10 days to trade Mathes, release him or, if he clears waivers, re-sign him to a minor league deal.


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Tofu is wonderful. Never before did I get myself to read ebooks on my powerbook. It realy is much more natural to read long texts the way Tofu does it. Highly recommended.
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ADF training material now on the iPad
By Grant Ronald-Oracle on Sep 13, 2012
My team has developed about a weeks worth of ADF training material under the title ADF Insider and ADF Insider Essentials. This has been available from our page on OTN. But we are now loading all our content on YouTube as well so the content can now be accessed on iPads. Over the next couple of weeks we'll also add these YouTube links to the OTN page but in the meantime, if you have an interest in ADF I strongly urge you to subscribe to our ADFInsiderEssentials YouTube Channel so you can be alerted when new content comes on line.
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Warning: Don't Believe These Celebrity Beauty Lies
Sure, it would be amazing if every celebrity beauty tip worked. But let's face it: most of them don't. These seven lies are the biggest in the biz
While we know these A-listers have armies of dermatologists, trainers, and stylists working behind the scenes, we want to believe that it's easy to look as good as they do. (If there were a pill that could give you Scarlett Johansson's skin or Gisele's hair -- no matter how big of a skeptic you are -- wouldn't you take it?)
Which is why we end up dishing out money on celeb-endorsed products or starving ourselves on crazy fad diets -- only to find out that we've been duped by another celebrity beauty lie.
Skip ahead to see the biggest celebrity beauty lies.
We turned to experts to help dispel some of the myths celebrities have us believing -- from the ones that we know are far-fetched (like detoxing with leeches) to the ones that seem like they could work (juice fasts, anyone?). Read on to see which myths are totally busted.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Myth: "I'm not wearing any makeup."
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Someone has to say it. *laughs*
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I knew they weren't telling the whole truth.
by Lili04 Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 03:33AM Report as inappropriate
Good things to keep in mind when looking at celebrities!
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Glad to know the truth!
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This is a fantastic article. Exposing the myths while giving advice or showing evidence to refute is a great addition, making things much clearer. It is especially important for young women, who haven't lived enough to have healthy skepticism.
by RedFracas Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:17AM Report as inappropriate
I hate when people claim to be wearing no makeup, but its obvious they are!
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See, what we see is not always what is reality. Wish that most people would give themselves a break!
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Oh boy, someone really didn't like my call. My truck was keyed from front fender to rear bumper on the passenger side. I was thinking as I saw it in my driveway that maybe I scraped a tree limb or sharp stick in the last week or 2. (I mean, how many times do I look at the passenger side?) Then I got to rear quarter panel, and someone inscribed, "you suk" under the long line. Nice...
Hello AllState??
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
"you suk" - well that should be a clue as to the intelligence of the individual.
Hopefully someone saw it (but that's doubtful).
Good Luck
Thanks. No big deal, first time in all these years. Truck is in getting buffed out and painted today and tomorrow. Wish I had ridden the Harley that night!!
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
As there are heroes and good people in the world, so are there cowards!
Good as new, and I used a local sponsor from my home league and insurance took care of the rest!
Now I have to wash the other side.
No out of pocket spent! Good day!! My baby is back in the garage safely parked!
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
Wish I had ridden the Harley that night!!
Not if were I. I would much rather someone key my car than my bike. JMO
Time wounds all heels.....
I consider myself pretty fortunate so far. My car has vanity plates that reference umpiring, and people have told me that they make it a pretty easy target if I pi$$ off a coach or fan.
Wish I had ridden the Harley that night!!
I 2nd Beaks response. Going after the bike would just plain ruin my dinner.
Way to take it in stride NELL. Not a good end to an evening.
Manny, while your license plate might make your car a target that bumper sticker "My other car is a tank" serves as a nuetralizer.
My truck is easily IDd, believe me. Since I am an NRA instructor, I have various rear window accoutrements that get peoples attention and they all know me and my truck.
I just had a nice week down in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (God I love it there) The truck was all shined and waxed and hauled the family in style!
Thanks for the feedback and remarks! My Harley has a sensor alarm, so it would have scared the crap out of anyone touching her.
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
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Does it matter if you do this program on a treadmill or is it better to do it outside? I am planning on starting Monday and hope I can stick with it! Thanks for all the help!
I run on a treadmill! I do keep the incline at at least 1.0 (1% I guess). I read on one of the forums here from an experienced runner that it's better to keep the incline up a bit so it's not constantly flat. I do vary incline at times too. I probably won't run outside until I get into the later weeks. I'm finishing up W3 tomorrow so I haven't decided when I'm going to run outside yet. I also like the treadmill because I can keep track of my speed. So, I think the treadmill and outside is a personal preference. If you plan on running a real 5k race at the end, it's probably better to run outside as much as possible to get used to the different types of terrain. Anyway, good luck and welcome to the newbie club! It's a great environment here and there's always someone to encourage you!
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Lots of people do the program on a treadmill. As BioChick points out, it's common advice to keep the incline at 1% or 1.5% to compensate for the lack of wind resistance you experience on a treadmill. This increased incline is supposed to more closely simulate the effort required to run outdoors.
Be aware, though, that your gait/stride will differ between the treadmill and outdoor running, so you'll find that there's a period of adjustment (and possibly a perceived backslide) when you make the transition to outdoor running. With that in mind, you should be able to complete the program on the treadmill and do just fine.
Good luck!
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Thanks to you both! That helps and I am really excited to start this program!
I'm new to the program too and I use a treadmill for similar reasons to BioChick... I like it to track my progress. I think that once I am able to run for longer periods of time I will start going outdoors more often but still keep up with the treadmill training so that I can feel successful as I move forward. I love this program because you do feel successful and like you are progressing and getting stronger! Good luck with it.
I'm just starting out too, but from what I've read I think they say it is *best* to run outside if you plan to run a 5K, since that is where your 5K will be run. That said, today is my day one and I did it on the treadmill. LOL. It is wayyy too cold outside for me to run outside, but I plan to do so as much as I can. Good luck!
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Blogging about it here ---> Life with Bubba, Chicky and Nika
Thanks everyone ya'll make me even more excited to start!
I would think the TM would have a lot of advantages. The clock, it's softer, even surfaces so you can just think about running. I have run entire winters on a TM at 0%. Came outdoors for a race in March and cut 20 minutes off of a 15k.... I think the move from indoor to outdoor TRAINING might take some getting used to, but on a race day you won't notice the 1% or any of that. Maybe the next day.....
Treadmill it!
P.S. I also think the TM is great for getting your body used to a pace. For me it was a quicker turnover I had to realize I COULD do. But also for just about any given effort level I seemed to really get a sense for my pace due to the non varying pace on the TM.
I am on W4D2 and have been running only on my treadmill...I live in Canada and it was -47 yesterday with the windchill so needless to say I am not risking losing a limb to frostbite!! :) My plan is to complete the program first and then incease my incline to 1% in preparation for heading outside...you can do this!! Keep us up to date on your progress :) :) :) Tam
I just started the C25K because I can only run late evening. (Too dark to run in this neighborhood) Thanks for tips on incline. What is the speed of walking? Running? My knees feel better than the pavement outdoors too.
I usually walk anywhere from 2.5-3.0mph (I have short legs!) and run anywhere from 4.5mph - 6.0mph depending on the length of the run and how I'm feeling that day, lol. I usually end up going for a total distance of 1.6-1.8 miles by the time I finish.
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SHAWNEE — Dominique Rambo, playing in his first game since earning NAIA co-Player of the Year honors last season, scored 40 points and led third-ranked Southwestern Assemblies of God past Oklahoma Baptist 89-76 in the Noble Complex Thursday. Rambo scored on 15 of 30 field goal attempts and was 8 of 12 from the free throw line. He also tied for his team's lead with three assists and two steals. The performance overshadowed a strong performance by Morris Woods, who scored 35 points for the Bison, connecting on 11 of 15 field goals and 11 of 16 free throws. OBU enjoyed a 24-17 lead as late as the 8:17 mark of the first half but the Lions turned the game with a 10-0 run. Woods tied the game for the Bison with 2:49 left in the half, but SAGU outscored OBU 8-3 from there to intermission. SAGU (8-1, 1-0) led by as many as 14 late in the game. Joining Woods in double-figure scoring for the Bison were Aaron Abram and Cale Jackson with 12 each. Woods land Abram had seven rebounds each for OBU, while Kendall Parks had five assists, two blocked shots and two steals. OBU, 6-5 overall and 0-1 in the SAC, plays at Northwood Saturday at 5 p.m. Note: Report provided by Ray Fink, OBU sports information director.
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Christopher Brookmyre's Bedlam – Let's Play
Yesterday, we previewed Christopher Brookmyre's Bedlam, the early access Steam game by author Christopher Brookmyre and RedBedlam. Today we bring you something a little extra. Sean has recorded a whole first level play through of Bedlam on his Mac… That's right, Mac. So regardless of your computing choice, ... Read More »


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Aaron Lewis and his wife, Binbin Wang, needed a nanny to take care of their twin toddlers. What they got was someone more interested in their finances than their offspring.
The couple said the woman who came into their San Francisco home on Jan. 2 logged onto Wang's computer and tried to steal thousands of dollars from an online account, attempted to take more funds from a bank account, created a phony email address and then tried to delete the computer's Web history. The computer was damaged beyond repair, they said.
Making matters worse, the couple say, the child care company they hired to provide the nanny, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, since has done little to repair the damage done to their lives.
"As a parent, this is the most sacred thing, trusting someone with your kids," Lewis said. "But they allowed a criminal to come into our home and turn our lives upside down."
Bright Horizons representatives said the company will reimburse the couple $57 they paid for the nanny's services.
"We feel very much for this family and what they've gone through," company spokeswoman Ilene Serpa said. "We helped them make reports to law enforcement and with credit monitoring; we had a security expert speak with them to protect them in the future."
Serpa pointed to another company, Fremont-based Med Staffing, one of many companies that Bright Horizons contracts with to provide child care to employees of its 850 corporate clients worldwide. It was Med Staffing that provided the nanny, she said.
Bright Horizons operates more than 750 child care and early education centers and provided more than 125,000 days of in-home care last year, Serpa said. It uses subcontractors like Med Staffing to employ nannies "because it enables them to have more stringent guidelines and requirements, more insight and control," Serpa said. "We require that they perform a rigorous criminal background check, and anything that might come up in that check would be a red flag."
Bright Horizons has never had complaints about Med Staffing's service, Serpa said.
Erin Parsons, Med Staffing's branch manager, declined to comment for this story.
Marc Lewis, an attorney representing Lewis and Wang, said he has been in ongoing settlement talks with attorneys from Mendes & Mount, a New York City firm representing Lloyd's of London, the insurance carrier for Med Staffing.
"We were fortunate the crimes were perpetrated only against us -- our children were not physically harmed," Wang said. "I don't know that I can say others would be so lucky."
The couple, both physicians at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, said they needed a nanny to watch their 17-month-old twins on Jan. 2 so they could work simultaneously scheduled shifts. Just hours after leaving the nanny, whom the couple described as a woman in her 20s or 30s, and the twins at their home, Lewis said he got a call from a PayPal employee. The worker said someone had been prevented from transferring $2,500 from Lewis' account that day. Later that night, the couple discovered that Wang's computer was damaged.
The next day, the couple filed a report with San Francisco police. They were alarmed when investigators told them identity theft is not a high priority, Lewis said.
Officer Gordon Shyy, a San Francisco police spokesman, said the department does its best to investigate each crime reported but has limited resources. "The victims ... were able to stop the fraudulent charges before they were posted," Shyy said in an email. "Although they have their suspicions about a suspect, because there was no financial loss, we will not be devoting resources to the case at this time."
Kaiser Permanente then provided the couple a cyber forensic specialist who discovered that, in addition to the PayPal transfer attempt, someone on Jan. 2 tried several times to use Wang's debit card to transfer money, created a phony email account in Wang's name and tried to delete the computer's Web history. The investigator also established a link between those illegal activities and the email address of an East Bay woman who shared the same first name as the nanny. The nanny is not being named because she has not been arrested or charged in the alleged crime.
Lewis and Wang immediately tried to secure their personal information by filing a police report, canceling the debit card, changing all of their online passwords, and closing one bank account and opening another. They also changed their home locks.
But total security proved elusive.
On Jan. 14, the couple's bank informed them of a new online account created in Wang's name, which she was not aware of. Even worse, someone had been monitoring the account daily. "Someone was watching us electronically, and we both lost a lot of sleep," Lewis said. "Your imagination runs away from you when you're lying in bed at 3 a.m., worrying about your kids."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Definition of compliant in English:
1Disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent: a compliant labour force
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- As soon as the band stops being compliant to what the record label needs them to churn out or start to under-perform they are sacked.
- Structured finance is extraordinarily flexible and, by its very nature, compliant to the wants and needs of the marketplace.
- As a bonus, the ingrained discipline and level of fitness of a dancer makes them generally compliant to hold poses for longer periods than the average client or model, without discomfort or complaint.
acquiescent, amenable, biddable, tractable, complaisant, accommodating, cooperative, adaptable;
obedient, docile, manageable, malleable, pliable, pliant, flexible, submissive, dutiful, tame, meek, yielding, easily handled, like putty in one's hands, controllable, unresisting, unassertive, passive, governable, persuadable, manipulable
informal, dated milky
rare persuasible
2 (often compliant with) Meeting or in accordance with rules or standards: food which is compliant with safety regulations
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- We accept that the consequence of becoming compliant with this standard is that more time must be spent on the way in which we record the outcome of our dealing with the public.
- A statement released by the council yesterday explained that the water is now fully compliant with bathing water standards.
- All public water supplies in Laois were also fully compliant with the standards for ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, odour, pH and turbidity.
3 Physics & Medicine Having the property of compliance: the conversion of the gel to a much less compliant, rigid glass
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- Tumors are more rigid than normal tissues, and palpation of compliant tissues to look for a rigid tissue mass has been used as a method of cancer detection for some time.
- We found that Crs was highly correlated with birth weight and length, with larger babies having more compliant respiratory systems.
- After single-lung transplantation for emphysema, ventilation favors the compliant, native lung.
compliantly adverb
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- Artists and intellectuals are called upon not to offer critique or alternative visions but to sidle in compliantly amongst the lowest rungs of this same pantheon and so to boost its size and glory.
- 'He planted a great collection of trees,' he says finally, as he compliantly offers his inimitable profile to the photographer.
- I smiled unsurely back at him, and then compliantly replied to his comment about the disgustingness of our cafeteria's food, and soon enough a conversation had started.
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The Meramec Hills Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists based in Rolla is offering its sixth certification course Tuesday evenings beginning with an orientation Feb. 5.
Classes will run from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Department of Natural Resources Land Survey Building in Rolla. Two Saturday field sessions at a conservation area and a private owner's land are also included.
The orientation Feb. 5 is an overview at which people can determine whether this program is a fit for them. If they decide to continue, course lectures begin Feb. 26.
Chapter membership begins with a 12-week certification course taught by university professors, field scientists and other expert naturalists. Certification is then maintained with eight hours of advanced training and 40 hours of natural resource-related volunteer service each year.
Participants must be 18 years or older to enroll. The class is limited to 25 participants and is first come, first served. The fee is $100.
Enrollment forms can be picked up at the Department of Conservation office in Rolla, at the University of Missouri Extension in Rolla or online at www.meramechills.org.
The Meramec Hills Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists has members involved in volunteer projects throughout Phelps, Dent and Pulaski counties. Members meet monthly in Rolla for a training program and business meeting.
The Missouri Master Naturalist program is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and University of Missouri Extension.
For more information or questions, call Lorely Lather at 573-265-4034.
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If you've ever shared an elevator with a potbellied pig, you know they can be delightful travel companions. And in this age when the hotel industry is fawning over pet owners and their business -- a swine sighting is not out of the question. Some inns take virtually any animal that meets their weight limits.
More than 29 million Americans have vacationed with pets, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. Dogs are the most common companions, but cats, birds and rabbits take their owners on trips as well. It's not far-fetched to say we, as pet lovers, are just along for the ride. We lay out the cash, then choose a hotel for its creature comforts for Fluffy and Princess.
Consider the plea that went out across several social networking platforms recently; "I'm taking my dog to San Francisco. Can you give me advice on where we can stay and what we can do downtown?"
This missive unleashed a flurry of replies, almost all of them directing the lady away from downtown and toward the pet-friendly inns near Crissy Field. "There are lots of dogs and their owners at Crissy," one respondent observed, admitting she wasn't quite clear on "who owned whom" in these relationships.
What is clear is the length to which pet owners will go to ferret out friendly territory for their four-legged family members. And even the luxury inns are eager to oblige.
W Hotel in San Francisco boasts a menu of services including toys, treats, bedding, dog-sitting, dog walking and more. The Pan Pacific and Palace Hotels welcome furry friends, too. At each upscale offering there's a one-time charge for cleaning -- ranging from $75 to $100.
But why stop at luxury bedding and a squeeze toy or two? Many pet owners feel their companions need more. At San Francisco's Hotel Monaco, your dog dines in elegance with the "Bone Appétit" menu -- food and beverage served in designer bowls with -- not the morning paper -- but a copy of The Dog Lover's Companion to the Bay Area.
Yet for all the attention that canines are getting, cats seem to be second-class citizens. Despite being more discerning than their overeager, just-get-me-in-the-car-and-I'll-go-anywhere counterparts, cats don't get nearly the respect from the hotel industry.
After a barely audible titter, one reservationist told me she'd have to ask her manager about cat amenities. Five minutes later, she came back on the line with this tantalizing offer -- a litter box and cat treat at check-in.
I'd venture to say even the potbellied pig gets a welcome package. For information on pet friendly hotels, motels and inns in America, go to http://www.tripswithpets.com.
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XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl - just download, extract and start!
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Love this. A must for web developers. Never could get MAMP to really include my ssi. XAMPP includes just fine (assuming you name your pages with includes shtml) where most browsers don't require this. A wonderful addition to my work flow.
Is this automatically being turned on once the computer has restarted, or do I have to sudo su and then /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/mampp start each time?
Way better than MAMP. Its updated more often and the command line interface is amazing. I hated the MAMP GUI which does not even have a restart button.
If you want a pretty GUI and a Dashboard widget, get MAMPP. If you want more features and libraries built-in, get XAMPP :)


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BARCELONA–Nokia CEO Stephen Elop dropped his biggest hint yet that the Finnish phone company is working on an even lower-end Window Phone device to be priced below their just-launched Lumia 520.
Although Mr. Elop wouldn't be drawn on the subject, he did nothing to deny suggestions that the €139 Lumia 520, which was launched here at Mobile World Congress Monday, would not be the cheapest device in the range.
Talking to The Wall Street Journal, when asked about other low-end devices, Mr. Elop said only "There still a lot of excitement to come in 2013." When suggested that that meant a device below the 520 he would only smile and repeat "Let's just say there's still a lot of excitement to come in 2013."
Mr. Elop had taken to the stage to launch four new devices, two right at the bottom of Nokia's range, and two Lumia products, the entry-level 520 and the mid-range 720.
But it was the cheap phones that attracted the most attention, especially the launch of a €15 phone, the kind of mass-market device that once, but no longer, made Nokia the world's largest phonemaker. The new phone replaces the Nokia 1280, a device that Mr. Elop had sold more than 100 million units.
However, while such devices once made Nokia a king, its crown is dented and tarnished as consumers in emerging markets increasingly look to cheap Android devices that are available at around $100, not quite double the price of the lowest Nokia Lumia device.
When Mr. Elop launched the Lumia range in October 2011, he also launched a cheaper range of phones, called the Asha, aimed at emerging markets. The phones offer a smartphone-like experience, but not the real deal. Mr. Elop told delegates at Mobile World Congress that they would be working on making it easier for consumers to transition from the Asha range to the Lumia.
Nokia claims that it was pressure from them that persuaded Microsoft to lower the specifications for Windows Phone, allowing Nokia to try to compete in its traditional markets.
He said there wasn't a shift in strategy by the company and said the introduction of cheaper devices was not related to suggestions of poor sales of the Lumia devices. He said that the Lumia range had sold about 14-15 units.


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On the edge of a marsh at dusk in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin, the wonder of migration dances all around you. Streams sandhill cranes caravan overhead on their way to roost on the sandbars of the Platte River. Black-bellied plovers, avocets, yellowlegs and scores of other shorebirds flock to the shallows, while mallard and pintail whistle past low, circling the wetland several times before touching down. Every species of duck, from pintail and wigeon to redhead and canvasback will make an appearance before the sun sets.
Ducks Unlimited has identified the Platte River and the Rainwater Basin as a conservation priority because of the system's enormous importance to migrating waterfowl and shorebirds. The Rainwater Basin host 5 to 10 million waterfowl and millions more shorebirds each spring. Ninety percent of the mid-continent's white-fronted goose population visit the wetlands during the months of February, March and April, and the largest concentration of sandhill cranes on the continent—500,000 birds—can be discovered here as well. The endangered Whooping Crane is seen in area basins almost every year.
The Platte River is equally as important as the Rainwater Basin containing vital habitat for migrating waterfowl, and also providing important breeding and wintering sites. Indeed the Platte River and its adjacent wetlands that course through Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska contain some of the most critical spring migration habitat on the continent. Here, playas, sandbars, braided channels, beaver ponds, warm water sloughs and floodplain wetlands provide vital but declining habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Land use in this initiative area is dominated by agriculture, and many wetlands have been lost or severely degraded. Yet like the neck of an hourglass, mid-continent waterfowl continue to pour into this region during spring migration.
Each spring, the skies of the Platte and Rainwater Basin still flood with waterfowl, but the wetlands systems upon which these birds depend are at increased risk. Increased demand for water, wetland degradation from sedimentation and invasive plant species, and continued drainage of wetlands threatens this vulnerable bastion of migration habitat.
In the Rainwater Basin and along the Platte River corridor, Ducks Unlimited is finding innovative ways to protect, restore, and manage wetlands. With a combination of conservation easements, fee title acquisitions, and planned gifts; critical wetlands in the system are being permanently protected.
Of additional concern to Ducks Unlimited is the decrease in the quantity and quality of seasonally flooded wetlands within the system. Habitat resources found in seasonally flooded wetlands such as seeds, tubers and invertebrates, as well as loafing and courtship sites are critical for migrating waterfowl.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Traffic in the Greater Toronto Area is getting worse every day. Just ask anyone who drives to work for a real-life horror story and you'll get one.
On Air Traffic covers GTA traffic issues. Saving you even just five minutes on your commute one day would give me great satisfaction. (I'm betting you'll be happy, too!)
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum is in search of a fresh start, and the journey began in a barber's chair.
Gone are the famously long locks that whipped around Lincecum's head during his windup and would be soaking wet midway through his starts. Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a short, neatly styled cut and eyeglasses. The glasses are nonprescription, strictly for looks.
"He looks very professorial," general manager Brian Sabean said.
The Giants are simply hoping the new-look Lincecum pitches like the old one, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who had a historic start to his career. That Lincecum disappeared last season, replaced by an out-of-sync starter who lost 15 games and had a 5.18 ERA. By the postseason, Lincecum wasn't even a starter.
"Last year was a tough one to swallow, but I got through it," Lincecum said. "Coming to the field today and being around all these guys, it's kind of hard not to be positive. You feel like anything can happen."
Lincecum was upbeat and said he decided to cut his hair in December. "It's kind of a fresh slate," he said.
The scissors session wasn't the only change to Lincecum's offseason. He worked with new trainers and added weighted sleds, kettlebells and pull-ups to his offseason workout routine. He put on 8 to 10 pounds of muscle.
"It's the way I put on the weight," Lincecum said. "Pound for pound, I feel like I'm back where I can be. I can be more explosive."
Lincecum's weight has fluctuated in the past. He gained 30 pounds in 2011 before dropping it all before the 2012 season. The result was a mechanical mess. The muscular Lincecum who showed up Friday pleased manager Bruce Bochy, who said he's eager to get his 2012 opening day starter back on a mound.
"He looks in great shape," Bochy said. "It's evident that he's been working hard. I know Timmy wants to bounce back and have a nice year, and I thought he handled himself well with the ups and downs he had last year."
The roller-coaster season included a trend that was easy to see and led many to believe there was a rift between Lincecum and catcher Buster Posey. Lincecum threw to backup Hector Sanchez 16 times during the regular season; he pitched to Posey 15 times. Asked if Lincecum and Posey would be back in step this season, Bochy said the process had already started.
"You saw two guys who worked very well together in the postseason," Bochy said. "They'll carry that into the spring. I don't see that being an issue at all."
Lincecum hopes to work with Posey more often this spring and said the two will have an increased comfort level. Posey was forceful when asked if the battery gets along.
"Timmy and I have a great relationship and ultimately we both want the same thing, and that's to win," Posey said. "It's that simple."
A return to his past winning ways not only would ease Lincecum's mind, it also would pad his wallet. The right-hander will be a free agent after the season, and Sabean said the Giants intend to let him play out the final year of his contract before making a decision.
That year will start with a clean slate and a new look, one that had teammates comparing Lincecum to Buddy Holly.
"He looks 12 now instead of 15," right-hander Ryan Vogelsong said. "I'm jealous."
"It's their stance versus our stance," Sabean said. "We'll continue to monitor it."
Sabean said he spoke with infielder Ryan Theriot's representatives in December, but Theriot wanted to wait before making a decision.
"We've lost contact," Sabean said.
"He's been cleared by Major League Baseball and also the visa process," Sabean said. "He's just another player in camp."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.
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- Feb 14:
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- Sharks in Sochi: How Marleau, Pavelski, Vlasic and Niemi fared
- Olympians go for the gold on Twitter, Facebook
- Purdy: Chasing the ghost of Stalin in Sochi
- Olympics: Meredith Vieira to host NBC's prime-time broadcast
- Olympics: Super combined silver medalist had inside knowledge
- Olympics: Could melting Sochi host Summer Games someday?
- Olympics: Quick to start for U.S. hockey team against Russia
- Olympics: U.S. women's curling team on brink of elimination
- Olympics: U.S. beats Germany in men's curling
- Winter Olympics: Your Friday morning update
- Olympics: High-tech suit to blame for slow speedskating?
- Olympics: Waiting for star to emerge
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- America's grip on the men's super-combined ski race ended in the mush Friday at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center.
Reigning Olympic champion Bode Miller and 2006 gold medalist Ted Ligety couldn't find the magic on a bumpy course that left many of the world's top skiers flailing.
It allowed unheralded Sandro Viletta of Switzerland to steal the gold while slalom expert Ivica Kostelic of Croatia became the first alpine skier to win four Olympic silver medals -- and he did it on a course set by his father, Ante Kostelic.
Meanwhile, Miller was sixth and Ligety, the current world champion in the combined event, struggled with the lower portion of the slalom run to finish 12th. Olympic newcomer Jared Goldberg of Salt Lake City had a solid run to take 11th.
Small victories are about all the American alpine ski team can celebrate midway through the Sochi Games. The men and women have disappointed with Squaw Valley's Julia Mancuso earning the only medal -- a bronze -- thus far.
"As a team, we skied defensive and we're looking forward to moving forward and attacking," U.S. men's coach Sasha Rearick said.
Ligety, 29, just didn't go hard enough in the slalom after finishing 18th in the downhill portion of the two-run race.
"I could have gone way, way harder," he said. "I'd much rather blown out being on the line of being too fast than do what I did today."
Ligety, who won three races at the 2013 World Championships, respected the course too much after inspecting it before he left the gate.
"I didn't think it would take a run that was 100 percent to come down and get a medal," he said.
Miller offered excuses after finishing eighth in the men's downhill earlier this week. But the most decorated U.S. Olympic alpine skier with five medals looked no further than himself Friday.
He chastised himself after the downhill, which was moved up an hour to avoid the late-morning sun. The poor run cost him too much time to make up in the slalom, an event he hasn't raced much in recent years.
"I don't have enough confidence in my slalom to go out and just pin it," he said. "I tried anyway because that's what I had to do to be on the podium. I just made a lot of little errors. The errors were really weird, too."
Miller, 36, described the time-eating mistakes as invisible while watching the event.
"But when you're skiing, you feel them," he added. "The snow was really responsive so the skis just pull back underneath you. You feel your speed go."
And with it, any chance of revitalizing America's ski prowess.
Miller's combined time of 2 minutes, 46.60 seconds was 1.40 seconds behind Viletta, who became the first Swiss man to win the super-combined.
Not that it provided any solace, but Miller earned his ninth top-10 Olympic placing -- tying him with Lasse Kjus of Norway for second in history. The record of 13 is held by Norwegian great Kjetil Andre Aamodt.
America's ski stars focused on what they did wrong Friday in terrible conditions. The T-shirt weather has turned Sochi into a place for spring break more than the Winter Olympics.
Miller said he and Ligety guarded the front of their skis too much.
"You just feel your speed, it's a pretty brutal feeling," Miller said. "I knew halfway down I had to start taking risks, but I couldn't really get the rhythm."
Viletta, 28, had no problems finding his.
"It was a perfect run for me," he said of the slalom.
Bronze medalist Christof Innerhofer of Italy also was celebratory after earning his second medal of the Sochi Games. He finished second in the men's downhill and is running laps around the U.S. team in the Caucasus Mountains.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.
Super letdown
American skiers Bode Miller (left) and Ted Ligety (right) had high expectations in the super-combined at the Sochi Games. Entering as the past two champions of the event, Ligety and Miller finished out of the medals Friday. Here's a look at how they've fared in the event at the Winter Games:
2002 2006 2010 2014
Ligety -- Gold Fifth 12th
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Every day, the Devils Lake Journal publishes a selection of stories both in print and on the web you can't find anywhere else. Today, Friday, December 14, 2012, found only in print in the pages of the Devils Lake Journal will be 5 things to do this weekend on page three, Brenda Langerud's column on page three and ""FDR in Hyde Park" movie review. Found only on the web will be Today in History.
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Great little timesaver. Definitely worth keeping in the dock, setting up sites when you're working locally.


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The Crow Valley Livestock Cooperative, Inc., (CVLCI) has the capacity to furnish each year at the times requested for each grazing season, the number of each class, sex, and weight of beef cattle needed for cooperative investigations involving grazing animals on the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER). This organization has cooperatively participated in rangeland research at the CPER for the past 65 years. Cattle furnished by CVLCI will graze on experimental pastures in the manner and amounts deemed necessary for research purposes, including overgrazing a certain part of the rangeland, or application of other stress treatments, for comparison with other treatments.
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Online Child Care Learning (CCL) is an Indiana based partnership that provides the educational components of the Child Development Associates (CDA) credential. The Online CDA Credential is available to meet the needs of providers in areas of the state with little or no access to traditional education. Students can take these classes when it is convenient and they have access to a computer. Because the course is online, a mentor is provided to encourage and to support the students as they navigate the CDA process, college-level course work, higher education and the daily challenges of working with children and families.


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As many as one in four women and one in seven men experience some form of abuse.
This is our 2013 How I #SeeDV campaign. For this year's campaign, please click here.
With domestic violence (DV) affecting such a large percentage of Americans, why don't we talk about this issue more? Why don't we discuss relationship health with our friends and family?
To spark change, we have to talk openly and acknowledge how domestic abuse affects our communities, our families and our lives. We have to be brave. We have to See DV.
There is only one way to end domestic violence — together. October is a chance for a national discussion about an issue that has claimed too many lives and must be addressed. Join us for Domestic Violence Awareness Month to raise awareness of abuse, one story, one statement, one survivor at a time.
Your turn: Tell us how you see domestic violence! This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're inviting everyone to speak up. Tell us about a time when you saw domestic violence firsthand. Tell us about the effects of DV. Tell us why it is important to you to speak up now.
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- Share your story — Do you have a blog? Write about your own thoughts around domestic violence. Or tell your story by word-of-mouth to friends.
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- Connect with us — Follow The National Domestic Violence Hotline on Facebook and Twitter, tag us in your social media posts, sign the 3 Minutes for 3 Million pledge and keep visiting thehotline.org.
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Funko has released the official list of characters it will have in its retro 80's action figure line (think Kenner era Star Wars figures), and it includes all of the major Universal Monsters and many 1980's horror icons.
The Universal Monsters include: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Mummy, Phantom of the Opera, Wolfman and Frankenstein's Monster.
Meanwhile, the "Modern Horror" group consists of: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger,Trick'R'Treat Sam, Pinhead, and Ghostface.


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Kiss will not perform during the band's April 10 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City because they can't agree what members should take part.
That's easy -- the original four should play. Let everybody else play cowbell.
The argument is over whether original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss would join Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in a live performance (yes), or whether the current lineup of Stanley, Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer should play instead (no), according to the Associated Press.
On the band's website, they call it "an emotional situation where there is no way to please everyone."
"Our intention was to celebrate the entire history of Kiss and give credit to all members, including longtime present members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, and additionally Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr all who have made this band what it is, regardless of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame's point of view," the band wrote on the site. "Although Kiss has moved forward far longer without them, Ace and Peter are at the very foundation of what we have built and this would all be impossible had they not been a part of it in the beginning."
"It is over 13 years since the original lineup has played together in makeup and we believe the memory of those times would not be enhanced," the statement continued. "To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up, and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame."
Of course this is impossible, but why don't you guys get over yourselves and just figure out how to play?
Frehley called into Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show Friday night and said Simmons and Stanley rejected a reunion with the original four members for the induction.
"They just shot down any type of reunion with us," Frehley said. "It's very frustrating. It's what the fans wanted, it's what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wanted, and it's not gonna happen. You don't want to do something for the fans after 40 years of them supporting you?"
That's right. I don't keep buying all those Kiss dolls ... er, action figures ... to get no Kiss reunion.
The band's statement claims it hasn't refused to play with Frehley and Criss.
Criss, who lives in Wall Township, N.J., said he fans should know there would be no reunion before they bought tickets for the induction ceremony, which range from $120 to nearly $600.
"This is disgraceful, and I feel bad for the fans who were looking forward to the four of us being inducted together," he said.
This makes me so mad, I'm about to cancel my plans to be buried in a Kiss coffin.
Oh yes, they really do have those ...
Criss didn't indicate whether he would attend the induction. Frehley said he is unsure whether he'll show up.
Gosh, this is terrible. Thankfully, my other favorite childhood band, Van Halen, didn't have this sort of embarrassing situation when they were inducted.
Oh ... that's right.
The original line-up was together from 1973 to 1980, and reunited from 1996 to 2000. The band has since continued with Singer and Thayer wearing Criss and Frehley's makeup and costumes.
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Hi, I am Danny Batson (Knouse) and I am a lifelong resident of the Chillicothe area. I was born in 1951 and graduated from CHS in 1969. I took over my dad's septic tank business that he founded in 1937. While I have been in every state (except Hawaii and Maine), there is no place like home! I love taking pictures of old and unusual things and sharing them. There is beauty in everything, if we look for it. I have three Facebook pages filled with local pictures that may be of interest: "Where Has Danny Been," Chillicothe Now," and "Danny Batson".
Hi, I am Gary Thomas and I was born just across from Central School in 1942. I graduated from CHS in 1960 and MU in 1964. After two years in Army, I completed a graduate degree at the University of Chicago in 1970. After working in software development for more than 40 years, I retired from Raytheon in 2007. I have an abiding interest in history and in researching past events, places, and people. My latest project is developing a history-based chronology for Livingston County from 1801-2000.
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING THE JAMES BROTHERS by Leota Elliott
Many years ago Thomas Jefferson Wells and his family were living on a farm near Greensburg, Missouri. This is located between Edina and Memphis, Missouri, which is now on Highway 15. Among the family of children, were a pair of little twin boys, John and Ben. One day they were watching their father and other members of the family dig up a sealed barrel of apples. These apples had been buried deep in the ground several months previously, which, prevented them from spoiling or freezing. It was an extremely cold and disagreeable day and the promise of even worse weather seemed apparent.
Suddenly the family was aware of two strange horsemen, neither of whom they had ever seen before. They had ridden up and dismounted, and looked very tired; and they were cold and no doubt hungry. Immediately, the Wells family invited them in their home to get warm and also extended an invitation for them to join the family for dinner which was nearly ready. Also, their horses were taken to the barn and fed.
In the course of conversation, the two strangers learned that the two little boys were twins. Although the same size they didn't resemble each other too much in appearance. Upon taking their leave, one of the strangers handed each of the twins, a silver dollar. A silver dollar in those days - was an enormous sum of money for a small boy!
Later it was learned that these two men were actually Frank and Jesse James - the notorious outlaws! Further developments resulted in the near future, that all the stores close-by were robbed, with the exception of the Jeff Wells' General Store! This was when the Wells family fully realized who had been their strange guests! Possibly the moral of this previous episode would be - "do unto others, as you would have them do unto you."
Years later, Frank James, who had served his sentence and reformed became a streetcar motorman in Fort Smith, Arkansas. For several years, he was a celebrity, and was requested by patrons of various Fair Boards to start the popular horse races throughout the Middle West.
One day before the Fair started at Memphis, Missouri, Frank James was talking to some of the men. Among them was Ben Wells, a village blacksmith from Greensburg. Frank was reminiscing, "Many years ago, when my brother and I were in this area, I recall a family that had just opened up a hole of apples that were sealed in a barrel. They were the best danged apples my brother and I ever ate - sure tasted good, for we were hungry and froze to the bone; we enjoyed a delicious meal and that family fed our horses. We'd never laid eyes on them before or since. I recollect a pair of twin boys -", Ben Wells interrupted, "Well sir, you're looking at one of them right now! You gave each of us a dollar - a silver dollar!"
These James brothers, had been members of the well known outlaw gang with the Daltons. The Daltons lived in the vicinity of Bible Grove, which is near Greensburg, Missouri. Uncle Ev and Aunt Lillie Kennison, who was a sister to Ben Wells, were neighbors of the Dalton family. Some of the Dalton Boys rode with the James outlaws. None of the outlaws ever bothered Uncle Ev's family or any of their neighbors.
Editor's Note: Here is an entry from my Livingston County Chronology for 1895.
Frank James (brother of Jesse) is here to serve as a horse race starter and judge at the Livingston County Fair. He also charges visitors fifty cents each while serving as tour guide of the James family Farm near Kearney.


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We challenged readers to narrow their New Orleans favorites down to three: one dish, one drink, one destination. They didn't disappoint, and neither did the NOLA natives and fans from elsewhere who found our challenge online and chimed in.
So whether you are headed to the Big Easy for the 49ers' Super Bowl appearance or Mardi Gras in early February or just because it's been too long since your last pilgrimage, here's a terrific array of suggestions.
Have more ideas? Join the conversation at www.mercurynews.com/travel.
DISH: Buy 2 pounds of boiled crawfish with potatoes and corn from the Original French Market. Get it to go.
DRINK: Anything from Abita Brewing on tap.
DESTINATION: With crawfish and beer in hand, head across street to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River and commence to sippin' and suckin'.
- David Cordova, Santa Clara
DISH: The "10 Napkin" po' boy at Acme Oyster House (it's roast beef, not oysters).
DRINK: The Hurricane from Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (nothing like the Pat O'Brien's version).
DESTINATION: Bloody Mary's Haunted Pub Crawl. Or The Dungeon bar. Hours are midnight to 6 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Look close, or you will walk right by it!
- Gina Buscheck, Livermore
DISH: Pascal's Manale for barbecue shrimp.
DRINK: Maple Leaf Bar for a Sazerac. (If you didn't wear the bib at Manale, you used to be able to do your laundry next door to the Maple Leaf.)
DESTINATION: Tipitina's for a show. The only thing better would be tickets to the Super Bowl.
- Howard Higley, Mountain View
DISH: The shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake at Jacques-Imo's is a must-try.
DRINK: I'd recommend anything on Cochon's cocktail menu. They make their own bitters.
DESTINATION: We took a road trip out to Avery Island, home of the Tabasco manufacturing plant. The tour was really brief, but you can smell the vinegar as you pull in, and they have a cute little country store for all your souvenir needs. Across the road is the Avery Island Jungle Gardens. Doing both is a worthwhile adventure just two hours from New Orleans.
- Mike Montaño, San Jose
DESTINATION: Stop by Peaches Records on North Peters Street, and you'll be welcomed like family. Outstanding local music selection with lots of vinyl. Get some New Orleans musical history while you move to the music.
DISH: A short walk takes you to Central Grocery for the best muffuletta in town. Plan to share!
- Marlene Vogelsang, San Leandro
DISH: Make sure to have a crawfish frittata for breakfast or brunch at Vacherie.
DRINK: The Moscow Mule at Sylvain in the Quarter for some wonderful people-watching and a gorgeous view of Jackson Square.
DESTINATION: Take the passenger ferry to the Westbank and take a walk around Old Algiers Point.
- Jeffrey Muir, Former New Orleans resident now living in Santa Cruz
DISH: Tracey's (used to be Parasol's) hot roast beef po' boy.
DRINK: Jacques-Imo's watermelon mojito.
DESTINATION: Locals go out on Frenchmen Street. I love Mimi's in the Marigny, Apple Barrel and D.B.A. All play great music all the time!
- Cara Willet, Saratoga
DISH: Muffuletta at Central Grocery -- all others are just a pale comparison.
DRINK: No favorite drink, although I did have a lot of long-neck beers while at Tipitina's or the Maple Leaf Bar when I lived there.
DESTINATION: Catch the seat just inside the first door in Preservation Hall (you'll be sitting right beside the trombone player -- don't worry, he'll never hit you; he's a professional :-) ). I always considered Preservation Hall my time machine.
- Pat Hill Vandermolen, Sunnyvale
DISH: Shrimp po' boy at Johnny's Po-Boy at 511 St. Louis St. in the Quarter. Red beans and rice there is also the best I have ever had.
DRINK: The Goody cocktail at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street. This is like no other spot you will ever see here in Northern California.
DESTINATION: Insta-Gator alligator farm in Covington (about an hour north of New Orleans) is a working gator farm that is helping preserve native gators as well as farm them for leather and meat. This is the true South for the tourist with a little curiosity in them.
- John Brorsen, Kensington
As a native New Orleanian, I offer these tips:
DISH: Gumbo Ya Ya, a chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, at Mr. B's Bistro. It is thick, smoky and dark with tender bits of chicken and an incredible sausage. It is on my last-meal list.
DRINK: Abita Amber, a locally brewed beer. Have one at Cooter Brown's in the Riverbend area, which you can get to by taking my advice below ...
DESTINATION: Take a ride on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar in the middle of the day when it is not too crowded ($1.25 each way). Ride it all the way to the end and back again. You'll see mansions, oak trees, Audubon Park, Tulane and Loyola universities, and a host of places to hop off and enjoy a drink, such as the Columns Hotel, where portions of "Pretty Baby" were filmed, or at Cooter Brown's.
BONUS SUGGESTION: Walk down Bourbon Street once so you can say you did, then spend most of your time getting to know the rest of our city.
- Mark Bologna, New Orleans
DISH: Pumpkin pancakes at The Blue Plate Cafe.
DRINK: Cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde (great for people-watching).
DESTINATION: The best low-cost activity in the city is a ride on the St. Charles Streetcar line.
- Jamie Radley, San Leandro
DISH: Charbroiled oysters at Drago's.
DRINK: Monsoon at Port of Call.
DESTINATION: Arcadian Books. Just a funky used bookstore. With books packed from the floor to the ceiling. And be sure to pick up a map of all of the other used bookstores in the area. It's one of my favorite things to do in New Orleans!
- Shawn Rossi, Jackson, Miss. (who found your request from a Google Alert on "New Orleans" so I can keep finding out neat things about one of my favorite cities)
DISH: Fried oyster po' boy at the Acme Oyster House. Great oyster shooters, too.
DRINK: Cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde. Delicious coffee with chicory in it.
DESTINATION: Mardi Gras World. Take the free ferry ride across the river, and a shuttle picks you up and takes you to the huge facility where they make the floats for the parades. Great tour.
- Susane Peruzzi, South San Francisco
DISH: Shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake at Jacques-Imo's. Best appetizer ever!
DRINK: Choose one drink? Are you kidding me?
DESTINATION: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel. A few steps off Bourbon Street and you are in another world. Intimate setting, great drinks, food, music.
- Laura Manthey, San Jose
DISH: Mosca's is among my favorite restaurants in the world. It looks like an abandoned gas station and it is a 30-minute drive from New Orleans, but definitely worth the trip. If I have to name a favorite dish it would be Oysters Mosca, Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken a La Grande, Shrimp Mosca, Spaghetti Bordelaise. Sorry, there's no naming just one dish at Mosca's.
DESTINATIONS: Visit the icon of New Orleans grocery shopping, Dorignac's. This is where the locals shop, and you will find ingredients for all your favorite Creole and Cajun dishes, including spice mixes, red beans, andouille, tasso and Poche's Crawfish Boudin. Gambino's Bakery is the place to visit for local treats like king cakes, doberge cakes and muffuletta bread.
- Vanessa Crews, Berkeley (but lived in New Orleans for five years)
DESTINATION: Few tourists know that the New Orleans Museum of Art has a room full of Fabergé objects, including five of the famed Easter eggs. My favorite thing to tell first-timers.
DISH/DRINK: Christmas Bar, Carousel Bar, Casamento's restaurant -- that's just the C's. So much more I wish I could say!
- Rose Steele, Until 1974, I lived all my life in Louisiana. I then took work in Oakland and was immediately sent to NOLA on assignment, where my desire to experiment was augmented by an expense account.
DISH: Flounder Meunière at Galatoire's. This restaurant has been a fixture in my family as one of the places to go to in New Orleans since I was a child.
DRINK: Sazerac at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone.
DESTINATION: My experience would be coffee and doughnuts (beignets) at the Café du Monde or Morning Call, preferably after a night in the city where the bars do not close.
- William Morrison
DISH: Seafood gumbo at the Gumbo Shop.
DRINK: Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's.
DESTINATION: Walking down Bourbon Street.
- Tracey Nero, Menlo Park
Having worked in the energy industry for many years, I had several business trips to New Orleans. Here are two dishes that were recommended to me by locals when I was there:
DISH: A Ferdi Special po' boy at Mother's Restaurant (401 Poydras St.). This has ham, roast beef and "debris" (pan drippings). It's heavenly, but don't tell your cardiologist.
DESSERT: The bread pudding souffle at Commander's Palace. I can still taste it, even though I haven't been in New Orleans for 15 years.
- Mark Said, San Ramon
DISH: The flaming Bananas Foster at Brennan's is to die for -- and worth the singe!
- Karen Komatsu-Sampson
DISH: Smoked sizzling oysters at GW Fins. Smoky, buttery, heaven on a plate.
DRINK: Chicory coffee (with sugary beignet) at Cafe du Monde. It's practically a requirement in NOLA.
DESTINATION: For people-watching, the Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone. Try the spicy Bloody Mary with green beans for a predinner cocktail.
- Cindy Swartzel, Hayward
DISH: House of Blues "Gospel Brunch" every Sunday. Red Fish Grill at 115 Bourbon St. Cafe Beignet for breakfast every day, with outdoor blues music.
DRINK: Hurricanes to drink ... anywhere!
DESTINATION: Zydeco music at the Tropical Isle on Bourbon Street.
- John and Linda Bauer, Redwood City
The last time I was in Naw'lins was before Katrina. Here are my favorite memories:
DISH: Bread pudding. The last time we were there, there was a great one at a place called Mother's that had fruit in it. Spent the rest of the trip sampling that and jambalaya everywhere we went.
DRINK: Sweet tea with beignets. On a hot day, nothing beats that cold sweetness pouring down your throat.
DESTINATION: In the French Quarter, we found an actual milliner's. What gorgeous hats! I still regret not coming home with one and would love to have the chance to get there and find a fabulous one and bring it home.
What a fun idea. Thanks for the chance to share.
- Cindy Skrivanek
DRINK: Cucumber martini at the Carousel Bar, Hotel Monteleone. So surprisingly delicate and delicious!
DISH: Toss-up between the charcuterie platter at Cochon Butcher, or the fried soft-shell crabs, lemon grits, arugula pistou and opal basil butter at Borgne (a John Besh restaurant).
DESTINATION: Getting off the St. Charles streetcar at a random stop and wandering around the Garden District, ending up on Magazine Street to check out all the cool shops, stopping for a banh mi at Magasin and finishing by sipping some rum at the Rum House.
- Tara Bradshaw, Trafalgar Travel, Kingston, Jamaica
DISH: Charbroiled oysters at Drago's Seafood Restaurant in the Hilton Hotel, 2 Poydras St. (also at 3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie).
DRINK: Sazerac at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St.
DESTINATION: The Spotted Cat for live music, 623 Frenchmen St.
- Gary Lion, Walnut Creek
DISH: The $5 plate of Hog's Head Cheese at Restaurant R'evolution. It is a delicious plate of porky goodness.
DRINK: The $2 drinks at Ms. Mae's on Magazine Street at Napoleon. Whoa.
DESTINATION: All of the used bookstores in the French Quarter, especially the Kitchen Witch on Toulouse Street.
- Kathleen Lewis, Los Angeles
DISHES/DESTINATIONS: Breakfast at Cafe du Monde and dinner at the Gumbo House -- both tourist must-dos!
- Joe Bolin, San Jose
DESTINATION: An amazing side trip is to the Laura Plantation, which was built by slaves known for their excellent carpentry skills. It was owned by a woman, and the slaves of Muslim faith were allowed to practice their religion. The tour is fascinating. Descendants of the slaves still live there, in humble small homes near the fields. I walked around dumbfounded.
What did I also love? The airport pipes in music by Louis Armstrong (and the airport is named after him), even the tacky tourist shops blast great music into the street, and the street music -- 12-piece brass band. Stay and hear them play (and donate money).
- Deborah Green, Berkeley
DISH: Fried oyster po' boy at Acme Oyster House. For this healthy eater who steers clear of fatty foods, it was worth every calorie.
DRINK: Mint julep at Oak Alley Plantation. I thought it would be cloyingly sweet, but it was the most refreshing, delicious libation I've ever had as I strolled around the old plantation.
DESTINATION: Have a cocktail on the porch of The Columns Hotel and watch the St. Charles streetcar go by. It's right out of a Southern Living magazine ad.
- Janet Diehl, San Jose
DISH: The bread pudding at Commander's Palace in the heart of the Garden District sets the ultimate standard. Remember to order at the time of a food order, because it requires prep time to rise. I have never found anything else comparable in the entire world.
DRINK: The 25-cent martinis at weekday lunchtime at Commander's. Probably will not be available during Super Bowl, but it is definitely worth checking. Make your reservations now.
DESTINATION: Lil' Cajun Swamp Tours (800-689-3213) is the best swamp tour, with knowledgeable, fun and authentic Cajun guides. NOLA natives recommend this one. I never met anyone who took the tour that did not like it.
- Harvey Checkman, Cupertino
DISH: Red beans and rice with sausage at Coop's Place.
DRINK: King Cake martini at the Parkway for Poor Boys -- the last one of many divine cocktails I had in NOLA.
DESTINATION: Preservation Hall for New Orleans jazz. Wonderful concerts every night. I was spellbound by Kristina Morales and the Bayou Shufflers on one of the nights we went.
- Karin Stenberg, Richmond
DISH: Nothing beats barbecue shrimp. Not really barbecued, but shrimp simmered in a rich creamy sauce, often served with polenta. Wonderful dish. You can find it in a number of restaurants, like Mr. B's Bistro.
DRINK: For something different, try the Hand Grenade, made with grain alcohol and Midori. The best are served at Tropical Isle bars, located in the Quarter.
DESTINATION: New Orleans is a walking town, and there are many routes to try. Just walking up and down the streets of the Quarter, taking in all the sights and smells and curious architecture, is a joy. So is a trip down the Moonwalk along the river. Or try a stroll through the Garden District.
- Clifton Crawford
As for me ...
DISH: I have lots of old favorites, but my newest discovery was the rabbit and sausage jambalaya at Coop's Place. Order the "supreme" version with shrimp and tasso.
DRINK: The Napoleon House is famous for serving a great version of -- get this -- a British cocktail, the Pimm's Cup. It's very refreshing on a humid day.
DESTINATION: The National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans' CBD (Central Business District), is a great place to steep yourself in history. Plan to spend at least half a day at this fascinating museum, and don't miss the terrific IMAX film narrated by Tom Hanks.
- Linda Zavoral, Travel editor, San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group
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- Don't Just Judge It By The FPS
First of all, I think in addition to my review read "CQC Sniper" and "I love AKs" review on this.
The KJW Mk.1 Carbine is a great gun for many reasons, but I find that the FPS is way too much. If you just airsoft with friends, they probably won't want to play with you, and if you airsoft in organized arenas you will have to use super heavy BBs (that are a pain to find and also expensive)to get the FPS into limits, if they even allow it. With that said onto the review.
LOOK: The Mk.1 Carbine is essentially the MK.1 pistol with a longer barrel and a stock. I personally I like the look, but the plastic doesn't look great, and with a scope on it is really weird.
CONSTRUCTION: Though the gun's body is mostly plastic, it is strong. And the parts that are metal are the most important (the internals and barrel). Now the positive of with it not being full metal is that it is extremely light at 2.75 pounds so you can run around easily with the Mk.1 Carbine. And the barrel is short so it is very easy to manuever. I suggest getting a scope, because even though it has iron sights it is hard to line up. Finally the stock is sort of weird at first, but you'll get use to it, and I personally grew to like it.
PREFORMANCE: Yes it really does go fast, and since I haven't chronographed it I will go with what shorty says. The range is also amazing, but that is with .2s which aren't very accurate. And as I said before you will have to find heavy BBs to get into airsoft places which takes a chunk out of the range. Now what i like about Gas Snipers is that they are semi-auto. Finally, due to it being a non blow back gas consumption isn't a lot which I apprieciate very much so.
OVERALL PACKAGE: At 105 dollars after shipping, you are getting a great deal. Now the mag is only 17 rounds, but if you are more of a sniper you will only need on mag.
To wrap it up here are the Pros and Cons:
- Amazing FPS
- Very Manueverable
- Not A Gas Guzzler
- Semi-Auto Sniper
- Good Durablility
- Not Too Expensive
- FPS Is Too Much
- The Plastic Doesn't Look Great
- Not The Best Iron Sights
Overall, think before you buy, because when you go out to airsoft you might find no one will want to airsoft with you. Just think!
- Once again, into the breech...I already wrote a review of this gun but it was not posted. I'll try again. This is not an Airsoft gun. It may say, Airsoft gun, but it has the velocity of a Colt .45 ACP at the muzzle. Something is seriously wrong with Shorty and everyone who wants to own this for ANYTHING other than shooting cans.
If people get hurt enough in Airsoft, we lost Airsoft as a sport. The gov will simply close us down and that's that.
I hate the comments above that take this gun lightly or say they shot a squirrel and it went right through the head (both parietal bones) or that those of us who oppose it are "pussies" (spelled wrong in the original comment) or that this is great for putting "a hole in someones car window with this bitch. Buy it. Not for tournaments, but think about it. Go hide in the woods and just snipe pedestrians." And... one fellow even admits that he shot a kid in the leg with penetration and had to pay $500 for the doctor's bills (and maybe a law suit?). Good grief !!!!
What the hell is wrong with us. We are not protected from the law just because we are a large sporting group. If you think that the Department of Homeland Security isn't looking for reasons to prevent even more "weapons" from being on the street (or in the woods), just use your common sense.
John H Gagnon (COL, ret), NSC, Director G2I, Commander CI/HUMINT TEAM (not an Airsoft team, I assure you) and commander of the IKDSD Airsoft Team.
- Pushing it.....I own the Mk.1 pistol and this is esentially the same thing except it's stronger. To give you an idea of what it looks like look at the pistol and then add a stock. Although the range is amazing it can be wildly inaccurate. Another thing is why would you even want to use Xtreme gas in this thing and push it to over 600fps? You must be a homicidal crazy if you do that and take it into an airsoft war. Just one shot to the jugular and you're opponent will be dead. Not cool. On the positives, this gun is cheap, durable, and in my opinion cool looking.
Now for all you people who don't like to read a lot I'll sum up the review here:
Super powerful
Cool looking
Great range
Great fuel usage
Goes through just about everything including foliage, soda cans, hands, legs, arms, etc.
Gas- Now some people, like me, don't necessarily see this as a con it can be irratating to refuel in the heat of battle. (One reason why I like AEGs better)
Plastic frame
My opinion: Go with the Mk.1 pistol. It's not going to put a hole in your buddies head and is cheaper.
Hope this Helped
- Friends get angry at friends when they have holes in them.......Lets start off by saying this gun is amazing, range 180 ft and dead on to a few inches. It is really powerful but pretty crappy looking.
Shoots Far
Looks terrible
Need tweezers to extract bbs from body!!!
Only semi auto
Low mag capacity
Looks horrible
Illegal for most matches
Gas gun... ( not big on gas )
Hurts friends
100 bucks for something you'll never get to use
.28 bbs are hard to find and very expensive (but probably the only way your friends will play with you)
Did I mention it looks weird?
Not for collectors because it is terrbly done and looks messed up
In conclusion I say if you have this type of money get a spring or electric gun or just something less ugly.
Don't Buy
- KJW MK1 CarbineI personally have owned this gun. It is very efficent and fast. Because it uses gas, it is semi-automatic. Everytime you pull the trigger, it will shoot.
The gun is balanced as far as metal and plastic goes. The barrell is metal, the trigger, the rails, and the hop-up are also metal. Everything else is plastic, to lessen weight and materials, the stock is a low-profile design. Meaning that the rear stock is hollow. (Shorty, get pics up now!)
This gun is REALLY strong!! With a .25 bb, the FPS is 475. And Shorty is wrong, with a .2, the FPS is 570. And this is scary, I tried it with a .12, and I got 750. This is all with Green Gas. I use heavy .45 bb's to even be allowed in the range. With a .45, its 330 FPS. Box comes with .2 bbs.
I was dissappointed when I committed an accuracy test in my backyard. This gun would shoot in random places. Even with my bi-pod, the bb's would not go in a straight line. This is not really although somewhat expected with a carbine. After I lubed it, it got a little bit better. It does this with all bb weights.
I kept this gun for a while, but I got really sick of it and traded it for a G18C. Then I bought a TM AK Beta.
Uses little gas
Relatively large magazine for a sniper.
Not too Accurate
Short barrell
Little more Plastic than Metal
Buy this if you would like a secondary, but its not that effective as a primary.
Hope this helped,
CQC Sniper
- amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is the best sniper ever!!!!!!!The sights aren't very good though. I tested it and it's accurate up to 270ft.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I also chronograpghed it. On an average of 5 shots it was 500 fps with .2 gram bbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It has quite a few plastic parts though. But at least it has a metal barrel. The stock is okay but the performance is amazing. It's very compact for a sniper rifle.
INTIMADATION: 5/5 (other kids go running when I tell them the velocity)
RANGE: 10/5 (270 ft. is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
PRICE: 10/5 This is worth twice as much as they sell it for)
CONSTRUCTION: 5/5 (it's solid)
CAPACITY: 5/5 (a true sniper doesn't need more than 20 shots, 17 is plenty)
It's the best sniper ever, all it needs is full metal. With it all lubed up and xtreme gas this thing is 590 fps with .2 gram bbs!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel bad for the people you go airsofting with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- seriously...Dude you guys, it is not a "deal" whatsoever, if your friends dont want to play with you because "yoor gun i twoo stwong" (spelling errors were on purpose), tell them to bring a hoodie sweatshirt and i full face mask. seriously, i guess this gun goes to show that you need to take simple precausions to own the best. lol, david if you read this, sean has the gun.
- amazingthis gun kicks ass it shoots simi auto so even if you miss you can shoot again and again my advices, DONT BUY, this gun is amazing but no one will want to play with you and all the peaple that get this gun will never die. buying this gun distroys the game. i sold this gun on ebay for 150$ so now i have the UTG sniper and now people can kill me. i also like the UTG better, it feels more realistic. it also is more fun to use. reamember people, airsoft is a fun GAME not not a WAR!!!!
make love not war!
- Crazy but lets be siriousOk this thing is the craziest thing ever my cousin has thind and my god its crazy and i only used it with green gas not Xtreme and let me tell you it is CRAZY. But really lets be real for a second here this thing can acsially kill some one some DO NOT USE IN A WAR YOU COULD END UP IN PRISON 25 - LIFE
crazy gun do not buy cus u never know what could happen with this
Cheeks Out
- ridiculousi can sum up this gun for everyone who hates reading long reviews. holy $h!t wear paintball armor


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2012 League Party
Sunday Sept. 16th 2012 - Exchange Park
All league members are encouraged to attend.
Here is a tentative schedule of events:
10am - Doubles 18 holes Exchange Retro X layout.
-Lunch- Either Pizza, Grill out or maybe I can be convinced to bring out Pablo's.
During Lunch Break - Awards - Nominate and vote on League Officials - Putting Contest. Start throw-offs for ace funds
- Long Drive - Worst shot out - Par 10 the Island - Finish Ace throw-offs
Singles 18 Holes Retro X style
Possible Safari 3 person best shot 9 holes to wrap it all up.
As usual League will provide beverages and Lunch.


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