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When Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt saw a Youtube video of 6-year-old Breanna crying – in it, she says wishes she was 25 so she could marry the NFL star – he took matters into his own hands.
"Does anyone happen to know this cute little girl? We have to find her and turn those tears into a smile," the 23-year-old professional athlete Tweeted Monday.
Two days later, Watt did just that and more.
Not only did he meet his little fan, but he also made her wish come true with a special proposal. "Thanks to your help, we found 6-year-old Breanna and she said yes to being my pretend wife for the day," he Tweeted with a series of photos of their meeting.
Last summer, NFL running back Brandon Jacobs also made the day of another young fan in a major way. He treated 6-year-old Joseph Armento to a bounce house outing after Armento sent him the contents of his piggybank in an effort to help the athlete to return to the New York Giants.
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This is a recording from the 6th edition of the Belgian Community Day (21 June 2012).
The Windows 8 Runtime (WinRT) is the cornerstone for developing native C++ applications for the Windows 8 Metro platform. This session will explain what exactly the WinRT is, what it is capable of, and how to use it for your C++ Metro applications. You will also see a few language changes that have been made to C++ to make it easier to use the WinRT. The Metro UI aspect of C++ Metro applications can be implemented using XAML or DirectX. This session will go deeper in on how to use XAML and the XAML designers to develop UI for C++ Apps.
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Build your Windows 8 app now! Make it real within 4 simple steps: http://www.microsoft.com/belux/msdn/metromap/buildyourapp.html
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BTW dont get me wrong, tutorial/presentation is nice though Im not fan of nonISO stuff
"You will also see a few language changes that have been made to C++ to make it easier to use the WinRT"
As has been proved in an other thread: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2011/09/12/10209291.aspx?PageIndex=4
no changes were needed to C++. This isn't true what you're saying. Stop lying. You made this WinRT syntax to suite/accomodate .Net crowd. That's the only reason.
And here is yet another link which shows what the WinRT really is, and proves in many points how unnecessary it really is: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2011/10/20/10228473.aspx
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COLUMBUS - Tony Reynolds hated wrestling.
He went out for the sport for the first time his freshman year, winning seven matches. Three years later, Fostoria's Reynolds is the Division III 170-pound state runner-up.
Reynolds was edged out in his state championship match to Travis Linton of Rootstown, 3-2.
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Linton opened the match with a first round takedown, forcing Reynolds to play catch-up.
"First takedown is key in almost any match," Fostoria coach Nick Davis said. "It's a doable deficit obviously, but on this stage, that's tough. First takedown is a tough one to give up."
A penalty point assessed to Reynolds in the second round didn't help matters, and Reynolds and his coaches had a decision to make to start the third trailing 3-0. Davis had Reynolds chose to go down, hoping to get a quick escape. For nearly the entire round, Reynolds couldn't break free, until he scored a two-point reversal with 22 seconds left.
Reynolds tried to turn Linton to score back points and win the match, but was unable to in the short time remaining.
After the match, Davis said which position to choose was a big debate.
"There in the third period, I was really debating between neutral or down," he said. "Personally as a coach, I'm kind of a slave to the down position. I preach that it's a free point every time and I believe that my guys can get out every time when I take down. Does it happen every time? No. He ended up getting the two very late. I was hoping maybe to catch some back points and maybe a stalling there at the end. He was kind of lying on the mat there the last 15 seconds. My opinion a stalling call there but I'm a touch biased."
Reynolds also said in hindsight, maybe he should've made a different decision.
"I tried to turn him the last couple seconds, but he wasn't doing much so I don't know," he said. "I kinda wish I would've chosen top going into the third. I feel like I was in a lot better shape than he was. He seemed pretty tired at the end there. I feel that if I would've chosen top then maybe I would've been able to turn him a lot easier."
Saturday's final completed a long journey for Reynolds that spanned from a seven-win first season, to a sixth place state finish as a junior, to being state runner-up as a senior.
"Freshman year, I really didn't even like wrestling. I just went out because my mom recommended it to me. She said that maybe I should try it since I'm not playing any other winter sport," he said. "I went out for it and I didn't like it at all freshman year. I hated it. But I went out again because I don't like basketball, and I'm not much of a bowler, and swimming is more of a recreational thing.
"I got better sophomore year, made it to districts. Then I figured 'hey, I made it to districts, try again and see if I can make it farther.' I started to like it my junior year. I still really didn't care that much, still wasn't very enthused, but then senior year after I placed at state the year before, it gave me the push to want do better because it was a great experience here my junior year."
Now, after not caring for the sport, Reynolds sees himself as a figure others in Fostoria can look up to, to see what's possible.
"I feel that a lot of kids, say they don't want to come out for wrestling because theyfd be in their first year as a freshman," he said. "I feel like I could be a role model to some of those kids and be like hey, you may not do so hot your freshman year but stick it out, you never know what could happen."


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Commissioners approved the preliminary engineer's report on the Wolf Creek ditch and granted the petition and instructed the county engineer to prepare a full report in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code at a special ditch hearing Monday morning.
Citizens spoke for and against the petition to clean the main channel of Wolf Creek. The project is to cost the county's General Fund about $225,000.
"I find that the project is necessary," Commissioner Jeff Wagner read from engineer Mark Zimmerman's preliminary report. "Benefits outweigh the cost of the proposed improvement and that it is in the public interest to grant the prayer of the petition."
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Commissioner Jeff Wagner speaks at the second Wolf Creek ditch hearing at the Public Safety Building at the fairgrounds Monday morning.
The petition was filed with commissioners last May, they held a viewing July 30 and had the first hearing Sept. 18.
"To simply dismiss the petition as some would like at this point, to me, is contrary to the law, if the three criteria (referenced by Zimmerman) are met," Wagner said.
Unlike Wagner, who said he had no preconceived notion to vote to go forward with the project or not, commissioner Dave Sauber said he initially was against the project because of the high cost.
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Prior to a Wolf Creek ditch hearing, Seneca County commissioners met briefly Monday morning.
Commissioner Dave Sauber said the county is not allowed to pay for incoming commissioners to attend the County Commissioners Association of Ohio's training conference.
Administrator Stacy Wilson said Dean Henry, public information officer for Seneca County, did an excellent job last week dealing with the house fire that happened on TR 124.
Sauber also spoke about Deputy Bill Herrig, who died of cancer last weekend.
"It surprised everyone," Sauber said. "I know from years of being around him that he truly and sincerely cared about the people and kids. He gave a lot back for the betterment of all. He will be missed."
In new business, the board approved:
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An appropriation adjustment of $500 within the General Fund.
A supplemental appropriation of $1,881.35 for Delinquent Real Estate Tax Fund.
An appropriation adjustment of $7,020.77 within the General Fund.
A supplemental appropriation of $7,680.64 to the General Fund for 2012.
A supplemental decrease of $18,079.18 to the Permanent Appropriations for the Soil & Water Fund for 2012.
A supplemental decrease to the Permanent Appropriation for the Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Fund.
Fund transfers of $75,000 to be made to Pavement Resurfacing Project.
Appropriation adjustment of $10,558.52 within the Maintenance & Repair Fund.
A supplemental appropriation of $34,944.47 for the Bascom/New Riegel Bond Service Fund.
A supplemental appropriation of $3,390.72 for the Bascom/ New Riegel Reserve Fund.
An appropriation adjustment of $500 within the Soil & Water Conservation District.
A supplemental appropriation of $60,491.98 for the Bascom/New Riegel Bond Service Fund.
A supplemental appropriation of $39,374 for the Ambulance Service Fund for 2012.
A resolution authorizing the contract service agreement with R. Renegade Co., to perform the work of renovations and improvements to the museum.
A resolution authorizing the commissioners to enter into an agreement with Nick's Lawn Mowing Service for snow removal for the county's small lots.
He said after talking with the mayor of Bettsville and seeing flooding conditions there, he saw the importance of the project.
Commissioner Ben Nutter said funding for the study is to come out of the General Fund and will not be recouped if the project does not go forward.
Wagner said payment for the creek project is to be weighted - the more a landowner benefits from it, the more that person will pay.
Kevin Williams, of Sycamore, said Zimmerman provided "no fact and no figure" of the benefits, and assumed that "blank exceeds $225,000."
"If the county engineer wants to put a quarter of a million dollars down on a hunch and play the bet, he's certainly free to do that with his money," Williams said. "But when you take other people's money and take other people's property and use of their property against their will, you better do better than 'blank.'"
Nutter said commissioners trust Zimmerman's opinion.
"(Zimmerman) is a duly elected, professionally trained engineer," Nutter said. "His opinion is considered 'expert' to me and the other commissioners, and that's what counts. To minimize his opinion because you don't like it, is not going to happen."
Another concern with the creek cleaning project is determining whose property is in the watershed and whose water does not drain into Wolf Creek.
Wagner said Zimmerman's final report will identify which properties are not draining into the creek, and these people will not pay for the project.
Wagner also suggested work should be done in stages, spread out for a few years, with the worst areas being cleaned first. He said in this way, the county would not have to front as much money.
If the project moves forward, by law the ditch is to be regularly maintained, Nutter said.
Zimmerman is to provide commissioners with the final report at the third and final hearing July 16. The date is subject to change, if the report is not completed.


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23% of Apple iPhone screens are cracked, according to a survey
0. phoneArena 09 Feb 2013, 13:41 posted on
A poll taken by an insurance company that insures mobile handsets, found that 23% of the the 2,471 Apple iPhone owners responding to a survey were sporting an iPhone with cracked glass; some didn't have the time to get the repair made, while for some it was a matter of money if they did not carry insurance for the device...
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1. toiletcleaner (Posts: 224; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
icrack ?
9. loyals (Posts: 129; Member since: 10 Nov 2012)
whoever has cracked screens usually respond to that surveys to show thier frustation. however in breakt ests , one x , note 2 , breaks easier than iphone
25. SonyFan (Posts: 22; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
i've never seen a phone which has a crack and is no iphone(ok maybe 1 but not more)
i know about 10 people who has cracked iphones
50. bigdawg23 (Posts: 449; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Every I know that cracks their phone gets it fixed. Now as for damaged phones most of the ones I see are Samsung. Personally I dropped my Skyrocket once from 8" off a soft tile floor and the screen shattered, also same thing with my Note. I had my Vivid fall out of my pocket from 3 feet and shattered the screen. My buddy has had two SG3 broke in what phones generally do not. Meanwhile my iPhone 5 has been dropped twice with no issues, And no I am not accident prone, but work in a physically environment that has caused these issues.
Yesterday I talk to a girl with a cracked Note 2 screen. She was pissed because her phone was in a wallet flip case. Two of here credit cards did the damage. She said she slipped on the ice and her phone was in her jacket pocket. The cards get pressed harder than normal and broke it.
64. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
heh, icrack... That's what she said!
68. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Dude I guy at my job dropped his note 2, and completely shattered the screen. We were standing in his bus he's about my height 6'5", and was holding the phone at chin level. So from about 6' it took one bad fall...I'll admit it was a bad fall, and that was it.
77. Droiddoes (unregistered)
This happened...
78. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
If a phone falls from 6', there's no way it's going to survive.
79. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Probably not. That's a high fall for something packing glass
82. tuminatr (Posts: 773; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
My understanding is that the Iphone up tel the Iphone 4 had Gorilla Glass that the 4 and 4s tried the same kind of glas put on supertrain windshields and has a much higer rate of cracking but less scratching. Also that they went back to Gorilla Glass with the Iphone 5
29. Johnnokia (Posts: 1093; Member since: 27 May 2012)
Buy Nokia phone in 2013.
2053 .. Every thing is intact like 40 years ago.
48. Lawliet (Posts: 160; Member since: 02 Jul 2012)
Did you leave it inside the box in a treasure chest ?
75. sayedejaz (Posts: 24; Member since: 05 Feb 2013)
Siri, siri
bluetooth sharing?
File manager?
Open apple maps?
2. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Its a design feature of the iphone at this stage,you either totally cover up that expensive 'premium' glass design with a rugged case or you add insurance to your contract.
7. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I wonder if the other 77% have iCases on their phone? Just walking around, if I see someone using an iPhone, there seem to be a lot of them with cases. Don't know if it is 3 out of 4, but it is a lot.
19. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I case mine, for both drop protection, and to keep resale value high. Think about it bro, even if it survives the drop scratches scuffs, and dings make the device less pretty, and drops resale value. People I don't care if its gorilla glass 4...case your device.
40. techtruth (Posts: 30; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
iphones are just meant to show off dude!!! a case just ruins that....
41. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
They're also by far the most valuable phones on the resale market, so it makes sense to keep them looking beautiful, and damage free. U conveniently forgot to mention that part.
43. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Not so much, which is why they have the stupid and purpose-defeating hole in the back to show the silly logo.
I wonder when apple will start making the logo on their mobile devices' logo glow.
20. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I sold plenty of iPhones on Craigslist, and the most asked question was always does it have any damage.
59. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
mine has no scratches...is well protected
69. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Smart man
81. stealthd (unregistered)
Just like the Nexus 4
3. Desmund (Posts: 74; Member since: 01 Nov 2012)
Wait doesn't Apple use Gorilla Glass? Or at least I thought they did.
5. drnggaj33 (Posts: 127; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
because they want ppl to buy apple care apple wants to make $$$$$ duh
13. Desmund (Posts: 74; Member since: 01 Nov 2012)
Well I didn't know that's why I asked duh.
6. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Gorilla glass 2
11. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Are you sure it has Gorilla Glass? It's not on Corning's official product list;
The glass may be made by Corning, I just don't think it's officially Gorilla Glass.
32. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
And I do understand that the page does say that some devices may be unlisted and still have Gorilla Glass, but you would think that if your product is on the iPhone, arguably the most popular and well known smartphone, you would want to list that on your product website.
Also, I have never seen any official statements from Apple about them using Gorilla Glass. I've seen them make statements about using glass from Corning, but not Gorilla Glass specifically. Until Apple or Corning makes a statement saying that the iPhone does in fact use Gorilla Glass, it's safe to say that it doesn't.
Otherwise, most people could see it as Apple's act at making their profit margins even larger at the cost of the consumer.
4. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
They do, but ask yourself what are people doing to crack them.
10. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3789; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
For sure they didn't drop them to see if it can crack or break!
18. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lol I hope not.
44. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I direct you to this articlehttp://www.phonearena.com/news
/Nokia-Lumia-820-gets-stepped-on-in-this-advertisement_id37186which refers tohttp://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v =DE9WLgLBeDM&feature=player_em bedded&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3F feature%3Dplayer_embedded%26v% 3DDE9WLgLBeDM
Iphones break by being looked at.
8. tomn1ce (Posts: 212; Member since: 12 Mar 2012)
I must say that I've seen a lot of iphones with cracked screens. I guess some people don't want to pay for insurance or insurance isn't an option for them and they refuse to put a case and/or screen protector on their device....oh well, shame on them...
12. AamirSIII (banned) (Posts: 187; Member since: 04 Oct 2012)
after all these years of "GORILLA GLASS" sh*t, i have come to a conclusion that this is nothing but bs!
14. Desmund (Posts: 74; Member since: 01 Nov 2012)
Like someone said certain phones don't have it apparently my Atrix does and the only thing it's suffered is a crack, but the way it looks is a line through the middle of the phone and that's it. So it worked for me for these two years lol.
52. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Its not BS. Gorilla Glass was never said to be indestructible.
Highly damage resistant is like water resistant. Resistant is not the same as proof.
15. aco96 (Posts: 240; Member since: 12 Oct 2012)
My 2,5 years old Nokia X6 has very tough screen. It's much more durable than my X7 (which is 6 months old, and has much more scratches)
16. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Apple fans new slogan.
It just works, even with a cracked screen!
17. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1236; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
The other 77% have otterboxes on them. I can't remember the last time I saw an iPhone without an otterbox.
26. kozza3 (Posts: 698; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
good for otterbox? i really wish there were more options easily available in stores... :(
21. Tele7 (Posts: 47; Member since: 12 Dec 2012)
Gorilla Glass is though against impacts coming from the front, scratches etc. but every mobile glass crack if you hit it on the sides (especially if it's not surrounded by metal or plastic)
22. ilia1986 (unregistered)
And on other news: 100% of Android users reported that they have successfully customized their device to their liking.
33. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
My iPhone is customized to my liking. Not many options so its easy to do. U know what I do like that I just discovered? U can go into the picture folders hit edit, and rearrange them. That kinda shocked me, due to the fact that iOS doesn't offer much customization.
35. tedkord (Posts: 11706; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Did you go for the rows of icons, or the rows of icons?
38. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Ted grow up, at least sometime say something intelligent. No need for constant foolishness
61. tedkord (Posts: 11706; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
I will if you will.
It was a joke. Unbunch your panties.
56. BattleBrat (Posts: 1458; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
66. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
I go for the icons specailly when they are in rows...
67. ilia1986 (unregistered)
But you can also place icons in columns! It's such a huge change!
Oh and did you know that you can have your standard lock screen and also... the standard lock screen? It's insane!
23. pkiran1996 (Posts: 166; Member since: 22 Oct 2011)
Every person I know who has had a problem with their iPhone has had either:
1. Cracked screen (from dropping it)
2. Faulty home button. (on all generations)
...And Apple fanboys dare to criticise companies like Samsung and LG for build quality.
31. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What do I think would happen, or could happen to a Samsung or lg if u dropped?
65. JC557 (Posts: 1520; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
I dropped my Droid Charge, HTC Thunderbolt, Droid 1 and Droid Inc. All survived with the most happening is chipping in the casing or the back cover popping off. Now if I were to forcibly throw the phones that would be a different story (which I did due to frustration of the 256MB RAM on the Droid 1). None of the phones had cases, same goes for my Rezound. The casing on the Nexus 4 may crack easily but I'm not sure about the screen which is what we're talking about here. I guess it depends on how it was assembled.
It's not that I'm clumsy but have a pretty rough occupation along with people rushing into my lab for results.
70. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
U need a case
60. 9thWonderful (Posts: 232; Member since: 24 Jan 2013)
And every person you know is either a moron or has no sense of responsibility when it comes to taking care of their phones. I'm going to go w/the latter. If you dropped the phone and the screen cracked...mf'er...its bc you dropped it. Why is that the phones fault? Never had a home button issue or cracked screen. If these ppl are careless w/their phones take responsibility for that carelessness...don't blame the phone build quality. Learn how to handle a phone...smh
24. papss (unregistered)
I know two people that have cracked iphones
36. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I know more than that.
27. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
>> 31% of those with a cracked screen said that they would not bother getting it fixed.
Pretty high number :)
28. Neopanther (Posts: 2; Member since: 09 Feb 2013)
You wouldn't catch me with one of those phones if someone snuck one in my coffin at my funeral.
30. boosook (Posts: 1437; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
The truth is that plastic is simply better for screens.


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by Gary Sipiorski, Dairy Development Manager, Vita Plus, Corp.
Most dairy nutritionists already have been stuffing cows with as many alternative feeds as they can lay their ration formulas on. If there is less corn or soybeans at harvest time, due to our current drought, there will certainly be less of the by-products that come from those main crops.
That shortage will place a huge demand on other feed sources, as well. If there is time, seed down an alternative forage crop for this year or one that will be ready late next spring. Are there corn growers in your area who have corn but will not have a grain crop? Those fields may be available for corn silage.
We have been here before in drought conditions. Most have made it through these difficult events. Now is the time to start thinking through a longer-term plan for the next 12 months.
Crop insurance will help in many cases for those who grow their own crops, but feed will still need to be bought and it will not be cheap. There may be some government programs distributed by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). Those generally take a long time to initiate, and in an election year, it is anybody's guess what will come out of Washington.
Now is the time to have your loan officer come out to the dairy to see your situation. Lenders are well aware of moisture conditions in your region and nationally. It does help them to see firsthand what is happening on your dairy. Break out the year-end balance sheets and 2012 cash flow projections to review them. Then redo the cash flow to your best guess of what your new costs and income will be. It is better to review and redo your cash flow sooner than later. Try to be realistic and not too pessimistic.
Then sit down with your lender and go through the numbers. Discuss what new operating lines of credit may be needed. Lenders may not grant a new request on the spot and generally will have to take new credit requests to upper management and/or the lender's loan committee.
Starting this process early tells the lender you are thinking ahead of the need rather than coming in the door when the last few feet are left in the bunker. Have a plan and that plan should remain flexible at this time to allow you to react to any new developments.
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Tax increases won't help West Virginians
February 9, 2013
Signs of budget trouble in West Virginia have been visible for the past couple of years. But thus far, state officials' wise policy of projecting revenue conservatively has served them well....
"Indications are clear that revenue from some sources, such as legalized gambling and severance taxes from coal mining, will continue to decrease." Granny always said don't put all your eggs in one basket. The people have warned about both of these sources being to heavily depended on for revenue. Why don't pols listen.
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"We can live without gubment." Sure can but do we want to live like that?
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The hidden taxes are going up they have just learned to disguise them in different ways. A politicians only exist to spend not save. When a politician states that your good to go you had better start looking under the rocks, behind your back etc. That alternative energy act HB 103 is already getting rid of coal. Now they have HB 2025 the West Virginia Energy Efficiency Act will drive the cost of electricty up significantly. The government collects the proceeds. Remember the government cant give you anything without taking it from you or someone else first. That includes apparently paying the bills without raising taxes. Until spend is significantly reduced you can't make ends meet.
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The answer is simple, unfortunately it's adversarial to a politician: Get government out of the way and let private enterprise work more people working = more tax revenue. It's a double win, not only are they not taking put of the system they are now putting gin to the system. After the 2008 crash I personally had 3 friends who were unemployed I now have 7, but the pol keep blowing smoke up our a$% and tell us things are getting better. I'll bet if anyone of you look around you see a similar scenerio.
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Don't, thanks for the input about your friends. I have been so silly: every month I look at reams of data on the economy. From now on I will just await reports from your friends.
BTW, you might ask one of your friends about the rising stock market, the declining deficit, the increase in home prices, or the 35 months of increasing employmnent.
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The federal unfunded medicaid mandate will bury the state. The governor should tell the fed to stick it.
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Even though my "Progressive" comrades have never met a tax (or its increase) that they didn't like, I am glad to read the Journal's stand against it.
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Just in case the editor missed it. In his story entitled, "One with Courage" Campaign, Reporter Marshall wrote, w/o attribution--as if it were his own: "Last year alone, 173 children from the Eastern Panhandle walked through the agency's door for a forensic interview and a total of 2,358 children received services from advocacy center programs in West Virginia. Almost 80 percent of children served were identified as alleged victims of sexual abuse."
And here is what WV Public Radio Reporter Suzanne Higgins wrote on January 31, 2012: "Last year alone, 173 children from the Eastern Panhandle walked through the agency's door for a forensic interview and a total of 2,358 children received services from advocacy center programs in West Virginia. Almost 80 percent of children served were identified as alleged victims of sexual abuse."
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CO--> I know your retired, but maybe look around you. Unfortuunetely a couple of my friends lost their homes and a renting, so they getting doubly screwed, if they're unemployed they have no money to invest, for someone who claims to be an economists (or do you only play one on TV) you have no idea why the market is going up do you. Think about where the $45 billion of newly printed money from the feds to the big banks is going each month.
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"Get government out of the way and let private enterprise work more" Aw yes, good old private enterprise. Free to take the profits and leave the losses for the taxpayer to pick up.
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Beepbeep--> no that's called corporatism not capitalism. And the democrats support it more then the republicans (although both parties are guilty to some degree). Think bank bailout, gm bailout, foood "safety" bill, obamacare, etc. Then you will begin to get the gist of it.
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WOW a rocket scientist wrote the article.....budget trouble in West Virginia has been visible for the past couple of years.....does it surprise anyone given that the State liberal democrats are in charge of budget? Why do you think that Charles Town is about bankrupt? Councilman Poeanessa, Slover and Bringetot give our tax dollars to the Opry House to buy new carpet, then the Opry House turns around and buys the building next door. I guess the Opry House really shoved the taxpayers of Charles Town. Why do Bringetot, Slover and Ms. Poenessa take our tax dollars and redistribute them to the arts when we have sidewalks crumbling, our drinking water is terrible and businesses downtown are hurting. Redistribute your own money but not mine. Not bad enought the Feds, State and County does it, now Slover, Bringetot and Poeassna are doing it with City money. They could care less about City taxpayers. We need these liberals off City Council.
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Co--> A little more data to back up my data (vs. the "ministry of truth's") Here are some of the survey's key findings:
Eight in 10 Americans are skeptical that career and employment opportunities will be better for the next generation. More than half of Americans say the economy will not fully recover from the 2007-2009 recession for another six years; 29% believe the economy will never fully recover. 73% of Americans were directly impacted by the recession: individuals surveyed had either lost a job themselves or a family member/close relative had been out work because of the economic downturn. The majority of survey participants said college would become unaffordable for most young Americans. 56% reported having fewer savings than before the recession. More than half of those who were laid off or lost a job said they cut back on medical treatment or doctor visits. 40% of Americans have borrowed money from family or friends.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Lauren Ashley Wells and Alec Wilson Kitch were united in marriage on Saturday, July 13 at half past six o'clock in the evening at the home of Gerald and Nancy Kitch in Asheville, North Carolina. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Robert Blackburn.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wells of Belmont, North Carolina; granddaughter of Mrs. Anna Jean Chambers and the late Mr. Harold Chambers of Clyde, North Carolina; and Mrs. Nancy Wells and the late Mr. John Wells of Canton, North Carolina.
The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Russell Kitch of Summerville, South Carolina; grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kitch of Asheville, North Carolina and of Mrs. Katherine DeCourcy and the late Mr. William DeCourcy of Laguna Woods, California; and the late Mrs. Louise DeCourcy of Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a San Patrick Rita strapless gown of exquisite lace and romantic tulle with a sweetheart neckline. The gown flares into an enchanting mermaid tail, and a majestic tulle train adorned with lace applications culminating in a romantic chapel train.
Miss Taylor Holt of Charlotte, North Carolina served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Miss Jana Kitch, sister of the groom; Miss Lily Patterson of Worthington, Ohio; Miss Casey Poff of Durham, North Carolina; and Miss Stefani Shuey of Charlotte, North Carolina. The flower girl was Miss Addison Israel of Fort Mill, South Carolina.
The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore floor length gowns in coral chiffon.
Mr. Sean O'Connor of New York, New York served as best man. Groomsmen included Mr. John Ellis of Charleston, South Carolina; Mr. Sean Kitch, brother of the groom; Mr. Steffan Nunn of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Mr. Cameron Wells, brother of the bride.
The ring bearer was Dominic Driskill of Fort Mill, South Carolina.
The bride is a graduate of South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis on Occupational Therapy and recently graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston with a Master's Degree in Rehab Science/Occupational Therapy.
The groom is a graduate of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude from Clemson University Calhoun Honors College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences and is currently attending the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, South Carolina.
Following a honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Lauren and Alec will reside in Greenville, South Carolina.
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While I can't argue with your quite accurate critique of the majority of editorials in the leader, I must ask you:Originally posted by T-Hawk Yooper:
With all due respect and sympathy to Mr. Daenicke and his dog Packer... Your claims that wolves will somehow develop a "healthy fear of humans" is without basis or supporting evidence. It is absurd to believe that firing a gun over a wolf's head will change its natural instincts, it is a "wild" animal. Quite possibly, the editor would rather have the average wolf hating citizen put a bullet in the animal (rather than over it's head) and send it down the river, as has happened to many of these much maligned animals. I understand that such biased claims are quite typical of many editorials written in this paper, but even so, making wild claims about the biological nature of wolves does little to help solve the problem. Suggesting that "young children" are somehow at risk does little more than stir the pot of hysteria that characterizes many citizens attitudes towards the wolf. Let's leave biological facts to the biologists, it's what they do.
I can't lie.. if anything validates a serious ecological conversation for me, it's Bonanza!!Originally posted by Catfish:
I believe the solution to this situation of wolves running at large on my eighty acres warrants, as Brian and Old Scout agree, to carry a pistol for protection. While the concealed carry law was shot down, we still can carry a weapon, not concealed, on our hip while walking in the woods. I really don't care if the animal is on the endangered list at all if it is attacking me, my wife, my kids, or my dog. Without hestation I will shoot to protect me and mine. If you watch Bonanza you see all of the citizen men carrying guns on their hip. They didn't play politics while walking in the woods.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Charleston Southern University has announced the kickoff times for its season-opening, four-game home stand, the Buccaneers first home stand under its new lights.
The CSU football team will play the first four night games in program history all in September.
The Buccaneers will open the season on Aug. 28 with a 7 p.m. kickoff against Point (Ga.) in the first night game in school history.
A visit from Newberry nine days later on Sept. 6 will kick at 6 p.m. CSU will host Campbell in a second Thursday night game on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.
CSU closes out its four-game home stand with a 6 p.m. kickoff against crosstown rival The Citadel on Sept. 20. The Bucs beat the Bulldogs last season in their opener, 32-29.
The Bucs will host Presbyterian in their Big South Conference opener on Oct. 18 for Homecoming 2014 at 3 p.m. before Gardner-Webb visits on Nov. 8 for an 11 a.m. kick on Senior Day.
Kickoff times for games against SEC opponents Vanderbilt (Oct. 11) and Georgia (Nov. 22) are not expected to be announced until the weeks before each game.
Times have also been set for November road games at Monmouth and Liberty.
CSU reports for fall camp on July 31. The Bucs are coming off a school record 10 wins in a 10-3 season in 2013.
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10 Pets My Family Will Never Ownamberdoty
We are a dog family. My husband and I both grew up with them and we are both allergic to cats. The decision of what kind of pet we would have was easily reached.
Anders loves our border collie, but occasionally, after spending an afternoon pouring over an animal book or conversing with a friend at school whose family pet is less traditional, he questions why we don't own something more exotic.
While at some point I may be convinced to take on a goldfish or two, I'm pretty resolute in my list of animals we will never own.
Here are 10 creatures we won't be welcoming home:
Ants 1 of 10Any creature that requires its own farm is a no in my book. Sorry, kids. Photo credit: Flickr.
Exotic Bird 2 of 10I already have two creatures I am inadvertently teaching curse words. Having a bird squawk back my foul language too? No thank you. Photo credit: Stock.xchng.
Baby Chick 3 of 10Sure they look cute, but they grow into chickens hell bent on pecking your eyes out while you sleep. At least, that's what I tell my kid when he begs for one each Easter. Don't judge.
Iguana 4 of 10My son's reason for wanting an iguana and my reason for declaring we will never own one is the same. They can detach their tails. Forcing my kid to part with his collection of saved iguana tales? Not on my life list. Photo credit: Flickr.
Monkey 5 of 10We have a strict "no pets that require diaper changing" policy in our home. Photo credit: Stock.xchng.
Pig 6 of 10I like my pot-bellies where they belong -- on babies and my husband. Photo credit: Flickr.
Rat 7 of 10Does this one even need explanation?Photo credit: Flickr.
Boa Constrictor 8 of 10If the kids develop an urge to be squeezed to death I'll take them to visit their great aunt Martha. At least she won't swallow them whole afterwards, but she does smell like mothballs. Photo credit: Stock.xchng
Turtle 9 of 10This creature just isn't cuddly enough to risk salmonella. Photo credit: Stock.xchng.
Tarantula 10 of 10Female tarantulas can live up to 20 years. Also, they have eight hairy legs and I hear they never shave. Photo credit: Flickr.
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While the Albanian Red Cross hosted a round table discussion on volunteerism in the country, students from A.Z. Çajupi School, the Institute of the Blind, and other children from disadvantaged backgrounds participated in theatre and music performances, a volunteerism fair and environmental activities.
The activities started off with environmental education for the students of A.Z. Cajupi school given by the Regional Environmental Center (REC). Together with representatives from five other local high schools, the students painted the wall of the schoolyard and planted a symbolic MDG tree in the nearby Tirana Lake Park. The MDGs are a set of time-bound objectives that, among others, aim to end extreme poverty and improve health, education, gender equality and environmental sustainability by 2015.
Posters and paintings on volunteerism and MDG related topics were prepared, which were subsequently displayed at the volunteerism fair.
In the 'Pyramid' centre, more than 400 children gathered to watch the performances of theatre sketches, poems, dances and music. Each performance had a theme based on one of the MDGs. Five artists from the Qendra Nderkombetare e Kultures (QNK – International Centre of Culture) had prepared the show with the students throughout November. QNK, together with the Tirana Education Directorate, voluntarily hosted and supported the project.
Mujë Buçpapaj, Director of QNK, said that he was "very glad to see the children coming and going for their rehearsals." "It doesn't happen often that we host events with such special children - they are amazing and an inspiration to us all", he added.
Reihan Shkreta, Director of the Institute for the Blind, stated that "the children were happier than anyone could imagine. I am sure that the day will remain in their memories for a long time."
At the same time, the volunteerism fair displayed drawings and posters which had been prepared by the students of A.Z. Cajupi school, the Institute for the Blind, the Institute for the Deaf and Mute, "Zyber Hallulli" Orphanage and Bajram Curri School.
UNV and other volunteer organizations took part in the exhibition, documenting their activities and distributing promotional material.
While the youth activities were going on, representatives from UNV, Albanian Youth Council, Albanian Red Cross (ARC), Civil Society Development Centre, ILO, MJAFT! Movement, REC Albania, as well as the Youth Council of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports met to discuss the future of volunteerism in Albania. Main topic was the need for a volunteerism law and the adaption of volunteering models from the communities.
Among the participants was Prof. Zyhdi Dervishi, Social Sciences Faculty Professor. He underlined the importance of volunteer action and civic engagement as a potential for social and economic changes in a country. "Albania has always had a good spirit of volunteerism and philanthropy", he said. "The legal base for supporting the volunteers and volunteer action is existing, but there is a need to implement these laws and amendments."
Mr. Gjolek Mera, Executive Director of the Civil Society Development Centre, pointed to the need to recognize volunteers and their contribution to development. "There is a real need to value the role of volunteers in Albania and in general in the Balkans," added Ms. Zofia Cierzniak, a Polish volunteer within the European Voluntary Service programme, working at the Youth Police Department at the MTCYS.
The events were complimented by TV and radio broadcasts on six channels that introduced IVD and presented ongoing activities; such as "Radio Tirana", which dedicated one hour to broadcast a feature on volunteerism, civil society and active citizenship in Albania.


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New Student Orientation week will take place beginning on Thursday, July 31, 2014.
All students (including International Students) must check-in according to the beginning
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There is a non-refundable $235.00 room reservation fee due by June 15, 2014 and may be paid by mailing a money order to the Office of Recruitment and Admissions or by calling the Business Office at 501-370-5202 and pay with credit or debit card. Call 501-975-6059 (Residential Life Center) for questions related to housing. We strongly encourage you to pay your deposit as soon as possible because room space is at a premium.
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Toward meaningful forage tests
Toward meaningful forage tests
Fiber level (NDF) still rules. Compare digestibility values to the average for the lab.
by Dave Taysom
The author is director for Dairyland Laboratories, Inc., Arcadia, Wis. He acknowledges the useful input of Dave Mertens at USDA's Dairy Forage Research Center.
Fiber and starch digestibility are important to you and your cows. Many trials have documented that cows will eat more and produce more when fed forages that have higher NDF digestibility. Michigan State researchers reviewed the published literature and found that, for every 1 percentage unit of increase in NDF digestibility:
• Cows will eat 0.44 pound more dry matter per day.
• Produce 0.51 pound more milk.
• Gain 0.09 pound more body weight per day.
Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin, has said, "A 14 percent unit difference in starch digestibility would translate into a 10 percent unit difference in TDN. At a 10-pound dry matter per cow per day feeding rate of corn, failure to account for this difference could cost 3 pounds of milk per cow per day."
Fiber and starch digestibility measurements can help improve the accuracy of ration balancing. The quality of these measurements are affected by three factors. First, there is accuracy — a measure of the ability of a procedure to measure or predict the "true" or agreed-upon values. For feeds and forages, accuracy implies how closely the analytical value of the samples submitted compares to the true value of the feed. Then there is precision or repeatability. This is a measure of the ability of a procedure to repeatedly provide the same result for a particular sample. Third, there is bias . . . a systematic distortion from the known or consensus value.
Accuracy ensures the analytical measurements are useful for establishing the value of a feed and in formulating diets. Precision is needed to gain confidence in the sampling and the analytical method used, as well as the laboratory performing the analysis.
Forage and feedstuff can vary significantly in NDF and starch digestibility. In addition, the analytical techniques also vary from run to run and from lab to lab. Variation is natural and unavoidable.
• Feeds and forages inherently vary in chemical and biological makeup due to genetic and environmental effects.
• Labs use different analytical procedures. If no variation existed among feeds, analytical labs would not be necessary, and book values would be good enough.
Many studies have documented that the analytical variation of feeds and forages generally is quite small compared to variation involved with sampling, feed preparation, and mixing.
Certain procedures (DM, ash, protein) can be measured quite accurately, whereas fiber fractions and fiber digestibility are considerably more variable. NDF digestibility is the combination of two analytical measurements . . . original NDF concentration of the sample and the in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD) of the samples. The IVDMD determination is a biological measurement involving putting a feed sample in some rumen fluid. The rumen fluid is greatly influenced by type of animal, ration, collection time, transportation to lab, type of incubation vessel, lag time, and time of incubation. In addition, the grind size of the sample greatly influences the final results. The finer the grind size, the higher the NDFD values and the more compressed the data.
Given the variation existing with NDFD analysis, comparing results across laboratories will result in much frustration. Most labs that are proficient with NDFD analysis are able to rank feeds similarly, although the lab values may be different.
A more practical approach to using NDFD values is to compare your results with the lab average for that particular forage type. For example, a BMR corn silage from Lab A has an NDFD30 (neutral detergent fiber digestibility over 30 hours) of 69 percent, and for the same sample the NDFD30 from Lab B is 58 percent. You may conclude that the NDFD analysis is not very accurate. However, the average for all CS NDFD30 in Lab A is 62 percent, and for Lab B the average is 54 percent. While the lab values from each lab are different, the interpretation of analysis is the same for each laboratory. Both samples would be considered highly digestible.
In vitro analyses done with longer time points are less influenced by lag time and variation. While 48 hours is the reference time in the Dairy NRC, 24 and 30 hours are more closely related to actual ruminal retention time and are preferred by some nutritionists.
NDFD measurements most commonly are used to benchmark forages. But, it is important to remember that lower NDF content still is the primary driver of forage quality. Evaluate that before looking at NDFD.
NDFD relates to rumen fill. When NDFD is poor, low-producing cows will eat more feed intake to compensate. High-producing cows are already limited by ruminal fill and feed . . . intake likely will go down. Research from the University of Nebraska showed that cows with greater energy corrected milk yield at the start of the experiment had a much greater response to improved NDFD.
New approaches . . .
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center are taking steps to help minimize the variation in NDF digestibility measures. Dave Combs and associates at University of Wisconsin are evaluating a "priming" technique that may reduce the run-to-run variation. Since rumen micro flora undergo stress during collection and processing, they wonder whether rumen inoculums could be made more consistent by allowing them to recover rather than hurrying the collection and processing. Preliminary results show they have reduced the run-to-run variation by a factor of 10 and also significantly improved NIR calibrations based on this "priming" technique.
Mary Beth Hall and Dave Mertens at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center are working with laboratories and industry groups to standardize the interpretation of NDFD analysis, as well as the techniques. It may be possible to standardize digestibility results if labs included feedstuffs standards representing a range of digestibilities for a feed fraction in each fermentation run. Results of the standard feeds could be used to rank feeds as high, medium, or low. These qualitative grades could then be assigned a numeric digestibility value that is consistent with the range of values utilized in equations/models.
While there are challenges in measuring NDFD and the variation is a mathematical reality, this analytical tool continues to get more use. Over the last six years, the number of samples requesting NDFD in Dairyland Labs has increased from 2,138 samples per year to 42,561 samples. Still, lower NDF should be the primary tool in evaluating forage quality.
Use NDFD in the context of comparing the test result to the lab average. Then your interpretation will be consistent across laboratories that are proficient in performing this analysis.


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GENEVA � The mystery behind the most enigmatic smile in art � Leonardo da Vinci�s �Mona Lisa� � just got a little more complicated.
In a coming-out party of sorts in Geneva, rounds of flashbulbs popped Thursday as the nonprofit Mona Lisa Foundation pulled back the curtain to present what it claims is a predecessor of the world�s most famous portrait.
But even the experts brought in by the foundation weren�t sure about that claim just yet.
The art world is prone to all sorts of rumors and speculation � and, periodically � discoveries that jolt accepted norms. Two years ago, a retired French electrician claimed that he had turned up 271 Picasso works that had been sitting for decades in his garage � and Picasso�s heirs claimed theft.
But a new claim about the world�s most famous painting, which draws millions of visitors to Paris� Louvre Museum each year, resonates like a thunderclap in the art world. It also prompts a new look at a painting that all by itself still raises a lot of questions for experts � not least the timeless �Is she smiling or not?�
The �Isleworth Mona Lisa� features a dark-haired young woman with her arms crossed against a distant backdrop. The foundation insists it�s no copy but an earlier version of the Louvre masterpiece.
At the presentation, Alessandro Vezzosi, director of the Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci, said the painting was intriguing but needs further study. He declined to line up behind the foundation�s claims that it was truly a �Mona Lisa� predecessor painted by da Vinci.
�The �Isleworth Mona Lisa� is an important work of art deserving respect and strong consideration � as well as a scientific, historic and artistic debate among specialists rather than a purely media interest,� he said.
�Scientific tests don�t demonstrate the authenticity (and) the autography of a painting, but demonstrate it�s from a certain era, whether the techniques are similar or not,� Vezzosi told The Associated Press in French. �Here, there are many open questions,� before waving his hand over the painting, as a security guard with folded arms stood nearby.
Ever since the 16th century, several historical sources suggest that da Vinci painted two �Mona Lisa� versions. One was of Mona Lisa Gherardo around 1503 that was commissioned by her husband, Francesco del Giocondo, the foundation said. Another � the one in the Louvre � was completed in 1517 for Giuliano de Medici, da Vinci�s patron. That theory fits with da Vinci�s tendency at times to paint two versions of some of his works, like the �Virgin of the Rocks�, the group said.
Foundation members say it�s unrealistic to think that the woman sat twice for a portrait, but that the meticulous, mathematical approach suggested that da Vinci may have projected in his mind what she would have looked like between the first alleged �Mona Lisa� and the �Mona Lisa� in the Louvre.
However, the foundation acknowledged that the �Isleworth Mona Lisa� remains unfinished, and that da Vinci didn�t paint all parts of the work. Still, the group pointed to newly discovered evidence in 2005 from Heidelberg, Germany, that suggested da Vinci was working on at least the head of such a painting in 1503.
The painting has been in headlines before, starting in the early 20th century. And it�s not unknown to a foreign audience: It was shown in Japan last year before the foundation�s research was finished.
Experts say Thursday�s unveiling was designed to draw more attention and scrutiny from worldwide art experts about whether it�s authentic: A start more than a finish.
The Isleworth painting first came to public light after British art collector Hugh Blaker found it in the home of a nobleman in Somerset, England, before World War I, said Robert Meyrick, head of the art school at Wales� Aberystwyth University.
Blaker bought the painting and took it to his private studio in Isleworth outside London. U.S. and British newspapers, meanwhile, speculated even then that it might be a da Vinci. But at that time only art experts � not high-tech science tests like the ones conducted by the foundation � could judge its possible bona fides.
During World War I, Blaker shipped the painting to Boston�s Museum of Fine Arts for safekeeping, the foundation said. In 1962, it was bought by U.S. collector Henry Pulitzer. When he died in 1979, his reported mistress � Elisabeth Meyer � inherited it, but it remained in a Swiss bank vault.
After she died, an �international consortium� bought the painting in 2008. chronology.
The foundation was set up two years later, determined to try to show that it was a real da Vinci.
The Mona Lisa Foundation�s members are more from the business world than the art world. Participating in Thursday�s show was David Feldman, an Irish-born stamp auctioneer; his brother Stanley, an art historian who was the main author of a book about the �Isleworth Mona Lisa�; and Markus Frey, a lawyer in Zurich who is the foundation�s president.
�It is the ultimate goal of our endeavors to give that stunning earlier version the place in art history which it deserves, after such a long period in obscurity,� Frey said. �This great piece of art must finally be given to the public eye.�
He said viewers can draw their own conclusions.
�Quite a few things we were taught in our early school years turned out to be incorrect, or were overturned by new discoveries or updated information,� he said.
�The quintessence of any humanistic education is to ask questions, to be inquisitive, and to challenge authority. Of course, authority often sits in an ivory tower, which will no doubt be our biggest challenge.�
The foundation and its backers paid �several million� to conduct research tests � forensic analysis, carbon-dating and computerized regression analysis � on the work, David Feldman said. He wouldn�t say how much the painting was bought for in 2008.
Carlo Pedrotti, one of the world�s most eminent scholars on da Vinci, hailed the foundation�s �extraordinary contribution to scholarship.�
In a letter to the foundation presented Thursday, Pedrotti called the group �precisely the sort of research institute, if not a veritable investigating agency � an FBI for Leonardo studies! � that I had always hoped for.�
Martin Kemp, a da Vinci scholar and Oxford University professor, said he hadn�t seen the painting but doubts that it is authentic. He cautioned that the foundation might have its judgment clouded by a possible payoff.
�If this were the original version of the most famous picture in the world, heaven knows what it would cost � a lot of money,� he told APTN in an interview at his home near Oxford. �You'd probably be on your way to 200 million pounds ($325 million) or to stratospheric realms.�
�There are big, big stakes involved, and people become committed to it,� he said.
Still, who wouldn�t want to have their own �Mona Lisa�?
�Having a Leonardo is a very sensational thing to have,� Kemp said. �If I had a Leonardo, it would secure my fame forever.�


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Upshur County Administrator Willie Parker clashed at Thursday's county commission meeting with the county clerk over the handling of his father's will, saying he believes the situation has created a hostile work environment.
Parker's father passed away in November 2012, leaving behind a handwritten, or holographic, will. County Clerk Debbie Thacker-Wilfong was asking for two people to verify that the signature and the handwriting were Parker's father's. Parker had initially balked at the idea, thinking state law did not require such a measure. But he agreed to the issue after discussing it with attorney Terry Reed.
Parker, however, said he was bothered by having Wilfong contact the county commission and law enforcement personnel about the matter, and he asked that it stop.
"This is causing problems and emotional distress," he said. "This is not helping the situation. I don't know how many other employers she has contacted (in other probate matters), but that's clearly out of line. I don't know if it is an attempt to create a hostile work environment."
Reed, who accompanied Wilfong to the meeting, said it is the county clerk's job to keep the county commissioners informed over probate matters because the commissioners have the final authority in those issues. The sheriff can also act as an estate's administrator, should the commissioners deem it necessary.
"We can solve this whole problem by bringing in two witnesses that say it's his handwriting and his signature," Reed said. "We are taking a lot of time for something that should take five minutes. Have them sign an affidavit and let's go about our business.
"But you just can't bring in a piece of paper and say it's grandpa's will," he added."
Parker agreed to find two witnesses to verify the handwriting and signature, but added he was also bothered by Wilfong's request that the mental capacity of Parker's father be verified at the time he wrote the will.
Parker said that was not required by state laws, adding that "it's up to the heirs and beneficiaries to challenge his state of mind." Wilfong said she believes Parker was given the wrong forms from her office.


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UK did you intentionally copy basically my exact same post from hfboards or is that just a coincidence lol?
And it doesnt sound like hes necessarily going to play tonight now, only if someone cant go. If Emmerton is in at wing and Callahan isnt in I'll be rattled. Emmerton doesnt help this team win games, he is filler. Callahan could show something that is helpful


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Hey True Believers!
Today's look is inspired by that badass alien villainess, Deathbird!
Deathbird is known as being one of the X-Men's many enemies and was also known for constantly trying to take the Shi'ar throne from her sister Lilandra, who was the Empress/Majestrix (to see the look I did based on her, click here). She finally became Empress after marrying Cyclops' and Havok's insane long lost brother, Vulcan. She's also more birdlike in having talons, which is a trait looked down upon by her people (she's from an avian race, but talons are a symbol of inferiority of evolvement)
Needless to say, she's a bit unstable! But she has a very cool design and she's a fierce fighter. I took her trademark eye markings and recreated them using the eyeliner and simplified them a bit, as different artists tend to draw them differently, and also borrowed colors from her armor and cape. The brows have hints of metallic purple like her armor as well. The lipstick I chose also is a reflection of the dark pinks she wears in her headdress and feathered cape.
I hope you like!


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De & I have been friends for a very long time, and would visit her grandparents in Michigan during the summer. (She's in pink, I'm in yellow.) The date on this one is from 1993. Gulp- 14 years ago. Her blog was also the very first blog I ever read!
You can click on the photos to enlarge, if you must.
Jil and I go way back, too, and I have several embarrassing photos I could share, but won't! Here's us on one of our many youth group trips to Great America in the church van. Holy braces & eyebrows!
Robin and I went to Christian school together our freshman year ('91-'92)- in the front row she is 3rd from the left and I am on the end... in the green... and white shoes... and this wasn't even the 80's... oh my. Oh, that's De again in the red at the beginning of the 1st row!
Amy caught the bouquet at my wedding almost 8 years ago! It took me three tries, and finally someone (she) caught it on my last toss!
Lori and I have shared some major fun times, as you know, like seeing the Wiggles in concert- 2nd row! We're wild, I tell you!
Sheryl and I used to go to church together and began our journey of becoming Moms to all boys at the same time... although she's bypassing me by having her fourth baby now!
Pinks & Blues is where all the Throwback Thursdays can be found...
And be sure to link up to the Vincent Shoes giveaway by tonight!


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Source: Reuters
quote: amazon is the real scum here. they control upwards of 90% of the ebook market, yet once a worthy competitor enters the fray they work with the gov't to bring a case against them?
quote: amazon is destroying the publishing industry on a daily basis. big brother incarnate


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Open source is for lovers | Opensource.com
Open source is for lovers
It's true. If you think about the characteristics of open source and the qualities of a successful relationship, you will find a lot of overlap.
OPEN: You have to be open and flexible to make a relationship work. Going back to my favorite analogy in regards to open source software and proprietary software--proprietary software is like buying a car with the hood welded shut. Oh, you need to change to oil? Too bad. Buy a new car. If we aren't flexible and open to change--if our hoods are welded shut--it makes it extremely difficult to keep the (love) engine running.
TRANSPARENCY: Secrets ruin relationships. Need I say more?
TRUST: Without trust in a relationship, you will drive yourself and your partner c-r-a-z-y. You will always think the other person is up to no good and assume the worst-case scenario.
PASSION: Naturally, the open source way attracts the passionate, it attracts those that want to be the change. If you aren't passionate about your relationship, you will stop working on it, and from there the rest unravels fairly easily.
SELF-STARTING: Open source is for the ones who "walk the walk." You want change? Do something about it. If you are interested in someone and you just think about it, you lose.
COLLABORATION: A successful open source community is about teamwork and collaboration. The same is true for a rewarding relationship. You give and you take.
RELEASE EARLY, RELEASE OFTEN: In relationships we don't get it right all the time, but you can't stop trying. This is also true in the open source model. Then you build something stronger and better.
Add on to the analogy--I think it could go on for a good little bit. Happy Valentine's Day from one open source lover to another!
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Specially HaPpY VALEnTinE'S Day to Linux!
If you are lucky, it never ends. You just keep building and building. The work is never complete, but sustained shared effort over time yields useful results.
Love is one of the easiest things to give and share with others. It's the whole 'pay-it-forward' idea: if you're feeling the love, I think it's more likely you'll be more loving towards others, and they in turn to others, etc. So spread the love, people!!
Still gotta look out for those forks!
They'll make you split your development time between them all! My wife and I have 3 forks currently, all 10 and under. :)
This is a great post. If you haven't already, check out fsfe.org's website with a Valentine's day "I ♥ Free Software" theme. It's super cute!
Thanks for this wonderful post! I posted the translation of it on my blog in Russian :) http://funofteaching.tumblr.com/post/3306384300/open-source
very nice post :)