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GearChest Top Tool Chest Is an Easy, Affordable Storage Solution for Home and Commercial Workshops When you're in need of an upgrade for your workshop, look no further than the Gladiator GearChest top tool chest . Whether you like to have supplies around the home to handle repairs or you're a professional wood worker who likes to take on side projects, this tool chest is an excellent option. The smaller drawers are ideal for socket sets and screws while the deeper drawers offer ample space for storing large hand tools such as mallets and hammers. The GearChest top tool chest boasts eight full-extension drawers with cushioned drawer liners. It is an extremely versatile storage solution that can be used by itself or stacked with a Premier Modular GearDrawer. You get the flexibility that you need to design an organizational system that fits your personal needs and preferences. With heavy-duty welded steel construction that can handle up to 300 pounds, you never have to worry about the safety of your tools again.
- Organize your home or professional workshop at top value with the Gladiator GearChest top tool chest
- Stationary unit with eight full-extension drawers that come with cushioned drawer liners and recessed handles
- Heavy-duty welded steel construction accommodates 300 pounds
- Varying drawer sizes to keep both small and large items organized
- Gas struts offer smooth opening and closing operation for the lid
- Includes a key lock, ensuring a peace of mind about tools at all times
- Dimensions of 26 x 18.5 x 18.6 inches high
- Comes with a general limited lifetime warranty
- No assembly required
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text: Jay-Jay Mike & Dom's Podcast For Wednesday July 18th 2012 Wed-18-Jul-12 11:16 On today's podcast…What are 5 of the biggest turnoffs about the opposite sex. We have a round of funny or fencive. Dom sent hi nana a copy of 50 shades of grey, but now he's thinking it was a bad idea, can he intercept the parcel? We have today's forbidden fiction entrée read by mike. It's Wednesday so we do the like files and find out what you like at the moment. Facebook stalking, we've all done it, have you ever caught someone? Plus we talk to Tom Hollow, our latest Boy Band entrant. Share this Tell Us What You Think WTF 0 LOL 0 FAIL 0 OMG 0 HOT 0 CUTE 0 ] Become a fan of The Edge on Facebook and on Twitter .

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On Nov 27, 8:36*pm, sherry
> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> > Fox on the run wrote:
> >> On Nov 27, 12:33 pm, sherry
> >>> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> >>>> sherry wrote:
> >>>>> I'll never get used to these satanic bookmarks. too bad someone could
> >>>>> not program them like they used to be in netscape.
> >>>> Simply Bookmark this Page Cntrl D *(same as it was in Netscape)
> >>>> Then when you want to go back there, select if from the menu (same as it
> >>>> was in Netscape)
> >>>> So what's so difficult to get used to?
> >>> All I want is a folder that is named sherry's bookmarks. nothing else
> >>> showing. then when I bookmark a page it goes into a folder I named
> >>> under my bookmark folders. simple.
> >> That might have worked when there were only a few dozen sites one
> >> might have bookmarked. *But these days it is not unheard of for people
> >> to have a few hundred bookmarks or more. *Using sub-folders is a
> >> logical way to organize them. *But you don't have to do that. *Youcan
> >> still hit Ctrl-D as was mentioned and accept the default - Bookmark
> >> Folder. *Thus all your bookmarks will be listed under the main
> >> bookmarks section. * There are much more efficient ways to leverage
> >> bookmarks. *However you are still able to use it in its most basic
> >> form. *In that sense it can still works like it always has. *Is there
> >> something we are missing in how you want your bookmarks to work?
> >> Doesn't Ctrl-D and accepting the default "Bookmark Menu" yield the
> >> results you desire?
> > Um, if you simply select the folder you want in the save Bookmark
> > dialogue, then all future bookmarkings will go to that folder, there is
> > no need to use the default bookmark folder if you don't want to.
> > To do what Sherry wants, it's simple
> > Bookmarks-->Organize Bookmarks
> > Select Bookmarks Menu
> > Select 'New Folder' from the menu button (2nd from the left) on the window
> > name the folder "Sherry's Bookmarks"
> > That folder will now appear in the Bookmark Menu
> > You can move existing bookmarks into it if you wish
> > Now, select a site to bookmark
> > In the new bookmark dialogue select the new folder "Sherry's Bookmarks"
> > using the downward pointing triangle beside the folder entry
> > select the folder you want and then select the upward pointing triangle
> > beside it (this moves "Sherry's Bookmarks" into the default postion)
> > Now select another site to Bookmark..
it will automatically have
> > "Sherry's Bookmarks" pre-selected as the destination.
> > That, I think is what Sherry wants
> when I use the bookmark tab on tool bar I see:
> bookmark this page, subscribe to this page, search for duplicates,
> bookmark all tabs, organize bookmarks, bookmarks toolbar, recently
> bookmarked and recent tags.
> then I see my folder with my name where all my sub folders are located
> inside. *I want just my folder with my name to show and be able to add
> sub folders to my folder.
It's possible that you could do that using styles but I'm not sure.
It's not something that I use but I have seen posting by others about
using styles to change the look/feel of the browser menus. Having
said that, it's 4 options that appear above your bookmarks. It
doesn't change how you can use your bookmarks. It simply provides
other ways to manage them if you so desire (but you can choose to
Nevertheless if it's something you would rather change, hopefully
someone who is more familiar with using styles will respond with a tip
on how to do that so that you can tweak FF 3 to provide you with the
end user experience you desire.


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Rays at Mariners
When/where: 9:10 tonight, Safeco Field, Seattle
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM
Probable pitchers
Rays: RH Chris Archer (8-6, 3.14)
Mariners: LH James Paxton (MLB debut)
On Archer: Coming off 3 2/3-inning outing Monday at Anaheim, allowing nine hits and five runs. Lost to Mariners on Aug. 13 at Trop, allowing five runs in five innings.
On Paxton: Fourth-round pick in 2010 draft from University of Kentucky. Was 8-11 with a 4.45 ERA in 28 games at Triple-A Tacoma, with 131 strikeouts in 145 2/3 innings.
Key matchups
Rays VS. Paxton
None have faced
Mariners VS. Archer
Nick Franklin 0-for-3
Brad Miller 2-for-3, 2 HR
Kendrys Morales 1-for-3
Justin Smoak 2-for-3
On deck
Sunday: at Mariners, 4:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (15-3, 3.27); Mariners — Erasmo Ramirez (5-1, 5.07)
Monday: Off
Tuesday: vs. Red Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (8-7, 3.51); Red Sox — TBA
Wednesday: vs. Red Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Alex Cobb (8-3, 2.82); Red Sox — TBA
Thursday: vs. Red Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (11-8, 5.04); Red Sox — TBA
Rays disabled list
• OF Brandon Guyer, broken finger, 15-day, eligible Aug. 17
• RHP Jesse Crain, shoulder strain, 60-day, eligible Aug. 29
• RHP Jeff Niemann, shoulder surgery, 60-day, out for the season
• RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo, elbow surgery, 60-day, out for season
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
AL wild card
Team W-L Pct. GB
Rangers 80-60 .571—
Rays 77-63 .550—
Indians 75-65 .536 2
Orioles 75-65 .536 2
Yankees 75-66 .532 2½
Team Wil
3B Evan Longoria (top) said the 20 Team Wil T-shirts he distributed in the clubhouse Thursday weren't prompted by rookie OF Wil Myers hitting two homers the night before. Actually it was a teasing response to Longoria noticing Myers usually wears generic-looking T-shirts. "He never has any Rays stuff on," Longoria said. "So I figured if I got him a shirt that had the Rays on the front and his name on the back that maybe he'd be more inclined to wear it. And it was actually just very fitting that they were finished the day after he had that huge game in Anaheim."
Complete experience
Visualization is a big part of rookie RHP Chris Archer's prestart preparation, and he planned to spend time Friday getting the look, feel, sounds, smells, etc. of Safeco Field before pitching there for the first time tonight. "Visualization is deeper than just seeing something or actually seeing yourself do something," he said. "You have to use all five senses, not just sight."


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NEW YORK -- Shelby Lynne admitted, during her Friday night show at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, that there was some selfishness behind her decision to record a Dusty Springfield tribute album.
Yes, she wanted to honor Springfield, who died in 1999. But also, "they're some of the greatest songs ever written," said Lynne.
The album --"Just a Little Lovin'," released in January -- proved that Lynne, 39, had more on her mind than paying tribute. She rarely evoked Springfield's brassiness, but approached the songs with a low-key, emotionally direct country/soul/torch style of her own.
That's the way she delivered the songs in concert, too. Appearing with a four-piece band (guitarist John Jackson, keyboardist Randy Leago, bassist Brian Harrison, drummer Bryan Owings), she stood at her mike stand, without her usual guitar, for the "Just a Little Lovin'" numbers. Often, she twisted her body or repeatedly flexed her hands, as if grappling with the emotional complexity of a song like "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore." The band usually played softly, favoring subtle accents and, sometimes, using silence for dramatic effect.
"I Only Want to Be With You" veered a little too close to lounge-pop territory, but Lynne and the band were flawless on songs like "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and "Breakfast in Bed," reinventing them, basically, by stripping them down to their essence.
After performing seven of the 10 "Just a Little Lovin'" songs, she strapped on her guitar and sang some of her own country-rock material. She sang about Johnny Cash, in "Johnny Met June," and her Alabama youth (with the "crickets spreadin' rumors by the shoreline") in "Where I'm From."
She showcased her own torch song, "Black Light Blue," with Leago creating a string effect on synthesizer. For "Pretend," her one self-written song on "Just a Little Lovin'," she was backed by just Jackson and Harrison. The set ended with its loudest, most cathartic songs: "Your Lies" and "Jesus on a Greyhound."
Lynne and the band jammed a bit on the first encore, a funky version of "Thought It Would Be Easier." Jackson took a long solo, as did Leago, though after she asked him to "Play some of that synthesizer stuff" and he did, she changed her mind. "That sounds like 'Jump' -- don't play that," she said, apparently referring to the Van Halen song.'"
Next came her sweetest love song, "Iced Tea" ("You're the cornbread and iced tea of life," she sang). And then, as the final encore, one last "Just a Little Lovin'" number, "How Can I Be Sure."
More people associate that song with the Young Rascals, who had a hit with it in 1967, rather than Springfield, who also recorded it. But with its yearning lyrics, tricky rhythm and graceful melody, it made a fine closing track for the album, and a perfect closer for the concert, too.
It also emphasized the point that the album didn't just honor Springfield; it also paid tribute to the writers responsible for her material. People like Burt Bacharach and Hal David ("Anyone Who Had a Heart"), Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil ("Just a Little Lovin'"), Randy Newman ("I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore") and Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere ("How Can I Be Sure"). The songs had lives of their own before Springfield found them. And, thanks to people like Lynne, they continue to evolve.
Between songs, Lynne chatted casually. Since the show was taking place at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, she playfully vowed that she wouldn't "cuss"; after she inadvertently let a four-letter word slip, moments later, she covered her mouth with her hand, as if embarrassed.
She also held up a vinyl copy of "Just a Little Lovin'," and talked about how happy she was that the album is available that way. She grew up listening to vinyl, of course, but her previous nine albums have been CD-only. "It took me 20 years to get on vinyl," she said.
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Pepper Imps are sold at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade, and possibly other places. They are tiny black peppermint sweets that make the consumer smoke at the ears and nose. Pepper Imps are among the sweets that Ron Weasley raves about when he tells Harry Potter about Honeydukes. Ron and Hermione Granger brought Harry as many sweets as they could carry, including a packet of Pepper Imps, from their first trip to Hogsmeade, as he was not allowed to go. Fiery Black Pepper Imps were mentioned on a red advertisement in the Knight Bus.
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- Pepper Imps are sold at Honeydukes at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They are cinnamon flavoured hard candies. Contrary to the books' description, they are red in colour.


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Feature Articles : Apr 15, 2008 (Vol. 28, No. 8)
Increasing Yield in Nucleic Acid Sample Prep
Researchers Discuss Ways to Combat Sample Diversity and Degradation Issues!--h2>
Extraction and purification of nucleic acids from biological materials, whether for research use such as genomic analysis, gene-expression studies, and genotyping or clinical applications like pharmacogenomics, diagnostic and prognostic use, or forensics, involve many of the same challenges. These include the diversity of sample types, the susceptibility of DNA and RNA to nucleases present in cell lysates, and the demand for high-quality, pure nucleic acid suitable for amplification and quantification, use in microarrays, and storage/sample archiving.
Tepnel's nucleic acid prep kits are based on the company's Nucleon™ extraction chemistry. The Nucleon HT DNA extraction system can be used to extract DNA from paraffin-embedded tissues or other hard tissues such as mouse tail that require proteinase K digestion for cell lysis. The protocol takes less than 40 minutes and yields more than 40 µg of high purity (A260/280=1.8–1.9) and high molecular weight (>50 kb) DNA per cm of mouse tail, according to Dr. Dodsworth.
BioServe recently moved into its new headquarters in Beltsville, MD, and also maintains a facility in Hyderabad, India. This new, larger home has the capacity to store the Global Repository®, which is composed of more than 600,000 DNA, tissue, and serum samples together with associated clinical data, which BioServe gained as part of its acquisition of Genomics Collaborative one year ago.
"Extraction of nucleic acids is a core competency of the company," says Dr. Krenitzky. "The first step in mining this data is extraction, purification, and QC of the nucleic acid. We have already completed this on about 100,000 samples. Using our multianalyte purification system, we can extract DNA, RNA, and protein."
Dr. Krenitzky has seen a shift in the market over the past 12 months or so from DNA extraction to isolating RNA from biological samples, which yields information about differential gene expression.
In the area of breast cancer diagnostics, for example, while genetic analysis provides a picture of the DNA one inherits, which is basically static except for mutation events, identification and quantification of RNA transcripts enables a comparison of differences in gene expression between normal and tumor tissue.
Dr. Krenitzky describes a trend in which, by comparing the RNA present in tumor cells with the DNA from the peripheral blood of the same person, researchers can begin to understand how an individual's genetic profile combined with environmental risk factors affect changes in gene expression.
BioServe has developed processes and reagents for nucleic acid extraction and optimizes those for each type of sample. For example, it has developed a protocol for isolating DNA from breast tissue, which is a particularly challenging sample to work with because of its high fat content. The company has also optimized an extraction process for purifying DNA from blood clots.
All processes are done manually. "When you use a robot, you lose some control over the process, and we want to maximize yield at each step," explains Mike Seddon, laboratory director at BioServe. Plans are also under way to commercialize the DNA Qwik™ line of DNA extraction kits, which will be followed with an RNA extraction kit.
Improving Recovery
Strategies to maximize target recovery for nucleic acid detection in clinical specimens will be the topic of a "GOT Summit" talk to be given by Bernhard Kaltenboeck, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor and director of the molecular diagnostics lab, department of pathobiology, at Auburn University.
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r1 @__________| r2 |Where @ is the start of the use case, | is the end of the use case and r1 and r2 are responsibilities of the use case. This would (maybe) represent a UseCase that looked much like this for, say, someone hitting <ESC> on her keyboard:
Actors: User, keyboard, OS Precondition: The keyboard is in its default state (all keys up) Triggering event: User presses <ESC> r1. Keyboard sends an <ESC> make message to the OS. r2. OS beeps. Postcondition: The <ESC> key is currently down. Resulting event: none.The @ (which is really a solid dot) is the precondition and triggering event all in one. The | is the postcondition and resulting event all in one. The actors come into play during the bound map (see below). A more complex example would look something like this:
_____| r1 / r4 | @____________/ r2 \_____| r3 |The fork is an or-fork. That is, one of r3 or r4 will be executed. http://www.usecasemaps.org can likely tell you more about the notation than I could. UseCaseMaps? look like squids to me. A bound use case map or, simply, bound map is a UseCaseMap layered on top of a non-empty set of components. For example, if A, B and C are components:
+---------+ | B | +----+ | ______|__| | A | | / r4 | | | | +-/-------+ |r1 | +------/-----------+ @__|____|_|_____/ C | | | | r2 \ | +----+ | \___________|___| | r3 | | | | +------------------+The responsibilities r1 through r4 have been bound to components here. (*) Actually, a UseCase is probably more than one-dimension. However, just note that there is a total ordering between the dimensionalities of { UserStory, UseCase, UseCaseMap, the whole system }. -- SunirShah


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January 7, 2002
Tree-cycling program
|Drop-off sites for King County's tree-cycling program on Jan. 12-13 include Rainer Wood Recyclers, 33216 Redmond-Fall City Rd., Fall City; Sears Store north parking lot, 2200 148th Ave. NE, Redmond; and First NE transfer station, 2300 North 165th St., Shoreline.
Public opinion factors into Brightwater decision
|No doubt the thought of a sewage treatment plant in the neighborhood makes some citizens cranky. Yet the prospect of such a facility down the street makes others rub their hands in anticipation.
Learn to identify birds in Woodinville
|Every winter the King County's Interpretive Programs Office gets phone calls about identifying birds at backyard feeders.
Tiger Cubs are first to donate to drive
|The Tiger Cubs of Den 6, Pack 573, collected and donated food to Mac Pherson Real Estate's annual food drive before Thanksgiving.
Woodinville landscape contractor wins award
|Woodinville landscape contractor, LBL Landscape Group, Inc. won an award in their association's Landscape Awards Program.
Senior Scouts join elite group
|Two Bothell Senior Girl Scouts joined the ranks of an elite group of less than 1 percent of Girl Scouts by achieving their Gold Award, the highest award a Senior Girl Scout can earn.
Train to be a watershed steward
|Whether you'd like to join citizen efforts to restore urban creeks in Seattle or help preserve the rural watersheds of King County, you can learn the latest on protecting land and water resources by becoming a Land/Water Steward.
Power wheelchairs available
|The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens (65 years+) and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify.
Eastside programs survive county budget process
|Amid millions of dollars of cuts in the 2002 King County budget, funding for several Eastside human services and environmental programs was retained, said Councilmember Dave Irons recently.
TEST DRIVE - 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada AWD with VVT
|Oldsmobile's new Bravada is a mid-size sport utility vehicle. The 2002 four-door Bravada is longer at 192 inches and wider at 75.4 inches than the 2001 model.


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We meet Thursdays, 6:30pm - 10:30pm at:
Starbucks at the Streets of Woodfield
601 North Martingale Road
Schaumburg IL, 60173 map
It's free, but please bring a go-board and stones if you have them!
What is Go? Look here for an introduction.
I highly recommend Igowin if you'd like to practice the basics at home on your computer. The help feature also has a nice introduction to the rules.
Note: currently having some hosting difficulties. Ladder is down until I can find a database backup.


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Whitney Herrington ('11) | Social Work
B.A. in Vocational Missions (2009)
M.S.S.W in Social Work (2011)
Social Work Student of the Year
Hometown: Weatherford, Texas
Whitney Herrington ('11) wants to change the world and believes social work is the perfect avenue to accomplish that goal.
But for Whitney, the world she wants to change is as close as her own backyard. She has spent the last several months working with homeless students in the Abilene area.
The community of ACU is awesome. Professors know your name and want to see you succeed.
Whitney earned a B.A. in vocational missions from ACU in 2009 and graduated in May with a master's degree in social work and recognition as Social Work Student of the Year. She's now ready to take on her doctorate and credits ACU's vigorous graduate program with preparing her well.
"Graduate school is definitely more intense," she says. "The pace is much faster, and more responsibility is expected of the students. However, being in a graduate program opens up opportunities to have professional experiences, network with social service agencies, and apply what's learned in the classroom to real life. It is a more meaningful experience."
Whitney's experience in research and writing will be particularly helpful as she continues her education. "ACU's graduate social work program is new, but already receiving recognition as one of the most rigorous and academically engaging graduate programs," she says.
Focus on homeless children
Her graduate research project was about faculty perceptions of homeless students and homeless students' self-perceptions. She served internships with Hendrick Medical Center in the case management department, and most recently with Communities in Schools, working with homeless students.
She also assisted faculty with research about the use of mobile technology in the classroom and worked as a graduate assistant.
Throughout it all, her relationship with professors kept her moving forward.
"The community of ACU is awesome. Professors know your name and want to see you succeed," Whitney says. "The individual relationship with the professors is above what a student could expect to experience at another university. Faculty will encourage and support students in pursuing educational and professional activities that are not a part of the curriculum. Faculty also connect with students on a personal and spiritual level. I have witnessed faculty praying with students, listening to their problems, and inviting students into their homes for fellowship."
While at ACU, Whitney has had the opportunity to attend and present at several conferences and has won several awards for her academic work. She presented papers at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas conference, the Association of History, Literature, Science and Technology conference and won an NASW statewide contest with a paper about the Social Work Reinvestment Initiative.
Whitney hopes eventually to become an international social worker, assisting refugees and displaced populations.
"I want to change the world. Be it one person at a time, or on a global level," she says. "The social work program has prepared me academically and professionally by teaching me a marketable and flexible skill set."
Learn more about attending ACU
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CLAUDE - Mauvine Hood Chamales, 85, died Friday, July 14, 2006, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in Church of Christ in Claude with Kent Watson, minister, officiating.
Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mauvine was born Feb. 15, 1921, in Claude, the first child of Paul and Edna Hood. She graduated from Claude High School in 1938 and attended Abilene Christian College. During World War II, she was a WAC in the Women's Army Corps stationed in Jacksonville, Fla., and in Fort Myers, Fla.
She married John Michael Chamales on Sept. 26, 1943, in Claude, and in June of 1945, she gave birth to their only child. In the fall 1946, they moved to South Dakota, where they farmed and ranched nine miles east of Pierre. In 1951, they moved west of Hugo, Okla., and ranched there until 1962. In June of 1962, they moved back to Claude, abiding there until 2000, then moving to Lubbock. She was a member of the Church of Christ all her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, John of Lubbock; a son, Michael Hood Chamales and wife Linda of Lubbock; a brother, Warren Wheeler Hood and wife Carolyn of Houston; two grandchildren, Michael Scott Chamales and wife Melissa of Lubbock and Michelynda Chamales Crossnoe and husband Reagan of Amarillo; and three great-grandchildren, Alexander Scott Chamales, Autumn Alexis Crossnoe and Remington Cole Crossnoe.
The family suggests memorials be to Church of Christ Missionary English Work.
Sign the online guest book at www.RobertsonFuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 16, 2006
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This is a discussion on Wireless Building-to-Building Bridge problem - Network ; We use a Win2000 server and all clients are Win2000 Pro. We use Terminal Services with Remote Desktop Protocol to access our accounting software. The accounting software is on the server at Building A and the TS users are at ...
We use a Win2000 server and all clients are Win2000 Pro. We use
Terminal Services with Remote Desktop Protocol to access our
accounting software. The accounting software is on the server at
Building A and the TS users are at Building B.
We have a 3Com Building-To-Building Bridge setup. Both ends have a
50-foot antenna cable and 18db square panel antenna. The buildings are
less than a quarter of a mile apart on different sides of the same
four-lane highway. There is clear line of site between the two
antennas except for some lines (maybe power, phone, CATV, etc.) on
poles that run down the highway on both sides. The line of site is a
few feet above the lines. I have configured them for 128-bit security.
The wireless system comes with the 3Com Wireless Bridge Manager
software. It has a Remote Signal Strength Indicator. The RSSI
generally shows an average of 74% (min 68, max 78) with occasional
drops to min of 58%. I have no other diagnostic tools that I know of.
The problem is that the TS sessions have a tendency to drop at will
and then take too long to reconnect for the impatient users. Which
then snowballs into multiple TS sessions when the network
reestablishes itself because the users are frantically clicking and
rebooting. No errors are reported in any Event Viewers or the logs in
the Wireless Manager. One or two days a week they have several
dropouts, and other days is 100% uptime. And it does not seem to
correlate with the weather.
My questions are:
What is a GOOD signal strength that I should expect to see?
Is there a relationship between RSSI percentages and data rate (1Mbps
- 11Mbps)?
How can I measure the current data rate?
Is there a tool (inexpensive software) to monitor and record the data
flow across the wireless link?
What might be causing the dropouts?
Would lowering the security to 40-bit or none help?
Would we be better off using a different TS client instead of RDP
(i.e. Terminal Services Client, Client Connection Manager)?
What else am I missing that would be worth knowing or analyzing?
I have tried to ensure good power (UPS on all units) and good solid
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on June 18, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Farmworker bill harms local farms
It was with great frustration that I read The News editorial expressing support for the farm labor bill that could decimate New York agriculture as we know it.
The bill would mandate many things, including overtime beyond eight hours and collective bargaining. We are farms, not factories, and are entirely weather dependent.
With the rain we have been having, my workers have been idle. Some will be lucky to get in 30 hours this week. However, when it dries out, we will back in the fields making up for lost time.
Everyone who chooses to work on a farm understands this. If you throw in the right to strike, that could kill my business. Our vegetables are living things. When they are ready to be picked, they are in their prime. One day late, they're over the hill. A year's worth of work would be wasted with no workers to pick them.
Prices we pay for seed, fertilizer, taxes, insurance, fuel and labor have been rising. The prices I get for my produce have not, having actually declined over the last two years. Should this bill pass, I would seriously consider growing soybeans and potatoes that can be harvested mechanically, and not local vegetables.
We take care of our employees, providing clean housing, bonuses and medical help. Three seasonal employees have spent 30 years with us. If they were treated as the activists would lead you to believe, they would not stick around year after year.
I'm especially upset with Sen. Tim Kennedy, who just last year told me and my fellow farmers he was in our corner. With his flip flop, I feel betrayed. I guess supporting outsider Kerry Kennedy is more important than the people who provide fresh food in his community.
Mark Henry


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One thing before I pontificate the effects of Black Snake Moan: Is it me, or has Samuel L. Jackson mastered the art of saying the infamous expletive "Motherf*****?"
From the door we meet the town nymph known as Rae (Christina Ricci) and take in a nice helping of human self destruction as she immerses her being in a world full with drugs and unprotected sex. As she begins unraveling from the impending military enlistment of her boyfriend Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) her powerful inner urges take over and lead her toward a sure demise.
Enter Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) the love scorned, bitter man for whom life has seemingly dealt a raw deal. His wife has left him for another man; his religious beliefs have been fractured and are on the verge of shattering. Everything once making him whole and proud of whom he is as a man has withered and died under the southern sun.
So, what is a man to do?
The powerful message in Black Snake comes through in the form of two words: LOVE and SACRIFICE. It's as simple as that. The question posed within the plot, although one full with verbal filth, and the inkling of sexual tension ask, what risk would you take to save someone's life? The positives in the film are revealed within the marvelous screenplay constructed by Brewer, whose dialog, if one is able to decipher a smooth southern tongue, is subtle and void of preaching all with remaining strikingly religious in tone. The raw emotion and wanting from the two main characters is evident, and one will find it's neither draining nor unfocused. It's clear we want to see someone leave the experience changed and rebuilt from within. Lazarus is a broken man in need of redemption, Rae needs rerouted toward a life filled with hope. She needs something to look forward to other then releasing her painful inhibitions with strange men.
Black Snake Moan is a good film because it is able to leave the racial swing on the floor, only allowing it to sway minimal times; which for this film is necessary. Simply put, the crucial components of this film stay true, and never go off course. Don't let the touchy trailer scare you away from this early gem. It's not what you think.
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When Sony's Santa Monica team finished work on God of War 1, director David Jaffe decided to step back from the series to pursue other projects. He stuck around in an advisory capacity, but left an opening on the team, which went to God of War 1 lead animator Cory Barlog. Barlog led the team through God of War 2, and oversaw the PSP game God of War: Chains of Olympus, before himself moving on to become a freelancer in late 2007.
Continuing this week's God of War retrospective -- in which we're featuring interviews covering each primary game in the series to date, leading up to a God of War 3 preview blowout -- I spoke to Barlog about the ups and downs of God of War 2, what it felt like to announce rumble for the PS3 controller, and plenty more.
1UP: Looking back at God of War 2 now, what are you happiest with and what are you most disappointed by?
Cory Barlog: I'll start with the happy. I'm happy with the overall experience. I think the package that we put together, despite any of the individual flaws that I have been thinking about constantly in my head, is fantastic. To pick out a specific thing, I think the pacing.
One of the major things I'm disappointed in is the translator scene [where the player has to fend off enemy waves to protect the translator character from harm] for the super hard mode. The translator was a big point of contention for people on Titan mode, and it was one of those things where it worked really well in the other difficulty levels, and to change it to make it work in Titan mode would have really messed up every other difficulty level, so I wasn't that pleased about that.
Another disappointment would really be the lack of making the last section -- the last flight on the Phoenix -- playable. That was supposed to be a playable flight up to the Sisters of Fate temple, and we just ran out of time so we cut a lot of stuff. The Kraken was reduced from what it was supposed to be. That was actually supposed to be cut, and I had to fight and convince some people -- who actually were already on my side -- to rally to see what we could do to get that thing in, because that was supposed to be cut along with some other things.
1UP: I was looking back on one of the earlier interviews we did for 1UP, and something like half of the stuff you were talking about didn't make the final game.
CB: Yeah, we went through many iterations of the cutting phase -- lots of hitting panic buttons. Like, "Oh my god, we don't have any time; we're never going to finish." There were a lot of times where we were just eliminating, eliminating, eliminating, or fighting trying to keep something. Pegasus could have been a hell of a lot better. I was happy that it wasn't a cinematic, but we could have done a lot more.


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Pink Slime is the name given to ammoniated boneless lean beef trimmings. It's an inexpensive beef filler. However, Pink Slime is unfit for human consumption until it is gassed with ammonia. McDonald's and the other big chains are discontinuing their use of the slime after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launched a campaign of criticism about the ingredient. Oliver brought the truth of the slime to the public's eyes during his ABC television show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Oliver explained how the filler is cheaply sold as dog food, but after the ammonia gassing, it can be served to humans. One of the biggest frustrations about the slime is that it is widely used in school lunches.


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Rock Salt 12ga for less leathal
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> Rock Salt 12ga for less leathal
March 3, 2009, 10:58 PM
Anybody hear about this for less lethal? Range? Damage to human targets? I've vaugely remember seeing loaded rock salt rounds and the last gun show I went to.
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March 3, 2009, 11:01 PM
What gun show were you at where there were rock salt rounds?
March 3, 2009, 11:02 PM
Yes, it has been used. I seem to recall that there are a few here who have been on the receiving-end of rock salt in their youths.
I'd advise against it for modern days. If you are justified in pulling a 12ga. on someone(s), you'd better have justification to use deadly force.
I'd also advise against rocksalt just for it's corrosive potential.
March 4, 2009, 12:43 AM
Baaad idea.
Liability bait at best, murder charge bait at worst.
Don't think you can use a lethal weapon other than a lethal threat situation.
March 4, 2009, 01:19 AM
Alex I'll take...
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I am not bad - just consistent is all.
March 4, 2009, 01:20 AM
Absolutely nothing good can come of it. If you saw it for sale at a gun show, you saw a crazy person selling it. You can't shoot at someone to scare or hurt them. If you're getting out a gun, you better mean serious business... and you better have a defensible reason (according to the laws of your state). Rock salt loads are bad in every possible way.
March 4, 2009, 05:54 AM
While you could have gotten away with using rock salt 50 years ago in rural areas (watermelon thieves in the South are the old stereotype for this sort of thing), those days are long gone. Nowadays you'll be arrested and sued. Don't even try it.
From a technical standpoint, shooting salt in a shotgun would probably be a bad idea, since the salt would react with the hot gases of the powder and corrode the interior of the barrel if not thoroughly cleaned soon after firing the rounds.
March 4, 2009, 07:07 AM
..hempseed-filled rounds might be a good idea for "Guerilla Farming" :)
Just pretend you´re squirrel hunting and plant all over the place.
March 4, 2009, 04:59 PM
I was at the Indy 1500 gun show in Indianapolis Indiana probably a couple years ago when I saw them. The corrosive property never occured to me. A friend was trying to rid his land of stray hounds/coydogs without burying anything. Keep spooking his horses. I brought up the aformentioned round without thinking...the question was brought up about human targets as well...now here I am. Thanks for the replies.
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March 4, 2009, 05:06 PM
Imagines myself deploying big daddy and yelling at BG... "WATCH OUT!! GONNA GET YA WITH DA ROCK SALT!!!"
Next sound you probably will hear is me being blunt-force trauma-ed to death with big daddy gun by BG.
Silly. :neener:
March 4, 2009, 05:07 PM
Its been done.
no worky
March 4, 2009, 05:18 PM
In before the bean bag, bolo-round and Dragon's Breath kids :rolleyes:
"Less lethal" ammo= bad idea
March 4, 2009, 05:20 PM
Appricate it W.E.G. Got what I was looking for, thanks!
March 4, 2009, 06:59 PM
If your just trying to scare off dogs use 9 shot. if they are 40 yards away they will just go yip yip as they run for the hills.
March 4, 2009, 07:07 PM
I have heard of using it for dogs and such, but as far as pulling the trigger on a person.. better believe I am going to have something more substancial
March 8, 2009, 12:01 AM
Yeah, I have loaded pinto beans, because I wanted to scare dogs away from my chickens and know for sure that I wasn't going to kill them, don't expect any kind of pattern with it like that though.
I would never shoot anyone with a non-lethal round.
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Mainstream media coverage of climate change presents the manufacturing sector of the economy as one of the fiercest enemies of climate action in the United States. But this sector, which is also usually painted as one of the biggest sources of carbon pollution in the country, is actually vital to the process of building a low-carbon economy. Remaking old systems such as the electricity grid will require new clean energy products, and the development of new sectors will be fueled by technological innovation. For advanced economies such as the United States, it's increasingly clear that manufacturing and innovation go hand in hand, and emerging sectors, including renewable energy, restoration and resilience, and low-carbon transportation, will depend on a strong and vibrant domestic manufacturing sector.
By innovating, engineering, and manufacturing clean energy technologies, the United States can create good jobs for the middle class and fight climate change—all while securing a share in the booming global clean energy market.
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Cracking into Christmas shopping this month?
Bring your dog along for Santa Paws, the Mall at Short Hills' pet photo event, starting this weekend. Santa Claus will be at the mall's Ice Palace in the Grand Court (lower level) posing with pets this and next Sunday (Nov. 17).
Dogs must be on leash or in a pet carrier with a harness; holiday costumes recommended. Owners get a brochure with mall coupons.
6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, The Mall at Short Hills' lower level entrance between Macy's and The Cheesecake Factory, on the JFK Parkway side. $21 to $46.
1200 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills. Call (973) 376-7350 or visit shopshorthills.com
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Art All Day
Today Trenton artists and creative spaces host a daylong open house in celebration of the city's art scene.
A group of 70 artists will participate throughout the afternoon, with tours of studios also in the mix. One is Mel Leipzig, who will be painting live at the State Museum (205 W. State St.) For $40 (children $20), make your own cast aluminum tile all day at AbOminOg Intl. studio (2 Pearl St.)
At 1:30 p.m., take a Roebling legacy tour with Clifford Zink (Roebling Machine Shop, 675 S. Clinton Ave.).
Art All Day activities are from noon to 5 p.m. today — during which city trolleys will run between different art studios — followed by a group show that runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the main gallery of Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton; call (609) 394-9436. Free parking at Artworks all day and night. Visit artworkstrenton.org/art-all-day for more information on events.
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Punk rock flea market
Where can you get a vintage T-shirt, vinyl record and see graffiti in progress?
The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market.
Collectibles, silkscreens, jewelry will be for sale while a hair stylist will be creating mohawks and other punk 'dos. Muralists Lank and Mek will also be dreaming up some punk-themed art and gourmet food trucks including the appropriately named Confections of a Rockstar will be in attendance.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Roebling Machine Shop, 675 South Clinton Ave., Trenton; admission $4. Call (609) 635-6736 or visit trentonprfm.com
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'Forever Tango'
"Forever Tango," which has graced the stages of Broadway and "Dancing with the Stars," visits Newark this weekend.
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Tomato Curried Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Arrange the chicken in a 9-b-13-inch baking dish.
- In a medium-sized skillet, melt the butter over medium heat and when hot, sauté the onions for about 5 minutes or until they begin to soften. Add the soup, lager, curry powder, basil, and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer over low heat for 10 or 12 minutes to give the flavors time to blend.
- Pour the curry sauce over the chicken and bake for 50 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is bubbling hot. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 10 minutes longer. Serve hot.
- Serves 4
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- One 10.75-ounce can condensed tomato soup
- 7 ounces (2/3 cup) Samuel Adams Boston Lager
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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Chef Hector Ruiz nails it with his restaurant in Kingfield A few titles immediately spring to mind when we talk about trilogies: Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings, that Magnetic Fields concept album. There are a great many trilogies in film, literature, and music, but restaurant trilogies? Those are harder to come by.
For Hector Ruiz, life in South Minneapolis is Grand. The chef is owner of three restaurants -- Cafe Ena, Rincon 38, and now, La Fresca -- all located on Grand Avenue, all within blocks of each other. His latest venture opened last weekend, promising nuevo Mexican cuisine, and we stopped by for a first bite.
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[QUOTE=Judg;938232]Looks like a neat recipe. Have you tasted it yet?[/QUOTE]
I did! I snuck a taste and just had to post. There's no coconut flavor once it's finished, but the roast is the most tender and juicy I've ever made. I think next time I might add some carrots or squash too.


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Newton Hylton Playing the Banjo (Virginia Tech. Digital Library and Archives; Virginia Tech. University Libraries. Special Collections Department, 2005-05-18)Newton Hylton was a "clawhammer" banjoist and right good at it was he. A ground-hog's hide provided the drumtight head for this banjo.


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This delightful little toy is fun for all ages. My girls love to play fight with them. I have had customers get creative enough to create a "darth acorn" with them. Great for any sci-fi fan. It is small enough to go on a key chain, yet big enough to play with. The finished product is 5 inches long.
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The fallout to Hell in a Cell came to RAW this past Monday, and it was one full of surprises, returns and a massive 12-man tag-team match to cap things all off.
It wasn't the matches that got everyone talking after the event, but the ending segment that left WWE COO Triple H, alone in the ring.
We have two more RAW broadcasts before Vengeance and we don't have any matches scheduled.
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Lower image: Departures from normal rainfall in 2012. Yellow, orange, and red colors denote departures below normal, defined as the 30 year cycle from 1981 to 2010.
Above: Average rainfall for 24 month cycles ending in November for Texas Climatological Division 10 (Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy), back to 1900. Brown circle indicates period of 1950s and early 1960s drought. Red circle indicates current (2011/2012) drought, with the lowest 24 month precipitation (December 2010 to November 2012) on record, by far.
|"Hail" of a Warm Year
2012: Record Warmth, Persistent Drought, and Memorable Thunderstorms
Tropical Cyclones Steer Clear of the Rio Grande Valley
|July to September: Scorching Heat, Little Rain (Again)
July and August were once again the perfect backdrop for many trips to the beach for Rio Grande Valley residents: Typically hot days, warm nights, and fresh breezes. Rainfall became scarce once again, with a few exceptions. Brownsville and points east had a lucky hit on July 13th and again on August 6th. Farther west, ranches from southern/central Jim Hogg County through western Starr County benefitted from slow moving thunderstorms during mid July. Meanwhile, the summer heat continued to build, and drought conditions began deteriorating once again. Moderate (level 1) to severe (level 2) drought at the beginning of July worsened to severe (level 2) to exceptional (level 4) drought by the end of August. At the end of summer, average temperatures landed in the top five hottest on record for most Rio Grande Valley residents; rainfall was equally sparse for all but a patch around Brownsville, and pockets along Highway 83 near the Roma (Starr County) bend northward through some of the ranchlands of Jim Hogg, Starr, and Zapata County. Click here for details.
Typically wet September proved to be a mixed bag in 2012, but once again leaned toward the hot and dry side. With the exception of Rio Grande Plains, which was helped by remnant rains from Pacific Tropical Storm Norman, and pockets of the King Ranch in Kenedy and Brooks County, which got some fortunate rains from slow moving afternoon thunderstorms, monthly totals were generally 1 to 3 inches below average. By the end of September, the persistent high pressure ridge known as "La Canícula" had effectively shut down the Texas Gulf Coast Tropical Cyclone season. In short, significant drought relief would have to wait until 2013 – at least.
|October to December: Summer Fades to...Spring?
October 2012 was better known as "Endless Summer". Persistent heat kept the fire burning, and despite the autumn's first legitimate cold front just before Halloween, monthly temperatures finished among the top ten warmest at most Valley and Brush Country locations. Prior to the front, values were closing in on all time hottest levels, crystallized by a heat spike on October 18th ahead of an advancing trough which broke all–time records for the date, and for the month. Those temperatures, which reached as high as 108°F in La Joya, fueled a line of thunderstorms which quickly became nasty. Damaging hurricane force wind gusts, golf ball sized hail, and dangerous lightning hammered mainly rural Willacy and eastern Hidalgo County during the late afternoon. "Hot–tober", indeed!
November kept the warm, dry theme going. Dry weather is expected as November ranks among the top three or four driest months of the year; with flattening high pressure holding firm from the Gulf occasionally back into northern Mexico, temperatures continued to rank among the top ten warmest. The only substantial rain occurred the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving, when a cold front eased across the Rio Grande Valley and brought welcome rains of more than an inch to Hidalgo and Starr counties as well as portions of the ranchlands in Jim Hogg and Brooks County. "April in December" aptly describes the final month of 2012, which finished the year on a high (temperature–wise) note. Average temperatures were more than five degrees above average across the Valley; at one point after Christmas Day, the values were still more than 7 degrees above average before a series of cold fronts kept readings down until New Year's Eve. Once again, the monthly averages fell among the top ten warmest on record. An early month front was preceded by just enough instability to produce a small band of damaging wind and hail producing thunderstorms, which raced through Willacy and northern Cameron County around midnight on December 5th. The drought intensified further during the final two weeks of the month, with worsening conditions spreading west into the ranchlands of Starr, Jim Hogg, and Zapata County. Extremely dry fronts left 25 to 30 mph winds and relative humidity below 15 percent in their wake. Fortunately, no large wildfires were reported. New Year's Eve finished the year appropriately: Warm, humid, and breezy, with temperatures in the 70s and lower 80s.To Page 1


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SPOTLIGHT ON: Billy Collins
What: The two-term poet laureate, author of "Picnic, Lightning," "Nine Horses" and "Ballistics," reads from his work.
When: Monday, 7 p.m.
Where: Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium.
Frances Ferguson of Johns Hopkins University presents the 20th annual Josephine Gessner Ferguson Lecture, "Trust and What Literature Has to Say About It: The Case of Robinson Crusoe," today, 6 p.m., Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University.
The Garden District Book Shop Book Group discusses "The Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison, today, 6 p.m.
Joe Klein, Time magazine columnist and author of the best-seller, "Primary Colors," discusses "The Obama Administration and the World," today, 7 p.m., Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium.
The Horror Book Group discusses "Here Comes a Candle" by Fredric Brown, today, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble/Metairie.
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library hold their semiannual Big Book Sale, Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Williams Boulevard at the lake.
Laurence Snelling signs "Picasso's Ghosts," Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., Garden District Book Shop.
17 Poets! Literary & Performance Series presents readings by poets Felice Buimont and Hannah Zeavin, followed by an open mike, Thursday, 8 p.m., the Gold Mine Saloon.
Claire Messud, Zale writer-in-residence, appears in a public interview with Tulane professor Paula Morris, Thursday, 6 p.m., Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University.
Stephen Rea discusses and signs "Finn McCool's Football Club," Friday, 7-9 p.m., Borders Books and Music, 3338 St. Charles Ave.
Sherry Lee Alexander interviews T. Jefferson Parker, author of "The Renegades," on the radio show "Writers' Forum," Saturday, 8:30 a.m. and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m., WRBH FM-88.3.
The Octavia Books Sci-Fi Book Club discusses "Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy," by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Octavia Books.
Poppy Tooker signs and presents a tasting from "Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook," Saturday, 2:30 p.m., at Octavia Books and Tuesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Garden District Book Shop..
Maple Street Children's Book Shop presents a day of family fun Saturday, 11 a.m., with the Back Yard Players, presenting Mardi G. Raccoon and Pals.
Louis Maistros reads from and signs "The Sound of Building Coffins," Saturday, 1 p.m., Maple Street Book Shop, followed by Peter Cooley who reads from and signs "Divine Margins,' 3-5 p.m.
David A. Stallman discusses and signs "Women in the Wild Blue," Saturday, 1-4 p.m., at the National World War II Museum.
Keith C. Ferdinand signs "Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices From The Crescent City and Beyond," Sunday, 1-3 p.m., at A Tisket A Tasket.
Open mike reading, Sunday, 3 p.m., the Maple Leaf Bar.


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Dez Bryant Blames Fumble On Cold Weather
via Michael David Smith, NBC Sports Pro Football Talk
Dez Bryant said he thinks he?s holding the ball properly, but it?s just hard to hang on in a game as cold as Sunday?s win over the Giants in New Jersey.
?I think my ball security, in my honest opinion has been fine,? Bryant told reporters, via the Dallas Morning News. ?It was just that kind of a game to where you have to be a little bit more prepared focusing on what kind of difficulties it will be in the cold weather handling the ball. You just got to prepare a little bit better knowing you will be in the game.?


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Now this is just getting silly. A few days back TechCrunch posted about Eskobo, another Ajax desktop with the standard modules for news, weather and feeds. And then came word of yet another customizable web desktop by the name of Favoor. Both apps are well put together, but they now have the additional problem of fighting "reviewer fatigue" - bloggers have seen this idea so many times in the last few months that the mere mention of an Ajax desktop elicits a collective yawn from the blogosphere at large. And while fresh ideas don't always translate into business success, you'd be wise to avoid the "Netvibes clone" moniker at all costs.
Now I'm not going to be too hard on Ajax desktops - I've spoken to some talented people who are working in this space and I want to see their projects succeed. But I would say this: for goodness sake, differentiate yourself! Figure out your unique strengths and play to them. And be sure to offer something dramatically different and wonderfully original as part of your offering - even if that means delaying your launch while you rethink. Surely there's more to startpages than Netvibes lookalikes? Surprise me.


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FAIRMONT?- The Elkins High School golf team placed second at 4-team Big 10 Conference golf match Monday at the Greenhills Country Club.
Host-team North Marion won the match with a 154. Elkins (158), East Fairmont (167) and Lewis County (186) followed.
The Tigers' Braden Hammond was the low medalist for match after hitting a career-low 34.
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"Branden has been disappointed with his last couple matches, but he came out played well today," Elkins coach Dave Baird said. "I was happy to see him come out and play one of the best matches he's ever had."
Kollin Hopwood (38), Alex Baird (41), Kelsi Trippett (45), Kole Hopwood (49) and Remington Knight (53) rounded out the scoring for Elkins.
"I was happy with our overall performance," Baird said. "I?still think we're heading in the right direction. Hopefully we can continue to play well our next time out."
Lewis County was led by Aaron Hall's 40. Jared Myers followed with a 47 for the Minutemen.
Cameron Wilson shot a 35 to lead North Marion and Brennan Vincent paced East Fairmont with a 38.
Elkins will return to action on Wednesday when it entertains a 5-team match at the Elks Country Club.
Bridgeport, Tygarts Vallley, Moorefield and East Hardy will be the other competitors in Wednesday contest.
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BULLDOGS?AND?COLTS COMPETE?IN ?MATCH: Tygarts Valley and Philip Barbour competed in a 7-team match Monday at the Raven Golf Course in Snowshoe.
Greenbrier East took top honors for the day after shooting a 174. Philip Barbour (180) and Petersburg (193) rounded out the top three teams.
The Spartans' Griffin King and the Colts' Logan Collins earned low medalist after both golfers shot a 39.
Luke Freeman followed teammate Collins with a 43. Tyler Clifton hit a 48 for Philip Barbour.
Brian George paced the Vikings with a 43.
Trinity (199), Webster County (209), Pocahontas County (221) and Tygarts Valley (224) rounded out the field.
Parker White shot a 51 to lead the Warriors.
Tygarts Valley was led by Jared Wegman and Casey Martel, who both shot a 53.
"We're a young team, but our kids have been battling each time out," Tygarts Valley coach Mitch Channell said. "We are getting better each match. Hopefully there's good things to come for us in the future."
John Connor Tampoya was Trinity's top scorer after finishing with a 47.
Webster County's Garrett Doresy led his team on the day with a 44.
Tygarts Valley will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Elkins for a 5-team match. Elkins, Bridgeport, East Hardy and Moorefield will battle the Bulldogs at the Elks Country Club.


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Today is a sad day. Seeing Bella walking without Max, her basset hound partner, foreshadowed the news: Max has died.
For months, these two dear dogs have been a pleasure to know and watch and talk about with Joe, their person. Both, I believe, were rescue dogs, and it was only recently that Joe told me about the Basset Hound Convention they all attended at the shore.
Now Bella is by herself, and I wonder how she feels, what she thinks. I think I know how Joe feels.
This is a sad day. Goodbye, Max.
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written and illustrated by Cynthia Rylant
(If you have ever been lucky enough to have a special dog in your life,
then you know there is a place called Dog Heaven.)
When dogs go to Heaven,
they don't need wings
because God knows that
dogs love running best.
He gives them fields.
Fields and fields and fields.
When a dog first arrives in Heaven,
he just runs.
Dog Heaven has clear, wide lakes
filled with geese who honk and flap
and tease. The dogs
love this.
and bark and God watches them
from behind a tree and smiles.
There are children,
of course,
Angel children.
God knows that dogs love children more than
anything else in the world, so He fills Dog
Heaven with plenty of them.
There are children
on bikes and children on sleds. There are
children throwing red rubber balls and children
pulling kites through the clouds. The dogs
are there, and the children love them dearly.
And, oh,
the dog biscuits.
Biscuits and biscuits
as far as the eye can see.
God has a sense of humor, so He makes His
biscuits in funny shapes for His dogs. There
are kitty-cat biscuits and squirrel biscuits.
Ice-cream biscuits and ham sandwich biscuits.
Every angel who passes by
has a biscuit for a dog.
And, of course, all God's dogs
sit when the angels say "sit."
Every dog becomes a good
dog in Dog Heaven.
God turns
clouds inside out to
make fluffy beds for the dogs
in Dog Heaven, and when they
are tired from running and
barking and eating ham-
sandwich biscuits,
the dogs each find a cloud
bed for sleeping.
They turn around and
around in the cloud . . .
. . . until it feels just right,
and then they curl up
and they sleep.
God watches over
each one of them
and there are no bad dreams.
Dogs in Dog Heaven
have almost always
belonged to somebody
on Earth and, of course,
the dogs remember this.
Heaven is full of memories.
So sometimes an angel will walk a dog
back to Earth for a little visit and quietly,
invisibly, the dog will sniff about his old
backyard, will investigate the cat next
door, will follow the child to school, will
sit on the front porch and wait for the mail.
When he is satisfied
that all is well, the dog
will return to Heaven with the angel.
near God who made them.
The dogs in Dog Heaven who
had no real homes on Earth
are given one in Heaven.
The homes have yards and porches and there are
couches to lie on and tables to sit under
while angels eat their dinners.
There are special bowls
with the dogs' names on them.
And each dog is petted and reminded
how good he is, all day long.
Dogs in Dog Heaven may stay as long as
they like and this can mean forever.
They will be there when old friends show
up. They will be
there at the door.
(Note: Dog Heaven is a beautiful picture book. I can speak personally and for others in saying it helps when best friends die.)


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Picture this: You're playing blackjack at Bally's Atlantic City, staring at an 11 against 10, when Michael Jackson moonwalks up to the table. He points a gloved hand at your cards and whispers, "double-down." You ponder whether or not you really want to take gambling advice from the (late) King of Pop.
Starting next month at Bally's, this scenario will become reality when celebrity impersonators begin mingling with some gamblers in parts of this Atlantic City casino. Faux Jake and Elwood Blues, Madonna-likes and other celebrity impersonators will be part of the show at the gaming tables, and some dealers will even be in costume. The program, which aims to build on the success of Bally's long-running Legends In Concert show, begins next month. Legends features dozens of impersonators, including three Dolly Partons, four Frank Sinatras and 14 Elvis Presleys. You can see all of them here.
Legends In Concert starts a new season at Bally's on Memorial Day Weekend, and the show's home Palace Theater has been renovated and renamed the Legends In Concert Theater to celebrate. New Legends-themed memorabilia will be on display at Bally's. Check the Legends website for ticket info.
Would you want to gamble with pseudo Cher or make-believe Barry Manilow by your side? Let us know in comments.


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This is a VERY long trip I took to Toronto (YYZ) from Singapore (SIN) in September. I was originally scheduled to fly on United to Tokyo and then onto Chicago and Toronto on American. Unfortunately my travel agent screwed up and on the day before my flight, I had to change my booking onto another airline. Got my new ticket and found out I'm traveling EVA airlines to Taipei and Vancouver and then to Toronto on Air Canada.
Date: 6 Sep 2000
Airline: EVA airlines (BR 286)
Class: Economy
Aircraft: Boeing 767
SIN-TPE 4hrs 25 min
Check in
Rushed to Changi from work and got there 1-½ hours prior to departure. The line at the check in counter was almost non-existent and I was able to check in quickly. Got my 3 boarding passes and watched while the check-in guy put a tag on my luggage saying YTO. I asked him where YTO was cause my ticket said YYZ and the guy just shrugs and hits the button that takes my bag away. Upon further questioning he tells me that since my first point of entry into Canada is Vancouver and I gotta go through customs there, the bag will be taken off and I can try and sort out the mistake (or whatever) there. Since I saw YVR on the baggage tag as well I decided not to worry and hope for the best. I was hungry as hell and since some friends who had traveled EVA had not very good things to say about them decided to grab a donut before I boarded (just in case). The flight was at 6:55 pm and boarding commenced at about 6:30. The flight was boarded row by row and J class passengers could board at any time. Since my seat was in the front of economy I boarded last. At 7:10 we were still sitting around waiting for something to happen. Since I had a 40 minute connection time at TPE I was a bit worried about this delay but at 7:15 we pushed back and after a short taxi we were on the runway and airborne by 7:25. One thing I noticed about EVA at this point is that after the safety demonstration and just before the take off roll, all the F/A's (only female by the way) stand at the front of the section they will be in charge of and bow to all the passengers. Nice touch I think.
I was in seat 12 C (I think), an aisle seat in the center section of the aircraft. The seating was a 2-3-2 configuration and since there was no one in the middle seat I could use the armrest without having to share with someone else. Seats were a bit cramped and the legroom was not great. No PTVs either but that was something I was prepared for. The flight was about 70% full so there were some empty seats at the back and after we took off I walked back and found 3 seats to myself and stretched out. After the seat belt sign went off the F/A's rushed around with landing forms and hot towels and within minutes of this the beverage service started. Got me a Taiwanese beer (not too bad) and some bags of peanuts. Within the hour they started the dinner service. After all the stories I had heard I was pleasantly surprised to get a rather good chicken meal with a very interesting corn salad with some strange looking (but good) sesame dressing. There was wine for those who wanted it but I stuck to the beer, which by now had grown on me. Coffee and brandy topped off a nice dinner and then the IFE started. News in English followed by news in Chinese and then a movie. The movie was really bad so I just listened to the audio and stared into the blackness of the South Chine Sea. The F/A's kept going around the aisles asking passengers if they needed anything and were always attentive and helpful when asked for something. My only complaint with this airline is that even though the FA's do speak English, it is rather halting and it's sometimes difficult to get yourself understood. Also I was not allowed to visit the cockpit but then they have their rules about things like that. Halfway through the flight the FA's went around with glasses of juice and water and this was really good. Not a full beverage service but those of us awake appreciated it. An hour before landing they had the usual destination guide and after that we had one more round of juices and water before we started our descent. As I mentioned we had lost some time at Changi and I was hoping we would make it up in-flight but due to strong headwinds we landed in Chiang Kai Shek International with only 15 minutes to go for my next flight. Since it was on the same carrier the FA's told me not to worry and sure enough there were ground staff to show passengers to their connections. Before I forget, the FA's did another one of that 'bowing to the passengers' things after landing and this time everyone started clapping. According to someone I overheard this is quite common on EVA flights and passengers clap to show their appreciation for the service and quality of landing!?!
Date: 6 Sep 2000
Airline: EVA airlines (BR 10)
Class: Economy
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
TPE-YVR 10hrs 35 min
Ran all the way to the gate and made it with a few minutes to spare. As usual I was one of the last to board and this suited me fine. I was concerned about my bags making it to this flight but the ground staff (who's English was a lot harder to understand than the FA's) told me not to worry about it. I had seat 48 G, an aisle seat on the right side of the aircraft. These seats had a footrest coming off the seat in front but were still cramped as hell. I was not looking forward to being cramped up for the next 10 hours but at the same time was excited about my first flight over the Pacific. I noticed that on this aircraft as well, there were no PTV's in economy but there were those 14-inch TV monitors hanging from the ceiling all over the place. In the absence of PTV's I think this is a lot better than one large giant screen up front cause whenever someone walks past, your view is obstructed. This flight was full and after a 10-minute (12:10 am) delay we were rolling towards the runway. Safety-demo, bow to passengers, take-off (quite a long run as we had a full flight), seats belt sign off, hand out landing forms………..At this point the FA's went round the cabin requesting the passengers to close the windows (not sure why. must be some sort of regulation for night flights) By this time I had made friends with the guy sitting next to me and found out he too had acquired a taste for Taiwanese beer (on his flight from Kuala Lumpur) and before you know it the guy has called the F/A and asked for 2 beers for now and then keep them coming. To my surprise the FA didn't bat an eyelid and was off to get our beers. The beverage service was accompanied by the dinner service this time and dinner was a choice of curried spicy chicken with rice or black pepper beef. I had the chicken first and since I was so hungry as my last meal had not really filled me up I asked if there were any extras on board. The FA said no problem and I got the beef this time (apparently a lot of people had refused meals cause this flight took off just after midnight and they wanted to sleep). After a highly satisfying and surprisingly delicious dinner I lay back to enjoy the beer buzz I had going and to watch the movie. This time it was a better movie. I think it was Keeping the Faith but I fell asleep about halfway through. Woke up after 3 hours when the FA's were doing the first (of many) juice rounds. The next movie had just come on. It was Frequency and this time I stayed awake through the whole movie. Nothing to report about the rest of the night (or was it afternoon, cause we had bright sunlight outside) I must say that the FA's never rest on EVA. They keep walking around asking passengers if they need anything and about 6 or 7 hours into the flight they started serving cup noodles to those passengers who were awake. They showed another movie at this point but it was in Chinese so I just went back to sleep. 2 hours prior to arrival breakfast was served. This was a choice of Fish noodles or porridge both of which I hate and so I had to survive on the roll and some fruit. I wasn't very hungry though so I didn't mind. After clearing of the meals, screening the destination guide and some very welcome hot towels we began our descent. A very smooth landing and a loud round of applause from the passengers for the service and silky-smooth touch down.
Date: 6 Sep 2000
Airline: Air Canada (AC 156)
Class: Economy
Aircraft: Boeing 767
YVR-YYZ 4hrs 30 min
I was ecstatic to see my bags again in YVR and after going through customs walked to the domestic terminal. At check in I was told that YTO did not exist and had my luggage tags changed (phew!) Got some coffee and went to the gate to wait for the flight. Flight was scheduled for 10:40 pm and boarding started at 10:20. Again I was seated at the front of economy but this time in a window seat. Push back on time and take off shortly after. I noticed that this aircraft had no PTV's even in business class. I have never traveled on Air Canada and I took this to be a sign of things to come. For Air Canada fans I have to state now that I was very unhappy with the service. No hot towels or anything of the kind. A beverage service was offered with NO BOOZE. This I found strange cause this is the first time I have been on a flight where alcohol has to be paid for (I have traveled a fair bit, but never on an internal flight). Dinner was served shortly and I don't remember being offered a choice. It was just put in front of me. Well anyway it was cold roast beef and I can't complain about the quality of the meal. After dinner I was a bit thirsty and when I pressed the bell for the F/A no one came for at least 15 minutes. I had to go to the galley to get myself a drink and I noticed that this happened to a few people. The next time I tried this, also with the same results and from then didn't bother pressing he button. Just walked to the galley and asked for it myself. I believe this lack of service may have something to do with AC's recent takeover of Canadian and since they are the monopoly are taking advantage of the passenger's lack of choice (I could be wrong, this may have just been one bad flight. I have been told by a few friends that AC has always been good to them). The IFE consisted of CBC news, the movie Keeping The Faith (again) and some sit-com that I can't remember. Nothing much else to report except when we reached the Toronto area it was 5:30 in the morning and since aircraft are not allowed to land before 6 we were put in a holding pattern for 20 minutes. It was quite cool looking at 12 aircraft going around in a huge circle. Landed at 6:00 am as we were first in line and was out of the terminal by 6:45.
I must say that EVA impressed me a lot more than Air Canada. This may be because I went onto the EVA flight expecting a lot less and on the AC flight a lot more. Overall a very nice experience and if you guys like this report I'll post a report of the return journey. Any feedback on the trip report would be welcome since this is my first.


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PANTANAW, Irrawaddy Division — Now 81, Daw Gyi still has the receipt from U Thant acknowledging her family's purchase of the former schoolmaster's house in Pantanaw, a flood-prone township in the Irrawaddy Delta.
It was 1957, the year that U Thant went to New York to work as Burma's representative at the United Nations. In neat Burmese script, the future UN secretary-general dashed off the amount received for the teak-timbered two-story house that was his birthplace: 1,750 kyats, less than US$2 in today's money, or a quarter of the taxi fare from Rangoon International Airport to the city's downtown.
By Pantanaw standards, the house is spacious and airy—and conveniently located just behind the town's main street. It seemed like the perfect abode for anyone wanting to pass their days in this delta town, but Daw Gyi wasn't to know that the house would cause her moments of trouble.
Four years after selling the homestead, U Thant was appointed UN secretary-general, the start of a decade-long tenure that coincided, give or take a year, with the first decade of the Gen Ne Win military dictatorship in Burma.
"Intelligence officers kept an eye on this house all the time," Daw Gyi recalls. "It was so annoying and disappointing," the 81-year-old says, pausing after the "so" while thinking of the right words to say.
By all accounts, Burma's ruler had little time for U Thant, likely due to envy at the renown in which the diplomat was held overseas. U Thant's long friendship and collaboration with U Nu, the prime minister ousted by Ne Win in Burma's 1962 coup, most likely didn't endear U Thant to Burma's dictator either.
Notoriously, in 1974, after U Thant died and his body was flown home to Burma for burial, Ne Win refused to give a state funeral and sought to keep the repatriation hush-hush. Word spread, however, and Ne Win's peevish-looking snub of U Thant roused anger in Rangoon, leading to anti-government protests and a tug-of-war over where U Thant should be buried.
In Pantanaw, where the former teacher U Thant had been elevated to near-hero status, there was anger too. "People here were furious, and many, me included, went to Rangoon to protest," recalls Saw Naing, speaking of the furor that erupted over how U Thant was treated, posthumously, by the Ne Win regime.
Soft-spoken 75-year-old Saw Naing is the prime mover behind the U Thant library, now a half-finished redbrick building site at the edge of Pantanaw.
The library will feature a newly-minted 300-pound bronze bust of U Thant—which is for now housed at the town's main Buddhist monastery—as well as sheaves of newspaper clippings, photographs and other memorabilia. There will be no shortage of portrait photos of U Thant, for sure, as in Pantanaw a black-and-white shot of the suited secretary-general hangs in most homes—alongside the ubiquitous, framed photo of Burma's independence leader, Gen Aung San.
But such keepsakes notwithstanding, Saw Naing doesn't envisage the library as a mere memorial to Pantanaw's best-known son.
"We hope to have Internet, computers, new books and newspapers," he says. "It will be a living building for people to work in and know about the world," he says.
For now the library has a floor and walls, but no roof, windows or doors. It's a long way from completion, despite US$60,000 in funding provided to date. Half of that money was given by Padoh Mahn Nyein Maung, a key Karen leader and former political prisoner, with the remainder made up of donations from Pantanaw business people.
"We need another US$100,000 to finish the job," says Saw Naing, adding that he already approached both the Irrawaddy regional government and national officials in Naypyidaw, seeking backing, but despite getting verbal support for the library, no money has been forthcoming yet. "At present, no one there is interested," Saw Naing says, a wry smile opening as he finishes the line.
Daw Gyi says pilgrims come to her house now and then, about 10 this year so far, and mostly academics and embassy officials. "When people come, I show them the letter," she says, pushing across the table the now-laminated note written by U Thant that, over time, stands as much as a farewell to his homeplace as a bill of receipt.
But both Saw Naing and Daw Gyi are optimistic that the house and library—if and when complete—can together attract a wider range of visitors to Pantanaw, a market town just off the main road from Rangoon to Pathein, the regional capital of Irrawaddy Division.
"We hope tourists and Burmese can both visit," Saw Naing says.
A well respected Gentleman U Thant was the symbol of Burma. People knew Burma by his name. Hope this project succeeds and he gets homage by international community. We were there at RASU to protest against the Government particulary againt Ne Win the Butcher of Burma.
In those days UN was more respected than it is now.
Having respected and worthy of respect is two different things.
Why is U Thant's overseas-based family not involved in this?
U Thant half South Indian
Half Burmese
Well respected
Lets all Indian Pitch in
The house is not actually U Thant's. U Thant's Pantanaw house burned down during the civil war. There is some concern that this couple is trying to make money off this project – $60,000 is ALOT to spend on an old wooden house that is still just an old wooden house. Where's the money?
U Thant's family now lives in Rangoon (daughter, son-in-law, grandson, etc).


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May, Marie, and Lee are three sisters who serve as antagonists towards the cul-de-sac and its inhabitants. they live in the nearby trailer park May is voiced by Erin Fitzgerald, Marie is voiced by Kathleen Barr, Lee is voiced by Janyse Jaud. They all have a huge thing for the Ed's and will constanly find ways to kiss them (mostly all over there face leaving a red lipstick mark which is weird cause they rarely have any on.. but cartoons sometimes shouldn't be questioned) and they all seem to resemble the Ed's themself's May isn't the smartest (like one Ed we know) Marie would be.. like.. a tough girl but with a side.. ok she's like Edd in some way, and Lee is like Eddy cause there both bossy and some what leader, and jerks.


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I'm a huge fan of the genre and so the best HR tends to be the one I've just finished (unless it bombed, which does happen from time to time!)
However my best HR of 2010 was 'Love in the Afternoon' by Lisa Kleypas.
I started reading it because the heroine, Beatrix, loves animals (and I'm a vet, so I was curious as to how this was handled) and I became enchanted by the sensitive way that Ms Kleypas used Beatrix's patience to help Christopher, who was suffering from the Crimean equivalent of shell-shock.
What about you? Any good recommends from 2010?
Grace x


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On Tap this Weekend: Polish Fest, Underwear Bike Ride, MAM After Dark Block Party
This weekend is going to be a wild ride. Here are Tap Milwaukee's top event picks for you to add to your calendar. »Read Full Blog Post
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Speaking at a panel of the National Governors Association meeting in Milwaukee Saturday, Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri acknowledged that Wisconsin is both the Badger and Dairy state.
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D-Link just announced the availability of its new streaming media player dubbed MovieNite (DSM-310). this media player promise to deliver 1080p HD movies and TV shows including personalized Internet radio. MovieNite also delivers instant access to the latest new releases from VUDU, Netflix, YouTube and new music from Pandora via easy-to-use interface and one-click remote. The device also lets you watch live video feed from mydlink-enabled network camera on a TV using the mydlink app. There's also a free MovieNite remote app for iPhone or Android that allows you to control MovieNite using your smartphone. Other features of MovieNite include simple three-step setup, built-in wireless and Ethernet connectivity, and HDMI out. The D-Link MovieNite Streaming Media Player is available now for $59.99 from Walmart as well as from D-Link online.
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All records and stats are for games played through Nov. 16
1. Memphis Grizzlies (7-1)
Knocked off Miami, OKC and NYK in one week.
2. New York Knicks (6-1)
24-7 under Mike Woodson.
3. San Antonio Spurs (7-2)
Duncan still leading the way, scoring 18.2 a game.
4. Miami Heat (7-3)
Don't think 73-9 is still a possibility.
5. Los Angeles Clippers (6-2)
DeAndre Jordan continues to get better.
6. Oklahoma City Thunder (7-3)
Kevin Martin showing signs they made a good trade.
7. Milwaukee Bucks (5-2)
Monta Ellis needs to be more efficient.
8. Brooklyn Nets (5-2)
Imagine if Gerald Wallace were healthy.
9. Chicago Bulls (5-3)
Defense still looks good, giving up only 92.4 a game.
Need some kind of big man, can't wait on Bynum.
11. Boston Celtics (5-4)
Need to keep Rondo healthy if they have a chance.
12. Los Angeles Lakers (4-5)
D'Antoni is really supposed to be the answer?
13. Charolette Bobcats (4-3)
Kemba Walker finding some of magic he had at UConn.
14. Golden State Warriors (5-4)
David Lee is a walking double-double (15.1 and 10.2).
15. Dallas Mavericks (5-5)
Dirk needs to get back, quick.
16. Atlanta Hawks (4-4)
Lou Williams is nice third option for them.
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-4)
Maybe Kevin Love doesn't have a supporting cast.
18. Denver Nuggets (4-5)
Iguodala leading team in scoring (14.8).
19. Portland Trailblazers (4-5)
Batum makes statement against Rockets, drops 35.
20. Pheonix Suns (4-6)
Gortat making difference in paint, averaging 3.3 blocks.
21. Indiana Pacers (4-6)
Can't buy a bucket from downtown (28.7%).
22. Houston Rockets (4-5)
Lin needs to worry about playing better, not the media.
23. New Orleans Hornets (3-4)
Young guys coming back to earth.
24. Orlando Magic (3-5)
Not making as many 3's as they used to.
25. Utah Jazz (4-6)
Scoring plenty (99.2 ppg), need to play some 'D'.
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (2-6)
Tyler Zeller cleared to get back on court.
27. Toronto Raptors (2-6)
Bargnani still getting his points, even with no help.
28. Sacramento Kings (2-7)
What ever happened to Jimmer Fredette?
29. Detroit Pistons (1-9)
Maybe Kyle Singler shoud start more often.
30. Washington Wizards (0-7)
No one averaging 12 points a game.


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Surprise, surprise! New York millionaire Howard Rich is meddling in South Carolinas state elections again.
During last years legislative elections, state Sens. Wes Hayes, R-Rock Hill, and Larry Martin, R-Pickens, were targeted by hazy political action committees and unidentified donors with thousands of dollars in donations to their opponents. While origins of much of the PAC money might never be known because of weak state requirements governing the identification of who is behind the PACs, we do know that groups associated with Rich dumped at least $153,000 on 21 candidates for the General Assembly.
All but one were Republicans.
The lone Democrat was state Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston, a vocal proponent of school choice.
But while we know all that now, we didnt know it during the campaign, when the information might have affected how people voted. Because of a state policy that delays reporting of donations, the public has not been made aware of Richs role in the 2012 campaign until nearly two and a half months after the election.
And Richs role was significant. Joe Thompson, who ran against Hayes, received $25,000 from 25 limited liability corporations sharing the same Philadelphia address tied to Rich. Martins opponent, Rex Rice, received $20,000 from the same sources.
The Philadelphia address is for the Center for Independent Thought, a nonprofit conservative foundation. Richs wife, Andrea Millen Rich, is the centers president.
One of the primary goals of the group is the promotion of state financed vouchers or tax breaks for those who send their children to private schools.
Since 2008, Richs affiliated groups have given at least $341,000 to S.C. legislators and candidates for the General Assembly.
Both Hayes and Martin, chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, opposed a school-choice bill last year that would have given tax deductions to parents who enrolled their children in private school or home schooled them. Both senators have advocated working within the public school system to provide more options for students.
Ultimately, both won their races handily. Hayes won 74 percent of the vote to defeat Thompson in November.
Nonetheless, Richs attempts to skirt spending limits to influence these and other races are an affront to openness in the system.
As lawmakers review ways to improve the states ethics rules, they also need to look at fine-tuning campaign donor laws to make all donations more transparent, to require that donations be reported well before Election Day and to prevent people such as Rich from using loopholes to sidestep donation limits.