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CES 2013 preview: It's gadget time!
It's a new year. While that might be a rather arbitrary measure of time, more importantly, it's a very real moment in the tech calendar because it means that, as ever, CES is just around the corner: International CES 2013, as it's known this time.
Pocket-lint will be on the ground in Las Vegas, ready and poised to bring you all the action as it happens but, as per normal, there's plenty of talk already - both rumour and real - about what's going to be on the show floor. So here's a little CES 2013 preview taster of what to look forward to
CES 2013: Cameras
Back in the day, camera launches were more the preserve of shows like PMA and Photokina but, as of CES 2012, it's now the big Vegas event on which camera-makers now focus. Here's a look at what should be coming this year.
Fujifilm X200: rumoured
When Fujifilm unveiled the X100 high-end compact in 2011 the company not only redefined its image, it also released a corker of an advanced, fixed-lens compact camera with enviable technology inside. And in 2013 it's set to do it again with what we're anticipating will be the unveiling of the Fujifilm X200.
It's said to be a replacement for the X100 complete with X-Trans CMOS sensor and should be due out early in the year. If true, then that's great news for Fujifilm fans. The X-Pro1 compact system camera was the first to utilise Fujifilm's innovative colour array technology, and to bring that kind of ultra-sharp, top quality to the fixed-lens compact will be a jump forward. Read more
Fujifilm X20: rumoured
Just as Fujifilm looks to be prepping a successor to the X100, so does it seem to have the X10's replacement waiting in the wings. Fingers crossed, the Fujifilm X20 will be the death of the white orbs that had caused some issues with the X10's 2/3-inch sensor.
What's expected is a 14-megapixel EXR CMOS sensor that bins the lowpass filter - much like the X-Pro1's X-Trans CMOS sensor, but it will also feature an updated viewfinder that can display shooting information. Extra information has also surfaced which suggests the X20 will feature a new 24-120mm f/1.8-2.8 lens, 460k-dot LCD screen, continuous shooting up to 10 frames per second and a top sensitivity of ISO 12,800. Read more
Nikon 1 J3 & S1: rumoured
If rumours are anything to go by, then the Consumer Electronics Show will be the place to reveal Nikon's latest 1-series cameras: the Nikon 1 J3 and alleged Nikon 1 S1 in what would be among the shortest of product cycles we've yet seen for a compact system camera.
What the J3 will bring to the fold is unclear, but it could be the product that's more aligned with many consumers' initial expectations of what the 1-series should have been from the offset: more enthusiast targeted. As for the S1, prepare for something more entry-level. Read more
Polaroid Android CSC: confirmed
Polaroid CEO Scott Hardy has confirmed that the company is to launch an Android-based CSC at CES 2013. The camera looks set to come with a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 10-30mm lens, pop-up flash, HDMI output, built in Wi-Fi, and a 18-megapixel sensor. Oh, and will run Android, much like the Samsung Galaxy Camera and the Nikon C800.
Interestingly, the leaked pictures make this device look a lot like Nikon's CSC range - the J1 and J2 - although it is not clear whether, at this point, Nikon is making the camera for Polaroid to rebrand its own. Read more
CES 2013: Phones
Similarly to cameras, phones have normally been better associated with the Mobile World Congress show in February, but Vegas has started to see some of the manufacturers getting their handsets in ahead of the game. These are the phones to expect at CES 2013.
Samsung Galaxy S IV: rumoured
Samsung could launch the Samsung Galaxy S IV as early as CES 2013 at the start of January, after suggestions that the company will unveil a new smartphone at the show. According to rumours currently circulating, the SGS4 will pack an even bigger screen than the SGS3.
If correct, it will sport a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display that includes a pixel density of 441 pixels-per-inch. It's not the first time the 5-inch display specs have been touted. That said, sources report that Samsung plans to unveil its next flagship Android smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2013, so who knows on this one? Read more
Sony Xperia Yuga / Z: rumoured
Whether it will be called the Xperia Yuga or the Z doesn't really matter. The fact remains that one of the most hotly anticipated gadgets of 2013 is set to be the first phablet from Sony. It's rumoured to be water and dust-resistant, have a 5-inch screen and measure 139 x 71 x 7.9mm.
At its heart will be a quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064 chipset with Adreno 320 graphics, with great graphics results reported from an early prototype - just the ticket to power the Full HD 1080p display. Read more
Huawei Ascend D2 & W1: confirmed
Yu Chengdong, Huawei's CEO, has confirmed that the company will announce two new phones at CES 2013. The Huawei Ascend D2 is expected to be a 5-inch 1080p monster phone that features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 13-megapixel camera.
The Ascend W1 isn't so power-focused, however. The low-end Windows Phone 8 handset will have a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 4GB storage, 512MB RAM and a 5-megapixel camera, putting it on par with the HTC 8S or Nokia 620. Read more
Huawei Ascend Mate: confirmed
Not content with a 5-inch phone, Huawei has confirmed a full HD, 1080p Android smartphone that sports a mammoth 6.1-inch touchscreen. The Huawei Ascend Mate is being marketed as a phone nonetheless.
Key specs include a 1.8GHz Hass K3V3 quad-core processor, 1920 x 1080 resolution with 361ppi, and the display is of the low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) variety. It is believed to carry a massive battery to drive that screen - 4,000mAh - and will be 9.9mm thick. Its price is rumoured to be around 3,000 Chinese yuan (£297). Read more
ZTE Nubia Z5: confirmed
Chinese mobile manufacturer ZTE has lifted the lid on its latest, the Nubia Z5, ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show 2013. That's a Chinese manufacturer revealing an African-region-named phone to be unveiled in the US. Designed by an Italian. Whew.
The 5-inch, 1080p screen of the Z5 delivers a 443ppi resolution, the thin bezel surrounding the screen looks particularly fetching in white and, at a svelte 7.6mm thin, the aluminium body sure does look like an easy-to-pocket device. Under the hood there's Android Jelly Bean (v4.1.1) handled by a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2GB of 533MHz RAM. Read more
CES 2013: TV & home cinema
The world of AV is the more traditional heartland of the likes of CES and IFA later in the year. Fortunately, with LG doing its annual bean spill well ahead of proceedings, we've got a pretty good idea of how CES 2013 might shape up in the TV world.
LG Google TVs - GA7900 & GA6400: confirmed
LG has announced two new Google TV sets - the GA7900 and GA6400 - both of which will be on the company's stand at the forthcoming trade show. They will come in various sizes, feature LED display technology, and sport LG's proprietary Cinema 3D TV tech, that will work with the company's own passive 3D glasses.
Each of the TV models will work with the redesigned LG Magic Remote Qwerty to deliver a full Google TV experience, including voice search. Plus, each has a dual-core processor to ensure the Smart TV functionality is smooth and speedy. Cloud gaming service OnLive will also be pre-installed on the TVs. Read more
LG 4K UHD TVs and monitor: confirmed
Ultra HD 4K is going to take pride of place among many of the panel manufacturers at CES 2013. LG has officially announced that, in addition to its current 84-inch 84LM960V behemoth, it will also show off more consumer-friendly 55-inch and 65-inch 4K tellies.
4K is around four times the resolution, with an eye-watering 3840x2160 pixels on display and LG will also unveil a 30-inch 4K monitor at the show. With a 4096x2160 pixel resolution, it'll be the highest-resolution computer monitor ever to make it to market. Photographers, designers and video editors will be frothing at the mouth to get hold of that kind of real estate. Read more
LG Smart LED TVs with NFC: confirmed
One of the standout features that will come with LG's line-up of plasma and LED TVs is NFC compatibility. Namely, through the "Tag On" technology, the sets will feature an NFC "sticker" that will pair the set with a capable smartphone automatically, allowing you to stream content with the minimum of fuss.
The sets will also be compatible/come with the new, redesigned Magic Remote- the motion-sensing pointer and voice-controlled device - have WiDi and Miracast connectivity, and support LG Cloud. LG also boasts that its new line-up of TVs comes with CPUs that run 120 per cent faster than in previous models, while the graphics processors run 300 per cent faster. Read more
Samsung 85-inch 4K UHD TV: confirmed
Samsung has proudly announced that one of the centrepieces for its CES presence will be an 85-inch Ultra High Definition TV. This comes after the set was awarded a CES 2013 Best of Innovation award and, understandably, the company is happy to cry out from the rooftops about it.
This LED panel boasts lifelike picture quality in ultra HD resolution with over 8 million pixels, four times the resolution of Full HD displays. It uses an innovative enhanced dimming technology and a very high contrast ratio to deliver deep, real blacks and pure whites for greater detail. It will be unveiled at the manufacturer's CES press conference on 7 January and Pocket-lint will be in attendance to tell you exactly what we think. Read more
LG Hecto Laser TV: confirmed
LG has announced a 100-inch Laser TV (read projector) that features both Smart TV and Digital TV capabilities. The LG Hecto Laser TV comes with a special screen and a projector to offer Full HD 1080p resolution on something that isn't just your wall.
What LG is getting excited about, however, is that unlike traditional projectors which need a fair bit of distance to work, the Hecto requires a distance of only 22-inches to create a 100-inch image.
On the spec front, it offers 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and comes with a digital tuner and 2x10W built-in speakers embedded in the projector to support virtual surround sound for a more authentic cinema experience at home. Read more
LG players, speakers and soundbars: confirmed
The new 2013 collection for LG features the BH9430PW 9.1-channel speaker system, NB4530A Sound Bar, BP730 Blu-ray player with Smart TV features, the ND8630 Dual Docking Speaker, and the NP6630 Portable Speaker, bringing with it a bevy of new tech including NFC on all the devices for easy pairing with a smartphone or tablet.
There are iPod docks included, web access with the Smart TV platform, late-night Private Sound Mode, Mood Lamps, AirPlay compatibility and, of course, NFC for instant and wireless pairing and streaming fun. Read more
Samsung Series 7 monitors: confirmed
Samsung has made an early reveal of its forthcoming Series 7 monitors with two available for Windows 8 machines. The Series 7 Touch SC770 supports all the swiping fun that the MS OS offers with 10-point sensitivity and all on a 24-inch screen with a 5000:1 contrast and 60-degree tilting.
The Series 7 SC750, on the other hand, offers 90-degree rotation. It's a 27-inch panel with a full HD resolution, offering a contrast ratio of 5000:1 and wide viewing angles from the LED display, and an HDMI connection around the back. Read more
CES 2013: Gadgets
One of the joys of consumer electronics trade shows are the gadgets that don't sit in any particular standard category. That's largely because such gadgets are generally relatively new ideas. So, here are a few gadgets on that front to look out for at CES 2013.
Vuzix Smart Glasses 100: confirmed
Google Glass may be getting all the headlines, but Vuzix has been dabbling in the augmented reality glasses market for years now. Its latest product has just been awarded a Best of Innovations honour by the CES 2013 board.
The Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 is a hands-free display that you hook over your ear like a Bluetooth earpiece. It also uses Bluetooth to connect to an Android smartphone or iPhone and features a virtual display that the user can see, an integrated camera and its own processing engine, running a modified Android operating system. Is the dawn of proper AR finally here? Read more
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Defining STEM (Continuing Series That Began June 30)
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently released the report STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future, which shows that STEM jobs are expected to grow between now and 2018 at a much higher rate than non-STEM jobs. In commenting on the report, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted: "A STEM education is a pathway to prosperity—not just for you as an individual but for America as a whole. We need you in our classrooms, labs and key government agencies to help solve our biggest challenges, and that's why we are investing heavily to promote STEM education."
Since "STEM" is used in a variety of ways, it is useful to consider what it means in this particular report. There, the authors note that while the acronym STEM is reasonably precise—referring to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—there is no standard definition of a STEM job. This Department of Commerce report defines STEM jobs as those including professional and technical support occupations in computer science and mathematics, engineering, and life and physical sciences. The definition also includes three management occupations closely tied to STEM—computer and information systems, engineering, and natural science managers. (Education jobs and social science jobs allied with STEM fields are not included. Future discussions in OVAE Connection will look at STEM aspects of education.)
According to the report, of the 7.6 million STEM jobs in the United States, representing about 1 in 18 workers, the largest number is within the computer and mathematics fields, accounting for almost half of all STEM employment. Engineering and surveying positions account for about one-third, physical and life sciences positions for about 13 percent, and management positions for 9 percent of all STEM jobs.
More than two-thirds of STEM workers, as defined in this Commerce Department report, have at least a college degree. STEM degree holders were found to enjoy higher earnings, regardless of whether they work in STEM or in non-STEM occupations.
Not all studies of STEM use these same definitions. Studies of STEM and its impact are undertaken by different scholars for different purposes, leading to the use of different definitions of STEM jobs and STEM education. When OVAE Connection discusses various studies and reports on STEM, it is essential that the reader keep this matter of varying definitions in mind.
OVAE Welcomes Dina Fikeru
OVAE is pleased to welcome Dina Fikeru to the OVAE team as a student intern from the DC Summer Youth Employment program. Dina is a Washington, D. C. Public Schools graduate from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, and is now a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma. Her major is business administration with a minor in Spanish. Dina is supporting Johan Uvin, deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiative, and the Division of Academic and Technical Education by researching and developing analyses for CTE transformation.
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Those Without College Degrees Skeptical About Return on Investment
One Degree of Separation: How Young Americans Who Don't Finish College See Their Chances for Success is the third in a series of Public Agenda surveys examining young people's attitudes on higher education and college completion. Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the survey examined the views of more than 600 young adults, aged 26 to 34, both those who completed either a college degree or postsecondary certificate and those whose highest educational credential is a high school diploma.
"There is a jarring gap in optimism between young people who have a college degree in today's economy and those who don't," said Jean Johnson, director of Education Insights at Public Agenda and lead author of the report. In the news release issued by Public Agenda, Johnson said, "Even more disturbing, young people who don't get a credential beyond high school face a trifecta of barriers. They're more likely to come from poorer, less-educated families; they lack basic knowledge about the higher education system and employers and many aren't convinced a college degree will pay off for them, especially if they need to borrow to get it."

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Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the crowds in Victory Square, Benghazi, as French President Nicholas Sarkozy (center left) looks on, Sep. 15, 2011.
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"Libya: A Case Study on 'Leading from Behind'"
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October 20, 2011
Author: Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Lecturer in Inernational Security, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
Even before confirmation of Gadhafi's death, the conventional wisdom had already taken form. First, that this was a success, albeit a delayed one, for the Obama Administration's "leading from behind" strategy. This was always a NATO effort, with strong French accents, and one which we would support but not manage. The fact that Obama was in Brazil when the mission started had symbolic meaning: the U.S. did not own this.
Second, that while Gadhafi's death is an important milestone for closure, the challenges for Libya will endure. It is a nation with almost no civil society to rely on, and rebels who are hardly unified.
But the challenges with conventional wisdom is that it has a tendency to turn into yet another cliche: a "best practice." Libya is a case study of ONE. Only one. It had a perfect combination of indigenous uprising so that NATO and other powers would not be the face of the mission; more importantly, though, Gadhafi had no backers, no friends, no country invested in his leadership. This is not Syria where Iran serves as the silent (or not so silent) partner; this is not Bahrain where Saudi Arabia has drawn a line in the sand. NATO, the Arabs and the international community could support the Libyan rebels because there was no counterweight. That is not true anywhere else in the Arab world. This is a case study on leading from behind, but not a new international doctrine.
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Pittsford: Solar project gets a green lightBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | June 20,2014PITTSFORD The Select Board signed off on a community solar project at its meeting Wednesday a deal that will save the town 20 percent on its annual electric bill.
Green Lantern Capital intends to construct a 500-kilowatt solar farm on private property off Kendall Hill Road and Route 7.
Green Lantern will provide the town energy savings, as measured against its non-streetlight electric bills, of 20 percent, Town Manager John Haverstock told the board.
Haverstock said the 20 percent savings to the town are in addition to the savings it will realize from retrofitting town buildings with energy-efficient lighting through Efficiency Vermont.
Under the 20-year agreement, the town becomes the anchor customer or off taker of the solar power produced. Because municipalities and schools cannot take advantage of the federal tax credits for solar projects, those credits flow to Green Lantern Capital, which will foot the $1.7 million to $1.8 million project cost.
The board also agreed to send a letter to the Public Service Board, which has final say over the project. The board unanimously agreed to support the project, but at the suggestion of Haverstock, the board did strike the word strongly from the draft letter.
The board also waived its 45-day waiting period, which allows Green Lantern to keep to its construction schedule.
At his presentation to the board in April, Luke Shullenberger of Green Lantern Capital said the company had signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for a five-acre parcel off Kendall Hill Road.
The parcel is owned by Carmella Carter and sits several hundred feet back from Route 7.
Shullenberger had initially offered the town savings of 10 percent but the town was able to negotiate better terms with the Waterbury company, which agreed to double the guaranteed savings from 10 percent to 20 percent.
The towns annual Green Mountain Power bill is $49,000, of which $20,000 is street lighting. The discount offered by Green Lantern applies to the $29,000 for the town offices, highway garage and fire station but not street lighting, which is not eligible for net metering credits.
Haverstock told the board the town will investigate installing LED street lights as a way to further save on the towns power bill.
The town expects to save more than $5,000 on its electric bill, Haverstock said in an email Thursday.
Because town government would only absorb approximately 25 percent of the solar power generated, Green Lantern is seeking to sign up other customers, including the Lothrop School.
If the PSB approves, the solar array could be built and generating power by the fall.
In other business, the board:
Approved revisions to its 40-year old sewer ordinance. The changes take place 60 days after public notice is posted.
Awarded a paving bid of $317,521 to Pike Industries. The bid was the lowest of three bids. The next lowest bid was D&F Excavating & Paving for $332,000; Wilk Paving came in with a bid of $353,000.
Fuel bids were awarded to Macs for heating oil and diesel. Macs submitted a low price of 10 cents a gallon over its rack price or cost during the season for both fuels. Macs current fuel oil price is $3.148 a gallon; on-road diesel is $3.18 a gallon.
Proctor Gas was the low propane bidder with a fixed price of $1.795 a gallon.
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text: alien or deamon theParanormalking posted:10/14/2013 11:49:34 AM ok so we all are people who like paranormal stuff but what out there isnt aliens its deamonsLincolnGenghis posted:10/14/2013 1:41:32 PM Well that is not so far fetched. There is Quite a body of work out there suggesting allot of The UFOs, aliens and abductions are in fact demonic In nature.ParanormalPaul posted:10/14/2013 4:32:18 PM Interesting question. And yes Lincoln I have seen many written pieces that have this same theory. Granted you must be careful of these writings. Sometimes these are writings of individuals that with certain objectives in mind.Jaxerback posted:10/14/2013 5:19:05 PM In Reply To:LincolnGenghis posted:10/14/2013 1:41:32 PM Well that is not so far fetched. There is Quite a body of work out there suggesting allot of The UFOs, aliens and abductions are in fact demonic In nature.Why do you put a capital letter at the beginning of every line? Just curious.LincolnGenghis posted:10/14/2013 6:24:31 PM Because sometimes I am to lazy to go back And lower case it. Its automatically done By the smart/Dumb technology I am using When I start a new line early. You may ask Why start a new line early? So I can see it All on one screen without scrolling to the side. :) marcf57 posted:10/23/2013 7:37:16 PM In Reply To:theParanormalking posted:10/14/2013 11:49:34 AM ok so we all are people who like paranormal stuff but what out there isnt aliens its deamonsComing from an evangelical background, I have heard that, generally, that alien activity are demons masqarading as aliens. This is to mislead the people of the world, as well as the believers in Christ. Now, I haven't been an evangelical, or in the church community for about 6 years, so I have been researching aliens and the paranormal most of this time. I have come across one reference that coraborated that idea, that aliens were "spiritual" in nature, and not purely alien - genuine beings from another star system. The MIB: Men In Black, one author talks about them going around a corner and disappearing, like 'poof'. There are two authors that wrote books about the MIBs: Nick Redfern is one. There is an earlier one, and I can't recall his name now, but his book is the first MIB book that I know of that brings up that idea. I'll get that out in another post...sorry.breeld posted:10/24/2013 7:20:34 AM Evangelical background here, too, Marc. I`ve heard all the theories about them being demonic. Now, I tend to question if they aren`t from another dimension. Surely other beings could be more advanced than us, and able to do the things these beings are doing.bobprin posted:10/24/2013 8:38:27 AM But wouldn't daemons BE from another dimension? I mean, we can't sense heaven or hell as they are discribed in the bible. Therefore they would not be of the earthly plane. Unless they are in congress. ;-)marcf57 posted:10/24/2013 9:00:13 AM Ha ha, good one Bob. Found that book reference; Mystery of the Men In Black by Timothy Green. The "other dimension" idea is interesting to me too. My research has lead me to a place where I realized that I wanted to find out, as I call it, "the nature of our reality". Is it multidimensional? We reside in the dimension that we percieve. The ghost shows tell us that there is another dimension inhabited by spirits human and non-human, or inhuman as they sometimes say. That leaves the UFOs and Bigfoot. Maybe they're coming from a third dimension? I've seen a video on YouTube (aren't they all?) about a former Area 51 worker who talked about some of the things that the government knew about, one of them being the existance of "other dimensions". They are layered like blankets and they know of at least two up and two down. I thought that was interesting.bobprin posted:10/24/2013 9:37:11 AM Its quite reasonable to expect that there are other dimensions. We percieve four, if you wish to count time as a dimension. String theory in math says there are multiple dimensions. Possibly multiple dimensions in each one. Ad infintiumLincolnGenghis posted:10/24/2013 1:28:24 PM One curious thing I have come across over the years regarding aliens, What is kind of interesting is their everchanging place of origin. I came across this some years back and can't remember the original source of this argument but it did make as much sense as anything else. The root of the argument was basically this: So called alien visitations and abduction scenarios have been actually going on far back into recorded time. Originally that is where the succubus and incubus came from, demonic visitors that would come after people with striking similarity to current UFO abductions. At that time however there were no claims about them being space creatures. If all the stories of abduction visitation and interaction are actually true then that would make those visitors some serious liars. They have over the years communicated their place of origin to people on occasion and it has conveniently evoloved to always be just out of reach of current science. From early modern stories to the present, many places of origin have been claimed by them. First they came from the moon, then they came from mars , then they came from venus and as our science kept catching up to the point of being able to verify or debunk the claims, their origin would always move further out. Zeta Reticuli comes to mind. :) It has been said that satan is the father of all lies and it would seem that they are pretty good at that themselves. There are numerous cases that have went to mufon of people claiming to have stoped visitations and abductions in mid stream by mentally praying to God and especially Jesus for some reason. According to the stories it has made the beings very uncomfortable and they left.???? Mufon will not touch any cases like that if they have any kind of possible spiritual angle on them. marcf57 posted:10/24/2013 2:15:57 PM Interesting. So MUFON is hoping for the real thing and taking it at face value. A lot of the UFO groups and chasers in the media are the same way. I have seen a few websites that deal primarily with the topic of the Bile and UFOs, and one of them does talk about how you can stop an abduction by praying, or commanding them to stop in Jesus name. That was always interesting to me. Since I haven't been in church a lot recently and have been researching the alternatives, if you will, I keep coming across these odd validations, and it makes me wonder. I like your comment about them changing the place of their origin as scientific knowledge grows to debunk them. More to talk about, no time now, rats!LincolnGenghis posted:10/24/2013 4:58:55 PM Mufon takes the reports, stores them and will not investigate them if there is any spiritual angle involved in them at all. I guess to them those are clearly from delusional people that don't understand that aliens are magical, grey, physical creatures that can't be photographed, can't be caught, can't be found, never leave any real evidence behind, travel in ships that If made of real materials have defied some basic priciples of physics, they can also go into a large metropolitan area with a mother ship, hover over a house, materialize themselves through walls into a locked and sealed house, molest the occupants then disapear noiselessly without one single neighbor being a witness. You know I think Mufon is on the right track. LOL bobprin posted:10/24/2013 6:49:35 PM And why is that so far fetched? Everyday there are advances and discoverys made in technology. Beings advanced enough to get here would find the things just described as childs play. We think nothing of using a microwave oven but to my grandmother it would be the work of satan.LincolnGenghis posted:10/24/2013 9:50:27 PM That's what satan wants you to think. :) They would be advanced enough to get here, and then spend all their time abusing and Butt molesting just normal run of the mill people. And then get highly upset with the thought of Jesus. Who are they? Richard Dawkins relatives? :) daymoon posted:10/30/2013 9:57:18 PM Why couldn't it be both? Why couldn't a daemon from another dimension exist as well as an angel and an alien? Being as alien, literally defined as "not natural to it's environment" it would make a bit more sense than taking it to all one way or another. Here is a thought, for all those folks who have had spiritual encounters and out of body experiences, is it possible that beings from another dimension are actually having an out of body experience with us? Not actually coming here physically but sort of, as an astral projection and that is why we are not finding any physical evidence of them? It would not explain major time loss BUT it would explain the physical sensation of being molested or abused without any real physical evidence. Another beings natural energy body is actually touching you. I think it makes more sense than a whole bunch of beings that are all able to defy physics interested in a bunch of weird sex and probing butts. But then again, it is all about the pooh isn't it? POOF! mystery solved! And they would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling angels!88 posted:11/8/2013 9:16:59 AM In Reply To:theParanormalking posted:10/14/2013 11:49:34 AM ok so we all are people who like paranormal stuff but what out there isnt aliens its deamonswhy don't you extend , what out there isn't deamons it's spirit(s) (of/from various time bases integration sets/nodes)Infinitewisdom posted:11/8/2013 1:07:58 PM If I may share my thoughts/teachings, We are children in the eye's of the universe. Young souls. We must label and define everything with lanquage, for we are not spiritually evolved to highest levels of consciousness. What we label, or give name to is nothing more than our understanding of it with our linear perception. Consider, in an infinite universe of billions of stars, planets, and Galaxies, surely life must exist in all reaches of space, for it not that would be a waste of space. With free will we have the right to make choices. Be it evil or good. Now if you were the almighty creator of a vast infinite universe, would you create an adversary to oppose you? and even if you created an adversary (devil) you would be able to destroy it with just a little of the infinite energy you possess. The point I am getting at is, what we label as aliens, demons, angels, spirits, ghost etc are only labels that we assign to things we do not understand. When the ancient text were written, their understanding of the universe was much less that it is today, yet people rely on these old text to define our current age of understanding, and technology. When a volcano erupted 2-3000 years ago, to the people of that time, it was a god that was angry, and rained fire upon the people. Today we understand this is the geological nature of our planet. SO applying old understandings and concepts to what we see today, will not aid our understanding of what is in this vast universe. When the ancients saw people who could fly, they thought of the only thing they knew that could fly ...birds. So a man with wings was symbolic, and not meant literal. With free will in a infinite universe there will be spirits/souls wether physical or not who choose to align thier path with negative or positive. Energy can manifest itself physically, or not. A higher level of consciousness may have the ability to bend time and space. Look what we have accomplished in technology in only a few thousand years! imagine, what it would be in another 100,000 years? So many races of other planets, worlds, dimension could be visiting our world, and likely both sides of the spectrum. Good or evil as we define. Some here to help, some here to infiltrate. Calling them demons, is applying old understandings, with old concepts. I do not bash religious texts because I feel they all have truths at the core. Just old understandings. A cell phone to a man a thousand years ago, would likey have him burned at the stake for possessing "devils tools". Even if the demons/aliens/dark spirits/ are visiting us, it is obvious there is also good ones here too. For if they can bend time and space, travel at speeds of light, they could destroy us in an instant, yet they have not. So at best, they are here to manipulate us towards a negative way of the universe, or they want control of us. But as spirits who are energy, we shall never die, and with the gift of free will of the infinite creator to make a choice, we choose who, and what we will let manipulate us. United we stand, divided we fall. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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Initial thoughts on preliminary 2010 projections
In case you missed it, we put up our initial projections on Friday. It's really early in the game and there's a ton of uncertainty, but I thought it would make for an interesting post to submit some of the rankings that I'm most intrigued by and offer some reasoning behind them.
I'm sure anyone looking at these projections has some questions or comments, and if you do on any of these players listed below feel free to chime in and I'll do my best to address them.
Aaron Rodgers at #1 – I think it's the right thing to do because of his running ability. That's an element for fantasy he really has over the other elite players at the position. 115 rushes and 9 rushing TDs over the last two years is nothing to sneeze at. And I feel a heck of a lot better about the OL, which was the only concern for Rodgers in 2009. He did get in a funk last year, but after seeing him work himself out of it, he's now officially elite in my eyes.
Kevin Kolb at #10 – It was a very tough call between and Jay Cutler for that 9th spot. […]


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As you all know i have been relactating for my daughter and we are not on any type of birth control really(trying the withdraw method but it dosent always work) I am on dom 40mg 3x a day. I called my pharmacy and asked about potential pregnancy while on the meds they said that it was a class C, no studies have been done during pregnancy. She said to call my OB. Well he is not in town so the NP said not to even take the med period. And they said that they do not even reccomend nursing when your pregnant.
We are not "trying" to but since it is a possibality i wanted to know ahead of time.
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I didn't know that so my apologies, but the point stands. You guys might still be in SL doing really well if Thompson had stayed.
Re your last paragraph. Are you saying you are against investor money?. To generate it all yourself is fine but all the teams in SL with the exceptiion of Cas have investor input as part of their strategy.
Depends what you mean by investor money.
It has to be given, not lent. And the danger is that the plug might be pulled - as it was in 1999.
If it takes a sugar daddy to get into $uperleague - no, thanks.


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Bucks lost so they are just about done at 3.5 behind us and 2.5 behind Philly. Best they can hope for now is for them to pick up a couple games on Philly prior to playing them so their game means something.
Your right 15-5 under Woodson is really unimpressive. I agree that they need more ball movement if they want to have success in the playoffs but as far as making the playoffs the Bucks are not catching the Knicks. The Pacers will put them out of their misery tonight.
Update: down 14 with 3 minutes to play
Down 9 with two minutes left. Do they have a comeback in them?
Down 7 with 1:23 left
113-108 with 36 seconds left. Wow
116-109 and bucks just missed a three. Pacers with ball 16 seconds. Pacers will hold on
And there you have it people! We are in the playoffs. Lets hope it's not a quick embarrassing exit like last season
Well now that the Bucks are out of it, we need to change thread title to
"Knicks, Philly, Magic remaining games" seein with Dwight gone for the season we have a real shot at sixth seed. And may add hawks to thread to. They have tough schedule and we could catch them if we win out and they lose out


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I'm not defending the Cas fans or what they were chanting because there is clearly no place for that in a modern sport environment (or indeed any environment).
However, I fail to see how the club can prevent it happening. You can put up all the posters you like, play endless messages over the tannoy, write it in your programme but the bottom line is if some imbeciles decide to chant then there's nothing you can do to prevent it.
You can take action after or during the chanting against the offenders but you can not prevent it from happening in the first place, so to charge a club for failing to do so is nonsense. You may as well charge them with failing to prevent it raining. Both are impossible.
I certainly wouldn't have any particular argument with that, but if what you say is true, how can the club claim to have "a well established system for dealing with chanting"? They could, as a minimum, have told the stewards to take a more active stance, but I have to say there was no evidence of that on Sunday.


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State awards $269.7 million to serve 77,500 children across the state
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today it has awarded $269.7 million in preschool grants to help fund about 936 programs serving 3- to 5-year-olds across the state in Fiscal Year 2012. The state funds, part of the Early Childhood Block Grant, will help prepare about 77,500 children for kindergarten and beyond.
"A good early childhood program gives children, especially those from low income families, a better chance to succeed in the classroom and in life," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "We know that young children are eager to learn and these funds will go a long way toward developing their innate love for learning."
Chicago Public Schools receives 37 percent of the Early Childhood Block Grant and determines which district schools and local agencies to approve for funding. This year, CPS approved 478 schools or agency centers to serve about 24,500 children.
Members of the ISBE staff and outside experts reviewed and scored 554 proposals from agencies and districts outside Chicago and approved 458 for funding in FY 2012. Reviewers took into consideration each program's performance on previous grants and student demographics. In addition to considering programs of high quality, priority was given to those sites that serve a largely low-income population as well as those that serve a high percentage of Hispanic and African American children.
"Research shows that investment in our youngest learners is paying off by giving them a solid educational foundation, which they do carry forward," said Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery J. Chico. "As we are challenged financially, we have to ensure that our investment in early childhood learning is targeted appropriately, focusing on children who need this extra preparation."
Preschool grants have previously been awarded through a re-application process but for the first time in more than 20 years, the ISBE requested competitive bids for all programs in Fiscal Year 2012 to ensure that declining state resources serve the children most at risk of academic failure. Such at-risk children can include English Language Learners and children from low income families. The Early Childhood Block Grant has seen a decline in state funds of about $23 million since Fiscal Year 2008.
In addition to the preschool programs, funds from the Early Childhood Block Grant go toward services for the families of newborns to 3-year-olds.
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Fractions. Math. It's hard…
Kinda like variables… Is it IT2?! Is it IT3?! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
Apparently it's "IT2" when alluding to his non-related, same-named NBA legend Isiah Thomas. For like a year I thought Isaiah Thomas was legit his son! But then Thomas flashed the "IT3" nickname because he… shoots a lot of 3s? Eesh. Originality is lacking! So I have officially donned him IT2/3 to solve all the confusion, and to reference his diminutive size.
After returning from elbow and back injuries, IT2/3 was atrocious last Wednesday for 4 Pts and 3 TO against the Heat. I was passing on him in at least 2/3 of comments! But IT2/3 had a monster weekend with 18/1/6 and 19/0/7 lines with a combined 17-19 at the stripe. Getting a foul called on 2/3 of his drives! Certainly a must-own down the stretch, it has also made Marcus Smart a dumpster fire. Hopefully those of you still alive in Razzball Nation ignored my 2/3-of-the-time wrong advice and can ride IT2/3 through the H2H Finals! Here's what else happened over the weekend in fantasy basketball action:Please, blog, may I have some more?


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The response to Infinity Ward's decision to remove support for player-run dedicated servers from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and embrace console-style matchmaking has been near-universally negative from hardcore PC users. Activision has allowed Infinity Ward to respond directly to players since the news broke, but on an Activision quarterly results call, an analyst asked the publisher if the reaction would have a notable impact on the sales of the PC version of Modern Warfare 2.
In short: Activision's not worried.
"We're of course watching this very carefully and paying attention it it, but we're not overly concerned about it," said Activision Publishing head Michael Griffith. "One of the problems of our PC [versions] on this title in the past is that it has not been as friendly a consumer experience in terms of matchmaking and online play as the consoles have allowed it to be. Our solution here improves that consumer experience overall by a significant margin, so we we think the benefits that we will see are gonna far outweigh any negatives that seem to be surfacing."
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Rutland Town board considers going digitalBy Courtney Parker
CORRESPONDENT | June 22,2013Out with the old and in with the new was a theme of the Rutland Town Select Boards meeting this week, as board members discussed going paperless and using iPads.
Selectman John Faignant was approached by a local iPad distributor who suggested the Apple mobile tablets for municipal use. He said he found it a worthwhile consideration for the board.
It certainly got my attention, Faignant said. Its really neat information.
Other board members had similar reactions, agreeing that an educational meeting would be beneficial.
I think its a good idea, said Selectman Don Chioffi, adding the idea had already crossed his mind.
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Lets get the information and go from there, said Selectman Joseph Dicton.
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Dordt Volleyball Hosts Doane Saturday
October 4, 2013
WHERE AND WHEN… Dordt College will host Doane College on Saturday, October 5 with the junior varsity match starting at 3:30 and the varsity match at 5:00. The match can be heard on KDCR 88.5 FM and there will be a live video webstream available at www.dordt.edu/athletics . Results will be posted to www.dordt.edu/athletics and https://twitter.com/dcathletics and also at https://www.facebook.com/dordtdefenders .
THE OPPONENT… Doane College is 3-3 in the GPAC and 9-9 overall and have won two of the last three matches they have played. The wins in that string are over Morningside by a 3-0 count and Mount Marty 3-2. Midland dropped the Tigers in their most recent match and the other losses in the GPAC have come to Hastings and Northwestern.
Doane is averaging 11.47 kills per set and have a .154 kill efficiency while also averaging 15.06 digs and 2.1 blocks per contest. Doane is also getting 2.23 points per set off of ace serves.
Ashley Axmann puts down 3.66 kills per set with a .170 kill efficiency while Abby Sorenson averages 2.35 kills per set. Emily Max and Ali Jansen are averaging 1.49 and 1.41 kills per outing. Rachel Wieser and Alex Winters put up 6.31 and 3.13 assists per set respectively. Wieser also has a 1.86 dig average . Karissa Blank gets to 4.53 digs per contest to lead the Tigers and she has 32 ace serves. Juli Els tops the team with 35 ace serves and she has a 1.78 digs per set average. Axmann is also good for 28 ace serves and Winters has 16 aces for a team that relies heavily on aggressive serving.
THE DEFENDERS… Dordt is 14-4 this season and 5-2 in league play. Dordt has won three matches in a row and also have an eight match winning streak to their credit this season.
The Defenders are averaging 12.9 kills per set this season and their kill efficiency is at .294. Chad Hanson's squad is getting to 15.08 digs per contest and they record 2.04 blocks per set and their service aces average is 1.49.
Brooke Wolterstorff is averaging 3.17 kills per set with a .286 kill efficiency and Lindsey Floen's average is 2.86 and she has a team high kill efficiency of .417. Jenna Horstman averages 2.62 kills and two other players, Meghan Krausman and Elizabeth Kiel, are averaging 1.91 and 1.49 kills per outing. Kayla Broekhuis has a dig average of 4.62 and she has 18 service aces this season. Kayla Gesink puts up nearly 10 assists per set and has a 1.09 kills per set average and she gets to 2.55 digs. Celaine Haan leads the team with 25 ace serves while Wolterstorff and Jocelyn Bousema each have 19 aces and the get to 2.55 and 1.7 digs per set respectively.
LAST ACTION… Doane lost to Midland 28-26, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20 in its most recent outing. The Tigers were done in partly by 27 attack errors and 15 service errors. Axmann had a team high 17 kills while Sorenson had 16. Winters led the team with 28 assists and Blank had 26 digs with two ace serves.
Dordt beat Buena Vista on Thursday night by a 25-12, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17. Brooke Wolterstorff led the team with 16 kills while Horstman, Krausman and Kiel each had nine kills. Kayla Gesink put up 40 assists and had 20 digs. Celaine Haan recorded six ace serves and Kayla Broekhuis got to 28 digs.
HISTORY… Dordt leads the series 22-6 and Dordt lost the meeting on September 29 last season 25-21, 20-25, 18-25, 15-25. Max had 15 kills and Blank 13 digs. Drodt was led by Danae Geels with 16 kills and Loy Sahr had 10. Gesink put up 39 assists and had 15 digs while Broekhuis had 14.
RANKINGS… Dordt is now no. 16 in the poll while three other GPAC members are in the poll that was released on Tuesday, October 1. Northwestern is no. 6; Midland is no. 7 and Hastings is no. 24.
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE… Doane will face Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday, October 9 in its next outing.
Dordt will host Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday, October 9 starting at 6:00 with a junior varsity match and the varsity match will follow. The Defenders then have a full week off before traveling to Sioux City, Iowa to face the Morningside Mustangs.
Volleyball Standings (Friday, October 4)
School GPAC/Overall
Northwestern 6-0/22-1
Hastings 6-1/14-6
Midland 5-1/23-1
Dordt 5-2/14-4
Nebraska Wesleyan 5-2/13-2
Doane 3-3/9-9
Concordia 3-6/12-8
Briar Cliff 3-4/12-7
Morningside 1-6/8-8
Mount Marty 0-5/9-11
Dakota Wesleyan 0-7/5-16
GPAC Scores and Schedules
September 4
Hastings def. Concordia 3-1
September 11
Midland def. Concordia 3-0
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Morningside 3-1
September 14
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 3-1
Doane def. Hastings 3-1
September 17
Hastings def. Nebraska Wesleyan 3-0
Doane def. Concordia 3-0
Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0
Northwestern def. Mount Marty 3-0
September 18
Dordt def. Morningside 3-2
September 20
Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan University 3-0
Northwestern College def. Morningside College 3-1
September 21
Midland def. Briar Cliff 3-0
Concordia def. Mount Marty 3-0
Nebraska Wesleyan def.Dakota Wesleyan 3-1
Dordt def. Hastings 3-1
Northwestern def. Doane 3-2
September 24
Midland University def. Nebraska Wesleyan University 3-1
Northwestern College def. Dordt College 3-2
Morningside College def. Dakota Wesleyan University 3-0
Briar Cliff University def., Mount Marty College 3-1
September 25
Hastings College def. Concordia University 3-1
September 27
Midland University def. Dakota Wesleyan University 3-0
Hastings College def. Briar Cliff University 3-0
Nebraska Wesleyan University def. Dordt College 3-0
Doane College def. Morningside College 3-0
Northwestern College def. Concordia University 3-0
September 28
Concordia University def. Morningside College 3-1
Dordt College def. Midland University 3-1
Hastings College def. Dakota Wesleyan University 3-0
Nebraska Wesleyan University def. Briar Cliff University 3-2
Doane College def. Mount Marty College 3-2
October 1
Nebraska Wesleyan University 3, Concordia University 1
Dordt College 3, Mount Marty College 0
Northwestern College 3, Dakota Wesleyan University 0
October 2
Midland University @ Doane College
Morningside College @ Briar Cliff University
October 5
Midland @ Northwestern
Doane @ Dordt
October 8
Mount Marty @ Morningside
October 9
Hastings @ Midland
Doane @ Nebraska Wesleyan
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Briar Cliff @ Northwestern
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Ami James: Ink, Not Mink
Ami James, the star of the hit TLC reality show Miami Ink, is also the new face of our anti-fur campaign, showing off his 40 colorful tattoos in a new "Ink, Not Mink" ad for PETA. He's unveiling the ad at his Miami club—the Love Hate Lounge—this evening, and will be renaming the venue "Love Animals, Hate Fur" for the night. Needless to say, we're really excited about Ami's involvement with this campaign. You can see Ami's new ad and tattoo design here, but in the meantime here's a PETA Files exclusive video interview with Ami James that took place at the ad shoot:
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a real man is a good man..keep up dude..
i love ami james i watch miami ink all the time an i always wondered what he would think of the fur trade an im glad that he is against it an im sure the other guys in the shop would also think the same as him!
Ami what a great video! I feel exactly like youmy dog is the love of my life also. I too save spiders as well as anything else I can. I just absolutely adore ALL animals! EVERYTHING thing you said in this video is exactly how I feel. GOOD JOB! WELL DONE! Joanne Mc Leish
Jean Houston I agree with everything you have said. And Ami I'm happy that you and other TV Stars are standing up against these people. I have never felt as angry and sad when I saw the videos of what happen to the animals. How can these people be so heartless.
Ami!!! youre not just a pretty face hey?! youre a dude with a heart. I have some fond memories of you when you were in Tokyo strip poker and a free tattoo! good times keep it real sunshine
Amazing Ami I'm so thankful that you and many others in the TV World are speaking out against animal cruilty. The recent video of animals in China like the racoons dogs that were beaten skinned alive for thier fur actually made me vomit. Fucken amazing how heartless some people can be please everyone SAY NO TO FUR ….
Now this is a REAL MAN. Thank you Ami. A Real man.
this is very nice from you.. you are my idol..I too have a dog and others animals..fish rabbit … we have bout care for animals..I'm vegetarian.. 'cuz i don't wan't that the animals hurts for me.. hello.. noo. take care. love you.. 3 XOXO …
Ami …. awwww you are soo perfect.. I love animals too.. I love U and you are the best. 333 XOXO
bella is the love of your life you're mine and we both care for animals..wow what a perfect match joke keep up the good work Amiyou rock!
Love tattoos and hate cruelty to animals. Good interveiw
Wow tattooed tough guy with a golden heart! We need more like him in the world!!!
Ami is great I love the show and I'm so glad to see him speak up for animals. Nothing makes a man more sexy than his compassion for animals. You rock Ami!
Pasando a observar te me cuidas y me encantas cmo ser humano.
OOOOMGG And that is the truth storie which we everydays month and generations see kill animals that is soo damn F awfullest thing which humanity can do with they. They are humans too!! Why do some people so react and dont stopp it.Every seconds minutes how ami told in the peta interview.I have a dog an she is soo ill that it is cryying how many opparations she had and that she had a begun hip joint and have pains by walk her ass materminds to left side by walk. But I love my dog how she is!! PLS Help the ANIMALS I am soo imprested how many famouse people are helping the animals.
Thanks so much it makes me feel so good when celebrities change their ways or speak up for animals so many people look up to them and admire them. It's a great way for consumers to change. I hope to see more Celebs speaking up for Animal rights.
hey ami i just got my first tattoo i'm 28 an have been putting it off since i was probably about 18. anyway i know your a busy man so i'l cut to the punchline. i got a big backpiece for a first time the lady told me it was big i sat for 3 hours an had no idea wat i was in for never seen ink applied or anything like that. anyway i got it done an am not happy with the result. i asked for a certain design an she said no prob. fk in hell man. nothing like wat i wanted. i got a badly drawn trible tat. any advice? thinkin about hittin miami for my holidays. can you check it out an maybe cover it?
i love his show and i love animals i have 2 dogs but ami is a great guy realy whant to meet him if he whan to send me a messege he cut find me an myspace love ya kis
it would be great if you put this on tv cause not everyone go to peta.org just the ones who loves animals like us. thanks amy!
Dear Lady's en gents I want to no if it is possibel to send a email to Ami James or his Tattoo Shop. I adore the tattoo's from him and his compagnes and my whis is to go there for a tattoo. Greatings H.Voolstra Netherland.


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President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed to moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, and endorsed the opening of a "Taliban office." Watch their entire statements.
U.S. troops in Afghanistan will move into a support role starting this spring, President Barack Obama announced at a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday.
"This war will come to a responsible end," Obama said.
Troops will have a new mission in Afghanistan, Obama said, which will include the training, advising, and assisting of Afghan forces and will set the stage for a further reduction of coalition forces.
The president acknowledged that the timetable to turn over the lead to Afghan forces in military operations this spring was "accelerated somewhat." The drawdown was already scheduled to take place sometime this summer.
Some 66,000 U.S. troops are currently in Afghanistan.
Obama was also clear that while Afghan forces will "take the lead" in any future military operations, American troops will continue fighting alongside them.
"Our men and women will still be in harm's way," the president said, adding that he is still expecting recommendations from generals on the ground to shape a plan for a responsible drawdown. What the transition to supporting role in Afghanistan would mean for a reduction in U.S. troops "isn't yet fully determined," Obama noted.
International forces will no longer be present in Afghan villages, Karzai said, adding that Afghanistan is moving closer to becoming a strong, sovereign state that can stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the United States. Karzai had previously said that the presence of U.S. troops were putting strain on Afghan villages.
Beyond 2014, the troops' focus will be two-pronged: on one hand, they will continue training and assisting Afghan troops; in addition, they will continue to go after remnants of al-Qaida and other terrorist affiliates who may threaten the United States.
Immunity agreement
Obama said any agreement to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014 must include an immunity agreement so that U.S. troops are not subjected to Afghan law. Karzai noted that he could argue for immunity in a way that would not compromise his country's sovereignty.
The mission in Afghanistan has come close to achieving its central goal, Obama said, which was to incapacitate and dismantle al-Qaida so that it could no longer attack the United States. Having a safe and sovereign Afghanistan was also in the interest of the United States' national security, he added.
But Obama also said it would not be possible for Afghanistan to reconcile with the Taliban unless the group renounces terrorism.
Looking ahead to the upcoming elections, Karzai said organizing a free and fair election would be one of his biggest achievements.
"For me, the greatest of my achievements, eventually, as seen by the Afghan people, will be a proper, well organized, interference-free election in which the Afghan people can elect their next president," Karzai said, adding he would have no qualms about stepping down.
"I will be a retired president, and very happily a retired president."
Karzai's visit comes at a time when U.S.-Afghan relations are strained, and there is an ongoing debate in Washington over the unpopular war and the U.S. military role in Afghanistan once the mission there expires in 2014.
The Pentagon has said thousands of troops will be needed to bolster and train Afghan security forces.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton were among those who met with Karzai this week.
"After a long and difficult past, we finally are, I believe, at the last chapter of establishing ... a sovereign Afghanistan that can govern and secure itself for the future," Panetta told Karzai on Thursday.
The Afghan president met with Clinton on Thursday night at the State Department.
More world stories from NBC News:
- 150 years old and still running late: London Tube reaches landmark
- Family escapes 'tornadoes of fire' by clinging to jetty for 3 hours
- Video: How happy is the only country to track happiness?


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Build a sibset ....
Build a sibling set together!
Everyone seems to be enjoying the "Build a name together" game. This one's kind of like that. I really enjoy thinking of sibling sets that "go" together. So this one is played by adding siblings to the names given. After each set has 5 "siblings" we start over with new sets! (You can decide if the next sibling is a boy or girl.)
Set 1: Seeger
Set 2: Amira
Set 3: Hartley
Set 4: Monroe
Set 5: Margaret
Set 6: Breanne
Set 7: Dayton
Set 8: Thisbe
Set 9: Livia
Set 10: RuthMarried my bestfriend 5/11
Angel Baby Riley Bean 8/13
Mama to Murron Lydia Genevieve 10/20
Solomon Jace
Friedan Henri
Sullivan Wilde
Francis Hart
Phelan Wallace
Caedmon Wolfe
Emerich Frost
Willem Rupert Charles
Nashua Hartley
Agatha Helena Pearl
Cordelia Henrietta Lucille
Hadassah Francine
Livia Pearl
Enid Sylvia Inez/ Gertrude
Florence Adele
Agnes Linnea Frances
Avia Liora Ruth
Imogen Allegra Edith
Junia Edith
Cleora Josephine Helen
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Set 1: Seeger, Channing, Amberly
Set 2: Amira, Zubin, Jaco
Set 3: Hartley, Austin, Oakley
Set 4: Monroe, Davis, Reagan
Set 5: Margaret, Edmund, Cecil
Set 6: Breanne, Scarlett, Katelyn
Set 7: Dayton, Keelin, Quinlan
Set 8: Thisbe, Daphne, Penelope
Set 9: Livia, Collier, Griffith
Set 10: Ruth, Graham, VaughnFavorite Girls: Adelaide, Annabel, Charlotte, Cora, Eliza, Harper, Kinsley, Lila, Madeline, Piper, Presley, & Vivienne
Favorite Boys: Archer, Asher, Bennett, Crew, Elliot, Everett, Griffin, Harrison, Jude, Logan, Maxwell, & Owen
Vote if you would like http://www.babynames.com/Names/namelist.php
July 1st, 2012 10:35 AM #7
Set 1: Seeger, Channing, Amberly, Jett
Set 2: Amira, Zubin, Jaco, Carina
Set 3: Hartley, Austin, Oakley, Jensen
Set 4: Monroe, Davis, Reagan, Kennedy
Set 5: Margaret, Edmund, Cecil, Goldie
Set 6: Breanne, Scarlett, Katelyn, Emma
Set 7: Dayton, Keelin, Quinlan, Bentley
Set 8: Thisbe, Daphne, Penelope, Athena
Set 9: Livia, Collier, Griffith, Dahlia
Set 10: Ruth, Graham, Vaughn, MaeAugust Gregory James . Maxwell Benjamin North . Vincent Daniel Sage
Adelaine Violet Moon . Freya Elizabeth Snow . Juliet Avalon Jane
Asher Gregory James . Bodhi Benjamin North . Ezra William Wolf . Finnick Daniel Sage
Haven Elizabeth Grey . Kaia/Kenna Felicity Pearl . Mila Juliet Laine . Violet Audrey Moon
Elizabeth Lorraine Frost . Liv Aurelia Kate . Lydia Florence Moon . Margo James Evergreen
Caspian Arthur Brave . Darwin Christopher Knight . Ewan Joshua Hart . Julian Arthur Leif
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Set 1: Seeger, Channing, Amberly, Jett, Symone
Set 2: Amira, Zubin, Jaco, Carina, Ade
Set 3: Hartley, Austin, Oakley, Jensen, Keely
Set 4: Monroe, Davis, Reagan, Kennedy, Harrison
Set 5: Margaret, Edmund, Cecil, Goldie, Lester
Set 6: Breanne, Scarlett, Katelyn, Emma, Abigail
Set 7: Dayton, Keelin, Quinlan, Bentley, Stella
Set 8: Thisbe, Daphne, Penelope, Athena, Linus
Set 9: Livia, Collier, Griffith, Dahlia, Verena
Set 10: Ruth, Graham, Vaughn, Mae, Neal


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The Tattler - Daytona '14
Well Race Fans, we waited and waited ... and got a race, almost as long as the wait!
Officially 10 hours and 20 minutes. Dang, that was a long one!
Apparently there is NO truth to the rumor, that NASCAR calling it a " 5 " hour delay, is tied into any "5 Hour Energy Drink" promotion.
Squashing more rumors, Mel tells us, in chat, that Kasey Kahne got another speeding ticket in the 2nd big crash.... WTH? < Not true ....
"Austin Dillon - NASCAR's newest Human Pin Ball!"
"Son, I'm gonna need you to bring in some excitement & ratings ... so don't worry about the car, I got that covered ... you just go out there and do that voo doo, that you do, so well."
I'm sure if Herbie was here, he would have something to say about Kyle going over the Start / Finish Line backwards... just like big brother... but alas... I leave that open for Herbs... if he can hear me out there... Herbs! Report back! LOL
Sorry Tony, about your 'fuel cell pick up' problem... never thought I'd hear you & "pick up a problem" in the same sentence ... but hey, that's NASCAR for ya.
Gotta give My Girl props for 2 laps lead and taking one bad hit...
Seems PETTY, I know... but right the F on, anyway
... And fresh off of suicide watch after ANOTHER Tony Stewart Daytona 500 loss ... here is Smoke14TS with his top-10 headlines from the Daytona 500 ........
Who said anything about being off? **twirls noose** But I digress -
Bowyer's engine, recalling Thursday's spill, sees wild racing and declares "Oh #### no"
Some fans, Stewart's fuel system, leave Daytona early
Dillon emerges from 31 hauler with cowboy hat shoved down throat after wreck with Newman
Waltrip declares Danica wreck worst ever, the rattles off 15 of his own that top it
Ryan Truex seen giving older brother Martin the "neener-neener" look after contender's engine expires early
Earnhardt wins Daytona 500, double-wides turned over and set ablaze in celebration
"I was riding along and my bacon got cooked:" Almirola innocent victim in Daytona 500 melee
Fan using left-over bass boat from Darrell Gwynn event finishes 15th in Daytona 500
After finishing second without aid of radio, Hamlin fires spotter, hires self.
Edwards swarmed after race by drivers looking for Aflac policies following rookies' issues in Speedweeks
And now a few words from our Mystery Writer....
Thanks Smokie! Just wanted to let you folks know my piece is being sponsored by Bare Werks -
"We go where we want to go - even to first place "
Lap 2 Kyle Larson experiences his first success from the advise of Juan Pablo Montoya.
Lap 3 The Dillon Prince crosses the finish line watching the fans holding up 3 Fingers, and thinks they are telling him he is in THIRD Place.
Truex blows a motor, he wonders if his Crew Chief listened to Michael Waltrips guidance about running Jet Fuel in his intake manifold.
Smoke gets tanked, then gets a tank.
Race is all but over and Danica gets punted, and nails the wall hard. Then in a stroke of brilliance, she nails the 43 (Almirola) straight to the Nose…. Take that…!!! King Richard.. ;-D
Dillon, still running, hears PawPaw's voice in his head and takes out his teammate, Ryan Newman.
When Dillon returns to the pits he is informed that he has not yet taken out either the starters stand or the Pace Car…. Dillon's new nickname is Pinball Boy.
And just when you think you've seen it all…. Junior picks up debris during a caution.
The Junior fans are now committing Hari Kari in the stands……
Junior played his cards rather well, and won this one.
Congratulations to Dale Earnhardt Junior…. Well played Jr.
Back in the pits, Dillon is still driving around looking for the Pace Car….
Still in the pits, Michael Waltrip is searching around asking everybody he sees, if they have seen fiddy cent….
Seems he is determined to get his kiss, come He11 or highwater.
Be Good!
But if you can't, be careful ...or just really good at being bad
Sh*t happens... but don't worry, it usually happens to me.


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that's in it's original 'skin' .. as a '68.. Does anyone know when it was reskinned as a '69? If someone wanted to 'restore' it to it's former glory as a Trans Am racer, would it necessarily have to go back to the '68 skin?


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Duke Nukem Soundboard + Help
Hi everyone,
Attached is my first go at a Duke Nukem Soundboard!
**NOTE: The App Does not Function and I simply wanted to see if I can get anyone to help debug**
This is basically Zendaft and I replaced all the Daft Punk paraphernalia with Duke Nukem ....paraphernalia.
Like I said above, this was initially a good idea, but when I replaced everything with ..Duke Nukem.. it simply did not load...Also I have very little programming exp.
Thank You!
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What format are the audio files? Applications can only handle 44,1kHz Stereo WAV, this is a common mistake for people remaking the soundboard app.
Also (haven't checked if you have done it or not) but try and change the look of the soundboard so you don't just copy almost everything straight off. would love to help you, but unfortunately I don't have time for development at the moment, not even for my own projects.
"If you are good enough at English to apologize, then there is no need to." - A good friend of mine
Discovered something about the X-Fi2 you think others may not know? Post it here so others can learn about it!
Have a question about X-Fi2 apps? Consult the FAQ before creating a thread about it.
Like my work? Tell your friends. Don't like it? Tell me so I can improve. ^.^
Ok, well Thank You for your suggestions Habhome.
As for the Audio it is as follows:
.wav --Format
128kbps --Bit Rate
16bit --Audio Sample Size
1(mono) --Channels
8khz --Audio Sample Rate
PCM --Audio Format
So as you could guess I have not gone beyond the restrictions so to speak.
As for the look of everything, I did change all the images (left the beginning splash screen alone; credit where credit is due ya know) and I changed the audio.
I will go over the code today and see if I screwed anything up during my swapping.
Well I'm not sure if those sounds would work.. Also I've never seen a WAV file at 128kbps?
Anyway this player accepts 44.1KHz 16 bit stereo PCM waves, although I've seen users mentioning it also works with other sample rates, but I think stereo is important.
I'm not trying to be rude here, but you should check it out on your own player and see what works
yeah no I understand.
I did check it out on my own player and when trying to run the app..the screen does a flash for probably about a half-second (like its trying to load) and then simply goes back to the applications. I have looked over the code and tried a couple quick tweaks but nothing works.
The site I got them from was http://www.duke-n-doom.com/duke_sounds/
apparently they got all the sounds from in game. I could try reducing their bit rate to something a little more appropriate such as 64kbps.
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still does not work.
Line 13 just sais "B1", that creates an error I think.
Do you have the simulator to try it out and look for errors? http://www.creative.com/zenxfi2/adk/
I have the simulator but unfortunately it does not work on my computer for some reason.
Line 13? of which .lua? main...func...splash?
I am assuming it is func..?
Anyway, it was on line 13 of the main.lua file:
touch_x = -1 touch_y = -1 Bl -- Head
What's wrong with the simulator? Doesn't it show your app? Did you place the folder of your app in C:\Creative\ZEN X-Fi2\Applications\ ?
edit: I just tried it out, nice splashscreen
Stop.wav is missing, and I think you should move the loading of that to the top of the script, not sure why, just so that everything is in one place.
But more important, you forgot to close all the other files at the bottom of the script.
I think it would work, aside from the doubts I have about the format of the wav files.
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**Update** This still does not work lol.
I have tried finding said line 13 which says B1 but I cannot find it in any of the files. The simulator does not load programs as I tried reinstalling.
I hope this is not left in the dust.
Hey, sorry about being gone so long! I had pretty much given up on this app considering that no one had replied to help. I don't really understand the Stop.wav? and the closing of all other files? Try explaining it like you would to a 5 year old, I am really not good with vague large terms lol.
Welcome back
And okay I'll give it a shot
The first reason why your app crashes was because there were just two letters ("Bl") at line 13. The Zen doesn't know what to do with that and quits reading the script (: the app crashes).
What I meant with my other comments is the following:
Look at line 61 in MAIN.lua, there is your check for the button press. When that happens it loads "stop.wav" to variable "stop". Then it plays the file; "stop: play()" and then it closes the variable again; "stop:close()".
The problem is that the file "stop.wav" doesn't exist: it isn't included in the app's folder and that will create an error when trying to play a file that the script couldn't find, and thus the app will crash at that point.
As for closing all other files:
With this LUA scripting we need to close all the sounds and images we used in an application in order to remove them from the Zen's memory, so that there's room left for other games (with it's own sounds and images) to load properly. We usually do this when the app closes, because after that you wouldn't need them anyway.
To sum it up, we load the images and sounds we are going to use at the start of an app at the top of the script (for example "makeday = wav.load("sounds/makeday.wav")", which is on line 27 in your MAIN.lua),
then use them somewhere else in the script: "makeday: play()" ,
and at the end when the app needs to close, we also close all the sounds and images we used: "makeday:close()"
In your buttonpress-check at line 61 all those three commands are right after each other. This is not really a problem (given that the specified file exists, like I said above), but we generally like to keep all the "load()" and "close()" commands together to make it easy to add/remove certain sounds and also to make it easy to check if we forgot to close one.
(Note that there are situations where one needs to load or close a file somewhere else in the script, but for an app like this, it's not really needed.)
This closing of files is missing from your app. You can place all the closing commands under the button-check on line 61, but you can also just place them at the bottom of the script, from line 71 and further. This whole closing of files will not give immediate errors while running your app, but can cause troubles on the Zen because the files will stay in the memory and take up space that might be needed for other apps.
I hope you were referring to this, otherwise I was just rambling about stuff you already knew .
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Mr. Atwater: Both my husband and my son have addiction problems but always maintain that I am overreacting and have caused the problems that caused them to drink or use drugs.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but if you live with someone for a long time and they believe what they're saying, you start to think maybe they're right and you're the crazy one. As it turns out, I am a little crazy but not in the way they say. They also maintain a person can be addicted and decide not to be addicted anymore. They prove this by quitting drinking or, in my son's case, drugging for periods of time, and then some "reason" comes along, usually something I've done or not done, and we're off to the races again. My son has even been in rehab twice and still keeps this way of thinking. Each time we re-start the race, the ending is worse, but they don't see it. Can you say something about this problem?
Dear Reader: I heard about a young actor who recently died of an overdose described as a "former addict." Saying "former addict" or "former alcoholic" is like saying "genuine imitation" or "lactose-free milk." If you say it fast enough and with enough confidence, it can sound plausible, but that doesn't make it true.
Addiction is a disease that, like most chronic conditions, will get worse over time without treatment. Chronic illnesses can be treated so there are periods of remission, but they are never considered cured. This information isn't new regarding addictive disease. In fact, it's been common knowledge to the medical community since the World Health Organization made a statement to that effect in 1950. But if we are dealing with addiction, we are also dealing with a highly misunderstood symptom called denial.
Denial is a virulent form of self-deception, an ability to rationalize beyond the range of nonaddicted folks. Denial can make big things small and small things big, adjust responsibility for actions so the responsibility never lands at the feet of the denier, and twist the thinking process in numerous and subtle ways that will always result in a reason to use alcohol or drugs. I have heard the phrase "cunning, baffling and powerful," used to describe alcoholism.
Addictive disease isn't something you want to battle with by yourself. Like the alcoholic or addict, you, as you mentioned, are "a little crazy," and that craziness can be far more harmful to you than you might think. I would suggest if you haven't already looked into counseling, do so with a qualified addictions counselor and check out an Al Anon meeting tonight.
• Rick Atwater is a licensed clinical professional counselor.


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Stop. Take a moment. And enjoy these uplifting quotes about what it is to be happy.
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) - children's author
"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." Groucho Marx - actor, comedian, writer
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." Oscar Wilde - writer, poet, playwright
"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." Ralph Waldo Emerson – writer, poet
"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself." Alice Walker
"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears."John Lennon – singer, songwriter
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." George Burns - comedian, actor
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." Herm Albright - writer
"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." Marcel Proust - writer
"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters." Audrey Hepburn
"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination." Mark Twain - writer
"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy." Benjamin Franklin
"Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get." Dale Carnegie - writer
"No medicine cures what happiness cannot." Gabriel Garcia Márquez – writer, Nobel Prize Winner
"Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of other." Gordon B. Hinckley - religious leader, writer
"Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness." Fyodor Dostoyevsky - writer
"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." Socrates
"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." Robert Frost – poet
"Happiness is a warm puppy." Charles M. Schulz - cartoonist
"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights leader, writer, pastor
"The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." Martha Washington - America's first First Lady
"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living." F. Scott Fitzgerald – writer
"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely." Louisa May Alcott - writer
"I am a happy camper so I guess I'm doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." Henry David Thoreau - writer
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet." James Oppenheim - writer
"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times." Aeschylus - Greek writer
"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?" Albert Einstein - scientist
"Happiness is good health and a bad memory." Ingrid Bergman – actress
"If you want to be happy, be." Leo Tolstoy - writer
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy." Dalai Lama
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