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Filthy Rich Jeff Bezos Sells $200 Million Worth of Amazon Stock
Cue Mr. Bill -- Oh no! . I prefer to tee up some Nicki Minaj and pound the alarm! . Squash the mindless drivel about executives selling stock in game-changing companies. Bezos at Amazon, Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook (FB) .
First, the deal on Bezos, whether it means anything or not, warrants reporting just to illustrate the sheer "mind-boggleness" of his wealth.
It's on record at the SEC: Bezos dumped 395,051 shares of AMZN on November 29, 2011, and another 395,051 shares of AMZN on November 30, 2011. Before taxes, of course, he takes in $197,545,252 on the transactions. But that's not even the most incredible part.
After these sales, Bezos still owns 87,165,171 shares of AMZN, worth roughly . . . well . . . here's what my calculator spit out: 2.179129e+10. Holy crap! That's a ton of money.
So, clearly, he's still committed to the company. But, really, does it matter much? Can you use what a billionaire genius does with a fraction of 87-odd million shares of his company's stock to gauge its health?
Those who try are being flat-out disingenuous. Because, ultimately, if you're bearish AMZN, you do not understand Amazon, you're all hung on valuation or a mix of both. The two go hand-in-hand. So, to push this bear case, you use anything you can to support the notion of pending doom as the stock continues to rise.
Check the history. Bezos sells on a regular basis. He has been for years. Throwing a dart here: On November 1 and 2, 2010, Bezos divested 932,600 shares to collect, before taxes, $152,480,100. (I rounded the numbers there).
Since he made those transactions, AMZN is up about 54%.
Lots of old-time investors can't seem to get past two modern realities -- piped-up valuations and headline-grabbing insider selling.
You absolutely cannot sell a stock on the presence of either of those things alone or in tandem. In fact -- and I might actually spend the time to do the work to figure this out -- I would feel comfortable betting that, at least among Nasdaq stocks (particularly Nasdaq 100 names), the higher the valuation and the more prolific the insider selling, the larger the stock's return.
The Bezos windfall comes at a time of "fiscal cliff"-related uncertainty with investors fleeing names as big and dominant as Apple (AAPL) because they want to save a buck or several million in capital gains taxes.
I take this as a bullish sign.
If money meant much to Bezos, he would be kicking himself right now. Dude sold that 900,000-share lot in 2010 for nearly $100 less than AMZN is worth per share today. Imagine if he waited. Two years ago, Bezos left like $81 million on the table.


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The Godfather puts 1972 under the microscope
Interesting week last week. I got invited to a one-night-only showing of The Godfather at the Cinemark in West Plano. It's the 40th anniversary of The Godfather, the first installment in Francis Ford Coppola's stunning trilogy (OK, part 3 was a joke, but 1 and 2 more than made up for it). The film has been restored to modern specifications, meaning it sprawled across the screen at the Cinemark, which uses state-of-the-art XD technology and Dolby Digital sound. All the more remarkable to hone in on spellbinding performances by Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, James Caan, and of course, Marlon Brando in the title role. I saw Godfather II at a midnight showing in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1976, and remember feeling mesmerized by a sequel that managed to be even better than the original. But, hey, 1972 is known for even more in the arts world than the year The Godfather debuted. Some of my favorite musicians released debut albums in 1972, including Jackson Browne and the Eagles. The Watergate break-in occurred in 1972, as did the Dallas' Cowboys first of five Super Bowl victories.
Photo: Marlon Brando in The Godfather


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Nancy Vienneau is a seasoned pot-lucker. Read her suggestions for starting a successful supper club at your home.
Looking forward to the new year, what changes are you considering?
Eat less red meat, eat more whole grains, eat less white sugar, eat more leafy greens�to the list of healthy food resolutions how about adding eat less frequently on the run, and eat more often with friends?
Studies reinforce what we already intuitively know:� Sharing food or dining together strengthens our connections and makes us healthier human beings.
Why not start a potluck? My friend�Gigi Gaskins and I started our own in June 2009 as a way to foster community. Aptly named the Third Thursday Potluck, we meet every third Thursday of each month and for the past year have been sharing our adventures with Relish.
Here are some tips we�ve assembled from our pot-lucking experience to help get you launch a community of your own:
Have a Co-Host
Two heads, and two sets of hands are always better than one. Party planning and execution is much more enjoyable when you have someone to share in the work and the fun.� It sparks the creative flow, and broadens the pool of people to invite.
You and your co-host each have strengths, which you�ll target in your division of labor.� Gigi is the designer in our duo, who creates the email invitation each month. I figure out food quantities and the shopping list.
Because we alternate the potluck location between our homes, it balances the chore of readying your place for guests. It also keeps the rhythm of the potlucks interesting.

The Potluckers
Decide on how many guests you feel comfortable having in your home. Now, push it a little. Not everyone will be able to come, nor will they be able to come each time.
From there, you�ll create the email list and e-vite. We cite date, time, location, and ask people to bring a dish and beverage of choice.

Since our potluck has always been seasonally driven, the harvest-of-the-moment is our overriding theme. �On occasion, Gigi and I have been more specific. When Third Thursday fell on Saint Patrick�s Day, �Everything Green� became the order of the day. Another month, we had Breakfast for Dinner, a meal change-up that everyone likes. Say it�s October, and you�d like to have Bavarian style Oktoberfest? Go for it!

Plates, Forks, Napkins, Glassware
You may not have 25 or more everyday dinner plates (or dessert plates!) in your cupboard, but you can find them at thrift stores, discount warehouses, or the Goodwill for little expense. You can amass the flatware, in similar fashion.
We like the look of mix-and-match.
Scout out places like Dollar Tree for low-cost wine glasses. Available everywhere, Mason jars, in half pint and pint sizes, work well too. For cloth napkins, bandanas make a colorful choice.
An alternative: Ask each guest to bring her own plate and fork.
Cooking Strategy
Gigi and I brainstorm, and decide on a couple of dishes, one being a centerpiece to the meal.� A good rule of thumb is to prepare a dish that will feed 10-12. For our first potluck, we made roast chicken, orange-fennel salad, and pavlova. We figured if nobody came, we�d have a meat, salad, and dessert. Our fears, of course, were unfounded. Each month, we are amazed by what arrives on the table.

Yes, the ugly truth! But our guests always help with scraping and rinsing plates, stacking, and loading the dishwasher.
Final Words
Relax. Enjoy your guests, food and sharing. Remember, it�s no big deal. It�s potluck. If you need a little recipe inspiration for your contribution, check out the menus from our potluck past below.

�By Nancy Vienneau, a food writer in Nashville, Tenn.
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On George Harrison's Birthday
by Wesley Schultz
posted February 24, 2004
In honor of what would be George's 61st birthday on February 25, I
thought it would be nice to list some of this contributions to music and
to life itself. Often overshadowed by the success of Lennon/McCartney
tunes, George fought to get his songs on The Beatles LPs and it wasn't
till the last single released that a Harrison composition was released
on the 'A' side.
- The Beatles very first studio recording was written by George "Cry For A Shadow,' chosen over selections written by Lennon/McCartney.
(Credits show written by Harrison/Lennon but was mainly a Harrison composition)
- As outspoken as John Lennon was it was George who wrote three 'social
comment' songs during the Beatles reign. Taxman, Little Piggies, I Me
- George brought in the first outside musician to play on a Beatles
record. (other than Beatles producer George Martin) It was Eric Clapton
who played on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." George and Eric were best
of friends.
- George's first wife left him for Eric Clapton. George and Eric
remained best of friends till George's death. Eric appears on the recent CD release 'Tribute to George Harrison."
- George introduced a new sound with an instrument from India called a
sitar on the record Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) and recorded a
couple more songs with the Beatles with heavy Indian music influence.
- The Beatles were huge fans of Carl Perkins and recorded more of his
songs than any other artist. After the Beatles breakup George played
concerts with Carl Perkins and was responsible for Carl's comeback.
- The 2nd biggest selling Beatles single was "Something" written by
George. In recent interviews with producer George Martin, he admits
that he maybe should have paid more attention to George's song writing
- The first couple years after the Beatles breakup George had the best
record sales of the Beatles as individuals. His first release 'All
Things Must Pass' was a 3 LP set. Soon afterwards came the 'Concert for
Bangledesh.' This was the first 'aid' type concert by a rock artist which started the benefit concert trend.
- Ringo Starr was the only ex-Beatle to have 3 consecutive number one
hits of which he says it was due largely to the un-credited assistance
of George Harrison.
- One of the last number one hits by an individual Beatle was George's
cover of 'I've Got My Mind Set On You.' George was visiting his sister
in the U.S. before they were famous here, and heard 'Set On You,' bought
the record and took it back for the Beatles to do a version. It never
happened. Years later George worked on it and released it and it hit
number one.
- In later Beatle songs and many of George's songs he uses the 'slide'
guitar effect. Sounding different than most others, after his death his
son was asked why George's slide effects sound different than others.
He replied that most re-tune their guitars to an 'F' chord but George
played with standard tuning.
- Fans of 'The Byrds' know that guitarist / singer / song writer Roger
McGuinn plays a 12 string Rickenbacker guitar which now bears his name. McGuinn traded in some guitars in order to buy the 12 string after seeing and hearing George Harrison play one in the movie and song "A Hard Day's Night."
- Harrison co-produced and plays lead guitar on the huge hit "Day After
Day" by the group Badfinger.
- George used the 'wah-wah' effect before the infamous 'Wah-Wah" pedal
was invented. Once John Lennon turned the volume control up and down on
Harrison's guitar as he played. Later he used a volume control pedal.
- He produced many films including "Monty Python's Life of Bryan" and "Time Bandits."
- George was the most spiritual Beatle. When he learned he would die due to a brain tumor, he was totally at peace with his life, and the coming
For original Beatle fans as well as newer generation fans there is
currently a '40 Year Anniversary' magazine on the news stands. Great
magazine to re-hash your memories or learn about The Beatles for the
first time.
Your spirit will never die, Big George. I love you.


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Check out this video, an introduction to archery by Delta/McKenzie, featuring US Assistant Head Coach Guy Krueger as well as Resident Athlete Collin Klimitchek! Then be sure to scroll down this page to learn more about how YOU can get involved with one of the hottest sports around!
Excited About Getting Started in Archery?
USA Archery offers a variety of archery programs that can help you develop archery skills, all the way from a beginner to an Olympian! Whatever your interest in archery, USA Archery has a program for you!
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Where Can Archery Take You?
Want to just try archery and see if you like it? Do you know you have an Olympic, Paralympic or World Championship dream? Either way, USA Archery's Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) program, found in clubs across the country, can help you enjoy the fun and excitement of archery!
JOAD Clubs offer archery instruction, achievement awards, and an introduction to competition! Adult Archery Achievement clubs also offer similar programs for adult archers at the beginner, intermediate or advanced level.
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The more brands come to the PSU market and the tougher the competition becomes, the wider various marketing inventions are employed besides just technical advances and innovations.
Unfortunately, besides experimenting with colorful box designs and accessories (well, it's hard to expand a PSU's accessories set beyond the customary set of a cable, a couple of braces, and a handful of stickers), the marketing department comes up with a technical lingo to bewilder the customer with mysterious terms and abbreviations. Every box and instruction shows a long list of employed technologies, the point of some of which may be distorted almost to the opposite.
That's why I'm going to walk you through some of the technologies (or what the PSU manufacturers regard as such) most frequently mentioned on boxes with modern power supplies. And then I'll put PSUs with such technologies to practical tests.
You can find the details on the latest PSU technologies as well as the detailed description of the 6 PSU models from Antec, CoolerMaster, Corsair and High Power in our previous article called ATX Power Supply Units Roundup. Part V.
Let's continue!
Hiper Type M HPU-4M530-PU V1 (530W)
Power supplies from Hiper can be easily identified by their meshed cases. In PSUs from other manufacturers there is usually a vent grid in the rear panel plus a couple of small slits opposite to the hottest components. Here, the case is all meshed. Well, I think this has little to do with cooling. That's rather a matter of aesthetics.
Hiper promotes its Type M series as a cheap version of the Type R series, without detachable cables.
It is all ordinary inside. An active PFC device is located on a separate card. In my previous article I complained that that card was soldered untidily, but it is all very neat here.
Otherwise, the PSU circuit design doesn't differ much visually from the Type R series. In spite of its active PFC, the PSU is intended for an input voltage of 220V only. Another model, intended for an input voltage of 115V, is produced for the US market.
The PSU is declared to comply with the ATX12V 2.2 standard. It has two +12V lines (separated "virtually", as usual) with a combined load current up to 30A. The load capacity of the +3.3V and +5V lines is not low, either.
A peak output power of 580W is specified, too, but the conditions under which the PSU can yield it are not declared (the maximum duration of operation under the peak output power is usually specified). Generally speaking, this parameter is rather a marketing trick. Surely, each high-quality power supply is made with some reserve so that it can yield a short-term output power higher than the maximum sustained one without breaking down.
The PSU is equipped with the following cables and connectors:
- Mainboard cable with a 20+4 connector (44cm long)
- CPU cable with a 4-pin connector (48cm)
- Graphics card cable with a 6-pin connector (47cm)
- Two cables with four Molex connectors and one floppy mini-plug on each (47cm from the PSU to the first connector and 15cm more to each next one)
- One cable with two SATA power connectors (46cm+14cm)
An adapter from two Molex into one graphics card connector is enclosed with the PSU. It is meant for use with SLI or CrossFire configurations.


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Enchanted Rose Medley, 18 Stems
There's something so magical about this rose bouquet. Maybe it's the mix of colors—classic red and two shades of pink for an extra pop of color. Or maybe it's because just one look at these beautiful long-stem blooms is all it'll take to leave your Valentine spellbound! Add a box of delectable chocolates to sweeten the deal! For a limited time, get 18 stems for just $29.99.
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Topic: Rails_app's seg. fault
The ruby on rails website keeps crashing a couple of times per 1 or 2 months. Please help to fix it.
Here is mongrel.log:
Error sending file /home/***ee/etc/rails_apps/***/public/images/products/677/large/4c470f52b0fbd.jpg: Broken pipe
sh: line 1: 5220 Killed convert "/tmp/stream20110412-14398-1cwh7sx-0,14398,2[0]" -resize "x120" -crop "100x120+30+0" +repage "/tmp/stream20110412-14398-1cwh7sx-0,14398,2,14398,0" 2> /dev/null
Error sending file /home/***ee/etc/rails_apps/***/public/images/products/637/small/untitled.bmp: Connection reset by peer
Error sending file /home/***ee/etc/rails_apps/***/public/images/products/638/small/HTT-10.jpg: Connection reset by peer
Error sending file /home/***ee/etc/rails_apps/***/public/images/products/629/small/DSC00543.jpg: Connection reset by peer
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb:197: [BUG] Segmentation fault
ruby 1.8.7 (2009-06-12 patchlevel 174) [x86_64-linux]
Is it the coding or server side issue ?
Let me know if You need more information about gems etc.
# Doesn't handle time zones.
def fast_string_to_time(string)
if string =~ Format::ISO_DATETIME // line 197
microsec = ($7.to_f * 1_000_000).to_i
new_time $1.to_i, $2.to_i, $3.to_i, $4.to_i, $5.to_i, $6.to_i, microsec
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Turtles Of The Watershed
Any time I'm walking around in winter and feel chilled, I can't help but wonder how our native fauna are managing to make it until spring. Lately my mind has been on turtles, and that led me to do a little research on the turtles that inhabit the Chautauqua Lake Watershed. Did you know that of the 20 native species of turtles that occur in New York state, the New York Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project identified seven species that occur right here in our watershed?
These are the Blanding's, common musk, eastern box, painted, snapping, spiny softshell and wood turtle. Although some of these species are common throughout the state, the Blanding's turtle is a state-listed threatened species, and the eastern box turtle, spiny softshell and wood turtle are state-listed species of special concern due to risks of endangerment to these species in New York state.
This time of year, all of these cold-blooded animals are hibernating, although hibernation habits and sites differ between species. Eastern box turtles are chiefly terrestrial and they excavate hibernation burrows in deep leaf litter and soil mixed with decaying logs or less frequently in deep mud found in forested wetlands. Blanding's turtles are considered semi-aquatic, spending time in shallow marshes and along shorelines as well as in deeper water and hibernating in mud at the bottom of deep marshes. Wood turtles tend to hibernate in water that never completely freezes such as flowing creeks and streams, and have been known to hibernate in groups. Painted, snapping, spiny softshell, and common musk turtles are all considered fully aquatic and burrow in deep mud at the bottom of the waterbodies they inhabit. Survival during this period of inactivity will depend on whether their summer diet was adequate enough to sustain them through the winter.
Mating takes place in spring soon after emergence from hibernation. In May or June, females will begin to seek appropriate nest sites where they will dig a hole to lay their clutch of eggs, after which they will return to their primary habitat, leaving the nest untended.
This is the time of year when you may frequently see a turtle crossing the road while seeking a sunny area with sparse vegetation and sandy or loosely packed soils that can be easily excavated.
Unfortunately, the untended nests are often preyed upon by raccoons, skunks and other predators. Surviving hatchlings usually emerge in two to three months, and young turtles are also vulnerable as they travel from the nest site to their primary habitats. Sexual maturity is slow to come for these long-lived animals and can take up to two decades for some species, so you can see why many individuals do not live long enough to reproduce. That, coupled with the complexities of their habitat needs, illustrates why the integrity of the entire watershed is necessary for the viability of our natural turtle diversity.
If you spot a turtle during an outing this spring or summer, please try not to disturb them and remember that you should not try to touch or capture them. If you believe you should assist a turtle that is crossing the road because it is in danger, be sure to move it the minimum distance possible and set it down so that it can continue in the direction it was heading when you found it. Wild turtles are not appropriate pets, and once they have been kept in captivity, they should never be re-released to the wild because of the risk of introducing disease to healthy wild populations. Non-native turtles reared in the pet trade can also negatively impact native turtle populations both through the spread of disease and through competition for resources and, therefore, should never be released into the wild. The best reward comes from admiring these wonderful creatures in their natural ecosystem, and you can help them best by protecting the resources they depend upon for survival and the perpetuation of their species.
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization with a mission to preserve and enhance the water quality, scenic beauty and ecological health of the lakes, streams and watersheds of the Chautauqua region. Its present focus is to conserve and enhance the natural shores and banks of Chautauqua County's lakes and streams, which provide fish and wildlife habitat and pollution filtering functions. The conservancy is funded primarily through membership donations, and its 2013 annual membership campaign is currently under way.


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Power Authority to Revise Preference Power Rates
Michael Saltzman
April 29, 2003
NEW YORK—New York Power Authority trustees Tuesday approved revisions in preference power rates that reflect costs associated with major life extension programs and relicensing efforts at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt and Niagara Power Projects as well as the increased costs of producing electricity.
Preference electricity is sold at cost-based rates. It is supplied to the state's municipal and rural cooperative electric systems, to out of state preference customers under federal law and license requirements, and to three upstate private utilities for resale to their rural and domestic customers without mark-up or profit, and to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.
The impact of the proposed adjustment will be an increase in the monthly bill for a typical customer of a municipal or rural cooperative electric system of less than 60 cents per month per year of the four year increase. Typical residential and rural customers of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Rochester Gas & Electric Co, and the New York State Gas and Electric Co.—all of whom provide some preference power to their customers—will experience an increase of about 12 cents per month per year on their electric bills.
The trustees, meeting at Power Authority offices here, adopted a five-phase rate adjustment. The first adjustment, a retroactive modification covering Dec. 18, 2001 through April 30, 2003, is expected to produce a refund of approximately $4.5 million. The next four phases, beginning on May 31 of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 will increase prices from less than eight-tenths of a cent per kilowatt hour (kwh) to about nine-tenths of a cent per kwh when the rate modification plan is fully implemented by May 1, 2007.
The Power Authority, which last reviewed preference power rates at the beginning of 1992, is in the midst of about $500 million worth of renewal and life extension work at the two major hydroelectric projects and also expects to spend almost $200 million through 2006 on relicensing costs for the two projects. The life extension programs are designed to keep the two power projects running consistently and efficiently well into the future. The Power Authority has already requested a new federal license for St. Lawrence-FDR to replace the current license which expires later this year. It is in the process of developing a new license application for the Niagara Project where the current license expires in 2007.


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November 12th, 2009
Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge: A Circus On Main St., No Clowns To Be Found
In 6 Words: Red, Dark, ELVIS, Objects, Circus, Uncomplicated
With Friday night tossed upon me again as a welcome ball to balance and my hunger quelled, (thanks to Barnaby's) the time comes for a decision on the evening's fun. The Big Top, has been presented to me before, but I, for one reason or another, have shaken it of like a persistent cotton candy vendor's spiel. Perhaps it's an aversion to the circus theme? Whatever the case, I conclude that tonight will be spent at the carnival. I pull up directions and inform my wife and friends of our destination without any further elaboration. It's been my experience that the best "dive bar", much like a great live show, never requires any fancy advertisement or cleverly written commercials. The appeal transcends those mediums and can only be captured by a first-hand account of a satisfied patron.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 380
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 855 mg
Total Carbohydrate 46 g
Dietary Fiber 7 g
Protein 32 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
White rice ½ cup
Cooking spray
Large eggs, lightly beaten 2
Canola oil 2 teaspoons
Green onions, chopped 2
Frozen peas and carrots, thawed ½ cup
Shrimp, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces ½ pound
Reduced-sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
- Heat a wok or large nonstick skillet that has been coated with cooking spray over medium to medium-high heat. Scramble eggs, remove from wok, cover, and set aside.
- Add oil to pan and let heat. Stir in shrimp and cook 3 minutes. Stir in green onions and peas and carrots, and stir-fry about 5 minutes, until shrimp are cooked through.
- Stir in cooked rice, eggs, and soy sauce, and stir-fry another minute.


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Spider-Man™ Classic Lunch Bag
- Overview
Little Super Heroes need a healthy homemade lunch to keep them energized for adventure. This reusable pack keeps food fresh on the go, and easily clips to our Mackenzie backpacks for ultimate mobility.
- Made from rugged, water-resistant 600-denier polyester.
- Interior lining is made of PEVA, an environmentally friendly, food-safe vinyl that's made without chlorine or plasticizers.
- A zippered mesh pocket inside holds napkin and utensils.
- Detailed with reflective threads and piping for safety.
- Designed to fit our Hot/Cold Food Storage Container and our Spencer Food Storage (both sold separately).
- A strap on the back of each lunch bag allows it to piggyback on our Licensed Small, Large and Rolling Backpacks (sold separately).
- Please note, personalization placement varies and may not appear as shown.
- Personalization may cover all or part of the print.
- Dimensions & Care
Classic Lunch Bag
- Overall: 8" wide x 3.5" deep x 8.75" high
- Interior: 7.75" wide x 3.25" deep x 8.5" high
- Exterior Front Panel Pocket: 7.75" wide x 8.5" high
- Interior Mesh Pocket: 7.75" wide x 5" high
- Carrying Handle: 1.5" wide x 7" long
- Clean with a soft, damp cloth.
- Shipping & Return Info
This is a general shipping item.
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Return Policy
At Pottery Barn Kids, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction is our priority. We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment; upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage. We will arrange for a prompt replacement. If, within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
If your return for Merchandise Credit Cards is greater than $10,000, we will issue $10,000 in Merchandise Credit Cards to you that day, and then mail additional Merchandise Credit Card(s) for the amount in excess of $10,000 to you.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. We also cannot accept returns of final-sale items, which are identified by a price that ends in $0.99.
For returns of items purchased from your Pottery Barn Kids registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later.
For assistance, please contact Customer Service at 800.993.4923
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Help! Girls, we want to know what you want for your 2011 Cookie Sale Recognitions! Make your voice heard by visiting www.abcsmartcookies.com/recognitionvote/girlscoutssa, select your grade level, and vote for your favorite 2011 Cookie Sale Recognitions. Adults are welcome to vote, just select "Other" as your grade level.
Thank you for your time and help,
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Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted Yarn is a similar yarn: acrylic, machine wash, and 100% acrylic. You may also like Plymouth Yarnimal Yarn, which is another similar yarn: acrylic, machine wash, heavy worsted/aran (16-18 sts/4 in), and 100% acrylic.
What about yarn that have the same look and feel? Find more yarn with a smooth / uniform texture, a medium twist, and is machine dyed.
You may enjoy taking a look at the Red Heart With Love Basketweave Diamond Throw, Red Heart With Love Crochet Branches and Berries Throw, and Red Heart With Love Family Hats kits all using Red Heart With Love Yarn.
Hopefully our suggested project ideas for Red Heart With Love Yarn can help you come up with your next exciting new project idea!


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (180 votes).
In short: Enjoued the rural views of this course. Some rolling hills but nothing too difficultIn full: The course was very scenic. Rural views across most of it, so a lot different to my other road races that are inner city races. Organisation at the start seemed off, but mistakes do happen from time to time. Overall a nice race in prep for a marathon.Date of review: April 9, 2007
In short: no grumps hereIn full: a realy good event, i was a little off today but still enjoyed it. good organisation, friendly runners and a good course. see you next year.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: T ShirtsIn full: I thought it was an excellent course and great pb potential BUT my only gripe is the XXL T Shirts that are left for the back runners...How many runners do you see that are XXL...NONE...so why do they order them..... Mine is only fit for using as a cover up on the beach it's that BIG...so please please organisers, lets have more small. medium and large and forget the XL and XXL..Thank You.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: This race has everything and serves as a fabulous warm up to FLM - thoroughly recommendedDate of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Great course, scienic, value.In full: 2nd time raced, and second PB:)Great local race, course changed this year, which meant no laps of the grass rugby field.The change of course wasnt announced too well, as the PA system seemed to be on mute, majority of starters where lining up to run the wrong way.Also lack of goody bag, but qualtiy t shirt compared to last year, well done. Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Great PB potential, shame about a poor startDate of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Fast course for a new PBIn full: We were late getting there so missed the whole toilet fiasco which sounded slightly irritating for most other runners. The marshals were encouraging and there were enough water stations. Making us run past a Hose 2 miles sign when we had 6 more to run was a bit mean but overall a splendid race made even better by the weather. Thank you.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: A scenic, friendly and well organised raceIn full: A scenic, friendly and well organised race,but by no meens a pb course as i was lead to believe.Plenty of steady long inclines throughout.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Great Course, pitty about startIn full: Great course, one that i'll do again altho the start was confusing as 600+ runners had to stop in mid stride so as to get through a small gap BUT that said the actual route was great and most of the vehicles that came across the race showed patience and respect to the runners, the sun was out through out and was very warm but there where plenty of water stations, i'll not harp on about the toilets NUFF said cos in general the whole event was very enjoyable and if everything was perfect it wouldnt be better next year, so well done organisers Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: very warm today,could have done with earlier watering point.Still 6 min faster than 2005Date of review: April 8, 2007
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LAS CRUCES -- Season tickets for the 2012-13 NM State men's basketball season are now on sale through the Pan American Center ticket office. Your Aggies are coming off a 26-win season highlighted by a WAC championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. With 12 players returning, a great 2012-13 season is in the works.
The home schedule includes 17 games and features games against rivals UTEP and UNM, great halftime acts, and fun for the whole family.
Even though the Aggies are coming off of a stellar championship season, prices are frozen, meaning that fans won't see a price increase at Aggie basketball games for the third-straight season.
Season tickets for an exciting men's basketball season are available now by visiting the Pan American center ticket office, or by calling 575-646-1420. Or, fans can download the season ticket form at the top of this page and send in their order.


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Romantic Blonde Curly hairdo
This is a chic and classy look as this hairstyle looks so romantic and sexy. This woman has her hair long and curly. The hair is parted in the center with soft curly bangs styled over to either side at the front. Curls fall down softly onto the shoulders and back.This haircut is long.The hair colouring is light golden blonde
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Bolt & Hardware Kits
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Replacement latch for TraX EVO® ALU-BOX, Case-to-SidecarrierReplacement Case-to-Sidecarrier latch hardware for TraX EVO® ALU-BOX cases. Learn More$29.50
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RAM Mounts KNOB3LU knob lock (optional locking replacement for the original thumbscrew in RAM extension arms)This optional RAM locking knob replaces the original thumb screw in RAM extension arms. In the locked position, turning the locking knob will neither tighten not loosen the extension arm screw, preventing unauthorized removal of the RAM arm or cradle from your motorcycle. It keeps honest people honest - it's not crowbar and buzz-saw safe (of course, neither is your motorcycle). Once you set your mount in the location you need, lock it and hide the key. Learn More$25.49 $22.99
MRA replacement attachment hardware for VarioScreenThis replacement attachment hardware kit is used to connect the lower portion of the 2-piece MRA VarioScreen to the upper portion of the MRA VarioScreen. Windscreens themselves are sold separately and are not included with this hardware kit. Learn More$20.50


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Republican Sen.-elect George Rivera will not officially be sworn in until after the recall election has been certified, a spokesman for the state Senate majority office said Thursday.
Doug Schepman said after the election is certified, a date and time will be set for Rivera's swearing-in ceremony.
"The minute Rivera is sworn in, Sen. Angela Giron will no longer be senator," Schepman said.
Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert "Bo" Ortiz said the final certification of the election is scheduled for Sept. 20.
Pueblo County voters recalled Giron Tuesday after a hotly contested recall election campaign. Rivera, a retired deputy police chief, was chosen as her replacement.
Giron lost her seat by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent.
Rivera said Thursday that from May 11, when he announced his candidacy, to election day Tuesday has been a whirlwind.
"We are still trying to catch up and catch our breath," Rivera said.
"It is still sinking in. We've talked about how important this race has been and the message it has sent."
Rivera said the people in Pueblo who voted for the recall have sent a message that politicians need to be held accountable.
"We are sitting on that and absorbing the rest as we go along," Rivera said.
He said he has been contacted by several members of the state and national media since the election.
He appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Wednesday.
"I've made it a point during the election that this was about the recall and my candidacy was a secondary issue," Rivera said.
"Now that the recall has been successful, I can start looking toward being involved in the Legislature."
"This is a whole new challenge and something I have never done before. It poses some excitement to actually be among those who can set a direction for the state."
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"The Walking Dead" has repeated a similar ebb and flow of quality over its first two seasons that hopefully won't continue in Season 3. Both previous seasons started out with strong episodes, and then dwindled down the stretch. The second season improved in its conclusion, but the poor pacing and narrative decisions leading up to those episodes was so atrocious it severely hampered the season as a whole.
Season 3 also starts out with two very strong episodes, but the difference from Season 2 is that showrunner Glen Mazzara and his writers seemed to have listened to criticisms (from both fans and critics) and dealt with them head on. This, along with the addition of two exciting new characters — Michonne (Danai Gurira) and The Governor (David Morrissey) — has my optimism for "The Walking Dead" as high as it has been since the amazing pilot.
The story has moved forward a number of months since leaving Herschel's (Scott Green) farm, with our heroes on the move from temporary shelter to temporary shelter. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) has seized control of the group, and they've become hardened under these dire circumstances. There's no room for the moping and bickering that bogged down much of Season 2 as the group searches for a safe haven so Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) can have her baby.
Speaking of Lori, she has a conversation with Rick about being a terrible wife and mother that feels like a direct answer to her character's poor development. It's nice to see the writers realize how awful Lori has been. It's better that Rick has little patience to put up with it anymore.
Another one of the major issues I've had with "The Walking Dead," a TV series about zombies, is a lack of zombie action. Well, the Season 3 premiere has the best walker (the name zombies aren't given on "The Walking Dead") killing the series has ever done. If you, like me, love hoards of the undead getting massacred via handheld weaponry, you will love this episode. It's a bloody, gory outing filled with a number of "zombie kill of the week" moments.
Once Rick and Daryl (cast MVP Norman Reedus) come across the prison, the action picks up and the premiere concludes in excruciatingly tense fashion. The second episode continues much of the momentum and dark tone built in the premiere.
I'm still not ready to declare "The Walking Dead" has fixed its litany of problems, but this is a very good opening that points to a promising future. I just hope it's not a letdown — again.


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Public Fishing Areas
Dodge County PFA
Dodge County PFA Fishing Guide
Telephone: 478-374-6765 or 229-426-5272
Hours: Open 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset.
For Google Map driving directions click here.
Fish Attractors: Fish attractor data (updated Oct. 2014) for this PFA is available for you to upload into your fishfinder or other GPS devices, or view in free online mapping applications. The data is compatible with many brands including Lowrance, Humminbird, Garmin and Magellan to name a few.
Fish Species: Largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish.
Water: 104 acre lake.
Facilities: concrete boat ramps , fishing pier, restrooms, picnic tables, nature trail, some facilities accessible to persons with disabilities.
Archery Range: The archery facility consists of two ranges. The first is a static range with eight lanes from 10 to 50 yards in length. Here, archers can shoot into large "bow butt" targets that are secured into freestanding target sheds or at 3-D deer targets. The second range is a one-quarter mile 3-D trail with realistic targets, which include both native and exotic animals.
Licensing: To help cover the costs of maintaining these great resources, visitors (ages 16-64) must have one of the following to access Public Fishing Areas except for Rocky Mountain PFA:
Directions from Eastman: South on US Highway 23/341 for 3 miles; left on County Road 49 for 0.6 miles to lake.
In other News:
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Report poaching and wildlife violations. You can receive a cash reward if your tip leads to an arrest—even if you wish to remain anonymous.


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Science Outreach
Science education is vital to our way of life, our health, and our economy. Gonzaga University is committed to building partnerships with local schools and community groups as we strive to improve scientific literacy in our community. With this goal in mind, the Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry departments currently run a variety of outreach programs that include visits to elementary school classrooms, field trip tours, special summer programs, and more. All of our programs seek to engage participants with opportunities for hands-on scientific discovery and inspiration.
If you are a teacher or high school student interested in participating in a science outreach program, please contact Rohan Kundargi, the Science Outreach Coordinator, at email@example.com or 313-6642.
If you are a Gonzaga student interested in participating in science outreach, please see the Student Outreach Information page (which also contains a link to the current outreach application form).
Current Science Outreach Programs:
Science in Action! Elementary School Outreach
Science in Summer! Research Immersion Program for High School Students
High School Science Mentoring
Science in Action! Elementary School Outreach
For the past eight years Gonzaga University's elementary science outreach program, Science in Action!, has been teaming up science majors and pre-service teachers with local K-6 classrooms to do weekly science experiments that align with the district curriculum. Activities range from altering the density of salt water to make an egg float, to student-directed investigations on factors contributing to mold-growth on a bread ecosystem. Most activities not only emphasize the scientific content being learned in the classroom, but also the process of science itself. This program benefits participants in multiple ways: the K-6 students are excited to learn from college role models in their classroom; the Gonzaga students learn about communicating scientific concepts; and the K-6 teachers enjoy having enrichment activities (with all materials provided) that enhance their curriculum and increase their students' enthusiasm for science. During fall semester 2014 Gonzaga students paid weekly visits to 26 local classrooms as part of the Science in Action! program.
Gonzaga students interested in volunteering should see the Student Outreach Information page, which will have a link to the current volunteer application.
Science in Summer! Research Immersion Program for High School Students
Science in Summer! is a program designed for high school students to immerse themselves in a research atmosphere, gain valuable skills, learn more about careers in science, and be a part of an exciting university research community for a month during the summer. The research experience is a 4 ½ week, full-time, paid internship in the research lab of a Gonzaga faculty member. Interns will work closely with a Gonzaga student mentor and a faculty member to develop a research question that they can investigate over the course of the month. During 2016 there will be openings for five Science in Summer! interns. Interns should be in between their junior and senior year of high school. Additional information about the program can be found in the application below.
2016 Science in Summer Intern Application - due May 4th
High School Science Mentoring
The science departments at Gonzaga strive to connect with local high schools while providing opportunities for undergraduate science majors to learn about the rewards and challenges of secondary science education and serve their community in a variety of volunteer positions. High school science mentoring placements are designed to serve the needs of students and teachers, and have included one-on-one tutoring, helping with class lab activities, and joining onto existing school science programs as a regular assistant.
Outreach Support
Gonzaga University science outreach programs are made possible through the generous support of our funders. Outreach programs have been supported by Avista Foundation, Hollister-Stier, Rotary Club 21, Robert and Clare McDonald Work-Award Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, George Luger, Washington STEM, and Itron.
Rohan Kundargi
502 E. Boone Avenue AD 5
Spokane, WA 99258
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If you are in the library technology world, or even if you just brush up against it, you've probably heard of Marshall Breeding. Marshall is the is the Director for Innovative Technologies and Research for the Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University. A prolific writer, Marshall has authored six issues of Library Technology Reports, is a contributing editor for Smart Libraries Newsletter, a columnist for Computers in Libraries and has written dozens of articles on library technology trends. A regular on the library conference circuit, Breeding frequently speaks at Computers in Libraries, Internet Librarian, and other professional gatherings throughout the United States and internationally.
We're excited to spread the word that Marshall will be giving a talk online via OPAL that will take place next Thursday at 2 p.m. You can join Marshall for what's being described as "an informal conversation about the promise, trends, and challenges of next generation library catalogs," at the ALA OPAL 100 Room.
We were lucky enough to get an exclusive preview from Marshall himself. Read More »
We're thrilled to bring you this month's issue of Library Technology Reports, "Implementing Second Life: Ideas, Challenges and Innovations" by Joe Sanchez. For those of you that don't know Joe, he is a virtual world pioneer and an innovator in the use of Second Life for educational purposes. Joe is a PhD candidate at the School of Information at the University of Texas in Austin, where he uses Second Life as part of his lesson plan for LIS students.
This issue of Library Technology Reports traces the history of virtual worlds to their origin as collaborative vehicles for interactive gameplay. Read More »
At my place of work, we are considering circulating so-called netbooks to our students. This would be done initially alongside traditional laptops, but with the possibility of moving the majority of our portable computers to netbooks. In thinking about moving this direction, I've been looking at a lot of these machines, and realizing that there may be a good number of libraries that haven't been watching the rise of this new platform. So I thought I'd take just a few paragraphs to try and explain why these machines are popular and what options are available.
The very term "netbook" is currently under some scrutiny, but it has come to refer to a class of small, portable computers with certain characteristics. These machines have a smaller-than-notebook screen, normally 10-11 inches or under (most notebooks come in a set of standard sizes; 13, 15, or 17 inches). Netbooks tend to use specific types of processors designed for low cost and efficient performance, not for pure speed and efficient processing like the processors you find in standard notebooks. They also tend to have minimal amounts of memory and disk space, often with 1 megabyte of less of RAM. Many of them ship with solid state hard drives that only have 4 or 8 gigabytes of space. The good news about this is that, thanks to Moore's Law, even older, slower, cheaper processors are almost always capable of handling most common computer tasks these days. Read More »
Earlier this month, regional library cooperatives SOLINET and PALINET finalized and approved plans to merge. PALINET served libraries throughout the mid-atlantic and SOLINET was based on the southeast, so the new combined organization (to be named Lyrasis) will be one of the largest and most influential library cooperatives in the country.
SOLINET's executive director Kate Nevins was kind enough to agree to an e-mail interview with us. She helps explain how this merger came to fruition, and what it will mean in terms of service, technology and the reach of the new organization. Read More »
Ask and ye shall receive. Not 24 hours after I lamented our challenges in covering school libraries, I received an e-mail from an employee at a private, K-12 school in New Jersey:
I am running a non-profit private school and I need some help in setting up my library. The main help that I need is to find out what kind of software I should be buying to launch the library. What initial things do I need? We have at least 1,500 Books and we want them to circulate to the students.
Initially, I wasn't sure how this question ended up being sent to us. I felt unqualified to answer and wanted to refer the question to someone else...to an "expert". Then something occurred to me--I can ask the several thousand experts who read this blog! If you have questions about setting up a library like this school administrator does, who better to ask than an open forum of experts?
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Much of the discussion on our blog centers around public and academic libraries, and we often neglect an extremely vital player in the library technology world--school libraries. School librarians are, in many respects, the gatekeepers of library technology. They help teach basic technology skills, particularly library technology skills to our future public and academic library patrons (and employees). They interact with younger users of this new technology and work hands-on to make these technologies practical learning tools. Because they work with these young student users, school librarians can provide insight into the application of these technologies that librarians who work primarily with adults cannot.
I was thrilled to see this article in Sunday's New York Times, which goes a long way towards providing some of the coverage we haven't been able to. Read More »
On Monday, February 9, 2009 at approximately 2:18 p.m. Central Standard Time I developed a bad case of Kindlekrankheit – a yearning and burning to own a Kindle portable ebook reader from Amazon. It began the moment I read the technical specifications and watched the promotional videos for the new Kindle 2, which will begin shipping Feb. 24th. Reading for the past 15 months about Kindle 1 – the older sister – had filled me with some respect and hope for the Kindle family, but no outright love. I even blogged about the Kindle 1 back in November 2007. Now I'm smitten. Read More »
It may not be Earth day yet, but there has been some environmental discussion in the library world lately. The excitement over the unveiling of Kindle 2.0 has led to a lot of discussion about e-readers as the green alternative to paper-based reading. February's issue of Smart Libraries Newsletter will contain an article by Tom Peters called "How Green is my Library?". Read More »
A group of prominent software vendors have signed on to an open letter to President Obama encouraging him to push for the adoption of open source software by government agencies.
There is a lot of excitement about the new President, and I share the sentiment of the authors of this letter--it is extremely encouraging that the President has emphasized the importance of science and technology throughout his campaign and in his innaugural address. Read More »
Despite some valiant efforts by librarians and other tech crusaders, money allocated for contributing to America's broadband infrastructure has been removed from the stimulus bill. Read More »
Library Stuff posted this AP article earlier today. While I cannot predict what might happen two an investment in Broadband during a period of extreme economic turbulence, assuming that the economy does eventually recover, there is absolutely no question that broadband demand is going to continue to increase at a rapid pace. Read More »
The economy may not be growing, but Amazon certainly is. Amazon's reach now extends to the gaming world, as they launched a new retail site aimed at "casual" gamers that will allow users to download games at less than ten dollars each. According to CNET:
The service--currently PC-only--is sure to put Amazon in competition with retailers and renters of physical games. At this point, particularly given the current economic conditions, it doesn't seem likely that Amazon will be taking patrons who use their libraries for gaming and gaming resources away from us. Still, Amazon has changed the equation yet again with this new site. Read More »
With the stimulus debate heating up in Washington, librarians are wondering where (if anywhere) we fit in to the economic recovery plan. David Bigwood at Catablogging raised the question yesterday, and our own Jenny Levine pointed out that our Washington office is on the case.
But what about Library Technology specifically?
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I really enjoyed ALA Midwinter. Touching down in 70 degree weather on Wednesday was a treat and participating in various activities with colleagues and folks who I admire is a great way to spend a few days in the Mile High City.Last summer, I wrote about the use of Twitter at Annual. This time around everything seemed even more connected and accessible. I'm very impressed with what the LITA folks did with Top Tech trends. I made connections, followed meetings and got to chime in on various issues via my Mac and my iPhone.Other folks participated from afar. Read More »
I came across this article yesterday. It cites a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry Journal that found a link between teenage video game use and adult depression.
I'm not a psychiatrist, and I think if your teenage daughter or son is consuming 5.68 hours of electronic media per day, you should probably be encouraging them to read a book or go exercise. Still, I feel that I can't go without pointing out the huge elephant in the room that is not addressed by this article or by the study:
Assuming that the findings of the report are true (for the record, I don't assume that, personally), isn't it likely that the positive aspects of electronic media consumption outweigh these negative effects? Read More »
I mentioned yesterday that ALA TechSource has started to use Twitter as a way to expand our coverage. It didn't take long for one of the fundamental facts about life on Twitter to emerge: Twitter is a fantastic tool for communication, but that communication is a double-edged sword.
My original intention was to write about LITA's Top Technology Trends Round Table at the recent ALA Midwinter meeting in Denver and our (I'm on the committee) integration of technologies intended to make the session available to remote viewers and engage our in-person audience, then I went to the LITA Town Hall meeting and sat at a table of the most amazing people who, working together, set up many different ways to share the content of the meeting with those not in the room as well as integrate comments from those watching from afar.
The TopTech Round Table has been written up very well by Library Journal bloggers Josh Hadro (Part 1 and Part 2) and Roy Tennant (also a TopTech Trendster) and at the AL inside scoop; I won't recap here. During the weeks leading up to the conference, several TTT committee members tested the live blogging freely available from coveritlive, its twitter integration, media uploading, simple reader polls, and comment moderation. The session's hashtag, #ttt09 was also aggregated into the LITA & BIGWIG Friendfeed room. We were nothing if not prepared. The final stroke of luck was the unwavering wireless connectivity in the room; without it, there is no way that we would have been able to upload photos and stream live video of the session.
With the constant changes, twists, and turns that come with Web 2.0 Technology, it can sometimes be hard for us to figure out where, when and how to establish our presence when a potential platform comes along. That being said, we've finally begun to use Twitter as a way to expand our ongoing coverage of library technology and the library tech blogosphere. Read More »
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Postcard from Wallace Ellis to Hon. Homer P. Snyder regarding woman suffrage
Wallace Ellis sent this postcard opposing the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to New York Congressman Homer P. Snyder. The amendment would grant women the right to vote on a national basis. Ellis's opposition was in vain, as Congress passed a resolution proposing the amendment in 1919. After enough states ratified the amendment, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification, and the 19th Amendment became part of the Constitution on August 26, 1920.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives Used with the permission of the U.S. House of Representatives


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(The short version is over here. This is the long version.)
Quick Introduction
We're building out a new 1MW data center in Santa Clara, CA at Vantage Data Centers!
Project: SCL3 is our latest data center build out. Ever since we started talking about this internally we knew we wanted to blog about it, to talk about how we're doing it, why we're doing it, and why we're doing it this way or that way.
Be open about it.
This is just the first of many blog posts. Through this blog we'll talk about this process. We'll share with you what drove us here, why we picked the rack layout we did, why we provisioned the power we did.
We'll look towards you, too, to give input on some of the directions we've taken. Some of you are better experts than we are.
What is "SCL3"?
We use a three letter code followed by a number to name our facilities, both Mozilla Spaces and data centers. This code seems reasonably mnemonic and doesn't collide with too many three letter airport/IATA codes. You'll see us use these codes when we talk about hardware or servers at various locations.
We have three data centers in the Bay Area and are building a fourth:
- SJC1: 55 So. Market Street, Market Post Tower (MPT)
- SCL1: Internap, Santa Clara
- SCL2: Layer42, Santa Clara
- SCL3: Vantage, Santa Clara
We have others like PHX1, AMS1.
Quick Background
Back in July 2006 Mozilla moved from a small collection of ten racks to its first data center at 55 So. Market Street, San Jose.
Within the next year Mozilla IT opened a small presence in Amsterdam and followed it up with a presence in Beijing (which, coincidentally, we're expanding in Q4). In 2010 Mozilla IT opened up a location in Phoenix at i/o Data Centers.
Towards the end of 2009 we knew were going to eventually run out of provisioned power in San Jose. Throughout 2010 and into 2011 Mozilla IT picked up additional data center space in the Bay Area with Layer42 & Internap to accommodate our continued growth.
In the Bay Area alone we're consuming about 500kW. When we shopped around for what eventually became the Phoenix location, we knew that 500kW was around the tipping point to transition from retail to wholesale data center space.
As we started 2011, we started to think about "what do we do next?". What do we need so we can move quickly, so we can handle the next generation of problems?
We knew:
- We need power. Data centers are really about providing power (and cooling it). We'll run out of power before space.
- Operationally, managing three locations in the same area is harder. We want to consolidate.
- The infrastructure, all the web servers that support Mozilla, keeps growing.
- We hate downtime
Mozilla IT spent most of Q1/Q2 2011 searching around the Bay Area. Sometime over the summer we decided to partner with Vantage Data Centers and have been extremely busy since then in lease negotiations and in getting started on the build-out of the space.
Over the next several weeks, we'll talk about some of the designs, some of the reasons we needed more space/power and show pictures & video of the space.
ps. You've already joined the Mozilla Community Directory @ https://mozillians.org/ right? Read this blog post if you forgot why it's important!


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Marquette Regional History Center a community gem
The Marquette County Historical Society -now called the Marquette Regional History Center- celebrated its 95th birthday this week, during an annual meeting in Marquette.
The genesis of the group occurred in 1917 when a petition signed by a handful of Marquette, Ishpeming and Negaunee residents circulated the notion of organizing an effort to preserve Marquette County history.
An organizational meeting drew 40 people and by the next year almost 100 people had signed on to the cause. The group's first regular meeting was held on June 10, 1918.
From there, the first gathering of books, photographs, artifacts and manuscripts commenced. The new historical society was the only one in the Upper Peninsula at the time.
In 1937, the society's first building was purchased through a bequest from the estate of Mary B. Longyear. John M. Longyear had been the society's first president. The Fraternity Building -built in 1891, formerly a site for lodge meetings and formal balls and located along Front Street in Marquette- was completely remodeled and fireproofed.
The museum room first opened to the public for the Marquette City Centennial in 1949. At that time, the J.M. Longyear Research Library was still being organized.
By 1954, the library had more than 6,000 volumes containing material detailing the days of early Indians, explorers and missionaries, as well as regional, state and county histories.
Rosemary Michelin, head librarian at the J.M. Longyear Research Library, said the facility today has at least 16,000 volumes of books, more than 900 maps and more than 10,000 photographs, in addition to postcards and photo albums and an expanse of archival documents including journals, business ledgers, letters and other primary source materials.
On Oct. 19, 2009, groundbreaking took place at the former Marq-Tran building in downtown Marquette for the society's new $3.8 million museum complex construction project.
The name of the group was changed to acknowledge the society's collections and focus had extended beyond Marquette County to the region; and that the organization and facility was a comprehensive center "to archive, preserve, interpret and explore the unique history of the Upper Peninsula."
In spring 2011, the Marquette Regional History Center moved to its new location.
Looking to the future, an eventual expansion is expected as the center's collections continue to grow.
We want to congratulate the center on its birthday and its efforts over the decades to continue the original mission of saving area history for all of us.
Here's hoping the center's slogan "Where the past is present" will always remain a reality for Marquette County and the Upper Peninsula.


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Not every religious organization has an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategy, but the online success of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may make them a model for public relations efforts online.
The Washington Post reports that of any religious group, LDS.org is the most-visited website. Since 2007, according to SEO consultant Justin Briggs who wrote "Breaking Down the Mormon SEO Strategy," the LDS website has been targeting religious search terms such as "church," "scripture," and "Jesus Christ" but also has focused on terms such as "friend" and "young women" and "chastity" — all with great success. In fact, LDS.org ranks right behind MTV.com in the total number of external links, with more than three-and-a-half million. That's impressive to many industry experts, and it also may be one of the better ways to fulfill the Church's mission of outreach to non-LDS members.
(photo: More Good Foundation/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)


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News & Information
News & Information
Welcome to the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) web page!
KAYAC is a committee comprised of Kyle area youth citizens ages 14-18.
Another city wide clean-up will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Must have a valid ID and current utility bill showing you reside within the city limits of Kyle.
The next Police Officer testing date has been set for Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 9am for TCOLE certified candidates only.
Updated January 18, 2017: The city council approved the issuance of the remaining General Obligation Bonds authorized by voters in the May 2013 bond election and fund.
Visit the Storm Drainage and Flood Risk Mitigation Utility web page.
Click on the links below to learn more about Kyle's Stormwater Program:
Helping to keep Kyle clean and looking great is the goal of the new Kyle Adopt-a-Street program.
What is Kyle Adopt-a-Street?
The Kyle e-Newsletter is sent each Friday and contains pertinent information about events and happenings in the City of Kyle.
The City of Kyle is hiring. We have seasonal, full-time and part-time opportunities. And with a growing city, more positions will likely become available in the near future.
Kyle City Council will consider a new contract for City Manager Scott Sellers at the January 17, 2017, meeting. In the documents section below is the contract.
Updated January 19, 2017 at 9:03 p.m.
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So, you want to know a little more about Kyle, Texas? That's why you clicked here! We can't say we blame you — it's a very cool town.
Kyle was founded in 1880. The town was named after Fergus Kyle, the son of Claiborne Kyle who moved here from Tennessee. Under the famed Auction Oak Tree, plats of land were auctioned off to several hundred folks who became the town's first citizens.
My, how we've grown! In 2016, Kyle was the second largest city in Hays County with a population of 36,800. Population estimates put Kyle at 55,000 by 2030.
With easy access to locales north and south, Kyle is a major city on the I-35 corridor in Central Texas. It's home to Seton Medical Center Hays, Hays CISD administrative offices, Austin Community College Hays, several medical facilities, and H-E-B Plus, major retailers, numerous restaurants and many homegrown businesses.
Here are some cool Kyle tidbits:
- Kyle got its first stoplight in 2007.
- Kyle is 30.4 square miles, with 185.5 miles of roadway and more than 600 acres of beautiful park land.
- Kyle is a Home Rule city. Residents elect the mayor and city council, but a city manager, Scott Sellers, runs the city's day-to-day operations. He does so with a $79 million operating budget.
- Our Parks and Recreation department offers community events including Market Days, Founders Parade, Santa's Arrival and Tree Lighting, Polar Bear Splash, Easter Eggstravaganza, and our annual July 4th Fireworks.
- Signature special events include Kyle Field Day, Kyle Hogwash and Hops & Jalapenos.
- Kyle is now home to the Central Texas Lobos, a semi-professional soccer team.
- Kyle is also a good place for business. The city houses many businesses and with an educated population, there's plenty of room for growth.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (480 votes).
In short: Deserves every plaudit and accolade despite this one off bus issueIn full: The bus problem actually worked in our favour as an earlier start would have led to different kit selection which would then have to have been carried or discarde. Every cloud.. Tougher than expected. Glorious scenery for most of the course if you took the time to gaze left or right, up or down. Great hydration and water very soon after sports drinks so all were catered for. Fantastic support throughout when in any village or hamlet, great turnout from Macmillan. Wonderful atmosphere in the stadium. Good t-shirt, cracking medal. Didn't feel like the soup and meal which I know others appreciated, good touch tho'. Might summon up the energy to do againDate of review: October 5, 2009
In short: Pleasant enough run - but not the wonderful scenery I'd been expectingIn full: The organisation at the start was poor - bus drivers blaming the organisers and the organisers blaming the bus companies. It is crucial to get this right as The Highlands do not offer many transport options for those in work on Monday and a 50 minute delay must have put a lot of people under pressure (me included). Apart from this hiccup the organisation was excellent. It would help if the numbers could be posted out with the details. Or at least an option offered (at a cost if necessary).The run itself was gently undulating with three noticable climbs, but I wouldn't say this should put people off. It depends what you are used to I suppose.For me the scenery was disappointing and the course rather dull in places. We seemed to run for miles along a tree lined road with nothing to look at, apart from the occasional glimpse of the Loch. For such a beautiful part of the world I hoped for better.What was impressive was the friendly welcome from everyone in Inverness. It was a shame we couldn't enjoy the hospitality afterwards as we had to rush to catch a flight. Hope our taxi driver enjoyed the Baxter's soups as we couldn't take them on the plane!Date of review: October 5, 2009
In full: Absolutely fantastic, my first marathon and a great day, perfect conditions and a very friendly race. Loved every minute of it, even the sore bits, and finished with what I consider a respectable 4.38! Would definetly do this again, even the mix up at the start with the buses was no big deal, and it made it somehow more entertaining! GREAT!Date of review: October 5, 2009
In short: A great run in perfect conditionsIn full: Despite the 'blustery' day before, the weather conditions on the day were perfect for both running and showing off the scenery along the route. The Loch Ness marathon deserves its reputation as being one of the most picturesque in the UK.This was my first Loch Ness marathon, and my third marathon in total. My training had gone well and I was quietly optimistic of a good time for me - specifically to break 4 hours for the first time. I was therefore ecstatic, and frankly surprised, to finish in 3 hrs 40 mins :-)In my view, the trick to this course is pacing. The first few miles are generally downhill, followed by a flattish section along the bank of Loch Ness. Then there is a hilly section at around 17-21 miles; not hideous hills when fresh but tough enough to really hurt when you are tired. The final few miles are fairly flat.So I ran the first 17 miles really steadily and I enjoyed the wonderful scenery (it really is amazing), was sufficiently fresh at 17 miles that the hills were bearable, and then knew I just had to keep running to the end. There was a mess-up with the transport at the beginning, which was a real shame. But apart from that, organisation was good. Spectator support in the villages along the route was good and the grandstand finish at Inverness was a highlight.All in all, a great day and I expect I will run this marathon again in the future.Date of review: October 5, 2009
In short: Fantastically undulating!In full: Shame about the bus mix up, no fault of the organisers. Gorgeous views of the Loch, didnt see the monster though. Weather turned out to be perfect after a stormy night. Lovely friendly marshalls and a great finish in the stadium with everything you needed close at hand...which is a good thing when you can hardly walk at the end. A PB of 13 minutes so happy days for me :-)Date of review: October 5, 2009
In short: Undulating course but quick in correct conditionsIn full: Okay - let's deal with the buses first. Supposedly two broken down buses caused the other 18 or so to be delayed leaving by 1hr 45 minutes which was odd. I arrived at the stadium around 7:30am and assumed that when one bus was full it would leave and so forth rather then them all going in convey. Anyway - at least once at the start the sun was out and the organisers gave enough time for people to change, go to the toilets and warm up.The course is described almost like a downhill course and on the profile it looks downhill / flat. When running it felt more undulating with some rolling hills and more uphill than I expected. That said it was straight with few turns apart from near the end.It was a bit disconcerting to see the stadium but then have to run around it and I didn't notice a 26 mile marker which would have been nice. It was good finishing on the track with the crowd in the stadium though.I would have liked to see water along with the Lucozade sport at the drinks stops - I have noticed a tendency in races to have mainly sports drinks only and few water stops. I find that eventually I need a change from the sports drinks.We were lucky with the weather as it was about perfect for racing. A brief shower at one stage but mainly sun. The day before was terrible so it could have gone either way.Overall it was good race with a nice course and definitely has the potential for a good time. The organisation is good and with a few minor tweaks would be perfect. A great way to finish a season.Date of review: October 5, 2009
In short: Wonderful Scenery, Terrible GroinIn full: Really enjoyed this race, was looking at a really good time until mile 20 when my groin started really hurting... still quite pleased with 3 hrs 27 minsDate of review: October 5, 2009
In full: My first marathon, apart from the mix up with buses,, thought it was very well organised. Thanks to the paramedic who rubbed my leg down with KY! Also to the fellow runner who helped me when I injured my ITB!Couldn t have finished with out their help! Loved the whole day.Date of review: October 5, 2009
In short: The Hills Are Alive...In full: Bar the bus cock-up this is one of the best organised races I've done. The scenery is magical and the course, is well.... different. If you plan on doing this in the future make sure you get some hill training in! Date of review: October 5, 2009
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Prep Roundup (9-21/22-13)
EWEN TROUT CREEK- The Posen Vikings football team picked up a 55-14 rout over Ewen Trout Creek on Friday.
This win brings the Vikings to 2-2.
Travis Sharpe scored three times in the first quarter. His first touchdown was a 42-yard run, his second a 30-yard run and his last a one-yard run.
Each of Emil Cramon's extra point attempts were good, for a score of 21-0.
Ewen Trout Creek got on the board in the first off an 11-yard run, but didn't make the two-point conversion
Nick Hincka scored in the second off a two yard run to take Posen to 27-6.
Ewen Trout Creek picked up its last touchdown of the game off a 65-yard run, snagging the two-point for a 27-14 spread.
Brendan Ciarkowski tackled a Ewen Trout Creek runner in the end zone for a safety in the third quarter. Sharpe then scored a four-yard run and a one-yard run, while Hincka scored on an eight-yard run.
Only one of Cramon's extra point attempts was good, to give Posen a 48-14 lead.
The Vikings scored one more time in the fourth, off a one-yard Matthew Wisniewski run. Cramon's extra point pulled Posen to the final 55-14 score.
Hincka picked up two touchdowns and 248 yards on 30 carries. Sharpe had five touchdowns on 17.
Both Hincka and Sharpe led defensively, with 15 tackles apiece.
Posen faces the undefeated Bellaire next week.
Mio 66,?Oscoda 6
MIO-The Mio Thunderbolts picked up a 66-6 rout of the struggling Oscoda Owls on Friday. This win puts the Thunderbolts at 3-1.
Mio was up 19-0 in the first quarter and 47-6 at the half.
The Owls didn't score again, as Mio pulled ahead 59-6 in the third and 66-0 in the fourth.
Bryson Devers led his team on the ground, picking up 137 yards on 7 carries. Chaun Obermiller picked up a 16-yard run.
Quarterback Brad Rhoads picked up 41 yards of rushing, while completing nine passes for 171 yards. He threw four of Mio's touchdowns.
Seth Thomey picked up 63 reception yards, while Obermiller picked up 49. Brian Watson picked up a 30 yard pass, whilE Colton McGregor had 22 reception yards.
Defensively, Scott Blamer led with 10 tackles and one assist. Ryan Ellul had five tackles and five assists. Ellul also had three sacks, while Obermiller had two.
Mio travels to Hillman on Friday.
Onaway 55,
Gaylord St.?Mary 20
ONAWAY-The Onaway Cardinals finally picked up their first win of the season on Friday, in a 55-20 win over Gaylord St. Mary.
The Cardinals and the Snowbirds are now both 1-3. Onaway hosts Mancelona on Friday. Mancelona are 2-2 on the season, and recently picked up a 22-18 win against Central Lake.
Atlanta 61, Hale 0
ATLANTA-The Huskies football squad came out strong in their first win of the season, blanking the Hale Eagles 61-0 on Friday.
Atlanta scored more points in this game, than they had scored all season (42). Hale, coming off a 12-8 win over Oscoda, couldn't hold off the Huskies offense.
Atlanta is now 1-3 while Hale is 1-2. Atlanta faces an AuGres-Sims team that has yet to win a game, losing 36-6 against Mayville last week.


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The El Paso Passport Agency, located less than ten blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, celebrates its grand opening today. As the State Department's newest passport facility, the El Paso agency will provide a valuable service to area residents by facilitating cross border travel.
By offering expedited service, the El Paso agency will make it more convenient for U.S. citizens to get a passport if they are traveling within 14 days or have a life or death emergency. Currently, applicants in this area of the country who need expedited service must travel several hundred miles to Houston or Tucson. The new agency complements the existing passport acceptance services provided by post offices and the District Clerk's office.
The El Paso Passport Agency is one of several agencies made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- or the "stimulus act" -- and with the support of Congressman Silvestre Reyes. Its opening resulted in the creation of 34 jobs in El Paso, and we are proud to say that the majority of the agency staff is from El Paso.
The new agency is conveniently located Downtown in the newly renovated, historic Anson Mills Building at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building sits on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de Leon ranch. Architect Henry C. Trost constructed the original structure in 1910-1911. At the time, the Anson Mills building, referred to locally as the "Mills" building was the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States and the tallest building in El Paso. It is located across from San Jacinto Plaza. Local businesses and community groups are working with local government to revitalize El Paso's downtown and the State Department is proud to be part of that effort. The El Paso Passport Agency staff looks forward to serving area residents and to facilitating their travel plans as we head into the summer travel season.
For more information about passports and visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Related Content:U.S. Department of State to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for El Paso Passport Agency
Molly in Washington, DC writes:
Just in time for the government shutdown. Loves it!
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to,
New Passport Agency......it`s federal? it`s be...
someone prevent Shut down and negotiate Democracy(Mr President Barack Obama) between Republican if success, oil price may be down(more Libya militia winnning and export oil to us give a EU economy stability?)
EU-need more activity of German, england, France, also need firewall, regional firewall... global?....................................repeatedly?
stock price is may, may up to, we want to, - do not have a special factor in the stock market rises, the federal government's spending, even away ... Now, rather than someone's political victory, the citizens and the longer remember the sacrifice of someone's going to expect. I think everybody is exhausted and tired. Economically ..
it`s means hero, Female hero is come again?
even if, japan`s crisis...
I think the Prime Minister's hard to understand, but I look at my position, situation, Moderator of the negotiations over concessions and compromises, I think. Ground in the election, I think everyone will die, in social, economical part
Eldrick Tiger Woods
want to enter in political field?
new wind need in United States Congress? .......i think, he have many friend, just like a golf... i think, than politian.
Thank You.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Thank You,
Shut down prevent, yes prevent... not avert, i think, so much effort....Secretary, State Department
As far as I have two people working, win I think. Now, only one should I choose? Or, two people had been excluded from all is? Call letters'm bouncing. If rejection happened, I knew was wrong, I'll give up. Thank you very much.
Thank You.
S-Korea is S-Korea. they have their`s territory. they...... just, not given name card.
Raul in Texas writes:
i would like to know if i can get my U.S passport card wiyh you in 1 day?
Kay in Texas writes:
My passport expires in April. I would like to renew it. Would you please tell me where to send the one I have and the amount for a new one. I can't find your address in the phone book.
Thank you Kay
DipNote Bloggers write:
@ Kay in Texas -- Thanks for your comment! You can find instructions on renewing your passport here: 'http://travel.state.gov/passport/renew/renew_833.html'.
For additional information, you can contact the National Passport Information Center by telephone or e-mail.
From the United States, you can call 1-877-487-2778 (TDD/TTY: 1-888-874-7793). Automated passport information is available 24 hours, 7 days a week, or you can speak with a representative Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., EST, excluding federal holidays. Those outside the United States should contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
You can also send an e-mail to email@example.com. Most e-mail inquiries are answered within 24 hours.