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Many product strategists are, like me, old enough to remember software stores like Egghead. Those days are gone. Today, consumer packaged software represents a very limited market – the software aisle has shrunk, like the half-empty one at the Best Buy in Cambridge, MA (pictured).
Only a few packaged software categories still exist: Games. Utilities and security software. And Microsoft Office – which constitutes a category unto itself. Some 67% of US online consumers regularly use Office at home, according to Forrester's Consumer Technographics PC And Gaming Online Survey, Q4 2009 (US). Office is the most ubiquitous – and therefore successful – consumer client program aside from Windows OS.
Office 2010, Microsoft's latest release, will continue to succeed with consumers. On the shoulders of Office 2010 rests nothing less than the defense of packaged software in general. It's also the most tangible example of Microsoft's Software Plus Services approach to the cloud – a term that Microsoft seems to be de-emphasizing lately, but which captures the essence of the Office 2010 business goal:
To sell packaged client software and offer Web-based services to augment the experience.
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Today came the news that Trend Micro is acquiring humyo, a service that offers file backup, access, sync, and sharing across PCs and mobile devices.
As I wrote about in "New Growth Opportunities In The Consumer Security Market," my view is that PC-based protection, no matter how broad, is the new "point product," and the new "suite" that consumers seek is product plus services whose functionality goes beyond security to help consumers deal with their other major challenges as well. Security is still important, but privacy is a huge and largely unmet need, and so is supporting the new consumer computing models, as my colleague Frank Gillett formulated a year ago with the concept of "The Personal Cloud." Frank and I are currently discussing ways to bridge our research streams more formally.


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Both her mother Dimple Kapadia and hubby Akshay Kumar have sashayed down the ramp numerous times, but Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna says that she is too shy to do it.
"I am too shy to walk the ramp. I am not at all interested. All I like is to sit back and watch Akshay, my mom or my friends doing the honour. You will never see me walking the ramp," said Twinkle at the inaugural show of HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai.
"I am happy as an interior designer and that is something I am best at. I would like to stick to it," she added.
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Woman accused of pointing gun toward school
Police have taken a 49-year-old Hawaiian Beaches woman into custody following a report that she brandished a gun and pointed it toward Keonepoko Elementary School.
Lokelani Lenore Harbrecht-Kalua, who lives by the Kahakai Boulevard school, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening. She had not been charged as of press time.
"Officers contacted her outside her residence and she was immediately taken into custody without incident," said Lt. Greg Esteban of the Hilo Criminal Investigations Section on Thursday afternoon. Esteban said that no firearm was recovered at the time of the arrest but a search warrant was being executed on the home.
"The investigation is continuing," he said.
Keonepoko Principal Kathleen Romero said the original report to police was a stranger on campus, but that turned out not to be the case, and a second call was made to 911 after school officials got more information. The incident was reported to police at 7:18 a.m. and the school immediately went on lockdown as a precaution, Romero said.
"It's probably the busiest time of our day because the buses are coming, the parents are coming to drop their kids off," she said.
Romero said the lockdown went smoothly.
"Our teachers, our educational assistants, everybody who wasn't tied down was involved," she said. "Teachers pulled kids into their classrooms and closed and locked the doors. We brought most of (the students) into the cafeteria.
"We knew where the problem was, and that was very helpful."
She said that parents were given the option of leaving their children in school or letting them go home with an excused absence.
"We didn't let any cars out of the parking lot until police told us it was safe," she said. "The police secured the outside area because the actual problem was not on our campus."
Romero said the lockdown lasted about 45 minutes and staff and students were able to settle back into normal instructional mode shortly after 8 a.m.
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With a state government shutdown still possible, Crow Wing County commissioners have considered consequences at the county level.
Three departments are expected to be affected the most — the highway department, sheriff's department and community services.
A shutdown, if it comes, could last for one week or 11 weeks. Tuesday, County Administrator Tim Houle said staff is preparing contingencies for both scenarios.
"Of course, it's crystal ball stuff," said Houle. "We don't know."
Beth Wilms, community services director, told commissioners vendors are wondering about payments since they send invoices to the state for contracts. The county is telling the providers there is no guarantee there will be a reimbursement.
Houle said while the county can draw from the majority of financing for projects that have been awarded by bid, the problem will be a lack of inspectors needed to allow the project to move forward. Without that step the county could be on the hook for the cost.
"I do see some road projects getting shut down," Houle said.
Even with a shutdown, Houle said there are duties that will fall to the county. Houle used the scenario of a tree falling across Highway 371 with the Minnesota Department of Transportation shut down. The county would have to remove it, Houle said.
Houle said the county is in an awkward position and will have to be cautious because a reimbursement may or may not be coming. Details are sketchy, Houle said.
Board Chairman Paul Thiede said he hopes people see this situation is not the county's creation but is a stalemate between the Legislature and the governor.Wilms said child care providers are already calling wondering about being paid during a government shutdown and they are being advised to contact their legislators to let them know the impact.
Food support, Medical Assistance and Minnesota Family Investment Program are all the "poorest of the poor and receiving benefits because they are in that category," Wilms said. "We are taking it very seriously. We are forging ahead as if there will be a shutdown."
Thiede said it is absolutely a political game but the more the county can stay out of it the better.
Later this month, Houle said more information is expected on what the state considers paying as core functions of the executive branch — such as taking care of the mentally ill, veterans in nursing homes and supervised release of sex offenders.
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Nearly 500 state homes were significantly damaged in the Christchurch earthquake, 100 were uninhabitable and 20 were likely to have to be demolished, Housing Minister Phil Heatley says.
Housing New Zealand (HNZ) has now inspected all its homes in the worst affected areas.
About 50 staff were checking on tenants and assessing the safety of homes. It has completed checks on more than 4500 homes including 2600 in the eastern suburbs, and other areas badly affected by February's earthquake.
Of the 2600 homes in the eastern suburbs, nearly a fifth (500) showed significant structural damage, 100 were deemed uninhabitable, with around 20 seemingly damaged beyond repair.
Other accommodation was being looked at. Around 30 state tenant families chose to leave Christchurch and be housed elsewhere on temporary tenancies.
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President Obama said his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, always has a hard time on Mother's Day.
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BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's 2003 U-20 national team
goalkeeper Gustavo Eberto died on Monday due to testicular cancer at the age of
Eberto's death triggered Argentine soccer to mourn. He had been
hospitalized in Buenos Aires in recent days.
Eberto celebrated his 24th birthday on August 30 and debuted in Boca
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Eberto's life changed abruptly in early 2006 after he was diagnosed with
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"I do not have ill feelings, nor anger with life nor with God," Eberto said
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I will do so all my life, and this will probably make me stronger for future
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I really didnt want to do this, because I dont want to vilify him, but he really kicked my business under a rock, and I cant sit pretty with that.
I own a cleaning company, and I was called to come and clean Extreme Landscaping's office. John the owner, asked me to come everyday. He also told me that he would pay me at a higher rate than I had quoted him, because I did such a good job. Sweet words to hear when you are trying to get your company off the ground.
So, I bent over backwards for him. He had made a verbal agreement with me about sub-contracting a large account to me. He told me to hire 10 girls and that we would start work the next week. So I did. I didnt schedule anything for that whole week, because I thought we would be busy. When the time came to work, he stalled and said that we couldnt go there until the next week. When the next week came, nothing still. The job never happened.
I had 10 girls blowing up my phone, showing up at my house. I ended up losing 2 weeks worth of work, because I dedicated that time on my schedule towards what I thought would be full of doing "Move-Out" apartments, I was "snookered" on the money that I wouldve gotten-and desperately depended on after holding the schedule open, and looked like a fool to girls that are my friends, but they are also my competition in the work field.
When he was around 3-4 weeks behind, I halted services until the bill was caught up. He would avoid me, avoid my calls, avoid the bill statements that were sent to him, wouldnt respond to my text messages, or messages left to him on voicemail or with his employees. If I did get a hold of someone, it was his secretary, and she would say that she had his phone, and he wasnt around.
I told him how my business was just starting out, and how him not paying for the services I did for him, really hit my business hard. I wasn't able to stock supplies, have gas to get to jobs, and my refrigerator was totally empty. I run my business out of my home, and I was put at risk to not be able to cover the rent. He didnt even give me the decency of an answer. He didnt even offer me a single dollar out of humane courtesy.
I even tried to tell him that he didnt have to pay the whole thing at once, and that I would work with him. I left text messages begging him. No response. I did text him making a brazen, truthful statement about his behavior, (that I even bit the bullet later on, and apologized for...) Only then, did I get any kind of response, in which he had both of his secretaries call me the next day, to offically fire me.
Bill still stands unpaid.
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Fusion MIA- Art Basel 2013 Events
Fusion MIA, Where ART Fuses with Fashion, Film, and Music has the mission of bringing greater awareness, attention, and business opportunities to the African and Caribbean Diaspora's modern and contemporary emerging artists. This will be accomplished throughout four nights and four days of hipster, trendsetter events attended by influencer "A-list" guests, featuring international celebrity chefs, and covered by luxury lifestyle magazines, Jones and Uptown. The drink of choice throughout the events will be luxury vodka brand Grey Goose.
The Purvis Young Art Museum
The Purvis Young Art Museum, located at 255 NW 23rd Street in Wynwood, is slated to host one of the more memorable events associated with Art Basel 2013 as artists from Italy and Brazil take to several graffiti-free walls to wage a "Graffiti Competition." Plus the Museum will feature the artwork of Frank Frazier, a master painter known for his pieces making liberal use of African cloth, as well for his more recent `shoe polish' collection about desegregation. Lastly, the works of young contemporary artist Jamaal Stafford and Purvis Young Art Museum resident artist Emilio Martinez will be displayed along with pieces by Purvis Young.
N'NAMDI Contemporary
For Art Basel, N'NAMDI Contemporary is having a group exhibit featuring master and emerging artists Robert Colescott, Al Loving, Ed Clark, Nanette Carter, Frank Bowling, Hugo McCloud and Vicente Pimentel at N'Namdi's gallery, located at 177 NW 23rd Street, in Miami's Wynwood art district. Around the corner on NW Miami Avenue, N'NAMDI will also be hosting a pop-up gallery, where musician Kahil El-Zabar is to hold forth over an exuberant mix of art, music and video known as "Elevation."
The Jakmel Art Gallery
The Jakmel Art Gallery is a Wynwood space run by artist and musician Jude Papaloko Thegenus, who hails from Port au Prince, Haiti, and is better known in art circles simply as Papaloko. He'll have his double-threat artistic talent on the display for Art Basel, because not only will Jakmel feature Paploko's distinctive surrealist creations, but on Dec. 4 at 9:00 p.m., he and his Vodou pop band, Loray Mistak, will be performing at Jakmel, located at 2703 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33127. The Jakmel Art Gallery can be reached at (786) 312-5947
Multitudes Gallery
Moving northeast into Little Haiti, the Multitudes Gallery has both culinary and artistic treats in store for Art Basel, starting with an exhibit titled Caribbean Fantastic freaturing work by Master Artist Jean Claude Legagneur and a private dinner for art collectors on Nov. 30. Three days later artwork from Haitian artists will be on display from Dec. 4 until Dec. 9, and will be complemented with panel discussions and a series of lectures. Multitudes is located at 5570 NE 4th Street, Miami, FL 33137, with the entrance to the gallery around the corner on NE 55th Terrace. For more information call (954) 338-8670.
Global Caribbean V
Global Caribbean V is an exhibition component of the Haitian Arts Alliance that over the last five years has promoted and shown art created in the Caribbean. For Art Basel, Global Caribbean V will be focusing on Caribbean Diaspora artists who live in Miami, as well as produce their art here, in an exhibit scheduled for the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 260 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, 33137. The exhibit runs from Dec. 6 through Jan. 26, and some of the featured artists are: Glexis Novoa (Cuba); Noelle Theard (Haiti); Rodney Jackson (Jamaica); Fabian Pena (Cuba); and Misael Soto (Puerto Rico).


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On March 21, 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Reichle v. Howards. This case concerns an incident that occurred when a citizen briefly touched Vice President Cheney during a public appearance, made an anti-war remark to him, and was arrested some time later by Secret Service agents but was not ultimately prosecuted. The question in this case is twofold: (1) whether, if probable cause to make the arrest did exist, the citizen may nevertheless sue the agents for retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment; and (2) whether the agents were entitled to immunity from such a lawsuit under federal law.
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This report is false and this scenario has never happened. The authors include Ginger and Jeremy who rented 53 Gipp Road and were evicted by the order of Guilderland judge and sheriffs of the town. 53 Gipp road is a beautiful house inside and out and it has added tremendous value to the neighborhood and town. The builders of 53 Gipp were professional and I have hired them to do do work for me which I am very happy with. The Dns have tried to manipulate the owners the neighbhoors and many people in this town including the Guilderland town Hall and the judge. I am very happy that they are out of our neighborhood and hope they move back to where they came from as New Yorkers will not tolerate people who try to scam them and ripp them off. Remove this false report as it does not stand true and Ginger and Jeremy are not only liars but also scammers and and make up stories that do not exist.
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Dave Randall was Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. until his retirement in 2011. He sorely misses his administrative load. He continues to work, collaborating with people like his co-author on this piece; with Richard Harper at Microsoft Research where they are currently involved in writing a book on Choice, and with Volker Wulf at the University of Siegen in Germany. His work sits primarily in the interdisciplinary research area called Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)and in HCI. He is particularly interested in the application of the ethnomethodological 'studies of work' programme to problems of new technology and organizational change, and in the conduct of ethnographic enquiry in relation to these issues. He has conducted a number of studies of 'work in organizations' in his career. These include a well-known and extensively-cited study of Air Traffic Control as well as studies of retail financial services, museum work, classroom interaction with new technology, ontology-based design, mobile phone use, and 'smart home' technology. He has undertaken consultancy and other work with organizations such as the Riso national laboratory, Denmark; Xerox plc; the Children's Society; Orange plc; Vodaphone plc; Microsoft plc and the national Centre for E-Social Science (NCess) and has collaborated with partners in a number of other institutions in the UK and Europe over a period of time. These include Lancaster University; Manchester University; the Blekinge Institue of technology and Lulea Technical University in Sweden, and the I.T. University of Denmark. He has co-authored three books, one an examination of organizational change and new technology in the retail financial services sector and another (with Mark Rouncefield and Richard Harper) on the conduct of ethnography for design-related purposes. A third is also, oddly enough, co-authored with Mark Rouncefield (and others): 'Technologies of Leadership in F.E.'. He also has one edited book with two more on the way.Currently (2013), he is working on a report for the Economic and Social Research Council on virtual learning environments and with Hitachi Ltd in japan on the applicability of 'patterns' to engineering maintenance work.
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Czerwinski, Mary, Millen, David, Randall, Dave, Stevens, Gunnar, Wulf, Volker, Zimmermann, John (2011): Transferability of research findings: context-dependent or model-driven. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2011, . pp. 651-654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979494
Lindley, Sian E., Harper, Richard, Randall, Dave, Glancy, Maxine, Smyth, Nicola (2009): Fixed in time and "time in motion": mobility of vision through a SenseCam lens. In: Proceedings of 11th Conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services , 2009, . pp. 2. http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1613858.1613861
Lindley, Sian E., Randall, Dave, Sharrock, Wes, Glancy, Maxine, Smyth, Nicola, Harper, Richard (2009): Narrative, memory and practice: tensions and choices in the use of a digital artefact. In: Proceedings of the HCI09 Conference on People and Computers XXIII , 2009, . pp. 1-9. http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1671011.1671012
Martin, David, O'Neill, Jacki, Randall, Dave (2009): 'Talking about (my) Generation': Creativity, Practice, Technology & Talk. In: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work , 2009, . pp. 171-190. http://www.ecscw.org/2009/13-MartinOneillRandall.pdf
Hansson, Christina, Dittrich, Yvonne, Randall, Dave (2006): How to Include Users in the Development of Off-the-Shelf Software: A Case for Complementin. In: HICSS 2006 - 39th Hawaii International International Conference on Systems Science 4-7 January, 2006, Kauai, HI, USA. http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/HICSS.2006.205
Randall, Dave, Harper, Richard, Rouncefield, Mark (2005): Fieldwork and Ethnography: A Perspective From CSCW. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Ethnographic Praxis in Industry and Commerce Epic Conference , 2005, Redmond, USA. pp. 81-99. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-8918.2005.tb00010.x/abstract
Hughes, John A., Randall, Dave, Shapiro, Dan (1992): From ethnographic record to system design. In Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 1 (3) pp. 123-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00752435
Randall, Dave, Hughes, John, Shapiro, Dan (1994): Steps toward a partnership: ethnography and system design. In: "Requirements Engineering" Academic Press .
Randall, Dave, Rouncefield, Mark (2014): Ethnography. In: Soegaard, Mads, Dam, Rikke Friis (eds). "The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed." The Interaction Design Foundation .


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Mills College alumna and San Francisco Chronicle reporter Meredith May (Class of 1991) also won an award for feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. "Olga's Girls" is a story about 83-year-old Olga Murray of Sausalito who is eliminating girl slavery in Nepal by convincing families to raise goats for money instead of selling their daughters as "kamlaris" into indentured servitude.
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After the Reagans worked together to put an end to the Blue Templar organization at the end of Season 1, Season 2 finds the family facing both personal and professional obstacles that are just as challenging. Frank ponders resignation after a high-profile lawyer and fundraiser for the Mayor-elect is found dead after seeing a prostitute. Jamie has his first undercover assignment at a local bar. Danny faces an Internal Affairs investigation. Finally, Erin must reopen an old rape case that Frank had worked on 18 years ago.
Cole Farragaut, a high profile lawyer and fund raiser for the Mayor-elect, Colson Poole, is found dead in his car under the Brooklyn Bridge. Danny and Jackie learn he had been seeing Nikolina, a prostitute, and was murdered in her apartment. From Nikolina's interrogation, we learn that Cole started a fight with Nikolina's pimp Kiril in an attempt to free her from Kiril's employment. Lisa, Cole's wife and college friend of Erin's, asks that all of this information be kept from the press to protect her children. The Mayor-elect want to position it as a random act of violence to protect himself as he is associated with Cole. There is debate between Danny, Erin and Frank as to what is the right way to handle this situation. With Nikolina's help, Danny and Jackie track down Kiril and to their surprise, Immigration and Customs Enforcement have Kiril deported to Croatia where there is an active warrant for his arrest thus avoiding any media exposure. Meanwhile Jamie has his first undercover assignment at a local bar where he "befriends" Noble, a popular drug dealer at the bar, who turns out to be part of the Cavazerre crime family. In addition, Frank submits his resignation letter to the Mayor-elect Poole, as is customary. By invitation from Poole, Frank and Erin attend a black tie fundraiser where Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood perform. In the end Poole asks Frank to stay on as his police commissioner and he accepts.
"Friendly Fire"
Already having a bad day, Danny shows up at an inflated domestic dispute and gets into a screaming match with the couple. They are interrupted by a young man screaming for help who is being chased by a man with a gun. Danny and Jackie identify themselves as cops and yell for the perp to stop and drop his weapon but instead he continues running toward them, forcing Danny to shoot him. The man being chased continues to run away and they discover the badly injured perp is actually NYPD, Officer Tedesco. Per Frank, Danny is investigated by Internal Affairs like any other cop would be, which is debated at the Reagan Family dinner, and it is Danny who sticks up for Frank's choice to go by the books. During this investigation Danny is on modified assignment and has turned in his gun and badge but he refuses to stop investigating the case. Eventually they track down the missing "victim" and learn that Officer Tedesco was hit hard on the head prior to the chase and due to this head injury he failed to follow protocol and identify himself to them as a cop. Danny's suspension is revoked and he returns to full duty and he and Jackie track down and arrest the real culprits who attacked Tedesco.
"Critical Condition"
Three men attempt to rob a bank, and after a customer shoots back, everyone escapes leaving one robber in the bank with two hostages including the shooter. One of the robbers is quickly found dead nearby while the other remains at large. Danny and Jackie, with Frank's help, soon discover the identity of their bad guys and that the robber still in the bank is a former cop named Jimmy Flood, he was a Special Forces officer who had worked for Frank and had been fired because of his drinking problem. They also learn that Flood has an 8 year old daughter in the hospital in need of a heart transplant and this was his motive for robbing the bank. Danny goes into the bank to negotiate with Flood directly and is able to convince him to surrender. In addition, Danny and Jackie track down the other robber who had escaped. Meanwhile, Jamie works with a new partner Luisa, to do "Bingo Bags" in which they place a bag with a wallet and cash in it on a bench to catch people in the act of stealing and the two are at odds over the use of this tactic. At dinner, the Reagans discuss the Flood case, leaving them thinking about how far they would go in order to save their children.
Two teenagers have been murdered one seriously injured while playing basketball in the park, and although their parents insist they were good kids, Danny investigates into their lives to find out what led to the shooting. Working his way through possible motives he ultimately comes up with nothing. In the end he learns that in this case there is no mystery to solve, the victims were shot senselessly by a gang banger who misinterpreted an innocent comment one of the kid's made as an insult. Meanwhile, Erin is assigned to re-open the case of Miles Thomas, a man who has been in prison for 17 years for rape, and Frank was the arresting officer. The arrest was completely viable at the time, and he was positively identified by the victim, however with advancements in DNA testing, it is now determined that his DNA does not match that of the rapist, who closely resembled Thomas. Thomas is let out of prison and now knowing who the actual rapist is but with no evidence to prosecute, Frank lets him know he is watching him closely. In addition, Jamie and Renzulli go undercover to investigate a stolen laptop and end up arresting the thief and the owner who turns out to be a bookie.
"A Night On The Town"
After a young man is killed in a staged accident which is part of an illegal insurance scam, Danny is determined to find justice. Upon investigating the clinic involved and doctor in charge of operation, Danny discovers that Rosalita, a parolee he knows is involved working at the clinic, and he enlists her to get the doctor to incriminate himself on tape. While Danny is conducting this investigation, he is also trying to have a romantic get away with Linda in the city for the weekend. In the end Rosalita gets the evidence Danny needs for the arrest and he and Linda get the quality time they needed. Meanwhile Jamie is invited by Nobel Sanfino to a party at his mob family's restaurant and he goes undercover. Afterwards Nobel takes Jamie with him to torture the drug dealer who gave him bad drugs, and Jamie remains silent not wanting to blow his cover. In addition, Frank and Henry enjoy their weekend taking care of the boys while Linda and Danny are out of town.
"Black and Blue"
The NYPD's crackdown on subway fare-beaters draws the ire of Reverend Darnell Potter, a local African-American church leader, who accuses Frank of only targeting black neighborhoods. When Jamie and Renzulli enter his church on an armed robbery call, they're assaulted by Potter's security team and barred from entering. Frank is angered when Mayor Poole wants him to give special lenience to Potter, even as the reverend continues to stir up racial tension and play to the press. Meanwhile, Erin is surprised to find a smug former colleague, Lawrence Skolnick, is working a case against her, while Danny and Jackie determine the 911 call about the robbery was bogus and trace it to a drug dealer who says Potter made him do it. In order to escape drug charges, the dealer wiretaps Potter admitting to setting up the situation to draw publicity for his cause. When the recording is later leaked to the press, Potter, decides to step out of the limelight and Frank is redeemed.
"Lonely Hearts Club"
Danny and Jackie investigate a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes. Despite Danny's reluctance, Jackie goes undercover as bait to lure the killer. Jackie finds herself in danger when the serial killer turns out to be an unlikely suspect, and Danny must race to save her before she becomes the next victim. Meanwhile, Frank works with the union president to eliminate non-essential department spending, but the man proves unwilling to make concessions. While Henry organizes the Police Sports League, he runs into an old friend who offers him a job working at a private security consultant agency, but it turns out to be a ruse to gain the union better access to Frank. Erin hopes to deter Nicky from a law enforcement career by immersing her in the arts, but instead ends up on a date with the charming Jacob Krystal, an art appraiser who's full of alluring secrets.
As the Reagans prepare for another Thanksgiving, Henry has a heart attack and is hospitalized following an emergency surgery. While the family worries over his recovery, Danny and Jackie investigate an East Indian girl's death that hints at a forced suicide by her family, but later proves to be manslaughter committed by her white boyfriend, who was secretly dating the victim's sister. Meanwhile, Erin learns from an NYPD detective that Jacob is an art thief, but after she confronts him, Jacob admits that he is involved in returning Jewish family heirlooms that were taken by the Nazis during WWII. Jamie learns that Renzulli owes his bookie three grand in gambling debt, so he borrows the money from his father, but Frank guesses who the money is actually for and advises Renzulli to clean up his act next time. Finally, a still recovering but indignant Henry wants to go home so he doesn't miss Thanksgiving, but the Reagans wind up surprising him by bringing their holiday feast to Henry at the hospital.
After a convicted hit man agrees to give up information in several cold-case homicides in exchange for his son getting off on grand theft larceny charges, Danny and Sam Croft, Frank's newly-appointed confidential investigator, escort the affable prisoner around New York to identify the locations where he dumped the bodies. The day proves successful until the convict's hired thugs attempt to rescue him, which leaves Danny and Croft in a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, Jamie goes undercover in a boiler room run by the Sanfino crime family, but he winds up drawing the attentions of a beautiful former acquaintance and a dangerous gangster who suspects Jamie is up to no good. After Erin and Frank ask Croft to dig up info on Jacob, they learn that though Jacob's past is suspicious, there's not enough evidence to pin him to an art heist. However, Erin soon learns from Detective Deleon that Jacob has fled the country.
"Whistle Blower"
While building a racketeering case against construction contractors and union leaders, Erin is devastated to learn Ray Milo, her informant, is murdered by a hitman. As she speculates who outed him as a whistleblower and wanted him dead, Danny and Jackie investigate the two most likely suspects: a vengeful contractor, and a corrupt union leader who Milo planned to wiretap. After the hitman is arrested, Danny coerces him into revealing his employer is the contractor, who learned of Milo's whistleblowing from the woman he was having an affair with: Milo's wife. Meanwhile, Frank faces a media hailstorm after video surfaces online showing a NYPD officer assaulting an old man. But after obtaining the original, unedited video from the journalist who leaked it, Frank realizes the cop acted professionally and stands by the man's actions.
"The Uniform"
Jackie and Danny investigate a cop shooting at a diner, but are surprised to find neither the cop nor the owner of the diner (Connie Markos) are still there. They eventually learn the cop is actually auxiliary police: a man named Mike Galatis who is Connie's nephew. Connie was threatened by loan sharks and Mike killed Billy in self-defense. Although Mike swears Connie's innocence, they find stolen handguns in Connie's storage unit, and when Connie's arrested, he puts the blame on Mike. Encouraged by Danny to do the right thing, Mike proves Connie's criminality and this forces Connie to reveal the bad guy's location. Meanwhile, the mayor wants to initiate a new NYPD recruiting campaign, Frank meets with Kevin Schmit, who wants him to exploit 9/11 and terrorism for the campaign. Inspired by Jamie, Frank instead proposes promoting the power of personal stories and connections that come from the job. Also, Jamie takes on a second job as a painter for Renzulli's company because of his struggle to pay off his law school loans.
"The Job"
On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the suspect. Meanwhile, Frank deals with the impending loss of a friend whom he worked alongside at Ground Zero. F. Murray Abraham ("Amadeus") guest stars.
"Leap of Faith"
When a rich woman dies of a heart attack, her eccentric daughter claims that she received a message from God, who told her that her stepfather actually murdered her. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants Frank's support for the canonization of a local priest, but a reluctant Frank takes it upon himself to investigate a rumor that the priest went too far when protesting the Vietnam War. Timothy Busfield guest stars.
When a man's family is robbed and beaten in front of him, and the assailant is shot and killed, the Reagan's debate about how far they would go to protect their family. Meanwhile, when a college student is arrested at a rally, Frank wrestles with her sentence due to her identity.
"The Life We Chose"
Danny and Jackie assist in a sting operation to take down a narcotics dealer, but things quickly spiral out of control when one of the dealer's associates, Phantom, kills an undercover detective. While the Reagans comfort the detective's family, Danny becomes hell-bent on bringing his friend's killer to justice. As Frank deals with the media attention, Linda and the boys worry about Danny. After Danny and Jackie learn that Phantom was a former drug kingpin now fresh out of prison, they track down Ray Bell, a former drug runner turned police informer. While Phantom holds Bell's family hostage, Danny breaks in and kills Phantom after he refuses to give himself up. Later, the Reagans attend a talent show featuring Henry and Nicky.
"Women With Guns"
When high-profile reporter and Frank's old flame, Melanie Maines, is almost assaulted while in town to investigate a controversial story, Danny and Jackie track down her would-be attacker to one of her cyberstalkers. But when the man's alibi checks out clean, Danny realizes that someone closer to Melanie, and carrying a grudge, could be behind the attack -- her own producer. Meanwhile, Jamie learns from Bianca Sanfino that Johnny Tesla is dead and whoever is behind the attack might try to lay it on Jamie. After Bianca goes off the grid, the Sanfinos confront Jamie and close in on him, but before things turn deadly, the cops stage Jamie's arrest and thus end his career as "Jimmy Riordan."
"Reagan V. Reagan"
Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her rich husband, Samuel Delamar, but when the defendant's attorney is suddenly murdered, Danny and Jackie's investigation into the new crime might blow Erin's whole case. Picking up where the slain attorney left off, Danny tracks down a mysterious man named Monroe and as a result, Danny is almost killed. While Erin's witness, family friend Walter Harris, testifies that the couple repeatedly fought over Delamar's money, Danny goes head-to-head with Erin in testimony by suggesting that Monroe, a shadowy business associate of Delamar's, is very likely the killer. After Monroe is arrested, he admits killing the attorney to stop him from exposing his fraudulent dealings with Delamar but denies anything to do with Delamar's murderIn the end, Danny and Erin learn from Monroe that Delamar was having an affair with Harris' wife and that Harris killed him asa crime of passion. Meanwhile, Frank leads his own investigation into whoever is scamming his credit card, only to be put in an awkward situation when it appears an old friend is involved.
"No Questions Asked"
Frank is forced to lobby Reverend Potter's (from #206) support for the NYPD's gun buyback program, which follows one simple rule: bring your guns, no questions asked. However, when a gun linked to a robbery is brought in, Danny faces the dilemma over whether to arrest the suspect. He finally decides to bend the rules and coaxes the robber's victim to make an ID of the man, only for it to turn out to be the wrong guy. When Frank learns of Danny's actions, he is disappointed and urges him to start the case from scratch. Meanwhile, Nicky feels guilty for not sticking up for a friend at school and turns to Jamie for advice. Danny finally breaks the robber case when he uses his intuition to locate the actual suspect (who turns out to be the brother of the first man) and Danny is grateful to Frank for making him do things the right way.
"Some Kind of Hero"
Danny bumps heads in the department when he investigates a closed case, the suicide of a firefighter, at the behest of the man's eleven-year-old son, who refuses to believe his father would kill himself. His perseverance pays off: Danny discovers it was not a suicide and that the firefighter was involved in a part-time construction business that was at the mercy of a corrupt building inspector taking bribes. Danny is able to connect the inspector to the murder, and the guilty man admits that after the firefighter refused to pay the bribe, they fought and the inspector accidentally killed him. Meanwhile, Jamie saves a baby from a burning building, only to stand in more danger of his undercover identity being blown by the press .In order to keep his cover, Frank asks Renzulli to publicly take credit for Jamie's heroism.
"Working Girls"
During the murder trial of a notorious Russian mob boss, Erin's key witness is killed by the mobster's men, forcing Erin to turn to her only other eyewitness – a young Russian nanny. Danny and Jackie are assigned to protect the frightened girl, but after an attempt is made on her life, Danny realizes there's a mob informant on the task force and he must uncover the rat. Danny is able to discover who the informant is and at the trial the mob boss tries to intimidate the nanny by threatening her family, but with Jackie's help, the girl has the confidence to stand up and testify. Meanwhile, Mayor Poole offers Erin a position as deputy mayor, leaving Erin elated by the enormous opportunity and Frank conflicted. Caught between his job and Erin's ambitions, Frank tries to avoid the tension with his daughter until it blows up into a confrontation over the competency of the NYPD. In the end, they make up and Erin decides not to take the job because she loves the one she has.
"Collateral Damage"
Danny and Jackie investigate the suspicious death of Phil Gibson, a high-rolling investor who sustained injuries in a fight, although his hands appear unmarked by trauma. After receiving an anonymous tip to investigate a nightclub, Danny learns that the investor was involved in a secret "fight club" boxing ring put on by Wall Street bankers. They learn that Gibson's fight was part of an initiation process for all young employees with their bosses betting on the matches. Danny proves that Gibson's boss is responsible, having doctored the gloves of his opponent in order to guarantee Gibson would lose his fight. Meanwhile, Frank forces Jamie under house arrest when the Sanfinos put out a hit on "Jimmy Riordan," Jamie's undercover identity, as well as Noble Sanfino. Wanting to warn Noble of the danger he's in, Jamie confronts him with his true identity and offers him a plea bargain to testify against his family. He reluctantly agrees and Noble and his sister go into witness protection.
"Mother's Day"
It is Mother's Day weekend and Homeland Security informs Frank that the city is on high alert for a terrorist attack in the next 24 hours, the weapon is a biological flu virus with no vaccine. Frank and Mayor Poole disagree on how to handle the situation, Frank wanting to keep it quiet and not cause panic, and the Mayor wanting to go public. The mayor agrees to give Frank 6 hours to locate and detain the terrorists. Ultimately, through a routine traffic stop, The NYPD finds the terrorists and is able to prevent the attack. Meanwhile Danny and Jamie are at odds over a collar, a perp Danny identified to Jamie's unit, and Jamie happened to see and arrest him. Once in custody, the perp Leo offers up information to Danny on a 2 year old cold case of his, a tip about a missing 4 year old boy that still haunts Danny. Leo's information leads Danny and Jackie to a former garage attendant in the boy's building who they discover also disappeared around the same time as the boy. By tracking the kidnapper's mother on Mother's Day they are led to his current whereabouts, and they discover he and his girlfriend have been raising the child as there own for the past two years. Danny and Jackie bring the boy home to his real mother alive and well. The Reagans sit down to their Sunday, Mother's Day dinner and dote on Linda and Erin, and honor Mary's memory as well.


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Police comb landfill for remains of missing Anaconda woman
ROCKER, Mont. - A 14-person search crew faced tough conditions as they raked through trash at the Butte landfill north of Rocker on Wednesday.
"It's extremely cold with the wind" said Anaconda Police Chief Tim Barkell.
Equipment scooped up garbage bit by bit, and spread it across a large area of land.
Searchers from Anaconda and Butte-Silver Bow Police raked through for any clues in Tammy Salle's disappearance. But at this point, it's not just clues they're looking for.
"Mainly remains, body parts" Chief Barkell said. He fears her remains could be hiding in the garbage.
Tammy Salle went missing around Christmas. Her boyfriend was found days later, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. With him, a suicide note with no mention of what happened to Salle.
"We'll follow up on all leads, and this was a lead" Barkell said. The lead to search the landfill developed after a garbage worker came forward last week, saying he picked up bags in late December that seemed suspicious.
A different bag containing a towel and rug stained with blood, and other possible evidence also turned up in late December.
"It came back positive for her DNA on the towel" Barkell said, about the blood sample results, released just this week. "They're still checking the other items."
He said that bag didn't make it to the landfill- but he fears others with evidence or Salle's remains, did.
"The Butte landfill has it marked off where Anaconda dumps their trash" Chief Barkell said.
There's a specific area they're searching in, and so far have sifted through over 60 tons of trash. But that's only 20 percent of what they have left to go through.
"We're going to go through everything" Barkell said.
He said they called the search off for the day on Wednesday just before 5 pm. They didn't find any clues, but will be back to search again on Thursday.
Investigators said it could take one or two weeks to comb through all the garbage.
NBC Montana talked to Dona Simmons, a family friend of Tammy Salle's on Wednesday. She said the family's grateful the police are still continuing the search.
She said they know some questions may never be answered- but they believe Salle is no longer alive and her soul is at rest.
They hope police find her remains so the family can have closure, and bring Tammy Salle home.


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Signs are set up at Steamboat Ski Area warning skiers about snowmaking operations and cautioning them about potential dangers of making the trek up the mountain for a few early season turns. Citing an effort to promote skier safety, ski area officials are asking those uphill upstarts to read through a list of dangers and don a free reflective armband made available by the ski area.
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In other cases, items can/may be temporarily disabled by staff, in case it needs any significant or urgent improvement, to meet current quality/technical standards.
Unfortunately there's not much you can do, but even so, if you or anyone else here in the forum remembers the author's name, maybe contacting the author could solve your problem.
Although not ideal, you can always try finding a similar item that best fit your needs. Good luck.
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If you do a search on each of the weapon systems, you will find a thread or two that will answer your question.
FWIW I consider the Noveske rifles to be the best of the AR15 breed.
This is a discussion on Best and Worst makers of: AR15, AK47, Galil, Uzi within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I'm having a ton of trouble figuring out who is who amongst manufacturers for these rifles. I'd like to figure out the top (best) and ...
I'm having a ton of trouble figuring out who is who amongst manufacturers for these rifles. I'd like to figure out the top (best) and bottom (worst) 5 manufacturers for the AR15, AK47, Galil, and Uzi. I know that some of these dont have 10 manufacturers. I just want to get a list of the best and worst manufacturers to help make future decisions. (Especially the AK47).
If you do a search on each of the weapon systems, you will find a thread or two that will answer your question.
FWIW I consider the Noveske rifles to be the best of the AR15 breed.
"The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization." Sigmund Freud
Yeah, for top shelf AR rifles I'd go with Noveske, LMT, or Colt. For "damn fine" but not quite top shelf I'd go with S&W or (believe it or not) Charles Daly (D4MLE). My AR lower is Charles Daly and the fit and finish and quality seems top notch.
You should also check out "the chart" created by Rob S. on M4Carbine.
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I got a Norinco 320 Uzi as payment for some work, really way less than 400 bucks. I wasn't expecting much, but it's a great shooter, super reliable, and I'm going through the investment to make it an SBR. I was expecting a bottom of the barrel copy and was pleasantly surprised.
Double Star is one of the best made AR15's ive ever seen. fit and finish is awsome!
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God & Guns!
Double Star may be an inexpensive name in the industry, but I'm betting that if the "Fish and Wildlife" officers had a choice between LMT and Colt and Double Star they would leave the Double Star in it's box, where it belongs.
I've never met a Fish and Wildlife officer yet that knew nuts about an AR15 rifle.
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I've heard that the Romanian and Yugoslavian AK's are pretty good. Any truth to this?
Also, is the Golani Galil Sporter 223 any good?
AR15: Bravo Company, Colt, LMT, Noveskse. All of these companies have established themselves as industry leaders in AR15s and truly put out quality products. The Charles Daly Defense D-M4LE is regarded very highly, base on every report so far from guys who used them in T&E and owners who get to work them, but they are still too new and do not have the sheer numbers to confirm their quality that the previous four companies I mentioned do.
AK47: Arsenal, Henderson Defense, Krebs, Rifle Dynamics (Fuller) are all considered the "best of" in AK47s. Arsenal has long set the standard for AKs in America, and their reputation is well-earned. Henderson Defense AKs are excellent, and their customer service is fantastic. I mention Krebs grudgingly, based on their cost, but they do put out a good product. Anything from Jim Fuller you can consider gold.
Galil: IMI seems to be the gold standard. I've paid admittedly very little attention to Galils, so I know really nothing beyond that.
Uzi: No idea. I won't even pretend to have an idea.
As far as AR15 guns go, there is a lot of misinformation regarding quality on the Net. Most of the manufacturers don't machine their own lowers in house. Noveske doesn't, Colt doesn't, Rock River doesn't, and the list goes on.
I've been building AR15 rifles for almost 10 years now. I've built them on everything from Vulcan/Hesse/Blackthorne to the ABCD (Armalite, Bushy, Colt, DPMS), to LMT and Noveske. The only ones I'd run very far away from are the Hesse/Vulcan guns.
People love to spend money on an AR15. They believe that having a CMMG lower or a Noveske is a sign of quality in the weapon system and that can be farther from the truth. The lower and subsequent parts inside are the least of your worries. If you want a good AR, put money into the upper. Get a good upper receiver, good barrel, match the gas system to your application and pick a solid carrier group. I've had both MP tested and non tested bolts fail. Stuff happens.
Most people would be best served with a run of the mill rifle spanning the horizion from Delton to Double Star, to the ABCD guys, and RRA. Putting 500 rounds downrange on a Saturday or 1000-1200 rounds in a carbine course isn't stress on the rifle. It isn't hard use. Now if you are truly in a situation throughout your day or career where you very likely will have to kill someone with your weapon, then spend the money on a rifle with solid upper components. The weekend warrior or the home defender doesn't require a $1500 AR to get the job done. Buy an $800 Delton rifle that will last for years and years. Spend the extra money on a training class and ammo. That will serve you better than any overpriced, brand whored AR.
I've built cheap rifles for $500 all the way to competition rifles for 1,000 shooting that cost over $4,000 with optics. I have a bit of experience in these matters. If you want a fancy name on your lower, you are just paying for a stamping that costs the manufacturer $250 for the stamping die. I have one for my lowers that I machine in house. Whoopdie doo.
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I think it is enough I wrote in this place. It was a long time. Perhaps I will be back (in another place and time?), but at the moment I do not have the energy to write here any more.
During this time - I married my than boyfriend, moved jobs several times, found the job I have now for 2 1/2 years and love. Started to get social again - I work in a space together with other once a week. I got to go on holidays on my own and with my husband and learn a lot. I met a lot of nice people.
Time to move on, find new challenges.
Perhaps programming? Anyone out there with a clue where I can find more information about programming?
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A new business venture by two local families will bring a new feed store, and much more, to the local area, as Bink and Raelyn Blankenship and Shane and Debra Huskey open up The Hitching Post, at 86 Landon Rd., visible from westbound I-44.
The new business will feature feed, bulk feed, fertilizer and lime products along with a line of Purina feed products. The business will also be expanding into other areas, as they get the business open and move forward.
Why open this type of business?
"We've been looking into another market to get into business with, as we already own and operate Binks Excavating, and we met with Shane and Debra who have wanted to open a feed store for the last seven years," said Blankenship. "We were able to partner up and now we're getting close to opening this new business venture."
"This has always been something I've wanted to get into and now we are doing it," said Shane Huskey.
Presently, the new building for The Hitching Post is under construction and is going to be 2,400 sq. ft., with additional expansions of the building and other areas in the near future.
Blankenship stated that people will find a number of other items in the store and future plans are to bring in a number of other farming items, but that will be released at a later date.
The business is scheduled to open on Feb. 1, with hours still being determined, but expected to be 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the business can be reached at 573-468-FEED or 573-468-3333.
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Verta Lucille Brewton
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for Verta Lucille Brewton, 90, of Dexter, who passed away July 5, 2012. Interment to follow in South Park Cemetery.
Verta was born March 3, 1922, in Marion, Ill., to Caroll [auth] and Florence Barton, who preceded her in death.
Verta married William Andrew (Andy) Brewton on Dec. 31, 1939, in Phoenix. He also preceded her in death.
Verta is survived by three daughters and a son, Ina Corn-Miller and husband Cliff Miller, of Point Blank, Texas, Irma Sparks and husband Wayne Sparks, of Boise, Idaho, Diana Brown and husband Charles Brown, of Dexter, and Bill Brewton and wife Carmen Brewton, of Boise. Verta was blessed with 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 31⁄2 great-great-grandchildren.
Verta was a farm wife and homemaker until 1966 at which time she worked at Berrendo School and then N.M. Rehabilitation Center as a baker, where she retired. She was of the Baptist faith, and a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Verta's life revolved around her family and friends. She will be very much missed.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Mike Corn, Hub Corn, David Corn, Preston Brown, Nicholas Brown and Martin Corn.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons, Eric Caraway and Brian Brewton, and great-grandsons, Hub Corn, Martin Corn, Tyler Corn, Jake Corn, Bronson Corn, K.C. Garrison, Joel Salas, Kinneth Brown and Jason Brown.
Her wish to those she loved:
"While I am gone release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many beautiful years. I gave to you my love. You can only guess how much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown. But now it's time I traveled on alone. To grieve for me a while you must. Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only a while that we must part, to bless the memories within your heart. I won't be far away for life goes on, so if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near. And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear all my love around you soft and clear. And then when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and say, "Welcome Home."
– (Author Unknown)
Friends may pay respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.
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All the usual Fleur features - wrap style with rounded pockets (pockets and neckline trimmed with lilac bias binding) and a waist tie, authentic 40s length! The button at the back is a purple flower.
I hope you'll all agree it's really pretty! Also newly released are the Henri Fleur dress, which is beige with Eiffel Towers and the Sweetheart Fleur, which are both gorgeous!
And this brilliant Linea picnic basket with its very 60s/70s cotton print, which was sent to me by House of Fraser made the perfect shoot prop!
I have always, always wanted a proper picnic hamper - I only wish I had had this in time for the Chap Olympics and the other summer fun... as I type, the rain is lashing my windows (and I even had to dodge showers to take these photos). They sadly seem to be out of stock online but available in some of the House of Fraser shops if you check the stock.
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Well, actually, it's about small checks too, which are the ones that come into the NCAA to offset the cost of running the women's tournament. At last look, the women's tournament was losing in excess of $5 million a year, and ticket sales are the biggest source of potential income.
But even though the 16 hosts were at home, there still weren't enough tickets being sold, and administrators said one reason was that they didn't have enough time to market to local corporations and potential sponsors because they only found out they were hosting a week before the event. And even some teams that were very good on the court played to an audience cleverly disguised as cupholders, so there was impetus for change.
The NCAA then, in its infinite wisdom, decided to move to what are euphemistically known as predetermined sites -- predetermined, that is, by who has the most money. Schools bid on the right to host, and those who bid the highest get the subregional games. It's very simple, and very straightforward, except for one minor little detail: If you spend enough money to host, you get to play at home no matter what your seed (assuming you get in the tournament).
This year, the system was tweaked again, and now there are only eight sites, each hosting two four-team pods that may or may not be in the same regional bracket. But those eight schools all purchased the right to host with cold, hard cash, which means that such niceties as being a number one seed don't matter much at all. In fact, Maryland, which will struggle to be a four seed, will have a homecourt advantage in the first two rounds, which is more than Stanford or LSU will be able to claim.
There are, of course, still a couple advantages to being a top seed: You most likely won't have to travel very far, and you will have an easier path to the finals (if the selection committee has done its job properly). But those teams playing at a home have a much bigger advantage, and a much easier road to the regionals -- which, thankfully, are played at neutral sites.
One seedsIt hasn't really been clear all year which are the top four teams, but Tennessee's upset (well, maybe it was an upset) of LSU added to the turmoil. You would think both Tennessee and LSU will get No. 1 seeds, though it doesn't make much difference to the Volunteers - they're hosting, so give them two wins and a trip to the Sweet 16 right now. North Carolina is another strong candidate after whipping Duke three times this season, but the Tar Heels also purchased the homecourt advantage in the first two rounds, and thus really don't care what number is by their name.
Michigan State, Rutgers and Stanford also are candidates for a top seed, and my guess is that Michigan State will join Tennessee, LSU and North Carolina.
Two seedsIf we assume that Rutgers and Stanford both drop to two, then there are two other prime seedings available. (Really, there's not much difference between one and two - maybe the third seed is a lot better than the fourth if form holds that long, but usually it doesn't fall out that way.) The winner of the Big 12 tournament (as long as it isn't Kansas State) is a very good candidate, and so is UConn (which hosts no matter what the seed). Duke and Ohio State have an outside shot, but the committee is more likely to reward a tournament champ (which by definition finished strong) than a team that came up short in its conference.
Three seedsLet's say Duke and Ohio State drop here, to be joined by the loser in the Big XII championship game. Notre Dame is also a pretty good fit, with that nice RPI (seven). Under the old system, all of the teams mentioned so far would be hosting, but in the brave new world of women's basketball, one of these teams is going to undertake some serious travel -- and my pick to take to the air is Notre Dame. Seattle is a pretty dismal site for a regional, what with Washington going into the tank this season, so anything that might look like it will boost attendance will be tried. Which means Irish eyes will be smiling from all that high-quality caffeine.
Four seedsNow it gets complicated. There are plenty of good teams out there, but deciding between a fourth and a fifth is going to take a very sharp knife. Expect Maryland, since it has to host, to get a boost by the committee into this slot (it looks a lot better if the fourth seed plays the fifth seed at home rather than the fourth seed playing in the fifth seed's gym). Minnesota will probably get the same treatment, but the Golden Gophers are more deserving (read 'more consistent'). Temple's late-season run was fashioned on the backs of a lot of RPI patsies, but the Owls have Dawn Staley and a tourney championship. Teams like Georgia, Florida State and even Virginia might be better, but they must battle the third Big 12 team (most likely Texas Tech) for this spot.
Five through sevenThe problem with these seeds is that there's seldom anything definitive. The case for a number one is pretty clear, with big wins and key losses, but the teams in this range are all over the map. TCU beat Michigan State early and DePaul late, but in between lost to Louisville and Marquette. Boston College was very good before Jessalyn Deveny got hurt, and then was pretty mediocre -- until the Eagles upset UConn. And what do you do with Utah, which got left out last year for no good reason? Does the committee rectify its mistake by giving the Utes a bump up, or do they hammer Elaine Elliott again because she's dared to speak out against a system that blatantly favors BCS schools? The truth is none of them are going to win it all anyway, though several are capable of pulling off the big upset.
Eight through 12These are nervous people. Arizona has an RPI of 43 but staggered late. Purdue has a pretty good RPI too (47), but 12 losses are a lot. And then there's Gonzaga, 27-3 and victim to a rain of Santa Clara threes on the Broncos' home court in the WCC finals. The Zags' RPI is 48 and they have just one quality win (Utah at home). If Gonzaga goes in, which BCS middle-of-the-pack hopeful stays home? And do Old Dominion and Delaware from the Colonial Average Assocation (12th in conference RPI) both get in? What about Oregon (51 in RPI but a nice finish)? Mississippi (the SEC is tough, but are the Rebels really better than Louisville or Rice)?
There may be prognosticators brave enough to rush in and write things down that will later be used against them, but I'm not one of them at this point. You would do just as well using that old deck of tarot cards, and probably have more fun.
I will say this, though: Look for a BCS school to bump a mid-major amid much wailing and gnashing of teeth -- though it would have been a major upset if either had managed even a single win.
Clay Kallam is one of the nation's foremost experts on women's basketball. His longtime website, Full Court Press (www.Fullcourt.com) is joining the Scout.com Network. His coverage of the women's tournament will be featured there and at our NCAA portal.


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I cannot thank you all enough for making my first day as an Etsy shop owner FABULOUS!
I have to tell you that I was so nervous when I activated all of my merchandise yesterday morning and put it out for all the world to see. It felt like the first time that I ever posted a blog…so unsure.
But, I have to say that I thought my first day of business was a great success.
Let me define success for me…
I define success as being what I hope God wanted it to be. I define it as feeling like I have done something as unto Him. I define it as having prayed about it and feeling a peace about the outcome.
So, I have to say yesterday was a success. I gave my little shop to Him again yesterday as I began activating each little item. And, I believe the Bible when it says that if I dedicate my plans to Him, they will succeed.
I pray that He is glorified in all I do, even on my junking expeditions!
(sorry this is so long. will you stay with me a little bit longer)
I have to say thank you to one specific person who has answered more questions and given me more help than a person should ever have to do especially when she doesn't even know me.
THANK YOU to Julie at Saltbox Treasures!!!
She is fantastic!
She also has a wonderful blog and a beautiful Etsy shop!
It's amazing how many people on here have told me that they were praying for me and for my shop. Thank you so much for your prayers. I believe in praying about everything and I love that you all would pray along with me. I have made some amazing friends on here!
One more thank you and then I am done.
Thank you to the most wonderful son in the whole wide world. Without him, I would never have opened this shop.
Keith encouraged me months ago to jump on board this Etsy wagon. I strongly and firmly said no way! But he, being the encourager that he is with his mom and being a little stubborn, persisted. I finally saw his vision and took his advice and now here we are.
He has been with me every step of the way helping me along.
Thank you buddy. I LOVE YOU!!
(last thing)
I would love for you to continue to check back with my shop and see the new treasures that I will be adding often.
I actually went flea marketing today and found some really neat things that I will be adding soon.
I would also love it if you would tell your friends about Amys All Things Home Etsy Shop.
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The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Ranville was the first village in France to be liberated by Commonwealth troops when the bridge over the Caen Canal was captured intact in the early hours of 6 June by troops of the British 6th Airborne Division, who were landed nearby by parachute and glider. Many of the division's casualties are buried in Ranville War Cemetery and the adjoining churchyard.
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The Hundreds gives us a first look at their upcoming Winter 2009 Collection.
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2 Cong leaders join BJP in poll-bound Uttarakhand
The Assembly election in Uttrakhand will be held on January 30 for 70 seats.
New Delhi: Two Congress leaders in Uttarakhand including Haldwani municipality Chairperson Renu Adhikari along with their supporters on Sunday joined the BJP ahead of Assembly elections in the state to be held on January 30.
Barkha Rani is the other Congress leader who joined the the BJP in the presence of party in-charge for Uttarakhand Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister BC Khanduri, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and other senior leaders.
Rani was earlier an office bearer in the Haridwar unit of the party.
A large number of Congress workers have expressed their willingness to join the BJP, Singh told reporters after welcoming them into the party fold.
Singh also said the party will soon finalise the list of candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the hill state.
"We are hoping to finalise the list of majority of the candidates for the assembly polls after meeting of party's Central Election Committee (CEC)," BJP in-charge for Uttarakhand Rajnath Singh said.
Asked if the Party would field its sitting MLAs in the elections, Singh said all the decisions in this regard would be taken by the party's CEC.


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Black Questions Administration Officials on Obamacare Implementation Failures
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Diane Black (R—TN--06), member of the House Ways and Means Committee and Oversight Subcommittee, questioned Obama administration officials on the status of the implementation of President Obama's health care law. Witnesses included Gary Cohen, Deputy Administrator and Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Daniel Werfel, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Below are excerpts of Rep. Black's exchange with these witnesses.
Congressman Black: On April the 12th in this committee … Secretary Sebelius claimed 15 times there would be no further delay in this law and yet the first of July we got a rule that said there would be a delay of the employer mandate and that there would be a delay in the income verifications … I just find that really interesting that 15 times in our committee [we're told] that we're not going to have a delay and now, Mr. Werfel, you claim that you're "making efforts" to verify the employer sponsored coverage … And Mr. Cohen, you now tell us that tomorrow we'll receive a new rule on the income verification. We're 60 days out. I don't think you all are ready. I really don't believe you're ready by what you're telling us here, that you're "making efforts." This is three years worth of work and we were told by the Secretary there would be no more delay. So I think that you can't have it one way and then something else come up.
Congressman Black: I want to go to the whole "claw back" because, Mr. Cohen, you mentioned the IRS is supposedly going to be clawing back any fraudulent payments when people file their tax returns and somehow the administration thinks this is going to deter fraud …Mr. Werfel, this question is for you. Can you please explain to the committee to what degree the IRS has been able to recover fraudulent payments that have been made through similar advanced tax credits in the earned income tax program and also the educational tax credit?
Commissioner Werfel: A couple of things in terms of the claw back to clarify because there's a difference between the earned income tax credit and here and again, I made the point earlier, the taxpayer doesn't actually receive funds. the funds go to the insurer.
Congressman Black: I understand that but that's still money that goes out the door. Those are federal dollars that the hard working taxpayer is paying and I know my time is going to run out here, but $11 billion was fraudulently doled out [according to] the Inspector General's report in the earned income tax credit… and $3 billion in the education tax credit.
Commissioner Wefel: So I know we're running out of time. Let me commit to work with your staff, if you'll allow, to explain the procedures that we have in place to get money returned to the IRS and returned on the income tax credit and working with the ACA.
Congressman Black: Will you please do that? Because this is absurd -- we're 60 days out from full implementation… it's time this administration admits it's not ready and we need to delay this train wreck.
RELEASE: Congressman Black Introduces Legislation to Protect Taxpayers from Obamacare Fraud & Abuse
Congressman Black's Op-Ed in Investor's Business Daily: ObamaCare Honor System For Subsidies Will Invite Fraud
Congressman Diane Black represents Tennessee's 6th Congressional District. She has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years and serves on the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees.


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BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China is capable and confident of withstanding possible shocks from the U.S. exit from quantitative easing (QE), said an official of China's foreign exchange regulator on Friday.
The remarks were made by Guan Tao, head of the Balance of Payments Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, at a press conference.
In response to a question about how the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent reduction in bond purchases would affect China's trans-border capital flows, Guan said there had been no obvious impact yet and China was confident and capable of resisting future possible shocks.
The confidence and capabilities first of all are derived from the country's stable and healthy economic fundamentals, fiscal and financial conditions and current account, he said.
Chinese banks' foreign exchange settlement increased by 15 percent in 2013 to 11.66 trillion yuan (about 1.88 trillion U.S. dollars), and their foreign exchange sales rose by four percent to 9.99 trillion yuan, according to the official.
This resulted in a settlement-sales surplus of 1.68 trillion yuan, up by 210 percent from the previous year, highlighting higher pressure on trans-border capital inflows to China, he said.
Trans-border capital flows saw an uneven pattern in 2013. From January to April, the settlement-sales surplus was 32.1 billion U.S. dollars each month, while the monthly surplus decreased to 2.9 billion U.S. dollars from May to August before rising to 32.6 billion U.S. dollars from September to December.
The sharp fall in China's foreign exchange settlement-sales surplus from May to August coincided with news about the Federal Reserve's possible QE exit in mid-2013, raising concerns about future shocks.
However, Guan said the discussion about and the official announcement of the exit had imposed no fundamental impact on China's trans-border capital flows, even though some emerging economies did experience capital outflows in large amounts and sharp depreciation of their currencies.
Guan attributed the fall in the settlement-sales surplus in the four months mainly to a policy initiated by the central government in April which demanded banks strengthen their foreign exchange position to rein in foreign exchange loans, leading to the increase of foreign exchange sales.
Chinese banks' foreign exchange settlement-sales surplus actually increased to 31 billion U.S. dollars in December even as the Federal Reserve decided to start cutting bond purchases from Jan. 1, 2014.
Guan said that although the U.S. QE policies may have some impact on China's trans-border capital flows, the overall trend of inflows had not been changed, as the Chinese currency, the renminbi, had appreciated by 3.1 percent in 2013.
The official saw the QE exit as not necessarily a bad thing, as it indicated the improving economic conditions in the United States, which in turn would improve China's overseas demand.
However, Guan warned that China should remain on guard against possible future challenges, as the exit would bring about an uncertain and unstable factor in the international financial market.
On the renminbi exchange rate's future moves, Guan refused to make a judgement, as "the rate should be judged by the market."
However, as demand and supply in the market will become a more and more deciding factor in the rate as a result of the central government's reform, two-way fluctuations are likely to become a new norm.
"This means companies, including banks, should be well equipped for moves in the exchange rate in the other direction, not just appreciation," the official added.
News Analysis: QE tapering of little concern for China
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve's tapering of quantitative easing (QE) will not have a significant effect on China's economic growth, analysts contend. Full story
US QE policy change risks
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it will start drawing down its multibillion-dollar quantitative easing policies in 2014, tapering its monthly purchase of Treasurys and Treasury mortgage-backed securities by $10 billion in January. Full story
Interview: Impact of Fed taper on China to be limited: U.S. expert
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua)-- The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest decision to trim its stimulus program would add headwinds to emerging economies, but its impact on resilient ones like China would be limited, said a leading expert of the Institute of International Finance (IIF). Full story