text:
Steamboat Springs Townhomes
Are you looking for Steamboat Springs townhomes?
Whether you are planning a week long get away or planning for forever, check out some stunning Steamboat Springs townhomes both on and off the mountain. Our cozy little ski town and its exciting resort are the perfect backdrop for a mountain stay, regardless of the duration. The companies listed below are the foremost experts when it comes to directing you through all the Steamboat Springs townhomes that are available for rent or purchase. They can help you find the perfect location that meets all your expectations.
Colorado Vacation Rentals, LLC
Absolute luxury at an Absolute Discount! Colorado Vacation Rentals has available lodging in some of Steamboat Spring's newest condominiums, town homes and single-family homes.
Rent from the owners and save! A variety of properties ranging from budget to luxury. From a one bedroom condo to a 6000 sq. ft. house, all with an array of amenities, we can accommodate you in comfort, style and convenience. Check out our web site for photos, descriptions and rates: www.condos-in-steamboat.com
Five unique properties near Mt. Werner! Enjoy a fabulous 5 bedroom/4.5 bath log home with magnificent views; a luxurious duplex with expansive decks/unimpeded vistas; an incomparably furnished townhome; and two top-end condos. All the properties are complete with an exceptional variety of amenities. Visit our website for photos, floor plans, and descriptions.
Mountain Resorts offers a wide variety of attractive, well-maintained accommodations at prime locations in Steamboat Springs, Colorado surrounding the Steamboat Ski Area, with rates ranging from affordable to indulgent. Choose from over 500 nicely furnished condominiums at over seventeen great locations.
Because we want you to enjoy every moment of your vacation, we provide a selection of the very best Steamboat condo and townhome rentals available.
All of our beautiful condos and townhomes are situated in outstanding locations and have been hand picked to ensure you have a simply great Steamboat vacation!
Incredible vacation rentals await with Steamboat Lodging Properties in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. If you need Steamboat Springs condo rentals, look no further! We manage a selection of Steamboat Springs, Colorado condos, town-homes and private homes for homeowners who wish to share.
Whether you are looking for luxury or budget-minded lodging you can find just what you need to make your Steamboat vacation spectacular.
We offer comfortable, affordable motel rooms and condominiums in historic downtown. Convenient to activities, restaurants, shops and transportation. All units have cable tv with free HBO, coffee maker, alarm clock/radio,and phone; most include microwave ovens and refrigerators. A guest laundry is available at the motel. Please, no pets!
.: additional listings :.


text:
In February, we will focus our Ministry Today website and e-newsletter on the life and work of Jamie Buckingham. He was not only one of the most influential leaders in the charismatic renewal for many years, but was the editor of Ministry Today at his untimely death in February 1992—nearly 20 years ago.
Jamie, who died at age 59, was senior pastor of the 2,000-member Tabernacle Church in Melbourne, Fla., a nondenominational church he founded in 1967. He wrote dozens of books, among them the biographies of charismatic leaders Kathryn Kuhlman (Daughter of Destiny), Nicky Cruz (Run Baby Run) and Pat Robertson (Shout It From the Housetops).
Join us as we celebrate the life and legacy of this great man who was also my friend and mentor. As we pay tribute to Jamie next month, please feel free to send us anything about Jamie or his influence on your life. You can send them to our staff editor Eric Tiansay (email@example.com).
Leaders are readers! Subscribe now and get 3 magazines for the price of 1. Get Ministry Today, Charisma and SpiritLed Woman all for $24. YES - I'm a leader!
Ministry Today Subscription Special - Subscribe to Ministry Today magazine today and get 12 issues (2 full years) plus Amplified Leadership, a free leadership book for only $24.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
5 TV Shows That Need Fixing
"Heroes" isn't the only returning series having big problems with ratings and storytelling this season. Here are five other shows that have fallen on hard times — and how we'd get them back on track.
Down 11.1% in viewers vs. last season
What's wrong
Attempts at saucy story lines (Nico's G-spot Botox) come off as stunts that keep the star trio separate and do nothing to move their combined story forward.
How we'd fix it
Stop juggling screen time for all the ladies and anoint one of them — we'd suggest bright-eyed Victory (Lindsay Price) — as the star, while simultaneously lavishing Nico (Kim Raver) and Wendy (Brooke Shields) with memorable plotlines and character quirks. Also, serve up more of what the show's title suggests: Big Apple glamour and sudsy trysts. —Tanner Stransky
Down 21.6%
What's wrong
This collection of pretty and love-crossed doctors never clicked quite the way they do on that other soapy medical drama from the House of Rhimes. And the story lines can feel less than fresh. Newlyweds find out they're brother and sister? That's so third-season House.
How we'd fix it
Bringing down Addison's (Kate Walsh) kooky quotient a bit has definitely helped. Practice seems most comfortable tackling ethical dilemmas, so the writers should steer the series in that direction and introduce a little staff turnover. May we suggest a Bailey-like voice of reason? —Meeta Agrawal
Down 13.1%
What's wrong
DSM used to be a witty, delicious delight. This season, it's flailing with unbelievable plot twists (Peter Krause's Nick is now representing his father's alleged killer and running the Darling business?) and weak stabs at humor (a Kenny G cameo?).
How we'd fix it
Dump the romances that don't work (basically anything involving Seth Gabel's Jeremy). The good news is, they've brought back the one that does: Patrick (William Baldwin) and his transgender mistress, Carmelita (Candis Cayne). Plus, Nick is one of us, so he needs to hate the Darlings just a little bit, like we all do. —Tim Stack
Down 20.8%
What's wrong
Creatively? Not much. This season's episodes — especially the Oct. 20 Grosse Pointe Blank homage — have balanced nerd humor with cracklin' action, while the mission-threatening puppy love between Chuck (Zachary Levi) and his CIA handler, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski), continues to blossom adorably.
How we'd fix it
It's time to rebrand. NBC shoved Levi down our throats before last fall's premiere, but Strahovski's knife flinging, Adam Baldwin's poker face, and the Buy More staff's antics are worth their weight in Intel chips. Sell the ensemble, not just the geek.—Whitney Pastorek
Down 40.7%
What's wrong
Simply too many Terminators (including Shirley Manson as a diabolical, shape-shifting T-1001) and side stories. In addition to the core group of John Connor (Thomas Dekker), his mother Sarah (Lena Headey), and their protector-bot Cameron (Summer Glau), we've got to keep tabs on Uncle Derek (Brian Austin Green), former agent Ellison (Richard T. Jones), and Mom's EMT ex (Dean Winters).
How we'd fix it
Drop the dead weight (we're looking at you, ambulance boy!) and stick to the Terminator mission statement of a big metal guy trying to find and kill John Connor. —Abby West
Source: EW.com
13 comments:
I must not watch enough TV. I haven't seen a single one of these shows.ReplyDelete
You and me both, Daisy.ReplyDelete
I've only seen Chuck, and only 1.5 episodes or so. I was unmoved.ReplyDelete
Cary - Really? I haven't seen any of them but was kinda eyeing Chuck. Not worth it, huh?ReplyDelete
I'm a fan of 'Lipstick Jungle'. It's improved hugely over last season. The botox story was silly but the rest of the scripts have been pretty good. Heck, it's not Masterpiece Theatre! EW can be a bit holier than thou sometimes.ReplyDelete
Chuck - I watched much of season 1 but it's a bit one-note.
Dirty Sexy Money - Horrid. I hoped it had been cancelled.
Private Practice - lame.
I watch too much TV - fact
Heroes needs more than fixing, it needs rebooting - and without time travel this time, please.ReplyDelete
i also live in a cave. i have not seen any of these.ReplyDelete
Terminator could be quite good if it weren't for the snot-nosed bratty whiny emo kid, who doesn't appreciate the fact that his mom and others have sacrificed their lives to keep his dumb ass alive. I can't stand that kid! Summer Glau, who plays his protector terminator is beautiful, and Garrett Dillahunt, who plays the killer terminator is a hunk of eye candy.ReplyDelete
Tried Chuck for one show last season, hated it, and haven't looked back. The others, haven't tried 'em, don't want to.
Supreme - I liked Dillahunt in HBO's "John From Cincinnati" until they unceremoniously dumped it before it even had a chance to find its legs. Ditto No Country For Old Men, even though his part was small.ReplyDelete
I can't really speak to his hunkiness. We hunks are a bit blind to each other.
I can't stand Lipstick Jungle, I just want them to go away.ReplyDelete
BTW Cary, I adore you for turning me on to Mad Men! It is the best show in a long time!
I did? I"ve never seen it before. Did I post something about it once?ReplyDelete
A show that did not need fixing was Jericho. Yes, I am still bitter.ReplyDelete
I'm proud to say that I've never seen a'one and haven't ever heard of two of them.ReplyDelete


text:
Patricia Jordan Collection
0 comments
46 People like this | I like this too
46 People like this | I like this too
Collection Identifier(s)
[Albion Emery--home movies], 2178
Creator(s)Albion Emery
DonorPatricia Jordan
Credit: Albion Emery home movies, Patricia Jordan Collection, Northeast Historic Film. A title card from a promotional film highlighting the recreational possibilities in scenic Bar Harbor, Maine, 1941.
Credit: Albion Emery home movies, Patricia Jordan Collection, Northeast Historic Film. Promotional film highlighting the recreational possibilities in scenic Bar Harbor, Maine, 1941.
Primary Format and Extent
film (1,925 feet) : si., col. ; 16 mm.
Collection Date Range
1941 - 1963
The Patricia Jordan Collection consists of 9 reels of film shot between 1941 and 1963. The bulk of the footage was shot in Bar Harbor, Maine, and documents life in the small, coastal town. Much of the footage was shot in and around Emery's Cottages in fall and winter. Numerous football games and social gatherings are depicted, including parties celebrating both Christmas and New Year's Eve. Also in the footage is a Halloween parade with a procession of children in costume. A few scenes document the activities of some boy scouts. The collection also contains some footage shot on a trip to Niagara Falls, Canada, and a promotional film produced by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
Biographical/Historical Notes
Albion (Bill) Emery was a resident of Bar Harbor, Maine, and the owner of Emery's Cottages on Sand Point. In the off-season from the cottages Emery was a school bus driver. He was active in the community as both a volunteer fire fighter and a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Subject(s)Community Life, Scouts and scouting, Sports
Northeast Historic Film
The Collection is open for research.
Condition Governing Reproduction and Use
Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://www.oldfilm.org/research for more information.
Items in this collection: 9
Showing 1 - 9 of 9:
1) [Albion Emery—home movies] Reel 1, Accession 2178
Footage consisting of shots of signs acting as intertitles which read, in succession, "Touring Vacationists (Come From To Name A Few Of The States)" "Musical Accompaniment For This Film...more
2) [Albion Emery—home movies] Reel 2, Accession 2178
Two shots of a city in the distance shot from a busy street with cars passing in front of the camera. Footage of wild animals, some of which are seen from behind fences, including some...more
3) [Albion Emery—home movies] Reel 3, Accession 2178
A few shots of boy scouts on a ferry boat. A few shots of scouts on a dock helping to unload a row boat.more
4) [Albion Emery—home movies] Reel 4, Accession 2178
A shot of scouts and a few scout leaders near a bus in a clearing. Footage of boys playing, swimming and jumping off of diving boards in a pool near the ocean. A shot of young boys, s...more
5) [Albion Emery--home movies] Reel 5, Accession 2178
Footage of buildings and stores along snowed in streets in a small, downtown area, including various machines being used to remove the snow from the streets and sidewalks. A few shots...more
6) [Albion Emery--home movies] Reel 6, Accession 2178
Footage of a football game. Notes on can: "Dexter - Bar Harbor Football"more
7) [Albion Emery--home movies] Reel 7, Accession 2178
Footage of a New Year's Eve party, including men playing a drum set, people drinking, dancing and trying on hats and wigs, a Montana state flag on the wall and a man playing a piano. N...more
8) [Albion Emery--home movies] Reel 8, Accession 2178
A few shots of the remnants of a building after a fire. A few shots of children riding a toy tractor pulling a wagon through Emery's Cottages. A shot of people cooking in a kitchen....more
9) [Albion Emery--home movies] Reel 9, Accession 2178
Footage of a party in a back yard, including wrapped gifts on a table and people eating and drinking.more
Post new comment
Most Popular Collections:
Featured Hidden Collections:
- Bath Historical Society Collection
- Groth, Ernest Collection
- Hiram Historical Society Collection
- Medomak Camp Collection
- Pearmain, Pierce Collection
- Maine Department of Agriculture Collection
- Maine State Museum Collection
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Collection
- Stillman, Ernest G. Collection
- Hodgkins, Earl Collection
- Bailey, Solon and Betty Collection
- Bangor Historical Society/WABI Collection
- Bradley, Cameron Collection
- Brown Paper Company Collection
- Bucksport High School Football Collection
- Bucksport Junior High School Collection


text:
Do you ever feel like your life is full of doing? I don't know about you but I have a to-do list that seems to grow longer by the minute.
While I am excited about many of the things on that list every once in awhile what I need is a reminder that NOT DOING is just as import. That is why September is going to be a meditation challenge. There are no prizes, no point counting, nothing extraordinary…in fact September is really about slowing down to regain focus and motivation.
If you think you CAN'T do this challenge because you don't have time or it's too boring…this is the challenge you need to join more than any of the others. This won't be easy for most of us who feel like sitting couldn't possibly benefit us. However, many of the top performers in our society have all claimed they meditate: Russell Simons, Oprah, Albert Einstein, Elle Macpherson, . They say it's one
Meditation is about sitting quietly with your thoughts. it gives you a chance to let things settle. It gives you a chance to think by first clearing your mind of the 42 things on your list. You can start with one minute a day. This a challenge about not making things too complex, just slowing down and enjoying the benefits.
INeedMotivation.com lists 100 benefits of mediation, here are just a few:
5- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
8- Decreases muscle tension
9- Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
12- Enhances the immune system.
14- Enhances energy, strength and vigor.
15- Helps with weight loss
30- improved performance in athletic events
31- Normalizes to your ideal weight
32- harmonizes our endocrine system
33- relaxes our nervous system
39- Helps control own thoughts
40- Helps with focus & concentration
41- Increase creativity
49- Develops intuition
50- Increased Productivity
56- Develop will power
61- Increased job satisfaction
66- Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction
69- Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia
71- Reduces road rage
72- Decrease in restless thinking
73- Decreased tendency to worry
78- Grows a stable, more balanced personality
80- Helps keep things in perspective
81- Provides peace of mind, happiness
95- Helps living in the present moment
98- Experience an inner sense of "Assurance or Knowingness"
Find a quiet place – As you get better you can do this anywhere, I do it on a plane, but starting out it's better to not have distractions.
Set a timer: Set your timer for 1 minute on Monday, 2 minutes on Tuesday and so forth. Maybe at the end of a week you find that you can't handle more than 5 minutes, but that's ok. In those 5 minutes you will have made a difference already in your mindset and physiology. The reason I recommend a timer is it prevents you from consistently opening your eyes to see how much time has passed.
Focus on your breathing – When you start out one of the easiest meditations is simply to think "in" and "out" with each breath. Try to breathe deep in to your belly to start out and then let your breath normalize.
Let your thoughts go – Meditation is thought of as a process of NOT thinking, but it's more about letting go of the thoughts that come through and not hanging on to them. Ways to let go include imagining your thoughts in a bubble that is floating away or taking a broom and sweeping away thoughts as they come up.
It might be uncomfortable. But I know all of you can handle discomfort because you sign up for races, you hit the gym and you make choices each day that may not be the easiest, but are ultimate in your best interest.
As with every 30 Day Challenge the goal is PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION.
Make sure to follow on Twitter and use #meditate30 and check in for Facebook role call.
Gratitude Journal
Aug 29
I am grateful for an evening with friends that was simply and care free.


text:
Canadiens hold moment of silence for Boston, Bruins express condolences
|04.15.13 at 7:57 pm ET
Bruins past and present expressed their condolences in the aftermath of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon. The Bruins weren't the only ones in the hockey world concerned, as the rival Canadiens held a moment of silence prior to their game against the Flyers Monday.
This is not good in Boston right now. Explosions at the marathon on Boylston.
' Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) April 15, 2013
Way too many friends down there today, I feel sick. ' Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) April 15, 2013
Just put the kids to bed, they were a couple blocks away today and got pretty scared.Tough to know what to say to them on a night like this.
— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) April 16, 2013
Told them that although there might be a bad person out there, we saw thousands who ran to help.Way more good people in this world than bad.
— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) April 16, 2013
Hope this was just a horrible accident. Prayers to everyone around the area that they are okay.
' Tyler Seguin (@tylerseguin92) April 15, 2013
Praying for Boston right now! I hope everyone is ok! ' Steven Kampfer (@SteveKampfer47) April 15, 2013
#Habs solidarity with Boston & #Bruins will be shown with a moment of silence pre-game tonight #hockeyisjustagame
' Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) April 15, 2013


text:
(RIGBY) – A Rigby resident was taken to Maidson Memorial by ambulance after a vehicle crash this morning on Highway 48.
Claude Walker, 62, of Rigby was driving south on 4300 East at the intersection of State Highway 48 when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a vehicle driven by Robin Dunn, 57, also of Rigby.
Dunn was taken by ambulance around 10 a.m. this morning.
The Idaho State Police said eastbound traffic was blacked for more than an hour.
Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.
Idaho State Journal staff
Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com
EastIdahoNews.com staff
Freeman Stevenson, KSL.com


text:
I love DbVisualizer!!! I saw TOAD on one of our DBA's wintel boxes and I thought it looked pretty usefull. Asked around for a similar tool for linux, got blank stares ... then I found this code on Freshmeat .. THANK YOU! It has cut many hours off my development time. Instead of finding where I store...damian
Recent NewsRecent News
DbVisualizer 9.5.7.
The latest maintenance version
DbVisualizer 9.5. This feature version focuses on improving the database integration for all supported databases in DbVisualizer. We've also added support for two more databases; Amazon Redshift, and IBM Netezza. New Scheduling management for PostgreSQL (pgAgent), SQL Server, MySQL, and improved the existing scheduler support for Oracle.
New Support Portal. Introducing our new support portal for DbVisualizer, collecting FAQs, knowledge base, discussion forums and product support in a single unified and searchable interface.
Top Feature Areas in DbVisualizerTop Feature Areas in DbVisualizer
Comprehensive Database & OS Support
Database specific support for DB2 LUW, Informix, JavaDB/Derby, H2,
Mimer SQL, MySQL, Netezza, NuoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift,
SQL Server, SQLite, Sybase, and, Vertica.
Runs on: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/UNIX.
SQL Tools
SQL editor with support for auto completion, parameterized SQLs, SQL formatter, visual query builder, explain plan, and, a command-line based interface.
Database Browser
Tree based navigation through database objects. Multiple objects can be displayed side-by-side.
Database Object Management
Visual tools to manage database objects. Edit, compile and, run procedures, functions, triggers, and, a lot more.
Table Data Management
Spreadsheet-like table data editor including binary/BLOB and CLOB data types, import from CSV and Excel files.
Export database objects and table data as CREATE/INSERT statements, CSV, XML and more. Support for exporting very large result sets.
(The exact functionality depends on what database is used)


text: The Academy will train recruits in the most realistic, intense, and current defensive tactics (DTs) available. As part of their duty, police officers must apprehend suspects, some of which may be violent. Furthermore, police officers are expected to protect themselves and others from harm. For these reasons, a major emphasis is placed on DTs during the Academy. Some areas of focus will be handcuffing, weaponless defense, baton, and O.C. spray. DTs are physically demanding and will be incorporated throughout the Academy with physical fitness. Recruits will constantly engage in dynamic contact drills such as arrest and control scenarios, obstacle courses, simunitions drills, and the use of force theory and application.


text:
Consult Doctor if NBCer's Joke Lasts More Than Four Hours
By Mark Finkelstein | September 10, 2008 | 2:18 PM EDT
You could see this one coming. After Harry Smith called Sarah Palin "Geritol" for McCain, some MSM wag was sure to take things the next step. I'd say it just happened. NBC News DC bureau chief Mark Whitaker was chatting with Andrea Mitchell at 1:27 PM EDT today.
MARK WHITAKER: [People] want to see passion. They want to see that Obama, and the same thing is true of McCain, and we've seen him [show] a lot more passion since he picked Sarah Palin, it's definitely --
ANDREA MITCHELL: Someone described it as Geritol.
WHITAKER: Well, or something else. Put a little pep in his step!
Andrea's laugh left no doubt she knew just what Whitaker had in mind.


text:
Your shopping bag is empty.
Product Information
Care Instructions
Every Tommy Hilfiger product is labelled with optimal care instructions. Please read and follow the care instructions carefully. You can also find the same instructions on our online product page. Alternatively, you can always contact our customer service if in doubt. Please either:
- call our customer service at (495) 646 74 02* or - e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
*(Local rate charge from landlines, please see your provider's rates for calls from mobile networks)
Please pay particular attention to the care instructions on our denim products as they go through a unique process to create special effects, giving each item a different character.
Every Tommy Hilfiger watch comes with an extensive user manual including EU warranty conditions.
- Watches with leather or rubber straps which do not fit can be returned within our return policy. - Watches with a metal strap sometimes need to be adjusted. We advise you to visit your closest watch seller or jewellery shop to remove the extra links. If the watch is too small, please contact us and we will be glad to provide you with the needed extra links, where available.
If you need to obtain service for your Tommy Hilfiger watch, please contact us.
Are you missing the instructions manual for your Tommy Hilfiger watch? You are in the right place! Please click here and then on 'View operating instructions and warranty information'. Now click on the first link on the left 'Operating Manuals' and select your language. If you have an analog or digital chronograph and cannot find the requested information under 'Operating Manuals', please click on the third link 'Supplemental Manuals'. You can either view the manual online or save it and then print it at your convenience.
Size Guides
Please, read the product description carefully and refer to the size charts which are located on the right hand side of the product in the detailed product description.Size Guide Men
Size Guide Women
Size Guide Children


text:
Sporting Life
Page Tools
Drum was beating for EJ and
Stories aplenty at footy's big night on Monday but none better than the one told by former Hawthorn champion and AFL Hall of Fame inductee Kelvin Moore about his days as a Big V selector when Ted Whitten was at his most outrageous.
According to Moore, on one occasion, members of the selection committee, after a particularly long training session followed by a meeting, were starving. Annoyed to discover that the AFL had not provided any food for them, Whitten immediately booked a table at the Flower Drum, one of Melbourne's better (albeit most expensive) restaurants and not only did the entire group eat (and drink) very well that night but he instructed that the bill be sent to the league. The ploy, it would seem, worked like a charm - the AFL paid the account in full and after that, training sessions always ended with a big spread of sandwiches and cordial.
Fellow inductee Paul Roos was also in fine form, recalling an incident many years ago when he spent time in the US with another ex-Fitzroy player Brett Stephens when he was tennis great Pete Sampras' fitness coach.
Roos said that one day he found himself on the court with Sampras after the winner of 14 grand slam championships got fed up watching Stephens' awful strokeplay and decided to take over as Roos' opponent.
To Roos' delight, Sampras' first serve was a fault and the next one, which was in, was returned by Roos so well, it forced Sampras to hit the ball into the net. According to Roos, Sampras was so angered by this, he stormed off and never returned to the court.
All of which means, said Roos, "I currently have a winning tennis record against the greatest tennis player of all time".
The hall of fame function was, of course, a big night for past champions but eight present Collingwood stars played a part, too, in a tribute to late Magpies coach Jock McHale, who was honoured as a legend.
The role of the eight Magpies was to sit or stand, like statues, for several minutes for a McHale coaching scene re-enactment.
Well, we now know why Chris Tarrant moves so well on a football field because, as he proved on stage on this occasion, he finds it difficult to stay still, the champion full-forward managing to fidget through the entire exercise.
Shot through
Olympic shooting gold medallist Russell Mark has had his odd travel problem over the years, as you would expect with a bloke who usually carries a gun wherever he goes, but he reck-ons this one takes the cake.
Last month, when he checked into Milan Airport at the end of the World Cup, his luggage was 20 kilograms overweight, for which he was slugged 850 (about $1370).
Which was bad enough, but when he arrived back in Australia, he discovered the airline had misplaced his bags - apparently, they were sent to Rome and then Tokyo - and he didn't get to see them until eight days later.
Ball ... what ball?
All the guffawing this week about West Coast coach John Worsfold instructing his players to train blind-folded (resulting in Chad Fletcher run-ning into and falling over the Subiaco fence) got us thinking that Woosha probably stole such nonsense from one of his early Eagles coaches, John Todd. Once, before a Melbourne match, Todd got his boys to train on the oval alongside Optus Oval by kick-ing pretend footballs to each other.
The players hated the idea so much that at one point Troy Ugle, the dash-ing forward, pretended to kick one onto Royal Parade. Well, so incensed was Todd by this that he instructed Ugle to go onto the busy road and fetch it.
What a score
Our item yesterday in which we posed the question, Was Dandenong's 50.16 to Parkmore's 0.2 win last weekend football's biggest-ever spanking?, prompted a flood of emails from fans who knew of other big thrashings.
The best of them was of Pearcedale, which scored 63.40 (418) to Dromana's 1.0 (6) in a Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League southern division game in the mid-1990s, the further amazing aspect of the game being that Dromana kicked the first goal. Anyone better that?
How we wowed 'em to win the '56 Games
Melbourne has come a long way in 50 years and if you want any further proof you need only to see how the city sold itself all those years ago when we won the rights to host the 1956 Olympic Games.
Courtesy of Melbourne's "bid document", these are some of the photographs of what we said our city had to offer, and which obviously won over the International Olympic Committee delegates at the time. The document came to light yesterday when IOC vice-president Kevan Gosper, who possesses a copy, dusted it off as he and various other 1956 Olympians gathered at the MCG to help launch what will be week-long celebrations in Melbourne in November next year to celebrate the anniversary of the Melbourne Olympics.
One of the photographs is of Collins Street, complete with just one car and one tram (hard to imagine it was ever that way, isn't it?), and described as "one of the most delightful thoroughfares in the world" (oh well, at least the description still applies). The other is of Bourke Street looking towards Parliament House (at least on this day some traffic was on the move). But the photograph in this early 1950s Melbourne snapshot that particularly tickled our fancy was our "sophisticated" mode of air travel at the time. According to the bid document, aircraft such as this Sunderland flying plane ensured that Australia was never "too far away".
Read the spiel: "You can get to Melbourne (from Europe) in a fast-moving aircraft which flies in the air and lands in the sea - in three to five days." Gosper said the photographs of Melbourne were vitally important in the Games bid because very few ICC members had ever been to Australia.
Stay out of it
Victoria's mountain cattlemen may have turned to footy in their bid to beat the State Gov-ernment's decision to ban alpine grazing - but it seems they will not get too much help from Collingwood.
Days after star Geelong forward Brad Ottens, who spent most of his childhood on the farming plains of the Northern Territory, threw his weight behind the cause, we learned yesterday that the cattlemen had also approached Magpie ruckman Josh Fraser, who was brought up in Mansfield.
Fraser didn't have a problem with it but his club, not wanting to get involved in a pol-itical issue, told him it would be best if he stayed right out of it.
Who said that?
"I was just so impressed how close the ground was to my head. I almost felt like it was going to touch the crash helmet." - VITANTONIO LIUZZI, formula one driver, on riding on the back of a motorcycle with American former two-wheel grand prix racer Randy Mamola.
Phone (03) 9601 2255
Fax (03) 9670 0856
Email: email@example.com
Get The Age home delivered for as little as $2.70 a week*


text:
An example of making the smart object useless comes from a post by Ed Felten talking about how DRM can be used for good, to help prevent your stuff from being stolen.
How might this work? One possibility is that when the device [iPod] is plugged in to a charger it hasn't seen before, it makes a noise and prompts the user to enter a password on the iPod's screen. If the correct password is entered, the device will allow itself to be recharged by that charger in the future. The device will become associated with a group of chargers over time.
There are obvious holes with this approach, most notably stealing the charger, but it seems to me a generally good idea.
An example of making it easier to find the thief is FlickrBooth, which uploads pictures taken from a Mac's iSight camera to Flickr. There's already been one well-publicized example of successfully catching a thief.
A variant I'd like to see: something that can fingerprint the output media of cameras, so if anyone uploads a picture from that camera, you can find it. For example, Flickr already posts a lot of metadata about the camera that took the picture. So somehow record your camera's metadata in a "safe" place, and then use that to search for it if it ever gets stolen. Another possibility: I'm sure some cameras also have unique characteristics. The one I had that was stolen had a subtle scratch mark on all photos. It would be nice to be able to scan lots of images and find if anyone is publishing photos with it.


text:
Duramed Pharmaceuticals
Approval Status
Approved September 1997
Treatment for
Diabetes / Endocrinology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to market Glipizide tablets, a treatment for diabetes, in the 5 mg and 10 mg strengths. The FDA granted Duramed's Glipizide tablets a therapeutic equivalency rating of AB, designating Duramed's Glipizide tablets as completely interchangeable with Glucotrol (R) tablets for all new and refill prescriptions.
The Glipizide Tablets drug information shown above is licensed from Thomson CenterWatch. The information provided here is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or pharmaceutical advice which should be sought from qualified medical and pharmaceutical advisers.


text:
Click here to view the gallery: 5 Affordable iPhone Tripods
By now, you're sensing that Twitter's new social video site Vine has true addictive potential. You can't remember the last time you took a Foodstagram, because you're too busy making time-lapse videos.
[More from Mashable: What Makes Vine So Hot?]
But there's a problem. You love all the Vine videos you're taking, but they aren't exactly professional-grade. They're wobbly and inconsistent. If only there was some kind of gadget to steady your hand.
[More from Mashable: Does Jonathan Coulton Have a Copyright Case Against FOX?]
We're way ahead of you. Check out these sweet tripod stands designed specially for iPhones and available on Amazon, all for less than $20 apiece. Is it worth it to take your Vine game up a level? We think so.
Thumbnail image courtesy of Amazon
This story originally published on Mashable here.


text:
$1.25 | Unlimited Digital Downloads
Clair de Lune (Debussy) for Intermediate/Level 5 Piano Solo
Format: PDF Document/Digital Print
Pages: 1
Product Description
Our Meet the Composer graded piano solos are written to give students to best chance for success while maintaining the integrity of the original work.
Clair de Lune (Debussy) for Intermediate/Level 5 Piano Solo (1 Pages)
Best Sellers
Unlimited Digital Downloads - $19.95/One Year
Music Flashcards | Treble Clef Note Names
Music Flashcards | Bass Clef Note Names
MMF! All-In-One Piano Primer Book for the Young Beginner
MMF! All-In-One Piano Book, Level 1A
Canon in D | Sheet Music for Piano Solo
Moonlight Sonata | Sheet Music for Piano Solo
New Products
Dolores Waltz (Waldteufel) | Sheet Music for Piano
The Piano Chords Fun Book™ | A Beginner's Guide to Accompanying
Get LIMITED TIME FREEBIE Notifications | MakingMusicFun.net Newsletter
Claude Debussy was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, on August 22, 1862. He was the oldest of five children. His father, owned a china and crockery shop, and his mother, Victorine Manoury Debussy, was a seamstress. Claude began piano lessons at the age of seven with an Italian violinist named Cerrito. His musical talent was quite evident, and by the age of ten Claude began studying music at the Paris Conservatoire. During his time there he studied composition, music history, piano, organ, and solfége. His experimental approach to composing music was problematic to his teachers however, as he did not like following the strict rules of the Conservatory. Read more...
Product License
Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers or students.
Sign up to receive the MakingMusicFun.net Newsletter so you don't miss a thing!


text:
Israel's Cabinet agreed to reduce the presence of the country's military in the West Bank and limit its incursions into Palestinian areas 12 days after the kidnapping of three Israeli teens.
The operation to locate and return the teens, called Operation Brother's Keeper, now will focus more on intelligence gathering, Haaretz reported.
"A large part of the operation against Hamas has been exhausted," Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said.
The operation also was scaled back in advance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins later this week. "We are making progress all the time," Yaalon said. "We are not working in the dark. It is only a matter of time till we get to the hostages and the kidnappers, but we need patience."
More than 300 Palestinians have been arrested during the 12 days of military operations. Five Palestinians have been killed in the operations.
The Times of Israel quoted IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz as saying that the military is working under the assumption that the teens are still alive, "but with the passing of time, fears grow."
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for condemning the kidnapping.
"I appreciate what President Abbas said a few days ago in Saudi Arabia, rejecting the kidnapping," Netanyahu said at a meeting with Romanian Prime Minister Victor Pont. "I think these were important words. Now if he really means what he said about the kidnapping, and if he is truly committed to peace and to fighting terrorism, then logic and common sense mandate that he break his pact with Hamas. This is the only way that we can move forward.
"There can be no alliance with the kidnappers of children," he added.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshal in an interview with Al-Jazeera late Monday praised the kidnapping of the teens, but would neither confirm nor deny that Hamas was responsible.
Your Comments
The Forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote thoughtful discussion on issues of importance to the Jewish community. In the interest of maintaining a civil forum, The Forward requires that all commenters be appropriately respectful toward our writers, other commenters and the subjects of the articles. Vigorous debate and reasoned critique are welcome; name-calling and personal invective are not and will be deleted. Egregious commenters will be banned from commenting. While we generally do not seek to edit or actively moderate comments, our spam filter prevents most links and certain key words from being posted and the Forward reserves the right to remove comments for any reason.


text:
Walmart Pulls Greeters From Night Shift
Looking to save money by optimizing staffing, Walmart has removed greeters from the overnight shift at its U.S. supercenters. The chain has used greeters since 1980, but it has moved overnight-shift greeters to other positions during the past six months, Bloomberg reported.
© 2017 Stagnito Business Information. All rights reserved.


text:
In our previous article we went through describing what retention policies are and how they can be enforced on your PostgreSQL server backups with Barman 1.2. In this post, we will go through the configuration aspects.
For the sake of simplicity, we assume a typical scenario which involves taking full backups once a week through the "barman backup" command. Suppose you want to automatically keep the latest 4 backups and let Barman automatically delete the old ones (obsolete).
The main configuration option for retention policies in Barman is "retention_policy" which can be defined both at global or server level. If you want all your servers by default to keep the last 4 periodical backups, you need to add in the general section of Barman's configuration file the following line:
[barman] ... // General settings retention_policy: REDUNDANCY 4
When the next "barman cron" command is executed (every minute if you installed Barman using RPMs or Debian/Ubuntu packages), Barman checks for the number of available full periodical backups for every server, order them in descending chronological order (from the most recent to the oldest one) and deletes backups from the 5th position onwards.
In case you have several servers backed up on the same Barman host and you want to differentiate the retention policy for a specific server, you can simply edit that server configuration section (or file, see "Managing the backup of several PostgreSQL servers with Barman") and define a different setting:
[malcolm] description = Malcolm Rocks ssh_command = ssh malcolm conninfo = host=malcolm port=5432 user=postgres dbname=postgres retention_policy: REDUNDANCY 8
However, Barman allows systems administrators to manage retention policies based on time, in terms of recovery window and point of recoverability. For example, you can set another server to allow to recover at any point in time in the last 3 months:
[angus] description = Angus Rocks ssh_command = ssh angus conninfo = host=angus port=5432 user=postgres dbname=postgres retention_policy: RECOVERY WINDOW OF 3 MONTHS
Make sure you have enough space on the disk to store all the WAL files for every server you back up, and always monitor "barman check" through your alerting tools (such as Nagios/Icinga/Zabbix/etc.).
Current implementation of retention policies in Barman has some limitations: retention policies are managed only automatically (not manually – this would require to create a "barman delete –obsolete" command, for example) and there is no decoupling yet between full backups and WAL archive transactional logs (we have already thought of the "wal_retention_policy" option, but at the moment it is not handled).
More detailed information on retention policies can be found on Barman's documentation website.
[…] ← Configuring retention policies in Barman The first Australian PostgreSQL Day […]
You can think of barman as a tool on-top of the basic incremental backup/restore functions offered by postgresql mentioned earlier. It allows creating/restoring backups via cmdline in one shot and keeps track of created backups and retention policies. So whatever you wan to do, use the barman command and you're done.
I do not quite understand what the function retention_policy. Since I have tried various configurations
a – retention_policy: REDUNDANCY 2
b – retention_policy = RECOVERY WINDOW OF 4 DAYS
and both I can recover backup from the date of the last backup you create. regardless of the 4 days (if settings b)
my questions are as follows:
What is the utility parameter retention_policy?
Does retention_policy parameter is responsible for performing a backup of the database?
I use PgBarman (version 1.2.3) in production for a while in production, and it works very well!
Yet, I'm facing a new challenge, because my applicative support team wants to implement a new backup rotation strategy (GFS mode).
We want to keep:
2 last daily backups (We keep tape backups for 10 days)
4 last weekly backups (Sunday backup for example)
6 last monthly backup (1st Sunday of each month for example)
Is it possible to configure this retention policy?
Perhap's should I have to upgrade PgBarman to a newer version, in order to face such a challenge.
Thanks in advance for your feedback,
Best regards,
Hello Gabriele,
Thanks a lot for your feedback.
I'm looking with a lot of interest on PgBarman version 1.4.0 for the backup deduplication and incermental backup.
I hope we will be able to migrate soon!


text:
Glacier Glove Outback Hat
Sale price: Clearance price: Starting at: Sale starting at: Clearance starting at: Reg. price:
Great for fishing, hiking and paddling, the Glacier Glove® Outback Hat works to tame the natural elements that can spoil your fun and looks great while doing it. Providing 30+ sun protection and designed with a very practical dark green under brim to reduce the sun's harsh glare, the Dr. Shade Outback Hat features a strip of mesh at the top of the crown that allows 360° air flow for long-lasting, cooling comfort. This stylish Outback Hat also features buttons on the brim that can be snapped against crown a strap in the back to hold the Universal Shade in place and a chin strap so you're able to wear this lid even on windy days. Color: Khaki, with dark green under brim. Imported.
Universal Shade sold separately and can be found through item search at number 918029
Outdoor Answers
Get help about this item from fellow customers.
Ask your questions. Share your answers.
Is this hat waterproof and/or moisture wicking?
Need Help? 7 days a week: 7am to 10pm CT or call 1.800.227.7776 anytime


text:
Wet weather failed to slow corn and soybean harvest for much of the nation's producers as just 21 percent of corn and 29 percent of soybeans have yet to be harvested. The progress puts the 2012 corn harvest again at a record-pace; the national average for the third week in October from 1985-2011 is 40 percent. If producers can wrap-up corn harvest by the first week of November – likely with the current weather pattern – 2012 would mark the earliest corn harvest in Crop Progress history.
Individually, most of the nation's top corn- and soybean-producing states are maintaining a steady progress:
In Arkansas, soybean harvest has reached 64 percent, climbing 11 percentage points from last week, which can be attributed to limited rainfall for the majority of the state. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (APHS), the majority of the state received between one-half to 1 inch of rain over the last seven days, with small pockets around the state seeing 1.5 to 2 inches of rain.
Corn harvest in Colorado is at the half-way point, putting it 29 percentage points above 2011's pace and 16 points above the five-year average. It also is gained by 14 percentage points from last week, making it the third highest gain reported. Precipitation last week was minimal, with the majority of the state's cropland receiving between a trace and one-tenth of an inch of rain.
In Illinois, both corn (87 percent) and soybean (69 percent) harvest made impressive gains this week, putting the state well above its five-year average for both crops. Rain was steady, which slowed harvest slightly. APHS reported that the majority of the state received between one-half and 1 inch of rain since last week.
In Indiana, corn harvest is sitting at 61 percent while soybean harvest is at 51 percent. Both corn and soybean harvest progress is well above 2011's pace, but for soybeans it is 6 percentage points below Indiana's five-year average. Most of the state received less than one-half inch of rain over the last week, giving farmers opportunity to make headway in completing the 2012 harvest.
Iowa's corn and soybean harvest have exploded in the last week. Corn harvest, at 87 percent, was one the largest jumps from last year's report. Soybean harvest was at 93 percent, putting it 24 percentage points above the state's five-year average. The notable progress was reported after the state received around one-half to 2 inches of rain, with a trace reported in the extreme northwestern corner of the state.
Last year, corn and soybean harvest in Kansas was at 72 percent and 54 percent respectfully. This week the progress is mixed, with the current corn harvest at 90 percent. Soybean harvest, however, is 14 percentage points behind 2011's pace, sitting at 40 percent. Few portions of the state received more than 1 inch of rain, leaving little pause for producers.
Kentucky's corn and soybean harvest progress have been steady, with 91 percent of corn harvest and 42 percent of soybean harvest completed. Both crops are at, in the case of soybeans, or above, in the case of corn, the state's five-year average. Farmers are also well-above last week's progress, partly in thanks to limited rainfall.
Louisiana received little rain last week, and producers were able to gain ground in harvesting soybeans. Currently, 87 percent of the state's soybeans have been harvested. Though an improvement from last week, it is also 4 percentage points below 2011's pace.
Michigan is one of the few states with less than 40 percent of corn harvested. Even with up to three inches of rain falling in northern areas of the state, producers were able to add 13 percentage points of harvested corn. Soybean harvest is sitting at 67 percent, putting it 21 percentage points above last week's report and 25 percentage points above last year.
In Minnesota, rain stayed mainly to the south, and producers were able to reach 90 percent of harvested corn and 99 percent of harvested soybeans. For both crops, the report showed progress at 26 percentage points (soybeans) and 63 percentage points (corn) above the state's five-year average.
Mississippi's soybean harvest has now reached 91 percent. Though it gained by 10 percentage points from last week, last week's progress put it 13 percentage points above its five-year average of 78 percent. Rain played no factor last week.
Missouri was one of the biggest losers of the corn producing states, gaining by just 3 percentage points from last week. At 95 percent complete, corn harvest is still 29 percentage points above the five-year average. Though producers made gains in harvesting soybeans, the percentage of completed harvest is at 36 percent. This is 13 percentage points below 2011's pace and 1 percentage point below the five-year average.
Rain was not an issue in Nebraska, and as a result producers were able to reach 80 percent and 86 percent of harvested corn and soybeans. For corn, this is 53 percentage points above 2011's report. Soybean harvest is also above last year's pace.
In North Carolina, corn harvest has reached 92 percent, which is one percentage points below last year's report. Soybean harvest is the lowest reported, with just 7 percent harvested. This is 2 percentage points below the state's five-year average and report from 2011.
North Dakota received less than one-quarter of an inch of rain, further extending drought conditions but giving producers the opportunity to advance in crop harvest. Eight-four percent of the state's corn has been harvested, and 98 percent of soybeans have been harvested. The state's producers made the biggest gains of all the states this week in harvesting corn, advancing by 21 percentage points.
Ohio's corn and soybeans have been making headway thanks to just a trace of rain last week. Both crop harvest progress remain the lowest of the reporting states, with 31 percent of corn and 38 percent of soybeans harvested. Despite the slow progress, corn harvest is still 24 percentage points above last year's pace. Soybean harvest, however, is 11 percentage points below the state's five-year average.
In Pennsylvania, producers have reached 41 percent of harvested corn. While well below the national average, it is still 20 percentage points ahead of 2011's pace.
South Dakota's corn and soybean harvest has been quickly advancing, and now are at 90 percent (corn) and 98 percent (soybeans). Like other states in the northern Plains, rain was not a factor, and producers were able to advance by 12 percentage points in corn harvest. Both crops are well above the state's five-year average.
Tennessee received an average of one-half of an inch of rain last week, but progress remained steady. Currently 97 percent of corn and 33 percent of soybeans have been harvested. Despite soybean harvest gaining 9 percentage points from last week's report, it is still 5 percentage points below 2011's report.
Texas producers were consistent last week, gaining 6 percentage points to reach 88 percent of harvested corn. Rain was of little issue, with many areas seeing less than one-half an inch of rain. The state is 4 percentage points above the state's five-year average.
Wisconsin received some of the most rain last week, with the central and southern areas of the state reporting between 2 to 3 inches. Even with the drenching, farmers were able to reach 54 percent of harvested corn and 88 percent of harvested soybeans. This is 34 percentage points above the five-year above for corn harvest, and 36 percentage points above last year's pace for both crops.


text:
The photograph first here shows some double glazed sashes I have been working on for a property in Brighton, plus a couple of photos showing the parting-bead and staff-bead used to draught-proof the windows.
I have glazed them with 14mm low-e sealed units. Thermal efficiency in windows is calculated as a U-value, with single-glazed windows having as value of around 5.6. Many different types of glazing unit are available each with its own U-value. As these sashes are to be installed into the original Victorian frames at the property, slim units (14mm) are used in this case. This reduces the U-value to around 3.0, and along with the draught-proofing system, will make a marked improvement to the draughty victorian sashes and offer some degree of sound insulation.
Also, this week I was asked to replace some broken window glass and fit mirror film to the windows. I had not worked with this material before and had been warned it was a tricky job to do, here's a picture of the finished job:


text:
During the fifties artists realized
there might be a subject in this landscape of waste, this
secret language of junk, because societies reveal themselves in
what they throw away. Street junk. Rauschenberg was one of
them. He never worked for long in one style. To him is owed much
of the basic cultural assumption that a work of art can exist for
any length of time, in any material, anywhere, for any purpose and
any destination it chooses from the museum to the trash can.
from The Shock of the New by
Robert Hughes
Robert Rauschenberg set the precedent for contemporary art as we
know it today. He is said to have been the only living artist since
Picasso who has worked in such broad a spectrum of media and styles.
In 1952, Rauschenberg lived in New York. There he began to collect
commonplace objects found on the streets and attach them to his
paintings. He was concerned that people might consider them sculptures
that had been painted on and others might consider them paintings
with sculptures attached. Not wanting these works to be referred
to as either paintings or sculptures, he called them combines.
They have been referred to as combines or combine
paintings by critics ever since.
I actually had a kind of house rule. If I walked completely
around the block and didnt find enough to work with, I could
take one other block and walk around it in any direction--but that
was it.
In whatever medium he chooses, Rauschenberg takes delight
in the materials themselves, trying to summon artistic meanings
and new references from them. My work is not about wanting
to change your mind, he says. Not for the arts
sake, not for the sake of the individual piece, but for the sake
of the mutual coexistence of the entire environment.
from Take 5: Collage
and Assemblage Teachers Guide
Consultants: Lauren Marks and Kay Alexander
Take 5: Collage and Assemblage
set contains images of work by Braque, Matisse, Rauschenberg, Baldesarri,
and Nevelson.
Take 5 is a series of fine art reproductions
in sets of five, grouped around a particular theme. For a complete
listing of the Take 5 prints available from Crystal Productions,
call 1-800-255-8629 and ask for a free color catalog.
Rauschenbergs Combines
Rauschenbergs combine paintings are unlike traditional
collage in which the elements placed in them are not as important
as the overall design. Instead he stresses the random aspects of
ordinary of life by placing seemingly random objects from the urban
environment into his paintings. He focuses on the object, which
to the spectator is often too ordinary and illogical to be considered
art, and asks us not what we are looking at, but how we are looking.
from Take 5 Art Prints Collage
and Assemblage teachers guide
All material has history. All material
has its own history built into it....An artist manufactures his
materials out of his own existence.
from James Leggio in Robert Rauschenbergs
Bed and the Symbolism of the Body
Arnason, H.H. History of Modern
Art Painting Sculpture Architecture Photography, Third Edition.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986.
Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the
New , Second Edition. United States: Random House, 1991
Leggio, James. Robert Rauschenbergs Bed and the Symbolism
of the Body, in Studies of
Modern Art 2: Essays on Assemblage, ed. John Elderfield (New
York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1992),p. 79.
Marks, Lauren and Kay Alexander, consultants:. Take 5 Art Prints:
Collage and Assemblage teachers
guide. Glenview: Crystal Productions, 1992.
Take 5 is a series of fine art prints in sets of five reproductions
grouped around a particular theme. For a complete listing of the
Take 5 prints available from Crystal Productions, call 1-800-255-8629
and ask for a free color catalog.
Steinberg, Leo. Encounters with
Rauschenberg, Chicago:University of Chicago Press, 2000.


text:
This full website whois and analysis report on Quran-Miracle3.com was ran on May, 28, 2017.
It is 3:21 AM CEST when you ran this report for Quran-Miracle3.com here on our website, IP-Adress.com. When it comes to Quran-Miracle3.com, you can trust that if we have Whois information available for it, we will display it further below to assist in your research of Quran-Miracle3.com. Feel free to run another Quran Miracle3 related search, or start a new query.
Timestamp Confirmation:
The Whois report for Quran-Miracle3.com was ran at 3:21 AM CEST on May 28, 2017 and the information is provided below if available.
View comments on this Quran Miracle3 whois website report below or add your own comment about Quran-Miracle3.com.
Now you can review additional Whois data for Quran-Miracle3.com below. Things like the status of Quran Miracle3, expiration date of Quran-Miracle3.com, and Quran Miracle3 name servers.
Don't forget that Quran Miracle3 could have other domain extensions you might want to run a Whois search for and get further information about Quran Miracle3 owned services.
|Hello guest sign up now!
Remaining lookups today: 9 (Get more)
My IP is: 188.8.131.52


text:
ED Magedson – Founder
Ripoff Report
LogitechNationwide USA
Logitech Anywhere MX mouse Lake Villa Nationwide
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
As a student going to a new university, I purchased a new laptop and a Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. As I do with all new products, I registered the mouse online with Logitech in case something goes wrong and I need replacement or support. A year later, my mouse stopped working. The left button will not click 90% of the time, and when it does, it will not remain clicked so I cannot drag over items or move items on my screen.
I contacted Logitech support and they refused to help me. It turns out that even though you register the product for warranty, the warranty department cannot look up your registered product. Therefore, they will not replace their defected product due to I could not find the receipt a year after the item was purchased. When I asked to speak with a Supervisor, I was placed on hold. When the supervisor picked up the phone, it sounded like the last thing on his mind was customer support. I explained what my problem was and he would not help, nor recommend a solution to my problem.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/19/2013 01:40 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/logitech/nationwide/logitech-anywhere-mx-mouse-lake-villa-nationwide-1077113. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Logitech
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text: Not a tech question but I didn't see a more appropriate area. Mods move this if necessary. Anyway I recently purchased a new 2010 GMC Savana from Michael Hohl in Carson City NV (I live in Reno about 25-30 miles away a 25 minute to half hour drive on 395. When picking up the vehicle on 3/18 I noticed a small scratch about a 1/4 long by 1/8 inch wide on the cargo door that goes down to metal. After driving home I noticed that it is also a small ding door dent type of indentation visible from several feet away when the sun hits it. I also noticed another imperfection in the paint right above the wheel well which also appears as a door ding but may be a paint imperfection. And another problem the sliding cargo door is hitting and rubbing against the wheel well and causing a wear mark into the clear coat/paint. They agreed to correct these problems with out issue. I dropped off the vehicle this past monday for these issues to be corrected and the dealersip didn't want to shuttle me home. My warranty includes courtsey transportation. The dealership advertises for business in reno and was happy to have my business and GM includes courtsey transportation under warranty for new 2010's. I did get a ride home after essentially pleading for a ride (I didn't want to spend $75+ for a cab),.... they got a detailer kid to drive me in a vehicle that was on the lot. They said they won't provide shuttle service from carson to reno (about a 25 minute drive) for me in the future and that this was an exception and that that distance is too far. Now obviously there is a limit to how far a dealership should provide shuttle service but I feel I am within an acceptable range. I am curious as to your thoughts on these facts. Thanks in advance.


text:
The former chairman of Pike River Coal will front up to the Royal Commission for the first time today, as the final hearings into the disaster get under way.
Meanwhile the former chief executive of the company has been criticised for refusing to appear at the Greymouth District Court hearings.
The final phase of the inquiry, which has focused on what happened in the lead up to the series of blasts in the West Coast coal mine in November last year which killed 29 men, resumes today.
Former chairman John Dow will make his first appearance, as the focus of the inquiry turns to the company's management structures and systems prior to the fatal explosions.
The mine's former safety and training manager, Neville Rockhouse, former safety training coordinator, Adrian Couchman, and Albert Houlden from mine contractor McConnell Dowell are also to take the stand.
Meanwhile Gordon Ward, who was the chief executive up until October last year, less than two months before the tragedy, will not be coming over from Australia for the hearings.
Sources represented at the inquiry, who did not want to be named, told Radio New Zealand Mr Ward must have set up many of the company's systems and made many of its financial decisions.
While he would not have made any mining decisions, his absence leaves a hole in the inquiry as he must hold information into what went wrong in the mine, they said.
The commission said it asked Mr Ward to appear, but he declined, and it can not compel a person living overseas to appear.
- Herald Online


text:
2014 was one of the best years to date for me. Not necessarily health-wise, but overall. This is mainly because of one little boy. I cannot believe he is one already!
Last March 7, Pete and I welcomed our amazing son, Kevin Charles Bauer. Man, the love I have for this little human is incredible. You hear parents talk about how much they love their kids and how you don't know what it's like until you're a parent yourself. Since I ...Continue Reading →


text:
A Florida Enchantment - Released in 1914 and based on an 1891 novel, A Florida Enchantment begins like any other high society silent film. The most notable thing about it for the ...
1 week ago
Lady Blingchester, a mannish-faced matron of the stout and square variety with curly gray hair and too-large teeth, stood frowning down at her. She was accompanied by her daughter, who shared much the same expression and teeth. Both of them were known for having decided opinions on matters of morality.It is essential that we note Alexia's combative response to Lady Blingchester and her ilk, lest we be tempted to understand Alexia's next actions as flight. Alexia's response to her husband's dismissal, of society's gossip and reproach is not retreat: rather, she leaves London to go on a quest. Alexia's response to becoming the Fallen Woman is to ignore the dirty laundry and head for Italy and the society of the Templars. Admittedly, her motivation has come in the form of ballistic ladybug automata, but her undertaking of finding a solution on her own, without her husband's assistance, further supports what I said about steampunk women in "Steam Wars" when I called them damsels without distress. That isn't to say there won't be crisis after page-turning crisis once Alexia crosses the channel, but simply that Alexia and her steampunk sisterhood do not require the rescue of a Prince Charming to deal with it. They have inherited the earth prepared by the likes of Ellen Ripley.
"Lady Maccon, how dare you show your face here? Taking tea in such an obvious manner . . . in a respectable establishment, frequented by honest, decent women of good character and social standing. Why, you should be ashamed! Ashamed to even walk among us."
Alexia looked down at herself. "I believe I am sitting among you."
"You should be at home, groveling at the feet of your husband, begging him to take you back."
"Why, Lady Blingchester, what would you know about my husband's feet?" (57)
"The mix of the historical and the literary have been the game of steampunk since its inception . . . Steampunk offerings continue to utilize a mix of historical figures whose lives have become legend, and fictional heroes whose stories have become truth in the minds of their readers, carrying on the tradition of blurring the lines between fiction as history, and history as fiction" (Sept. 2010 40).Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. puts it this way in his section on steampunk in The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction: "Steampunk works are, accordingly, not so much counterfactual, as, to use Matt Hill's term, counterfictional" (108). He clarifies by using Sterling and Gilman's London in The Difference Engine:
"Their focus is no on what might have been historically possible, which would presuppose the discourse of historical realism. Instead, they focus on the imaginatively possible, a dialectical mesh of fantasies of the Victorians' social, political, and cultural institutions, as both the Victorians themselves and the fin de millenium U.S. techno-bohemians might imagine them." (109)Most discussions of steampunk retrofuturism are concerned with technology; but Carriger's heroine, as well as companions such as Madame LeFoux provide what I'm calling "social retrofuturism." Retrofuturism isn't simply how the past imagined the future - that would be Victorian futurism in steampunk's case. Instead, it is the way we imagine the past seeing the future. The ambitions of late Victorian progressives were less concerned with sky dreadnoughts and phlogiston powered rayguns than they were with medical advancements and human rights. Consequently, while Carriger's books have been somewhat derided as not being steampunk enough, as we'll speak of further when we discuss Heartless, I would argue that any work exploring the situation of women in the nineteenth century is as retrofuturistic, if not moreso, than ones positing technofantastic anachronisms, automatons, and airships.
"All the movement about us . . . women have become human beings. Woman's come out of being a slave, and yet she isn't an equal . . . We've had a sort of sham emancipation, and we haven't yet come to the real one." (qtd. in Cunningham 157).Works Cited
|Someday, I'm going to buy all the Japanese books and take off the covers. Then I'm going to a book bindery to get them put on my current copies.


text:
Dating right back to the Greek and Roman gods, wine has always been part of religious culture.
Despite the prohibitionists preaching that alcohol was antithetical to a godly existence, wine has mingled freely with religion throughout the ages, from an ecstasy inducing substance that allowed imbibers to become one with their god to symbolising sacred blood in important rituals.
Across the ancient world, different cultures regularly offered wine up to their gods, where it formed a central part of many religious ceremonies. It's perhaps not surprising that it became imbued with mystical qualities, given its transformative powers through the miraculous metamorphosis of grape juice into alcohol - before the work of yeast was understood - to the altered states it could induce in those who consumed it.
In Greek and Roman civilisations, wine played a key role in worship. In Greece, Dionysus, the god of wine, was connected with the cycles of the vine - dying back in the winter and reborn in the spring - with wine regarded as the very essence of the god and its intoxicating qualities enabling mortals to step outside themselves and become possessed by Dionysus' spirit.
The Romans called their vinous deity Bacchus, and he was honoured through their regular wine-soaked festivals, the Bacchanalia.
In more modern times, while Muslims banished it, Christians embraced it, with wine as a sacrament in the Eucharist at the heart of the Christian Mass. As this ritual always required communion wine, wherever Christianity went, vineyards were sure to follow.
In France, Burgundy's reputation was founded in medieval times through the work of monks. Some of the vineyards they nurtured remain great names today, such as Romanee-Conti and La Tache, which were once part of the Abbey of St Vivant. Cistercians are also credited as discovering the French concept of "terroir", through observing how different plots of vines produced wine with different characters, which they began to acknowledge as separate "Crus".
With a zeal similar to that which they devoted to converting countries to Christianity, missionaries planted vineyards that helped spread the vine across the world - from Europe to the furthest flung nations of the New World - documenting and preserving winemaking techniques as they travelled.
Accompanying the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century, missionaries helped found wine industries across Latin America. In the next century, Jesuits went on to grow vines in Mexico, before wine grapes headed further north, with the first vineyard planted in California by a Franciscan father.
Here in New Zealand, missionaries - both Catholic and Protestant - played a key role in founding our own wine industry. Anglican missionary Samuel Marsden oversaw the planting of our first vineyard at Kerikeri in 1819, while Catholic Bishop Pompallier furthered the vinous cause when he brought French vine cuttings to Hokianga in 1838, and his brotherhood planted a number of vineyards in the North.
French Marist missionaries also helped establish some of our early vineyards, in the mid-1800s building Mission Estate, our oldest winery still trading. In 1870 it was here that New Zealand's first commercial sale of wine was recorded, a parcel of mostly dry reds.
Nowadays there are few clerics making wine. One of the rare examples I can think of are the Benedictine monks of Buckfast in Devon, whose potent tonic wines created something of a holy row last year when they were linked to criminal behaviour.
Wine may have become a more secular affair, but the seeds sown by religious orders in the past have certainly helped shape the wines we savour today.
Mission Estate Winery Huchet Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2007 $100
As Mission Estate's Cellar Master in the 1800s, Brother Cyprian Huchet was the French missionary who oversaw New Zealand's first commercial wine sale. This new limited release syrah from this historic winery pays tribute to its pioneering padre. It's concentrated and complex with elegant velvety black cherry and red berry fruit, notes of bitter chocolate and spice and even some church pew-like oak. (From Mission Estate cellar door, and selected wine retailers.)
Alexia by Jane Cooper Wairarapa Pinot Gris $17.99
A fabulously fresh and affordable pinot gris with pure and lifted stone fruit and pear notes seasoned with a dash of spice, from Matahiwi winemaker Jane Cooper's own Wairarapa label. (From Caro's and online.)
Urlar Gladstone Pinot Noir 2009 $37
Another wonderful wine from Wairarapa, made by organic and biodynamic producer Urlar: a savoury edged pinot with silky and supple cherry fruit, infused with aromatic florals, thyme and peppery spice. (From Glengarry.)


text:
Check Out The Dead Weather's New Record "Sea of Cowards"
Live streaming video by UstreamThe Dead Weather is pretty much the epitome of cool. That's what you get when The White Stripes' Jack White and Alison Mosshart of The Kills form a band. Their new record, Sea of Cowards, will probably be equally cool. Decide for yourself – we have the vinyl streaming here, above, for 24 hours. Enjoy!
Category: News


text:
Item: ZA174
Insure Immune Support liquid
With echinacea, goldenseal, and more
Supports optimal wellness
2 fl oz Liquid
This item is only available to ship within the 48 contiguous United States via ground transportation.
Serving Size 1 dropper (approx. 20 drops)
Servings Per Container 75
|Amount Per Serving
|%Daily Value*
|Total Carbohydrates
|<1 g
|<1 g
|Herbal Formula Extract:
|0.8 ml
|Echinacea angustifolia root
|Echinacea purpurea herb
|Goldenseal root
|Red clover herb
|Sage leaf
|Burdock root
|Peppermint leaf
|Parsley leaf
|Fennel seed
|Ginger root
|Elecampane root
|Chamomile flower
|Valerian root
|Bayberry bark
|Blessed thistle herb
|Barberry bark
|Cayenne fruit
*Percent Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
**Daily Value not established.
Other ingredients: Deionized water, 18-20% USP alcohol and glycerine.
Suggested Use: Shake well before using. Take 1-2 droppers, three times daily between meals. Frequency may be increased to 1 dropper every two hour. Do not exceed 6 droppers in a 24 hour period. For use by adults and children over 12 years of age. Not for long term use. Do not use during pregnancy or when breast-feeding unless directed by a healthcare professional.
WARNING: Persons with gallstones should consult a health practitioner prior to use.
Contains no milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts or soybeans.
Contains no sugar, binders, artificial flavors or colors, yeast or gluten.
.30 lbs
Insure Immune Support liquid
With echinacea, goldenseal, and more
Supports optimal wellness
Zand's Insure Herbal Echinacea and Goldenseal features the renowned American botanicals Echinacea root and Goldenseal root in a base of Red Clover flower, Burdock root, Ginger root, and other supportive herbs. Americas #1 Echinacea and Goldenseal Formula that supports the immune system for optimal wellness. The improved formula now includes Echinacea purpurea for even more immune support!
"With my personal 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee, you have nothing to lose and great savings to gain."
Lee Swanson, Founder of Swanson Health Products
If you are dissatisfied for any reason, we'll give you a full refund and pay return shipping.
We are dedicated to offering the highest quality products at the best price. Find out more about how we ensure such a high standard in everything we do.Learn More


text:
Feb 9, 2012 - By Ashli Jones, RivertonEditor:
I am a second-grader at Ashgrove School. Mitt Romney is in the lead for being president. I would vote for President Obama because he is a nice man. But I also won't vote for him because he doesn't like ice cream.
Get your copy of The Ranger online, every day! If you are a current print subscriber and want to also access dailyranger.com online (there is nothing more to purchase) including being able to download The Mining and Energy Edition, click here. Looking to start a new online subscription to dailyranger.com (even if it is for just one day)? Access our secure SSL encrypted server and start your subscription now by clicking here.


text:
Kargo Celeb Hub
by: Kargo • 5
All Android applications categories
All Android games categories
by: Kargo • 5
The Kargo Celeb Hub launcher puts you at the center of the celebrity and entertainment mobile universe. For the latest celebrity news, the juiciest gossip, red hot photos and a dedicated social community, turn to Kargo Celeb Hub for on-the-go access to your favorite Hollywood stars!
Tags: celeb hub , celebhub , eb , kargo , hubmobile celeb , hub mobile celeb , rolling stone , contact kargo celeb , kargo celeb hub
from 5 reviews
Download Kargo Celeb Hub
Free - V1.0 - 309K
Sorry ...
This app is no longer available.
Share this app


text:
Dec 20, 2013 - StaffIva Deane Varah Bateman, formerly of Shoshoni, died peacefully in her sleep Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Pioneer Manor in Gillette. She was 94 years old.
Per her request, cremation has taken place. A private memorial service will be at a later date.
Iva Deane was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Hastings, Neb., the daughter of Ralph Alonzo Rose and Iva (Snyder) Rose.
She graduated from Hastings High School in 1937 and worked in a local grocery store until she married Robert R. Varah on Aug. 23, 1945, in Kansas.
They began their married life in Shoshoni, living there for more than 50 years. They had five children.
They owned and operated Varah's Texaco and Grocery Store until they retired in 1977.
Together they enjoyed fishing, camping and hunting above Dubois and in Wind River Canyon. One of their favorite places was Bridger Creek. Mrs. Bateman was the camp cook at elk hunting camp. She liked to tell of the time the elk walked through camp while the hunters were gone.
Her family said the couple raised one of the best vegetable gardens in Shoshoni, sharing their bounty with others. She and her husband were faithful supporters of their children's activities.
She was an active in Girls Scouts, Shoshoni Homemakers, Job's Daughters, Eastern Star, Foster Grandparent Program, VFW Auxiliary and Christmas Club, and she was the church organist for more than 30 years at Shoshoni's Community Presbyterian Church. She served many years on the church board.
In 1998, she moved to Riverton, living at Homestead Living until 2009 when she moved to Gillette in the loving and dedicated care of Pioneer Manor.
On June 9, 1999, she married Robert Bateman in Riverton.
She is survived by her five children, Linda (Bob) Unangst of Casper, Beverly (Randy) White of Gillette, Tom (Hilde) Varah of Sandy, Utah, Steve (Jane) Varah of Sheridan and Vicki (Brian) Sprague of Riverton; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Vineta Graybill; brothers Kenneth Rose and Don Rose; her husbands; and grandchild Pamela White.
Memorials may be made to the Shoshoni Presbyterian Church or the Shriners Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City in care of Bustard's Funeral Home, 600 CY Ave., Casper, WY 82601.
Online condolences may be left at www.bustardsfuneralhome.com.
Get your copy of The Ranger online, every day! If you are a current print subscriber and want to also access dailyranger.com online (there is nothing more to purchase) including being able to download The Mining and Energy Edition, click here. Looking to start a new online subscription to dailyranger.com (even if it is for just one day)? Access our secure SSL encrypted server and start your subscription now by clicking here.


text:
Results 1 to 1 of 1
Thread: Graphics forum disclaimer
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Posts
- 31,496
- Country
- SCF Rewards
- 42,437
- Blog Entries
- 7
View my Inventory New
View my store Beta
Graphics forum disclaimer***DISCLAIMER***
Members are permitted to ask for "compensation" for their banner making services. In doing so members that are sending card(s), money whether cash or paypal, or anything else agreed upon needs to use their due diligence. SCF is not responsible for these types of deals and is AT YOUR OWN RISK. These types of deals made in the graphics forum are NOT ALLOWED to be posted in the trade manager, therefore NOT ELIGIBLE for feedback
Last edited by etmill01; 06-28-2011 at 03:27 PM.
Looking to become an SCF Affiliate? Click Hidden Content to check out the details!
Do you want to advertise your business on SCF? Hidden Content for more information!
Do you know of a LCS not on this list, if so post Hidden Content and let us know about them!


text: I just purchased a zero turn mower.The first time I used it I thought I would kill myself as it turn so quickly. I was afraid of running myself and this machine in the lake I live on. I am having a difficult time learning how to turn with out putting tire burns in the lawn. What am I doing wrong as they did not tell me much when I bought this machine. How do I turn to go back without tearing up the grass under the tire.


text:
The USC Trojans will open the 2014 season against the Fresno State Bulldogs, both schools announced on Monday.
USC will host Fresno State at Los Angeles Coliseum on Aug. 30, 2014. This will be the third meeting between the two schools, although USC vacated their 2005 win against the Bulldogs due to NCAA sanctions. Fresno State won the only other contest 24-7 in the 1992 Freedom Bowl.
The addition of Fresno State completes the 2014 non-conference schedule for USC. Read Full Story »
Wyoming and Washington State have scheduled a home-and-home football series for 2015 and 2018, both schools have announced.
Washington State will host the first game of the series at Martin Stadium in Pullman on Sept. 12, 2015. The final game will be played on Sept. 1, 2018 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
"The Wyoming series falls in line with my goal to add quality nonconference opponents for our football program," said WSU Director of Athletics Bill Moos. Read Full Story »
Wyoming has scheduled a home-and-home football series against Eastern Michigan, the school announced today.
Eastern Michigan will make the trip to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie for their first ever match-up against Wyoming on Sept. 19, 2015. The Cowboys will return the trip to Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti on Sept. 24, 2016.
The series against Eastern Michigan replaces Utah State on Wyoming's future football schedules. Read Full Story »
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Wyoming Cowboys have scheduled a 2015-16 home-and-home football series, NIU announced today.
Northern Illinois will host Wyoming at Huskie Stadium in Dekalb on Sept. 26, 2015. NIU will then return the trip to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on Sept. 3, 2016.
"This is a great series for our fans and for our football team," NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher said. Read Full Story »
College football helmet schedules are now available from FBSchedules.com. The schedules are available in PDF format only.
The schedules feature the team helmets, date, and opponent for every FBS conference (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, C-USA, Independents, MAC, MWC, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, and WAC). Read Full Story »
Michigan State has added Wyoming to their 2014 football schedule and has also set dates for future games in their Celebrate the State football series, their 2012 media guide indicates.
The Spartans are tentatively set to host Wyoming in East Lansing on Sept. 20, 2014. According to the media guide, Michigan State is also playing Eastern Michigan the same day.
Of course Michigan State doesn't plan on playing a football doubleheader. Read Full Story »
The Texas A&M Aggies have added the New Mexico Lobos to their 2013 football schedule, ESPN has reported.
Texas A&M will host New Mexico at Kyle Field in College Station on Nov. 16, 2013. The game will be the fourth overall meeting between the two schools.
In their first ever match-up, the Aggies crushed the Lobos 63-0 in College Station in 1926. Read Full Story »
Air Force and Cincinnati will likely cancel their 2015 and 2017 home-and-home football series, according to a report today by Gazette.com.
Rick Trego, Air Force senior associate athletic director, said that Cincinnati approached them about canceling the series and "that is probably the direction we will go."
Yesterday, Cincinnati associate director of athletics Doug Mosley told us that there have been "discussions about possible changes to the series." Read Full Story »
Air Force and Oklahoma State were slated to meet home-and-home in 2015 and 2016, but the two schools have mutually agreed to drop the two-game football series.
The 2015 game was scheduled for Sept. 5 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs with the 2016 game on Sept. 10 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. Read Full Story »
The Arizona Wildcats and the Hawaii Warriors will play a home-and-home football series in 2019 and 2020, both schools announced this afternoon.
Arizona will travel to face Hawaii at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on Aug. 31, 2019. The Wildcats will then host the Warriors at Arizona Stadium in Tucson on Sept. 5, 2020 to complete the two-game series. Read Full Story »
The 2013 Boise State at BYU football game has changed dates again. The Broncos will now travel to face the Cougars on September 21, 2013.
Boise State and BYU were initially set to meet in Provo on Sept. 7, 2013. But after Boise State signed a home-and-home series with Washington in January 2011, the game was moved to Sept. 21. Read Full Story »
The 2013 Boise State at Washington football game has been moved to August 31, both schools announced today.
We first reported on the likelihood of the move on Friday after UT Martin moved their game against Boise State to September 7, which was the date that Boise State and Washington were scheduled to play.
Washington's release stated that the game was moved because "Aug. 31 was deemed a more advantageous date for both programs." Read Full Story »
The date of the 2013 UT Martin at Boise State football game has moved to September 7, according to UTM's official website.
We first reported the Boise State-UT Martin match-up in February and the date was initially set for Sept. 21, 2013. To date, neither school has made an official announcement for the game.
A UTM official confirmed the date change to Sept. 7, but indicated there is not a signed contract yet. Read Full Story »
The Wyoming Cowboys have updated their future non-conference football schedules via their 2012 football prospectus.
One notable change is to the dates of their home-and-home series with the Oregon Ducks. Wyoming was initially slated to travel to Oregon on Sept. 20, 2014, but will now make the trip two weeks earlier on Sept. 6.
Oregon will make the return trip to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on Sept. 16, 2017. Read Full Story »
Fresno State, Hawaii, and Nevada are now official members of the Mountain West Conference. Each school officially made the switch from the WAC on Sunday, July 1.
With the addition of these three schools, the Mountain West will have ten football members for the 2012 season. In 2013, San Jose State and Utah State join the MWC while Boise State and San Diego State leave for the Big East. That will put the conference at ten football members in 2013 barring any new additions. Read Full Story »


text:
Town Square
The Rise of the Drones
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Jun 13, 2012
As warfaring technology has evolved from sticks-and-stones to satellites and drones, the distance between the Commander-in-Chief and those decisions has disappeared. I recall a Guadalcanal vet's statement that after they found the mutilated bodies of fellow GIs, they decided to never again take any prisoners. That kind of field-level policy choice now comes to rest in the White House.
Similarly, as warriors have morph'd from color-coded knights to guerillas or just shadowy fighters unaffiliated with any state, the rules governing the conduct of conflict have to adapt, as well. We are on the cusp of those changes, as America comes to grips with approaches that are both effective and consistent with our values as a People.
The New York Times reported recently on the Obama Administration's process in these situations: the President has put himself personally at the apex of decision-making on the subject, and meets regularly with aides who've compiled "baseball cards" on each potential target. He decides when-or-if the trigger is pulled and hell is unleashed. Occasionally, Mr. Obama has eschewed the remote approach in favor of a personal visitation, as to the bin Laden residence – but the buck stops with him, personally. And while I am personally pretty comfortable with that kind of power in the hands of that individual, proper systems of law and procedure must be independent of person or politics.
Of course, the process starts with the end question: should we do this at all? That inquiry turns on issues of effectiveness, efficiency (alone and in relation to alternatives), collateral consequences, and some value-judgment on whether we as a society are willing to "go there."
As to effectiveness, the numbers are startling: apparently, some 500 Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters have been taken- out, starting at the top and disrupting the organization's decision-making processes. As to efficiency, this has been accomplished with nary even a blister on the part of American troops. And while the technology is not inexpensive, its cost is trivial compared with the blood-and-treasure necessary to invade a country and maintain a ground war.
Arguments have been made that the collateral consequences of drone-strikes render them unattractive as an option. They've been called the new terrorist recruiting tool, or opposed because inevitable civilian casualties make them unacceptable, or because they violate important rules of national sovereignty.
I think the recruiting concern is over-blown: Iraq became a magnet for passionate young Arabs after the 2003 US invasion, but I cannot imagine these relatively isolated incidents having a comparable impact. And war has always been an horrifically, tragically sloppy business for innocents – compared to a Dresden, or Nagasaki, or even My Lai, these strikes are downright surgical. Payloads have even been downsized to reduce the perimeter of destruction. It is true that the casualty counting is deeply flawed – as of now, everyone killed is presumed to have been a non-civilian enemy, unless it can be proved that they weren't. Around here, we generally think that's got it backwards.
So far, the sovereignty issue has not had a good test, as Pakistan has been at least tacitly complicit with the enemy, and Yemen and Somalia barely exist as nation-states. Whether the US would use a drone strike in Germany, the UK or Colombia presents a much more serious concern, as yet unaddressed.
As to the "go there?" argument, is this species of war-making so different that it ought not to be used, like chemical or biological weaponry, or nukes? I would suggest the opposite – drones turn terror on its makers. What could be more perpetually terrifying to a terrorist than the ever-present knowledge that the drones are out there, unseen but watching, and ready to rain down literal hell-fire? It seems to me that they use America's unique competitive advantage in tech to great strategic advantage in today's amorphous fields of battle.
That said, how should their use be governed? Is a Declaration of War necessary – or how else shall we identify sufficiently bad guys – that Kony monster comes to mind – on whom they can be used? Once that crucial decision has been taken, the easy answer in many circumstances is that the Commander-in-Chief decides or delegates to a position within the military command. But how do we properly account for flimsy identification or evidence of guilt, coupled with the seductiveness of familiarity breeding too-much-comfort with the tactic? What if the target is an American, to whom certain Constitutional due-process-of-law guarantees importantly attach? And are we comfortable with other surveillance uses – word is that the EPA is testing them to cheaply monitor pollution in the midwest?
These are the kinds of questions that need to be debated in a free society, and that beg a more sophisticated, fail-safe policy response than "trust me." Like any tool, drone technology itself is values-neutral: it's up to us to determine how it can be deployed to maximize its advantages and limit its downsides.
Drones will only be as good as the human decision-making processes that underlie their use. Those decisions need to be made, consciously, publicly, and well.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm
All good questions, Tom. Questions that deserve to be debated in the U.S.
We should also recognize that, regardless of whatever U.S. policy becomes, other countries will drive the increasing use of this technology. For example, Israel has sold drones to dozens of countries over the past ten years, mostly for military purposes. (Web Link). So, to some degree, the genie is already out of the bottle.
a resident of Alamo
on Jun 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm
One moral problem that I have with the collateral killing of innocents in these drone (and other) strikes is that I would NEVER agree that the sudden killing of MY family along with some bad person could ever be justified, no matter how desirable the death of the evildoer might be. Can I approve of doing to others what I would utterly condemn if done to me and mine? That surely violates a very fundamental moral law. But then again ...
a resident of Alamo
on Jun 15, 2012 at 9:17 am
That symmetry argument about collateral casualties is a good one to preclude wars entirely -- has there ever been a war with no civilian casualties? It's always easier to condone the sacrifice of somebody else's loved ones.
Symmetry has also been used in a more macro argument relating to sovereignty -- as Sam points-out, and as with most innovations, the US' lead in this technology is temporary, and drones could be flying all over within years. So, would we condone the Chinese military taking out a Uighar dissident/"terrorist" on American soil? That ignores the air defense side of the equation, obviously, which probably consigns that Q to the theoretical realm. But what about the Israelis and, say, Iran? It's not just the US that has to come to grips with this stuff -- it's the world at-large.
Spy satellites are another variation on the theme -- albeit they are passive in terms of providing surveillance without accompanying death rays. I believe there's a treaty governing militarization of space -- does anybody have details on such a thing?
a resident of Danville
on Jun 15, 2012 at 11:07 am
Great article. Good thoughtful questions that need to be asked. Quite apart from various moral issues is the obvious concern that, when killing one terrorist, you do not create 10 more to take their place.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:38 am
The key is in the first five words of the article, and the very small number of CIA goons "vetting" the targets can in no way be described as reliable. These drones have become every radical's best recruiting tool.
Glen Greenwald has covered this subject thoroughly from the very start, being one of the last American journalists with a shred of integrity.
a resident of Alamo
on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:31 am
Some cursory googling indicates that Greenwald has written a series of articles on various aspects of droning, in Salon.com. Good stuff.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 9, 2013 at 6:43 am
S-P: I've taken the liberty of copying your comment over into the R/C entry on Drones from last summer, as well. I know this issue is of continuing concern to you (too), and maybe its prominence in this week's news will encourage further discussion here. -- TFC
Posted by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, 10 hours ago
Remember when President Obama said that "the mistake" of the early years of his presidency was his failure to be a better storyteller?
He said, "The nature of this office is to tell a story to the American people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism, especially during tough times."
How about this for a story: Imagine a country that didn't start wars, didn't torture, didn't detain U.S. citizens indefinitely, without trial, without allowing them to see a lawyer or even loved ones, didn't KILL it's own citizens without trial, didn't kill 176 children with drone strikes.
This was the American fantasy I grew up with. I want to be able to tell my kids it's a true story.
Mr. President, gun violence beings at the top. No more stories. Just please stop killing us.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 9, 2013 at 7:16 am
Forum (KQED) had an excellent hour on the legalities of drone weaponry coincident with the release of the DOJ (draft?) memo on the subject, here: Web Link . A copy of the memo is included on their web page.
The NYT also presented six perspectives on the issue of when drone-strikes might be legally used to kill Americans, here: Web Link
In both conversations, Professor O'Connell argues forcefully and well that current international law concepts of war must be stretched past their breaking points to justify current US policy. The response -- that organized terrorism is a new kind of war, and that the law, which almost always trails cultural changes, needs to catch-up -- may satisfy some, but not others.


text:
(NEW YORK) — It was a roller coaster of losses and gains for U.S. stocks Monday, with stocks mixed at the closing bell.
While the Dow ended the day slightly lower by 25 points, the S&P and Nasdaq inched up nearly two points to 1,344.78 and 23 points to 2,895.33, respectively.
European stocks were also mixed Monday. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.1 percent, while Spain's IBEX-35 fell three percent.
Meanwhile, the average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.53, down nearly four cents from a week ago, according to the Department of Energy. This price is down almost 12 cents from a week ago.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
Ivaylo Vezenkov and Lauren del Valle, CNN
Erin McClam, CNN
EastIdahoNews.com staff
Susan Scutti, CNN