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Gospel Artist Le'Andria Johnson Nominated for Three Stellar Awards
Gospel Artist Le'Andria Johnson Nominated for Three Stellar Awards
Music World Gospel recording artist Le'Andria Johnson receives three Stellar Gospel Music Award nominations for her debut project, The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson.
Her nominations include:
- New Artist of the Year
- Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year
- and Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
Le'Andria is scheduled to perform on the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Saturday, January 19. The award ceremony will be at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN, reports Breathcast.
Of course, she is giving thanks to everyone involved her career for the honor of the awards.
"I am honored and blessed to receive three Stellar Award nominations for my debut project," says Le'Andria. "I would like to thank Don Jackson, Erma Gray Davis, Barbara Wilson and the entire Stellar Awards team. I am so grateful to radio and all the announcers, press and retail outlets for their continuous support; as well as my record label and Team Le'Andria. And I would like to give a special shout out to my fans for their unwavering love-especially during this past year! God has been so good to me and my family."

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Director David Gordon Green and actors Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch talk about their new film, "Prince Avalanche." Then, a look at the sex, ego-stroking, and grudge matches that took place during the early days of the renowned publishing house, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Maggie O'Farrell talks about her latest novel, Instructions for a Heatwave. And our latest Please Explain is all about pain medications!


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A little discussed area that has a lot of importance is how electric cars will interface with the grid.
Yes we are aware the driver will attach an electric cord from the wallbox to the car, but at issue is exactly how that cord will fit into the car.
The specification that is gaining steam is called SAE J1772 and it refers to the coupler shown above.
People will charge their cars either with 110 or 220 V electric lines, and some cars in the future may even accept higher voltages. Current will also vary from 8 amps in the case of the Volt at 110 V to up to as high as 70 amps or greater. There will also be public charging stations to deal with. Since the far end of the cord will thus have many different plugs it is important to keep end that goes into the car the same.
GM notes at next week's meeting of the Society of Automotive Eng inners, there is actually a Task Force that will convene to continue its work in trying to make SAE J1772 the industry standard.
GM Engineer Greg Kissel writes "You're already aware we're working to make the Volt as efficient as possible, but we're also helping lead the standardization of this plug and how you interact with it as well as the electrical grid." He notes that once this standard is adopted it will be required in all electric cars regardless of brand or maker.
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The feral rich… are always with us, but ever richer and more savage. With the war on the poor in full swing – under the rubric of austerity – we are witnessing the rise of heartless plutocracy, and the seemingly inexorable increase of the 'trickle upwards'. What can we do to stop the feckless rich, as they ravage economies to feather their nests? Is it possible to teach them when enough is enough?
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Pork is great! Although you should freeze it for two weeks if you're going to feed it raw in order to kill of any parasites. You don't need to do this if you're cooking it for your cat.
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Pork's fine for cats. Mine like it as a treat when I cook pork for myself. In chinees medicine foods are considered either heating or cooling and you're supposed to eat a balance of both. Pork is neutral and is considered a good food that will help keep you balanced.
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I am trying to determine how much all the hive components and bees weigh to determine how much honey is stored for winter. I have weighed all the components (I make all my own). Does anyone know about how much 10,000 (or whatever quantity) bees weigh? I am guessing I probably have about 30,000 to 40,000 bees in each hive now.
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Hotline Miami is probably the darkest game of the year. We play an amnesiac with surreal dreams of men eerily reminding him of his past. It's clear that these beings know who he is, but they dance around the topic without revealing much. When he wakes up he returns to an empty apartment with a message on his phone. This phone call gives him an address and a vague statement about someone that needs to be "taken" care of. Without needing any further explanation, our anti-hero heads out to bask in his homicidal tendencies.
The strobe lights during transitions to loading screens, and the bright neon lettering accompanied by a shadowed out city-scape set the tone. Hotline Miami pays homage to the 80's and the 8-bit era with its explosive color tones, and top-down pixelated graphics. Brains are blown out, bodies are eviscerated, and blood puddles make up the bulk of what you'll see during game time. The music is beyond fantastic and will often have you bobbing your head as you burst into your next room. Each section contains a fresh synth enthused beat to accompany your murderous lifestyle.
The Hitman is controlled with the WASD keys and the mouse button. The middle mouse button can be used to lock onto enemies, and the shift button lets players survey the area from a wider scope. The goal is to burst into rooms before being spotted by enemies, and slaughter them in the most creative ways possible. You are rewarded for speed, combos, executions, and variety of weapons used on hostiles.
As you reach higher chapters, the enemies don't necessarily become smarter but have higher options of discovering you. Dogs can see at a longer range and are incredibly fast. The rooms are vastly expanded so that enemies have more visibility, and even windows are added to the mix with guards on both sides. The increasing difficulty just makes the game harder to put down, and while it's extremely violent… it's a pleasing addition to the puzzle genre.
The controls take a small amount of time to get used to, but once you get the movement down the only punishment will be from your own mistakes. Hotline Miami paints a grotesque picture for the puzzle world, and it effectively gets everything it does right. If you can stomach the head splatters, and raw pixelated executions, you definitely have one of the most intriguing games of the year. Half-Ass Gaming gives Hotline Miami an A, this psychedelic puzzle game is definitely one of the greatest surprises this year.


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Consumer spending rose briskly in November, the government said Monday, mostly driven by autos and other big-ticket long-lasting items. But with cost-conscious shoppers holding out for steep bargains, this holiday season may turn out to be a lump of coal for many retailers.
Spending rose 0.5% last month, in line with expectations and a bit more than the 0.4% increase in October. Sales of durable goods such as motor vehicles were up 1.9%. Nondurables fell 0.4%, partly on cheaper gasoline. At the same time, personal income rose only 0.2%, following a 0.1% dip in October.
"The raw numbers are pretty darn good," said Keith Hembre, chief economist at Nuveen Investments.
But that's because low inflation is providing consumers some buying power, and retailers are compensating for unimaginative offerings with heavy discounting, he said. "The momentum will probably turn out to be somewhat transitory."
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Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics, said holiday discounting is at its deepest since 2009, when unemployment was at its peak. But it's been "absolutely necessary" for retailers to entice "deal-driven" consumers who've allocated much of their spending in 2013 to big items such as cars and home appliances.
"There just isn't enough money to go out and do both," he said. With wages stagnant and much of the new job creation centered on low-paying service jobs, Perkins expects the holiday season to turn out "lackluster."
"All of the attempts by retailers have not moved the needle in any meaningful way," Perkins said. "It's a zero-sum game where one retailer is taking business from another."
Brick-and-mortar sales at general merchandise, apparel and accessories, furniture and other stores fell 3.1% from the same week last year, according to ShopperTrak. Traffic fell 21.2%.
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Target (TGT) transactions fell 3%-4% over the weekend in the wake of last week's massive credit-card security breach. The discounter limited the damage by offering a 10% in-store discount.
Personal spending is up 3.5% over the same period a year ago, a more tepid performance than in past economic cycles, Hembre pointed out. It's accelerated in the past few months, rising in three of the last four. But Hembre doesn't think confidence has risen enough to call it an inflection point in the economic cycle.
Consumer sentiment in December rose to pre-government shutdown levels, a University of Michigan survey found, but at 82.5, it fell short of the year's high of 85.1 in July.
"Wage and bargaining power remain weak," Hembre said. "The health care changeover is a source of uncertainty for some households. The momentum of existing home sales and prices looks as though it's stalled out."
On the bright side, he said, state and local governments have started to help drive the economy, rather than detract from it. The federal government also seems to have stepped out of the way. Consumers are feeling confident enough to begin borrowing, but not at bubble-inducing levels.
Inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose 0.5% in November, the best since 2010. The report's price gauge was flat for a second straight month, with the annual gain just 0.9%.
Perkins hasn't counted out the consumer, especially in categories like electronics. "I think there is some upward momentum," he said.


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Meyer, who won a gold and a bronze in the non-Olympics points and madison races at the world championships that finished on Sunday, said balancing his road ambitions with Australia's Olympic programme had become too demanding.
The 24-year-old won a team pursuit world title in 2010, and was one of a number of endurance riders under consideration for Olympic selection, but was not picked in the quartet that won silver at the Melbourne world championships.
"It was a very hard decision to make but ultimately my passion for the team pursuit isn't 100 per cent," said Meyer, who rides for Australia's first professional road team GreenEdge.
"Physically and mentally it's quite hard to switch and the last couple of years I've had my focus on the points race and the madison.
"I haven't been part of the team (team pursuit) for 18 months and I don't know if I am up to competing at the level they are now, riding world record times."
Australia's team pursuit is likely to be anchored by the 2011 world championship combination of Glenn O'Shea, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn, who were runners-up to Britain in Melbourne.
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Washington, May 5 (ANI): Companies operating in the financial services industry reportedly comprise the list of firms with weakest reputations in America.
According to 24/7 Wall Street, this year, Bank of America, AIG, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan Chase all had some of the worst reputations among the nation's most visible companies.
In a bid to stabilize the US economy in wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the federal government granted funds to each of these firms to help them deal with their monetary crisis.
While some of the worst reputed companies did not have customer facing lines of business that helped them conceal their status for at least a little while, a number of the companies with the worst reputations, however, did have customer-facing lines of business.
Many of these companies including Sears, DISH Network, Sprint, and two major banks - Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase, scored poorly when it came to providing customer satisfaction, measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
A high share of customers also gave DISH and Bank of America a "poor" grade for their customer service, according to a survey published by MSN and conducted by Zogby Analytics.
However, some of the financial sector companies have successfully improved their rankings and AIG, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are considered the four largest gainers.
Robert Fronk, senior vice president at Neilson says that while challenges for the financial sector persist, perhaps there is a sneak peak of light coming through the dark cloud that has hung over the industry the last five or six years.
To determine America's least reputable companies, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ), which has measured how Americans perceive the most visible U.S. companies every year since 1999.
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Tony Pulis Confirms Brek Shea Medical At Stoke City
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Tony Pulis has confirmed that Stoke City are hoping to finalise a move to sign American international winger Brek Shea.
Pulis revealed that the highly-rated 22-year-old winger is undergoing a medical with the Potters after arriving in England shortly before they took on Wigan Athletic in the Barclays Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium.
Shea flew to England after the Club reached an agreement with FC Dallas and the MLS, although the deal is subject to him passing a medical and obtaining a work permit before the close of the transfer window on Thursday evening.
"I think it is close now, and we are hoping that we can get that deal done in the next day or so," Pulis said following the 2-2 draw with the Latics, a game at which the winger was a spectator ahead of him undergoing the medical."
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"Brek is a very, very exciting player, and one who we believe could go on to become a very good player for the Football Club.
"He has terrific pace, a very good left foot and he is capable of scoring goals. If you look at the clippings of him on the internet then you will see what he is all about. I believe he has all the tools needed to be a success here, so hopefully we can get the deal done."
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Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is Uncontrolled in the United States. It classified as a food additive and can be purchased in many foods.
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Monosodium glutamate, also known as 2-aminoglutaric acid, commonly known as MSG, Ajinomoto or Vetsin, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is a food additive, popularly marketed as a "flavour enhancer". It was discovered and patented in 1909 by Ajinomoto Corporation in Japan. In its pure form, it appears as a white crystalline powder; when dissolved in water (or saliva) it rapidly dissociates into free sodium and glutamate ions.
MSG stimulates specific receptors located in taste buds such as the amino acid receptor T1R1/T1R3 or other glutamate receptors like the metabotropic receptors (mGluR4 and mGluR1) which induce the taste known as umami, one of the five basic tastes (the word umami is a loanword from Japanese; it is also referred to as "savory" or "meaty").
Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the body, as well. Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. Injections of glutamate in laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain.
About 1.5 million metric tons of MSG were sold in 2001, with 4% annual growth expected. MSG is used commercially as a flavour enhancer. Once stereotypically associated with food in Chinese restaurants, it is now more often found in many of the most common food products consumed in the US:
- most canned soups of the US food industry like Campbell's (except the low sodium varieties)
- most beef and chicken stocks of the US food industry like Swansons (except the low sodium varieties)
- most flavored potato chip products of the US food industry
- many other snack foods
- many frozen dinners
- almost all US-originated fast foods
- instant meals such as the seasoning mixtures for instant noodles.
In 1959, the FDA classified MSG as a "generally recognized as safe", or GRAS, substance. In 1986, FDA's Advisory Committee on Hypersensitivity to Food Constituents concluded that MSG poses no threat to the general public but that reactions of brief duration might occur in some people.
Because MSG is absorbed very quickly (unlike glutamic acid-containing proteins in foods), MSG could spike blood plasma levels of glutamate. Glutamic acid is in a class of chemicals known as excitotoxins, high levels of which have been shown in animal studies to cause damage to areas of the brain unprotected by the blood-brain barrier and that a variety of chronic diseases can arise out of this neurotoxicity.
Many scientists feel that primates are susceptible to excitotoxic damage and that humans concentrate excitotoxins in the blood more than other animals. Based on these findings, they feel that humans are approximately 5-6 times more susceptible to the effects of excitotoxins than rodents are. While they agree that typical use of MSG does not spike glutamic acid to extremely high levels in adults, they are particularly concerned with potential effects in infants and young children and the potential long-term neurodegenerative effects of small-to-moderate spikes on plasma excitotoxin levels.


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Why I love my Origami Owl Necklace
One of my latest favorite pieces of jewelry this month is my new origami owl necklace. My Origami Owl necklace was provided to me for review by an Origami Owl Independent Designer. The opinions expressed in my review are genuine and my own. Keep reading to find out why I love my Origami Owl necklace and then enter to win one!
Origami Owl was founded by a 16 year old who believed that you can do anything you set your mind to. She wanted to buy herself a car and she raised money by hosting jewelry parties. Who knew that through her hard work of saving for a car she would create a wonderful jewelry business at the same time!
At Origami Owl, every jewelry creation reflects who you are as an individual and what kind of dreams and goals you have for yourself. I was contacted by Allison, an Independent Origami Owl Designer here in Michigan to review an Origami Owl necklace for myself. Prior to this, I had never heard of Origami Owl, so I was really excited to learn more about it.
Why I Love My Origami Owl Necklace
What I love about my Origami Owl necklace is that is is highly customizable. For my living locket, I was able to choose different charms that represent me. You can add as many charms to your origami owl necklace as your living locket will fit. The charms are interchangeable, so you can choose several and then highlight different charms whenever you'd like.
Choosing charms was the hardest part for me because there are so many to choose from, I could've easily chosen 20 for my locket. I choose a laptop for my blogs and everything else I do online, a camera because I love taking pictures, an artist's palette to inspire me to be creative, and a silver May birthstone boy charm to represent my son, Zach. Each charm represents an important aspect of my life: family, hobbies, business, and creativity.
I chose to back my Origami Owl necklace with a silver plate that reads "believe" because it's a good reminder for myself. If I really want to accomplish something, I need to first believe in myself that I will be able to do it, no matter what it is. Much like the founder of Origami Owl. The plate is thin, but durable and I can't see Zach bending it which is good. I love the font and think it adds a great touch to the origami owl necklace.
The charms are small yet durable and yield so much detail. They are a variety of charms to choose from so you can be sure to find a handful of charms to represent yourself. I will definitely be adding more charms to my living locket overtime, and I'm really excited about it! The Origami Owl necklaces come in a small pouch I think is super cute and convenient for storing your necklace when you're not wearing it.
My living locket is a matte black with crystals and what I love about it is that it can go with anything I wear. It is see-through, backed with a thin glass piece, so without the "believe" backing, my charms will just be floating around, which is pretty neat. It also features a magnetic closure that I'm a huge fan of. It is really secure, so I know Zach won't be able to open it accidentally. I wasn't sure which chains to choose, but Allison generously sent over 2 chains- one is a 16-18″ and the other is a 30″ chain. I really like the way both chains allow the necklace to fall across my chest. I will be wearing them interchangeably depending on what I'm wearing.
Overall, I love the quality and durability of the pieces of my origami owl necklace. I think it's great that you can express yourself through jewelry and to be able to make a statement and tell a story with what you're wearing from Origami Owl is amazing. I am excited to see the different charms that will come out in the future.
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I love everything with Origami Owl. I signed up with this company because I felt I was missing something in life. I started doing research and found this amazing story about a 16 year old girl, wanting to earn money to buy her first car. I looked more into it, and as soon as I read their mission statement, I knew this was the company to go with. The mission statement is "Our missions is to be a force for goo; to love, inspire + motivate women of all ages to reach their dreams + empower them to make a difference in the lives of others." This is exactly where I needed to be. The jewelry is high quality, a great product. Selling it brings me joy, to help someone tell their story, their journey. This makes my heart warm. This is why I love Origami Owl and being a designer.
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Each Origami Owl necklace is as unique as their owner. If you're interested in purchasing your own Origami Owl necklace, check out Allison's Origami Owl site where you can customize your own living locket necklace and place your order. You can also connect with Allison on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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Link: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Review
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Nice way of saying he's an ignorant PC user before using a Mac.
Huh what? Anand is one of the most balanced and knowledgeable computer technology reviewers out there, and his Mac articles over the past year have been great. I consider his occasional criticisms of the Mac to be more inspiring than the constant praises of some Apple buck-kissers. Don't be fooled -- he's a big Apple fan these days, and his viewpoint is very valid.
I thought it was a good read overall, and as I am not now an early adopter of new OS's and therefore don't have Tiger yet, I found his comments useful to me. Obviously it would be hard to cover every single aspect of Tiger in depth, but it was a good first hit, and very positive. His point of view, for me, was well balanced and his criticisms, comments on bugs and comparisms with Windows related stuff informative.
I love his section on Tiger's Quicktime 7. Very informative and in-depth.
A good article, covering new ground.
And clearly Apple DID leave a few things for 10.4.1... and I THINK I can contain myself and not install until then. I think
Cool! Didn't know that.
(BTW, what happens if you type a Spotlight search and simply hit Return? Do you get the Top Hit? Or do you have to scroll down and choose something first, before Return will do anything?)
I'd rather he said that he hadn't spent enough using it or iChat than fill up his review with other people's hyperbole or opinions. I'm sure that he'll fill in those gaps once he has used those apps a little more.
I thought it was an excellent balanced review although I was surprised by his comments on lack of perceivable performance improvements. Although my boot times haven't decreased, I have found that the GUI and iApps are more responsive on my Powerbook.
Going back to read his first 'OS X' review, I was equally impressed. I'm considering sending it to new 'switchers' to give them a few pointers of how things work in OS X rather than Windows.
It's a good review. And I don't feel so bad about having to wait a few months now.
(I don't like to install new system software until others have had a chance to try it out for a while, so I don't get bitten by a nasty bug - like the one that clobbered FireWire drives when 10.3 first shipped.)
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4. Dealing With Your Anger
Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in
Christ forgave you."
· There is the remedy! But how to apply it?
(1) Identify who you are angry with
· Need to address the source of anger.
· Who do we hope we never see again?
· Who do we hope to payback?
· Who do we hope will severely fail?
(2) Determine what they owe you!
· Cannot be general, must be specific.
· What do you want, feel entitled to?
· What did they take?
ᄋ Until you know what's lost you're unable to relax
- What does this person owe you?
- What did they take?
- What do they need to do to put the matter right?
(3) Grieve the loss.
· You cannot just override feelings.
· How do you feel about the loss?
· Express grief constructively.
· Acknowledge the feelings that you have harbored in your hea rt.
(4) Cancel the debt, forgive.
Ephesians 4:32 "……., forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you."
· Jesus endured the pain and forgave, He released us from all debt.
· Make a decision – speak it out, release them from the debt.
· Have you made any bitter judgments?
· Renounce and cancel the judgments.
· Ask the Holy Spirit to forgive you fro holding wrong attitudes and for gri eving Him.
(5) Pray for the person to be blessed.
John 2:14 "We know we have passed from death to life when we love."
Matthew 5:44 "Love your enemies……pray."
· You are not free until your hea rt is free.
· Picture the person as you pray and release blessing over them.
ᄋ Jesus said "Come to Me and I will give you rest".
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Not sure of his breed.
My cat is mostly black with white on his chest and belly. He is not overly active and sleeps alot. Doesn't like most people or other animals. Doesn't like little kids but is curious about babies.
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Unless you're a pro breeder with an eye for all the breeds, it's really hard to tell who is crouching on all the limbs of your kitty's family tree. He looks a little like a Bombay, but he's probably a domestic short hair moggie, catspeak for mutt. That doesn't make him any less valuable. I'm not sure if he'd be considered a "Tuxedo" or not. They usually have white paws as well as chest. The most important thing is to make sure he's neutered and vetted and gets lots of cuddles if he'll tolerate them. My cats each probably have hundreds of cats on their family tree's but each one is special in his or her own way!
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The Sacramento Bee is reporting that a Woodland man has died after his pickup ran off Interstate 5 and struck a tree on Monday afternoon.
According to The Bee, the accident occurred around 1:15 p.m., on I-5 near West El Camino Avenue.
The Bee reported that driver, Adam Robert Gunther, 29, was northbound in the fast lane of I-5, when, according to witnesses, his pickup drifted across all lanes of the freeway.
The pickup then ran off the freeway and struck a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Irene Kitzmann
HACKENSACK — Irene Kitzmann, age 85, of Hackensack, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Birchview Gardens in Hackensack. She was born April 11, 1927, in Davenport, Iowa, to Julius and Emma Kiefer.
Irene enjoyed artwork, drawing, gardening and flowers.
She is survived by her son, Matthew Kitzmann (Debra) of Backus; sister, Sally Duncan of Iowa; grandchildren, Joshua Kitzmann (Sara), Jacob Kitzmann (Brittney); great-grandchildren, Isabella, Grace, Ayla and Page Kitzmann.
Her parents; husband, Eugene; son, Michael; and brother, Julius Kiefer Jr., preceded her in death.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Lakeside Baptist Church in Backus with Pastor Jeff Broom officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.


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First call
"First call" is a bugle call with three distinct meanings.
At a horse race, where the tune is also known as the Call to the Post, it is a signal that all mounts should be at the starting gate because the race is about to begin. The tune is usually sounded by a bugler five to 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the race. The call serves a similar purpose in dog racing.
At a U.S. military installation it is a pre-reveille "courtesy" signal, sounded around 05:50, originally to assemble the trumpeteers to deliver the reveille that would be forthcoming at 06:00. Some locations also sound it a few minutes before retreat (lowering the flag at the end of the day).
In other military contexts it may be used (e.g. 5 minutes) prior to sounding Assembly for any particular formation. Individuals who have not fallen in by the last note of Assembly may be considered late or AWOL.
On ships of the US Navy, First Call is sounded at 0755, 5 minutes ahead of Morning Colors (raising the national ensign), and 5 minutes before Evening Colors (lowering the national ensign). In the absence of a bugle, the word is passed, "First call, first call to colors." The same ceremony takes place on shore establishments but not on ships underway[1].
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Search engines
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I recently upgraded one of my new PCs from Vista Home Premium 64-bit to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Since then I have not been able to print to my networked printer, an HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One, which is wireless on my home network. When this PC was Vista, I was able to print. Two other PCs on my home network, both running XP, can access the printer across the network and print. This PC now running Windows 7 64-bit can find the networked printer when I "Add-a-printer", and I am able to finish the installation of the printer. I downloaded and installed new drivers for the HP C7180 from the HP website specifically for Windows 7 64-bit, so I have the latest drivers.
I have NOT been installing the printer as a shared device on any of the PCs, but rather want to be able to print from any of them, even if the other PCs are offline.
If I open and leave visible the print queue for the printer, and then print a Test Page, I see the print job briefly shown as "Printing" in the print queue display, but nothing ever reachs the printer. There are no error messages, either during the process of Adding the Printer, or when sending Test Pages, or other print jobs to the printer.
I have McAfee antivirus and Firewall installed on all of my PCs. The Firewall advanced setting for Networks shows that the IP address range for all of my IPs are trusted.
I have tried restarting the Print Spooler service, removed and reinstalled the printer a number of times, but to no avail. Any suggestions of diagnostic steps I might take would be most appreciated.
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I recently upgraded one of my new PCs from Vista Home Premium 64-bit to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Have you tried creating a tcp_ip port to map it directly when adding the printer?
Well I 'had' an HP wireless printer, the fairly new C309G model. I got this printer on Black Friday and it gave me fits. It was an N speed printer, and all I wanted to do was set it up to my router and then loaded everything needed on my W7 machine. I could NOT get it working satisfactorily at first. I got on line with HP and via phone. All I got out of that was I had back level drivers and applications, and a location to get the latest. I did that, and after over 6 hours on the phone over 3 different calls, I was able to figure out how to make it work.
First thing though, HP insisted on adding a string of ports to Windows Firewall, even though it wasn't being used and I have McAfee's active. As the tech was adding them I wrote them down (I no longer have that info, sorry) and saw later McAfee already had those open. So, one suggestion is just DISABLE your FW as a test to see if it is causing problems.
Oh, my problems, as I remember them as the printer was returned in a week, very similar to yours. Could NOT start a scan, always got an error back the device either was not there or was busy. Printing a picture, either printed partially or none at all. Printing a page, hit or miss, usually nothing printed. Only reliable thing that printed was the test page from the printer control app?
Like I said, I did GET it working. What I discovered was the printer had an HTML browser interface, that always worked. One of the settings, USE G if there was an error. My router was switched from N ONLY to MIXED and lo and behold, the printer worked fine. However my LAN speed was cut in 1/2. Worse, there was NO WAY to restore N operations... even calls to HP couldn't get that to work. So back it went.
Maybe this isn't exactly what you are seeing, but there are some things to try. One would be call HP, I think it is free. Second it check their website and get the latest drivers and utilities. If wirelessly connected to a router, change channels or connection speeds.
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Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by ciosclone, Feb 15, 2007.
Who's next?
Here's me a few months ago.
Me 40 pounds lighter...
Me doing my favorite thing!
This is one of the few pictures that I'm on :lol:
ME (FAR LEFT) AND A FEW OF THE GUYS FROM THE PLATOON & OUR TERP. (taken last week)
Justin, that doesn't look like any part of North Carolina that I have ever seen.
This is me last summer with the 10 point mount that I killed in November 06.
My boyfriend, my dad and I. We went out to dinner a few weeks ago with the rest of my family and every time i sit in between those two, they team up on me, so my mother thought it would be funny to capture the moment.
haha yeah gary i wish it was somewhere in NC! Plenty of dirt and sand, but no beaches,beer or pretty girls!
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Valedictory Speakers
Mannino, Toni-Anne Marie
President Bannister, Board of Trustees, faculty and deans, family and friends, both here and watching online, and fellow graduates. Good evening, and thank you for joining us as we celebrate — this momentous occasion.
Not too long ago my friend, and fellow classmate, Josh asked me if I was going to walk at graduation and I said, "Why should I go to a three-hour ceremony when I can take three minutes to walk to my mailbox and get my diploma?"
But as I thought about this day I realized something … the piece of paper arriving by mail, destined for a frame, isn't what matters. What matters is what those pieces of paper, our diplomas, represent. They represent personal growth, the people we've befriended, the knowledge bestowed upon us, and how we will use that knowledge to impact society.
Every person in this room knows that getting a college degree is neither fast nor easy, and each person's path leading them here was different. My path consisted of four states, five colleges, and seven years of transferring credits as I followed my husband's military career across the country.
And when my path led me to the Military Campus Program's MCB Hawai'i Kane'ohe office, the advisors painstakingly went over my degree plan and supported me as I continuously changed my mind, which for those of you who don't know me, is not out of character. While it may have taken me a little longer than some to get my BSBA, it would have taken even longer without the flexibility HPU's Military Campus Program.
Like many of you, I have waited for this day for a long time, but graduating is bittersweet, because we must now say good-bye to those we care for, have learned from, and developed friendships with. While it's nearly impossible to remain in touch with each individual who has impacted our lives what we can do is remember them. Take a moment to look at those around you, don't wallow in the past or obsess about the future, just enjoy today, because you know what it took to get here, and you've earned it. I wish you all the best and may the odds be ever in your favor.
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Can you wear a girdle soon after giving birth?
no you should wear a bra and knickers to go outside with you should show your boobs
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Pacquiao-Rios undercard shaping up
By Karl Freitag
Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo (8-0, 6 KOs) will open the pay-per-view telecast of the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios mega-fight November 23 in the Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao, China. Verdejo's opponent is TBA.
The other fights on the card are as follows:
IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich (17-0, 8 KOs) defends against the man he won the title from, Billy Dib (36-2, 21 KOs). Gradovich dethroned Dib by split decision in March.
Unbeaten heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr (20-0, 14 KOs) faces Tor Hamer (21-2, 14 KOs) in what looks to be another good matchup for Ruiz. He beat previously unbeaten Joe Hanks at the same venue in July.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming (2-0) meets Juan "Pollo" Tozcano (4-0, 1 KO) in a clash of unbeaten flyweights, scheduled for six rounds.
Unbeaten lightweight Ik Yang (12-0, 8 KOs) meets Hero Tito (7-2, 3 KOs) in an eight rounder. Yang was recently signed by Top Rank.
Unbeaten super flyweight Rex Tso (7-0, 4 KOs) takes on Susu Sithjadeang (7-3, 2 KOs) in a six rounder.
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Garbage Is A Problem
Garbage Is A ProblemDear Editor;
There seems to be a problem with some residents on Beach 92nd Street & Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Some of these residents throw their garbage out on the streets all week long. Due to the fact that garbage piles up the block that becomes very unattractive to the eye. I've cleaned that particular block up on a number of occasions. The weather is getting warmer vermin and feral animals will be attracted to this rotting garbage. The animals that are attracted to the rotting garbage unfortunately, sometimes carry disease. The garbage can also attract wild dogs, which have been invading the area.
I don't understand how this problem continues with well known respectable businesses on that block as well as across the street. Rockaway is reinventing it's area. When would-be home buyers come to view the area, I'm more than sure garbage on the curb is not going to be a positive view? Prospective homebuyers come to the Rockaways on a daily basis to view houses. Rockaway Beach is a beautiful place to live and it should continue to be.


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GMAT: A retrospective
December 11, 2011
Lucas Weingarten
Well, folks. This is my 50th post! I actually find it somewhat hard to believe that I have written fifty posts for Kaplan's GMAT blog. What is even more astounding is that I have more to say! Heck, if the next fifty go as quickly as the first fifty, I'll be viable for syndication.
As is customary when reaching milestones of quantity, I think I'll spend this post reliving some of my past favorites. Below, I've cut and pasted some of the more intriguing lines from past postings and linked them accordingly to the full version. Get you clicker finger ready to pounce and your reading eyes prepped for a deluge of grade-A Kaplan GMAT blogging…
- It's a pleasure to have your attention for these next few minutes and thanks so much for giving it. My Debut
- 80/90% of life/success is just showing up.
- The answer: market economics.
- "How long did you prep before you went in?", I queried, deliberately keeping judgment away from my tone.
- The use of the GMAT as such a selection tool is woefully inappropriate.
- They, too, can spot a modification error a mile away and an ambiguous pronoun might as well be a pink elephant.
- "Um, yeah, actually. I have some advice for him," Student A replied. "Relax."
- For various and inarguable reasons, going to school part-time is the best choice for many aspiring MBAs out there.
- His Kaplan instructor's voice bellowed from the depths of his stressed and tweaking mind, "Don't cancel your scores!"
- One fact you might find interesting is "when business students take the GMAT, the entry examination for M.B.A. programs, they score lower than do students in every other major."


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Photo Background Removal
Those, who are in the pursuit of perfect picture, know very well how hard it is to capture
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DeMar DeRozan called his contract extension an honour, but one he hadn't had much time to let sink in.
The Toronto Raptors agreed to terms on an extension with the swingman ahead of Wednesday's midnight deadline, and just before the Raptors' 90-88 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the season-opener for both teams.
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As we make major strides on healthcare we expect to live longer...lets say until we are 100 plus years give or take. Well, what this means for womens is that due to their biological clock they will experience two different quality of lives in their lifetime due to the inevitable menopause.
Well it seems that menopause can actually be put on hold. This according to a paper published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction. Doctors have for the past decade been working on a technique that removes pieces of ovary from a younger you, freeze them for decades, once you reach menopause they replant them in you each decade of your life thereafter via a delicate surgery effectively putting a woman's menopause on hold.
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What this means is that by delaying menopause the patients that use this technique will also avoid the increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease that come with the end of their fertile life that may raise the risk of breast and womb cancer. Essentially they remain in a pre menopause state - a forever young state.
This technique is being used to harvest and freeze piece of the ovaries young cancer patients before they undergo chemotherapy, thaw them and replant them after the chemo and cancer has cleared. The doctors have had more than 20 babies born to women who have undergone this technique.
Can women past 45years have babies via this method.
As more career women are taking their time to find a partner, settle down and become financially secure before starting a family, with this process they will not have to "watch their body clocks", however when it comes to having babies they would only be physically limited by their ability to carry a baby and give birth at their age.
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Originally it was thought the transplants would only last months, or a few years at most, giving the women just a brief chance of conceiving, but in his paper Dr. Silber highlights that:
"Ovarian slices could now be frozen for decades, thawed out for replantation when needed, and be just as effective as 'fresh' grafts between twins. In the meantime the frozen tissue would not have aged - effectively putting the woman's body clock on ice."
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Theoretically this means that this technique could be used as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy, particularly in women who go through the menopause prematurely, but that could be atleast 2 decades away, but at the rate technology is advancing – don't be surprised to be getting some breaking news from us!
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Memorial day weekend is here, and veterans around North Central Florida are preparing for the upcoming holiday.
Dick Davis, along with many other war veterans, tied ribbons around trees Saturday morning in honor of those fallen soldiers. 136 yellow ribbons were tied around 136 trees, representing Vietnam veterans who died in the line of duty. The display can be found off of Archer Road, and the ribbons will be up all week.
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There is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces—those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers—cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story.
Wild Cards is a collection of short stories by a number of different authors but woven together and edited by none other than George R. R. Martin. Yes, the same George R. R. Martin that created Game of Thrones. You see Wild Cards actually predates Game of Thrones by a good decade and it's interesting to find some themes in this book that are also present in his later books.
Unlike other collections, the short stories in this book all share the same world, one that is recovering from an aftermath of an alien virus that caused many people to die and others given strange abilities. Some stories also share characters, so it would definitely help if you read them in the order presented in the book so you don't miss out.
When the alien virus was unleashed in 1946, many people died. Of those lucky few that survived, most of them are transfigured into horrible beings and only a couple came out with something beneficial. Since these abilities are so random, the virus was later known as the Wild Card virus and the lucky ones who were dealt the good hands are known as "Aces", while the bad ones are "Jokers".
The short stories deal with the survivors of the alien virus outbreak and how the world has changed now there are Aces and Jokers running around. There are also interludes in the form of newspaper articles that act as a bridge between stories and help fill in the gap of what else is happening and provide the readers with a richer experience.
One thing that you can't miss while reading this book is how closely these stories followed real world events and politics. Instead of just hunting Communists during the McCarthy era, the G-men are also hunting down Aces and "recruiting" them to their cause. Instead of the race riots, there're the Joker riots because the Jokers are treated even worse than Coloured people due to their horrendous appearances.
Just like any other collections, there are some great stories and there are some duds but the overall package is impressive and provides a good variation of stories. These stories are very different in terms of style to the other superhero books that I have been reading of late.
The stories that impressed me the most were "The Sleeper by Roger Zelazny", "Witness by Walter Jon Williams", "Powers by David D. Levine" and "Shell Games by George R.R. Martin".
In "The Sleeper", Croyd Crenson is infected by the alien virus and after every time he sleeps, he would wake up with a new appearance and a new ability. The abilities aren't always beneficial and the story shows how this kid learns to cope with his ordeal while providing for his family.
"Witness" tells the tale of the Four Aces and how they fell from grace with the American public after they were indicted with links to Communist interests. This is a political story that really captures the mood of mistrust of that era.
"Powers" is just a fantastic story of an Ace who has decided to come out of hiding and help his country to rescue a pilot that has been missing in action ever since he crash landed in the Soviet Union.
In "Shell Games", a bullied teenager grows up to become The Great and Powerful Turtle to right the wrongs of the world and in the process helps the alien Dr. Tachyon to overcome his depression.
I really enjoyed the alternate US history presented in the stories and it was fascinating to see how the virus was incorporated into real world events. All in all, this collection of stories has piqued my interest in this series and I will definitely be checking out the other books to read more about Aces and Jokers.


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He's playing for the Jags. 24-252-0 for the year.
he has go get it speed though. Those balls that miles austin came up lame(didn't go full out to get) this guy can get to them.
Agreed. But if Armstrong is a dynamic kick returner then why not. Dunbar does nothing for me. And Dunbar is actually an improvement over Felix. Jeez, the ST standards around Valley Ranch are as low as their IQ for drafting/developing OL.
He's a friend of mine. Top end speed, hands needs some work.
And he fit better into our system than anyone else's. I, and many many others said that would be the case all along. Oh well, at least he got paid.
Pick his brain for some playbook information...
Don't watch much football?
You..and many others apparently.. would be wrong, then.
Its got nothing to do with the "system", its got to do with being a 4th option on one team and being a number one option on another team.
You tend to get open alot more often when teams arn't keying in on you.. it also helped that he was very good at finding soft spots in coverage when plays broke down.. another quality that has nothing to do with what "system" you are in.
This guy is my co-workers step brother. He played on the Desperados (arena league) before going to the Redskins. He's from Carrollton and I've been told he'd really fast.
"Okay, Ambrose. What? Oh. Anthony. Anyway, yeh, yeh, the workout was great, now do you have a few hours to watch some Washington film with our defensive coaches?"
Ha ha ha.
Thats why, he would be O-tree replacement on the outside. That is why they have stuck with Ogletree out there because of the speed.
Just received text from his stepbrother they are signing him Friday and Ogletree may get released.
Hope you're right!
That's very interesting info.
Wonder if they put Otree on IR instead.
Didn't he just suffer a concussion? Can they just outright cut the dude when he has a head injury?
they can work out an injury settlement - or he may already be cleared to play and they are just holding him out of activity so nothing else happens to him and they can cut him.


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The Working Together Coalition (WTC) is offering the training to any business with a liquor license. RBST equips alcohol servers and sellers with the knowledge and skill they need to comply with alcohol beverage service laws and prevent underage drinking, excessive alcohol consumption and related harms.
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Moving onto the touch implementation, as we're dealing with resistive technology the screen's surface gives slightly to the touch. Sensitivity is acceptable if not quite up to capacitive levels, and obviously multi-touch is not on the menu which is a pity considering Windows 7's native multi-touch support.
Touch on the ET2203T works well enough for general Windows operation and Asus has provided a number of applications to get even more out of it, though these show nowhere near the amount of polish or coolness of HP's implementation on its TouchSmarts. The most useful ones include a touch-optimised photo viewer and a sticky-note app, in which you can use either your finger or the stylus to jot down notes. Naturally the stylus also lends itself well to casual drawing and photo editing, though as it lacks pressure sensitivity the experience will be limited no matter what software you use.
After the relatively impressive screen it's nice to hear that the integrated sound system matches up and then some. The 3W SRS stereo speakers pump out surprisingly rich audio at more than audible volume levels without distortion. Clear trebles are complemented by bass that packs a bit of a punch, making this one of the best-sounding AIO PCs we've had through the office.
Connectivity is yet another area where the EeeTop ET2203T excels. Along the right edge we have silver headphone and microphone sockets, a memory card reader and twin USB ports. Easily accessible at the machine's rear are a further four USB ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and some relatively rare additions that will be greatly appreciated by many enthusiasts. First of these is an optical audio output, with which you can stream sound digitally to an external surround sound system. Even more welcome is an HDMI input with which you can connect external devices such as a games console, a feature that's inexplicably omitted on many AIOs with great Full HD screens (we're looking at you, HP TouchSmart IQ810).
An attractively-implemented tray-loading Blu-ray drive behind the right bezel completes the ET2203T's credentials as something of a home cinema system. In fact, the only possible additions we might have liked to see are an inbuilt TV tuner and a remote, but to be fair you can always get these separately (though extra clutter does run counter to the whole All In One concept).
Seems the price is increasing?? No bluetooth shame but seems a bit more fun for a desktop replacement
Multi touch. so which compatible machines have it anyway? If anyone finds a good price over the holidays please share.
I wonder if touch screen desktops are the way more firms will go. I am interested because of the distance I sit from my screen, & wonder how close most people sit & therefore how usefull it might be.
I can stretch my arms out straight in front of me now, & my fingertips are still about 4 inches short of touching the screen. To use touchscreen would change the whole way I sit & use a computer. I might also need a different pair of glasses!
They are the way to go. Look up the HP touchsmart 600. HP envisages them as counter top computers. E.g. have one in the kitchen to access the internet for recipes which can then be saved an read aloud to you through touch screen interface, of which HP are leaders in when it comes to desktops. Please review the Touchsmart 600 TR.
darkspark: So I assume these kitchen computers will be splashproof, greaseproof and steamproof? To be honest, it's not that hard for me to simply look up a recipe on the laptop; to have a permanent computer in the kitchen for that purpose seems a bit of a luxury - fine for those who want and can afford it, but it doesn't mean it's the future of desktop computing
I must admit that I can see myself using something like this. It's nice and clutterfree, without it being too small or unergonomical. Touchscreen seems to me like a superfluous extra at the moment, but that might change in the coming years, you never know.
A couple of years back I wouldn't have expected touchsreens to be important for cell phones either........
I agree with Treris. On any machine where you can't position the screen flat/horizontally, touch is little more than a nice extra - except perhaps in darkspark88's kitchen scenario, but as MrGodfrey says that's rather a luxury.
So you've spent £700 quid on a not very powerful PC....what happens if the hard disk crashes or you want to upgrade it? Er, fiddling around this baby's insides is going to be fun.
@JDunn - To be fair, Laptops have the same problem and plenty of people buy them. Not to mention iMacs (and other all-in-ones) too.
I think the people who buy one of these won't be thinking of upgrading, and hopefully the warranty is good enough, that if a hard disk crashes, you can just return it to get repaired.
Id rather pay the extra and get an iMac although i with Apple would include Blu-ray on them
I completely agree and would personally never get an all-in-one for this reason. Plenty of people prefer the looks and ease of use an AIO brings though.
Good point, but at least laptops have a practical reason for being like that. Beyond the two I mentioned above, AIOs on the other hand just don't justify it - for me.
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