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December 2011 Table of Contents
What About Discouragement?
John Pearson
It is not unusual for those who have chosen
to follow the Lamb whithersoever He leadeth to
experience discouragement from time to time. Often, when that occurs, the
discouraged one can be tempted to question the sincerity of his commitment. He
is prone to ask himself, Am I failing in my Christian walk because I
occasionally experience times of discouragement? But didnt some of our
patriarchs go through times of discouragement?
Adam was undoubtedly a bit discouraged when
he and Eve were banned from the Garden of Eden. More discouragement must have
followed when Cain slew Abel.
Was Noah jubilant when the whole world
rejected the message that God had told him to share? For 120 years, he
delivered the message of warning to the world, to have only seven others accept
it and join him on the ark.
How about Moses? The murmuring and
complaining of the children of Israel during their wilderness journey surely
discouraged him from time to time. There were certainly times
when, although he was following specific directions from God, he was less than
totally happythe golden calf, the complaints about their diet, the
blame heaped upon him because of the length of the journey, the lack of water!
Scripture tells us specifically that the Israelites
themselves were discouraged. And they journeyed from mount Hor
by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the
people was much discouraged because of the way. Numbers
Consider Job. When he lost all
that he hadhome, livestock, and childrenand his own wife told him to
curse God and die, how happy do you think he was? When even his three best
friends tried to convince him that he was responsible for his afflictions,
there were probably at least a few fleeting thoughts of discouragement from
time to time.
Elijah fled in discouragement when Jezebel
threatened his life, even though he had just seen fire come down from heaven as
a testament to his faith in God.
Perhaps the most striking and memorable
example of discouragement we have is that of the disciples after Christs
After the death of Christ the disciples were
well-nigh overcome by discouragement. Their Master had been rejected,
condemned, and crucified. The priests and rulers had declared scornfully, He
saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now
come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. Matthew 27:42. The sun of
the disciples hope had set, and night settled down upon their hearts. Often
they repeated the words, We trusted that it had been He which should have
redeemed Israel. Luke 24:21. The Acts of the Apostles, 25.
In each of these cases, however, let us not
lose sight of the fact that faith eventually prevailed.
What if Elijah had given up in discouragement
after praying six times? By faith he prayed the seventh, and rain came (I Kings
Because of Jobs love for his persecutors and
his unfailing faith in the resurrection, God restored to him two-fold his
losses. And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his
friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job
The disciple Mark was so discouraged at one
point that he gave up his evangelistic efforts and returned to Jerusalem. Mark
had been a publican and was undoubtedly wealthy. His home was probably large
and well-maintained, staffed with servants to do his bidding. For a brief time,
he was overcome by culture-shock and abandoned the call to return to the
comforts that he had known so well. We can read about that in The Acts of the Apostles, 169, 170:
As faithful shepherds in search of the lost
sheep, they [the disciples] gave no thought to their own ease and convenience.
Forgetful of self, they faltered not when weary, hungry, and cold. They had in
view but one objectthe salvation of those who had wandered far from the fold.
It was here that Mark, overwhelmed with fear
and discouragement, wavered for a time in his purpose to give himself
wholeheartedly to the Lords work. Unused to hardships, he was disheartened by
the perils and privations of the way. He had labored with success under
favorable circumstances; but now, amidst the opposition and perils that so
often beset the pioneer worker, he failed to endure hardness as a good soldier
of the cross. He had yet to learn to face danger and persecution and adversity
with a brave heart. As the apostles advanced, and still greater difficulties
were apprehended, Mark was intimidated and, losing all courage, refused to go
farther and returned to Jerusalem.
By faith he stepped into the field again and
eventually wrote an inspiring account of Christs work. (See Ibid.,
When the faithful in Corinth were
experiencing discouragement, Paul wrote to them to remind them of the
experiences of the children of Israel. Because of their sin and rebellion, the
judgments of God had come upon them. The apostle instructed the Corinthian
believers to heed the lesson contained in Israels experiences. Now these
things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things,
as they also lusted. I Corinthians 10:6.
Paul showed how love of ease and pleasure had
prepared the way for sins that had brought the vengeance of God upon the
Yet Paul would not have them yield to
despondency or discouragement. He gave them the assurance: God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. I
Corinthians 10:13.
Well, how is it with us today? Do we
sometimes allow ourselves to be led into discouragement and despair by failing
to grasp the sure promises of God? It is only by faith that we can grasp those
promises, and it is only by faith that we can meet the condition on which those
promises are given: obedience. When we turn from the path of righteousness and
for one reason or another disobey the counsels, precepts, and commandments in
Gods word, He must then breach His promises. (See Numbers 14:34.) And it is
then, overcome with discouragement and depression, that we are most susceptible
to falling under Satans shadow.
In The Acts
of the Apostles, 363, we read the following:
Satans craft is most successfully used
against those who are depressed. When discouragement threatens to overwhelm
spread out before God [your] necessities. It was when the heavens were as brass
over Paul that he trusted most fully in God. More than most men, he knew the
meaning of affliction; but listen to his triumphant cry as, beset by temptation
and conflict, his feet press heavenward: Our light affliction, which is but
for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at
the things which are not seen. II Corinthians 4:17, 18. Pauls eyes were ever
fastened on the unseen and eternal. Realizing that he was fighting against
supernatural powers, he placed this dependence on God, and in this lay his strength. It is by seeing Him who is invisible that
strength and vigor of soul are gained and the power of earth over mind and
character is broken.
Into the experience of all there come times
of keen disappointment and utter discouragementdays when sorrow is the
portion, and it is hard to believe that God is still the kind benefactor of His
earthborn children; days when troubles harass the soul, till death seems
preferable to life. It is then that many lose their hold on God.
Could we at
such times discern with spiritual insight the meaning of Gods providences we
should see angels seeking to save us from ourselves, striving to plant our feet
upon a foundation more firm than the everlasting hills, and new faith, new
life, would spring into being. ...
For the disheartened there is a sure
remedyfaith, prayer, work. Faith and activity will impart assurance and
satisfaction that will increase day by day.
In the darkest days, when
appearances seem most forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God. He knows your
need. He has all power. His infinite love and compassion never weary. ... And He
will bestow upon His faithful servants the measure of efficiency that their
need demands.
Did God forsake Elijah in his hour of trial?
Oh, no! He loved His servant no less when Elijah felt himself forsaken of God
and man than when, in answer to his prayer, fire flashed from heaven and
illuminated the mountaintop. Conflict and Courage, 213.
There is no spiritual strength for us in
constantly brooding over our weaknesses and backslidings and bemoaning the
power of Satan. The great truth of the worth of the offering made for us must
be established as a living principle in our minds and heartsthat God can and
does save to the uttermost all who come unto Him,
complying with the conditions specified in His word.
I would like to suggest that that is the
great failing of a great number of churches today. Little if any emphasis is
placed on complying with the conditions specified in Gods word. We must
confess our sins to Jesus as He pleads our cause in the Most Holy Place. That
confession must be accompanied by repentanceturning from our sins and
following the Lamb.
Our work is to place our will on the side of
Gods will. Then, through the blood of the atonement,
we become partakers of the divine nature; through Christ we are children of
God, and we have the assurance that God loves us even as He loved His Son. We
are one with Jesus. We walk where Christ leads the way; He has power to dispel
the dark shadows which Satan casts across our path; and, in place of darkness
and discouragement, the sunlight of His glory shines into our hearts. Testimonies, vol. 5, 741.
Then let us not gather together all the
unpleasant picturesthe iniquities and corruptions and disappointments, the
evidences of Satans powerto hang in the halls of our memory, to talk over and
mourn over until our souls are filled with discouragement. A discouraged soul
is a body of darkness, not only failing himself to
receive the light of God, but shutting it away from others. Satan loves to see
the effect of the pictures of his triumphs, making human beings faithless and
disheartened. Ibid., 744, 745.
It is by beholding that we become changed (II
Corinthians 3:18). By dwelling upon the love of God and our Saviour,
by contemplating the perfection of the divine character and claiming the
righteousness of Christ as ours by faith, we can be transformed into the same
image and dispel the doubt and discouragement that Satan so ruthlessly longs to
cast over us.
John Pearson is
currently the office manager and a board member of Steps to Life. After
retiring as chief financial officer for the Grand Canyon Association, he moved
to Wichita to join the Steps to Life team and may be contacted by email at:
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S&P Downgrades Express Scripts
Express Scripts (ESRX ): Downgrades to 3 STARS (hold) from 4 STARS (accumulate)
Analyst: Phillip Seligman
Express Scripts is down sharply on the company's receipt of a subpoena from a U.S. Attorney's Office. The company is not the target of an investigation; the government is seeking information on its relationship with TAP Pharmaceuticals, particularly with respect to TAP's two principal drugs. Express Scripts states it has been in compliance with laws, but notes uncertainty about whether the investigation will lead to an investigation of the company. S&P would hold until uncertainty dissipates.
H&R Block (HRB ): Maintains 5 STARS (buy)
Analyst: Michael Jaffe, Richard O'Reilly
H&R reported a strong finish to the 2002 tax season, with a 10.5% increase in tax preparation fees on a 2.7% increase in clients and 9% higher average fees. It now expects fiscal 2002 (Apr.) earnings per share at the upper end of its $2.20 - $2.30 guidance. Revenue growth for the full fiscal year will be within the target range of 10% - 15%. H&R believes it has increased its share of the overall tax services market and projects fiscal 2003 EPS to increase to the range of $2.60 to $2.75, in line with S&P's $2.65 estimate. Shares are still attractive at 16 times S&P's fiscal 2003 (April) EPS estimate.
Protein Design (PDLI ): Downgrades to 1 STAR (sell) from 3 STARS (hold)
Analyst: Frank DiLorenzo
The resignation of CEO and R&D head is another negative sign. The company reported disappointing results in March for Zenapax as psoriasis treatment, and in December for Remitogen to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Zamyl to treat acute myeloid leukemia. This greatly reduces Protein Design's prospects vs. its peers. S&P thinks fully human antibodies are the wave of the future, as opposed to Protein Design's humanized technology. The significant market cap premium to Abgenix, Medarex, Myriad Genetics, QLT, Regeneron, and other biotechs with superior prospects is clearly unwarranted, in S&P's view.
Xerox Corp. (XRX ): Maintains 3 STARS (hold)
Analyst: Richard Stice
The debt rating was lowered to B1 from Ba1, with a negative outlook. S&P views the timing as curious. Xerox's financial picture has improved measurably in recent quarters. Cash balance is up $1.9 billion from the first quarter of 2001, and net debt is down 17%. Refinancing of $7 billion in obligations due in the fourth quarter will be completed by June. Settlement with SEC provides further stability. Demand is expected to improve in the second half as product replacement gains traction. Although IT spending remains weak, S&P believes ongoing progress warrants hold.
Walgreen (WAG ): Maintains 4 STARS (accumulate)
Analyst: Joseph Agnese
April sales were in line with S&P's expectations, up 16.5%. Comp-store sales rose 10.6%. Pharmacy performance was strong, with comp sales rising 19.5%, which accounted for 62% of April sales. Non-pharmacy sales declined 1.4% against the prior year that benefited from a later Easter, which was in March this year. Combined April/March non-pharmacy comps were up 4.2%. Gross margin was pressured by increased third party business, and a change in mix to lower-margin pharmacy items. At 37 times S&P's fiscal 2002 (Aug.) EPS estimate of $1.00, S&P sees Walgreen outperforming the market in an improving environment.


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ceramic pipes
I am looking into buying a house that has ceramic septic piping. I have heard that these can cause problems with roots growing into them. Does anyone have experience with ceramic pipes, and if so do you think I should have them replaced right away?
Any sectional drain pipe, such as terra cotta (ceramic) or cast iron, is subject to possibly getting roots in it.
If you begin to have a sluggish drain problem due to roots and you roto-rooter them out, they will just come back in a year or two.
The only permanent solution is to replace the line with glued black plastic ABS or glued white plastic PVC line. Glued lines won't allow roots back in.
"If it aint broke, don't fix it", but if you want to go ahead and replace it now, that's your call. If there are trees or shrubbery anywhere near the line, sooner or later it will get roots.
Check with your local Health Department or Building Inspection Department for any permit and inspection requirements.
If this is your first home on a septic system, the only maintenance that is really required is to have the tank pumped every 2-5 years, depending upon usage. I have mine pumped every year that ends in a 0 or 5 to keep it simple for me. I had mine pumped last year, for instance.
If the septic tank of the home that you're buying hasn't been pumped lately, I would have it pumped now (check the baffles in it too BTW), and then again in 2010, etc.
Most independent studies have shown that all of those septic system additives aren't necessary. Normal usage will provide all of the necessary bacteria to make it function properly. Also, try to keep excessive chemicals (paint, bleach, etc.), grease, food particles from a disposal, non-biodegradeable objects (feminine products, etc.) out of the septic tank.
Good luck!
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Capital, The (Newspaper) - October 23, 1986, Annapolis, Maryland p.-' 2 THE CAPITAL Oct. Scientists seek Star Wars cut 4 WASHINGTON A group of scientists called yesterday for Congress to cut funds for the missile defense program to pressure President Reagan into accepting arms nents proposed at the Iceland summit. The members of the anti-nuclear Union of Concerned praised Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for reaching tentative agreement for 50 percent cuts in the strategic nuclear delivery systems of the and elimination of intemediate-range nuclear missiles from Europe. But they lamented Reagan's refusal of Gorbachev's demand at the Oct. 11-12 summit to limit Star Wars testing to the laboratory over 10 the issue over which the summit collapsed. people may be unwilling now to take on the having just come back from his trip to I think that when that dies down a you are going to see a lot of skepticism in said Howard C. executive director of the nationwide organization. h Flaws in Challenger probe cited WASHINGTON A further investigation of the Challenger explosion is needed because the presidential panel that studied the accident did not do a thorough a former NASA budget analyst says. Richard Cook said the commission should have held officials responsible for allowing the shuttle to because they knew its booster rockets had a history of allowing superheated gases to leak past 0-ring seals. He also said the commission failed to determine who was responsible for overriding objections to launching after a night of subfreezing temperatures. The presidential commission found that engineers had long been concerned about the leaks in the rocket joints. biggest gap in the commission's Cook writes in the November issue of Washington Monthly not its failure to explore whether there was a but its failure to explain why there was so much pressure to launch that possible pressures were acting upon them to cause them to send up a space shuttle that they knew could he asked. Schools must remove asbestos i WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency is getting some tough new marching orders from Congress and President Get the cancer-causing asbestos safely re- moved from nation's public schools. The directive came yesterday as the president signed into law legislation designed to put teeth into EPA's frequently criticized efforts against the building material found in as many as schools attended by an estimated 15 million students. is a significant step forward to protect people from one of the most deadly substances known to said Sen. Robert one of the drafters of the legislation. is a landmark a big victory for the The new law gives EPA a year to prescribe proper procedures for inspecting schools for to tell local officials when it must be removed and when it can be and to set standards for its proper transportation and disposal. i j i Suspected war criminals named -IL r LOS ANGELES The Simon Wiesenthal Center yesterday released a list of 17 suspected Nazi war criminals believed living in Great including a battalion commander thought to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews. The war criminals list was presented to British Consul General Donald who relayed the information to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. It was believed to be the first time evidence has been presented indicating that the United Kingdom may be a safe haven for Nazi war criminals. trust your government will investigate carefully the charges against these suspected war Rabbi dean and founder of the Wiesenthal said in an accompanying letter to Mrs. Thatcher. BRIEFS Teams search for U.S. plane TEL Israel Rescue teams today were searching for a U.S. Navy plane with four crewmen aboard that has been missing in the Mediterranean for two the U.S. Embassy said. The a S-3A Viking submarine sent distress signals at about 6 p.m. Tuesday off the coast of Israel Radio reported. The plane's the U.S.S. John F. was sailing north of the Egyptian town of Port Said at the Israel Radio The embassy statement said the craft was on a routine operation but failed to return as scheduled to the carrier at p.m. Tuesday. Walesa denied travel permit Poland Authorities in Gdansk today rejected Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's application to travel to the United to receive a humanitarian according to one of his Wladyslaw Tricinski quoted Interior Ministry officials in Gdansk as saying that Walesa had not properly completed the passport application process. Walesa was invited to the United States by the John-Roger a California-based organization that named him one of three recipients of its annual award The presentation ceremony is in Los Angeles on Friday. But without a passport it appeared that a founder of the Solidarity free trade onion would not be able to take his 5m trip to the United States Seek kill guerrillas TEL Israel Cabinet Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel should seek out and assassinate the leaders of the Palestinian guerrilla organizations have to assault the leaders of the terrorist to kill those leaders in every place in the the trade and commerce minister said in an interview on Israel television yesterday who as defense minister was an architect of Israel's June 1S62 invasion of outlined in the interview his program to combat Palestinian guerrilla activity. terror is a monster that feels weakness Israel must a tuck the leaders everywhere in the attack their headquar- ters and the front operating atone and with the assistance gf other oowtries as be said. Ouster of Soviets applauded U.S. weighs next moves WASHINGTON The Rea- gan administration weighed a sponge today to the Soviet squeeze on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that U.S. officials say is bound to impose hardships on American diplomats in the Soviet The Capital The White House and the State Department took no immediate ac- tion after the Soviets announced that 260 Soviet workers would be with- drawn from the embassy and the U.S. consulate in Leningrad. a State Department offi- cial said if restrictions were placed on American workers in the U.S. government was bound to retaliate by imposing similar curbs on Soviet laborers here. Host of the work involves con- struction of new embassies in the respective The Capitals. The Soviets hint- ed yesterday that they would tighten visas and other conditions for the American workers. Five U.S. diplomats were ordered to depart. These are in addition to the five ordered to leave last Sun- rri 1 raliic j copter crashes day. In between the two Soviet the State Department threw out five Soviets assigned to the embassy in Washington and to the consulate in San Francisco and said another 55 diplomats must go home by Nov. 1. The Reagan administration ac- cused the Soviets of using diplomatic facilities for espionage while also saying the United States intended to set equal ceilings-of 225 posts at the embassies and 26 at the consulates. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday decried the U.S. ex- pulsions while say- ing he still saw hope for an arms agreement growing out of the Reyk- javik summit earlier this month. The 260 Soviet workers the Krem- lin ordered withdrawn were kitchen helpers and administrative clerks. The U.S. government will have to replace them or do going to create some hard- ships at the said a State Department official who demanded anonymity. service offi- cers are going to have to do their work under difficult FBI to have easier job WASHINGTON The lead- ership of the Soviet spy network in the United States is being expelled this fall in a move administration officials say will ease the FBI's job by forcing the Soviets to promote Inexperienced street agents to man- agement jobs. These officials anticipate that the ouster by Nov. 1 of 55 spies from the Soviet Embassy here and the Soviet consulate in San coupled with the recent expulsion of 25 spies at the Soviet United Nations mission in New will set off a fight between the Soviet Foreign Ministry and the KGB spy agency. The two Soviet agencies are ex- pected to vie over how many of the 251 posts remaining in the embassy and the consulate will go to legiti- mate diplomats and how many to spies. Because the United States specifi- cally named the 80 who must there are no legitimate diplomats in the the officials said. In Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev denounced the latest U.S. expulsion as a action that led him to question bility as a partner in arms control efforts. But U.S. officials saw positive results for American intelligence from the move. 'This is the end of an said one of three Reagan administration officials who briefed reporters yes- terday on condition that they not be identified. Soviets operated the largest spy network in the world in the United but no longer will they have a bloated number of intelligence offi- cers one official said. will have to take case operations from the street to be he Another official use of inexperienced managers should make the FBI's job a lot r _ The officials said that in Washing- San Francisco and New the or station for the Soviet military and his deputies for administration and operations have been expelled. NEW YORK A million people heard a reporter the as her helicopter crashed into the Hudson River dur- ing a rush-hour traffic lulling her and critically injuring the pilot. It was the second crash this year for WNBC traffic reporter Jane Dor- who swam to safety with another person in April after their helicopter plunged into the Hacken- sack River in New Jersey. Ms. a successful come- dian and an actress who had a minor role in the movie Right was afraid to fly for several months after the earlier colleagues said. She was giving a routine update on traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel at p.m. yesterday when she then screamed at pilot William the Hit the Hit the But the chopper struck the side- walk and a chain-link fence before falling into the river next to the U.S.S. Intrepid museum on the west side of Manhattan. After the broadcast glitched shaken disc jockey Joey Reynolds told we're going to play some music here or something AP photo DAMAGED WNBC radio helicopter Is lifted from the Hudson River after it crashed killing a reporter and critically injuring the pilot. and find out what happened to the An estimated 1 million listeners were tuned according to WNBC. A rescue crew equipped with scu- ba gear pulled both victims from the water within 10 minutes of the said Assistant Chief of Patrol Ger- ard Kerins. Firefighter Paul swam 20 feet down to unhook Pate from his seatbelt and bring him to the surface. He then returned to find Ms. Dornacker floating inside the helicopter and brought her up. were unconscious and not breathing when I found Hashagen said. Emergency teams worked franti- cally to resuscitate the victims at the scene before transferring them to hospitals. Ms. Dornacker was taken to- St. Vincent's Medical where was pronounced dead of drowninglat p.m. after prolonged efforts revive said hospital spokeswDm- an Caroline McBride. was in critical condition at BeUevue where derwent surgery for internal abdpin inal said administrator Allen. Drug production up in Mexico NEW YORK A State Department report says marijuana and opium production have soared in Mexico during the last with the marijuana crop up 25 percent and the acreage in opium production increasing by The report is department's midyear update ortts annual assess- ment of drug trafficking and contradicts the Mexican Govern- ment's assessment of its drug eradi- cation The New York Times reported today. The the report that Mexico is once again the largest single-country source of heroin and marijuana imported into the United Heroin is derived from opium. Mexican drug eradication was lax in the first half of but has improved in the last few weeks because the Mexicans agreed to undertake a special eradication gram this the report said. Ann Assistant Secre- tary of State for international nar- cotics said that now see higher eradication but you see higher produc- tion figures as An official at the Mexican Embas- sy said the embassy had not re- ceived a copy of the report and therefore could not discuss it. But embassy spokesman Leonardo French trafficking has increased. But demand in the United States has and so has Mexico's efforts to combat the The report follows the approval by Congress last week of an anti-drug bill if signed into law by President will automatical- ly suspend half the foreign aid to every drug-producing country the current fiscal year. On no other issue does the linked States have a tougher auto matte foreign sanctions law. t Ms. Wrobleski said the law ly raises the prominence of narcotics as a foreign policy -1 The report says marijuana produc- tion in Mexico has increased almost tenfold in the last four Last a Drug Enforcement Agent was killed in another agent reportedly was tortured byMtfexicaa police. Business magazine ranks '50 Biggest Mafia Bosses' NEW YORK Fortune magazine's newest list of America's top 50 bosses doesn't include any- body whose outfit is listed in Dun Bradstreet. Number one is Anthony Sflerno. a cigar-chomp- ing. 75-year-old New Yorker tapped as the nation's top Mafioso Fortune a business magazine known for ranking the 500 largest this week branched out with its list of 50 Biggest Mafia the reputed boss of the Geoovese crime was ranked No. 1 by law enforcers who assessed mobsters' power and influ- ence Fortune gave second and third place to two more of Chicago and Corallo of New Tbe reputed boss of the Gambino allegedly the nation's largest tingle crime may not be happy with his put John Gotti 13th on its just ahead of the tag-retired and imprisoned Joseph BooanDo. crime among other a potent economic editor Marshall Loeb ex- plained in his biweekly note to read- ers. if has the press examined the mob as a busi- one that has its own manage- ment style and According to the or- ganization chart of a crime family or syndicate mirrors the manage- ment structure of a and mobsters act Like many a chief Accardo was called back from re- tirement in Palm when other leaders of Chicago's Outfit were imprisoned. Salerno and his fellow New York Mafia bosses fixed cement charging a 2 percent fee tor all superstructures costing more than million. Carl reputed under boss of the Kansas Mafia submitted detailed expense accounts for trips to Las where he supervised skimming of cash from casinos. The Fortune even has a Michael a racketeer's son who strayed from traditional scams to branch oat into film production and gasoline tax evasion. up A buoy tcutptod by Chicago Patrick McKoaman along in MHcNgan Tuwtfary. 4 ;
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Morgan Freeman is a man of few words when it comes to marketing his movies. At this week's premiere of his latest flick, "Feast of Love," I asked the Oscar winner why audiences should see his movie when there are so many other choices this weekend.
Freeman said, "Go see anything I'm in!" Then he laughed.
The romantic comedy, which I really liked, also stars Greg Kinnear, Jane Alexander and Billy Burke.
"I think people will see a movie for grown-ups that they've never seen before," Burke says. "By the way the film has been marketed, I'm not sure they will be expecting to see such an adult piece. The trailers are a little lighter-hearted, but it's got some moments that are a lot heavier than they are going to be expecting and hopefully will ring true with them. It's one of those movies where everybody has a character they can identify with."
"Feast" will open in 1,200 theaters today. Since it's only in half of the locations as fellow wide releases "The Kingdom" and "The Game Plan," its opening-weekend numbers will be far more modest, less than $5 million. But MGM is hoping to have a word-of-mouth hit on its hands with this tender, adult film.
A NEW STREAK? I've been wrong enough with my box- office predictions that I'm not gonna gloat. But, I did predict the industry's 10-week streak of up weekends was sure to end.
It did.
But a new streak could be about to begin with such a strong slate of new releases and holdovers now playing.
ACTION VS. COMEDY: So, wondering what to see? It depends on your mood.
If you want to see a terrific, but very violent, drama about terrorism in the Middle East, check out "The Kingdom" starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper and Jason Bateman, who manages to bring laughs to a tense and taut movie.
Universal Pictures is opening the R-rated "Kingdom" in 2,700 theaters, and it will be hard- pressed to best the PG-rated Disney comedy "The Game Plan," which bows in 2,800 locations. Still, I think it will come out ahead with an opening north of $20 million.
ROCK SOLID? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson headlines "Game" as an NFL player who finds out he has a kid. I missed the screening Tuesday, but I gotta figure any movie with the spectacular Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer") in it can't be all bad. With a PG rating and the Disney marketing muscle behind it, I expect "Game" to have at least a
$15 million debut.
PRESTIGE PICS: The gradual rollouts continue with the limited releases of "Bordertown," "I'll Believe You" and "Outsourced" starting today.
In just two New York theaters, troubled Owen Wilson's latest flick, "The Darjeeling Limited," makes its debut. Several other films are bowing in NYC in one or two theaters, but I'll tell ya about those when they have the good sense to book an L.A.-area movie house. Meanwhile, the drama "In the Valley of Elah" expands to about 700 theaters.
YEAR TO DATE: As of Sunday, domestic revenue stood at an impressive $7.2 billion. That's a whopping 7.57 percent increase over last year at this time. But the average ticket costs $6.85,
30 cents more than in 2006. So the real measure is tickets sold, and this year, attendance is at 1,435,114,504 - 2.86 percent ahead of last year, says Paul Dergarabedian, who runs the tracking firm Media by Numbers.


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El Paso ISD conservator explains what's next for district
EL PASO, Texas - ABC-7 spoke with the newly appointed El Paso ISD conservator Friday.
Judy Castleberry was appointed conservator by Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams.
Thursday Williams made the announcement that the state would step in and take over the district, stripping the current board of trustees of their power.
Castleberry explained this motion won't go into affect immediately.
According to Castleberry, who was appointed the title of TEA monitor back in August, the current school board will run as usual for the time being.
Castleberry will "sit on the side," and provide oversight on the board.
Her title as conservator gives her the power to overrule any decisions by the board.
However, Castleberry said her relationship with both the interim superintendent and board trustees has been positive.
"My approach to that will be a collaborative effort, so that we hopefully don't reach too many situations where we're diametrically opposed," Castleberry said.
Castleberry said she wasn't completely surprised by Williams choice to step in.
She said the possibility of becoming conservator has been discussed since she was first appointed to monitor.
Castleberry will act as conservator while the newly developed board of managers works through the approval process.
That can take up to 3 months.
"It's my understanding that the current board of trustees will be suspended, so that board will not be needing or working on district related issues once that occurs," Castleberry said. "All of that responsibility will move to the board of managers."
The board of managers can stay in place for up to two years, but Castleberry said she suspects the choice of a permanent superintendent and dealign with major personnel issues, which have already begun, will not take that long.
The final decision on how long the managers will remain is in Williams' hands.
With the new title and responsibilities, Castleberry will also receive a pay raise.
As monitor she was paid $75 an hour. The hourly rate for a conservator is bumped up to $85 an hour.


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How are Add-In GPUs Selling Anyway?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | August 19, 2013 - 03:04 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: jpr, Matrox, s3, amd, nvidia
Well, according to John Peddie Research (JPR), not too good if you are Matrox or S3. The total market for add-in boards decreased 5.4% from last quarter. 14.0 million were shipped across the entire industry. Neither company accounted for a thousandth of that value leaving them with a maximum 7000 units shipped, best case scenario. This industry is, basically, a two horse race.
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Two horses unless you count the Intel Xeon Phi. While technically not a graphics processor despite hardware design, 48,000 of these coprocessors were sold, already, for the Tianhe-2 supercomputer. This is at least seven-fold more than an entire quarter for Matrox. Unfortunately JPR does not report on Intel add-in cards despite its overlap with the GPU add-in market. These numbers could get even more interesting as years progress.
As for the two big players, AMD and NVIDIA, both hold very dominant positions. Almost spiting the 750,000 unit industry decline, AMD experienced a total increase of 0.8% quarter-over-quarter. Their market share gained 2.3% as a result of this growth. NVIDIA experienced a total decrease of 8.9%.
In all, AMD has been doing better than the industry average. They are fighting the slight decline in the graphics industry while simultaneously helping GPUs hold off against larger declines in PC systems.
Is AMD's Radeon Memory Gamer Series worth the premium?
Subject: Memory | August 16, 2013 - 06:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: radeon memory, ddr3-2133, amd
Neoseeker is testing AMD's Gamer Series memory which runs at 2133MHz with timings of 10-11-11-30 at stock. They tested the memory against six other kits at stock speeds and overclocked to 2600MHz @ 12-13-13-33 and were pleasantly surprised to see it sitting at the top of the test results in most cases. They chose to test on an Intel platform and saw absolutely no compatibility issues though it would be interesting to see these DIMMs tested on an AMD rig as well.
"The Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series memory kit contains four 4GB DDR3-2133 (PC3-17000) memory modules and is rated to work at 1.65V with 10-11-11-30 latency. AMD's Radeon Memory Gamer Series features supports for AMP and XMP Profiles 1, 2, and a low profile design for a better clearance for large CPU cooler clearance while still offering enhanced heat dissipation. Find out how this $154.99 USD quad-channel kit fares in our review!"
Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
- ADATA XPG V2 Series 8GB DDR3 2400MHz Memory Kit Review @ Legit Reviews
- Avexir Core Extreme 3000MHz 8GB Memory Kit @ Kitguru
- G.Skill TridentX 2933MHz F3-2933C12D-8GTXDG 8GB @ Kitguru
- Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 1866 MHz 4x4GB Review @ TechwareLabs
- Patriot Viper 3 Mamba DDR3 2133MHz 16GB @ eTeknix
- G.SKILL TridentX 2933 MHz C12 2x 4 GB kit @ techPowerUp
- Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400MHz 16GB Kit Review @ Pro-Clockers
- Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 1866 MHz C10 2x 8 GB @ techPowerUp
- Kingston HyperX 10th Anniversary Edition DDR3-2400 C11 16GB @ Funky Kit
- ADATA XPG 1.0 2x8GB DDR3-1600 C11 Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps
AMD Gains GPU Market Share From Last Quarter
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | August 16, 2013 - 04:00 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, Intel, APU, amd
Despite a slight decline in PC sales compared to last quarter, graphics processors are on the rise. Jon Peddie Research attributes the heightened interest in graphics, with a decline in systems, to a trend towards multiple GPUs in a system. Crossfire and SLI, according to the report, are not driving this drift but they are relevant. More importantly, consumers are adding discrete graphics to systems with integrated solutions.
AMD has experienced an increase in shipments of 47% for laptop APUs. Desktop heterogeneous processors declined but, in all, shipments increased 11%. Intel, likewise, saw an increase albeit just 6%. NVIDIA declined 8%. AMD now enjoys a 5.8% lead in total market share over NVIDIA.
Many PCs have access to multiple graphics processors simultaneously. With an increase of available GPUs, software developers might take the plunge into fully supporting heterogeneous architectures. You could imagine a game which offloads physics or AI pathfinding to secondary graphics. Sure, the increased heat would slightly limit the turbo-performance of the CPU, but the increased parallel performance should overtake that decreased serial performance for a sensible developer.
JPR claims an average of nearly 1.4 GPUs available per system.
The increased laptop heterogeneous processors is a major win for AMD. Still, I wonder how much Never Settle played in to users dropping discrete graphics into machines which would otherwise have integrated (chipset or processor) graphics. The discrete graphics market has declined and yet somehow AMD got a boost from double-attach or replaced graphics.
The report only discusses consumer x86 tablets, desktops, laptops, and some hybrid between the previous three categories. Other processor architectures or x86 servers are not covered.
Podcast #264 - Corsair Voyager Air, AMD Never Settle Forever, Ivy Bridge-E Rumors and more!
Subject: General Tech | August 15, 2013 - 02:04 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Voyager Air, video, podcast, never settle forever, Ivy Bridge-E, corsair, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #264 - 08/15/2013
Join us this week as we discuss the Corsair Voyager Air, AMD Never Settle Forever, Ivy Bridge-E Rumors and more!
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AMD Launches Never Settle Forever: Choose Your Own Game Bundles
Subject: Graphics Cards | August 14, 2013 - 12:00 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: radeon, never settle forever, never settle, amd
It should come as no surprise to our readers that we at PC Perspective have been big fans of what AMD has been doing with game bundles over the last year. With the start of the Never Settle campaign in October of 2012, AMD began down a path to help sell Radeon cards with amazing game bundles and pack ins that NVIDIA and its GeForce brand still have yet to match. It was an amazing move for a company that really wanted to drive sales and gain market share in the discrete graphics space.
Fast forward to today, past the Never Settle Reloaded and Never Settle Level Up campaigns and AMD has another offer for gamers looking to upgrade their GPU: Never Settle Forever. The crux of this new campaign is choice. AMD is allowing gamers to select the free game or games they get out of a curated list rather than having AMD select them for you.
Depending on the card you buy and the tier it falls in, you'll be able to select 1, 2 or 3 games from a list. There are a few catches though that we need to discuss. First, the game list for each tier is NOT the same.
For example, Tomb Raider is only avaiable in the top tier. The currect tier sets work out as follows:
- Gold Tier (3 games): HD 7950 and HD 7970
- Silver Tier (2 games): HD 7800 series
- Bronze Tier (1 game): HD 7770 and HD 7790
The Radeon HD 7990 is not included on these tiers but it will continue with the "8 free games" bundle for the life of the card we were told.
When you buy a card from a participating retailer you'll get a code that you can then take to AMD's Radeon Rewards website and redemption portal. You enter your reward code, register yourself and then you get to browse the games in the available packages. Here are some of the interesting notes:
- Once you register your code, you have until December 31st, 2013 to perform your transaction.
- You can only perform a SINGLE transaction meaning you must use all of your game choices at one time. You CANNOT select one game now and another game later.
- Other games can be added or removed at any time in the Never Settle Forever bundle so once something leaves you cannot get that game anymore.
- There are no promises on what other games may or may not be added to the program between now and the end of the year.
Not being able to split up your selections is a hard pill to swallow as you means you cannot pick up Tomb Raider today and then plan on getting another title next month; if Tomb Raider is gone when a new game is added you will not have access to it. There is likely no techical reason for this restriction other than publisher and business agreements in place with AMD.
It is a letdown that AMD has not included any new games with this bundle refresh. All 9 of the available titles in the Gold tier have been bundled with AMD cards before. Even worse, arguably the two best titles from the previous campaign are missing: Bioshock Infinite and Crysis 3. We do expect other games to be added but AMD would only allude that "new retail games will be added on several occasions" before the end of the year. Does that mean Battlefield 4, Thief or watch_dogs? While I can't say for certain I think it is pretty likely.
So where does that leave us with the new Never Settle Forever bundle today? It's kind of a mixed bag as it stands with the games avaiable in the tiers today getting long in the tooth. Of the 9 games available in Gold only DMC, Tomb Raider and Blood Dragon were released this year. Dues Ex and Dirt 3 were released in 2011 and the rest were sometime in that magical year of 2012. And of those 9 games only two of them are currently for sale for the $49 value (DMC and Tomb Raider) that AMD places on a single game title. Others can be found for $39 (Far Cry 3), $24 (Hitman) or $14 (Blood Dragon).
AMD is still the leader in the bundle and add-on battle for discrete graphics cards but this particular launch is a bit less astounding than the previous ones have been. The upside though is that AMD can now very easily add other games to the mix without having to re-launch the entire program which was obviously the point of this revamp. So while Never Settle Forever doesn't have me as excited as the original campaign, I have a feeling 2013 holds some very good things for it!
Kaveri isn't delayed until 2014 ... you just won't be able to buy it in 2013
Subject: General Tech | August 12, 2013 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, Kaveri, delay, semantics
The VR-Zone published an article back on the 5th of August which detailed the delay of Kaveri's release until 2014. The information they received put the initial production of the chips in December of this year, with them shipping some time in February of 2014 which they found quite disappointing as initially we were already supposed to be able to buy Kaveri if you go off of the initial announcements. AMD was quick to respond and stated that there is no change to the current release schedule as they had only stated that Kaveri would ship in 2013, not that it would be available for purchase by consumers. This is a frustrating situation for many enthusiast as the tweets and announcement at CES seemed to imply that we would be purchasing these chips already and is even worse for any system builders who had planned to be releasing systems based on Kaveri in time for the holiday season. Maybe gutting the PR department wasn't the best decision AMD has made recently?
"Call it a delay by any other name, but AMD has sent out an official statement saying that Kaveri will be available in 2014 after shipping in 2013.
As a recap: Lisa Su's Computex 2013 keynote ended with an on-stage demo of Kaveri and an announcement that it would be shipping "towards the end of the year.""
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The TR Podcast 139: Frame pacing and Carmackulus
- Asus boss flushes down tabs, says 'Windows RT has not been successful' @ The Register
- Sources spill CEO Heins' beans: BlackBerry 'open' to going private @ The Register
- The What Why and How of Wayland and Weston on Linux @ Linux.com
- Camtasia Studio 8 Review @ HiTech Legion
- All Bitcoin Wallets On Android Vulnerable To Theft @ Slashdot
- Raspberry Pi used to make holographic Death Star @ The Inquirer
- Hacking Transcend Wifi SD Cards @ Hack a Day
Podcast #263 - AMDs Crossfire Fix, Carmack Leaving id, Left 4 Dead 3 rumors and more!
Subject: General Tech | August 8, 2013 - 02:22 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, amd, nvidia, crossfire, sli, frame rating, 7990, john carmack, Oculus
PC Perspective Podcast #263 - 08/08/2013
Join us this week as we discuss AMDs Crossfire Fix, Carmack Leaving id, Left 4 Dead 3 rumors and more!
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Program length: 1:13:47
Week in Review:
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AMD Drops Radeon HD 7990 to $699 with 8 Free Games
Subject: Graphics Cards | August 7, 2013 - 01:05 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: amd, radeon, hd 7990, never settle, never settle reloaded
An interesting bit of information just came to PC Perspective this morning and it revolves around the price of the AMD Radeon HD 7990. If the title didn't tip you off, we have found that Newegg.com is listing various HD 7990 dual-Tahiti graphics cards for $699!!
When the card launched in April, it had a retail price of $999 and since then had come down to the ~$880 range. Today though, AMD has definitely made an aggressive move against NVIDIA by lowering the price of its flagship product a full $300.
Not only that, but the Radeon HD 7990 6GB dual-GPU card will still include 8 free PC games, while supplies last. As part of the Never Settle series of bundles, the HD 7990 includes Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs and Deus Ex. If you don't own all or some of those titles, that makes the HD 7990 price drop even MORE appealing.
The Radeon HD 7990 hasn't been a card to avoid controversy. Our initial review of the card showed that CrossFire scaling was resulting in very poor perceived performance and our Frame Rating system was able to detail how and why very precisely. But on August 1st, AMD released a new Catalyst 13.8 driver that introduced a frame pacing fix for the problem for single monitor (non 4K) users.
I would highly encourage any user thinking about buying the Radeon HD 7990 to read over my Catalyst 13.8 updated article to see if the hardware makes sense for you. With a $699 price tag, compared to the $999 of the GeForce GTX 690 or GTX TITAN from NVIDIA, the product is spectacularly interesting as long as you don't use multi-display Eyefinity or one of the new 4K dual-head displays like the ASUS PQ321Q.
For gamers that are using a single panel though, hopefully at 2560x1440 or 2560x1600, this price drop might turn things around. Check out those new $699 prices at Newegg!
So you want a second opinion on Frame Pacing, eh?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | August 2, 2013 - 12:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: video, stutter, radeon, nvidia, hd 7990, frame rating, frame pacing, amd
Scott Wasson from The Tech Report and Ryan have been discussing the microstuttering present in Crossfire and while Ryan got his hands on the hardware to capture the raw output first, The Tech Report have been investigating this issue as in depth as Ryan and Ken have been. Their look at the new Catalyst and the effects of Frame Pacing show the same results as you saw yesterday in Ryan's article; for essentially no cost in performance you can get a much smoother experience when using a CrossFire system on a single display. In their article they have done a great job of splicing together videos of runthroughs of several games with the Frame Pacing disabled on one side and enabled on the other, allowing you to see with your own eyes the difference in game play, without having to have your own Crossfire system.
"Can a driver fix what ails the Radeon HD 7990? Will the new Catalysts magically transform this baby into the fastest graphics card on the planet? We go inside the second to find out."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta Frame Pacing CrossFire Driver @ [H]ard|OCP
- AMD Frame Pacing Explored: Catalyst 13.8 Brings Consistency to Crossfire @ AnandTech
- NVIDIA Shield Review: At the Crossroads of PC and Mobile Gaming @ AnandTech
- Gmail, Outlook.com and e-voting 'pwned' on stage in crypto-dodge hack @ The Register
- Boffins: We have FOOLED APPLE with malware app @ The Register
- iOS 7 Fix for Malicious iPhone Chargers Requires User Savvy @ DailyTech
- Happy 20th birthday, Windows NT 3.1 @ The Register
- NASA JPL boss Brian Muirhead talks about Mars exploration @ The Inquirer
- Man Builds Fully-Functional Boeing 737 Flight Simulator In His Son's Bedroom @ Slashdot
- Printing an Aston Martin DB4 @ Hack a Day
AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta is now available
Subject: Graphics Cards | August 1, 2013 - 02:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: frame pacing, Catalyst 13.8 Beta, catalyst, beta, amd
Yes, you too can now benefit from the Frame Pacing which Ryan has been testing and posted the results to. For anyone with a multi-GPU system using Radeon cards this is an update worth installing as you will see a significant benefit to your gaming experience, along with the other benefits that the new Catalyst offers.
Highlights of the Windows AMD Catalyst™ 13.8 Beta release:
Support for CrossFire Frame Pacing
- Frame Pacing ensures that frames rendered across multiple GPUs in a CrossFire configuration will be displayed at an even and regular pace
- Enabled through the AMD Catalyst Control Center; Globally or on a per application basis
- Supported for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications and resolutions up and including 2560x1600 (single display)
- OpenGL 4.3 support – full support for the OpenGL 4.3 feature set
Performance improvements found in AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta:
- Metro Last Light – Improves performance up to 7% on the AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
OpenGL support for User Profiles and Catalyst Application Profiles:
- Users can now create per application 3D setting profiles for OpenGL applications
- OpenGL applications are now supported through Catalyst Application Profile updates (for single GPU and AMD CrossFire configurations)
- AMD Enduro Technology enhancement – The AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows which applications are active on the Performance GPU and the Power saving GPU
Windows Catalyst Package: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst13-8WINBetaDriver....
Highlights of the Linux AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta release:
This release of AMD Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new features:
- OpenGL 4.3 – full support for the OpenGL 4.3 feature set
- SLED11 SP3 support
- PowerXpress A+I support with Intel Haswell on SLED11 SP3
- Dynamic primary surface resizing
- Kernel 3.10 support
Resolved Issue highlights:
- Enduro Technology on AMD + AMD Ubuntu platforms
- Source Engine games hang when running on the High Performance ASIC
- Maya 2011-2013 – Various visual corruptions issues have been resolved
- Maya 2011-2013 – Mesh/Polygons selection performance has been improved
- Unigine Heaven – Intermittent Crashes have been resolved
- Unigine Heaven – Performance has been improved up to 11% on single GPU configurations
- Left 4 Dead 2 – Visual corruption issues have been resolved
- Visual artifacts are no longer seen with XvBA playback and CABAC=No
"Testing use Only" watermark has been removed.
Linux Catalyst Package: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst13-8LINBetaDriver....
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Many questions and complex answers. A central question is whether I have the right to work, join the armed forces, and live in your neighborhood if I am gay or a lesbian? There is a difference between me being who I am as against committing an action that prevents you from being who you are. For example, if two men are in combat and firing at the enemy, the fact one is gay has no impact on the accuracy of the other in firing his weapon. In combat, remaining alive is all that matters and having another soldier next to me who is an excellent warrior is the only concern.
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If WD Smartware is not finding the disk the drive could be not recognized or defective. First make sure the drive is plugged properly ( if you have a desktop computer use a usb port located on the back, if you have a laptop make sure to plug the cable directly to the laptop)
Go to computer to see uf the passport drive is there, if not go to Disk Management. (Start > right click on Computer and select Manage, on the Computer Management window click on Disk Management the second option from bottom to top)
Verify is the drive is showin healthy or unalocated, if the drive is healthy it means the drive is fine just uninstall, restart the computer and re install WD Smartware.
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It's no secret to my friends, and half the reason I got into the trucking business, I LOVE random road trips. There's something to picking some random event and taking off for a week and living. If you have any flexibility in your job at all, don't worry about getting on an airplane and planning some extravagant trip. If you have a positive mindset and a crew of like minded individuals the time of your like may only be only a few miles away. With that being said, I'm taking a gamble on a new event this year and checking out the Salt Lake City Inaugural Fringe Festival.
Our group of 3 of my best friends booked out a house near Westminster. Gotta love airbnb. Anywhere in the world, find a spot that has been tested out, reviewed and get some insider tips only local would know. Our host hooked us up with a good deal from a limo company on the Saturday so we can throw back a few extra tequilas in between venues. Should be a great time. For us having a festival going on in town is just a guarantee it's a good time to visit a city. With a population around 190k there's always going to be something worthwhile but with the festival there should be quite a few more embracing the summer night time shenanigans.
From what I've read, there will about 40 shows a day and a whole bunch of after parties to check out. There's something way cooler about discovering unique original performers at these small festivals. With social media you can follow along and see how their careers progress and it's not all the corporate blown up entities that mod people flock to at large music festivals. Don't get me wrong, I love that too, but NEVER under estimate a fringe festival with a few good pals. Forget $300 a head plus shower passes and all that shenanigans. The festival website lists tickets at $10. I've never been to Salt Lake but we plan on bouncing around a few patio bars and exploring some of the night life 4 countem 4 nights in a row.
Community parties are where its at. I like to keep an eye not only for fringe festivals but there are some awesome jazz festivals around this time of year if you're down with some bluegrass and horns.
Anyways, embrace their overly scripted cheesy promo video ;) and shoot me a message if your in Salt Lake City or headed that way too.


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Tommy Ephrim knocked on my door at home on 11/15/09 (Sunday) and said his daughter had had a baby and that she needed baby items and that he would do body repair on my SUV.
He had a business card and said he would call me to bring it to the shop on 11/16/2009 (Monday) and he would finish the job. We agreed to a $600 total and he wanted a $300 deposit. I agreed.
After two days and no phone call I called him 11/18/2009 (Wednesday) to drop the vehicle off at his shop. My daughter met me there and when he arrived (by appointment only) he said that he couldn't put the vehicle in the shop because of other cars and that it would be towed if left outside.
Then he said he would pick up the keys from my daughter by 11/23/2009 (Tuesday)and complete the work by 11/30/2009 (Monday) per a signed agreement. I was out of town. He never called her or showed up to get the keys.
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With the entire team watching on, Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Greg Cronin barked out a few set plays in a thick Boston accent for them to try out of the faceoff circle.
"This is the Sedin play," Cronin said as he skated toward the side of the net, instructing players to fire a backhand pass into the slot. "Those two like to do this a lot."
Moments later, captain Dion Phaneuf hammered the first of those passes into the back of the net.
It was just one of the teaching moments Tuesday, and the type of thing that head coach Ron Wilson's new assistants, Cronin and Scott Gordon, have been using more and more over the past few days as training camp winds down.
Hand-picked by general manager Brian Burke to replace Tim Hunter and Keith Acton last June when he felt the coaching staff was getting "stale," Cronin and Gordon are now helping implement a new system for a team that has struggled badly on both special teams throughout Wilson's tenure.
Several players said Tuesday they felt the new voices – and new ideas – have provided a boost so far in training camp.
"Cronin's an intense guy," said winger Mike Brown, who played under both coaches for the U.S. team at the world championships in the spring. "He's there to pick up the guys. I've noticed already so far he's got that spark; he's kind of an in-your-face guy so he gets you going. Gordon's a great coach. They both know a lot about the game. I was loving it when they got hired here."
Chief among the duties the revamped coaching staff has is to fix Toronto's penalty kill, which was 28th in the NHL last season and dead last in both 2009-10 and 2008-09.
So far in camp, Wilson and Co. are attempting to accomplish that by using all four penalty killers to clog the neutral zone, making it more difficult for teams to enter their zone when playing with the man advantage.
While no one coach will take credit for trying to fix the organization's glaring trouble spot, Cronin has been known in hockey circles as a PK guru since he led the New York Islanders' farm team to a league record 90.7-per-cent kill rate in 2003-04.
"Hopefully this is the year where we figure it out," Brown said.
What Toronto won't become is a trapping team, as both new coaches have long used a similar aggressive, fore-checking style that Burke and Wilson continue to want the Leafs to play.
Gordon, however, said they were encouraged to bring in new ideas, with Wilson instructing them to watch plenty of video of last season's team and "come in with their own perspectives" before they met as a group.
"We took that and brought it down to Ron's house in August to talk about the different things that we saw," Gordon said. "Whether it was good or bad. We pieced everything together, between Greg, myself and what they were doing last year.
"There were some things that the Leafs did a great job at last year, but there were areas where that [philosophy]could be applied in different situations to make them even better."
No one on Toronto's coaching staff wanted to go into many specifics Tuesday as to what, precisely, will change in their overall philosophy this season. A little mystery is considered important, especially with so much on the line – including Wilson's job – should they miss the playoffs a seventh consecutive season.
What the newcomers did say is that their "tweaks" should make the Leafs a more difficult team to play against as they attempt to use the group's youth and speed to win more games than a season ago.
"There's no doubt in my mind that we're a fast team," Gordon said. "Our ability to pressure the puck is going to be key for us. That's going to be an all the time thing. We have to be able to take advantage of our skating and put the opposition on their heels. If we can do that, that's going to be what makes it work for us."Report Typo/Error
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Novena, an open source laptop
The hardware hacker Bunnie Huang is working on some projects related to a laptop open-source , that is based on the distribution of Linux and "open" because it features a design that anyone can edit and use as needed. The code name of his work is Novena and currently includes a motherboard and a chip to the battery management (model 3-cell and 45Wh, for 8 hours of battery life). If you want to extend the project, the design found on the WiKi Novena.
At the core of this solution is a motherboard with processor Freescale i.MX6 quad-core 1.2GHz (based on core Cortex A9) and graphics Vivante GC2000 . This is a low-power CPU that we have already analyzed in Android Tablet and Pocket PCs, but fast enough to run a Linux desktop environment and with similar performance to x86 chips a few years ago. The equipment is then completed by (up to) 4GB of RAM, HDMI, Ethernet, USB and SD card slot. What really sets this laptop design from other solutions is its open platform. Although you will need proprietary drivers to operate the WiFi module and graphics , none of these components is absolutely necessary to turn on the computer (even if a computer without WiFi is not very useful these days). In practice, Novena is designed as a do-it-yourself project . Huang is sure that there is enough interest in these projects in order to possibly launch a campaign on Kickstarter and raise funds for the production of a series of laptops hobbyists, programmers and hardware modder. Interesting is not it?
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Seems like the main ways of preventing swarming in a TBH are either splitting, or putting empty bars into the brood nest.
Has anyone tried anything else? What I have in mind is something analogous to the swarm control manipulations you might use in a Langstroth hive. For example, a way of separating the queen from the brood, and later restoring the brood nest to its prior state.
I'm thinking in these terms for two reasons. First, I was pretty ineffective in controlling swarming last season, with splitting or inserting empty bars. Second, those methods both involve making permanent changes to the brood nest, which I'd like to avoid doing.
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I have a set of bathroom scales with a electronic body fat measuring system built in. Somehow it works with electrodes that connect to the base of my feet.
I'm wondering if these are in any way accurate or even worth looking at?
The reason I ask is that mine have gone from 22% to 17% in just 3 weeks of improved diet and lvl 1 simplefit - this seemed unlikely to me.
So are they worth the metals used to make them or should I just ignore them?


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Is Don Jazzy About To Sign Former Triple MG Producer "DJ Coublon" ?
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Words reaching us is that Supreme Mavin Dynasty boss Don Jazzy is on the course to sign former Triple MG music producer "DJ Coublon" just few months after signing ex Triple MG singer "Iyanya".
The hit maker "DJ Coublon" who is the brain behind major hits from Kiss Daniel, Tekno, Iyanya and a lot of others posted a picture of him with Don Jazzy on his instagram page confirming having a great time at the Supreme Mavin Dynasty house.
We wait to have the full details from the Supreme Mavin Dynasty camp.
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Many people ask: Where were fortune cookies invented?
Surprisingly the fortune cookie was invented in America, not China. Although, KC Fortune Cookie Factory owner Sunny Kwan and his family are Chinese.
There is a debate in California as to who actually first invented the fortune cookie, and from which culture it is derived.
According to online resourses, a cookie very similar in appearance to today's fortune cookie was first made in Kyoto, Japan. But they were larger, and made of sesame and miso instead of our well-known flour, sugar, vanilla and egg ingredients. They did contain a fortune, however. Maybe this could even be considered the very first personalized fortune cookie! But in these the small slip of paper was wedged into the bend of the cookie, not placed inside the hollow portion.
It seems that many of the people who are believed to have invented the fortune cookie are in-fact Japanese, so people think these bakers modified a bakery item they were used to from their upbringing.
It is also cited that Makoto Hagiwara was the first person in the US to have served the modern fortune cookie in the 1890s at the Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Gardenin San Francisco, but the fortune cookies were made by a San Francisco bakery, Benkyodo.
In Los Angeles at the Hong Kong Noodle Company, founder David Jung made a claim that he invented the cookie in 1918.Yet Seiichi Kito, the founder of Fugetsu-do of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, said he made the fortune cookie first, and got the idea to place the fortune slip into a cookie by visiting the temples and shrines in Japan where Omikuii (random short inspirational writings on paper) are drawn from a box in hopes for good luck. He went on to sell these sweet treats filled with inspiration to Chinese restaurant, and hence is why many believe the cookie to be Chinese.
Today's fortune cookie is no longer folded by hand (unless done so as a tourist attraction) since large machines have been designed, which allows some companies to produce up to 4.5 million fortune cookies a day. This mass production of fortune cookies have made the item less expensive and available at almost every Chinese restaurant in America.
Keefer Court Food supplies much of the upper Midwest's food distributors with restaurant style fortune cookies for wholesale customers, but has also developed the ability to offer custom fortune cookies. And we've even uploaded a fortune cookie message idea database to ease the process of creating personalized messages for the fortune cookies.


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Rwanda Cup of Excellence® Competition - Part 2
We are mid-way through the Cup of Excellence competition here in Rwanda, and I wanted to take an opportunity to share some details of the event. Read more »
Rwanda Cup of Excellence® Competition - Part 1
One of the most anticipated coffee events of 2010 is about to happen – the Cup of Excellence® competition being held in Rwanda at the end of August! I'm honored and thrilled to have been selected as one of the handful of international cupping judges for this competition, proudly representing Coffee Bean International. Read more »
Roaster Restoration – Part 2
Bishops' Hats and Scally Caps
For over twenty years, I've longed to get my hands on a Whitmee coffee roaster. Due to their extreme scarcity and cost - whenever one did come onto the market in the UK, it carried a price beyond my means - the dream eluded me. I contented myself instead by diligently researching and collecting heavy-duty 'Monitor' roasters built here in the U.S. and amazing open-drum and open-flame 'Uno' roasters manufactured in England.
Why Whitmee? Read more »
Coffee Aisle Lessons from the Underwear Legend
Living in England, a friend advised me "you have to buy new underwear at Marks & Spencer. Everybody buys their underwear at Marks & Spencer." Where I came from it was uncommon to buy underwear at the same place you shopped for your fruits and vegetables, but with a recommendation like that, where do you think I bought my next underwear?
Marks & Spencer gained fame for its underwear by standing out for its pure and simple quality. Read more »
Weather Gets Warmer, Coffee Gets Colder
As the weather gets warmer, sales of hot brewed coffee and tea often drop. Retailers can counter the drop in hot beverages by building a solid iced coffee program and capitalizing on a key growth opportunity. As a specialty coffee roaster, Coffee Bean International® recommends that, whenever possible, our customers promote an iced coffee program that utilizes the same high-quality, artisan-roasted coffee that they promote in their hot coffee program. Read more »
Harvest Time in Nicaragua
Saludos from Jinotega, Nicaragua! I am back in Nicaragua to witness the beginning of the 2011-2012 coffee harvest as well as check in on the progress with our Direct Trade producers Roberto Bendaña and the Las Mercedes group of the Aldea Global Co-op. Read more »
"I'll Have a Tall Blonde, Please!"
You say Starbucks®. I think…top-tier brand. Defiantly stubborn in their tradition of quality. I think…innovative product marketing. America's specialty coffee lexicon. I think…unbelievable product and customer experience consistency (excluding airports, hotels, and cafeterias, of course). Starbucks equals decommoditization of coffee, circa 1990. Read more »
2011 Sustainability Report
The Coffee Bean International 2011 Sustainability Report is now live. This year, we made huge strides toward shifting our waste ratio, with the ultimate goal of hauling zero waste to the landfill. We also dramatically reduced our travel miles, which will impact our overall carbon footprint. Additionally, we grew our direct trade portfolio and off-commodity-market purchases, which isolate farmers from the coffee price volatility that is driven now primarily from investors/speculators. Through these direct relationships we can address coffee's biggest sustainability issues. Read more »
El Salvador Day 1
It seems strange to jump back to day one since I have been on the road for a week now, but El Salvador is a whole new world compared to Nicaragua. We arrived yesterday and stayed in the capital city of San Salvador before heading up north to the Apaneca region in Northern El Salvador today. We hit the road early and drove 2 hours north, 7 of us packed like sardines in a truck. Read more »
Nicaragua Day 4
Our final day in Nicaragua started off brutally early. It was not all that early, but everyone's digestive systems were pretty brutally tattered after 4 days of rice and beans 3 meals a day. Well, I shouldn't say everyone, because Paul and Jay were rearing to go—Paul's handy trick of taking shots of rum to kill anything funky in his system had them covered! Read more »


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The Obama administration is a scandal plagued denial machine that seems at times to skirt the law and possibly break the law while exhibiting a total disregard for the US Constitution!
There seems to be no end to the lengths that the Obama administration will go to either silence critics, lie about who did what and when or deny any knowledge or complicity in the plethora of scandals that consumes it.
But, when Chris Matthews and Nancy Pelosi question the veracity of our would-be monarchs motives and actions, he may have finally gone too far!
...and now the Watcher's Council results for the week of May 20, 2013!
The Watcher's Council nominations for the week of May 20, 2013 were presented, the votes were cast and counted, and the winner will now been announced!
For those who may be enjoying their first Watcher's Council experience, it is a group that consists of some of the top conservative bloggers from around the world.
A group that The Political Commentator is extremely proud to have been asked to be part of!
Each week members select and submit an article that they have written in addition to one article from a non-council blog they find to be particularly topical and important.
While you may not always agree with what you read, that fact alone may make the experience much more valuable!
Once all of the nominated articles have been received at an undisclosed location by the Council leader, a location that is well hidden somewhere on the Left Coast of the United States, the Watchers Council members review and vote for their favorite entries.
These votes are protected and held by outside auditing firm Arthur Andersen until such time as they are counted and a winner has been chosen for the Grand Prize.
This Grand Prize which consists of the appreciation of ones peers.
In the end, however, we are all winners for having had the opportunity to read the analysis of the critical issues of the day.
In a nutshell, the Watchers Council is the ultimate conservative blog aggregator!
So without further ado the winner(s) of the Watcher's Council for the week of May 20, 2013 is (are)...?
Council Winners
- *First place with 4 1/3 votes! Bookworm Room – Is the IRS scandal the worst political scandal in American history? I say "yes
- Second place*t* with 2 votes – Joshuapundit – DHS Is Training Law Enforcement To Give Muslim Brotherhood, Radical Islamists A Pass
- Second place *t* with 2 votes – The Noisy Room- The Enemy Among Us – Even in Idaho
- Third place with 1 1/3 votes – The Right Planet- #Scandalpalooza
- Fourth place *t* with 2/3 vote –GrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD - Shock And Shush
- Fourth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Political Commentator- Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano going back…
- Fourth place *t* with 2/3 vote – The Razor - Scandal Scorecard
- Fourth place *t* with 2/3 vote – Simply Jews –Glenn Greenwald or the douchebag's lines of defense
- Fourth place *t* with 2/3 vote –Rhymes With Right – My Response To @WhiteHouse #ObamaCareInThreeWords Meme
- Fifth place *t* with 1/3 vote –The Colossus of Rhodey –New "Scotty" Spouts Off on the NewTrek's Politics
- Fifth place *t* with 1/3 vote – The Mellow Jihadi – Autumn Sandeen, a Sailor with No ESWS Pin?
- Fifth place *t* with 1/3 vote – VA Right! – VA GOP Convention: Conservatives and TEA Party Send Republican Establishment a STRONG MESSAGE! Overcome DIRTY TRICKS and WIN!
Non-Council Winners
- First place with 3 votes! – Mark Steyn-The Autocrat Accountants submitted by The Watcher
- Second place with 2 votes – Doug Ross@Journal – That Crazy Benghazi Conspiracy Theory? It Just Got Less Crazy submitted by The Right Planet
- Third place with 1 2/3 votes – American Thinker/Thomas Lifson –Never Mind Impeachment; Keep your Eyes on the Prize submitted by Bookworm Room
- Fourth place*t* with 1 1/3 votes -Caroline Glick-Obama and the "Official Truth" submitted byThe Noisy Room
- Fourth place *t* with 1 1/3 votes A.J. Adler/The Algemeiner -A Campaign of Willful Blindness on Terrorism submitted by Simply Jews
- Fourth place *t* with 1 1/3 votes - Ta-Nahisi Coates/The Atlantic How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America – submitted by The Glittering Eye
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote - Contentions – Exploit Hizballah's Vulnerability submitted byGrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote -Jonathan Rosenblum –The Price Of Blindness submitted byJoshuapundit
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote -Amil Imani –Saluting Pamela Geller: a Champion of Liberty submitted by The Mellow Jihadi
- Fifth place *t* with 2/3 vote -Big Jolly Politics – The Real Scandal with the IRS: Organizing for Action and the Chicago-style Misuse of Governmental Power submitted by Rhymes With Right
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote -Reason.Org –The Myth of the Scientific Liberal submitted byThe Razor
- Sixth place *t* with 1/3 vote -Kirsten Powers/Daily Beast –How Hope and Change Gave Way to Spying on the Press submitted by The Watcher
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FRANKFORT - Gov. Steve Beshear announced Friday that Heather French Henry of Louisville will become commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, replacing Ken Lucas, who's been asked by the governor to oversee to completion the construction of the state's fourth veterans nursing home in Radcliff.
Beshear appointed Lucas as commissioner of KDVA in February 2009.
"Commissioner Lucas has done an outstanding job these last five years working with my administration and the veterans community across Kentucky," Beshear said in a statement. "I am pleased he will continue his service to the Commonwealth on a part-time basis and oversee the completion of our fourth veterans nursing home in Radcliff. He has worked tirelessly for our veterans on this project from its very beginning, and I'm glad he'll see it through to its opening."
The governor's appointment of Henry is part of his ongoing commitment to help Kentucky veterans and their families, a news release said.
"Heather is highly motivated and has vast experience assisting and creating programs for veterans throughout the Commonwealth and the nation," Beshear said. "As the department's new commissioner, she will continue our mission to raise awareness and offer services to our veterans."
Henry, a longtime advocate for veterans affairs, started the Heather French Foundation for Veterans in December 1999, shortly after being crowned Miss America 2000 in September 1999. Her foundation partners with public and private organizations to assist veterans and their families.
Henry, who will start as commissioner July 1, has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work and advocacy on behalf of veteran's issues.
In 2001, the U.S. Congress passed the Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation focusing on the eradication of homelessness among veterans nationwide, especially homeless female veterans.
"I greatly appreciate Gov. Beshear's confidence in my experience as a national veterans advocate and look forward to continuing my work as the commissioner to serve the veterans of the Commonwealth and their families," Henry said. "Honoring our veterans has been and will always be my life's mission, and I am honored that I can serve them in this way."
Henry holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning.
As commissioner, Henry will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, as well as the coordination of 18 statewide field office locations, health care outreach and cemetery services.
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