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An elderly Cottonwood Heights woman died Wednesday, the day after she was struck by a car backing out of a steep driveway.
Sheralyn Quinney, 75, died of complications related to injuries from the accident, according to Cottonwood Heights police Sgt. Gary Young.
The woman underwent emergency surgery Tuesday afternoon at Intermountain Medical Center.
Quinney was walking with her husband, also 75 who was not hurt near 3600 East and 8200 South when hit. The driver did not see the couple until too late.
The woman was knocked down and hit her head on the concrete. Unified Fire Department paramedics responded and the woman was transported to Intermountain Medical Center.
Young said the investigation is ongoing and no citations have yet been issued.
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Awarded an IBM Fellowship and came to McGill University in Montreal, as the first graduate student in Computer Science, in 1964. Founding member of the School of Computer Science at McGill in 1970.
Research interests include modelling and simulation as used in real time applications, such as air traffic control simulators. Software derived from this research is running in 34 countries. Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) for several different fields ranging from high school to university level courses, both in Canada and overseas. This work is reflected in the course material that has created on the web at the links above and below. Other research work involves assistance to a team of McGill colleagues working on the processing by computer of scripted based calligraphic languages.Recent publication: Public Policy on Carbon Dioxide and Pollution with respect to Climate Change.
Consulting assignments include assistance with Software Engineering, Process Engineering and Corporate Planning for companies in the computer and telecommunications fields. One current assignment has included helping a company achieve ISO9001:2000 certification. Another has involved the design and implementation of collaboration software that includes desktop sharing.
Here is a link to the OLD Computers in Engineering COMP-208 course web site. Use WebCT for the current version!
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Jennifer Lopez and 10 More Serial Celebrity Divorcers
What ever happened to for better or worse?
-Kenneth Thapoung
We still can't get over it. How could Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony do this to us? Seeing how this will be Jennifer's third divorce – previous hubbies were Cris Judd and Ojani Noa – we shouldn't be too surprised about the split (even though they were married for a solid seven years). Perhaps J. Lo isn't the marrying (and committing) type?
It's always tear jerking to hear of a couple's untimely demise (sniff!), but in the celebrity world, we're starting to think some people actually prefer the life of a heartbreaker.
Read Why Are Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Divorcing?
It doesn't matter if there's a lack of communication, loss of sexual attraction, or mere boredom, some people will find any excuse to call off a commitment. If you don't believe us, here are 10 celebrities whom we've declared serial divorcers.
1. Charlie Sheen
Well, here's another divorcee to join Donna Peele (first wife) and Denise Richards (second) in Charlie Sheen's ex-wives club, making it his third divorce. While he's making a comeback in show business, his alleged insanity has put women in unnerving situations, especially his third and former wife Brooke Mueller, who was so scared of him she filed for a restraining order.
2. Jesse James
After divorces, one to Karla James, another to Janine Lindemulder, and most recently to the affable Sandra Bullock, women won't be so quick to hop on Jesse James' motorcycle. You would think the Universal Life Church would've taught him a thing or two about marriage when it ordained Jesse as a minister. Yeah, we were thrown off too when we learned this.
3. Pamela Anderson
Legally speaking, Pam's been divorced twice (first Tommy Lee and then Kid Rock). But add on an annulment to Rick Salomon, and she's left three men. There's no doubt she used to be the epitome of sex for all men, especially after her role in Baywatch, but it's time to leave the beach and settle down.
4. Tony Hawk
He was thumb tacked to our bedroom walls in the 7th grade as the ultimate cool guy. Now, he's filing for his third divorce with Lhotse Merriam. Tony may have nailed several tricks on his skateboard, but he's yet to master the tricks of the marriage trade, since his marriages with Cindy Dunbar and Erin Lee both fell through.
5. Larry King
Larry King's TV show is live, but his marriage life should be dead. CNN's talk show host has been divorced five times to five different women with one annulment to Freda Miller and two marriages to Alene Akins (twice the marriage, double the divorce). It would've been a total of seven ex-lovers if he and his wife Shawn King hadn't called off the divorce proceedings for the sake of the children.
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'Ferraro left little doubt again Tuesday night he still can perform on those 36-year-old legs. He scored three goals, his second hat trick of the season and 10th of his career, and Hnat Domenichelli tallied twice, including the winner with 5:53 left, as the Thrashers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres before 14,062 at Philips Arena.'
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Woman steal iPad, uses it to take selfies
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is on the hunt for the person who broke into a car and stole an iPad.
Investigators have a decent idea of who it could be due to the alleged thief taking a string of self-incriminating "selfies."
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The 2013 Winter X Games are coming this weekend. Are you ready for them? Well if you're not, or even if you are we've prepared a little handy guide to help you get up to speed. We have a feeling this year's going to be one X Games you don't want to miss out on…
The Street Jam:
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The Street Jam rules. It gives a chance for dudes who normally wouldn't be in the X Games becasue they are out busting in the street a chance to get some big time exposure. The dudes in this years jam are :
Forest Bailey (He won it last year)
If you're in Aspen it's going down on Friday from 1:30-3:00 in the afternoon. Or if you're watching it on TV it's on at 3-5 in the afternoon on ESPN.
Here's a video of what went down last year. It was heavy and a killer way to kick off the X-Games.


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Mellow Mushroom, a delectable and energetic pizza shop based in Atlanta, will open its doors in Pigeon Forge on May 10, 2010. Robert McManus and Darby Campbell, local restaurateurs with more than 25 years in the Eastern Tennessee restaurant business, saw an opportunity in Pigeon Forge for the fun and funky pizza bakery, as they observed the tourist destination was lacking a quality pizza establishment. Campbell and McManus spent more than 2 years finding a prime location and developing a store that represents the easygoing community while maintaining the "bohemian-chic" atmosphere and quality food that is synonymous with the Mellow Mushroom name.
Located at traffic light 2A between Magi Quest and the Inn at Christmas Place, Mellow Mushroom features a large menu offering a delicious assortment of pizzas, salads, hoagies and calzones with many vegetarian options and true "meat-eater" bill of fare, and a bar that boasts 12 beers on tap and more than 42 others in bottles. Mellow Mushroom's "groovy mountain lodge" atmosphere includes large windows looking out onto the Smoky Mountains, a huge fireplace with giant lava lamps that represent flames, and whimsical taxidermy animal heads lining the walls. The energetic yet comfortable atmosphere makes it a great dining option for local residents and visitors.
"More than 11 million visitors from all over the world come through Pigeon Forge every year" said Pigeon Forge Mellow Mushroom Director of Operations, Tom Horne. "Mellow Mushroom's welcoming, groovy vibe will fit right into the Pigeon Forge community and I know that residents and visitors alike will fall in love with the food and atmosphere."
The Pigeon Forge Mellow Mushroom seats 262 people. There are fourteen large plasma screen TV's throughout the restaurant for those looking for a fun place to watch the big games. The restaurant will also host a variety of programs and events including a Tuesday trivia night.
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I am laying here in a subzero cocoon deep in the Kootenay mountains, thinking and watching the snowflakes pile up outside. Along with a few other Nelson Search and Rescue members we embarked on a ski and survival weekend. Although we did not cover as much ground as we would have liked as a result of the heavy snow and lack of visibility, we managed to get some good turns in.
My Kode 38 stood by me strong and comfortable and allowed me thread the needle through some tight treed lines. People who recognize a well-designed pack ask me all the time about it and I always manage to show them some of the great fit and function features of the pack. The slender back panel sits close and comfortable allowing me a full range of motion in the arms for the more technical lines. Furthermore the closed cell foam material ensures that my back stays dry and snow free all day. Laying in a snow trench alone is a soul packed experience and allows one to really reflect on not only the days past events but larger puzzles of life. A strange dichotomy is taking place, on one hand I am in complete solitude and remoteness, on the contrary I have my i-pod touch with me that allows me not only to listen to some good tunes but also sit here and draft up a post from a less than traditional office!
This trip we walked a good distance into a river drainage and made a basecamp. From here we skied laps through the trees all afternoon. Happily I was able to strap my touring pack the Kode 38 onto my Argon 70 with the one of a kind compression system for the walk in. Both of the packs carry so well, that even though I was breaking trail through thigh deep snow they moved with my body and didn't hinder my travel at all. Some of the other S&R team members had large amounts of snow build up on their packs as the fabric sucked it up like a sponge. The high tenacity nylon shed snow and kept my load light and gear dry all weekend long. With the light fading and snow coming down at more than 5cm. per hour we decided it was time to call it a day.
After a wonderful re-hydrated beef stroganoff dinner we enjoyed a bonfire and wound down our day with a few sips of heart warming single malt. As the coals faded and the fire dished deeper and deeper into the snowpack we called it a night! It is always a weird feeling climbing into a snow shelter at night, luckily inside my pack I had a sleep system fit for a king and managed to log 10.5 uninterrupted hours of great sleep. My snow trench kept me warm and luckily my arsenal of packs allowed me to seal myself in and doubled as a set of French doors. I was surprised to see myself snowed in as I awoke and learned one key lesson about snow shelters…DO NOT leave your boots outside the entrance!


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CapsuleM presents M A N I K, Balcazar & Sordo [West Coast debut], and Urulu
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 10:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Greetings to all CapsuleM's friends,
It is our great pleasure to bring together some of the most exciting, freshest producers/DJs of the moment as we get closer to turn the page of 2012.
Please join us at this special, rare night to catch these highly-praised, young talents under one roof as CapsuleM hosts its closing party of the year.
⁞⁞⁞⁞⁞ M A N I K..............................................................(Culprit, Ovum, Hot Creations - NY)
⁞⁞⁞⁞⁞ Balcazar & Sordo [West Coast debut].…………....(No.19 Music, Hot Waves, Leftroom - Mexico)
⁞⁞⁞⁞⁞ Urulu………….………………………………………..........(petFood, Exploited, Amadeus - LA)
⁞⁞⁞⁞⁞ Elwan………..………………….……………...................(Capsulem - LA)
*** Saturday, December 8th
*** 10pm - late
*** 21+
*** FUNKTION-ONE Sound system
*** Dim Mak Studios - Hollywood
*** 1643 Cosmo St. Los Angeles, CA 90028
[Cosmo entrance is between Cahuenga blvd, &Vine st. off Hollywood blvd]
M A N I K (Culprit, Hot Creations - NY)
M A N I K is a young New York City born and bred music producer/DJ that is making huge waves and about to be the next big thing from this city. DJ Mag named him one of their official 'Hot To Watch 2011.' His youthful looks belie the serious and sophisticated musical talent that lies beneath. He is one of the cities few true musicians.
His discography boasts music releases on the world's best underground imprints like Josh Wink's Ovum, L.A based Culprit, Steve Bug's highly praised Poker Flat, and an upcoming release on the almighty Hot Creations- run by Lee Foss and Jamie Jones.
You could throw around any number of "genre-locking terms" – House, Funk, Deep House, Disco, Acid, Electronica; however, you'd still fail to get to the meaning of M A N I K.
Balcazar & Sordo (No.19 Music , Hot Waves , Leftroom - Mexico)
Gabriel and Marco have been friends for many years in their hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. One year after joining their forces to work together their unique sound is now being played out by some of the most respected DJ's including: Maceo Plex, Droog, Dj T, Danny Howells, DOP, Luciano, Alex Niggemann, Richy Ahmed, M.A.N.D.Y, Audiofly.
Earlier this year, Maceo Plex said the following about the hotly tipped Mexican duo, "These guys are very close to writing a big hit...I can tell!"
Upcoming projects include a track on the new Flying Circus compilation and a remix for label owners Audiofly. They will also drop an original track on the legendary NYC label – King Street Sounds and continue their relationship with Art Department and Nitins' No.19.
Urulu (petFood, Exploited, Amadeus - LA)
The LA based Taylor Freels aka Urulu utilizes a combination of cerebral, haunting vocal samples, which are the product of endless hours of late-night YouTube digging, and infusing luscious deep chords and low-slung basslines. Urulu strikes the balance between musical contemporaries KiNK and Catz 'N Dogz while offering more than a passing nod back to some of the soulful 90s house heavyweight producers such as Roy Davis Jr and Moodymann, a vibe which was evident in his well-received free The Untitleds EP, as well as his two chart topping releases on Berlin imprint, Exploited Records, "Across The Sky" & "SINCERELY 91".
ELWAN (CapsuleM, LA)
Elwan is one of CapsuleM residents with a delicate twist in Deep House, Tech House,Nu Disco, Indie Dance who has played at numerous events along with the biggest international talents of the scene.
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Los Angeles,
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Weisenfluh wins Downhill in Tornados season openerSeptember 2, 2011
Cycling team opens up the year with 18 top 10 finishes
Johnson City, Tenn. - The Brevard College Cycling team opened up the 2011 Fall Mountain Bike season this past weekend at East Tennessee State University among the 16 teams that competed in the first Southeast Collegiate Conference mountain bike series.
With a number of quality teams and riders returning, the Southeast Conference is one of the strongest conferences in the country, but the Tornados proved once again they were ready for the challenge of defending their National Championship title for the third consecutive season.
Kate Weisenfluh returned to give the Tornados their first individual victory of the season as she outdistanced the field in the Downhill event. Madison Capps and Morgan Sykes also finished in the top 10 in the downhill field for the women. Park Baker, Asher Blackmore, Tripp Bagnal and David Simmons were also in the top 10 in the downhill for the men, with Baker and Blackmore earning podium finishes in the top five.
In the cross country and short track events, Lewis Gaffney finishes fourth overall in both events, while Scott Hoffner was also in the top 10 in both events, finishing seventh in the cross country and ninth in the short track in the Men's A Group. Keith Marek added third and fourth place finishes in both events in the Men's B Group.
In the final event of the weekend, the Dual Slalom, Weisenfluh again led the way, placing third overall, while Capps and Sykes placed in the top 10. Tripp Bagnal was also in the top 10 on the men's side, finishing eighth overall.
"I was very pleased with the performances of the team thus far and I see them continuing to gain momentum through September and into October," said Coach Sheedy. "This is an awesome team and I know they're capable of being the best Division II team in the country for the third year running."
The Tornados take a week off before traveling down to Atlanta, Ga. to take part in the Georgia Tech meet. First event of the two day weekend starts on September 10th.
Short Track
Men's A
4th Lewis Gaffney
9th Scott Hoffner
14th Bryan Underwood
23rd Kody Adams
Woman's A
10th Morgan Sykes
12th Madison Capps
Men's B
3rd Keith Marek
14th Kody Hughes
Men's A
3rd Park Baker
5th Asher Blackmore
8th Tripp Bagnal
Woman's A
1st Kate Weisenfluh
8th Madison Capps
9th Morgan Sykes
Men's B
10th David Simmons
19th Kyle Stallings
Dual Slalom
Men's A
8th Tripp Bagnal
13th Kody Adams
Woman's A
3rd Kate Weisenfluh
9th Madison Capps
10th Morgan Sykes
Men's B
11th Kyle Stallings
Cross Country
Men's A
4th Lewis Gaffney
7th Scott Hoffner
15th Bryan Underwood
Woman's A
11th Morgan Sykes
12th Madison Capps
Men's B
4th Keith Marek


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Eds: Redskins 24, Buccaneers 22. Updates. With AP Photos.
By FRED GOODALL
AP Sports Writer
TAMPA, Fla. • With the game on the line, Robert Griffin III moved the Washington Redskins right down the field and to the second victory of his young career.
Billy Cundiff redeemed himself for a horrible day kicking, making a 41-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining and the Redskins snapped a two-game losing streak with a 24-22 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Cundiff missed three earlier attempts, including a 31-yarder that wound have put the Redskins (2-2) up by two scores early in the fourth quarter. He also missed first-half tries of 41 and 57 yards, but was on the money after Griffin drove his team into position for the winning score.
Tampa Bay (1-3) wiped out an 18-point deficit to go ahead 22-21 on Connor Barth's third field goal, a 47-yarder with 1:42 remaining.
But Griffin wasn't finished. He completed three straight passes to move the Redskins from their own 20 to the 41, then ran for 15 yards to the 26. Cundiff kicked the game-winner two plays later.
Griffin threw for 323 yards without an interception and scored on a 5-yard run while Washington was building a 21-3 lead in the second quarter.
Pierre Garcon recovered a fumble by the second overall pick in this year's draft in the end zone for the Redskins' first touchdown.
Alfred Morris rushed for 113 yards and scored on a 39-yard run.
Josh Freeman threw for 299 yards and one touchdown, leading the Bucs back from their big deficit with help from Mike Williams and Vincent Jackson, who scored on a 7-yard reception late in the third quarter.
Jackson finished with six catches for 100 yards, and Williams had five receptions for 115 yards.
Griffin was sacked six times and was hit hard after handing off on some option plays, prompting coach Mike Shanahan to ask the rookie to take some precautions on the field to protect himself.
With regular officials back on the job, the Bucs were flagged twice for unnecessary roughness on the Redskins quarterback once on a throw out of his own end zone and the other when he was picked up and dropped for a 2-yard loss by Tampa Bay rookie safety Mark Barron on a designed run.
Barron read the quarterback keeper perfectly, but was flagged when he lifted Griffin into the air before dumping him to the ground and falling on top of Griffin. The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner bounced right up, clapped his hands, then threw for 20 yards to Garcon on the next play.
Largely on the strength of containing Cam Newton and limiting Carolina to 10 yards on the ground in a season-opening victory, the Bucs entered Sunday allowing a league-low 47 yards per game rushing.
They gave up almost that much alone when Morris took a pitch from Griffin and started off left tackle before cutting back to the middle of the field on his TD run.
Tampa Bay's offense sputtered until Freeman connected with Williams on a 65-yard pass that led to the TD pass to Jackson that trimmed Washington's lead to 21-13.
Two more completions to Jackson, this time for 54 and then 22 yards, set up LeGarrette Blount's 2-yard TD that helped the Bucs pull within 21-19.
Griffin began the winning drive from the Washington 20 with 1:42 left. He completed passes of 15 yards to Santana Moss, 20 to Fred Davis and 4 to Evan Royster before taking off on his big run that got the Redskins into field goal range.
The Redskins played without safety Brandon Meriweather and receiver Aldrick Robinson, who were declared out after colliding in the end zone during pregame warmups. The teammates remained on the ground for several minutes before being helped to their feet and walking to the locker room. Meriweather missed the first three games of the season with a sprained left knee.
Redskins-Buccaneers Stats
Washington 24, Tampa Bay 22
Washington 7 14 0 3 24
Tampa Bay 3 3 7 9 22
First Quarter
TB • FG Barth 50, 4:42.
Was • Garcon fumble recovery in end zone (Cundiff kick), :00.
Second Quarter
Was • Griffin III 5 run (Cundiff kick), 7:26.
Was • Morris 39 run (Cundiff kick), 5:15.
TB • FG Barth 57, 1:55.
Third Quarter
TB • Jackson 7 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 1:56.
Fourth Quarter
TB • Blount 2 run (pass failed), 9:41.
TB • FG Barth 47, 1:42.
Was • FG Cundiff 41, :03.
Attendance • 58,191.
Was TB
First downs 27 16
Total Net Yards 474 373
Rushes-yards 30-160 18-80
Passing 314 293
Punt Returns 3-17 4-36
Kickoff Returns 2-42 1-2
Interceptions Ret. 1-13 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 26-35-0 24-39-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-9 1-6
Punts 6-46.7 6-46.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 8-73 10-107
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41
Individual Statistics
Rushing • Washington, Morris 21-113, Griffin III 7-43, Royster 2-4. Tampa Bay, Martin 8-33, Blount 6-17, Ware 1-17, Freeman 2-8, Benn 1-5.
Passing • Washington, Griffin III 26-35-0-323. Tampa Bay, Freeman 24-39-1-299.
Receiving • Washington, Hankerson 7-57, F.Davis 4-70, Morgan 4-62, Moss 3-33, Royster 3-15, Young 2-40, Paul 1-30, Garcon 1-20, Morris 1-(minus 4). Tampa Bay, Jackson 6-100, Williams 4-115, Underwood 3-39, Benn 3-18, Clark 3-15, Martin 2-9, Ware 2-(minus 2), Stocker 1-5.
Missed Field Goals • Washington, Cundiff 41 (WR), 57 (SH), 31 (WL).


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have you check your bios settings ?????
because pxe, means that your computer is trying to boot a network device..............
check your boot order ...
I downloaded bactrack recently and i'm really eager to learn using it. My problem is that my PC won't let me boot OSes from either liveCD or USB anymore. i have been able to boot USB Slax and Ubuntu liveCD successfully in the past . since then i didnt do it. at that time i was just curious about linux. I found out about the prob when i downloaded ophcrack and tried it (as livecd and usb). then i had the same problem when trying to boot SLAX again. So before wasting a CD for burning backtrack, here's my issue:
So on the boot screen it 1st says 'Initialising & Establishing Link'
Then it shows 'PXE - E61: Media test Failure. Check Cable'
And on the next line it then displays ' PXE - M0F : Exiting Intel Boot Agent'
Thx in advance.
P.s: this is really serious so huh dont bin this post in the 'Idiots Corner' :P Thx
have you check your bios settings ?????
because pxe, means that your computer is trying to boot a network device..............
check your boot order ...
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
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Ok that makes sense, i've joined an ISA Server recently and i suspected it had something to do with it. I left it since. But before attempting anything i'll need more details (stepwise) on how to fix my problem. Thx again
Awesome! 139 views and only 1 actual reply! I really need to get this probz fixed. Thats kinda why i joined this forum. And thx again shamanvirtuel.
exactly balding YOU EVEN REPLIED LIKE YOU ACKNOWLEDGED AND SORTED THE PROB
Sometimes I try to fit a 16-character string into an 8byte space, on purpose.
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Well i should have precised that i tried changing the boot order (from BIOS settings and boot menu w/ same results describe in my 1st post). but if you actually read my second post well, you could have noticed that i asked for the steps to solve this problem and that nobody replied since then. Coz changing boot order didnt solve it.
Dont you have a option 'boot from usb' or something like that in your bios? Is your Usb drive correct? If you put ubuntu or another OS on your Usb, does that OS boot correctly?
EDIT: losing patience w/ all this shit, i tried one last time to boot slax this time burning it on a CD using MySlax creator which worked! What i always did with the iso files was extracting its contents using 7-zip and then burn it onto a CD. never knew it would make a difference this time -___-'. i guess my pc tried to boot from lan as the CD/USB weren't properly mounted which resulted in that 'PXE' error....... anyways i just hope i'll be as successful in booting backtrack.


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Friday 6 September 7:30pm
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plainsong Regina caeli
PALESTRINA Kyrie from Missa Regina caeli
ALLEGRI Miserere
MACMILLAN Dominus dabit benignitatem (from The Strathclyde Motets)
PALESTRINA Improperium exspectavit cor meum
MACMILLAN Videns Dominus (from The Strathclyde Motets)
PALESTRINA Stabat Mater a 8
PALESTRINA Regina caeli a 8
PALESTRINA Vineam meam non custodivi (from Song of Songs)
MACMILLAN O radiant dawn (from The Strathclyde Motets)
PALESTRINA Pulchrae sunt genae tuae (from Song of Songs)
MACMILLAN Miserere
PALESTRINA Agnus Dei I-III from Missa Regina caeli
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Sony SLT Alpha 57: Our first impressionsMonday March 19 2012
End of last week Sony announced the SLT Alpha 57, the successor of the SLT A55. This translucent mirror DSLR comes with some interesting improvements in particular for its continuous shooting and auto focus.
Here are our first impressions about the A57:
Sony SLT Alpha 57 Preview
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Today, Sony announced the SLT Alpha 57. This new model replaces the one and a half years old SLT A55 translucent mirror DSLR. comes with some interesting improvements in particular for its continuous shooting and auto focus.
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Comparison with Nikon D5100
When I compare Nikon D5100 here with A57, is the Nikon much better. But in comparison on dpreview.com is better A57. Much better in DR and even a little better in ISO performance. Samples from dpreview by ISO 6400 A 67 are nice. What to hell is true now? I decide btw. this two cameras. Which one should i buy?
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can't believe..
iso test.
a57 785
sorry but from 800 to 3200 iso a57 is bettere than a77.
saw with my eyes compared crop from raw file...
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Sony A57
I would have liked an OLED viewfinder more than a bigger and heavier body. At least the flash delay has been reduced.


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AMES, Iowa — As Internet coverage and access improve in rural areas, more Iowa farmers are making use of this information source in their farming operations, according to the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.
The 2011 poll included several questions on whether farmers have access to and use high-speed Internet service, the types of information they access and the sources of that information.
AMES, Iowa — As Internet coverage and access improve in rural areas, more Iowa farmers are making use of this information source in their farming operations, according to the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.
The 2011 poll included several questions on whether farmers have access to and use high-speed Internet service, the types of information they access and the sources of that information.
Results from the annual poll are available in the 2011 Summary Report, PM 3016, which can be downloaded at no cost from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Online Store, www.extension.iastate.edu/store/.
"Expansion of high-speed Internet coverage in rural areas has been a priority in recent years, and we wanted to learn more about how farmers access and use the Internet, especially broadband," said ISU Extension Sociologist J. Gordon Arbuckle Jr., who co-directs the survey with ISU Extension Sociologist Paul Lasley.
Arbuckle said 1,276 farmers participated in the poll. On average, the participating farmers were 65 years old, and 51 percent earned more than half of their income from farming.
"We gave farmers a list of options and asked them to indicate whether they had access to high-speed Internet. We also asked them to select all the ways that they access the Internet, so in numerous cases farmers reported more than one source of access," Arbuckle said.
"Sixty percent of Farm Poll participants reported that they use high-speed Internet service. When we accounted for multiple forms of access, 70 percent of farmers reported that they use the Internet," Arbuckle said.
The most common means of access, at 27 percent, was through a digital subscriber line (DSL) service. Fourteen percent of farmers reported accessing broadband through a satellite service, 13 percent through a wireless/cell phone service and 12 percent through cable. Twelve percent reported that they accessed the Internet over a standard telephone line.
"Only 14 percent of the farmers reported that they did not have access to high-speed Internet. In fact, the percentage of farmers who reported that they had access to high-speed Internet where they live, but chose not to use it — 21 percent — is significantly higher than the proportion who indicated that they lack access," Arbuckle said.
The last decade or so has seen an explosion of agriculture-related websites as farm magazines, agribusinesses, farm groups, conservation agencies and organizations, and other entities have increased their Internet presence and content. So in the 2011 poll farmers were asked about the types of farming-related information they accessed via the Internet, as well as how often they accessed information from a number of agriculture-related agencies and organizations. These questions focused only on the 70 percent of farmers who indicated that they used the Internet, Arbuckle explained.
Eighty-four percent of farmers who use the Internet have used it to get information on the weather, and 72 percent do so at least weekly. Most farmers who use the Internet also access market information (78 percent), general agricultural news (75 percent) and information about crop production (68 percent), and many do so on a fairly regular basis, Arbuckle said.
Fifty-five percent of farmers reported that they use the Internet for information on farm financial management, as well as pest management. Fifty-one percent reported that they seek information on soil and water conservation. However, farmers use the Internet for these types of information less frequently, with most reporting that they access these types of information less than once a month, Arbuckle added.
"Only 39 percent of farmers accessed livestock production information. However, as you would expect, among farmers who raise livestock the percentage was higher, with 71 percent reporting using the Internet for livestock-related information," he said.
Farmers also were asked to indicate how often they access information online from several agencies and organizations that provide information and technical assistance on agricultural production and conservation.
ISU Extension and Outreach was selected by more Internet users than any other option, with 47 percent of farmers indicating that they use Extension and Outreach at least periodically. Farm magazines were second, at 44 percent, followed by farm groups at 39 percent, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship at 36 percent and the Farm Service Agency at 32 percent, Arbuckle said.
Less than 30 percent of farmers reported that they use the Internet to get information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa Department of Natural Resources or county conservation boards.
The 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll focused on a range of issues that are important not only to agriculture but to all Iowans, Arbuckle said. The 2011 survey also examined farmers' views on climate change, conservation issues, investment in agricultural drainage and their perspectives on reducing the federal deficit and balancing the budget.
Conducted every year since its establishment in 1982, the Farm and Rural Life Poll is the longest-running survey of its kind in the nation, Arbuckle said. ISU Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and the Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service are all partners in the Farm Poll effort.
The 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll summary report and previous summary and topical reports are available to download from the ISU Extension and Outreach Online Store (store.extension.iastate.edu/) and Extension Sociology (www.soc.iastate.edu/extension/farmpoll.html).


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We are thrilled to have acquired many new readers over the past year. To acclimate new folks to the LIE community, we thought it would be helpful to re-publish a few posts that communicate this blog's core values. The following originally appeared in July 2009. It refers to ARP, as Anti-Racist Parent was the original name of this space.
[Editor's note: Over the next few weeks and months, I'll be posting some articles that help define what we believe in this house, that is Anti-Racist Parent. I'm going to talk about the "givens" in this community--the things that are not up for debate. At its very simplest, the purpose of this site is to be a resource for anti-racist parents. We can't fulfill that mission properly if we're constantly debating whether or how much race is an issue. It is an issue--that's what we believe. There are places on the Internet where you can debate that fact all day long. This ain't the place.
This first entry in "What We Believe" is actually an old post from my personal blog that was also crossposted on Racialicious. It was written during the 2008 elections at the height of the sturm und drang about race in America, and following a Women's History Month blog carnival and podcast that I hosted then. At the end of the piece, I link back to a post by Latoya Peterson on Racialicious where she addresses the Lou Dobbs/Condi Rice controversy about the importance of race as an issue in America.]
Dear America: A few things this black woman would like you to know about race
wirtten by Anti-Racist Parent editor Tami Winfrey-Harris
It is normal to be prejudiced.
…and in a country like America that was born and raised on the notion of white supremacy (See manifest destiny, slavery, Jim Crow, internment of Japanese citizens…), it is normal to be prejudiced against black people. So ingrained is the idea that white culture is right, or at least the benchmark for all other cultures, that even most black Americans devalue blackness (See "the doll test" as one example. See black hack comedians and their "black people are always late, broke, triflin'…" schtick as another.) So white America, your personal prejudices are not all your fault.
Now that I have said that, now that I have absolved you of personal guilt, can we have the conversation about race that everyone keeps referring to? I mean a REAL conversation, not the one that has played out over the last month on talk radio and cable news and political blogs and Web sites, where black people attempt to shed some light on the ways race affects our daily lives and white people get defensive and angry and insist that race is no longer an issue.
Witness the reaction to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent statements about race.
"Black Americans were a founding population," Rice said. "Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans in chains. That's not a very pretty reality of our founding."
As a result, Miss Rice told editors and reporters at The Washington Times, "descendants of slaves did not get much of a head start, and I think you continue to see some of the effects of that."
"That particular birth defect makes it hard for us to confront it, hard for us to talk about it, and hard for us to realize that it has continuing relevance for who we are today," she said. SOURCE
What to me seemed like a reasoned statement that acknowledges the reality of our country's past and present, made Lou Dobbs clutch his pearls in horror.
"There is no country on the face of the Earth as progressive, as racially and ethnically diverse as our own," Dobbs wailed. "It's something we should be proud of." SOURCE
Why is the very mention of our country's racist past and its lingering prejudices anathema to some? Why does discussing racism so often result in defensive bravado? It's as if pointing out racial challenges negates the progress the country has made and condemns every member of the mainstream as an irredeemable racist. That is not the case.
If you are willing to listen, here are some other things that this black woman would like the mainstream to know about racism and the relationship between black and white Americans:
Racism and prejudice aren't about white sheets and Jim Crow anymore. Black Americans know that. Only an idiot would claim that our nation has not made tremendous gains in racial equality.It is just that we know that racism and prejudice still exist, because we live with it every day. Unlike the naked racism faced by our grandparents and ancestors, the bias most of us face today is covert or institutionalized.
For those who listened to the Women's History Month panel discussion, you may remember Shecodes, a black woman, sharing a story about a job interview with a Wall Street firm. The company was eager to recruit Shecodes after reviewing her resume and talking to her on the phone, but when she arrived for her interview, things changed. Shecodes waited nearly an hour before asking if the interview was going to happen. What followed was a discussion with a brusque interviewer who would not make eye contact and quickly dismissed her. Nearly every black professional I know can tell at least one story like this–a job interview where a potential employer is excited by stellar credentials and a race-neutral name and voice, but immediately turned off at the sight of a black candidate.
Now Shecodes eventually got a job on Wall Street and indeed ended up having the very office once occupied by her rude interviewer. Did she triumph? Yes! Is this occurrence as bad as being held in bondage or legally denied the vote? Maybe not. But it is still racism.
Modern racism is like a dull ache:
Being able to only rise so high in the company despite excellent credentials and performance …a dull ache.
Having your natural kinky hair stared at and pawed by strangers…a dull ache.
Being followed around department stores by security officers…a dull ache.
Worrying about young male loved ones often stopped by police for "driving while black"…a dull ache.
Seeing how quick Americans were to believe erroneous tales of raping and pillaging among Hurricane Katrina victims at the Superdome…a dull ache.
Watching missing young white women and children garner national coverage while black women and children are ignored…a dull ache.
Living in the Midwest and knowing that there are still some towns that you dare not visit alone…a dull ache.
Wondering if the poor service and stares you received at that great new restaurant were based on your race…a dull ache.
A dull ache is far better than what my ancestors suffered (At 38, I am just one generation removed from Jim Crow.). I have only rarely been the victim of overt racism, but a dull ache is still depressing and stressful in its persistence. And covert racism keeps the playing field imbalanced just as overt racism does. I should also mention that I am the educated, middle class child of an educated, middle class family. For many black people, caught in a cycle of poverty, racism is less a dull ache than chronic torment.
Black people don't expect you to know about all of these things. How could you? How can Lou Dobbs, a wealthy, white man, unequivocally proclaim how "progressive" America is about race? How the hell would he know?
We just need you to admit that you don't know. And then we need you to listen.
Anger at the system is not the same as anger at individual white people. Many black people are frustrated and angered by racial inequities inherent in "the system," but that doesn't mean that we are angry with you the individual. During the Women's History Month broadcast, Shecodes clearly stated that her experience with the racist Wall Street interviewer did not make her dislike white people. Only that woman can bear the guilt for what she did. Most black people I know feel the same way. Most of us have white friends and neighbors. Some of us have white husbands and wives and other family members. Our anger isn't about hatred; it is about a desire for equality.
Good people can be prejudiced. Where did everyone get the idea that prejudiced people were mustache-twirling, one-dimensional villains? The idea keeps everyday people from honestly evaluating their biases, because "only bad people are prejudiced."
As I said in the first paragraph of this essay, white supremacy is ingrained in American culture and we are all affected by that. I don't mean the "white power" sort of supremacy, just the idea that the dominant culture, which is white/European, is the benchmark. So, it is no surprise that blond hair and blue eyes are celebrated, that a black preacher's fiery sermons would strike many Americans as odd, and that a black accent is perceived as less desirable than a white one.
The sin is not that we are biased in this way–and we are ALL biased. The sin is that we pretend that we aren't biased and fail to address the inequities that our prejudice creates.
There is more I could add, like: There are no official black leaders so please stop thinking Al Sharpton is the black Messiah. But the points above are ones that have been swirling in my head as public discourse has more and more turned to the topic of race.
Look, all this black woman wants is equal access to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. My experience tells me that despite great strides, we aren't there yet. And we won't get there as long as the majority of Americans think the job is already done. Unfortunately, recent conversations about race have led me to believe this is exactly what the majority of Americans think.
It is way past time to have a real conversation about race. But America, are you willing to listen as well as speak?
Agree with me? Disagree? Let me hear from you.
UPDATE: Latoya Peterson at Racialicious holds forth on the Rice/Dobbs controversy here.


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Fox News just doesn't care about their Rove ethics crisis
Here's Dick Morris, a Fox News contributor who has spent the last several years endorsing Republican candidates (often on Fox's airwaves) and raising money to support them (also on Fox's airwaves), declaring that Fox News analyst Karl Rove is "in effect" the "Republican National Committee these days" due to the "massive amount of money" he has raised through his American Crossroads GOP slush fund. Watch:
Note how nonplussed Morris' Fox & Friends hosts are about that characterization; someone gives a slight gasp after Morris makes his statement, and they subsequently leap to RNC chair Michael Steele's defense by citing the legal "constraints" he is under to raise money. But they don't show much concern with one of their colleagues being described as being "the Republican National Committee."
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By Wendy MurrayYesterday, February 4, what would have been Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 108 birthday. A Lutheran pastor and theologian, Bonhoeffer was executed by hanging, age 39, in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. He and small-but-fierce contingent of devoted Protestants actively resisted the Nazi encroachment in both church and state. They founded the Confessing Church movement to mount active resistance t … [Read more...]
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Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell battling cancer
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Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell has cancer. The guitarist is coming forward with his diagnosis in a Facebook post, saying he recently learned he has Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He explains that he had a persistent cough he simply couldn't shake, and after a number of attempted remedies and tests doctors discovered the disease.
Campbell says when it comes to cancer, "Hodgie's is the one to have," because it has a cure rate of over 80%. The rocker adds that he's now two months into a six-month chemotherapy regimen, which has left him with a "new aerodynamic hairstyle."
Vivian admits part of his decision to go public with his condition stems from his new image, explaining that he's still planning to tour with Def Leppard this summer, and he doesn't want anyone to be shocked by his appearance that they ask for a refund. He adds that his friends, family, and bandmates have all been extremely supportive through this.
Def Leppard will be hitting the road later this month. The group will launch their trek in Europe, with an appearance at Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 21st. The group will begin their North American shows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 10th.
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Naturals' Arguelles earns elusive win
Royals' prospect improves to 3-12 after seven shutout frames
By Sam Dykstra / Special to MLB.com | August 6, 2012 9:06 PM ET
Monday, it was.
The Royals' No. 12 prospect scattered two hits and one walk and struck out five over seven innings to help Double-A Northwest Arkansas blank Arkansas, 4-0.
With the win -- his first since May 17 in his first scoreless outing of the year -- the 22-year-old left-hander improved to just 3-12 with a 7.17 ERA in what has been a disastrous first trip through the Texas League. The 12 losses rank second-most among all Minor Leaguers this season, while the ERA figure is last among eligible Texas hurlers.
For that alone, Monday was a cause for joy.
"I'm really happy," Arguelles said through translator and batterymate Manny Pina. "The last month, every time I pitched, I would give up four runs or more in just a few innings. But tonight, I was able to hit seven innings with no runs and that was great.
"I didn't feel like I pitched differently really than what I've been doing. I used to go to bed thinking, 'Why is this happening to me?' But after tonight, I feel much happier. I don't know the last time I was this happy. It was a long time ago."
The key to the native Cuban's most recent success was his control. After allowing a single to Paul McAnulty in the first inning, he retired 10 consecutive Travelers to close the game's first four frames. He didn't allow his lone free pass until the seventh -- his final inning. He finished with 87 pitches, 59 for strikes.
In the 17 outings in which Arguelles has allowed two walks or more, he is 1-12 with 9.43 ERA. He is 2-0 with a 1.05 ERA in four starts in which he has allowed one walk or fewer, including Monday's win.
"From the start, he filled up the strike zone," said Naturals pitching coach Larry Carter. "Sometimes he would get down early in a few counts, but you could see when he got to two strikes he would add a little something. ... He was repeating a lot with the fastball, the curveball had good break and the changeups were all good. He had good feel for everything, more or less."
But there is still wonder about why the controlled outings like Monday's haven't been more abundant.
The 22-year-old, who defected from his homeland in 2008 alongside Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias, signed a five-year, $7 million with the Royals in 2010 but didn't pitch that year after undergoing shoulder surgery. He returned last season to put up decent numbers (4-5, 3.20 ERA, 21 starts, 104 IP) for Class A Wilmington.
The reason behind this year's poor statistics could be the tougher competition following an offseason promotion or even continued concerns that his pitching shoulder is still not what it was before the surgery. Arguelles would argue it's neither, and that he's still looking for the answer himself.
"I've been frustrated all year," he said. "I know what kind of pitcher I am and what kind of pitcher I can be, and this isn't it."
Regardless, if the southpaw can string together a few more outings like his latest, he'll be able to finish up the 2012 on a much brighter note than expected That's a message he can't wait to send home to his mom.
"I'm going to keep doing the same things and not change anything I'm doing," Arguelles said. "I've just been pretending the way I started never happened and have been working every day. Now I know the work is actually working."
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last year significantly affected the ability of several manufacturers to produce hard drives used for data storage in computers and other devices. The flooding meant that much of the production capacity was unavailable and led to shortages and increased prices for available hard drives.
According to iSuppli, the price of hard drives isn't expected to return to pre-flood levels until at least 2014. That means for more than a year, prices will be inflated due to shortages caused by the flooding. ISuppli reports that the average selling price for the entire hard drive market grew to $66 in Q4 2011, which is up 28% from $51 in the third quarter. The average selling price held steady at $66 in Q1 of 2012 and is expected to slide to $65 in Q2.
The flooding in Thailand led to a 29% reduction in the number of hard drives shipped in Q4 2012. That significant reduction in shipments is expected to end and production will be completely recovered by Q3 of 2012. The company reports that hard drive shipments increased by 18% to 145 million units in Q1 2012 and in Q2 increase by 10% to 159 million units.
ISuppli is predicting that shipments will increase again in Q3 2012 by another 10% to 176 million units. Q3 is expected to be the first quarter where shipments or exceed 2011 numbers. Despite the return to normal shipment levels, pricing is expected to remain flat with no decline.
"HDD manufacturers now have greater pricing power than they did in 2011, allowing them to keep ASPs steady," said Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS. "With the two mega-mergers between Seagate/Samsung and Western Digital/Hitachi GST, the two top suppliers held 85 percent of HDD market share in the first quarter 2012. This was up from 62 percent in the third quarter of 2011, before the mergers. The concentration of market share has resulted in an oligarchy where the top players can control pricing and are able to keep ASPs at a relatively high level."
One reason pricing won't decline is that a number of original equipment manufacturers in the computer industry signed a long-term agreements with hard drive makers to guarantee drive shipments but locking in prices about 20% higher than were paid before the flooding.
"You can bet that Sony built a long-term business plan about being successful in Japan and that business plan is crumbling." -- Peter Moore, 24 hours before his Microsoft resignation
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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Amazing how much better a cherry tomato can taste if you pick it yourself right off the vine. Between the bountiful acres of strawberries and the indoor farmers' market, there really is something for everyone at Bedner's. Kids can mine for gold or pet a goat; then adults can walk them through a vast field of green and red peppers and have fresh dinner on the plate later that night. Bedner's is a festival you can go to every weekend, with food trucks and specials that constantly take place, even when it's not picking season. Farmers' markets are cool, but playing farmer for a day is even cooler.
Just one block south of Oakland Park Boulevard and over a canal that hems the northern edge of the Island City, chef-owner Armando Vega and his wife, Yudaris, will deliver your dish as if you were family. Inside their 15-table restaurant, the Cuban-born couple dish out carefully sourced and lovingly cooked Latin and Mediterranean cuisine. Charcuterie, like the $16 ham made from Iberico pigs that feed on acorns, is presented on a wooden cutting board, with specialty cheeses if you please. (Try the manchego, a nutty sheep's cheese, cured for more than a year.) Other delights imported from Spain include medium-grain rice from Murcia; mahón, a soft cow's-milk cheese from the island of Minorca; and olive oil from Jaén, a city in the south. Entrées like grilled octopus ($16) and oxtail medallions ($21) are specialties, and the wait staff will attentively refill your water or wine while you feast. The rustic, red-walled hideaway is accented with handmade wooden wine racks and Vega's family china, and the corks of emptied wine bottles are evidence of the gastronomic merriment that's taken place over the years.
Readers' Choice: Chow Sushi BBQ
At the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's new Japanese-style restaurant, paying $24 for a tower of toro the size of a Ping-Pong ball is worth it. That pile of toro is rich and creamy, paired with a trio of sauces — salty, spicy, and sweet — and served with a basket of crispy wontons fried into pillow-shaped balloons. Kuro translates to "black" in Japanese, but that's less about having black-colored decor and more about a certain noir sexiness that permeates the place. The 9,500-square-foot restaurant has become a showpiece for the resort with a theater-style dining room where patrons can indulge in traditional multicourse Japanese dining, a series of dishes that progress from light, simple fare to heavier, more complex dishes. A private chef's bar presents a front-row seat to the restaurant's expansive open kitchen. Or take your dinner party into the private dining area, a glass-walled room. Outside, just steps from Kuro's bar, two private tables allow for a quiet alfresco dinner beside the pool. Plus, you'll find that element that's so elusive in Florida: exceptional service. A meal at Kuro plays out like a well-orchestrated performance, progressing in stanzas. It starts with chilled plates, salads, and tempura straight through to selections from a robata grill. The roller coaster of flavor peaks with the chef's most inspired dishes, filed under fish (sea) and meat (land). Finish that off with sushi — bright slices of nigiri and perhaps a wacky, Willy Wonka-inspired dessert: shaved ice or green panna cotta.
Readers' Choice: Fork & Balls
This year, one of Miami's Buzziest Restaurants, according to Condé Nast Traveler, made its way into Palm Beach County: Meat Market opened in Palm Beach. The upmarket steak house offers the same high-end cuisine, creative cocktails, and cool South Beach vibe as the original location; restaurateur David Tornek and chef/co-owner Sean Brasel know their prime cuts of beef and seafood. A stylish crudo bar offers classic raw-bar items including oysters and ceviches. Appetizers include white truffle Kobe tartare or a daily alternating charcuterie selection. But at the center stage are Meat Market's prime-cut steaks, offered in a three-tier format in which guests can customize their dish with add-ons such as lobster tail, seared foie gras, or roasted prime bone marrow. Signature house-made butters and sauces are served à la carte, like the atomic horseradish truffle sauce. Like its Lincoln Road counterpart, Meat Market Palm Beach boasts a bustling bar scene and an innovative cocktail program.
Readers' Choice: Dada Restaurant & Lounge
Luckily, Delray's dining scene is expanding beyond the eastern downtown area. The year-old Apeiro Kitchen & Bar is one delicious example, located in the Delray Marketplace shopping plaza where Atlantic Avenue meets Lyons Road just west of Florida's Turnpike. Here, chef-owner David Blonsky has partnered with local restaurateur Burt Rapoport. Apeiro is a Mediterranean-style concept built on simple ingredients and clean flavor. Blonsky has assembled a rather large menu, featuring cheese platters, falafel served with pickled vegetables, and Moroccan-spiced lamb ribs. Stracchino, a young, creamy Italian cow's-milk cheese, is paired with a salty, thin-sliced prosciutto and a potent fig balsamic reduction; the bunuelo is a take on a Latin fritter, made with airy puffs of phyllo. Kebabs and sandwiches highlight house-roasted and shaved-to-order meats. And my God, the pastas — handmade orecchiette is a hearty dish, each tiny ear-shaped pasta tossed in an earthy saffron, fennel, and lemongrass cream sauce with cuts of spicy, house-made, lamb merguez sausage. "My goal with Apeiro is to open people's minds to a different style of cooking," says Blonsky. He is planning a Miami location next.
Readers' Choice: Avocado Grill
The "best" restaurant doesn't have to be the one with the fanciest decor, the frou-frou-est ingredients, or the Frenchest chef. It's the one you're drawn to, over and over and over again. The one where you meet friends, where you take out-of-towners, where you feel the stress ooze out of your body the moment you slide into a booth. Whenever someone suggests, "Let's go to Coconuts," the sun magically shines a little brighter and you hold off on that snack you were about to bite into, knowing that something better — way better — awaits. The food is a mix of familiar comforts (a $13 coconut shrimp appetizer, $5 mac 'n' cheese, $27 strip steak) and little surprises (pigeon peas and rice, $3; bahn mi sandwiches on special). The waterfront setting is not at all pretentious, and the service, usually lovely. (Ask and servers will often provide food to toss to the little fish who swim up to the dock.) Fridays feel like a community gathering when paella is cooked outdoors, and on Monday and Tuesdays, wines from the well-curated list are half-off (though there is blueberry soda and blackberry mojitos, if you prefer). Best of all, you just can't beat the company motto: "Be nice."
Readers' Choice: Steak 954


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Annual Solomon-Tenenbaum Lecture sparks dialogue
By Craig Brandhorst, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-3681
Ask Palmetto Health Foundation President Samuel Tenenbaum about the issue of the day—whatever that issue might be— and he'll tell you about the last five books he's read, raise a handful of provocative questions and throw in a mini-history lesson to boot. The retired steel executive and longtime University of South Carolina donor isn't on an ego trip, though. He just loves to wrestle with big ideas—and he loves it even more when somebody else brings a competing big idea to the table.
That interest in sparking dialogue was part of Tenenbaum's motivation when he and his wife, head of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and former South Carolina Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum, launched the university's Jewish studies lectureship in 1990.
The series, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, has been known as the Solomon-Tenenbaum Visiting Lectureship in Jewish Studies since 1996, when the Tenenbaums combined forces with Charleston businessman Melvin Solomon and his wife Judith, both deceased. It has brought multiple high-profile figures to campus over the years, including Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate author Elie Weisel, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Holocaust historians Deborah Lipstadt and Saul Friedlander. Lecture topics, meanwhile, have ranged from anti-Semitism to secular Judaism to the concept of "chosen peoples," which will be the focus of Columbia University journalism and sociology professor Todd Gitlin's lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Campus Room at Capstone House.
"The hope here is that you bring in thoughtful people to challenge us to think, and for us to find our own answers," says Tenenbaum, who applauds USC for supporting the series from day one. "It's not for the speakers to give us all of the answers but to open the debate and the discussion so we say, 'Hey, I need to go read more. I need to understand more about this.' "
The other motivation for the lectureship, which was begun in memory of Tenenbaum's parents, is more personal but dovetails with Tenenbaum's intellectual pursuit, not to mention his particular interest in Judaic studies.
"I was brought up around books," says Tenenbaum, who attended both public school and Hebrew school while growing up in Savannah, Ga. "As a young boy I was encouraged to ask questions. Around the dinner table we'd have debates about everything. I remember listening to Walter Wenchel with my daddy on the Sunday night radio and then, you know, we'd discuss what we'd heard."
It was Tenenbaums's father, in fact, who instilled in Samuel the sense of civic duty that drives the philanthropist today. Meyer Warren Tenenbaum was a Polish immigrant who came to the United States in 1921 at age 13, unable to speak English, and graduated from Emory University's law school at age 24. Meyer then built the steel business that the younger Tenenbaum eventually took over.
"My father's survival in rural Poland between the wars was tenuous," says Tenenbaum. "His family, they were farmers. Then they came to America, and it was the land of opportunity. We were told that you've got to believe in that, and told that you've got to reinvest.
"So you grow up, you have a few extra resources, and you say, 'What can I do? What's important?'"
Enter former USC Department of Religious Studies chair Carl Evans, who over 20 years ago encouraged Tenenbaum to direct his energies to supporting the University of South Carolina, and in particular Judaic studies.
"Carl is a fabulous guy, quote me on that," says Tenenbaum. "I wouldn't be involved in this particularly area if it weren't for Professor Carl Evans. Because of his activities in the greater community, talking about ecumenical positions, he got me involved with the University of South Carolina's Department of Religious Studies. I was ultimately inspired by him."
The Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship now ranks among the premier lecture series on campus, attracting professors and students from the university as well as people from the larger outside community — people who, like Tenenbaum, have questions and want to hear other opinions expressed in a civil but thought-provoking manner.
"It's through the vision and generosity of donors like Samuel Tenenbaum that we're is able to bring outstanding scholars and public intellectuals to our community to stimulate discussion and debate," says College of Arts and Sciences Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, one of the series' biggest boosters.
For all that vision and generosity, however, Tenenbaum doesn't handpick the series' speakers or inject himself into the debate. As someone who values academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas, he would rather just sit back and see what unfolds—even if the ideas coming from the podium don't jibe with his own.
"I have no idea what a certain speaker will say," Tenenbaum says with a shrug. "I could say, 'God, they're wrong!' But that's what a university is about, to be challenged about your own ideas. Even if you helped fund the lecture, that doesn't mean the lecturer is going to say what you want them to say. That's not the purpose.
"The hope is that we can all remember our commonality as a basis for working together, as opposed to the differences that have come about over the centuries."
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Tradecraft 101 by Arcticabn
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Pear Head
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Joined: 04 Apr 2004
Posts: 5833
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:01 pm
Post subject: July 2005 COTM -- VOTE HERE
I no particular order (actually, they are in the order I received them), the nominations are:
Coon Rapids Lost Cache
(and the 10 cachlings) by
Nominated by
"Very well done series, tough to put together all the clues for the coords for final, nice park areas, a combo of small/micro/puzzle caches. Theme worked well and I had a lot of fun - that's what counts to me!"
"This is the final part of a unique series in the Coon Rapids area. It is loosely themed on the game "Clue". The goal is to go to the 10 other caches in the series and gather clues to the location of the final. The caches are all within a few miles of each other, and the series can easily be completed in a day. It still provides a challenge, both in locating the caches, and using your noggin to figure out how the game works (but seriously it isn't that hard, and there are plenty of instructions on the cache page). The 10 caches are also a good mix of traditional, puzzles, and multis (the puzzle ones aren't too tough to figure out, just make sure you do your prep work before beginning).
Personally I enjoyed the series enough that I made the final my 900th find, and I would recommend it to anyone, from a seasoned veteran cacher to the cachers just starting out."
My Dear Watson, 2nd Edition
, with an assist from
Nominated by
Although I currently have only 330 finds under my belt, I think this is the most creative two-stage mystery cache I have ever attempted. The way brjzn spelled out the final coordinates, by utilizing the unique features of this area, is truly amazing. I'm not much for solving puzzles so, of course, I needed a few hints. Brjzn was very helpful to me by phone which was much appreciated. A couple days later I finally figured it out after receiving an email from him. However, I feel like I'd be cheating if I went and logged it now. So even though I'm nominating it for COTM I haven't actually located the final. This is a great park with a trail system that takes you through varying terrain features. Give it a try, it's worth the trip even if you don't find the final like me.
Borrowing a quote from Dyl1231 "This is the best cache I've never found!"
"Tradecraft 101"
"The Handler"
(aka Arcticabn)
Nominated by
Marsha and Silent Bob
Are you a geocaching nut case? Summer heat and bugs getting to you? Looking for a cache that you can do without ever touching a blade of grass covered in ticks and mosquitoes? Perhaps you are a puzzle lover and are in need of a challenge? Maybe you just want to do a cache that will likely lead you all over without really taking you anywhere at all?
Well, if any of that sounds good, I have the cache for you!
"Tradecraft 101"
"The Handler"
(aka Arcticabn) is one of the most interesting and well crafted geocaches I have ever found. Not being much for puzzles I had to have my hand held through the first part and while most cachers have no problems after that I still had to have help making it through the second stage! After that it was smooth cachin'!
This cache takes you through the Urban Sprawl Jungle that is Apple Valley. You will be caching in plain view of thousands of people passing by! You will be looking for well hidden and tricky stages! You will be scratching your head for weeks, months, possibly even years!
I found the first stage of this cache soon after it hit the streets (literally) back in August of 2004. I had been trying to solve the cipher sheet without help for months. Finally, after much disgust with my puzzle solving abilities I begged, pleaded, and got on my knees for a hint (ok, he'll just give you one if you ask but it doesn't sound as good) I ended up solving it soon after that and spent several more weeks completely stumped on the second stage due to my inability to think outside the box!
The rest of the cache was easier but the final was one of those out in the open well hidden hides that just makes you go hmmm...
So, if you're looking for something to do this summer and you don't want to encounter trees, ticks, bugs, or grass, this is the cache for you!
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:38 pm
Post subject: Tough choice
I've done Tradecraft and Watson. I loved both of them. Both have some unique twists and turns. This is a tough choice for me I cast my vote for one of them but can guarantee you that if you have what it takes to finish either, you will feel like you've accomplished something and you'll have a GREAT time doing it.
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Posts: 621
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:28 pm
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Suggestion -----
WGA gives out these cute little ribbons to be added to the cache page of the caches that win their COTM. It's a real nice touch and I think it positively promotes the WGA.
(this example was taken off of
"Hello Wisconsin"
cache page)
Maybe MNGCA could adopt something similar or just a little gif incorporating the MNGCA logo with the COTM month/year? I'm sure there are one or two graphic artists among the members here who could come up with something interesting.
You could also consider runner-up images with the date and year. That would be cool for those that were nominated and it will help point out the great caches for those who don't read or follow the forums.
Have the image link over to the association website to promote the activities of the MNGCA.
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Wayfarin Stranger
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Posts: 122
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:23 pm
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I volunteered a few months ago to design some small graphics and did submit one for review, but was told someone else would do it. I haven't seen anything since.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:05 am
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You could also consider runner-up images with the date and year. That would be cool for those that were nominated and it will help point out the great caches for those who don't read or follow the forums.
This would be a great idea so that cachers can see that these caches have at least been nominated for COTM/Y (I don't think we have a COTY?).
King of the Jeff Gordon TB's!
They put that cache WHERE?
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:37 am
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loneeagle_24 wrote:
This would be a great idea so that cachers can see that these caches have at least been nominated for COTM/Y (I don't think we have a COTY?).
I really don't think it's fair to have a "COTY" occur when only about 15 people on average vote for COTM.
Sad state of affairs.
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Pear Head
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:23 pm
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Centris wrote:
Suggestion -----
WGA gives out these cute little ribbons to be added to the cache page of the caches that win their COTM. It's a real nice touch and I think it positively promotes the WGA.
Not that I have any real say in the matter, but I do think this is a good idea - certainly can't hurt, can it?
To use MnGCA in the graphics I suppose we would need some sort of board approval...
Maybe if Wayfarin Stranger is still interested in the work, he could come up with a proposed graphic?
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:36 pm
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We would prefer that everyone wait until the Webmaster Committee finds a suitable MnGCA webmaster who may have specific design needs. Until that time we have no need for new graphics especially single images.
Sad state of affairs.
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Tea Party Candidate Fired for Risque Ad
His use of the catch phrase "electile dysfunction" has gotten a Tea Party candidate fired from his day job at a Christian University.
J.D. Winteregg is challenging House Speaker John Boehner in Ohio. He's one of two candidates running against Boehner in the Republican primary. But Cedarville University, a Baptist school in Ohio where Winteregg taught as an adjunct professor, confirmed to FoxNews.com that his contract was not renewed, largely because of the ad.
Winteregg said he was contacted by a supervisor who informed him his commercial "did not correspond with university values."
Click here to watch the commercial, titled "When the Moment is Right." It parodies erectile dysfunction commercials.


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2004 in hindsight
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Pundits have a tendency to weigh in with their predictions for the coming year every December, and 2003 was no exception.
Many saw outsourcing gathering pace in 2004. Some saw companies becoming more selective in what they outsourced. A few said that bankruptcies, as well as mergers and acquisitions, would thin out the vendors. Weve found that all of them were correct in their predictions, or at least couldnt point to anyone who was glaringly wrong.
For example, analysts believed outsourcing would grow as business demands put a tighter financial squeeze on CIOs. In 2004, there would be more top-down decisions to send away jobs to cheaper destinations. And they were right.
Outsourcing accelerates "Over 100 new IT and business process outsourcing deals were signed in 2004 in Asia Pacific,"says Michele Caminos, an analyst at Gartner, which had earlier predicted that outsourcing would accelerate this year.
Faced with rising operation costs, the Singapore government took the lead in Asia with ambitious plans to speed up the outsourcing of major services, including security, project management, finance and IT.
The national initiative followed DBS Banks plunge into outsourcing in late 2002 in an effort to save US$29.3 million in the first three years of its deal with IBM. In late October, Singapore Airlines also announced it contracted out its data centre, computing support and information technology help desk to IBM for US$181 million. The carrier expected to shave US$8.9 million off its budget in the first year by sending away 130 IT jobs.
To date, thousands of low-level IT and finance jobs in government-linked companies, including DBS Bank, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airport Terminal Services, have been displaced. The island states private sector is expected to follow suit. Some 63 percent of companies are considering farming out internal functions over the next five years, according to Gartner.
Malaysian companies, led by several large banks, were also hot on the outsourcing trail in search of the low-cost IT nirvana. The countrys largest outsourcing deal was signed in 2002 between Bumiputra Commerce Bank and EDS. Maybank and Malaysian Airlines have followed suit. Even the Malaysian government has explored contracting out IT infrastructure.
The one big scare
However, in a major wake-up call for the industry, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, the second largest bank in the US, in September terminated a seven-year, US$5 billion outsourcing contract with IBM signed in 2002.
What could have possibly gone wrong in a pioneering agreement that was hailed for adding flexibility to the banks IT infrastructure? Apparently, IT was too important to be left to an outsider.
"We believe managing our own technology infrastructure is best for the long-term growth and success of our company," and will give the bank competitive advantages, accelerate innovation and enable efficiency, CIO Austin Adams said in a statement. Adams came from Bank One, which J.P. Morgan Chase & Co acquired in July.
Governance becomes urgent After the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in the US in late 2002, observers expected a surge in demand for compliance software. But the much-awaited deals only started to stream in this year, according to Gartner.
"Many companies have committed resources, but at varying degrees in different countries based on local compliance requirements, to address this issue in 2004," says Phil Sargeant, a research director at Gartner in Asia Pacific.
"Over time, more companies will be addressing key [compliance] issues, many of which will require investment in IT to ensure that Asia does not have an Enron-type experience,"adds Sargeant.
Gartner earlier this year cautioned companies to pay attention to global accounting regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, if they were serious about doing business in a global market.
The warning was prophetic: In September, Japans banking regulator, the Financial Services Agency, forced Citigroup to close its private banking operations in the country after finding that the office did little to police money laundering and had misled customers about investment risk. Citigroup also shut down its investment management services unit in Japan after the banking giant found ";internal control, compliance and governance issues in that subsidiary."
Massive fraud
Meanwhile, liquidation was looming large at Far East Pharmaceutical Technology after the Hong Kong-based drugmaker defaulted on a US$80 million loan arrangement. Chairman Cai Chong Zhen, who resigned in September, disappeared.
Property developer Chau Ching-ngai, ranked Chinas 11th richest individual by Forbes magazine in 2002, was also accused of falsifying registered capital reports and manipulating share prices.
Just as stricter audits of corporate financial accounts had put greater pressure on IT systems to provide accurate and timely information to stakeholders, increased scrutiny of IT expenses put an end to rogue projects.
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I really didnt like this place, everything was just wrong about this place. It is true that it is the best choice if you are on a budget, it is inexpensive and economical but it is not the best when it comes to quality. Let me start by saying that the owner is rude and behaved as if she didnt care if I and my partner were comfortable or not all she wanted was her payment and that was it. The walls of the rooms are quite dirty and we could see bug stains on the wall as well and when we asked to change the room the owner refused. We only stayed for one night and that was it, we had to leave to another hotel because we just couldnt bear it. The room was dirty and so was the bathroom and there was no hot water. I dont think they clean the rooms daily if not we wouldnt have met it in the state we did. The bed sheets were looking dirty and a bit moist and we asked them for a new one and they said they didnt have any that was when decided that it was enough. Let me just say in summary that the service is zero, the rooms are zero and less value, the only good thing about this place is that it is cheap and thats it. The owner Christina should improve with her customer service skills and also get people to clean the rooms out. I am not coming back here again; I had a horrible experience here.