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Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
Hope you all have a very nice and well connected holiday season!
November 2014
All in all, having watched the cellular "scene" for years, I am more excited about cellular today than ever before. We're witnessing a truly amazing set of innovative changes in technology in the mobile space. The promise of a well-connected high powered miniature computer in your hand is here. The only limiting factor I really see are things like cost (lack of unlimited data plans), and the weakening of net neutrality.
Consumer Tip: We're definitely seeing increased competition. I suspect this will be a good holiday season for cellular plans. Careful attention to offerings will yield the best rewards. Sprint's iPhone for life deal strikes me as one of the better. Multiple carriers are fighting to win your family plan business. Prepaid offerings can be quite good too. If it were me, I'd likely use Verizon's Allset prepaid, but Cricket and Pagepluscellular also deserve a look.
This site has had to move to my personal web pages at this new URL. I've just decided to begin updating this site again as of 11/23/2013. It will get better soon. The content here isn't bad, it's just old and badly in need of updates. I'll keep the old content in the archived section with the new stuff coming along.
So some quick thoughts for November 2013:
(This home page is the only thing I've touched yet. Stay tuned to see other portions of this site get updates. Since some of the content is way-old, check for pages with "LAST UPDATE 2013" or something reasonable)
Happy New Year 2009: The iPhone's success has been tremendous, and deservedly so. What many fail to understand is that the phone isn't just a decent piece of engineering from a hardware perspective, it's all about the ease of use. On the hardware side Apple shipped a device with 800x400 resolution (when the average PDA was 320x320 or lower). They also included built-in wi-fi. This is a win-win because the copy-cats are now doing higher resolution screens, wi-fi, and even some enhancements we'd like to see the iPhone copy (A2DP bluetooth stereo, tactile feedback, etc.). Most fundamentally, the iPhone delivers the power of a data&web-connected handheld device to normal people, not just the geeks. Obvious applications are calendar, email, web, but lots of innovation in location aware applications including google maps, remember the milk, etc.
Anyway, iPhone set the PDA bar higher (and introduced mainstream folks to the PDA concept) and we are all benefiting. The only real competition I've seen is probably the android platform which is still a little young. At the same time, Microsoft can't seem to get anything right. Not many rave reviews for Vista (more bad press than deserved in my opinion), Office 2007 (sucks rocks, look at OpenOffice 3.0), or Windows Mobile 6.1 (same old stuff). HTC's touchflo 3D is better than Windows Mobile interface. I love my HTC Diamond with TouchFlo, except for the "ugly" pieces of the underlying windows mobile interface. Who knows, maybe Microsoft will take up the challenge in WinMo v6.5? We'll see. I'd buy an iPhone if available on my carrier-- and may end up doing so anyway because of the awesome development happening on that platform. Some of the killer iPhone apps include Pandora, remember the milk, mint.com, fring, and the list keeps growing daily. Don't want a monthly fee, look at the new Apple Touch device which has much of the same functionality without the data everywhere feature (requires wi-fi). The Touch model I have is also lacks a microphone or any speaker. I've heard a rumor that the new Touch includes a speaker at least. (i.e. older touch users are forced to wear headphones).
Verizon Still Kicking Booty: Verizon already has a great nationwide network, and with their nationwide 700Mhz license, they are poised to kick booty in 2009. A lot of nay sayers claim Verizon has brain washed the consumer reports and JD Powers audience that routinely rates them first. I think there's more truth to the hype than most folks recognize. Verizon still plans LTE for 4G data, and we'll continue to watch the changes. Verizon has the magic combination of spectrum and money. I suspect you'll see voice service running on VOIP/SIP over the LTE data network. It remains to be seen how much the bad economy will effect build-out. To the extent that it effects Verizon, I believe it will effect them all. By the way, I don't work for any cell carrier, nor am I a current Verizon customer (I tend to shop for the best bargain and these days all of the carriers do a reasonable job).
Verizon Acquisition of Alltel: There's been some discussion over on Howard forums in the Sprint group on what all this will mean. The optimistic side might be EVDO roaming on all Verizon (since they already have EVDO roaming on Alltel). I don't see this happening absent a new deal that expands Verizon's revenue. Sprint entered a 10 year roaming agreement with Alltel in 2006, but no one knows if provisions exist for that agreement post acquisition. A worst-case scenario for Sprint that could actually happen if Verizon transitions to LTE for data, and perhaps SIP/VOIP for voice. At that point, they wouldn't be technology compatible unless Sprint follows suit. So far to date, Sprint has not stated a desire to pursue LTE for data (or anything else). That being said, Verizon hasn't stated desire to use LTE for anything but data thus far. The speculation regarding SIP/VOIP comes from the fact that you have higher data rates and the desire to simultaneously use voice and data which Verizon doesn't currently have with EVDO.
Analog Mostly Gone: As predicted, we simply lost tons of remote rural coverage when the analog network fell silent. You can gain a little ground back by buying the correct phone and a Wilson 3Watt powered antenna solution. There's still a maximum cell phone to tower distance due to digital technologies timing requirements so it's not what you had, but perhaps half-again what you have without it. If you need true emergency notification (911 style) then look at satellite solutions like "find me spot." Of course, the 911 style services aren't used to call a tow truck.
University of Oregon discounts: Our local telecom folks asked me to take these off my web page (no special advantages by virtue of our state employment), however, I can say that nearly all large employers qualify for discounted cell phone service, including on existing personal lines of service. Minimally, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon all do here in Eugene.
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May 10, 2006
Data Roaming: Both Sprint and Verizon are now allowing data roaming in some places. This is really nice to see. Given Sprint's better prices for data, I was surprised to see them offer this. The rumor is that Sprint will start providing data roaming on the Alltel network (which is actually massive), but unfortunately there is no Alltel in Oregon or Washington. Since Verizon allows data roaming on US Cellular (very large in rural Oregon and Washington carrier), Verizon is still the best for data roaming in this neck of the woods.
March '06
Verizon seems to have added massive amounts of data roaming. See their national enhanced services map for the red areas on the map. Note that most roaming areas in Oregon, Nebraska and Kansas and Maine appear to now be covered. To accomplish this, it's likely Verizon added Sprint and US Cellular to their data roaming partners in at least some places. This might be bad for folks who have had data included as part of their voice plan. Note that Quick2Net is now noted as 25 cents per minute. This is likely a response to Cingular, who already has transparent data roaming included with their plans.
My Windows CE, Mobile 5, PPC6700 Trials and Tribulations. (3/28/06)
Happy New Year! (Jan 2006)
Has re-introduced the $30 price point. Although their normal $30 plan only includes 200 minutes, their fair and flexible plans don't charge much for overage ($5 for each additional 50 minutes). These plans should include off-network roaming (formerly a paid option). Off-network roaming should not exceed 50% of your total usage. The trend has been to bump price points up, so I'm pleased to see some new lower cost options. Sprint is offering a friends and family program for their employees. Under this program, if you have a friend that works for Sprint you can get some really excellent pricing.
I made the switch from Verizon to Sprint recently, mostly due to data plan cost on Verizon. While Sprint's pricing is definitely better, the actual phone service has been relatively poor, even with free roaming on Verizon. The problem stems from lots of places (inside buildings) with weak cell phone signal leading to missed calls. I never had that problem with Verizon, who has exceptional coverage of my hometown of Eugene, OR. I would not have made this change if I didn't care about access to data. If all I needed was voice, Verizon wins hands down.
Verizon has finally added some really nice looking phones to their lineup. Most notably the slim Motorola Razr. They also now have a nice looking candy-bar Nokia 6236i. Alternates include the Nokia 6256i flip phone which you can likely find at Radio Shack and not a Verizon store. They've also got a Treo 650. I've always thought Verizon had good service, but never been a fan of their phones. Glad to see them improving one of their weak areas (phone type selection).
Google maps on your tiny cell phone screen, complete with directory lookups? Yep, see http://google.com/glm for details and to see if your device is supported. Your carrier will charge you data access fees if you don't already have an unlimited data access plan for this service. This is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
Free 411 Type Directory Assistance:
Need cheap directory assistance, even for residential lookups?, see advertising based, 1800FREE411
(1-800-373-3411) or "1800411METRO" at (1800-411-6387).
Google's SMS based service. This service works by you sending a text message with the listing you want i.e. "john smith palo alto ca." The service replies with the phone number in a text message. The service has other uses too. See the linked information for more details.
Google local maps also displays phone numbers of businesses if you do a lookup for say "Pizza, eugene, OR."
There's some discussion that Alltel appears to be blocking these toll-free numbers which are rivals to its own directory assistance. It's unclear to me if this is legal. If they block any phone number for you, I'd encourage you to file a formal complaint with the FCC. Blocking it seems silly (and possibly illegal), given there are now so many ways to do this. For example, my phones can simply go to dexonline.com via the browser and get a listing that way too. If you have a Palm OS device (i.e. Treo, 7135, etc) you can check out Rick Whitt's excellent directory assistant. Note that while all of these services themselves are free, text messages and data are not, unless you have a plan that includes them. Typical cost for a text message is 10 cents each, and data is typically expensive unless you have an unlimited plan.
November 2005: Keep your eyes pealed for Cellular deals. Historically the Thanksgiving/Christmas season offers some of the best deals in cellular.
Cingular and Sprint: The new cellular tower for campus has gone live. (Hayward field at the UO) . This according to our local Cingular representative.
September 21, 2005
Cingular- coverage here in Eugene is actually worse than it was when AT&T was running the show. It's hard to imagine how a carrier's coverage can not only show zero signs of improvement spanning several years, but actually get worse. It's a sad fact because Cingular's data footprint is the largest in the nation because they allow data roaming. This means devices like the Treo650 can get email in more places than with any other carrier. Rumor has it that Cingular will co-locate with Sprint on the Hayward field tower here in Eugene. If that happens, it will be the first noticible coverage improvement here in years. I wish Cingular had a news and information page like Verizon does. At least then you'd be able to see the improvements they are making somewhere in the country.
Verizon- Rumor has it that Verizon is starting to enable data roaming on their extended network. Hurray. If this happens nationally, Verizon would likely be a clear winner for both voice and data (at least in my mind). Verizon has always offered good to excellent voice coverage through their native network and roaming partners, however, they have not traditionally offered data features when roaming. Warning: Those who currently receive free data (minutes of use), may be out of luck when and if data roaming is added. i.e. It seems unlikely Verizon would be able to give something away that they have to pay for.
All digital phones: I finally made the switch, and I can report with certainty that my coverage area has worsened. In many fringe areas where my tri-mode Verizon phone could make calls, the all digital phone cannot. The all-digital phones work fine in-town. It's mostly coastal, or other rural areas where you really notice the difference. Digital phones (like the Treo 650) certainly have other redeeming value (like ability to access Internet applications from the handset).
June 2005
New Native Verizon Coverage in Eastern WA: Verizon now has native service in some eastern Washington cities (i.e. Kennewick, Richland, Pasco). The highways between the cities continue to roam on US Cellular or Inland Cellular.
Which Data Plan Makes the Most Sense? I've been helping some of the director-types here at the University of Oregon get setup with Treo 650's, and Blackberries. The Cingular offering makes the most sense due to the included data roaming. While Verizon and Cingular both provide excellent voice coverage in this state, Verizon lacks data roaming capability, which excludes all data use in Southern and Eastern Oregon. I do not believe cost to be a significant barrier for these types of people, however, coverage area *does* matter.
T-Mobile also has an offering for $20 if their native service works where you need it. Their coverage area is significantly smaller than Cingular with their included roaming partners.
April 2005:
Prepaid News: Cingular has some new and appealing prepaid options. The main change is the option to get $1/day, then ten cents a minute. The cool part is that you only pay the $1 access fee on days you actually use your phone (which is unlike the $1 access fees charged by Verizon's new prepaid, and T-Mobile's new prepaid SideKick II plan). Prepaid seems to be a hot area of competition. I suspect we'll even see better prepaid options down the line. For example, with T-Mobile I can already get a prepaid data plan with SideKick II for $31/month, which seems better to me than adding Verizon's way over-priced data to my existing Verizon plan.
This is a relatively slow time in the Cellular world. No hot new plans (aside from the action I see in the prepaid area). If anything, the notable thing is that Cingular has actually raised prices. While I'm not a Cingular customer for my primary lines, I still hate to see this, as it seems that the industry seems to follow each other. On the other hand, there seems to be times of the year when things stay relatively expensive, so that they can reduce prices around holidays without really reducing prices overall.
March 2005:
Choosing a carrier is getting more difficult: I used to tell folks to focus on who provided the best coverage and best rate plan for your needs. We now have a situation where one of the carriers with the best geographic coverage and good rate plans (Cingular) provides some of the worst quality of service at least in the places I live and travel. I don't feel I can recommend them to anyone at the moment. Their TDMA/analog service has fallen from one of the best systems ever, to one of the worst, and seemingly overnight. My TDMA/analog phones require me to dial the same number as many as five times just to place one call. My GSM phone fares better, but not by much. Cingular seems to have significant capacity issues here in Eugene, and poor response to maintenance. I say this because my Cingular phones perform poorly even in places where my old AT&T phones performed well, and using the same network (We never had a Cingular presence here in Oregon prior to the acquisition of AT&T Wireless). When talking to the local store staff, they seem painfully aware of the problems I've described here. The comment one of them made to me is that Eugene Oregon isn't a priority for Cingular, and folks in Portland (and larger cities) should be seeing better service than what we can expect. Funny, the old AT&T wireless never had a problem providing good quality of service even in their smaller markets (including Eugene). So now I revise my recommendation to say choose someone who works well in your local town as high priority, and then look to the other considerations.
Verizon: New prepaid plans with in-network (M2M), Verizon eliminated all roaming on the AC plan (making it akin to single-rate). The bad new is that Verizon, at least in some cases, will simply remove areas where we can at least pay to roam in the past. I'd rather have enhanced coverage, even if I have to pay roaming fees in those areas.
Discussion of Internet by Cellphone: I met a cool guy (Don) via email who started an excellent discussion forum called Internet by Cellphone. I've added a link to this discussion group under "Dan's Picks" on the main page. There seems to be a lot of good discussion there.
Prepaid SIM Trick I learned from Bill Radio: I had purchased an unlocked 6340i GAIT for for testing sake, and signed up for GoPhone for awhile to get a handle on where AT&T/Cingular GSM coverage exists. Worked fine for awhile, but with GoPhone you have to re-up every 30 days. Anyway, Bill pointed out that folks are selling T-Mobile prepaid SIM cards on ebay. I picked up a $100 card for $20, and it's one of the 1yr promotional cards so there's no need to refill for quite some time.
December 2004:
Sprint and Nextel are merging. On the surface this wouldn't sound like a logical mix, however, Nextel had been looking at CDMA as a migration path prior to this merger anyway. One would guess/hope we may see better implementations of push to talk for CDMA as part of this process.
Verizon has what I believe to be a Deceptive Advertisement in today's (12/31/04) Register Gaurd. It's a full page ad for America's Choice rate plan. In large letters, bullet point "NO ROAMING CHARGES COAST TO COAST" then in fine print it states that users roaming off the AC network will pay $.69/minute. If they want to make a no roaming claim, fine, make AC a truly no roaming plan, otherwise don't post such a deceptive ad. FYI: A Cingular customer can be assured of no roaming anywhere their phone works.
Verizon Deal: Existing AC Family Plans: If you have America's choice, you can call customer service and see if you qualify. The deal is 100 minutes per month for the duration of your contract. Offer appears to end January 16th. A one year (or two year) contract extension is required. Folks in the western markets appear to be able to get this for just a one year contract, and no extension at all in cases where their contract is already more than 12 months out.
Cingular is botching the AT&T merger in my opinion:
AT&T customers did not choose to be taken over by another company. I think Cingular executives need to sit back and ask the question: "What services would AT&T customers have if nothing had changed?" Make this the *baseline* for services provided by the new company, and I'd even recommend they offer AT&T customers special promotions to welcome them into the family. They can penalize AT&T customers, and make them pay the transition cost (which they did not choose), however, my hope is that customers leave Cingular by the droves until this is corrected. Corpoarte greed only understands profit loss.
I'm not aware of any outstanding holiday deals this season. It would appear that none of the carriers want to significantly modify their existing offerings this season.
10/10/04: Google recently launced their SMS
service, and it is great! All you need to understand to
love Google's new service is that you can now get directory assistance
for both business and *residential* listings for the cost of one
outgoing, and one incoming text message. This means you can access
useful information without subscribing to a separate data plan.
To use the new excellent service, send a text message to 46645 (GOOGL)
and in the body of the message enter something like "john smith
palo alto ca" See their
sample queries for more information.
Verizon Makes Big Improvements:
Although AT&T claimed to have already completed their 850Mhz
GSM overlay nationwide this summer, I have reason to believe
they just finished it here in Eugene within the past week. In several
locations where our GSM 850 phones used to get marginal service,
we suddenly have excellent signal. In addition, this change did
not occur for our 1900 Mhz-only phones at the same locations.
August 2004
It's Confusing, but both Sprint and Verizon appear to have acquired
Qwest's wireless assets, yet Qwest Wireless will continue to sell
service under its own name: Although Verizon
is the only one talking about the acquisition of Qwest Wireless
network and licenses, it appears Sprint also acquired portions of
the Qwest Wireless network. Last year, before the Verizon deal,
Sprint struck a deal with Qwest wireless to acquire
all of their wireless customers. While there are no press releases
regarding the Sprint acquisition of Qwest towers, FCC records indicate
the ownership changes. Note that FCC records indicate tower ownership
changes from Qwest to Sprint in Montana and Wyoming (here's
some example records). Another source tells me they also acquired
towers in Denver, Seattle and Salt Lake City, and some towers in
Oregon. This should result in improvements both for Sprint and Verizon.
Qwest will continue to sell wireless service under their own name,
effectively as a Sprint network reseller. This will enable Qwest
to continue to sell bundled wireline & wireless services. Verizon
did acquire all of the licenses, and all remaining network info-structure
after the Sprint deal was completed. If you have additional information,
or corrections for this very confusing issue, please send them my
way. As a Verizon user, I find this somewhat disappointing as Qwest
had some towers in places you'd be hard pressed to build now days
given the NIMBY issue (Not In My Backyard). If Sprint got its pick
of towers first, then they're the winners in my book. In any event,
it's good news for both Sprint and Verizon users.
Ecallplus has gone down the tube: After price increases
they went from being one of the cheapest to one of the more expensive
services around. See Markson's
eCallPlus FAQ for more information.
8/10/2004: AT&T's GSM Finally Becomes Usable: Cellular
One NW appears to have overlaid GSM in Oregon and AT&T "GSM
America" users appear to be able to roam on them free of charge.
Reports in usenet (alt.cellular.attws) of GSM access at Crater Lake
seem to indicate that Cellular One NW, and their seizable rural
coverage are now available to AT&T GSM customers. This is actually
a huge breakthrough because it means an AT&T GSM phone will
work most anywhere a TDMA/analog or Verizon CDMA/analog phone would.
With appealing rates (like add-a-phone at $10 ea.) and data access
even when roaming (albeit expensive), this positions AT&T/Cingular
to be one of the best cellular carriers in Oregon.
AT&T GSM Users Seem to Be Able to Use:
AT&T has long had the edge on CDMA carriers like Sprint and
Verizon in terms of providing seamless roaming. This means all your
features work even when roaming (i.e. text messaging, voice mail
indication, caller ID, etc.) For the last couple years this came
at the price of dramatically reduced GSM coverage area when compared
to the alternatives -- even AT&T's own TDMA/analog plans. With
the addition of Cellular One NW as a roaming partner, the GSM coverage
map looks almost as good as the old TDMA/analog map. Anything without
analog for fallback will lack certain rural coverage, and AT&T
GSM users cannot roam on US Cellular (which TDMA/analog customers
can), so it's not 100% equal to the old TDMA/analog coverage, but
for many, this will make it close enough.
Disclaimer: I have not yet been able to personally verify
the validity of this information, however, AT&T's
own updated coverage maps seem to confirm this information directly.
Note the GSM coverage all the way out to Burns Oregon for example.


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Mom is in elder care and the gals really light up to hear nostalgic music. I grew up on these oldies but goodies. It was fun to find this piece on MusicNotes. Good arrangement. Sight-readable for intermediate player.
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Little Big Town – A 13 Year Overnight Success
I love Little Big Town. They are so so so nice, and I've been really rooting for them for a long time. You might remember that they played a show for 97.3 the Dawg a couple of years ago at the Mardi Gras Festival at Cajun Field. What I remember most about that show was that they got caught in Mardi Gras parade traffic and almost didn't make it to the stage!
Well, finally, Little Big Town is celebrating their very first #1 song, CMA nominations for Best Vocal Group, Single of the Year for "Pontoon" and Video of the Year, also for "Pontoon", AND they have a brand new cd "Tornado" coming out on Tuesday.
Quite a year for some of the nicest country music artists around!
Be sure to listen to 97.3 the Dawg all day Tuesday to win "Tornado" on Free Tune Tuesday!


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This course is designed to provide students with an entry point into major literary and intellectual concerns of twentieth-century literature. While focusing on the assigned texts, we will pay particular attention to the ways literature intersects with modern/postmodern social, political, and aesthetic phenomena. In addition to reading five novels, students will be required to read poems, short stories, literary criticism, and theoretical essays complied in a course pack. Other assignments include weekly in-class writings, four response papers (2-3 pages), group presentations, and a final research paper (5-7 pages). Primary texts include Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1902), E.M. Forster's A Passage to India (1924), Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1959), Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities (1972), and Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters (1990).
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They've been together since 2011, but it looks like the romance is over for Lady Gaga and her fiancé Taylor Kinney.
The "Just Dance" songstress and the "Chicago Fire" stud broke up earlier this month, though neither of them has released a statement to comment on the split.
It's one of the biggest events of the year, and last night (May 2) the 2016 MET Gala was literally overflowing with gorgeous gals.
Once the last golden statue was handed out last night (February 28) the crowd at the 2016 Academy Awards flocked to Vanity Fair's annual Oscar party for plenty of star-studded fun.
Kicking off another stellar year of star-studded goodness, the 2016 Oscars got underway last night (February 28) in Los Angeles.
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
He's been sitting back contentedly as Republican and Democratic hopefuls compete for position in the 2016 Presidential Race, and Joe Biden has a more glamorous gig coming up.
Last week she took the Grammy Awards stage to show her respect for the late David Bowie, and Lady Gaga says she wouldn't be the star she is today if not for the eccentric British singer.
On the heels of her fabulous rendition of the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 earlier this month, Lady Gaga took the Grammystage last night (February 15) and sang a breathtaking medley of David Bowie songs in honor of the late, great musician.
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Alabama Shakes were the big winners at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night (February 15).


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East Palo Alto: Collard Greens Festival
A winking green leaf logo was the symbol promoting East Palo Alto's Collard Green Festival for years. The event drew residents and visitors to participate in a cook-off and honor a King and Queen of Collards. While the cruciferous vegetable intricately tied to the history of soul food did not take center stage this year, it showed up alongside shrimp and catfish at festival vendor "Sue's Good Cooking".
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Fliers from 2007 and 2011 featured a winking collard leaf logo designed to promote attendance at an event that has been a big draw in East Palo Alto since 1998. The annual Collard Greens Cultural Festival became the Collard Green and Blues Festival this year. As the name change foreshadowed, emphasis was less on the vegetable than on the music this time around.
Dancers got down to the rhythms of Lenny Williams (formerly of Tower of Power), the Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of Allstars, Terrible Tom Bowden, Alvin Draper, Fillmore Slim, Valufa, the New Razherm Blues Band, and the wonderfully named "Scary Larry and the Monsters".
The first annual Collard Greens Cultural Festival west of the Mississippi started in East Palo Alto 14 years ago, as a fundraiser to help support the Shule Mandela Academy, an afrocentric alternative school. Nobantu Ankoanda, founder of the festival, still has ties to East Palo Alto, and has since helped spread collard green festivals to Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia. The festivals celebrate the traditions, culture and historical contributions of African Americans while promoting family unity and the importance of healthy eating.
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Have Relationship Questions? Ask a Counselor for Answers ASAP
You're right, it is your business. You would have to tell your boyfriend that not only do you not like him telling your business to other people but that you feel it is inappropriate for him to tell pretty much, a child, anything about you. If he is close to his nephew, he may not see anything wrong in confiding in him, but if you tell him how it makes you feel, he might stop.
so how did he tell him this? on the phone? what made him say it? how did you know he said it?
Well, we can't always take to heart what people say about is. He's being immature by saying these things about you, especially to someone who may not be all that mature themselves. You can tell him that you don't like it and you don't want him talking about you, in front of you, to his nephew.


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Many people have the misconception that if their case was never filed by the prosecutorial agency or if their case was dismissed, the arrest records no longer exist. In fact, some employers can discover prior criminal conduct by simply searching for your name at any courthouse or online government sites. Most criminal cases are easily accessible because they are deemed public information. There is also a whole industry devoted to developing creative ways to obtain and sell private or derogatory information about individuals. Some of these buyers are insurance companies, banks and credit lenders, potential employers, landlords etc. We all know a criminal record could prove to be a nightmare but even a mere arrest is subject to being disclosed. The record of the arrest such as the police report, booking documents such as fingerprints and photo, case disposition, still exists unless you move to have your records sealed. The entire paper trail of your arrest, will be sealed and destroyed if you file a request with the arresting agency.
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The process begins with filing a request to seal the arrest record with the arresting agency. If the arresting agency denies the petition, then a motion may be filed with the Superior Court in the county where the arrest occurred and the matter is set for a hearing before a judge.
In California, the Petition to Seal and Destroy Arrest Records is governed by Penal Code, Section 851.8. A petition shall be filed with the court. To qualify, the following must be present: (1) factually innocent of the crime you were arrested; (2) must be an adult at the time arrested or detained; (3) the arrest or detention cannot be an infraction and (4) not convicted of any other crime connected to the arrest or detention.
You must file this petition up to two years following the date of the arrest or the date the complaint was filed. Time restrictions can only be waived upon a showing of good cause by you, the Petitioner. The Petitioner could request from the court to have the arrest record sealed for three years and then subsequently destroyed. If the court grants the petition, the arrest or other proceeding is deemed not to have occurred. It must be pointed out, however, that an arrest record is different from the court record. Destruction of the court record is controlled by the Government Code section 68152.
The motions filed with the law enforcement agency and if necessary, the court requires an attorney that is familiar with this process. If a petition to the court is filed, a hearing will be set and it is the responsibility of the Petitioner to show that no reasonable cause exists to believe that the arrestee committed the offense. The Prosecuting Attorney has a right to respond to the petition and the request for a finding of a factual innocence. Like in all criminal proceedings, a skilled negotiator and an experienced courtroom litigator is a must.
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2014 NHRA: John Force Runner-Up At Us Nationals; No 1 Headed Into Countdown
John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to his eighth final round appearance at the prestigious and iconic 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and sixth in a row this season. Despite being on top of his game all weekend and claiming his second Traxxas Shootout victory on Sunday, the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Champion couldn't double up today during the final eliminations at the historic "Big Go."
The reigning NHRA Funny Car champion faced some tough competitors on his way to a final round match-up with Alexis DeJoria. In that epic final match-up, both Funny Cars and their teams were on their game. As the Christmas tree flashed green, both cars took off with DeJoria getting a slight starting line advantage. John's Mustang was in hot pursuit and making up ground as his 8000 horsepower BOSS 500 engine was working overtime.
John Force was closing in quickly but DeJoria got to the finish line first. Force's Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang turned-in a 4.039 second pass at 319.67 mph to DeJoria's 4.038 at 310.34 mph. John Force has runner-up at the NHRA U.S. Nationals three times (1991, 1995 and 2010) prior to today.
"Their crew chiefs ran side-by-side with our crew chiefs and we had two good hot rods. She was a click faster but that shouldn't have been enough but it was. I've watched her lights for month and she was on her game today. She had that .037 light and God bless her, she sets to dance tonight and drink with papa and her husband so we congratulate her, she's a great kid. We need women in our sport so I'm really proud of her," said John Force.
Going into the quarterfinals, John had to run another former NHRA Mello Yello champion, Matt Hagan. Hagan had a slight reaction time advantage but both his Funny Car and John's Mustang got out of shape and the race became a "Pedal Fest" as both drivers were trying their best not to overpower the track but to stay ahead of each other and get to the finish line first. Fortunately for Force, he was able to reign in his Funny Car and get the win light with a 5.386 second run to Hagan's 6.182.
"Hagan's learned the game obviously on how to get after it as we both were in and out of the throttle. I watched my daughter Brittany pedal her Castrol EDGE Dragster five times this morning. She got nicked in the lights but I'm still proud of her," said John Force.
This set the stage for a great semi-final match up with Force's long-time rival Ron Capps. Even though both drivers are great friends and have mutual respect for each other, it's a different story on race day. John knew he'd have to be on his game if he was to get past Capps. As both cars thundered down the track, Capps had traction problems while John sailed right down the strip with another impressive time – 4.033 seconds.
"The Force family will be back and we're going after that Countdown, I have three Funny Cars and a Dragster that can win. We got Robert Hight in that Auto Club Ford, Courtney with Traxxas, me with Castrol and Brittany with the Castrol EDGE Dragster. It's what we do, it's what we love. I had so much emotion winning the Traxxas Shootout on Sunday, we have to come back to Indy now," said John Force.
For now, the winningest driver in NHRA history will have to wait two weeks for the Pep Boys Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, North Carolina for another shot of rewriting the record books.
Courtney Force will go into the 2014 NHRA Countdown to the Championship in the No. 6 spot after going to the semi-finals today at the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway, the last event in the NHRA regular season. The 26-year-old qualified in the No. 3 spot with a career-best 4.005 from Sunday's qualifying on new track record speed 322.73 mph.
Force took down Bob Tasca III in the opening round, her 4.080 ET at 319.14 mph to Tasca's tire-smoking 4.786 ET at 178.02 mph. This was the 12th time the two have matched up in eliminations, the third time this season and the seventh time they have squared off in the first round. She now holds an impressive 10-2 record to Tasca.
In the second round, Force went up against Tommy Johnson Jr. who just returned to NHRA competition this season. It was a good, clean race for both drivers as Force posted a 4.062 ET at 317.34 mph to Johnson's 4.094 ET at 314.09. They pair have now matched up three times this season and the 26-year-old is 2-1 to the veteran driver.
In the semi-finals, Force went up against fellow female competitor Alexis DeJoria. Force lost lane choice, then posted a 4.069 ET at 308.92 mph to DeJoria's 4.057 ET at 311.77 mph. It was a close race for the two who have matched up eight times now, but only the second time this season. They have had six first round match-ups and this was only the second time they have raced each other in the semi-finals.
"We had a pretty good race car out here today making some pretty good laps. We went out and beat Tasca in the first round. Second round we had Tommy Johnson. We were able to take him out and move on to the semi-finals. We rolled up against Alexis, dropped a hole near the finish line and lost. We edged her out and led the whole way right up until we dropped a hole. It's a big 'what could've been,' but we're just going to have to go back and figure this car out and get it ready for the Countdown to the Championship," said Force.
Prior to the race Force and her Traxxas crew members were presented with a commemorative 100th win medal by Al Rondon representing Mello Yello and the Coca-Cola Corporation.
The inscription was read by Rondon to the capacity crown on hand, "We salute Courtney Force on her milestone win, the 100th by a woman in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Your Friends at The Coca-Cola Company."
In order for John Force to reach his sixth consecutive Funny Car final round this season he first had to race his teammate Robert Hight and the Auto Club Mustang in the first round. It was a close race for the first few hundred feet and then Hight lost traction while Force powered to a first round win. Force's Castrol GTX High Mileage Funny Car lit up the scoreboard with a 4.029 second pass to Hight's 6.522 second pass.
Hight was the No. 9 qualifier and runner-up to Force at the Traxxas Shootout but he will go into the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 2 driver in the Mello Yello points standings with six races remaining.
"Your goal is always to win Indy but you also want that championship. It was unfortunate John and I had to race each other in the first round. John reached the final and that is nine finals in a row for John Force Racing at the U.S. Nationals. We are all focusing on the last six races for our nineteenth Mello Yello Funny Car championship and our first Top Fuel championship," said Hight, a three-time U.S. Nationals winner and 2009 Funny Car champion.
Brittany Force was hoping the prestigious and iconic 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals would have been the breakout race for the Castrol EDGE team to claim their first victory. Qualifying seventh and looking strong with her 10,000 horsepower BOSS 500 engine, unfortunately she lost in the opening round in what could best be described as a "pedal fest" to three-time world champion Larry Dixon.
"It's always hard to lose, especially in the first round here at the NHRA U.S. Nationals. My team was so pumped up for today's eliminations we were ready to go rounds so it's definitely difficult to go out early. It's not where we wanted to be, we went out there and it smoked the tired about sixty feet out. I got out of the throttle, got back into it and started to hook up and then it just became a pedal fest," said Force, a three-time finalist.
With lane choice over Dixon, Brittany's crew chief, Todd Smith, chose the left side of the track. As the Christmas tree flashed green, both dragsters leapt off the line but within two seconds, both machines started to smoke their massive Goodyear slicks. Brittany was ahead of Dixon when her car got out of shape but she knew he was close. Instinctively, Brittany "pedaled" her dragster no less than five times to back off the throttle to let it settle down and get back in the groove of the track.
"I made the mistake about the second time I got back in the throttle. I could see the finish line but I stayed in it too long and the tires lost traction again. I couldn't see him (Dixon) but I knew he was close and I wanted to stay in it as long as I could but you learn from your mistakes and you move on to the next race," said Force.
Another factor that prevented her from getting the win light was a mechanical issue. With the stress "pedaling" puts on her engine, the teeth on the blower pulley sheered-off, damaged the belt and knocked out six of eight cylinders of her engine. This allowed Dixon to drive around Brittany and get the win. The times on the scoreboards reflected how hard both drivers were trying to get the win with their wounded machines as Brittany turned in a 6.621 second run to Dixon's 6.502.
"When these dragsters go into "pedal mode", the fuel and timing mapping change dramatically and it causes the engine to drop cylinders and break parts. If the engine would have hung on for another half of second, it would have been enough to get Brittany across the finish line first," said Todd Smith, crew chief, Castrol EDGE Dragster.
Brittany Force leaves the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals still in the Countdown to the Championship and in the 9th spot. The Castrol EDGE team will get the weekend off from the grueling NHRA schedule and before heading to the 7th annual Pep Boys Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
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Unofficial Mello Yello Regular Season Point Standings
FUNNY CAR – 1. John Force, Castrol GTX Ford, 1420; 2. Robert Hight, Auto Club Ford, 1340; 3. Ron Capps, NAPA Dodge, 1188; 4. Alexis DeJoria, Patron XO Café Toyota, 1148; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Make A Wish Dodge, 1107; 6. Courtney Force, Traxxas Ford, 1093; 7. Matt Hagan, Mopar Express Dodge, 1074; 8. Cruz Pedregon, Snap-on Tools Toyota, 963; 9. Del Worsham, DHL Toyota, 961; 10. Tim Wilkerson, Levi, Ray and Shoup Ford, 883.
TOP FUEL – 1. Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools dragster, 1479; 2. Antron Brown, Matco Tools dragster, 1385; 3. Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi dragster, 1261; 4. Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army dragster, 1160; 5. Steve Torrence, Capco Contractors dragster, 1075; 6. Spencer Massey, Schumacher Electric dragster, 985; 7. Khalid alBalooshi, Al-Anabi dragster, 959; 8. Richie Crampton, GEICO dragster, 958; 9. Brittany Force, Castrol EDGE dragster, 921; 10. J.R. Todd, Optima Batteries dragster, 836.
PRO STOCK – 1. Jason Line, Summit Racing Chevrolet, 1408; 2. Erica Enders-Stevens, Elite Chevrolet, 1324; 3. Allen Johnson, Mopar Dodge, 1318; 4. Jeg Coughlin Jr., JEGS.com Dodge, 1254; 5. Dave Connolly, Charter Communications Chevy, 1231; 6. Shane Gray, Gray Engineering Chevrolet, 1188; 7. Vincent Nobile, Mountain View Tire Chevrolet, 1093; 8. Vieri Gaines, Kendall Dodge, 805; 9. Chris McGaha, Harlow Sammons Chevrolet, 782; 10. Jonathan Gray, Gray Motorsports Chevrolet, 725.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE – 1. Andrew Hines, Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, 906; 2. Eddie Krawiec, Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, 889; 3. Hector Arana Jr., Lucas Oil Buell, 692; 4. Hector Arana, Lucas Oil Buell, 574; 5. John Hall, Viper Motorcycles Buell, 569; 6. Matt Smith, Stockseth Racing Buell, 563; 7. Michael Ray, GottSpeed/Star Racing Buell, 501; 8. Scotty Pollacheck, Quality Tire Buell, 493; 9. Angie Smith, Kandy Magazine Buell, 490; 10. Steve Johnson, SJR Suzuki, 462.
Countdown to the Championship Point Standings
FUNNY CAR – 1. John Force, 2110; 2. Robert Hight, 2080; 3. Ron Capps, 2070; 4. Alexis DeJoria, 2060; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., 2050; 6. Courtney Force, 2040; 7. Matt Hagan, 2030; 8. Cruz Pedregon, 2020; 9. Del Worsham, 2010; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 2000.
TOP FUEL – 1. Doug Kalitta, 2110; 2. Antron Brown, 2080; 3. Shawn Langdon, 2070; 4. Tony Schumacher, 2060; 5. Steve Torrence, 2050; 6. Spencer Massey, 2040; 7. Khalid alBalooshi, 2030; 8. Richie Crampton, 2020; 9. Brittany Force, 2010; 10. J.R. Todd, 2000.
PRO STOCK – 1. Jason Line, 2110; 2. Erica Enders-Stevens, 2080; 3. Allen Johnson, 2070; 4. Jeg Coughlin Jr., 2060; 5. Dave Connolly, 2050; 6. Shane Gray, 2040; 7. Vincent Nobile, 2030; 8. Vieri Gaines, 2020; 9. Chris McGaha, 2010; 10. Jonathan Gray, 2000.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE – 1. Andrew Hines, 2110; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 2080; 3. Hector Arana Jr., 2070; 4. Hector Arana, 2060; 5. John Hall, 2050; 6. Matt Smith, 2040; 7. Michael Ray, 2030; 8. Scotty Pollacheck, 2020; 9. Angie Smith, 2010; 10. Steve Johnson, 2000.
JOHN FORCE, 65, Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang
Final Qualifying: 8th at 4.042 seconds at 319.75 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: +1 (3rd quickest of Q4)
Race Results: Beat Robert Hight, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps
ROBERT HIGHT, 44, Auto Club of Southern California Ford Mustang
Final Qualifying: 9th at 4.042 seconds at 318.24 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: 0
Race Results: Lost to John Force
COURTNEY FORCE, 26, Traxxas Ford Mustang
Final Qualifying: 3rd at 4.005 seconds at 322.73 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: +2 (2nd quickest of Q4)
Race Results: Beat Bob Tasca III, Tommy Johnson Jr., Alexis DeJoria,
BRITTANY FORCE, 28, Castrol EDGE Top Fuel Dragster
Final Qualifying: 7th at 3.786 seconds at 328.30 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: 0
Race Results: Lost to Larry Dixon
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In "Tweet if you see Osama," I wrote about how the Department of Homeland Security is planning to use Twitter to send out terror alerts, as well as replacing our current five-color alert system with a two-tiered one, either Elevated or Imminent. Reader G. W. says even that's too complicated and suggests a much simpler two-level system:
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I sometimes revel in the continuing proof of Mark Twain's quote "Common sense isn't all that common." Case in point is Ms. Wallace. Seriously, who would hire her now? Unless she's going into her own business where she'll need some serious customer service and people skills, she's doomed to living in mom and dad's basement.
Hey pal, a lot of my readers still live in mom and dad's basement. Be careful there.
Finally, in a post last month titled "HP to Microsoft: Eat our Web OS, losers," I put forth the conventional wisdom that Microsoft threatened to put Compaq out of business in the mid 1990s if the Houston PC maker shipped machines with Netscape Navigator installed instead of Internet Explorer.
Cringester Jim Boak, who was a VP for Compaq at that time and handled contract negotiations between Compaq and Microsoft, says the facts of the matter were slightly different.
Boak says the deal to swap Netscape for IE was made by an executive who was unaware of the OEM licensing terms for Windows 95, which required IE in order to perform basic functions. That deal involved only a small percentage of machines aimed at children, and it happened because Netscape agreed to license Navigator to Compaq for free. Compaq solved the problem by including both Netscape and IE (and the AOL browser) on those machines. He writes:
That exchange became an issue during the DOJ trial as David Bois attempted to portray Microsoft as "strong-arming" Compaq. ... We later dropped Navigator, but that was because they did not renew the "free" deal, not because of pressure from MS.
I'm not trying to defend Microsoft's business tactics during the '90s -- they certainly played hardball. But "putting Compaq out of the Windows PC business" would have cut Microsoft revenue in half -- not something they were likely to consider.
Thanks for setting the record straight, Jim.
Got any other revisions to conventional wisdom? Correct our misguided notions below or email me: email@example.com.
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5 April 2017, 07:46Rossella and Nonna Romana on the Home & Family Show
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Easter Dinner Recipes by our Italian Grandmas!
Easter Dinner Recipes prepared by Italian Grandmas to help you celebrate Easter Italian Style. Here you will find some of the most traditional Italian Easter Dinner recipes that our Nonne... our Grandmothers have preserved for many generations. Browse the pages below and you will find many Lamb, Meat, Fish and Pasta recipes for Easter Dinner. Please also visit the Easter Cookies, Cakes and Desserts page where you will find many sweet Easter ideas.
Happy Easter!!! - Buona Pasqua!!!
Cooking with Nonna Easter Dinner Recipes
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My sweetie is a big fan of pork chops and this is one of his favorite ways for me to fix them. It is not a quick week night recipe but a nice treat to serve up on the weekend. Th ...
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A roasted Leg of Lamb to keep with the Easter traditions.
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Once you taste one of these fried Artichoke hearts.....you will want more than one.
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A Classic Asparagus Frittata... a family favorite that you can make with any vegetable that you like!
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This is a Greek style Roasted Leg of Lamb, marinated at least 24 hours before cooking. Lamb is a very traditional meal for Easter, and has been a favorite of my family for generat ...
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Baby Artichokes... a light and refreshing appetizer or side dish.
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If you do not know how to eat Artichokes. Pull the petal through your slightly clenched teeth to remove the soft, tender flesh at the bottom of the petal. Discard the remainder. C ...
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A good side dish. Looks nice and colorful plus it smells and tastes good. It must be the GARLIC !! Yum.
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Baked Clams... the perfect appetizer fol all occasions at any time of the year!
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Braciole in Ragu` Sauce: on Sunday my Nonna makes Braciole in Ragu` Sauce!
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Bruschetta with Broccoli Rabe: a light and tasty appetizer... great at any time of the year.
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Cannelloni... one of the preferred pasta dishes at Italian holidays.
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Pasta tubes stuffed with meat and spinach with tomato sauce and besciamella.
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Cannelloni with Meat... the mother of Manicotti. A great pasta recipe. Excellent for all major Holidays and special occasions.
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Capuzzelle di Agnello - Lamb's Head... a treat for Easter!
Created by lesafaris
Cavatelli with Saffron Sauce: a very fresh, aromatic, flavorful and colorful meal!
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Chicken in lemon sauce... Tuscany with a touch of the south? PS: This Video Recipe is now available on the Cooking with Nonna TV Channels available on: Roku TV, Apple TV, Amazon F ...
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Chicken Involtini - a simple recipes that goes well with your Sunday Dinner ... or any other day! This recipe was part of Rossella's and Nonna Anna's Cooking Demo at the Seattle F ...
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hi, i had seen a post on site point about how to hide your html css and java script code using php. cant find it. any help on this subject would be appreciated. just to clarify i understand browser needs to know html etc code and it is client side tech. though i understand it can be put in a file on server which php can serve to the browser. now if this is possible how it can be done ? and does that mean seo suicide? if an admin can direct me to the article/tuts which i am rather sure i read on site point that would be great too. thank you in advance.
There is no way to hide the HTML nor Javascript from the user. You can make the source code hard to read, but you can't hide it.
Not sure why you would even want to do this...
because i think i read it that it is possible. i see this question everywhere 'why do you wanna hide it?'. the question is how to if it is. like maybe a part of it and not whole of it. now why i might wanna do this is really not for any nasty reason. its more an academic and practical question. i dont code smart enough to be of trouble to anyone. and i wont if knew how:) or atleast thats how i am in my techno spiritual sensibilities
(Find the serious part.)
cool thanx
hmm thanx . sounds like a plan. and that reminds me i need some super-Javascript. let me see if i get through that part without getting kidnapped or assassinated for thinking! then will check back for military grade HDD.


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Thank you for the additional information. It helps.
It sounds like the dissociation you experience is interfering with your ability to understand and interpret normal sensations that you might experience everyday. In addition, the anxiety and panic attacks are adding to the intensity of your experience. The nature of anxiety is to over analyze, so I agree with your psychiatrist about that.
Since dissociation causes you to lose touch with your bodily sensations and move away from normal tactile and other sensory connections, it would be natural that you experience these sensations. Getting back in touch with your body and your normal sensory experiences would help reduce or eliminate these sensations. Have you tried the therapy that Norman suggested? Although medication is great in helping to control symptoms, therapy helps you solve the original issues and reduce not only your dissociation symptoms, but it is especially effective in helping with anxiety and panic disorder. Cognative Behavior therapy and Integrated therapy are both quite effective.
There are also several resources you can use to help you at home as well. Since I am not clear which Dissociative disorder your psychiatrist diagnosed you with, I will recommend what I know and you can choose what you feel would help. Also, there are several excellent panic and anxiety books that I will recommend as well:
The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) by Deborah Bray Haddock
The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious and What You Can Do to Change It by Margaret Wehrenberg
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Panic and Anxiety Disorder: 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More, Second Edition by Linda Manassee Buell
You can find these books on Amazon.com or your local library may have them for you.
It is important that you work with a therapist to help you integrate normal everyday sensory experiences within yourself. Getting a baseline of what is normal for you and understanding how you are interpreting your experiences will help you. The addition of anxiety, which in and of itself causes odd and disturbing bodily sensations, can also be resolved with help and guidance.
Regarding your questions about accepting JA answers, JA usually considers a new opened question such as this one, whether it is about the same topic or not, an additional question and therefore in need of payment. If you want to continue on the same thread as the original question, that is fine with most experts. That insures that you continue with the same expert, whereas opening a new question puts your question back into the queue for any expert to answer. Direct requests for an expert usually only last about 10 minutes before the request is placed in the queue for any expert to answer, so if your expert is not online at the time, they will lose the question and it will go back into the queue. So your best bet is to either continue the same thread, or start a new question with the expert's name at the beginning of your question.
Each expert is usually fine with answering additional short questions about the original question. We want to be sure you are happy with your answer. If the customer wants to continue with additional questions or wants a lot of detail, the customer can accept several times within the same thread. This helps compensate the expert for the work involved. We usually only receive a portion of the accept and JA gets the rest. Bonuses are completely up to the customer and although they are a very nice gesture when you feel your answer was helpful, they are not mandatory. They are also split between the expert and JA.
I hope this helps,Kate
I took some time to research your situation a little further and wanted to add a few additional ideas for you.
Your symptoms could also be contributed to an imbalance in your hormonal levels. Having just went through pregnancy, childbirth and nursing, your hormones can be very affected and may be causing some of the symptoms you are having. You may want to consider seeing an endocrinologist for a workup just to be sure your hormones are not causing any physical or emotional effects.
Your medications sound appropriate for your symptoms. It may take some time for them to work, but they are good for what you have. You may still need to change medications if you find these have too many side effects, but the same class of medication should work for you.
You may also want to consider a second opinion on your diagnosis. Dissociative disorder must include blackouts or loss of time to be considered valid. If you have not had this symptom, you may have a severe case of anxiety disorder or another type of disorder such as depersonalization instead, which can be part of anxiety.
I wanted to add these additional thoughts to help you. There is no need to accept as it just continues the same thread we started.


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"Educating Rita" surprises with a predictable plot, excellent cast
"Educating Rita" is a well-known play with a predictable arc and two characters we have seen often in the worlds of theater, literature and film.
But watching "Educating Rita" as it opened at Renaissance Theaterworks Saturday night was like being in a recital hall watching Rudolph Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn dance a foxtrot while Leonard Bernstein conducted the orchestra.
One brilliant director and two brilliant actors took a play and a story that everybody knows and carried it into a cloud of rapture that made me wonder if I was holding my breath for the entire two acts.
Under the gentle and patient guidance of director Jenny Wanasek, actors Jonathan Smoots and Christina Panfilio could have stood on stage and read the phone book and held us just as spellbound as they did opening night.
Make no mistake about it. This story is one we've seen a million times. Think of "Pygmalion," "My Fair Lady," "Pretty Woman," "Sabrina" or "Million Dollar Baby." They are all variations on the same theme as is "Educating Rita."
There is a girl who has no grace or sophistication or ability. She gets hooked up with a much smarter man, a professor or businessman or coach or millionaire. He has his demons, but undertakes to change the girl. She wants to change and thinks he is the key to helping her on her journey.
She fights and fidgets while he succumbs to whatever vice he has, be it snobbery or alcoholism and everything in between. One or the other starts to feel some romantic stirrings, while the other remains obliviously aloof and unaware.
Eventually she grows into the lily she wanted to be, grateful for the periodic watering provided by the man. And fully grown, he begins to feel useless, unwanted, saddened by her growth. She understands his sadness and claims he liked it better when she was a dummy, wondering where her next bit of growth would come from.
And it ends with everybody happy. She's smart. He relaxes from the tension of wanting more of her than she is giving. And we all go home.
Now let's talk about this production and let's start with Wanasek, the director, who has a lengthy and proud history as both an actor and director in Milwaukee.
At some point she must have realized that the story she had been handed was not unique or surprising. And she had enough insight to understand that to raise this production out of the ordinary, she needed to allow the focus to be on the actors, the people in the play, not the story.
It was a brilliant directorial decision and one that required a director who understands how actors work and how they can carry a play.
The two actors in this play were an equal match for Wanasek.
Smoots, who is well-known to Milwaukee audiences, creates a character we love, pity and wonder about all in the space of a little over 90 minutes. He has incredible discipline as an actor and allows Frank both parry and thrust like a skilled swordsman faced with an unconventional opponent and his own private demons.
Panfilio, who plays Rita, is, very simply, a transcendent figure on stage. Early on she is the hairdresser from Liverpool with an undirected lust in her heart to learn "everything." Her journey is full of humor, sex appeal, naivete, and surprise. It would have been easy for her to end her performance as a totally transformed trophy for Frank. But she maintains her Liverpudlian roots and allows the new girl to fill her head but not her heart, which remains as true and unsullied as it was at the beginning of her journey.
It is difficult to express in words the performances in this play. We have seen a lot of good and great acting in Milwaukee so far this season. But what happens in "Educating Rita" is something very, very special.
"Educating Rita" runs through Feb. 10th. Information can be obtained at r-t-w.com
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1. Re: What happens if my phone doesnt work?SuzyQ Feb 26, 2011 9:33 PM (in response to Heeyouumee)If you have dropped it, or there is water damage, the only way it would be replaced is if you have insurance on it, and there is a deductible based on the type of phone it is.
"Free" replacement is limited to manufacturer defects within the first year for the original purchaser. Water or other physical damage does not count as manufacturer defect.
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On 6/9/2011 5:12 AM, Michael Monnerie wrote: > On Donnerstag, 9. Juni 2011 Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> When is running xfs_fsr recommended? > > Good question. One case that comes to my mind is a filesystem that was > used a long time when filled >85%, which has now either been expanded or > files removed so you have a lot of space again, and you want to defrag > all those files that have been badly fragmented. > >> I scheduled it twice a week some time ago due to a filesystem >> containing active mbox files. I did so because they became so >> heavily fragmented in short order, especially those swallowing >> copious amounts of list mail. Before cron'ing xfs_fsr I was seeing >> mbox files with over 1000 fragmented extents, and increasing MUA >> latency as the files became more fragmented. The filesystem is >> currently 90% free. > > This is also an example where defrag may help. You have 10% usage, so > there's enough space. Maybe your usage fits the mount option > "allocsize", I tried allocsize=1m but it didn't seem to help already existing files. I simply don't think there's much that can be done in filesystem logic to keep long lived constantly appended files from fragmenting, short of the log rotation method, which isn't really suitable for large mbox files. Maildir is obviously an option to combat fragmentation, but it has downsides as well, mainly much higher small file IOPS during normal operation. Using mbox I can 'hide the IO' by running xfs_fsr at night and/or on weekends. > so that you keep room for file append. But newer kernels > changed behaviour of XFS, so I'm not sure up to which kernel version its > good. Maybe Dave Chinner can chime in here. BTW, maybe this behaviour > should be documented in the FAQ so we can reference it. My current method seems to work well for now. This filesystem will likely not even be half full by the time this server is replaced in a few years, so I probably don't need to worry about xfs_fsr efficiency WRT free space. Due to the low cost of today's gargantuan platters, I'm guessing there are likely many admins in a similar position. Four 600GB SAS drives in RAID10 yields ~1.2TB of mail storage. That's a lot of space, and performance, for small/medium organization's mailboxes... -- Stan
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Solicitation Letter
Dear Sir/Mom
As summertime is soon approaching, a lot of activities also comes with it. We, the Electronics Team of Barangay Talamban would like to knock your hearts to support us for our upcoming Basketball League on December 20, 2008 which will be held at Talamban Sports Complex. Your financial support will greatly help us in the acquiring our needs to fulfill this event such as our uniform.
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Get Your Dog Care Questions Answered by Experts
How old is your dog?
How long has she been ill?
When did you start the new diet?
What other treatments are you using for her condition?
Thank you
Lets start with the basics first:
The kidneys principally act to remove toxins from the blood stream through the urine. The kidneys have to be nearly 70% damaged to show elevations of enzymes in the blood. Damage could be occurring several months to several years before kidney failure is evident. Unless it is the result of a toxic ingestion like antifreeze. In the beginning the kidneys cope with failure by excreting waste at a lower concentration in a larger volume. This can be checked through the specific gravity in a urinalysis.
There are several diseases that can lead to renal failure: Bacterial kidney infections, damage to the filtering mechanism, tumors, aging. The signs of kidney failure can vary but include, vomiting, nausea, decreased appetite, weight loss, increased thirst, increased urination, poor coat, lethargy, diarrhea, and mouth ulcers.
Most dogs in renal failure have both the BUN and CREA significantly elevated. Treatment with intravenous fluid or subcutaneous fluids depending on severity should be initiated. You can do the fluids under the skin at home with a short lesson from the veterinarian. Also, a trial of antibiotics I would recommend in case there is possibility of kidney infection. A dog with suspected renal failure needs to be put on a low protein diet. A lower protein diet will decrease the amount of waste products in the bloodstream. There are prescription diets that make this easier. I have seen more dogs take to the K/D diet over all the other ones, but it is a preferential of taste amongst dogs. I would recommend you stick with a canned diet as these provide more moisture than the standard dry foods. Also, discuss with your veterinarian about adding vitamin supplements like vitamin B and C. Dogs in renal failure lose these vitamins and need supplementation. The hardest part is getting a sick dog to eat. The food just doesn't taste good to them and at times it might even be recommended to give the pet anything just so that they will eat.
After saying all of this I really think your girl should have her blood work reevaluated. If her numbers are significantly higher she would likely benefit from being placed on IV fluids for a few days to flush the toxins from her bloodstream and then reevaluate her progress at the end of these four days. If her numbers had a 50% or more drop then I would continue to pursue treatment with her but giving her fluids under the skin at home. I really urge you to take her into a vet or an emergency center first thing tomorrow if it is not feasible tonight. Start giving her pepcid daily to help with the acids on her stomach and try feeding her boiled chicken and rice. Right now the food tastes like metal so it will be difficult to get her to eat but you can get a syringe and baby food and start force feeding her after the pepcid has been in for 30minutes. Dogs who are in renal failure are also usually very anemic this would increase her lethargy so food right now if very important. At this point I don't care what you get her to eat just that she is eating something. Once the toxins are flushed her appetite should return. If not there may be something else occurring. Also, try adding chicken broth to her water to tempt her to drink more. Make sure she is also able to urinate. If you aren't seeing any urine from her then her kidneys have completely shut down and the situation is not good.
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Out to Lunch on DVD
Is there any way that Sesame Workshop can be contacted? I ask this because I would like to write to them in regards to having Out to Lunch released on DVD. I saw this special in 1974 when it first premiered on ABC, but it hasn't been shown since then. I saw that they released A Special Sesame Street Christmas on DVD, and I think that it's high time that Out to Lunch was released on DVD. I would love to revisit this special and watch it again after all of these years.
If there is a way that Sesame Workshop can be contacted, as I have looked for a way many times to do so, but have failed, please share. Thanks very much Frschoonover (talk) 17:22, October 7, 2013 (UTC)
- The Workshop should have a contact page on their website, with an e-mail, phone number, and physical address you can write to. But putting out specials can be complicated, depending on who actually owns the rights. Apparently, Bob Banner Associates, the company who produced A Special Sesame Street Christmas, owns the special 100%, so they released it on DVD themselves, without having to go through the Workshop, whose normal video releases are currently on Warner. As far as Out to Lunch, it seems to be a co-production of the Henson Company, the Workshop, and ABC (who is now owned by Disney), which would mean that all 3 parties would have to work something out for a video release. I don't know if they've tried, and Disney doesn't want to put it out, or if the Workshop has their own reasons for not putting it out. All 3 parties have worked together before to release things like Henson's Place and 20 Years and Still Counting on video, so it's certainly possible. But there could be some other legal reason like music rights tying it up, or they just might think it wouldn't sell very many copies. But I agree with you, I'd love to finally see it, too! -- Ken (talk) 03:27, October 8, 2013 (UTC)
Where's the Info Come From?
It seems to me like none of us has a copy of this special, and the photos seem like they might have come from a magazine. Where does all of the info )particularly the credits listing)come from? Did any of it come from the CTW archives? --Minor muppetz 03:09, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
- No one currently owns a copy, but that doesn't necessarily mean nobody's *seen* it. User:Scooter, an insider, added the original info, and the details about the Grover Knover appearance (on that page) were added by Danny in July (the latter may have come from the archives). For a brief time in 2006, a few excerpts were on YouTube, but were quickly pulled, so the special survives and is out there somewhere. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 04:43, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
- I bought a script on Ebay. I've scanned some of it, and I'll post the scans at the bottom of the page. The script has Lynn Klugman's name on it -- she was the Associate Producer. The scans are of the Muppet parts -- there are also a bunch of sketches featuring the Electric Company cast, some songs by Elliott Gould and Barbara Eden, and inserts with Carol Burnett. I'll post a rundown of the show on the article page, and then we can use the scans to fill in more details... -- Danny (talk)
There has to be a way for us to find a copy of this special. If they were posted on YouTube, then it's quite obvious that someone out there has it and is hopefully reading this as we speak. Anyway, this is one Muppet treasure that deserves respect. Znsnyder
There sure is a lot of great stuff here in the script, but is it possible to upload the entire thing? Just curious. I wasn't sure if that would be part of a copyright violation or not. Znsnyder 10:50, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- Do you mean the entire special? Although somebody upoloaded clips on youtube, it probably wasn't any of us. --Minor muppetz 15:14, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
I meant the script itself, since there are only a few pages on it here so far, if it's possible. But are those clips still on youtube? Who has this special anyway if the clips were put on there? Znsnyder 12:12, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, has anybody ever seen this special? If so, please provide details if you have any.
Do you know if it consisted of reused material or was it original?
--Alex (talk) 03:58, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


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Blog ››› ››› ERIC BOEHLERT
The prize goes to Politico (surprise!) and three in question were penned by Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei. The article's premise was utterly predictable: The White House is bumbling, while the GOP is super savvy! (Politico's been writing that same piece for six months straight now.) But behold what happens when news is literally filtered through the RNC:
By doing so much, so fast, Obama gave Republicans the chance to define large swaths of the debate. Conservatives successfully portrayed the stimulus bill as being full of pork for Democrats. Then Obama lost control of the health care debate by letting Republicans get away with their bogus claims about "death panels."
How does Politico know the GOP was successful in portraying the stimulus bill as full of pork? Allen and VandeHei don't say. Everyone understands that's the claim that the GOP made during the stimulus 'debate.' But how does Politico come to the conclusion it was successful? The duo don't bother pointing to any polling data. They don't provide any evidence that that GOP claim stuck among everyday voters. Politico simply announces the claim as fact.
What I think they really meant to suggest was that the GOP was successful in convincing journalists that the stimulus bill was full of pork. The Beltway press club concluded that conservatives had successfully tagged the bill as being wasteful, so therefore it's now considered fact.
Think about it: The bill itself was easily passed and was signed into law. And the "Cash for Clunkers" stimulus program, for instance, has sent automobile sales soarings this summer. But at Politico, conservatives won the battle over the stimulus bill.
Nifty trick, eh?
Second, note how it was the White House's fault that conservatives launched the phony "death panel" smear campaign. It was the White House's fault that the other side rolled out a wild, unhinged, sci-fi lie about health care reform. It was the White House's fault that Republicans got "away with their" bogus claim. But how did they get away with the smear? By the media, including Politico, often repeating the hollow claim, of course.
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UA-Downtown dedication ceremony
• Who: UA President Robert Shelton and Arizona Board of Regents member Fred DuVal will give dedication speeches.
• When: 2 p.m. next Thursday
• Where: Main Library plaza, northwest corner of North Stone Avenue and Pennington Street.
UA-Downtown program offerings:
• Urban Design Studio (architecture, landscape architecture and planning)
• Drachman Institute
• Historic preservation
• Master's of public administration and policy
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Maddow and Rendell Oh So Amused by Quip Involving 'Hideous Child'
Liberals like Rachel Maddow and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell often express their deep and abiding concern for the well-being of children. Well, most children anyway. Providing they aren't "hideous".
On her show last night, Maddow was talking about New York Times' columnist Paul Krugman suggesting that Americans should respond to our economic malaise as if threatened by invasion from outer space. Much the same idea has been expressed before, Maddow pointed out, citing an episode of the '60s TV show "The Outer Limits" and the graphic novel and movie "Watchmen" as precedents. (video after page break)
Not only that, Ronald Reagan in the 1980s touted a similar idea and Maddow showed clips of Reagan's remarks along these lines.
Following all of that, Maddow introduced a bemused Rendell, who said this --
RENDELL: I'm absolutely stunned listening to that, Rachel. (Maddow laughs) My mind is boggled.
MADDOW: You are being very, very diplomatic. You remind me of somebody confronted with a hideous child who says madam, that's quite a baby. (both laugh)
Fortunately for Maddow and Rendell, legalized abortion that they both support has spared them many such encounters.
Based on the context of her remarks, Maddow appears to be referring solely to physical appearance and not behavior. Perhaps she will elaborate in a future show. What, for example, constitutes the antithesis of a "hideous" young person? Would she be trim, blonde and athletic?
As for hideous adults -- MSNBC on any given night.


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Mariah Carey's Selfie
MARIAH CAREY SHOWS OFF BOD: Mariah Carey has showed off her flawless and tanned body. The singer uploaded a picture to Instagram wearing a gold bikini with her hair pinned up. The caption on the photo said, "Working in my most favorite environment clearly having a bad hair day.. Haaaaaa."
The Impossible Question: 78% of Americans have one of these unopened in their home right now-
Answer: a wrapped fork or spoon from a restaurant
New Words With Friends
A person with refined taste, especially for food and wine
A person devoted to luxurious living