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Next Win Server Release Breaks Lockstep with Win10Windows 10, Windows Server
Amidst the TechNet blogs let loose last weekend, this interesting little item from the Server & Cloud Blog let it be known that, for the first time since the Windows Vista era, the next release of Windows Server (which Paul Thurrott handily calls "Server vNext," so I will too) will no longer be released in tandem with the next Windows desktop version. That is, though Windows 10 remains on the table for the latter half of 2015 (the smart folks are looking for a September or October release date), Server vNext won't be headed out the door until sometime later than that.
Be it by design or by happy accident, Server vNext won't release until 2016, so for now we'll stick with WinServ 2012 R2.
Here's what the blog post entitled "Windows Server and System Center roadmap update" has to say on the topic of release timing:
As we continue to advance the development of these products, we plan to release further previews through the remainder of 2015, with the final release in 2016. Our next preview is planned for the spring of 2015.
I agree with the consensus of the Microsoft-watchers who've opined on this change to what has been "standard operating procedure" with MS for some time now. Business users in general, and enterprises in particular, tend to follow behind the timeline when investigating, procuring, migrating to, and deploying new Windows Server versions. With Windows 2012 R2 less than two years old at the moment, releasing a new Server version simply lengthens the time span in which that new version might receive consideration and the barest beginnings of due diligence from business IT operations. Thus, there's no reason to rush Server vNext out the door, and letting it slide until 2016 means that 2012 R2 remains the best target for migration for the many, many, many copies of Windows Server 2003 whose end-of-life data pops on July 14, 2015. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Server vNext were to slip still further, and would wonder if that caused even the barest ripples of concern from its target customers.
Subduing the Wily and Recalcitrant Windows.edb in Win8.1Indexing, Performance/Tuning, Windows 8.1
I am a great fan of checking in on my disks from time to time, especially my system/boot disk, which goes by C: on my system. The last time I fired up WinDirStat on my production system, my eyes goggled at the sight of a file named Windows.edb thereupon that had waxed enormous and perhaps even malefic, at a whopping 37GB in size. A little quick research and I learned the following:
1. Windows.edb is the index file that Windows Search creates on most modern Windows systems as long as the indexing service is turned on (as mine was, obviously). Visit the Indexing Options in Control Panel to get at its settings and location.
That's not very much stuff for a 37GB index! [click image for full-size screencap]
2. Some number of users have reported mushrooming or ballooning sizes on this file, particularly in Windows 8 (8 and 8.1) versions. Some of these online postings talk about corrupt indexes growing incontrollably large; I suspect it has more to do with how much stuff you want to index.
3. There are any number of ways to nip this monster at the roots, including turning off the indexing service (which does away with it completely), reducing the maximum amount of disk space the service is allowed to consume (it seems to run in 5% increments, assuming you leave it on the boot/system drive, otherwise it gets free rein over the entire disk), rebuilding the index, or moving the index file to another drive.
Because I like to search my huge trove of email messages in Outlook (1.2 GB of active messages, 10.6 GB of archived ones), I feel compelled to leave the Indexing Service turned on when it comes to my production PC. First thing, I tried re-indexing, but it didn't seem to make any difference on my machine, even after a quick reboot. But with 1.5 TB of other SSD storage on that machine, I could — and did — easily move the index files to another fast disk without giving up on performance. So that's the option I ultimately took, relocating it to my F: drive (which is a 256 GB OCZ Vertex 4. and no slouch as disk speed, though not as fast or vast as my 500 GB Samsung 840 EVO system/boot disk).
The upshot of this activity, including the reindexing of my included storage, is a Windows.edb file that is now a mere 517 MB in size. That's a whole lot better than the 37-plus GB it occupied on the system/boot disk before I transferred it to a different disk.
Windows 10 Free Upgrade for Win7, 8.1, Phone 8.1 Users for One Year After GAWindows 10, Windows migration
It's a big day for MS news today, what with the Windows 10 Customer Preview dog-and-pony show today at Global HQ in Redmond. There's all kinds of interesting news on that front, but the item that's undoubtedly of greatest interest is also recounted in a Blogging Windows post from Terry Myerson that went public this morning before that show got on the road ("The next generation of Windows: Windows 10").
Here's what he said therein: "We announced that free upgrade for Windows 10 will be made available to customers running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 who upgrade in the first year after launch.*" And here's the asterisk disclaimer text: "*Hardware and software requirements apply. No additional charge. Feature availability may vary by device. Some editions excluded. More details at http://www.windows.com."
Courtesy of Paul Thurrott who posted a photo of this wall banner from the event, I even got a cheesmo version of the new Windows 10 logo:
The real thing will no doubt be properly proportioned and color balanced, but this gives you the idea…
I think this is a long-overdue and very wise move on Microsoft's part, which can look forward to moving a good portion of the non-business side of the user base to Windows 10 fairly soon after GA, and which also just gave businesses a pretty darn compelling reason to consider upgrading sooner rather than later, in the wake of the upcoming Windows 10 release. I'll definitely be taking advantage of this for all of my PCs, and I'm sure lots of others will at least think about it, if not do it, within 12 months of GA just to exercise this offer.
TechNet Solution Guide Addresses WinDeployment Best PracticesDeployment tools, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
From the "better late than never" school of information sharing, I just found an October 2014 TechNet Solution Guide that many Windows administrators are likely to find captivating. It's entitled "Automate and manage Windows operating system deployments" and it explains how to use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (particularly LTI, aka Lite Touch Installation) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) to easily bridge from test/pilot one-offs to large-scale production environment deployments. The former part lets you get the images you wish to distribute just right before going into production, and the latter lets you broadcast your canonical images wherever you need them to go. Good stuff. This nice little diagram illustrates the kinds of very typical situations that the Guide is intended to address:
For many readers (and me) this list of common scenarios is distressingly familiar.
Here's a link to the latest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for 2013, from the MS Download Center. You can't, of course, use SCCM unless you have the proper licenses, so in the dread phrase from my old math textbooks, that portion of this assignment (obtaining, installing, and configuring System Center and so forth) is left "as an exercise for the reader!" 😉 Enjoy!
Seismic Shift in Windows PunditsphereWindows
Huh? What's a "Punditsphere?" Glad you asked! It's the group of industry insiders, experts, gurus, and gadabouts that attach themselves to specific technology platforms, tools, and operating systems. Windows, in this case. You could have knocked me over with the proverbial feather when I saw yesterday that Paul Thurrott was leaving his SuperSite for Windows (the site's banner still reads "Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows" BTW) and going off on his own to work with Blue Whale Web and team up with the Petri IT Knowledgebase. Here's a visual "Tale of Two Website Logos" for you to ponder in this connection:
Old on top, new on the bottom, same Thurrott.
Wow! Thurrot's "Goodbye" article on the old site is quite an interesting document, and a masterpiece of a genre that might be appropriately labeled: "It was great while it lasted, but I'm outta here." With tongue now removed from cheek, I can speak more seriously to observe that it's worth reading, and even more worth reading between the lines. It's also worth comparing to his companion piece "Hello" on the new site, which means you'll probably want to read that, too, if only to learn what Mr. Thurrott will be up to next. One great change I already appreciate: I was able to post a comment on one of his stories (a nice rundown on the Windows Surface Pro Firmware Updates that posted on Windows Update on 1/15/2015) and it popped right up, without having to wait for a moderator to approve my input. At the old digs, it could sometimes take days to make it through the pipeline and see one's contributions pop up (or not, as the case remains for those with rants, obscenities, and other forms of inappropriate input).
I can only wonder how he feels, leaving his name behind on the old and former hobbyhorse, while climbing onto a new one that bears nothing but that same name. It also makes me chuckle to think about what this is going to do to his site operator's SEO shenanigans to keep ahead of the "once and former competition" to mangle E.B. White's appellation perhaps beyond recognition. For my part, I'm glad he's still around, and happy to wish him both luck and success in his latest venture. He's already retained at least one loyal reader across the divide!
Windows 7 Now Off Mainstream SupportWindows 7, Windows migration
OK folks, here's a transition point for you to note. As of today, January 14, Windows 7 is no longer on mainstream support at Microsoft. Going forward, it will get no new functionality, no new service packs, nor bug fixes that are not security-related. Should IT pros be concerned? Not really: MS will continue to provide extended support — yes, that's right, it means security fixes only from now on — until six years from today (January 14, 2020: a Thursday, should you care to know). Here's a snippet from Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search (search string = "Windows 7") by way of both illustration and confirmation:
OK then: Windows 7 transitions from mainstream support to extended support, but still has six years of effective life left.
Does this mean it's time to drop everything, and start migrating like crazy from Windows 7 to 8 or beyond? Heck, no! But it is a signal that Windows 7 will become increasingly distant from the latest features and functions making their way into newer versions of Windows. For those who pondered Windows 8 versions and declined that opportunity, it means that Windows 10 will be the first illustration of what (mostly business) users might have to forgo to maintain the status quo. This will be easy at first, but will get harder over time.
My best guess is that enterprises and organizations should start paying attention to new Windows versions, starting with 10, and begin planning for migration when and as they see features, functions, and reliability/stability good enough to go for emerge. This could be a couple of years out (which should take us through some interesting evolution in Windows, given the company's new "rapid update cadence") or it could be longer. Time will tell. But it's only time to start thinking about migration, and getting ready to plan for same, rather than time to get moving down that trail.
Dell Venue 11 Pro Shows Promise of Broadwell TabletsDell tablets, Windows 10
About two months ago, I purchased a Dell Venue 11 Pro model 7130, when I read that it featured a Broadwell "M" class CPU in a compact 11″ format. By the time all was said and done I spent around $1,300 to get a tablet with an Intel i5-4210Y (1.5 GHz) processor, 8GB RAM, a 10.8″ IPS 1920×1080 touch display, and a 256 GB SSD with a snap-in external keyboard with rotating hinge that essentially turns the tablet into a small format notebook PC. The unit includes no additional ports on the keyboard deck, but that deck does add an extra battery that doubles battery life from a respectable 5-7 hours depending on usage patterns, to a device that easily delivers 10 or more hours of battery for all-day use — on my unit BatteryBar Pro rates total battery life at 12:06 with both batteries, and at 6:01 with the internal battery only.
The matt-finish plastic backing on the unit is non-slip, resists fingerprints, and feels good in the hand.
The tablet itself offers a single USB 3.0 port, headphone/microphone combo jack, and a mini HDMI jack. Near Field Communications (NFC) circuitry comes standard, and the networking interface is a Dell 1537 802.11 a/g/n adapter. There's also a micro SD slot that accommodates SDXC memory cards (I've tested it with a 128 GB unit and it works fine; I'm using a 64 GB SanDisk unit in that slot at the moment because I don't really need that much extra storage). The rear deck is easily removable, and provides access to the NIC, an unoccupied WWAN slot (for which both 3G/HSPA+ and LTE/HSPA/EVDO options are available), and the removable battery (you can buy spares, and swap them easily in the field to literally buy extra battery life without buying the keyboard dock).
Total weight of the tablet is 796g/1 lb 12 oz by itself, and the keyboard/battery unit weighs 670g/just under 1 lb 8 oz, for a combined weight of 1466g/3lb 4 oz. Overall it's pretty portable, fairly friendly in the hand, solidly constructed, and user friendly. I'm running Windows 10 on it and except for some issues with sleep (losing network connectivity, occasional loss of keyboard/touchpad upon wake or after removal/reinsertion when the tablet is running) it works like a champ.
So far, I've used it as a light-duty general purpose PC (surfing the net, reading e-mail, light writing activity) and also as a personal entertainment PC (watching TV/movies, reading books, playing low-grade Web-based games). It seems to function pretty darn well in either role, and it makes for dandy in-bed viewing and reading, with 3-4 hours of battery life while binge-watching The Wire on Amazon Prime lately, and up to 5 hours when using the Kindle Reader. I learned all this from actual experience over the holiday break while laid up with a nasty sinus infection, which is perhaps not the recommended way to gain such experience.
Now that I've lived with the unit long enough to get familiar with it, I find it a much better value than the Fujitsu Q704 i7 tablet I bought at the beginning of 2014, and perhaps even a better deal and user experience that the i7 Surface Pro 3 that replaced the Q704 in September/October of 2014. It's not as fast, nor can it run as many applications simultaneously, but I don't really benefit much from that capability on a 10.8″ screen anyway. The only time I really notice the lesser performance of the i5 is when I remote into the machine from my production desktop to try to exercise its capabilities more thoroughly. Methinks this is not something most users will be interested in doing. I find the Venue 11 Pro to represent a good set of price/performance tradeoffs, though I would like it even more if the rig as it stands cost $1,000 instead of the $1,292.48 I just found on the Dell invoice for this unit (including 8.25% sales tax). Nevertheless, the Venue 11 Pro is well worth checking out, and for many personal and business users, probably also worth owning.
Update Tuesday: Evolving from Advance Notification to myBulletinsSecurity updates
For the past year or so, Patch Tuesday has been remonikered Update Tuesday. In a blog post from the Microsoft Security Response Center on Thursday, January 8, Chris Betz discussed the topic of "Evolving Microsoft's Advance Notification Service in 2015." To cut directly to the chase, this post announces that distribution of or access to the company's Advance Notification Service (ANS) is changing, to wit:
Moving forward, we will provide ANS information directly to Premier customers and current organizations involved in our security programs, and will no longer make this information broadly available through a blog post and web page.
What does this mean? Because MS has observed that even large customers no longer make extensive use of ANS, MS is pointing customers (and end-users) to their myBulletins dashboard on TechNet instead. This service requires users to log in with a Microsoft Account, and to set up that dashboard by picking the names of products, platforms, and development environments in use in their workplaces, so that the service will reflect only those Security Bulletins that affect those things. Here's a snippet from the Dashboard I set up for my office network for the period from October 1, 2014 through today, January 10, 2015.
The dashboard at the upper right summarizes relevant metrics, with detail access to related Security Bulletins in list form below.
Given the volume of Security Bulletins that emerge on a monthly basis nowadays (usually anywhere from half-a dozen to three times that many, with an average of just over 7 per month for 2014, for example) it's easy for Microsoft to position this screening of bulletins on the basis of what admins are most inclined to attend to anyway. Advance notification certainly served me (and others who follow Windows Security topics) with a tantalizing view of what the next Update Tuesday would bring to Windows Update, but beyond that narrow audience I have no trouble understanding why a dashboard approach tuned to items actually in use (and hence also, subject to security exploits and vulnerabilities) makes more sense in an increasingly active security environment.
Be sure to check out myBulletins to see what you think of it yourself. It's the new face for Windows Security (and other) Updates. Cheers!
[Thanks to Brink at Windows 8 Forums for bringing this to my attention in his news posting on 1/9/2015.]
MS to Drop ISOs and Updates for Win10 January Preview TogetherBeta Testing, Windows 10
Previous releases of the Windows 10 Technical Preview have come via a special online update through PC Settings. Only two weeks after Build 9879 was released did MS provide ISOs to permit clean installs (or bare metal builds). Next time around, says Engineering General Manager Gabe Aul, MS will make ISOs available through MSDN and TechNet at the same time it pushes the update out to self-selected "Fast Ring" members of the Windows Insider group. Here's a screencap of a Twitter exchange, courtesy of WinBeta.org, that makes this promise:
Visual evidence that ISOs will be available from the get-go for the "Customer Preview" analog for Win10.
This is a welcome departure from previous practice, and will make it much easier for those jumping into Windows 10 for the first time, especially if they plan to install on multiple test rigs at the same time. The timing of the upcoming release is still in the air, though many interested observers assume it will happen on January 21, the same day that Microsoft has set aside for its next public Windows 10 event, or shortly thereafter (as was the case with the initial Technical Preview event last September).
CES Is On: Hope the Hype Hits!CES International, Intel, Internet of Things, lenovo, System on a Chip
Now that the holidays are behind us, and the New Year is unrolling before is, it's time for that annual technology extravaganza known as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), still one of the biggest and most wide-ranging of all the big technology conferences that take over Las Vegas from time to time. While the official show dates run from January 6 -9 (Tuesday through Friday), the announcements and press releases started flowing yesterday and are already kicking up into high gear.
As usual, the hype gets hoppin' even before CES gets officially underway.
So far, only a smattering of announcements of interest to Windows professionals have appeared, but some of them are pretty interesting indeed:
1. On Sunday, Nvidia announced its latest system-on-a-chip (SOC) offering, the Tegra X1, which CEO Jen-Hsun Huang presented as a "mobile superchip." It incorporates an 8-core CPU along with a 256-core GPU, and delivers a combined 1 Teraflop of computing power to small, hand-held devices. At a minimum, this could mean highly fluid and realistic animation, video, and gaming on next-gen tablets and smartphones.
2. Lenovo announced a reworked ThinkPad series, with a new ultraslim X1 Carbon model, plus X250, T450, and T550 models, all aimed at business and enterprise users. These will make use of 5th-gen Intel processors from the higher-powered U (ultra-low voltage) series (PDF document), which deliver significantly more power (and heat) that the so-called Core M processors in the same family. They're also offering a set of nesting, electrically interconnected mobile extenders for notebooks and laptops called the ThinkPad Stack that includes a power module, Bluetooth speaker set-up, a 1 GB external USB 3 drive, and a WAP to share a 4G phone connection via Wi-Fi.
3. Cloud extensions into/out of all kinds of devices are showing up at CES, including a firmware update to give the Netgear R7000 router the ability to provide remote access to network users when outside the broadcast range of the device, including file and photo sharing and backup. Likewise, Seagate is showing off network storage devices that support remote backup over the Internet (which the company calls "Personal Cloud").
4. The Internet of Things is going to gain a lot of occupants with all kinds of attached devices on their way, from thermostats to home and office controls, smart appliances in many shapes and sizes, and all manner of health, fitness, and exercise applications as well.
And this is just the beginning of what promises to be an onslaught of interesting concepts and tantalizing technologies. While not all of them will eventually emerge as successful commercial products, it's always fascinating to see what the industry can dream up and try to sell. As more such things pop up, I'll add to this posting, instead of posting multiple times about the same show. That leaves room for more real Windows Enterprise posts on this week's blog roster. Cheers!
[Added 1/6/15 2:30 PM
Check out the TechRadar CES 2015 pages for the best ongoing coverage of the show I've seen so far. The IoT trend continues unabated, and there's been a plethora of extremely thin-and-light Windows tablets and ultrabooks from the likes of Asus (whose Transformer series will soon sport i5 and i7 5th generation processors of the ultralow voltage variety, whose model numbers start with "U"; current models are the lowest voltage "M" models whose designators start with "Y"), Toshiba (which has some very interesting items on offer), and even Dell, which hit the stage with a remodeled XPS 13 that looks pretty sweet.]


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The Hangover Part III Premieres In London
A big welcome to the Wolfpack!
A pleasant, sunny evening in London last night was torn by screams and hysteria as The Hangover Part III premiered in Leicester Square. The cast were all present, along with director Todd Phillips, to launch the film's UK premiere, but miraculously none of them mutilated themselves or one another, had a close encounter with a hooker or molested a wild animal. At least, that we know of. Perhaps that was the after-party.
This third - and, we're told, final - instalment of the series sees Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) stage an intervention for Alan (Zach Galifianakis), who is off his meds and not doing too well following the death of his father (Jeffrey Tambor). Unfortunately, all goes wrong when they're kidnapped by Marshall (John Goodman), who holds Doug hostage and orders the rest to find Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) and find the gold Chow stole from Marshall, or he'll kill Doug. Cue disasters galore.
The film also stars Heather Graham, returning for the first time since the first film, Mike Epps and Melissa McCarthy. The Hangover Part III hits cinemas today.

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Good looks can be a simple case of mind over matter.
Mind over matter. It's a powerful tool in business, in sport and even in the way we look. Think about it. Stress, toxic emotions and negative thinking patterns all play havoc on the skin. The pimple that pops up before a work presentation. The eczema that recurs when you're going through a relationship break-up. The dermatitis that seems to get worse the more you fret about it.
"Your mind is the most powerful beauty product that you possess," asserts Heather Vounnou , the education instructor at the International Dermal Institute , a skin-care education centre. "Thoughts and ideas are important in developing healthy age-defying skin."
Vounnou has 10 years' experience as a beauty practitioner and experienced a change in her own appearance when she stopped giving herself a hard time. "I used to hate the way I looked," she says. "As a result I developed terrible acne. It wasn't until I stopped beating myself up that my skin cleared."
So Vounnou began researching the power of thought and its impact on the skin. She now believes what we think has a direct impact on our physiology and she's not alone. "Wherever a thought goes, a chemical goes with it," writes Deepak Chopra in his book Grow Younger, Live Longer: Ten Steps to Reverse Aging . "But how do a thought and a chemical become a pimple?" asks Pratima Raichur in her book Absolute Beauty.
The answer may lie in our response to stress. Research recently published in The Medical Journal of Australia found mental stress could affect hormone levels and the nervous system. Adrenaline and other hormones go on alert as our instinctive flight or fight mechanism kicks in when we perceive stress. That's fine until it becomes protracted due to the grind of deadlines or unabating pressure, common in jobs these days. Then it becomes toxic. "It leads to cellular breakdown, which is the first step in the ageing process," says Raichur.
When you're under stress, your skin is the last place to receive nutrients and everything is diverted to the vital organs. "Dilated blood vessels can result in broken capillaries, redness and skin sensitivity," says Raichur. Extra perspiration can cause eczema, itching and inflammation, and strain will slow down cell turnover, dulling your complexion, clogging the pores or causing pigmentation or pigment loss.
Ted A. Grossbart , of the Harvard Medical School, goes even further, believing skin conditions are rooted in emotions. In his book A Mind/Body Program for Healthy Skin , he says that skin conditions "often reflect conflict symbolically".
This is possible because the top layer of skin is home to epidermal cells that have the same molecules as our immune cells. That means the skin reflects and affects changes in every system of the body.
"Skin cells are so much like brain cells in the ability to accept and transmit communicator molecules and monitor body mind activity that the skin has earned the title of the body's 'second brain'," Raichur says.
It's logical that your perception of a situation will affect its outcome.
Think of the times you've gone pale with bad news, bright red with anger or embarrassment or been told you're "glowing" when you're in love. Skin conditions can often be linked, if not attributed to, emotions.
"Thought is a form of energy," says Vounnou, "so if you're harbouring some deep-seated fear, this emotional energy will not be stored but rather transferred or altered, manifesting itself somewhere in your body, just as suppressed emotions can manifest itself in a skin condition."
So the next time you're annoyed, try to express your feelings positively. And if your boss is continually throwing work at you, show her your broken capillaries you may just get a raise.

Beautiful mind

1. Identify your stress
Find what stresses you is it your job, your eating habits or a lack of direction?
2. Control your stress
Steer your perception of those stresses. Is the situation really that bad and worthy of causing such stress?
3. Look on the bright side
Use the power of positive thinking to take you and your skin on an emotional detox. You can choose to let the situation bother you or not.
4. Take action
Focus and aim to eradicate stress from your life.
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" Manufacturer: Bling / Type: CD Player "
Bling cd player Limited Too
Little Miss enjoys listening to story cds and when we managed to fail to download the stories onto her ipod we decided a cd player would be a good idea for when she goes on holiday.
We bought the cd player in Toys R us, and at £12.99, it had the features we wanted and looked bling enough for her!
The player comes in a thick plastic blister pack which had to be cut open and when we opened it, there was a small instruction booklet inside the pack. We have the blue version of the cd player although there is also a pink one available. The cd player has an all over pale blue and green floral and spotty design with diamontes dotted round the centre. The bottom of the cd player has a display showing the track number and all of th feature buttons, such as forward, back, volume and stop are close to this display. The door is opened by pressing a small open button also located by the display unit. All of the buttons are named and are easy to press, and far enough apart so that mistakes are not made and the wrong button pressed accidentally.
To get the cd player going, 2 x AA batteries have to be inserted in the compartment underneath the player- thankfully no screw driver is needed. The stereo headphones, which are included are easily attached in the Phone jack, and if different headphones are wanted they can easily be changed, although for what we use the cd player for, these give a decent sound quality and are comfortable to wear.
Features of the cd player are electronic volume control, a programmable memory (instructions in the booklet and easy to follow). It also plays standard and standard cd-r format and although I am not sure of the difference, this can only be a good thing as I have options.
So, what do we think?...
The cd player looks good, has easy to follow instructions and is reasonably priced. The sound quality probably isn't the best ever but for our purposes, it is just fine.
I know cd players aren't as popular as they used to be, so I was happy to have found this bling one and Little Miss loves it.
A recommended buy if you want a novelty cd player.
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Prison School
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Hachimitsu Academy, known for its strict academic standards and even stricter school code, is making a giant change this year. In the first time in school history, they are allowing boys to be admitted. As Fujino Kiyoshi starts his first day at Hachimitsu Academy he is shocked to find out that there are only 4 other guys in the entire school, making the ratio of girls to boys 200:1. And to their dismay, not one of the thousand girls will talk to them or even acknowledge them. But Kiyoshi and the guys are about to find out about the shadow student council that has been threatening the female students about interacting with male students.


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PS3 and Xbox 360 game Overlord? No? Well, you aren't alone (it was kind of like Pikmin, only less good), but Codemasters has decided to bring the IP over to Wii anyway. Thankfully, though, they're building a new title from the ground up.
Development for the new game, titled Overlord: Dark Legend, will be handled by Climax Studios. They're aiming for a 2009 release, and the producer of the game, Dean Scott, assures that this is "an all new game, designed especially for Wii," with a "new story, new characters," and "new gameplay." Based on his brief chat with IGN, it sounds like a majority of the game will be a pointer-based affair, with gamers using the Wiimote's IR sensor to direct their horde of minions. And what about those minions?
"It's the same four minion types, but we've given them new abilities," said Scott. "Some of these may be themed around bodily functions that childish folk like us find hilarious."
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It's been over 25 years since Ford has sold that many V6-powered pickups in one year, with 40-percent of the buyers opting to pay the extra $895 for the turbocharged EcoBoost 3.5L V6 rather than the conventional 3.7L V6. More than half of all the trucks sold by Ford have been an F-150 V6.
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Slim to none. Obama wants to blame the Republicans so he can make political hay. The problem is that it is really Harry Reid and the Senate that haven't done anything to solve the problem. It is really the Democrats that are stonewalling because they want the tax hikes and spending cuts to the military. We are headed for a huge recession and it is the fault of the President and Senate.
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of course that will happen...there will be no going over any financial cliff
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Exclusive: James "JT" Thomas Jr. talks about 'Survivor: Tocantins'
By Reality TV World staff, 05/19/2009
James "JT" Thomas Jr.
thought he had a "good shot" at winning
: Tocantins when he left Brazil and flew back home in December -- and he was right.
However he was wrong about just how good a shot he had. Instead of the tight jury vote he was expecting, he ended up
winning the game
in a 7-0 vote that made him the only the second unanimous winner in
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On Monday, JT talked to Reality TV World about why he expected the vote to be tighter, how he believes
Stephen Fishbach
hurt himself during the jury questioning, why he really didn't vote Taj out earlier in the game, and what surprised him the most about the game.
Reality TV World: You seemed to be a pretty heavy favorite going into that final Tribal Council session and the jury questions seemed to make it even more clear that you were likely to be the one to win. I know you're trying to be humble, but is it safe to say you left Brazil with a pretty good idea that you were going to be the winner?
You know, I never in a million years thought it was going to be a 7-0 landslide. I honestly believed that it would be 4-3, and I wasn't sure if [
Sierra Reed
] was going to be with me or not. So I was really surprised, but I did feel like I had a good shot at winning.
Reality TV World: Why did you think it was 4-3? Were there any particular people you thought would be voting the other way?
Yeah. I most definitely figured [
Tyson Apostol
] would vote for Stephen. I also figured that [
Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George
] and [
Erinn Lobdell
] would vote for Stephen. And I figured Sierra would be the swing vote.
Reality TV World: I know you said you felt it would be "a guaranteed million dollars" if you took Erinn to the Final 2, but you actually thought it'd be that tight with Stephen?
Yes, I definitely did. When I decided to take Stephen, I really felt like it was going to be tight. But the Tribal Council really worked in my favor. Watching it last night, it made it almost seem clear that I would win. That was incredible. It didn't come off to me that one-sided in Brazil actually.
Reality TV World: So what was it that convinced you to take Stephen?
You know, I didn't even think [about it for] five minutes. I had made up my mind before I actually won that last Immunity Challenge. We had formed a really tight relationship and I made up my mind. I felt like I could beat Stephen and I was willing to risk it. We really formed a good bond.
Reality TV World: During the Final 3 Tribal Council, you made some comments to Jeff that made it sounds like you were actually considering voting Stephen off. Were you just kind of playing with him then?
I was definitely playing him up. I did that at that Tribal Council and also the last one. I was aware that Stephen would take Erinn to the Final 2. He never bluntly told me, but Taj had mentioned Stephen's little conversation with her about maybe getting rid of me and Stephen actually told me that Erinn wanted to get rid of me.
I pretty much knew that Stephen would take Erinn to the Final 2, so I knew I had to win the final Immunity to get in the Final 2, and I did, fortunately. So I played it up a lot when [
Debra "Debbie" Beebe
] brought that out into the [final Tribal Council], I really played that up a lot. It worked in my favor.
Reality TV World: What about that other part near the end, when you questioned if Stephen was the "same guy" that you brought into the Final 2 with you?
(laughing) Yeah, I was really playing that up. And immediately when that final Tribal was over, I started laughing and hugged Stephen. He really thought he ruined our relationship, but he really killed himself at that Tribal. That was all part of my plan. It was really dangerous to take Stephen to the Final 2 because he was such a likable guy. Luckily he killed himself on that last Tribal.
Reality TV World: What do you think killed him the most?
He really kind of scrambled. He got really paranoid when there was Final 4. Taj promised Stephen that she would vote for him, Erinn promised Stephen she would vote for him. But he scrambled so hard in the Final 5 and Final 4 -- because he was getting so paranoid -- that I could see where he could kill himself.
I wasn't sure about it until Debbie brought out that question at Tribal and I just played it off like, "Oh I had no idea that he would do that to me!" I could see it in obviously [
Benjamin "Coach" Wade
's] eyes and [
Brendan Synnott
's] eyes.
But I was afraid... I wasn't sure what Erinn would do because I didn't take her and I wasn't sure what Taj would do because I turned on her as well. So did Stephen. And I always thought that Tyson was Stephen's man.
Reality TV World: So you really thought that question from Debbie was the turning point that sunk him?
I know that sealed the deal. I feel like I may have still beat him 4-3. But that really sealed the deal for him.
Reality TV World: Do you think the fact that you stayed loyal to Stephen actually won you a couple of votes that you otherwise could have lost?
Exactly. I said, "Look, I know there are two votes that are going to come to me just because I picked Stephen."
And there were a couple of ways to look at it. If I had took a different approach, I had already gotten a vibe from Coach that if I hadn't of took Stephen and I had took Erinn -- who all of them disliked -- it may have actually cost me a few votes.
Reality TV World: So Coach was obviously one of the votes you thought you got by taking Stephen. Who was the other?
Brendan. he wasn't happy with Erinn being there at Final 2 at all. And then it was Debbie. Debbie did not want Erinn to make it to the Final 2. They were trying to get rid of Erinn for a long time.
Reality TV World: The one jury question that really seemed to spark a little bit of a riff between Stephen and yourself -- and maybe this was just you "playing" again -- was the Taj question where Stephen said you'd been wanting to vote Taj off at the Final 4 Tribal Council "for a while."
Yeah, that was a tricky question because Stephen and I both had been contemplating "When do we need to move on Taj." Neither one of us wanted to, but we knew she was a much stronger competitor than Erinn. So we were both bickering back and forth. We were both contemplating getting rid of Taj. We were both wrong. So that was a lose/lose.
Taj would have voted for Erinn for sure if Erinn would have been in the Final 2 just [because] me and Stephen turned on her. So that was another reason I knew I had a better chance of getting Taj's vote with Erinn sitting on the jury.
Reality TV World: Then that question kind of devolved into the whole thing about voting Taj out while she had the hidden Immunity Idol and keeping her Idol. It was kind of like a he-said/he-said thing...
(laughing) Exactly...
Reality TV World: What was your take on it? It really seemed like -- from what was shown on the show at the time -- that Stephen had been the one that first pointed out that he was [technically in possession] of the Idol.
Yeah, that was the first time I was legitimately kind of disheartened because Stephen really did bring that up to me. But I also contemplated the idea. So that was kind of like he said it first, but so what. [I] said it too.
But I did feel like Stephen brought that up and I felt like he was trying to shoot back at me on that, for which I don't blame him. But I felt like when Debbie called Stephen out, that gave me a free shot to say whatever I wanted.
Reality TV World: Back to that Idol for a second, when Taj first told you about it -- which I guess you probably only found out when the show aired was really all [Stephen's doing], right?
Reality TV World: ...but when Taj did tell you about it, she also told you if you ever asked for it, she'd give it to you.
Exactly, and that's why I didn't want to vote Taj out and [let] Stephen keep her Idol because Stephen's a quality player and he would not have given me that Idol. But I knew as long was Taj was in that game I could go to Taj and get the Idol from Stephen and in turn use it.
So that's one reason I didn't want to get rid of Taj [and] I went ahead and got rid of [
Sydney Wheeler
]. And then later, Taj and I became even stronger and stronger until the end when we had to turn on her.
Reality TV World: Did you ever come close to asking Taj for it?
No, not at all. You know I never felt like I was going home, not once.
Reality TV World: Well you didn't get a vote so that's good intuition.
Several of the castaways we talked to this season mentioned how they didn't realize how big a role Stephen seemed to be playing while the game was going on out there until they watched the season on TV. Did that surprise you and do you think that might have played a role in why it was such a wipeout?
You know, Stephen and I made every strategical move together. I mean it may take away some of my [own] strategical game [to say that], or whatever, but we really did. Every strategical move we talked it out with each other because we wanted to make sure we thought through every angle.
And you know, that really worked in my favor. Stephen should have went into the Tribal Council talking about how he was the mastermind -- even though he wasn't, we really worked together on everything -- [but] that should have been the angle he played, you know, from my point of view.
But Stephen was the biggest competitor for me in the game, but also I couldn't have done what I done without Stephen.
Reality TV World: Did you not vote for Coach really because you felt you had given him your word or was it really just an easy way to guarantee you'd get Coach's vote?
Both. See, it's a two-way sword. You can either be taking the weasel way out, as Stephen called it, but if you're dealing with a character like Coach... (laughs) he doesn't want to see his name written down.
You know, I legitimately made him believe I wanted him to stay in the game although I admitted at Tribal Council that I knew he was going home. But for me to write Erinn's name down really secured me his vote and Stephen thought that would work against me by taking the weasel way out.
So I had them both agree to it and I just went ahead and did what I did.
Reality TV World: Were you surprised that Stephen didn't give you more flack about that? Being the big strategist that he was, it seemed like it was flat-out guaranteeing you Coach's vote.
Yeah, he let me slide with it, but [that was because] he expected -- because there was such a talk around camp about the weasel voters -- that it would go against me rather than for me [and be considered to be] taking the weasel way out.
But it really didn't, it was a two-way sword and it worked out in my favor.
Reality TV World: So it sounds like he thought it was going to get a lot more play [from the jury]?
Yeah, he thought it was going to be like "JT took the weasel way out, he don't deserve it. He was scared to vote for Coach, why should we give him a vote?"
But it didn't, it worked in my favor. (laughs)
Two was a two-way sword and it just happened to work my way.
Reality TV World: We even saw a scene there a episode of episodes ago where you guys were getting water before Tribal Council and expressing how shocked you two were that everyone else was just sitting around and letting you two run the game. I mean it had to be a huge surprise that nobody ever came after you, right?
It was a huge surprise. We were waiting on [it]. We expected people to come after us and we really tried to be ready for that with our numbers and whatever [else] we could do.
That was the thing that Stephen and I really worked together at. You know he could have come after me at any time and I could have gone after him, but that's the reason we made it to the Final 2. I'm just fortunate that I came out on top.
Reality TV World: You guys were only two people. Why do you think everyone else just kind of sat around and, to borrow a situation you're probably familiar with, let you lead them around like cattle to the slaughterhouse. They just kind of let you two take them where ever you wanted.
That's exactly right. And you know, we had three votes because Taj was very strong, very solid with us. And it was very easy to lay these plays out and let Coach and Tyson take responsibility for them.
We would put forth an idea -- like Sierra, we knew Sierra was telling the truth. But by voting her out, Coach felt like it was his idea.
So we kind of used Coach and Tyson to let them feel like they were in control until they were out of numbers.
Reality TV World: What did you whisper to Stephen during the reunion show after you found out you'd also won the $100,000 home viewer prize?
You know, someone else asked me that and I can't remember exactly. I think it was something like "I wished you were in the running for it" or maybe "You should have got it." Because he was such a competitor in the game and he really did deserve to be where he was at in the game.
But you know, I'm sure he's very happy that the fans were happy the way I played the game.
Reality TV World: During the reunion show you also mentioned something there at the end about working with Stephen down the road and feeling obligated to him?
Yeah, not necessarily feeling obligated but we definitely did work together to get where we are and we are a very good team, I really trust Stephen a lot and I know he trusts me, I took him to the Final 2.
We're really working good together and of course we had a lot of time to talk so hopefully we are able to get something going together. And I'm sure it will be just as successful in life as it was in the game.
Reality TV World: What was it that surprised you the most about the game overall, was it the fact that it just seemed to go so smooth for you?
Yeah, I was very surprised that people liked me as much as they did and no one every really every thought I was there playing a game.
They thought I was just -- which I was building real relationships with these people, and you know, I'm going to try and keep those relationships as long as I can but -- I was ready to do whatever it took to win the game and they made it easier for me than I thought they would.
Reality TV World: Did you really think when you went into the merge on the short end that you had any chance of ending up where you ended up?
No. We definitely had a plan when we went into the merge to exploit their struggle, their power struggle, but it wasn't until the Tyson blindside did I see that an opportunity may really come.
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The music industry is like high school in a way: You become cooler and life becomes more advantageous after you make some well-connected, older pals.
In 2007, Tokyo instrumental math-rock and postrock quartet Lite teamed with experimental bass and sanshin band Funanori for a split CD. Funanori features The Go! Team's Kaori Tsuchida and seminal American bassist Mike Watt, a member of lauded 1980s punk act Minutemen, Porno for Pyros and currently Iggy and The Stooges.
In early 2008, Lite spent two weeks touring Japan alongside Watt's side project Brother's Sister's Daughter. Lite and Watt became friends, which led to Lite being invited to open at Mike Watt and The Missingmen shows in the United States in May last year. Wanting to make the most of the opportunity, while there Lite recorded their "Turns Red" EP with producer J. Robbins from posthardcore act Jawbox. They also taped one of the tour's performances for the digital concert album "Live in New York."
This past spring, Lite were offered more U.S. gigs with Mike Watt and The Missingmen. During their sophomore visit, Lite booked studio time in Chicago with much-respected multi-instrumentalist and producer John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake. They also made another online-only release, "Live in Los Angeles."
In July, the McEntire-produced "Illuminate" EP was issued. Like "Turns Red," the strong offering includes synthesizer on some tracks, adding an increased experimental edge to Lite's sound. After summer concerts in Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia, and appearances at Fuji Rock and Tokyo's Neutral Nation fest, the group will soon embark on a 22-date Japan jaunt to promote "Illuminate." Seemingly now best buddies, it's unsurprising that Mike Watt and The Missingmen will accompany them. Lou Barlow (from Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh) and acclaimed U.S. avant indie-rock group Tera Melos, will also appear on select bills. Time will tell if any international opportunities arise for Lite from strengthening ties with both.
Lite's Illuminate Release Tour starts Oct. 17 at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo (6 p.m.; ¥2,800 in advance; [03] 5412-0515) and ends on Nov. 7 at Sound Crue, Sapporo (4 p.m.; ¥3,000 in advance; [011] 221-8313). For more information, visit lite-web.com.


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I can't remember exactly when it was.
Was it last week when I was at the drive-through ATM?
Was it while I was punching buttons through a phone tree to refill a prescription?
Oh, now I remember – it was while I was at home, selecting a movie to rent online. That's when it hit me.
Didn't we used to deal with actual people to get all this stuff done?
I mean, it's convenient for all of us. When I'm ducking into a supermarket just to get a gallon of milk, I like the self-checkout.
But you see so many folks out of work, and you wonder: Are machines muscling people out of jobs? Or are machines opening up new jobs for people who have to take care of the new machines?
How far can all of this automation go?
Xerox used to have human resource departments for their call centers to help with hiring – to decide whether a person will stay on the job long enough for the company to recoup its training investment. Now, according to The Wall Street Journal, a software program makes those personnel choices.
After years of studying what human academic tutors do to best facilitate learning, companies have modeled computers that mimic successful tutoring techniques.
Remember when the IBM computer called Watson creamed everybody on the TV quiz show Jeopardy? IBM is working with New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to develop a "decision support tool" based on Watson to help doctors use tons of data to render evidence-based diagnoses that are many times more accurate.
And when you have a technical support problem, you might soon talk to a computer to solve it. A company called IPsoft has spent the past 14 years developing Eliza, a software algorithm that relies on cognitive intelligence to instantly react as quickly as a human brain.
Eliza's official launch is slated for later this year – and if you've ever had to dial customer service to rectify a cable TV problem, you should know that Comcast is one of IPsoft's biggest customers.
Then there's this – a team of researchers at the University of Malaga in Spain has developed a computer program that composes contemporary classical music. It doesn't mimic – the computer cluster called Iamus uses an algorithm that actually creates unique music.
For an average music lover like me – sitting at home playing my kazoo and spinning Spike Jones 78s – this is spooky. So I sought a second opinion from Georgia Southern University professor emeritus of music Michael Braz – a superb pianist and a stirring composer who has taught music literally from here to Kathmandu. Oh, and he played my wedding.
What was the unflappable Dr. Braz's opinion? He wasn't very flapped.
"People have been doing that for a while," he said. "There's always been some question about the quality of the music, but people have been doing this since the mid-1700s."
That was when a fascination of math was sweeping Europe, and games emerged that allowed nonmusical people to randomly generate music from pre-composed sections. To choose the musical phrase, you'd roll a pair of dice. The most famous version of the game was attributed to Mozart, though that hasn't been proved.
I listened to one trio by Iamus, which to me sounded a bit like something modernist composer Charles Ives would've scribbled on a cocktail napkin. But as Dr. Braz reminded me, judgment is arbitrary – even when the human touch is missing.
"Anything like this that gets the public continually fascinated with music from another angle is not necessarily a bad thing," he said.
Of course, I've always thought my job was relatively safe from being poached by a computer – until this bit of news scared the pudding out of me: A company called Narrative Science has developed an algorithm that – gulp – duplicates human writing. The operating platform is called Quill, which, according to its website, "can transform data into stories that are indistinguishable from those authored by people."
You feed Quill financial data or sports statistics and it belches out short, simple stories about business or sports. I read one of its sports briefs, and it creeped me out that I knew it was from a computer – but I couldn't tell.
A company called ICON Group International takes it a step further with an algorithm that writes entire books. It's written about a million already, mostly nonfiction and about very specific subjects. But it also does poetry.
And before you ask, yes – I'm actually writing this column.
For now.
So which jobs are safe? Ben Goertzel, one of America's leading researchers in the field of artificial intelligence, told Forbes magazine a couple years ago that the safe jobs are "those that involve transferring knowledge from one area to another, or thinking broadly, creatively and integratively, because these (tasks) require powerful general intelligence, not just narrowly specialized intelligence."
So. I'll just need to think creatively with "powerful general intelligence."
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Poor Government management blamed for legal challenge
Environment Spokesperson
26 November 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT
Poor Government management blamed for legal challenge
Greenpeace's announcement that it intends to challenge the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) decision to allow Anadarko to carry out deep sea drilling off the Raglan coast is the direct result of poor Government management and shoddy law-making, says Labour's Environment spokesperson Moana Mackey.
"The Exclusive Economic Zone law and associated regulations are deliberately permissive and subsequent amendments to the regulatory framework have been rushed and not well thought out.
"The process has been a shambles from start to finish and has done nothing to allay genuine public concerns that the environmental risks are being appropriately assessed and managed.
"The claims being made by environmental NGOs which form the basis of this court case , that the EPA has not viewed key documents submitted by Anadarko as required under the EEZ Act , are deeply concerning. Regulators must act within the law and it helps no one when they fail to do so.
"Rushing to put a regulatory framework in place is not good practice if the regulator, in this case the EPA, does not have its head around the detail of that framework.
"The Government is desperate to expedite deep sea oil and gas exploration because they have no Plan B for regional economic development. However they should slow down until they can reassure communities that the consenting regime is robust, the regulator up to speed, and the emergency response capability adequate."


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Simulating crop rotation strategies with a spatiotemporal lattice model to improve legislation for the management of the maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Crop rotation is an effective control method against the root-feeding larvae of the maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (western corn rootworm; Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). However, adults are mobile and can re-colonise previously rotated maize fields. A discrete, spatiotemporal, lattice-based and cellular automaton-like, interacting particles system model was developed to allow complex analyses for improving integrated pest management recommendations and legislations; and this through considering at one time legislation for pest control strategies such as crop rotation, characteristics of an agricultural region and the population dynamics of the pest. Sensitivity analyses identified only two of 20 varying input factors with high importance at influencing the model output, i.e. the percentage of maize fields reaching pest populations above an economic threshold. These were: the percentage of rotated maize among all maize fields and the generational growth rate of the pest in low populated fields. Increases in the percentage of rotated maize led to a decreasing logistic curve for the percentage of fields reaching pest populations above threshold. Only a small percentage of maize fields was above threshold when percentage of rotated maize exceeded 70% holding all other input factors at their most likely values. Legislation of mandatory rotation after 3 consecutive years of maize growing reduced the need for rotation of maize for D. v. virgifera management below 60%. In contrast, nearly all maize fields reached thresholds when less than 40% of maize fields were rotated. An increased growth rate resulted in more maize fields reaching populations above threshold. Astonishingly, the maize growing in an agricultural region had, in a range from 20% to 60%, little to no influence. In conclusion, legislations requiring 100% rotation for the control of this maize pest seem too strict. Metamodels are provided to easily estimate percentages of maize fields reaching pest populations above threshold, which can be used by regional or country-wide decision makers in agri-policy as well as for integrated pest management guidelines.
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Forest Lake's three state-bound wrestlers ended their 2012-13 season at the Xcel Energy Center over the weekend.
Sophomore Luke McCord (113 pounds) faced Hopkins wrestler Noah Sattler (24-13) in the first round and defeated the junior 14-0.
McCord then went up against Farmington's Jamin LeDuc (33-5) and lost in a 4-1 minor decision. The Ranger grappler turned around to defeat Danny Chlebeck of Spring Lake Park/Saint Anthony Village by decision.
McCord then fell to Albert Lea's Trevor Westerlund (40-7). The Tiger was called for a slam that injured McCord's shoulder. McCord opted to continue on the mat, but fell short, 8-3.
Assistant coach Joe Kunshier said McCord showed great improvement this season, especially after The Clash holiday tournament in Rochester.
"Luke's dedication is just amazing," Kunshier said. "I think the holiday tournament really showed him that he could compete with the top wrestlers, and he made it to state through sheer work ethic and an upbeat pace on the mat."
James Pleski fell 6-5 in the first round to Rosemount ninth-grader Adam Hedin (16-5) to close out his sophomore season. Since Hedin fell in the second round, Pleski did not have an opportunity to wrestle back.
Kunshier said Pleski had been feeling under the weather and didn't seem prepared to take on Hedin.
"We were shocked," Kunshier said. "He came out and just wasn't ready. I know he was battling some illness, not to make an excuse, but he just wasn't himself. This was definitely motivation for next year to come out ready to go in that first round."
Senior Austin Boniface was able to grab a top-five finish at the state tournament to close his high school career. The Ranger wrestler defeated Jeff Flickinger (24-9) of Brainerd-Pillager by fall to advance past the first round.
Boniface then defeated a solid Eastview competitor, Jacob Rukavina (37-7), in the second round with a late-match fall before falling to Rochester John Marshall senior Tim Moore (19-1) by decision.
The semifinal loss to Moore placed Boniface up against Joseph Carpenter (40-7) of Moorhead, who won by fall over the Ranger grappler.
Boniface clinched fifth place with an injury default win over Cory Berry (36-10) of Champlin Park.
"I think Austin wanted to finish higher and was a favorite to be in that finals match," Kunshier said. "He was probably disappointed, but still, we couldn't ask for a better leader. Austin steadily improved from an average wrestler to a very, very good wrestler, and he put a lot of time in in the off-season and was a great leader by example rather than just words."


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TWO hundred Blackburn with Darwen council workers have been made compulsorily redundant since 2010 because of spending cuts, it was revealed last night.
More face the same fate in the next year. The figures were revealed by borough finance boss Andy Kay as he prepares budgets for the coming months.
He expects to spend £5 million from reserves to meet the bill for staff payoffs.
He has a target of 500 fewer town hall posts by March 2015, set in January last year. So far almost 300 posts have been axed as Coun Kay tries to save £30 million over two years.
In 2010 the council had 3,740 non-teaching staff. In January last year, that figure had fallen to 2,800.
Now the total has fallen to 2,600.
In the last 12 months 100 posts were transferred with funding to the town hall from the NHS and Capita.
This still leaves another 200 plus posts facing the axe.
In July last year 60 staff had been made compulsorily redundant in the new wave of job cuts, 48 people had taken early or voluntary redundancy and a small number had retired naturally or taken other jobs.
Fixed-term contracts had been axed and 39 workers had been redeployed to vacant posts. Now Mr Kay is wrestling with the final wave of job losses to meet the 500 target by March. Asked by Tory group leader Mike Lee at this month's meeting of the council executive board about unspent cash reserves of more than £7 million, coun Kay said: "We need up to £6 million to pay for redundancies. We are working on that programme now."
Coun Lee is now to question him on the progress of the latest redundancy programme.
Coun Kay said last night: "As a result of the government's cuts to our funding it has been an extremely difficult few years. The council has reduced its staff since 2010 by almost 1,100 with 200 of these being compulsory redundancies.
"The tough times are continuing.
"Unfortunately, there will be more redundancies because of the size of the cuts we will need to make."
Coun Lee said: "I shall be questioning Coun Kay on the exact details of the job loss and savings programme"


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Quick Round Steak -- Comfort Food
Recipe by AzArlie
This came from my mother-in-law via my wife. It's always been a family favorite, especially in cool/cold weather. It does require a pressure cooker, but I believe more people should learn to cook with one. It's fast! And it makes one of the tougher cuts of beef into a melt-in-your-mouth comfort food. I've never seen any written directions that I know of. Just experiment a little and you'll come up with your own!
Top Review by jennifer in new jer
Great recipe with a great bio from the chef!!! Made this for a very picky and disagreeable person to cook for but they gave it two thumbs up. I did not get to taste it as it is Friday during Lent but will the next time I make it. Followed recipe exactly and found the directions to be very well explained. Will be checking out other recipes from this terrific chef! Thanks so much for sharing...
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 680.38 g boneless round steak
- 177.44 ml flour
- salt and pepper
- garlic powder or minced garlic
- 2 (595.33 g) can cream of mushroom soup
Directions See How It's Made
- Cut the round steak into pieces about the size for one serving -- maybe 2-3 inches by 4-5 inches.
- Season meat with salt, pepper, garlic.
- Dredge in white flour (both sides).
- Brown meat in 1/2 cup (+/-) oil in skillet or bottom of pressure cooker.
- Empty the soup cans into the pressure cooker. (If you used it for browning, be sure to pour off excess oil.).
- Add the meat -- unless it's still in the pressure cooker :).
- Mix meat gently into soup concentrate, making sure that each piece is coated on both sides.
- Following the directions for your pressure cooker, cover and seal.
- Place the "rocker" on the top steam vent.
- Cook over medium-high heat.
- When the "rocker" begins rocking, you can reduce heat as long as it keeps rocking.
- Cook for ten to twelve minutes, then remove from heat.
- Following directions for your cooker, allow to cool on a trivet or hasten the cooling with water running into a sink.
- DO NOT remove the rocker until the pressure has gone down.
- Open lid when the pressure lock permits.
- Serve hot with mashed potatoes and vegetable of your choice.
- (Increase or decrease amounts carefully! The amount of meat can be varied, but doubling the meat doesn't mean you need to double the amount of oil.).


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BRADENTON, Fla. - IMG Academy is expanding, and ground was broken at the Bradenton facility Wednesday on a new multi-sport complex. And those in the community say it's bound to have a very positive impact on the local economy.
The move will not just create hundreds of jobs, but also generate millions of dollars for the community.
"This fall, in August, we will open our primary stadium. We'll start with 5,000 seats, it's built to be able to accommodate 10,000 or more. We'll have an 8-lane, 400-meter track to train on, which will also accommodate the jumps, the throws," said Greg Phillips, vice president and athletics director for IMG.
And the list of features in the new multi-sports complex includes a baseball facility as another major highlight. But officials say the $14 million construction project is much more than a vision for a bright future at the school and its athletes. "We've had a lot of success, fortunately, in the growth of our full-time program, our camps, and now with the pro teams that we're bringing in. With everything that we're doing, this facility gives us the chance to go even further with what we're doing, not only for our students athletes, but also for the community," said Phillips
And according to IMG officials, that growth translates to millions of dollars in revenue for the city of Bradenton and Manatee County. "In 2010 our annual economic impact was approximately $180 million per year…right now we are over $517 million, so you can see the growth," said IMG's Chip McCarthy.
And Sharon Hillstrom from the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation says that money has definitely been trickling down. "The multiplier effect for IMG Academy is significant. The events they have bring in visitors from all over the world. They come here and see what we have to offer, they go out to eat, they buy houses, some of them even bring their businesses here."
In addition to the economic impact, officials say the new sports complex will help attract worldwide attention to the area. "The global attention that IMG brings to the Bradenton area is significant. Our tag line is 'think global, think Bradenton area', so this certainly provides creditability to that tag line."


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Faced with rules change, GOP relents on Obama nominees: Senate Democrats scored a key victory for several White House nominees Tuesday, using the threat of rule changes to force Republicans to withdraw their opposition and end a long-simmering standoff. Noah Bierman reports on the agreement.
Contract bidder called on Edward Markey for favor: Markey assured University of Massachusetts president Robert L. Caret that all was well between himself and Stephen P. Tocco, the head of one of the bidding firms and one of his former congressional aides. Frank Phillips reports on the federal lobbying contract.
Immigration judges pushing for independence: Federal immigration judges are urging Congress to liberate them from the Department of Justice. Maria Sacchetti details the bid.
Patrick rules out White House run: Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John E. Walsh's decision to lead Governor Deval Patrick's political action committee fanned the flames of speculation that Patrick might be taking a look at higher office. However he was clear: he is not running to succeed President Obama. Joshua Miller details the governor's plans.
US says funds paid for Michael McLaughlin's trips: The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is challenging the legitimacy of McLaughlin's 2011 Miami conference trip along with about $175,000 in expenditures. Sean P. Murphy writes about the investigation.