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Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Microsoft
Cuba launched Linux Nova last week at a Havana computer conference on "technological sovereignty." The government feels that Microsoft systems are a potential threat to their country because they say U.S. security agents have access to codes. Besides that, they say that the trade embargo makes it difficult to get the software legally and update it. Dean of the School of Free Software, Hector Rodriguez, claims that about 20% of the computers are currently using Linux but feels that that figure could climb to more than 50% in 5 years.
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China Limits Internet Usage, Cites Porn and Obscene Content
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Google, Internet
China has decided to cut back on their country's Internet access to porn and obscene content by blacklisting 19 portals and sites. Included in that list are Netease, Baidu and Google. The deputy director of the State Council Information Office, Cai Mingzhao, said "Immediate action is needed to purify the Internet environment."
Supposedly the Chinese Google has links to porn sites and although China's Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center asked them to take them off, nothing was done. A spokesperson there said, "Google is neither the owner of those Web sites and porn nor does it spread (that) information intentionally." We figure if someone wants to find that sort of content, there is always a way.
Read More | CNN
TiVo aims to save you some cash with their Netflix offering
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Videos
Have you fallen on tough times in this rough economy? Well, if so, TiVo wants you to know that they're here to take care of you, what with their new Netflix compatibility and all. You see, all you have to do is stop going to the movies, get yourself a Netflix account, and watch movies from your Netflix Instant Queue instead. Nevermind the fact that Netflix offers mostly just catalogue titles, as opposed to the latest blockbusters. Beggars can't be choosers, yo.
GE Animals Okayed by Government
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Household, Science
Watch out for Super Chickens arriving at a grocery store near you. The U.S. government will start considering proposals to use GE (genetically engineered) animals for food. This might include faster growing animals, cattle that resist Mad Cow Disease, or lower cholesterol eggs. The Food and Drug Administration has said that it is concerned with animals that will be used for food or produce medicine to be used on animals or humans, rather than those used in lab experiments. Many details still need to be worked out such as labeling. We get nervous enough thinking about genetically altered grains.
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Retailers Help You Spend Your Stimulus Check
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Misc. Tech
When you receive that humongous government stimulus check, there are plenty of places to help you spend it. Sears (and Kmart) are offering a gift card worth an additional 10% off the check amount. So is Wally World, Radio Shack, and the grocery chains Kroger and Albertson. Staples is also in on the fun. Watch out, though. Home Depot's offer says that if you use the check to buy eco-friendly gadgets, it will offer a discount. That's not really a bargain unless you have been waiting for decades to afford a solar panel. We could go on, but hey, you can play Let's Make a Deal with tons of companies, so take your choice.
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Presidential Debate Influenced by Internet
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Internet
Okay, so we didn't all get to go to the CES, but somebody had to hold down the fort in case the Gear Live crew has too much fun. I mean, at least we get to see the power of the Internet in other ways. If you caught the debate on ABC last night, you surely noticed the candidates plying their wares outright on National TV.
Fred Thompson was the first to mention that he loves the contributions he is receiving online, and his site posts how much money he has accrued. Mike Huckabee also said that part of his success in Iowa was due to his website which has created quite a following. Both men were quick to give their specific addys. And, by the way, let's not forget that one of the sponsors was Facebook, where you could follow online the sometime hostile action between Hillary, Barack, and John. The Internet is a glorious place and we should be thankful that so much information is available.
Spare Batteries Fly Under New Rules
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Cell Phones, PC / Laptop, Portable Audio / Video, Storage, Transportation
There are now different rules if you intend to fly this year with spare batteries. Here are the basics from the our ever-wary government and the FAA:
- Spare batteries are the batteries you carry separately from the devices they power. When batteries are installed in a device, they are not considered spare.
- You may not pack a spare lithium battery in your checked baggage.
- You may bring spare lithium batteries with you in carry on luggage - see our spare battery tips and how-to sections to find out how to pack spare batteries safely!
- Even though we recommend you carrying your devices with you in carry on baggage as well, if you must bring in one in checked baggage, you may check it with the batteries installed.
While all this seems a bit too obvious to us, we figure that the elementary way of explaining the rules isn't just for the casual business traveler. Check the site for more details.
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Franklin Image to Move in $100.00 Bills
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Household, Misc. Tech, Science
Look closely at the new $100.00 bills that will soon be issued (Oh sure, like we see a lot of those.) A new security thread, similar to those found on 1,000 Swedish kroners, sounds pretty eerie to us. Move the bill side to side and the micro-printing with tiny lenses allows you to see the image of Ben Franklin moving. Although holograms such as those on credit cards were considered for part of the design, the government felt they were not strong enough visual signals. Other features, such as pastel colors found on the recently released $10.00, $20.00, and $50.00 bills, will also be incorporated. For more information about the designs, visit The Bureau of Engraving and Printing online.
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Four Rising Stars shine bright at Toronto International Film Festival
The 37th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 6 to 16, 2012
TORONTO, ON – In its ongoing commitment to the development of emerging talent in the Canadian film industry, the Toronto International Film Festival® announced today the four actors selected to participate in this year's TIFF Rising Stars programme. Now in its second year, the programme immerses four participants in a series of public events and industry meetings during the Festival. This year's rising stars, Charlie Carrick, Connor Jessup, Tatiana Maslany, and Charlotte Sullivan, will receive intensive professional development with international casting directors, filmmakers, producers and development executives.
"Canada continues to produce top-notch on-screen talent, and we're proud to offer these four actors an international platform during the Festival," said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. "We are grateful for the support of our longtime public partner in Telefilm Canada, as well as the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and the Canadian Film Centre for having joined forces with us on such an important initiative."
The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and the Canadian Film Centre partnered with TIFF on the Rising Stars programme and assisted in the selection process. Jury members included filmmakers Clement Vigo and Michael McGowan; casting director Deirdre Bowen; Executive in Charge of Music & Acting Talent at the CFC, Larissa Giroux; along with Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Charlie Carrick is a British Canadian actor from Newcastle, England. His television credits include recurring roles on V and Tower Prep, as well as guest starring appearances on Flashpoint, Supernatural, Sanctuary and Psych. On stage, Charlie starred in the Canadian premiere of The History Boys at The Arts Club in Vancouver, and returned to the same company to play Jacob Mercer in Salt-Water Moon. Charlie was a 2011 resident of the Canadian Film Centre's Actors Conservatory. He has recently completed a starring role in Molly Maxwell, directed by Sara St. Onge. Charlie will next be seen in a recurring guest arc on Showtime's The Borgias.
Connor Jessup is best known for his critically acclaimed performance as Ben Mason in Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies. Jessup stars in the independent film and Festival 2012 selection Blackbird as Sean Randall: an angry and troubled teenager who finds himself in juvenile detention after being accused and arrested for a crime that he did not commit — forever reshaping his life. Connor is the executive producer of the independent film Amy George, which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. He also wrote, produced and directed the shorts Something and I Don't Hurt Anymore!, and wrote and directed the play Pushing Normal — which won an Award of Distinction at the 2010 Sears Drama Festival. Connor is also known for his leading role in the Discovery Kids/TVO series The Saddle Club, in which he played 13-year-old computer geek Simon Atherton.
Tatiana Maslany, a Regina-born actor, has amassed an impressive résumé in both film and television. Tatiana won the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performance at Sundance 2010 for her role — which also garnered a Genie Award nomination — in Grown Up Movie Star. Her recent feature credits include the starring role in Picture Day directed by Kate Melville, which will debut at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival; The Vow opposite Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum; Geoffrey Fletcher's directorial debut Violet and Daisy (opposite Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel), which premiered during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival; and The Entitled with Ray Liotta, Victor Garber and Kevin Zegers. Some of Tatiana's television credits include the Tandem/Scott Free Production World Without End; her Gemini-nominated performance in the BBC/CBC co-production Nativity; Certain Prey for USA network; as well as Gemini Award-winning performances on Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures for TMN and Flashpoint for CBS and CTV.
Charlotte Sullivan was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She is a Genie Award-nominated actress, who has most notably played Marilyn Monroe in the controversial, Emmy Award-winning series The Kennedys, staring Academy Award®-nominee Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes. She played opposite Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates in the sci-fi miniseries Alice and Academy Award-winner Peter O'Toole in the film Iron Road. Charlotte's other film credits include Defendor, starring Academy Award-nominee Woody Harrelson; Smallville; and Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster, which won for Best Canadian First Feature during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. She is currently playing police officer Gail Peck in the third season of the ABC hit series Rookie Blue.
• All images courtesy of TIFF
The 37th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 6 to 16, 2012.
Purchase Festival ticket packages online 24 hours a day at tiff.net/festival, by phone Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET at 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433, or by visiting the box office in person from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
About TIFF:
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit.
TIFF Rising Stars is supported by the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, Canadian Film Centre and Telefilm Canada.
The Toronto International Film Festival is generously supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors RBC, L'Oréal Paris, Visa and Audi, and Major Supporters the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada and the City of Toronto.


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Warpaint are back on Sept. 23 with their new album, 'Heads Up.'
Warpaint are back on Sept. 23 with their new album, 'Heads Up.'
December promises a handful of records that could potentially shake up your year-end review.
Warpaint have released a series of standalone singles since the beginning of the year, but now, bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg has plans to strike out on her own.
Staying true to their promise of releasing brand new tracks throughout 2015, L.A. indie rockers Warpaint have just unleashed their latest single.
After premiering a new song called, "No Way Out," on English DJ Zane Lowe's Radio One show yesterday (Feb. 24), Warpaint have released the song for streaming.
Two bands -- who almost couldn't be further away from each other -- have teamed up to remix one of each other's tracks, and the results are brilliant.
What do you do when you're misquoted in an article, and the news spreads like a virus within hours?
The spellbinding post-punk sorceresses of Warpaint have unveiled a second song from their forthcoming self-titled sophomore effort, and like lead single 'Love Is to Die,' it's a real stunner.
L.A. quartet Warpaint have announced that they will return with a self-titled sophomore effort on Jan. 20 in the U.K. and Jan. 21 in the U.S. The 12-song album follows their critically lauded 2010 debut, 'The Fool,' and the foursome have offered fans a preview of what's to come with lead single 'Love Is to Die,' which you can hear in the video above.


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WASHINGTON — Complicating the West's efforts to isolate Russia, the Kremlin announced on Thursday that Vladimir Putin will join President Obama and European leaders in France next month for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that hastened the end of World War II.
The June 6 commemoration would mark the first time Putin and Western leaders have come face-to-face since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine. The United States and Europe have condemned Russia's provocations, ordering sanctions on Putin's inner circle and cutting Russia's ties to some international organizations.
Still, leaders from Germany and France publicly welcomed Putin's decision to attend the observance at Normandy, raising questions about the effectiveness of recent efforts to ostracize the Russian president over Ukraine. And while the White House said Obama would not meet one-on-one with Putin, U.S. officials did not appear to be seeking to stop him from attending.


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Ex Husband recently passed and I just received letter stating I need calculation order.
Was your Qildro ever entered by the court? There should be a formula for how much you are to receive. "Calcuation order" is an odd term. You should return to your lawyer or hire another one who is familiar with preparation of QILDROs.Ask a similar question
Like Judy said go back and consult with the lawyer who did the Quildro. Never heard of a calculation order.
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Yes a calculation order is required. Under the new QILDRO procedure, the QILDRO itself can be based on a formula. However, the plan will not do the calculation itself. Therefore, you need to complete a calculation order. Like the QILDRO itself, the calculation order is a set form and really comes down to inserting the right information into the right spaces and then using a calculator. Next, you have to follow the right steps to send notice and have a court enter the order.
This has been the process for QILDROs ever since the new law allowing percentage divisions of Illinois retirement plans and setting a specific required format for QILDROs. The plan likely also has a form calculation order it will want you to use. See an attorney if you feel unable to complete the tasks yourself. Definitely consult with an attorney if you have any hesitation. The process and preparation should be relatively inexpensive.Ask a similar question
On the off chance this happens to be for a TRS plan, here is the link for the form calculation order: http://trs.illinois.gov/subsections/members/pubs/qildro/calculation.pdf
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You've likely heard about the bike share systems due to launch in America's three largest cities this year: New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. But are you aware of the small- and medium-sized cities hopping on the bike share bandwagon? Cities like Fullerton, California, Columbus, Ohio, and Aspen, Colorado are joining a dozen other cities in launching bike share systems this year, and a helpful infographic [PDF] from BikeShare.com details each program, including number of bikes and stations.
BikeShare.com also gathers information on each of the program operators. According to Matt Christensen, "Bike Nation has its work cut out for itself as it starts three large-scale programs in southern California, bringing their total operations to four programs. And they're expected to launch each of them this spring."
"Of the sixteen programs on the map, Alta Bicycle Share is expected to launch five and B-cycle is supplying the equipment for four and operating one program. Four other programs will be operated by local non-profits–SLC Bike Share, Clean Energy Coalition, Bike Share of Austin, and We-Cycle–while CycleHop will be operating one program, and DecoBike will be trying its hand on the west coast for the first time in San Diego."
"The handful of cities slated for launch in 2014 include Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Portland, and Seattle, while Ann Arbor is likely to join them, however, it has not been made official," adds Christensen.


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July 8 (Reuters) - Pipeline company Energy Transfer Equity LP said it was open to take part in Williams Companies Inc's strategic review despite having a takeover offer rebuffed, but only if the process was "fair" and not designed to disadvantage Energy Transfer.
Bloomberg reported last week that Williams wanted bidders to sign a so-called "standstill" clause that would block them from buying shares, nominating directors and lobbying investors.
Energy Transfer plans to proceed with its offer made last month and was ready to lobby Williams' investors to block a planned acquisition of Williams Partners LP, the company said in a statement late on Tuesday.
"If ETE is sitting out, they're making a calculated bet that a bidder will not emerge that was part of the formal process," Tudor Pickering analyst Jeff Schmidt said. "That's playing poker maybe."
Analysts have said that rival bids may be stymied by antitrust issues and a high offer price.
Williams started the strategic review process last month after rejecting Energy Transfer's offer, worth $48 billion in stock at the time. The all-stock offer is now worth $44.6 billion as Energy Transfer's shares have fallen since then.
Energy Transfer said it would take any steps necessary to acquire Williams, even if it did not participate in the strategic review.
Williams' spokesman Brett Krieg declined to comment on ongoing negotiations, but said the company believes a "robust and competitive process is the best way to maximize shareholder value".
Shares of both Energy Transfer and Williams were down less than one percent in morning trading on Wednesday. (Writing by Swetha Gopinath in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)


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Quick shotgun safety question.
Hey guys,
Brand new to the forum. I am a fairly long member of a couple other forums: Optics Talk, D&DH.
Quick question. I am a big rifle and pistol guy. However, I am not a huge shotgun guy. I bought my current shotgun, a Remington 870 12 guage super magnum. (3 1/2) about a year and a half ago just to hunt turkeys. Will be taking it out on Monday for that purpose.
The chamber is 3 1/2 inches, but my turkey loads are only 3 inches. Am I correct in assuming that this will be completely safe, with the only main downside being possibly less of a tight grouping? ie, I won't damage the shotgun or myself right? :o
Thanks in advance.
If the barrel does not say 3-1/2" shells ONLY, the 3" will be fine. I don't think (I could be wrong) that any of the magnum 870's are labeled for 3-1/2" only. In fact, it should be able to shoot 2-3/4", 3" and 3-1/2" shells. For turkey hunting, I doubt you will see much difference in the grouping as your choke tube helps more with that. The difference in the 3" and the 3-1/2" is more in the grouping farther out. For turkey distances, not much of a factor. Good luck in your quest for a big tom! :D
Your good to go man. You will also save your shoulder by only shooting the 3" shells. Good luck with the turkey killing. Im taking off Monday for the same reason!
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Duncan Jones meeting with Fox to discuss directing WOLVERINE
Here is some quick news on a quiet Saturday. AICN is reporting that Duncan Jones is taking a meeting with Fox about possibly taking over for Darren Aronofsky on The Wolverine. As you know, Jones is the director of Moon and Source Code. I think he is a great director Here is what Harry had to say:
Hey folks, Harry here... Just got a message from one of my followers on Twitter - about a SOURCE CODE Q&A in London that Duncan Jones did, where he stated that he has a meeting with Fox coming up regarding the possibility of him taking over WOLVERINE in lieu of Aronofsky's departure. That said, apparently the MOON & SOURCE CODE director feels like he would rather do his own original sci fi script next, but is taking the meeting more or less to explore options and be polite.
SO - what do you think of the director of SOURCE CODE and MOON taking on WOLVERINE in Japan? Personally, I have lost a lot of interest in the project since Aronofsky's departure. I mean. My heart still feels a bit broken over losing that pairing.
As I have said before, I am fine that Aronofsky is out of The Wolverine. I would love to see Jones directing the film. What are your thoughts on this possibility?
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Tuesday, 10 September, 2002, 10:12 GMT 11:12 UK
Grewcock hearing date set
Bath captain Danny Grewcock will appear before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel in Coventry next Tuesday following his sending-off against Saracens.
The England forward faces a possible three-month ban after kicking Saracens skipper Kyran Bracken in the face during his side's 28-3 defeat at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
But Bracken, who had to have stitches, has insisted the clash was an accident and promised to back his former flatmate at the hearing.
And reports suggest a video tape of the game sent to the RFU fails to provide conclusive evidence of the incident, enhancing Grewcock's chances of escaping suspension.
"Basically I think his boot connected with my face. I just hope all he gets is a red card and he can be back playing soon," said Bracken.
"I have spoken to Danny about it and he says he didn't mean to kick me. To be honest, when the whole pack falls on you, you can't stay in one position.
"Both of us were pretty worried and I am positive it was an accident, so I would be fully prepared to be a witness for him at a disciplinary hearing."
Grewcock is free to lead Bath in their Premiership game against Wasps at the Recreation Ground on Saturday.
But a lengthy ban next week could destroy his chances of lining up for England in the November matches against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
Grewcock refused to comment on the incident after the match at Vicarage Road but Bath boss Michael Foley was quick to defend him.
"Danny has stated that there was no intent. It was very much an accident and we still state that very clearly," said Foley.
Sky are reported to have had just one camera at Vicarage Road which showed Grewcock being sent off but not the incident itself.
And Saracens head coach Wayne Shelford said the club's tape of the match did not shed any light on the incident.
"You can't see anything on the video. Obviously the touch judge saw it but there is nothing clear on the tape," Shelford told the Daily Mail newspaper.
"You have to take the word of the man who was on the receiving end. Kyran is supporting Grewcock in what he did. He says that it wasn't intentional but accidental.
"If he doesn't think it was malicious, then it will be up to the judiciary to decide."
Grewcock's disciplinary panel will be chaired by Richard Moon, assisted by his fellow RFU Council members Paul Murphy and former England prop Jeff Probyn.
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It remains to be seen the degree to which bullying is a problem in Harford County Public Schools, but a few numbers indicate local schools are either the most harmonious in Maryland or something is askew with regard to the reporting process.
The statewide number of bullying incidents reported to the state under the terms of the Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 for the 2011-12 academic year was 5,213.
If that total is divided by the number of public school systems in Maryland — 24 in all — the average number of bullying incidents per county comes out to 217. Harford County's total reported number of bullying cases for the same academic year was 82.
It's worth noting that comparing Harford County's total to a per county average is entirely unfair; strictly speaking, the average should be weighted based on county size. That, however, would make the expected number of cases from Harford County substantially higher than 217, even as it is substantially lower.
In recent years, with the explosion of social media, opportunities for psychological bullying have exploded. Whereas in the era when many school administrators grew up, making a nasty comment about a fellow student happened one-on-one, or in a small group, it is now possible for one person to distribute such a comment to the entire student body – and, at least in theory, the whole rest of the world.
A rude statement that would have been hurtful, but isolated, 25 years ago is in an entirely different category when it's posted on the Internet. Add in the options for photos – including doctored photos – to be put online, and then endless opportunities for comments, and the effect is magnified.
In other words, bad behavior that could have been easily dismissed by another generation has, thanks to technology, become almost impossible to ignore. Does a rude comment, or a series of nasty statements, constitute bullying? Maybe not 25 years ago, but amplified by the Internet, there's a good chance it does these days.
Possibly, attitudes that haven't changed to take technology into account are behind Harford County's low bullying case numbers reported to the state. It may also be that some other factor is in play. It is unlikely, however, that Harford County's reporting of 82 cases to the state for an entire academic year accurately reflects reality.
One way or another, the school system needs to figure out why the local numbers are so low.
And if it turns out that 82 is the correct number (a number that amounts to fewer than two bullying cases per school per year), then Harford County Public Schools should be given an award and its secret shared with the rest of the world.


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Session of 1998
SENATE BILL No. 624
By Committee on Elections and Local Government
9 AN ACT concerning elections; relating to precinct committeemen and
10 committeewomen; amending K.S.A. 25-3801 and K.S.A. 1997 Supp.
11 25-3902 and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14 Section 1. K.S.A. 25-3801 is hereby amended to read as follows:
15 25-3801. (a) At each primary election, the members of the party residing
16 in each precinct in each county of the state shall elect a man of their
17 number as precinct committeeman and a woman of their number as pre-
18 cinct committeewoman. No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for
19 or hold the office of precinct committeeman or precinct committee-
20 woman of a party in any precinct unless such person actually lives, resides
21 and occupies a place of abode in such precinct, and is in all other respects
22 a qualified elector and is shown as a member of such party on the party
23 affiliation list, in the office of the county election officer. Except as pro-
24 vided in subsection (b), vacancies occurring in the office of precinct com-
25 mitteeman or committeewoman shall be
by ap-
26 pointment by the county chairperson, except that any vacancy which
27 occurs because the party had no candidate at such primary election shall
28 not be filled until the county central committee has elected or reelected
29 its chairperson under K.S.A. 25-3802
and amendments thereto. Not later
30 than three days after appointment of precinct committeemen and com-
31 mitteewomen, the county chairperson making the appointments shall no-
32 tify the county election officer of such appointments. The county election
33 officer shall make such appointments public immediately upon receipt
34 thereof. As used in this act, ``primary election'' means the statewide elec-
35 tion held in August of even-numbered years.
36 (b) When a convention is to be held under article 39
of chapter 25
37 of Kansas Statutes Annotated to fill a vacancy, no appointments shall be
38 made under subsection (a) after
notice calling the convention has been
the county chairperson receives written notice from the governor
that a vacancy has occurred or will occur
until the convention has been
41 held and the person to fill the vacancy has been elected by the convention.
42 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 25-3902 is hereby amended to read as
43 follows: 25-3902. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 25-312a
and amend-
1 ments thereto
when a district convention is provided by law to be held
2 to elect a person to be appointed to fill a vacancy in a district office, the
3 county chairperson designated in subsection (b) or (c), within 21 days of
4 receipt of notice that a vacancy has occurred or will occur, shall call and
5 convene a convention of all committeemen and committeewomen of the
6 party of the precincts in such district for the purpose of electing a person
7 to be appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy. If such county chair-
8 person is absent or for any reason is unable to call, or refuses to call such
9 convention, then the county vice-chairperson shall call the convention and
10 perform the other duties under this section required of such chairperson.
11 (b) If the district lies within a single county, the county chairperson
12 of such county shall call the convention by mailing a notice, at least seven
13 days before the date of the convention, to each precinct committeeman
14 and committeewoman who is entitled to vote at the convention pursuant
15 to subsection (e).
16 (c) If all or part of more than one county lies within the district, the
17 county chairperson of the county in which the greatest number of qual-
18 ified voters of the district reside shall call the convention by mailing a
19 notice of the convention to each county chairperson of the party in each
20 such county at least 10 days before the date of the convention. Such
21 convention shall be held at a location within the district selected by the
22 chairperson calling the convention. Such county chairperson, within three
23 days after receipt of such notice, shall mail notice of the convention to
24 the committeemen and committeewomen in their counties who are en-
25 titled to vote at the convention pursuant to subsection (e).
26 (d) The notice of such convention shall state: (1) The place where
27 the convention is to be held; (2) the time when the convention will con-
28 vene; and (3) the purpose for which the convention is to be held.
29 (e) At the time and place fixed for holding the convention, the county
30 chairperson who called the convention shall act as temporary chairperson
31 and shall call the convention to order.
A majority
of the
32 members of the convention
holding office at the time the chairperson
received notice of a vacancy pursuant to K.S.A. 25-3801, and amendments
shall constitute a quorum for such election. In the event a quorum
35 is not present at the time and place that such convention is called, the
36 members present shall adjourn the convention to a day and time certain,
37 which shall be not later than 14 days after such adjournment of such
38 convention, and provide for notification of the time and place of such
39 adjourned convention to be given to the eligible members not present.
40 The convention shall organize by electing a permanent chairperson and
41 such other officers as necessary. After the convention is organized, it shall
42 elect a person to be appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy. Such
43 election shall be by secret ballot and the person elected shall be the one
1 who receives the majority of all the votes cast. If no person receives a
2 majority of all votes cast on any ballot, the balloting shall continue until
3 some person receives a majority of all the votes cast. Each committeeman
4 and committeewoman of the party of the precincts in such district shall
5 be entitled to vote. No precinct committeeman or committeewoman shall
6 be represented or shall vote by proxy. The convention may adopt such
7 rules necessary to govern its procedure in making nominations, voting,
8 counting, and canvassing votes and for the conduct of any business which
9 may properly be brought before the convention, but such rules shall not
10 be in conflict with the provisions of this section.
11 (f) After a person has been elected to be appointed to fill a vacancy
12 in a district office, the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the convention
13 shall execute a certificate, under oath, stating that such person has been
14 duly elected to be appointed to fill such vacancy and shall transmit such
15 certificate either by hand delivery by a person designated by such chair-
16 person or vice-chairperson or by registered mail, return receipt re-
17 quested, to the governor and a copy thereof to the secretary of state. If
18 transmitted by registered mail, such certificate and the copy thereof shall
19 be mailed within 24 hours of such election, unless the day following such
20 election is a Sunday or legal holiday, in which case it shall be mailed by
21 the next regular business day. Thereupon, and not later than seven days
22 after such certificate is received in the office of the governor, the gov-
23 ernor, or in the governor's absence the lieutenant governor, shall fill such
24 vacancy by appointing to such district office the person so elected. In the
25 event the governor or lieutenant governor fails to appoint any person as
26 required by this subsection after receiving a lawfully executed certificate
27 hereunder, such person shall be deemed to have been so appointed not-
28 withstanding such failure. The person so appointed may qualify and enter
29 upon the duties of the district office immediately after appointment.
30 Sec. 3. K.S.A. 25-3801 and K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 25-3902 are hereby
31 repealed.
32 Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
33 publication in the statute book.


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Beautiful Experience/Pleasant Cruise: Sapphire Princess Cruise Review by wjack
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Beautiful Experience/Pleasant Cruise
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seattle
My travel agent was able to get us an upgrade from a mini suite to premium suite and that certainly made a big difference. The cabin, A104, has a balcony that literally wraps halfway around the bow of the ship on deck 12. It was a wonderful place to view the fjords, but extremely windy while the ship was underway. The cabin had a separate living area with a marble entry and More wet bar. The bedroom with queen size bed had more closet space than you could use on world cruise. The bed was very comfortable and the suites offer a pillow menu. The bathroom was nothing special however. Just a standard mini suite type bathroom. I would estimate the suite has about 500 square feet of living space. You do get nice amenities, like unlimited laundry service and breakfast in the Sabatini's each day. I don't know if it was because we were suite guests, but our room was always immediately cleaned as soon as we left. The stateroom attendant, Lawrence, was great. He always made sure we had ice and extra glassware (the suite has a wet bar and includes a one time liquor and beer set up).
One complaint I do have about Princess is that have the stingiest alcohol policy of any cruise line I have been on. First, the drinks are not cheap and they measure exactly one shot into each drink. No free pours here. One bartender told me that if they come up short on booze, they must pay for it out there own pocket. And, if you want a double, it cost literally double, not a nominal up-charge like you might expect.
I would have to say the food was good overall, not great, but good. We didn't experience problems in the lido buffet that others report. There were always tables available, but sometimes you had to look. The crew was helpful in finding open tables. As I mentioned before, suites include breakfast in Sabatini's every morning and that was fantastic. The dining room manager, Alice and waiter Radu were absolutely wonderful and certainly deserve accolades. We had dinner in the Savoy Dining room each night. They will bring you the special dishes from the other restaurants no matter where you dine, but we never requested them. Our waiter, Arthur and his assistant, Allen, were among the best we have ever experienced on more than 16 cruises. Everything was had was good, some dishes obviously better than other, but no real complaints. We had dinner in Sabatini's one night and the food was very good. They have changed the menu since my last cruise. Before, you ordered your entree and the they brought you all the appetizers and side dishes. Now you order each item you want. I honestly liked it better before.
The shows were average, again not great but watchable. The cooking demonstration was well worth the time and quite entertaining. The main theatre is far too small for a ship with this many passengers and if you don't come early, you must stand to see the show. Hopefully, this will be remedied in the refit. Less
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Cabin review: PSA104
The high point of this cabin the balcony which is literally at least 100 feet long. It is quite large, but the bathroom is certainly nothing speccial for a suite.
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The party now has 41 of the council's 63 seats, with the Tories increasing their presence in four wards and no change for the Liberal Democrats.
Leeds, Bradford and Kirklees all remain in no overall control, with little change between the parties.
The BNP gained a seat in Leeds and two in Kirklees, but they also lost a seat in both Calderdale and Bradford.
In Kirklees, the Tories lost one seat but still became the largest party in the authority with 21 after the Liberal Democrats lost four seats to join Labour on 20.
The BNP had candidates in every ward in Kirklees, and managed to secure two seats, one from Labour in Dewsbury east and one from the Lib Dems in Heckmondwike.
In Bradford, Labour made the most gains, up six seats to 36, making them the largest party on the council after the Tories lost four seats to end with 33.
The BNP and Liberal Democrats both lost a seat to finish with two and 14, while the Greens stayed the same with three seats.
In Leeds, Morley South was the only seat to change hands from Morley Borough Independents to the BNP.
Elsewhere the council's composition stayed the same with 40 Labour councillors, 26 Liberal Democrats, 24 Conservatives, three Greens and five others.
But Conservative councillor Andrew Carter, leader of Leeds City Council, said he did not think any of the major parties had anything to smile about.
"The only gain appears to have been the BNP," he said. "That's a very loud and clear message to all our parties nationally that we do now have to take the threat of the BNP seriously.
"More particularly, we have to address the issues that people are concerned about that are making them turn to the BNP... we cannot ignore those issues."
Bradford South MP and government minister Gerry Sutcliffe said recent headlines probably did persuade people to vote BNP.
But he said that was not the answer, as there was no prospect of the BNP taking control of the government.
"People are frustrated and we have got to work harder to get their confidence." he added.
In Calderdale, the Conservatives and BNP both lost a seat to end the count with 20 and two respectively.
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Auckland, 30 July 2014 – One of Club Med's most spectacular resort settings is Club Med Turkoise in the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean with New Zealand born Michael Clarke at the helm.
Auckland born Michael is the Chef de Village – General Manager – at the resort which stretches along the calm, clear turquoise waters of Grace Bay. A favoured haunt of pirates in bygone days the eight islands that make up the Turks and Caicos are a dream destination for divers.
Michael has a lot of family in New Zealand and enjoys returning to visit his grandparents at Mt Maunganui, and of course he highly recommends Club Med for a holiday – and not just Club Med Turkoise.
"If you're a golfer Bintan is amazing… if you want to explore and sightsee go to Bali and if you want a mix of everything go to Phuket… for the romantics Kani in the Maldives is heaven and for skiiers Sahoro in Japan has some of the best powder snow in the world. Also if you love rugby you'll easily find a bar to watch games," he says.
"All the Kiwis I've met have been very impressed by the concept of Club Med and I look forward to hosting you in a resort soon."
Michael has worked for Club Med for 10 years after being inspired by a holiday at a former Club Med, Lindeman Island. "I loved the unique and fun attitude of the resort staff, and the opportunity working for Club Med offered, of travelling the world and gaining life experience."
Michael started his career as a golf instructor at Club Med Cherating Beach in Malaysia before moving onto various instructor and management roles at eight Club Med resorts worldwide, including Kabira Beach in Japan, Columbus Isle in the Bahamas, Marrakech in Morocco and Bintan Island in Indonesia. Now in his current Chef de Village role he heads a team of more than 1,500 staff of 20 different nationalities.
"The favourite part of my job is ensuring everyone has an amazing Club Med and holiday and I love welcoming back returning guests," he says.
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WORK to restore a 16th century Pershore building into a retail and art store is nearing completion.
The Grade 2 listed building in Pershore High Street has been restored by local business woman Sasha Hyde and her specialist contractors, alongside dedicated teams from Wychavon District Council.
It is set to become Persora, a three storey, double front property, which at its front will house retail space, with a secondary gallery space on the first floor hosting residential artists and sculptors.
Now following significant investment work on the building, which originally had timber-framing and was once a house, is nearly finished.
Miss Hyde said: "Wychavon District Council has been invaluable in their advice and guidance throughout the whole process. Many people are put off purchasing a listed building but the support we have received has made the entire process completely clear-cut and we have learnt a lot throughout the duration of the project.
"There are some beautiful areas within the building that have been restored and kept visible for visitors to the project to see including original lath that will be sealed with glass; and beautiful plaster cornices in the ground floor space are among just some of the features.
"We have invested a lot of our own personal money and time in ensuring that the building retains is historical significance, which will provide a new destination for retail and arts in Wychavon; and needless to say, we are really proud of it."
Celia Biolcati, conservation officer at Wychavon District Council, added: "We're always very keen to work with people repairing and bringing listed buildings back to use, aiming to make the process as straightforward as possible.
"It's fantastic that this wonderful building has been so carefully adapted and brought back to use which would in turn benefit Pershore High Street, also good news for the economy. We wish Persora all the best with their business venture and thank them for working so closely with us."


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I've been on a soup jag lately. Must be the end of winter here in Texas that brought it on. I love soup and make it through the summer months but it is so much more delicious in the wintertime! This soup is one I make once or twice a month for a little variation on our usual chicken rice soup. My sister made a fabulous chicken cacciatore when I was a kid … a very fond memory. I came up with the recipe as a way to enjoy those flavors, but with the convenience of a fairly quick soup. My big sister's recipe had a day long cook time, but this soup takes about 40 minutes of pure cooking time, where the cook doesn't need to do much.
Chicken Cacciatore Soup
Recipe Type: Main Dish
Prep Time: 5 minutes – PT5M
Cook time: 40 minutes – PT20M
Yield: 8 servings
- Chicken, precooked or not – 1 lb
- Rice – 1 Cup
- Chicken Broth – 4 Cups – Use what you have then add water to cover. The more broth the richer the flavor and greater the nutrition!
- Onion – 1 Large
- Diced Tomatoes – 1 Can, any size. I use both the regular and jumbo sized cans … just depends on what I have in the pantry. One just comes out a little more tangy. They are both delicious in their own way.
- Refined Coconut Oil, or chicken fat – 1 Tbsp
- Basil – 1 Tbsp
- Oregano – 2 tsps
- Onion Granules – 2 tsps
- Garlic Granules – 2 tsps
- Salt – To Taste
- Dutch oven, large saucepan or stockpot.
- Knife
- Cut up the onion. Cut up the chicken if needed.
- Place onions in the pot with the coconut oil/chicken fat. Add the chicken if it's not pre-cooked. Cook on high heat till the onions are slightly translucent and the chicken is cooked thru.
- Pour in the broth. Add the can of diced tomatoes. If you have pre-cooked chicken add that now. Bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer. Add the spices. Cover the pan. I like to let this cook for about 20 minutes or so. This will reduce acidity in the canned tomatoes and help the flavors blend.
- Add the rice. Ensure the liquid covers everything well. If there isn't enough to cover just a some water.
- Let cook on low heat for about 20 minutes. Add salt to taste.
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Connellsville Area School Board begins budget preparation
The Connellsville Area School Board will hold a special meeting in January to decide whether it should take the steps needed in case the board would have to seek an increase in real estate taxes above the state-mandated index of 2.5 percent in the 2013-14 budget.
School board President Jon Detwiler said the school board's past practice has been to stay within the limit imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
"The school board hasn't asked to raise real estate taxes above the state limit for the past five years when I was elected to the board," Detwiler said.
At its regular meeting Wednesday, the board plans to grant approval for Superintendent Daniel Lujetic and the district's administrative team to study the professional district staffing needs based upon instructional program requirements and student enrollment.
The superintendent and administrators will determine the minimum professional staffing required for the upcoming school year based on the studies.
Lujetic will make recommendations to the board during February and March concerning whether any professional or temporary professional positions should be maintained, added, reduced or eliminated during the 2013-2014 school year.
PDE approval may be required if a recommendation is made to eliminate or reduce positions, terminate specific temporary professional employees or suspend and demote professional employees.
The school district would be required to notify any temporary professional and professional employees that could be affected by the process.
The superintendent would work with solicitor Christopher Stern to ensure that proper legal procedures are followed.
After Monday's work session, Detwiler said the board plans to make the decision Wednesday to allow the superintendent to begin plans for staffing needs for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
"We're authorizing the superintendent to look at the entire school district and begin plans," Detwiler said. "The superintendent will review the student/teacher ratios to determine if it would be necessary to move teachers into other positions."
Detwiler said he does not anticipate any teacher furloughs in the school district.
"This is just a formality," he said. "We are giving the superintendent authorization to do his job. We started this process last year. This worked very well last year, and we're going to continue to allow the superintendent to plan for the future."
Cindy Ekas is a freelance writer.


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My son has been amazing us lately with sounding out words, asking to spell everything and much to our dismay putting together words that we speak spell , you know so he doesn't know what we are saying... Well pride and dismay aside I decided to use these new skills for play.
This board was play for him, I didn't direct him, just told him to play with the letters and stick them where he wanted and have fun sounding the words out. He especially loved when the words didn't work and even suggested we make up meanings for those words.
I hesitated posting this because I didn't want to stress reading and spelling at such a young age. I am following his interests and not pushing but that is hard to display in a blog post. This idea can also be used for other subjects like math and patterning.
You will need paper, a marker,tape, some magnets ( I love the free ones from pizza places, doctor's offices etc... work the best.), scissors and a cookie sheet.
On one sheet of paper write out some words that you have been working on. If you are formally teaching reading using word families is a great way. Ours was simply words that he would be able to sound out without too much challenge but he still had to think about.
Cut a second sheet up for the first letter.
Write the letters on the small pieces.
Tape or glue the magnets on. If you glue use thicker paper. The marker might run if the wet glue seeps through the thin paper.
Time to play!
Remember have fun, build on your child's natural interests and pushing and supporting are not synonymous.


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WOODLAND – Patsy Gamblin, 61, loving wife and mother, died unexpectedly Nov. 1, 2013, in Bangor. She was born June 1, 1952, in Washburn, the daughter of Harold and Viola (Gibson) Martin.
She married Elwin Gamblin and was employed at Sitel, Loring Commerce Center.
Surviving in addition to her husband of Woodland, is her son, Larry Gamblin and wife, Becky; grandchildren, Skylar and Pvt. Dylan Gamblin, Carter Ouellette, and Jessica Lozoway-Tompkins; great-granddaughter, Annah-Belle Mae Lee Smith; her daughter, Sherri Chapman and husband, Roger; grandchildren, Brittnay Berry, Becca Chapman, Brett Chapman, and Seth Chapman; great-grandchildren, Mikala Worthing, and Nova Berry; her siblings, Carol Martin, Sue Espling, Linda Vaillincourt, and Mike Martin; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou. www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.


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Hockey's popularity not overshadowed by hoops anymore
Posted April 9, 2009
Tobacco road. College basketball is king in the triangle. All of the attention is first devoted to the heralded, traditional, historical programs of North Carolina, Duke and N.C. State. The attention amplifies in March and early April, especially if one of the locals is still playing.
"This is a hockey town now," Hurricanes TV voice John Forslund said Saturday after a 3-2 overtime win over Pittsburgh. "Players around the league know this, conversations that are held about Southeastern markets that are problems, the Hurricanes are out of that conversation."
Last Saturday, April 4 the Carolina Hurricanes entertained the Pittsburgh Penguins. Both teams are neck and neck fighting for the fourth place spot in the Eastern Conference and home-ice advantage. The 'Canes won in the extra period in front of 18,680 screaming fans. It was an electric atmosphere....the same night North Carolina was playing Villanova in the Final Four in Detroit.
"It can happen," Forslund said. "That shows you how major league this area is becoming, it's not 8 thousand fans here and everyone staying home and watching the basketball game. There are almost 20 thousand people here that still wish they were."
Surprisingly the Hurricanes attendance this season has ramped up as the college basketball season ramped up in February and March. In the last 15 home games, attendance has only dropped below 18 thousand three times. In those three games the attendance was still above 17 thousand. Eight times in that span the crowd reached its 18,680 capacity.
The N.C. State men's basketball team shares the RBC Center with the Hurricanes. The Wolfpack averaged only 13,372 fans in 16 home games (not including two home games played at Reynolds Coliseum).
The Hurricanes held an attendance average of 16,633 in the 2007-08 season, and is holding right near that mark this year at 16,524.
General Manager and Vice President Jim Rutherford thought that Saturday night proved Raleigh is a big enough market for both sports.
"But we've had times even going back after we were here three or four years when Duke and Carolina would have a big game in the regular season and we had a game where we had a full house," Rutherford said Wednesday on 99.9FM The Fan ESPN Radio. "A lot of the people that were at our game were watching the hockey game part of the time and then watching the televisions to see the basketball game."
Rutherford said the biggest difference from than to now is that he never saw that on Saturday, a night when North Carolina was playing in the Final Four.
But John Forslund summed up the coexistence of college basketball and professional hockey best.
"No one ever said the Hurricanes were here to supplant anything, the Hurricanes were here to take a place in the sports world."
And now the triangle is a college basketball hot bed, and also a hockey town.


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Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area was occupied by the Thagungwurung Aborigines. The party of explorer Thomas Mitchell crossed the river at or near the future townsite in 1836. He named it the 'Campaspe' after one of Alexander the Great's courtesans.
The first squatter, C.H. Ebden arrived in 1837, establishing the 'Karlsruhe' station (hence the town of Carlsruhe just to the south of Kyneton). Other squatters followed. Some took the unusual step of adding corn-growing to the usual pastoralist's repertoire of sheep and cattle and a corn mill was in operation by 1841. Although there weren't many Kooris in the district, two shepherds were killed during a confrontation in 1842. The mounted police pursued the party in question, killing six of their number.
The future Kyneton was surveyed in 1846 as a camping place for teamsters headed to Bendigo. It was chosen as a townsite in 1848 and surveyed the following year to serve as a centre of law and administration in place of the earlier Carlsruhe settlement to the immediate south. At that time there were a few slab buildings and a couple of huts. It was named after the English village of Kineton (now Kington).
In the early 1850s Kyneton developed rapidly as a gateway to and supply centre of the goldfields of Clunes, Castlemaine and Bendigo. It was a major coach stop and the bellies of the goldminers (and those of Melburnians) caused a rapid expansion of local agricultural production. Kyneton became the state's major agricultural town and the general prosperity and development resulted in a building boom which saw bluestone quarrying become a substantial industry. The regular through-traffic also allowed a diversity of businesses and services to develop. Kyneton was proclaimed a municipality as early as 1857.
Gold was discovered in its own right at Lauriston in the late 1850s and furnished reasonable returns into the 1870s. The rail link from Melbourne arrived in 1862, further boosting the fortunes of the town. In the 1890s the state's first pasteurizing plant was introduced at Kyneton.
In 1858 Caroline Chisholm lived at Kyneton where her family owned a store and her husband was a magistrate. While she lived here she began to establish a series of inexpensive overnight shelters for travellers on the Mt Alexander Rd (now the Calder Highway), a road which was commonly used by prospectors heading to the central goldfields. A reminder of this scheme can still be seen at Carlsruhe
In 1860 the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition camped just to the north of the township and the only survivor, John King was regaled at a local hotel on his return trip. On the literary front, early Australian novelist, Joseph Furphy, lived at Kyneton as a teenager


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Deputies are looking for three men who were seen running away after a man was shot in La Presa Tuesday night.
Authorities responding to a 911 call at 10:48 p.m. found the wounded man on Innsdale Avenue near Carlsbad Street suffering from a wound to his upper left leg, sheriff's Sergeant Matt Cook said.
Witnesses said they saw the men running to a blue Toyota Camry that drove away westbound on Innsdale.
Deputies, assisted by San Diego police and a helicopter, searched the area but did not locate the car, Cook said.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he was expected to recover, the sergeant said.


text: DSW Another potential earnings short-squeeze trade is DSW ( DSW), which is set to release its numbers on Tuesday before the market open. This is a retailer of footwear and accessories. It offers a wide assortment of brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear for women and men. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect DSW to report revenue of $589.15 million on earnings of 89 cents per share. Just this morning, Brean Capital said they remain aggressive buyers of DSW ahead of its third quarter results. The firm cited valuation, trends showing the store ramp is on track, and the spread of brand awareness. The firm has the stock rated a buy with a $72 price target. The current short interest as a percentage of the float for DSW is rather high at 10.3%. That means that out of the 37.42 million shares in the tradable float, 3.51 million shares are sold short by the bears. The bears have also been increasing their bets from the last reporting period by 6.9%, or by about 227,000 shares. If the bears are caught leaning too hard into this quarter, then we could easily see a large short-squeeze develop post-earnings. From a technical perspective, DSW is currently trending above its 200-day moving average and below its 50-day moving average, which is neutral trendwise. This stock has been downtrending for the last two months, with shares falling from a high of $69.15 to a recent low of $57.27 a share. During that move lower, shares of DSW have been consistently making lower highs and lower lows, which is bearish technical price action. That said, the stock has started to bounce hard right off its 200-day moving average of $58.28 and it's now pushing within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. If you're in the bull camp on DSW, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades once it manages to break out above its 50-day at $64.18 and then above some near-term overhead resistance at $64.27 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 472,808 shares. If we get that breakout, then look for DSW to trend up towards its next significant overhead resistance levels at $68 to $69.15 a share. Keep in mind that any move above $69.15 will push DSW into new 52-week high territory, which is bullish technical price action.


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We began with a personal backup product that was simple and affordable. Today we're applying the same simplicity and affordability to powerful business continuity solutions for small businesses.
One day in 2005 Zoe Friend called her dad David sobbing uncontrollably. Her hard drive had crashed and she lost the term paper she had been working on for 6 weeks. Just a few weeks earlier, Laurie Flowers, the wife of Dave's business partner Jeff, had her laptop stolen out of her car. She ended up losing two years of baby pictures and financial records. Poof. Gone. Neither Zoe nor Laurie had backed any of it up.
David and Jeff decided it was time to get their families to back up their computers. But how? Burning a stack of CD ROMs was too time consuming. External hard drives would work, but they'd never remember to hook them up. The cloud offered the best solution because it was automatic, secure and easy to manage. But it was 2005 and online backup services were really complicated and very expensive. Why couldn't someone offer backup that was simple and affordable? Something that would just run in the background, automatically protecting changes and new files on their computer?
When they couldn't find a solution that met their needs – and their budget - they decided to create their own. And that was the birth of Carbonite.
Although Dave and Jeff initially set out to help individuals like Laurie and Zoe, as Carbonite continued to grow, they noticed they were helping small business owners too.
They heard from customers such as Manny Marin, a small business owner in San Diego who had the rare misfortune of having an SUV drive right through his printing shop. Thankfully nobody was hurt, but the same could not be said for his computers and printing equipment – all of which, were damaged beyond repair. Despite this, Manny's small business was back up and running in mere hours thanks to Carbonite.
Since Carbonite launched in 2005, we've backed up more than 500 billion files and every day we back up more than 350 million files. More importantly, we have restored more than 40 billion files that would have been lost forever.
The stories vary, but the message is often the same: "If I didn't have Carbonite, I would be out of business." As a reminder to each employee of how important our jobs are, we have this and other customer comments posted throughout our office. And we never forget that we keep businesses in business.
I am proud to continue the work that David and Jeff started, as we build out our business continuity solutions for small businesses and provide them with powerful, yet simple and affordable solutions to protect what matters most. I invite you to try Carbonite – in your home, for your business or both. And if you become a customer, feel free to write to me at email@example.com if you have any questions or want to share a story of your own.
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Thursday, April 29, 12:30 PT: Well, it's the last day of Interop and the floor is a ghost town for the most part. I have sat in on presentations from Spirent and that was pretty good. I also got to see presentations from Motorola on wireless management. It was a very good product. The presentation from ShoreTel was also good with the live demo but maybe a bit over the top with the acting.
I am still watching presentations to see who will win the Larry Awards (an award I am giving to companies for the best product presentation).
Wednesday, April 28: 7:30 PT
Well it is a new morning and I spent last night having a good conversation with some people from Cisco about the new UCS. So today I am going to go over to get a demonstration and briefing from that team. I will have some pictures to post also later today with the blog. Time to go to my first of three breakfast briefings of the morning.
12:03 PT: I had nice Cisco USC briefing first thing, it is really a great system and seems to scale better than HP. I then met with the CEO of Arista for a briefing and watched the live testing they have set up, very impressive.
Larry Chaffin and Jayshree Ullal
I then watched a live demo of the Riverbed products, not bad. Would have loved to see some more public and private cloud info in the demo's. I then went back to look at some demo's on the LifeSize Systems.
LifeSize videoconferencing
I watched a very impressive product called iBoss for Web filtering. Now it is time for lunch. For more pictures from Interop, check out my Twitter pic site http://twitpic.com/photos/plutonetworks
2:28 PT: Arista wins big
Some of the buzz today is the results and the winner of the Best of Interop. I think Arista took everyone by surprise for winning the grand prize. Below are the winners that were sent to me. I will say Vidyo and Spirent have had some good crowds looking at the product.
Don't forget that we will have the 2nd Annual Larry Awards for Best Interop Presentation at the end of Interop. I wonder who will win?
2010 WinnersThe 2010 Best of Interop Grand Prize Winner:
Winners in each category:
- Cloud Computing: IBM - Smart Business Development & Test on the IBM Cloud
- Collabortion: Vidyo Inc. - VidyoDesktop Executive
- Data Center & Storage: Mellanox Technologies - BridgeX 5020
- Infrastructure: Arista Networks - Arista 7500
- Network Management, Monitoring & Testing: ExtraHop Networks - Network Timeout
- Performance Optimization: Spirent Communications - Spirent Avalanche Virtual
- Security: TippingPoint - TippingPoint Virtual Controller (vController)
- Virtualization: Citrix Systems - XenDesktop 4 Feature Pack 1
- Wireless & Mobility: Cisco Systems - Aironet 3500 Series Access Point with CleanAir technology
In addition to these eight category winners, two special awards were also awarded:
- Green Award: Cyber Switching, Inc. – ePower
- Best Start Up Company: ExtraHop Networks
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 PT: So today is the first day that the Interop floor is open. I have my iPad so I will blog live from the show floor as I see interesting things. I have been here for two days sitting in on presentations. I did run into my favorite Interop GM Lenny Heymann. He said the crowds are about the same as last year. We will see.
I sat in on the Arista presentation and demo, very impressive. Cisco should be worried as this new appliance they have out to compete with the Nexus is the real deal. Now off to see more presentations.
12:50 PT: Just watched the new LifeSize Video Center its a new LifeSize product that streams, records, & auto-publishes. I was told that it is a solution for 30k, not bad for you get. I did go through the Cisco area looking for the WAAS Cloud product. This product is a finalist in for Best of Interop Awards. But they had nothing to show me, no presentation and no demo.
Heading to a briefing with Riverbed Jerry Kennelly will blog after my briefing.
2:44 PT: I just had a briefing with the CEO of Riverbed and the VP of Wolrdwide Sales, it was a good meeting. They are looking for Riverbed to grow in the private and public cloud markets plus grow the RSP products. I am watching a presentation now of VU Telepresence, which is a new company to the USA from India. The will compete against Lifesize and others in that space.
3:50 PT: Sitting at Mellanox Technologies watching the presentation. They are a finalist for their 10g BridgeX 5020. Not a bad presentation so far. Now I am at the Polycom booth, a lot smaller than last year for them. Their video phones are pretty cool, not a bad product. Seems everyone is giving away a iPad for all drawings.
5:21 PT: So I started to make my way down the edges of the Interop floor and ran into Cradlepoint. They have a great product for customers who want 3g and 4g hot spots with a router built in. You can also use their product for 4g backups rather than dial up. I can see the product working for many different kind of customers, if you get a chance stop by and see them.
I then went by MeghaWare, they are a cloud based solution that offers an all-in-one way to manage your public and private clouds. They have a free single user download you can try. I am going to try the software tonight their CTO gave me. He also gave me a nice briefing and demonstration on the product. It seemed like there were more people here than last year.
More blogs Wednesday on more vendor from Interop.


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While nine shows on their tour are axed, the band will still perform on Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' with Questlove filling in for the injured drummer Nathan Followill.
Kings of Leon is taking a two-week break from touring after their bus got involved in an accident last weekend. The band has canceled nine shows on their "Mechanical Bull" tour on the orders of drummer Nathan Followill's doctor.
"The process is now to rest in order for healing to take place," the doctor said in a statement. "To avoid complications and to make a full recovery, a break from performing to Aug. 28 is necessary."
Followill broke his ribs in the accident which took place after he and his bandmates played a show in Boston. The group subsequently canceled their August 10 gig in Saratoga Springs, New York. "Thank you for all of the get well soons. I'm a little banged up but will be back better than ever," Followill thanked fans for their support on Twitter after the news broke.
Other canceled dates include Kings of Leon's shows in Wantagh, Bristow, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Their scheduled appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", however, will still continue as planned on August 12. Questlove, the leader of the late night show's house band, is set to join the rockers and play the drums during the performance of "Family Tree".
Followill, along with other KoL members, is expected to continue their tour on August 28 in Holmdel, New Jersey.


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Amid disturbing signs that the US recovery has stalled, President Barack Obama took a huge gamble in his approach to the debt-ceiling talks last week. Believing he had an understanding with John Boehner, leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, he declared he wanted a $4,000bn "grand bargain" on the budget. Barely a day later, Mr Boehner said the deal was off. By Sunday evening, with talks about to resume at the White House, the president's gambit appeared to have failed.
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New website launched for Saltsman & Co in December 2013.
The site is designed to display residential sales & lettings properties from their PCHomes software.
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The real value of fathers
We ought to make Father's Day the most important American holiday.
And not just so retailers can put more neckties, power tools and golf clubs on sale.
The gift market is trivial alongside the more basic economic lifting power of Dad. There's no comparison with the weight he pulls for the total economy — when he's around.
His employment keeps most families out of poverty.
His children do better at school. They're also more apt to stay off drugs and out of prison. And to be gainfully employed — and married — when they in turn grow up.
How many billions all of this saves the taxpayers defies calculation. It might dwarf the national debt. In fact, maybe we've got such a nightmarish debt for the very reason that too many fathers aren't around. Government keeps trying to pick up after them.
In 1960, less than 10 percent of America's children were born out of wedlock. Today, it's more than 40 percent, and for African Americans, 70 percent.
How did a destructive trend like that ever get started? Where did the nonsense come from that kids don't need a father?
The statistics couldn't be clearer.
Single-parent families are nearly six times likelier to live in poverty than traditional two-parent homes. Imagine a room containing all the poor families with kids in America. Seventy-one out of 100 will be headed by an unmarried parent, usually a struggling Mom. Only 29 percent will have a Mr. and Mrs. in charge. Everybody in poor neighborhoods knows this. It's a secret only to intellectuals and bureaucrats.
Children without a father are five times likelier to commit a crime, President Obama has pointed out. And also that the fatherless child is nine times likelier to drop out of school, 20 times more apt to be in prison.
The average long-term lockup is filled with a huge population that never had a father, married, present and accounted for, helping to teach the next generation to behave — and likelier to grow into literate, employed, taxpaying citizens.
"I want to break that cycle where a father is not at home, not helping to raise that son or daughter," Mr. Obama said in a graduation speech May 19 at Morehouse College, a traditionally black men's institution in Atlanta. Strangely, most news media missed or downplayed this theme.
Strangely, too, government policy and political correctness tend to sentimentalize and subsidize that modern icon, the "single Mom." Yet solid economic data show the dollars-and-cents importance of her AWOL mate.
The government is speed-spending toward bankruptcy for schools, preschools, welfare and the criminal justice system, program after program to repair what fathers ought to be accomplishing in their homes, for free. Teachers unions, feminists, civic groups and the American Civil Liberties Union ought to be cheering get-married and stay-married Dads.
The family is the foundation stone of society. Yet America does "little or nothing to discourage unwed births and nothing to encourage and strengthen healthy marriages," the Heritage Foundation has noted. "Most welfare programs actively penalize low-income couples who do marry."
And with Father's Day coming, too.
Jack Markowitz is a Thursday columnist of Trib Total media. Email email@example.com.


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- Photography tools for your wedding pictures
- Enhancing your wedding photos while safekeeping them in a folder via Lightroom
- Making your wedding pics more memorable with these wedding Lightroom presets
Your wedding pictures deserve something better. But don't worry; you can improve your wedding pics through Lightroom.
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Daytona Belt by Kristina McGowan
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Daytona Belt
I found this wide, colorful trim at Daytona Trimming in New York City and immediately envisioned it as a lining for a belt. I picked a smooth cotton yarn for the belt's exterior and calculated how many stitches would be needed to match the trim's width. I then sewed the trim to the knitted strap and attached a wooden buckle.