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Me Facing a issue related to Bluetooth driver . need Bluetooth driver for dell inspiron n 4010 wireless 365 bluetooth module windows 8 64 bit driver please need a help .i tried with windows 7 64 bit driver also . unfortunately no luck... even my Bluetooth device is not showing in device manager also..what to do ,,i checked in my boot screen in there wireless is enabled ,. Iam inserting my device manager image
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DRIVER NEED FOR : wireless 365 bluetooth module windows 8
Hi vineeth nix,
You may try the following steps and install the updated Bluetooth driver as an administrator:
- Click the following link to download the most updated driver for the Bluetooth: http://dell.to/OP6bkb- Save the folder (zipped folder) on the 'Desktop screen'- Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled R241623.exe- The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to C:\DELL\DRIVERS- Click Ok- After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it- Open the following path: C:\dell\Drivers\31N70\Win64 (Follow steps mentioned below)- Click 'Computer' and drive letter 'C'- Locate folder 'dell' and double click it- Locate folder 'Drivers' and double click it- Locate folder '31N70'- Locate folder 'Win64' and double click it - Locate file Inst (Refer to the image below) - Right click file 'Inst'- Click 'Run as an administrator'- Click 'Yes' to continue if prompted with 'User access control' message- Follow through with the installation as per the screen instructions- Finish the installation and check for the Bluetooth functionality- If issue persists, try using the 'setup' file to install drivers in compatibility mode (Next Step)
Install 'Setup.exe' file in 'compatibility Mode'- Navigate to C:\dell\Drivers\31N70\Win64- Right click 'Setup' file and click 'Properties'- Click "Install in compatibility mode'- Click on Application and select 'Troubleshoot Compatibility'- Next, click on 'Troubleshoot Program'- Click on Program worked in earlier versions of Windows- Click on 'Windows 7'- Click on 'Start the Program'- Do not hit 'Next' until the installation completes- Once the installation completes, click on 'Next'
If the issue still persists, you may have to wait for the arrival of an updated device driver compatible for Windows 8.Hope this helps. Please reply if you have any further questions. I would be glad to help.
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If its not showing in Device Manager and you are sure you have got the Dell Wireless 365 card with the system. Tap Fn and F2 twice (WiFi+BT off, WiFi+BT on). Does it now show up? If so install the drivers from here:
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Thank you It dint work out.......
Thank you so much natakuc4...now after installing of driver is sucessfull .now bluetooth is showning in my laptop.thankyou...
The first option WORKS with Windows 8.1 Pro. Thanks and best regards.
It does not works on my laptop dell N5010 with windows 8.1, 32 bit. What should I do ?Could you please suggest me anything ?


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Region begins to lead the way in biomass energy
MORRIS -- Ernie Schmitt's office with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Alexandria might seem like a sleepy outpost in the world's quest for new sources of clean energy.
But not infrequently, the forestry technician's phone chirps with calls from places as disparate as the state of Oregon, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
"They are interested in what is happening here,'' said Schmitt. Central Minnesota is viewed by many as "somewhat of an epicenter for biomass energy,'' said Schmitt.
That epicenter was the campus of the University of Minnesota-Morris on Thursday. Schmitt, researchers and private industry entrepreneurs leading the charge for biomass energy offered their look at how the new industry is growing, and the challenges it faces. Schmitt used a survey to identify 54 biomass users of various sizes across the state interested in markets for the carbon-neutral fuels they need. Most are using wood, but Schmitt said many of the larger and more innovative of the new biomass users are located in west central and south central Minnesota and relying on agricultural products.
They range from the Fibrominn electric generation plant in Benson to the soon-to-open Koda Energy combined heat and power plant in Shakopee.
Fibrominn annually uses 500,000 tons of turkey litter and a mix of wood wastes to produce 55 megawatts of electricity. The Koda Energy plant will use 50,000 tons of co-products (mainly barley) from the Rahr Malting Company along with a mix of 120,000 tons of other biomass such as prairie grass.
The Shakopee plant will provide all of the heat and electricity needed for Rahr Malting's operations, and still provide electricity to serve as a base-load supplier to Xcel Energy, according to Paul Kramer, vice president of operations with Rahr.
Koda Energy -- a partnership between the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Rahr Malting -- sees opportunities to raise prairie grasses on the Minnesota River floodplain to supply fuel for the plant and improve water quality, according to Kramer.
The company is also looking to farmers to provide crop residues and possibly raise energy crops to supply the plant. "The answers are out there,'' said Kramer of the search for biomass energy. "We just haven't asked all the questions.''
Many of the questions are being asked right here. This past autumn, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company showed that it is possible to harvest corn cobs as a biomass fuel source for a gasifier at its ethanol plant in Benson, according to Gene Fynboh, a member of the cooperative's board of directors.
Corn cobs are also to be test burned with coal at the Willmar Municipal Utilities power plant to produce electricity. Someday, a dedicated biomass energy plant could become part of the mix.
Keith Poier, project manager with the Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers in Priam, said the farmer cooperative will be testing technology to pulverize biomass into particles so tiny that they can be measured in microns, like smoke. The goal is to make bulky biomass more dense and compact, and in turn make it more economical to transport, store and convert to energy.
Poier said 16 possible biomass "fuels" will be tested, ranging from prairie grass to sweet corn silage.
The demand for biomass is growing worldwide due to two realities, according to Michael Noble, director of Fresh Energy. The world is on the verge of peak oil production, and the future will bring rising prices as demand outpaces supply, according to Noble.
And, he said worldwide concern about global climate change has led to action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and support the use of carbon-neutral energy sources.
But don't look for biomass to supply all of our energy needs. Minnesota would need to harvest 100 million tons of biomass each year to replace 80 percent of the fossil fuel it now uses, according to Mark Lindquist, biofuels program manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in St. Paul. Add up all of the crops and forestry products harvested each year in the state for both food and fiber, and the total is in the range of 65 million tons, he said.
Speakers also cautioned against looking for a quick or easy transition to biomass fuels.
On the coldest day of the winter, the University of Minnesota-Morris campus was unable to heat its buildings with a newly installed gasifier that uses corn stover as its fuel. The controls for the system were designed for a wood-based fuel and are not working as needed with stover, explained Lowell Rasmussen, associate vice chancellor of physical plant and master planning on the campus.
With its natural gas supply interrupted due to the high demand brought on by the cold, the campus found itself burning 5,000 gallons of oil per day in place of the corn stover, Rasmussen said.
The biomass gasifier at the Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative in Little Falls stands idle and cold as well, and has for months. The company is in the midst of litigation over its design, said Kerry Nixon, plant manager.
Despite the setback, Nixon said the cooperative is looking at the possibility of developing a second gasifier. If a feasibility study gives the go-ahead, the second unit will be designed to produce cellulosic ethanol along with the energy to operate the existing corn-based ethanol production.
In Benson, the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company's goal is to use corn cobs and a mix of biomass sources to replace most of the natural gas. The intent is to add value to its farmers' operations, said Fynboh.
He said the company is mindful of the challenges facing biomass, and taking one cautious step at a time.
"You don't go into the biomass business,'' said Fynboh. "You grow into it.''

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Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, is never at a loss for words. He is usually the first to speak frankly and issue a direct smackdown when he feels the occasion demands it.
Dimon has been particularly voluble in his open war on regulation, burnishing JP Morgan's reputation as the master of risk in its industry, the bank that stood above others, whose leadership and shining good sense are a daily reproach to the sloppy antics of the rest of Wall Street. JP Morgan, he has reminded the public, the media and regulators daily since 2008, is the bank that didn't make stupid mistakes, that never got scarred by the financial crisis. Such a paragon, Dimon implies, should not be sullied by the dirt of regulation and the implication that JP Morgan is less than all-knowing. Dimon was so convincing, his power so unchallenged, his reason so shining, that Simon Johnson declared the silver-tongued banker "The Most Dangerous Man in America."
Well, that was the past. Today, Dimon doesn't have a leg to stand on.
So, in the spirit of Dimon himself, we're calling out some problems with his reasoning. Rounded up some of Dimon's greatest hits - his most outspoken - on the subject of just how safe JP Morgan is. You can fill in the before-and-after yourself.
- In April, Dimon called the concern about the firm's London Whale trade "a tempest in a teapot." (Quite the afternoon tea; maybe the accompanying finger sandwiches would be filled with crow.)
- Just before his yearly trip to Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, Dimon claimed the regulation proposals circling among bank regulators were positively traitorous. "Some (of the regulations) are anti-American," he said, in an interview on Fox Business.
- Dimon likes his space. Regulators hovering near him? Unnecessary. "If you want to be trading, you have to have a lawyer and a psychiatrist sitting next to you determining what was your intent every time you did something," he said with a touch of sarcasm, according to Businessweek.
- Last year, Dimon turned up the heat by taking a swing at Paul Volcker's competency. In a JP Morgan earnings call with investors last fall, Dimon implied that Paul Volcker didn't comprehend the depth of US markets. "The United States has the best, deepest, widest, most transparent capital markets in the world which give you, the investor, the ability to buy and sell large amounts at very cheap prices. That's a good thing and I wish Paul Volcker understood that," Dimon said, according to a transcript of the call on the economics blog Seeking Alpha.
- In January, Dimon went further with his criticism of the former Fed Chairman. "Paul Volcker, by his own admission, said he doesn't understand capital markets. He has proven that to me." Dimon said in a different interview with Fox Business.
Also during that conversation, Dimon justified his reasoning for not needing this level of precautionary regulations. "We don't make huge bets," he said.
These quotes are particularly tone-deaf if we play a little game of Dimon versus Dimon.
- In 2008, when he was the federal government's teacher's pet. Back then, a more measured, less bellicose Dimon talked to Charlie Rose at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Remember this guy? Start the video at 11:50 to walk down memory lane. "The institutions that lost money should blame themselves. They shouldn't blame anybody else. Not the federal government. "
- In the same interview: "Some firms took a tremendous amount of risk, there were tremendous misincentives to take risk....U advise other CEOs, don't fall into the trap of, "where's the growth, where's the growth, where's the growth"...they feel tremendous pressure to grow. Sometimes you can't grow! In some cases, growth means you're putting on either bad clients, excess risk, excess leverage....so I think some of the Wall Street firms felt this pressure to grow too, and succumbed to it."
- Rose asked him, "They're letting traders do whatever they want to do, and so to maintain profitability, we gotta do that too." Dimon replies, "I think some people may have done that, yeah."
- Even in 2010, Dimon was no slouch at understanding the implications of taking big risks. He told Fortune, "The recognition of this crisis is that certain institutions that can be very vulnerable in downturns if they take on too much risk aren't going to just hurt their shareholders. They are going to hurt the system and, by extension, the taxpayer....just what risks we take should be our judgment call, provided we avoid taking extensive risk."
A bank CEO acknowledging he shouldn't be taking extensive risk, particularly with customer deposits. Anyone know where that guy went?
-Marketplace's Karl Baker contributed to this post.
A hat tip to CNN Money and the Huffington Post for citing some of the quotes today.


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The US Navy has has a total of 285 active vessels. The Chinese Navy has a total of 515 combat vessels and 138 major combat vessels
Obama claimed during the debate that the US Navy, now at its smallest size since 1917, is more than big enough for what we need to do. At the same time, Obama has pushed into the Pacific to counter China, while trying to maintain a presence in the Mediterranean to fight piracy and still holding on to enough naval power to lift an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
China has gotten fairly aggressive in the South China Sea, confronting Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. These confrontations may eventually lead to war.
We won't get too detailed here in terms of vessel equivalency, or what kind of vessels will be most useful in what type of conflict, so let's just look at numbers alone.
The US Navy has 53 submarines. The Chinese Navy has 63.
The US Navy has 62 destroyers. The Chinese Navy has 25.
The US Navy has 24 frigates. The Chinese Navy has 47.
The US Navy has 13 aircraft carriers. The Chinese Navy has 1.
The US Navy has has a total of 285 active vessels. The Chinese Navy has a total of 515 combat vessels and 138 major combat vessels, though this includes some ships and forces that would be classified as part of the Coast Guard in the US.
And the Chinese Navy is being expanded with all that money that Obama is borrowing to pay off his campaign donors.
Now add to that another 30 Iranian submarines, 2 destroyers and 6 frigates, and the US Navy's resources becomes strained if it has to deal with two conflicts at the same time, while maintaining anti-piracy operations as well.
As former Naval captain John McCain has pointed out, "I don't know why the President of the United States feels it necessary to denigrate and insult his opponent," he said. "This is a man who has never known anything about national defense or national security or served in the military, and to make a smart remark about horses and bayonets and planes that fly off aircraft carriers to me is not only unpresidential but shows a lack of maturity and a lack of judgment."
"We have pivoted to the Asia Pacific and we know that requires more ships and more naval presence," McCain said. "To justify a steady reduction in shipbuilding shows a misunderstanding of the size of the challenge we face in the Asia-Pacific region. And sequestration, which he cavalierly said 'won't happen,' will have a draconian effect on shipbuilding in Portsmouth and the other industries such as BAE in New Hampshire as well."


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But she was a brainy graduate of the University of Chicago with common sense who hired good people and learned to fire those who weren't. She bet the farm on editor Ben Bradlee, who had Phil's manic brilliance without the depression. The Post went from a decent, dull paper to a crackling, moneymaking one. She was not a natural skeptic but a natural, principled truth teller, shaking the Establishment of which she was a pillar. Against the wishes of financial advisers worried about the Post's imminent IPO, she published the Pentagon papers. Alone among publishers, she followed the facts in Watergate. With the creation of the paper's irreverent Style section, Graham had to face at night the very powers that Sally Quinn was skewering by day. Graham never killed a story, although she occasionally rolled her eyes in sympathy with a deflated pol. At the paper she was a regular presence in the newsroom, even taking classified ads during the violent pressmen's strike of the mid-'70s. She visited the child-care centers she funded, folding her 6-ft. frame into many a kiddie-size chair. Last week, at an elite retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho, after lunch with Tom Hanks and before dinner with Mexican President Vicente Fox, she fell and lost consciousness. She died on Tuesday.
By then, Katharine Graham was the most powerful woman in America, no longer shy and awkward but regal and utterly imposing. With an ever more influential newspaper, with Newsweek which Phil had acquired in 1961 and with an ever more influential salon at her house on a hill in Georgetown, she was Walter Lippmann and Perle Mesta rolled into one. Much has been made of her salon the network stars, the Vice Presidents, the gray eminences. But her reach was deeper. She was the connective tissue for the permanent substratum of the capital the one layered with beat reporters, academics and junior Senators yet to head a committee. She never babbled and showed little patience for those who did. I was scared to death when I met her. She was quick to judge someone a bore, though ready to reverse the call on receipt of evidence to the contrary. I'd been at her house for dinner 50 times before she wondered whether she might be invited to mine. "I don't mind lap eating," she said. Having missed the bustle of a happy family life, she was thrilled to pitch in and toss the salad. She drew the line at busing dishes.
She never got sentimental. But she sat with her best friend Meg Greenfield, op-ed editor of the Post, through almost every chemotherapy treatment in a losing battle with cancer. She talked with her old friend Nancy Reagan almost every week after the former President fell ill. No one quite took care of friends the way Kay Graham did. One night she shared Chinese food with me and my daughter as Courtney and I argued over the propriety of a strapless wedding gown. "Now, Courtney," Kay said, "this is your wedding. You're the one wearing the dress. You should get exactly what your mother tells you."
When it came time to pass the baton to her son Donald Graham in 1991, she did it seamlessly and gracefully, which is not always the case with dynastic successions. She still asked the first question at editorial lunches. But she kept out of her son's hair by spending six solid years writing her book. If there was any interference, it took place during their weekly Sunday walks around Dumbarton Oaks. By then, an artificial hip was slowing her. She never complained about getting old. At parties she would plant herself on a chair and let the room come to her. She kept in touch by going to the movies, even the bad ones, and she'd always ask for the senior discount.
She invariably wrote out her toasts and delivered them with shaking hands, as she did at a February dinner for President George W. Bush. But on her 84th birthday in June, in her house on the hill, she had no notes. The room had seen its share of kings and princesses, but the event on that evening meant the most to her. "When you live alone," she concluded, "you're married to your friends." She wasn't trembling at all.


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RED COX NEIGHBORHOOD PARK (a two (2) acre facility containing passive and active recreational elements) REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The City of St. Augustine is requesting qualifications for professional consulting services for the design of the Red Cox Neighborhood Park, a two (2) acre facility containing passive and active recreational elements. These elements include walking and fitness trails, playground, skate area, parking, pavilion, decks, picnic tables, etc. Consulting services required may include surveying, geotechnical engineering, park design, landscape architecture, and site engineering. Phases of work shall include preliminary design, final design, permitting, bidding and construction observation. Respondents are requested to submit six (6) copies of a two (2) page letter of interest, a company resume, Form 254 and Form 255 on or before 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Additional submittal materials are not required or requested. Submittals shall be mailed to John P. Regan, P.E., Chief Operations Officer, City of St. Augustine, P.O. Box 210, St. Augustine, FL 32085-0210, or delivered to 4th Floor, Lobby C, City Manager's Office, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, before 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Questions regarding this project shall be directed to John P. Regan, Chief Operations Officer, P.O. Box 210, St. Augustine, FL 32085-0210, by telephone (904) 825-1015, or by email: email@example.com. The City of St. Augustine is equal opportunity employers. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. L105-7 Jan 13, 15, 2007
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BOSTON — Are you ready for the Evil Empire II?
The low-budget Indians dispatched baseball's highest-priced team — the New York Yankees — in the division series, and now they'll turn their attention to another money monger in the Boston Red Sox, who rank just behind the Yanks with the majors' second-largest payroll.
Money aside, the American League Championship Series is a showdown between baseball's top two teams.
It's a series that will showcase the league's best in the starting pitching department in Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia and Boston's Josh Beckett, who will tangle tonight in Game 1.
It's a series that features some of the big leagues most potent offensive weapons in Boston's Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz and Cleveland's Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner.
It's a series that will decide who will play for the world championship — Boston, which would be making its second trip to the World Series in four years, or Cleveland, which would be making its first since 1997.
And it all starts at 7:10 tonight at fabled Fenway Park.
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Welcome to Cook Eat Taste, written by a pescetarian who enjoys cooking a variety of foods. I blog about meat, fish and vegetarian dishes.
Cook Eat Taste started in 2011, the reason behind this was to allow an output for my enjoyment of eating out, cooking and healthy living. I blog about recipes that I've tried and tasted with friends, creations that I've created and review local restaurants, putting forward my own thoughts on: food; ambience and taste.
I have also created a page to cover working lunches. I try to make my lunch for the week each weekend, usually Sunday. This is a huge money saver, I'm sure many people do this but I'm hoping that this page can give you inexpensive options, that can be made in about hour. I will detail costs and cooking/creation time.
I hope this blog can inspire and engage you to try new dishes. As well as saving some pennies when it comes to the working week.
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Carolina Postal's Deb McLean Is Latest 'Who's Who' Inductee for 2008
Designed to honor the highest levels of leadership, accomplishment and service in the credit union field, Who's Who in America's Credit Unions annually recognizes those who have contributed most to the nation's credit union movement.
"The American credit union movement is built upon professionals and volunteers who are impacting thousands of lives in communities across this nation," said Dennis Dollar, chairman of the editorial advisory board for Who's Who in America's Credit Unions. "Each year credit unions help countless people reach the American dream of financial self-sufficiency through a member-owned financial institution that cares about them. Deb McLean is one of the true leaders of America's credit unions, and her contributions to the credit union movement are noteworthy and deserving of this high recognition."
McLean was recognized for her innovative and groundbreaking marketing campaigns and ability to create new, cutting-edge financial products.
She previously served as senior marketing manager at Allegacy Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., and started her career in marketing at Truliant Federal Credit Union.
The 20-year credit union veteran has been honored as the CUES 2002 Marketer of the Year and garnered numerous other financial marketing awards from CUNA, the North Carolina Credit Union League, World Council of Credit Unions and CUES throughout her career.


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Salutations, fellow poets! We have what we hope is a fun idea for a writing project. Remember those old poems from back in the day you've written and forgotten? Well, let's dig those up and see how we've improved!
The main idea of the project is to submit your old poems in their present state and (with the help of others), edit your pieces so you can compare the difference in your writing level and style in the time that's passed.
The project is open to all devART members
One automatically-accepted submission per member to the designated gallery folder per week
Whenever you write up a new draft, please submit it as a separate deviation, as opposed to editing the original, so we can track your progress
Please indicate either in the title or description of your piece(s) that you took part in the group's project
Please title your drafts with their corresponding numbers
After you feel you've perfected your poem, you may submit the finished piece to our Featured gallery folder
In order for your poem to be considered for the Featured folder, you must provide critique for at least one poem submitted for the project
For now, there is no end date and no competition. This may change depending on participation, in which case we'd want to offer some prizes for all your hard work. So, any point donations you'd like to contribute would be much appreciated.
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful:My review for Cardfight VanguardBefore I went into this Anime I read the reviews which where all pretty much raving about how good it was. In some ways they are right. Cardfight Vanguard is a refreshing installment into the card type Anime series. The Graphics are up to date with what you would expect an Anime of the current age to be. The sound effects are to notch and the plot so far is sufficient. While that may sound like a ...Read more
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful:It's different than Yu-Gi-Oh!Vanguard is very much alike to YGO. But they are their own shows in many ways. Someone reviewed and said that unlike Yu-Gi-Oh! the main character doesn't win all the time, which is very true. Unlike Yu-Gi-Oh!, Vanguard doesn't really have that many female duelists. The storyline has a few twists and turns in it which makes it fun and exciting. There are cards that you would never imagine and ...Read more
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful:Cardfight Vanguard :)As i`ve seen YU-GI-OH! i wondered if this anime would be up to my standards when i came across it . So I watched a few episodes and found it surprisingly good, i liked it better than YU-GI-OH!. As the interesting plot lines, characters and good opening and closing theme tunes it certainly got me interested. It`s slow at first but gets better near the middle of the series and when Aichi gets ...Read more
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful:anime is fantasticalThis anime is worth watching again and again i am glad i started watching this i am a big anime fan but never have time to finish anime series but this one i enjoy so much its the only anime at the time i watch
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful:This show is amazingI stopped playing Yu-Gi-Oh! 2 years ago and stopped watching the anime about halfway through 5D's. The card game started becoming extremely unbalanced and the show was getting too ridiculous. In this show they play professionally without too much of that "evil power" heart of the cards nonsense. It's got a lot of humor and a lot of character development. I feel the anime rivals the first 2 seasons ...Read more
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful:Stand up, the Vanguard!Overall - This anime has it's own unique style. Not like Yu-Gi-Oh , Duel Masters, Beyblade at all! I find the game easy and less complex to understand, even noobs could figure it out! xD Anyways, the drawings fit my taste, I don't know about you guys, but I'm not a fan of super old anime drawings. What I like most of all is that it seems like a relaxing anime, even though it's about a card game, ...Read more
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Better then your average anime, but lacked that special something.Interesting ideas used in this anime, i watched this without even knowing what vanguard was about and now after finishing it i can say that i know how to play the game. So if this was made for teaching people how to play it has succeeded in at least doing that. The plot was a bit strange at points but some of the characters were very entertaining, while some you just hoped never appeared again. ...Read more
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:It is way less ridiculous than Yu-Gi-OhThan again, a lot of things are less ridiculous and confusing than Yu-Gi-Oh. Don't be fooled though, this is a show where the characters are VERY well aware that it's just a children's card game.Read more
Synopsis in as few words as possible: We have our introvert protagonist who breaks out of his shell with his friends via a card game. Simple enough but for whatever reason this show has continued ...
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Pretty useful for begginersIf anyone has been recommended to play the TCG and been told to watch the anime to help out, that person is most likely skilled at the game already. I love the TCG(Trading Card Game) and the anime did a really good job in getting me more into than i should of had. This first season helps any begginer understand how the game works and if you've watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh, you may noticed that ...Read more


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David Kocieniewski, former New York Times Police Bureau Chief, reveals every moment of Armanti's effort to break through the wall enforced by the cops' top brass. Here, with all its compromises, is the city of New York. Here, in all his humanity, is an unforgettable hero, battling for his honor and survival. Here is a remarkable story that ranks with the greatest police classics.
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"An outsiders view of inside the NYPD"
The NYPD is a tight semi military organization. Outsiders dont last too long nor do they receive 'free' information. So, with the help of an insider, The Brass Wall takes a shot at supervision in law enforcement, the NYPD and a major shot at the Internal Affairs Bureau managers. A good read book; believing the events remains with the reader.
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CORVALLIS – Fresh vegetables can be harvested most of the year in many places in Oregon. In fact, many cool-season crops produce well in the fall and hold through the winter if protected.
"You can plant vegetables in mid- to late summer after you harvest spring crops and as space is available," said Pat Patterson, Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener in Lane County.
Some of the best vegetables are produced during the warm days and cold nights of fall, she said. Frost adds sugar to sweet corn and crispness to carrots. Parsnips, kale, collards, Brussels sprouts and Jerusalem artichokes also improve with a touch of frost.
Succession planting is easily accomplished west of the Cascades, but east of the mountains, newly planted crops may need a cloche or cold frame to keep plants alive into the colder months and as protection against rain battering.
Certain vegetables are better suited to fall and winter harvest than others, and a complete list of recommended varieties and how to grow them can be found in the eight-page OSU Extension publication PNW 548, available free of charge online.
A key to successful fall or winter gardening is location of your garden. Choose the warmest garden spot you have that is not prone to early frost, such as at the bottom of a hill or a windy area. A south-facing slope is best for winter sun. Be sure to restore nutrients removed by spring and summer crops with a light layer of compost or aged manure or a small application of fertilizer. Do not over-fertilize with nitrogen.
"During the rainy season, good drainage is essential," Patterson advised. "Raised beds are best, and if your soil doesn't drain well, amend it with organic matter such as compost."
Timely planting is another key to success. Crops need time to become well-established before cold weather and short days curtail growth, but if you plant too early, the young plants can wilt in the heat or mature too soon. Choose the fastest-maturing varieties and pay attention to the average date of the first killing frost in your area. Most winter crops are planted from June to early August.
You can give seeds a head start in containers or a nursery bed, or buy starts from a garden center.
Examples of summer-into-fall plantings:
- Pull out old pea vines and plant carrot seeds in their place;
- Yank bolted broccoli and replace with a crop of lettuce and salad greens;
- Harvest the rest of the beets and sow a crop of kale;
- Replace tomatoes in the fall with an overwintering crop of garlic or shallots;
- Remove your spent squash plants and put in crimson clover (a cover crop) to protect the soil over the winter;
- Compost bitter lettuce and replace with a batch of scallions, leeks or radishes.
Patterson advises that a crop that fails one year because of an unusually early freeze or abnormally cold winter may thrive in a milder year. "Be willing to experiment, she said, "and don't give up if your results some years are less than ideal."
If you'd like to build a raised bed cloche to extend the gardening season, you can download directions free of charge in OSU publication EC 1627-E online.


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Senator Kennedy Releases Statement on Ethics Reform Agreement
Details of agreement on ethics reform announced at Monday press conference
ALBANY, N.Y. – Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, D-58th District, released the following statement regarding the ethics reform agreement that Governor Cuomo announced Monday afternoon.
"Over the past 10 years, more Albany politicians have been indicted or have resigned amid scandal than have lost general election. Western New Yorkers are sick and tired of seeing elected officials dragged out of office in handcuffs. Cleaning up Albany has been a top priority for me, and I'm very pleased that an agreement on ethics reform has finally been reached.
"We have been persistently advocating for major components included in the plan – especially an independent, nonpartisan ethics commission and full disclosure of outside income. I believe this comprehensive ethics reform legislation will finally begin the long overdue crackdown on the Capitol crime spree.
"The Joint Commission on Public Ethics will have the power to attack corruption. As it has been initially outlined, the commission will have the strong hand needed to break the cycle of dysfunction that has plagued Albany for far too long. In addition, the measures forcing legislators to fully disclose their outside incomes will open the door and shed light on any shadowy dealings from Albany's backrooms.
"This ethics reform package will instill transparency and accountability in the halls of the State Capitol, and it will help restore New Yorkers' faith and trust in their government. I'm looking forward to the vote on this legislation."


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Suspect in Williston slaying released
WILLISTON -- One of several people arrested in the slaying of a Williston-area hobby rancher has been released from jail and all charges against him dropped.
According to jail staff and court documents, Jeremy Weyrauch was released from the Williams County Jail Friday and all charges against him were dismissed.
He was arrested earlier this year on a count of conspiracy to commit murder in the May shooting death of 58-year-old Jack Sjol. Sjol's body was found in a garbage dump on May 14, three weeks after his family reported him missing. Authorities say he had bullet wounds to his head, face and upper left arm.


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Susan Berman grew up in Las Vegas luxury as the daughter of Davie Berman, casino mogul and notorious mafia leader. After her father died she learned about his mob connections. Susan then dedicated her life to learning about Vegas and its underworld chiefs. Her life took a bizarre turn in l982 when Kathie Durst - the wife of her good friend, Robert Durst - mysteriously disappeared. Kathie's husband was a prime suspect but the case was never solved. After the Kathie Durst case was reopened, the DA was about to question Susan Berman about what she knew regarding a phone call Kathie supposedly made to her medical school dean saying she was sick and wouldn't be at school. The call was placed the day after Kathie had vanished. Soon after the Kathie Durst case was reopened, Susan Berman was found dead, shot in the back of head. No forced entry, no robbery, nothing missing from her home.
The book covers what led to Durst's capture. Police records placed him in California at the time of his good friend Susan Berman's murder. HBO filmmakers discovered a letter unknown before, written by Durst to Susan. It was a dead-on match to the cadaver letter police say the killer sent before Susan's body was discovered.
©2015 Cathy Scott (P)2015 Cathy Scott
This is an interesting story and the author definitely had a lot of information, however she tended to repeat passages verbatim, to the point where I would check to make sure I didn't accidentally go back in the book. Also she jumps around in Susan Berman's life, which in itself is fine, however there was a big section where they kept bringing up that she lived with someone for 5 years and it wasn't until the book was almost over that it was revealed that that person was he daughter. It would have been nice to have that information at the time she was discussing their living situation.
"Just ok, very repetitive"
The first chapters tell the story, after about chapter 3 it's old news. Seems like there wasn't enough material to write much more than an article.
"The Story of Susan Burman"
Wow. MURDER OF A MAFIA DAUGHTER was a real eye-opener. I don't recall ever hearing about Susan Berman unless I possibly caught a glimpse of her story on Unsolved Mysteries or Dateline. Her story is an interesting one. She was a journalist, a writer, and the daughter of a Las Vegas mobster. Growing up, she was privileged but also protected from knowing her dad's true business. She seems to have been a very complex person but when all the people she loved in her life died, she was lost. After becoming involved with Robert Durst, everything changed. Whether or not he killed her, I wouldn't begin to know. This book sheds light on her story in an unbiased way.
The book starts out with her death and the crime scene. I was shocked to hear how tainted the evidence was and don't know how or why anyone would enter a potential crime scene and move things around or touch anything. It then goes on to tell her story from childhood to adulthood right up to the week of her death. She was eccentric, quirky, and seemed to be a very smart woman. She also appeared to be enjoying her life. She was busy writing and working on television shows and like most people, had a few ups and downs. Then one day she was found shot in the back of the head in her home where nothing had been out-of-place.
Another interesting part of this book was the story of her father Dave Berman. It talks about how he grew up and moved to Nevada as well as a few of the people he was associated with. He was from Odessa in the Ukraine and migrated to the U.S. Hearing about his life in the mob was intriguing to say the least. The whole thing was fascinating to listen to. I don't know how I feel about peering into another person's extraordinary life after they've passed. And many of the people in this book are still alive.
To sum it up, this was still a good listen. If you like true crime then this is definitely it. I don't feel anyone is passing judgement, they're just telling a story. And I don't want to pass judgement either.
Kevin Pierce did a superb job narrating this book. He was straightforward and humble. He told the story the way it should be told. I feel that him reading a story like this shows him as more than a narrator but also as an empathetic person. He did the story justice and was the perfect person for this work.
Audiobook gifted in exchange for review.
"Fascinating ! 4.5 stars"
I enjoyed the historical facts, very interesting details of how it used to be. I did not know much about this case so it was fresh and riveting. It is a well written true crime full of details but not boring at all. I will positively look for more by this author.
Compared to other true crime books this one is very good. It is not full of dry facts or court transcripts. I actually feel like I got to know Susan as a person and not just a victim.
I think his voice is perfect for true crime, very clear, almost soothing and perfectly paced. To me he sounds like a police detective.
No extreme reaction but sadness at how much tragedy can happen to one family.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It's an interesting and compelling story. But book itself is poor due to the repetition of the same facts over and over. How many times did we need to know that Durst's lawyer wore cowboy boots and carried a Stetson into the courtroom? Also, the narrative was haphazard. Had it not been for the excellent narrator, I would have abandoned this book after a few chapters.
Just finished "A CARLIN HOME COMPANION" and started "LUNCH WITH BUDDHA."
No, but I will be looking for his name. He's excellent, especially in the true crime genre.
The narration saved it. It's a poorly written, overly repetitive book.
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I see the "Home" button twice in the navigation, I'm sure it's some simple task to remove the other one (which chanes place in every page, btw). So how do I remove it?
Also, seems I need to refresh every page every time I want to see new posts, on all my browsers, and only on this website. I'm sure there's some simple solution for this also, so please, someone let me know it. :)
maybe you've forgotten to remove a duplicate Home entry from your menu in your Dasboard under Appearance > Menus.
As for your refreshing, this is normal behaviour – when you create a new post (or 5 for that matter) you have to refresh your actual site before they show up, since your browser hasn't loaded them yet.
Let me know if this helped you :)
Hey! I'm total newbie so hadn't even checked that menus panel. :) Thanks a lot!
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We all know that Meghan Trainor is all about that bass.
No treble:
But, did you know that Britney Spears and will.i.am were singing about bass and treble three years before Trainor's "All About That Bass" came out?
Listen to "Big Fat Bass" from Britney's 2011 album, Femme Fatale, below:
The good news? Trainor isn't into treble, and Britney wants to be the treble, so we don't see any conflicts there.
The possible bad news: While the songs couldn't sound more polar opposite, one could argue that will.i.am came up with Trainor's play on words first.
(Related: Karson and Kennedy Break the News to Meghan Trainor That "All About That Bass" Is #1)
If anything, we think that Meghan may have been inspired by the song, but it's very possible that she's never heard the track at all.
What do you think? Do Britney and will.i.am deserve some cred?


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Slackware 8.1 desktop is not working
I successfully installed Slackware 8.1 in to my computer.
The real problem started while I try to start Startx.
While comming up the KDE stated giving following error messages.
'Sound server informational message
error while initializing the sound driver device/dev/dsp cannot be opened (No such device)
The sound serve will continue using the null out put device'
Top to everything my mouse is not at all moving.The mouse was work with linux.
I run the config several times no help.
I am very new to linux and shell comands
I am very frustrated.Please help
system AMD K-6 III 400 384 MB memory, 6GB hard drive a fax modem, network card,sound card and an ATI video card. MB is ASUS P5 A-B
Hi, and welcome to LQ.
What kind of mouse have you got, how is it connected?
What type is your soundcard?
And what exactly does
If you're not sure about the sound card,
try to run
... if it's an ISA one try pnpdump
I have a generic 3 button mouse .
I mean the mouse worked in linux.
I have Philips sound card.PCI The sound is VLSI Tech Q Sound Thunder bird PCI audio
Have you run xf86config to configure X? This is the best utility for that, although since x is working you might try running xf86cfg to just change the settings for your mouse. If the mouse is connected with a PS/2 connection you'll need to choose /dev/psaux for the location. For sound, you'll have to chmod 777 /dev/dsp and chmod 777 /dev/mixer even if the card is recognized. If your souncard shows up with lspci then try lsmod to see if the module is being loaded. If not you'll need to look at the file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and see if there is a line there for your sound card and uncomment it. If it's not there you may need to create a line there in order for the module to be loaded.
Your mouse was working in WHICH Linux?
Slackware is Linux, too, you know :P
lspci -v
, please
I choose /dev/psaux for the location and mouse is working great
Tons of thanks
but still I am struggling with sound
lsmod is as follows
module size used by
sound core 3236 0 auto clean
PCMCIA core 40896 0
ide SCSI 7456 0
Tulip 37184 0
When i did /etc/rc.d/rc.modules the message is
Module dependencies up to date no new kernel module found
could you please help
That means that there's no module for the
physical device loaded...
Please post the output of lspci
In my lspci
00:00.0 host bridge ALi M1541
00:01.0 PCI bridge ALi M1541 PCI to AGP
00:02.0 USB controller
00:03.0 Bridge ALi M701
00:07.0 ISA bridge
00:09.0 Communication port
00:0b.0 multimediaaudiocontroller VLSItechnologyQSoundThunderBird PCI audio
00:0b.1 gameport
00:0b.2 serial controller PCI audio support register
feel like I have a big proble in hand
hope this info will help to fig out the problem
maphi 262
looks like no driver for this sound card
Open /etc/rc.d/rc.modules in a text editor and see if there is a line there for your sound module. If you find one then uncomment it to load your sound cards' module on startup
When i did /etc/rc.d/rc.modules i get
'module depndencies up to date no new kernel module found'
no idea what to do. Thinking of getting any other cards
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Date: 09/28/2012 09:29 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – A Washington County medical marijuana dispensary raided by authorities has hosted politicians for tours to advocate for medical marijuana plants. The Oregonian reports sheriff's deputies say the dispensary sold pot. Oregon's medical marijuana law does not allow for the sale of marijuana. Dispensary co-director Don Morse emphatically denies the establishment sold marijuana.
SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County sheriff's office says a 15-year-old driver lost control of an SUV, crossed the center line and struck a motorcycle in Sherwood. The rider, 66-year-old Dale Smith of King City, was killed in the crash last night. Deputies say the 15-year-old driver has a valid Oregon instruction permit. There was a licensed driver and another passenger in the SUV at the time. They were not injured.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Conservation groups are suing to stop a federal timber sale they say will destroy dwindling habitat for a tiny tree-top dwelling rodent called the red tree vole. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Eugene challenges the Rickard Creek timber sale by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The land is southwest of Corvallis. The bureau did not immediately return calls.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Friends of a Coos Bay man who died in a trailer fire say the flames and heat were too intense to rescue him. The World of Coos Bay reports that 60-year-old Mike Tavernier had lived in the trailer about six months. City officials say the fire was caused by a burning candle or cigarette, and the trailer had no smoke detector.
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ELYRIA — Dawn Neely-Randall is the kind of teacher who will have her fifth-grade language arts students read a novel featuring a biscuit-baking contest as a plot twist, and then bring her students homemade biscuits to wrap up the unit.
Or, she will assign them to write essays to civil rights leader Dr. James Lawson, all the while telling them to keep in mind their hands will touch papers that will be held by a man who with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked to change the world.
A mock inaugural ball to correspond with President Barack Obama's historic win, Neely-Randall did it.
Lessons on etiquette with a professional coach, it has happened in Neely-Randall's classroom.
After a career that spans 24 years, Neely-Randall knows how to reach even the toughest young minds and bring the most reluctant student over the academic finish line. Yet, with just three years until she is eligible to retire, the teacher, who has weathered numerous unfunded state mandates dictating how she should work in her classroom, says she has reached her breaking point.
"At this point, the first job outside the classroom I am offered, I'm taking," said the McKinley Elementary teacher. "I can no longer do this job and be a part of the torture we are inflicting on students in the name of accountability. There comes a time when enough is enough."
Neely-Randall let that mantra speak for scores of teachers recently when the Washington Post published her essay, "Why school isn't for children anymore." It was posted to the newspaper's website Monday morning and reflects how Neely-Randall feels about the testing cycle of public education.
"I wrote it because the system is getting very abusive and I, as an educator, can either just keep plugging away, doing what's best for kids and stay quiet, or keep plugging away, doing what's best for kids and speak out," she said. "I chose to speak out because education is becoming less and less about kids and more about these tests, the scores and the labels associated with them."
The state academic achievement tests, changes to curriculum known as Common Core standards and even a new mandate known as the third-grade guarantee, which will result in hundreds of students not advancing to fourth grade after this school year, are working in concert to change public education in the state.
Teachers have largely remained silent, choosing instead to navigate the system in the best way they can for their students. Neely-Randall said she was one such teacher. But this year, her mindset changed, due mainly to the various nuances of the changes that baffle her.
Neely-Randall said she is not opposed to testing. It's a necessary part of the education process. But this new form of high-stakes testing puts too much pressure on students, teachers and school districts.
Elyria Superintendent Paul Rigda supports Neely-Randall and her decision to write the essay, said Amy Higgins, district spokeswoman.
"Paul is proud of Dawn's ability to speak her mind in such a professional manner, capturing the feelings of so many teachers, her passion for teaching and her frustration with the testing," she said.
"I am extremely proud that I work for a district that supports one of its own who wants to speak out about her deepest convictions. But even if (Rigda) wasn't, even if the district wasn't, I would risk my job to do this," she said.
"These are some of the darkest days in standardized testing right now and I wish more teachers would speak up, whether it's anonymously or standing with me with their knees shaking. It's time for them to do it for the kids and profession they love. It's time to speak out and maybe, just maybe, we can take back our state."
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Daniel Holland
Equity Analyst, Industrial Team
Morningstar Research Inc.
A: Yes
Any sign that the financial companies are getting healthier and stronger is good for the overall economy. The bounce in the market over the last five weeks has definitely been the result of stronger earnings expectations coming out of the financial sector. Whether or not it is a sustainable market rally really depends on how strong the banks will be going forward. That's the key piece.
Things also are starting to get better for companies that have exposure to infrastructure —roads and bridges. It's hard to pinpoint when the market will be bullish again. There are so many behavioral aspects to it. But some of the best indicators are earnings. On a macro level, I look at corporate profits. I look at volumes in terms of products that were shipped. Other leading indicators are consumer spending and employment. I'm more geared toward looking at the fundamentals that are driving companies, and thinking less about market fluctuations. I think more about how companies' balance sheets and income statements are faring. There are still plenty of opportunities out there in the marketplace for investors. It's not like the run is over. I would tilt more toward companies that make parts in places where the government is trying to stimulate the economy.
Where Holland sees opportunities for investors: energy, industrial companies


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Platforms: Android
Developer: Kristofer Bjornson
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 6448
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Modern Compass this compass does what the compass always was intended to do, it helps you locate the destination of your choice.
Using GPS technology and Google maps, this application lets you mark a destination of choice and then shows in what direction that destination lies, as well as how far away it is from your current location.
The red arrow points to the north, while the black arrow points to your destination. (The black arrow will not appear until you have selected target destination and the GPS system has located your current location.)


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The full portfolio of screens is expected to be in place by early September, in shopping centres such as: Bluewater in Kent; Lakeside in Essex; the Metrocentre in Gateshead; and the Arndale in Bullring, Birmingham.
The screens will all be Wi-Fi enabled to allow for much greater engagement from consumers via their smartphones and will be able to run fully animated content.
Grant Branfoot, sales director at Outdoor Plus, said: "Outdoor Plus is committed to providing optimum outdoor advertising opportunities for advertisers and our drive into shopping malls is no different.
"High impact locations in high worth shopping centres across the UK linked to the real planning flexibility, technological benefits and accountability that comes with digital outdoor will give advertisers a truly dedicated route to engage their target consumers.
In January, Outdoor Plus launched The Spire, a 20 metre-high digital outdoor advertising structure on the A40 Western Avenue.Follow @nickbatten2


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Hydraulic Fracturing Could Jumpstart Economy
April 10, 2013
During the last few years, hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as "fracking," has received attention more for its potential environmental impacts than its benefits. Public attention has incorrectly focused on the dangers instead of the economic benefits, say Kevin Hassett and Aparna Mathur of the American Enterprise Institute.
- Fracking was first used in the 1940s but recently became more profitable as other technologies, like horizontal drilling, made many reserves of oil and natural gas economically viable.
- The process involves the injection of a mixture of water, a proppant such as sand, and chemicals into an oil or gas well, which creases fractures in a pre-drilled well.
- The chemicals used during extraction worry critics who fear for the environment, infrastructure, and health of workers and citizens near drill sites.
Following more than 15 years of steady production totaling about 70 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of energy, the use of fracking increased in 2006 and production rose to 74 quadrillion Btu in 2010 and 78 quadrillion Btu in 2011. The increase in fracking made the United States the world's second largest natural gas producer behind Russia.
- New fracking and drilling techniques also resulted to a rise in crude oil production after more than two decades of declining production between 1980 and 2000.
- In 2011, the United States produced more than 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from shale gas wells worth more than $36 billion.
- Since 2003, oil and gas employment has increased by more than 198,000, a more than 67 percent increase. Sector employment is now at its highest level since 1987.
Increased oil and gas production also lowers the trade imbalance by reducing imports. By 2020, the United States is projected to become a net exporter of natural gas as huge reserves are finally tapped.
- Fracking, and the resulting affordable natural gas, led to the transition of many coal-fired power plants into clean burning natural gas plants, which create half the carbon dioxide of coal-fired production.
- The reduction in natural gas prices has also led to decreasing electricity prices and surging land prices, which serves to increase consumption.
Source: Kevin Hassett and Aparna Mathur, "Benefits of Hydraulic Fracking," American Enterprise Institute, April 4, 2013.
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Why This Room Works
No matter how small the space, black and white makes a big style statement. For this dorm room, we chose a primarily black duvet cover to help anchor the room, then accented it with a patterned sheet set that adds some visual interest. Our favorite part of the bed is the monogrammed sham — it offers an individual touch that feels stylish yet personal.


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The Elyria Fire Department will once again be the recipient of a multimillion dollar federal grant, which temporarily will save the jobs of 23 young firefighters who faced layoff without the infusion of cash.
The city received word Wednesday afternoon that it had been awarded $3.69 million through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's SAFER grant program.
Mayor Holly Brinda said she received unofficial confirmation the city had received the grant Wednesday morning. She anticipates receiving formal acknowledgement from FEMA later this week.
Brinda said she has been in constant contact with U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, who worked tirelessly lobbying for Elyria. Sutton called the funding "critical" in saving the nearly two dozen jobs.
"Our first priority should be ensuring the safety and security of our constituents; delivering these funds and protecting these jobs is the best way we can keep our neighborhoods safe for years to come," Sutton said in a statement.
Sutton's lobbying efforts include a letter she wrote to Elizabeth Harman, the assistant administrator of the Grants Program at FEMA. In the letter, Sutton stressed that "without a SAFER grant, Elyria officials would be forced to layoff 23 firefighters," and that "with such a reduction in staffing, it would be nearly impossible for the fire department to meet response times as mandated by the National Fire Protection Association."
Fire Chief Richard Benton said he could not thank Sutton enough for fighting for Elyria. The grant was desperately needed money, he said.
"After fighting hard to help Elyria secure a SAFER grant in 2009, Sutton did not stop there," he said. "She continued to monitor the financial hardships Elyria was going through and graciously offered her support. Many in Elyria had hoped the two-year grant would give us time to recuperate from the recession, but unfortunately it has been a much slower process than expected."
This newer grant nearly matches in size a $3.7 million grant the Fire Department received in 2009 that paved the way for the hiring of 23 firefighters.
At the time, the department was functioning with just 52 firefighters and sometimes operating out of one fire station. The grant allowed it to function at a steady 75 firefighters and keep three fire stations open nearly every day.
However, keeping that level of service in the future would be nearly impossible without the award of the new grant, as the city's general fund can't pick up the pay for those firefighters. The previous grant was due to expire in September.
"We hired these guys and from day one told them their employment was the result of a grant and dependent on the city's financial circumstances at the conclusion of the grant," Benton said. "I did not want to be in a position where I had to lay off a third of my department, but it was a real possibility."
Still, city officials said the grant does not negate the need for a funding strategy in the Fire Department.
"This by no means solves our long-term funding issues in the city, but this does bring a sense of immediate relief," Brinda said. "We are beyond pleased because this will allow us to continue to provide services in a way that is safer for both the city and its residents."
Living from federal grant to federal grant is not a responsible way to run the Fire Department, said Councilman Vic Stewart, D-at large, and head of the Finance Committee.
"There will be a day when the SAFER grant is not there; when other cities and departments will have a greater need than ours," he said. "This is merely a stopgap, and we need to use this time to come up with our own funding strategies for the Fire Department."
Stewart said in the interim, the city should review the fire audit as well as gleam as much new information as it can from the performance audit the state is conducting. Those two documents can put Elyria on the path to self-sufficiency beyond the SAFER grant, he said.
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Just a few photos I would like to share with y'all,These photos are all from different areas of Montana, my home state.
Colorado is high having more peaks within it's borders than other state.
Wyoming is wide, with the breadth of the plains between the Big Horns and the Grand Tetons.
California is handsome, with a splendor of success. It takes all three adjectives to describe Montana.
-Donald Culross Peattie
From Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome
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So Funny!!!..
LMAO!!! lol you think he'll marry naruto XD quik naruto replace yourself with a shadow clone and run!! XD
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rofl! hahaa...exactly the point... i wonder how these brothers will eventually end up to be... i can't follow mangas, they take hell out of the time. X_X
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I think… is this the long and short of it? Can it be perfected (use examples as "proof" – UCME – no one-liners, please).
I love therefore I am. I lurve therefore I am.
I personally think that as one spends more time in virtual reality and less in the material world, I surf the fucking internet – therefore I am an Avatar.
I Fluther, therefore I am a Jelly.
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Olde Niskayuna Charm2167 STUYVESANT ST -
From the moment you drive down the street, you will be struck with the tranquility of the area. Stuyvesant Street is a quiet little street which runs between Morgan and Vrooman, just almost behind the old Bellvue Hospital. The street does not cut through to anywhere, so, the only traffic you are likely to see is one of your neighbors, or someone who took a wrong turn somewhere. Just a perfect spot to walk (with your dog?), or family members, or ride your bike or take a spin on your scooter. Really super little neighborhood street which joins others for a longer ride if you wish.
The home just shines with pride of ownership. Some of the aspects which might escape the eye...the roof was replaced this past summer, the exterior was totally painted last summer, the water heater was replaced last month...the furnace was replaced, the kitchen was remodeled with all appliances, and all windows were replaced within the last four years. A place you will be able to enjoy with only the usual maintenance needed.
Three bedrooms, one and one-half baths, formal dining room (with door directly to the rear deck), remodeled kitchen, loads of closets plus extra storage in the attic and basement, one car attached garage and a dynamite setting. What more could you ask for?
The home is a short drive to any of the Niskayuna schools, the Upper Union Street shopping area, either of two shopping plazas on Balltown Road, or the malls in Colonie. Super convenient. If you need the services of the International airport, you can drive there in about fifteen minutes, but happily you are not under the low altitude approach or departure lanes.
Please do not hesitate to contact your broker, or me, to schedule your private inspection of this fine property.
Thanks. Pete Daly (c) 518-956-0059
Listing information
- Year Built: 1948
- Status: Sold on 2/14/2014
- Fireplaces: 1
- Foreclosure: No
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $6,411
- School District: Niskayuna
- Property ID: 103058680
- Beds: 3
- Total Rooms: 6
- Parking Type Description: Attached 1 car
- Total Square Footage: 1,508 ($152.45 per sq. foot)
- County: Schenectady
- Style: Colonial
- Baths: 2 (Full: 1 3/4: 0 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Stories: 2
- New Construction: No
- Lot Size: 75x200
- Neighborhood: Olde Niskayuna


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McLaughlin's confident of pulling Ulster out of the rut
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin's optimism continues despite a run of five successive defeats.
Yesterday he persisted with his "one game at a time" mantra despite previously bottom-placed Connacht having drawn level with his team in the lower reaches of the Magners League following their 27-13 victory over leaders, Leinster, on Wednesday night.
While Connacht were winning in Galway, McLaughlin, Ulster Rugby's chief executive Shane Logan and director of operations David Humphreys were at Newforge where they faced some tough questions from frustrated members of the Ulster Rugby Supporters Club.
"There's no point in us worrying about Connacht now; that's out of our hands and there's nothing we can do about it," McLaughlin admitted.
McLaughlin's side face Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the Magners League on Sunday (4.05pm), less than 24 hours after Ulster Ravens play Munster A in the semi-final of the British and Irish Cup at Thomond Park.
Two games in such a short period will test Ulster's resources fully.
"We're stretched and we do have a few injury problems," McLaughlin conceded.
"But that means the Ravens have a chance to include a few young players at this level, which is fantastic for us and fantastic for them.
"It's a great opportunity for those players to show exactly what they're capable of doing."
It's a very positive spin to what may be another difficult weekend.
Best case scenario? The Ravens book their place in the final of the inaugural B&I Cup, following which their seniors register their first win in Edinburgh since February 2006 and Connacht lose to Scarlets in Llanelli, an outcome that would put some clear water between Ulster and their rivals for the third Irish place in next term's Heineken Cup.
Worst case scenario? The Ravens are beaten by Munster A, Ulster lose to Edinburgh and Connacht return from Wales with a win which would put them in the driving seat ahead of their trip to Ravenhill.
That's a prospect too alarming to contemplate.
Worryingly, the 26-man Ulster squad named for Sunday's Murrayfield showdown includes players whose fitness is in doubt.
"There are one or two concerns, that's why it's such a big squad," the coach explained.
"A couple of them may well drop down to the Ravens squad, but just at the minute we're waiting to see how they react to having trained today."
He had good news on two of the three Irish internationals who missed out through injury against Glasgow Warriors last weekend.
"Stevie (Ferris) and Rory (Best) should be okay, though there would be a question mark about Paddy (Wallace)," he revealed.
Reflecting on three previous
meetings with Edinburgh this season he said: "We've beaten them once and we probably should have beaten them here at Ravenhill in the Magners game when we had a really hot 25 minutes in the first half and couldn't just sustain it.
"That's been our form in the past few weeks, I suppose — doing well early on but just unable to keep it going to the end.
"The players are training hard and working well. Today Les Kiss has been up (from Dublin) doing a lot of defensive work with us. And our attack was sound.
"So it's just a matter of going out at Murrayfield on Sunday with all guns blazing in confidence that we can beat them.
"We have to be mentally tough and make sure we don't give away soft, cheap, easy points."
And the Connacht threat?
"We'll think about that when we've got the result we so badly need this weekend," added McLaughlin. Meanwhile, Munster seem destined to be without their talismanic captain Paul O'Connell when they face Biarritz in the Heineken Cup semi-final on May 2 but Keith Earls, despite missing tomorrow's Magners League clash with the Ospreys, is expected to be available for the San Sebastien showdown.
Both players have been battling groin injuries.
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Issues and obstacles of nanotechnology
"How small is nano?" Akhlesh Lakhtakia asked students, faculty, and community members during the final session of the fall season of Research Unplugged. "Divide an inch into 25 pieces," he said. "Then divide each piece into one million pieces. Each of those pieces is one nanometer."


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The founder of the newer engine DuckDuckGo has recently discovered that he's being hit with tons of spam queries for all sorts of seemingly random searches. He's made note of the fact that while he can block these botnets from spamming his servers for the same query over and over and over again, he's formed a question about this traffic.
In his own words from his blog:
"if other search engines include this errant traffic in their query counts. We work hard to keep them completely out because they would overwhelm our real direct queries #s and therefore distort our perception of progress. "
And while Gabriel makes a solid point and brings up a great question as to the quality of the searches and query numbers being generated, I think he's missing the simplest answer. The founder of DuckDuckGo has managed to block the botnets at the firewall level to prevent them from skewing the query numbers and influencing the search numbers. And being that the other search engines, Google, Bing and Yahoo respectively, have been around far longer, it would lead to the assumption that they've already dealt with the issue about the false searches. As far as SEO is concerned, this kind of activity can be seen as a quality spam, as it can be seen as bots that the websites in question have received hundreds of thousands of queries and results from these malicious users. A game and method which was dealt with years ago by both Google and Bing, so it's almost completely a non issue.
I think the more realistic reasoning behind the botnet traffic on the new search engine is a very simple problem that anyone with a website that has an input box and no validation can relate to. It's just spam, either looking for an exploit or a kink in the code to be able to exploit the website software that's been picked up. It's argued that the small search engines like Blekko and DuckDuckGo offer a better quality of search due to the fact that they are smaller and less bloated than their big brothers. In time however, I can see it being realized that the larger and larger these small engines become, the more increasingly difficult it will be to deliver incredibly fast results (less than half a second) while maintaining a complex directory of hundreds of billions of pages. Google just last year reached the 3 trillion pages indexed mark, a number which would cripple most data centers in existence.


text: Leaving in 4 weeks for 7 day eastern on Magic. Have 4 yr old daughter and will take her cinderella and tinkerbell costumes. I've seen many threads explaining the fun they have. I also have a 6 yr old boy. I plan on surprising him with a peter pan costume (that he saw a couple weeks ago at WDW and really wanted). But what else for boys? Plenty of info for special times/fun for girls, what about the boys?


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Friday night's game against the Cardinals in Arizona is just an exhibition, but you can bet Jacoby Ford is excited about it.
It's an opportunity, after all, to erase the experience of his performance against the Cowboys Monday night.
In that exhibition opener, the Raiders' Ford: 1) dropped two passes that would have been first downs; 2) muffed a punt return; and, 3) didn't battle a Dallas defender for a ball thrown by Carson Palmer that turned into an interception in a 3-0 Oakland loss.
"It's definitely not the way I wanted to come out and put anything on film like that," Ford told reporters Wednesday. "But games like that happen and that's why you've got to have a short-term memory and put it behind you. Good thing it's preseason, so you kind of just put that behind you now and go into the next game, work on improvements the next time."
By all reports, Ford's performance in the Oakland exhibition opener was a surprise, because the third-year pro has been having a good training camp in Napa and has developed a great rapport with Palmer.
"He didn't play up to his expectations or our expectations in the game the other day," said first-year head coach Dennis Allen. "It's one football game. It's not the end of the world."
Coming on the heels of last season's disappointments, however, Monday night's performance by Ford was worry-inducing.
After a marvelous rookie season in which Ford returned three kicks for touchdowns, played all 16 games and averaged 18.8 yards on 25 catches, Ford suffered a second-season slump. He played just eight games because of injuries, caught 19 passes and returned one kickoff for a score.
So, the Raiders and their fans have been looking for a rebound season from the former Clemson standout.
In Allen's and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp's new West Coast offense, Ford figures to be a key receiver and will be the primary punt and kick returner, reports Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group.
"When I was healthy (last year), I was effective," Ford told McDonald. "The freak injuries (hand and hamstring last season), that was just something I couldn't control. I'm definitely looking past that. That definitely was a tough season. I'm focusing on Year 3 coming up."
A healthy Ford combined with Darrius Heyward-Bey, second-year pro Denarius Moore and impressive rookies Rod Streater and Juron Criner could give Palmer several fast, deep-threat options.
Palmer, for one, isn't worried about Ford. He has confidence in him.
"It's nothing that needs to be talked about," Palmer told The Associated Press of Ford's drops Monday night. "I have complete faith in him and he'll catch the next one."
Thanks to a short week, Ford gets his chance Friday night.


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Portuguese practice FVArquitectos has completed 'house in banzão II', a single family residence located in pinhal do banzão, colares, portugal. this low profile dwelling is situated amid and framed by a grove of mature trees. The striking plaster facade produces a crisply defined volume contrasting the abundant textured foliage of the pine needles. Bold recessed openings are accented with sturdy single hinged timber shutters which may be swung shut to completely enclose the home. An open slat pergola which extends from the facade encourages guests to turn the corner and discover the main entrance. The main living space introduces the rustic materials into the interior with horizontal wooden shades which slide along a concealed vertical track. an enclosed open air courtyard provides opportunities for ventilation into the innermost rooms. Positioned within a corner is an understated outdoor pool is recessed into a terrace composed from parallel planks.
House in Banzão II, by FVArquitectos, via: designboom


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from the St. Luke's observatory in Tsukiji, Tokyo Japan. This is looking down on the Sumida River with river cruise boats passing each other. :D
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jackpkn (863) 2008-05-25 7:49
Nice and very interesting view of Tokyo. I don't remember this triangular building, maybe because I never saw it from the top. Good work. Regards, Jáed.
yuo (1182) 2008-05-28 0:05
Hi Damon,
you nice catch a good moment of two boats!
this picture is colorful in spite of cloudy of the sky. sharpness also good.
Regards, Yuo
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text: So. I've known this girl for almost 4 years now and shes one of the best friends. Last weekend we had this amazing talk about life and everything. Whenever we hang out I can tell her anything. The problem is she has a boyfriend and she tell me that they are really getting serious and considering marrige. I really dont know what to do because I have really strong feelings for her. Any help?


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How Psychoanalyst Thomas Ogden Found His True Self in Fiction
The story of how he came to literary writing begins with – not surprisingly – his mother.
The story of how he came to literary writing begins with – not surprisingly – his mother.
Twenty years since 'Nevermind' changed modern music and a whole generation, visits to Kurt Cobain's hometown and to an exhibition about his legendary grunge band offer a context for grasping the singer's despair.
Two groups of deejays and party promoters have joined forces to broadcast an Internet radio station behind Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue - with an open invitation to come listen at the bar they've set up below the studio
The dense, busy music of Inga-Dingo contains something joyful and liberating, while its nagging excesses get stuck in your head
Ahead of his Caesarea concert, a dress rehearsal shows that Yehuda Poliker is ready to give his audience what they want most: a smattering of old, new and Greek
It began with riffs on a portable electronic organ and a low budget, and ended up being a seminal Israeli rock album. Celebrating 25 years since Shalom Hanoch's 'Waiting for Messiah' came out.


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Signs of compromise over U.S. debt ceiling breathe new life into Tel Aviv index.
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Primary fight heats up among states
The calendar chaos has begun.
As Florida and other states feint toward disrupting the 2012 presidential primary schedule, Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina are firing back — an indication that the every-four-years interstate battle for early-state status is under way.
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"We are going to do whatever we need to do to protect our status as first in the South," South Carolina Republican Chairwoman Karen Floyd said in an interview.
"Florida is daring the RNC to punish them," she said, calling for punishment that is swift and severe — even potentially moving the 2012 convention from Tampa.
The traditional early states are accustomed to having to fight for what they see as their turf — the exclusive right to hold the first few contests.
In the past, they've largely succeeded, though at a price: an ever-earlier primary-season kickoff, with Iowa caucuses just two days after New Year's Day in 2008.
Currently, Florida is the main obstacle. With a primary on the books for Jan. 31, 2012, the state is in violation of new Republican and Democratic National Committee rules, which prohibit states other than Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada from holding nominating contests before early March.
Despite pressure on the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature to change the date, some top GOP figures — including the speaker of the state House and the president of the state Senate — are saying they like it where it is because they want the candidate attention and party-building that can come with early-state status.
Officials involved in the process say the Florida issue needs to be resolved soon. Whether RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and the early states can stare down Florida will set a precedent for other states that may need or want to reschedule their contests. In some of those states, time will soon run out for legislators to act.
"The RNC has a window during the next few weeks during which it needs cooperation at the state level to keep the early primary calendar intact," said a campaign strategist experienced with presidential calendar issues.
Another potential threat to the February start preferred by the RNC and DNC emerged this week with the news that Minnesota had a Feb. 7 caucus scheduled by state law.
That's one day after the parties' hoped-for date for the Iowa caucuses, making it a potential threat to the one-two punch sought by Iowa and New Hampshire.
Unlike Florida, Minnesota had no intention of upsetting the established order. But that didn't stop the news of its supposed line-jumping from rippling across the country and setting off a backlash.