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POST question information please read.
This may be confusing at frist so ill just get right into it. When i turn my computer on the POST is skiped and goes right to loading the OS which is windows 7. however i can still hit Esc to go to the BIOS menu during the time that the POST would be visible before windows loads. Another weird thing that somtimes happens. i leave the computer off for the night the next day ( maybe about 9 hours) i turn the computer on and the POST shows up. but only the once. any other time during the day it would skip the POST for example on restart. Now i dont know what to think about this at all from all the research i have done i cant seem to put my hand on what may or may not be wrong. the POST just loading so fast that i dont see it or is it something else. i need some help. thank you.
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The Bios has options to enable you to see what`s going on during post or maybe just show a quick splash screen (company logo ) As long as you can get to your Bios don`t worry about it.
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ok but during the day like when i restart the computer or even shut it down for a few hours and come back and cut it back on i wont see it..... i only see it when the computer been off for like more then 6 hours( during bed time pre-say). but i can still get to the Bios menu. sorry i sound repetitive i just want to make sure.
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|04 Mar 2012
Nothings wrong, just be glad your pc boots so quick.
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|04 Mar 2012
The one shot beep during the post mean anything i mean its 1 beep. my cousin computer is fine and she has 1 beep so i guess im being paranoid now.
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|04 Mar 2012
IF you could please update your windows specs
System Info - See Your System Specs
Easiest way is to do it automatically, like mention in step 7.
I mainly care about what motherboard it has. After that i can probably find the details about the error codes and beeps.
However most computers have a single beep that means sucessful boot.
Don't need to be paranoid
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|04 Mar 2012
ok i updated the spec
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|04 Mar 2012
It sounds like you have an AMI Bios in your motherboard.
AMI Bios Beepcodes
Yours is a long beep meaning all test have pass.
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A suspect scammed a man out of more than $25,000 in Fremont last week by posing as the heir to a Kenyan fortune, according to police.
Around 6:55 p.m. last Friday, a male suspect approached a man at Costco, located at 43621 Pacific Commons Blvd., and said he was looking for a church where he could donate his Kenyan mother's fortune, police said.
Police said the victim agreed to help the suspect and the pair were met by a second suspect posing as a stranger who also agreed to help and handed over $2,000 as a show of good faith.
The suspect asked the victim to put down some money in good faith as well, and the victim drove to his bank in San Jose, withdrew $1,800 and handed it over to the suspect.
The two suspects drove the victim to the Southland Mall in Hayward to buy a gift to thank the victim, settling on a $24,000 Rolex watch, according to police.
When it came time to purchase the watch, the suspect said he had forgotten his money, so the victim paid with his credit car with the understanding that he would be reimbursed when they returned to his car.
In a final test of faith, the suspects asked the victim to drive around the parking lot and return to pick them up. The victim complied, and when he returned to pick up the suspects, they had vanished.
A police report described the incident as an example of "an age-old scam that sadly still works."
Police are investigating the incident but so far have not made any arrests.
Anyone with additional information about this case may call Fremont police at (510) 790-6800.
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Feds Seize Hundreds Of Websites Days Before Superbowl
The part highlighted in red is the biggest reason I posted this since some claimed the seizing of MegaUpload was "wrong" or "illegal" (can't remember exact words) and this answers the question of how they could do it.
Feds Seize Hundreds Of Websites Days Before Superbowl
Prosecutors timed the seizures to coincide with a major marketing event, Superbowl XLVI. Similar enforcement actions occurred before last year's Superbowl and before cyber-Monday last November when the feds bagged 150 illicit sites.
Meanwhile, Reuters (NYSE:TRI - News) reports that New England quarterback Tom Brady admitted he used an unauthorized stream to watch last year's Super Bowl while he was in Costa Rica nursing a sore foot.
The theatrics of the enforcement action resembled previous ones. As on other occasions, today's news featured a swarm of federal agencies, led by Homeland Security, who displayed fake merchandise and gave triumphant statements.
The website seizures are based on a legal process created in the 1970's to let federal agents confiscate the property of drug dealers. Once seized, the sites display federal law enforcement badges.
After a number of months, the names are forfeited and become the property of the federal government. The government, in a tactic of dubious legality, has also been using some of the forfeited sites to display anti-piracy messages from Hollywood.
Las Vegas odds makers are favoring the New England Patriots to win the big game by three points over the New York Giants.
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It is important to find a great fence and gate repair installation contractor, even when you are on a deadline. Here are some tips to follow in order to find the perfect contractor, no matter how tight your deadline is.
Most paint failures start at edges where water can seep under the paint and loosen it. A thorough job of caulking solves this problem and extends the life of the paint job. If your fence and gate repair installation contractor deals with the water problem and has plans regarding this problem, he is an ideal contractor for the job.
As soon as you sign the contract get a copy of the written agreement. You would not have any proof of the agreement or signatures if you leave the office of the fence and gate repair installation contractor without the contract. Make sure that you take that piece of proof.
Local employment agencies are another good source of fence and gate repair installation contractor information. Ask for recommendations instead of just names. Employment agencies typically conduct background checks and entrance interviews which should help lighten your workload. Once you have found a contractor, enter into a written contract that can then be followed to the letter.
Ask a potential fence and gate repair installation contractor for a service description. This will help you see if you both have similar priorities. You can ask them directly in the interview about these things if there service description is too vague.
Contract work can be a quick solution to any job that your fence installation company doesn't have the resources or time to do. Because it requires the acquisition of a permit, it is imperative that whatever fence and gate repair installation contractor you use is willing to cooperate with you to prevent delays in the job.
Awarding the project is purely a business transaction. Your part is to be organized and maintain all records in black and white. All this will help to save time if a problem does arise even after the job is completed.
Always pin point every specific in the outlines of your contract. From the very beginning make sure they understand where you are coming from and what you expect from the project. Do not let the fence and gate repair installation contractor dictate how your project goes.
If you are looking for your fence and gate repair installation contractor to perform duties such as managing the worksite, securing permits, and hiring the crew you will need to outline these stipulations in the contract. This will help to keep each parties responsibilities clear and save some problems down the road.
Your fence and gate repair installation contractor should be dedicated to doing a great job on your project. This means your contractor should be determined to provide you with their list of licenses, with quality work on the whole project, and using only the best, new materials for your project instead of bringing in leftovers from a past project.
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The victory represents the third straight win, second in stakes company, and first over the 1 1/16-mile distance for the two-year-old colt by Giant's Causeway, who scored a courageous head decision in the one-mile Sleepy Hollow Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 20. Prior to that effort, Giant Moon won his maiden bow at Belmont on Sept. 12 in a five-furlong $46,000 maiden special weight by 1 ¼ lengths.
Giant Moon, with Ramon Dominguez in the irons, shot to the pace along the inside, while stakes winner Spanky Fischbein stalked stubbornly on the outside. Alexandros, a maiden special winner in his fifth and last start at Aqueduct on Nov. 30, shadowed the pace from third while Coastal Drive and Russian Sage galloped along in fourth and fifth, respectively. As Spanky Fischbein continued to press the pace throughout, Giant Moon rebuffed that rival and scooted away to add another score to his burgeoning resume. Alexandros never rallied to finish third, 1 ¾ lengths behind Spanky Fischbein. Coastal Drive never fired and finished fourth, while Russian Sage was eased in the stretch. Trained by Rick Schosberg and campaigned by breeder Albert Fried Jr., Giant Moon completed the 1 1/16-mile distance in 1:46.07 over a fast track.
"He's got speed, and obviously that's always an asset over that track (Aqueduct)," Schosberg said. "You always want to hit that first turn in good position regardless of the post. We've got a great rider who we've had recent success with, so we'll just see how things play out (where Giant Moon makes his next start). If he keeps performing the way he has you'd like to take a shot at open company. He's obviously bred to go long, and he's already gone (beyond) the mile with no problem."
Giant Moon, bred in New York, is the first winner for the stakes winning Capote mare Moonlightandbeauty, whose dam is grade II winner Stolen Beauty, by Deputy Minister. Family notables include two-time Canadian champion older mare and champion sprinter Eternal Search. –Mary Marshall


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Living overseas is a big deal. As life transitions go, it's HUGE. So it's not surprising that expats who have settled into their new domestic situation live thoroughly "in the moment" — even when the moment lasts years and years.
One of the side effects of that laser-like focus on expat life is a devilish mixture of amnesia and denial that pops up whenever the conversation turns to repatriation.
Ask a happy trailing/accompanying spouse/partner about her pre-pat life, and watch closely for her reaction. It only lasts a moment — blink and you might miss it — but the cognitive shift is perceptible. It's as though her brain has to dig around in the archives to retrieve a file that's no longer relevant. ("Life before this? Oh, it was just, I don't know, ordinary, I suppose….)
If you really want to watch her squirm, ask her thoughts about repatriation. That whooshing noise you'll hear — just before the sound of crickets chirping — is the mental equivalent of flushing something distasteful down the toilet. Nobody wants to think about it, let alone discuss about it.
Most of the expats I've talked to who are in the thick of their international stay have a vague mental image of the trajectory their lives are following. (Those who are happy with their expat lives, that is. The unhappy ones follow a different route.) There are 3½ stages:
1. Prepat Fog. Yes, there was life before expatriation, but somehow the memory isn't as sharp as it once was. It's still there, of course, just a little fuzzy around the edges — and it'll become even fuzzier the longer the expat stays away.
1½. Adjustment. I consider this half a stage, because it's relatively short-lived and usually challenging. The diagram portrays adjustment as a little dip, but it can be wider and deeper, depending on the circumstances (and the skill of the diagram artist.) Moods and satisfaction levels can swing violently during this time, but for most of us, they do level out eventually.
2. Happy Happy Fun Time. New experiences, new people, lots of mistakes, adjustment, growth, feeling alive. Good stuff.
3. Repat Gloom. Life. Is. OVER. It's all downhill from here. Cue the sad music, and fade to black….
There is a fourth stage. I don't have a snappy name for it; for the purpose of this discussion, we can simply call it "life." It involves another adjustment, but after that the direction it takes is wide open. Sad music and fading gently away are certainly possibilities. It's also conceivable that this stage can involve new experiences, new people, lots of mistakes, adjustment, growth, and feeling alive. Which one sounds better to you?


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Fallen cabling hurts fans, halts race
NASCAR red-flagged the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon after a piece of TV cabling snapped across the tri-oval onto the racetrack on Lap 121, resulting in injuries to some fans and damage to race cars.
Charlotte Motor Speedway track officials issued a statement saying that, "Ten fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on Lap 121 of tonight's race. Seven fans were treated from minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation."
The three were released later in the evening.
Kyle Busch, who was leading the race at the time said, "Something fell apart and of course it fell apart on us."
Crew chief Dave Rogers replied, "This is crazy if a TV camera just took us out."
The cabling literally sliced the right side of Busch's car behind the wheel.
Following the incident FOX made this official statement:
"At this time, we do not have a cause for the failure of the camera drive line that interrupted tonight's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and our immediate concern is with the injured fans.
The camera system consists of three ropes — a drive rope which moves the camera back and forth, and two guide ropes on either side. The drive rope failed near the Turn 1 connection and fell to the track. The camera itself did not come down because guide ropes acted as designed. A full investigation is planned, and use of the camera is suspended indefinitely.
This camera system had been used successfully at this year's Daytona 500, last week's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and other major events around the world. We certainly regret that the system failure affected tonight's event, we apologize to the racers whose cars were damaged, and our immediate concern is for the race fans. We also offer a sincere 'thank you to the staff at CMS for attending to the injuries and keeping us informed on this developing situation.
When we have more information on the cause of the equipment failure, we will share it with you immediately."
Marcos Ambrose was the first car damaged and came down pit road with a broken brake line.
"I can see where it hit," said Drew Blickensderfer, Ambrose's crew chief. "I would be fine starting the race with the way our car looks. Everything looks pretty good."
NASCAR brought the cars down pit road and red-flagged the race at 7:41 p.m. local time and came back after nearly a half-hour delay.
"I heard something that I didn't know if I shredded a tire or what happened. It was the cable," Tony Stewart said. "You ought to see the mark where it went across the windshield."
The top five cars were Busch, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.
The initial red-flag period was 10 minutes and 40 seconds. During this, drivers were jumping out of their cars and running down pit road to take a break and figure out what was going on. A second red-flag period of 16 minutes and 22 seconds also slowed the action. According to NASCAR officials, teams were allowed to work on multiple cars that officials deemed to have been damaged by the cabling.
Busch later went out of the race with an engine failure. He said that the earlier incident did not have an impact on his mechanical failure and credited NASCAR with allowing his team to work on his car after it was damaged.
"I didn't see anything, I just heard a big thump on the right front tire," he said. "I thought the right front tire blew out, that's how hard it felt and what it felt like. It did have an effect of slowing my car down. I could feel it, like 'Whoa.' I don't know that anybody's ever seen that. Maybe now we can get rid of that thing."


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Johannesburg - The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in the Eastern Cape will write off arrears of about R200m through its debt relief programme, it said on Wednesday.
The municipality had already written off R52.7m in June to assist account holders with debt older than five years, spokesperson Ongama Mtimka said in a statement.
The programme would relieve struggling account holders of "burdensome" debts and improve debt collection.
"The programme was primarily aimed at converting slow payers into good payers," he said.
Phase one of the debt relief programme entailed an automatic once-off write-off of 100 percent of interest and 50% of domestic arrears in excess of five years, Mtimka said.
The second approach was based on an application.
Assistance would be given to people according to their specific circumstances.
"This intervention, that has already started, is designed to assist any account holder, excluding assistance to the poor (ATTP) beneficiaries, proven to meet the prescribed set of rules," Mtimka said.
"The beneficiaries of the once-off write-off may apply for this option as long as they meet the pre-set rules and their arrear debt situation remains desperate."
The municipality was currently visiting communities to explain this programme and motivate qualifying account holders to apply, Mtimka said.
The municipality believes the programme will ultimately improve their debt collection rate.
Non-profit organisations in the area owed the municipality about R5m by April this year.


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Poll for the Tera races (you can vote for multiple options) you like the most from the 8 available race options above.


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The SUV has become a staple of the American car scene. It's great for hauling groceries, vacationing with the family or traveling off-road.
But what do you look for when buying one? What kind of performance can you expect? How far can you go on a tank of gas? And, most importantly, can you afford the sticker price on a SUV?
Bankrate breaks down the options in this class of car based on these critical questions, and chooses the best three models in each criterion. It's up to you to pick the sports utility vehicle that's best for you.
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Starting MSRP: about $19,100
Classified as a compact SUV, the Suzuki Grand Vitara comes in rear-wheel drive, or single- or four-mode, full-time all-wheel drive, which sends power to all four wheels for improved traction. The four-mode, all-wheel-drive system offers true off-road capability with a limited-slip center differential. It also allows for flat towing — all four wheels on the ground — behind an RV without accumulating miles when in the neutral position. The Grand Vitara is powered by a 166-horsepower, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine or a 230-horsepower, 3.2-liter V-6, and it features an independent suspension.
Standard features in the five-seater include automatic climate control, illuminated steering wheel controls, side-impact and side-curtain air bags with rollover protection, antilock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and electronic stability control. A side-curtain air bag inflates the full area of the window to protect your head from hitting the window or frame pillar in a side-impact collision.
Subaru Forester
Starting MSRP: about $20,300
While Subaru's Forester featured more of a wagon design in the past, the current generation of the Forester is larger and priced right, making it a strong competitor in the compact SUV segment.
The five-seater features standard all-wheel drive and comes with a choice of two engines: a 170-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder or a 224-horsepower, 2.5-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder. Standard safety equipment includes antilock brakes, electronic stability and traction control, active head restraints, front- and side-impact air bags for front-seat occupants and side-curtain air bags with rollover sensors for both rows of seats. Standard comfort and convenience features include tilt steering, a 60/40 split-folding rear seat with center armrest and an MP3 input jack.
Hyundai Santa Fe
Starting MSRP: about $21,700
The mid-size, five-seat Hyundai Santa Fe remains one of the best values in the segment and comes well-equipped.
All Santa Fe's have MP3 jacks, steering wheel-mounted audio controls and connectivity for Bluetooth, USBs and iPods, so you can listen to your favorite tunes from your MP3 player. Standard safety features include antilock brakes, electronic stability and traction control, active front head restraints (which help to reduce whiplash in a collision) and front and side-impact air bags for front-seat occupants, and side-curtain air bags with rollover sensors for both rows of seats. The Santa Fe comes with a choice of two engines: a 175-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder or a 276-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6, while all-wheel drive is an option on all models.
Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged
Specs: 510 horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8
Land Rover's Range Rover (about $94,300) always has been known as a performer on road as well as off, and the supercharged model is no exception. This top-of-the-line Range Rover is powered by a 510-horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8 paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. Full-time four-wheel drive is standard and includes Land Rover's Terrain Response system, which adjusts the suspension to the driving conditions, and an electronic stability control system called All-terrain Dynamic Stability Control, which is effective during on- and off-road driving. Other standard features include three-zone climate control, navigation system, Bluetooth compatibility and antilock brakes as well as side-impact, side-curtain and driver's knee air bags.
Infiniti QX56
Specs: 400 horsepower, 5.6-liter V-8
The Infiniti QX56 (about $56,700) is powered by a direct-injected, 400-horsepower, 5.6-liter, V-8 engine that offers a 10 percent improvement in fuel economy over last year's model thanks to its new pairing with a seven-speed automatic transmission.
Redesigned for 2011, this full-size SUV seats up to eight in three rows, though the third row will be tight for some passengers. Slightly longer and wider than the previous model, the QX56 comes well-equipped with standard features such as leather upholstery, power and heated front seats, a power-reclining third-row seat that folds flat into the floor, active front head restraints, antilock brakes and electronic stability control as well as front-impact, side-impact and side-curtain air bags with rollover sensors. It comes in rear- or four-wheel drive and can tow up to 8,500 pounds.
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Specs: 360 horsepower, 5.7-liter V-8
Redesigned for 2011, the Jeep Grand Cherokee ($38,300) now has many luxury options and a redesigned rear seat that provides increased legroom as well as cargo space. The standard engine is a 290-horsepower, 3.6-liter, V-6 engine, while the 360-horsepower, 5.7-liter V-8 is optional. It is available in rear- or four-wheel-drive.
The Grand Cherokee features air suspension that provides nearly 11 inches of ground clearance and allows the driver to select suspension and drivetrain settings to suit the road and his or her comfort tastes.
There is a choice of three- and four-wheel-drive systems. Standard features include air conditioning, power windows, mirrors and locks, steering-wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls, side-curtain air bags, antilock brakes, and electronic stability and traction control.
Ford Escape Hybrid
Fuel economy: 34 city/31 highway mpg
While there are a few hybrid SUVs, it's the Ford Escape Hybrid (about $29,900) that stands out in terms of fuel efficiency. Powered by a 155-horsepower, 2.5-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine and paired with an electric motor that's mated with a continuously variable transmission, the Escape Hybrid achieves an EPA-estimated 34 city/31 highway mpg as a front-wheel-drive model and 30 city/27 highway mpg in its all-wheel-drive configuration.
Standard features of this five-seater include cruise control, audio system with a six-disc CD changer, capless refueling system, side-impact and side-curtain air bags, antilock brakes and electronic stability control with rollover sensors.
Ford Flex
Fuel economy: 17 city/24 highway mpg
A full-size SUV with seating for seven, the Ford Flex (about $29,000) still logs terrific fuel economy thanks to its aerodynamics and its EcoBoost engine. The 355-horsepower, 3.5-liter, V-6 EcoBoost engine delivers V-8-like performance while getting 16 city/22 highway mpg.
It is available on the SEL, Limited and Titanium trim packages, with all-wheel-drive. A 262-horsepower, 3.5-liter, V-6 engine, which gets 17 city/24 highway mpg, is standard on front-wheel-drive models. Standard features include a third-row seat that folds into the floor, dual-zone climate control, steering wheel-mounted climate and audio controls and interior ambient lighting.
Lincoln MKT
Fuel economy: 17 city/23 highway mpg
You'll be riding in the lap of luxury without compromising fuel economy in the Lincoln MKT ($44,200). The 355-horsepower, 3.5-liter, V-6 engine delivers V-8-like performance thanks to direct injection and turbochargers, while still getting 13 city/23 highway mpg on front-wheel-drive models and 16 city/21 highway mpg on all-wheel-drive models.
This full-size SUV seats six or seven, depending on seating selected, and features high-quality interior materials, including standard leather seats. Other standard features include power-adjustable pedals to accommodate shorter drivers so they don't need to move the seat as far forward, heated and cooled front seats and rain-sensing windshield wipers.
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News organizations need to be more careful in handling inflammatory stories based on unconfirmed Internet sources.
By Barb Palser Barb Palser (email@example.com), AJR's new-media columnist, is vice president, account management, with Internet Broadcasting.
Early on the morning of August 7, four versions of an Associated Press story reported that video of a San Francisco man being decapitated had surfaced on the Internet. The story appeared on several news Web sites. MSNBC.com even sent a breaking news e-mail alert: "Web site shows beheading of American in Iraq."
Within hours the video was revealed to be a hoax, an experiment produced in a Bay Area garage by three amateur filmmakers who wanted to see how fast and far it would spread. The outcome exceeded their wildest expectations and put two major wire services, and several of their subscribers, to shame.
Someone should have smelled a prank. There was no record of the man identified on the tape traveling in Iraq, no mention of such a trip on his personal Web site, no record of anyone by that name having been captured, no militants seen on camera and no indication of the location or time the tape was made. Yet both the AP and Reuters reported the beheading as fact. The video had been on the Internet since May but caught the media's gullible eye when it appeared on a radical Islamic Web site that has been a reliable source of information and hostage video in the past.
In a San Francisco Chronicle article published the next day, AP Deputy Managing Editor Tom Kent agreed that early versions of the story should have included a disclaimer that the information had not been independently verified. But how much uncertainty can a caveat cover?
Within the next week, the AP reported three more purported beheadings based on images and video found on militant Islamic Web sites. In the first case, a Bulgarian truck driver who'd disappeared in Iraq in late July, there was strong evidence--the recent discovery of a body--that the video was real. Within days the Bulgarian government confirmed the story. The other two cases involved still pictures of a man identified by the host Web site as an Egyptian spy working for the U.S. government and video of an unnamed man identified on tape as a CIA agent. These materials may turn out to be real, but at the time of this writing no confirmation or supporting evidence had been reported. In the AP's August 11 story, a U.S. official said no CIA employees were missing.
Stories with so much emotional and political impact that arguably advance the agendas of both terrorists and hoaxers underline the reason for confirming before reporting. Unfortunately, the media seem to be growing less cautious as pranks and rumors become more abundant.
In the rumor category is Matt Drudge's February "scoop" that major news organizations were investigating a possible affair between Sen. John Kerry and an intern. The rumor eventually was dismissed and no major news outlets published the story, but in the days after it first appeared on drudgereport.com, several news organizations--mostly local TV stations and a handful of foreign newspapers--couldn't resist repeating it.
The pressure to report during the rumor stage is heightened by the Web's hyperactive self-publishers. Before the Internet, there was no way for stories to reach a broad audience without passing through the media gatekeepers. Today, people assemble their own news reports from both traditional news sites and independent Web publishers. According to a survey conducted in May and June by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 24 percent of Internet users have searched the Web for particular news stories, photographs or video that media outlets had decided not to cover.
That means the public can see what news organizations aren't reporting, or not reporting yet. It might make journalists nervous that they're being scooped, or that they appear to be burying a story or sitting on it too long. So they go with the rumor, which lends credibility and visibility to the story, which eventually is debunked through actual reporting. That's a backward, irresponsible way to do journalism.
It also undermines the crucial role news organizations need to serve. The new generation of self-directed newsgatherers should have the opportunity to sort information into two categories: what the self-publishers are reporting, and what the journalists are confirming. Traditional media may not be the gatekeepers anymore, but they can provide a refuge of reliability.
This is the wrong time for journalists to shrug their shoulders and accept that some misinformation is bound to slip into news reports, or to relax fact-checking practices, or to use the race to publish as an excuse for carelessness. The way for established news organizations to stand out among the cacophony of voices on the Internet is by demonstrating that they offer what the self-publishers don't: reliability. And if that means some stories will be "out there" for a few hours or days while journalists investigate them, so be it.


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In support of President Obamas Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, our role is to help establish and implement an integrated ecosystem protection and restoration strategy that is science-based and aligns conservation and restoration goals at the federal, state, tribal, local, and regional levels. Below are brief descriptions of our involvement in these place-based efforts.
Chesapeake Bay
In response to the Presidents Executive Order that calls for renewed effort to restore and protect the nations largest estuary and watershed, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is collaborating with representatives from other federal agencies to draft reports on the effects of climate change, science for decision-making, and habitat for living resources, as well as the overall strategy for protecting and restoring the bay. NOAA will collaborate on an annual Chesapeake Bay Action Plan that describes how federal funding will be allocated toward bay restoration in the upcoming year. It will be accompanied by an annual progress report that reviews indicators of environmental conditions and assesses implementation of the strategy.
As part of the Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Working Group established by the President, NOAA is coordinating with other federal agencies to work with the states to develop a shared long-term vision for the region that will achieve concrete, measurable, and significant restoration and protection results. NOAA is working on habitat conservation and sediment management issues, recommending modification and improvements to federal funding opportunities, and providing data and information to support the overall effort.
Great Lakes
Our Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program is working with the U.S. EPA to implement the Presidents Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a $475M effort for FY2010 to restore the chemical, biological, and physical integrity of the Great Lakes. Much of NOAAs habitat work in the region supports restoration priorities in environmentally degraded areas within the Great Lakes basin through partnerships, grants, and technical support.
Puget Sound
The Puget Sound Partnership is a collaborative effort to protect and restore Puget Sounds ecosystem, diversity, and way of life by 2020. NOAAs Restoration Center is actively involved in identifying and implementing priority habitat restoration actions and is helping to streamline the process of identifying, funding, and permitting restoration projects.
Lower Columbia River
Encompassing 4,300 square miles, one of the main concerns for the Lower Columbia is blockage of fish passage by dams and conservation of essential fish habitat for key fisheries. The area also includes many communities that are susceptible to the effects of climate change, exacerbated by reduced shoreline resiliency as a result of shoreline hardening and the degradation of estuary ecosystems. To achieve measurable restoration goals, NOAAs Restoration Center developed community partnerships to work with landowners, deliver technical assistance, and coordinate multiple funding sources implement estuary restoration projects.
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This is another collaborative interagency effort to promote a healthy and sustainable Bay-Delta ecosystem that provides for a high-quality, reliable, and sustainable long-term water supply for California and restores the environmental integrity and sustainability of the system. There is potential for NOAA to play a significant role in Bay-Delta restoration efforts.


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"These little gluten free treats started life as Ainsley Harriot's Spinach, cheddar and parmesan muffins, which sounded so delicious, but just made me mad that I couldn't try them. So I decided to recreate them...I chose tender stem or purple sprouting broccoli for this recipe simply because it is so tender there is no need to blanche first. You could use ordinary broccoli just chop the florets finely and perhaps steam in the microwave for one minute before adding to the mixture. If you don't mind paying the prices for Boursin the by all means use it, however, I prefer to make my own and save the pennies,,,(must be the Scot in me!!)I use LifeIsGood's Make Your Own Boursin Cheese - Paula Deen. I've found that even non coeliacs love these and they are great, not only for lunch with a light salad but also for picnics and lunch boxes"
Wicklewood's 3 Cheese and Broccoli Muffins (Gf)
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READY IN:35mins
YIELD:12 muffins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb gluten-free flour, mix
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- seasoning
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 12 fluid ounces milk
- 3 fluid ounces olive oil
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
- 3 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
- 5 ounces broccoli tender stem broccoli
- 7 ounces boursin cheese (or similar)
- Preheat oven to 180.
- Lightly oil the inside of a muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour mix, baking powder, xanthan, mustard and seasoning.
- Add the cheddar, parmesan and broccoli; gently combine with the flour mixture.
- In a large jug, combine the milk eggs and oil together.
- Add to the dry mixture and combine until just comes together. (Don't over mix).
- Line the base of each muffin mould with 1 tablespoon of mixture, flattening slightly if needed.
- Place a teaspoon of the boursin in the centre of the muffin moulds.
- Cover with remaining muffin mixture (ensuring that none of the cream cheese is exposed).
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 25 minutes.
- Serve warm or cold.
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text: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAG FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1996 (202) 616-2765 TDD (202) 514-1888 DEA AGENT NAMED DIRECTOR OF DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Richard L. Cażas, a career agent in the Drug Enforcement Administration, has been named Director of the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the Department of Justice announced today. Since January 1995, Cażas, 55, has been the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Phoenix, Arizona, Division where he managed 240 employees, including 90 special agents, in five districts. Before the Phoenix position, Cażas served as a special assistant in the Central Intelligence Agency. In that post, he developed and coordinated intelligence policies and programs to counter illegal narcotic operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to that, Cażas worked for four years at the National Security Council, where he served as an advisor to the President on counterterrorism and counternarcotics matters. Cażas began his law enforcement career as a police officer and detective on the Salinas, California, police force in 1964 before joining the DEA in 1972. He is a graduate of San Jose State University. The NDIC, which was established in 1991, produces narcotics intelligence reports based on information from law enforcement and national security agencies. It is staffed by Department of Justice law enforcement agencies, the FBI and DEA, and the CIA and departments of Defense, Treasury and Transportation. Cażas is the first independent director of the NDIC. Previously, the Director's position has been filled by detailees from law enforcement agencies. ##### 96-349


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Buffalo Children's Book Author Gene Gagliano (The Teacher Who Dances On His Desk) will have a book signing this weekend at the Pamida in Buffalo.
Gagliano, a retired teacher in the Buffalo school system, has written a number of children's books that have become very popular, and led to a number of book signing tours around Wyoming and the region, where he also tours schools, reading from his works.
He tells us more about his books and recognition they have received.
Gagliano approached Audrey Semm from the local Pamida and spoke to her about his books, and she decided to hold a signing day and give him a chance to read some of his work. There is also a possibility of Gagliano's books being carried at least in the local store.
Some of his books that will be available include "C Is For Cowboy," "Four Wheels West," "Little Wyoming," and "My Teacher Dances On The Desk."
Everyone is invited to the book signing which will begin at 11:30 Saturday morning and finish up at 1pm.
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Reunited rockers Jane's Addiction are refusing to abandon their comeback despite a series of in-band fights - and are returning to the studio to write their first new material in seven years.
The band reunited in 2008 after Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor convinced them to join him on tour - and they revealed plans to hit the studio.
Recording sessions didn't go well, and vocalist Perry Farrell revealed he frequently fought with bandmates.
He said, "'ll be honest with you, we started to record and things got kind of ugly. You know, it's one of those things where the headbutting really came out when we tried to write and people were like, 'Well, I don't like that...'"
But Farrell isn't giving up, and revealed the band entered the studio on Monday - in response to a fan's question about whether the group would write new songs on the Jane's Addiction's Facebook page.
Farrell answered: "Monday we get together to write new music and craft a future."
He adds, "I'm very patient, because it's only been, what, eighteen years, so I can't expect things overnight to be perfect."


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Last week my daughter emailed to ask if I had a recipe to substitute for cream soups. She said she didn't want to use the condensed canned soup anymore. I was glad to send her the recipe below, as well as a fact sheet from the University of Minnesota Extension.
I've had this dry soup recipe for many years, although I just recently made the mix and started using it again. (I don't make many recipes that include cream soups, so I made a half batch). I forgot how much lower the fat, sodium, and cost really is for the homemade version. According to the label for the commercial soups, when they lower the sodium, the fat goes up; and when they lower the fat, the sodium goes up. I also love the fact that the homemade costs at least 50% less than the canned.
You can use cream of celery, mushroom, and chicken interchangeably in most recipes. If you are using the soup mix, you could add a little chopped celery, chopped mushroom, or substitute chicken broth for the water to flavor the cream soup.
|Cost and Nutrition Per 10 Ounce Can Or Equivalent Dry Soup Mix
|Total Fat g
|Sodium mg
|Dry Cream Soup Mix
|Store Brand 98% fat free
|6.25 g
|Brand Name Regular
|15 g
|Brand Name "healthy"
|5 g
|Brand name 25% less sodium
|20.5 g
|Brand name 98% fat free
|8 g
Dry Cream Soup Mix
Equal to 7 cans cream soup
2 cups instant nonfat dry milk
¾ cup cornstarch
¼ cup sodium free dry chicken bouillon
2 tablespoons dried minced onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
½ teaspoon ground pepper
Combine all ingredients and store in air tight container.
To use as a substitute for one can condensed soup:
Mix 1/3 cup dry mix and 1 ¼ cups water.
Stovetop: cook and stir with whisk until thickened.
Microwave: Using a large microwave safe bowl; cook on high for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring with whisk every 30 seconds until thick.
Nutrients per can-equivalent: 149 calories, 7 g protein, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 111 mg sodium, 4 mg cholesterol, 28 g carbohydrate, 0.5g fiber
If you really like homemade mixes, the University of Maine has a 40-page booklet online with mixes for biscuits, oatmeal, cream soup, minestrone soup mix, ground beef mix, meat and tomato freezer mix, shake and bake mix, and lots of recipes using them.
We also have a great little cookbook you can buy for $2.50 from the ISUE Store. It's called Healthy Meals in a Hurry.
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I have a 500GB database that is only using 50GB of that space. I need to backup and restore this database to a server that only has 100GB space available. I cannot change the allocation on original database. Is there a way to handle this?
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Have you tried the new products from red-gate?
Virtual Restore may be what you want. They have trial versions of their software and their tools rock!
answered Oct 20, 2010 at 02:12 PM
Oct 20, 2010 at 03:05 PM ozamora
Well, +1 in spirit to both William and Timothy (seeing as I'm out of votes again), but I feel it's only fair to point out that Idera were first to the 'mount a backup file as a pseudo-drive' game with SQL Virtual Database. I won't be writing a similar tool, I don't see the point, but in the future I might write a 'extract the data from the backup' kind of tool.
answered Oct 20, 2010 at 02:46 PM
Matt Whitfield ♦♦
Good point +1 - I am a Red-Gate customer, hence the link to their product.
RE: I'm gonna write XYZ tool - pulling my hair out here, is there anything he can't do!! :)
Oct 20, 2010 at 02:52 PM WilliamD
Hahaha - Like everyone is a Red Gate customer, or a Friend of Red Gate. It's properly depressing when you're trying to write some software and you just want to earn enough to feed your kids and everywhere you turn it's already covered. Hats off to their marketing team, but thoroughly depressing none the less.
Oct 20, 2010 at 03:30 PM Matt Whitfield ♦♦
I am by no means biased, I would go for any other product that is better. I don't have this particular tool in my box and would certainly consider it useful - especially for this sort of thing (big restore on small testbed).
Misquote from Wayne's World - Build it and they will come!
Oct 21, 2010 at 12:08 AM WilliamD
@Matt we use Idera's tool also and im impressed... Not tried the redgate tool but im sure its equally as good. Just a quick tip, the idera VB has a quicker initialization time if you use the SQLSafe product as it created the streaming file that is used. +1
Oct 21, 2010 at 12:31 AM sp_lock
@Jonlee - good info!
Oct 21, 2010 at 12:47 AM Matt Whitfield ♦♦
WilliamD has a good answer.
If you do not like that one, another option is to use a staging server where you shrink the database before moving it to your space cramped target server.
There are also a couple of options to work around the problem instead of directly doing what you are describing. You may want to just add more space on the target server and avoid the whole issue. Unless you are using something exotic like SSD, then harddrive space tends to be cheap and if you are using a full fledged SAN you can normally reallocate the space dynamically.
And finally, you may be able to look at options short of a full backup and restore such as replication with only the data actually needed on the other server. Snapshot replication in fact can be handled in many ways similar to a backup and restore.
answered Oct 20, 2010 at 02:39 PM
Another thought I had that woke me last night (I know - I am a sad man); could you do a partial restore of only the filegroups/files you need?
If this is just to get hold of some of the data inside the backup, you could try restoring only the part of the backup you need:
answered Oct 21, 2010 at 12:12 AM
Do you actually need a Backup/Restore or can you build an SSIS package to transfer the whole thing to the new location? This would only take the data, plus whatever growth % you have set on the target, and therefore squeeze it in to the space you have ... ?
answered Oct 21, 2010 at 02:35 AM
Fatherjack ♦♦
I think the SSIS idea is good - I do need all of the data, so I can't just get some of the files. I am trying deperately to get additional space for this today, but if that doesn't transpire, I will most likely copy the data. The tools sound great, but this will be for stress testing and I'm leary of trying a new tool for that kind of traffic. Thanks so much!!!!
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The number of children being infected with whooping cough is on the rise. Symptoms like sneezing and a runny nose can mimic allergies and the common cold making whooping cough harder to diagnose.
Many people aren't getting vaccinated, leading to a greater risk of your child catching whooping cough at places like summer camp. But in some cases a vaccination isn't enough. While the vaccine will typically prevent someone from getting the illness, it doesn't keep them from getting the infection in their nose and transmitting it to others.
The health department now recommends that all pregnant women get the vaccination with every pregnancy. Infants are at the highest risk of being hospitalized or dying from whooping cough.
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This shelf - an old box I'd been holding on to for a long time.
Found in the garage and now fastened into the wall.
A headboard.
More to come, but for now, as it appears above.
(I see by the photo I could have hung the box lower...)
Also in this room, a place for two extra chairs
(chairs being one of my soft spots along with pictures/paintings and books).
When it comes to accessories, lighting and even art I'm happy to muddle in flea market finds.
Style has nothing to do with money! (Abigail Ahern)
Style has nothing to do with money! (Abigail Ahern)


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About the Contributor
About Cassidy99:
Hey, I'm Cassidy and I love writing. I love writing poetry the most and I love music too. I listen to more of the "emo" type music though so sorry if that bothers you.
Articles and Art by Cassidy99:
Alone in the Breeze
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Cassidy99's Favorite Personal Quote:Without music, life would be a mistake.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Cassidy99's Hobbies & Favorites:
|Favorite books:
|If Tomorrow Comes, Percy Jackson Series
|Favorite authors:
|Rick Riordan, Sidney Sheldon, Emily Dickinson
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|Set the World on Fire, Welcome to the Black Parade, Three Days Grace
|Favorite music artists:
|Black Veil Brides, My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace, Evanescence, Avenged Sevenfold
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We read through the press kit for today's 21st running of
the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (to save you the time and bother, no
thanks necessary) and came up with the following. In post position
If Don Cavallo wins the Classic – It would be
fitting for friends and fans of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby
Frankel, winner of a record six Pacific Classics, since it was in
Frankel's barn where Don Cavallo started his career … It would be a
first Pacific Classic win for owner Frank Stronach who has had entrants
in five previous Classics either alone or in partnership.
If Jeranimo wins – He would become the second
Florida-bred to prevail, joining Go Between (2008) … Would provide a
first PC win in only his second opportunity for 46-year-old jockey
Martin Pedroza, striking a blow for blue-collar, persistent workers
everywhere … Would give trainer Mike Pender a win with his first PC
starter and advance the cause of West Coast academia since Pender is a
graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a masters degree in psychology from
If Stately Victor wins – It would be a major Blue
Grass State-ment. Kentucky-born Stately Victor would become the eighth
horse bred in the Blue Grass State to win the PC, the first to do so
after having won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland the previous year as
a 3-year-old.. .It would be a win at first PC outing for trainer Mike
Maker, a Louisville, Ky., resident and a third consecutive PC win for
Mike Smith, who took the last two aboard Richard's Kid a (thank God)
If Tres Borrachos wins -- It would be a "full
circle" moment for the event since trainer Marty Jones is the son of
Gary Jones, who won the inaugural Pacific Classic with Best Pal. Marty
was one of the stable workers … George Hicker, known for his scoring
prowess as a basketball player at Syracuse, would be credited with an
assist for private purchase of the horse before a come-from-behind win
in the San Diego Handicap paved way for the Pacific Classic start.
If Acclamation wins – Jockey Patrick Valenzuela
would notch his second PC victory 20 years after the first, a
longest-between-wins mark that would figure to stand for awhile … Would
make Acclamation the sixth California-bred to win the race and give a
first win and boost to the Central California Old English Rancho
operation of E. W. "Bud" Johnston which has employed Don Warren as
trainer for 33 years.
If Setsuko wins – It would be the fourth PC score
for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, moving him out of a tie for
second with Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and within two of Bobby Frankel's
Classic record … Would get jockey Victor Espinoza into the win column,
breaking an 0-for-10 and be only the second career win for Setsuko.
If Great Warrior wins – It will become the plot line
of a Hollywood movie since only in the movies could a horse that has
been scratched on the day of the race, as Great Warrior has, somehow get
reinstated into a race and then miraculously prevail.
If Game On Dude wins – Chantal Sutherland will
become only the second female jockey, after Julie Krone in 2003, to win
the race and males around the racetrack will just have to deal with it
until the meeting ends on September 7 … It will be win No. 4 for Hall
of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, moving him out of a tie for second with
Hall of Famer Richard Mandella and within two of Bobby Frankel's Classic
If Twirling Candy wins – There'll be some
celebrating in San Diego County by the local ownership connections,
Jenny Craig and Marty Wygod, and all who remember the 2003 Classic won
by Twirling Candy sire Candy Ride, with Krone up … It will be a first PC
win, in his third try, for trainer John Sadler and a first PC win in
his fourth try for jockey Joel Rosario.
If Quindici Man wins – It would be a
win-at-first-try for both trainer Craig Lewis and jockey Martin Garcia
and give Garcia wins in the signature events of the last two stops on
the Southern California circuit. Garcia won the Hollywood Gold Cup
aboard First Dude … Would verify Lewis' belief that Quindici Man is a
"true mile and one-quarter horse," …Would trigger memories of the 2002
Classic, won by Quindici Man's sire, Came Home.
…Ten different opinions on the Classic? Not really, but you do get more than one.
Jerry Bailey (Retired Hall of Fame jockey turned TV commentator) – "Acclamation, maybe wire to wire."
Julie Krone (Retired Hall of Fame jockey) – "Setsuko. Don't mess with Mother Nature."
Ron McAnally (Hall of Fame trainer) – "Twirling Candy. I've got a
couple of breedings to Candy Ride and I know (Twirling Candy) had a very
good mile work the other day."
Art Sherman (Trainer) – "Tres Borrachos. I'm looking for a long shot and I like the name ("Three Drunks" in Spanish)."
Ron Ellis (Trainer) – "Acclamation. We know he can get the mile and a quarter."
Jack Carava (Trainer) – "Tres Borrachos. I'm pulling for Marty Jones."
Eoin Harty (Trainer) – "Don Cavallo. I think (trainer) Roger Attfield
is very cagey and he's come out here with a horse that can win."
Jamie Lloyd (Trainer) – "Setsuko. If Mandella is confident enough to run him, that's good enough for me."
Melody Conlon (Trainer) – "Game On Dude. I think he'll get the distance and I have to root for Chantal Sutherland. Girl power."
Mike Machowsky (Trainer) – "Tres Borrachos. And if I was going to bet an exacta it would be Tres Borrachos to Setsuko."
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Classic Stage Company's revival of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, starring Dianne Wiest and John Turturro, has gotten its second one-week extension and will now run through January 8, 2012. The starry production began performances at CSC's off-Broadway theater on November 16 and opened on December 4, directed by Andrei Belgrader and featuring a translation by John Christopher Jones.
In addition to Wiest as Ranevskaya and Turturro as Lopakhin, The Cherry Orchard features Ken Cheeseman (Pischick), Daniel Davis (Gaev), Alvin Epstein (Fiers), Josh Hamilton (Trofimov), Slate Holmgren (Yasha), Roberta Maxwell (Charlotta), Juliet Rylance (Varya), Michael Urie (Yepikhodov), Elisabeth Waterston (Dunyasha) and Katherine Waterston (Anya).
First presented in 1904 at the Moscow Art Theatre, The Cherry Orchard was Chekhov's final play. This production completes CSC's acclaimed Chekhov Cycle, which included The Seagull (with Wiest and Alan Cumming), Uncle Vanya (with Denis O'Hare, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard) and Three Sisters (with Gyllenhaal, Jessica Hecht, Juliet Rylance and Sarsgaard).
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The Barrow County Board of Education hired a fourth principal this week by promoting Winder-Barrow High School Assistant Principal Al Darby to replace longtime Principal Rob Johnson.
In addition to Darby, school system officials have found new principals for Kennedy, Holsenbeck and County Line elementary schools.
Before school starts next year, Darby will have to rebuild the school's leadership team, after three assistant principals were promoted or retired this year.
While the turnover in Barrow County this year doesn't set any records, it may be a sign of things to come as baby-boomer educators become eligible to retire.
"It was expected eight or 10 years ago, that you'd have just waves of administrators retiring at the same time," Darby said. "We have a lot seasoned educators who came of age and started teaching around the same time, and now they're retiring."
Johnson left the high school to fill an assistant superintendent's position left behind by the retirement of Roy Morgan.
Darby said he'll spend the summer filling the three assistant principal positions that have opened up at Winder-Barrow High School due to retirement and his promotion.
Jean Elam, head of the school's language arts department, is slated to fill one of those slots.
Despite the wave of retirees, the Barrow County School System had no shortage of applicants for the new openings, said Lisa Leighton, school district spokeswoman.
At Holsenbeck Elementary School, Assistant Principal Jackie Robinson has been promoted to principal, and the school board hired Ryan Butcher to serve as principal at Kennedy Elementary School.
The board also hired a young principal from outside of the county to replace County Line Elementary School Principal Larry Johnson, who was scheduled to retire this year.
However, the new principal backed out at the last minute, and Johnson decided to take his old job back.
"I wasn't really ready to retire," Johnson said. "I'm 53. What would I do?"
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|Be Sweet Bambino
70% organic cotton/30% bamboo, 50g/95 yds.
Be SweetBambino is a soft worsted weight cotton blend yarn. The top swatch below is worked on a #7 US needle as the label recommends. To explore this yarn further, I decided to drop down to a #6 US, which produces almost an unnoticeable difference in density, as the middle swatch illustrates. The thick and thin qualities produce a rustic, uneven knit stitch that would lend itself nicely to a casual tunic or cardigan. With all the bright colors available, this would also be perfect for children's garments and accessories.
In my experience, 100% cotton yarns seem to create a stiffer fabric with less memory and have less drape than I would prefer. As it turns out, this yarn is super soft, which I think is due to the addition of the bamboo. Overall, this yarn has a fluffy loft and beautiful drape.
Still not being completely satisfied, I decided to jump down to a #5 US, as shown in the bottom swatch below. I prefer the denser, tighter feel that knitting every row produces. And in my opinion working in garter, or a stitch with a bit more density does the trick.
|Be sweet Bambino swatches worked on a #7 US, #6 US and #5 US needle.
|Rowan Purlife Revive
36% recycled silk/36% recycled cotton/
28% recycled viscose, 125 m/137 yds.
Next up is RowanPurelife Revive. This DK weight yarn slid effortlessly through my fingers, and worked up perfectly on a #6 US as the label recommends.
|Rowan Purelife Revive works up perfectly on a #6 US needles.
I didn't feel the need to continue swatching with a smaller or a larger needle, because Rowan was right on the money with a #6 US, as you can see from my swatch above. The knit stitches were even and of the right density for my taste.
|SWTC Therapi
30% bowlder, (jadeite fiber)/50% wool/
20% silk, 50g/100m.
I found Therapi, a worsted weight yarn by SWTC to have a happy, springy feel, that creates very even stitches. I would recommend a #7 US needle as noted on the label. This yarn is a bit heavier than the two mentioned above, so I think it would be suitable for creating an open work shawl or wrap.
|SWTC Therapi creates even and springy knit stitches on a #7 US needle.


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ABC Dog Training Student Helps Veterans With PTSD Russell Steed is currently enrolled in Animal Behavior College's (ABC) Dog Trainer Program. The U.S. Navy Veteran has embarked on a second career training service dogs and founded a program in his Benton, Arkansas community, I Got Your Six (no affiliation with the national coalition). ABC: What drove your interest in … [Read more...]
ABC Video Celebrates "Love Your Pet Day," February 20
Friday, February 20, is "National Love Your Pet Day." Animal Behavior College has created a special video that celebrates the special relationship we have with our pets and encourages all pet owners to take time everyday to appreciate their pet pals. Even though this is an 'unofficial' holiday, many of us consider our pets a part of the family. With pet ownership continuing … [Read more...]
Animal Behavior College Honors the 2014 Dog Trainer In-Classroom Program Graduates
Animal Behavior College celebrated its third graduation class during a commencement ceremony on June 13 honoring the many achievements of its Dog Trainer In-Classroom Program students. The late morning event took place on the grounds of the school's headquarters located at 25104 Rye Canyon Loop in Mann Biomedical Park, Santa Clarita, Calif. Dressed in royal blue academic … [Read more...]
ABC Celebrates Cats with Cat Training CEP: June is 'Adopt a Shelter Cat Month'
Cats get a bad rap. Undesirable behaviors like avoiding the litterbox, spraying, excessive scratching and other aggressive behaviors leave many owners frustrated and prevents prospective owners from adopting a cat altogether. Interestingly, what most people find surprising is that, like their dog counterparts, cats can be trained. June is "Adopt a Shelter Cat Month" and … [Read more...]
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Brightcove, Surviving the Recession, Seeks New Fortune in Cloud Content
Whatever happened to Brightcove? You know, the Jeremy Allaire company known for developing a Web video-hosting platform and raising lots of money in the mid-to-late 2000s?
Well, for starters, it went public in February with a $55 million IPO. That didn't begin to match the $103 million it had raised from prominent venture investors, including Accel Partners and General Catalyst, but it did help the company get to a healthy $300 million-plus market capitalization.
Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) recently crossed the Charles River, setting up new headquarters in Boston after many years in Cambridge. The move is symbolic of something bigger. The company has also crossed over from being solely focused on Internet video to working with mobile devices and different types of digital content and services, such as apps for brand marketing. Its recent moves suggest it is trying to find new ways to make money by distributing content in the cloud more broadly.
In May, the company announced its first-quarter stats, which included quarterly revenues of $19.9 million (up from $13.1 million during the same period in 2011) and new customers such as Toyota and Starwood Hotels & Resorts (the company has some 4,400 customers in total). Brightcove is not currently profitable, but it flirted with profitability in recent years—2009 in particular—before investing more heavily in international growth and product development.
At the highest level, Brightcove's vision is "to publish and distribute the world's digital media," says Jeff Whatcott, the firm's chief marketing officer. "We believe in the power of the cloud, and we believe that content belongs in the cloud."
That might sound a little nebulous, but let's back up to understand the context. Brightcove started in 2004, led by Allaire, a tech entrepreneur and investor best known for helping create the Flash video format at Macromedia (now part of Adobe). Whatcott, another Macromedia alum, joined the firm in late 2008 after a restructuring that he says got Brightcove "properly set up for success." As Whatcott explains, "The whole world was battening down the hatches. We pared back on some initiatives we had experimented with, focused in on the core, and made staffing changes right before I came in."
It was a tough time for a lot of Web companies. "We continued to grow and succeed through that time frame, with more of a defensive posture, which I think was prudent at the time," Whatcott says. "During the financial crisis, we did have some customers that went out of business. But to offset that, the general trend of video, which was our only business at that time, continued to be strong through the crisis." Indeed, some big newspapers and media companies like the New York Times and Washington Post (noted Brightcove partners) upped their investment in video content, which seemed to help Brightcove's prospects.
Now things are getting more complicated for the business—but that also means there could be more opportunities. Late last year, Brightcove rolled out its second major product line, called App Cloud. This is a cloud-based software platform for customers to develop, deploy, and manage apps for smartphones and tablets. These are not necessarily video-based apps; the software is designed broadly for digital media and content apps. So Brightcove now has some overlap with Urban Airship and Appcelerator—a couple of West Coast startups we have followed in the past—as well as a slew of mobile app development platforms. One question is whether any of these approaches can really make much money.
Whatcott emphasizes that managing digital media in the cloud makes it "easier to distribute, monetize, analyze and measure, share, and protect, and easier to personalize content into the right hands." Brightcove's DNA is in video tech (and it made the leap from Flash to other formats), but its expertise should also apply to other types of content. "We want to provide cloud content services," Whatcott says, and do it "very cost effectively."
So where's the money in all this? Brand marketing, perhaps. A luxury clothing brand, for example, could use Brightcove's app platform to build relationships with its existing customers, through things like sending push notifications (if there's a special event or sale going on), running a location-based ad campaign, or enabling in-store purchases via mobile phones. Or, a TV show could push out an app for fans that has exclusive content or features, say.
That brings up an ongoing debate over the role of the Web versus apps for digital content. Whatcott has some thoughts on that too. "To a large degree it is a moot debate," he says. "It's not either/or, it's both." A brand or TV show is not going to use a downloadable app to reach new customers or fans, he says. It will use its website—perhaps a mobile-optimized website—to draw in new people. "That's what the Web was built for, serendipitous discovery," he says. "The Web will always be supreme there. But once you've made your first purchase with a brand, I think that's an appropriate time for the brand to say, 'We have an app.'"
Where Brightcove is looking to grow, then, is in helping companies manage various kinds of content for a variety of purposes. "Lots of different content can be managed in the cloud. There are lots of different ways to create content experiences. People tend to think about Brightcove as the video company, but we've evolved way beyond that," says Whatcott. "A new category of software is being established—cloud content services. That's the opportunity we see ourselves attacking."
As for the company's immediate future, he says, "customers are growing and revenue is growing."