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The Groupon Frodo Memo
Online coupon company Groupon is looking for massive growth while laying the groundwork for an IPO later this year, according to a leaked memo reported by the WSJ.
The memo, sent by Groupon CEO Andrew Mason to staff in early January, also reveals financial results for last year and grand ambitions for 2011, when Mr. Mason hopes to achieve "billions in revenue."
In the memo, Mason tells staff that Groupon is facing so much competition that he wouldn't blame them for feeling "a little like Frodo climbing Mount Doom."
According to the memo, Groupon had $760 million in revenues in 2010 ($475 million in U.S.), 51 million subscribers, and expanded to 35 countries and 4,150 employees. It's also worth noting that overseas revenues were 12% of the total in the fourth quarter.
The memo also provides a glimpse of Mason's colorful leadership style. Writing about its successes in 2010, he writes:
The earth is super old – thousands of years, some say – and no one has ever done anything like this. You should all exude a borderline-annoying sense of pride in what you've achieved. You should be wearing a big, toothy grin – the kind that makes people want to punch you in the face. No one deserves to be as happy as you are right now.
He then warns his staff against complacency, noting that copy-cats and heavyweights like Google will put enormous resources into taking away its market share.
Not only must we continue to beat the thousands of clones who lifted our idea and began at roughly the same time as we did, but now we must also beat the biggest, smartest technology companies in the world. They are coming HARD. If you feel a little like Frodo climbing Mount Doom, you can't be blamed. Is it hopeless? How can we avoid the fate of the Internet darlings before us – Yahoo, MySpace, Friendster, AOL – that crashed as magnificently as they rose?
He then explained that other companies failed on their own, not because of competition:
Companies don't lose to competitors – they lose to themselves. MySpace lost to itself, not Facebook. MySpace essentially handed Facebook the keys to the castle by devolving into a service that wasn't delighting its customers. For whatever reason, it got stuck. It stopped innovating.
He then distilled his "recipe" for Groupon's ongoing success: make people happy; never be satisfied; don't be boring.
Life is too short to be part of another cookie cutter company. Surprise reminds people that they are alive, that they haven't seen it all. Let's make Groupon the reason that people wake up every day.
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By this time next year, we will either be on our way to becoming one of the great technology brands that define our generation, or a cool idea by people who were out executed and out innovated by others that were smarter and harder working.


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If ever a coach deserved to put his feet up take it easy for one day, it would have to be Buffalo's Reggie Witherspoon.
Having led the Bulls to 59 wins over the last three seasons, and now under contract through 2011-2012, Witherspoon certainly has earned a moment to reflect on the long, hard road taken to get to this point.
When you stop and consider the state of the program when he took over, Witherspoon is justifiably proud of his players and coaching staff.
In 1999-00, Witherspoon inherited NCAA probation and a team ill prepared for the MAC. In short, the program was a mess.
"We did take our lumps," he said. "It seemed like one restriction after another. We suffered some sanctions that aren't often suffered."
And then, after a hopeful 12-win season in 2001-02, the Bulls sank to 5-23 the next year. The lessons learned that year, however, spawned a breakthrough 17-12 campaign in 2004, followed by 23-10 in 2005, and 19-13 last winter. Witherspoon was voted MAC Coach of the Year in 2004.
The atmosphere for UB basketball has changed completely, and Witherspoon is thankful.
"Our students have given us a lot of help," he said, referring to the "Mighty Maniacs" -- decked out in their long-sleeved royal blue T-shirts -- who chant "Reggie" until they're hoarse.
Those faithful students have had more opportunities to flex their vocal chords since Witherspoon got the program rolling. Three first-round home MAC playoff games the last three years have averaged 6,736 fans. Far and away the best draw in a conference that has struggled mightily to market these campus-site tournament games. In 2006-07, all 12 MAC schools will be invited to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Now with a seating capacity of 6,100, Alumni Arena underwent a $2 million facelift in 2004.The renovation included chair-back seating, remodeled bleacher seating, and a resurfacing of the playing floor. A new office suite for both basketball programs was completed as well. The Bulls' average attendance last season (4,280) and in 2004-05 (4,417) ranked third in the MAC.
Witherspoon may have turned in the best coaching effort of his career in 2005-06 when the Bulls raced out to an 11-1 start and received votes in both national polls. That's when MAC play began and the injuries started to mount. Starting forward Parnell Smith (ankle, shoulder), reserve center/forward Vadim Fedotov (knee) and guard Sean Smiley (knee), were lost to the team for big blocks of time.
Despite dropping seven-of-eight games from Jan. 29 until Feb. 22, the resilient Bulls marched on to the MAC Tournament quarterfinals in Cleveland a third straight year. Buffalo lost to eventual champion Kent State for a third time, 76-67, and finished 19-13. Earlier, the Golden Flashes and Bulls had staged a memorable game Feb. 15 at Alumni Arena when Kent won by 111-107 in double overtime.
In that contest, UB had a 13-point lead with 5:30 to play. Seniors Calvin Cage (18.5 ppg) and Roderick Middleton (12.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg) had career highs of 37 and 30 points, respectively, in a losing effort. The third senior lost is forward Mario Jordan (10.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg).
Although he couldn't bring himself to say, "rebuilding," Witherspoon acknowledged the youth and inexperience of this year's squad. The Bulls have graduated so many quality seniors in recent years there is bound to be a dip.
"We'll really be young this season. It's going to be a bigger challenge this year [than it was last year]," he said.


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In the action comedy "Killers," Tom Selleck plays an overprotective father by way of Robert De Niro in "Meet the Parents." So when Ashton Kutcher's suave but secretive Spencer Aimes moves in on his just-divorced daughter, played by Katherine Heigl, expect things to get messy. Real messy. Turns out Spencer moonlights as an international super spy.
Will super cowboy Selleck see any of the action? Will he and @aplusk come to blows?
"Well, I can't say," Selleck, 65, said with a laugh. Could that be sort of an answer in itself? Sounds like father dearest -- known simply as Mr. Kornfeldt in the film -- might be in on the spy game. Hollywood doesn't hire that mustache for nothing, and in this movie, it's married to Catherine O'Hara.
"I can say Kutcher was a real gentleman, hard-working and quite good in this movie," Selleck said. "And I'm not just saying that. It's a tricky part, having to do the comedy and all the action. He was down for it."
Selleck signed on to work with director Robert Luketic, whose credits include "Legally Blonde," "which I really, really enjoyed," the actor said. "I thought the film sounded like a pretty fun concept that would be hard to mess up with this cast."


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I'm christening my new teapot (my SECOND new teapot—a lovely gift from a friend! And here, I had gone out and purchased a new one not two days ago; but there was nothing I could have done, the teapot was already on its way from the US of A by the time I decided to go out and buy a new one to replace my old) with a pot of this, and I find that I just can't seem to oversteep it. No bitterness, none! Lovely and mild, and nice with honey. This is probably my favourite tea that I have on-hand at the moment.
Of course, I'm still waiting for my Series 3 to come in… I expected them TODAY, but instead I came home to a new (to me anyways—it's vintage!) teapot instead! So tomorrow, perhaps. I hope.
But now I've got three lovely teapots (and a fourth with a broken handle; I think I'll fix it anyways with a bit of glue, but I'm sure it will be too fragile for use—sad, sad. It was a present from my late great grandmother). I think I'm on the verge of a full out teapot collection here.
The tea is nice and almost sweet, not bitter at all, although not strong, and the bergamot is just there in the taste (very strong in the smell of the leaves, less so in the smell of the tea). I'm just finishing off my second steep, which is practically no bergamot at all, leaving just a mild tea.
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Americans are addicted to bigness. Combine our obsession with open space with passion for homeownership and you can see why many want to own a roomy house. But this is a moment when Americans come face to face with adjusted expectations. Buddha said that simplicity brings more happiness than complexity, so are we on the brink of a better era?
What will happen if we focus on excellence instead of quantity? Having less could mean that you choose superior products and durability. The query thumps at the heart of one's life philosophy: Do you need four ineffective but cheap table lamps, or one relatively expensive lamp with a general illumination torchére and a halogen task arm included? In the past, people married and acquired furniture for life as an investment. People rarely ditched their pieces just because they were tired of them.
Where and when did this trend of buying for longevity change? When having more became a status symbol or when things were so cheap it was easier to throw them away? Hard to scientifically prove, I witnessed this shift as clients of all financial levels became less interested in caliber and more invested in the style du jour. Bit by bit, the wisdom of spending top dollar on something that consumers recognized might someday no longer please them was questioned. Affordable products flooded the U.S. market from Scandinavia, Mexico, Indonesia and the Orient.
The first rattan products came into the U.S. right after World War II, most famously with the designs of John and Elinor McGuire in 1948. Today original McGuire furniture is considered classic and still holds value, but there are low-priced imitations that end up in landfills. Access to inexpensive knockoffs in all furniture styles began in the 1960s, and for the first time exotic furniture, textiles and household goods were widely available. People bought according to price. As Japan began to make superior electronics, people were much more interested in huge TV sets and sound systems than fine quality furnishings anyway.
To invest in better quality, you need to know what makes it worth more money. Look at how the joints of wood drawers or doors are made; notice how the finish is applied. Look for solid wood edges and corners. Upholstered furniture should be made of hardwood frames, a support system of either the old eight-way hand-tied spring system or the newer webbing or drop-in components. Good cushions are made with an inner foam core and then wrapped with an envelope of either Dacron, synthetic down fill or real duck and goose feathers. Fabric will vary widely in price. Notice the stitching on a piece, and the way textile patterns match. A significant problem in the furniture industry today is that venerable American furniture companies have moved production or parts of production to China, where control of wood finishes is dismal.
So what's a person supposed to do with shrinking resources, offshore production and rising prices? Learn the differences. through simply observation, between junk and good things so that you are prepared to find great deals. Can you see a difference between a thin cotton fabric and a heavier woven fabric that will make it more durable and worth the extra cost?
Decide where to spend more money. If you have little kids, perhaps you don't want to invest in the higher-price fabric while they are still growing and prone to accidents. Maybe a better wood piece is a wiser investment. Avoid the highest-price goods and strive to acquire the midpoint that is above-average quality. Consider prolonged existence in terms of sturdiness and enduring style.
To save money, don't be afraid to hunt through consignment stores, where you can pick up original framed art, lamps, wood case goods and area rugs. I am a little squeamish about sitting on someone else's upholstered pieces, but you can always re-cover the items with fresh fabric.


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A gleaming silver moon shone high up in the night sky as waves of anxious, curiosity-driven people flooded into and--when no more could fit inside--in front of the artist's loft. Those who had arrived earliest, the artist's close friends and chief appreciators, had found a spot for themselves in his small crowded studio; they watched him closely and were filled with joy and awe as he came nearer and nearer to finishing his masterpiece, a work of art that was rumored would be, upon its completion, peerless in beauty and absolute in its perfection. It was said that prior to starting the piece, the artist had been visited by an angel, and the angel did nothing but slowly move its hand to the artist's forehead, lightly pressing its center with two glowing, divine fingers.
With each stroke of the artist's brush, the anxiety and jubilation of the spectators multiplied; with each stroke the picture came closer and closer to completion. As he stood there, as he stood before the picture that was becoming his magnum opus right before his eyes, he wore a silent, expressionless face. The people who were able to see his face referred to it as serene, calm, stoic, or knowing. With each stroke, with each new color or impression added to the piece, various and powerful reactions were drawn from the crowd. People gasped at times. People whispered unknown praises or compliments or questions. People wore excited expressions on their faces, sometimes beaming with glee, sometimes downcast and sad, and at times, agitated by some inexplicable, overpowering feeling that seemed to emanate from the art. Each movement of the artist's hand seemed to reveal some new profundity, some new wisdom that the people around him had been ignorant of, as if a simple, invisible truth had been in front of them their whole lives, only made visible by the artist's brush. Each flick of his wrist, each new color or accentuation or flourish, brought the spectators closer and closer to understanding just what it was they were looking at, while at the same time, served to raise more questions in their minds, distancing them ever further from the miracle they were witnessing.
Suddenly a woman, one of the artist's friends that was standing close to him (it could be said she was standing the closest to him out of everybody), let out a piercing, harrowing scream, collapsing to the floor; just a moment ago she was standing up resolutely, completely fixated on and entranced by the image on which her eyes had been feasting. There she lay untouched; no member of the crowd even thought for a second to help her, and in turn, lose their spot. As if savoring the phenomenon he appeared to be the master of, the artist began to slow his pace. Each stroke of the brush rippled across the canvas in a luxurious, angelic display of human beauty and finesse at its apex, the apex which just faintly touched the realm and essence of the divine. It was during this time, this mind-numbing climax of artistic expression, that the artist suddenly stopped painting and, brush in hand, walked over and out onto the balcony adjoined to and outside of his studio. Those inside held their breath. This was part of his plan, part of his genius; it must have been. Those outside, finally granted their communal wish to see the artist, simply did not know how to react. At first they were overjoyed; but soon they realized that this meant he had either finished the painting or, for reasons no one could even begin to understand, had stopped working on it, leaving it incomplete.
The artist said nothing. He gave no indication nor professed any reasoning for his abrupt course of action. Instead, he gazed up longingly at a gleaming, silver moon that shone high in the night sky. For the first time during his entire painting of the picture, he began to outwardly display some emotion. As he looked toward the heavens, an intense longing showed on his face, a single glance that seemed to capture the plight of all humanity. It was as if all the motives and desires, all the ambitions and ideals, and all the intentions and motivations that ever were over the course of history were all reflected at once, in his one, perfectly balanced, singular glance. Having come to the limits of the human understanding of beauty and meaning, he had suddenly, in a moment known only to him, crossed over and understood it all, knew some great secret that everyone, all the people around him and all the people all over the world were consciously or unconsciously searching for. This glance of his broke out into a small child-like smile. Humbled by something larger than he, a slim stream of tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks. He had been touched. In the darkness of the night, he began to radiant faintly.
The crowds however, both inside and outside his loft, couldn't make out what the artist was doing, and more importantly, couldn't feel what he was feeling. They began to talk amongst themselves a nervous sort of talk. What if the artist has lost inspiration? What if he has given up? Could he have become frustrated with himself? Perhaps he has grown tired; yes, that's it, he's just tired. No! No, he isn't tired at all, that sly artist. He's thinks it's all a joke! He's playing a trick on us! He'll never finish the painting! He never intended to in the first place!
The crowds grew louder and angrier, shouting at the artist, first with questions, then with declarative insults. Frenzy soon enveloped them all; the collective anxiety of the mobs was too much and it was now boiling over. There was no voice of reason. There was nothing that could save them from themselves. The mob outside the loft, which had for some time occupied the entirety of the town square, became madly violent. Possessed with an inexplicable fury and sense of brutality, they all turned on one another and began to fight savagely. Storefronts were broken into and several fires had started. Wails of rage, of envy, and of sorrow came from the mob; these screams combined to form one chaotic bellow of truly demonic proportions. Not one among them ran for shelter nor remained passive. Everyone in the mob was destroying something; everyone was infected with a disease for which there was no cure, save death itself.
The people inside the loft formed a much smaller mob. Their destruction was contained within the building, but they still ravaged and raged as best they could. Many people were pushed down and subsequently stepped on. A few very unfortunate souls fell down onto the steps in the artist's apartment; their bodies soon became indistinguishable as people flooded up and down the stairs, tearing them up like confetti. The items within the loft were all smashed up as well. They too were rendered indistinguishable by the chaos of the mob. It wasn't long before the painting that everybody in their rage had seemed to forget about, fell to floor. Its meaning, its very presence had been lost among the pandemonium that surrounded it. Torn to shreds by the stampede of uncaring feet, the painting was lost, gone as if it never was.
Through all of this the artist was still looking up at the sky; it was there that his attention had remained the entire time. Suddenly he brought his head and his thoughts back down to Earth. He wore the same small, humbled, and child-like smile as he turned around and walked calmly back into his studio. Content with itself, the mob didn't notice his return. The artist saw the devastation and ruin that was taking place in front of him, and at the same time, outside his loft, all around him. He saw, or rather didn't see his painting that had been destroyed, and he began to laugh to himself. His laugh grew louder and louder and by some way that no survivor of the incident can explain, eventually drowned out the roar of the crowd. This caught the mob's attention and for a brief moment they were sobered by the artist's laugh, which now sounded more like some sort of inhuman cackle of a seraphim pitch. This time it was the inside crowd's turn to not know how to react.
Their stillness and sobriety did not last long however, as the mob outside began to push itself inside the apartment. Jostled by the fresh waves of bodies squeezing to move, pushing each other inch by inch up the stairs, the temporarily quieted crowd mingled with the mob from outside. They became one; two dangerous and until then separate hive-minds formed the inevitable, ultimate climax of the ongoing disaster. Like a long, panicked hand reaching into a tight spot to retrieve something of the utmost importance, the mob surrounded the artist in a flash and picked him up, carrying him outside his loft and into the center of the village square, the heart of that dark, squirming mass of inhumanity. Although his voice had been drowned out, those close enough could see his face convulsing, his mouth wide open with crazed, manic merriment. As the crowd tore the artist limb from limb, they say he was still roaring with laughter.
BIO: Steven Berkowitz is currently studying Anthropology at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His voracious appetite for literature keeps him reading, which in turn, inspires him to write. His favorite writers are Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, Joseph Conrad, and Herman Hesse. While he mostly writes short stories, he aspires to create longer and longer works of prose, eventually novels.


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Skier Julia Mancuso of US regains confidence
ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria -- American Julia Mancuso finally is confident on skis again, with the Sochi Olympics only four weeks away.
Leaving behind personal and equipment troubles that spoiled the first half of her season, the 2010 silver medalist finished 13th Saturday in a World Cup downhill for her best performance of the season.
But it wasn't the moderate result that made Mancuso smile.
"It's important to get a good result but it's most important to feel good," Mancuso told The Associated Press. "For me, personally, getting a podium is not as important as feeling super comfortable on my skiing."
Mancuso looked focused and aggressive as she attacked the 3-kilometer Kaelberloch, one of the most challenging courses on the women's circuit with a steep start section, some huge jumps and several sharp turns.
Judged by split times, Mancuso would probably have finished around fifth if it wasn't for a severe error that slowed her near the end of her run.
"I knew I was having an OK run," she said. "I still didn't know how my time was going to be but I felt a lot better. I had a mistake at the bottom and you never know how much a mistake costs."
The main result for Mancuso, though, was feeling well again, finally.
"I have the feeling I want to do it again now. I want to be fast," Mancuso said. "I am psyched that I can be feeling like that because it's been a couple of months that I haven't had a feeling like that."
U.S. women's head coach Alex Hoedlmoser said: "I saw quite a bit of the old Julia today and that makes me happy. Her skiing was there, she was dynamic, she was also pushing the line a little bit, she was racing. I really liked what I saw."
Mancuso's best run of the season came one day after an accident involving younger sister Sara, who was visiting Julia in the Austrian ski resort but was hospitalized after compressing two vertebrae in a ski crash.
"She is doing good," Mancuso said. "She has small fractures. She'll be OK so that's the best part. She doesn't need surgery. (Regarding) my race preparation, I was able to do everything that I needed to get done but being at the hospital for six hours doesn't help."
Hoedlmoser praised Mancuso for performing well the day after her sister's mishap.
"She's really close to her sister," Hoedlmoser said. "Just to be able to sort that out and leave that behind, that shows me that she's still the old Julia and she is going to be ready for the Olympics."
With Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn out for the season and missing Sochi because of a right knee injury, Mancuso is the U.S. team's main medal hope in the speed events.
Already the most decorated American female skier at major championships, Mancuso is eager to add more silverware to her eight medals.
"It's pretty good that it's four weeks away and everything is getting better," Mancuso said. "I am feeling good about myself. My goal of winning medals is still there. That's all I am really thinking about, just getting myself prepared."
Mancuso is coming off a tough time, which included the split-up with her long-term boyfriend, Norway's skiing great Aksel Lund Svindal, in September and persistent equipment troubles since the World Cup season started in October.
"I've been having some equipment issues that kind of surprised me because the summer training was going really well, I was skiing really fast," said Mancuso.
Due to personal changes at her supplier Head, Mancuso had to work on her material with different technicians. She got lots of equipment to test and to choose from, but that made it only more difficult for her.
"It's easier when things are simple," said Mancuso, who returned from her mid-season break back home to compete in Austria. "It was really nice to go home and work with my trainer at home."
This weekend, Mancuso finally discovered the gear she wants to take to Sochi.
"I raced a different boot every downhill until today," Mancuso said. "Being really confident about my equipment, that is the biggest thing. (This race) really helps my decision, to pick something and stay with it. It's four weeks now so there's no time for changing things."
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Middle-infield battle may go down to wire
Middle-infield battle may go down to wire
All three of the potential middle infielders bring a different mix of tools. Wimberly and Ciriaco would both add a speed option on the bench, while Rodriguez seems to have the most offensive potential of the group. Ciriaco is the most polished defensively, and his ability to handle the shortstop position has so far been the separator.
As a Rule 5 Draft pick, Rodriguez must be offered back to Cleveland if the Bucs don't add him to the 25-man roster by the time the season opens. The Pirates have carried their Rule 5 player on the Opening Day roster in each of the last three seasons. Pittsburgh's other option -- and one the club is seriously considering -- is to work out a trade with the Indians so that Rodriguez can remain in the organization without having to take up a big league roster spot.
Wimberly has fared much better at the plate recently, after starting off hitless in his first 13 at-bats. However, the 27-year-old has struggled defensively at short, and that remains a concern. He has also drawn six walks and swiped three bases. Wimberly's ability to play center field is a plus, though the Pirates' focus is finding a defensively-strong shortstop.
"That was the question that Wimberly had to answer," general manager Neal Huntington said. "We still have time to answer that question."


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Final Fantasy IV Now Available for Android OS Users
A new version of "Final Fantasy IV" is now available for Android OS users.
The 3D port of the hit 1991 role playing game can now be found in the Google Play store and purchased for $15.99. The title was re-released by Square-Enix for the Android platform this week.
Developers stated that this version is a complete 3D remake that incorporates voice acting for important scenes. It also features selectable levels of difficulty along with a new mapping feature and an empty dungeons map. Those who purchase the game will also have full access to its soundtrack as a new feature known as jukebox will allow them to listen to any of the tracks at any time.
The port of "Final Fantasy IV" is compatible with Android builds 2.3.3 and up. Older devices shouldn't stop users from enjoying the remake of this classic role player.
This release also brings the company one step closer to porting the two most popular Final Fantasy titles to the smartphone, which are "Final Fantasy VI" and "Final Fantasy VII." Users can play these popular titles with the help of emulators and BIOS, however, official versions would bring a lot of revenue to both Google and Square-Enix.
"Final Fantasy VI," originally released as "Final Fantasy III" in the U.S., is widely regarded as the best game in the series, which spans from the original version to "Final Fantasy XIV" which launched in 2010. "Final Fanstasy VII" is also regarded as the greatest game in the series and was the first to feature a full 3D world. It was originally released for the PlayStation console in 1997.


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Genre: Crime
Premise: From drug charges to domestic violence cases to kidnappings, ``First Week In'' presents a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of inmates and the processes leading up to their incarceration. Cameras capture their every move during their ``first week in,'' and viewers witness how the inmates cope with their environments, desperately contemplate ways to leave and post bail, and, at times, vow to change their lives for the better. The show focuses on those who have been jailed for the first time, and who inevitably must interact with and perhaps even confront violent offenders.


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The Biggest, Baddest Drum Reverb Sound Ever
[Originally posted as a daily tip on the SONAR forums and reposted for viewers here on the blog.]
by Craig Anderton
You want big-sounding drums? Want your metal drum tracks to sound like the Drums of Doom? Keep reading. This technique transposes a copy of the reverb and pans the two reverb tracks oppositely. It works best with unpitched sounds like percussion.
1. Insert a reverb send.
Insert a send in your drum track, then insert your reverb of choice in the Send bus.


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Devolution of policing legislation 'moving too fast'
The Government has been accused of pushing through legislation that will finalise the handover of powers for policing and justice to Northern Ireland.
Laws that will allow the completion of devolution will be introduced on February 23 when MPs return from recess and will be debated on March 4. It is expected it will |complete the parliamentary process on that day.
Critics claim the legislation, which includes the model for the justice department, is being forced through parliament too quickly. Labour MP Andrew Mackinlay told Commons Leader Harriet Harman it was an abuse of the House to try to rush it.
"This goes to the heart of policing in Northern Ireland," he said. "It is a major piece of legislation. I really do protest that we should push this through all at once."
But the Government, which wants the legislation in place to allow the transfer as soon as the Assembly requests the power, insists MPs will have more than a week to consider the Bill's details before it reaches the debate stages. It also points out that it is a technical Bill as the principles of handing over responsibility have already been agreed.
Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said: "We gave a commitment at St Andrews to ensure when the parties were ready to complete devolution with the transfer of policing and criminal justice, the legislation would be in place."
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The wife of a disgruntled former justice of the peace confessed to her role in a revenge plot to kill the Kaufman County district attorney, his wife and a top assistant and gave authorities intimate details of the case, including that her husband, Eric Williams, shot them to death, authorities said Wednesday.
"I don't think anyone could've written a novel that would play out like this story has done," said Kaufman County Judge Bruce Wood.
Williams, 46, was already in jail on a terroristic threat charge and was expected to be charged Thursday with capital murder in the slayings of Mike McLelland, 63, and Cynthia McLelland, 65, over Easter weekend and Mark Hasse, 57, in January.
On Wednesday, Eric Williams' wife of 15 years, Kim Lene Williams, also 46, was charged with one count of capital murder. She was being held in the Kaufman County Jail in lieu of $10 million bail.
Cathy Spurlock, a close friend of the McLellands, said her reaction to Kim Williams' arrest was "shock, and then there's shock."
"I guess we all had our hearts set on it being someone outside the community," said Spurlock, the owner of 2 Sisters Quilt Shoppe in Kaufman. "It's very disturbing to know that someone within the community could do something this horrific."
Leah Phillips, Cynthia McLelland's best friend, said she was pleased with the arrest but still in a wait-and-see mode.
"It doesn't help in the grief process that much because it doesn't bring Mike and Cynthia back," she said, "but it does make us feel a little better."
The arrest of Kim Williams came after a massive search Friday of the Williamses' Kaufman home and the nearby home of Kim Williams' parents.
Police found binoculars in a bedroom of the in-laws' home. That bedroom has a window with a direct line of sight to the joint command center where investigators have been working on the case.
The search of the Williamses' home led authorities to a unit at Gibson Self Storage in Seagoville that had been rented by someone else on Eric Williams' behalf.
Arsenal found
Inside unit 18, authorities found an arsenal. Large amounts of ammunition of various types and dozens of weapons, from a derringer to larger pistols to assault rifles, were confiscated.
Some of the pistols could be the same caliber as the one used to gun down Hasse in broad daylight as he walked to the Kaufman County Courthouse on Jan. 31.
And some of the assault rifles and ammunition were similar to what authorities said were used to kill the McLellands in their home near Forney early on March 30.
Authorities also found an incendiary device in the storage unit.
Records indicate that authorities thoroughly searched a Crown Victoria found there for forensic evidence. A neighbor's surveillance video had captured a similar car entering and leaving the McLellands' neighborhood the morning they were killed.
Police gear
The storage unit also contained a machete and police-related items including law enforcement shirts and jackets, a black bag containing a baton, a Taser, a radio, a black sheriff's vest and a Kaufman County deputy chief patrol badge. Williams at one time was a reserve deputy for the sheriff's office.
He was arrested early Saturday after a search of his personal computer provided evidence that he was behind an anonymous email sent to county officials the day after the McLellands' bodies were discovered, law enforcement sources have said. The email threatened another attack if as yet undisclosed demands were not met.
Williams has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence. He is being held on $3 million bail.
Williams' friction with Mike McLelland goes back to at least the 2006 election, in which Williams supported McLelland's opponent, Rick Harrison. Last year, McLelland and Hasse successfully prosecuted Williams in a theft and burglary case that resulted in Williams' removal from his justice of the peace post and the loss of his law license.
Despite McLelland's and Hasse's pleas that he receive the maximum two-year prison sentence, a judge gave Williams probation for stealing three county-owned computer monitors. The case left the Williamses in dire financial straits.
"This incident has become a tragic misunderstanding that has taken my livelihood and reputation," Eric Williams wrote in a court document.
"The computer monitors, we could afford to buy them," Kim Williams said recently in a brief interview with The Dallas Morning News.
Eric Williams also faces a charge related to alleged misuse of funds for the county law library.
Detailed account
Although the legal wording of Kim Williams' arrest warrant states that she did "intentionally and knowingly cause the death of" the McLellands and Hasse by shooting them, the same document reflects what she told investigators — that it was her husband who pulled the trigger.
"Kim Williams described in detail her role along with that of her husband, Eric Williams whom she reported to have shot to death Mark Hasse on January 31, 2013 and Michael and Cynthia McLelland on March 30, 2013," the warrant states. "During the interview, the defendant gave details of both offenses which had not been made public."
'Very laid back'
Michelle Stephens, who has rented a house from Eric Williams for more than 10 years, said she has difficulty believing he is a killer.
"Even with all the evidence they're showing on TV and stuff, I really don't see him as being guilty or the kind of person that would be involved in something like this," Stephens said.
"He's always been very, very helpful, very laid back," she said. "When I was late on some payments, he helped me. … The side of him I know, never in a million years would I believe it unless I saw it myself."
Regina Fogarty, who worked as Williams' chief clerk when he was JP, said the arrest of Kim Williams caught her off guard.
'It's crazy'
"It's crazy. I don't even know what to think," Fogarty said. "Like I say, I'm just totally surprised."
But Eva Davis, whose former boss lives in the Williamses' neighborhood, said that "in the back of my mind, I thought she might be involved."
Pleased but cautious
Many Kaufman residents were pleased about the arrests but cautious.
Tonya Ratcliff, Kaufman County tax assessor and collector and a close friend of the McLellands, said people were happy that the case may be solved. "I hope we're on the right track and we've caught the right people," she said.
The Rev. Keith Head, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Terrell, was the McLellands' pastor. He said he was glad to hear of the charge against Kim Williams and wondered when — or if — charges against her husband would be upgraded. But like many others in Kaufman County, he said he wants authorities to proceed carefully.
"This is what we need: to get a confession of some sort," he said. "We just don't want this to get messed up in some way that this turns out to be a false alarm."
"We're just reserved," Head said, "because we've heard everything from the Aryan Brotherhood to terrorists, and it turns out it's just a couple that lives in the community.
'A shock a day'
"That is unbelievable, but we've seen stranger things happen. In the Oklahoma City bombing case, who would have thought it would have been a veteran?"
Wood, the county judge, said he was amazed at all the twists and turns in the case.
"It's just been a shock a day almost, especially over the last few days," he said. "The whole thing has been one shock after another."
Freelance writer Jana J. Pruett contributed to this report.
Authorities have scheduled a news conference for 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Kaufman to discuss the latest developments. Representatives of the FBI, Kaufman County sheriff's office and Texas Department of Public Safety will participate.


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Savor flavors past – at Beach Eats!
Last week I was pleased to conduct an informal tour through the Rehoboth Beach Museum's new exhibit, Beach Eats! That's the good news. The bad news is that the tour was for the members of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society; it was a shining (if not humbling) example of the tourons knowing more than the guide. In spite of the attendees' polite attention to my babbling about stuff they probably already knew, I was actually able to get in a few new stories of my own. Do you love Rehoboth Beach? Have you exhibited the ability to eat? If you answered "yes" to those questions, then I urge you to drop by the museum and dig in to a heaping plateful of memories.
Relive the surreptitious sniffing of the mimeograph ink on the menus at the Avenue Restaurant. Or dining at Bob Ching's (before Fran O'Brien's, Third Edition, 59 Lake and Stingray). Or late nights listening to music at Terry Plowman's Front Page from April '84 'til Halloween '93 (after Dr. John's, but before Iguana Grill).
Munch your way through memory lane by digesting archived pages from the Cape Gazette's popular Cape Cuisine section (each in its own menu-style jacket). Promotional articles about Fusion (before either of the Salt Airs), the Crab Barn out on the highway, Sir Guy's (before Fins), the Sea Horse (Chef Mike Clampitt now cooks at Baywood Greens), Joanne and Charlie Hopkins' Sir Boyce's, Ground Zero and Celsius (where Henlopen City Oyster House now resides) are just a few of the tidbits that will keep you devouring these pages. Even the little ads bring back memories: The Lamp Post, The Corner Cupboard, Manos, Boomers, Potpourri and Twig's, just to name a few.
Several of the exhibits stand out not only for their content, but for the emotions they evoke. Marcia and Richie Shihadeh's legendary falafel and hummus are now just appetizing recollections of the Camel's Hump, sadly shuttered after Marcia's untimely passing. Sydney Arzt was so frustrated with her isolated, wilderness location - the ocean block of Wilmington Avenue - that she changed the name of her American Pie bakery to the Side Street Café. She went on to open her fabled jazz nightclub just a few blocks west (where Pig & Fish is now). She was also a prime mover in the creation of the Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival.
Museum director Nancy Alexander and project coordinator Barb Smith have sprinkled all sorts of tasty morsels throughout the exhibit. How can you chew through another day without knowing the history of salt water taffy? Or learning the secret behind Thrasher's signature fries - darkly delicious on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside? Denizens of Rehoboth Avenue's ocean block will thrill to the "Have You Had Your Potatoes Today" sign snatched from the attic of … nope, I'm not telling you. You have to go.
I was pleased to see a record album on display from my old friend Sammy Ferro, aka Mr. Rehoboth. This former Washingtonian kept the music playing at the Henlopen Hotel until his passing in November 2001. Other Boardwalk memories include items from the convent that contained a restaurant (mum's the word - another reason to visit the museum!); the landmark Belhaven Hotel on the south side corner of the Avenue and the Boardwalk, and of course, the Pink Pony.
For those of you who just landed here in Rehoboth Beach, the museum is just west of the circle, next to the Visitors' Center and the Chamber of Commerce. Admission is free, but there's a nice big tip jar where you can show your appreciation for the incredible effort and generosity that went into cooking up this scrumptious retrospective.
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Sunday, 24 June 2012
teachers` thank you cards - finished!
The weekend is not even over and I have all five thank you cards finished for Gregory`s teachers and the driver... Is that efficient or what? I`m well-chuffed, especially that it means now I can get back to my other stitching/knitting :)))
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
bear madness continued
This week Gregory is in "cops and robbers" mode and gave me the orders to make these outfits for his teddies. So far my task was easy - wish me luck with the policeman uniforms...!
Thursday, 14 June 2012
La Scapigliata update
The past week or so I haven`t had much time to stitch: Gregory`s turned 7 this Monday, so last weekend was about the family celebration, then on Monday they had some birthday cake in the school, plus I`m fighting a serious addiction to Bejewelled at the moment... but yesterday I managed to squeeze in a whole day`s worth of stitching, so my lady now has a neck!
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
La Scapigliata on 6 June 2012
Since it`s almost midnight, this is just a quick photo update from bloodshot-eyed yours truly, who today swapped her knitting needles for her tapestry needles for a change (a sure sign of my exhaustion is when I start to talk about myself in the 3rd person). So here`s the photo, which I`ll try to put in the middle this time (just like last time, but Blogger seems to have a mind of its own - yup, I`ve just checked the preview and the picture`s on the left again... why? Oh, this is even better: checked it again and now the pic`s in the middle but it divides the paragraph! Grrrr! When will this stupid man-made computer stop trying to think FOR me?!? And by the time I finished typing this little rant of mine, it pushed the photo to the right! Aaaah, I give up... better go to bed anyway). So here`s the photo:
Monday, 4 June 2012
apple with toothpick
Just a quick post to show how much DPNs do NOT intimidate me any more: I started to knit a wee green apple with toothpicks! I`m using two strands of embroidery (or crochet???) thread and it`s pretty slow going, not only because it`s fiddly to work with toothpicks (plus they don`t slide) but also because they`re so short, they dig into the fleshy bit under my right thumb so I have to take regular breaks. Yes, I know (or at least I think) that there are proper DPNs this size but I`m all for using whatever I can find around the house. Another topic: last Friday we, parents were invited to the kids` Jubilee Garden Party at school. They were so sweet, singing their little songs while covered in Union Jacks, plus I finally had the chance to meet all the other parents, and quickly discuss the details of next Saturday`s Jumble Sale. Since Gregory took the stegosaurus to school the other day for Show & Tell, word has started to spread that I can knit a dinosaur, so I decided that I`d make another one as a raffle prize (I can`t really take anything else: as I explained it to the mum organising the event, by the time my son`s finished with his "unwanted" toys/books/clothes, they`re usually pretty useless and only good for the bin). Anyway, so here`s the other steg I knitted for the sale:
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DN-S1200 can support external USB mass storage class devices. Connect a iPod®, Thumb Drive and large Hard Drives for easy access to small or extensive MP3/WAV libraries up to 50,000 files. Plug devices into the DN-S1200 to get powerful on-board features such as, Instant Start, Seamless Looping, Scratching and easy File Searching to name a few.
The DN-S1200 is also designed to interface and control a variety of popular Audio/Video DJ software applications that support USB MIDI interface, either by user custom mapping or direct native support by the software vendor. *Supported Platforms: Mac OSX 10.4 or Higher, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista.
The DN-S1200 encompasses its own internal power supply to achieve the highest electrical specifications, resulting in the best possible performance. It features industry leading Burr Brown (a product of TI) 24-bit DAC processing for superior output audio fidelity. USB Audio interface includes 2-Channel Stereo output pair, 44.1kHz sampling range and low latency ASIO / OSX Core Audio support. *ASIO Driver included on installation CD-ROM.
The 110mm JOG Disc is constructed with an ultra high-resolution pulse and touch sensor mechanism to accurately reproduce the most subtle or swift scratching movements made by the hand. The Jog Disc can perform other vital functions too such as, pitch bending, scanning, file searching and dry/wet control for effects.
Three types of global USB keyboards are supported (Qwerty, Qwertz, Azerty) in nine native languages for simplified song search of; Artist, Album, Title, Genre, Year, BPM, File Name and Folder. Shortcut keys are also assigned to perform various functions. A keyboard can be shared in a 2-deck configuration by the D-Link connection as well.
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- 4 on-board effects, including Echo Loop
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India To Build Biometric Database
I can't believe this, those idiots in India are falling for it.
The Indian government, in India, are about to scan over 2 billion irises in an enormous task to have her people tagged in their massive new biometric database. The masters of the state in India claim the benefits of a less corrupt government far outweigh any remedial privacy concerns caused by so much personal data of private citizens being stored in the trusting hands of government.
They are going to have to gather over 12 billion fingerprints and over 2 billion eyescans. What if they all farted simultaneously?
Justifying The Mark of The Beast
The justification for this over reaching monstrosity of government godliness is to expand and assist the welfare state in India.
That's all we have to do? Have a hunger crisis and the sheeple will line up to be registered into the guhment database? Its like counting pigs. After all, the whole point of counting them is to feed em right?
They're puttin' it all on the computer!
Biometric gathering is the new in thing in India as the numskull citizenry are all lining up to receive this mark so they can participate in society. The implication is they can participate in society after they get their unique 12 digit ID number.
They aren't necessarily being chipped per se, but its the same thing. They're just getting their socialism security numbers like we got here in America.
Unless China or the USA has beat them to the punch, India is about to have the world largest slave-human database.
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SourceTech411 published a great post on wireless sensor networks for industrial automation. Digi has created many end-to-end solutions for the industries SourceTech mentions below. These solutions have saved time and money by creating operational efficiencies and, in many cases, the solutions create new revenue streams all together. SourceTech's post is a great overview or introduction to the industrial internet.
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for industrial automation and applications are becoming more prevalent in most industrial industry segments.
Mature industries such as Refineries (Oil and Gas), Water (Waste Treatment and Delivery) and Energy (Electrical Generation, Natural Gas Distribution) have migrated from wired to wireless sensor networks over the past decades to take advantage of the cost benefits and infrastructure advancements. New industries in Healthcare, Hospitals and Green Energy are implementing wireless sensor networks and arrays in novel applications.
Digi International is unique in the list above in that they provide a complete end-to-end solution which includes the nodes, wireless transceivers, routers and gateways, and a cloud service to monitor the wireless sensor network. They can also incorporate sensors and nodes from other vendors to create a completely inter-operable system.
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Equipment malfunction causes US Airways plane to return to BDLPosted: Updated:
A plane has landed safely at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks after an equipment malfunction occurred, which caused the pilot to turn the plane around, according to airport officials.
According to officials from BDL, US Airways flight 3518 left Windsor Locks around 11:27 a.m. and was en route to Pittsburgh when the malfunction happened about 20 minutes later.
The plane immediately turned around and returned to the airport where it landed safely.
Passengers were told that the reason for the turnaround was the "indication of a fire." However, officials said there was no panic onboard and smoke was never smelled.
Upon arrival, passengers were greeted by firefighters, but they did not need to spray down the plane, officials said.
Passengers were booked onto other flights after the incident.
There are no signs that a fire ever occurred on the plane, but officials are still investigating the incident.
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Located in the center of Chiang Mai, the second largest city in Thailand and only 10 minutes from the airport. Mercure Chiang Mai offers you comfortable rooms with free WIFI for your business and leisure stay. Book conferences, seminars and social events for up to 600 people with parking available. Our restaurant and bars will tempt you with a range of delicious dishes and a relaxing atmosphere. Supermarket and banks are available next door.
All services of the hotel, at a glance:
- Planet 21 Silver
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Number of car spaces: 85
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From left, Guggenheim curators Maria Nicanor and David van der Leer, architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-Wow, and graphic designers Sulki Choi and Min Choi of Sulki & Min at today's press conference announcing the BMW Guggenheim Lab (Photo: UnBeige)
It's official: the Guggenheim is taking its curatorial program on the road. In what Richard Armstrong, director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, described at this morning's press conference in New York City as "one of the most exciting projects the Guggenheim has ever undertaken," the museum has partnered with BMW to launch a global initiative that will bring "labs" that are part architectural installation, part think tank, and part event hub to nine cities around the world over the next six years. "The BMW Guggenheim Lab is the largest and most ambitious cultural collaboration in the history of our company," said Frank-Peter Arndt, member of BMW's board of management. "It will develop solutions and concepts for cities of the future."
Conceived as a vast and deliberately open-ended R & D project, the program will consist of three globe-hopping mobile structures, each with its own distinct theme, architecture, and graphic identity. The first 5,000-square-foot BMW Guggenheim Lab will be designed by Tokyo-based architecture firm Atelier Bow-Wow, which David van der Leer, co-curator of the project, praised for its "very witty way of dealing with everyday design challenges." The Seoul-based firm of Sulki & Min will create the graphic identity of the first lab. It will be installed late next summer in North America, where it will present its programming (site-specific workshops, public discussions, performances) through the fall before moving on to cities in Europe and Asia. The structure will also present the responses of the BMW Guggenheim Lab Team (four early- to mid-career professionals identified as emerging leaders in their fields) to the first theme: "Confronting Comfort: The City and You." At the conclusion of each structure's three-year world tour, it will be the focus of an exhibition at the Guggenheim in New York City.
Many details remain sketchy, but here's a handy diagram of how the first cycle will go and (posted below) a video explaining the project.
Originally produced for YouTube.com and Guggenheim.org. Directed by Thomas Piper and Charles Marquardt. © 2010 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Used by permission.


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IF you can't speak English, please don't apply.
That's the stipulation listed in an advertisement for the Adelaide United head coaching position which was mistakenly released on the A-League website yesterday.
The Reds want applicants to have a "good knowledge of the English language'' in a move which could rule out a host of foreign coaches.
In another red-faced moment for the club, it appears the advert was displayed on the website by mistake.
Click here to read the ad in full
It was removed immediately after chairman Greg Griffin was made aware of it by The Advertiser.
He refused to discuss its contents.
"It's an entirely unauthorised act so I will not spend one second defending the content,'' Griffin said.
"The ad should never have been placed. It was placed in error. I've spoken to the FFA. The ad and the article were pulled immediately.''
The embarrassing situation goes against a club decision to put the coaching issue on the backburner - at least publicly - until the end of the season.
"We do not want any distractions,'' Griffin said.
"All we want is for this squad and the coaching group to go about their business and get the best possible result for Adelaide.
"As such, any unnecessary distractions such as advertisements, and speculation, are not required.''
But Griffin's message appears to be a bluff, given the advertisement said applications for the position close on March 15.
This is more than a fortnight before the end of the minor round.
The need to speak English was fourth on a list of six prerequisites, ahead of the requirement of holding a FIFA ``A'' Level coaching licence.
It remains unclear whether the Reds want an English-speaking leader because of the trouble former Dutch-born coach Rini Coolen sometimes had communicating during his short tenure.
He often struggled to get his point across in public settings, but defender Nigel Boogaard said it was never an issue in the dressing rooms.
"I don't think it's an issue to be honest with you. I think you can understand enough of what they're trying to convey to everyone,'' Boogaard said.
"No matter where you travel around the world, you can always get the message across.''
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WASHINGTON -- As if reading from the same text with the names reversed, Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush swapped charges Thursday of squandering the nation's hard-won budget surpluses and putting prosperity at risk.
''Forty days from now, prosperity itself will be on the ballot,'' Gore said. He pitched debt reduction as his economic priority and characterized Bush's plans as a ''massive tax on America's potential.''
Bush answered from Wisconsin, challenging Gore to forswear tax increases to shore up Social Security and describing him as a man no longer in touch with the ''vital center.''
Gore ''has cast his lot with the old Democratic Party,'' Bush told a Green Bay rally. ''His promises throw the budget out of balance. He offers a big federal spending program to nearly every single voting bloc in America.''
''If the vice president gets elected, the era of big government being over is over,'' Bush said. So, too, he said, ''could be our prosperity.''
The collision over fiscal prudence was the latest in a campaign that has Bush and Gore vying furiously for advantage from an electorate perhaps as closely divided as it's been in 40 years.
And it cast light on claims by both candidates that they are accurately representing their plans to carve up projected budget surpluses over the next 10 years without overspending them. Indeed, Gore said his budget blueprint is balanced ''right down to the last dime.''
Not likely, said Bill Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan group advocating deficit reduction.
''It's sort of a field of dreams they're playing on with this surplus,'' he said of both Bush and Gore.
Gore addressed the Brookings Institu-tion, a decades-old moderate-to-liberal Washington think tank that president Michael Armacost joked invented the ''policy-wonkishness'' embodied by Gore.
But the vice president, who generally revels in taking questions from voters, took none from the economists, not all of whom accept his fiscal assumptions.
Instead, he pummeled Bush for proposing across-the-board tax cuts that Gore said would disproportionately help the wealthy and drain the surplus, giving ''too much to too few at the expense of too many.''
By taking money that could be used for programs and deficit reduction, Gore said, Bush would impose a ''tax'' on America's potential.
Bush similarly characterized his opponent as a budget-buster a few hours later in a speech meant to show that he would not concede an advantage to Gore from the strong economy.
He said Gore is proposing 200 new or expanded programs that could swell the federal bureaucracy by 20,000 or more employees. ''All this could amount to over $2 trillion in bigger government in 10 years -- costing about $20,000 on average for every household in America,'' Bush said.
His campaign provided a list of 203 proposals drawn from Gore's economic plan, everything from creating a ''virtual government field office'' to stepping up aid to pork, corn and soybean cooperatives and spending $50 billion for universal preschool. In some cases, the Bush campaign counted tax cuts proposed by Gore as programs.
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North Carolina Bible Records
Bibles were often given to a bride as a wedding gift, and families recorded in them information about their immediate family and close relatives. Bible records can include birth, marriage, and death dates; parents' names; and names of children and their spouses, including maiden names. A person's age at the time of death may be given. Many families kept Bible records from the 1700s to more recent times, although few of these records have survived. Some have been donated to local libraries or societies, but you may need to contact descendants to find some family Bible records.
Copies of Bible records are in the McCubbins' Collection described in North Carolina Genealogy. Other collections with Bible records include:
Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (On 54 Family History Library films beginning with 860336.) This collection includes family histories and transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, will, marriage, death, and obituary records. The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. There is a surname index to this collection:
Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States: 35,000 Microfilm References from the NSDAR Files and Elsewhere. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979. (Family History Library book Ref 973 D22kk vol.1; fiche 6089183.)
Lester, Memory Aldridge. Bible Records from the Southern States. 7 vols. in 6. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: M.A. Lester, 1956–1962. (Family History Library book 975 D28L; film 978067.) These volumes often provide birth, marriage, and death dates, as well as marriage places. The entries are arranged alphabetically by Bible owner.
Martin, Ruth. North Carolina Bible Records. 8 vols. N.p., 1932?–1936?. (Family History Library book 975.6 D2mr; fiche 6049149–56.) Series one (vols.1–7) has Bible, church, and cemetery records. Series two (vol.1) has Bible, birth, and marriage records, and genealogies.
Dance, Martha. Index to North Carolina Bible Records, Volumes 1–4 and 6. Comp. Ruth Martin. San Diego, California: San Diego Family History Center, 1991. (Family History Library book 975.6 D2mr index; fiche 6075800.)
Spence, Wilma C. North Carolina Bible Records Dating from the Early Eighteenth Century to the Present Day: Including Genealogical Notes and Letters Found in Some Bibles. Logan, Utah: Unique Printing Service, 1973. (Family History Library book 975.6 D2sw; fiche 6087228.) Birth, marriage, and death dates are often given for several generations. The book includes a surname index.
Bible records may also be found in periodicals. These are referenced in the "Families" section of the Periodical Source Index described in North Carolina Periodicals
Bible records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under:


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If like me you've been waiting forever for Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" (aka "The Grandmasters", depending on who you ask), then the wait is almost over. Almost. Oh, who are we kidding. It's still going to be a while before the movie hits Stateside theaters, and even then, you'll have to be at the right place in the right city to actually watch it on the big screen. For most of you, this is a DVD/VOD movie.
Until then, the Weinstein Company has slapped together a very familiar looking trailer, except this time the voiceover narration is in English and by some dude with a really cool "movie guy" voice. Bruce Lee's teacher, apparently, is a "win at all cost" type of guy. Works for me.
The Grandmaster is an epic martial arts drama set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1930's China and inspired by the life and times of the legendary IP Man, mentor to Bruce Lee. The plot encompasses themes of war, family, revenge, desire, love, and memory. With his signature style-defining mood, atmosphere and reality, director Wong Kar-Wai delves into the eternal question in martial arts of whether the victor is more than merely the "last man standing", and brings the genre to new heights.
"The Grandmaster" stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Cung Le, Hye-kyo Song, Siu-Lung Leung, Julian Cheung, Benshan Zhao, and Qingxiang Wang.
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Iowa KidsNet planning meeting for potential foster care, adoptive families
OTTUMWA — Iowa KidsNet, the statewide organization that recruits, trains, licenses and supports Iowa's foster and adoptive families, will hold an information session April 4 in Ottumwa for individuals interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.
Foster care is the temporary placement of children with families outside of their own home due to abuse, neglect or other family crisis situations. The goal is for loving families to provide children with a safe, stable and nurturing environment.
There is no typical foster family — foster families can be single, married, homeowners or renters and can come from all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The information session gives attendees a basic overview of the process involved in foster care and adoption and an understanding of the characteristics of children in the child welfare system. People who attend are not obligated to continue in the process.
A need exists for more families to foster teens, children with special needs or behaviors and sibling groups. Iowa also has a need for more African American, Latino and Native American foster and adoptive parents.
To inquire online and see future session dates, visit www.iowakidsnet.com. Registrants will receive an information packet to fill out before attending the session. Since all participants must be registered to attend, families will be given the time and location of the session when registering.
Iowa KidsNet is a statewide collaboration of agencies using a unique, cohesive approach to provide recruitment, training, licensing and continued support to individuals who wish to become foster and adoptive parents. Iowa KidsNet is a partnership of Iowa social service agencies, including Four Oaks, Children's Square USA, Family Resources, LSI, Quakerdale and affiliate Youth and Shelter Services.
For information, call 800-243-0756 or visit www.iowakidsnet.com.


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BulletProof Security Missing From Left Side of Dashboard
I upgraded .48.8 using the WP update plugin feature and it started, but just keep spinning. I clicked on the dashboard link and the admin screen refreshed and everything looked normal.
I checked to see if the version on BulletProof Security was the upgraded version and it was .48.8 so I assumed everything was fine.
I then set up my login security feature and everything worked fine. Logged out and logged back in to see if it logged my login and something strange happened.
BulletProof Security is no longer listed in the tabs along the left side of the admin screen. I do not have any other problems. I can still get to the settings by going into the Plugins, but there is no link for the login security.
Any ideas?
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