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Microsoft's Siri Rival May Feature 'Halo' Character's Voice
Microsoft may be turning the dreams of fanboys everywhere into a reality by putting Cortana, the sexy AI companion from the "Halo" franchise, into the pockets of Windows Phone users. Well, just Cortana's voice, at least.
According to a report published by MSFTnerd, Microsoft's long-rumored Siri-like voice recognition software will be voiced by Jen Taylor, known for her work as the voice of Cortana in the "Halo" video game series.
The blog also writes that the personal assistant feature is activated by the phrase "Bing, tell me … " and that it responds to requests about weather, calendar appointments, directions and probably more. The report claims Cortana "will launch first in beta on Lumia this April for US developers" and says Microsoft plans to extend the feature to American Xbox One and Windows users in 2015, with an international launch expected in 2015 and 2016.
Like the "Halo" character, the Windows Phone feature will learn and adapt as it is used, so interactions become more natural and conversational over time (similar to what Siri aims to do for iPhone users and Google Now for Android users), according to ZDnet.
While she might not reach the ingame Cortana's levels of artificial intelligence (or wear the skimpy outfit), Microsoft's response to Siri and Google Now is expected to add improvements to the voice command capabilities currently in place for Window Phone and Xbox One users.
Most famous for her work as Cortana, a role she's held for over a decade, Jen Taylor has lent her voice to the roles of Zoey in the "Left 4 Dead" series, various roles in "Dota 2," as well as Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette in several Mario games and spinoffs.


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A lot of you have been asking how I get photos for my outfit posts; I'm certainly not a professional photographer and neither is my husband (who takes my photos), but I do have a degree in photography so hopefully I have a little knowledge in the subject...!
If you overlook the first two points (buying the camera and lens), these 12 tips can help improve your photos instantly and don't involve learning about camera settings or equipment, i.e. basic stuff that doesn't cost money.
1. If you have the cash, buy an SLR camera before that £300 bagIf you're desperately saving up for that Marc Jacobs and you don't have a DSLR camera, STOP. RIGHT. THERE. Buy the camera first - I guarantee it'll be the best thing you (as a blogger) will ever spend your money on. A designer outfit shot on a compact camera or phone will look inferior compared with a thrift store dress photographed on a good quality SLR with a fast lens; the thrift store dress is the one that'll look a million dollars. And talking of fast lenses...
2. If you only buy one lens for blog photos, make it a fast 50mm lensTo translate: a 50mm lens photographs closest to the view seen by the naked eye, i.e. it won't widen you in places you don't want to be widened. A fast lens means one where the shutter - the hole inside that opens to let the light in when you "click" - is able to open up to the maximum size any lens can go. Light is everything in photography, and more light = better quality photos. (I'll cover lenses, equipment and camera settings in other posts.)
3. Always keep a pair of sunglasses in your bag or carYou'll avoid squinting which can make you look unintentionally grumpy; even if it's cloudy it can often be really bright. Don't ever leave the house without a pair - if you're a driver keep a cheap (but stylish) pair in the glovebox.
4. Practice your smileA great smile will always make people feel good when looking at your blog. You don't have to grin like a Cheshire cat in every photo, just throw in a few good ones here and there. If you look like you're having a good time, readers will feel happy reading your blog.
5. Think about your backgroundIf you're wearing green for example, avoid standing in front of a lot of grass and bushes or your outfit will get lost. Pattern mixing will look best in front of a plain wall. A street full of parked cars as background will detract from any outfit. The further you can stand in front of a busy background (like those parked cars) will place more emphasis on you in the photo.
6. Take your camera everywhere you goYou never know when a photo opportunity will arise - you'll kick yourself afterwards if you miss it.
7. Give your outfit a visual once-over before you start clickingAre your collars straight? Is your necklace clasp at the back of your neck? Are your hands and feet moisturised? (I've seen more rough skin on heels that I care to think about.) Point out the things you want the photographer to keep an eye on, like making sure your top isn't riding up or that you're not slouching (my husband has become very over zealous about that one and reminds me all the time now, damn it).
8. Take a LOT of photosGone are the days of having to be frugal with film, so get clicking. I'll average 150-200 shots for each shoot... sometimes more.
9. Vary your shots to add interestPhotograph with the camera in the "portrait" as well as "landscape" format; shoot some details if your accessories or shoes are fabulous; turn away from the camera so you have views of the back of your outfit.
10. Visit places you've never been before or go for a walk near your homeUse shooting photos for your blog as an excuse to get out and explore the immediate vicinity around your house or workplace. You may discover some quiet, secluded spot you were totally unaware of that's perfect for taking photos. You may feel safe in your garden in front of your fence, but if you don't get out there and explore you may never find that gem of a location.
11. Practice the best pose for your outfit in front of a mirrorThis is probably the most embarrassing admission of mine in this list, but before leaving the house I always spend about 30 seconds finding the best pose for what I'm wearing (really!). One pose does not work for all outfits, and one outfit does not work in all poses. It will also save time when shooting - you already know the best pose to show off the clothes and then you can vary it just slightly with each shot. But be flexible... check the pictures after shooting three or four, and make sure the pose is doing your outfit justice. If it isn't - change it.
12. Avoid bright, midday sun at all costsIt can be the most unflattering light, casting high contrast shadows on your face and outfit and making you squint. While you can get round squinting by wearing sunglasses (tip no.3), either find some shade or shoot with the sun behind you [the subject] so you get that wonderful backlit halo effect. Or simply wait till the sun is setting, in which case get your sunnies on and face the sun. Known as the golden hour, that's your perfect lighting conditions right there.
I'll be covering camera settings, lighting and other tips in more posts to come on Fridays during my sabbatical. I hope these are of some help - if you have any more quick-fix tips that I haven't mentioned (that don't cost anything or require studying camera settings) then please leave details in the comments!


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Forget the captain's 'C.' The Toronto Maple Leafs ought to be putting a 'D' on Dion Phaneuf's uniform for "Default" Captain.
So this is what it's come down to? This is how you take attention away from a 43-year Stanley Cup drought? A slightly altered uniform and a guy who took just two months to step into a three-year leadership vacuum?
That's what the Maple Leafs will announce Monday because - well, they really don't have much else to announce, do they?
The sense here is that Mike Komisarek was originally general manager Brian Burke and head coach Ron Wilson's captain in waiting, but that a season-ending shoulder injury and the realization he was not comfortable in his own skin effectively ended that plan.
Whispers were that dressing room citizenship was not one of Phaneuf's strengths with the Flames.
So why the rush?
Simple: Not naming a captain would say that in addition to missing the playoffs in his first two years, so too had Burke and Wilson failed in changing the dressing room culture and eradicating "blue-and-white disease."
Phaneuf is hardly out of central casting when it comes to "team spokesman" - there is no indication he has the sense of proportion needed in a captain and verbal missteps seem to beckon - but it's the safest choice Burke could make. Plus, everybody knows Burke stiffed his Flames counterpart, Darryl Sutter, in the trade, sticking him with a bunch of miscellaneous parts.
Once Phaneuf was acquired, this move was all but a coronation.
Maloney takes Globe to task
With Ice Edge Holdings ready this week to submit to Glendale City Council the details of its 50-per-cent bank-financed purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes, we can all look forward to more media commentary from Coyotes general manager Don Maloney.
Maloney ripped into The Globe and Mail in a meeting with Phoenix media, according to Jim Gintonio of the Arizona Republic.
"Is nothing else going on in Canada, they have to focus on us?" wailed Maloney. "The Globe and Mail I thought has just been over the top in the negativity about this marketplace, almost trying to prove their point, regardless of what else is going on. I'm really disappointed."
Maloney went on: "I know Commissioner (Gary) Bettman has some detractors, but the way they portrayed him is a disgrace. It's an embarrassment to be a Canadian. That's my personal opinion, c'mon."
Note to Maloney: Enjoy Winnipeg. The summers are great.
CANCON QBs
Is it just me, or has the start of the CFL preseason reinforced how dependent the league has become on retread quarterbacks? I mean, the Toronto Argonauts pulled Ken Dorsey out of the high school coaching ranks.
That's how a team in the biggest market operates? Bringing in guys who have been out of the game?
So it's interesting that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats brought in University of Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback Brad Sinopoli - who is a year away from draft eligibility - for a week of training camp drills.
The CFL allows teams to bring in a Canadian quarterback as a "non-counting player" and Tiger-Cats head coach Marcel Bellefeuille suggested he'd also be open to the CFL allowing each team to carry a Canadian quarterback during the season without having him count against the roster.
"I'm Canadian, and I'd be willing to do anything that would help the Canadian part of the game," said Bellefeuille.
Good for him. The knock against Canadian quarterbacks is arm strength, so bring them in, let them spend a year getting in reps, then make a judgment. Can't hurt when nobody else is interested in coming up here to play.
Morning Cuppa
Didier Drogba has practised wearing a light cast on his broken arm and Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says it will be up to the 32-year-old striker whether he will play in Tuesday's match against Portugal. Ivory Coast will go a long way if Drogba is ready, although that broken arm means he'll have to learn new diving techniques … England coach Fabio Capello ought to go back to Robert Green as his 'keeper. If Joe Hart was deemed too inexperienced to start Saturday, how is he any more experienced now? And 39-year-old David James isn't known as "Calamity James" for nothing … Spurred on by the delicate ears of sportswriters, broadcasters and old people watching on TV, South Africa's World Cup organizing chief Danny Jordaan is looking for an excuse to ban vuvuzelas from South Africa's stadiums. I'd take the vuvuzela over the mind-numbing arena rock and simplistic rap garbage and dough-headed, nails on blackboard "in-game hosts" we get in our arenas and stadiums. Randomness is good. Honestly, we're so North American at times, aren't we?
Here's hoping they keep the alcohol out of the Green Room on Monday night when Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith bring the Stanley Cup to The Tonight Show in Burbank, Calif.
Kane appeared to be well in his cups during the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup parade and did nothing to remove the impression he's a boob. The Blackhawks' boozy, pillaging act this week has become tiresome.
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Solar Panels Make Landfills Come to Light
All over the world space constraints are encouraging people to become innovative thinkers when it comes to repurposing areas. The U.S., the UK and Japan are all making plans to convert used and filled landfills into expansive solar panel farms. By collaborating and...
Protect DC Solar: Help Stop the Exelon Merger!
Guest blog from DC Sun. As you have probably heard, Exelon has plans to take control of Pepco, our local electricity utility. This deal would make Exelon the biggest power distributor in America. And they're not interested in working with local stakeholders to bring more solar to the District. (Exelon has a history of undermining local stakeholders and opposing renewables.) As frustrating as Pepco can be, Exelon would be even worse.
Solar Energy: Don't Leave Home Without It!
Are you going on that summer holiday in August? If you plan on staying at a five-star hotel on Oahu, then please do not read this post. If you are planning on getting out of the city but want to stay connected, then you should read on about how solar energy can help make your trip easier. I just came back from a glorious vacation with the family. We couldn't get enough of the fresh air, the vistas and just the immense and penetrating beauty that the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion have to offer. And the kids were especially happy that we could stay connected. You may enjoy the hiking or admiring the views, but you need to remember that the kids want to be able to use their electronics even when the nearest outlet is miles away. And in an emergency, you don't want to look down at a drained cell phone. This risk is especially acute when you are using a lot of energy on your cell phone to take pictures. Then you need to make a telephone call and you may not have enough juice on your tablet or cell phone. That is no problem. Just connect your telephone or tablet to a solar backpack and you can stay connected.
Solar Energy at the World Cup: FIFA Goes Solar
Are you still suffering withdrawal after the exhilaration of the final game of the 2014 World Cup? It is now less than four years before the World Cup reconvenes in Russia. Russia is already preparing for the next World Cup and trying to match the renewable energy commitment that Brazil devoted to the 2014 World Cup. Germany will defend its title as Russia prepares eleven cities to host the World Cup in 2018 and if the Winter Olympics is any clue, the Russians will not spare any expense to impress the world. Since FIFA makes sustainability a priority, Russia will toe the party line and develop the sites for the next World Cup with sustainability in mind. FIFA looks to advance its role as the topic of sustainability encourages city officials to revisit financial plans due to future savings in energy costs. In 2010 the organization added for the first time a renewable energy company to its list of sponsors and has since been outspoken in favor of those countries who invest in their future energy sources.
Women, Grab Your Solar Panels: Gender Diversity in the Growing Solar Industry
Come on ladies, shatter that glass ceiling! It seems to be that more women are gaining ground in the solar industry with positions not only in engineering and installation, but also in sales and management. Studies have shown that diversity in the workplace results in more revenue and boosts morale. Individual women as well as associations are changing gender diversity in the solar industry. And this is happening in both developed and underdeveloped countries creating better opportunities for women everywhere. Non-profit organizations and women high up in companies are creating projects and methods to further the employment of women in the solar industry.
Solar Water Pumps are a Lifeline to Rural Communities in Australia, Yemen and Nepal
Dry and arid conditions plague many countries around the world resulting in increasing scarcity of drinking or irrigation water. Thankfully solar water pumps may be an environmentally friendly solution to this problem in countries such as Australia, Yemen and Nepal. New technology from 2013 is being implemented in rural and heavily farmed areas to give farmers townspeople better access to fresh water. Solar water pumps are allowing farmers there to replace the economic burden of a diesel engine with a renewable option. For the past three years diesel has been in short supply in Yemen so Mufrih Saleh, a farmer from the Darb Wada'a area in the Sa'ada governorate was glad to make the switch to solar power. "Around 12 percent of Yemen's total consumption of diesel, estimated at 270,000 tons per month, goes to water-pumping generators, according to Iskander Al-Aghbari, manager of the Agricultural Irrigation Department of the Agriculture Ministry. And about 405,000 acres of Yemen's cultivable land, totaling 1.5 million acres, is irrigated by water pumped from beneath the ground by diesel generators."
Universities Announce Nation's Largest Non-Utility Solar Energy Purchase
Talk about a power move. SolarTown is located in Washington, DC, also home to some of the nation's finest universities. Some of these universities, American University, George Washington University and George Washington University Hospital, have joined together in making everyone's lives a little better. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the schools have committed to sourcing more than half their power from solar farms in a 20-year agreement with Duke Energy Renewables, a company based in North Carolina. In this plan, 243,000 solar panels are expected to be fully functional by 2015 along with three solar farms that are anticipated to generate 123 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year–the equivalent of satisfying the needs of 10,000 households.
Blistering Attacks on Solar Energy Gaining Traction
Money talks and the Koch Brothers are the most loquacious of the anti-solar movement. They have crafted a well-orchestrated movement under the aegis of the innocuous sounding name of Americans for Prosperity to derail the solar and renewable energy movement in states throughout the country. We don't know if the Koch brothers are behind every legislative initiative to scale back solar energy, but certainly their robust wallet bankrolls the most vocal of these efforts to limit solar energy's encroachment on fossil fuels. The good news is that solar energy is now becoming a staple in the energy basket in the United States. But solar energy's success now breeds these attacks from the fossil fuel industry and well-moneyed conservatives. This void is national policy left the states to craft their own energy policy and over forty states enacted renewable energy standards. But without a national policy, each of these states is a potential battleground vulnerable to attacks bankrolled by the Koch Brothers. We are now seeing the effect of no national policy on energy, and we can expect that with the recent successes in Oklahoma and Ohio, that these attacks will be expanded to other states.
Attention Installers: Please Pay Attention to Design!
Solar home panels are increasingly becoming part of the landscape in communities throughout the U.S. They are cropping up in cities and towns, in the burbs and in downtowns. Some of SolarTown's best customers are farmers and ranchers. But wherever you live, do not forget to assure that your solar installer pays attention to the design of your array. It is going to be on your roof for decades to come and you don't want something that is going to look lousy. If we are going to overcome objections from some quarters about how solar panels look, solar installers may want to pay more attention to how the arrays on residential roofs look. It would benefit not only the homeowner but the entire industry.
Solar Panels are Definitely Right for You—Maybe
Home solar panels are becoming increasingly part of the home ownership landscape in many parts of the country. Many of our customers call up and ask whether they should install solar panels on their homes. Since we sell solar panels, we would love to say unequivocally yes, but the answer is more nuanced and our answer usually is, "it depends." These are some of the considerations we usually give to our customers about whether they should be considering home solar panels. Just because you are intent on going solar doesn't mean that your home wants to cooperate. Solar can be placed on homes in virtually every state, but not every home is suitable for solar. If you live in a forest, solar panels aren't going to catch many of the sun's rays. And if you live in the city and the adjoining building casts a long shadow over your roof for much of the day, then solar panels may not be for your home. I did see at a trade show a couple of years back, a solution to some of these issues by having concentrated solar on a long pole that would peek out over the trees, but I have not seen this application ever used. For today, if you have a huge hickory over your roof or have any other obstructions, then you may want to look into buying green energy or becoming a member of a solar cooperative, where you don't have to host the panels on your roof.


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The California Department of Finance awarded Saddleback College $2 million under the Awards for Innovation in Higher Education program for the college's Pathway to Completion – Veteran Articulation Track (V-CAT) initiative. The state awards recognize innovations in California's colleges that help reduce the time it takes students to complete degrees and credentials and/or make college more affordable.
Currently, student veterans can only receive a few elective credits that contribute towards a degree, regardless of their technical and advanced training completed while on active duty. This extends the time it takes to complete a degree much longer than the 36 months of education benefits included in the federal GI Bill. The goal of the college's multi-year V-CAT initiative is to reduce the time to completion for student veterans towards degrees and certificates based on their demonstration of knowledge and competencies, including skills acquired through military training, and appropriate prior experiences.
The V-CAT initiative will integrate the college's award-winning Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) program with an interactive "military to college completion" toolkit. The online toolkit will incorporate career and transfer planning as well as other resources to assist student veterans and active duty service members. V-CAT will develop an "online credit translator" linked with the college's academic planning tool to help veterans determine what military training is eligible to earn credits towards their degree pathway.
Tod A. Burnett, Saddleback College president stated, "This is an incredible opportunity for Saddleback College and our student veterans to apply their prior military training towards a degree or certificate. These funds are a game changer for the landscape of higher education for veterans in our state."
Kim D'Arcy, president of the Saddleback College Academic Senate, said, "Investigating ways in which we can support our student veterans and assist in completing their educational goals is not only the right thing to do, but what is in the best interest of our college and district. We look forward to this opportunity and are excited for the future."
The V-CAT initiative will open opportunities for faculty at Saddleback College and the California State University (CSU) system to review and consider military training and curriculum. The college will partner with CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, and the CSU Office of the Chancellor to implement best practices recognized by the California Community College Academic Senate and the American Council on Education (ACE). The college will be responsible for creating the model with the CSU system and later train other colleges and universities in the methods used, tools available, and credit articulated with the intent of applying earned military training for degree credit throughout the state.
Terence Nelson, the faculty VETS program coordinator and veterans counselor, explains, "Many of our student veterans come to us having amassed such a depth of knowledge and skills that it is difficult to tell them that our public institutions in California articulate very little to no actual credits towards their degree path. We aim to first investigate ACE guidelines and curricular standards in specific military training and experiences, then consider articulation agreements, and ultimately award appropriate levels of credit statewide in accordance with state law."


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SIT – Short Documentary Film from Yoko Okumura on Vimeo.
Chris Ruiz, one of the producers of SIT, a short documentary by Yoko Okumura, suggested that I might want to share this video. Yoko Okumura is the daughter of Shohaku Okumura, a Zen abbot and Eihei Dogen translator. Confounding stereotypes of Zen strictness, Shohaku is a really easy-going guy. Her brother, Masaki, lacks direction, and although he'd like to go to college to learn to cook, he's perpetually "not ready" to take any concrete steps, seeming to have retreated into a world of video games and finding interaction with the world to be scary.
As Ruiz said to me, the documentary helps "dispel … Read more »
You know when you're sitting on a subway and there's someone sitting directly opposite? It's kind of awkward — all that trying not to make eye contact, and those embarrassing moments when we get caught looking at them…
There's something of this sometimes in the metta bhavana (development of lovingkindness) meditation practice. It's not so bad with the friend, since you're used to making eye contact with them, but even there is can feel a bit odd to be mentally "sitting opposite" them for ten minutes or so. It's just not very natural, is it? It's rather stilted.
For quite a while now, I've been doing the lovingkindness practice in a different way. For one … Read more »
We've had some great news from Brent Huffman, who ran a Kickstarter campaign, raising funds to finish a documentary on the Buddhas of Mes Aynak. Mes Aynak is an ancient Buddhist city in Afghanistan, which was scheduled to be destroyed about now in order to construct a copper mine that's being built by the Chinese.
Here's what Brent had to say:
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Due to the success of our international campaign that reached out to the US including the Smithsonian and State Department, Thailand and other Asian countries, South American, Canada, Europe, etc., the Ministry of Mines in Afghanistan is FINALLY recognizing the importance of the ancient Buddhist site and is paying attention.
Archaeologists, who have been
Richard Schiffman, OpEdNews: There are two jobs that have become a lot more difficult in recent years. One is being a teacher, which was never easy at the best of times. But in an age of virtually unlimited opportunities for distraction and rapidly shrinking attention spans getting kids to focus on their schoolwork can be (with apologies to dentists) like pulling teeth.
I know: As a former school aide working with young children, it was often all that I could manage just to break up fights and keep the decibel level below that at an international airport. Any "education" that actually took place …
SAMSARA Theatrical Trailer from Baraka & Samsara on Vimeo.
Ron Fricke's Samsara is showing in select theaters. By all reports it's an unmissable event. Check out the stunning trailer above. And make sure you watch it in full screen!
Pam Grady, SFGate: Twenty years after they made "Baraka," filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson are back with "Samsara," with Fricke directing, Magidson producing and both men credited with concept, treatment and editing.
Shot in gorgeous 70mm over five years in 25 countries on five continents, like "Baraka" and 1983's classic "Koyaanisqatsi," where Fricke started his career as co-writer, co-editor and director of photography, "Samsara" is dazzling visual poetry that blends the sacred with the profane, the industrial with the natural. Fricke and Magidson recently sat down for a phone chat about their latest cinematic wonder.
Q: How do you find out about some …
Alexandra Marie Daniels, The WIP: When I set aside my dance career, my fascination for movement in time and space had not ended though my interests had shifted from the proscenium stage to film.
At the time, I asked my friend James, a film producer, to please make me a list of must see films.
The next morning I received an email with a list of five movies. The film Baraka was at the top of the list with a note that said "Watch this film on the big screen."
It has been twenty years since filmmakers Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke created …
"Samsara," a dazzlingly beautiful documentary directed by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, consists of a non-narrative stream of images shot in 25 countries. It is best enjoyed as a kind of meditation, writes Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald in this review. The film is playing at Seattle's Cinerama.
Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson's stream-of-images documentary "Samsara" floats by, its pictures piling up like turned pages in a magazine. Shot in 70mm and playing on Cinerama's massive screen, it's often dazzlingly beautiful — a shot of clouds erupting like cotton over a volcano; a massive church whose windows are a candy-colored kaleidoscope of stained …
The Daily Mail carries photographs of actor Aston Kutcher playing the part of Steve Jobs in a biographical film that's being make of the late Apple chief.
Jobs is said to have been inspired by meditation and by the minimalist Zen esthetic, although his legendary bad temper suggests that his meditation practice only went so far.
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He was so dedicated to Buddhism he went to India in search of enlightenment – and was married by a Zen master.
And new scenes of Ashton Kutcher sitting cross-legged at a meditation class show it is another of the threads of his live that will be touched upon in the forthcoming Steve Jobs biopic.
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Amy C. Rippel, Orlando Sentinel: Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim or any other religion, Mark Winwood wants you to embrace your inner Buddhist ideals.
It's not about changing religions. It's about living a happier, more meaningful life that is full of strength, confidence and clarity. Winwood, founder of the Yalaha-based Chenrezig Project and a self-taught Tibetan Buddhist teacher, hopes that local residents — no matter what religion, ethnicity or affiliation — will embrace the Buddhist teachings.
Through the Florida Dharma Film Festival, which begins Friday at the Windhorse Wellness Center, he hopes to bring together Eastern philosophies to the west.
Feature films with ties to Eastern ideals will be shown during the free festival, … Read more »


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Meet, greet, and learn at trade shows
My friend dedicates one trip a year to visiting conference vendors. He likes to do this when he's on the road, away from the state veterinary conference, because on his home turf he's too easily distracted by all the people he knows.
When I visit an exhibit hall, my approach is usually to go to the few booths that interest me and make a few other stops to say hello to industry friends, then I blow by the rest. So my friend's strategy was novel to me. He says he can learn a lot, or at least a little, from every vendor.
Next I met the president of our veterinary software company and got updated on some important new features, including a new integrated credit card processing system, which will save my practices big bucks. The list goes on and on: technological advances, improved medications, online hospital pharmacy services, and online staff training programs that will serve our businesses well.
I'd thought this might be a boring way to spend two or three days, considering there were lots of other things competing for our attention. But I tried it, and it was eye-opening and educational. The growing veterinary industry has attracted all types of new services and products. And thanks to my foray through the trade show hall, I'm on the cutting edge. My friend and I met a lot of interesting folks and made some solid business connections. We ate well, too. There always seemed to be an interesting lunch presentation and no shortage of snacks being handed out.
So, I encourage you to experiment with your conference time, too. A different perspective certainly yields different results. And don't overlook the incredible resources in the exhibit hall when you make your plans.
Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board Member Dr. Jeff Rothstein, MBA, is president of The Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals and Management Group in Michigan.


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While promoting his new film, "Promised Land," John Krasinski talks with Access' Shaun Robinson about "The Office" coming to an end, but is he ready for the finale? Also, what will he take as a memento from the set? Plus, will they do anything special on the last day of filming on the NBC series?
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Iran Starts Registration of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections
It is still unclear which political factions will compete in the elections scheduled for March 2; so far, only the conservative faction has declared its platform for the next four-year legislative term.
Iran on Saturday started registration of the candidates for the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, official news agency IRAN reported.
The registration period will continue through December 30.
It was unclear which political factions would compete in the elections.
So far only the conservative faction that dominates the current parliament has declared its platform for the next four-year legislative term.
Probable contenders would be from the faction close to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and reformists close to former president Mohammad Khatami.
But the pro-Ahmadinejad faction is branded by the conservatives as the "deviant current" due to its alleged efforts to undermine the system by adopting a nationalistic rather than an Islamic approach.
The reformist wing is also branded a "conspiracy current" by the conservatives due to its direct involvement in the street protests following the controversial 2009 presidential election.
That election was overshadowed by fraud charges, and reformists refused to acknowledge the re-election of Ahmadinejad. Several reformist leaders were arrested after the election, some of whom are still in jail.
Khatami wants the reformists to run in the March elections, but most of the reformist parties prefer a boycott due to lack of freedom and the ongoing house arrest of two main opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi, since February.
According to the constitution, the senate-like Guardian Council will review the ideological qualification of the candidates and has the authority to disqualify anyone considered disloyal to country's Islamic system.
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Move Hampton Roads has formed a PAC to raise money for efforts to back passage of a ballot initiative to extend light rail from Norfolk to Virginia Beach.
Move Hampton Roads reported it received a $25,000 contribution on June 29 from TowneBank.
The committee will file a quarterly report of its fundraising activities by July 16.
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Tea-party fervor is alive and well in today's House Republican caucus. But the original conservative Republican revolutionaries are nearly all gone.
Rep. Doc Hastings, who was one of 73 freshman House Republicans when the GOP gained control of the House in 1994, announced his retirement Thursday. In a statement, he said it was time to let his central Washington district pick a new leader.
"Last Friday, I celebrated my 73rd birthday and while I have the ability and seniority to continue serving Central Washington, it is time for the voters to choose a new person with new energy to represent them in the people's House," Hastings said.
The House GOP won 54 seats in 1994, part of a Republican wave that year led by future House Speaker Newt Gingrich. But only five of them are trying to return to Congress in 2014: Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., Walter Jones, R-N.C., Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky.
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Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that, taken together, reveals the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary at first seems to relay the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Interspersed between humorous tales of first-date disasters and get-rich-quick schemes gone awry, the reader is thrown off-balance by the loss of sexual innocence and a pervading sense of loneliness.


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Album Rating: 3.5Well I felt i probably contradicted myself with the whole songwriting thing but hey. Also I'd say my writing style is a bit too rigid if you get my drift but hey. Tell me what you think and give me the constructive criticism I crave!
Sounds like Swedish death metal? Interesting. The only Mexican death metal band I can think of off the top of my head is Hardware, but I'm pretty sure that they have a pretty decent grindcore/hardcore(ish) scene?
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A few days ago I heard this one : Axon - Leper Viper and became interested in finding out more about metal acts in Mexico
pretty good review, though this doesn't really sound like swedish dm
i got this cd ages ago from asphyxiate recordings without actually ordering it and to be honest i could see why they were sending it out free - it's good but it's not really something i'd go out of my way far. other than the unbearably heavy sound, it's a little stale
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Kim Kardashian Spends $20 on Birthday Gift for Husband Kanye West Years After Lamborghini
Kim Kardashian reportedly gifted Kanye West with a Monopoly board game for his 37th birthday.
The reality star, 33, presented her rapper husband with a customized Monopoly board which allows users to create their own Chance and Community Chest cards, property spaces, and game pieces. Kardashian reportedly replaced Park Avenue on West's custom board with the Palace of Versailles, which is where the couple held their wedding rehearsal dinner last month, Us magazine reported.
West's Hasbro board game reportedly does not hit stores until August, which makes his birthday gift even more special.
In addition to the game, Kardashian honored her husband's June 8 birthday with a cream-colored cake which spelled out "Yeezus," the title of the rapper's latest studio album. She shared a snapshot of the birthday cake on social networking site Instagram followed by a heartfelt tribute.
"Birthday Cake!!!!!" Kardashian captioned alongside the cake photo.
"Happy Birthday to my husband and best friend in the entire world! You have changed my life in more ways than you know! The way you look at life inspires me! I love you so much!!!" she wrote alongside a kissing photo of herself and West.
In 2012, the E! star made headlines when she gave the hip-hop star a rare Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, valued at $750,000, for his birthday.
The couple, who began dating in 2012, wed in a lavish ceremony before 200 family and friends in Italy last month. They are said to be still basking in the bliss of married life as they begin their new lives as a married couple.
On Sunday, the couple's daughter North West celebrated her 1st birthday at the Children's Museum Of Manhattan in New York. The trio enjoyed a family day out and onlookers could not help but notice Nori's newly pierced ears.
Kardashian later honored her little girl and the "Yeezus" rapper for Father's day via a photo on Instagram.
"This is what life is about! Our baby girl turned 1 today! We played so hard they passed out while we were watching the game! Happy Father's Day to the best daddy in the world! The way you love our daughter and protect her makes me filled with so much love! #BestDayEver #Twins #HappyFathersDay #HappyBirthday," she captioned.


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I don't know about you, but the holiday lull after Christmas simply screams "Go look!" And I must obey by bundling up the family to go cruise the mysterious streets in search of the flashiest holiday lights in town. I'm even Jewish, but what the hell; it's probably some deeply embedded pagan/wild-animal thing that makes me feel this way, but the lights are a part of Christmas that I'm more than happy to share.
I have my favorite little turn-ons; for instance, the Kloewer family's spectacular and slightly crazed Rosebud Railroad display at 4990 South Elati Street in Englewood, and the tastefully lit streets of Main Street in downtown Littleton. But most people agree that you can't go wrong by starting at the top: I'm forever a total sucker for Blossoms of Light at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, where one million lights are artfully draped over and under the barren winter flora each year, with breathtaking results. Blossoms is open nightly from 6 to 9 p.m., including both New Year's Eve and Day, through January 20; admission, $4 to $9, includes mistletoe-ready kissing spots, the use of magical HoloSpex glasses, and this year, some impressively lit South African Chapungu sculptures, to boot. Call 720-865-3500.
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And if it's too cold to venture outdoors, you can always catch the annual indoor light show at Fiske Planetarium on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus, where the last Laser Nutcracker program of the season begins pulsating with many-colored visions of sugar plums at 1 p.m. Tickets range from $3.50 to $6; plan ahead, as this popular show is likely to sell out. Call 303-492-5002, or visit http://fiske.colorado.edu for details.
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U.S. Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) today was sworn in for his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The new 12th District covers all of Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler Counties, as well as parts of Columbia and Effingham Counties. Congressman Barrow was first elected to the House in 2004.
"It is a tremendous honor to represent the folks of the 12th District of Georgia," said Congressman Barrow. "Our country faces some very serious challenges, and if the past has taught us anything, it's that the hyper-partisanship has to stop if we're going to accomplish anything in Congress. I'm an employee of the residents of the 12th District, and as we start the 113th Congress, I'll continue to fight for them and work with folks on both sides of the aisle to ensure our families and businesses have the best environment possible to succeed."
Congressman Barrow will continue to serve on the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce and will serve as the Co-Chair for Administration of the Blue Dog Coalition.
With the redrawn Congressional districts officially taking effect today, Congressman Barrow's Savannah District office has closed. In addition, Congressman Barrow has re-located his Augusta District Office to 1450 Greene Street, Suite 550, Augusta, GA 30901.
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Okay, so when I signed up for this thing, they absolutely insisted that I give it a name. I threw my hands in the air and typed "whatever" and that is what it's called.
Mostly I plan to review pens, paper and inks; talk about postcards, letter writing and journaling; and, of course, our Akitas and life in general, but you just never know.
Like I said..."Whatever!"
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Cat Yoga Anyone?
A friend of mine and I went shopping and out to lunch a week or so before my birthday back in November. There is a small shop where we were that used to carry all sorts of cat stuff. Unfortunately, that shop has closed but the store downstairs is carrying some of the products that she once carried for old timers like me when we come looking.
As you all know by now, we have dogs, large dogs and a breed which is not particularly fond of cats. However, I am a cat lover and until we were adopted by our first Akita I had ALWAYS had at least one cat.
So I have a soft spot in my heart for cats and could not resist these cards when I saw them. I also have a lot of cat loving friends who will enjoy receiving these cards and even if you are not a cat fan you just have to laugh at the look on the face of the cat on the card below.
These cards are based upon the book Cat Yoga: Fitness and Flexibility for the Moder Feline by Rick Tillotson and if you cannot purchase them locally you can order them directly from Random House, Inc. These are only four of the 16 designs that you receive in the package of 32 postcards.
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- Laura Eno said...
I LOVE these! Thanks for the link!
- March 24, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Sam said...
I love those cards! I think my favourite is Virabhadrasana - the look on that cat's face just cracks me up; and it looks rather like my cat Nettle.
- March 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- safetycomfort said...
Absolutely brilliant, gave me a good giggle.Thanks for sharing, have posted a link to this page on Facebook :-)
- March 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- phonelady said...
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That's the question I found myself asking when I first picked up Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation, by Brian T. Jones, CFP®. (Actually, I was asking myself another question, too: At age 36, can I even claim membership in this so-called "younger generation" any longer?)
The answer to the second question — much as I hate to admit it — is "Probably not."
The answer to the first (and more important, if you're writing a book review) question is "Sure, if you can get them to read it."
It probably won't surprise you readers to know that there are a lot of Money Idiots out there. And once you clear out all the old and middle-aged Money Idiots, then what you're left with are the young Money Idiots. To be fair, there are a great many young Money Idiots running rampant over our beautiful countrysides.
But if we can get books like Getting Started into the hands of these young 'uns, and if we can get them to drop their Wii remotes and actually read the book (aye, there's the rub!), then we at least have a chance of getting these ne'er-do-wells to do something with their time other than blowing paychecks at the mall.
Certainly Brian Jones isn't the first author to step forward with money advice for the younger set. Heck, even Suze Orman couldn't resist this market; her 2005 Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, and Broke had her practically dominating the afternoon talk-show circuit for at least 4 or 5 days there.
Here, though, one gets the feeling that Brian is a lot closer — both in age (34, at the time of publication) and perspective — to his target audience than Suze ever was. (You tried hard, Suze, to be youngish and hip in voice — I'll give you that. But you just never made me believe.)
Some interesting (and perhaps slightly unexpected) snippets from Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation:
1. Not falling prey to "moving on up"
2. Coupons
3. Saying NO to impulse buys
4. Controlling your lifestyle
5. Learning to cook
6. Setting limits on your annual vacation
Ehh ... okay. I'm all good with five out of six of those. Number 2, though? Coupons? A key to positive cash flow?
True, but we're talking "most important things to do to achieve positive cash flow," right? I'm sorry, but I'd shove coupons way to the back of the cash-flow pack. Let's kick around "earn extra income in your spare time" instead. That'll put some "Oh!" in your "Cash Flow."
Preach on, Brother Brian. You're talking serious Freedom Account action right there. I like the way you think.
I'm not sure where he came up with the 5% Rule — it seems plausible enough, I suppose — but I gotta tell ya: I'd feel guilty as heck if my clan went and blew 5% of our gross income on vacationing this year.
That's, like, a lot of money. Way more than I could save with coupons.
Better watch out, Brian. Those "My SUV is a God-given right, and Exxon is the devil incarnate!" folks are a hard-nosed lot. Don't let 'em catch you trying to merge from that on-ramp ...
Concise and well-put. Agreed.
On the topic of driving and car insurance:
Brian ...dude ... get out of my head.
On divorce, and our nation's standard of living:
Hmmm ... no, it doesn't, says I. Well, I guess it might, if you're spending 5% of your gross annual income on vacations. (And since when does gross income matter, anyway? I don't know a single soul who has access to his or her gross income.)
My Overall Take on Getting Started
Suze's book looked nicer, I guess, but as an avid personal-finance reader, I enjoyed Getting Started more. The two books cover much of the same standard ground — life insurance, retirement, saving for college, and so on — but Brian doesn't ever speak from the Pearl Pedestal that Suze sometimes does. His book feels more conversational, and more earnest.
I'm particularly appreciative of all the little "personal stories" which Brian interwove into his work — relating the situations of friends and folks he's met both inside and outside his CFP practice. Brian writes that as a kid, he learned much more from his parents when they told him situational, evocative stories which illustrated a point than when they simply lectured him for a couple of hours straight.
Therein rests the reason I'd recommend Getting Started over most other young-adult-focused money books: I can relate to Brian, I enjoy his delivery, and I can glean insights from his real-world stories.
I might not always agree with his take on everything, but I'd certainly like to lob his book at a few Money Idiots I know ... and just hope that something sticks.
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO buys during the past week were Northeast Bancorp and PokerTek Inc.
Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN): CFO and COO Claire S Bean Bought 71,788 Shares
CFO and COO of Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) Claire S Bean bought 71,788 shares on 12/29/2010 at an average price of $13.93. NORTHEAST BANCORP (ME)is a savings and loan holding company whose primary assets is its subsidiary, Northeast Bank, F. Northeast Bancorp has a market cap of $35.8 million; its shares were traded at around $15.3 with a P/E ratio of 18.8 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Northeast Bancorp stocks is 2.4%.
Northeast Bancorp announced first quarter net income for the period ended September 30, 2010 of $960,691, an increase of 94% over net income of $495,669 for the same period in the previous fiscal year. Strong growth in noninterest income, specifically in gain on loan sales and investment fee income, coupled with steady growth in lower cost core deposits, contributed to the overall growth of net income available to common stockholders to $0.38 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to $0.19 per diluted share during the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
CEO Richard Wayne, CFO and COO Claire S Bean, and Director Robert R Glauber bought shares of NBN stock.
PokerTek Inc. (PTEK): CEO & CFO Mark Daniel Roberson Bought 5,000 Shares
CEO & CFO of PokerTek Inc. (PTEK) Mark Daniel Roberson bought 5,000 shares on 12/31/2010 at an average price of $0.71. PokerTek, Inc. was formed to develop and market the PokerPro system, an electronic poker table that provides a fully-automated poker room environment, to tribal casinos, commercial casinos, and card clubs. Pokertek Inc. has a market cap of $10.5 million; its shares were traded at around $0.7 with and P/S ratio of 1.6.
PokerTek, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. PokerTek, Inc. Total revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was $1.5 million compared to $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2009. Net loss from continuing operations improved 43% to $0.7 million ($0.05 per share) from $1.2 million ($0.10 per share) for the quarter and 47% to $2.4 million ($0.16 per share) from $4.5 million ($0.40 per share) on a year-to-date basis.
CEO & CFO Mark Daniel Roberson and Director, 10% Owner Gehrig H White sold shares of PTEK.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.
- CEO Buys, CFO Buys: Stocks that are bought by their CEO/CFOs.
- Insider Cluster Buys: Stocks that multiple company officers and directors have bought.
- Double Buys:: Companies that both Gurus and Insiders are buying
- Triple Buys: Companies that both Gurus and Insiders are buying, and Company is buying back.


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Google Glass Update Will Add Web Browser and New Voice Control Functionality
Subject: General Tech | July 1, 2013 - 11:29 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: web browser, hands-free, google glasses, google glass, google
Later this week, Google is updating its Glass, well, glasses to add new features. Among the new features, Google is including a full web browser and a couple of new voice controls.
The full web browser will output to the Glass display and can be accessed by hitting the appropriate button. Users will be able to access the web using the Wi-Fi chip, and it will be controlled by the touchpad and motion controls. For example, users can scroll pages by moving a single finger forward on the touchpad. Zooming is handled by using a two finger guesture on the touchpad. Finally, while zoomed in, users can move their head around to pan around the page.
The motion control bit is actually an intuitive idea, though I expect bystanders will find those browsing the web on their Glass a bit odd as they hold two fingers to their glasses and move their head about. (Hopefully people do not try browsing reddit while walking, however.)
The upcoming Google Glass update also adds a few more voice controls to the mix. Using voice commands beginning with "ok glass," users will be able to reply to text messages, answer calls, and send photos to other people on their contact list.
Finally, Google has lifted the contact list restriction from a list of ten friends. Users can now access their entire Gmail contact list.
I'm glad that Google is continuing to improve the Glass software. According to The Verge, this new update will be rolled out over the next few days to the Explorer Edition units currently in the hands of developers. I'm looking forward to the final consumer release.
Read more about Google Glass at PC Perspective.
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In a recent post from LuxuryDaily.com, the Sotheby's International Realty Mobile iPad App, SIR Mobile, powered by Smarter Agent, was recognized amongst the top 10 luxury brand marketing efforts for the first quarter of 2012. A snippet from the article: "Sotheby's International Realty looked to encourage affluent consumers to browse through its housing listings with…READ
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NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - Net long positions on the U.S. dollar fell sharply in the latest week to their lowest since September, according to calculations by Reuters and Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.
The value of the dollar's net long position slid to $7.53 billion in the week ended May 30, from $8.25 the previous week.
Euro net longs, meanwhile, rose to a more than six-year high, CFTC data showed. (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by David Gregorio)


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Go with the G-Code. I have been unhappy with every Bravo I have ordered.
I have own many Raven Concealment holsters for the all the different handguns I own, but I noticed that Raven raised its prices to $84 for a Phantom holster, when late last year I paid $74.99. There are many other quality kydex holster makers, so I figured I would give a different company a try. I am stuck between the Bravo Concealment DOS and the G-Code HSP Incog for an M&P full size. If I like it I might buy a few more for my Glocks, and Sigs. Any thoughts on which on is better/YOU enjoy more?
Thanks in advance!
Go with the G-Code. I have been unhappy with every Bravo I have ordered.
Thanks for the advice. Does anyone have any dislikes/issues with their Incog?
If you get the INCOG get it without the sweat guard. I have one for my long slide, service, compact and shield love them all. Not too crazy about the mags holder with them.
I have an INCOG for my Shield. It seems quite well built and stout. It seems "heavy" for no bigger than it is. It's meant for AIWB carry - but my shape doesn't accommodate that. It carries just fine behind my hip.
I also think the INCOG is too much money for what it is.
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I'd like to add my two cents on this... Forgive me for not referring to either of your options, but I've been wearing the Galco King Tuk all week and it's amazing. I'm carrying the 40c, but have the full size and it works just as well. Unfortunately I have a bit of a spare tire and the compact is better for me. As far as price is concerned, you can have it in your hands for under $60. Good luck with your search and let us know how it turns out.
I bought the RTT light bearing holster from bravo concealment a few years ago. I like the company and they had pretty good customer service. But the holster wasn't all that comfortable. Now I'm a pretty fat guy lol and yes it is a light bearing holster but it isn't much bigger than the rest of their holsters. Also they discontinued the acer line which I really wanted to grab. So with all that being said I'm going with the incog. I've never used one before but I hope they work for anything other than appendix.
The Incog INCOG is nice, the mag caddy isn't bad either. I do like it, but I personally ended up going dale fricke over it for everyday use. Not trying to throw another hat in the arena, but if you like the INCOG you'd like it a lot.


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Ebola Virus: Ghana Bans Flights From Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone & Guinea
August 2nd, 2014 – Ebola Virus: Ghana Bans Flights From Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone & Guinea
It is a shocker that Ghana has banned all flights originating from Nigeria until further notice over Ebola Virus outbreak.
Though no new infection has been reported with the exception of a Liberian who died last week, most Ghanaian including actress Juliet Ibrahim believed Ebola virus has reached Nigeria.
The MD of Ghana Airport Fompany, Charles Asare said the authorities were implementing to prevent the virus from spreading into the West African country.
Microscopic view of the deadly Eboli virus
Also, restrictions have been imposed on the movement of Liberian refugees who are still at the Buduburam Refugee Camp in the country.
Ever since its outbreak, the Ebola virus has claimed the lives of over 729 victims in the West African sub-region.
Ghana's health authorities have announced the first suspected case of the deadly Ebola disease at the country's second biggest hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), in Kumasi.
The Deputy Director of Public Health in the Ashanti region, Dr. Joseph Oduro, said on Sunday evening that the case resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.
He said the health officials in the Ashanti Region held an emergency meeting over the case.
Oduro said the victim, who was admitted at the paediatric unit of the Teaching Hospital with symptoms of fever and bleeding, died and during a postmortem it was detected she had internal bleeding. He said the development was alarming since neighbouring countries like Guinea and Liberia had recorded cases of the viral infection.
Ghana also banned flight originating from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The West African country made the decision days after the giant of Africa, Nigeria banned flights from Liberia.


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LANDOVER, Md. -- For 2 1/2 quarters, the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns produced lots of punts and no points.
Then Clinton Portis really started piling up the yards. Santana Moss starting doing spin moves after catching the ball. London Fletcher led a huge goal-line stand. The Browns, not to be outdone, made things interesting with a late touchdown, a 2-point conversion, and a field-goal attempt that was wide right with 25 seconds to play.
After nearly putting the fans to sleep, two teams packed a lot into a little bit of time Sunday. Portis broke the scoreless tie with a 3-yard run in the third quarter and rushed for 175 yards on 27 carries, and Moss spun his way to an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter as the Redskins beat the Browns 14-11.
The Browns couldn't replicate that magic against the Redskins. Their point production dropped from 35 to 11. Their yards total plummeted from 454 to 236. Derek Anderson went from 310 yards passing to 136 and was hurt by several drops by his receivers. Kellen Winslow, playing after missing last week's game with an unidentified illness, didn't catch a pass until late in the fourth quarter.
Portis, meanwhile, kept grinding away in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game. He has 818 yards rushing only seven games into the season.
"I think Clinton Portis is an absolute workhorse, and our offensive line takes pride in that," head coach Jim Zorn said.
"All the personal stats and personal ideas [about putting up big numbers], wanting to do this and wanting to do that is out for me. I want to win," Portis said. "It does not matter if I have 175 yards or if I have 75 yards, if we come out with a win, I come out with a smile on my face."
Moss, kept quiet the previous two games, caught four passes for 75 yards. Jason Campbell went a modest 14-for-23 for 164 yards, but he still hasn't thrown an interception all season.
The game's first 14 possessions ended in 13 punts and a missed field goal. The drought was broken at the exact midpoint of the third quarter when Portis reached the ball across the goal line. The score was set up by the game's first big pass play: a 35-yard completion to Moss, who made two spin moves after the catch to add valuable yards downfield.
The Browns answered with a 58-yard drive -- including a 22-yard run by Jamal Lewis in which he hurdled cornerback Fred Smoot --to get on the board with a 37-yard field goal from Dawson. It was the first Cleveland drive not to end in a punt.
The Redskins went ahead 14-3 on Moss' touchdown with 12:28 remaining, coming after a 27-yard run from Portis.
The Browns responded with a 6 1/2-minute drive but came away with no points despite a first-and-goal at the 1. Fletcher made the tackles on first and second downs, and Demetric Evans batted away a pass on fourth down.
"I'd love to be down there hovering because to play that kind of defense and the way we play it you have to be emotional, you have to be violent and you have to create things (for yourself)," Zorn said. "We created the line of scrimmage and that starts with our defensive line and starts everybody moving forward. They're mean and they're very physical, so I'm glad they are on our side."
However, Portis was stripped by Eric Wright at the end of a 24-yard run on the next play after the defensive stand. Brodney Pool recovered, and the Browns scored five plays later on a fourth-and-goal pass to Cribbs.
Notes: The attendance was 90,487, the fifth-highest ever at FedExField. ... The Redskins current streak of 332 pass attempts without an interception, dating back to last season, is an NFL record. The previous mark of 281 was set by the Oakland Raiders in 2001. ... Running back Shaun Alexander made his Redskins debut with an eight-yard run in the third quarter. ... Redskins tight end Chris Cooley has now caught a pass in 63 consecutive games.


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Well the journey got to its end now....bada is Tizen....Samsung being just Samsung
Please rename this section to Tizen
We are stuck with RTOS based phone now that Samsung think it is low-end device
Sources of 2.0 will never get published
I think bada 2.0 will have support to 2013 ...
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Review for Waypoint Services for Women Children and Families, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
I started my career in business and education at Waypoint as an intern in their marketing department. I was impressed then and I remain impressed now, after 6 years working in a few different companies, how well this organization is ran. From the top down it always seems to me that Waypoint has a clear focus and utilizes an outstandingly successful "umbrella" business model that uses their for-profit daycare centers to operate their non-profit women and children centers. I am proud to say that I was a daycare kid in their summer program as a youth and that I was able to help them while also starting my career there. I am now a high school teacher in downtown Houston, TX with 85% of the population being "at risk" in one way or another, Houston needs an organization like Waypoint in a bad way! Cedar Rapids is lucky to have them. -Wylie Hachey
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Strasburg closer to pitching as a pro
Strasburg closer to pitching as a pro
Strasburg has spent most of his time getting his arm in shape in order to play in the Instructional League later this month, and he is expected to play in the Arizona Fall League.
"I'm lifting and conditioning every day," Strasburg said. "I'm just trying to get my arm in shape and get ready for the Arizona Fall League.
"I really enjoyed being up here, being around the players. I was here by myself and doing my own thing."
There has been a frenzy over Strasburg since his days playing for San Diego State, and he is learning to deal with all the media requests.
"I guess it goes with the territory. I'll learn to live with it," he said. "I kind of accepted the fact that I have to answer the same questions a few times. It's all good. I'm finally getting closer to stepping on the mound and facing some hitters. It's getting pretty exciting."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.