text:
|March 25, 2000, 02:24 AM
Senior Member
Join Date: March 13, 2000
Posts: 200
First analize and then avoid the situation if possible. Found the comments interesting. I study JKD with an emphasis on ground fighting(BJJ). What I have learned is that when faced with multiple attackers, try to stay up and mobile. If not possible concentrate on one opponent and try to choke/kill him at the same time using him as a shield. Frank Cucci(ST6) and Rickson comment on firearms as the best multiple attacker defense.
The most important thing I learned recieved from practicing martial arts is confidence. I tapped out a lot of guys that I wasn't supposed to because they were bigger, or had darker belts(whatever). I am not big, to many of you I'm puny as hell(5'6", 175), but I have the confidence that I can defend myself.
Heart is another factor. I have fought and trained with SpecWarriors(Recon, Rangers, US/Thai SEALs) and what amazed me was not their fighting skills, but their determination. I took that and abide by it, that's why I had my ankles broken and shoulders dislocated in matches, because I didn't want to give(lost those ones). Don't ever give up. Fight until your lungs hurt so bad that you pass out or they kill you.
In regards to all those NHB tourni's, remember there are still rules there.
Self defense doesn't have to be that complicated. If you were to mount me and I couldn't reverse the position I wouldn't hesitate to break a finger or two. I would bite your ears off and you can say good bye to your vision because I'll only fight for keeps. Don't want to fight, but if I have to then it's all out.
|March 25, 2000, 03:53 AM
Senior Member
Join Date: September 1, 1999
Posts: 343
Quote: Self defense doesn't have to be that complicated. If you were to mount me and I couldn't reverse the position I wouldn't hesitate to break a finger or two. I would bite your ears off and you can say good bye to your vision because I'll only fight for keeps. Don't want to fight, but if I have to then it's all out.
That is the reason why I never look for a new method of fighting anymore, for if a person is determined to fight or kill, it would be very easy.
There are many ways to attack a person that he cannot use much of what he have learned. If someone purpose is purely self defense and not for tournament for trophy, Simple karate or any barehand martials is good enough. The same thing to using a knife. I will not confront a knife versus knife if I can see that I am not in an advantage position (or my defense is weak) but instead I will retreat and see the BG next time. Call me coward but I am using my head over my manhood. It is true there are cicumstances that we cannot really escape a particular situation but again nothing is impossible to do if we really want to retreat or deviate from an encounter. Anyway, retreating is part of Self Defense tactics.
|March 25, 2000, 12:27 PM
Staff Alumnus
Join Date: October 23, 1998
Location: ATL
Posts: 3,277
"Puny as hell"? My weight is up, and you're still well over 20 lbs heavier...
As Bud used to say,
Keep fighting until you go home or the lights go out.
What do you want?
Freedom to live like we are.
Anything else?
Guns, so they can't take the freedom away!
I'll see what I can do-
And grenades, mortars, and mines, so they can't take the guns away!
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread


text:
Pre-AILA Crimes & Immigration Seminar
Wednesday June 13
- By: Norton Tobby, ILRC
- Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
Nashville, TN
If you are attending the 2012 AILA Annual Conference, just come a day early to join us for this day-long seminar. This seminar is for both criminal and immigration attorneys. Please note that you do not have to be attending the AILA Annual Conference to attend this seminar.
Topics include:
- Padilla Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Overcoming Procedural Obstacles to Success in Vacating Convictions for Counsel's Failure to Give Accurate Immigration Advice at Plea. Practical suggestions and legal arguments.
- Mandatory Immigration Detention for Crimes: What convictions will trigger mandatory detention during removal proceedings, and how to obtain respondents' release.
- Working with Criminal Counsel to Obtain Client's Release From Criminal and Immigration Custody: When criminal counsel should try to obtain client's release from criminal custody, and how to help criminal counsel arrange a disposition that will allow the client to avoid mandatory immigration detention, so the client can be released from an immigration hold to serve a noncustodial criminal disposition.
- Case Winning Tips: Favorite criminal dispositions that should not trigger mandatory immigration detention or removal, including recent developments.
Top Faculty:
- Norton Tooby, author of Tooby's Crimes of Moral Turpitude (2008), Tooby's Guide to Criminal Immigration Law (2008), Criminal Defense of Immigrants (2007), Aggravated Felonies (2006), and Safe Havens: How to Identify and Construct Non-Deportable Convictions (2005).
- Dan Kesselbrenner, Director, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, author of Immigration Law and Crimes (2010)
- Kathy Brady, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center. Author of Defending Immigrants in the Ninth Circuit (2010).
To register, click here.
The cost is $295 for private attorneys and $150 for legal workers, nonprofits, and student.
- CLE Credit Comments: 6.5 MCLE credits. The Law Offices of Norton Tooby is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider and certifies that these activities conform to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing education. Check with your state to see if reciprocal credits are available, or submit our materials to your state bar to seek credit.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
"Whenever I get a chance, I still find a song I can still relate to. I was in my early 20s when (the Uncle Tupelo) songs were written. As the years go by, it gets a little harder to relate to songs that were written so long ago."
Related quotes
"There's no insecurity about my song writing. I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight."
"Song writing is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed to sleep."
"I'm a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That's what we do. Something that you can slow dance to."
"By definition pop is extremely catchy, whether you like it or not," Cobain says. "There are some pop songs I hate but I can't get them out of my head. Our songs also have the standard pop format: Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, bad solo. All in all, I think we sound like The Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath."


text:
For 70 reviews, this publication has graded:
64% higher than the average critic
2% same as the average critic
34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1 point lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
|Highest review score:
|Party Music
|Lowest review score:
Score distribution:
Positive: 54 out of 70
Mixed: 10 out of 70
Negative: 6 out of 70
70 music reviews
- By Critic Score
- By Date
It's not just that Crown Royal is a mediocre album; it's how it manages that feat. Run-DMC, former trendsetters, now seem to be chasing after every pop fad in the book, including the ones they helped start.
- Critic Score
Sadly, nothing about the unspectacular Golden State will save them from the Where Are They Now? file.
- Critic Score
With the exception of only a handful of moments -- most of which are more interesting in theory than in execution -- it's a very bad album, both in its politics and its sound.
- Critic Score
The music?s the problem. Given a typically goofy, urbane Merritt turn of phrase like ?You can find your own messiah/in the pit of a papaya,? Ewen crafts the most predictable and robotic of faux-techno settings. There are mildly bumping drums and sequencers, but no Hawaii, no magic and, most fatally of all, no melody.
- Critic Score
The real crime is that these guys are good musicians who happen to have horrible taste.
- Critic Score
A 38-minute spoonful of slop, the sound of a band pissing it all away.
- Critic Score


text:
Wed 24th Oct 2012 8:00amEscape Surfboards's Polzeath Surf Report
Pretty much flat with the occasional hopefull lined up wave of about thigh high, the last gasp of the swell we have been enjoying for the last 5 days. Drop in or call 01208863962
View the Polzeath Surf Report and Forecast. Escape Surfboards's Reports have received a total of 956021 views.
This report has received 562 views since 24/10/12.


text:
New Jersey is a state filled with rich history and plenty of things for tourists to do and see. The beautiful coastal areas in the Sixth Congressional District attract millions visitors each year.
The district includes several shore towns that offer some of the best beaches on the Jersey Shore. The city of Asbury Park features a revitalized Boardwalk that offers visitors endless fun, and the city plays host to annual special events including the Garden State Film Festival, Taste of Asbury Park and Oysterfest.
Long Branch, a popular spot for surf, sun and shore fun, features free weekly outdoor concerts and movies under the stars all summer long.
In addition to its legendary beaches and shoreline, the Sixth Congressional District of New Jersey offers extensive arts and music enjoyment opportunities. No trip to Asbury Park is complete without taking in a show at the legendary Stone Pony, where Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen has made numerous appearances. Also in Asbury Park, the Convention Hall and the adjacent Paramount Theatre are some of the most majestic landmarks on the Jersey Shore. Over the years, this historic entertainment venue has hosted legendary performances by Elton John, Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones, among many others.
New Brunswick, the home of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, plays host to Central Jersey's "theatre row," which features the State Theater, the George Street Playhouse and the Tony Award-winning Crossroads Theatre Company, one of the nation's premiere African American theater companies.


text:
Benjamin E. Griffith, Editor, America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, (3rd edition) American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law, 2016, 347 pages, inclusive of table of cases and index, Paperback, $116.95, ISBN 978-1-63425-422-9
The third edition of America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting will make an excellent acquisition for any academic, firm, or county law library collection. The timeliness of the subject matter makes the book a necessary addition to the collections of academic law libraries and the book may serve as a starting point for researchers who wish to delve further into the topics discussed therein. In the Introduction, attorney and member of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Election Law Advisory Commission, Thurgood Marshall Jr., notes that America Votes! is accessible to both laypeople and experts due to its material regarding basic tenets of election law and suggestions for government officials and policy makers. For this edition, a variety of contributors including professors, practicing attorneys, and directors of organizations that seek to promote civic engagement have written about the history and future of developments within election administration processes, the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression, and challenges of redistricting.
The book begins with Ann Ravel's overview of the origin and purpose of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in which she highlights recent case law regarding the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and details where the FEC has fallen short. As the book progresses, contributing authors note a variety of issues within election law such as how restrictive photo ID laws have affected voters, the disenfranchisement of people with criminal convictions, and allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections.
Throughout the book, contributing authors have ended their chapters with possible solutions to challenges in the field of election law and presented how various jurisdictions have handled these challenges. For example, in the chapter entitled Language Assistance to Voters, Terry Ao Minnis discusses Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which touches on how jurisdictions have populations that could benefit from language assistance, yet are not covered by Section 203, can assist these populations in exercising their right to vote. Minnis notes that in Beverly Hills, California, where there is a population of voters who speak Farsi, the City has provided ballots and other voting materials in Farsi. Tova Wang points out that the disenfranchisement of people with criminal convictions is not as publicized by the media as other forms of disenfranchisement, however six million people in the United States are not allowed to vote due to their criminal convictions. Wang sees the lifting of restrictions on voting for those with criminal convictions in Virginia and Delaware as a step forward. Wang also notes that another way to make sure that more people are registered to vote is through automatic registration at state departments of motor vehicles as is the practice in Oregon, the first state to implement this measure.
As the title suggests, the book focuses on election law in the United States, however Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Canada's former chief electoral officer, and Nancy G. Abudu, legal director of the ACLU of Florida, introduce aspects of comparative law in the Foreword and the chapter entitled Immigration, Voting Rights, and Electoral Access, respectively. Kingsley's brief summary of the electoral system in Canada and Abudu's mentioning of jurisdictions that allow noncitizens to vote such as the European Union, Bolivia, and Colombia add a global perspective.
The Summary of Contents, Contents (which includes headings within the individual chapters), Table of Cases, and Index all provide page numbers that facilitate readers' finding of major sections, case law, and key terms within the book. The contributing authors have documented their sources very well. Each chapter ends with an extensive list of notes. Hopefully, there will be a future edition of this book which will address the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression, and challenges of redistricting after the 2016 presidential election.
Review by Latia Ward, Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor, Indiana Tech Law School, Fort Wayne, Indiana. email@example.com
Leveraging E-records Peer Pressure: One Library's Experience
Created by: Carol Ottolenghi, Pari Swift, Nathan Owens, and Angie Crandall
Like many government agencies and public universities, the Ohio Attorney General's Office (AGO) is required by statute to have a records manager with attendant policies and retention schedules. Unfortunately, statutory requirements and universal acceptance are not synonymous. In fact, librarians may be the only people within an organization who truly understand the value of organized, well-weeded records.
The AGO records management team is nothing if not tenacious (they are librarians, after all). With time and guidance, many of the AGO practice groups developed records processes specific to their needs, which has led records, data services, and the library to tap into the AGO staff's competitive nature. With senior management support, they held an E-Records Fair in honor of Electronic Records Day. Records invited practice groups with innovative solutions to create games or displays that mirrored each group's specific records challenge.
Fair-goers were given cards to get stamped at the different game booths. Cards with seven stamps were eligible for a gift-card drawing. A few of the games and displays are described below. They can be adapted for staff or students of almost any organization.
Naming Conventions
Environmental cases can last decades. Legal and administrative staff can completely turnover during that time. So, the environmental practice group's records challenge was to name their files so that people with no knowledge of the case could find all relevant information quickly. The game was simple in concept, and could be played by multiple people at the same time. Everyone was given paper, pen, and the same description of a file. They had one minute to name the file. They could not talk or look at what others were writing. Then, participants compared the names and discovered for themselves the value of naming conventions.
"Rusty Mountain" and Other Displays
Taking a page from Disney World's playbook, the records department gave fair-goers something to look at while waiting in line for food, by creating a "Rusty Mountain" mural that gave a visualization of the mountain of email and other e-records that needed to be migrated to the AGO's document management system. The AGO's Bureau of Crime Investigation made a display that portrayed what a given number of bytes in e-records translates to in paper. The display pictured reams of paper stacked against a backdrop of the Empire State Building.
Data Security Duck Pond
Sound records management has enormous implications for data security. Data Services and ITs Security sections teamed up to present a data security duck pond. Several dozen yellow ducks floated in a child's wading pool. Each duck had a data or e-records security question written on the bottom. Participants picked a duck, answered the question and received candy.
E-Records Land
The Library created a game board that highlighted how e-records management (or mismanagement) can affect e-discovery and data integrity. Game cards included:
The E-Records Land cards were tailored for the AGO. The cards—like all of the E-Records Fair events—can be adapted for staff or students of almost any organization.
Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, Oxford University Press, 2015, 346 pages, inclusive of appendices, bibliography, and index, Hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-19-871339-5
Richard Susskind has previously written and spoken extensively on the future of law and the legal profession. Here he's written a new book along with his son who is an economics professor at Oxford. Because of Susskind's past scholarship in this area, this was a book I knew I had to look at and one you will probably want to skim, if not read through. You will probably want to have this book available in your library purely on the author's reputation. Lawyers and academics in law will want to know what's here.
This is not a book about law or lawyers. The Future of the Professions is about trends across the information professions generally. Information professions aren't defined clearly. Characteristics of an information profession are high levels of specialized knowledge for practitioners, admission based on credentials, government regulation on activities, and a common set of values among practitioners. Examples include clergy, professors, architects, and management consultants, as well as lawyers. But lawyers are such a small portion of the book that this isn't about understanding the legal profession.
What this book was good for is getting an overview of technology trends affecting all kinds of skilled work. It was helpful for updating my knowledge of technology trends outside of the legal profession. It brushes on diverse topics from downloadable plans for 3D printed houses which have actually been printed and assembled, to MOOCs, to religions using social media to organize. I found it a great tour of new technologies. As you might imagine the topic is so ambitious that coverage can't be in-depth. Instead, coverage is broad, and copious footnotes get you to the more detailed information. For most technologies, the footnotes even give you a link to download printable house plans, view a social network, or see the webpage of a corporation providing services in an area. In contrast to previous books by Susskind, this book is not gloom and doom and instead presents technology as powerful and pervasive. The tone is upbeat.
A pleasant surprise was the amount of content dedicated to educational trends. This goes well beyond MOOCs into discussions of costs of education impacting professions, apps for educating autistic children, and learning analytics. One of the authors is a professor, and that may account for the emphasis on how technology is changing education. As librarians, we often work as educators. We support professors, teach legal research, present CLEs, help pro se patrons find what they need, and guide attorneys in research.
A tremendous positive in this book, given that it's not about law, is that individual sections or chapters of the book hold up well as stand-alone readings. In fact, for me reading it straight through, some facts or examples repeated and I suspect the book may be intended to be read in portions. Someone who is casually interested can read the introductory sections, then skim the table of contents for the most relevant sections.
Review by Wilhelmina Randtke, Digital Library Services Coordinator, Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative.
Member Login


text:
my original post is at:
the content is:
i have a Japanese HTC One or HTL22. I tried to sim unlock it as shown in this URL.
adb push misc.img / adb shell # dd if=/misc.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 # reboot
There was a message saying
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1: write error: No space left on device 257+0 records in 257+0 records out 131072 bytes transferred in ...
Please help. Thanks.
The device is now unbootable, when plugged into USB is not recognized by computer and wont be charged.


text:
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — Massachusetts Reps. Jim McGovern and John Olver were arrested on Friday along with actor George Clooney and several others at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.
The protesters accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county's border region with South Sudan.
Reps. McGovern and Olver, along with Clooney, Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia and NAACP President Ben Jealous, were all cuffed and taken into custody after being warned three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy. They were all placed into a U.S. Secret Service van.
McGovern's staff described the protest as an act of civil disobedience.
Olver's office released a statement urging Members of Congress, the Administration and the international community to focus on ending the violence in Sudan.
"The world must prevent Sudan's widespread use of its own citizens as expendable pawns in its post-South Sudan secession posturing," the statement read.
The arrest came after Clooney met this week with Obama, testified in the Senate and attended a state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry took to Twitter to joke about the arrests.
Clooney told The Associated Press before he was arrested that he can only hope to draw attention to the crisis in Sudan but that he doesn't know if any progress has been made. He said he was impressed, though, with Obama's engagement on the issue.
"It's amazing to sit down with a world leader who knows all of the intricacies of what's going on in Sudan," he said.
The actor said he asked Obama to involve China more in pushing for a solution in Sudan. He said international leaders need to "follow the money" flowing to Sudan's leaders to expose corruption.
"This is a moment where we have a chance to do something because if we don't, in the next three to four months, there's going to be a real humanitarian disaster," Clooney said before his arrest.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Art Cohen reports
"It's such a silly thought to think you're actually succeeding in any of this," he said. "But if it's loud enough and you keep making it loud enough at the very least people will know about it, and you can't say we didn't know. That's the first step."
McGovern was arrested for a similar protest against the Sudanese government in 2009 over the genocide in Darfur.
(TM and © Copyright 2012 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2012 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


text: Follow-Up To Ashcroft's Comments on Librarians and Patriot Actby Sabrina I. Pacifici on Sep 17, 2003 Additional links related to yesterday's New York Times article: The text of the Prepared Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, "The Proven Tactics in the Fight against Crime" Washington, D.C., September 15, 2003. He uses the word hysteria six times. Letter to the Editor, New York Times, September 17, from Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): Ashcroft vs. Librarians By the way, the Library Journal named Rep. Bernie Sanders Politician of the Year 2003 (reg. req'd). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)


text:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested four men in a crackdown on child porn in Southern California, authorities said.
The crackdown took place over two days with search warrants served at numerous locations from Palmdale to Whittier.
The men are accused of sharing hundreds of photos and videos of children as young as 1 engaged in sexual acts with adults.
"It's awful stuff seeing children raped and others using that as entertainment," said Detective John Howard, with the LA County Sheriff's Department.
The suspects were identified as Rolando Garcia, 19, of South Los Angeles; Mario Aburto, 43, of West Covina; Jon Johnson, 72, of Fullerton; and Gregory MacClean, 52, of Palmdale.
The men did not know each other - but were busted after using legitimate file sharing programs for illegal purposes, officials said.
Investigators posed undercover to access the files - then traced the computers to identify the Internet users.
"It's not anonymous - everyone who uses the internet can be identified one way or another," Howard said.
More Southern California Stories:
- Watch Live: NBC4 News at 5 and 6 P.M.
- LA County Confirms 1st Flu Death
- Teens Rescued From River Wash
- How to Prevent Front-Porch Thefts
- 2 People Bitten by Pit Bull
- Weekend Freeway Closures
- African-American Homecoming Duo
- Beloved SoCal Bakery to Close


text:
Today's job market is mercurial at best. If you want to hold on to your job, make sure you do everything you can to present yourself as a professional at all times. Start by taking these tips from Careerealism's Dixie Somers.
- Show up early. View being on time as being late. Starting 10 minutes early will show your employer just how serious you are.
- Be a team player. Make an effort to cooperate, go the extra mile and avoid making excuses when your work isn't up to snuff.
- Set smart boundaries. Be careful about using inappropriate language, telling offensive jokes, airing relationship troubles and sharing financial difficulties.
— Adapted from "4 Ways to Increase Professionalism," Dixie Somers, Careerealism.


text:
|Main Features
|6 - 10
Use the tools below to refine your search by only displaying reviews with a certain number of star ratings or to only show reviews from a certain time period. Eg click on '1 star' to just display the reviews we have which received a 1 star rating click or 'Within the last month' to display just reviews posted over the last month.
Written on: 31/05/2009
The iRiver H10 device is the worst media device ive ever had. it is nearly impossible to sync files from the device to my computer. i have decided to go with the ipod. every time i try to sync nothing is recognized until i disconnect the iriver and it says that the device is nearly full and i have 7.2 gigs left out of 20. i paid 300.00 dollars for this device and apparently lost about 2700 songs. i will never have another and will continue to give bad reviews until this problem is resolved… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/02/2009
Overall the iRiver H10 is a brilliant little device, not only for those who like listening to music, but musicians who need to listen to themselves or others. Excellent sound, ease of use, ability to manipulate sound to ones musical taste,FM Radio a plus, ability to record from Fm Radio brilliant.
Plenty of storage
Not over fussy in design. Quite chunky, but that's me being a bit fussy.
doesn't do Videos… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/04/2008
Lately after two years of sparing usage my iRiver H10 cursor has got stuck and is refusing to move. The phone numbers given by your agent , who sold the piece have kept mobiles inactive and the shop address provided on the Cash Memo informed that they have closed and the persons looking into the maintenance etc. have closed shop and left for UK. Please convey through some means how that problem can be over come… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/05/2007 by DAVINGOFF (3 reviews written)
I bought this MP3 because it has a changeable battery. Overall I am very satisfied with the purchase… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/12/2006 by kateh17 (3 reviews written)
The battery life could be a little better, but overall it is a quality and sleek MP3 player. The battery can be replaced, meaning that when one battery is losing life fast, all you need to do is buy a new one, not a whole new iRiver H10 MP3 player… Read Full Review
Written on: 11/11/2006 by ambosambo (1 review written)
The sound on the iRiver H10 MP3 player is brilliant, the batteries are fairly good and the screen looks really clear. It was value for money at the time (€150), but looking back, this is now the second one broken, and a lot of time spent transferring songs on to it. I guess I will be heading to the shops tomorrow, but this time I will try another brand… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/10/2006 by markuk (6 reviews written)
I really like this device, but I wish it wouldn't hang so much. I have updated to the latest firmware which helped a little (you can download a tool that searches for the latest update for you). I sync with Windows Media player 10 and 11 beta. It isn't a bad experience, but it can drive you mad at times when it decides to hang for no obvious reasons. Surely it's not that difficult to get this sorted?
Once you have your media files on the iRiver H10 MP3 player it works great, and it has given… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/09/2006 by Rudecat (1 review written)
I must be the unluckiest man in England! After buying 2 Sony NW-A 3000's that crashed on me, I was looking for an alternative and decided to buy the 20Gb iRiver H10 MP3 player.
Like Ronseal, it does exactly what is says on the tin which I liked. It's no nonsense drag 'n' drop facility makes copying music simple. But alas, it was too good to be true. After a days play I decided to add a large music file (various artists) and it didn't keep the file together, so I decided to delete the file. On… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/09/2006 by Chazelmc (1 review written)
At first I thought this was a very good machine, and it is quite possible that I have just had very bad luck, but I recommend that research is needed before a purchase of one of these machines!… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/09/2006 by BPP (1 review written)
It is easy to use, but there are problems with docking. I wish it offered automatic updates to iRiver and not just iTunes, and I wish there were more accessories available for it, like with the iPod… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/08/2006 by localplan (1 review written)
The iRiver H10 MP3 player has all the features that I wanted when I bought it; including, FM, FM recording with timer and scheduler and line-in recording. At the time this player first appeared on the market it was the best player out there, but now, iRiver has some newer models that have more features and are smaller in size, so if I was going to buy another player right now, I wouldn't buy the H10. I might go for something like the iRiver Clix. I am however very satisfied with my purchase… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/08/2006 by Jamiecasey37 (2 reviews written)
If you download most of your music, I don't think this MP3 player is for you. I rate the H10 very well, 8/10 I've given. However when it comes to synchronizing downloaded tracks it becomes a pain in the backside. Lucky enough for me about 80% of my albums are ripped off CDs, but with the 20% downloaded I just get frustrated when it comes to the iRiver. You see every column in your media library must be exactly the same spelling otherwise you end up with lots of different files for one band… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/06/2006 by Jerry2006 (1 review written)
I could never recommend buying an H10 because the unit is just not reliable enough
- The first unit I bought didn't work (and I mean nothing) straight out of the box.
- The second worked for about 3 months and then had a "catastophic system failure" after reasonable daily use and had to be returned.
- The third has just done exactly the same thing after 6 months of hardly being used at all and I'm not looking forward to the upcoming argument with the supplier.
The iRiver H10 is pretty, it's… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/02/2006 by tompetty (3 reviews written)
I bought 2 iRiver H10 MP3 players and had them delivered to me whilst I was serving in the Middle East. This may have been the reason why one of the players stopped working within 24 hours of receiving it.
My retailer replaced the unit for me, and I have never looked back since. The player is so simple to use, and you only really need to use 4 buttons in order for it to do everything:
On/Off button: won't explain this one!
Scroll Pad/Button: to change the volume, scroll through… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/01/2006 by jennyweasley (2 reviews written)
The iRiver H10 portable MP3 player is definitely better than an iPod!… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/08/2005 by emovert (1 review written)
The iRiver H10 is a really really really really really good MP3 player! Trust me, I did all the research before buying my MP3 player, and when I got the H10 it was all that I expected and more. It is the best player you can get at the moment, especially for people with a fair amount of music, that also like features to keep them entertained, and a little bit of style too. I've got two friends with Apple's cliched players, and my player is a lot better… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/08/2005 by emovert (1 review written)
The iRiver H10 is an awesome player. It's easy to figure out, and it worked from go. Good volume, good sound quality, heaps of EQ settings, and not overly complicated but not boringly simple. This player has heaps of useful features like FM radio, FM radio recording (record your favourite radio shows or steal any cool songs you hear), photo viewer, voice recorder, line out recorder (this means you can record songs off a CD player), and a 260 colour screen. This player simply outsmarts the… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/08/2005 by karlaj (1 review written)
The iRiver H10 comes with software which becomes the default music player on your computer, which is annoying as its not a good player. Not easy to load songs onto the player and if they come from your own cds it shows up as "unknown artist" which you can change by going into the properties of each song - long and irritating process. You have to create playlists in the software then tranfer them over and if you want to skip from the song playing to the next song there will be a gap of about… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/12/2005
I think that the software used is very good. Personally, I find it easy to use and wouldn't swap it for anything else.
Written on: 02/08/2005 by razzmar3 (3 reviews written)
The iRiver H10 MP3 Player is the best of all worlds.
Firstly, it's small and lightweight. It fits in your pocket a dream and doesn't look like something obscene like other, bigger players.
What's more, the H10 comes with a rubber cover which slips snugly over the player and has a belt clip attached.
The player is what I believe to be the best looking player currently on the market. Its design is easy to use and doesn't compromise on style. Although the scroll bar-which is the same as those… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/04/2005 by bav (2 reviews written)
I brought my iRiver H10 as a replacement for my Creative Zen Micro and was expecting 'better than iPod performance'.
The player looks the part, small light weight, sleek metal finish in a small range of colours. The colour screen is the same quality as the first colour screen Nokia phones. This means that it will display jpeg's but only the files it can handle anything more will result in an error message. The screen resolution is OK so don't be expecting digital quality display.
The radio… Read Full Review
Written on: 20/05/2005
The latest firmware upgrade now allows album order playback, so that objection has gone.
As rated by our community of reviewers
" Great little MP3 player for the price " Read More
Written by Tashifan
" Absolutely fantastic " Read More
Written by GRB08
" Audiomare " Read More
" My favorite MP3 Player " Read More
Written by markovec
" Big but a must for music lovers " Read More
Written by Jaimeng25


text:
|Filed Under:
|Programming / Web Development
|Posts on Regator:
|Posts / Week:
|Archived Since:
|June 30, 2008
Clever Algorithms is a newly released book by Jason Brownlee PhD that describes 45 algorithms from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) field with Ruby-based examples. It's well produced and, notably, free in its PDF and online formats. A print copy is available at a small cost.
Parslet is a new "simple parser framework" for Ruby built by Kaspar Schiess. It follows the PEG (parsing expression grammar) style of parsing and its primary goals are to be simple, testable, and to have extensive and powerful error reporting features (something that Kaspar states Treetop sorely lacks).
The JRuby team has announced the release of JRuby 1.6.0 Release Candidate 1. The final release is still a little way off but the bulk of the work is in place. It's billed as the "largest release of JRuby to date" which, given how awesome...Show More Summary
Been missing esteemed rapper and author Coolio (real name Tony Arcieri) recently? He's been busy studying Ruby and building Cool.io (or GitHub repo), a Node.js and Sinatra inspired "event framework" for Ruby powered by libev. Think EventMachine but with a cuter, Sinatra-style API. Show More Summary
Automatic text summarization is the technique where a computer program summarizes a document. A text is put into the computer and a highlighted (summarized) text is returned. The Open Text Summarizer is an open source tool for summarizing texts. The program reads a text and decides which sentences are important and which are not. Nadav Rotem
JetBrains (of IntelliJ IDEA fame) has today released RubyMine 3.0, the latest version of its cross-platform Ruby and Rails IDE. It follows on almost 18 months to the day from RubyMine 1.0. Back then we noted that the public reception of RubyMine was strong and JetBrains have only made it better since then.
Ever used Dropbox? It's awesome. A cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, and even mobile) file syncing and backup service with 2GB for free (or 2.25GB if you sign up with this link). Well, if you'd like to roll out your own system on your own infrastructure, send some thanks to Ryan LeFevre, the creator of RubyDrop, an open source Dropbox clone based on Ruby and git.
Rails for Zombies is an intriguing attempt to teach people how to use Ruby on Rails directly in the Web browser. It comes from Envy Labs (and specifically Gregg Pollack, once of RailsEnvy fame).
In Making CI easier to do than not to with Hudson CI and Vagrant, Dr Nic Williams (of EngineYard) presents a walkthrough of setting up a VM-based continuous integration system in order to reliably test your apps across multiple setu...
A few days ago, Burke Libbey, a Winnipeg based Ruby and Rails developer, gave a presentation called Ruby's Object Model: Metaprogramming and Other Magic to the Winnipeg.rb Ruby user group. I though it was interesting enough to embed here.
Tom Preston-Werner has pushed out version 0.3.0 of Chronic, the popular natural language date and time parsing library for Ruby. It's a significant release because the last was 0.2.3 back in July 2007! Grab it now with gem install chronic
Treetop is one of the most underrated, yet powerful, Ruby libraries out there. If you want to write a parser, it kicks ass. The only problem is unless you're into reading up about and playing with parsers, it's not always obvious how to get going with them, or Treetop in particular. Show More Summary
Back in June, I did a comparison of Mongoid and MongoMapper, the two best known MongoDB libraries for Ruby. Now, Ben Myles has brought another to the fore: Mongomatic.
Aaron Patterson (of Nokogiri fame) has written a post for the AT&T Interactive blog about writing a code coverage tool with Ruby 1.9:
It's been a couple of months since the last job round up but the Ruby Inside job board has been hopping! There are 14 live listings to go over today and they're not all in San Francisco. Jobs in Denver and Maryland bring in a bit of interesting variety.
There has been a shift in development landscape over at Apple. John Siracusa of Ars Technica recently published an article about Apple's language and API future. I believe Apple is preparing to transition to Ruby as their next default language. Parveen Kaler
sexy_scope is a small wrapper around Arel::Attribute that adds a little syntactic sugar when creating scopes in ActiveRecord. It adds an attribute class method which takes an attribute name and returns an Arel::Attribute wrapper, which responds to common operators to return predicates objects that can be used as arguments to ActiveRecord::Base.where. Samuel Lebeau
It's been almost a year since Ric Roberts posted about using MongoDB and MongoMapper and I've seen an explosion in the number of people using these tools in the Ruby community since then (I use them heavily on coder.io too).
Hi - this is a guest post by Giles Bowkett. I made at least $10,000 in the last few months selling videos on my personal blog (including at least $5,000 selling a video about how to have a terrific programming career, and at least $5,000 selling a video about how to sell videos on your blog).
If you've ever generated PDFs in Ruby before, you know that it can be both tedious and difficult using the standard go-to PDF libraries out there. Let's face it, we're web developers. Coming from HTML+CSS-based layouts, writing Ruby code for that stuff is a major pain. Jared Pace


text:
www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk is the official website of White Ribbon UK, White Ribbon House, 1 New Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HX7 5DZ, charity number 1123874.
2. Application of these terms
These Terms govern your use of the White Ribbon UK site www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk. You can print off these Terms, or store them in your computer, for future reference. Please read them carefully. If you do not wish to accept these Terms, then please do not use the Site.
3. Description of the service
The Service is designed to provide men in the UK with information and resources about violence against women and encourage them to sign the pledge against violence and participate in actions to challenge violence against women.
4. Eligibility
The site is aimed at people who are aged 14 years old and over. If you are aged 14 to 18, we advise you to inform your parent or legal guardian that you are registering on and/or using the Site. If you are under the age of 14, you may not register on and/or use the site.
We also strongly recommend that if you are between the ages of 14 and 18, you should read one or all of the safety guides listed below before you Post Your Content to any of the Sites: www.thinkuknow.co.uk; and/or www.internetsafetyzone.co.uk.
5. General Rules for Use of the Service
5.1 You must not:
5.1.1 permit or create unauthorised framing of, or deep linking to, the site from another website under your management or control;
5.1.2 copy, adapt, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any of the software underlying the site; or
5.1.3 create or maintain any unauthorised connection to the site
5.2 We strongly recommend that when using the Site you do not disclose your personal contact details such as phone numbers, postal or email addresses;
5.3 The Content provided on the Site is protected by Intellectual Property owned by us or others. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, you may not copy, download or distribute any Content from any of the Site, other than Your Content.
6. © White Ribbon UK 2010. All rights reserved
All material on this website is copyright of White Ribbon UK or to third parties who have contributed material. You may view the contents on screen and are permitted to print copies of or save reasonable extracts to your local hard disk from this website for your personal use or private study. You can use the content of this website as long as the content is clearly attributed to White Ribbon UK or to the third party contributor and you have obtained permission from White Ribbon UK to use the materials.
7. External links
White Ribbon UK offers hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. We do not control such websites and take no responsibility for, and will not incur any liability in respect of, their content. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply endorsement of views, statements or information contained in such websites. Before supplying any personal information to any other website, we recommend that you check the website's Privacy Policy. We do not accept responsibility for the protection of any data supplied to other websites.
8. Our liability to you
8.1 We will not have any liability arising out of your use of or inability to use the Service or any of the Site for: any business losses (including loss of profit, business, contracts or goodwill); or any unforeseeable losses or damages.
8.2 Please note that you are responsible for Your Content and you will be responsible for any costs and/or losses which White Ribbon UK suffers as a result of Your Content including legal fees and damages.
8.3 In certain circumstances, we may have a legal obligation to disclose your contact/registration details and other material. Should we do this you agree to take no action against White Ribbon UK.
8.4 We are not responsible for and do not endorse the Content or any views Posted by any User on the Site or the accuracy or reliability of such content. We do not accept any responsibility for the publication of any Defamatory material/content or any loss which you may sustain as a result of any Defamatory or otherwise harmful material/content being Posted by any person on the Site. We reserve the right to remove from the Site any such Content of which we may become aware. We set out below how to draw material to our attention if you have any complaint.
8.5 We do not seek to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which may not be excluded by law.
8.6 Nothing in these Terms will exclude or limit any of your rights as a consumer.
8.7 We shall not have any liability to you for any delay in performance of the Service or any other matters to the extent that such events or matters are due to any events outside our reasonable control.
8.9 We will have no liability arising from any link being placed on the Site to another website which we are not responsible for.
8.10 The Site is accessed via the World Wide Web, which is independent of us. Your use of the World Wide Web is solely at your own risk and subject to all applicable national and international laws and regulations. We do not represent that the Site are appropriate or available for use in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom. We shall have no responsibility for any information or service obtained by you on the World Wide Web.
8.11 If you breach any of these Terms, you will be responsible for our losses and costs resulting from your breach.
9. Privacy policy
Please see our privacy statement
10 . Availability of the Service
10.1 The Service is provided as it is in its current form. While we use reasonable skill and care in providing the Service, we do not guarantee that the Site or the Service or any part of it will meet your requirements or expectations.
10.2 We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information and material provided on the Site is accurate and up-to-date, however errors or conflicts in the data may occur, and may not be correctable.
10.3 We reserve the right to interrupt the Service on a regularly scheduled basis or otherwise, with or without giving prior notice, in order to perform maintenance. However, we will use reasonable efforts to schedule maintenance during low-usage times of day.
10.4 You acknowledge that the Service may be interrupted for reasons beyond our control, and we cannot guarantee that you will be able to access the Service or your Account whenever you may wish to do so. We will not be liable for any interruptions to the Service, or any inability to access the Site, resulting from any causes beyond our reasonable control, such as the quality of your Internet connection or the operation of payment systems on the Sites.
10.5 You are responsible for obtaining Internet access to the Site from where you are in order to use Service. We cannot be held responsible for your failure to access the Site or use the Service from any location or browser. Any access fees incurred in reaching the Site(e.g. dial up charges) and any equipment necessary to access the Service are your responsibility.
11. Duration and Termination
11.1 We reserve the right to send you one or more written warnings or immediately suspend or terminate your registration with or your use of the Sites if you breach these Terms (repeatedly or otherwise).
12. General
12.1 These Terms are governed by English law, and you and we agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. If you live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, the laws and courts of that country will apply, if you so wish.
12.2 We will be entitled to process your personal data in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy, which may involve transfer of your personal data outside of the EEA.
13. Complaints and Customer Care
13.1 If you have a complaint about the Content Posted by any User on any of the Site please contact us using the contact form provided on the 'Contact Us' page.
13.2 If you are unhappy with any aspect of the Service, you may write to us using the contact details given on the contact page.
14. Alteration of terms and conditions
We reserve the right to alter these terms and conditions when updating this website.
The new White Ribbon Newsletter is now available.
Please click here to see it.
Many thanks
The White Ribbon Team
"I feel passionately that men need to be involved in 'calling out' threats, intimidation and violence by men on women and girls wherever we see it. It's important for men to be part of the conversation about what's not acceptable in relationships, in a bar, on the street, in the workplace or online."
In an inspiring blog post, family lawyer Adam Moghadas, explains why he is an Ambassador for White Ribbon UK.
Several global surveys suggest that half of all women who die from homicide are killed by their current or former husbands or partners.


text:
When Cooper football coach John Windham says that junior Adam Taylor has been all over the field, he doesn't mean for just one game or from one position.
Taylor may be the Pirates' most versatile athlete, now playing his fourth position of the season at linebacker. Taylor, who has played running back and wide receiver on offense, moved down from his safety spot to fill the hole left by the injured Luke Kemp.
And Taylor has thrived.
Last week, Taylor played a key role in the Pirates' 52-14 win against Lamesa, recording 16 tackles, two for loss, and returning a punt 22 yards for a touchdown.
The victory kept Cooper unbeaten in District 2-3A play and put the team in position to clinch one of the top two spots in the district with one more win.
"They came to me and asked me if I wanted to play (linebacker), and I told them yes," said Taylor, who stands at 6-foot-1 and weighs 170 pounds. "Whatever I can do to help the team. It's challenging but fun. I'd played it before when I was younger and I love playing up front because it's more challenging and more aggressive."
Taylor's efforts earned him this week's Avalanche-Journal City Player of the Week honor, but it came as no surprise to Windham.
"We knew since he played on the varsity as a sophomore he's one of those special kids," Windham said. "I think he's stepped up and started to really play well and is playing with a lot of confidence. We need that right now at this time of the year and he's doing a good job."
Windham said the decision to put Taylor in a more physical position closer to the line of scrimmage was a no-brainer due to Taylor's middle school experience and versatility.
Offensively, Taylor has rushed for 27 yards on five carries and caught four passes for 93 yards and has scored three combined touchdowns.
He's also the team's punter, averaging 33.7 yards per kick and has returned four punts for a 16.3 yard average.
The fumble return Friday was his second defensive touchdown of the year, adding to an 80-yard interception return earlier in the season.
"He is a kid who is so valuable because he can play so many positions," Windham said. "He's probably one of the most valuable kids on the team just because of everything he can do. You always worry about ... throwing too much at a young man and putting too much on their shoulders.
"But he is a football-savvy guy. He's one of those kids a coach can tell him where he wants him to play and he'll play it. It's fun for him and for us."
What's even more fun for Taylor and the Pirates is being in the middle of a district title chase.
Entering Friday's game against Shallowater, the Pirates (6-2, 3-0) are tied with Estacado for the district lead and can set up a battle for the league crown with the Matadors next week with a win.
"(3-0) doesn't mean anything right now," Taylor said. "We've got to go and keep playing every week and it's going to take everything we've got to beat (Shallowater).
"We need to get that No. 1 seed ... and keep proving ourselves throughout district."


text:
High Load Strategy
Conference /October 14, 2016 / Vilnius, Lithuania
More than 500 IT professionals from over 100 companies worldwide participated in the High Load Strategy Conference 2016!
The videos and slides from the talks are available on our blog engineering.adform.com/talks.
Check out the gallery from the event on our Facebook. Feel free to tag and share, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter!
Thank you all for coming and till the next time!
The High Load Strategy Conference is a non-profit event and
all collected funds will go towards further improvement of the conference.
The Conference is dedicated to networking and knowledge sharing in the Big Data and High Load community. We value the attendance of each member and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all participants, speakers, sponsors and staff are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout all the event and are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.
Download the official conference app from the links below.


text:
Subscribe To Topics You're Interested In
I've already subscribed
Should you find yourself curiouser and curiouser about the video game adaptation of Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland flick, here's a little something for you. Disney Interactive has released a new screenshot from the Wii/PC version.
The Wii/PC version of the game follows the film's storyline and expands it in some respects. Alice, helped by friends like the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat, must battle the Queen and save Wonderland. It's said to incorporate an "upgradeable combat system" and numerous unlockables to encourage replayability.
DS and mobile phone versions are also planned, though they obviously won't look quite so fancy. The Wii, PC, and DS will receive the game in March 2010 and the mobile game is due in February. If you want to ogle a slightly larger version of the screenshot, head over to Kotaku.
Subscribe To Topics You're Interested In


text:
Three-star defensive end Michael Shelton (6-3, 211, 4.78) from Compton (Calif.) Dominguez recently received another offer and he is in the process of setting up a visit.
Shelton has had offers from Oregon State, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and San Diego State for awhile now. His most recent offer has come from the Cal Bears and he's in the process of setting up a trip to Berkeley.
Colorado, Washington State and USC are also showing interest in Shelton.
Article Continues Below
Shelton told Rivals.com that he will definitely visit Oregon State. The Arizona Wildcats are another school that looks to be in good shape for a visit, while it is up in the air if he will visit Oregon.
Some schools are entertaining the idea of moving Shelton to outside linebacker if he remains at the same size.
Shelton has a standout senior season helping Dominguez to a 9-1 record and a league championship heading into the playoffs. He has racked 91 tackles, 13 ½ sacks, and five forced fumbles.
When Rivals.com asked if Shelton's five forced fumbles were because of his ball stripping abilities or because of his smack down hitting abilities.
"Smack down all the way," Shelton said. "They are fumbling because of hits not me stripping the ball."
"I don't really know how many quarterback hurries I have," Shelton said. "I get one on pretty much every passing play."
Now that Shelton has pretty much committed visits to Arizona, Cal and Oregon State does he have an idea who his other two trips will be?
"I'm keeping an open mind on the last two visits," Shelton said. "I'm going to see what happens after the season."
One of the reasons that Shelton is having such a great senior season is the fact of how hard he worked in the off season. He had a great summer improving his stock while camping at USC and San Diego State.
Some claimed Shelton was the most impressive defensive lineman at the USC camp. He was named co-defensive line MVP at USC and was the defensive line MVP at San Diego State.
As a junior, Shelton was selected all-league and all-area after accounting for 75 tackles, 13 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and three fumbles caused.
Shelton is a member of the Rivals.com Preseason California Top 100 team for the class 2005 landing as the Golden State's number 46 rated prospect. Rivals.com also rates Shelton as the nation's number 13 weakside defensive end for 2005.


text:
McGregor, Miller, McAuley families
Hello,I am looking for more infomation on John McGregor b. 1720-25, d. 1820 and his wife, Margaret Miller (no dates) and their children, Christie who married a Blair, John b. 1782 in Dunbartonshire and died in Canada, and Janet (no dates).John #2 married Margaret McAuley Jan 7, 1809 in Scotland.When they came to Canada in about 1830, they had a letter of introduction from the Kilmanonock, Dunbartonshire church.I would appreciate any information that I am missing and hope to find some descendants who would be cousins of my husband.Thank you.


text:
A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.(See more...) On Yify TV you can Watch Underclassman free instantly without waiting.
When Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Bumblebee and Katana suddenly realize they cannot remember a single moment from their Monday at Super Hero High, the young DC Super Heroes spring into sleuthing action! Suspecting foul-play, they band together to retrace their steps and uncover the mystery of who exactly stole their memories – and what nefarious plan might be afoot?
A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
A widow of a war hero takes in an injured soldier that has just returned from Afghanistan. Together they help each other heal and find true love.
After a serious car accident, Lukasz discovers that the blue door in his new room lead to alternate reality.
Based on real events that occurred in 2007 dubbed the "Heuksapa Incident". The story follows a turf war that grows between a local gang that runs Garibong-dong in Guro District, Seoul and the Heuksapa gang from Yanbian, China; the police are called in to attempt to bring peace to the neighborhood.
Alana and Lori were just two LGBT 20-somethings looking for love online when a casual right swipe made a match that would bind them together forever. Within a few weeks of meeting, Lori learned that Alana suffers from Lupus and has been waiting on the kidney transplant list for years. The state of New York, where Alana lives, has the lowest number of organ donors in the country. Against all odds, Lori found that she was a candidate for donation...
"The Karma Killings," is a modern-day crime thriller mixed in with Indian mythology and class warfare. The documentary delves into India's most infamous serial killings and its impact on a nation. Told through the people directly involved, the film unravels the complexities of the case and goes beyond the sensational headlines to present a suspenseful and scary mystery. And has a huge twist - one of the killers maybe innocent?
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend's mysterious family estate.
When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Standup special recorded in Brooklyn.
A comedy about the attempts of tribal groups around the world to watch a soccer match.
No longer a metal head, a stoner or a Goat Boy, SNL's Jim Breuer deals with being a middle aged suburban dad in his first comedy special for Epix. In HD.
Wise guy Myq Kaplan is Small Dork and Handsome. The might of Myq's manic comedy machine is sure to stupefy and amuse in this hour long tour de force.
A backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe -short for Peter Joseph- gets a quick education in grown-up matters like freedom in 1965. The catalyst is an unlikely source - his glamorous, eccentric Aunt Lucille, who escapes from her abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood to pursue her dreams of TV stardom.
Cheech and Chong house sit for a marijuana grower and rip off the crop. Stalked by keystone-style cops, Los Guys have a series of encounters with L.A. area characters even weirder than themselves
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
A group of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
After a heist goes awry, a bank robber tries to free his brother from Rikers Island, all in one night.
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.
12 years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they soon become the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle.


text:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - The tremendous snowstorms that have struck the United States have taken a toll on the ice cream business as noted by Durango Tucker with National Focus Magazine.
Tucker spoke with Dairy Queen spokesperson Columbus Vee and asked how the Dairy Queen franchise chain was handling the situation.
He smiled and said that traditionally the public eats less ice cream in the Winter months than they do in the Summer months just like they drink more hot chocolate in the Winter months than they do in the Summer months except of course in San Francisco.
Mr. Vee, who said he was distantly related to the 60's pop singer Bobby Vee, remarked that the Dairy Queen Menu Items Committee has come up with a gold mine of an idea.
He noted that they have invented a new Blizzard that they have named The Snowzilla Blizzard.™
Vee said that thanks to the TV ads and Internet ads the new Snowzilla Blizzard™ has just become the number one selling DQ ice cream product for the month of February.
SIDENOTE: Columbus Vee pointed out that having Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato dressed in red halter tops and white shorts in their TV ads really helped to focus attention on the new ice cream item.


text:
Theodora (Theo) Onken
Orpheus Magic Poetic Music - Poem by Theodora (Theo) Onken
Orphus 'twas playing
His most magical tune
While Greek soldiers
Fought under blue moon
Tyrants and despots
Bent towards their evil whims
Undaunting acrimony
Their foul mouths spin
But in the distance
Near the Aegean Sea
Orpheus's music
Has inticed little me
The Oracle announced him
'He's magic' The oracle bemused
Poetry came to me
I so very enthused
The Acropolis of Athen's
Stood tall at attention
In hopes that Orpheus
Would give them honrable mention
Dedicated to: Origins of Poetry
To Orpheus and all things Greek
I love You...
Comments about Orpheus Magic Poetic Music by Theodora (Theo) Onken
Theodora Onken (9/4/2007 5:08:00 PM)
Elysabeth Faslund (7/19/2007 10:00:00 PM)
If good ole Orpheus won't give you an Honorable Mention...I'll give you first place.
How this work turns and turns again(T.S.) . Between the lines, and how good they are, and meanings, you've taken Greek Tradgedy and turned it to poetry...without a muse to interfere! You had doubts you could write poetry? Maybe before you were born! Great and good! xxElysabeth (Report) Reply
David Harris (4/12/2007 5:05:00 AM)
Theodora, this was a magnificent poem of ancient Greece. I've always had a fond liking to the legends of Greece. This to my mind is a great piece. Top Marks from me. Thanks for sharing it my friend.
David. (Report) Reply
Read this poem in other languages
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem »
Theodora (Theo) Onken's Other Poems
Famous Poems
Phenomenal Woman
Maya Angelou
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
If You Forget Me
Pablo Neruda
Langston Hughes
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Caged Bird
Maya Angelou
Rudyard Kipling
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You
Pablo Neruda


text:
Guadalcanal Diary
right|thumb|Guadalcanal Diary album cover
Guadalcanal Diary
"Guadalcanal Diary" is an alternative jangle pop group from Marietta, Georgia. The band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1989. It later reformed in 1997 and toured without a new album. The band's origins are primarily in the Atlanta, Georgia suburb of Marietta (then a more separate town), though they were often billed as "from Athens, Georgia" in the early 1980s. The group's music was characterized by clear, bright guitar sounds, upbeat rhythms, and Murray Attaway's clear, high tenor. Lyrically, the band mixed absurd, punk humor ("I Wish I Killed John Wayne," "I See Moe," "Watusi Rodeo," "Cattle Prod") with melancholy and spiritual themes ("Lewa Wechi," "Always Saturday," "3:00 AM," "Litany"), and the band's songs attracted both fans and critics with their derision and beauty.
*Murray Attaway - vocals, guitar
*Jeff Walls - guitar
*Rhett Crowe - bass
*John Poe - drums
*''Watusi Rodeo'' (1983, EP on ''Entertainment On Disk'' records)
*''Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man'' (1984, DB Records)
*''Jamboree'' (1986, Elektra Records)
*''2X4'' (1987, Elektra)
*''Flip-Flop'' (1989, Elektra)


text:
Might have lost it a little bit today in the drive-thru. But SERIOUSLY! Why bother calling it fast food if it takes 20 minutes?
I just don't have the patience sometimes for it. I'm on the go because I don't have time to make food hence why I'm there!
I get it, really I do. Trying to please everyone in a restaurant is damn near impossible, but we all lose it when we're starving!
I just simply asked why it took so long. No real answer because it doesn't matter – it ALWAYS takes that long. Hence, why I rarely go there!
DO NOT make me pull up to wait. Really a thing of fries takes 20 minutes?! Ain't nobody got time for that! That would never be happening in any kitchen I've ever worked in.
What happened with you in the drive-thru? Tweet me @Elistab
This girl COMPLETELY lost it! No one wants to mess with her nuggets!
Check out her chicken nugget rampage!


text:
It's 4am, and I can't sleep
It's 4am, and despite everything, sleep has eluded me tonight. I've spent the day trying to write articles, to no avail. My brain has refused to shut off, while also refusing to turn on. It's an odd place to be in mentally. I had thought by this point I would be back full-fledged into blogging, finding a healthy work/life balance, and simply moving forward. Blogging has been harder than I expected, not because of a lack of time, but I[Read more]


text:
Style# 2012921
Additional Information
Print this tab Show off your Celtics pride anywhere you go with this Play It Forward Tee. Featuring Climalite® technology that is designed to keep you cool and dry during summer workouts.
- 100% polyester
- Lightweight cotton hand
- Raglan seams
- Moisture wicking and odor resistant fabric
- Matte silver climate head transfer back right hem
- Screen print graphics
- Officially licensed
Print this tab
Miscellaneous Attributes
- Country of Origin: Imported
- Fan Gear: Celtics
- Gender: Men's


text:
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. private-equity firm Advent International Corp on Tuesday signed an agreement to acquire Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha, a for-profit Brazilian university based in the nation's southernmost state, for an undisclosed amount.
The acquisition of FSG, as the company is known, marks Advent's return to Brazil's education sector. Advent said the purchase is its second foray into the sector after creating Kroton Educacional SA, which is nowadays the world's largest for-profit education company. Advent sold their stake in Kroton in 2013.
The FSG transaction remains subject to the regulatory approval and other requirements and is expected to be finalized by June, the statement said. FSG is based in the city of Caxias do Sul, in the souther state of Rio Grande do Sul.
This is Advent's first deal in 2015.
Advent's acquisition of FSG, which was founded by two professors in 1999, comes after shares of education companies slumped in the wake of a government decision to limit subsidies and student loan programs amid the widest budget deficit in more than a decade.
Shares of Kroton are down 31 percent so far this year. (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal)


text:
With the Time Warner Cable/CBS dispute still not resolved, and no resolution in sight for now (although TWC has extended an olive brand of sorts), CBS programs remain off the air for viewers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, among other cities.
New York and Los Angeles are the two largest TV markets, and Dallas is fifth, so the drop is no laughing matter.
In a press release, CBS says that through Sunday its ratings were only down around -1% nationally, but three days is hardly definitive. The true ratings impact will become clear in the week (or weeks, if it drags on) ahead.
For "CBS This Morning," which has seen strong ratings growth this year, the dispute threatens to stunt the progress the program has made. With millions of people in the top two markets unable to watch "CTM," it is reasonable to assume that thousands of viewers will be experimenting with other morning shows, particularly if the dispute gets dragged out for an extended period of time.
No other morning show is better poised to try and capture those viewers than CNN's "New Day."
The "New Day" set bears an uncanny resemblance to "CTM," and the mantra is more or less the same: less fluff, more news in the mornings. A CNN staffer tells TVNewser that the mood at their morning show was high today, with the hope that some CBS viewers that can't watch "CTM" would check out CNN to see what the fuss is about.
That said, "CTM" is doing its best to try and keep the ratings high, most notably by bringing on Oprah Winfrey for a live interview this morning (NBC's "Today" also aired an interview with Winfrey, conducted by NBC's The Grio). CBS has benefited from strong ratings growth all Summer long, and August is usually a slow month for ratings anyway, so, as CBS notes, the financial impact on the network will likely be negligible.
That said, CBS News has improved its ratings fortunes dramatically over the last year or so, often led by word of mouth. Programs like "CTM" and the "CBS Evening News" cannot afford to lose thousands viewers, many of whom may be newly won over, in three of the largest TV markets in the country. At stake: viewers might get comfortable waking up with Chris, Kate and Michaela instead of Charlie, Gayle and Norah.


text:
To qualify for business loss deductions, you must show that you're engaging in the activity to generate a profit. Otherwise, the amount you can write off is limited to the amount of your income from the activity, under the "hobby loss" rules.
That doesn't mean you can't deduct losses. However, if you show losses year-in and year-out for an extended period of time, the IRS is likely to become suspicious.
New case: A taxpayer managed his construction activity from an office in his home. The business was listed in the local telephone directory, but it had no bank account or online site. Because he wasn't licensed as a general contractor, the taxpayer could not undertake large construction jobs.
The taxpayer owned a tractor, four trailers, power tools and other machinery. He charged lower rates than other contractors in the area. Most of his jobs were free projects for family members and his church. He used the same tools and machinery for these jobs as he did for paid construction projects.
Significantly, the taxpayer claimed losses for 17 years in a row.
For the three tax years in question, he reported construction activity income of $3,400, $4,000 and $13,395 and expenses of $31,757, $36,152 and $30,174, respectively.
Based on the relevant factors in this case, the Tax Court limited the deductions to the income from the construction activities. It noted that a for-profit enterprise would not repeatedly and consistently generate losses without changing its practices. (Verrett, TC Memo 2012-223)
Tip: Generally, an activity is presumed not to be a hobby if you show a profit in any three of the past five years. But the IRS can rebut this presumption through proof that the activity is actually a hobby.


text:
Major transformations in biomedical science are on the horizon with the establishment of the world-class Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure (Instruct) in support of European biomedical research.
The European Strategy Forum of Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) is involved in establishing about 40 such infrastructures, seven of them in biomedical sciences. Instruct is one such biomedical project, whose aim is to provide pan-European user access to state-of-the-art equipment, technologies and manpower in cellular structural biology. This will allow Europe to maintain a competitive edge and play a leading role in this vital research area.
The Weizmann Institute of Science, together with Tel Aviv University, has been chosen as one of the seven Core Centres, joining prestigious institutions in the UK, Italy, France and Germany.
"Structural Biology is a scientific area in which Israeli scientists have been leading for many years, as evidenced by Weizmann Institute's Prof. Ada Yonath, who won a Nobel Prize in 2009 for her pioneering work on solving the structure of ribosomes," says the Institute's Prof. Joel Sussman, Director of Israel's Instruct Core Centre.
Crucial to understanding how the living cell functions is knowledge of the three-dimensional structures of its proteins and nucleic acids, how these interact with one another, and their arrangement and dynamics within the cell. But no single discipline alone is able to decipher this. "In addition to the Weizmann Institute having developed world-class research programs in several of the disciplines relevant to Instruct, including electron microscopy, mass spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, NMR, bioinformatics and structural proteomics, the Israel Structural Proteomics Center (ISPC) has played a synergistic role in integrating and coordinating all these various disciplines," says Sussman. The ISPC was established by scientists from the Weizmann Institute, with Sussman as its director, in order to increase the efficiency of protein structure determination.
Mirroring the philosophy of the ISPC, Instruct will merge the information obtained by the various structural biology methods and techniques in order to provide a dynamic picture of key cellular processes, both in vivo and in vitro, on all scales from individual macromolecules, through complexes and organelles to the whole cell. This knowledge will permit major advances in understanding and treating diseases.
"Instruct will allow laboratories throughout Europe to gain ready access to the most advanced facilities, technologies and methodologies. Israeli scientists and their European counterparts will now have access to facilities they could only have dreamed of before," says Weizmann Institute's Prof. Gideon Schreiber, Deputy Director of Israel's Instruct Core Centre, as well as of the ISPC. "We hope this core centre will stimulate new collaborative research projects between laboratories throughout Europe with the Weizmann Institute and with other Israeli institutions, and also attract more graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists from all over the world."
Instruct will formally be launched at a signing ceremony in Brussels on 23rd February, 2012, and Weizmann Institute Vice President Prof. Haim Garty will be signing on behalf of the Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv University and the State of Israel.
More information can be found by visiting the Instruct Hub at www.structuralbiology.eu
Prof. Joel Sussman's research is supported by Mr. and Mrs. Yossie Hollander, Israel; the S. & J. Lurje Memorial Foundation; the Jean and Jula Goldwurm Memorial Foundation; the Samuel Aba and the Sisel Klurman Foundation; the Bruce H. and Rosalie N. Rosen Family Foundation; and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garoon, Glencoe, IL. Prof. Joel Sussman is the incumbent of the Morton and Gladys Pickman Professorial Chair in Structural Biology.
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world's top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions. Noted for its wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact sciences, the Institute is home to 2,700 scientists, students, technicians and supporting staff. Institute research efforts include the search for new ways of fighting disease and hunger, examining leading questions in mathematics and computer science, probing the physics of matter and the universe, creating novel materials and developing new strategies for protecting the environment.
Weizmann Institute news releases are posted on the World Wide Web at http://wis-wander.


text:
Discussion BoardsOpen MenuDiscussion Boards Open Menu
BlogsOpen MenuBlogs Open MenuHP Notebook Battery Recall and ReplacementOpen MenuHP Notebook Battery Recall and Replacement Open Menu
In cooperation with various government regulatory agencies, HP has announced an expansion of its June 2016 worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for certain notebook batteries. Additional batteries are affected.
- HP Support Forum Home
- >
- Notebooks
- >
- Hardware
- >
- Fan has stopped working!!! HP Pavilion G series
- Subscribe
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
Fan has stopped working!!! HP Pavilion G series
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Highlight
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Turned on my laptop last night and it said that the fan isn't working...computer still works but the message warned that this may cause unpredictable behaviour and system damage. Tried to use the help things on the computer and this website but couln't find anything.Anyone know if there is something I can do myself or do I need to take it into a shop?
It's a HP Pavilion G series, only about 6 months old.
Re: Fan has stopped working!!! HP Pavilion G series
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Highlight
- Email to a Friend
- Report Inappropriate Content
Can you tell whether the fan actually stopped working or if it's just an warning message appearing?
If the fan does not work, I wouldn't recommend using the computer because it will begin to overheat and you could cause damage to system components.
If you want to troubleshoot, I would recommend an update to your system BIOS and a hard reset. You can download the BIOS from your product's support/driver page. To perform a hard reset, do the following:
- Shut down the computer by going to the Start menu and selecting shut down. (If you have no display, hold the power button down for 5 seconds); (if the computer doesn't power on, move to the next step)
- Disconnect the AC Adapter from the notebook.
- Remove the battery from the bottom of the notebook. There will be a switch/button to eject the battery.
- Wait at least 1 minute with all power sources disconnected.
- Re-insert the battery and reconnect the AC Adapter and then attempt to power on the notebook.
- HP Notebook PCs - Reducing Heat Inside the PC to Prevent Overheating
- HP Notebook PCs - Computer Does Not Start and Emits an LED or Beep Code
- HP Notebook PCs - How to Power Reset your Laptop
- HP PCs - Computer Is Slow (Windows 10)
- HP Notebook PCs - Troubleshooting No LED Lights Glow During Startup or Boot


text:
A LEADING City watchdog has clashed with an influential pressure group for UK retail investors, maintaining there was little wrong with last week's leak of advanced talks between Lloyds TSB and HBOS.
That leak on the BBC website last Wednesday sent shares soaring in the target, HBOS, hours before the talks were confirmed by the bank.
Thousands of small shareholders in the company have been upset by the revelation, coming ahead of an official announcement.
But Simon Culhane, chief executive of the Securities & Investment Institute, the City's leading ethics body, told The Scotsman yesterday that he felt there was "not too much" wrong with what had happened.
Culhane, whose organisation has worked closely before with Britain's financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority, said he was reasonably relaxed about the way the merger became public "because of the pretty unique circumstances".
He said: "The story was announced on the BBC website at 9am. If the journalist had just told a few friends but not put it on a widely read website then that would have been more a case of creating a false market and opening the way to insider trading."
Culhane said the government's involvement by that stage meant a lot more people than normal knew about major merger talks.
"If nothing was put on the website in these pretty unique circumstances we could easily have had a false market for most of the day anyway."
"No 10 knew, and there was potential for a worse scenario. You could argue it did everybody a favour by the news going out in the way it did," he added.
Culhane said he "could understand where small shareholder groups are coming from" in their concerns about being disadvantaged in the stock market by such a big announcement not being made on the Stock Exchange regulatory news service.
"But, in the modern world, it was probably the best thing that could have been done in the circumstances," he said.
However, the UK Shareholders' Association yesterday took a diametrically opposite view to that of the SII boss.
UKSA's director Roger Lawson said it was "farcical" the Lloyds/HBOS talks announcement came only "several hours" after being leaked.
Lawson said: "The shares rose dramatically just before the BBC website had the story and also in the hours in between the story and the confirmation.
"It just cannot be right that insiders in the City, with or without the media, know more than private investors do. That is why we have an RNS announcement system that can come out for everybody an hour or so before the stock market opens."
The Association of British Investors, representing some of Britain's biggest institutional investors, said it understood there were "issues" about the leak.
But an ABI spokesman said: "We think price-sensitive information should be released at the same time (to everybody].
"There were unusual circumstances in this case and our members are not up in arms about it.
"We do not feel, therefore, it is one for us to champion or push."
Archie Kane, chairman of the ABI, is also chief executive of Scottish Widows, the insurance and fund management arm of Lloyds TSB.


text:
Boat Cowl Ventilator - Attwood
The iBoats Experience
Boats for SaleBrowse thousands of constantly-updated listings and search by location, brand, and boat type See more...
AdviceConnect with our expansive community and tap into the knowledge base of the most dedicated boaters around. See more...
Shop ProductsBrowse and search for hundreds of thousands of boat parts, accessories, and supplies to suit your every need.
This item is found in the following Product Families
- For use with 3" I.D. wire-supported ventilation hose.
- Features flexible hose flange that is screwed onto hose, then vent snaps onto the flange.
- Vent constructed of chrome-plated die-cast Perma-Plate ZAMAK.
- Flange is non-corrosive plastic.
- Installs with #8 fasteners.
- 5-5/16"W x 6"L x 2-1/4"H.
What is the distance between holes? Trying to find replacement that matches my holes. Tnx. Tommy.?
According to Attwood, the distance between those two screw holes is 5 inches.
This product ships in 1 business day.
Add to Cart and enter your Postal Code to determine the shipping charges.
Most products and orders leave our warehouse in 1 business day. However, select items may take more processing time. Alaska and Hawaii orders please add 1 additional warehouse processing day.
Standard Shipping Policies


text:
- Home
- Gifts and Kits
- Home Roasting (Green Coffee) Kits
Home Roasting (Green Coffee) Kits
Not sure what to get? We also offer Gift Certificates in any denomination.
Latest Blog Post
New Website Merge and Changes
At last, we've realized the dream we have been pursuing for several years to unite our three websites under one roof! For a full explanation of the changes, click here.
How Shipping Discounts Work:
If the items in your cart total $50 or above when you check out, you will receive a discount. Shipping Discounts are calculated during the last step of checkout. Until then, shipping will be displayed at the regular price. But don't worry, you will see the discount before you pay.
Where Shipping Discounts Are Displayed:
On the last step of checkout, after you have entered your shipping address but before you make a payment, you will see the discount displayed in your Order Summary. An example screenshot is shown below.
Featured Region
Costa Rica's Dota Tarrazu Region
"Tarrazu", like Champagne, is a restricted term that can only apply to the highly-prized coffees grown in one small mountainous region. With your help and ours, our Tarrazu coffee farmer is expanding his farm to the great benefit of the local people, the environment, and the coffee species. Learn more and browse our Costa Rica Dota Tarrazu coffees here.


text:
Frederick (Md.) Linganore running back Joe Riddle claims one scholarship at this time. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is getting plenty of other colleges interested and is starting to work out his summer camp plans.
"Cincinnati is still my only offer right now," he said. "Cincinnati is awesome. I went up two weeks ago during spring break on a visit, but I'm still looking for the right fit.
"I really like Cincinnati though, it's my top school right now. I love the coaches and all the players were really nice. I loved it there, I like the offense they run, it's a spread offense and I feel like I could fit into that really well. It surprised me how big of a school it is, they put out a lot of good players."
Article Continues Below
Clearly other colleges are interested in Riddle too.
"Maryland, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Penn State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Kansas State and Miami have looked," he said. "Most of them just are saying come down to camp. A lot of them really like me a lot, they like my size and speed, but want me to come down to camp to get the offers."
Riddle confirmed camps are on the schedule.
"I think I'm going to go to a couple camps, but not all of them," he said. "I'm going to go to the schools that are most interested in me and I'm most interested in. I want to commit somewhere before the season."
Is there a definite camp or two on schedule?
"Right now I think I'll definitely camp at Maryland and probably Pittsburgh."
Meanwhile, is the tailback hoping to hear from anyone else?
"I'd love to hear from South Carolina and Tennessee," he said. "I really like those teams and have been down there to see the campuses and it would be really great to hear from them."
Riddle posted a big junior season that saw him earn all-conference honors while rushing for just over 1,000-yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 8.0-yards per carry.


text:
This 10-circuit OUTDOOR, 30 Amp manual transfer switch is designed for fast installation in a home, office or small business. It is completely pre-wired and enables the electrical system of the building to accept the power of a portable generator to run up to ten single-pole circuits OR six single-pole circuits and two 20A double pole circuits. It allows you to power electrical appliances, devices and lighting during a power outage. This transfer switch is completely code compliant and keeps the generator power isolated from the utility power at all times. The Heavy-duty, powder-coated steel padlockable enclosure is raintight and will accommodate the generator cord with the cabinet door closed.
- Two wattmeters to monitor and balance the generator load
- For use with generators up to 7500 running watts
- Listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
- 5-year warranty


text:
Forum List » Guru News and Commentaries
Guru News, Stock picks and commentaries
Goto: Forum List•Message List•New Topic•Log In
Chart Du Jour: Bank Failures, Facebook and the Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
Posted by: Louis Basenese (IP Logged)
Date: May 17, 2012 02:12PM
Today, we're serving up a snapshot of the U.S. banking system. (Hint: It's healing.)
We're also putting the latest jobs data into perspective. It's still not pretty.
And last but not least, we're dogging the upcoming Facebook IPO yet again. For a perfectly legitimate reason, of course.
Don't Bank on Bank Failures
The banking sector suffered mightily through the financial crisis. Literally hundreds of banks went belly-up. But time heals all wounds. And the healing is definitely under way.
So far, the FDIC has only shuttered 23 banks. That's down from 40 failures at the same time last year. And well below the pace in 2009 and 2010.
The unofficial list of problem banks is falling, too, according to CalculatedRiskblog.com.
Bottom line: Since banks got us into this whole mess, they're going to have to lead us out. And although the fundamentals aren't top notch, they're improving. And that, my friends, is reason enough to be selectively bullish.
My True Stance on Unemployment
Readers reamed me for suggesting that the employment situation in the United States is just hunky-dory. That's not what I said.
I merely pointed out that the U.S. youth unemployment rate is nothing to moan about compared to youth unemployment rates in Europe.
I'll be the first to tell you that the jobs picture in the United States remains less than rosy. Just look at the labor force participation rate, which I called to your attention in early February. It measures the percentage of working-age Americans that are employed or unemployed, but looking for a job. And it keeps dropping.
The current reading of 63.6% is the lowest level since 1981.
Then there's the fact that a massive unemployment gap remains. Job losses from the start of this recession are far from being recouped in percentage terms.
Bottom line: We're witnessing a recovery in the employment market. But it's a mind-numbingly slow and fragile one.
Facebook is NOT the Next Google
The hype surrounding Facebook's upcoming IPO continues to mount. And it amazes me that people keep comparing it to Google's IPO.
It doesn't compare! Case in point: revenue growth.
In the four quarters preceding its IPO, Google's sales more than doubled. Facebook's revenue growth doesn't even come close to measuring up to that standard. Heck, Facebook's doesn't even compare favorably to Zynga.
That's a bad omen. As you know, Zynga's IPO has been a total bust, which I predicted.
Bottom line: I still recommend you avoid Facebook's IPO like the plague.
Courtesy Louis Basenese at Wall Street Daily (EconMatters author archive here)
Stocks Discussed: FB, ZNGA, SPY, QQQ, DJI,
Re Chart Du Jour Bank Failures Facebook and the Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
Posted by: Cornelius Chan (IP Logged)
Date: May 19, 2012 12:02AM
What do you make of the whole MF Global fiasco and does that incident reflect on banks at all?
Stocks Discussed: FB, ZNGA, SPY, QQQ, DJI,
Re Chart Du Jour Bank Failures Facebook and the Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
Posted by: paulwitt (IP Logged)
Date: May 19, 2012 12:37AM
When I heard about the JPM loss I thought about Barings Bank
From Wikipedia:
Barings Bank (1762 to 1995) was the oldest merchant bank in London[1] until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) due to speculative investing, primarily in futures contracts, at the bank's Singapore office.
*yes, we do need common sense regulation (republicans) but not to the point of strangulation(democrats) .....IMO
Stocks Discussed: FB, ZNGA, SPY, QQQ, DJI,
Re Chart Du Jour Bank Failures Facebook and the Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
Posted by: Cornelius Chan (IP Logged)
Date: May 19, 2012 03:03AM
"*yes, we do need common sense regulation (republicans) but not to the point of strangulation(democrats) .....IMO"
You are 100% correct... Glass-Steagall was just such a regulation within the 1933 Banking Act that enforced the strict separation of investment and commercial banking.
That important regulation was repealed in 1999 by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with a bi-partisan 343-86 vote.
I wonder why? But in the end it doesn't matter that I wonder why - it just matters that readers inform themselves and draw their own conclusions. Or you can just believe the blithe words of Louis Basenese and call it a day.
Stocks Discussed: FB, ZNGA, SPY, QQQ, DJI,
Goto: Forum List•Message List•Log In
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
Please Login if you have an account or Create a Free Account if you don't
GF Chat