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Now I admit this review is biased because I dislike the Haunted live or on cd, but I payed money for this crap so I'm gona tell it like it is. I've been told that The Haunted are a great live band, but if this is any indication, they are pretty damn boring. This live cd has absolutely no redeeming qualities, the vocals consist of horrible monotone hardcore screaming (sounding far worse than on cd even), crappy weak guitar sound with no punch, shitty lead tone, and pointless in-between song crowd interaction. The singer really pisses me off especially, he sounds like he should be singing for Slipknot or some bullshit like that, he just plain fucking sucks. Also, the guitar sound is really weak to me, live and on album, and at one point in "hollow ground", the guitars lose all punch altogether, and mysteriously sound like keyboards or some bullshit like that.
It doesn't help that all these songs suck to begin with, and are only made worse in a live setting. And what the fuck is the intro for?? 24 seconds of wierd Japanese Haunted fans making wierd noises in the crowd? Its good for a laugh I guess the first time, well nevermind, it is necessary because you need those 24 seconds to prepare for the shitty music.
There are no highlights of this album, so lets talk about how much the song Leech sucks, or Trespass, or Revelation. Holy shit these songs suck, but not all that much more than any of the other songs on the album. Revelation in particular is like 2 minutes long with a really shitty Slayer-wanabe fast rift, and some incredibly horrible vocals. If you thought the album version couldn't get any worse, wait till you hear it live. The guitars sound like shit, adding to the shittyness of the riffs. Before the song starts, the singer asks the crowd if he can take their picture, I wonder if this is for a before and after type thing, taking a picture of what the crowd looks like before being bombarded with a really fucking shitty song, and maybe he snuck in a picture afterward of their horrid facial expressions. He says "You Guys are the Greatest" when the song ends, probably because he is surprised the crowd is actually still there. As a matter of fact, the singer shouts lots of stupid things between songs, in a pathetic attempt to get the crowd going. Did I mention almost every fucking song by The Haunted sounds almost exactly the same?? Oh god this is so fucking boring. Towards the end of the cd, the stupid bastard singer asks the crowd to count to three, and a shitty song called Three Times starts. Luckily, the cd soon ends, and hopefully someone will be there to wake you up, because this cd will most likely have put you to sleep by the time it is over.
I don't reccomend this cd to anyone, except maybe to the government to use as a method of torture on prisoners of war. Other than that, I don't think even fans of the band need to listen to this crap. If you honestly like this band, you're better off just listening to the studio albums, as this cd has nothing to offer as a live album.


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Disagree, these are not bad service places. They do not have the buying power of one of the world's largest corporations. In many cases they would have to sell at a loss to compete.
They are offering a worse service than Walmart - else people would not be shopping at Walmart.
Just because you do not like Walmart, which I agree is the kind of place peasants frequent (sorry, couldn't resist that one, but please take it light heartedly), does not mean other people do not value it. Walmart is a great place to go shopping as it provides you with just about everything you need for very little money. This is fantastic.
Edit: I actually have a great example - there is a small supermarket near me that does great business. They don't have the same selection of the nearby Giant or Safeway, and the prices are sometimes a little higher, but they give great service. Plenty of staff to help with your shopping and keep the store clean/organized, baggers for all the cashiers, and runners to help carry your groceries to your car. They offer better service, so they are doing great despite being near much bigger competitors.
If anything the big stores nearby just show why the small local store is so much better.
It is like people decrying the invention of the supermarket - sure, you do not go to individual butchers, bakers, grocers, dairies, etc. but that saves you a lot of time. Getting a week's worth of food takes under an hour instead of all day (not many people have the luxury of spending a day just to do the shopping). Yes, it put some of the aforementioned shops out of business, but I doubt you would call for the elimination of supermarkets.
Change is hard (they don't call it creative destruction for nothing), but the change wrought by consumers being able to buy what they want from whom they want makes us all better off in the end.
So the solution is what. Privatization? So only those with money can afford to send their kids to the good schools, sorry everyone else?
Works pretty well in Sweden
In particular I point you to the 'free schools'. To quote their former minister of education "Education is so important that you can't just leave it to one producer. Because we know from monopoly systems that they do not fulfill all wishes"
The amount of money spent on education in this country is absolutely insane - there is no reason whatsoever that you could not get a truly world-class education for the kind of money being spent.
According to the Census bureau, DC public schools spends $29,409 per student. That is almost what is spent on Sidwell Friends (where the president sends his daughters). How hypocritical that he fights to deny others the opportunity of school choice but won't send his kids to public school - no politician seeking to prohibit school choice should be allowed to have family members attend private schools.
What kind of school do you think you could send your daughter to for $29k/yr?
Granted, you would need some kind of administration costs to oversee the payments, so $28k/yr.
Public education is a public good, public schooling not so much.


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Art. 84 EPC provides that the purpose of the claims is to define the matter for which protection is sought. It lays down the relevant principles governing the content and wording of the claims, providing that claims should be clear and concise and be supported by the description. It is supplemented by R. 43 EPC, which requires inter alia that the claims "shall define the matter for which protection is sought in terms of the technical features of the invention".
The Enlarged Board explained in decision G 2/88 (OJ 1990, 93, Corr. 469) that the primary aim of the wording used in a claim must be to satisfy the requirements under Art. 84 and R. 29(1) EPC 1973 (R. 43(1) EPC), having regard to the particular nature of the invention, and the purpose of the claims. The purpose of claims under the EPC is to enable the protection conferred by the patent or patent application to be determined (Art. 69 EPC), and thus the rights of the patent owner within the designated contracting states (Art. 64 EPC), having regard to the patentability requirements of Art. 52 to 57 EPC.
The boards of appeal have repeatedly confirmed that claims had to be clear for the sake of legal certainty, as their purpose was to enable the protection conferred by the patent to be determined (see e.g. T 337/95, OJ 1996, 628; T 586/97, T 437/98, T 728/98, OJ 2001, 319; T 877/99, T 1074/00, T 560/09).
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3. What are the planet's available energy sources?
Light from the host star is one obvious source. Light supports photosynthesis, the process plants use to capture carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. The team estimates that in our solar system, sunlight could support some level of photosynthesis out to at least 10 astronomical units, or 10 times the distance between Earth and the sun.
Heat is another potential energy source and also affects general habitability, even if it is not used directly as an energy source. Depending on a planet's distance from its star (or a moon's distance from its planet), the gravitational tug of war between the two can generate internal heat through friction as a rocky planet flexes.
Tidal flexing of rocky cores is thought to have generated the heat that allowed subsurface seas to form under the ice covering Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. In addition, micro-organisms can draw energy from chemical elements and molecules, from sulfur and iron to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.


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Edgar Gaines, 75, was last seen in the area of 4610 Northwest 10th Terrace.
Authorities said he was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with white lettering that read, "Will the road you're on, get you to my place," black jogging pants and tan shoes.
Gaines suffers from dementia, authorities said.
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A new dog-grooming salon in Woodbury is hoping to set the bar a little higher than the industry demands.
Jordan Perri, a 23-year-old woman who recently opened Dogspaw in the Eagle Valley Center, said she wants dog groomers to become well-trained, licensed professionals with good intentions with the dogs.
Perri grew up in the outskirts of Las Vegas and attended a grooming school in southern Utah.
"They set the bar high for me," she said.
The school, LaDePaws, is what also inspired her to open up her own business after she moved to Woodbury a few years ago.
"They took me under their wing and gave me a great apprenticeship," she said.
Growing up on a horse ranch, Perri was always riding horses, raising chickens and playing with many dogs of different breeds.
As a young girl she took art in school and was also artistic when it came to her dogs - she would paint their nails and dress them up in different outfits.
As she got older and finished training, she went on to compete in national grooming competitions, participate in pet conventions and dog shows. The more points she got, the better her chances were for making "Groom Team USA."
"It's like the Olympics for dog grooming," she said. "And I'm trying to make the team."
Walking into her salon in Woodbury, customers immediately notice trophies and photos of Perri with her winning dogs all pictured nicely on the walls.
She's competed in everything from poodle divisions, mixed breed and creative hairdos.
One thing Perri wants to focus on this year, though, is to bring to lawmakers' attention the fact that dog groomers don't necessarily need to be licensed to do what they do.
"And I feel like they should be just like hair dressers," she said.
There are a number of uneducated dog groomers out there that cause injury to dogs, she said.
"There have even been deaths," Perri added.
So she wants to start a group in Minnesota to try to pass licensing requirements for dog groomers.
"Hopefully it'll spread so every state will catch on," she said.
At Dogspaw, Perri and another part-time groomer are both licensed. They provide anything from baths and teeth brushing to hair color and even extensions.
Dogspaw spa services include massages, facials and "pawdicures" as well.
"Every dog is a potential show dog," Perri said.
Perri takes pride in what she does because there is a science to it, she said.
Dogs behave a certain way as they're getting groomed and it takes a trained professional to know how to handle the situation.
"I love what I do," she said. "These dogs are family and the licensing is so important."
As a business owner she now has the ability to hire those groomers she knows will bring in a professional and positive attitude with the dogs.
"I can really screen who's hired, what kind of training that person has and their intentions with the dogs," she said.


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ATLANTA - The Georgia Legislature will almost certainly take a fresh look next year at laws involving teen sex as a result of this week's ruling in the Marcus Dixon case, but top lawmakers aren't predicting what the result will be.
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Sen. Charlie Tanksley, R-Marietta, her counterpart in the Senate, said there's no easy answer.
''Do I want my son facing extensive prison sentences for inappropriate behavior of this nature? Probably not. Do I want my daughter adequately protected from inappropriate inducement or predatory behavior? Absolutely. Where do you draw the proper balance is the challenge for legislators,'' he said.
Citing conflicts in the law and urging lawmakers to address them, the Georgia Supreme Court this week threw out a 10-year prison sentence imposed on Dixon, an honor student and star athlete in Rome, for a sexual encounter with an underage girl.
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In addition, however, the jury convicted him of aggravated child molestation, which is one of Georgia's ''seven deadly sins'' and carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.
Statutory rape always includes the act of sexual intercourse. Child molestation does not. It is defined as any immoral or indecent act done to or in the presence of a child to arouse or satisfy sexual desires. Child molestation becomes aggravated when it involves injury to the child or the act of sodomy.
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Duchovny, Farmiga, Russell, Driver, and Arnett Join 'Goats'
In an apparent attempt to do film journalists and their readers a favor, Red Crown Productions, Elliptical Films, and Sandia Media announced today that a whole bunch of people are joining their new movie, Goats, and this is good news for you, Reader, because now we won't announce each individual hire with annoying little articles over the next few months of pre-production.
Anyway, here's the five actors: David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Keri Russell, Minnie Driver, and Will Arnett. Awesome, right? Yeah, we agree. Goats, which marks the directorial debut of acting coach Christopher Neil, is a comedy that already featured Graham Phillips and Ty Burrell as part of the cast. Check out the official hilarious synopsis below.
The coming of age story follows 15 year-old, Ellis (Phillips) as he moves from Wendy, his flakey, new age mother's (Farmiga) South-Western home to an East Coast prep school where his estranged father Frank (Burrell) was once a star student. For Ellis, this means leaving behind the only real dad he has ever known, Goat Man (Duchovny), his pot-smoking, goat herding mentor, and ultimately needing to evaluate his new prep school lifestyle that's in stark contrast to his stoner upbringing. Rounding out the cast are Keri Russell as Frank's new wife, Minnie Driver as Wendy's best friend and yogic advisor Johanna, and Will Arnett as Wendy's boyfriend Bennett.
Now, who's ready to see David Duchovny as Goat Man? Or Minnie Driver as a yogic advisor? Or, perhaps most importantly, Will Arnett just being Will Arnett? This guy is.
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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — Two Lowndes County men have been arrested in unrelated sex-related cases.
In one, a Columbus man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and holding her in his home for almost three days.
Lowndes County investigators say 30-year-old Donta Shirley is charged with sexual battery and kidnapping in connection with the incidents that occurred between February 23rd and February 26th.
The woman told sheriff's detectives she was able to escape and a friend took her to Baptist Golden triangle where she reported the assault.
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It's probably just B.S. or wishful thinking by a KnIcks fan. I think there was other Players involved in the trade too to even the salary trade off.
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It's probably just B.S. or wishful thinking by a KnIcks fan. I think there was other Players involved in the trade too to even the salary trade off.
If I were playing 2K I'd send Novak, White, and Stat along with this year's pick (as we don't have our heart set on anyone)to The Warriors for Biedrins and Lee . Then I'd make the Chandler for Ridnour and Williams trade with the Wolves. I'd probably have to force the trade though haha
In light of that trade between Boston and Brooklyn, I'm now semi-panicking, and doing everything in my power to facilitate a Tyson and J.R. for Cousins, and Evans (who's all but out with the drafting of Mclemore).
This is where you go into fleece mode, and sell positive role model that Chandler would be on an up-and-coming team, and he's under contract for a few more seasons, to go along with the "new" JR who's revitalized his career and won 6th-man.
Or if David Lee can be had, go get him. The Knicks are about to go from being the 2nd seed, to being the 6th or 7th, in one damn off-season, if some moves are not made.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
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Boston sends
Rajon Rondo (CHA)
Brandon Bass (CHA)
Charlotte sends
Kemba Walker (NY)
Tyrus Thomas (NY)
Ramon Sessions (NY)
Bismack Biyombo (NY)
Knicks send
Tyson Chandler (BOS)
Raymond Felton (BOS)
Tim Hardaway Jr. (BOS)
PG - Rondo/Pargo
SG - Henderson/Gordon
SF - Gilchrist/Taylor
PF - Bass/McRoberts
C - Zeller/Mullens/Haywood
PG - Felton/Bradley/Williams
SG - Brooks/Lee/Crawford
SF - Green/Wallace
PF - Humphries/Evans/Sullinger
C - Chandler/Olynyk/Melo/Iverson
New York
PG - Walker/Prigioni/Sessions
SG - Shumpert
SF - Anthony/Copeland/Novak
PF - Martin/Biyombo/Thomas
C - Stoudimire/Camby
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] floated about on Friday that the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Knicks and the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] could be trading partners for point guard [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], though neither team nor their respective beat writers have issued any insight into a potential deal.
Because nothing is backed up by any reputable sources just yet, it's hard to really get into much depth regarding a possible trade. It is helpful to look into the possible implications and players that could be involved, though.
First off, any deal for Rondo would more than likely have to include [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. Shumpert is the team's best trade chip and would entice the Celtics because of his perimeter defense and potential to improve in all aspects of the game. Steve Novak and his $11 million salary (over the next three seasons) could also be involved, while Raymond Felton could also be sent to Boston to replace Rondo.
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Rondo would be a surprise, but certainly not for Shumpert.
Remember those report about the Knicks trading for Tyreke Evans at the deadline, we had a deal done but the Knicks pulled out because they didnt want to ruin chemistry so late in the season.
Well the Knicks are back at it according to iBob:
I asked him if Shumpert was involved this time because he had been the main trade piece in the original deal and he said "probably not since they drafted ben mclemore", which is good news.
If the Knicks do complete this trade you have to believe JR is gone, and Melo gets his second scoring option he's been looking for.
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SG Shumpert >> SF Shumpert
SF Anthony > PF Anthony
Martin PF is perfect
Amare at C = ideal for maximal Amare production, we still get post and interior defense from Martin, along with Biyombo, Thomas and Camby off the bench.
Prigioni/Sessions would make the PG rotation extremely deep.
I wouldn't mind Evans on this team but then again I am infatuated with Shumpert. They both play the same position, Evans is a SG who can pass really well.
They can always switch off on defense. As long Kmart is guarding the block.


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I decided to make a blog about a year ago:
(same URL ie.www.example.com/blog) ..
did some reciprocal links...got some high quality one way inbounds also to this blog page.
This blog page now ranks on second page of google for my chosen keywords.
The blog however does not get so much traffic. I'm thinking what is the best way to move forward.
If i did a 301 redirect to my homepage from the blogpage would I get all the link juice from my blog going to my homepage (and hopefully push it up to top 3)
continue with my blog and hope it also gets to first page on google.
What would you do?
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Yes, a 301 redirect usually passes on most of the link juice. But not always, since Google is aware that some 301 redirects are just tricks to improve ranking. So they check the new 301 for trust issues, and the link pop does not kick in immediately.
In your case, the blog is alread on the same domain. Doesn't it alread have Home links? If so, you're already circulating the PR around the site and a 301 isn't likely to do very much.
The blog has around 20 outbound links on it....if I 301 the page to my homepage the link juice would not be passed to these outbound links and subsequentially be passed to my homepage?
Alternatively Im a little worried that as I have a link to my blog from my homepage I am losing juice to each post I make as I literally could end up with thousands of posts.
Im using blogger...I guess I need to look for a plugin that stops Pr being passed from post to post.
As I said before, I think you should keep focus on your business purpose for the blog. If you have the resources to keep serving that purpose, then just keep things as they are and develop your audience. If you're concerned that you may be linking out to some bad neighborhoods, then add a rel="nofollow" or just remove the lhnks altogether.
And even if you do decide that the blog is no longer worth the resources it take, I still don't think the 301 will help you much if at all. You'll likely get more good out of leaving the existing blog posts live. That's how I see it, working in the abstract, of course.


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August 24th, 2005, 09:28 PM #1
A little suggestion, please.
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I absolutely want to learn some PHP coding and I would like to know if you have a good book / ebook to help me start and to help me improve.
Thanks in advance
August 24th, 2005, 09:45 PM #2
Yes, moi aussi. There are so many titles out there, but I don't like the "Dummies" series. I learn by doing, so a project oriented book would be best.Renée
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August 24th, 2005, 10:55 PM #3
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I learnt from a book called 'php and mysql web development' by Luke Welling.
It's got some bugs in it though but it does cover the basics quite well.
August 24th, 2005, 11:05 PM #4
I've found the best way to learn is to download scripts or snippets and modify them for your own purposes. After you've seen enough code and worked with enough it becomes second nature. I say dive right in!
If you've got no programming background it might help to buy a guide or short book, but I've never found reading a huge programming book to be productive. You learn best by experience.
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August 25th, 2005, 01:23 AM #5
August 25th, 2005, 02:24 AM #6
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Thank you, all, for your suggestions.
I have a good basis on HTML and I already know a bit about PHP, I just lack the experience, probably. I thought about buying the PHP Bible but, if you think I should stick with the php website and some code I found here and there, I'll do that.
Thanks again and sorry about posting to the wrong place. So many forums, we'll soon need a GPS
August 25th, 2005, 02:50 AM #7
Read, test, questioning, retest, requestioning, reretest, furious, reread, do the test again, wow php is so cool, let's read further!
That's the way I learnt, and you know that :P
August 25th, 2005, 08:57 AM #8
If you already can program in another language, I'd suggest picking a project to do, and then use the PHP manual to slug through it. If not, hrm, the only PHP book I have is from Wrox and is about 4 years old, so no suggestions here.
February 6th, 2006, 01:33 AM #9
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I guess by now you have either mastered PHP or gave up a long time ago, but just in case you are still looking for resources, there are two I find indispensable...
(1) PHP quick ref card... I have printed and laminated it
(2) Dave's QuickSearch Taskbar Toolbar Deskbar... it provides an awesome quicksearch capability with shortcuts to code manuals for PHP and other languages. So, any time I'm working on php code if I have a question about something I type in 'php function' or 'php foo' and the DQSD pops up the page of the PHP manual that addresses the function or topic.
Even if you have mastered PHP by now, if you haven't come across these tools, they are worth grabbing. Both are free.
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ChargeGenie portable battery pack review
There are roughly a million and one rechargeable battery packs for smartphones (microUSB) these days. So what companies have started to do is become creative with how they design their battery chargers, in an attempt to capture the imagination and needs of the market. See all tech accessories reviews.
EnerGenie is one of these companies that has its own unique take on the rechargeable portable batteries. What EnerGenie has to offer is a battery pack that can be stuck, unstuck and restuck to your smartphone while charging. Take a look at Go Baby Mobile Power Pack review too.
Confused? Don't be, it's simple. All the clever chaps at EnerGenie have done, is design a battery pack that can be stuck to your smartphone when you are giving the battery a bit of a boost and then unstuck when you are finished charging. The mind-blowing thing (for me) is that you can restick the device as many times as you want thanks to the amazing glue/gel stuff that has been used.
The ChargeGenie is actually pretty slim compared to some other battery packs we've seen, but when you attach it to your (probably) sleek smartphone, any panache that your device once had will disappear instantly as you phone doubles in size. But in my opinion having a battery pack physically attached to a device is a much better way to charge your phone when you're on the go, than having a bit floppy wire getting in the way…as well as a bulky battery pack.
There are a couple of negatives that we noticed when using the ChargeGenie though. Firstly is that the battery pack gets really hot when charging is in full flow. So if you plan to carry this in your pocket while charging, make sure the ChargeGenie is facing out, not skinside.
The other negative point that is very noticeable is that the ChargeGenie will not give a 100% charge of your smartphone, more like a 60-70% from our tests (and depending on your phone's battery). This is a bit of a balancing act though, because in order to compete with some of it's battery pack rivals in terms of 'juice' it would have to be a lot bigger, which sort of ruins its portability factor. So this is both bad and good….60%-70% isn't that bad i suppose.
ChargeGenie: Specs
- microUSB connection
- Extends a smartphone's battery by upto 75%
- LiPo Battery: 1400mAh
- Output: 5V, 0.5A, microUSB
- Size: 97 x 60 x16.5mm
- Weight: 90g
- microUSB connection
- Extends a smartphone's battery by upto 75%
- LiPo Battery: 1400mAh
- Output: 5V, 0.5A, microUSB
- Size: 97 x 60 x16.5mm
- Weight: 90g
If you are looking for battery pack that won't impede on the mobility of your microUSB device then you could do a lot worse than purchasing the ChargeGenie. That is, if you don't mind a mega-hot battery pack and only a 65% charge.


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Removing overhead utility lines is one of the most noticeable improvements a neighborhood can make. Wires, poles, and other equipment can obscure the beautiful scenery of our island community.
Undergrounding of utilities consists of placing overhead main lines and service lines -- including telephone, electric, cable television and other telecommunications -- underground in a trench.
The City of Alameda has had an underground utility program since 1984 and about half of the city's overhead wires have been moved underground. But there's still more work to do.
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Sites Under Consideration for Undergrounding
- Otis Drive (High to Broadway and south of Otis Drive)
- Webster Street (All crossings – Central Avenue to Eagle Avenue)
- Broadway (Buena Vista to Clement)
- Broadway (La Jolla to Encinal; La Jolla)
- Central Avenue (Eighth Street to Webster including Garden Way)
- Fernside (Encinal to High Street)
- Park St (San Jose to Otis)
Priorities for Selecting Underground Utility Districts
This list is a working list and no priority or approval should be assumed. Per the policy, the priorities for selecting underground utility districts is as follows:
To maximize public benefit, the two-tiered, prioritized criteria below will be considered when establishing or selecting areas for undergrounding overhead utility lines. However, under City Council direction, any area where overhead utility lines are located in streets, roads, or rights-of-way may be included in an Underground Utility District for engineering, operating, or economic reasons.
a. Road Classification - Aerial facilities located along and adjacent to six (6) classifications of roadway as defined by Public Work's street classification system as having the greatest trip length, traffic volume and most through traffic. These classifications in descending order include: regional artery, island artery, transitional artery, island collector, transitional collector, and local.
b. Heavy Concentration of Aerial Facilities - AMP distribution poles supporting multiple connections to each pole, street crossings and visual impact.
c. Areas of Civic, Historical, Recreational or Scenic Interest - Aerial facilities that encumber the frontage or immediate surrounding proximity of civic, historical, scenic or recreational areas and whose presence degrades the natural beauty or environmental relevance of these areas.
d. Deteriorated Facilities - AMP distribution poles or aerial facilities that are nearing or exceeded their useful life as determined by AMP's asset management and inspection program and are scheduled for replacement.
2. Tier 2
a. Foliage - AMP distribution poles and facilities that are encumbered by trees. Elements of consideration are tree density, height, projected growth, age, and resiliency to line trimming.
b. Coordination with other City Projects - Proposed underground district that encompasses or coordinates with planned and/or outstanding Public Works or other City department projects that would benefit from undergrounding.
c. Interconnectivity to Existing Underground - Proposed underground district would originate from and/or terminate into, existing underground facility(ies).
About the Underground Utility District (UUD) Nomination Board
Alameda's District Nomination Board is recommending to a technical committee that overhead utility lines should be moved below ground in seven areas.
The board, which formed in June 2016 and completed its work in December 2016, reviewed dozens of areas before it voted to recommend the seven locations listed above.
The board was composed of four members of the public and one member of the Public Works Department. Its recommendations will now move to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for review. Public feedback will be sought before the TAC sends a list of proposed districts to the City Council for final approval.
After the public process is complete, AMP plans to start construction in the selected districts in fiscal year 2018.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in the child sex abuse case against ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked that a non-Centre County, Pa., jury hear the case.
Prosecutors in a motion filed Tuesday told the court that the overwhelming amount of pretrial publicity made it impossible to strike an impartial jury pool in Centre County, where State College, home to Penn State University, is located, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
"The university and Centre County are inextricably intertwined both philosophically and economically," Deputy Attorney General Joseph McGettigan said in the filing. "Prospective jurors … would face a Gordian Knot of conscious and even subconscious conflicts and difficulties."
Sandusky's attorney said they would contest the request.
"We feel there's no better place than Centre County from which to select fair-minded individuals to sit as jurors in Jerry's case," lawyer Joseph Amendola said Tuesday in an e-mail to the Inquirer.
Common Pleas Court Judge John Cleland is expected to rule on the motion Feb. 10, when he also is expected to consider modifying Sandusky's bail conditions.
Sandusky, a defensive coordinator under Joe Paterno, is accused of molesting at least 10 boys he met through his charity for underprivileged children. A grand jury presentment unsealed in November indicated many of the alleged incidents occurred on the Penn State campus.
Paterno, who was fired in November for what administrators determined was an inadequate response to allegations involving Sandusky, died Jan. 22. He was hospitalized in December after breaking his pelvis in a fall in his home and was hospitalized again in January when complications developed as he underwent treatment for lung cancer.
Amendola has asked the court to allow Sandusky to visit his 11 grandchildren as long as at least one parent was supervising. Sandusky is confined to his home and is barred from having contact with anyone under the age of 18.
Prosecutors also told the judge they would turn over to the defense the names of the 10 alleged victims by Friday.
University athletic director Tim Curley and a former vice president Gary Schultz were charged with lying under oath about what they knew concerning the allegations against Sandusky.
Sandusky, Curley and Schultz have pleaded not guilty to charges filed against them.


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02-02-2010 07:08 PM - last edited on 02-03-2010 01:58 AM by Agotthelf
Hi, I'm not able to get past the initial logo screen. It just hangs, pressing the blue thinkvantage button does nothing. F12 likewise. Not able to get any sort of boot menu. Bootable CD in drive lights flash, no boot.
Have tried:
Reseating hard drive
Reseating Dimms, swapping and plugging in one at a time
Removed battery and held power switch down to discharge
No help SOS
This is a type 2714-CTO R500 any help would be greatly appreciated
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Hi Never2Many,
Welcome to the Lenovo forum!
Sorry to hear of your trouble with your R500. You have already tried almost everything that might help. Here are the various ThinkPad resuscitation recipes I've seen. One last thing you could try is removing the CMOS backup battery as per this recipe. If that doesn't help either, I think it's time to call Service.
Best regards,
02-03-2010 07:20 AM - edited 10-19-2010 02:35 PM
Thanks for the reply Frank, Now for the rest of the story. This is my wife's work laptop, she uses it in the office and takes it with her on sales appointments so she was really freaking that it was broke. I had repeatedly asked if anything unusual had happened prior or around the time of this problem all replies were negative.
Late last night she mentioned if I ever got it working that I may want to look at the USB ports, that she had a hard time plugging the printer USB cable into it and after it wouldn't't boot and she went to unplugged it, it was very loose.
Upon examining the socket I found the orientation tab missing and the contacts pushed to the bottom of the socket shorting out each other. I was able to separate them and gee guess what, everything worked just fine.
I re-explained that the "If it don't fit force it" rule does not apply to computers.
Has anyone replaced the USB sockets on one of these units? Are they soldered or plugged in?
Thanks for replying
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They are soldered onto the mainboard. You'll need to find someone who can do a board level repair or get a new mainboard. Another option would be to ensure the contacts can't short and live with one less usb port.
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Yep Andy, I think this would be the easiest option. I'll just put some shrink tubing on the contacts to keep them from shorting out again and perhaps inject a little epoxy into the socket just to hold everything tight. If she needs more than the two remaining ports I'll just pick up a hub.
02-13-2010 04:33 PM - edited 02-13-2010 04:35 PM
Legendary Mike/Andy. Girlfriends laptop was doing the exact same thing and your post put us in the right direction. A pair of tweezers and some small hollow speaker cable and it's back up running. Not quite as fancy as shrink tubing and epoxy though
I'd be surprised if she forced the mouse USB too hard to break the orientation pin, she's usually quite careful about such things, but at least we've saved potential lost time.
07-19-2010 04:45 AM - edited 07-19-2010 04:48 AM
Thanks Never2Many
Your USB problems have saved the Isle of Wight Council the price of a new laptop
Glad my post was able to help others.
I am beginning to think that I unjustly accused my wife of forcing the USB port and breaking it. She had a second one break the other day and swears she did not force anything. She has been using laptops forever as have I and never have experienced this sort of problem with one port let alone two on the same machine. Me thinks Lenovo has a problem and won't admit it. I found another post (on this forum) where people have had the same problem, broken USB ports and Lenovo refuses to repair the problem under warranty claiming abuse.
Wonder how many others have had the same problem and not left a post? Has anyone ever broken a USB port on any other computer laptop or desktop? Not Me!
Girlfriend has never broken any ever on other machines and two managed to break on the Lenovo laptop. We sent it for repair in the end just before the warranty expired just in case, that and the machine only had the 3 USB ports, so she was down to her last
They did however repair under warranty also...still took 6 weeks to get the unit back, despite their promise of 4 days.
It's unreasonable to cite abuse without physiically inspecting the machine. If there is other damage or excessive wear in the housing of the guiding pin in the USB port, then perhaps that is quite possible. But in our situation they just plain broke. There was no abuse...
Here's another person that this post helped. Someone "abused" the USB port and it had a broken guide and 1 pin touching the outside casing of the port shorting out the system. Bent the pin back taped off the broken port and everything is fine and dandy. Thanks.


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Meeting others face to face to talk through how a liver condition has affected you can be incredibly helpful. The British Liver Trust facilitates patient and carer support groups across the country – click here to see if there is a group near you or another organisation in our directory who may be able to support you. If you are interested in starting your own group then please contact us to discuss setting one up in your local area.
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Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia
If I have entered into a contract with a company to provide me goods at a set price and to be delivered at a certain time to my shop each day can the company one cite traffic and weather issues as a reason they are late for deliveries and two the price of agriculture as a reason to raise the prices we had already negotiated and signed off for in a contract?
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If traffic and weather or bad and cause the delays, of course they can tell you the reason. The question is what does it mean as far as the contract. It depends on the specific terms of the contract, which we don't have. You'll need to have a lawyer review the entire documents, and consider whether it is still a better deal than you could get elsewhere.
Since we have not read the contract, including what remedies if any there are for breach, there is no way to answer you. You'd need to actually take the contract to a lawyer, which you should have done prior to signing it.
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By brett sokol | March 1, 2010 | Lifestyle
Why is South Florida such a magnet for criminals?" muses Jorge Zamanillo. Like most Miamians, it's a question he has long pondered. Over the past few months, however, he has come up with a few solid answers as a curator with the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, documenting 100 years of local mayhem for the museum's new "Crime in Miami" exhibition. Consisting of archival photographs, video clips and even a vintage prisoner's uniform on loan from the Miami-Dade Police Department (yes, inmates really did once wear black and white striped outfits), Zamanillo's handiwork is illuminating. There's an eerie symmetry in seeing images of both Prohibition-era rumrunners, slipping in from the Bahamas and quietly cruising up the Miami River, as well as the cocaine cowboys of the '80s, winging in from Colombia to land their planes on secluded Everglades airstrips. How to explain crime's continuity here?
Blame geography. "For 100 years this has been an easy coastline for people to get in and out of," Zamanillo says. "There are still vast areas of emptiness in the Everglades."
Yet the inviting physical terrain doesn't fully speak to this area's longstanding endemic civic corruption. Or an almost pathological determination on the part of local officials to confer sainthood on any con man willing to pose as a philanthropist. To dramatize this, one hardly needs to replay the recent criminal indictments of Miami City Commissioners Angel Gonzalez and Michelle Spence-Jones. Instead, simply take a look at the museum exhibition's Miami booking photos of Al Capone, who kept a home on Star Island to escape those chilly Chicago winters. Miami Beach's then-mayor, J.N. Lummus, may have publicly decried Capone's 1927 arrival. But that didn't stop Lummus from personally acting as the gangster's real estate agent.
Blame our age. "We're a young city," Zamanillo says. "In some ways, Miami is still a teenager." Though that too feels like an unsatisfactory way to make sense of a community where criminality often seems as much a part of the landscape as palm trees. As John Rothchild writes in the 2000 edition of his seminal South Florida history, Up for Grabs, the "Miami needs time to grow up" excuse is as old as local crime itself: "The same 'immature' Miami rolled out the red carpet for Al Capone in the 1920s, became a playground for retired mobsters in the 1940s, was the target of a Senate crime committee in the 1950s, allowed bookies to operate openly in the lobbies of beachfront hotels in the 1960s, produced the Watergate burglars in the 1970s, embraced the drug trade in the 1980s and hosted the corruption epidemic of the 1990s. If crime is a sign of immaturity, then judging by its rap sheet, Miami is the true fountain of youth."
So, blame ourselves? That may not be a crowd-pleasing assessment, but it's one Zamanillo is more than willing to consider. He points to his own childhood. Now 41, he grew up in Little Havana when criminal violence between various Cuban-exile factions was all part of the background scenery. "There was a pipe bomb going off every week. It was expected," he recalls of an era that journalist Calvin Trillin wryly described as marked by "some political bombings and some shootings between outfits that were, depending on your point of view, either running drugs to raise money for fighting Fidel or using the fight against Fidel as a cover for running drugs."
Either way, by 1981 Miami had the highest murder rate in the country, with 621 killings. For Zamanillo, however, times were never better. His father was a once-struggling sculptor who had discovered a lucrative new market for his ornately fashioned statues of Santería saints. "It was a power thing for these drug smugglers; they thought the saints would keep them from getting caught. They'd create these elaborate thrones for them right inside their living rooms." On weekends, Zamanillo would lend a hand to his dad, helping to deliver these seven-foot-tall statues to their new homes. As for this foreboding clientele's line of work, "I knew it was wrong, but when you're 10 years old and you see all the adults doing it, it just becomes normal." With a chuckle, he adds, "The '80s were the only time my family was middleclass. If your dad is a sculptor, you're not going to be well-off. But suddenly he doubled his business! We had all the extras the other kids had."
By the decade's end, though, business had dried up—many of their once flush customers were now in jail. In their wake were shattered families and far too many funerals. Zamanillo says it's a lesson he has carried with him since.
"I hope this exhibition provides a reality check. There's a new fascination with crime in Miami again," he continues, citing the impressive ratings for Miami-set TV shows like Dexter, Burn Notice and CSI: Miami. "But even the most violent depictions still add a layer of 'coolness' to it all. Look at Scarface: You've got little kids who want to be just like Al Pacino's character. But real crime isn't glamorous. There's a human cost. I'd like that kid with the Scarface poster to get a sense of the real damage involved."
TOP IMAGE: City of Miami police investigator with stolen jewelry recovered in 1976
BOTTOM IMAGE: 1930's bank robber John Dillinger's local wanted poster
photography by francesco casale and the historial museum of southern florida


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multi-file editing and viewing
key rebinding (in addition to :map, :map!, and :abbr)
mouse support (in an xterm, or when built as xvile)
infinite undo
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"next error" cursor positioning after compilation
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auxiliary utilities for man page and C program syntax highlighting
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Submitted by: oorts fury
Convert from USE_MOTIF to USES=motif
- Update to 9.8j
Submitted by: ports fury
- Convert USE_ICONV=yes to USES=iconv
- Change USE_GNOME=pkgconfig|gnomehack to USES=pathfix|pkgconfig while here
Reviewed by: bapt, kwm
- Update to 9.8i
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Convert to new options framework
- Reassign to the heap at maintainer's request
Add share/xvile/macros/complete.rc to pkg-plist, which I forgot to do in
the original commit.
Thanks to pav@ for reporting it.
Update to 9.8g.
Update to 9.8e.
Fix MASTER_SITES to point to the correct directory. Also modify
PATCH_SITES to reflect these changes.
Update to 9.8c.
Update to 9.7gz.
Mark the ports MAKE_JOBS_SAFE.
Update to 9.7za.
Remove patch-x11.c, which is now in the upstream source.
Add patch-x11.c to prevent a core dump in case the user has "set rc light"
in .vilerc.
Bump PORTREVISION to reflect this change.
Update to version 9.7y.
Update to version 9.7t.
Update to 9.7m.
Update to 9.7j.
Update to version 9.7.
Correctly handle the NOPORTSDOCS case.
- Remove unneeded dependency from gtk12/gtk20 [1]
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Remove X11BASE support in favor of LOCALBASE or PREFIX
- Use USE_LDCONFIG instead of INSTALLS_SHLIB
- Remove unneeded USE_GCC 3.4+
Thanks to all Helpers:
Dmitry Marakasov, Chess Griffin, beech@, dinoex, rafan, gahr,
ehaupt, nox, itetcu, flz, pav
Tested on: pointyhat
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Bump PORTREVISION
Approved by: portmgr (xorg cleanup)
It seems that vile now automatically turns on ICONV unless otherwise specified
in CONFIGURE_ARGS. Add a config option to control this - default is OFF.
Add patch-filec.c to hopefully fix problems seen on the build machines. It
basically forces the extern char **environ; declaration to be exposed.
I was unable to reproduce the reported errors on my machines without
modifying a header file. But if I do that then I can build vile and xvile
without errors using this patch.
Update to version 9.6e.
Update to 9.5r.
The two patches are deleted because the problem which they handled has
been fixed upstream.
Update to version 9.5q.
Use OPTIONS.
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
Update to 9.5n.
At the moment ftp.phred.org seems to be having problems, so make it the last
entry in the list of mastersites.
Update to version 9.5j.
Update to 9.5g.
In xvile make loadable filters really work by changing CONFIG_ARGS to
CONFIGURE_ARGS when WITH_FILTERS is defined.
Update to 9.5d.
Fix a braino in specifying x-includes. It's ../include and _not_
Make this port respect X11BASE.
Update to 9.5a.
PR: ports/86232 (vile only)
Update to version 9.5.
Do some cleanup to make portlint happy.
In the WITH_FILTERS case use dynamically loadable filters rather than
filters which are statically compiled in. This makes the executables about
200kB to 400kB smaller and does not semm to make startup any slower.
Partly based on
PR: ports/84122
Update to 9.4z.
Update to 9.4t.
Update to 9.4o.
Update to version 9.4l.
Update to version 9.4h.
Update to version 9.4f.
Update to version 9.4d.
Update to version 9.4c.
Update to version 9.4a.
Update to version 9.4.
Update to version 9.3u.
Update to version 9.3s.
Update to version 9.3o.
Update to version 9.3n.
Remove pkg-comment and add COMMENT to the Makefile.
Update to 9.3l.
Update to version 9.3j.
# New ports collection makefile for: vile
# Date created: Wed Nov 26, 1996
# Whom: pgf
# $FreeBSD: ports/editors/vile/Makefile,v 1.48 2002/10/29 12:50:24 gj Exp $
PORTNAME= vile
PORTVERSION= 9.3g
CATEGORIES= editors
MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.phred.org/pub/vile/ \
DISTNAME= vile-9.3
EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
Update to version 9.3f.
Update to version 9.3d.
Delete patch-file.c since it is now part of the port.
Add patch-file.c to fix an error in checking the return value from
Bump PORTREVISION to reflect the fix.
Change freeBSD to FreeBSD in my email address for correctness.
Update to version 9.3c.
Update to version 9.3b.
Update to version 9.3.
Update to patch level 9.2zd.
This was tested on a -current system with no /usr/bin/perl
and worked OK.
Update to patch 9.2zc. The new patches contain mostly fixes for
winvile, but a few are of general interest.
Update to patch level 9.2za. This is basically vile-9.3 pre-release.
Update to patch level z.
This has mostly fixes for winvile, but there are some which are
interesting to *IX users.
Update to patch level y.
Update to patch level w.
Update to patch level v.
Update to patch level u and bump PORTVERSION.
Update to patch level t and bump PORTVERSION.
Update to patch level s, bump PORTVERSION accordingly.
Update to patch level r.
Update to patch level p.
In the PATCH_SITES line add a ``/'' to the end of ``patches'' so that fetch
actually enters the directory.
Update this port to apply all the officially released patches (up to j, which
is why PORTVERSION is now 9.2j).
Update to version 9.2.
Convert category editors to new layout.
Rename PLIST.perl to pkg-plist.perl. (Forgot to commit it with Makefile.)
Rename PLIST.perl to pkg-plist.perl.
Don't share any directories with the vile port. This allows the xvile port to
be deleted without impacting the vile port.
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No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
* - modified, not new
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Aletha M. Collett
Aletha M. Collett, 91, Mt. Pleasant and formerly of rural Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Friends may call after 9 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. The family will be present to receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service.
Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Pleasant Manor Care Center or the Pleasant View Mennonite Church. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com
She was born July 29, 1921, in Rose Hill. She was the daughter of Harrison Hiatt and Ethel Gay (Burgess) Allen. She moved to Ottumwa as a young child and attended school there. On July 31, 1939, she married Floyd Thomas Collett. He preceded her in death. She attended nurses training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Ottumwa. For 15 years, she worked as a Certified Nurses' Aide at the Park View Nursing Home in Fairfield.
She was a member of the Pleasant View Mennonite Church of Mt. Pleasant. She was active as a volunteer at the former Mt. Pleasant Senior Center and Congregate Meal Site. She would volunteer her time substituting for the Meal Site director. She served on the SE Iowa Area Agency on Aging. She participated in the activities of the local Democratic Party. In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, bingo and reading novel series.
She is survived by two sons, Harold (Diane) Collett of Mt. Pleasant and H. Duane (Konnie) Collett of St. Charles, Mo.; two daughters, Ann Sourwine of Mt. Pleasant and Jean Marie Whaley (Gary) of Effingham, Ill.; a brother, Jim (Leann) Harrison of Independence; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Wayne and Robert Harrison; a sister in infancy, Mary Frances Allen; and a grandson.


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We asked for photos. You went trigger happy. We couldn't believe our eyes!brunch Updated: Oct 13, 2013 10:16 IST
The Brunch Readers' Photography Special is here. And all we can say is...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, that a good image is like poetry, and that truly good photography doesn't just make you stop and think, but changes you too.
Of the hundreds of entries that flew into our inbox for the Brunch Readers' Photography Special, several shots made us stop, think and reconsider the nature of life itself. Our theme was simple: Sunday. Your interpretations were sometimes idyllic, at others inspiring or just plain fun. So, we saw picture-postcard sunsets, street-side cricket, pretty feet posing for the camera and close-ups of pets.
Picking the top 10 was tough, but our expert judge, Hindustan Times National Photo Editor Gurinder Osan, had his own ground rules: No clichés, no bad compositions, no shots in which the subjects didn't know they were being captured. "It's not fair," he says. And those dangling feet? "Done to death!".
We had an embarrassment of riches. And great stories to accompany them. Here are those we loved. Hope these Sundays brighten your Sunday!
Gurinder Osan
Our judge, HT's National Photo Editor, chose the top 10 pictures
Osan is a photojournalist with more than 20 years' experience. Before joining HT in early 2012, he was with the Associated Press for close to a decade. Besides hard news, he has done commercial photography, and trained as a mountaineer to shoot landscapes, particularly in the Himalayas.
On the cover
Behen, Bachchan, Beetle, Manu Monga (37), marketing executive, Mumbai
About the picture: This was shot on a lazy Sunday morning. My sister and I were headed for our weekend brunch at Cafe Coffee Day. Though I've lived around Mount Mary Steps for many years, this graffiti went unnoticed until that day. This street art is on the road which goes to Bandstand from the Mt Mary Police Chowki. My sister noticed it first and we decided to have an impromptu photo session.
Camera used: iPhone 3GS
Judge's notes
The blues are symmetrical. The form of the Beetle aligns with the way Bachchan's legs are positioned. His hands are relaxed behind his head, and the girl's hands are behind her back. The posture is on one leg, relaxed – nearly bohemian. She's not wearing typical sandals. Her smile is bindaas, which goes with the casualness of Bachchan and the Beetle in Bandra!
Across the malwan coast
Vir Nakai (33), entrepreneur and travel writer, Mumbai
About the picture: There's nothing like getting on a bike and heading out of the city to explore the Malwan coastal villages. Of course, there's the thrill of partying in Goa, but there is so much more to do before you reach there.
The Mumbai to Goa coastline is a dream ride for those who are in love with riding and of course, the sea. It's an understated place that has a lot to offer. I took this picture in September last year simply because visually, it offered a completely different side to Goa.
Camera used: GoPro
Judge's Notes
This picture gives you the feel of Goa, or at least somewhere in the coastal area. The brick walls, the rich greens and red earth. It's not a stationary bike and the slow shutter speed exaggerates the sense of movement. It's cloudy. You can almost feel that the ground is wet, it may just be overcast. Overall, the picture gives one the feeling of being on a nice journey.
Life is a Sunday Morning
Aditi Parashar (19), student, Gurgaon
About the picture: After partying until late at her friend's wedding, my sister passed out in her red velvet gown. When she woke up, she wore those flip-flops, just smiled and said, "This is why I love Sundays. You can pass out in your velvet gown, match it with flip-flops, lazy-fy around and still be so happy about it." I just smiled back and said, "Well, if that's the case, my whole life is a Sunday morning."
Camera used: Nikon D5100 (18-55 lens)
Judge's Notes
The colour palette in this picture is very fresh, including the wooden flooring at the base. The flip-flops are informal, contrasting with the formality of the dress. Even though we don't see her, she seems like a girl, maybe 13-14, with soft hands. There is a child-like look to them. The picture also reflects a feminine mood. I like the way it has been cropped. You can feel that she's stretching, even her toes are off the ground! It shows a young person who probably wore the dress and slept in it. The shadow adds to the overall nice mood.
In my treehouse
Kanika Bharadwaj (21), education adviser with Campus France, Delhi
About the picture: I took my coffee, my copy of Brunch and my breakfast to my balcony and settled there. While I was sluggishly munching my food, I spotted this furry friend who was probably sharing the same feeling as me. One of relaxation! That's how Sunday is supposed to make you feel, right?
Camera used: Canon 1100D
Judge's Notes
I like this one as the splayed squirrel reflects the mood of a lazy Sunday. Squirrels are fidgety, not the easiest to capture. What I also like about this photo is that the eyes are pin-sharp.
Mumbai's lifeline
Ajit Arujun Kore (19), student, Navi Mumbai
About the picture: I shot this picture because, on a Sunday, the train hangers are seen without Mumbaikars' hands and on weekdays, they are completely hidden. There is chaos all around. So, to see and capture this sort of emptiness was something new and different for me.
Camera used: Canon PowerShot A4000 Shutter speed: 1/60s, F/3.2
Judge's Notes
This is interesting for reasons of symmetry. It's almost programmed to perfection. But on a normal day this would be chaotic and there'd be a lot of activity. You're usually shoved in and out of a train! There's never a dull moment. But this is unusual. The person has chosen black and white to simplify the form. Perhaps colour may have been distracting. What is exciting is the heart-like shape of the train handles. If you turn it upside down, you can see the shape.
My sunday nap
Rohan Arora (10), student, Noida
About the picture: I love to photograph birds in their natural habitat and already have a treasure trove of many bird snaps, some of which are very rare. These include, among others, the Sarus crane, the scavenger vulture and the white-tailed iora. I was fortunate to have caught these owls in deep sleep. I shot this last year when I was on holiday with my parents at the Nehru Island in Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur.
Camera used: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Judge's Notes
This is interesting because owls are rare. To find them sleeping in the day time, especially in this position, is nice. Anytime I see a bird other than a crow or a kite, I feel delighted. It makes me feel that there is more diversity than what city life can provide.
When light takes over darkness
Julius Gomes (23), amateur photographer, Mumbai
About the picture: Sunday is the most awaited day of the week. Unlike those who choose to relax, I prefer to spend my Sundays far from the madding crowd that is Mumbai and watch the colourful lights of the city. The bright blue clouded sky from this untouched location shows you how peaceful it is to get away from all that happens in your daily life. Being here eases your stress within seconds. It shows there's life in the city and peace not very far from it.
Camera used: Nikon D5100 with an 18-55 lens
Judge's Notes
Getting the skyline is an easy part, since Mumbai is fairly active at night. Being a coastal place, there is a lot of humidity, too. So, there's a certain glow present. The sky has more colours since it's reflecting the city lights. These boats are moving a little, which explains the ghostly look. The colours are interesting. Overall, there can be many other variations of capturing this moment. This particular moment happened. Maybe the photographer didn't think of utilising the best out of this. Maybe this was a happy coincidence rather than a well-thought-out plan.
Let the love stay
Ratnadeep (30), supply planner, Navi Mumbai
About the picture: The sun is a symbol of heat and warmth. Sunday is when we must take out time in this perceived fabricated world and share the warmth with our loved ones. I went out on a Sunday with my family and shot this early morning in Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park. I had to wait hours to get the perfect shot and had to be careful not to distract the duo and capture these fabulous creatures at their best.
Camera used: Canon 60D
Judge's Notes
This is one of the most unusual pictures of the lot. Perhaps the only moment that is spontaneous and not constructed. The interesting thing is the positioning of the beaks. They could be sparring, with their beaks symmetrically crossing each other. Photographically, it's an interesting moment. The green is a little overwhelming, though. I would have reduced it in my crop and taken a bit more of the reflection.
The serene walk of life
Aditya A Patkar (20), student, Mumbai
About the picture: What can be more pleasurable than a long walk along the beach with your loved one? Sundays are best spent at some silent getaways. On a visit to Juhu Chowpatty around the time of sunset, I happened to capture this moment shared by a couple. The very sight relaxed my eyes.
Camera used: Canon 550D
Judge's Notes
Water is so alive by itself – it's very fluid and dynamic. There's a certain interaction between the persons walking through the beach. It's a spontaneous moment shot well by the photographer. He has kept the act more important than the people. There's a bit of pink in the reflection, so it's probably a little after sunset. You can almost feel the sea breeze.
Makeshift Lord's
Kashish Parpiani (21), student, Navi Mumbai
About the picture: For a city whose gears seem eternally in monotonous motion, Sundays bring out the much-constrained lethargy of Mumbai. On one such hot Sunday afternoon, as I cruised past junctions, my eyes scoured for something that would sum up the feel of Sunday. I came across a group of young men playing cricket. Interestingly, it wasn't a lush green pitch, but an abandoned subway that was conveniently transformed into a cricket stadium.
Camera used: Nikon D90
Judge's Notes
I like everything about this photograph, but I wish the ball was captured in the sunlight. For me this picture is nearly there. The other thing I would have preferred is for the batsman to be little more visible. Right now, he's getting merged with the background. It's an interesting place to play – almost like the nets. The light cuts right at the place where he's batting. So that's interesting.
Expert tips (from Gurinder Osan)
"Shoot what you really want to shoot. Great photographs don't happen overnight. It's an evolutionary process. If you are true to what you shoot, every image will have a reflection of you"
"Shoot from your heart. Don't be one of the herd. Just because you saw a picture on Flickr and liked the way it was shot, doesn't mean you have to do it too. Expensive equipment is not a prerequisite for good photography. Some of the best pictures have been shot with simple point-and-shoot cameras"
From HT Brunch, October 6
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As I'm being dragged up a treacherously icy, steep, T-bar in the Swiss Alps, imagining slipping off the plastic handle and sliding into a large glacial crevasse, never to be seen from again, German Nitro teamrider Guido Drexel is telling me in near perfect English what makes the company so great to ride for: "Nitro is like a big family," he says, calmly and effortlessly riding up the slope next to me.
Indeed, if Nitro is a big family, it was family reunion time in Europe last week. For the last four years, Nitro Snowboards has been gathering its team for a summer camp/photo session. And each year the event has gotten bigger and more extravagant.
This year, held at Saas Fee, Switzerland, the family reunion evolved to a full-on summer camp with three weeks of sessions following the team week. Many of Nitro's pro riders were scheduled to stay on for coaching campers after the first week.
The attendance for the team week would total more than 250 riders, Nitro staff, distributors, photographers, filmers, journalists, and campers from around the world by the week's end for the culmination of the camp, which included a huge party and a rare performance by the Nitro band. During the week, the schedule included snowboarding, a soccer tournament, skateboarding, hiking, mountain biking, product testing, team meetings, parties, and plenty of late-night decadence.
Most of the U.S. and Canadian riders and staff such as Shin Campos, Tonino Copene, Etienne Gilbert, Rube Goldberg, Tyeson Carmody, and Lane Knack got into Saas Fee a day early to get acclimated to the time and altitude. Everyone arrived with interesting stories of planes, trains, and bus adventures spanning two continents. The trips lasted anywhere from 24 to 48 hours long and included a serious lack of sleep. Some involved missed connections, but as seasoned world travelers, everyone arrived eventually. Lukas Huffman spent a night in Zurich, Switzerland, but stumbled on a big rock music festival and reportedly took part in a great party.
Nitro Camp headquarters was located at the Ambassador Hotel on one side of Saas Fee. The town sits at the end of a long, spectacular valley in the Swiss Alps, ringed on three sides by glacier-covered mountains. Some of the highest mountains in Switzerland tower over Saas Fee, with Dom peak topping out at 4,545 meters.
Since it was summertime, the whole valley was lush and green, and only the highest altitudes were snowcapped. It was hard to believe we were going snowboarding.
The camp itself was held at the top of the Allalin peak, at about 3,500 meters (10,500 feet), and the air was noticeably thin when trying to hike the pipe or just hanging on to the T-bar that accesses the snow field.
Getting to the top entailed an arduous journey, starting with a peaceful fifteen-minute walk up the valley through a field to the gondola building, then riding the Felskinn gondola up 1,000 meters to a mid station. At the midway point, everyone had to transfer to an underground rail car that tunneled another 500 meters up to the incredible glacier-covered snowfield. From there it was a short walk to a catwalk, a ride down to a T-bar, a drag up the T-bar, and then a short trip down to the camp area. The whole adventure took approximately one hour from hotel to camp.
The action on the glacier was mellow the first day. The sun was shining bright with clear blue skies, the snow was soft, slushy, and slow, and the views of surrounding jagged peaks with hanging, cracked glaciers were surreal. At the bottom of the snowfield sat an old gondola car with big speakers blasting a mix of Euro hip hop/reggae/dub. Most riders were just hanging out, watching the action, and rapping with each other.
Down the center of the snowfield sat a badly melted pipe, with three big kickers on one side and a quarterpipe/potential big hip at the bottom of the line. On the other side of the pipe were three medium-sized kickers and a pole hit at the bottomm. The pole hit looked like an impromptu addition and ended up being where most of the action was the first day as riders tried to ride up a snow ramp, then ollied the last ten feet to tap the top.
Most ended their riding session around 2:00 p.m., and headed back down the hill for naps, skateboard sessions, shopping in town (it took about 20 minutes to walk from one end to the other), and then an early dinner. Over the first dinner, Nitro Co-owner Sepp Ardelt welcomed everyone to camp, and said the first big welcome party/meeting would be the next afternoon.
After some quiet time following dinner, people began congregating at the Ambassador hotel's bar, and then headed out to Pop Corn, the unofficial party spot in town where the rowdy drinking crew ended up each night and, for some, into the next morning.
Log back on to www.transworldsnowboarding.com tomorrow for more action from the Nitro Team Camp, including a recap of the soccer tournament, a turn for the worse in the weather, and how the Americans tried to celebrate July 4th in Switzerland.


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Nearly 100 people were stricken with medical issues at a concert by Swedish DJ Avicii at the TD Garden arena in Boston Wednesday night. It was the opening night of Avicii's tour in the Eastern United States and Europe.
More than 50 people were treated in the arena, with another 36 transported to local hospitals, according to The Boston Globe. The Boston Police Department did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
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With so many people needing hospital care, medical emergency services declared a Phase 2 MCI (mass casualty incident). Numerous ambulances and an EMS emergency trailer were on-site, along with the Boston PD, while the concert continued.
"We did tell them this has to end on time due to medical incidents," Boston police Superintendent Chief William G. Gross told The Globe. He went on to add that drug and alcohol problems seem to be common at techno concerts. Concertgoers ranged in age from approximately 16-25 years old.
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This is just the latest in a series of drug and alcohol-related events at EDM (electronic dance music) concerts in recent years. There were 29 people hospitalized in May at an Avicii concert in Toronto, according to CTV, for similar issues. In both cases, people on the scene suggested that there were young people who may not have been able to handle the alcohol and drugs in their systems.
Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.


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Offers tea-based beverages, a few vegetarian sandwiches and vegan muffins
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When you take the melodic minor scale starding with:
III you have the Lydian augmented sacle(WWWWHWH)
IV you have the lydian b7 scale (bartok)
VII you have the altered scale.
In his book (patterns for jazz),Jerry coker, don't talk about the Lydian b7 scale, and don't talk about the altered scale.
He only talk about the Lydian augmented scale (L.A) and advice us to master this scale in order to use it like that:
On a seven chord:
-To have a 7#11, play the L.A starting on the seventh of the chord
-To have a #9b9#11b13 (alt), play th L.A starting onthe third of th chord
Ex: to Play C7#11 then play Bb Lydian augm.
to play Calt then play E LYdian augm.
What do you think about this concept?
What do you think is best?
- practice altered scales, then Lydian b7, and maybe the Lydian augm. sacle which can be also use on a major chord?
-Or practice the Lydian augmented scale, master it, and learn to use it as jerry cooker advice us?


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Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Telangana on Tuesday inked an agreement to purchase 1,000 MW of electricity from neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed by the officials of the two states here in the presence of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
The two states in November last year had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the issue. As a follow-up to the MoU, the PPA was signed which will remain in force for 12 years.
According to a statement from the chief minister's office, a transmission line is being laid to purchase the power from the neighboring state.
Chandrasekhar Rao has requested his counterpart Raman Singh to supply an additional 1,000 MW. Rama Singh has responded positively to this request, it said.