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Sonia Sotomayor took the oath of office on Saturday. She became the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court. But will her presence make a difference?
Soyomayor grew up in Bronx housing project and was raised by her mother after the death of her father. She had the good fortune, and she is not afraid to admit to a helping hand through affirmative action, to attend two Ivy League universities and later served on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. Her rise through the ranks as a federal judge has now taken her to the highest plateau.
Republicans criticized her for her votes on Second Amendment and property rights and on a racial discrimination case involving white firefighters in New Haven, Conn.
On Thursday the Senate voted 68 to 31 to confirm her nomination. The Democrats voted solidly to support her while only 9 Republicans joined them. Thirty-one Republicans voted against her. They may feel the wrath of the Hispanic voters in 2010.
There appears to be a fear among the Republicans that Sotomayor will vote her beliefs as a Latina, minority woman rather than as an impartial, Constitutional judge. Do the Catholic and conservative justices on the Supreme Court vote as strict Constitutional purists when it comes to abortion, or do they vote their personal, religious beliefs?
In the first 200 plus years of this country there was never a question brought up about affirmative action. After all, it worked in the favor of the white race for all of those 200 years in politics, unions, state government, schools, city government, and in hiring practices all across America.
African Americans and other minorities couldn't even join most unions because a part of the criteria included having a friend/sponsor or relative already in the union. This pretty much closed the door to African American membership in most unions.
Even the men and women that defended America in time of war were segregated. Hispanics and Native Americans were counted as Caucasians on the rolls of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard prior to and during World War II for some odd reason. Chinese Americans could serve in the regular military units, but the Japanese and African Americans had to serve in all-Japanese and all-Colored units.
It was only after so-called "liberal" justices made it to the U. S. Supreme Court that things began to change for the minority races. Of course, it took the leadership and persuasion of Harry S. Truman to integrate the armed forces and a Texan named Lyndon Baines Johnson to push for the civil rights and voting rights of minorities, especially African Americans. But behind those two leaders and innovators were African American, Hispanic, Native American and Asian American leaders and citizens fighting for justice every step of the way.
Perhaps it will be a cold day in hell before a genuine Native American ever reaches the rarified air of the U. S. Supreme Court. Heck, Indians have to fight tooth and nail to get appointed to serve on a city, county or state court, least of all to a federal court.
In South Dakota, where Native Americans make up more than 10 percent of the total state population, there has never been a Native American appointed to serve on a federal court. And it's not because there are no qualified Indian attorneys. There are plenty of damned good Indian lawyers in this state, but the glass ceiling that women have had to contend with for a couple of hundred years seems to be the same roof keeping Indians down.
Sonia Sotomayor has experienced the frustrations of climbing the ladder of success in lieu of the glass ceiling by virtue of being a woman, as have the other two women who have served on this highest of courts, but she has also experienced the discrimination that none of the other women experienced, and that is the discrimination of being a racial minority.
No doubt there will be cases coming down the pike that will severely test her personal beliefs and experiences, because until you have faced racial discrimination, you cannot know the devastating impact it has on your psyche.
There is an old saying that goes, "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own the press" and for too many years, the laws that were the foundation of justice in America were written and enforced by the majority, white politicians and justices of America. To a minority that is not just speculation, but it is a fact. In South Dakota, for example, there are two forms of justice; one for whites and one for Indians. Every Indian knows this to be a fact.
Appointing Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court was a longtime a-coming. I will not hold my breath waiting for the first Native American to join her club.
(Tim Giago, an Oglala Lakota, is the publisher of Native Sun News. He was the founder and first president of the Native American Journalists Association, the 1985 recipient of the H. L. Mencken Award, and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard with the Class of 1991. Giago was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2008. He can be reached at email@example.com)
By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji)
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Each month Alexander recommends a selection of music he's enjoying from the Universal Classics catalogue.
"One of the greatest piano albums of all time. Keith
Jarrett's playing is absolutely mesmerizing."
– Alexander Neef
Purchase from: www.grigorian.com
Mozart: Piano Concertos No.9, K.271 & No.21, K.467 - Uchida, The Cleveland Orchestra
"How is it possible that Mitsuko Uchida's Mozart keeps getting better and better?"
– Alexander Neef
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Strauss: Arabella.
Featuring Lisa della Casa, with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Georg Solti
"Seeing Arabella in Santa Fe just a few weeks ago reminded me
what a wonderful piece this is – and for me Lisa della Casa definitely
is the most wonderful Arabella on record. Honest, dignified and very
– Alexander Neef
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 / Stravinsky: Concerto In D For Violin & Orchestra; Karel Ancerl / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
"Former TSO Music Director Karel Ancerl undoubtedly was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. His recording of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic from the 1950s has never been surpassed."
– Alexander Neef
Debussy: La Mer; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2; Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan
"My favourite disc of music by the two greatest French impressionists." – Alexander Neef
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
"I've been in love with Sarah Vaughan ever since I heard her sing the opening lines of "Lullaby of Birdland." One of the most perfect vocal albums of all time." – Alexander Neef
Martha Argerich, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos with Riccardo Chailly and Kirill Kondrashin
"It's mind-blowing." – Alexander Neef
Brahms's Piano Concerti, Emil Gilels with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Eugen Jochum
"Over the years I have become increasingly addicted to Brahms's music. Together with Carlos Kleiber's recording of Symphony No. 4 this recording presents two wonderful artists, Gilels and Jochum, with the greatest interpretation of the two concerti for piano and orchestra."
– Alexander Neef
Mahler Symphony No. 5
"Karajan was, and remains, one of my favourite conductors and this is a recording that I have owned forever. Not having listened to it in a long time it gave me great pleasure to discover it again." – Alexander Neef
Schubert: The Late Piano Sonatas, D.958, D.959, & D.960
"One of the greatest pianists of our time just turned 70. This set of the late Schubert Sonatas is a beautiful reminder of his peerless artistry." – Alexander Neef
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies, conducted by Riccardo Chailly
"The most exciting Beethoven cycle in 50 years." – Alexander Neef
New Year's Concert From Vienna 1987
"My ultimate New Year's concert." – Alexander Neef
Martha Argerich – Debut Recital
"The most stunning debut of a wonderful pianist; an album that I have loved for a long time. The two Brahms Rhapsodies belong to my all-time favorite piano music on record." – Alexander Neef
Rossini's Guglielmo Tell (William Tell)
"The mother of grand opera and still one of the grandest." – Alexander Neef
"One of the greatest pianists and Mozart players of all time with two of Mozart's most sublime piano concerti. A recording I love more each time I listen to it." – Alexander Neef
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook – Three CD Set
"Next to Maria Callas, arguably the best singer of the 20th century." – Alexander Neef
Iphigénie en Tauride – Two CD Set
"The most intense and dramatic recording of Gluck's masterpiece to date." – Alexander Neef
Giulini in America – Six CD Set
"This is as good as it gets; the most unbelievable recording of this repertoire you'll ever hear. The energy of his conducting is just amazing." – Alexander Neef
La Cenerentola – Two CD Set
Cecilia Bartoli sings the role that brought her to operatic stardom. Riccardo Chailly leads an all-Italian cast, orchestra and chorus in Rossini's La Cenerentola.


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Complaint Review: Verizon
Verizon allowing Solo Communications to bill Verizon customers for non service Great Falls Virginia
Verizon's Response:
"Thank you for contacting the Verizon eCenter. My name is Irvanna."
"This message is in response to your email dated September 2, 2008. You inquired about removing the voicemail that you did not request, and you also had questions about Solo communications.
"While it would be my pleasure to assist you, we are not authorized to handle inquiries on behalf of Enhanced Services and ILD Teleservices, Inc.
"We have an agreement with Enhanced Services and ILD Teleservices, Inc. that allows us only to place their charges on your Verizon bill for your convenience. We are unable to handle their billing inquiries or process any credits for charges they bill you."
P L E Z E!!!! I never gave authorization for fraudulent charges on my bill, but there it is. It is not a convenience to me to be scammed! Sounds like Verizon is now scraping the bottom of the barrel and a class action filed against them for such practices of scamming and fraudulently charging their customers.
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Nearly one in three HGVs tested had a serious defect
Figures from the bi-annual Northern Ireland Goods Vehicle Compliance Check in 2011 showed that of the 926 HGVs checked, 289 (31%) had a serious defect either to the motor vehicle or the trailer, or a traffic offence.
Almost a quarter (23%) of the 926 motor vehicles checked had a roadworthiness defect that resulted in a prohibition, most commonly for 'lamps' or 'brake systems and components'.
Over 420 of the vehicles checked had a trailer unit attached. Of these trailers, 60 (14%) had a roadworthiness defect that resulted in a prohibition, most commonly for 'lamps' or 'brake systems and components'.
And between January and March 2012, a random sample of 483 buses in Northern Ireland was checked by Officers of the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) for roadworthiness defects and traffic offences.
Of the 483 buses checked, 22.6% were issued with a prosecution or prohibition notice regarding a serious roadworthiness defect and/or a serious traffic offence.
More than 16% had at least one serious roadworthiness defect resulting in a prosecution or prohibition notice being issued; 10.6% were committing at least one serious traffic offence resulting in a prosecution or prohibition notice being issued; and 36% had at least one roadworthiness defect or were committing at least one traffic offence resulting in at least a verbal warning.
A number of companies in Northern Ireland are already using brake application devices.
Last year, Lisburn City Council purchased a number of Extra Foot products – invented by Bobby and Harry Connor – for their extensive vehicle fleet.
The product has been endorsed by Richmond Coaches, Kelly European Freight Services, VOSA and the Road Haulage Association. Other customers include Driving Academy NI, DAF, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Road Crew.Inventors Bobby and Harry Connor with their safety devices
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My daughter was only 6 weeks old for her first Christmas so present ideas were hard. My nan asked me what she could get for my daughter and I suggested some sort of cot toy as I didn't have anything ready for when my daughter transitioned into her cot.
My nan bought her this swivel soft cot toy from Asda's Red Kite range. It is pretty, pink and girly so would go with her bedroom theme perfectly, good choice nan!
The cot toy is twistable so it can swivel around any kind of bar, cot bars, car seat handle, buggy bar etc. On each end of the toy is a pretty flower in a gorgeous baby pink colour and a sort of off-tan colour. There are three loops altogether, there are three different things on the bottom of each loop, a crinkle leaf, 'pretty flower' sign, and squeaky flower. The toy is dominated by the off-tan colour with splashes of a girly baby pink colour.
The soft twistable material makes it easy to attach to a bar. It's easiest to attach to a straight bar such as a car seat handle as there isn't much twisting to do. However, attaching it to a cot is quite fiddly as getting the flowers on the edge the right way round and working out which way to twist is quite confusing (but you could call that baby brain!), and it takes longer attaching it between things.
As my daughter was still in her moses basket when she got this, we attached it to her car seat handle to give her some sort of stimulation during car journeys, and when attached to the travel system. She used to look at it quite a lot when it was attached like this.
When my daughter did go into a cot at around 3 months old we moved it to her cot bars. After doing this I didn't see my daughter take much notice of it and it was deemed useless, just a pretty thing to add to her room theme. When she started to pull herself up at around 8 months she used to crinkle the leaf when she woke up, rather than scream (thank god!) and this happened for a month or 2 until it got boring and wasn't touched again.
I estimate that we've had about 4 months use out of the cot toy altogether. Despite this, I still love this toy as it looks so pretty and girly, and for this reason I think if it was on sale at a reasonable price, I would have bought it anyway. I'm not sure how much my nan paid for this, but I wouldn't pay anything over £10 at the very most.


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Our world is divided into two camps: Wal-Mart people and Target people. I'm one of the latter. Rarely does a weekend go by that I don't visit Target! (And, yes…it's pronounced Tar-jhay.) Planning a visit this weekend? Here are four things you SHOULD and SHOULDN'T buy at Target.
(Courtesy of Yahoo! Finance)
4 Things Not to Buy at Target
In the battle for public opinion, Target has shellacked its larger competitor, Walmart. Whether it's environmentalists attacking the very concept of big-box retail or workers' rights advocates lambasting the chain's treatment of employees, Walmart has become the poster boy for the excesses of capitalism. Target, meanwhile, has built a reputation for cheap chic, pairing with Liberty of London and Michael Graves to churn out high-design at low prices. Walmart gets blamed for putting mom and pop stores out of business, while Target recently opened its first store in Manhattan, a market Walmart has yet to crack.
Recently, however, Target has looked vulnerable, suffering more in the economic downturn than Walmart did, and committing a rare public relations gaffe by making a political contribution that angered gay groups.
So what about the merchandise? On its carefully edited shelves, Target offers many good products at competitive prices, but it also sells products you should avoid, either because you'll get a better selection or price at another store, or because there are more environmentally sound options. Here are four items not to buy at Target.
1. Furniture
Target's design edge in categories like clothing and housewares, where Target has exclusive deals with fashion stars such as Zac Posen, clearly doesn't extend to home furniture. "You can get comparable quality and cheaper stuff from Ikea, and Ikea's merchandise is a bit more stylish," says Kathryn Finney of The Budget Fashionista site. Finney says that, in particular, Ikea's bookshelves, chairs, and kitchen tables tend to offer better value than those at Target.
2. Movies and Music
"They can't really beat Amazon or Walmart" when it comes to prices on movies, music, and books, says James McQuivey, a media technology analyst at Forrester Research. Katy Perry's Teenage Dream CD, for example, sells for $13.99 at Target, vs. $9.99 at Amazon and $9.00 at Walmart, while the Blu-ray version of Date Night costs $29.99 at Target, vs. $24.96 at Walmart and $28.99 at Amazon.com.
3. Exercise Equipment
Target's clothes may be fashionable, but if you want to look great in them, buy your exercise equipment somewhere else. Target's offerings in this category tend toward the $199 "As Seen on TV" Ab Circle Pro and the $100 Tony Little "Gazelle Edge" fitness system. You're generally better off going to a place like The Sports Authority for higher-end exercise equipment. Or join a gym and hire a pro.
4. Shower Curtains, Some Toys, and Other Products with PVC
Following a national campaign by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and other environmental groups, Target agreed in 2007 to reduce the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic in its products and packaging. PVC often contains lead and pthalates, which have been linked to reproductive problems in humans and release carcinogens when incinerated. At the time, Target lagged behind Walmart and Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD – News) in removing products containing PVC, says Mike Schade, CHEJ's PVC campaign coordinator. Although Target is now doing just as well as these rivals in removing PVC-containing products, it hasn't gotten rid of all of them, according to Schade.
Of particular concern are toys not sold under Target's private-label brand; Schade says it can be a challenge for retailers to control the materials that its suppliers use. (Toys sold under Target's brand should generally be PVC-free, according to Schade.) And read the labels on plastic shower curtains: Target has removed most, but not all, that contain PVC from its shelves. (Products that contain the recycling symbol with the number "3" in the middle mean they contain PVC.)
For its part, Target says it has eliminated or switched to safer forms of PVC in product categories covered by child safety legislation.
4 Things to Buy at Target
Target (NYSE: TGT – News) has long cultivated an image as a great place to buy "cheap chic" clothes and housewares designed by the likes of Zac Posen, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Michael Graves. Of course the nation's second-largest discount chain also offers the mundane staples of consumer retail — and over the past few years, it has expanded its offerings and now stocks exclusive products in a broad range of categories. Most recently, Target added fresh groceries to the line-up.
While Target will seldom beat Walmart (NYSE: WMT – News) on price alone, its prices are still competitive; and starting this fall, holders of its store credit card will get a 5 percent discount on all purchases. Here are four categories — other than clothes and tea kettles — where it makes particular sense to shop at the store whose fans use a French accent to emphasize their affection for "Tar-zhay."
1. The Kindle
If you're tempted to buy the popular e-book reader from Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN – News), but want to try it out first and perhaps compare it to Barnes & Noble's Nook (NYSE: BKS – News), Target is the place to go: It's the only national brick-and-mortar retailer to carry it. The brand new Kindle 3, which is smaller and lighter than previous models, will sell for $189 at Target, the same price as at Amazon.com. "Look someone up in the store who knows how to work the device, so you can get a feel for it," suggests James McQuivey, a media technology research analyst at Forrester Research. If you've never seen someone use it, it can be a little bit tricky to figure out on your own.
2. Green Cleaning Products
When it comes to the burgeoning category of environmentally friendly cleaning and washing products, Target is tough to beat. Target was the first national retailer to carry the Method line of cleaners, which have built a cult following for their attractive packaging and all-natural ingredients, and it currently stocks more Method products (about 70) than any other big-box store. In addition, if you like niche brands of natural cleaning products such as J.R. Watkins Apothecary, Mrs. Meyer's, and Seventh Generation, you can get them at Target too — as well as hard-to-find, green versions of mainstream products such as Tide Coldwater Free, which works with high-efficiency washing machines and is made without dyes and perfumes. "They are definitely there first before Walmart on these types of products," says Sapna Shah, a principal at research firm Retail Eye Partners.
3. Groceries
As part of its effort to bounce back from the recession, Target is rolling out an expanded grocery section, going head to head with Walmart and Kmart, which have already beefed up their fresh-food sections. Target's new PFresh section, which sells a decent assortment of perishables such as meat, fruit, fresh produce, and baked goods, finally makes it possible to pick up the fixings for a complete meal while you are at Target shopping for other things. "It has about 70 percent of the things you would find in a full grocery store, and prices are going to be 10 to 20 percent less than at a typical grocery," says Colin McGranahan, an analyst with Bernstein Research.
In addition, kids' snacks such as granola bars and juices can be significantly cheaper at Target than at other big retailers and drugstores, and you can often save more money by registering on Target's site to have coupons delivered to your smart phone, according to Stephanie Nelson, founder of CouponMom.com.
4. Cosmetics
Target's selection of cosmetics and bath and body products has traditionally lagged behind CVS (NYSE: CVS – News) and Walgreen (NYSE: WAG – News), says Jim Joseph, president of Lippe Taylor, a brand communications firm in New York City that has worked for clients whose products sell at Target. But recently the retailer has extended its cheap chic strategy to carry more designer cosmetics with quality and selections comparable to more expensive department store brands. Recent offerings in this vein include lines from Napoleon Perdis, Petra Strand, and Jemma Kidd. Target is also a good source for hard-to-find makeup brands, such as the U.K.'s Boots beauty products and Iman Cosmetics, a makeup line for women of color, says Kathryn Finney, founder of The Budget Fashionista.


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In 1860 William Brewer, a young Yale-educated teacher of the natural sciences and a recent widower, eagerly accepted an offer from Josiah Whitney to assist in the first geological survey of the state of California. Brewer was not a geologist, but his training in agriculture and botany made him an invaluable member of the team. He traveled more than 14,000 miles in the four years he spent in California and spent much of his leisure time writing lively, detailed letters to his brother back East.
These warmly affectionate letters, presented here in their entirety, describe the new state in all its spectacular beauty and paint a vivid picture of California in the mid-19th century. This fourth edition includes a new foreword by William Bright (1500 California Place Names).
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"A voyage to a Lost California"
In 1860, William Henry Brewer joined a team in the very first geological survey of California.
A recent and very young widower, impressionable William wrote letters home, back East, to his brother-- this is his extraordinary diary. Brewer's stories let us look at California in a way that is virtually erased from modern-day eyes.
William's letters are both touching and full of jaw-dropping description, telling of the virgin beauty of the land, the original (and soon to be annihilated) Native culture and relationships he formed, and the beginning of the revolution that would transform California forever.
A primary document like this is priceless and entertaining primary history. It's the kind of story families treasure from generation to generation, saying, "You have to hear about this." No son or daughter of the West should live without reading this once.
"Need to be able to see the maps"
All is well with this performance and content. But the front page advertises the fourth edition 'with maps'. Audible needs to provide a link allowing the viewer to see those maps. These are critical to the text.
"Super book"
A must read. Especially for Californians, its not just earthquakes that your government lies to you about. The 200 year Arcflood has occurred every 200 years in California, and it will cover the Central Valley 30 ft deep, 6,000 Square Miles of water. Thats miles, no mistake. This has occurred for 2,000 years and we are within the time frame for another one. Most of the book is about fascinating descriptions of old California life and mining, and nature, but he did witness and write about the last Arcflood in California in 1862. The one that is NOT on the floodplain maps for California. Duh, wonder why? The same reason Daly City did not allow the plaque to be erected commemorating thats wehre the 1906 quake came ashore, right through their pretty new mall. Duh, why didnt they allow that piece of true history???
This is a wonderful historical description of my beloved state of California. This is an interesting accounting of Brewers insightful views about the war going on in the south and of the rugged individuals who inhabited this state in the early days.
I think the narrator did a beautiful job of keeping the right attitude and tone throughout the reading. He makes me appreciate the man who was William Brewer. I think I would have liked him if I'd known him.
This was excellent all the way around!
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Jake Carlisle is free to play for Essendon in next week's season opener, after he avoided becoming the AFL's first victim of trial by GoPro.
Carlisle was booked for kneeing Richmond defender Steve Morris during Friday's practice match, but cleared to line up against North Melbourne after the match review panel decided the force used was below that required for a report.
The forward was reported on the day by umpire Shane Stewart, who was wearing a small, high-resolution GoPro camera attached to his chest for a media outlet.
However it is understood the footage was not particularly helpful and that the decision to throw the charge out was based on Stewart's evidence and a medical report on Morris.
Carlisle, one of Essendon's major improvers last year, shapes as an even more crucial player this year, with coach Mark Thompson intending to team him with second-year player Joe Daniher in the forward line.
Meanwhile, Carlton defender Zach Tuohy can make sure of his spot in Carlton's round one side by accepting a reprimand for an intentional strike on new Western Bulldogs forward Stewart Crameri.
Tuohy was charged with a level two striking offence after Friday's practice match, following a match review panel investigation involving video evidence and a medical report from the Bulldogs.
The clash was classed as intentional, high impact and to the body, with Tuohy's record reducing the one-match sanction to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Fremantle forward Michael Walters was also offered a reprimand, after being charged with rough conduct against West Coast utility Brant Colledge. That incident was assessed as negligent, involving high contact but of low impact.
Hawthorn midfielder Jordan Lewis was cleared after a collision with new Melbourne captain Nathan Jones during the first quarter of Saturday's practice match at Casey Fields.
The panel said Lewis and Jones were approaching the ball at a centre bounce from opposite directions, that Lewis made high contact with Jones after punching the ball with his left arm and that the contact, while high, was accidental.


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NEW YORK – Silicon Image is "going back to the future" – literally and figuratively. With Camillo Martino at its helm, Silicon Image is putting its focus back on the company's core competency: serial connectivity.
In parallel, the Sunnyvale, Calif. company is also planning to introduce to TV architecture what the company calls "a connectivity co-processor, something akin to the southbridge on a PC motherboard," according to Martino. Matino became Silicon Image's CEO a year ago after Steve Tirado abruptly resigned in Sept., 2009.
In a recent EE Times interview at the Consumer Electronics Show, Martino acknowledged that, "Looking back, I think we [Silicon Image] were trying to become somebody that we are not."
He added: "During 2007 and 2009, we took our eyes off our core business – connectivity. We were making a secondary type of decisions in that area."
Under Martino, gone are Silicon Image's previous flagship efforts known as LiquidHD (originally unveiled at CES in 2009 with much fanfare).
Brand-new projects at Silicon Image, since Martino's arrival, include an initiative around a "connectivity co-processor."
Silicon Image had developed LiquidHD, an IP-based home networking solution consisting of a suite of protocols and a new partitioning of functionality for devices. Its goal was to sort out the thorny interoperability issue of digital content distribution at home, a project clearly too big for Silicon Image's capabilities. Today, the web site (http://www.liquidhd.com/), originally developed for the LiquidHD Adopter Program, no longer functions.
In contrast, Silicon Image's connectivity co-processor is focused on meeting the desire of many TV manufacturers who want to transform today's "not-so-intelligent TVs to smart TVs," Martino explained. For that, connectivity will become a key building block.
As a growing number of connectivity standards (which are both numerous and in a constant state of evolution) are popping up on the consumer electronics device market, "it is a real challenge for most SoC vendors to keep up," said Martino. "Unless you are one of those companies like Broadcom, MediaTek or Mstar, enabling every new connectivity capability in your SoC is too big an investment to make."
How exactly does Silicon Image try to define a "connectivity co-processor"?
Calling the connectivity co-processor conceptually close to the southbridge on a PC motherboard, Martino explained that there is a demand for a co-processor that can flexibly address the elusive nature of constantly changing connectivity technologies.
Connectivity blocks relevant to CE devices, in Martino's mind, include everything from HDMI, MHL, Ethernet, USB to Bluetooth and a host of other wireless standards.
Decoupling connectivity elements from an SoC could also create a level-playing field for chip vendors and OEMs, many of whom are Silicon Image's customers. If one could integrate a connectivity co-processor that addresses a multiple connectivity standards, "this will only drive more standards-based wireless and wired connectivity,"
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Eschalon: Book 1
Everyone who likes turn-based RPGs should check this out. I'm betting on a fall 2007 release, although I have no actual information.
We're all quite keen on this game here at the Watch, so as more news becomes available, it will be posted here!!
Just one look at the screen shots says this is my kind of game, i hope Basilisk Games makes it happen.
I see this is the first of a trilogy, this suggests a devoted developer team with projected plans, i wish them well with Book 1.
Yes, this is definitely one that many of us are keeping an eye on - they have been excellent about regular updates, and are very active on their own forums.
Looks nice. Added it to my list.
Is there any information on price, distribution, and availability in the UK ?
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As for availability, I believe that because it's primarily a direct download distribution, it'll be available anywhere.
Thank you. Will there be a demo too ?
Yep, a demo is planned for the same time the game is released.
Okay, the demo is out but it is very small. It takes about 2-3 hours to complete if you go everywhere you can walk. You get 2 dungeons, 1 town and some ruined buildings. If the demo is this small, how big is the full game? Anyone know about what percentage the demo covers? Hopefully 5% or less!
Short and sweet indeed, barely started and it was over, i'll wait for a bit more feedback on the depth-of-play before plunging in at the deep end.
Demo's have to sell the game and pave the way to decent sales returns, will the EB-1 demo achieve this? - time will tell.
Really? Did you guys rush through? Took me almost 6hrs to see every inch of the demo. Maybe my char was a bit on the weak side?
I think I played the demo for a good few hours on the first play-through. I'm not sure for how long exactly but it was a couple of days of playing.
I played a mage, chamr. I can't remember a combat where a monster even reached my character. Just a level 3 dart spell and POOF! they're dead. I took the druid belief system so I could just pop outside to rest for a few minutes if I needed more mana. I might have missed a few things. I didn't have spot hidden, so if there is some hidden dungeons in the first few maps, I missed them.
After applying the latest patch, classes are much more balanced. I went into the trouble of using a pro too for properly configuring my monitor's brightness and gamma. The cartography skill is no longer necessary after that, I can explore the dungeons just fine. Spot Hidden is still a must for my fighter though. I'm not very far into the game yet, the dialogues are relatively few but I have been enjoying all of them, my favourite being the cleric urging me to get rid of all of my material goods and then reminding me that the church always accepts donations :lol:
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A familiar and comforting sight greeted West Genesee cross country fans in Wednesday's season-opening meet against Oswego at Camillus Middle School.
At the front of the pack in the girls race, Laura Leff won again, the junior fully healed from the stress fracture in her foot that sidelined her late in the indoor track season and through the entire outdoor campaign in the spring, too.
Leff finished in 20 minutes, 39.5 seconds, helping to push WG to a 15-48 victory over the Buccaneers and leading a Wildcat sweep of the top five positions.
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Take the [Tome of Thomas Thomson] to the Costumed Orphan Matron in Durotar, Brill or Falconwing Square.
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Rage was my prison, <name>, and you have freed me. Though I thought I did right, my soul now weeps for the terror and the death I have caused the good people of Azeroth.
Thank you for leading me back to the Light. May I never again lose my way.
Take this torn prayer book to an orphan matron, so the children will know that I will haunt them no more.
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<name>, it is good to see you again. I'm sure the children enjoy tales of your heroism.
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What? This holy tome once belonged to an infamous paladin of the Alliance. Was he the Headless Horseman? Does this mean that the Horseman is defeated?
This is a glorious day, <name>! Your legend will shine bright, and may it last for twice the years of the Horseman's reign of fear.


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Now there's a fixer upper. Kathy, if you retired here, you'd probably have to work even harder to get it into shape! Thanks, Chookies, good one.
Looks like its been well used. :) Cool photo. thank you Chookies
Very nice, Thanks chookies.
Being a stockman's hut there would've been some large meals cooked in that kitchen - stockman sure have huge appetites!!
Thanks for all your comments:)
The fireplace is almost as big as the house.
very beautiful
Looks interesting.Thank you.
Love it chookies! Thanks
This looks like the place my hubby would want to spend his retirement in, except for the snow!


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/v/rage 2017 remake.
an animation about the /v/ board on 4chan.4.39 / 5.00 5,408 Views
Pmation: "Unchairable"
When the lazyboy cannot be lazy…4.07 / 5.00 953 Views
Dinosaur thing
Dinosaurs are cool3.99 / 5.00 1,987 Views
Great movie.
Now that that's said;
Blinkid182, you make me LAUGH. I've never seen such a paranoid provoker like yourself. You're being pathetic, and busy making a complete and utter idiot of yourself. Drop the holier-than-thou act, boy. It doesn't suit anyone. Just because you don't understand/appreciate the CC humor, and a large group of folks are too dense/young/OMG SUXXOR!!11/biased to do so, doesn't mean you have to "rallyeth a groupeth of rightious knights to smite the clockish crewetheth!11".
The clock crew has the full right to protect each other's movies, for the small group of folks who aren't as DENSE as your sort of folks, to protect the movies from blamming. So stop your whiny little act of "OMG I URGE ALL TO GO AGAISNT CLOCKS!1", and get a friggin' life. Thank you. Goodnight.
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what was that actually supossed to be?????
you made some decent political points(wather you relize it or not) but as a flash movie it was rather pathetic,the sound got annoying to fast though it wasnt on for to long,and i did like the style nobody does montouges anymore but it could have been alot better and i dont think it is worthy of tom fulps www.newgrounds.com so you should take it off,because in the opinion of the a_nonymous clan it sucks our left testicale
New favourite!!!
I swear there was subliminal messaging in that movie*twiches* MUST VOTE 5!!!


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Dimitrios T.wrote a review of Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Pole on December 18, 2012
I had faith in these poles but...
Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Starting with the pros: these poles are light! Super light! I couldn't believe I was actually holding something. Black Diamond did a great job as always with the handle/grip and although the adjustment process might seem a bit difficult, you get used to it really fast. The poles are also extremely light - in case I haven't told you that. Clearly marked every 5 cm for adjusting the height and for a medium person (5ft9") like myself, I found them ideal. Securing the poles' height is easy with the plastic clips offering good grip even with light gloves (haven't tried with snow gloves).
HOWEVER, despite the fact that they super light, the plastic clip tents to open after 1 mile of hiking. Yes, it unlocks. I found out on the left pole at first. I thought it was my cargo/hiking pants and the fact that I had my map on the left torso pocket so the clip would "snap" on the pocket causing it to open. So I changed pants but I experienced the same problem. After further examination, I discovered that (a) it wasn't my pants but the vibration from the ground impact that would cause the clip to open (b) BD came with a replacement model that is exactly the same but with re-enforced clips (c) REI has stopped selling this model. That explains everything.
Why buy them? Because the problem can be fixed with duct tape. Now, if you don't suffer from severe OCD like myself and you don't mind using duct tape on a $150 pair of poles, then by all means, please buy them.
At least they are SUPER LIGHT!!! In case I haven't wrote that...


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♀ Adelina
What does Adelina mean?
Adelina ▲ as a girls' name has its roots in Old German and Latin, and the meaning of the name Adelina is "noble kind; small winged one". Adelina is an alternate spelling of Adelaide (Old German): from adal heid. Adelina is also a form of Adeline (Old German). Adelina is also used as a form of Alida (Latin). See also Alina
ASSOCIATED WITH Ade-, -na, noble, kind (gracious), small (little)
VARIANTS Adelyna, Adellyna, Adalina, Adalena
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How popular is Adelina?
Adelina is a very prominent first name for females (#1148 out of 4276, Top 27%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Adelina reached its highest rank of #531 in the U.S. in 2014, and is at #545 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2015)
Which version is better?
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JACKSONVILLE -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are accumulating wins, Fred Taylor is piling up yardage and the Cleveland Browns are finding record-setting ways to close their dismal season.
Taylor broke the Jaguars' career rushing record Sunday, running for 181 yards and three touchdowns in Jacksonville's 48-0 victory over the woeful Browns.
Jacksonville (6-7) won its third straight and set the team record for largest margin of victory in a regular-season game. Cleveland (3-11) matched its biggest defeat ever.
Taylor surpassed 100 yards for the seventh straight game, tying him with an impressive group -- Terrell Davis, Earl Campbell and O.J. Simpson -- for the fourth-longest string in NFL history. He has 3,055 career yards, passing James Stewart for the top spot in Jacksonville's six-year-old record book.
''He's healthy and he's one of the best in the league,'' quarterback Mark Brunell said. ''He's running with confidence. He's the key to the offense. A lot of times there's nothing there, and he makes something happen.''
Without question, the third-year running back's performances have been the most encouraging aspect of Jacksonville's upsetting season.
Despite their third straight win, the Jaguars slipped to the edge of playoff elimination when Denver and the New York Jets won. According to the NFL, a New England victory over Kansas City on Monday night will officially drop the Jaguars out of the postseason race.
''We're playing pretty good football now,'' left tackle Tony Boselli said. ''But you've got to do it for 16 weeks. We're playing for 9-7 and whatever happens happens. Otherwise, let's just let Fred Taylor get his yards, let's let Mark have a good year and we'll go from there.''
There doesn't seem to be much of a bright side for the Browns.
This banged-up, demoralized group being quarterbacked by unknown rookie Spergon Wynn managed 53 yards in offense and never made it past the 50. It was their second-lowest offensive output ever, just 13 yards better than their effort in last year's expansion opener against the Steelers, a 43-0 loss.
The Browns have lost their last three games by a combined total of 116-17, not exactly the way the coach of a second-year expansion team builds the confidence of his players, or front office.
''You've got to be realistic that there are some problems we have,'' coach Chris Palmer said. ''We have to address those. Until we address all our needs, there's no sense in pointing your fingers at the players, the personnel department or anybody else.''
The low moment came with 5:27 left when Tom Coughlin kept his offense on the field on fourth-and-goal from the 3, knowing a field goal in that situation would have been more humbling to Cleveland than a straight-ahead run.
Still, the Browns couldn't stop Shyrone Stith. He scored, and the Browns equaled a pair of 30-plus-year-old humiliations: A 55-7 loss to Green Bay in 1967, and a 51-3 loss to Minnesota two years later.
''Things just aren't happening,'' said quarterback Doug Pederson, one of five to take snaps for the Browns this season. ''It doesn't matter who's in the game. Every guy has to be accountable. The bottom line is that it's very frustrating.''
The Jaguars recorded their second shutout of the season. The other: a 13-0 victory over Cincinnati back in September.
Taylor was on the bench for that one, but his return from a preseason knee injury has been impressive. As much as the yardage he has compiled, the way he has done it has been just as telling.
He didn't have a run of more than 28 yards. He carried the ball 30 times, debunking the once widely held myth that Taylor is just a big-play guy, a fragile runner who can't carry the load through an entire game or a whole season.
''I want to show people how strong I can be,'' Taylor said. ''I had 30 carries and it only felt like 15 or 20. I wasn't tired. I wasn't anything. I was blessed to come out without injury.''
Brunell threw for 165 yards and one touchdown, a 14-yard strike to Keenan McCardell for a 20-0 lead before halftime. Jimmy Smith caught six passes for 104 yards to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the fifth straight season.
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After my first and second posts concerning VoiceOver new features, it's time to mention one more feature.
I know how useful VoiceOver sounds are. They're used to signal the move from one control to adjacent ones, notify users of a focus switch, and so forth. However, the more one becomes familiar with iOS and VoiceOver, the more these sounds get in the way of using the device. As far as I'm concerned, they can really be annoying when reading continuously.
So I suggest that a setting be added to VoiceOver under Accessibility settings which would allow us to disable VoiceOver sounds. It can also be added to the Rotor for ease of access. I know that one can get rid of these sounds by switching to the Silent or Mute mode, but this way all sounds and alarms which have nothing to do with VoiceOver are disabled and that's not desirable.
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Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 | 2 a.m.
Being a parent is rarely easy. But in 2009, it seemed Almalinda Guerrero-Gonzales would hit a breaking point.
A few months after the Las Vegas mother gave birth to an infant with Down syndrome, she was on her own, having escaped her physically abusive husband with her five children.
Besides Henry James, her newborn, Guerrero-Gonzales' four other young children had challenges: Her oldest, now 8, suffers from seizures and migraines; she has twin 7-year-olds, one of whom can walk only with braces on her legs; and her 5-year-old is being treated for autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
She would need help. But at that point, the challenge seemed too great to even acknowledge.
"I saw my children had struggles. I knew they had struggles," she said. "But I was in denial. I was sad."
As welfare workers placed her in housing for domestic violence victims, they referred her to a program designed with families like hers in mind, the first of its kind in Nevada. Through Nevada PEP — Parents Encouraging Parents — and its Family Support 360 program, she was able to acknowledge the challenges facing her kids and get them help.
"That's when the denial went away," she said. "I saw I wasn't alone. I had children with needs, who needed attention."
A family navigator with PEP, Santiago De La Torre, served as an advocate for Guerrero-Gonzales and her children. He would go with her to doctor's appointments and meet with Clark County School District officials. He'd show Guerrero-Gonzales rough drafts of letters she could send to the School District, requesting certain services.
"It is intimidating when you go by yourself," Guerrero-Gonzales said.
But the program that made the difference for Guerrero-Gonzales, and which serves about 100 Nevada families, is in danger of being cut because of the premature end of a federal grant relied on by the private nonprofit.
In the Family Support 360 program, parents of children with disabilities are trained to help other parents whose children have both intellectual disabilities and behavioral health needs — coexisting disorders, in the clinical language.
In plain English, the program serves families with children who have both a mental handicap — such as Down syndrome or mental retardation — as well as a behavioral need — such as depression, schizophrenia or autism. PEP's staff, 15 full-time and 14 part-time, all have family members with a disability.
Nevada PEP, which has an annual budget of $1.3 million, will lose its $200,000-a-year grant for the program two years early because of federal budget cuts, said Dr. Christa Peterson, a program director for Nevada PEP and a psychologist.
"The level of family support will have to be drastically reduced," she said. The nonprofit is committed, she said, to offering some support to families who are receiving services.
But, she said, Nevada PEP's 360 program is not doing proactive outreach to those who might need help.
"We don't have the capacity to serve all those in need," she said.
In its effort to save the program, Nevada PEP has sought help from philanthropic and charitable organizations and turned to Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services.
Last week, the state agency came up with a $25,000 grant — enough to extend the program through June, said Jane Gruner, deputy director for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Beyond that, it's unclear how much the state can afford to help.
Gov. Brian Sandoval's budget has yet to be released. But all indications are that it will be tight once again.
The state has a grant program funded by a national tobacco settlement, but that money is dwindling. And other nonprofits, which help feed the hungry and care for the elderly in their homes, are competing for the same dollars.
The program's struggle is another example of Nevada's fraying social safety net, which seems in danger of coming apart under the strain of continued revenue shortfalls.
"We're reaching out in desperation," Peterson said. "We're out of money."
The program, created in 2009, is one of 15 in the nation that provide wrap-around services to those with co-occurring disorders, Peterson said.
An estimated 25 to 40 percent of children with intellectual disabilities also suffer from mental health problems. And families can often end up homeless or on the verge of homelessness as parents struggle to keep jobs and marriages together.
Guerrero-Gonzales, 43, said the program has been vital for her family.
"I pray that no cuts will be done with this program. It has helped me so much," said Guerrero-Gonzales, who now volunteers an hour a week at the program.
She said things are better now. With the help of SafeNest, which helps victims of domestic violence, she found an apartment for her family.
"It's large," she said. "It's a two-bedroom apartment, with two bathrooms. We have our own washer and dryer in the apartment."
She gets by with help from her church, state assistance and disability benefits for two of her children.
"We live humbly," she said.
She finds strength through her religion and said she is grateful.
"I love my children, and I'm grateful I'm chosen to be my children's mother," she said. "I feel I'm strong. I'm teaching them to love to live. I'm teaching them to love life. And they're able to do what they're able to, and be happy with it."


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Services stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.
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Why Snapchat is Winning the Attention Game
People have been predicting the rise of Snapchat for a number of years now but 2016 has definitely seen the social app force its way into the Internet elite.
Reports vary but Snapchat now has approximately 150 million daily users globally and Twitter has an estimated 140 million.
When you consider that people normally refer to Twitter as being the dominant social player after Facebook you might want to start paying proper attention to the little Snapchat ghost out there… Everybody else is!
Disappearing content
One of the key factors determining the "attention" commodity is content saturation and availability.
Nowadays millions of brands and businesses are constantly publishing content on all the major social channels and this has led to consumer apathy. We know we can refer back, or return to, that Instagram image, Youtube video or Facebook post at any time.
The beauty of Snapchat revolves, partly, around its promotion of "disappearing content". Each video or image can only ever exist for a maximum of 10 seconds and Stories disappear after 24 hours so this keeps attention levels high for each piece of content published.
The introduction of Stories was a revelation and it's no surprise that Instagram eventually hopped on the bandwagon.
With Stories, brands have the ability to create long-form pieces of content that can be consumed in bite-sized chunks. This allows you to tell your story in a creative and engaging way but also allows the user to consume as and when they want and on their terms and we've seen the results.
One of the major fashion brands currently using Snaplytics achieved an 86% open rate, over 27,000 opens, on a Snapchat story featuring 33 unique pieces of content. Similarly, a beauty brand hit an 80% open rate while an education business achieved a crazy 96% open rate.
Can you imagine getting the same return on Facebook, Instagram or via email marketing? It's almost virtually impossible due to the saturation on those platforms and this makes Snapchat such a massive business opportunity right now.
Closed network
Another major factor that increases consumer attention on Snapchat is the fact that it's a closed social network unlike the other major players out there.
With the lack of any real search and discovery options Snapchat remains a closed network in which users actively add only the people, businesses or brands they want to follow.
This subtle difference means users are much more likely to pay attention to your content because they made the commitment to follow you. On Facebook, and other platforms, content is pushed via newsfeeds and suggestions but with Snapchat the user has complete control over what they interact with and we've seen the results over various industries. One broadcaster produced a story, with 21 unique pieces of content that was opened by 13500 people!
So What?
Everyone knows about the Diffusion of Innovation model and social channels are no different.
Snapchat's early innovators and adopters were younger people in their teens and twenties but recently the user demographic has aged upwards and this trend is set to continue.
With this growth and expansion of the user base Snapchat is set to grab more and more attention and that will only be a good thing for brands committed to the platform.
To commit your business to Snapchat you need to include it in your social media strategy, consider what type of content you want to create and follow other brands to get those creative juices flowing!
You might also want to monitor what your competitors are doing and, don't tell anyone but, we're going to launch a new service to help you…
Snapchat is winning the attention game and you're about to start winning with them too.


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MIDDLEBURY — Opera Company of Middlebury will present one of the glories of English music, "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell, in three semi-staged concert performances at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury the weekend of Oct. 16.
This will be the first time Opera Company of Middlebury (OCM) will present a Baroque opera. "Dido and Aeneas" premiered in 1689 and is generally considered the first great English opera.
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VERGENNES — It truly pays to live in a small community. Recently, one of our hearing-impaired students at Northlands Job Corps came to an abrupt halt in her training. That was the day that Ashley Knudsen's battery in her hearing aid stopped working.
Ashley, 22, came to Northlands a little over a year ago from Rhode Island. Ashley's hearing deficit came after a childhood injury. She is set to complete the office administration trade in October and is hoping to permanently relocate to Vermont after completing the program.
ADDISON COUNTY — In high school sports action in the middle of last week, Middlebury and Otter Valley field hockey and Mount Abraham boys' soccer earned wins, while the Eagle and Tiger girls' soccer squads and the OV boys' and girls' soccer teams came up short.
BRISTOL — Citing increasing job commitments and the long winter basketball season, Mount Abraham Union High School boys' basketball coach Mike Estey has decided to step down after three seasons.
Estey's tenure was not marked by great win-loss records, but Mount Abe Co-Athletic Director Jeff Stetson said the results were largely beyond the coach's control.
Stetson called Estey's work successful in other regards.
VERMONT — A Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2016 is now official.
Matt Dunne, a Google executive and Hartland resident, announced his bid for governor via email Wednesday morning.
Dunne's candidacy sets up a Democratic primary contest with at least one other candidate, House Speaker Shap Smith, who announced his bid for governor last month. A third potential contender, Sue Minter, the secretary of the Agency of Transportation, is mulling a race as well.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful community for the years of support to the Back-to-School Shop. For 12 years this project supplied low-income families with children in grades K-9 with needed school supplies in a "shop" format in Middlebury, Vergennes and Bristol during two days before the beginning of the school year.
I was raised in rural upstate New York and saw some of the problems that comewith fracking. As a result, I have a great appreciation for alternative, clean, renewable power, like solar power.
I'm not an engineer, but I try to see and think about what's going onaround me. With fracking, the water being used is 4,000 feet down, but isn't it still part of the hydraulic cycle? Someday it'll be up here with our regular drinking water.
For 105 years, the Boy Scouts of America has played an important and significant role in shaping the lives of its youth members by instilling in them the values found in the Scout Oath and Law. For those readers who are unfamiliar with the Oath and Law, please read on:
Scout Oath: On my Honor, I will do my best, to do my Duty, to God and my Country; To obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
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