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QUESTION: I have a pack of Air Force One cigarettes and matching matchbook. What are they worth?
– G, Bethlehem, Pa.
ANSWER: President John F. Kennedy began the practice of providing guests aboard Air Force One with a pack of "Air Force One" cigarettes upon request. The custom continued through the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Visitors aboard Nixon's "The Spirit of 76" Air Force One found a presidential matchbook in every ashtray. Most individuals kept the cigarettes and matches rather than use them.
There are dozens of versions of the cigarettes. In the beginning, a pack of cigarettes had a plain black and gold presidential shield card placed under the cellophane. Leading American tobacco manufacturers provided the cigarettes. Hence, the brand varied. Camel, Lark, Pall Mall, and Viceroy were among the brands used. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company's king-size cigarettes had a slip case. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy preferred L&M cigarettes but disliked its pack presentation.
Packs from the 1970s and 1980s featured the presidential seal on a blue ground. Philip Morris made a plastic pack featuring an embossed gold seal. Some designs contained a bottom banner reading "AIR FORCE ONE." Similar presidential cigarette packs can be found with "Welcome to Camp David," "Welcome Aboard Marine One," and other presidential locations.
The gifting of cigarettes ended in May 1988. However, the issuing of presidential matchbooks continued.
[Author's Aside: Air Force One souvenirs are not limited to cigarettes and matchbooks. Visitors also "sticky fingered" ashtrays, the book about the history of the plane, card decks, golf balls, napkins, seat cards and towels. Air Force One jackets and other non-flight souvenirs also are available.]
Age, presidency and presentation determine the value of Air Force One cigarettes and matchbooks. WorthPoint lists a 1960s pack of cigarettes that sold in 2007 for $45. EBay has a "Buy it Now" listing of $71 for an Air Force One cigarette pack. At the same time, there are several ongoing auctions for Air Force One cigarette packs with opening bid requests under $10. None have received a response. A box of 50 Air Force One matchbooks sold for $89, less than $2 per pack, on eBay.
Realistically, cigarette pack values range from $8 to $15 for packs from the 1980s to $30 to $40 for earlier packs. Matchbook values range from $3 to $8 with earlier examples bringing the highest price.
QUESTION: I own a punt gun with a percussion cap firing mechanism. There are no maker's marks. The diameter of the bore is bigger than a quarter. I have no history on the piece. What information can you provide?
– R, Weavertown, Pa.
ANSWER: Commercial hunters supplying meat to butchers and restaurants and feathers to hat makers used swivel or punt guns, muzzle loading jumbo shotguns measuring five feet or more in barrel length, to shoot large quantities of game. A single shot could kill as many as 50 birds.
Because of their size and recoil, these guns were often mounted on punts, small flat-bottomed hunting boats with a square bow, which were maneuvered into place in shallow waters by the hunter using a pole or oars. Hunters often worked in groups as large as 10. When fired, the punt boat was propelled backward several inches.
Punt guns fall into two categories: (1) those made by a gun manufacturer, primarily in England, and (2) those assembled by a local hunter using custom-made barrels and commercial firing mechanisms. The barrels often contain no markings. Bore diameters often exceeded 2 inches (51 cm). A typical load contained over a pound of shot.
Most states outlawed the use of punt guns by the last quarter of the 19th century. The 1900 Lacey Act prohibited the transportation of wild game across state lines, seriously impacting commercial hunting. By 1918, a series of federal laws outlawed the practice. The use of punt guns with a bore of less than 1 ¾ inches is still permitted within the United Kingdom.
Because of the great diversity in quality, determining the secondary market value for punt guns is difficult. Most surviving punt guns are in museums, especially those featuring duck hunting exhibits. Collector demand is not strong due to the novelty aspect of the weapon.
A dealer in Florida has an 1890 2-gauge punt gun listed for $17,500 on gunsamerica.com. Much to my surprise, a second dealer sold a John Dickson 4 bore punt gun that was listed at $49,500. The exact amount at which the gun sold is not revealed. I strongly suspect it was not the asking price.
Since you provided only minimal information about your weapon, it is difficult to assign a specific value. Given its unknown origin and assuming it was made by a hunter using some commercial parts and in rough (unrestored) condition, its minimum curiosity value is between $1,500 and $2,000.
QUESTION: What are your thoughts about the secondary market for products made by Austin Production?
– TB, via e-mail
ANSWER: The abundance of conflicting information creates a challenged when doing research on the Internet. This proved to be the case in trying to establish the history of Austin Production.
Several URLs indicate Austin Production, also known as Austin Sculpture, is or was located in Holbrook, N.Y. The business reportedly began as a family business in Brooklyn, N.Y. and grew into a worldwide sales/importer of contemporary and reproduction garden and home statuary made in cold-cast resin or Durastone.
A BusinessWeek URL listing indicates the business is located in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. and was founded in 1953. The website listing of austin-allaboutyourhome.com is blank. Yet, another URL listing business histories notes Austin Productions was incorporated in 1978 in California, but the incorporation is not active.
Austin Production pieces appear for sale on eBay and numerous garden sites. Based on the products, Austin Production is/was a wholesaler of inexpensive to semi-expensive mass-produced statuary designed primarily for decorative use in the garden and home.
It is improbable that anyone will collect Austin Production as a specialized collecting category in the near, intermediate or long-term future. However, it is possible that some of its products, such as menorahs, will be part of specialized theme collections.
The secondary market value for Austin Production pieces is driven by reuse, primarily decorative. Using the "cheaper than new" principle, resale value is between 10 and 25 cents of the original purchase value. A secondary market value above initial cost is a dream rather than reality.
QUESTION: I own two Lipton teapots, one red and one blue. I recently saw one for sale for $40 in an antiques mall. Is this price accurate?
– M, Beloit, Wis.
ANSWER: In the 1930s, the Hall China Company of East Liverpool, Ohio made a teapot, creamer and sugar set as a Lipton Tea giveaway premium. Hall also made premium giveaways for General Electric, Hotpoint, Montgomery Ward and Westinghouse at the same time.
The Lipton sets were manufactured in six colors: (1) black; (2) blue, medium; (3) green, dark; (4) green, light olive; (5) maroon (burgundy); and (6) yellow (butterscotch). Pearl China produced a limited number of bright red teapots by re-glazing yellow teapots. Chances are strong your "red" teapot is maroon.
Lipton teapots sell on eBay between $15 and $20. In the field and at Internet store fronts, prices are higher, somewhere between $35 and $45 for the teapot is a standard field price. One optimistic Internet store front seller is asking $69.96 for a yellow teapot. It is likely to remain in inventory for an extended period.
Rinker Enterprises and Harry L. Rinker are on the Internet. Check out Harry's Web site..
You can listen and participate in Harry's antiques-and-collectibles radio call-in show "Whatcha Got?" on Sunday mornings between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Eastern Time. It streams live on the Genesis Communications Network.
"Sell, Keep Or Toss? How To Downsize A Home, Settle An Estate, And Appraise Personal Property" (House of Collectibles, an imprint of the Random House Information Group), Harry's latest book, is available at your favorite bookstore and via Harry's Web site..
Harry L. Rinker welcomes questions from readers about collectibles, those mass-produced items from the 20th century. Selected queries will be answered on this site. Harry cannot provide personal answers. Send your questions to: Rinker on Collectibles, 5955 Mill Pond Court SE, Kentwood, MI 49512. You can e-mail your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com. Only e-mails containing a full name and mailing address will be considered. Please indicate that these are questions for WorthPoint.
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A Democratic candidate for Congress in Alabama tweeted early Tuesday morning that the actions of congressional Republicans are "worse" than those being carried out by the terrorist group Islamic State.
"The greatest country on earth is being bullied from within," candidate Jesse Smith said on Twitter. "Actions of Republicans in congress are worse than #ISIL," he added, using another name for the Islamic State.
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The suspect in a Hialeah fruit stand armed robbery who was shot by another man was charged and booked into jail Wednesday night, police said.
Jason Arnoldo Bonilla, 19, is charged with armed robbery in the Tuesday afternoon incident at the fruit stand in the area of West 29th Lane and 72nd Street, Hialeah Police spokesman Eddie Rodriguez said.
According to Rodriguez, Bonilla approached the vendor, Luis Beltran Perez, and asked to buy a pineapple. He asked Perez if he had change for a $20 bill but when Perez started looking for change, Bonilla pulled out a handgun and tried to rob Perez, Rodriguez said.
Man Who Stabbed Plantation Key Woman Surrenders: Cops
But close by was 68-year-old Ivan Menendez, who has a concealed weapons permit and was carrying his .380 Ruger pistol, police said. When Bonilla pointed his gun at Menendez, Menendez opened fire, hitting Bonilla six times in the right cheek, neck, body and leg, police said.
Bonilla was taken to Ryder Trauma Center. Records showed he was booked into jail Wednesday evening and was being held without bond. It was unknown whether he has an attorney.


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CVSU: CVS Utilites
The idea of CVS Utilities is to facilitate working with the files in
the working directory of a developer using CVS.
cvsu: cvs update offline
cvsco: cruel checkout
cvsdiscard: discard local changes
cvsdo: simulates some of the CVS commands
cvspurge: make maintainer-clean
cvsdiff: cvs diff offline
cvschroot: change CVS/Root recursively
The original author of CVSU is:
Tom Tromey <email@example.com>
Currently CVSU is maintained by:
Pavel Roskin <email@example.com>
WWW: http://www.red-bean.com/cvsutils/
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/devel/cvsutils/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install cvsutils
cd /usr/ports/devel/cvsutils/ && make install clean
pkg install cvsutils
PKGNAME: cvsutils
SHA256 (cvsutils-0.2.6.tar.gz) = 174bb632c4ed812a57225a73ecab5293fcbab0368c454d113bf3c039722695bb
SIZE (cvsutils-0.2.6.tar.gz) = 81051
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for cvsutils-0.2.6,1:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
perl5 shebangfix
Number of commits found: 33
- Fix LICENSE
- Add LICENSE_FILE
- Add NO_ARCH
- Switch to options helpers
Reset mva@'s ports, he handed in his ports bit.
Cleanup plist
- Enable staging support
- Fix the shebang on the scripts being installed
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
devel part 1)
- convert to the new perl5 framework
- convert USE_GMAKE to Uses
Approved by: portmgr (bapt@, blanket)
- Update to 0.2.6
- Trim Makefile headers
- Change to new options framework
- Add LICENSE
-remove MD5
Updated my mail address to use @FreeBSD.org now.
Approved by: miwi (co-mentor), beech (mentor)
- Update to 0.2.5
PR: ports/123597
Submitted by: Marcus von Appen <mva at sysfault.org> (maintainer)
- Update to 0.2.4
PR: ports/119198
Submitted by: Marcus von Appen <mva at sysfault.org> (maintainer)
- update to 0.2.3. and bump PORTEPOCH :(
- pass maintianership to sumbitter
PR: ports/102863
Submitted by: Marcus von Appen
- Add some SHA256 checksums
Mass-conversion to the USE_AUTOTOOLS New World Order. The code present
in bsd.autotools.mk essentially makes this a no-op given that all the
old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
Porters Handbook.
Light blue touch-paper. Run.
With portmgr hat on, reset maintainership of knu's ports since he has
been inactive more than 6 months. We hope to see him back sometime.
Sync with new bsd.autotools.mk
Add SIZE data.
Submitted by: trevor
Add a master site.
Update to 2003.02.03.
De-pkg-comment my non-ruby ports as well.
First round of auto* cleanups: - USE_AUTO* -> USE_AUTO*_VER=* where required
- USE_AUTO* / *_DEPENDS=.*auto*:*/devel/auto* -> GNU_CONFIGURE where OK -
Other minor changes to fix things
Use the aclocal that matches the automake in use.
Who ever added AUTOMAKE_ARGS did not convert all the ports to it that was
abusing AUTOMAKE...
Update to the snapshot as of 2001.07.05.
Correct WWW.
Update to the snapshot version as of 2001.02.05.
Add %%PORTDOCS%%.
Convert category devel to new layout.
Use ${MASTER_SITE_LOCAL}.
Yay, this is my first commit from a Palm device!
Local distfiles have been moved to:
Move local distfiles from: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~knu/ports/distfiles/
to: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/local-distfiles/knu/
This is a new port of cvsutils.
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Alexander: [Alexander Trilogy Book Two]
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A mind opening adventure in a world of science, fantasy and paranormal experience. Alexander Baldwin is a brilliant physicist, determined to unlock the secrets of the Universe. Yet his scientific training is at odds with his youthful exploits in the realm of imagination, fantasy and magic. As the echoes of his adolescent jaunts demand recognition, his mind and emotions are on a perilous collision course. A carefully crafted and thought-provoking fantasy that will grab you from its very fist page.As a child, Alexander Baldwin was daydreamer, wanderings into worlds beyond our own. Years later, he has become a renowned physicist, married to the sweetheart of his youth. All seems fine in his life, until a journey to the top of the mysterious Machu Picchu mountain introduces a voice from his past, and from another world, that returns to claim her proper place in his life. Alec refuses to give up his freedom without a struggle.Alexander continues the story of Alexander Baldwin whom we met as a boy in the previous novel Alec by the acclaimed author Stan I.S. Law, but can also be read independently. Scroll up to grab your copy of Alexander now!
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Butler wrote:Dixie wrote:pob wrote:don't cry, yes, a man must no cry, but a woman cry sometimes was beatiful.
Can you tell us why?
Because crying men look stupid and weak...well thats what I was told....
Hummingbird wrote:But... i am a crybaby....easily to be touched especially movie or book regarding parenthood... [...] i always agree cry is a release
illusion wrote:you know I used to cry even while listening to music. sometimes i just couldn't help myself but cry and i know there's nothing better than a good piece of crying when you're angry, dpressed or happy. Crying makes your emotion fade away and then you can sleep peacefully. At least that's how I always feel after I cry... so don't be ashamed to release your emotions! CRY whenever you need to..
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Carpe Slider
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At Thursday's Halo: Nightfall Panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, we got our first look at the live-action series which links Hal0 4 and the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo: Nightfall is the origin story of Jameson Locke, who will be an important character in Halo 5. The live-action series from Aliens and Blade Runner Director Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions and 343 Industries shows how "legendary manhunter" Locke and his team are caught in a biological attack and drawn into a plot centering around an "ancient, hellish artifact."
Locke is played by Mike Colter, maybe best-known for his role on the CBS drama The Good Wife. Locke will be a playable character in the upcoming Halo 5 and will have his own unique Spartan armor, but it's not been revealed if he and Master Chief will be pals or at each other's well-armored throats.
The first episode of the five-part streaming series will premiere on Xbox One Nov. 11 as a streaming video viewable through the Xbox Live and the Halo compilation Master Chief Collection.


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Chuck Palmer of Atlanta was elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association for a one-year term, highlighting the Association's 2013 Annual Meeting held at Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta, January 19.
New Executive Committee, Board of Directors Also Approved at Annual Meeting
MARIETTA, Ga. – Chuck Palmer of Atlanta (pictured) was elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association for a one-year term, highlighting the Association's 2013 Annual Meeting held at Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta, January 19.
Palmer, a partner with Troutman Sanders LLP in Atlanta, served as GSGA's general counsel from 2007 through 2010 and as president-elect in 2011 and '12. His relationship with the GSGA extends back much further, however, as he was one of the first turfgrass scholarship recipients of the newly-formed GSGA Foundation in the late 1970s. The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Georgia State Golf Association.
Palmer earned a degree in turf management from the University of Georgia, then worked as a golf professional and a golf course superintendent before earning his law degree. A member of East Lake Golf Club, Palmer has served on various committees associated with The TOUR Championship and the U.S. Amateur, and also served as chairman of the Advisory Board of Governors. Palmer and his wife, Kathie, have two children, James and Kate.
Dave Ballard of Roswell was elected for a one-year term as president-elect. A member of Indian Hills Country Club in Marietta, Ballard will serve in this capacity and then become president upon the conclusion of Palmer's service.
Olivia Flanagan of Albany, a member of Stonebridge Golf and Country Club, was elected to serve a one-year term as secretary-treasurer.
The Board of Directors elected one new vice president to the Executive Committee: David Burke of Canton, a member of Cartersville Country Club. Lee Cassady of Savannah (The Landings Club) was elected to a second three-year term on the Executive Committee. Other Executive Committee members who will continue in their current terms during 2013 are Carey Brown of Atlanta (Cherokee Town and Country Club), James Coleman of Acworth (Brookstone Golf and Country Club), Chuck Kennedy of Atlanta (Peachtree Golf Club) and Belinda Marsh of Johns Creek (Rivermont Golf and Country Club).
Greg Butterfield of Smyrna, a member of The Frog Golf Club at the Georgian in Villa Rica, concluded his term as president at the Annual Meeting. He now becomes an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee as immediate past president while Palmer serves as president.
Also continuing as an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee is GSGA Foundation president Mark Esoda of Marietta (Atlanta Country Club). Richard Gerakitis of Atlanta (Ansley Golf Club) was reappointed as GSGA's general counsel.
GSGA welcomed three new members to the Board of Directors: Charlie Anderson of Johns Creek (Atlanta Athletic Club), Bill Bayfield of Savannah (The Landings Club) and Jodie Shepard of Newnan (Newnan Country Club).
The management of the Georgia State Golf Association is vested in its Board of Directors. The Board meets annually to review the activity of the Association, transact any business and elect a new slate of officers and directors. The GSGA Executive Committee, which includes the officers, meets quarterly to manage the business affairs of the Association between annual meetings.
President: Chuck Palmer, Atlanta - East Lake Golf Club
President-Elect: Dave Ballard, Roswell - Indian Hills Country Club
Secretary-Treasurer: Olivia Flanagan, Albany - Stonebridge Golf and Country Club
Executive Committee
Officers and the following Vice Presidents
Carey Brown, Atlanta - Cherokee Town and Country Club
David Burke, Canton - Cartersville Country Club
Lee Cassady, Savannah - The Landings Club
Jim Coleman, Acworth - Brookstone Golf and Country Club
Chuck Kennedy, Atlanta - Peachtree Golf Club
Belinda Marsh, Johns Creek - Rivermont Golf and Country Club
Greg Butterfield, Smyrna - The Frog Golf Club at the Georgian (ex-officio - Immediate Past President)
Mark Esoda, Marietta - Atlanta Country Club (ex-officio - GSGA Foundation President)
Richard Gerakitis, Atlanta - Ansley Golf Club (General Counsel)
Past Presidents
Ex-officio members of the Board of Directors
Andy Bargeron, Chatsworth - The Farm (1991-92)
Ed Barnes, Peachtree City - Flat Creek Club (1977-80)
William Blalock, Atlanta - Capital City Club (2000-01)
Arnold Blum, Macon - Idle Hour Club (1960-61)
Jim Broadwell, St. Simons Island - Sea Island Golf Club (1998-99)
Glenn Cornell, Dacula - Atlanta Athletic Club (2005-06)
Wendell Couch, Athens - Athens Country Club (1984-86)
Pete Cox, Cobb - Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center (1975-76)
Chris Cupit, Milton - Rivermont Golf and Country Club (2009-10)
John Ellis, Atlanta - Capital City Club (1962-63)
Seth L. Knight III, Columbus - Green Island County Club (2007-08)
Gene B. McClure, Atlanta - Ansley Golf Club (1996-97)
Billy Peters, Blakely - Town and Country Club (1981-83)
Dr. John Reynolds III, Augusta - Augusta Country Club (1989-90)
W. Richard Wilson, Columbus - Country Club of Columbus (2002-04)
Senior Directors
Have served at least 10 years on the Board of Directors or a three-year term on the Executive Committee; may be re-elected for three-year terms
Ron Abadie, Peachtree City - Braelinn Golf Club
John Companiotte, Atlanta - Capital City Club
Joe Estes, Atlanta - Cherokee Town and Country Club
Kurt Faxon, Savannah - The Landings Club
Robert F. Fowler, Sandy Springs - Capital City Club
Sissi Gann, Kathleen - Houston Lake Country Club
Merilee Giddings, Peachtree City - Flat Creek Club
John Glenn, Thomasville - Glen Arven Country Club
Neill Hatcher, Columbus - Country Club of Columbus
Don Heilman, Roswell - Horseshoe Bend Country Club
Nancy Henning, Roswell - Atlanta Athletic Club
Wes Hudson, Roswell - Horseshoe Bend Country Club
G. Alan Katz, Marietta - Indian Hills Country Club
Jim Knerr, Augusta - Forest Hills Golf Club
William Oliver, Macon - Idle Hour Club
Caryl Paller, Atlanta - The Standard Club
Ken Phillips, Warner Robins - Southern Hills Golf Club
Betty Rich, Villa Rica - Canongate-on-Mirror Lake
Becky Royer, Canton - BridgeMill Athletic Club
Everett Stowe, Lawrenceville - Collins Hill Golf Club
Dennis Terry, Athens - Athens Country Club
May be elected or re-elected for one, two or three-year terms
Charlie Anderson, Johns Creek - Atlanta Athletic Club
Bill Bayfield, Savannah - The Landings Club
Kim Beach, Cumming - TPC Sugarloaf
Jim Blose, Bogart - Jennings Mill Country Club
Carole Cavanaugh, Sharpsburg - Canongate-on-White Oak
Laura Coble, Augusta - Augusta Country Club
Bill Cowles, Lilburn - Berkeley Hills Country Club
Carol Ann Crosby, Savannah - The Landings Club
Peter Crosby, Savannah - The Landings Club
Mike Downes, Martinez - West Lake Country Club
Tom Duke, Norcross - Atlanta Country Club
Richard P. Gillespie, Marietta - Mystery Valley Golf Club
Ray Haas, Big Canoe - Big Canoe Golf Club
Jim Ingram, Marietta - Brookfield Country Club
Ann Kirk, Marietta - Indian Hills Country Club
Linda Lee, Alpharetta - TPC Sugarloaf
Debby Lichtman, Peachtree City - Flat Creek Club
Don Marsh, Johns Creek - Rivermont Golf and Country Club
Grover C. Maxwell III, Atlanta - Peachtree Golf Club
Ray Orrie, Roswell - Horseshoe Bend Country Club
Franco Reever, Kennesaw - Pinetree Country Club
Spencer Sappington, Milton - Crystal Falls Golf Club
Karen Sellick, Savannah - The Landings Club
Jodie Shepard, Newnan - Newnan Country Club
Ed Sweeney, Milton - Alpharetta Athletic Club
Clyde Taylor, Marietta - Trophy Club of Atlanta
Wayne Thomas, Warner Robins - Pine Oaks Golf Course
Claire Thompson, Warner Robins - Landings Golf Club
Dave Turner, Canton - Woodmont Golf and Country Club


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Workshop on F.M. Alexander technique offered April 9
Online Staff Report
Many people can be very successful at their craft without having training in how their bodies actually do the work. Having been taught well how to machine, exercise or even play a musical instrument can be all a person needs to have a long and satisfying career. However, when something goes wrong, and gradually the facility that was there goes away, and it seems it's time to "give it up," we need to ask the question, "Why?" Is this a problem that comes naturally with the territory (like tennis elbow for tennis players or golfer's knee for golfers), or is this something that can be helped with the right kind of treatment?
FM Alexander was a Victorian actor who had to go through this thought process. Losing his voice on stage, he was faced with either giving up his career, experimental surgery or figuring out on his own what was happening. Over the course of 10 years, the tenacious Tasmanian developed some observations about how the body works in a practical method that is now taught as the F.M. Alexander technique. He eventually realized that the problem was in how he used himself in the activity of stage speech. FM, as people called him, became known as "the breathing man," since the work indirectly improved breathing. But by the time Niko Tinbergen studied the technique and discussed it in his 1973 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, people recognized that this work helped reduce blood pressure, restore restful sleep and improve quality of life, in addition to the benefits for working people and performing artists.
Tuesday, April 9, Dr. Philip Schalow will host an introductory workshop on the F.M. Alexander technique, an approach to prevention and recovery that has captured the attention of scientists, performing artists and clinicians all over the world for more than 100 years. At 10 a.m., the workshop will introduce the technique, what it is and what it is not, and will give participants hands-on training in some basic principles they can use immediately. Call Dr. Schalow's office, 1st Step Chiropractic, at (815) 398-4500 to make a reservation for the workshop. Cost is $10. Class size is limited to the first 10 participants. Visit www.RockfordAlexanderTechnique.com.
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Multiple monitoring apps like Find my Friends and WhatsApp Spy App have made their way to the market and they have been doing a great job. These apps allow you to keep check on your friends and family members' online activity, which means that you will be able to see whatever they are doing online without too much trouble.
Furthermore, you can keep track of their messages, and their calls. So, at the end of the day, if you want to know who they have tried to contact throughout the day, you can do so easily. That's not all though, as you can also keep tabs on their locations that keep on updating on regular basis. Monitoring apps have become a necessity in the modern day and this one incident that we are about to share might just help you make up your mind about having a monitoring app like WhatsApp Spy app installed on your partner's phone.
This story in particular is related to Apple's Find My Friends app that was launched by Apple a few years ago.
The app made waves just after it was first made available as in its first week, it managed to catch a cheating wife of a guy named Thomas Metz who shared his story on MacRumors Forums.
Metz bought her wife an iPhone 4S and installed "Find my Friends" application on it without her consent. And just a few days later, his wife told him that she was going to meet her friend in the neighboring village.
Metz didn't really get into the details at that time but after she was gone, he checked Find my Friends app to see her location, where he found out that she had lied to him and had gone to downtown instead.
Soon after that, Metz sent text message to her wife and received a reply from her as she continued to pretend that she was at her friend's house in the neighboring village
Metz didn't explain how the story ended but in his review of the app, he wrote: "those beautiful treasure trove of screen shots (are) going to play well when I meet her at the lawyer's office in a few weeks. Thankfully, she's the rich one." It seemed like Metz was glad enough about marital property share with his wife.


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Sunderland are ready to allow Liam Bridcutt to leave the club for a knock down fee of £500,000, according to reports.
The Black Cats paid £2.5m for the midfield enforcer when he was bought from Brighton in January 2014 but he never quite got going for the club and made just 36 first-team appearances in two-and-a-half years at the club.
There will be no shortage of takers for the player who spent six months of last season on loan at Leeds United where his form improved to the extent that he won his Scotland place back after three years out of the national side.
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Nitin Patel, Gujarat Finance Minister on 20 February 2013 unveiled Gujarat budget for financial year 2013-2014.
The state has earmarked Rs 1,14,450-crore outlay for the budget. The budget has announced missions and schemes, mainly focused on youth, farmers and children. It has allocated Rs 24 crore under "Balam Sukham mission" for improving the status of nutrition and Rs 1,094 crore under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS). The state government has made allocation of Rs 70 crore for youth related activities to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
The budget also makes a provision of Rs 4,400 crore for creating housing facilities in rural and urban areas under the "Mukhya Mantri Aawas Samrudhdhi Yojna". The aim is to create slum-free cities to support the neo-middle class and replace kachcha houses with permanent structures in the rural areas.
Also, Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated to fill up all 115 dams in Saurashtra with Narmada water under Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Yojana.
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Get ready for another haha-funny fest with Jason Bateman and Vince Vaughn. After working together on such films like "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" back in 2004 and "The Break-Up" in 2006, the comedy duo are teaming up once again for "The Insane Laws" according to Deadline.
According to the site, Universal Pictures is in early talks with Bateman to star with Vaughn in The Insane Laws, a comedy that will mark the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Jeremy Garelick. Here's the plot's synopsis:
Bateman and Vaughn will play longtime best friends, who've shared everything, from college to the time both got married and had kids at the same time. Cut to when those kids are away at college, and, unbeknownst to their parents, falling in love. The best friend relationship is sorely tested when the daughter of Vaughn's character gets pregnant.
So I'm guessing while the kids are away and to relive some "oh my god! She's pregnant!" hyperventilating, freak out moments, Vaughn and Bateman will break some laws before the kid pops out?
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Most schools play their main rival the last game of the season - and they usually have an open date before it in order to prepare and have more time for injured players to heal.
It's a good thing that Georgia has an open date this week. Otherwise, the Bulldogs' freshman quarterback Aaron Murray, hurt against Auburn last week, might not face Georgia Tech if the game were today.
He is expected to be ready by next Saturday.
Georgia has had an open date prior to 17 of its past 25 games against Georgia Tech.
Since teams began playing 12-game schedules, it has become more difficult to secure open dates.
Georgia's first 12-game schedule was Mark Richt's debut as coach in 2002, but it went back to 11-game slates in 2004 and 2005.
The home field has usually been an advantage in the series. Georgia and Georgia Tech have played 103 games (Georgia leads 60-37-5).
The first four games were in Athens, but the next 19 games were in Atlanta because of the construction of Grant Field, which seated much more than Georgia's old field.
But when Georgia built Sanford Stadium in 1929 (seated 30,000 then) the games began rotating.
Grant Field now is called Bobby Dodd Stadium and it seats 60,000, which is one of the smallest in the country for a major team.
Incidentally, the Yellow Jackets' quarterback coach is a University of Georgia graduate: Brian Bohannan, who lettered as a wide receiver for the Bulldogs from 1990-93.
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I did like the idea that they had the two teams "tie"...whether or not that actually happened is less important than having all of them open to winning and being sent home . Too often a poor designer has been safe because he/she is on the winning team.
I am glad they finally sent R. packing hopefully for the last time. He was so obnoxious. His design philosophy was bad and yet he talked about it almost as much as Buffy did and we know bad hers was. I was pleased Nina mentenioned that her "tulip" was apparently there to cover up her lack of skill.


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Age of Wonders 3 - Warlord Class Revealed
Triumph Studios has a new update for Age of Wonders 3 where they reveal the last hero called the Warlord. They even include a new gameplay video of the Warlord.
Today we announce the 6th class of Age of Wonders 3, the fearless and brutal Warlord, with another 20 minute long game play video. In this video the battle hardened armies of an Orc Warlord Iron Lady march to crush the nations of weaklings.
For more information about the Warlord Class, check the class page.
"A Warlord once told me that a nation at peace was a nation breeding cowards to be enslaved. Warlords rule by the Law of the Sword, establishing a chain of command based on battlefield glory and duels to the death. Their armies consist of highly specialized, mobile troops and powerful beasts trained to do their bidding. Warlords are master tacticians, and often legendary warriors unto themselves. Though they tend to trust the power of their hardened armies over supernatural forces, Warlords have mastered arcane skills that strengthen their armies. They instill mythical courage in their own troops, while striking terror in the hearts of their foes.. " –"Gifted Lords of the Third Age" by Ralinstone Pedant, Chronicler
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This week, Ray called for a 50-cent increase in the national gasoline tax.
"I think it's an idea whose time has come," he said. "I know most politicians have been too wussy to do it, but I think the logic of raising the gasoline tax right now is unassailable.
"Gas is less than two bucks a gallon. There's never been a better time to do this. If we added a 50-cent national, gasoline tax right now, and gas cost $2.50 a gallon, would that be the end of the world? Hardly.
"This new tax would generate between 50 and 100 billion dollars every year for the treasury. That money could be used to help rebuild our crumbling roads and bridges, and develop new technologies for more fuel-efficient cars... further decreasing demand for oil. This is a way for us to get on the wagon, and stop sending money to countries that don't like us. We could become energy independent.
"The other thing that the gas tax revenue could fund is high-speed-train infrastructure between major cities. And who would build all of the new high-tech, high-speed trains we'd need? GM and Ford! We'd help them start a mass-transit division, convert some of those factories from building inefficient gas hogs to building high-speed trains."
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Being an All Black is not always a bed of roses.
The expectation is enormous and occasionally that "stadium of four and half million" PR logo weighs heavily on young shoulders. Never more so than now, with the ultimate prize in sight. Falling at the last hurdle would be unbearable.
"I might get some sleep tonight and tomorrow but I expect after that I will get restless again," said the experienced hooker, who has been one of the most consistent performers in the All Blacks squad. "I couldn't sleep some nights last week and I know there were others as well, like Brad Thorn. It's not every week you play in a World Cup semi-final and now a final.
"We know just how important this World Cup is to the people of New Zealand and we are determined to try and deliver the trophy, but we knew it wasn't going to be easy. And it hasn't been. And it won't be next week.
"Just playing the Australians is always a huge challenge, let alone in a World Cup semi-final, it was really tough. We hit them hard early on with some great rugby and they did not cave in.
"Against France, we just have to wipe the slate clean. It doesn't matter what has happened in the past. Our pool win here last month doesn't matter, that won't help us win the final next week, and their wins against us in 2007 and 1999 won't matter either.
"What we can do is prepare as well as we can. You will never eliminate nerves and excitement, but I feel if you can prepare properly you can take away anxiety. If you know that your preparation is good that's one less thing you have to worry about."
Assistant coach Steve Hansen, one of nature's more laid-back characters, took up the theme of the pressure the All Blacks will feel.
"We know exactly what this match means to the country and what a win would do for everybody," Hansen said. "I remember the excitement back in Christchurch in 1987, when I was a young fellow working with a freezer works, watching on the TV and remembering how it lifted the nation.
"This has been a great couple of months for New Zealand after some tough times but we have got to knuckle down this last week and beat France. We have quite a history one way or another and that will add to the occasion but the match is separate, it is a one-off that we need to prepare properly for."
Tension all the way, or perhaps not. It may be 24 long years since New Zealand last won World Cup and for some that may be a burden, but a new generation is on the block now. "I wasn't alive in 1987, but obviously it was a great moment, I suppose," said a perky Israel Dagg. "I'm just excited and can't wait for next week."


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State and federal banking regulators closed Watkinsville's North Georgia Bank branches at the close of business today.
The state Department of Banking and Finance closed the bank's two branches and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver. To protect bank depositors, the FDIC sold North Georgia Bank to Greensboro-based BankSouth, which will assume all of the deposits of North Georgia Bank, except certain brokered and Internet deposits.
The two branches of North Georgia Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of BankSouth. Depositors of North Georgia Bank will automatically become depositors of BankSouth. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC. Customers of North Georgia Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from BankSouth that it has completed systems changes to allow other BankSouth branches to process their accounts as well.
This evening and over the weekend, depositors of North Georgia Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A third college friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was indicted on charges he lied to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney General for Massachusetts said in a statement on Thursday.
Robel Phillipos, 19, was one of the three people who removed a laptop and a backpack full of fireworks from Tsarnaev's dormitory room at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and later lied about it, days after the April 15 attack, prosecutors claim.
The two other students, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov - both from Kazakhstan - have already been indicted and detained pending trial. They could face 25 years in prison or deportation if convicted. They have pleaded not guilty.
Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, ethnic Chechens, are believed to have set off the pair of homemade pressure-cooker bombs at the world-renowned marathon's finish line, killing three people and maiming scores of others in one of the worst attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a shootout with police a few days after he bombing, though Dzhokhar was captured and imprisoned pending trial on terrorism charges.
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cabal should access to currently installed packages from the package db. Just thinking out loud ... a digraph of dependencies would have to be built from "build depends" to drive possible "faulting in " ....

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 3:37 AM, Galchin, Vasili <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

Hello,

 It seems to me that the "build depends" attribute/field is only informational, i.e. it doesn't cause "faulting in" dependencies if not present? If true, this seems to be a deficiency in cabal. ??

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Reliant may get face lift for Super Bowl LI bid
HOUSTON — If you thought Reliant Stadium was nice, well, you're right. It's just not nice enough to host the Super Bowl.
That was the takeaway from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's visit to Houston on Tuesday. Goodell spoke to civic leaders in the city about the possibility of Houston hosting Super Bowl 51 (LI) in 2017, and he said Reliant Stadium would need some minor upgrades.
"You have an outstanding stadium," Goodell said, according to KHOU-11 TV in Houston. "I know people are looking at how we can improve that stadium, not just for Texans fans but fans that would come to the Super Bowl."
One of those improvements would be to the scoreboards, Texans owner Bob McNair said. The existing scoreboards in the 10-year-old stadium would be replaced by digital ones, which would cost between $10 million and $30 million. Just who would be paying for that is unclear. Reliant Stadium is not owned by the Texans, but by Harris County.
"I think what we have to do is look at all of our venues and assets and make sure everything is up to snuff," McNair told KHOU.
Houston, which is competing with Miami and San Francisco, hosted Super Bowl 38 (XXXVIII) in 2004, when the New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29. The city was widely criticized for its gridlock and sprawl.
Houston's METROrail, a single-line train that runs north-south from approximately downtown to the South Loop, passing through Reliant Park, opened a month before that Super Bowl, but did little to relieve the gridlock of a Super Bowl weekend.
Construction has begun on three new lines, which are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015.
Logistics aside, Goodell said Houston was a fine host.
"At the end of the day, it comes back to passion for football and love of football, and you have that for sure," he said.
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Letter: Experience a benefit to board
After thoughtful consideration of Mr. Ralph Muecke's request to withdraw from the Dickinson City School Board race in the "Letters to the Editor" section of last week's Press, I have decided to forgo the advice and continue my candidacy.
In my mind, "everyone's best interests" would be served by having a few seats on the board occupied by educators who have "been there and done that." I choose to run for school board because I am a lifelong educator who has taught at every level. At this point in my professional life, I hope to give back to the profession that has given me so much. As an educator, I struggle imagining a school board not composed of a few educators. Likewise, I can't imagine a city commission not composed of a few business people from the private sector. There is seldom an ample substitute for experience. Hopefully, my experience as a lifelong educator will be perceived as a benefit to the school board.
In running for the position of school board, I have no agenda. I simply want to maintain our focus on the students as our number one priority while enabling even greater teacher effectiveness. Dickinson is a great community with a great educational system; and I would be honored to serve if elected!
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Weston (Mass.) Rivers School wide receiver Taariq Allen is still sitting on four scholarship offers and he has been keeping in regular contact with at least a couple of the schools on that list.
For now it seems as though UConn and BC are the two schools that are most heavily pursuing Allen, a 6-foot-2, 179-pound prospect from Massachusetts, who is currently ranked the No. 5 prospect in his state.
With so many other top prospects going off the board over the summer Allen is sure to draw even more attention as the weeks and months go by, so the work that coaches are doing to build relationships could prove decisive whenever he wants to make his decision.
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Initially Allen was thinking about making a decision in the near future, but he might end up pushing that timetable back a little bit.
"I've kind of had a change of heart with that," he said referring to when he would like to make his decision. "I think my family wants me to wait it out and take my official visits, but I still want to commit by the end of the summer. I don't really know yet."
Allen holds offers from UConn, Nebraska, Tulane and Wisconsin. He said all four schools are "pretty even" for the time being. Allen has visited UConn, Boston College and Nebraska, but he has not yet visited Tulane or Wisconsin. When asked whether he would like to visit both of those schools he replied in the affirmative.
"Lately I've just been e-mailing back and forth with a couple of coaches," he said. "Mostly with UConn and BC. I wasn't able to go to their (BC) camp. They were trying to get me to go to their one-day camp to see me but I couldn't make it.
"They want to see me perform in front of them. They're going to put something together for me so they can see me.
"With UConn, I have pretty much a good relationship with everybody. I'm probably just gonna be chilling during the summer. I don't know what I'm gonna do from there."


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LAS VEGAS—Haley Barbour does not want the GOP to be overly pessimistic in the wake of last week's elections, but he does want to make sure the party won't get outgunned again in the ground game. "We've got to give our political organizational activity a very serious proctology exam," he said at the Republican Governors Association meeting here yesterday. "We need to look everywhere is my point…We need to get all the way down to the nub of the matter." More below on all the ways party leaders are coming to terms with what happened—
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JOHN CORNYN ADMITS GOP BUNGLED ITS CHANCE TO WIN THE SENATE with poor polling, poor candidates and poor messaging. The outgoing NRSC chair, tapped by his Republican colleagues Wednesday as the new minority whip (a promotion that makes him No. 2 to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate GOP hierarchy), told my colleagues John Bresnahan and Manu Raju yesterday that the party is reassessing its approach to Senate primaries, deciding whether to continue the hands-off approach employed in primaries this year (which left them with Richard Mourdock), or whether to select their preferred candidates in the contested intraparty fights, a tactic that generated sharp blowback from the GOP base in 2010. Cornyn expects both he and McConnell will face primary challengers in 2014. http://goo.gl/Sy9dk
NEW NRSC STRUCTURE COULD HELP: Incoming NRSC chairman Jerry Moran (Kansas) has brought on Ted Cruz, the newly-elected tea party favorite from Texas, to be vice chairman for "grassroots operations and political outreach" and Rob Portman, the Ohio VP short-lister, to oversee fundraising. Putting Cruz in this role makes it easier for the committee get involved in primaries. A senior GOP official emails Score: "Republicans have learned the hard way that bad candidates who run bad campaigns lose every time. Adding Cruz and Portman was a stroke of genius by Moran who clearly understands that the committee needs to change its business model in order to prevent repeating past mistakes."
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ROMNEY BLAMES LOSS ON OBAMA "GIFTS": "In a conference call on Wednesday afternoon with his national finance committee, Mr. Romney said that the president had followed the 'old playbook' of wooing specific interest groups — 'especially the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people,' Mr. Romney explained — with targeted gifts and initiatives," the New York Times' Ashley Parker reports. "In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups," Romney said. "You can imagine for somebody making $25,000 or $30,000 or $35,000 a year, being told you're now going to get free health care, particularly if you don't have it, getting free health care worth, what, $10,000 per family, in perpetuity, I mean, this is HUGE. Likewise with Hispanic voters, free health care was a big plus. But in addition with regards to Hispanic voters, the amnesty for children of illegals, the so-called Dream Act kids, was a huge plus for that voting group." NYT: http://goo.gl/l6zau. LAT: http://goo.gl/uRqY0.
BOBBY JINDAL, VISIBLY AGITATED, REJECTS THAT EXPLANATION: "No, I think that's absolutely wrong," the Louisiana governor said at a press conference here last night when asked about Romney's comment. "Two points on that: One, we have got to stop dividing the American voters. We need to go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent. We need to go after every single vote. And, secondly, we need to continue to show how our policies help every voter out there achieve the American Dream, which is to be in the middle class, which is to be able to give their children an opportunity to be able to get a great education. http://goo.gl/9CgM5
STATE OF DENIAL, CONT.: "In some parts of rural Maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted on Election Day," the head of Maine's Republican Party, Charlie Webster, told Portland, Me.'s NBC affiliate yesterday. "Everybody has a right to vote, but nobody in town knows anyone who's black. How did that happen? I don't know. We're going to find out." http://goo.gl/srBlZ
RICH LOWRY CAUTIONS ON AMNESTY: "Getting killed by almost 3-to-1 among Latino voters understandably concentrates the mind, but it's no reason to lose it. The post-election Republican reaction has been built on equal parts panic, wishful thinking and ethnic pandering," he writes in his column for POLITICO. "It's one thing to argue that amnesty is the right policy on the merits. It's another to depict it as the magic key to unlocking the Latino vote. John McCain nearly immolated himself within the Republican Party with his support for amnesty and did all of 4 percentage points better among Latino voters in 2008 than Romney did in 2012, according to exit polls." http://goo.gl/Y1foQ
TOM COBURN reflected on the meaning of the election at the American Spectator's Annual Dinner last night: "The demographic advantage – at least among younger voters – is a bubble of inflated expectations that can't be met. Where the left sees a demographic advantage I see a generation of Americans about to be drowned in debt … It is in the eternal city we learn there is no black or white, Asian or Hispanic, male or female, and born or unborn. Though we are all imperfect and flawed, we are all children of God. And, once we choose to enter, we are all immigrants welcomed by grace."
KARL ROVE SAYS GOP MUST "REVERSE ENGINEER" DEM GOTV: "Tactically, Republicans must rigorously re-examine their '72-hour' ground game and reverse-engineer the Democratic get-out-the-vote effort in order to copy what works. For example, a postelection survey shows that the Democratic campaign ground game was more effective in communicating negative information. It would be good to know why—and how to counter such tactics in the future. Republicans should also emulate the Democratic '50-state' strategy by strengthening the ground game everywhere, not just in swing states. It will be important for the GOP to erase the data advantage Democrats may have in their targeting of potential supporters for their candidates. And local GOP organizations must persistently focus on adding to the voter rolls the millions of people likely to vote Republicans if they were registered." http://goo.gl/vpuOL
GALLUP—70 percent of Democrats say it's extremely or very important that Obama increase taxes on those raising more than $250,000/year. Only 45 percent of independents say so, and 20 percent of Republicans do. "By 82% to 48%, Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to say that stopping illegal immigration should be a top priority. However, by a smaller 49% to 25% margin, Democrats are more likely to say providing a path to citizenship for illegal U.S. immigrants should be a top priority." http://goo.gl/8SDIt
QUINNIPIAC FINDS MCDONNELL POPULAR IN VIRGINIA: 53 percent job approval for termed-out Gov. Bob McDonnell, a star of the meeting here and the outgoing RGA chair, with 26 percent disapproval. Even among women, he's 48/26. Men approve 59/27. Among those 18-34, he's at 48-24.
QUINNIPIAC SHOWS CORBETT STRUGGLING IN PENNSYLVANIA: Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's approval rating is 40 percent, with 38 percent disapproval. Obama's at 52/45. http://goo.gl/sti5z
OBAMA in NYC: "The President will view storm damage, talk with citizens who are recovering from the storm and thank first responders who put their lives at risk to protect their communities…In the evening, the President will host cast and crew members of the film Lincoln for a screening at the White House." Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air Force One.
BIDEN in DC: "In the morning, the Vice President will meet with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the Naval Observatory. In the afternoon, the Vice President will attend a meeting with mayors from across the country to discuss the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit, as well as efforts to get Congress to act so that taxes don't go up on 98 percent of Americans at the end of the year."
THE JUICE—RYAN'S PICK FOR CONFERENCE CHAIR LOSES: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) beat out Georgia Rep. Tom Price – who had the backing of Paul Ryan and other leading conservatives – for the position as the party's chief messenger. http://goo.gl/XS5cz
PELOSI STAYS: "Salmon swim upstream to spawn and die. Nancy Pelosi sticks around to see what comes of the eggs," David Rogers writes. "And Wednesday's announcement that she will stay on as House Democratic leader in the new Congress came as no great surprise, despite her milking 'D-Day' for all it was worth. That said, Pelosi's decision is not without worries for her party, freezing in place a top hierarchy of Democratic leaders — all in their 70s — and lacking a strong, natural communicator among the lot." http://goo.gl/Km8HL
GREG WALDEN TAKES OVER NRCC: As expected. Roll Call profile of the Oregon congressman: http://goo.gl/1V8WP.
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL—KERRY MEETS WITH UMASS CHIEF: "Martin T. Meehan, a former congressman who now heads UMass Lowell, met with Senator John Kerry today in his Washington office, but both men deny any discussion about Meehan running in a special election that might be needed to fill Kerry's seat," The Boston Globe's Glen Johnson repots. "Instead, Meehan and Kerry say they spoke about new campus the university is establishing in Kuwait and publicly unveiling next week. 'I'm very happy with the university,' Meehan said in a telephone interview from the capital. 'We're building new buildings, our national rankings are going up, and I'm going to continue to work on our strategic plan at the university.'" http://goo.gl/zflFk
SHOW-HORSE ALERT—KING CAUCUSES WITH DEMOCRATS: "Angus King, the independent former Maine governor who won a landslide victory in his Senate race, made it official Wednesday: He plans to formally caucus with Democrats to give them a 10-seat majority," Manu reports. http://goo.gl/o8skP
TOP 2014 HOUSE TARGETS—THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY: Alex Isenstadt looks at six House races each side woke up after last week's election wondering how they managed to lose. One good example comes in Georgia's 12th District: "Democratic Rep. John Barrow had no business winning reelection. The last white House Democrat in the Deep South, Barrow was thrust into a southeast Georgia district that's far more Republican-friendly than the one he previously represented. GOP groups spent more than $3.5 million in the race. But it wasn't enough to unseat Barrow, a savvy four-term incumbent who prevailed with 53 percent of the vote. GOP officials say they're taking a hard look at what went wrong and are concluding that the problem, in no small part, was their candidate, state Rep. Lee Anderson. The Republican hopeful refused to debate Barrow – a baffling decision for a challenger trying to defeat a sitting incumbent – and was portrayed as a serial tax-raiser." http://goo.gl/FI8n1
AD BUYS—CHICAGO USED A SYSTEM CALLED "THE OPTIMIZER": "Most campaigns buy airtime based on television ratings for different demographic groups, selecting the shows they think likely voters will watch. In their attempts to find new efficiency, Obama aides threw that conventional wisdom out the window — instead choosing airtime only by the time of day and the channel," The Washington Post's T.W. Farnam reports. "The result was a system they called 'the optimizer' that took into account information gathered from door-knockers and phone canvassers when they picked whether to advertise on, say, ESPN or TV Land…The team bought detailed data on TV viewing by millions of cable subscribers, showing which channels they were watching, sometimes on a second-by-second basis. The information — which is collected from set-top cable boxes and sold by a company called Rentrak — doesn't show who was watching, but the campaign used a third-party company to match viewing data to its own internal list of voters and poll responses.
"The team's calculations showed that it would get the most bang for its buck in some strange places: the Family Channel, the Food Network and the Hallmark Channel, among others. On broadcast TV, the campaign went for more daytime programs and late-night entertainment shows than [Romney]. The Obama team was on 60 channels during one week near the end of the campaign, compared with 18 for the Romney operation during the same period, according to cable advertising data." http://goo.gl/UX47c
NANCY PELOSI got testy with NBC's Luke Russert when he asked about her age. 3-minute video: http://goo.gl/SxGrS.
JON STEWART criticized explanations of Fox News for why single women backed Obama: http://goo.gl/ooAG2.
STEPHEN COLBERT made fun of Canadian criticism of his book: http://goo.gl/RBGsv.
KEN SALAZAR apologized for threatening to "punch out" a Colorado Springs Gazette reporter and agreed to sit for an in-depth interview: http://goo.gl/H7VcE.
RON PAUL delivered a 48-minute farewell speech on the House floor: http://goo.gl/IGxKi.
LOUIE GOHMERT, the Texas Republican congressman, nominated Newt Gingrich to be Speaker yesterday. "It was unclear if he was kidding," Jake Sherman writes. "You don't have to be a member of the body to be speaker," the firebrand conservative said before he nominated Gingrich. No one seconded the motion.
KALE is the featured ingredient in a salad that will be featured at the White House's Thanksgiving dinner. Recipe: http://goo.gl/qNO3Q.
CODA – QUOTE OF THE DAY: "For the first time, there was a traffic jam in the Senate women's bathroom. There were five of us in there, and there are only two stalls…It's wonderful,." – Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on the side effects of 20 women serving in the new Senate http://goo.gl/JPGRz
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Ford Motor Company has announced starting this fall, all 2011 Lincoln vehicles will have access to free oil and filter changes, tire rotations and multi-point inspections, in addition to the four-year/50,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty already included. The complimentary maintenance program is also transferable to a second owner, if the vehicle is sold.
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Dearborn, Mich., Nov. 11, 2010 – The Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program has become a permanent staple for all new Lincoln customers with the beginning of the 2011 model year. First announced last summer as a promotion for select model year 2010 Lincoln lease and retail customers, the program became permanent for all model year 2011 vehicles in fall 2010.
The program is designed to enhance the four-year, 50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper manufacturer's warranty and is fully transferable to a second owner. Furthermore, the program includes coverage for oil and filter changes, tire rotations and multipoint inspections for up to eight service visits.
"We are redefining the Lincoln customer ownership experience," said C.J. O'Donnell, Lincoln group marketing manager. "Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance is just one example of Ford Motor Company's commitment to elevating the Lincoln brand and experience."
The company also will expand and enhance its Lincoln brand lineup with seven all-new or significantly refreshed vehicles in the next four years as part of an aggressive growth plan focused on standout product design, class-leading technology and new powertrains – all aimed at competing with Cadillac and Lexus in North America.
Lincoln hallmarks will be refined, modern design, the most fuel-efficient premium powertrains and industry-leading technology that create a unique driver experience both in the cabin and on the road.
New products form solid base
The future of Lincoln is building from a strong base that includes the flagship MKS large sedan; MKT seven-passenger crossover; significantly refreshed MKZ midsize sedan; new MKZ Hybrid, the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan at 41 mpg city; and Lincoln MKX crossover, the first vehicle to feature MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technology.
Plans for Lincoln include:
- First-ever Lincoln C-segment vehicle
- New Lincoln-exclusive powertrains, including an all-new V6 engine and advanced fuel-efficient transmissions
- EcoBoost™ engines available in all Lincoln models – from the Navigator full-size SUV to the new C-segment Lincoln
- Fuel economy leadership with each new vehicle – leading to Lincoln emerging as the most fuel-efficient luxury lineup on the market
- More useful technology and features than any other competitor – with a special focus on comfort and convenience. New advanced features include fully retractable glass roofs; adaptive computer-controlled suspensions; electronic, push-button gear selectors; active noise control and exclusive MyLincoln Touch driver connect technology
Lincoln already is gaining traction. The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Initial Quality Study showed Lincoln had moved into the top 10 among all automotive brands in the U.S. Lincoln was in the eighth spot, up from the 26th position a year ago – the largest jump of any brand.
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ALAMEDA — A driver who struck and killed a pedestrian Saturday told police that he intentionally ran over the 78-year-old man because he was angry over family problems, investigators say.
Dionisio Roxas Molina, 36, also said that he deliberately tried to hit a woman with his SUV just moments before he struck George Marceline in the 2000 block of Shore Line Drive, police said.
Molina is expected to face murder and attempted murder charges when he is arraigned today in Alameda County Superior Court.
Along with allegedly running down and killing Marceline, Molina is accused of punching a female detective in the face while he was being interviewed Wednesday at the Alameda police station, as well as assaulting another detective.
Alameda police Lt. Art Fuentes declined to provide details about the family problems that Molina claimed made him upset.
Molina was driving a green 1997 Jeep Cherokee about 5:30 a.m. on Saturday when he hopped a curb and continued traveling, hitting light poles and stop signs before he tried to run over the woman, police said.
Police officers dispatched to the neighborhood found the body of Marceline — who had been taking his regular morning walk — lying in the 2000 block of Shore Line Drive.
Molina's SUV was parked across from the nearby AMF Bowling Center and facing the direction from which it had been traveling.
Molina was still in the driver's seat, police said.
Molina did not appear drunk and initially claimed that he had no memory of what happened, Alameda police traffic Sgt. Ted Horlbeck said.
As a result, investigators first thought Molina may have had an undiagnosed medical or mental issue that could have contributed to the accident and so brought him to Alameda Hospital, where Molina remained under observation until Wednesday.
An Alameda resident, Molina works for a medical office in downtown Oakland, police records show. He is married, with a 4-year-old and an infant, according to a family friend.
Marceline, who also lived in Alameda, was a retired employee of the Del Monte food company. His survivors include an adult son.
A memorial service for Marceline is set for 2 p.m. Friday at Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home, 3665 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.
Reach Peter Hegarty at firstname.lastname@example.com or 510-748-1654.


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Did you know that members of Congress are exempt from many of the laws and drawbacks that apply to other citizens in this so-called democratic land of ours? For example, they can retire with the same pay after one term in office as if they served longer. How many hard-working folks can do likewise?
Also, they have been specifically exempted from many of the laws that apply to other citizens. They are privileged indeed.
It may be nearly impossible to convene a Constitutional Convention that might change those privileges at this time with all of the partisan politics going on. But writing into that Constitution individual amendments that would change it for the better may not be so impossible.
For example, the 26th amendment granting the right to vote for 18-year-olds took only three months and eight days to be ratified. Of the 27 amendments, seven took one year or less to become law because of public pressure.
Here is a proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution that is currently going around the internet:
Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States..
Fair enough, isnt it?
Pass it on and maybe one of those worthwhiles in Congress will use it to help make things right in our democracy. And well watch as they vote on such a fair-minded approach.
Hi, but farewell,to our cousin
We shivered somewhat when we heard that the seventh named storm of the 2010 tropical season would be named Gaston. Imagine, with a name like that, he certainly would like to make contact with some of his cajun cousins in southern Louisiana.
At latest report, however, the disturbance has dissipated somewhat in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. If it does reorganize, its early predicted course is into Mexico and Central America.
But as we know, such systems have been known to change their minds. And his cousins are certainly within range of a slight diversion.
So stay away, Gaston. Just wave to us as you fly by on TV.
Louisiana coast was great during weekend
Were happy to see that Grand Isle is just about back to normal. Many folks were enjoying the beach on Labor Day weekend, soaking in the sun, swimming in the surf and riding wave runners.
Specks, reds and crabs were there for the catching and eating. And the beach was more beautiful than ever with barely a speck of oil to dim the occasion.
It was some four months ago when it appeared the Louisiana coast would be impaired for years and our fabulous seafood industry may not recover. But then, state and local officials got to work along with private citizens to make things right. And they are getting there fast.
At this point, there is not much doubt that Grand Isle and the Louisiana coast will have a bright future. And it is more important than ever that we restore it and end the erosion that could make it all for naught.


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Spoiler Shield for Blocking Social Media Updates on Favorite TV Shows
It is difficult for many things to be kept under wraps nowadays with the ever-present nature of social networking. Some topics like "what happened on yesterday's 'Breaking Bad' or 'Game of Thrones' episode" or even "who scored the most runs in last night's game?" can instantly become posts that you either wish you'd seen at the proper time or that you hadn't updated your feed until finishing the episode.
Here comes the new app, Spoiler Shield, for preserving the suspense. As an iOS app, Spoiler Shield is simple and works by a single on/off button that blocks all updates about shows you've pre-selected in your social networks.
This is similar to the Silencer Chrome app, but the main difference is the preset choice of TV shows available in Spoiler Shield. It has more than 30 shows and makes use of algorithms to block the show's name, as well as commonly used phrases and words from the shows in tweets and status updates, just in case someone mention details without using the show's name. The sender's details are still shown and you can double-click to divulge the censored content.
Many TV viewers record their favorite shows to watch them later. This increases their chance of coming across spoiler post updates.
When social media ruined the ending for the "Game of Thrones" episode "Red Wedding," two entrepreneurs, Josh Solt and Matthew Loew, came up with the Spoiler Shield idea.
Other than TV shows, Spoiler Shield also works for NFL, Wrestling (WWE), and Major League Baseball (MLB). The Android version is still in works.


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Trade Fairs and Events
For the Beijing-based Chinatex Advertising & Exhibition Co. Ltd., DIE PR-BERATER developed the overall concept for WHITE LABEL – the new supplier trade fair for clothing. Within half a year DIE PR-BERATER succeeded in establishing WHITE LABEL as a reputable major trade fair of the Berlin Fashion Week.
DIE PR-BERATER @ "The Conference"
"Exploring the complexity of the digital world" – a DIE PR-BERATER-team gets creative input at "The Conference" in Malmö. [...]


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The original Sunfire 2 channel power amplifier. It came out about the same time Stereophile reviewed the twice as expensive Carver power amp that Bob Carver hadn't quite finished before they parted ways. He finished what he was looking for with the Sunfire amp and it was a great product. It never got a pass at Stereophile. To bad. It's current capabilty was great and it ran cool all the time, never clipped & had solid sound. Sam should have reviewed it because at $2200 or so
What great audio products have managed to go under-reviewed in the audio press?
Reader Mike Agee asks: "I'd like to hear about great audio products that have managed to go under-reviewed in the audio press. I realize there are many reasons why this might happen, from manufacturer reluctance [to submit review samples] to bad timing in the marketplace, but we all know there are a real winners out there that never made a recommended list."
AMC Tubed Pre-amps and amps. These are some of the biggest bargains in all of audiophile land and no one reviews them. I love my AMC CVT-1030 which has served me well for over six years with lovely beautiful sound.
"TBI Magellan subwoofers: fast bass, accurate bass, musical bass, subs that sonically disappear and integrate well with the main loudspeakers. In addition, they propagate bass in a way that will rattle the room much less that conventional subs."
This is perhaps one of the greatest kept secrets in the audiophile community... the mystery is "why!" I bought the VIP powered version plus a 6" slave unit several years ago off of Ebay and have sense been totally amazed at why it has not been given the recognition it deserves. I set it up in a well-hidden location behind my TV and the wife absolutely could not locate the source of the bass notes except as coming from my front two stereo speakers! Talk about a "disappearing act."
Both have been underreported in the audio press.
Salk Sound HT3s & d-sonic amplifiers
Green Mountain Audio speakers, I have the Callisto monitors. Wow...


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image galleries and upload videos for your webpages. Requirement: Ektron CMS
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Want a car that won't cost a fortune to insure? Auto Express has revealed the top models to go for.
Car insurance premiums have fallen by a record amount.
But insurance costs are still high enough to be a concern for drivers, both young and old.
One way to cut down this cost is to pick a car which has a low group rating.
Industry experts determine a car's insurance grouping (numbered 1 to 50) using a set of criteria including security features, cost of parts and the value of the vehicle brand new.
This classification is used by insurers to help determine the cost of a policy. Cars up in the lower groups tend attract lower premiums and vice versa.
Car magazine Auto Express has trawled through the motors in the lowest groupings to find the cheapest cars to insure in the UK right now.
Below is the list in order of their cost brand new.
Driving down the cost of insurance
The cars above all fall into either group one or two.
But if you don't fancy any of them you could venture up a few more to see what you could get. If you want to find what insurance grouping the car you're interested in falls into, you can use the Thatcham website.
Compare car insurance quotes


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It has been a smiley week!
There are so many reasons to smile this week. First of all there's me being elected as Smile of the Week. Then there's successfully putting off being elected until I wanted it to happen.
I also shouldn't forget all the great people around right now, as it's that special time of the year again when the Spanish Work Party is at KISC. Seeing them get the campsite in order really makes me smile.The other night they even let the Pinkies win our annual football match for the first time in 11 years, just as I let Steven (CA) win at foosball a while ago.
Even though it still snows occasionally you can feel winter slowly giving way to summer. Wildflowers are springing up all over the place, tree leaves are unfolding, and Long Term Staff for summer are slowly trickling in. KISC is gearing up for a busy season again!
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Cosplayer Ambrosia > Costume of Brittany Taylor (Daria)
FOR SALE ( Only)
Minimum Price: $150
Sale includes wig, shirt, skirt, custom-dyed socks & shoes.
- Most Recent Photo
- Series
- Daria
- Character
- Brittany Taylor
- Year Completed:
- 2009
- Construction Difficulty:
- Easy
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
THROW YO HANDS IN THE AIR IF YOU'S AN OLD COSPLAYA. My friends and I watched Daria religiously in the 8th grade, where I was pegged as Brittany because we all nicknamed each other characters from the show oh wow we were so cool you guys so cool. This is kind of a tribute to my middle school days, so I put more work into than I probably should have. I even dyed my socks and shoes!
- Personal Thoughts:
- I made this costume for Dragon*Con '09 but never actually wore it, so I threw it on for Halloween instead! I apologize if I look like ass in all of these photos, it was slimy and rainy outside in NYC and I had a little too much to drink that night.
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I have been using Z1 for few months, this is the first time I got this problem
I have Du Battery Saver Apps, Last night before I slept, I set the mode to" Sleep mode" which means mobile data and wifi were off, and the battery was 71%
Usually I will not lose even 1% of battery when i wake up. but now the battery has reduced to 17% in just one night!
These are the screenshots of my Battery usage and Wakelock apps
You can see the graph that the battery was drasticly dropped
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Kinect Sports: Calorie Challenge
Get fighting fit the Kinect Sports way! Hit calorie-loss targets by beating mascot rivals in the Calorie Challenge Pack: STEADY CELERY, BLAZING BANANA, MIGHTY MILK, SUPER SODA, PEPPY PIZZA, and CHUNKY CHOCOLATE. Also includes Free Play mode and 10 achievements for 250 gamerscore, with food mascots selectable in Party Play.
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