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Many people have criticized the Moto X because of its so called "mid-range specs", but the Motorola CEO has come out to defend its specs and price, arguing that the Moto X is offering "high-end performance" just like all the other flagships, which is really what matters for the normal mainstream users, and not which spec is bigger on paper or which chip has more cores.
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"We made some different choices from our competitors," Woodside said in a telephone interview on Sunday. "We were thinking about the total user experience."
The Moto X may be the most controversial smartphone since the original iPhone. People who may not remember what was going on when the iPhone came out may say "Wait, what? The iPhone was controversial? So not everyone loved the iPhone from day one?". Far from it.
Much like the Moto X, or perhaps worse than Moto X, the first iPhone was lacking severely in "specs" compared to other "smartphones" that existed at the time. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 90 percent of the smartphone users back then thought the iPhone was horrible, because it didn't have MMS, video recording, 3G, and a 5MP camera, like the Nokia's flagship at the time, the N95.
In fact, even I ignored the iPhone when it was first announced in January 2007, once I looked at its spec sheet, because I also thought it had horrible specs, and couldn't possibly be a "good phone", especially for a high-end price. How can they offer such a "low-specced" phone for such a high price? That's crazy. Right?
Then a few days after it was launched, I saw a video review of the iPhone, and I "got it". I knew immediately it was the future of smartphones, and that Apple would be bigger than Nokia in a few years (a very, very crazy thought at the time – Nokia was a juggernaut in the phone market at the time), no matter how much the Nokia fanatics at the time kept trashing it for not having the "best specs".
Perhaps the Moto X isn't as world changing as the first iPhone was, but I do believe its customization options and the touchless control combined with Google Now represent the way forward. I've been a big fan of the "color phones" trend (why should we have all have black slabs for such a personal device?), and I've hated the fact that it wasn't an Android company charging forward with that, but some of the WP8 companies.
Samsung has been offering terrible color options. It's like they weren't even trying, or were too afraid to go too "bold" with the colors. I'm very glad Motorola is pushing ahead of everyone else with this, with so many color customizations (and even with wood!), and unlike other Android OEM's colors, they actually look very good, and I have a hard time deciding which one I'd prefer most.
As for the touchless control combined with Google Now, it's basically what we've been dreaming about since we've seen all those sci-fi movies and shows. You can talk to the "computer", it will respond to you, and will even show you items of interest without you asking it. Sure, we're still at very early days, but can you not see the potential of this and where it's going? How do you put this into a "spec sheet" and accurately compare it to other devices?
Considering most if not all reviews are saying the Moto X is very fast, and perhaps even faster and with bigger battery life than the current flagships from competitors, also because it uses a smaller, but still "retina-like" resolution – then we may need to look beyond lists of specs, and think about the experience of using a phone, and which one would be the most enjoyable to own and use? If it does offer a high-end performance and experience, then why wouldn't it be worth a high-end price, too?
I thought that's why we were even buying the high-specced phone in the first place, because we automatically assumed it would give us a better experience (which isn't always the case). If a company can achieve that with slightly lower specs (much like Apple), good for them.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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"It's not just the challenge, it's also the community." You got that right, bub.ReplyDelete
On a side note, Sam, Alex, and I will each have stories in the next issue of Bards and Sages Quarterly. How's that for kismet?
Congratulations to all of you.ReplyDelete
I'm finding W1S1 a great thing to get me not only writing, but finishing what I write.
And I agree about the community. I couldn't do it without you all. :)
Hoooah! ;) Can't choose our family but sure can choose our associates. Good luck with the rest of the year.ReplyDelete
Congrats to the three in Bards (I was going to say in B&S, but that didn't seem right). That's on my list to get when it comes out! The whole W1S1 concept is great, and I'm so grateful that it helped get me submitting again.ReplyDelete
You're right, Sam, the community is awesome, too. And you're a huge part of that. I think you're like the forum lynchpin, because you show up to empathize, sympathize, cheer, boo, gripe and encourage, and you've done that since day 1.
W1S1 is pretty awesome, and so are you.
Thanks, peeps.ReplyDelete
Actually, there's *4* W1S1ers in that edition of Bards&Sages. Nicky Drayden is in there, too.
Thanks, Joe. Glad you've found the newsletter useful. It's by no means all-inclusive, but i think it's typically got some good stuff in there.
@Shelley: Aww. That's a very nice thing to say. By the way, Shelley just won the Shock Totem flash contest. Heap praise on her!
Hey Sam, Awesome post!ReplyDelete
I'm relatively new to trying this writing thing, and have only been part of W1S1 for two weeks, but have already gained a huge amount of inspiration and information from the other members here. For that, I want to say "thank you!" to you and to all the members of W1S1.
Also, even though I'm still wet behind the ears, I already know what you mean about the benefit of the W1S1 commitment helping to get the writing done and the story out there. Just knowing that I publicly took the W1S1 pledge, and that there are other writers going through the same thing I am, seems to add the just the right amount of kick-it-in-the-rear impetus needed.
So thanks again from the FNG...
And BTW -- I checked out your blog, Sam. Fabulous! I'll be a frequent visitor. ;^)
Nice post, Sam, and I completely agree. I joined the challenge only a few days ago, and I'm already more energized about my writing.ReplyDelete
The circuit being reconnected--that's a great way to put it, Sam. Had a similar feeling myself when I heard about W1S1. I was scared to commit to it, but I am so glad I did. I have met some wonderful people along the way so far. (though I do believe I was promised sushi at some point *stares at Sam* ;))ReplyDelete
Great post, Sam! Thanks for sharing. I laughed at the part about how you'd think a deadline would make you feel more pressure - I felt the same way initially but isn't it weird how it's done the opposite? :)ReplyDelete
And congrats to Sam, Milo, Alex and Nicky!
Yep, great interview. Inspiring stuff! I'm really delighted W1S1 has helped in some, small way with your writing.ReplyDelete
Gotta love the energy here. Thanks Sam for sparking it with your excellent post and tireless work ethic.ReplyDelete
Congrats to Sam, Milo, Alex, Nicky and Shelley and pretty much to everyone who has stuck it out so far. We're just about halfway through the challenge.
Aww thanks guys and congrats to Sam and Milo for their excellent stories coming out in the next issue of Bards & Sages - I got to read them already thanks to an advance proofread copy they provide, and I'm proud to be published alongside them :)ReplyDelete
Thanks again, lads and ladies, for your nice words. I've been in a bit of a writing funk this week, but y'all have given me some motivation :)ReplyDelete
Write hard, peeps!


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Wrote several outstanding screenplays for producer Stanley Kramer, including "Home of the Brave" (1949) and "The Men" (1950), before refusing to co-operate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the early 1950s. Subsequently blacklisted, Foreman went to England and worked uncredited on "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), before beginning his producing career in 1959. His sole directorial effort was "The Victors" (1963), an admirable WWII drama.
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The exhibition will be available, from 9th June to 29th August 2016, daily, from 10h-19h.
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From OR Tambo International Airport
1. Leave the Airport and follow the {Johannesburg R24 (N3)} signs.
2. After 2.6kms you pass under the Isando Road bridge (no name).
3. At this stage, I�d suggest you keep to the left hand lane. (Remember you�re driving on the �wrong� side of the road!!)
4. 0.9 kms further on, (3.5kms from Airport) you pass the Barbara Road off ramp.
5. At this point the on-ramp from Barbara Road forms a new left lane, but stay in what is now the centre lane, as the left lane is a left-turn-only at the next off ramp.
6. 4.0kms further on, (7,5kms) you pass the {Edenvale Road / Germiston} off-ramp.
7. 1km (8,5kms) further on, the road sweeps to the right, where you pass over the N12 highway, and then merge with it.
8. You pass under two bridges � now both called Boeing Rd. (Different on map)
9. Stay in the left hand lane.
10. 2.5kms (11.0kms) after merging with the N12, the road forks. Follow the signs {N3, N12,(M2) Johannesburg, Kimberley, Durban}. You will follow a long sweep to the left which will take you on to the N3 highway.
11. No rush, but whilst going up the hill, move to the lane that is second from the left.
12. You�ll pass under Nicol Weg and Kloof Weg (weg is Afrikaans for �road�) bridges and after 2.3kms (13.3kms) pass the Van Buuren Weg off-ramp.
13. You pass a sign where the 3 left hand lanes turn off to {M2 Germiston / Johannesburg}. Follow the Johannesburg signs.
14. Approaching the top of the hill, you�ll pass under Cydonia Road, and then 1.7kms (15.0kms) after van Buuren, you drive under the Main Reef Road bridge.
15. At this point you�ll approach a sign telling you that the 3 right hand lanes go straight on, to the {N3, N12 Kimberley/Durban} road and the 3 left lanes follow the {M2 Germiston/Johannesburg} roads. Follow the Johannesburg signs.
16. A sign further on will then tell you that the left lanes split � the left lane goes to Germiston and the next 2 lanes will go straight to Johannesburg. Again, follow the Johannesburg signs. (15.6kms)
17. The Johannesburg road sweeps to the right in a long, tight turn, where you join the M2 highway.
18. Stay in the lane second from the left, as the left lane is a left-turn-only lane.
19. You pass under Lower Germiston Road. (No name)
20. 1,8kms (18.2kms) after joining the M2, you�ll pass the {Cleveland Road} offramp. Carry on straight, following the M2 City/Stad directions.
21. At this stage, what was the centre lane becomes the left lane. You�ll later pass a Shell filling station and go under a bridge with no name.
22. 2.6kms (20.8kms) later you�ll pass the {Denver} off ramp.
23. 1.5kms (22.3kms) later you�ll pass the {Ruven weg/Benrose} off ramp.
24. 1.3kms (23.6kms) later you�ll pass the {Maritzburg Str/Kaserne} off ramp.
25. 0.9kms (24.5kms) later you�ll pass the {Heidelberg Rd} off ramp.
26. 200 metres later, you�ll pass an off-ramp to {M31 Harrow Road} and a sign for {M9 Rissik Street} straight ahead. Carry straight on.
27. After going under the Harrow Road Bridge, you will automatically be in the centre lane. Don�t move to the left lane, as there are left-only turns ahead.
28. You are now approaching the centre of Johannesburg where the highway is elevated. You�ll pass the Selby and Rissik Street off-ramp. (1.7kms from Harrow Road and 25.8kms in total)
29. After the Rissik Street off-ramp, move in to the left lane.
30. Stay in the left lane and follow the {M1 Sandton/Pretoria} sign to the left. Straight on goes to {Bloemfontein/Roodepoort}.
31. The {Sandton/Pretoria} road veers off to the left and then sweeps to the right as it becomes a double-decker highway, with a road above you.
32. You will now be driving in the lane second from the left. Carry straight on. Don�t go into the left lane.
33. You pass off-ramps to {Carr Street, Newtown} 28.4kms and {Smit Street} 28.9kms. After Smit Street you will be driving in the left lane. Stay there. Wits University is on both sides of the highway at this point. You�ll pass the off ramps of {Empire Road} 29.9kms, {Jan Smuts Avenue} 30.4kms, {Oxford Road} 31.4kms and {1ste Ln Houghton} (that�s 1st Avenue in Afrikaans � 33.3kms).
34. You then pass {11de Ln} (11th Avenue in Afrikaans � 35.3kms) before turning off at the next off-ramp, {M20 Glenhove Road} 35.9kms.
35. Turn LEFT at the top of the off-ramp towards Rosebank.
36. This is Glenhove Road. Keep going straight and pass through 1 set of traffic lights (5th Street 36.6kms), and when approaching a second traffic light at Oxford Road, keep to the left lane. There is a MacDonald�s on your right. Go straight over the intersection and stay in the left lane.
37. The road goes down the hill and changes to the name of Bolton Road. Carry straight on through 3 sets of traffic lights (Cradock Avenue - 37.8kms, Bath Avenue - 37.9kms, Blandford Road - 38.1kms) before coming to a 4th light at Jan Smuts Avenue. (38.5kms)There is a plant nursery (Garden Shop) across the road to your right and The Goodman Gallery to the left. Carry straight on.
38. At this point the road does a kink and becomes Chester Road. (You still haven�t changed direction since turning onto Glenhove Road off the highway) Go straight through 1 set of traffic lights (Cardigan Road to the left and 3rd Avenue to the right � 39.2kms) and at the next road, Dorset Road (39.4kms), turn RIGHT. There is a townhouse complex on your left as you turn, called Dorset Place.
39. Drive straight up Dorset Road, which becomes 4th Avenue. Continue straight over 5th Avenue, 6th Avenue, through the traffic lights on 7th Avenue and turn left into 8th Avenue. (Named 8ste Laan � 40.2kms)
40. We�re no.12, the big slate roofed house second on the left.
41. There are 4 buttons at the gate � �Eeny�, �Meeny�, Miny� and �Mo�. The main house is Eeny, but pressing anyone should get our attention.


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Detroit Tigers: Young and Lean Positions Suggestions
The reality is that the present state of the Detroit Tigers will not be the same in the future.
Detroit Tigers fans will have to get used to the fact that the team will change. Hopefully, the change will lead to more wins, more ticket sales, and a sustainable product that will keep fans entertained.
But, the reality is that the faces on the team will be different and the faces will not be All Stars. They will be young, lean, and cheap.
So, I wanted to offer a few suggestions for the 2017 position players that would keep fans happy, or at least buying tickets.
My first request to Al Avila is that he keeps at least one solid veteran who has a contract expiring soon or who is worth their contract. Those include J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, and Justin Verlander. Cameron Maybin and Francisco Rodriguez. I don't know all of the details of their contracts, but I know that Martinez and Kinsler only have one more year with the Tigers. Verlander has a trade-worthy contract, because he is a durable pitcher who has seriously proved his value (and he might win a second Cy Young). K-Rod and Maybin are assets on the field, in the clubhouse, and the bullpen so they could easily find spots on other teams.
I'm going to assume (yes, I know the whole saying about that word) that Miguel Cabrera will be the one man who won't be traded away. His $30 million salary will be tough for any team to swallow – even for the future Hall of Fame player. And, Miguel Cabrera fills the seats at Comerica Park.
These are a few of the different options with and without the veteran players:
1st base: Cabrera
2nd base: Jordany Valdespin (Ian Kinsler)
3rd base: Nick Castellanos
Shortstop: Jose Iglesias
Right field: Wynton Bernard (J.D. Martinez)
Center field: Jacoby Jones (Cameron Maybin)
Left field: Justin Upton
Catcher: James McCann/Jarrod Saltalamacchia
DH: Victor Martinez
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If all goes well, the Tigers will not be selling off the farm immediately. There are a few players who are no longer young and lean, but are most likely not tradeable in their current conditions. One of them is Victor Martinez. Unless he decides to retire or the Tigers offer him something in the front office, he will be on the team. The Tigers are on the hook until 2018 for $18 million per year for the aging DH.
The same goes for the pitchers who are on the staff through 2017. Expect to see Mike Pelfrey and Anibal Sanchez, unless a team really wants them. If the Tigers are able to get rid of them before their contracts are over, the Tigers will get young pitchers. Jordan Zimmermann makes $18 million in 2017, then he jumps to $24 million in 2018. Justin Upton is eating up $22 million in 2017. Unless teams want to make trades that take the contracts in whole, expect them to stay in Detroit, too.
If the Tigers are able to sell off any of the big contracts, it is safe to say that they will not sign more big contracts. Fans can expect to see young players fresh out of the Minor Leagues.
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Blacktown Workers will create history when they take the field in Round 1, in an historic partnership that has the western Sydney-based club operating as the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' feeder side.
The club will celebrate their entry into the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition tomorrow against Newtown as part of a triple-header in Blacktown.
Last year's Ron Massey Cup preliminary finalists Wentworthville will start their campaign against Hills District at Ringrose Park; while Moorebank Rams enter the Sydney Shield competition in 2017 as they face off against St Marys in the opening weekend.
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Pen Argyl Borough Council held a Special Meeting on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 7:00 P.M.
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The Special Meeting was held for the purpose of Council to review and take possible action regarding potential litigation and for other general business purposes.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Council President Michael Nasatka opened the Council Meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call:
The following Council members were present and responded to roll call: Michael Nasatka, Charles Kandl Jr., Joseph LeDonne, Angelo Uliana, Dean Minnich, Roberta Cowley and Robert ODonnell. Councilmen Jan Surotchak was absent.
Also present were Borough Solicitor Peter Layman and Borough Manager Robin Zmoda.
Public Works:
Councilwoman Roberta Cowley made a motion to utilize the PennBid process for Public Works projects, seconded by Charles Kandl Jr. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Three (3) written estimates were received for road reconstruction to entrance gate at MC2 property, approximately 167 by 24: (1) Bruce George Paving & Excavating, 843 Kuehner Drive, Kunkletown, PA 18058 in the amount of $19,356.17; (2) Schmauder Excavating Inc., 1350 Jacobsburg Road, Wind Gap, PA 18091 in the amount of $23,025.00 and (3) Muschlitz Excavating, 615 Moorestown Dr., Bath, PA 18014 in the amount of $19,400.00. Councilman Charles Kandl Jr. made a motion to accept Bruce Georges estimate for the project, seconded by Councilman Robert ODonnell. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Discussion was held regarding the proposed 2016 Street Project task schedule and the W. Plainfield Avenue project. Concern was the impact it would have on Pen Argyl High School for the start of fall athletics and school. Public Works Director Steven Bender felt the timeline was aggressive and would disrupt school activity too much as well as inflate the cost. Council President Michael Nasatka was concerned about the cost if W. Plainfield Avenue would be pulled from this bidding and placed on next years project list. Councilman Angelo Uliana made a motion to accept the timeline as presented contingent upon the Borough Manager discussing with the Pen Argyl Area School District the potential impacts of the project on the high school schedule, seconded by Councilman Joseph LeDonne. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) had sent a proposal to rectify a stormwater condition located on Route 512 by the Slate Pub, 509 E Main Street. The water flows off of the property onto Rt. 512 sometimes causing hazardous conditions on the roadway. The Borough contends that it has no responsibility with this condition as it flows off private property onto a state road, however in order to make the roadway safer for its residents and others the Borough considered the proposal. Councilman Dean Minnich made a motion to encumber the cost of the structure to alleviate the conditions in cooperation with PennDOT who will design and install the structure, seconded by Councilman Robert ODonnell. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Councilman Angelo Uliana made a motion to adopt Resolution 2016-05 authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the acceptance of the 2015 Green Light Go Funds, seconded by Councilwoman Roberta Cowley. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Councilman Joseph LeDonne made a motion to approve the Minutes for the Regular Council Meeting of Tuesday, June 7, 2016, seconded by Councilman Angelo Uliana. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Executive Session:
Councilman Joseph LeDonne made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues, real estate and potential litigation, seconded by Councilman Charles Kandl Jr. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Council went into Executive Session at 7:28 P. M. and reconvened at 7:50 P. M.
Park Pavilion Project:
Councilman Robert ODonnell made a motion to authorize Solicitor Layman to send 84 Lumber a demand letter to remove the rejected lumber from the Weona Park pavilion project site, seconded by Councilman Charles Kandl Jr. Unanimous vote by roll call.
Councilman Joseph LeDonne made a motion to direct Solicitor Layman to respond to the questions of the Surety Letter of 6/22/2016 and to state that Pen Argyl Borough would like the Surety to authorize Pen Argyl Borough to finish the project using the existing sub-contractors and utilizing the payment bond to compensate them for items invoiced and not yet paid by Penn Morris, seconded by Councilman Dean Minnich.
Unanimous vote by roll call.
Councilman Charles Kandl Jr. made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Dean Minnich. Unanimous by voice vote. Council adjourned at 7:53 P.M
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Talks between US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and the main Israeli settler organisation Yesha Council took place in Jerusalem, in what analysts see as an unusual move.
A senior adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders on Thursday in a move that may raise fresh concerns over prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The US embassy confirmed that talks between Jason Greenblatt and leaders of the Israeli settler movement took place in Jerusalem as part of the White House official's wide-ranging meetings this week.
The Yesha Council, the main Israeli settler organisation, said it was believed to be the highest level official meeting the organisation has had with a US administration.
I was extremely fortunate to meet some incredible Israelis and Palestinians on my trip. Thank you all for your perspectives!— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) March 16, 2017
The meeting was attended by Yesha leaders Oded Revivi and Yossi Dagan.
"Representatives from Yesha have met with [former US secretary of state] John Kerry and others on the sidelines of events, but we have not had official meetings like this," a council spokesman said.
"The previous [US] administration never met like this."
A US government official said "the three discussed the importance of moving forward, in a tangible way, towards peace between Israelis and Palestinians."
The official also said Greenblatt "reiterated to them President Trump's previously expressed views regarding settlements," in an apparent reference to Trump's call last month for Israel to "hold back on settlements for a little bit."
Unprecedented meeting
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law and major obstacles to peace as they are built on land the Palestinians see as part of their future state.
Trump broke with decades of US policy by saying he was not bound to a two-state solution to the conflict and would be open to one state if it meant peace.
The peace process has been deadlocked since April 2014.
An Israeli analyst agreed that Greenblatt's meeting with settler leaders was unusual, but said he did not disagree with it.
"I think what Jason Greenblatt is doing is to consult with all kinds of political forces," said Eytan Gilboa, an expert on Israeli-US relations with the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies.
"I think it's a good thing he met them. He could have met Hamas as well, as far as I'm concerned, to see what they think about negotiations with Israel," Gilboa said.


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Drive to the Finals Expert Pick: Erick Dampier
By Jon Loomer
June 20 - Fantasy disables the ability of one's brain to enjoy a good sporting event. It's true. Well, the level of one's fantasy fanaticism may be the underlying factor here.
As great as that game was on Sunday, all I could think about was Jason Williams, our pick for the day. Every time the ball was tossed in to Shaq, i'd think, "Kick it out! Williams is open!"
Whenever J-Will passed to an open shooter, I'd scream, "SHOOOOT!" And if that player chose instead to dish to a slashing teammate for a dunk, I'd curse him for such selfishness.
It was a fantastic game. It really was. But Jason Williams got ripped by the fantasy gods over and over again.
It's funny because you don't notice these things unless you are playing fantasy. But it seemed as though countless wide open Williams-assisted shots were rimming out. Or the players receiving Williams' passes were getting fouled and missing their shots.
It was painful, to say the least. Although, I was excited to see him find a way to put up 10 PRA by the half. Heading into the game, I was starting to regret making the pick instead of Marquis Daniels, who was going to see additional time with Jerry Stackhouse suspended. It turned out the choice was the right one.
But I saw the game through the eyes of a fantasy fanatic, not a basketball fan. Jason Williams hit an early three to open the second half and his PRA was sitting at a healthy 14. I was sitting pretty.
What happened next? Williams sat. And sat. And sat.
Why? Why would Pat Riley do this to me?
Still, Williams had to get some minutes eventually. And when this game went into OT, I rejoiced.
Outside of going in for Shaq to take a 10-second stroll, he got nothing.
Ugh. And so, the Experts dropped a few slots and are seeing our opportunity to crack the Top 50 slip away. This was our shot. J-Will was going to get us 25 PRA and launch us into the promised land.
Didn't happen. On the bright side, I can't regret the choice because there weren't any better options. Of the remaining players we had yet to choose, none of them -- including Payton -- put up as many PRA as Williams. So I had that going for me.
And today's game? Not much left, folks. I consider our pool of players to be down to Erick Dampier, Payton and Adrian Griffin. There was a time when I was excited about the emergence of Dampier in these Finals. Things have changed quickly.
Since opening the Finals with PRA's of 15, 20 and 23, Dampier has thrown up clunkers of five and eight. Sure could use a 20 spot about now, Erick.
But we really don't have a better option. Adrian Griffin has had PRA's of five, 12, 10, four and 10 in this series. Payton has had 12, four, six, seven and six. So, it's looking like Dampier today and Griffin (if it gets that far) for Game 7.
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HOUMA — Terrebonne Parish has established a tax-amnesty period, from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, during which delinquent taxpayers can pay their debts without any penalty fees.
The idea is to provide an incentive to businesses that owe money to settle up and bring in difficult-to-collect delinquent taxes.
The parish is owed roughly $347,000 in delinquent sales taxes and occupational license fees, mostly from businesses that have closed, according to Chris Lagarde, director of Terrebonne's Sales and Use Tax Department. Minus the penalties, taxpayers owe between $250,000 and $260,000, Lagarde said.
Without a tax-amnesty program, delinquent taxes typically only get paid off if the company or person wants to clear off a judgement or tax lien.
However, despite the absence of penalties and fees, Lagarde said she doesn't expect the response to be overwhelming.
"I'm hoping that it brings in some money, but we've never done it before," said Lagarde, who's been with the parish 26 years.
The Terrebonne Parish Council unanimously agreed to set up the program at its regular meeting last week.
Councilman Billy Hebert, who pushed for the tax amnesty, said Terrebonne is the second parish, behind Orleans, to set up the tax forgiveness program. He said he got the idea from the state's tax-amnesty program this year.
"This is their opportunity to come clean with the parish," Hebert said, adding that it also benefits local government agencies, such as public schools and libraries. "The parish has suffered six to seven months with decreases in sales taxes. This is for us to collect additional tax revenue."
If you want to pay your sales taxes during the amnesty period, forms will be available online. You can print out and mail the form with your payment or bring the form and your payment in person to the Sales and Use Tax Office.
Sales and Use Tax Office staff will also attempt to reach eligible taxpayers via mail.
For information call the Terrebonne Sales and Use Tax Office at 876-3734.
Staff Writer Naomi King can be reached at 857-2209 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @HoumaGov.
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HOUMA — Terrebonne Parish has established a tax-amnesty period, from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, during which delinquent taxpayers can pay their debts without any penalty fees.


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I'm hungover and five minutes late to a rodeo in Manhattan. It's a rainy, windy, hellishly cold grey afternoon. The madness of Professional Bull Riders in Madison Square Garden on a Sunday afternoon awaits.
I throw on whatever I was wearing the night before, grab my umbrella. Ready myself and catch a cab uptown. The traffic's terrible and the cabby likes to go 85 mph if there's ten feet of clear pavement, then slams on his brakes at the stoplight. My belly's all in knots. It's so windy, the rain is sideways, old grannies and small dogs who aren't tied down go flying through the air.
At MSG, I'm missing the first rounds because I have to wait at the security line.
"Is this a camera," asks the guard searching my bag, smacking her gum.
"What does it look like," I say.
"You don't have to get smart," she says.
"You don't have to be stupid," I say.
I'm feeling a bit unhinged. The place is far too bright, there are too many people and no one seems to have any answers. At Will Call, I give my reservation number from my phone but the tiny man behind the bulletproof glass tells me I need to print my ticket out.
"That's madness," I say. "This is the ticket here on my phone."
"There's a Kinkos on 37th," the man says behind the glass. "They can print it for you."
"Is this 1998," I scream. "You don't take e-tickets?"
"That's just our policy," says the man.
"Bullshit," I say. "I paid for the fucking ticket."
The little man eyes the security guard.
My head feels like a dragon woken from a sex dream. My belly's gone sour. Luckily the benzos are smoothing things out just before I lose it and bludgeon the tiny man in the booth with his own penny loafers.
"Fine," I say. "Kinkos on 37th."
Defeated, I walk back into the rain and an Incredible Hulk-sized man approaches me and screams, "Ticket!"
"How much," I say.
"$25," says Hulk.
"No way," I say.
"I'll do $20," Hulk says. "They're yours."
"I'll give you 10."
Hulk hands me the ticket, I hand Hulk the cash.
Back inside I take the escalator up five floors to the nose bleeds and my mind does gymnastics under the spell of good Kush.
People have been riding bulls for almost 4,000 years. At first it was a form of bullfighting in what's now Greece. They literally rode the bulls to death. Then in the 1800s, rodeos sprang up in America with all kinds of different events. Calf wrangling and barrel racing and bucking broncos. But now, bull riding is big business. More NASCAR than county fair — it has sponsors, cowboy groupies and multi-million dollar broadcast deals on network TV. The riders are superstars. And so are the bulls.
When I reach my floor I beeline to the concessions for a coffee, a water and a beer and down them in that order. The hallways of MSG feel like a high school. A wide mix of people walk around. All colors, shapes and sizes. Black girls with cornrows, Jersey shore muscle heads and Brooklyn hipsters in ironic D.A.R.E shirts. This is no Texas rodeo. It's fun for everyone. Yankees, rednecks and a whole range of nice folks and assholes.
Inside the great coliseum, the jumbotron is a spectacular monster of lights and honks and horns and announcers that are too excited for their own good. Shirts, cowboy hats, boots, jackets, belt buckles all bearing the PBR logo, which stands for Professional Bull Riders, the sport's governing body. Until that moment, I had thought the whole thing was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon.
The last rodeo I went to I was ten years old in some podunk town in North Carolina. We had front row seats. A bronco fell and broke his leg. They put a sheet up and shot it right there in the dirt and chained it to a tractor and pulled it off.
I never went to the rodeo again.
Until today.
The floor is covered in dirt and a green circle cage in the middle where the judges sit. The rodeo clowns wait for the next bull and rider. One of them has a mic and is bantering with the announcer. They crack a few clean dirty jokes. "You got one of those caucasian butts," says the announcer to a clown doing some kind of twerk. T-shirts drop from the ceiling attached to parachutes. There's a giveaway if a guy can guess the price of a showcase a la Price Is Right. He had to get within 100 bucks and he's $10 off. An obese man in a motorized cart behind me shouts, "Shit. Close enough. Give him the fucking gift card."
The bulls are the only honest things in the whole arena. People love sports that involve life and death. Everyone goes to NASCAR races, admit it or not, because they want to see someone crash. Same in bull riding. It's the horror, or the possibility of it, that drives thousands of people on a rainy Sunday into a sports stadium in New York City to watch grown men ride 2000 pound animals with one hand floating free. It's the stakes that create the glory. He might win a massive belt buckle and a cash prize or be paralyzed for the rest of his life. Grab the popcorn, kids! It's violent, wholesome entertainment for the whole damn family!
Watching the bulls in the air reminds me of cave paintings from 40,000 years ago found in Europe. It was man's first psychological triumph to tame the animals. Not kill them, but use them for work, then for their own enjoyment. To respect their power. There is no other professional sport with live animals in the US. When the rider is high in the air, he is one with this ancestors. He is one with the bull. But this could be the intoxicants talking.
My head is buzzing in a very straight ahead kind of way. During a commercial break, there's a trailer for a Nicholas Sparks movie about bull riding on the jumbotron. Overly Handsome Cowboy meets Overly Beautiful Waitress and they fall in love only the Overly Beautiful Girl is actually the daughter of a famous bull rider.
"I promised myself I'd never date a bull rider," she says.
It gives me a flashback of fooling around in the back of a movie theater in my small town when I was 14 during the Luke Perry bull riding movie called 8 Seconds. Looking back the title seems fitting for a movie to watch during teenage heavy petting.
The cowboys are all American or Brazilian, which makes sense. Gauchos, I think. Or is that Argentina? I'm rooting for the bulls anyway. I want nature to conquer man.
Some names of Bulls of the Year: Bushwacker, Asteroid, Bones, Chicken on a Chain, Dillinger and Bodacious, who was the most dangerous bull of all time. He was retired after inflicting a number of injuries. He gorged his last rider, broke his nose and burst his eye sockets.
I'm trying to focus my eyes on the tiny bulls and riders from so far away up here in the cheap seats. I decide to get closer to the action. I buy a comically large beer and head to the skybox section hoping it will lead me closer.
"Hold up now," says the old man guarding the entrance. "You don't have a ticket to be in here."
"I'm on assignment for Sports Illustrated," I lie and keep walking. "Don't worry."
"Look, son," he says, this time touching me. "You're not getting in."
"I don't want to get you fired, Gramps," I say. "You're so close to retirement."
"I'm calling security," he says.
"Let me at least call my editor and see if we can sort this out," I say and make like I'm searching for my phone.
"Can't find my phone. Mind holding my beer," I say and hand it to him.
Then take off running. I can hear him on the radio calling for security. I try different doors but everything's locked. I'm at a dead end and my head's so lost I'm thinking one of these doors will lead me right out into the action. The bulls right there jumping at my face. Instead the only unlocked door leads to a bank of elevators. I push the down button. I can hear Gramps coming down the hall gaining on me. The elevator dings right as he gets there. The elevator opens and it's packed with cowboys and VIPs.
I get in and as the doors close Gramps comes running.
"Stop that guy," he screams waving the beer and balancing the walky talky on his shoulder trying to press the elevator button. "He's not supposed to be in there!"
As the door closes they look at me.
"People get too drunk at these events," I say. "There are families here."
On the way down a middle-aged VIP with a toothpick turns to a cowboy and says, "I just want to say you're a legend."
"Thanks," says the cowboy.
"A living legend," I say.
He tips his hat.
The elevator opens on the ground floor. We're right in front of the action right in time for the awards. The cowboys are signing autographs. We all get out and the legend walks away.
"Who was that," I ask Toothpick.
"Ty Murray," he says as if I'm stupid.
(Later I look Ty Murray up. Nine-time world bull riding champ. Married the Alaskan singer songwriter Jewel. They call him the King of Cowboys.)
"I know who he is," I lie. "Just making sure you knew."
When I walk outside I realize I've lost my umbrella, but I don't care. The sun is out and I need a drink.


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In spring of 2011, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, was awarded a grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to prepare the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Sustainable Corridor Implementation Plan (Orange Line BRT Sustainable CIP). Metro, the City of Los Angeles, and SCAG retained Raimi + Associates and its consultant team of The Center for Transit‐Oriented Development and Nelson\Nygaard to assist with the planning effort.
The Orange Line BRT Sustainable CIP identifies a range of improvements to the Orange Line and the fourteen station areas on its original alignment – such as land use changes, catalyst projects, streetscape improvements, and transit connections – that will increase transit use for commuters and discretionary riders, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance Metro's sustainable development principles. The four main goals of the Orange Line BRT Sustainable CIP are to:
- Identify strategies to better integrate transportation and land use decisions;
- Identify transportation measures that support station‐area and community plans;
- Identify and prioritize staff time and resources to implement TOD‐related projects by determining where improvements will have the most positive impact; and
- Support Metro's Sustainability Principles.
The Orange Line BRT Sustainable CIP is intended to build on the success of the Orange Line by providing recommendations to create a network of transit‐oriented districts (TODs) at station areas along the corridor. The study further develops the concepts identified in the 2010 CTOD report on Transit‐ Oriented Districts titled "Creating Successful Transit‐Oriented Districts in Los Angeles: A Citywide Toolkit for Achieving Regional Goals."
Creating transit‐oriented districts is one strategy to achieve sustainability in the Los Angeles region. To provide direction for planning and programming activities, Metro developed the Sustainable Communities Planning Framework and associated Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy. The Framework establishes an approach for embedding social, economic, and environmental sustainability throughout Metro's functions, and these principles are at the core of the Orange Line BRT Sustainable CIP. Metro plays a unique role in facilitating a more sustainable future for the Los Angeles region. The agency plans, funds, constructs, and operates a transportation system that improves Angelenos' health and well‐being, strengthens the economy, and enhances the natural environment.
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"My sister made this and I got to try it. I thought it was quite good and she asked me to post it so here ya go sis."
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- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste, divided
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pitted green olives
- 2 tablespoons olive brine
- 1 (8 ounce) can low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 10 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Heat a skillet that has been coated with non-stick cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add in turkey; cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon for 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Transfer turkey to a plate or bowl using a slotted spoon; discard any liquid in the skillet; wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
- Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat.
- Add in onion and jalapeno pepper; stir/saute for 8 minutes. Add in the cumin, oregano, cinnamon, and salt; stir/saute for 2 minutes.
- Take skillet off of burner.
- Add in 3 tablespoons tomato paste, olives, olive brine, and cooked turkey; stir to combine.
- Coat a 13x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix together the remaining 1 tablespoon tomatoe paste, tomato sauce, and water in a small skillet; heat over medium heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Dip 1 tortilla in tomato sauce to soften.
- Place tortilla on a plate; spoon 1/3 cup of turkey mixture down the center of the tortilla.
- Roll up tortilla and place seam side down in the baking pan.
- Repeat this with the remaining tortillas and filling.
- Spoon remaining tomato sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Cover loosely with foil; bake ina 375° oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.
- Serve with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream if desired.
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The new £2 million Theatre 5 at Craigavon Area Hospital features a number of firsts for surgical theatre design and construction in the UK â including an innovative, tailor made music solution.
Itâs widely recognized that background music can help surgeons cope with the pressures of the operating table and the new music system from Zest Audio is just what the doctors ordered!
âThe new theatre has a one-piece, waterproof panel which surgeons use to control lights and other functions,â said David Honeyford, director of Zest Audio.
âWe were able to wire and add some switching to enable this panel to âtalkâ to the music systems we installed in the surgeonsâ prep room, giving them touch control in the theatre from this panel over the selected music they listen to.
âWhen the brief came in for this project, although not huge in value we were excited as it was an interesting and unique project to be involved with,â said David.
âOn the face of it, it is simply a background music system, but originally we were being told by various manufacturers that what we wanted to achieve âcouldnât be doneâ.
âThankfully we have a great relationship with our core manufacturers and after various calls we were able to design and accomplish a solution that matched perfectly with what the surgeons desired. They can now listen and control their music as they work, and the sound is acoustically coherent around the operating table for maximum pleasure.â
Agreeing with the prognosis that music is relaxing, specialist registrar in surgery at Craigavon Hospital Dr Damian McKay said that like many in his profession, he found listening to background music soothing. âOn arrival in the theatre it can also help some patients to relax at a time when they are stressed or anxious,â he added.
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Crisis management expert Allan Mayer lays out steps to avoid making social media faux pas, which have the potential to ruin a user's reputation in an instant.
Allan Mayer is a leading specialist in crisis management.
Prominent names from the entertainment industry such as Johnny Depp, Eminem and Universal Studios have used his services.
But when it comes to social media, people have never been under the spotlight they find themselves today.
A random tweet shared as a joke, a Facebook post interpreted in a completely different context or a statement made in haste could easily spiral into a career-spoiling scandal within minutes, he says.
"Most of the time the problem arises when people don't tell their own stories on social media and leave the job to someone else," Mayer told a communications conference in Istanbul on Thursday.
"Media abhors vacuum and when someone else tells your story, then chances are you wouldn't like it."
People make mistakes but they shouldn't shy away from clearing their position afterwards, he added.
Mayer, often referred to as a spin doctor by the press, shared three advises that could help avoid making the mistake of falling on the wrong side of the internet.
"Think Before You Post"
This might sound like an obvious suggestion, but Mayer says impulsive behaviour on social media is the biggest cause for getting caught up in a storm of unwanted attention.
In December 2013, Justine Sacco, a senior public relations executive at the InterActive Corporation, made the mistake of posting a casual tweet without giving it a second thought.
Before boarding an 11-hour long flight from London to Cape Town, she tweeted: "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I am white!"
She only had 170 followers and the tweet was intended as a joke she shared with a few friends.
"By the time her plane landed, the tweet had been shared thousands of times and she had already lost her job," Mayer said.
"There is no such thing as a private conversation on social media."
"Avoid Jumping Onto The Bandwagon"
Mayer says people are quick to add their voice to ongoing discussions and trending topics on social media.
In November 2011, famous Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher tweeted about something he wasn't sure about.
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was fired for not doing enough to stop child abuse by his assistant.
Kutcher, a big fan of the coach, saw the news on television and tweeted without bothering to dig deeper into the story.
He tweeted: "How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye I find it in poor taste."
What followed was a barrage of insults from thousands of his followers who thought Kutcher was insensitive to the feelings of sexual abuse victims.
The sudden outpour forced him to delete his tweets and he stopped using twitter for some time.
"Don't jump onto the hashtags," suggests Mayer.
"If you don't know about the subject, then it's better to just shut up."
"Get The Context Right"
It's not just individuals that make the mistake of touching off a sensitive subject unintentionally.
French company BIC, famous for its disposables pens, lighters and shavers, shared a Facebook post in South Africa last year on International Women's Day that was meant to celebrate women.
Instead the post which read, "look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, work like a boss" went viral and drew accusations for being sexist.
"BIC's sales in South Africa haven't recovered since then," Mayer said.
These cases aside, social media can also be a powerful tool for people and companies.
"Internet helps you reach out to viewers directly," he says.
But this comes with a warning: "Remember that the first blow is always self-inflicted."
Author: Saad Hasan


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Tooling is an ever important topic in the world of web development. In this episode, Danny explains to Justin and Leon the upcoming features in Angular CLI, a tool that makes it easy to create an application that already works, right out of the box.
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Two trillion in subsidies worldwide for fossil fuel producers? If that figure's accurate, then the free market dogma so many conservative smog-baron types usually spout in support of, say, further disenfranchising the poor because it's not fair that rich people should pay for other peoples' bad luck or laziness via taxation should also apply to their own industries.
To flamin' wit: if, even in the midst of an alleged local resources boom, your hole-digging businesses need billions in government subsidies in order to survive then, by your own standards, you've either had the bad luck to pick a loser or you're too lazy or stupid to change your business model – and the rest of us shouldn't be footing the bill. Not to mention that your lobbying for subsidies (like taxpayer-funded cheap diesel) rings a little hollow when your overfed CEOs not only make as much per year as Luxembourg but also have the spare cash to retain specialist lawyers, accountants and (presumably) some kind of goblin mage to ensure they pay less tax than the bloke who cleans out the shitters.
Renewables – chiefly solar and wind – have been on the rise for two decades and you've all had plenty of time to get used to the idea and take a few scoops from your money bins to invest in them. There's simply no excuse for you to restrict yourself to just digging holes like a top-hatted 19th century industrialist and then expect a round of applause, much less handout after handout – it's not as if fossil fuel is some fledgling industry with loads of promise that deserves a little public support to get off the starting line.
There's also absolutely no point whining about renewables and trying to have your pocket-pollies shut them down when, again, there's been ample time for you to realise in which direction the future of domestic energy lies and invest accordingly. Good lord, some of you have made so much money in the last decade you could've bought a chunk of desert and built a solar station in it big enough to power the east coast or enough wind farms to power both Las and Bris Vegas, all the while chuckling to your mates at the Club over how it didn't cost you a farthing to locate and extract the raw material and gosh would they like to have a gander at your profit margins now.
Meanwhile, as location and extraction of fossil fuels gets more expensive and less efficient (not to mention more environmentally catastrophic – but as if you'd give half a roasted black swan in rhino-foam about that) domestic energy markets are changing and governments worldwide are committing to reducing carbon output and increasing usage of renewables. In the face of such progress and by their own market-worshipping standards, any fossil-burning CEO left stranded and hapless will – by their own standards – only have themselves to blame.
This story details a recent report into government funding of mining at a state/territory level in Australia. Relevant quote:
"The Queensland Government has spent about as much money supporting its mining industry as it's spent on building new hospitals," [Dr Richard Denniss, ED of the Australia Institute, which produced the report] observed.
"The Western Australian Government has spent about as much money as it spent on its police force. So, these are enormous sums of money."
Iron ore is Australia's biggest export earner, but it doesn't receive the bulk of mining assistance from state governments.
"There's no doubt the coal industry is the biggest recipient of tax payer subsidies – both directly and indirectly," Dr Denniss added.
Naturally, the hole-barons called it Greens propaganda – obviously unaware of the mote in their eye, in the form of the Institute of Public Affairs, the notorious fringe-right ultra-capitalist lobby group headed by Gina Rinehart and Murdoch and which gave a wishlist of free-market wet dreams to the Coalition government, who used it to dictate the bulk of their foreign, domestic and financial policies.


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All films and speakers begin at 7:00 pm and are free and open to the public, donations appreciated.
- September 21, Exhibition & Reception for "Remembering Hiroshima, Imagining Peace 2011," featuring art, political cartoons and Japanese comic books. Carnegie Mellon University's Hunt Library (1st and 4th Floors). Dessert reception at 4:30 pm at Maggie Murph Café, 1st floor. Runs through November 18..
- September 25, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Carnegie Mellon University, Doherty Hall 2315"Barefoot Gen 1" is a marvelous anime film, drawn from creator Keiji Nakazwa's own experience, set at the time of the bombing of Hiroshima and the immediate aftermath and relating an amazing story of destruction and survival. The filmmaker was a young boy when the bomb fell, and his family was decimated, although he and his mother survived and managed to build a life after the devastation. This will be followed by a discussion with Japanese labor and peace activist Ayano Kuniyoshi who will be in Pittsburgh as a guest at the UE's national convention.
- October 2, Film: showing "Barefoot Gen 2" CMU, Doherty Hall 2315.
- October 12, Lecture: Junko Kayashige, a Hibakusha (survivor) and artist, will speak at CMU, Porter Hall 100 as part of CMU's "Two Weeks of Peace."
- October 19, Town Hall Meeting: "Grappling with Nuclear Power," University of Pittsburgh, O'Hara Student Center Ballroom, 4024 O'Hara St. Panelists will include Dr.Patty DeMarco, Director, Rachel Carson Institute, Chatham College.
- November 10 – 12, Lecture: Lynnea Smith, an activist instrumental in banning uranium mining on the Navaho Reservation, CMU and other venues in the Pittsburgh area (see our web site for details).
- Film: "Into Eternity." To be screened by the Pittsburgh Filmmakers as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival (November 4 – 19).


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Duyung Trailer (2008)
Duyung tells the tale of a young man named Jimmy who has this habit of taking care of the environment. He also has a weird habit which is not well received by the other villagers. Jimmy befriends Orix an apeman species. Quietly he developes this feeling for Aspalela the daughter of Tok Mudim the leader of the villager.
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Grason Early Origins
Yorkshire, where the name first appeared in the early 14th century. The name Grason is an unusual combination of an occupational name and a patronymic. The suffix indicates that it identifies the bearer by his father. Most patronymics refer to the father's first name, such as "Johnson." This name however, refers to the father's occupation, coming from the old Norse word "greifi," meaning "steward." The name Grason therefore, was given to the son of a steward.
Grason Spelling Variations
Grason Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Graveson, Grayson, Grason, Grayshan, Grayshon, Gration, Graveston, Grayston, Graystone, Graiveson, Grayfson and many more.
Grason Early History
Grason Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grason research. Another 297 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1332, 1381, and 1426 are included under the topic Early Grason History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Grason Early Notables (pre 1700)
Grason Early Notables (pre 1700)
More information is included under the topic Early Grason Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The Great Migration
The Great Migration
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Grayson, who came to Virginia in 1754; John Grayson, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1730; Anthony Grayson, who was naturalized in New York in 1806.
Contemporary Notables of the name Grason (post 1700)
Contemporary Notables of the name Grason (post 1700)
Grason Family Crest Products
Grason Family Crest Products
See Also
See Also
Other References
The Grason Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Grason Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
This page was last modified on 1 December 2015 at 15:33.
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