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During feeding, hagfish may immerse themselves in the body cavities of decaying carcasses, encountering high levels of dissolved organic nutrients. We hypothesized that this feeding environment might promote nutrient acquisition by the branchial and epidermal epithelia. The potential for Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stoutii, to absorb amino acids from the environment across the skin and gill was thus investigated. l-alanine and glycine were absorbed via specific transport pathways across both gill and skin surfaces, the first such documentation of direct organic nutrient acquisition in a vertebrate animal. Uptake occurred via distinct mechanisms with respect to concentration dependence, sodium dependence and effects of putative transport inhibitors across each epithelium. Significant differences in the absorbed amino acid distribution between the skin of juveniles and adults were noted. The ability to absorb dissolved organic matter across the skin and gill may be an adaptation to a scavenging lifestyle, allowing hagfish to maximize sporadic opportunities for organic nutrient acquisition. From an evolutionary perspective, hagfish represent a transitory state between the generalized nutrient absorption pathways of aquatic invertebrates and the more specialized digestive systems of aquatic vertebrates.
1. Introduction
The development of an impermeable integument serves multiple purposes in animals, including facilitation of homeostasis by minimizing exchanges between the internal and external environments. However, some aquatic animals retain permeable body surfaces capable of exchange with the environment. In nutrient-enriched habitats such as estuaries, these surfaces may permit the uptake of dissolved organic matter such as free amino acids. For example, a number of invertebrate phyla (including molluscs [1], annelids [2] and echinoderms [3]) have been documented to assimilate organic nutrients directly across the integument and/or the gill epithelia. These nutrients may be used directly for energy or used as osmolytes to counter osmotic changes induced by fluctuating environmental salinities [4]. In fish, the gill plays an important role in osmoregulation, but organic nutrient assimilation is restricted to the specialized epithelial surfaces of the digestive system [5], as it is in other vertebrates.
Hagfishes are thought to represent the oldest extant connection to the ancestral vertebrate [6], making them of significant interest for examining the evolutionary development of vertebrate traits. They also exhibit a number of characteristics considered to be specializations to their seafloor habitats. Feeding is one of these specializations. Hagfish may feed by burrowing into decaying carcasses and eating their way out from the inside [7]. This potentially exposes gills and skin to a nutrient-rich medium. Consequently, there is the opportunity for hagfish to absorb dissolved organic matter from the medium, similar to the scenario in estuarine invertebrates.
Hagfish are osmoconformers, maintaining a body fluid osmolarity in line with that of the seawater they inhabit. They do, however, use gill ion transporters for acid–base homeostasis [8]. As osmoconformers, hagfish have a reduced need to develop an impermeable skin epithelium to protect against ion and water exchanges. This, coupled with their utilization of a nutrient-rich feeding niche and evidence of organic nutrient acquisition in osmoconforming aquatic invertebrates [1–4], suggests that hagfish may be capable of using the gill and skin epithelia for organic nutrient absorption. This hypothesis was investigated in the Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) using in vitro preparations to determine uptake characteristics of the amino acids l-alanine and glycine. This study showed, for the first time, the capacity for absorption of organic nutrients across a non-gastrointestinal epithelium in a vertebrate animal.
2. Material and methods
(a) Animal collection and euthanasia
Pacific hagfish (E. stoutii) were collected in baited traps from Barkley Sound (Vancouver Island, Canada) and transported to flow-through seawater holding facilities at Bamfield Marine Sciences Center (BMSC). Animals were held in large (approx. 5000 l) tarpaulin-covered outdoor tanks, subjected to natural summer lighting and water temperature (12°C). Juvenile hagfish were designated as such on the basis of size (<30 g) and the presence of translucent skin. Hagfish were not fed following collection, and were euthanized in 3-aminobenzoic acid ethylester (MS-222, Sigma; 2 g l−1) for collection of tissue for in vitro preparations.
(b) Gill perfusion
Eptatretus gills occur as rows of 10–13 paired pouches running laterally along the pharynx. In the gill pouch, radial water channels run countercurrent to blood-filled lamellae, providing a favourable surface for exchange of constituents (such as ions, gases, nutrients and waste products) between the blood and water [9]. All trials were performed on medial gill pouches after initial experiments demonstrated that l-alanine uptake rates were equivalent in anterior, medial and posterior pouches. Absorption was monitored using tritium-labelled l-alanine and glycine.
The gill perfusion protocol was modified from Forster & Fenwick [10]. Afferent and efferent water ducts from medial gill pouches were cannulated with PE50 cannula (Intramedic, Clay Adams), and secured in place with surgical silk. Initial trials with food colouring dissolved in hagfish ringer (see composition below) were used to test the integrity of the preparation and to demonstrate perfusion of the radial branchial water channels. The afferent cannula was connected to a peristaltic pump, and test solutions (see below) were perfused through each gill pouch at a mean rate of 5.9 ± 1.1 ml h−1, for 3 h. Flow rate was determined by weighing efferent perfusates, collected over 30 min intervals. These flow rates are approximately 10 per cent of those expected in living hagfish [10], but were necessarily low to avoid cannula clogging, pouch swelling and the potential development of artefact transport pathways. Throughout perfusion, gills were immersed in 5 ml of aerated filtered seawater. The perfusion methodology is represented graphically in electronic supplementary material, figure S1.
For calculation of uptake, the initial perfusate fraction was discarded owing to the presence of non-labelled perfusate, which led to dilution of the isotope signal. Thereafter, the disappearance of isotope from each 30 min fraction was determined based on the difference in counts between afferent and efferent solutions. The uptake in each of the final five perfusate samples, representing the final 2.5 h of perfusion, was averaged, divided by gill wet weight and converted to an hourly rate, resulting in units of nanomoles per gram per hour.
(c) Skin flux
Amino acid flux across hagfish skin was tested using a modified Ussing-type chamber (see electronic supplementary material, figure S1). For adult skin, the flux chamber consisted of a 15 ml plastic scintillation vial, with an aperture cut out of the screw-top lid, such that the skin could be stretched across the aperture and secured in place by the lid. Ten millilitres of hagfish ringer was injected into the vial through a sample port at the base of the vial. Through a separate aperture at the base, a 16-gauge needle was inserted, which was connected to an airline for aeration. The skin chamber was then inverted and immersed in the radiolabelled solution. For juvenile preparations, the skin was stretched across a 0.5 ml centrifuge tube, with an aperture cut in the lid, such that the skin could be snap-locked into place. This chamber was similarly aerated, inverted and immersed in the radiolabelled solution. Preparations were shown to exclude food colouring dye placed in the external solution for at least 12 h, confirming integrity. Uptake was determined over 3 h, and expressed per unit surface area exposed (nmol cm−2 h−1). Following the assay, skin was removed from the chambers and rinsed in isotope displacement solution (100 mM glycine, 100 mM l-alanine in filtered seawater) to remove any adsorbed isotope. Accumulation in the skin tissue and the serosal compartments was considered to represent absorbed amino acid. For all skin assays reported here skin was dissected from the medial dorsal region lateral to the gill openings.
(d) Solutions
Filtered seawater (in millimolar: Na+, 492; K+, 9; Ca2+, 12; Mg2+, 50; Cl−, 539; pH 8.0) was used as the radiolabelled external medium, except for tests of sodium-dependence where sodium-free hagfish ringer (in millimolar: C5H14NOCl, 474; KCl, 8; CaCl2 · 2H2O, 5; MgSO4 · 7H2O, 3; MgCl2 · 6H2O, 9; KH2PO4 · H2O, 2.06; KHCO3, 41; glucose, 5; pH 7.6) was employed. Hagfish ringer containing sodium (in millimolar: NaCl, 474; KCl, 8; CaCl2 · 2H2O, 5; MgSO4 · 7H2O, 3; MgCl2 · 6H2O, 9; NaH2PO4 · H2O, 2.06; NaHCO3, 41; glucose, 5; pH 7.6 [10]) was used as the control for these experiments, to account for any differences in uptake between natural seawater and ringer. Hagfish ringer was used as the serosal medium in skin uptake studies.
For analysis of concentration dependence, amino acid levels of 10, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000 µM were used for both l-alanine and glycine. Radiolabel was added at a level of 1 µCi ml−1 for 3h-glycine (PerkinElmer, Boston, MA, USA) and 5 µCi ml−1 for 3h-l-alanine (PerkinElmer). Uptake of l-alanine (100 µM) and glycine (10 µM gill; 100 µM skin) was tested in the presence of tenfold excess levels of putative transport modifiers d-alanine and glycine (for l-alanine uptake assays) and l-alanine (for glycine uptake assays) to determine specificity of transport pathways.
(e) Tissue digestion and radioisotope analysis
Adult skin samples were digested in 5 ml 1 N HNO3 (60°C, 48 h) before the addition of UltimaGold liquid scintillant (PerkinElmer). Juvenile skin was treated in a similar manner with a 1 ml acid digest. For gill efferent perfusates, a 1 ml aliquot was taken for each 30 min perfusate sample and added to 4 ml of ACS liquid scintillant (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK). All samples were held in the dark for 12 h before counting (LS6500; Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, CA, USA). Automatic quench correction was performed based on the external standards ratio.
(f) Skin histology
Dorsal skin samples (1 × 1 cm, lateral to medial gill apertures) were taken from adult (130–175 g) and juvenile (11–14 g) hagfish for histological examination of skin thickness. Excised skin was fixed in neutral buffered formalin, dehydrated in an ethanol series and embedded in celloidin and Ralwax, before 7 µm sections were cut using a Leica rotary microtome. Sections were stained in double-strength Mayer's haemalum and eosin, and mounted in Eukitt.
(g) Data analysis and statistics
Concentration dependence data were assessed using SigmaPlot (v. 11.0; SPSS). All data (see §3; figure 1 and table 1) best fitted a sigmoidal distribution:
Differences between uptake profiles were tested by comparing parameters of kinetic curves using t-tests, and in lieu of a multiple comparison adjustment a conservative degree of freedom assessment based on tested concentrations (rather than individual measurements) was applied [11]. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by LSD post hoc tests or Student t-tests were used to determine other significant differences at an α level of 0.05. For percentage data, arcsine transformation was performed prior to analysis.
3. Results
The amino acids 3h-glycine and 3h-l-alanine were absorbed by both the gill and skin of the Pacific hagfish. Uptake profiles across each of these epithelia did not conform to typical hyperbolic concentration-dependent Michaelis–Menten kinetics, but instead best fitted sigmoidal distribution curves (figure 1).
There was a large linear increase in uptake at glycine and l-alanine concentrations greater than 500 µM for gill preparations (not shown), indicative of a diffusive pathway of uptake. The parameters (see equation in §2) derived from the curve-fitting are displayed in table 1. The curves for glycine and l-alanine uptake across the gill were statistically indistinguishable from each other. Branchial uptake of glycine and l-alanine was sodium-dependent, with both showing a significantly reduced uptake in response to sodium substitution in the external medium (figure 2a). In the presence of tenfold excesses of d-alanine and glycine, l-alanine uptake was stimulated more than fourfold relative to l-alanine alone. Similarly, glycine uptake was also stimulated by tenfold excess of l-alanine, although the magnitude of this effect was greater (close to 25-fold stimulation).
Absorption profiles of glycine and l-alanine across the skin were largely distinct from each other, and also from the uptake parameters calculated for the gill. The kinetic values of juvenile skin compared with adult skin were similar (table 1), but the compartmental distribution of absorbed amino acid differed significantly. In adults, the majority (usually greater than 99%) of amino acid accumulated in the serosal compartment. Conversely, the majority (69–86%) of radiolabel accumulated in the skin tissue in juvenile hagfish. This effect was present at all tested amino acid concentrations. Histological examination discerned that the epidermis (86 ± 9 versus 159 ± 16 µm) and the skin as a whole (epidermis, dermis and subdermis; 308 ± 15 versus 793 ± 116 µm) were significantly thinner in juvenile hagfish than in adults (see electronic supplementary material, figure S2).
The effects of putative transport modifiers on skin amino acid uptake were quite distinct from those observed in the gill (figure 2b). Here, there was no significant effect of sodium on l-alanine, although sodium-free media increased glycine uptake. Excess glycine had no impact on l-alanine uptake, and vice versa. d-alanine at 1 mM significantly inhibited the absorption of 100 µM l-alanine with an uptake of 4.9 ± 0.5 nmol cm−2 h−1 dropping by 47 per cent to 2.6 ± 0.2 nmol cm−2 h−1.
4. Discussion
The current study discerned novel pathways of nutrient acquisition in an ancient vertebrate, with hagfish shown to be capable of absorbing amino acids directly from the aqueous medium via both the skin and the gill. The mechanisms of uptake appeared to differ between these two tissues, and qualitatively skin absorption also differed significantly between adult and juvenile animals. Gill and skin amino acid uptake may be a mechanism designed to maximize nutrient acquisition and represent an adaptation to a scavenging lifestyle.
(a) Gill and skin amino acid uptake
Branchial uptake pathways for glycine and l-alanine appeared to be shared. These amino acids are physicochemically and structurally similar. They possess similar isoelectric points (6.07 for glycine, 6.11 for alanine) and R groups (H for glycine, CH3 for alanine), and these properties probably explain their capacity to share transport mechanisms. For example, both substrates exhibited sodium dependence (indicative of sodium co-transport), mutually impacted the other's absorption and displayed statistically indistinguishable kinetic uptake profiles. Co-transport with sodium is advantageous as animal cells maintain intracellular sodium at low levels to minimize perturbing effects on cellular components [12]. This ensures that sodium influx into the cell is favoured and allows amino acids to use this electrochemical gradient to traverse the cell membrane.
Glycine and l-alanine appeared to be largely absorbed through pathways across the skin that were distinct, both from each other and from those used in the gill. Glycine uptake, but not that of l-alanine, was sodium-dependent, although in this case removal of sodium from the assay medium caused an increase in uptake, as opposed to the decrease observed in the gill. This is probably an example of allosteric modulation (see discussion below). In contrast to the gill, excess levels of the other amino acids had no significant effect on uptake of the amino acid alone.
Taken together, sodium dependence, nonlinear uptake kinetics and the modification of uptake by other amino acids strongly suggest that amino acid uptake in hagfish gill and skin occurs via specific transport pathways, rather than solely by diffusion. The exception was at high amino acid levels (>500 µM) in the gill, where diffusive uptake dominated. In mammals, sodium-dependent (e.g. system A) and sodium-independent (e.g. system asc) transporters of both l-alanine and glycine are present [13]. There are also systems that recognize only one of these substrates (e.g. system Gly for glycine, system B0 for l-alanine). Evidence also exists for both shared and distinct pathways for l-alanine and glycine absorption in the gut of teleost fish [14].
Uptake via a specific transport pathway usually yields a hyperbolic saturation curve characteristic of Michaelis–Menten kinetics. Multiple pathways with distinct kinetic properties will instead generate more complex curves [15], such as the sigmoidal relationships seen in the present study (figure 1). Further physiological and molecular characterization is required to identify the specific amino acid transport systems present in hagfish gill and skin.
Branchial uptake of l-alanine and glycine followed sigmoidal kinetics, but evidence suggested a single, shared pathway. This may indicate the presence of an allosteric transporter. The activities of such transporters are modified by the presence of allosteric ligands, which bind to the transporter and alter the relationship between substrate concentration and uptake rate. The result is a sigmoidal shape to the kinetic curve, rather than the characteristic hyperbolic shape of a simple Michaelis–Menten kinetic relationship (e.g. [16]). Another piece of evidence supports the hypothesis that an allosteric transporter may be responsible for glycine and l-alanine uptake in the hagfish gill. Homotrophic activation is a phenomenon whereby the presence of one transport substrate significantly stimulates the uptake of the substrate of interest. The large stimulations in branchial glycine uptake in the presence of l-alanine, and vice versa, may be evidence of a homotrophic activation effect (figure 2a). This effect has been observed previously in studies of piscine amino acid transport [17].
It is difficult to compare the quantitative importance of branchial and skin uptake owing to the complex kinetics and the distinct mechanisms of determining uptake. However, skin uptake rates at a substrate concentration of 500 µM were 6.0 ± 0.7 and 26 ± 2 nmol cm−2 h−1 for glycine and L-alanine, respectively. Intestinal uptake for the same substrates at the same concentrations were 3.6 and 6 nmol cm−2 h−1 for glycine and l-alanine, respectively (C. N. Glover, C. Bucking & C. M. Wood 2010, unpublished data), rates equivalent to or less than those of the skin. Given the large surface area of the skin it is clear that direct assimilation from the ambient medium could play a significant role in organic nutrient acquisition.
(b) Adult versus juvenile animals
Quantitatively, the acquisition of l-alanine across the skin of juvenile hagfish was similar to adults, despite the much reduced epidermal thickness. Qualitatively, however, the majority of l-alanine accumulated in the skin of juveniles and in the serosal compartment of adults. Morphologically, adult hagfish skin is characterized as being very well vascularized [18]. The capacity of hagfish for cutaneous gas exchange has been subject to much speculation. While some estimates suggest that the skin may contribute as much as 80 per cent of total oxygen uptake [19], it is now considered that this is unlikely given the skin thickness and high dermal capillary oxygen tensions [9]. Instead, the significant blood supply to the skin is believed to be a consequence of the large synthetic requirements associated with slime production [20]. Reasons for the differences in short-term fate of transported amino acids (into skin of juveniles and serosal compartment of adults) require further investigation, but may relate to different metabolic demands between juvenile and adult hagfish.
(c) Environmental and evolutionary context
Many invertebrate animals absorb amino acids across external epithelia, specifically for roles in balancing intracellular osmolarity in response to changing environmental salinity [12]. Hagfish are stenohaline, and have little need to modify intracellular osmolarity. However, hagfish immersion in decaying carrion while feeding provides an opportunity for absorbing organic nutrients directly from the ambient medium. Hagfish are opportunistic feeders, and can survive several months between meals [21]—an attribute potentially due, in part, to their low metabolic rates [22]. It is important for hagfish to maximize the opportunity for nutrient acquisition when food is available. This appears to have been achieved, in part, by the capacity to absorb dissolved organic nutrients across their gill and skin, an ability not previously described in a vertebrate animal.
The phylogenetic placement of hagfish suggests that early aquatic vertebrates may have employed a digestive strategy whereby nutrient transporters were broadly distributed on epithelial surfaces, similar to the scenario in aquatic invertebrates. Coupled with the development of osmoregulatory strategies and the need for a reduced permeability for ions and water, a more specialized digestive system may have developed. This is suggestive of an evolutionary trade-off between nutrient absorption and the need to limit exchanges across permeable surfaces.
All procedures were approved by the BMSC animal ethics committee.
We thank the staff of BMSC, especially the Research Coordinator Dr Bruce Cameron, for excellent support. Thanks also to Dr Sunita Nadella for logistical assistance and Graeme Bull at the University of Canterbury for histological expertise. Funded by an NSERC Discovery Grant to C.M.W., who is supported by the Canada Research Chair programme. C.B. is supported by an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- Received December 27, 2010.
- Accepted February 7, 2011.
- This journal is © 2011 The Royal Society

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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Peace Prize, also was the man who created dynamite. When he came up with this new, explosive kind of technology, he needed a name. So he spoke with a friend who knew the Greek language well and asked him what the Greek word for "explosion" was. That word was dunamis, and so Nobel named his invention "dynamite."When the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 1:16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes," the word "power" is translated from that same Greek word: dunamis.So think of dynamite, think of something dynamic, think of an explosion, and you will have an idea of what Paul was saying. There is explosive power in the simple message of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is an explosion when the gospel goes out. And the way it goes out is through preaching. As 1 Corinthians 1:21 says, "For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe."I preach the gospel because I am a man under orders. My commander-in-chief, Jesus Christ, has commanded me to go into all the world and preach the gospel (see Mark 16:15).Some might say, "That's right! So go do it, Greg, and we will pray for you!"But I am not the only one who has been commanded to do this; Jesus has given this command to all of us. And though not all of us are called to be evangelists, all of us are called to evangelize. That means you. And that means me. We all have a part to play.


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FAIRHAVEN — Seaport Inn & Marina received approval from selectmen Dec. 27 to alter its premises so it can reopen Scuttlebutts.
Manager Jami Franco said the plan is to reopen the bar area formerly known as Scuttlebutts during warm months. She said the back of the former Scuttlebutts has a waterfront view and that people have asked several times if Seaport Inn has any plans to reopen it.
Ms. Franco said they are not sure when this could happen but want to start the ball rolling.
She said the Board of Health has no objections.
The manager said they would close other restaurants while the Scuttlebutts area is open because they don't need two restaurants. Thus, they won't have to hire more staff.
Executive Secretary Jeffrey Osuch said they will be using the same liquor license when the new place is open. He said the board needs specific dates for the opening and closing of each when they occur.
Having one place closed while the other is open also means there will be no need for more parking, officials said. Ms. Franco said the former Scuttlebutts has about 20 bar seats along with 72 seats in the dining room.


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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A man who police said was wrongly charged in connection with a shooting at a Texas community college last week, was released from jail on Monday after charges against him were dismissed.
Carlton Berry, 22, who was being treated in a jail hospital ward for injuries he received in the shooting, was released from jail on Monday afternoon, said Sara Kinney, a spokeswoman for the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
"All the charges against him were dismissed," Kinney said. "He is free to go."
No one was killed in the shooting on a campus of Lone Star College near Houston. But the incident raised national concern coming just over a month after the massacre of children at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school.
Berry was the first person charged after the January 22 shooting. He was charged with aggravated assault based on an erroneous identification of him as the shooter by a witness.
Police later charged a second person, Trey Foster, 22, in the case. Foster made his first court appearance on Monday. Jail records show he remains behind bars on two felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of misdemeanor resisting arrest.
The confrontation started after a third person, Jody Neal, bumped into Foster on the campus, police said. An argument erupted and officials say Foster fired 10 shots. Neal, Berry, who had gone to the library with Foster, and a college maintenance man were wounded.
Investigators originally thought Foster accidentally shot himself but have revised that to indicate that they now believe Foster shot all three men.
Foster was arrested on Friday in the Dallas suburb of Plano, and a gun, believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, was recovered, officials said.
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While many people dread shopping on Christmas Eve, for Valerie Lewis, of Baton Rouge, it has become an annual tradition.
Lewis said she enjoys shopping for presents at the last minute, because it helps put her in the holiday spirit.
"I like seeing all the people," said Lewis, who was walking briskly through the Mall of Louisiana on Monday morning, carrying several shopping bags in each hand.
Shoppers remarked that their seemed to be fewer people in the mall Christmas Eve this year than in the past.
"The crowds are not too bad," said Noel Melancon, of Baton Rouge, who was shopping with her husband, Kevin, and 6-year-old son, Taylor Valentine.
Todd Denton, mall manager, said stores had "a great weekend" so people who traditionally wait until the last minute to finish shopping actually went to the Mall of Louisiana on Saturday or Sunday.
"The people who are Christmas shopping today are the ones who will really buy things for Christmas," he said. "Of course, the selection may be limited, they may not have items in the size or color they want."
Denton said mall stores have seen holiday sales increase this year over 2011 by an average of 4 percent to 6 percent. Before Thanksgiving, the National Retail Federation forecast a 4.1 percent increase in this year's holiday sales.
Apparel and small electronic devices, such as iPads and Kindles, were popular gifts this holiday season, Denton said.
At the Target on Siegen Lane, Joe Truxillo, a manager, said the store has "exceeded expectations" for sales and shopper counts over the holiday season.
"We have been extremely busy," Truxillo said. Hot sellers at Target include the Nook and "any electronic learning toys," he said.
Back at the Mall of Louisiana, the Rev. Darrell Owens, of Baton Rouge, said he was spending more on gifts for his family this year than in past years because the economy is doing better. But some things haven't changed for Owens, who was once again going out to buy presents on Christmas Eve.
"I'm last-minute, every year," he said.
Angela Owens said unlike her husband, she usually finishes buying Christmas presents in advance of the holiday. But this year, she was delayed by work commitments.
"I've still got a few more hours of shopping to do," she said Monday morning.
Jartavia Turner, 18, of Pride, was wearing a Santa hat and shopping with her 16-year-old cousin, Shada Talbert. This was the third day in a row Turner had been shopping at the Mall of Louisiana, and she said the trip was worth it.
"They have more items out," she said. "I'm seeing things I didn't see yesterday or Sunday."
Taylor Byrd, of Denham Springs, was also shopping with family members: her grandmother Nancy Byrd, and 3-week-old daughter, Dalia. Byrd said she normally finishes shopping for the holiday in advance, but was delayed this year, because of the birth of her daughter.
"I'm spending more than normal, because there are more people in my family now."
Michelle Legnon, of Baton Rouge, was at the mall, but not to shop. She brought her children Beau and Lilly, both 6, to see Santa Claus. The Legnon children were wearing pajamas.
"They like to wear pajamas when they see Santa," Legnon said.
Legnon said she was done with Christmas shopping.
"We just got back from Walt Disney World, so we had to be finished shopping by Dec. 14 because that was when we left."
Although fresh data on the holiday shopping season won't be available until after Christmas, analysts expect growth nationally from last year to be modest.
Several factors have dampened shoppers' spirits, including fears that the economy could fall off the "fiscal cliff," triggering tax increases and spending cuts early next year.
ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic and its own proprietary sales numbers from 40,000 retail outlets across the country, on Wednesday cut its forecast for holiday spending nationally down to 2.5 percent growth to $257.7 billion, from prior expectations of a 3.3 percent rise.
Online, sales rose 8.4 percent to $48 billion from Oct. 28 through Saturday, according to a measure by MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse. That is below the online sales growth of between 15 to 17 percent seen in the prior 18-month period, according to the data service, which tracks all spending across all forms of payment, including cash.
Marshal Cohen, chief research analyst at the market research firm NPD Inc., said retailers will have to be more aggressive than usual with discounts in the days after Christmas to get shoppers to spend.
That could mean some stores will slash prices by as much as 80 percent.
to make shoppers believe the sales are a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Consumers are going to be rewarded for waiting until after the holidays," he said.
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PRATT – The potential listing of the lesser prairie chicken (LPC) as a threatened or endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has raised concerns for many landowners and land managers. State and federal agencies have conducted numerous public meetings to provide information, as well as gain input from the public. To keep the information flowing and to address landowner concerns, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and Kansas State Research and Extension are hosting a webinar on April 30, 2013, beginning at 7 p.m.
Speakers from KDWPT, the Farm Services Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will provide background on the LPC listing status, as well as updates on the state planning effort, goals of the plan and priority areas. Detailed information on the conservation value of land and allocation of offset payments to landowners will be provided. State and federal programs specifically designed to improve habitat for LPC and what a proposed listing means to those enrolled in federal programs will be explained.
A webinar is an online communication technique that allows those with high-speed internet access to connect with the host site to view and hear the speakers on their home computer and chat via the internet with any questions or comments. Those who don't have high-speed internet access can participate at one of the 17 satellite sites listed below. Staff will be onsite to transmit questions and comments to presenters.
To view from home, http://ksoutdoors.com/lesser-prairie-chicken-update
For more information please contact your local county extension agent or Charlie Lee (firstname.lastname@example.com or 785-532-5734). Below are the satellite sites:
Ashland Community Building, 800 Main St., Ashland
Finney County Extension Office, 501 S. 9th St., Garden City
Western State Bank Expo Center, 11333 Hwy 283, Dodge City
Grant County Civic Center, Lawson Room, 1100 W. Patterson, Ulysses
4-H Building, 17002 W. Hwy 50, Cimarron
Hamilton County Extension Office, 520 N. Hamilton, Syracuse
4-H Building, S. Atkin St., Jetmore
Kiowa County Commons Conference Room, 320 S. Main, Greensburg
Courthouse Meeting Room, 710 W. 2nd, Oakley
Morton County Extension Office, 625 Colorado, Elkhart
Ness County 4-H Building, 105 S. Pennsylvania, Ness City
KDWPT Office, 512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt
Williams Carpenter Building, East Fairground Road, Scott City
Seward County Activity Building, 810 Stadium Road, Liberal
Sherman County 4-H Building, 417 Main Street, Goodland
Stevens County Courthouse, Memorial Hall, 200 E. 6th, Hugoton
Wakeeney Public Library, 610 Russell Ave., Wakeeney


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1 Introduction
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) is a RISC instruction set architecture. It is used in most of the mobile phones and in many other consumer electronics devices. For more details, see the Wikipedia article.
2 Documentation
3 Blog articles
- GHC and LLVM: A status update (2014-11-28)
- The state of GHC on ARM (2014-03-06)
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- [Haskell-cafe] ANNOUNCE: Start Ajhc project with forking jhc. Kiwamu Okabe created a fork of jhc and used it to program a Cortex-M3 processor. John Meacham merged the changes back into the main jhc tree.
- GHCi is not available on ARM. It almost was but there were problems so it's not included. It will possibly be available in GHC 7.8.
5 ARM based systems
- List of single-board computers (Wikipedia)
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BERLIN (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has told a German magazine that she will work to make sure the United States is led by a woman — even if it's not her.
Clinton told weekly Stern that the U.S. lags behind countries such as Germany, Chile and Brazil because it's never had a woman as head of state or government.
In excerpts published Monday, Clinton is quoted as saying that she "will do everything I can to make that happen."
But she adds that "I don't know if that means I will be the person to make it happen. I just have to factor that into my decision making."
The former secretary of state hasn't yet announced whether she will run for president in 2016.


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|NFL | Bernie Kosar pleads no contest to reckless operation charge
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:38:05 -0700
Former NFL QB Bernie Kosar pleaded no contest Monday, April 28, to a reckless operation of a motor vehicle charge. Kosar was charged with operating under the influence in September but entered a plea to the lesser charge, receiving a $750 fine and suspended jail sentence.
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|NFL | Bernie Kosar looking for work
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:24:16 -0800
Former NFL QB Bernie Kosar is sending word that he's open to working for an NFL team next season, according to Terry Pluto, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has been talking to the likes of Baltimore Ravens president Ozzie Newsome and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Kosar could work as a special consultant for a team.
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|NFL | Kosar files for bankruptcy
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:48 -0700
The Associated Press reports former NFL QB Bernie Kosar has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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|Browns | Kosar hired as color commentator for team's preseason games
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:59:12 -0700
Jeff Schudel, writing for The Independent, reports former Cleveland Browns QB Bernie Kosar has been hired as the color commentator for the Browns' four preseason games.
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|NFL | Kosar accused of bizarre and erratic behavior
Sat, 13 May 2006 09:21:50 -0700
The Akron Beacon Journal reports former NFL QB Bernie Kosar was accused of "increasingly bizarre and erratic behavior" by Babette Kosar in court documents. She accused Kosar of "giving away money and interest in other significant marital assets, including real property, to family and friends'' and acting "financially irrationally and irresponsibly." This is the second time Babette Kosar has filed for divorce, after she filed two years ago but withdrew her petition.
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|NFL | Wife of NFL QB wants psychiatric exam, drug tests performed
Fri, 12 May 2006 12:59:09 -0700
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the wife of former NFL QB Bernie Kosar has asked a judge to order the quarterback to undergo a psychiatric exam. She also has asked the judge to have Kosar tested for drugs. Kosar's wife, Babette, filed for divorce seven months ago and has asked for sole possession of the couple's $1.2 million home near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Whether the former Cleveland Browns quarterback had to comply with either request is unknown, as the request for the tests have been sealed at his request.
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|Browns | Kosar Speaks Highly of Frye
Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:23:29 -0700
Steve King, of ClevelandBrowns.com, reports former Cleveland Browns QB Bernie Kosar sees a lot of similarities between himself and rookie QB Charlie Frye. "Charlie may look a little rough at times, but with the way I played, you're never going to hear me complain about anyone's technique," Kosar said. "The important thing about Charlie is that he sees the field so well. That enables him to make plays. He's always able to make plays." Kosar has been mentoring Frye since the rookie signed following the NFL Draft.
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Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:05:01 -0700
Zac Jackson, of ClevelandBrowns.com, reports no Cleveland Browns' quarterback has started all 16 regular season games since QB Bernie Kosar in 1991.
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|NFL | Kosar to Compete in QB Challenge
Mon, 09 May 2005 10:36:14 -0700
Former NFL QB Bernie Kosar will compete in a separate competition during the EA Sports Quarterback Challenge this year. The competition, which will be held in Fort Lauderdale Friday, May 13, will air as two one-hour specials on CBS July 16-17.
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HazMat crews called to clean fuel spill in deadly Hwy 38 crash
SCOTTSBURG, Ore. -- A person died in a head-on crash Saturday morning between a pickup and a truck reportedly hauling helicopter fuel and an herbicide along Highway 38, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.
Emergency dispatch received a call about the fatal head-on crash just after 6 a.m. Saturday. The sheriff's office said the crash was between a pickup and a truck hauling helicopter fuel and drums of Atrazine, a herbicide similar to Roundup.
The driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck hauling chemicals went down an embankment, spilling some of the fuel load and losing four drums of Atrazine into the underbrush. One of the truck's two passengers was taken to the hospital in Reedsport.
Officials said there doesn't appear to be any danger to wildlife in the nearby Umpqua River as the spill took place about 100 feet from the riverbank.
The crash blocked both lanes of Highway 38 for about three hours. Crews cleared the westbound lane and are now working in the east lane to clean up the crash site. | Traffic updates from ODOT's Website


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(Reuters) - U.S. forecasters on Monday cut their predictions for peak flooding on the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota, welcome news for weary residents who are expected to see the river reach its highest levels of the season within two days.
The National Weather Service said it expects the north-flowing river to rise to 35.5 feet on Wednesday in Fargo, down from an estimate of 37 feet issued on Sunday and a forecast for as much as a 40-foot crest less than a week ago.
"It's still a big flood, it's just not as big a flood as it could have been," said Greg Gust, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Fargo, with a population of about 105,000, has experienced four major floods along the Red River, which flows into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, in the past five years. The river is peaking at the latest point on record.
Significantly above normal snow and rain from January to early April prompted predictions for more severe flooding, but the forecasts have been cut back as major storms missed the area, more water soaked into the soil than anticipated and runoff water made its way into the river more smoothly.
If it rises to 35.5 feet, the crest would be the ninth highest on record, but lower than levels reached in 2009, 2010 and 2011 at Fargo, which has bought out homes in flood-prone areas and was preparing for a crest of more than 40 feet.
The reduced flooding expectations in Fargo are expected to be repeated at other points along the river, but some bridges are now under water, a couple of more bridges will be under water and a number of roads have been washed out, Gust said of the flooding.
Oslo, Minnesota, north of Grand Forks, would have been encircled by water under prior forecasts, but not based on the latest predictions, Gust said. The river crest is expected to reach the Grand Forks area by the weekend and Canada in mid-May.
(Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Paul Simao)


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EclipseLink/UserGuide/SDO/Using EclipseLink SDO (ELUG)
This section explains where and how you use EclipseLink SDO to customize your application to meet requirements.
- 1 Performing Actions on Data Objects at Run Time
- 2 Generating Static SDO Classes at Design Time
- 3 Performing Integration
- 4 Using SDO as a Web Service Binding Layer
- 5 Executing XPath with XML
Performing Actions on Data Objects at Run Time
Use the following classes to perform actions on your data objects:
For more information, see EclipseLink SDO examples.
Using HelperContext
SDO defines a HelperContext interface. You use it to access related SDO helper classes that let you perform common operations such as reading and writing XML documents, defining SDO types from XML Schema, and so on.
To obtain a default context, call the HelperProvider getDefaultContext method.
You can obtain the local context provided by EclipseLink as follows:
HelperContext helperContext = new SDOHelperContext();
For more information, see the following:
- EclipseLink SDOHelperContext API
- EclipseLink HelperContext examples
What You May Need to Know About Local and Global HelperContext
Using the EclipseLink SDOHelperContext <ttmakeDefaultContext</tt> method, you can promote your local context to become the global (default) one.
Using DataFactory
You use the DataFactory to create disconnected instances of the DataObject.
You can obtain the DataFactory from the HelperContext, and vice versa.
For more information, see the following:
- EclipseLink SDODataFactory API
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Using XMLHelper
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Using DataHelper
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Using CopyHelper
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Using EqualityHelper
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Generating Static SDO Classes at Design Time
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WOT, has a formula where a good player will be nerved on server layer. I will post it on youtube showing multiple account how you guys nerfed good players and buff players with least amount of skills. Where pen does not matter as Worst player will have Pen buff and accuracy buff. While your every day skilled player gets nerfed by 25% - 50% of its accuracy and penetration.
People who get more benefits are the ones running bots as their stats suck they get bonuses in game play performance. I wonder if it is same thing in StrongHolds and global map.


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide attacks, bombings and shootings erupted across Iraq Wednesday, killing at least 17, officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks that has raised concerns about all-out sectarian fighting.
The deadliest attack was in Baghdad's southeastern suburb of Nahrawan, where a roadside bomb went off in a busy street, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 15, a police officer said.
In the southeastern Zafaraniyah neighborhood, the bodies of three workers were found inside a house under construction, another police officer said. All were shot in the head at close range.
In the northern city of Mosul, two suicide attackers rammed their explosives-laden cars into two military barricades, killing four soldiers and one civilian, another police officer said. Another 23 people were wounded. Mosul is 360 kilometers (220 miles) northwest of Baghdad.
Also Wednesday, two anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters were killed and six wounded when a roadside bomb hit their car in the western Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib, police said. The pro-government group called Awakening Council joined with U.S. troops to fight al-Qaida before the U.S. pullout in late 2011. Since then, its members have been a frequent target for al-Qaida in Iraq, which considers them traitors.
Four medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
Violence increased sharply in April and May, with frequent bombings in civilian areas raising concerns that a widespread sectarian conflict might once again break out in Iraq. According to the United Nations mission to Iraq, last month's violence claimed the lives of 761 Iraqis and wounded 1,771 others.


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About Matts Leiderstam
In his installation-based works, Matts Leiderstam investigates the mysteries and veiled narratives that populate paintings across art history. Leiderstam recreates historic artworks in exacting detail, allowing viewers to home in on specific details. Magnifying technologies, catalogues, and other materials, such as easels, reframe paintings previously frozen in a canonical history. In his recreations of paintings by Old Masters, Leiderstam draws out or superimposes homoerotic details or other suppressed qualities, offering a wholesale revision of the artists and their works by attending to anatomical nuances, minor gestures, and other immaterial details.
Swedish, b. 1956, Gothenburg, Sweden, based in Stockholm, Sweden
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Fair History on Artsy
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Jake Owen is known for his bare feet, his blue jeans, and, most of all, his rugged good looks and his hair!
Well, did he or didn't he?
That is the question this afternoon and the subject is none other than Jake Owen's flowing locks.
The country heartthrob took to his Twitter account this morning, posting a photo from what looks to be a hairdresser's chair and posed this question: "Should I cut my hair off… Like now?"
Shortly following that tweet, another appeared with what looks like a new cleaned up Jake stating "Done and done."
Done and done….instagr.am/p/NjYovWBbpy/
— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 26, 2012
In what might have caused a moment of panic for some fans of Jake, have no fear. It was all a prank. Just eight short minutes Jake again tweeted, this time calming everyone's nerves and showing off his 'do which remains in tact.
Ha…… Got y'all. I didnt cut it. Then there'd be nothing to pull. Well… Maybe my ears..
— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 26, 2012
What do you think? Do you think he should cut it for real or leave his hair the way it is?
Should I cut my hair off….. Like now? twitter.com/jakeowen/statu…
— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 26, 2012
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It's that magical time of year when Texas prairies, pastures, and roadsides sprout forth with a palette of colorful wildflowers.
True to its name, The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will honor the season with Wildflower Days™, a series of events running through May. Texas Highways will join the celebration with a retrospective exhibit (April 19–May 25) highlighting 40 years of photos drawn from our annual April wildflower issue. We're also partnering with the Wildflower Center and Precision Camera & Video on the annual wildflower photography contest (submissions open April 7–May 5).


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posted by David Adams on Fri 25th Mar 2011 14:48 UTC
The company revealed Thursday that it will delay publication of the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) source code for the foreseeable future - possibly for months. It's not clear when (or if) the source code will be made available. The decision puts Android on a path towards a "draconian future" of its own, in which it is controlled by a single vendor - Google. The Ars link linked above is a pretty inflammatory editorial, so see also: Businessweek, GigaOM, The Register.


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3 U.S. Code § 17 - Same; limit of debate in each House
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Same; limit of debate in each House
When the two Houses separate to decide upon an objection that may have been made to the counting of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or other question arising in the matter, each Senator and Representative may speak to such objection or question five minutes, and not more than once; but after such debate shall have lasted two hours it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of each House to put the main question without further debate.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 676.)
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


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http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=328685While hockey fans in Calgary may be scratching their heads over a strange series of off-season moves that has seen the team bring back banished players Olli Jokinen and Alex Tanguay into the fold, there is real reason for optimism.
The bright light at the end of the tunnel comes in the form of 21-year old Mikael Backlund who the Flames feel is a future cornerstone of the franchise.
After a year of bouncing back and forth between Calgary and their AHL affiliate in Abbottsford (with a short stopover in Germany for the World Hockey Championship for good measure), Backlund is ready to make a permanent home in Calgary, something that his coach in Abbotsford believes that he is ready for.
"He really worked hard to give himself a chance to come play in Calgary," said Heat head coach Jim Playfair, in town watching several of his players compete at Flames' prospect camp. "He did very well when he played here. He came back to Abbotsford for a long road trip and you could tell that he was a different player."
Most within the Flames organization credit Backlund's maturity and positive attitude when they discuss reasons that they believe that the slick Swede will be a key player for Calgary this upcoming season.


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Lawyer: Simple human error resulted in fatal crashKIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
August 18. 2014 8:11PM
MERRIMACK — An attorney for the dump truck driver charged in a fatal crash said his client made a "simple human error."
"There is no doubt that what happened here was an absolute tragedy ... but it is a long way from manslaughter," Richard Guerriero argued on behalf of 43-year-old Kyle Witty on Monday, saying Witty hit his brakes prior to the accident. "He did not consciously disregard the risk."
Witty, a former road agent for the town of Cornish, was driving a 10-wheel, 1989 Freightliner dump truck filled with stone July 16 when the vehicle collided with Elizabeth "Liz" McQuinn's 2014 Kia at the Route 101A intersection with Continental Boulevard. The 60-year-old Nashua woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Witty ran a red light.
Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance argued that Witty had about six seconds from the time the traffic light turned red to stop his 60,000-pound dump truck.
"Your honor, that is the definition of reckless," LaFrance told Judge Paul Moore at the 9th Circuit Court, Merrimack District Division. "He consciously disregarded that risk."
Moore determined there was enough probable cause to move forward with the manslaughter charge, which will now be handed over to a grand jury for a possible indictment.
During Monday's testimony, Sgt. Brian Levesque acknowledged that a large tree hanging over the roadway near the Route 101A intersection may have temporarily hindered Witty's line of sight with the traffic light.
However, he said Witty still would have been able to see the traffic light before reaching the tree and immediately after passing the tree. Levesque said the tree has since been cut down.
Levesque said Witty was cooperative after the crash. Police determined Witty was not impaired, nor was he using a cell phone. Levesque said Witty repeatedly told police the traffic light was green at the time of the accident.
Witty, who remains free on bail, could face 15 to 30 years in prison if found guilty of manslaughter, according to authorities.
Courts Crime Accidents Cornish Merrimack Nashua Top Section Stories


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console.log is now a standard used by not only Firebug, but WebKit Inspector and Internet Explorer Developer Tools. Firebug is ubiquitous with front end web development, and while it provides dozens of tools like DOM inspection and network sniffing, the logger gets the vast majority of use.
log, warn, and info may be standard, using the
groupCollapsed method will throw an error in Chrome, and the seemingly innocuous
debug will throw an error in IE. Opera's Dragonfly is an improvement over it's anemic predecessor, but it still rivals IE's feeble text-only logger and thus, only supports a small subset of console methods.


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Connie Britton: New 'Nashville' Episodes Return January 9!
Connie Britton and her son Yoby make their way through LAX Airport after returning from a holiday vacation on Wednesday (January 2) in Los Angeles.
The 45-year-old actress was spotted last week taking a flight out of the airport for a New Year's getaway.
New episodes of Connie's hit ABC series Nashville will be returning on Wednesday (January 9) and we can't wait!
If you haven't been watching the series, make sure to check out the "Whole Story" episode that aired this week, which offers a 43 minute recap of the season so far.
FYI: Connie is using her Ergo baby carrier.
10+ pictures inside of Connie Britton at the airport…


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By Ned Rozell
As Gary Carver stepped through the grasses of a treeless Alaska island with an archaeologist friend, he spotted a bleached driftwood log. The log rested on sand about a half mile from the beach and 50 feet above sea level.
Carver, on the island searching out Aleutian mummies for a Discovery Channel program, is an expert on tsunamis. He suspected that only a giant wave could have delivered a 30-foot log that high on uninhabited Sedanka Island, about 15 miles southeast of Dutch Harbor. Then he grabbed his shovel.
Carver, an emeritus professor at Humboldt State University who lives in Kodiak, dug a hole near the driftwood log. He saw in the soil that big waves had soaked the island at regular intervals.
"In the profile were layers of beach-like sand separated by peaty soils," Carver said in San Francisco at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Carver was one of more than 20,000 scientists who attended the weeklong gathering of Earth and space scientists in December 2013.
Because worsening weather required Carver and archaeologist Rick Knecht to leave Sedanka Island with haste, Carver didn't have time to backfill his hole. But he sailed away with a new theory of why he and Knecht found no aboriginal remains on the south side of islands on the Alaska Peninsula and the eastern Aleutians.
"We spent several weeks cruising around islands and found a great many occupation sites," Carver said of his 2005 visit. "We found no sites on the Pacific side. They were all on the Bering Sea side. They had a tradition based on the past that the south side was bad."
Over the years, Carver couldn't forget the driftwood log above Sedanka Island's Stardust Bay (named after a shipwreck on the beach). He returned in 2012 with a team including Rob Witter of the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center in Anchorage and Rich Koehler of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in Fairbanks.
The scientists found Carver's hole from seven years earlier. They pulled out their shovels and expanded it. They mapped six sand deposits from giant waves.
"Tsunamis have hit Stardust Bay on average every 310 through 340 years," Witter said at his presentation at the recent American Geophysical Union 2013 Fall Meeting.
Witter also pointed out strange waterways on the island that widen and deepen in a seaward direction.
"These unusual channels are similar to areas inundated by the Sendai tsunami (in 2011)," he said.
The scientists think the tsunamis that hit Sedanka Island were probably at least as large as those generated by giant Aleutian earthquakes in 1946 (magnitude 8.1) and 1957 (an 8.6). Both earthquakes sent waves racing across the Pacific. The 1946 tsunami killed 159 people in Hawaii and destroyed Hilo. The 1957 tsunami killed no one but wrecked two villages on Oahu.
Carver doesn't know the source of the driftwood log that tipped him off to the island's tsunami history. Tests on the sand deposit closest to the surface show a tsunami carried the sand there after 1950 but before 1964.
"The 1957 tsunami is the best explanation," Witter said.
Carver found four clues driven into the log that let him know an ancient tsunami did not carry it high above Stardust Bay. Rusty nails in the log make him think it might have been an old telegraph or telephone pole. He pulled one of the nails during his last trip and now wears it on a cord around his neck.
Scientists at the recent American Geophysical Union conference also revealed evidence found on Hawaii that points to an extraordinary tsunami that may have originated in Alaska. That finding, from the island of Kauai and possibly related to the sands on Sedanka Island, will be the subject of next week's column.
Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.
PHOTO CAPTION/CREDIT: Tsunami expert Gary Carver of Kodiak holds a nail that came from a driftwood log a tsunami deposited on a remote Alaska island. Photo by N. Rozell.


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I'm almost ready to make an investment in a water kite quiver...Based on the dealers I have locally (in Canada), I'm undecided between:
Ocean Rodeo Rise (9/10m and 12/13m) - I am 185lbs so leaning toward the 10-13 combo
Ozone Edge or Catalyst (10m and 13m) - I am transitioning from snowkiting to the water and I own (and love) my 7-11m Ozone Frenzy combo.
Here in Canada, the Ocean Rodeos are at a slightly better price point and I hear they are bomber in terms of construction. What I am looking for as a newbie on the water is a nice balance between bar pressure (light enough not to kill my arms) and enough feel for me to learn to better judge the kites position without always looking up. And also, stable enough so the kite will naturally sit at zenith in the absence of bar input, for long enough for me to get my feet in position for a water start.
Other than that, I am looking for a kite that progresses with me and my skills...which are pretty much non-existent on water. I found snowkiting an order or two easier by comparison...
Any thoughts, opinions, are much appreciated!


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I tried "toning down" the white a bit. I think it's a dramatic improvement...
I agree. The new version is a lovely image. How did you make the alteration?Jeremy
It was quite simple actually. I used the Local Adjustment brush in LR2.3 to burn in some detail. I too was surprised at the results.
The edited version is really superb! May I ask what settings did you use to achieve the overall toning of the image?Thanks for sharing,- Christos
I guess I'll be the contrarian. I like the first version better. I think it has more graphic impact and gives it a level of abstraction that got watered down in the second version. If your goal was to produce a nice botanical representation then, yes, I would agree that #2 is better. But for me, the first one aspires to be more than that. I also think that the first one might be better appreciated as a print rather than on screen. I'd love to see it printed by a top-of-the-line inkjet on high quality paper. I think it would be stunning.


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Understanding Audi
- Light and rain sensor
The light and rain sensor automatically controls the windscreen wipers and the headlights.
It independently activates the appropriate lights in poor weather, deteriorating light, tunnels or darkness. The rain sensor adjusts the wipe interval to match the strength of the rain.
LEDs inside the sensor emit invisible infrared light which is reflected at the outer surface of the windscreen only where it's free of raindrops. The reflected light is continuously measured by photodiodes.
As the quantity of water hitting the windscreen increases, less infrared light is reflected back, thus allowing an exact regulation of the wipe interval – from wiping with long pauses to continuous wiping at high speed.
In addition, the automatic headlight activation controls the headlights depending on the ambient light conditions. The light sensor measures the light conditions and controls the coming home/leaving home function.
When the driver leaves the vehicle or unlocks it via remote control, the lights illuminate the way to or from the vehicle. A handy feature, as the driver does not need to switch on the lights when getting into the car or switch them off when leaving it.


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The Chicago Bears worked out free-agent DB Brandon Hogan (Panthers), LB Sergio Kindle (Ravens) and OT Trevis Turner (Steelers) Tuesday, Jan. 29, according to an NFL source.
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|NFL | Trevis Turner suspended four games
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Free-agent OT Trevis Turner (Steelers) has been suspended for the first four games of the season. The reason for the suspension is not known at this point.
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|Steelers | Andre Freeman signed
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:08:29 -0700
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed undrafted free-agent CB Andre Freeman (Slippery Rock). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. In a corresponding move, the team released OT Trevis Turner.
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|Steelers | 10 players signed to future contracts
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:17:02 -0800
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed QB Jerrod Johnson, TE Jamie McCoy, OG John Malecki, OTs Chris Scott and Trevis Turner, DL Mike Blanc, DT Kade Weston and Corbin Bryant and CBs Marshall McFadden and Antonio Smith to future contracts. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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|Steelers | Sign eight to practice squad
Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:28:36 -0700
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed RB John Clay, TE Jamie McCoy, WR Tyler Grisham, OLs Trevis Turner and John Malecki, DL Corbin Bryant, LB Mortty Ivy and SS DaMon Cromartie-Smith.
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|Steelers | Roster reduced to 58
Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:40:56 -0700
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed QB Byron Leftwich (arm) on the Reserve/Injured list Friday, Sept. 2, and also released LBs Baraka Atkins, Mario Harvey, Chris McCoy and Mortty Ivy, DL Corbin Bryant, DBs Brett Greenwood, Macho Harris, Donovan Warren and DaMon Cromartie-Smith, RBs James X. Johnson and John Clay, OLs Colin Miller, Kyle Jolly, John Malecki, Trevis Turner and Keith Williams, WRs Armand Robinson, Wes Lyons and Tyler Grisham, TE Jamie McCoy and PK Swayze Waters.
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|Steelers | 15 undrafted rookies added
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:55:38 -0700
The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agents RB John Clay (Wisconsin), TE Weslye Saunders (South Carolina), WR Terrence McCrae (Ohio University), TE Vaughn Charlton (Temple), WR Armand Robinson (Miami, Ohio), WR Adam Mims (Furman), C Colin Miller (Central Michigan), OT Trevis Turner (Abilene Christian), S Brett Greenwood (Iowa), CB Niles Brinkley (Wisconsin), OLB Eric Clanton (Citadel), LB Mario Harvey (Marshall), DE Miguel Chavis (Clemson), DT Anthony Gray (Southern Mississippi) and WR Eric Greenwood (Idaho).
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WASHINGTON Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of stability in the job market.
The Labor Department says applications rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 371,000, the most in five weeks.
The four-week average, a less volatile measure, increased 6,750 to 365,750, after falling to a four-year low the previous week.
A department spokesman says all states reported data and none was estimated.
In the previous two weeks, many states were estimated because they weren't able to report data over the holidays.
Weekly applications are a proxy for layoffs. They have fluctuated for most of the past 12 months between 360,000 and 390,000.
At the same time, employers added an average of 153,000 jobs a month in 2012, the same as in 2011.


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Kawakami Family Fund Supports Adult Learners at Kaua`i Community CollegeKauaʻi Community College
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LIHUE — Kauaʻi Community College's Waiʻaleʻale Project received a $3,000 contribution from NF Kawakami, HS Kawakami, and Minoru Furugen family funds administered by the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
Kawakami family representatives Dr. Alice J. Kawakami, Esther Kawakami-Williams, and State Representative Derek Kawakami, along with Darcie Yukimura, senior philanthropic services officer for the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, visited Kauaʻi CC to hear first-hand testimonies from Waiʻaleʻale Project students about their college experiences. These students are striving to obtain degrees in liberal arts, science, education, business education, health education, Hawaiian studies and trades technologies.
The program started in Fall 2010 and in May 2013, the first group of Waiʻaleʻale students received Associates degrees. The program currently services 185 students. "These students move from not even considering college to thriving in this environment. This opens doors for them and their families for the rest of their lives," said Chancellor Helen A. Cox.
The Kawakami family fund, established in 2011, continues the family legacy of helping great causes on Kauaʻi. In January 2013, Rep. Derek Kawakami with his cousin Esther Kawakami-Williams, vice president of NF Kawakami, Ltd., owner of Kauaʻi Kookie represented the families in providing funding to support the Kauaʻi Interscholastic Federation and the establishment of the island's first wrestling teams.
"It's Kauaʻi CC's turn," said Dr. Kawakami. Helping adult learners has been a lifelong mission for Dr. Kawakami, co-founder of the non-profit organization, Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE), which provides services to Native Hawaiians in Waiʻanae, Oʻahu. Dr. Kawakami was pivotal in establishing and developing the Kukuluao Ka Lama Education Academy, which supports individuals who want to become teachers. Kauaʻi CC's Waiʻaleʻale Project, like INPEACE, supports those who want to gain experiences and skills through education.
Kimo Perry, coordinator of the Waiʻaleʻale Project said, "The support from local community-based foundations is very significant because it clearly demonstrates their belief in our program. It's critical that the community is behind what we are doing, and so we are extremely appreciative of the support given to our students—our residents of Kauaʻi."
"The Kawakami and Furugen family's gift to the Waiʻaleʻale Project is the evidence of their legacy of aloha for Kauai's community. We thank them for their support and encouragement of the Waiʻaleʻale students," said Darcie Yukimura, senior philanthropic services officer.


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ARM processors to be used across next-generation Infineon mobile platforms
CAMBRIDGE, UK — July 26, 2007 - ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)] today announced that Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has extended a license agreement to enable low-cost, high-performance ARM® processors to be used in next-generation handset platforms. The ARM processors will enable re-use of development processes, accelerated time-to-market and higher performance solutions for OEMs. The switch will also enhance the end-user experience, enabling products to be easily differentiated by compelling software features.
Infineon's use of an advanced architecture ARM processor for mobile phones will set the benchmark for cost-effective mobile computing performance. In addition, the move will answer the growing OEM demand for low cost, robust platforms that can be rapidly modified to fit market requirements and incorporate the world's largest range of software already optimized for ARM processors.
"ARM welcomes the opportunity to extend its relations with a leading mobile chipset player such as Infineon. ARM continues to devote significant focus to the mobile space and this latest move by Infineon to use our technology across all mobile phone segments is a very positive one," said Rob Coombs, global director, mobile marketing, ARM. "We are committed to supporting the needs of global markets for high-quality technology that can be applied to both cost-sensitive as well as feature-driven mobile phones. This decision by Infineon will enable a quantum leap in the available performance of mobile phone platforms and deliver new features and rapid OEM customization."
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, graphics processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc. and ARM Norway, AS.
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RDJ and all his friends
At the premiere of The Soloist last night with co-star Jamie Foxx, not the most popular dude these days. RDJ on the other hand is everybody's favourite, and he turned up the charm last night with his wife, and Catherine Keener by his side, and Halle Berry showed up too, in flipflops and her body poured into a striped dress with curves and an ass and when I see her I'm always reminded of the time Ewan McGregor was caught mid-interview lasciviously admiring her and he was mildly criticised for it but really, can you blame him?
The Soloist hits theatres on Friday, will likely not do much at the box office. Too much of a downer. Which is a shame because as noted in this article: The Soloist (provides) a sobering education on the state of homelessness and mental illness in America and the lack of coverage and medical attention for those suffering. Too frequently, the homeless who are mentally ill fall through huge cracks in our health and housing systems, forcing them to live alone in horrible conditions, in largely forgotten worlds full of paranoia.
For those of us who work to help prevent and end homelessness, The Soloist is an all-too-real reminder of the daily obstacles people who are homeless and their advocates face. Sometimes the cracks in the system become gaping holes.
Not just in America, but in Canada too.
At Covenant House Vancouver we see this all the time – kids living on the street coping with mental health issues never properly treated, often drug-addicted, and facing the challenges of dual diagnosis.
But Spring has arrived. Shrek driving fast is infinitely more entertaining.
Though most critics seem to agree that Fox and RDJ both deliver on their performances, The Soloist has received mixed reviews. The New Yorker and Entertainment Weekly recommend it, Variety is less enthusiastic.
Photos from Wenn.com and Ciao Hollywood/Splashnewsonline.com and AXELLE/Bauergriffinonline.com


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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street after upbeat economic data from the world's largest economy.
Reports overnight from the U.S. showed home prices rose in January at the fastest rate since the country's housing boom peaked in 2006 while February orders for long-lasting goods from factories were at their highest in five months.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index rose 0.7 percent to 22,464.25 while South Korea's Kospi gained 0.5 percent to 1,993.05. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.5 percent to 2,309.42.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.6 percent to 4,979.40 while benchmarks in Taiwan, Singapore and New Zealand also rose.
"Risk assets were supported as investors focused on the positive aspects of US data," strategists at Credit Agricole CIB said in a report.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 12,476.65 as investors staying on the sidelines hope for more than just talk from policymakers trying to stimulate the economy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to pull Japan out of deflation through monetary easing and higher government spending.
"If the Abe government is going to keep the yen down, it is going to have to pull the trigger sooner rather than later, as investors are going to start calling its bluff," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said in a commentary.
In currencies, the dollar strengthened to 94.77 Japanese yen from 94.50 yen in late trading Tuesday. The euro slipped to $1.2854 from $1.2858.
In the U.S., The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.8 percent to 14,559.65. The broader S&P 500 index rose 0.8 percent to 1,563.77 while the Nasdaq rose 0.5 percent to 3,252.48,
Oil prices slipped. Benchmark crude oil for May delivery fell 13 cents to $96.21 a barrel. The contract rose $1.53 to settle at $96.34 on the Nymex on Tuesday.


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Assignment: Looking for loved ones in Haiti
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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, leaving thousands missing. Are you searching for a family member? Upload his or her photo here.
Please enter the missing person's information in the title of your iReport like this:
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME; age; city
Any additional info can go in the body of the iReport.
And if you're in Haiti and safe, please take a look through the photos and share any information you may have.
Additional resources:
- I'm alive: CNN crews in Haiti relay messages from loved ones.
- Americans with family in Haiti should contact the U.S. State Department Operations Center at 1-888-407-4747.
- The Red Cross has established a database for people seeking to restore contact with family members.
- Post your missing loved one on the Haiti missing people board and the EARTHQUAKE HAITI Facebook group.
- See how you can help on CNN's Impact your World.


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- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chili Pepper Recipe
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I'm new to the wind power scene but I'm hooked. I had back surgery in early Jan and needed a hobby that was light weight. Shaping PVC blades was just the ticket.
I now have a 4 blade pvc windmill that sits about 16ft up. Tip to tip on the blades is about 5 ft. It's strapped to a 55 gal drum full of water (no guy wires).
I installed a DC motor yesterday and thought I was doing an upgrade. This motor is industrial and 2.5" in diameter. It has huge magnets as it is very heavy and it boasts warning labels for those sensitive to high magnetic fields (pacemaker etc.).
I replaced a 1.5 inch DC motor w/a built in gear box. It was a hard one to turn but it would hit 25 volts in a good wind. Low amps though I'm sure.
This unit hit's 8 volts and typically runs about 4. The windmill runs more as there is less resistance (no gear box). I've got a 4" pulley on my windmill shaft and a 1" on the motor.
I was banging my head against the wall last night trying to find a way to double or triple voltage. All the ICs on ebay a 20mah limit.
Should I make it AC and use a transformer and a full wave bridge? What is the best way to make it AC?
Should I just put back my little 1.5" geared motor and give up on this dc motor?
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Florida legacy recruit is latest to commit
MORE FLORIDA RECRUITING: Southeast Recruiting Chat: Florida Q&A | Another five-star attending FNL | Five-star set to announce - is it Florida? | Breaking down UF Commits & Targets at The Opening | Insider Report: July 12 | Alley Extra: Wednesday evening updates on Agholor, Bullard and Ledbetter
When former Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes arrived in Gainesville with the rest of the Class of 2006, he was one of the most highly rated prospects in the nation. When his cousin arrives at UF in the Class of 2012, he won't be as highly rated, but he will be every bit as motivated to become the same kind of difference maker.
On Friday afternoon Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest three-star safety Rhaheim Ledbetter decided to follow a family tradition by pledging his commitment to the Florida Gators.
"I called Coach Muschamp and Coach Durkin this morning to tell them I was committing to Florida," Ledbetter said. "They told me they were fired up and excited that decide to commit today. They told me that Florida got better today by me committing."
This decision wasn't an easy one for the Crest prospect as South Carolina came on strong late.
"South Carolina really came on late and strong trying to get me to commit to them," explained Ledbetter. "It was really tough. One of the toughest decision I have ever had to make."
A couple of things played into this decision for the 5-foot-11, 190 pound Ledbetter.
"Florida just had the best coaching staff and I felt the most comfortable with them. I had to pick a place that would like to live for three to four years and Florida is the place for me. Also with Coach Muschamp being a defensive guy was huge as he will also be one of my position coaches. To have your head coach as your position coach is huge to me."
A lot has been made of the possible package deal involving Ledbetter and his friend and fellow Crest teammate, five-star defensive end Jonathan Bullard, but with Ledbetter's early commitment things are a little unsure at this time.
"We still want to play together, but I was ready to make my decision now and Jonathan was still unsure of where he wanted to go. But we are going to still try to play together. I will definitely be in his ear recruiting him to Florida. It will definitely be a plus for Florida by me already being committed to them."
Now that a decision has been made the Rivals three star says he solid to Florida.
"I'm fully committed to the University of Florida. I will not be taking anymore visits.


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To report an emergency in progress, call 911.
October 19, 2012
Seats for an Oct. 30 Manufacturer's Forum sponsored by the Placer County Economic Development Board are filling up fast, but some remain available.
The third annual forum will take place from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rocklin Event Center, 2650 Sunset Blvd.
The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gov. Newsom, who will present "An Economic Agenda for Reinvigorating Manufacturing and California Competitiveness."
Also scheduled to speak is Ryan Sharp, director of the Center for Strategic Economic Research. He will discuss the Capital Region Prosperity Plan, a blueprint for transforming the region's economy for long-term sustainable growth. Sharp will focus on advanced manufacturing, one of seven important clusters identified in the plan that offer high-performance opportunities to create jobs and wealth in the region.
The Center for Strategic Economic Research is a research and consulting group affiliated with the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization.
The forum also will feature an interactive panel discussion on California's regulatory climate titled "Workers' Compensation: A Look Back at 2012, A Look Ahead to 2013."
The forum is sponsored by the Economic Development Board (EDB) and organized by the Placer County Office of Economic Development. The EDB is an advisory body that assists the county with its business attraction and retention efforts, film-promotion program and Business Advantage Network.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors has two representatives on the EDB: Chairwoman Jennifer Montgomery and Supervisor Robert M. Weygandt.
Manufacturing played a major role in Placer County's economy through the 1980s and 1990s, helping the county maintain unemployment rates below regional, state and national levels. The industry's high point came in 1999, when it accounted for 10.3 percent of Placer County's nonfarm employment.
"While manufacturing has decreased as a percentage of the workforce, it still accounted for more than 7,000 jobs and an annual payroll of nearly $550 million in 2010," explained county Director of Economic Development David C. Snyder. "Expanding the manufacturing sector is critical today, because it is an important source of primary wage-earner jobs at many skill levels."
The rule of thumb among experts is that a new manufacturing job typically has a ripple effect that leads to the creation of 2 ½ other jobs.
The EDB includes representatives from Placer County's incorporated communities: Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis, Rocklin and Roseville. It also has members who represent agriculture, public and private education, healthcare, utilities, manufacturing, tourism, communications and nonprofit organizations.
The cost of the forum is $10 per person in advance and $15 at the door.
For more information or to register for the forum, call Kelly Kreeger at 530-889-4016.


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It's quite long so I'll not quote the whole thing.
It is basically suggesting that if the user gives consent through a EULA to install spyware, and the clearer the EULA the stronger the argument, that the user could be guilty of breach of contract by using an anti-spyware program to remove it.
Thus, the key difference between unwanted and unlawful spyware and "legitimate" software is simply user knowledge and consent. Both might actually collect and transmit personal information, muck up system and registry settings, be hard or impossible to alter or delete, and might disable itself or other programs upon removal. But did you know and consent to having it installed?The article isn't as clear cut as the title suggests but it is an interesting point of view and a hint the way thing could go if the spyware companies continue to try to 'ligitimise' themselves.The problem is worse for anti-spyware programs, which essentially automate the process of breaching consumer contracts. This is assuming that the consumers actually agreed to the terms and conditions under which the spyware was installed -- generally not a valid assumption. Essentially, the spyware distributors would argue that the anti-spyware purveyors are inducing their customers to breach their contractual obligations, and are tortuously interfering with their contractual relationships with those who knowingly downloaded the spyware.