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S0- Friends, united after a normal schoolday, discovered a secret organization in society known as the Order. Unable to escape, they were captured by this secret government, and placed into a deep sleep. They awoke in a digital world, known locally as the Dream Field. The reasons for their being in the world are unknown, as the Order are using their sleep as an attempt to discover some hidden information about an ancient race known as the Templar. In this digital world, the pain is very much real, and as the developing heroes search for a way to return to their real world, they find themselves helping others in this world along the way. Perhaps...the only things that are real, is what you make real. With the table set, and guns cocked, the duel against fate begins!~
Gameplay: Excel Rayne utilizes an advanced text-based RPG Battle System that has been under development and refinement for over seven years. The result is phenomenal. As you level up your character, you can develop them exactly to your tastes, you will learn skills based on your character's development. And, as you progress in character development, more systems in the game will become available and unlocked for you.
The current level cap for 'Season 7 - End of an Era' is 110.
Schedule: We usually RP on weekends, there is no set schedule at this time. IF the game is up on a weekday, it's probably up for Chat, PvP, and Arena purposes, no RP. There are notable exceptions, and we sometimes rp around holidays.
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REAVER : Reavers are humans that have been tainted by the etherworld. They are cursed and cannot cast standard magic just by being taught it. In order to cast abilities, Reavers have to kill their "teacher", and absorb the very essence of their soul, to "feel" that magic within them, enabling them to cast it. Therefore, the only abilities Reavers can cast are ones they steal from their enemies. Reavers, as they level up, will be able to improve their spell-stealing abilities.
GUARDIAN : Guardians are standard issue knights for the Templar. They accel in swordplay and defending, but aren't a master of either. Guardians are extremely agile, and use this to their advantage on the battlefield extremely well. Guardians can either focus on attacking or defending, or be a little good at both, that choice is left in the guardian themself. Guardians increase their abilities by channeling their stats into their choice of preference, attacking or defending, and the skills they learn will be geared towards that
FIGHTER : Fighters are melee and close-quarters based fighters, trained for the sole purpose of defeating enemies with their own hands. The more they train and battle, the stronger they become. Fighters learn skills by leveling up, and by fulfilling certain requirements with each level. Experience is a must for fighters, that is how they grow strong.
SLAYER : Slayers are knights that walk the path of magic. They focus more on magic than close-quarters combat, but can battle such when necessary. Slayers also can learn the dark arts, but they stray away from learning about the 'Forbidden Spells'. Slayers increase their skills by focusing their stats.
PRIEST : Priests focus on white magic, they are extremely valuable to any team since they can heal and protect their allies. They aren't much for damaging enemies, though, and should work on defence as they are more likely to be targeted by the enemy due to their nature. Priests obtain their most valuable skills from 'white magic scrolls' which can be obtained by the enemy and purchased from shops.
SORCERER : Sorcerers focus on black magic, they are extremely valuable to any team since they can damage and negatively affect their enemies. They aren't much for damaging enemies, though, and should work on defense as they are more likely to be targeted by the enemy due to their nature. Sorcerers obtain their most valuable skills from 'black magic scrolls' which can be obtained by the enemy and purchased from shops.
THIEF : Thieves are usually common folks, but there are some trained thieves within the Order and Templar. They are experts at stealing goods from targets, as well as sneaking around undetected. They are experts at ambushing and can even perform some assassinations, they are extremely skilled with a knife as well. Thieves learn skills by leveling up and stealing 'Skill Scrolls' from enemies.
GUN KNIGHT : Gun Knights are the trained assassins within the Order. Their skills with guns and ranged weapons are unmatched, and they are extremely valuable because of this. Gun Knights learn skills by leveling up and obtaining 'Bounty Scrolls' from slain targets.
NECROMANCER: Necromancers are magic-based spell casters that have turned to the dark. While they don't have dark purpose, they still rely on dark power to win wars. Because of their nature, they are not part of the military, and are looked down upon by society. Necromancers learn abilities by focusing their stats.
AGENT : Agents are secret operatives that exist in both the Order and Templar. The agents of the templar and agents of the order however, look very different. While agents of the order tend to wear black, templar agents blend in with society. Agents learn skills via 'ideas' at random when winning any battle.
SUMMONER : Summoners are extremely rare, and hard-to-find magic-users that have the ability to summon creatures from magic itself. Summoners learn abilities by focusing all of their stats.
DRAGON KNIGHT : Dragon Knights are knights that fancy using lances in their battles, and are extremely useful for penetrating the enemies defenses. To strong dragon knights, even the most powerful armor means nothing to their piercing strike. Dragon Knights are experts with the lance, however, they also are known to use shields and swords mid-battle. Dragon Knights learn abilities by focusing their stats.
AVATAR : Avatars are ancient shamans that possess magic both black and white. They are apt magic users, channeling the spirits of the beasts they slay to give them strength. Avatars learn abilities by slaying varying types of monsters.
BLADE : *Earns bonus valor points instead of trait points. Cannot acquire trait points.* Blades are, as you would think, masters of the blade. All of their abilities focus around blades, be it Swords or Knives. They're extremely useful and well-known for their agility, sought after to become Assassins and Knights. Blades do not walk the path of either, choosing instead to walk down the path they create, their weapon creating that bridge. Blades execute skills in succession, and learn skills by focusing stats.
FANG : *Earns bonus valor points instead of trait points. Cannot acquire trait points. Cannot put points into Intelligence* Fangs are specialized users of magic, that prefer to use Fists, Claws, as well as Staffs as their weapons of choice. When approaching a Fang, use caution. Fangs prefer to wait for the right time to strike, then launch an insane combination of moves to destroy their targets as quickly and painlessly as possible. Fangs like maintaining the peace. Fangs learn skills by focusing stats and leveling up.
DATA HACKER : Data Hackers are perhaps the most mysterious class of all. They're extremely small in numbers, though their numbers have been increasing lately due to unknown circumstances, though a large portion of it could be contributed to the ever-increasing of the Excel's prescense in all servers. Data Hackers cannot use magic, and their physical ability is strained enormously. However, their handicap is balanced by their powerful control of Data Flow, allowing them to use skills similar to magic, even though they aren't magic-aware. Data Hackers learn skills by Deleting Enemies.
DEMON HUNTER : Very rarely, one infected with the Excel Virus may bring children into the world before death. The child that results from this may have a high resistance to the virus, even as small remnants exist in their body from their parents. This high tolerance allows them to perform arcane arts that would be too damaging to the body otherwise. Demon Hunters, like their Reaver cousins, are capable of harvesting souls and use this to power their ability on the battlefield. Demon Hunters use Scythes and Claws, and would not hesitate to use the forbidden spells lost in ancient times.
SCOUT : Before the fall of the Old Thieves against the might of the bandit clan, a small group of rogues escaped to the elfen wood in eastern germany, forging an underground cult. Among these was a lone squire, who made a living by selling his arts to aspiring scouts. Scouts wield crosscows, longbows, and knives, sometimes needing to take plenty of arrows and potions for longer journeys. Alongside using ranged attacks, scouts can scout the terrain, freely bound into the air, and wittle down defensive targets with a mastery of venom.
CYBORG : An aging lab deep in the confines of Honshu, once home to the late knight of the dark, Lucifer, continued a deepening research in the illusive industry of biogenetic engineering. The secretive group, calling themselves Unit 731, gave rise to a new kind of soldier. Spinal enhancements paved the way for Man's seemless command of advanced machinery wired to the bone. Cyborgs typically employ casual wear, immersed in society. The technological exo-skeletal suit typically associated with a cyborg human is actually extremely expensive, thus only high military-value cyborgs would be granted the opportunity to don them. Cyborgs learn skills by allocating stats, and levelling up.


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I am trying some java moss in my tank for the first time. I do believe I have the lighting and water parameters in line for this stuff to grow. After tying to some drift wood and rocks I have some left over java moss to place somewhere in the tank. I thought I would look at some tank pics to see what others have done with Java moss to give me some ideas. That is when I found the below videos about making a Java moss wall.
I was wondering if anyone here has tried this before and what they thought of it ? The info I found on-line makes it sound like it will work very well, but I am a little more interested in some first hand experiance.

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We are writing to urge you to reject applications for a new generation of genetically engineered crops designed to survive repeated spraying of the herbicide 2,4-D.
Simply put, these herbicide-resistant seeds are a bad idea. Allowing them on the market will drive up use of an antiquated, dangerous herbicide that is associated with serious health harms. 2,4-D has been linked to cancer, reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption.
The dramatic rise in glyphosate use in conjunction with Roundup Ready crops tells us that widespread planting of 2,4-D corn and soybeans will inevitably lead to a surge in the application of these hazardous herbicides.
Since 2,4-D is known to drift — directly and through volatilization — increased use poses a very real threat to rural economies and farmers growing crops not engineered to withstand application of these potent chemicals. Conventional farmers could lose crops, while organic farmers could lose both crops and certification, resulting in an economic unraveling of already-stressed rural communities.
2,4-D-resistant crops follow the same short-sighted approach to farming taken by Monsanto's Roundup Ready seed line. The Roundup Ready seed line is responsible for a dramatic rise in glyphosate-resistant "superweeds" that have afflicted millions of acres of farmland across the Midwest and South. Please don't make the same mistake in approving a new generation of herbicide-resistant crops that will lead to more superweeds, placing even more burden on farmers.
We urge USDA to reject Dow's petition for approval of its 2,4-D-resistant seeds, and we call on your Agency to instead devote more attention to research and development of safe and smart 21st century ecological approaches to weed management. These approaches can protect public health, conserve the environment and assure sustainable crop production by America's farmers for generations to come.
Organic Consumers Association
This petition closed over 5 years ago
Remember Agent Orange? The 2,4-D chemical concoction commissioned by the U.S. Army to defoliate jungles and destroy food crops during the Vietnam War?
U.S. corn and soybean farmers could soon be...
Remember Agent Orange? The 2,4-D chemical concoction commissioned by the U.S. Army to defoliate jungles and destroy food crops during the Vietnam War?
U.S. corn and soybean farmers could soon be using more of this toxic herbicide than ever before. Unless we convince the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put the brakes on plans to approve Dow AgroSciences' new "Enlist" brand corn and soy—GMO crops designed to resist massive doses of 2,4-D herbicide.
Please sign our petition to the USDA asking them to reject "Agent Orange" crops!
A large body of evidence indicates major health problems result from exposure to 2,4-D, including cancer, reproductive problems, neurotoxicity and auto-immune disorders. And 2,4-D is devastating to the environment. It's currently the seventh largest source of dioxin pollution in the US and Dow is the second largest dioxin polluter.
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) concedes that Dow's new 2,4-D-resistant crops could speed up the evolution of new "superweeds" which would ultimately require even heavier applications of ever-more toxic herbicides, and could also have "off-target" effects.
Still, the agency signaled (on January 3, 2014), in the release of its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), that it favors approving the new GMO crops.
Most corn and soy grown in the U.S. is already genetically engineered to resist Monsanto's Roundup. And 2,4-D is already the third most popular herbicide (according to the industry web site) used in the U.S.
But if the USDA approves the new 2,4-D-resistant corn and soy, the use of 2,4-D is projected to increase 50-fold.
For the chemical companies, the whole point of genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant crops is to increase herbicide use. If the crop isn't genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides, farmers have to be careful to spray only the weeds. Currently, the use of 2,4-D is largely limited to controlling weeds in the fields before the crop sprouts, or after the crop is harvested. Genetically engineered 2,4-D-tolerant crops allow for the indiscriminate use of the herbicide.
For consumers, that means that the herbicides that used to be sprayed on the fields where our food was grown will now be sprayed directly on our food.
The USDA has already received more than 450,000 comments opposing Agent Orange crops, but so far it is ignoring public comment.
Things are no better at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where Michael Taylor, a former Monsanto lobbyist, heads up food safety. Ignoring the demands of the American Medical Association, which wants the FDA to require "mandatory pre-market systematic safety assessments" of new genetically engineered foods, the FDA conducts no review, as long as the biotech company assures it that the genetically engineered food is not "materially different" from normal food.
In December, Dow announced that the FDA had given its 2,4-D-resistant crops the rubber stamp, marking the end of the voluntary consultation process for its Agent Orange crops.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a separate review of Agent Orange crops to examine the impact of expanded use of 2,4-D. But in 2012, the FDA rejected a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council citing dozens of studies linking 2,4-D exposure to cancer and birth defects as cause to ban the dangerous chemical.
Please take action today to stop new 2,4-D-resistant genetically engineered crops!


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MADISON, Wisc., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQX: NVLT), a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, today announced the closing of a private placement of equity securities to an affiliated entity of Renova Group for gross proceeds to Novelos of $2 million. The securities issued and sold in the private placement consisted of 2 million shares of Novelos' common stock, a warrant to purchase up to 1 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share expiring in five years and a warrant to purchase up to 2 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share expiring in 90 days. Novelos has earmarked the proceeds for the build-out of an in-house clinical-stage manufacturing facility for I-124-CLR1404 (LIGHT), our small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted imaging agent. The facility is expected to be completed in about one year and is expected to cost approximately $3 million.
"We are very pleased to have a multi-billion dollar institutional investor of Renova's stature join our existing institutional and retail investors," said Harry Palmin, President and CEO of Novelos. "Having demonstrated initial positive LIGHT imaging data in lung and brain cancer patients and awaiting initial LIGHT imaging data across nine other solid tumor indications starting early next year, the build-out of an in-house clinical-stage manufacturing facility for LIGHT is a key strategic initiative as we move toward larger Phase 2 and pivotal LIGHT imaging trials. In the interim, we believe additional positive data will further establish proof-of-concept for LIGHT as a PET imaging agent in multiple cancer indications as well as guide selection of indications and trial designs for Phase 2 clinical trials with I-131-CLR1404 (HOT). We already have an operational in-house clinical-stage manufacturing facility for HOT, our small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted molecular radiotherapeutic that delivers cytotoxic radiation directly and selectively to cancer cells and cancer stem cells."
About Renova Group
Renova Group is a leading Russian private business group that holds and manages assets in metallurgy, oil, mining, chemical, real estate development, energy, telecommunications, high-tech engineering, transport industry, utilities and financial sectors in Russia as well as CIS, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa and the United States. Among the Group's most important inputs are investments in TNK-BP, UC RUSAL, IES, as well as in Swiss high-tech and industrial companies OC Oerlikon and Sulzer. For additional information please visit www.renova.ru/en/about/
About LIGHT
LIGHT is a small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted imaging agent that we believe has first-in-class potential for selective detection of tumors and metastases in a broad range of cancers. LIGHT is comprised of a proprietary phospholipid ether analog (PLE), acting as a cancer-targeted delivery and retention vehicle, covalently labeled with iodine-124, a short-lived PET imaging radioisotope. PET imaging used in conjunction with CT scanning has now become the imaging method of choice in oncology. In studies to date, LIGHT selectively illuminated malignant tumors in 52 of 54 animal models of cancer, demonstrating broad-spectrum, cancer-selective uptake and retention. Investigator-sponsored Phase 1-2 trials of LIGHT as a PET imaging agent are ongoing across 11 solid tumor indications. Initial positive imaging results have been established in patients with lung and brain cancers. These human trials, if successful, would likely provide proof-of-concept for LIGHT as a PET imaging agent with the potential to supplant the current "gold standard" agent, 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG), due to what we believe to be LIGHT's superior cancer-specificity and more favorable logistics of clinical use. As a chemically identical biomarker for HOT, we believe that LIGHT tumor uptake data could accelerate clinical development of HOT by guiding selection of indications for HOT Phase 2 trials and potentially be used in such trials to identify suitable patients and assess therapeutic efficacy. For the same reason, and in view of the quantitative nature of PET imaging, we also believe that LIGHT imaging may be capable of estimating an efficacious dose of HOT in individual patients.
About Novelos Therapeutics, Inc.
We are a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. Our cancer-targeted compounds are selectively taken up and retained in cancer cells, including cancer stem cells, versus normal cells. Thus, our therapeutic compounds appear to directly kill cancer cells while minimizing harm to normal cells. This offers the potential for a paradigm shift in cancer therapy by providing efficacy versus all three major drivers of mortality in cancer: primary tumors, metastases and stem cell-based relapse. I-124-CLR1404 (LIGHT) is a small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted PET imaging agent. We believe LIGHT has first-in-class potential and Phase 1-2 clinical trials are ongoing across 11 solid tumor indications. I-131-CLR1404 (HOT) is a small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted molecular radiotherapeutic that delivers cytotoxic radiation directly and selectively to cancer cells and cancer stem cells. We believe HOT also has first-in-class potential. HOT Phase 1b dose-escalation trial is ongoing and, subject to additional funding, we expect HOT to enter Phase 2 trials in the third quarter of 2013 as a monotherapy for solid tumors with significant unmet medical need. CLR1502 (GLOW2) is a preclinical, cancer-targeted, non-radioactive optical imaging agent for intraoperative tumor margin illumination and non-invasive tumor imaging. Together, we believe our compounds are able to "find, treat and follow" cancer anywhere in the body in a novel, effective and highly selective way. For additional information please visit www.novelos.com
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Since then, I've had the privilege of having her quilt two quilts for me, plus one of my quilt designs is in her new book, Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. Each time I've sent her the front and back of the quilt and let her have free reign, in terms of design for the quilting. And she has knocked my socks off every time!
She quilted the quilt for my new pattern Ohio Supernova, above, which is a giant Ohio Star block that I've shared with you before. There's also a detail of that work in my header above where you can see a closer look at some of Angela's stitching. Amazing, right?
And here's a sneak peek of a brand new quilt that she just finished for me. I can't show you the rest, but you'll be able to see the whole thing, complete with the pattern and instructions to make your very own version, on a newsstand and bookstore soon.
Ah, all of those tiny pebbles kill me!
Angela and I are working on a few more projects together and I can't wait to share those with you as well. For more information on Angela and to see more of her incredible work, please visit her blog Quilting Is My Therapy and her new site Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters, and be sure to pick up her book when it hits the stands this spring.


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Vacation timeNovember 23, 2008 — Deacon Duncan
This coming Thursday, Americans will be celebrating a holiday we call "Thanksgiving" (in memory of the early Europeans who said "Thank God there were actually some PEOPLE here who knew how to deal with the local climate!"). It's going to be a hectic week for me due to some travel and other preparations for an extended family get-together, so blogging is going to range from sparse to non-existent this week. So have a nice week everyone, and I hope all you bloody Yanks have a great holiday, and I'll see you all Dec. 1st.


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A 'nail in the coffin' of the IRS 'scandal'
Remember when the IRS story looked, way back in May, like a legitimate political controversy? With every passing revelation, the misguided uproar looks a little sillier.
The ranking Democrat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee ranking member, Sander Levin, D-Mich., released new information Tuesday from the Internal Revenue Service to provide further evidence that progressive groups were singled out for scrutiny as were conservative groups.
The documents include an IRS training presentation that instructs IRS employees to screen tax-exemption applications for Democratic leaning "Emerge" organizations alongside "progressive" and "tea party" organizations.
Three organizations tied to the national Emerge America organization – Emerge Nevada, Emerge Maine and Emerge Massachusetts – sought tax-exempt status in 2011. They were denied – the group, which helps recruit and train Democratic women for electoral politics, was deemed too political.
And so, when it came time for the IRS to scrutinize organizations, it instructed IRS employees to screen for "Emerge" along with "progressive." If the tax agency were singling out conservatives, as Republicans and a few too many reporters claimed, this obviously wouldn't have happened.
Making matters slightly more amusing, the same new materials show the IRS had a "Be On the Look Out" warning that called for heightened scrutiny to "ACORN successor" organizations.
Levin said in a statement, "Once again it is clear that the Inspector General's report left out critical information that skewed the audit's findings and set the stage for Republicans to make completely baseless accusations in an effort to tarnish the White House. These new documents make it clear the IRS scrutiny of the political activity of 501(c)(4) organizations covered a broad spectrum of political ideology and was not politically motivated. Republicans should stop trying to twist the facts to fit a faulty 'enemies list' narrative and instead join in the effort to fix the mismanagement problems at the IRS tax-exempt division as I have called for since day one."
Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) added, "This new information should put a nail in the coffin of the Republican claims that the IRS's actions were politically motivated or were targeted at only one side of the political spectrum."
And yet, even now, the right continues to insist there's an IRS "scandal" that only conservatives can see.
Just last week, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) had a lengthy op-ed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, arguing that that administration needs to "come clean" on this terrible "scandal" and "cover-up." I was tempted to write a post fact-checking the whole thing, but (1) the entire op-ed was one long falsehood intended to exploit public ignorance; (2) I find it hard to believe Portman or the staffer who wrote the piece actually believes what it says; and (3) the op-ed had no real impact because it's suddenly dawning on the mainstream that there is no "scandal."
What was annoying has since become tiresome. Republicans were so heavily invested in this controversy that they feel the need to keep up appearances, but it seems they're just going through the motions – no one could honestly take the story seriously anymore.
To reiterate a point from July, this would be a great time for at least some accountability. There were countless Republicans and mainstream pundits – left, right, and center, from Limbaugh to Jon Stewart – who were absolutely convinced that this story was legitimate and President Obama bore responsibility for the wrongdoing we now know didn't exist.
And yet, the scandal that evaporated into nothing has led to precious little introspection among those who demanded the public take it seriously. The political world flubbed this one, and instead of acknowledging that, it's simply moved on as if it hadn't made a mistake.
It's a real shame.
So, I guess we'll start hearing more about Benghazi again soon?


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Group finds home, purpose for former racehorses
Thoroughbreds to showcase skills at Pimlico event this weekend
The future is questionable for many retired thoroughbred horses that run in races like the Preakness Stakes, but a local nonprofit it hoping to change that.
It's the mission of the nonprofit Retired Racehorse Training Project to find new homes and purposes for former racehorses.
"If nobody wants them, then it's like dogs and cats that are unwanted. What do you do with them? Sometimes people will just leave them out in a field if they can afford to feed them, but like all breeds of horses, if they're unwanted, some are euthanized," said RRTP spokesman Steuart Pittman.
Many thoroughbreds retire from racing at the age of 4 or 5 with two-thirds of their life left. The RRTP said the horses are still very valuable and can do things like play polo, do police work and learn to do jumps.
Elissa Ogburn, 14, has been riding and training her thoroughbred, Governor Jack, for just eight weeks.
"He's doing really well. He's learning really fast, and I'm really proud of him," she said. "We've had to practice every day. We've been practicing trying to get him not to run like a racehorse but slow down and kind of become more balanced."
Governor Jack used to be a racehorse, but now that his career is over, he's getting another chance to shine. He and several other ex-racehorses and their trainers will be showcasing their skills at Pimlico Race Course this weekend for the first Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium.
"It's a showcase, but its showcasing the training that 26 of these trainers have done. They've had the horses all summer, so they're bringing them out and showing what they can do after three months. Then we'll also be showcasing some famous horses that are thoroughbreds off the track," Pittman said.
"These are all horses that raced at least once and now have the chance to have second careers, and the point of this whole thing is to show these horses can have second careers," said RRTP spokeswoman Carolyn Karlson.
The group is hoping the event will help raise awareness about the issue and show what the horses are capable of doing off the race track.
"I think it's really important to save these horses because they have such athletic ability and are just a really fun horse to ride," Ogburn said.
For more information on the event at Pimlico, click on the link above.


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Konqueror Embraces ActiveX, Plays Shockwave Movies
July 9, 2001 (The INTERNET).
With this addition, Konqueror now enables KDE users to take optimal advantage
According to Malte, the reason he and Nikolas implemented reaktivate
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So far, however, reaktivate has been successfully tested with the
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Install ActiveX controls only from sites that you
With reaktivate the situation is similar: the installed controls can call
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Source code for reaktivate is freely available under a Free, Open Source
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Re: Java and Flash first
I see, so you did not buy the official Mandrake? Or else what is this "basic" Mandrake that you talk about? I only see the Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition here in Montreal stores. Perhaps in your country it is different.
You also seem to not understand that KDE has no control over what Mandrake decides to do. *YOU* do. So talk to Mandrake and get it fixed...
Anyway, I think I already said everything that I wanted, and more, in this conversation, I'm out.
By Navindra Umanee at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
> what is this "basic" Mandrake that you talk about? I
Of course it is the download version and also the magazines version. (and be quite, I bought a standard edition before you and -perhaps - before anybody else, the first day of the avalaibility of Mandrake 5.6, in Paris).
I am very surprised by your reaction. I have seen in this site that the KDE team wants to create more configuration tools (as do distribs), so I thought that it was a common wish to hope a KDE whole Konqueror configuration....
By Alain at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
>I thought that it was a common wish to hope a KDE whole Konqueror configuration
You misunderstand. Navindra wants Konqueror's Flash and Java to work too, but she is telling you that it is not *KDE's* fault that *Mandrake's* distribution doesn't install Java and Flash by default. If you want Konqueror to have Java and Flash working in Mandrake, you must talk to Mandrake. There is unfortunately nothing KDE can do about it, because Flash and Java are not KDE programs and can't be included with the KDE packages (legal difficulties).
This discussion should be taking place at Mandrakeforum.com, where you would be able to talk to other Mandrake users about this Mandrake-specific problem.
By not me at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
> There is unfortunately nothing KDE can do about it, because Flash and Java are not KDE programs and can't be included with the KDE packages (legal difficulties).
I don't say that Flash and Java are to be included in KDE packages, I know there are legal difficulties.
I said that the Konqueror team may write some scripts so that any distribution and any advanced user may easily (and in the same way) add Flash and Java to Konqueror so that it will be very simple and transparent (nothing to do) for the end users of distribs.
And I add now that it is perhaps possible that the Konqueror team create a separate package according to legal things so that it installs all the plugins of Konqueror. So if a distrib is only GPLed, the user has only to download and install a rpm (or something like).
I am sure that today a majority of Konqui users don't use Java because it is too difficult to install. Why say
Do you want a Konqueror easy to install (with all things) and everywhere installed in the same way ? Now it is not...
I think it is the problem of KDE, yes.
(knowing that the KDE team wants to do some configuration tools, as distribs, I think that such tools would at first exists for the KDE programs installation, of course...)
By Alain at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
Hi! Have just installed Mandrake 8.2. Im a newbie in this. Got the same problem. Maybe it is a good idea to include at least some kind of popup to give nwebies easy way to install Java and Flash.
By Digger at Tue, 2002/09/03 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
Ohhhhh!!!!... My new Mandrake 9.0 (update at this date dic-2002) does not work correctly: java and flash are not implement in this distribution in any browsers. I think Mandrake is making BIG mistakes to the newbie Linux users.
(And There are other important bugs)
Bye, Manuel Perez
By MANUEL PEREZ LOPEZ at Sat, 2002/12/28 - 6:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
they aren't "not implemented", you just need to install them yourself. Are you using the free download edition of mdk, i believe that the for pay version comes with these non-free things pre-installed...
By domi at Sun, 2002/12/29 - 6:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
Install Netscape. This will solve all the probblems.
By digger at Sun, 2002/12/29 - 6:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
Allow me to rant for a moment. Whenever I do a search for any sort of help with Linux, all I find is a bunch of whining about how hard Linux is. If all you want to do is complain, reformat your hard drive and pony up some cash to Bill Gates. He'll be glad to sell you the latest incarnation of Windows!
I'm the type of person who drives a manual shift transmission in my car because it gives me a certain measure of control - within certain parameters, of course. I'm trying out Linux because I believe that, despite its sharper learning curve, the end result will be ultimatly more satisfying.
I'm only a lowly, undesirable newbie, and I, too, would like to install not only Java in my Mandrake 9.0 operating system, but Java as well. Unfortunatly, I have little or no idea of how to accomplish this remarkable feat. I've been around computers in general for a number of years, even built my own box on a number of occasions as well as tinkered with DOS commands here and there. If any of you Linux gods out there are willing to take a fledgling under their protective wing, so to speak, PLEASE let me know! As for the crybabies out there, a: go back to Microsoft
By totallynotcool at Mon, 2003/06/02 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
After re-reading, I meant to say Java and Flash. No need to install Java twice, now is there?
By totallynotcool at Mon, 2003/06/02 - 5:00am
Re: Java and Flash first
I have SuSE 9.1 and java works fine with Konqueror. I cannot say the same about flash that works when it wants!!
I see that: if I open my home page in a tab (my home page contains a flash animation) i cannot see the animation. If I open, in another tab, the home page.. there I can see the animation.
After this I can see flash animation until I cose Konqueror.
Anyone has a reply for this??
Excuse me for my english...
By Alex at Mon, 2004/07/19 - 5:00am
This is almost good, but...
This will really please the x86 users of Linux, however this will still not make ActiveX available on non-x86 architectures. Great job, shame it is (and can) only satisfy a small percentage of users.
It would be really neat if there was a hack for Wine to run Windows applications compiled for x86 under non-x86 architectures without emulation.. of course that would be asking for a lot :)
By Eric Windisch at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
>It would be really neat if there was a hack for Wine to run Windows applications compiled for x86 under non-x86 architectures without emulation.. of course that would be asking for a lot :)
It would be asking the impossible. Emulation is required between different CPU architectures.
Now, if you were a l33t h4x0r, you might port Wine itself to a different CPU architecture, allowing the API to run natively, and using an emulation solution such as Bochs (http://bochs.sourceforge.net) to run the x86 binary code. Not sure if it's really possible, or even worthwile to implement, but it sounds cool :-)
By not me at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
Actually.. Wine was (being?) ported to PowerPC.
Well, one of the reasons you need an emulator to run Amiga apps on your x86 box is because there is no Amiga API implimented for your operating system on the x86 box. If you have an implimentation of the API, you can emulate a CPU and run applications without having to have a complete VM.
It would actually be possible to run Windows applications on PowerPC via any platform Wine supports.. without having a complete VM.
I never said it would be easy...
By Eric Windisch at Thu, 2002/02/07 - 6:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
Oh, btw..
How do you think that MacOS9 on a PowerPC machine runs applications written for MacOS7 compiled for a m68k processor? :)
By Eric windisch at Fri, 2002/02/22 - 6:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
If I remember correctly the PowerPC evolved from the IBM POWER architecture and was also developed by Motorolla, it could very well be that the 68000 op-codes form a subset of the PPC op-codes. This is certainly true for the POWER/POWERPC machines, which allows AIX to run on different architectures (this is not QUITE true, as AIX enquires as to the platform its running on and uses architecture optimised routines in the kernel, using a branch table). But the op-codes that can be used by the IBM RS/6000 compiler used for user space programs has to ensure that it will run on both. So this sort of thing is not new. The x86->PPC conversion is totally different.
By Andy Richardson at Tue, 2002/09/10 - 5:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
No powerpc and 68k are completely different. The only way to run programs from one on the other is through emulation.
By Bijan Soleymani at Wed, 2003/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: This is almost good, but...
No powerpc and 68k are completely different. The only way to run programs from one on the other is through emulation.
By Bijan Soleymani at Wed, 2003/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
Thank-you a ton Nikolas and Malte! This is really an exciting and and amazing accomplishment! Now I just have to try reaktivate.
BTW, does anyone know if perhaps this will be integrated into the main CVS for KDE 2.3?
By Timothy R. Butler at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
Followers, not leaders. Arguments for this are now people with Linux can do Linux and winblowz, and it costs less when users switch etc.... However, to beat your enemies, one shouldn't marry their daughter/son or marry into their family and hope to inherit your way to success. Therefore, do you think that people will stop using the supported activex junk? Or, they'll keep using it more and allowing micros~1 to set the standards? Looks like you are to follow micros~1 in standards, just like everyone else, not set them.
Why is it that micros~1 are able to charge for trash, while you can't even get enough users by giving away your work?
By Konqulator at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
what's next, to port the BSOD and GPF's ?
By <b><i>for a blo... at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
Dear l33t hax0r,
If you find any exploits, let me know too please.
By Navindra Umanee at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
By Darian Lanx at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Reduce the waiting period
One question about Konq.
Does Konq have the ability to pre-cache links on the page that you are visiting so that if you click on one of the links, that site has been giving some time to load already and you wait less.
By kde-user at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
It's fairly interesting. When something is done in sparetime and absolutely free others aren't allowed to critizise the work. Those who dare are said to be flamers and co. This is amusing. Where is the freedom you talk about all the time?!
By stephan at Wed, 2001/07/11 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
>When something is done in sparetime and absolutely free others aren't allowed to critizise the work.
On the contrary, constructive criticism is welcomed. People who criticize a project based on unfounded assumptions and poorly-thought-out arguments get what they deserve.
And trolls are just dumb.
The people who are criticizing this work just for existing (example: what next, port the BSOD?) are being trolls. You don't have to use this, it probably won't even be included in KDE proper because of its dependence on WINE.
Besides, they *are* being allowed to criticize. No one is censoring them, and their views are being heard. The fact that they are being called trolls and flamers doesn't inhibit their freedom of speech.
By not me at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
I see people criticise all the time (without flames back at 'em). The key things are:
1.) Does the criticism help?
Now I might note that on one post who shall go nameless's posts last night he took a narrow view saying that if it didn't work everywhere, and just how *HE* wanted it, it shouldn't be on the dot. Thus he received flames.
When someone works in their freetime to do something like this, they certainly don't deserve, mindless, narrow minded, or down right insulting posts, don't you agree?
By Timothy R. Butler at Thu, 2001/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
Thanks, this is great.
regards M.Seiler
By Martin Seiler at Wed, 2001/07/18 - 5:00am
Program Shockwave plugin from scratch?
Which are the limitations which make that programmers didn't make linux-native shockwave plugin yet?
By Dav at Fri, 2001/07/20 - 5:00am
Re: Program Shockwave plugin from scratch?
There is one native FLASH implementation for Linux
Check this out:
By jari soderholm at Sun, 2001/09/30 - 5:00am
Re: Program Shockwave plugin from scratch?
Flash its NOT a shockwave-plug in shockwave uses director, its used for applications, games, tutorials, but there is not a linux-native shockwave player (as i know the only one that support shockwave its crossover plugin) but it is really slow, because it uses emulation to use shockwave for windows on linux, any way,
i think if a lot of ppl its really organized, can ask macromedia for some technical information to make a shockwave plugin for linux community, of course, it wouldn't be really suported by macromedia,
a lot, because i've sent some mails to macromedia, and there was not response, some ppl have had a response from macromedia saying that they have no plans to make a linux native shockwave plugin,
unless the free community develop its own plugin it think there is no way to have a Director shockwave player plug in for linux
By Carlos Morales at Sat, 2003/06/28 - 5:00am
Quit whining
This is good. Most of the security holes in activeX aren't applicable for linux anyway plus it's a PATCH. No one is forcing you to apply it! If you don't like activeX don't use it. Don't yell at the KDE League about progress. this isn't going to do the impossible, it's just a nifty hack. Don't whine about being insulted, wine NEVER ran on non x86 archs.
By Scott at Sat, 2001/10/06 - 5:00am
Compileing reAktivate
I'm a newbye on linux and i'm trying to install reAktivate, I can't undestand why Macromedia doesn't make a Shockwave player for linux, but that's not the problem, the problem is, how can i compile reAktivate? You will be probably laughting a lot now, but i think the documentation(if you call this documentation) of how to install reAktivate is horrible. I installed wine with the patch, but now i don't know how to compile the reAktivate source, can anyone help me please?
Thank's a lot
By Roger at Mon, 2002/07/15 - 5:00am
Re: Compileing reAktivate
i dont even get how to get it from cvs. they could write a commandline, but no.. "get it from cvs".
By newbie at Mon, 2004/05/17 - 5:00am
Re: Compileing reAktivate
hey i figured out how 2 do it, u must download e toplevel kdenonbeta directory and the kde-common directory to do it
cvs co -R kdenonbeta/reaktivate
By wfyk at Mon, 2004/09/27 - 5:00am
Re: Compileing reAktivate
=( And how/where do you do that from?
I am a total newbie to this. Lame-mans terms and links would be MUCH appreciated.
By jennie at Sun, 2006/05/28 - 5:00am
is it dead, or is there a new project with the same goal?
If somebody hear me ... please tell me :=)
By Gando at Fri, 2006/09/22 - 5:00am


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Here we are again, back on the topic of the secret NSA program called PRISM. Which apparently, is not so secret anymore. Since Edward Snowden's information leak, news about PRISM has gathered momentum, making international headlines. Why has the news about this program escalated so quickly? The obvious answer is because PRISM is designed to target the one thing that Internet users are most concerned about: their privacy. Allegedly, the program allows the U.S government to access user data from nine major sites: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL and Apple.
Sound shocking? It certainly is, but this should not come as a complete surprise to anyone. Internet users' privacy has been a constant discussion topic for decades. The Internet is an open source of knowledge for all of its users; a quick search on Google can provide your personal address, as well as pinpoint the exact location on Google Maps – useful, perhaps, but not very safe. Worrying about who is looking at your data, or why, is easy to do, but it's not going to solve the problem. Instead, users need to be more careful about the type of personal information they are providing online. Internet users can look to any number of shamed public figures for a simple lesson in Internet safety: "If you don't want anyone to find it, just don't do it." Bottom line: users should not be providing any sensitive or personal information on the Internet.
On the other hand, of course, those unconcerned about privacy could look at PRISM from a different perspective. For all its faults, after all, PRISM is a great way to automatically back up all your data and sources, free of charge . . .
Concerns have been raised by legitimate users of Liberty Reserve following the digital cash exchange's shutdown by US authorities. With some $25 million seized by authorities, users not involved in criminal activity are worried they will not see their funds returned.
The Costa Rican-based payment processor, which allowed users to open accounts and transfer funds anonymously, is accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of helping "criminals conduct illegal transactions and launder the proceeds of their crimes." The anonymity of the service, combined with lax regulation demonstrated by user account names like "Russia Hackers" and "tostealyourmoney," made Liberty Reserve popular among fraudsters, identity thieves, hackers, and other criminals.
The company had about a million users and operated for seven years, handling six billion dollars, making this "the largest international money-laundering prosecution in history."
The takedown is not the first time the company comes under suspicion. Liberty Reserve was denied a license by Costa Rica's financial regulator in 2011 and subsequently closed, but continued to operate through several other companies.
According to Troels Oerting, who heads Europol's European Cybercrime Center, the shutdown of the company is "a stiff blow" to cybercriminals, but "the criminals will adapt and there will be other services like this."
Unfortunately, the shutdown has also been a stiff blow to legitimate users. Mitchell Rossetti, whose law-abiding EPay Tarjeta service used Liberty Reserve, complains that users not involved in criminal activities are being treated as "collateral damage," becoming "victims through the closure and seizure of LR."
Whether and when funds will be returned to legitimate users is not clear.
The takedown of Liberty Reserve does not mean that all online payment processors are unsafe. There are numerous legitimate (though more expensive) companies offering digital cash exchange, including www.moneybookers.com, www.allcharge.com, www.nextpay.com, www.instabill.com, www.ok4pay.com, www.globalpayltd.com, and www.instabill.com.
Adobe has presented Adobe Photoshop CC during Adobe Max, the Creativity Conference, as part of Adobe Creative Cloud's big update. The new Photoshop offers better options for imaging and increased creative freedom thanks to new tools and workflows. Photoshop CC will be exclusively available from June for Creative-Cloud members.
Adobe's desktop apps, including Photoshop and Illustrator, were better known under the name Creative Suite (CS) but have been moved to CC to emphasize the integration with Creative Cloud.
Photoshop CC consists of a large series of innovative improvements such as new image-deblurring and sharpening features to improve design workflows and new Camera Raw options. This update combines features of Photoshop Standard and Photoshop Extended to offer better access to 3D-tools and image analysis. The Creative Cloud integrations also offer flexible collaborations and sharing possibilities.
"Our ability to deliver new innovations quickly allows photographers and creative professionals to go beyond their limitations for digital imaging and design," said Winston Hendrickson, VP of products for Creative Media Solutions at Adobe. "Our clients will no longer have to wait 18 to 24 months for Photoshop-innovations. When a new Photoshop feature is ready to launch – whether it is a Healing Brush or something incredible such as Content Aware Fill – we will deliver this directly via Creative Cloud."
YouTube is set to launch a paid subscription model for some specific video channels. It has reached out to a small group of channel producers and asked them to create paid-access channels. The move, which could be announced as early as this week, will apply to 50 YouTube channels. Subscription fees will begin around $1.99 per month per channel.
"We're looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our partners with another vehicle to generate revenue from their content, beyond the rental and ad-supported models we offer," a spokesman for YouTube said.
But video-based content is not all YouTube is focused on right now. The Google-owned company has plans for a separate subscription music service, expected to launch later this year. It would allow subscribers to listen to music for free, though there will be paid premium options for ad-free listening available.
According to information technology research and advisory firm Gartner, last year the market for CRM software grew by 12.5%, or 3 times more than the average growth of enterprise software. In 2012 CRM software generated a total revenue of 18 billion dollars, up 2 billion from the previous year. 80% of this revenue is generated in the US and Europe, but due to the crisis and the strong dollar the growth in Western Europe could not reach above 1%.
2012 also saw the five biggest CRM software producers competing with each other. Salesforce.com, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and IBM were responsible for at least half of global revenues. Salesforce.com (14% market share) has beaten SAP (12.9% market share) to become first among CRM software producers. However, SAP did manage to remain market leader in Western and Eastern Europe.
In order to become the biggest player in the industry, the top players have made a record of more than 50 acquisitions.
The Boston Consulting Group has conducted research on online media among nearly 7,000 European consumers. The European consumers value online media at €1,077 per year over and above what they pay for it, or approximately half the €2,078 online and offline total for each connected consumer. The online net value, or "consumer surplus," ranged from €792 to €1,557. European consumers derive the biggest online surplus from user-generated content and social networks, but traditional media categories are catching up fast.
"Based on the richness of the media content available across Europe, we expected to find a large consumer surplus," said Paul Zwillenberg, coauthor of this report. "But what's notable, given the relative youth of the Internet, is that the surplus from online media has surpassed, or nearly caught up with that of offline media in every country surveyed. Economic value is following media online. "
The researchers stated that the majority of the Europeans studied believe that they have access to higher-quality online content than they did three years ago. Furthermore, most Europeans also expect continued improvements in online media. Also, Europeans tend to be more excited about the benefits of the Internet than concerned about the risks.
Based on this research, Zwillenberg believes that the key factors are in place to accelerate online consumption across Europe, as demonstrated by rising device ownership. Zwillenberg continued: "The ownership of mobile devices with online functions has played an important role; consumers who use more than three devices enjoy higher online media consumer surpluses than those with fewer devices. Three years ago, the average European owned 1.4 devices. Today he or she has 2.6 devices and it is expected that this will rise to 4 devices in three years."
Another key factor for the increasing online consumption is fast mobile broadband. This facilitates the availability of more high-quality digital content.
Status updates, tweets, and page likes have all quickly become an established part of many people's lives. But how do we actually behave on social networks? How much time do we spend on our online profiles? How likely are we to share our personal information?
In cooperation with SurveyMonkey, iAcquire agency has carried out research on the online behavior of American Internet users and how they use social media in their daily lives. Results show that Americans continue to worry about invasions of privacy on the Internet, but these fears are not consistent; for instance, three quarters of respondents are against sharing private search data, but only half of respondents are worried about the pictures that show up in search results.
The research also showed that we are spending increasingly more time using social media. In comparison with 2011, reported social media usage last year has increased by 37 percent, for a total of 30 billion more minutes. There has been a small decrease in Facebook usage (4 percent) and an enormous increase in time spent on social platforms Google Plus (80 percent) and Pinterest (1000 percent). A noticeable difference in information sharing through online channels was also revealed by the research, with young users preferring to share their content via Facebook, while users of 45 and over tended to prefer e-mail to share information with others.
While young adults would rather use Facebook to share their information, this social network is not the most popular platform among users under 30. Orkut, DeviantArt, Reddit, and Github are all primarily used by 18-29 year olds, who make up 85% of Orkut users, 70% of DeviantArt users, and 60% of Reddit and Github users. The 30+ age group represents 80% of LinkedIn users, 65% of Facebook and Pinterest users, and 55% of Twitter users.
Twitter has introduced Trends in more than 160 new locations. This list includes several countries in which Trends are available for the first time: Belgium, Greece, Kenya, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Ukraine. Furthermore, Twitter added Trends in more than 130 new cities in countries where Trends already were available.
Trends are a simple way to find out what people are discussing at a certain point of time – all over the whole world, or in your country or city. By checking Trends, you can easily find breaking news or hot topics that are relevant to you. To find all the new locations, you should click on Change in the Trends bar on twitter.com. Then select the country or city that most interests you.
Twitter will be adding more locations to trends in the future. For more information about Trends, Twitter has posted a support message online.
Back in school, a friend of mine and I had an argument over a song we heard on the radio. We couldn't agree on who sang it. If I admit who that singer was, I'll feel too old, but suffice to say, I knew I was right, she knew she was right, and the matter was left forgotten, and therefore, unsettled. When was the last time one of your friendly disagreements ended that way?
These days, someone's always got a smart phone on hand, ready to set you straight on such matters. Even if not to settle an argument, most of us have probably been that person with their phone out, checking directions, a train schedule, or the price of an item at another store. And through doing this, we've all been exposed to responsive design.
You already know what that is, even if you don't know the name – it's what makes a website easy to read on your smart phone or tablet. Responsive design, also called mobile support, allows websites to maintain their appearance and usability, whether you access them on the desktop in your office or on the go.
With more and more people using their phones or tablets to access the web, mobile support is becoming a necessary feature of any company website. Try it – go on your site with a phone, and see how it looks. If your web design already features mobile support, good! If not, you'll see why you should think about making the change. Sites that are good-looking and accessible only on a laptop or desktop screen are already becoming a thing of the past.


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Magickal Uses of WoodsJun 16 2011 08:45 PM | Tana in Traditions
Magickal Uses of Woods
Taken from the ancient Celtic tree alphabet.
Individual trees of particular species have been revered, the kind varying with the divine force represented. The symbolism of the woods are very important in the construction of any magical tool.
The oak tree is the tree of Zeus, Jupiter, Hercules, The Dagda (The Chief of the Elder Irish gods), Thor and all other Thunder Gods.
The royalty of the Oak needs no enlarging upon.
The Oak is the tree of endurance and triumph, and like the Ash, is said to count the lightning's' flash.
The Oak is a male wood which is ideal for the construction of any tool that needs the male influence such as Athames, certain wands and staffs.
The midsummer fire is always Oak and the need fire is always kindled in an Oak log.
MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Endurance, triumph, strength, power, dominion, prosperity, sacrifice, guardian, liberator.
With the exception of the mysterious elder, the Birch is the earliest of the forest trees.
The Birch is used extensively in cleansing rituals.
Throughout Europe, Birch twigs are used to expel evil spirits.
Birch rods are also used in rustic rituals to drive out the spirits of the old year.
MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Controlled by the Lunar influences. Birth, healing, Lunar workings, and protection.
The Hazel is a tree of wisdom.
In England, all the knowledge of the arts and sciences were bound to the eating of Hazel nuts.
Until the seventeenth century, a forked Hazelstick was used to divine the guilt of persons in cases of murder and theft.
We have retained the practice of divining for water and buried treasure.
MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Wisdom, intelligence, inspiration, wrath.
The Alder is the tree of fire.
In the battle of the trees, the Alder fought in the very front line.
It is described as the very "battle witch" of all woods, the tree that is hottest in the fight.
From the alder, you can make three different dyes, red from its bark, green from its flowers, and brown from its twigs; this symbolizes the elements of fire, water and earth.
The Alder wood is the wood of the witches.
Whistles may be made of this wood to summon and control the four winds.
It is also the ideal wood for making the magical pipes and flutes.
To prepare the wood for use, beat the bark away with a willow stick while projecting your wishes into it.
The Alder is a token of resurrection.
MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Controlling the four winds, banishing and controlling elementals, resurrection. Making magical dyes.
The Ivy was sacred to Osiris as well as to Dionysus.
Vine and Ivy come next to each other at the turn of the year, and are jointly dedicated to resurrection.
Presumably, this is because they are the only two trees that grow spirally.
The Vine also symbolizes resurrection because its strength is preserved in the wine.
MAGICKAL ASPECTS: (VINE) Faerie work, Joy, Exhilaration, Wrath, Rebirth. (IVY) Fidelity, Constancy, Love, Intoxication.
The Yew is known as the death tree in all european countries.
Sacred to Hecate in Greece and Italy.
Yew wood makes excellent bows, as the Romans learned from the Greeks.
This strengthened the belief that Yew was connected with death.
Its use in England is recalled in Macbeth where Hecate's cauldron contained:"... Slips of Yew...
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The Children of LirMar 11 2010 11:59 PM | Tana in Traditions
From: www.chalicecentre.net
Out of the world's thread, fates' fingers spinning. Some lives are shot with gold, others with shadow. This is a tale of enchantment and exile, of four lives woven together by white swan's feather, storm and ice...
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Satanism and WitchcraftFeb 20 2010 02:47 AM | arabi in Traditions
The info I'm sharing is coming from my personal grimoire as well as the Satanic Bible. A few other thoughts from other Satanists have been thrown into the mix; which I'll point out and quote. You may find alot of similarities between Trad Craft and Sat...
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Last Thursday, LinkedIn (LNKD) announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012, and the stock shot into the stratosphere. Management will be meeting with investors over the next month to keep up the good vibrations. LinkedIn's success is coming from the demise of Monster Worldwide (MWW).
Monster and LinkedIn both reported results that day, and their reports couldn't be more different. Monster reported in-line earnings per share and a 10% decline in revenue. LinkedIn reported a fabulous quarter that blew away the most optimistic forecast. For the fourth quarter, LinkedIn grew revenue 80.95% to $304 million. The stock jumped 21% as overjoyed investors celebrated the news.
Monster, as one of the innovators of job search on the Internet, has been challenged by a series of disastrous mistakes. First, the company rapidly expanded overseas, and that increased sales and marketing costs and brought in little revenue. Second, Monster failed to take full advantage of the shift to social media. And third, Monster was blindsided by the free job-search site Indeed.com. Monster has had to scramble. It closed operations in China, Brazil, Mexico and Turkey. The changes cut about $130 million out of its operating expenses. Because of the retrenchment, revenue fell $50 million.
In the fourth quarter, Monster's bookings in Europe slid 30%, while North American bookings fell 3% in a recovering job market. Operating margin declined significantly to 7.2%, from 12.8% in the year-ago quarter. Operating margin declined 20 basis points on a sequential basis. The weak results were due to a sharp rise in operating expenses, which as a percentage of revenue jumped 560 basis points from the year-ago quarter. The rise in operating expense was due to higher sales and marketing expenses. Net margin was cut in half, to 4.1%, compared with 9.5% in the year-ago quarter and down from 7.4% in the previous quarter.
LinkedIn, on the other hand, reported stellar results. The social-networking company is quickly becoming a giant. For fiscal 2012, revenue increased 86% to $972.3 million. The subscription business rose 79%, marketing solutions jumped 68%, and the recruiting business increased 90%.
As for the stocks, it's tough. Clearly, Monster Worldwide has become an also-ran in a market it innovated. It has been unable to get any growth going despite a recovering economy. Only two possibilities, an acquisition or a meaningful recovery in revenue, would lift Monster's shares.
While LinkedIn does have a lot of excitement behind it, growth is slowing. In fact, estimates show revenue growing only 53% in fiscal 2013 and 39% in 2014. That's a steep drop-off from 86%. To me, that means LinkedIn's addressable market is smaller than it seems. By 2014, LinkedIn's revenue would only be $2 billion, and it would generate some $250 million in net income.
At $155, LinkedIn's stock is trading at 75x 2014 estimates. While growth investors don't care about the stock valuation right now, the company better put up more than 53% revenue growth in 2013 to keep the shares moving higher. Both companies have more work to do.


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Google is planning to test out a new cable service, complete with high-speed internet and TV, in Kansas City. Could the rest of the country be next?
The plans are still being hatched, but Google is already rolling out a big test of super high-speed broadband and Kansas City. This would just be added onto that.
It's actually a pretty exciting prospect! After all, how many choices do you have in your cable TV offerings? Not many, I'll bet. And very, very few companies have the cash or desire to become a new competitor in that space. But Google is one of them! And with Google barging in and disrupting things, only good things and lower prices can result for consumers as these big boys fight over our dollars.
So hopefully Google finds this whole Kansas City thing to be worthwhile and starts expanding from there. I'd love to pay less and get more from my cable company. Wouldn't you?
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Lisa Yoshihara selected as next director of University of Hawaii Art GalleryUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU - Lisa Yoshihara has been selected as the next director of the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery through an international search conducted by the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Hawai'i at Mänoa. Yoshihara will fill the position held by Tom Klobe who retires on June 30, 2006 after 29 years of service.
Yoshihara brings extensive experience to the UH Art Gallery. She has worked at the Hawai'i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts for 20 years as the curator of Art in Public Places program, and as the founding director for the Hawai'i State Art Museum.
"I have the utmost respect for Lisa's knowledge, abilities, and her dedication to the promotion and advancement of the arts in Hawai'i. She has a proven record of exceptional organizational skills and the intellectual capacity to develop exhibitions of conceptual relevance to the community. I look forward to her vision and leadership, and I pass the torch to her with great confidence," Klobe stated.
Yoshihara said, "I am honored by the appointment. I look forward to developing innovative exhibitions and programs to continue the national and international reputation of the UH Art Gallery, the Department of Art & Art History and the University. It is a wonderful opportunity to lead one of Hawaii's premier exhibition venues and to continue working with the community to advance the arts in Hawai'i. I wish to contribute my passion and dedication to curatorial work and arts management to future generations and hope to inspire others to pursue the arts as a career."


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