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I just wanted to say kudos to the Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission and its director, Chris Hamilton, for another great year at the Heart of Kentucky Holiday Festival. We liked the new events and the bull riding at XB Arena was just great.
Mr. Higdon of Higdon's Foodtown and the state senate welcomed us and came by the Hampton Inn and had coffee with us. We met him last year at Big Jim's Steakhouse and he remembered us when we went to his grocery!
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Obomination just keeps braking laws and no one seems to care!
from The Most Transparent Administration!!Obama voters may you rue the day you foisted a second termon this once beautiful country.I wish they would subpeona Bob Beckel. that putrid moron who kept acting like the cat that swallowed the canaryPRIOR to the election, for us to wait and see that Obama has this in the bag and alluded to cheating because its fair to fight that way for a win.This 100% FOX viewer will watch that channel now less than 20% of the time.No more O´Reilly at ALL. The FIVE is also done in my house.
BO will not be concerning himself with the legislature. The opinions of the electorate or the international community.....After all, he is the light bringer.
Laws dont apply to Obama
Get used to it you were always just tools.
We probably only know about 30-35% of what dark things go on behind the scenes in Obamaworld.The left worshiped whistle blowers when they had the goods on a republican. They even made special laws to protect them from retaliation,now if you´re a whistle blower on Obama,your whole life will be ruined. That´s why we know next to nothing about Obama´s rampant criminality and corruption.The ATF agents on blew the whistle on fast and furious wound up getting fired,while the criminals involved simply got transferred to other jobs.Where´s the inspector general´s report on the stimulus? Why didn´t republicans use wasted stimulus as a campaign issue?
Who gives a damn about laws? Not this Administration, after all, they won.
There is no way the blacks and guilty whites will permit this president to be impeached, for anything. Obama has only been President-Elect for a short while and hasn´t yet told us we are racist. There´s plenty of time to do that, four more years actually. The major networks and newspapers know that if they want to be included in any press briefings, or possible interviews, they will have to toe the line. Don´t know what FOX will be doing. I predict that at some point during the next four years King Obama will be awarded a pseudo medal to pin on his chest, a la Idi Amin and Ghaddafi. It will be made up by blacks, similar to Kwanza.
Keep the Senate Committee in the dark permanently. Cut off the air supply too.The House Committee will keep trying but it will prove futile.
It is long past time that we the people storm the gates of Washington and take the country back ourselves. It is pointless to wait for anyone else to do it because it simply won´t happen.
Laws? Obama believes in the divine right of kings.
What is the point of paying these congress critters a minimum of $175,000/year? So they can sit back and be spat upon?


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Hey people! I decided to make a little Halloween game this year and I teamed up with poxpower to give you Carve n' Share, a retro looking pumpkin carving (more like drawing!) gadget!
Draw your pumpkin designs with the knife tool and the patch tool (OMG TOTALLY UNREALISTIC!!!), change the candle's color, adjust the pumpkin's brightness and use various brush types and and size to achieve your masterpieces!
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This is a cool game, i like how you made the pumpkin n' stuff but however there were some problems with the carver and the eraser (Band aid) when i try to make some of the pumpkin art and more, i had problems making the perfect rectangle or square and i do it gently but it's okay it's pretty average for art games and it's still addicting.
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Good luck trying to get in touch with Google if you need help. As a sad indicator of how successful they've become, you'll find (once you begin looking) there there are absolutely zero "email us" links to be found in their entire kingdom of websites.
It always feels good when you grab an address or username that isn't taken. No one wants to actually be email@example.com. My beautiful, pristine email@example.com, which I used for everything that I didn't want to use email@example.com for, has apparently been shut down. I'm not sure when it happened, only that this morning, when I tried to manually sign into it, it was gone.
All mail I got there was set to forward to my "real" gmail account anyway, and be flagged as coming from the ixo account, which was an elegant way of saying 'this came from the blog', or 'this was basically internet username-y related'. I use ixobelle everywhere I go on the big dark interwebs, from Steam to Tapatalk to Formspring to... whatever. It's available 99.9% of the time, as I was happy to discover when I went about making a blog, registering my URL, and setting up gmail.
Now one of those pillars has collapsed, and it's awkward in a very weird sort of way. I could happily register email@example.com, but it isn't the same. Ixobelle is the name I've chosen for myself, and now the powers that be have decided I can't have that back. It's weird when you think of Google as the Department of Motor Vehicles, which they of course are not. But now they hold this... thing... out of arm's reach, but it's MINE.
I of course realize that it is not mine. It never was mine. In the same way Blizzard is entitled to do whatever they want with "their" purple (yellow now?) pixels, or ebay can happily shut down "your" account any time it damn well pleases. None of this is ours, and maybe it's a good thing they took this from me. I own the URL ixobelle.com, but it's sitting on google's blogger. I could host my own mailserver somewhere and give myself email@example.com, but setting up mail is a punishment I don't want to inflict on myself. In a twist, I could have gmail host my domain's email, but there we are again at the Department of Motor Vehicles... handing over more, when perhaps I should be scooping up and holding it myself.
I use Google for a bazillion things. They're my photo archival system. Every photo of my kids is up there on Google+, marked as unviewable my anyone but my wife and I, but UP THERE, in case my house burns down and all the DVD backups are destroyed. Videos are up on YouTube, similarly marked as private, but in *their* cloud. My email at firstname.lastname@example.com dates back to ... ohhh... let's see.... sort by date... 5/10/06. The oldest being a message from my wife saying I forgot my bentou at home.
The recovery page is intentionally vague, and leads nowhere. I mean, it makes sense... who the fuck is Ixobelle? I could probably make a case that it is me based on WHOIS records for ixobelle.com, or the fact that address forwarded to my rericksen account, but imagine I lost email@example.com (not actually mine, but I'm sure someone has it), how the fuck could I prove I'M JUMPY FROG, DAMMIT?! Pseudonyms are a slippery slope, but where it used to be pretty rare, we ALL have handles these days. I still feel weird calling my old friend Roger Prindle, who I've never met face to face, anything other than "Tragedy" when we chat on skype or vent.
I can't even be upset at them from a customer standpoint, because how much do I pay them per year? Nothing.
Zzzz. Well played, Google.
Friday, June 22, 2012
So... firstname.lastname@example.com is shut down, I guess
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- PugnaciousPriest said...
There has to be multiple ways of proving its yous.
IP logs? Where the account was accessed?
Emails sent to that email from log in services that are yours.
If you have an Iphone and used email from that account on it there should be a log of your phone number ( i think)
Like you i have a net ID that I have had for 15 years, and even though its made me traceable, and googlable, and linked
don't give up. - June 23, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- Ixobelle said...
it's not necessarily that I couldn't prove it to be mine, it's that they don't even offer a route to follow to do so.
Gmail is so ubiquitous that they don't want to support claims like these, but I can't say I really blame them, I guess... - June 23, 2012 at 8:59 AM
omg you are alive. how is the family
- June 24, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Daniel Chapman said...
There is a way to do it, supposedly. But it's automated and requires obscure details from the account.
- July 1, 2012 at 3:07 AM
- Zack Baywood said...
Lately Google sucks.
The people at google are messing around with all parts of the internet. The problem it seems is that they are not testing there changes enough and all kinds off things are screwing up. - July 3, 2012 at 11:20 AM
You are a customer. Someone pays them because we use their services... a lot.
Who remembers altavista or metacrawler? Do you remember searching for same thing in at least three four search engines? Who uses anything else but google for searches? Who knows wolfram alpha exists?
Thanks to us they get paid. There, you are a customer. And all you demand is an easy way like a secondary password or link to another email to open your account.Nice to hear from you again.Any comments on Diablo? - July 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM


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going beyond the call of duty – Growing up with Carvel, I've been bringing my son to this place for some time. We were venturing out early one morning and decided our drive would be only improved with the sweet confectionary that we both love. We drove up slowly in front of the store to read the hours on the door, and realized it wasn't opening for another thirty to forty five minutes. We sat there a few seconds contemplating our situation and the Cake Lady notices us, unlocks the door, runs to our car at the edge of the sidewalk and says, "you sure look like you could use some ice cream!".. The ice cream won me over from my youth - the owner won me over with her service. How many places would open up early to serve a fan!! I drive from another county. Its never too far.... :)
love love LOVE – I love this ice cream store! The owners, their product, their staff, I have honestly never had a bad experience. I lived in Costa Rica for 4 months and would have died to have an ice cream from this place! Carvel and Chick-fil-A were the first two things I ate when I came back! I always missed Carvel when I moved down south but when I finally found the one in Charlotte it was like home away from home.
Thanks Carvel!
Since 1934, sweet-lovers have been flocking to this retailer for ice cream cakes, cones, cookies and more. – In Short
Tom Carvel was inspired to found a freestanding ice cream store after his ice cream truck suffered a flat tire and he began selling his melting inventory from the roadside. Today, Carvel products can be found in grocery stores and at franchises throughout the country. Specialties include ice cream cakes in a variety of shapes for just about any occasion. Other sweet treats include ice cream cones, shakes, sandwiches and sundaes.
Excellent service & Delicious Ice Cream! – I often go to this Carvel and have always been happy with the service!
The other day I was picking up an ice cream cake that I had ordered at 9pm the night before - the teenager taking the order was very friendly and polite - and it was ready when I went to pick it up the next afternoon. The manager/owner was really helpful, too. It was still in the back and she went out of her way to volunteer this information to the teenager looking for the cake and she went and brought it out for me.
We have had team parties there and after game ice cream nights and have always been happy with the service and the ice cream is always delicious!
Beyond Customer Service! – I usually don't write reviews, but I had to make the effort to talk about my experience with Carvel on Providence Road. I had special ordered a cake for my husband's birthday bash. I had never ordered an icecream cake before. Well this was the most delicious cake I ever had. The ice cream was creamy and smooth, and you could tell that this cake was just made fresh, especially for me. The owner of the store who special designs all of the cakes took so much time in working with me. After chatting with the owner for a while, she proceeded to tell me that I could bring my daughter's girl scout troop to the store for a tour and ice cream making demonstration. I was tickled, and immediately arranged for the girls to tour the facility. Well, they simply had a blast. The girls received credit for doing something that was not only educational but fun. It's a pleasant change to see local businesses taking such an intereest in the community. Thank you Carvel for your warmth and professionalism!
The real deal – I grew up in NYC where I have enjoyed Carvel since I was a child. When Carvel came to Charlotte 2 years after my family moved here, we decided that that was the only place we would ever get ice cream. I wanted my children to have the same childhood experiences as I do. As a member on city search I often browse stories over places I go to. I came to vixenchristine's story on carvel and realized that I had been there when that event occurred. Allow me to correct what really happened. When this lady first came in to order her ice cream she told the employee that she wanted nuts on her sundae. The employee, a young lady, informed her that nuts would be extra. This woman then complained that she always got them for free as the employee tried to explain that there must have been a miscommunication to other employees about what comes on a sundae. This woman gave this poor girl a hard time. Then she asked for a lid to her sundae. The employee couldn't find one and by this time the woman was being down right rude, the employee about to cry. She went to the back and got the owner. The owner, a nice woman who has done cakes for every birthday in my family came out and was immediately chewed out by this woman. The owner went to the back and got some saran wrap and was practically shaken from being talked to so harshly. The woman then yelled at her that it was dirty and demanded a lid that they obviously didn't have. People run out of things. Its called LIFE lady. So finally the owner nicely put the sundae in a cup used for other types of sundaes and placed it on the table. As she was trying to walk away this woman told her that she was terrible with people. I have spoken with the owner before and think she is a charming lady who we love to order cakes from. So Vixenchristine, when you are perfect let me know! Also know that you have no right telling the owner to enroll in charm school when you should obviously be enrolling in weight loss & anti biotch school
ICe Cream Store owner needs customer service schooling......... – I purchased Wednesday-is-Sundae this evening at the Providence Rd store, and asked for the 2nd sundae to go (for my husband, who was not with me). The employee could not find a lid for it, and I needed one, as I was traveling with a friend and did not want to get dripping ice cream in her nice car. After searching for a lid and not finding one, she went to get assistance. A middle aged woman, obviously harried, came out, searched as well, and finally started to wrap the sundae in saran wrap. She could not keep the saran from sticking to itself, and tried to pick it apart on a dirty counter and then try to put the dirty film of saran on my sundae. The right thing to do would have been to offer to refund my money, or offer to make a new one in a cup for which she had a lid. I very nicely told her that the saran option was not acceptable, that she had to find something that would not leak to put it in, when she began flailing her arms in exasperation, RAISED HER VOICE AT ME, and said, "This saran wrap IS your option. What do you want me to do?" At this point, I asked if she was the manager to which she barked, "No, I'm the OWNER." the owner unceremoniously dumped the existing sundae into what I think was a drink cup, and slammed it on the counter. I was embarassed for HER behaviour, and told her, "As the owner, you're not exactly leading these teenage employees by example," and she stormed to the back of the store. My husband and two of our friends and I had gone to that store 3-4 times/week for the last several months but tonight was the last trip for me. I can not believe that the owner of a store would treat a loyal customer so poorly, and she is an abominable example for all of the teenage help working there, and a business woman devoid of common sense to have lost customers for her own unfounded nastiness. I suggest the owner of the franchise at 11508 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28277 enroll in charm school.
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Menomonee Falls - Bonnie Lemmer, a real estate agent with Shorewest Realtors, is running for seat five on the Menomonee Falls Village Board.
Before working as a real estate agent, Lemmer worked as an office manager for Fortune 500 companies and small businesses for 25 years. She has served on the boards of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Make-A-Wish Foundation as its first executive director, and the Council on Developmental Disabilities for the state of Wisconsin.
"My experience working with these nonprofit and government boards will enable me to easily transition onto the Menomonee Falls board of trustees," Lemmer said.
As a 20-year resident of Menomonee Falls and a captain for the neighborhood block watch, she said she is running to be an even more direct participant in shaping the village's future.
"I will work to keep taxes low while maintaining the appropriate level of needed services and apply due diligence when considering the development of TIF (tax-incremental financing) districts and/or issuing bonds for new development or property acquisitions," Lemmer said. "It is imperative that future projects make positive contributions to the village and its residents. I will bring solid ethical standards to the position, putting any self-interest aside."
She said she will bring a new perspective with fresh ideas and common sense values to the board.
"I love Menomonee Falls and the quality of life it provides and want to contribute to its continued success," she said.
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"It was incredible being part of this long-term project and its fantastic results. "I never saw a group of high school students do anything like this. It was at this moment that I realized just how much I had contributed to something that really made a difference. It was something to really be proud of." Jill
"I'm inspired to continue to make the world a better place." Janet
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By lockliss
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About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
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My son loves car and trucks! He is going to be so happy to get this! My neighbor likes to get the kids presents for Christmas, so I picked this out for her to give him.
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Some assembly required
By Northshore123
from Boston, MA
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
My kids love playmobil so this toy was going to be a winner regardless. I was just surprised how much of the car needed to be assembled and stickered. Once it was put together they loved it.
Great toy to pretend with.
By mama1977
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I would say if you have a younger child play with this take the hats, guns, radio control, holster and other little things away and off this item. My two year old loves this and likes that the top comes off and that he can put the people in and out of the SUV.
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Needs some assembly but has easy instructions and doesn't come apart again
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My son loves toys that have lots of detail and allow imaginitive play. This toy provided both. It has removable pieces so that the figures can be customized. If you do not like toys with lots of small pieces then this toy is not for you!
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Sturdy plastic. But the wheels were very hard to assemble. Required adult with strong hands.This was given as a gift to a 6 year old.
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dlord said 180 weeks ago
Great tee right there! I really dig the detail on the birds and the assortement of colors is juuuuust right. Although it is a bit of an unoriginal idea (I have seen a shirt like this before), the execution is damned near perfect. I wonder what the design as a whole would have looked like if it were really only chicks near the magnet? Too much yellow? Anyway, great interpretation of a classic slang term. Also, this would have been a definitive buy if not for the slight color on the male shirt. All white, like women's, would have been much better I think. -
BackBayBrouhaha said 180 weeks ago
Hysterical!! If I was a guy I would buy this. I don't think people would get the joke as much if I was wearing it. -
jmk209 said 180 weeks ago
this shirt is a win... but i already have one with a similar message so i may have to pass -
jameseo said 180 weeks ago
I LOVE IT!! That's perfect for my little 18 yr old bro. He thinks he's the man. Good one! Actually, I think I'm the man too(2) ;) -
Dedhed said 180 weeks ago
it's a lot better than most of the shirts out there with the same concept. Not a buy for me, but congrats on getting selected! -
th4d said 180 weeks ago
Sorry guys, but I live in Brazil and didn't catch the joke. Can anyone explain, please? :P -
youngjeezy666 said 180 weeks ago
th4d said: Sorry guys, but I live in Brazil and didn't catch the joke. Can anyone explain, please? :P
Magnets, man. Can't explain it. -
Jynrya said 180 weeks ago
Cute... I don't think it would look right if I wore it though. But, nice design!! -
wringz said 180 weeks ago
pink shirt for the guys? you're playing a dangerous game, teefury!
i would've bought this shirt if kitties were substituted for chicks. -
Abbi of all Trades said 180 weeks ago
This is very nicely drawn, and I really like the colors you chose. Also, I love this comment: "Science states that chicks and various fowl are attracked to magnets. I learned this from the internet." - Load More Comments
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There's an old saying among people who work in public health: Tobacco is the only legal product that, when used as intended, will kill you. Decades of research have thoroughly documented the health problems that result from inhaling tobacco smoke – more than a dozen different types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other respiratory diseases, among others. Are these risks an inevitable part of smoking? Or is there a way of creating safe cigarettes without any of these hazards?
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As Hecht says, it's not that the industry hasn't tried. Journalist Will Storr recently documented a history of bungled attempts to create a safer cigarette, from one that passed the carcinogenic smoke through a filter made of another carcinogen – asbestos – to another that heated tobacco rather than burning it, but tasted of sulphur, charcoal, and burning plastic.
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Hello all: Wondering if any of you have seen anything from The Dutch Quilter. Her applique technique using hot ribbon is amazing. Add shading with copic markers and you have a beautiful result. Many of her patterns are large, Georgia O' Keefe-like flowers. I love her stuff. check her out at www.Thedutchquilter.com. | |||
Welcome! Someone posted a link to The Dutch Quilter and i think they talking about taking a class with her i think! (a few months ago) she does beautiful work...Amazing to look at! Where are you from? I am Kim, and am in Michigan. Glad to have you on board! | ||||
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I am from Pennsylvania and have had the opportunity to take a class with the Dutch Quilter. She comes to the Quilt Show in Chautaqua, NY in Sept and then teaches at the Millcreek Quilt shop in Erie afterwards. She is a delightful teacher and her husband is a doll. I love her techniques and was glad to see the post of the tutorial from Evelyn B and the correct website from Anael7621. Thanks ladies!! | ||||
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GUIMBA, Nueva Ecija – The entire automated election system, hailed as successful on a national scale, is now put to question by the massive failure of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines to faithfully transmit results of Monday's elections in Nueva Ecija which has an electorate of more than a million.
Over the last four days beginning Election Day, May 10, the Provincial Board of Canvassers has been saddled with technical problems with as many as 100 of the 103 PCOS machines used in the polls failing to transmit results from Nueva Ecija's 26 towns and five cities. Provincial Election Supervisor Fernando Cot-om admitted last Wednesday that only the town of Nampicuan, which has three PCOS machines, managed to digitally transmit election returns. Cot-om said defective compact flash cards caused the problem but that Comelec officials already replaced them with new ones from the Smartmatic warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna. In a statement released on the same day, Guimba Election Officer Manuel Tambalque said the solution has only allowed 46 clustered precincts to transmit results to the Comelec.
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Diaz wants the Comelec and Smartmatic investigate the suspicious failure of PCOS machines to transmit results. "Ultimately, if there is doubt in the what transpired in between the supposed failure of the PCOS machines to transmit (results) and the canvassing that's going on right now in the provincial level, then it's not just the results of the governors or congressmen in Nueva Ecija that may be put into question, but results of all other national positions as well such as for vice president, senators or party-lists," Diaz pointed out.
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It launched in October 2011, bringing with it a slew of new features, including built-in social media and chatting tools, groups for organising contacts, multitasking, and improved Live Tiles. A small update called Tango (not to be confused with the VoIP app) is slated next, and then the world will see Apollo, which is rumored to launch in mid-2012.Microsoft wouldn't tell us whether Thursday's leak report is accurate, but offered insight on its OS plans in general."We think your smartphone should be smarter," a Microsoft spokesperson told Wired. "When I take a picture, a 'smart' phone should anticipate that I may want to share it with a friend or on Facebook and help me easily do that. With Windows Phone these kinds of things are just built in, and we think there's always room for a better way."A number of Windows Phone developers (several whom also write iOS and Android apps) were eager to share their thoughts on this rumoured "better way.""I am very excited to hear that Microsoft is making a strong push to catch up to the iOS and Android platforms," Sina Mobasser, co-founder of iOS and Windows Phone app BarMax said. "But while the specs that were leaked are certainly appetising, they will not be enough." Mobasser thinks Microsoft is still "holding a lot of cards close to its chest," and we have to agree. But Thursday's leak is still a tantalising look at what Windows Phone could offer in the near future.All of which begs the question: Is Windows Phone Apollo enough? If it were released right now, how would it measure up against its biggest competitors, iOS 5 and Android 4, aka Ice Cream Sandwich? Here's our take on how it may fare in six key areas.Hardware support Right now, Windows Phones are limited to single-core processors. They also lack support for removable storage. But Windows Phone Apollo will support multi-core processors, as well as microSD storage.Because iOS devices do not include removable storage, Apollo would trump iOS there. But both the iPhone 4S, which was released in October 2011, and the iPad 2, released in March 2011, are dual-core devices that run Apple's A5 processor. Apple's next iPad is rumoured to be built on a quad-core A6 processor, so it's imperative for Microsoft that Windows Phone run multi-core processors, if only to remain modern and relevant.Of course, Android began supporting multi-core devices as far back as Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) in February 2011. And pretty much every Android smartphone allows for SD or microSD storage. The Android OS has supported this feature for quite a long time."Hardware-wise, I'm not a big fan of what I call the 'arms race' because I think there is still a lot of room to optimise software to use hardware like GPUs more effectively," Windows developer Kelly Sommer said via email. Indeed, current Windows Phones don't exhibit any major performance shortcomings, despite their specs handicap. But it never hurts performance -- or public perception -- to match industry-standard specs.Apollo will also allow for more screen resolutions and device form factors than Mango currently does. "As a user, different screen resolutions and more powerful phones will help to sell more compelling hardware to better compete with iOS and Android," Setton said.Verdict: Apollo essentially reaches parity with iOS and Android in terms of hardware support, but doesn't offer earth-shaking innovation.Mobile payment Windows Phone Apollo will use NFC technology to facilitate mobile payments. With a swipe of your phone on a point-of-purchase RFID tag, you'll be able to buy coffee, cigarettes, and sundry other consumables. Sound familiar? That's what Google is doing -- or is attempting to do -- with its Google Wallet mobile payment platform.Unlike Wallet, however, it looks like Microsoft's version of NFC payments will play by carrier rules. According to the PocketNow report, "The ' Wallet experience' "will have the capability to be carrier-branded and controlled." This is a point of contention for Android's Wallet feature. Google has been battling carriers like Verizon over whether Wallet will appear on upcoming Android 4 devices. Wallet, in fact, did not make an appearance on the latest flagship Android device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.In the US carriers such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon want a piece of the mobile-payment pie through their own version of Wallet, dubbed Isis. This leaves Sprint as the only US carrier that currently offers Google Wallet. And it also opens up a huge window of opportunity for Windows Phone to take charge in the mobile payments arena.Developers could also take advantage of the technology, if the API is exposed. "Developers can leverage that to create some brand-new experiences for smartphone users," Sommers said.Although many people expected -- hoped? hypothesised? -- that Apple's 2011 iPhone, the 4S, would include NFC, Apple hasn't yet adopted the burgeoning technology. Verdict: When it comes to mobile payments and NFC, Apollo is ahead of Apple's current curve, though this could change if the iPhone 5 supports NFC in a big way. As for Android, Apollo's NFC support might actually trump Android's, if only because it would receive carrier blessings. Read page 2 123 Read on one page Comments The biggest gaps are not software and design they are adoption. Microsoft does a good job of keeping its mobile os in the media as still viable but its market share is still slipping further behind. Nokia may well die because of their inflexibility in not adapting to the android bandwagon. They make beautiful hardware and could have had samsungs sales figures if theyd not been so pigheaded. Pride before a fall. God even microsoft arnt going to be able to advertise themselves out of this hole. Martin Feb 7th 2012 In reply to Martin Microsoft just had another great year and continues to grow across all lines. As mobile is a very small piece of the revenue pole, there isn't much of a hole to get out of. It'd be a concern if and only if Windows Phone already had a large market share that Microsoft depended upon and THEN began to lose. Otherwise, sky's the limit for Windows Phone. Joe Feb 11th 2012 i had an xperia x1 back in the day and its battery sucked when running apps i then got a 5800 xm and i loved it bt it had too little ram, i used a 6700 slide which i loved too but it lacked wifi and i liked touch screen so i decided y not just get a "good phone." I now use a galaxy s2 which is a really nice phone but i hate how much data it uses. i mean its insane, i use like 13mb data to play a game thats not even online ! my updates are set to wifi only and manual and i still get apps that use like 30mb a day i used 150 mb data in like 8 days which is rediculous, the second my contract ends im moving to a different os. One with better battery life in use not this stupid sales gimick of 300 h stand by and 8h 3g talk time. i play a game for like 2h and my battery is dead. i loved nokia's symbian because it was simple and did what it was surpose to. it also never ate data nor did the windows mobile 6.5 on my old xperia. if you ask me id say go with wp and forget about the stupid android os. who need 750 000 apps when all we want is 1 that does its job. That to me is what microsoft is saying ... quality beats quantity. Mahdi Apr 3rd 2012 It's unfortunate that Blackberry was not even included in the equation. I still believe that RIM offers more integrated solutions compared to the hype that is Apple. I was checking iunlockblackberry.com and was more than impressed with the new-age technology that BB has to offer. Stew McGregor Sep 12th 2012 Yeah, it's quite surprising that blackberry isn't even included in this bestest mobile phone feud. Actually, I'm both a blackberry and android user and let's just say that there are really times that I really love my blackberry and there are times that I'm so thankful to my android phone, either ways I think we should all attribute this satisfaction to the app developers melbourne and all over the world for this. Taykesha Dec 20th 2012 It is just amazing how these two OS could actually fit into one. I was just wondering if application development melbourne could consider re-creating this. 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If you live in the Souderton Area School District, you can join the library by completing an application and showing proof of current address.
Anyone under age 18 needs a parent or guardian to sign the application.
If you live outside the Souderton Area School District, you may borrow materials from IVPL by using a valid library card with a blue ACCESS-PA sticker (the statewide library card program).
Borrowers are responsible for overdue fines and lost or damaged materials checked out to them. Parents or guardians are responsible for materials borrowed by their children.
IVPL cards are honored in all Pennsylvania libraries participating in the ACCESS-PA program.
Length of Loans
3 weeks: Books, children's cassettes, toys, audio books, CD's 2 weeks: Interlibrary loans 1 week: Videos & DVD's, magazines, pamphlets, circulating encyclopedias, rental books
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I have a Zanussi Jet System 1200 Rinse Sensor FJ 1295 serial number 44600856.
I have owned this machine for about 10 years. It has developed a fault so that when I close the door the machine will not start approx 9 out of 10 times.
On the occasions when I can get it to work, sometimes it goes through the cycle with no problems at all and will start the next few times. Other times it won't start at all.
On some occasions when it starts it does not perform the cycle and races through the programme with no spins.
The machine has recently had new drum bearings fitted so I am a bit reluctant to give up on it yet.
Any help would be appreciated,
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Vinny Lingham's blog has carried some interesting research into cookie deletion – an area which has not been studied in depth but affects user privacy, as well as advertisers' measurements and conversion rates.
The research will also be of great interest to affiliates who may not be getting the credit they deserve.
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by Richard Maven 15 September 2006 10:22am 0 comments
It's still early days but things are definitely hotting up in the battle of the online checkouts.
by Linus Gregoriadis 14 September 2006 19:42pm 0 comments
Traditional media companies are increasing their share of online advertising budgets at the expense of big internet players such as Yahoo! and Google, according to research by New York-based private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS).
by Richard Maven 14 September 2006 14:39pm 0 comments
With more 'toys' in the lab, Google could soon know what we listen to, as well as all the other information they can track (searches, clicks etc).
Will this become the ultimate marketing tool or the ultimate privacy nightmare?
by Jamie Riddell 14 September 2006 12:31pm 0 comments
Google has added interactive content from the Discovery Channel and other providers to popular geospatial software Google Earth.
The overlays can be accessed by clicking a box in the software's sidebar, and support videos, photos, RSS feeds and blogs.
by Richard Maven 14 September 2006 10:21am 0 comments
If you're watching the Web 2.0 scene in the UK then you might be interested in some thoughts on the annual d.Construct conference I attended last Friday.
by Gareth Knight 13 September 2006 10:28am 1 comment
Yahoo UK has officially launched its Answers social search tool in what the portal says its biggest ad campaign for five years.
The Q&A service, which has been in beta since April, presents user-generated answers to queries rather than algorithm-based results.
by Richard Maven 04 September 2006 16:09pm 0 comments
An interview with Paul Graham on TechCrunch is attracting flak from the blogosphere for the investment criteria he uses for Y Combinator.
Last week we witnessed the sale of Kiko, a well-designed Y Combinator-funded online calendar. The deal went through via eBay to an as-yet-undisclosed party, for a quarter of a million dollars. Which is a good return for Paul and the Kiko founders, but not the really big bucks that they would have seen had Google bought it. Google of course launched its own calendar app, integrated into Gmail, which prompted the Kiko sale.
So does a fire sale on eBay, albeit a profitable one, mean that Graham is any more correct when he advises startup founders not to worry about business models?
by Chris Lake 04 September 2006 14:44pm 0 comments
Jakob Nielsen has been making some noise this week, ostensibly to promote his new book, about the benefits of speaking in the language that can be easily understood by users.
In the Age of Google this 20-year old 'speak the user's the language' usability maxim has a fresh impetus, since many users begin a web journey on a search engine, by typing in a search query.
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Apple has pulled off a coup by luring Google CEO Eric Schmidt to its board of directors, in a move that was announced late last night.
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January is a good time to visit Jaipur anyway, but our new half price offer makes the prospect of a Jaipur trip even more attractive. Read about this unique opportunity to save money on a Pink City stay.
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It is good to give thanks to Hashem and to sing praises to Your Name, the Most High.
This is the start of the "Song for the Sabbath day." What's the connection between Shabbos and praising G-d? The Radak explains that Shabbos is the best time to thank G-d because we are freed of our usual worldly distractions. On Shabbos, our souls are unencumbered by the mundane things that typically weigh us down, enabling us to praise G-d with much greater focus.


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The Ohio State University
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Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center wants to ensure you have the most information available to help you and your heart. Below you will find information on support groups and a list of additional websites regarding heart disease and heart health. Using the features to the right you can access our interactive tool that estimates your risk and your family's risk for heart disease and cancer and learn more about our Library for Health Information.
LVAD/Heart Transplant Support Group
This group is dedicated to any patient who is being considered for LVAD or heart transplant, is listed for heart transplant, or has had a heart transplant or LVAD placed. The group is for inpatients and outpatients, and family members are encouraged to attend as well.
Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.Ross Heart Hospital, Room 6007
For more information contact Laura Newman, 614-293-4748
Mended Hearts Support Group
This group helps people understand that there can be a rich, rewarding life after a heart event. For 60 years, Mended Hearts has been bringing patients, families and caregivers together to form a network of caring individuals. Members listen, share their experiences and learn from healthcare professionals. For dates of upcoming support group meetings and more information, visit www.mendedheartscentralohio.org or contact Jeff Davidson at 614-580-1561; email@example.com
Below are some websites that provide additional information and resources on heart-related topics. The Ohio State University Medical Center does not own or control any of these sites and is not responsible for their content. Inclusion of these sites does not imply endorsement by Ohio State's Medical Center.
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute This site contains a variety of heart and vascular information including publications on specific diseases, recipe collections, educational tutorials and a 10-year heart attack risk calculator.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This is CDC's primary online communication channel and it provides users with credible, reliable health information about heart disease including risk factors, prevention, facts and statistics and access to educational publications.
Ohio Department of Health This site provides information and statistics about heart disease in Ohio. You can learn about Ohio's plan to prevent heart disease as well the burden of heart disease on Ohio.
American Heart AssociationThis site contains information on how to get healthy, heart conditions, tips for caregivers and educators and information on CPR.
Heart Hub Video LibraryThis site is the American Heart Association's patient portal for information, tools and resources about cardiovascular disease and stroke. There are online tools to help you understand your risks and your treatment options as well as a library of topic-focused articles, presentations and videos. Mended Hearts, Inc Mended Hearts, a national nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association, partners with 460 hospitals and rehabilitation clinics to offer services to heart patients through visiting programs, support group meetings and educational forums.
American Stroke AssociationThe American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association that focuses on reducing risk, disability and death from stroke through research, education, fund raising and advocacy.
Go Red for Women (AHA)Go Red for Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke.
The Heart Truth A national awareness campaign directed at women with the goal to give women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk of heart disease.
Adult Congenital Heart AssociationThe Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) is a national not-for profit organization that serves and supports the more than one million adults with congenital heart defects (CHD), their families and the medical community—working with them to address the unmet needs of the long-term survivors of congenital heart defects through education, outreach, advocacy and promotion of ACHD research.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On this site you can access The Dietary Guidelines for Americans which has been published jointly every five years since 1980 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The guidelines show how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
ChooseMyPlate.govChooseMyPlate.gov offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan/assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
American Heart Association's Nutrition Center This site provides healthy cooking tips, options for eating healthy while dining out, heart smart shopping and heart healthy recipes.
MyPlate™As part of the livestrong.com site, you can search the largest food and fitness library, track your calories, create recipes and track the calories of your favorite recipes.
SELFNutritionDataKnow what you eat. This site has tools for creating and storing your daily food log, analyzing recipes for nutrition information and creating recipes using your favorite healthy foods.
The Nephron Information Center Using this site you can find nutritional information on any food item instantly without registering to be a member. The source for this information is the USDA. You can also link to fatbreakdown.com
American Heart Association's Start! Walking NowLearn more about the American Red Cross' Start! Program. Walking is simply the first step toward a healthier lifestyle. You can use their free tools to track your activities, distance and meals as well as get a personalized walking plan.
Lifeline of Ohio Lifeline of Ohio (LOOP), is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes and coordinates the donation of human organs and tissue for transplantation in central and southeastern Ohio as well as two counties in West Virginia.
OrganDonor.govProvides access to U.S. government information on organ and tissue donation and transplantation.


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Breakfast was delicious and the quick hike down to the water was well worth the workout to get back up! Wi-fi is available as well as a community PC and... landline for those who need it, but no TV, no phone, no distractions in the quaint, eclectically decorated rooms make for a restful experience. A great place to reconnect with others or yourself - gorgeous views, kind people and a relaxed atmosphere to rejuvenate the spirit. بواسطة نزيل Hotels.com في 2013/09/02


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Mentor 3 Light (04.11.2013) |
Mike Küng soaring one of the first serial Mentor 3 - light Finally, (after a delayed fabric delivery) we could recently start the serial production of the Mentor 3 light. We managed to reduce the weight of the Mentor 3 by more than 1.5kg, which leads to slightly less than 4kg for the size "S" (80-100kg). The first demo gliders will be available soon. We'll publish further information about the new glider within the following days. |
Nova Team Pilots of the Year 2013 (07.10.2013) |
Hans Tockner, Chris Bessei, Brigitta Plemenitas, Rinaldo Vuerich and Robert Schaller At end of each XC season we award the "Pilots of the Year" – both for outstanding achievements in XC flying and for contributing to the team spirit. In 2013 the awards went to Brigita Plemenitas (Slovenia), Hans Tockner (Austria), Rinaldo Vuerich (Italy), as well as Chris Bessei and Robert Schaller (both Germany). As a reward the winners were given an Oudie3, an all-in-one flight instrument from Slovenian manufacturer Naviter. The price-giving ceremony took place during our annual pilots team meeting – this year in Val Gardena. There is some more information in our team blog. |
Mentor 3 Success (26.09.2013) |
At the end of the XC season we have several successes to report: Johann Tockner wins (once again) the international XContest competition in the standard class. Six of the Top-10 pilots were flying a Mentor 3 in the last season. One of them was Christoph Bessei, who is a two times German champion. He won the German Standard Class ranking, as well as the German Juniors ranking. Congratulations to all of you! |
an other Mentor 3 record (26.08.2013) |
Raul Moras continues the series of record-flights with the Mentor 3. In the middle of August he manages to fly a 267km (flat) triangle in Slovenia. (Sorica) This is the biggest triangle ever flown with a standard class glider. (EN-B) The second and the third furthest flat triangle in the standard class was achieved by Rinaldo Vuerich and Uros Bergant. (both on a Mentor 3 as well) Contratulations to all of you those outstanding flights. |
Johann Tockner does it again (01.08.2013) |
Many will remember Sergey Bubka, the ukrainian pole vaulter from the 80s and 90s. He was famous for braking his own world record several dozen times. (always by just one or two centimetres) Johan Tockner has not yet quite reached this number (nor Bubkas fame). But he managed to set his third consecutive record for FAI triangles in the EN-B segment. Some weeks ago he improved his own record from 257km to 259km. Now he added three more kilometres which makes a new EN-B record of 262km. Commenting on his flight, he says that he made a "disastrous decision" in the area of Sterzing which prevented an even longer flight. So there might be more records to come for Johann Tockner and his Mentor 3. |


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URGENT - Kenya Election Court Hearing
Published On: Mar 05 2013 02:04:23 AM EST
(CNN) -- Three members of the Mombasa Republican Council, a separatist group, are scheduled to appear in court in Kenya Tuesday in connection with a deadly election-related attack, police said. In the attack, a group of heavily armed men ambushed a police post in the port city of Mombasa, killing at least 10 people, including two police officers Monday, officials said.
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From Zach Even-Esh's blog today
Top 10 Reasons Why You Train Like a Panzy .
1. You cant get stronger. ****ing add weight to the bar and crank the tunes. Stop being scared of the weights.
2. You cant gain muscle. Youre not training hard enough, period. You train like a ***** and eat like a bird, enough said.
3. You think dumbbells cant do the job. I have a 150 lb dumbbell in my gym. If you can snatch it, clean & press it, floor press it, row it, carry it and swing it, you ARE a strong MoFo! Dumbbells work, and if they dont work, it means you aint workin hard enough.
4. You keep looking for the Secret Sauce. Stop looking for the secret supplement. You wont find results in a bottle or a jar. Earn it, SON!
5. You have NO passion for strength and muscle. If you dont love the iron you will NEVER gain strength and muscle as fast as the next guy who loves wrapping his hands around a heavy barbell or dumbbell.
6. Youre a ****ing Quitter. Push yourself to the limit. Train hard. Stop popping zits in the mirror and checking your hair. The set ends when you have pushed past your limits.
7. You use a cell phone while training. Do you check text messages or take phone calls when training? You SUCK!
8. You dont Deadlift. This exercise aint pretty. Squat down, grip it and rip it. And NO, the leg press is not a substitute!
9. You dont Squat. Putting BIG weights on your back is no joke. Squatting heavy AND for high reps will shock your body into new growth.
10. Your stomach always hurts. If you eat like **** your stomach will always bother you. Stop eating like **** and do what needs to be done to improver your fitness. If not, you will always be nauseous. Get in shape and commit to yourself. And guess what, sometimes you just might throw up. Oh well.
Thats my rant.
Im tired of the half assers and tired of the free loaders.
Im tired of the quitters, the whiners and complainers.
Tired of the jealous *******s who feel entitled to everything.
Its called WORK.
Step up, train hard, work hard and get your hands dirty.