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Funeral services conducted by Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers
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Gmail allows you to add pictures for your contacts. If you upload a picture, Gmail will ask you to crop the picture, to separate the face of the person. So Gmail has a database of multiple images for a lot of persons.
This seems like a nice feature, but I think it's more than that. It's a very easy way to obtain a database of faces useful for face recognition. Algorithms for detecting and recognizing faces are good, but not good enough, and this is a great way for Google to improve their AI algorithms using the data obtained from its users.
Google was very close to acquire Riya, a face recognition service that has expanded into a visual search engine for people and objects. They didn't bought the company because they want to develop an in-house solution. This might be integrated into Picasa to automatically detect persons in your photos and organize them better (like MyHeritage does) and might be the foundation of a new kind of image search engine, that understands more from the pictures.
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The beleaguered pop star is facing legal trouble for giving a tattoo to a celebrity tattoo artist, according to the New York Daily News.
Last summer, tattoo artist Bang Bang inked the word "Believe" on Justin in honor of his new album, and then Bieber returned the favor by giving Bang Bang a tat of a muscular mouse and the word "swaggy."
Now, the New York City Health Department has gotten word of the artwork, and Bieber may have to pay a $2,000 fine for using a tattoo needle without a license.
A photo of the tattoo that Justin did can be seen here.
Granted, we don't think a $2,000 fine is really going to send Justin to the soup kitchen lines, but it is clear that his bad month continues to get worse.
Other recent bumps along the road for Justin of late include scuffles with photographers and neighbors, his "worst birthday ever," a Twitter diss of Lindsay Lohan, and continued issues with Selena Gomez.
Plus, Justin seems to be getting singled out for behavior that other celebs can get away with. After all, Bang Bang has previously gotten tattoos from such stars as Katy Perry and Chris Brown, and they haven't been hit with fines.
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Today If you HEAR HIS VOICE! Harden not your hearts! LOVE ONE ANOTHER, and so inherit the promised land- and so enter My Rest.
God then declared that the people would wander in the wilderness for 40 years until everyone in the nation of Israel over the age of 20 had died. But then he makes a startling statement in vs. 24. "But my servant Caleb because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring him into the land into which he went and his descendants shall possess it" Of all the people of the nation of Israel, only Joshua and Caleb were spared. Now back to Joshua 14. This is why Caleb was able to make such a bold request. God had promised that "mountain" to him 45 years earlier in the wilderness and he was ready to take it. Joshua granted Caleb's request and according to Judges 1:20, Caleb and his people droveout the Anakim and conquered Hebron and the surrounding hill country that had been promised to him by God so many years earlier. What contributed to Caleb's success? I. He possessed a "different spirit." (Num. 14:24) Different from what? How?
The giants are in us. They "possess the land". We cannot enter because we are afraid to trust God and do not know that our deliverance is steadfast and our inheritance well secured. We are so busy trying to "conquer" and demonstrate that we know something and are "somebody" that we do not see the glory of God departing as we bicker and test one another. Babes, little children- good thing the blood is sufficient for our indiscretions before Him and towards one another in His presence.


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Last week our Bearcats traveled to Tushka to play in the Ameristate Invitational Tournament. In the first round they were paired against the Stringtown Tigers, whose record coming into the tournament was 2-6. Tip-off was won by Sr. Bryce Martin, who even though he suffered an accidental blow to the nose, which shattered the bones, he still played the rest of the game, and was the leading scorer for the game with 24 points. Sr. Harlan House was the biggest contributor to the first half of the game with 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. Jr. Tanner Brown was also a big help with 9 points, and Morgan Nabors with 3, closing the first half with a score of 30-16 Bearcats. By the second half of the game it was obvious that this would be an easy win allowing our boys to calm down and just play ball. Despite having a crushed nose Sr. Bryce Martin had 18 points in the second half, making 4/5 3 point shots. Jr. Drew McKnight assisted our offense with 4 points, making this an easy win for our Bearcats with an end score of 63-37 Bearcats, which would move them to the second round facing the host of the tournament, the Tushka Tigers.
In the second round facing the Tigers our Bearcats knew they would have to bring their A-game and were prepared for it starting the game out with the 1st quarter score ending 9-2 Antlers. Sr. Harlan House was again leading scorer in the first half with 8 points and 1 assist. Jr. Tanner Brown was next in line for the first half with 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Sr. Chandon Draper was also a big asset with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, ending the first half with a score of 22-12 Antlers. Sr. Bryce Martin made up the biggest part of the Bearcat offense in the second half, scoring 11points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. In the third quarter Tushka would prove they also came to play and would bring the point margin to 1 ending the third quarter with a score of 32-31 Antlers. Jr. Tanner Brown was able to contributed 9 point, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals in the second half, as well as Jr Morgan Nabors with 2 points, 1 steal. The fourth quarter was a tightly fought game between both teams which would lead us to a tie score of 45 going into overtime. The first overtime would also be a close one ending in a tie going into the second overtime. Tushka would end up winning it in the second overtime at the free-throw line ending in a score of 57-49 Tushka.
This would move our Bearcats to the third round, to play for third place against the Wright City LumberJax, who coming into this tournament, had a record of 12-2. In the first quarter both teams kept up a quick pace ending in 15-11 Wright City. In the second quarter Wright City was able to maintain a small lead over our Bearcats with Sr. Bryce Martin leading scorer for the first and second half of the game with 22 points in all, despite playing with broken nose the entire tournament. Sr. Chandon Draper also had a big night with 4 points, and 3 rebounds in the first half alone, closing the first half with a score of 24-19 Wright City. In the third quarter our Bearcats showed up with the talent and determination we all know is there bringing the point margin down to one and taking over the lead ending the third period with a score of 30-31 Bearcats. Sr. Harlan House was able to contribute 6 points and 2 rebounds in the second half. The fourth quarter was huge for our Bearcat defense, with Sr. Bryce Martin and Jr. Tanner Brown having 5 rebounds each, and was able to shut down the Wright City offense only give them 3 more points the entire quarter, while our offense was able to score 15 more points, which ended the game with a score of 45-34 Antlers. Congratulations Coach Branton and Bearcats!!
2013 Ameristate All-Tournament Boys Team : Moyers-Brandon Slocum; Antlers-Tanner Brown; Tushka-Lane Faulkenberry; Tushka-Garrett Wall; Boswell-Camren Callier; Boswell-Markell Henderson. All Tournament MVP's : Boswell's Sr. Markell Henderson, and Antlers' own Sr. Chelsi Thomas. Congratulations Chelsi!
All Tournament Stats: Sr. Bryce Martin - 57 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals; Sr. Harlan House - 39 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal; Jr. Tanner Brown - 29 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals; Sr. Chandon Draper - 11 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals; Jr. Morgan Nabors - 9 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals; Sr. Caleb Smith - 8 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals; Jr. Drew McKnight - 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; and Sr. Trevor Battiest - 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.View more articles in:
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The topic that appeared to garner the most attention of the Feb. 2 meeting's attendees was that of alcohol sales in Jones County. The Board of Commissioners voted at their final meeting of 2012 to place the question of Sunday sales of beer and wine on the March ballot but recently amended that decision at the behest of Board of Education members. The renewal of the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Jones County was already scheduled to be on the March ballot, and the members feared the inclusion of alcohol sales would complicate the issue.
Saturday's meeting was held at Shooters Grill, and attendees enjoyed a delicious breakfast before the session began. The first item on the agenda was the election of new officers. Ted Stone was presented as the new PLAN chairman. Stone retired as Board of Education chairman in 2010 after serving in the position for 33 years.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Greg Woodard remembers the day he discovered Batman comics as a child. Since then he's been a Batman guy.
It's a story he loves to share and hopes to pass on his passion to others this Saturday on the annual National Free Comic Book Day.
Woodard owns Soundwave Music & Movies at 2139 B North Main Street in the Summerville area of Berkeley County.
"There's nothing better than seeing a kid's face light up when they get their first comic. That's what I did with Batman when I was a kid."
Soundwave will give out about 3,478 free comics that day. Each customer can pick out three comics that day; that's twice as many as last year.
The event is sponsored and supported by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse and Image Comics. The day celebrates the unique American art form of storytelling that is comic books.
There are 52 different titles for this year's Free Comic Book Day, making it the biggest one yet. The store opens at 9 a.m. and will feature sales on regular items.
Three local artists will make an appearance: painter Albert Capitan, web comic author Christine Brunson and "Proton Factories."
"A comic store is like a community hub," Woodard said. "We try to be interactive with customers."
At 6 p.m. there will be a "Star Wars" themed costume contest and winners will be announced around 7 p.m. because Saturday also marks "Star Wars Day," with the tagline "May the 4th be with you."
On of Saturday's special releases is a "Walking Dead" comic that will have exclusive new material. DC Comics is releasing "Superman Unchained," which ties into the new Superman movie coming out in June.
"It's a good way to showcase our industry. It's a good entry point for new readers or lapsed readers," he said. "Companies use these to get people excited about upcoming events. Some of the releases become collectible.
"There's always going to be this demand for our product. There's nothing like holding a comic in your hand . . .the flow, the feel of the paper. There's no such thing as a bad comic. The one most valuable to me is worth $3."
Woodard remembers the day his schoolmate lent him a copy of an "X-Men" comic and the story was a cliffhanger. The story was so good Woodard went out and bought the next issue, 170, with his own money.
He said it's his favorite comic. It cost about 60 cents at the time.
"Most comics are a boys club," he said. "Our store is for everybody."
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Hendricks. GSP has only defended his title twice in the past 2 years, because of injuries. The damn title was supposed to be defended over a year ago, when GSP got injured. With so many great fighters in the WW division, it should be a crime for him to not defend it least 1 or 2 more times, before the UFC starts thinking of putting the WW division on the back burner again. Had Condit defended the Interim title, I may be singing a different tune at the moment, but he didn't.
IMO, enough is enough. Time for the UFC to start thinking about more than just making $. Their matchmaking has become a joke as of late. Having their champ, who defended his title so few times in that period of time, fight outside of his division, is an insult to all the WW fighters (who have actually been fighting), as well as the legitimacy of their champhips. Not to mention, if they go with the May '13 date, it'll be a year or more before either defends their title again. Two weight classes full of fighters, that the UFC will screw over, just to make $.
That's not to say I'm completely against super fights in general, because I'm not. But it should be done at the right time, and IMO, this is not the right time. Not to mention, if GSP fights Silva they was he fought Condit, it'll be over in the first round.


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hello, i am new to your forum. i just want to thank you for making this available and helping so many people.
my question is this; i have a midwife and have planned a home birth. over the last month and a half some issues have come up between us and i feel she is unhappy and not comfortable with me anymore.
all of my tests have been great all along and i have been very healthy throughout the pregnancy.
my bl pressure was last recorded a week ago after discussing some stressful events in my life and some crying.. it was 138/80. i have no other symptoms, no protein in the urine, only a small amount of swelling in the ankles, which go away when i rest.the baby is very active and growing and doing very well.
i am due within 5 days. this week i was not able to go to my appointment due to illness, and now my midwife says that because i didnt come in she is not comfortable being here for the birth. she is now claiming i may have pre eclampsia and she will not deliver at home, when there is no actual evidence to claim this.
i felt that she is covering up for some thing else, and after reading the forum, where people have very elevated levels and symptoms i feel her "concern" at the last minute is completely unfounded.
what would you suggest at this point? does it sound like she has reason to claim any of these things. i am very stressed at this point, for now it appears i have to find a new midwife days before i am to give birth. thanks so much, i am sure this is probably a bizarre question, but i figured since you have so much experience regarding this syndrome, you would be able to give me some good insight.


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Some days ago, we brought you spyshots of a special F20 1-series. With some help from our resident insider Scott26 we could identify that car as a BMW Performance 1-series.
Today, we're happy to share the first photos of the final car, the "BMW Performance Studie 1-series". BMW apparently showed this car during their dealer presentation taking place in Frankfurt, and three shots magically made it to our inbox. You can see the Performance front and rear bumpers which appear to be even more aggressively styled than … CONTINUED


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A pair of antique double-light sconces in their original two tone aged nickel and brass finish. The central image of the backplate is a tempietto framing a classically robed figure. The arms spring from an aproned arm receiver plate. Signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwell.
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LifeStore Financial Group (LSFG), the holding company for LifeStore Bank and LifeStore Insurance Services, Inc., announced financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2012.
Net income was $188,889, or $0.19 per share for the quarter ending on December 31, 2012, and for the six months ending on December 31, 2012 net income was $416,511 compared to $230,667 for the six months ending December 31, 2011.
This follows the June 30, 2012 year-end results where the Financial Group reported a net income of $569,968. Assets totaled $268.1 million at December 31, 2012.
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Catholic newspaper draws rebuke from bishopBy MARIA SUDEKUM
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Editors Toni Ortiz, right, and Teresa Malcolm look over page proofs in the newsroom of the National Catholic Reporter in Kansas City, Mo.KANSAS CITY, Mo. A newspaper known for unflinching coverage of the Catholic Church scandal was rebuked by a bishop in its own backyard after calling for his ouster.
Its a battle that illustrates tensions between U.S. bishops and groups that call themselves Catholic but arent sanctioned by the church.
The National Catholic Reporter, an independent Kansas City, Mo.-based weekly, called for Bishop Robert Finns removal or resignation in September, after he was convicted of failing to report suspected child abuse.
Finn, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, later wrote in an editorial in his own diocesan newspaper that parishioner anger is growing over the NCRs challenges to Catholic orthodoxy on topics ranging from the ordination of women to contraception.
In the last several years, church leaders have been trying to shore up the religious identity and mission of organizations that call themselves Catholic, including trying to bar groups from saying they have ties with the church if bishops believe the organizations stray from church teaching. Conflict over the issue intensified in the 2008 presidential election, when some Catholic advocacy groups backed Barack Obama despite his support for abortion rights.
Finn, who declined to be interviewed by The Associated Press, wrote in his editorial that a local bishop first asked the paper to remove Catholic from its name in 1968 to no avail.
In light of the number of recent expressions of concern, I have a responsibility as the local bishop to instruct the Faithful about the problematic nature of this media source which bears the name Catholic, Finn wrote in The Catholic Key.
While I remain open to substantive and respectful discussion with the legitimate representatives of NCR, I find that my ability to influence the National Catholic Reporter toward fidelity to the Church seems limited to the supernatural level.
Thomas Groome, professor of religious education at Boston College, said he was surprised Finn was picking such a public fight. Finn is the highest-ranking U.S. church official convicted of a crime related to the sex abuse scandal.
The misdemeanor charge stemmed from the case of an area priest who pleaded guilty in August to producing child pornography. Finn and other church officials knew about photos on the priests computer six months before they turned him in.
Groome said the Catholic Church benefits from publications such as the National Catholic Reporter.
There are all kinds of ways the churchs position has evolved, and if thats to happen you need publications like the NCR that raises critical issues, controversial issues, and I think it does that respectfully with a sense of faithfulness to the churchs core teaching, he said.
NCR, founded in Kansas City in 1964, has been widely lauded for its coverage of the church and garnered widespread recognition for its reporting on child sex abuse in the 1980s. The newspaper, which has a circulation of about 35,000 and is available online, has won several awards from the Catholic Press Association, including for general excellence for 13 straight years. The CPA, while independent, works closely with church hierarchy, according to Timothy Walter, CPAs executive director.
We dont present official teaching, and we dont pretend to, said the newspapers top editor, Dennis Coday. What we do is report on whats happening in the church. And part of whats happening is dissent and questioning, and thats what we report about. And thats why we remain Catholic and continue to call ourselves Catholic.
Coday said the question for the paper is: Are we upholding the deepest values set out in the Gospel, the message Jesus preached?
Finn is not alone in complaining about NCR, which has also called for the church to reverse its teaching on womens ordination and supported re-examining the churchs approaches to contraception and sexuality.
Canon lawyer Edward Peters, the Vaticans expert witness in U.S. sex abuse lawsuits and an adviser to the Vaticans highest court, said in a recent blog post that Finn was too kind in his remarks about NCR and noted that other groups have stopped using Catholic in their names.
Peters said the newspaper has carried on a steady tirade against ecclesiastical authority in general, and against numerous Church teachings in particular, for several decades.
But the last few years have seen a shrillness that should discomfort even its dwindling number of friends, Peters wrote.
The tension between NCR and Finn likely wont resolve easily because its tied to an ongoing battle over authority in the church, said the Rev. Thomas Reese, senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University.
The vision of the Vatican and the hierarchy is that the Catholic media should support and ... promote the positions taken by the hierarchy, said Reese, who was removed from his position as editor of the Jesuit magazine America in 2005 after it published stories on topics including gay marriage.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Throughout the summer WVUsports.com will provide weekly updates of how current team members are doing in their respective summer leagues.
This is the second addition, featuring updates from the start of summer collegiate leagues through games on Sunday, June 23.
Bobby Boyd, Bourn Braves, Cape Cod Baseball League
Boyd helped Bourn to a 4-1 record last week and batted 6-for-14 (.429) with a hit in each game, while registering two RBIs and a stolen base. He is now batting .333 (9-for-27) on the season with five runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in nine games.
Sean Carley, Anchorage Glacier Pilots, Alaska Baseball League
Carley has yet to pitch for the Glacier Pilots.
Michael Constantini, Quakertown Blazers, Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
Constantini went 2-for-15 (.133) last week with two runs, one double and one RBI in four games. For the season, he is hitting .125 (5-for-40) with nine runs, one double, three RBIs and eight stolen bases.
Justin Fox, Leesburg Lightning, Florida Collegiate Summer League
Fox cooled down a bit last week, finishing the week at 4-for-17 (.235) with one RBI and one multi-hit game. He currently ranks second on Leesburg with a .318 (14-for-44) batting average, as well as five doubles, one homer and eight RBIs.
Ray Guerrini, Rockbridge Rapids, Valley Baseball League
Guerrini broke out of a slump last week, batting 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, one homer and three RBIs on June 23 against the Covington Lumberjacks. He is now hitting .190 (4-for-21) in 10 games. He also has made three appearances on the mound with a 3.37 ERA, allowing four hits and walking walking.
Ryan McBroom, Laconia Muskrats, New England Collegiate Baseball League
McBroom reported to Laconia last week and has played in two games, where he batted 3-for-8 (.375) with two doubles and two RBIs.
John Means, Falmouth Commodores, Cape Cod Baseball League
Means began his season at Falmouth with two starts last week, posting a 1-1 record. He has a 1.86 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings and has allowed two earned runs on five hits. He picked up his first win on June 23 against Bourne, allowing three hits in 5.2 innings with five strikeouts and two walks.
Taylor Munden, McKinney Marshals, Texas Collegiate League
Munden has been a two-way player for the Marshals. At the plate, he is hitting 6-for-42 (.143) with five runs, two doubles, one home run and one RBI. He has had one hit in five games. Munden has pitched 3.0 innings on the mound in two appearances, allowing two hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
Max Nogay, New Bedford Bay Sox, New England Collegiate Baseball League
Nogay started three games last week and batted 1-for-10 (.100) with two walks and a hit by pitch. His season average is .208 (5-for-24) with three runs and two walks.
Jacob Rice, Anchorage Glacier Pilots, Alaska Baseball League
Rice went 4-for-16 (.250) last week in five games with one run. He is hitting .200 (6-for-30) on the season with two runs and two RBIs..
Billy Sager
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Alex Stephens, DeLand Suns, Florida Collegiate Summer League
Stephens registered a hit in three of four contests last week, finishing 3-for-14 (.214) with a double and two RBIs. His season batting average is at .275 (11-for-40) with three doubles and three RBIs in 12 games.
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Ryan Tezak, Laconia Muskrats, New England Collegiate Baseball League
Tezak made two appearances last week, pitching 2.2 innings, while allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts. He has a 2-0 record with a 4.90 ERA in three games this season. He has struck out three in 3.2 innings.
Shaun Wood, Vienna River Dogs, Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
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These students, along with the rest of the fifth graders, created art work about Reconstruction and wrote personal narratives based on a character in their painting.
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Attack of the iClones: Microsoft Retail Store Edition
First they clone the handsets. Then they clone the App Store. Then they clone MobileMe. (Not to mention Windows 7's "dock" block...) What's left for Microsoft to clone? The Apple Retail Stores, of course.
Enter: the Microsoft Store!
We've already heard how Apple Stores are retail juggernauts, and are being re-focused to lure even more switchers, all driven by the experts Apple got on board and hired from GAP and Target, and the Genius' they but behind the bars.
How's Microsoft going to compete? Tasteful "Zune Brown" decor? No, apparently by hiring someone from... a movie studio and putting Guru's on the floor. iSigh.
Of course, the bigger challenge will be: what can Microsoft sell? Windows, Office, Xbox, Zune, and...? What exactly? Doesn't seem like a very compelling retail experience to us, but what do we know, we never thought Vista would be a blockbuster success (and we're still on the fence about Songsmith...)
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Attack of the iClones: Microsoft Retail Store Edition
I cant wait to check out my new Microsoft store.
They need to do something to remind people that PCs can be cool too. Will be interesting to see which hardware vendors get to be in the stores. MSFT could possible pwn Apple in a few years.
@azzman: yes, World of Warcraft is better on a PC.
Haha, I just posted this on my blog. Can't wait to go leech of their wifi (if they have it) with my MacBook and iPhone :)
What's going to be in a Microsoft store... an Office box on a table in the middle of the store? :lol:
I don't know if it's just me or is Microsoft always a few steps behind Apple? Zunes, Windows 7 focusing more on performance and not many new looks (Snow Leopard), retail stores now.
I'm not saying Apple is the first to do things like this but Apple is a company that brings new technology to the masses. That is how they made their success.
I'm interested in this. Wonder what brands they will be selling there. Would be a big boost to whoever is being sold. Good luck to them. I don't think they will match the success of Apple's though. It's just coming into the market too late in the game; same as the Zunes.
I don't really have any problems with Microsoft. I don't see myself moving away from the PC or Windows any time soon and I play my Xbox 360 more than I like to admit.
But I really don't get what they are going to sell in these stores. You can get Zunes, Xbox, Windows, Office, and what ever else in Best Buy and god knows how many other stores that are probably within a 2 mile radius in Any Town, USA. I don't see Dell or HP really wanting to sell PCs there when they do fine at Best Buy.
Maybe they will try to have some type of information and help setup like in the Apple stores or something. Or a section for WinMo phones and other stuff. It's a mystery.
Right, cause the dock block wasn't in Windows 1.1... seriously, there is very little new under the sun. Apple swiped it, too. We're all better off when they all do their best version of the latest and greatest. And of course Win7 is going to beef up performance, its the first release following a UI redesign - they have the pretty now its time to get back to performance tuning. People bash Vista the same way (and for the same claimed reasons) that they bashed XP when it came out. Imagine my surprise when all the XP haters suddenly thought Xp was the best thing ever and Vista sucked...
Puleez! You people have senses of humor almost as bad as your senses of history!
I use Windows every day (currently XP and 7 beta), and I have since 3.1. No one is making fun of Microsoft or Windows -- but we're making a lot of fun of their continued HAM FISTED, borderline mind-bogglingly silly strategies.
Just because Apple has successful retails stores doesn't mean Microsoft needs them. They keep competing for no reason other than to compete, and it's killing them. Where's my integrated Windows, WindowsMobile, Xbox, Zune experience? They should be spending their money doing what they do best -- creating platforms, not trying to me-too everyone else's services.
Let Dell, HP, etc. charge the retail store windmill if they have to.
We heart Microsoft, we just don't heart what they're doing to themselves :(
You're totally right on that Rene. They need to work on platform tie-ins and stop me-too'ing... however, some of the me-too is necessary and obvious. So obvious that saying they ripped it off from Apple is silly. As I said there is very little new under the sun and its best for consumers when they all give us the things we want with their own spin on it. Then we reward the ones we like with our hard earned cash and we all win. Somewhere in there I left out dockers, chicks, and underwear gnomes. I trust you'll forgive me :) Now can we start another thread about the 3rd Gen iPhone? 'Cause given the probable specs, I am SO buying one :)
I think its more to be in line with an 'outlet store.' Sure Nike and Tommy Hilfiger are sold in every clothing and shoe store in the country, but an outlet store provides a showcase of the entire lineup with salesman familiar with that lineup in an atmosphere designed around the brand. Its the same reason companies like apple do it. They werent the first, just the most mentioned on the internet.
Look, I love Apple products, and I love theiphoneblog, but I laughed when you joked about the fact they wouldn't have much to sell. They'd have a hell of a lot more of a variety of things to sell than Apple! They could sell a whole bunch of games for Windows, way more than a Mac could. Hey, maybe they could even have some upgradable parts, like CPU's, RAM. Because, you know how Windows machines are actually easy to upgrade (shock, horror!). Oh and I loved how you downplayed the XBOX. They could sell a whole bunch of games and accessories for it, maybe even have some Demo machines in the store. Nintendo has their own stores in New York, why does no one knock them...?
Lets all remember that it was Windows Mobile that first started with all the open source programs. Does handango.com ring any bells? Given the 10k+ apps you can get for your Windows Mobile phones, all Apple did was streamline the process. Rene called it out early and got it right, Windows has some very distinct advantages and needs to play off of those. But honestly, making a windows app store isnt gonna cost a conglomerate like Microsoft much. Just a few months of programming really.
microsoft is the best ! ! !
that way everybody elese cry so loud...


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OK, So I'm cheap and that's what makes me ask this. I was looking at an L1A1 kit today and saw Coonan makes a few types of FAL receievr. What's the difference between the types? Can I use a Type 3 receiver on a G1 kit?
OK, So I'm cheap and that's what makes me ask this. I was looking at an L1A1 kit today and saw Coonan makes a few types of FAL receievr. What's the difference between the types? Can I use a Type 3 receiver on a G1 kit?
Type 1, 2, and 3 metric FAL receivers differ in the machining details. IIRC, the type 1 and 2 are similar except for how some of the lightening cuts are made. The type 3 was essentially a cost cutting/strengthening measure and eliminated most of the cuts to save machine time, it is also a bit heavier duty. Not much difference in function between the 3 in a semi as it never receives the pounding a FA milspec FAL does. All Metric FAL kits should fit any of the 3 types of receiver. However, many desire a "correct" rebuild of their kit, so the G1 would take a type 1 to match what it was originally built with. IIRC, Coonan makes a G1 specific receiver with the proper markings and such, you can also get a custom serial number to match the one on your kit. If you just want an economical receiver that works, the Type 3 will work fine with the G1 kit.
The L1A1 kits will need an Inch spec receiver to "drop in". You can modify a few things to get them to work on metric receivers though. The bbl threads are the same on both inch and metric.
Of course, the L1A1 mags only fit an L1A1 receiver due to the large tab on the front, metric mags will work in either one but are a bit floppy loose in an L1A1 receiver.
The unique one is the Israeli FAL receiver, it has it's own spec bbl threads.
shame you are cheap I have a few imbel kits and ALL the tools to do this build
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Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
Sprat, I may be intersted in one of those kits after the first of the year. How much you asking? What kind of specific tools are required to do a FAL build?
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Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
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i use the fal type three on most of my fal builds. they are much cheaper to buy. if your the least bit anal then they may not work for you. most of mine will be just used for shooting, so it doesn't matter to me.
lately i have been using the Coonan type 3. if you get them from Sarco they were having a special. i think i paid around $260 for them. i don't know if they are still on sale. Coonan had them for that price last month also.
if you watch century they put there receivers on sale. i got 2 last week for around $128 each( they sold out fast. i got the last 2). i have several fal's built with century receivers and they will go together as easy as the other brands. they shoot just fine.
finding good kits to build on is becoming a problem. if you can find one, then just buy it. the price just keeps going up around $5 to $10 every month for the last few months.
IMHO< the best buy around is the G-1 at APEX. $275 plus $75 for a barrel. they are well used, so plan on finding a few parts that will need to be replaced.
just buy it all and start asking questions.
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Haunt, the sales record-breaking new superhero series conceived by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman, faces yet another sell out with both its first and second issues completely sold through on a distribution-level.
"Getting this reception a second time around has us all very excited," Kirkman said. "Haunt is having a tremendous launch at a period in time when the economy doesn't really lend itself to people taking a chance on something new. Not only did the first issue set a recent sales record for Image, but as of last week the reprint and second issue are both gone despite very significant overprints. Todd and I are very appreciative of the fans and retailers supporting Haunt. We hope to reward them back with years of stories to come."
Haunt centers on a pair of brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore, who act more like adversaries than family. Kurt, a secret agent, and Daniel, a less than holy priest, bond in a way neither of them expects after Kurt's untimely death. A surprise fusing of Kurt's ghost with Daniel's body creates a chain reaction, turning the brothers into the character, Haunt. While both distribution-level sell out issues will return with all-new printings in December, earlier printings may be available in small quantities at your local comic book store.
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I have always had a heart towards animals. When I feel down they bring me up. Knowing when someone says something to me that scars me for life I know all I have to do is hug my animals. Paul McCartney is my hero. I have liked him since the beginning of fourth grade. When he was a vegetarian I looked him up and I came to Peta. I am addicted to animals, Paul McCartney, and Peta2. I am a huge fan of One Direction. I'm a vegetarian and I love lions and SEALS! Add me!
I was born, then I moved to Florida. I went into a coma, then I woke up. I partied, then I quit. Now, I don't eat meat and I sell shoes.
I have been vegan for 5 years now.. I stopped for a couple months because of my common law.. But I start all over again Oct. 01 /12 and I can't wait! I love animals, the environment and helping human society (I wish to be somebody in the mental health society as well as being an animal activist)


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The report by analyst J.P. Gownder surveyed more than 1,200 IT decision-makers in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and the U.S. While acknowledging that Chromebooks will not replace all or even most Windows PCs, Macs, or tablets, the report found there is a beachhead of interest among enterprises.
It noted Chromebooks can be appropriate for companies that are willing to segment their workforces by offering the devices to some classes of workers, and that are adopting Gmail or Google apps. Benefits of the cloud-based laptops include a radical reduction in maintenance time, encouragement of collaborative computing, and a relatively low pricetag for each device.
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Twenty-eight percent of respondents in the Forrester survey said they had at least some interest in Chromebooks, including 4 percent who are already using Chromebooks, another 4 percent who expect to do so, and 16 percent who have expressed some interest. The balance of the 28 percent -- 4 percent -- were managers reporting they had employees who are interested in the devices. The other 72 percent had no interest in Chromebooks.
A key factor driving enterprise interest in Chromebooks is their low maintenance, since the apps and data are kept in the cloud. Gownder noted in a blog posting accompanying the report that Chromebooks "can be configured for a new user in under 15 minutes," they sell for as little as $199, and any Chromebook can be used by any employee.
"It's time to take a fresh look at whether Chromebooks might fill a legitimate computing niche for your company," he wrote.
He added that, if an IT department holds "specific goals, such as lowering support costs, simplifying deployment of devices, ensuring device uptime, or projecting software changes quickly into the workforce, Chromebooks can help support those initiatives."
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Laura DiDio, an analyst with industry research firm Information Technology Intelligence Consulting, said that Chromebooks' niche could grow, but "Google's tech service and support has to grow up for the enterprise."
She added that the devices fit the use case profile of certain scenarios, but there is not a "big stampede" among businesses to use Chromebooks, in part because "Google has not yet proven itself in the enterprise" the way Apple, for instance, has proven itself for reliability and tech support in schools. Apple's credibility in schools, DiDio pointed out, has been a major factor in the acceptance of the iPad in the education sector.
Earlier this month, a report from the NPD Group noted that Chromebooks have taken between 20 percent and 25 percent of the U.S. market for under-$300 laptops in the last eight months, and are now the fastest growing segment of the PC industry based on price. This counters the decline of PCs in general, whose are expected to drop nearly 8 percent this year, according to IDC.
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-Matches(take three just in case you mess up)
-A clear plastic bottle,preferably an empty Lipton Tea bottle(make sure it still has a cap)
-Running water
You will understand why Lipton Tea bottles are good for this soon enough.
This is my first instructable, so go easy on the comments.
I'm not liable for what you do with the matches.
Step 1: Prepare the bottle
Step 2: Test your bottle
-When you squeeze, the air pressure inside the bottle goes up, and so does the temperature.
-When you release, the air pressure inside the bottle goes back down and so does the temperature.
Squeezing the bottle was to give you a science lesson and to check for leaks. If there are no leaks, good, if there are, get a new bottle and repeat steps 1 and 2.
How much time the cloud stay, if i close the bottle?
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Luke 8:31 (Concordant Literal Version)30 Now Jesus inquires of him, saying, "What is your name?" Now he said, "Legion," for many demons entered into him.31 And they entreated Him that He should not enjoin them to be coming away into the submerged chaos.32 Now a considerable herd of hogs was there, grazing on the mountain, and they entreat Him that He should permit them to be entering into those. And He permits them.
b]Luke 8:30-32 (Young's Literal Translation)[/b] 30And Jesus questioned him, saying, `What is thy name?' and he said, `Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,) 31and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss, 32and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,
I see it as any kind of spiritual prisonhouse...well,cistern,prison,hole,pit,chasm/abyss/bottomless
The word abyss as the first-- depth, mystery, basis, foot....We start with a bottomless pit, no footing, no basis, no bottom to it--this is what it is like without Christ.I have watched man over the years test for a bottom to evil, as any student of history and violent crime--there is no bottom to it, they just keep falling and falling deeper and deeper. Men search for the end to the depth of it until they are overcome by it.There are those who are fascinated by doing deeds of evil, as though to control it, but, in the end, evil always wins. This is the deception of the ego--that I can control this, take it just so far and no further, stop it, handle it, overcome it.No man can overcome evil but Christ.


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The mood at Surf Expo last week was more positive and stable than the atmosphere at the show last January.
That show had come on the heels of economic collapse of the fall and discounting holiday disaster of 2008, which had manufacturers and retailers reeling at the time.
This year, retailers reported that holiday sales had stabilized with some retailers up or down slightly.
Surf Expo added a few new features to the January show this year including a Stand Up Paddle area with a wide collection of board manufacturers and a demonstration pool. The area was busy during the show and SUP retailers were excited to see so many brands and equipment represented.
"The SUP area is huge," said Mikke Pierson, co-owner of ZJ Boarding House in Santa Monica. "I'm the SUP buyer for our store and there's probably a lot of brands over there I don't even know. It's a great chance to check them out – SUP is an important part of our business."
Surf Expo Show Director Roy Turner said SUP has been a bright spot in the hardgoods market and Surf Expo is committed to supporting anything that sparks an interest in boardsports.
And because SUP has a substantial rental market, Surf Expo also found ways to introduce the resorts that exhibit at the show to SUP with demonstrations and information specifically targeted for resorts.
Since Surf Expo gets dinged by some in the action sports industry for the resort area of the show which is perceived as not cool, Roy said introducing resorts to SUP and SUP to the resort market was a good way to bring the two different worlds together and hopefully create a business opportunity for both sides.
Also new to the floor was the Bangers for Bucks skate contest where 10 skate teams from key retail shops competed. The goal was to involve important shops in the show and give manufacturers an opportunity to get exposure in those stores. The prizes included product from brands that the stores can stock and sell.
Roy said both retailers and manufacturers win with the contest – retailers get free product for their stores and manufactures get their product in the store.
Plus, it brought important skate retailers to the show, which in turn enticed many skate brands to attend.
Skate retailers and manufacturers that attended the International Association of Skateboard Companies meeting with the Board Retailers Association during the show praised Roy for putting excitement back in the skate area.
Overall, Roy said 100 new companies exhibited at the show vs. last January. However, some of the big companies took smaller booths. Roy said total show revenues would turn out within 10% of last year's totals and the show remains "very profitable."
Roy said Surf Expo sent upwards of six figures to get buyers to the show, and several brand executives told me the most important aspect of the show was that the right buyers were there.
"We've been slammed all day," Sanuk President John Vance told me Thursday.
Dac Clark, president of C&C Companies, which has the license for Sanuk, said a lot of accounts that previously didn't want to bring Sanuk into their stores were spending time at the Sanuk booth.
"We are seeing a lot of accounts that we tried to sell before but that weren't ready to add another sandal line because Reef had done such a good job and (Florida Reef rep) Rick Zappone is such a great salesman," he said. "Nobody is throwing Reef out, they are just letting other people in."
(Above: Dac Clark and John Vance.)
Billabong Americas President Paul Naude said traffic was a little slow on Thursday but Friday was busy and the preview day on Wednesday was very busy.
"There's a cautious optimism among East Coast retailers, which I think is a positive," he said.
In general, aisle traffic at trade shows has been down in the last 18 months, but you can't judge a show by that anymore, he said.
"Those days are over," Paul said. "You judge by are the retailers you want here? If yes, then it's a great show."
Ocean Minded General Manager Andy Palmer said the right retailers were definitely there.
"Although traffic seemed fairly light, the buyers that were there seemed buoyant and in the mood to do business," Andy said. "In fact, we opened 20 new doors and had an excellent response to our new Fall 2010 closed toed shoe and printed apparel programs. All in all despite the tough economy, a great Expo."
One of the big brands that was absent was Rip Curl. I asked Rip Curl USA President Kelly Gibson why Rip Curl skipped the show.
"We decided to skip the Jan/Feb shows this year and invested directly to consumer marketing to drive customers in to our retailers shops this Spring/Summer," he said. "In addition, we feel that 2010 is the appropriate time to take our total marketing spend up. We have more than doubled our advertising page count for the first half of 2010. We have also doubled our digital spend for the same time period. We also have a major focus on marketing in-store with windows and racks."
Rip Curl will return to Surf Expo and ASR for the shows that launch Spring 2011, he said.
Some manufacturers got creative with their booths, including Analog and Gravis which used wooden pallets it bought for $200 to create a space with a unique vibe.
Analog/Gravis General Manager Kevin Meehan said the team came up with the idea when it was brainstorming concepts for new in-store fixtures for retailers. They realized the display could be expanded for a trade show booth as well.
Kevin said coming up with the new idea, which was both low cost yet creative, really rallied the team together.
"It was invigorating," he said. "There was a sense of 'Look what we did.' "
I asked Roy Turner what he has planned for the next Surf Expo show in September.
In addition to getting feedback from exhibitors and retailers, he will study videotapes of the floor to see how the SUP, Bangers for Bucks and other special events and sections were received.
Surf Expo pays about $100,000 for a service that uses 17 cameras to continually tape the show floor and registration area. Roy will use the tapes to determine what areas were well attended, whether open or closed booths work better and to analyze traffic flow. He'll use the feedback from those who attended along with the data from the tapes to make improvements for September, he said.
Also in September, Surf Expo will bring back the wakeboarding section, a market that action sports brands can tap into, Roy said.
"We want to bring these two groups together," he said. "It's important not to isolate," he said. "It's not how the marketplace works any more."


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DARPA begins work on the XS-1 reusable spaceplane September 20, 2013 at 8:30 am
DARPA is now beginning to narrow in on a design for the XS-1, an experimental spaceplane that would allow quick, relatively inexpensive access to orbital altitudes. DARPA foresees a "one day turnaround," or daily launches for the unmanned orbital delivery drone — and why not? With no pilot and small financial footprint, why not make daily updates to your orbital assets?
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