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On Sunday, the dagger to the Mariners' heart came at the very end, as they trudged off the field having blown a two-run lead in the ninth...
On Sunday, the dagger to the Mariners' heart came at the very end, as they trudged off the field having blown a two-run lead in the ninth to the Angels.
On Monday, the M's got their moment of supreme frustration out of the way early in a 1-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field.
On the second pitch of the game by Baltimore starter Rich Hill, Ichiro lashed a double to left to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, matching his 2007 club record.
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But what happened after that was indicative of the Mariners' ongoing offensive woes, which reached critical mass on a night in which they ended with 20 straight outs.
Ichiro wound up on third on the play on a throwing error by Baltimore left fielder Nolan Reimold. But he died there as Yuniesky Betancourt popped out to second, Adrian Beltre struck out, and Mike Sweeney popped out to first.
"It's an awful shame to squander a pitching performance like we had by both [Jarrod] Washburn and [Chris] Jakubauskas and have nothing to show for it," fumed Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu.
"Offensively, it goes back to what we've talked about all year — fundamental baseball, and not executing when we need to."
The Mariners made southpaw Hill, who entered the game with a 6.14 earned-run-average, look like Dave McNally, to pick a stylish lefty from Baltimore's past.
Hill allowed just two hits over seven innings and retired the final 14 batters he faced. This from a guy that in his last start against Toronto had given up seven runs in 3-1/3 innings, allowing six hits and walking three.
"It's unfortunate we have lack of patience against a guy like Rich Hill," a visibly frustrated Wakamatsu said. "One thing Rich did real well tonight was throw his curve at any time in the count, but we chased a lot of pitches, which was lack of patience, and, really, lack of adjustments.
"I think the whole tempo of the game is set when you don't score that first run."
Baltimore manager Dave Trembley agreed, from his positive vantage point.
"That seemed to really give him a lift when they had the guy on third and nobody out and he got out of it," Trembley said of Hill. "You could see he had a little bit more of a hop in the step. I think that really got him going."
Washburn, wearing a knee brace he obtained while in Anaheim on the recommendation of former teammate Scot Shields, was outstanding. But unlike the Mariners, the Orioles were able to get their man home from third, and that was the difference.
In his last outing, Washburn exited with a 3-0 lead after six in Oakland, only to watch the bullpen blow the game, 4-3.
On Monday, Washburn extended his scoreless streak to 11 innings, but with the score still 0-0 in the sixth, the Orioles finally pushed across a run. The rally was started by ex-Mariner Adam Jones, who returned to Seattle as a budding star in the American League.
Jones, hitting .344 entering the game, led off with a double over the head of Mariners left fielder Wladimir Balentien, who appeared to misread the ball.
"We talked a little bit about that," Wakamatsu said. "He gets in a position where he's bent over a little bit, and he turned one way and turned the other way. [Outfield coach] Lee Tinsley talked to him right after the play. The ball was a low line drive, and those are awfully hard to judge. It's unfortunate."
Jones moved to third on Nick Markakis' single to center, and scored on Aubrey Huff's sacrifice. Washburn, who had been holding left-handed hitters to a .145 (9 for 62) average this season, was upset at having the damage done by lefty swingers Markakis and Huff.
"I feel I should have made a better pitch against Markakis," Washburn said. "I've been nails against lefties all year. I've got a couple of lefties coming up right there with guys in scoring position, and I didn't do the job. I make pitches right there in that inning and they don't score, we're still playing."
Of course, the way the Mariners were hitting, they might have still been playing in the 25th, like Texas and Boston College did in the college baseball regionals. They are last in the American League, and 29th out of 30 teams overall, in scoring.
"It breaks my heart," Sweeney said. "Washburn went out there with a bum knee and pitched his heart out. To not get a run, it's tough. We feel we're letting down Wak, the organization, and the fans. But most of all, we're letting down each other, because we're a lot better than this."
George Sherrill, sent to Baltimore with Jones in the deal that landed tonight's starter, Erik Bedard, worked the ninth for his 11th save.
Larry Stone: 206-464-3146
For the record
Streak: L2
Home: 12-13
Road: 12-15
v. AL West: 13-14
vs. L.A.: 7-6
vs. Oakland: 6-3
vs. Texas: 0-5
vs. AL East: 4-3
vs. AL Cent.: 5-10
vs. NL: 2-1
vs. LHP: 10-7
vs. RHP: 14-21
Day: 10-9
Night: 14-19
One-run: 13-11
Extra inn.: 4-2
Home attendance
Monday's crowd: 16,979
Season total: 670,604
Biggest crowd: 45,958 (April 14)
Smallest crowd: 16,002 (May 19)
Average (25 dates): 26,824
2008 average (25 dates): 27,444


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Post-Conference Processing
If I could describe my Parenting in SPACE conference experience in (many) one sentence(s) I would say…
We were already friends before we met.
They got me.
I laughed till I cried.
I cried till I laughed.
"I never knew someone could throw up that much. Wow."
"I will never bleach my hair again!"
"I'm glad I have a cough drop in my mouth."
"Wow! Thank you! The end."
If I could describe….
Well, you just had to be there.
I miss you all.
I am praying for us.
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I'm tinkering around with a map for a post-apo/sci-fi type setting. Now I'm new at this whole mapping business and I'm using GIMP, which I'm also new at. However I'm having a ton of fun learning. My main problem atm is how to make a background for the map. Like on many fantasy style maps you'd have grassy type background. Well in my case I want a ruined city! Problem is, I have no idea on how to accomplish this.
I've read some tutorials on rivers and mountains and all that hawt stuff. So far adding in the various spots on the map such as those mentioned above, have been fairly easy and with some tinkering I'm sure it'll blend in well. But the background I have absolutely no idea how to make. Any ideas or suggestions perhaps? I'd be extremely grateful. And I do hope I posted this in the right forum, seemed the most appropriate one to me.


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Hey folks-
I'm curious about using a non suspension corrected Surly LHT fork (one for the 26 inch) on a newer steel mountain frame (Soma Groove) that has geometry for a 80mm suspension fork. It's mostly been my mountain bike, and winter commuter, but I'm wanting to turn it into a touring bike, and I'm curious which rigid fork to buy. I was thinking the 1x1, but I prefer the mid blade eyelets for a lowrider.
Will using a non-suspension corrected fork like the LHT on a mountain frame totally ruin the handling? Would it be better or worse for touring?


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London — Except for new entry operators, the mobile companies have reached the edge of their addressable markets in most countries. If that's true for voice, the situation is much worse for data where operators are primarily focused on the richer urban markets.
But with the rise of Internet use in Africa, a new start-up - Volo Broadband - is determined to help operators address edge-of-network data markets. Russell Southwood spoke to one of the company's co-founders Mark Summer about how they're going to do this.
Two of Volo Broadband's co-founders, Mark Summer and Kristin Peterson came out of an NGO called Inveneo, which has been very active in building networks to reach remote or rural areas. At Inveneo, they were responsible for deploying networks or advising in the following countries: Kenya; Uganda; Mozambique; Haiti; Nepal; Philippines; Palau; Federated States of Micronesia and in the West Bank/Palestine.
For example, it built a 20-30 mbps link to an island in the middle of Uganda's Lake Victoria from Kisumu. The Haiti network it built covers a third of the country and is used by operators to provide rural data connectivity.
But whereas these networks came from either public or NGO initiatives, Volo Broadband is aimed squarely at helping three types of existing operators - mobile operators, existing ISPs and greenfield ISPs - address these types of markets.
For the mobile operators Volo Broadband offers solutions that will reduce both OPEX and CAPEX in reaching these customers and will integrate with their existing systems.
For the existing ISP, they can be a technology and systems provider who has the experience of operating in remote and rural areas and can help them build the people and skill expertise they need to address this market. For greenfield ISPs, it has used its experience with Inveneo to build business models that can help the start-up ISP identify the business it has to win to be successful.
In geographic terms, it is focused on Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia (including India, Indonesia and the Philippines. In Sub-Saharan Africa it will focus on those countries Summer describes as having "regulatory readiness": "The key components of this are the ability to use Wi-Fi equipment in the 2.4 or 5.8 GHz frequencies and the licensing of ISPs. There are lots of greenfield opportunities in countries that have this regulatory readiness." The countries that currently make most sense are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana. Also, even where there are countries where this is not regulatory readiness "things are changing quite fast."
This week has seen low-cost base station operator Altobridge go into liquidation. It was seeking to persuade mobile operators to use its low-cost base station to do voice and data in remote areas.
Despite some successes - in Niger with Orange and in parts of Asia - it struggled to persuade mobile operators to buy its solution. In terms of mobile operator investment priorities, these kind of edge-of-market opportunities were simply too far down their priority list or had been taken off the table.
However Summer is optimistic that there will be opportunities for two reasons. Firstly, mobile operators are increasingly outsourcing their network to third parties and thus will be more receptive to these kinds of approaches.
Secondly, in the ISP space (particularly in Africa), there are now a number of multi-country ISP operators and there are distinct commercial advantages to them from the way Volo Broadband can help them develop these kinds of opportunities, particularly as some part of them are delivered through cloud based software. In terms of mobile operators, Summer says:"I'm very hopeful and we're starting to see more interest." Volo Broadband is part of the Orange Fab accelerator programme in San Francisco.
In technology terms, Volo Broadband is focused on using existing Wi-Fi technology which is cheap both in terms of network and end-user equipment:"What we find interesting is that the technology is changing. People like Ubiquiti Networks are driving that change but now Rukus Wireless is providing competition to them. There are also new start-ups like MediaTek. The innovation cycle is so rapid."
The 802.AC Wi-Fi standard will lead to greater efficiencies in spectrum use and deliver Gigabit Ethernet, where it will begin to compete with microwave and WiMAX solutions. Volo Broadband will be able to use Wi-Fi to deliver up to 100 kms backhaul network, as Inveneo did with the island in Lake Victoria. Obviously the only trade-off is the greater the distance, the lower the capacity of the signal.
So who will operators find as customers in these markets?:"SMEs have a lot of problems in these areas. But there's also Government offices, schools and healthcare facilities. These are all customers who are paying quite high prices for connectivity and it's of unpredictable quality. Down the road, they can also branch out into the consumer space".


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4 Aug 2010 7:01 PM #1
[FIXED-200] tabTip missing
I noticed that in the EXT Designer the contentEl property is missing (or at least I cannot find it). What I was hoping to do is reference a div tag ID whose content is generated by the server without ajax and before the entire page is sent to the browser.
With this in mind I have two questions :
1) The sample that I was working with generates 4 files
MyPanelUi = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
title: 'My Panel',
width: 400,
height: 250,
frame: true,
footer: true,
id: 'myTest',
initComponent: function() {
var x = Ext.getCmp("myTest");
x.contentEl = "madmax";
BTW I can also just added the contentEL config option to the generated JS file directly but the same problem will occur when I save the project with the designer my changes are gone, which is understandable
2) The same is true for the HTML page that ext designer generates the content will always be overridden. Therefore, if I want to create DIV tags in the body that will be bound to my components at runtime what is the proper strategy to do this?
This works but everytime the project is saved with EXT designer I will loose my modifications which is also understandable.

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Hi Max,
contentEl has been omitted on purpose. If we provide contentEl, it will break the rendering of the Design canvas. We may offer it in a future release and simply strip out the contentEl configuration before rendering to the Design canvas. But, because you can add it manually in the exported .js file (much like you did in #1 above), it isn't a high priority. Your logic for adding it is precisely what you can do. My only added suggestion is to look into using "ref"s, or specifically the "autoRef" config in the Designer, rather than using Ext.getCmp(). It's cleaner :-)
For #2, I have been suggesting to make a copy of the HTML file and to modify/load the copy instead of the original. If anything changes about the original after an export (e.g., another top-level component js file is included) then the modifications can be duplicated in the copy...but it doesn't happen often, literally only when new top-level components are created.
Hope that helps.
4 Aug 2010 8:35 PM #3
Hi Jared,
Thanks for the quick reply and suggestion and yes it is much cleaner, asuming I implemented it the way you are suggesting. So I went from this:
var x = Ext.getCmp("myTest");
x.contentEl = "madmax";
this.MyPanel.contentEl = "madmax";
Thanks again
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Hi Max,
tabTip is accidentally missing...thanks for reporting this. I'll open a ticket and get it in there for the next release. With that said, you can use the same technique as you did for contentEl, and it should work for you.
P.S. Yep, your "ref" looks good to me :-)
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Bell makes N.L. Star team, hot in D.C.
Written by | Bill Center | 2:58 p.m., Jul 7, 2010
Right-handed closer Heath Bell was named to the National League All-Star team Wednesday as the Padres were preparing to meet the Washington Nationals in the second game of a three-game series at Nationals Park (4:05 p.m., TV: 4 San Diego).
Bell was named to replace Milwaukee right-hander Yovani Gallardo, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Brewers.
Bell joins first baseman Adrian Gonzalez as the Padres All-Stars for a second straight season. Right-handed pitcher Mat Latos might also be added to the National League team if manager Charlie Manuel needs to fill another spot due to injuries.
Bell is 4-0 this season with a 1.72 ERA and shares the National League with 23 saves.
Second baseman David Eckstein's calf strain has improved considerably, although Jerry Hairston will make a third straight start at second and bat in Eckstein's No. 2 spot.
As hard as it is to believe, the temperatures and humidity climbed today in the Washington, D.C., are with the therometer hitting triple digits across most of the area.
SAN DIEGO PADRES (49-34)1. Tony Gwynn (L), CF (.223-2-16)
2. Jerry Hairston Jr., 2B (.246-5-30)
3. Adrian Gonzalez (L), 1B (.293-16-52)
4. Scott Hairston, LF (.232-8-26)
5. Chase Headley, 3B (.270-5-27)
6. Nick Hundley, C (.253-5-25)
7. Aaron Cunningham, RF (.315-1-7)
8. Everth Cabrera (S), SS (.203-0-13)
9. Jon Garland, RHP (.143-0-1; 8-5, 3.24 ERA)
1. Nyjer Morgan (L), CF (.253-0-13)
2. Roger Bernadina (L), RF (.286-5-24)
3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B (.293-16-46)
4. Adam Dunn (L), 1B (.273-17-49)
5. Josh Willingham, LF (.278-15-46)
6. Ivan Rodriguez, C (.306-1-26)
7. Adam Kennedy, 2B (.240-2-16)
8. Ian Desmond, SS (.259-5-35)
9. J.D. Martin, RHP (.250-0-0; 0-4, 3.38 ERA)
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CADIZ - Harrison Central scored five runs in the second inning and seven players had hits to back Katie Ellzy's three-hit pitching as the Huskies topped Buckeye Local.
Kara Dunfee, Roni Caldwell, and Kiley Staley had RBI singles for the Harrison Central (11-4).
Alea Morelli singled twice and Rachel Hoagland hit a pinch-hit home run in the seventh for the Panthers.


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On this week's program, we preview the upcoming Jazz in the Park, a nine-week music and marketplace series, taking place in Armstrong Park. Running from April 18th to June 13th. Some musicians who will be taking the the Jazz in the Park stage - and featured on this week's episode - are Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, Glen David Andrews, Soul Rebels Brass Band, and Shannon Powell.
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No time to eat right? WebMD has the solution.
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Eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Choose whole-grain, nonfat, or low-fat foods. Be physically active daily. Watch calories. Limit the fat. Get enough calcium.
We live in a world with a dizzying amount of scientific research pointing to foods and habits that make for good health. In an ideal universe, that's good news. If we exercise and eat right, we give our bodies essential nourishment and movement to work at their best.
Yet our world is far from ideal. There are responsibilities, deadlines, and food or lifestyle preferences that get in the way of healthy eating. Real life happens, and in the rush to satisfy daily hunger and desires, we may succumb to less-than-healthy choices.
It doesn't always have to be that way. No matter what our lives are like, there's always room for improvement.
"There is always something positive that can be done for our health," says Sue Moores, MSRD, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association (ADA). "Maybe it's eating an extra fruit a day, maybe it's cooking a food a different way, or maybe it's (trying) a new food that's out that we didn't know much about because of all the ethnic influences."
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What is the hangup on a V-Twin?Bare
Now that'll take some work to get an Enfield engine turned to be like mine! I just wonder why no one will accept a vertical twin like Enfields used, and that they're more likely to produce. They didn't offer V-twins except very early in their existence.bare
! I just wonder why no one will accept a vertical twin like Enfields used
Its nonexistence is a probable factor...Plus, when they do finally make one, it'll be a 1980s tech UCE thing, without the raw appeal of the older bikes on which the V-Twins are based, yet without the refined manufacture and performance of a more modern machine made elsewhere in the world.
I just wonder why no one will accept a vertical twin like Enfields used, and that they're more likely to produce.
Those really big twins tend to be ludicrously overweight, like you are hauling a passenger and sidecar along even when riding solo.
Not a big fan of anything much bigger than a 1000cc.
Weight isn't an issue when you have over 100hp at the crank.
It's finally happening!
I really like the way Carberry did the frame.
The Featherbed frame is good, but not so good that a poorly executed engine installation will work properly in it. I have seen a couple of v-twin Featherbed specials (Harley and Vincent) that looked like they were carrying the engine too high for sweet handling.You don't want to finish up with a bike that falls into corners like a loaded wheelbarrow.
You can do a dual front down tube on the Musket to avoid that curved tube that Aniket used. Aniket just didn't want to have any tube partially blocking the view of his engine. The frame can be done many ways.We just made contact with a guy who makes featherbed frames, and is willing to make them be a custom fit for the Musket. The Musket was made for an open cradle frame, so there were no restrictions on the dimensions of the bottom of the engine shape. On a closed loop frame, this could have interferences with fit, so it is very nice to have a frame builder who will build the frame to fit the engine.
Bare - Are you not familiar with the Honda RVT?
Really!?Mild steel or the good stuff like maybe Reynolds 531?Hmmnnn...
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HUNTINGTON - The Ohio Valley will have four wrestlers going for individual state championships.
After Friday's second day of the 67th annual West Virginia state wrestling tournament, Wheeling Park will have three chances at winning a crown and John Marshall will get one opportunity with 220-pounder Cullen Ebbert.
No area team is going to factor into the championship race as Huntington is well on its way to defending the Class AAA crown. The Highlanders have 156 points and Parkersburg has 134. Wheeling Park is in fourth place and trails Parkersburg South, 98-94.
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Wheeling Park's Dylan Taylor, right, is locked up with Washington's Jarod Jones during their state wrestling tournament match Frday in Huntington.
Oak Glen had a rough going in the semifinals on Friday night and went winless in five attempts. The Golden Bears enter today's 10:45 a.m. consolation rounds in a three-way tie for fourth place with 77.5 points. It's the same total for Fairmont Senior and Calhoun County. North Marion is in third with 79 points. Independence has the Class AA/A crown wrapped up as the Patriots lead defending champion Greenbrier West, 153-110.
Wheeling Park junior 145-pounder Dylan Taylor will place for a third time and his position could be atop the podium. The Patriot will face Parkersburg's Dylan Richards in tonight's finals after posting an 8-3 decision against Washington Jarod Jones in the semifinals.
Dallas Baciak is hoping a return trip to the state finals will be better this time around. Last year, Baciak was the runner-up at 113. Tonight he will get the chance to win at 120, but his opponent is Robert Dutton Award candidate Jordan Allen of Huntington. Baciak punched his finals ticket thanks to an 8-1 win against Micah Crewdson of St. Albans.
Eric Banks will bring a 25-1 record into the 160-pound finals. The Park senior nipped Musselman's Danny Arndt, 4-3, and will be challenged by 43-1 Seth Cutright of Buckhannon-Upshur.
Park's Jonny Davis was turned back in the semifinals during a 9-3 loss to two-time state champion Jake Martin of Ripley at 152. Park's Geremy Paige also will place in the top six.
Ebbert, now 36-3, flattened Nitro's Hunter Skeens in the semifinals. Now, the junior will get the chance to be the first person to knock off Preston's Terrance Fanning, who boasts a 37-0 record following his 10-0 semifinal win against Parkersburg South's Logan Dilliner. Monarch teammate Dylan Hall will place at 138.
Of Brooke's six representatives at the state tournament, only heavyweight Preston Wise will stand on the podium.
The Golden Bears suffered semifinal losses from Ryan Debee (106), Danny Wyke (113), Josh Cornell (126), Avery Flowers (132) and 138-pounder Nick Tice. However, those five along with teammates Alex Shuman at 152 and heavyweight Noah Mills all will place.
Magnolia 182-pound freshman Caleb Nice entered Friday's semifinal round with a sterling 37-1 record, but came up short 3-0 to Clay County's Tyler Stewart. Nice is the lone Blue Eagle who will finish in the top six.
No other area small school grappler reached the semifinals. However, Cameron 182-pound senior Waylon Miller will place. The Dragon was doubled up 6-3 by undefeated Will Schoonover of Moorefield in the quarterfinals, but fought back in the consolation rounds with a pair of mat slappers. His final pin of the night, which came with 33 seconds left in the opening period against St. Marys' Anthony Herring, guaranteed him a top-six finish. If Miller hopes to finish as high as third, he'll have to defeat Nice in his first match today.


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American Express and Isis are making their union more "official." Amex, which already announced its support for the Isis Mobile Commerce Platform last year, said today that Amex cardmembers, OPEN small business cardholders and Serve cardholders will be able to load their accounts into the Isis Mobile Wallet as an option for paying at the point of sale.
"The relationship with American Express underscores our commitment to ensuring a flexible and inclusive platform that offers consumers choice in mobile payments while delivering new opportunities for merchants to connect with consumers," said Michael Abbott, CEO of Isis, in the announcement.
Abbot called the announcement a testament to Amex's vision and commitment to make mobile commerce a real and positive experience for customers.
Until now, American Express hasn't had a very compelling mobile payment story, at least not when it comes to the point of sale. It hasn't offered anything like products from larger rivals MasterCard and Visa.
MasterCard just announced its new digital wallet service at CTIA Wireless 2012 and Visa has been pushing its V.me platform for some time. Both have competing NFC technologies they use to power contactless payments at the point of sale. The only product American Express has offered on the mobile front is its Serve platform, a PayPal-like product that facilitates e-commerce and person-to-person fund transfers online or through a mobile device.
Serve, launched last year, is geared toward younger users and provides them with a prepaid account that can be accessed for P2P transfers through the Serve app or at the POS using a companion plastic card.
With today's announcement, American Express can piggyback on the Isis network to provide an NFC mobile payment solution to its cardholders at the point of sale. (Interestingly, Serve cardholders will not be able to add their accounts to the Isis Mobile Wallet when the product launches, but will be able to do so at a later date.)
"Now our Cardmembers and merchants can benefit from the ease and convenience of a tap-and-go experience on a mobile phone and still enjoy the benefits, services and support of American Express," said Josh Silverman, president of U.S. consumer services at American Express.
Isis is a mobile payment joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. When it was announced in November 2010, the JV was intended to create a rival service to the card networks. However, it announced last summer that all four of the major card brands — MasterCard, Visa, American Experss and Discover — had agreed to support Isis.
Isis is looking to launch its NFC-enabled mobile wallet and commerce platform later this year in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas.
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12 April 2010
Justine Henin (BEL)
Belgium's Fed Cup captain, Sabine Appelmans, has named a full strength team of Kim Clijsters, Yanina Wickmayer, Justine Henin and Kirsten Flipkens to meet Estonia at Hasselt's Ethias Arena. Belgium and Estonia are facing off in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs on 24-25 April, with the winner gaining a place in next year's top tier. Clijsters and Henin, who have both recently enjoyed successful comebacks from retirement, will be making their first Fed Cup appearances in nearly four years. The two former world No. 1's spearheaded their nation to its only ever Fed Cup title in 2001, when Belgium defeated Russia 2-1 in the Final. The team also reached the Final in 2006, but an injury to Clijsters left the door open for Italy to be crowned champion for the first time. Clijsters and Henin are currently ranked No. 10 and No. 23 respectively in the world standings, and have accumulated 78 career singles titles between them, including nine Grand Slam wins.
Wickmayer and Flipkens, meanwhile, have formed the foundation of Belgium's team in recent times, helping the side to maintain its place in World Group II with play-off victories in 2008 and 2009. Wickmayer, in particular, has produced some tie-winning performances for the Belgians. None more so than in this year's World Group II first round, when the world No. 13 saved match points before defeating Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland's top player. Wickmayer's display against the Poles, which saw her win both singles rubbers as Belgium triumphed 3-2, will force Appelmans to make a difficult selection decision ahead of the Estonia showdown. It's quite a nice problem to have, mind you.
Despite naming an all-star line-up, Belgium will be taking nothing for granted when the action gets under way, as Estonia, having claimed a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Argentina in February, won't be coming just to make the numbers up. "Fed Cup is probably the most unpredictable sporting event, so much can happen," said Clijsters, who marked her return to the game last summer by winning the US Open title for the second time. "Estonia don't have the big names, but you never know, because of the whole atmosphere players who are ranked a lot lower can really get fired up and produce some good tennis. You have to be very cautious and that's where the team effort comes in." Rene Busch, the Estonian captain, has also been able to nominate her top four players, with the familiar quartet of Kaia Kanepi, Maret Ani, Anett Schutting and Margit Ruutel teaming up for the tenth consecutive tie. During this period, which dates back to the start of 2008, Estonia has enjoyed a remarkable run, achieving two promotions and remaining unbeaten. The deadline for official player nominations is on Wednesday, when all the nations competing in the World Group semifinals and play-offs, and World Group II play-offs will announce their teams.
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By Jeff Honza
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The University of Iowa (7-6) scored 13 runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to overcome a five-run deficit and beat Southern Illinois (13-7), 15-9, earlier today at Wolff Stadium. The Hawkeyes completed a two-game sweep of the Dawgs.
SIU held a 7-2 lead after five innings before Iowa pulled to within a run after scoring once in the sixth and three times in the seventh.
The Hawkeyes then plated nine runs against a SIU bullpen, which merely self-destructed in the eighth.
Saluki closer Dusty Baker gave up seven runs (four earned), issued two walks and allowed three hits in the disasterous inning, which saw 12 Hawkeyes come to the plate.
SIU held an 8-6 lead entering the eighth, before Iowa rallied for nine consecutive runs.Travis Sweet reached on a fielder's choice and later scored on a one-out single by Brian Burmster. Wes Freie then walked and scored the tying run when Dusty Napoleon hit into a fielder's choice. With the bases loaded and still just one away, the next three runs scored via a walk, hit batsman and passed ball. Sweet then doubled home three more runs, and scored on an ensuing double by Freie.
Tim Gudex improved to 3-0 on the year after allowing a hit and striking out one in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Baker (4-1), who suffered his first loss of the season, was one of six Saluki relievers who took the mound after starter Cody Adams left the game with the bases loaded in the sixth.
SIU and Iowa were tied 2-2, before the Salukis took their five-run lead in the fifth.
Scott Elmendorf scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Brewer, and four two-out hits and a walk followed. Dean Cademartori singled down the left field line and touched home on a double by Bret Maugeri. Brendan Lutz then delivered a two-RBI single and scored on Tyler Lairson's hit to left.
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wall tap
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I like how we can never see your face in the photos you post. :-/
haha, I don't really exist...
He's obviously Photoshopped his head onto Cindy Crawford's body. No, wait, that doesn't explain anything. Nice photos though.
I've posted some of my better work in the Aussie BMX racing thread, so I thought I'd dig up a pic of myself...
your "wallride"OR"walltap" looks identical just different angles. all and all not too bad i guess.
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the difference is I don't have my finger on my lever for the wallride like I do on the wall tap.
so the wall ride pic I am in motion, coming off the wall. the wall tap I am stopped on the wall.
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My first leave-behind suggestion would be anything relating to high school. Photos are an exception, but that letterman jacket should probably be replaced with a Tulane sweatshirt.
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Funeral services for Evelyn Rhodes Puckett will be 11 A.M. , on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Chunky Baptist Church with Rev. Gerald Chaney, Rev. Wayne Campbell, and Rev. Curtis Guess officiating. Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery.
Newton County Funeral Home South Chapel, 100 Old Hwy. 15 Loop, Newton is in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Rhodes Puckett, age 84, of Chunky, passed away on February 26, 2013 at home after a short battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Tracy V. Puckett of Chunky.
Evelyn was born in Duffee, MS on October 21, 1928 where she grew up. She was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Annie (Johnson) Rhodes. Evelyn was preceded in death by her siblings, Howard Rhodes, Florene(Rhodes) Johnson, Theo (Rhodes) Clearman, Opal (Rhodes) Gressett, and her daughter Barbara (Puckett) Niamat.
Evelyn attended Center Ridge School where she enjoyed playing basketball, school plays, and school outings. Evelyn was a member of the Chunky Baptist Church, where she enjoyed her Sunday School class and 50+ club. She enjoyed playing games with her family and going to the Spencer Gilbert Chapter of the Eastern Star in Chunky, where she was a member for 50+ years. She was also a member of the Hickory Reading Club.
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Evelyn also leaves behind several beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Grandsons and Great-Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Chunky Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Chunky, MS 39323.
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I'm using Zimbra C# Client located at SourceForge.net Repository - [zimbra] Index of /trunk/ZimbraCSharpClient.
I've tried to login with administrator and didn't work. With a simple user didn't work too. The only response that i get is the HTML of the login page...
I searched internet and didn't found noting.
TEST CODE:Code:<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap='http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope'> <soap:Header> <context xmlns='urn:zimbra'/> </soap:Header> <soap:Body> <AuthRequest xmlns='urn:zimbraAdmin'> <name>@USERNAME</name> <password>@PASSWORD</password> </AuthRequest> </soap:Body> </soap:Envelope>
"r.ReadToEnd()" returns HTML login page.Code:string soapMessage = SoapMessageBuilder(message, param); XmlDocument requestDoc = new XmlDocument(); requestDoc.LoadXml(soapMessage); HttpWebRequest request = HttpWebRequestBuilder("http://@MYURL/"); Stream stm = request.GetRequestStream(); requestDoc.Save(stm); stm.Close(); WebResponse resp = request.GetResponse(); stm = resp.GetResponseStream(); StreamReader r = new StreamReader(stm); XmlDocument responseDoc = new XmlDocument(); responseDoc.LoadXml(r.ReadToEnd());
Am i doing anything wrong?
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Well, that's the current counsel from some quarters. And it sounds like a great idea especially when we hear such promising stories: a laid-off mid-manager selling her artisanal marmalade to local shops; a lawyer photographing weddings; a teacher attending a franchise fair with a check in her hand. These tales sound oh-so-tempting.
Being your own boss is at the heart of the American Dream. And it's no wonder it is such a common fantasy: the idea of ownership taps into our profound longing for freedom -- freedom from bosses, restrictive policies, glass ceilings, and everything else that robs you of rewards, both financial and creative.
But is it really right for you? Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? The French root, prendre, means to take. And when you start your own business, you must take on massive responsibility and total risk for any future gains or profit, however delayed they are. So, can you do it?
Here are some quick questions that might resolve whether you have what it takes. Just answer Yes or No. Be brutally honest with yourself. Recall your past experiences -- or lack thereof -- to support your answers to the following:
1. Do I initiate projects and carry them through successfully?
2. Have I managed projects well without supervision?
3. Have I enjoyed being in charge?
4. Can I hire and fire others when necessary?
5. Can I delegate work?
6. Can I criticize others' work when and get what I need from them?
7. Can I negotiate and compromise without feeling that I am selling out?
8. Do I have abundant energy?
9. Can I delay gratification to attain a goal?
If you answer mostly No, you need to recognize that this form of enterprise is not for you, at least not yet. After all, most of us are used to the discipline of structure and fulfilling the tasks required of us. Don't feel bad if you like, even thrive, working for a boss. The upside is that there are plenty more jobs and opportunities. So, being an entrepreneur is just not your style.
If you answer mostly Yes, your risk-taking skills suggest that you can be adept at taking chances. Experiment first by working for an established entrepreneur to see how it's done and test the process to see if you like it before you go out for something you are unprepared for.
If all your answers are Yes, you are most likely ready to start on your own.
Alternatively, your high score can suggest that you're ripe for an even higher level of management. You might consider that position now. This could work in surprising ways, taking you out of your comfort zone, a good thing, but not out of your career.
Know that business owners and entrepreneurs are not just born. I coach many such people and witness them evolving in the process. Business owners have to develop a set of skills that they practice throughout their lives. I call this skill set, Risking Linking. Linking, of course, is connecting to people - in person and online - in meaningful ways of exchange. Risking is more difficult to understand and requires much more than just time and money, though it will take plenty of both. It demands that we act despite our profound fears that we aren't good enough. There is no cure for anxiety or timidity except to keep practicing this skill, which will, in time, prune our terrors. A career coach can help you overcome your own self-imposed limitations - invaluable lessons.
If you are ready, find groups that will support your ideas whether in person or online. Sample local networking meetings, powerful places-- but only if you become an active member. Just attending doesn't do it. Use your entrepreneurial spirit to start an exchange that can lead to your next step. Find and use a civic or professional association to practice leadership skills and meet others who can become or introduce you to investors. Interview members, including the group's officers, for their success stories. Volunteer for a committee or task relating to the business you want to start or buy in order to segue into brainstorming and planning.
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"I cannot support this ban. I do not think this is a responsible move by this council," Coffey said in dissent.
The rest of the council went along with the ban largely citing federal law that classifies marijuana as an illegal drug. They were not swayed by several claims during the public hearing from people about the millions of dollars in revenue the city would lose, the black market that would continue or the medical value from it.
The stage was set for the ban when Council Member Maureen Adkison switched her position from moving forward with developing regulations for complying with I-502. At that time, Mayor Micah Cawley was on board with that as well, but went along Tuesday night with the rest of council to vote for the ban.
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JPMorgan Head Quant Explains Why Most Hedge Funds Have Been Slammed In 2016Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/19/2016 11:02 -0400
"YTD performance of equity long-short Hedge Funds was likely dragged down by their net long equity exposure and heavy exposure to popular growth and momentum stocks. As a result, the HFRXEH index performed in line with passive investors (S&P 500). The momentum selloff in the first week of February negatively impacted equity quants who are on average overweight momentum/low volatility factors"
World's Largest Hedge Fund In Trouble? Bridgewater Pure Alpha Loses Over 10% In Two WeeksSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 02/18/2016 17:30 -0400
Not all is beautiful in Ray Dalio's "beautifully deleveraging" world.
Is Citadel Unwinding A $50 Billion Portfolio In The Aftermath Of The Surveyor DebacleSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 02/18/2016 17:17 -0400
The WSJ writes that "through the second week of February, Citadel's main fund is down 6.5% this year, a person familiar with the matter said." As Copeland notes, "Mr. Griffin grapples with a money-losing stretch unusual for one of the hedge-fund world's marquee names." That is only part of the story. Here is what the WSJ missed. As our source reveals, Citadel is quietly trying to unwind the $50 billion leveraged Surveyor portfolio.
"We're All Dr.Evil Now"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/20/2015 14:15 -0400
We're all Dr. Evil today, thinking that one million dollars is a lot of money, or that one second is a short period of time, or that we are individually smart or capable in a systemically interesting way. We use our small-number brains to make sense of an increasingly large-number investment world, and as a result both our market fears and our market dreams are increasingly out of touch with reality.
This Is What The Historic "Risk Parity" Blow Up Looked LikeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 09/03/2015 11:33 -0400
The volatile sell-off in global equities from Thursday August 20th through Tuesday August 24th, alongside a relatively muted diversification benefit from fixed income, led many risk parity funds to suffer a sudden and sharp drawdown over the four-day period. The performance drawdown and subsequent spike in the volatility of risk parity funds likely triggered a significant deleveraging in their assets.
So You Want Bridgewater To Manage Your Money? There Is One Small ConditionSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 04/16/2015 16:35 -0400
"Bridgewater's assets under management increased from $150 billion as of 12/31/13 to approximately $154 billion as of 12/31/14."... "Bridgewater generally requires that its Clients have a minimum of $5 billion of investable assets."... "For new client relationships, Bridgewater's standard minimum fee is expected to be $500,000 for its All Weather strategy, $1,000,000 for its Pure Alpha and Pure Alpha Major Markets strategies, and $4,750,000 for Optimal Portfolio."
Did The World's Biggest Hedge Fund Just Go "All In" On HFT And Dark Pools?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2015 20:15 -0400
Is the world's biggest hedge fund going all-in on HFT and Dark Pools? We ask because Ray Dalio's Westport, CT-based Bridgewater, which at last check manages around $160 billion between its Pure Alpha and All Weather fund products, and which according to preliminary data had a solid performance in 2014, has just hired Jose Marques, the former global head of the quant and algo-heavy electronic trading at Deutsche Bank, to become Bridgewater's new head of trading.
Anthony "@Hedgieguy" Davian Pleads Guilty To FraudSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/25/2014 16:32 -0400
Last August we presented the story of a very sad and misguided individual, one Athony Davian, who was then the first person charged with running a ponzi scheme off twitter. Today, the sad story of Anthony "@Hedgieguy" Davian comes to an end with his guilty plea to charges of fraud.
Soros Best In 2013, Tops Dalio With Massive $40 Billion Lifetime GainSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 02/10/2014 10:56 -0400
Size matters, it would seem, in the world of elite hedge fund managers. George Soros' Quantum Fund had its 2nd-best year on record, adding $5.5bn (22%) to the pound-breaking billionaire's horde and has now shifted above Ray Dalio's Bridgewater fund as the most successful hedge fund of all time. As The FT reports, since inception in 1973, Quantum has generated almost $40bn. Four other funds including Tepper's Appaloosa, Mandel's Lone Pine, and Klarman's Baupost also made more than $4 bn for their investors. Since they were set up, the top 20 hedge funds have made 43 per cent of all the money made by investors in more than 7,000 hedge funds.
When Risk Is Not In Parity: Bridgewater's Massive "All Weather" Fund Ends 2013 Down 3.9%Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2014 21:31 -0400
Just over a year ago, in one simple graphic, we showed why Bridgewater, which currently manages around $150 billion, is the world's biggest hedge fund. Quite simply, its flagship $80 billion Pure Alpha strategy had generated a 16% annualized return since inception in 1991, with a modest 11% standard deviation - returns that even Bernie Madoff would be proud of. And, true to form, according to various media reports, Pure Alpha's winning ways continued in 2013, when it generated a 5.25% return: certainly underperfoming the market but a respectable return nonetheless. However, Pure Alpha's smaller cousin, the $70 billion All Weather "beta" fund was a different matter in the past year. The fund, which touts itself as "the foundation of the "Risk Parity" movement", showed that in a centrally-planned market, even the best asset managers are hardly equipped to deal with what has largely become an irrational market, and ended the year down -3.9%.
"Return = Cash + Beta + Alpha": An Inside Look At The World's Biggest And Most Successful "Beta" Hedge FundSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/23/2013 22:31 -0400
Some time ago when we looked at the the performance of the world's largest and best returning hedge fund, Ray Dalio's Bridgewater, it had some $138 billion in assets. This number subsequently rose by $4 billion to $142 billion a week ago, however one thing remained the same: on a dollar for dollar basis, it is still the best performing and largest hedge fund of the past 20 years, and one which also has a remarkably low standard deviation of returns to boast. This is known to most people. What is less known, however, is that the two funds that comprise the entity known as "Bridgewater" serve two distinct purposes: while the Pure Alpha fund is, as its name implies, a chaser of alpha, or the 'tactical', active return component of an investment, the All Weather fund has a simple "beta isolate and capture" premise, and seeks to generate a modestly better return than the market using a mixture of equity and bonds investments and leverage. Ironically, as we foretold back in 2009, in the age of ZIRP, virtually every "actively managed" hedge fund would soon become not more than a massively levered beta chaser however charging an "alpha" fund's 2 and 20 fee structure. At least Ray Dalio is honest about where the return comes from without hiding behind meaningless concepts and lugubrious econospeak drollery. Courtesy of "The All Weather Story: How Bridgewater created the All Weather investment strategy, the foundation of the "risk parity" movement" everyone else can learn that answer too.
Bridgewater AUM Rises To $142 Billion: Best And Worst Firm Trades RevealedSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/15/2013 10:23 -0400
In a world where "3 and 50" funds are revealed to be nothing but expert network-boosted Armstrong clones, performing great until exposed for having been boosted to the brim with stimulants, in this case inside information, or where even serious players are caught in ego pissing contests over who is right and who is wrong over a given stock (Herbalife comes to mind) it becomes almost difficult to find true alpha generators, which outperform the market not due to non-public, material information. Yet they still do exist, and probably the best example of one, continues to be Ray Dalio's Bridgewater, a fact which is not lost on us, or the bulk of the sophisticated asset allocators out there. As per the firm's latest monthly update, the hedge fund's total AUM has risen to a mind-blowing $142.1 billion - a record for any hedge fund anywhere, of which $60.8 billion is allocated to Pure Alpha, the firm's active strategy.
This Is Why Bridgewater Manages $138 BillionSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 11/08/2012 11:05 -0400
For those who want to imitate what is once again the world's largest hedge fund (reclaiming the spot from Apple's own prop trading vehicle, Braeburn, first exposed here), Ray Dalio's Bridgewater, which at last check had $138 billion in AUM ($76 billion Pure Alpha, $63 billion All Weather), the path is simple: just recreate the performance shown on the chart below over a period of two decades. (Oh and stop "trading" on Twitter and do some real trading).
Frontrunning: Leap Year EditionSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 02/29/2012 08:30 -0400
- Euro-Area Banks Tap ECB for Record Amount of Three-Year Cash (Bloomberg)
- Papademos Gets Backing for $4.3B of Cuts (Bloomberg)
- China February Bank Lending Remains Weak (Reuters)
- Romney Regains Momentum (WSJ)
- Shanghai Raises Minimum Wage 13% as China Seeks to Boost Demand (Bloomberg)
- Fiscal Stability Key To Economic Competitiveness - SNB's Jordan (WSJ)
- Bank's Tucker Says Cannot Relax Bank Requirements (Reuters)
- Life as a Landlord (NYT)
There Is No Joy In Muddlethroughville: World's Biggest Hedge Fund Is Bearish For 2012 Through 2028, And Is Long GoldSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/02/2012 23:33 -0400
That Ray Dalio, famed head of the world's largest (and not one hit wonder unlike certain others) hedge fund has long been quite bearishly inclined has been no secret. For anyone who missed Dalio's must see interview (and transcript) with Charlie Rose we urge you to read this: "Dalio: "There Are No More Tools In The Tool Kit." For everyone who is too lazy to watch the whole thing, or read the transcript, the WSJ reminds us once again that going into 2012 Dalio's Bridgewater, which may as well rename itself Bearwater, has not changed its tune. In fact the CT hedge fund continues to see what we noted back in September is the greatest threat to the modern financial system: a debt overhang so large, at roughly $21 trillion, that one of 3 things will have to happen: a global debt restructuring/repudiation; global hyperinflation to inflate away this debt, or a one-time financial tax on all individuals amounting to roughly 30% of all wealth. That's pretty much it, at least according to mathematics. And according to Bridgewater. From the WSJ: "Bridgewater Associates has made big money for investors in recent years by staying bearish on much of the global economy. As the new year rings in, the hedge fund firm has no plans to change that gloomy view...What you have is a picture of broken economic systems that are operating on life support," Mr. Prince says. "We're in a secular deleveraging that will probably take 15 to 20 years to work through and we're just four years in." So basically scratch everything between 2012 and 2028? But, but, it was that paragon of investment insight Jim "Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept" O'Neill keeps telling us stocks will go up by 20%... stocks will go up by 20%....stocks will go up by 20%...


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The springtime severe weather season is quickly approaching and that means it's time for the annual 2010 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest.
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Contest rules are as follows:
1. Poster artists must be a fourth-grade pupil in any Nebraska private, public or home school.
2. Entries must be related to the theme of severe weather safety and will be judged on originality, effort and accuracy. All entries must be on an 11" x 17" sheet of white paper. Any medium may be used (crayon, paint, markers, etc.). Only one entry is allowed per pupil and no joint entries (posters by more than one person) will be accepted.
3. Each school is encouraged to conduct the contest. All entries must be delivered to your local emergency management director/coordinator on or before Feb. 26, 2010.
4. Each entry must include student name, age, complete home address, home telephone number, name of school, location of school and school phone number on the back side of the entry.
5. Teachers are encouraged to contact the local emergency management director to assist in the selection of the top three (3) entries from their school. If the local director is unavailable or unknown, please contact Mark Meints, Poster Contest Chairman, (402) 223-1305.
6. First-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners will be chosen. All winners will be notified by telephone or mail. Prizes are first place, $200 Savings Bond; second place, $150 bond; third place, $100 bond and fourth place, $50 cash. The four winners and their parents will be invited to the State Capitol on Thursday, March 13 for the presentation of their awards by Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman.
Deadline for entries to be returned to local emergency management directors is Feb. 26. Posters will be judged during the first week of March by the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management president and representatives from the National Weather Service and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.
Awards will be presented by Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman at the State Capitol in Lincoln on March 10 at 10:30 a.m.


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if I have in c++:
char abc[4];
abc[0] = 0xC0; //11000000 in binary
abc[1] = 0x20; //00100000 in binary
abc[2] = 0x44; //01000100 in binary
abc[3] = 0x20; //00100000 in binary
So how this will be stored in memory -
11000000 00100000 01000100 00100000 or the reverse way ??
0th 1st 2nd 3rd
In Java I am creating
Bitset abc = new Bitset(32);
So I need to store the same values in this(same order).This may be modified later according to bit positions so have to be exact same way.
abc[32] = 0xC0204420 will do? And if I want to store
the values in c++ way what to do??
If I am wrong then how to do this in Java...


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Recreating Jaguar's legendary C Type Jaguar, Lightweight E Type and the one-off Low Drag Coupe
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