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Blade Runner: 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition [Blu-ray]
How much Blade Runner is too much Blade Runner? Warner Bros. ponders this question with yet another packaging of Sir Ridley Scotts 1982 masterpiece, forcing fans to peer into their Replicant souls (and their wallets) to decide if this collection belongs on the DVD shelf.
The Movie:
Honestly, at this point, whats left to say about Blade Runner that hasnt been said?
Set in a distant future, where mankind has figured out a way to clone humans, specially skilled officers known as Blade Runners track and shoot to kill renegade Replicants. When four deadly Replicants return to Earth, former Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is ordered out of retirement to bring them to justice before their identities are learned by an unsuspecting public.
Ford has countless iconic roles on his resume, but the mysterious Deckard ranks as one of my favorites, allowing him to mirror Bogart in a neo-noir mystery (a genre that plays to Fords rugged strengths as an actor). Blade Runners essentially a potboiler, though the sci-fi wizard living in Scotts heart inspires him to build breathtakingly visual (and digitally frozen) worlds that look better and better every time they are upgraded for Blu-ray. More on that in a moment.
Blade Runner notoriously flopped upon release, polarizing critics and alienating audiences who probably wanted Scott to return to the thrills and chills of his previous feature, 1979s Alien. Of course, Runner reversed its fortunes over time as intelligent viewers warmed to its meaty discussions about identity, mortality, morality, and the existence of crippling paranoia in a dystopian future. The rich mystery surrounding Deckards true personality also prompted millions to return to Blade Runner over the years, only to discover new cuts, edits and repackages of the movie theyd come to love.
Yes, the trouble with Blade Runner lies in Scotts incessant tinkering: When opting to honor the anniversary of the movie, which version do you choose? And now that Runner exists in so many different formats (even on Blu-ray), which is worth your time? Because weve already dissected the film in countless articles over the decades, lets dig into the latest release of Scotts film and see whats what.
The Disc:
The first question that needs to be asked is, Do you already own Blade Runner on Blu-ray? Because if the answer is no, then it becomes that much easier to simply say, Buy this version, and soak up one of the greatest Blu-ray movies youll ever own. Scotts brilliant work on the dystopian Los Angeles of the future converts amazingly to Blu-ray, and each new release of the 1982 film floods more light into Jordan Cronenweths cinematography--to the films benefit, as it somehow improves the clarity of the imagery without taking away from the grim and grit of Scotts depressing motif.
However, if you plunked down cash for the 2007 set that Warner released in an effort to bundle all of Scotts Blade Runner cuts into one handy-dandy package, then it becomes a little more complicated. As in the 2007 set, this new collection offers the five known versions of the finished film, from a Final Cut to a 1991 Directors Cut that, legend has it, had no input from Scott. Voiceover track? No voiceover track? The choice remains yours.
What sets the new collection apart from the 2007 version as visual, audio and supplemental transfers all appear to be identical are the physical toys and gifts youll find in the new box. Theres a die-cast Concept Spinner Car (which my four-year-old loves playing with), a double-sided hardcover collectible book on the Art of Blade Runner, and a Lenticular Print that shows the Spinner Car flying in front of a digital billboard.
Slide Disc Three into your Blu-ray player and youll also be able to boot up the last original feature in the new Blade Runner set: More than 1,000 archival images from the production of the brilliant film. Die-hard fans will thrill at each shot, just as theyll want that Spinner Car on their shelf as a collectible.
Casual fans, however, either already own Blade Runner (probably thanks to that comprehensive 2007 set), or they never planned on owning Scotts movie in the first place. You decide then, Runner fans, if youll run right out and grab this set thats undoubtedly excellent, but possibly irrelevant if youve already pulled the trigger on Scotts movie in the past.
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Google has a strange sense of timing, or perhaps a complete lack of coordination. Not long after company chairman Eric Schmidt visited North Korea to pontificate on the value of the open internet in one of the world's most closed-off nations, Google poured a new batch of crowdsourced data into Google Maps, including the locations of some of the totalitarian regime's prison camps, which the app identifies matter-of-factly as "Gulags."
Perhaps Schmidt was borrowing a tactic from Tony Soprano, dangling a tasty carrot in front of a desperate nation and its isolated leadership before whacking it in the backside with a harsh stick in the form of geodata from its crowd-powered Map Maker app.
For the record, Google claims the timing of the Maps update was a mere coincedence, noting that much of the data has been in the system for years.
Regardless of the geopolitical implications, it's good to see a volunteer-based Google crowdsourcing project being used to shine some light on one of the darkest corners of our world, especially after my recent editorial highlighting some of Google's less obvious crowdsourcing efforts.
"Creating maps is a crucial first step towards helping people access more information about parts of the world that are unfamiliar to them," writes Google's Jayanth Mysore. "While many people around the globe are fascinated with North Korea, these maps are especially important for the citizens of South Korea who have ancestral connections or still have family living there."
A look at the before and after photos of Pyongyang show just how dramatic the additions from Map Maker are:
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Save it if you've got it: The case for water efficiency in the Great Lakes
I had the opportunity to write a guest post for the Healing Our Waters website HealthyLakes.org on water efficiency.
Water efficiency is an incerdibly important subject these days given the numerous droughts we've seen the past few years around the country. But many people would ask why water efficiency in the Great Lakes is important, judging that there are billions of gallons of water there. But when it comes to water and our changing climate, we really should really make sure we are adequately protecting our water resources. You can never predict how much water will be there in the future. Plus it just makes good economic sense.
Water efficiency is cost effective. Why waste money when you can save it and your water, too?


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With Shaquille O'Neal's reality show (Shaq Vs.) set to premier in about two weeks, the Big Diesel is looking for any challenge that he can find. Next up on the block? Lance Armstrong.
In his latest tweet, O'Neal apparently cleared the last week of August or the first week of September to take on Denny's writstband supplier. How he would "challenge" the bicyclist is beyond me, but after being shot down on his soccer challenge I think O'Neal would welcome any and all competition.
Recently, the big man challenged soccer star David Beckham to attempt scoring a goal while No. 33 tends goal. Also via Twitter, Shaq called Beckham "lil man," which apparently did not go over well. Beckham attempted to fire back with a line about Kobe Bryant scoring on O'Neal. Shaq came back with "There's no way you'd score on me … how many goals did you score for the Galaxy?"
The answer to that question: five.
Shaq will reportedly square off against Albert Pujols and Michael Phelps. We'll see if Armstrong accepts the challenge. After all, is there anything better than a 300-pound man on a bicycle?


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NEW CASTLE, Colorado - Warrior Custom Golf of Irvine, Calif., has purchased the Lakota Canyon Golf Club, the 18-hole golf course and upscale housing development in New Castle.
Walter Bolen, director of investments for Warrior Custom Golf, was at the Lakota clubhouse Friday buying a new pair of golf shoes. The purchase of the golf club - and the shoes - is the company's first foray into the Colorado golf market, Bolen said.
Warrior Golf was originally formed to build custom golf clubs, and now owns Lakota and a dozen other golf courses in California, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
"Lakota fits our goal for geographic diversity, it represents a tremendous value, and it's a beautiful golf course. We've got a great opportunity over the next several years with the real estate development," Bolen said.
He said Brendan Flaherty, founder and CEO of Warrior, initially tried to develop a golf course project from scratch in Riverside County, Calif.
"We discovered it was a lot easier to buy golf courses than to build them," Bolen said. "Lakota is our 13th acquisition."
Warrior purchased Lakota from Alpine Bank, which foreclosed on the development a year and a half ago, Bolen said. He declined to disclose the purchase price.
The company had been looking at Lakota for the past couple of years, he said.
"Finally the price got to the right number, and we pounced," he said.
"We bought Lakota with the goal of making the golf course into something much better than it is today," said Flaherty in a press release. "It has the key features and qualities to become a destination golf resort."
The sale went through a court-appointed receiver, Cordes and Co. of Greenwood Village. Mike Staheli, a Cordes managing director, has been managing the club during the time it has been in receivership, with Ryan Parr serving as the onsite general manager.
Cordes will continue to manage the club through August, and then Warrior will take over, Bolen said.
He had high praise for Lakota's staff and said no personnel changes are planned.
"Normally what we have done is to keep the people who are there, assess the staff and make changes as appropriate," Bolen said. "There's a pretty good staff here now. Lakota was just ranked one of top 100 public golf courses in the state."
Warrior executives plan to meet with the New Castle Town Council on Tuesday evening to get acquainted.
Bolen said the company will be investing in the property and making changes, but will take at least a month to develop a plan and priorities.
In the press release, Flaherty described an overall company business strategy focused on using its nationwide database to draw "cost-conscious players" to play at its clubs, tying promotional perks back to its golf club manufacturing.
The company has spent nearly $50 million in the past few years buying the 13 golf properties with their associated commercial and real estate development interests. A key to Warrior's success has been its ability to avoid the lending market, said Bolen.
"We are not in this for the short term," Flaherty said. "We feel that as long as we avoid leverage and loans, while utilizing the array of assets we have available to us that other course owners don't have, we should achieve a solid return as long as we stay the course."


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It is kinda important (to me, to supporters of open standards etc.) that Zimbra supports ISO 26300 (Open Document Format, OpenDocument) file attachments, at least not using an unknown filetype icon, and preferably with the inline viewing capability (there are a few open source libraries/apps out there for ODF>HTML so it wouldn't be hard).
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Died: January 27, 1995 in Los Angeles, CA
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Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 7th round (160th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 49 (1537th overall since 1950)
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Onstage, it's more severe than ever.By Scott Brown
Onstage, it's more severe than ever.By Scott Brown
In this Russian drama, Geoffrey Rush channels Daffy Duck.By Scott Brown
The TV superchef stops by 'Good Morning America.'By Alan Sytsma
Related: Being a scientist is awesome and fun.By Jessica Pressler
He'd already expressed his doubts to us about either of those plays ever being effectively staged.By Boris Kachka
There was once a time when the Magnetic Fields could be mistaken for a rock band at their live shows. That was a while ago.By Douglas Wolk
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The 'Real World' is really coming to downtown Brooklyn. Let's check out their place before they get there…
Is the singer engaged to Nick Cannon? Her giant diamond would indicate, yes. That and more in our daily gossip roundup.
Last night at BAM's spring gala, Fabiola Beracasa and our video crew joined Parker Posey, Philip Glass, and Mario Batali at a party that proved even too much for performer Paul Simon. Will spring social obligations never cease?
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The Garden Hose
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We see it as something that just lies on the ground dispensing water to vegetation, humans or animals that are thirsty. It doesn't get to choose where it lies…. Sometimes it is stretched through thickets of sharp thorns or burrs, sometimes over jazzed, hard rocks, sometimes over soft, velvety grass. It lies willingly where it is placed. Never does it struggle to move to softer ground. It lies baking in the hot sun, its relief coming when cool water flows through it. In the deep cold of winter it lies frozen and stiff awaiting the relief that comes when warmer water from the source flows through it once again.
- Oh my Beloved Lord! Make me as the garden hose!
- Give me the strength to surrender to where I am placed be it on the soft grass or the painful terrain.
- Give me the willingness to remain there without struggle until I am moved by You.
- Give me the courage to bake completely in the fires of Your purification.
- Give me the patience to endure the cold, dark illusion during those times I feel forsaken by you.
- Give me a loud voice to proclaim Your praise when I feel the warmth of Your Presence and Love flowing through my being.
- Give me a loud voice to proclaim that You were there all the time and that, in truth, I was not nor have I ever been forsaken by you.
Oh Lord, Allow me to be Your garden hose.
Allow me to surrender to where You place me so that I may dispense Your Love to Your thirsty creation.


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Knitting bloggers are the best of folks, and Deborah, Shameka, and Mary Beth (who couldn't make it, but is coming in '09 or else!) invited me to share their hotel room. Thanks gals, you're the best. We stayed at the Skybus in Kingston which Deborah renamed Slasher Motel because of the thin walls and floors. Below is Deborah in front of our room, looking fab in her Wicked.
Here are Shameka, me, and Deborah in the a.m. before heading over to the fairgrounds. We made it through the night well rested even though there were some accusations of snoring, and luckily no parties next door.
This was my first Rhinebeck, it is the biggest fiber fest I've ever been to and well worth the visit. After walking around all day I still didn't manage to see everything. I ate the fried artichokes, sampled the wine, and bought cheese, chocolate, and maple syrup cotton candy. And... met more bloggers! My phone rang and *brrriiing* it was Michelle, who had gotten my number from Kim. It's so cool to meet up with someone who I've never met face to face but I know all about her pets and knitting (and her REALLY not so-boring-life).
And then I turned around and *bam*, there was Cheryl. Yay, I was hoping that I would run into her. She's modeling her February Lady out of her own handspun yarn.
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Protestors gathered to support Israel were pelted with eggs and bottles, then dispersed by police
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Hundreds of people took part in the rally in support of Israel, which was held at the city's main square. Elad Meier, a Bnei Akiva and Jewish Agency envoy to Sweden said it was organized by a committee of volunteers from the Jewish community and outside of it.
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By The Numbers: Netflix subscribers
In the first three months of the year, Netflix gained 2 million U.S. Internet subscribers, thanks in part to the success of the political drama "House of Cards," which debuted in February. Netflix is expected to get another boost this weekend with the revival of "Arrested Development." Here's a breakdown of Netflix Inc.'s subscribers as of March 31 and details on its forecast:
— 29.2 million in U.S., gain of 2 million during the first quarter
— 7.1 million outside the U.S., gain of 1 million
— 36.3 million total, gain of 3 million
— 8 million in U.S., loss of 241,000. DVD service is not available in other countries.
Some U.S. customers have both plans and are counted twice. Netflix didn't report the number of unique subscribers.
Forecast for the quarter through June:
— 29.4 million to 30.05 million in U.S.
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Just got back in town and ran to the computer. Your fix works. I feel like a dunce for not solving the puzzle. Thanks Zeke.
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Two wings now ready for sanding and nacelle planking. The second wing took much longer to assemble because I made two left hand R1 ribs and float support boxes. I know better. I should have built both R1 ribs and the float boxes at the same time. It took awhile to dissemble, repair, and reassemble these for the right wing. Thank the Lord for balsa wood. The only changes I made to the wings are using robart hinge pins and fowler flap hinges. And I keep wondering how much weight would be added if you sheeted the top wing. Can't wait to finish the wings and start working on the fuselage.
Charles if memory serves me correctly Zeke did the open structure of the wing not for weight savings but to mimic the true way the wings are done on the Albatross with them being fabric covered just as the stabs are on the full scale. As Thayer said though the little extra weight of full sheeting the wings really wont be a weight issue. Mine that Thayer was flying at Joe Nall came in at half a pound over the weight of Zeke's plane as I glassed the entire bottom of my plane with 1 3/4 ounce cloth. Then used filler on the weave along with high fill primer. My entire airframe also recieved a coating of laquer to seal the wood.
#100 is to tell you to install a scrap piece of 1/16 balsa at the TE of the aileron. This gives a lip for the covering to attach to after sanded to shape of the ribs. #106 is adding the hinge pockets to the flap made from 1/64 ply and then capped as well as the scrap piece of ply for mounting the control horn. 108 and 109 deal with adding wood to the TE of the flap and then sanding to shape of the wing. My suggestion there is to place some tape over the TE of the wing as you do the planing and sanding do as not to damage the wood on the wing. I hope this helps to explain the question mark
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I decided to sheet the top of the wings. I hope this isn't a mistake because Capt. Mikes Albatross flew incredible at the Nall. My wings now weigh 11oz each including the flaps and ailerons minus planking. I'm hoping they will come in around 16oz before finishing. Do the instructions call for a 3/8x1/4 strip glued to the leading edge before shaping?
To be honest I do not really remember the width of the wood used on the trailing edge lip of the flap. You will need to add a scrap piece of balsa to fill the small triangle at the TE root. I think I then did 2 layers of 1/4 inch balsa to get the proper height with maybe a small piece of 1/16 at the root. I then clamped the aileron on to trace the shape at that end onto the end of the flap. The I attacked it with a small x-acto plane to preshape the trailing edge. After that I put blue painters tape on the wing and went to work first with 80 grit paper and finished with 180.
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Capt. Mike, I was asking about the leading edge of the wing. I'm not sure there is enough material to contour the leading edge. It took all day to fit the flaps and get them to close all the way. I put the wings aside for awhile and worked on the fuse today. It goes together very fast and I'm still amazed how well the parts fit. Super lite and super strong. I found two issues you probably already know and fixed but just in case the horizontal slot on part # F4A needs to be extended so it can slide over BB2. F3B needs a horizontal slot to fit on the end of BB2.
On the Leading edge of the wing you add a strip of 1/8" balsa. With that there is enough for you to sand the LE to shape/ I would suggest adding in the LE before you plank the nacelle. It will be a lot easier to sand that way. Then when you go to plank the nacelle you would just trim out the small amount of the shaped LE allowing for the planks to meet the precut LE. That is how I did mine. When Zele gets back from NEAT he will see the post and check the file to see about the missing notches you mentioned
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Glodzik sentenced for theft, eligible for work release
A Luzerne County judge sentenced towing contractor Leo Glodzik III to three to 12 months in prison Friday morning, but made him immediately eligible for work release.
Glodzik, 42, was Wilkes-Barre's exclusive towing contractor from April 2005 until he was suspended May 31, 2013, after his arrest on allegations he pocketed more than $2,000 in bait money in an FBI sting operation after a tow. He was convicted of a single count of theft after a jury trial in May.
Glodzik's attorney Joseph Sklarosky argued Glodzik deserved probation, like many theft defendants received.
"It seems because his name is Leo Glodzik, he is treated differently. I think that's unfair," Sklarosky said.
Luzerne County First Assistant District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce argued for jail time.
"Anything less than an actual period of incarceration would minimize the impact of the offense," Sanguedolce said.
Luzerne County Judge Lesa Gelb ordered Glodzik to appear at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility next Friday to start serving his sentence.
Leaving court, Sklarosky called the sentence "unfair" and vowed to appeal.
On Thursday night, Wilkes-Barre City Council voted unanimously to demand that Mayor Tom Leighton officially terminate Glodzik's contract with the city within two weeks.
This wasn't Glodzik's first trouble with the law.
In October 2011, Glodzik pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court to resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor, and harassment, a summary offense.
Under a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the most serious charge filed in the wake of the September 2010 incident: felony aggravated assault.
According to prosecutors, Glodzik became belligerent with Kingston Township police after ramming his former girlfriend's car with his vehicle. He admitted having "maybe three drinks" before the crash, but refused a Breathalyzer test.
While in the hospital for a blood test, Glodzik attempted to headbutt a Dallas Township police officer, prosecutors said. Glodzik's attorney claimed his client — despite having numerous tattoos — feared needles and squirmed during the blood test, making it seem as if he was becoming aggressive.
The results of the blood test showed Glodzik's blood was under the legal limit to be considered intoxicated and charges of driving under the influence and public drunkeness were dismissed.
He served 18 months probation.
In addition to his criminal court problems, Glodzik and his various companies have been subjected to a growing list of financial problems.
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Store cards in good times are a good source of profit with their exceptionally high interest rates but in down times they can be an anchor around profits. Not only are store cards generally easier to acquire by people with lesser credit but they are often the first to go unpaid when there isn't enough money to spread around. Target ... Read More »
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My employer recently migrated to Office 365; I have no complaints. I am contemplating moving my small hosted domain email from gmail (gmail for domains) to either Exchange Online or P1 plan. I have 2 questions:
1. I presume there is some mechanism for migrating existing mail/contacts from gmail accounts into new exchange cloud accounts? There are only a few to be moved - but we have been on gmail for almost a decade, so there are a LOT of stored messages.
2. Is it possible for one installation of Outlook 2010 (or Outlook 2011 for Mac) to connect to both my employer's exchange account (hosted in 365) as well as this other hosted account (the one being migrated from gmail)? Without having to maintain separate profiles in Outlook? (I would want to see both inboxes in the navigation pane of Outlook)
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Hi KeithR,
I understand you want to migrate your e-mails and your domain to Office 365.
I'd like to reply you one by one.
1. For migrate your current e-mails to Office 365, you would be able to do this by using Outlook. You may firstly configure your current e-mail account in Outlook, download all the e-mails from the server (automatically), then export your Outlook data to a .pst file, and then import the .pst file to Exchange Online mailbox in Outlook.
2. It's possible to configure multiple Office 365 Exchange Online mailboxes in Outlook 2010 client or Outlook 2011 for Mac in the same profile.
For more information, please refer to the following articles:
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I'm writing to follow up my previous reply. Did my above information help you?
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Yes, thank you. I intend to sign up and do the migration as soon as I have a window of opportunity to do it.


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The HTC One has been good for the Taiwanese company, but it looks like they want to make a splash in the Chinese market with a bigger, faster model: the HTC One Max. We've heard rumors on this before, but it looks like these rumors are now turning into facts.
The HTC One Max includes a 5.9-inch screen, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz, a removable back cover, dual-SIM version, and an SD card slot for expandable storage. There's no word on whether this bigger, faster smartphone will reach the western market, but if it's popular enough I don't see why they wouldn't.


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Counselor helps first local person enroll in health care marketplace
For 23 days, Suzanne Slussar's effort to enroll area consumers in coverage through the error-plagued health insurance marketplace fell short.
"Please wait" messages turned into hours-long delays. And glitches at the security questions section sent consumers back to the start. But on Thursday, the Scranton certified application counselor finally saw a breakthrough.
More than three weeks after Pennsylvania's health insurance marketplace went live on Oct. 1, Ms. Slussar on Thursday was finally able to help an area resident enroll in coverage via the marketplace.
"On a conference call (Wednesday), a woman from another county said she couldn't get through with Internet Explorer, but could with Google Chrome," said Ms. Slussar, whose job - as a certified application counselor - is to guide consumers through the process. When someone came in Thursday, she used Google Chrome.
"I've been trying every day. So it's nice to have one success story," she said.
Overwhelmed by heavy traffic and technical errors, the online marketplace billed as a gateway to affordable health coverage has left consumers nationwide with long waits and limited success.
Since Oct. 1, about 50 people have either called or visited Ms. Slussar at the Scranton Primary Health Care Center. Only four visitors were able to create an account. And those fortunate enough to make it that far couldn't log in after clicking on the link in the verification email.
"For the most part, I've had to call the help line to get applications mailed to them," she said. "So this is very exciting."
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Summary:Chronicles the lives of four "free people of color," descendants of African slaves and their French and Spanish owners who lived in Louisiana before the Civil War. The story focuses on Marcel Ste, Marie, his sister Marie Ste. Marie, and their close friends Anna Bella Monroe and Richard Lermontant as they confront the transition from adolescence into their uncertain social positions as adults in 1840's New Orleans.
Sixteen-year-old Marcel is the copper-skinned, blue-eyed son of plantation owner Philippe Ferronaire and Philippe's black mistress, Cecile. Strikingly handsome, and raised in privilege, Marcel strives to live up to his father's expectations. He is also blissfully ignorant of a fu... Full Summary >>


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My Favorite Baseball Photograph
Burns, Ken, American Heritage
Turn back to page 86 and you will be there as the local Dartmouth College nine plays Harvard on the green at Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1882.
Looking like an early plan for our national capital, this remarkable photograph is baseball for me --an intersection of community, time, location, and hope. I imagine the photographer sticking his bulky machine out the window of a college building to record this moment in much the same way a daydreaming student might be wafted out and down to the play going on a million miles from his classroom.
"It's our game ... America's game," Walt Whitman wrote. "It has the snap, go, fling of the American atmosphere; it belongs as much to our institutions, fits into them as significantly, as our Constitution's laws; is just as important in the sum total of our historic life."
I couldn't agree more. The story of baseball is the story of our country. No other narrative, it seems to me, more accurately takes the measure of the complicated Republic that the Civil War defined than does this deceptively simple game.
"Baseball," the poet Donald Hall told us in a filmed interview for our series, "because of its continuity over the space of America and the time of America, is a place where memory gathers." In the course of making our film we quickly developed an abiding conviction that the game of baseball offered a unique prism through which one could see refracted much more than the history of games won and lost, teams rising and falling, rookies arriving and veterans saying farewell. The game is a repository of age-old American verities, of standards against which we continually measure ourselves, and yet at the same time a mirror of the present moment in our modern culture, including all our most contemporary failings. …


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Jerry Massee, a member of the Los Alamos Field Office Cyber Security Team, recently earned recognition as New Mexico Federal Employee of the Year by the New Mexico Federal Executive Board.
Massee provides oversight of the Information Technology and Records Management programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The two programs account for $250-$300 million of the lab's $2.1 billion annual budget. As the local interface with NNSA's Headquarters IT office, Massee spearheaded discussions with the Department of Energy regarding the impact that changes in IT requirements would have on LANL. The dialogue resulted in an alternative solution that saved the lab several million dollars and minimized adverse impacts to major software upgrades. The solution also led to significant savings for other contractors across the NNSA enterprise.
More than 100 Pantexans attended the annual Armed Forces Day Celebration at Pantex Wednesday. For more than 15 years, Pantex has hosted a lunch and ceremony to honor those who fought to keep our country free. This year, the Pantex Fire Department Honor Guard presented the colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem.
More than 700 Pantexans are veterans of the armed forces.
About the photo (top left):Victoria Hofeldt, Petty Officer, Second Class, U.S. Navy, speaks at the annual Pantex Armed Forces Day Celebration. Hofeldt, who is married to a Pantexan, was the guest speaker and was on hand to speak about the importance of supporting our military personnel. Seated next to Hofeldt is Pantexan and retired U.S. Navy Commander Dave Butler.
Participants in the 10-month Leadership Amarillo and Canyon program recently visited Pantex. During the visit, the participants viewed a security weapon display, toured the Firing Site and experienced the Visitor's Center. They also received an overview on the history of Pantex. Because Pantex tours are not open to the public, the visit was a unique opportunity to learn about one of the top three employers in Amarillo.
The program is designed to introduce leadership development, networking, community awareness and social consciousness to those who want to make a difference in their community.
The Sandia Field Office has been recognized for receiving Technical Qualification Program (TQP) reaccreditation from the Department of Energy. Just four DOE sites have ever obtained TQP accreditation and all are part of NNSA.
NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller congratulated SFO in achieving reaccreditation of their TQP and on their commitment to a competent federal workforce.
A multidisciplinary team from DOE conducted the TQP review at SFO last December. An accreditation board, convened by Patricia Worthington by unanimous decision, recommended to DOE Deputy Secretary that he grant TQP reaccreditation to SFO. The memo was approved and signed by the Deputy Secretary on April 8, 2013.
A DOE order requires organizations to conduct periodic self-assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of their TQP. Accreditation is voluntary, goes above and beyond requirements and demonstrates that the site has an effective program in place. Accreditation is valid for four years.
About the photo:Geoff Beausoleil, NNSA Sandia Field Office Manager, recently accepted an award on behalf of the NNSA Sandia Field Office (SFO) in recognition for the Accreditation of the SFO Technical Qualification Program (TQP). The award was presented by NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller and Patricia Worthington, Director of the Office of Health and Safety, Office of Health, Safety and Security.
NATO delegates toured Sandia National Laboratories during a recent three-day visit highlighting the labs' programs that support extended deterrence to U.S. allies, as well as broader national security programs ranging from homeland security to preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The visitors included more than 50 representatives from 23 European countries, along with officials from the Department of Defense, NNSA, the State Department and other U.S. government agencies.
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It's a balance between simplicity of design and robustness for the job. The seals and enclosures being developed by NNSA's Office of Nonproliferation and International Security (NIS) and scientific experts employ technologies to safeguard and secure nuclear materials, weapons or components from diversion, theft, or sabotage – tasks critical to support arms control treaties. Yet these technologies must also be simple to use, provide clear indications of tampering, be suitable and safe for deployment in hostile environments, and not include covert or proprietary features.
That's a tall order, but experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and their colleagues in the U.K. are striving to learn what is possible and workable for future arms control treaties that involve the monitoring of nuclear weapons dismantlement. In a bilateral treaty, the monitoring party must rely upon these technologies to confirm that the treaty provisions are being met. In turn, the host must certify that seals and enclosures meet the provisions of the treaty, while protecting sensitive information.
In a dismantlement facility where the host has the opportunity for free access to the monitoring equipment, seals and enclosures can be used to deter unauthorized access to or tampering with the equipment. For the sake of nuclear facility safety and security, monitors may have constraints on the equipment they can bring in for authentication purposes. So the simpler the designs for tamper-indicating seals and enclosures are, the easier they are to authenticate and inspect.
When implemented in tamper-indicating devices, simple designs and defense in depth are concepts that enable treaty partners to safeguard and secure their nuclear items and associated monitoring equipment. NIS's Office of Nuclear Verification continues to support the development of these technologies as part of its contribution to the U.S. nonproliferation and verification agenda.
The 2011 NNSA Future Leaders Program (FLP) participants were honored this week for completing their two-year program at NNSA. Each graduating FLP participant gave a presentation on his or her accomplishments throughout the program.
The objective of the program was to help develop subject matter experts in wide variety of disciplines to ultimately manage programs and projects within NNSA, including managing national defense weapons-related programs at both nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. The program helped strengthen participants' technical knowledge to apply theory to real world problems in actual work situations.
On Monday, the Kansas City Field Office will relocate to the new National Security Campus. Some federal staff will report to the Bannister Federal Complex in a "hoteling" situation to oversee remaining operations and other required duties as needed. The move, which began in January 2013, is expected to take until August 2014 to complete for the entire Kansas City Plant. During that time, the Kansas City Plant will operate at both sites in order to maintain the production schedule.
The address at the National Security Campus is 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, MO 64147. In addition, the prefix for phone numbers will change from 997 to 488. The 816 area code is the same. To mail a letter, address it to the Kansas City Field Office or Honeywell FM&T, as appropriate.
About the photo:Kansas City Field Office staffers line up on the steps of the Bannister Federal Complex, a place most have worked for many years. Another group photo will be taken after they arrive at the new National Security Campus. The staffers are changing their commute each morning to drive to a new building eight miles south of the current facility.
NNSA Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application Brig. Gen. James C. Dawkins visited Sandia National Laboratories yesterday. During his visit he toured the Z Pulsed Power Facility, also known as the Z machine, which is part of the pulsed power sciences program at Sandia. Pulsed power is a technology that concentrates electrical energy and turns it into short pulses of enormous power, which are then used to generate X-rays. The Z machine is a major tool in the development of Sandia's weapons effects, weapons physics, and fusion technologies, all of which make invaluable contributions to science, national security and fusion energy research.
About the photo (L-R):Heather Trumble, Defense Programs Liaison, Sandia Field Office; Brig. Gen. James C. Dawkins, NNSA Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application; Keith Matzen, Director, Pulsed Power Sciences Center, Sandia; and Mark Herrmann, Senior Manager, High Energy Density Science, Sandia.
NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller, Associate Deputy Administrator for Fissile Materials Disposition Peter Hanlon and Senior Advisor for Environmental Management Dave Huizenga today hosted the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) leadership group for a meeting. The CSRA is comprised of the business, civic, and elected leaders representing the South Carolina and Georgia communities surrounding the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Acting Administrator Miller provided insight into NNSA's and EM's fiscal year 2014 budget formulation process and explained how national security and environmental management priorities were examined across the Department. She reaffirmed the NNSA's commitment to the missions of surplus plutonium disposition and environmental management and to upholding its commitments to its international and intergovernmental partners.


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Defensive Knife
Many people carry knives for self defense. Unfortunately, few understand how to use a knife properly in a fight. Just because you feel comfortable with knives and may use them on a daily basis for cutting food or opening packages, doesn't mean you know how to use one against an attacker.
Knives are deceptively simple and dangerous weapons. Just as you need training to properly defend yourself with a firearm, you need training to draw, grip, and wield a knife properly in self defense. It's not just about cutting or stabbing in the "right spot." Even if you deliver a fatal blow, your opponent may have up to 90 seconds to injure or kill you. So you must know the elements of fighting with a knife, from the moment you are attacked to the moment the threat ends.
In addition, you may face an attacker armed with a knife. This poses great danger, because contrary to popular belief, you are more likely to die from a cut or stab than a gun shot wound.
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Honeymoon in Costa Rica
It was great fun sitting behind the pilots in the tiny planes, we had a great view of the cockpit and of the scenery below as we came in to land at the airstrip (as opposed to airport).
Arriving by boat at the hotel felt very dramatic, and the welcome we received was superb. A delicious lunch and cocktail were served within minutes of our arrival and we were then shown to our amazing room by the hotel manager.
We had a huge patio with a hammock and settees outside our room, all very private with a great view back to the beach at Drake Bay.
After settling in we went for a walk through the forest to Cocolito beach for a play in the surf.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Address by the Hon Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the launch of the Australia in Asia Series at Mural Hall, Parliament House Canberra on Thursday, 23 May 1996.
I am delighted to launch
Comparing Cultures
, the first volume in the
Australia In
Asia Series.
I particularly welcome the ways the book thoroughly examines how Australia can more fully engage with Asia.
This is a vital task for Australia and is the highest foreign policy priority of this Government.
In one sense, this Government's commitment to Asia is nothing new. Over four decades ago, my predecessor Richard Casey said that Australia's own special role lay in South East Asia and that consequently Australia's foreign policy would be largely but not exclusively concerned with the Asian region.
Casey's words today find support not only within Australia but also from our Asian neighbours. During my recent visit to Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, Australia's commitment to the region was thoroughly endorsed by those three countries. They, along with the Philippines, publicly supported Australia's presence at the next Asia Europe Summit meetings. Only last week, the Foreign Minister of Vietnam expressed his warm support for Australian involvement in the region, appreciation for the new Government's actions to date and sympathy for our involvement in the next ASEM meetings and other regional groups.
Needless to day, I am delighted that these Asian countries have given such an overwhelmingly positive response to the new Australian Government as an active player in regional affairs.
The task of increasing Australia's engagement with the region is, as
Cultures makes abundantly clear, a complex and subtle task. The book's sophisticated analysis of concepts such as human rights and national security, its analysis of the varied "Asian" understandings of the role of the media, government and the basic ethical rules of business ethics, reveals that such common terms disclose a variety of widely different meanings. Indeed the different meanings various cultures attached to these terms shows even the concept of "Asia" can only loosely describe a region which is much more a complex entity than a monolithic whole.
Asia's complexity should only serve to heighten Australia's determination to be more sensitive to these cultural differences and, in so doing, more effective in forging relations with other Asian countries. This is true for an academic seeking to develop educational links between universities, for business people seeking to increase trade and investment, and, dare I say, for Foreign Ministers as well.
Comparing Cultures
will also prove invaluable not only for the truths it makes clear about the complexity of various cultures found within Asia but also for the flaws it exposes in certain theories which are often held about Asia.
Professor Bourke, in the foreword to the work, rejects the idea that there is dramatic and rapid convergence of value systems in Asia. I agree with his thesis that it is an error to mistake development for convergence. Indeed I argued last year that the suggestion that a powerful process of cultural homogenisation is occuring in the region as a result of regional economic growth is a stylised thesis which ignores the indomitable evidence of independent culture and national identity.
I also agree with the authors of
Comparing Cultures
who reject the thesis of clashing civilisations proposed by Samuel Huntington. This theory wrongly suggests that the fault lines along which future conflict will run will be those between different cultures and regions.
This theory ignores the fact that it is the state, rather than culture or civilisation, which continues to be the primary locus of power and identification.
It is the state that is the primary source of political power. Despite, the influence of transnational corporations and international capital flows, it is the state that remains the primary economic unit.
This realist approach sets the theoretical framework in and through which Australia approaches its engagment with Asia. The meeting point for Australia with the region is through the building up of common interests with other countries, interests which are forged together by sensitive appreciation of the cultural differences of other nations and by a hard headed reckoning of common interests and ties.
This is why this Government is so committed to restoring a proper focus on bilateral relations as the basis of its foreign policy. It is in working to improve country to country relations that Australia will become even more connected to Asian countries. Already, this commitment is clearly evident in this Government's foreign policy actions and the reaction of Asian countries is a sure sign of its success.
But Australia does not simply relate to Asian countries on a country to country basis. Through belonging to and being committed to the development of regional fora such as APEC and ARF, Australia seeks to develop a culture of cooperation, a collective of regional nations which are joined by common security and economic interests and increasingly bonded together by a culture of increased cooperation.
I find, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, that shaping Australia's engagement with Asia is an exciting task.
So, too, do the contributors of
Comparing Cultures,
who I understand met together for days at a time and co-authored its chapters. It is this spirit of common endeavour and commitment to this important task which is so evident in this book.
This work is rich testament to the vitality of the process of Australia's engagement with Asia which Richard Casey foresaw over forty years ago.
The insights and words of a Foreign Minister mean little without the active cooperation and enthusiasm of Australians who build up the people to people links which form the core of any country's relations with another.
I hope this book will draw others to reflect at depth on what Australia's relationship with Asia means and spur them into similar action.


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I did a google search and nothing came up? Thanks.
I did a google search and nothing came up? Thanks.
Ups, double post sorry
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Hi there,
if you understand some french, this is a very active forum:
a german website with tips and forum (not very active but still):
I just joined the yahoo forum, thanks. I don't speak French or german, but thanks anyway.
Don't forget to add the Flickr groups about Bromptons, with some really interesting pictures of B. all over the world.
I'll add a link though I can't attest that there are not other, more complete, collections around. The information might be a little dated as well, but still worth looking through. Anyway, when I had a Brompton (foreshadowing here...) I learned a great deal from reading the Brompton list archives and the FAQ, which I found here...
The foreshadowing part is I am about to rejoin the Brompton owners of the world. I ordered an M6L and it should be here maybe sometime next week.
I am indeed psyched, excited, jazzed! It will be great to be back among the folders...
This is another feature added to the official Brompton Web site recently. You could register your own username & password to post stories/photos of your Brompton, get news, and other things. While it is not an ongoing forum per se, it is still something I use for my own information gathering on Brompton and it's issues. Here is the page addresses:
To register:
To access account afterward:


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North Korean flag fiasco: call in the Catastrophisation Unit!
Women footballers walk off at Hampden Park after first diplomatic gaffe of the Games
IT'S THE sort of cock-up you'd expect to see on Twenty Twelve, the excellent BBC 2 spoof documentary about the organisation of the London Olympics. Unfortunately when the South Korea flag appeared instead of the North Korea flag on Wednesday night it wasn't the work of a comedy writer but that of the Games organisers.
In introducing the North Korean women's football team on the big screen at Hampden Park ahead of their match against Colombia, the organisers showed the face of each player alongside the South Korean flag.
The North Koreans walked off the pitch in protest and the match was delayed for over an hour. "We were angry because our players were introduced as if they were from South Korea," said North Korean coach Sin Ui Gun, adding: "Which may affect us very greatly as you might know."
It was the nightmare scenario for the London Olympics - the prospect of a major diplomatic incident two before the Games are even officially open. Relations between the neighbours on the divided Korean Peninsula are as bitter as ever and North Korea has allegedly refused to allow the South Korean media to report on their athletes' training sessions.
As the organisers scrambled frantically to correct the error, the restless Glasgow crowd were informed that the delay to the kick-off was "due to an issue behind the scenes. We're trying to resolve it and we'll keep you updated."
They did finally resolve it and the match started one hour and five minutes behind schedule. "It was very difficult after the incident," Colombia coach Ricardo Rozo later explained: "It affected the mood because we were ready for the match. I've never had anything happen like this before, where a country can delay a match for an hour."
North Korea won the match 2-0 although there was further embarrassment for the Games organisers when they released a press statement apologising for the cock-up.
"The South Korean flag was shown on a big screen video package instead of the North Korean flag. Clearly that is a mistake," ran the statement. "We will apologise to the team and the National Olympic Committee and steps will be taken to ensure this does not happen again."
In referring to the two nations as simply South and North Korea the statement failed to address them by their official Olympic names. So a few minutes later the statement was reissued and this was time it was the 'Republic of Korea' (the South) and the 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea' (the North).
Asked for their view on the flag fiasco, the International Olympic Committee's response was curt: "It's a matter for the organisers."
The incident will have been particularly galling for Scottish Secretary Michael Moore, who before the match proclaimed: "The Olympics is our chance to show the world what we are capable of as a nation."
Time perhaps to activate Twenty Twelve's special 'Catastrophisation Unit'.


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Lori DuPont: B.A. in Family Life Education
and Family Social Service and a licensed
Parent Educator. Early Childhood Family
Education (ECFE) parent educator from
1987 to 1997. Currently Lori is Family
and Consumer Science teacher at Minneapolis
Work Opportunity Center, an alternative
senior high school.
"Being committed to our youth
has always been a part of who I am,
both personally and professionally.
Never have I seen a single written piece
so comprehensively and vividly illustrate
what all youth of our world need, until
the U.N. Convention on the Rights of
the Child. In solidarity, I am compelled
to share this convention with others
so that together we can make a difference
for our youth."
Annette Gagliardi, B.A. in Child
Care Occupations, M.Ed. in Adult Education
and Early Childhood Education, licensed
as an Early Childhood teacher and a
Parent Educator. Annette has taught
Minneapolis Early Childhood Family Education
since 1986
"I think we all must work together
in order to make our world a better
place for all children. The Convention
on the Rights of the Child clearly defines
my beliefs about how children should
be treated worldwide. I want others
to know about it and learn from it."
Joanne Foley, B.A. in Psychology
and a licensed Parent Educator. Joanne
is a Parent/Infant Specialist and has
been a Minneapolis Early Childhood Family
Education teacher since 1984.
"I became interested in the
rights of children through the Partners
in Human Rights Education program. Teaching
parents about children's rights and
responsibilities fits so well with what
we teach in parenting, it just seemed
natural for me to get more involved
with it and develop a focus on it. It
dovetails with my personal spiritual
values, too."
The authors, left
to right,
Joanne Foley, Annette Gagliardi,
and Lori DuPont


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We are men. We drink, we fight, we work, we do it all over again.
Need we say more? Where's the Unicorn?
Silly. Fabulous. Adorable. All these adjectives when heard from the mouth of a man can make one think, "This guy lives an alternative lifestyle." These words, along with others should never be heard from a person who calls themself a man. Some others that came up were smoothie, cute, tummy, and Mandarin Vodka and Redbull with a sprtiz of 7-Up, which Jeremy so cleverly renamed the Screwdriver on Acid, to save his masculinity. Please feel free to comment below with words that men should never say. So just remember, next time you go out to town, just order a "screwdriver on acid", but don't start acting too silly or drink too much, you might get a tummyache. But it's ok, you'll have a fabulous night and all the guys will think you are adorable with your crimson sweater vest that you picked up from Banana Republic.
Jeff says he gets "tummyaches" to gain sympathy from his fiance, which is questionable. Also, a lady chimes in to give her opinion on "Unmanly Phrases."
Rory cam across a facebook website that posts the "Unmanly Word of the Day." If you're concerned that one of your favorite words might be unmanly, take a look at the site and see if they think so.
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Wake Up, You Bum!
January 1, 1999
Here are 12 explanations that employees might say when they're caught sleeping at their desks:
"They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
- "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to."
- "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper. You probably got here just in time."
- "This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work."
- "It's okay ... I'm still billing the client."
- "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement."
- "I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance."
- "I was doing a yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress."
- "Rats! Why did you interrupt me? I almost had figured out a solution to our biggest company problem."
- "The coffee machine's broken."
- "Someone must have put decaf in the wrong pot."
- "Amen."
SOURCE: Superkids
Workforce, January 1999, Vol. 78, No. 1, p. 26.


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Hey, Can Someone Let the Pistons Know Their Coach Got Fired?
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