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Basic Human Anatomy: Blood
Use this "Basic Human Anatomy" sheet to see how blood carries nutrients through your body.
Sound and Vibration
Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.
Make an ABC Nature Book
Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.
Design a Native American Vest
Breathe new life into Thanksgiving legends by getting your kindergartener into character this holiday with a nifty Native American vest.
Go on a Nature Hunt!
In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.
Grow a Sock Garden
In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.
Make Waves in a Bottle
Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.
Make a Shell Craft Treasure Box
Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while she creates a lovely treasure box.
Dancing Raisins
First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.
Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.
Make a Temperature Tracker
Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
Gluten Free Chicken Strips
These kid-approved chicken strips are not only easy to make and quick cooking, they're also gluten-free.
Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.
Plant Habitats: Dandelions
In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.
Insectivorous Terrarium
Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.
Natural vs. Artificial: Can You Taste the Difference?
Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.
Create a Collection That Rocks!
Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.
Bake a Chemistry Cake
Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.
Celery and Food Coloring Experiment
Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.
Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
Exploding Marshmallows!
Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.
Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.
Stored Energy
Here's a fun activity to reinforce the physics concept of stored energy for your middle schooler.
Learn About Oil Spills
We all know water and oil don't mix, but it's often difficult for students to grasp the difficulty of cleaning up an oil spill.
CSI Science: Get the Prints!
Set your teen on the beat in a real world "crime scene" investigation. Can he tell whose fingerprints are on a drinking glass?
Make Footwear Impressions - CSI Style!
Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!
How Do Oil Spills Harm Wildlife?
In this experiment, your middle schooler will chart the effects of oil on a feather in order to grasp the tragic effects of oil spills on wildlife.
Curds and Whey: A Milky Experiment
Have you or your child ever heard that nursery rhyme and wondered just what curds and whey are anyway? Do this simple experiment together to find out!
Make Your Own Electricity
By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!
Cartoon Physics
Looking for a way to help your teen explore the fun side of physics? How about a round of Saturday morning cartoons?
Can Crusher Experiment
Experiment with the wonders of pressure and condensation by crushing a soda can with nothing but air and water!
Make Frost on the Window!
Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.
Grow Sparkling Borax Crystals
Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.
Make a Better Paper Airplane
Turn the common time killer of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.
Build a Pinhole Camera
Before digital cameras, before Polaroids, there was the original pinhole camera. Build a pinhole camera and see what true vintage photography looks like!
Homemade Thermometer
Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to complement what he's learning about this instrument in school.
Clean Water Using the Sun!
Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!
Bungee Jump ... With Eggs!
Invite your middle schooler to bungee jump ... with eggs! This experiment will demonstrate Newton's laws of physics in an entertaining way.
Make a CSI Kit
Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!
Experiment with Salt Water Conductivity
Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.
Experiment with "Quicksand"
In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!
How to Make an Ethernet Cable
Start thinking about how the internet works by assembling an Ethernet cable of your own!
Experiment with Magnetism: Make a Hanging Compass
Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.
Create an Ocean in a Bottle
Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.
Algebra All Around: 3 Activities
Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.
Potato Battery
Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock. Show your sixth grader how!
Experiment With Sound Waves
Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!
Make a Homemade Hand Warmer!
On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.
Egg in a Bottle
Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!
Explore the Four Components of Blood
This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.
Glue Fossils
Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.
Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.
Make Marbleized Paper!
Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.
Make an Erupting Volcano!
The papier-mâché volcano is a science project classic and fun for kids of any age. Follow these simple instructions, add baking soda and vinegar, and voila!
Make Colorful Crystals from Coal
In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!
Beanstalk in a Box
Ever heard of phototropism? Here's a fun activity you can do at home with your kids to explore this fascinating plant adaptation.
Prime Number Hunter
Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Turn her into a prime number hunter with this hundreds chart activity.
Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!
Teach your fifth grader the ancient Japanese art of origami with this incredible origami balloon that uses just one piece of paper!
How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.
Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.
Make a Fistful of Slime!
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.
Try Water Science Trickery!
This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.
Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction
This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!
How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
The Red Cabbage Acid Test
How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!
Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
Help your child understand surface tension by showing her how she can create a "skin" on top of water.
Oobleck Science: Solid or Liquid?
Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!
Make Woolly Pompoms
Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.
Experiment with Diaper Science!
This activity is a great introduction to polymer chemistry. It might seem complicated, but all you'll need is the material found inside of a baby's diaper!
Scientific Concept Scavenger Hunt
A science scavenger hunt can be a fun way to learn about science. Test your child's knowledge of scientific terms with this science scavenger hunt.
Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
Find a Flower
In this activity, find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy!
Practice Classification in Action
Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.
Bread Mold Experiment
This bread mold experiment will help your child learn about mold, and he'll develop important hypothesis-making and experiment-designing skills.
Grow Your Own Herbs
Here's a way to make history both interesting and relevant: design a garden using plants that were used by people in colonial times!
Be a Botanist: Make Herbarium Sheets
In this middle school activity, your child will learn how to press plants and create her very own herbarium, or plant library! Here's how:
Extract DNA from Spinach!
Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!
Endangered Species: Przewalski's Horse
Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. She can color the illustration as she reads.
Endangered Species: Pygmy Hippo
There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet
Endangered Species: Black-Footed Ferret
Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.
Endangered Species: Komodo Dragon
For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!
Endangered Species: Spectacled Bear
Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.
Endangered Species: Forest Owlet
Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. He can color as he reads some interesting facts.
Endangered Species: Sumatran Rhinoceros
Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where he can color an illustration as he learns about why this animal is endangered.
Endangered Species: Red-Shanked Douc Langur
Get to know one of the most unique and colorful monkeys, the red-shanked douc langur. Read about why they are an endangered species with this info-sheet.
Endangered Species: Iranian Jerboa
Help your child understand the importance of preserving the environment, with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the Iranian jerboa.
Endangered Species: Baird's Tapir
Introduce your child to a fascinating new animal, the Baird's tapir. This is just one of many endangered species around the world.
Endangered Species: Red Wolf
Meet the red wolf, an endangered species of animal that was once very common, but in the past 50 year nearly became extinct!
Endangered Species: Amur Leopard
There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.
Endangered Species: Okapi
Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to learn about why this animal is endangered.
What's the Matter? #2
Kids practice classifying items as liquids or solids for a lesson on the states of matter in this 4th grade physical science worksheet.
Isaac Newton Biography
Learn all about this significant scientist with this Isaac Newton biography, detailing his life and work.
All About Circuits
Is your fourth grader learning about electricity? This worksheet is all about circuits, tests her skills and reinforces the concept of how a circuit works!
Build your own Electromagnet!
Calling all mad scientists... Electrify your enthusiasm for science! This awesome worksheet will show you step-by-step how to make an electromagnet.
What's the Matter? #1
Kids flex their physical science knowledge by classifying items as solids or liquids in this 4th grade states of matter worksheet.
Build a Pyramid Parachute!
It's a paper parachute brigade! Learn how to build your own parachute, and learn how the parachute was invented over 500 years ago.
Physical Science Review: Properties of Metal
A handy worksheet that breaks down the properties of metal. A good physical science review sheet to keep around for reference.
Periodic Table: Aluminum
Help your child get to know the most elementary of the elements with these handy worksheets.
Give Birds a Feast with This Suet Feeder
Feed your birds from kitchen leftovers and give your first grader some excellent scientific practice in identifying our feathered friends.
Rain Boot Planters
If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.
Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!
Under Pressure
A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.
Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.
Ick Can Stick! Make Milk Glue
Did you know you can make glue from milk? Try this experiment and the results will "stick" with you for a long time.
Make Your Own Flying Saucer
Create a "flying saucer"-type device with your fifth grader to experiment with the principles of electrical charge and induction.


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|Airport open house event is this Sunday
The whole family will enjoy the sights, sounds and activities planned for the day.
By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
Set aside Sunday, June 27 to enjoy some activities at the Grant Municipal Airport.
The day begins with Young Eagles flights at 9 a.m.
At 1:15 a short program will precede some very special entertainment.
At 2 p.m., The Avi8ors take the stage for a World War II USO-style show.
The singers will perform a wide range of songs from the 30s and 40s. The Avi8ors blend choreography, humor and dialog with the music while wearing WWII style uniforms to recreate the era.
There will be concessions on site, along with military aircraft and memorabilia. The Nebraska National Guard has been invited to fly in a military helicopter.
The Young Eagles flights and The Avi8ors concert are free to the public.

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Developers joining the ranks of the UK game industry trade group TIGA will be delighted to hear that the group is hosting two events for indies and mobile studios to recieve free consultation from PR experts. In announcing it, TIGA said the initiative is part of a wider goal of supporting the new wave of independent start-up studios that seem to be emerging across the UK. Some of these new studios popping up are the result of massive layoffs by big studios.
"As the only relevant trade association run by developer for developers, TIGA is focused on the issues that matter to developers," said CEO Richard Wilson.
Wilson also announced that TIGA and Microsoft will meet at the house of Commons on November 15 to host an event for new indie studios. Around 30 people from indie studios such as Icon Games, Neon Play and Playground Games, will meet with MPs to discuss ways the government can assist independent developers.
Finally, on November 25th, TiGA will host a mobile, tablet and handheld gaming conference to explore industry trends within the space.
"These three initiatives demonstrate that Tiga is influencing policy at the highest level, has an eye on the future direction of the industry and is developing innovative services to enable our members to grow their businesses," Wilson said.
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The annual report 'Engineering UK 2012' is now available from the Engineering UK website.
The annual flagship report 'Engineering UK 2012' which Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, states in his foreword 'is a benchmark against which the performance of the engineering sector over the coming year can be judged' is now available from the Engineering UK website.
This year's report hinges on a central fact: that the lead role in rebalancing the economy, addressing climate change and feeding a growing population will rest with engineering employers.
It confirms that the engineering sector is at the forefront of the UK's growth agenda and that jointly we, businesses, education and Government can overcome the technological, environmental and skills challenges that lie ahead in order to deliver significant sustainable growth.
The report was the subject of a roundtable meeting at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 8 December 2011 hosted by Minister for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk.
Vince Cable Secretary of State for Busines, Innovation and Skills said:
"Engineering UK 2012 is a benchmark against which the performance of the engineering sector over the coming year can be judged."
Copies of the full report and the executive summary and conclusions can be found on the Engineering UK website.
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As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4402 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the bill could reduce mandatory payments for attorneys' fees over the 2013-2022 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such impacts would be minimal. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
The bill would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to take certain actions aimed at streamlining the process for obtaining permits to extract minerals from federal lands. Based on information from the affected agencies, CBO estimates that the streamlining provisions would have no significant budgetary effect because those agencies are performing most of those activities under current law. The bill also would direct the agencies to expedite the publishing of notices in the Federal Register related to mineral exploration and mining projects. Based on information provided by BLM, CBO estimates that implementing that provision would cost less than $300,000 a year, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Those funds would be used to hire additional employees to allow the affected agencies to meet the timelines established in the bill.
Finally, H.R. 4402 would exempt lawsuits that affect mineral production on federal lands from the Equal Access to Justice Act. Based on information from the Government Accountability Office, CBO estimates that over the next 10 years, the U.S. Treasury will make payments totaling less than $50,000 a year on behalf of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service as a result of such lawsuits. Thus, we estimate that enacting the bill would result in a minimal decrease in direct spending for attorneys' fees over the 2013-2022 period.
H.R. 4402 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.


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Dear Readers,
When babies are loved and wanted before they ever come, they arrive with a great start. But I've come to believe that the first year of life is perhaps the most important one of all. I remember holding my own first baby for the first time—all the mixture of feelings—amazement, awe, recognition and a bit of inadequacy. Never had anyone needed me so much. He was all made out of…me. His skin, his fluffy hair, his little bright eyes. Here he was breathing, squinting around, trying to find food and I was what he wanted. When he was a few days old, I was marveling to my sister about how connected and intertwined we were—him needing to eat, me needing to feed him, how much he loved to be with me, how much I craved his feel and smell. She made a comment that set a course for my life as a mother. She said, "I read once that babies don't realize that they are separate people from their mothers. As far as they're concerned, you and he are the same person." Yes. That's exactly what it felt like.
For each of my babies, the first year of life is a time of very close, tight nurturing. They sleep near me (or with me), they bathe with me, they eat when they are hungry, I hold them when they want, they go where I go. I am definitely an attached parent. For each of our 11 children, I have basically given myself over to them for the first year. And through the years, I've read everything I could get my hands on about bonding. It's just a fascinating subject for me. Imagine how excited I was when I stumbled upon a book one day at the library called, "The Biology of Love". It's written by a Dr. Arthur Janov who has developed therapies over the years to help people who got off to a bad start in life. He demonstrates in the book that during the first year of life, the brain is still very much in formative stages and that the parents complete the important connections that will last through their child's life-time.
The book is intense but here is my best summation of it. I know it's an over-simplification, but just tell me that it doesn't make perfect sense to you. The brain is very complex but is divided into two hemispheres. One controls emotions and feelings while the other controls logical reasoning and thinking. When a baby is born, the logical side is dormant. It won't kick in for about two years. But the feeling side is entirely active. A baby may not understand anything we say, but they are fully attuned to our voice, our expression, our smell, our touch. They cry and we respond—and as we do, we are building connections. The mechanisms in their brain that produce serotonin and dopamine are set. When babies are routinely neglected, there are whole sections of brain connections that are "pruned out" and unrecoverable. These babies grow up with hungers and needs that they can't explain so they often turn to drugs or alcohol for relief. I realize that none of you neglect your babies to that extent. But I really believe that it's impossible to give a child too much love or to respond too much in the first year. Dr. Janov points out that the process of nurturing a baby is labor-intensive but that we will put in the time now or later—now in building what he calls "a loved brain" that functions well and responds appropriately to life—or later, trying to understand and remedy problems from early neglect.
My sister's casual comment was true. Our babies really are incomplete with only half of a brain—the feeling half. We provide the logical side until theirs is functional. It's up to us to meet the needs that they can't articulate or meet themselves. And it's helpful to realize that they are not logical enough to have an agenda—to manipulate us. They only know that they need something, and often that "something" is just to be with us.
When a baby emerges from their first year with "a loved brain"—the feeling side of their brain fully connected and formed, the logical side of the brain begins to develop. Connections form between the two sides of the brain to create an emotionally healthy person. A person with a loved brain is more likely to be able to form strong, meaningful relationships throughout his life, to cope with and solve difficult problems he will encounter in life and to have a deeper ability to perceive right and wrong—because he understands and "feels" the impact of his actions on others.
I believe this. There is evidence of it all around us. And while it may seem like a burdensome bit of information, it is, for me, truly freeing and motivating. I am free to love my babies without reservation. And I am doing everything I can to insure a happy life for them. I know they'll have hardships and difficulties as we all do. I can't spare them those things. But I can give them their best chance to handle those things well.
I was talking to a young mother in our ward a few years ago. She was frustrated because she hadn't done a thing for three days except hold her 2-month old baby—who was unusually fussy. The house was falling down around her and she couldn't get anything done. I shared some excerpts with her from "The Biology of Love" and reassured her that though it didn't seem like it, she was doing something permanently good as she rocked and soothed her baby. Later she told me how helpful that information was—that it had really changed her perspective. That's what I hope this is for you—just a deeper understanding of the role you're playing.
Over my lifetime as a mother, I've seen a quiet, concerted movement aimed at separating babies from mothers. In our society, women are cautioned to look after their own interests first. Modern methods encourage mothers to teach their babies to soothe themselves—that the ultimate success is to make your baby as independent as early as possible. Why is that success? A neat compartmentalized life doesn't work with babies. Their needs vary from day to day and their deepest needs are often met at inconvenient times.
I know that you're picturing a mother run ragged trying to meet the demands of her new baby as well as the rest of the family. But it really hasn't been like that for me. I've found great personal pleasure in that first year and a deep sense of accomplishment. My husband is wonderful with babies—and I think it's partly because I've shown him how to enjoy them. My other children have learned (without any formal lessons) that babies are precious and wonderful. Babies uniquely bind a family together. One of my favorite memories was bringing our seventh baby home from the hospital and laying him on my bed. The children all came in and gathered around. One of them said, "It's like he's a little fire and we're all getting warm."
Sometimes I want to say to young mothers: "Throw all the books away and follow your instincts." Tie that baby on and take him with you. Don't dole out love in measured doses. Just make it as natural as air. Kiss, snuggle, smell, whisper to, caress that baby all that you want to. Picture their little brain lighting up and thriving.
Ezra Taft Benson, in summing up the ten ways a mother could be effective in her child's life, ended with this jewel:
"Tenth and finally, mothers, take the time to truly love your children. A mother's unqualified love approaches Christlike love."
Here is a beautiful tribute by a son to his mother:
"I don't remember much about her views of voting nor her social prestige; and what her ideas on child training, diet, and eugenics were, I cannot recall. The main thing that sifts back to me now through the thick undergrowth of years is that she loved me. She liked to lie on the grass with me and tell stories, or to run and hide with us children. She was always hugging me. . . . And I liked it. She had a sunny face. To me it was like God, and all the beatitudes saints tell of Him. And sing! Of all the sensations pleasurable to my life nothing can compare with the rapture of crawling up into her lap and going to sleep while she swung to and fro in her rocking chair and sang. Thinking of this, I wonder if the woman of today, with all her tremendous notions and plans, realizes what an almighty factor she is in shaping of her child for weal or woe? I wonder if she realizes how much sheer love and attention count for in a child's life."
Sheer love. I like that. Good, good things are happening out there! Thank you for your dedication to this process.
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Have you had a bike stolen in the last two years while using a high end lock which was compromised? What lock was it, and do you know if the lock was Art Foundation Four Star or Sold Secure Gold rated?
If your bicycle was stolen and you were using such a lock please provide details of the theft, such as what the bike was locked to and how you think the lock was defeated (bolt cutters, angle grinder, etc).
The purpose of this poll is to settle claims made by the makers of ***** chains that ART Foundation and Sold Secure locks are being defeated in the real world with regularity by bicycle thieves. I think that claim is rubbish, and this poll sets out to prove it.
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"March 25, Â2013 -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 grant to anyone who can develop what's being called the next generation of condom.
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Teen Mom 2's Jenelle Evans is currently separated from her husband, Courtland Rogers, but whatevs — girlfriend is busy having the time of her life with sexy underwear model, Nathan Griffith! Sure, Jenelle and Nathan have only been official for a few weeks now, but they're already in la-la-love. In fact, Jenelle recently hit up Myrtle Beach to attend a Machine Gun Kelly concert with her new boo, and they had a blast!
Looks like Jenelle scored MGK tickets from her friend Taylor J. Burt of TLC's Welcome To Myrtle Manor, and the three amigos took the concert by storm on June 12. Taylor even hooked Jenelle up with a shout out from Machine Gun Kelly himself!
"Getting called out on @machinegunkelly 's stage was epic," Jenelle tweeted. "Thanks @taylorjburt !!"
Dang, sounds like Jenelley had a great time. She might even love Machine Gun Kelly more than she loves Nathan Griffith + a heaping bowl of chicken alfredo. And before you judge this lady for ditching her kiddo in exchange for a night of Myrtle-style fun, keep in mind that Jenelle's been spending plenty of time with Jace during the past few weeks. She's even living with him and her mom, Barbara "Babs" Evans!
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I'm currently mapping my "world" map - the Mountain Realms (link in signature). One of the important cities there is Breakwater - the only harbour city and also where my players (D&D) resides. I've drawn the city by hand some time ago - but are now working to convert it to digital format via Illustrator and Photoshop. But as I'm currently changing the world map - the city will also meet some changes, like having a great river run by it and having some alterations to the fortifications to take into account the growing of the city over time.
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A Beaufort County woman is accused of stealing from her employer.
Mary Sue McKinney of Pantego is charged with three counts of larceny by employee, along with possession of schedule II controlled substance.
Deputies say on Saturday they received a report of a theft at the Travel Store on Highway 264 East of Washington. The owner told them an employee removed money from the store on three different dates.
When arrested, deputies say McKinney was found with pills in her possession. Bond for the 40-year-old woman was set at $5,500.


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As a recent bent convert, I've still got my DF. Pumped the tires up the other day and took it for a spin. After about 30 minutes, my rear was hurting, my arms and shoulders beginning to talk to me. Sure, the hill climbs were easier, but that's all that was better.
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From the BoR agenda items for the meetings tomorrow and Thursday I found some things to be interesting.
They are seeking agreement on the Architect/Engineering selection and a program statement for Phase II of the JTS renovations. The project is budgeted as $65M with $38M coming from revenue bonds and $27M coming from private giving. This is in their anticipated fiscal year 2009 projects section.
Also on the Hilton renovation/practice facility front they have the following listed: they are presenting the project schematic, project description and budget, and a program statement. Also, for the price tag, it lists $100M from private giving. Now considering that they don't have the budget spelled out, it is highly unlikely that $100M is all coming from private giving. This is also in the anticipated fiscal year 2009 projects section.
On a separate note, but linked by in-state rivals, Iowa got $18.5M from the Big 10 conference for the past fiscal year. I wonder what we get from the Big 12. Probably $7.5.
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With the rise of documentaries, in theaters, in press coverage, in the public consciousness, I'm taking up the nonfiction mantle myself to teach a course this fall on Wednesday nights at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies on the "Contemporary Documentary." I'm planning to make the course less a history lesson and more an examination of the filmmaking practices and various aesthetic strategies that have gone into the best (primarily American) documentaries, from "Titticut Follies" to "The Thin Blue Line," "Crumb" to "Grizzly Man," "Sherman's March" to "Tarnation."
I'm also enlisting the help of some real live documentary filmmakers to come in and offer advice to the next generation of nonfiction artists. Filmmaker and blogger Doug Block, of The D-Word and "51 Birch Street" fame, is already on tap to talk about the challenges of crafting the personal documentary on Oct. 10.
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In-vehicle apps soaring, will reach 269 million by 2018
A new report from U.K.-based Juniper Research says the number of in-vehicle apps will grow fivefold by 2018 to 269 million. However, few app developers will see any revenue from their efforts. Even though in-vehicle app integration will race ahead, revenues will be dented--and not just for developers. Still, there is the matter of loads of new data coming from these apps. Who will gain from that?
"By 2018 most new vehicles will come with integrated apps as standard," says the report's author, Anthony Cox, "after-market app integration will also be commonplace, as head-unit manufacturers launch increasingly sophisticated devices."
Interestingly, the report says that "widespread smartphone tethering and in-vehicle apps would continue to drive down the price of vehicle manufacturers' own embedded telematics infotainment services."
This of course raises the question of why automakers would integrate apps that dent or crash revenues from their own telematics. Where is the money in this?
"Two factors will favour embedded telematics. Firstly, regulatory initiatives such as the eCall driver safety project and Brazil's regulation Contran 245 governing stolen vehicles, will guarantee the take-up of embedded telematics in several key geographical regions.
"Secondly, the ability to split the telematics 'bill' pioneered by major operators, systems integrators and the GSMA, will allow for granular billing of infotainment and other services. This will particularly be the case as streaming and other advanced services become available in developed markets through LTE adoption."
The report says that the growth will be fuelled by mainstream solutions such as Apple's CarPlay. App integration, it says, will be "facilitated as standardised approaches like MirrorLink are adopted this year by OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), content providers and automotive entertainment specialists."
While I readily see the author's point that app developers and vehicle manufacturers will not make much, if any, money on the sale of these apps, I think that at least the vehicle manufacturers will make considerable money on the data generated by them. I suspect they will build in the means for harvesting data from any app used in-vehicle, whether it is integrated in the vehicle or tethered via mobile device, without having to purchase it from the app developer.
For more:
- see the Juniper Research report
- read the Juniper Research whitepaper
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Bruce Dutcher of Le Mars is the KLEM "Citizen of the Day" for Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Bruce recently retired from Wal-Mart Pharmacy and he is a square dance caller. Bruce may pick up a boutonniere from the Le Mars Flower House, pizza from Pizza Hut in Le Mars and a car wash from Easy Clean Car Wash in Le Mars.
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Shane Black is justly well-known for putting a self-referential spin on worn genre cliches to come up with something that gets to have its cake and eat it: it benefits from the familiarity and shorthand nature of these tropes, while also sending them up. Nowhere is that impulse better illustrated than in the Tennessee segment of "Iron Man 3" in which Stark teams up with angel-faced urchin Harley. What threatens to become an obviously manipulative, irritating diversion from People Falling Out Of Things That Are Blowing Up, is pulled back from that brink time and again, by a black hearted one-liner from Stark or a deliberately annoying, un-cute moment from Ty Simpkins (who did a surprisingly non-cloying version of "precocious kid"). Yes they bond in the end, and yes the kid gets the ultimate Extreme Shed Makeover, but there's been just enough "I am not your father" sourness along the way for that not to grate too much.
As much as some of the more diehard fans are up in arms over the totally non-canon way The Mandarin is portrayed here (and it does open up some interesting questions about future potential Iron Man villains if, despite protestations, they do come back for a fourth outing), we can't really complain about this major character getting short shrift if only because, written as it is, it gives Ben Kingsley a chance to flex his fun muscles. His Trevor Slattery is a brilliant creation, and if his cluelessness is clearly an impossible front to maintain (he did, after all, shoot a guy in the head on live TV), the portrayal is just sly enough, as well as being outright funny, that it gives a sinister edge to what could otherwise just be a patsy. And the character reveal of him coming out of the toilet was one of the best-done twist moments we've seen; he adds a layer of loopy comedy that plays well as distinct from Stark's quickfire quippy wit. So even though we've got big issues with the architecture of the villain plot (see "Worst"), on aggregate we'll take it if it gives us a performance as enjoyable as this one.
Tony and Pepper's relationship has gently subverted the typical hero/girl Friday model throughout the series, but it's at its most interesting here. Where usually there's some element of rivalry or will they/won't they suspense, here they're in love, they're together and what they're struggling to do is maintain a mature and mutually fulfilling relationship. Not exactly sexy on paper, but the stars make it so, and give the emotional core of the film a kind of wisdom that is refreshing for a comic-based movie aimed primarily at teenage boys. And it's not just Pepper and Tony, but Rebecca Hall's Maya Hansen (despite the major problems there, see below) runs counter to what we might expect in this regard too. After one night with Stark, she's not desperately in love with him and the way her arc plays out is less the old Bond routine of the bad girl being made over by love and self-sacrificing at the last minute, and more about her coming to a realization about herself and where her own moral compass has broken down. She's not a well-drawn character by any means, but at least she's not a bit of fluff, and the awkward "girl I had a one-night stand with meeting my long-term girlfriend" moment is nicely mined for its comic potential, but not over-egged into being something more important than it is.
Maybe our biggest gripe about the film, and one that bleeds into other points covered in this "worst" section, was the lack of a defined and memorable arch-villain. Guy Pearce is as reliable as ever in the role of Aldrich Killian, but he's simply not given clear enough motivation or clear enough goals for him to be a truly interesting, worthy adversary to Stark, and with Maya Hansen eliminated relatively early, and The Mandarin revealed to be a stooge, there exists something of a vacuum at the "evil" end of the good/evil spectrum. As much as we enjoyed the opportunity it gave Kingsley to bring us the gonzo entertainment of Trevor Slattery, the fact is that the Big Bad being a guy ultimately motivated by a ruthless but straightforward desire for power is just not as scary as the idea of a terrorist motivated by some arcane and unstoppable whacked-out ideology. What is it that Killian wants exactly? What is his endgame? To control the U.S. government via a proxy President and also have a mouthpiece terrorist at his disposal so he controls both sides of the equation, right, but well, why? What's in it for him? If he's supposed to be a crazy-mirror-image of Stark, right down to his genius and his attractive sidekick, we should also have a similar idea of what it is he needs to achieve and why -- and revenge on Stark for standing him up a decade ago doesn't really cut it.
We love us some Rebecca Hall, and this is not to say there aren't some good moments featuring her character (see "Best") but Maya Hansen here does very little except have a one night stand with Stark back in the day, and then inexplicably show up at his house with the idea of what, exactly? If it's to persuade him to help them stop the unfortunate "exploding" side-effect, why so late in the game, and why does she immediately flip back to Killian's side, especially if it's just to get instantly killed (and if that, we haven't spent enough time with her for that to be a real loss)? Also, she's so brilliant she developed Extremis, but in a decade has never been able to figure out the equation Stark scrawled drunkenly on the back of that note after looking at her research for about 5 pre-nookie minutes? To say nothing of not being able to work out that Killian having a hold over the Stark (in the form of Pepper being tortured) means he doesn't really need her any more? Having your hero be richer, morally stronger, more successful and infinitely smarter in every area of expertise than your bad guys doesn't necessarily increase him, it simply diminishes the stakes.


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Pretty Little Liars' Lucy Hale Flashback Pic: American Juniors!
Before the days of running from "A", having teacher/student affairs, and falling for a martial arts instructor, Lucy Hale (Aria) was actually a pretty little singer.
That's right. You may remember the Pretty Little Liars actress from back in 2003 when she was one of the five winners on American Juniors. The show was an American Idol spin-off where teens competed to be in a pop group. How could we forget Lucy's solos like "Call Me," and "Have You Ever"?!
Bringing us back down the American Juniors Memory Lane, Lucy posted a photo of herself on Twitter earlier this week, writing, "Ammeerrrican juniors throwback." She looks adorable while cheesing extra hard in the top right of the photo.
As for what Lucy is doing with her singing abilities now? The brunette star recorded a country music album that she compares to Miranda Lambert. We're so proud of our girl Luce!
Catch the next episode of Pretty Little Liars on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.


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1) Improved background process cleanup. Fixed traceroute/ping bug which was causing background processes to hang around in some cases and prevent future operations
*Please reboot your device once at your convenience after installing this version. Highly recommended*
2) Crash prevention when screen is rotated during ping/trace tasks
3) Fixed typo in explanation of Link-Local addresses
4) Crash prevention when news feed is empty
5) App version and release notes are now available as a menu option and once at launching a new version
6) Improved error collection and app monitoring using newrelic
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Symbian Foundation to Shut Down Websites
The Symbian Foundation announces website closures starting mid-December 2010.
Recently the Symbian Foundation announced Nokia's commitment to making the Symbian platform available under an alternative direct and open model. As a result of the Symbian Foundation licensing transition, there will be a reduction in daily operations and staff numbers.
The licensing transition will also affect Symbian's websites. All of the websites hosted by Symbian will be shutting down on December 17, 2010, including symbian.org, symbian.org/cn, symbian.org/jp, developer.symbian.org, developer.symbian.org/cn, developer.symbian.org/jp, kernel.symbian.org, horizon.symbian.org, ideas.symbian.org, blog.symbian.org, blogcn.symbian.org, and blogjp.symbian.org. The Symbian Twitter feed and Facebook page will most likely be discontinued as well.
After the developer.symbian.org site shuts down, the Symbian source repositories will no longer be available. The Symbian platform is available online until December 17, and Symbian encourages users to download the platform before the website closures.
More information on the Symbian licensing transition can be found on the Symbian wiki page.
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OwnCloud Founder Resigns
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
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W-B police investigating armed robbery
City police are investigating an armed robbery at a Wilkes-Barre gas station early Monday morning.
A cashier at Turkey Hill, 200 N. Pennsylvania Ave., told police a man entered the store around 1:45 a.m. and placed several items on the counter. Once other customers left the store, the man pulled a pocket knife and ordered the clerk to hand over the money, according to police.
Police said the suspect fled in a black car, unknown make or model, with an undetermined amount of money.
Police said the suspect is a white male wearing jean shorts, a red Old Navy shirt and a black backwards hat. A witness told police the suspect had a tattoo on the right side of his neck of a name that possibly started with an "M" and also had a tattoo on his right arm.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Wilkes-Barre Police Department at 570-208-4200.
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Turmeric prices dipped by 1.97 per cent to Rs 5,178 per quintal in futures trade today as speculators offloaded their positions on the back of sluggish demand in the spot market against adequate supplies.
Hopes of increased supplies starting January on arrival of the new season crop also put pressure on turmeric futures.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, turmeric for delivery in December dipped by Rs 104, or 1.97 per cent, to Rs 5,178 per quintal, with an open interest of 17,755 lots.
Similarly, the spice for delivery in November traded lower by Rs 52, or 0.96 per cent, to Rs 5350 per quintal, with an open interest of 2,615 lots.
Marketmen said speculators offloaded positions on the back of sluggish demand against adequate stocks position which led to a decline in turmeric prices at futures trading.


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Driving Directions to Hotel Monteleone
From The East (Mississippi, Alabama, etc.)
Head I-10 West toward Baton Rouge. Exit Orleans Ave/Vieux Carre (235A). Proceed down ramp and turn left at the light onto Orleans Ave. Continue on Orleans Ave under Interstate. Orleans Ave becomes Basin Street. Continue on Orleans/Basin for .6 miles. Turn left on Conti Street. Continue six blocks (.5 miles), turn right on Decatur Street, then right on Bienville Street. Turn left on Royal Street and a valet attendant at the Front Entrance of hotel will be waiting for your arrival.
From The West (Airport, Baton Rouge, Texas, etc.)
Head I-10 East toward New Orleans Business District and Slidell. Exit Superdome/Poydras Street (Exit 234B). Proceed down ramp and continue straight for eight blocks, staying in left lane. Turn left onto Camp Street and continue four blocks to Canal Street (a big, two-way boulevard). Cross over Canal Street and continue onto Chartres Street (in the French Quarter). Go two blocks on Chartres Street and turn left on Bienville Street. Turn left on Royal Street and a valet attendant at the Front Entrance of hotel will be waiting for your arrival.
Airport Shuttles
Dependability is the essence of good service. Airport Shuttle can handle all of your transfers between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Hotel Monteleone, as well as in-town transfers between Hotel Monteleone and the convention center and other area destinations. For more information please call Airport Shuttle at (504) 522-3500.
Transfers to and from Airport
Airport Shuttle meets every flight at the Louis Armstrong International Airport. Proceed from baggage claim to the transportation center for shuttle service. The one-way rate is $24.00, and a round trip is $44.00; both are per-person fares. To make a reservation with Airport Shuttle, please call (504) 522-3500.
To return to Airport from Hotel
Call Airport Shuttle at (504) 522-3500 and give them your time of departure. They will advise you of a time for pickup in the lobby of Hotel Monteleone. Click Here to make a reservation with Airport Shuttle. Or you may take a taxi directly to the hotel. Rates from the airport are $36.00 for one or two persons traveling together and $15.00 per passenger for three or more passengers.
Visit our Concierge Desk located in the lobby and they can offer you many exciting excursions and ideas for things to do in New Orleans. Whether you need private or customized tours, our concierge, located across from the front desk, can assist you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is check-in/check-out?
Check-in time is at 4pm. Check-out time is at 12pm.
What is your cancellation policy?
Cancel 72 hours prior to 4pm day of arrival local hotel time to avoid penalty charges. All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card.
Do you have high-speed Internet access in your guest rooms? If so, what are the charges?
Yes, Hotel Monteleone currently has high-speed WiFi Internet access in all guest rooms and public areas in our New Orleans hotel. WiFi is complimentary.
Do you offer shuttle service to and from the New Orleans International Airport?
The Hotel Monteleone does not have a complimentary dedicated airport shuttle. However, Airport Shuttle, offers transportation service to our New Orleans hotel. Airport Shuttle is located on the ground level (baggage claim) area of Louis Armstrong International Airport for transportation to Hotel Monteleone. The current charge is $24.00 US per person (one way). You can also take a taxi directly to our French Quarter hotel. Taxi fare from Armstrong International Airport is $36.00 for 1-2 people traveling together, or $15 per person for groups of 3 or more.
We will be driving to the hotel. Can we expect room in your garage? Is there a charge for parking?
Hotel Monteleone offers valet parking for all hotel guests. If you are planning to drive or rent a vehicle, Hotel Monteleone offers valet parking for a nightly fee of $40 plus 13.25% sales tax per night for all vehicles. Due to space restrictions, we do have a limited amount of parking availability for oversized vehicles (such as F-350s and 15-passenger vans). We cannot accommodate any vehicle over the following specifications: 9 feet, 4 inches high, 79 inches wide, 197 inches long or with a wheelbase of over 116 inches. If you have questions about parking your vehicle at our New Orleans hotel, please call our Transportation Department at (504) 681–4425.
If we will arrive before check-in, do you provide luggage storage?
Can we book New Orleans sightseeing tours directly at the hotel?
Do you have Room Service available? If so, what are the service hours?
Do you allow pets in your hotel?
Do you have hairdryers in the guest rooms?
Do you have a Concierge Service?
What are your alcohol/beverage restrictions?
Does the Carousel Bar have a dress code?
There is no dress code in the Carousel Bar.
Do you have a fitness center? If so, what are the hours?
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Images: AMISOM Commander visits CJTF-HOA
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pierce
Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia, Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti, made a historic visit to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2013. Here, the AMISOM commander is pictured with members of his staff and CJTF-HOA leadership. From left to right, Brig. Gen. Osman Nour Soubagleh, chief of Djiboutian forces in AMISOM; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Smith, CJTF-HOA deputy commander; Lt. Gen. Gutti; U.S. Navy Capt. Nathan Martin, CJTF-HOA chief of staff; Col. Ali Aden Hamoud, African Union Forces spokesman, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith, CJTF-HOA command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pierce)
This work, AMISOM Commander visits CJTF-HOA, by SSgt Caleb Pierce, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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text: Home Blogs The Grapevine Actor Michael Jace Arrested in Wife's Shooting Death April Jace, 40, was found dead in the couple's Hyde Park, Los Angeles, home when police responded to a domestic violence incident. By: Yesha Callahan Posted: May 20 2014 7:50 AM 0 Actor Michael Jace and his wife, April, attend a premiere screening of The Shield at the Zanuck Theater in Los Angeles on March 8, 2004. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Actor Michael Jace, best known as Detective Lowe from The Shield, was arrested on suspicion of murder charges around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after he called police to report that he'd shot his wife. Police arrived at Jace's home, in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles, around 8:30 p.m. Monday after responding to what neighbors believed was a domestic violence incident. According to NBCLA, police found April Jace, 40, dead inside the house. Detective Sal LaBarbera said investigators were not looking for any additional suspects. The couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last year. Law-enforcement sources told TMZ that Jace called police and said he shot his wife. Sources also told TMZ that the couple's two children, both under the age of 10, witnessed the killing of their mother. The children are now with family members. Yesha Callahan is editor of The Grapevine and a staff writer at The Root. Follow her on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. For more of black Twitter, check out The Chatterati on The Root and follow The Chatterati on Twitter. Yesha Callahan is editor of The Grapevine and a staff writer at The Root. Follow her on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre


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I am a GIMP newbie, and I am creating a world map. I want different regions of the world to have distinct color palettes. However, I do not know how to Blend colors to soften lines and have, as an example, arctic grey smoothly transition into a dark green tundra. I also have a red-based region next to a green-based region; is that going to be an issue in regards to Blending?
I have tried the Blending tool, and it turned by image into a half black half white 1960's poster. I tried the Smudge tool, and it did exactly that to very poor effect. I am going to toy around with Filters and what not, but any guidance would be greatly appreciated.


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So new tires have been ordered for The Old Gentleman, my Raleigh DL-1 Tourist. Thanks for all the help and suggestions on finding 28" tires.
I decided to take the tires off in preparation. Pulled the wheels off, trued the rims (as best I could) and tonight I cleaned up the bike.
This bike is over 40 years old. As far as I can tell, everything is original except for one of the two tires (and that tube), which were replaced by a previous owner, and the shifter cable and saddle bag (which I replaced). Everything else is original- the chain, everything.
Yeah, it weighs 40 lb. (maybe not quite that much, but could be)... it's a tank. But this bike will likely still be in working order with most of its original components long after the vast majority of 15 lb. road bikes sold this year have worn out or broken into carbon fiber splinters.
I can admire current road bikes. I can appreciate the design considerations that produce such light bikes that go so fast. But I have no desire to own one. Give me steel. Give me cogs and chains that last 40 years. Give me a classic.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform released its Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012 on Thursday.
It created the list from polls featured each month on the website FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org.
At the top of the list is the case of a driver in Florida who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and then sued the victim who died in the crash. The story ran in the Tampa Bay Times in January and was voted the most ridiculous story in a poll in February on FacesofLawsuitAbuse.org. According to the Tampa Bay Times, David Belniak's attorney filed a lawsuit saying the crash was that driver's fault and asking that driver's family to pay him for his "'pain and suffering ... mental anguish ... loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life' and the medical bills."
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Palm Beach County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
|U.S. Attorney's Office October 25, 2012
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that Frank Joseph Smith, of Palm Beach County, pled guilty late yesterday afternoon to one count of producing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2251(a).
Sentencing is scheduled for January 3, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks. At sentencing, Smith faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum term of up to life in prison.
This case stemmed from an investigation into a website that was advertising escort services. In connection with the investigation, FBI and other law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Smith's residence and seized computers, phones, documents and records. A review of the seized items confirmed the existence of child pornography that Smith had produced using his Apple iPhone.
Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and the Jupiter Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lothrop Morris.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.


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Pretty girl bullsh** aside, the latest release from LA-based crooner known as Banks, is like one of those ear-catching songs that you hear at a really cool, not-sure-how-I-got-invited-to-this party and try to nonchalantly inquire who is the artist currently playing over the speakers. And if you're too hungover to remember who it was the next morning, you'll probably be doomed to discover her music along with thousands of other baby hipsters-in-training who graduated from Taylor Swift and now make up the majority of Lana Del Rey's remaining fan base.
What I'm trying to say is that we should expect big things from this hauntingly soulful brunette, who, let's face it, isn't too hard on the eyes (which always helps with that whole mass appeal thing). But for now, she's still a bit of an undiscovered gem, so take a sneaky listen while it's still fresh…
Fall Over:
Soundcloud link, iTunes download
So far on the indie part of the internet, she's being classified as electro pop, despite only having three tracks from her EP for us to listen to. Another source compared her to a cocktail of Fiona Apple and Massive Attack. Her buzz thus far has mostly been happening on mp3 treasure chest, Soundcloud, the online stage that's fast-becoming the place to find some of the most promising new artists.
[Updated] "Waiting Game":
"This is What it Feels like":
"I like making connections outside of a computer screen. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have never really been my thing," says Banks on her Facebook page, "So my manager is going to run the Social Media stuff. If you ever want to talk call me – (323) 362-2658". I called the number to see if anyone pretending to be Banks might answer, but after a few rings it went to a recorded voicemail by a girl saying that she was sorry she couldn't get to the phone, and that I should leave a message. I didn't, but thought it was a pretty interesting marketing gimmick for fans.
She knows her typography too…
The Banks EP is now available to buy on iTunes.
Getting to know Banks (gotta love that one-word alias):
You can check out her Facebook page here (she hasn't yet hit 2,000 fans), her Twitter (just reached 500 followers) and she also has a Tumblr for you to get your reblogging on.
[UPDATED]: "Warm Water"


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Top 25 Posts of 2012
Out of 8000+ posts in 2012 on Rickey.org, these are the Top 25 that stood out the most. Unlike last year, I've excluded the evergreen posts not written in 2012 to give us more variety. Don't worry Scarlett Johansson fans — she's still the undisputed queen of Rickey.org even with a few upstarts this year.
Continuing our tradition of selling sex for pageviews — most of these are again scandals from famous people. But what can I say? If there's anything that unites Game of Thrones fans with The Voice fans with The Walking Dead fans with the American Idol fans — it's boobies.
The great thing about this year is that the Top 10 posts make up 10% of overall traffic compared to 23% last year. Though these posts were popular, they weren't the only posts that readers came to see.
So here they are, your Top 25 based on pageviews for 2012:
Top 25 Posts of 2012
- Kate Middleton – Topless Photos in Chi Magazine Italy – Photo
- Anne Hathaway – Crotch Flash – Photo
- Heather Morris – Glee Nude Scandal Leak – Pictures
- William Levy – Nude Underwear Pictures
- Solar Eclipse – 'Ring of Fire' 2012 – Live Video Stream
- Henrik Rummel Bulge – Rowing – London 2012 Olympics – Video
- Prince Harry Naked! – Photos
- American Idol 11 – Top 24 Spoilers
- Chad Ochocinco Sex Tape Leaks – Video
- Jennifer Lopez – Nip Slip – 2012 Academy Awards Oscars
- Kate Upton – Cat Daddy – Official Video
- Tulisa Contostavlos – The X Factor UK Judge – Sex Tape Leaks
- Christopher Chaney to plead guilty for leaking Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis pictures
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo – Episode 1 and 2 – Full Video
- Miley Cyrus – More Side Boob Photos
- Kristen Stewart public apology to Robert Pattinson for cheating
- Is Joshua Ledet Gay?
- Christina Hendricks – Cellphone Pictures Leak
- Shia LaBeouf Full Frontal – Sigur Ros – Fjogur piano – Official Video
- Macaulay Culkin looks rough and gaunt these days
- The Voice – Season 3 – Winner Results – Video
- Pink – Try (Live) – American Music Awards 2012 – Video
- Anne Hathaway on Wardrobe Malfunction: "Devastating" – Video
- Lady Gaga posts nude photo of herself
I'll post a "year in review" tomorrow. 2012 has been the best year ever for Rickey.org and I can't wait to share some of my findings on how we did it with you.
Happy New Year!
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Facebook Now Lets Users View Higher-Res Photos
While uploading high definition photos is not new to Facebook, only now has the social media giant introduced an update that will display photos in high resolution by default. The photos can be up to four times larger than before, depending on the user's display.
Besides displaying photos in their high-res glory, the Facebook photo viewer will also allow users to view photos in full screen, with the maximum resolution the photo viewer can handle being 2048 x 2048. Just remember that uploading them requires some patience as it takes longer to upload a high resolution photo compared to a standard or low resolution photo.
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