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Waffle cones filled with pierogies, mac 'n' cheese? They're among the culinary treats beckoning at Pittsburgh fest
After taking a break last year, the pierogi fest is back Sept. 24 with more vendors at its new venue in Kennywood.
There's a reason why the word "fan" is short for fanatic, and his name is Sy Nazif.
Mr. Nazif, a Los Angeles attorney and Pittsburgh Penguins aficionado, must watch the 1986 Rob Lowe clunker movie "Youngblood" before every game.
Think he's nuts?
"I didn't watch it before Game 5, and we all know what a disaster that was," said Mr. Nazif, 34, a former North Hills resident.
And you thought baseball was a game full of hexes, jinxes and superstitions? As the Pens have risen in the hockey world, its fans -- at least the Pittsburgh variety -- have developed their own elaborate set of hedges against failure: stinky jerseys, special earrings, street hockey sticks placed just so on top of TV sets.
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Tom Snyder, a former Pittsburgher now living in Cheyney, near Philadelphia, puts on his special Primanti Brothers shirt -- "to feel close to the 'Burgh" -- before each game.
Without washing it.
Since the Pens kept winning, he couldn't put it in the laundry "so it was a little rank after two months. As soon as Game 7 was over my wife made me throw it in the washing machine," he said.
Audrey Chmiel, 55, of Penn Hills, must sit on a specific spot on her couch in her Max Talbot jersey -- and wear Penguins earrings "so I won't jinx the team."
Ms. Chmiel, whose sons, Bernie and John, played for the Pittsburgh Hornets while attending Central Catholic High School, must also end every conversation with "Go Pens."
Jennifer Jeffers, 36, of the South Side, says her ritual varies a bit, as do those of her friends.
"For the finals, I have a hot dog and a can of Pepsi and watch at least one period by myself at home," which has resulted in a Penguins win each time she has done this. Her sister, on the other hand, has a homemade Stanley Cup that must be on their dining room table.
Still skeptical? The one game where Ms. Jeffers and her sister couldn't perform those rituals, the Pens suffered "a devastating 0-5 loss. So in a way, I feel partly responsible."
Superstition has always been a part of sports -- for the players and the spectators who love them.
In the 2000 book "Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide," researcher Amy Shepper argued that superstitious behavior creates "an element of empowerment for televised sports viewers by creating a dynamic in which the fan interacts with the sports event on the other end of the television screen."
That sense of vicarious identification is also an emotional comfort to fans trying to keep control of their environment, adds sports psychologist Dr. Richard Lustberg on his Web site, www.psychologyofsports.com.
Superstition, he says, is a "paired association. If something good happens and you're wearing something or doing something, you're going to keep doing that."
Indeed, Mr. Nazif's "Youngblood" superstition started way back in 1992, the last time the Pens won a Stanley Cup championship.
His sixth viewing (he skipped Game 5, remember) was before this year's Game 6. He made his brother, who lives in Pittsburgh, go out and buy the DVD and watch it, too.
"And wouldn't you know it, it worked," Mr. Nazif said, noting that he texted all his friends in Detroit before Game 7 urging them not to worry, "We got this one locked up. Aaron and I watched 'Youngblood' again last night."
Mr. Nazif's brother, Aaron, and his friends, have their own ritual. Whenever the announcer says "Fedotenko," you have to yell, "Fedotenko!"
They claim it is surprisingly effective, and bad luck if not followed religiously.
"I understand that they tried it a few times during the regular season as a drinking game, but no one could make it through the second period," Sy Nazif joked.
Andrew Balas, 42, of Gettysburg, not only must sit on the middle cushion of the sofa, he also credits the Pens' victory to a practice jersey his wife got him for Christmas. After wearing it for the first two games in the series against the Washington Capitals, he threw the shirt on the chair across the room, where it stayed for the remainder of the playoffs, along with his street hockey stick, which rested, just so, atop the television.
That's not all, said Mr. Balas.
"The whole family wore game jerseys for the first game of the final, and then the jerseys went back in the closet and we made sure not to wear anything with the Pens logo during the games."
See? It worked.
Mackenzie Carpenter can be reached at email@example.com or 412-263-1949. First Published June 16, 2009 4:00 AM
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More to Mash — Sensational Sidesby Allison Milam in Recipes, April 24th, 2014
The babies in your life may be all about mashed veggies, but big kids (including adults) find just as much down-home comfort in them. This week, FN Dish is zeroing in on this fool-proof technique that works for potatoes and beyond. Feast your eyes on these favorite mashed recipes, each perfect for weeknight eating.
Potatoes are eaten in abundance year-round for a reason. To get in the spring spirit, add market-fresh produce into your mashed potatoes for a different kind of side. Giada's Baked Mashed Potatoes with Peas, Parmesan Cheese and Breadcrumbs, for instance, go in the oven until crispy and golden brown on top. For a different dose of greens, try Giada's Mashed Potatoes with Kale, which have mascarpone cheese folded in for added creaminess.
Chives, a mellow onion-esque herb now starring in a leading role at your local farmers market, add more than vibrant color. Chop them up and fold into Tyler's Chive and Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
For a loaded appetizer gone side dish, leave the skins on — and fold in some crispy turkey bacon — get Rachael's Mashed Potato Skins (pictured above) from Food Network Magazine.

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SA Newsletter 19/02: The Arab Spring enters its third year
SA Newsletter 19/02: The Arab Spring enters its third year
Kia ora to all members and supporters of Socialist Aotearoa,
It's been a great week for the left in Aotearoa. First, we saw an awesome Pride march on the Ponsonby Road on Saturday with thousands marching against homophobia and in support of gay marriage. Second, Tuhoe freedom fighters Tame Iti and Rangi Kemara have both got paroled this week from prison. Third, hundreds of teachers, parents and children marched today in Christchurch against National's school closures, a welcome sign that resistance to the Nats in 2013 has started up again.
Thanks to everyone who came along last week to our film screening about the Stonewall uprising. On Saturday Socialist Aotearoa members joined thousands of other Aucklanders marching in the first Gay Pride march in the city in twelve years. We marched carrying placards calling for the release of Bradley Manning, Wikileaks whistleblower who is today on the 996th day of incarceration. [ Read More ]
Socialist Aotearoa Forum this Thursday
As the Arab Spring enters its third year the revolution continues in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Bahrain, Palestine and more.
This forum will discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and the current upsurge in anti-capitalist and anti-state struggles across the region.
In Tunisia a leftist leader Chokri Belaid was murdered and the country paralysed by a general strike in February.
In Bahrain a 16 year old boy was killed this week as protesters marked the second anniversary of their uprising against the US backed monarchy.
In Egypt police have shot dead dozens in the latest protests and Morsi, the President wants to cut a deal with the IMF that would see taxes raised on the poor and workers. In Syria the popular struggle against the murderous regime of Bashar Al-Assad is entering its 22nd month bloodied but unbowed.
The Arab Spring is not over yet... This forum is in honour of our comrade Ahmad Sami, a seventeen year old revolutionary socialist and school student shot dead by police in the Egyptian city of Port Said. A collection will be taken for and sent to his family through the Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists. http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=30467
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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
My Favourite iPhone Camera App : Camera+
As many of you know I love photography and run my own little personal photoblog over at (www.flixelpix.com).
Although I can't ever envisage the day phone cameras will replace the SLR they are getting considerably better for quick, creative photography.
Firstly there is Hipstamatic and Swankolab for capturing and processing classic style photos on your iPhone, then if you want to be a little more professional about your editing then Tiffen's Photo FX Ultra is worth a look.
iPhone photography is becoming an art form in its own right with various flickr groups and competitions. Our 69 stunning photos taking with the hipstamatic app remains a firm search favourite.
Since purchasing the iPhone 4 I have been playing with the cheapest and feature rich iPhone camera application I have come across.
Camera+ offers the ability to capture, edit and share photos on the move, it is everything the iPhone camera should have been. At the time of writing the developers have submitted an updated version of the application for iPhone 4 users so expect this little application to get even better in the next few days.
Camera+ considers every aspect of mobile photography workflow. A handy grid when taking a photo not only ensures your photographs are straight but also allows you to follow the rule of thirds quickly when on the move.
Camera+ also offers a handy image stabilisation function to ensure each photo is as sharp as possible which is particularly handy at music gigs ! The grid is great and I would highly recommend using it as much as you can.
One slight negative is the editing function allows cropping but I can't seem to be able to rotate the crop to straighten aspects in post production. Perhaps will we see this feature in a future update.
Post Production
This is where things become fun. Say goodbye to snapping and sharing rough unprocessed images on Facebook or Twitter. Camera+ features a comprehensive range of editing and enhancing features.
Each photography session is displayed in a lightbox type arrangement, click on a photo to see a range of editing and sharing features.
The first step in your mobile photography workflow is to crop your work appropriately. If you didn't line up your shot perfectly when you took it, you can easily fix that with Camera+.
With a single tap, you can make your pics square, 4?6, 8?10, etc. As I mentioned earlier it would be great if there was a straighten or rotate option.
Camera+ comes with a range of effects and photo enhancements. The scene modes help you get the best photos for your particular situation. With Camera+, you get to choose from several scene modes including Backlit, Sunset, Night, Portrait, Beach, to name just a few.
It is clear a photographer has been in the driving seat in designing this application. Lisa Bettany who you may know from http://mostlylisa.com/ has designed a range of stunningly effects.
With a single tap, you can transform a photo from a drab iPhone snap to an emotionally laden masterpiece. There are dozens of 1-touch effects for you to experiment with so that you can get the perfect results every time.
With Camera+, you can also easily add 1-Touch boarders with several great border designs so that you can put the finishing touch on your photos before sharing them with friends.
If you enjoy sharing photos then you are going to love this application. With Camera+ you can share your photos with friends on a range of social networking sites : Facebook, Twitter, Email and Flickr are all included.
The process of sharing is quick and easy and accounts can be set up in the application settings.
Everything works perfectly the only aspect worth mentioning is that Twitter sharing doesn't use the traditional services such as TwitPic but a nicely presented Camera+ sharing area, you can view a sample of one of my shares here.
I have posted a few sample photos to both Flickr and Twitter (see here). The sharing feature is worth buying the application alone. The fact I can also add photos to flickr sets means I can keep mobile uploads together for easy management.
I am using Camera+ on a daily basis, the capturing, editing and sharing features are stunning and application is genuinely fun to use. The only two criticisms I can come up with are that the sound effects can become annoying but can easily be switched off and some of the processed images can be a little noisy in places. Although these might read a negative they are not enough of a reason to give Camera+ the TotalApps 5 rating.
With future improvements promised I can't see me straying from Camera+ for quite sometime to come. At only 59p (introductory offer) it is definitely an essential partner for your iPhone camera!
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SANTA ANA, Calif. - Authorities have arrested a woman but are still looking for other suspects in a brutal beating outside a nightclub in Orange County, Calif. that left a 23-year-old woman on life support, reports CBS Los Angeles.
Police in Santa Ana say they are still looking for two men and two women in connection with the beating of 23-year-old Kim Pham, according to the station.
An altercation between two groups of people began shortly after midnight Saturday outside The Crosby Bar and Nightclub in Santa Ana, according to Sgt. Richard Weber of the Santa Ana Police Dept.
Authorities were called to the scene and upon arrival found Pham, of Westminster, unconscious on the sidewalk. She was transported to a hospital where she remains on life support, according to CBS Los Angeles.
The motive for the attack remains unclear, Col. Anthony Bertagna said.
Bertagna said people have come forward and provided authorities with video and statements that gave detectives enough information to arrest one woman in connection with the attack on Monday.
Businesses near where the attack
took place are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to more arrests.
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By Gabby Landsverk, Staff Writer
Rhonda Heurung, a registered nursing assistant at Little Falls Health Services, has been named the March Employee of the Month by Little Falls Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Service Committee.
Heurung said she was "stunned" to be receiving the award.
"I'm just doing my job the way it should be done," she said.
Heurung said that for her, this means taking the time to talk to residents, and more importantly, listen and get to know them.
"I love helping the people I take care of and spending time with them," Heurung said. Her favorite part, she added, is interacting one-on-one with residents, joking around, hearing about their lives and getting to know what makes them happy.
Heurung's dedication and enthusiasm shows, as residents often ask her if she'll be the one helping them on a given day.
"I like Rhonda because she's the most pleasant," said resident Dorothy Sjoberg. "When you need something, you get it with Rhonda."
Residents aren't the only one taking notice of Heurung's compassion and outgoing personality.
"Rhonda is a shining star," said her supervisor, RN Director of Nursing Laura Stumpf. "She goes above and beyond expectations … residents' lives are better because of Rhonda's commitment to service, years of experience and dependability."
Heurung said she has worked at Little Falls Health Services for the past 15 years, but has also been there off and on since she was 15, starting in a maintenance position.
"Little Falls Health Services is honored to have Rhonda as part of our team," Stumpf said.
When not at work, Heurung enjoys spending time with her three children Joshua, 24, Shiann, 13, and Madison, 9. She also likes to draw and cross-stitch, although she said she doesn't have much spare time.
For being named the Employee of the Month, Heurung will receive flowers from Coborn's, Falls Floral and Northern Image Landscaping, a cookbook from St. Gabriel's Health Hospice Program, salon services from Fresh Hair Professionals and a photo taken by Silker Studios, as well as gift certificates from the following businesses: Service Master, Fitness Connection, Lindbergh Historic Site, Burger King, The Gumdrop Tree, Vacuum Cleaner Center and Outlet, Pizza Ranch, Franciscan Sisters, West Side Bar, Subway and Domino's.


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I crunched the numbers yesterday, and came to the conclusion that most of the people injured during a shooting near the Empire State Building in New York City were felled by police bullets:
From piecing together the various media accounts, we know that Johnson was most likely armed with a M1911 .45 ACP pistol, which has a 7 or 8 round magazine. He shot his victim 2-3 times, leaving 5-6 bullets. At least one was found in the magazine, and we have to assume one in the chamber as well.
That means he fired 3-4 bullets, tops, at police.
There were at least three hits on Johnson confirmed by a witness, which suggests the majority of the wounded were hit by the 11-12 additional rounds let loose by the NYPD that missed Johnson.
The New York Times came to the same conclusion—I'm not going to assert they tried to rip off my article, because the Times has too much integrity for that—suggesting that all nine bystanders shot were hit with NYPD bullets:
As the two officers confronted a gunman in front of the Empire State Building on a busy Friday morning, they had to make a snap decision: Do they open fire in the middle of Midtown?
From a distance of less than 10 feet, the officers, Craig Matthews and Robert Sinishtaj, answered in unison; one shot nine times and the other seven.
Investigators believe at least 7 of those 16 bullets struck the gunman, said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department's chief spokesman. But the officers also struck some, if not all, of the nine bystanders who were wounded.
If the Times is correct and the officers were less than ten feet from Johnson when they opened fire, they could have closed the distance in less than a second or dropped him using tasers. As the incident occurred on a crowded Midtown street at rush hour, you could make a compelling argument that a non-lethal response at this distance in this dense of a civilian environment was the only right response. It is only through the grace of God that the NYPD didn't kill more people during the shootout than the assassin.
Nanny New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg loves to claim that only police officers are well-trained enough to use firearms. Nine innocent people were injured because a pair of NYPD officers couldn't take down a man ten feet away without firing more than a dozen shots. I've never heard of concealed carry permit holders shooting multiple innocent bystanders… have you?
Perhaps the NYPD shouldn't be armed with lethal weapons, at least until they're as well trained as concealed carry permit holders.


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Having the personal drive required to deliver a service that exceeds the expectations of colleagues and end users through a positive, well organized and structured work ethic and able to act as point of contact for external clients.
Looking for a suitable Systems / Network Administrator position with an exciting, innovative and ambitious company that offers room for progression. Looking for a career advancement opportunity with a company that will challenge my problem solving skills and allow me to develop my knowledge & potential.
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Dear Zurich newcomer and fellow expat,
Moving to a new country can be a real challenge. As well as adjusting to a new culture and getting to grips with a new language, there are friends to meet, apartments to find and – occasionally – paper work to fill in, thanks to Switzerland's unique administrative and financial system.
All in all, it's a bit of a mission.
But the good thing is there are plenty of veteran expats in our group who would love to help you feel at home in Zurich as soon as possible. And at our evening workshop on Wednesday, October 10, you'll have the chance to meet with some of these experienced 'Züri Expat' members to find out more about this fantastic city.
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This article was published 19/12/2015 (612 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Confusion remains over the legality of parking tickets issued during residential street plowing.
The city is launching its first residential street plowing of this winter season tonight and has imposed 12-hour parking restrictions across the city until Tuesday at 7 a.m.
But the local activist group that forced the city to restrict its ticket-issuing policy says city hall still doesn't have the authority to issue any tickets on a residential street that hasn't been properly signed.
Todd Dube, spokesman for WiseUp Winnipeg, said provincial law says city hall can issue tickets to vehicles parked on a residential street only if signs have been posted or the city has passed a bylaw empowering tickets to be issued -- which council has not done.
That's in contrast to the city's position stated Dec. 11 that tickets can be issued, even if the street is not signed, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
"All other western Canadian cities sign parking restrictions," said Dube, who said he will continue to fight city hall until it brings its policies and procedures in line with provincial law.
Last week, city hall acknowledged it cannot issue parking tickets to motorists outside the hours of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. -- but it could during that time, even if the streets were not signed.
As a result of Dube's court challenge, the city asked the court to quash all outstanding tickets for snow-clearing-related parking violations but it would not issue refunds to those who did pay tickets in the past three years.
Dube has threatened to launch a class-action suit against city hall if it doesn't reverse its position and refund those who paid the illegal tickets.
Michael Jack, the city's chief operating officer, said Dec. 11 motorists faced the possibility of having their vehicles towed or ticketed if they parked on residential streets scheduled for plowing between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. -- but refused to confirm tickets would be issued.
Dube said such tickets would not be valid, and the city should admit that and stop threatening motorists.
Dube said he hoped motorists would comply with the city's snow-clearing efforts and not park their vehicles on streets that are scheduled to be plowed.
Dube said if the city wants to issue tickets, it should comply with provincial law and either place signs on the streets that are to be plowed or pass a bylaw, as required by provincial legislation.
Winter parking bans on posted snow routes are in effect from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m., from Dec. 1 until March 1.
For the past three years, the city has imposed 12-hour parking bans on residential streets as part of its Know Your Zone snow-clearing effort, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Dube's court challenge revealed the city bylaw authorizing the Know Your Zone ban was improperly written and unenforceable.
Jack said while tickets cannot be issued outside the hours of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., vehicles could be subject to a courtesy tow -- moved to another location to facilitate street plowing -- during those other hours.


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Sunday, February 9, 2014
Selling Cars, Bob Dylan? Really?
car salesman. Dylan did a trade-in, otherwise known as a sell-out, using his image and artistry to peddle stuff. The ad starts with the insipid line, "Is there anything more American than America?" I suppose not, in the same way that there's nothing more English than England. We then see iconic images from the America of the 1950s and 60s: Route 66, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, the younger Dylan, a farm, a diner, baseball. With more scenes evoking Kerouac's open road and ad copy professing our belief in "the zoom and the roar and the thrust," Dylan evokes authenticity to cynically mask his commercial pitch. This is not the first time he's traded in his art for ads; he appeared among scantily clad models in an ad for "Victoria's Secret" with his "Love Sick" playing in the background and has also pitched for Cadillac and Apple. Does he need the income or the exposure? Neil Young, in contrast, sang in "This Note's For You," "Ain't singing for Pepsi. Ain't singing for Coke. I don't sing for nobody. Makes me feel like a joke." Another songwriter wrote, "Advertising signs they con you into thinking you're the one that can do what's never been done, that can win what's never been won, meantime life outside goes on all around you." That was Bob Dylan in "It's "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" in 1965. Watch his reversal almost 50 years later:
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- Michael J. Mand said...
Would you feel the same if Bruce Springsteen were the artist in question? Is Dylan higher on the "sell-out" meter because of his past positionm as the spokesperson of social conscience, as perceived by the generation that has now grown to be the most matierialistic in history - whether he sought that status or not. (And we both know the answer to that.) Right or wrong, isn't Dylan just mirroring the generation that idolized him in the first place?
- February 16, 2014 at 6:40 AM
- Jeff Tone said...
I think I'd feel the same. Hasn't Springsteen written songs on the struggles of working people? Whether or not the baby boomers are materialistic doesn't alter Dylan's sellout. I would hope that he's more than a mirror.
- February 16, 2014 at 11:17 AM
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Managing the host file on Leopard
Back in the days of Tiger (OSX 10.4) I use to manage hosts with the NetInfo Manager tool but alas this has seen an untimely demise in the Leopard (OSX 10.5) release. You can muck around with your local hosts file if you like but there are a couple of nifty tricks I've found useful.
Apple suggests you use a new utility...
NetInfo Manager is not included with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. You can use the command line utility dscl to perform some advanced functions formerly covered by NetInfo Manager. Open Terminal and type "dscl" to access it.
dscl (or Directory Service command line utility) looks a bit like this from the terminal:
sudo dscl localhost -create /Local/Default/Hosts/blog.daemonite.com IPAddress 192.168.200.212 dscl localhost -readall /Local/Default/Hosts
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Blue Noise Sampling with Controlled Aliasing
Daniel Heck1
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In this paper we revisit the problem of blue noise sampling with a strong focus on the spectral properties of the sampling patterns. Starting from the observation that oscillations in the power spectrum of a sampling pattern can cause aliasing artifacts in the resulting images, we synthesize two new types of blue noise patterns: step blue noise with a power spectrum in the form of a step function and single-peak blue noise with a wide zero-region and no oscillations except for a single peak. We study the mathematical relationship of the radial power spectrum to a spatial statistic known as the radial distribution function to determine which power spectra can actually be realized and to construct the corresponding point sets. Finally, we show that both proposed sampling patterns effectively prevent structured aliasing at low sampling rates and perform well at high sampling rates.
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@Article{heck2013:blue_noise, author = {Daniel Heck and Thomas Schl{\"o}mer and Oliver Deussen}, title = {Blue Noise Sampling with Controlled Aliasing}, journal = {ACM Trans. Graph.}, year = 2013, volume = 32, number = 3, pages = {25:1--25:12}, month = jun }


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Braves met goals by finishing above .500, contending for conference title
Jeremy Nordick thought the Menahga boys basketball team had the potential to win the Park Region Conference title this season.
Losing two games to Henning late in the season prevented the Braves from winning or sharing the conference title.
Despite finishing third in the conference, the Braves had a successful season by going 8-4 in conference play en route to a 14-12 overall record.
The Braves opened the season with wins over Frazee (67-57) and Sebeka (65-60 in the conference opener) before dropping games to Verndale (66-58 in a conference game), Staples-Motley (78-64) and Swanville (89-69).
Back-to-back wins over Pine River-Backus (57-44) and Eagle Valley (66-63) and a loss to Pillager (67-63 in a conference game) were followed by a conference win over Bertha-Hewitt (53-51). The Braves followed a loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (80-49) with a conference win over New York Mills (66-55) and a loss to Nevis (63-52).
Menahga went on a five-game winning streak by defeating Verndale (50-48 in a conference game), Pine River-Backus (65-49), Sebeka (64-54 in a conference game), Wadena-Deer Creek (79-54) and Pillager (63-61 in another conference game).
After two conference losses to Henning (65-57 and 74-58) and a loss to Parkers Prairie (85-73), the Braves defeated Bertha-Hewitt (64-48 in a conference game), lost to Browerville (64-41), defeated New York Mills (75-68 in a conference game) and lost to Park Rapids (70-61).
For the Section 5A tournament, the Braves received the No. 7 seed in the West and opened the playoffs with a 62-50 win over No. 10 Sebeka before being eliminated with a 90-53 loss to No. 2 Browerville.
Henning won the conference title with a 10-2 record while Pillager ended at 9-3 and Menahga went 8-4. Following the Braves were Verndale at 7-5, Bertha-Hewitt at 5-7, and New York Mills and Sebeka at 1-10.
"It was a very fun season filled with a number of exciting moments. We had high expectations going into the season. We felt we had the potential to really compete for a conference championship," said Nordick. "We missed out on a few opportunities and ended up third in the Park Region. I know there are a couple of games the guys would like to have back. If we could have split with a tough Henning team, we would have been in a three-way tie for first. That's how tight the top of the conference was. Our section was also loaded with some very good teams. We ended up with a No. 7 seed and had a record over .500, so the teams above us were very solid as well."
For the season, the Braves averaged 61.3 points a game while allowing 63.6 points a night. The Braves shot 40.8 percent from the field (577 for 1,415), 28.4 percent from 3-point land (127 for 447) and 63.3 percent from the free throw line (315 for 498) while averaging 14.4 turnovers a game.
Leading the Braves this season were seniors Tanner Schwartz, Stetson Burkman, Brandon Junes and Jeff Johnson; juniors Levi Schwartz and Bob Lusti; and sophomores Austen Schwartz, Austin Rudquist and Calvin Taylor.
Tanner Schwartz and Burkman received Park Region Conference honors while Levi Schwartz was an all-conference honorable mention selection.
In the 12 conference games, Tanner Schwartz averaged 25.2 points and 9.9 rebounds a game. Schwartz scored at least 19 points in every conference game with a high of 35 and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in seven games with a high of 15. In addition to scoring 302 points and grabbing 119 rebounds against conference opponents, Schwartz had 30 steals, 29 assists and 16 blocked shots. Schwartz was named the Braves' Most Valuable Player.
Burkman played in 11 conference games and averaged 7.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. Burkman scored 77 points (with a high of 17) and grabbed 81 rebounds (with a high of 12) and had 17 assists, 17 steals and nine blocks against conference opponents.
Levi Schwartz played in all 12 conference games and averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 re bounds a game. Schwartz scored 84 points (with a high of 19) and grabbed 84 rebounds (with a high of 10) and had 10 steals, nine assists and five blocks.
For the season, Tanner Schwartz played in all 26 games as a starting guard and averaged 24.9 points and 9.3 rebounds a game. Schwartz shot 48.3 percent from the field (232 for 480, including 58 for 162 on 3-pointers) and 69.2 percent at the free throw line (126 for 182) in scoring 648 points. Schwartz hit double figures in all 26 games with a high of 35 and grabbed double digits in rebounds 11 times with a high of 15. Schwartz also led the team with 243 rebounds, 63 steals (with a game high of eight), and 29 blocks (with a game high of five) and was second on the team with 55 assists (including a game high of six).
Austen Schwartz was second on the team in scoring at 8.7 points a game and led the Braves with 127 assists (including 13 in one game). The starting point guard in 26 games shot 30.3 percent from the field (79 for 261, including 23 for 90 on 3-pointers) and 74.2 percent at the line (46 for 62) in scoring 227 points with a game high of 18. Schwartz also had 41 rebounds and 35 steals.
Levi Schwartz played in all 26 games as a forward and averaged 6.9 points and 7.3 rebounds a night. Schwartz shot 42 percent from the floor (60 for 143) and 55.3 percent at the line (52 for 94) in scoring 179 points with a high of 19. Schwartz was second on the team in rebounds with 191 and added 26 steals, 22 assists and 14 blocked shots.
Burkman played in 24 games and averaged 6.4 points and 6.2 rebounds a game. Burkman made 65 of 165 shots (39.4 percent) and 15 of 23 free throws (65.2 percent) in scoring 153 points (with a high of 19). Burkman had 149 rebounds, 30 steals, 29 assists and 17 blocks.
Rudquist averaged 5.3 points and 6.0 rebounds a game. In 26 games, Rudquist shot 48 percent from the field (47 for 98) and 66.2 percent at the line (45 for 68) in scoring 137 points with a high of 12. Rudquist had 156 rebounds (with a high of 13), 23 assists and 22 steals as a forward.
Lusti played in 24 games and shot 39.6 percent from the field (40 for 101, including 22 for 74 on 3-pointers) in scoring 106 points. Lusti also had 31 rebounds, 28 steals and 21 assists as a guard.
Junes was a forward in 20 games and scored 57 points with 53 rebounds, 24 assists and 13 steals.
Johnson played in 26 games as a forward and compiled 47 points, 33 rebounds, 19 steal and 14 assists.
Taylor played in 20 games and scored 27 points with 48 rebounds and 13 blocks.
Also seeing varsity time this season were junior Luke Aho and sophomores Jake Kicker, Nick Meyer, Blake Hillukka, DJ Paulson and Kyle Skoog.
"The seniors meant very much to our program. They were in sixth grade when I came to Menahga. It's just been very special for me to watch them grow up together and become young men. Our four seniors will be greatly missed. I think it will be very awkward for me personally that first day of practice next season without them there because they've been such a staple in our program. They're all great guys and all have very bright futures," said Nordick. "The expectations will be very high next season. We return three starters (Levi Schwartz, Austen Schwartz and Rudquist) and return a number of guys that all made an impact on varsity this season. We're also excited about the young group we've got coming up. There is a lot of potential there and they like to work hard. That should make for a promising year. It's now time for the off-season and the challenges ahead for our young players. We need to get better fundamentally and we need to get stronger in the weight room to have a chance to compete for a conference and section championship."


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Typescript of poem with hand-lettered title, drawings, and decorative border mimeographed on one side of a ragged-edged orange paper banner with hand-colored title and details. Banner has a hanging cord at top center, and another to hold banner when folded. Publication information from colophon. Este edición consta de 200 ejemplares ... --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 74. Handmade books published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drewes (2000).
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Town & Country is a book that explores the intersection between architecture and green spaces in England. Through 100 photographs by photographer Joel Meadows, it attempts to capture the connection between the city and the country
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Plumitif [plymitif] nm – penpusher, bureaucrat; scribbler.
I came across today's word last week at the French conversation group and particularly liked the sound of it. It comes from plume (feather, quill, nib) and is marked as pejorative in the dictionary. Plume comes from the Latin pluma (feather, down), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleus- (to pluck, a feather, fleece), which is also the root of the English word fleece.
Other words and expressions involving plumes include:
- il y a laissé des plumes (he left some feathers there) – he came off badly, he got his fingers burnt
- il perd ses plumes (he's losing his feathers) – he's going bald
- elle a la plume facile (she has the easy pen) – writing comes easy to her
- homme de plume – writer
- prendre la plume – to write
- je vis de ma plume – I live by my pen
- je lui passe la plume – I'll hand over to him / let him carry on
- plumeau – feather duster
- plumer – to pluck; to fleece (a person)
- déplumer – to pluck
- se déplumer – to moult, lose one's feathers; to go bald
- plumeux – feathery
- plumier – pencil box/case
A penpusher is defined as an "Un-needed, beaureucratic employee not making any difference and hampering efficiency" [Urban Dictionary] or "someone who has a boring job in an office" [The Free Dictionary]. Are there similar words in other languages?


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Woman allegedly assaults boyfriend with box cutter
The incident began when the woman, Urapreciseangel Williams, 25, reportedly engaged in an argument with her boyfriend, Breon Nichols, 23, BPD Sgt. John Kovach said.
Bloomington Police Department officers responded to a call from Southern Winds Inn and Apartments at 3000 S. Walnut St., where they located Williams and Nichols.
Williams told officers Nichols took her phone as she was about to call authorities during the argument. He then disposed of the phone in an undisclosed location.
According to the report, one of two witnesses to the alleged incident reported seeing Williams strike Nichols in the head.
Witnesses told police the disposal of the phone prompted Williams to return to the apartment. Williams emerged from the complex with a box cutter and pursued Nichols, allegedly swinging the knife as Nichols walked from the scene.
Nichols reportedly raised his arms in defense and was struck across his right forearm, Kovach said.
Williams told officers in an interview that, as the argument became heated, Nichols allegedly struck her on the right side of her head.
Williams reported contusions where Nichols allegedly struck her, and the interviewing officer noted bruises, Kovach said.
BPD officers who responded recovered a box cutter speckled with what appeared to be dried blood, Kovach said.
Nichols denied the assault with the box cutter by Williams during interviews with investigators. Kovach added that Nichols said the wound was accidentally self-inflicted while trying to remove the phone out of Williams' possession.
Nichols was treated for his injury and received stitches. Williams denies striking Nichols with the box cutter, Kovach said.
Nichols faces preliminary charges of domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime, both Class A misdemeanors.
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Small Slices of a Good Life
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Dominic is shocked to learn of wedding bells for Malick, and is tested emotionally and professionally when he gets stuck in the lift with a face from his past. Mo is determined to put on a brave face when she realises Adele is taking Jesse to a family wedding, and decides to find her own date. Realising there is no-one else quite like Mr T, she disappoints him by inviting him to the wedding as a friend. Harry helps Raf out by working hard and clearing AAU of patients by the end of the shift so they can all go for a drink together. He gets his reward in the form of our feisty redhead Mary-Claire.
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text: NEW YORK ( Real Money) -- Too many people are mystified by this market. I know Friday threw me for a loop because that employment number, even after the revisions, was simply awful.I think the report can be totally explained by our Fear Monger in Chief (i.e., President Obama), who scared the heck out of everyone as he talked about the massive job losses coming from sequester. I am sure that'll be the case, but the real impact here was similar to the U.S.'s pre-cliff non-dive, when the country's business was frozen. Surely the president must have advisers telling him the way business people think, and how everything is about confidence -- confidence needed to make a bold expansion. But they seem to have no impact on him. That old "have to meet a payroll" dynamic eludes this president, and so it will be until we get another one. The president has total empathy for the downtrodden and unemployed, but he has no real handle, or holds even downright antipathy, for those who would hire them. That, as well as a blind spot for the hiring that oil-and-gas does, contribute mightily to the marginal hiring that could be done in this country. The stock market, by all accounts, should have gone down big Friday. But it has trouble declining even though individual companies are poised to put in earnings issues, particularly among international tech and domestic-construction businesses, as we we'll likely see this week when earnings season begins. Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Real Money on April 8. To see Jim Cramer's latest commentary as it's published, sign up for a free trial of Real Money. However, if you strip out the individual earnings, you will see that the liquidity in the system -- and not individual earnings or government supports -- is the bid underneath that keeps giving. Consider these sources of stock-market capital. One: The Federal Reserve's amazingly low rates make it so that we simply can't invest in bonds or CDs and be responsible fiduciaries, either to ourselves or to pension plans. Every-day CDs from the halcyon days of the middle of the last decade, when rates were going higher, will come due -- and the dramatic decline in the rollover CDs should force that money into the stock market. Invariably I hear that this flow won't amount to a lot of money. Just dismiss these people out of hand; they are either short or ignorant.


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A collection of selected works within the Commercial Design Studio of WBRC Architects/ Engineers.
One of four design studios, the Commercial Studio project archtypes include: Financial, Retail, Residential, Corporate Office, Hospitality, Restaurant, Mercantile, and Recreational.
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Sana Khan, who will be seen in Salman Khan's upcoming flick Mental, is now breathing a sigh of relief after she successfully got her anticipatory bail in a kidnapping case.
The 25-year-old beauty has been charged with attempted kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl who refused the marriage proposal of Sana's cousin Naved. It was reported that the actress along with her cousin, Naved and two friends tried to kidnap the girl in their BMW car.
Sana's cousin brother Naved and his friends were arrested by the cops while the actress disconnected her phone and went incommunicado. She then filed an anticipatory bail application through her lawyer and the application has been approved by the court.
On the other end, Sana Khan insists that she was being framed for the crime and she told a tabloid that she had met the girl at a Mumbai joint and she invited Sana over to her place because her mother wanted to meet her and then Sana was accused of attempted kidnapping.
The family is firm on their statement that Naved has been forcing the girl into marriage and also tried abducting her. Naved and the minor girl were pretty good friends.


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AN ESTIMATED 3,000 runners and walked joined the 2012 Race for Life at Scolton Manor, near Haverfordwest, earlier this month.
The event, in aid of Cancer Research UK was a chance to raise money for the charity and also remember those who have fought, or are fighting, the disease.
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A teenager who suffered a brain injury has defied all odds by walking again - 19 months after his family were told he may not even survive.
Eighteen-year-old Sam Richards, who fell from a rope cage at Oak Tree Meadow play area, in Heybridge, in September 2012, has proved sceptics wrong by walking for the first time since his accident.
At the time, the former Plume School pupil's family were told he was unlikely to pull through and medics described his head injury as the worst they had seen.
He was put in an induced coma while his life hang in the balance.
Despite the predictions, Sam, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation at a Clacton respite centre and attends Shorefields School also in the town, not only survived but is quickly learning to combat life's obstacles again.
See this week's Standard for the full story.


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Parents must be held to account if their children are caught with guns or knives in school, MPs have warned.
The call follows revelations that eight guns and 16 knives had been found on pupils at council-run schools in the district in the past academic year.
Figures included one gun and six knives being seized from children at primary schools.
Keighley Conservative MP Kris Hopkins described the situation as "unacceptable", and urged parents to take more responsibility for their children's behaviour.
"Teachers and children have the absolute right to feel safe and be safe in the classroom but, as these figures highlight so graphically, this is often not the case," he said.
"It is essential for children to be brought up in a home that encourages good behaviour and makes clear the difference between right and wrong. This is the sole responsibility of parents, who must be held accountable for their failures."
Fellow Tory MP Philip Davies, whose Shipley constituency includes Culling-worth and Denholme, said: "It is important schools are given every support when they exclude pupils for behaviour that is unacceptable. I also believe parents of young children should be held far more accountable for their children."
Councillor Imran Hussain, the council's executive member for safer communities, said: "In serious cases, there are referrals to other agencies and, if there is a need, to the criminal justice process.
"There is some parental responsibility."
Slightly more than 2,600 children were given permanent or fixed-term exclusions from council schools in 2012/13.


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Central Coast Mariners are being pursued by two Asian clubs seeking to buy a percentage of the A-League leading team and their $70 million 'Centre of Excellence.
The club announced that Asian football investment groups would soon be visiting their base, built to maintain the club's on field success. If successful, the Mariners will become the third A-League club owned by overseas interests.
A deal would ensure the Mariners have the financial support to not only finish the state-of-the-art complex at Tuggerah, but also grow the game of football in the rugby crazed state of New South Wales.
Mariners chairman Peter Turnbull has been after investors for some time and had been negotiating with a Russian consortium for roughly a year. In April, Turnbull denied he was handing back the Mariners' A-League licence to Football Federation Australia.
"This is an exciting juncture in the club's short, yet proud history," said Turnbull.
" … (and) Mariners FC are currently assessing a range of additional investment options."
The Tuggerah centre opened in 2012 and the Mariners enjoyed their first preseason at the venue prior to the 2012-13 season. In addition to the football amenities already established at the location, the Mariners are adding a 130-room hotel, licenced clubhouse, six-storey office tower and an additional aquatic centre to supplement the training facilities.
Despite their on field success the Mariners have traditionally struggled financially. Players Mustafa Amini (Germany), Matt Simon and Rostyn Girffiths (Asia) and talented, young international prospect Tom Rogic (Celtic) were recently sold to overseas clubs while others, striker Berinie Ibini (Club Brugge, Belgium) and goalkeeper Matt Ryan (England), are also on the radar of European teams.
CraveOnline has Australian sport covered.
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Earlier this week we pointed out inflows that have resumed in Emerging Markets-based ETFs, including iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) and Vanguard Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO) in the past week or so.
While well off of their peak asset levels for 2012, the fact that both funds are attracting assets in the recent market environment is an encouraging sign for bulls and those on the sidelines looking for the market to embrace a more "risk on" posture.
Readers will recall that we highlighted stunning asset inflows in both EEM and VWO in the beginning of 2012 as the market was in full, unabated, "bull" rally mode from January through April.
Many of these flows have exited the funds, and the EM space in the past two months, but we are starting to see some signs of net creation activity in EM once again.
A related ETF, WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Yielding Equity (NYSEArca: DEM) for example has reeled in nearly $200 million in assets in recent sessions, which is equivalent to about 3% of the AUM outstanding in the fund.
In the trailing one year period, DEM has trumped both the larger EEM and VWO funds, as it has lost 16.44% versus EEM's decline of 19.69% and VWO losing 19.60%.
Year to date, the performance figures look like the following: DEM -2.62%, EEM -1.24%, VWO up 0.28%.
Both EEM and VWO are based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with heavy exposures to equities from countries including Brazil, Russia, India, and China for example.
DEM has a different methodology, as the ETF tracks a WisdomTree proprietary index which focuses on high yielding EM stocks rather than using a market cap weighted index approach (which is calculated using the price of a stock in an index multiplied by shares outstanding).
Currently, top holdings of the fund include ordinary shares of Taiwan Semiconductor, Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Ambev, Malayan Banking Berhad, Banco Santander Brasil SA, and Kumba Iron Ore Limited.
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The swanky, new bus queue shelters might have driven the old, encroached bus stands out of the citys frame, but it might be premature to write them off altogether.
A newcomer to the city can hardly be expected to look at the old bus stops and guess what purpose they were built for. For, hawkers have encroached upon most of them, while some even serve as peoples homes. Then there are those that have turned into dens for illegal activity. But, thankfully, for residents, the state urban development and housing department seems to have a plan to turn these old bus stops around.
Urban development and housing minister Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday they would soon send written directions to private agencies who have set up billboards at these bus stands to work towards renovating them.
Bus queue shelters have started coming up. There will be 216 shelters at 108 spots, each spot having two shelters. However, the department has not ignored the existing bus stops of Patna and plans to develop them, too, and use them in a proper way, the minister told The Telegraph.
Sources said the authorities plan to change these old bus stops, maintained by the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), into dedicated ones for autorickshaws and private city ride buses.
Patna Traffic superintendent of police (SP) Rajeev Mishra confirmed on Thursday the plan was discussed with the urban development department and BUIDCo.
Things have been discussed in detail. The plan is good. These old bus stops are ignored now but they are at strategic locations and easily accessible. Autorickshaws can easily stop there to pick and drop passengers. The police have had a round of talks in this regard with the autorickshaw union, too. One of the major reasons why roads get blocked in Patna is because these three-wheelers stop suddenly anywhere in the middle of the road to pick up and drop passengers, Mishra said.
Department sources said they were working on a plan under which the old bus stands can be brought to use.
Many autorickshaws ply in Patna and they are the root cause of traffic jams and accidents as they stop suddenly in the middle of the road. It would help reduce traffic woes if the old bus stands, lying unused and uncared for and encroached, are developed as dedicated autorickshaw stands, complete with facilities like lights. These stands are located across the city. Auto drivers will have no problems using them. The plan can be implemented with a little help from the Patna traffic police and district administration.
We are ready to provide them all possible help to implement this plan, Traffic SP Mishra said.
Another department official said: Even private City Ride buses face the same problem. The old bus stands can serve as stops for them too. The department is mulling these ideas and a decision will be taken soon.
A day ago, the minister had said: The old bus stands are with private agencies and companies that have put advertisement billboards on them. Under the PPP (public- private partnership) model, the agencies are responsible for their upkeep.
He further said: It is a fact that the old bus stops have been ignored and most of them have been encroached on. The department will soon direct these companies to work towards their proper maintenance. The department will request PMC to ensure the same. If the same is not done even after written directions, new agencies will be called in and the bus stops handed over to them. The old contracts would be cancelled.
Unless revived in a big way, the old bus stops would stick out like sore thumbs against the bus queue shelters, the first of which came up recently along Bailey Road in front of Mount Carmel School.
The new shelter has two CCTV cameras and a GPS system in addition to proper lighting and seating facility. Semi-low-floor buses (Tata Marcopolo) would stop at these shelters to pick up passengers from this Independence Day.
Forty of the 260 buses that would ply have already arrived. These buses would be operated by Bihar Urban Transport Services Limited, a special purpose vehicle notified by the urban development and housing department on December 9 last year.


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Companies supplying components to handset manufacturers are expected to have a flat first quarter, according to industry sources. An increase in orders to these vendors aren't expected to hit until March. Until then, handset manufacturers are seen cleaning out inventory of older models. During that period, Brand manufacturers like HTC, and design companies like Arima Communications and Compal Communications are expected to have lower sales. That will negatively impact component vendors who will receive fewer orders during that time period.
New phones expected in the late first quarter or early second quarter include the HTC One+, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, Nokia Lumia 1820 and the LG G Pro 2. All of these models could hit the market with QHD displays in excess of 5 inches, and feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU. Many of these models could have fingerprint scanners.
The suppliers aren't expecting to receive steady orders from the manufacturers until March, just before many of these newer models are released. The majority of these phones are new flagship models that will be replacing currently offered units.
source: DigiTimes


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A man believed to be in his 20's was cut out of a BMW this afternoon, after crashing in Cox Lane, Chessington.
The incident happened around 12:45pm.
Fire fighters from Surbiton station and a London Air Ambulance attended the scene.
More to follow.
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New feature from Lookout snaps picture of possible phone thieves
0. phoneArena posted on 23 Jan 2013, 14:27
Lookout has added a new feature to its Android app that will allow your phone to snap a picture of a possible cell phone thief; the new Lock Cam feature alerts you if someone has stolen your handset or is merely trying to access it to steal your personal information and while the new functions are now available for premium users of its app, Lookout said Lock Cam will be offered on the free version of its app within a week...
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1. donfem (Posts: 693; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
That will be very nice.
2. scsa852k (Posts: 331; Member since: 16 Oct 2012)
If the thief is smart enough to do a master reset on the phone,
this feature is absolutely meaningless.
3. mikeguy1981 (Posts: 88; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
I updated my galaxy s3 and i have the paid updated version of lookout and i cant seem to get this feature to work. I did my password wrong intentially multiple times so it would take my picture and it didnt send me a pic of myself at all. I made sure my email address was correct with lookout and the new feature was enabled. Reset my phone and still nothing. Sounds great if it worked.
4. mikeguy1981 (Posts: 88; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
UPDATE: After further tinkering i have discovered this new feature does work when pin security is enabled on phones lock screen. But did not work on my lock screen when pattern type was enabled. I disabled unlock phone with pattern and it works as it is supposed to.
5. D_Tech-tive (Posts: 104; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
Ceberus Anti Theft app. Does that and more!!!
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
And for SIM card phones alerts you when an unathorized SIM card is inserted.


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Can you tell me which of the two has the better support for BT?
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Can you tell me which of the two has the better support for BT?
Thanks. :)
I've not seen a difference between the two. They're both free, try them both and see which one you like better.
The free one would be VMware server, Workstation is not. Anyhow, I agree with Barry, they're both great products, I've used them both.
Thanks, I will try them both.
Right, that allows you to load premade images, like the one the backtrack site. I just forgot about it because I always make VM's myself for my study.
I prefer Virtual Box. It just runs faster and a lot more smoothly for me, both on boot, shutdown, and switching between host and guest OS.
odd someone just posted this link in the irc channel
VMware vs. VirtualBox - Mars Box
Might give it a once over.


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Senior Infants know lots about butterflies. We have been learning about the life cycle of the butterfly. How it starts life as an egg, turns into a caterpillar, then builds a cocoon and eventually becomes a butterfly who lays even more eggs.
We watched the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle, made our own butterflies in Visual Arts using symmetry printing, made 3d life cycles using pasta and learnt a poem about the butterfly. Here it is for everyone to share….
by Mary Dawson
Creepy crawly caterpillar
Looping up and down,
Furry tufts of hair along
Your back of golden brown.
You will soon be wrapped in silk,
Asleep for many a day;
And then, a handsome butterfly,
You'll stretch and fly away.


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Happy New Year! Most of us have the decorations put away and some can say, "Now what?" I think it is time for me to look at what I keep and what someone else could use. In other words, clean house.
We have a squirrel that visits the feeders occasionally, and he stores what he needs for the winter. I doubt if he has drawers of odd and ends — items that were useful at one time but have lost the need or interest in them now.
It is good for us to take inventory, and it is suggested by many to change some habits or make new ones. Research tells us it takes a few week to really change a habit, so patience is called for. We all have plenty of that!
Christmas brings gifts and loving thoughts, but as soon as the winter really sets in, we can lose track of the meaning and feeling of generosity. I'm suggesting we try to keep this spirit going when the food pantry calls for help or your favorite charity needs a boost. In July, people are still in need.
This brings me to an idea for us older adults to really consider. We should plan ahead, and that includes getting advanced directives and medical power of attorney papers in order for your family. It is never too soon to talk to your families about your final wishes and to think about how you want your assets to be gifted. Yes, you have assets, even though you don't believe it. A small gift to someone is so precious as a memory of your love.
Please think about leaving a gift to your favorite charity as well. Organizations can plan ahead when they have benefactors. No gift is too small. Your attorney or financial adviser can help you do this. There are some tax advantages for some gifts, and the good feeling of leaving some financial support can't even be measured.
The squirrel teaches us many things. Storing is good but can be useful to others if we think of gift giving all year long.
Check on others in this very bitter weather, and of course, remember to be kind.
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TLR&Co Unveils Winter 2012 'De-Branding Of America' Collection
Southern California-based streetwear brand, TLR&Co, revealed their Winter 2012 collection this week, dubbed "The De-Branding Of America."
According to a press release, the brand played on advertising in America... the Brand, and its brands, which effects the rest of the world. "We really don't give a f*** about what you think on our approach or who you think we are going after. It's not about that. We want people to look at the de-branding process as a conversation piece as to why something is cool or profitable or consumed. Basically, what's all the hype?" Founder Cristian S. asks.
TLR&Co was hit with multiple cease & desist orders from well-known French brand, Lacoste, over the streetwear label's similar headless gator logo/design. This sparked the inspiration of their winter offering.
"After four cease & decist orders from Lacoste, we started to think about branding more and more, and also what we should do about our French opposition. Should we fight and get hit with a federal court case and injunction, or cave in and just be quiet? Instead, we decided to create. We designed a line that breaks down the branding of a few well known brands in music, fashion, oil, street culture and corporate snakes," Cristian explains.
"Again, not to run against them, but to ask the question why. Why are they consumed. Why do we trust them?"
As seen in the lookbook, we see five new tee designs, flipped very recognizable logos... and others are to come.
TLR&Co's Winter 2012 "De-Branding Of America" collection is available now for pre-order at TLRandCo.com.


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CLAVELSHAY Barn Restaurant in North Petherton has confirmed its status as one of Somerset's most sustainable restaurants.
It was awarded three stars by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for the second year running, placing it alongside the likes of Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage restaurants.
Owner Sue Milverton said: "We run the restaurant sustainably, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it means we serve our customers the very best local produce. We play a really active part in the community and it's common sense to reduce our environmental impact."
Diners can expect to eat fruit, vegetables and herbs all grown on the adjoining farm, which also provides the restaurant with outdoor reared pork, free range veal and eggs.
All soft drinks are locally sourced and organic where possible. A comprehensive selection of local beers and ciders is stocked as well as award-winning wine from Oatley vineyard, Cannington.
All dishes are made at Clavelshay Barn including bread which is made daily and even the water on the table is from the farm's own spring.
Fundraising for local charities plays an important part, with Clavelshay recently raising £500 for Children's Hospice South West, from home-made jams and chutneys.


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First blog. I feel so naked. Anyway, hello. My name is January, also known as Jan. I am a wife and mother, married to husband Tim with son Alex (see photo). I'm also expecting our second child the first week of August.
Did you ever look at a photo of yourself and think, "this is not the same image I pictured in my head?" My life is like that. While I'm happily married and comforatble in my own skin, I thought I would have have published a book by now. I'm 36, successful in my career as a writer/editor for a college, and yet this is the one part of my life I'm not making any progress in. Oh sure, I can make a case for raising a family, but other writers (Toni Morrison comes to mind) managed to write with kids around the house. Poetry is always present in everything I do. Poetry is my vocation.
I don't want to dwell on what I'm not doing. My focus is to vent a bit, post a few poems, maybe get some feedback. Maybe I'll set some hard and fast deadlines to getting my work published. Maybe you can share your time management/writing tips.
Let's make this a dialogue and see what happens.


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Boy group B1A4 is gearing up to make a comeback with their third mini-album , and ahead of its release on the 12th, they have unveiled teaser clips for Sandeul, Gongchan, and CNU.
According to B1A4′s website, the new album is titled 'In The Wind' and its title track is "Try To Walk". Member Jinyoung composed and wrote the lyrics to "Try to Walk", while Baro contributed to all the raps in the album.
In the meantime, check out the teaser for the title track "Try to Walk", Jinyoung and Baro's teasers, the 'In the Wind' track list details, and the new teasers below!
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Iowa City is liberal, but you don't have to be!
The University of Iowa College Republicans exist to promote conservative and Republican ideals, foster strong student leadership, develop life-long friendships, and most importantly: TO HAVE FUN!!! All Republicans or politically interested students are welcome to attend our meetings, join the club, participate in our many social events, help further the agenda and goals of the party and club, and elect candidates that will promote our positive message. Check out our calendar to see what we have coming up! We meet in 61 Schaeffer Hall every Tuesday at 9 pm during the school year. If you have any questions, please contact us!
This page is for basic information about the UI College Republicans. See our Facebook page for current information on events, activities, and other news.


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When I started to watch this the thought crossed my mind 'I am looking at the face of madness.' , and because of the fact he's trying to explain shit to people trying to translate it to others, gah, almost totally unwatchable, almost, so I skipped around a bit {the birthing center stuff was down-right weird, landing pads for thetans eh, good-fucking-gord-what a-freak) and gave up atm when I hit 1:00:00 and up pops the 'prison planet' bs, had to put it away again for later. This is a diseased person in my opinion, but, like looking at a trainwreck, I'll likely end up watching the whole thing through at some point, maybe a bottle of scotch would help and a gallon of brain-bleach for afterwards.
An afterthought is I wouldn't let that creep near my house, just stinks of insanity and rotten karma, hmmmmmm, thus far, I might change my mind after a proper watch but I doubt it.
Kha-Khan my ass, more like ka-ka.