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The iOS 6 Review: Maps Thoroughly Investigated and Moreby Brian Klug & Saumitra Bhagwat on September 19, 2012 2:21 PM EST
Other UI Changes
In each iOS release it always seems like Apple makes some subtle UI changes, similar to what it has done in OS X for years now. In iOS 5, Apple changed the toggles from a rectangular switch to circular, now in iOS 6 the status bar can change color depending on the app you're inside. This color changes to either the average color of the bottom row of pixels in an application's top bar, or to a specified value. It's initially a jarring change since previously the status bar was this immutable iOS feature nobody could touch. It seems those barriers have come down in iOS 6, as now apps can change its color, and others like the official Twitter for iPhone app can even populate it with custom status text when sending a tweet.
The top status bar can now change colors
Settings.app gets a big makeover, with a few new items on the front page view and new organization as well. Bluetooth gets brought out of general and placed below the WiFi toggle how it always should have been. Facebook and twitter integration single sign on are grouped together, as are the new do not disturb and notifications center settings. This is just a lot of housekeeping for a settings app that was starting to get crufty as new features compounded over time.
Brightness and wallpaper hasn't changed (with the addition of a few new wallpapers), but iOS 6 fundamentally changes the functionality and curves for auto brightness. Brightness now seems to be more of a log scale, and the slider seems to set a lower bound rather than a window for the auto brightness function. Where previously I would set brightness to around 50%, I now set it on iOS 6 to around 10% to get similar behavior. There's a much longer hysteresis for change as well, and though this was initially disconcerting for me, I've found less blinding happening with iOS 6 than past releases.
That being said, the auto brightness on the 3rd generation iPad doesn't seem to function very well. While the brightness is keenly revised upwards under extremely bright environments, it doesn't seem to show the same enthusiasm to adjust downwards in darker environments. People elsewhere seem to be facing a similar issue on their 3rd generation iPads as well, so I fully expect a fix to be in the works.
Data Isolation
There's a new privacy tab which now aggregates all the new iOS 6 data isolation stores. This is Apple's response to both Android's permissions system and recent discovery by users that apps frequently send off your entire address book. The system basically extends how iOS treated location services data permissions to contacts, calendars, reminders, photos, and the single sign on Facebook and Twitter tokens. Inside this settings page you can individually see what apps have been granted access, and revoke it.
Under location services is the same menu which was introduced in iOS 5. As we touched on earlier there's a few new items under system services including the "traffic" process which contributes to Apple's new traffic crowd source database. As usual you can disable these for privacy reasons or to save some power, though traffic seems to only fire up when the phone is plugged into a power source.
FaceTime over Cellular
Under FaceTime at the very bottom is a new toggle for cellular data. Toggle this and you'll be able to make and receive FaceTime calls over the cellular air interface, if your carrier supports it. At present this menu appears to implement the same provisioning checks as the tethering pane. I wish I could say I tested FaceTime over cellular, but thanks to AT&T and my unwillingness to change to one of their supported plans I haven't done so.
Panorama for Camera.app
The camera interface in iOS 6 is largely the same as it was with previous versions, in fact this only really makes a significant departure for the iPhone 5 where it now has a larger black bar due to the fact that the camera imaging area is 4:3 and the display is now 16:9.
What's new is the inclusion of Panorama for the iPhone 4S (in addition to the iPhone 5), which oddly enough has been lurking inside iOS configuration plists for some time now. The iPhone 4 and 3GS get left out, however this feature does leverage the ISP and SoC strongly so some of that makes sense.
Instead of taking a few discrete captures at different positions in the panorama, the iOS 6 panorama feature integrates over a strip continuously which definitely helps minimize distortion and edge matching artifacts which normally plague panorama applications. The number of panoramas we've had a chance to make have turned out pretty well thus far. Panoramas can also be shot vertically in addition to horizontally.
Shared Photo Streams
Finally, as a logical extension of Photo Stream introduced with iOS 5, Shared Photo Streams lets you share your your photo albums with friends and family. Shared Photo Stream lets you share only with other iCloud users, so it's a much more controlled environment for sharing your personal albums. There is however an option to publish the album on iCloud.com that lets anyone with a link to view the album. Photo Stream and Shared Photo Stream are mutually exclusive options; so you can choose to disable one and enable the other, depending on your requirement. Personally, I've never kept Photo Stream enabled, primarily due to data and other privacy concerns. But Shared Photo Streams is a nice way to selectively share content without having it publicly scrutinized on Facebook.
Sharing is easy; just create a new album (or choose an existing album) to share from the Photo Stream tab in the Photos app, enter the iCloud addresses that you'd like to share with and you're done. Invited people receive an email asking them to join. Thereafter, they should be able to see the album on their iOS devices. Shared Photo Stream albums currently do not show up under iPhoto. The shared album naturally also appears on any other devices associated with the Apple ID used to share. Then the spree of endless liking and juvenile comments can commence.
Once an album is created, it's easy to share it with new people or change other album settings. On the iPad, the interface is somewhat confusing; you have to tap Edit, and then tap any image in the album to being up the settings. On an iPhone/iPod touch, just click on the bright blue arrow next to the album name to bring up the settings. Under notifications for the Photos app, you can toggle Photo Stream alerts to show for everyone, or only from people in your contacts. This should be quite handy if you've subscribed to other people's shared photo streams and don't want to be bothered with incessant alerts.
Publicly shared albums are hosted on iCloud. The web interface is quite nice and builds heavily on the MobileMe Gallery UI. Unlike MobileMe Gallery though, there's currently no option to bar people from downloading photos from public albums. Commenting and liking is disabled on the web interface, and for good reason.
Of course as we touched on earlier there's a new Facebook single sign on function which integrates the service into iOS much the same way Twitter has been. Login here and notification center will include an option to update Facebook status, in addition to syncing with contacts and exposing Facebook as a share endpoint in some dialogs.
iPad Clock.app
A surprising addition to iOS 6 is a slick new Clock app for the iPad. As the icon suggests, the app has a sliver and frosted white interface featuring a world clock, alarm, stopwatch and a timer. The world clock lets you add 6 clocks at the very top, while the map below displays those locations with their weather. The alarm page is also split up, with the top half showing the current alarm time, while the bottom half displays a week's calendar that shows all your alarms. Active alarms are highlighted blue and the inactive ones are gray. You can also tap and hold any of the set alarms and drag them on the calendar to set them manually. Very impressive indeed.
Similarly, the stopwatch shows the timer in the top pane and a list below populates all your lap times. The timer interface feels the oddest, because quite frankly doesn't require a 9.7" screen. Apple's literally gone ahead and pasted the iPhone timer UI and added the Start and Pause buttons around that. Kinda looks like Mickey Mouse with tiny ears. The new Clock app is a fantastic addition to the iPad, and users will enjoy its intuituve UI immensely.
While the big news in iOS 6 is the substitution of Apple-supplied maps instead of Google maps, YouTube is the other Google product to get the boot this release. Though the standalone application is gone in iOS 6, YouTube itself remains an upload target from Photos.app and other places in iOS, but the familiar and oh-so-skeumorphic TV logo is now just a distant memory.
First, a little bit of history. Originally the only way to get to YouTube videos on iOS was through the YouTube app. The reason was actually pretty simple – the app served as a curated gateway to a small but growing subset of the YouTube catalog which was encoded using H.264 (as opposed to FLV). Recall that back in more innocent days, Google and Apple were such great lovers that Google was not only willing to dedicate tons of Xeons to transcoding from FLV to H.264, but hard drives as well to storing a bunch of different versions of the same video. Since then H.264 has pretty much won as the lowest common denominator encode target, though Google also steadfastly makes FLVs and added its own WebM/VP8 video as well. But back then, YouTube.app was the way iPhone users got to H.264 video content that the iPhone's video decode block could play back. Remember that on mobile, hardware blocks dedicated to some particular use case are the way to achieving power efficiency. Oh, there also was obviously no HTML5 video element.
Since the iPad, Apple has employed a more direct approach, playing back the H.264 stream either in the browser or breaking you out of it directly in to a player. The YouTube app started getting more and more crufty, tied to iOS releases for any minor changes. Google began making its mobile interface better and better, and for years now you could largely view YouTube content on the iPhone or iPad without once launching YouTube.app.
What functionality did remain there were things like quickly browsing subscriptions and other tasks. In its stead, Google has built a replacement native YouTube app whose appearance and functionality almost completely mirrors the Android equivalent. Google has begun directing YouTube videos opened from MobileSafari and other apps to open and play back using their YouTube app as well. Unfortunately what gets lost is that at present there's no iPad application, and also AirPlay from the YouTube player appears to be completely broken. There's really not much to say beyond that – there's a loss of features at the outset, but if you factor in the fact that Google can now maintain YouTube, freely decoupled from iOS, there's the potential for huge improvements. Of course, their motivations aren't entirely benign, they want to serve mobile ads, but hey, nothing is perfect.
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tipoo - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkPretty sure the 4S is faster than the 4 :) Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI'm assuming you must be referring to the SunSpider results? In that case lower is better, so everything looks correct here. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI think they were changed, when I looked last the 4 had lower Sunspider and higher Browsermark scores, and it also had N/A beside the other two, now the 4S has the N/A and better scores. Reply
Henk Poley - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkRelated, I consistently get a Sunspider 0.9.1 score of about 3000 +/- 1% on my iPhone 4 GSM. Typo? 33.. instead of 30.. ? Reply
dsumanik - Thursday, September 20, 2012 - linkblah blah
The new maps suck...they are a significant step down, in dataset AND functionality.
Users in the US might ALMOST get the same experience but everywhere else on the planet got screwed.
There are spelling errors, missing roads, improperly labeled cities and for the most part, significantly less detailed maps.
I live in a very remote community, in northern canada...there is a GOOGLE STREET VIEW picture of my house and street.
There is no way Apple will ever come up here to offer the same level of detail...im simply in too small of a market.
There isnt even color photos of my town.
Jobs would never have let this slide until it was competitive... right now it simply is inferior in every single way. Reply
mrgulabull - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkThe "trouble building" you mention actually looks like that. It's the Walt Disney Concert Hall. If anything I'd say the 3d model is remarkably good.
Here's an aerial shot from Google Maps
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=walt+disney+concert... Reply
ratte - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkIt's the building above that (the Dorothy Chandler pavillion) that looks bad Reply
Brian Klug - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkOH wow, ok, well that's interesting... Fixing now.
-Brian Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, September 20, 2012 - linkIf you had seen the "Get Smart" movie, you would know. :P Reply
rd_nest - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkSeriously, whatever I have seen so far, Apple maps are absolute failure in India. It's actually pathetic in terms of actual data. Forget about features, they simply don't have data. It's so bad that I can't even think why they should launch iOS 6 here? Comparison with google maps?? just forget it.. and all those fancy 3D flyover, well probably by 2025 if we are lucky.. Reply


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Do you love Elvis? If so please come out and support the James River Humane Society on April 2nd and enjoy some good old fashioned Elvis tunes! They will be serving Sloppy Joes and there will even be cash prizes! We would love to see you there!
Doors open at 5:30PM
Entertainment starts at 7PM
We will happily take any donations! We are in desperate need of DOG TOYS AND DOG CHEWS, LAUNDRY SOAP, BLEACH, ANY CLEANING SUPPLIES (SCRUB BRUSHES, DISH SCRUBBERS, CLEANING SOLUTIONS)!
All pets are current on shots, spayed/neutered, dewormed, have had vet check ups, and cats are FeLV tested before adoptions. No animals are permitted to leave the shelter before being spayed/neutered. If a second animal is being adopted, a $25 discount will apply if the animal is adopted within 30 days. After you adopt, take you application papers into your nearest PETCO. They will give you a savings coupon book worth hundreds of dollars in food, supplies and toys.
The adoption fee is $135 with tax included. If a second animal is being adopted, a $35 discount will apply if the animal is adopted within 30 days.
The adoption fee on CATS ONLY has been reduced to $99 with tax included.
To adopt an animal from our shelter you must fill out an adoption application form. You may fill one out at the shelter or visit www.jamesriverhumanesociety.org to print out a copy to bring to us or send us the form online!
Established in 1985, we are a non-profit, no-kill shelter set up to care for homeless dogs and cats. It is the policy of our shelter to provide humane care and treatment for animals needing protection in the area served by the shelter; to seek suitable homes for animals without owners; and to alleviate animal suffering.
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ALS labratory's highly prized high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer is one of a few commercially available units in North America | Photo courtesy of ALS Environmental
"The [instrument] is the most advanced technology available for analyzing trace amounts of metals and one of the first broad applications in a commercial
environmental laboratory in Canada," Crowther said. The HR-ICPMS is not another example of more powerful technology for its own sake.
"Environmental regulators are becoming more demanding, especially on mining and exploration work being done in northern Canada," Crowther added. "They want
lab tests that are accurate and that can detect baseline concentrations of metals and other contaminants in the most pristine waters in Canada, as well as
tests that can check for the cumulative effect of metals over time. So we need to be able to provide the service and the results that the regulators, and
our clients, ask us to provide."
The HR-ICPMS is about the size of a sub-compact car. Manufactured by Thermo Scientific, it costs over half a million dollars. The instrument enables the
lab to test for extremely low concentrations (parts per trillion) of metals such as cadmium, lead and zinc in water, fish, vegetation and blood samples,
for example. It can also analyze milligram quantities of samples (e.g. from fish biopsies), which enables it to examine the cumulative effects of metals in
an environment over time.
The analysis of a sample in the HR-ICPMS begins with the aspiration of a liquid into the instrument, which is then introduced into a plasma torch. The
temperature of the plasma torch is approximately 6,000 degrees Celsius, or 10 times as hot as a typical pizza oven. The hot plasma breaks the sample into
metal ions, which enables the lab to detect minute quantities of any metal that may be present in the sample. The more commonly used low-resolution
spectrometers often cannot recognize differences in the masses of the metal ions in the sample.
"To compare the HR-ICPMS to the more common low-resolution ICPMS is like watching high-definition versusstandard-definition television," Crowther said.
"The picture resolution is far superior."
Vancouver-based Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., an environmental consulting company, has been making use of ALS's high-resolution mass spectrometer.
Senior environmental geochemist Alan Martin said Lorax uses the instrument for analyzing surface, pore and ground waters. The high-resolution instrument is
able to tackle complex contamination matrices, such as seawater or saline groundwater, without loss of sensitivity.
"For pore water analysis, we have to conduct all of our analyses on samples that are only four to six milligrams," Martin said. "ALS has configured its
instrument so that it is compatible with these volume limitations."
Martin added that the high-resolution mass spectrometer is extremely sensitive, which enables it to detect trace elements, even if the sample has been
diluted. "The high-res instrument also offers excellent spectral resolution of specific isotopes, which minimizes the potential for interference," he said.
In addition to the HR-ICPMS, the laboratory has other instruments to deal with even the most complicated (i.e. many interferences from other elements)
samples, such as atomic fluorescence spectrometers (AFS). These spectrometers detect the fluorescence of the gaseous form of metals such as arsenic,
selenium, antimony and mercury to measure their concentration in a sample.
"The spectrometer for mercury is a great improvement in sensitivity over the more commonly used atomic absorption spectrometer and will allow
parts-per-trillion levels of detection in waters," Crowther said.
Another bow in the ALS environmental quiver is a collision/reaction cell ICPMS (CRC). Crowther said the CRC measures water and soil samples that have a
significant concentration of metals or chemicals that can interfere with the measurement of other metals and is a significant improvement over the more
common low-resolution mass spectrometer.
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W.Va. commission approves WVU projects
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — The state Higher Education Policy Commission has approved West Virginia University athletic facilities upgrades and improvements to the university's four-decade-old Personal Rapid Transit monorail.
Media outlets report the commission approved the projects Friday at a meeting at Fairmont State University. WVU's Board of Governors previously approved both projects.The athletic facilities plan is estimated to cost $106 million. Most of the funding would come from bonds. Initial projects include concourse, restroom and concessions expansions at the football stadium.The $60 million PRT upgrade includes tunnel repair and replacing electronic systems. The PRT connects WVU's three campuses and the downtown Morgantown business district.
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Lafayette, LA – UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns take on the ULM Warhawks on November 3, 2012 at 3:00 pm. SGA is sponsoring a bus trip to bring 50 students to the game! The Student Government Association wants to show the Warhawks what being a Ragin Cajun is all about!
The bus will depart from Cajun Field at 8:45 am on Saturday November 3.
Only currently enrolled UL Lafayette students may attend the bus trip. Please do not register for the trip if you are not an enrolled UL Lafayette student.
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Hiya all
I was thinking on getting people together to talk about epilepsy and how the outside people think
Hiya all
I was thinking on getting people together to talk about epilepsy and how the outside people think
Outside people think better now than they didback in the 1960's. Understand that people with epilepsy were still being put away in homes and being kept out of the publicas views. Even into the 1970's some states were not letting people with epilepsy get a marriage license.
I am working and thinking about ways to get the public involved. If the can get involved and wear pink then why not purple?
I live in th largest state in the 48 continental states. It is a long way to houston from Dallas but I think there is a little office in addison which I will be checking out. Before the EFA came around we had the DEA (Dallas Epilepsy Association) who helped people find jobs. get assistance finding a good doctor. Help pay for seervices rendered,helped some peope get education at a business school. I know because I was assisted. I knew the manager. As for walks we had them in the 1970's. I would love to be able to contact people involved with these sites and local state EFA and E but I have not gotten answers to posts on the web sites and on face book sites.


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Verizon's HTC One may be launching in March, replacing the Droid DNA
The HTC One may be coming to Verizon a lot sooner than we expected. Just yesterday we told you that the One would make it to Big Red eventually, but it may do so with a delay of one to two months compared to when it would arrive at the other three big carriers in the US. So with those expecting to launch the device at the end of this month, the best case scenario would have the One at Verizon in late April, while in the worst case that could have turned into late May.
Today though a screengrab supposedly showing a document from Walmart contradicts all that. The mega-retailer expects to have the HTC One in stock in March. Furthermore, the HTC One is apparently set to replace the Droid DNA in the carrier's lineup. That obviously makes some sense, since the One and the DNA are incredibly similar, and having both on sale could prove confusing to consumers.
But we have to believe this document. Or that it's real. Even if it is, it might be old. Old enough for Walmart to be entitled to think that the One would arrive at all carriers around the same time.
Then again – if the HTC One is coming to Verizon on the same schedule as the other carriers, why wasn't Big Red mentioned as a partner in the US back at the official launch of the phone? For the US, we only got AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint at that point. It's all a mystery right now, but hopefully things will clear up in the following days and weeks.
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Survey of Sensory and Motor Tricks in Focal Dystonia
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|Survey of Sensory and Motor Tricks in Focal Dystonia
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|Survey of Sensory and Motor Tricks in Focal Dystonia
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This study will collect information on (tricks) patients with focal dystonia use to relieve their symptoms. Dystonia is a movement disorder caused by sustained muscle contractions often causing twisting and abnormal posturing. Dystonia may be generalized, affecting at least one leg and the trunk of the body, segmental, affecting adjacent body parts, or focal, affecting a single body part, such as the hand or eyelid. It may be task-specific, such as writer's, musician's or sportsman's cramps. Some patients with focal dystonia use (tricks), such as touching the face or hand, to stop or alleviate the abnormal movement. This study will survey the types of tricks people with focal dystonia use in order to learn more about the disorder.
Patients 18 years of age and older with focal dystonia may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened for eligibility with a medical history, clinical evaluation, and review of their medical records.
In one 30- to 45-minute clinic visit, participants will be interviewed about their dystonia symptoms and the tricks they use to relieve the symptoms. They may be asked to show the investigators how the tricks work
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|The purpose of this study is to collect and organize information concerning a phenomenon known as 'sensory tricks' or Geste antagoniste in focal dystonia. Sensory tricks, which we will refer to as 'tricks' since some involve motor as well as sensory input, are various stimuli used by dystonic patients to transiently diminish their spasms (Jankovic and Fahn 1993). The phenomenon of tricks is evidence for the abnormality of sensorimotor integration in focal dystonia, yet it is little studied or understood. A survey of the history and characteristics of tricks will lead to a better understanding of this puzzling phenomenon, and a step toward the understanding of the mechanism of focal dystonia.
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Patients with focal dystonia diagnosed by review of medical record, history, and clinical evaluation.
Any individual without focal dystonia.
Any individual who is unable to provide accurate history, or is critically ill.
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Grayson compares tea party to KKK - and stands by it
Rep. Alan Grayson can't keep away from controversy. The Orlando area Democrat has caused an uproar over an campaign fundraising letter that compared the tea party to the KKK.
"Ask yourself this: who else in American public life today is as honest and as blunt as this? Congressman Alan Grayson deserves your support, like no one else. He, and only he, is saying the things that you are thinking, and so much need to be said," the solicitation read.
Grayson made the KKK remarks in an interview with Al Sharpton, but the fundraising letter also included a photo of a burning cross. Republicans are aghast.
"Earlier this month, Congressman Joe Garcia made reprehensible remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, equating some of his colleagues to terrorists," RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry said. "The Florida Democratic Party stood silent. Now, Congressman Alan Grayson is reaching back into his box of hate-filled rhetoric, bringing up the KKK and images of burning crosses for the purposes of partisan fundraising. This is unacceptable and deplorable. Allison Tant and her party should condemn Congressman Grayson immediately for these disgusting comments."
Grayson did not back down. In a statement he said:
"Regarding the image that the campaign circulated, members of the Tea Party have engaged in relentless racist attacks against our African-American President. For example, when the President visited my home of Orlando, Tea Party protesters shouted "Kenyan Go Home."
"Other examples include Tea Party chants of "Bye Bye, Blackbird," and Tea Party posters saying "Obama's Plan: White Slavery," "Imam Obama Wants to Ban Pork" and "The Zoo Has An African Lion, and the White House Has a Lyin' African," as well as this repulsive one, depicting the President of the United States as an African witch doctor with bananas in his hair:Tea Party members also have persisted in falsely characterizing the President as Kenyan and Moslem, despite all evidence, in order to disparage him. Tea Party members have circulated countless altered pictures depicting President Obama and the First Lady as monkeys. Tea Party members also called my fellow Member of Congress, civil rights hero John Lewis, a "n***ger," and Rep. Barney Frank a "faggot."
"More generally, the leader of the Texas Tea Party displayed a poster saying "Congress=Slave Owner, Taxpayer=Niggar [sic]." Tea Party Members of Congress have referred to Hispanics as "wetbacks," and having "cantaloupe-sized calves" from picking fruit. Tea Party candidates, including my opponent in the last election, have endorsed forcing Hispanics to speak English. One could go on and on, because there is overwhelming evidence that the Tea Party is the home of bigotry and discrimination in America today, just as the KKK was for an earlier generation. If the hood fits, wear it".


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Each year, retailers successfully host special events that draw crowds, generate excitement, and drive revenue. In many ways, retailers are the masters of events, putting on thousands each year with no incidents occurring. Unfortunately, the events most noted in the media are those that go wrong and it only takes one event to do irreparable damage to the brand, trigger litigation, and bring the wrath of the media and unhappy customers.


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Why you make her let go? Let her do it herself, dipshit. Otherwise you're just playing with yourself...
I agree! I stopped doing this a while ago and insist that the girl finishes by herself. This is actually really hard for girls to do! But, what if us guys stopped licking girl's pussies right before they came?
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Greater Somerville: Sciortino on Congress
2013 March 6
Last night on Greater Somerville, host Joe Lynch spoke with state Representative and candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Carl Sciortino. Sciortino spoke about his tenure in the Massachusetts House, his campaign for Congress, the district he hopes to represent and the many agenda items he hopes to move forward.
Greater Somerville airs every Tuesday, 7:30 PM on SCATV, channel 22 in Somerville. Or you can catch past episodes on the Greater Somerville blog at greatersomerville.wordpress.com.
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Joe Lynch permalinkMarch 6, 2013, 5:08 PM
Apologies to the Editor: Greater Somerville airs on channel 3 in Somerville. Channel 22 is the other Joe's channel.
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A Humboldt County Superior Court judge threw out the plea deals of three people charged in connection with the fatally stabbing of an Arcata chef in November at their sentencing hearing today.
Judge Joyce Hinrichs said she "did not believe justice would be served" if she made a ruling on the plea deals, stating that she felt she was acting as both the "judge and the jury" if she did so.
"It would undermine the public's confidence in the justice system," Hinrichs said. "To not set aside the pleas aside erodes the public's confidence."
She also set May preliminary hearing dates in the cases to determine whether they will face trial.
Juan Joseph Ferrer, 35, had been facing a maximum four-year jail sentence and $10,000 in restitution fees for fatally stabbing 50-year-old Douglas Allen Anderson-Jordet. He pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in a plea deal with the District Attorney's Office.
Anderson-Jordet was stabbed once in the chest in the early morning hours of Nov. 25 on an Arcata street.
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Being an employee in Florida, and accepting a title of VP... is there anything he should request in writing before formally accepting a position?
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Since he didn't actually accept the latest promotion befor they announced it.. in fact in writing via email he stated that he would like the offer in writing before he formally accepts so that he doesn't experience the same challenges he did last time... and they still announced before providing him with what he requested...anything he can do there.. can he push back?
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OK, do I have pretty much accepted that he is basically SOL unless he can get something in writing....so my questions to you is... if this was happening to you...what would you do?
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I meant to say if it was in his initial offer letter?
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SANTA ANA – A Chicago architect apologized Thursday after he was sentenced to 31 years to life in prison for raping and attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend in her Ladera Ranch neighborhood.
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9/25/2017Executive Director (E2E) Peer Networking Session (Georgetown)
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The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) held funding at the 2015 level, something that seemed impossible and unimaginable just a few weeks ago. Your efforts in mobilizing your colleagues, boards and volunteers made this possible!
Just prior to the last DEFAC report (economic forecast) on June 15th, I was hearing some extreme thoughts that GIA cuts could exceed 20%, then with a better DEFAC report the talk around Dover became 10%. After your continued calling and writing, I began hearing a steady 5% last week. But you pulled out all the stops and the good people of JFC found this "one-time" $2,380,000 from a bank-related settlement to restore a 5% cut that they had made in their draft. This restored GIA in support of all the great work you do day-in-and-day-out.
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The major addition for this year will be "Random In-Depth Assessments" of GIA recipients by the Controller General's office. Along with this, the epilogue language of the GIA Bill requires that GIA funds be kept in a separate account from other organizational funds. More details on this will come to you in your GIA award letter. The Random Assessment is an effort to increase accountability, while trying to be more accommodating and flexible with the Audit Requirements.
The GIA Application will be online for the fall of 2017, so not this November, but next November.
Congratulations for all your efforts and please take a moment to share this good news with your colleagues. Please also share a hearty "Thank You" from the DANA Team. We couldn't have done it without all of you!
As I'm sure you saw, we were vocal over the last weeks about what needed to be done. Here's one example of the many initiatives we used to raise the profile of the nonprofit sector and the awareness of the public and legislators with regards to our concerns.
The mobilizing and engagement that we achieved this year will need to be redoubled for next year and we'll need to coordinate our efforts and communications like never before to continue to build our relationships and the public awareness of the consistent value we deliver to Delawareans. We must continue to diversify our funding sources, and de-emphasize GIA. For the next several years I expect that government funding sources will continue to constrict. More broadly, we need to work to change the government's conversations, from ones of starvation, to ones of responsibility to all the citizens of Delaware and the Nation. We at DANA are looking forward to working with you to build these initiatives and have these conversations. Just one of these successful conversations, over time, has resulted in the OMB Uniform Guidance on Indirect Costs that helps to break the "Starvation Cycle" among nonprofits. We provided a webinar last fall on this topic and will be hosting a training and webinars on "Indirect Costs" this fall. Together we can work on Delaware-specific themes, and more broadly we can work on sector-wide matters.
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slackroll v24 released
It's been a long way since I started coding slackroll, but it has now reached version 24 and there are 481 commits in the repository. It's probably time to announce it again in LinuxQuestions and get some more users.
slackroll is a package manager for Slackware. It has been coded from scratch in Python. It's written by a slacker for slackers and doesn't try to mimic any other existing tool. Yet, if it had to be compared to anything, the closest alternative out there is slackpkg, the one distributed in /extra/.
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slackroll is available at sourceforge, and its website contains almost all the information you need to get started on using it and seeing what it does. Be sure to read the FAQ too, even if you don't have any questions, because it can be a bit insightful in some aspects. There is also a tutorial available at slackwiki.
It's a powerful program. It detects all types of activities in the remote tree and lets you upgrade your system as it needs to be upgraded, both in -current and in -stable. This comes at a small cost, which is that the initial setup takes a bit longer than usual (but not too long, don't worry) and that it has a lot of operations for fine-grained control and information display. However, I've been using it for months and thinking of going back to some other tool makes me shiver. I've been running -current since I installed version 10.0, and this installation has survived two computers already. I trust slackroll to keep my system clean and organized, if that serves as a proof that it has to be taken seriously. Please, give it a try and tell me if you think it does a good job and, if not, why. Probably, all the worries a serious slackware user would have when using a package manager are handled by slackroll. Does it do glibc upgrades properly? Yes. Does it let you read the new changelog entries before upgrading? Yes. Does it detect new packages? Yes. Does it help me track .new files? Yes. Does it detect package reverts? Yes. Et cetera.
Thank you in advance for giving slackroll an opportunity.
Many thanks to Mathieu Bouillaguet for reporting a bug when using slackroll under the -stable branch. I wouldn't have noticed this bug if it wasn't for him. It's been fixed and slackroll v25 has been released. As I said, more users means more eyes spotting bugs and a better program for everyone, including myself.
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A CHARITY football match is being staged on Sunday in memory of a Padiham engineer – involving the Vintage Clarets and his friends.
Steven Holland, 35, of River Drive, took his own life after battling depression about five years ago and the game at Belvedere sports ground will be in aid of the Samaritans.
Ex-Burnley stars including Lancashire Telegraph columnist David Eyres, Graham Lancashire, George Oghani and Jamie Hoyland are on the teamsheet for the game against Rosegrove Railway FC.
Steven, who was known to friends and family as Ste, was a promising young footballer and played for the Blackburn town team at under-15 and under-16 level, winning the Rouse Cup and getting to the final of the Granada Cup at Anfield.
He attended Padiham County Primary School and Horncliffe Junior School before moving on to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, in Blackburn.
Event promoter Nick Carter said: "We did something similar last year, with the Vintage Clarets, and that was to support Pendleside Hospice.
"Some of the players who will be turning out knew Steven, or played with him when he was younger, and we felt the Samaritans was the right cause."
Steven also worked in engineering after leaving school, including the family plastics engineering business, and was latterly a precision engineer in Preston.
Kick-off will be 3pm and there will be a bouncy castle for youngsters, fundraising activities and refreshments.
The Vintage Clarets have so far raised more than £15,000 for local good causes through matches and also helped boost the funds oflocal sides through exhibition games.


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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz have been holding out on everybody.
Turns out, they really can shoot and make 3-pointers.
While going 7-for-11 in the second half Monday — after going 0-for-3 in the previous three halves — the Jazz even unveiled their biggest threat from outside: 6-foot-10, 289-pound Al Jefferson.
Big Al drilled the first trey of his eight-year NBA career with four seconds remaining in the Jazz's 105-90 win over Detroit. He's now 1-for-24 from beyond the arc, which, not surprisingly, led to humorous questions and comments.
"Can I start shooting threes?" Jefferson asked Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin while being interviewed at Tuesday's practice.
Smiling, Corbin said he'd discuss the matter with cameras off.
As Jefferson's self-proclaimed agent, guard Earl Watson joked that he will push to get Big Al in both the Skills Challenge (due to all those he assists he recently had) and the 3-point contest next All-Star Weekend.
Kidding aside, the big night from outside was a shot in the arm of sorts for the Jazz. The NBA's second-worst 3-point shooting team needed an in-game reminder of how much it helps and creates space when they hit from deep.
"It opens up a lot," Corbin said, "because now you've got to play Al and Paul (Millsap) and Derrick (Favors) and those guys inside more one-on-one."
Jefferson thought it was important that Jazz shooters set their feet, focused and shot to make the long-ball attempts.
"When you're hitting shots behind the 3-point line, it's kind of difficult to double-team your man and get out and recover," Jefferson said. "Them making threes helped me. ... I think it's really important that we're making those shots because teams have to pick and choose their poison."
The Jazz had secured the victory over the Pistons before Jefferson made his 3-pointer, but the long ball capped a 33-point game he played in honor of his late grandmother.
Jefferson joked that he even considered spicing up his shot.
"Everything was just falling for me," said Jefferson, who hit 14 of 18 field goals. "I thought of, like, jump-hooking it from the 3-point line. It probably would've went in too."
NO P.T.: Corbin doesn't particularly like not giving rookie Alec Burks — or others — playing time. But he thought other wings, particularly C.J. Miles, were playing well so he couldn't find "quality" minutes for Burks.
"Alec's been great. ... He understands there's a lot of learning going on. There's a lot of guys here that's capable of playing," Corbin said. "He's a young guy who's looking for an opportunity. He's been really super about making the most of the minutes he gets and being ready."
Burks could be the one who plays while Miles — or others — sit tonight or in future games. Most of the Jazz players should get opportunities this week as they play four games in the next five nights.
"It's tough for the guys in some spots because some nights they may not get the minutes they're looking for," the second-year coach admitted. "We've got a lot of games coming up. We need everybody to be ready to go. We'll try to keep everybody as fresh as we can."
DEAL DILEMMA: With the trade deadline only a day away, Corbin knows players might be a bit on edge — especially guys whose names have been rumored to be on the trading block. (Devin Harris, Millsap and Miles are the guys whose names have surfaced the most in trade rumors.)
"It's just an uneasy time for everybody," Corbin said. "But you can't control it. You try to tell the guys as much as you can (to) worry about the things you can control. It's difficult for players."
INJURY UPDATE: Raja Bell's MRI test results showed "mild changes to the structure of his left knee consistent with someone of his NBA experience level," according to team orthopedist Dr. Lyle Mason. The 35-year-old Bell practiced Tuesday and will play tonight. ... Starting small forward Josh Howard didn't practice due to soreness in his right Achilles heel, but he is also expected to go.
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Systems administration requires people skills
In the future, people responsible for the maintenance of a library's computer hardware and software will have learned to incorporate the principles and practices of librarianship with the principles and practices of systems administration.
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Someone once told me the purpose of a systems department is much like the purpose of the Los Angles Police Department. In other words, a systems department's purpose is to "Serve and Protect". Unfortunately, this is not enough because computers are not an end in themselves but rather a means to an end defined by people. Systems adminstration, especially in libraries, must include the human touch.
Frankly, I think libraries took a wrong turn a bit more than twenty-five years ago when MEDLINE and ERIC first made their appearances. It was at that time librarians should have taken notice of how computers could be used to facilitate the organization and dissemination of information; it was at least at that time when librarians could have seen the possibilities of databases. Librarians could have created their own databases and provided services similar to DIALOG. It wasn't long after MEDLINE and ERIC when "online card catalogs" started coming into vogue. Again, librarians should have seen the writing on the wall and started learning to command computers.
Granted, it wasn't all librarians' fault. Computers in those days were primarily seen as number crunching machines. No one foresaw the era of the personal computer. In fact, it was commonly believed that only a few computers would be needed to handle all the computing tasks of the world. Computer programing was also a real hassle. There definitely was no graphical user interface and more than likely you had to write your own programs to fit your individual needs. Nobody liked handling all those punch cards and dealing with the problems of what to do when you accidentally spilled them on the floor. Furthermore, computers, even more so than today, were seen as "geek boy toys" and few women knew how to play with them. Remember, librarianship was, and still is, a profession where women are definitely the majority.
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At least one person realized the value of integrating the principles of librarianship and the strengths of networked computers. That person was Frederick Kilgour, the President and Chief Executive Officer of OCLC from 1967 to 1980. I had the opportunity to share an office with Mr. Kilgour in 1996 when I was teaching an Internet class in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Maybe I have romanticized my memories of that time, but from where I sat he seemed like a librarian through and through. He was doing scholarly research for a work since published as The Evolution of the Book. He was doing "information science" through citation analysis. He frequently quoted Ranganathan and his five laws of librarianship. Not only that, but he had more ideas about how computers could be used to provide and enhance library services than many of my peers. In fact, he was the person who articulated for me the idea of a current awareness service based on our library's new book acquisitions. In that articulation he emphasized the need for traditional reference interviews in the creation of patron profiles because "librarians always need to be in touch with the patrons".
Human skills
This brings me back to my point. Because computers were hidden away in the back rooms, were not seen as tools for "mere mortals", and were difficult to use, computers attracted people who didn't have people skills. Computers attracted people who were interested in the computers in and of themselves and not necessarily what computers could do to improve humankind's situation, or even on a more mundane level, as tools to enhance library services. In my opinion, the situation is more or less still true today. Many computer types are interested in doing "kewl" things as opposed to putting computers to use in more practical ways.
Boy, what I would give to find a systems administrator who knew the benefits and principles of the basic reference interview. Instead, what you usually find is the electronic help desk, an email address where you are suppose to send pleas for assistance. Haven't they learned that people can't right down what their problem is because they don't understand the problem? Furthermore, writing something down is more difficult than simply expressing the same thing verbally. Once the help desk does get around to looking into your problem they usually try to fix it when you aren't there and the situation goes from bad to worse because they fixed (a.k.a. upgraded) your hardware or software and now a new problem arises. Its a never ending cycle that I sometimes think is perpetuated by systems administrators as a means of job security. (Just kidding, really.)
The solution is two-fold. First, you, the end-users have to take charge of your computer. Think of it as the dumb collection of microprocessors and printed circuits that it really is, and remember that your computer is truly difficult to break. You really have to try hard to ruin its functionality, and even when you do you can almost always restore it to its prior state unless you've used something like a hammer to break it in the first place.
Experiment with your computer. Play with your computer. Take thirty minutes each day just to poke around on the hard disk looking at all those files. Try creating that little macro you've always wanted to have. Explore all the menu options of that word processing program or database application. After all, what's your boss going to say? Are they going to deny you the opportunity to learn how to use this expensive thing they've bought for you?
The second half of the solution is to encourage administration to hire systems administrators with people skills. The systems administrator is there to provide a service to you. They provide support for your work the same way you provide support for your clientele and patrons. In order to do this job effectively, the systems administrator and their staff have to be able to communicate with the people they serve and learn what their needs are. Computers are a means to an end, not and end of themselves. Systems administrators and their staff who think computers are more important than people are not systems administrators you want managing your computer hardware and software.
There might come a time in the future when computers are easier to use. Think of automobiles. All of us drive them, but few of us know how to fix them or really know how they work. Ideally, this is what we want in our computers, but computers are so flexible in their functionality (unlike cars) that making something where one size fits all is really difficult to do. When this time does come we will be spending more time using the them for what they are, tools, instead of configuring, upgrading, installing, and maintaining the machine. Remember, computers were suppose to deliver us from menial tasks and allow us to go home early and smell the roses.
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"The Manticore & Other Horrors" is the name of the new Cradle Of Filth Album. Be ready because the album will hit shelves on October 30th.
It is no secret that I am a huge Cradle Of Filth fan. I am very stoked for the release of their new album "The Manticore & Other Horrors" and I will be picking up this album and adding it to my collection.
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I agree, I'm simply pointing out the vast differences between actual raw data, what may be scene referred data and output referred data, the later more heavily processed data and for some, easier to get at (scene referred more difficult to get to). This is explained by the ICC in the following paper:Using ICC profiles with digital camera images:There is also the case where a camera puts out files containing raw or scene- referred image data. If the raw image data results from capture using a color filter array (e.g. the red, green and blue color values are captured by different pixels), a special camera raw processing application is needed to create a viewable color image. In most cases, these applications (for example Adobe Photoshop camera raw) create standard output referred images, as would the camera.Here's some further data to chew on from Erick Walowit (this is from the ColorSync list way back in 1998, has anything changed?):Maybe since 2008, this is changed (Eric's update to the V4 spec, cameras that meet Luther-Ives condition?).
A simpler way to obtain scene referred data is to change the mode in Photoshop to 32 bit floating point. Starting with ProphotoRGB, the resulting profile listed for the file is "Prophoto RGB (Linear RGB Profile)". Photoshop will not print this file, but it can be imported into Lightroom and printed from there with the usual paper ICC profiles.
By virtue of being 32-bit linear, is it truly scene referred?
In this case, I used ACR PV2012 with a linear tone curve and rendered into ProphotoRGB and then converted to 32 bit. Converting to untagged linear with ImagesPlus gives a very similar curve, confirming that the rendering is linear. These plots are the bottom patches of the Colorchecker. The ACR conversion is preferable, since it does render into a defined color space, whereas the ImagesPlus is untagged RGB.
scene-referred image dataimage data which represents estimates of the colour-space coordinates of the elements of a scene. [ISO 12231]NOTE 1 Scene-referred image data can be determined from raw DSC image data before colour rendering is performed. Generally, DSCs do not write scene-referred image data in image files, but some may do so in a special mode intended for this purpose. Typically, DSCs write standard output-referred image data where colour rendering has already been performed.NOTE 2 Scene-referred image data typically represents relative scene colorimetry estimates. Absolute scene colorimetry estimates may be calculated using a scaling factor. The scaling factor can be derived from additional information such as the image OECF, FNumber or ApertureValue, and ExposureTime or ShutterSpeedValue tags.NOTE 3 Scene-referred image data may contain inaccuracies due to the dynamic range limitations of the capture device, noise from various sources, quantization, optical blurring and flare that are not corrected for, and colour analysis errors due to capture device metamerism. In some cases, these sources of inaccuracy can be significant. ISO 17321-1 specifies a DSC/SMI (DSC Sensitivity Metamerism Index), which can be used to estimate the amount of inaccuracy resulting from capture device metamerism.NOTE 4 The transformation from raw DSC image data to scene-referred image data depends on the relative adopted whites selected for the scene and the colour space used to encode the image data. If the chosen scene adopted white is inappropriate, additional errors will be introduced into the scene-referred image data. These errors may be correctable if the transformation used to produce the scene-referred image data is known, and the colour encoding used for the incorrect scene referred image data has adequate precision and dynamic range.NOTE 5 Standard methods for the calculation of scene-referred image data from raw DSC image data will be specified in ISO 17321-2.NOTE 6 The scene may correspond to an actual view of the natural world, or a computer-generated simulation of such a view. It may also correspond to a modified scene determined by applying modifications to an original scene to produce some different desired scene. Any such scene modifications should leave the image in a scene-referred image state, and should be done in the context of an expected colour rendering transform.And:output-referred image dataimage data which represents the colour-space coordinates of the elements of an image that has undergone colour rendering appropriate for a specified real or virtual output device and viewing conditions. [ISO 12231]NOTE 1 The output referred image data is referred to the specified output device and viewing conditions. A single scene can be colour rendered to a variety of output-referred representations depending on the anticipated output viewing conditions, media limitations, and/or artistic intents.NOTE 2 Output-referred image data may become the starting point for a subsequent reproduction process. For example, sRGB output-referred image data is frequently considered to be the starting point for the colour re-rendering performed by a printer designed to receive sRGB image data.
So what's your take based on the above and this definition of scene referred from the ICC?Apologies if this is OT.
I don't have those ISO papers either but the free PDF from ICC gives some bkgnd on what they consider scene referred (as was Eric's post to the CC list). Perhaps not enough information to extrapolate the full meaning. My take on the matter based on this is we need to be somewhat careful about what we call scene referred especially if we believes it defines scene colorimtery. In the end, the process's used either produce results we're happy with or they don't. That's why I take caution using the term 'accurate color'. It does appear some feel the need to jump through extra steps to get a 'rawer' but demosaiced data to begin the edit process, the final results being 'more accurate'. Outside of some (rare) workflows where this may be necessary, I prefer to avoid that and just let the raw converter of my choice produce images as I wish to express them visually.


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Erin is not only our first featured NMRT member of the week, she's also a NMRT Emerging Leader! Read on to learn more about Erin …
Erin Berman
San Jose Public Library
San Jose, CA
About Erin's job:
Branch librarians at SJPL wear many different hats. I am the teen volunteer coordinator for one of my branches, host a regular preschool storytime, and plan and implement programming for all ages. I am also our system selector for young adult and adult graphic novels. In addition to these regular duties I've been working closely with our Division Manager of Technology and Innovation in order to bring the maker movement into our libraries.
1)Â Â Â Â Â What are some things you like about your job or about working in libraries in general?
The thing I love the most about the library is the partnerships and relationships that we build in the community. I've been able to bring new programs and services to people that they might not have access to without us. That moment when you see someone try something new for the first time or see a piece of knowledge click in their head is fantastic! Not only are we able to create great connections with our patrons, but we've been able to reach out to local businesses and give them chances to bring their services and skills to the community. Being that community bridge is exhilarating.
2)Â Â Â Â Â What's a project or committee you're working on right now that you're excited about?
There are lots of things I'm working on right now that are exciting. I'm getting ready to launch a pilot at my branches, circulating MaKey MaKey kits. If all goes well I'm hoping that we'll be able to circulate lots of different tech kits at all of our branches. I was also just appointed as the GLBT Round Table's Chair of the Fundraising Committee. It's a fantastic round table and I'm looking forward to working with other members to raise money for the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsorship of new Emerging Leaders, and other projects. I'll also be working with NMRT this year, surveying past Emerging Leaders, developing new ways to connect with that group, and also planning some mixers for the Bay Area in between conferences. Whew!
3)Â Â Â Â Â What got you interested in libraries?
I initially wanted to do research. Before becoming a librarian I worked as a dramaturg, doing research and development for plays. Loved to delve into these worlds and find ways to disseminate the information to the cast and crew. When the theatre wasn't quite working out for me I looked for other ways that I could surround myself with knowledge and spread that information onto others. The library seemed like a natural fit.
4)Â Â Â Â Â What is one of your favorite things about NMRT?
NMRT has so many great resources for new librarians and those new to ALA, it's hard to just pick one thing! That being said, if I could only pick one thing I'd have to say I really enjoyed the mentorship program. It was nice to chat with someone outside of my system about what was going on and hear their advice.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Do you have any advice for other new librarians?
Don't be afraid to rock the boat. You'll probably fall out, but that's okay. Just get back in that boat and get everyone else wet! When I first started people told me to just listen and not try to change anything. I'm not so great at that. Instead, I was vocal about new projects and programs I wanted to do. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it didn't. What was important was that I tried. Now, people know my name. They know me as an innovator and someone who can get new things off the ground. It's important to get to know your library, but don't just blend into the background. If you have a good idea make it happen!
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I'm a firm believer in shooting full-weight, original-caliber-design specification bullet weights... 147 gr. or 124 gr. (minimum) in 9mm.
FWIW 147gr 9mm ammo is a relatively recent development- early 1980s IIRC. Also IIRC, German military bullets started out at 124gr and progressed to 115gr and then 108gr due to raw material shortages late in WWII. For many years, American commercial manufacturers largely stuck with these 3 weights. The 147gr bullet was intended to maintain decent muzzle energy while keeping the bullet subsonic when used in a ~10"bbl submachine gun with a suppressor.
I have a copy of the "Gun Digest Book of 9mm Handguns" published in 1986; it includes a test of almost every commercial 9mm load from the major US manufacturers along with some foreign firms and boutique companies, and the heaviest bullet in the test is 124gr. Several SD loads had bullets in the 95-100gr range, as conventional wisdom at the time was to maximize velocity to ensure reliable expansion. Times have changed.
Carguychris, the box is Winchester 9mm, silver box, and says right on it "super Unleaded". 147 grain.
My bad, I hadn't heard of it!
However, after a little Googling, it seems like most sources seem to agree that it's basically RA9SXT with a different bullet. It's still a standard pressure load. Fire away.
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13 Thrills, 13 Chills, And Jason's Greatest 13 Kills
Jason Voorhees is in the killing business, and brother, business is good. In fact, Jason is the most prolific slash and stalk movie killer ever. HeyUGuys.com confirms that Voorhees has racked up about 146 murders in just 12 films. That's a rate of 12.2 slashenings per outing. Compare that to Myers with a 9.4 rate and Freddy's pathetic 4.4 and you see who the real king boogeyman is. Check it out: HERE Given those numbers, my list of Jason's Top 13 shouldn't be too difficult to find. It's the rankings that matter though, so let's get to it. 13. Friday the 13th Part 6 (Cort's Last Ride)Poor Cort, he was a funny and truly likeable guy. Unfortunately, while doing the dirty, Cort and his girlfriend are startled by something.outside. The girlfriend gets pushed through the RV's bathroom wall but Cort has no idea. So sadly we're left with Cort's last ride12. Friday the 13th (2009) (Sleeping bag kill 1: Inferno)Jason isn't that into chicks, other than his mommy that is. When the stunning Amanda gets down to business with her boyfriend, Jason decides to break up the party. Amanda is a super hot girl, and she's about to get even hotter.11. Friday the 13th Part 5 (Oh Baby)Slashers have a long history of casting effeminate male actors as tough guys. Here we get Demon, a guy who's supposed to be dangerous. As we see though, he's actually more like Prince or Little Richard. Side note: Jason hates Doo-Wop!10. Friday The 13th Part 8 (Fight For Your Life)A ton of guys have tried to fight Jason with varied results of failure and death. Here we see what happens when a fired up trained fighter like Julius gets his shot at Jason's title. 9. Friday the 13th Part 2 (Just Roll With It)Mark's death in part 2 really bothers a lot of fans. It would be nice to see a handi-capable person be one of the first to best the hulking Jason. In the film it's discussed that Mark was a tri-athlete and that gives you a little false hope that he might not go the way of Franklin from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but alas.
8. Friday the 13th Part 3 (Let's Split)Andy and the gang are having a great time and getting ready for bed. Then Jason has be the ultimate buzz kill. Andy gets the wrong end of this deal and from a male hand-standpoint, this might be Jason's worst kill ever.7. Friday the 13th Part 4 (I Saw That)Axel is just another cheesy '80's perv trying to get a nut. After he spooks a willing nurse, we see what he doesn't. That's right, Jason doesn't like it when a guy doesn't know how to be a gentlemen.6. Jason X (Sleeping bag kills 2 & 3: Two Is Better Than One)In this clip Jason, now a futuristic killing machine, becomes trapped in a virtual reality device similar to the holideck from Star Trek. He's transported back to the 1980's (sort of) and takes it out on the first two campers around.5. Friday the 13th Part 3 (Targeted)This scene finds it's way near the top of our list for two reasons. One being it's still a great 3D kill scene, even by today's standards. The second reason is simple, it's Jason's first murder in his now iconic hockey mask. 4. Freddy Vs. Jason (Closed Case)Here we find our resident campground madman going out of his way to help Freddy kill some Elm street kids. So, now we know, Jason would walk five hundred miles just to kill a batch of almost 30 actors playing high school kids. Thanks Jason!3. Jason Goes To Hell (Love Hurts)Here we see a sexy couple doing their thing in the woods next to Crystal Lake. However, nobody has yet realized that Jason's soul has escaped and is leaving a bloody trail of kills for all to see. Not a great movie but a fantastic kill scene. (Caution: you must be 18 to view this one)2. Friday the 13th Part 6 (I'll Have A Triple Decap Please)This scene was cut heavily by the MPAA but it still maintains it's cool little theme. When a few Paintball enthusiast come to shoot it out at Crystal Lake, they quickly discover that two heads isn't always better than one, three aren't either.1. Friday the 13th Part 7 (Sleeping bag kill 4: Slam, Bam, Thank Ya Ma'am)This was the first time I remember thinking there may have been a legit reason why my mother wouldn't let me watch these films in the '80's. This scene was cut heavily by the MPAA and eventually went from being a bloodbath to just a simple thud. Fortunately, the edited version is way more deliberate and chilling than anyone could've expected.There we go Friday fans. Thirteen of our movie monsters top kill scenes. Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comment section. Follow me here for all my articles and come visit me at The Demon Den on Facebook and The Demon Den Channel on Youtube. See ya there Jason lovers.


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I owe a big thank you to fellow loopster Gdionelli. First we need a bit of background information to see why. This week required a couple days of travel for work. I found myself a long, long way from home in a completely unfamiliar location. A very rural location.
Plan called for 5 miles Thursday. Problem was that my hotel was on a 2 lane road, 55 MPH, with a 3-4 foot wide, sloping shoulder on the side of the road. After a few hundred feet this felt very uncomfortable, given the sloping surface and car and truck traffic wizzing past 2 feet from my left side. Something had to give. The hotel had a treadmill but I would rather take my chances on the roadside, even this roadside.
But then I remembered Gdionelli's "Scavenger" post and the recent photos she posted. This occurred to me because 1/2 a mile from my hotel was this:
Getting off the busy road side was a relief. I think Gdionelli has something here - this turned out to be a great spot for a run. No cars, peaceful. I did not see a soul. (sorry, had to say it.) I circled around in different directions to see if I could run every road in the cemetery. Its not hard to tour all the roadways in a cemetery when you have 5 miles to kill. (sorry, had to say that to.) And the bonus, no zombies in case you were worried about that possibility.
I stopped for another photo near the bluebird house. Unfortunately no bluebirds out that day. Its on the tree on the right side.
So, a big THANK YOU to Gdionelli. Without your fabulous posts I might have missed a 5 mile run, or worse, may have been sent from the roadside to the cemetery by one of those trucks. (sorry, that was the last one.)
Have a great run today.