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Somewhere, those kids are snickering.
You can bet that they are--whoever they are--getting quite a kick out of this whole thing, their adolescent, pimply faces breaking into grins of vandalistic glee every time a news account of their devilish handiwork appears in print or on TV. God knows, they're high-fiving each other until their palms are red.
But Mike DiQuattro, well, if any part of his anatomy is red these days, it is most likely his face. And who can blame him? To hear him tell it, the poor chap was only doing his best for the neighborhood. Out there every night with Block Watch, on patrol pursuing the alleged pranksters with his walkie-talkie on full, just doing what any concerned, community-oriented citizen would do if the houses on his cul-de-sac--in particular, his very own abode--were BOMBARDED BY ROCKS!!
But now the cops are singing a different tune. Pesky kids looking for cheap thrills? No way, says the Chandler Police Department. After some 400 hours of surveillance under the official heading of Operation "Night Stoner" (interestingly, many of the attacks during the six-week period began as early as 3 p.m.; apparently, "Night Stoner" sounds better than "Early Dusk Stoner"), the police have come to the conclusion that it was DiQuattro himself heaving the rocks.
Mike DiQuattro, 32, self-employed mechanic, family man, respected neighbor, well-liked fella. Heaving rocks. At his own property and that of his neighbors. At night. Over a six-week period. Calling the police more than 50 times. For no sane reason that anyone can think of.
It goes like this:
Right around Christmastime, rocks began coming out of the sky, landing on houses, on parked cars, in front yards, in backyards, shattering the quiet in the residential side streets of this Chandler neighborhood. These rocks were river stones, heavy things the color and shape of buffed-steel brains, from "golf-size to half the size of a basketball," according to one neighbor.
Most of the damage ($8,200 out of $9,600 total reported) was done to the property of Mike DiQuattro, who was a leader in the local Block Watch, a group that Chandler police Sergeant Ed Upshaw describes as "one of the best I've ever seen." So good, apparently, that the cops had a rough time attempting to carry out any level of discreet investigation without the neighbors knowing they were in the 'hood. DiQuattro--who said that, as much as he wanted to talk to me, his lawyer has instructed him not to--wasn't happy with the progress that the police were making, and he let them know it.
But the force had canny crime-solving techniques up its collective blue sleeve that DiQuattro never reckoned with. Sergeant Matt Christensen takes up the story.
"When we first went out there, he was misleading us, saying these things were being flung across an alley, or two or three houses, and hitting residences. We went back and tested it, got a house that was set for demolition, and we made a rock thrower. We pretty much plagiarized the design for a water-balloon launcher," reveals the sergeant. "We just beefed it up. By the time we got to where we could throw the rock far enough, the damage it did on the house was incredible. It would go clean through an outside wall and embed itself into an inside wall."
Destruction on that level was far worse than what was happening during the alleged DiQuattro stonings; the police nixed the idea that the culprits were kids with a catapult. But the investigation didn't stop there.
"It was obvious the rocks weren't being thrown by any device," Christensen continues, "so we backtracked. Our officers pretty much range in sizes; we got guys that are real thin and we got a couple of guys that are beef eaters. We took those people out there and had 'em throw rocks as far as they could to see what kind of range they could get. So once we did that, we tagged it into an area where the rocks could be thrown from. Then, once you plotted them all out on a map, it was obvious that DiQuattro's house was dead center."
Sergeant Upshaw, boss of Operation Night Stoner, pares down his professional skepticism to a bare, instinctive essence: Large rocks thrown to great heights and over long distances wouldn't pitter-patter on roofs. They would smash the hell out of the houses.
"I kept some of the rocks in my car the first couple days 'cause I wanted to ask people, 'Do you believe this thing fell out of the sky over a telephone pole?' My ass!"
I must admit, when I first heard of this strange case, I thought of the supernatural. I mean, rocks falling from the sky, seemingly out of nowhere, a mysterious barrage upon a distinct target--it all adds up to one painfully obvious answer in my mind: poltergeist activity.
I'm sure that everybody's familiar with the "Stone-Throwing Devil" that besieged houses at Great Island, New Hampshire, in 1682. Then, in 1903, a Dutch man living in Sumatra reported that stones coming through the roof of a bedroom were unusually slow of descent and warm to the touch. As recently as November of 1968 in Nicklheim, Germany, a laborer and his family were victimized by stone showers in closed rooms. When a priest was brought in to bless the house, a large rock fell from the ceiling, yet all the doors and windows were locked tight. The rock was sooty, and "warm."
When I suggested this possibility to Sergeant Upshaw, when I submitted this documented evidence, when I asked if the poltergeist angle had ever occurred to him, he laughed and shook his head. Then he laughed some more.
I talked to a DiQuattro neighbor and Block Watch member who asked not to be identified. She has nothing but good things to say about the man accused of casting the first stones.
"The majority of the people [in the neighborhood] don't believe that Mike did it," she offers. "He was very angry; Mike voiced his opinion a lot to the police, that nothing was getting done, they weren't getting it solved, they weren't any closer than before on who was doing it."
Then she says something that strikes me as being a bit odd.
"I really don't think he started it. He definitely ended it, for now." Gosh, that almost sounds like DiQuattro, whose house is not, it should be noted, made of glass, really did throw a stone or two.
"Yes," the neighbor admits. "To try to get somebody out there that would do something, to try to find out where they were coming from and who was doing it. And I don't think any [rocks] that he might have tossed did any type of damage anywheres."
If there is one reason for a man to destroy his own possessions, you'd think it would have something to do with insurance. In this case, you'd be wrong. "To be honest with you, he stated that he hasn't made an insurance claim at all," says Sergeant Christensen. "His motivation that he gave us--he minimized what he was doing and basically said, 'Well, somebody else was doing it, but you weren't doing enough, so I'd go and throw some more rocks just to get your attention.'
"We're sitting there going, 'Oh, yeah, right.' It's like, your wife gets raped, and you get upset 'cause they're not finding people, so you go rape the next-door neighbor's wife hoping the police will respond a little more. Get outta here."
"That's what makes it so weird," agrees Upshaw. "So you go back to, what's this guy's motive? He claims it's to keep the police presence in the neighborhood, but obviously he just likes to be the center of attention."
Sergeant Christensen told me that "within 24 hours of the first night, we knew it was DiQuattro." So why did Operation Night Stoner go on for 400 taxpayer-funded hours, just to catch a guy throwing rocks?
"Because you can't get fingerprints off rocks, so we had to have a witness," Christensen explains. "And he was running his neighbors around--'Oh, they're throwing 'em over here'--he'd run all the people to one side, and then run 'em back. ... We were finally able to convince the neighbors to let us up on the roofs and to keep their mouths shut, too. So we finally got the witness we needed."
The nabbing of DiQuattro involved a sheriff's helicopter doing high-speed runs over the neighborhood, filming with an infrared camera, and officers crouched in the dark on rooftops, observing their alleged man through special night-vision goggles.
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On that fateful evening, Monday, February 5, a police officer went to DiQuattro's door and told him they were "tired of waiting for the rock thrower." Moments later, clad in a black Everlast sweat shirt, black Harley-Davidson blanket over his shoulders and a black bandanna wrapped around his head, DiQuattro emerged and tossed 11 stones in full view of the police. And their special night-vision goggles.
What did he get for his trouble? Eleven counts of disorderly conduct, three counts of false reporting and three counts of criminal damage. "From talking to him, he's as normal as I am talking to you," offers the befuddled Upshaw. "Why would you do that? He never admitted to throwing the first rock. His claim was always that rocks were coming down; nobody else would hear them, so he would basically throw some more rocks until somebody heard them and call the police. ... You've gotta have an ego the size of a truck to do this."
Whether it's pranksters, poltergeists or DiQuattro to blame, since his arrest, all of the rocks in this quiet Chandler neighborhood have stayed firmly on the ground, right where they belong.


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Charlie Sheen got booed off stage in Chicago. His "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour is turning out to be the "Passive Wet Noodle of BS" tour. But his video's not bad — a spin-off of his weird 20/20 interview. Some uncomfortable canned moments. Kind of pathetic reaches for jokes. Unabashed pimping of his tee shirts. But, clearly, he took something from the producers of "Hot Shots".
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[I]f we connect the fact that Fatuus is said to be an alternative name for Faunus, and that he predicted the future, and that this god is attested on an Etruscan mirror as Fatuvs in a clear oracular function (Weiss 2007b), we may venture a derivation from for 'to say' (Untermann 2000). The name of the god would then have come to be used pejoratively as 'silly'. [de Vaan]
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Smoke was reported coming from the roof and eaves of the home in the 200 block of Northeast 197th Avenue about 5:35 p.m. The firefighter fell through while cutting holes in the roof but was not seriously injured. His identity has not been released.
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Boy am I frustrated. I have literally scoured the internet for a simple answer on this but all I keep coming across is 100 page threads on various forums that are filled with convoluted and conflicting answers. I was so frustrated I ended up doing a search on "how to cure cancer in three easy steps" so I'd at least get some results I'd understand.
Here's what I've got:
During my search I've heard people go on about SATA drives and other stuff I do not understand (I'm not into this sort of thing at all). I've even come across picture of people taking apart their DVR to make this work for some reason. Maybe they're replacing the internal drive with a bigger one, I don't know.
I even tried to find a manual for the 8642 so I could see what it says about it, but I can't even find that, not even on Cisco's site.
What I'd love to find is simple, step by step instructions on how to do this. Like: Plug USB cable here, then plus the other end here. Now turn on your DVR and follow the formatting instructions.... that sort of thing.
Anyway, thanks for listening to me rant. If anyone has any really simple advice/instructions, I'd be forever in your debt. Thanks in advance.
The WD drive you have is not compatible with the Cisco box. You need a drive that uses an Esata interface not USB 2.0. The USB socket on the Cisco is for an non-existent keyboard or future devices not yet announced. The Esata connector on the back of the Cisco box is for an external drive. Check out digitalhome.ca for all kinds of info on external drives for Cisco boxes mainly in the Rogers subforum.
Thanks very much for the info, snorlax14. The guy at the BestBuy Geek Squad desk said it would work. I should have known better.
The term is eSATA. Small 'e' for external;
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The term is eSATA. Small 'e' for external;
Thanks, I didn't know that.
So I took back the first drive and went to a real computer store and picked up the right one.
Here's what worked for me, based on others:
Can that external drive be used on another similar DVR? Are those rebranded Moto's?
Has CBLT got their PSIP/ID act together yet?
The insturctions I followed were to do with the SA 8300HD, so if you have that DVR then I suppose it would work. Anything else I wouldn't know.
As for your second questions, I have no idea what you said so I can't answer it.
hey dave, once you formatted, did this basically erase all your previously recorded programs on your PVR? Soo... wouldnt your PVR percentage drop down all the way to 0%?
I realize the last question was posted a while back, but others might sill end up here looking for answers (just as I did)
Having done it myself a while ago, I distinctly remember not losing any recordings that were already on the internal drive
The before & after figures for used drive % were fun to see drop from like 60% to 7%
Back then, it was a SA8300HD, which I still own today, but it now gets very little use
I have a newer Cisco 8642 & I am playing with the eSata ext drive idea...
They used to be very picky with drive make, model, size, specs back then, wondering if it's still the case
Are you able to transfer previously recorded stuff from your PVR to the newly added external drive?
The box manages exclusively how content is distributed between internal and external drive.
It tries to "passively'' equalize % used of both drives.
In my case, I had 60% of internal drive used; all this contents stays there until I delete something.
All recordings I did after adding external drive went on the ext drive until that one reach about the same used %, then only it resumed recording to internal drive, trying to maintain both internal and external on the same used %
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The Keyboard Layout Editor
Update Dec 2010: Get the latest version of the Keyboard Layout Editor from https://github.com/simos/keyboardlayouteditor
(this entry is a repost, the original was lost in a database mishap.)
As part of the 2008 GSoC program, I worked on a Keyboard Layout Editor for the X.Org Foundation.
The Keyboard Layout Editor (KLE) is an application that allows you to create keyboard layouts for the X.Org server, commonly found in the Linux, OpenSolaris, *BSD, etc Desktops.
My mentor was Sergey Udaltsov, maintainer of xkeyboard-config, the Keyboard Indicator applet in GNOME, supporting libraries for keyboard layouts and much more. I had great help and Sergey was very supportive. Highly recommended mentor for your GSoC'09 project.
The screenshot above shows the main window of the program; a keyboard with blank layout (keys are empty), a section Add to layout with items that can be used to populate the layout, and a section for the description of the layout (Layout details).
There are typically two workflows; first you start off with a blank layout and you add Unicode characters, dead keys, include files, then you save.
The other workflow is to start with an appropriate existing layout as a base, then add more characters, make changes, etc.
It might be strange to talk about different workflows, but in terms of usability it's important provide assistance for such cases. For example, having tooltips is important when a person starts off with a new layout.
Here we started with a blank layout; we click on Start Character Map, then locate the characters you need, and drag and drop them to the appropriate keys. Each key is composed of four parts, and we number these from 1 to 4. The way we count is quite peculiar,
- bottom left, when you press the key as is (key)
- top left, when you press the key with Shift (Shift + key)
- bottom right, when you press the key with AltGr (AltGr + key)
- top right, when you press the key with Shilft+AltGr (Shift + AltGr + key)
This is my entry to the most engineered diagram competition.
The dead keys relate to diacritic marks such as grave and acute. Since they are too small to see, we present them next to a D letter (D for Dead key). In some cases I could not find a character equivalent to the diacritic mark, so I put ?, therefore it looks like D?. If you put the mouse pointer over the key, you can see the full details in the tooltip.
In many cases, there exist layouts/variants that contain most of the characters you want to add. In this case, you add and enable in the Include files section. You can then override any of those characters by dragging and dropping to the layout.
At this stage in the blog post, it is important to clarify the notions of a layout and a variant. The two are quite similar and the distinction is messy when trying to explain to the end-user. The French layout file is fr, which contains several variants (distinct groups of mappings of physical keys to Unicode characters). When you are actually talking about a French keyboard layout, you are actually referring to the default variant of the «fr» file. Oftentimes people refer to the «fr» file as a whole as the French layout. You can also pick a non-default variant of the layout file, and call it your layout.
The way I would like to define layout and variant is this: a layout refers to the default variant of the layout file. This is consistent to the fact that distributions pick the default variant in the settings so it's what get the most visibility, or when users select a new layout, they are presented with the default setting first. Regarding layouts in general, it is important for different languages/scripts to make effort that the default layout is updated and includes extra useful and relevant characters.
This is the updated Greek keyboard layout, and is the near-final version that we are planning to submit to xkeyboard-config. It adds Greek Polytonic to the existing Greek layout. It does not make changes to the previous default layout, so users will not be unpleasantly surprised. It also adds all sort of characters that are found in the Greek Unicode block.
In this post I simplified some of the terms/description. If I went a bit too far, please correct me and I'll update in-place.
Update 8th Sep 08: What are the plans for further development of the layout editor;
- Increase the user base and get more people trying out the editor. This requires some more cleanup of the code, more instructions on how to run it youselves, and get people to provide feedback. An open-source project without users is not a successful project.
- Make it easier for developers to contribute on the project. If you use Eclipse, you can install pydev, antlr3ide, mylyn, subclipse, and you can do the full development from within the cozy Eclipse environment. These need documentation.
- The Issues page at the project has about ten items. This list needs to be reduced.
- The natural place for users of the layout editor is the http://listserv.bat.ru/xkb/List.html mailing list. We need to promote the editor there, and get examples of users actually using it to maintain layouts.
- An issue that plagues some users is when they need compose sequences to generate characters that no pre-composed forms exist. If users really need this (mainly Latin and Cyrillic scripts, complex scripts), it can be adapted to the UI.
- It is technically easy to adapt the editor so that it produces XML layouts. Considering the state of XKB-atkins, this may not be a top priority at the moment. libxml2 comes with the MIT license, so in license terms it would be OK. Not sure if it is OK to link libxml2 to the X.org server. It might actually solve the slow parsing of the configurations files and the issues of xkbcomp.
- At the moment the default geometry is a somewhat generic keyboard. In addition, I deactivated several keys (such as the function keys), in order not to confuse users (you can activate with a small change in the code). The keyboard can be expanded to a full 105-keys style. A related project would be to figure out an efficient way to edit those geometry files, and make the keyboard customised. If people start creating layouts with the editor, they will certainly love to edit geometry files!
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I have downloaded your software.
I think it would be a nice stuff. I will try it.
Thank you.
thank you for your project, i will try it
This was extremely useful! This should totally be packaged by most distributions. I also think you should make a hassle-free package with the xkb grammar already compiled.
Thanks for this software. I have tried it. In my case, it can open existing xkb layouts in my local drive. I can see the layout. But I can not make any change because the "start character map" command button is not working. The dialog box that you have shown in this blog post (2nd figure from top) is not showing. So, no change can be make. Please help.
I download the soft and install bot not open. How to open this soft? I am using ubuntu 10.10
I started blank layout and clicked "Start Character map", but window is not opened, please help
Baagli and everyone else who is having trouble:
If the "Start Character map" button does nothing, open a terminal and type "gucharmap". If it doesn't load up, type "sudo apt-get install gucharmap" and then run "gucharmap" (without quotes). From there, drag-and-drop the characters onto the keyboard in the layout editor.
I use Ubuntu10.04. I have Greek Polytonic Keyboard to type Ancient Greek.
When I type Greek Oxia, the system automatically displays a Tonos!
The Tonos and the Oxia are not the same, so I have incompatibility with the Perseus.tufts website (one of biggest ancient Greek websites) and ancient Greek spellchecker sees every word I type incorrect, I don't want to use their online system all the time to do work!
I tried your keyboard layout editor to change key bindings for dead_acute with U1FFD (Greek Oxia) but the key is not behave dead anymore: when I press it, it outputs Oxia (it should do nothing when pressed, and after I press a vowel it should output vowel with Oxia)
Could you PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME? FILE SE PARAKALW DEN MPORW NA KANW THN DOYLEIA MOU EXW FAEI TO INTERNET DEN MPORW NA BRW AKRH.
PLease see similar problem:
Ever think of making a .deb available to the Debian/Ubuntu community? I know it would be appreciated.
Yeah, it would be great if this was packaged into common distros. I don't think Debian has a graphical keyboard layout editor in its repository, and this is by far the slickest one.
I've been trying to use this software to create a new keyboard layout, and have named it ga for Turkish variant 'Gagauz' language. Since I am using KDE desktop for Linux, I do not have gucharmap installed. Instead, from command line I open kcharselect and drag and drop letters from it to KeyboardLayoutEditor.
The c source code file is created, but how do I implement it into kbdz? For instance, I open System settings>Input Devices>Keyboard>Layouts and click "add" but 'ga' is not shown anywhere under "Limit selection by Language", "Layout", "Variant", or "Label". Is there some extra step involved in getting the newly created layout listed in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules in files such as base.lst and base.xml so it shows under System Settings Keyboard Layout GUI?
As for the editor, it is easy to use. I can easily remove a key if I make a mistake.
Regards, Marie
your program is very good. but i thing it not work on windows platform
It might open and run on the windows platform (not sure about this), but the keyboard layouts it creates are for linux which I haven't been able to find a great gui keyboard layout creator for until this project.
The keyboard layout file it creates when you're done itsn't designed for Windows, microsoft has its on graphical keyboard layout creator you can get off their website made for windows.
I have downloaded "KeyboardLayoutEditor-3.40.tar.gz" from "http://code.google.com/p/keyboardlayouteditor".
May you help me install it on Xubuntu?
I have tried to install your utility on Mint but when launching ./KeyboardLayoutEditor I always get:
Import error: No module named antlr3
This script requires to have the python antl3 package installed.
Please see the README file for further instructions.
I manually installed antlr3 without incident but still get the above error result when launching the toolkit.
….any suggestions?
Thanks kindly for your work and your help!
Appologies: I should have mentioned: Mint 18.1 Cinnamon. Sorry about that.
Excuse me, but when trying to use the kle, Start Character Map does nothing. How can this be possible? How can I fix it?


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Second-from-bottom Harvington were denied by the weather in a tough trip to fourth-placed Pedmore, while Bredon's top-of-the-table clash at Stourport in Division Three was also abandoned.
Evesham and Harvington, who are only separated by 10 points, are back at home on Saturday against leaders Worcester and Redditch respectively (both 1pm).
Pershore, who are still just one point behind Worcester in second spot, visit Hagley and Bredon host mid-table Alvechurch and Hopwood.
Meanwhile, Broadway enjoyed a six-wicket win at relegation-threatened Long Itchington in the Cotswold Hills League Premier Division in one of the few games completed.
They were set 155-9 but then achieved a weather-reduced target of 141-4 to claim 19 points and move up to third place in the table.
Broadway host bottom-of-the-table Elmley Castle on Saturday, while fourth-placed Bretforton entertain Long Itchington.


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With 30 years experience in the development of products for the portable and console / PC gaming industry, Logic3 has certainly been busy of late with a number of new releases. One of these new product is the i-StationGo. The product forms part of Logic3's range of i-Station Traveller speakers.
The i-StationGo is a foldaway travel speaker unit that could fit into a pocket during transit – admittedly it might cause a bulge but at least you would have your hands free for other tasks. Of course, if your slim-line appearance is really important then the device will not take up too much space in a handbag, shoulder bag or even a briefcase. In its closed, folded up state the i-StationGo's dimensions are 112 x 89 x 30mm (W x H x D) with the width opening up to 198mm when in use.
As you can probably guess from the "i" part of the product's title, this speaker unit has been designed for use with the various members of the iPod family. In fact, going by the range of colours available (pink, silver, blue and black), it should come as no surprise to hear that the owners of the iPod nano are the prime target for the device but that should not exclude others from considering this product.
This speaker set is powered by four AAA batteries which are supplied with the product. You should get up to 15 hours of stereo audio sound delivered at 4 watts from a set of batteries. To gain access to the battery compartment you need to fully expand the unit and remove a plastic cover. Inserting the batteries is a little fiddly but not to any extreme. To the right of the battery compartment is an on/off switch to help conserve on battery power plus a mains power socket. However to make use of this latter feature you will need to purchase an optional AC Power lead.
Also on the right side is a permanently attached lead with a standard 3.5mm jack plug. Both the lead and plug can be stored in a channel when the speaker unit is in its folded-up state. It should be pointed out that these various items, on/off switch, battery compartment and connection lea, are all located on the rear of the i-StationGo so that they are kept out of sight when the unit is being used.
The front of the i-StationGo features a pair of speaker units hanging off, like a pair of ears, either side of the battery compartment. Decorating the front panel of these speakers is a sun-burst pattern of perforated holes highlighted by your chosen colour. A drop-down, centrally positioned, mini platform allows you to perch your mobile music device either horizontally or vertically. The i-StationGo has been designed so that it can stand in an upright position without any outside assistance.
As already mentioned your music device could be an iPod nano but just as likely any iPod device or MP3 player that has a 3.5mm headphone socket. The i-StationGo does not offer any control or volume level adjustments – any such actions will need to be carried out from the music player. Furthermore iPod devices do not benefit from the recharging feature sometimes offered by larger speaker units.
While the i-StationGo is not going to fill a room with stereo music from your portable player, and it was never meant to, it is quite capable of enabling several people to listen to the audio. From the front it looks attractive enough – can not say the same for the rear view – so that you will not feel ashamed to get it out in public. Logic3 has included a soft, drawstring pouch in the box. The i-StationGo has been priced at £19.99 and it will be available from Maplins, John Lewis, and Amazon or direct from Logic3.
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A cut of the film is currently being entered into film festivals, but there's time — about a month left — to pitch in and help get the film properly finished. Click here to visit its IndieGoGo page to find out more.
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Welcome to popFUTURE!
popFUTURE is currently off air at the moment because the presenter is unwell but hopefully the show will return at the start of 2015 bigger, bolder and better than ever! So keep an eye on this website and the Facebook page for updates.
What is popFUTURE?
It's a music show on community radio station Mearns FM featuring new electropop artists and bands and new pop releases.
When's it on then?
Every Wednesday evening from 9pm until 11pm in the UK (GMT).
How do I listen to it?
If you live in south Aberdeenshire in Scotland, between Portlethen, Laurencekirk and St Cyrus then you can tune in on 105.7-107.3 fm. If not, or your radio is rubbish, you can tune in online by going to www.mearnsfm.org.uk, or search for Mearns FM on Tune In radio.
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February 2012 Subscriber LetterFebruary 1st, 2012
February 2012
Dear Reconciler Family,
In January I traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in a Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy Summit at Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), an office of the U.S. Department of Justice. My son, Brad, of the Pasadena Police Department was also invited to attend. We were asked to go by Bernard Melekian (former Pasadena Police Chief) who now serves as Director of COPS.
On January 10, I conducted a two-hour session with a predominately African American audience which included some top COPS office leaders on "The Dream," referring to Jesus' dream of Luke 4:16-18 "to preach good news to the poor, and relieve the oppressed, give sight to the blind, and liberate the captives." Some feel overlooked for promotions and discriminated against.
On January 11, I participated in an 8-hour Summit on Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy which included a number of police chiefs, COPS leaders, pastors, community development leaders and others. I spoke and fielded questions for an hour and served as a panelist the rest of the time.
In an interview, Garry McCarthy, Superintendent of Police in Chicago, said: "I understand the historical divide between police and communities of color – it's rooted in the history of this country. The most visible arm of government is a police force, and the institutionalized governmental programs that promoted racist policies that were enforced by police departments are part of the African American history in this country. And we have to recognize it because recognition is the first step towards finding a cure for what is ailing us."
David Kennedy, Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College in New York, said that "affected communities view present law enforcement actions through the lens of history creating a narrative…" The narrative says they believe the laws set up by the government are slanted against communities of color. Whether true or not this belief is acted upon and helps perpetuate our present conditions.
The bottom line is our prayers and examples are much needed in a dangerous and spiritually starved world. Thank you for standing in the gap with us at ORM. And many thanks for your faithful financial support which helps enable us to do our part.
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Replacing a main water pipe was one of the points covered during a recent meeting of the Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board. The Board approved the replacement of 880 feet of cast iron pipe with eight inch PVC pipe on Anderson Avenue, between North 10th and North 7th Streets. The Board also authorized the staff to design and prepare documents for the replacement of 2500 feet of a cast iron water main on North 8th Street. The cost for that project will be approximately $750,000.
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After its Super Bowl success, Papa John's signs on with NFL
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Papa John's has signed on as the NFL's official pizza for the next three years, expanding a deal that saw it rent those same rights in and around this year's Super Bowl.
The company said the new rights agreement was its largest sponsorship ever and that marketing around the Super Bowl helped it record its biggest sales day ever on Super Bowl Sunday, when it sold more than 900,000 pizzas in the United States.
Under the deal, Papa John's receives regular-season rights and official pizza sponsor designation for Super Bowl XLV, XLVI and XLVII. The NFL has not had a full-time quick-service restaurant corporate sponsor since Burger King in the 2007 season.
While Papa John's gets category exclusivity within the delivery, carryout and frozen-pizza categories, the NFL is free to cut other QSR sponsorship deals. Last year, the NFL did one-off QSR deals with IHOP, KFC, McDonald's for the Pro Bowl, and Papa John's for the Super Bowl.
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The Memphis Grizzlies continued their impressive streak on Wednesday night by beating the Utah Jazz, bringing the team to a record of 14-5 since the All-Star break. If the Grizzlies can keep this level of play up, they are very likely not only to make the playoffs, but to reach 50 wins as well, which would help legitimize the possibility of the team making a strong run for the NBA championship. Of course, the Grizzlies still need to stay hot in order to make the playoffs, as none of the last four playoff spots in the Western Conference are set in stone. But it seems that out of the five teams currently fighting for the last four spots in the playoffs, the Grizzlies are the least likely to lose momentum and not make the playoffs.
However, despite their strong play as of late, the Grizzlies are probably going to be stuck with a lower seed, as this run comes a little too late for the Grizzlies to challenge the top teams in the Western Conference for their current spots in the playoffs. With each of the three division leaders, the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Los Angeles Clippers, having at least a six game lead in their respective divisions, they will each probably keep that lead going into the end of the season. Likewise, with a five game leader over the Grizzlies, it is very unlikely that the Houston Rockets give up their 4th seed to the Memphis Grizzlies or any other team for that matter.
The Grizzlies have made a name for themselves in the past few years for making surprisingly strong postseason runs. And while there is no denying that each of the top four seeds in the Western Conference would be a challenge for the Grizzlies, the team is starting to prove that they will be able to give each of them a run for their money.
The next couple of articles will take a look at the Grizzlies in respect to their this piece will focus on the Clippers and Rockets, the current 3rd and 4th seeded teams respectively, as well as their recent history against the Grizzlies and what are going to be key factors in a best of seven series. The other two possible opponents, the Spurs and the Thunder, will be talked about separately within the next few days, as these opponents would be more difficult for the Grizzlies and are more complex to break down.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers and Grizzlies have some experience facing each other in the playoffs. In the first round of the 2012 Playoffs, the Clippers were able to oust the Grizzlies in seven games. However, the Grizzlies were able to beat the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs in six games last year.
Despite obtaining Doc Rivers as a head coach through a trade with the Celtics during the offseason, who is known to be one of the best coaches in the league and a mastermind at defense, the Clippers have yet to reach the level of defensive play that is required for a team to be a serious contender. The Clippers are well known for playing strong offensively to
make up for their average defense. Because of this, the Grizzlies should only need to shut down the Clippers' offense in order to win, as their own offense should be enough to score on the Clippers' porous defense. There is also recent precedent to show that this could be the case. In their most recent matchup, the Grizzlies were able to hold the Clippers to just 38.8% from the field. The Grizzlies were also able to score 60 points in the paint against the poor Clippers defense, which helped lead the team to a 102-96 victory.
A series against the Clippers would likely be determined by the Grizzlies' ability to contain Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, and Jamal Crawford. If the Grizzlies can make sure none of these players go wild on their defense, then they should be able to handle the defense of the Clippers and make sure that the Clippers once again fail to obtain their first NBA title.
Houston Rockets
The current iteration of the Rockets don't have as much experience together as other playoff teams, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be taken seriously. The Rockets are currently ranked 2nd in points per game and 7th in rebounds per game. The offensive output that Chandler Parsons and James Harden provide is enough to run wild on many defenses in the NBA. Dwight Howard has also helped the team a lot, as his defensive ability as well as his rebounding skills has helped the Rockets go from being a strong team to a serious contender.
While the Rockets were able to win two out of the four games they played this year against the Grizzlies, one could attribute these victories to the fact that Marc Gasol was out of action with a leg injury. When the Rockets faced the Grizzlies when Gasol was healthy, however, the Rockets could not score as well as they were able to beforehand, and the Grizzlies won both of those games.
The difference that having Gasol makes for the Grizzlies' defense is a huge one. When Gasol was out of action, the Rockets were able to shoot 46.4% from the field, but when he was healthy, their shooting percentage was held to only 38.8%. The Rockets were also only to average 31 points in the paint when Gasol was playing, way less than the 54 points on average without him. Needless to say, as long as Gasol doesn't get injured again, it wouldn't be too shocking to see the Grizzlies defeat the Rockets.


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I am using pork belly about 2 1/2 kg. ambient Temps are quite warm here at the moment.
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Since you are having warm weather, smoke it at ambient if you can or at about 38°C but no higher than 54°C. I happen to like 10 hours of smoke but you can go longer or less...JJ
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zott, It would be hard for someone to tell how long to smoke a product not knowing the smoke color or density of the smoke. Due to the many different reasons such as humidity and temperature, the same type of wood will burn differently. I suggest starting with a specified type of wood such as apple and smoke to a desired color rather than time. After learning what color works best for you with apple, change to a different type of wood such as hickory and repeat the process. To help speed this along, you can cut the belly into several sections rather than leaving it whole or in halves and remove at different colors. Keep good notes on what you do.
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BOERNE, TX, November 2, 2012 – Laboratory personnel and lab directors can now earn one-half hour of Accent CE credit from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) on-line by visiting www.stanbio.com/gobhb and clicking the Learning Center icon. A case study presentation by Dr. James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB, entitled "The value, efficacy and efficiency of ß-Hydroxybutyrate," recorded at the Clinical Lab Expo in July 2012, has been authorized for Accent credit and is now available for laboratory personnel to view at their convenience. Accent credits count toward important board certification and state licensure requirements.
"The case study presentation by Dr. Nichols at this year's AACC Clinical Lab Expo effectively illustrated the use and value of testing for diabetic ketoacidosis using the enzymatic ß-Hydroxybutyrate assay," said Gilbert A. Mejia, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Stanbio Laboratory. "Now lab personnel can learn about this better way to test for ketosis – and earn one-half credit hour at the same time – by simply viewing Dr. Nichols' presentation on the Stanbio Laboratory web site," Mejia added. The web presentation can be accessed 24/7 by clicking the Learning Center icon. It is available free of charge. A form to apply for the credit must be completed. An on-line link to the form can also be found in the Learning Center area of the Stanbio Laboratory web site.
Stanbio Laboratory launched its ß-Hydroxybutyrate web portal earlier this year to aggregate content related to the increasing use of its enzymatic ß-Hydroxybutyrate assay. Now, eight of the top 10 diabetes and endocrinology hospitals, as ranked by a nationally recognized news magazine, are using Stanbio ß-Hydroxybutyrate products to test for ketosis.
Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Boerne, Texas, Stanbio Laboratory manufactures and markets medical testing and diagnostic devices including clinical chemistry, pregnancy, strep A, serology, urinalysis, and point-of-care hemoglobin tests. Stanbio Laboratory's Quality System is ISO 13485 registered and its facility operates under USFDA current GMP requirements. Stanbio also offers OEM and private labeling capabilities and distributes products in over 125 countries worldwide. This year the company celebrates its 52nd year in business. To find out more about Stanbio, review its news, or learn more about its products, visit www.stanbio.com.
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Wideband frequency downconverters help to process a broad range of RF and microwave frequencies when covering a great deal of spectrum in surveillance and electronic-intelligence (ELINT) applications. The SIDC 6000 series of microwave downconverters/tuners from Elcom Technologies feature extremely broad bandwidth, with a tuning range of 0.5 to 26.5 GHz in a compact 1U-high enclosure that will fit within the available space in most 19-in. racks. The fast-tuning downconverter is also well suited for use in radar-warning receivers (RWRs), in instrumentation, and in satellite-communications (satcom) systems.
The SIDC 6000 (see figure) provides 10-Hz tuning resolution over its wide input frequency range, with standard tuning speed of 1 ms from a first frequency, f1, to a second frequency, f2 (models with faster tuning speeds are available upon request). The frequency accuracy, which is tied to an internal 10-MHz reference oscillator, is better than ±0.1 ppm, with a long-term aging rate of better than ±1 ppm/year. The broadband downconverter/tuner also incorporates an input port for an external 10-MHz reference source.
The downconverter/tuner features a bright front-panel display for ease of local control, but also includes Ethernet 10/100 Base T, RS-232C, and RS-422 interfaces for flexible remote-control connections. The unit can sweep from frequency f1 to frequency f2 in programmed steps at sweep rates from 1 ms to 60 s; it can sweep across frequency as fast as 500 MHz in 1 ms. It can also stop a sweep upon detection of a signal threshold level.
For system-level processing, the SIDC 6000 provides both L-band and intermediate-frequency (IF) output ports. The L-band signals are available across a 500-MHz 3-dB bandwidth centered at 1.2 GHz with a typical monitor level of −20 dBc. The IF center frequency can be set at 70, 140, or 160 MHz. At 70 MHz, the selectable 3-dB IF bandwidths are 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 MHz. The gain flatness across those bandwidths is no worse than ±0.6 dB and typically ±0.4 dB. At 140 and 160 MHz, the downconverter/tuner offers selectable 3-dB IF bandwidths of 80 MHz minimum and 160 MHz maximum with worst-case IF gain flatness of ±0.8 dB and typical IF gain flatness of ±0.6 dB. The RF-to-IF gain through the SIDC 6000 can be set manually in 1-dB increments to a maximum amount of 42 dB. The RF gain variations are only±1.5 dB across the full RF input frequency range.
When used with an external reference oscillator, the SIDC 6000 requires a clock signal level of 0 ± 3 dBm; the downconverter/tuner automatically locks to the external clock oscillator when it is connected to the female BNC connector provided for that purpose. Otherwise, even when operating with its external reference oscillator, the SIDC 6000 boasts quite respectable phase-noise performance, with single-sideband (SSB) phase noise at a 10-GHz carrier of −68 dBc/Hz offset 100 Hz, −90 dBc/Hz offset 1 kHz, −96 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz, −104 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz, 0115 dBc/Hz offset 1 MHz, and −140 dBc/Hz at the noise floor (offset 10 MHz). The downconverter/tuner's RF section handles maximum RF input signals to +20 dBm, with selectable inverting/non-inverting conversion sense for IF outputs. The maximum noise figure for the RF section is 17 dB from 0.5 to 1.0 GHz, but 15 dB for inputs from 1.0 to 26.5 GHz.
The downconverter/tuner provides greater than 70-dB image rejection and achieves a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 64 dB for a 1-MHz bandwidth from 1 to 26.5 GHz. The tuner has an input third-order intercept point of −5 dBm when operating with an RF gain setting of 20 dB, and an input 1-dB compression point of −15 dBm. The local oscillator (LO) signals are well contained within the rack-mount enclosure, with the SIDC 6000 showing LO reradiation of −95 dBm or less at the RF input port.
The 50-Ù SIDC 6000 frequency downconverter/tuner is available with numerous options, including faster tuning speed and a 1-GHz L-band output. It measures 1.75 x 22 x 17 in. and weighs 20 lbs. The unit comes equipped with a female SMA input RF/microwave connector and BNC female connectors on the L-band output, IF output, and external reference input port. It consumes 100 W power from 95 to 265 VAC, but can be supplied for a 115 VAC aircraft power supply as an option. The downconverter/tuner is designed for operating temperatures from 0 to +50°C.
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Social sports applications are some of the oldest and most literally "social" games on Facebook: Users compete with friends to do things like create fantasy sports leagues or pick winners for tournaments like the March Madness college basketball championships happening now. These apps can also be a more powerful way for more traditional sports companies to reach Facebook users.
And so, Yahoo is buying Citizen Sports, one of the leading social sports developers on Facebook, for an undisclosed amount. In the announcement press release, Yahoo describes how the company will fit in with its destination site, Yahoo Sports:
Yahoo! Sports' content will be integrated into [Citizen Sports' products], creating a seamless experience for sports fans wherever they are. On Yahoo! Sports, users will be able to broadcast their allegiances, create or join a conversation with friends and fans and cheer for their teams through Citizen Sports' applications.
Citizen Sports currently has 719 applications (many for specific teams) on Facebook, according to our independent measurement service, AppData, for a total of 1.51 million monthly active users and 156,000 daily active users. It appears to have an early lead over rivals CBS and Watercooler, in terms of traffic to its March Madness bracket app. Yahoo Sports had 39 million monthly unique users in the US last month, according comScore — funneling these users into Citizen Sports' apps will lead to more traffic on Facebook.
AllThingsD, which broke the story yesterday, reports that the startup raised $10 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partners Kevin Compton and Doug Mackenzie, through a separate investment vehicle, Radar Ventures. It used to be known as ProTrade, the virtual sports stock market, before it changed its name and product line and started building social apps a couple years ago.


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Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Expert
Hi and welcome to our site!I can calculate the amount of assets less liabilities after the end of the bankruptcy, but where do I put adjusted basis?Adjusted basis is NOT reported on form 982 - you only report the amount of debt forgiven.You will use adjusted basis on form 4797 when you report the disposition or rental property.
Ok thank you. What about the amended 2011 return or including the 8k in 2012 due to the delay in filing?
What does assets over liabilities mean exactly? When you prepare your Insolvency Worksheet - you need to determine if you are insolvent.The worksheet may be found on page 6 in this publication - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4681.pdfYou list all your assets and all your liabilities. This worksheet is not sent with your tax return - just keep it for your record.
What about the amended 2011 return or including the 8k in 2012 due to the delay in filing?If you received a form 1099C for 2011 - you need to amend your 2011 tax return. However if form 1099C is sent for 2012 - - it should be reflected on your 2012 tax return.
Please be aware that personal home and rental property are reported differently.For personal home - you need just report cancelled debt on form 982 and in most situations do not need to report the disposition unless you received form 1099S or if you have a taxable gain.For rental...
Thanks I only got 1 1099c for all 6 loans, so I guess 2012 it is. I will do the insolvency worksheet. Do I still need to do this if I had a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge? It is complicated because the bankruptcy was discharged in 2011 but I was given a house in 2012, and the house and land were worth about 85k.
For rental... Considering your situation - you do qualify to exclude the canceled debt as "qualified real property business indebtedness" No need to verify insolvency - still you will need the tax attribute reduction - means the basis should be reduced by the amount of debt forgiven.Use Form 982 - www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f982.pdf - specifically - for rental property - check the box 1(d) - Discharge of qualified real property business indebtedness , and put the forgiven amount on the line 2 and on line 4 and line 10a. The line 10 is specifically to reduce the basis. .
The disposition of the property is reported on Form 4797 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4797.pdf - is to report the disposition of business property - rental property in your situation. To calculate your gain or loss - you will use an adjusted basis reduced by the amount of debt forgiven.
For your personal home - the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows for federal tax purposes an exclusion of income realized as a result of modification of the terms of the mortgage, or foreclosure on your principal residence. More information, including detailed examples can be found in Publication 4681, Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments. You still need to fill the form 982 and attach it to your tax return. In this case - on the form 982 you need to check the box 1(e) - because that is your primary home.So - two boxes will be checked on this form 982.Line 2 will have total amount.Line 4 - report cancelled debt related to your rentalLine 10b - report cancelled debt related to your main home
Ok so total debt is on 2 including house and small loans, but 4 and 10a have the rental property? and 10a isn;t the smallest of those 3 items immediately after discharge? My smallest is personal assets less liabilities.
I believe I do not qualify for the relief act because the foreclosure took place in 2012? Is it not included in the Chapter 7?
line 2 - include all discharged debts that you are eligible to exclude.
Line 4 - include debts related to rental property mortgage - that corresponds with box 1(d) which should be checked.Line 10a - include discharged mortgage related to your primary home - - that corresponds with box 1(e)If you have additional personal loans - like credit card debts - which were discharged in bankruptcy - check box 1(a) as well.If some debts were discharged in 2011 and some in 2012 - you need to file form 982 each year.
How do I know which year the debts were discharged when I never got a 1099 and at least 1 of the banks just had the loans disappear- they cannot find them?
If the loan was discharged - the form 1099C is required.If you did not receive the form - you may contact the creditor and verify.Another option - to request your tax account transcript from the IRS and verify if the form was sent to the IRS. However because the government financing issues - we may expect a delay in responses.
Thanks for your help. I am still a little unsure about line 10a; it says to include the smallest of 3 items, so I would need to do my assets less liabilities at discharge if that is smallest?
Do you have any properties after bankruptcy for which the basis may be reduced?
I had no properties as of the date of the bankruptcy discharge.
I did have cash on had a used car and furniture and clothing.
cash on hand
So - if you had no properties - there is no propertied to adjust the basis - and no need to worry about line 10a
Since the rental property was included in the bankruptcy do I still bneed to reduce the basis on \line 5? It was later reposessed.
Yes - you need to report the disposition of your rental property on form 4797 and need to use adjusted basis,
How does that relate to the amount owed? do I not use that?
It doesn't related to the amount owed - but it does related to the amount of debt discharged. Because the amount of debt discharged excluded from your taxable income - you must deduce the basis of your rental property by that amount.
OK on line 4 I put the amount of debt discharge and line 5 the adjusted basis of the property?
are you asking about form 982?
On form 982:Total amount of discharged indebtedness excluded from gross income - is reported on line 2.The amount related to rental property for which you will reduce the basis - report on line 4.Do not report anything on line 5.Do not report your basis on form 982 - you will use it on form 4797 when report the disposition of your rental property.
Ok thanks and I guess I will use 982 for my main residence because I did get a tax form from the bank in re that property.
Still I suggest to verify if the bank will send you any forms - and if yes - for which year. So you will know with which tax return to report.
Yes I called and only 1 bank has. I will try and figure out 982. Thanks for all your help. I got a 1 week free thing online so I will get back on and ask someone should I have more questions.
Sure - you are welcome back if you need any help.You may come back to this page.
Here is the address to use - http://www.justanswer.com/tax/81zsz--off-2010-later-filed-bankruptcy.html
Thank you
You are welcome.
Hi again, It turns out the 1099-a I got was for the rental. So I report this on the 4797, but do I report the FMV as the sale price? And what about the outstanding balance, and the fact I had a HELOC on that property as well? It was upside down since it got repossesed in the middle of the housing bust. Do I include the outstanding balance anywher eon this form, or just my basis?
On form 982 line 10b it says"Applied to reduce the basis of your principal residence. Enter amount here ONLY if line 1e is checked1e is for the mortgage debt relief act, which I cannot use in my case without incurring about 25 k in taxable "income" from my Heloc.Mine was forgiven under bankruptcy but here is no other place on this form to put a home loan what do I do?Do I include the primary residence that was repossessed after bankruptcy on 982 (the bottom) or just include the loan amounts discharged on line 2?
Hi Since the rental property was also included in the bankruptcy and foreclosed upon do I skip reporting it as an adjustment to basis on line 4 of form 982 since the basis is already gone once the property is gone? Or do I report it then use the adjustment to basis on 4797?
Also when I do the 4797 do I skip reporting the home equity loan on the rental or how do I report it since it was not a loan at the time of purchase? Do I not put it on 4797 and just leave it with the unsecured debt on form 982?
I need to know more about how to use the 4797 in a foreclosure in bankruptcy for an upside down property. Do I make the initial listing under section 1 or 3? I did not get a 1099 for the associated HELOC so do I just list the primary mortgage, and list the FMV as the sale price? This shows I had a loss however and although I know it is not a loss because of the bankruptcy, is it not actually a gain? How do I record this?


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The celebration of the City of Maitland's founding is coming fast. There will be festivites the entire week of July 12th, ending with a huge Party in the Park at Lake Lily Park July 17th.
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The hidden war
The war without TV pictures continued on Tuesday, with the government releasing the first reconnaissance photos of areas in Afghanistan that had been hit by U.S. and U.K. forces. But it was impossible for the lay viewer to discern anything from a photo of what was described as a terrorist training camp. And although the outlines of runways at a bombed Taliban airfield could be made out, it was impossible to discern anything else.
Meanwhile, NBC correspondent Kerry Sanders, in a report using mobile satellite equipment, was seen reporting from near the front line of the fighting in northern Afghanistan, even as he and his cameraman were pinned down by gunfire in what he said he believed was a "friendly area." ABC News producer Tom Yelin, producer of tomorrow night's Minefield: The United States and the Muslim World, with Peter Jennings, told today's Philadelphia Inquirer, that covering the war on terrorism "is like trying to capture Osama bin Laden: You're trying to hit a moving target."


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Lancome Hypnose Waterproof Custom Volume Mascara
Lancome Hypnose Waterproof Custom Volume Mascara Reviews
Luscious Mascara!Lancôme products are generally exemplary, and this mascara is one example. For many years I was pleased with using "Definicils." It separates perfectly. But I wanted more volume. Lancôme's "Hypnôse Star Waterproof 24 Hour Mascara" delivers both--exceptionally! It was actually inspired by both Betty Boop™ and model Daria Werbowy. This delivers buildable, pliable volume and length (the so...read moreftness reminds me of Maybelline's "Full and Soft"). Perhaps part of the secret is in the dual-sided brush. One side is straight; another is fluffy. Between the two, you can capture, color, and maximize every last lash. Lancôme suggests that you use this within ninety days. Good for them! Mascara is one of the first products which can be easily contaminated. So toss it after three months and buy a new one, especially when there is a gift with purchase. — 4 years, 4 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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The Best One Yet!I am always on a quest for the perfect thickening and lengthening mascara. I saw an ad for Lancome in a magazine, and decided to check it out. I was using Urban Decay Big Fatty, which constantly clumped. I tested the Hypnose Mascara at the Lancome counter after removing the mascara I was wearing. I was so surprised! This mascara not only thickens,but also lengthens. My eyelashes look as good...read more as wearing false lashes, but even better because I don't have to go all the trouble of using false lashes. I discovered something very interesting. The Lancome salesperson had me use a disposable mascara wand to apply the mascara. After I applied it, she handed me another disposable wand, and said to brush it through the mascara. This is THE secret to non-clumping mascara. I used the brush on the Lancome Mascara, and it really separated and also lengthened at the same time! She was kind enough to give me a handful of the disposable wands when I bought the mascara. She said for best results with this mascara, apply one coat, brush with the disposable wand and apply another coat, and brush through again. If you do it a 3rd time...WOW! Long, thick, non clumpy lashes. I highly recommend this mascara. — 4 years, 12 months agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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Just OkayThis waterproof mascara is good but I don't think it's for me. The length of the brush is larger than normal mascara brushes that I've had in the past and the brush makes it hard to maneuver around my short lashes. The mascara also comes on slightly clumpy because of the length and shape of the brush. The waterproof part is great and it can last all day without smudging. However, it's also very to...read moreugh to remove with the makeup remover that I have. Ultimately, this mascara did not give me results that I hoped for. — 5 years, 9 months agoMissXu | 102 reviews
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The Von Bondies – Pawn Shoppe Heart
Detroit City. In the parlance of Mr Jason Stollsteimer of The Von Bondies, a broken land. In the mind of this reviewer the font of some of the most important music of the 20th century. There's a mood that even Detroit itself is sick of talking about Mr Jacky White and the rise of the two-piece, but it as a city it still staggers me.
The Motor City roll call makes me shudder. Motown in the 60's. Hitsville USA. The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder. Garage punks like The Rationals. The motherfuckin' MC5. The fearsome might of the 5's little brother band, The Stooges. And it don't stop at rock'n'roll – from what they tell me, four little Detroit kids called Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson soaked up Kraftwerk, rap and the base rhythm of the car production plant robots and spat it all back as trance techno in the late 1980's.
But Detroit isn't about history. The Dirtbombs, The White Stripes, The Detroit Cobras, The Witches, The Sights – all the bands that seek out the analogue sanctuary of Mr Jim Diamond at the Ghetto Recorders prove that what's coming outta the great state of Michigan means a helluva lot to what proper, real, true rock and roll music is in 2004.
The common element that all this talk seems to share is something about creativity and inventiveness founding itself out of nothingness. Your grandmother was right. When you don't have television (or a job, or any clubs to go to, or any decent place to buy records or see bands) you make your own fun. But simultaneously, you can't be constrained by the strictures of your home. You gotta do what comes natural like..
I guess that sets up where the Von Bondies are at.
Cos I gotta, here's the bit about Jack White, just in case you ain't picked up an NME in the last six months. Jack White of The White Stripes helped The Von Bondies out at the beginning of their career. Along with the above-mentioned Mr Diamond, Mr White was behind the mixing desk for their first couple of records. He took them out on the road with his band. When the Von Bondies grew up they had some spats about who should take credit for what and there was a nasty dust up. Here endeth the obligatory, value neutral, Jack White bit.
I started out with The Von Bondies a couple of years ago, when hype bubble surrounding the abovementioned Jack White brought their first record, Lack Of Communication to the attention of the general public. It was a messy slice of base cheap liquor and pseudoephedrine fuelled rock'n'roll that spoke of great things to come.
Stopping off briefly to release a compendium of some live tracks their Peels Sessions, the aptly titled Raw and Rare, the Von Bondies second full length album, Pawn Shoppe Heart is at first so exciting because it's like a growth ring on the stump of a tree – a tangible piece of evidence of a process of growth.
Lack Of Communication was, the band freely admits, a rush job that coulda been done a whole lot better. Pawne Shoppe Heart takes the energy of that record and filters it through a damn lot of hard work. The Von Bondies have been on the road pretty much constantly for the past three years building up a base of fans in Europe and the UK and crisscrossing the US playing in clubs to 20 people, then 100, then 300. The eagerness to turn this growth, both in popularity and as a band into a record is what pushes Pawn Shoppe Heart ever forward.
Marcie Bolen and Jason Stollsteimer push machine-gun-saw guitars through the centre of the mix, and Carrie Smith and Don Blum's rhythm section lock into a fearsome groove in the first minute of No Regrets, the album's opener and although there's the occasional respite (Mairead, and Right Of Way).
The thing about this record is that it speaks about so much more than any number of garage rock arrivistes in it's love of rock'n'roll, and it's belief that you can love the Nuggets box, bubblegum pop and the Blues, and Van Halen all at the same time and reflect that in the records that you make.
Lyrically Stollsteimer's lyrics each in their own capsule speak of characters and situations seen through a very particular lens. Even when Carrie Smith steps up to the mike for a perfect catchy pop song in Not That Social, it's Stollsteimer's words that she's singing and there's a unity of focus through everything else on the album.
What's so awesome about Pawn Shoppe Heart is that it feels no need to revert to clichíƒÂ©s either musically or lyrically. On the albums title track, lyrically, Stollsteimer is Robert Plant, Robert Johnson, and Robert Tyner and himself all at once.
It's an album personal that's personal, dynamic, thrilling and captivating. It's everything that rock'n'roll music, be it from Detroit, or anywhere, should be in 2004.


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Green waste also called agricultural waste is biodegradable waste that can be composed of garden or park waste, such as grass or flower cuttings and hedge trimmings, as well as domestic and commercial food waste. The differentiation green identifies it as high in nitrogen, as opposed to brown waste, which is primarily carbonaceous.
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At Tri-County Technical College's Annual Report Luncheon, on behalf of the College's Commission, Chairman Ham Hudson, right, presented Dr. Ronnie L. Booth with a proclamation of appreciation for his leadership and significant accomplishments on the occasion of his tenth anniversary as president of the College.
College Honors Dr. Ronnie Booth's Decade of Service as President
(By Lisa Garrett)
PENDLETON --- When Dr. Ronnie L. Booth became Tri-County Technical College's third president on July 1, 2003, he pledged his commitment to developing and maintaining partnerships, designing a roadmap for the College's future, and reaffirming the College's commitment to leaving a legacy of serving students and their communities.
His vision, from the beginning, was for Tri-County Technical College to become a role model for community college education through dedication to high standards, a nurturing environment, community alliances and innovative leadership.
At the Annual Report Luncheon November 5, on behalf of the College's Commission, Chairman Ham Hudson presented Dr. Booth with a proclamation of appreciation for his leadership and significant accomplishments on the occasion of his tenth anniversary as president of Tri-County Technical College."
View video excerpt from presentation of proclamation.
"Dr. Booth is a man of great integrity, high standards, and a commitment to excellence in everything he and his fine team of College professionals undertake," said Mr. Hudson. "Those of you who know him well are probably familiar with a saying he has -- 'You can either curse the darkness or turn on the light. I prefer to turn on the light.' Dr. Booth, your leadership is our light along every path we have taken over the last ten years, and I hope you will continue to be our light for many years to come."
"I was completely caught off guard when the commissioners presented me with this resolution. The work the College has completed would not have been possible without the strong support I've received from a great board that truly values what we are trying to accomplish. The hard work of our faculty and staff are the reason we've been able to achieve so much over the past decade. I look forward to continuing our work by helping every student be successful, no matter what their future goals might be," said Dr. Booth.
During his 10 years at Tri-County, Dr. Booth opened the College's first three community campuses - the Anderson Campus located at 511 Michelin Boulevard, the Oconee Campus at the Hamilton Career Center in Seneca, and the Easley Campus on Powdersville Road in Easley. In addition the Anderson, Seneca and Easley campuses have opened QuickJobs Development Centers for workforce and industry training. In January, the College opened a state of the art Industrial Technology Center in Sandy Springs that houses the Welding and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programs and was specifically designed to mimic a real-world industrial setting.
The community campuses, along with the Learning Center at the Watkins Community Center in Honea Path, serve several of the College's goals by bringing its services closer to residents, increasing community involvement and expanding educational opportunities.
During his tenure, the College has grown in size and reputation, setting enrollment records with nearly 7,000 credit students, making Tri-County among the fastest-growing of the 16 technical colleges in the State.
Always thinking beyond the typical way of working together to develop new strategies for student success, in 2005 Dr. Booth launched a Connect to College program for high school dropouts and the first-in-the-State Bridge to Clemson program with Clemson University. The Bridge program is designed for recent high school graduates who narrowly missed admission to Clemson because of limited space and high demand. The program enrolled 700 students this fall - its largest class to date. In addition to the Bridge to Clemson program, the College has articulation agreements in place that allow graduates from several Tri-County career programs to be accepted with junior standing in specific majors at Clemson. Tri-County also has transfer agreements with Anderson University, Erskine College, Lander University, Limestone College, USC College of Engineering, and USC Upstate.
Our profile has increased and the community has a definite appreciation for the quality of education here," said Dr. Booth. "Bridge to Clemson was a stamp of approval. It was significant. Two years at our College lays an incredible foundation for work or the next level of education."
In one of the first speeches he gave when he assumed the presidency in 2003, Dr. Booth talked about his plans for moving the College towards fulfilling its mission, in terms of long-term accomplishments. There were three pathways to consider - maintenance, monuments, and movement. Instead of remaining static, or working on the infrastructure, Dr. Booth says he chose the latter. "Movement is purposeful and strategic. It's about preparing students for success, meeting their needs, and positioning the College to meet future needs," he said.
"I asked myself, 'How do we get to where we need to be? What are the needs of the future, and how do we hitch up and remain relevant?'"
"My vision, from the beginning, was for Tri-County Technical College to be viewed as the role model in community college education - a model that others strive to emulate. Achieving such an ambitious vision takes time and work, but achieving it is definitely possible," he said.
In 2010 Tri-County was among the 48 institutions nationwide and the only applicant from South Carolina to receive Title III funding for the proposed five-year plan to more powerfully focus on student learning and success for first-time postsecondary students.
"This initiative moves us in the direction we need to go - giving students a transformative first-year experience," said Dr. Booth. "We're making progress in becoming what we want to be. We're helping students to accomplish their goals and their highest potential. Title III helps us to get there faster. It's moving us in the right direction. We're on a mission. The College is growing and developing, and the learning continues for everyone," he said.
For the most part, Hudson says Dr. Booth's many notable accomplishments represent buildings, campuses and programs.
"That's his job, and he does it splendidly. But there's more than bricks and mortar and collaboration and fundraising to this man. His heart is really with students. I know this by the stories he tells me when we talk about the College," said Hudson. "The stories are always about students and how we impact their lives by creating learning college initiatives that give students a transformative educational experience."


text: John Newcombe is the last King of the great aussie dinasty that Frank Sedgman started in 1950 and goes all the way through 1974.25 years of utterly dominance with Laver,Hoad and Rosewall being the highlights. At the dawn of the open era, Ashe and Roche were considered the two most brilliant players of the new generation, that generation that linked the past greats with the modern era ( with Borg and Connors as their leaders). Well,Newcombe emerged as the final and real number one.He won 3 Wimbledon titles, 2 US Open titles, 2 Australian Open titles and a WCT title.He beat the ulmost unbeatable Jimmy Connors of 1974 at the 75 AO F, his last major.He beat Bjorn Borg in one of the best ever indoor tournaments, the much coveted WCT Championships of 1974. He couldn´t own Laver, but he owned all the rest great players of those fantastic generations at majors: Smith at Wimbledon, Kodes at the US Open, Rosewall an astounding three consecutive times at both events, Ashe feared him the most and Roche, while beating him a few times also lost against Newcombe at the 69 W SF and the 75 AO SF.He started his career losing to Stolle at the 66 USO F and would end it after Edmondson beat him at the 76 AO F.of course, he and Roche teamed up to make the greatest doubles team of the modern era, with 4 W titles among some other majors.oh¡ and while he was not generally considered a cc specialist, the guy won the Italian Open and the German Open, which are second only to RG on the dirt; at least back in his heydays. His serve was considered second only to Vines and Gonzales and maybe his second one was rated as the all time best until Sampras showed up.His FH volley was astounding as was his FH, rated as one of the greatest of all time.He did some nice lobbing and his sliced BH, while not great was pretty steady and he could use it effectively as an approach shot.His stamina was also legendary and that, along his enormous courage and will to win made him known as " Mr fifth set " for it was almost impossible to beat him in a fifth set, as many DC ties can testify. Newk was one of the three great dominant players of the 70´s: he dominated the first third, Connors the second and Borg the third.He had beaten both players, as mentioned, at major finals.And he beat Connors at the 73 USO QF too. Finally, he was a great dealer and marketing man, had huge financial success sponshoring many products, rackets and clothes lines, with his blue eyes, big moustache and charismatic personality as his major assets.He was also the first ATP president and he was the first one to develop the concept of " Tennis Ranchs" in the USA, just when this sport was knowing a big boom. I remember what a french journalist wrotte in his book about the best 70´s players.He said he was half a business man and half a tennis player and with his tremendous stamina he could " drink beer for 4 hours, play tennis for 4 more, sleep just 6 hours and then be ready for a long business dealing for the remaining 10".maybe an exageration, but that summarizes pretty well the great personality of this guy whom ladies all over the world adored and one can just figure why¡¡¡


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Red is not as hard a colour to wear as you might think. This season, fire red fashion is everywhere. Bright red is a perfect winter/autumnal/festive shade, and though you may think it's not for the faint-hearted the truth is there is fire red fashion for everyone.
As the last embers burn on last night's Guy Fawkes night bonfires, think about setting your wardrobe alight with fire red fashion – even if you've never worn red before.
Let's examine why red is great.
* It's bold and bright, gets you noticed
* Goes with pretty much every skintone, and every hair colour – and yes, even redheads suit red.
* It's warm and inviting
* It is a GREAT alternative to black
There's so much black around at this time of year, who wouldn't welcome some fire red fashion pieces in their wardrobe?
If you're unsure, start with an accessory – a red bag, or a red pair of shoes. Perhaps a red skirt with autumnal tones, or contrasting black is a way to ease into the trend?
Clockwise, from top left: Cranberry cable knit, £60, Crew Clothing, red zip collarless coat, £49.99, New Look, red mini skirt, £65, berry red bag, £250, both French Connection, red strappy shoes, £52, Call It Spring @ Debenhams
A red coat is a fantastic winter addition to your wardrobe,. If it's good enough for Santa…! Red print is also an easier way to wear red. Red embellished lace is full-on festive.
Clockwise,from top left: Red wild cat halter dress, £95, red zip detail coat, £250, both French Connection, red A-line merino sweater, £39.95, GAP, red lace embellished top, £tbc,Red Herring @ Debenhams, red studded sandals, £29.99, New Look
Cosy red coats, knits, hats and gloves are the perfect antiodote to a grey winter's day – and are stand-out style in the snow!
Clockwise, from top left: Red chunky knit, £35, Red Herring @ Debenhams, love heart gloves, £14, Floozie by FrostFrench @ Debenhams, double pom pom hat, £12, JOY, fuzzy coat, £95, H! by Henry Holland @ Debenhams, patent bag, £55, Star by Julien Macdonald @ Debenhams
But if you are feeling bold, then a full length maxi dress in bold red sequins might be your festive style? A red dress is a bold statement. And don't forget the red underwear!
Clockwise, from left: Red sequin maxi dress, £225, Jenny Packham @ Debenhams, red bra, £28, suspenders, £20, briefs, £15, Reger Noir by Janet Reger @ Debenhams, red lace skater dress, £40 (was £59), JOY, red bodycon midi dress, £22.99, New Look, red patent shoes, £29.50, Red Herring @ Debenhams
Edgy and bold fire red fashion comes in the form of a jumpsuit. If that's too bold, how about a deeper, more berry red. Just don't mix your red tones – that never works.
Finally, don't forget the most important red item of all this weekend – your poppy. Marks and Spencer has a selection of poppies and brooches available in their Simply Food store.
Clockwise, from left: Red jumpsuit, £34.99, H&M, pleated red skirt, £25, BHS, red top, £19.95, White Stuff, lace pencil skirt, £tbc, Red Herring @ Debenhams, red bag, £12.99, H&M, small poppy brooch, £15, Marks and Spencer, profits from item to Royal British Legion