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In several previous posts I wrote about my quest for the right source format to stream video to my Sony BRAVIA TV (build in 2009). The last week-end I finally found something which satisfies me.
What I found was serviio, a free UPnP-AV (DLNA) server. It is written in java and runs on Windows, Linux and FreeBSD (it is not listed on the website, but we have an not-so-up-to-date version in the ports tree). If necessary it transcodes the input to an appropriate format for the DLNA renderer (in my case the TV).
I tested it with my slow Netbook, so that I was able to see with which input format it will just remux the input container to a MPEG transport stream, and which input format would be really re-encoded to a format the TV understands.
The bottom line of the tests is, that I just need to use a supported container (like MKV or MP4 or AVI) with H.264-encoded video (e.g. encoded by x264) and AC3 audio.
The TV is able to chose between several audio streams, but I have not tested if serviio is able to serve files with multiple audio streams (my wife has a different mother language than me, so it is interesting for us to have multiple audio streams for a movie), and I do not know if DLNA supports something like this.
Now I just have to replace minidlna (which only works good with my TV for MP3s and Pictures) with serviio on my FreeBSD file server and we can forget about the disk-juggling.

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The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said it hasn't received the 25-year-old male victim's authorization to release his name as he is currently undergoing surgery.
The following is from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:
On 10-30-2012, approximately 12:00 p.m., Cal Fire received a 911 call from a citizen who advised a surfer had been bitten by a shark at the North Jetty while surfing. The citizen advised Cal Fire the surfer was being attended to by other surfers who were loading the seriously injured surfer into a black pickup truck and transporting the surfer to an area hospital.
A Humboldt County Beach Patrol Deputy was patrolling the area about the same time and was flagged down by a citizen who asked the deputy if he was there for the shark attack. The deputy had not been dispatched yet to the scene and was unaware of the attack. The witness told the deputy the victim had already been transported.
The deputy responded to the local hospital and met with the 25-year-old adult male victim as he was going into surgery. The victim told the deputy he was bitten by a shark while surfing. The victim had an approximate 14 inch bite wound and other wounds on his body that required surgery.
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St. Joseph Hospital spokesperson Leslie Broomall said the shark bite victim is in fair condition.
The Times-Standard is still awaiting confirmation of the victim's name from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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According to witness accounts, the shark attack occurred at Bunker Surf Spot off the North Jetty. A number of people, including surfer David Hargrave were in the water when the attack occurred and heard the victim calling for help.
Hargrave and other witnesses said the victim was able to get to shore on his own power, but was bleeding profusely. An emergency medical technician was at the beach and able to apply pressure to the man's wounds while he was loaded into a vehicle to be transported to the hospital, witnesses said.
Blue Lake resident Jason Gabriel drove the victim from the water's edge to the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Myrtle Avenue, where they were met by emergency personnel. Gabriel said he doesn't know the victim, but put him in his truck as fast as he could.
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Hilda was a German vampire who formed her coven and recruited Heidi, Anne, Mary, Victoria, and Noela.
She and most of her coven were executed by the Volturi for "attracting" too much notice from humans.
Hilda was born in Germany. After she became a vampire, she created the three women, Anne, Mary and Heidi out of pity for their poor lives.
Anne had a younger sister named Victoria, but she could not go back for her until she was strong enough to control her bloodlust. Once she became strong enough, Hilda gave her permission to go looking for her sister. She was thrilled when Victoria joined them. They lived happy lives, and 2 years later, Hilda added Noela to the coven shortly before the Volturi came and accused them of drawing too much attention to their "coven of savage newborns". Hilda immediately came to defend her coven and allowed Aro to read her mind to prove them wrong; however, he still declared them guilty and Hilda was immediately executed, though she tried to argue.
The rest of her coven was destroyed, with only Heidi willingly joining the Volturi due to Chelsea's power to influence relationships, and Victoria escaped due to her power to survive.
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West Coast cabin – Clayoquot Sound, B.C.Thursday, September 6th, 2012
The cabin is probably the true vernacular architecture of British Columbia's West Coast and other parts of the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver must once have had some of these buildings, thought rampant demolition and ugly development are doing their best to eradicate any trace of this architectural past. All that's left of the cabin is the practice of attaching big cedar decks onto the imported Victorian and Edwardian and Britishy styles that sadly crowd the housing stock where I live.


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Job Training Grant Will Help Develop Green Workforce Skills in Merrimack Valley (MA)
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 19, 2011) – EPA was joined by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas to announce a $300,000 grant to the Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board. The funding, from EPA's Brownfields program, is part of an ongoing EPA effort to help create good-paying, skilled green jobs in New England.
EPA's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Program helps train skilled workers in local communities who can provide ongoing benefits to their cities and towns by creating businesses and protecting human health and the environment.
"In these economic times, job creation is a top priority across the country. Promoting green job creation is an important strategy for a growing economy," said Ira Leighton, deputy regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "EPA's Brownfield Job Training grants are beneficial to communities here in the Merrimack Valley and throughout all of New England."
The EPA grant will help the Merrimack Valley Work Investment Board to train 39 students and place 28 graduates into local environmental jobs. The group has a track record of success training local workers, typically recruiting students from unemployed and underemployed residents of Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen. After training, the Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board helps to place graduates in environmental jobs and tracks graduates for one year.
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas said, "These federal funds will help create a local partnership in the Lawrence area that will provide workers with the critical skills and the training required to compete in the growing green jobs market, while benefiting our environment."
The training program will consist of three 300-hour training cycles. Courses will include 40-hour HAZWOPER, underground storage tank leak prevention awareness, solid waste management and cleanup, innovative and alternative treatment technologies, and groundwater, soil, and water testing. The Workforce Investment Board has met with local environmental employers who have expressed their intention to interview program graduates about job placement and also have committed to participate on an employers' advisory board.
Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant funds are provided to nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and under-employed residents from solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities.
Trainees learn the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including a focus on assessment and cleanup activities. These grants help to create green jobs that reduce environmental contamination and promote sustainability in communities throughout the nation. EPA awarded its first Brownfields Job Training Grants in 1998. To date, more than 5,000 people have obtained environmental employment in the environmental field with an average starting hourly wage of $14.65.
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Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (Part 10)
Last time, in our series on Zazen for Beginners (we are all always beginners), I used the analogy of clouds of thoughts and emotions drifting through an open, clear, boundless blue sky.
I said, in Shikantaza "Just Sitting" Zazen, we do not resist the clouds, do not attempt to silence the thoughts and emotions forcefully. Instead, we just return our attention again and again to the clear sky, and allow the clouds to drift out of mind. Be focused on "everything and nothing at all," just as the sky covers all the world without thought or discrimination.
What is more, I said, we do not think of the clouds as "bad" while the clear sky is "good" … We never say "this cloudy day is not good because there is no blue sky today." When the sky is blue and empty, let it be so. When the sky is cloudy, our mind filled with thoughts and distractions, let it be so. Drop all judgment of Zazen, and of all of life, as "good vs. bad." Nonetheless, though we reject nothing as "good" or "bad" Zazen, we do not stay in the clouds. Not at all! We allow the clouds to drift from mind and return our attention again and again to the blue.
In doing so, a surprising thing happens …
Though we do not reject our thoughts and emotions, do not try to change them, suppress them, judge them or push them away… "bad" thoughts will change, will be experienced quite differently, and sometimes fully drop away. To illustrate this process, I will talk about sitting with three common thoughts and emotions that may fill our heads during Zazen or at any moment of life: anger at someone, greed for something, and fear about the future.
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Bob and Judi Newman and others receive awards from Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
You've seen their names on buildings: at the University of Denver, where Newman Center for the Performing Arts is one of the focal points of the campus, and at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, where stars of tomorrow train in the Robert & Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education.
Bob and Judi's names are also found on numerous membership rosters, boards of directors and programs listing key sponsors for this fundraiser or that.
On March 6, Bob and Judi Newman were among those receiving awards when Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) hosted its 27th Business for the Arts Awards Luncheon. The Newmans received the John Madden, Jr. Leadership Award for their role in enhancing the quality of life through the advancement of education and the arts.
As CBCA executive director Deborah Jordy observes: "Through their family foundation, volunteering and personal devotion, Robert and Judi Newman are making an important impact on arts education and Colorado's future creative vibrancy."
Their commitment to the arts in Colorado includes contributions made to DU's Lamont School of Music, the Denver Art Museum's Studio Program, Curious Theatre Company's Curious New Voices youth play writing program, the Museum of Contemporary Art's youth programs, and the Colorado Symphony.
Four other awards were presented at the luncheon held in the Seawell Grand Ballroom and emceed by CBS4 news anchor Jim Benemann.
The nod for Create went to Rakun, a shop in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe where some 200 local crafters sell clothing, jewelry, soaps and accessories. Rakun also is the headquarters for the Denver Handmade Alliance.
Arrow Electronics was recognized for Philanthropy, which includes collaborating with the Colorado Symphony to compose and perform an original piece reflecting Arrow's vision and values, and launching a visual and interactive arts competition as part of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
The Impact award went to AspenPointe, a Colorado Springs nonprofit whose "transformative creative expressions program is providing hope and healing to a new generation of American veterans returning home."
The Gates Family Foundation won for Workspace, a tip of the hat to its renovation of the historic Hover building in downtown Denver. St. Charles Town Company, Sprung Construction and Semple Brown Design "honored the building's legacy while creating a modern, sustainably-built office."
The afternoon also included entertainment by Paper Bird, Mix, Bovine Metropolis Improv Training & Entertainment and the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet."
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and his wife, Mary Louise Lee, were among those attending the sold-out affair.
"Congratulations to the arts and business leaders recognized today," Hancock said. "Arts, culture and creativity are the soul of cities like Denver. They play a critical role in our economy, identity and global competitiveness, and moreover, they are a point of pride for residents."
"CBCA is delighted to celebrate so many inspired and innovative arts and business partnerships," added Deborah Jordy. "These outstanding companies and individuals represent the finest in corporate philanthropy, creative industries, civic leadership, creative workspace and impactful strategies; they serve as a role model for Colorado."
Before sitting down to lunch, guests enjoyed entertainment from OhHeckYeah, got up close and personal with critters from the Butterfly Pavilion and watched aerial acrobat Tiffany Race do her thing.
The award winners were chosen by a panel made up of Raydean Acevedo, president of Research Management Consultants, Inc.; Kim Day, manager of aviation at Denver International Airport; Alan Lee, senior vice president at U.S. Bank; and Brian Vogt, chief executive officer at Denver Botanic Gardens.
Lead sponsors were Ernst & Young, Kaiser Permanente and Pinnacol Assurance. The award winners received a set of prints created by Colorado artists Theresa Haberkorn, Mark Lunning, Jim Milmoe and Tony Ortega as part of CBCA's PrintFolio project, an initiative of CBCA's Leadership Arts Alumni Network.
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George W. Bush Is Not a Christian - Uncovering the Real Power Behind the US President
By Robert Guffey
So one day Jesus Christ (Our Lord and Saviour) and Leo Strauss stroll into the Oval Office . It could be the beginning of a joke. Instead it represents the beginning of the systematic massacre of the First Amendment, the rollback of civil rights, and the violent rape of the high ideals of the signers of the U.S. Constitution. Blues.
We all know Jesus Christ (if not personally, then by reputation), but much fewer of you know the name Leo Strauss. Strausss influence on recent United States foreign policy is slowly coming to light. A number of neoconservatives, who have been molding U.S. foreign policy since 2001 to apocalyptic effect, are either former students of Strauss or devotees of his philosophy. Foremost among these neocons are Paul Wolfowitz, the President of the World Bank and the former Deputy Secretary of Defense, Richard Perle, former Chairman of George W. Bushs Defense Policy Board, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Irving Kristol, who popularised the term Neoconservative in his 1983 book Reflections of a Neoconservative, and Irvings son William, founder of the influential think tank Project for a New American Century.
During a recent interview on CNN, Alexander Haig, the former Secretary of State for the Reagan administration, accused the neocons of having hijacked the Republican Party. Of the Iraq War he said, This is a conflict thats essentially political. Its not just purely military. Its political and religious and ideological. And it was driven by the so-called neocons that hijacked my party, the Republican Party.1 The hijackers Haig named specifically were Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, and Richard Pearle. These three men have in common an adherence to the teachings of Leo Strauss.
When discussing Strausss influence on their way of thinking, the neocons inexplicably revert to a kind of rhapsodic enthusiasm, near-orgasmic joy rarely seen in their writing even when theyre speaking of subjects close to their heart, like killing thousands of innocent people in the Middle East. Irving Kristol writes, Encountering Strausss work produced the kind of intellectual shock that is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He turned ones intellectual universe upside down.2 Kristol elaborates:
n the United States the writings of Leo Strauss have been extraordinarily influential. Strauss critique of the destructive elements within modern liberalism, an analysis that was popularised by his students has altered the very tone of public discourse in the United States . To bring contemporary liberalism into disrepute is no small achievement.3
Strausss central beliefs are crucial to understand if one wishes to penetrate to the heartmeat core of the neocons duplicitous policies. Essentially, Strauss believed the vast majority of the human race was so unequipped to handle the disturbing truths of the universe that they needed to be spoonfed pretty lies in order to endure their inferior existences. On the other hand, what he called the philosophers (i.e., Strauss and his academic cronies) represent that rare breed of individual who can face the truth that there is no God, that the universe cares nothing for men or mankind, and that all of human history is nothing more than an insignificant speck in the cosmos, which no sooner began, than it will vanish forever without a trace. There is no morality, no good or evil 4
According to Strauss these philosophers must feed the ignorant with the religious, moral and other beliefs they require in order to survive. But they do this not out of benevolence. No, Strauss is clear on this point: the duty of the philosopher is to use his superior intellect to manufacture falsehoods to shape society in the interest of [the] philosophers themselves.5 This is the only route to take, Strauss believed, if truth was to survive.
Irving Kristol comments on this facet of Strausss philosophy:
What made him so controversial with the academic community was his disbelief in the Enlightenment dogma that the truth will make men free. He was an intellectual aristocrat who thought that the truth could make some minds free, but he was convinced that there was an inherent conflict between philosophic truth and the political order, and that the popularisation and vulgarisation of these truths might import unease, turmoil and the release of popular passions hitherto held in check by tradition and religion.6
Allow me to translate. What Kristol is really saying is this: If us rulers were to openly admit to the masses, Youre all a bunch of sheep and youre here to serve us, because were better than you, so kiss my butt, the masses might get a bit riled by such a comment and actually rise up and hang all of us assholes from lampposts. Needless to say, the neocons dont wish this to happen. In order to prevent it, therefore, dissimulation is absolutely necessary.
Strauss believed the philosopher must write his books in such a dense, esoteric style that its true secrets would be clear only to the initiated. Since the truth is so dangerous, it cant be put in the hands of the naïve and the profane. The style of the book must be doubly-coded in such a way that the few novices who even attempt to understand it would merely come away from the book shaking his head in bewilderment and bored dismay. As Strauss himself once wrote, in a rare and paradoxical moment of clarity, [A]n author who wishes to address only thoughtful men has but to write in such a way that only a very careful reader can detect the meaning of his book.7
Strauss believed government policies should be designed in this manner. Just as Strausss texts were doubly-coded, the executive branch must operate in a similarly kabbalistic fashion if it is to do what is necessary for the stability of political life. While the masses are treated to the amusing and mundane caperings of an exoteric dog-and-pony show, beneath the surface operates the esoteric centres of power: the philosophers themselves. These wise men represent governments esoteric underside. The exoteric side, meanwhile, is represented by what he called the gentlemen.
the philosophers require various sorts of people to serve them, including the gentlemen . Rather than the esoteric, or secret teachings, the future gentlemen are indoctrinated in the exoteric, or public teachings. They are taught to believe in religion, morality, patriotism, and public service, and some go into government . Of course, along with these traditional virtues, they also believe in the philosophers who have taught them all these good things.
Those gentlemen who become statesmen continue to take the advice of the philosophers. This rule of the philosophers through their front-men in government, is what Strauss calls the secret kingdom of the philosophers, a secret kingdom which is the lifes objective of many of Strausss esoteric students.8
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USC did not get much respect in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, dropping a spot to 25th after defeating Hawaii. But that did not faze safety Dion Bailey, who said last year's team was too focused on the rankings.
"I didn't even know we were ranked this year," Bailey said Wednesday. "We thought about it too much last year. We're not that team from last year. We're focused on just winning the day this year.
"Last year we let that stuff affect us too much."
Bailey's comments are intriguing because USC often trumpeted its leadership and focus led by quarterback Matt Barkley last season. However, some players privately questioned Barkley's leadership, especially during preparations for the Sun Bowl when he was hurt and not playing in the game.
USC coach Lane Kiffin also downplayed the significance of early season rankings.
"The rankings this early mean nothing and there's no way to tell who's good and bad," he said.
Shaw gets his number
Safety Josh Shaw, who intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown against Hawaii, was rewarded by getting to wear No. 6 the rest of the season.
"I just came into my locker a few days ago and this jersey was with my pads," Shaw said. "I was very surprised. I was pretty happy."
Shaw said he originally asked to wear No. 6 in the spring. He wanted No. 6 because he was friends with former USC safety T.J. McDonald and McDonald's father, Tim, wore the number when he played in the 1980's.
"I hadn't even been thinking about it this fall or going into the (Hawaii) game or anything," Shaw said. Shaw might play safety, cornerback and nickel back Saturday against Washington State's pass-happy offense.
"They want me to be ready for whatever we need," Shaw said.
Kiffin said, "there's no exact science to single-digit numbers. We make kids earn it."
One number Kiffin refuses to give out so far is No. 1, which he deemed important because it was worn by former All-American Mike Williams. Kiffin was asked what would happen if Marqise Lee asked to wear No. 1.
"He didn't," Kiffin said.
Injury report
Defensive end Morgan Breslin (sprained ankle) practiced Wednesday and is expected to play against Washington State. Cornerback Kevon Seymour (shin) said he feels good enough to play but needs the coaches' permission.
"I can play for sure, no doubt," Seymour said.
Starting cornerback Anthony Brown (knee) is not going to play. Defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast would not say who will replace Brown. Cornerback Torrin Harris is a possibility. Another candidate is cornerback Devian Shelton, but he gave up a long touchdown pass at the end of the Hawaii game.
USC also moved safety Demetrius Wright to cornerback this week to shore up the position. Tailback Silas Redd (knee) did not wear football shoes and will not play.


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Blog is moving, may be down for a bit
By Cindy Luis
Finally after quite a bit of time … the blog is changing servers and will be in the same format that many of you enjoy on our other blogs, such as Tsai's.
This is scheduled for 1230 p.m. Friday (1-25) Not sure how long it will take.
But should be back in time for tonight's Pepperdine match.
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mcphoto brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 203 Designs von 55 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Take our existing logo, give it a stylish new modern twist.
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Recently I had a logo made for my family photography business, Family Tree Photographers. Now we are branching off (no pun intended) into wedding photography. I need a logo that is wayyyy different and way modern and cool than our very traditional family photographers logo... but just a hint of similarity for branding sake. That said, please look at our very traditional and modest family photography logo: http://www.neversaycheese.com/splas…00x400.jpg
and now put a stylish, modern, chic, etc.... twist on it and make a logo for "Wedding Tree Photographers"
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- Item 1... Don't simply copy our other logo. Rememeber I want a modern twist, something that appeals to a bride with awesome taste. That other logo is designed to appeal to moms. This logo is not. Brides are a lot different - they're younger, edgy, fashionable, modern, etc...
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"Loving families don't always look the same! …Gretchen Wilson
This gathering combines three handmade cloth dolls on top of a book. Vintage found objects include a buttons, wooden dowel, porcelain teacup, drawers, fabrics, leather, a spoon and a small metal wagon with lid. It is approximately 16″ tall.
Gatherings are one-of-a-kind handmade cloth dolls combined with found objects. They are all designed, created and personally signed by the artist, Gretchen Wilson.


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Welcome to the website for the UnbreAKAble Kappa Pi Chapter
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The ladies of Kappa Pi serve the K-State campus and the surrounding community with the Global Leadership Through Timeless Service Initiatives. On this site you will find information about our programs, community service, pictures and much more!
Message from the President:
On behalf of the Kappa Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, we would like to welcome you to our website. The Kappa Pi Chapter is committed to going above and beyond the founding principles of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., which include scholarship, sisterhood, and service. We have created this webpage in order to keep the community, alumni, and other chapters updated on our continuous effort to be a 'service to all mankind." Many of our events are open to the public, and community, and we encourage your participation.
The Kappa Pi Chapter is excited for the 2012-2013 school year, and we have many great programs planned. Feel free to access this website anytime at your convenience in order to stay updated with the chapter, and/or to learn more about our prestigious organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and specifically the Kappa Pi Chapter.
As president of the Kappa Pi Chapter, I hope you can find comfort in reaching out to me and/or our graduate advisor, Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley with questions, comments, or concerns.
We hope to serve you and the community with the best year yet!
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We can't stop writing about Facebook today, because after months of anticipation, tomorrow is the day when it will announce new sharing features for music and other media that could form a "connective tissue" between the various services used by music fans.
Today, Facebook remade itself (again), much to the consternation of users (again), who took to the social network to complain in droves. Apparently, the irony of finding it necessary to use a platform to deride the uselessness of that same platform is lost on many.
As part of that redesign, Facebook launched a real-time activity feed along the right side of the screen (see screenshot), which tells users what their friends have been up to — commenting on stuff you haven't seen yet, friending each other, and so on, as opposed to the main activity feed, which shows you stuff asynchronously that's more likely to be of interest.
We know Facebook is going to let people see what their friends are listening to, and in some cases, join them in real time. We're pretty sure that the real-time feed pictured above is where that listening activity will surface.
Stay tuned… people are complaining about the new Facebook today, but tomorrow, they could be more than happy to use it as a way to find out what their friends are listening to, join them, and chat about what they hear.


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Heya :) Today I received a lovely package from virgos lounge containing the perfect dress! It actually fits and the combination of mint and lace is so cute, as you can see mint has begun to grow on me as a colour - even though I wasn't really a fan of green before :/ Anyway, it's such a beautiful dress and they also have some equally amazing pieces of their website! :) Today I have been erm working and pottering around in my new dress... I have fallen in love with a piece of clothing, if that's possible haha. Thank you guys for reading and can't believe I've reached 1000 followers here on blogspot, thank you all so much! (well 1320 if you count the bloglovin' people) YAY! xx
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WASHINGTON — Naturally, there was heartbreak in the D.C. United locker room at RFK Stadium after Wednesday night's 2-1 US Open Cup overtime loss to the Columbus Crew.
But there was also confusion and anger, all centered around the 59th-minute ejection of Pablo Hernandez, a fateful call that turned a dramatic match on its head.
Most of the DC players and coaches did not see the tussle between Hernández and Crew midfielder Danny O'Rourke as it happened. During postgame media availability, several asked reporters what had taken place.
A staff member cued up footage of the incident on the locker room's big-screen TV and replayed it over and over as nearly the entire squad watched intently, prompting bewilderment from some and vocal outrage from others, especially club president Kevin Payne.
The decision to dismiss Hernández and caution O'Rourke despite his violent reaction was the most controversial moment of a disappointing night for D.C. United, who will miss the final after making it there for the past two years.
And it marked the latest wallop from lady luck in a season which has been chock-full of them for United.
"He kicked me on my stomach and I sort of reacted, but I didn't hit him," Hernández said. "That wasn't my intention. I thought that the [red] card would've been for him. I was surprised.
"I thought about my teammates," added the Argentine, who had earned and then scored a penalty kick to give United the lead some 45 minutes prior. "I let them down. I want to say I'm sorry to my teammates, but I didn't expect that decision by the referee at all."
The Black-and-Red may not have deserved to play a man down for the final hour of the 120-minute contest. Yet they responded to the setback with grit, matching Columbus with 10 men as they labored to give their fans some joy in the final competition in which they remained contenders.
But they had only themselves to blame for their inability to hold off the Crew at the end of regulation, surrendering Andy Iro's 89th-minute equalizer on a chaotic goalmouth sequence, as well as their failure to convert two golden opportunities to score afterwards.
First Andy Najar, then Dejan Jakovic raced downfield to cap rapid counterattacks, only to miss the target from close range with Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum at their mercy.
"They had it," D.C. interim head coach Ben Olsen said. "What do you want me to say? They had it. In the end, you've got to finish it out. The guys, I'm very proud of them. They just can't reward themselves. It's very frustrating.
"It's becoming a gutsy group. I just wish we would reward ourselves for some of the good work we do. It's pretty cruel sometimes when the guys, for the most part, do what I ask. They come out and they fight, they make chances and we just don't reward ourselves."


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Fred & Ginger or Fred & Ethel? Celebs in dance-off for ElderHouse
It was jitters, not the jitterbug, that overtook several local business leaders Oct. 23, as they watched professional ballroom dancers and instructors at Fred Astaire Dance Studio demonstrate the rumba, waltz, samba, tango and salsa.
They knew they were next and none have had any real dance experience. But they have months to prepare before performing in front of a live audience and they are willing to face their nerves and a panel of judges in March in a local "Dancing with the Stars" competition for a good cause. The dance-off will benefit ElderHouse in Norwalk, a not-for-profit adult day center serving seniors in Norwalk, Westport, Weston, Darien, New Canaan and Wilton.
ElderHouse has been a part of the Fairfield County senior community for more than 35 years, helping older adults remain in their own homes, and delivering peace of mind to caregivers.
"Zero. Nothing. Making a fool of myself at a wedding," is how Gus Pappajohn, of Westport, described his dance experience. "It's an opportunity to do the right thing for a great cause; it's an opportunity to meet new people and experience some new adventures."
Pappajohn, owner of A. Pappajohn Co. in Norwalk, said he hasn't watched the popular ABC television show "Dancing with the Stars," which pairs inexperienced celebrities with professional dancers, so the first taste of what he's in for came when the pros, Kristina Schlegel and Pierre Fitzenberger, demonstrated the rumba.
"I'm sweating," said Cindi Bigelow, president of Bigelow Tea in Fairfield.
Like the others, Bigelow has never studied any form of dance, but she hopes she has a secret advantage.
"My mother was a Rockette," said Bigelow, who was paired with pro dancer Alexander Vachev. "I don't have her legs. If there's a way through osmosis, then maybe there's some chance.
"This is about fun and ElderHouse."
Bigelow didn't follow in her mother's footsteps, but at least one of the local dance competitors has "performed" at Radio City Music Hall. Kathy Sirico, owner of Gregg and Tony Salon in Westport, said she and a friend toured the famed Manhattan auditorium and "we did our line kicks." They got a round of applause from the janitor.
Sirico and her partner, Matthias Kruschel, have not selected the style of dance that they will take on for the competition in March at the Inn at Longshore in Westport, where the ElderHouse fundraising gala will take place.
"We'll have some tryouts and see what style works best," Kruschel said.
"It's important to see what they feel comfortable with," said Vachev, who will pull double duty. He was partnered with both Bigelow and Ruthann Walsh, director of corporate responsibility for Pepperidge Farm in Norwalk.
Vachev said the competitors will get about 15 lessons of 45 minutes each to learn how to ballroom dance and to put together the competition choreography. They will each perform a two-minute show routine at the gala, said Vachev, who was involved with versions of the "Dancing with the Stars" television show in Bulgaria and Vietnam.
Joan Blumenfeld, a private practice geriatric-care manager and a student at Fred Astaire Dance Studio, told the competitors, "Doing good will never have been so much fun."
She said she went to the studio just to learn the Viennese waltz two years ago and never left.
"No matter what happens out there, I'm going to look good," Pappajohn said. "I've got Kristina. I can trip five times and I'll still look good."
"Dancing is a fun thing to do, but it's also one of the healthiest hobbies you can have," said Gina Goethche. "It's way more entertaining than being on a treadmill."
Denise L. Cesareo, executive director of ElderHouse, hopes the "Dancing with the Stars" gala will raise $100,000, but Nancy Romberg, the event chairwoman and vice president of Fairfield County Bank, has set her sights on a higher number.
"I think we're going to raise more than that," she said.
Donors and supporters will have an opportunity to vote and contribute online for the dancers of their choice. A Best Friend to ElderHouse will be awarded to the star dancer who raises the most on-line pledges.
The lineup of star dancers also includes Peter Tauck, co-owner of Tauck Inc., Norwalk; Gina Zangrillo, president of Darien Sport Shop, Darien; and Pietro Scotti, owner of Da Pietro in Westport.
For tickets and information about the "Dancing with the Stars" fundraiser, call 203-847-1998 or visit www.elderhouse.org.


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A lovely easy cheescake which will certainly help you win friends and influence people!! ;-) It's not strictly a bake but it's definitely a winner.
- 200g malted milk biscuits
- 100g salted butter
- 5 tbsp caster sugar
- 600g full fat soft cheese
- 300ml double cream
- 300g white chocolate
- 200g milk chocolate
- 2 tbsp malt or Horlicks powder
- Bag of white malteasers
Take two bowls and divide the cream cheese and the cream between the two. Add the Horlicks, milk chocolate and remaining sugar to one and the white chocolate to the other, mix well, it may be best to do this with an electric whisk.
Spread the milk chocolate mix over the biscuit base in an even layer before adding the white chocolate mix on top. Gently smooth the white chocolate layer, making sure you push it right to the edges of the tin so there are no gaps between the layers. Finally, decorate with Malteasers.


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Rainer Horn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 128 diseños de 37 diseñadores freelance.
Rahoko Group
I´m a young and dynamik consultant company with an industrial background, at last as an General Manager for Production and Logitic, located in Germany.
I want to build up a new plattform for joint ventures, to bring for the companies the benefit to get all the things to build up a new factory out of one hand. And this commonsensible.
This is also my intentention in consulting. I make a point in beeing different from usual consultants.
I´ve got a hands-on mentality, and this based on commonsense. Rather than producing lots of paperwork, i help companies in an unbureaucratic and practical way to optimise their processes in and around production, built up new factories and assist companies at global sourcing. Whenever it is possible, i try to simplify complicated things, leaving everything which is unneccessary.
My clientel are small, medium-sized companies and also international Global Players, mostly male persons.
It's as well the middle and upper management and the owner of the companies.
I need a logo, which representates my young, different company.
It has to tell the management that this company is reliable, capable to understand the complicated connections and xxx in a
company, and with my help there is a lot of money to save.
So it has look high quality, respectable and reliable.
And it also has to look cool and simple.
And it has to represent me, so it has to look young, differnet and a little bit of a rebel, very clear and straight.
I thougt about the colours black and limegreen, maybe orange. I´d love to have a green/orange logo on a black background.
The logo should include the writing "Rahoko" and have enough space to write a further specifikation next to "Rahoko", and the exsisting Lion as an icon. I send the lion with this desribtion. Just keep it simple and clear.
This is the ICON that will go on all of our products, sticker decals, T-shirts, etc.
I need vector files for the logo.
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Chairman Communique - Dated 05 June, 2012
Institute releases CAS-14 on Pollution Control cost.
Release of CAS3 (Revised 2011)
Revised Guidance Note on Cost Accounting Standard on Cost of Production for Captive Consumption (CAS-4)
The Institute has released Guidance Note on CAS-6.
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Method 1:
Login keys functionality is turned off in DirectAdmin. Make sure that it is enabled in the following files:
/usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf - login_keys=1
/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/admin/user.conf - login_keys=ON
Update values if needed and try again.
If the problem persists after enabling login keys try to re-install the plugin following plugin installation guide.
Method 2:
Please try to create login key manually:
1. go to /CMD_LOGIN_KEYS in your panel (URL)
2. click on "Create new Login Key"
3. fill in key name: "siteprobuilder", key value: [think of some 16-char code], expires: never, uses: 0, clear key: checked, allow htm: checked, commands: CMD_LOGIN and CMD_PLUGINS.
4. enter password below and click "Create".
If this operation succeeds then create a new file if it doesn't exist already:
/usr/local/directadmin/plugins/siteprobuilder/include/login_key and put there a key value you used in login key creation. Save the file.
After that if everything is succeeded then publishing to this server should start working.
Method 3:
Make sure that IP of used builder server is not blacklisted in DirectAdmin. Make sure that IP is not listed in list of blocked IPs in file:
/usr/local/directadmin/data/admin/ip_blacklist or
/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/custom/all_pre.sh (if exists).
PHP 5.6 or newer require a valid SSL certificate to connect. So the API call will fail if DA SSL cert is invalid. You can use PHP 5.5 to fix this problem.
Most often the problem is related to the fact that site builder which you use is running under HTTP protocol whereas DirectAdmin is running under HTTPS protocol. Since site builder in DirectAdmin Evolution skin is tried to be open in an iframe it is blocked due to browser security reasons and the progress is stuck on loading step.
To fix this issue you need to enable HTTPS protocol for site builder. Please see this page for more details on how to do this: https://site.pro/uk/Для-хостингових-компаній/FAQ/#kb516.
If you get this error during publishing website then it means that DirectAdmin server could not extract some website files from zip due to some reason. Here are common reasons why this can happen:


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April Exits
Tonight's our final game of April. For J-Roll, Brad, Cole and Cooch, the month of May will be welcome because the first month of the season hasn't been kind to this quartet.
J-Roll struggled at the plate most of the month. He was quoted a couple of days ago that he'll hit .400 next month. Don't doubt him.
Brad saw his consecutive save streak end, which was inevitable. It was a matter of time. But, his right knee is bothering him and that's a concern. Todd Zolecki will keep everyone informed of the daily status.
Cole got a late spring start because of a tender elbow, left a game last Thursday when he took a batted ball off his left shoulder and left last night's game with a sprained left ankle, his push-off ankle. He said he won't miss his next start, Monday in St. Louis.
Cooch, also known as Carlos Ruiz, is on the DL with a muscle strain in his right side. He felt discomfort a couple of nights ago on his rehab assignment at Lehigh Valley. He's scheduled to play for Reading tonight.
Injuries are part of any sport. Good teams ride through them. The season is a long marathon and any time out of action for Brad, Cole or Cooch now is better than later in the season. Remember, Brad started last season on the DL. We all know what happened the rest of the season and postseason.
Grand Slam Note
Howard's grand slam two nights ago was career #6. He's tied with four others on the Phillies all-time list and trails the leader Mike Schmidt by one.
Ryan is doing remarkable things in a remarkable short period of time. 2009 is his sixth in the big leagues.
Other Phillies with 6 career slams include Cy Williams, who played 13 years with us; Chuck Klein (15 years), Willie Jones (13) and Bobby Abreu (8-plus). Schmidt spent all of his 18 years in Philadelphia.
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Reading centerfielder Quintin Berry has his own blog, an inside view of being a minor league player.
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I've been reading Quintin's blog since he started it. My family saw him play in Clearwater last June while we were on vacation. It'll be fun to follow his progress.
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
Cole has got to be wondering who put the whammy on him. Maybe you should hire some sort of spiritual healer to remove the curse? Ha!! And why does everything happen to him on the left side? Weird.
Hey, Larry;
I always like the content of your blog. One thing though. Isn't Carlos Ruiz's nickname "Chooch" and not "Cooch" as you have referred to him?


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The search for Steve Stephens, the man accused of shooting a 74-year-old dead on Easter Sunday, ended Tuesday morning when he was found dead inside his car in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Stephens is accused of shooting 74-year-old Robert Godwin, Sr., and posting video of the murder to Facebook. Police expanded their search beyond state lines with belief that Stephens may have left Ohio.
Those beliefs were confirmed Tuesday around 11:10 a.m., when Pennsylvania State Police spotted Stephens' car and attempted to pull him over. Instead, Stephens shot and killed himself.
The suspect
Name: Steve Stephens, 37, with a last known address in Twinsburg
Vehicle: White Ford Fusion, temp tag #E363630
The victim
Name: Robert Godwin, Sr., 74
Godwin was a father to 10. His family says he was taking a walk, collecting aluminum cans, on E. 93rd Street prior to Easter dinner when he was killed. He'll be laid to rest Saturday.
The video
Stephens uploaded video of himself shooting Godwin to his Facebook page. He also went live on Facebook to confess to the murder. Stephens' account has been disabled and all videos are no longer visible to the public.
Stephens' death
The search for Stephens came to an end after two days on the run, when he shot and killed himself in Erie, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Stephens visited a McDonald's drive-thru, where an employee recognized him and stalled him long enough to call 911. When Stephens saw police approaching, he drove off.
A two-minute pursuit followed before Stephens shot and killed himself.
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Sorry Jungs...ich hoffe, alle sind der englischen Sprache mächti
A lot of new planes entered the market in the past months and Team Concept does not want to stay behind new trends and technologies.
There are a lot of big changes to announce - first and most important one is the new cooperation between Concept DLG and the fabulous Stream Team. I am more than happy, that Laurynas Ceskevicius agreed to produce the new CX5.
I am also truely happy that Nick Wu from Aero+ agreed to chime into this project. As most of you know, Nick was even as close as I was to my father Roland Sr. and we both learned a lot of him. It was a real challenge for Nick and I to match the high expecttions of my father when designing a new plane. I think, Nick did a fantastic job and we are both very happy with the result.
Why a Concept X5?
Well, most of you know the variety of CX planes over the years and in my opinion, we are still having the best wind penetrating plane on the market with the CX4. But being good here needs a trade off in other parts of the flight envelope. Saying that, the CX4 was never known to be the killer deadair plane.
We did several things here...
First one was to move the flight envelope towards better deadair characteristics but giving away only little of the wind penetration abilities. So, thiner airfoil with a wing area of 19,5 sqdm. New, more aerodynamical fuselage with slip off nose (designed by Laurynas himself) and finally - a solid core wing!
That was one of the reason, why I asked Laurynas for a cooperation - he is the best producer of solid core wings and also one of the top overall quality producers worldwide...From the scratch he was able to match the defaults concerning weights. An AUW of 210-230gr should be achieved very easily.
So far, we have
wing - CW40 layup with IM carbon reinforcement ~105gr
Fuselage - ~ 35gr
tailset - average ~ 10.3gr
We will offer 2 basic designs with various color combinations.
Shipping will be directly from the Stream Team.
You can order your plane either:
via www.streamf3k.com
through myself via PM or via firstname.lastname@example.com
via www.fly3k.com, Mika Ruonala kindly allowed us to use his website
There will be only one distributor worldwide for the CX5. Aero+ will sell it for us in Asia, so all our Asian/Pacific friends will have the opportunity to order the CX5 via
At the beginning, 2 designs and 2 layups will be available with various color combinations. A camouflage design and a design that allows best visibility and contrast with lowest possible weight.
Standard layup will be CW40 with an IM carbon reinforcement and a little heavier but stronger Samurai layup.
We will add a light layup very soon when tested okay
I will let you follow my build of the CX5 here in this thread very soon. Bruno Pavani, George Morris and Vincent Merlijn will get their planes soon and I am sure that they are going to share their build and flying experiences, too...
Light layup with CW20 and reinforced spar (~95gr wingweight) 699,00
Standard layup with CW40 and IM reinforcement (~105gr ww) 699,00
Strong layup with Samurai and IM reinforcement (~115gr ww) 749,00
Finally, I want to say how proud I am that cooperation and communication between Laurynas, Nick and I went so flawless. From scratch to production, we only needed around 6 months. Special thanks to Nick who agreed to work with us although he had tons of work with the Flare. Really would like to hear Seniors opinion about it from the F3K sky
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'European Football Weekends is a perennial source of pleasure' The Guardian
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Levante v Real Zaragoza
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- FootballFrans said...
Excellent Danny, you know how to select the right match to attend :-)
- 26 May 2011 at 10:34
- Danny Last said...
@FootballFrans - Gracias amigo. It really was brilliant. My ears are still ringing. I've often been critical of Spanish fans and their lack of support away from home, but this was something very special indeed.
- 26 May 2011 at 11:05
Granota is the valencian way to say frog, no te castilian. Castilian and spanish are the same language, just two different words for the same concept.
I'm a Levante fan and I can say I've never seen so much away supporters in my stadium, this day was special.
Levante didn't also have anymore objectives to accomplish, so they played without pressure. Normally we use to be louder, but with no motivation behind... just wanted to watch and give an applause to our players. Players who have sweated the uniform more than ever.
Força Llevant!! (valencian way to say ¿¿strong?? Levante!!)
- 26 May 2011 at 12:03
- Danny Last said...
@Anon - Thanks for clearing that up. I've changed it now, and sorry for the misunderstanding.
Out of interest, how many fans do Valencia bring to Levante for the derby? And how many did you take to La Mestalla last week? I saw some photos in the programme showing a march from Levante fans (ultras?) to the away game.
As I said, it's been another brilliant season for Levante. All the more special because the club don't spend the banks money on players!
Good luck next season.
- 26 May 2011 at 12:10
Valencia brought some fans to our stadium, but they didn't even fill the whole guest zone, 75% of them ultra Yomus or Gol Gran.
Just as an example, Levante had to make the guest zone bigger when Espanyol came to Valencia,. Valencia fans don't like so much to move to other stadiums, even in the same city. Even Espanyol from Barcelona brought more people to the stadium (and it wasn't a superimportant match or something) than Valencia.
When we went to Mestalla I think we were 500-700. The guest zone wasn't filled anyway. The march to the game was guided by ultras, but 90% of the people were simple fans, there aren't many Levante ultras, is more like a familiar club. Anyways, you should also know that Levante's fans number is quite small. We're only 12.000 in the stadium usually, so 500 people in Mestalla is a quite good percentage of people.
You should check last year's Cartagena-Levante, where 1.000 granotas went to Cartagena (3.5 hours by car). One of the biggest fan-movement of Levante's history. We usually were 7.000 in the stadium, so 1 of every 7 fans went there!!
- 26 May 2011 at 14:21
- Webbie - FootieAndMusic said...
You'll have to get somebody with a video camera to follow you around Danny.
I smell a tv show here...
But seriously one of these days give it a bash, would love to watch.
- 26 May 2011 at 14:44
- 1860er said...
I fully second your appeal against stadium announcers/DJs killing the fans' chanting with noisy pop music (or whatever music).
- 26 May 2011 at 19:58
- Danny Last said...
@Anon - Cracking stuff at Cartagena. If only it was like that every week!
@Webbie - I'm a keyboard warrior with a face for radio. Plans are afoot to do a trip with Kevin Day from MOTD2, if that did ever come off then I might consider: EFW - The Movie.
@1860er - It's not rocket science is it?
- 27 May 2011 at 09:58
As a groundhopper AND Mallorca supporter I can only say that last weekend of the league was nerve-wrecking (a post on this from Mallorca's perspective is on my own blog). We could just have well have relegated and Zaragoza's win in Levante was one of the things we were hoping would NOT happen. When we heard the scoreline in Levante, Sociedad and Osasuna, some of us in the Mallorca penya were almost in tears (I luckily see football as just a game so I was still calm, but most others in the penya could no longer control emotions). The relief and tears of joy after we got the result from La Coruña and realised we narrowly avoided relegation, were intense.
Kudos to those teams, including Zaragoza, who secured their spot in next year Primera Division themselves. We (Mallorca) avoided the drop because La Coruña failed to grab a point in their last game, I'd rather have secured our spot in the fashion Zaragoza did it: win the last game yourself and not rely on other games' results.
And while we're going on on Valencian football anyway: GRACIAS to the other team from the city, Valencia CF, for playing things fair in La Coruña despite having already secured their 3rd spot.
I hope to visit Valencia next season with Mallorca for an away game against either Valencia or Levante. Both stadiums seem very nice. I also heard nothing but praise about the city itself.
- 31 May 2011 at 08:40
My blog by the way is thepathslesstravelled.wordpress.com , forgot to enter the URL previously
- 31 May 2011 at 19:59
- James said...
What a read!
Only come across this site in the last month or so, but really enjoying the style of writing.
Sounds like a great game to have attended and the photos are also superb.
Keep up the good work. Cheers, James.
- 12 July 2011 at 07:18


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Holy mishaps, Batman! We have an entire trove of videos that never got posted from Dragon*ConTV 2011! It's like Al Capone's Secret Vault, except there's actually something good in this dusty pile of comedy. To get you in the mood for Dragon*Con 2012, we're going to post these "lost" treasures.
Our first semi-classic video is what happens when Fan Fiction Friday gets into your TV! We mash up some literature for your video enjoyment. Produced by Joyce Lanterman for Dragon*ConTV 2011.


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lawyers...ohh man what a riot, we had to fire our farking lawyers because the straw they had in our wallet was sucking the green right out of the investment dollars...lawyers bite wad.Originally posted by galathaea
Aha! A perfect discussion point for this thread!
No. Not yet. It seems one of the lawyers decided to take a vacation in the middle of final negotiations, so the paperwork got stalled. But the papers have passed through the investor's lawyers, and I hear they just passed through our lawyers last week and all accounts say there is nothing really surprising about what is inside the final product. So now the last step is to have someone on our side (I think the new CEO, but I'm not really in the loop on this) sign them, which is supposed to happen yesterday (guess that didn't happen), today, or tomorrow. From what I've heard, the funds will then immediately be transferred and off we go! However, my boss, who has been through these investor things way to many times for sanity to be completely preserved, has told me and the other lead programmer to wait until the money is in the bank before we pack (to be absolutely sure -- and not to "jinx" anything), so I still will probably be here a few more weeks getting ready for the move.
Until then, things are quite.... boring.
PS: I hope you like rain and crappy weather, I mean it's nice and all...different country, but after 5 years my spawn and that ex-thingamajig couldn't wait to get back to the states...I imagine though the guiness is probably fresher....don't think I've ever stuck my head under a guiness tap and just went to town...ahh I'll have to mark that down for a future night in fells point....


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Here is a 7 ft tall( and as close to scale as possible) Classic Lego Man as created by Mac. Mac says that he made the man mostly from cardboard, cut, bent, and taped in a variety of ways.
The arms and hands were made of cement forms (hmmm... Good use for Cement forms. Ü) The head was quite a struggle. With some determination... Mac was able to sculpt layered styrofoam to achieve a rounded shape. Then he sanded and painted it. The entire job took 6 cans of spray paint and 2 bottles of Acrylic paint. Mac sees through a small hole... covered with painted mesh... at the neck Mac requires another person to help him get into the Costume. He is a BIG Lego Guy!
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TheBattingOrder necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 199 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We are a retailer of baseball and softball bats. Most of us are beer-league softball, or former high school and college baseball players. We enjoy sports!
The target market is a pretty wide demographic! Our customers range from the parents of tee-ball players all the way to the senior-league softball players. However, purchasing will mainly be done by the parents of the 5 to 19 year old customer and middle-age softball league men and women. Therefore, we need a logo (and a site to follow) that will grab the attention of the younger customers (who are looking for the bat), but be clean and simple enough to not be obnoxious for the actual purchaser of our products. Our customers are predominately male, but we do have female customers.
Ball players tend to be superstitious. If they get a good feeling from something, they tend to come back and do them again and again. Also, our customers know the history of the game and its lingo.
The main requirement is that we use TheBattingOrder.com in the logo. Or, next to a logo/graphic/icon.
I'm interested in other people's ideas. Use graphics, don't use graphics, that's all up to you; make it your own. I will say that I like Modern, Clean, Simple. However, I do enjoy the Classic, Bold, and at times, things that are Edgy. Again, make it your own.
An entire web page will be built off the color scheme of this logo. I will say that I tend toward the middle to darker colors of the scheme. That's not to say we won't be picking anything on the lighter side. Hard to see colors are out, such as that impossible to see light yellow that one can't distinguish from white on web pages.
-- If one were to look up the team logo's for all the MLB teams, you might find that they too tend to trend toward darker colors (Same goes for the NFL, the NBA, and also the NHL to a degree).
-- if one were to look up every bat manufacture you would find a few main colors in their logos; Black (and Gray), Red, Yellow, and sometimes blue. Again, this isn't a guide. It's just some information to digest. Do we go against the grain and distinguish the logo or pile on with the rest?
Good luck and thanks!
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Mikaela Shiffrin ready for debut at world skiing championship
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) -- Not every 17-year-old walks into her first world championships with medal expectations and a roomful of media.
For American Mikaela Shiffrin, it's another challenge she's handling like an old pro ahead of the giant slalom on Thursday. The high school student has won three World Cup slaloms to match a season record set by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell.
When Shiffrin won last month, she was exactly the same age - 17 years, 308 days - as Moser-Proell was when she earned her third career victory in 1971. Moser-Proell holds the record of 62 World Cup wins.
That explains why it wasn't just American media asking Shiffrin how she's handling it all, but also Austrian, Swiss and German reporters.
"Pressure is just a frame of mind," Shiffrin said. "I'm doing this for me. I'm racing because I've always loved racing, that adrenaline rush that can't be replaced. That's all I'm doing when I'm in the start. I'm not thinking about what my friends want me to do or what my parents want me to do. ... It's as simple as that."
In the giant slalom, she's had three top-10 finishes this season. The main event is the slalom on Saturday, where she'll be a top contender along with overall World Cup leader Tina Maze, Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Veronika Velez Zuzulova -who has won two races this season - and Marlies Schild.
Shiffrin holds a 33-point lead over Maze in the World Cup slalom standings, but she's quick to point out that most of her success this season has come since Schild was sidelined by a right-knee injury while training in December.
Schild, who has won 33 World Cup slaloms, one short of Swiss standout Vreni Schneider's record, is planning to return for Saturday's race.
"I've had three wins and I'm proud of it but I've always felt like there was that piece missing because Marlies is a slalom queen," Shiffrin said this week. "I can win snow princess or all these different titles but she wasn't there, so I'm excited to have her back. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure on her, but I think she's going to perform strongly and I'm really excited to race against her. It's a complete field now."
Shiffrin warmed up for the worlds by training with the Italy men's team last week.
"In a run of 50 seconds, she was losing one or two seconds to guys like (Stefano) Gross and (Olympic champion Giuliano) Razzoli," U.S. technical coach Roland Pfeifer said.
By the next world championships on Shiffrin's home slopes in Vail-Beaver Creek, Colo., in 2015, she could be entered in more than just the technical events.
Shiffrin's goal is to become an all-around skier like teammate Lindsey Vonn, who is sidelined after suffering a knee injury at worlds.
"She has one very clear goal, to become the overall World Cup champion as fast as possible," Pfeifer said. "That's what she's saying, that's what she's working on. I think she hasn't realized yet that when she adds super-G and downhill to the program, she will have less time to train slalom and GS."
For now, the coaches are keeping Shiffrin focused on the technical events.
"In GS, her turns are not consistent yet," Pfeifer said. "If we do 10 runs, she will have two perfect runs and eight rather moderate ones.
"As long as she's not perfect in slalom and GS, we won't even talk about the speed disciplines. She already wants to enter these events. We will do a little bit of super-G next season, but as soon as we see that slalom and GS are suffering, we'll cut it back.
But he sees an upside with her speed.
"She has enormous potential as a super-G and downhill racer," Pfeifer said." She's an excellent glider."


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Stuck playing on a crummy system and want to see how the Übermensch play Skyrim? Or, conversely, do you own a killer rig and want to see how the peasants make do?
There's a site for that. Nvidia have made this handy interactive slider, which lets you quickly and, in some cases, dramatically see the difference between playing Skyrim on low and high settings.
In case you can't see them (low is on the left), check out the barn. And the textures. And, perhaps most importantly, the number of trees.
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By Dr. Kristine Larsen, Central Connecticut State University
The pulsating red supergiant Antares ("anti-Mars"), at V = 1.06, is the 15th-brightest star in the night sky, but it gets less attention than its near-twin Betelgeuse. Check the length of their entries in wikipedia, for instance.
Mira variables are the longest-observed class of stars for which we have long-term quantitative data that allow us to study their behavior over centuries-long periods of time. Fortunately for us, they're also easy to observe and monitor, having some of the largest amplitudes of all variables, and hundreds of them are bright enough that they're within reach of astronomers with modest telescopes.


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Legislation that would have phased out millions in ratepayer-financed subsidies for mostly out-of-state paper mills died in a House committee Friday, just a day after the Senate passed a companion measure.
The House version of the so-called "black liquor" bill, HB1102, fell one vote short of the 12-vote majority needed to get out of the Economic Matters Committee. The vote in the panel was 11 to 8 for it.
The Senate had voted 33-13 on Thursday to end the subsidies, after the bill had died and been resurrected in committee.
Del. John A. Olszewski Jr., the House bill's sponsor, said lawmakers had been lobbied hard by paper industry representatives and by the unions that represent the mills' workers, noting that "there's quite a bit of money at stake."
"I think labor played a pretty big role in the vote," the Baltimore County Democrat said, noting that even some of the bill's cosponsors did not support it. Olszewski said he was a "labor guy" as well but saw this as a matter of ending subsidies paid for by Maryland ratepayers to out-of-state paper mills.
The bill would have ended in five years lucrative renewable-energy "credits" that paper mills receive for burning a byproduct known as black liquor and other wood waste. Maryland's renewable energy law requires power companies to get some of their energy from renewable sources, and paper mills can sell their credits to meet those obligations.
All but one of the mills getting the credits is out of state, and sponsors had agreed to amend the bill to protect the one in-state facility in Luke in Allegany County, owned by Ohio-based New Page Corp. Despite that, the company and its union representatives joined the rest of the industry in opposing the phase-out.
"It was just one of those things where an affront to one is an affront to all," Olszewski said of the in-state labor opposition.
He vowed not to stop pushing to end the subsidies, which he and others argue are crowding out "true" solar and wind renewable energy projects.
"The imperative to fix this is only going to grow," he said, as prices paid for renewable energy credits rise. The prices already have jumped in recent years, according to James McGarry of Chesapeake Climate Action Network, who estimated that paper mills are in line to receive more than $20 million this year alone.