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Classes at this location are available by appointment only, so please give us a call today at 603-612-0431 to schedule an appointment that is convenient for you and your family!
With developments in technology moving at warp speed, the kids of today are the ones that will be inventing the innovations of the future.
Our unique STEM programs at Merchants Plaza are designed to encourage your curious son or daughter to start developing the essential skills they'll need for future success—and we'll make sure they're having a ton of fun along the way. From coding video games to building functioning robots, we have projects to challenge kids to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills that will ensure their futures are bright.
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- Fun, hands-on activities that keep kids engaged (they won't even realize they're learning!)
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Two-Tone Cookie Crinkles double your pleasure with a chocolate cookie and a butter cookie, sandwiched together with chocolate ganache in between. A chocolate and cookie lover's delight. Of course, you can make them in any shape you choose, to fit any holiday or theme.
Speaking of CHOCOLATE...let's get on to the giveaway! I was puttering around in Trader Joe's last night with my husband, (Sadly, we resorted to this after we exhausted any other ideas for something to do, on the spur of the moment, in this sleepy town), when I came upon some intriguing looking chocolate...upon closer inspection I actually got excited!
The little information card tied to the top of the chocolate stack states: "Our Trader Joe's Chocolate Palette is an exotic display of colorfully wrapped distinctive origin dark chocolate. Unlike traditional chocolates, these chocolates are made from cocoa beans that are sourced from a single plantation or region. These high quality chocolates can be likened to a fine wine for chocolate lovers. Our varietals contain a minimum of 60% cocoa and have unique flavor profiles." (Actually 6 out of 8 contain 70 % cocoa or above.) It goes on to describe the chocolate from each region:)
The package is a total of 12.8 ounces. I need to think of something special to do with it...maybe a tasting table for Valentine's day:) One of you will need to think of something to do with it too!
GIVEAWAY ENDED! Winner announced later today, 1/19!
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The giveaway will end on Wednesday, Jan 19th at noon, P.S.T. and the winner will be chosen via random.org.
GOOD LUCK to everyone!!! (I really wish I could send this to each of you!)
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Chocolate Ganache
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions1. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Stir cocoa powder into one portion of dough. Cover and chill dough halves in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
2. Preheat oven to 375F. Roll each dough half to 1/8-inch-thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out dough with a floured 2-1/2-inch fluted square cookie cutter, or cut dough into 2-1/2-inch squares using a fluted pastry wheel. Use an hors d'oeuvre cutter to cut a 1-inch square, diamond, circle, or flower shape from the centers of half of cutouts of each color. Place cutouts 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven about 8 minutes or until edges are set. Transfer cookies to wire racks and let cool.
4. Spoon about 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache in centers of bottom side of each cookie without a cutout. Top each white cookies with a chocolate cookie with cutout, bottom sides down; top each chocolate cookie with a white cookie with a cutout, bottom sides down. If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes 30 cookies.
5. Tip: For mini sandwich cookies, bake the center cutouts in the preheated 375F oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Cool cookies, then assemble by spreading ganache on half of the cookies and topping with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.
6. To store: Place unfilled cookies in layers separated by pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen. Assemble cookies with ganache, as directed. If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
7. Chocolate Ganache: Heat 1/2 cup whipping cream in a small saucepan just until bubbles begin to form around edge. Stir in 4 ounces chopped high-quality bittersweet chocolate using a wire whisk until mixture is smooth. Cover and chill in the refrigerator about 30 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly. Makes about 3/4 cup.
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Hope Colling necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 67 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
We are a trendy, upscale women's boutique located on San Francisco's fashionable Union Street. We are often compared to Anthropologie so if you need some visuals on the aesthetic we strive to achieve (but not copy), check out their logo and website. Here is our bio:
Vintage. Modern. Romantic. Edgy. Bohemian. Classic. Charming. Chic...blend these elements together and you get Marmalade's recipe for great style. This darling boutique, located on San Francisco's famed Union Street boasts a sumptuous array of trendy tops, darling dresses, skirts, slacks, baubles, bubbles, treasures and trinkets and flea market finds that are sure to satisfy even the most finicky fashionistas.
Owner and former New York City style maven Hope Schaffer-Colling does a fabulous job of combining the cutting edge chicness of downtown New York with a casual, California surfer girl vibe for a fashion forward, laid back look that resonates in every detail of the hand picked pieces Colling hangs on the racks."I do really small orders so everyone's not walking around wearing the same thing. It keeps the store fresh because we get new merchandise in every few days."
The bewitching collections are something to be seen, but perhaps the most impressive aspect of all is Colling's commitment to finding versatile, wearable fashions for an affordable price- nothing in the store is over $100.
Women aged 16-60 who shop at stores like J Crew, Anthropologie, and Banana Republic. Classic, slightly preppy- think celebrities with style like Rachel Bilson, Kate Moss, the girls from The Hills.
The logo that we have now doesn't really match the vibe of the store, so I am looking for something that people will see- say on a shopping bag that a passer by is carrying- and know just by looking at it that it's a place they want to check out.
Elements I might like to incorporate, but am not married to any of these:
- whimsical swirls or borders
- the color orange (marmalade)
- the color grey (maybe with some orange or a cherry-red)
I have attached a photo of our current logo and one of the store...please check out our facebook page, there are TONS of photos of merchandise, the store interior, etc.- http://www.facebook.com/marmaladesf and also ANTHROPOLOGIE- really love the simplicity and elegance of their logo.
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Chefs Feed, an app that uses local chefs to guide diners, launches in Colorado
I haven't yet checked-out the Chefs Feed app (chefsfeed.com) – as of Tuesday night, the app didn't yet include Denver chefs – but the idea, at least, sounds cool: Chefs in different cities direct diners to favorite restaurants, food trucks, dishes and more. The app seems to be sort of like a mix of Yelp and Twitter. People using the app follow chefs, and the chefs dole-out recommendations, some of them live, for things they are eating around town. Lots of pictures.
The app launches today in Colorado; the service already works with chefs in 16 cities, including San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia and London. Interested in what Denver chef Frank Bonanno says about chef Lon Symensma's soup dumplings? You'll find that and other tidbits at Chefs Feed. Among the Colorado chefs taking part: Bonanno (Luca D'Italia, Mizuna, etc.), Symensma (ChoLon and Gather), Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson (Frasca Food and Wine, Pizzeria Locale), Steve Redzikowski (Oak at Fourteenth), Max Mackissock (The Squeaky Bean), Alex Seidel (Fruition) and a bunch more.


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Fall 2014 Balmain Full Length Leopard Silk Jersey Backless Halter Dress
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From the voluminous skirts of the post-World War II "New Look" favored by Hollywood icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich to the sleek, skinny jeans seen on Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi and every Kardashian, clothes from the House of Balmain have long been mainstays in celebrity wardrobes.
The son of a dressmaker and a drapery salesman, Pierre Balmain was born in 1914 in southeastern France and formed an interest in fashion at an early age. His mother wanted her son to be an architect — but the principles of design and structure Balmain learned in his brief studies at the École des Beaux Arts served him well throughout his career. Balmain founded his now-iconic label in 1945. Alongside fellow couture titans Christian Dior and Hubert de Givenchy, Balmain's post-war take on luxe dressing featured bell-shaped skirts falling from slender waists, structured jackets over sheath dresses and embellishments like fur trim; he called the look "Jolie Madame." The Duchess of Windsor was an early fan, prompting an aristocratic following. Balmain was among the first to offer French looks to the American market. Since Pierre Balmain's death in 1982, the design reins have been handed to luminaries such as Oscar de la Renta and Instagram sensation Olivier Rousteing.
Today's Balmain has more in common with the master's original haute couture than you might expect: sharply tailored blazers that nip in at the waist, delicate stilettos and ultra-feminine evening wear are wardrobe basics for the 21st-century woman, too. Lovers of couture history will also prize the fluid, easy sketches from the master's own hand they'll find on offer here, while fashionistas clamor for military-style jackets and skinny jeans. Whether you're a colonel in Rousteing's "glamour army" or you fancy yourself a "Jolie Madame," a Balmain piece — from the sixties or even last season — will add a bold, sexy note to your look. Daytime or night, vintage Balmain feels right now.
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text: In May and June of 2010, the Aquarium took part in the restoration of a living shoreline at Westport Waterfront, a mixed-use development in Baltimore City that is currently under construction. The project aims to revitalize the Westport neighborhood with an environmentally conscious way of life and LEED-certified buildings for residential, commercial and retail use. Constructing a healthy marsh as a living shoreline is just the beginning. More than 170 Baltimore-area students assisted the Aquarium in planting 18,000 marsh grasses along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. Many of these students were part of our Wetland Nursery Program, so they actually helped grow the grasses in their schoolyards throughout the year before coming out to plant them in the marsh. Westport Waterfront community is reclaiming a previously industrial area adjacent to the river, and many building practices will be in place that should make a positive impact on aquatic habitat. As you can see from the before and after photos, the marsh is already thriving after just one growing season! Tags: baltimore-city Categories: Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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text: If you are a scrapbooker, chances are you're always looking for new trends and tricks to make your pages more beautiful and special. We can help, by keeping you abreast of the latest techniques in scrapbooking, journaling and altered art. There are many new techniques and tools to discover in these books, to keep your hobby fresh and interesting while making your memory albums more creative and meaningful than ever.


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Big Data Encryption
Big data collects and analyzes large amounts of data from heterogeneous sources to discover unprecedented new knowledge and understanding of scientific and business scenarios. Aiming to gain greater insight into patterns not generally discernible from smaller data sets, big data business intelligence enables visibility into associations and trends that otherwise go unnoticed.
However, big data exposes the enterprise to numerous data security threats. Thales eSecurity can show you how to secure big data and help your organization secure its digital transformation and safely take full advantage of the benefits of big data.


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05-February-2013 11:23 IST
Launch of National programme for the purposeThe National Rural Health Mission of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India will launch a new initiative of Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services to provide comprehensive care to all the children. The purpose of these services is to improve the overall quality of life of children through early detection of birth defects, diseases, deficiencies, development delays including disability.
The Programme will be launched by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA from Palghar, a Tribal Block in Thane district, Maharashtra tomorrow in the presence of Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
It may be mentioned that the burden of birth defects, development delays due to deficiencies and diseases is significant in children. This is also one of the important factors for child mortality and out of pocket expenditure for poor families. Birth defects account for 9.6% of all new-born deaths and 4% of under five mortality. According to March of Dimes, 2006, out of every 100 babies born in this country annually, 6 to 7 have a birth defect. In Indian context, this would translate to 17 lakhs birth defects annually. Development delays affect at least 10% children and these delays if not intercepted timely may lead to permanent disabilities including cognitive, hearing or vision.
A set of thirty common conditions have been identified for screening and further management. These services are built on the existing school health services and these services will be provided through dedicated mobile health teams placed in every block. The block level dedicated mobile medical health teams would comprise of four health personnel viz. two AYUSH doctors (One Male, One Female), ANM/ SN and a Pharmacist. The teams will carry out screening of all the children in the age group 0 – 6 years enrolled at Anganwadi centres at least twice a year besides screening of all children enrolled in Government and Government aided schools. The newborns will also be screened for birth defects in health facilities where deliveries take place and during the home visit by ASHA. An estimated 27 crore children in the age group of zero to eighteen years are expected to be covered in a phased manner.
The District Early Intervention Centre is envisaged to be made operational in all districts of the country for providing management of these referred cases from the blocks and will also link these cases with tertiary level health services in case of surgical management. The existing services from Ministry of Women and Child, Social Justice and empowerment and Education will also be optimally utilized. Necessary treatment costs would be provided under National Rural Health Mission to tertiary level institutions whether in Government or Private sector. The implementation of these services will also generate country wide epidemiological data on selected health conditions for improved future planning of health services.
Early identification of select health conditions and their linkage to care, support and treatment, under Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services will help to achieve equitable child health care. In the long run, the programme would prove economical for the poor and marginalized through reducing out of pocket expenditure, burden of diseases, improving health awareness among community, improving the professionalism in service delivery and finally strengthening the public sector hospitals. This would lead to promotion of health among children which is of fundamental value to the entire nation. (PIB)


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France is a nice country to visit, but would you live there permanently to have this low-slung Peugeot RCZ and its glass double-bubble roof?
Welcome to Morning Would, where we present you with some of the most desirable, controversial cars ever built and ask what you would do to drive one.
Even if you love living in the USA, it can't be denied that we're missing out on a lot of cool cars: Alfa Romeos, the Volkswagen Scirocco, tons of assorted wagons and diesels, and this nice Peugeot coupe number. The RCZ was designed as a competitor to the Audi TT, and the recently-updated version certainly pulls off the style-in-spades part of the equation. And it drives pretty well, too.
But would you leave the US to get its improved Mini Cooper S engine and leather dashboard? While it would be nice to get away from our perpetual election cycle, you'd be missing out on cheap gas, Taco Bell, and Thanksgiving, to name just a few.
Peugeots are pretty rare beasts in these United States, but would you cross the pond in pursuit of this one? Let us know in the comments below.


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Date of Birth : Aug 23rd 1944
British dwarf actor and occasional musician, known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series, Baker, who stands 3 ft 8 in (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret performer with entertainer Jack Purvis when George Lucas hired him to be the man inside R2-D2 in Star Wars in 1977.
Baker appears in all six of the episodic theatrical Star Wars films. Baker played an additional role in 1983's Return of the Jedi as Paploo, the Ewok who steals an Imperial speeder bike. He was originally going to play Wicket W. Warrick, but he fell ill, and that role was handed over to Warwick Davis. Kenny featured on Justin Lee Collins's 'Bring Back Star Wars'. He revealed a feud between him and his co-star Anthony Daniels. He claimed Daniels had been rude to him on numerous occasions, and states that Daniels is rude to everyone, including fans. He even said he wouldn't be in the same room as Daniels unless necessary.
Baker's other films include The Elephant Man, Time Bandits (also with Purvis), Amadeus and Jim Henson's Labyrinth. On television, he appeared in the British medical drama Casualty.
In the late 1990s, Baker launched a brief stand up comedy career. Baker played harmonica with the James Coutts Scottish Dance Band at Hugh McCaig's Silverstone Party in July 1997. Baker currently resides in Preston, England. While both he and his late wife have dwarfism, their two sons do not.


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I write about topics that get me excited about design. It might be a place, a thing, or a moment. It might be something that hits me over the head like a ton of bricks or subtly touches my imagination with an "aha" moment.
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I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.
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Featuring over 43,000 sq ft of event space for groups of up to 2,000 and services like a Crowne Meetings Director and Daily Meeting Debrief, we are "The Place to Meet" among area hotels. Near the Providence - Warwick Airport and area companies, including Davol, Amgen, MetLife, Quonset Point and Citizens, our address ensures an easy commute for business guests to Warwick, RI.
Our hotel's location near Providence offers Rhode Island leisure travelers exciting entertainment, from visiting local parks and beaches to touring Colonial America sites. The Warwick Mall, less than a mile away, promises great shopping opportunities, while nearby Providence College and Brown University offer sporting events, performances and lecture series.
We are pleased to offer quality amenities, including free Wi-Fi access, a park and fly program, Business and Fitness Centers, and a heated indoor pool, the Crowne Plaza Sleep Advantage® program.


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This is one of the most surreal cable news segments you'll see.
There have been many different conspiracy theories thrown out about the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, but on Wednesday night CNN speculated whether a "black hole" could be involved.
CNN anchor Don Lemon brought up the idea when prompted by a tweet from a reader — a segment that was first noted by Mediaite. He also brought up tweets comparing the situation to the television series "Lost" and "The Twilight Zone."
"That's what people are saying," he said. "I know it's preposterous — but is it preposterous?"
Mary Schiavo, a former Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation, said it was indeed preposterous.
"Well, a small black hole would suck in our entire universe, so we know it's not that. The Bermuda Triangle is often weather. And 'Lost' is a TV show."
She added that she did "love" the theories, however.
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Safety is the name of the game when it comes to bicycle helmets, but to make one wearable, there has to be more to a design than a fortress of foam. It takes cutting-edge technology, ergonomic research, and an intensive labour of aerodynamic love to ensure that you provide the most comfortable, breathable, and attractive protective designs. This is what we do every day, and as hard as it is, we wouldn't have it any other way.
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Colomba is a potato that you will love. This versatile spud is fantastic & fresh, making it ideal for creating the most delicious dishes for you and your friends. It is a round to oval shaped, yellow fleshed potato variety that is an excellent multi-purpose kitchen staple. It can be distinguished from other varieties by its exceptional taste and texture.
Colomba brand introduction in Finland
The HZPC team in Finland developed this package design and did a lot of promotion to support the brand.
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Colomba brand introduction in Canada
The attractive and distinctive black/pink design is used by the Edmonton Potato Growers in Canada and introduced at Sobeys in 2015.
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Member Briefing: Philanthropy and (Rapid) Responsiveness
In the past 18 months. philanthropy has had to reflect on how our sector can and should be able to "rapidly respond" to quickly emerging circumstances that impact our communities. Join us at this cross-sector member briefing to see how rapid responsiveness looks through the lens of social, political, and ecological disaster responsiveness.


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Top 5 Equestrian Parks In Hungary
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The equestrian parks of Hungary are marked with horseshoes from 1 to 5, qualified - in a nutshell - by their natural ambience, stables (substance, quality and qualification of horses), equestrian services, staff and other programs and possibilities.
Geréby Mansion Hotel and Stables
Quality: 5 horseshoes
Geréby Mansion Hotel and Stables lies in picturesque surroundings, in the heart of the Great Plain, some 30 minutes away from Budapest by car, 3 km from the M5 exit of Lajosmizse. The magic natural environment is attractive especially in the summer, but riding sleigh in the Pusta in wintertime is also unforgettable.
Quality: 5 horseshoes
Tanyacsárda (pron. tan-ya-tshar-da) was a simple, traditional restaurant 35 years age. Now it's a full equestrian park with stables, two open summer terraces, an indoor restaurant, and an outdoor garden restaurant. We are prepared to host more than a thousand guests at any time. Meticulous preparation goes into planning every detail behind the scenes to ensure our guests an experience of a lifetime. Visitors from Hungary and abroad may choose from a wide array of activities that will evoke the romantic spirit of the Great Hungarian Plain.
Hétkúti Wellness Hotel and Horse Park
Quality: 4 horseshoes
Mór is small town between Vértes and Bakony Hills in the Middle Transdanubia. Hétkúti field gives a home to the Hétkúti Hotel and the 29-hectare big Horse Park at the bottom of Vértes Hills. Arriving to a rural small town from the running world, you will feel that time stopped around you, and you are dropped back into the country life 300 years earlier. Mór also has a couple of hundred years old wine yards.
Szelle Equestrian Courtyard
Quality: 5 horseshoes
Situated in the heart of romantic Szigetköz, in calm and familiar ambience. The picturesque land offers space for many active programs, such as biking, boating, fishing, bathing, hiking, and of course cross-country riding. The courtyard also has a pansion with double rooms and several traditional restaurants in the area.
Kabala Stud
Quality: 5 horseshoes
Rádiháza is located in South-West Hungary, in county Zala, 50 km far from Lake Balaton, 26 km far from Zalaegerszeg, between the villages Tófej and Gutorfölde. The pastures surrounded by forests and gently sloping hills are exquisitely adequate for keeping and breeding horses. They services mainly are horse breeding, accommodation, cross-country riding, hunting ride.
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It seems that just in the last month or so we're started to see SSD vendors drop their prices a little. Manufacturers like OCZ, Kingston, ADATA, Crucial and others that compete in the mainstream consumer space, have started to drop prices on many of their products to the point where the milestone $1/GB point is starting to become reality.
Here is a chart that caught my attention on Anandtech which shows the prices on NewEgg for a range of SSD products from various vendors at the three most common capacity points; 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB:
This chart doesn't cover all SSD vendors, but it does illustrate the gradual drop in prices that we're seeing at the moment. There are plenty of places on the chart that flirt quite closely with the $1/GB price point, and even some that are just under. Several other SSD manufacturers like Kingston, Corsair, Samsung, MemoRight, Plextor and Transcend also have drives float around these price points.
Check out this chart that shows the price per GB of several featured 128GB capacity drives - for me the ideal capacity for an Win 7 install:
This is great news for DIY PC builders. Sure the absolute fastest SSDs on the market will cost you more, but the important point for me is that there are many millions of systems out in the wild that are still running off traditional 7,200rpm drives. These PCs could all enjoy a fairly inexpensive, yet exponential performance leap by upgrading an SSD. Intel Smart Response is will remain an attractive option for folks on SSD capacities below 64GB, but with these new prices, the attraction to opt for a full OS install on SSD has never been stronger.
The charts in this blog can be found on an interesting SSD review article here on Anandtech.com


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The Kansas City Chiefs fired coach Todd Haley on Monday, less than a year after he led the team to the AFC West title, and named defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel as interim coach for the remainder of the season.
The injury-ravaged Chiefs dropped to 5-8 after Sunday's 37-10 loss the New York Jets in which they committed 11 penalties for 128 yards, including a 15-yarder on Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct.
"This was a difficult decision but one that we feel is best for the future of the Chiefs," Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a statement. "Although there have been bright spots at different points this season, we have not made meaningful progress and we felt that it was necessary to make a change. We appreciate Toddâs contributions during his time with the club, and we wish him well in the future."
Haley, 44, led the Chiefs to a 10-6 record and a division title last season, but the team has been hit hard by injuries and has stumbled to a 5-8 record. Kansas City lost three starters to torn knee ligaments -- safety Eric Berry, running back Jamaal Charles and tight end Tony Moeaki -- in September.
Quarterback Matt Cassel was lost on Nov. 13 with a broken right hand.
A league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora that St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator and ex-Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels will garner strong consideration for Chiefs job.
There have been rumblings about Haley's job status ever since training camp. But after three lopsided losses to start the season, Kansas City managed to rattle off four straight wins and pull into a tie atop the division. Haley was being applauded for keeping the team together despite such adversity, and there was a happy-go-lucky attitude at the practice facility. That all changed when the Chiefs lost to previously winless Miami at home, the start of a dismal stretch in which they dropped four straight and five of their last six.
Besides the dismal performance on the field, it was not a secret within the walls of the team's practice facility that there was friction between Haley and Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli.
"Todd helped this team in many valuable ways over the past three seasons, and I am thankful for his contributions," Pioli said in a statement. "Unfortunately, we have not been able to establish the kind of consistency we need to continue to build a strong foundation for the future and we believe a change is important at this time."
The Chiefs went 19-27 during Haley's tenure in Kansas City.
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to make wealthy investors pay more for the privilege of Canadian permanent residence, launching a series of consultations in Vancouver Friday on how to retool the program to better benefit taxpayers.
"We think that program has been massively underselling Canada," Kenney told The Sun's editorial board on Friday. "There are millions of millionaires around the world who would like to immigrate to Canada and we could do much more in generating economic benefit from those who come in through such a program."
Canada is under-pricing this program relative to other countries, Kenney said, noting that applicants through this country's immigrant investor program contribute an $800,000 repayable loan to the government in exchange for immediate permanent residence. Canada also requires a net worth of $1.6 million, obtained legally. Countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. offer temporary residency with a pathway to permanent residency, provided certain conditions are met, for $1 million or more, Kenney said.
The government will spend the coming months consulting with the provinces, people in the immigration industry and the general public on how to revamp the program. Options include requiring some kind of ongoing investment, the creation of a certain number of jobs and making the required financial contribution non-returnable, but Kenney said he is open to suggestions for other reforms.
Money from the program is transferred to the provinces to be used for economic development.
Kenney said the government will start by introducing legislation to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to give him more power and flexibility to create, change or cancel specialized programs according to market demand and proven effectiveness. This will allow the government to make changes to the immigrant investor program, among others.
Demand for the program is high, with a current backlog of about 23,000 applications, Kenney said, a statistic that indicates the country could be charging much more. Canada lets in about 3,000 immigrant investors each year and does not plan to increase that number in the near future, the minister said. Figures for 2010 provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada show that B.C. received 1,566 investor-class immigrants, along with almost 4,000 of spouses and dependants.
"There's no shortage of demand overseas to come in through a program like this, but we have to find the right price for it," Kenney said.
Figures obtained by Vancouver immigration lawyer Richard Kurland indicate that between October 2010 and September 2011, Canada approved nearly 3,000 cases and issued a total of 10,246 visas to immigrant investor applicants and their families.
The vast majority of approved investors came from Hong Kong, followed at a distance by Taipei, Damascus, London and Seoul.
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I'm an Illinois girl which means we have vague state standards, we're assessed on ACT College Readiness Standards, we recently agreed to Common Core Standards,and basically have to decipher this on our own.
I have decided to go by ACT Standards until Illinois gets smart enough to write their own state test, which will take at least 3-4 years from now. So using a very helpful ACT resource book, I've listed all the topics addressed in the ACT.
Now I just need help deciding which topics fit specifically into Algebra 1 as opposed to Algebra II.
Once I get those nailed down, should I list the prerequisite skills needed? How specific should I get?
How do I assign grades on topics instead of skills?
Or maybe I could break down the topics a bit more specifically and use them as shorter skill list?
Remember, Dan Meyer pulled it off in 34 standards people!
ACT Math Topics
- Operations Using Whole Nunbers Fractions, and Decimals
- Square Roots
- Exponents
- Scientific Notation
- Ratios, Proportions, and Percent
- Linear Equations with One Variable
- Absolute Value
- Simple Probability
Elementary Algebra
- Functions
- Polynomial Operations and Factoring Simple Quadratic Expressions
- Linear Inequalities with One Variable
- Properties of Integer Exponents and Square Roots
Intermediate Algebra
- Quadratic Formula
- Radical and Rational Expressions
- Inequalities and Absolute Value Equations
- Sequences
- Systems of Equations
- Logarithms
- Roots of Polynomials
- Complex Numbers
Coordinate Geometry
- Number Line Graphs
- Graphs of Points, Lines, Polynomials, and Other Curves
- Equation of a Line
- Slope
- Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
- Distance and Midpoint Formulas
Plane Geometry
- Properties and Relations of Plane Figures
- Triangles
- Circles
- Rectangles
- Parallelograms
- Trapezoids
- Angles, Parallel Lines, and Perpendicular Lines
- Translations, Rotations, and Reflections
- Simple Three-Dimensional Geometry
- Perimeter, Area, Volume
- Basic Trigonometry Concepts (SOHCAHTOA)
- Advanced Trigonometric Concepts (Secant, Cosecant, Cotangent, Pythagorean Identities, Trigonometric Identities, Double-Angle Formulas, Half-angle Formulas)
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My Google Reader had gotten out of control lately -- not only have I had little time to write blog posts, but I've been limited in my ability to keep up with reading them, too -- and I had over 500 unread posts at some point last week. Finally, over the past few days and this morning, I got it down to zero. And I came across some awesome things that I felt compelled to share:
- Lizzy House revealed the prints from her latest line, Castle Peeps, which is sure to become a quick favorite of mine.
- I came across a great little tutorial for making an adorable ruffly hedgehog -- my mind is racing with all of the holiday gift possibilities, but the hand sewing is a bit outside of my comfort zone. A problem, or a new challenge? Hmmm ...
- Saw this awesome Craftzine tutorial for a twist on the old t-shirt quilt: the T-Shirt Memory Scarf. Seems like a more manageable project than a whole quilt, while achieving the same effect. I'm already envisioning a version with some of my favorite quilting fabrics in the mix.
- Found a new favorite Etsy shop: Orange Studio by Helen Dardik (via Jenny @ Blempgorf). Again, I can't help but have Christmas gifts on the brain ...
- Jessica Jones over at How About Orange always posts the coolest things. A recent find: the NaniBird. I'd love to have some of these guys both in my cubicle and in my sewing space.
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After a brief respite, the Big Ten's bowl woes have continued.
The latest from the league to stumble this postseason is Wisconsin, which fell to South Carolina 34-24 in the Capital One Bowl Wednesday afternoon. The Gamecocks actually trailed by one at the half before outscoring the Badgers 21-10 the rest of the way.
Connor Shaw, wrapping up his tenure as arguably the greatest quarterback in the program's history, passed for 312 yards and accounted for five touchdowns — three passing, one rushing and one receiving. Bruce Ellington caught two of Shaw's touchdown passes and threw one of his own, a nine-yarder to Shaw in the middle of the second quarter that pushed USC's lead to 13-7.
Shaw, obviously, was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
In a losing effort, Melvin Gordon and James White again ran for 100-plus yards each, with the former collecting a team-high 143 and the latter 107. It was the sixth time this season Gordon and White have cracked the 100-yard plateau in the same game.
Following the game, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney confirmed what's been expected since he first suited up for the Gamecocks three years ago, that he will make himself available for the 2014 NFL draft.
Thanks to this loss as well as Iowa's loss to LSU, the Big Ten finishes the day 1-2 in head-to-head matchups with the SEC. Overall, the conference is 1-4 this postseason, 1-6 if you include future league members Maryland and Rutgers.
The SEC, on the other hand, is now 5-1 during the 2013-14 bowl season, with the four other wins coming from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and LSU.
The Big Ten has two games remaining during this postseason — Michigan State (vs. Stanford in the Rose Bowl) and Ohio State (vs. Clemson in the Orange Bowl — and are assured another sub-.500 bowl record while the SEC has four — Missouri (vs. Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl), Vanderbilt (vs. Houston in the BBVA Compass Bowl), Alabama (vs. Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl) and Auburn (vs. Florida State in the BCS title game).


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I started writing this post back in May, but got sidetracked and never finished it, partly because it sounded like sour grapes from someone who has used a netbook and didn't like the user experience. The thing is, I don't use a netbook, never wanted to use one, and the few times I have seen them I didn't like the user experience. That's the real reason I didn't finish the post—I didn't want to comment on something I didn't know well.
[Note: If this looks familiar, I am
plagiarizing myself syndicating from my other blog at MontaVista]
It looks like I'm not the only one. Jason Hiner of TechRepublic today announced the death of the netbook on his blog. While I think death may be a little premature to declare, I think doom is certain called for, despite Larry Dignan's rebuttal on ZDnet. And I don't want to leave out Laptop Magazine's Mark Spoonauer, who also declares death and even provides a headstone.
The thing is, I really want to like netbooks. They would solve many problems in my life while introducing few others. I don't mind small screens, can cope with small keyboards for a limited time, and I know precisely which apps require which hardware to run effectively. I even had a "netbook" once, a little Psion that fit my pocket, but I eventually abandoned it. What I don't want is:
- yet another device to feed—laptop and (non-smart) cell phone are plenty, thanks
- a new algorithm for syncing local data, as not everything lives in the cloud (yet)(thankfully)
- any device that solves 75% of a problem, yet requires 110% of my personal budget and replicates a device I already have (see #1)
Furthermore, I don't think they are too expensive for what they are. Dropping prices will not sell more netbooks. Increasing performance will not sell more, either. Actually, I can't think of a single thing that would cause me to augment my existing stable of computing power with yet another device, and that is the rub.
I am exactly the target market for netbooks, yet I don't want one. That is why they will fail. There are a lot of people like me out there. We are already glutted with devices. Netbooks solve the same problems as notebooks, but at a higher price and with fewer options and lower performance. Smallness on its own is not a feature that grabs me unless it gets small enough that I can put it in my pocket.
All of this is based on my opinion. I am not presenting a very logical argument here because the market is not a logical beast. It is capricious and fickle, which is precisely why good ideas very often fail. To understand it, the logical thinker must shelve the logic and think like a fickle beast. The cost of failure is too high to depend on logic in a capricious world.
That being said, there are logical arguments, and Jason Hiner makes them quite well. The "that's neat" response is not a long-term market driver. We encountered this at Transmeta back in 1999 trying to come up with a reference design for tablets—we called them "webpads", and they bear a marked resemblance to today's e-book readers, but they never took off (they were also far too expensive). For that matter, I think it remains to be seen whether e-book readers will take off, though as a device built to improve a specific user experience by using a people-friendly interface—e-ink in this case—they stand a good chance.
What I think might fit the sweet spot a little more closely is something like Dell's new Latitude ON, which embeds a netbook-ish device inside a laptop. The tiny ARM-powered board shares keyboard, screen, and network connection and surfs and emails for 18 hours or more, and if I want more horsepower I can just push a button to boot or wake up the full laptop. That is a compromise I can live with. *
So, kudos to the netbook folks for trying. But what about MIDs? Are they in the same boat? I think that remains to be seen—the iTouch and Nokia N800 devices have certainly been popular among my geeky friends, but I have yet to see one in use that isn't shadowed by the propeller on the user's hat. It's the "that's neat" response again. I want to want one, but in reality I can't justify it to my bank account or to my daily workflow. My immediate feeling is that the next generation of smartphones—especially the Motorola Droid—will make MIDs obsolete, but this will only happen in the US if they can break away from the usage models dominated by the carriers. The total cost of ownership is far, far too high. (See Droid and other smartphones compared by TCO.)
Here's yet another angle: what is the logical difference between a MID that can read e-books, and an e-book reader that can browse the web? How about MID vs. smartphone? Which one would you buy, and why? Don't be afraid to be illogical and capricious.
The main takeaway from all of this is that making a market in personal electronics is hard, and it is not getting easier or more obvious as technology improves. Making a market means building a product that provides a 100% solution for enough buyers to justify the cost of development, period. If that market is small or unsustainable, then it's not a revolution, it's a fad.
Code safely out there.
* Full disclosure: As it has now been officially announced, I can proudly say that MontaVista Montabello is running the Latitude ON, and that I helped work on the project. Actually I already said it, but now I can say it.
Breaking news: Microsoft is following through on its promise earlier this year to open-source part of the .NET framework. TuxRadar and several other sources are confirming that within the next day or so, portions of the .NET Micro framework will be released under the Apache 2.0 license. Micro is a small chunk of .NET, but one that runs on ARM processors, which makes it of great interest to embedded software developers.
Now, this certainly isn't all of .NET, nor even all of .NET Micro. No one seriously expected any of that. However, Microsoft's willingness to send software that was previously highly proprietary into the open-source world is a fascinating sign of the times. Many of us are waiting with bated breath to hear how this news affects Mono, which is undoubtedly its main target. My guess is "business as usual, full steam ahead"—those folks have guts.


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09.18.08 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on September 18th, 2008
Wouldn't it be nice if this were Oct. 19 instead of Sept. 19?
- Which Great White Hope is actually a better player? – maybe we'll delve into that sometime soon. Gary Parrish takes a look now.
- The seemingly snakebitten AJ Price from UConn is supposedly all the way back from offseason ACL surgery. In completely unrelated news, UConn has added Lojack to all of its campus laptops.
- In a somewhat odd twist, the NCAA directed Indiana to delay its response to the latest allegations from the Kelvin Sanctions scandal last spring. The university now has until Sept. 26 to craft its response. Someone go on vacation?
- Seth Davis writes a pretty good recount of what five teams – Kansas, Missouri, Purdue, S. Illinois and Notre Dame – did on their Labor Day weekend trips.
- Remember Illinois guard Jamar Smith? – he received 18 months probation for his alcohol violation stemming from his DUI arrest last spring. He plans to play for S. Indiana next season (yeah, that's what we said too).


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Hey there, I'm Josh Millard.
- I'm an artist and an internet person.
- I own and run the long-standing community website MetaFilter. It's a good place on the internet, and very important to me; it gets all the web attention that my personal stuff (gestures around) doesn't. That's an okay tradeoff.
- I go by cortex there, and in some other places. Otherwise I mostly just go by "Josh Millard", or joshmillard, or suchlike.
- I paint. I have finished oil paintings up at art.joshmillard.com, and I post much of my finished and work-in-progress art on my instagram, @josh_cortex_millard.
- I also make small laser-cut geometric art tiles. You can see, and buy, those at cortexcraftworks.com, or rather at the Etsy store it currently forwards to.
- I also make music, sometimes; I also make video games and art, sometimes.
- I also make puns and jokes and the occasional angry rant on twitter, @joshmillard. Likewise on Mastodon.
I care a great deal about the quality and nature and history and future of the internet. Most of that goes into my work at MetaFilter. In the future I'd like a little more of it to go back into blogging, but right now I'm between blogs. I used to have more stuff online; here's what happened there.
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This collection contains used Rollei lenses, prisms, finders and other accessories that I have owned personally or have taken on consignment from friends or good customers. I have been an avid Rollei shooter and have built up a massive personal collection of items mostly out of my curiosity for the mark and to see what I liked to work with. In many cases I kept duplicate copies of items, but now that I'm a dealer I don't need to.
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Khabri brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 141 Designs von 34 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are a student counseling company. The admission procedure to professional degree courses (Engineering/Management) in India is very complicated. We make this process very easy for the students by analyzing data from past years. We show them a way to come out of this maze. Even if we have not launched the service, we have been able to create a lot of buzz about it and now there are many who are eagerly waiting for it. We want a logo which looks fresh, trendy and appeals to Indian youth.
http://www.CollegeKhabri.com (Not yet launched)
We need a logo, business cards and letterhead for our student counseling company.
Logo is for our website collegekhabri.com. This site focuses on analysis of data on admissions for graduate colleges in India. Our mission will be to enable students to make the right decision when selecting a college as well as a specialization. There are broadly 3 parts of the website –
1) Insights based on data analysis
2) Comparison of the colleges on 3 key parameters – Faculty, Placements, and infrastructure
3) Framework to help students choose right specialization.
KHABRI in Hindi means an informer (with insider information). We want to give insights into college admissions which are not easily available to students. Khabri is our Unique Selling Point in the business model. The logo can highlight Khabri part.
Though the primary target audience is Indian students aged 18-24 years, the logo should also appeal to the parents who are in their late fifties. We want a logo which looks fresh, trendy and appeals to Indian youth.
Be creative. Try to combine the college like environment with analysis by a clever informer.
The focus of the entire website is on invaluable information for decision making. You can show a trendy College/University image depicting fun filled environment (dont show an image which leaves an impression of discipline and boring environment) and other graphics/effects to show analysis part, but I will be very happy if you could prove me wrong and make a logo with a completely different idea.
The color combination and typography should appeal to youth. The logo should imply college like environment as well as the analysis.
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• Very recognizable and memorable
• We want two versions –
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Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff); the original source file, preferably Adobe Illustrator.
• Typical smiley, clip art.
• Clichéd themes to indicate analysis (like bar graphs)
• A logo without emphasis on analysis
• No clutter
• Avoid graduation cap.
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Kevin Pietersen cuts on his way to a century, painted exclusively for the Telegraph by Jocelyn Galsworthy
- Telegraph Sport, along with the rest of the print media in this country, continues to boycott the use of photographs during this Test series because of the decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to deny accreditation to photographic agencies and instead use their own images.
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"Lambdas! Lambdas! Lambdas! Lambdas! …"
If you hadn't heard, Visual Studio 2015 will support the use of lambda expressions in the debugger windows.
We're all very excited to deliver on this longstanding TOP customer request. When LINQ was introduced in 2008 it was a game changer for the way .NET developers think about and code with data.


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Ferrari 458 Italia owners, Vorsteiner has just announced the 458-V tuning package for your 562 hp prancing horse. Additions start at the front end and finish at the rear.
Starting with an add-on front spoiler designed to push air into the cars radiator, this carbon fiber part is built for lightweight strength. And to balance out the rear, a pre-preg carbon fiber trunk spoiler is also included. Working with the rear spoiler is the diffuser package, specifically designed to compliment the car's low ground clearance. To achieve this, the diffuser bridge was raised to allow for aero fins to be installed in addition to lower rear air vents that dissipate heat from the exhaust. The diffuser package also includes a carbon fiber rear fog lamp housing to accommodate the new diffuser bridge element.
Also available is a range of forged aluminum monoblock wheels including the VS-110s. These optional wheels come in 20 and 21 inch sizes and fit the Ferrari center cap as well as being offered in various finishes to match the car.


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I don't think there's anyone who doesn't know this is breast cancer awareness month. In many ways, I've tried to run from October's pink madness. I've put off writing a blog because once again, I didn't want to address the controversy and the cloud that hangs over our community. All of us who are breast health advocates and bloggers have written and spoken out about the lack of moral compass when it comes to "raising awareness." For those of you who don't know, awareness usually translates into raising money for the cure, and too many of us know too much about where pink money does and does not go. For that reason, I've ignored dozens of requests from people who want me to promote their pink widgets.<PREVIEWEND>
However, the one thing I can't ignore is the devastating toll breast cancer--all cancers--inflicts on those who are inexorably ensnared by rogue cells that cause destruction and sometimes death. Long after I lay down to go to sleep, I hear the words of my unprepared friend, Donna, who's new doctor, the first time she ever saw him, had the "end of life" conversation with her, or Lisa, a fellow breast cancer blogger who just learned her breast cancer has metastasized, and she wonders how to tell her children.
It's getting harder for me to write about cancer. Too many of my friends, many of whom I've met here on my website, are battling Stage IV cancer, fighting with everything they have to stay alive. I care deeply for all of them and in many cases, I love them. They are men and women I've come to know on so many levels; people I admire for their spirit and in some cases, for their sheer determination and will that keeps them alive. Others are not so lucky, but not because of their lack of will and determination.
Sometimes I think I know too much about cancer and the course it can take. I often wonder why oncologists don't burn out more frequently than I hear about? I'd like to think diet and exercise, positive attitude and meditation will trump killer cells gone awry, but that's not always the case. Then there are others, like my friend Susan Pollack, who lived for 14 years with metastatic breast cancer. She ate red meat, never exercised and drank alcohol. Go figure!
Sometimes it's really difficult to stay positive about the future of "the cure" when everyday, people I know, love and admire are hanging on to positive thinking and determination. So, if from time to time, I write about something else, like the power of friendships on the healing process, or who knows... why the sky is blue, that's why. I know too much about this wicked, evil thing called cancer, and forgive me, but sometimes it's just too difficult to slap on a happy face and say, "we can beat this thing." But if those of you who are in the trenches can do it, I will continue to be here to honor your valiant fight. Daily, I ask God to bless each of you and your families.
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KFAN: How much of that final 17 minutes [of the Jazz's last Playoff game] was "Hey, you forgot about me and I'm proving to you what I could have brought?"
Ronnie Price: It was more 'I hate the Lakers' and I wanted to…it was more about that. It had nothing to do with trying to prove a point to Coach or anything like that. I just like getting my name called and like being on the court and having a chance to compete, especially against a team I can't stand.
Welcome back, Ronnie Price! [multiyear]
Welcome back, Memo! [three more years]
Welcome back, KK! [one more year]
Welcome back, Sap! [many more years]
Says Ronnie P: "Of course, I want to be here. I'm not a guy who likes to jump around the NBA much…For sure, I'm in this organization's corner." (desnews) / "The best situation would be staying here." ; "We heard interest from other teams. It was good to know that other teams are interested, but our interest was to mainly stay here…I wanted to have the opportunity to stay here first." (desnews)
Says Memo: "My wife loves living here. I love living here. It is a great place to raise a family. We've always been very proud to be a part of the Jazz family, and I love playing for coach Jerry Sloan and the entire staff. There was no reason to opt out. My goal since my arrival here has not changed in that I will do my best to be a part of a championship team, finish my career here, and hopefully have my number retired as one of the all-time Jazz player(s)." (desnews)
Says Memo's agent, Marc Fleisher: "[Memo]'s quite happy both in Salt Lake and with the system and the team, and he never really wanted to leave. So, he didn't opt out and he's happy where he is." (desnews)
Says KK: "I really like it here, I like the team, I love the city. It's so much more than I thought I was getting into when I was first traded." (KSL) / "I wanted to stay here, this is where I wanted to be. I would like to stay here for a long time. I enjoy playing here, I enjoy the team, I enjoy the city and the city's been amazing to me since Day One…this is one of the best places there is to play…I was ready to announce quite a while ago that I wanted to stay for my last year…I would like to sign an extension to stay here, I would like to know this is where I'm going to be." (1280 The Zone)
Says Sap: "Everything about Utah is a better situation for me and this ball club. I'm right where I want to be, back in Utah. I love it here and I can't wait to get back on the court." (sltrib)
1. Many Jazz blogs have done extensive, well-researched posts on potential Boozer trades. I have some ideas too:
–Boozer for 10 Russian spy novels
–Boozer for a secondhand John Deere tractor wheel or one free oil check (sorry, I'm a little behind on my tractor manual reading. Do tractors use oil?)
–Boozer for a 7-footer-sized Halloween costume
–Boozer for a new dress for Melisa Okur
–Boozer for a bag of chips (because he is not all that AND a bag of chips)
So after changing their tune for one or two days following FB's Chicago radio interview, the Carlos Boozer Asskissing United Headquarters, aka 1320's on-air personalities, are now back to their old tricks. They would have us believe that:
1) The fans drove Boozer away by ripping on him, and his behavior is therefore their fault
2a) There are no chemistry problems;
2b) If there are, the players don't care about it.
In response to the first premise, the fans that spend money on tickets and team gear have every right to complain when players miss one out of every three games and only play on one side of the court when they do play, talk out of their ass, and refuse to even consider coming off the bench even if it could help their struggling team. It is not unrealistic for fans to expect their guys to play, play hard, and put team before individual. Say what you want about Karl Malone saying stupid things during offseasons, but you never had to wonder what you were going to get out of him or if he was giving it his all. He left it all on the court literally every single night for 18 years, and that's why we could forgive him and overlook the things he sometimes said.
In response to the second premise, if there were no chemistry problems and/or the players didn't care if there were, how do you explain the late season collapse? How do you explain the fact that the Jazz started sliding exactly at the time that Boozer got his 30+ minutes per game back? These 1320 guys are working on the assumption that all Jazz players are like Boozer and would air out their dirty laundry in public and shoot off their mouth at every given opportunity–which is a pretty big assumption if you ask me.
2. BBJ did a breakdown of FB's Chicago radio interview (supposedly to promote his basketball camp in ALASKA) at SLC Dunk, so I won't get into it. This is all I will say:
When asked about Boozer's status, DWill simply said that he's still a member of the Jazz, and that hopefully he is focused on winning a chip. When asked about his status, Boozer declared his love for Stinking Rose and how he would love to play for the Bulls (while at the same time decimating any leverage the Jazz might have in trying to trade him. Typical. What does he care about screwing the Jazz again?) That shows the difference between DWill and FB right there. Also, it's interesting that FB refuses to speak to the Utah media, but will happily yap away to ESPN Chicago.
Go to Chicago, FB. Go to Chicago and be ashamed every time you see Jerry Sloan's jersey hanging from the rafter above you, because Jerry Sloan is everything you are not. As for excited Bulls/Pistons/Heat/Knicks/whoever fans, I feel that this is a good time for another "The Princess Bride" quote:
So bow down to [him] if you want, bow to [him]. Bow to the [King] of Slime, the [King] of Filth, the [King] of Putrescence. Boo. Boo. Rubbish. Filth. Slime. Muck. Boo. Boo. Boo.
3. Odds and Ends:
–I know that a lot of fans hope that Matty retires, but don't we kind of need him? Without him, we're weak sauce head to toe. Our roster is largely soft or nonchalant. Matty is the only Tabasco bottle in the pantry.
–AK and Memo aren't playing in Eurobasket. That just leaves KK2 (Greece), Suton/Tomic (Croatia), and Fes (Ukraine/relegation round). Somehow the whole tournament just lost a whole lot of luster.
–DWill's golf tournament raised $50,000, which was donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in LHM's name. Class act, and there is no doubt at all that the Utah Jazz is Deron Williams' team.
–Poor Yao. Note how the Rockets' team doctor is performing the surgery. With actual injuries, you don't need to seek out multiple doctors in and out of state to find one that will cut into you. On a semi-related note, David Andersen = Pete Myers.
—This captures the fan's offseason perfectly. The desperation for news and the constant "refreshing." I wish I had someone to play NBA Scrabble with. ("What's a six-letter word for 'baby'?" "Lebron." Hwa hwa hwa)
4. I opened this post with an awesome quote from Ronnie Price, and I'm closing it with some insight into Memo. In an interview with Memo's website, Memo talked about:
–how he made concessions to stay with the Jazz:
However Greg Miller was very cautious and he stated that he only wanted to extend for two years. It was important for me to remain a Jazzman. So I gave up the the possibility of maybe one or maybe two year lengthier contract to stay with the Jazz.
So my attitude from the start was "If you want me here, I am not going to push, I am not going to demand but don't kill me.". They said they wanted me here, and after that the rest was not important, The numbers were not important.
The only thing of real importance is winning a championship. To have a team that is capable of accomplishing that. So you put some personel goals and expectations aside.
Love the extension and length and dollar amount of the extention. Most of all, love his attitude–which makes me an even bigger Memo fan than before.


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Why There Will Be More Military Base Shootings
I was giving a briefing on Islamic radicalization and current domestic terror threats at a military conference earlier this year when I was approached afterward by an Army colonel who asked exactly what could be done to counter such threats. He was taken aback when I replied, "The military can't and won't do what it needs to about jihadism, and we are going to see body bags coming out of our recruiting centers and military bases for the foreseeable future."
Sadly, the killings at the Little Rock Army recruiting station in June and at Ft. Hood last Thursday confirm my analysis.
Much of the hand-wringing that has occurred in the media since the Ft. Hood shootings has been in the attempt to avoid the hard questions about the jihadist problem. In fact, significant energy is being expended by the media to assure us that there is no problem to solve. Many talking heads now claim that this incident was entirely unpredictable and the cause ultimately unknowable. This widespread agnosticism is an element to the overall problem of why we will continue to see shootings at military facilities.
There are other identifiable reasons why there will be future incidents. I offer these three observations, which are by no means exhaustive:
1) The Pentagon has yet to attempt to create a threat model that identifies, let alone addresses, the internal and external jihadist threat. In January 2008 my colleagues LTC Joseph Myers, Dr. Terri Wonder, and I delivered a series of lectures at the Department of the Army's annual anti-terrorism conference focusing on three issues: 1) that our national security strategy has yet to incorporate any threat model for jihadist ideology and how that hampers our counterterrorism operations; 2) mosque-based scenarios that provide important indicators and warnings of potential local community radicalization; and 3) the sources of jihadist ideology and the need for military force protection personnel to engage their local community to identify potential threats. In the audience were 350 of the top military counterterrorism, force protection, and law enforcement officials from Army commands and bases around the globe. The military brass can't claim that they haven't been warned. In the two years since, some limited educational efforts have been made in response to our warnings, but on the command level there is an institutional obstinacy that prevents any substantive discussion leading to concrete policies to put into place DOD-wide. Under the present administration, that doesn't look to change.
2) The military has made no apparent effort to address some of its stunning failures. For example, take the case of Ali Mohamed, al-Qaeda's military chief who served as a U.S. Army sergeant at the Special Warfare Center at Ft. Bragg and gathered extensive intelligence in his position that advanced the terror group's understanding of warfare and helped to plan the U.S. embassy bombings in Africa. As documented in Peter Lance's book Triple Cross and the National Geographic documentary of the same name, Mohamed was allowed to continue in his position at this sensitive facility despite warnings from the Egyptian military and acknowledgment from his Army superiors that he held jihadist ideas. In light of what we presently know about Major Nadal Malik Hasan, it already seems clear that there were many obvious warning signs that were intentionally ignored, giving proof that very little has been learned from Ali Mohamed and several other similar cases since 9/11.