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Ship sinks off Dutch coast, some crew missing
A cargo ship sank Wednesday night after colliding with another vessel on the North Sea, and rescuers in helicopters and ships were plucking crew members from life rafts and searching for others, Dutch authorities said.
The 148-meter (485-foot) Baltic Ace collided with the 134-meter (440-foot) container ship Corvus J near busy shipping lanes some 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of the southern Netherlands. The Baltic Ace, carrying a cargo of cars, had a crew of 24, some of whom were believed to be in the icy waters.
"We have found life rafts, and the people in them are being picked up by helicopters," coast guard spokesman Peter Verburg said.
By around 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) 11 crew members had been rescued by helicopters and two more by ships, the coast guard said in a statement. Rescuers were using infrared cameras to hunt for more survivors.
In a statement, the Dutch Defense Ministry said two navy patrol ships were aiding in the search. "Helicopters are trying, in (strong wind) and high waves to bring the people to safety," the ministry said.
Verburg said the 12-man crew of the Corvus J was still on board the ship, which was helping in the rescue operation. Details of its cargo were not immediately available. "It is badly damaged, but not in danger of sinking," he said of the Corvus J.
The coast guard spokesman said the cause of the collision was not known. "At the moment we are solely focused on getting the people to safety," he said.
Four of the survivors were being flown to a hospital in Rotterdam and seven to an airbase in Belgium.
The Baltic Ace was heading from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge to Kotka in Finland and the Corvus J was on its way from Grangemouth in Scotland to Antwerp, Belgium.

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Serious Heat: Combining Chile and Chocolate
Andrea Lynn, senior editor of Chile Pepper magazine, shares thoughts and observations from the fiery food world.
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If you haven't ever heightened your chocolate with a tiny blast of chile powder, then let me convince you why you should. I've puréed soaked pasilla chiles into chocolate cake batter for a fruity but subtle heat and added a touch of cinnamon plus chile powder to hot chocolate for a Mexican flair. You don't want to overdo the chile flavor—just use a touch of spiciness to complement the rich chocolaty flavor.
The sweetness of the chocolate floods the mouth at the start with just a splash of heat coming right at the end.
A good example of this chocolate-chile combo is in his Spicy S'mores recipe. The blast of cayenne transforms this chocolaty camp treat into a gooey, spicy bit of heaven. But there's more to these s'mores.
By covering the graham crackers with a layer of spicy chocolate, most of the work is done ahead of time. In that case, these treats are ideal to take along to any grilling or tailgating adventures, where the marshmallows can be strung on skewer and roasted over the grill. Otherwise, just use the broiler to toast the marshmallows.
And in the meantime, I am curious—how have you combined chiles and chocolate?
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Recipe from Randy Hudson of Texas
1/2 lb beef (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
1/2 lb pork (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
1/2 lb chicken (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
1 red bell pepper (diced)
1 bunch green onions (diced)
2-3 cloves garlic crushed
1 can golden hominy
1-16 oz sour cream
1 can chicken broth
1 large avocado (diced)
1-2 tbs olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Plenty of corn tortilla chips
In a dutch oven, saute all three meats until brown. Add peppers, garlic and onion and cook over medium heat until tender. Add hominy with liquid, sour cream and chicken broth. Stir well and simmer over low heat approximately one hour. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Serving suggestion: To large soup bowls, add a heaping handful of corn tortilla chips. Ladle soup over chips and garnish with 1-2 tbs of diced avocados.
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at first, I think python's imaplib.proxyauth is the intuitive way.
so here is the demo code:
hostname, username, password = get_config()
conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(hostname)
typ, cap = conn.login(username, password) # username is a admin
however, proxyauth raise a error "imaplib.error: PROXYAUTH command error: BAD ['parse error: command not implemented']
after some debuging, it seems the line "conn.login(username, password)" will translated to send the tcp string 'PALI1 LOGIN username "password"
', this works. and the line "conn.proxyauth("user1")" will translated to 'PALI2 PROXYAUTH user1
', and it failed.
so I wonder how imapsync, as this post said, knows to do this delegated authentication.
imapsync's "imapsync --host1 source.server.com --user1 username --authuser1 adminusername --password1 adminpassword " will translated to what TCP protocal string?


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World's Weirdest Restaurants - Episode Guide
Season 2
The Art of Food
Episode 15 - Season 2 - December 15, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants sets sail to 'Forbes Island' in San Francisco—the world's only man-made floating island—where the combination of French classics and fine local seafood are sure to float your boat. Then we're off to 'ATMosfera Tram Ristorante' in Milan, Italy for a phenomenal gastronomical tour through the city aboard a refurbished tram. Next we visit 'Raw Canvas' in Vancouver, where the artfully presented tapas-style dishes feed the customer's creativity and inspire them to unleash their own artistic talents. And finally we drop in at 'Le Bistrot de Mémé' in La Rochelle, France where servers dressed in old frocks and wigs dish up classic French family recipes—just like at Granny's house.
A Date with Love
Episode 14 - Season 2 - December 15, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants marches into the 'Partizan Club' in Kiev, Ukraine, a Soviet Era-themed resort for vacationing revolutionaries with a hunger for saluting their past in a fun and friendly fashion. Then we mosey on over to 'The Big Texan' in Armarillo, Texas where a horse hotel sits side saddle to their world famous, Texan-size 72 oz. steak. Next we visit 'City Tavern' in Philadelphia, a historic restaurant where the menu and the decor are so authentic that Benjamin Franklin still comes in for lunch. And later we have a date at the 'Love All Café' in Tokyo, where the rock 'n roll servers get down to business in suits and spectacles—much to the delight of the single ladies in the house.
Something Fishy's Going On
Episode 13 - Season 2 - December 14, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to the 'Coffee Manufacture' in Lviv, Ukraine for a jolt of Java from their underground "coffee mine". Then we visit 'Bahooka' in Rosemead, California, home to over 100 aquariums and delightfully kitschy Polynesian menu. Next we're off to Chicago to visit 'Szalas' for some hearty Polish fare in a traditional rustic mountain lodge. Finally we're in Tokyo, where the 'Elementary School Tavern' teaches us that good food and good times is always a lesson worth remembering.
A Bite to Remember
Episode 12 - Season 2 - December 14, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to 'The Miner's Tavern' in Wieliczka, Poland where we dine at the bottom of a working salt mine amongst rooms and chambers peppered with ornate rock-salt structures. Then we pull up to 'The Cove' in San Antonio, Texas to wash our car, do some laundry, shoot some hoops, and chow down at their family-friendly restaurant that features locally sourced ingredients. Next we're in Tokyo to sink our teeth into a fiendishly delicious gothic menu at 'The Vampire Café'. And finally we burn rubber over to Alameda, California to the 'Homeroom Racing Café' where a fresh Thai food menu is parked amongst the longest slot car track in the country.
Stary Stary Mlyn
Episode 11 - Season 2 - December 13, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Seattle, where 'Teatro ZinZanni' brings you back to the 1962 World's Fair for a colourful collection of circus performances, comedy and classic cuisine of the era. Then things heat up in Ternopol, Ukraine at 'Stary Mlyn' where a converted steam powered mill now houses a truly eccentric Ukrainian restaurant. Next up we roar into Chicago, where 'Tommy Guns Garage' brings a 1920's Speakeasy back to life with mobsters, molls and a timeless Italian-themed menu. And finally we seek sanctuary in Paris, at 'Le Refuge Des Fondus' where climbing over tables and drinking wine out of baby bottles is definitely de rigour.
Legendary Lunches
Season 2 - December 13, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Lviv, Ukraine where 'The House of Legends' Restaurant lets you explore the myths and legends of the city of Lviv all while enjoying the wonderful fresh local Ukrainian cuisine. Then we visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the 'Tattooed Mom' is designed to bring the art of street culture inside, it's also the home of the Beard and Moustache club of Philadelphia. Next up we race over to the 'Corvette Diner' in San Diego, California where the 50's are alive and kicking and the servers sing and dance their way through the day with their bouffant hair dos, poodle skirts and plenty of good natured sass. And lastly, we do time in 'The Lock Up' in Tokyo, Japan, a jail themed restaurant where getting out is the last thing you want.
Dial 1-800-Weird
Season 2 - December 12, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants calls in at 'Restophone' in Montpellier, France where good times are just a phone call away, and with a phone on every table flirting with fellow customers while enjoying the fusion cuisine is all in good taste. Then we fly in to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where it's Christmas every day of the year at the 'Partridge & Pear'. Next we visit the 'Trailer Park Lounge' in New York City where kitsch is always the order of the day. Velvet paintings, Astroturf floor and a life sized trailer go hand in hand with their generous pub style menu. Final stop is in Berlin, Germany where we laugh up a storm at 'Klo', a restaurant serving traditional German fare and also a shrine to pre-adolescent humour with more pranks and gimmicks than a circus.
Food with a Punch
Episode 8 - Season 2 - December 12, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you aboard a modern day Ark at 'Kovcheg', the most eco-friendly building in Ukraine, where alongside the petting zoo and authentic Ukrainian cuisine there's even a brewery on site to help float your boat. Then in Mesa, Arizona we hit up 'The Duce' where you'll find vintage food, a vintage clothing store and even a retro boxing ring with an old style gym all under the same roof. Later we'll visit Thailand's 'FIVE' restaurant in Bangkok that is inspired by the elements earth, water, air, fire and spirit for a spellbinding experience. And lastly, we mosey on down to 'Billy Bob's Texas' a western themed affair that is also the world's largest honky-tonk in Fort Worth, Texas for a 6lb chicken fried steak, bull riding and line dancing to boot.
A Feast for the Eyes
Season 2 - December 9, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you back to the middle ages for a medieval feast at 'La Taverne Des Oubliees' in Seine Et Marne, France. Then at 'The Bubble Room' in Captiva Island, Florida, the Bubble Scouts treat you to eclectic dining at its finest, with a décor that is a mix of Christmas nostalgia, dolls houses and Hollywood, scouts honour! Next we journey through hell, purgatory and heaven at 'Rifugio Degli Artisti' in Dosso, Italy for a divine eating experience inspired by Dante. Finally, we visit 'Monsterland' in Mesa, Arizona where a side order of screams comes with every ghoulish inspired dish.
Pie in the Sky
Episode 6 - Season 2 - December 9, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants lifts you off to 'Dinner in the Sky', where you'll dine on a gourmet meal while dangling over Munich. Then we're off to 'Kryjivka' in Lviv, Ukraine where if you've ever hungered to hunker in a bunker then this underground, military themed restaurant will have you signing up on the spot. At Tokyo's ghost-themed 'Yurei Izakaya', funeral rituals and a game of wasabi roulette are all part of the fun. And lastly, we head back in time to 'Medieval Times' in Buena Park, California where swords clash and maces smash, as you cheer on your favourite knight while enjoying an authentic banquet.
The Art of Dinner
Episode 5 - Season 2 - December 8, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Ukraine's 'Salo Museum', where they turn pig fat into an art—and your dinner. Then we stop in Riverside, California at 'Tio's Tacos'—an authentic Mexican restaurant where yesterday's trash is today's over-the-top décor—where we'll witness a wedding in a chapel made of pop bottles. Next we head to Bangkok's 'Le Pla Daak' restaurant where they serve up Northern Thai cuisine and spin classic rock 'n' roll from their very own radio station. Then we visit Tennessee's 'Lumberjack Feud' for competitive log rolling, axe-throwing and tree climbing, and some down-home cooking that's fit for a clan of hungry lumberjacks.
Ghosts & Dragons
Episode 4 - Season 2 - December 8, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to 'Sammy's Roumanian Steak House', an authentic Jewish restaurant in New York where their every-day-is-a-bar-mitzvah attitude will make you say "mazel tov!" Next, at Tokyo's 'Namahage' a visit from the Japanese boogeymen will have you on your best behaviour. We visit Ferrara, Italy where diners dressed in white take to the streets like a flash mob for 'Street Dinner', carrying tables and chairs to a secret rendezvous point where you'll dine al fresco on a surprise gourmet meal. And later, at the 5,000 seat 'Royal Dragon' in Thailand, the flying servers will rush your hot pot to your table—on a zip line!
The Gravy Train
Episode 3 - Season 2 - December 7, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you aboard the 'Charlie Russell Chew Choo', a two-hour Montana train excursion that's interrupted by a band of horse-riding, gun-slinging outlaws who crash your prime rib dinner. Then at 'Shinyokohama Raumen Museum' we'll take a whirlwind noodle-slurping tour of four of Japan's unique raumen regions, all under one roof. Next, we'll kick back with some beach side BBQ at 'Tropical Islands', a year-round oasis in the middle of Germany, complete with a rainforest and tropical beach. And at Bangkok's 'Hajime Robot', high tech robots will serve you Japanese cuisine – and teach you some dance moves to boot!
The Tortoise and the Hare
Episode 2 - Season 2 - December 7, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to 'Breakfast in the Sky', a giant Ferris wheel on the Jersey shore where they serve up ultra-gourmet breakfasts and spectacular views. Then we're off to 'Tiroler Hut', an Austrian haven in the heart of London where the authentic cuisine and lederhosen will make you yodel for "more cowbell!" Later we'll visit 'Le Cabaret du Roy' in Montreal, where pirates will have you walking the plank for their French-Caribbean fusion. Next we journey to 'Japan's Subtropical Teahouse' to sip tea amongst tortoises and other reptiles, and 'Usagi To Café' where the bunny-shaped food is almost as cute as the real-life rabbits.
Flights of Fancy
Episode 1 - Season 2 - December 6, 2016
World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to 'Kraton Flying Chicken' restaurant in Bangkok where your chicken is set on fire, catapulted through the air, and skewered on the spiked helmet of a server on a unicycle. Then we're off to 'Gruben Light Dinner' in Germany to sing—and mine—for our supper. Next we try our luck in Japan at 'Kura Sushi' where the concept of restaurant and casino are merged into one. And finally, we end up in Paris for a knock-out menu and some knock-down wrestling at 'La Lucha Libre.'
Season 1
Miraculous Mermaids
Episode 13 - Season 1 - December 6, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Florida, to eat fresh seafood and watch miraculous mermaids doing underwater acrobatics, at the infamous "Wreck's Bar," a "sunken" ship, once frequented by Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Joe DiMaggio. Then we're going really weird at "Kagaya" in Japan, a one-man show that will leave you out of breath with laughter, over delicious down-home Japanese cooking. In Tokyo, you'll be pampered at the "Butler Café," where tuxedo clad- servers will fulfill your every desire. We'll end up in the Big Apple at a clothing optional restaurant, where we will bare it all.
Operatic Eats
Episode 12 - Season 1 - December 5, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to London's Theatre district, to "Sarastro", for a crazy, kooky take on the art of opera, served up with terrific Turkish cuisine. Then we're stopping in Taipei, for traditional Taiwanese food that's so good, the resident "nurses" will keep checking your blood pressure and prescribing your next drink. In Vancouver, we'll fall down the rabbit hole, into Wonderland, for fabulously fine food—but watch out—you can never be sure if it will make you shrink or make you grow. We'll end up in Brooklyn, at a rockin' bowling alley, that serves striking fried chicken and where the portions are anything but spare.
Escape From Alcatraz
Episode 11 - Season 1 - December 5, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to San Francisco to the famous "Tonga Room," for an old-fashioned Polynesian Luau, complete with a roasted pig, limbo dancing and an indoor hurricane. Then we're in Tokyo at the "Calico Cat Café,"which houses 53 resident cats. Customers who don't own their own pets can have a snack while spending quality time with the cats—and we'll stop in at the "Deco's Dog Café", where locals bring their prized pooches out to join them in some fine dining. We'll swing down to Southern Florida to "Tundra" where you can chill out with all things icy—from cocktails served in shot glasses made of ice, to tuna tartar presented on ice plates smoking with dry ice. In Japan, we're going to prison at "Alcatraz ER"—there's no escape from the mad-scientist themed, Japanese cuisine, served up to you inside a cell, by men in white coats.
Culinary Speed Dating
Episode 10 - Season 1 - December 2, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Florida to "Clark's Fish Camp", a former bait and tackle shop, now a full service restaurant, that serves wild and exotic meat and offers customers the chance to feed the resident alligator. Then we're off to Vancouver to "No Fixed Address" for culinary speed dating, where food and romance are blended together. We'll head to the "Cos Cho Maid Cafe" in Japan to be spoon-fed by "maids" who dish up fun and games foodie-style. And end up in Milwaukee at "Safe House" a restaurant for double agents, counter intelligence and all manner of espionage.
Supernatural Supper
Episode 9 - Season 1 - December 2, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Taiwan to "Carton King" where everything is made from recycled cardboard—the tables, chairs, soup bowls—everything. Then we're off to Amsterdam to "Kinderkookkafe", a café where the chefs and servers are children who learn the art of cooking in a kid-friendly kitchen. We're in Taipei for tantalizing Taiwanese food in a sculptural 5-story restaurant that feels like you've journeyed into the mind of the artist who created it. We end up in Manchester, England for a dinner in the haunted mansion known as the "Hellfire Club" for some scary dishes like "Satan's Crown Jewels," "The All Seeing Eye," and "Stake Through the Heart".
Singing Your Supper
Episode 8 - Season 1 - December 1, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to Berlin, where we'll be served roasted suckling pig while being entertained by a court jester and knighted by a Knight in Shining Armour. Then we're off to "Supperclub" in San Francisco, to eat a four-star interpretation of pork belly and fish 'n chips, while being amused and mesmerized by a wily troop of performance artists. We'll jet to Japan's "Arabian Rock" for Middle Eastern food, genies and belly dancers. And end up at "Bom-Bane's" in Brighton Beach, England, where a local, mechanical hat-wearing, eccentric musician sings your supper to you.
Through The Looking Glass
Episode 7 - Season 1 - December 1, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to San Francisco to "Straw", a carnival-themed restaurant, where you can play some of your favorite midway games while chowing down on donut-covered burgers and cotton candy. In the Czech Republic, we'll sample the local beer while bathing in it. In Tokyo, we'll fall down the rabbit hole into an "Alice in Wonderland" restaurant, to eat Cheshire Cat risotto, Queen of Hearts pizza and "off-with-her-head" desert. We'll end up in Amsterdam at "Pallazzo" under a big top, where fine dining meets a Cirque de Soleil-style comedic tour de force.
Gone Fishing
Episode 6 - Season 1 - November 30, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to a restaurant in Japan, where you'll have to reel in your own dinner. Then we're off to Colorado to an off-the-wall Mexican hacienda with a secret tunnel, roaming gorilla and Acapulco-style divers, who leap from atop a 20-foot tall waterfall inside the restaurant. Next, we're in Tokyo at "Criston Café", which caters to the local goth crowd, serving signature dishes, like "Vampire Rolls" and a "Tower of Babel Salad". We'll finish in New York City at "Lucky Cheng's" to sample some Asian fusion cuisine served by vivacious, sequined drag queens.
Prehistorical Royal Dining
Episode 5 - Season 1 - November 30, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to "Giligin's" in Arizona where little people serve big portions of anything deep-fried and delicious. Then we're off to Taipei where classic Taiwanese cuisine is served up with traditional fire-breathing puppets. In the Czech Republic's "Pravek" we'll eat meat, meat and more meat, brought to the table by a caveman in a prehistoric cave dwelling. We'll end up in England at "The Puddding Club" where you don't have to finish your dinner in order to have dessert—in fact there's no main course at all—just seven glorious courses of celebrated British puddings.
Down For The Count
Episode 4 - Season 1 - November 29, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to "Dark Dining" in New York City for an upscale meal you'll eat blindfolded. Then we'll travel to Asia, for traditional Thai cuisine, where the tables surround a regulation-sized boxing ring. In San Francisco, we check out "The Brainwash Café," where you can do your laundry, watch a comedy show and eat the best flat-iron chicken sandwich on the coast. Later, we jet back to Japan, for homemade curry that's cooked up by a conductor and delivered to your table on a miniature train.
Dinner Ninja Style
Episode 3 - Season 1 - November 29, 2016Worlds Weirdest Restaurants takes you to a "Ninja New York", where at any moment a loud Ninja-waiter might pop out of nowhere to scare the living daylights out of you, while serving up high-end Asian Fusion cuisine. Then we head to "XXXL" in Germany where you'll need to bring a big appetite, because their schnitzel and burgers are of epic proportions. In Taipei, we take off at "Sky Kitchen"—a replica of the A830 airplane, and if you're lucky, you might even get bumped up to First Class. Then we end up at "The Waffle Shop" in Pittsburgh for fresh fruit waffles, where customers are invited to be a guest on their ongoing live Talk Show. It could just be your 15 minutes of fame.
Monkeying Around
Episode 2 - Season 1 - November 28, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to the USA for down-home burgers and ribs at "Dick's Last Resort", where people pay to be abused by the rudest waiters around. Then we're off to Italy to a restaurant built in a barn. You'd better stay on your toes—the servers will toss your plate from across the room, scoop bacon and mushroom risotto from the back of a tractor with a handyman's trowel and you might get a tableside visit by the resident donkey. We go off our diets at the "Heart Attack Grill" to gorge on four-pound bacon- cheeseburgers, all-you-can-eat fries and high-fat, chocolate milkshakes. And finally, we journey to a Japanese tavern for fresh sashimi, fried chicken and beer that is brought to your table by a trained monkey.
Going To The Dogs
Episode 1 - Season 1 - November 28, 2016World's Weirdest Restaurants takes you to "Modern Toilet" in Taipei where you'll be served curry in a tabletop porcelain toilet. Then we're off to "Voodoo Donuts" in Portland to sample divinely decadent donuts and witness a wild wedding. We jet to Germany where you can order classic Bavarian cuisine delivered straight to your table on a unique rail system that merges modern technology with good old fashioned gravity. Later we head back to the Pacific Northwest, to the "Dining Dog Café," where dogs slip into formal wear and dine on a four course gourmet meal.


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Mozilla has announced the availability of a new Firefox Mobile 4 beta release for Android and Maemo. The new version brings significant performance improvements, further reduces the browser's installation footprint, and introduces experimental support for reflowing text after zooming.
We tested the beta release with Android 2.2 on a Nexus One handset. The latest improvements make Firefox fully competitive on Google's mobile operating system, offering an excellent user experience and a number of compelling advantages over the platform's default Web browser.
Mozilla largely resolved the user interface performance issues in the previous beta, delivering smooth scrolling and excellent responsiveness. It managed to go a step further in this beta release with additional performance improvements. Page loading, which was quite acceptable in the previous beta, is even faster in the new build. We still get the checkerboard effect during rapid page scrolling, however, so it doesn't quite match the default Android browser on that front yet.
One of our few major gripes with the previous beta was the lack of support for reflowing text after zooming. Mozilla has added an experimental implementation of this feature in the new beta, but it's still a work in progress. You can enable it by toggling the "Reformat text on zoom" option in the browser's settings panel. When it is enabled, double-clicking on a text block will zoom in to the optimal width for text readability and will then reformat the text wrapping so that it will fit the width.
The reflow feature works reasonably well, but it won't dynamically adjust when you pinch-zoom. We tested it on a number of our favorite websites and found that it worked adequately for our needs. It tears down the last major barrier to adoption of Firefox for day-to-day use on Android.
Although Mozilla has delivered an outstanding browsing experience, there are still some minor weaknesses in platform integration that need to be addressed. We couldn't find a way to paste text into a website form field, for example, or select page text.
Users can download the latest beta for Android or Maemo from Mozilla's official mobile site. It's also available directly through the Android Market. For more information about the beta, you can refer to Mozilla's release announcement.


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Man accused of snorting dog, human ashes sentenced
A Central Florida man accused of stealing and snorting the cremated remains of a man and two dogs has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a string of burglaries.
Authorities say Jose David Diaz-Marrero and two other men stole the urns containing Holli Tencza's father and two Great Danes in 2010, along with jewelry and electronics.
Detectives said the men told investigators that they thought the urns contained crushed pills. They realized they were wrong when they saw an article about the theft published in the Ocala Star-Banner.
Diaz-Marrero pleaded guilty in June to four burglaries, including the one at Tencza's home.
The Star-Banner reports that Diaz-Marrero apologized in court Friday. One of the other men has been sentenced to nine years in prison.


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|CALIFORNIA COLORED WOMEN TRAIL BLAZERS -- --extract from-- -- " NEGRO TRAIL BLAZERS OF CALIFORNIA "
The following will give the reader a short survey of the splendid women of color who have blazed a trail for other women of the race in California. The Native Sons and daughters of California are very proud of the pioneer mother; but for some reason the pioneer Negro mother has received little or no attention from California writers. The Negro Pioneer mother, of all women coming into this state, was truly a trial blazer. There are instances where a few were free, but many came with their masters and drove the cattle and other live stock across the plains into California.
Nevertheless these Negro pioneer mothers, with all the hardships, ever kept burning within their breast a ray of hope for a better day. The writer has been told that very few of the free women of color went astray during the wild days of the gold rush. This is especially remarkable because of the large amount of lawlessness among the men and women of the opposite race. There was no Volstead law, life was held of little value because of the lack of established law and authority. The reader must not lose sight of these facts, and ever remember them when thinking of these women, even those who were free and had been educated in the east previous to coming to California. There were no public libraries, or anything else to entertain them except their self respect and lofty ideals. And yet among this group of women there are some characters
During the gold rush there came to San Francisco, California, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Scott, coming across the Isthmus of Panama from New Bedford, Mass. After spending a short time in this city they proceeded to Hangtown, Placer County, where "good diggings" were reported. Both had been well educated, since they were free born people of color. Mrs. Elizabeth Thorn Scott was born in New York City, but educated in New Bedford, Mass., where she was married. After coming to California, and becoming widowed, she decided to move to Sacramento, where she established the first school for colored youth May 29, 1854. This was just one week after the first school was opened for colored youth in San Francisco. Later Mrs. Scott married Mr. Isaac Flood, of Oakland, California. Moving to that city, she soon established the first colored school in Alameda County.
The Board of Education selected Mrs. Priscilla Stewart as teacher of the Broadway School of that city. This lady had been well educated and had taken an active part in every uplift movement for the race in California.
During 1858 there was a bill before the California Legislature to banish from the state all Free Negroes. This lady immediately wrote a poem and personally had it printed and distributed. Her object in so doing was to encourage her own race, to enlist the sympathy of the other race, and to gratefully acknowledge the kindness shown the race by the British government. The ruler of British Columbia, at Vancouver, sent his Harbor Master to San Francisco to invite Free Negroes to come to that country and make their homes. Mrs. Stewart recognized the call as coming from Queen Victoria, then reigning ruler of the British Empire. Queen Victoria, has been quoted as having said she "would not be crowned as Queen if any of the Empire held slaves." Mrs. Stewart named her poem "A Voice from the Oppressed, to the Friends of Humanity," composed by one of the suffering class, Mrs. Priscilla Stewart.
Later we find Mrs. Stewart addressing a group of men who were holding a meeting, the object of which was to recruit a regiment of colored soldiers and offer their services to the United States Government, to help win the War of the Rebellion. Among others she spoke to them on the value of united action. She was a trial blazer in many ways. Her poems have received much praise for their spirit of hope.
There were other pioneer colored women living in San Francisco who did much to keep alive a ray of hope for better days for the race. Among this number must be mentioned Miss Cecilia Williams, a Shakesperian tragedienne. She was free born and had been well educated in New Bedford, Mass. She would train men and women in giving concerts. She wrote splendid poetry, and wrote a poem commemorating the passage of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. It was called "The Glory of the Coming Man." It is truly a masterpiece, a song filled with hope and courage to persevere until the race obtained their full rights. There was Mary Ann Israel Ash, who lived in the mountains, who upon being awakened in the night discovered a band of Negro slaves passing her home on their way to San Francisco to take a steamer back to the southland, to become slaves in a slave state. The master wanted one thousand dollars for their freedom. She mortgaged her home and gave them their freedom.
In speaking of slavery in California, and the colored women who came as slaves, there is none who holds more of interest and inspiration than the life of the late Biddy Mason and her family of three little girls. California was admitted to the Union as a Free State in 1850, and yet this woman, Biddy Mason, and her family were held as slaves in San Bernardino, California, from 1851 to 1854! They came to the state with their master from Hancock County, Georgia, by ox team. There were three hundred covered wagons in this train, and at the end of the train
She also cared for the children of her mistress, and her own three little girls, enroute. It was when the master decided to leave the state with his slaves and go into Texas, where he could still hold them as slaves, that word reached the Sheriff of Los Angeles County who stopped him. The slaves and their master were taken into court; later the court gave them their freedom. After their free papers were duly recorded Biddy Mason secured work as a confinement nurse. It was then that she made a solemn vow to God that she would save her money and purchase a home for her children.
The Los Angeles Daily Times published a Lincoln Edition of their paper February 12, 1909. This issue was most remarkable because it gave the history of the colored people then living in that city. The Negro women were given a full page, which was edited by the late Mrs. Kate Bradley Stovall. In speaking of Biddy Mason, among others things she said, "Following the occupation of nurse Mrs. Mason accumulated sufficient means to buy a share in a large lot in what was then represented as the "Map of the Plains"; later, through her business tact, she purchased the remaining interest in the property, and secured for herself and children a clear title to the land. With surprising rapidity she acquired other property, but often said, "This first homestead must never be sold." And now in the center of the commercial district of Los Angeles, on this very old homestead, stands the Owen's block, owned and controlled by her heirs. Biddy Mason was well known throughout Los Angeles County for her charitable work. She was a frequent visitor to the jails, speaking a word of cheer and leaving some token and a prayerful hope with every prisoner. In the slums of the city she was known as "Grandma Mason" and did much active service toward uplifting the worse element in Los Angeles. She paid the taxes and all expenses on a church property to hold it for
Her home at 331 South Spring St., in later years became a refuge for stranded and needy settlers. As she grew more feeble it became necessary for her grandson to stand at the gate each morning and turn away the line which had formed awaiting her assistance. At the age of seventy-three Biddy Mason passed to her reward, leaving to her surviving daughters, Ellen and Harriet, and to her two grandsons, Robert and Henry Owens, the nucleus of a vast estate."
Mrs. Stovall has given a splendid summary of the life of this grand trail blazer of California pioneer women. The reader must not lose sight of the fact that Biddy Mason was born a slave on the plantation of Robert Smith, in Hancock County, Georgia, August 15, 1818; and as a slave was denied the privileges of acquiring an education, and yet at her death, which occurred June 5, 1891, she was rated a millionaire! She taught her children and grand-children the value of money and property holdings until, you will find, at this late date, 1924, her fortune in a large measure has been retained by her heirs in the city of Los Angeles. This city has produced many colored women who have been of great service to the race. Among this number was a Mrs. Sessions, whom the writer has been told was greatly responsible for the organization of the club that built the "Sojourner Thruth Home" for working girls in that city. A most interesting account of this lady has been given by the late Mrs. Stovall, in the edition of the Los Angeles Daily Times previously mentioned. Among other things she has said, "Mrs. Lucy Sessions of Los Angeles, held the first diploma received by a Negro woman in America, graduating from Oberlin College in 1850. Mrs. Sessions'
No doubt the reader would like to know something concerning the late Mrs. Kate Bradley-Stovall, who has furnished such splendid accounts of so many pioneer women of California; the following account of her funeral, as it appeared in the "New Age Weekly":--"She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bradley of Austin, Texas, born August 4, 1884, and at a very early age came to Los Angeles and was reared and educated in that city by her aunt Kate." Continuing it said, "Carefully this aunt trained her for womanhood, and with loving interest watched and encouraged the progress she made in her educational work. Upon graduation in 1903 from the Commercial High School, on account of her excellent record she was commented upon in the Los Angeles Times , and among other things said; "Colored lass eloquent, Commercial High School striking oration. The four orators to represent the graduating class of the Commercial High School...it was a distinguished honor the class conferred upon itself by its magnanimous action. Kate Bradley, in the execution of her trust did it with distinguished honor to herself and the class. She is a tall, lithe, good featured colored girl; her oration eloquent, concise and
On November 1, 1904, Kate Bradley became the wife of William Stovall, a young man of excellent family and sterling worth, who has proven to the community his high qualities in the way he has stood up under the strain of illness and affliction. Two especially bright children, Wilalyn, and Ursula, brightened the union of these young people. Mrs. Stovall became a factor in race progress in Los Angeles, being intensely interested in fraternal, religious, and secular affairs. Her first thought was always toward the work of educational uplift among her people, and especially did she wish to inspire hope and enthusiasm in the minds of the young. Working on this line and acting upon the suggestion of her husband, she organized the "Southern California Alumni Association" in 1909, and served that body as its president for four years, until forced by ill health to resign. At the time of her death she was president emeritus of the organization, and her thoughts
Dr. Sarah G. Jones was born in Virginia soon after the close of the Civil War. She attended the public schools of Richmond, Va., and graduated from the Richmond Normal School. For a number of years she was a teacher in the public schools of her native city. She resigned her position as teacher to enter Howard University, Washington, D. C., to study medicine. After pursuing her studies there for a number of years she received her degree and was the first woman to pass the Virginia Board to practice medicine. She founded the Richmond Hospital and Training School for Nurses. Together with her husband Dr. Miles B. Jones, she enjoyed a most lucreative practice for many years. At her death a few years ago she was still the only colored woman to be practicing medicine in the state of Virginia.
Miss Marietta Chiles for 46 years a teacher in the public schools of Richmond was a woman of lovable qualities. Her father was a messenger in the state capitol during the Civil War and carried the message to Jefferson Davis that Gen. Grant was near Richmond. This splendid woman served for a number of years as the Grand Secretary of the Grand Court of Calanthe and died as the honored and respected incumbent of that office. She was active in all efforts of uplift among her people.
Mrs. Eliza P. Fox was for more than a quarter of a


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Research in Motion has released an important part of its attempted comeback plan: BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, which is designed to manage the fast-growing, and increasingly diverse mobile device population in the enterprise.
BES 10 combines RIM's security technology and its tools for managing legacy BlackBerry devices with management for non-BlackBerry devices such as those running Android or Apple iOS, and the soon-to-be released BlackBerry 10 smartphones, plus management of mobile applications.
[MORE: As BlackBerry 10 phones near, hopes send RIM stock rising]
The release is a big step in integrating separate applications as RIM adapts to enterprise mobility trends. Previously, IT groups used BlackBerry Mobile Fusion separately to manage iOS and Android devices, along with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablets; existing BlackBerry devices were still managed by the separate well-known BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
"This cross-platform capability is a necessary move for RIM," says Jack Gold, principal analyst with J. Gold Associates, an IT consultancy. "It provides RIM customers with a way to keep BES relevant even if they have a reduced number of BB devices. It provides RIM with an installed base to build and grow upon. And I do think they can succeed with this, although not so much as a standalone business in MDM against companies like MobileIron and AirWatch, but as a core infrastructure component of mobility that easily allows BlackBerry to be added and managed to the fullest extent. They want to prevent rip and replace in the infrastructure of companies, and this allows the BES to stay relevant and used."
BES 10 incorporates Mobile Fusion, along with the BlackBerry Balance feature that lets IT groups keep separate and manage personal and corporate information on PlayBooks and on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices, and management of legacy BlackBerry devices, all through one common administrative interface. One drawback is that for now, Mobile Fusion and BlackBerry Enterprise Server must run on separate servers. RIM plans an updated release in the spring, which will combine them on the same server.
"BES 10 is a console upgrade that combines all the previous capabilities of BES and Fusion and the latest ability to work with BB10 devices all under one console," Gold says. "There still are various components under the covers but BES 10 offers one way to manage BlackBerry and other devices. The next version of BES will likely have a fully integrated code base for everything, but most users even with this release will have a transparent way to manage all devices."
Other features cited by RIM as key parts of the BES 10 release:
- Secure access to work-related email and content, and secure connectivity to "behind the firewall" applications and data
- BlackBerry World for Work, a connection to the new corporate app storefront for BlackBerry 10 smartphones; IT groups can push and install corporate apps to either company- or personal-owned devices
- Creating and managing individual and group "work profiles" with Active Directory integration, customizing different administrator roles with different privileges and powers, letting employees register and set up their own devices via a self-service portal, and centrally controlling user profiles for email, Wi-Fi, VPN and proxy servers.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 software, which is FIPS 140-2 certified, is available for a limited 60-day free trial with included client access licenses is available online. Existing customers can take advantage of the free license trade-up program at www.blackberry.com/licensetradeup, which is available until Dec. 31, 2013.
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Susan Feniger's sweet-and-tangy marinated chicken skewers are adapted from her new book, Street Food. They are flavorful enough to eat on their own, but they're even better with the chunky currant-and-olive relish.
How to Make It
Roast the bell peppers directly over a gas flame or under the broiler, turning, until charred all over. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool. Peel, seed and core the peppers.
Meanwhile, soak the currants in 1/2 cup of hot water until plump, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer the currants to a blender. Add the roasted peppers, Peppadews and their liquid and the 1 cup of olive oil and puree. Season the marinade lightly with salt.
Thread the chicken breast and thigh strips separately onto 30 to 40 bamboo skewers and transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet. Pour half of the marinade over the chicken, turning to coat completely. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Refrigerate the remaining half of the marinade in a serving bowl.
Light a grill. Remove the chicken from the marinade, letting the excess drip off. Season the chicken with salt. Oil the grill grates and grill the chicken skewers over high heat, in batches if necessary and turning with tongs, until lightly charred and cooked through, about 8 minutes for the breasts and 10 minutes for the thighs. Serve the kebabs hot or at room temperature with the reserved marinade and the Tunisian Relish.


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thanks Soni
and good morning to you :) you're up and at it early....hope you have a most spantabulous weekend ....and a great weekend to all the good TR folks!
What's gone wrong Soni?
SWMBO would say something like did you wet the bed and had to get up because it's really early for this to be posted, only 21.00 hours here on the Eastern Seaboard of AU. Of course because I'm NICE I would never say anything like that.
If I was to dig out my International Clock I could even see what time it was in Louisville but I'm really Lazy and it's buried on my desk. :0
Regardless I'm not complaining but I would suggest Keep up the good work this makes my Friday Nights almost bearable. :^0
Though I still was not early enough to be the first one to give you a Up Vote. ]:)
edited to add Seems that I don't type fast enough either because when I started this there where no posts and just the one Vote Up, when I clicked on Submit this was the third second post and the 3 Vote Up. So do you have a Hot Line to Purple and get her to post as soon as you do to feel Important? :_|
well it was shortly after 8am here in Nova Scotia and I think Louisville runs about an hour behind us, so that would make it around 7am where Soni is at...I think...
edit to add: Col, believe me, if I had a choice, I wouldn't be up so early either...but Miss Sarah insists :-0 . Also add the fact that my oldest daughter is living with us now and I have to drive her about 15 miles to her job...makes for a sleepy Purple. Oh, and I'm a trained typist, I don't expect the average person to keep up to me . And besides...Soni is important...isn't she? :)
Thanks for having my back
It's difficult keeping Hal 9000 in line
Hey, Sonja, Hal's easy to keep in line,
just tell if he leaves the line he has to go to the back and the free beer will probably have run out before he gets near the front.
Bad News DE
I don't drink. I used to have a Competition License well 2 actually both Car and Bike Licenses you get done for DUI while holding either of those let alone both and it's Bankruptcy Court for Bringing The Sport Into Disrepute. Well of course if you are a Big name which I never was you could get away with it as like when Allen Jones got done for DUI while being F1 Champion they didn't even slap his wrists but little people like me would have got thousand of $ in fines and had the licenses suspended for a long time. I couldn't afford for that to happen.
Of course the down side to all that is when you get stopped by the COPS for a Random Breath Test at 11.00 hours and are asked when you last drank any Alcohol. Saying I had a Glass of Champers at my sisters wedding 18 odd years ago makes the COPS think you are taking the Pi$$. I try to avoid saying things like that and just say I don't drink under normal circumstances.
Of course if anyone was to offer me some Rocket Fuel that's not Normal Circumstances.
Besides how can I Grow Old Disgracefully if every one thinks I'm Nice? :^0
Col [/maniacal laughter]
Early bird gets the worm
Not that I particularly LIKE worms.... unless I'm fishing....
No Comment on the Grounds that Self incrimination is not required or legal
But if I was to say
Good work, Sonja!
Have a great weekend everyone! We're expecting cooler weather, and a
good chance of some rain. Why shucks, I even survived another anniversary
of my 29th birthday...things are looking up!


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Anarchy roils $67 billion games market as developers move to mobile
Ben Cousins used to make the kind of action-packed video games for Electronic Arts that played on dedicated machines and sold for $60 each. His next project promises console-quality action for free to anyone with an iPad.
Cousins's journey reflects the turmoil roiling the $67 billion video-game industry more than 40 years after "Pong" lit up black-and-white screens. The largest U.S. publishers face a talent drain as big-game veterans like Cousins bring their skills to cheaper and easier-to-develop mobile platforms including Apple's iOS. and Google's Android.
"It's anarchy out there, and these big companies are finding it difficult to steer their supertankers," said Cousins, 38, now general manager of Tokyo-based social-game maker DeNA Co.'s Scattered Entertainment.
Consumer tastes have shifted at warp speed away from higher-priced packaged discs, and developers are following. Fifty-eight percent of North American developers are planning their next games for smartphones and tablets, based on a survey of 2,500 for the Game Developers Conference, which started here Monday. Just 11 percent expected to work for Sony or Microsoft's upcoming consoles, and 6.4 percent for Nintendo's Wii U, out since November.
Newer products such as Cousins's horror-themed shooting title, "The Drowning," threaten to undermine console sales before big publishers like Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard can move to new platforms.
Revenue from free mobile games and those downloaded to computers surpassed annual sales of packaged titles in 2012, when follow-on spending for weapons and other in-game items are included, according to a December survey of U.S. gamers' playing trends by Frank Magid Associates.
Changes in player preferences recently forced publisher THQ into bankruptcy and Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello out of his job. Former Electronic Arts executive John Schappert, who became chief operating officer at Zynga when social games on Facebook were gaining popularity, stepped down last August as momentum shifted to mobile.
Google's Android operating system is the latest big threat. Three of four handsets sold in the $260 billion global smartphone market are powered by Android, and developers are moving to capitalize.
Adding momentum to the shift are coming machines that give Android developers an outlet for more powerful features and add mobility to PC game-play.
Ouya, a $99 Android console, will be released Thursday. Handhelds from Nvidia, Wikipad and San Diego-based Razer will appear before the next PlayStation or Xbox arrives. In Seattle, closely held Valve Corp., which has built its Steam online store for PC games to more than 50 million members, is working on a home hub for games and media, CEO Gabe Newell said in January.
Cousins left Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts in March 2011 after working on console and free-to-play versions of "Battlefield." EA, which calls the title one of its core franchises, is expected to unveil a new version on Tuesday.
Cousins's "The Drowning" will be released by midyear, first for Apple's iPad and then for Android mobile devices. Developers on the title helped create blockbuster console and PC titles such as Microsoft's "Halo," Ubisoft Entertainment SA's "Far Cry" and "Crysis" from Electronic Arts, Cousins said.
"With consoles, you're only in front of the TV for a couple of hours in the evening," Cousins said. "The main platform for games will be where it's most convenient, and that's fast becoming everywhere, on mobile."
Traditional software and hardware makers are trying to maintain a balance. Electronic Arts, Activision and Take-Two Interactive Software have slashed the number of costly console titles and diverted resources to newer platforms. They continue to work on big games with built-in audiences, such as "Call of Duty" and "Grand Theft Auto," which cost as much as $50 million to make.
By comparison, mobile games are mostly created by teams of up to 10 and can be funded out-of-pocket for as little as $100. A typical independent mobile game costs up to $20,000 to make; some cost as much as $10 million.
The competition means larger studios, with higher fixed costs, have less leeway for mistakes. Riccitiello was ousted this month after Electronic Arts lowered its sales and profit forecast, waylaid by bets on expensive games that didn't attract enough users.
His departure "underscores the industry's difficult transition to new platforms, business models and genres," Sean McGowan, an analyst with Needham & Co., said in a research note. "Its profits are a shadow of what they were a decade ago."
The company's scale and major franchises like "FIFA" and "Battlefield" allow Electronic Arts to compete in all markets and lets "us smooth out the valleys of the console transitions, said Peter Moore, the company's chief operating officer.
"Job one for us is to nail this transition here over the next couple of years, but it's nice to have this little safety blanket of tablets and smartphones," Moore said in an interview.
Tokyo-based Sony, which plans to begin selling the PlayStation 4 before the holidays, has added flexibility. Players using its new console will be able to pause the action and pick it up later on the PlayStation Vita handheld or Xperia smartphones and tablets.
The PlayStation 4 will allow for game self-publishing, mimicking the open architecture of smartphones, and Sony will provide upfront payments, publishing and marketing support to encourage smaller developers to create titles, said Adam Boyes, the vice president of publisher and developer relations for Sony Computer Entertainment.
"The first thing is to start to think like a developer, figuring out what is most important to them and making it easy and simpler to partner with them," Boyes said.
The company has also signed onto San Francisco-based Unity Technologies' video-game engine and tools that let game makers develop a title and publish to multiple platforms.
Nintendo, based in Kyoto, is hosting a booth on the show floor and holding development workshops on Wii U and its Miiverse social network. In January, the company cut its sales forecast for the console by 27 percent for the March-ending fiscal year.
Microsoft, which hasn't revealed its next-generation console plans, won't have a booth, a spokesman said. The company is said to be planning its own event in April.
Small-fry Razer will be handing out free units of Razer Edge, a Windows gaming tablet that can play Steam and other PC games at home, said Kevin Scarpati, a spokesman. Facebook, Intel and Google will host workshops.
They are likely to draw crowds. The developers survey logged more interest in tablets, smartphones and Android-based consoles than in next-generation Sony and Microsoft machines.
"I see more and more people moving toward Android," said Momchil Kyurkchiev, chief executive officer of the mobile applications company Leanplum. "A lot of people who have neglected Android, over the last few months, they've figured they're missing the train."


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With their debut album, Gorilla Manor, Local Natives' members skillfully combined triumphant harmonies with bone-shaking percussion in irresistible fashion. Now on their second release, Hummingbird (out Jan. 29), which was produced with the help of The National's Aaron Dessner in Brooklyn, they've returned with a pared-back approach, placing more emphasis on those sweeping dramatic moments.
Last month, the L.A. band showcased several songs from Hummingbird during a live set at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica. Until now, only the lucky KCRW listeners in attendance had a chance to see the show, but you can watch the 11-song concert in its entirety right here. The audio recording of this performance was premiered on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
- Taylor Rice, vocals/guitar
- Kelcey Ayer, vocals/keys
- Ryan Hahn, vocals/guitar
- Matt Frazier, drums
- Nik Ewing, bass
Set List
- "You And I"
- "Breakers"
- "Ceilings"
- "Colombia"
- "Black Spot"
- "Heavy Feet"
- "Three Months"
- "Bowery"
- "Wide Eyes"
- "Who Knows Who Cares"
- "Sun Hands"


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In a roundtable discussion posted on Nintendo's website last night, president Satoru Iwata and the team behind Nintendo Land revealed some interesting tidbits about the Wii U development process, as well as the hilariously constructed GamePad prototype you see above. Part of the ongoing Iwata Asks series, the talk quickly turned to the topic of simultaneous software and hardware development.
Nintendo Land directors Takayuki Shimamura and Yoshikazu Yamashita (who were also behind Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort) were apparently tasked with developing ideas for the game before the details of the Wii U were even locked down, though Nintendo was set on multiple screen gaming.
In fact, one of their first ideas was a screen mounted on the end of a Wii Zapper with an embedded gyro sensor—while that model obviously never made it to market, Iwata claims it did result in Miyamoto demanding the 11th hour addition of a similar sensor to the 3DS.
Eventually they stumbled on what would be the rough form factor for what we now call the Wii U GamePad, constructing a prototype "stuck together by double-sided tape" which they used with "two Wii consoles to run simulations for Wii U." You can read the rest of the Iwata Asks for more insight on the mindset behind Wii U and the gestation of Nintendo Land. Or you could just look at that picture some more and shake your head, slowly.


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In 2009 the Haltom City Public Works Department was awarded full accreditation by the American Public Works Association, and joins the City of Plano as the second public works department in Texas to have earned this prestigious award (55th in North America).
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IMF Concludes Staff Mission to Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea, February 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Conakry during February 7-22, 2013 to conduct discussions on the second review of a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which was approved by the IMF Executive Board on February 24, 20121 (see Press Release No. 12/57) in the amount of SDR128.52 million (about US$194.99 million). The mission was received by H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Ms. Rabiatou Serah Diallo, President of the National Transition Commission. The mission also met with Mr. Kerfalla Yansané, State Minister of Economy and Finance; Mr. Mohammed Diaré, Deputy-Minister for the Budget; Mr. Lounceny Nabé, Governor of the Central Bank of Guinea; and other government members and senior officials. The mission also met with members of civil society, trade unions, employers' organizations, and the donor community. Discussions focused on recent economic developments and growth prospects, policy implementation under the ECF, and policies and structural reforms for 2013.
At the conclusion of the mission, Mr. Harry Snoek, Deputy Division Chief in the IMF's African Department, issued the following statement:
"The Guinean authorities and the IMF have reached agreement ad referendum on policies that, subject to approval by IMF management and the Executive Board in April, could be supported by the second disbursement under the ECF of SDR 18,36 million (about US$27.85 million).
"Guinea's economy continued to grow at a good pace in 2012, although somewhat slower than anticipated due to difficulties in the mining sector. Inflation continued a downward trend during 2012, reaching just below 13 percent (year-on-year) in December. This good performance was the result of strong fiscal and monetary policies. Government revenue increased by more than expected helped by improved collection efforts and despite considerable fuel tax losses. Expenditure stayed well within budget targets. Bank financing of the budget was lower than programmed and excess liquidity in the economy fell. All but one of the quantitative performance criteria for end-December under the ECF arrangement were observed.
"The authorities continue to make progress with their ambitious structural reform agenda, although there were some delays. Many of the reforms are needed to strengthen public financial management, enhance management of the mining sector and increase government revenue, expand electricity supply, develop Guinea's abundant agricultural resources, and to improve the business climate. The mission welcomes the adoption of the new Organic Budget Law and the issuance by presidential decree of regulations on fiscal management and accounting, building on technical assistance from the IMF and other donors. Delays in completing the amendments to the new mining code, and in the adoption of the implementation regulations based thereon, were partly due to the intensive consultation process with stakeholders; this important reform should be completed as soon as possible. The mission would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the authorities with the recent publication of all contracts in the mining sector on the web-site of the Technical Committee charged with reviewing the mining titles and conventions.
"The mission recommends that the authorities rapidly implement the planned reform of the investment code, starting with the adoption of the Investment Policy Letter, which lays the basis for further measures planned for 2013 to make Guinea more attractive for investors.
"The prospects for 2013 are positive, although real growth is projected to be somewhat below the initial projection of 5 percent due to the slow-down in investment in the mining sector. The authorities continue to target a further decline in inflation, to below 10 percent at end-2013. However, the sharp increase in public sector wages agreed in December 2012 poses some risks to this outlook. Moreover, governance of the electricity company EDG and its financial situation will need to be strengthened quickly to control subsidies.
"The government's reform program is set to continue, with key priorities being public financial management and tax administration, the completion of the legislative arrangements in the mining sector, the review of mining titles and conventions, electricity and agricultural sector reforms, and efforts to improve the business climate. The government is also planning to accelerate civil service reform, based on a just-started biometric census and the action plan of the High Commission on Public Sector Reform. The mission encourages the authorities, trade unions and employers organizations to develop a consultative and medium-term approach to wage negotiations, taking into account macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability.
"The IMF team thanks the authorities for their hospitality and for the constructive discussions."
1 The ECF is the IMF's main tool for medium-term financial support to low-income countries. Financing under the ECF currently carries a zero percent interest rate, with a grace period of 5½ years, and a maturity of 10 years.


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Red Flags for Job Searching on Craigslist
If ever there were a go-to place for, well, everything, Craigslist might just be it. Founded in 1995 as an email list of events happening in the San Francisco area, Craigslist has grown to be one of the most well-known websites for free classified listings and community forums. From housing to garage sales to personal ads to, of course, jobs, craigslist has it all — including scams.
Because Craiglist was never set up as a job search website, its job listings have both pros and cons. On one hand, small businesses and startups love Craigslist because it's a free, easy way to list their open jobs. On the other hand, scammers love Craigslist because there's no oversight except for community moderation, so as long as no users flag their scam job listings, they can prey on unsuspecting job seekers.
Is it possible to find legitimate jobs on Craigslist? Yes. But you've got to know how to spot the red flags in order to sort the good from the bad. The following are five red flags to watch out for.
1. No Company Name: It's really common on Craigslist to find jobs that don't include the company name, because Craigslist doesn't require a company to include their name. In fact, they make it very easy for companies to post anonymously, so many do. This prevents job-seekers from doing research on the company they're applying to, and limits your ability to find out whether the company is one that you'd want to work for and whether it's a scam.
2. No Unique Email: Many job postings request that you respond to one of Craigslist's automatically generated anonymous emails (for example, "firstname.lastname@example.com"), which unfortunately means that you have zero idea who you are actually sending your resume to. Even if there is a company name in the posting, many scammers will use an anonymous Craigslist email, so that you think you're applying to the company they mentioned even though you're not.
It is ideal to see an email tied to the companies domain name, such as firstname.lastname@example.com, so you can research the company's domain name to make sure it's legitimate. To see what you're dealing with, do a Google search for the company name and go to their real website to see if the same job is listed.
3. Jobs with "No Skills Required": Because the form to post a job on Craigslist is so simple and "free form," with no set fields requiring job information, many employers keep things really brief. That could be just unfortunate, or it could be because the "employer" is not really an employer at all, and that they're primary goal is to get contact information from as many people as possible for scam purposes.
4. Check Cashing and Wire Transfers: Some of the most common job scams on Craigslist are "mystery shopping" jobs in which companies ask to send job seekers large checks ($2,000 for example) which can be deposited into their bank accounts. It seems easy enough — the job seeker gets to keep a percentage of the check as long as they wire the remaining funds back to the company through Western Union.
But the checks are always counterfeit, and once the bank discovers the error, the job seeker is out $2,000 and the scam company walks away with the wired funds from the job seeker's bank account.
5. Asking for Personal Information: Some job scams are simply phishing for personal information, either to steal job seekers' identities or gain access to their banking and credit card information. If you're searching for jobs on Craigslist, never give out personal information like bank account numbers, social security numbers or even your home address. Provide only your email address and phone number as contact information on your resume.
When job searching on Craiglist or any job search site that doesn't pre-screen its listings to eliminate scams, the golden rule is to trust your instincts. If a job just doesn't seem right, whether it has one red flag or 10, don't apply to it.
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It is with some lament that I write this. If everyone agreed on a path forward, then there would be no need for this post, but here we are. There is a strong likelihood that we will need to know what will happen if Bitcoin forks (again). There is a chance that the protocol of Bitcoin will fork, which will cause a chain fork as well. (I discussed hard forks & soft forks from my perspective in a previous post.)
Some Bitcoin miners are signaling that they would accept one of two competing Bitcoin protocol changes: one protocol is Bitcoin Unlimited (BU), which would increase the maximum transactions that Bitcoin can process by 100%. The other protocol, called Segregated Witness (SegWit), is expected to increase this maximum by 70%. As of this writing, 35.9% of blocks are signaling for Bitcoin Unlimited while 26.8% are signaling for SegWit.
Bitcoin Unlimited vs. SegWit: Abstractly, what is happening?
Let's make a hypothetical situation where the proportion of Bitcoin Unlimited to SegWit votes stays the same, but is extrapolated out so that ALL Bitcoin miners MUST choose either Bitcoin Unlimited or SegWit. That would mean around 55% of miners would be supporting Bitcoin Unlimited and 45% of miners would be supporting SegWit. (There is an incentive to go with the "winning" majority chain, so this division of hashing power could be even more severe at the time of a hard fork.)
If Bitcoin Unlimited activated and a block over 1MB was mined, then the SegWit part of the network would reject this block and build off the previous block. With a drastic drop in hashing power but no change in the difficulty target, it would take the Bitcoin network longer to find the winning solution that confirms a new block to the blockchain. With our hypothetical numbers, blocks for Bitcoin Unlimited would come out approximately every 18.2 minutes and SegWit blocks would come out approximately every 22.2 minutes. Any transaction capacity increase promised by Bitcoin Unlimited and SegWit would be delayed until the difficulty target adjustment shakes out. As more blocks were found, the difficulty of each chain would adjust and after about a month (a little longer for SegWit), the 10-minute block time target would be restored.
How would this hard fork affect Bitcoin users?
A Bitcoin user with coins before the hard fork would then be considered to have a positive balance on both ledgers/blockchains after the hard fork. (The Ethereum blockchain forked after last year's DAO debacle, yielding ETH tokens and ETC tokens (Ethereum Classic) for users who owned ETH before the fork.) But without taking care, a user could intend to spend coins on one chain and unintentionally spend on both chains; this is known as a replay attack, though it's really not an attack if it's done unintentionally. Maybe that should be called a replay error so as to not be confused with an intentional replay attack meant to defraud.
How does one guard against a replay attack after a hard fork?
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|Smoke rises from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish warplanes have begun attacking northeastern Syria, causing widespread panic among Christian and other religious communities caught up in the aerial bombardments. (CNS photo/Reuters)
We may not care for persecuted Christians nearly as much as we think we do. Some people can feel deep sympathy for people far away from them, the depth of sympathy they feel for a child or friend.
But not everyone. I'm not very good at it.
Not everyone
Here's one reason. It's worth thinking about, when social media hits us with story after story after story — all trying to get us to react on social media and pile up those clicks. Our suffering brothers and sisters are great for that.
Why? We can easily use someone else's suffering to advance our pet causes and to supply ourselves with enjoyable feelings. I know the excitement of finding a story that illustrates a belief I already have. It gives me another weapon to use in an argument. Persecuted Christians provide great weapons. I also know the pleasures of feeling upset and angry. Persecuted Christians provide a lot of reasons to get really upset.
We too easily become addicted to material that religious studies professor Alan Levinovitz calls "spiritual pornography." Spiritual pornography "stars easy heroes and villains." Its heroes are idealized versions of ourselves, the enemies are caricatures of the other guys, the bad guys.
It makes us feel good about ourselves and justifies our despising the other guys. It encourages what he calls a "hollow fantasy of moral warfare." We don't actually do anything, besides get upset and hit "share." But we can feel like we've been in battle and deserve a medal.
You can see how we could easily tell this kind of story about persecuted Christians, especially if their persecutors are people we don't like. Their stories tug at our hearts or make us angry. We hit "share" on our Facebook pages and feel we've struck a blow for truth and justice. I'm a writer, I tell myself. I've spread the word, so I've done my job.
But I haven't done my job as a Christian responsible for his brothers and sisters. Social media warring doesn't really serve persecuted Christians. It will make us feel good, but it doesn't help them. They need enacted sympathy.
Practiced sympathy
Sympathy without works is dead, as St. James might have written. Anyone can feel angry or sad for suffering Christians, because feeling angry or sad feels so good. Everyone can become a "slactivist," because being a slactivist is so easy. But a Facebook post is not a work in the sense the Apostle expects us to work. Neither is a Tweet. Links without works is dead.
Here are five suggestions for real support of our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ.
First, pray for them, but not just as another general item in your list of intercessions. You might say an Our Father and a Hail Mary for each martyr by name. You might pray for the Christians in a specific town or region or church. Make your prayers "granular," focused. Give the suffering a few extra minutes of your day.
Second, give money to the Catholic agencies that help these Christians, not as part of but on top of your regular giving. Give up your daily fancy coffee or a second beer at the pub and donate the money saved. While you're at it, let that tiny, tiny, tiny sacrifice give you some small feeling for the huge sacrifices they make every day.
Third, learn about their churches and their lives in some detail. When you love someone, you want to know all about them: who they are, where they came from, what they've done, what happened to them in the past, who loves them, and who hates them. The reverse works too, I think. You begin to love those you learn about.
Fourth, advertise their sufferings and struggles. Share the links to their stories. Even better, write about them yourself when you can (see my third suggestion). This will show your own engagement with their lives. That will prove more effective in moving others to share your concern than just posting another link.
Fifth, and maybe most difficult of all: Listen to Christian leaders in the countries where Christians live as a minority. Don't accept the major media and the government's stories about what happens in those countries. Their leaders challenge the dominant American narrative, especially the one shared by right and left, the mainstream American consensus we assume must be true. Factor their interests into choosing which candidates and causes to support.
To reverse the old joke about romantic relationships: It's not about us. It's about them.
We may not care for persecuted Christians nearly as much as we think we do. Some people can feel deep sympathy for people far away from them, the depth of sympathy they feel for a child or friend.


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Article 15 of the Aarhus Convention on review of compliance, requires the Meeting of the Parties to establish "optional arrangements of a non-confrontational, non-judicial and consultative nature for reviewing compliance with the provisions of the Convention". Following this obligation, the Meeting of the Signatories established a Working Group to prepare such a mechanism. At its first session (October 2002), the Meeting of the Parties adopted decision I/7 on review of compliance (ENG FRE RUS) and elected the first Compliance Committee.
The Parties regularly address issues of compliance, on the basis of the Committee's reports. At the Committee's recommendation, they adopt decisions on general issues of compliance and also decisions on compliance by individual Parties.
The compliance mechanism may be triggered in four ways:
(1) a Party may make a submission about compliance by another Party;
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In the course of its work the Committee develops specific details of its modus operandi, as set out in the Guide to the Compliance Committee (second edition, 2019): see in English, French and Russian
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It's pretty rare for consumers NOT to be gaga over any type of Apple product. And it's also pretty rare for Apple to apologize for anything.
But early Friday, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a statement saying the Cupertino, Calif.-based company is "extremely sorry" for the frustration that its maps application has caused and it's doing everything it can to make it better.
Cook said in a letter posted online that Apple "fell short" in its commitment to make the best possible products for its customers.
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He recommended that people try alternatives by downloading competing map apps from the App Store while Apple works on its own maps products.
The company released an update to its iPhone and iPad operating system last week that replaced Google Maps with Apple's own maps application. But users complained that the new maps have fewer details, lack public transit directions and misplace landmarks, among other problems.
Most startling is Cook's suggestion that users go back to using Google Maps. While the old Google maps app will not be available, users can simply bookmark Google's web version. Cook's letter includes a link to instructions to do that.
Google has been coy about creating a new map app for download in the Apple app store for use on iPhone and iPad. Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said Google is not working on a replacement offering but other insiders at the company dispute that.
Google has a lot to gain with Apple's map trouble: Google still offers its superior maps app on phones that run the company's Android operating system.
This is not the first time Apple has had to backtrack on a product. Steve Jobs called a special press event in July of 2010 shortly after users discovered their iPhone4 would disconnect calls if they held their phones in a certain way. The press dubbed it "Antennagate".
Here's Cook's letter in full:
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At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.
While we're improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.
Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.
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As spring storm season heats up, trees may still be dealing with the effects of more than a year of extreme drought.
Tree damage can be an unavoidable problem if the wind is strong enough, but a tree's ability to handle strong winds can depend on its health.
"Our trees have really suffered, really for the last year and a half, with all the drought," said Dennis Patton, a Johnson County Extension Agent.
He said the drought's damage is probably going to be more long-term and less likely to reveal itself during a wind storm.
He said the tree's resiliency to wind has much more to do with its genetic makeup.
"Some are just more prone to take more wind and ice loading than others that tend to break down in even the slightest wind," Patton said.
He said some of the weaker trees include ornamental pears that are flowering right now. He said trees with branches that cluster in V shapes are less equipped to handle high wind than trees with branches at wider angles.
Patton said the fact that trees are just now starting to bud will help, too. He said grown leaves tend to act like sails catching the wind.
"If you had a tree fully leafed, then you not only have the resistance of the twigs, but you also have the resistance of the leaves to catch more of that wind," Patton said.
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