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The PortableApps collection of open source programs runs from any USB drive and comes with its own launcher and organizer.
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The real beauty of technology is when it's being used for things its makers never foresaw. As William Gibson once put it, "The street finds its own uses for things."
This definitely goes for the ways USB thumb drives can be used. The most obvious stuff is self-evident: take work with you, make backups to it, and so on. But there's a whole galaxy of other possibilities, and I've compiled many of the most useful ones here. Some will almost certainly be familiar; others will be new to you. All of them are worth knowing about, and almost all are worth trying at least once.
Note that some of these tips won't work unless your system supports booting from a USB device. Not all computers do. Sometimes this can be addressed through a BIOS upgrade, but not always, so test before attempting anything crucial.
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If you're going to take your data for a ride, why not take your programs along with you, too? Most people have heard about the concept of running applications from a USB drive, but get hung up on the details. Thankfully, there are prepackaged ways to do this, so the choice of apps and the deployment are all done for you.
U3 Smart Drives are the most common commercial way to do this, but I've typically avoided that in favor of noncommercial solutions.
The single best repository for free applications that can live on a thumb drive is PortableApps, a large and continually growing collection of liberally licensed open-source programs in almost any category. Many of them are high-quality substitutes for existing commercial applications: the OpenOffice.org suite (version 3 is available as a release candidate for PortableApps), Firefox, and Thunderbird; the InfraRecorder CD/DVD burning app; and tons more.
The whole suite is controlled with a tray-based launching application (also open source), and the apps themselves are repackaged with an installer that's thoroughly documented -- anyone can package an app as a PortableApp as long as they follow the directions. Programs and user data are kept separate from each other and can be managed independently. Example: If you upgrade to a new version of Pidgin, your chat logs for that program are not erased.
While it's easiest to use apps written specifically for the PortableApps suite, any application that can run in a standalone directory without needing a formal install will work -- and it will show up in the PortableApps launcher automatically, too. If the apps don't appear, Select "Options | Refresh App Icons" from the launcher's menu to force them to show up.
The apps in PortableApps are typically open source, but the community that's formed around the suite has informal hints for running many proprietary applications, like Skype, in a portable fashion. Brave early adopters also can check out the application development forum and try early editions of new portable programs -- e.g., Google Chrome.
Another collection of programs along the same lines as PortableApps is winPenPack, available in both English and Italian versions and packed with its own tray-launcher application, too.
One final product that deserves mention here is MojoPac, a commercial application that performs software virtualization. Install it on a USB device and you can run a self-contained Windows user instance from that device, which includes applications that normally can't be installed directly to a USB drive (such as Microsoft Office). The host computer isn't touched at all, and in fact the MojoPac user can't do anything to the host computer even if he wants to. Right now the program mainly supports Windows XP, but Vista support is under way.


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Download Wii and/or GameCube nightly builds here.
Some features and/or fixes might only be available on so called nightly builds, but these are considered unstable
Instructions how to build this port from the sources can be found on this wiki page.
When updating to 1.1.0:
Please read the bundled READMII.txt file. Some video mode settings were moved to its own options dialog.
ChangeLog (only Wii/GameCube port specific changes which are worth mentioning):
1.3.0git-3205-g5012917: Fix 16bit cursors on some HE games
r52074: Huge update to all base libraries. Among others, USB2 support when using HBC 1.0.8 and IOS58. Fixed USB keyboard support. DVD support for the GameCube port
r48732: Fixed a crash when saving in 16bit gfx games (like Loom PC-Engine)
r48728: Fixed savegame thumbnails for 16bit gfx games
r48727: Fixed a problem where the on-screen console didn't show up on abnormal exits
r44278/r44556/r44557: Fixed some crashes when using Ogg/Vorbis encoded sound files
r44205: New "input" tab on the port specific options dialog for GameCube pad sensitivity/acceleration
r44190: An on-screen console is shown when ScummVM exits abnormally (or press up+1/R to toggle its display)
r44189: Moved the whole gfx code to its own library, so other projects can utilize it too. See http://repo.or.cz/w/libgxflux.git
r43965: Support for SMB mountpoints (Samba/Windows shares). See the port specific options dialog
r43919: Added new video modes for bilinear texture filtering (smoothes the picture)
r43910: Fixed a gfx glitch on savegame thumbnails
r43892: A new option dialog for Wii/Gamecube specific settings (See the bundled READMII.txt file)
r43830: Complete GFX overhaul
* Standard and Dual-strike (240p) video modes (See the bundled READMII.txt file)
* Support for games using cursor scaling
* Improved performance
r43631: Support for games using 16bit graphics
r43287: Fixed the sound issues on the Mac version of Feeble Files
r43117: Mapped "DPAD up" back to Shift (for mass adding games). "DPAD up" + START/HOME brings up the GMM now (return to the launcher)
r36337: Added USB keyboard support
r35930: Added ISO9660/Joliet DVD support
* Fixed a bug in the filesystem backend, tucker is now playable
* Startup time for games with many files is way better now. tucker takes ~5s instead of ~15m (and that is not a typo)
* Fixed the deadlock in newlib's fwalk(), this one was responsible for lockups in various games
* Enabled IHNM and SAGA2
* Compiled with devkitPPC r16 and its updated libogc and libfat, boosting the overall SD performance
* Renamed the Wii's internal sd slot device back to "fat:", so it loads properly with the homebrew channel (The initial change got introduced by the new libfat version)
* SDHC support (Wii internal SD only)
* Readded SD Gecko support for Wii
* USB mass storage support
* The root directory now yields a list of mounted devices, you can now use any combination of internal SD/SD gecko/USB at the same time
* Tweaked the video mode a little, hopefully this will eliminate the black borders
* Dropped MPEG2 video support, please use DXA instead (available on the download page)
* Proper Component/480p detection for Gamecube (contributed by Hkz)
* Fixed a libogc bug, Drascula and 7th Guest don't hang anymore
* Updated Tremor and FLAC, .ogg audio files should work fine now
* Enabled new game engines: Groovie and Tucker
* Proper fullscreen video mode
* Multiple graphic modes with different overscan values
* "Fullscreen mode" stretches the picture on 16:9 displays
* Fixed broken sword 1/2 gfx garbage
* Support for setShakePos()
check the DISPLAY SETUP section in the READMII file
* Fixed another savegame issue
* Support for the reset and power button
* Added a gamecube port
dhewgLast edited by dhewg on Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:36 pm; edited 9 times in total
after some weeks of absence i finally updated the port again. see the above URL for rev 33083.
EDIT: Changelog moved to post #1Last edited by dhewg on Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:28 am; edited 1 time in total
fresh build (r33789) is available at the above URL
EDIT: Changelog moved to post #1
dhewgLast edited by dhewg on Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:29 am; edited 1 time in total
Doesn't fixing the video to stretch to a 16:9 screen stretch the graphics horizontally and make it....ugly? Nevertheless, awesome updates!
Great update, this one is becoming the best port of them all quickly! How about implementing cursor movement smoothing so the control feels a bit more like in Wii games?
MusicallyInspired: older revision of the wii port always stretched the picture, now you can choose if you want that or not.
Bobbin: the IR cursor is already smoothed, thats a feature in libogc
Ah I see. I was confused because a friend of mine was complaining because it wasn't stretching to fit his 16:9 display. Maybe he or I got mixed up. Good stuff.
Why this port isn't in the ScummVM download page?
quote: Originally posted by Javi-Wan KenobiWhy this port isn't in the ScummVM download page?
It isn't on the download page yet, because there's no official ScummVM version supporting it yet.
quote: Originally posted by Javi-Wan KenobiWhy this port isn't in the ScummVM download page?
i have a problem to compile ScummVM for the wii i always get an warning that there is no mpeg2.h and then error´s. But as far as i know there is no libmpeg2 port for the Wii !?
quote: Originally posted by nIxxHi
i have a problem to compile ScummVM for the wii i always get an warning that there is no mpeg2.h and then error´s. But as far as i know there is no libmpeg2 port for the Wii !?
if you compile using gcc it is possible to disable mpeg2 support when running ./configure
The only games needing mpeg2 support are BS1/2, and they often work better with DXA cutscenes anyway
quote: Originally posted by nIxxHi
i have a problem to compile ScummVM for the wii i always get an warning that there is no mpeg2.h and then error´s. But as far as i know there is no libmpeg2 port for the Wii !?
I got it now compiled BUT now the wiimote does not really work the red pointer is always on the left border. So i never can click on the button´s
UPDATE: Okay i´ve compiled ScummVM again under linux and now everything runs fine . (except no Tremor,FLAC and mpeg2 support).Last edited by nIxx on Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:00 pm; edited 1 time in total
shame on me, i still haven't documented how to build this port
before i scatter these informations around the forums, gimme some time to add instructions to the wiki.
about the nonworking wiimote: i dont know how that could happened, but try again with libogc cvs or this git repository which i am using to build the scummvm binaries.

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Hart has made just one appearance for City in their last nine matches in all competitions, with Romanian Costel Pantilimon being favoured by manager Manuel Pellegrini.
And Juventus shot-stopper Buffon, who will likely line up for Italy against England when the two sides meet in their World Cup opener in Manaus on June 14, believes it is vital that Hart regains his place in the City starting XI if he is to remain in Roy Hodgson's plans.
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"There is usually an order in which you do these things; you normally play for your club and then you play for your national team," Buffon told the Mail on Sunday.
"To try to play for your national team when you're not playing for your club will become a struggle in the end.
"A player such as Iker Casillas can do it [play for Spain despite not playing at Real Madrid] because he has great experience of victory and incredible value as a goalkeeper.
"But they are very few, those who could succeed in playing for their national team while not playing for their club.
"As soon as he [Hart] can start playing regularly again, in my opinion, he can go back to playing as well as he did before, if not better."
Regardless of who plays for England against Italy, Buffon is confident Cesare Prandelli's men will have the psychological advantage in their World Cup meeting.
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Since beginning our stallion operation we have had the privilege to start the stud careers of Essence of Dubai, Is It True, Songandaprayer, Successful Appeal and Tiger Ridge. These are just a few that have made us known for our beautiful confirmation and top pedigreed stallions. Standing six stallions in the 2011 breeding season and working with a knowledgeable staff will assure an excellent cross for every mare in your breeding program. Belgravia, City Place, Full Mandate, Simon Pure, The Green Monkey and With Distinction will be standing the 2011 breeding season at Hartley De Renzo.
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When the American Association of University Women chose "On the Water" as the theme for its 62nd annual home tour on Sunday, it literally dived right in.
When the American Association of University Women chose "On the Water" as the theme for its 62nd annual home tour on Sunday, it literally dived right in.
Bill Wright's Kennon Doyle, the 60-foot side paddle wheeler boat he spent 25 years building, will be docked by the Waterfront Warehouse on Weber Avenue and serve as one of six stops on Sunday's home tour, which benefits scholarships and other educational programs sponsored by the Stockton chapter of AAUW.
"My daughter got her masters degree, and I was able to help her get her bachelor of science degree and the world , this society out there, this civilization was able to help my daughter," Wright said. "If I can give back to the American Association of University Women in way to help them help other kids, I'm glad to do it. You've heard of 'paying it forward'? I have a long way behind me to reach back and pull things forward. I've been given lot of advantages in this world."
Or, made the best of what life presented.
The 68-year-old sign maker, who survived the bursting of his aorta heart valve in 2012, was first drawn to the idea of a paddle boat when he was 12 and read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" on the banks of a river near his Visalia home. His parents, refugees of the Dust Bowl, worked their fingers to the bone to scratch out a living on other people's farms, and he'd amble to the water and dream of a better life.
By the time Wright could pursue his own paddle boat dreams, the water to rivers in Visalia had been dammed and diverted to irrigate crops, and he headed 170 miles north in Stockton, where the water still flows.
His paddle wheeler odyssey began in 1987 when he set about designing and constructing the boat. It took longer than he anticipated and he was beset by obstacles along the way, but Wright has lived on his boat for 23 years, moving aboard as soon as the first room was completed.
The AAUW Tour marks the first public tours he's been able to offer since its completion in 2012.
"I'm proud that I live there," Wright said. "It's my residence. The boat is one of the last functioning paddle wheelers in the world. In the United States, as of a few years ago, only 117 people in the (country) out of a population of over 330 million people, only 117 people actually built their own paddle wheeler. Only 10 percent of those are side wheelers, so being one out of 11 or 12 people in the United States is a unique distinction."
Wright said he lives simply, but his floating home includes treasures that are a nod to history, which he loves.
Among his objects is a Russian samovar, a large urn for tea that is dated 1850. It was used to serve tea on the silk roads of the world, Wright said, bringing together strangers, who would sit and talk about the issues of the day.
Now, it's one of the features of his home. Another he loves is the cabin at the back of the boat, which has 10 of the boat's 42 windows.
"They are wrap-around, floor to ceiling windows," Wright said. "I enjoy sitting thee watching boats go by daily. Often I fall asleep right there, wake up middle night and stagger to my bed. I really enjoy it."
He looks forward to sharing his pride and joy with others.
The other stops on the tour, the AAUW's main fundraiser each year, overlook rivers and lakes.
"I think we identified 16 places with homes on lakes in Stockton," said Paula Almas, who has worked on the home tour since January. "Between the Calaveras River, the channel and all the man-made lakes, it was fun to organize."
One of those homes with a river view, the biggest on the tour, is the nearly 7,000-square foot Mediterranean-style abode of Max and Sandi Freeman, who count Smith Canal and the seventh green of the Stockton Golf and Country Club as their neighbors.
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David Bowie is back in a big way, and no one is celebrating that harder than local chanteuse Niki Luparelli. Luparelli, who has hosted tributes to Bowie here at Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner and in Cambridge at the Oberon, will be performing songs from the Bowie songbook in two shows March 15 at Nick's Bar & Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., where she'll be accompanied by her usual accomplices, "Dapper" Dan Burke and The Golddiggers.
And in some ways, it's both fitting and ironic that Luparelli is paying tribute to the music icon as he once again reinvents himself … this time seemingly as simply himself. The more we hear of his forthcoming album, "The Next Day," which will be released March 12 and is streaming now on iTunes, the more it seems that Bowie is both reflecting on where he's been, and making a statement about where he is now, both as an artist and as a person. With the album's first release, "Where Are We Now?," listeners were treated to a brooding, almost wistful reflection on the singer's storied youthful days in Berlin. Now, with "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" we have a song that is almost a response to his 1975 hit, 'Fame": Here, we have Bowie and actress Tilda Swinton as a suburban English couple being stalked by a pair of androgynous young pop stars (Saskia De Brauw and Andrej Pejic, done up to look suspiciously like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber) who eventually take over their lives entirely. It's a great twist on the idea of celebrities dealing with stalkers, and it makes an ambiguous, open-ended commentary on the nature of fame and celebrity gossip. Is gossip taking over people's lives? Is he envious of a life where he's not saddled with the demands of fame? Bowie provides no answers, but provides plenty of grist for debate. Moreover, the music is both whimsical and menacing, a relief for those who were afraid that the whole album would be as ponderous as the first release. It's clear Bowie's musical canvas is as big as it's ever been, even if he is making a personal statement with this album. Notes Rolling Stone, in its early review, "The album ends with the spaced-out electronic drone of 'Heat,' as he repeats the words 'I tell myself/I don't know who I am.'" Still, whoever he is now, it's clear that Luparelli is infatuated with the musician that he's been, a reverence for his work that's made clear in her covers of his songs, ranging from "Heroes" to "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." It's with the latter that you can hear how well Bowie's songs suit Luparelli's voice: Get Band email for free at ReverbNation.com Luparelli mostly made her name singing jazz standards and torch songs, and in some ways, that's what "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" becomes in her hands, lending the song a smokiness and sultriness which is different than Bowie's rendition on "Ziggy Stardust," but which nonetheless retains the song's strange grasping at desperation, it's same clawing for a sliver of hope amid despair. Likewise, Luparelli's take on the Bowie classic "The Man Who Sold the World" is far earthier than the original, less intrinsically alien, but nonetheless has a spark of the original, without being a karaoke cover: Free Electronic Press Kits from ReverbNation.com It's a jazz club rendition of Bowie, one that captures the timelessness of those songs. And Luparelli's rendition makes an interesting counterpoint to Bowie's current reflective mood — proof positive that there are still depths to explore in the icon's work. (Victor D. Infante)


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Leon Forde talks to Amit Kumar about his feature debut Monsoon Shootout, which screens in Cannes as a Midnight Screening.
A Midnight Screening at Cannes, the Hindi-language Monsoon Shootout tells the story of a rookie cop in Mumbai who faces a life-altering decision on his first assignment.
The film is the feature debut of Amit Kumar, whose credits include short film The Bypass. Kumar worked as associate director to Asif Kapadia on The Warrior and to Florian Gallenberger on Shadows Of Time, and was also the second unit director on Kapadia's Far North and Gallenberger's John Rabe.
Monsoon Shootout is a UK-Indian-Netherlands co-production. Initially developed by the UK Film Council it is produced byYaffle Films and Sikhya Entertainment and co-produced by Pardesi Films, Anurag Kashyap Films and DAR Motion Pictures, in association with Arte France. Asif Kapadia is an executive producer, while Fortissimo handles world sales.
This is your first feature as a director. How did it come together?
When I was working on Asif on The Warrior back in 2001 we were travelling together all over the country and I would pitch him all my ideas and I had these two ideas, The Bypass and Monsoon Shootout. So later when he was back in London and I was in India, he suggested that I send him an idea for Cinema Extreme, which was run by the UK Film Council and Film4. I was really excited by the idea of Monsoon Shootout and I said I wanted to make that one, and he said trust me, The Bypass will be really good for Cinema Extreme. [The Bypass premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2003, where Kumar also pitched Monsoon Shootout and began developing the project with the UK Film Council].
Monsoon Shootout explores the potential outcomes of the moment when a cop has to decide whether to shoot or not. What kind of things influenced you?
I studied at the national film school in Pune in India and when I joined there one of the first short films I saw was [Robert Enrico's Oscar-winning] An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge. I was so excited by the idea of one second in real life which has been expanded…
It was a combination of two or three things. This was there at the back of my mind, the other was that I inherently agonise over taking decisions. Somewhere I guess there is that element of myself in this.
Also when I was at film school one of the films that I was thinking of making for my graduation film would have been about a young guy who comes to the city and gets caught up in crime and he's asked to kill somebody and he stands in the rain and he can't bring himself to do it because of his morals. Somewhere along the line all these things got combined.
What did you take from working with Asif Kapadia and Florian Gallenberger?
The Warrior was an eye-opener to me, just the way he handled actors, the way we were casting non-actors and [going to] every length possible to shoot at real locations. I think that started giving me a formative grounding of the kind of films I wanted to do. Working with Florian was also good because by then I had had a little primer with Asif and I was already tuned into certain kinds of sensibilities and I think it just really helped me hone my skills as a director.
Independent Indian cinema is gaining a lot of attention. Are you seeing a lot more interest from overseas?
Not just internationally, but even within India there's a lot more interest now. That's because there have been a couple of films which would not really fit the mainstream commercial movie category which have done well commercially. So suddenly a lot of people have started taking the gamble a bit more in India.
What is good is that now these films are playing in festivals around the world potential partners abroad can see there's talent and storytelling that exists in India and there's a real opportunity for the two to meet.


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Inter president Massimo Moratti has revealed that the club will not be signing Corinthians midfielder Paulinho in the January transfer window.
The Nerazzurri have been persuing the Brazilian for some time and Moratti insists the deal could still be done in the summer.
He told journalists: "This is a transfer that is not possible to do now.
"I think it will be easier to do next June. It's not an economic problem, but it's related to the player's commitment to Corinthians."
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan legislators on Monday approved a law to govern next year's presidential and provincial council elections, a key step toward conducting the polls.
The law still needs to be signed by President Hamid Karzai. Another law regulating the responsibilities of the electoral management bodies was passed over the weekend. Karzai also needs to sign off on that one. It was not known when Karzai would act.
Nelofer Ibrahimi, a parliamentarian from Badakhshan province, and Shah Gul Rezayee, a deputy from Ghazni, said the law was passed by a joint commission of 14 deputies from the upper and lower houses of parliament.
"The law directly will go to the president for approval," Rezayee said. "Both houses of the parliament gave their authorization to the joint commission, and the commission decision is final and acceptable by both houses of the parliament."
If endorsed by Karzai, completion of the two laws would clear the way for the elections on April 5 next year.
The electoral law defines the legal framework for the elections, while the structural measure governs the independent electoral commission and the appointment of its senior officials.
Karzai, whose second five-year term ends next year, is not allowed by law to seek a third.
The parliament has been debating the laws for several months. Their implementation is considered key for ensuring transparent and fair polls.
After the approval of the structural law, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan urged Karzai to quickly endorse and enact the legislation.
Afghanistan's international backers have said a smooth political transition during the presidential elections is necessary to ensure the country's future stability once all foreign combat troops leave by the end of 2014.


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WASHINGTON, U.S. - In what came as yet another notable change in U.S. President Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency, the country's top diplomat, the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired from his post.
Trump replaced Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, a move he announced on Twitter.
According to a senior State Department official, Tillerson learned he had been fired on Tuesday morning when a top aide showed him Trump's tweet announcing the change.
The move also came as an extension of a shake-up of his administration that Trump has been mulling for a while.
Earlier this year, when reports speculated Tillerson's ouster, some top aides said that the friction between the President and the nation's top diplomat will soon result in the three words Trump loves to use 'You are fired.'
Calling the reports 'Fake News,' Trump simply stifled the leaks that stated he was on the verge of sacking or forcing out Tillerson.
The Secretary of State himself too had brushed off the leaks as "laughable."
At the time, media reports said that Trump has a plan to replace his embattled secretary of state with the former U.S. congressman who heads the Central Intelligence Agency, Pompeo.
Tillerson's relationship with Trump has been strained by the top U.S. diplomat's softer line on some of the biggest international crises - including threat posed by North Korea and the fate of the Iran nuclear deal.
Trump and Tillerson also disagreed on America's Afghanistan strategy, which was discussed in the July 2017 Pentagon meeting.
Eventually, Trump was persuaded by Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis to maintain the United States' presence in the region.
Tillerson however, insisted each time that he has a strong working relationship with the president and even said, "I call the president 'Mr. President.' He and I have a very, very open, frank and candid relationship. We have a very open exchange of views on policy."
Tillerson even stressed, "At the end of the day, he makes decisions. I go out and do the best I can to execute those decisions successfully. He has assembled a very, I think, unconventional team. He himself is an unconventional president. He's assembled an unconventional Cabinet. I'm an unconventional pick for secretary of state."
Then, in October last year, things got worse as a report revealed that Tillerson had called the president a "moron," after a tense meeting at the Pentagon during which the national security team spoke to Trump and stressed the need for a robust American presence around the globe.
Tillerson responded to the report saying, "I'm not going to deal with that kind of petty stuff. As I said, I'm not playing. I'm not making a game out of it. I'm not dignifying the question with an answer."
But as the controversy grew, Tillerson was forced to hold a press conference, during which he pledged fealty to Trump but did not deny using the word.
The reports further infuriated Trump, who is said to have privately bashed his Secretary of State to associates and publicly challenged Tillerson to an IQ test.
In an interview with Forbes magazine, Trump said, "And I can tell you who is going to win."
Further White House officials said that Trump is irked by Tillerson's advocacy of staying in both the Paris climate deal and the Iran nuclear pact, and has complained to associates that he does not like how Tillerson candidly voices his disapproval to the president in meetings.
Tillerson, meanwhile, is believed to have grown weary of Trump contradicting his public pronouncements and of becoming increasingly isolated in the capital.
Tillerson's ouster now is set to potentially transform the nation's economic and foreign policy.
Trump announced he would replace Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, who has managed to forge a close relationship with the president and is viewed as being more in sync with Trump's America First credo.
Tillerson said on Tuesday that he planned to immediately step aside from his post, turning over all responsibilities by the end of the day to John Sullivan, the deputy secretary of state.
Addressing reporters soon after, Tillerson made a short statement, saying he would end his service at midnight on March 31, but was encouraging his policy planning team and under secretaries and assistant secretaries "to remain in their posts and continue in our mission at the State Department."
Tillerson added, "I'll now return to private life, as a private citizen, as a proud American, proud of the opportunity I had to serve my country."
According to insiders, Tillerson's firing caught even the White House staff by surprise.
However, a senior administration official was quoted as saying that Trump decided to replace Tillerson now to have a new team in place before upcoming talks with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he plans to meet by May.
The president also reportedly wanted a new chief diplomat for various ongoing trade negotiations.
Reports also noted that Tillerson's inner circle too was targeted in the latest purge, with the under secretary of state for public affairs, Steve Goldstein, also being fired.
The status of Tillerson's chief of staff, Margaret Peterlin, and his deputy chief of staff, Christine Ciccone however, remains unclear.
Meanwhile, at the CIA, Pompeo is set to be replaced by the current deputy director, Gina Haspel, who will be the first woman to head the spy agency.
However, both Haspel and Pompeo would need confirmation by the Senate to take the positions.
Trump said in a written statement on Tuesday that Pompeo "has earned the praise of members in both parties by strengthening our intelligence gathering, modernizing our defensive and offensive capabilities, and building close ties with our friends and allies in the international intelligence community."
He added, "I have gotten to know Mike very well over the past 14 months, and I am confident he is the right person for the job at this critical juncture. He will continue our program of restoring America's standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."


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What kind of mobile processor will you find inside the Samsung Galaxy S III? Chances are it will be one of Samsung's own Exynos application processors, but we still don't know exactly which model will be used. According to the latest leak, we might get a quad-core beast. Read on for the full details.
The current Samsung processor used inside most versions of the Galaxy S II is the dual-core 1.2 GHz Exynos 4210. Samsung recently announced the newer dual-core 1.5 GHz Exynos 4212, but we don't know if that will offer enough of a boost to be considered for the Galaxy S III. The Exynos 4212 is basically a more efficient 32nm version of the 4210, with 30 percent lower power-level and 50 percent higher 3D graphics performance over the previous processor generation from Samsung.
A more likely candidate for the Galaxy S III could be the newly discovered Exynos 4412, which is 32nm quad-core design with ARM Cortex-A9 cores running at speeds up to 1.5 GHz. Evidence of the new chip was spotted in the Linux Kernel archives and Samsung already appears to be testing it.
One of our regular tipsters informed me that Samsung has a few devices coming in early 2012 that will "blow minds" and they were a "big step past the Galaxy Nexus class, in every way." Based on that description, I believe Samsung will likely go with a quad-core processor that includes a few surprises.
Hopefully one of those surprises will be an upgraded GPU. The Exynos 4210 featured the ARM Mali-400 GPU which offered the fastest graphics performance of any Android device when it debuted, but it has since been passed up by Apple's A5 chip and its PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU.
We expect that Samsung will use the Mali-T604 GPU, which delivers up to 5x performance improvement over previous Mali graphics processors and is scalable up to 4 cores. ARM announced this tri-pipe architecture GPU back in 2010 and Samsung was the first partner who gained access to it, but we have yet to see it being used.
At this stage we are just going to have to sit and wait, as Samsung isn't expected to announce the Galaxy S III until next year at Mobile World Congress in late February. The quad-core Exynos 4412 CPU and Mali-T604 GPU sound like the perfect combination, so we will keep our fingers crossed.
Samsung might end up giving NVIDIA and their quad-core Tegra 3 some real competition with a more efficient process technology (32nm vs 40nm) and a more advanced GPU, but only time will tell.


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Im wondering what the plans are for st Rose and the 3 girls + Rin well shes with them anyways now. Like will they fight with Cruz now or was this a rare ocasion.
After all hes still a pretty girl squad member. Then again Setsuna didnt hasitate to take out those other 2. Yet Mio and Rin got beat up pretty bad while defending Cruz.
Id like to see Cruz have allies that dont treat him like trash :P thats already Blade+Eves job lol.
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Eve survived thanks to her fragment, Disk because she's cyborg, Seto and Solva combined their fragment powers in order to get far as possible from the range of the explosion, but Teruyama... and Gido too... ugh.
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I personally think your giving him too much credit, knew blade would survive when he (the one with the stronger fragment, and the seconds remains) is now mostly meat jelly?
It got ugly back there and I think all he was thinking was: kill, destory, rip apart insects who dare to hurt the godly me.
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^Blade was right in front of him, also i said it before and i'll say it again, wrong manga to apply logic, his building got half totaled even with ruri protecting, hes a flesh mass, and his "new body" got blasted clear away while he (arclight) is still dying doesnt really make sense if you think rationally.
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True, he was near him. Basically, Arclight who was the responsible and also who was in the core of the blast, unleashed all his power despite he knew he would be the one to suffer the worst consequences.
You are forgetting Blade already survived a terrible explosion in the past when he was just a kid and...
...changed his personality. From bishonen to gently priest. Then another big thing probably happened and his personality changed to the beastly type.
Now I don't know what to think about his new personality. Could someone suggest how we can name this? No glasses, no devilish eyes and smile, confusion when spelling abilities and what's worse, a PEDERAST
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Blade as gentle priest: still says people need little sisters, which seto said no thats you illness.
Blade before PF zero blast: asked Kuchinashi to get naked and kiss his ass. Gave that weird male aura to setsuna
dont know where the lolicon thing started with him but its alsways there.
Intresting parallel between Blade and Arclight when you think about it. Arclight has problems with his body and Blade has problems with his mind.
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...And now we know why
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About Aruka and the him, perhaps she knows more about Cruz and whats going on. More so then all the others.
Blade survived the blast well usualy the things closest to a blast stay intact, its bomb logic. Only the device *arclight* gets utterly destroyed. Due to the pressure buildup whats close gets tossed away and Blade is rather robust. Now its the rubble and junk that causes the damage to whats little further away ^^. Thats how a bomb works.
But how did Cruz get out unscratched i want to read whats there in those pages! And i think Aruka knows whats going on but she was rather shocked both in anime and manga when she could not kill him. And it had little to do with Arclight she didnt even respond to him.
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also where does it say that arclight lost his powers, if your referring to when the byakugous clashed, blade did little boy right afterward with teruyama
Not reading japanese i at first thought Aruka stopped because of sentiment, then i found out from people on this forum that she thought someone held her back. (I at first thought it was cruz, because i thought Cain was the basis for Cruz). Also arclight gave her an order end of story, and she had just been beaten and humiliated after trying to kill her brother not something that leaves you feeling gabby. The anime shows her kneeling down and doing nothing and didnt they just kind of let her fade out in the manga.
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Tompkins County
Data gathered from public records in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office. Numbers are from leases recorded from January 2005 through October 2009.
Tompkins County Gas Leasing Statistics
Although at least 39%* of the land area of Tompkins County now has a gas lease, these leases are owned by only 6%** of the adult, non-college-student residents of the County. Thus, a very small proportion of the total population that will be impacted by gas drilling will reap any possible financial benefits.
Compulsory Integration
If at least 60% of the land area around you is leased, you may be forced to have your land included in a spacing unit. This "compulsory integration" allows the gas company to drill horizontally and inject toxic fracking fluids under your property, but they may not set foot on your land.
Eminent Domain
Even if you are not forced into a spacing unit, eminent domain may be invoked by New York State to route pipelines across your land.
Cornell University Lands and Leasing
Cornell University has not yet leased any of its land in Tompkins County, but will not rule out leasing. They are waiting for what they consider to be adequate federal or state regulations before deciding how much land, if any, to lease. They are establishing an advisory committee of faculty, staff, and students to look into the issues surrounding leasing. For Cornell's 12/23/09 statement of their policy, click here. Cornell owns 11,000 acres in Tompkins County—4% of the land area. Cornell owns mineral rights on 420,000 additional acres of land, primarily in the central and southwestern parts of the United States (Source: FAQ on Cornell Real Estate Dept. Website).
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A Lower Unemployment Rate Not Always a Good Thing
Friday, September 21st, 2012
When one says that a falling unemployment rate is actually not good, the natural inclination is to say, "Huh?" Should we not look at a declining unemployment rate as a good sign, especially when most experts did not expect such a drop? Actually, that is not the case here and that's due to a misunderstanding of what the unemployment rate measures. Even though the August job report shows that the unemployment rate dropped from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, there were only 96,000 jobs added, which was less than expected and not enough to cover normal population growth.
A look at the employment data shows that the unemployment rate declined due to diminished prospects at gainful employment. While there were slight declines over a number of age and gender demographics, young males aged 16-19 stood out. They left the labor force at a rate of 7.2 percent over the last month, which was much steeper than women of the same age group, which fell by 1.6 percent.
While one could argue that this could be a good sign because that means that they are more likely to attend school, not participating in the labor force at an early age hampers their future earnings potential due to lower productivity rates by not being able to enhance their labor market skills. Unfortunately, this pattern has been occurring over the last decade and is evidence that this generation will likely experience less prosperity than their parents.
It is instructive to note how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect and analyze employment data. They actually compile a whole series of statistics relating to the labor market, but most people concentrate on the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is a measure of only the labor force and it does not always accurately reflect joblessness.
The key unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted, so fluctuations that occur due to irregular weather patterns are minimized. When calculating unemployment, they only include active participants that are 16 years or older. Active participants are individuals working part-time or full-time and those actively seeking employment, but are not currently working. They do not include individuals that desire a job, but have stopped looking due to limited opportunities. They are called discouraged workers and result in unemployment being understated.
When looking at solutions to this troubling pattern, we must find ways to enhance our youth's critical thinking skills and better utilize technology. Our economy is shifting from industrial to information, so more value is placed on individuals that possess strong critical thinking skills. With so much information available, firms value prospective employees that are able to access, synthesize and communicate valuable information that can be used to improve profitability and increase market share.
If employers are not hiring, then our youth must create their own opportunities through cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset and leveraging technology. Our younger generation are highly skilled in using social media and various forms of technology. They just need to learn how to transform this knowledge into profitable enterprises. Unlike any other time in history, the cost and barriers of starting a business have never been lower.
However, we must first learn discipline over financial matters, possess a strong work ethic, and appropriately use our creative energies to exploit opportunities in the highly competitive global economy. Distinguish needs from wants when buying consumer goods so that you can build up your savings. Realize that you may have to downsize your expectations of income in finding a more stable job that will complement your own business on the side. It might mean not striking it out on your own and delaying decisions on starting a family.
Through vision, perseverance and following through your plan, one can excel in any economy.


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The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team did the little things last night against Eugene in the opening round of the Sixth Annual Eugene Tournament.
While forcing 29 turnovers in the ballgame against Eugene, the Lady Pirates also hit the boards for 33 rebounds to beat Eagles by a score of 46-29.
Boonville, 1-0 on the season, will now play top-seeded Blair Oaks in the opening round on Thursday, Nov. 29 starting at 4:30 p.m.
In other games last night in the tournament, No. 2 Russellville beat seventh-seeded Versailles 68-45 while third-seeded California turned back sixth-seeded Camdenton 52-46.
Boonville coach Jaryt Hunziker said for being their first game out against Eugene at their place he saw a lot of great things out of the girls but there are many things they need to improve on early in the season.
"The girls intensity on defense tonight was a key factor in the game along with knocking down free throws when needed," Hunziker said. "As a whole we still need to work on becoming better shooters on a daily basis."
The Lady Pirates were definitely connecting at the free-throw line. While hitting only 16 of 52 shots from the field for 31 percent, Boonville fared much better at the foul line while knocking down 13 of 17 shots for 76 percent.
Nonetheless, the first quarter was back and forth with Boonville and Eugene playing to three ties alone at 2-2, 6-6 and 8-8. Meanwhile, with 4.1 seconds left, Eugene's Kayla Adrian hit 1 of 2 free throws to give the Lady Eagles the lead after one at 9-8.
While forcing nine turnovers in the opening period, the Lady Pirates struggled from the field while hitting only 4 of 14 shots for 29 percent.
But even then the Lady Pirates were clearly in the ballgame while trailing Eugene 11-10 at the 7:13 mark in the second quarter. However from the six-minute mark to the 2:45 left in the half, Boonville took the lead for good by reeling off 10 straight points to go up by six at 20-11. Meanwhile, after Eugene came back and hit a three to cut the lead to six, sophomore Morgan Edwards hit two free throws to give the Lady Pirates the lead at the half by a score of 22-14.
Ball pressure also caused Eugene fits in the first half. While forcing 18 turnovers in the first-two quarters, Hunziker said ball pressure and traps are the things they work on daily in practice.
"We know that there will be nights that our offense might not be clicking and shots falling so we have to create our offense through our defense," Hunziker said.
Of course Coach Hunziker wasn't counting on another slow start in the third quarter. But that's exactly what happened as Eugene came out and outscored the Lady Pirates 6-3 to cut the lead to five at 25-20 with 3:05 left. However from the 1:33 mark on, Boonville controlled the paint by outscoring the Lady Eagles 5-1 to extend the lead to nine at 30-21.
Hunziker said offensively he emphasized getting the ball inside to Morgan and playing an inside outside game.
"I knew they didn't have the weapons to defend her," Hunziker said. "I also emphasized getting stops on defense and not to allow second or third chance opportunities. Putting Morgan on top of the press helped us get a couple steals and layups cause she could knock down some passes. It was a great TEAM effort all around."
If Coach Hunziker was happy with ball movement in the third quarter, he was probably estatic in the final period as Boonville came out and outscored Eugene 6-2 for the first-three minutes to extend the lead to 13 at 36-23.
The Lady Eagles never got any closer than 11 after that while Boonville closed out the final two minutes with a 5-0 run to win by 17.
After the game, Hunziker said it felt real good to get his first win. "I also know that we have a lot of work to do to get to where we want to be," Hunziker said. "I was very proud of the girls effort, especially on defense."
Morgan Edwards led the Lady Pirates with 18 points and seven rebounds along with four steals and two assists.
Millie Moyer had nine points, six steals, five assists and four rebounds while Olivia Imhoff added six points, seven rebounds and one assist, Aly Wessing with five points and six rebounds, Cassidy Renfrow with four points, six rebounds and one assist, Addy Reardon with two points, four assists, one rebound and one steal, Cali Jo McAreavy with two points, two steals and one assist and Carley Esser with one rebound, one steal and one assist.
For Eugene, Kayla Adrian had 13, Kassie Morrow five and Kayla Schulte with four.
The Boonville girls junior varsity basketball team also played Eugene last night in the opening round and fell by a score of 25-17.
The Lady Pirates, 0-1 on the season, trailed Eugene 15-8 at the half and 21-15 after three quarters of play. Meanwhile, in the final period, Eugene outscored Boonville 4-2 for the victory.
Boonville JV coach Ashley Freese said the girls played well for the first game and show promise for the season. "I think we had some of those first-game jitters that showed pretty early but they fought through it," Freese said. "At times I really liked the hustle by having two to three on the floor going after or trying to save any loose balls. We have some areas that need work but I think the girls have the mind-set that they will take their weakness and improve."
Freshman Whitney Bush led the Lady Pirates with eight points along with two rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Anna Nelson, another freshman, added four points, eight rebounds and four steals while Kelsi Dillender had two points, two rebounds and one steal, Courtney Timm with two points and one rebound, Jessica Luscombe with three rebounds, one steal and one assist, Cali Jo McAreavy with three steals, one rebound and one assist, Rashelle Bush with one steal and one assist and Makenzie Ficken with one rebound and one assist.
For Eugene, Tori Adrian had 10 points, Allison Isenberg seven and Staci Wilbers six.
Edwards nets 18 points in 46-29 win over Eugene in season opener
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For current Purdue undergraduate students in a STEM discipline, the MS in Economics degree program offers a combined-degree option. The combined degree program allows undergraduate students in Engineering (AAE, CE, ChE, ECE, IE, or ME), in Mathematics, in Statistics, or in Computer Science to not only complete their undergraduate degree but also make progress toward the completion of the MS degree in Economics while at Purdue. This path can be particularly attractive to Purdue STEM majors who already have plans to obtain a Minor in Economics as undergraduate students.
The Advantages of the Combined Degree The value to pursuing this combined-degree program is that it allows a student to count up to 9 graduate credit hours in Economics not only toward fulfilling the total credit requirements for the STEM BS degree and toward fulfilling a minor in Economics, but also toward the 30-credit requirement for the MS degree in Economics. A Purdue STEM undergraduate student, on graduating from Purdue with his or her BS degree (typically with a minor in Economics), will then have the option of completing the remaining 21 credit hours of courses for the Purdue MS degree in Economics while employed by taking online courses over the following two years.
The MS degree in Economics provides STEM students who already possess strong quantitative background with decision-making skills. Success in decision making can be developed by combining the general theoretical framework of Economics with Econometric tools. If one pursues the applied economics/business concentration, additional courses will build on core Economic theory and Econometrics courses by developing specific applications of Economic analysis in business settings. If one pursues the advanced theory concentration, additional courses will build on the core material by offering more in-depth theoretical modeling skills.
Admission Requirements and Process As an undergraduate, a student considering the combined BS/MS degree should take one or more of the following three courses: ECON 51100, ECON 51200, and ECON 56200. Students planning on taking such courses should apply to the Purdue Graduate School for admission into the combined BS/MS degree program prior to completing the courses. This means that the typical student, to create the option of pursuing this combined degree program, will apply for admission at the end of his or her sophomore year or at the beginning of his or her junior year. Click on this MS Admissions link and follow the instructions to apply to the Purdue University Graduate School for admission into this BS/MS combined degree program. In your application, use the "statement of purpose" requirement to indicate that you plan on completing the combined degree program. All undergraduate applicants from one of the STEM BS programs identified above will be admitted into this combined-degree program. On graduating with a BS degree in one of the approved STEM programs, the student then has the option of completing the MS in Economics degree if the student performed at a sufficiently high level in the graduate-level Economics course taken (obtained an average GPA of B or higher in the graduate Economics courses taken while the student was an undergraduate).
Plan of Study The easiest way to develop a plan of study for the proposed combined degree is to create a schedule that uses your elective courses to obtain a minor in Economics. Click on the following link for the requirements for a minor in Economics: Minor in Economics Then simply make sure that the three upper division Economics courses required for the minor are ECON 51100, ECON 51200, and ECON 56200. Such courses can be taken as "general education electives", "free electives" or "minor electives" during your junior and senior years. Note that Econ 51100 and 56200 are offered each fall semester and Econ 51200 is offered each spring semester.
The first three MS degree courses listed in the table below are the courses a student can take while pursuing his or her BS degree in a STEM discipline. As noted above, these three courses also can fulfill the upper division course requirements for an (optional) Minor in Economics as part of the BS degree. These three courses also satisfy 9 of the 30-credit-hour requirement for the MS degree in Economics.
On graduating Purdue in the spring, the student has two options. One is an "online" option that involves resuming study for the MS degree the following spring semester online. This allows the fall semester after graduation to be a period when the graduated (and employed) student adjusts to his or her new position before resuming the pursuit of the MS degree on a part-time (online) basis. A sample plan of study for this online option follows:
A second option on graduating Purdue is to continue the MS program in Economics in the context of the hybrid program. This program requires the student to come to campus for a year, and would start in the fall semester. Having completed 9 credit hours, the student would then complete the remaining 21 cedit hours during the following academic year as a full-tiime graduate student in residence at Purdue. See the description of the hybrid program for more details.


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Rokita updates Indiana CPAs during annual statehouse program
Contact: Jim Gavin
(Indianapolis)--Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita delivered keynote remarks to members of the Indiana CPA Society on January 23 at the downtown Indianapolis Hilton as part of the Society's "Day at the Statehouse" program.
Rokita updated the group on current legislative initiatives and progress being made within the office, particularly the business services division.
"It is an exciting time to be a leader in Indiana," Rokita said. "Since we offered the online filing to the general public on May 22, 2007, our office has received 46.11% of the Articles to form Domestic Corporations and Domestic Limited Liability Companies online. We have had over 10,000 total transactions processed online through our INbiz portal. This process has saved over $3500.00 in postage alone as all notification is done electronically."
Because of the use of the internet, the Secretary of State's office has been able to decrease staff while at the same time reducing document processing time.
"Since July 1, we have been able to process documents we've received in the office, whether in person or by mail, the same day rather than our previous 3-5 business day turnaround," Rokita said. "As CPAs, you can assist your clients by filing online within a matter of minutes. Creating the new online services means removing the red tape since online service means same day service. We can now incorporate and perform business filings online for less money."
Additional information about the Secretary of State's office can be obtained by visiting www.sos.in.gov.
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JR Gaylor does an annual New Year's Run on the busywild.
Elbe had unusual amounts of snow this past season, even getting to the campground was quite a struggle.
Brad, AKA Yotakid, had a little incident on the way up. His trailer slide off the side of the road with the trail rig still on it. JR secured his Explorer to a tree and was unable to winch the entire package out of the ditch. That's Jaydog walking beside the UNSAFE use of a winch 8O
Brad had to unload the trail rig in order for them to get the tow rig and trailer out of the ditch.
So now the trail rig was WAY back in DEEP snow and it needed to get out.
He was moving nowhere under his own power so the winch came out quickly in order to get him back on the road.
The busy had a TON of fresh snow. Here's a shot of the entrance.
Here's Brad working with his tire chains and it was STILL snowing.
Some of you may recognize Brad's last name, Hegelson. It was his father, Dave Hegelson that wrote the infamous letter to Senator Kline about the noise bill. You remember, the one where Senator Kline to ORV supporters to basically shove it and to not vote for him. :roll:
100 yards into the trail and JR has already blown a bead.
Cam was breaking trail for a while. He'd just got this rig put together right before the run. I don't know ANYONE who does that...
Now the fun begins as Yotakid's Harbor Freight winch gave up the ghost, defeated by the busywild.
Jaydog had to pull cable as well.
This was still all only 150 yards into the trail!
Cam plunges into a DEEP hole.
All day long they were breaking through ice on the top of the water/mud holes.
JR had to pull some cable as well.
This is literally, BREAKING trail. Look at the chunks of ice!
Ummm, Jaydog... when are you getting those bigger tires?
Yep, the winch is out again... and it REALLY looks ratty!!
The trees were heavily overloaded with snow that whenver a tree was bumped or the wind would blow, it's LOOKOUT BELOW!!!
This was a much too common scene however. Let's see FIRST, Brad's winch gave out, so he had to drive a little more aggressively. I believe this was birfield explosion #1.
Brad carries a spare, so after swapping this out in the FREEZING cold weather, it was ready to roll again.
Here a tree fell over as Brad was driving by. You can see the root ball to the right of his rig.
That was the end of the pics as the camera died...
The story doesn't end there though. Brad then broke 2 more birfields, 3 in all. So try running the busywild, in the winter, in rear wheel drive only with no winch. Well, you can't!
There was a LOT of team work finding ways to get him out of the trail and a LOT of creative winching by JR and Jaydog. Dragging him with a strap was very difficult if not impossible in most situations.
He had to pull out both of the broken birfields as they locked up his front end when they broke... so much fun when you're freezing cold and wet.
Everyone did get home but it was VERY late and a very long day. Pretty much exactly what you expect when you run the busywild in the winter.
Quoting Jaydog though, "That was the must fun I've ever had wheeling!"
Hey Dale What will he do to prevent the Breakage next time and why did he brake this time too large of a tire for the shaft???
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I've just found some great news about Horton Hears a Who. Yahoo has done a feature on the most anticipated films of 08 and quess what, horton's on the list
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Linked by Kostis Kapelonis on Sat 14th May 2011 15:43 UTC
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Power Cleared to Test Chevy IndyCar Next Week
November 9, 2011
Power was diagnosed with two small compression fractures of his thoracic vertebrae following the multi-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16 that claimed the life of driver Dan Wheldon.
After further evaluation, series orthopedic specialist Dr. Terry Trammell has determined that Power is cleared to participate in a previously-scheduled two-day test of the 2012 Chevy IndyCar at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., on November 14 and 15.
"I'm really looking forward to getting back in the car," said Power. "I actually haven't had any pain in my back in the last couple of weeks and I am excited to continue testing the new Chevy IndyCar."
Power will return to action at a track where he has had his share of success. The driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car won the IZOD IndyCar Series race from the pole at Barber Motorsports Park back in April after finishing fourth in the inaugural race at the venue in 2010.


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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Cade Addison Hyskell Sr., 25, homeless, was charged with felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting public officer, $5,000 secured bond, May 28.
• Dustin Blake Madden, 16, of 152 Glendora Court, Linwood, was charged with felony larceny of a firearm, $5,000 secured bond, April 30.
• Luis Rivera, 23, of 155 Weatherwood Court, Apt. 6, Winston-Salem, was charged with felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor attempted larceny and resisting public officer, no bond, May 31.
• James Rodney Setzer III, 25, of 288 Gobel Road, No. 13, Thomasville, was charged with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, two counts of misdemeanor larceny, felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $7,500 and $5,000 secured bonds, May 9.
• James Michael Anderson Jr., 29, of 7 Dearr Drive, was charged with possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce and felony possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, $2,000 secured bond, April 26.
• James Ellington Long, 55, of 105 Flynt St., was charged with felony possession of cocaine, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, $10,000 unsecured bond, June 6.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• A nonriding lawn mower, three skis, chain saw, miscellaneous tools, two kneeboards, eight fishing rods, two fishing lures, engine, battery charger, compressor and drill valued at $3,820 were reported stolen from a home on Hunt Road at 4:13 p.m. Saturday.
• Miscellaneous furniture, dryer, hot water heater and double-leg circulation pump valued at $6,100 were reported stolen from a home on East Slate Mine Road in New London between March 31 and 3:04 p.m. Saturday.
• A 2001 Chevrolet SUV valued at $5,000 was reported stolen from a home on Breckenridge Court between midnight Friday and 11:57 a.m. Saturday.
• A port-cable kit, tool kit, miscellaneous tools, tool bag and three hammers valued at $1,410 were reported stolen from a home on John Young Road between midnight Friday and 8:52 a.m. Saturday.


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Ok, so reading all these threads about sending out 80-100 applications is making me really nervous. Is this for people trying to secure firm work? I'm looking public interest work, preferably something immigration or human rights related. How many applications should I be aiming to send out? I'm at a top 30 school, straight out of undergrand, but with a couple of internships. Also, would any one be willing to look at my resume, the career center is closed for break and i really want to send this out soon. Also should I even bother trying to apply to firms this late in the game as I'm not at T14?
Aren't you at Fordham? I remember your posts from last cycle. If that's the case, your school could place well enough for firms, but PI places generally want a backlog of PI work; you can't be a big firm refugee and successfully nail those positions, IIRC.Ask Miss P. She knows everything.
Thanks Ms P! I'm actually finishing those applications now. I was having techinical difficulties, so I timed out of segment =(. Thus, I can only apply to 10 employers at the fair, I don't think this will be enough =(.


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Today, at Mobile World Congress, Nokia has unveiled its new line of smartphones: Nokia X. Instead of running Windows Phone or even Asha, these devices run Android, altered to look (somewhat) like Windows Phone. There's really not a whole lot of new stuff to say here, since most of it has already been leaked - except for the fact that there will be three Nokia X devices (with more to come!). The Nokia X, Nokia X+ (with slightly more memory), and the Nokia XL (with a larger display).
They look as colourful as any Nokia phone, but specifications are low-end; a dual-core 1Ghz processor, 800x480, and 512 or 768 MB RAM. It runs Android 4.1.2, and not the low-specifications optimised Android 4.4. It turns out that the low specifications impact the user experience, as evidenced by Tom Warren's first impressions:
Using the X can be quite frustrating, however, as the entire interface is prone to slow response and a lot of lag. Closing or switching between apps on the X takes far longer than other, even entry-level, smartphones, and browsing the web will quickly test your patience. The third-party apps we saw on the X, such as Facebook, looked as they do on other Android smartphones, but they too suffered from poor performance. Nokia's choice to combine the functions of home and back into the single back button is confusing, and i's difficult to predict exactly where in the interface the button will take you when you press it.
The user interface feels like Windows Phone, Android, and Harmattan had an illegitimate baby born out of wedlock. The end result is something that looks like a Frankenstein user interface, whose different aspects do not really align very well. The Metro-inspired homescreen, for instance, looks like a Windows Phone knock-off you would find on a cheap no-brand clone. The Android parts - inside applications, mostly - looks weird because Nokia's signature font simply doesn't fit.
I haven't used it, of course, so imagine a big asterisk here, but it looks like a classic example of design-by-committee. The Metro homescreen? Implemented because of Microsoft. The Nokia fonts? Implemented because Nokia. The swipe aspects? Because hey, the N9 is loved, so let's throw that in there as well. It doesn't feel like it has a unifying vision behind it.
The Nokia X looks like great hardware - as always, this is Nokia - but with a rather unusual and unappealing operating system. I honestly cannot wait until the XDA community gets its hands on this thing - I predict Google Play within a few days, and CyanogenMod within a few weeks. With this Android fork being completely void of Google services or Google applications, I would really wait until that's sorted out - unless you want to restrict yourself to a limited set of applications (developers need to port applications).
This raises the question of 'why'. Nokia now ships phones with four different operating systems - Windows Phone, Android, Series 40, Asha platform - which must be a hell to maintain. It doesn't really seem like Nokia needed to make an Android phone, considering that it already sells the 520 with Windows Phone. The only reason I can think of is that Nokia plans to eventually supplant Nokia Asha platform with this Android fork.
However, there's a problem here, and that's Microsoft's reaction to the Nokia X. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore:
We have a great relationship with Nokia. They've built great products. We haven't complete our acquisition. They may do some things we're excited about. Other things we are LESS excited. But whatever they do we are very supportive of the partnership.
That doesn't exactly instill confidence in the future of the Nokia X product line.
All in all, despite the somewhat shoddy first impressions of the user interface, and the warnings of slow performance, I'm still quite excited about the Nokia X. They look great, and once the XDA community gets its hands on it, it will actually become useful - because I saved the best for last: price. It'll be EUR 89 for the Nokia X, EUR 99 for the Nokia X+, and EUR 109 for the Nokia XL. To be honest, I think the X+ is the best deal, since the low resolution's pixelated edges of the 5" XL will most likely cut your eyeballs. Important note: it won't be available in the US.
That's a great price, and once CyanogenMod and other ROMs (4.4 instead of 4.1.2) run on it, it'll be useful too.
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All current top mobile OSes use automatic memory management in their default application frameworks. And most other mobile OSes too, with the exception of Megoo and Ubuntu, and maybe something even more obscure.
Also, 512Mb used to be a ton of memory. Certainly enough to run a GC. People ran gcs on systems with 4 killowords (of course, the design of those gcs was quite different).
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Nearly 40 years ago, a group of N.C. blacks met in Charlotte to take stock of where African-Americans were statewide in education, housing and jobs.
Despite the 1960s civil rights victories, blacks still lived in a segregated world - many clustered in public housing. Their schools were still largely separate and ill-equipped. The rise of blacks in corporate America was slow.


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Best lumbar cushion for flying?
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Last time I flew, I ended up with days of back pain because of the terrible seats. I've seen that there are various lumbar support cushions available, but the reviews don't seem to be very substantial or informative. Can anyone who has had actual experience of this kind of thing recommend one that works well?
I am 5'10, and slim (175lb). Something easily packable (inflatable?) would be advantageous.
Does such a product exist?0
For driving, I cut 6 inches off a swim noodle and shove it behind my spine. It's not compactable, but it's light, it works, and losing it is of no consequence.
However, I feel better if I get up and move around.
Funny you should ask. I recently drafted a review of Fitterfirst's ProActive Disc. The primary purpose of this inflatable disc is to give a "Swiss Ball" experience to ordinary chairs. It also works very well as a highly-portable lumbar support for flying and driving. The device was designed by this specialty shop; it's made by Cascade Designs and has the same wonderful oversized valve used on the Therm-a-Rest mattress pads.
The way to use the disc is to fully inflate it, position the pad where you want it, and crack the valve until it's deflated to the desired level. It's pricey but should last forever if treated well. If you do happen to mistreat the pad, you can use the Cascade Designs repair kits to fix it. I also use it when going to events at a stadium for cushioning and to boost my height a bit (yes -- I was that guy sitting in front of you).
One option that's a bit less expensive is the Ledraplastic Overball: a little ball marketed as a play toy about 20 years ago. The balls inflate to a diameter of 7 to 9 inches; they're springy and remarkably strong. Some Pilates instructors started using them as a substitute for Joe's Magic Circle. The Pilates Mini Ball workout is a classic (here's a sample). Colleen Craig's "Strength Training on the Ball" uses a mini ball in tandem with a Swiss Ball for multi-directional destabilization -- a fantastic strength/balance program in a book. After getting noticed, many different manufacturers are making their own balls now: the FitBall Mini, the Fitterfirst Mini Ball, the Franklin Air Ball, and even Leslee Bender's Bender Ball (promoted on infomercials). All of these little balls are are well-made; they are interchangeable. If you hurt after a flight, lying on the floor with an Overball (or one of its imitators) in the small of your back is tremendously relaxing.
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I'm of similar build, and have been happy how this works for me while flying: a collapsible lumbar support. It's basically two sheets of plastic, and you adjust it by moving the tabs into different slots to make one piece curve. (see photo here: Permalink: http://amzn.com/B00383W5LI)
Folds flat so it's easy to store in an outer pocket of your carry-on.
I take Relax the Back's self-inflating back rest pillow everywhere I go, especially traveling. Simply open the valve, and it inflates (and you can inflate it to your desired support, which is great). Close the valve, and it stays put. Then Open the valve and roll up when you are done. It also works as a pillow in a pinch.
I inherited my dad's back problems, the sort that don't bother you all of the time but if I'm sitting for long periods driving or flying things can get uncomfortable. He introduced me to the McKenzie Super Roll a few years ago and it's pretty much awesome. I keep one in my car all of the time. When flying, I tuck it into my carry on. It's not as small as something you could deflate, but does the job so well that I don't mind.
just a personal experience - i used the Proactive Disc for <2 months, a total of maybe 5 times, and it got a air leak (rip in the edge fabric).
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"Give sorrow words;
"Give sorrow words;
the grief that does not speak,
Whispers in the overwrought
heart and bids it break"
"Macbeth," William Shakespeare
A few years ago, my self-proclaimed and renowned "computer geek" cousin wanted to spend weekends in my technology-free zone while going through a difficult divorce. He would call saying something like, "Hey Nette, is my room open?" What I wouldn't give to hear Cousin Tony's voice again. I knew that he was hurting, and my answer was always "yes."
I had been embarrassed that Tony considered my unworthy, unattractive and unfinished cinder block basement a haven from the pressures of life. I offered him a comfortable guest bed upstairs, time and time again, but he wanted to remain tucked away in the darkness of my basement. Occasionally he shared his most recent frustrations, but many times he wouldn't. Unfortunately I stopped asking.
I would greet him at the door, give him a hug and immediately start apologizing for the unpolished appearance of the room and its broken television. He made me promise not to replace the TV even though it didn't have a remote and was damaged to the point that he had to poke at it with an ink pen to change channels. Tony would grin with satisfaction and call it "awesome." On the evening of May 22, I cried uncontrollably after learning of his death. I sat there for hours staring at his TV with my hands clinched over my face in disbelief.
That night, I tossed and turned after watching news stories unfold about the tragedy. I woke up from a frightening dream, trying to scream at Tony, but he could not hear me. Cousins began calling and questioning "why?" For us, Tony was our oldest cousin and a role model. He joined the Air Force after high school and traveled the world before returning to Shaw University where he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in information systems. It seems like only yesterday that I hosted a backyard party to celebrate his graduation from an MBA program. He was an accomplished professional, an active church member and a volunteer at a food bank.
As a child I thought Tony was too serious. I was a pesky little girl who insisted that he teach me how to play tennis despite the fact that I could not return his serve. I spent the past few years getting to know the fun-loving, soul food-eating, line-dancing side of our dear cousin. This time last year he was celebrating life on our first annual cousins' trip ironically themed "Y.O.L.O.: You only live once."
The trip was important to me as I was facing some serious medical issues that I knew would lead to surgery. He helped to console me as I explained my concerns. The trip ended last Father's Day, and the cousins bought Tony a big breakfast before he eagerly headed back to his two small boys. I tweeted a picture giving Tony the "People's Elbow," a wrestling move made famous by the Rock but perfected by our departed cousin, Jashuun. We remembered Tony's little brother and discussed the brevity of his life together for a brief moment.
The last time I saw Tony alive, we couldn't talk much about how he was doing emotionally. I was in the area and invited him and his boys out for dinner. It was a joy to see them together, but Tony and I couldn't meet for lunch the last time I was in Raleigh, so I rushed through our final conversation May 17.
My feelings shift from anger, to sadness, to disappointment and sorrow for not knowing that he was hurting so deeply. God only knows how to help our family heal. For me, I asked to see him once more. I had questions to ask although I knew he couldn't answer. I wanted to give Tony one more hug. I stood beside his body wishing I could have offered him more.
I'll frame Tony's Y.O.L.O. shirt from our trip last year along with a picture taken when I knew that he was hurting. I was recovering from my first collapsed lung. We both looked haggard and weary, but we held each other up and smiled deceptively through the pain. I once admired that trait about my big cousin, but there is a lesson to be learned in all of this.
Judgment is reserved for our Creator, and the tragic death of my cousin has taught me to unapologetically accept a place to express my fears, failures and frustrations (this column is often my place). His shirt will serve as a reminder that everyone needs a place like "Tony's room," a real or symbolic haven where there is tolerance for honesty and the freedom to be as imperfect as his beloved busted and broken television.
It breaks my heart to know that he will not be calling to ask, "Hey Nette, is my room open?" I will never hear his voice again, but his words will always echo in my soul. It's too late for my cousin, but I promise to make more room for those who are weary. Selah!
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