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Indexing with
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, the corresponding dimension is generally dropped from the result. If a single-dimensional structure results, a vector is obtained. This is occasionally undesirable and can be turned off by adding the '
drop = FALSE
' to the indexing operation. Notice that this is an additional argument to the
function and doesn't add to the index count. Hence the correct way of selecting the first row of a matrix as a
matrix is
m[1, , drop = FALSE]
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This article about structuring the backend for REST API's which can be extend to Graphql.
After working with many backend projects, i realised that structuring the app is equally important as the choice of tech stack and fractal app structure is always my choice.
Fractal pattern convey that similar patterns recur progressively and the same thought process is applied to the structuring of codebase i.e All units repeat themselves.
Now, lets start with the crux,
The root folder always remain same in any case of API's structuring.
So, At root level we have -:
1 . app is where our main app code goes and will discus in depth under app structure below.
2 . docs (optional) is for documentation purpose.
3 . lib (optional) is where the complied app code goes which is used for production env.
. migrations
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5 . node_modules you already know it 😃.
6 . tests is where we write all our unit test.
The structuring of tests folder is like the actions or routes under app folder and will be explained in app structure section.
7 . config and config.sample.js are where all of our configuration related to database, authentication, external api keys etc are stored.
If you are wondering why we have two such files, then config.sample.js goes to your repository so that other developer can know the file shape and can use to form their local config.js file.
Also, we can also have a config.production for production environment.
8. eslintrc is where the lint logic goes. Read more .
9. migrate is the file that pass our configuration from config.js to ORM and help us run migration from CLI, check the code .
10. gitignore is where we path to folder or filename that we don't want to push on repository.
11. package.json — you already know it 😃.
1. server.js is the file that start your server and will have all middleware that is required for request parsing like etc and finally we add routes middleware.
2. routes will have sub-files or sub-folders made as per the entities in project.
The index.js under routes looks like as shown below. It have request handler middlewares and a catch all route.
A file under routes is where all request handler or sub-routes are written and the only purpose of them is to either call the action that is responsible for that route or the sub-route folder.
3. Most of the times actions folder will have same the same structuring as the routes folder.
Each file in actions is forbusiness logic i.e all code that store, get, change real entities either in database tables or doing queuing function like enqueue and dequeue etc all happen here.
4. So, middlewares, utils, helpers, tasks will follow the same way ofstructuring as action or routes do i.e main entity will act as a root folder and then will can have subfolder as per sub-entities and repeat.
5. tasks.js is used for running tasks from CLI created under task folder like database seed, clean database etc.
6. nsqd (optional) is use case specific for distributed messaging.
utils and helpers can be merged if need, i love to keep them separate so that i can reuse utils as its more generic in all projects
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This is part of a traveling exhibition of more than 100 artists' books made by international artists from 24 countries. The books and broadsides in this exhibit were made in response to the March 5, 2007 car bomb that exploded on Al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. This exhibition, curated by Beau Beausoleil and Sarah Bodman, aims to bear witness to the events on Al-Mutanabbi Street, and to collectively affirm that the right to a free exchange of ideas and culture in public space is never to be taken for granted.
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Strong starting pitching and a shaky bullpen Saturday recalled memories of so many losses for the White Sox last season. Jose Quintana had an impressive start before the A's rolled to a 10-4 victory at Camelback Ranch.
On the mound
Quintana gave up two first-inning runs (one earned), allowing six hits with five strikeouts on 86 pitches over six innings. Reliever Maikel Cleto was charged with six runs on four hits in one-third of an inning.
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Benjamin Elijah Mays–devout Christian minister, uncompromising advocate for justice, career educator and longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta–was called the "Schoolmaster of the [civil rights] Movement" by the historian Lerone Bennett Jr. Indeed, among the thousands of proud black men who were shaped by Mays, there were many who played key roles in that movement, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Julian Bond. Bond, once communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and now a university professor and chairman of the board of the NAACP, remembered Mays in a recent interview: "He was the embodiment of everything we wanted to be, and even though we knew we could never achieve his greatness, we strove to be like him. I revered him."
Bond was not alone in his reverence. In recalling Mays's influence on her husband, Coretta Scott King wrote in My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr., that her husband's decision to go into the ministry "was largely due to the example of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays…. From first to last, Dr. Mays took a great interest in Martin. It was not so much that he deliberately guided him toward the ministry as that he influenced Martin by his own example. For although Dr. Mays was brilliant, he was not removed from the heart of the people. In the pulpit he talked a great deal about social justice; you might say he preached a social gospel. This conformed exactly with Martin's ideas, and it helped to form them…. At Morehouse, listening to Dr. Mays preach…Martin came to see that the ministry could be intellectually respectable as well as emotionally satisfying."
Andrew Young, once King's trusted lieutenant, then Congressman, ambassador to the United Nations and mayor of Atlanta, made the point that the leading black professionals in every city in the country and "most certainly one of the key preachers and probably most of the black elected officials owe where they are to Dr. Mays."
I am not a Southerner, but I began to sense the power of this extraordinary man when I first stepped onto the lowest level of the national stage. Proud of my two degrees from the University of Michigan, I joined the State Department in 1962 and was mentored by Bob Kitchen, an elegant black Foreign Service officer and a Morehouse graduate. "Too bad you didn't go to Morehouse," he said after I had confided uncertainties about my ability to function in Washington. "You could have been raised up by Benny Mays." Over the years, I learned from a number of other "Morehouse Men" that a central element of Mays's gift to them was a conviction that their minds and their determination to do right would prevail, no matter how many of the antiblack booby traps embedded in American culture might blow up in their paths.
Considering his inauspicious beginning, no one could have foreseen that Mays would become a shaper of strong men and of events. The year of his birth was 1894; the place, a few miles outside the village of Ninety Six; the state, South Carolina; the parents, former slaves; the race, Negro. Despite all that, the baby born black, poor and Southern would confound stereotypes drawn by a wide variety of Americans; early-twentieth-century white academics, 1960s Black Power advocates and 1980s conservatives. Six years after Mays's birth, Paul Barringer, who was faculty chair at the University of Virginia, lectured that anything more than "Sunday-school training" was wasted on the black because his lot in life was to be a "source of cheap labor for a warm climate; everywhere else he is a foreordained failure, and as he knows this he despises his own color." Many decades into Mays's astonishing life as a pillar of black education and constructive and active citizenship, he and his kind were derided by Black Power advocates of the late 1960s as hopelessly docile and out-of-date. In the 1980s, as Mays's life was coming to a close, conservatives–black and white together–were claiming to have invented a new remedy for black ills: self-help.


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- Malaysian Grand Prix
Malaysia won't bring improvement - Button
- Race:
- Malaysian Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Jenson Button
- Teams:
- McLaren
Jenson Button is not expecting McLaren to come any closer to solving the issues with its new car at this weekend's race in Malaysia.
McLaren struggled for performance at the first race in Australia as it became abundantly clear the new car is still some way off the pace of the frontrunners. The MP4-28 is a major departure from its race-winning predecessor and Button admitted it is not the work of a minute to bring it up to speed.
"Australia was obviously a tough weekend and, despite getting the maximum out of the car, it's still clearly not where we want to be," he said. "There's a lot of work to be done but we all know that this team won't stop working until they get it right. For this weekend, I don't think we can expect an improvement in our fortunes.
However, Button is hoping the unpredictable weather in Malaysia will be an advantage for McLaren.
"The thing about Malaysia is that it can be so unpredictable - particularly with the later start time on Sunday afternoon, which tends to see late-afternoon showers fall. We saw that last year, when Fernando won, and we know that the unpredictable weather can make it a lottery for everyone.
"That's something that could play into our hands - I do enjoy driving in changeable conditions, and would love the challenge of being able to run competitively in a car that we all know is not quite capable of challenging for victories yet."


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MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Review
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Introduction:
To say I was impressed with what the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming delivered would be an understatement. The question is how do you follow up on a really good feature set and some spirited overclocking? The answer to the question, as far as MSI is concerned, is the Z87 MPOWER MAX that is meant to be its halo board for use with socket 1150 Fourth Generation Core series processors. As that halo board it comes with everything including the kitchen sink in terms of its hardware capabilities.
MSI's Military Class build philosophy has been the back bone that its performance motherboards have been built upon over the past few generations. With this generation we move up to Military Class IV components that meet and or exceed MIL-STD-810G and includes Hi-C Caps, Dark Solid Capacitors, Super Ferrite Chokes, and what is being called Military Class essentials that reduce EMI emissions, improve ESD protection, and humidity resistance with a thicker six-layer PCB. Add in the improved thermals, Audio Boost, and an included WiFi card, and you get a pretty comprehensive package to start with.
Priced at $259 on popular e-tailers, it sits towards the higher end of the price spectrum. Does the Z87 MPOWER MAX should prove out its worth? Let's dig into what MSI has to offer with this board.
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Closer Look:
The packaging for MSI's Z87 MPOWER MAX has a bright yellow M against a carbon fiber-like illustration that will surely be a stand out on store shelves. The "M" actually flips open to reveal the Z87 MPOWER MAX as well as some of the highlighted features, including "Enhanced" component selection, Enhanced thermal protection, and Enhanced Power and BIOS. The back side of the package targets the reliability of the Z87 MPOWER MAX showing that it is OC Certified and has passed a rigorous 24-hour burn in test with a highly clocked water cooled CPU while removing all airflow from the motherboard components. Additionally you get the who's who listing of the MSI Specific feature set, including Military Class IV components, OC Genie 4, Audio Boost, and the inclusion of of a Killer Networks E2200 NIC. Inside the package the motherboard sits in a tray while the immense accessory bundle is housed in a secondary box that is packed to the gills.
As I said the accessory bundle that comes with the MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX is huge and consists of both the documentation and the hardware needed to get the board installed and running with all of the features and options usable. The documentation consists of a pair of driver disks, certificate of stability, users manuals for the board, WiFi card and software, a door tag, quick install guide, and an MSI Gaming case badge. Significantly more than you get with most motherboards. The hardware side of the bundle is pretty impressive in its own right, with a pair of antennas with magnetic bases for mounting on top of or on the rear of the chassis for use with the included WiFi/BT riser card that supports Intel WiDi, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth 4.0. You get a total of six SATA 6Gbps data cables, external SATA power adapter, external SATA add in ports, USB 3.0 add in bracket to add another two ports, SLI Bridge connection, Rear I/O bracket, M-Connectors, and V-Check point extensions.
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Make Your Own Vegan Valentine's Day Treats
I was about to buy my boyfriend one of those cheap hearts full of waxy milk-chocolate candy they sell at grocery stores for Valentine's day, when it occurred to me it might be sweeter to make him some Valentine's day treats—without all the sugar, saturated fat and preservatives. Vegan chocolate candy is easy to make at home with cacao powder (which is full of iron and antioxidants) and whatever extras you want—peanut butter, dried fruit, champagne. Or how about some heart-shaped vegan candy corn? Check out these 6 recipes for vegan Valentine's day chocolate, cookies, candy and cupcakes.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Jan 2013 22:28 UTC
This is so cool, and defeninitely the future of mobile phone displays. Samsung demonstrated a prototype phone with a flexible display. Flexible displays will be more resilient than the stuff we use today, and if we ever get around to developing flexible PCBs and batteries, we'll be golden. I long for sturdy, shatterproof devices.


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I'm considering a stainless steel propane turkey fryer. From everything I've read so far this may be my best bet. Now my only concern is where I can do an ice bath. Perhaps a big aluminum tub? My sink won't work as I'm worried the hot pot will crack the corian.
I would suggest you pick up a rope tub type toy bucket, they sell them at Walmart for, like $7.00. They are definitely large enough to handle an ice bath and the bonus is you can then use it as a swamp cooler to help control fermentation temperatures as a water bath!


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Re: Star Wars Miniatures
My favs. are probably heavy stormtrooper and dark trooper 3
I like heavy stormtrooper cuz with my gonk droid adjacent to him he can deal out 60 points of damage, and he has pretty decent armor(16)
I like dark trooper 3 because of his missiles.
also, Boba_Fett you should try and find a collector mania in Australia cuz you can get circle figures for a buck and diamond figures for 2 bucks, for stars it depends on how much they are worth.


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It really hasn't been Google's week. First the entire internet exploded because of some uninteresting nonsense regarding social networking (really internet?), but today something happened that's actually a bad thing and worth talking about: in Kenya, Google has been caught accessing the databases of a competing business, and offering Google's own product to the people in the database. Google has already apologised, and is currently investigating the matter.
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NHIAA Football: Goffstown puts Spaulding away earlyBy ERIC EMMERLING
Special to the Union Leader
October 22. 2017 2:42AM
GOFFSTOWN - Drama didn't attend Goffstown's homecoming football game, a 35-6 win over Spaulding of Rochester (1-7) on yet another unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon.
The Grizzlies improved to 7-1 as the dynamic duo of junior quarterback Charles Keith and senior highlight reel Andrew Duval accounted for five touchdowns and a 35-0 lead midway through the second quarter. The second half started with a running clock and clean uniforms lining up on both sides of the ball.
"Coach (Justin) Hufft did a good job of keeping up our mental state so we were able to make an early stand and give some other players a chance to play," said Keith (completed 5 of 6 passes for 176 yards), who rushed for one touchdown and tossed three scoring strikes of 29, 68 and 15 yards to Duval.
"He's a shiny object on the field and I like looking at him," said Keith of Duval who rushed for 50 yards - including one touchdown - caught four passes for 121 yards and also completed a pass to Carter Chouinard for 18 yards. Duval and Keith took turns at quarterback during the Grizzlies first three drives.
"That was a big surprise to me," said Keith with a wide smile. "You never know what Hufft has up his sleeve."
The Grizzlies scored touchdowns on five of their six first possessions. Joshua Juneau contributed 65 all-purpose yards. The Red Raiders had some success moving the ball, but converted first downs on one of six attempts on fourth down.
"We knew we were going up against a good team. We never lost our cool but couldn't capitalize," said Kealian Craig, who also ripped off 25 yards on a running play.
Spaulding senior quarterback Noah Lapointe completed 10 of 24 passes for 106 yards and an interception (Justin Pinard) in the first half, finding classmate Mitchell Stokes three times and connecting on two receptions each to Tyler Dickinson, Ryan Lane and Craig.
"We usually move the ball well until we reach the red zone," said Spaulding coach John Shea. "Today you've got to factor in the fact that we were going up against a good defense."
Goffstown's Jake Brown continually harassed Lapointe on the pass rush. Evan Cuddy, Adam Moses and Joshua Picard each recorded sacks.
Following intermission, the hometown crowd grew contentedly quiet. Flag bearers running before the grandstand couldn't evoke much response. Following intermission, Red Raiders junior Hunter McCann connected with Stokes for a 34-yard scoring strike with 1:06 left in the third quarter.


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Pasadena's coffee people, who are numerous indeed, are abuzz with two new developments. First is last week's opening of the new Intelligentsia Coffee in Old Town, in the former Wok 'n Roll space on the north side of Colorado jus west of Raymond. A Chicago native, Intelligentsia first settled in Silver Lake, where it instantly became one of L.A.'s top destination coffee bars. Last year came a new location on Abbot Kinney in Venice, which was such a sensation at its grand opening that it practically turned into a rave. The Pasadena opening was much quieter… one day it was just making coffee. The opening was quiet for a reason—even though it appears fully formed and has superb coffee drinks and baked goods (from Cake Monkey and Bottega Louie), this is just the beginning. They're going to be serving beer and wine soon, and since the location came with a full kitchen, they've made a deal with a young chef named Matt Poley, who will soon be offering prix-fixe dinners based on farmers' market products. In the meantime, there's very good espresso drinks, brewed coffee and baked goods, lots of table and counter space, and great people watching. No WiFi at the moment, although it may come later.
Meanwhile, down on Raymond, the beloved Jones Coffee rolled down its warehouse door for good on Saturday, only to reopen immediately a couple of blocks down the street. They'd become prisoners of their own success, with not nearly enough parking to accommodate the many customers. The new place, in a former light-industrial space across the street from Fillmore Station, is much bigger, with free parking in the front and the back. The interior is under heavy and furious renovation—co-owner Chuck Jones says it will be ready "in a week to six months," the most refreshingly honest estimate we've ever heard—but until construction is complete, the coffeehouse is set up in the back alley. It's funky and makeshift, but it will work. Once the interior space is ready, the alley side will be for the wholesale bean business; inside will be a roastery, the retail coffee area, a kitchen (meals are a future possibility) and lots of room for sipping, noshing and meeting friends. Bad news for your WiFi junkies: There will be no internet access at all. Mireya Jones and her son and partner, Chuck, want the place to be more about coffee and community than laptops.
Intelligentsia Coffee, 55 E. Colorado, Old Pasadena, 626.578.1270, intelligentsiacoffee.com.
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Friends, strangers search for lost dog in LondonderryBy April Guilmet
Union Leader Correspondent
February 22. 2013 12:00PM
LONDONDERRY - Strangers have become friends as the search continues for a young dog that lost his way in Londonderry several weeks ago.
On Jan. 27, Max, a just-adopted German shepherd dog from Vermont, was on the way to his new home in Bedford when his owner had to make one quick stop at the Exit 5 bus terminal.
The frightened canine bolted from the car and has been on the lam ever since, according to volunteer Patricia Jacobsen.
Jacobsen, who lives in Auburn, first met Max's new mom, Elizabeth, during her daily bus commute to her job in Boston.
She said Elizabeth, who wishes to keep her last name private, had driven three hours that day to retrieve Max from a rescue organization and since the dog's disappearance, she's been deeply concerned for her new pet's safety.
A volunteer at the Pelham's Animal Rescue Network, Jacobsen and her husband, Mark, began making some calls as more and more people stepped up in hopes of bringing Max home.
One caring stranger slept at the bus station the night of Max's disappearance, while others began investigating reported Max sightings.
About a week after Max ran off, someone spotted the pup near the bus maintenance area, then again near the Yard restaurant towards the Manchester town line.
Another week went by and Max was spotted in the Shaw's parking lot on Route 102.
Just this past weekend, someone saw a dog that looked a lot like Max wandering along Perimeter Road, near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
Feeding stations were set up at all places where Max was believed to have frequented, but efforts to capture the wayward pup have so far been unsuccessful.
Earlier this week some children playing outside the KinderCare daycare center on Route 102 caught sight of Max lying in a wooded knoll behind the daycare.
Jacobsen said a school staff member contacted the local animal control officer, but not before Max ran off again.
"He's a very skittish dog and probably very frightened by his ordeal," she said. "We're encouraging people not to chase him if they see him."
The following day, Max was back in the same spot and this time Jacobsen was ready for him.
"I brought my biggest dog crate and set it up there with blankets and a bowl of food," she said.
On Thursday morning someone or something had eaten all the food, but no one is sure if that "someone" was Max.
However, caring neighbors have been following what they believe are Max's paw prints in the snow. The tracks have led volunteers through the nearby apple orchards and through the wooded areas behind the Shaw's and Market Basket shopping plazas.
On Friday, Elizabeth set up a humane dog trap in the area, and volunteers are holding out hope Max will be captured before Saturday evening's snowstorm hits.
"By all accounts, he's looking weak and very thin," Jacobsen said. "But the good news is we're establishing a routine with him and he seems to know where the food is. Hopefully he'll be caught soon."
Local dog lovers should avoid approaching Max or calling his name, as such efforts might only scare him away.
Anyone who believes they've spotted Max, believed to still be wearing a black collar, is asked to call local volunteer Cindy at 216-2261, Granite State Dog Recovery at 714-2855 or Londonderry Police Department at 432-1118.


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January 23. 2014 8:55PM
State reviewing hotline costs to help Fred Fuller Oil customers
By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
Rank Zito of Bedford snapped this photo on Jan. 11 when a Fred Fuller Oil truck made a delivery to his house. (Courtesy)
On Friday, the state will learn what it cost to operate an emergency hotline to ensure Fred Fuller Oil & Propane Co. customers didn't run out of oil during a bitter cold snap earlier this month, but it is not known if the governor will ask the company to reimburse the money.
Gov. Maggie Hassan requested the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to tally the cost to open and staff its emergency operations center for nearly six days beginning Jan. 6, the agency's director, Perry Plummer, said.
More than 1,850 calls came into the hotline from Fred Fuller customers whose oil tanks were near or at empty, but couldn't contact Fuller Oil directly because the company's telephone system had failed, state officials have said.
In addition, the state Attorney General's Office is reviewing Fuller Oil documents detailing how many gallons of oil the company agreed to provide customers under prepaid heating contracts it entered into during this and next year's heating season, Senior Assistant Attorney General James T. Boffetti said. The state will determine if Fuller Oil got futures contracts with its supplier in which it commits to buy at least 75 percent of the oil it contracted to provide customers.
Boffetti, who heads the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Bureau, said Fuller Oil provided the documents to his office late Wednesday and he is reviewing them. He said he asked for additional information and that Fuller "has been responsive."
Boffetti said the documents will show whether Fuller Oil complied with state law governing prepaid home heating contracts by entering into futures contracts with suppliers. Violations are considered unfair or deceptive business practices.
Fuller Oil has blamed problems getting oil delivered to its customer on a faulty telephone system and media reports that the company said incited panic among customers.
While Boffetti acknowledged the company had legitimate telephone system problems, he noted that doesn't adequately address what happened.
"They should have quickly come up with an alternative way for customers to reach them," Boffetti said. For instance, Fuller Oil could have bought a number of cell phones to replace the failed telephone system. Instead, the state had to step in and set up the emergency hotline .
Fuller Oil's attorney Simon C. Leeming said he couldn't comment when asked if Fuller would offer to reimburse the state for the expense of the hotline.
"I haven't seen anything so I'm not really in a position" to answer the question, Leeming said.


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The research was conducted in four countries: the US, the UK, Indonesia and Brazil, and focused exclusively on internet usage via mobile phones.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The cardinal who formerly led the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese answered questions on clergy sex-abuse cases and said he'd be in Rome to vote for a new pope.
Attorney Anthony De Marco, representing a man suing the archdiocese, said Cardinal Roger Mahony answered questions under oath for more than 3 1/2 hours Saturday about how he handled clergy sex-abuse cases, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
"He remained calm and seemingly collected at all times," De Marco said.
The deposition was the first time Mahony was asked about recently released internal records that indicated he shielded abusers from law enforcement.
The deposition occurred before Mahony was to leave for Italy to vote in the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who is retiring at the end of February.
The cardinal said in a Twitter message he "will be tweeting often from Rome," the Times reported.
Mahony's deposition involved a Mexican priest, Nicholas Aguilar Rivera, who authorities say they believe molested at least 26 children during a nine-month stay in Los Angeles, the Times said. A trial is scheduled for April.
Recently released files indicated Aguilar Rivera fled to Mexico after Mahony aide Thomas Curry warned that parents likely would contact police and that the visiting priest was in "a good deal of danger." Aguilar Rivera is a fugitive in Mexico.
The archdiocese agreed that Mahony could be questioned for 4 hours about that case and about 25 other priests accused of abuse during the same period, the Times said.
A Catholic organization delivered a petition Saturday that contained thousands of signatures asking that Mahony recuse himself from the conclave in Rome, the Times said.
A spokesman for Catholics United said the group collected nearly 10,000 signatures asking that Mahony not participate because of the scandals that occurred while he led the archdiocese.


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Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) July 26, 2012
Chronic exposure to artificial light at night may play some role in the rising rates of depression in humans during the past 50 years, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Tracy Bedrosian, doctoral student in neuroscience and colleagues at Ohio State University, said hamsters exposed to light at night for four weeks showed evidence of depressive symptoms, but those symptoms essentially disappeared after about two weeks after exposure to normal lighting conditions.
Even changes in the brain that occurred after hamsters lived with chronic light at night reversed themselves after the hamsters returned to a more normal light cycle, Bedrosian said.
"The good news is that people who stay up late in front of the television and computer may be able to undo some of the harmful effects just by going back to a regular light-dark cycle and minimizing their exposure to artificial light at night," Bedrosian said in a statement. "That's what the results we found in hamsters would suggest."
The findings were published online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.


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Why Clients Lie To Their Financial Adviser
Clients may tell (or forget to tell) their adviser the whole truth about their financial situation. Here's a look at why they're not coming clean and why it matters.
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The results are in from the 'Minced' competition.
88% voted during the 7 days of voting.
NEOREV snatched the first place with 45 points over Aquila on second place (29 points) and Dr.EM on third place (29 points).
This is NEOREV's first competition victory, with a previous best being 2nd place.
The category results are as follows:
A big thank you to all participating artists. We hope to see you all again in the next competition.
The competition 'Minced' is now closed for new entries.
This competition saw the great amount of 25 entries, produced by 16 productive artists.
The entrants have 7 days to vote.
Today Music Playground's 17th competition 'Minced' opens for participation.
The competition allows sample usage, and remixes are welcome too.
The deadline is set for January 01, 2013, so let's hope we reach the required submission of 10 entries, however since each artist can enter 2 tracks, there's a good chance that won't be a problem.


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If you've watched much on Hulu over the last several weeks, chances are you've seen an ad for If I Can Dream, a new kind of reality show that premieres on Hulu today. Created by Simon Fuller, the mastermind behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, If I Can Dream follows the lives of five aspiring artists on their quest for success in Hollywood. In the two-part premiere special, we meet Kara, Amanda, Giglianne, Ben and Justin as they embark on a worldwide press tour. We'll be treated to their adventures as they make TV and radio appearances in such far-flung cities as Berlin, Taipei, Tokyo, Rio and Sydney, getting a taste of the limelight along the way.
Here in the U.S., cameras will follow them to auditions and even at home, too, so you can keep up with the group 24/7 via a live stream at IfICanDream.com, and with full episodes right here on Hulu each Tuesday. (We'll also post new clips each day.) You can keep up with your favorite members of the house on their dedicated artist pages and see what they're up to on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace — and even find out what they're listening to on iheart radio.
To kick off the premiere of If I Can Dream, Hulu spoke to series' executive producer Michael Herwick for an insider's look at the project. And don't be surprised if you get a glimpse of Herwick throughout the show: he'll appear on camera as he helps the handpicked aspiring artists along on their journey to Hollywood success. — Rebecca Harper (), Editor
Tell us about If I Can Dream.
Michael Herwick: If I Can Dream is a huge new idea from Simon Fuller, one that is hopefully going to be groundbreaking in the sense that we are embracing the power of the internet and the web, what kids are doing these days, and how people are entertained. It's taking the world of entertainment into a much bigger and different direction. At the end of the day, in my mind, it's about creating sort of a 21st century platform for legitimate, up-and-coming talent. It's such a broader form of entertainment, where you have the 24-hour live streams, you have the weekly episodes on Hulu, and you have all this video-on-demand content. It's very interactive and it's very much in tune with what young people are doing these days. They digest the internet, they're socially interactive, and they're shooting their own videos on YouTube and getting discovered. We're just saying that's where it's at right now, and we're creating a project around that. It's not a scripted show, but it's also not a traditional reality show.
How did you find Kara, Amanda, Giglianne, Ben and Justin?
Basically, we had a very long and lengthy casting process that took over a year for two reasons: finding young, legitimate, good-looking talent is not easy to do, and we also wanted to go outside of Los Angeles so that they were very fresh and hadn't had any exposure here, aside from Justin [Gaston], whom we made an exception for. The show's all about dreams, but his dream hasn't been fulfilled yet. He's been in the public spotlight because of [his relationship with ex-girlfriend] Miley [Cyrus], but he hasn't fulfilled his dream.
We had castings all over the country and basically said that Simon Fuller and 19 Entertainment were looking for undiscovered, up-and-coming talent in the fields of singing-songwriting, acting, modeling, dancing, everything. We ended up finding two actresses, an actor, a singer-songwriter and a model. But it was a really challenging process because no one knew what the project was, and it's hard to find talent.
You mentioned Justin's background. Has this proven to helpful?
To be honest, the fact that he's been in the public eye a little hasn't hurt anything. He has a couple hundred thousand Twitter followers, so in that regard it's great because he's going to attract some fans. But what's so great about this for Justin is that people don't really know the real Justin right now. They don't know that he's this super-talented young musician. All they know is he's the ex-boyfriend of Miley Cyrus and he used to be an underwear model, but he's so much more than that. Obviously Simon Fuller believes he's going to be a huge hit in the music business, hopefully. Justin has a lot to gain from all this, but again, he does have a lot of fans because he's a good guy — charming and really likable.
Who is the most likely to stir up some drama?
I think they're all going to stir up their fair share of drama. They're going to be like their own family, and families are all dramatic in their own ways. Giglianne is a lot more soft-spoken and a little bit more mysterious; Kara is very spunky, but she is a good girl. Amanda is extremely vivacious, very playful and very energetic. Justin is also really good guy. Ben is just sort of young and has stars in his eyes; he's such a good guy, so likable, so relatable. I don't see any of them as overly dramatic problem starters. I think the focus on this project is really going to be about the drama of this life in Hollywood. Of course they'll get into fights and things like that, but we didn't go out looking for these people for that reason, which is what some reality shows do. We went looking for talent first and personality second.
What's the idea behind the cameras at the house, filming everything that happens behind the scenes?
I think Simon's vision was to give people complete access into what it really takes to try to make it in Hollywood. He said that nobody's ever shown that world in a legitimate sort of way, and he wanted to give complete access to it. I also think that he really loved the idea of video communication and that the whole world is so interconnected, everyone's video chatting. It just felt like a natural fit for modern technology.
How long did it take for everyone to get used to all the cameras?
They were all pretty comfortable with it, I think. They knew what they were getting into. Like any human being, it's an adjustment. I think doing this promotional tour, both around the world and in the States, it got them used to the camera and used to the idea of being in the public spotlight. Obviously, they're going to be in the public spotlight in a major way, a 24/7 way, which no one really does. I think they're prepared for it, but it's very unpredictable still. You never know how they're going to react. The good thing about the house, though, is they won't have cameras in their faces. They won't have cameramen following them around, which I think will lend itself to a much more realistic and authentic portrayal of their lives. It's just a different vibe.
You just got back from a worldwide tour, which we'll see in the first two specials. What was the idea behind the international tour?
The first two specials are sort of about their journey to Hollywood. It's really about the promotional tour they did. The first episode is basically an introduction to all five of them. It shows them the first time that they met, and it talks about the concept and why they're doing it. It explains why they're flying around the world and talking about the idea. Simon really has this vision for If I Can Dream to be not only a global property that people can not only watch outside the United States, but they could also become a part of it one day. We might discover the next beautiful actress from India someday because she could audition on MySpace. He thinks big like that. He has this global vision for talent, and there are talented people all over the world, not just in Hollywood — which is what I love about this project.
What sort of tour highlights will we see?
It will be very entertaining. You're going to see these newcomers thrust into this international tour, doing different press [events]. We went from New York to Berlin to Tokyo to Taipei to Australia to Rio to Toronto, then back to the U.S. Not only do you get a sort of insight into what they were going through, but some of the things they went through in Taipei, for instance, were hilarious. You've got the language barrier, they're on this strange TV show and, to me, it was a great training ground for them. It was sort of a microcosm of their potential futures of being in the spotlight. They learned a little bit, got a little taste of the limelight. I think it was a really good thing for them, and they bonded. They're like family now.
What's your role with the show?
I'm the executive producer under Simon Fuller. I'm basically here to keep the ship running. I'm going to be doing everything, from making sure we have an entertaining weekly episode to looking after them and helping them facilitate their careers and opportunities. I'm going to [be] on camera, as well, because we're all about transparency with this project. I'm going to be myself. When they need to be at a meeting, I'm going to tell them about it. If they, for whatever reason, aren't as energetic about the project as I think they should be, I'll go out there and tell them that. If one of them wants to leave, I'll sit down with them and ask them why. It's going to be a very open and honest role. It's a little bit of everything: brother, father, that whole deal. It's funny because I would never assume the responsibility of pretending I'm their manager because I'm not a manager, not a producer. My job is to make Simon's vision happen, but when it comes to their careers, I'm going to turn to the experts at 19, the people that Simon knows, and connect them to help guide the artists.
How will Simon Fuller be involved with the day-to-day aspects of the show?
Simon has had this vision for a long time, probably over 10 years. He's obviously a very, very busy guy. He has a lot of amazing projects going on, but I know that he's going to be extremely involved. I know that he's going to take a great concern with what's happening with them and where their careers are going. This is his baby, and I think that he's had this dream for a long time. Simon's all about talent and working with talent — he's very passionate about this project.
Given Simon's client list [which includes Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Kris Allen, and David and Victoria Beckham], I have to ask: Are we going to see any of his clients work with the artists?
As far as I know now, he's very committed to helping their careers out in a major way, and that means hooking them up with some people that can make that happen in the music business, the movie and film business, and the modeling world. There's going to be a lot of interesting guests and mentors. Obviously 19 has a huge array of talent, but I don't want to make any promises yet. They're going to be very well looked after, with a lot of really interesting people coming through, for sure.


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TORONTO - It's going to be one of the most closely watched baby bumps in the world, and it's of particular significance to Canada.
As news of a royal pregnancy was announced by St. James Palace in England on Monday, Canadians in particular were quick to offer their congratulations to Prince William and his wife, Kate.
Both the prime minister and the Governor General conveyed their good wishes on Canada's behalf, while many Canucks took to the Internet to express their individual delight at the news.
"I love the royals, so it was pretty exciting," said Toronto resident Alanna Glicksman, who has followed news of the royal couple since they dated in university and tweeted a photograph of William as a baby soon after the pregnancy was announced.
"Their whole story was really nice to watch it play out. It's not so much of a monarchy thing, it's just how they are. They seem so relatable as people."
The 25-year-old Toronto resident said being a Canadian, however, enhanced her interest in the royal couple to an extent.
"It's nice to feel like you're part of it," she said. "As Canadians it's nice to feel like we still have our ties to the monarchy."
Indeed, some observers suggest news of a royal baby is particularly significant for Canadians since the child — regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl — will be in line to become Canada's head of state one day.
The leaders of Britain and the 15 former colonies that have the monarch as their head of state agreed in 2011 to new rules which give females equal status with males in the order of succession. Although none of the countries have officially legislated the change yet, the British Cabinet Office has confirmed it as a de-facto rule.
"Royal births in the past have often been an impetus for various kinds of reform...This event is very significant in terms of symbolizing the monarchy's future," said Carolyn Harris, a royal historian based in Toronto.
"There's going to be huge interest on how they will raise their child."
Self-identified Canadian monarchists agree, saying the buzz around the royal pregnancy will serve to highlight Canada's connection to the Crown.
"The thing about the Royal Family is that it's an incredible institution in that it brings a personal union of 16 different countries under one Crown," said Eugene Berezovsky, a spokesman for the Monarchists League of Canada.
"People are interested in continuing this tradition both for its historical and constitutional relevance, but also because it is a beautiful story reflective of so many of our traditions and hopes for the future."
Regardless, however, of how individual Canadians feel about their country's connection to the monarchy, most appear united in their warm views of the royal couple, said Berezovsky.
"Canadians are definitely paying attention. Even those who might not be interested in the monarchy are certainly happy for Will and Kate and their future," he said.
Amid all the well wishes from Canadians on Monday, however, there were some who took to Twitter to question the hype and what the announcement meant for Canada.
"I couldn't care less that Kate's pregnant. The monarchy is a waste of Canada's money," tweeted one woman. "We live in Canada. Most of us don't care about the British Royal Family," posted another.
Meanwhile, a group which has long pushed for Canada to cut its constitutional ties to the monarchy congratulated the royal couple but also repeated its call for change.
"We wish them luck and I'm sure, like all Canadians, we're happy for them. But we don't believe it should have any constitutional relevance to Canada," said Tom Freda, national director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic.
"Removing our constitutional link from them will have no bearing on whether we're following their pregnancy or marriage...they're celebrities and that's not good enough reason to be next in line to be Canada's head of state."
Freda added that the sharp spotlight on the lives of William and Kate has, however, served to re-engage Canadians in a discussion over the country's links to the monarchy.
"It's a wonderful thing that Canadians now find this an interesting subject," he said, adding that his group would like to see Canada cut its ties to the monarchy after the Queen's reign ends.
"Canadians are gradually beginning to understand that there's a difference between the cultural, historical and I guess entertainment value of the royals."
St. James's Palace announced the pregnancy Monday, saying the Duchess of Cambridge was in hospital being treated for a severe form of morning sickness. It added that she was expected to remain hospitalized for several days and would require a period of rest afterward.
There has been no announcement of when the child is due and the palace has only said that the 30-year-old Kate has not yet reached the 12-week mark in her pregnancy.
Many expect Prince William and Kate will talk about the pregnancy themselves in the near future.
The palace said the Royal Family was "delighted" by the news.


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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is making headlines for what he wears, and what he doesn't wear.
A few days after igniting a storm of Internet controversy because he posted a photo of himself with a hat bearing the logo of a rival NFL team, Kaepernick generated new attention this week when ESPN the Magazine released its "Body Issue" photo/interview spread, featuring several tastefully done photos of Kaepernick in the buff.
Also in the spread are 49ers receiver Vernon Davis and Bay Area beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings.
The initial controversy erupted when Kaepernick posted a photo of himself on Instagram celebrating the Fourth of July with a Miami Dolphins hat. Predictably, lots of people objected and questioned his loyalty to 49ers.
Kaepernick was at first defiant.
"This the hat y'all mad at?" he responded on Instagram. "I'm goin wear what I want regardless of what you think, all you need to worry about is the fact that I grind for my teammates and the 49ers! I plan on doin this until they won't let me in the building! #ridiculous #y'allmustbebored."
Later, he posted a photo of himself with a 49ers hat, although it remains to be seen whether it was a sincere apology or a coerced gesture of appeasement.
As for the ESPN spread, Kaepernick said in the accompanying interview he is driven to prove that last season's success — he took over as starting quarterback in midseason and led the team to the Super Bowl, where the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 34-31 — was deserved.
"A lot of people say last year was a fluke," he told ESPN. "They say defenses are going to figure out how to stop our offense, and we can't do it again. That constantly drives me. Any time I'm told I can't do something or told someone is better than me, that motivates me to prove them wrong."


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The Ravens seemingly face a Pro Bowl-caliber running back every week, and none of them have done much of anything against them. Last week, they held the NFLs reigning rushing champ Arian Foster to 49 yards on 15 carries. With Haloti Ngata and Terrence Cody dominating the interior, and Ray Lewis prowling the middle, the Ravens have allowed just 76.6 yards per game on the ground, the third lowest total in the NFL. The most yards they have surrendered to a running back this season is 75, achieved by the St. Louis Rams Cadillac Williams in Week Three. The Ravens challenge this week is two-time Pro Bowl selection Maurice Jones-Drew, who is averaging 95.3 yards rushing over the first six games. Hes third in the NFL with 572 rushing yards to go along with two touchdowns. Diminutive but powerful and quick, Jones-Drew has 1,259 career rushing yards and 56 touchdowns and is a threat to go the distance every time he touches the ball. Hes the only player in the NFL to have at least 84 rushing yards in each of his first six games. Jones-Drew has faced the Ravens once, rushing for 78 yards on 23 carries. His primary backup is Deji Karim. EDGE: RAVENS
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RYE, N.Y. – Two bonds totaling $12.5 million to fund repairs at Playland Park in Rye due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, are expected to be approved by the Westchester County later this month.
Members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators who serve on the Budget and Appropriations Committee approved the bonds earlier this week. The bonds were added to the county's 2013 Capital Projects Budget and are expected to head to the full board for a vote at its next regular meeting on Jan. 28.
"There is no doubt that we need to move ahead as quickly as possible with these repairs so Playland can be opened on time for the 2013 season and the Ice Casino be made available to residents and others for use," said Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Judy Myers (D-Larchmont) in a release.
The first bond act, totaling $4,925,000, would fund the cost of design and construction of roofing, boilers and structural work at the Playland Ice Casino. The Ice Casino remains closed for the season after suffering extensive damage during the hurricane. During the storm, high winds blew off two doors on the Ice Casino facing the Long Island Sound and a 15-foot storm surge flooded the basement and damaged boilers.
The roof structure, which a February 2012 inspection found significant cracking, now requires major repairs before the facility can be re-opened, according to the county's Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.
The second bond act, totaling $7,575,000, would go toward repairing the boardwalk at Playland. The boardwalk also remains closed to residents in its off-season since parts of the structure heaved, buckled or were completely washed away during the storm.
"Playland is an important asset and a major revenue producer for the county and investments in our infrastructure along these lines makes good short- and long-term sense," Myers continued.
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College Football: Wildcats running out of optionsBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 19. 2017 12:51AM
DURHAM — Things aren't all that good with regard to the University of New Hampshire's running game these days.
The Wildcats were held to 10 yards rushing on 28 carries in Saturday night's 38-24 loss to Stony Brook. Now here's the bad news: UNH might be thin at running back when it faces Towson in Durham on Saturday (2 p.m.). Evan Gray, the team's leading rusher, has a thigh bruise, and Donald Goodrich and Jerickson Fedrick are both in concussion protocol.
"I think we have to run the ball better, and I think we have to stay on track," UNH coach Sean McDonnell said. "And by staying on track I'm mean getting good yardage on first and second down so your third down is manageable."
McDonnell said his team's running game was "non-existent" in the second half against Stony Brook.
"In the first half we were moving the ball efficiently," he said. "We ran for 54 yards in the first quarter and then from that point on it was sacks (UNH was sacked six times for a loss of 54 yards). We didn't get a push at the line of scrimmage like we were getting in the first half. Didn't have the success that we need to have with the run game for us to be a very potent offense."
UNH (4-2, 2-1 CAA) ranks ninth among CAA teams in rushing offense with 673 yards on 210 carries. The Wildcats are averaging 112.2 yards rushing per game, and 3.2 yards per attempt.
Towson (2-4, 0-3 CAA) is ninth in the CAA in rush defense, but last (12th) in rushing offense (92.2 yards per game) and scoring offense (12.0). The Tigers are also tied with Rhode Island for last in the league in turnover margin at minus-6.
Towson may regain the services of Shane Simpson on Saturday. Simpson, the team's top running back, has missed most of the season with an undisclosed injury.
"Simpson's a difference-maker in the program," McDonnell said. "He's a really good football player, an all-conference kid last year and a great returner. He brings spark to the offense."
UNH will likely be without safety Pop Lacey, who McDonnell said suffered a bone bruise and may have fractured a bone in his leg against Stony Brook.
"We have got to get back on top and get a win this weekend, especially since we're at home," McDonnell said. "Never like to lose two in a row and this one's a huge challenge in that way."


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pixiealice wrote:mlola619 wrote:Anyone else kinda annoyed by the fact that they only moved it for money purposes?
Boy, did it tick me off when I heard that! Just because they made enough money for the year, they need to save HBP for their blockbuster next year? Big SCR*W YOU to the fans!
I think changing the date will actually bring in less money for WB. Everybody's pretty much pissed off at WB right now so people are gonna boycott the movie. Hence, less money for them.


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Five-year Treasuries were hard hit last week and we wonder aloud if there is room for further selling this week. Rising first on Monday to a new 6-week high, FVM4 closed lower each session of the holiday shortened week. On Thursday, the futures contract (CBOT:FVM14) fell back within the two week consolidation band which followed the post-March FOMC meeting sell-off. It was somewhat curious that there was no overriding safe haven bid going into the long weekend given continuing developments in Ukraine.
The belly of the curve attracted selling last week as economic data started to confirm that severe weather did indeed play a significant role in weakness over winter months. It will require still more data to satisfy many that the underlying trend for growth is expanding rather than fading. One area of concern for some has been housing which until the mid-'13 "taper-tantrum" had been consistently strong. Last week we learned that Housing Permits fell slightly in March and Starts, while rising, did not meet more optimistic expectations.
Tomorrow home prices from March are expected to be flat from February and Existing Home Sales are projected to be slightly softer. New Home Sales on Wednesday however are projected for modest gains over the prior month.
Open interest rose in 5-year Futures last week by 52,000, with most of those gains coming on Thursday (+42,000) as the June 5-year Treasuries fell over a point from the weeks high with a third of that on Thursday. The rising open interest helps to support the emerging bearish trend. Additionally, the CFTC reports that "non-commercial" accounts remain well short of Five Year Futures. A small paring of net short 'futures and options' combined leaves these accounts close to 8 year extreme in net-short (chart).
Technically, FVM has fallen in a tight and steeply sloped band over the last week with today's price action is testing the upper bound of that channel. RSI (14-day) fell to 44 on Thursday and is marked at 46 today. A settlement both today and tomorrow remaining below 119-065 will help to confirm the bearish implications of Thursday's decline. Otherwise, the turn last Monday is significant as it occurred near 4 month highs, failing at a test of the 200 day moving average.
Those expecting a strong move this week, but not convinced on direction might consider the FVK (4-day) 118.5 119.5 strangle which trades at 3 bid/4 offer, reference futures 119-03.25. Otherwise, unless FVM settles above 119-065 by tomorrow, the prospects appear to have turned more negative.


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There's something refreshingly straightforward about the Toshiba 42HL833. The £700 set might be devoid of online features or streaming services and its Freeview tuner is strictly standard-def, but you won't find a cheaper full HD, edge LED set of its size in Toshiba's current lineup.
Affordable TVs that eschew fancy features in favour of decent pictures should find an audience in these economically straitened times and the 42HL833 sits just above the HD ready EL833 series in the manufacturer's expansive, budged-conscious new range.
If the 42HL833's 42-inch screen size doesn't suit you, the 32-inch 32HL833 is also available, while anyone after a Freeview HD tuner will have to step up to the RL833 series, which also add a few online features to the mix.
The 42HL833 is all about value: there's no 3D, no online connectivity or DLNA PC compatibility and the build quality is rather plasticky. You won't find much in the way of video processing, either and the panel is only 50Hz with a conventional (non-scanning) backlight.
The 42HL833 is not entirely devoid of useful features, however: its USB port can handle music, photo and video files and the container formats the set can parse include MPEG, MPEG2-TS, H.264, MPEG2-PS, AVI (XviD), MP4 and MKV (H.264, MPEG1, 2, 4).
A D-Sub PC port enhances multimedia options further, while other connections include an acceptable two HDMIs, a digital audio output and a single Scart.
If you are thinking of hanging a 42HL833 on a wall, be aware that many of its connections – including one of the HDMIs, the component video input and the tuner jack – face straight out of the TV's rear, rather than being positioned for side access.
Trawling the 42HL833's menus for features uncovers more adjustments than you might expect to find on such an affordable TV. There's a separate backlight control alongside the usual contrast and brightness adjustments, a trio of settings for black/white level balance and an adjustable static gamma level, as well as separate DNR and MPEG NR processing options.
Most startlingly, a 3D Colour Management system enables you to adjust – via a superbly simple interface – the hue, saturation and brightness of the red, green, blue, yellow, magenta and cyan colour components.
The only other things of interest are a bass boost function and a pseudo-surround audio processing option, both of which need to be treated with extreme care, as they can make the set sound worse, rather than better.


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A Plymouth Superior Court judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Mashpee Wampanoag member seeking to assert the tribe's aboriginal fishing rights.
A Plymouth Superior Court judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Mashpee Wampanoag member seeking to assert the tribe's aboriginal fishing rights.
David Greene of Buzzards Bay, a member of the tribe, sued the Town of Mattapoisett and Kenneth Pacheco, a former deputy shellfish warden, claiming his rights were violated in a 2010 incident where Pacheco confiscated Greene's catch of quahogs. Greene also alleges that he was assaulted in the process, though a criminal court exonerated Pacheco of an assault charge.
In a 34-page ruling issued Jan. 18, Judge Richard Chin found that Greene can proceed with his case against Pacheco and the town. The judge also rejected a motion made by the town's attorney to join the Mashpee Wampanoag and the state to the lawsuit saying that both parties have knowledge of the ongoing lawsuit and have not sought to have their rights asserted in it.
The case is being closely watched because while the state's Supreme Judicial Court found that Greene could not be charged criminally in a separate case regarding fishing rights, the high court did not settle aboriginal rights for the tribe.
In a letter to tribe members, Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council Chairman Cedric Cromwell applauded Chin's decision.
"The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and our individual members have never ceded our original rights to fish as we have done since time immemorial," Cromwell wrote in a message posted on the tribe's social media sites. "The tribe will take all steps necessary to stop any and all unlawful effort to interfere with our rights and the rights of tribal members."
Greene is being represented by Howard Cooper, a tribe attorney. That's one of the reasons cited by Chin for not joining the tribe to the lawsuit because the tribe's interests are already being protected.
Should the suit ultimately codify the tribe's fishing rights, that could have implications for Mashpee Wampanoag casino plans. There is precedent with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs citing fishing rights as a way of demonstrating a tribe's historic ties to land.


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The Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery is one of only six crisis nurseries in Illinois. Read more about the Coalition or visit the Crisis Nursery Coalition of Illinois website for other locations and information.
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Orthoptera comprises more than 20000 species worldwide and 1044 species in Europe belonging to two suborders, Caelifera (grasshoppers) and Ensifera (katydids). This group of median-sized insects is well characterized by (1) long hind legs modified for jumping; (2) hardened, leathery forewings (tegmina) which are spread in flight and covering membranous hindwings at rest; (3) unsegmented cerci; and (4), a pronotum usually with large descending lateral lobes. Orthopterans are common in most terrestrial habitats, but are more diverse in the tropics. They are mostly phytophagous and include some outstanding agricultural pests (locusts and certain katydids).


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Dr. Buddy Faries is coming Thursday, September 27, 2012 to the Davis Ranch Arena in Big Sandy to present the 3rd Annual Calving Demonstration. He will show interested students and parents how to pull a calf and will also talk to those present about college opportunities in the animal fields, agriculture, other college issues, and vetertinary medicine, so this is not just for those wanting to go to vet school.
Circle V 4-H will park, set up, serve refreshments, clean-up, greet visitors, etc.
We want to make everyone feel welcome and show them how awesome 4H is.
Parents - This event is for the entire family. There will be no children "drop offs" for this event (unless it is a special exception -- then please contact me).
Cookies and Water will be served (easy to eat and clean up). Let me know if you want to bring a plate of cookies. Circle V 4H will be responsible for providing water and will make-up the difference in the cookie supply. Therefore, if you want to bring cookies, PLEASE let me know.
Start time: 6:30 p.m. for short 4H meeting
Meet & Greet: 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Presentation Start time: 7:30 p.m.
We will have a caravan leaving Upshur Rural Electric in Gilmer on Highway 154 W. if you want to follow us to Big Sandy. We will leave promptly at 6:00 p.m.
DON'T FORGET TO MAKE POSTERS WELCOMING DR. FARIES!! Use your imagination and creativity and make a poster welcoming Dr. Faries to Upshur County. We will put them on the arena panels for display. (You never know -- there might be a special prize for the Best Poster!!!)
CIRCLE V 4-H'ers -- DON'T FORGET YOUR TEXTBOOKS -- Dr. Faries will be signing your books at that time.
DON'T FORGET YOUR QUESTIONS -- Dr. Faries will be able to answer whatever questions you have concerning your career choice, agricultural issues, cattle issues, college admittance, etc.
If you need anything, or have a question, please call or email me.
You will have so much fun! It is an event you do not want to miss!


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Ever since my daughter's baby shower, I've been obsessed with making the perfect cupcake. I've become a food reality show junkie as well, watching DC Cupcakes, Cake Boss, and Fabulous Cakes. I love watching how they make wonderful and artistic creations and my youngest child covers her eyes when they try to get their creations into the delivery vehicle.
The family has loved that I've taken on this adventure, but unfortunately, it's been hard to keep them from eating the cupcakes before I even frost them and even harder to keep them around to take a photograph!
We were invited to a cookout at my husband's co worker's house this weekend, so I decided to use them as guinea pigs to try out my latest creation. I'm getting pretty good at making banana cupcakes, so I threw together a batch. I wanted to try out a new frosting and the reality shows that I've been watching have been using chocolate ganache frosting, so I really wanted to try it. This is the first time I've ever tasted this topping and I totally fell in love-I AM a chocolate fan.
Introducing, chocolate covered banana cupcakes...yum.
I had a lot of frosting left, so I whipped up a batch of strawberry cupcakes-who wouldn't love chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes?
Everyone loved them and the adults actually ate them all before the kids had a chance-wow, I've created cupcake monsters.
Make it:
Chocolate Covered Banana Cupcakes
Banana Cupcakes Recipe:
2.5 cups granulated white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium sized bananas)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 regular-sized muffin cups with paper liners In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, bananas, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Add this to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the muffin cups until about 3/4 full. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Chocolate Ganache Frosting:
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon butter
Ganache: Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sized stainless steel bowl. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth.


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When last we spoke, I had promised to show you what a sewn steek looks like, so that maybe you wouldn't be intimidated out of using a non-Shetland yarn such as Classic Elite's Fresco for a steeked design like Little Birds. Here's the swatch, unharassed.
The first thing I like to do is choose a stitch width and length on your sewing machine that matches the size of your knit stitches. Rumors that sewn steeks are stiff and compromise the drape of the fabric are paranoid nonsense. If you use a machine stitch that matches your knitting, you won't be over sewing on the knitting, and the thread does nothing to stiffen the knitting. I suppose if your machine has tension issues, you could make a mess of it, but you won't because you'll do a test swatch like I did here when I was checking out the zig zag settings.
Obviously you wouldn't do this in red thread. It's for visibility. Obviously.
Line up the row of stitches you want to secure according to your steek panel. I didn't knit an official steek panel on the swatch, so you need to pretend there is one. Here it is sewn,
And here it is cut. Wow. Just like that. No hyperventilating, no shots of Scotch. Just zip and clip, baby.
I'm heartless, I know.
Then you can pick up the stitches, two stitches for every three rows on the vertical and diagonal edges.
After the knitting of the border, you may find the yarn ends from the cut to be a little raggedy. I tinked them out to reduce the bulk.
And then I gave them a trim. It looks a lot tidier, and it does not (repeat: DOES NOT) compromise the security of the steek. Everything will be fine. I promise.
Never mind that the left edge is all wonky.


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EXCLUSIVE: Uncut Ice-T Audi R8 Crash Video Shows Coward Lambo Drivers
When video of a Bullrun crash involving an Audi R8, Ice-T, and an innocent civilian surfaced last month, something wasn't right. Seconds after the crash, audio from the Lamborghini chase car mysteriously cut out, and now we know why: Because of Lambo cowards. Here's exclusive video obtained by Jalopnik of the crash.


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38 Years Ago: The Cars Play Their First Show
By most accounts, Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr's first band was a total failure. In 1976, the duo -- which actually went by the name Ocasek & Orr at first -- picked up a few members, became Cap'n Swing and gigged around Boston. But they didn't really catch on. By the end of the year they had a new name, and on New Year's Eve, they made their public debut. It was only a matter of time before the Cars would drive straight onto radio playlists.
But the road there wasn't exactly a smooth one. As Boston DJ Maxanne Sartori (who helped break the band) writes in the liner notes to the 1999 'Deluxe Edition' of the Cars' debut album, Cap'n Swing were "too old, too weird-looking and dressed wrong; they were not an exciting live band; and they had no hit songs." Or so was the consensus among record-company insiders and some of the band's peers.
Still, the group's nervy mix of art-rock, pop music and classic rock clicked with more adventurous music fans. A local radio station even gave a couple Cap'n Swing songs a few spins. But mostly the group was headed for obscurity.
But on New Year's Eve 1976, the band, restructured and now called the Cars, played its first live show at an Air Force base in New Hampshire. The group's drummer was replaced by David Robinson, the stylish punk-loving time-keeper who helped drive the Modern Lovers' self-titled classic debut album. And Orr took over bass duties, replacing the jazzy lines laid down by the previous bassist with edgier runs.
Two months after that first show, the Cars were regulars on the Boston club scene and started recording demos of their most popular songs, including their breakthrough hit 'Just What I Needed.' Before long, they were signed to Elektra Records and started work -- not even a year after their first gig -- on their self-titled debut album, which was released in June 1978. While it wasn't an immediate hit, 'The Cars' would go on to sell more than six million copies and launch the career of one of the era's most popular groups.


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DSCC fundraises off Clinton book
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is holding a fundraising contest off the new Hillary Clinton book, promising a "signed and personalized" copy for the winner, according to an email the group sent out Saturday.
The email, obtained by POLITICO, was written by DSCC executive director and former Clinton adviser Guy Cecil. The DSCC is the first Democratic committee to use the book to raise money.
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Cecil is often mentioned as a potential campaign manager for a Clinton 2016 effort. But the email is also noteworthy in that it wouldn't take place without her permission, and it's the first indication of her lending her name to a midterm fundraising effort.
"I've had the honor of working for Hillary. Her unparalleled dedication to our country is something I've experienced first hand," he writes. "And I remain in awe of her commitment to making America and the world a more just place. That's why I can't wait to read her memoir. If you feel the same way, let us send a copy your way — signed and personalized for you by Hillary Clinton herself."
( Also on POLITICO: Clinton writes of Biden, Bergdahl in book)
He adds, "Contribute today to help stop a Republican Senate takeover and we'll automatically enter you for a chance to win a personalized signed copy of Hillary Clinton's new memoir, Hard Choices."
Later he writes, "In Hillary's words: 'All of us face hard choices in our lives. Life is about making such choices. Our choices and how we handle them shape the people we become.' I think we can all learn a little something from her book."


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SAN JOSE — The commute on southbound Highway 101 in San Jose took a dangerous turn Wednesday evening when someone shot out windows on as many as 10 moving vehicles, possibly with a BB or pellet gun, according to the California Highway Patrol.
From 5:45 until about 6:15 p.m., between six and 10 vehicles had their side windows shattered on southbound 101 near McKee Road, according to CHP Officer Chris Falkowski. Investigators believe the windows were hit by shots from a BB gun or pellet gun.
The CHP found no evidence of a firearm being used; no bullets were recovered in the area, Falkowski said.
No witnesses or suspects have been identified.
The shattered windows did not cause any collisions or injuries.
Falkowski said the dangerous acts could possibly be charged as a felony assault with a deadly weapon.
"It was extremely dangerous," Falkowski said. "It could have surprised and scared a driver who could make an unsafe lane change. It could strike someone inside the car or shatter a front windshield.
Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869. Follow him on Twitter @MarkMgomez.