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According to Spotify "There's a new world inside Spotify" and that means apps. But do you want them, are they any good, or is the music streaming service just jumping on the apps bandwagon in an attempt to make us all believe that it is something more than just a streaming music service?
Following the launch on Wednesday, we've spent some time playing with the new apps to find out what it is all about.
As with virtually every new software launch, Spotify with apps is still at the preview stage at the moment. You can have a play with the new features and there are a handful of "apps" to try out, but you'll have to go to the Spotify preview page on the website, download the app again and install it on your PC or Mac either next to or over your current version of Spotify.
If that sounds like too much effort, the company say that it will be pushed out as an automatic download in the coming weeks. Once you've downloaded, installed and then run the app you are ready to go.
What's new
Before we get to the apps there are some other new features worth noting. The whole experience has got a lot more social. The What's New page now lists trending playlists amongst friends, new friends on Spotify, Top Tracks amongst friends, new tracks to the service, and even Top playlists near you based on your location.
The right-hand column of the app has also been tarted up with a ticker tape of what your Facebook (if you have it connected) friends are listening to right now and the ability to pick "favourite friends" so you can see what they are listening to if you know your music choices are similar.
The Spotify desktop software looks identical to what you have been used to already with one major difference, there is now a new section on the left-hand column called Apps, and more specifically something called Apps Finder.
Apps Finder is like the iTunes Store option within iTunes and takes you to the apps that are taking advantage of the new features in Spotify. At the time of writing there are 11 apps available and some are more adventurous than others in what they offer and how you will use them.
Apps are incredibly easy to install. You click the add button and they appear in a list in the left-hand column ready to be accessed. A right click gives you the option to remove them. There is no lengthy download and install process.
Billboard Top Charts
By its own admission, the Billboard Top Charts app is incredibly basic, and in reality it is a curated list of tracks from the Billboard Top 100, Top 200, R&B/Hip-Hop, Country, and Rock charts in the US. Tracks that aren't available on Spotify are still listed, but greyed out and it really highlights where Spotify is lacking - Adele, Coldplay and Red Hot Chilli Peppers for example. Those lists, and they really are nothing more, can be subscribed to and saved to your own playlist queue.
It is a great way of quickly playing the hot hits of the week, but is very US focused. Here in the UK we would like to see the Chart Top 40 for example.
Fuse takes a very different approach to letting you discover music by giving you curated playlists based on what is happening in the news with particular artists.
At the time of writing that meant a playlist for the Grammy Nominations in the US and even the more controversial "Conrad Murray Gets a Prison Playlist" which features tracks like Folsom Prison Blues and In The Jailhouse Now.
There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to what they pick - it looks to be editorially driven - but it is a nice idea.
The Guardian
The Guardian is using its Spotify app as a companion to the music reviews that it does in the paper each week allowing you to listen to the albums they have reviewed.
Sounds like a great idea, but in reality it is the 100 words lifted from the review in the paper, with a link to the album in Spotify's database. There is no search, no suggestion of further reading on the site (the link to The Guardian takes you to the website's home page) and ultimately is just a pretty RSS feed.
But then again that isn't surprising. On The Guardian website it has and still does suggest you buy the album from Amazon. It clearly feels the affiliate kickbacks are more lucrative than anything Spotify is currently offering.
Last.fm already has a close relationship with Spotify so it is no surprise to see the music service being one of the first apps in the Spotify App shop (nothing is for sale though).
It scans what you listen to and then suggests more tracks for you based on that. The more you use it the better it gets, and the circle of listening discovery begins.
Are you looking for an angry playlist, or maybe something sensual to impress Mrs Pocket-lint? Well Moodagent believes it is the answer. It will create a playlist based on your mood whether you give it a starter track or just ask it for suggestions. It then gives you a pretty graph so you can see what you're going to be getting.
There are basic controls to influence the playlist up or down and with choices along the lines of Sensual, Tender, Happy, Angry, and Tempo, there should be something to get you fired up.
What is clear is that you will be introduced to a bucket load of music that you've never heard for. Thankfully you can always press the skip button.
It, like other apps, as the ability to save your creation as a playlist to listen on other devices.
Like The Guardian App, Pitchfork is a curated reviews app highlighting the best independent music around.
The reviews are longer than the both The Guardian and Rolling Stone Recommends apps, but are still just ways of highlighting new releases.
Rolling Stone Recommends
New album releases, hot songs, and a compilation of greatest tracks you need to be listening to are all here in the Rolling Stone Recommends app.
The app is a bit more polished than The Guardian offering, however American in its tastes and approach. Reviews are still on the short side though.
On the compilation front we aren't really sure we are ready to listen to Mick Jagger's Top Reggae Songs however.
Tapping into the Songkick website and musician concert tours the app looks at the music you have stored locally in Spotify and then keeps you informed when those artists or bands are performing so you know to book tickets.
If none of your artists are performing, it will also work out your location and then give you a list of where all the gigs are in your area. It is the only app we can actually see making money.
Taking the subscription playlist feature to the next level, the app allows you to create a "spot" that you can then invite people to listen to. The app works very much like turntable.fm allowing a group of you to have a say in what music is played next, but with the added bonus of doing it all within Spotify. You can comment on the songs being played, add tracks, and then vote for tracks to be played next if you really are that bothered.
The app tracks how many people are listening to it allowing you see and then join really popular playlists. If you like the playlist you can add it to your list for listening later. If the track isn't available in your country then you'll get silence until it finishes. Annoying.
You can't however skip or rewind tracks.
Like a spot of karaoke? Fancy sitting in front of your computer singing? Well if that is you then this is the Spotify app you'll be wanting. The app will show you the lyrics (if it has them) so you can sing along to your heart's content without having to leave your home.
It has most of the popular tracks you'll be looking for.
For the ultimate karaoke professional you can hone the syncing skills of the app further if you feel it is slightly out, but for us that's taking it a little too far.
We Are Hunted
Like the Rolling Stone Recommends and The Guardian apps the We Are Hunted app is yet another curated song list app that gives you what's hot for its loyal audience. Here you get an eclectic mix of emerging artists, a mainstream chart, and genre based charts.
However offering something very different and perhaps the killer feature here is the "Instant Playlist" feature that allows you to pick an artist and for it to generate a playlist for you of musicians and bands that sound like that artist.
It is very Pandora in its approach - a good thing for UK listeners who don't have access to the US streaming service - but we did find that the artist we asked for either didn't then appear in the playlist the app generated for us, or appeared just once or twice over 90 tracks.
For the Spotify user it is win win. There are some really good examples of what is possible here and it is only day one.
We've been a big fan of curated playlists for a while, enjoying other people's far better music knowledge and the introduction of apps will let you tap into that in a way that for many will be lot friendlier.
The apps also start to help you get past one of the biggest hurdles Spotify has always add - what do I listen to?
But while we think the apps have massive appeal to the Spotify audience, we can't currently see what benefit they have for the creators, apart from trying to build their brand to another untapped audience.
Spotify has said that currently developers won't be able to charge or earn money from creating apps and that means that while some are happy to "mess around" many won't be able to invest the time to create them, let alone then maintain them. That might change the in the future, but there are no promises.
As Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, said at the press conference: "This is really something we've done because we believe this was missing."
He is right, and anything that helps you get more out of the service is very much welcomed. Let's just hope those that have good app ideas are happy to work for free.


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February 26. 2013 9:28PM
Pembroke couple files suit against Manchester diocese
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A Pembroke couple filed a civil complaint Tuesday against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester claiming a retired priest made sexually inappropriate and harassing comments to their son during confession last month.
The suit filed by James and Kimberly Timbas against the diocese and St. John Regional School in Concord also claims the Rev. George A. Desjardins touched the boy without consent. The child is a student at the school. Manchester attorney Peter E. Hutchins represents the plaintiffs in the suit filed in Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester.
Kevin Donovan, director of communications for the Diocese of Manchester, said the diocese disputes the allegations.
"The diocese's Code of Ministerial Conduct and its policy for the Protection of Children and Young People detail how the diocese responds to allegations of sexual misconduct and allegations of such misconduct are taken very seriously," he said in an email.
The complaint, made by James Timbas to the school's principal, was investigated "and clearly did not amount to an allegation of sexual abuse."
"The 'touching' described in the complaint was actually a handshake offered by the priest publicly after a Mass," Donovan said. "We will respond to the complaint in court and expect a speedy resolution. In the meantime, our thoughts and prayers are with the student, his family, the accused priest, and all the students, faculty and administration of the school. The diocese and the school will continue to provide the student with a supportive school environment."


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The Coastal Carolina Cotton Gins of Pantego and Fairfield, N.C., and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties are sponsoring the field day. The Respess Farm is located in the Terra Ceia community of Beaufort County.
The field day runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
The field day is centered around 10 on-farm tests that demonstrate and evaluate cultural practices and problems that cotton farmers face in the field, says Gaylon Ambrose, Beaufort County Extension agent.
Tests will show the impact of seed treatments, in-furrow and foliar insecticides against thrips. Another plot looks at Bollgard and Bollgard II in a side-by-side comparison.
In one test, county Extension agents and growers are working with John Deere Company in comparing 15-inch row spindle-picked cotton to conventional row widths. John Deere has developed a 15-inch spindle pick header that will be on display at the field day.
Growers in the area are in the third year of a study looking at the impact of planting date on cotton yield, the benefit of tillage practices and the comparison of growth regulators. The test is designed to compare early-, timely and late-planted cotton.
John Bradley, Monsanto's tillage specialist, will lead the discussion on reduced-tillage systems. The growth regulator test compares the impact of mepiquat chloride, Pix Plus and Pentia on cotton height, maturity and yield.
A new on-farm test evaluates control measures for hardlock. Daryl Bowman, North Carolina State cotton breeder, will discuss results of the cotton variety test. Another test will look at the use of foliar fertilizers.
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No Right Answer: Best Fast Food
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Oh noooooooooo
Just to bring some actual numbers into it, apparently a study was recently conducted on this very topic and Burger King came in last as far as wait-time is considered with almost four minutes between placing the order and getting your food as well as only getting orders made correctly 83% of the time. :P
I say Subway, mostly because I prefer Sandwich over hamburger, then again there are better and cheaper altenatives( a lot butchers and bakers who make thier own sandwiches) here in Belguim.
But if I have to choose between the 3 I say Burger King.
Chik-Fil-A is my favorite, but if I had to choose from these 3 I'd side with Taco Bell.
You can't beat good Taco Bell (hastely prepared TB will destroy you though).
Say hello to the Oxymoron Episode!
I don't know about you guys, but my local Burger King serves poutine with bacon...That wins it for me. I only eat McDonald when I'm drunk. I only eat Taco Bell when I need a laxative. Ok, that last one was mean, but my experience hasn't proved the contrary.
Does Subway counts as a fast-food? If so, Subway all the way.
If I had to choose from the three I would pick either Taco Bell or Burger King. Their food quality is better (though still bad) and they aren't run by the most evil people on the face of this planet.
If I had to pick any fast food though, it'd be Chic-fil-a. They make okay food, and let's not bring politics into lunch.
The best fast food is an oxymoron.
haha just beat me too it!
We don't have Taco Bell here in England but between Burger King and McDonald's it's gotta be Burger King every time. Donald's is cheaper though.
Let's start off with this. My answer will never be Taco Bell. I despise Taco Bell for the simple reason that they have never once gotten my order right no matter where I've gone. As such it will never get my vote.
For BK vs. McDonalds, I'm going to have to go with BK, just because McDonalds is everywhere and somewhat evil. Not that BK isn't. It's just less evil. I dunno. Not a fan of either really.
My Fast Food of choice is KFC. Only there can I really have a failure pile in a sadness bowl. But if pizza places count, it'll likely be Pizza Hut. I like stuffed-crust pizzas.
I'm not convinced Dan and Chris have ground to stand on making fun of the combo of meat, cheese, and veggies. That's basically what burgers are. Just replace tortilla or taco shell with bun.
If you've ever been in the Nebraska area, you'd know the answer is Runza.
Also Freebirds! Giant burritos, they are awesome. Not Chipotle, though cause they only have cilantro rice and I can't stand the stuff.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
I just want to put this out there; In N Out burger is waaaaaaay overrated.
Del Taco is where it's at. They have the tastiest cheeseburger and the best tacos outside of an actual Mexican food establishment. Del Taco is the winner.
And I was eating 2 white castle burgers while watching this. They were disgusting.
There is only one answer, the best food is food that is fast, but never 'fast food'. If you go to a chain restaurant you are by definition a cretin and of moron level intelligence. Eat food, not chemically treated meat, grain and diary 'product'.
Hell Pizzas.
They are by far, the best fast food in my country.
Arby's, simply because it forces you to change so many of your base assumptions about fast food. You want a burger? Fuck off, you're getting shredded beef! You want ketchup? Fuck off, you're getting our house blend or horseradish sauce! You want french fries? Fuck off, you're getting curly potato ringlets, even if you ordered homestyle fries since there's always one or two that hide at the bottom of the bag!
....Well, that and Chick-Fil-A doesn't have a store front anywhere near my house.
In Britain we have no Taco Bells. But also here in Britain the MacDonalds just attracts neds and chavs, so Burger King wins for me!
Jack in the box. Only place that actually seasons their damn burgers.
Seriously, how is it all these fast food places skip out on the EASIEST WAY to make something taste better? Salt and pepper dudes. Salt and pepper.
most of the food is processed, including subways (what, you thought the cold cuts were real meat!?)so it dosent matter which is "healthier".
OT: if i had to choose one,it would be hero burger. it is a burger joint where you can put anything on on your burger(chili? slamon? banana? go ahead!)and it is certified 100% angus beef. they even say that you can trace the beef back to where the farm is. and boy is it good. by good, i mean its so meaty and delicious, it feels like i had a steak between some bread. see if there is one in your city/area and go!
You are all WRONG.
It's Bojangles.
Like KFC, but more spicy southern.
Five guys is the best.
Whataburger is close, but Five Guys is waaaaaay better, so yummy.
Also, I completely lost it at the taco snatcher thing. I had to pause the video briefly so I don't miss out on anything from laughing so hard.
You guys actually have good Whataburgers near you? The one we have here is terrible.
The best place we have here is Zaxby's, which could probably change their catch phrase to badass chicken and get away with it.
I'd say the best American fast food restaurant is Subways.
As a man who worked at Taco Bell, it loses automatically, screw the cantina menu, screw working drive-thru for 6 months straight, really screw the customers, oh and screw sub bean, food taste like hell anyway =D Mcdonalds got my vote, although i do miss In 'n' Out
I'm sorry but KFC and Pizza Hut are run by the same Corperation as Taco Hell, Yum Inc. "alone were delicious, Together were Yum!" so its evil as well
Is it wrong that I was eating Taco Bell when I started watching this video? My Vote goes for Burger King though. Long live the King!
That was so funny!!
But I am strictly a KFC guy
Finally, I thought they disappeared. Come to Europe please! No Mcwhizzle or nuggety thingies, just burgers.
You sir won this thread for mentioning Bojangles: best name ever. Personally I am a big fan of panda express (it counts it has a drive-thru and its premade).
Only went once to Burger King and I think there's no Taco Bell here.
From the arguments, it seems Burger King wins.
I'm sick of the hamburger and bread of Mcdonalds, sometimes it feels like plastic. Burger King has to many things, there's nothing simple as Mcbacon. For someone who hates tomato, salad and cheese it gets harder to choose.
Also, it's sad people love fast food so much. Not even going to talk about health stuff. It's just that "normal" food is way tastier and better. At least here in Europe where food standards are higher, maybe that's why Americans need to resort to fast food so much.
Taco Bell is the best out of all three... but it's not fast food.
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Sorry guys but McDonalds looses by default because their best menu items are only available from like, 4 - 5am until 11am and that's their breakfast stuff. Every morning if you want a McGriddle you go into McDonalds and if it's breakfast time that McDonalds is PACKED with a million people, a line going out the door, everybody's yelling and screaming. If you get there at noon McDonalds is a ghost town. McDonalds signs should say "100 Billion Served Hot Cakes"
As for Burger King, I've never had a burger from there that didn't taste like it was burned. I can't stand their burgers but I like their chicken sammiches, their fries, etc. I likes me some Taco Bell too but I only have a couple of things that I like from there.
My favorite fast food place is a toss-up between either Sonics or Roy Rogers.
Since the introduction of the Cantina burrito, Taco Bell at least finally has an item on their menu that tastes like something other than an assemblage of sour cream, beans, b-grade cheese, and chemicals. Bully for them.
But they're all kind of scary. The comment about eating kosher made me go, "Hmm, is that right? Because some white bread products contain milk." So I looked it up, and no, Burger King buns don't contain milk, so far as I can tell... But they do have something like sixteen freaking ingredients, and that's if you leave out all the crap in parenthesis.
Guys, you can make really good bread with, like, six ingredients. I'm telling you, this is scary.
Burger King hands down. McDonald's sucks, the burgers have no taste and the fries taste like limp spaghetti. Taco bell has no meat in it, nothing that tastes like meat.
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NEW ORLEANS - Michael Crabtree refused to remove the black 49ers beanie and reveal his hair. Nope, not going to do it.
NEW ORLEANS - Michael Crabtree refused to remove the black 49ers beanie and reveal his hair. Nope, not going to do it.
Crabtree is trying to maintain every possible element of surprise he might still have left heading into his first Super Bowl - and will certainly take any advantage he can get this week.
Not that his 'do has much to do with it. But this is Crabtree, quirky and superstitious, a guy still trying to shed that diva label he picked up as a college star at Texas Tech. It's something his San Francisco teammates are quick to dismiss, insisting that's not the case.
The dynamic, play-making wide receiver will be a primary focus for the Baltimore Ravens' secondary come Sunday at the Superdome. Crabtree is as dangerous after the catch as he is dodging defensive backs to make acrobatic catches or finding ways to keep both feet inbounds while tiptoeing the sideline.
"A lot of coaches can coach a route and how you catch the ball, but after the catch it's really all you," he said. "That's what makes you special."
No matter his catches or number of chances this weekend, Crabtree cares about only one thing: capping his career season with a championship ring. The fanfare and media frenzy, he'll take it or leave it (his voice was hoarse Wednesday from all the talking). He is still coming to terms with being a public figure, and the constant scrutiny that goes along with it.
Just last week, Crabtree learned he wouldn't face charges for an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the 49ers beat Green Bay in the NFC divisional playoffs on Jan. 12. The San Francisco district attorney announced Friday there would be no charges "at this time." The wideout was never arrested or detained, and police said he cooperated with the investigation.
"I was disappointed in the allegations," Crabtree said Wednesday morning, before heading off to practice at Saints headquarters. "It's over now."
Crabtree still carries a chip on his shoulder and is out to prove he should have been drafted higher. He held out for 71 days as a rookie before signing in October 2009 and becoming a starter less than three weeks later. He wouldn't change much about how things have gone so early in his NFL career.
After all, had he gone to the Oakland Raiders with the seventh overall pick that year - they selected Darrius Heyward-Bey instead - Crabtree would be watching after yet another losing season in the East Bay. The Niners grabbed him three spots later at No. 10.
"I watched him as a youngster; I watched him in college," Baltimore receiver Jacoby Jones said. "When he came out and he held out, I was interested to see what he was going to do. He came in and I was like, 'This kid can play.' I like his game. He's got great hands, great route runner."
Colin Kaepernick sure thinks so. Crabtree quickly became the second-year quarterback's top target after he took over the starting job under center midseason.
Kaepernick's passes come so fast they require extra concentration and "you've just got to focus at all times on his ball."
"He does a lot of things well and he's a very physical receiver," Kaepernick said. "He wants to get in the end zone every time he touches the ball. As a quarterback, that's something you love."
Crabtree receives guidance from a couple of other characters who have dazzled at his position - teammate Randy Moss and former 49ers star Terrell Owens. Moss tells Crabtree like it is, on the field and off, while T.O. offers advice from time to time via text messages.
They've got a few things in common, too.
In the season finale against Arizona on Dec. 30, Crabtree caught two touchdowns and finished with a career-high 172 yards on eight receptions. It was the best outing by a 49ers receiver since Owens more than a decade ago.
Crabtree, finally healthy for a full season after a series of injuries in his first three seasons, also became San Francisco's first 1,000-yard receiver since T.O. in '03.
If he and Kaepernick can keep their good thing going, Crabtree certainly has a chance at a championship.
Crabtree took it personally when the 49ers failed to reach last year's Super Bowl after a 20-17 overtime loss to the eventual champion New York Giants. San Francisco's receiving corps managed one catch for 3 yards that game. It was his reception, but hardly enough.
"I can't really pinpoint the things that Crabtree has picked up," Moss said. "I just told him when I first came I really wanted to work; I just wanted to be out there with him to make plays for him. Michael Crabtree hasn't let me down; he really hasn't. Everybody has little stumbles in the road. It's great to see a person to overcome so many things. His whole 49ers career he's had some stumbles and hasn't been able to complete a whole season, but to go out there and make the plays he's made this year, my hat's off to him."


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The drumbeat of war dominates news cycles in the mid-2000s and the world fixates on the hanging execution of Saddam Hussein.
The drumbeat of war dominates news cycles in the mid-2000s and the world fixates on the hanging execution of Saddam Hussein.
But what are the dreams of Iraqi refugees?
U.S. banking institutions collapse on Wall Street and the nation plunges into financial crisis.
What led to the corruption and bad practices?
The modern nation of Cambodia is changing, torn between an agrarian past and a more industrialized future.
But what of the people who also must change?
Kalyanee Mam is a born storyteller.
It took a childhood in Stockton, "great teachers" at Edison High School, a history degree from Yale University, three years of law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, and global travel for her to discover that.
And it turns out she's really good at it.
Mam, a lawyer and a 35-year-old human rights activist, also is a critically acclaimed filmmaker. And her latest movie, only her third, is one of 12 documentaries accepted in the World Cinema competition at next month's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
"We are all doing the same things if we open ourselves up to connections with people," Mam said. "We're all telling stories every day. We're all born to express ourselves. All of us are artists."
Mam hasn't always understood that.
When she graduated from Edison in 1995, Mam set off for Yale on a scholarship. Four years later, armed with an undergraduate degree in history, she went to work as a paralegal in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
"I wanted to go into human rights," she said. "I thought the law would be the right way."
Three years of law school at UCLA followed, but Mam was still looking for her life's purpose. "I did internships in South Africa and China. I went to Mozambique and worked on labor-law reform.
"I had a friend in Iraq. He asked if I would come there and work on commercial-law reform."
And her life began to pivot.
She gained insight into the everyday lives of Iraqis and that led to frustration that Americans weren't learning the full story of the war's impact. And she wanted to tell it.
Her first film, "Between Earth and Sky," followed the lives of three young Iraqi refugees forced to resettle in neighboring countries. Through that experience, Mam met award-winning documentary producer and director Charles Henry Ferguson.
He hired her as cinematographer on his Oscar-winning, 2010 documentary "Inside Job," which described the nation's financial crisis.
"I had no background in filmmaking," she said. "It was on-the-job training. I had only held a camera once before 'Inside Job.'
"For me, the camera is just a tool. Even filmmaking itself, even the law - they are only tools, means to an end. The story is the vision. You have the capacity to employ those tools to create that vision."
Mam's most recent project, the 83-minute film accepted at Sundance, is "A River Changes Course," which explores the impact of modern development on Cambodia.
It's a subject she spent two years exploring and filming. And it is personal.
Mam was born in Battambang Province during the Khmer Rouge regime. Her family fled first to a refugee camp near the border with Thailand and then to the United States.
Mam, her parents and six siblings arrived in Stockton in 1983. She was 6 years old.
"My family instilled in all of us a sense of pride for our culture," Mam said. "I heard so many stories. They never hid it from us - it was traumatic and unreal."
Her mother, 68-year-old Vann Theth Mam, still lives in Stockton. Her father, Peter Sok Sann Mam, died in 1999. He was 60.
Mam's father helped spark her empathy and compassion for others as well as her love of storytelling. "He always told stories, and he was always giving to others," she said. "He was a social worker and worked with Stockton's Southeast Asian community, especially the youth."
Mam now lives in Guerneville with her partner, David Mendez. They met while working on "Between Earth and Sky."
She hopes one day to come home and show her latest film.
"I'd like to share it, especially with the youth. It is an important story to share," she said. "It's also a platform for sharing my life with the young people of Stockton. It's tough to figure out what you want to do. For many of us, life is mind-boggling and confounding and tough to figure out. It's important to listen to your heart. What is it that drives you and inspires you?"
For Mam, it's telling stories. And filmmaking is only a tool.
Contact reporter Kevin Parrish at (209) 546-8264 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Genoa's Serie A status remains on a knife edge after they could only record a 1-1 draw with Atalanta on Saturday.
The Grifone - who needed a win to jump out of the relegation places - took the lead inside six minutes when Antonio Floro Flores glanced home Matuzalem's floated free kick.
Moments later, however, a corner dropped to the feet of Cristiano Del Grosso who struck the ball low and hard over Sebastien Frey's line for a share of the spoils.
Antonio Di Natale marked his return to Udinese contention with a spectacular winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Lazio on Saturday to consign the Romans to a second straight Serie A defeat.
On 19 minutes, Gabriel Silva scooped up a cross for Zebrette captain Di Natale to hit on the volley in acrobatic fashion to keep his side firmly in the mix for a European finish this season.
Udinese now move level on points with Lazio - still suffering from a European hangover following their elimination at the hands of Fenerbahce - in the league standings.
Napoli scored a last-gasp winner at the San Paolo to salvage a 3-2 success over Cagliari and remain in contention for the Serie A title.
It was the Sardinians, however, who made the breakthrough via a wonderstrike from Victor Ibarbo, but moments after the interval, Marek Hamsik's long-range effort brushed off Davide Astori's heel.
Twenty minutes later, the former AC Milan youngster emerged villainous again as he played Edinson Cavani
criminally onside before the Uruguayan struck home, although Marco Sau restored parity again soon after.
But inside stoppage time, Lorenzo Insigne came off the bench and unleashed an effort which bounced off Gabriele Perico and over goalkeeper Michel Agazzi to gift the Partenopei all three points.
Chievo ended a run of three matches without a win on Sunday after they nicked a precious 1-0 victory over Siena to all-but-preserve their top-flight distinction for another season.
The decisive goal came on the stroke of half-time when Flying Donkeys talisman Sergio Pellissier latched onto a Perparim Hetemaj through pass and coolly dispatched the finish past Gianluca Pegolo.
Nonetheless, the Tuscans - who were also left to rue a disallowed Massimo Paci header - stay one point clear of the relegation places despite their loss.
Palermo netted in the dying embers of the Derby di Sicilia to claim a 1-1 draw with Catania and keep within touching distance of safety in Serie A.
The hosts found the initiative on 65 minutes as Pablo Barrientos capitalised on a series of deflections from a cross that was sent in the box before steering home the finish.
But to the Rosanero's fortune, with the last kick of the match, Abel Hernandez's header dropped to the feet of a revitalised Josip Ilicic who slammed the ball past Mariano Andujar.
The Argentine goalkeeper was then given his marching orders for his part in a brawl that ensued soon after Palermo's dramatic late equaliser.
Pescara halted their rotten run of eight consecutive defeats on Sunday thanks to a surprise stalemate with Coppa Italia finalists Roma.
Inside 14 minutes, Gianluca Caprari swooped to net the rebound from Emmanuel Cascione's shot which was originally parried away by Maarten Stekelenburg.
However, the Giallorossi - despite dropping to sixth - were good enough for a point when Daniele De Rossi's dragged effort turned into an assist for substitute Mattia Destro.
With virtually nothing to play for, Bologna and Sampdoria cancelled eachother out at the Dall'Ara on Sunday.
The Rossoblu broke the deadlock on 24 minutes when Alberto Gilardino met Saphir Taider's cross, but on the hour mark, Gianluca Sansone dashed clear and fired home a low finish for a point a piece.
Both sides are separated by a single point in mid-table but needn't worry about falling into the relegation trap-door.
Fiorentina survived a late Torino fightback to rescue a 4-3 victory at the death and maintain their hopes of a top-three finish this season.
On eight minutes, Juan Cuadrado continued his rich vein of form courtesy of a lobbed effort before a header from Alberto Aquilani and an Adem Ljajic free kick ensured the Viola went into half-time with a three-goal lead to protect.
However, Paulo Barreto pulled one back for the Granata via a tap-in after the restart, and both Mario Santana and Alessio Cerci - from another set-piece - exerted revenge against their former employers to stun the Tuscan faithful.
Yet with just four minutes left on the clock, Matias Fernandez and Mounir El Hamdaoui combined to release Romulo who rifled a shot onto the underside of the bar and into the back of the net.


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Samhassas needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 505 designs submitted by 171 freelance designers.
Hassas Photography
Professional wedding and portrait photographer. Been in business for about 4 years. My business has been extremely successful and we have booked out consistently every year for the past 3. 2010 we booked 46 weddings. My of them required air travel all over the world. Wedding and engagement photography dominates 75% of what we shoot. The other 25% consists of commercial, portrait, senior and music photography.
Our photos are CREATIVE. It's the #1 adjective used about our work. We pride ourselves in providing a very niche look. Out-the-box, fun and youthful.
We are NOT a new/starting photography company. We have a good history and our client base is of a nice size.
My clients are mid to high end in the wedding photography market. We book on average, packages between $5,000 - $7,000.
Our core audience is engaged women, between the ages of 20 - 28 years old. THIS is for the wedding portion of our website.
Because of the fun nature of our work, we tend to attract a younger crowd. We're just fine with that.
We are located in the Tech-heavy San Francisco Bay Area. 60% of our work/client base is here. The other 40% is all over the world. We have shot and will be shooting in 5 continents.
Please familiarize yourselves with the current brand and logo: http://www.hassasphotography.com. While the current color scheme is all displayed on black, the new website and blog will be displayed on white. We are going with a much more feminine approach.
While the current brand and logo is old and tired, I DON'T want to completely throw it out and start from scratch. As best we can, I'd like to maintain as much of our color scheme as possible.
The logo needs to be more feminine then masculine. I love watercolor.
I love quilt patterns. (samples of this are attched below.
Zapfino is a terrible font. I should have never used it to begin with.
The new logo will NOT have any script. (unless you feel it works)
You will be designing our new "CORE" logo.
Whosoever design we choose for our core logo will be approached about helping us with our other logos and design.
View the attachment to help lead you in the right direction.
THANKS FOLKS!! Excited to see some design.
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YOO Design Studio
Since 1999, yoo Desgin Studio has been working with international developers on a multitude of residential, hotel and commercial projects throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North and South America and the Middle East. yoo is responsible for the design of over 10,000 homes in 31 cities
Mark started working with John Hitchcox as soon as he had graduated, helping to set up the Manhattan Loft Corporation. Within five years, he was Creative Director, responsible for every design issue from building development to corporate design.
After a few independent years running his own highly successful and profitable practice, Mark once again joined John Hitchcox to assist him in setting up yoo with Philippe Starck.
Mark's architectural background and hands-on experience in the area of cutting-edge development has given him an unusual and valuable insight into the commercial machinery of the property industry, as well as the expectations of the clients. Mark, who lives between London and Sussex, oversees the quality of the output from the yoo Design Studio all over the world.


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Expedition Photographs
Lang-Chapin Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Mammalogist Herbert Lang and his assistant James P. Chapin collected and documented zoological, botanical, and anthropological collections and produced painted and photographic images of the natural and human environment. The material culture collected by Lang and Chapin, their field notes and photographs combine to give a remarkably extensive picture of life in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early twentieth century.
Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902)
The Jesup North Pacific Expedition led by the anthropologist Franz Boas the first landmark research project of the Division of Anthropology, turned out to be one of the most scientifically important anthropological investigations ever mounted. Conceived and directed by Franz Boas, the expedition was financed by Museum president Morris K. Jesup. The anthropologists Berthold Laufer, Waldemar Jochelson, Waldemar Bogoras conducted ethnographic research and made collections in Siberia, Manchuria, and on Sakhalin Island. Laufer worked among the Nivkhi (Gilyak), Evenk, and Ainu on Sakhalin Island and the Nanai (Golde) of the Amur River. Bogoras studied the Chukchi and Yupik (Siberian Eskimo), and Jochelson the Koryak, Yukaghir, and Sakha (Yakut). The collections, written field notes, wax disk recordings, and photographs were intended to constitute a comprehensive record of the peoples they studied.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The NCAA announced the 2012 Division II Golf SuperRegional fields Friday, and No. 21 Georgia College has earned an at large bid to the South/Southeast SuperRegional to be held at Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C.
The 20-team field begins competition May 7-9, with the top-five advancing to the NCAA Finals in Louisville, Ky. May 15.
GC took the third seed in the Southeast Region. Other Southeast Region teams are No. 1 UNC Pembroke and No. 2 USC Aiken. Wingate University, the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) champion was fourth, with Georgia Southwestern State University in fifth and Armstrong sixth.
Carson-Newman College is seventh, Barton College eighth, Columbus State University ninth and Conference Carolinas Champion Coker College takes the final spot.
The Bobcats last won this tournament in 2008. Georgia College has advanced to the NCAA Finals eight times in school history, the most recent being 2009.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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It's improbable, but just listen. When we go to sleep our brain activity is reduced a great deal. If for even a millisecond, our brain activity completely ceased and rebooted itself. The old us would very possibly die, leaving a new "us" in the morning, with all the memories of the previous.
We think we've lived a good amount of time, when possibly, every night, you die and a new version of you awakes oblivious to the other you that died.
What do you think? If you completely reboot your brain, will you still be "you"?
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too much weed isnt good for you >.<
I think its highly logical to think. Think of it this way if you are put into a video game (all of your memory's and emotions perfectly) to make an avatar. that avatar acts and thinks just like you in the game would that be you. nope. your still alive in the reall world. even if that game mimics you. so every night we do die..
i see where you are coming from but in actuality our brains are working their hardest when we sleep. When we sleep is when our short term memory becomes long term memory. So you could say that more of your brain is working when we sleep.
Would that mean we gain a new soul every night, would are dreams be a state were are spirit resides.
draw your blade agents all oppression
that's a trip
Procrastination is the only true enemy
Do we die every night?
If you completely reboot your brain, will you still be "you"?
Of course you will still be you.
The "you" in you is highly dependent upon the physical structure of your brain and said DNA structures ... your self-aware metaphysical you uses the physical structure of your brain as a map of you. If you digitally mapped your consciousness, removed it from your current body, and placed it in another body/head, your consciousness would collapse. Even if your consciousness was accepted by the new body, you wouldn't be you. It must be an exact copy of your old physical brain.
Thus the reason there is no such thing as a soul, and why Heaven/Hell is completely impossible. Your metaphysical you, or soul or consciousness, can not survive without your physical brain. Once the brain dies, so does your metaphysical "soul" as it no longer has a working structure to bind itself to.
So, if it was possible to "re-boot" yourself every night, as long as you had the same physical brain, you would be you.
I am a cage in search of a bird.
You should realize that life is precious and your personality is comprised of your experiences. Should you die and your life experience be reset; you will cease to be yourself. Life is your only true purpose and the meaning of your existence simultaneously. Remember this simple fact and you will accomplish much, but forget it and you will go nowhere.
You don't die, man.
Their is stages to being asleep NREM
First stage is when we start dozing off but if somebody were to ask if we were asleep we would probably say no and
this when Brain waves and muscle activity slow down. Stage 2 our brain wave pattern is calmer and body temp drops a little bit, during this this time we can be easily be awoken no eye movement though
when we hit the 3rd and 4th stage we would need a very loud noise to wake us up.
Our breathing is more into rhythm blood presure and body temp drop again and muscle relax and this when we have the slowest brain activity
these stages are of NREM are also called "Slow wave sleep". This is when we are restored or you rejuvenate, what are body wants when we are tired after 90 min we go into REM which hypes up slow brain waves alomost to the point to its like we are awke or even faster
heart beats faster blood pressure rises, but strangely we are practicly paralyzed. REM last 5 min to 30 then we Hit NERM again the cycle repeats
Maybe during 3rd or 4th we could completly shut down for like a sec or less it may be possible
Interesting idea my friend was taking about actually really cool!!
You can read about it in this website if you want
Does anybody Know more about this?
I would also like to know
Senjougahara fascination!!!
Everytime I fall alseep, then wake up. I feel like my brain was defragged. So, makes sense
The past is the past, don't let it cloud who you are now.
What defines us as a person is what we've experienced, with maybe a hint of how our brains are different to others. Even if we "rebooted" our brains, we'd be the exact same person we were before hand.
I get that this is an attempt at being philosophical, but this quite possibly the dumbest thread I've ever seen. And you have a very poor understanding of what death actually is.
I don't read manga.
Death is when the soul leaves the body. The soul does not leave the body during sleep.


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Biggest casualty of sequestration is legitimacy of governmentDR. WAYNE F. LESPERANCE JR.
February 26. 2013 6:55PM
Sequestration. How did we get here? The back story on the looming cuts to federal spending set to begin on March 1 is an interesting one. In a rare display of bipartisanship members of the Republican-controlled house, Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House came up with sequestration to force Washington to address its reckless spending habits and failure to pass a budget. The idea behind sequestration is that the pain of the cuts to defense and domestic spending would be so severe that legislators and the White House would have to come to a deal. Wishful thinking.
With just days to go before the deadline kicks in, public efforts to arrive at a deal have been replaced by the familiar partisan blame game that now passes for doing the people's business. Instead of focusing on avoiding the ham-fisted cuts to spending that will affect military deployments, special education funding, the judicial system and public safety, the media is filled with contested accounts of whose idea sequestration was and who will pay the bigger price once the cuts begin.
The impact on federal spending is not insignificant. Over 10 years, the Budget Control Act, from which sequestration comes, requires a $1.2 trillion cut in spending. Annually, that works out to about $109 billion, with $85 billion set to be cut over the course of this year. By now, most are familiar with what this means in the real world. Defense cuts will lead to 800,000 civilian employee furloughs, defense contracts not being renewed, training and readiness programs being cut, and, perhaps most famously, the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier battle group's deployment to the Middle East has been cancelled. Domestically, 70,000 students would no longer have access to Head Start services, 10,000 teachers and aides who serve low-income and special needs students would find their funding cut, the FAA would have to furlough nearly 47,000 employees. Homeland security and Medicare will be cut as well.
In New Hampshire, the cuts will also take a toll. According to the White House, Granite Staters should expect over a million dollar cut to teachers and schools, more than $2.2 million less for children with disabilities, no Head Start for 100 children, the loss of $138,000 in funding for job search assistance that will affect nearly 5,000 people looking for work. The list goes on.
At the end of the day the biggest casualty of sequestration isn't the particular federal programs that are cut, the jobs that are lost or furloughed, or even the impact on unemployment or the growth of our economy. The casualty is the legitimacy of our government in Washington. Support for our institutions of government is dangerously low. According to the most recent Gallup Poll, 14 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing while 81 percent disapprove. According to Real Clear Politics, 37.2 percent of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction while 55.5 percent think we are headed in the wrong direction. It is possible that sequestration will serve as one of those critical moments in our national conscience, shocking voters into demanding more of their elected officials. We've seen this before after the attack on Pearl Harbor, during the Vietnam War, and in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. It's also possible that voters will continue to muddle along, allowing for business as usual in Washington where playing the blame game and scoring cheap partisan points passes for legislation and leadership. If that's the case, then we have the government we deserve.
Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance Jr. is a professor of political science at New England College and the director of its Center for Civic Engagement.


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Basehor resident Stephanie Swenson (left), who has a plot in the Basehor Community Garden, examines the garden's new flower bed with Trudy Rice of the Kansas PRIDE organization, who came for the garden's grand-opening event May 12. The flower bed was constructed and planted by Basehor-Linwood High School teacher Vicki Darr, Basehor 4-H club members and Family Tree Nursery.
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Former Portsmouth school worker charged with solicitation
February 15. 2013 10:17PM
PORTSMOUTH - A former Portsmouth school employee was arrested Friday by Portsmouth police on charges he tried to solicit sex online from a girl under the age of 16.
Police said Kenneth P. Kimber, 34, of 93 Osprey Drive, tried to solicit the girl online while on staff with the Portsmouth School Department's Information Technology section from Feb. 4 through Monday. He was fired by the school on Wednesday, police said.
Police did not detail Kimber's alleged actions and said only that he is charged with three counts of prohibited use of a computer and five counts of indecent exposure.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Portsmouth District Court.


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Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James today welcomed 12 private citizens who will serve as members of the Presidential Rank Award Distinguished Review Board.
Members of the board will review the accomplishments of nominees -- career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), and Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) communities -- for the 2004 Presidential Award of Distinguished Rank against the Bush Administration's goals and criteria for improving government services, before sending to James a list of individuals recommended for the award.
"I want to express my sincere appreciation to the volunteer members of the Presidential Rank Award Distinguished Review Board for their time, their service, and their commitment to helping President George W. Bush recognize the truly extraordinary public servants among us," said James. Appointments to the board were made by the White House and James from among the professional community with expertise in a variety of occupational fields, and prominent private citizens. "Members of the board have taken their task to heart, and I know their recommendations reflect the honesty, objectivity and integrity each has brought to the table."
The Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Service is the nation's highest honor bestowed upon career federal employees. The prestigious award recognizes members of the career SES, SL and ST communities, the federal government's top cadre of managers and senior professionals, who have a consistent record of integrity, industry and commitment to public service. Members of these communities manage many of the nation's most vital programs in defense, intelligence, the environment, energy, agriculture and others.
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Nominees for the award must demonstrate a commitment to public service and possess a record of extraordinary leadership that is recognized at the agency level or acknowledged on a national or international level. Nominees are evaluated against meaningful and balanced criteria that have been adjusted to reflect the evolution of government services and the increasing complexity of federally managed programs. Successful nominees must demonstrate a record of achievement in:
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From the moment she heard about Reckless, Janet Barrett knew she would write this book. Her experiences as a horsewoman gave her a particular appreciation of the tight bond that developed between Reckless and her fellow Marines during the Korean War, from which the true story springs.
Thursday, October 9th from 7-8pm. Don't miss this great opportunity to hear Janet Barrett talk about her book "They Called Her Reckless". Copies of the book will be available for signing.
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MONTREAL - Canada's Jacques Villeneuve gave a late-afternoon crowd more than a few thrills Saturday, but ultimately it was Australian Marcos Ambrose who stole the show, winning the pole for Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200.
Running in the final group of qualifiers, Villeneuve twice held the pole - for a few seconds - before Ambrose twice beat him to the start/finish line as fastest qualifier.
Ambrose had a best lap of one minute, 40.458 seconds on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, his top speed 97.079 miles per hour, .161 seconds faster than Villeneuve's 1:40.619 (96.924).
"This photo is going on the wall," Ambrose proudly said of the pole-winner's souvenir picture, having beaten a driver he said he long watched star in Formula One and other racing leagues.
The second-place effort matched Villeneuve's career-best start in NASCAR racing, having qualified there for a race at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., in June.
Saturday's six quickest drivers broke the Villeneuve track record for stock cars.
Starting third will be Joey Logano, with 2009 NAPA 200 champion Carl Edwards and road-race star Boris said rolling out fourth and fifth.
Quebecer Andrew Ranger had a terrific fast lap of 1:41.68, placing him 11th, but he'll have to start at the rear of the grid on Sunday, having had to replace his engine after afternoon practice.
Other Canadians: twice runner-up Patrick Carpentier of Joliette, 13th; 2008 winner Ron Fellows of Mississauga, Ont.,15th; J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge, Ont., 17th; D.J. Kennington of St. Thomas, Ont., 30th.
Missing the field by two spots is Pierre Bourque of Ottawa, who ran 45th, finishing ahead of only veteran Morgan Shepherd.
Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One world champion, and Edwards tied to the hundredth of a second in Saturday's first practice session, a two-hour shaking out of the cars, clocking 1:41.108 around the circuit.
Edwards laughed when announced at an afternoon news conference as having run the morning's second-fastest time.
"How does that work?" said the driver of the No. 60 Roush-Fenway Racing Fastenal Ford. "Villeneuve and I tied.
"Well," he joked, "I guess when the racetrack bears your name, they put you first."
That wasn't the first glitch in Edwards's day. Earlier, he wasn't allowed onto Île Notre Dame because he apparently didn't have a parking pass. A mob of fans chanting his name persuaded the security guard - "I only know him as Rick," Edwards said - to grant the driver admission.
Carpentier was seventh in the morning session driving the No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing NAPA Toyota.
The dead-heat morning practice times didn't stand up through the 80-minute afternoon pre-qualifying practice, Max Papis in the No. 33 Rheem Chevy leading that one in 1:40.764. Villeneuve, in the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for Braun Racing, was second in 1:40.910 with Ambrose, driving the No. 47 Little Debbie/Glad Toyota, third in 1:40.920. Carpentier clocked fifth.
Sunday's race marks the return to Montreal of veteran Californian Robby Gordon, who was involved in a controversial, even bizarre finish in the inaugural 2007 NAPA 200. Gordon and Ambrose mixed it up late before Gordon, who to this day believes he won, finally was busted to 18th by NASCAR, then parked, as punishment for his refusal to follow orders on the Montreal track, for the next day's Sprint Cup race in Long Pond, Pa.
Gordon will start 16th on Sunday.
After Saturday practice, he waxed nostalgic about having won a dirt race at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in the late 1980s, and said how much he enjoys this city.
"Those were the days," he said of the dirt win. "Back in '88, racing for $10,000 was a lot of money in a dirt car. We came up here and we won and they paid us in gold, which was really weird because what am I going to do with gold?
"I need money to eat. We had to figure out, 'How we were going to hit Taco Bell on the way home? This gold isn't going to buy us gas and all this stuff.' That's probably the fondest (memory).
"I really enjoy races in Canada. It seems like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal have the racing atmosphere. It's fun to come up here and see everybody so enthusiastic about racing. I like coming here."
Mike Bliss qualified 37th with the NAPA 200's most original sponsorship. He's driving the Happy 75th Birthday Mom! Chevrolet.
On a more sublime note, Ranger now faces a serious challenge.
The Roxton Pond, Que., native won the pole for Sunday morning's Canadian Tire Series NAPA Autopro 100, putting in a Saturday rcord-pace qualifying run that was a fraction of a second faster than Ontario's J.R. Fitzpatrick, the series leader, to earn a start from the inside of the front row.
But Ranger had to replace the engine in his No. 27 Dodge Dealers of Quebec Nationwide Series car after Saturday morning practice, stung by a broken valve. The motor change means he'll start at the very back of the 43-car grid for Sunday afternoon's main event.
That's no matter how he qualifies Saturday afternoon.
Ranger turned in a lap of 1:45.003 (92.877 mph) to grab the Canadian Tire pole, 82-1,000ths of a second faster than Fitzpatrick. Starting third will be Jason Bowles of Ontario, Calif., who was 1.013 seconds off the pole pace.
Former Canadiens defenceman Patrice Brisebois, running his fourth Canadian Tire Series race but his first as a car owner, qualified 23rd in a field of 34, his L'Équipeur Dodge Avenger 5.710 seconds back.
This is Ranger's ninth career Canadian Tire pole, and gives him a clean sweep of first on the starting grid in the four road-course races he's run this season.
Sunday's dance has all kinds of potential for fun - Ranger won it in 2008, Fitzpatrick was the champion last summer, and they've been known to get physical when necessary. And even when not necessary.
The fastest five in Saturday's qualifying all bettered the 1:46.664 (91.465 mph) record pace of Kerry Micks set two years ago.
The Canadian Tire race will be telecast at 11:30 a.m. Sunday on TSN and RDS. The Nationwide Series event follows at 2 p.m. on TSN, 2:30 p.m. on RDS.
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas clinched their second Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype championship together Saturday with their series-record eighth overall victory in a season.
Pruett drove the No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley to a 2.005-second advantage over Alex Gurney to score the win, the first for him and Rojas on the Villeneuve circuit in Rolex Series competition. It also gave the pair their 17th victory together, adding to their record total.
In the GT class, Paul Edwards and Scott Russell gave Chevrolet its first victory since 2003 at Daytona International Speedway and led a podium sweep for the manufacturer in their No. 07 Airjax.com/Mobil 1 Corvette. Edwards passed Stevenson Motorsports teammates Robin Liddell and Ronnie Bremer on the same lap, going from third to first with under 15 minutes remaining.
(Grand-Am Rolex race report courtesy Michael Harker of Grand-Am.com.)


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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow's cyber security leaders will learn about cyber security awareness, technologies and careers at Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Cyber Security Awareness Day. Co-hosted today by the Corporation and the Tech Council of Maryland, the event brings together students from the state's top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) high schools for a day of interactive demonstrations and educational sessions.
"Students today are more networked than ever, and that means they need to be more aware than ever of the cyber threats and how to protect their computer assets, mobile devices and personally identifiable information," said Charlie Croom, Lockheed Martin's Vice President of Cyber Solutions. "This event will not only help students learn about what it takes to stay safe online, it will also help them chart their course for higher education and a career in the fast-growing field of cyber security."
"Maryland is the epicenter of cyber security innovation and job creation throughout the nation," said Renee Winsky, CEO of the Tech Council of Maryland. "This event is critical and could not have come at a better time. Our state will see the need to fill 28,000 new tech/cyber jobs by 2012. Events like these help us nurture and solidify a future workforce needed to fill that demand."
The event, part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, is being held at Lockheed Martin's NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center. Several government agencies and universities are joining the event to discuss career and educational opportunities with students. Participants include the National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, National Institute for Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, the University of Md., Johns Hopkins University, University of Md. University College, the University of Md. Baltimore County, Towson University, Capitol College, Prince George's and Montgomery Community Colleges.
Lockheed Martin is the leading provider of cyber security solutions to the Federal government. Our solutions are designed with the right team, processes and embedded technologies to provide customers with mission resilient systems.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2009 sales from continuing operations were $44.5 billion.
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Virgin leads the way in many aspects of omni-channel marketing, but this account seems to best describe the types of things that can happen when all channels and employees work together seamlessly.
Bank of America takes their omni-channel development seriously. As one of the biggest brands in their industry, they're setting the standard for a dynamic experience, which -- as of today -- allows for everything from check depositing to appointment scheduling to be handled by the company's mobile and desktop apps.
Sure, Bank of America still has a ways to go. As of yet, users can't apply for loans or carry out other more complex banking needs from their phones. But other activities, such as paying your monthly bills or depositing a check, shouldn't require that level of hassle -- and the company's commitment to the omni-channel experience ensures that it doesn't.
Oasis is a U.K. fashion retailer that's fusing their ecommerce site, mobile app, and brick-and-mortar stores into a simple shopping experience.
If you walk into one of their stores, you'll find sales associates armed with iPads that are available to give you on-the-spot, accurate, and up-to-date product information. The iPad also acts as a cash register, making it easy for associates to ring you up from anywhere in the store. And the cherry on top? If it appears that something is out of stock, the staff can instantly place an online order for you to have the item shipped directly to your home.
If that's not customer service, I don't know what is.
At least 43% of customers have used their mobile phone while shopping in a brick-and-mortar store. That fact alone provides a glimpse into the importance of omni-channel marketing. Imagine a shopper looking for an item that your website or app says is currently in stock ... but it's not. You have it in-store.That's not a great experience.
Instead, you need to make sure that each of your shopping channels work instantaneously with one another to provide something truly powerful. REI does this well through their many shopping touch points.
With the company's omni-channel initiative, you'll find up-to-date and accurate product information at every turn. And that kind of internal communication will keep customers happy, satisfied and returning back to theirstore again and again.
A quick look at the Starbucks rewards app will reveal why many consider it one of the top omni-channel experiences out there.
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If you want to have a great body when springtime rolls around sticking with a good workout program during the winter months is critically important. But when it's cold and wet outside ourselves to the gym seems that much more difficult. The Garmin blog has a great post with some excellent tips to help you stick with your workouts through the winter months you can read it here.
Another great way to keep yourself motivated is to create a workout calendar ahead of time and set both weekly and monthly goals for yourself.
Getting a fitness magazine and cutting out a photo or two of what your body is going to look like is another great idea. you can tape the photo up in your bathroom for inspiration.
Rewarding yourself after a great workout is a good way to apply a little pavlovian conditioning. If you own a juicer a fresh juice can make a great reward.
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Manchester Crimewatch: City man accused of assaulting toddler
December 16. 2013 9:42PM
MANCHESTER — A police prosecutor Monday sought $100,000 cash-only bail for Stephen Coleman, 26, of 355 Rimmon St., who was arraigned in Manchester District Court on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault.
Coleman, who the prosecutor said has a seven-page criminal history, is on probation on a drug sale conviction and is subject to a 72-hour hold. He is accused of assaulting a toddler.
Because no plea can be entered in District Court, a probable cause hearing was set for Dec. 23. Judge Gregory Michael set bail at the requested amount, with conditions that include no contact with the alleged victim, no unsupervised contact with anyone under age 18, and no contact with the child's mother.
Too much Christmas spirit?
A Hampton woman, who allegedly slapped her aunt across the face after an argument during a family Christmas party, pleaded innocent Monday in Manchester District Court.
A police prosecutor requested $1,000 cash/surety bail for Elyssa LaFrance, 33, of 19 Hemlock Haven, noting her only conviction is a driving while intoxicated conviction in September 2012. Bail conditions bar LaFrance from contact with the alleged victim.
Trial was set for Jan. 15, 2014.
Asks for personal recognizance bail
Jaycen Birmingham, 39, of 651 Lake Ave., Monday asked a Manchester District Court judge for personal recognizance bail on his charges of second offense driving while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, negligent operation and one-way violation.
A police prosecutor said Birmingham crashed into a snowbank, after driving the wrong way on a one-way street, and became disorderly when police arrived.
A police prosecutor sought $1,000 cash/surety bail for Birmingham, saying that in addition to a previous DWI, Birmingham has convictions for willful concealment and driving without giving proof of responsibility.
Birmingham told Judge Gregory Michael: "I just became foreman at my job." Michael said Birmingham had provided a sufficient reason to make the bail personal recognizance.
When told the trial date would be Jan. 15, Birmingham asked if it could be pushed back, so he can earn enough money to pay a private attorney.
With Birmingham on record as waiving a speedy trial deadline, trial was set for Feb. 12, but Michael warned Birmingham: "You're not to use any alcohol in the interim."
Bail revocation hearing Tuesday
A Bedford man who failed to appear in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Nov. 21 on charges of resisting arrest, traffic light and headlamp violations, simple assault and burglary stemming from several different incidents, was arraigned Monday in District Court on another burglary charge.
The most recent charge for Chad Montminy, 22, whose address was listed as 31 Darling St., is a burglary at 400 Stark Lane Dec. 13.
Because Montminy was out on bail when he allegedly committed a new crime, police prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Montminy's bail and have him held until trial set for Jan. 30. A judge will decided whether to revoke Montminy's bail on the earlier charges after Tuesday's bail hearing. A probable cause hearing on the felony was set for Dec. 30.
Charges in two courts
A Burlington, Mass., woman could enter no plea Monday in Manchester District Court to two felony drug charges, for allegedly having crack cocaine and heroin in her possession when stopped by police near Amherst and Ashland streets Friday evening. Officers made the stop after seeing what they said appeared to be drug activity by occupants of the vehicle.
Mia Plant, 41, of 51 Upland Road, pleaded innnocent to making a false report to law enforcement. Police said she initially gave a false name.
Bail was set at $5,000 on the new charges, with a probable cause hearing on the felonies set for Dec. 30 and trial on the misdemeanor set for Jan. 15, 2014. She will also have a probation hearing, in connection with a June 2013 suspended sentence.
But before those court appearances, Plant has a Dec. 23 court date in Salem District Court, where she failed to appear Sept. 30 on two felony drug charges and a felony of willful concealment, dating from a July 19 incident.
Drug charges for two Massachusetts men
Two Massachusetts men were arraigned Monday in Manchester District Court on charges of possession of a narcotic with intent to sell.
They were arrested Friday morning after members of the special enforcement division observed what they said appeared to be a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Super 8 Hotel, 2301 Brown Ave, and began an investigation.
Police said the investigation led to a fourth floor room. Dashan Collins, 39, of 1857 Columbus Ave, Roxbury, agreed to a search of the room, where police said they found drug packaging material, approximtely 35 grams of cocaine and, in Collins' possession, more than $500 in cash.
In court, Collins told Judge Gregory Michael the drugs weren't hi "(they) had nothing to do with me," he said.
The second man, Cornell Robbins, 37, of 17 Braddock St., Springfield, was stopped in the hotel hallway. Police said Robbins was found in possession of two small packages of marijuana and more than $1,200 in cash.
No plea can be entered to a felony in Circuit Court, so probable cause hearings for both men were set for Dec. 30. Bail was set at $35,000 cash/surety for Collins, who prosecutors said has drug sale convictions dating back to 1995 in Massachusetts. A bail commissioner had set bail at $35,000 cash/surety for Robbins, but Robbins was able to persuade the judge to reduce it. Robbins' bail is now $15,000 cash/surety.
Prosecutors requested, and the judge approved, a requirement for a hearing on the source of any funds offered for bail.
Being held on other charges
Michael Warner, 21, of 205 Pine St., Nashua, could enter no plea Monday in Manchester District Court to a felony charge of receiving stolen property, but did plead innocent to a misdemeanor of theft by deception.
Warner is accused of stealing a auto battery-charging machine valued at more than $5,000 and selling it.
A police prosecutor requested $5,000 cash/surety bail, noting Warner is being held on high bail after waiving a probable cause hearing in Nashua Circuit Court on felony charges of armed robbery and first-degree assault.
Conditions of Warner's bail on the Manchester charges include a ban on going to Speedy Lube, 226 Second St. A probable cause hearing on the stolen property charge was set for Dec. 30 and trial was set for Jan. 15, 2014, on the misdemeanor theft charge and a violation for which Warner failed to appear.
Chased with her car
Lori Patton, 46, of 484 Chestnut St., pleaded innocent Monday in Manchester District Court to violating a protective order. Patton is accused of yelling and swearing at a man as she approached him with her car.
Bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety, with conditions barring contact with the man and barring Patton from his residence.
Trial was for Jan. 15, 2014, on the new charge and on a willful concealment charge for which Patton failed to appear Nov. 19. She had been free on $1,000 personal recognizance bail on the concealment charge, but when she failed to appear, Judge William Lyons set $1,000 cash/surety bail, making her total bail $2,000 cash/surety.