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George Ou compares Microsoft Office 2007 to OpenOffice 2.2 in memory and CPU usage using the OOXML and ODF file formats. The conclusion according to Ou: "We can see that the OpenOffice.org ODF XML parser (while vastly improved) is still about 5 times slower than Microsoft's OOXML parser. OpenOffice.org also seems to consume nearly 4 times the amount of RAM to hold the same data. While OpenOffice.org continues to have fewer features than Microsoft Office, it continues to consume far more resources than Microsoft."
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RE[3]: No surprise
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Gtk2 has not been ported to OS X. Someone was working on it as a graduate project and has since quit, at least it looked like he had about 4 months ago. What's there isn't usable, especially not for something as complex as OO.o.
Gtk2 runs under X11 on OS X. Which has the myriad of issues that every other program running under that same .app has at the same time (this sentence is meant to make as much sense as X11 apps do on OS X right now).


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With each passing week, fresh warning signs from the markets, government reports or events overseas underscore the need to tackle our dire fiscal and economic picture. Yet, Congress stubbornly refuses to acknowledge this reality, as each week results in a fight over how much further we should expand the deficit and how much deeper we should fall into debt.
The starting point for tackling this challenge is the federal budget. For families, organizations and businesses, a budget sets priorities and forces tough decisions.
Governments are not exempt from the need to budget. Yet in a stunning abdication of responsibility, leaders in the House of Representatives have failed to even propose a budget — a feat never before "achieved" since the enactment of the 1974 Budget Act and unacceptable in the face of a looming debt crisis.
The Democrats' budget collapse further erodes confidence in Washington, D.C.'s intent to get federal spending and debt under control — and creates even greater concern about impending tax increases that will further hinder the private sector job creation Americans desperately need. Washington's failure to control spending undermines sustainable economic growth and job creation.
Democratic leaders have made the political calculation that it's better to take a pass than to pass a budget. President Barack Obama's "new era of responsibility" has hit a new low.
This year's budget failure begs the question of how Congress is even allowed to continue to tax, spend and borrow without a budget. To address the breakdown in the budget process, House Republicans put forth the Spending, Deficit and Debt Control Act, requiring Congress — by law — to control its dangerous spending appetite.
Our proposal would create a legally binding federal budget, with enforceable limits on spending and deficits, force Congress to address our entitlement crisis and budget for our long-term liabilities, and it allows for budgetary oversight by moving from the frenetic annual calendar to a biennial budget and appropriation process.
Budget-process reforms can help limit the excesses of spendthrift lawmakers, but real restraint requires a commitment to get spending and deficits under control.
Republicans broke the trust of the American people with respect to spending — and paid a political price in recent elections. We must reclaim the mantle of fiscal sanity and change the culture of spending that grips Washington.
At the House Budget Committee, we have identified $1.3 trillion in savings to help get our fiscal house in order and spur job creation. Among the proposals:
Cancel unused bailout funds. The financial rescue package has morphed into a Washington slush fund for special interests. To prevent its continued abuses, we should terminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Cancel unspent "stimulus" funds. We need more jobs, not more debt.
Reduce government employment and freeze government pay. We need to grow the economy, not government.
Cut and cap discretionary spending. After an 84 percent increase in discretionary spending, Washington has added trillions of dollars to our debt, yet failed to produce the jobs promised. We should return spending to pre-Obama levels and establish discretionary spending caps.
Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We need to phase out the federal control of these mortgage giants, limit taxpayer exposure and combat crony capitalism.
These specific proposals, offered as real legislation, would cut spending immediately. This is just a start. It's clear that much more needs to be done to rein in government spending, spur private sector growth and set our nation on a sustainable fiscal and economic future. In Sunday's piece, we will examine our plan to do just that.
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is the ranking minority member of the House Budget Committee. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, is the second-ranking minority member of the committee.

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The Crowder College Board of Trustees honored two students who were recognized for their achievement by the Missouri Community College Association.
The Crowder College Board of Trustees honored two students who were recognized for their achievement by the Missouri Community College Association.
Kristian Cornell, a nursing student at Crowder's Nevada, Mo., campus, was named a 2013 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar. She received a $1,250 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The program is administered by Phi Theta Kappa. Each community college president or designated representative can submit no more than two nominations for the award. An independent panel of judges determined who can receive the scholarship based on academics, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service.
Meanwhile, Cornell and Sara Brisco were named to the Missouri Community College Association's All-Missouri Academic Team. Both have received scholarships from MOHELA, the state's not-for-profit secondary market lender and servicer in the student loan industry.
In other business, in one year, the number of students being tutored in various subjects has more than doubled at Crowder College.
According to Helen Hale, academic resource coordinator, some 115 students are currently being tutored in one or more of 40 courses at the college. This is up from 55 last spring, and 79 in the fall.
Currently, she said, 31 tutors help fellow students who are struggling with a variety of subjects, including English and mathematics. The tutors are recommended by Crowder professors and are paid for their efforts, but aren't part of the college's work study program, Hale said.
Of last fall's number, Hale said, 15 students earned an A in the class they were being tutored in. Meanwhile, 16 earned a B and 13 a C. Only 6 made a D or F, but 15 students withdrew from the class. Hale said this was because they waited until it was too late for tutoring to help bring their grades up.


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Author and humourist David Sedaris coming to Calgary
Bestselling author and humourist David Sedaris is returning to Calgary. The Calgary date is part of a mini Canadian tour for the paperback released of his latest collection of essays, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.
He will appear at Indigo Signal Hill at 7 p.m. on June 30.
Sedaris is the author of New York Times bestsellers such as When You are Engulfed in Flames and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.


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She is a delightful Etsy customer who has purchased a number of my crochet cookies (I think she has a sweet tooth!). She also loves to decorate her home for the various holidays and seasons. So for Valentine's Day, she set a beautiful table and included my heart cookies! Hey, I think I see a couple of my Oreo cookies peeking out!
Jane was so sweet to send me photos of her lovely table and gave me permission to share them with you! The heart mat is just perfect under my cookies and isn't that just the cutest little heart girl! I love a little whimsy on a table!
Don't you just love that quilted heart mat under her candles? Beautiful! (And I'm rather enamored with her French country poulet placemats too!!)
As a crafter/seller, one of the best feelings you can have is seeing your creation in use in someone's home. It brought many smiles when Jane shared her table with me, and made me feel all giggly inside!
♥♥♥ Today I'm sharing Jane's Valentine table, and my heart cookies : ) on Rednesday over on It's a Very Cherry World. Click on the cute little girl to get yourself over there!


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VATICAN CITY — In the popular imagination, the Vatican is a hotbed of intrigue.
The latest mystery in the Vatican press office is "the case of the missing ox and donkey."
Like every Vatican office, the press office has a Nativity scene. It was set up last Friday — and I even helped. The set was in complete compliance with Italian pre-Christmas rules: Mary and Joseph were there, but the baby Jesus will not make an appearance until midnight Christmas. The Three Kings are still in the box and will remain there until the feast of the Epiphany Jan. 6. The shepherds, sheep and angel are all present in expectation of the Savior's birth.
And, of course, there was an ox on one side of the empty manger and a donkey on the other side.
But as of yesterday, no trace was found of the two animals.
Press office staff asked me if I knew who took them; I wasn't a suspect, it's just that the CNS cubicle is closest to the "presepio."
I didn't see anything, but I had my suspicions. (A likely suspect, one of my colleagues, called to say it wasn't him. However, he's willing to go to the Vatican jail for a few days … but just because he thinks he could get a "scoop" by interviewing, or at least being jailed with, the papal butler.)
Some people at the press office think it's funny, others don't, but all agree it has to do with Pope Benedict XVI's new book, "Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives."
In the book, the pope said the Gospels make no mention of animals being present in the stable when Jesus was born, but he also said no Nativity scene would be complete without them.
Passionist Father Ciro Benedettini, assistant director of the Vatican press office, said jokingly, "We will open a formal inquest."


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Cumberland Farms is planning to relocate longtime Epping storeBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
January 04. 2013 12:26AM
EPPING - Cumberland Farms has sat on a small piece of property sandwiched between Main Street and Route 125 for nearly four decades, but the popular convenience store and gas station is looking for a new home.
The company based in Framingham, Mass., plans to relocate the store to a new spot across the street on just under an acre of land next to W.S. Goodrich Inc., a brick, stone and masonry supplier at 99 Calef Highway (Route 125).
Goodrich owner Bob Good-rich said Cumberland Farms asked if he would be willing to subdivide his property, which he agreed to do.
The planning board approved the subdivision while the zoning board of adjustment also recently approved a variance to allow the gas station's relocation.
Goodrich said Cumberland Farms opened at the current location in the mid-1970s.
Local planning officials said the location at the corner of Main Street and Route 125 has posed challenges for trucks making deliveries and also customers trying to maneuver.
"It's a small, tight lot between two main roads. Getting the big trucks in there to fill the gas tanks is a bit of a challenge because they're half way out onto Main Street. It would be an improvement to move it across the street," Town Planner Brittany Howard said.
Goodrich said the new Cumberland Farms would be built on the newly subdivided 0.8-acre parcel of land on the north side of his business.
He said the store plans to share the driveway with his business.
Cumberland Farms must still submit its site plan to the planning board for review and approval.
"Cumberland Farms has been a longstanding and proud member of the Epping community for many years. We are at the very beginning stages of planning, so we'll reserve further comment until we get farther along with the process. We have a great working relationship with the town and will continue to work closely with the community," said Derek Beckwith, company spokesman.
It's not clear when construction may begin, but Howard said she believes Cumberland Farms wants to have final approval this spring.
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February 19. 2013 11:49PM
PORTSMOUTH - Police are searching for two people who they say forcefully stole a woman's purse Tuesday afternoon at the Market Basket store on Woodbury Avenue.
Police said a woman described as white, in her late 20s to early 30s, with long dark hair grabbed a woman's purse while at the store about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. The women got into a struggle and the purse's contents spilled on the floor. A man described as white, in his mid 20s with a dark beard then took a wallet from the purse and he and the woman left the store.
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Xbox One – Microsoft will either break even or make a profit at launch, says Mehdi
Microsoft plans to break even or make a profit with Xbox One at launch, according to chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi.
Speaking during the Citi Global Technology Conference this week, Mehdi teh firm's strategy is to either "break even or low margin at worst and then make money selling additional games, the Xbox Live service and other capabilities on top."
"You've seen us over the years constantly be focused on profitability and improving year over year," Mehdi said. "Rhere are different points in the cycle when you invest in new hardware.
"If you look at 360 that platform lasted for seven to eight years and it's going to go for another three years. It's incredibly profitable now in the tail. Some of these things take some time in the launch year in which you invest, and then they they play out over time.
"We're going to continue to invest in Xbox 360, and the two devices can work in concert. So it's not like the day we ship Xbox One your 360 won't work. We'll continue to support it."
Xbox One will release on November 22 in 13 territories.
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Help me out here guys. I'm starting to really get into EDM, and so far I've really enjoyed all the old house music I've heard. I'm looking for suggestions of some older house, techno, trance, DnB and Jungle artists/albums that i should check out
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Any of those old school Chicago DJ's.
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House is the EDM equivalent of "Rock". It's so diverse that you'd never make headway on it as a whole, but finding out will forever be fun.
vinyl's right. Chicago is pretty much the world capital for old school house. You'd probably love Derrick Carter (but probably missed his set at coachella '06). I personally don't care for the old school, but can appreciate it's qualities. After experiencing the breaks scene in SF for several years I've learned to respect house's unpretentiousness.
The EDM scene is actually about to experience a house revival. in recent years europe had been diverging, with UK leading the way with big beat , later spawning breakbeat and Germany going minimal. At this point I think both scenes are starting to get over it. popular breaks tracks are starting to meld into a more 4X4 type thing and the minimal scene in germany is perhaps starting to realize they'd rather have fun again. The result of both are techier version of house (althought the current use of the term "tech house" refers to mostly crap). my last lloacheca mix was mostly house. I'll see if I can dig up the tracklist.
With the proliferation of production software like ableton and reason, shit is exploding quick. That means a bunch of complete shit out there, but it also means cool shit from people we may have never gotten a chance to see.
Sifting through DJ websites is almost the new crate digging. It's exciting times.
SCRUBS > House
oh and fuck the giants!
lollipops and crisps
For old house you might want to check out this recent compilation cd The Sound Of Chicago House 1985 - 2006 (http://www.discogs.com/release/866209)
Older techno I can only recommend not so recent compilations: Retro Techno - Detroit Definitive (http://www.discogs.com/release/44984) and Relics - A Transmat Compilation (http://www.discogs.com/release/4729)
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the problem with genres like that is that there is rarely standout artists that define them. EDM is not really album based. It's mainly 12" singles and remixes.
the best thing to do is probably mention an artist and challenge people to name similar artists. Other things you can do are find compilations that particular tracks or artists you like appear on, then rape them, or you can look at the label that your favorite artists are on and see who else is on it. EDM labels are generally pretty small and genre specific.
the lurker shows his member to the kids at the old school.
I would say Abe Duque for Phuture. Perhaps even Lee Coombs which last compilation The land of the smokey snake (2006) is more acid house then breakbeat.
Perhaps an idea is to check out the playlists of danceshows to get new names. (BBC radio 1 dance, Kiss100, Ministry Of Sound, Thump Funk).
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I was going to make this thread, but I thought I'd search first. And considering half this thread is about the TV show, it's getting a bump. Recommend some essential classic house records, compilations, singles, artists with more than two singles worth delving into, revival tracks, crossovers, internet radio shows, post mixes & YouTube videos, whatever. Things I'm already aware of: Warp's Influences 10+1 comp, Mr. Fingers/Larry Heard, Frankie Knuckles, Cajual, Green Velvet, Felix Da Housecat, electro/blog/Ed Banger-house.
Guerrilla Records was a great UK progressive house label in the early to mid 90s. Track down this album...
Also do research on Hardkiss Records and Suburn Records. Both are essential San Fransisco Progressive house/breaks from the 90s.
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Hugh Laurie is hosting SNL this week!
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God. I knew there was a reason I had you in my ignore list. I thought perhaps you actually had a decent recommendation, but no, it's just a waste of fucking text. Even with all the bandwidth out there, and all the morons on the internet, it seems a particular shame that you're wasting some of it.
Larry Heard is one of my favorite old school house producers
Kevin Yost is a favorite new school producers/dj (well not too new)


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There are times when Northwestern women's lacrosse coach Kelly Amonte Hiller must want to say the heck with Solomonic wisdom and split Taylor Thornton in two so one half could play offense and the other half defense.
"Whichever half Kelly doesn't want, you can send down here to me," said Amanda O'Leary, coach of top-ranked Florida. "She is such a dominant force at both ends."
Thornton, a junior from Dallas, was Division I defensive player of the year last season. She was named both American Lacrosse Conference player of the year and one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award as national player of the year this season when Amonte Hiller has used her extensively on offense. Friday, womenslax.com named Thornton its national player of the year.
"She is the most explosive player in Division I right now," Ohio State coach Alexis Venechanos said.
Thornton is becoming one of the best two-way players in women's lacrosse history and could be just the second primarily defensive player to win the Tewaaraton, after Princeton's Rachael Becker in 2003.
"If you are going to talk about the best of the best, (Thornton) certainly is on that list," O'Leary said.
Thornton is so good at both scoring and stopping goals, so fast and skilled, that it often seems she is in two places at once.
Thornton may need to turn that illusion into virtual reality if the No. 2 Wildcats are to beat No. 3 Maryland in Friday's NCAA semifinals at Stony Brook. N.Y. Florida plays No. 4 Syracuse in the other semifinal.
"She is super fun to watch and obviously someone who can make a big difference in a game," Maryland coach Cathy Reese said.
Thornton has scored 30 goals on just 46 shots, a .652 shooting percentage. The Wildcats' top two scorers, Shannon Smith (64 goals) and Erin Fitzgerald (53), have shooting percentages of .516 and .486, respectively.
She leads the defending NCAA champion Wildcats in ground balls recovered, is second on the team in draw controls and third in caused turnovers.
"Taylor has been able to do pretty much everything for us on the field," Amonte Hiller said. "In our game planning, she is the center of conversations.
"She also is a crowd-pleaser. That is what sets her apart."
Thornton draws oohs and aahs with her ability to run past one defender after another, often after she has checked the ball free from an opponent and scooped up the loose ball. Last year against North Carolina, she scored the winning goal in overtime by bursting to the net from 30 yards away, cutting right past two defenders, then spinning left before firing the ball home.
"What makes a skilled lacrosse player isn't just someone who can score 50 goals," Thornton said. "It is just as exciting when you are athletic enough to be able to stop someone, strip the ball and push it up (the field).
"I have no preference between offense and defense. It's more fun that I can be very effective and dominant on both ends. But if I had to pick one, it would be defense."
Thornton scored just 19 goals her first two years at Northwestern. Amonte Hiller told her at the end of 2011 to prepare for more time in the offensive zone this season, when she moved onto a midfield line.
"We give her the freedom to make decisions on how much she can do and when she needs to rest," Amonte Hiller said. "She has gained so much confidence offensively we try to play her there as much as possible, but she still has the personality of a defender."
This is one case where a split personality is perfectly in order.
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Another View -- David Sherman: Going after 'assault weapons' won't stop mass shootingsDAVID SHERMAN
December 27. 2012 10:13PM
In the wake of the incident at Newtown, Conn., the thundering herd from the left, joined by those who are unfamiliar with firearms, screams for more gun restrictions. The problem with that is the old maxim that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. It is not only true; it has been proven by the fact that communities that have virtually banned guns have the highest crime rates. If you were a thief or a burglar, where would you go? The simple fact is that gun laws are only followed by law-abiding gun owners, who are not the problem.
The answer for the anti-gun activists is to go after the hardware, specifically, the AR-15 "assault rifle." The fact is that at close range, a semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun would have been far more lethal in Newtown. Yet I must admit that so-called assault weapons seem to be the choice of crazed kids. Why? Why was Adam Lanza dressed in military-style battle dress? Why were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold dressed in goth-style, long overcoats at Columbine?
The obvious answer is role-playing video games and movies that show battle-dressed, assault-weapon carrying killers. These kids spend hours a day viciously murdering people with no remorse in their video worlds. Most understand the consequences and can separate fantasy from reality, but clearly some can't. They have an irresistible urge to act out these videos for real. They must become that battle-dressed, assault-weapon carrying murderer.
In the '50s and early '60s, gun violence was, for the most part, for good. John Wayne defended America against its enemies and citizens against bad cowboys. Today, TV and movies visualize a world of violence that reaches all societies and neighborhoods. The news is no better. The worst part is that this has become the new "normal." We know it's happened before, and we know it will happen again. Law enforcement officials were concerned about "copycat" crimes after Newtown. That horrendous act actually appeals to a fringe element of our society.
To disarm this fringe element and other criminals, many want to ban certain types of firearms. Statistics prove that banning so-called "assault weapons" is a useless demonstration. According to the FBI, U.S. murders in 2010 by rifles (which include the AR-15) were 358. Handguns are clearly the weapon of choice for murders, as they were used in 6,009 murders. Knives were responsible for 1,704 murders, almost five times as many as rifles, and hands, fists and feet were the weapons of choice in 745 murders, more than double the number for rifles!
Already, federal law requires those purchasing any firearm to undergo a check with NICS - the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Anyone who has committed a felony becomes ineligible for a legally owned firearm. The obvious gap is those who have never committed a crime, but are mentally unstable. If you really want to solve the problem, consider the following steps:
. Require mental health specialists to report those patients they believe should be ineligible to the FBI for inclusion in its database. I know that would be a difficult law to enact, but the criteria could be worked out and the method developed.
. Require that anyone committing a crime with a firearm faces a mandatory prison sentence.
. Make anyone found with an illegal firearm shown through a ballistics check to have been involved in a crime liable for that crime. That would reduce the sales of illegal weapons on the street.
. Impose serious regulations on the violence level of video games and who is legally able to play them. Include real consequences for those selling these games to minors.
Although I own and on occasion carry firearms, I am not a "gun nut." If I could afford it, I'd be a collector of historical firearms, but my firearms will only be used for sport shooting and, if necessary, to defend myself or others from violent criminals. Don't disarm the honest citizens. Don't disarm me. Go after the criminals and mentally insane.
David Sherman is retired and living in New Boston.
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Streams and rivers provide essential habitat for many freshwater and terrestrial organisms, but this habitat is frequently fragmented by human-induced alterations, such as dams or near-stream land use. Moreover, freshwater organisms are sensitive to changes in water temperature, which may make them particularly vulnerable to alterations associated with elevated temperatures and global warming. The ability to accurately predict patterns in chemicals, fish abundance, and temperature within streams and to understand the ecological processes that drive these patterns is critical if these environments are to be sustainably managed. New models using spatial statistics in stream networks can account for the unique spatial configuration, connectivity, flow volume, and flow direction in a stream network. These models have practical applications for ecological research and the monitoring of physical, chemical, and biological stream characteristics. For example, a spatial statistical approach can be used to identify and quantify patterns of habitat at multiple scales, which may provide additional information about ecosystem structure and function. It may also be used as part of broad-scale monitoring programs, where the number of observations is often limited by money, but we can make predictions, with estimates of uncertainty, at every location within the stream network. The goals of our proposed working group are to 1) identify the most pressing needs in terms of analytical capabilities (i.e., what would be most useful for informing science and management), with possible extensions to include space-time models, generalized linear mixed models, computing for massive datasets, and others as identified by the working group, 2) assess the current state of software and its functionality and determine whether it is sufficient to meet those needs, and 3) analyze a large, nationally important, multivariate stream dataset collected across the Northwestern (NW) United States (US) to gain ecological insights, evaluate methods, and demonstrate new spatial statistical modeling capabilities.
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Count Dimitri Patterson among the deep group of cornerbacks slated to hit free agency Tuesday.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the 30-year-old veteran will be released by the Miami Dolphins, per a source who has spoken to the player. The Dolphins later made it official.
After battling a recurring groin injury sustained in a Week 1 win over his previous team, the Cleveland Browns, Patterson was placed on the Dolphins' injured reserve in December. Despite playing in just six games with four starts last season, Patterson displayed his sticky fingers with four interceptions and six passes defensed to go along with 19 tackles and one sack.
The injury bug has seemed to plague Patterson his entire career, as he was coming off a 2012 campaign where he appeared in a combined nine contests for the Dolphins and Browns. In fact, Patterson has played in all 16 regular-season contests only once in a 10-year span in the league.
Last month, Around The League's Chris Wesseling listed Patterson -- who was set to make $5.3 million in 2014 -- as a potential salary-cap casualty. Unfortunately for Patterson, that prognostication has come to fruition for the solid but oft-injured cover man.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" picks the biggest free agent bargains and plays the revolutionary game: "Get my lunch."


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2012 Audi A3 Values
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Following a minor interior and exterior facelift last year, the Audi A3 carries over relatively unchanged for 2012.
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Entry-level luxury; efficient diesel available; a small car with lots of utility
Special features for 2012
For drivers wanting utility and luxury in a smaller, greener package, the A3 fits the bill. The "Sportback" 5-door body style offers the spaciousness of an SUV on a platform shared with its Volkswagen cousins the Golf and Jetta. The TDI clean diesel engine is capable of 42 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA, but the direct-inject gasoline engine gets 28 mpg on the highway itself. High-end touches such as leather seating and a 10-speaker stereo are standard equipment on both Premium and Premium Plus trim levels.
The 2012 Audi A3 is a 5-door hatchback available with a standard or diesel engine. The standard 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine delivers 200 hp and 207-lb ft of torque. Fuel mileage falls between an EPA estimated 21 mpg city and 30 mpg highway, depending on the selection of a standard 6-speed manual transmission or an optional 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. For those who covet superior gas mileage, Audi offers an optional 2.0-liter 4-cylinder TDI diesel engine that produces 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of toque. Paired with a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, the diesel engine gets an EPA estimated 30 mpg city and 42 mpg highway. Features include LED lights, 18-inch alloy wheels, panorama sunroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, leather seats, sport front seats, power driver seat, navigation, hands-free phone capabilities, BOSE® sound system, and iPod® interface. Safety is comprised of dual-stage front airbags, side thorax airbags, head curtain airbags, electronic stability control, anti-lock brake system, electronic brake-pressure distribution, and brake assist. The A3 is backed by a 4-year/50,000-mile warranty.


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Fox News Tries Selective DMCA Takedowns: If Liberal Bloggers Use It, Take It Down
from the the-dmca-is-only-for-the-embarassing-stuff dept
In many ways, that shows how the DMCA is really being abused. It is not being used because of any loss in revenue from these clips being online. It's really being used solely to stifle opposition speech. I don't care which side of the political spectrum you fall on, this is an example of an attempt to stifle speech, not protect some sort of business model. It's using the DMCA to take down clips that are being used by people that disagree with the copyright holder, even while they leave up tons of other clips used by people who agree. I can understand why Fox News is doing this, but it goes way beyond the intended purpose of the DMCA (while also suggesting that Fox News apparently is way too sensitive about its critics). Update: Amusing. After all this started getting attention, Fox News decided to send takedowns for other content as well. Looks like once it was clear how bad this look, it realized it needed to take down the others as well.


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April 22. 2014 10:19PM
Manchester vote restricting access to horses spurs riders to rally
By MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER — Horse-riding advocates and a Manchester Water Works official released literature on Tuesday that they hope will bolster their case on Thursday, when the Manchester Board of Water Commissioners votes on whether to restrict horses from Water Works property.
Horse advocates noted that scientific studies have found that horse manure rarely contains Cryptosporidium and Giardia, two organisms responsible for most water-borne illnesses in the United States.
Manchester Water Works answered with material from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which says horse manure can impair water quality and contain pathogens potentially harmful to humans.
Water Works Director David Paris acknowledged the two pathogens are seldom found in most horse droppings.
"However the risk is not zero," Paris wrote in an email, "and while horse feces is not 'hazardous' by the definition of a chemical, ignitable, reactive or corrosive, it does contain nutrients ... (nitrogen and phosphorous in particular) and can have crypto, giardia and coliform bacteria which are listed tap water microbiological contaminants."
Horse riders have planned a rally for 3:30 p.m. Thursday in front of Water Works headquarters on Lincoln Street.
The proposed regulations would:
• Allow horses on gravel fire roads as long as they wear some kind of diaper or waste-collection device.
• Allow horses on watershed property as part of a Water Commission-approved, organized riding event, as long as participants immediately remove horse droppings.
• Prohibit horses from water, the shoreline, beaches, boat launches or public parks.
The regulations would cover Water Works property within the watershed of Lake Massabesic, the drinking water supply for 160,000 residents of greater Manchester.
Horse riders showed the New Hampshire Union Leader the results of microbiological analysis of two samples of horse manure that horse riders had submitted to the University of New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. They showed no traces of pathogens. One was analyzed this year, one three years ago.
The also shared a paper, written in 1998 by the California organization EnviroHorse and revised in 2001. The review of scientific literature found few instances of pathogens in horses used in trail riding in California and Colorado.
The EnviroHorse author said lactating horses and foals are more likely to have the dangerous organisms. But adult recreational trail horses are not a "significant source of Cryptosporidium environmental contamination in watershed areas," it reads, quoting a 1996 study in Colorado.
Paris said the study did not rule out the pathogens altogether. He said state standards say no pathogens should be in drinking water. He also said the EnviroHorse paper was written for horse-riders in the western United States.
"Back country is not the same as watershed, where almost every trail goes close to water at some point, so the risk from even one infected horse could be significant," Paris said.


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Baz Luhrmann and the makers of "The Great Gatsby" used varied literary references to shape the film's screenplay and the actors' performances. If you'd like to see what inspired production and costume designer Catherine Martin's look for the film, a Culver City gallery soon will be showcasing her original "Great Gatsby" sketches and influences.
Called "Catherine Martin: The Great Gatsby," the show opens at the Century Guild art and antiquities gallery on May 8 and run until June 1. The 3-D film opens May 10.
In addition to displaying sketches for the elegant costumes she built for Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) and Jordan Baker (Elizabeth Debicki), the show includes some of the film's actual costumes, jewelry and props and prominent influences Martin drew upon for her designs. Martin is married to Luhrmann.
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Those influences include Austrian painter Gutav Klimt, American artist Gail Potocki, German illustrator Walter Schnackenberg, Czech artist Alfons Maria Mucha, French lithographer Jules Chéret and German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
The gallery presentation includes a love letter that Luhrmann imagined that Jay wrote to Daisy on the day of her marriage to Tom.
While the contents of the letter are not detailed in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, Luhrmann and his creative team supposed that Jay wasn't yet well-off enough to merit Daisy's affections.
"Please, please please Daisy, remember all that we have and wait for me," reads the letter, written with a fountain pen in handwriting that mimics Fitzgerald's. "I cannot be without you. I sail for America tonight. Please wait my darling, please, I beg of you. My undying and everlasting love, Jay."
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Jaime Hernandez:
The 1968 Washington Quarter has a very large mintage making it easily obtainable from circulation in circulated grades. In uncirculated grades it is also easily obtainable in MS60 to about MS65 condition. Examples in MS66 are scarcer but can be purchased at a small premium. In MS67 condition it is really tough to find with many examples being graded and sold at a significant premium but probably still hundreds of examples are out there. In MS68 condition it is truly scarce with less than handful of examples known and none being known in finer condition.
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Glen Long necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 115 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
SpeechRocket.com is an exciting new website providing tips and tools to help professionals write brilliant speeches that achieve results.
SpeechRocket is founded by a professional writer (that's me!) who already works with top speakers to maximise the impact of their speeches and presentations.
I now need a distinctive, fun, eye-catching logo for the website and other marketing materials.
SpeechRocket.com is aimed at anyone who regularly speaks to medium or large groups of people as part of their work. It is likely that they need to achieve a specific result, e.g. to educate, motivate or persuade their audience.
For example:
1) Professional speakers working on the public speaking circuit
2) Business people who speak regularly at seminars and conferences
3) Professional trainers who deliver courses or seminars to groups of people
The aim of the website is to provide free information to this target audience but also to build the profile and credibility of the founder, ultimately leading to sales of information products and one-to-one consulting work.
The name SpeechRocket was chosen because I believe the expert advice provided on the site and in the weekly newsletter will put a 'rocket' under any speech and dramatically 'boost' the results.
The logo should consist of two elements:
1) a graphical element - depicting a rocket taking off
2) the text SpeechRocket
The graphical element will also be used in isolation as an icon. For example:
- a Twitter icon
- a Facebook icon
- an iPhone app icon
So, it should:
- remain clear and distinctive at relatively small sizes and resolutions
- look good in a square frame, i.e. not so skinny that there's more white space than rocket
If there is some neat way for the rocket element to also incorporate the concept of speech or speaking then that would be great. However, this is not an essential requirement - I would not want to do this at the expense of a clean, elegant logo.
The logo should be colourful, fun and professional. The Twitter logo (bird graphic plus Twitter text) is a good reference point here - they are very recognisable and playful but also look very professional.
Since the target audience is professional people the logo must also look smart and professional.
Delivery Format
I would like to receive the final design as SVG and high-resolution PNG.
Additional information
I have tried to produce a very clear brief so that should be quick and easy for an experienced designer to produce a great design. I will provide prompt feedback on designs and I have added $50 to the standard prize in the hope that my project will attract some great designers. Thanks and good luck!
- Glen
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Collision rule won't alter Braves' mindset behind plate
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves catcher Gerald Laird appreciates Major League Baseball's new rule regarding home-plate collisions, but he did not see the need.
"I wasn't even really a big fan of the rule [changing] because, honestly, how many times do you really get run over a year?" Laird said. "I mean, I remember last year that, maybe, I don't think I got run over last year. Knock on wood, it may happen this year, but it just doesn't happen enough for me to have to change the rule."
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves catcher Gerald Laird appreciates Major League Baseball's new rule regarding home-plate collisions, but he did not see the need.
"I wasn't even really a big fan of the rule [changing] because, honestly, how many times do you really get run over a year?" Laird said. "I mean, I remember last year that, maybe, I don't think I got run over last year. Knock on wood, it may happen this year, but it just doesn't happen enough for me to have to change the rule."
The rule prevents runners from deviating from a direct line to the plate to make contact with catchers. Runners do not have to slide. Catchers cannot block the plate unless they are in possession of the ball. Otherwise, they must provide a lane for the runner.
Plays at the plate will be subject to the home-plate umpire's judgment, including whether or not a runner has malicious intent when colliding with the catcher. Expanded instant replay rules, which go into effect this season, will also be used.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is in favor of the new rule.
"We're trying to keep the integrity of the game a little bit with that play at the plate -- that's exciting," Gonzalez said, "but also trying to give a little safety to our catchers."
Laird said it is "comforting" to know that runners cannot specifically target the catcher, but he believes the rule affects runners much more than catchers. Gonzalez echoed Laird, saying the Braves would not change how they coach their catchers defensively.
"It's going to be a little different outlet for the runners now knowing that they've got to slide and can't come in with intent to really hurt someone with their shoulder or push them, use their arms," Laird said. "So, it's going to be an adjustment for them.
"For me, I'm just going to go about it the same way. I still expect some hard slides in there and contact, but they've got to do the best for the game and try to take care of some of the athletes and their health, so I'm OK with it."
In recent years, the prevalence of concussions in sports has increased. Both the National Football League and the NCAA have implemented new rules to reduce the number of head injuries sustained on the football field.
Laird appreciates MLB taking action to reduce head injuries, but he believes catchers deal with a greater risk of suffering a concussion during at-bats.
"Foul tips are a bigger part of the concussions that you'll get around the plate," Laird said. "I feel like using that hockey mask doesn't help either, because when the ball foul tips you off your face, the mask has nowhere to go but ring your bell. So that's why I've stayed with the old-school mask. I think if you're going to try to change one thing, you've got to change all of it."
The Braves had a team meeting Tuesday regarding the rule change to give players the chance to learn and discuss the new guidelines.
As far as runners are concerned, Gonzalez said the Braves will ask their players to get down and slide, but they do not have to do so as long as they make "good contact" with the catcher at the plate.
"I believe there is a difference of going in there hard and a difference of going in there and trying to hurt somebody," Gonzalez said. "I think we all know when those situations happen."
Atlanta infielder Tyler Pastornicky, who sustained a season-ending ACL tear in an accidental collision with Jason Heyward in the outfield last season, believes the new rule will help improve safety.
"I think it's going to take out the nasty collisions and the big ones," Pastornicky said. "Cut down on some injuries, and that'd be big for us players to help our careers stay longer and hopefully take those bad injuries out of the game."
Prior to the team meeting, Atlanta third baseman Chris Johnson also voiced support for making home-plate collisions safer as long as the new rule "doesn't change the game too much."
"It's a pretty cool game," Johnson said. "It's like football. As long as we don't change it to two-hand touch, then we'll be OK. I just don't like changing too much, because the game's been so great for so long."
Gonzalez recognizes that rule changes regarding home-plate collisions have been in effect for several years on the high school and college levels. In time, he believes that the Majors, too, can adjust.
"In two or three years, it's going to be a norm," Gonzalez said. "It really is going to be a norm, and I think we're going to cut down a lot of the possibility of some of our catchers getting hurt."
Joe Morgan is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Tuesday 21st June, 2011
3:45pm to 4:30pm
There are already some very established "Drupal distributions":http://drupal.org/node/326175 such as "OpenAtrium":http://openatrium.com (project management), "Managing News":http://managingnews.com (aggregation), "Drupal Commons":http://commons.acq... (social network) and many more. The dominent business model evolving around these products is providing commercial support, much like RedHat does for Linux.
But there are other avenues as well, including getting a set fee each time a distribution is used on a managed infrastructure stack such as "Acquia's":http://acquia.com/products-services and even "through acquisition":http://developmentseed.org/blog/2011/feb/22/open-atrium-and-managing-news-acquired.
"ThinkShout":http://thinkshout.com has a distribution for conservation groups called "WaterShed Now":http://drupal.org/project/watershednow that is already in use by over a dozen organizations and we're working on another one with Shomeya called "RedHen":http://redhencrm.com/, an open source CRM built natively with Drupal 7.
This talk will cover some light technical details about Drupal distributions and how they work, how some of the more prominent distros are fairing in the wild, and how ThinkShout hopes to capitalize on the one's we're working on.
Web, code, family (2 boys!), bikes, outdoors, progressive, blah, blah ... Partner at ThinkShout.com. bio from Twitter
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Anime is how I keep my sanity. I cannot go without Anime for more than a few days. Anime helps me relieve stress so why would I give up something that's beneficial to me? It's one thing if you watch so much to the point of burnout OR if it interferes with one's responsibilities, but I'm not like that. Anime is how I "recharge" after a bad day or just want to escape the real world for a little while.
My backlog...
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I was once a Anime addict. Used to watch anime all day. My sleeping schedule was messed up do to Anime. Had 1 whole year without a Job due to watching Anime lol.
Now I watch Anime on days off and when I'm not gaming away. Honestly, it feels good like this. I get to enjoy Anime shows much longer than I previously did. I get to digest each episode far better this way since I get days to think about what I just saw :] Downside is that Its going to take forever to watch everything in my Queue (which happens to grow every other week lol) Best thing about doing it this way for me is that Shows will last longer in memory than back then. I can't remember half the stuff I used to watch back in the Old Crunchyroll days compared to now. :]
Good being back CR!
I can never stop watching anime but I try to find other things to watch and do in my spare time so I dont overdose on anime. Im a very strong sports fan and I love to read. Watching anime is still my #1 thing to do.
"The hardest part of ending is starting again" - LP
I have never given up on anime totaly, though I have had time when I have watched very little and other times when I watch a lot. Those times just comes and goes, so I don´t really think about them but instead go with the flow... or well, ya I think that is the best way to describe it.
take a break from anime, don't just flat out give up on it lol
What even
hey well can you recommend me any good anime to watch I want to watch a romance anime like Clannad. can you recommend a couple since I think I have seen most of the good ones.
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hey well can you recommend me any good anime to watch I want to watch a romance anime like Clannad. can you recommend a couple since I think I have seen most of the good ones.
There's hundreds upon thousands of great anime shows, you haven't even scratched the bottom of the bucket yet. I haven't either.
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u think a vpn would get unrestricted access to crunchyroll. sadly im back in the uk and i can't see like half of what is avaliable!!!!!
Do the same as smoking.
1. Watch less
2. Watch just one anime
3. Stop this shet
4. Watch anime again (Lulz. Neh if u want to stop, don't follow step 4)
If the fan service keeps up anime will be losing many fans & gaining many pervs.
I kinda stopped for a while, but you cant really think of anime being wierd or anything. If anythings its more of a time passing thing to do. People play cards,games, watch tv. We watch anime. No Big deal
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Attention fresh food enthusiasts. A slight revamp to Chicago's popular Downtown Farmstand is on the way.
Beginning July 9, the Downtown Farmstand, located at 66 E. Randolph, will be replaced with an indoor Farmstand Farmers Market in the same location.
According to the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the new market will offer fresh fruits and vegetables recently picked on nearby farms including: Lehman's Orchards, Frank Farms and the Original Bleeding Heart Bakery.
In order to provide a different selection for customers each day, other vendors selling fresh products will offer their selections on a rotating schedule.
The market will be opened Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until October.
The original Farmstand opened in 2008 to provide locally sourced goods, but according to DCASE, due to competition it has operated at a loss for the past three years despite its loyal following.
This summer, through a Request For Information posted on its website, DCASE is seeking innovative ideas on ways to utilize the space following the summer growing months.
The new concept will have to serve the public, and also provide nutritional education and information on local and sustainable goods. The City hopes to "promote a long-term mission of healthy eating and keeping Chicago as one of the greenest cities in the nation."
On July 16th, the RFI will be posted on the department website at www.cityofchicago.org/dcase
For more information on local Chicago Farmers Markets, visit www.chicagofarmersmarkets.us.


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This horizontal router jig has a table that slides in four directions, turning a router into a joint-making monster.
By Nick Engler
Pages: 77-83
From the February 2004 issue #139
Buy this issue now
This horizontal routing jig, which I call "Joint Maker," holds the router to one side of the work. This setup offers several advantages over a standard router table for certain operations:
• You have more control when making mortises – you can rest the part on its face and feed the edge into the bit.
• When making tenons, the rotation of the bit doesn't pull the work sideways as it does on an ordinary router table. Instead, you cut directly against the rotation.
• And if you use vertical panel-raising bits, you'll find that with the panel resting flat on the worktable, gravity works for you.
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A 24-year-old man left at a Kenner hospital Saturday night after being shot in the leg has died from his injuries, Kenner police said Sunday.
Police were called to Ochsner Kenner on West Esplanade Avenue at 10:45 p.m. after Brandon Joseph, of Kenner, was left at the emergency room, police spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said in a news release.
Police are trying to determine who left Joseph at the hospital, McGregor said.
Police also want to know where, when, how and why the shooting occurred, McGregor said.
Police do not have a motive in the shooting, McGregor said.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Kenner Police Detective Jesse Johnson at (504) 712-2238 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.


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All the boys from One Direction are taking a couple...
Crashing into Harry(A One Direction fan fiction)
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- Updated: 3 Jan 2013
- Status: In Progress
Mikayla Alexandra Patterson is the daughter of a popular news anchor. When she has to fill in for her mother for an interview, she has no idea she has the interview One Direction. Before all this, Mikayla meets Harry by crashing into him. She keeps crashing into him. Each time sparks fly. What happenes next? Especially since she starts to fall for Liam. And what if her new best friend starts to fall for her too? Then Mikayla's perfect world with One Direction crumbles down when she gets a call. Heartbreak, love, trustworthiness, saddness, and despair all play a huge factor in this compelling fan fiction about One Direction.
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Kai Ryssdal: A dynamic political system takes all kinds. It takes the press people on the inside of the campaigns -- the communicators -- whose jobs it is to get the candidate's message out. It takes pollsters to count noses and tell us who's up and who's down. And it takes pundits to tell us what to think.
As we continue our series on the people behind the machinery of politics, one of our regular pundits: commentator David Frum. He's weighed in on just about everything this election cycle. And so today, why he has decided to vote the way he will.
David Frum: I know, I know, I know! There's Christine O'Donnell, Rand Paul and Sharron Angle. Never mind Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Fox News. There's the crazy guy in Texas who says that revolution is "on the table." And anyway, what kind of fiscally conservative party campaigns on a pledge to protect Medicare exactly as it is?
Yet I will, nevertheless, be voting the straight Republican ticket on Nov. 2, and here's why: The Obama Administration has launched more big bold initiatives than any administration since Lyndon Johnson's, from health care reform through Afghanistan.
Now ask yourself this: Which of these measures has produced the results promised? Of them all, in fact, there's only one that has done the job -- and that was a continuation of a Bush-era policy, the Troubled Asset Relief Program. TARP averted a second Great Depression. But the Obama stimulus did not ignite job creation. Health care reform will increase the number of insured Americans somewhat, at enormous cost, but it will not slow cost inflation. It will mean higher subsidies and more taxes. The auto bailout is just plain bad economic policy. More disappointments.
The financial regulation fix ignored as "too hard" -- the status of the government mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "Green jobs" is an excuse for government boondoggles. Meanwhile, the crucial goal of energy security is no closer today than two years ago.
We need a change of course. And ironically, the biggest winner from such a change might be the president himself. Again and again, this president has excessively deferred to Democrats in Congress. He let them write his stimulus and his health care bill.
Obama won't defer to Republicans, which means a big Republican win will not only redirect the country, it will also remind this president that it's his job to lead, not just preside.
Ryssdal: David Frum is editor of FrumForum. In earlier days, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Next week in this slot, our regular commentator Robert Reich. Your opinions are always welcome, no matter when.
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quote:Originally posted by GrumpySteen: Should I add some rain to your happy moment with some facts or would you rather remain blissful?
quote:Originally posted by The Famous Druid: While the eyes of the world were on Republican attempts to plunge the world into the financial abyss, another story kind of got neglected...The Obama administration has announced, new fuel economy standards 54.5 miles per (puny US) gallon, that's 65.5 miles per UK gallon, or 4.3 litres/100 km.This is a huge improvement, and will encourage some real innovation from the American manufacturers, who have been left far behind by their European competitors.Well done Mr Obama!
quote:4) Many cars already meet the new standard (the Ford Focus and Fiesta models, for example). These cars exist because automobile manufacturers have slowly begun to realize that not everyone wants a gigantic SUV and that there is, in fact, a significant consumer demand for cars with better fuel mileage. Perhaps they might even start making small cars that aren't devoid of features in their misguided attempt to get anyone with money to choose an SUV or a full size gas guzzler that carries a higher profit margin. I'm not going to hold my breath on that last point.
quote:Originally posted by dragonman97:These recent models that meet the new standard? They first became popular, and award-winning vehicles...in Europe. People who actually give a damn about mileage wanted/needed fuel efficient vehicles, and we gave them to them† -- and even made them good!


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Compare MagnaFlow's catalytic converters with any other manufacturer and you'll see why MagnaFlow has become a leader in the manufacturing of exhaust components. Others may employ one or two of the following features, but only MagnaFlow puts them all together to create a catalytic converter that exceeds basic need and function. Our years of research and development have resulted in many unique features that are exclusive to MagnaFlow. We combine efficient manufacturing techniques and state-of-the-art industrial design to produce an end process and product that sets, rather than meets, the highest standards of product performance and
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3 great, cheap police iPhone apps
The more costly ones are only $3.99
The era of the "dumb" phone is passing — if not already past. In 2012, every third person (not just every third cellphone user!) owned a smartphone. People expect far more from their phones than just the ability to make calls.
Apple's iPhone has the single largest share of the market, but it has lost considerable ground to other platforms. The greatest gain has been from makers using the Android operating system. That sector growth is spread out over many companies, as Android does not enjoy the same hardware monopoly that Apple has.
This column will focus on smartphone apps for the iOS (Apple iPhone) platform. I'll review Android apps in a separate article.
Search for apps in the iTunes Store with "police" as a keyword, and most of the results returned will be games, radio scanner apps, systems to warn motorists of speed traps, and sound and light generators to mimic emergency lights and sirens. Of the apps written for use by law enforcement officers, here are some of those I found to be the best balance of functionality and price.
Police Spanish Guide by Mavro, Inc. is a list of commonly used phrases and questions in Spanish, indexed by setting or situation. There are categories for basic interview, traffic stops, lost child investigations, booking, and so on. Getting to the question you want to ask involves only a few taps, and tapping on the question itself plays back the spoken version in a distinct female voice that pauses between each word for clarity.
The questions are worded so that the answer is likely to be comprehensible to a non-Spanish speaker. When possible, they are phrased to elicit a response of "yes" or "no," or the specific information desired, such as date of birth. Frequently used sections can be bookmarked for ready access, and there is a flashcard feature in the paid version to allow users to practice and learn the phrases on their own.
The basic version, which has voiced translations for three categories, is free. The full version is $2.99, which provides access to 13 categories of phrases and the flashcard feature.
US Cop is a Swiss Army knife of police-oriented applications and references. Most of the applications are just adaptations of the functions included in iOS. For example, the choice for "Shift Schedule" opens the iOS calendar and offers to post a new event, using the standard iOS interface (actually, the old iOS v. 6.x interface, as it acquired a different look and feel under iOS 7). "My Notepad" is a free-form notebook that time-and-date-stamps every entry and has a button to email it to the address of your choosing.
The "Traffic" tab is a large index of references, ranging from a VIN character decoder to a list of SCOTUS decisions governing aspects of traffic stops. That last one would be really handy the next time a violator challenges your authority to keep him or his passengers in his car or order him out of it (Pennsylvania v. Mimms and Maryland v. Wilson, if you're interested).
A couple of the items under the "Traffic" tab take the user to an external website without warning. If you didn't happen to have Internet connectivity when you tapped that option, you wouldn't go anyplace. Getting back to the app from the web browser involves the same process as switching between any other apps. You push the Home button twice quickly, and choose between the recently run apps that display at the bottom of the screen. It works, but it's inelegant.
US Cop sells for $3.99, and there's no free preview. Despite its shortcomings, I think this is a great value. The app is well-organized and the information it contains will be useful to just about any cop sooner or later.
Another $3.99 app that isn't designed specifically for cops, but that I think is still useful, is OnSite Time Tracker. OnSite logs the time and date the phone arrives at and departs from any number of sites entered by the user.
I used to have difficulty remembering when I arrived at and departed the courthouse when I had to make an appearance when off duty. Later in the day, I'd have to enter the times on my time card in order to get paid, and I'd almost never remember the precise times. With OnSite Time Tracker, I could log and label the courthouse location, and the app would note every time I carried my phone near the place. It runs in the background, and once you enter a geolocation, it uses the phone's GPS function to note each visit.
One word of caution about smartphone use: Be wary of what information you carry on a smartphone used for law enforcement work. Your phone could get subpoenaed, and the attorney receiving the data dump would have access to every personal address, email, website URL and photo carried on the phone. That alone is enough for you to consider having one phone for work and another for personal use.


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Could you be miscarrying? A miscarriage is defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks (after that, it's considered a stillbirth). If you experience a worrisome symptom, it's normal to consult Dr. Google and start imagining the worst. However, remember that many of the signs of miscarriage can also end up being nothing to be concerned about. So before you get too upset and rush to the emergency room, jot down your questions and call your ob-gyn to schedule a pelvic exam or ultrasound, since only a doctor can confirm a miscarriage has taken place.
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Maybin is batting .210 with a .308 slugging percentage entering Monday's game at St. Louis. Two months ago the Padres guaranteed him $25 million as part of a five-year contract.
The scout said Maybin's swing glitch prevents him from getting the barrel to a variety of pitches. He said Maybin's spot in the lineup is irrelevant to his slow start.
"It's my understanding Maybin has refused to make any adjustments with his lead arm," the scout said. "He's got his elbow stuck almost in the strike zone and he's blocking off his back half. You can't get the back half of your body into it if the front half is stopping it." The problem isn't unusual, he said.
Maybin turned 25 last month. He is coming off his first full season in the majors. This season he has played in all but two of the team's games. In the 11th inning of Sunday's game with the go-ahead runner on third base and one out, Maybin received the green light on a 3-0 pitch, an 89-miles-per-hour fastball, down the middle and belt high. He fouled it off the end of the bat and went on to strike out.
The scout applauded the Padres for replacing their starting middle infielders -- the veterans Jason Bartlett and Orlando Hudson -- with younger players Everth Cabrera and Alexi Amarista, even as he questioned whether they are a long-term solution.
"Those two kids can get to balls that the other two couldn't think about," he said. "Now, the Padres can get to the ball and have a chance to make a play. Whether they make it or not, who knows.
"The Padres still have no margin for error," the scout said, "and because of it, in the fifth inning, Bud Black has to play the game like it's in the bottom of the ninth every inning."


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Finally! Baseball. Is. Back.
I don't know about some of you, but most of you are probably just as elated as I am. There aren't enough words to express how great it is to have another baseball season starting up.
God must truly be a baseball fan because despite the fact that spring officially started March 20, it wasn't until these last few days, on the eves of the 2013 baseball season, the weather has really reflected that springtime feel and ambiance of cool winds, beautiful shiny days and the seduction of being outdoors to do many things. But most of all watch, play and admire the great American game.
Who is going to win the 2013 World Series? Who will win the Cy Young awards? Who will be the MVPs? I don't know, no one knows. And that's one of the great beauties baseball possesses. All the guesses in the world can be made, but in baseball you just don't know how it's all going to turn out. Football, hockey, basketball — that's all stuff that can be analyzed in such a way where accurate predictions hold water, but in baseball — thanks to the way it's played, with unique elegance and suspense — knowing how things will look come October just isn't possible.
Now, with that said, it doesn't mean you can't have an idea as to how teams will compete this year and who's going to be better than who.
National League
No doubt the central division is going to come down to the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. They're the two best teams in the division, and while Milwaukee may pose a threat and get in on the mix here and there, it's ultimately going to come down to which red cap becomes the division champion. It's not only a battle on the field, it's a battle of general managers too. Reds GM Walt Jockety was in St. Louis for quite some time and made a name for himself in the Gateway City. On the other side of the spectrum you have Cards GM John Mozeliak, who worked under Jockety, and can, and has, made moves that have improved the team statistically — despite many critics. Advantage, however, goes to the Cardinals. St. Louis has better players in their farm system with major league experience who can be called up and take on almost any role.
The most fun division to watch is going to be the NL East. It's going to be a serious battle for the division crown and both Wild Card spots. The Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are more than likely going to have their fair share of first place throughout the season, but only one can prevail as champion. The only question is, who takes the division and where do the other two teams land in the Wild Card? Washington is for sure the team to beat, they've got a great team under a great manager, Davey Johnson. As for the Braves and Phillies, they both improved in unique ways. Atlanta went out and got the Upton brothers, Philly is bringing back Ryne Sandberg and Wally Joyner as coaches which could have bigger impact than anyone could ever expect.
As for the NL West, it's the San Francisco Giants' to lose. Their biggest competition will come from longtime rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers, yet since 1996 LA has had this rhythm of just running out of luck and energy by the time they get to the crucial games at the end of the season and decisive games if they're lucky to make the playoffs. The Arizona Diamondbacks may step up and be competitive within the division, maybe even the Colorado Rockies will have a great winning streak a few times, but the Giants have a diverse lineup and really a new traditional force that's tough to beat. They're a dynasty that will finally be noticed during the regular season despite national media interest and coverage of the West Coast.
American League
Fun times lie ahead for the AL Central. I'm just going to go ahead and call this the tightest division race for the 2013 season.
First of all, how about those Cleveland Indians? They went out, got a productive manager in Terry Francona, spent some money, made some moves and got names and talent. They're really going to be a fun team to watch, it's going to be teamwork and unison at its best. But they're not going to be on top the whole way through. The Detroit Tigers are a very experienced team who would want nothing more than to get back to October, win the pennant and win their first World Series since 1984. Just for the record I was two months old the last time a World Series parade was held in Motown. The Chicago White Sox aren't really a threat as much as they are a team to not turn your back on. They basically ran out of gas last season, but Robin Ventura proved in his rookie season as manager he's got the skills to lead the organization into the postseason. The only downside is that the White Sox depleted in talent this year, especially with the loss of AJ Pierzynski to the Rangers. Ventura has his work cut out for him, however, the White Sox have instilled in Cleveland and Detroit.
The AL East only looks good on paper for now. Each team in the division is nothing but a bunch of popular names and stats.
I like the Baltimore Orioles because they're more of a spread out team. They don't have one star or stand out guy who's going to lead them, it's all or nothing. Tampa Bay is honestly a tough call because I wonder how they're going to come together this season. They could be good, they could be bad. They're more of a team that's left in the hands of fate than themselves. The Red Sox and Yankees will get publicity, but the big question is do they have enough to go on to even make the postseason. The Yankees don't appear to have the oomph they once had and Boston may have more lows than highs under new manager John Farrell. There's all this talk about the Toronto Blue Jays because of that big trade with the Marlins that sent all the best players from Miami to Canada and then there's the whole R.A. Dickey signing. But that's just something that looks good on paper right now. A majority of these guys clicked in Miami, but will they click in Toronto? Can they handle artificial turf for 81 games? Will the winds of Rogers Centre (aka SkyDome) work for or against this group of guys? Tough to say. I wouldn't root for the Blue Jays just yet, but keep an eye out if they catch an early groove.
And just how will the West be won?
Well, I'd say the teams to watch are Oakland and Los Angeles. Oakland still has a group of guys that are going to come together and give every effort to win. And it paid off last season when they won the division and knocked out the Rangers into the Wild Card. Once again, the Angels have a lot to prove, but all they've shown in the last year is they can spend money.
The Rangers don't have the jolt they used to, Seattle is once again nothing to talk about and Houston is going to be the worst team in baseball.


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The infamous Patrick Kennedy, Congressman from Rhode Island, has spoken out on tax policy, as reported by the Washington Post's Reliable Source:
"As sometimes happens with Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), he let his mouth race ahead of his brain Wednesday night at a gathering of Young Democrats at the Washington nightspot Acropolis. After presidential candidate Howard Dean spoke, Kennedy delivered an impassioned peroration against President Bush's tax cut. We hear that Kennedy told the crowd: 'I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a [bleeping] day in my life.' With that he got the audience's attention — the dropping-jaws kind. 'He droned on and on, frequently mentioning how much better the candidates would sound the more we drank,' a witness told us. 'Finally, he had to be stopped by a DNC volunteer.'
Amazingly, Kennedy's spokesman didn't deny this account, merely noting that Kennedy regretted using an "unfortunate word." And he did disagree on one point, saying that "no one pulled [Kennedy] off the stage."
It is true, of course, that if Kennedy were a Republican he would have the reputation of being incredibly stupid. But there was a kernel of truth in his apparently drunken diatribe: it is not rich people like him, who never have to work for a single [bleeping] day, who need tax relief. It is working people who deserve relief from unfair levels of taxation and who will benefit from the Bush tax cuts.
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Bursa Malaysia Bhd. Chief Executive Tajuddin Atan said the exchange will focus on turning domestic companies into regional champions after spending the past five years boosting corporate governance and investor protection.
The Southeast Asian nation will promote companies in industries such as palm oil, Islamic finance and oil and gas, after putting in place governance rules that match standards in Singapore and Thailand, Tajuddin said. He declined to specify what steps the exchange would take.
"We have to start moving outside our borders," he said in an interview at the bourse's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. "Now the challenge for us is to liberalize the market and start profiling what we have."
Bursa Malaysia, which operates Southeast Asia's third largest stock market, is seeking to lure investors to a nation that was the world's fifth-largest destination for initial public offerings last year. Malayan Banking Bhd. is the country's sole entry in the world's 500 biggest companies by value with a market capitalization of $24 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Two of Asia's four biggest first-time share sales in 2012 came from Malaysia, as the nation surpassed financial hubs including London and Singapore with 21.2 billion ringgit ($6.8 billion) raised, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd., a Kuala Lumpur-based palm oil producer, lured $3.3 billion, making it the world's third-biggest IPO last year, the data show.
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Malaysia boasts the biggest Islamic debt market and the most liquid crude palm-oil futures contract in the world. There is scope for more of the nation's companies to become regional champions, Tajuddin said.
Malayan Banking and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., the nation's top two lenders by assets, have expanded their reach in Asia in the past two years. Malayan Banking bought Kim Eng Holdings Ltd., a Singapore-based securities and investment-banking group, in 2011, while CIMB acquired Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's Asian assets last year. Malaysia is also home to Sime Darby Bhd., the world's largest listed palm oil producer by acreage, which has a market value of $17.9 billion.
"Bursa has the platform to tie up with all the Southeast Asian exchanges so they can use that to promote the smaller names within the region first," Lye Thim Loong, who helps manage the equivalent of $500 million at Libra Invest Bhd., said by phone in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. "They can organize and actually bring these companies to the community there. But those companies also have to be proactive and must spend money to do investor relations."
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DETAILS: The strollers were manufactured in China by Bugaboo International B.V. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and imported by Bugaboo Americas of El Segundo, Calif. The stroller has an aluminum and plastic frame with rubberized wheels, a removable seat and bassinet, a removable "U''-shaped carry handle, an under-the-seat storage bag and a sun canopy. Strollers included in the recall have serial numbers from 19010 11153 00001 to 19010 51248 00215. They were sold by Buy Buy Baby, Toys R Us and other baby product stores nationwide, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, online at Bugaboo.com and other online retailers from September 2012 to March 2013 for between $889 and $1,600.
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How To Turn A Mason Jar Into A Soap Dispenser
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This soap pump was originally intended for her outdoor sink for post-gardening washing up. But I agree with Heather; this soap pump would look lovely indoors or out. You can view this step-by-step project on her blog. Be sure to take a look through the rest of Heather's beautiful blog and boutique for more inspirations!
Heather Bullard's DIY Mason Jar Soap Dispenser
What You Will Need:
- Mason jar
- Old soap bottle (with pump)
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- Marking pen
1. Cut off top of old soap bottle just below the thread
2. Use pen to measure and mark a circle in the lid of the mason jar
3. Drill hole in lid of mason jar
4. Mix epoxy and apply to the lower rim of the bottle top
5. Insert the pump dispenser through the bottle top and screw tightly to secure
6. Let the epoxy dry according to the instructions
7. Fill with your favorite liquid soap
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Actors Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have listed their house in Malibu for sale at $2.675 million.
The recently renovated 2,300-square-foot house sits on 1.73 acres covered in native plants and fruit trees. The single-story home, built in the 1960s, features 100-year-old French oak floors, three bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms. Custom-built sliding doors lead outside to multiple decks and sitting areas. There is a chicken coop and a small horse corral.
Spelling, 38, played Donna Martin in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) and reprised the role in "90210" (2009).
McDermott, 45, played Constable Turnbull on "Due South" (1997-99) and appeared on the crime drama "1-800-Missing" (2003-04).
Together they have starred on "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" since 2007.
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The Medford School Board on Monday chose not to vote on the renewal of Superintendent Phil Long's contract, meaning his contract with the district will end in June of next year.
The board was set to vote on whether to renew the contract beyond the next school year since Oregon law and board policy require that such a decision be made the year before a contract ends.
The School Board previously had an obligation in its contract with Long to never defer a decision on whether to renew the contract, but a memorandum of agreement on Monday between the board and Long removed this obligation, and allowed the board to refrain from voting on whether to renew.
Board members Paulie Brading and Marlene Yesquen voted against the memorandum of agreement.
Yesquen said she wished the board had considered early termination of Long instead, saying she had serious concerns about Long's job performance.
Despite Oregon statutes that require school boards to decide whether to renew a superintendent's contract by March 15 of the year before it ends, Long said in a statement to the School Board that he wanted it to defer a decision about his renewal until the spring.
Before the board's decision, Long read a statement about his relationship with the board, requesting that his contract be renewed for three years.
Since being hired in 2005, Long said that a once-respectful relationship between him and the School Board has turned sour over the past few years.
Long said that with his contract up for renewal, board members have grown divided over whether he should continue in the job.
"This has been a topic of contention among board members, which has caused a lot of behind-the-scenes meetings and, to be frank, disrespectful discussions to occur," said Long.
The board was considering renewing Long's contract through December of 2014 "to temporarily resolve this matter," Long said, but no vote was taken on that option.
Long said that his relationship with the board is critical to the success of the district and that some of the board's members have overstepped their role as a part of the board, choosing to "dictate day-to-day operations and direct staff to do things that are beyond the scope of (the) role of the board."
He said board members have intruded on district staff, and that some board members will confront employees about work they are doing without having "authentic, personal relationships" with the employees.
Long said that because the board was considering his contract, he couldn't offer an official recommendation to the Board if it should renew his contract, but said he was willing to continue in his position for an additional three years if board members so chose.
Yesquen said she wished the board had considered options other than renewing or not renewing Long's contract past June 2014.
"I'm disappointed that we didn't take another action today," said Yesquen, adding that her concerns about Long's performance have been addressed in her annual evaluations of him.
"I don't think there's ever going to be a right moment to address this," said Yesquen, who was appointed to the board in December 2010 and then elected in May 2011.
Long said the regardless of his future employment with the district, he would finish his contract with energy and focus.
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The Medford School Board on Monday chose not to vote on the renewal of Superintendent Phil Long's contract, meaning his contract with the district will end in June of next year.


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