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One of the things DH and I most like to do in the Bay area is go on weekend adventures, especially ones involving agri-tourism. The Bay area has a lot going for it, actually, with unique local farms, wineries and food companies, shops and of course beautiful scenery. One place that DH and I have returned to over and over is a little coastal town called "Half Moon Bay," maybe partly because it has such a charming name. It's a bit of a pain to get there- you have to drive through a windy, single lane road through trees and it inevitably gets clogged with weekend traffic- but once you get there, there's a picturesque shopping street with restaurants, cafes, and shops, as well as access to a (Very cold and windy) beach. I had heard rumors of a gluten-free friendly health-food store and wanted to go in, but every time I came, it was usually past closing time. This time we got up extra early (by noon! haha) and made it to:
Oasis Natural Foods
523 Main Street
Half Moon Bay
(650) 726-7881
This health food store was listed and reviewed positively by vegetarian sites and gluten-free lists, so I was hoping to pick up a few things for a gluten-free coastal picnic. It was a (small) thrill to actually be able to open the door and go in for the first time in four years. Quarters are cramped, but this little shop DOES have an excellent selection of Gluten-Free products, both mixes and prepared foods. A wide assortment of Pamela's mixes, Kinnikinnick cookies, Gluten-free cookies and crackers are stored in this tiny place, and I was happy to pick up a box of Glutino round gourmet crackers for my picnic. Unfortunately, rents are high in Half Moon Bay and the prices reflect that- the crackers alone were over $5 and everything else was similarly priced for sticker shock. They offered hot rice and soups in the back, but the soup contained gluten (although it was vegetarian, yay!) so I had to pass. Probably the most interesting item was at the check out counter- a little basket of big gluten-free muffins, labeled accordingly and baked on site. There was only one left, so I snagged my very own almond poppyseed muffin made from Pamela's Baking Mix. It was pricey, at $3, but I figured it was my only good freshly baked GF option for miles and I'd better take advantage of it.
Since one muffin and a box of crackers does not a picnic make, and DH was looking mopey and hungry, we went to some of the other spendy, spendy grocery stores on Main Street. Oh the prices made my eyes hurt. But, we managed to pick up tortilla chips and salsa. I was dying for guacamole but couldn't bring myself to pay $6 for it. DH bought a loaf of french bread and some assorted fillings, and we went back on the road… because we had another destination in mind before we had our picnic. *Non-vegan review following*
Harley Farms Goat Dairy
Pescadero, CA 94060
We first found out about this goat cheese farm from the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce in response to our queries about local, small scale, family run dairies. I was very excited when I learned about the local goat dairy farm, Harley Farms, and the more I heard, the more I wanted to go and check out their operations and of course, taste their award-winning goat-cheeses. The farm is run by a British ex-pat named Dee Harley who started with six goats fourteen years ago and rebuilt and revitalized a 1910 cow dairy farm. Harley Farm is now the home of 200 some American Alpine goats and Harley Farm cheeses have won countless awards. Further, and perhaps coolest of all, Dee "was the first woman ever chosen by the Chamber of Commerce as Farmer of the Year in San Mateo county". (source: I heart Farms) Harley Farms combines traditional methods with artistry and science, going that extra mile by using the traditional method of separating the curds and whey with cheesecloth bags and using (home grown) fresh flowers, dried nuts and dried fruits to create cheese that is as delicious as it is beautiful. The goats receive no antibiotics or hormones, and vegetarians will be happy to know that they only use vegetarian rennet. Harley Farms have also been recognized by the Slow Foods movement, and were invited to Italy "to represent one of 500 farmers that epitomize the group's mission of . . .ecological food production, stewardship of the land and "the revival of the kitchen and table as centers of pleasure, culture and community." (source: MetroActive) As if that wasn't enough, Harley Goat Farms also recently won a Sustaneable San Mateo award for following "several environmentally-friendly practices by providing goats to the "Rent A Goat†program, where goats clear brush and grass. The farm won a four-year grant from the Natural Resource Conservation Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for creek bank restoration and water conservation. The farm utilizes recycled water to cool the milk and offers free manure to its neighbors." (source: Sustainable San Mateo)
It is rare to come across a farm where artistry, environmental concerns, and care for animals is combined so dramatically, and it's no surprise to me that Harley Farms has won so many awards and gained such recognition in their field. When you visit the farm, you definitely feel that you've come to a very special place that provides balm and respite from a world where most goods are mass-produced and soulless. You can visit the farm on weekends, and they hold tours (reservations required), or you can just wander out and peek at the goats and their babies in the field and watch the chickens and roosters bouncing freely around the yard. You can also visit a charming little shop featuring all their cheeses for tasting and purchase, including the glorious flower strewn variety, sundried tomato chevre, herbed chevre, and even goat cheese ricotta or herbed spread. One slightly disappointing feature of the cheese tasting area is that it is all served with bread, so us gluten-free folks can't taste anything. (It's possible if you ask nicely that you might be able to get them to open something fresh for you, but I didn't go to the trouble.) DH and I enjoy saying saying hi to the goats and perusing the cheeses for some nice selections to take home with us (and enjoy in a picnic.) And now, perhaps, you see why I bought those spendy crackers! Our favorites are the sundried tomato topped goat cheese, the cranberry (with a walnut surprise filling) and apricot (with a gorgeous green pistachio filling). We also like the herbed cheese, but it's more commonly available, so we stick to the unusual combinations that Harley Farms is famous for. You can buy local artichoke products at the shop, as well as super free-range chicken eggs. If you're interested in purchasing some cheese but can't visit the farm, you can find it in some California Whole Foods cheese cases (Los Altos etc.) or purchase it online through their web site. The price tends to be lower in their shop than in Whole Foods, but this kind of quality, painstakingly produced cheese isn't inexpensive. In our current economy, business must be tough, but I hope that Harley Farms continues to succeed and receive well deserved accolades for their efforts. Beauty wherever you find it is special- and their cheeses and farm are very beautiful indeed. And did I mention that of course, the cheese itself is gluten-free and vegetarian?
a news article on the history of Harley Farms
Read Dee's blog and experience life on the farm!
happy animals at Harley Goat Farm
If you're wondering what else there is to do for Gluten-Free or agri-tourism in the Half Moon Bay, let me recommend some of my favorite stops. We love Cameron's Pub, a ridiculously atmospheric British pub with double decker red buses parked outside (for smoking and games) and a mini "village shop" inside. I like their enormous baked potatoes (their mushroom and cheese topped potato has enough calories to get you through a 10 mile hike in the Cotswalds) and hard cider on tap. Apparently Pierce Brosnan and family stopped there for a pint and hearty meal once and everyone's still excited about it. If you drive a bit farther you can go to Phipps Country Store and farm for a ka-jillion varieties of dried heirloom beans in bins available for purchase, fresh goose eggs, an aviary (for viewing pleasure), and the opportunity (in season) to pick strawberries, blackberries etc. And of course, once you've picked up some fresh fruit or veggies, fresh goat cheese, artichoke salsa or other local goodies- nothings more fun than having a picnic on the beach, or, if it's terribly cold and windy, having a picnic in your car at some spot overlooking the ocean. Salty, creamy goat cheese and crackers, crisp apple slices and maybe a gluten-free muffin- no matter what you have, it's better with the taste of salt water in the air and the sound of the ocean crashing around you.
If you enjoyed this article on gluten-free, foodie adventures in Half Moon Bay, you might also enjoy my article on
Heirloom Tomatoes in the Santa Cruz Mountains
a comprehensive list of all my Bay Area travel reviews
We also find our copy of "Weekend Adventures" to be an invaluable source of travel ideas around the Bay area.
*Note: Cynthia at the Heirloom Tomato heaven, Love Apple Farm has a beautiful blog you should check out. If you happen to be local, definitely pick up some of her heirloom tomato plants, on sale starting March 15th, only available at the farm. I plan on going early in April to pick up some new babies.


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Tilburg University selects OCLC Web-scale Management Services, WorldCat Local for library management, discovery
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 9 June 2011—The Tilburg University Library, in the Netherlands, has selected OCLC's Web-scale Management Services (WMS) and WorldCat Local as its new library management solution and integrated discovery-to-delivery service. The Tilburg University Library plans to become operational with WMS, the Web-based cooperative library management services, by June 2012.
An important factor in the selection was that OCLC Web-scale Management Services is already in production in 15 libraries. "It was important to us that with WMS, OCLC has shown us a working product with a good interface, excellent possibilities and a lot of potential," said Marc van den Berg, Director, Library and IT Services of Tilburg University.
The library made its decision after an extensive exploration of the current environment and of new developments, such as cloud computing and content integration—important elements to its staff and users.
"The Tilburg University Library has experience in developing systems and search engines and therefore we look forward to this new cooperation," said Eric van Lubeek, OCLC EMEA Managing Director. "We see it as an acknowledgement of our strategic choices that Tilburg has opted for WMS and WorldCat Local. We think that working in the cloud and sharing data is the way forward for many university and higher education libraries to achieve efficiencies, lower operating costs and free up staff for unique local services and innovation."
By delivering services that are at the network level, Web-scale Management Services from OCLC offer libraries the opportunity to share data and business processes, which up to now was not possible. Thanks to the service-oriented architecture, libraries can develop their own customized applications for library management activities that they can make available to their colleagues on the OCLC platform. The potential for cooperative innovation will lead to optimal use of data and library knowledge.
With OCLC Web-scale Management Services, the Tilburg University Library will have a solution with workflow management, electronic resource management and integrated license management, in addition to traditional tools for online library management such as metadata management, acquisition and interlibrary loan. Cataloguing will be done—as before—in the national cataloguing system GGC.
The WorldCat Local discovery-to-delivery service offers the Tilburg University Library simple implementation, a central knowledge base, access to a growing number of databases and collections, and full integration with WMS.
Earlier, the Norwegian consortium BIBSYS signed an agreement for delivery of a solution based on Web-scale Management Services that will be used beginning in January 2013 by more than 100 of the university libraries, libraries of schools for higher education, research libraries and the national library that are consortium members.
About Tilburg University Library
The Tilburg University Library houses seven different collections under one roof, with a total of 800,000 printed volumes and access to over 20,000 electronic journals and 150 databases. Tilburg University, which dates back to 1927, has focused its research programmes on economics, business administration, law, social sciences, humanities and theology. The university has more than 13,000 students and over 1,000 academic staff. More information about the library can be found at https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/university-library/.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
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David Guetta: The Way To Beat 'Piracy' Is To Give Your Music Away Free
from the more-people-figuring-it-out dept
"I have never been very nervous about online pirŁacy," the Daily Star quotes him as saying.Plenty of others have made this realization as well, but it's nice to see stars with as big a name as Guetta saying it publicly as well.
"Sometimes you have to give away content, even if it isn't bringing you money. It doesn't have to be music, it can be videos, images and so on."


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LONDON (Reuters) - British aero engine maker Rolls-Royce (RR.L) and United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) have abandoned plans to form a partnership to develop engines for mid-size aircraft, the two firms said on Thursday.
In October 2011 Rolls and U.S. engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a unit of UTC, announced plans to form a partnership to develop engines for 120-230 seat passenger aircraft that in future years would replace new, revamped versions of the Airbus EAD.PA A320 and Boeing (BA.N) 737 narrow-body planes.
However, on Thursday the two firms said following discussions, they had decided not to proceed with the partnership "because of the current regulatory environment".
"The two companies entered into the venture in good faith but there are very few players in this area of the market and UTC and Rolls-Royce felt competition bodies in a number of jurisdictions would have made moving ahead with the partnership complicated," said a source close to the two firms.
Pratt and Rolls planned to hold an equal share in the venture, which was intended to study geared turbofan and open rotor technology along with other types of engine configurations.
When the tie up was announced, analysts believed the move had resolved a spat between the two companies who are the dominant players in the market for aircraft engines along with General Electric (GE.N).
"Rolls-Royce remains fully committed to this important market segment and will continue to invest in technologies that will enable us to take advantage of opportunities as they arise," the British company said.
Rolls-Royce shares in London closed 1.5 percent higher at 1111.5 pence, while UTX stock in New York was 1 percent higher at $112.1 by 1545 GMT.
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A Wichita man pleaded guilty to two felonies for a hit-and-run accident that killed a man who was riding a horse.
A boy also was injured after a car driven by 26-year-old George Childers hit the horse last July 5 and then fled. The horse had to be euthanized.
Childers hit a horse being ridden by 49-year-old Lloyd Ferguson and 6-year-old Eddie Caddell.
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MIDDLETON —Middleton Police on Wednesday said they were still searching for the passenger in a car allegedly involved in a bizarre road rage incident last Thursday.
Two people from Farmington reported that they were chased through Middleton and Milton and terrorized by an enraged driver.
Police Chief Randy Sobel confirmed Wednesday that his department arrested and charged the driver of the vehicle, identified as Joshua Hussey, 21, of 22 Winter St., Dover.
But Sobel said police are still trying to identify Hussey's front-seat passenger, who reportedly used a knife at the edge of a long pole to try to break the windows of the Farmington victims' car.
Hussey has been charged with reckless conduct and criminal liability for conduct toward another. Both charges are being treated as Class B felony offenses, according to the Middleton Police Department, because a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the alleged incident.
According to police, they responded at approximately 8:30 p.m. Jan. 17 to an ongoing road rage incident in the area of Route 153 reported by a third party. Sobel said the caller reported one car chasing another through Milton and Middleton, with the operator trying to force it off the road and a passenger trying to break the window of the victims' car by using a knife attached to the end of a stick.
The two victims and two witnesses said the altercation began on Main Street in Farmington, where the victims say they were also threatened with a baseball bat and a chainsaw.
Multiple police units from Middleton, Milton, Farmington, New Durham and the New Hampshire State Police were dispatched to the area for what was called a "rolling road rage incident."
The two victims were able to make their way to the Farmington police station last Thursday evening while Hussey reportedly left the area. A warrant was issued for Hussey's arrest, and he was taken into custody at his Dover residence the following day.
Sobel said this was not a random incident because the Farmington victims knew Hussey.
Hussey was arraigned last week in Rochester Circuit Court and was released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail. His bail order stipulates that he have no contact with the victims.
The Middleton Police Department is requesting that anyone who can help identify Hussey's passenger contact them at 603-473-8548.


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The reverse side is dated January 15, 1938. Written in pencil is "Doris Jean Hoyt - Bainbridge NY."
Found in "The New American Cookbook" edited by Lily Haxworth Wallace. Published by Books, Inc., 1941.
Bainbridge is just down the highway from me, and I've already started searching around the internet for clues about Doris. I'm guessing she is 3-6 years old in the photo, so she was likely born around 1932-5 or so. I hope to find Doris or a member of her family so I can return the photo.
I will keep you updated - if you have any leads, let me know.
1. Looks like Doris was married in 1957 to Anthony H. Salerno. Doris' parents were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoyt of Bainbridge.
2. It appears Doris was a little older in that photo, it's looking like she was born around 1926 or so.
3. Doris and Anthony now live in New Jersey (I'm fairly sure). I have a phone number, will give it a go.
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"Countless centuries have passed and the brutal, fantasy world of Agon has changed; the war-torn races face their grimmest hour yet. Trapped for countless centuries between the hateful wrath of a long forgotten power and the dark machinations of the Demon Lords, Agon stands on the brink of devastation. The time for the mortals to reclaim their own is at hand. Now must they carve their names in legend, demand dominion, and declare Unholy War!"
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text: USC may have some interest in PG Chad Frazier (6-4 185) of Gulf Coast State JC, FL. A USC recruiter attended his practice Tuesday according to JUCORecruiting.com. Frazier committed to Oklahoma State last year but did not sign with the Cowboys in November. He took early official visits to Oklahoma State, Washington State and Northern Arizona. TCU also attended his practice Tuesday and Alabama reportedly has offered him. Memphis and Pittsburgh are other reported offers. Frazier is a native of Charlotte. He averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season.


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For more than two thousand years, the Christian saints have had great influence worldwide. They lived full, passionate lives and remain compelling examples of God's work here on Earth. Now, this new, inspiring collection of biographies reveals the legendary stories, little-known facts, and inspiring beliefs of some of the best-loved saints.
Saints explores a select group of these individuals whose influence can be felt profoundly in the modern day. Each profile includes a biography with patronage and feast dates throughout the world, along with prayers both to and about each saint. These saints inspired countless classic artworks and you'll also learn the symbols used to identify each.
From the patience of Saint Joseph and independence of Saint Ursula, to the boldness of Saint Joan of Arc and the love of Saint Pio, God's grace and power is made evident to us all. Despite the tumultuous times in which these saints lived, they remained uniquely themselves on the path to holiness, making this collection especially real and relevant today. Whether you aspire to follow in the footsteps of the saints, or just want to learn more about these men and women, you'll find Saints a stimulating read and the perfect gift for others.


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From Soundings Online.For boaters who live in colder climates but aren't making the trip down the ICW to a warm destination, it's time to get going with decommissioning.
Plus, putting her to bed properly in the fall means you'll be on the water faster next season.
We asked several of our technical experts to weigh in on decommissioning done right. Read on for a general overview, then click the links on the right for practical tips on how to winterize specific systems.
OverviewProperly winterizing your boat comes down to three main points, says Soundings technical advisor Erik Klockars, who will decommission about 100 vessels - big and small, inboard, outboard and sterndrive - by the time the snow falls.
Make a list of any maintenance issues that must be addressed and other indicators of potential problems you run into while decommissioning. The list will help you keep the issues in mind so they don't pop up as surprises in the spring.
Keep in mind that the tips set out here are general guidelines, and manufacturers often have their own recommendations.
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Intel Sandy Bridge Extreme Core i7 3960X Review
It's been almost a year since Intel launched its Sandy Bridge architecture. In that time frame, the architecture has proven beyond any doubt that it is the current high performance CPU architecture king of the hill. Although the non K-SKU parts were not much interest to the enthusiast community, they still gained the benefits associated with the architecture. For the enthusiast, the K-SKU chips, the Second Generation Core i7 2600K and Core i5 2500K, turned out to be very robust products that put to rest any of the negative overclocking hype induced by the move to the Sandy Bridge architecture. Clock speeds of up to 4.6 to 4.8GHz were very common even on air cooling with some good chips. At this point, they offered performance well in excess of what the X58 platform Nehalem and Gulftown chips were offering for a much lower mainstream cost. If given the choice, a 2600K was the better option for most. The lower-cost, mainstream market reached up and smacked down the Extreme chips that were at this point three years old and in need of a refresh.
Now here we are eleven months later with the introduction of Intel's Sandy Bridge Extreme lineup that is geared toward the power user. Intel will launch with two six-core processors with a quad-core coming early in 2012. Each of the six-cores, the Core i7 3960X and 3930K, are fully unlocked and overclocking-enabled, while the later quad 3820 will be partially unlocked. MSRP for the two six-core processors is going to be what you might expect at $990 for the Core i7 3960X and $555 for the Core I7 3930K. Since I do not have the 3930K, let's talk about the Core i7 3960X. Basic specifications are six cores with Hyper-Threading support for twelve threads, 15MB of shared L3 cache, Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 support, and support for the new Socket 2011, Intel X79 Express chipset-based motherboards, The integrated memory controller supports four channels of DDR3 1600MHz memory, supports Intel AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions), SSE 4.1 and 4.2 instruction sets, and has 40 PCIe lanes for general purpose use that meet the PCIe3.0 specifications. With all the high performance delivered by Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture this year, it will prove interesting to see just how much further the bar is raised in the performance computing segment. Below is the breakout of the die that shows the six cores, large shared cache, integrated memory controller, and the I/O. If the clocks play as nice on this larger die as they did on the smaller socket 1155 chips, the Second Generation Core i7 3960X should be a game changer.
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For this introduction, we have Intel's Second Generation Core i7 Sandy Bridge Extreme Core i7 3960X — Intel's top of the line SKU for the Sandy Bridge Extreme line. Equipped with six physical cores that support Intel Hyper-Threading for a total of twelve threads that can run simultaneously. The Core i7 3960X has a base clock speed of 3.3GHz by way of a 100MHz bclock and 33 clock multiplier. Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the processor to scale as high as 3.9GHz when just a couple cores are in operation and up to 3.6GHz with all cores in operation. On-board, the Core i7 3960X houses 15MB of Intel Smart cache dynamically shared between the cores. The memory controller on the Sandy Bridge Extreme series now supports quad-channel DDR3 1600 MHz memory. The Core i7 3960X has a 130W TDP when run at default speeds. Sandy Bridge Extreme is still part of the Tock sequence that signifies a new micro architecture in the Tick-Tock cadence. As such, the architecture is still based on a 32nm process. Under the hood are a total of 2.27 billion transistors squeezed into a die 20.8 mm x 20.9 mm in size, which fits into the LGA 2011 socket.
When compared to previous generation processors, the size of the LGA2011 socket and processors is absolutely huge. The CPU package measures a large-by-comparison 52.5 x 45 mm. Placing the Core i7 3960X next to a Core i7 920 socket 1366 and Core i7 875K socket 1156 processors, this large size is readily apparent.
Intel's Sandy Bridge Extreme lineup will come without a boxed cooling solution, as most of us will be upgrading the cooling from the usually included small, barely adequate cooling solution. However, if you do want the standard Intel cooling solution, it can be had for a minimal $20 US. Intel will also be selling the RTS2011LC self-contained liquid cooling solution for an increased cost. Comparable cooling solutions run in the $85 range, so I would expect the RTS2011LC to follow suit. High end air cooling solutions will be available at launch if a liquid cooling or stock solution are not in your plans.
The Second Generation Core i7 Sandy Bridge Extreme processors are designed to work with a two-chip platform, with the bulk of the I/O on die and the Platform Control hub taking care of the rest of the functions. Coming off the Sandy Bridge processor are the four memory channels, each supporting bandwidth of 12.8GB/s for a substantial increase in bandwidth for the platform. There are a total of 40 lanes of PCIe 2.0 graphics bandwidth, with each lane carrying 1GB/s of data bi directionally with some PCIe devices potentially capable of reaching a 8GT/s transfer rate. Multiple GPUs are supported in several configurations that should improve multi-GPU performance. No longer will you have to sacrifice other PCIe device functionality due to a lack of PCIe lanes. Eight lanes are now available from the X79 PCH. A total of fourteen USB 2.0 ports, Intel Gigabit LAN, Intel HD Audio, and 6 SATA ports are attached to the X79 PCH.
The new Sandy Bridge Extreme Core i7 3960X is only one part of the X79 platform. Let's take a look at the rest.


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The 2nd Global e-Government Forum (GeGF2013) will be held on 22-23 October 2013 in Ilsan, Republic of Korea.
The session on Public Procurement and IT Sector Development will take place on 22 October (16:20-18:20) during the Forum, and is organized by UNCTAD's Division on Technology and Logistics together with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Ministry of Security and Public Administration of the Republic of Korea. The session will discuss when and how public procurement can be leveraged for the development of a vibrant IT sector in developing and emerging economies. The discussions will elaborate on the finding of a joint UNCTAD-BMZ study which identifies seven strategies that governments can implement in this context. The findings draw on the experience of Kenya, Senegal and Sri Lanka. Representatives from governments and international organizations, the academia and the private sector will share their experience on opportunities and challenges for the local IT service industry to supply the public sector, and on how public procurement can be used. The session will look at the role that different actors, such as IT industry associations, public procurement offices, e-government agencies, donor governments and international financial institutions could play in fostering local IT sector development through public procurement.The panellists from UNCTAD, GIZ, Sri Lanka, Republic of Korea and other countries will take part in the session. Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson will co-chair the session.
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10 U.S. Code § 1216a - Determinations of disability: requirements and limitations on determinations
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Determinations of disability: requirements and limitations on determinations
(a)Utilization of VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities in Determinations of Disability.—
(1) In making a determination of disability of a member of the armed forces for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary concerned—
shall, to the extent feasible, utilize the schedule for rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including any applicable interpretation of the schedule by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and
In making a determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may utilize in lieu of the schedule described in that paragraph such criteria as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly prescribe for purposes of this subsection if the utilization of such criteria will result in a determination of a greater percentage of disability than would be otherwise determined through the utilization of the schedule.
(b)Consideration of All Medical Conditions.—
In making a determination of the rating of disability of a member of the armed forces for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary concerned shall take into account all medical conditions, whether individually or collectively, that render the member unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1642(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 465.)
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
That's exactly what I think I will do,I don't live in the UK, but Sweden, so I can get from the UK, for a bit more money...Do you have any tips on Chassis, something small and discreet... I have been looking around and found a few, but I am just wondering if you have any tips.How about power supply? Any tips on that? Silent of course...Do you think an on board graphics card will stream Blue Ray well enough? Do I need 512 of the card, or will 256 do it?In my PC at home, I have a sparkle graphics card, any feelings about using one of them, as I understand it's just like Nvidia, same arch and drivers, but half the price.Any tips are appreciated.
CPU don't need much - AMD Sempron LE-1200 2.1GHz clock speed 256Kb L2 cache 45Watt AM2. (£20)


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Searchers aided by a sheriff's helicopter with infrared sensors were on the scene early Thursday hoping to locate Kyndall Jack, 18.
Her friend, Nicholas Cendoya, 19, was discovered by another hiker shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday and airlifted to a hospital. He was talking to paramedics but struggling to answer questions about what had happened and where Jack might be.
"He was extremely confused and disoriented," said Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Jason Park.
Sheriff's investigators planned to talk to him at length once he was recovering at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. They hoped to get more direction on where to look for Jack, who was hiking with Cendoya Sunday when the pair made a 911 call from a dying cellphone and set off the search.
The hiker who came across Cendoya went for help and found a firefighting training crew not involved in the search that just happened to be nearby, Park said.
They found Cendoya about a half-mile south of where much of the search had focused. He was surrounded by so much vegetation that the helicopter rescue crew had trouble keeping track of him once they found him.
"When the rescuer was lowered he lost sight of him," said Division Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority. "That's how thick the brush was."
Several dozen searchers with help from helicopters had been combing the rugged hills of Trabuco Canyon in the national forest.
Two volunteers got lost themselves and had to be airlifted out Wednesday afternoon. They were searching the area because the Sunday 911 call was traced to a nearby cell tower, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. John Muir.
Muir said earlier that Cendoya and Jack's "probability for survival is good" with mild weather both day and night.
The two were believed to have gone off trail near Holy Jim Trail, a tree-lined dirt path along a creek that leads to a waterfall and is popular with day hikers.
In the 911 call, they said they were about a mile from Jack's car, which was parked at a trailhead, but rescuers expanded the search when they weren't found nearby.
Jack's mother drew a message on the car's dusty windshield that read: "Kyndall - we r looking wont stop love you mom," and signed it with a heart.
"When you're disoriented because you're out of breath and tired and you think you're one mile away, you could be potentially three or four miles away," Muir said Wednesday afternoon. "There's a lot of ground to cover."
The area is in a section of the national forest in the Santa Ana Mountains, which lie along the border of Orange and Riverside counties southeast of Los Angeles. The trail ranges in elevation from about 2,000 feet to about 4,000 feet.


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June 27 – The June-born All-time Bronx Babies Team
There are a few days during the calendar year for which I can find no
current or former Yankee player, manager, coach, front office exec,
announcer etc. celebrating a birthday. June 27 happens to be one of
those dates. So instead, let's look at the all-time best starting
lineup of Yankees who celebrate their birthday in June:
1B – Lou Gehrig – June 19
2B – Horace Clarke – June 2
3B – Phil Linz – June 19
SS – Derek Jeter – June 26
C – Bill Dickey – June 6
OF – Hideki Matsui
OF – Don Baylor – June 28
OF – Vic Mata – June 17
DH – Thurman Munson – June 7
P – Andy Pettitte – June 15
RP – Eddie Lopat
This month's All-Pinstripe-Birthday team is strong at catcher. In
addition to Dickey and Munson, Mike Stanley and Jose Molina were also
June-born babies. The team is weak at third. I could have used "the
Stick," Gene Michael, Fernando Gonzalez or Gary Templeton at the hot
corner but in the end went with Linz. The June-born Bronx Babies was
also one player short of having a great outfield and I was forced to
use the crafty starter, Eddie Lopat in this team's bullpen for lack of
a closer.
December 30 – Top Ten Yankees of the Decade
December 30 is one of the very few days of the year on which no Yankee,
past or present, was born. So instead, as the first decade of the 21st
century is about to end, I'll share my thoughts on who were the top ten
performing New York Yankees during the past ten years.
Number 1 – Derek Jeter. He had all the numbers but what makes Jeter so
very special are the intangibles. Has their ever been an athlete more
suited to survive and prosper in the pressure cooker of Big Apple
professional sports? I think not.
Number 2 – Mariano Rivera. The best closer in the history of the game and the best there ever will be.
Number 3 – Alex Rodriguez. I have lots of problems rooting for A-Rod
but no doubts at all regarding his abilities on a baseball field.
Without him the Yankees would not be 2009 World Champs.
Number 4 – Jorge Posada. He plays the toughest position in baseball and
there are very few if any who played it any better than this guy has
during the past decade. He may go brain dead on the base paths from
time-to-time and his arm is not what it used to be but this guy is a
true Yankee.
Number 5 – Andy Pettitte. Like Jeter, its the intangibles that make
Pettitte the top Yankee pitcher during the past ten years. Case and
point was his performance in the 2009 postseason.
Number 6 – Hideki Matsui. If he did not break his wrist on that diving
catch attempt in 2006, Matsui's Yankee career would have been magical
instead of just brilliant and probably still going strong. Instead,
Yankee fans now must bear the pain of seeing this elegant athlete play
the game in an opposing team's uniform.
Number 7 – Robinson Cano. Made this list by bouncing back both at the
plate and in the field during the 2009 regular season and in spite of
his performance in the 2009 postseason.
Number 8 – Mike Mussina. So much was expected of this guy when the
Yankees signed him as a free agent in 2001, that his 123-72 record in
pinstripes is almost overlooked. I guess that's because the Yankees won
World Series the year before he signed and the year after he left with
none in between.
Number 9 – Bernie Williams. I loved the guy. Started the century with three great seasons but became ordinary in the last four.
Number 10 – I can't decide between Giambi, Damon or Soriano. I think Wang also deserves consideration. What do you think?


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freedom Communications Inc. said Monday that it has set April 16 as the launch date for its latest newspaper venture, the Los Angeles Register.
The new publication is part of an ambitious expansion driven by Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz, who bought Freedom in 2012. The pair bulked up on newsroom staff at the Orange County Register, launched a new daily newspaper in Long Beach in August and bought the Press-Enterprise in Riverside in October.
It'll be the first incursion for the newspaper company into the heart of the metropolis long dominated by the 132-year-old Los Angeles Times. So far, Freedom has been focused on the suburbs.
Freedom said Monday that the "community building" newspaper will cost $1.50 on weekdays and $2 on Saturday and Sunday and be distributed at 7,500 locations around Los Angeles County. That's roughly the same price as the Times, which costs $1.50 Monday through Saturday and $2 on Sunday.
People who sign up for a daily subscription, which Freedom said will cost less than $1 per day, will be enrolled in Register Connect, a benefits program that includes free tickets to baseball and soccer games on a first-come, first-served basis.
Long Beach Register subscribers will also get free copies of the Los Angeles Register, the company said.
Freedom also said it will launch more than a dozen monthly newspapers serving specific towns along the coast and as far east as Pomona, about 30 miles from Los Angeles. It said details on the monthlies will be available in the coming weeks.
The Los Angeles Register will aim to cover daily local news, business, politics, education and other topics, along with sports at the high school, college and professional level.
It plans to serve as a government watchdog and provider of inspiring features, as well as a forum for opinions on local issues. Columnists "will clearly support the protection of individual liberties and freedoms," it said.
The company is making a big bet on print even as print ad sales and circulation drop industrywide. Kushner has said the printed product still accounts for 90 percent of a typical newspaper company's revenue but has been neglected as publishers chase after the elusive dollars that accompany online distribution.
(© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Super Bowl XLVIII MVP Malcolm Smith takes a ride in a parade with Mickey Mouse while visiting Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on Monday (February 3) in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The 24-year-old Seattle Seahawks linebacker caught a flight out of town just hours after winning the Super Bowl with his team in a major victory.
Moments after the win, Malcolm shouted to the cameras, "I'm going to Disney World!" and he sure kept that promise!
Malcolm is now featured in a brand new commercial for the theme park, which features Idina Menzel singing the song "When You Wish Upon a Star."
Malcolm Smith's "I'm Going to Disney World" Commercial
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Remember when I did this?
And then this?
Well, my son has fallen into a new non-Nick Jr. phase, one that involves intricate toys and loud robot sound effects and Halloween costumes like this... the Transformers phase.
So, for his upcoming 3rd birthday in March, I'm thinking I can pull off this:
Right?!?!?!?!? I can, right?!?!?!? Help.


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Complexity of conversation aware notationGary Brown Jan 29, 2009 7:49 AM
The "conversation aware" mechanism currently is aimed at delivering two capabilities:
(a) a design time capability to be able to ensure that the behaviour specified in the implementation of a service (as defined in a jboss-esb.xml configuration) matches the expected behaviour in a choreography description
(b) a runtime capability to enforce the behaviour, so that messages sent or received out of order will be blocked
The complexity of the "conversation aware" notation is to support both of these capabilities - we need the ability to infer the complete process flow from the description in order to achieve (a), and without an understanding of where a particular service instance is within the choreography, it is not possible to determine whether a message of a particular type can be sent or received (i.e. to support (b)).
However, due to this complexity, we are exploring other ways to achieve both of these capabilities, but with a simpler notation. This new approach does not attempt to represent the complete stateful behaviour of a service, but instead describe the service in a more stateless manner, but still enable these 'stateless fragments' of behaviour to be compared against the choreography - so this would help to still achieve (a).
The other benefit of this 'stateless' approach is that it does not require so much runtime support - i.e. no state information will need to be managed, other than would be normally required by the internal service implementation. Because of this, (b) would not be possible - however the other aspect of Overlord CDL is a monitoring capability that does provide this functionality. So rather than duplicate this behavioural monitoring capability in the "conversation aware" mechanism, this 'stateless' approach would leverage the monitoring capability.
In terms of the notation, we believe the main changes are:
1) The stateful approach uses a MessageRouterAction to route the inbound messages to the service descriptor that can process them. The stateless approach reuses the 'SwitchAction', which can be used in other service descriptors to route based on message type.
2) No longer necessary to define identity information, which in the stateful approach was required to link the message to a particular session being managed by the runtime.
3) Many of the actions are no longer required.
The list of actions for stateful approach are: CreateSessionAction, IfAction, MessageRouterAction, ParallelAction, PerformAction, ReceiveMessageAction, RetrieveSessionAction, ScheduleStateAction, SendMessageAction, SetStateAction, SwitchAction, WhenAction and WhileAction
Current list of actons for stateless approach are: IfAction, ReceiveMessageAction, SendMessageAction and SwitchAction.
Other possible actions that may still be required for stateless approach are: ParallelAction and WhileAction.


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If the controversy over how to best use its facilities wasn't enough of a headache for Jackson County School System leaders, now they face a potential financial crisis. The Jackson County Board of Education adopted an amended budget last week for the current fiscal year that projects a large drop in revenues and an increase in expenses.
If the new numbers hold, it would mean that the system will have to draw down $3.9 million out of its $6.2 million in reserves by June 30. That means the system would start its next fiscal year on July 1 with very little in reserves. The BOE would then have to decide about further spending cuts or tax hikes to stave off a financial collapse in FY 2014.
It isn't the first time the system has faced a financial crisis in recent years. In FY2009, the system ended up with nearly $1 million deficit. After slashing expenses, it rebuilt its reserves in 2010 and 2011. But the continuing decline in the county's property tax digest is now affecting that. When the BOE adopted its budget last June, it cut spending by three percent, but also anticipated that the tax digest would remain about the same or even go up slightly due to re-assessments of commercial property.
Instead, officials now believe local property tax revenues will drop by $2.3 million, from $30 million originally projected down to $27.2 million. Officials had originally set the overall general fund revenue budget at $84.1 million for the year, but now believe it will be only $81.7. At the same time, expense projections have also gone up by $1.6 million to $85.6 million. About $900,000 of the increase is in instruction cost. Officials had projected last June that instruction costs would fall by that amount due to furlough days.
Early in the year, the system adopted a plan to not replace departing staff except for teaching positions. That has saved the system over $1 million so far this year, officials said.
Superintendent John Green said Monday night in relation to the facilities proposals (see other story) that the system "has to pay attention to our fiscal needs." He said that so far the system has not had across the board cuts or raised classroom sizes as many other systems are doing. Some school systems have also shortened their school year to save money.
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Norwegian ISP Fights Back Against Pirate Bay Ban
from the democratic-principles dept
"Instead of demanding that Internet providers censor the Internet and monitor the content that's transferred, Telenor believes that the best way to decrease illegal file sharing is to put more effort into making legally downloadable content available."But, as we've seen over the years, there are still many in positions of power within the recording industry who believe that the best new business model is to try to stomp out anyone who challenges their old business model. Eventually, they'll realize what a failed plan that is.


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In recent years, winter weather patterns have become increasingly difficult to predict, especially in the Adirondacks, which has always managed to maintain a tried and true tradition of having snow on the ground by Thanksgiving, followed by a white Christmas and a brief January thaw. However, the recent weather patterns can no longer to be considered traditional.
Due to the numerous disruptions in the age of climate change, it appears all bets are off. And whether you measure the weather by the bands on a wooly caterpillar, or a tally of pine cones the red squirrels tuck away, the fact remains; winter weather just keep getting weirder every year.
Even the old weather rhymes are no longer of any use. "When onion skins are very thin, a mild winter will be setting in. But when the skins are thick and tough, the winter weather will be cold and rough."
Unfortunately, most people have no idea where their onions were grown, because we all get them at the supermarket.
And while the advent of Doppler Radar has certainly added a degree of veracity to local weather forecasting, I remain a devout disciple of the old, Bird Berdan School of Mysterious Meteorology, which was available every evening on TV Channel 5. Prior to The Weather Channel or Doppler Weather Center forecasts, Mr. Berdan was likely the region's most accomplished weatherman.
He would check on old black dog at the back door and if the hound was wet, it was raining; and if it was white, it was snowing. If the dog was spotted, there was hail falling, and if the poor old critter had a glazed look all over; why there was likely to be a wicked ice storm in progress.
Despite the numerous advances in weather detection, and the unrelenting barrage of 24 hour, up-to-the minute, weather information broadcasts; the most reliable aspect of Adirondack weather is it's uncanny unpredictability.
And therein lies its charm!
Regardless of advancements in weather monitoring equipment, satellite data and predictions of climate trends, in the Adirondacks, most folks are often unsure of what to expect until the storm finally appears from over the nearest hill.
At times, the weather will test our power and our will, but it's always easy to face it from the warmer side of a windowsill.
The No Show Season
A few weeks ago, I dedicated an entire column to highlight a variety of local Sportsmans Shows hosted annually across the region. Since that time, I've already attended two shows, and I look forward to visiting a few others.
However, due to uncertain currents flowing through a river of political correctness, a once receptive climate for hosting such events has changed dramatically, especially in light of the horror that struck Newtown in December.
In fact, those same turbulent waters were responsible for turning a minor trickle into a raging river that recently washed over the entire sports show industry.
The trouble began in early January when a slight leak became trickle of water leaked over the dam of public opinion. Eventually, the leak turned into a torrent of concern, when a self-described soccer mom in Saratoga began circulating a petition to cancel a popular Gun Show scheduled for the Saratoga Springs City Center.
The New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates (NEACA), which has hosted the Saratoga show for many years fought back against an online petition to prevent the show. However, in the court of public opinion, the promoter's defiant attitude could not overcome a losing battle.
Eventually, the show's promoter, David Petronis, agreed to restrict the display and/or sale of certain types of firearms in an attempt to avoid further controversy. Primarily, the weapons responsible for stirring the ongoing controversy were AR-15, Bushmaster rifles, and similarly designed firearms which are collectively referred to as 'assault rifles'.
Despite Petronis' concessions, and possibly due to the effectiveness of the protests, a movement to ban 'assault weapons' from all of the events on the sportshow circuit quickly gained momentum.
In the blink of an eye, a trickle of hope for putting an end to gun violence began flowing out of a tiny gun show in sleepy, little Saratoga Springs. Oddly, as news of the ban spread rapidly upstream against the current, the momentum eventually had a huge impact on one of the largest sport shows in the country.
Less that two weeks after the gun show concessions in Saratoga , Reed Productions, the British-owned promoters of the giant Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show (ESOS), announced their decision to ban assault weapons from all of their upcoming events. ESOS is one of the largest consumer sport shows in the country, with over 400 exhibitors, and more than 200,000 visitors. The event provides an estimated economic impact of nearly $44 million for the region.
One by one, exhibitors began to drop out of the show. By the week's end, more than 200 exhibitors had cancelled plans to attend, and soon after, Reed Exhibitions was forced to announce the postponement of the Eastern Outdoor Show event. Shortly thereafter, Reed agreed to refund fees to all exhibitors.
Reed Exhibitions also hosts the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The SHOT Show is the largest trade event for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry for many years, and it remains the biggest event of its kind in the world.
It now appears Reed Exhibitions shot the entire industry in the foot, and a perceived chink in the armor may open the floodgates. The industry understand that once water goes over the dam, the damage is done.
Unfortunately, it appears the flow will continue as long as there is constructive dialog among all of the parties responsible for gun control in this country.
Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at email@example.com.


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Collecting Data to Determine Baked Loaf by Weight
Calling any Fresh Loafers to join in an experiment to collect data to determine when a loaf is finished baking by using a little math and weighing the loaf pre and post bake.
I've heard, read and used a few different ways to determine when a loaf is done. Loaf temperature, thump, squeeze, time. Jeff Hamelman and a few others say a loaf can lose between 10 ~ 20% moisture during the bake. If I attempted to do this myself it could take awhile so I'm asking others to join in and post their results along with mine.
Things you'll need;
Scale, calculator, % hydration of loaf
Things to measure;
weight of pre-baked loaf
weight of finished loaf
Math; (% moisture loss)
weigh loaf pre-bake (a) and post bake (b). Subtract post from pre =(c) and divide result by prebake =(d), then multiply by 100 (or move decimal point two places to the right).
a - b = c, c / a = d, d X 100 = % moisture loss
(if the math is unclear, post pre and post bake weights, I'll do the math)
Information to post;
1. Moisture loss, or pre and post bake weights
2. Loaf shape
3. % hydration
Hopefully the collected data will be an additional tool for home bakers and bakerians.
Thanks in advance,
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House Judiciary Committee Markup of #SOPA: H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy ActOn December 15-16, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee considered the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Log in to comment or edit the bill and visit the SOPA markup page to see the debate and legislative action. If you're looking for a SOPA alternative, click here to see our plan: OPEN.
SOPA: Stop Online Piracy Act(Click here to read the OPEN Act)
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You may have noticed that there was no post yesterday. I've been sick since Saturday, and for the first time in a very long time, I didn't come into work yesterday. To make it up to you, I'm giving away this first edition of Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" -
(The "A" under the copyright information indicates a first edition)
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment. I'm putting this up on Twitter and Facebook too, so feel free to enter there as well.
I'll pick a random winner tomorrow morning (whenever I post a new bookmark). Good luck!
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24 Aug, 2011
First Pics of LFX V6 From Camaro
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The first Camaros with GM's new LFX V6 engine are now being delivered to our site members, and the first pics of it have been posted. To recap, the Camaro's new 3.6L direct injection V6 LFX engine went into production beginning this summer. It delivers an SAE-certified 323 horsepower (241 kW) at 6,800 rpm and [...]
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In the United States there is one carrier that seems to get more Windows Phone devices than the others. And that's because they do. AT&T has had more Windows Phone devices in the past three years that T-Mobile, Verizon or Sprint. They're rumored to be getting the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520, but they might have another device on the horizon. But this one doesn't come from Nokia, it comes from Samsung.
Over at Engadget, they caught the Samsung SGH-i187 trying to slip through the FCC silently. The device won't wow you per se, but it's always nice to see OEMs besides Nokia making a device. Unfortunately, it looks like this is a mid-tier entry that's bound for AT&T. The bands included in the FCC documentation indicate those that would make this a device on AT&T. You're also looking at a Snapdragon 400 processor inside, which is dual-core, and usually reserved for devices not looking to live on the bleeding edge of tech. Benchmark tests indicate this might be a Windows Phone device.
So, anybody interested in a middle of the road device from Samsung on AT&T? And do you think they'll rehash an old Android design or create a new design for the device? Sound off below.
Thanks for the tip everyone!


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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - An Orangeburg man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2012 shooting death of a 31-year-old woman.
The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported that 22-year-old Donte Jarod Stokes entered a guilty plea to the charge of murder before Circuit Judge Perry Buckner.
Buckner halted a trial that was set to begin Monday, accepted the plea and sentenced Stokes to 38 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Stokes was the gunman who fired the three shots that killed Kathy Davis of Orangeburg on June 21 last year.
Investigators say Davis was a passenger in a van that had been cut off in traffic and became the target of shots from several armed men. They said robbery was the motive.
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Review: Nemiroff Original Vodka
Posted by Arctic Wolf on March 31, 2011
The Nemiroff' Vodka Company introduced the Nemiroff Original Vodka in 1999, and it is now available in over 25 countries world-wide. The Vodka is wheat based and (according to the Nemiroff website) includes the addition of the caraway seeds, and honey in its production. I was given a sample bottle by Igor Kashkan, the local Importer of Nemiroff. I was told by Igor that although this vodka is not labeled as a Premium Vodka, the company believes that their Nemiroff Original is an outstanding product nonetheless.
In evaluating the spirit I held an informal gathering at my residence, where four friends and I put the spirit through the paces of my review methodolgy. We tried as best we could to observe the rituals and traditions of an old-fashioned Vodka tasting. Here is an excerpt from our observations:
"…The first full swallow (shot) was very pleasing. The Vodka slid down my throat feeling lightly creamy and very smooth. I did not notice any initial burn in my throat; but a few seconds after the Vodka was swallowed, the back of my mouth was warmed, and a light burn began to develop in my throat. Only ghostly indistinguishable flavours were apparent…"
You may read the full review here:
Review: Nemiroff Original Vodka
As well, the review includes a recipe for a favourite Vodka Cocktail of mine, The Pink Pussy Cat.
Please enjoy the review!
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More Problems with Ferndale Teacher Contract
Ignores state laws regarding seniority, evaluations
The Ferndale school district's collective bargaining agreement made headlines recently because it gives preference to applicants of "the non-Christian faith."
Under media scrutiny, Ferndale officials said they "somehow missed" the discriminatory language. Fortunately, they have now removed it.
But large portions of Ferndale's contract still appear to be in violation of other state laws. Ferndale is one of an estimated 60 percent of Michigan districts that have worked to preserve collective bargaining language that is prohibited by state law.
Stay Engaged
A series of recent reforms were passed in an attempt to make it easier for district officials to retain and reward effective teachers. Under Public Act 103, a state law that went into effect in July 2011, districts and their unions may not collectively bargain over teacher placement, layoff, recall and evaluation policies, among other things. Public Act 102 of the same year prohibits using only seniority to make personnel decisions.
When Ferndale extended its contract in February 2014, the district made sure to remove a contract provision that violated Michigan's new right-to-work law for teachers (although it didn't do the same for adult education teachers). But district officials have also "somehow missed" large volumes of the district contract that are in violation of these earlier state laws.
Under Ferndale's contract:
- When teachers need to be moved involuntarily to other positions, teachers with the most seniority will be given preference.
- When the district needs to make layoffs, teachers will be laid off based on seniority. Ties in seniority are broken based on the last four digits of a teacher's social security number.
- When the district recalls teachers from layoffs, teachers will be recalled on the basis of seniority.
- Teacher evaluation will be determined by a committee of administrators and teachers, and evaluation timelines are spelled out explicitly in the contract.
- The district provides the union with deduction of dues directly from teachers' paychecks. This violates a different law passed in 2012 that prohibits districts from deducting union dues from teacher paychecks.
The question for Ferndale is whether the district will fix all portions of its contract that violate state law, instead of simply addressing the provision that has captured media attention.
Clearly, those negotiating on behalf of Ferndale have failed to consider at least four different state laws, including Michigan's Civil Rights Act, which banned Ferndale's discriminatory language.
By keeping prohibited and unenforceable language, Ferndale, like several other districts, has a contract in place that is effectively a meaningless document. And though district officials sit down every couple of years to renegotiate, it took nearly four decades and a deluge of media attention to spur Ferndale to remove just one of those portions.
What, exactly, will it take to motivate Ferndale and other district officials to comply fully with these other Michigan laws?
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Rosita wasn't too wild about her Bat Girl costume. The wings got on her nerves. And the hat - well, that was just too much. A good shake of her head, and she learned she could kind of tilt it to the side.
But when Betty Burrow, a participant in the adult day-care center at the Council on Aging, held her tight, the 8-year-old, 3-1/2-pound Chihuahua didn't move a muscle. She just absorbed the love.
Ditto Chrissy, a 4-1/2 pound Maltese, who celebrates her 12th birthday on Oct. 25. When Helen Trader, another client in the adult care center, planted a wet kiss on Chrissy's head, the canine, in her Wonder Woman costume for the day, just relaxed, and, like Rosita, enjoyed the moment.
Being adorable and accepting the outpouring of love and adoration is all in a day's work for these two dogs and for Juan Pablo Montoya - yes, he's named after the race car driver - a 5-pound, 5-year-old Chihuahua. The three, along with Charlie, a rescue dog from St. Augustine's pet rescue organization SAFE who is in training, are the loves of Mary Siefken, a two-year resident of St. Augustine, who, with her husband Scotty and their canine brood moved to the oldest city from the Miami-Dade area.
The Siefken canines are registered therapy dogs, and Mary's vehicle of choice is a baby stroller as she transported her brood around the COA one recent Friday - first to the memory enhancement class and then to the adult care center.
Charlie wasn't part of the group that day, because he's still in training, says Siefken. He doesn't yet quite get the hang of the baby stroller.
Helped in healing
Mary's therapy dog project began as therapy for Mary. In 1990 when Mary was teaching in the Miami-Dade school system, her son died of AIDS. A friend of her son wanted to do something as a volunteer with AIDS patients, and it was suggested that the young man "come see me," says Mary.
In 1993 her therapy dog project was born, with visits as a volunteer for VITAS hospice.
Carla Marla was the first dog - "and I didn't name her," says Mary. "Another teacher told me about her." The Maltese was being used for breeding, and her time was up for that purpose when she turned 7.
From volunteering for VITAS appearances, Mary's canine brood expanded to visits to other facilities in the Miami-Dade area, including hospitals.
It's been almost two years now that Mary and her costumed companions have been visiting the Council on Aging, says Paulette Kozlowski, manager of the Sunshine Center. The clients in both the memory enhancement class and the adult care center can't wait to cuddle. "They just love them. It's just a stress release" for the clients. "It's soothing and comforting," Kozlowski adds, and "sometimes" interacting with the animals brings back good memories for the COA clients.
The animals, says Mary, seem to enjoy it as much as the humans. Paco, an 18-year-old Chihuahua is now retired, "and he's real sad when we leave him."
The therapy dogs have costumes for all occasions. They'll be making two visits to the COA during the Halloween season, says Mary. The first will be on their regular COA visiting day, Friday. But they're also planning a visit on Halloween.
Mary makes some of the costumes and purchases others.
"My husband complains they have more clothes than he does," says Mary.
Mary enjoys what she does. "I get so tired of people sitting at home feeling sorry for themselves.
"Volunteer," she stresses. "Do something for someone else, and you'll be surprised how much better you feel."
"I have so much fun with this," she says of her therapy dogs, and then admits with a loving smile: "They're cute, but they're little brats too!"


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Ok, so you just got home from the doctor's office and are now frantically searching the internet for 'gluten-free' and wondering what the heck to do. You may even have plans next weekend to go out and you're wondering, 'what will I be able to eat?'. Then, it dawns on you … 'holy crap! I can't have bread. I can't have beer. I can't have cookies, cakes, or pasta!'
Calm down! You can eat plenty! For instance, potato chips are ok. You can still have a steak. And, you can probably still have coffee.
It took me a long time and a lot of money to figure out what tasted good, and what I may want to pass over during my next grocery trip. Gluten-free products have come a long way in the past ten years. It was rare back then to see anything prepackaged, and mostly I just went without, or tried to make something at home that ended up tasting sandy, lifeless, and fell apart before making it to my mouth. So, if you're just starting out gluten-free, print out this list before your next shopping trip – you won't be disappointed. (Disclaimer: Read the labels in case there's other things you can't have!! )
- There are a few gluten free product reviews on a site called Qwowi.com, you may recognize the author. Look for more of these types of reviews here at GFY.
- Celiac.com is another very good site for tips on how to keep on a gluten free diet – recipes, links and shopping can all be found there.
- Most local grocery stores how have natural food sections – this is where you can find gluten free products. Here's a few brands to stick with:
- Udi's – they make the best GF bread out there. (I've been told that Rudi's is very similar, but I have yet to try it). This bread doesn't need to be toasted like other GF brands. You can just plop your ham and cheese on it and go. They make a really good cinnamon raisin too!
- Glutino – very good brand. They make the closest thing you're going to get to an Oreo. Christine has even tried them and agrees. As with all GF things, the difference often comes in texture, not taste. I noticed that over time, I don't even notice anymore.
- Mi-Del makes decent cookies as well – ginger snaps and oreo-like, both are good.
- DeBoles and other past brands make decent corn & rice pastas. The best way to go with pasta is corn. If you can find corn spaghetti or other pasta, go with it. It holds up like wheat when boiled and baked. The rice can be finicky and fall apart.
- Amy's is another brand that has gluten-free options. They make frozen dinners and such. They also have a pretty decent pizza crust too.
- Foods by George is very good as well. They make a really good brownie! Put it out when company is over and no-one will know the difference. They make really good muffins too. Be sure to heat the muffins up for better results – again, without the gluten things are either really dry or really moist.
- Pamela's is best for their pancake and baking mix. The pancakes are great. I make them every weekend. The cookies that they sell are a bit dry, so it depends on what you like. Get the pancake mix though!!
- Bob's Red Mill makes GF oatmeal. Oatmeal doesn't contain gluten as wheat and all. The reason why some celiac and GF folks stay away from oats is because they are processed in the same facilities as wheat and all. Bob's isn't and it's good. I eat it and so does my 9 month old daughter (who must remain gluten free her first year).
- Cherrybrook Kitchen is another maker of baking goods. Cake mixes, etc. – they're all good.
- Believe it or not, Betty Crocker has GF stuff now too – right in the same aisle as the other baking goods. The cake and cookies are great.
- EnjoyLife has come very good cookies – snickerdoodles, ginger, oatmeal raisin, etc. They are all pretty good and they don't have a lot of other common allergens in them either
- Liz Lovely has a GF line of cookies – very, very good. We get these a lot. My wife eats these instead of the gluten-filled ones too. Any of the ones they make are great. (More on these in future posts!)
- Chex cereals are now GF. They've been advertising and all too.
- Fruity Pebbles is GF too! Check the box and you'll see.
- Aleia's almond horn cookies – really good.
- Kinnikinick makes excellent donuts – the cinnamon sugar are great.
- Larabars are great on-the-go type bars. They are gluten free.
- Read up on what has gluten and what doesn't, and be sure to read labels. Depending on how sensitive (or strict) you want to be, there are many folks who would argue that most store-bought, prepackaged things have some sort of wheat or oat-based product in them, including things like red-dye #9 and all those other fillers. Wheat is a common filler to a lot of products, even some over the counter medicines and vitamins. Again, be careful or as cautious as you need to be.
- Remember, there are A LOT of things you can still eat – potatoes, rice, corn, buckwheat (actually a seed, not a grain and no relation to wheat at all), nuts, soy etc. All of these can still be consumed without worry of gluten. All fruits and vegetables too. There's no gluten in meats either.
- For breading things for cooking – either crush up corn flakes or potato chips. They both work well when breading chicken or creating some sort of beer-batter for frying. In my opinion, they sometimes taste better anyway.
- Beer – there are a lot of beers out there now that are gluten free. Bud makes a beer called Red Bridge. It's very good. It's made with sorghum instead of barley and wheat. Sorghum beer has been being brewed for centuries in Germany and other countries, so it's not anything novel, other than it's gluten free and you can still have a beer with friends. As for other alcohol, you just have to do your homework – some vodkas are, as well as some whiskey's and scotch.
Good luck and stay tuned for more from two guys who live gluten free!


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Movie Star Mystery Photo
December 18, 2009 | 9:00 am
Daria Massey in a photo by Bernard of Hollywood.
"Pretty 18-year-old Daria Massey, a former child actress in such films as 'The Miracle of Fatima,' 'I'll See You in My Dreams' and 'The Iron Mistress,' has the lead in the first 'Dr. Christian' telefilm with Jean Hersholt and Rosemary de Camp. Role is her first as a grownup actress. She plays the part of Derry, a famous Hollywood juvenile star who marries a press agent and comes to River's End to have her child so that the secret can be kept from the world."
Please congratulate Arye Michael Bender, Cold in PHX, Jenny M, Richard Heft, Mary Mallory, Cinnamon Carter and Michael Ryerson for identifying her.


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Number: 113-6
Date: July 3, 2013
Senate Passes S. 954,
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
On June 10, 2013, the Senate passed S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, by a vote of 66-27. This bill is being held at the desk in the House for possible further action. 1
Following are provisions of interest to SSA:
- Would require the Secretary of Agriculture to reconcile, at least twice each year, the Social Security numbers of all individuals receiving payments, whether directly or indirectly, under farm commodity programs, with the Commissioner of SSA to determine if the individuals are alive.
- Would be effective upon enactment.
1 The House may or may not take up the Senate-passed bill. The House failed to pass a similar bill, H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, on June 20, 2013.


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Writer/director Isaki Lacuesta's La Leyenda del Tiempo (The Legend of Time) marks the second major cinematic project within two years to devote itself to the life and work of the late, internationally revered flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla (who died of lung cancer in July 1992), after Jaime Chávarri's critically worshipped docudrama Camaron: When Flamenco Became Legend (2005). As opposed to a straightforward biopic in the Chávarri vein, the Lacuesta film charts the musical and cultural impact of de la Isla's work and suspends itself halfway between traditional scripted narrative and straight-laced documentary. Lacuesta splits the film into two back-to-back, tangentially related sub-stories that never intersect. In the first, Isra, a young boy born on de la Isla's native island of San Fernando, reveals great talent by singing in public, but refuses to perform after his father dies. Instead, he spends his time quarreling with his brother and showing off for his girlfriend. In the second tale, a Japanese girl, Makiko (Makiko Matsamura), travels from Japan to San Fernando and seeks out de la Isla's brother (Jésus Monje "Pijote"), hoping she can convince him to teach her how to emulate de la Isla stylistically.
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by Milon Townsend
An important step for artists who are preparing to produce an educational video is noticing the quality of other videos that will be competing with theirs for the attention of the buying public. Comparing the various levels of sound and picture quality available as well as deciding whether their own video should reflect high-quality or inexpensive cost are all essential points to consider.
This article was originally published on page 38 of the Spring 2011 issue of Profitable Glass Quarterly.


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Margaret Grimes' artworks on display
Going figuratively over the river (to Western Connecticut State University in Danbury) and into the woods, you may find yourself amid a retrospective of more than 40 years of landscape paintings by Margaret Grimes.
While her works are recognizable as leaf-laden tree limbs or tangled thickets of undergrowth, color is applied like a mosaic, giving an other-worldly and vivid life force to the foliage.
The exhibit marks Grimes' retirement from her full-time faculty position at Western, where she has taught for 32 years.
In 1992 she received a lifetime appointment as a Connecticut State University professor, and she initiated the school's Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts program, which she coordinated from 2000 to 2011.
This exhibit will open with a public reception Thursday, Feb. 14.
Grimes also will discuss her work in an art slide lecture Tuesday, March 5, at 11 a.m. in White Hall, White Street and Fifth Avenue, Danbury.
The Gallery at Higgins Hall, Western Connecticut State University, off White Street, Danbury. Thursday, Feb. 14, 5-7 p.m. Through Thursday, March 14. Free. 203-837-8403.


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Rihanna - Grammys 2012 Red Carpet
Rihanna wears a plunging number at the 2012 Grammy Awards held at Staples Center on Sunday (February 12) in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old multi-nominated singer wore a black silk cady custom Giorgio Armani gown. The dress features a plunging neckline that is complimented by a high slit, a dramatically open back and a mermaid silhouette cascading into an elegant train.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rihanna
Rihanna, who will perform at the awards ceremony, sparkled in Neil
Lane jewels – diamond and gold snake armlet, a wide gold cuff, jazzy gold and diamond rings and geometric diamond and gold triangle earrings. She finished off her look with Jacquie Aiche body necklaces, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Jimmy Choo clutch.
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GUEST AUTHOR BLOG: Manage by Walking Around by John Kuhn and Mark Mullins co-authors of "Street Smart Disciplines of Successful People: 7 Indispensable Disciplines for Breakout Business Success."
To truly maximize productivity, you have to know what's going on with your team.
Be people-centric.
Don't insulate yourself; get out of your office and have more interaction with your people.
They may be telegraphing frustrations that you're missing.
Only through face-to-face engagement will you know what is really going on. Always have your finger on the pulse of the people that you're working with, including subordinates, employees, partners, and the management team. Check in with as many people as you can at least once a month.
We call these Dynamic Immersion Sessions. After a bit of small talk ask, "How are you feeling about everything? What do you think about…? Do you have any issues or concerns? What are the biggest hurdles you're facing right now, and how can we help? Is there anything management can do to help you do a better job?"
Create what we call luminosity.
Through your questions, illuminate people's core concerns. People want to know that you have their interests at heart. Keeping their happy quotients at a high level is a vital component for maximizing productivity.
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Periodically, ask people to report on certain issues, projects, and so forth that you deem appropriate. Get their opinions with their personal spin. We always stress the importance of participatory management, and we want, expect, and welcome the good, bad, and ugly news from everyone.
When you ask people for feedback, let them know you don't want a fluffy report. You need real feedback, and it should include what you do well, what you do badly, and where you should focus on improving. We are so serious about this feedback that we make it part of the employee's job description and are never deaf to constructive criticism.
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You'll be surprised how much you'll learn with direct, honest, and open engagement.
Achieving Breakout Success in business has everything to do with how you treat your people. After you define your company's goals for the year, share them with every person, making it clear you want them to make the company goals their goals and to develop their own action plans to achieve them.
An excellent way to keep the momentum going is to have them submit a monthly and quarterly report with goals and a list of actions steps necessary to achieve them. In our businesses, we always have our managers meet with their direct reports once a week to give and get feedback. In addition, they discuss their weekly goals and to-do lists.
You don't have to be a strict taskmaster. Allow people to do their jobs, and don't hinder their performance with useless managerial interference. But definitely check in to get an update and to determine if anyone needs help, direction, or inspiration. (These meetings should last no longer than fifteen to thirty minutes.) This system keeps people focused on accomplishing their weekly and long-term goals and shows that you are in the trenches with them.
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You might be thinking that this is control-freak micromanaging. Call it what you will, but somebody needs to keep the trains running on time, and that somebody is you. This continual feed-back system has worked well for us and many of our clients over the years. It makes everyone—especially you—more efficient and truly maximizes company-wide productivity.
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About the authors: Mark K. Mullins has years of successful corporate executive experience and is a serial entrepreneur with a long history of accomplishments. He is an innovative business builder with over thirty years of success in startups and corporations. Mark was executive vice president and partner of the American Park Network (APN) with co-author John Kuhn.
John worked as a sales and marketing executive at the 3M company and as Chief Operating Officer at a publishing division of Meredith Corporation. Additionally he was cofounder and president of the American Park Network, and also was the founder and CEO of Buenos Aires Metropolis. Presently, he is president of Devenoge Highland Properties, a real estate company in San Francisco, and Punta del Este, Uruguay.
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