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Goalie quartet has helped pave Wild's way to playoffsby Dan Myers
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has preached taking it one game at time to his team throughout the season.
The team's goaltenders have had no choice but to accept the message as gospel.
In a roller-coaster season where the Wild's fortune has turned several times, they've gotten important contributions from goaltenders throughout, something not totally unexpected when the season began back in October.
However, the sheer number of players to step between the pipes this season has been a stunning development.
Minnesota has a reputation of being one of the stingiest teams since joining the League in 2000. Until now, there has always been a clear pecking order in goal. Coach Jacques Lemaire relied upon Dwayne Roloson and Manny Fernandez. Then it was Fernandez and Niklas Backstrom. Lately, it's been Backstrom and Josh Harding.
With Backstrom signing a new three-year contract in Minnesota last summer, the plan for Yeo for this season appeared to be more of the same.
But in the hockey world, things change quickly.
"Nobody else ever got much time with those guys up here," Wild goalie coach Bob Mason said. "We haven't had a ton of goalies here until this year."
It took all of three games for Backstrom, who won the No. 1 job in training camp, to sustain an injury in a game against the Nashville Predators. That opened the door for Harding, who despite having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, stepped in admirably last spring in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when Backstrom was injured minutes before the start of the series.
Given a chance to be a true No. 1 for the first time in his career, Harding became the story of the NHL. In the first three months of the season, Harding went 18-7-3 with a 1.65 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. His GAA and save-percentage numbers remains tops for goalies who have played 25 or more games.
Harding went 8-2-2 in November, was named Third Star of the month and the Wild looked like a legitimate threat to be an elite team in the Western Conference.
But the effects of MS soon surfaced again, necessitating a change in medication. Harding played on New Year's Eve, but has not played since. The Dec. 31 game came at perhaps the nadir of the season for the Wild. Mired in a five-game losing streak, rumors about Yeo's job security were rampant. Minnesota tumbled out of the Central Division race, then out of the wild-card race, and a season without a playoff appearance became a distinct possibility.
With Harding ruled out and Backstrom meandering through a very average season, the Wild turned to rookie Darcy Kuemper, who struggled in two games earlier in the season. Kuemper allowed six goals on 16 shots before being sent back to the American Hockey League.
Now, with limited options and his job on the line, Yeo put his faith in Kuemper. This time, he responded.
In one of the season's defining moments, Kuemper stopped 39 of 40 shots in his first start back against the Los Angeles Kings, a Jan. 7 game the Wild won in a shootout, 2-1. More importantly, it started a hot streak for the goalie, who lost twice in regulation between Jan. 14 and March 8, winning 12 of his 16 starts.
"He was spot-on," Mason said. "He was making the big saves at the big times and keeping our momentum."
Still, the Wild was weak at the position. Kuemper was an unproven rookie and Backstrom was ailing, so the Wild traded for veteran insurance the day before the NHL Trade Deadline, sending a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Ilya Bryzgalov.
At the time, the move raised some eyebrows. Backstrom was available but ailing; his hernia injury causing him problems once again. But with Kuemper rolling and the schedule setting up for the red-hot rookie to carry the team into the playoffs, the Wild shut down Backstrom for the season.
Enter Bryzglaov.
"A pretty low-maintenance guy; a guy who has played 400-some games in this League," Mason, the goalie coach, said. "He knows what he is doing."
Bryzgalov's services came in handy when Kuemper hit another rough patch. After going 12-3-4 up to March 15, Kuemper lost four straight games, allowing 14 goals in that span to allow the chasing field to catch up in the race for the wild-card spots in the Western Conference.
Once again, the Wild faced a defining moment. This time, it was Bryzgalov — a man who was sitting at home in Russia as recently as September — who was counted on to win games.
Bryzgalov responded. First, he backstopped the Wild to a 3-1 win against the Coyotes, giving Minnesota a bit of breathing room in the wild-card standings. Two days later, Kuemper was hurt during the morning skate before a game against the Kings and Bryzgalov stopped 18 of 20 shots in a 3-2 win. Then, he made 24 saves against the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout loss. A road trip which could have wrecked their season became a season-saving trip.
"I think it's great what [Wild general manager] Chuck [Fletcher] did at the trade deadline," Yeo said. "Recognizing the importance of it and finding a guy who would fit in with us. And it's great on Bryz the way he was able to get ready and stay ready and get used to our team."
Bryzgalov also posted back-to-back shutouts against the Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. He stopped 21 shots and three more in the shootout in a win again the Boston Bruins, a victory that clinched the top wild-card spot.
"They gave me an opportunity to go and play and try to play my best and give the team the best chance to win," Bryzgalov said. "[Goalies] have to go on the ice and do our job as best as possible."
Still, Minnesota had realistic expectations for Bryzgalov and a plan to play him on the odd back-to-back night to keep Kuemper fresh.
Bryzgalov surpassed those expectations quickly.
"When you're winning, it's a different attitude," Bryzgalov said.
The plans may have changed, but production didn't. Minnesota begins the playoffs with Bryzgalov leading the way.
But all four No. 1s have all played important roles in getting the Wild to the postseason.
"It's almost unheard of to have four goalies come in and have the role that they've had," Yeo said. "I don't remember a situation ever like this."


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Yep 7.30 Sundays from the library and 7.00 Saturday mornings from the Bicycle Super Store in Hoppers. That said the Saturday morning start gets pushed back to 7.30 at some point soon so if you turn up at 6.55 and no one is there roll around for another half hour and everyone will turn up.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Matthew Clowes of Concordia (Ore.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Robbie Haynie of Eastern Oregon has been tabbed as the NAIA National Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Clowes and Haynie were selected based on their performances from Jan. 23 – 29.
Clowes, a freshman from Stoke-on-Trent, England, shattered Concordia's previous school record in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Washington Invite on Jan. 28. His time of 14:05.32 leads the NAIA and ranks seventh amongst individuals across NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels. Individually, Clowes finished fourth of 32 participants in the event.
Haynie, a senior from Nampa, Idaho, set personal bests in all three events he participated in, including NAIA national qualifying marks in the men's pole vault and men's high jump at the NCAA Division I Boise State (Idaho) Jackson Invitational on Jan. 28. His mark of 17-6 ½ in the pole vault, which bettered his previous indoor school record by 3 ¼ inches, was good for second-place in the event behind a post-collegiate athlete. Additionally, the mark gives him a more than one-foot cushion over the second best NAIA vault this season. Haynie currently ranks fifth in the NAIA in the high jump following a leap of 6-8 ¼ over the weekend, which was good for second place at Boise State.
For a complete listing of all the national event leaders, click here.
The next Athletes of the Week will be announced on Feb. 8.
Track Nominees: Cesar Mireles, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Gabriel Green, William Penn (Iowa); Brayden Barrientez, Oklahoma Christian; Andrew Cowen, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Spencer Kamoni, Jamestown (N.D.); Matt Fideler, Dakota State (S.D.); Lucas Manring, Central Methodist (Mo.); Keith Brown, Iowa Wesleyan; Ryan Parminter, Aquinas (Mich.); Cordell Baker, Oklahoma Baptist; Gerrod Coney, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); Doug Powers, Ashford (Iowa); Alex Alvarez, Grand View (Iowa); John Harris, Morningside (Iowa); Greg Montgomery, College of Idaho; Jake GunderKline, Goshen (Ind.); DeWain Meeks, Missouri Baptist; Kyle Konigsberg, William Woods (Mo.); Colton Siler, Southwestern (Kan.); Edwin Ronoh, Doane (Neb.); Doug Dawson, Siena Heights (Mich.); Randy Sterk, Grace (Ind.); Jared Courtright, Cornerstone (Mich.); Nicholas Hestand, Evangel (Mo.); Sean Smith, St. Francis (Ill.)
Field Nominees: Tracy Marshall, Oklahoma Christian; Andrew Rothen, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Quentin Benning, Friends (Kan.); Ryan Helminiak, Aquinas (Mich.); Kameron Conley, Oklahoma Baptist ; Travis Boyd, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); Emmanuel Panchol, Ashford (Iowa); Tyler Wells, Grand View (Iowa); Austin Basterrechea, College of Idaho; Danny Rufus, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Emile Conde, Marian (Ind.); Anthony Stockton, William Woods (Mo.); Zak Tazkargy, Southwestern (Kan.); Zack Lindsley, Doane (Neb.); Herbert Gary, Indiana Tech; Tommie Bardsley, Nebraska Wesleyan; Cody Weber, Hastings (Neb.); Ray Carney, Siena Heights (Mich.); Luke Frauhiger, Grace (Ind.); Kyle Abney, Indiana Wesleyan; Matthew Waters, Concordia (Ore.); Matt Huseman, Northwestern (Iowa); Josh Perry, Central Methodist (Mo.); Tyler Davis, Missouri Valley; Steven Grajak, St. Francis (Ill.); Genesis Hampton, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
2012 Composite Award Winners (Track & Field) (Schedule)
Week 1: Edwin Ronoh, Doane (Neb.); Rob Keeney, Doane (Neb.)
Week 2: Monte Larsen, Morningside (Iowa); Raheem Cowan, Briar Cliff (Iowa)
Week 3: B.J. Lawrence, Doane (Neb.); Gabe Wickham, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 4: Matthew Clowes, Concordia (Ore.); Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon


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Body found on San Joaquin Co. road with gunshot wound
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STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) —
San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies found a man lying on a frontage road with a deadly gunshot wound early Saturday.
He was identified Monday as Jerry Lee Khaoone, 25, the sheriff said.
Deputies were called to the west frontage road at the side of Highway 99, about one quarter of a mile north of Pelletier Road, around 5 a.m. Saturday.
The man had suffered at least one gunshot wound, according to deputies.
Authorities confirmed this is an ongoing homicide investigation.
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A good recordkeeping system is essential to operating a successful home-based business. Would you believe you could save more than $112 an hour by keeping good records? Suppose you had a $20 business expense that you forgot to record. This oversight, in effect, raises your business's net income by $20. Using 1988 figures, overstating net income by $20 causes
The $20 expense not recorded will cost you $9.40 more social security, federal income tax, and state income tax. If you had recorded this expense in five minutes or 1/12 of an hour, you would have saved $9.40 in 1/12 of an hour or $112.80 per hour. That is a pretty good use of your time.
Although this example may at first glance seem complicated, the $20 forgotten expense would not happen with even the simplest record keeping system.
In addition to avoiding costly errors, good records tell you if you are making a profit or losing money, provide you with accurate tax information and give you the information needed to see if and where improvements can be made.
The following are guides to help you develop a simple set of records for your business. It is important that you change your procedures to fit your particular needs as your business expands or when you want your records to tell you more about your business.
If you are already in business and not keeping records, start immediately. After you get your system set up, you might want to work backwards to the first of the year so that you have as complete information as possible for your year-end records.
If you are starting a new business, you will need an estimate of income and expenses to secure financing if needed; or, if your own resources are adequate, you will still want to know how you are doing financially. To determine profitability, you'll need to figure your start-up costs and your operating costs. Start-up costs are the one-time expenses necessary to starting your business, such as equipment expected to last a long time. Operating costs are those that keep recurring, such as purchasing materials needed for making the product.
Once your recordkeeping system is set up, record all transactions promptly. Set aside a certain time each day, or at least each week, to update income, expenses and other items of importance. It is also a good idea to establish a definite time each month to pay bills, reconcile the bank statement and do other monthly tasks.
Records are much easier to maintain if they are easily accessible. Provide yourself with a space to use as an "office." It need not be large, but should have good lighting, a comfortable chair, a surface for writing and some storage space for supplies and records. An inexpensive box or cabinet for filing and some file folders would be adequate in most cases. Also have a place to keep incoming mail, and be sure to have a wastebasket handy.
Your business "office" might be a part of your home "office" where bills are paid, letters written and incoming mail sorted. The other option is for the transactions of the business to be in a separate location away from the family business center.
The key to an effective, efficient bookkeeping system is to get it set up right. It should be adequate to meet your current needs and be expandable as your business grows. You do not need an elaborate system for a small business, but you must have a system.
The simplest system is to just use your business checkbook. It is recommended that your business account be separate from your personal account. Record on each check and deposit slip the details of the transaction. All transactions must go through the checkbook and you need to reconcile it monthly. At the end of the year, you can summarize your profit picture. This system is suitable only if you have a few transactions.
A more complete system uses the checkbook plus a cash receipts journal and a cash disbursements journal. Simple journals or ledger paper that fits into a notebook are available in most stationery departments and office supply stores. All transactions are recorded in one of the journals. The cash receipts journal has columns for various categories of receipts with a line for each receipt, including date, source of cash, and total amount. The column categories may be types of merchandise, types of service, place of sale or whatever classification makes sense in your business. It is helpful to record sales tax in a separate column.
The cash disbursements journal has columns for various categories of expenditures with a line for each expenditure, including date, check number, payee, description of expense, and total amount. The column categories may be merchandise for resale, supplies, interest, utilities, loan payments, salaries or whatever classifications make sense in your business.
All columns in both the cash receipts and cash disbursements journal should be totaled each month with year-to-date totals after each month. You can then quickly determine your financial status at the end of any month and make your annual income statement.
In addition to entering all transactions into cash receipts or cash disbursement, you need to keep all receipts, invoices and order forms. You may want to put all of them for one month in one envelope. Or, keep all receipts in one envelope or file folder and all invoices in another. The important thing is to decide how you're going to do it and then keep consistent.
Place these in the file storage in your business "office." Keep your filing system simple. Decide what you want to file and set up a system that makes sense to you. Label your folders so they can be easily read. If two or more people are in business together, it usually works best if one person is in charge of bookkeeping. The other should, however, be familiar enough with the system to be able to take over if necessary.
Keep all financial records for at least six years after tax returns are filed.
If your business requires, or if you decide to use a more elaborate recordkeeping system, you should consider consulting an accountant. An accountant can help you set up a system specifically tailored to your needs. You might also consider taking a bookkeeping or accounting class through adult education opportunities in your community.
Records other than financial records that would be helpful to you are an inventory of supplies and equipment, mailing lists and personal time log. It is up to you to decide what information is important to have and to keep.
Open a business checking accountDon't use your personal checking account for your business. The cost of another account is minimal compared to the confusion of business matters in your personal account.
Pay all bills by checkOn each check, note what was purchased with that check. This is your record of having paid bills and enables analysis of expenditures.
Use petty cash sparinglyOnly when absolutely necessary should you make payments from petty cash and then be sure you have a receipt including the purpose of each expenditure. Then write a check to petty cash to keep the checkbook complete.
Record all salesUse sales tickets, duplicate receipts, copies of invoices, cash register tape or some other system that itemizes each sale. This enables analysis of sales and provides a record of who has paid or not paid.
Endorse all checks immediatelyEndorse checks "for deposit only" to your account in your bank.
Deposit receipts oftenDon't keep cash or checks around your place of business. They invite theft, they can get lost and the money should be put to work for you immediately.
Label bank deposit slips completelyThey provide a good record of sources of income and back up sales records.
Balance bank account monthlyDo it when the statements come from the bank.
Inventory all items regularlyCount all items in inventory and include the purchase cost of each item. At the very least, take inventory once a year. A good business practice is to take inventory twice a year and a better practice is quarterly inventory.
Practice good record hygieneKeep clean, neat and regular records.
It would be unusual if you set up a perfect record keeping system on your first try. Modify these suggestions for your system if you currently are keeping some records but feel they are not adequate. Incorporate the ideas that apply to your situation if you are beginning a record keeping system. But do it now.
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2012-13: Saw limited action in three games for MIT … all of his stats for the year came against Emmanuel (11/20) … scored four points, pulled down three rebounds and handed out three assists against the Saints.
Prior to MIT: As a freshman at Caltech (2010-11), started all 25 games ... averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.9 apg, and .9 spg ... led conference in assists and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and 12th in scoring, 11th in rebounding, 6th in free throw percentage, and 3rd in minutes played ... set Caltech record for assists in a season (123) ... recorded five double-doubles, one of which was with career-high 11 assists and two rebounds shy of a triple-double at Whittier (1/29), and three of which were in consecutive games … as a sophomore in seven games averaged 14.7 pts 6.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists.
Off the Court at MIT: Majoring in computer science and electrical engineering.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Chestnut Hill Academy … three-time letterwinner in basketball … two-time captain for team that finished No. 9 in Pa. (22-4, 10-0 Inter-AC) and won first league championship in school history ... averaged 14 ppg, 8 rpg, and 5 apg as a senior ... first team All-Inter-AC as a senior and second team as a junior ... named Philadelphia Daily News all-city as a senior ... Prize Recruits top 100 ... 2009 Hoop Group MVP ... 2010 Markwood Club Ferguson Academic Award ... Cum Laude Society.


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"Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface," the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's contribution to the massive, Getty-sponsored, regionwide "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980," is winding down, but the afterglow remains.
"I think we'll look back at it as a watershed moment for the museum in terms of its reputation," said Hugh Davies, the museum's director. "It took a big step forward."
Filling all the museum's downtown and La Jolla galleries, it was the largest exhibition the institution had ever undertaken. Many of the pieces came from the museum's own permanent collection.
"In the same way 'Pacific Standard Time' helped New York change its view of Los Angeles, I think 'Pacific Standard Time' helped Los Angeles change its view of San Diego," Davies said. "We were really taken seriously."
The Los Angeles Times called the exhibition "substantial and memorable"; The New York Times characterized it as "impeccable." Even Details named it one of the regional project's "Five Must See Shows."
"Increasingly, people would say this was the best of 'Pacific Standard Time.'" Davies said. "We can't say that, but when other people do, we're thrilled. Our publication (the exhibition catalog) was selected by Art in America as one of the 12 best publications of last year... Every element of it came together in the way we hoped it would" (although attendance met expectations, at roughly 28,000 so far, it did not set records).
The museum has acquired one of the show's most important and remarkable works, Doug Wheeler's large-scale "DW 68 VEN MCASD 11" (2011).
"More than 40 percent of the work featured in 'Phenomenal' came from the Museum's own holdings," Davies said. "With the acquisition of this room-sized environment, we complement the five other works by Doug Wheeler already in our collection."
Proceeds to purchase the work came from the Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation and the Louise R. and Robert S. Harper Funds. (Unrelated to "Phenomenal," the museum has also purchased Jean Lowe's "Beer Stack" for its collection.)
Although the La Jolla portion of "Phenomenal" has closed ("John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective" is now on view), it continues at the museum's downtown galleries (1001 Kettner) through March 4. Even after "Phenomenal" closes, Wheeler's "DW 68 VEN MCASD 11" will remain on view, as will James Turrell's equally intriguing "Wedgework V," through August.


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Sony has released a new pair of digital binoculars that include Full HD (1080p) video recording. The Sony DEV-5 binoculars are capable of 20x magnification and in addition to recording 2D video can capture stereoscopic 3D footage (at 1080i) and still images, and record stereo sound.
According to the company the DEV-5 is the first pair of binoculars capable of 1080p video recording
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AUBURN, Ala. (May 9, 2013) – The ETSU women's golf team did not play like a group intimidated by its surroundings during the first round of the NCAA East Regional Thursday at the Auburn University Club.
Posting a team score of 9-over-par 297, the Buccaneers currently find themselves 11th out of the 24 teams that are chasing a qualifying finish to reach the NCAA Championships later this month in Athens, Ga. The top eight teams advance to the national tournament and ETSU is currently just five strokes back of that coveted position following the opening round.
The Bucs – who were the only unranked team to crack the Top 16 on the leaderboard – watched No. 2 Alabama post an impressive round of 11-under 277 to take a six-stroke advantage over No. 5 Arkansas for the first round team lead. Individually, Arkansas' Emma Lavy, Alabama's Emma Talley and Tennessee's Erica Popson share the top spot with scores of 5-under-par 67.
"Despite a two-week break from tournament play and since our conference championship performance, the team still has the same hunger, focus and momentum that we saw throughout the late part of our season," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. "Each person on the team plays with everything they have, and they are leaving it all out there. I'm proud of this team and we are enjoying every moment on the course competing."
The one player to enjoy the round most on Thursday was freshman Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia), who posted a team-best score of even par 72 to tie for 21st individually. Other ETSU results included a pair of 74s from juniors Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) and Lourdes Lopez (Cadiz, Spain), while senior Chloe Garner (Somerset West, South Africa) and sophomore Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) tied for 70th with rounds of 77.
Second and third round play will follow over the next two days. Fans can watch live scoring and get complete results by visiting Golfstat.com, while ETSUBucs.com will provide a complete wrap up of each day's play.
For more on ETSU women's golf throughout the season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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I already loved the quality images on this site, but now I like how much easier they are to view and how easy it is to find complimentary images. I did notice that when you're viewing the image, you can right-click to save the picture without having to use download credits. Of course, for ribbons and such where the preview image is just a portion it's not quite as good of an image, but for buttons and smaller items you can bypass the system.
General Support / Feedback
Since I'm unable to download anything, I'm going to lose 2-3 downloads today Why can't I download?
yeah I gotta be honest and say that the # of points per item + the number of credits you receive daily is a real bummer, especially if you can't save up. It'd take a week just to download the main essentials for a single page. I like how the points are different for personal use/commerical use (as it should be... someone is gonna make money off your creation you should make it worth more points). But yesterday I downloaded a button that I really didn't want to use but also didn't want to lose a free credit either.
Just my opinion... I think the point system is a great alternative, I just wish each item was the same amount of points... regardless if it's a template or paper or flower. That or have the ability to save up more than just 5-7 credits a day.
Hey everyone! I usually take Friday as my day off, and now here are all these comments! I'll do my best to reply to everyone here.
@Shonda: Check out this page for help unzipping files.
@Jaclyn: Notification of something you've downloaded is going on the "to do"! So you can look for that in the future. You can check out this page for more details on earning more DC.
@Tina C: Thanks for all the feedback. Those "?" should make a hover tip explaining themselves. I think that must be the script you uninstalled and why you're not seeing it. The first amount is for personal use and the second amount is for commercial use. Your community points should not ever be subtracted. That is a problem and we will figure it out. Thanks for pointing it out.
@Shuckclod: A lot of the embellishments are 1 DC, although just for personal use. Your daily "free" DC points won't roll over, but you can pretty easily get your count up to 6, which will allow you to use all your points in a day. We're working on the donations!
@Jessica: We're thinking about it, but I have a lot of stuff and it might be rather expensive to pay for all the bandwidth. We might be able to think of something though.
@April: Thanks for pointing that out.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Obviously there is some problem with the community points right now, so we'll work that out. Once that system is working and people are able to move up the DC limit, and have some more experience with the limits, please leave some more feedback about if you're able to download what you want.
Thanks for all the feedback everyone! As you can see, there are a number of things that still need to be worked out on the site, especially regarding community points and download credits. The good news is, the whole point of the beta process is to find and fix problems, so that's what we'll be doing
I noticed a couple of questions that Marisa didn't get to, so I'll go ahead and answer those (and ask some questions of my own!).
When do my download credits get replenished?
You should see your download credits topped-off every day around 12:00am (midnight) GMT. So convert that to your respective timezone, and see if your credits go up when you expect them to. If not, please let us know.
The number of credits are a bummer: I want to download more stuff!
Thanks for being honest . First, let me just say that none of the point system stuff is final. We had to put together the system rather quickly, and we are certainly planning on changing/adapting it. We want Pixel Scrapper to be a place where generosity breeds creativity, breeds generosity, breeds creativity. We want to let people download as much as we possibly can, while still allowing the site to exist (without draining us dry, financially). We're in the process of trying to figure out where that limit is, and that's something that's going to be very fluid for a while, as we get some kind of donation system in place.
The old Pixel Scrapper site has been able to stay up because of people's donations, and ultimately that's going to be true for this site as well. We don't plan on requiring donations, or charging a membership fee or anything, but we are counting on some people donating, at least some of the time (as has been true on the old site).
The number of download credits we can ultimately provide, both free to everyone, and as a thank you for donations, will ultimately depend on how many people donate, and how generous they are.
Increasing your download credits
Continuing on with download credits, the system, even at this stage, is not designed to limit people to 5 credits per day. There is a table showing how many community points you need to increase credits here. The idea is that you should be able to get to 7 or 8 credits pretty quickly, with the eventual goal of getting to 10 free credits per day. Does that seem reasonable?
Should all downloads require the same number of download credits?
This is something we considered, but the issue is that some files are much, much larger than others (and thus cost a lot more to transfer). We could sort of average this out, but the issue is that it seems like the large files would get more downloads... wouldn't you generally choose to download a large paper or template instead of a small button or brad, if the download cost was the same?
Keep the feedback coming! Our goal is to make the site as good as it possibly can be, and we will definitely take all thoughts into account!
I was wondering how to place a photo in my reply. I don't exactly understand what the Image URL box means and how to attach photos from my computer?
Thanx Jordan that cleard about all of my question about the point system I thought the point stocked up so you could save at first
But hey i think i have one more question Things "cost" diffrent amount of point because of the size... I sure can get that^^ But how come it cost more to download CU than PU when the files should be the same size?
Thanks for the info Marisa. I switch my browser so I'm not getting the script error anymore. I see things now that I didn't see before in IE.
I was wondering if there would be additional options added later to accumulate community points. Maybe earn so many points after collecting a certain number of Hearts. Right now, we are limited on what we can do to accumulate points. Once the option to upload to the gallery is available, we would need to have an option to collect additional points in order to upload. Not many would want to spend their available points to upload when they could download something. It's just a suggestion.
Yeah! Thank you Jordan for helping with getting downloads!!! I appreciate it!
Hi Jessica, I would think the CU download is bigger because you have a potential to make a profit from it if used in a design you sell.
If you don't design and sell the product, it would make sense to download the PU.
Jordan & Marisa
About the daily download credits....
I'm not exactly sure what time it is in GMT, but it's 3:41 p.m. EST and I have 0 DC and haven't downloaded anything since yesterday evening.
Just letting you know.
Yeah that's what i thought... But then i read somewhere something about that they started this pointsystem so it supports the bandwidth expenses And that shouldn't cost more for CU than PU... So a bit mixed message
And i need CU since i design stuff, but only for FREE
And Marisa i love your stuff so i don't mind "doing right by me" ofc
Just an FYI - I've disable mail notifications on account settings and I'm still getting them (I prefer to go look on my own vs. getting many emails each day on this). I've also click on the link in one of the emails to disable the notification and a window pops up that says (in a green box) "Sorry there was a problem unsubscribing from notifications" - I'm guessing maybe it's because they are turned off at my account settings?? But either way, I'm still getting emails everytime someone leaves a repy (and I've turned it off). Thank you!
You'll need to download the 7-Zip file manager software to your computer and open the files with that. It will convert them to a file you can then open in My Pictures or My Documents. All the elements should then open up in Photoshop. Here is the link to download the free software:Software
Always so many things to reply to! Thanks for all the input!
Lisa L: Right now you can only post an image that is already hosted somewhere on the web (I host all mine on flickr, maybe other people use other places they'd recommend). We aren't set up right now to host people's misc. photos. Once your photo is uploaded somewhere, you should be able to get a url that you can post in the box here.
Janet: I was also getting a lot of notifications I did not want. The system doesn't seem to be working real well, so for now we're turned it off and you'll just have to check manually.
As for the discussion on CU versus PU. The CU is more because we're assuming people will be using it to make some sort of profit. However, I realize that there are people like Jessica who make things for free. In the future we are planning to have different programs for designers to get easier access to CU products, by uploading their own designs and things. So for the time being I realize that doesn't help you, but hopefully the inconvenience won't last too long!
And for accumulating points, right now the system is pretty limited. There will be more options in the future, once we get these basic things running. When we mentioned needing points to upload layouts, we only meant that you would have to have a certain standing in the community to earn the right to upload layouts. The actual uploading won't take away your DC (they're for downloading, not uploading after all!) and in fact will actually add to your community points. There will be other features that are similar, such as list making and adding your own design products.
Thanks again for the feedback.
Tina C: midnight GMT should be 7:00pm for you, so you should see your credits increase between 7 and 8 pm... did that happen as expected?
Janet: for now we've disabled email notifications entirely, so you shouldn't be getting any more of those
PU vs CU downloads
Jessica, sorry if it seems like a mixed message regarding the download credits--that's not our intention. Our motivation for implementing DC at the moment, like we've said, is bandwidth cost. When we were implementing the system, it just seemed like it made sense to make CU items require more download credits, to encourage CU people to donate and support the site a bit more than PU people, since they are presumably making some kind of money from their work. The goal is not to limit people who are making free CU items, and we're going to try to find ways to open that up more, as Marisa has said. Stay tuned.
Negative community points
I believe the community point system has been fixed, so that no one should be getting negative points any more. Sorry for the people who experienced that. We are going to try to get you some bonus points ASAP. Please let us know if you experience any more trouble with the system.
Clarifying Download Credits (DC) vs Community Points
Your community points should always only ever go up. With no ceiling: you get points for interacting on the site. Your download credits on the other hand go down when you download something--and only when you download something. Those DC then get replenished once a day, by an amount that depends on how many community points you have.
Get negative community points reversed
Okay, now that community points are working as intended, we want to give bonus points to anyone who incorrectly received negative community points. If that's you, please reply to my post here, and I'll give you some bonus points asap!
New forum for site updates, and feedback
Since we've had so much activity on this thread, I've gone ahead and created a new forum specifically for site updates and feedback.
We'll post changes and updates to the site there, and you can reply with feedback. For general feedback/support, you can continue to reply to this thread, but I am going to move it over to the new forum.
@Lorien -> that's weird. let me know if it happens again.
I could only log again today after the re-opening, but I will pay attention on this
I was wondering if there would be additional options added later to accumulate community points. Maybe earn so many points after collecting a certain number of Hearts. Right now, we are limited on what we can do to accumulate points. Once the option to upload to the gallery is available, we would need to have an option to collect additional points in order to upload. Not many would want to spend their available points to upload when they could download something. It's just a suggestion.
Maybe we can have challenges that give points too... I am still figuring out the thing of community and download points, hope I´ll understand soon
Oooooh, Lorien that's a great idea... challeneges would be a fun way to earn some points!
Challenges are an excellent idea. Soon we'll have some other forum moderators too, so we can have lots of exciting things going on!
Awesome, thanks so much Marisa and Jordan for explaining. I didn't take into account file size of each item... i totally get it now why some "cost" more points than the other.
hi i just thought of something.. Is it okey to change size of your templates using the pattern tool? I've noticed that you put up the same pattern in different sizes on some overlays and i don't wanna do something you don't like so i better ask
Go ahead and change it if you want. I just put up the different sizes for people who prefer to have them that way.
oh great Good to know
I apologize in advance if this has already been mentioned. I came to the site and forgot to log in, started browsing, opened an asset in a new tab. Then I logged in on a different tab. I came back to the asset and selected 'Commercial' (without refreshing the page to pick up my login) and clicked Download and got a debug permission error (see below). Closing the error and refreshing the page corrected the problem.
P.S. Nice watermark on the images now!
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Will there be any tracking of the items we've downloaded and the license for which items were downloaded? For example, if I've downloaded an embellishment for personal use and then want to upgrade to a commercial license, will I purchase that separately or only pay the difference?
Also, what if I have downloaded an image and need to re-download it? (Or if I accidentally hit the download twice.) Will I need to use credits to do that?
This is more of a feedback than support but I was wonder if more filters would be added later such as Christmas? I know you use filters on the assets that were created for a specific kit but I found some of the older assets with a Christmas/Holiday theme...I was looking for more but have to flip thru all of the pages and I know I keep skipping pages...I can't remember where I left off
Tina: Coming soon we'll have the list feature, which I think will help you to navigate just a coordinating kit. Right now you can navigate them somewhat because I've tagged them (ie: budapest, paris, vietnam) but with Christmas it is a bit of problem right now.


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SEATTLE The union for Boeing's (BA) technical workers is planning its next move after they rejected a contract offer, splitting with engineers represented by the same union who approved the deal.
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace notified a federal mediator Wednesday to resume negotiations.
- Boeing workers vote on contract
- Boeing engineers to vote on strike
- Report: Boeing to propose 787 fix
The union will survey members of the technical bargaining unit to determine their priorities, SPEEA said. They also voted Tuesday to authorize a strike, but a strike by the 7,400 technical workers is not imminent.
The 15,500 engineers who have a new four-year contract in place will play a supporting role in the talks.
The union had recommended rejection of the contract because it would not provide pensions to new employees. They would have a 401(k) retirement plan instead.
The Chicago-based aerospace company said the change was important to its future. The labor dispute continues as Boeing works to solve battery problems that have grounded its new 787s.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner said that the company was pleased with the engineers' vote but "deeply disappointed" in the technical workers' rejection of what he called the company's "best and final" offer.
"The realities of the market require us to make changes so we can invest in new products and keep winning in this competitive environment," Conner said in his statement.
"That's why our proposal to move future hires to an enhanced 401(k)-style retirement plan is so important, as we have repeatedly emphasized over the course of these negotiations."
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said he's concerned about the split vote and spoke to union and Boeing representatives, urging them to resume negotiations.
"We cannot overstate the importance of the aerospace industry to the economy of Washington," Inslee said in a statement. "There are more than 131,000 employees in aerospace-related companies working across the state, the vast majority of which are directly reliant on the Boeing Company."
The union's nearly 23,000 employees are mostly in the Puget Sound region.
The factory-floor assembly work is done by the members of the International Association of Machinists. The Machinists approved a new, four-year contract in December 2011.


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Soft Power and the Worldwide Promotion of Chinese Language Learning The Confucius Institute Project Author: Jeffrey Gil
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The Confucius Institute Project consisting of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms, the posting of Chinese language teachers to overseas schools and universities and the Chinese Bridge language competition represents an attempt by China to extend its influence globally through the use of soft power. Facilitated by a rapidly increasing demand for Chinese language learning, it has established a presence across the globe and made valuable contributions to the learning and teaching of Chinese. However, this has not necessarily led to an increasingly positive view of China, either at a political or a societal level. Through an analysis of official documents, interviews with those involved, a survey of Chinese-language learners and a study of academic and media sources, the author evaluates the aims of the project, and discusses whether these aims are being met.
Jeffrey Gil's critical review of China's attempt to gain further influence on the world's politico-economic stage through promoting Chinese as a global language is a timely contribution that has wide-ranging implications for policy and practice. Its international perspective in particular marks it out among the emerging body of literature on the proliferation of Confucius Institutes worldwide.- Li Wei, UCL Institute of Education, UK
The rapid expansion of Confucius Institutes promoting the learning of Chinese language and culture around the world mirrors the meteoric rise of China in recent times. In his thoughtful, balanced and accessible book, Jeffrey Gil skillfully evaluates the impact of these Institutes as a conduit for the development of China's soft power.- Bob Adamson, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The mere mention of the Confucius Institute raises polarised reactions. This book presents a balanced, informative and highly readable overview of the Institute since its inception, in the context of the particularities of China's soft-power initiatives. This is an essential resource for those wanting to know what the Institute is all about.- Susana Eisenchlas, Griffith University, Australia
Jeffrey Gil is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics, Flinders University, Australia. His research interests include Chinese foreign policy and Chinese as a foreign language.


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Worst music you've heard in 2013 - rolling thread
Just made the mistake of clicking on an email from a PR.
Imagine a 14 year old that has never heard any Simon & Garfunkel but loves Kate Nash, making a pop video for their acoustic song in a launderette http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/video-premiere-bent-cousin-bentpaperboy/
- fuck_this_band, brainfeedr, and gonad this'd this
This is out on Conor Oberst's label
He must be trollingbadmanreturns this'd this
- ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
- fuck_this_band and stanstubbs this'd this
Production Assistant: James Blake
seen the facebook comments at the bottom?
Keith Levene from PiL likes it!
couldn't even play that one fucking chord picking thing right, messes it up a few times.
jesus this is atrocious!
deep-blue was right.
oh and btw
let's not pretend these lyrics are any worse than the shit Arctic Monkeys put out over and over and over. Their use of hackneyed, out-of-context, before-their-time phrases and references is exactly the same.
I know I'm on DiS so people won't actually like the AM's anyway but JUST in case
i don't particularly like AM
but lyrically it's not even on the same level, sorry.JaguarPirate this'd this
yeah ... no ...
"She liked my one-speed bike"
"I growed up with McFly"
"I like the cut of her soul, I like the cut of her underwear"
"She only had one hobby, that was origami"
Think Alex Turner has managed things just a *little* better than that. But it's also the way their sung as much as anything, ugh. So disjointedLililololaure this'd this
Submarine EP & Last of the Shadow Puppets
are so good that Alex Turners ability shouldn't even come into question. If anybody writes shit like that it's that bloke out of The Enemy.
You think so hey?
Dint ya see she were gorgeous, she was beyond belief
But this lad at the side drinking a Smirnoff ice came and paid for her tropical Reef
"Oh you've saved me," she screams down the line
"The band were fucking wank
And I'm not having a nice time"
And I'm so tense, never tenser
Could all go a bit Frank Spencer?
^TENSER ffs?
She was close, close enough to be your ghost
But my chances turned to toast
And so on.
Sorry but if you genuinely think Turner has managed things a little better then I'm at a loss. The only reason someone would be okay with his lyricisms and not hers is because of accent-related prejudice. They are both UTTERLY FUCKING SHIT.Royter-Hatfood and FlintyFoxy this'd this
well in that case
why aren't people assuming the same could be true of this lot up there ^. I think both bands are bollocks, but i find it a little baffling that anyone can condemn one set of lyrical dross but laud another...
I suppose so.
I don't think that song is remarkably bad though. I mean, it's very shit, but I don't think there's that much difference between that and early Arctic Monkeys lyrics either.
oh we're on the same page in that respect.
earlier dumbfoundedness withdrawn
I still think the Arctic Monkeys were better though
At least their music had a bit of energy.cocodaLOL this'd this
What are any you of even talking about?
Comparing the two tossers at the top of the page is like comparing a steaming dog turd to a why am I even bothering?
they sound like they're doing bad karaoke versions of already awful songs.
ahaha this kid that I look after said his favourite musician was Emili Sande
I look forward to reminding him of that in a couple of years.
but she's the inexplicable soundtrack to all our national events!!
how else would we know what emotions we were legally required to feel?sunstroke_house and urbanfox this'd this
Haha, I'm enjoying the London 2012 backlash!
I just hope Danny Boyle is soon exposed in a bestiality scandal. For shits and giggles.
-"Set for debut on February 19, 2013 on Team Love Records,
bentcousin's Everybody's Got One is set to be one of the most knowingly novice releases of 2013, which isn't necessarily a bad thing."
their knowingly novice debut album's tracklisting
1. Bent Paperboy (Unedited)
2. How Do You Switch The Thing Off?
3. Bent Cousin Are Really Shit, pt. 1
4. The Engineer's Crafty Wank
5. Bent Cousin Are Really Shit, pt. 2 (feat. the Studio Intern)
6. The Next Band's Rehearsal (feat. Gyles Brandreth and the Bleeding Rectums)
7. Bent Cousin Are Really Shit, pt. 3 (feat. Gyles Brandreth and the Bleeding Rectums)
8. How Do You Switch The Thing On? (It Was Accidentally Never Switched Off)
9. Bent Cousin's Tears of Despair (We're Leaving This Studio)
** Secret Track: The engineer is cautioned for wanking in the studio **
It's not good, but is it so bad that it warrants a thread like this?
I tell you what though...
I hate, hate, hate the song in the current Samsung Galaxy Note II advert (we kiss we kiss). I think it was written specifically for the advert but fuck me if it isn't one of the shittest, most irritating things i've heard in years.noise_annoys this'd this
God, I despise all that "tasteful" new yuppie bullshit on the mobile phone/camera ads.
Die, die, die, die, die.
Ellie Goulding - one more die for good luck.
pretty harmless
I've heard much worse.TheTupperwareMuseum this'd this
And the point of this thread was to share stuff that's as bad / worse...
Perhaps other people don't get exposed to music they don't like?justanothersheeldz this'd this
- Comaboy this'd this
I heard something on Radio 1 today that went something like
"girls who like the Rolling Stones / But they weren't born in 1971 / They were born in 1991."
It wasn't that bad, but it might well be I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) II.


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Comedian wrote:Well I've been running continental force/attack. They seem pretty good. They roll super well and I haven't had much in the way of punctures with them. They grip really well and are confidence inspiring in the handling department.
However, they are very prone on the back to cuts and tears. So much so that I lost the first one after 600k with a hole that had the tube popping out. The second one lasted about 2.5k but was pensioned due to a flat spot. The third one has less than 1000k on it and a few tears that have me a bit worried. Hmmmm.... I'm considering trying Schwalbe Ultremo DD's. Thoughts?
I'm a fan of the Ultremo's, but only have R.1s not DD's. One puncture in 1440km and that was a flint during a wet ride. Cut up a bit but not as bad as Michelin Optimum Pro, which I know you have had.
Ultremo's roll beautifully, light, smooth, just plain lovely
Longevity? Mostly use mine for racing but they seem to be as good puncture wise as my Rubino training tyres and better puncture wise than the Michelin Optimum's so rather than switching backwards and forwards I am thinking once all the training tyres are worn out I may just stick to Ultremo's but time will tell a tale.
But they are the nicest to ride on closely followed by the Schwalbe Durano S that came on the Cannondale.


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Filling out the FAFSA is a good first step in any student's quest for institutional financial aid. The government form calculates your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and helps to determine whether you'll qualify for many types of need-based funding, including aid from your college or university.
But students and families who aren't deemed financially needy may still seek help covering college costs, and options may remain to snag money from your school.
Merit-based aid – scholarships or grants that may be given for demonstrating, for instance, a stellar academic record or a special talent – can also help fund your education.
On average, about 14 percent of students receive non-need-based merit aid. At Louisiana College, the school that awarded merit aid to the highest amount of its non-needy population, 88 percent of non-needy students received some amount of the funding in 2009-10.
The list below makes up the 10 schools that awarded any amount of merit aid to the highest percent of their students without financial need for the 2009-10 school year, based on data reported by the schools to U.S. News:
Louisiana College 88%
Cooper Union (NY) 68%
Free Will Baptist Bible College (TN) 61%
University of Central Oklahoma 54%
Hawaii Pacific University 52%
Cumberland University (TN) 50%
New College of Florida 49%
Denison University (OH) 47%
Mayville State University (ND) 46%
DePauw University (IN) 45%


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The London Summer Olympics have gotten off to a smashing start, but along with the games and spectacle comes a warning about smartphone security. Security experts at Venafi estimate that around 67,000 mobile phones will be lost or stolen during the 2012 London Olympics. Of this number, about 40 percent, or 26,800 devices, are likely to be smartphones, but note that the overall number doesn't take into account other types of mobile devices, such as tablets and laptops. Nonetheless, there's clearly the potential for significant data loss of sensitive information from this level of mobile device loss.
Venafi's logic seems fairly sound as far as how they arrived at these numbers, taking into account the typical loss rate of mobile phones and adding a third, which is the expected population increase for London during the 2-week period of the games. I always wonder, however, when I see such reports what percentage of the devices reported "lost or stolen" could actually pose a risk.
For instance, something that's not shown here is what percentage of reported lost devices end up being found or returned. I know that number might be small. Still, it might be interesting to see. Also, I suspect a large percentage of lost devices are purely personal -- let's face it, not all smartphone addicts have their devices linked to corporate servers or use them for any business-related purposes.
But on the other side, these numbers also don't address the possibility of increased theft due to the large crowds and opportunity. For Olympic event attendees and regular London residents, distractions are everywhere during this period. Undoubtedly, this environment will have attracted a nefarious element along with the athletes and tourists. (Who remembers The Devil in the White City? And if you don't, you should totally check it out.) I'm sure security throughout London will be exceptional, but stealing unattended smartphones is much simpler than building a hotel/abattoir to lure in the unwary.
The key thing to take away from Venafi's warning is simply this: If users are accessing corporate data on mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, whatever), the company must have policies and management practices in place to protect its network and those devices. Venafi recommends encryption and certificate-based authentication, which is the company's area of specialization.
The mobile device management (MDM) space overall seems to be going strong and continuing to expand its capabilities. For instance, SOTI recently announced an improvement to its MobiControl that allows it to fully manage any Android mobile device. Typically, MDM products are limited by whatever APIs the device manufacturers include, which can be fairly limited.
To get around this problem, SOTI developed what company CEO Carl Rodrigues described as "a portable OEM layer that runs on any Android device from any manufacturer." This solution lets MobiControl provide a consistent and complete level of control, getting around the Android fragmentation that has plagued enterprise IT departments. MobiControl also works with the other major mobile platforms, of course.
Another key feature offered by SOTI is what the company refers to as geo-fencing, which is the ability to define a geographic area, such as a sensitive work location, and use the mobile device's GPS to trigger certain actions upon entering or leaving that area. As Rodriques explained it to me, this feature can be used, for instance, to make a smartphone or tablet switch into a kiosk mode with limited functionality within the specified area, but then revert to full functionality as soon as the user removed the device from that location. This level of control could really help alleviate the stress of managing devices in a bring your own device (BYOD) scenario -- not to mention when workers travel with devices (e.g., to the Olympics), whether the device is their own or corporate-issued.
Probably one of the big reasons companies don't deploy comprehensive MDM solutions is the cost and complexity of managing these products on top of all their other IT concerns. In answer to customer concerns along these lines, managed services provider Azaleos has just entered the MDM space with its Managed MDM Service, joining the company's already successful managed services for Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint, and Lync.
The MDM solution Azaleos provides with its managed service comes from AirWatch and will include all the expected device management features: policy enforcement for data leak protection (DLP) and lost or noncompliant devices; inventory management and software distribution; and you can choose from a variety of cloud or on-premises deployment options. Because the service is managed by Azaleos, Azaleos also picks up first and second level tech support, and you get the convenience of simple per-user pricing.
If you're interested in getting some more insight on the MDM and mobile application management (MAM) space, MAM vendor Apperian has put together The Paradox of Enterprise Mobility, where you'll get "Twenty Questions, Twenty Speakers, in Twenty Minutes." Each expert speaker takes a question on enterprise mobility and answers it in an audio clip in about a minute -- certainly worth the name and email registration.
I know most of us aren't at the Olympics in London, but you or your employees might still be planning some trip or other before summer comes to an end. And it's always a good idea to think about what you're doing for mobile device security in your environment -- and to keep in mind that there are many options and multiple approaches available to consider.
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il padrone wrote:Beware, if you ever plan to ride over The Dazzler Range (between Beauty Point and Port Sorell). You shall in all likelihood be doing some walking
I have driven through that way but don't recall how steep the terrain was. Sounds a bit like the Gog Range - I had to walk a few hundred metres.


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Vintage computer games
Isaac was intrigued when he came across these early computer games at a local thrift shop. All are still in their original boxes with their instruction books. They run from diskettes.
These games pre-date Windows, so most people no longer have a computer with the operating system (DOS) to run them. Keely's boyfriend, Taurus, is taking Windows 95 off an old computer from our house and restoring it to its original DOS. It should run these games just fine, so Isaac bought the games at the bargain price of $1.00 each.
The old computer that Taurus is restoring has a 115 MB hard drive, as I recall. With Windows installed, it had around 93 MB free space. Yes, I do mean MB.


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 10:30 a.m.
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Mormons are honoring church leader Thomas S. Monson after his death at age 90 on Tuesday night.
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, entertainer Marie Osmond and conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck were among those tweeting memories and condolences Wednesday.
Monson was president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had served in top leadership positions for more than 50 years, making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons.
Romney says in a statement that he'll remember Monson's compassion for the downtrodden. Osmond tweeted a picture of her embracing Monson, saying he was always there for her family. Beck recalls Monson's kindness and humility.
Condolences also came in from Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who announced his retirement Tuesday.
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Thomas S. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, has died after overseeing the religion for nearly a decade. He was 90.
Monson died Tuesday night at his home in Salt Lake City, according to church spokesman Eric Hawkins.
Monson spent more than five decades serving in top church leadership councils — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons.
A church bishop at the age of 22, the Salt Lake City native became the youngest church apostle ever in 1963 at the age of 36. He served as a counselor for three church presidents before assuming the role of the top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 2008.
As president of the nearly 16-million member religion, Monson was considered a prophet who led the church through revelation from God in collaboration with two top counselors and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
The next president was not immediately named, but the job is expected to go to next longest-tenured member of the church's governing Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Russell M. Nelson, per church protocol.
Monson's presidency was marked by his noticeably low profile during a time of intense publicity for the church, including the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of Mormon Mitt Romney. Monson's most public acts were appearances at church conferences and devotionals as well as dedications of church temples.
Monson will also be remembered for his emphasis on humanitarian work; leading the faith's involvement in the passage of gay marriage ban in California in 2008; continuing the religion's push to be more transparent about its past; and lowering the minimum age for missionaries.
Mormons considered Monson a warm, caring, endearing and approachable leader, said Patrick Mason, associate professor of religion at Claremont Graduate University in California. He was known for dropping everything to make hospital visits to people in need. His speeches at the faith's twice-yearly conferences often focused on parables of human struggles resolved through faith.
He put an emphasis on the humanitarian ethic of Mormons, evidenced by his expansion of the church's disaster relief programs around the world, said Armand Mauss, a retired professor of sociology and religious studies at Washington State University.
"President Monson always seemed more interested in what we do with our religion rather than in what we believe," Mauss said.
Well-known Mormons mourned Monson's death Wednesday and remembered his life of service. Romney, entertainer Marie Osmond and conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck were among those tweeting memories and condolences.
Romney said in a statement that he'll remember Monson's compassion for the downtrodden. Osmond tweeted a picture of her embracing Monson, saying he was always there for her family. Beck recalled Monson's kindness and humility.
Condolences also came in from Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who said of Monson, "Service was his motto and humility his hallmark."
A World War II veteran, Monson served in the Navy and spent a year overseas before returning to get a business degree at the University of Utah and a master's degree in business administration from the church-owned Brigham Young University.
Before being chosen to join the faith's governing Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Monson worked for the church's secular businesses, primarily in advertising, printing and publishing including the Deseret Morning News.
Monson married Frances Beverly Johnson in 1948. The couple had three children, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Frances died in 2013 at the age of 85.
Throughout his life, Monson was an avid fisherman who also raised homing pigeons, specifically, roller pigeons who twirled as they flew. He was known for his love of show tunes, Boy Scouts and the Utah Jazz.
Monson's legacy will be tied to the religion's efforts to hold tight to its opposition of same-sex marriage while encouraging members to be more open and compassionate toward gays and lesbians as acceptance for LGBT people increased across the county.
One of the most memorable moments of Monson's tenure came in October 2012, when he announced at church conference that the minimum age to depart on missions was being lowered to 19 from 21 for women; and to 18 from 19 for men. The change triggered a historic influx of missionaries, and proved a milestone change for women by allowing many more to serve.
The man expected to take Monson's seat, the 93-year-old Nelson, has been a church apostle since April 1970. Out of respect for Monson, his appointment will not be officially named until after his funeral services.
The Mormon church was founded in 1830 in upstate New York by Joseph Smith, who claimed he was visited by God and Jesus while praying in a grove of trees and was called to found the church. Members are known as Mormons because of the religion's keystone scripture, the Book of Mormon.
AP writer Michelle A. Monroe in Phoenix contributed to this report.


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She would have been 29 today. Her foundation has revealed that it has raised over £230,000 since her death. The charity, set up by her father, Mitch, provides support for "young people, especially those who are in need by reason of ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction." The folks at the WoW Report posted some gifs for Amy; but I'd like to share this painting by tattoo artist Eva Huber:
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Granite Stripe (2013, Ep. 14): Charlotte
The Granite Stripe prepares for the biggest race weekend of the year with the Broadcast and Podcast and makes its picks for NASCAR's longest race of the season.
Listen to the Granite Stripe Podcast (2013, Ep. 14): Burton 1-on-1, Charlotte, Indy 500.
After recapping the All-Star Race with Gavin, Jonathan goes 1-on-1 with Jeff Burton. Then, they look forward to the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500.
Set your fantasy lineup with the preview: The 600-Mile Marathon.
The length of the race will have an impact in this one. It's possible to run 550 flawless miles, only for it to be all-for-not with a late engine blowup or a flat tire. Every other race in NASCAR would have been over by then with the car already covered by victory lane confetti.
Take a look at who's hot entering the race with the most recent Magic Mile Power Rankings.
1. Matt Kenseth - No debate this week, the No. 20 is your leader.