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Many of the best free iPhone apps cost 59p or more in their iPad incarnations, and the quality level of what's still free is often ropey. But among the dross lie rare gems – iPad apps that are so good you can't believe they're still free.
Of those we unearthed, here is our pick of the best free iPad apps. Note that apps marked 'universal' will run on your iPad and iPhone, optimising themselves accordingly.
1. AccuWeather for iPad
Annoyingly, some free iPad weather apps refuse to believe that the UK has any weather (or that the country exists), so AccuWeather gets props for merely working. Happily, AccuWeather also proves to be a decent – if quirky – weather app. The interface is odd (but fun) and there's a 'lifestyle' page that determines how your current local conditions might affect over 20 activities, including dog-walking and stargazing.
2. Facebook (universal)
The social networking giant has gone back-and-forth with its mobile apps, finally settling on this smart, native implementation. Much like the slightly simpler iPhone equivalent, Facebook on iPad is such that you won't want to use the comparatively clunky website again for seeing which of your friends really shouldn't have internet access after midnight.
3. Air Video Free (universal)
Despite naysayers whining about the iPad screen's 4:3 aspect ratio, it's a decent device for watching video, although it lacks storage for housing large video collections. Air Video enables you to stream video (converting it on-the-fly, if necessary) from your Mac or PC. The main limitation of the free version is that it only shows a few items (randomly selected) from each folder or playlist.
4. Beatwave (universal)
Beatwave is a simplified Tenori-On-style synth which enables you to rapidly build pleasing melodies by prodding a grid. Multiple layers and various instruments provide scope for complex compositions, and you can save sessions or, handily, store and share compositions via email. You can also buy more instruments via in-app purchases.
5. Bloomberg for iPad
It used to boast an eye-searing white-and-orange-on-black colour scheme that was a little like being repeatedly punched in the eyes, but now Bloomberg has grown up, discovered a palette (a subtler, serious 'things on black', for the most part), and has subsequently become a much more usable business news and stocks app.
6. Comics (universal)
On the iPhone, Comics is innovative, but zooming each panel and constantly rotating your device gets old fast. By contrast, the iPad's screen is big enough to display an entire page without the need to zoom or scroll. And with dozens of free comics available via the bundled store, comic book fans should lap this app up.
7. Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - For iPad
We approached Dictionary with scepticism, since most free dictionary apps are sluggish interfaces to websites. That's certainly what this looks like, but it works offline, providing speedy access to over two million words and definitions. The app's search is also reassuringly fast.
8. Dropbox (universal)
Dropbox is a great service for syncing documents across multiple devices. The iPad client works like the iPhone one (hardly surprising, since this is a universal app), enabling you to preview many file types and store those marked as favourites locally.
9. Evernote (universal)
Like Dropbox, Evernote (a free online service for saving ideas – text documents, images and web clips – that you can then access from multiple devices) works the same way on the iPad as it does on the iPhone. It benefits from the iPad's larger screen, which enables you to see and navigate your stored snippets more easily.
10. YouTube (universal)
When the YouTube app presumably became a victim of the ongoing and increasingly tedious Apple/Google spat, there were concerns Google wouldn't respond. Those turned out to be unfounded, because here's yet another bespoke, nicely designed Google-created app for iOS. The interface is specifically tuned for the iPad, and AirPlay enables you to fire videos at an Apple TV.
11. The Guardian Eyewitness
A showcase for engaging photography, The Guardian Eyewitness provides a daily, visual reflection of global events. You get access to the most recent 100 photos, which can be viewed full-screen or with a caption and 'pro tip'. You can also save photos to your iPad or share them via email.
12. iBooks (universal)
Going head-to-head with Kindle, iBooks is a decent ebook reader, backed by the iBookstore. As you'd expect from Apple, the interface is polished and usable, with handy cross-device bookmark syncing, highlighting, and various display options. It's also a capable PDF reader, for your digital magazine collection.
13. IM+ (universal)
Although the iPad enables a certain amount of basic multi-tasking, anyone who constantly juggles a number of instant messaging services will soon be tired of leaping between apps. IM+ is a good solution, enabling you to run a number of IM services in a single app, and there's also a built-in web browser for checking out links.
14. Kindle (universal)
Amazon's Kindle iPad app for reading myriad books available at the Kindle Store is a little workmanlike, and doesn't match the coherence of iBooks (you buy titles in Safari and 'sync' purchases via Kindle). However, Kindle's fine for reading, and you get options to optimise your experience (including the ability to kill the naff page-turn animation and amend the page background to a pleasant sepia tone).
15. Movies by Flixter (universal)
One for film buffs, Movies figures out where you are and tells you what's showing in your local cinemas – or you can pick a film and it'll tell you where and when it's on. The app is functionally identical on iPad and iPhone, but again the extra screen space improves the experience.
16. PaperDesk Lite for iPad
Effectively a souped-up digital notepad, PaperDesk Lite for iPad enables you to combine typed words, scribbles and audio recordings in user-defined notebooks. Be mindful, though, that this free version restricts you to three notebooks, each of which can only have three pages, and there are no export options.
17. PCalc Lite (universal)
PCalc Lite's existence means the lack of a built-in iPad calculator doesn't bother us (in fact, we'd love to replace the iPhone Calculator app with PCalc Lite as well). This app is usable and feature-rich – and if you end up wanting more, in-app purchases enable you to bolt on extras from the full PCalc.
18. Reuters News Pro for iPad
Spurious anti-competition complaints meant the BBC News app took a while to come to the UK; in the meantime, Reuters offered the next best free news app for iPad with its Reuters News Pro for iPad. It's a little US-centric, but can be skewed towards UK coverage via the Settings app, and it's worth downloading for a more international take on news coverage than BBC News provides.
19. Cooliris (universal)
Long ago, Cooliris lived within browsers, converting online galleries into 3D walls of thumbnails you could zoom along. On the iPad, the concept seems more at home. It's of course a gimmick, but it's a great-looking and tactile one, and more fun than using the Photos app to rummage through your snaps.
20. Wikipanion for iPad
The Wikipedia website works fine in Safari for iPad, but dedicated apps make navigating the site simpler and faster. We went back and forth between Simplepedia and Wikipanion, eventually plumping for the latter, largely due to its efficient two-pane landscape view with excellent bookmarking and history access.
21. eBay for iPad
Use eBay for iPad and you'll never touch eBay in a web browser again. It's fast and efficient, beautifully showcasing important details and images in its main results view. Gallery images can often be displayed almost at a full-screen size, which is particularly useful on an iPad with a Retina display. Speedy sorting options are also available.
22. Soundrop (universal)
Soundrop is a minimal generative sound toy that offers an endless stream of balls, which make noises when they collide with and bounce off user-drawn lines. The overall result is surprisingly fun and hypnotic. For more advanced features – save, multiple instruments and gravity adjustment – there's an in-app 'pro' purchase option.
23. Granimator
Wallpaper apps litter the App Store, but are mostly dull, offering photos of brick walls or bored animals. Granimator is a bonkers art tool, enabling you to choose a background and spray all manner of shapes around. Compositions can be fine-tuned by dragging objects, and then shared to Flickr, Twitter or your device's Photos app.
24. Google Earth (universal)
It's not the smoothest app in the world, and it lacks some elements from the desktop, but Google Earth is nonetheless a joy on the iPad. Touch gestures are an intuitive means of swooping around the planet, and the optional layers enable you to display as much or as little ancillary information as you wish.
25. Explore Flickr (universal)
Explore Flickr provides an engaging way to discover new photography. On launch, your iPad screen fills with a grid of thumbnails, drawn from Flickr.com's top daily images. Tap one to view (and, if rights permit, download to your device), or just leave the app lazily updating (every now and again, a thumbnail spins to reveal a new image) while your iPad charges in its dock.
26. Rj Voyager
One for budding iPad DJs, Rj Voyager enables you to choose from a selection of bundled tracks, turn parts on and off and edit parameters in real-time via an intuitive, futuristic interface. Play through headphones or a decent sound system and the result is infectious.
27. BBC News (universal)
Although the BBC News website works nicely on the iPad, BBC News is still worth downloading. Rather than trying to provide all of the news, it instead concentrates on the latest stories, with inline video. Categories can be rearranged, stories can be shared and the app's layout adjusts to portrait and landscape orientations.
28. Epicurious (universal)
Tens of thousands of recipes at your fingertips (as long as you have a web connection) ensure Epicurious is worth a download for the culinary-inclined. The app even composes a shopping list for recipes; it's just a pity it doesn't include measurements for those of us who use that new-fangled metric system.
29. WordPress (universal)
This official WordPress app has a reputation for being a bit clunky, but it's fine for authoring the odd blog post on the go, along with making quick edits to existing content and managing comments. It also offers both text-based and visual approaches to crafting posts, so you're not stuck with HTML.
30. Speedtest X HD (universal)
Truth be told, we're always a touch suspicious of apps that claim to test your connection speed, but Speedtest X HD seems to do a decent job. It's also handy to have installed for when your broadband goes all flaky and you need to record the figures for a subsequent moan at your ISP.
31. Adobe Photoshop Express (universal)
With people regularly moaning about bloat in Adobe's desktop applications, it's great to see the giant create something as focused and usable as Adobe Photoshop Express. Its toolset is strictly for basic edits (crop, straighten, rotate, flip, levels and lighting adjustments), and applying a few effects, but the app is fast, stable and extremely useable. Top marks.
32. App Shopper (universal)
Prices on the App Store go up and down like a yo-yo, and Apple's own wish-list mechanics leave a lot to be desired. You're better off using App Shopper, which lists bargain apps and also enables you to compile a wish-list and be notified when an item drops in price.
33. Find my iPhone (universal)
Find my iPhone would perhaps be better named 'Find my Apple stuff', because it's not just for figuring out where a missing iPhone is—it can also track iPads, iPods and Macs. The app is simple, elegant and, generally speaking, provides an accurate location for devices. It also enables you to remote-lock or wipe a device.
34. Flipboard (universal)
Initially, Flipboard looked like a gimmick, trying desperately to make online content resemble a magazine. But now it can integrate Flickr and other networks, beautifully laying out their articles, Flipboard's muscled into the 'essential' category – and it's still free.
35. Find My Friends (universal)
While perhaps less practical than on the iPhone, Find My Friends on the iPad nonetheless works well, enabling you to track any pals that are happy with you digitally stalking them. The iPad's large display improves the app's usability, simultaneously displaying your friend list and a map.
36. IMDB (universal)
IMDB might be a wee bit US-focused at times (much like the movie industry), but the app is a great way to browse more movie-related info than you could ever hope to consume in a single lifetime. Settings enable you to define which sites IMDB and Amazon info is taken from, and the show times finder works pretty well.
37. Pocket (universal)
Pocket and Instapaper have long battled it out for 'article scraper' king, but Pocket trumps its rival in appealing to iPad-owning cheapskates. Instapaper requires a purchase for iPad goodness, but Pocket is free. It's also very fast, offers tagging, includes a great original article/plain-text toggle, and has a vaguely Flipboard-like visual grid-based index.
38. TED (universal)
TED describes itself as "riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world". The app pretty much does as you'd expect – you get quick access to dozens of inspiring videos. However, it goes the extra mile in enabling you to save any talk for offline viewing, and also for providing hints on what to watch next if you've enjoyed a particular talk.
39. Twitter (universal)
This app used to showcase some breathtaking iPad UI innovation, but in its quest for cross-platform consistency, Twitter has refashioned its tablet offering as a blown-up version of the iPhone app. The result is a far less exciting experience, but one that's nonetheless very usable, and which unlike third-party apps rolls in the service's Interactions and Discover tabs.
40. Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD
There's not a great deal to piano app Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD, but it's not bad for a freebie. You get a dual-keyboard set-up, with optional key labels, and you can shift octaves and notes by prodding arrows. A really nice touch is the 'duette' [sic] button, which creates a second, mirror image, keyboard, so that two people can play at once.
41. BBC iPlayer (universal)
BBC iPlayer is a must-have download for iPad users. The slick interface makes it easy to browse/watch recent shows and current broadcasts. You can also choose from two quality settings and toggle subtitles, and there's AirPlay support for an Apple TV. Recent updates also enable you to download shows to your iPad, so that you can watch them on the move.
42. Dolphin Browser
Safari for iPad is a great mobile browser, but if you hanker for more features, Dolphin is a decent alternative. The browser has an Opera-like 'speed dial' that provides one-touch access to favourites, and you can create personalised action gestures. There's also a distraction-free full-screen mode for when you really want to get into a website.
43. Skyscanner (universal)
Skyscanner's website is pretty good, but the iPad app's another great example of how an app's focus can really help you speed through a task. You use the app to search over a thousand airlines, and it provides straightforward competitive journey lists and comparison graphs. If you're planning a flight, it's an indispensable download.
44. Dragon Dictation (universal)
There's always something slightly spooky about voice recognition software, as if Skynet's listening in or something, but such tools had for years been out of most people's reach. Now, Dragon Dictation is free for iOS.
It's eerily accurate, trainable and, despite the dev recommending you use an external microphone, the app works fine with the iPad's built-in one. And unlike Siri, Dragon Dictation works on any iPad running iOS 4 or later, and it also has a bigger buffer than Apple's service.
45. Remote (universal)
Although pretty basic on the iPhone, Remote on the iPad is akin to a stripped-down iTunes when it comes to accessing network libraries and playing music. It's also indispensable if you have an Apple TV and want to control it with something other than the hateful metal chewing-gum stick that ships with the device.
46. Pulse News Reader
When unveiled, RSS reader Pulse was divisive, with an unresponsive oddball interface. But it's evolved to become free and fast, and is now a tactile, enjoyable way to catch up on news. The image-oriented interface, with slider-based RSS feeds (akin to those in the BBC News app) and configurable tab groups, makes it particularly suitable for anyone who subscribes to image-heavy sites.
47. Fotopedia Heritage (universal)
Rather like The Guardian Eyewitness, Fotopedia Heritage is perfect for anyone who enjoys awe-inspiring photography. The app enables you to browse tens of thousands of photos of beautiful locations worldwide. It also provides information about each location, and can be used for travel planning through favourites and links to TripAdvisor.
48. Yell Search
If you're in an unfamiliar place or travelling somewhere new, Yell Search is a great app for figuring out what amenities are available locally. The interface is responsive and efficient, and you can handily add any business you find as a favourite for easy access later on.
49. XE Currency for iPad (universal)
It's as ugly as they come, but XE Currency is the best free currency app you'll find. You define which currencies you want to see, along with the number of decimals to show. Double-tap a currency and you can set it as the base currency by tapping 1.0 in the calculator, or do bespoke conversions by typing any other value.
50. Airport Utility (universal)
With apps like Airport Utility, it's increasingly clear Apple now sees the iPad as an independent unit, not merely an accessory to a PC or Mac. The app provides an overview of your Wi-Fi network, and enables you to view and change settings, restore or restart a base station, and get terribly angry at a flashing orange light that denotes your ISP's gone belly up.
51. Skype for iPad
In theory, we should be cheerleading for FaceTime, what with it being built into iOS devices, but it's still an Apple-only system. Skype, however, is enjoyed by myriad users who haven't been bitten by the Apple bug, and it works very nicely on the iPad, including over 3G.
52. Skitch for iPad (universal)
Skitch is a screen-grab and annotation tool that was snapped up by Evernote. In its iPad incarnation, it enables you to scribble on grabs, photos, maps and web pages and then fling the result to Twitter, email or Evernote, or fire your work at an Apple TV.
53. Readability (universal)
The latest of the major read-it-later systems, Readability brings with it a clean interface and a lovely set of fonts. As with the likes of Instapaper, Readability strips junk from web pages, leaving only the content. As you'd expect, you can also send on anything particularly interesting to Twitter and Facebook.
54. iTunes U (universal)
If you're still convinced the iPad is only a device for staring brain-dead at TV shows and not a practical tool for education, check out iTunes U. The app enables you to access many thousands of free lectures and courses taught by universities and colleges, thereby learning far more than what bizarre schemes current soap characters are hatching.
55. 4oD Catch Up (universal)
Despite what we said in the previous entry, the iPad is, of course, a great tool for TV. (After all, once you're done studying, you need some downtime, right?) Channel 4's 4oD app enables you to view a selection of recent shows, along with a handful of classic programmes.
56. Google Search (universal)
Google Search might seem redundant - after all, the iPad's Safari app has a built-in Google search field. However, Google's own offering provides a superior search experience that's been specifically designed for iPad. Highlights include a tactile image carousel, visual search history and Google Goggles integration.
57. TuneIn Radio (universal)
Output your iPad's audio to an amp or a set of portable speakers, fire up TuneIn Radio, select a station and you've a set-up to beat any DAB radio. Along with inevitable social sharing, the app also provides an alarm, AirPlay support, pause and rewind, and a 'shake to switch station' feature - handy if the current DJ's annoying and you feel the need to vent.
58. TVCatchup Live TV (universal)
More TV! This time, it's the only partially inaccurately named TVCatchup Live TV; with it, you can watch TV for free, but it's not so much 'catch-up' as 'watch what's on now'. You get access to over 50 channels, although we're unsure about taking the developer's advice that you can "even watch TV in the bath" - iPads don't float.
59. Netflix (universal)
Netflix has been described by some in the UK as the perfect way to experience everything a DVD bargain bin has to offer. We do agree there's a lack of content compared to the US library, but Netflix is cheap and fine for catching up on older shows. And the iPad app includes AirPlay support and a resume function, so you can pick up where you left off on another device.
60. SoundCloud (universal)
SoundCloud is a popular service for sharing sounds, and the iPad app enables you to search and play myriad snippets and music tracks hosted on SoundCloud's servers. If you're a budding musician or oddball loudmouth, you can also record and upload sounds from your iPad, or record to upload later.
61. 30/30 (universal)
It's easy enough to ignore a to-do when it's lurking somewhere in the background on your Mac or PC, but on an iPad, 30/30's crystal-clear events (including optional repeating loops for work/break cycles) can't be so easily dismissed. Fortunately, it looks great and the tactile interface makes creating and removing items a joy.
62. Paper By FiftyThree
There's a certain train of thought that apps shouldn't ape real-world items, but we dismiss such talk. They just shouldn't ape real-world items badly! Paper by FiftyThree gets this right, with beautiful sketchbooks in which you can scribble, then share across the web. Books and the pen tool are free, and other tools are available via In-App Purchase.
63. Telegraph pictures for iPad
Rather like the Guardian Eyewitness app, Telegraph Pictures for iPad provides you with new imagery on a daily basis. In fact, The Telegraph's rather more generous than The Guardian, offering a dozen new photographs every 24 hours, and leaving a 14-day archive for you to explore at any time.
64. Sticky Notes for iPad
If you're a fan of sticky notes, but not the sticky nor the waste, Sticky Notes for iPad provides you with the means to bung colourful rectangular notes on your iPad's screen, even dictating the text should you wish. Just don't have someone think they can't get the note off and then attack your device with a scourer.
65. Architizer
There are two levels to this beautifully designed app directed at architects and anyone else with an interest in buildings. On entry, you can select projects from a grid that's updated in real-time. Photography can then be explored full-screen. However, you can also dig deeper, finding out more about each project and who designed it.
66. Pinterest (universal)
Social network Pinterest is one of the very few to challenge the big guns in the industry. It provides a means to find and share inspiration, working as a place to collect and organise the things you love. The iPad app has an elegant interface that pushes inspirational imagery to the fore, just as it should.
67. Cards (universal)
Yes, the cards that you can send from Cards cost four quid each, but the app itself is free, providing the means to experiment in making cards for your loved ones, based on your own images. Without spending anything, it's a fun toy; even when you send cards, it might work out cheaper than shop prices - and the images will be far more personal.
68. Quark DesignPad
One for the graphic designers out there, desktop publishing giant Quark's DesignPad is an astonishingly useful app for figuring out layouts on the move, or knocking about ideas in meetings. Plenty of ready-made documents can give you a head-start, and your finished work can be exported as a PNG or emailed for use in a QuarkXPress document.
69. Gmail (universal)
Because of its single-app nature and big screen, the iPad's become a tool many people prefer to a PC or Mac for email. However, if you're reliant on Gmail, Apple's own Mail is insufficient, not providing access to your entire archive nor Gmail's features. Google's own app deals with such shortcomings and looks as good as Apple's client.
70. Solar Walk: Saturn (universal)
Really, this is a promotional app for Solar Walk, but what a piece of promotion it is! There's a ton of information and interactive components that concentrate on perhaps the most fascinating of planets in our solar system, and it looks particularly impressive on a Retina iPad.
71. Netbot for App.net
App.net is a bit like Twitter, only it eschews adverts, has a subscription fee, and is hugely keen to attract (rather than repel) developers. Netbot is one of the finest clients for the service (having been created by the team responsible for the excellent Tweetbot, which it mirrors), and it's free.
72. Cloze (universal)
If you ever have one of those conversations where a friend swears blind they did reply, you say you didn't get the email, and they sheepishly mutter "on Facebook", Cloze is for you. It bungs all your social communications (email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) into a single inbox and also prioritises people who you most often deal with. It's a great time-saver.
73. Haiku Deck
If we're honest, we rather liked the original version of Haiku Deck, which stripped back presentations, only enabling you to add to each slide a single image, a heading and a sub-heading. The minimalism's gone (Haiku Deck now includes charts, graphs, bulleted lists and other 'improvements'), but it's still fun and easy to use, which is the main thing.
74. Tumblr (universal)
Tumblr has a perfectly serviceable mobile presence, but the Tumblr iPad app gives you a more tablet-oriented interface for using the site. It's therefore a cinch to manage your blogs, post new entries and reply to messages on your iPad. Additionally, there's also offline support, enabling you to queue posts, likes, replies and reblogs without a web connection.
75. Homestyler
In the professional world, Autodesk is best known for high-end 3D products: Maya, 3ds Max, AutoCAD. On the iPad, the company's been using its 3D smarts to churn out interesting consumer-focussed 3D tools. Homestyler enables you to photograph a room, then paint colours on the walls and add furniture, light fittings and accessories.
76. Podcasts (universal)
Podcasts was once one of those Apple apps that people looked at in disbelief, wondering whether anyone at the company had ever really used it. Now, it's a different beast: the interface is slick, and you can create custom stations that auto-update across iCloud, and on-the-go playlists with custom episode lists.
77. Calorie Counter HD
The iPhone version of Calorie Counter is a great way of ensuring you're not eating for several, but the HD iPad release takes things to a whole new level. The extra space enables the interface to breathe, providing plenty of room for charts, calorie breakdowns and interaction with fellow dieters.
78. Google Drive (universal)
It's curious to think how rapidly Microsoft made Office irrelevant to so many. Most people just want a simple app for documents and spreadsheets, and that (along with a storage repository) is precisely what Google Drive provides. Like Dropbox, it's also possible to store documents locally, for when you've no web connection.
79. Fotopedia Wild Friends (universal)
iPad displays have always been a fantastic way to explore photography (especially the newer Retina models). Fotopedia Wild Friends is one for nature lovers, packed with thousands of stunning images taken during hundreds of missions in dozens of countries. Being a conservation initiative, the photography's also backed with interactive maps, stories and information.
80. PlainText (universal)
The iPhone incarnation of PlainText is good for the odd bit of note-taking, but on the iPad PlainText is transformed into a minimal but highly usable writing tool with Dropbox sync. The lack of clutter provides a real sense of focus - even the single iAd is hidden from view once the on-screen keyboard appears.


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Karmic on a Sony Vaio
But, nevertheless, it works, quite good actually, considering that only has 768 MB of RAM, the laptop's fans are spinning like crazy MFs all the freaking time and that this laptop might be 4/5 years old now...
Installed Karmic last night on Hercules, my crappy Sony laptop sandbox beauty.
Things seems to be good, Karmic seems to a little, but just a little faster than what Jaunty was on the same box, neither the suspend nor the hibernate work (same thing with Jaunty on this laptop...)
Installed from the Alternate CD, a 32bits, obviously ;)
One thing I really hate about this release is the booting and the login screen, maybe the laptop's video it is waaaaay too crappy to handle it well, but I don't like it.
The other thing I don't like so far it is the Ubuntu Software Center, I don't use it that much, but with the old version, the "Add/Remove Applications" one, it was simpler to delete the Games, for instance.
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This sausage has a flavor base that is very versatile you can make a honey mustard sausage or italian sausage, or a spice breakfast sausage. I came up with this recipe while I was experimenting with different types of sausage seasoning. You can either stuff this sausage or make patties. YOu an enjoy this paired with a sweet and sour tomato sauce and green pepper or sweet honey mustard sauce and green peppers. I would recommend using only fresh spices from a spice store. They are fresh but also not as condensed. You may have to adjust if you use store bought seasonings.
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- 16 -24 1/4- 1/3 lb
- 5 to 6lb pork shoulder deboned
- 1/2 lb apple wood smoked bacon
- you can also use hard wood smoked bacon
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tbl msg
- 3 tbl salt
- 1 - 1 1/2tbl sugar
- 3/4 tbl red pepper flake
- 1/2 tsp cajan pepper
- 2 tbl rubbed sage
- 4 tbl savory
- 2 tbl mustard powder
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato
- 3 to 4 tbl whole fennel
- 1 1/2 to 2 tbl cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 to 2 tbl honey
- water (if necessary
- If you have a grinder cut the shoulder into cubes to facilitate easy grinding and cut the bacon into small dice. If you don't have a grinder have the butcher grind it up for you. combine all the dry ingredients leaving out the honey, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, whole fennel and sundried tomato. Combine dry ingredient with balsamic vinegar, honey and water if necessary to make a slushy paste. Add to meat along with whole fennel and marinate for 24 hours minimum. After 24 hours grind meat through a coarse grinder. Now add fresh basil and sun-dried tomato. Stuff in hog casings or leave as patties to fry.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories336
- Carbohydrates6 g(2%)
- Fat25 g(38%)
- Protein21 g(43%)
- Saturated Fat9 g(43%)
- Sodium322 mg(13%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber1 g(5%)
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We now have 75 book-length studies of hip hop with more to come!
Big ups to Greg Schick at World Hip Hop Market who sent me a list of hip hop books to check out. Thanks!
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hi im wondering if you can help me...i would like to know about the colour meaning in hip hop culture..maybe if i can get and article so i can be able to reference.
"colour meaning in hip hop culture"
I'm not sure what you're talking about. Could you explain a little more?
You asked me this at ProHipHop, I replied but you didn't acknowledge.
Basically, I'm not sure what you're talking about unless you mean gang colors which aren't a hip hop thing though they now overlap in various ways.
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Error 6482 : Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
Posted by fillzephyr on August 6, 2009
Error 6482
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID: 6482
Date: 4/15/2009
Time: 3:50:10 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MOSSPRD
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance (0953efa6-baa1-474d-8e4d-58a31fad7a2e).
Reason: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.
Techinal Support Details:
System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. —> System.IO.IOException: Authentication failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream.
at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result)
at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi.RunOnServer[T](CodeToRun`1 remoteCode, CodeToRun`1 localCode, Boolean useCurrentSecurityContext, Int32 versionIn)
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchApi..ctor(WellKnownSearchCatalogs catalog, SearchSharedApplication application)
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize()
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob)
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
I am getting this error after my fresh installation in Of Moss Prod with SP1. I am having 64 bit environment.
I had download iis resource kit from Microsoft website.
After downloading on the server I run the selfssl command from :
Then I type the following commands :
( Installs self-signed SSL certificate into IIS.
SELFSSL [/T] [/N:cn] [/K:key size] [/S:site id] [/P:port]
/T Adds the self-signed certificate to "Trusted Certificates"
list. The local browser will trust the self-signed certificate
if this flag is specified.
/N:cn Specifies the common name of the certificate. The computer
name is used if not specified.
/K:key size Specifies the key length. Default is 1024.
/V:validity days Specifies the validity of the certificate. Default is 7 days.
/S:site id Specifies the id of the site. Default is 1 (Default Site).
/P:port Specifies the SSL port. Default is 443.
/Q Quiet mode. You will not be prompted when SSL settings are
The default behaviour is equivalent with:
selfssl.exe /N:CN=MOSSPRD /K:1024 /V:7 /S:1 /P:443 )
C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Resources\SelfSSL>selfssl /s:951338967 /v:1000
Microsoft (R) SelfSSL Version 1.0
Copyright (C) 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Do you want to replace the SSL settings for site 951338967 (Y/N)?y
The self signed certificate was successfully assigned to site 951338967.


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|The Fray Summer Tour Guest Book by UberArt
I've got some very exciting news to share! I was commissioned to do a backstage guest book for Grammy-award winning rock band The Fray for their summer tour. So if you get the privilege of going backstage, look for my guest book!
|I did window cut outs on the front and back covers,
and embellished the front cover with metal brads.
I have to give credit to my husband for helping me in the brainstorming phase. I had some ideas sketched out and he was my sounding board, helping me to tweak them.
|Here is my sketchbook with all my notes from my brainstorming session.
You've heard the old saying, measure twice and cut once? Well, I think I measured 40 times to be sure my one shot at cutting was going to be right. It was quite a challenge to get the photo for the window centered and glued down before the window was permanently placed in position. Everything had to line up exactly right. Arrgh! The stress!!
At each stage of the process, I was sure I was going to screw something up. Fortunately all my planning and measuring paid off. I got it right on the first shot! Whew!
At each stage of the process, I was sure I was going to screw something up. Fortunately all my planning and measuring paid off. I got it right on the first shot! Whew!
Here are the finished covers, ready for my stitching holes to be punched, which was another heart-pounding moment! What if I punch the holes in the wrong place? What if my punch acts up and messes up the covers?
I go through this nerve wracking self-talk with every custom order I do, but this one was just a slightly bigger deal than usual. It was such a relief when it was all finished!


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GAO Asks: Exactly How Does CYBERCOM Help After Cyberattacks?
The Pentagon failed to describe how it's training to support civil authorities when a major cyber strike comes, the watchdog agency said.
The Defense Department hasn't told Congress how it's training forces to help civil authorities if there's a major cyberattack against the United States, an auditor said Thursday.
Congress ordered the Pentagon to give it an overview of that training in the 2016 version of an annual defense policy bill, along with several other cyber readiness measurements.
When the report came in, however, the Pentagon only provided a classified list of general cyber training exercises that "according to officials, have training value for cyber incident response," the report from the Government Accountability Office said.
The report comes as the military's cyber wing, U.S. Cyber Command, is preparing to be elevated to a full combatant command. Some lawmakers and cyber watchers are also eager to split CYBERCOM from its current dual-hat relationship with the National Security Agency, though military leaders warn that split would be premature.
The Defense Department does offer training for responding to civilian cyberattacks, the auditor said, including a U.S. Northern Command course that's available to officials from Defense and civilian agencies. The Pentagon simply failed to describe those courses, the auditor said.
"By not including this information in this one-time report, DOD missed an opportunity to provide Congress more complete information about training that the department is conducting to prepare itself and commands to support civil authorities for a cyber incident within the United States," the report states.
NEXT STORY: Congress Wants to Ditch Security Questions


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KK Launcher Prime v6.8 Apk
KK Launcher Prime v6.8 Apk is an amazing application for Android users. Fast, cool, powerful and ad free.
Key Features:
- 5000+ launcher icon packs
- Handy sidebar include memory cleaner, quick toggle, favorite apps etc
- Highly customizable. 300+ of launcher options to tune your devices
- Google Now on your home screen, swipe right to access Google Now cards that give you just the right info
- Just Say Ok, Google to trigger voice input
- Launcher desktop, smooth animation, wallpaper scrolling, 16 transition effect
- Launcher drawer, create drawer folder, hide app 3 drawer style, 4 drawer sorting etc
- Transparent status bar
- Many convenient gestures
- Unread counts
- Private folder, super folder
- App lock
- More unread counts/Notifier
- More gestures/Icon gestures
- More transition effect
What's New in v6.8 Apk
- Optimize weather widget
- Refine some UI to material design
- Optimize drawer circle animation
- Optimize drawer Menu
- Bug fixes
KK Launcher Prime v6.8 Apk


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09 February 2018
Sepang- KLIA has been enjoying good growth in
recent years for passenger traffic movements. For example, we reached the 50
million mark two years ago. In 2017, more than 28 million passed through KLIA
Main Terminal alone. Therefore, we wish to ensure that we provide ample
facilities for the convenience of the travelling public at our terminal.
Recently we announced that we are making a series of rapid improvements at the terminal. Migrating the staff parking from KLIA Main Terminal to the Long Term Car Park (LTCP) is one example. We had started this exercise in October last year where we had migrated about 1,000 airline staff and retailers.
Phase 2 of this exercise will take place in March 2018 and we had informed all affected staff in early January of our plan. This migration exercise that started last year itself will free up about1,800 parking bays that can be used by the public at KLIA Main Terminal. Nevertheless, we are also mindful of staff welfare in conducting this exercise. For Phase 2, a total of 3,000 employees will be involved comprising 2,400 from Malaysia Airports and 600 from various government agencies at KLIA.
We have provided free shuttle service for all from LTCP to the terminal which runs at 10 minutes intervals 24/7. In fact, the Immigration and Customs Departments at KLIA are also providing their own shuttle service to augment our efforts and we are grateful for the support.
We hope all stakeholders will continue to give support in our efforts to enhance service level at KLIA and create joyful experiences at the airport.


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Hong Kong Airlines has an nice sale for full-time students this summer, roundtrip flights for $780 HKD + taxes/fees. Appears the main T&C is a valid student ID to be presented at check-in.
Roundtrip from HKG to:
- Taipei
- Kaohsiung
- Taichung
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Chengdu
- Chongqing
- Hangzhou
- Nanjing
All in prices will be around $1,500…a very good price if you're a student who wants to travel between now and July 11.
Terms and conditions:
1. # Valid student ID must be presented during check-in. Name of passenger must be the same as the name on the student ID. Passengers who fail to present valid student ID will be denied boarding and the airfare will not be refunded.
2. This offer is applicable to flights marketed and operated by Hong Kong Airlines (HX) and Hong Kong Express Airways (UO) in Economy class only.
3. Booking period:from now until Jun 30, 2012
4. Departure period:: from Jun 1 – Jul 11, 2012
5. Minimum stay and maximum stay of tickets: 2 days and 7 days respectively.
6. Hong Kong Airport Security charge is included in the fare. But Fuel surcharges and other taxes are not inclusive.
7. Departure date limited to Mon, Tue and Wed only.
8. Departure city and destination of return must be Hong Kong.
9. Outbound date change not permitted. Inbound date change permitted within the ticket validity, subject to a rebooking fee of HKD500 per transaction.
10. No show penalty of HKD500 applies.
11 Tickets are non-endorsable, non-reroutable, non-transferable, non-refundable, depart and return.
12 Offer is subject to availability. Other terms and conditions of Hong Kong Airlines apply and Hong Kong Airlines reserves the right of final decision.


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patterns > P. Straker, Ltd. Leaflets > Penny Straker #C818
> Child's Owl & Cap
Child's Owl & Cap
buy it now or visit pattern website
"No one knows who originally conceived of making owls with cabling but when I opened my first yarn shop in 1962 a dear and elderly customer came in to wish me well and gave me her hand written copy of the owls. From this worn and dog-eared direction I designed this cardigan. Now in its eighth printing, Owl has continued to be a cherished and popular design through the decades. Grown women have asked for an adult version – I'm working on it!
For the confident beginner or Intermediate knitter, it is knit on #5 needles, and the owls show to best advantage when worked with smooth-worsted spun wool, cotton or a blend of these fibers. The hardest part of making Owl is sewing on all 16 tiny pearl buttons for the owls' eyes while keeping them perfectly vertical! Owls' eyes button packs are available for purchase; details are on our website.
Sizes 2 – 8. Available in baby sizes in fingering wt, #B818."
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Friday, 11 May 2007
Who is fooling who
This is the biggest sporting weekend for South African Rugby… why not they have or should I say we have got two teams in the semi final of the super 14. This is good news for our Rugby because they are the same players who will be representing our country in the World cup. Ironically Butana Khompela well known for shooting from the hip like a cowboy said something very interesting this morning (beside threatening to take passport of players). He said our teams are doing well at the expense of transformation. Ok which one is supposed to come first here Transformation or winning? Obviously they compete they can't go together. Jake white on the other hand says he won't let politics interfere in sport… I was left wondering as to which politics he was referring to because as far as I am concerned rugby is ruled by politics. Whites politics vs Black Politics … Black politics speak of demographics, white politics speak of winning team who doesn't like a wining team? After 1995 world cup we were told that by 2003 there would be more blacks in Rugby (Silas Nkanunu said) 2003 came and went. Then we were told that this would defiantly happen in 2007 (Brian Van Rooyen) I have learnt today that their target is now 2012(Oregon Hoskins). This is called shifting the goal posts in the lateral meaning SHIFTING. Can we be honest with ourselves and admit that this will never happen. It looks like every time South African Rugby Union change president a new target is set. So the best way of staling the transformation is by making sure that the presidency keeps on changing hands. Nice strategy right. And tell me Jake white's utterances are not influenced by politics I don't buy your story Mr white sorry! By the way good luck to the Sharks and the Bulls you will be representing my country any way
Posted by Muzi at Friday, May 11, 2007
2 comments:
Are you sure you are not a racist
- 14 May 2007 at 08:07
Good article laying all the history about rugby, what was said then, what is said now and what is happening....
I am not sure where is anonymous getting the idea of a racist? please enlighten me anonymous where is the racist bit that you are not sure about? Maybe I am missing something here.
Nice articel bra as usual
- 15 May 2007 at 08:42
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It's great to see innovation in the App Store as third party developers use the latest cutting edge technology. Vivid Games has been hard at work on the App Store, and their latest offering uses the 3D Unreal powered engine in an attempt to deliver the most realistic looking boxing sim on iOS. Their attempt has proven to be a success now that Real Boxing has officially hit the App Store, and has delivered quite the visual spectacle. The game is absolutely gorgeous with amazing detail to every boxer, the four boxing rings, and all of the boxing action.
The physics engine is another factor worth commending as there is such authentic reaction to each and every punch thrown. The motion of the boxers is very realistic, and you're tied to it to such a degree that it feels so good to give a right hook to the jaw. To further the graphics delight, blood and sweat explodes off the boxers with each punch. It's amazing to witness this game on iOS, but it takes more than a beautiful design to make a great game. Luckily, the game is feature rich as well with three different belts to go after in career mode as well as online multiplayer.
The career mode presents 10 bouts per belt, and you need to upgrade your characters strength, speed, and stamina along the way. The early boxers are a bit easy as you can knock them out in one round, but later fights come down to upgrading your boxer. One problem here is that you will need to replay the first belt to earn enough coins to upgrade your boxer to a competitive level for the next belt. There are three mini-games to upgrade your skills, but they're only available every five career fights, so again you will need to replay fights to upgrade your character enough.
The boxing gameplay is as you would expect with jabs, hooks, and uppercuts as well as gloves up defense and dodge available. The game isn't authentic when it comes to a boxing match with a much more arcade action feel as there's usually a knockout in one to two rounds. There's less strategy than a true boxing match, but it's not as slow and methodical which gives a more engaging feel to the game. The one main drawback is that the game is a bit like Infinity Blade as your opponent goes on the offensive where you need to hold your gloves up and dodge, and then you have a turn to go on the offensive. The touch controls feel great with swipe gestures to perform various punches.
Real Boxing ($4.99, Universal) packs the proverbial punch to deliver a deluxe boxing experience that is enjoyable above all else. The only real boxing competitor on iOS is Fight Night by EA, which doesn't really come close. Real Boxing is a should buy that is one of the most technologically advanced games for iOS that delivers a real knockout performance.
*Note: there's a bug where the tutorial doesn't advance if you knock out the opponent. Don't knock them out to advance.


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Lutfi Drug Probe — Full Steam Ahead — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD investigation into Sam Lutfi allegedly drugging Britney Spears is well underway. — We're told the case has now been assigned to Robbery Homicide, primarily because of the sensitive nature of the allegations …
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Report of LAPD Investigation Into Sam Drugging Britney Is Bogus, Says LAPD!
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Jessica Simpson Rules the Box Office - in Ukraine — Is Jessica Simpson the David Hasselhoff of Ukraine? — The blond starlet seems to be the toast of the Eastern European nation. Her latest film, Blonde Ambition, hit No. 1 in Ukraine, grossing $253,008 for the weekend of Feb. 14-17, Box Office Mojo reports.
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Jennifer Lopez 'checks in to hospital' to have her babies ... and Jessica Alba is also expecting twins — Jennifer Lopez has been taken to the private hospital where she intends to have her twins, it has been reported. — An American showbusiness website said a private room …
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Starpulse Entertainment News Blog:
Jessica Alba Having Twins — Jessica Alba has just learned she's set to join Jennifer Lopez and become a first-time mum to twins. The sexy Latina is the latest Hollywood star set to join the current twins trend, which was kicked off by Julia Roberts and Marcia Cross and now reportedly includes Angelina Jolie too.
Discussion: Staralicious and Celebrity Baby Scoop
New York Post:
GIRL FOR MINNIE — SHE still hasn't confirmed or commented on our scoop about her pregnancy - but now we can tell you what Minnie Driver learned when Page Six caught her looking at her sonograms outside her doctor's office earlier this week. A spy at Crewcuts, the J...
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Whitney / MollyGood: THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
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Ellen to Christina Aguilera: 'Are You Nursing?' — Christina Aguilera with Ellen DeGeneres — This week's PEOPLE cover subject Christina Aguilera is happy to chat about motherhood - every aspect of her new role, in fact. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Wednesday …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, The Superficial and Geno's World
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New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan As Marilyn Monroe: Five Outtakes — In New York Magazine's current Spring Fashion issue, Lindsay Lohan is reborn as Marilyn Monroe, posing for photographer Bert Stern as Monroe did in 1962 for a sessions that became known as "The Last Sitting." But many of you probably knew that already.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, Celebridiot, Lohan Groupie, Jezebel and X17 Online
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Michael Lohan: "I'm Not Going to Look at" Topless Lindsay Shots
Michael Lohan: "I'm Not Going to Look at" Topless Lindsay Shots
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WB takes franchise turn with 'Akira' — Studio to adapt graphic novel — Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel "Akira" into two live-action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009. Legendary will co-finance with WB.
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On Friday, the Florida State Senate passed a bill that will legalize the use of low-THC marijuana to treat patients with epilepsy and cancer. Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign the bill into law soon.
The Senate voted 30-9 in favor of the bill and a day earlier the House voted 111-7 in favor as well. The overwhelming support is noteworthy because most of the political representatives in Florida are republican. The lawmakers decided to revamp a constitutional amendment that will be put on Florida's November ballot. The amendment would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with severe disabilities.
Advocates of the bill pushed the legalization of the "Charlotte's Web" strain of marijuana that showed compelling success for various patients with epilepsy in Colorado. The strain was named after Charlotte Figi, a native of Colorado Springs, who suffers from Dravet syndrome – a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins in infancy.
The "Charlotte's Web" strain of marijuana is high in cannabidiol (CBD) and low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is effective in reducing the seizures suffered from Dravet syndrome and reduces the reliance on pharmaceutical medications. Over 100 families have moved to Colorado in hopes of obtaining this strain of marijuana to help save their children's lives.
– Read the entire article at Science World Report.


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All AP US Government Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Relationships With Media
The White House Press Secretary is a position established within the executive branch to effectively deal with
state legislatures.
interactions with the news media.
members of congress.
everyday voters.
interactions with the news media.
The White House Press Secretary is a modern phenomenon, only created in the last half of the twentieth century with the explosion of different forms of news media. With a daily briefing in the White House Press Room, the Press Secretary's main function is to distill the President's message for the White House Press Corps and to answer any of their questions. While this has a residual effect of extending the message to other groups, the chief task of a Press Secretary is to deal with the press.
Example Question #31 : Institutional Relationships
Which of these First Amendment rights is most frequently challenged during wartime?
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Speech
Petitioning the government for redress of grievances
Freedom of the Press
Free exercise of religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press has been temporarily restricted during wartime various times, such as in the Sedition Act of 1918, upheld by the Supreme Court in 1919 under the "clear and present danger" test, and again in 2001 following the declaration of the War on Terror. Students should be able to quickly rule out most options besides "freedom of the press" and "freedom of speech." Freedom of the press is more frequently directly restricted, as the freedom of speech for individual persons acting outside of mass media is rarely as potentially dangerous or influential.
Example Question #1 : Relationships With Media
The media's function as protector of the people from corrupt, unethical, and incompetent political leaders is called __________.
yellow journalism
the common-carrier role
agenda setting
objective journalism
the watchdog role
the watchdog role
The watchdog role is a term given to the media's accepted duty to protect the general public from the corrupt and incompetent practices of political leaders. In this capacity, it is the duty of the media to report any instances of government malpractice, deceit, or general incompetence to the public.
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Certified Tutor
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Cutie pie country singer Kellie Pickler is engaged! The successful Idol alum said yes when Kyle Jacobs popped the question. They have been dating for over two years.
Kyle is a songwriter. Which means the two of them are really going to make sweet music together. Like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw or Elton John and David Furnish. Or totally just like Jacobs and Pickler.
Kyle did choose a very unusual date for his proposal.
It was June 15 and the birthday of Kellie's late grandmother, Faye. She told People magazine:
"It turned out to be the most amazing day of my life. My whole world changed. We both feel like we got my grandmother's blessing."
Well, isn't that just as sweet as sweet tea?
Kellie is good friends with Carrie Underwood, who is planning her wedding to hockey stud Mike Fisher. Now the two of them can share bridal magazines. And fellow country singer Miranda Lambert is sporting a ring on her finger, too. It's from Nashville favorite Blake Shelton. Love is in the air for country stars.
Congrats Kellie! You are going to make a gorgeous bride.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
December of 1971
It's hard to remember exactly how everything went, but to the best of my recollection, I went to work for an insurance company.I had to be in the office, located in Lansing, which was over twenty miles from home, by 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I had to do my four debits with an old adding machine. We didn't have calculators, or computers in those days. The company did a lot of Direct Mailing back then by mail and magazines. People were asked to mail them in for more information on Life Insurance and Health Insurance. Little did they know they would be greeted at their front door by me, or salesmen like me. And we were taught to put the pressure on with canned speeches. Good thing gas was a lot cheaper back then because I covered three to four counties. How much I made depended on how much guts I had. I sold insurance for almost a year until I couldn't take the pressure anymore. Meanwhile, my wife worked at Burger Chef ( much like McDonalds). We managed to survive, but barely. By the Fall of 1972 we both quit our jobs and decided to move Up North to Alpena. We had friends that lived there, Sandy and Dan. Dan had moved to Charlotte and worked with me at General Motors, but he didn't like the hard work on the Asssembly line, or the heavily populated area. He got homesick for Alpena and they moved back. We contacted them, and they were excited to have us come and stay with them until we got settled up there. I got lucky and was hired into Abitibbe Paneling right away. The pay was comparable to General Motors. We drove back to Charlotte to give all our families the good news!My wife's family took it very hard. They yelled at us and carried on. They didn't want us moving that far away. My father-in-law offered me G.M. wages if we'd stay in Charlotte and I'd work for him in the Furnace and Air-conditioning business. We thought about it and decided it would be the best thing for all concerned. The first couple weeks went well, and then my wife's Dad approached me and informed me he couldn't afford to continue to pay me the high wages. The next thing I knew, I was making $2.50 an hour. I began to get behind on all my bills. My wife was lucky enough to hire into a factory that paid more than I was getting. The only problem was that she worked night shift and I worked days. Plus, her father was quite a drinker and couldn't always afford to pay me. After a while I had to quit him and hired into a Tent Camper Factory. I was still on days and she worked nights. Her sister babysitted for us. Sometimes I was there and sometimes not. Sometimes she came home after work, and sometimes not. She made friends with a girl named Becky and Becky's friends.
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News of the Week in Application Performance Management and IT Operations – May 25, 2012
Here are highlights from this week's news in the world of Application Performance Management and IT operations:
News of the Week in Application Performance Management and IT Operations – May 21, 2012
Although Facebook's IPO garnished mass attention across the airwaves here are the week's highlights which touch both Application Performance Management (APM) and IT operations: 1) Dennis Drogseth from EMA research announced the merging of their Business Service Management… Read More
Cool Vendors Grow Up
I was excited to see the recent news that Gartner analysts Jonah Kowall and Will Cappelli will be writing regular "cool vendor notes." They offer great insight into the emerging players in our industry. This also marks the… Read More
Mastering P2V: Best Practices for Maintaining Service Levels upon Migration
No doubt you are familiar with the established benefits of virtualization: improved efficiency and resource availability at a lower overall cost. Many IT departments, however, have discovered that virtualizing applications can create new and unexpected performance problems. Read more…
Correlsense Announces New CEO Ken Marshall
Correlsense, a leading provider of application performance management software, announced that Ken Marshall is joining the company as CEO. Marshall brings his deep experience in leading sales, marketing, and services teams as well as driving rapid growth in emerging technology and services firms. Correlsense's co-founder and former CEO Oren Elias will remain with the company as EVP of Strategy and Business Development. He will focus on strategic sales and partnership opportunities. Read more…


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I thought I would start off today's blog with one final card I made this weekend using another of the Stamp of the Week stamps.
You can't tell from the photo but I used glaze on the bottom of the acorns which gives them a nice shine. I am thankful for all the kind comments left for me last week.
Now, onto the prizes:
First, the winner of the two free Itty Bitty stamps of their choice from Unity Stamp Company is:
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A man has been charged and another remains in hospital under police guard after a robbery and armed confrontation outside a Chinese consulate in Sydney's inner west.
The pair allegedly burst into a hotel in Missenden Road, Camperdown, armed with a gun and a hammer at 1.30am (AEST) on Friday.
Police say they confronted staff and demanded cash.
One of the men, aged 32, was arrested as he left the venue.
But his alleged accomplice, 27, fled from a side door and was chased by police into a nearby laneway.
There, he allegedly exchanged gunshots with police before climbing a razor wire fence into the Chinese consulate in Dunblane Street, injuring himself in the process.
Police arrested the man just after 7am, after a five-hour operation which closed surrounding streets.
He was taken to the nearby Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where on Friday night he remained under police guard and was being treated for serious cuts to his arms and legs.
The 32-year-old was charged with robbery in company and being carried in conveyance taken without consent.
He is due to appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.
A critical incident investigation team will conduct an investigation into the operation, Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said.
"During the course of that pursuit, shots were fired," he told reporters outside Newtown Police Station.
"How many shots were fired and who fired them is still a matter for investigation."
Camperdown resident Michelle Brown, an ABC journalist, said she was woken by the sound of gunfire that she at first thought was fireworks.
"I was woken by two loud bangs," she told ABC Radio.
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There's Gotta be a Song Left to Sing, Because Every Time I Listen to This I Get That Old Feeling
The Sort of Behavior that Intimidated my Exes
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
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First Connections
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For a Good Date
An Overdue Dance
First Kiss Concert Ticket
Heart; felt.
I Might Have Known it Would be Red
(I didn't dance much, either.)
I'll Keep My Dancin' Shoes On Long After You're Gone
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Please Don't Ever Leave Me
Messy, isn't It?
Heartbeat at Unrest
A Set of Rose-Tinted Glasses
Contemporary Courtship
I Fear That I Am Too Transparent
A Light-Hearted, Heavy Heart
A Red Room
Trying not to forget.
Chin Up, Buttercup.
I am Here and You are Distant
Sometimes, I Worry that I Can Fit in Her Shoes
Holding On To the Weight of Things
My Mother's Handwriting,
Copied By Hand
Santa isn't Real
Gold Star
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This is the text of my acceptance speech, which I scribbled down about five minutes into the ceremony:
"Somebody asked me last night [it was Dale Bailey], how long did this book take to write? And I said sort of four years and sort of four months...but really, I think in a lot of ways it's a book I've been rehearsing and preparing for all of my life. It's also very personal in a way that all my other work isn't, necessarily, so for it to be received with such grace and enthusiasm has been staggering. None of this would be possible without my friend, my family, my husband and my son. I'd like to thank ChiZine Publications and the ladies of the Bellefire Club, who mothered this book into existence, and every movie I've ever viewed or reviewed. I'd also like to thank Canada, cold land of identity disorders, the source of all my neuroses and whatever power I derive from them. When I first got word of this nomination, I thought that if I could win just one award, I'd want it to be this one. Thank you all for letting me live my dream. As Eleanor [from The Haunting of Hill House] might say, I got my cup of stars."
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St. Joseph's Place holds first mac and cheese bake-off
"It's really good, but I didn't know there was that much different macaroni and cheese in the world," said resident Joan Sauchuck, pictured (Photo provided)
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Residents and hospital staff were invited to sample each entry, numbered from one to eight, and then mark a ballot for the one they judged best (Photo provided)
PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — The staff and residents of St. Joseph's Place, a long-term care facility at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., recently joined in judging the winner of the first annual Mac and Cheese Bake-Off.
"The staff and the residents thought macaroni and cheese was a good choice for another contest because it's a nice comfort food, especially in wintertime," said Recreation Director Kelly Fedrizzi.
St. Joseph's Place staff volunteers and one resident's family member prepared and donated eight large crocks of homemade macaroni and cheese. And to compliment each dish, the residents were served a variety of creative fruit punches.
Residents and hospital staff were invited to sample each entry, numbered from one to eight, and then mark a ballot for the one they judged best. And the winner was the volunteer family member Jim McCooey.
"This was another wonderful and fun event for our residents," said Fedrizzi, "I would like to thank all those who participated. It was a huge success and we are open to suggestions for our next contest."
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Former Socialists Will Vote For McCain
The majority among the Russian community in the United States are going to vote for Republican John McCain at the U.S. presidential election- according to the Russian Interfax New Agency.
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They know a thing or two about socialism.
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Hat Tip Valerie
More… Marinka Peschmann at Canada Free Press has more on Obama's commitment to a socialist society.
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I became a Russian linguist in the US Navy during the Reagan years. Our language teachers at the Defense Language Institute were mostly defectors from the former USSR. I recall one teacher, a woman, who refused to wear any piece of clothing with the color red in it because it reminded her of the Soviets. She is probably beside herself with stunned disbelief and anger today, seeing all this evidence of Marxist influence upon the leadership of America's oldest political party.
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NAPL Honors Wallace Stettinius With Education Leadership Award
Friday, January 23, 2004
Press release from the issuing companyPARAMUS, N.J., JANUARY 22, 2004 – The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) will bestow its second Education Leadership Award on industry veteran and educator Wallace Stettinius in recognition of his outstanding contribution to furthering education in the graphic communications industry. Stettinius is a senior executive fellow of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business and former chairman of Cadmus Communications Corp., a Richmond, Va.-based graphic communications company, which he now serves as a director. "Wally's dedication to graphic communications education has been untiring and has had far-reaching benefits to the companies and employees in our industry," said Joseph P. Truncale, NAPL president and CEO. "It is my great pleasure to present him with the NAPL Education Leadership Award." Stettinius has an extensive track record of leadership in graphic communications and business education, currently serving as a senior executive fellow of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business and a lecturer at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business. Since 1995, he has been on the faculty of NAPL's Management Institute, serving as the lead professor of the MI Strategic Management course. A respected writer on business issues, Stettinius is the author of several books, including Winning in a Changing Environment, Running in the Black, and Corporate Governance (co-authored). His numerous industry, business, and service awards include the 1999 NAPL Soderstrom Award, the 2002 Westminster-Caterbury: Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Award, the 2002 Salvation Army Community Service Award, the 2000 Lifetime Philanthropy Award from Fund Raising Executives; the 1997 Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, and the Darden School Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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206 THE DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD ILLUSTRATIVE APPLICATIONS: GUIDE TO THE MATERIAL SOLID INSETS Dimensions. The teacher, after the child has had long practice in handling the three solid insets and has acquired confidence in the exercise, takes all the cylinders of equal height and spreads them out on the table close together. Then she chooses the two extremes saying: "This is the thickest," and " This the thinnest". She places them side by side to make the comparison more telling, and then, taking each one of them by the knob, she places them tase to base in order to mark the extreme difference. Then she places them close together again and upright, in order to show that they are of equal height. Meanwhile she may be repeating many times: "Thick, thin". She must every time follow the other stages of verification in which she asks: " Give me the thickest, the thinnest," and finally the language test: " What is it like?" In later lessons the teacher removes the two extremes and repeats the lesson with the two remaining at the extremities. Finally, she uses all the pieces, chooses one of them by chance, and asks: "Give me one thicker than this, or thinner than this." The teacher proceeds in the same way with the second set of solid insets. In this case she places the pieces upright, all of them having a base wide enough to maintain them in this position. She says: "It is the tallest, it is the shortest." Then she places the extreme pieces in juxta-position, having removed them from the row; she places their bases, end to end, showing that they are equal. From the extremes she passes to the middle pieces, as in the first exercise. With the third set of solid insets, the teacher, after having placed all the pieces ia a graduated row, points to the first, saying: **It is the largest," .and to the last saying: "It is the smallest," Then she places them close together and points out how they differ in height as well as in the size of the base. The proceeding is similar to that in the two preceding exercises.


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Zambia to Zanzibar – Page Three
Zambia to Zanzibar — Page Three
By Jemima Price
We finally headed back to Stone Town, all beached-out to soak up some culture. As we drove away I gazed at the beach thinking "What are we doing? Why are we leaving?" But paradise is only really paradise when you can't stay indefinitely.
Our guesthouse back in Stone Town was delightful. It was in a tall narrow building with dangerously steep stairs, and cool, dark and airy rooms led off white corridors. Ornate wooden four-poster beds, one for each person, were swathed in white nets that billowed in the breeze from the window looking out over the rooftops of the ramshackle streets. The room was a haven in the hot afternoons after a long morning of sight-seeing and shopping.
We spent the next couple of days wandering the streets of Stone Town, shopping in the many craft shops, eating in dark Arabian-style restaurants, with cushions strewn on the floors and gold smoking pipes on the tables.
There are a number of more touristy bars dotted around the place, mostly as part of more expensive hotels, but the best evening we had was when we stumbled across a local bar, tucked away from the tourist spots, and found that a bottle of the local Konyagi gin cost about half as much as a single G&T in the tourist places.
It wasn't a pretty place, in a dirty concrete square behind a souvenir shop, surrounded by ugly wire fencing, with a surly chef toiling over a big pan of frying chicken, and a bar with a worrying cage across the front of it.
However, there was an easy-going relaxed feel about the place with Bob Marley crooning from the speakers.
We worked our way through two bottles of Konyagi with James Taylor who we discovered to be a fascinating, eloquent man who had suffered immense hardships in his life on Zanzibar and Tanzania.
It was chastening to hear that for all his jobs in banks in Dar es Salaam or as a teacher of English to adults, or as a worker on his father's farm, James earned more money in the sometimes humiliating world of tourism. As he pointed out cheerily, you get to make many new friends that way as well.
We went to the night market with James, and it was a completely different experience. Because we were him, the local stall sellers treated us as friends, not just as tourists, and we had a great evening there, talking with the young guys selling the food and eating fresh crab.
James was one of the most memorable people I have met and I will always be grateful to him for renewing my vigor for travel and for ridding me of the cynicism I have acquired over the last couple of years of travelling.
On our final day we had booked a snorkelling trip which I regretted when I woke up feeling rather hungover. The rocking boat didn't help much either, or the huge lunch of samosas and chappattis and other rich things we were provided with.
The trip was well organized, although be aware you have to bring your own water and we were caught short when the one ATM in central Stone Town stopped working and we didn't have enough money. Luckily a kindly shop owner gave us some under the promise we would return later with money.
Safety was paramount – we constantly had a guide with both the divers and those snorkelling. The dive sites were excellent as was the visibility which can be hit or miss on Zanzibar. However, there were a lot of jellyfish and I was badly stung when one managed to wrap its tentacles right around my fingers; the guide had to peel them off.
That night eating dinner overlooking the sea, we realised that up till yesterday and our night with James, we had been feeling a bit jaded about Zanzibar because of the high prices, the touts, the people hassling you to buy something left right and centre. But now, on our final night, and looking out at the shadows of the waving palm trees, the dhows bobbing on the water in the harbour, and the lights of Stone Town dotted about its winding lanes, we realised we definitely didn't want to leave.
We wisely got the more expensive ferry back to Dar, and it was like a different world. For just $15 more, we had air-conditioning, proper food, comfy seats and even television. We had the usual palaver in the airport, when we found our flights had been cancelled and they wouldn't let us pay by credit card for new ones, which meant a mad dash back to town to the bank praying the ATM would work.
After a fantastic flight watching the Zambezi wind its way through Africa, we touched down in Johannesburg. We were a bit nervous about finding somewhere to stay overnight in Jo'burg, having only ever passed through, but the wonderful lady at the information desk organised for us to stay at the fantastic Brown Sugar Backpackers.
It is actually a modern castle (read mansion) apparently built by a mafiosi. We were collected from the airport and driven to the bus station the next day – an essential if you are staying in Jo'burg. The rooms are comfortable, clean and modern, and there is a great outdoors area with fantastic views towards the city. We found ourselves drinking till the early hours at the bar with the owner, and found it hard to believe only hours before we had been in the magical, exotic world of Zanzibar. It seemed a million miles away.
Details of trip as if travelling from Johannesburg:
Getting to Kapiri Mposhi
You can fly into Lusaka from Johannesburg with Zambia Airways and South African Airways.
Railway Systems of Zambia run passenger trains between Lusaka and Kapiri Mposhi for only a few dollars but the schedule is variable.
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Kapiri Mposhi is easily reached by bus, as it stands on the main routes between Lusaka and both Northern Zambia and the Copperbelt. If you enter the town travelling north, then the bus terminus is in the centre, on your left behind a variety of market stalls.
Getting to Dar es Salaam
The Tazara Railway costs around £36 or $72 in a 1st-class sleeper cabin and it leaves on Tuesdays and Fridays and takes 2 nights arriving around midday on the Thursday or the Sunday.
The Kapiri Mposhi new station is 2 km from Kapiri Mposhi station where the Railway Systems of Zambia travels to.
Accommodation in Dar es Salaam
There are a number of cheap hostels in the city centre which are perfect if you are just there to get the ferry to Zanzibar the next day. There are places further afield on the surrounding beaches.
If you want to book ahead try hostelbookers.com or travellerspoint.com
Ferry to Zanzibar
There are a number of companies selling ferry tickets at the ferry port and touts can be quite aggressive. We went for the cheapest at around $35 but it is a pretty long, arduous journey. For only $15 more or so, you can travel in relative comfort and the journey time is much shorter. Speed boats take only two hours while the longer ferries took over six hours and have been known to take longer – especially the overnight ones.
Accommodation in Stone Town
Again there are numerous hostels and backpackers dotted around the backstreets of Stone Town. There are relatively cheap pnes around the ferry port. There are plenty of touts who will take you to different hostels/hotels.
Even if you are travelling on a budget and cannot stay in the legendary Emerson and Green Hotel, it is worthwhile going in and just asking the receptionist if you can have a tour of the rooms – each room is decorated individually in sumptuous and exotic style. You can also dine at their rooftop restaurant or drink cocktails at sundown overlooking the town.
Getting around Zanzibar
We hired a car in Stone Town through a hotel tout for $40 a day although our first car broke down and had to be replaced. For more expensive (and probably more reliable) car hire try: zanzibarmagic.com
There are shared minibuses that go from beach to beach or from North to South or East coast. These can be arranged by your hotel or leave from the Old Fort in Stone Town. There are also daladalas, a type of bus, that travel around the island to various destinations. The station is near the market on Creek road.
Accommodation in Kendwa
We stayed at Kendwa Rocks. However, there are other resorts stretching along the beach in either direction and all are much the same in price and style.
Accommodation in Jambiani
Again it is worthwile wandering along the beach at Jambiani to check out the options. Alternatively try:
We stayed at Grand Bungalows.
Diving in Stone Town
Getting from Dar es Salaam back to Johannesburg
South African Airways regularly fly from Dar to Jo'burg
Accommodation in Johannesburg
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2. If you set yourself a goal, what was your goal & at what point did you set it?
Well I haven't set myself any gold making goals, as of yet! I'm planning on setting myself a goal after completing this community event, not entirely sure on how much gold the target will be and how much time I will give myself to make it, but really want to see if I can do it! Will be a true test to see if I could make it as a gold farmer haha!
I suppose I do have a goal, like everyone else, to make as much gold as possible but to continue bidding on mounts and pets and general shinies on the black market auction house. Those trading card game items are too good to pass up and will ultimately save me dipping into real life 'gold' funds!
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20 Days of Gold Making - Day 2
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I'm yet to purchase any TCG loot but there are items I want. I often look on the AH & BMAH to compare prices etc. But it really is a good inspiration to make gold :)ReplyDelete
I have bought a fair few of the cards on ebay, and to be honest at the time of purchase I was getting a great deal, for example I bought my Hippogryph Hatchling which was around £45-55 n the other buy it nows, and mine cost me £27 - Some may say WHAT £27 on a pet?! Could have easily been £50 though, thats my reason anyway!!!ReplyDelete
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