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The iPod Shuffle takes it back to basics, but still has plenty of features to let you enjoy hundreds of your favorite songs from your iTunes library anywhere you go. It' beautiful to clip on and wear, it goes anywhere and with anything. At a size just bigger than a quarter, the iPod shuffle is the ideal choice for those who are strictly looking for a music player that will fit right into their everyday lives. Easy controls, give you plenty of options from common transport controls, to features like Shuffle play, VoiceOver, playlists and more. Control your music with just a click!
Its main body is crafted from a single piece of aluminum, so iPod shuffle feels solid, sleek, and durable. And the color palette makes it the perfect fashion accessory.
You™ll never have to leave your favorite music behind. Along with an up to 15 hours of battery time, iPod shuffle also gives you 2GB of storage capacity, plenty of room for hundreds of your favorite songs. That' room for all the essential songs for your workout routine, and space for multiple playlists, Genius Mixes, podcasts, and audiobooks too.
iPod shuffle isn™t just portable, it' wearable too. Clip it to your shirt, jacket, workout gear, backpack, or purse strap, and it stays put " whether you'e running an errand or running around the track.
The big, clickable control pad on the front of iPod shuffle makes it easy to see and use the music controls. Press the center button to play and pause. Press the outer buttons to skip forward or back and adjust volume. Click, click, click. It' music to your fingers.
Maybe you'e the spontaneous type. Or maybe you prefer a little order. Just flip the shuffle switch to suit your listening style. Flip it to the left, and you™ll hear your music in a refreshingly random way. Flip it to the middle, and your songs play in order. Or flip to the right to turn iPod shuffle off.
Say you'e listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. Just press the VoiceOver button on top of your iPod shuffle, and it tells you. You can even use VoiceOver to hear the names of playlists and switch between them. And if your battery needs charging, VoiceOver tells you that, too.
A French love song. A Spanish bolero. An Italian cantata. Your music library has songs from all over the world. That' why VoiceOver speaks 29 different languages. So it can tell you song titles and artists in their native tongues or any language you choose.
iTunes on your Mac or PC makes it easy to load up your iPod shuffle. Just choose the playlists, audiobooks, podcasts, and other audio files you want, then sync.
You probably have multiple playlists in iTunes on your computer. One for your commute. One for the gym. Sync those playlists to iPod shuffle, and you can play the perfect mix for whatever mood strikes you. VoiceOver tells you the name of each playlist, so it' easy to switch between them and find the one you want without looking.
There' another way to get a good mix of music on iPod shuffle: Let Genius do the work. Activate Genius in iTunes on your computer, and it automatically finds songs that sound great together. Then it creates Genius Mixes, which you can easily sync to your iPod shuffle. It' the perfect way to rediscover songs you haven™t listened to in forever.
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- True volume: 0.35 cu. inch (5668 cu. mm) including clip
- Weight: 0.44 ounce (12.5 grams)
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
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- Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
- Full-charge time: about 3 hours
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- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Mac computer with USB 2.0 port, OS X v10.6.8 or later, and iTunes 10.7 or later4
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- Operating temperature: 32 to 95 F (0 to 35 C)
- Nonoperating temperature: -4 to 113 F (-20 to 45 C)
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- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
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Today my Cadettes earned the Movie Maker Badge. I think I have finally learned I don't have to be hands-on all the time! It's hard to make this transition from educator to facilitator. However, I learned today that the girls 'can take the bull by the horns' and in effect run their own meetings. This was great... as I said I facilitated the meeting and then I sat and watched the magic!!!
Movie Maker Badge: To kick off the meeting I had a Senior HS student heavily into the High School Theater Department and involved in movie production. He was the perfect guest because the girls could relate to his age, he was highly qualified on the topic of movie making AND he was cute! A total Bonus at this age! The girls were mesmerized and probably the most attentive I have seen.
Wyatt Hall's video "The making of Frankenstein" was ranked 18th in the Texas UIL contest out of over 700 submitted videos. The girls loved watching his creativity. They watched his short 7 minute video and asked him questions. He explained how he created the scenes and pieced together the different cuts. Then we watched several of his "fun" short clips to give the girls ideas on how to make a fun and entertaining video. Wyatt will attend Chapman College in Orange County in the Fall. He will be majoring in TV production. He hopes to one day create TV sitcoms. You can check out his fun videos on his YouTube page 'lifesmisadventures' You can choose a few minute videos to show your girls as examples and inspire them. He has a large array of videos to choose from.
Of course this meeting was not without some instruction. I had the girls brainstorm movie and cinematic jobs. We talked about various film shots, story boards and Shot lists and their purpose per the Girl Guide and Badge requirements. Then I tasked them to make both a storyboard and quick shot list and film a short movie using their phones. The challenge was to incorporate a Girl Scout value or topic. They chose Internet Safety. They were given a hour to create the movie and a half hour to edit it. The girls worked great together and included everyone! The movie turned out super and was a funny satire on what otherwise is a very serious topic. However, I think the film is educational, relevant and entertaining for girls their age. The most important thing is that they make an impact and a memorable movie. Finally, we premiered the movie for our parents. And they were quite impressed.
I did catch myself lending suggestions and on several occasions the girls asked me to stop offering advise and I am so glad they did. This was 100% their creativity! Created in 1 hour.

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The Three Major Credit Bureaus
The three major U.S. credit bureaus are:
– Experian
– TransUnion
– Equifax
Each credit bureau maintains a credit record for every person in the U.S. who has ever had a credit account or loan, provided that the creditor reported the data to all three companies. Some lenders report credit data to only one agency. Some lenders may report to two or all agencies. The determining factor is whether the lender has a subscription with all, or just one or two of the credit bureaus.
This may seem confusing, but larger creditors, such as mortgage companies and car loan providers, usually report to all three agencies. Smaller creditors may report only to one or two.
Three Different Scores?
One person may have three different credit scores as each agency may have different information about them. Consumers have been known to have two good credit scores and one poor score. In cases such as this, the credit bureau reporting the poor score likely has an errant entry on the credit report.
More often, there may be some variation between the three scores, but they are usually very close.
FICO versus Other Scores
If you are comparing credit scores between the three agencies, make sure that you are comparing the same score. All three agencies provide the standard FICO score. Each credit agency will sell the actual FICO score to consumers for a small fee. Also, the true FICO score is often included in some of
the credit monitoring plans offered by the agencies. However, each credit bureau uses other scores, too. These other credit scores are similar to the true FICO score, but are calculated using formulas that differ from the FICO formula.
All three credit reporting companies joined forces to create a score to compete with the FICO score. The Vantage Score is an alternative to FICO. The Vantage Score was created to better evaluate consumers with a sparse credit history. However, widespread use has not caught on for the score. Only about 10 percent of all lenders use this score compared to 90 percent who use the FICO.
Some credit bureaus will provide consumers with the Vantage Score with their credit monitoring plans.
Another alternate credit score is the PLUS score. This score was created by Experian. Though similar to the FICO score, the PLUS score "models" the information in your Experian credit report.
In most cases, when an individual refers to their three credit scores, they are likely talking about their FICO scores from each of the three agencies. However, consumers also may be referring to the Vantage Score, PLUS score or another score used by the credit bureau or lender. Regardless of the credit scores you monitor, you should develop a strategy for keeping tabs on your score. Good credit will save you money on future interest charges, insurance premiums and more.


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On Saturday evening, one girl stunned the world of swimming and indeed the Olympic Games. The women's 400m individual medley final was won in sensational style by 16-year old Chinese Ye Shiwen, who smashed Stephanie Rice's previous world record of 4:29:45 by swimming 4:28:43. Many have mentioned that, incredibly, her time in the last 50 metres was faster than men's 400m IM gold medallist, Ryan Lochte.
However, instead of praising this quite remarkable achievement, one man's shameful public comments created front pages this morning which are sadly unnecessary. US swimming coach, John Leonard, stated that Ye's last 100m was "disturbing", going on to say: "Every time we see something unbelievable it more often than not turned out to be some form of cheating… No woman has ever split the men."
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These are very strong words and quite frankly he should be punished. First of all, if he was so concerned about Ye cheating, why did he not have the guts to go straight to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who deal with these cases? Instead, he has just thrown a very loose accusation with no support whatsoever into the public domain, creating a "row" which never should have existed.
It's easy to see how China's reputation may have been tarnished by instances of cheating. Their swimming team was hit with doping scandals throughout the 1990s, in particular during the 1994 Asian Games, while another 16-year old, Li Zhesi tested positive for performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin just last month.
But crucially in this case, Ye Shiwen was cleared by WADA (World Anti-Doping Association) before the Games, enough proof from the outset that she is not a cheat. In the unlikely event that she is, she and every other gold medal winner's samples have be retained by the IOC for another eight years. This means if testing evolves (which it will do) then the new technology can be run on the samples to double check the results.
In any case, it has been well documented how brutally intense some of the Chinese training regimes can be for their promising athletes, which is why we are seeing some brilliant performances at these Games. There have been many reports of children being whisked away at an early age to camps going through regimes which are far more intense than anything experienced here in the Western world.
This indeed is what happened to Ye. She swims several hours almost every day and could perform 20 chin-ups at the age of seven. Her large hands and limbs, and her masculine upper-body structure, were immediately recognised by her coaches, and they have put her through everything imaginable and more to ensure she fulfils her potential at these Olympics. She must have felt deeply insulted, after all this hard work and effort, to have heard Leonard's comments.
Furthermore, the last point which coach Leonard makes above, that "no woman has ever split the men", although factually correct, is interestingly placed in relation to the previous comments. Is he suggesting that the only explanation behind women going faster than men in swimming, or any sporting event for that matter, is that they cheated and took drugs? If so, it is also completely unnecessary to say during an Olympics which has embraced female participation across every nation.
So these comments by Leonard are shockingly misguided and baseless. We should believe in Ye's brilliance until we are proven otherwise by the IOC and WADA. And we must remember the Olympic motto – "faster, higher, stronger". Sadly this has been forgotten by some. Ye Shiwen is a remarkable athlete and one wonders when her achievements will be replicated.


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British Schools Face Islamic Trojan Horse
The great fear the West has is the many Islamic extremists that have gone to fight the war in Syria with ISIS or other radical groups and then go back home to carry on the jihad. In the case of Britain, up to 500 British Muslims have gone to Syria to fight and now many are returning home. Some may not be radicalized while others are.
Scotland Yard has gone undercover to discover an Islamic trojan horse inside many of the public schools located in Birmingham, a city of one million. Individuals taken into custody tell them of Operation Trojan Horse, in which, teachers in the schools who are sympathetic or are Muslim teach intolerance for many Western cultural items, such as, dress, homosexuality, American, British and anything considered to be Western. All this is an effort by Muslim extremists to plant seeds of anti-Western development. Britain will now introduce the mandatory teaching of "British values" in schools for the first time after the discovery of an Islamic plot to infiltrate the public education system. Six schools in Birmingham were indicted for teaching of extreme Islamic values. In one school, kids were taught that "white women" are all prostitutes.Christmas and Easter were banned.Classrooms were segregated between boys and girls. Of the 21 schools targeted, some school funds have been used to set up a madrassa and hold annual trips to Saudi Arabia for Muslim only. In another school, the call to prayer is sounded over the public address system. In another school, Arabic was mandatory learning and music was not allowed, but worse, Razwan Faraz, a man convicted of terrorist activities, was a vice principal (he has no teaching credentials). In older grades, students were taught that America was the evil of the world.
Already, there are several places known to be dangerous areas heavily populated by Muslims with strict beliefs. In such areas, women who do not dress accordingly, face insults and worse. British soldiers are also hated, not to mention gays and Jews. A British soldier was stabbed to death when he entered one of these areas. Worse, many British mosques have clerics who praise al-Qaeda to its followers further stoking the flames of hatred and intolerance, yet because there is freedom, they are not arrested for such speech.
This kind of thing could happen in America, where freedom of speech is a right. The use of social media also is used heavily to spread the radical messages of ISIS and other groups seeking to recruit Westerners who can operate legally in their home countries.
The Scotland Yard operation was an eye opener of what may yet to come. There are over 2.5 million Muslims in England, most are decent, but the uncovering of this extremist attempt to sow the seeds of jihad in the public schools has sounded the alarm.


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Hey Dad, I'm back.
Now where was I. Oh right.
We celebrated the first night back feeling really great about ourselves. So we decided to have some fun with a drinking game. I won somehow but Ellen was definitely the best one at not spending her money, and Illyria gets very knivezy when she's had a few.
The next morning Aunt Cirthana had a request for us to help track down and assist an associate of hers named Red Hood. Not wasting any time we headed off into the Darkmoon forest again. Tracking Red wasn't difficult at all. Kinda like following a rampaging owlbear. The tracks led us to a cockatrice lair with a poor stoned halfling who we're still working on fixing. I call him Mr Slate.
We were camping for the evening and pretty sure we were close on the trail of Red when a old lady came screaming through our camp claiming some crazy woman was chasing her.
Right as if on cue out comes Red, she screams to not let the Beast get away. Some confusion ensued with who this beast was when the old lady up and turns into a giant werewolf thing. I knew all those mongrels were bad. A big fight ensued where somehow the damn dog swallowed me whole!! And on top of that somehow I was able to stand up inside it and chopped him so hard he barfed me up. Which was gross by the way. With the help of Red we managed to take down the beast. Intrigued by my story about being able to stand up inside the dog's stomach we skinned the pelt off the beast and cut out its stomach for study.
On the way back to town we came across an injured hawk and both Illyria and Ellen insisted on helping it out only for it to turn into an Imp and steal Ellen's holy symbol. You can't even trust the animals around here can you. After that we swung by and picked up Mr. Slate and headed back to town.
That night a very big storm rolled in and even with the poor weather we decided to head down to Oldfen. The ferry ride was fun even with Red almost drowning in the choppy water. A few hours of slow travel later we were ambushed by some Ankheg, the first couple were normal sized but suddenly a third super sized Ankheg burst out in front of us. We fought and drove off the monster. For good measure I shot at it with my bow to make sure it stayed away. But holy crap dad I totally landed like the best shot of my life. The arrow hit the beast on the wing base and it spun out of control and crashed into the ground dead! We were all like " Did that just happen?" Needless to say that even in the pouring rain I was on cloud nine. Not letting good materials go to waste we made use of the Ankhegs natural carapace and got some good armor material. By this time the wind had picked up a lot and I decided to make a game out of using ankheg wings to fly/jump down the road. It was kinda fun until the wind ripped them out of my hands. Oh well.
When we came to the crossroads the road had become so flooded that another traveler suggested we should stop by the nearby farmhouse for the night unless we wanted to swim to Oldfen. I was game for the swim but the ladies weren't so off to the farmhouse we went. Creepy place by the way. When we go there we were greeted by some poncy dude in a butler outfit. Can't remember his name right now so he will be Mr. B. So Mr. B greeted us at the door to the farmhouse and … oh right his name was Demetrius… So he leads us to this room where we meet the lady of the house named Chandra. They fed us dinner and gave us a room to sleep in, which was nice. That's pretty much where it ended. Ellen woke us up in the middle of the night claiming to hear screams from the attic. So we went to investigate. Illyria led the way followed closely by Red. Of course at that point the door slammed shut and I was forced to use my crowbar. You know which one, it's the one that we kept in the back shed….. Umm…… right locked door. So after a couple tried the door opened up to some prying and Ellen and myself were able to join the other 2 upstairs. The evil chalkboard then tried to eat my soul, which was a very very unpleasant experience, So I hit it with the warhammer I got. I named the hammer Doorcracker, thought you'd like that. After a couple strong hits the board was destroyed., and so was the east wall of the attic. My bad, but the wall was evil I swear.
Let's see what happened next…… Oh right.
So once we finished upstairs we went to apologize to the lady of the house only to find her not in her room. At like 2 in the morning how weird right?! So we checked on the kids. Only to be attacked by their ghosts! I was beside myself cuz the way they were referred to at dinner was that they had just gone to bed for the night not forever! Like I said before this house gave off a seriously creepy vibe.. Oh ya Fumbles finally caught up to us at the farmhouse and brought a new friend with him. A dwarf who looks like he found the wrong end of a blast furnace. We checked out the sitting room again after introductions were made and found a secret torture chamber with a poor kids corpse in it. ……. sniff.. sniff…. lets just say I may have taken some frustrations out on the lady's things. Stupid kid killing jerk face. We then went to Mr.B's room and didn't find him anywhere either. But we did find something downstairs in the cellar and I was asked/told/volunteered to go get the shovel from the mules.
Not willing to walk through the super creepy orchard with the scarecrow things shifting in the wind. I cut through the path in the corn field and came upon the barn. The place was surprisingly well lit for so late at night and super stealthily I spied our psycho hostess doing some demon ritual thingy. The night air must have cleared my head or maybe I heard one of your many lessons spring through my mind but I decided it would be better to confront her with the rest of my friends than alone. I ran back to them and we all confronted her. By the way she was no longer as nice looking or human looking anymore so when she attacked us it really wasn't a surprise. I felt a little sleepy again all of a sudden but managed to shrug it off this time…. I really do need to learn more about this spellcasting stuff. After some cow demon things chasing Fumbles and his new friend and Red tossing a perfect spiral blade first through the demon bitch we lived and the bad guys didn't. And we found a toad with eyes that looked like the butlers hiding out by the mules in the barn. We can always use more frogs around so I picked him up and put him in a pouch for safety.
We then cleaned up the mess of dead people in the house and made sure all of them were buried properly in the family graveyard. Found the other 2 kids just dropped off in the field in sacks. That woman deserved to die so many times over. Once that was done we went back to the farmhouse through the front door. On the porch I was still a little upset so I kicked the crazy lady's pumpkins which sprung to life around us. After some smashing and exploding pumpkins we got back to sleep for the night. The storm died off overnight so we had an easy trek down to Oldfen.
Our renters are doing fine and are keeping up the place like you would want and I'm doing well. Just trying to look out for the little guys. Like you always did for me.
I miss you dad…
Hope you're proud of me and talk to you soon.


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By Bryer Wharton
Seasoned metal fans with an interest in the realm of thrash or speed metal know all to well the plight of Annihilator. Possibly one of the most underrated North American thrash bands born in the mayhem of the 80s, Annihilator has combated label problems and survived the grunge years of the 90s with a plethora of multi-faceted releases since 1989 with demos originally stemming in 1983.
Annihilator (courtesy of myspace.com/annihilatorofficial)
Catching up with the man behind the band and guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters was a treat. Exploring aspects of the band old and new, Waters offered many insights.
Amongst many members entering and exiting the band throughout the years, Annihilator as far as songwriting, recording and production, is basically all Waters. "It's a solo project and a band. I partner up with a singer and hire a drummer. Usually I play all the guitars and all the bass and do most of the writing… It's kind of more lopsided as a solo project when we're getting the cycle going, at the end of that is when I decide I need to find other members. I had to learn this from the beginning. It's absolutely the most abnormal, strangest way to do it… It's rare how many people have had this many people and singers and still have a career, it's normal to me, just abnormal to people who don't know the band in North America," explains Waters.
If you haven't seen Annihilator live anytime recently, in the states or anywhere in North America, you haven't missed any tours. Waters is strict about where he tours and why. "For the average metal fan we haven't even played a show in our home country since 1993, so the states can't think they're a target of my own ignorance. What happened is back in 89 we started putting out three records for Roadrunner, the first two were pretty darn big records for North America, then as everybody knows, traditional 80s metal just dropped in popularity in about 1993, and yet the album was big for us overseas and from then on we just stayed overseas. We didn't want to change our musical style. Not much point in touring here, the metal trends changed, then we lost our deal, even if we did have a good record we wouldn't have had a shot here," Waters said.
Waters went on to explain his disdain and frustration with the labels he has worked with. In 2005 Annihilator released the record Schizo Deluxe on the German label AMF. "The label itself was a joke… They took Schizo Deluxe and basically tanked, they manufactured a small amount of records, very little promotion and no tours. That was a piss off for me and a real good kick in the ass, because one of the best records for me was said album, and to watch something that you really like and worked hard on and know is good and have a label intentionally tank the record, that's like somebody torturing their kid."
As frustrating as it may be, Waters has put the past events behind him and is fully behind the new record aptly titled Metal to be released this January. The album features a slew of guest appearances from popular guitars from around the globe.
"When I did this record it was mostly finished and I got a call from Corey (from Trivium) and he asked about my album and it got thrown out there, would he be able to do a solo on our record, and I thought that would be awesome to have somebody from a younger generation that likes the same music that I like… Then Michael Ammot from Arch Enemy called later that day about something totally different, I thought well in the back of my mind, Corey wanted to do a solo so what if I ask Michael? So one day I've got two cool friends of mine to do a guest solo. That night I remember going to my studio and stripping off the guitar solos and sending the parts to those guys." This idea flew forward and Waters sought out his metal friends recruiting guitarists to fill out the album.
As for the many guest appearances on the new Metal record featuring names such as Jeff Loomis, Danko Jones, Angela Gossow, Alexi Laiho, Anders Bjorler, Jesper Stromblad, Willie Adler among others, all big artists in their own right popular in the current metal scene, one might think that Annihilator is trying to appeal to a newer audience or say it is "Selling Out." Such is not the case as Waters as further explains, "It's a double edged sword, some fans might check out the band because the guest bands suggest listening to the band. Then the other side is you get a lot of criticism people will turn around and say 'oh they're just trying to appeal to this, no, their career is over and they just needed a jumpstart.' In the end all you need in the end is to just Google Annihilator and do a bit of reading for two minutes and just find out that these are just friends of mine."
If you're a hardcore Annihilator fan, you already know the catchiness and power of the band and undoubtedly will continue your love for Waters and his troops. As a newcomer to metal or just a fair-weather fan, each record from the band has its own appeal, it might take some searching to find the great records of the late 80s, early 90s and 2000. Regardless, Annihilator is one of those bands to cherish and relish in the fact that you love metal.


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Saturday, May 28
Look and Feel Young Once Again
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People should think long and hard before spending the money they earn on things that do nothing to get them ahead in life or give them the peace of mind, happiness and security that they need because they never know what might happen in the future. And that is why they need to be wiser with how they spend or invest their money if they want to enjoy financial freedom in the future. But this doesn't mean that they should ignore their personal wants and needs because people should also reward themselves to stay sane due to the fact that all the pressure and problems that they face in this world can really grind their gears to dust. This is exactly the reason why after paying all the bills and buying the bare essentials for survival, people should treat and pamper themselves to avoid burning out and depriving themselves of the things that they deserve. Spending their money wisely and in moderation is the key to give them the boost and edge that they need in life without wallowing in debt for years.


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James Phelan – Chasers series – Alone. Gripping apocalyptic fiction read. Jesse, a 16 year old Australian visiting New York city on a UN Ambassador Camp, is on a subway with three other new UN friends he has made when an explosion rocks the train. The friends crawl out from the wreckage only to discover a city in chaos. So begins an amazing story. No speech marks was interesting and I loved the fact that the "Chasers" were not your typical zombies. I was surprised by the ending but really liked the twist. Will be reading Book 2 – Survivor as as soon as it arrives in the PCL! Book 1 – Alone is available now.
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FROM MTV NEWS: By now, you've probably heard the revelation that if things had gone a little differently, Hollywood Crush Muse Ryan Gosling might have been larger than life as a member of the Backstreet Boys. (He and A.J. McLean lived in the same Orlando apartment complex when the band was forming.)
Of course, we'll only accept this revisionist history if it doesn't—in any way—interfere with Ryan starring opposite former girlfriend Rachel McAdams in "The Notebook." And, happily, it doesn't! At least according to James Montgomery's imagination.
Visit MTV News to check out Ryan Gosling's alternate reality as a Backstreet Boy!


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Multimedia chip manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc. Wednesday announced its first system-on-chip (SoC) for digital devices including TV receivers and DVD players, designed to lower costs for device manufacturers.
ATI is best known for its Radeon graphics boards in PCs. In June, Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced that it would also be using a sound and graphics processor from ATI in its Gamecube gaming console, expected to be released in November. ATI's Xilleon 220 system-on-chip, to be unveiled at this week's Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California, combines a MIPS processor with graphics, video, audio, a memory controller and peripheral controllers including USB (Universal Serial Bus) and hard drive controllers, said Daniel Eiref, director of marketing and technology for ATI.
"This is pretty much everything you need (for a digital TV receiver) less memory and a tuner, and maybe a modem," Eiref said.
With more components combined on a single chip, set-top box builders and cable companies that subsidize the boxes save on cost, space and power, he said. "In certain situations, we're replacing as many as four different chips," Eiref said. The Xilleon 220 can replace the CPU, the MPEG decoder, the bridge chip to connect the CPU and the decoder, and the I/O (input-output) chip to connect a USB or hard drive interface. "In certain cases, we can save up to 50 percent of the semiconductor cost in the box," he said.
The MIPS CPU also runs at 300MHz, compared to the 50MHz to 100MHz speed of the processors inside most satellite and cable set-top boxes, Eiref said. "It gives people the option to run some pretty sophisticated applications," he said. "Also, cable providers have a lot of CPU headroom to run with" for future service upgrades, he said.
The Xilleon 220 also features a dual-display engine, which lets consumers watch two different programs on two different TVs using only one box. "Set-top boxes can cost quite a bit of money, and network operators need to subsidize them," he said. "This way, you only have one hard drive, and one box to subsidize."
For personal video recorders, the processor offers encryption for digital data streams. "Hollywood is very nervous," Eiref said. "The single-chip solution with encryption means that nothing goes to the hard drive without being encrypted. " The Xilleon also allows users to pause a TV program being viewed on the full screen, while allowing a program in the picture-in-picture display to continue, he said.
ATI expects the Xilleon 220 to be available in sample quantities by the end of October, with volume production late in the first quarter of 2002.
The Microprocessor Forum, in San Jose, runs from Monday, Oct. 15, through Friday, Oct. 19. More information can be found on the Web at http://www.mdronline.com/mpf/index.html/.


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Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world's number one independent leader in data integration software, today announced it was cited as a Leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Data Virtualization, Q1 2012" published January 5, 2012.
Informatica achieved the highest score for current offering and strategy based on the evaluation of Informatica Data Services. According to Forrester Research, Inc., "Informatica delivers a strong broad offering coupled with strong organization commitment." "With v 9, Informatica advanced its capabilities with on the fly data quality and profiling, a model-driven approach to provisioning data services, performance enhancements, cloud integration, common metadata, and role-specific tools. Today, more than 4,400 companies worldwide use Informatica for their information management initiatives including building data virtualization platforms. Informatica has good vision and strong strategy and continues to innovate."
The complete report, including the Wave graphic, is available on the Informatica web site at www.informatica.com/datavirtualization_wave.
Additionally, the report states that global data virtualization deployments show product maturity and the evaluated vendors have an established presence in the market and have a viable offering. "The data virtualization market continues to grow strongly, with more mature solutions supporting large deployments. Forrester predicts that total software revenues (licenses, maintenance and services) in data virtualization will grow to $8 billion by 2014. This includes offerings from service providers." Top vendors such as Informatica continue to extend their products and innovate in delivering enterprise-wide solutions.
Forrester evaluated each vendor's Current Offering against 40 criteria that focus on core and advanced functionality. In addition, Forrester also scored each vendor's Strategy by assessing six criteria including data services vision, development roadmap, commitment, financial resources to support strategy, and pricing structure and development cost. Informatica received the highest scores across both categories.
"Agile companies need more data quicker, and with complete trust," said Girish Pancha, general manager, Data Integration Business, Informatica. "The Informatica Platform empowers the business to create a virtualized data services layer that can integrate data in real-time, near real-time and batch. We are delighted to have been recognized by Forrester as a leader in Data Virtualization. Informatica Data Services, with on-the-fly data quality and business-IT collaboration capabilities, enables any number of strategic initiatives, including agile BI, big data, cloud, social enterprise and mobile."
Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is the world's number one independent provider of data integration software. Organizations around the world rely on Informatica to gain a competitive advantage with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. Worldwide, over 4,500 enterprises depend on Informatica for data integration, data quality and big data solutions to access, integrate and trust their information assets residing on-premise and in the Cloud. For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com. Connect with Informatica at http://www.facebook.com/InformaticaCorporation, http://www.linkedin.com/company/informatica and http://twitter.com/InformaticaCorp.
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Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh has quashed the reports of his wedding to Canadian girlfriend Lee Elton, saying these are lies. Arunoday further asserted that he is yet to tie the knot with his lady love.
It was reported that the 'Jism 2' actor had married Lee in a big fat wedding in Bhopal on 13th November. The industry reports also suggested that Arunoday's wedding was attended by 50,000 people. However, much to everyone's surprise no picture of the wedding was surfaced anywhere.
But contrary to all the reports, Arunoday has clarified that his wedding is yet to take place and will be held on 13th December.
Talking about his big day, Arunoday told an entertainment portal that he wants to enter the nuptial bond in a private ceremony without much of show off.
"I am a very private person and it is a private thing. I want to get married happily and see my loved one happy. That's the plan", Singh was quoted as saying.
The actor met his lady love during the shooting of his Bollywood debut movie 'Aisha' in 2009. Arunoday got engaged to Lee last year after dating for a while.
The couple is often spotted going on vacations and share pictures of their hangouts on their respective Insatgram accounts.
Arunoday Singh was last seen in Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Mohenjo Daro' this year in which he played the role of antagonist Munja.


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- Painting O's … my 3-year-old thought this was so cool!
- Need a blank paper and a shallow tray of paint (orange paint would work nicely for O week!)
- Dip the end of a toilet paper tube into the paint, then stamp O's all over your paper.
- Try the end of a straw in another color of paint to make tiny circles.
- Try a clean, dry plastic bottle top (you know, the screw on kind from juice bottles or a gallon of milk) for medium circles.
- You could even use a cup turned upside-down dipped in paint.
- Write each of the kids' names on a strip of paper. To make the game a little more exciting write their full name.
- Give then a cup of O-shaped cereal.
- Place a set of letter cards in a bag.
- To play, remove a card and let the kids announce the letter.
- The kids see if they have that letter and, if so, cover it with a cheerio.
- When all their letters are covered, they can call out "Name-O!" Clear the cards & play again!
- Play with a Hoola Hoop or make a simple Ring Toss game.
- Circle Shape Hunt
- Go on a shape hunt around the house and find as many different circles shapes as you can (clock, plates, balls, doorknobs…)
Snack Idea: a bagel with your favorite spread and decorated with Cheerios


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Christmas Period Operating Programme
Information regarding Christmas and New year period parking enforcements. Please note the above link is a PDF file which will open in a new window.
Penalty charges notices (parking tickets)
How to pay your penalty charge notice (and how to appeal it). How to view the CCTV camera evidence.
Street parking and permits
Find out about the borough's controlled parking zones, how to get parking permits and visitor vouchers.
Blue badge scheme (parking for people with disabilities)
Find out more about the blue badge scheme - how to apply for a badge or renew a badge.
Parking dispensations and suspensions
If you need to carry out work which requires continuous access for loading or unloading or you are moving house - you may need a parking dispensation or a suspension of parking restrictions.
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Geoff Ogilvy is one of the most down-to-Earth and approachable major champions around. Instead of a having high-end courses or an exotic resort's logo on his bag, you'll find the logo of Mojo Pies, a meat pie business he is involved in with fellow Scottsdale-based tour pro Tim Clark. Enough said.
During my 20-minute conversation with him on the range at the Ritz-Carlton Course at Dove Mountain this week, we talked at length about his equipment. I wondered if he would be willing to discuss his prototype Scotty Cameron for Titleist putter — the same putter he used to win the 2006 U.S. Open — and as it turned out, he was very open about it.
"Scotty [Cameron] made me two or three that are exactly the same from black carbon steel, so they won't rust," he said as he chewed a protein bar. "The one I won with at Winged Foot got a big rusty and manky, and by the end of the year [2006] it got a few rusty patches on it that I didn't like. I got him to refinish it, so I now have three. Placing it next to the other two, I can't tell which is which."
The putter itself is a Newport, and while Ogilvy says that he sometimes tries other putters, he never strays from that shape.
"It's always been a Newport of some sort," he said. "I have varied the metals sometimes just to get a different look, a different feel. I used stainless steel for a while, I tried a charcoal mist for a while."
He notices a slightly different feel from metal to metal but said, "After a day or two it feels like your putter again because they all look so similar."
In Ogilvy's mind, putting with a slightly different flat stick is a way to stay enthusiastic. He is a believer in the "new putter theory" — everyone putts great with a new putter.
"Your central nervous system enjoys change," he told me. "The new putter theory is not BS, that's a fact and it works for everyone. So sometimes if my putting feels a bit flat, I'll change putters, but it's not like I'm completely changing putters. I just want to look at something new, something fresh. People might think you are just trying to escape all the bad karma in your other putter, but your brain likes change and it gets you excited about putting again."
Results like he enjoyed in Arizona should help him stay excited about his putting for a long time.
Here is a complete list of the clubs in Ogilvy's bag this week: Driver: King Cobra S9-1 Pro D (10.5°) with Aldila VooDoo XVS8 shaftFairway woods: King Cobra S9-1 Pro (15°, 20°) with Fujikura Sapphire shaft, Irons: King Cobra Pro MB (3-9) with Royal Precision FCM Rifle 7.3 shaftsWedges: Titleist Vokey Design (50°, 55°), Spin Milled (60°)Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport prototypeBall: Titleist Pro V1 (2009) Take a look inside more PGA Tour winners' bags. (Photo by Chris Carlson/AP)
Geoff Ogilvy's prototype putter and winning clubs
Geoff Ogilvy is one of the most down-to-Earth and approachable major champions around. Instead of a having high-end courses or an exotic resort's logo on his bag, you'll find the logo of Mojo Pies, a meat pie business he is involved in with fellow Scottsdale-based tour pro Tim Clark. Enough said.


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Do you remember the movie you brought home last Christmas, the one that you correctly assured me was not rated "R" the one that we watched for a minute or so and found so offensive we took it quickly back to the store? That was my introduction to Mel Gibson. Well today, Mel's new movie is out. But this one is different; it's perverse, but in a different way.
And something else is different. The "Christian" leaders of the world have gone mad with praise for Mel and his "passion." Panic stricken pastors are trashing church budgets to rent theaters and charter buses and purchase "R" rated tickets so their flocks can attend. Attempting to energize members, now bored with Promise Keepers, to the next new high, they seem to have forgotten that there is but ONE gospel, and it is NOT from Hollywood!
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I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed (Galatians 1:6-9).


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Plutonium Oxide is part of the MOX fuel which was located in Fukushima Unit 3. It is also formed from the exposure of Plutonium to moist air. One direct method of formation would be the rapid conversion (2 day half life) of Neptunium 239 into Plutonium 239. Large amounts of Neptunium 239 have been reported in Japan, and the potential signature of Neptunium 239 has been detected in the Saint Louis radioactive rainfall of September 14th.
According to Los Alamos National Labs, Plutonium Oxide:
"plutonium dioxide is normally olive green, samples can be various colors. It is generally believed that the color is a function of chemical purity, stoichiometry, particle size, and method of preparation, although the color resulting from a given preparation method is not always reproducible. " .
Typically the color is reported to be "yellow-brown". Notice that the color and consistency of the substance from North Kanto Japan; it does bare a striking resemblance to the photos of known samples of Plutonium Dioxide provided by Los Alamos National Labs.
North Kanto, Japan: Typhoon rain fallout.
Click here to see the photo of the North Kanto Sample (the site does not allow hot linking)
Plutonium Dioxide?
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Elizabeth 'Veganista Speedsta' Hiser-Miceli
Ex sub-elite runner looking to be a bit more well rounded in all athletic disciplines in order to avoid injury and stay healthy in 2013 with a focus on running, triathlon, duathlon, cyclocross and maybe venturing into some mountain biking.
2017 Accomplishments
Lots of traveling with my handsome husband. Adopted a rescue pup, Buckeye!
2018 Goals
Lots more traveling with my handsome husband and loving pup Buckeye!
2013 Results
Despite a lack of training I did manage to get in some races and keep in top age group shape 🙂 But most importantly we got married and settled into our new home on the west side! We also had some epic training rides this year getting in the chili metric with TBH crew and even snuck in a century ride at the Sunday in June event.
- Barry Roubaix – 3:44:10 8th female
- Buzzard Duathlon – 1st female
- Twinsburg Duathlon – 1st AG
- Fairport Triathlon – 1st AG
- Greater Cleveland Sprint Tri turned Du – 3rd female
- Westlake North Coast Challenge 5 Mile – 1st AG
- Running With Scissors Half Marathon – 4th Female
- NEOCX Series – Bringing up the rear in the 1/2/3 series but managed to podium in a cat 3/4 race


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Tours from Panama City
Panama City is a very multicultural place, with large populations from many different parts of the world. On the streets Panamanians are for the most part extremely friendly and helpful and would love to give you some advice. There's great shopping, from high-end stores in the malls around Paitilla and in the banking district around Via Espana, to veritable bargains around La Central (Central Avenue, now turned into a pedestrian walkway) and the Los Pueblos outdoor mall. You can find many ethnic stores (mostly Chinese and Indian), in certain parts of the city.


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Date Posted : 2015-08-19
Category : Lost Found
Lost cream colored yorkie mix. Comes to Gigu. He is a male . Very friendly. Didnt have collar on due to bath. Kids and family miss him dearly. Please email or text if seen . In the Cordon rd. State st area.


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This time I'm posting in time so that you can start with me 1st September.
September's challenge is going to work your bum!
Ok, so it's a 26 day challenge, I might just keep going until the end of the month.
Monkey squat was new to me, so I had to look into it. According to Ripped Goddess: the monkey squat re-establishes the squat.
You will use your quads, buttocks & long muscles of the back (erector spinae) to stabilise and strengthen these muscles.
Keeping your feet close together, support yourself into and out of a flowing squat:
For a video, see Jilian Michaels
We used to do Superman Planks at our abs class. It is a great exercise to strengthen the posterior chain muscles, You will be working your back, muffin top, glutes, legs, arms.
Thank you FitSugar for these images.
I've loved the Bridge exercise since I started pilates when I was at University. It isolates and strengthens the bum muscles and hamstrings (back of the upper leg) as well as your abdominal muscles and lower back and hip.
Ensure you roll your back up one vertebrae at a time to get into the position, then roll down again.
You can view a 'How To' guide on WikiHow.
Who's with me???
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Boston Private adds Trust Services Industry Veteran to West Coast Team
Boston, MA – July 12, 2017 – Boston Private, a leading provider of fully integrated wealth management, trust and private banking services, today announced the addition of Claire Schissler as Managing Director and Fiduciary Manager on the West Coast. Based in Boston Private's San Mateo, California office, Schissler will be responsible for managing all aspects of trust administration and overseeing a regional team of trust officers.
"Claire is an accomplished leader that brings nearly two decades of trust services experience to our clients," said Corey Griffin, CEO, Boston Private Wealth. "We're pleased to welcome her to our growing West Coast team and look forward to her contributions."
Schissler has over 16 years of experience in the trust services industry, including 10 years in a management capacity. Before joining Boston Private, Schissler led City National Bank's Northern California trust team based in San Francisco and, prior to that, managed a team of ten trust officers and administrators for Bank of the West in the San Jose/Silicon Valley and Sacramento markets. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management from San Jose State University and her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law.
About Boston Private
Boston Private is a leading provider of fully integrated wealth management, trust and private banking services. For more than 25 years, Boston Private has taken a highly personalized approach to serving the complex financial needs of individuals, families, business owners, private partnerships, nonprofits and community partners. Boston Private is also an active provider of financing for affordable housing, first-time homebuyers, economic development, social services, community revitalization and small businesses.
Headquartered in Boston, Boston Private has 35 offices across the U.S. including Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and Palm Beach. Private banking and trust services are provided through Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. Wealth management services are provided through Boston Private Wealth LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company.
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company is a subsidiary of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH). For more information, visit www.bostonprivate.com
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The Rev. Al Sharpton threatened Saturday to boycott luxury retailer Barneys if the department store doesn't respond adequately to allegations by black shoppers that they were racially profiled there.If these people's stories are true, the stores should lose their lawsuits, but using Al Sharpton as a spokesman ruins their argument. The threatened boycott reminds one of another time the fake preacher led a protest against a department store--that store was targeted because it was a Jewish-owned store. And the protest occurred in Harlem 18-years-ago. That store was fire-bombed thanks to the MSNBC host's incitement.
"We've gone from stop and frisk to shop and frisk, and we are not going to take it," the black civil rights leader said. "We are not going to live in a town where our money is considered suspect and everyone else's money is respected."
Two black Barneys New York customers, Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips, said this week they were detained by police after making expensive purchases.
(...) Macy's was also hit with a lawsuit alleging racial profiling this week.
A black actor on the HBO drama series "Treme" said Friday he was stopped by police because of his race while shopping at Macy's flagship Manhattan store.
The deaths of Angelina Marrero . . . Cynthia Martinez . . . Luz Ramos . . . Mayra Rentas . . . Olga Garcia . . . Garnette Ramautar . . . Kareem Brunner were the seven victims of the massacre at Freddy's Fashion Mart. Their deaths can be traced to the racial incitement of one man.. the faux "Reverend" Al Sharpton.
Will he incite Barney's and Macy's to be fired-bombed also?


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Two Maryland Correctional Training Center minimum-security inmates escaped Friday morning while working on the grounds, prison officials and police said.
Matthew L. Chait and Michael Allen Johnson fled a work detail at about 10:15 a.m., Maryland State Police said in a news release.
They were working with a contractor to paint a fence near the housing unit in which they were being housed, said Denise Gelsinger, the acting facility administrator for the housing unit.
Chait, 26, was serving seven years for robbery with a deadly weapon and a handgun violation in Montgomery County and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Frederick County, Gelsinger said.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n.pl. Informal Questionable collaboration; secret partnership: an accountant in cahoots with organized crime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Nikita9pm, LivingNikita's fight against the shady government division so secret it's known only as Division goes up a notch when they get in cahoots with a Russian war criminal.
As if learning he's a werewolf wasn't threatening enough, the last episode of The Vampire Diaries 'revealed he's in cahoots with Katherine — everyone's vampire enemy.
Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney on the Moon Stone: "It's More Powerful Than You'd Think"
U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee threw out the banks as defendants last year, saying that allegations "that the banks and [R.A. North] were in cahoots with TRM" were "simply implausible."
Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals
She also picked up quite a bit of the political undercurrents of the time, and being from a Jewish family herself, found it absolutely intolerable that her husband was in cahoots with Hitler and other like-minded fascists.
I'm convinced that the Mob, in cahoots with Cuban exiles and renegade CIA elements, whacked Jack Kennedy.
A Conversation with James Ellroy author of The Cold Six Thousand
Being in cahoots with Bloggsy is something I can only dream about … … ..
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UBS has admitted that it worked in cahoots — in cahoots! — with its American customers to defraud the U.S. government, going so far as to encourage them to hide valuables in Swiss safe deposit boxes and use Swiss credit cards to evade the IRS.
UBS Will Release Names Of Americans Hiding Money From IRS - The Consumerist
As far as de-regulation is concerned, I would argue that the recent financial crisis was caused by crony capitalism (ie big business and government in cahoots) and not from a lack of regulation.
Think Progress » Cornyn Flip Flops On Whether He's 'Interested In Repealing' Popular Parts Of Health Reform
Hmmmm, this post reminds me of the finding that 2/3 of Fox Viewers thought that Saddam was in cahoots with Al Qaeda and that 1/3 thought WMDs had been found, so much higher than NPR viewers …
Think Progress » Confused Karl Rove Falsely Accuses Obama Of Having 'A Little Bit Of Confusion' About Stimulus Jobs Numbers
cabin-net?? (see etymology of the word)
I'm not greedy. When it comes to cahoots. One is fine.
Sounds like a ship of antiquity. "The Earth-shaker, Poseidon, wrecked my cahoot and cast her on the rocks at the land's end, drifting her on a headland; the wind blew from the sea; and I with these men here escaped impending ruin."
Aye aye.
I just noticed that myself. Nice job, John! As for your question, I think I'm going to have to start saying "in a cahoot" from now on... :-P
HEY! WeirdNet has a "more" link! :-D
Also, is anyone ever just in one cahoot?


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The Texas A&M International University Small Business Development Center (TAMIU-SBDC) will sponsor several workshops during the month of October.
Thursday, October 13: Anatomy of a Business Plan Workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at TAMIU Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126. Fee for the seminar is $20, and each participant receives Linda Pinzon's "Anatomy of a Business Plan: a Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing your Company's Future," a $50 value. Instructor Angelo Piccirillo explains that planning is the map to success in the business world. One needs to write a business plan when: starting or buying a business; financing or refinancing a business or raising debt or equity capital.
Tuesday, October 18: Small Business Certifications through the U.S. Small Business Administration – Want to Sell your Product to the Federal Government? This free of charge seminar is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at TAMIU Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126. Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and TAMIU-SBDC, will hold a FREE seminar. Stop by and learn of the contracting certifications available to small businesses through SBA's 8(a) BD, Hubzone, WOSB, and Veteran Owned Business certifications. SBA can assist a small business in the start-up and expansion years.
SBA provides counseling and technical assistance to thousands of start-up and existing small business owners through its network of resource partners; i.e., the Women's Business Centers, Small Business Development Centers, and SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business.
SBA approves billions of dollars to small businesses through participating lenders and credit unions using SBA's 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program.
Thursday, October 20: the Art of Customer Service will be offered from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Student Center, room 231. Fee is $20. The purpose of the workshop is to learn the Art of Customer Service using the "CIVIL" framework, it will help your business and organizations experience employee empowerment, repeat business, loyal customers, and an overall satisfactory customer service strategy. Join instructor Tina Rodriguez for an interactive two-hour presentation.
Tuesday, October 25: Managing Cash - the Small Business Owner's Guide to Financial Control Workshop is scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at TAMIU's Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126; $20 fee includes Workbook. Cash flow is what comes into and goes out of a business. Gaining financial control by understanding cash flow is crucial to business success. Norma Rodríguez, certified business advisor, will review cash – the fuel that runs your business, maximizing your cash flow, tools for speeding up cash collections, overdue invoices, three tools for helping with accounts receivable, cash flow statements and four short-term financing solutions.
Wednesday, October 26: Customer Service: a Key to Business Success in Zapata, Texas, scheduled from 9:30 to 12:00 noon at the Zapata County Courthouse, suite 248. Fee for the seminar is $20. Customer service is one of the greatest keys to your business success. It can literally make or break a business. This is so because all business, marketing, sales and profits depend on customers. People are in business to generate profits by selling products and services to people who need and want to buy. Join Instructor Yael Rodríguez, certified rural business advisor for an interactive two-hour presentation.
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Taylor Lautner & John Stamos Say They Have 'Romantic Dinners' Together!
Scream Queens co-stars Taylor Lautner and John Stamos are apparently more than just co-stars!
In a recent interview with People, the actors joked that they like to have "romantic dinners" together.
"I usually cook for Taylor when he comes over," John said in the mag's Sexiest Man Alive issue.
"We have very romantic dinners," Taylor added.
The two went on to share some of their favorite romantic menu items to cook.
"All my romantic meals are just for myself," Taylor laughed. "Just some steak and some potatoes and spinach."
"I cook some nice salmon, some asparagus [with] some candles, music," John revealed, adding that some of his "best dates have been cooking in the kitchen."
"I get on and play a little piano. That gets 'em every time," he said.
"I bet it would!" replied Taylor.
Also pictured inside: Taylor filming scenes for Scream Queens on Saturday (November 19) in Los Angeles.
15+ pictures inside of Taylor Lautner on set…


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The American Civil War left an undeniable legacy in Alabama, where ideologies ranged from fiery secessionism to ardent Unionism. The first capital of the Confederacy was located in Montgomery. Union supporters in Winston County threatened...
The accomplishments of Alabama women resonate across the state, the nation, and the world. Three famous women from the state have received the nation's highest civilian awards: Helen Keller, the Congressional Medal of Freedom; Rosa Parks,...
Alabama has a rich musical heritage that has produced some of the nation's most influential composers, instrumentalists, and vocalists. Rooted in traditional folk and spiritual music brought to the region by European immigration and enslaved...
Alabama's history, culture, geography, and natural environment are covered in a wide selection of books. Here are a few we think you will enjoy. Several of the authors listed have written entries for the Encyclopedia of Alabama.
EOA in the classroom! The Alabama Department of Archives & History has lessons plans using EOA content.
New to EOA? For an introduction to EOA's content, please read historian Wayne Flynt's essay on Alabama.
Visit the new homepage for Alabama's Bicentennial Celebration!


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A 16-year-old boy is facing charges — after police say he stabbed another man multiple times in the Bronx.
This happened on Ogden Avenue in Highbridge around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
The 21-year-old victim managed to stagger to a nearby firehouse for help.
Investigators say he knew his attacker, but it is not clear what led to the violent assault.


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AliBaba let authorize e-commerce with Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor
by Apr 11, 2014 5:41 pm0
Samsung has already release the new flagship smartphone Galaxy S5, this phone is comes with fingerprint sensor and AliBaba is ready to adopt that technology to allow e-commerce user to use that features for authorize transaction.
AliBaba has launch the AliPay system to make the transaction more secure and easy for cunsumer. While for now, the other device that comes with fingerprint scanner are iPhone 5S and HTC One Max, those device are being tested as well.
PayPal is also launching the same services, the user can log-in and accessing the PayPal account using fingerprint scanner for transaction.


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Here's the deal: Sputnikresident Keelan's review of Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz is really fucking good. I mean like, really, really fucking good. So much so that I had to write something back at him. But before that I really need to point out that Keelan is the most profound writer on this site, someone who actually takes the time to think through what he's writing before spilling his digital ink, and anyone else looking to figure out how to do this whole writing reviews thing should read his stuff. Secondly, this is also a roundabout response (not quite review!) to The Age of Adz itself, which is probably one of this years most bewildering records, which, for better or worse, I'd like to share some thoughts on. So with the stream of consciousness button firmly pressed down into my head, let's keep going!
Let me get this out of the way: The Age of Adz is the mirror image reversal of M.I.A's /\/\/\Y/\. Calm down. Now, I like /\/\/\Y/\. I wrote an over the top review saying as much. I don't like The Age Of Adz. Let me flesh this out – Perhaps the most striking resemblance between /\/\/\Y/\ and The Age of Adz is their sheer reliance on affect, with the barest minimum tying it all together: Melodies and sounds will sweep in out of nowhere; for Sufjan, this means fleeting strings and choral lines; for M.I.A. this means glitchy spasms of synth squelches and strategic injections of noise. For both, every song functions as a sort of whirlwind, twisting and turning trying to get out of itself, creeping towards lines of flight which no structure affords them. We're talking disjointedness and disparity, with each artist reflecting something (as Keelan put it) severely screwed up.
This is of course where the artist comparison falls down a flight of stairs, because even if you were to give that minimal similarity any ounce of credit, it's pretty obvious that /\/\/\Y/\ and The Age of Adz are so far flung apart that they practically talk in different languages. Sufjan, as everybody knows, speaks the language of beauty – he's a painter, magical and dazzling, and having disconnected himself from the folky resonances found on his earlier albums, The Age Of Adz floats free, warbling in a freefall of Stevens' most ambitious work yet. M.I.A on the other hand, speak the language of violence, her music rips and tears, it's Piss Christ and the all the rest of the Abject rolled into one, angry, stalking, stopping only to celebrate the sheer stylistic force of it all.
Now, I'm not sure Keelan would agree. He takes Stevens at his word, agreeing that the man isn't fucking around, and finding The Age of Adz ripened by its therapeutic qualities. Myself on the other hand, well to be blunt, I think Stevens is a fucking liar. If Ulysses and The Wasteland marked a struggle for meaning, The Age of Adz is nothing less than an ironic piss take of that modernist confusion, laughing joyously all the way. Back in second year, we had a word for that sort of thing: (I'm going to risk it) the postmodern (I risked it). So oh yes Keelan, it exists. Right here. What allows Stevens to get away with it is the fact that he's got a hell of a poker face. I mean, he's really damn good. So good that he can wear that irony like a drag costume, and it still goes unnoticed.
Or, to put it differently, Sufjan Stevens is a troll. Which is why I find The Age of Adz so goddamn exasperating, as if he comes as close as possible to creating a serious work of art, in order to just miss it. And let me make one thing quite clear: it takes a certain kind of brilliance to do that. Sufjan Stevens brilliance. As far as it goes musically, it's a hell of a feat: the immaculate arrangements, precise and shimmering, an electronic and acoustic all-in wonder. But I can't shake this feeling that I'm being fucked with. And I don't like it. Successful troll is successful, I think the term goes.
And where does this leave M.I.A? Well, I'll admit the line becomes fuzzy, and it's just as easy to flip the equation and pin everything I've accused Stevens of on to M.I.A. Which might be fair. But I can't shake this feeling that she isn't fucking with me. The point is, I think, that although both albums are filled to the brim with runaway sounds, it's /\/\/\Y/\ that ends up running away somewhere, even if it's only an anti-place, and makes for itself a statement of intent along the way. The Age Of Adz, well, it goes places, all sorts of wonderful places, but arrives at none of them; a toothless tiger, for all it's stripes.
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I heard some sad news yesterday. My wife was booking an appointment with our dentist and was informed he had left. Recently I had a very painful abscess under a tooth and he saw me twice within an hour of phoning the practice, carefully explained the problem and prescribed the appropriate treatment. There was no charge for the appointments and x-rays, though there are basic charges for my usual treatment. He was an NHS dentist. His practice has recently moved to new premises in the same village with the latest equipment, good parking, a comfortable environment and the clincher... free WiFi! What more could we ask for. He was brilliant and POLISH and as a family we are going to miss him. The good news is there is a new dentist at the practice and if she is anywhere near as good as him we will be very happy. She is also Polish.
We moved to our dentist's practice a few years ago because our previous dentist, who was British, had written to advise us that his practice was going private and he enclosed a load of bumf about our options for taking out private insurance. Call me old fashioned but I have a commitment to the National Health Service and am happy to pay my taxes so that people can access treatment free at the point of need. I recently had some gastric problems and again received excellent treatment from specialist physicians in a recently rebuilt hospital. The whole process from booking appointments, prepping for the procedures, the endoscopies and the after care were first class and again in a friendly comfortable environment that made an unpleasant procedure as bearable as possible. First class service on the NHS and don't ask me to list the number of different nationalities of those involved in my care.
A couple of thoughts. Yes, there are problems with the NHS. That's no surprise given the size of the organisation and the demands made of it. But as we seek development and improvement let us not lose sight of the jewel of the nation that we already have. Danny Boyle was right to celebrate the NHS at the heart of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. So let's stop selling it off on the sly piece by piece so that we have to pay again for what we already own.
And I want to say thank you to my Polish dentist for his friendly manner, his excellent treatment and for the contribution he has made to our family's well being and to the local community he has served. When I hear people moaning about immigrants swamping our country, read the pernicious propaganda distributed by UKIP and listen to politicians from the other political parties targeting immigration as the great ill of our age, it is my Polish dentist that comes to mind and I am ashamed of the quality and tone of our public discourse on this matter; it really sets my teeth on edge.
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#1 tip if going during busy time....
I've talked to people who didn't use FastPass [FP] either because they didn't know about it or they thought it was just for people staying on Disney Property.
FastPasses are available to anyone who buys a ticket to the parks. There are certain rides at each park that have a FP option. The big ones are obvious Soarin, Space Mountain, etc. but even some lesser known ones have it, you can find lists all over the internet or in a DisneyWorld book or on the maps they give you at the parks!
You put your ticket in the machine and a fast pass spits out. This fast pass will give you a window of time say '9:30-10:45' to ride and below it will say when you can get your next fast pass for example '9:15' or something like that. Important notes:
1) as soon as you can get another fast pass, get it. Do this before you ride the ride. It can be for the same ride or another ride in the park.
2) The return window is the EARLIEST you can return but USUALLY you can return later than the window. So if it says 9:30-10:45 and it's 11:30, not a problem. Really. We often get FPs before our afternoon break and when we return it's well AFTER our window, NO PROBLEMS.
Another tip. Have a designated Fast Pass retriever who will collect all tickets and get the FPs for a ride while rest are enjoying another ride or activity.
During the summer we never waited more than 20 minutes typically. In fact our longest wait was to meet characters for a movie 30 minutes in the A/C. I typically wouldn't have waited but my autograph seeker had been so patient and really wanted these characters and it was A/C.
Have a general plan of what you want to do at each park. The parks are LARGE. You can't just wander in and roam around. You'll waste time and it won't be fun. Trust me. This is not your typical amusement park.
I really like tourguidemike.com. It's <$20 if you go through a link on disboards.com. He gives great strategies which I like but it's not as commando as other touring plans. There is one more commando that I also like. touringplans.com. But that one works best if you stick to it which we don't like to do as much. But it's only like $8 for a year! When you're spending $1k or so on tickets, these small investments are worth it. I also recommend two books...Unofficial Guide to WDW [touringplans is their website] and PASSPORTER. PASSPORTER is great if you are in the beginning stages of planning and you want to stay on Disney Property as they focus a LOT on Disney Resorts.
INTERNET. My favorite board is disboards.com. A WEALTH of knowledge there. Budget ideas. T-shirt iron-on ideas, touring ideas, restaurant ideas, etc. Another favorite is mousesavers.com for savings and allearsnet.com for details about dining and events and resorts.
Dining Tips. You rarely can just walk up to the popular character meals or sit-down restaurants on property without a reservation. And they take reservations 90 days out of your vacation date. If you're onsite 90 days from the start of your trip you can typically book for your whole trip. If you're Off-site it's 90 days from the date you want to eat at that restaurant.
If you're staying onsite and have kids <10, the dining plan is definitely something to consider. Especially if it's your first visit or your going during busy times...get those autographs out of the way without crowds!
The hardest reservation to book is Cinderella's Royal Table breakfast. You eat in the castle with the princesses and have a separate photo op with Cinderella [she's too busy to be in the restaurant. ;o)]. You must call exactly at opening at the 90 day mark. Politely interrupt the CM and say 'Royal Table' and take whatever you can. And you still might not get it.
The Norway Princess breakfast at Epcot is a great alternative and it's really fun.
If you can get an early reservation before the park opens at Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom, it's a great way to beat the crowds and get pictures before crowds and be ready for rope drop. Same with any breakfast. You don't want to be eating while crowds are building unless it's a slow time of year.
There are photographers everywhere at the parks. They take your picture in great settings and scan a card they give to you. You can now give this card to other photographers at the parks and they scan it after they take pictures. The best part is the family photographer can finally be in pictures! You can pre-purchase a photoCD for $100 which when you get home you order and all the great pictures come to you. I had a coupon last time which brought my total to $85 for 200 great pictures! Not bad. If you wait until you return it's $120ish. Pre-order.
Take time to see the little things.
There are so many little things all around the parks. The tree of life at Animal Kingdom and the trails with the animals. The kidcot stations where your kids can get stamps after they learn about animals. The drummers. The acrobats, candy lady, fabulous stamp stations at World Showcase. The wonderful imaginative kiosks all around Innoventions. The street characters at Epcot and Studios. The bubbles at Magic Kingdom and the topiaries and fun random characters. Take time to enjoy them.
It really is the happiest place on earth! It just takes a little planning.
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WASHINGTON — Who was that Democrat I saw you with Sunday night? At Republican Sen. Pete Wilson's Super Bowl party, the tall, skinny guy standing at the rear of the long, slow-moving coat-check line looked oddly familiar.
No, said California's senior senator, Alan Cranston, the weekend of Republican bashes didn't made him feel especially sad about his own ill-fated run for the presidency. "I got quite a bit done, especially on the war issue," he said. Graciously, he said he came to cheer for the San Francisco 49ers and put partisan politics aside.
The crowd of 1,000 party guests, mostly Californians, did not join Cranston in both halves of that exercise. When Wilson introduced Cranston at half time, there was scattered but audible booing.
Jeers to Cheers The jeers turned to cheers when Wilson introduced the Beach Boys. With business interests picking up the $20,000 tab for the party, guests were surrounded by balloons in the 49ers' red and gold, and by every Bay Area creature comfort from California pitted prunes to copies of that morning's San Francisco Chronicle.


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Episodes of high comedy in the history of science are rare, but here is one: the investigation of Eusapia Palladino, a tempestuous and erotically charged medium from the slums of Naples, by a sober Cambridge don and his friends in 1895.
The Cambridge group was from Britain's Society for Psychical Research, and they trained themselves hard for the task. Their leader, Henry Sidgwick, was a prominent moral philosopher; his wife, Nora (the sister of a future British prime minister), was a mathematician and the principal of one of Cambridge's first colleges for women. Together the couple practiced how they would hold Eusapia down during seances. As Deborah Blum writes in her fascinating new book, "Ghost Hunters," Sidgwick developed an impressive skill for "dropping to the floor, his white beard trailing over the carpet, while he anchored Nora's feet in place."
Eusapia's apparent ability to levitate heavy tables, make mysterious winds blow and produce a substance known as "ectoplasm" — a sort of afterbirth of the netherworld — had already convinced some scientists in Europe that paranormal powers were real. But she had been married to a traveling conjuror and would be caught in trickery countless times. Members of the Society for Psychical Research wanted to be sure. But above all, they wanted to believe. If Eusapia was exposed, they would find someone with more impressive powers. Blum's strange tale shows how and why many British and American intellectuals (including some prominent scientists) ended up on a fruitless but determined hunt for ghosts.
Blum, a professor of science journalism at the University of Wisconsin, begins in America in the middle of the 19th century. In 1848, the Fox sisters, a pair of teenage girls from upstate New York, demonstrated their skill at eliciting information from spirits at P.T. Barnum's museum on Broadway. "The Night Side of Nature," a collection of ghost stories presented as fact, became a best seller. The spiritualist newspapers, of which there were many, claimed two million believers. Table-tilting and spirit-writing were all the rage. By the 1880's, Sears, Roebuck and other companies were mass-marketing Ouija boards. America itself, Blum writes, "seemed possessed."
Meanwhile in England, Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-presenter of the idea of natural selection with Darwin in 1858, had started visiting mediums and was mightily impressed. He was particularly taken with Daniel Dunglas Home, whose powers, according to astonished witnesses, included the ability to levitate, float out of a window and then float back in. Home, who became one of the best-known mediums in Europe, also floated into high society, marrying a goddaughter of the czar, with the novelist Alexandre Dumas as his best man.
Darwin was exasperated by Wallace's gullibility and feared that his activities would somehow besmirch the theory of evolution. Wallace, however, suspected that evolution explained only the origins of bodies, and that a supernatural "overruling intelligence" was required to explain mental and moral life. Most of the scientific establishment, on both sides of the Atlantic, disagreed — often vehemently, as in the case of the scientist and lecturer T.H. Huxley, known as "Darwin's bulldog" — and asserted that spiritualism was pure trickery that needed exposing rather explaining. But a smattering of eminent scientists remained open-minded or even joined the cause.Continue reading the main story
Wallace brought the chemist William Crookes, future president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, into the fold. Crookes was the discoverer of thallium — a toxic element that some skeptics alleged had adversely affected his mind — and his work on cathode rays played a role in the discovery of the electron. Not only was Crookes convinced by Home, he was enchanted by Florence Cook, a strikingly pretty girl in her early 20's who liked to conduct her seances in tight black dresses. While Florence was locked in her spirit cabinet, her "spirit guide" would materialize in flowing, white robes and eat cakes and drink wine while she flirted with Crookes.
Even mediums complained of the fraud that was rife in their trade. So in 1882, Sidgwick and his friends formed the Society for Psychical Research with the earnest intention of investigating supernatural claims. Sidgwick, the son of a clergyman, had abandoned Christianity but feared the moral effects of the decline of religion. His co-founders included his pupil Frederic Myers, another disillusioned clergyman's son whose interest in spiritualism would markedly increase after his beloved drowned in a lake, and the Cambridge scholar Edmund Gurney, described as having "a mind as beautiful as his face" by George Eliot, who supposedly based Daniel Deronda in part on him. All three men accepted the dominion of modern science; their aim was to imitate its methods and provide rigorous, empirical evidence of a spiritual realm.
This idea, or something like it, evidently appealed to many intellectuals of the day, including Tennyson (who was Britain's poet laureate at the time), Leslie Stephen (the father of Virginia Woolf), John Ruskin, Lewis Carroll and Mark Twain, who were all members of the Society for Psychical Research. It also seized the interest of William James, who served as president of the British society for two years and was involved with the short-lived American version. (Blum's subtitle is misleading: James is not the main focus of this book.) As America's pioneer in psychology, he was intrigued by the apparently extraordinary powers of mediums' minds. But he was also drawn to the evidence they seemed to provide for his belief in "a continuum of cosmic consciousness against which our individuality builds but accidental fences." In 1885, shortly after the death of his 1-year-old son, he visited a Boston psychic named Leonora Piper at the suggestion of his mother-in-law. Although he never quite accepted that life after death had been proved, James was soon convinced that Mrs. Piper (who died in 1950, at 93) knew things she could only have discovered by supernatural means. Like many other investigators, James was prepared to rest his case solely on her startling abilities.
Blum tells her literally wondrous tale very well. But apart from the vague suggestion that it answered a need created by the encroachment of science on religious belief, she offers very little reflection on the question of why spiritualism suddenly became so popular. And perhaps she tells her tale too even-handedly, since readers may be left with the impression that the Society for Psychical Research was on to something. The book is peppered with narratives reporting ghost stories and seances. Blum writes that these are "derived from" documents, often from the society's archives, although the telling of them is her own. But these narratives obscure the methods that mediums like Mrs. Piper used — methods that have been explained by debunkers like Martin Gardner, who in 1992 published a long exposé called "How Mrs. Piper Bamboozled William James." For example, Blum's ghost narratives do not show, as Gardner did, how Mrs. Piper fished for information by gauging her sitters' responses to all her wrong answers, or mined the information available from earlier sittings, from sittings with others and from things said while her sitters believed she was unconscious in a trance.
Despite the meticulous and often Herculean efforts of the society, more than a century of psychical research has added nothing to the stock of human knowledge. There is today no more reason to believe in spiritualism or telepathy than there was in the Victorian era, when the bearded men of science groveled earnestly at the feet of dubious mediums. Of course, parapsychology's hosts of remaining enthusiasts will vehemently disagree. But, to avoid swamping the mail slots and in-boxes of the Book Review, readers should send messages about this by psychic means only, please.Continue reading the main story