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I haven't told you about our new house! And it's all God's fault.
I have, in the past couple of weeks, found myself newly fearful of the Lord's wrath. My God, it seems, is a vengeful God, replacing the God who compelled my parents to purchase the Barbie Dream Boat or the God who made sure my ex-boyfriend didn't get a date to the prom. This God will take away our pretty house if he hears me bragging about it too much. He will send armies of termites into our pretty house's support beams, and not even joists of steel will keep our (pretty) shelter from tumbling down upon the earth, and the ancient but lovely windows will shatter upon the ground, and mine enemies will rejoice, yea verily.
That said, I couldn't wait until we had closed on the place to share our news, so I decided that God does not bother himself with blogs.
But enough about my petty God. We have a house! Here's how it went: we saw the listing, fell instantly and completely in love, decided it was too pretty for us to deserve, visited and were depressed because it was so pretty and it would undoubtedly go to someone nicer and better-looking, worried that the neighborhood is too sketchy, fell into an even deeper depression, were put in touch with a couple of residents of said neighborhood (thanks to my blog readers! My nice blog readers!), were reassured that the area is not at all sketchy, worried about the school, found out that the school is great, found out there were nine other bidders, freaked out, made the best offer we could, and here we are. A house! Us! We have a house! It's a four-bedroom (FOUR!) and it has two sunrooms (TWO!) and an enclosed porch (AN!) and my god, but we love it.
We were fairly certain that someone (God) would take our house away from us because it's so nice and so pretty pretty, but so far even the inspector couldn't scare us away. We were certain he would take one look and say, "But these walls—they're made of taffy! And the windows are just cling-wrap stapled into some lincoln logs!" and then we would cry and move into our nearby friend's garage. It's a two-car garage. Maybe we would like it.
Which is not to say that there aren't issues with the house. It's been relatively well maintained, but it's over 90 years old. Also it's probably teeming with ghosts. I was hoping the inspector would also check for ghosts, but he didn't respond to my hints. I asked him, "Does it feel, you know, crowded in here?" and he said yes, why don't you step outside.
Beyond the families of ghosts, there's a tiny bit of water damage, a smidgen of termite damage, the chimney needs some work, there's some creative wiring, and also the backyard is a swamp. On the other hand, we paid about $40K less than we thought we would.
Home ownership, I have learned, means you have to know stuff. Two weeks ago, if you had used words like "soffit" and "fascia" and "downspouts" and "garage," I would have said, "I've heard of this 'garage', but about those other things, whuuuuh?" And now I'm tossing these terms around like I know what I'm talking about, because soon I'm pretty sure I will know! By gum, I'm learning!
In closing, let me say that if you have to call a contractor whose last name is Schwalbenberg, it's probably a good idea if immediately beforehand you and your spouse don't periodically cry out SCHWALBENBERRRG at each other or ask each other "If I asked you to hold my Schwalbenberg, would you still love me?" Because then? You'll call Schwalbenberg, and while you're leaving a message you'll snort helplessly with laughter as you try to say his name and then you'll have to hang up and call back and leave a message with a slightly different voice.


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Blake Shelton Cruise Adds RaeLynn, Jana Kramer + More
Is there anything better than sunbathing while listening to your favorite music? Blake Shelton doesn't think so. That's why he created a jam-packed country music cruise, which will float the waters off the coast of Miami and feature a bang-up lineup of country stars. The cruise was already bursting with star power, but Shelton's team recently added several rockin' artists to the lineup.
Just-added performers include Jana Kramer, Joanna Smith, Brandon & Leah, Clayton Anderson, and Her & Kings County. And even though Shelton sent her packing on 'The Voice,' soon-to-be country music sensation RaeLynn snagged a spot on the cruise, too.
Previously announced artists Trace Adkins, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin, Lee Brice, Neal McCoy, Randy Houser, Frankie Ballard, Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Chuck Wicks, Logan Mize, Brinley Addington, Chris Cavanaugh, JJ Lawhorn and McKenna Faith will also be aboard the big ship. And, of course, the 'Over' singer himself will be there rocking out for fans!
The official Blake Shelton cruise departs Miami, Fla. on October 14, 2012 and will hit stops in San Juan, St. Thomas, Torola and Nassau before porting again on Oct. 21. In addition to two live performances in the StarDust theater every night, the cruise includes several swimming pools, a bowling alley, climbing wall, water slide, bars and lounges and more. Plus, you'll be in close quarters with some of country's hottest stars, giving you the chance to see them up close and in person. Sounds like the perfect vacation!
Tickets are going fast, so head over to BlakeSheltonCruise.com to snag yours.

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Walk Like a Buddha
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How can I be the person I want to be when I'm stuck in a job I hate? How is it possible to stay present in an era of nearly constant distractions? Can I pick someone up at a bar or club and still call myself spiritual?
This nitty-gritty guide to life for the spiritual-but-not-necessarily-religious uses Buddhist teachings to answer those burning questions and a host of others related to going out, relationships, work, and social action. Based on Lodro Rinzler's popular advice columns, Walk Like a Buddha offers wisdom that can be applied to just the sort of dilemmas that tend to arise for anyone making even a modest attempt to walk like a Buddha—that is, to live with honesty, wisdom, and compassion in the face of whatever life surprises you with.
"The cool kid's Buddhist." —Boston Phoenix
"It's easy to be confused when you spot a book called Walk Like a Buddha-does Buddha even walk? But its author, Lodro Rinzler, has practiced Buddhism since he was 11 and might convince you to adopt some of the Buddha's holy moves. Food for thought for your next stressful subway commute, day at work, or moment at home." —Metro New York
"Though its title refers to the Buddha, this book is an effective guide for helping readers reevaluate how they live life, disengage the autopilot, and be compassionate to others and themselves. The young Buddhist teacher [Rinzler] does not offer a universal answer to the pitfalls of worldly existence but rather engages with real issues asked by his column readers and friends." —Publishers Weekly
"Walk Like a Buddha tries harder than almost any other dharma book to be contemporary, taking on Facebook use, online shopping, and challenges like how to overcome 'fomo' ('the fear of missing out') on a potentially epic Friday night outing. For those who yearn for dharma books with Arrested Development references and musings on brunch, this is likely the first and only." —Tricycle
"Filled with personal anecdotes that show Buddhist practice operating in the real world, Walk Like a Buddha opens the door for all those who feel unworthy of taking on Buddhist practices due to personal foibles." —Booklist
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Finally, I'm in high school and now going to public school! It's very exciting!! There are a lot of things that are VERY different. For example, cussing. Also very short skirts. Oh also, my stalker. Yes, I said stalker. It all started by my mistake of accepting his friend request on Facebook. On the first day of school, he waved at me during lunch. I thought he might be waving at someone else, so I didn't wave back. Then the next day he came up to me, gave me a hug (awkward!) and started talking to me! SO weird! Finally I said, "Well, I have to go meet a friend." And he gave me ANOTHER awkward hug!! This kind a thing went on for a few days. One day when he came up to me, he said, "So, I'm single now." I was freaking out! So I quickly said, "I have to go to class." I didn't want him to try to ask me out. From then on I tried extra hard to avoid him. That didn't work out too well. It seems that when I try to avoid him, he shows up even more. Bryce, my brother that is a senior, was wanting to come to school with me and act as my boyfriend in front of stalker boy. So, he came with me one morning before school. BUT we couldn't find him! So frustrating. "One day he messaged me on Facebook and asked me to Homecoming. All I could think was WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?! I decided to reply back with, "Oh, I'm not going sorry." So as of today he's still talking to me. And he's still creeping me out. Why does this happen to me?!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Posted by Amber G. at 8:54 PM
1 comments:
- Grace said...
High school sounds creepy ;)
REALLY missed you at ACE!!!
- September 29, 2011 at 10:52 AM
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exponsoft needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 49 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
ExponSoft Ltd. is a software development firm focusing on developing software solutions to the card payment industry.
We are currently working on several brands and concept that are interconnected through a single client platform
Target audience is very mixed and depends on the brand in question.
ExponSSL targets businesses and professionals from the SMB to Enterprise level markets.
The logo we need created is for the sub-brand "ExponSSL"
ExponSSL is a business that sells SSL certificates on the internet.
For ideas please check http://www.verisign.com, http://www.comodo.com or http://www.geotrust.com
We operate several brands under the name Expon, we therefore need a flexible logo that can be used in any given scenario.
The logo should consist of the text "Expon" and this part should be unique and always maintain the same appearance regardless of the sub-brands.
The sub-brands should appear after "Expon" e.g. "ExponSoft" or in this case "ExponSSL"
Using uniqe brand-icons in addition to the logotext is also an acceptable solution.
The logo will be used purely in digital form on websites but should also have enough flexibility to be used for printing to sporting sponsorships etc.
We are looking for something that maintains a level of seriousness and a corporate look while in the same time offering a small sensation and modern spark of eyecandy.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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SKS Longboard Mudguard Review
The SKS mudguards have become more or less the go-to guard for winter cycling, providing excellent coverage, quality hardware and minimal additional weight to your cycling setup at around 600grams.Continue reading...
FOA Show n Shine 13 write up!
FOA Show n Shine – Part Two – Saturday November 30th 2013
With what was starting to feel a little like the difficult follow up album, the FOA Show n Shine, once again, proved a popular event for collectors and fixie kids alike at the home of FOA, The Electron Workshop in North Melbourne.
Admittedly, with entries being somewhat lower than 2012, I was a little anxious in the weeks leading up to this year's show. But, with a solid crew of volunteers on the Friday night before the show, everything started falling into place and I began to relax. The desks were packed away, iMacs stored, Velo Cycles' generously donated racks were put together, prizes were compiled and allocated, beers were drunk and stallholders Bespoke Chainrings and Curve Cycling arrived to setup for the next day. By Saturday I found myself …Continue reading...
Cup Day Ride (2013)
Hitting horses is pretty shitty, and being a drunken knobend at 9am is just as bad, so ditch the lot of it and join us for the 5th annual Cup Day Ride. From Lilydale to Warburton and back, it's 80k's of relaxed, hard packed gravel.
Meeting at 8am at Fed Square for the 8:27am train from Flinders Street, we'll be on the FRONT CARRIAGE to Lilydale. If you want to make your own way to Lilydale, WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT AT 10AM SHARP.
It's a SHIT TON of fun. Seriously, probably my favourite day of the year.
You can check out last year's ride here and the banter for this year's shenanigans over here.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS, IT'S THE BEEEESSSSSSSSTTTTTTT!!!Continue reading...
FOA Show n Shine 2013 – Saturday Nov 30th
Held once again at the delightful home of FOA, The Electron Workshop, this years installment will involve more fine examples of beautiful bikes to get your mind churning over the endless possibilities for your next build.
This year we even have a LIQUOR LICENCE, so there'll be BEER BEER BEER (and probably cider and other things).
There's plenty more to announce as it comes to fruition, but save the date, tell your friends, book your flights and GET BUILDING!!
Categories this year will be:
– Road Bikes (pre Integrated shifting)
– Road Bikes (Integrated shifting and onwards including retro roadies with brifters)
– Track (race ready, not for the street)
– Matchy Match (this will be fun! what matches is up to you! Date/Colour/Team/Kit & bike/components. If you can argue they match, you can enter it)
– Rando/Tourer/Commuter (got racks? carry luggage? mudguards? you're set).
– Fixie (says it …Continue reading...
FOA Grand Film Night – Sept 28th 2013
Wanna watch the AFL Grand Final, but don't wanna have to cram into your local pub and fight your way to the bar?? Then come to The Electron Workshop and watch it with FOA!!
Get fired up without having to compete at the bar or line up for the toilets, knowing the pie at halftime will be actually hot and crispy, the beers ice cold and the company top shelf (no danger of getting stuck talking to neville at the bar who's so drunk he's actually pissed himself and spat half of his beer over you yelling BALLLLLLLLLL at the screen behind you).
5mx3m GIANT SCREEN, BEER/CIDER/WINE, HALF TIME PIES (vegan pies also available) AND A FILM AFTERWARDS WITH CHOC TOPS AND POPCORN!! $5 ENTRY, BEERS MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY PUB. JOIN US!!
Oh, and tell ya mates to come too!!Continue reading...
FOA Tour de Film night was a success!!
The FOA Tour de Film night on Thursday July 18th was a huge success, with nearly 100 people comfortably wedged into the Electron Workshop.
With people trickling in from just before 7pm it was with great delight that the Beatbox Kitchen rolled up and set about getting the hotplates fired up and the deep fryer pumping out the chips. By 8pm everyone was ready for the film to start and nearly all of the deckchairs were occupied. Screening an old classic meant that many people were half watching/half chatting and the atmosphere was a great mixture of content movie-goers and those there to catch up with mates and watch the bits they know and love.
Whilst this was all going on, resident LEGEND, Blakey was flying around in a borrowed car looking for an antenna booster to try and find our once …Continue reading...
FOA Tour de Film night – July 18 2013
Part III of our ever popular Film Night is set to be pretty massive with the live screening of Stage 18 of the Tour de France afterwards.
Hosted once again by The Electron Workshop and with the fantastic screen from The Valhalla Social Cinema, we'll be kicking back in warmth and comfort (first in best dressed for the available deckchairs) to watch some cheesy forgotten film goodness. There'll be NINJAS!
Stage 18 of the Tour de France is set to be crazy with riders having to climb Alpe d'Huez…… TWICE. That's kinda ridiculous. Oh well, we'll just have to kick back and watch them do it hey….?!
Come on down from 7pm.
Movie (the one with the ninjas) will screen from 8pm.
Raffle and maybe a quiz will get underway after the film and will be drawn near the end of the stage. Prizes have been …Continue reading...
DDCX helping promote Women's CX!
The folks at Dirty Deeds Cyclocross have been instrumental in helping to boost the number of women participating in Cyclocross across Australia.
Here's a great little video highlighting the growth of CX in Australia, and how, with the help of dedicated volunteers, this has positively influenced the number of women competitors. Featuring FOA's very own Kate Lansell, it's a great little video.
Get on down and have a go!!Continue reading...
RYOKOU Kierin documentary
Hey folks.
The good people at RYOKOU online documentary have teamed up with FOA to help get the word out about the premiere of their awesome looking 5 part series, featuring Australia's very own Shane Perkins.
Shane Perkins takes us behind the scenes of the historic competitive cycling mystique that is the Japanese Keirin in RYOKOU, a web documentary series that will have its worldwide digital release in 5 short parts, for 5 consecutive days, at 12noon from Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May.
SBS 2 will be showing a special premiere screening THIS SUNDAY from 6.30pm
Online series starts here from Monday May 27th.
This series looks really awesome, and we're super pleased to be able to help get the word out about one of the world's best getting amongst it on the Keiren circuit!!Continue reading...
FOA Movie Night – Part Two: The BBQ (May 2013)
Hey hey
It's time for another movie night after the lolfest that was the first installment.
This time we're running it in conjunction with the good people at The Electron Workshop and we're going to have a BBQ for those that are interested!
Tickets are not required but there will be a coupla gold coins for refreshments (NO BYO PLEASE) and said BBQ, as well as a cheeky raffle for a yet to be determined prize.
This will be lowkey, relaxed, but heaps of fun. bad commentary will be welcome as well as the appropriate oooohs and aahhhhhs when required from the sublime directing from whichever film we decide to watch (i may even have multiple options and put it to a vote/trackstand comp!!)
So come on down to The Electron Workshop on Wednesday May 22nd for part two of the FOA Movie Night.


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mikeyjudkins needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 11 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
This is a super simple project, I just don't have the time to do it! Our client requires an html email "signature" which incorporates their logo and contact information.
Life Discovery Coaching
As mentioned above, we are looking for design and html for an html email signature using existing graphics and contact information. The signature will be to promote the following website/brand:
source files for the graphics to be used can be found/downloaded here:
HTML code should be clean, simple and portable (must render consistently across a variety of html email clients)
- Colors should follow what has already been established for the brand (see website, use the same greens and blues from that)
- Use of fonts should also be consistent with the brand at http://www.lifediscoverycoaching.com/ (Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans","Lucida Sans Unicode",lucida,verdana,arial, helvetica)
- Use the following content/contact info:
- Anne L. Denmark, M.Ed., C.L.C.
Certified Life Coach
Life Discovery Coaching
Cultivate Potential ~ Grow in Purpose
(707) 428-6137 – home
(707) 344-4330 – cell
(707) 428-6794 – fax
- Use of colors that do not follow the established brand
- Non standard fonts
- messy complicated html code that does not render consistently across email readers


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Oct. 27, 1999
Santa Barbara, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara men's and women's cross country teams travel to the University of the Pacific in Stockton this weekend, to compete in the Big West Cross Country Championships.
The Gaucho men's team will be led by juniors Dan Gaston (Huntington Beach, CA) and Josh Horton (Vienna, VA). Gaston and Horton have each been the team's top finisher in two meets this season and Gaston has finished among the top three UCSB runners four times. Most recently, Horton was the team's top finisher at the Cal Poly Invitational and at the Stanford Invitational.
Joining the above duo at the Big West Championships will be Patrick Grimes (San Diego), Noah Lidman (Del Mar, CA), Patrick Longhini (Canyon Country, CA), David Monico (San Jose), Kent Roberts (Huntington Beach, CA), J.T. Service (San Jose) and Booker Tynes (Saratoga, CA).
Last year, the Gauchos finished fourth at the Big West Championships in Denton, TX. In 1997, UCSB won the league title. Overall, the Gauchos have recorded four Big West men's championships.
The Santa Barbara women's team will be in the hunt for the league title. They are led by senior Jessica Lunt (Coronado, CA) and sophomore Katie Appenrodt (Burlingame, CA).
Lunt was the Gauchos top finisher in each of the four races in which she competed this year. Her best finish of the season was a fifth place at the Cal Poly Invitational. She also finished third in a five-way meet between UCSB, Cal Poly, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and Westmont. Appenrodt finished first in a dual meet between UCSB and Cal Poly and she was the team's second best finisher (with Lunt the top finisher) in four other competitions.
Joining Lunt and Appenrodt as part of the Gauchos Big West Championship contingent will be Alison Catania (Fullerton, CA), Desiree DeJesus (Walnut, CA), Tiffany DeJesus (Walnut, CA), Lisa Dunn (Fullerton, CA), Tamar Gamliel (Canoga Park, CA), Emily Naughton (Del Mar, CA) and Ali Pearson (Turlock, CA).
The UCSB women's team will be looking to reclaim a Big West Championship they last won in 1996. The Gauchos also won league crowns in 1994 and 1993.
Head coach Pete Dolan has been named Big West Coach of the Year on the men's side and on the women's side two times apiece, a total of four Coach of the Year honors. In addition, Brad Glosser was tabbed as the league's Male Athlete of the Year following the 1995 championship.


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From Fedora Project Wiki
Peter Lemenkov
Contact info
- Email: email@example.com
- Jabber: email@example.com
About me
I'm a programmer at Moscow-based software and telco company. Also I've got a page at Fedorapeople with some Fedora-related stuff.
Packages currently maintained in Fedora
Participation in Special Interest Groups
- Games
- Scientific and Technical
- VoIP
- Erlang
- Firmware
- Embedded development
- Haskell
- OCaml
- Virtualization
Packages currently cooking
My Wishlist and interesting apps
- AIRES - a set of programs and subroutines to simulate particle showers produced after the incidence of high energy cosmic rays on the earth's atmosphere, and to manage all the data associated with these simulations.
- AlsaPlayer - adio player for Linux and other similar systems
- Apetag - A command line ape 2.0 tagger.
- Astroseries - RTS game.
- BLAST - finds regions of similarity between biological sequences.
- c-repl - REPL for C.
- cmus - small and fast text mode music player
- Commander Stalin - Soviet RTS game based on Boswars and Stratagus engine.
- Crystal Space - free cross-platform software development kit for realtime 3D graphics, with particular focus on games.
- Cuneiform -an OCR system originally developed and open sourced by Cognitive technologies.
- DISLIN - high-level plotting library for displaying data. Non-commercial clause.
- DMD - Linux D Compiler
- Euler - powerful, versatile, and open source software for numerical and symbolic computations
- Extrema - powerful visualization and data analysis tool (former Physica).
- FreeArc
- FreeWRL - VRML/X3D browser.
- Garlic - free, open source molecular viewer and editor.
- GDC - D Programming Language for GCC
- Jabberwocky - IDE for Lisp programs. Looks like this project was discontinued.
- JavaNNS - successor of SNNS, Stuttgart Neural Network Simulator.
- Kilim
- lfm - Last File Manager is a simple but powerful file manager for the UNIX console.
- Mac-on-Linux - virtualization solution for PowerPC
- Magnus - special purpose mathematical package for Infinite Group Theory computations
- Maxwell Word Processor - lightweight text editor with Motif GUI. no news since 2001 though.
- MayaVi - Data Visualizer. There is also Mayavi2
- Mercury - new logic/functional programming language.
- MLDonkey - the Open Source eDonkey client.
- MMM - lightweight WWW browser implemented in Objective Caml.
- MOLMOL - molecular graphics program for displaying, analyzing, and manipulating the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules, with special emphasis on the study of protein or DNA structures determined by NMR.
- MonetDB
- MooseFS
- Mule - Enterprise Service Bus and integration platform.
- Nial - Nested Interactive Array Language.
- Ngraph - program creating scientific 2-dimensinal graphs for the researcher and engineer.
- Openfire - (formerly Wildfire) is a real time collaboration (RTC) server, based on XMPP. Initial attempt to package it was made.
- OpenFOAM - The Open Source CFD Toolbox.
- OpenMotif - lesstif clone :). Non-free clause.
- PerfSuite - collection of tools, utilities, and libraries for software performance analysis.
- plan9port - port of many Plan 9 programs from their native Plan 9 environment to Unix-like operating systems.
- PyNGL - Python scientific visualisation package. Someting weird with their license, although they claims that they changed it.
- RabbitMQ - implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high performance enterprise messaging.
- RALCGM - program to interpret Computer Graphics Metafiles. Seems dead, but source still can be found.
- RasMol - program for molecular graphics visualisation
- Red5 - Open Source Flash Server
- RLaB is an interactive, interpreted scientific programming environment. Recently was renamed to rlabplus.
- sC++ - educational parallel programming language
- Skipstone - handy Gtk+ Web Browser which uses Gecko or WebKit.
- Spark - XMPP IM client optimized for businesses and organizations.
- SR - educational parallel programming language. Predecessor to the MPD programming language.
- STLport - multiplatform ANSI C++ Standard Library implementation.
- SqueezeCenter (former SlimServer) - media server.
- Talend Open Profiler - sophisticated yet simple-to-use data profiler.
- TCM - collection of software tools to present specifications of software systems in the form of diagrams, tables, trees, and the like.
- Ted - text editor.
- Tkhtml3 - Tk widget that displays content formatted according to the HTML and CSS standards.
- TOra - Toolkit for Oracle which aims to help the DBA or developer of database application.
- Tulip - software for visualisation of huge graphs.
- Viewmol - graphical front end for computational chemistry programs.
- VirtualBox - Free Virtual Machine suite from InnoTek (for SPEC/SRPM contact TillMaas)
- Vis5d+
- VisAD
- VisIT
- VisTrails - scientific workflow management system developed at the University of Utah that provides support for data exploration and visualization.
- XITE - X based Image processing Tools and Environment.
- Z-push -an implementation of the ActiveSync protocol
- My Blog
- Me at Ohloh
- Me at Last.fm
- Me at SourceForge
- My account at Anticopyright.ru
- Me at Mugshot
- My Launchpad account


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andybr needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 158 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
48web - 48web.com - @48web
We are a full service web strategy company focusing on web development, seo/sem, internet marketing, and more. We build a lot of WordPress sites. We also do UX design and development for many businesses' web applications.
Most of our clients are SMB's or startups looking for an affordable website. We work mostly with the owners of these companies.
Our audience generally lives on Twitter and other social media outlets (from which we drive most of our business). They are generally technically saavy and know what they want in their site.
We are pretty happy with our website at 48web.com
Would like the logo to take into account that color scheme... We like whitespace with black contrast. We love simplicity.
Main colors on the site include black / white / blue / gray
We are definitely not opposed to designs outside those requirements as we can adjust our website as needed if the perfect logo lives outside our template's scheme.
The logo could simply be a play on our name or you can add any representative icon alongside the name - we are open to suggestions here.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Edit: I figured out a solution soon after typing this, but I would still like your suggestions.
Hi 3ICE. I've been looking at ltw 7 lately and I am trying to use it to learn some new stuff. I was wondering how I could correctly setup the leak removal of creeps that exit lanes. Player sending is currently done using a linked list, but it seems that one linked list can't be used to move leaks from one lane to the next. How exactly should I set this up without doing checks to see if the next lane's player is dead or not?
If you haven't played Line Tower Wars 7, then a quick game with more than 2 computer players can teach you how sending works. The computer players will not do anything.
http://www.epicwar.com/maps/95 (Link to map)
An example:
1 <-> 2 <-> 3 <-> 4 <-> 5 <-> 6 <-> 7 (and then 7 points to 1, and 1 points back to 7)
If lane 6's player dies, then lane 5 now points to 7 and lane 7 points back to lane 5. Lane 6 can still have creeps in it, and these creeps need to move to lane 7 when exiting lane 6.
1 <-> 2 <-> 3 <-> 4 <-> 5 <-> 7
6 -> 7
Now if lane 7 dies, then lane 5 now points to lane 1, and lane 1 points back to lane 5. Any creeps that are still in lane 7 now need to move to lane 1 when exiting lane 7.
1 <-> 2 <-> 3 <-> 4 <-> 5
7 -> 1
6 -> 7
But, if any creeps are still in lane 6 while this is happening, they're told to move to lane 7 (a dead lane now). I need to know how to directly tell lane 6 to send creeps to lane 1 instead of just checking each lane to see if its dead and updating the lane data.
I'm doing this for practice and want to know how this can be achieved.


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By Quentin Fottrell
Now that the pomp and circumstance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is over and the World Trade Center memorial is officially open, many people are left wondering how they can make their own commemorative gesture to those who died.
Most charities focusing on 9/11 get a clean bill of health. An Associated Press survey of 325 9/11 charities identified several smaller charities that failed badly, but added, "Most of the 325 charities identified by the AP followed the rules." David Campbell, chair of the public administration department at the College of Community and Public Affairs at Binghamton University, NY, reviewed 258 9/11 charities, which raised nearly $680 million.
As outlined by SmartMoney.com, treat your choice like a business decision. Is the charity transparent? Charity Navigator says 75% of a charity's budget should go to the program. It gives its highest four-star rating to 9/11 programs of Scholarship America, which provides college scholarships for children of those who died, and Robin Hood Foundation, which focuses on mental health issues and alleviating poverty. Both existed prior to 9/11.
But experts say charities often work best when leaders have connections with those they wish to help. The Families of September 11 aims to raise awareness about security issues. Campbell worked with Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund, which raised money to provide an education fund for the children of hospitality industry workers. "The goal is to pay for education until the youngest children of those killed graduate from college in 2024," he says.
Of course, there will be organizations out there that are neither legitimate nor responsible. The New York Attorney General's Office issued this warning for avoiding poorly run organizations and scams. Sandra Miniutti, CFO at Charity Navigator, says, "It's very difficult to create a new charity and make it successful."And, before settling on a cause, Campbell suggests the following question: "What is it about 9/11 that means most to you?"


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For no other reason than I feel like it, I have decided to appoint a girl I met off the internet, Emelie Frid, as editor-at-large of Recipe Rifle. (You will remember her from her Jamie's Mince Pie Cookies post, which was such a success.) And when I say "at large" I mean that she lives in Letchworth.
The title of editor-at-large doesn't really mean anything, except that she will (when she feels like it) post here. And if she should ever find herself one day in the future doing drugs in the bathroom of a London private member's club, it's something to say, isn't it? I say that having no idea if she's ever done drugs before - we don't really have those kinds of chats - but in my experience, people doing drugs in bathrooms of private members' clubs are almost exclusively editors-at-large of media outlets. ("It's called Jazzhole. It's a cross between The Spectator and i-D. We're based in Bow. It's really cool actually.")
Anyway, as it's an entirely unpaid position, and Emelie is about to have another baby, the chances of her getting off her redheaded pregnant butthole and doing a post more than twice a year is probably quite slim.
And that's the kind of work ethic I like around here.
So here we go, French Toast Creme Brulee by Emelie Frid.
This is an American breakfast recipe. Now, I'm a confirmed sugar junkie regularly laughing in the face of certain diabetic coma, but I personally would find this a little too sweet to eat first thing in the morning. So I served it as dessert instead, which worked very well indeed. It's almost like bread and butter pudding! However, if I WERE to have it for breakfast I would serve it with bacon. I'm healthy like that.
The recipe uses corn syrup. In Letchworth, where I live, it's easier to find the Grail than corn syrup, so Esther gamely schlepped to the post office to send me an unopened bottle she had sitting in the larder. I don't know how easy it might be to source corn syrup elsewhere – I mean, Letchworth is not exactly the centre of the universe. More like the armpit. If you can't find it for love nor money, I have seen it suggested that maple syrup would work very well as a substitute. Or perhaps golden syrup?
For approx six servings you will need:
6 slices of white farmhouse style bread, about ½ inch thick. Or you could use whatever bread you fancy here – panettone? Brioche?
115g butter
200g brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
4 eggs
350 ml milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Grand Marnier or other orangey booze (full disclosure: I didn't have this, so I chucked in some orange zest instead. It worked out great)
¼ teaspoon salt
HEADS UP: you have to prepare this in advance, as it needs to chill for at least 8 hours before going into the oven.
1. Melt butter in a small, heavy based saucepan on a medium heat. Mix in sugar and corn syrup and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish
2. Cut the crusts from the bread (or leave on – up to you) and arrange on top of the sugar and butter mix in the baking dish, in a single layer. You want them to have a tight fit.
3. Whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla extract, Grand Marnier and salt. Pour evenly over the bread.
4. Cover with cling film and chill for at least 8 hours, or overnight if serving this for breakfast.
5. When ready to use, preheat your oven to 175C. Remove the dish from the fridge and bring to room temperature.
6. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven, until it's puffed up and browned, approx 35-40 minutes. Don't be afraid to bake this until properly browned – you don't want it too soggy in the middle.
I served this with fresh fruit – banana, berries, kiwi – and a dollop of Greek yoghurt. And not that I would presume to tell you what to do with your children, but I gave a little bit of this to my young daughter, the feral Goblin, and was still trying to peel her off the ceiling an hour later. So next time she's just getting the fruit and the yoghurt, no matter how imploring she looks when she holds out her fat little hand saying "Mmmmmmm, tack, tack?!"


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In Philippines disaster, family comes first09 October 2009
Following severe flooding in the Philippines, many families find themselves without a home and are struggling to return to a normal life. We visit a family in the Philippines who is just thankful to be alive.
By ChildFund Philippines Staff
Catherine, an 8-year-old girl in the Philippines, is alive and safe thanks to the quick-thinking actions of her parents following flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy on Sept. 26.
Catherine and her two siblings are elementary school students. Their father is a pedicab driver and their mother works as a maid. They live in a small house, constructed of light materials alongside a river.
When Typhoon Ondoy hit, heavy rains kept the family at home that day. Around 10 a.m., the family noticed the river rising and overflowing its banks. Alarmed, Catherine and her parents and siblings started packing and trying to save their most important possessions.
But as the heavy rain continued, water quickly penetrated their house, which caused the family members to panic. The couple's attention turned from saving their belongings to making sure their children were safe. The only way out of their house was to go onto their roof. Almost 16 hours passed before the water finally subsided. They were wet, hungry and uncomfortable.
Catherine tells ChildFund Philippines staff that she was extremely nervous and was afraid as she saw the water rising. She cried as she talked about losing her school supplies. Her father says that the experience of losing their belongings is tragic, but that life is more important than personal items. Things can be replaced, but life cannot, he says.
For more information on ChildFund's response to the flooding in the Philippines and disasters in the Asia region, click here.
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Population: 97.9 million
ChildFund beneficiaries: More than 450,000 children and families
Did You Know?: More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines, but only about 2,000 of them are inhabited.


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Even though I enjoyed the match between Lashley and Umaga at WrestleMania that wrapped up the feud between Donald Trump and Vince McMahon, I couldn't help but get a little nervous about what was going to come next. Two weeks later, my fears have been confirmed, as the WWE has gone full speed ahead with a storyline pitting Lashley against McMahon.
From a common sense standpoint -- something that doesn't always apply to wrestling storylines -- this turn of events is entirely logical. Vince had his head shaved at WrestleMania. Vince doesn't like being bald, and he blames Lashley for the loss of his hair. It's only natural he'd look for some retribution.
It's hard to argue against it from the business end either, simply because Mr. McMahon's track record as a heel speaks for itself. The WWE struck gold when he was first pitted against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, playing off the nearly universal desire to get revenge against an oppressive boss. Since then we've seen Vince in the same role against other wrestlers, and while the subsequent feuds didn't bring anything new to the table, they still succeeded on some level because fans enjoy rooting against the Chairman.
Since the WWE seems intent on continuing Lashley's push, he needs the built-in heat that Vince receives. That's because while Lashley has a great look, is believable in his character and seems like a good guy, he is, to put it nicely, a little charisma-challenged. He appears to be getting more comfortable on the microphone, but I don't see anyone giving one of his promos a standing ovation any time soon.
No matter how much we may wish to see something different, no matter how dismayed we might feel that the promotion is choosing to go to this well yet again, it's only logical to pit Lashley against McMahon because right now, Vince is the WWE's top heel. And therein lies the problem.
It's not like this is a development that just popped up overnight. Once the build-up started toward WrestleMania 23, it was apparent that there was a glaring lack of villains to help propel the top matches. Thus, we got two face versus face matches for the two biggest titles -- and no, I don't count Batista's actions in the final weeks before Mania as a true heel turn. Umaga was the definite heel in the Battle of the Billionaires, but since he doesn't talk, he's hardly the type of character you can build around in the long term.
Raw does have a couple of heels near the top of the card in Edge and Randy Orton, but unless one of them emerges as the clear number one contender to John Cena (himself once again in need of a heel to be his foil, but that's a story for another column), they look like they may end up feuding with each other. Smackdown has... well, no one really, though Ken Kennedy has promise if the powers that be resist the temptation to turn him face.
I think most fans and observers of pro wrestling would agree that the art form works best when there is someone whose actions clearly define him as the guy to root against; someone who you want to see get what's coming to him at the end of a feud. So why is it that the top wrestling company today finds itself so devoid of quality bad guys?
As Eric Bischoff explained in his 2006 book Controversy Creates Cash, part of it can be attributed to a financial model that rewards faces. Since wrestlers get a cut of all the merchandise sold that bears their likenesses, it literally pays to be a face. I don't know who made the decision to put D-Generation X back together, but since the group is a merchandising machine, I'm guessing Triple H didn't put up too much of a fuss about it even though he relished his previous role as the WWE's number one bad guy.
You can't discount the lack of truly top rate personalities on the current roster as a factor either. During the WWE's heyday, guys like The Rock, Chris Jericho and Mick Foley were adept at playing compelling face or heels. A lot of today's wrestlers don't appear to have the performing or acting chops to achieve that kind of versatility. Some are young enough that they may develop it with time, but some of those skills are natural and can't be taught.
The final ingredient in the present state of affairs is plain old bad decision-making. When you have someone like Carlito who has publicly expressed his preference for playing a heel and actually has the ability to do so, it behooves you to put him in that role. If his current storyline doesn't end with him turning on Ric Flair, consider that a wasted opportunity.
It's going to take someone smarter than me to figure out a solution to the heel shortage, but one thing's for sure: it's not going to get better overnight. There are things the WWE can do to help the process, but cultivating heels is kind of like building a pro sports team through the draft. It takes time, patience and a little bit of luck. There's also the x-factor of the audience itself, because no matter what direction the WWE tries to lead them, the fans ultimately have a lot of say about who they will cheer and who they will boo.
All of that inevitably leads us back to Lashley versus McMahon. Yes, it's not very high on the originality scale. It may prove to be one too many trips to the well for Vince's Evil Chairman character. I can't say I'm too thrilled to see it play out, because I do feel like we've seen this before.
But until some more heels step up, I can't say that it doesn't make perfect sense.
Nick Tylwalk has been a SLAM! Wrestling contributor since 1998, and his column, Walkin' That Aisle with Nick Tylwalk, appears most Mondays. Comments, compliments and complaints can be sent to email@example.com. If you�d like to see a response to your question or comment in a future column, please include your full name and hometown in your e-mail.


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Chefs compete in cooking competition in Ridgefield
Chefs battle it out in Ridgefield cooking contest
Sarah Bouissou, co-owner of Bernard's restaurant and Sarah's Wine Bar in Ridgefield, believes she's the best cook in town. Well, maybe not, but she is confident, however, that she'll come out the victor in "Battle of the Chefs," the first-ever chef competition to benefit Founders Hall.
The competition will be on Sunday, June 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Founders Hall in Ridgefield. In front of more than 200 guests, three local chefs and restaurant owners -- Bouissou; Art Michaelsen of Bartolo in Ridgefield; and Raffaele Gallo of the Boathouse at Saugatuck in Westport -- will compete to create an entree from a basket of surprise ingredients.
The chefs will have 40 minutes to make the entree, which will be presented to a panel of judges. National food writer and critic Jane Stern -- author of the Roadfood travel guides -- will emcee. Tickets range from $125 to $500.
Michaelsen said while he has a solid footing in knowing how to present a plate to a judge, he's most concerned about working under pressure.
"Having a mystery basket, trying to formulate what I'll make, and then executing it will make the time get away from me pretty quickly," said Michaelsen, 46, of Brookfield. "I hope there's something in the basket I've seen that the other two haven't. That's my game plan."
More InformationIf You Go: Battle of the Chefs, Sunday, June 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Founders Hall, 193 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Tickets are $125 to $500. Call 203-431-7000 or visit www.founders-hall.org.
Gallo said he has no doubt he will win. "They have no chance with me. I'm comfortable in making it happen," said Gallo, 40, of Ridgefield, and the former owner of Toscana restaurant in Ridgefield. "I'll be happy to share my recipe with Sarah and Art."
New Haven Register food columnist Stephen Fries is one of the judges -- along with Denise Mickelsen, senior editor of "Fine Cooking" magazine and Jocelyn Maminta, an Emmy-nominated News 8 medical reporter.
Fries said the judging will be based upon taste, presentation and creativity. "The creativity involves taking ingredients you might not otherwise have thought of putting together, but when you taste them you discover they go well," said Fries, 56, of New Haven.
One successful combination is bacon and chocolate. "There are a lot of chocolate bars in upscale gourmet chocolate shops that offer this combination," Fries said. "Years ago, you would never have thought about using bacon with chocolate, but it works."
Stern said when judging food, "I look for a balance of flavors. Proteins should be balanced with carbohydrates. Tart and sweet flavors should bounce off each other," said Stern of Ridgefield, who is 66.
"These are all sophisticated chefs, many of whom have worked in the best kitchens in the world. What might trip them up is they try to outdo each other for something really unique and spectacular looking, yet they forget the food also has to taste great," Stern said. "When the fork goes in the judges' mouth, are they going to go `wow' or `blech?' "
According to Grace Weber, executive director of Founders Hall, "This will be a fun and exciting event for the community. The proceeds will go toward programing and activities for all our members," said Weber, of Danbury.
Bouissou, of Ridgefield, said she feels confident she has what it takes to win. "I can think on my feet very quickly and I'm very good at multitasking," said Bouissou, 48. With a chuckle, she added "Being a woman, I do want to beat the guys."
Founders Hall, which opened in 2003, is a nonprofit recreational center for people age 60 and up. It has more than 3,000 members from Ridgefield and surrounding communities.
If You Go: Battle of the Chefs, Sunday, June 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Founders Hall, 193 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Tickets are $125 to $500. Call 203-431-7000 or visit www.founders-hall.org.
Sandra Diamond Fox is a freelance writer in Connecticut and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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'The Voice' Coach Blake Shelton Pokes Fun at Taylor Swift at 2012 ACM Awards
We wonder if Taylor Swift went home and sang 'Mean' after this. The country cutie took home the night's biggest prize at the ACM Awards last night (April 1), but not without some good natured ribbing from host and 'The Voice' coach Blake Shelton.
The Entertainer of the Year winner didn't look very amused by Shelton and co-host Reba McEntire when they talked about Swift and her rumored romance with New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow — or her trademark surprised look upon hearing her name called every time she wins an award.
"Well, how about the rumor that Tim Tebow went on a date with Taylor Swift?" McEntire asked pointedly. The camera panned over to Swift, who looked simultaneously confused, annoyed and over it. Shelton, without missing a beat, retorted, "Now we know what he's been prayin' for." Apparently Swift didn't mind Shelton's comment, perhaps because it was somewhat flattering, as she giggled in her reaction shot.
Shelton then took aim at Swift's utter, visible shock at her victories. "I hear Taylor Swift's comin' out with a perfume," Shelton deadpanned. "It's called" — here, Shelton breaks into a silent look of surprise — "'I Can't Believe I Smell This Good!'"
Swift went back to looking irritated, but she did chuckle. Considering she didn't look mad at Justin Bieber for making her the brunt of his 'Punk'd' debut, she should maybe lighten up a bit. Have a sense of humor, Tay — people usually tease people they like! To her credit, though, she did receive sad news that her date canceled earlier that day, so we're willing to cut her some slack!
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Reg Green of La Cañada Flintridge enjoys a brisk early morning hike, and that's what he was doing in the hills behind Descanso Gardens when he came upon an imposing figure standing motionless on the trail.
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"What a great idea this is," Green thought at the time, back in May. "This is really a way of bringing art to the people."
A few weeks later, Green hiked the same trail and discovered that a bad hombre had ambushed Clint.
"I saw a young man on his knees where the cutout had been," said Green. It was the artist, who was picking up the pieces of his vandalized creation.


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Demo Reel: Dead Space 3
What kind of horrors await Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 3? Check out this edition of Demo Reel to find out.There's plenty to like about Dead Space 3 based on what the Xbox 360 exclusive demo showed off. Tau Volantis is quite a unique locale for the franchise. Though there will likely be plenty of interior combat in darkened hallways, the overwhelming atmosphere of the frigid outdoors is not only a sight to behold, but presents some new opportunities for scares along the way. Now that Necromorphs can jump out of the deep snow, virtually every step you take could be your last.
That's not even considering the stunning vistas the game presents when Isaac is outdoors. Dead Space 3's demo had plenty of instances where you could really take in the environmental work of the game's artists. The rest of the graphics aren't too shabby either, as the balance between indoor/outdoor settings in the 25-35 minutes of gameplay showed plenty of detail and the same wonderfully eerie lighting techniques the franchise is known for.
The biggest new addition to Dead Space 3 (outside of co-operative play), is the weapon crafting system. We messed around the new work bench a bit during our time with the game, and though the options were limited, we can already see the potential of creating our own monster slaying devices. With the sequel due out in just a few weeks, we're definitely eager to get our hands of the full Dead Space 3 experience.
Check out the video of our playthrough below, and let us know if you're as excited for Dead Space 3 as we are.
Curious whether or not an upcoming game is going to be worth playing? Let us help you out. Arcade Sushi TV's Demo Reel provides you with a closer look at new releases as we play the game's demo so you can have a better idea of what you're in store for when the game finally arrives. Be sure to subscribe to our channel!


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While we spend a lot of time at StreetAuthority researching large, well-established companies, the most robust growth opportunities are often being pursued by young and unknown companies.
From health care to energy to retail, new businesses emerge each year, with each hoping to eventually become an industry dominator. These firms have also historically produced the bulk of new jobs in the United States, offsetting the downsizing and offshoring moves by larger companies.
Trouble is, a lot of the best small companies are still private, and there's no way to invest in them -- unless you take a stake in a business development company (BDC).
Indeed, BDCs are among our favorite investments, and we've been tracking the industry's key players as they've gone on to deliver stellar shareholder gains. Even in the face of rising interest rates, which have diminished the appeal of yield plays like these, they've still largely kept pace with the S&P 500 this year.
What is most remarkable about these BDCs are their still-robust dividend yields, despite solid share piece gains in the past few years. (Note that American Capital (ACAS) will shift from buybacks to dividends once shares move above book value, and though Capital Southwest (CSWC) eschews a fixed dividend, it did pay out more than $5 a share in dividends in 2012, on an ad hoc basis.)
Frankly, with this group gaining 54% since the start of 2012, investors should not be focusing on further upside from here. Indeed, rising interest rates might keep these income-oriented investments from moving much higher in coming quarters.
But those yields remain at impressive levels, and explain why you need to stay focused on this group. To be sure, rising rates have a pair of offsetting implications for them. On the one hand, it raises their cost of capital, as they are no longer able to borrow at rock-bottom rates and lend at very wide spreads.
On the flip side, rising rates will likely come from a steadily strengthening U.S. economy, which reduces the default risk among portfolio holdings, and also stirs greater business activity, opening the door for a fresh round of investment opportunities for these BDCs.
Simply focusing on the BDCs with the strongest yields isn't always the right way to approach this group. The fact that KCAP Financial (KCAP), Fifth Street Finance (FSC), Medley Financial (MCC) and BlackRock Kelso (BKCC) sport yields above 10% means that investors suspect that the dividend either may get reduced, or at least not grow very much.
The key is to focus on BDCs that appear positioned for solid dividend growth. These firms continually raise fresh capital by selling fresh stock, and if they don't redeploy the proceeds in a way that boosts profits -- on a per-share basis -- then they are not really growth vehicles.
Though many of these BDCs are expected to boost profits at a double-digit pace, a rising share count means that only four of them will do so -- on a per-share basis. It's notable that only KCAP Financial sports a double-digit yield and is expected to boost earnings per share (EPS) at a double-digit pace in 2014 (which is a good predictor for dividend growth as well).
Investing in BDCs also requires a fair bit of qualitative analysis to identify firms with the strongest management teams. In this instance, I'll defer to my colleague Andy Obermueller, editor of our Game-Changing Stocks advisory, who is StreetAuthority's resident expert in this niche. Andy recommends three BDCs, including:
- Main Street Capital (MAIN): "The company gets its edge by focusing on simple, traditional businesses that generate strong cash flows -- not risky high-tech startups."
- Triangle Capital (TCAP): Triangle "looks for opportunities with businesses that have experienced management teams, a strong competitive position, a varied customer base (to better weather economic downturns) and significant invested capital."
- Fifth Street Finance (FSC): This BDC "sets itself apart by investing smaller sums in mostly small and mid-size companies. This strategy can be riskier than investing in a bigger company with room for growth, but the reward is greater."
Risks to Consider: As these BDCs grow, they are starting to step on one another's toes in terms of investment opportunities, and that rising competition may hinder returns as they must pay higher deal prices.
Action To Take --> These BDCs are no longer a well-kept secret, as they were a few years ago. But their still-impressive yields stand out in a world where most fixed-income opportunities offer relatively low yields.
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So one last watermelon recipe, simply blend with a little plain yogurt and enjoy, so simple, sweet and healthy.
We had friends over for dinner, I made Chinese broccoli (recipe on my archives), Asian style asparagus (also archived) with mashed spuds with cilantro and fresh market rotisserie chicken, it went down very well. For dessert we had key lime meringue lovely, if you have a fresh market near by its on special he he!


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This was the scene at 4PM at PNC Park today on this beautiful Friday.
Think there was batting practice? Obviously not. But how brave is that dude that crosses the street half way through in his work clothes. Really.
I left at 5PM and didn't even attempt to enter the stadium to get baseballs. Nick Pelescak also left, and only Zac Weiss had the determination to go gut out a non-bp day, but he is sticking to his goal of snagging 128 balls this year. The rain out hurts my newest goal of snagging 413 balls in 2011 (which would be my second best single season mark). Also suffering is Nick's goal to remain in 3rd place on mygameballs.
Everything has gone wrong this year at PNC Park. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there is no batting practice tomorrow. I will be taking the rest of the homestand off.
I may make one appearance on Tuesday, as Zack Hample will be in town, and the PNC Park single game record of 16 will be on the line.
As for the game, I saw that Joel Hanrahan blew an 8-8 game by giving up 3 runs in the ninth. If we have to lose, at least its the anti-ballhawk Joel Hanrahan getting the loss. Pack your bags bum, your season has been in steady decline, and take your disciple Chris Reslop, I mean Resop, with you.


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Chance Warmack had the leverage to hold out for the removal of offset language from his contract. But he decided that it was time to get to work.
Warmack, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, has agreed to terms with the Titans. He's the last 2013 draft pick to sign.
Per Schefter, Warmack blinked on the issue of offset language. Thus, if he's cut at any point in the next four years, the Titans will get a dollar-for-dollar offset based on anything he earns elsewhere.
Either way, Warmack will make $12.16 million over the next four years, with a $5 million check being cut at the time of signing.


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Wabash students will present creative work and research for the ninth year Jan. 30, 2009, as part of the Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work.
Each year students make oral presentations, performances, poster exhibitions, and exhibits. This year's celebration will take place from 1-4 p.m., Jan. 30. Continuing this tradition, the Undergraduate Research Celebration Committee urges students to share their original, intellectual work with the community. The deadline to for student registration has been extended to Dec. 15.
To present your scholarship to the community, you must have a faculty or staff sponsor and you must complete the Celebration application form. You may present your original work as a poster, a talk, an exhibit, a reading, a brief performance, a summary of a performance, or in another unique format. You also may present collaborative work that involved more than one student. As part of the application you will need to write a 200 to 300 word abstract that describes your work. This abstract will be published in the journal distributed at the Celebration.
Submission Information and Guidelines (Celebration information also accessible at: http://www.wabash.edu/ugresearch/research_celebration.htm.
Important Due Date: All students who plan to present their work at the Celebration should return the submission application form to Professor Chad Westphal (email@example.com) by Monday December 15, 2008.


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Seedorf pleased with Milan patience after draw
Clarence Seedorf was pleased with the patience his Milan side showed in the second half of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Torino.
Seedorf was unable to make it three league wins from three as Milan manager at San Siro on Saturday, although his side did gain a point thanks to Adil Rami's first goal for the club.
His second-half strike cancelled out Ciro Immobile's opener with Milan looking as though they would build on the leveller and continue Seedorf's 100 per cent Serie A record.
However, Giampiero Ventura's men stood firm for a draw, with Seedorf stating his pleasure at Milan's improved showing after the break.
"I did say beforehand Giampiero Ventura's teams are very well-organised and we saw that again tonight," he told Sky Sport Italia.
"As for my team, we had a little more patience in the second half to spread the play and that made the difference.
"In the first half Torino were still a little deep, so (Keisuke) Honda tried to break through, but you have to spread the play to stretch out opposition defences.
"It requires patience and my players had more of that after the break, forcing the opponents to move out of position."
Milan remain ninth in Serie A after the draw and face third-placed Napoli in the league on Saturday.


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One year after the earthquake, WFP is helping Haitians move beyond the disaster and start building a future free from hunger. Our food assistance provides meals for children in school, shields babies and mothers from malnutrition, helps economic recovery and supports small farmers.
ROME -- One year ago Haiti was devastated by its biggest earthquake in two centuries. The humanitarian community launched a massive relief operation to meet the immediate needs of the people left homeless and hungry. Our role was to deliver urgently needed food aid to the quake survivors. See photo gallery
As the country started to rebuild, the focus of operations in Haiti shifted from short-term needs to the long term challenge. Now, 12 months on, WFP's goal is to help Haiti get to the point where it can feed itself and become more resilient to natural disasters. See photo gallery
This is no easy task and requires progress in a wide range of areas. But food assistance has a key role to play. Here are four Haitians who are receiving WFP support as they help their country move towards food security.
8-year-old school girl
Marie Anika can only hope to achieve her dream of working in a bank if she studies hard in school. If she succeeds, she will earn more in later life, be less susceptible to hunger and help the Haitian economy develop. WFP school meals are keeping her in school and helping her focus on her studies.
Meet Marie
Would-be beautician
Cassandre is part of a team that is clearing quake rubble from roads and drainage channels. By doing so she is helping repair the infrastructure which is essential for the Haitian economy to develop. As she works for her community, she is receiving food rations from WFP to support her family.
Meet Cassandre
Nursing mother
Farah naturally wants her two baby daughters to grow up strong, physically and mentally. If they do, they will be able to support themselves and their families when they are older and their children are less likely to be hungry. WFP is providing Farah with nutritious food for her children.
Meet Farah
Dairy farmer
Jean Claude has only 10 cows. In order to be financially secure and to increase production, he needs a reliable market for his milk. Now, thanks to a pilot project run by WFP, he has that. He delivers his milk to a cooperative, which then sells it to WFP to give to children in schools.
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In this semi-submarine you can see the sharks, turtles, stingrays and many more fish in their underwater environment and you can do all this without getting wet.
The Sea Lion Encounter program is the ideal way to get to know our "flippered" friends up close and personal! A hands-on program has been designed to be both educational as well as fun.
The Curaçao Sea Aquarium is very active in research projects that involve the oceans and coral reef ecosystems. The Sea Aquarium has the facilities, labs, and water system to conduct marine-related research. There is also a research submersible and a thriving coral reef all on the same premesis.
The Curaçao Sea Aquarium furthermore facilitates and completely coordinates your child's birthday party. Your child and his/her friends can look forward to having a fun, festive, adventurous and educational morning or afternoon at the Curaçao Sea Aquarium.
Download the park map to see where all activities take place. A printed handout is also available at the Sea Aquarium.


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RFID Testing
MET Labs is the innovation leader in RFID testing to ensure safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and tag and reader interoperability, working on cutting-edge programs in transportation, tolling, and medical devices.
MET Labs conducts regulatory RFID product safety and EMC testing for the major world markets.
- EMC – FCC Rule Part 15 or 90
- Safety – UL 60950 for Tag Interrogators and NRTL Certification
- Safety – CSA 60950 and SCC Certification Body
- EMC testing in accordance to ETSI EN 301 489-1 and ETSI EN 301 489-3
- Radio testing in accordance to ETSI 300-220
- Safety testing in accordance to EN 60950
- Declaration of Conformity for CE marking requirements
MET Laboratories is now offering MET ISO-based RFID certification of RFID devices based on several ISO-developed RFID-based standards and corresponding test methods including conformance, and interoperability where applicable. RFID products such as proximity and vicinity cards, and passive and active RFID will benefit from this testing. Many vendors pursue this recognition to gain a competitive advantage.
MET Labs offers the following ISO RFID testing services. This scope will be extended over time.
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supply chain, other
Services and programs that MET provides for EPCglobal are as follows:
- Hardware Certification Program
- Performance Test Center Accreditation Program
- Software Certification Program
- Approved RFID Testing Center (ARTC) Program
- EPCIS Validation Portal (EPCIS VP)- a fast and simple way to visualize EPCIS events and correct errors.
EPCglobal Inc.™ Hardware Certification Program
MET Laboratories, Inc has partnered with EPCglobal Inc,™ a joint venture of EAN International and the Uniform Code Council, Inc. ® (UCC®), to develop and manage the EPCglobal Hardware Certification Program (HCP) and the Global Performance Test Center Accreditation Program.
For the HCP, MET Laboratories, is the official testing provider for the EPCglobal Hardware Certification program. MET Laboratories is testing readers and tags for interoperability and conformance to the EPCglobal Generation 2 protocol specification.
Review the Test Mode Requirements for EPC Class-1 Generation-2 UHF RFID Interrogators.
Review the Test Mode Requirements for EPC Class-1 Generation-2 UHF RFID IC's and Tags.
Based on the user input, EPCglobal and MET have recently updated the program to provide vendors with more testing capabilities. The key components of the program is the annual subscription, the new competitive prices and additional discounts.
The annual subscription allows vendors to keep certifications current (end-users will appreciate it). Therefore, this will offer a significant competitive advantage. As part of this program, the vendor may:
- Re-certify new versions of their products
- Certify multiple products from the same company
- Certify combination of new versions or products
- Certify product for newer version of EPCglobal Specification
This flexibility will allow vendors to keep their certification current. The key features of the new pricing models are lower prices, and additional discounts. The discounts provide incentives for vendors wishing to submit hardware device for testing. This especially applies for reader vendors who implemented several software standards and also wish to be certified for Gen2 compliance.
For pricing information, please contact us.
Global Performance Test Center Accreditation Program
This is a program through which qualified facilities can be assessed and approved for RFID performance testing. MET performs the facilities assessment. Workgroups have been formed to develop the specific criteria for this program.
MET has completed facility assessments of over 10 testing centers. The sites, in Europe, Asia, South America, and in the United States have been accredited as sites using a standard set of performance test profiles to simulate real-world conditions in testing the readability of end-user products tagged with EPC certified tags.
EPCglobal Inc. Software Certification Program
MET Laboratories has been selected by EPCglobal to manage and perform certification testing of third party software that incorporates EPCglobal ratified standards. The software certification program is offered exclusively by MET. The certification testing is conduced remotely, using the internet. It is available 24/7.
MET Labs offers certification testing for the following EPCglobal software standards:
- Reader Protocol (RP)
- Application Level Event (ALE)*
- Electronic Pedigree (ePedigree)
- EPC Information Service (EPCIS)
- Reader Management (RM)
- Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP)
* Application Level Events (ALE 1.1) is an EPCglobal ratified software standard for filtering and collecting Electronic Product Code ™ data from a variety of sources. Details may be found at EPCglobal standard site. MET Laboratories, Inc. conducts the conformance testing for vendor's ALE 1.1 products. For additional information about the conformance testing, please see ALE 1.1Conformance Testing Notes.
Approved RFID Testing Center (ARTC) Program
The ARTC program provides the opportunity for regional test centers to offer a broad range of testing and certification services based on EPCglobal and DASH7 RFID standards. This program is endorsed by EPCglobal and DASH7 Alliance.
On October 9th, 2007 at the EPCglobal Joint Action Group Meeting in Hong Kong, MET Laboratories was pleased to present the first group of accredited ARTCs. These labs are:
- Article Numbering Center of China (ANCC), GS1 China, located in Beijing, P.R. China
- Telecommunication Metrology Center of MII, located in Beijing, P.R. China
- Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) located in Chutung, Taiwan, ROC
Interested in becoming an ARTC?
EPCIS Validation Portal
MET Labs has designed, implemented and operates a EPICS Validation Portal. It is useful for user companies that implement RFID to validate that their data (such as EPCC keys, EPCSI events and Core Business Vocabulary) are correctly captured and stored. Once validated, that data a can be exchanged with other companies with no issues.
Learn more about this valuable tool.
MET Labs is the leader in RFID blocking testing for anti-theft products featured on QVC and other home shopping networks
Some credit cards and passports are now enabled with a RFID chip (13.56 MHz) that stores information which can be retrieved by a RFID reader. The RFID enabled credit card or passport does not need to be swiped using conventional methods, and can be read by a RFID reader from only several inches away. In 2008, passport cards were issued with UHF RFID chips that operated in the 900 MHz range, and could be read from several feet away. There has been an ever increasing concern by privacy advocates that illegal RFID readers can be used to secretly obtain information by scanning for nearby RFID enabled credit cards and passports. The scanning can be performed at a distance even if the credit card or passport is concealed. Some companies have designed special sleeves and wallets that claim to protect sensitive information from being stolen. MET Laboratories, a leading independent test lab, can test and verify that these sleeves and wallets actually work by using test equipment that resembles readers that hackers may have at their disposal.
Steps to RFID Blocking Testing:
- We use a 13.56 MHz RFID transmitter for testing
- The transmitter is used to successfully read a RFID enabled credit card on a stand-alone basis
- Place the credit card inside a wallet or sleeve and try to read it. Reads should be unsuccessful if the wallet or sleeve shields the credit card
MET can test wallets, sleeves, clothes and other RFID blocking products to:
- Frequencies from 13mHz to 900 mHz
- IEEE 299 for shielding effectiveness
Medical device manufacturers can participate by submitting their medical products to MET for RFID testing.
MET Labs will protect anonymity of the test vendors and confidentiality of the test results. MET Labs will only share test data with FDA and AIMglobal pertaining to the validity of a finalized test protocol.
- Manufacturer associated engineer(s) needs to be present during testing and provide setup and operating instructions. The support will include diagnosing the issue, assessing the criticality of the problem (impact on the device) and confirming validity of test results. MET will help with determining the cause of the issues and will provide advice on how to mitigate the problem.
- The RFID testing will take 1 week to complete for each submitted device.
Test Locations:
1. Baltimore, MD
2. Santa Clara, CA