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I know you're all disappointed. And here in the newsroom, we're taking it harder than anyone.
According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world was supposed to end Friday. The news always slows down around the holidays, so we at Times Community News South were counting on that story for our weekend coverage. We had the layout all prepared, the bylines assigned and instructions given to our photo desk: Just aim the camera at the sky and you're bound to capture something.
Of course, we always do our best to scout out neighborhood stories rather than "localize" national ones. But since the apocalypse would impact Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and all the other cities in our coverage area, we planned to at least squeeze the story at the bottom of A1.
And now, the 21st has passed and the world as we know it still exists. So we have no choice but to keep putting out content as we always have.
That doesn't mean, though, that we can't shake things up a little. And there's no better time to do it than the start of the new year. Let's begin, then, in the Daily Pilot's Life & Arts section, where we'll implement some eclectic new features after Jan. 1.
Before I go into those, I should mention a change that we've already had in TCN South's arts coverage: We have a new full-time features reporter. Rhea Mahbubani, a native of India who earned a master's degree in journalism from New York University and has interned for the New York Times and other publications, joined us a few weeks back and has written some impressive stories already. We're proud to have her on staff and look forward to her future contributions.
Now, as to the new offerings: Starting the first week of January, the Daily Pilot will debut a section called Spotlight on the second page of B section. Four regular features will rotate in this space, each one showcasing a different aspect of the arts and cultural world.
First in the rotation will be this column, City Lights, which has been a weekly feature for several years in Times Community News. I'm willing to run it every fourth week because I'm a modest person by nature, so I hope that reading my warm, witty, incisive, candid, galvanizing, profound, destined-for-a-Pulitzer-Prize commentary once a month will be enough.
Second will be an interview feature titled Checking In With..., which shines a light on people who work behind the scenes to make the art community run. In this space, you may meet costumers, directors, venue owners, festival organizers and many others. And if you know of anyone who deserves a profile, by all means let us know.
Third will be Talking Shop, written by the excellent Alisha Gomez, who serves as city editor of the Coastline Pilot and contributes our weekly Trend Watch shopping column. In her new feature, Alisha will take a closer look at some of the unique and growing businesses in the Newport-Mesa area.
Finally, we'll debut The Latest, featuring reviews of books, films, CDs and other works by artists who live within our coverage area. If you're an artist or publisher who would like to submit a piece for consideration, please send it to Life & Arts, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Just keep in mind that it's a review section, not a PR spot, so you'll run the risk of our honest opinion.
And on that note, we bid 2012 — if not all of existence — goodbye. Thanks to all the readers who have supported us and offered feedback over the last 12 months, and we hope to hear from you again next year.
MICHAEL MILLER is the features editor for Times Community News in Orange County. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (714) 966-4617.


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A fight for the soul of South Africa's ruling party is under way in Durban at an African National Congress (ANC) policy conference that could decide who rules the party and how it is run for the remaining two years of this presidential term.
At stake at the ANC's National General Council are not just a handful of political careers, but the party's commitment to democracy, property rights, a free market economic system, and transparency.
ANC dissidents aren't likely to remove South African President Jacob Zuma from the top spot. But given that the two ANC allies that worked the hardest to put Mr. Zuma into power in the 2008 election now appear at odds with him, the conference should foreshadow trouble for Zuma down the road.
The ANC won over 65 percent of the vote in the last general election with the help of the Congress of South African Trades Unions and the South African Communist Party, so the ANC's hold on power is not in imminent danger.
But Zuma's leadership over the ANC itself appears increasingly fragile.
On the left, Zuma faces challenges from a massive labor union conglomerate whose strikes last month nearly brought the nation to a halt.
And on his populist right, Zuma's authority is being challenged by the pugnacious Julius Malema, the controversial leader of the ANC's Youth League, who has repeatedly called for the ANC's older generation to step aside for the new generation.
"The issue of generational mix will not be avoided," Mr. Malema said in an interview with the Monitor. "We will make sure that this generational mix is done in all ANC structures." Malema also said he will push for South Africa to nationalize mines, a proposal that would likely scare off foreign investment, and confiscate white-owned farms.
Radical transformation?
"We are going to use the NGC [National General Council] as a launch event for this radical economic transformation," said Malema. "We need to translate our wealth from the minority to the majority unashamedly and without pleasing Britain, the imperialist."
South Africa hasn't been a British colony for 63 years. But anticolonialist rhetoric like Malema's is striking a chord here, as public-sector unions turn against a government they once supported and calls for nationalization are finding a large audience.
"It's going to be tough," says Adam Habib, the deputy vice chancellor of the University of Johannesburg and a political analyst. "But what the meeting will achieve is to make a compromise on certain issues, otherwise I can't see the congress agreeing on anything the ANC Youth League, Cosatu [Congress of South African Trades Unions], and SACP [the South African Communist Party] would raise."
Malema could overstep his bounds, says Steven Friedman, a research associate at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) and visiting professor of politics at Rhodes University. Pushing for a change of leadership, he says, would almost certainly backfire on the Youth League.
"The platform is to make policy review," says Mr. Friedman. "There will be great opposition for the Youth League if ever they raised the subject [of leadership]. The Youth League will run into trouble."
But the issue of leadership will not be easily avoided, says Tiniyiko Maluleke, executive director for Research at the University of South Africa (Unisa).
"The issue of leadership is of interest not only to the ANC Youth League or Malema but to the alliance partners [including COSATU and the SACP]," says Professor Maluleke. "Any attempt to prevent it will be difficult."
Zuma hits
The conference is likely to be a raucous affair, with opportunities for Malema and other former allies of Zuma, such as Zwelinzima Vavi of COSATU, to vent against the president's failure to deliver on campaign promises.
In his opening speech at the National General Council, Zuma took a tough line with his critics. "We have no choice but to reintroduce discipline in the ANC," Mr. Zuma is reported to have told the 2000 ANC delegates at the meeting in Durban. "If we fail to do so, we would be weakening the very fiber and existence of the ANC."
Singling out the ANC Youth League, he added, "We have noted some regrettable incidents, particularly relating to the ANC Youth League conferences, which are unacceptable and need to be dealt with. It is clear that the time has come for the organization to act. We must take a decision that those who engage in such activities are in fact undermining the organization and its work."
In his Monitor interview, Malema says he wanted to press on with the Youth League's radical agenda for transforming the economy, and insisted that seizing land from white farmers is the right course of action.
The willing-seller willing-buyer method of transferring land from whites to blacks has failed, Malema says. He wants South Africa to emulate Zimbabwe, and force sales of white land at prices set by the government. "The farmer should take it or leave, but the bottom line is that the government should determine the price of land."
In a May interview with Britain's Daily Mail, Malema praised the land-grab policies of President Robert Mugabe, saying taking land from white farmers "was very good except the violent part of it.... We've got a majority in parliament to make legislation that will give us power to expropriate land with compensation," he said.

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A New Jersey man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, burglary and other charges in the beating of a young mother — captured by a nanny cam — in front of her 3-year-old daughter at their home in an upscale Garden State community late last month.
Shawn Custis, a 42-year-old with a long criminal history of burglaries, was ordered held Tuesday on $750,000 bail. He was arrested Friday in upper Manhattan by New York and New Jersey FBI agents, shortly after he was publicly identified as a suspect, a law enforcement official said.
Authorities say the victim and her daughter were watching cartoons on their couch in Millburn, N.J., mid-morning June 21, a baby boy asleep upstairs, when the suspect — alleged to be Custis — kicked in the dead-bolted door of their Cypress Street home.
The suspect beat the mother as the little girl watched, punching and kicking the woman at least 16 times before pushing her down the basement stairs, police said.
The assault was captured on a nanny cam. Footage from that camera shows the woman being tossed around and beaten as her daughter (seen as a blur in the video) looks on. The mother stays nearly silent during the end of the attack.
"She stayed quiet because she didn't want to upset the 3-year-old child who was witnessing the whole crime," said Millburn Police Captain Michael Palardy, who called the brutal assault "despicable."
The attacker appears to stop at one point to say something to the child. She was not hurt.
The suspect took off with jewelry and valuables, including the woman's wedding rings and her purse, police said.
The mother was taken to the hospital to be treated for a concussion and bruises to her face and body. She had several chipped teeth and received stitches near her mouth, police said. Her husband was at work in New York City at the time of the attack.
Authorities say Custis may have chosen the Cypress Street home because he believed it was empty; the shades were drawn and no car was in the driveway.


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I grew up in small town Montana performing in community theater productions with Grandstreet Theatre, Helena Theater Company and occasionally with the Carroll College theater department.
I got my Bachelor of the Arts in Theatre and English from Victoria University in sunny Wellington, New Zealand. I loved working in Welly, it was there I formed an idea of the kind of theater I wanted to make.
I completed three years of physical theater training with world class teachers and a powerful group of actors. Over the course of the training I developed as a mime, red-nose clown, mask maker and player.
While living in Istanbul I developed a series of masks for Fiziksel Tiyatro ve Komedi Okulu a physical theater school in the city.
I joined forces with my wife Ilgaz to form Galloping Hand LLC. We make theatre related workshops for kids in the Helena and East Helena Public Schools.


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Legislation to regulate drones in Connecticut never got off the ground this year, but the Program Review and Investigations Committee voted Thursday to devote one of its researchers to study the issue.
The committee devotes limited resources to researching a handful of topics each year to inform possible legislative action. Lawmakers picked unmanned aircraft as a topic for research ahead of a number of competing issues.
Sen. John Kissel, the bipartisan committee's Republican co-chairman, urged his colleagues to dedicate resources to studying drones. He explained some of the concerns that were raised at a public hearing on the issue this year.
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MWB wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:Alec Baldwin isn't being condemned because he is one of their own. Period.
What does that even mean?
His long term status as a prominent Democratic activist has bought him a lot more leeway than, say, Paula Deen, for example. It's the party of tolerance, so surely it was a momentary slip and not an indicator that he is actually a bigoted puke.
Just my opinion, of course.


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Chalupy [1] is city in Pomorskie in Poland.
Get in
Get around
The sea resort is not quite big, so you can easily walk on food or rent a bike. As it is situated on the Hel Peninsula its not easy to get lost.
the big, wide, clean beach on Baltic-side, the pine-woods in the sand-dunes outside of town... a trip to the residential areas of nearby Jastarnia.
Various Water-Sports (inexpensive) Sightseeing plane flights out of Wladyslawowo or Jastarnia.
mostly just modest outdoor cafes and fast-food. but there are 1 or 2 smaller restaurants in town, and some modern seafood restaurants just outside of town on the main road.
The night life is pretty much about the outdoor beergardens on the campgrounds, and sometimes there are big tents set up by beer sponsors in town and on the baltic-side beach.
There are a lot of campgrounds that start at the edge of town. they are on the bay side of the peninsula.
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Confusion was a science fiction fanzine published by Shelby Vick in Lynn Haven, Florida, U.S.A.
Confusion was first released in November of 1951 and in between that date and February of 1954, 16 issues were published. The zine then ceased publication for 51 years, returning in September of 2005 as an ezine with a slight variation on the name; it was now called confuSon, but still published by Shelby Vick.
During the first run of the fanzine Vick had contributions from writers such as Cal Beck, Greg Calkins, Rory Faulkner, Nan Gerding (The Chigger Patch of Fandom), JL Green, Dave Hammond, Lee Hoffman (Quandry), Vernon L. McCain (Wastebasket), Bob Shaw and Walt Willis (Slant).
Poetry was contributed by Greg Calkins, Isabelle Dinwiddle, Toby Duane, Paul Enevers, R.H. Orrey, Russell Watkins and Charles Wells (Fiendetta).
Art was contributed by Richard Bergeron (Warhoon), Dean Grennell, Bob McMillan, Orville W. Mosher, Naaman Peterson, Shelby Vick and Charles Wells.
Notable issues are #16 with a play by Bill Morse and Terry Wright and an article on numbered fandom by Bob Silverberg (Spaceship). Confusion was an ambitious fanzine and included details such the feature "Up Our Sleeve". in which a mandarin's sleeve can be pulled back to reveal such surprises as a multi-coloured and carefully folded fan in issue 1, and pop-up hands in issue 11.
Vick is probably best known for the subject of #12, which celebrated the success of Shelby Vick's campaign to bring Irish fanzine editor Walt Willis to the United States, and launched the Trans Atlantic Fan Fund, a tradition that exists to this day.


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Hello frustrated Profiler owner,
Colinbus is no more active. Some Profiler owners are probably now "ex-users" or are searching for hardware/software solutions not to throw this good (rather) mechanic to the trash can.
I was happy to get one of this milling machine from a generous owner but the soft was not portable to another PC.
After some regulations and analyses, I made a milling machine usable via a parallel interface with a free software on PC (TURBOCNC in MSDOS ).
I offered the whole system to the model making club of my municipality.
Obviously a parallel interface imposes constraints for evolution of the material supporting the software (PC) as well as in general evolutions.
I kept rehearsing the problem and arrived at a conclusion that a radical change was imperative:
- upgrade to an USB interface;
- replace the original card (from Colinbus)and its processor by a more evolutionary environment;
- driving under any operating system (Linux, MacOS, Windows) thanks to one independent software on the HOST
- use free softwares;
- ...
Look at the result : look at PROFILER REVIVAL.
Excuse the pretty poor quality of the video (the sequence was not selected for the festival) but you can see evolving with flexibility a 5mm diameter end mill in a depth of 4mm in MDF.
Activation of the spindle motor by M code orders as well as a possible system of cooling by 230V plugs (1380W by plug).
Let me know your interest known for the project :
- a PCB directly plugged on the PROFILER main board exists;
- Some upgrades for tool length measure are simple to implement. The model you see on the video is rustic seemingly but reliable and of optical type. Its setting-up out of the working surface was made possible by the replacement of the ridiculous original spindle motor by a more serious but more cumbersome machine which, of the fact, shifts the working space partially out of the table (the lost working space become almost useless).
For information, the upgrade is based on GRBL on an Arduino Uno.


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Pakistani authorities have arrested several members of the family of Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, including his father-in-law, Iftikhar Mian.
News reports in the US initially suggested a possible Colorado connection between Shahzad's wife, Huma Mian, and Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan national who pleaded guilty to a foiled New York subway attack. But attention in Pakistan has turned to a small, peaceful village on the outskirts of Peshawar where Mr. Shahzad grew up.
Residents in Mohib Banda, population 10,000, described Shahzad's family as well respected and middle class in interviews given to Pakistani media, while some suggest he has been framed.
"The entire family is highly educated and enlightened. The villagers don't believe that Shahzad could act in such a manner," Kifayatullah Khan, a lawyer, told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper.
Part of this disbelief may stem from Shahzad's privileged background as the son of a retired Pakistan Air Force air vice marshal.
A senior Air Force officer told the Monitor that Shahzad's father, Baharul Haq, is "worried and depressed" and has left his home in a posh area of Peshawar to avoid the media. "If his son has done something wrong, it is nothing to do with the PAF [Pakistan Air Force]. We have no concerns with that boy – he is a civilian and a US citizen."
Meanwhile, Shahzad's wife, Huma Mian, and their two young children are believed to be currently in Pakistan. Fox News reported Tuesday that Mian has relatives listed at several addresses in Aurora, Colo. – the same town Afghan national Najibullah Zazi and relatives lived in between January 2009 and July 31, 2009. Attorney General Eric Holder told a press conference: "I don't have any basis to believe at least at this point that there's any connection between the two."
Huma Mian's father detained
The Dawn newspaper reports that Shahzad's father-in-law, Iftikhar Mian, was picked up by Pakistan intelligence agents in Karachi Wednesday. US and Pakistani media report that Shahzad moved his family to Karachi in 2009.
On Oct. 20, 2008, he reported to US authorities his marriage to a woman he identified as Huma Asif Mian, an American citizen.
Colorado University officials confirm that Huma Asif Mian attended the university in Boulder from 2000 to 2004 and graduated with a degree in accounting. But she appears to have left Colorado in 2005.
Her profile on orkut.com shows photos of her husband and one child (reports say they have a son and daughter) in a pink bunny outfit. Under the picture of her husband, she writes "what can I say ... he's my everything."
Mian wrote that her passions are "fashion, shoes, bags, SHOPPING!! AND of course Faisal."
Pakistani media report that Shahzad got his US citizenship by marrying Mian, and that, while her father got his master's degree at the Colorado School of Mines in 1980, the family has roots in Mardan, a city in northwest Pakistan.
In 1998, Shahzad got a student visa in the US and later attended the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where he received a B.A. in computer science and engineering. In April 2002, he was granted an H1-B visa for skilled workers and three years later earned an MBA at the University of Bridgeport.
It's not clear when or where Shahzad met his wife, but US authorities don't consider her a suspect.
Backlash for Pakistanis?
Shahzad's leap from a quiet suburban existence in Connecticut, where he held a good job with a financial marketing company, to high-profile terror suspect, has worried many ordinary Pakistanis, who now fear a US backlash.
"They are going to come down on us with a ton of bricks now," says Gul Bukhari, a freelance writer in Lahore who occasionally travels to the United States to visit family. Pakistanis are often subjected to greater scrutiny while traveling to the United States and many face problems obtaining visas. Many feel that US scrutiny is set to increase.
Others suggest the Mr. Shahzad may have been "framed" by the United States so that it can exert more power over Pakistan. "It all seems too easy. Why would Shahzad leave without completing the job?" asked Shazaib Hassan, a small-business owner in Lahore.
But Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Wednesday that no links have yet been established between Shahzad and any terror groups, adding he will investigate whether the plot is in fact a "conspiracy" against Pakistan.
- Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills?
- Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb suspect, made now-familiar trek to Pakistan
- Pakistan news coverage


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It's Product Review Friday! Today, we're gonna do some winding up before we pitch. That is we wind up our first installment of products from SexToy.com. today. We also conclude the Elbow Grease reviews that we started back in February. See them HERE.
Today's Review Crew Members: Mick & Chuck and Ken & Denise.
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Mick & Chuck
Mick: "We have two great fun toys to tell you about. There's a Ball Stretcher and a Cock Strap."
Chuck: "You can use these together or separately. But we want to talk about them one at a time."
Mick: "First up let's take a look at this fine Pyramid Studded Cock Strap. It's the perfect cock and ball accessory and it's functional too. Cockrings or, in this case, a strap are the first line of defense for erections. I think if more men knew about and used one of these devices there'd be less need for ED meds, like Viagra."
Chuck: "Mick and I have a big collection of rings and straps between us. We both love the way they strengthen our erections. I'm partial to the strap kind of device, like this Pyramid Studded Cock Strap. It's easily adjusted for whatever kind of look I'm going for. Say I want a nice hard cock to pound some hot ass. I simply tighten the strap till it's snug. But if I want to use it as jewelry to dress up my junk like for walkin around a sex club or a play party; well there's nothing better than a studded cock strap. It beautifully frames your cock and balls. It has three snaps so it adjusts from 1.75 to 3 inches in diameter."
Mick: "The black leather and studs are hot! Ya know, I'm seeing more and more younger guys using a strap like the Pyramid Studded Cock Strap on their wrist these days. Is it a fashion statement, or is it just that they want to be prepared for the unexpected hookup that could occur at any time?"
Chuck: "Either way, the Pyramid Studded Cock Strap is great. One thing you should know, however, is that ya gotta keep the strap clean if you want it to look its best and last. Wipe it down with a cloth dampened with warm soapy water and let it dry fully. Oil based lubes will take a toll on the leather if not cared for properly."
Mick: "Good point!
Now let's move on to the Parachute Ball Stretcher. Chuck has a set of beautiful low hanging balls. I dig this look a lot. I, on the other hand, was not so blessed. But that doesn't mean I can't have what I admire. All I have to do is work on it and they will be mine."
Chuck: "That's where the Parachute Ball Stretcher comes in. Ya strap the black leather parachute thingy on to your ball sack snug up against your cock. This allows the chains suspended from it to hang free. And this is where things get interesting. With the Parachute Ball Stretcher in place, you can add weights to it; ya know for stretching your nut sack. No weights come with this package, but it's not too difficult to find even makeshift weights around the house; and then there's always the hardware store. There's a O-ring on the end of the chains that make attaching the weights a snap."
Mick: "If you've never tried ball stretching you're in for a treat. It is very erotic and it actually works to add some length to how your jewels hang. I get off on this thing big time. The leather parachute is comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. My only caution to you is that you start out slow. Don't go piling on the weights till you know what you're doing."
Full Review HERE
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Ken & Denise
Denise: "Finding just the right lube for anal can be a challenge. We've tried several; some work better than others. But for my money, (Actually, the review sample we got was free, but you get the idea.) ELBOW GREASE Original is the best. It's thick and creamy and it lasts and lasts. It's the most long lasting lube we've tried."
Ken: "Curiously enough, we'd never tried ELBOW GREASE Original before, because we had never heard of it before. We were talking to some gay friends about this very thing and they couldn't believe their ears. 'You've never hear of Elbow Grease? That's impossible. It's been around for like fucking ever.'"
Denise: "Who Knew? I think it's a gay thing!"
Ken: "Yeah, maybe that's it. Anyhow, ELBOW GREASE Original really stands up to whatever you throw its way. A small amount is all we really needed for some big time ass play. Denise loves her toys!"
Denise: "You have to remember that ELBOW GREASE Original is an oil-based lube and it's not for use with latex condoms. But if you and your playmate don't have to worry about stuff like that, then have yourself a ball…or two."
Ken: "This shit is great for those marathon jerkoff sessions us men really love. Well, I do anyhow. Listen, if it can stand up to intense ass play, you know for certain that it will serve you and your palm very well.
Speaking of the hot set up for pullin your pud, try yourself some ELBOW GREASE Hot Light. It's kinda like the original formula, but it has menthol that heats things up pretty nice. Ya rub it in and in a matter of moments things are warming up in more ways than one. It's the kind of warmth that you'd experience if you were rubbing skin on skin without any lube. It's a real treat."
Denise: "I really got off on this stuff too when I played with myself one afternoon. The warming sensation is not in anyway over the top; as I feared it might be. It's warm, not burny. I have pretty sensitive skin, so at first I was a little leery of using it internally. But there were no adverse effects, I'm happy to report."
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Curious about what you might do with a career in education, and what skills you'll gain from each major in education? This page offers many resources to support your exploration and job search.
Choice of major
Majors in education: You can find a current listing of all majors offered by the University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services here.
Should I major in the field I'd like to teach? If you are certain that you want to teach after graduating from college, it probably makes the most sense to major in education since completing one of those major/degree programs will allow you to apply for your teaching license. In addition to completing your education major, you will complete a subject area major. You will also need to decide the level you'd like to teach – early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary level and/or special education.
What if I have not majored in education? You have a few different options to explore. One option would be to pursue a Master's degree in teaching. Many of these programs are 1-2 years long and are designed to teach you how to teach. Another option would be to explore teaching fellowship programs which are generally competitive 1-2 year long programs through which you will teach in under-resourced schools and earn your teaching license. There are often options to pursue graduate degrees through such fellowship programs. You can also explore teaching at a private or independent school, which may not require you to hold a teaching license.
Preparing for a Career in Education
Want a teaching job, but aren't sure where to start? Download our Educator Resource Handbook for resume and cover letter samples, websites to help you search, links for information on obtaining licensure, and more.
You might also consider these teaching fellowships resources.
Education Job Search Links
School and School District Locators
Find information about individual K-12 schools or school districts in the United States at the following resources (including public, private and boarding schools).
- American School Directory
- Boarding School Review
- High Schools.com
- National Public School District Locator
- Private School Review
- Public School Review
- Vermont Schools on the Web
Government Educational Agencies
The following web sites include state and federal Departments of Education and information on teacher certification across states.
- Educational Resources Organizations Directory
- United States Department of Education
- Vermont Department of Education
- Massachusetts Department of Education
Education Web pages Including Employment Listings
These web sites include K-12 education job search databases and other resources for teachers.
- K-12 Academics
- K-12 Jobs
- Nation Job
- National Education Association
- SchoolSpring
- Southern Teachers
- Teach for America
- Teachers - Teachers.com
- Teaching Certification
- The Academic Employment Network
- The American Association for Employment in Education
Independent/Private Schools
Learn more about independent and private schools in the United States and beyond by visiting some of these web sites.
- Carney, Sandoe, and Associates
- National Association of Independent Schools
- The Association of Boarding Schools
- The Education Group
Teaching Internationally
The web sites listed here offer more information about teaching abroad, including job listings and other important resources.
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- GoAbroad.com
- International School Services
- Teachers Latin America
- The Association of American Schools in South America
- The European Council of International Schools
- The International Educator
- Transitions Abroad
- U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Dependents Schools
- U.S. Dept. of State Overseas Schools
- U.S. Peace Corps
- University of Northern Iowa - Overseas Placement Service
General Job Search Sites
Additional resources to aid in your teaching job search.
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Building an Effective Team
Faced with increasingly and fiercely competitive market conditions, organizations are striving to find the most effective operational tools.
In the past decade, many companies have come to realize how crucial the implementation of self-managed work teams is to their bottom lines. Significant evidence exists that the utilization of teams improves the productivity of human resources and, thus, the way a company conducts business. Quite simply, self-managed work teams have been proven to work. With this awareness has come increasing demand for knowledge on how to form, maintain and manage the kind of cross-functional teams that succeed.
The purpose of this discussion is to reveal how your organization can establish the conditions for successful team behavior and results. This discussion provides a six step process that reveals how to best get a team started, define team goals, select the best candidates for team membership, establish the role of a team leader, secure the resources a team needs to succeed, and to measure and reward success.
For further information, see Becoming a Manager of High Performance Work Teams.
Here are some results you can expect from high-performance teams:
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The steps for setting up conditions for team success are:
The following example, using a bicycle manufacturing company, will demonstrate all six steps.
A bicycle manufacturer wants to reduce the number of defects in a specific line of bikes. For this example, let's suppose they chose a mountain bike in the mid-price range because of its high sales volume and the cost of returns and repairs. Although the bike is selling very well, the retailers are complaining about the demand for repairs on the bike, and the service department has noted substantial revenue loss due to returns after a few months of use.
Here are the steps the owner, department leader or team leader can take to utilize a team approach on this project.
Step One:
Determine the improvements you want to see and state them in measurable terms.
Utilizing teams means you will be able to easily identify when goals are met. For the mountain bike firm, the team leader decides that the goal is to have zero defects. This will be measured by no returns or repairs due to problems generated by defects in the bike. Returns and repairs will only be generated by customer misuse or other customer-related issues.
The team leader should gather the return figures and the repair costs for the time prior to the team-improvement effort. The team leader now has a measurable goal to introduce to the team, as well as data prior to implementing team improvement with which to measure results.
Now it's your turn. What problem, company goal or new innovative idea do you want to achieve through a team effort?
List your ideas below:
How will you measure your team's success? What current data do you have that can be measured against following team-implemented changes?
State the goal for your team in measurable
behavioral terms:
Step Two:
Decide who needs to be involved or represented in order to achieve the highest team synergy.
The general rule is that you want someone from every department that touches the product to be on the team. This includes production, sales, and after-sales staff. Teams must be small enough in number for efficient work and decision-making. An appropriate range is between 3 and 9, with the ideal number being 5.
The team leader needs to get buy-in from other department heads in order to pull someone from their departments to participate on the team. Be prepared to face resistance and to prove what's in it for other department heads to give up their valuable resources for the period of time needed for them to be an integral part of the team.
In our example, the mountain bike zero defect team leader recruited someone from design, engineering, the assembly floor, marketing, sales and after-purchase service. The cross-functional team represents every department that influences the making, sale and maintenance of the bike. More importantly, this team represents who will be impacted by changes to the bike. Remember, those impacted by change should be a part of the change process.
Another consideration in team make-up is the skill levels of those you are recruiting. A bicycle engineer may be very good at diagnosing engineering glitches but not so great at communicating them to a team and working with others to fix them. You want to recruit team members with the following skills:
Step Three:
The first thing the team leader will do is ensure that the team has a concrete set of measurable goals. This step is done collaboratively with the team using five goal-setting criteria.
The criteria can be easily remembered using the acronym SMART:
The zero defects mountain bike team is now ready to achieve its goal.
Step Four:
Provide time and space along with overall direction and vision then let the team go to work.
This means that once goals are set and the vision is clear (zero defects for one year after change implementation), the team leader needs to let the team do what it does best.
What is the role of the team leader? The team leader should:
The team leader also needs to work as team advocate as we will see in the following step.
Step Five:
Provide resources along the way in the form of information, tools and financial investment.
Here is how the zero defects team leader accomplished this step:
The zero defects team identified that the parts defects in the derailers and forks were the source of 90 percent of the mountain bike's returns and repairs. They decided to change the vendor that supplied the bike's derailers and forks to improve quality. When they attempted to challenge the parts manager's decision to stay with the current vendor, they met a force stronger than what they alone could tackle.
The team leader intervened and convinced the parts manager to change vendors using two incentives:
The team itself did not have the power or influence to convince the parts manager to cooperate. They needed these resources from the team leader.
Remember, never give a team a goal without also giving them the power and resources to reach it.
Step Six:
Measure results and reward success.
After the team's ideas and suggestions are put into action, they, with help from the team leader, begin to measure their results. In our mountain bike zero defects example, now is the time to use the data collected from returns and repairs on this specific bike to compare pre-change data to post-change data.
Remember that the goal was to have no returns or repairs due to bike defects for one year after change implementation. This means that the team must build good systems for retailers, service and parts in order to keep track of returns and repairs. Once those measurement systems are in place, the team can evaluate its progress. The team should decide upon rewards, but many times these rewards entail a percentage of the savings from the team's innovation or idea for one year divided among the team members. This not only incentives others to participate in teams, it also proves the company's commitment to rewarding innovative behavior. Other rewards include pizza parties or reward ideas generated by the team itself.
At this point, the team formally dissolves, and its members return to their departments. They continue to meet periodically to measure results and celebrate success. When implementing a cross-functional team in your own company, remember that they are only successful when they have full and deliberate support from management and a strong team leader.
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III. Resources
G. M. Parker, "Team Players and Teamwork" (Jossey-Bass, 1990)
G. M. Parker, "Cross-Functional Teams: Working With Allies, Enemies and Other Strangers" (Jossey-Bass, 1998)
G. M. Parker, "25 Instruments for Team Building" (HRD Press, 1998)
C. A. Townsley, "Resolving Conflict in Work Teams" (CSWT Reports, 1999)
G. M. Parker and R. P. Kropp, "50 Activities for Self-Directed Teams" (HRD Press, 1994)
Web Sites
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Posted: Sun 21 Aug 2011, 08:59
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nooby, why on earth would you want to be able to run phone as user 'root'. I think you don't really understand what is meant by 'rooting' a phomne or tablet -it has nothing to do with the user called 'root' or being able to run the device as that user.
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Posted: Sun 21 Aug 2011, 13:00
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Why do them use that word then? Sure I am a poor reader of text but them do say that them root it. so what else could it mean?
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Posted: Sun 21 Aug 2011, 14:04
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Nooby, to "root" an Android phone or other device means to gain root priveleges. These are needed to install custom firmware. The device makers don't wan't you doing this. "Jailbreaking" is another term for gaining root priveleges. The hacking community comes up with a way to do this, and the manufacturers defeat it with firmware updates.
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Posted: Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:56
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FWIW there is a lot of truth (and untruth) in what is said throughout this thread.
The untruth
The PCs will fade away
The truth:
The PC (Personal Computer) will morph into Personal Computing (PC with a new meaning)
Yes, the OP is correct about thinking of how Puppy will look 5 years from now. Much of what we do today is aimed at current desktops in this forum's community
But, like the OP, I have been watching and helping others in moving to current technologies ONLY because I foresee a future where they won't need to change things over the next 3-5 years.
This does not mean that the technology I put them on will be around. No, it means that for the "use requirement" they have, the technology will serve them without change for that long/longer.
Example, 3 weeks ago, I had a senior member who is NOT savvy about computers wanting to make a purchase for PC so that he can "do Internet". Every relative he had suggested some kind of computer without ever looking at his lifestyle. I have spent my whole life in requirements planning and have been involved with systems for over 43 years (I started as a child).
My solution for him .... GoogleTV from Logitech for $99. Why,
He spends a lot of time watching TV, answering the tele, and his Grandson+Son got him an Android at the beginning of the year.
He loves the simple use of his Android for communicating with his Grandson who is off to college.
He is technology challenged
He likes Windows because he considers it easy to use (actually he is accustomed to that look)
He is adamant about refusing to carry anything around other than his phone.
He has a Google ID for gmail.
He has a 8 month old, modern, flat TV hanging on hs wall (almost 50 inches).
He already has a antique (4 years old) desktop that his nephew has transferred a lot of his albums (vinyl) into a folder shared by that Windows PC.
Not only has he been grateful, but I can't stop the telephone calls from him about another fearture he has found useful that he is doing from his armchair.
If you don't know what Logitech Revue is doing YOU had better look. A centralized entertainment focus that he controls from his Android or from the keyboard. This "ole guy" (like many of us) is thrilled as he feels this is something he can easily learn and make useful....from his armchair in the eves. He now has access to his PC, he has access to his data on the PC, he has access to his TV programming, he has access to his Photos and Music from the iIternet, he is thrilled that when he takes a picture now, he can instantly see it on the internet, and he just yesterday brought the companion camera so that he can have and do video calling with his grandkids. And, he didnt have to have technician to instruct him on that . Just my standing with him at setup.
When things get this easy to use productively and when you can do if from your personal device (Android in this case) you have just dealt a blow where less and less people will be sitting in front of desktops and laptops.
Oh, and remember my announcement months ago about IBM and vocal app development. Did anyone other than me understand that no keyboard was used?
This is NOT anti-desktop/laptop as it is about the changing landscape we are seeing in developed countries. I only wish that these changes could cascade to everyone worldwide as I fear, the divide is getting bigger and bigger.
Yep, the "PC" is changing in what it used to mean, to the new definition that "PC" is becoming!
The Paradigm from what we had for years on the desktop is changing to having constant access, services, and applications from a places we never dreamed of in the past. And the new vendors are making it so easy for users that its no wonder thar they are successful. They are moving us rapidly from keyboard-mouse to "gestures" with keyboard-mouse being secondary.
We are still talking PC (Intel/AMD/ARM/TI/Motoroa) in this thread. Its NOT any of those. Its the new meaning of PC.
If you want to start a new thread or a new area on this froum, it should be about gesture and voice technologies and advancements-expansion for those in front of some screened device. Now that the future!
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 03:29
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Whether it is called PC or whatever, whether PC survives for longer than expectected period of time, important thing is that most of the puppies being made are for x86 architecture which is quite old in the term of computer world.
I have seen some effort trying other CPUs here but no ARM so far.
So what I am suggesting is to build or to try ARM based Puppy.
We are being surrounded by ARM cpus daily and they will replace the classic intel x86 before we know it.
I do have old low powered x86 computer at home and a slightly more powerful ATOM processor in a netbook.
I couldn't bear to use the old low powered x86. Just tooooooo slow and many things are simply not possible.
I don't understand why some one would want those white elephants, I mean snails .
Please don't say old folks would use them. They worked hard all their life and the damn slow machine is all they get?
They, including a senor like me, deserve the fastest, most powerful computer currently available. They should enjoy the fruits of their life long labor.
Old computers are sold to Africa but it is an insult to the people. The blacks shouldn't take over white people's headache. It will only deepen the digital divide which is already serious.
When I use the internet, slow machine consum more time to get the same amount of information just because they are really under powered.
Old computers are just junks nothing more. That's why Lord Steve Jobs make McBook air mostly recyclable.(Yeah the guy is Lord now haha..)
The difference in function and power between PC and tablet would be blurred soon. It's just a matter of time.
That small iPad will become more powerful and will have more High Density resolusions. And then there are huge LCD, LED and 3D TVs.
These two will be great mates. You can connect them with HDMI or wireless connectors. Wired or wirelessed keyboard and or motion sensitive input device will be implemented to act like PC and do every thing what current PCs do.
Photoshop app, 3ds Max app may be Blender app and so on.
So the small size screen and the lack of input devices wouldn't stop tablets from taking over PCs.
Small is beautiful and people seem like the idea.
Compare 80s Motorola mobile phone with today's. smaller.
Compare the old CRT monitors with today's LCD monitors, again smaller.
Compare barely portable notebooks with McBook air.. smaller.
I don't mind x86 machines are bulky.
But I do mind the death of x86 and Puppylinux consequently.
Technically, I know nothing about x86 and ARM. so I scream to get some attention of people who may be able to come up with ARM Puppylinux.
Getting on ARM or other popular new mobile CPU is more imperative than experimenting on x86 64bit or other less illuminated CPUs.
Lets not talk about PC would survive or not.
Lets talk about how to make possible Puppy on ARM or other mobile CPU.
I am not saying x86 Puppy sould be stopped. I am saying considering Puppy on ARM is needed at least for some of US.
I am kind of tired of telling people what's coming soon to their computing life soon.
Like my very own wife who was too lazy to lift a finger to call real estate agents to push them to sell my only estate. I was thinking the house prices would go down soon even here in China so I told her a few times because I was busy doing somethingelse.
Now the stock crashed. Thanks, Obama... I worry how I am gonna sell my house. Nobody listens. including ma' wife. Thank you, honey.
And thank you, Puppy people, for not listening.
ARM is coming armed to teeth with death sentence. I told you.
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 04:15
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Older populations are not about to try to type on a tiny screen or try to see it. Some of us still think phones are for talking.
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 05:01
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And thank you, Puppy people, for not listening.
How do you know that "Puppy people" don't listen?
What you could say is that the responses don't live up to your expectations.
I am disappointed too but try to be realistic about it.
I trust it is a kind of balance between what is possible and what is fun enough to be worthy the effort needed to get a workable result.
If putting Puppy on ARM is so much work that it is not fun in the end then none will do it unless them are payed enough to think the money we pay them get will buy them some fun time consuming experiences like travel or owning cars whatever.
I think one reason you have too high expectations is that like me you do know too little about coding. I try to find the relevant text from you.
Here you say it
Technically, I know nothing about x86 and ARM. so I scream to get some attention of people who may be able to come up with ARM Puppylinux.
Maybe you do know more than me about such things as x86 and ARN CPUs. But the little I know tells me it is incredibly much work to do what you expect. it is not something easy at all and I doubt that it is fun doing it if one are totally alone doing it.
But if say a team that liked each other cooperated to do it them after some years of hard work 24/7 them maybe would be able to have a ball coding for Puppy on ARM but I doubt there is such many coders around that long for to learn ARM.
And one problem is that ARM change all the time. Them come out with new such CPUs and them are slightly different so when them have success doing a Puppy then it is three years too old for the available hardware.
That is my wild guess of why it is not done.
And to conclude. To get people to listen is almost as impossible to learn to code for ARM. It needs talent and hard work and I have none of it.
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 11:02
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Bligh, there are bluetooth keyboard which people can type in for ipad and Android mc. For android, wired keyboard is possible.
And nooby, I admit I went overboard saying nobody listens. And I agree with you the difficulty of learning ARM instruction sts and its architecture.
I said that knowing some people here showed amazing ability coming up with 64bits, PPC etc.
Maybe the whole thing is just my wishful thinking.. I hope it's not gonna end up as a pipe dream.
If someone actually takes time to look at the possibility and try making ARM based Puppy, I would be happy that I wrote this post, whether the trying is successful or not.
It certainly worth trying.
For your information, there are tablets that can run both android and windows(from newd) and I can go right now and buy a tablet I can install Puppy. That runs windows XP. The only problem is it costs 4500 yuan(USD $703). I just don't want to spend that much.
I would like to spend $120 on ARM based tablet and install Puppy on it.
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 14:39
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Thanks sometimes I wonder if it is not more easy to go the other way.
It is not only us two that want puppy on ARM. At least two or three more users here that made that very known through starting threads about it.
What if all of us joined the forums that do those "rooting of surfpads and smart phones" and what if we in a friendly way tried to interest them into making something like "Puppy" with the tools them already know?
Does it really have to be totally compatible? Not every version of Puppy are compatible with each other.
Now I know too little what that "rooting" really refers to.
Others have pointed out that I know too little. But I wonder if not people who are into doing the following could be easier to persuade?
HP bought WebOS and such and made the Touch Pad. Now them sell it for a fraction of the original price due to them giving up on competing on the market.
So people talk about Androidifying the WebOS. Maybe such people know enough of coding to make something similar to what we long for?
With webOS you may have an easier time getting GNU/Linux software to run. Though I haven't tried it myself there are tutorials floating around out there on how to run Debian packages on your webOS device and access the command line. It won't be as straightforward as simply pointing your phone to the Debian repositories, but you may be able to get some of your favourite apps installed on your webOS device.
Him link to these two url
That is not a Puppy but it is on the way? Now sadly the HP TouchPads most likely are already sold out.
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Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:13
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I made an attempt to show the direction the vendors are going and some idea of the technology changes that they are steering us to. The buffalo/wilderbeast herds (people) are already off and stampeding.
Are you aware of how many older adults are on iPhones or Androids now?
But you are adamant about pushing Puppy onto a low-powered CPUs while much of the community is looking at adapting Puppy to new and different application arena....like Music production, or USB challenges, LAN entertainment, tele-distant communications, multi-CPU clustering, VM management, etc. Its really not merely about the CPU as it is the interesting and creative ways of delivering usable application to the current community from the base Puppy Linux. Remember, its only been 2 years that we got 64bit started on a CPU thats been available since 2005.
Maybe an Intel ATOM would be more a little closer to your price ranges. It and SEMPRO are least expensve until an ARM future arrives for you. Also, I really like some Puppy distros and others I don't like as much. But, there are other OS distributions that do give you a keyboard experience on a tablet if that's what you desire.
Further, the title of this thread. Its kind of misleading for it took me until here, today, to see the real direction you are heading. So I think my expressions were consistent with the title, but not with your concerns.
Finally, you're in China and angry at the Americans??? I don't mean to further upsetting you but, I do understand, like you, not having the current skillset to develop does leave us to "appeal" to our helpful brethrens for guidance and assistance. Believe me, there are some very busy and very talented people working at many levels, here, in the forum.
I mean no disrespect.
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Posted: Wed 24 Aug 2011, 22:24
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Hello, gcmartin
I have read your opinion this morning. I accept most of things you said but there are a few things to streghten out.
Maybe an Intel ATOM would be more a little closer to your price ranges.
ATOM based notebooks are also disappearing. People need either more powerful notebooks (willing to pay the price) or more portable Tablets.
I posted my opinion after looking at the market in general. PCs are increadibly shrinking and iPad seems to be the sign of the future.
Android based devices are literally everywhere. AND CHEAP!!!! iPad's Aseries chip is not cheap, not available.
iPad cannot dominate the market because of Android equipped devices.
So are smartphones.(now nearly half and half market share)
Right now we cannot ignore the presence of ARM.
Further, the title of this thread. Its kind of misleading for it took me until here, today, to see the real direction you are heading. So I think my expressions were consistent with the title, but not with your concerns
The title is not misleading. If intel based x86 fade away too thin, where are we gonna find fresh, powerful computers to run puppy on it?
That's why I concerned the very future of our, at least my, puppy.
Looking for used PC and limit the power of computers to old PCs would look miserable. Staying with x86 is like holding onto sinking Titanic.
I haven't seen any awareness nor any effort to play it safe. There is a possibility that good ol' x86 might be gone. It's pure businees decision.
x85 has been with us quite a long time. It's time to go.
I think ARM or any other would replace the whole computing scene.
We should have Puppy ready for it.
It's like a rumor of war. Better to be prepared. If the Polish jew in the movie the pianist had ran away when he first heard the news, he and his family wouldn't have had such terrible experience.
Whatever happens, I would remember the reading and writing in this forum a great pleasure meeting many helping, agreeing and disagreeing people for the last several years.
Finally, you're in China and angry at the Americans???
To tell you the truth, I lived in New York for a long long time and went to 26 Federal Plaza for immigration matter.
I love the USA and miss those days. I live in China because it is certainly cheaper to live here. I met horrible Chinese and I don't like them so much.
Yet, there are good folks here so I don't hate them either. They are people I keep distant with.
I certainly not a Chinese. I wouldn't and I can't be angry with the US.
My ex wife is 100% American. The NRA thing is a joke and I am a member.
I owned so many guns that FBI visited me several times.
I, deep inside, am American. I gave up to be a citizen there but the US is the place I would be living when I really retire.
So you can be sure that I have never been angry with the US.
(I don't always agree with politics, though but any one can have his own opinion)
I never meant to argue with anyone. I just wote this to suggest my opinion in this "suggestion" section.
And now, my friend nooby,
I appreciate that you've been supportive constantly.
I am thinking a possibility of having VMware app or something like that.
Puppy can be emulated on other OS using VMware, etc.
Right now, Photoshop is emulated via internet on Chromebooks.
As CPU get more power to run 2 OS at the same time, this might solve all the headache, I think.
What do you think about that?
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It is my reasoning that the PC will not die as without it, making programs/apps or complete OSes that one of those do it all phones or tablets can use would be a bit hard.
Can you see trying to write a program on an android phone or an OS on a tablet PC.
Maybe. But if you want to market a program or OS later, using a web based application to do it is not very secure.
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The bottleneck is in the user interface -the analog-to-digital translation. Until we get really, really, I mean *really* smart software which can 100% accurately translate what we *say* to the computer, we will still need things like keyboards and mice. Otherwise there is no completely dependable way to communicate detailed info to the OS. Just try typing a 10-page essay on a touch screen or with a stylus to see what I mean. Writing programming code is even harder because it is so cryptic -you'd wind up having to spell eveyrthing out letter-by-letter (and special keys even worse).
But, that doesn't mean I totally disagree with puppyiso. Already, there are more ARM CPU's sold than anything else. And just like android is opening the 'linux door' to many, many users, ARM CPU's are opening the door to non-x86 platforms.
While it is certainly possible to produce an ARM 'port' of Puppy, there really is little point. puppy is aimed at certain usage scenarios which rarely fit the sort of ARM hardware which exists. For example, name me even one ARM device which comes standard with a CD/DVD drive.
Or say you want to really install puppy to the devices persistent storage device. Well, you need to run puppy to install puppy -except you can install puppy from Windows and you could use an already-prepared linux, perhaps, to install it.
So, maybe it's not that part of puppy that you are really thinking of. Maybe you mean the 'run as root' part. Maybe you mean the GUI interface -the 'desktop'. Maybe you mean not having to save anything.
Think hard about exactly how you and puppy communicate. What would your experience be like if you were blind, or couldn't read. How about if you were paralized, but could speek? Close your eyes for the next minute and see how well you communicate with your OS and the internet.
Typical desktop systems have 2 or 3 input devices, and only 1 or 2 relevant output devices. A typical device with an embedded OS might have only one of each. Either way, your OS has to be able to run on the CPU and be able to use the available I/O devices.
For devices with an embedded OS, that usually means having to install your OS onto the device as an 'image' which has to be 'flashed' or 'burned' onto a raw storage medium. Of course, most netbooks and some pads, I guess, will willingly boot from a USB device, so it is much easier to install.
Now, assuming we've gotten our OS running and/or installed. What kind of I/O and UI devices are available? And what should your OS offer within the limits of that? We've been complacent with PC's about having *lots* of sockets, ports, wires and hardware versatility. Most portable devices are much more limited in what they offer -the little 'OS on a USB plug' (gumsticks?) where the size of the one ethernet connection to the device is bigger than whole rest of the device.
So finally, we get to what? A little mini-desktop, on a touch screen, a virutal keyboard and what else? And the screen -exactly what do we put on there? What actions to offer to the user -even with a system which shows menus you can only *legibly* offer a few options per page/submenu. Imagine you are there, as the user. What are you gonna want to do?
What about persistence? What would some screenshots of it look like?
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puppyiso thanks for kind thoughts and the words that expressed these.
I sure want to be supportive but I am not a good thinker and a poor reader of texts and poor at structuring what I read.
Now to the questions.
1. Input.
Many of the even the cheaper versions now allow for USB connection that act as "Host" so them can have a USB box outside that allow you to connect not only a USB Mouse and USB Keyboard but also a USB CD/DVD or External HDD as I get it.
And the more expensive "pads" does have HDMI so you can have big screen as you want for us with old eyes needing more than 10" screens.
Now the quality of the most cheap "pads" are not that good but even a few of the most cheap have this ability to use USB keyboard and mouse.
But sadly the HDMI port is only on the more expensive ones.
2. How to transfer the puppy iso?
Well even Windows or Android Smart Phones seems to allow that one use MicroSD card to start up for to flash the "BIOS" chips? And you can restore it after experimenting.
A neighbor had bought a smartphone with Windows on it for his work.
So he wanted to separate work things from private things so he joined a forum for "rooting" and there found software that allowed him to start up Android from the SDmicrocard. So when he goes to work he start up the Windows and then when going home after work he start up android from the card and he has access to private things.
Then he heard of Apple had a mark II of their "phone" so he sold the Samsung? and now owns the "Phone Mark II" but he has also Jailed that one and can boot up Android if he wants to.
3. So in same way that them do these tricks
someone good at programming would be able to let these SDMicro cards boot up Debian for ARM or Ubuntu for ARM or Puppy for ARM whatever and have access to mouse and keyboard and DVD and External HDD too if one really wanted to.
Maybe not on the most cheap versions but maybe them catch up in a few years?
But the latest I read in "News" was that Chinese workers are fed up with low paid work so them ask for more money naturally and the prices will go up unless them go over to Robot production and these have to be bought and paid for so we could be in a "limbo" at the moment not knowing where the "market" will go.
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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Posted: Thu 25 Aug 2011, 23:40
Post subject: What it would take
Subject description: Building Puppy for ARM
I got to thinking about the process of how to build a Puppy for the ARM powered devices.
First off, as I understand it, current Puppies are build using a build system and previously existing Linux distribution. I am guessing that there only a few of those supporting ARM. and these are currently "Linux like". I also understand that not all the source code is available either. In an ideal case, this would require some serious modification to the build system just for the undertaking.
The current desktop environment (software wise and setup wise) is unlikely to work with such reduced screen pixels and size. Another desktop configuration would have to be devised and fixed to support the specific hardware like cellular radio transceivers and such.
Software applications and the package manager would have to be reworked to match the dramatic change in the interface. For instance, Firefox couldn't work "as is", nor could you just download it and just layer it into the existing file system (which could also be way different).
You could end up making a 'one off' of Puppy specific to one device which could be replaced with a new model in a matter of months. Making an ARMed Puppy is not impossible, but I doubt it would resemble the Puppy you are familiar with.
The last part, and the most important part, is the developer would need two really big feet in both ARM based equipment (in which the information is not all that open) and Puppy Linux which in a breed by itself, so to speak.
Umm, I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Let me just say, you would really need to be determined, if you wanted to do this.
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My mother Mary Deone was born to Iva Bliss and Will Carleton Daniells on December 15, 1910, in Mercedes, Texas. She was the only one of the five Daniells sisters who was not born in Wacousta.
When she was about six months old, the Daniells family moved to Chicago and, about 18 months later, to Watertown Township near Wacousta. Except for her third grade year, Mary and her sisters attended Watertown Center School until she completed eighth grade. The family spent her third grade year in Tavares, Florida. In 1923, the family moved to Eustis, Florida, where Mary graduated from high school.
Like her sister Dora, Mary attended Florida State College for Women, now Florida State University. She completed three years of college there but was forced to drop out due to health problems. She moved to Wacousta where her mother was living. Mary completed her college education and received her degree in music education from Albion College in Michigan.
In 1938 Mary married Donald Stephenson Winegar at the Pivot in Wacousta. The newly married couple honeymooned at the cottage built by Orla and Kate Bailey and which my wife and I now own.
Mary and Donald had four children, Donna Lorraine, Mary Elaine, James Steven, and Carleton David. After her marriage to Donald, Mary devoted her life to raising their children and assisting Donald while he completed his education and in his ministry.
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CERV96 wrote:Be careful what you wish for. I remember Pens fans celebrating in '93 when the Islanders upset the Caps. I also remember when the Habs upset the Caps as well in 2010.
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How many times have I heard this one? And not just by the Pens (Rags said it last night).
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By Guruka Singh Khalsa and Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa
The Aquarian Age isn't just something that we started singing about in the sixties! It's an actual measurable time period. It is an astrological age, i.e., a time period that parallels major changes in the development of the human race. Each astrological age roughly corresponds to the time taken for the vernal equinox to move through one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.
So, how does the Aquarian Age fit into this? It takes a little over 2,100 years for our Solar System to travel through each of the Signs or constellations.
The Age of Aquarius is foretold in Jesus' words in the Aquarian Gospel, "And then the man who bears the pitcher will walk forth across an arc of heaven; the sign and signet of the Son of Man will stand forth in the eastern sky. The wise will then lift up their heads and know that the redemption of the Earth is near."
When Yogi Bhajan came to the West, the Aquarian Age was already dawning. A new consciousness was being born on Earth. We are now in the 21 year Cusp period (1991-2012), which is divided into three 7 year increments and leads up to the actual arrival of the Aquarian Age in 2012.
Yogi Bhajan explained back in November of 1991 that this period of transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age would bring increasingly greater turmoil and upheaval to the planet. All around us we can see the Piscean walls of misunderstanding and fear starting to crumble under the sheer weight of higher consciousness that is manifesting on this planet. The old Piscean Age was dominated by machines and hierarchies. The new Aquarian Age is ruled by awareness, information, and energy. Yogi Bhajan told us, "What worked before, won't work now." And, "Nothing can remain hidden." We are now seeing that manifested every day. People are waking up. For some this brings fear, and for some, joy.
As the Aquarian Age comes closer, the contrast between those who live in fear and those who live in love becomes more obvious every day, for the two states are mutually exclusive. As I write this, we are now less than 1000 days away from the true beginning of the Age of Aquarius.
For over 35 years Yogi Bhajan gave his life and energy to train teachers of Kundalini Yoga to share tools for the healing, inspiration, and personal awareness urgently needed by humanity in this critical time and space.
"We do not need new choices. We are flooded with choices. We need an elevated capacity to make choices. We do not need more information. We need the wisdom to use all the information. We do not need another religion. We need the experience of a Dharma that creates the spiritual fitness to act believably on our beliefs. The Shabd Guru is a special kind of technology with a unique contribution to develop potentials and handle the problems of the new Age—the Aquarian Age. In the body it produces vitality; in the complex of the mind it awakens intelligence and develops wisdom and intuition; in the heart it establishes compassion; in each person's consciousness it builds the clarity to act with fearless integrity. The Aquarian Age demands personal experience and the capacity to act. The Shabd Guru is available to all. You need not search. You need to practice, experience, incorporate, and express."
Guruka Singh Khalsa is a teacher, writer, inveterate punster, and the Executive Director of SikhNet. He has translated Yogi Bhajan's Gurmukhi poetry into English in the volume Furmaan Khalsa as well as translating Guru Nanak's Japjiand other hymns from Sikh scriptures.
Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa was Yogi Bhajan's first student in the United States. She has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1969. She is the author of Marriage on the Spiritual Path: Mastering the Highest Yoga; Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power; and Kundalini Postures and Poetry. She is a frequent movie-goer in the City of the Angels
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Justin Bieber Paparazzi Case With Prosecutor, Photographer Could Be Charged Under New Law
Justin Bieber: Policy Influencer!
The paparazzi case from two weeks ago, where both The Biebs and a swarm of snappers acted dangerously and irresponsibly, exceeding speeds of 80mph on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, is now with prosecutors. The investigation is complete and now the city attorney of L.A. is reviewing the case to determine whether or not criminal charges will be filed against the main photographer that hounded Biebs in his tricked out, chrome Fisker Karma.
TMZ also reports that the CHP (California Highway Patrol) suggested that the lead pap be prosecuted for reckless endangerment. The site also reports that the ringleader could be the first shutterbug to face the consequences of a new California anti-paparazzi law.
The new law prohibits paparazzi from endangering people while trying to shoot photos or video. If found guilty of violating the law, said photographer could go to jail for a year.
In case you don't recall, the pap chased The Biebs, forcing him to drive carelessly and at too-high of a speed, resulting in a ticket. If the main culprit is charged under the law, it could be a victory for celebs and Hollywood's A-list, who are sick of having their privacy intruded upon by flashbulbs. Celebs would then need to thank Justin Bieber, since his incident with the pap spotlighted the new law and policy.
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Grimind is a 2D physics based adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you must to demonstrate big manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally remind yourself or even discover who you really are and what are doing there alone – but is it sure… that you are there, alone? System requirements: CPU: 2.0 GHz, RAM: 1 GB, 150 MB hard drive space, OpenGL compatible video card PC - Win XP/Vista/7/8 Mac - OS 10.7 and later Linux - 32 and 64 bit (try demo first) Linux notes: If game doesn't start from Desura client: 1. Go to Desura main folder 2. sudo chmod -R +rwx common/grimind 3. Launch as usual
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Amuro Namie reveals the cover jacket for her upcoming double A-side single
As announced previously, Amuro Namie will be releasing a new double A-side single "Big Boys Cry/Beautiful" on March 6th, and she recently revealed the cover jacket for the upcoming single.
As you can see, the cover jacket shows the beautiful design that expresses the image of "tear" with diamonds, in a vivid orange color as its background.
The title tracks are both CM song for "KOSE ESPRIQUE" which stars Amuro herself. "Big Boys Cry" is a springlike pop dance number, while "Beautiful" is a�fantastic ballad. On Amuro's official Facebook page, you can check the new "ESPRIQUE" CM which features "Big Boys Cry" (to begin airing on February 23rd).
Amuro is also slated to kick off her Asia Tour starting on February 23rd at Taipei Arena in Taiwan.
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On a Monday in September, Seahawks cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner both were asked to submit random urine samples. Reportedly, both samples tested positive for amphetamines, the key ingredient in Adderall.
Sherman vowed to fight, reportedly via the facially-inconsistent contentions that: (1) he consumed Adderall-tainted water from a teammate's bottle; and (2) the sample-collection process was flawed. Browner opted not to appeal, ensuring that the Seahawks would not endure a four-game stretch without both players.
Sherman now claims that he won. Though the details remain unknown, the fact that Sherman apparently won't be serving a four-game suspension suggests that Browner should have fought, too — especially if he believes that similar flaws in the collection process undermined the validity of his sample.
The Seahawks should be grateful that Browner took one for the team, and they should promptly consider giving him a new deal that replaces the $109,000 he lost via the suspension.


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Name: Perth Guy
Age: 50
Location: Perth Australia
I am going to have surgery to fix Diverticular Disease by removal of the sigmoid colon, which may result in a temp or Perm stoma (Colostomy). If its a permanent colostomy bag I know they basically remove your rectum, so no more anal sex. If its a temp stoma/colostomy bag can you still have anal sex? (whilst you rectum is "disconnected from the colon) If they are able to reverse it later and connect the transverse colon to the rectum is it still possible to have anal sex? I dont know who to ask this very strange question – its not the question you can ask around " do you have a colostomy – do you have anal sex?"
Hey thanks for your message, Perth Guy. Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly.
For those of us unfamiliar with diverticular (say: die-ver-tick-yoo-ler) disease, it affects the large intestine, or colon. It's caused by small pouches that form, usually on the wall of the last part of the large intestine — the sigmoid colon. These pouches are called diverticula, don't 'cha know.
The terms ostomy and stoma are general descriptive terms that are often used interchangeably though they have different meanings. An ostomy refers to the surgically created opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes. A stoma is the actual end of the small or large bowel that is arranged to protrude through the abdominal wall.
I know it's difficult to find helpful information about sexual concerns, like butt fucking, when facing a radical and disfiguring medical procedure like a colostomy. Our culture has such difficulty talking about sex even as it applies to healthy folks, it's no wonder we fail those of us who are sick, maimed or disabled. I did, however, find a resource for you, Colostomy Pen Pals.
I suspect that you'll not readily find the specific information about anal sex that you are looking for on that site. But here's where you can do yourself and all your fellow ostomy patients a good turn. I want you to march right over to Colostomy Pen Pals and any other ostomy resource you might find online and just come out with it. Just like you did when you wrote to me. You know that if you have a concern about anal sex post surgery, there are a load of others out there who share your concern and interest. And some may actually have first-hand information to share.
Probably, there a lot of other folks who are too timid to ask or share about sex in general and anal sex in particular. But instead of stewing in isolation and lack of information, why not take the initiative and break open the topic yourself. If you're gonna wait around for someone else to broach the issue, when you won't, you're gonna die waiting, my friend.
And if you think the information you are looking for will miraculously come from the medical industry; you really have to wake up and smell the coffee, my friend. The best resource you're gonna find are the others in the ostomy community. Those folks, who are similarly challenged as you, will be the front line of the information you seek. But like I said, if you fail to put out there what it is you want, you can be sure no one is gonna spoon feed it to you.
So while it is true what you say: "its not the question you can ask around to the general public do you have a colostomy – do you have anal sex?" It is a very appropriate question to be asking the ostomy community. And if you find resistance in that community for raising this pressing sexual concern, stand your ground, darlin'! Dont sink to the lowest common denominator.
And just so you don't think I'm ducking the question, my experience with ostomy patients suggest that it may very well be more of a question of wanting to have anal sex post surgery, than the ability to do so. I guess you're just gonna have to wait and see for yourself. Keep me posted and I'll keep our audience posted on this too.
Name: Liora
Age: 23
Location: israel
i have a cyber relationship with a man who's a great deal older than i am, lives several time zones away and has a little girl living with him (so we can only do it when she's out of the house (which, untill september, will only be on sundays and that usually means that in practice we only do it once a month. i'm a very hormonal girl and this is driving me kind of crazy (masterbating by myself doesn't make the problem go away somehow even if i get 10 orgasms in a row from it) and cheating or "moving on" are out of the question! i try to repress but the tension seems to make me want to bite his head off a lot lately which never used to happen. i love him very much so porn and cheating are out of the question… any advice on other ways of dealing with this frustration?
Jeez, you sound like a real charmer. What a petulant child you are. It's a wonder that this grown-up guy puts up with you.
Here's what I'm reading in your message. You're hooked on cybersex with an older man who lives thousands of miles away from you. And because he has a daughter living with him for the summer, you can only connect with him once a month. And you're pissed off and frustrated.
Well, I can understand being frustrated. Apparently you have a sex drive that would make a sexual athlete blush. Don't get me wrong, that's not a bad thing. It's just that you refuse to satisfy your libido on your own, or with another person nearer to hand. And when you don't get what you want, when and how you want it, you bite the old dude's head off. Yeah, that sounds like true love to me.
And yes darlin', I do have some advice. What you got goin' here is an obsession, which has absolutely nothing to do with love. You're selfish and self-absorbed. Ad if I had to guess, you can't read the signs that are obvious to others with similar cyber connections. When the frequency of the contact diminishes, it's apparent that one or the other of the participants is bored or wants to wind-down the liaison. You seem to gloss over this painful truth.
You deny yourself the natural sexual outlets a young woman your age can enjoy because you are unhealthily preoccupied with this cyber connection. Where the fuck do you think this virtual relationship is gonna to wind up? Maybe, just maybe, this older gentleman has got the goods on you, he sees you for the crazed cyber junky you are, and he's using the excuse of having his daughter around to avoid you.
Girlfriend, give it a rest. This is yesterday's mashed potatoes. Time to move on. Why not connect with a real human this time, someone you can actually touch and be touched by. I know it sounds real old fashioned, but if you give it a try, you will find that honest-to-goodness human flesh beats a keyboard and monitor every time.
Name: MissK
Age: 43
Location: Everett
My longtime male sub wants Me to try something on him that he saw on a web site. I'm not sure at all that it would be safe for him. It's infusing saline into his scrotum, until they are very heavy. Any advice?
OMG, there are perverts in Everett WA? Who knew?
I am of the mind, as probably are you too, that needle play and blood sports are best left to trained professional doms. I have no way of knowing your level of proficiency in this area, but that's not to say that one can't learn to infuse if one really wants to.
I once watched a scrotal infusion demonstration in utter amazement. I don't know how to do this myself, so I won't offer you a tutorial. However, I did notice that there are a couple "How To" videos for this fetish online. But I can't recommend them either, since I haven't had an opportunity to review any of them.
But since you raised the question…and, like I always say, if there's one pervert out there who gets off on somethin', there's bound to be a shit load of other pervs out there who share that interest.
So I asked around among my more sexually adventurous friends for their advice. The predominant message was that infusing sterile saline solution into a guy's scrotum requires a lot of time, because it's a drip process. And that it must be done in a sterile environment to avoid complications. A mishap can cause a serious infection, which will be awfully painful and it can even lead to the loss of the guy's cajones.
First, ya gotta shave the dude's family jewels. If you nick his sack; stop right there. Ya gotta wait, until the nick heals before you try again. The infusion bag or bottle must be warmed before the infusion begins. You'll also want the environment to be warm too, otherwise his scrotum will get all pruney, don't cha know.
The infusion bag needs to be hung approximately three and a half feet, or one meter, higher than his nuts. You'll need to know how to set up the infusion apparatus and bleed the infusion tube of air. If you don't know how to do this, then you are in over your head. Don't attempt this on your own.
Of course, you have to disinfect his scrotum with an alcohol-free Betaisodona solution. There is some disagreement on how best, or where best to sting the needle into the guy's junk. But one thing for certain, be sure the guy's dick is out of the way. Two of my experts suggest stinging between the testicles.
YIKES!! I know; I'm such a big baby. But I really hate needles. I got to tell you, all of this is giving me the willies. But hey, let's not worry about my feelings, this is all about you and your stinkin' fetish. So, by all means, let's press on…no pun intended.
I am told that you can sting just about anywhere on the scrotum, but if you sting into a blood vessel, the dude will have a bruise. Probably if he's into this particular fetish, a little bruising ain't gonna bother him. But, ya absolutely got to make sure you don't puncture one of his balls accidentally. This, I understand is very painful.
It's recommended that the first time you infuse, you not use a whole liter of saline. Once he's full, so to speak, remove the needle; firmly press your gloved finger on the puncture for a few minutes, then apply a little band aide —maybe one with a happy face or a little kitty on it. If you really loaded him up; don't be surprised if he leaks a little. …Now there's a pleasant thought!
Never reuse the needle and don't just leave the infusion bag or bottle hanging around, this will only invite germs.
Finally, you'll be happy to know that your man's nut sack will return to normal in 48-72 hours, as the saline is absorbed into the body.
Good luck ya'll


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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) where we have detected an approximate $150.0 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.2% decrease week over week (from 1,021,800,000 to 1,009,200,000).
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Three Months Free, a $100 Value, Just Submit Your Top Stock Pick! (Offer ends 11/10/2013) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.


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EA Sports UFC Trailer: No Pain, No Game
Step into the Octagon and see what kinds of features will make EA Sports UFC look and feel like the real thing.
Creative Director Brian Hayes takes us on a little tour through the gameplay in EA Sports UFC and gives us the lowdown on what makes this such an accurate fighter.
We learn that the developers have painstakingly recreated what it feels like to be inside the Octagon, making sure that every blow looks realistic and that fighters reflect the pain they're experiencing. When in a hold, you can see muscles tense up and certain body parts changes color as the pressure is being applied.
It should please fans to know that damage isn't just incremental, meaning that the right hit, with enough force to a sweet spot, could crumple an opponent and render then open to a full barrage of physical punishment.
Watch the gameplay video above and wait for EA Sports UFC when it arrives on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Spring 2014.


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The Library of Congress recently announced that "since October 2011, the National Digital Newspaper Program has expanded the Chronicling America site by more than 550,000 historic newspaper pages published in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Including titles like the Wenatchee Daily World (Wenatchee, WA), the Anti-Slavery Bugle (New-Lisbon, OH) and the Montana News (Lewiston, MT), these pages have been digitized from collections in Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. More than 4.7 million pages are now available online, published between 1836 and 1922." Read more about it here.
Chronicling America is just one of many websites across the Internet offering free digitized newspapers. However, the fragmented nature of online newspapers can make finding the one that holds your family history quite a challenge. That's why I wrote Everything You Need to Know About How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers.
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text: Some news from Let's Talk iPhone event today will please a lot of people don't need the latest, greatest devices out there. Rather then removing the iPhone 3GS from their device line up, you'll now be able to pick one up for free with carrier agreements and the oft rumored, and now freshly announced iPhone 4 8GB will be going for $99. At the new price point for the Apple iPhone 4 8GB, we're not envisioning Apple having any trouble moving those devices the iPhone 3GS may be a harder sell but fact is -- it remains a competitive device for the market.


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phil_apf needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Asian Poker Federation
The Asian Poker Federation is a non-profit organisation that has been set-up to promote poker across the region but in doing so, raise money for charitable causes around Asia. The APF will also be part of the World Team Poker organisation.
Poker players, generally male between 18 and 60 years of age.
We are looking for a new logo to be used on namecards and on the new website. Ideally it would use the abbreviation APF and use the 'heart' symbol to promote the charitable side of the organisation. Obviously it has to symbolise poker as well. If it's possible to have an 'Asian' feel as well that would be great.
For reference, here is the website as it stands after a few days:
The color scheme if the website is not set in stone and will be influenced by the final logo.
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