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Los Angeles, CA (April 11, 2012) – Graham Ballou, producer and partner at Los Angeles-based Midway Films, announced lead casting today for its feature PASADENA, written and to be directed by Will Slocombe (CRIME FICTION, MULLIGAN, "Reception"). This is Slocombe's third feature as a director, his first produced screenwriting credit. Production on the film begins in early May.
Peter Bogdanovich ("The Sopranos," BROKEN ENGLISH, dir. LAST PICTURE SHOW) has been cast in the role of Poppy Turner, with Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Suburgatory") joining him as his second wife, Deborah. Alicia Witt ("Friday Night Lights," "Cybill") will play Poppy's daughter, and Ashton Holmes ("Revenge," A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE) Poppy and Deborah's son. Also cast are Sonya Walger ("FlashForward," "Lost") and Amy Ferguson (THE MASTER, SOCIAL NETWORK).
Set in present-day Pasadena, the film centers on the eccentric Turner clan, an upper-class family torn apart by secrets revealed over a Thanksgiving weekend. Patriarch Poppy (Bogdanovich) has invited his black sheep daughter Nina (Witt) home for the holiday – her first visit in 15 years. Nina immediately clashes with stepmother Deborah (Hines), and competes with her siblings (Holmes and Walger) for Poppy's affection – and money. Over three days, the family gradually disintegrates over who will get Poppy's money – only to discover he's broke.
Producer Graham Ballou said: "We're thrilled by the response Will's script has garnered – we've assembled a cast of incredible talent, and can't wait to bring this story to life."
Will Slocombe, who wrote the loosely autobiographical script, calls it "King Lear at Thanksgiving. But funny. We're shooting in a beautiful mid-century home, the perfect setting for a 1% family like this to fall apart. On the surface, everyone is calm and successful. But, as the weekend drags on, they peel away the layers to get at each other's raw nerves. It's the kind of emotional terrorism that only families can inflict on one another."
PASADENA is produced by Graham Ballou of Midway Films (CRIME FICTION, MULLIGAN, "Reception") and David Mandel (DRIFT, MULLIGAN), with co-producer Kimberly Burnick (FUTURE WEATHER) and casting director Paul Ruddy.
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Performance tuning is one of the most interesting concepts in SQL Server. Every expert looks at performance tuning with a different perspective and unique viewpoint. And most of the time, all of their viewpoints are correct in their own way. Moreover, the fact is that none of the answers or solutions provided by them can be applied by default. There are various viewpoints and each view point has its own merits and pre-conditions. Everything cannot be implemented at the same time.
In an earlier article (Beginning Performance Tuning with SQL Server), we have looked at the scenario regarding how I started performance tuning. I prefer to have an overall look at the system before I start modifying few of the data.
I often encounter two types of clients.
1) Those who want instant results
This type of client wants me to start talking about server's performance as soon as I touch their server. At times, they are so impatient that they cannot even wait for even few minutes. I have also faced a client who provided me with the results of my configuration queries and then started asking me the following immediately: "Do you think you can tune our server now? What is the next action item?"
2) Those who want the right results
This type of client has prior knowledge about performance tuning or has worked with other consultants in past. They do understand the lifecycle of the system. They also understand that they have spent years building a system and that system cannot be understood by an external consultant within a very short period of time. Every system has to be understood from the business as well as the technical points of view. In my career, many times I have seen that performance gets affected because the business needs are not properly integrated with the system. There are always cases when something was right previously but as the business grows and as needs change, the whole approach also requires a change. This type of customer understands the complete picture and also supports me to understand their business as whole, which in turn helps me to suggest the best tuning practices.
Now, from the abovementioned classification, I hope that it is evident that handling a customer who understands performance tuning is quite easy. They, in fact, become a part of the process, expediting the performance tuning process very smoothly. However, in this area, we all are aware that the client has the final say every time. I don't have a problem if the client asks for an immediate explanation on performance tuning. I can totally understand their eagerness. It is also a matter of comfort as they are skeptic at times that how can an outsider understand and tune the performance of something, which has taken long time for them to build, in few minutes.
When I face an "impatient" client, I immediately start checking the configuration details, and after a quick look, I start providing them the required information. Here are some easy tips which can help a performance consultant to provide the necessary information regarding the server within a short time.
You can run one of the following queries to obtain the configuration details:
SELECT * FROM sys.configurations GO
EXEC sp_configure
Both the queries will give you almost same type of information. I prefer querying sys.configurations as it has few additional columns and additional information. I briefly examine the current settings of the above configuration options and give them a generic opinion. I cannot give a precise opinion without diving deep, but there are few aspects which one can consider as significant without going further into performance tuning.
Here is the list of settings which I always make sure to glance before giving my opinion.
1) Fill Factor (%) - The fill-factor value determines the percentage of space on each leaf-level page to be filled with data.
2) Priority Boost – The priority boost value decides if SQL Server processes are run on high priority on the operating system or on normal priority.
3) Min Server Memory (MB) – The minimum server memory server configuration option can be used to specify the minimum amount of memory the SQL Server can allocate when it starts.
4) Max Server Memory (MB) ‑ The maximum server memory server configuration option can be used to specify the maximum amount of memory the SQL Server can allocate when it starts and while it runs.
5) AWE enabled –The address windowing extensions assist a 32-bit application to use more than 3 GB of memory.
6) Optimize for Ad Hoc workloads - Optimize for ad hoc workloads option is used to improve the efficiency of the plan cache for workloads that contain many single-use ad hoc batches.
7) Cost Threshold for Parallelism – The cost threshold for parallelism option is used to specify the threshold at which SQL Server creates and runs parallel plans for queries.
8) Max Degree of Parallelism – The max degree of parallelism option is used by SQL Server to execute queries in parallelism. SQL Server uses the number of CPUs to run a parallel query based on the value of this option.
There are many other settings which can help you to talk about performance after a quick glance. In a nutshell, we have talked here about the options that I pay attention to, but it is necessary to understand how each of these options plays an important role in the first glance after understanding the workload and business needs.
In the next blog post, we will try to understand all these settings and their significance. Some aspects of these settings are quite good, and at times, the default values are your best friends.


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You've finished all the pieces and you've blocked them to the correct measurements. You want your sweater to look professional and tidy, so how do you put it all together? I've got the answer: the mattress stitch!
This stitch is done from the right side of the fabric, and it provides the perfect hidden seam that's strong and attractive.
There are two versions of this stitch, the vertical method, as shown at right, which is used on side seams, for example. The horizontal version is used to connect shoulder seams or other "top to top" applications. Both methods are worked the same way. Here's a helpful video to show you how to work the mattress stitch.
The mattress stitch is my go-to stitch when finishing my projects. I love the sturdy, low-profile result of this seaming technique, and that image when you tighten the stitch and it just zips into place is one of the most satisfying visions in knitting!
I have passion of sorts for finishing techniques. They take my projects from good to great, and make them look professional; not store-bought-professional, they are handknits after all, and I want them to look that way, but I also want my knits to be as attractive as possible.
I want to pass my passion to you, so I have a few recommendations. Nancie Wiseman's Knitting Around the Edge video is a wonderful finishing workshop, with lessons on everything you need to perfect your finishing techniques, from adding borders, knitting buttonholes, seaming, blocking, and more. It's great.
And Patty Lyons has a fabulous video series, The Knitter's Bag of Tricks, in which she shares her favorite knitting tips and tricks, from casting on to finishing your projects. I just love her, and she has some truly invaluable ideas for your knitting.
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How To: Hummingbird Photography
Photographing perched hummingbirds is one thing, but photographing them flying is another. You may think that you need a special camera or a super fast shutter speed for photographing hummingbirds in flight. But while you do need a faster shutter speed, the key is actually having a fast flash, or better yet, several flash units.
The best type of flash for hummingbird photography is an external flash unit, a flash that has a foot to be mounted on your cameras hot shoe, on an off-camera shoe cord, or on a stand. These flash units are typically called Speedlites (Canon) or Speedlights (Nikon). Choose one that allows for manual settings, where the power of the flash can be reduced to 1/16th power or less. Speedlites have the unique ability to shorten their flash duration as the power is turned down. Most Speedlites on 1/16th power have a flash duration of 1/5,000 of a second or faster. Studio flashes won't work as well for hummingbirds in flight because they don't work the same way and the flash duration is too long to be effectively used for these fast, little birds.
I use a Canon EOS camera so I stayed with that line when I purchased my flashes from KEH Camera. I went with some Canon 430 EZ flashes, which can be manually dialed down to 1/128th of a second, although I set mine at 1/16th power. There is a trade-off however. In reducing the power of the flash, you also reduce its effective range. At such a low power, the flash needs to be placed under two feet away or less from the hummingbird.
Typically for this set up I use six flashes that are all placed less than two feet from the feeder spout. Two at 45 degree angles on the background. One flash above the subject, and one below. The other two flashes are at 45 degree angles above and to the sides of the subject. They are aimed at a point about seven inches away from the feeder to catch the hummingbird when it backs up to take a break from feeding. I mount all the flashes on light stands and old tripods and trigger them using a wireless flash triggering system.
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I do my hummingbird photography in the shade. My yard has a lot of sun so I use an instant shade pop-up that is 8 feet square. That way, all of the light is coming from my flashes and I'm not hindered much by ambient light. It's also a pleasant place to photograph on a hot sunny day. A typical set up also uses flowers placed close to, or in front of, the hummingbird feeder spout. Often times I will also include flowers just behind the feeder as well.
While you can shoot this type of image using a natural surrounding background, you can also bring in your own. My personal preference is an olive green backdrop made of painted Masonite hardboard, that I place about four feet behind the feeder. Whatever you choose to use, make sure that it is large enough to cover your area behind the feeder.
Exposure varies depending on your ambient lighting, on the flashes you're using, and on your cameras sync speed. Typically I use a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second, at an aperture ranging from of f13 to f18. I prefer stopping down to keep the hummingbird in focus.
For focusing, I manually pre-focus on the tip of the hummingbird feeder with my camera on a tripod. Then I turn the camera so that it is pointed to an area with the feeder spout just out of the frame. The camera position is about six feet away from the feeder.
As far as lenses go, I use one of two telephotos. I use a Canon 100 to 300 IS or a Canon 100-400 IS. When using the 100-400 I use extension tubes so that I can have a closer focusing distance.
To do hummingbird photography having a hummingbird feeder is critical. I put mine up in early spring filled with a mixture of plain white sugar mixed at a ratio of one part sugar, to four parts tap water.
With hummingbirds, it is a bit of a waiting game. If you don't use a blind you must sit as motionless as possible with your fingers on the shutter release, or consider using a remote. Wait for the hummingbird to begin feeding a few times before you start blasting away with the flashes. Start off slow and eventually they will get used to the flash. Usually the best time to click the shutter is when they back off from the feeder to rest a bit. They will move forward and feed and then back off about four to eight inches and hover there for several seconds before moving forward to feed again.
If you're into hummingbirds or are just up for the challenge, this is a great photographic exercise. So put some gear together and go out and have some fun!
Bio: Chris Hansen is a stock photographer in California. He loves shooting with his Digital Canon camera, a Pentax 6x7, and an old wooden 4x5 field camera. Hansen is a proud member of PhotoMission, a Christian photography group that serves to further spread the word through photography. His images have been featured on the covers of Mule Deer Magazine, California Hunter, and used in Big Game Adventures, Whitetail Bowhunter, and North American Hunter.
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Sedition. The word is all the rage as the nation commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing this week amid tumultuous times: a historic recession, massive deficits, nationwide "tea party" protests. As memories of the domestic terror attack resurface, critics of those tea party protests have shifted the debate from "racist or not?" to "seditious or not?"
Joe Klein of Time magazine recently made headlines when he said that comments by tea party advocates Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin "rub right up close to being seditious."
Mr. Klein later explained that their sedition sprang not from dissenting, but from questioning the administration's legitimacy. But even clarified, Klein's position is troubling. Mr. Beck, Ms. Palin, and the protesters they rally are not engaged in sedition, and in making the charge, Klein not only waters down the true meaning of sedition but legitimizes it as a weapon against political opponents.
In a democratic country dedicated to freedoms of speech and press, sedition – inciting rebellion against the state – presents a conundrum. Where does legitimate, protected opposition end and sedition begin?
Historically, the bar has been set pretty low: Speech protected today almost always amounted to sedition in years past. The Sedition Act of 1798 criminalized "malicious writing" against the government, in large part to tamp down criticism against President John Adams and the Federalist government. Under its provisions, Revolutionary War veteran David Brown spent 18 months in jail for erecting a sign denouncing the Sedition Act and supporting Thomas Jefferson, the man who wrote the right of revolution into the Declaration of Independence.
During World War I, a new Sedition Act helped dissuade antiwar activists and landed Socialist politician Eugene Debs in jail. Revealing Americans' uneasiness with political prisoners, Debs was allowed to run for president from his cell, winning nearly a million votes. A generation later, Franklin Roosevelt's administration saw sedition in the very DNA of Japanese-Americans, sending them to internment camps in the western deserts for the duration of World War II.
Sedition, then, has been broadly construed in America's past. But with the rise of civil liberty protections in the last half of the 20th century, speech has been given much looser rein. Even the USA Patriot Act, which had any number of liberty-limiting provisions, rarely constrained freedoms of speech and press outright.
Painting the tea party protesters or right-wing commentators as seditious, then, takes the nation a step back to a more restricted past, when dissent was criminalized. Dissent, not sedition, because whatever Klein might say, Beck and Palin are not advocating violent insurrection. Indeed, over the past few years Beck has repeatedly counseled his audience not to act violently.
The tea party protests that Beck and Palin support are not even particularly radical in their means. They argue for the ballot, not the bullet. They gather, mostly peaceably, for noisy but contained protests. And they don't even challenge the two-party system: According to a recent New York Times poll, tea partyers are less likely than other Americans to support a third party.
So why the confusion? In part, debate about the tea parties is muddled by fringe actions that are, in fact, seditious. That actual seditious activity is occurring, though, is all the more reason to take care with the word, so we can recognize and deal with the real thing when it occurs.
Protesting outside Congress? Not seditious. Threatening Congress members' lives? Seditious. Painting apocalyptic fairy tales, as Beck does? Not seditious. Planning an armed militia to ward off the federal government, as an Oklahoma tea party group was? Seditious.
This is not to say that Beck, Palin, and other tea party speakers are blameless. They may not be committing sedition, but their overheated, often stunningly fictional rhetoric doesn't help matters. It may gin up their base, but intimating that President Obama may suspend elections or suggesting that the government is coming for Grandma makes meaningful debate difficult. Such talk sets up real barriers to solving the nation's problems at a time when America can ill afford to spend time on unserious matters. But to equate over-the-top rhetoric with sedition goes too far: When it comes to weighing free speech versus sedition, we should err on the side of freedom.
Nor is the outrage emanating from the right in the wake of Klein's comments wholly justified. Conservative commentators have cried sedition plenty of times, as when Michelle Malkin called Students Against War members seditious in 2006. And when a Veterans Affairs nurse criticized President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war and hurricane Katrina in a letter to the editor, she faced a sedition investigation for her legitimate opposition.
For Americans of every political stripe, then, the lesson is the same: Sedition is a serious charge for a serious act. We should retire it as a label for nonviolent political speech, however flawed.
Nicole Hemmer is a lecturer at Manchester College and a PhD candidate in history at Columbia University. She is writing a history of conservative media.


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- Storage of different credentials (WPA Keys, Software Licenses, Amazon API keys).
- Secure way to request credentials, without forcing a signup.
I'd probably be okay with storing various data as passwords - the big thing is getting the data. While PassPack has a 'sharing' interface, it would force clients to sign up. I'm looking for something that simplifies public/private key encryption so I can tell a client, "Don't e-mail it to me, just go to ___.com/tjlytle and fill in the form."
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi and Gulf Arab officials, said Monday the window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear problem "cannot by definition remain open indefinitely."
But Kerry, who was meeting in Riyadh with the foreign ministers of Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman as well as the Saudi crown prince and foreign minister, added that "there is time to resolve this issue providing the Iranians are prepared to engage seriously" on proposals to defuse it.
"But talks will not go on for the sake of talks and talks cannot become an instrument for delay that will make the situation more dangerous," he said. Kerry said he and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal "discussed our shared determination to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon."
Saud said that Saudi Arabia "supports the efforts to resolve the crisis diplomatically in order to alleviate all doubts surrounding the program."
"Therefore, we hope that the negotiations will result in putting an end to this problem rather than containing it," he said, "taking into account that the clock is ticking and negotiations cannot go on forever."
In addition to Iran, Kerry, who is on his first overseas trip as secretary of state after succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton, also held discussions about the situation in violence-torn Syria. He repeated U.S. pressure on Syria's President Bashar Assad to step down, saying that Assad "is destroying his country — and his people in the process — to hold onto power that is not his anymore."
"The United States will continue to work with our friends to empower the Syrian opposition to hopefully be able to bring about a peaceful resolution, but if not, to increase pressure on Assad," he said. The United States last week agreed to increase non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition groups.
Saudi Arabia and several other Gulf states are believed to be involved in shipping weapons to Syrian rebels, who have yet to receive lethal aid from the West. They share deep U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions and increasing assertiveness in the region.
Saud said that in the talks here Monday, "The Kingdom stressed the importance of enabling the Syrian people to exercise its legitimate right to defend itself against the regime's killing regime."
"Saudi Arabia will do everything within its capacity, and we do believe that what is happening in Syria is a slaughter," he said, "... and we can't bring ourselves to remain quiet. Morally we have a duty."
Kerry also was to meet in Riyadh with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who is visiting the Saudi capital. Kerry's working lunch with Abbas was coming two weeks before the secretary is to accompany President Barack Obama to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan to explore ways of restarting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Kerry travels next to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar before returning to Washington Wednesday.
Kerry: Window on Iran not open 'indefinitely'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi and Gulf Arab officials, said Monday the window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear problem "cannot by definition remain open indefinitely."


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Day 1: Quite impressive feel. I find myself thinking about the production nightmare it must be to make components, in this case the two modules, to fit so perfectly in the watch bracket. The finish of the case and integration of the module "eject" buttons in the bracket is phenomenal. Can't stop pushing the buttons... The space module looks great in the dark.
Day 2: Today is the turn of the mechanical module. My first impression is that it is much heavier on the wrist than the space module. Impeccable finish, built like a tank. The dial is elegant and offers very good visibility under any condition. Clean finish and a lot of depth perception with very large indexes. I am hypnotized by the elegant swaying of the seconds hand. I wish it were just a little bit longer in order to appreciate it even more.
Day 3: I have noticed that the Super LumiNova on the mechanical module shines in a bluish tone and not green. Visibility at night is very good with the LumiNova on hands and indices properly placed.
Day 4: I find myself wearing the mechanical module during the day time and the space module more at night. I am surprised since most of my focus initially was on the space module. The mechanical module turns out to be more attractive than I thought plus I have the confront of NOT having to press any buttons to read the time. Even if it is annoying to have to always press the buttons to see the time on the space module I doubt I would have it any other way. Performance wise, here they key is saving as much power as possible. Also, the full blackened screen does look very appealing...
Day 5: Already encountered the first "conceptual" problem. It is very difficult to alternate often between both modules and wear them on a day to day basis. The reason being that the mechanical module does not get enough winding if you switch often between both modules. The mechanical module stopped at 5:07 this morning. Right now, there is no viable way to wear both at the same time and keep the automatic module wound. Either choose the mechanical module often and the space module on occasions.
Day 6: I have had some time to play with the space module and the different functions. There is no doubt in my mind that this takes the X-33 concept several steps ahead. You can see from the functions that it was developed in close collaboration with somebody that "really" was going to use this for some really serious stuff. The timer function is my most used so far but my favorite is the countdown. A really cool function to set deadlines...
I am very surprised at the mechanical module. Maybe because I did not expect much of it simply because my focus was mainly on the space module. Who would have known...
Day 7: The alarm turns out to be quite loud when off the wrist. On the down side the sound is considerably muffled in contact with the wrist, as with all digital-alarm watches with the exception of the X-33 that has a double back casing. You will most likely not hear it on a busy street but probably under normal conditions. Omega's system allows for a VERY loud chime while having the watch on the wrist but has the disadvantage of accumulating dirt in the lateral openings as well as a quite bad water tightness rating for a sports activity watch.
Day 8: I don't think I have worn a digital watch for such long time since my first in the 80's... Hell, it is going to be hard moving to the next watch in a few days. Unbelievable.
IMPORTANT: If you are planning on wearing the watch primarily or initially on the Kevlar strap I firmly suggest that you have it fitted with the Velcro strap straight from the factory. It is not easy to put on the watch since you have little space between the leather and the watch case. The operation is not terribly difficult but requires some skill, especially if you do not want to scratch the inside or back of the watch case.
Day 9: Back to the mechanical module... Still intrigued about the upgrades and modifications made by Mr. Andersen. That deserves a future post with detailed explanations. Until then, some pictures...
Day 10: My Last day... nothing to report. Except that tomorrow I am ordering a couple more of these Kevlar/Velcro straps. They are fantastic and as with many things I would hate not to have a supply should these run out.
The test has come to an end and my impression has been quite positive. There is some room for improvement in future models yet the "Space Discovery" is very, very impressive. Build quality is outstanding and unusual considering the price. The concept is innovative and fun (little of that in the watch world today under 10k...). The mechanical module reached much beyond my expectations and the space module gives a feeling of "high-end" unknown in a digital watch to date.
On the downside the visibility of the space module needs some tweaking (in broad daylight there are too many reflections) and the mechanical module is a bit heavy when on the Kevlar/Velcro strap. Personally I think that the steel bracelet is redundant and is penalized by an "average" deployment clasp. The bracelet needs to feel "tighter" and would benefit immensely from a micro-adjustable clasp.
The price is the real stunner here, especially after the latest hikes during the last 12 months. At 8,800€ it is much more than just competitive. When you look at the final result and take the price in consideration you can't but help feeling that you are getting a free ride somewhere in here. I guess that cutting two "middle" men has its advantages, not only cutting the final price but also controlling discounts. However, growth with this commercial strategy is immediate at first but limited at best in the long run. For now I can only congratulate HALDA for this first "journey" and can only hope that there will be many more to come.
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- Seconds-stop function: yes
- Date change: at 00:01
- Alignment of hands at 12 o'clock: perfect
- Readability/Visibility day: *****
- Readability/Visibility night: *****
- Dial and hands finish: *****
- Visible movement finish: ***
- Watch case finish/construction: *****
- Bracelet: **
- Strap/Velcro: *****
- Deployment buckle: n/a
- Comfort: ****
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Despite only being two months from its release and having a fairly decent cast I've heard jack and squat about "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" on the "normie" channels. I'd know too, I'm a sucker for Access Hollywood. But a new trailer has hit the tubes and it's got some promise to it. It's also got John Lithgow in it. Feel free to insert your own "John Lithgow's ass" joke here.
Holy mother of god that was quick. "Dylan Dog: Dead of Night", which was in 4 theaters for about 3 days I think, will hit DVD and Blu-Ray on July 26th. That's just about 3 months after it's release date back in April for those of you keeping track at home. Special bonus on the limited edition deluxe blu-ray, in depth interviews with the 7 people who saw the film in the theaters and 1/3 of the cast will actually come to your home and do the commentary track live.
While the world waits for a new "Alien" movie the good nerds of the video game industry have plans on release a first person shooter titled "Aliens: Colonial Marines" in the Spring of 2012. Of course the game based on the much loved movie franchise has been in development since since back in 06 so I guess my point is moot. That and I just used the word "moot" for the first time.
And since I refuse to write about and update from the set of "Wrong Turn 4" here's some more video game news. "Jaws: Ultimate Predator" will hit the Wii and 3DS sometime in the not too distant future. The game will be set 35 years after the events of the original film and allow players to take control of the mega-shark with tons of bloody chomping action to be had. Of course Majesco, the company putting it out also put out a 2006 "Jaws" game which was kind of like playing a game where a mentally challenged fish dry humped a fishing boat, but it could still be cool. Maybe.


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Kim Zolciak -- Calls BS on Pregnant Smoking Pics, Threatens Legal Action
Kim Zolciak Calls BS on Pregnant Smoking Pics
Kim Zolciak isn't trying to smoke out her fetus -- and instead claims the shots of her puffing a cigarette while pregnant were NOT shot yesterday ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to Kim tell us, she has sent a cease and desist letter to the agency ... accusing them of purposely deceiving the public about 2 sets of photos they shot.
Kim is claiming the shots of her smoking were taken quite some time ago ... though she doesn't remember exactly when.
We're told Kim says she was actually photographed yesterday by the agency (above) -- while wearing black sweat pants -- but not smoking.
According to our sources, Kim feels the agency defamed her by creating a made-up scandal -- and she also claims the photog was trespassing when the smoking pics were taken.
Sources tell us the independent photog, who works for the agency, was on private property ... so they've pulled the smoking photos.
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Each year, Coca-Cola makes Coke with real sugar for American Jews to drink during Passover. Normal everyday Coke contains high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient that has been getting slammed in the media, but one that is much cheaper than sugar.
There are a group of "Real Coke" enthusiasts who buy it in bulk during Passover because they want to drink Coke with no high fructose corn syrup! Some people even seek out the sugar Coke in small Mexican restaurants and grocery stores! Sugar was part of the Original Coke recipe until the 1980's when they started slowly switching over to HFCS because it was cheaper!
Does this Coke really taste better? You can read a one blogger's thoughts on his Coke for Passover review here.
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Since the 1st World Water Forum held in 1976 in Marrakech, numerous actions in favor of water have been initiated throughout the world. A variety of actions, all different in terms of scale and geographic impact, that are carried out by such different stakeholders as individuals, communities, user associations, local or national governments, research institutes, NGOs, international organisations and others.
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The World Water Forum is definitely not only a mega talk show. It has concrete impacts. We have selected below a few of these impacts which have been reported in a special session in Istanbul. These impacts are not so much a result of the Forum event, but a result of the important preparatory work of the Forum which includes the preparation of panel reports.
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Earlier this week, we ran a piece asking whether safety at local race tracks and drag strips was up to snuff. One thing many tracks lack: a heroic driver willing to risk himself freeing a competitor trapped in burning wreckage.
The video above comes from last weekend's Stock Car Nationals in Ada, Okla., where a crash not only took out several cars but trapped driver Terry Muskratt in his car after it caught on fire. Kip Hughes, 27, jumped from his car and managed to pull off the netting and free Muskratt as trackworkers attempted to control the blaze around the car.
Hughes, 27, told a local TV station he'd witnessed four similar crashes, and that his father suffered severe burns in a similar accident in 1991. "I always said if something like that happens I'm not going to be the guy hanging back because I was seven in the stands with my mother watching this stuff unfold with my dad," he said. "So I always just kind of told myself if something like that happens again, I don't think. I just go and do whatever I can."
Muskratt suffered a burned hand, but no other serious injuries, while Hughes was uninjured. If only every little track came with that much bravery.


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Extralegal Punishment Factors: A Study of Forgiveness, Hardship, Good-Deeds, Apology, Remorse, and Other Such Discretionary Factors in Assessing Criminal Punishment
Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 65, Pg. 737, 2012
U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-12
94 Pages Posted: 31 Mar 2011 Last revised: 2 Aug 2012
Date Written: 2012
The criminal law's formal criteria for assessing punishment are typically contained in criminal codes, the rules of which fix an offender's liability and the grade of the offense. A look at how the punishment decision-making process actually works, however, suggests that courts and other decisionmakers frequently go beyond the formal legal factors and take account of what might be called "extralegal punishment factors" (XPFs).
XPFs, the subject of this Article, include matters as diverse as an offender's apology, remorse, history of good or bad deeds, public acknowledgment of guilt, special talents, old age, extralegal suffering from the offense, as well as forgiveness or outrage by the victim, and special hardship of the punishment for the offender or his family. Such XPFs can make a difference at any point in the criminal justice process at which decisionmakers exercise discretion, such as when prosecutors decide what charge to press, when judges decide which sentence to impose, when parole boards decide when to release a prisoner, and when executive officials decide whether to grant clemency, as well as in less-visible exercises of discretion, such as in decisions by police officers and trial jurors.
After a review of the current use and rationales behind eighteen common XPFs, in Part I, the Article reports in Part II the results of an empirical study of lay intuitions regarding the propriety of taking such factors into account in adjusting the punishment that otherwise would be imposed, the extent of any adjustment to be made, as well as an assessment of how the views might change with different kinds of offenses and how they might vary with demographic factors.
Part III examines the implications of the study findings for current law and practice, with special attention to the problem of disparity in application that is invited by the high levels of disagreement on the proper role of some XPFs and the problem of conflicts between lay intuitions and current law and practice. It is not uncommon that there is strong support for reliance upon XPFs that current practice ignores and little support for reliance upon XPFs the current practice commonly relied upon.
Keywords: Criminal sanctions, procedure, XPF, sentencing discretion, offender history, victims, moral credibility, social cultural, acknowledgment guilt, guilty plea, public outrage, good bad character, civil compensation, rehabilitation, special talent, demographic differences, disparity application
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PUBLISHED: 12:42 22 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:42 22 January 2013
The Honiton Wine Bar Golf Society's annual prize giving dinner proved to be the usual evening of fun and banter and members celebrated raising £950 for Clic Sargent, the children's cancer charity.
Twenty-eight players gathered to recognise the winners of the year's outings and to relive and share their own stories of the year just gone.
The golf society is now in its fifth year and plays some of the best local courses once each month during the summer playing season.
Members are proud to welcome players of all ages and abilities and have an emphasis on fun and enjoyment of the sport for all. Anyone interested in joining us should simply ask at The Honiton Wine Bar says Graham Quinlan the proprietor.
At the dinner, Terry Amos was recognised as overall winner for 2012. Richard Hooper was awarded the AG Sign's Player of the Year Cup and Richard Seymour was appointed as captain for 2013.
Additional trophies for bad dress sense, too much talking and the most 'bum' shots were presented and better signify the spirit of the group.
Throughout the year and on the night the group managed to raise £950 for CLICSargent, the children's cancer charity, by a series of games, sweepstakes, penalties and a swear-box. Graham Quinlan of The Honiton Wine Bar made this up to £1000 by a further personal donation.
Sarah Shaw, CLICSargent's Area Fundraising Manager joined the evening's celebrations and said in her thank you address that she was delighted to see such fun being had whilst benefiting such a worthy cause.
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The ultimate love story continues in Andrew Lloyd Webber's spellbinding follow-up musical to the phenomenal Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies. The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life in New York where he lives among the screaming joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. In this new electrically-charged world, he has finally found a place for his music to soar. All that is missing is his love - Christine Daaé. Now one of the world's finest sopranos, Christine is struggling in an ailing marriage to Raoul. So, it is with excitement she accepts an invitation to travel to New York and perform at a renowned opera house. In a final bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island, not knowing what is in store for them.
From musical theatre's most captivating composer, based on the book by Ben Elton, and featuring the new highly acclaimed Australian production filmed in Melbourne, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies is a production that takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance. The production was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "one of the finest productions I've ever seen of my work, anywhere." Andrew Lloyd's Webber's Love Never Dies features a 21-piece orchestra and an impressive cast of 36, including highly praised musical actors Ben Lewis as the "Phantom" and Anna O'Byrne as his "Christine." The magnificent set is illuminated by over 5,000 dazzling lightbults, and there are over 300 incredible costumes.


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Media figures are peddling claims by anti-immigrant advocates that immigration reform would hurt the economy and negatively impact American workers, even though economic evidence disproves this false narrative. A new poll showing that small business owners support immigration reform indicates that they also distrust these anti-immigrant arguments.
In a recent column praising the work of Mark Krikorian, executive director of the nativist organization Center for Immigration Studies, CNN contributor David Frum, also a Daily Beast contributing editor, wrote that "because the illegals are predominantly very low-income, their demand on such [social welfare] programs will be heavy -- and not only long-term, but likely multigenerational."
Krikorian also peddled this falsehood in a March 19 National Review Online column, writing that because immigrants are "so unskilled and thus earn so little money... they are inevitably net costs to taxpayers."
WND repeated similar claims in an exclusive interview with Roy Beck, executive director of nativist organization NumbersUSA who said that Republican Sen. Rand Paul's immigration reform plan -- which has many of the same pro-immigration stances as proposals being floated by President Obama and the bi-partisan group of senators known as the "Gang of 8" -- would have serious economic consequences and is "a keeping wages low plan."
However, a new poll gauging the immigration views of job creators' shows that they are not buying into these arguments. A poll released on March 27 by the Small Business Majority found that small business owners, many of whom identified as Republican and either are the child of, or are, an immigrant, overwhelmingly support a comprehensive immigration reform plan that includes a path to citizenship. Included in the report:
- 84 percent of respondents believe immigration is good for America and 66 percent agree immigrant entrepreneurs drive business growth in America.
- 74 percent believe it's important for the country to have high-skilled foreign workers and 64 percent believe we need more low-skilled foreign workers.
- 45 percent of businesses with 10 or more employees have utilized legal immigrant labor
The report also found that three-quarters of small business owners believe that comprehensive immigration reform would add $1.5 trillion to the economy over the next 10 years and produce a net increase in tax revenue of $4.5 billion to $5.4 billion in the first three years.
Several new studies have found that immigrants are not a drain on the economy, are less likely to receive public benefits than native-born Americans, and the potential benefits of immigration reform outweigh the costs of enacting a comprehensive plan. As Council of Economic Advisers chairman Alan Krueger pointed out in a recent speech:
Providing an earned path to legal status for this [undocumented] population will also benefit other [American] workers as they will no longer have to compete with undocumented workers who are often paid below-market wages because of their legal status.


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In a recent interview, Neve Campbell drops hints that Wes Craven may indeed be back for "Scream 4". While not official, it could be good news for this franchise reboot.
Rueben Fleischer, director of "Zombieland" reveals in a recent interview that 3D is a definite possibility for the planned sequel.
Stephen King lets slip to David Cronenburg that he has ideas percolating for a sequel to his classic "The Shining". With King however, that could still be decades away.
Want a good approximation of the new Freddy Krueger makeup? Then check out this new figure from NECA toys.
"Left 4 Dead 2" not fully filling your zombie killing quotient? 2k Games has released its first official expansion for "Borderlands", "Zombie Island".
Bangladesh has passed new laws to regulate the sales of sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, formerly available to anyone off of the street. All of this is to curb a recent rash of guerilla acid attacks used to melt people's faces.
A man suffering from common joint pain rubs himself down with rubbing alcohol mixed with rosemary. After dousing himself, he steps into the street to light a cigarette and sets himself on fire.
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When they call for snow in Arkansas it's usually a big miss but every now and then it comes true! We got up Wednesday to sleet.......uhhh sleet......so NOT what they said we would get. It sleeted for almost 2 hours and then a little snow fell and then it STOPPED......not cool! Then the snow started again! We were predicted to get 6-10 inches which doesn't ever happen here. The snow was small and slow falling so I figured we would get a dusting but it picked up and up and up and we got almost 6 inches of snow by the afternoon!
And he just loved the snow..........NOT!
They loaded up in the rhino and headed for the big hill behind our house to do some major sledding!
It has been so freaking cold, and we have had ice, sleet, and snow over and over again! I am so glad the kids and us big kids got to enjoy it but I am OVER IT all and ready for summer and 100 degree temperatures!!! Hit The Road Winter!!!!


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In what other award ceremony will you hear the winning entry referred to as a "menacing mouth garden?"
D-Backs reliever Clay Zavada won the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award from the American Mustache Institute, and eagerly traveled to St. Louis to accept his crown and plaque.
Thanks to Quicken and the American Mustache Institute as this is an honor, especially to beat out some great people like Captain Sully Sullenberger, who is an absolute hero," said a modest yet good looking Zavada, who in 51 innings for the Diamondbacks in 2009 struck out 52 batters with a 3.35 ERA. "I am humbled that so many people in America care about mustaches and have been amazed at all of the support I've gotten, especially from my grandma who was really fired up about me winning."
Meh, let's celebrate Clay Zavada and his Rollie Fingers-lite, because it's the only hardware any of the Diamondback are bringing home this season.
Diamondbacks' Zavada Wins "Mustached American of the Year" [AMI]
Thanks for joining us for another Sunday. I don't know if you've heard, but there's a baseball game of moderate importance tonight.


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Parks have developed enormously over the last 20 years; they have become an important market for the future. That's why we presented the first PistenBully adapted for parks back in 2000. Park designs are becoming ever more extreme in the professional sector. In addition, increasing numbers of ski resorts are offering adventure trails, funslopes and family parks to boost their appeal to skiers and snowboarders and, thus, their own competitiveness. This naturally has an impact on their requirements of the snow groomers: Parks constitute a whole different set of tasks to the slopes.In collaboration with the best park developers and shapers from the USA and Europe, we have created a new machine that is precisely tailored to the needs and wishes of park builders. We are proud to present the new 400 ParkPro 4F to you today – the professional tool for more creativity and perfection.
|Cummins QSL 9 Tier4f
|8.9 l / 8,900 cc
|Power output (ECE)
|298 kW / 405 PS / 400 hp
|max. torque
|1,627 Nm at 1,500 rpm
|Fuel tank capacity
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The ParkPro 4F has radically increased thrust thanks to the new planetary gear (17:1). This enables professional work even in extremely steep landings, as well as effective and fast snow collection. For the first time, the drive characteristics of a PistenBully can now be individually tailored to the needs ofthe driver: sport mode for aggressive driving, normal or gentle when the situation requires.
Tried-and-tested drive unit
The powerful 6-cylinder inline diesel engine with high-pressure common rail injection features low fuel consumption combined with low noise and exhaust emissions. It complies with the Tier 4 final standard thanks to an exhaust gas after-treatment system: the SCR catalytic converter (combined with AdBlue) and the exhaust gas recirculation reduce nitric oxide emissions, while the diesel oxidation catalyst reduces emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
The 400-hp Cummins engine brings pure power to the slopes with a maximum torque of 1,627 Nm at 1,500 rpm. Thanks tothe VTG turbocharger, the engine also achieves high torque atlow revs and responds much better. The patented Fleetguard filter with nanotechnology ensures optimised fuel filtering. Direct-flow air filters reduce the filter change intervals.


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I'm on the path towards edible righteousness, attempting to cut out all the junk and focus on healthy, local food – but I have one serious obstacle that keeps bringing me down:
I love to snack.
I work from 'home,' which means one of two things: I'm either cooped up all day at the little wooden table in our kitchen, or I'm holed up for hours at a coffee shop. Either options inevitably puts me way too close to tempting munchies. And let's face it, my willpower is weak.
Snacking is something that I simply can't not do. I love to munch, my belly is always begging me for treats, and frankly, I just really adore food.
My first experience with kale came when my lady friend Teresa (who is a truly phenomenal gardener/baker, this chick defines "green thumb") moved away to Texas. She bequeathed me one cherry tomato plant, one Tabasco pepper bush, a chard, and three little kale stalks. I had never eaten kale before, but had seen a few recipes for kale chips – so I decided to give it a try.
The first three batches were a complete disaster. I was using this kale chip recipe, which instructed me to bake them for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. I burned those poor kale leaves to an inedible crisp every time.
Eventually, I realized this recipe simply wasn't working, so I decided to do things my own way – and now, I get perfectly crisp, perfectly flavorful kale chips.
Here's your seriously simple, seriously delicious guide
to baking your own batch of seasoned kale chips:
What you'll need:
1. Kale – Bonus if you buy it local at a farmers market or grow your own!
2. Salt and/or your favorite seasonings – I am all about garlic salt and black pepper; keep it simple.
3. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4. A Sookie Sheet – Or, in my case, many cookie sheets.
How to make 'em:
1. Preheat your oven to 275 degrees.
2. Prep your kale. I buy mine from local farmers, so they're often full of little caterpillar buddies – which means I have to take about 15 minutes to scrutinize each leaf and save any critters who might be snacking on my kale. Rinsing your kale is recommended, but be sure to properly dry it afterwards. I just got a salad spinner, and aside from being really fun, it's really essential for drying out the kale.
3. Break up each big leaf into bite-sized pieces. Mine are usually about two inches long, with some smaller pieces mixed in. Tear the leaf along the thick spine, and toss that spine afterwards. It's a bit tough to chew on compared to the flaky leaf parts.
4. Toss all the kale into a big bowl, and drizzle olive oil over it – the amount depends on preference and how much kale you're cooking, but be sure that each leaf is slightly coated. Season to your liking, but don't be shy with the salt! It really does a lot to overpower kale's natural bitter flavor – and makes your kale chips taste just like potato chips.
5. Arrange the pieces on a cookie sheet. I try to get 'em all pretty flat, but they inevitably overlap a little – which is fine, kale shrinks A LOT when it bakes. Just don't make it a big jumbled mess; you'll need to toss 'em halfway through.
6. Put your cookie sheet into the oven, and bake for 20 minutes. Halfway through, pull the tray(s) out, and flip each piece of kale to ensure even crisping.
7. After 20 minutes, check on your kale to see if each piece is entirely dried out. I often end up pulling out the majority of my kale chips, then putting a handful back in the oven to finish up – the pieces are never perfectly uniform, so some may take a little longer.
Final step: Devour your delicious kale chips, totally guilt free. In the rare event that you don't finish your entire batch in one sitting, you can store kale chips for a few days in airtight containers. Just be sure that there is no moisture in any of the kale chips – that'll make the rest of 'em soggy. And no one likes a soggy kale chip.
Did you know kale is loaded with antioxidants, and provides 100% of your daily Vitamin A, C, and K in just one cup? Yeah, it's that good.


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Dog Days of Work
By Michael Patterson
Consulting with businesses and managers who, like myself, have a canine or two at home, I discovered that they often would spend more resources on, and have more patience in, training and developing their pet than they would on the employees who worked with or under them. Frankly, they treated their dogs better than they'd even think to treat their employees! Lack of employee development can lead to lowered productivity, workplace strife and discomfort, higher employee turnover rates, hampered growth, and many other debilitating results.
This is why I make a point to tell managers they should treat their employees like dogs! When you do that, then you'll see the results you want to see—and that your business requires in order for it to grow. While I am certainly not comparing your employees to dogs, it's worth noting the cross-species similarities between certain needs, behaviors, and motivational factors:
- Both are loyal and want to please.
- Both may take their cues from certain pack leaders.
- Both may be motivated by rewards and appreciation.
- Both have different traits, skills, and characteristics that enable them to fill specific roles.
- Both need clear expectations and boundaries.
Choosing the Right Breed
Choosing the right dog for your family is not as simple as picking out the cutest puppy behind the window. First, understand what role you want the dog to play in your home; have a job description just like the job descriptions you create at work. Do you want the dog to be big, small, playful, or intimidating? You wouldn't bring home a St. Bernard if you live in a small studio apartment.
Managers also need to choose the right candidate for the job based on personality, qualifications, expectations, skill sets, and previous work experience. Each job at your organization requires specific skills, so choose the best-fit employee to fill those roles. Sometimes managers make the mistake of hiring or promoting the wrong employee for those positions. By not matching the right employee with the right role, managers are creating a skill gap from the beginning, which will require coaching and training more quickly than you may have anticipated.
Bringing the New Pup Home
A puppy wants to investigate his new environment from day one. He will walk from room to room checking out the sights and sniffing the scents. He is curious, and you need to monitor where he's going and what he's doing. You follow him around because you know he can get into a lot of trouble if left unattended on his own.
New employees in your office will want to investigate their new environment, as well. From entry-level positions on up, new employees need a structured training and onboarding process to understand policies, procedures, and company culture. A structured orientation program will help define the organizational culture for the employee. Employees will have questions as the days, weeks, and months go on, so make sure they have an outlet to obtain the correct answers in a timely manner after orientation.
Managers should monitor employees' behavior beginning from the first day, and continuing throughout their careers with your organization. Monitoring behavior is not the same thing as micromanaging, spying on, or smothering your employees. Monitoring behavior allows you to see what your employees are doing, and how they are doing it, which are both crucial to the coaching process. If an employee is not meeting expectations, but you don't know what, specifically, he or she is doing, then you won't know how to work with him or her to improve performance.
Show Them the Way
Dogs don't know what they are supposed to do unless we take the time to show them. Early commands for a new puppy focus on stopping negative behaviors. "No" and "leave it" all tell a puppy what not to do; but just as much time should be spent encouraging an alternate, positive behavior. Instead of solely reprimanding your dog for chewing on your shoe, offer him a bone or toy, something you want him to chew on instead. By providing some direction, you are showing him your expectations of positive behavior. The dog likely will comply. After all, most dogs crave attention, affection, and treats.
Your employees also need direction. Managers assume employees know what is expected of them, but often that is not the case. Managers need to discover and understand the performance gap, the difference between how the employee is performing compared to expectations.
It makes sense to inform employees about what you expect them to do and to show them how to do it. It's so easy to do it that it's often not done! Managers need to provide their employees with the proper knowledge, and provide it in such a way that it's engaging to the employee. Some people learn by reading or watching, and others by doing. Teach employees in a way that is conducive to them, not you.
Determine Motivation
A dog doesn't understand what you mean when you ask him to sit, stay, or lay down. Dogs learn these commands because you show them what to do, and because there is something in it for them when they comply. You determine their motivation, and reward them with treats, toys, or affection.
Employees are motivated by different things. They cherish their different toys, as well. Some employees are motivated by money, a day off, free lunch, or personal recognition from their supervisor. What motivates one employee may not motivate another, and what motivates you may not motivate them. Discover what motivates each of your employees by talking with and getting to know them. Understand what your employees care about most, and use it to create a reward structure catered specifically to them.
Don't Forget to Let Them Out and Play
When I come home, the dogs are ready to get out and release some pent-up energy. They've been in the house alone all day, so we know they need time to go out and play. I always joke that my dogs would never run away from home—they have it too good here to go anywhere else.
Outward appreciation of your staff will go a long way toward retaining your employees. Just like retaining your customer base, employees need to know they are receiving something from your organization that they won't get somewhere else.
Remember, your employees are the lifeblood of your organization. Obviously, employees are not pets. Managers need to take time to get to know their employees personally. By understanding what drives your employees and what is important to them, you can create an engaging and motivating interaction. A highly engaged, dedicated, and respected staff supplied with the knowledge, ability, and motivation to get the job done will succeed. Your staff's success becomes your success.
Excerpt from "Sit, Stay, Succeed!" by Michael Patterson (Tremendous Life Books: July 2012). For more information, visit http://www.mikepat.com/sit-stay-succeed.php
Michael Patterson is a speaker and trainer who specializes in leadership, coaching, and employee development topics. He is the author of "Sit. Stay. Succeed!: Management Lessons From Man's Best Friend." For more information, visit www.mikepat.com


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Thumbs up to Armstrong Community Center Board members who have selflessly donated their time to serve on the board. New board members are needed. Any Armstrong-area residents who would like to serve may call Connie Thackery at Armstrong City Hall at 864-3535.
Thumbs up to Emmet County Wellness Coalition members for promoting health and wellness in the county. Coalition members met Wednesday at Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative which itself deserves thanks for providing a room for Coalition meetings. A special thanks should go to the Regional Wellness Center and Avera Holy Family Hospital for again sponsoring the Lifestyle Challenge this year.
Thumbs up to the chili chefs who are competing in the chili cookoff 1-3 p.m. today at the Estherville VFW. Good chili making is an art, and these folks are all Rembrandts and Picassos, in our book.
Thumbs up to Emmet County Volunteer Network members who are meeting 10:30 a.m. Monday in Room 74 at Iowa Lakes Community College. If you have an organization that would like to provide volunteers, or that would like volunteers. contact volunteeremmetcounty.com.
Thumbs up to the Friends of Fort Defiance for continuing to plan trails in the park. The next Friends meeting will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sanborn Room at the Estherville Public Library. If you would like to belong to the Friends, memberships for both individuals and families are $10. Checks may be sent to: Friends of Fort Defiance, P.O. Box 314, Estherville, IA 51334.
Thumbs up to Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce members, staff and the Business Person of the Year and Citizen of the year who will be announced at the Chamber annual banquet Thursday night at the Estherville Elks Lodge.
Thumbs up to Mother Nature for finally giving a respite from the cold weather we've been having over the past week. There were some trying days, when it was so cold there were school cancellations. However, it appears we're getting back to normal – if not above normal – for this time of year.


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Hurricane Sandy relief project launched in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � A Hurricane Sandy relief effort in Maine is taking on new urgency following last month's historic blizzard.
Maine volunteers supported by the Portland Fire Department are launching a Hurricane Sandy relief project offering rebuilding tools and supplies to storm victims who are still trying to reclaim and rehabilitate their damaged homes. Sponsors say the project's taken on new urgency in the wake of February's winter storm dubbed Nemo.
On March 23, all of the fire stations in Portland will serve as collection points, and citizens can drop off any of the needed items, including eye protection, commercial grade dehumidifiers, pet supplies, non-perishable food, propane space heaters and utility knives.
Also needed are hammers, pump sprayers, bleach, work gloves, brooms, paint supplies, rollers, brush trays and tray liners, and sandpaper.


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Sullivan to contest mayoral election results
It's not over until Mayor John Sullivan says it's over or at least until a judge or Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington tells Sullivan it's over.
Sullivan has filed a lawsuit for a recount, along with five of his supporters, alleging "certain inconsistencies and irregularities occurred which resulted in Marni Lin Sawicki being reported as the successful candidate and winning the election by the Election Canvassing Board," the suit said.
Calls to Sullivan were not returned.
Among the other plaintiffs are former Cape Councilman Bill Deile and former mayoral candidate Davis Carr.
It is the first time in the city's history that a local election has been contested.
The suit contends there were problems with signatures in absentee and mail-in ballots, misconduct by election officials and problems with access to and defects of the voting system.
"I urged the mayor to seek a recount because it was close and word was that the unions (employees, fire and police) were gunning for him and if someone was able to manipulate an election it would come from there," Carr said.
Carr also said that any ballot where more than one person touches it, such as early voting, that would have to be looked at.
Sawicki, along with Sharon Harrington, Lee County Supervisor of Elections, are the defendants in the suit. Sawicki said as of Wednesday she had not been served papers. Each will have 10 days to respond.
Councilmember Rana Erbrick and City Clerk RebeccaVan Deutekom are also listed as defendants, as members of the canvassing board. Neither would comment, as this is now a litigious matter.
Harrington was also served Thursday and also declined to comment.
If and when Sawicki is served, she said it won't be a surprise.
"It's his prerogative. I fully expected it from him from what I've been hearing about him from the community," Sawicki said. "Let's just have the recount and be done with it."
The vote was certified Friday, during which Sawicki picked up eight more votes.
Sullivan had 10 days to contest the result. Because he did not fall into the .50 percent threshold to trigger an automatic recount, he will pay a $1,000 deposit for the Lee County Supervisor of Election Office to conduct the recount, win or lose.
"That would cover legal expenses, staff overtime and any additional people we would have to bring in, otherwise it would take us days," Harrington said. "If it isn't used, it would be refunded."
Harrington said this is the first mayoral race she has had contested. There have been others for county commission, school board and judge, but those have usually been within the .5 percent margin to trigger the automatic recount.
"We don't usually have a lot of people who go to court to file to get a judge to decide. The usually accept the law and say 'OK, fine,'" Harrington said.
Sawicki, who has spoken wither attorney, said Sullivan would have to send his case to the Circuit Court judge and, assuming the judge hears it and the recount goes in Sullivan's favor, they would have to petition the governor so he could go through the process of removing Sawicki from office.
Sawicki said she was told the process goes fairly quickly, as it is voter related.
Sawicki said it won't stop her plans. She still expects to be sworn in as mayor on Monday.
"It's business as usual until it's not. I'm about moving the city forward, that's what the people are looking for,' Sawicki said. "I want to be in the news for the right reasons and for celebrating our city and not for being a circus."
Sullivan lost to Marni Sawicki by 121 votes, or .76 percent, out of 15,923 votes cast.


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The Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD has performance that rivals the Samsung PX2370, one of the best TN monitors we've tested. The FX2490HD has some of the best movie and games performance we've seen recently; it also has a near full assortment of HDTV connection options, including two HDMI ports and built-in speakers. The lack of a DVI port means you'll need to do some finagling to get HDMI working properly on a PC and you'll definitely need to spend some time calibrating colors before the
HDTV monitor is working at its full potential. Still for $419, Samsung offers essentially a 24-inch television at a very appealing price.
Design and features
The 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD has a semiglossy maroon chassis with angular corners and a clear plastic overlay on the bezel. With the overlay, the bezel measures 0.8 inch wide on the right and left sides. The initial depth of the panel is 0.6 inch, but it extends back to include the connection options, adding another 0.8 inch, for a total of 1.4 inches of depth. That's quite thin, considering the number of connection options included. The distance from the bottom of the bezel to the desktop is 3.1 inches, and the panel tilts back 10 degrees and swivels right and left 30 degrees, but no other ergonomic options are included. The monitor's full width measures 22.6 inches, a little wider than the Samsung PX2370.
The foot stand's legs are made of chrome and come in the shape of an "X." When knocked from the sides these do a good job keeping the monitor from falling over, but the panel still wobbles a lot when knocked. The back of the display has an easily removable, but seemingly pointless, cover that reveals the connection options aligned both vertically and horizontally. They include two HDMI ports, component and composite ports, a coaxial antenna in, an optical audio port, a headphone jack, a USB port, and an Ex-link port. Though the vertical connections are easy to access, the horizontal ones are tucked under enough that connecting them proved frustrating most of the time. At the top portion of the back are four holes to attach the monitor, VESA-style, to a wall or stand.
The monitor's onscreen display array is located on the bottom right side of the panel and consists of several touch areas/buttons, including a Menu button, a Source button, an Up and Down button, and a Plus and Minus button. Attempting to use the array to navigate the OSD, however, is a frustrating experience: the buttons aren't as sensitive as we'd like, they must be touched on the underside of the bezel, and there isn't an onscreen menu that lines up next to them to guide you. We found it easiest to navigate the OSD with the remote control. The options function very much like a typical Samsung HDTV; however, when connected to a PC, picture options include controls for brightness, contrast, and sharpness, and presets include Custom, Dynamic Contrast, Text, Internet, and Entertain. Also, there's a color temperature option, allowing you to choose Cool, Normal, Warm, and custom. The custom color temperature allows you to adjust the red, blue, and green values individually. Its audio options include presets for Music, Movie, Standard, Amplify, and Clear Voice. In addition, there's an audio equalizer, allowing for granular fine-tuning of the sound.
|Design highlights
|HDMIx2, VGA, component, composite, coaxial antenna in
|Ergonomic options:
|10 degree back tilt, Swivel
|1,920x1,080 pixels
|Aspect ratio:
|Built-in speakers, headphone jack, optical audio
|VESA support
|Feature highlights
|Included video cables?
|Panel Type
|Screen film
|Number of presets
|Picture options
|Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness
|Color controls
|Color temperature, RGB controls
|Gamma control
|Additional features
|Included remote control, Ex-link jack
DisplayMate performance: We tested the 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD through its HDMI input, connected to a Windows Vista PC using a HDMI cable supplied by our own vast array we've collected over the years. The display posted a composite score of 93 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests, a couple of points lower than the Samsung PX2370's 96. In Color Tracking, we noticed an obvious green tint that carried over to movie watching. We were able to alleviate this by adjusting the Red and Green attributes, detailed in the Recommended settings and use section.
Also, in our Extreme Grayscale Bars test, we noticed an adequate amount of white-level saturation, meaning that near peak white, the monitor would be capable of distinguishing colors and not wash them out. Its black level was only visible down to a level 4, however, and not level 2, as would be optimal. The Dark Screen test displayed noticeable amounts of backlight breakthrough on the top and bottom middle edges of the screen. Also, in our Motion Bitmaps test we saw slightly more streaking on the FX2490HD than the PX2370 showed; however, this did not carry over to our real-world games and movie tests.
Text: In text, we saw no color problems with black text on a white background. Fonts were visible down to a 6.8-point size.
Movies: We tested the Samsung FX2490HD in its Movie preset, using the Blu-ray version of "Avatar." The Samsung displayed dark detail just as well as the PX2370, missing none of the Na'vi's braids during the bonfire scene. What stood out most was the apparent green push, noticeable in character faces, making them appear sickly compared with the healthy-looking faces on the PX2370; however, we were able to make some color and settings adjustments that improved things greatly. Check out the Recommended settings and use section for more details.
Games: Because of our intimate familiarity with World of Warcraft (WoW), it remains the best tool for judging color quality and vibrancy in games. We looked at WoW in the Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD's Entertainment preset and found that it delivered vibrant imagery and no hint of the green color tint problem after calibration.
Photos: The Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD's Custom preset displayed photos that lacked red in faces and looked noticeably greenish. After calibration, things improved greatly, but we were still unable to get red to look as accurate as on the PX2370.
Sound: The built-in speakers were capable of producing loud, clear music and dialogue that was crisp and easily intelligible. Although you can adjust the frequency for the sound, the bass was noticeably lacking.