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Best gaming phones
We round-up the most ideal smartphones for portable gaming
The launch of Sony Ericsson's XPERIA Play — dubbed the 'PlayStation phone' — brought worldwide attention to mobile phone gaming. However, the presence of dedicated physical gaming controls is not the be all and end all.
Most of the latest touch screen smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, are capable of running high-quality, 3D games thanks to powerful processors. We round-up the best phones for mobile gaming.
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The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play possesses excellent gaming controls and offers a relatively smooth user experience for both communications and gaming. However, it will ultimately live or die by its exclusive games content, and it has a few faults that prevent it from being a great device.
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Dr. David Bronner, CEO of the Alabama Retirement Systems, the 43rd largest investment fund in America, spoke at Rotary Club here yesterday. He is one of the most respected fund controllers in the United States today by his peers.
One of my grad school professors e-mailed me notes detailing what Bronner had to say:
1) Next month (July) California hits the wall financially, that will send a ripple effect across the US economy, AND over the next two years one state after the other will fall to it's knees financially as the federal government stimulus package ends by 2011. It has helped various states at different levels comparative to their economic condition. He says the stimulus package is what's been keeping the states alive for now...except for California which was in such terrible shape the stimulus package wasn't enough to really help them. "They go first" he said. Alabama would hit the wall in February of 2011, late in the game as Alabama is in better shape than other states. Bronner says Alabama might dodge the bullet if the economy revives enough by then. But, he doesn't really think things will improve enough by then to avoid a crisis. "It will be the largest economic crisis in the history of the State of Alabama." Bronner says Alabama will experience such significant shortfalls by 2011 that taxes will have to be raised substantially to avoid collapse...probably on property. And that practically all states will face a similar fate.
2) Within 120 to 150 days from now the commercial real estate market nationally begins to collapse as stores, malls, and shopping strips, and industrial plant have enough closures (store and plant) and loss of rental revenue to make them unable to pay their mortgages. They will start going into foreclosure unable to pay their mortgages in a significant way at that time creating a second wave of economic disaster starting three to four months from now.
3) Unless oil stays above $70 a barrel Russian and Mexican economics will begin to unravel as countries ("socio-economic collapse) economies require that much from oil to have an adequate revenue stream to feed their people and economies. AND, the only other big revenue stream for Mexico is illegal drugs sold in the US...so their economy will intensify their focus on selling drugs in America as a result in order to survive if oil doesn't stay above $70...he said $90 would be better for them.
4) The US economy (according to Bronner) is today like a patient in the emergency room in the process of having a heart attack. He said people tend to think of it as being in the hospital for cancer or chronic disease. Without the huge Bush stimulus, and then the huge Obama stimulus, the economy would have already flat lined...(i.e. we'd be experiencing a Great Depression style economic collapse heading toward 25% unemployment or so as the tumble would have continued and intensified at an increasing rate, with the stock market hitting around 2,000) Bronner said the depth of the crisis was greater than ANYONE realized and agrees today, after learning the extent of the crisis, that the federal government simply had to start "shoveling" money at it to prevent a true and complete collapse of our economy. He said he, at first, was mad at this shoveling of money until he learned the truth about the amount of money necessary to prevent a total collapse which he believes would have happened.
5) Inflation will not arrive for 3 to 5 years as the economy is in a deflationary stage due to the economic plummet...and will not experience inflation until people start "buying things" again, and that's going to take while! He also believes 3 to 5 years is probably the term until true economic recovery establishes in the US and world economy.
6) China must start selling their products to people in their own country and paying their workers enough to buy them. This would increase their products prices, reducing their exports (and "besides they will lose interest in having more US dollars anyway") and enabling other countries (US) to compete with them.)
7) The greatest threat to the US economy is one of around 9 world events that could heap misery on top of misfortune at exactly the wrong time. A nuclear incident with N Korea, a plague, Israel attacking Iran (oil shock), or such could still throw the US economy into a Great Depression style situation. He said the greatest risk of this is anytime from now until the world economy gets somewhat back on it's feet...in 3 to 5 years.
I thought what Bronner had to say was interesting. He is definitely a credible and intelligent source (so is the professor that passed the notes along).
"Bronner said the depth of the crisis was greater than ANYONE realized and agrees today…"
Well, definitely not worse than WE here at the Economic Edge expect, that's for sure!
China selling their cheap crap to their own people? Economic recovery inside of 3 years? Oil staying above $70? Nah, he didn't want to come right out and say it's not going to happen, but I have no such qualms... people and agencies counting on a quick economic recovery are dreaming and hoping for miracles!
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Business owners and key executives are always looking for good talent and often ask if I would refer potential candidates. Although I ultimately agree to keep my eyes peeled for such talent, my mind always wanders to the question, "Why not simply promote from within?"
This is actually a misnomer. One either promotes an existing employee (promoting from within) or one hires an external candidate to fill a position (promoting without?). So, we're really talking about promoting key employees versus hiring externally to fill a vacancy.
I'm a big fan of promoting employees. When properly planned and executed, it works wonders for employee morale and customer loyalty. It is less risky and less costly, especially compared to external hires that end up being a poor fit.
Need more reasons? Employees already know your customers, your values, and how the organization works. There's tremendous value stored in the institutional memory. External candidates generally have no idea about these factors and may never fully adapt to your culture. Employees who see the potential for growth within the organization are more loyal to the organization and convey their feelings to customers. Conversely, employees who only see a dead end send negative vibes to customers.


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Judge Judy Sheindlin won't be swinging the long arm of justice today – she's in the hospital.
A rep for the 68-year-old reality court show star confirmed to Access Hollywood the spitfire judge will be spending the night in a medical facility after feeling unwell today on set.
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"The judge was feeling nauseous and had some intestinal discomfort and decided to go to the hospital to get it checked out," Sheindlin's rep told Access. "They are keeping her overnight for tests."
The Los Angeles City Fire Department confirmed to Access that they responded to a medical call at KTLA, where "Judge Judy" films, at 9:12 AM PT on Wednesday. They transported an adult female to a local hospital, but would not confirm the patient was the judge.
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Later in the day, her rep said the judge was feeling "better."
"I just spoke to the judge who says she is feeling much better. She says all of the tests are negative and she's going home tomorrow," her rep told Access. "She will be back taping her show on April 12, as scheduled."
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|Bob Bennett
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From: January 5, 1993 - January 5, 2011
|Jake Garn
|Mike Lee
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Robert Foster Bennett, born September 18, 1933 (age 87), is the former Republican United States Senator from Utah. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 after serving as chief executive officer at Franklin Quest and as Chief Congressional Liaison for the United States Department of Transportation.[1] Over the course of the 111th Congress, Bennett voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88% of the time during the current Congress.[2]
In May 2010, Bennett failed to garner the support of the 40 percent of the delegates he needed in order to win the right to appear on the primary ballot. He finished third and last behind a businessman and a Tea Party Movement-sympathetic attorney. He therefore left the Senate after the session of Congress ended.[3]


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Brussels is loaded with underpaid and underutilized artistic talent, invariably with an off-centered sense of humor. Occasionally, though, someone figures out how to put it to good use. Such as the Midi Station restaurant, which is right next door to Gare du Midi and a short walk from Cantillon.
The restaurant has posted a series of short films focused on different aspects of Brussels cuisine, situated in Midi's little corner of Anderlecht. Flemish food writer Dirk De Prins is the star, and also manages the restaurant. I'm not sure who directed them, but one is about lambic, as Mr. De Prins pays a visit to Cantillon.
A person from Brussels, the so-called 'Brusseleer', will occasionally start to fight or sing spontaneously, but will rarely start fermenting spontaneously. No, only Lambiek does this. If wort is exposed to the open Brussels air, it does not start coughing, but spontaneously produces fireworks of yeast due to the fungi and Brussels bacteria which only hang around the Zenne valley. And what a bad smell. But after maturing for three years in old wine casks, you get the most wonderful beer.Enjoy the movies.


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Snapshots from Germany: 10 Cheap Eats in Berlin
Berlin isn't the first city that comes to mind when thinking of Europe's rich culinary traditions. But hidden behind the thousands of döner shops is a hearty, affordable food scene, drawing from Berlin's multikulti landscape.
While it's true that no list of Berlin cheap eats would be complete without the king of Berlin street food, the döner—and yes, we've included that here too—there is more lurking beneath the sesame seed-covered, heavily sauced surface. Go beyond the döner and explore the offerings of Germany's largest and most diverse city.
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I have an Airport Extreme that was previously connected to a, well lets say not great modem. So I replaced the modem with 'Nucleus Connect', which is Fibre I think. (I live in Singapore and they installed this here). And I have a problem, my airport extreme just does not work anymore! I plug it into the modem and power source, but it flashes amber. Here is what I have done:
- Factory default reset
- Power down computers
- Power down airport extreme
- Power down modem
So what now!? In my Airport Utility here are the problems:
- No DNS Servers
- No Internet Connection
Also, the router shows up sporadically in Airport Utility and when it does, it shows up but with a warning sign and my only option is to forget it.
Can someone point me to troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue?


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British Go Journal No. 41. May 1978. Page 19.
Mark Hall
Part 1 of this series is on page 18 of BGJ 40.
Mark Hall helps you to handle some hazardous joseki.
Diagram 1
When black enters the corner at 1 in Dia 1, white 2 starts the Taisha joseki, which has a fearsome reputation for difficulty and complexity and is therefore sometimes favoured by stronger players who look forward to outplaying their weaker opponent quickly.
In Dia 1 Whites objectively best course would be to either extend up the side to A or to attach to black 1 and settle himself immediately in the corner. Perhaps he plays the Taisha because the white stone in the upper left will make most of the ladders favourable to white.
I recommend black 3 as his best answer. White will probably play 4 or one point below, and Black jumps to 5.
Blacks shimari in the lower left corner is now very well placed and the three White stones are under pressure from the Black position in the top right.
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
In Dia 2 white tries to avoid this bad result with 1, but black attaches with 2 and then makes a bamboo joint with 4, heading out towards the centre. White has two weak groups to defend and black must get an attack against one of them. For example, if white connects at A, black will extend his shimari to about B and the white stones are heavy and easy to attack.
Some of you may be worried by white 1 in Dia 3, which does indeed lead to some complications. But after the sequence to 6, white has only achieved a very inferior variation of the normal Taisha. Provided Black plays calmly and keeps his corner alive, White can only expect trouble again with two groups to handle.


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Talk about striking while the iron is hot: It's been only a year since Saw became an instant cult hit, as well as a topic of debate among horror fans. Was it an innovative new classic, or did the occasionally lackluster acting and ludicrous final twist doom it to also-ran status? Back then, my review asked that "If this thing becomes a franchise, let's demand more logic for the sequel." Someone paid attention: Saw II, despite the swift turnaround time, improves on all of the first film's problem areas, while leaving intact everything that was good about the concept.
Cary Elwes and Leigh Whannell are no longer in the cast (though we do learn of their characters' fates), but Whannell is still coscreenwriter, which is all for the better. With the identity of the mysterious Jigsaw Killer finally revealed at the end of part one, there are no silly guessing games as to who he might be this time -- his name is John Cramer (Tobin Bell), and he has terminal cancer. Racked with pain and sensing his own death approaching, he has decided that many people don't truly appreciate their lives, and that since civil society has taken away some of the Darwinian processes that would weed out the weak, he will do it himself by placing select victims in elaborate potential deathtraps wherein survival usually hinges upon an act of mutilation (to oneself or someone else).
After an initial trap is sprung -- on a police informant who must cut his own eye out to save his life -- we get some melodramatics from Donnie Wahlberg, as Detective Eric Mathews, a hardass cop who has a bad relationship with his son Daniel (Erik Knudsen), in part because he had an affair with fellow cop Kerry (Dina Meyer, expanding on her role in the first film). The average viewer may worry at this point that the acting will be as shaky here as it was the first go-around, but thankfully these scenes pass quickly, as Mathews and Kerry rather quickly manage to capture Jigsaw in his lair. Closer to death than before, the killer doesn't even try to run; but as anyone who knows their Se7en or Oldboy might suspect, getting caught is all part of the plan.
Meanwhile, eight strangers are picked to live in a new house and have their lives changed. ... It's like MTV's The Real World, only way better, because all eight are being slowly poisoned by deadly nerve gas and must find the antidotes hidden all over the house (as befits a movie antidote, it's a glowing green liquid). Within this larger game of death, Jigsaw has also left several minigames for individual participants, primarily designed to sow the seeds of dissent and distrust. And one of the eight is young Daniel Mathews. Another is Amanda (Shawnee Smith), who survived Jigsaw's reverse bear trap in part one.
The filmmakers are so concerned that suspense and secrecy be preserved that critics were not even given press notes at the screening until after the movie ended, lest the credits somehow betray too much of the story. So no more plot details here. Suffice it to say there's nothing here as credibility-stretching as Saw's final revelation, though you will have to accept the by-now-standard conceit of a villain so omniscient that he can predict every single move his victim makes. Bell, best known for playing the Unabomber in a TV movie, really holds the screen in his scenes with Wahlberg. Without relying so much on the papier-mâché tricycle mannequin and the pig mask this time, he comes into his own as one of the most memorable horror villains in the last decade or so (look for the action figure early next year). Unless future sequels get really occultist, though, it's hard to imagine him lasting as long as Freddy or Jason if his terminal illness -- his defining character trait, after all -- is to remain credible.
New director Darren Lynn Bousman retains the same visual style that James Wan established, and industrial musician Charlie Clouser once again provides the score, though it's more subtle this time. The deathtraps are as nasty and brutish as you'd expect, though some seem to be uncharacteristically unbeatable. To the extent that the script is tighter, it may be because Bousman's preexisting original screenplay, The Desperate, was adapted by Whannell to become the Saw sequel.
As the tagline says, "Oh yes, there will be blood." And if you love gruesome horror, you will not be disappointed.
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Oct 27 Goals
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 0 comments
I made it through one of the crazier days this week. I was able to drink all my water, plus some extra, I did only have 1 serving of each of the desserts (lol..that was all she served, so I had one mint brownie, one chunk of peppermint bark, one... Read more
Oct 26 Goals
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2 comments
I did pretty good yesterday considering the craziness. I met every goal except for getting the coffee table cleaned off. I was tired by the time I got home from Body Pump last night and basically laid down to watch some TV and go to sleep. ... Read more
Oct 25 Goals
Monday, October 25, 2010 0 comments
Well everything fell apart starting Wednesday night. My DH hurt his knee in judo practice on Wednesday night. Thursday we spent at the doctor and the brace place. Then Friday was MRI. They should know at least by tomorrow what exactly the pr... Read more
Oct 20 Goals
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 0 comments
I am really trying hard lately and not letting the weekend get to me or maybe I should say get away from me. I try my best to track every day and so far the scale is reflecting it. This morning I woke up to being below 166 and it is only Wedne... Read more
Oct 19 Goals
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 0 comments
Yesterday went really well in every department except exercise. I was going to go out for a run after we got home from running an errand instead because it was going to be too late if I went to BodyPump. We had decided to go get Halloween cost... Read more
Oct 18 Goals
Monday, October 18, 2010 0 comments
Well I didn't exactly follow through with my goal of blogging this weekend. Guess I will put it as a goal for next week. I have just been on the go or doing all weekend long, I hardly got on SP at all. So here is a hopefully quick recap: ... Read more
Oct 14 Goals
Thursday, October 14, 2010 0 comments
Okay I am not going to let today pass without putting down my goals. It may be 5pm, but at least I am blogging. Yesterday's report quickly--I think I only had 9 glasses of water. I think I may have been low on my calories again today. I ... Read more
Oct 13 Goals
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 0 comments
Another day, and I am blogging, let's hope I can continue the rest of this week! lol Yesterday's report is decent...I got 12 glasses of water, I stayed way under 1400 calories, I actually ended up with only 1182, I didn't realize it until t... Read more
Oct 12 Goals
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 0 comments
Obviously it was a weekend because there were no blog posts from me again. One day I will remember to take the time to do this over the weekend. This weekend, well I didn't even have time to exercise, much less take the 10 minutes to do a blog... Read more
Oct 7 Goals
Thursday, October 07, 2010 0 comments
Okay I am really late doing this today, but it has been non-stop since I got up this morning. So I am going to make this short and sweet. #1 and #2 met. I realized today I forgot to track my afternoon snack and I have no idea what I had. ... Read more
Oct 6 Goals
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 0 comments
Things between DS and I went better with homework yesterday, problem was, school was not the best for him and he made some bad choices and so he ended up getting grounded for the day because of them. I certainly hope he can make better choices ... Read more
Oct 5 Goals
Tuesday, October 05, 2010 1 comments
Yesterday was a much better day. I am on my way back to doing what I should, just gotta keep it up for 21 days right?! That's what makes a habit, hopefully that will help kick my weekend binge habit. I got 11 glasses of water yesterday, n... Read more
Oct 4 Goals
Monday, October 04, 2010 1 comments
Well now I have gone and done it. I suck! lol This weekend was a complete free for all. The only thing I didn't do was go to an all you can eat buffet, but I might as well have with all the junk food I ate. And because of that, my weight is ... Read more
Sept 30 Goals
Thursday, September 30, 2010 0 comments
Well here it is the last day of the month. Here's hoping for a good day today so that I can at least end the month at the same weight or less than I started the month. It isn't looking too promising. Yesterday I reached all of my goals, I... Read more
Sept 29 Goals
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1 comments
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I got most things done that I wanted to. But my weight is back up again. I am so tired of seeing 166-167 on the scale. It seems that no matter what I do or don't do it just keeps jumping between those two num... Read more
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Going green as a winery isn't as simple as one day deciding to start recycling bottles or throwing some organic compost on the vineyard.
It involves multiple systems, ranging from the chemicals the growers use on the vines to the way they irrigate the fields, from how the winery is heated to what kind of glass is used in the bottles and how the wine is shipped to market.
It's complex, it's time-consuming and it can be expensive.
And yet more and more British Columbia wineries are becoming models of sustainable farming and production. The bonus is that for those wineries willing to go green it often pays off where it counts most: in the bottle.
"B.C. wineries — while not global leaders with respect to eco-friendly practices — are getting on board quickly," says Christine Coletta, a marketing and communications consultant with more than 25 years' experience in the B.C. wine industry.
Regions such as Oregon and New Zealand were the first to introduce wine-industry-specific environmental programs, while B.C. focused on smaller initiatives such as environmental farm planning and waste water management. But now the province is quickly catching up.
"Our practices were very good to begin with, based on public awareness in B.C. for the need to protect our environment," says Coletta, the senior partner at Coletta and Associates and vice-president of the British Columbia Grapegrowers Association.
"Now wineries are establishing programs through all aspects of their operations and the importance of doing so is keenly felt."
Wine production has an impact on the environment, especially when it comes to energy and water use. Last fall, Tinhorn Creek became the first carbon-neutral winery in Canada, and the process was a real eye-opener for winemaker Sandra Oldfield.
The project began when Tinhorn's owner, Bob Shaughnessy, encouraged the winery to get its carbon footprint evaluated by Climate Smart, which targets the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.
At first, Oldfield was reluctant — after all, the recession had just begun, and she was more concerned about saving money than the environment. "But it dovetails with exactly what you need to do when you go into a recession, and that's look at how efficient you are," she says. "You need to look at your business and sharpen your pencil.
And so Tinhorn switched to biodiesel fuel for the tractors, reduced the energy used in the winery, started using lighter-weight bottles that take less energy to ship, and stepped up efforts to compost and recycle.
After a year of living sustainably, she discovered that although they'd reduced carbon use in some areas, some areas had remained flat and others had actually increased, largely because of a hot summer that saw water pumps going non-stop to keep the vines hydrated.
Still, once they'd purchased carbon offsets that would go toward building alternative fuel projects in B.C., they came out carbon neutral. Now other B.C. wineries are looking to them for advice on how they can do the same.
It might just be easier to get this whole sustainability thing right from the start, and that's what they're hoping they've accomplished at Tantalus Vineyards.
The Kelowna winery is the first in B.C. and only the third in Canada built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification standard.
The new building is built on the site of the original winery, which was pulled down in March 2009. "It's very state-of-the-art. Very clean and contemporary," says a delighted general manager Jane Hatch.
Although Tantalus is still waiting to hear what level of certification it has reached — Hatch thinks they might have enough points for a silver — she notes that a LEED-certified building doesn't just happen, it has to be carefully planned.
At Tantalus, that meant using eco-friendly building materials, making the building energy efficient, establishing a charging station for electric cars, installing efficient spray heads in the winery hoses and using paints and other finishes with low gas emissions.
"The off-gassing of paint is absolutely horrendous," Hatch says. "I didn't know it until I started this project."
One of the most ambitious features at Tantalus, though, is its waste water treatment facility.
Water is a big deal in wineries because they use a lot of it, not just to irrigate the vines, but to wash the tanks, scrub the bottles and hose down the winery operations.
"Our waste water treatment system is the first of its kind in a winery in British Columbia," Hatch says. "It processes it up to tertiary status, which means it's clean enough and safe enough that we can use it to irrigate our vineyards. It's very cool."
One of the reasons they chose to go with the expensive, high-tech treatment system is that Tantalus is not on the Kelowna sewer system, so their other option would be to partially treat the waste water then truck it elsewhere. But fuel surcharges are huge and so is the carbon footprint of trucking waste.
"The return on investment is probably going to take many years," Hatch says. "But the writing was on the wall for us."
Irrigation is also a sustainability issue for many wineries since those traditional overhead spray systems waste thousands of gallons of water a year.
Some wineries, like Venturi-Schulze Vineyards on Vancouver Island, eschew irrigation altogether, insisting it drives the roots of the vines deeper, producing better grapes. Others, especially in arid regions like the South Okanagan, are moving to a drip system that directs the water just where it's needed.
Another issue — although it's one you hear less about these days — is the use of chemicals such as pesticides in the vineyard. In fact, many B.C. wineries have quietly gone organic, though they're often not certified as such.
At her Switchback Vineyard near Summerland, for instance, Coletta has decided to leave ground cover between some of the vines to provide "living quarters for beneficial bugs."
There's plenty more that wineries are doing, from composting the "cake" of grape skins left over from the crush at Nichol Vineyard to insulating the buildings with straw bales at Orofino to reducing printed materials.
The payoff can be huge, and not just in terms of a greener environment and cost savings.
"When you open yourself up to thinking of your business in a different way, you come into contact with a whole different community of people," Oldfield says. "It's opened a huge opportunity to converse with other wineries that do things differently. It's opened a whole lot of doors."


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I am using Ubuntu 13.04 on my laptop, connected to my router at home. When working from home, I will ssh into the servers on campus, through a vpn, with X11 forwarding.
ssh -X server.address.on.campus
I have a connection that is usually about 40 Mb/s and I only live a few miles away so the terminal is just as responsive as if I was using ssh on the campus network. However, the difference is that the connection from home has a tendency to "hang" for about 10-15 seconds every few minutes before resuming (all keystrokes I made during the hang are clearly sent because my screen is updated with them after the hang). There is no discernible pattern to the hangs. It usually happens (or is most noticeable) when I am typing something out.
Does anyone have any ideas how I could mitigate this issue or what might be causing it? Reading around the internet, there are various issues with ssh hanging (usually permanently) but no solutions for my specific issue.
UPDATE: I still have this issue. As suggested by @Anthon, I left
ping running until ssh hung again. I've plotted the results below, and it is quite clear where the temporary hang happens. No packets are received for serval seconds and then ~6 are sent back in quick succession.
Also: I have never noticed the issue occurring when I use PuTTY on a windows partition on the same machine.


text: Here's some video of GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney being interrupted during a joint press conference with Rudy "9/11 Is Not Political Unless It Benefits Me" Giuliani by a woman who shouted "MITT ROMNEY IS A RACIST!" over and over for several seconds while Mittens laughs through gritted teeth. I feel like Romney does a lot of happy things through gritted teeth. Applause. Meetings with Rick Santorum. Photo ops with adorable puppies.


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MUMBAI – Shares of Hindustan Copper tanked 20 per cent to hit its lower circuit limit on a day the government sold its 4 per cent stake at huge discount of 41 per cent over its previous close.
The stock opened on a weak note on the BSE and then slumped 20 per cent and got stuck at Rs. 213.05.
In a similar move, on the National Stock Exchange the share opened weak and then fell 20 per cent to hit its lower circuit limit of Rs. 212.95.
"Although HCL is the only vertically integrated copper producer in India, the stock is currently trading at an
expensive valuation due to low free float (0.41 per cent of its market cap). Even at a floor price of Rs. 155… is
expensive compared to its peers," Angel Broking said in a research note.
Kick-starting its disinvestment programme, the government today sold its 4 per cent stake in Hindustan Copper.
A total of 3,89,12,793 shares, worth Rs. 603.14 crore, were bid for at the close of trading hours, according to data available from the stock exchanges.
A total of 3,70,08,720 shares, or 4 per cent stake, were put on offer in the first tranche.
The shares were offered at Rs. 155 apiece, a 41 per cent discount to yesterday's closing price of Hindustan Copper (HCL) on BSE, Rs. 25.
Following the slump in the share price, the market capitalisation of the company shrunk by a whopping Rs. 4,925 crore to Rs. 19,711 crore, in just a single trading session.
The market worth of the company stood at Rs. 24,636 crore yesterday.
The government plans to sell up to 9.59 per cent of its 99.59 per cent stake in the company through the offer for sale route, if it feels the response is good.
Stake sale in marks the beginning of the government's disinvestment plan which is targeting Rs. 30,000 crore in this fiscal year (2012-13).
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Capcom has once again spoken out in defence of on-disc DLC, following public complaints to the Better Business Bureau.
Last month a hacker revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Street Fighter X Tekken has 12 additional characters who were originally slated to be exclusive to the PS Vita. Capcom has used the on-disc method for DLC several times in the past, and as per usual this latest revelation has been met with angry comments from gamers.
"SFxT has an enormous amount of content, fully developed and available for play and enjoyment immediately on-disc," said Capcom in a public statement, as reported by Gaming Blend. "Given the 38 characters available for full play, as well as multiple play modes, SFxT provides great value for all players from day one."
"While Capcom is sorry that some of its fans are not happy about the chosen method of delivery for the DLC, we believe that this method will provide more flexible and efficient gameplay throughout the game's lifecycle. There is effectively no distinction between the DLC being 'locked' behind the disc and available for unlocking at a later date, or being available through a full download at a later date, other than delivery mechanism."
Street Fighter X Tekken gathered a spread of high review scores, including an 8 from us.


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Brooklyn: New Franny's Going Strong
Pizza reviews in NYC.
348 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (Map); (718) 230-0221; FrannysBrooklyn.com
Pizza type: New York-Neapolitan
Oven type: Wood-fired
The Skinny: It turns out that surprisingly little has changed at Franny's new location—if you're hungry, the wait is still uncomfortably long; it's also still entirely worth it.
Price:$9 - $18 for generous personal pies.
As a Brooklynite myself, I'll admit to a tinge of favoritism when I declare that there's no better borough for pizza. Or, to be a little more diplomatic, let's say that it's home to the city's greatest concentration of top notch pies. We've got the classics, like Totonno's, Grimaldi's, and Di Fara, along with a slew of (relative) newcomers—Roberta's, Paulie Gee's, and Best Pizza, to name just a few. And, of course, there's Franny's. Not only has the pizzeria been canonized by most major news outlets, but you know this place is special because even the freakiest of pizza freaks love it—it has the Adam Kuban seal of approval, it's a pit stop on contributor Scott Wiener's famed pizza tours, and it graces more than one of our 'Best Of' lists here at Slice.
But this is all old news; let's talk new Franny's. We told you back in March that owners Francine Stephens and Andrew Feinberg were changing things up, moving Franny's a few doors down, with a plan to renovate and re-open the original storefront as a new (pizza-free) Italian restaurant, to be called Marco's.
The operative term here is MORE. More space, more seats, more menu items—even more ovens. With a new private event room downstairs, seating for 100 (to the original space's 32), and two enormous wood-burning ovens, it's an impressive upgrade for the eight-year-old pizzeria. And theoretically, all that 'more' means a whole lot less of that notoriously long wait.
Last week, I finally made it over to the new spot. And it turns out that surprisingly little has changed—if you're hungry, the wait is still uncomfortably long; it's also still entirely worth it.
At least, it's worth it for the pizza. Our three appetizers were stunningly over-priced and remarkably disappointing. A $3 Bruschetta was in fact a lone slice of garlicky, olive oil-soaked bread, and I've definitely been served our diminutive $6 plate of Marinated Olives entirely gratis at similar restaurants. The Pork Cheek and Beef Tongue Terrine was the best of the bunch, but that's still not saying much. For $12, I expect more than two slices of bread and a thin sheet of fatty, unseasoned meat purée.
Luckily, our pies more than made up for the disappointing first course. We lucked out and snagged a Ramp Pizza ($18). That said, the menu description—fava leaves, ramps, calabrian chilies, and pecorino sardo—wasn't entirely accurate. I'm not sure whether the pizza gods were smiling upon us or somebody made a beautiful, beautiful mistake, but when the pie emerged topped with a glistening soft-cooked egg, I shot straight up to cloud nine, where I remained happily perched for the rest of our meal.
As anticipated, the crust was pretty stellar. Great char, just enough salt, and a seriously beautiful hole structure to the crumb. It's definitely Neapolitan in style, but not quite as soupy at the center. As with any number of newer Brooklyn locales, it seems more accurate to dub Franny's style of pies New Yorkapolitan, Neo-politan, or Neapolitan-American.
Having never ordered Franny's Sausage Pizza ($17) before, I was in for another surprise with pie number two. Sweet, tart tomatoes, generous dollops of milky buffalo mozzarella, and...pepperoni? Nope, that's sausage you see. And I'm a tough customer when it comes to the stuff. I expect juicy, tender, flavorful meat scattered across my pie. Not this thin-sliced business, curling at the edges. That said, those thin slices tasted pretty damn good. Once I accepted that my fantasy sausage scenario was off the table, I squared my shoulders, grabbed a second slice, and grudgingly admitted my delight.
I don't like to play favorites, but let's be real. Franny's Clam Pizza ($18) is off-the-hook amazing. Fresh, briny clams, a bright hit of parsley, and some hot chilies are apparently all it takes to send me into throes of ecstasy. I'd say more, but really you should just get on the train (or plane) and go eat it.
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An Industry Opportunity to Engage With BBSRC Bioscience Researchers
BBSRC is holding the third in a pilot series of events aimed at 'showcasing' BBSRC-funded research and researchers to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry sector, in Edinburgh on 3 December. The event is FREE to attend and will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons King Khalid Building from 12-5pm. The programme features five speaker case studies from BBSRC's research portfolio underpinning health, and includes ample networking time for meeting other BBSRC researchers who will present posters. Company delegates are invited to register on-line at:
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Road shutout
Rick Stroud,
The St.Petersburg Times
, published 22 November 2010
Already one of the most surprising teams in the NFL, the Bucs specialized in doing the unexpected Sunday.
A receiver threw a pass on a fake punt at midfield. The backup quarterback ran for a first down, completed a pass and lined up at wideout. The 305-pound left tackle had a touchdown reception. And the rookie who made headlines for his off-field mistake crossed the goal line again.
But perhaps the most astonishing thing about the Bucs' 21-0 win over the 49ers was that the defense produced the club's first road shutout since 2003. In fact, Tampa Bay entered the game last in the league with only eight sacks but recorded six against Niners quarterback Troy Smith, including a pair of half-sacks by first-round pick Gerald McCoy.
"We're impossible to ignore," Bucs coach Raheem Morris said after watching his team improve to 7-3 — tied for second in the NFC South, a game behind Atlanta — by winning at Candlestick Park for the first time since 1980 (and only the second time in franchise history). We're an exciting brand of football."
How exciting? Well, first you have to forgive Morris for ordering a first-quarter fake punt in which receiver Micheal Spurlock, a quarterback at Ole Miss, had his pass intended for Earnest Graham on fourth and 1 at the Bucs 47-yard line knocked down. "They overcame bad coaching with my fake punt," Morris said.
Not that the Bucs needed to trick the 49ers. They rushed for 162 yards, including 82 on 26 carries by tailback LeGarrette Blount, who flattened linebacker Parys Haralson with a forearm shiver and hurdled safety Reggie Smith on a 16-yard third-quarter run.
Quarterback Josh Freeman passed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. His first was an 8-yard fade route to rookie Mike Williams, who made a leaping catch in the end zone despite being interfered with by Niners cornerback Shawntae Spencer in the third quarter.
Williams, who caught three passes for 54 yards, started the game despite his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence shortly before 3 a.m. Friday in Tampa.
Police say Williams was changing lanes and failed a field sobriety test, even though his blood alcohol was 0.065 percent and 0.061 percent, below the threshold of 0.08 at which the state presumes a driver is impaired.
"I know the mistake I made was staying out late, and that's something I have to learn from," Williams said. "I know I was good enough to drive, just the mistake I made was staying out too late. I have to learn from that. I can't take it as I was too young for the situation. It was just my fault."
Several Bucs team captains, including cornerback Ronde Barber, Freeman and center Jeff Faine, met with Morris and encouraged him to start Williams on Sunday. "We all felt as a group, if we kept him out, it would've been us as a family turning our back on one of our own when he really didn't do anything wrong," Faine said. "So we supported him being able to play."
On Sunday, nearly every player got to contribute. Backup quarterback Josh Johnson took several direct snaps, running 7 yards for a first down and completing a 7-yard pass to Sammie Stroughter. He also lined up at wideout.
"He's a very good quarterback, but he possesses a lot of skills a lot of other quarterbacks don't possess," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "I just think he deserves to be on the field because of his skills set. It's a matter of sprinkling him in and not only run the ball at quarterback, but throw it and let him play some receiver. I think the element of surprise helped us because we're hard to prepare for with all we do."
Certainly, there's no way the 49ers could've anticipated left tackle Donald Penn checking in as an eligible receiver and catching a 1-yard touchdown pass from Freeman in the fourth quarter to make it 21-0. Penn, who had worked on that play in practice all season, tossed the football into the seats at Candlestick, but Bucs officials retrieved it.
"That's one of those things you show your kids when you get older," Penn said. "Not too many tackles who have caught a touchdown."
Yup, the Bucs surprised the 49ers on Sunday, and they are raising eyebrows around the league. But they are no longer shocking themselves.
"We came to the West Coast with the odds against us, them saying we can't win on the West Coast," defensive tackle McCoy said. "Whatever. We came out and played as hard as we could. We got a goose egg, the sacks came, we're 7-3. They're going to start noticing."


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DirecTV Launches Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes
New local homes of Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Sparks games now provided to DirecTV customers
DirecTV Launches Time Warner Cable
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- DirecTV will launch Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes today for all Southern California customers. These networks are the local TV homes for Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Sparks games, as well as in-depth, dedicated, team-focused programming.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet will be available for DirecTV customers on channel 691 throughout Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Bakersfield and parts of Fresno) as well as Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, Las Vegas and Hawaii. Time Warner Cable Deportes will be available on channel 458.
"DirecTV is pleased that Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Sparks games and programming will now be seen by so many people whose loyalty remains the life's blood to each team," said Dan York, chief content officer. "We appreciate our customers' patience and are happy to have arrived at an outcome that benefits everyone involved. We know that our customers will enjoy the great programming of these three franchises for many years to come."
"Our partners at DirecTV value Southern California sports as much as we do and we're thrilled to work with them to bring Lakers, Galaxy and Sparks games and programming to our viewers," said Dan Finnerty, Senior Vice President, Time Warner Cable Sports. "Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes will help bring DirecTV customers closer to these teams than they have ever been before."
About Time Warner Cable Sports
Time Warner Cable Sports operates Southern California's two newest regional sports networks - Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes - which launched on October 1, 2012. Through their exclusive partnerships with the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Sparks and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the 24/7, high-definition networks each deliver more than 150 live events per year plus extensive team coverage and behind-the-scenes access unlike anything fans have seen before. Time Warner Cable Deportes is the nation's first ever Spanish-language regional sports network, with commentary, programs and a perspective created uniquely for Spanish-speaking sports fans of all nationalities. For more information, visit www.twcsportsnet.com and www.twcdeportes.com. Follow the networks on Twitter @TWCSportsNet and @TWCDeportes and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TWCSportsNet and www.facebook.com/TWCDeportes.
About DirecTV
DirecTV (DTV) is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming and industry leading customer service to more than 34 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S., DirecTV offers its 19.9 million customers access to more than 170 HD channels and Dolby-Digital(R) 5.1 theater-quality sound, access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM), Emmy-award winning technology and higher customer satisfaction than the leading cable companies for 11 years running. DirecTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries, leads the pay TV category in technology, programming and service, delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to more than 14.5 million customers. DirecTV sports and entertainment properties include three Regional Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh) as well as a 60 percent interest in Game Show Network. For the most up-to-date information on DirecTV, please visit www.DirecTV.com.


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Borealis Classic Backpack
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The North Face Borealis is a multi-purpose 15" laptop compatible backpack with a 29 litre capacity boosted by an exterior bungee cord stash net. Comfort is assured due to anatomically shaped FlexVent injection moulded padded shoulder straps and a padded Airmesh back panel with Spine Channel and PE sheet for extra back comfort and support. The large main compartment has a laptop sleeve, organisation and a hydration port. Side mesh water bottle pockets keep fluids to hand.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Two airplanes taxiing while preparing for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport clipped each other, leaving one of the planes with a portion of its left wing ripped away.
No one was injured when the planes touched around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at one of the nation's busiest airports, Federal Aviation Administration officials said. A Scandinavian Airlines plane's left wing clipped the tail of a United Airlines plane while they were on a taxiway. Photos and video from the scene showed a significant portion of the left wing jaggedly torn off.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 908, bound for Oslo, Norway, was directly behind ExpressJet Flight 4226, destined for Nashville, Tenn., on the taxiway and was turning right to get onto another taxiway when its wing clipped the ExpressJet plane's tail, officials said.
The ExpressJet plane was towed back to the gate, and the Scandinavian Airlines plane taxied back to the gate, where passengers disembarked, New York's WNBC-TV reported.
The accident is being investigated. Scandinavian Airlines, which has hubs in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, didn't immediately respond to telephone messages and emails seeking comment.
ExpressJet Airlines released a statement Wednesday night saying it is 'working in coordination with officials to determine a cause.' All 31 passengers on the plane were re-accommodated, the airline said.
ExpressJet, which bills itself as the world's largest regional airline, operates as a United Express partner from United's Newark hub. United, which has headquarters in Chicago, is part of United Continental Holdings Inc.


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Farmer's Hands Combo Pack
Farmers Hands Therapeutic Hand Crème has been carefully blended with extremely high levels of skin healing vitamins including (A, E & B5) mink oil, along with specific emollients (allantoin, Aloe Vera & Glycerin that is USP quality). These ingredients soothe the most severely chapped, blistered and painfully dry skin. Mink oil has healing qualities far above any other oil used for the skin with notable change within the first use. It's the only known natural oil that is the closest in similarity to human oil which makes our skin waterproof and protects it from drying out. Let the healing begin.
This product is meant for severe dry areas like feet, elbows and knees that need that extra care.
(1) 8 ounce bottle and (1) 2 ounce bottle
- 24-hour, full body moisturizer; Vanilla Musk scent
- Known to relieve dry, itchy, scaly, chapped, or sunburned skin, psoriasis and eczema
- Gentle enough for sensitive skin; Petroleum-free
- Made in the U.S.A
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You know that panic-filled moment when you can't find your wallet? What about that sinking feeling when an unknown caller requests your personal information? Or the "to click or not to click?" confusion when you get an email link or text from a supposed "friend"?
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That's where LifeLock® protection comes in. Like a personal bodyguard for your personal information, it's a proactive defense system that relentlessly protects you from identity theft. Watch this video to learn about the membership benefits that include identity theft detection and alerts, lost wallet protection, round-the-clock customer service, and much more.*
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Glassboard: is it a group messaging app? Sort of. Is it a collaboration app? Sure. Is it like a Facebook Group? Maybe. Version 2.0 of the app, released this week, can be as many or as few of those things as you'd like, depending on who you're sharing with and why. On the one hand, it's a way to share notes, photos, files, and other updates with a group of friends. On the other, it could be useful among a group of colleagues working together on a project.
Glassboard 2.0 is now available for iOS and Android, as well as a newly unveiled Web app. The apps are offered by Sepia Labs—the new home of former NetNewsWire developer Brent Simmons—and we thought we'd take a look at the recently updated offerings. "The easiest way to describe Glassboard: as Pair is to the bedroom, as Path is to the rec room, Glassboard is to the boardroom," Simmons told Ars in an e-mail. "It's an app for communicating inside teams (formal or not). I think it's how people will work together in the future—it cuts way down on e-mail."
Indeed, if you are new to small group sharing apps, the idea is like taking Facebook and stripping down all parts of the social network except for the parts where you share privately among clearly defined groups. Or if Google+ allowed everyone in your circle to post to that same circle. The idea is to keep things insular and private. There's no way to blast updates to the whole world like Twitter, and there's no friending or unfriending. You can create or join various groups—close friends, family, coworkers, Ars Technica staffers, cousins, etc.—and post a variety of content to those "boards" as a way to keep each other up-to-date. According to Sepia Labs, Glassboard is supposed to be a digital boardroom.
The app is pretty straightforward and easy-to-use. Groups are invite-only, so you can only join groups that others have explicitly asked you to join. Alternately, you can create your own groups and invite others. One of the new features in version 2.0 is that you can now create an invitation code and share it among friends instead of digging up everyone's e-mail addresses to send a specialized invite. Once you have one or more groups established, you can make posts that include text, photos, videos, locations, and now files (uploading has to be done via the Web app, though you can still download and view them on the iOS app). The app offers push notifications so you can be made aware of new messages instantly if you so choose.
Another new feature as part of version 2.0 is that users can reply to Glassboard posts via e-mail instead of launching the app. This is particularly useful if there are people on your "boards" who don't use an iOS or Android device. BlackBerry users or those who don't have access to the Web app can still participate, and it allows for more flexibility in communications (always a plus).
Like John Gruber, I wasn't particularly taken by Glassboard when it was first rolled out. But after having used Glassboard 2.0 for several days, I am beginning to appreciate. There's value in an app whose sole purpose is to make it easy to share things privately with social or professional groups. And although there are other apps similar to Glassboard, this one has the benefit of being very straightforward and simple—no muss, no fuss. It may not make you excited to jump out of bed in the morning, but it does exactly what it claims to do. That's all you need when it comes to communicating with your friends or coworkers.


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Got my copy of this game. Having so much fun with it. Level 100 miasma in Gauntlet Mode is insane O_o
If you have the PS3 version and are having difficulty with WO3 DLC transferring over, delete the game install of the original WO3, then re-download all of your purchased DLC. When you boot WO3U back up after that, the DLC will be there. This method worked for me. For reference, I had already transferred my WO3 game save and started playing before I was told about this and fixed the DLC.


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Chocolate Crackle Cookies
60 cookies
1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄4 cup Ghirardelli® Unsweetened Cocoa
1 tablespoon instant espresso
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2⁄3 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1 large egg
4 ounces Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips, melted and cooled
1 tablespoon milk
1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar, for coating
- Stir together flour, Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa, espresso, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg until well combined; mix in cooled Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture; beat in milk until just combined. Cover dough with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls (exactly 1 teaspoon each). Pour confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl; working in batches, roll balls in sugar 2 times, letting them sit in sugar between coatings.
- Place on baking sheets, spacing each 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies have spread and coating is cracked, 10 to 12 minutes; cookies will still be soft to the touch. Let cookies cool on a wire rack.
Prep: 35 minutes
Total: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Title varies: June 1825-July 1830, Anti-slavery monthly reporter; July 1830-July 1836, Anti-slavery reporter (Title-page reads, June 1829-Dec. 1830: Anti-slavery monthly reporter; Separate numbers July-Dec. 1830 have title: The Anti-slavery reporter)
Birney Anti-Slavery Collection
Editor: Zachary Macauley
EISENHOWER: Cage copy 1 with: Three lectures on British colonial slavery / George Thompson. 1832


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Seoul: A fire in a construction area at a bus terminal near Seoul killed six people and injured 38 today,
emergency officials said.
The fire was suspected to have started during welding work in the basement of the building in Goyang city, just north of Seoul, said Ha Jong-keun, an official at an emergency office in Gyeonggi Province which governs the city.
The terminal building also has a multiplex movie theatre and a shopping mall, but witnesses told local media that not many people were at the scene at the time of the fire, reported about 9 am. Ha said the fire was put out in 20 minutes.
The fire left three people with serious injuries and the rest have light injuries, Ha said.
Emergency officials earlier said seven people died but corrected the toll to six. The misinformation was provided because one of those seriously injured was assumed to be dead but was resuscitated with CPR, said officials who requested anonymity citing department rules.
Ha said officials haven't identified the six dead people except that three are men and three are women. He said at least five of them were found on the second floor of the building.
(To download our E-paper please click here. The publishers permit sharing of the paper's PDF on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.)


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The Holland Area
Holland Area
Because Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
The League of Women Voters, a non partisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League never supports or opposes candidates, but we do take positions on issues that we have studied and come to consensus on at the local, state or national level.
Empowering voters. Defending Democracy.
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It wasn't from us - it must have been from the owner of a top list emailing all of their members regarding people leaving nasty comments. It would have been nice if they had signed the email with a little more than just Admin so you'd know who they were.
Anyway, don't take it personally, it looks like they mass emailed it to all of their members.


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Pennsylvania Hot Air Balloon Flights Rides in Chester County, Philadelphia PA, New Jersey
Welcome to Lollipop Balloon Flights
Embark on a life experience that many people only dream of - taking a hot air balloon ride. Imagine wild geese in flight against orange and fuchsia skies just at sunrise and your balloon lifting off to follow. Glimpse deer and fox darting in and out of the brush below as you float silently above. Watch with anticipation as your pilot navigates the craft to allow you to pick the top leaf from the top branch on a tree. Join in the gaiety and laughter, as you gently set down among a group of children- their eyes bright with excitement. Hot air ballooning has captured the imagination of people such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the late Malcolm Forbes (who owned up to 10 balloons himself) and you are joining the ranks.
Lollipop Balloon, Inc. has been flying over Chester County since 1984 with a perfect safety record. We employ FAA Certified Hot Air Balloon Pilots with a total of 28 years experience piloting hot air balloons. Each pilot and ground crew are chosen for their ability and outgoing personalities to make your flight safe, enjoyable and provide memories to last a lifetime.
General Passenger Requirements: All passengers must be capable of standing for a lenght of the flight and be able to enter and exit the basket unassisted. Weight/loading is an important factor in hot air ballooning and determines the number of passengers we can fly. Please advise beforehand of any passenger whose weight is in excess of 220 pounds; those weighing over 250 must advise prior to each scheduling -- restrictions may apply.
If you have any questions regarding physical suitability of limiting health conditions, please discuss this with us before scheduling. We will do all that we can to accommodate you, however, we reserve the right to refuse anyone who, in our opinion, would be safety liability to themselves or others. We consider pregnancy a safety liability; the certificate can be transferred to another party for use during the valid period. We do not extend certificates due to pregnancy.
All flights are purchased and paid for in advance by either filling in our on-line Gift Certificate form or calling us to book your flight. Secure on-line credit card billing is method of payment. Click on the Gift Certificate link now.


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Origin Africa partners with Hub of Africa Fashion Week Addis Ababa to celebrate Eco-fashion. Eco Fashion is part of the growing design trend in sustainable fashion where a product is created and produced with consideration to its environmental and social impact. Simply put, "eco-fashion" refers to stylized clothing that uses environmentally sensitive fabrics and responsible production techniques.
The event will showcase the talents of 31 designers from across Africa representing Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa including Duaba Serwa (Ghana), Crossword CW (Nigeria), Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim (Somalia), and Fikirte Addis (Ethiopia). Designs will be created with commercial appeal and African flair, many using cotton and other raw materials & accessories sourced from the continent.
The shows will culminate in three prestigious awards:
Press Release: African Union to host Hub of Africa 2012 Fashion Week at the NEW African Union Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


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Every once in a while a brand (or rep) will contact me about testing gear. A lot of times it just doesn't fit with what I do, sometimes it fits but I'm kinda settled with the gear I have. Point being, I tend to turn away a fair amount of stuff throughout the year because I don't feel like I can do it justice. But when someone offers me coffee, I'm in!
I started working a little with Sport-Hansa after talking to them at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in January. They've been a cool company to work with and represent and distribute several European brands here in the US. I've been experimenting with coffee lately in the field (instant, French Press, Aeropress, Grower's Cup, etc.) so when Sport-Hansa asked if I wanted to try a new lightweight, portable coffee brewing product I, of course, said "absolutely!"
I first saw Pronto Cafe mentioned at HikinginFinland.com earlier in the year. Pronto Cafe is a French product with coffee roasted in Italy and packaged in Switzerland. I didn't expect to find it in the US, so didn't give it much thought. With Sport-Hansa now bringing the product to the US, I was happy to be able to try it. Each package weighs in at only 8 grams and delivers about 8oz of fresh brewed Arabica coffee. In the sealed package they are supposed to have at least a 12 month shelf life. Pronto Cafe seems to be available in a 3 pack sampler (for $3.87) or a 10 pack box (for $12.29) which calcs out to a cup of fresh brewed coffee for about $1.25 each.
Pronto Cafe Field Test…
Recently I had a chance to do a quick day hike with some awesome Twitter friends in the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix. It was a cold, rainy weekend perfect for desert hiking and fun (dangerous) creek crossings. As is my usual custom, I brought a Jetboil with me on this day hike so we could warm ourselves up with a hot beverage when we stopped for lunch. Among the assorted beverages was the new Pronto Cafe packets.
When we stopped I was able to offer up coffee, tea, hot chocolate and hot apple cider. We tried several of the options including the coffee from Pronto Cafe. The packets are pretty simple, a bit of ground coffee in a small brewing pouch with built in support arms on either side to allow it to rest at the rim of your cup while you pour water over the grounds. The water seeps through, delivering hot fresh brewed coffee. We set everything up and began to pour the heated water through but it poured through very fast not allowing much of a steep with the grounds. As expected, this gave us pretty weak coffee and left me wondering if there was something that could be done.
Later I decided to try it again, but this time I tried to compact the grounds a little in the pouch before pouring the water in. I also deliberately slowed the rate of pour (previously I simply filled the pouch then let it drain out, filled again etc.). I also made sure I delivered a measured amount of water so as not to dilute the brew.
This method seemed to deliver a better, richer cup of coffee. The trick seems to be to create a little more of a condensed layer of grounds, then trickle the water through. It still filters through quickly, but you do seem to be able to control the strength of the brew in this way.
All in all, not a bad cup of coffee for a single-serve lightweight option. It certainly is lighter and creates less waste than many other brews I've tried for the backcountry. Outside of bringing your own instant coffee, Pronto Cafe seems to be the most compact, lightweight and low waste product on the market. Given the luxury of space and weight, I still prefer my french press…but this is a good alternative for those lightweight scenarios.


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All public school students in Texas, grades 3–12, take STAAR tests.
STAAR is the state's testing program and is based on state curriculum standards in core subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.
STAAR tests are given in the spring. The number of tests your child takes each year will depend on what grade he or she is in. Most students will have two to four testing days during the 180-day school year.
STAAR tests are given to students at their own school, in regular classrooms that have been cleared and set up to make it easy to focus on the test. If students have certain special needs and require special accommodations, they may be tested in a different area of the school.
STAAR tests are designed to measure what students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade. The goal is to ensure that all students receive what they need to be academically successful. Meeting these individual student needs depends greatly on schools, parents, and community members working together.
STAAR tests for grades 3–8 and EOC are offered in both online and paper formats