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Can a wild-captured orca whale be considered a "slave" under the guidelines of the U.S. Constitution, or be named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit arguing as much?
Evidently it can. In fact, five of them can — U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller is considering their case.
According to the BBC, SeaWorld has become involved in a legal battle with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) over the "enslaved" status of five of their killer whales:
Peta says the killer whales are treated like slaves for being forced to live in tanks and perform daily at the SeaWorld parks in California and Florida.
It is not considered likely that the whales will win their freedom, but campaigners said they were pleased the case even made it to a courtroom.
The lawsuit invokes the 13th Amendment to the constitution, which abolished "slavery or involuntary servitude" in the US.
PETA's attorney, Jeffrey Kerr, has described the case as "the next frontier of civil rights," but so far, Judge Miller doesn't sound very convinced.
According to the L.A. Times, Miller explained to Kerr that the orcas were animals, not people, and "[rejected] PETA's argument that SeaWorld is being 'hysterical' in suggesting that allowing PETA's lawsuit to continue would lead to more lawsuits on behalf of other animals, including dogs used by the military and police departments."
"Call me hysterical," Judge Miller said, "but that's one of the first places I went in my thinking about this case." Miller says he will study SeaWorld's request to have the lawsuit thrown out, and will issue his ruling at an undisclosed later date.
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Founded in 1975, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. is a publicly traded company (CWST) and one of the nation's leading providers of waste and recycling services. Casella currently employs more than 2,500 employees throughout Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania and serves customers in more than 40 states. We are especially proud of our support and dedication to the success of our local communities throughout the northeast region and beyond.
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James posted this on Facebook. It's a nice variation on the Flash Mob.
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.-- Douglas Adams
Welcome to the blog of MaxHedrm (Scott in real life). This is where I'll ramble about whatever I care to.
I am just a mildly abnormal, 30-something year old, gay guy in Dallas, Texas, USA. You will find that my interests run the gamut, from automobiles, to politics, to hot guys that are partially undressed. Occasionally stuff will also pop up that is definitely out of gamut as well.
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I checked Eclipse and as near as I can figure, Bella talks the day before going to Jacob's about how the next day will be the first day of finals ... but you are essentially right. Gee, I wish I'd only had two final exams. What happened to English, Science, Government ...? How funny would it have been if she had a final in Gym?!In Eclipse, Bella states that she's had her first day of final exams while she's on her way to Jacob's house. Later, still at Jacob's house, she thinks about the fact that her high school years are behind her now that she's finished all of her finals.


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Is the Food Safety Modernization Act Good for Small Farms?
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
Way back in 2010, we covered the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the first major reform to the U.S.'s food safety regulations since 1938. The FSMA gives the Food and Drug Administration increased oversight capabilities and imposes more stringent food safety requirements for producers. The Act's ultimate goal is to reduce the number of foodborne illnesses and deaths that occur in the U.S. (in 2011, the Center for Disease Control estimated 48 million sicknesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths are caused each year by foodborne diseases).
This summer, the FDA has been holding feedback sessions across the country, meeting with producers and consumers who would be affected by the FSMA. These sessions have re-ignited debate around whether the FSMA requirements are suitable for small farms and producers. Many local media outlets have picked up stories of farmers planning or expecting to rebel against the new regulations.
Back when the FSMA was first passed, Grist hosted a debate among experts in the field about whether the regulations were good for small farmers. The primary opposition to FSMA has been that keeping up with the documentation and infrastructure required by the new regulations would be disproportionately difficult for small farmers. Many farmers and farm advocates argue that the lower operating budgets and minimal workforces of small farms put them at a disadvantage, and that the FSMA provisions are sweeping reform applied to a diverse community.
One of the most controversial aspects of the FSMA provisions is a requirement that farmers regularly test their irrigation water for E. Coli. While not a bad idea from the consumer perspective, farmers would have to implement extensive testing and reporting systems to ensure that accurate information about their irrigation water was provided to the FDA. Some small farmers say they're simply not equipped financially for this kind of investment.
Another stipulation requires all farmers to abide by standardized food safety regulations, including proper packaging, source labeling, and washing. This presents another financial hurdle, and also raises the hackles of some farmers who feel their less-policed systems are working just fine. "Most farmers like me already have a 'contract' with our customers that our food is safe to consume," says one Georgia farmer. "If we didn't, we'd be out of business." The FDA is seen as an unwelcome late-omer to an economy that many feel is operating just fine without government scrutiny.
There are several exemptions available to small farmers —for instance, the FSMA regulations don't apply to farmers with under $25,000 in annual gross sales, and only partially apply to farmers who gross less than $500,000 annually or who sell more than half of their farm-processed food direct to consumers via farmers markets or farmstands. These loopholes might render this debate somewhat moot as the FSMA is rolled out in the coming months. Ideally, the FDA could better protect consumers while also providing adequate means for farmers to meet their standards. Hopefully ,the FSMA will result in fewer foodborne illnesses without booting small farmers out of the market.
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Security software vendor, Symantec, has expanded its partner program with the inclusion of Mobility Solutions Specialisation, adding to the existing 11 specialisations available.
The addition was made on the back of the pressure on businesses to allow employees to use mobile devices, and is designed to provide recognition for Symantec partners who have acquired comprehensive knowledge and expertise in its mobile solutions.
According to Symantec, the specialisation is relevant for Microsoft and Apple partners in addition to the vendor's enterprise security and endpoint management specialised partners.
"Symantec's Mobility Solution Specialisation provides partners with the tools and resources needed to increase their marketability, drive additional revenue, and get the job done," Symantec Pacific Region strategic solutions director, Sean Kopelke.
Mobile application management (MAM), mobile device management (MDM), and mobile security are at the core of the specialisation, and give organisations granular control over their mobile deployments and offer different levels of oversight on mobile devices according to customers' specific policies and needs.
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the newest game in the long running series and the first on the Wii U. It has all the platforming you could want as well as returning characters Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong. Check out the video to see the game in action.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was released in Japan on February 13, 2014. It will be released in the United States and in Europe on February 21, 2014.
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U.S. manufacturing production grew 11 percent since the dot.com bust (2000-03) and the ensuing economic turbulence of the 2001 and 2007-09 recessions, according to Manufacturing and Logistics: A Generation of Volatility & Growth, released by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) and Conexus Indiana.
"According to folklore, this has been a terrible generation for manufacturing and those who move goods," said CBER director Michael Hicks, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Research. "That isn't really what the data says. Indeed, 2015 was a record manufacturing production year in inflation-adjusted dollars. While 2016 fell just short with some weakness in the first and second quarter, 2017 looks to be a new record year."
"Most of the confusion about manufacturing and logistics is due to declining employment over the past generation," Hicks said. "The fact is, manufacturing firms have become very lean, and productivity growth means more goods produced with fewer workers."
Three factors contribute to a decline in employment: the workforce is better educated and trained, increasing productivity; mechanization has displaced some workers; and improved processes, such Lean Six Sigma and other management methods, have increased manufacturing production, according to the study's authors.
Since peak manufacturing employment in 1979, the United States has lost approximately 7.5 million manufacturing jobs but gained more than 9 million jobs in trade, transportation and utilities, the broadest measure of the logistics industry. "Trade and productivity growth shifts job opportunities to other places and other sectors even as employment grows," Hicks said. "We are at peak U.S. employment right now."
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Touch My Katamari
PS Plus EU gets free Far Cry 3, Street Fighter x Tekken, Dragon's Dogma in October
PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe can look forward to free downloads of Far Cry 3, Street Fighter x Tekken, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and more in October. Get the full list here.
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Touch My Katamari collaboration DLC lands onto JP PSN
Namco's released new DLC for Touch My Katamari in Japan. The new content features collaborations from manga/anime Usagi Drop, manga artist Takayuki Mizushina, retailer Matsumoto Shoten, East Japan Taxi 'Blue Ribbon' and a redevelopment group. Nope, I don't get it neither.Andriasang has more info.
Quick Shots - Pac-Man, Sony mascots coming to Touch My Katamari
Pac-Man and Katamari? That's actually amazing, why hasn't anyone thought of it before?
Party Warmers: Third-parties welcome Vita with smiles
Johnny Cullen talks to Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, Square Enix and more about their experiences with PlayStation Vita.
Vita trailers: Escape Plan, Motorstorm, Shinobido, Katamari
Already finished all your Vita games? Launch trailers for Escape Plan, Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, Touch My Katamari and the ridiculously cheap Motorstorm RC should help you find more.
Ridge Racer Vita to come with DLC gold pass
Namco Bandai's announced it's to include a gold pass system with copies of Ridge Racer Vita from launch.
Touch My Katamari DLC lands in Japan February 23
The first downloadable mission for Touch My Katamari will be released in Japan on February 23, according to Namco. Called Maid Paradise, the content tasks the player with rolling up maids as fast as possible. It also contains a cameo character names Lucky Star which, says Siliconera, Disgaea fans will recognize. Meito Anizawa, who has […]
Touch My Katamari prologue video shows a bit of the game's story
Namco has released a prolouge video for Touch My Katamari, showing the Vita title's story through a "terrifying revelation uncovered by the King of All Cosmos." Apparently, the king has been made aware his "level of cool is now only on par with something he simply won't stand for." Interesting. Check out the video below. […]
Touch My Katamari cinematic is somewhat hysterical
We have absolutely nothing else to add other than the video is below the break, via IGN. The game's out as a launch title for Vita in Europe on February 22.
Touch My Katamari DLC rewards completionists and credit cards
If you want to get your hands on Touch My Katamari's DLC, you can either put in the time or just throw money at it.
Touch My Katamari originally planned for PlayStation 3
New details have surfaced on Vita launch title Touch My Katamari.
Vita in 200-screen avalanche: Uncharted, LBP, WipEout
A gazillion screenshots for PS Vita games have been released – well, maybe not a gazillion, but 200 at least. Shots include art and in-game screens from: Everybody's Golf, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, WipEout 2048, Resistance: Burning Skies, Sound Shapes, Super StarDust Delta, Top Darts, MotorStorm RC, Lumines, Gravity Rush, Michael Jackson The Experience, Reality Fighters, […]
Quick Shots: Touch My Katamari - go on, you know you want to
Namco has released plenty of screenshots to give you an idea of what to expect when Touch My Katamari is released for Vita on February 22. In the game, users control their massive blob by touching the screen or using the analog control sticks to roll it around. The rear touch panel can also be used […]
Touch My Katamari, Ridge Racer, and Shinobido 2 releasing as US and European Vita launch titles
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Is it passe to care about the environment?
Some polls suggest Americans are less concerned about environmental issues than in decades past. But when you strip away the politics and the perceptions to review actual behavior, there are promising signs that many people do care for the environment. We just have different ways of showing it.


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Science writer Alexis Madrigal put together an analysis showing we have more power in our garage than in our power plants. The data is interesting but the conclusions are fantastically wrong. Having more power is a good, nay, awesome thing.
Here's the data he runs, based on the "peak" horsepower available, which ignores that most vehicles don't frequently use their peak horsepower:
I decided to run the numbers for today's overpowered vehicle fleet. (The math is below.) Turns out we have something on the order of 51 billion peak horsepower sitting in our driveways. That's an incredible 38,276 gigawatts of power available. That absolutely dwarfs the nameplate capacity of our electrical power plants, which total up to a mere 1,087 gigawatts. In fact, each week of 2008, a horrible year for car sales, almost 38 gigawatts of capacity rolled into the streets of America.
Unfortunately, this is where things go awry. After pointing out that we were able to defeat Hitler with 80% less horsepower, which makes little sense, he comes to three conclusions.
The Tata Nano Argument
One, the current size and power of our cars and trucks is just stupid. The Tato Nano, with its 33 horsepower engine, is the way to go. (If all of the world's cars looked like that, going electric would also be a lot easier.) Let's merely note here that the average American passenger car has 7.5 times as much horsepower as the Nano and yet both vehicles will get you to the grocery store or to Nevada or wherever.
Technically, this is true, but with a top speed of 65 MPH it's not going to get there as quickly. Nor does the Tata Nano have to carry the same amount of safety equipment as a comparable car built in Europe or the U.S., so if that Nano gets into an accident the chance of injury is much, much higher (but none of his arguments work if you factor in progress). And if we're concerned about energy efficiency, the new Toyota Prius gets approximately the same mileage as the Tata Nano and will get there faster and with more comfort, more safety equipment, and more style.
The We Don't Need It Argument
Second, the people of just one hundred years ago would be awed by the amount of horsepower every American has access to. The funny thing - the irony, perhaps - is that we no longer need that amount of horsepower to do anything useful. The people of the prairie were scratching and clawing for every kilowatt hour of useful work they could wring out of some oil or the wind. The people of Omaha these days don't need anything like the direct energy services of their forerunners.
Yes, pity the poor people of Omaha with computers, air-conditioning, live-saving equipment like MRIs, and televisions. Clearly, it would be better if we went back to living without as much electricity.
The Insanity Argument
Third, and here's the hopeful part - no sane country would encourage its consumers to get on the technical and performance treadmill that led us to this point. Who would want this piece of the American technological infrastructure and set of consumer expectations? It's resource inefficient and expensive. I wouldn't expect the Chinese to follow our path to the American car anytime soon.
First of all, the Chinese are in fact doing all they can to mimic American cars and it is a growing market for American cars. So, they're apparently as crazy as we are.
But what's really missing here is that American cars are becoming more efficient in large part because of power increases. Automakers are using lightweight parts, direct injection, turbocharging, and other technology to increase power and, at the same time, lower fuel usage. The 2010 Ford Flex with Ecoboost (direct-injections plus twin-turbo) nets 355 HP, an increase in power of 93 HP over the naturally aspirated V6 model, while actually improving the mileage of the vehicle. We've engineered V8 power with V6 fuel efficiency.
Better efficiency is a good thing, but so is comfort, safety, and reliability. People in India aren't buying Nanos because they've made the conscious decision to limit themselves to 33 HP, they're doing so because they can't afford anything else. They're going in the opposite direction by trading the efficiency of bikes and motorcycles for something bigger. Americans can afford bigger, nicer, safer, more powerful cars for the simple reason that we, as an economy, have sought out progress, not rejected it. [Greentechhistory]


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Lincoln Introduces 2nd Generation propertyBI
Lincoln Property Company Introduces Second Generation Business Intelligence Solution propertyBI 2.0
DALLAS, TX Lincoln Property Company, the second largest apartment management firm in the United States, released version 2.0 of its business intelligence tool, propertyBI, in May of this year.
As a fusion of technology and business acumen, Business intelligence (BI) is a system that quickly and easily provides business metrics and key performance indicators in the form of dashboards, charts and graphs. The latest version, propertyBI 2.0, enables users to access the same tools and information allowing for consistency and coherency across the enterprise.
Measuring performance metrics through BI allows organizations to be able to proactively plan and manage continued success for owners, companies and employees, says Executive Vice President of Residential Management, Scott Wilder. The latest version of propertyBI incorporates more visually stimulating and user-friendly elements ultimately resulting in a more dynamic and robust experience.
This comprehensive version of propertyBI measures leasing, maintenance, financial and effective rent data. PropertyBI 2.0 delivers an intuitive, self-service analytics experience optimizing visualization, exploration and storytelling capabilities. The propertyBI tool encourages collaboration and a new level of transparency between clients and owners.
Dave Ingram, Executive Director of UBS Realty Advisors, has used propertyBI 2.0 to promote increased productivity and improve sales for his business.
Lincoln developed the program to provide instant, real time data in logical, well-organized formats, says Ingram. We use the Lincoln business intelligence software to more effectively manage our assets as we seek to maximize net operating income.
Capabilities of propertyBI 2.0 include:
Intuitive Interface: The simplified interface makes navigation easier and less intimidating than the previous model.
Advanced Aggregation Capability: Aggregation capabilities enable users to manipulate granular data at a property level while also creating portfolio and regional views.
Comprehensive Data Storytelling: The ability to join many different facets of the business in a one stop data shop empowers our users to better understand and manage their portfolios as a whole.


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By Elizabeth Shean
I love to travel, but I rarely get to do it now that I take care of Mom. Don't get me wrong: I enjoy relying on Mom's caregiver to attend to her needs, but Mom refuses to have overnight care at this point, even though she needs it. I understand that. She hates being "fussed over," and while she can tolerate it for a few hours a day, 24 hours might be asking too much right now.
However, I need regular respite from caregiving. It is not a luxury for me. Too much togetherness with my mom leads me to feel chippy and impatient. Blow-ups occur if I don't get enough time to relax and get away from Mom.
This is an equation I had been wrestling with for some time. How could I achieve respite if I couldn't be gone overnight? Last week, I got an answer.
My oldest friend, Karen, flew into town to visit me for seven days from Canada. Despite being very well-traveled due to her business, she had never made it to New Mexico before. I was excited to be able to show her my beautiful state.
An understanding friend might be the most beautiful gift a caregiver can receive. Karen immediately grasped the reality of my situation with Mom and was happy to strategize her stay so that she and I could spend plenty of time together and get out of the house while not going away overnight. Despite the constraints of my caregiving life, we managed to have a perfectly marvelous staycation that felt like a vacation for her and a period of respite for me.
We planned our days in a way that had us leaving when Mom's caregiver arrived at 8:00 each morning and returning to the house around 3:00 p.m. when she clocked out, which still afforded us plenty of time for visiting local attractions. We went to Santa Fe for most of one day, and we drove up the "turquoise trail" to Madrid, where we enjoyed perfect weather while sauntering through quirky galleries stuffed with gorgeous silver-and-turquoise jewelry and other items crafted by New Mexico artists.
Most days we bundled Mom into the car and drove to a local eatery for an early dinner, so Karen could sample the native cuisine. Mom enjoyed being included in our activities, and she always likes going out to eat. This strategy proved to be a "win" on all counts.
Mom usually retires to her bedroom around 6:00 p.m., where she watches television or has me put on a DVD for her. This arrangement gave Karen and me plenty of time and privacy to revisit ancient history: the college shenanigans we got up to, whatever-happened-to-Mr-Hunky-Dude, and other nonsense. We drank martinis and laughed like the schoolgirls we once were, marveling at how maturity has changed our perspective on all of that stuff.
Our staycation itinerary also included a day hike into the Sandia Mountains. Both Karen and I love outdoor activities, and this shared experience solidified my resolve to become a more expert hiker. We snapped photos of boulders and lizards—and a roadrunner who graced our walk with an appearance. All the while we chattered about our current lives, our aspirations, our troubles. We may not have solved any of the world's problems, but we certainly gave each other all the empathy one could hope for.
A great professional caregiver is a gift, too. I would never have been able to enjoy any of this time with Karen if not for Mom's caregiver. Without the caregiver's expertise, my thoughts would have been preoccupied with Mom: was she all right? Had she fallen? Could she get herself some lunch?
But having a professional caregiver in place gave me immense peace-of-mind. When Karen and I were together, I almost never thought about Mom because I knew she was in good hands. The mental rest I got while hiking, lunching or otherwise communing with Karen was invaluable.
Prior to Karen's trip I thought respite needed to involve long periods of time away from caregiving, and I'm glad I discovered that's not true. I didn't get away at all, and yet I still feel refreshed and renewed. Karen said she had a great time, and I did, too. In fact, I'm already looking forward to our next staycation.
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Knitted Catnip Delight
There isn't a kitten that wouldn't purr over a catnip-filled knitted pillow. The toys are also packed with wool stuffing and a jingle bell.
This toy is a great way to use leftover yarn because it requires less than an ounce. You'll also need a handful of wool stuffing, a large needle, a jingle bell, and a couple of spoonfuls of dried catnip.
Abbreviation Key:
St= Stitch
K= Knit
KFB= Knit into front and back of stitch (to make 2 stitches where there was 1)
P= Purl
K2Tog= Knit 2 stitches together
P2Tog= Purl 2 stitches together
BO= Bind off
We used chunky-weight yarn and size-11 needles to make a 3-inch-wide heart. Using different yarn weights and needles will produce results in a variety of sizes. The instructions use standard knitting abbreviations; refer to the key for clarification.
Knitting needles
Cast on 2 St.
Row 1: KFB, K to last St, KFB.
Row 2: P.
Repeat these 2 rows until there are 14 St (12 rows total).
Row 13: K2Tog, K5, and turn work; leave remaining 7 St on needle.
Row 14: Working with the 6 St closest to end of needle, P2Tog, P2, P2Tog.
Row 15: BO 4 Sts, and trim remaining yarn to 24 inches. Use large needle to weave yarn through back of piece to beginning of reserved 7 St.
Row 16: Working with reserved 7 St, K5, K2Tog.
Row 17: P2Tog, P2, P2Tog.
Row 18: BO 4.
Using a large needle, weave loose ends of yarn into back of heart.
Repeat knitting instructions above to make a second heart.
Stack hearts with right sides out. Using a mattress stitch and a needle threaded with yarn, sew hearts together along perimeter, leaving a 1-inch gap.
Tuck half the stuffing inside heart, and insert a bell and catnip. Add remaining stuffing to fill heart.
Sew closed the 1-inch gap in the heart pillow, and weave yarn up inner side of heart. Trim excess yarn at edge of heart so that the loose end is hidden inside.


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Every television starship crew has its winners and losers. But imagine if you could put together the best of the best, into an interstellar dream team. Who would populate your fantasy television starship bridge?
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You can pick from any genre show, past or present. Adama as your captain? Kaylee as your engineer? Worf as your security officer? Helmsman? First officer? Navigator? Chief Medical Officer?
Who would be your picks? Please include pictures, video and links! Also, we'd love to know why you picked the ones you did.


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I love looking through the pictures each time the festival is presented. It's full of very inspiring photos. Go to Amy's Creative Side and take a look. Click the festival button below to see all the great quilts!
My entry is the beautiful Eventide I finished in April of this year. The pattern is one from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co., and her version was so pretty, I had to copy it using the 3 Sisters collection Luna Notte. I made this quilt as part of a sew along sponsored by Thelma of Cupcakes 'n Daisies. Having the sew along really helped to motivate me and keep me on task to finish this quilt by the deadline. (I'm so bad at deadlines!)
After I finished, I passed it off to my awesome long arm quilter, Jenny at Jenny's Doodling Needle. Jenny did a fabulous job with the quilting and now my binding is on and I'm loving this quilt even more.


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Pique Sous makes his Flat debut on Friday night, with a run at Dundalk a potential springboard to the Cheltenham Festival.
Willie Mullins' grey was third in the Champion Bumper there last year and made a promising start to his jumping career, bettering a Cork second at Thurles in October.
His preference for decent ground has kept him on the sidelines since but the late addition of the Bookings At dundalkstadium.com Maiden to the card seems a good opportunity, and he takes on fellow smart prospects Cairdin and Raise The Beat.
Aidan O'Brien has his first runners of 2013, starting with Ahimsa in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap.
The filly has just a maiden victory to her name but, perhaps importantly, that came at this venue so she may give last week's winner Alvar something to think about.
Fairylike flies the Ballydoyle flag in the Group Bookings At Dundalk Rated Race, although she has a little bit to find on official figures, with race conditions suiting Edward Lynam's Atmospheric High best.
Thats A Fret just got the better of Knock Stars here a fortnight ago and strives to confirm that superority on 2lb worse terms in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap, which gets proceedings under way at 6.20.
Atlas Peak and Sterling Copper also renew rivalries in the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap, with only half a length separating them a week ago.
Mea Parvitas was a place behind there and is a lively danger again, as is Richelieu, who ended a year-long drought on his most recent appearance.
Muizenberg Nights tries to go one better than she did on her introduction here last week in the Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Fillies Maiden, while La Belle Maison has an edge in experience in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Maiden.


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How long do you follow up with your Internet leads? What about your inbound phone calls that you haven't set appointments for? You might answer these questions with numbers from 90 to 120. 15 to 30. 60 days. Forever. You answer this way because that is the process you built in your CRM. Allow me to tell you that this isn't happening.
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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor of the Webby Award-wining online newpaper, HuffingtonPost.com, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of eleven books. She is also co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's popular political roundtable program. Her weekly commentary is syndicated in newspapers across the country by Tribune Media Services.
On May 9, she launched The Huffington Post, an Internet publishing venture featuring an innovative group blog where some of this country's most creative minds weigh in on topics great and small, political and cultural, important or just plain entertaining. At the 2008 Webby awards, she was honored for Best Political Website and as the People's Voice winner in the Political Category.
Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. Her latest book is Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream. Her other books include:
• Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe (2008)
• Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, offers a scathing portrait of our contemporary political landscape with a bold, inspiring and practical approach to restoring America to the promise envisioned by our greatest leaders. It was published in 2004.
• Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America, a New York Times bestseller, was published in 2003.
• How to Overthrow the Government, on the corruption of our political system and the need for reform, was published in 2000.
• Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom," a political satire, was published in 1998.
• The Fourth Instinct, on the longing for meaning in a secular world, was published in 1994.
• Picasso: Creator and Destroyer, a biography of Pablo Picasso was published in 1988. It was a major international bestseller, translated into 16 languages. The book was made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins as Picasso and produced by Merchant-Ivory for Warner Bros.
• The Gods of Greece, celebrates the power of myths as guides to forgotten dimensions of life and ourselves. Atlantic Monthly Press republished it with paintings by Françoise Gilot
• The Woman behind the Legend, published in 1981, a biography of Maria Callas quickly became an international bestseller.
• After Reason," on political leadership and the intersection of politics and culture was published in 1978.
• The Female Woman, on the changing roles of women, was published in 1974 by Random House and translated into 11 languages.
On Becoming Fearless: a Roadmap for Women
Huffington has made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including "Charlie Rose," "Oprah," "Nightline," "Real Time with Bill Maher," "Inside Politics," "Larry King Live," Hardball," Good Morning America," the "Today" show, "Countdown" and "The O'Reilly Factor."
She serves on several boards that promote community solutions to social problems, including A Place Called Home that works with at-risk children in South Central Los Angeles. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Archer School for Girls, and the board of the Reform Institute that works on campaign and election reform issues.
Arianna Huffington lives in Los Angeles with her two daughters.
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Hello, my name is Cara Jones and work for Archaeology Scotland, as the Adopt-a-Monument Project Officer. Adopt-a-Monument is a five year scheme which supports and facilitates local archaeology groups who wish to conserve and promote their local heritage. The scheme is community led and we work through-out Scotland – from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway. In addition to our more traditional projects, we are also funded to do outreach projects – taking archaeology to non-traditional heritage audiences.
My Day of Archaeology post is about one of our Adopt-a-Monument outreach projects – The Claypits. In 2011, Adopt-a-Monument was contacted by the Friends of Possil Park to see if we could help with their greenspace improvement initiative for an area of apparent waste land in central Glasgow. Flanked by the Forth Clyde canal, the area has a industrial past, linked to the development of Glasgow in the 18th and 19th century. On first impression, the Claypits does look like an un-inviting, littered and burnt out car dump kind of place – the type of place you avoid and definitely not a space where you would enjoy and appreciate. However, once you start to work there, get to know the local people and start researching the past and present use of the site, Claypits transforms into a valuable greenspace within urbanised landscape. I enjoy many things about this project, but one great aspect is that isn't just about archaeology – we are working in collaboration with ecologists (it's a great newt and frog site!), artists, a lovely local councillor, fishermen (Get Hooked on Fishing – a great youth engagement project), canoeists, mountain bikers, the local allotment association, Scottish Canals and the Waterways Trust. I'm sure I've missed someone out, but it is a great example of successful partnership working.
But I digress! My Day of Archaeology was the 'Bats, Beasties and Buried Treasure' event, held at the Claypits on the 30th June 2012. Aimed at local people (and in particular local families) the open day encourages the use and enjoyment of their local greenspace. We ran several activities which included the dig box and ancient crafts, a treasure hunt and storytelling – all linked to the archaeology and local history of the area.
Situated at 'Base Camp', the dig box contained replica finds (cattle bone, shell, beads, burnt pot, bone comb etc) which (after discovery) we encourage each child to think like an archaeologist – 'what do these finds tell us about this location?', 'What would we find if we excavated your front room' – introducing the concept of material culture within a context they understand. Next to the dig box we also had grinding activities (both a replica saddle quern and rotary quern) where children could grind grain into flour, which they could then take away with them. We also had a 'make your own Neolithic pot' areas, where children can make a small pinch pot and try and copy groove ware decorations.
We also organised a treasure hunt – developed by Kate (our placement from Newcastle University) who buried objects which relate to the past use of the site (some old brick from the iron foundry, an old milk bottle from quarry). While guiding them through the site, Kate encouraged children to find the object and then try and think about why the object was there and how it relates to the past use of the landscape. Our storytelling activity did the same thing – Erin (our crack storyteller) developed stories around the local history of the site and surrounding area. Her stories ranged from the time local football club Partick Thistle beat Celtic 4:1 in 1971, to a story about a young girl who disguised herself as a man to work in the quarry on the site at the time of the building of the canal. Storytelling is for us, a new way of disseminating the archaeological and historical background of the site and something we hope to develop further as Adopt-a-Monument goes on.
Of the 100 to 130 visitors to the site on the day, 59 children took part in our activities, which, taking into account we didn't have canoes or newts to attract children is not bad going!


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Editors' note: After final testing, I decided to give the Editors' Choice Award to the Buffalo DriveStation DDR for its outstanding performance and affordable pricing. Still, note that this is a single-volume device and as such is not suitable for storing the only copy of your important data.
Once in a while, there's a revolutionary product that changes the conventional expectations for the entire class of devices, and among all USB 3.0-based external hard drives, the Buffalo DriveStation DDR is that product.
Housing a standard 3.5-inch hard drive on the inside, the new external storage device is the first that incorporates 1GB of DDR3 memory as cache to boost the data speeds. In my testing, the DriveStation DDR's USB 3.0 real-world speeds trumped even those of the most advanced Thunderbolt storage systems. It's just ridiculously fast.
If you're looking to get an external hard drive for a desktop that supports USB 3.0, the Buffalo DriveStation DDR is definitely an excellent buy. Maybe you should even get two for backup purposes since the drive is slated to cost just $140 and $180 for 2TB and 3TB, respectively.
The Buffalo DriveStation DDR is a relatively compact box that houses a single 3.5-inch standard hard drive on the inside. Its internal hard drive is not user-replaceable, which is quite normal for this type of storage device. It requires a separate power adapter to work.
On the back, it has a standard Micro-USB 3.0 port, the power connector, and a small opening that looks like that of ventilation a fan, but there's no actual fan. On the front, there are two small indicator lights for the power status and data activities.
The DriveStation must be plugged into both power and a host computer via a USB cable (included) to work.
The Buffalo DriveStation DDR is the first that comes with 1GB of DDR3 memory -- similar to the system memory used in a computer -- to be used as cache for its read and write operations. This amount of memory is designed to be the buffer to ensure the drive offers optimum data transfer speeds, especially when the data includes many files that are smaller than 1TB. The only drawback to this design is that when the drive is unplugged from its power source during a data transfer, you'll lose more information that's being written to the drive, than when using a conventional drive. This is not a big problem, however, since it doesn't affect the original copy of the data.
There's nothing to setting up the Buffalo DriveStation DDR. Out of the box, the drive is reformatted in NTFS so it works immediately with a Windows computer. For a Mac, you'll need to reformat the drive into HFS+ file system before you can write to it. Before you do this, make sure you back up the drive's preloaded software.


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Come with me to discover the world of food and travel. The two are intimately intertwined. What is travel without good food? I believe that cuisine is one of best windows into a culture. The food of any particular destination is impacted and influenced by its native species—those plants and animals that are indigenous to the area—then its history, and finally, human activity.
While I take you on the road with me to some interesting destinations, and you will also find other pages address some of the adulterations of our food supply and my kitchen philosophy.
Our fast-paced lives have forced many of us to abandon the kitchen and nutritious home cooking in the process. There are too many fake foods in the food supply and too many food miles on the average produce and meat that comes into our homes.
To avoid the fakes, I have added a recipe section to help you put nutrient-dense food back on your family's table by making dishes from scratch. I know it is not always possible, even for me, but I encourage you to find the best ingredients for your family. I forage the farmer's markets and health food stores, and when that fails, farms and farmers. Check out my online store to find some unique items.
In my bookstore, you will find my cookbooks, my personal reading list, and books I recommend. I don't take my recommendations lightly. There are just too much ridiculous cookbooks out there—so my goal is to create a guide. To that end, I have created a section of cookbooks I love.
Books that make it onto my personal reading list are from a wide range of topics from my own book shelf. On the rare occasion, I will write a book review. That means I really like a book!
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God speaks about fear and anxiety in plain terms in the Bible.
Have you ever wondered, "Is God there? If He is, why doesn't He answer my prayer?"
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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Man charged with impeding Boston Marathon bombing investigation
BOSTON >> A friend of the brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings was accused Friday of obstructing the investigation into the deadly attack by deleting information from his computer and lying to investigators.
The friend, Khairullozhon Matanov, 23, of Quincy, was arrested at his apartment shortly after 5 a.m. He appeared in federal court hours later but entered no plea and was being held until a detention hearing Wednesday.
Matanov, a legal resident of the U.S. originally from Kyrgyzstan, destroyed, altered and falsified records in a federal investigation and made false statements, according to U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office. Among the information he deleted from his computer was references to videos and photos of the bombing suspects that were released by the FBI, a photo of the MIT police officer who authorities say the bombing suspects killed days after the attack and files that contained violent content or calls to violence.
Ortiz said in a news release that Matanov is not charged with participating in the bombings or knowing about them in advance, but a spokeswoman declined to comment when asked whether additional charges were possible against him.
Matanov knew Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who authorities say planted two homemade bombs that killed three people and wounded more than 260 at the marathon finish line last year. He realized the FBI would want to talk with him because he shared their "philosophical justification for violence," federal prosecutors said.
When Matanov spoke with federal investigators, he quickly dropped the pretense that he and Tamerlan Tsarnaev had not seen each other much, but he continued to downplay their friendship, an indictment alleges.
Matanov's lawyer, Edward Hayden, called the allegations unsubstantiated.
"He had no intent to mislead the FBI, and from what I can see, what he said and did didn't impede the investigation," Hayden said of his client.
Hayden said Matanov came to the U.S. in 2010 on a student visa and was later granted political asylum because of unrest in Kyrgyzstan. He said Matanov left his parents and brothers behind and had no family in the U.S.
"He's very frightened — very frightened," Hayden said.
Matanov and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were friends who discussed religion and hiked up a mountain in New Hampshire in order to praise and emulate the training of the mujahedeen, the indictment said.
Just 40 minutes after the bombing, Matanov called Tamerlan and invited him to dinner, prosecutors said. That night, the Tsarnaev brothers dined with Matanov.
Afterward, prosecutors said, Matanov told an unnamed witness that he could support the bombings for a "just reason" — for example, if they were done in the name of Islam.
"In the days following the bombings, Matanov continued to express support for the bombings, although later that week he said that maybe the bombings were wrong," the indictment said.
Prosecutors said Matanov asked a friend to destroy his cellphones after the Tsarnaevs were identified as suspects, but that friend refused.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 20, has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges and is awaiting trial. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed during a gunbattle with police days after the bombings.


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On an otherwise unused plot of downtown land, Minneapolis Community and Technical College students and neighborhood residents helped to feed multiple communities this summer with a new, sustainable garden. And the approaching winter freeze won't pause their work.
It began with a group of about 11 students, all members of the student-led Urban Farm Collective, who were interested in planting a campus garden. Joined by faculty advisor Katherine Karagtorp of the MCTC biology department, they gave life to the project at 4th Avenue South and South 10th Street this past spring.
Their mission to educate and inspire the community at large has received a great amount of support from MCTC, including President Phil Davis, as well as one of the garden's neighbors, Gethsemane Episcopal Church. Brian Short, who owns the garden property, allowed the students to adopt the land next to the church.
"There was so much positive reaction to this," said Karagtorp, who noted "a ton of people" visited the plot as a part of this year's Community Garden Day on Aug. 11.
This spring, collective members brought in compost and cultivated the small plot of land where they planted their first crops. Bordered by a parking lot and the church building, the garden flourished in an urban environment. Across the street, the glass walls of the Valspar building stand under the distant skyline.
"It was amazing to stand in the middle [of the garden] during the summer, look down at the plants and then look up at the buildings," Karagtorp said.
The group reserved seven plots for students, each about 16 square feet, and gave the rest to downtown residents. This summer's harvest included green beans, tomatoes, a variety of Asian greens known as tatsoi, kale, kohlrabi and more. The plot also included a "sensory garden" reserved for children, a butterfly garden and educational projects.
Karagtorp said they practiced organic gardening, using environmentally friendly fertilizer and pest control strategies. They also installed a compost bin on the site.
Each Wednesday, all the produce harvested by the collective went to the Gethsemane Shelf of Hope, a community food shelf. Donations totaled about 500 pounds over the course of the summer.
"The food goes extremely fast," said the Rev. Aron Kramer of Gethsemane. "We feed 400 households a month, about three people per household [and] almost 900 of the 1,200 units in the Elliot Park neighborhood."
The food grown in the garden helped immensely, Kramer said.
"We're really hoping to keep collaborating," he said. "We both serve a mutual mission: serving folks on the margin. It's a really important piece of the puzzle as we focus on the families that are in transition in their own lives."
This summer, Kramer told his congregation a story about the day a man approached him to warn him some people were "stealing" from the garden. Kramer replied: "That's OK. That's what it's for."
The Urban Farm Collective aimed to keep growing even as winter approached. Temporary structures known as hoop houses were raised to extend the garden's life a few more weeks.
A new partnership between the collective and the MCTC Engineering Club could extend the season even longer. Engineering Club members are planning an indoor hydroponic system at the school that could allow them to keep growing through the winter.
"Some students at MCTC require food from food shelves," Karagtorp said. "Through the winter and into next summer, we'd like to see how [we can contribute] to our own campus food shelter, too."
Mary Ann Prado, the school's director of Resources and Referral Services and faculty advisor for Students Against Hunger and Homelessness, said she hoped the collective might be able to contribute greens for upcoming fundraisers and donation drives.
"There's such a need for students to access fresh produce," Prado said. "Many can't afford it."
The MCTC resource center, which provides food, clothing and housing to students, doesn't get donations on a consistent schedule. Prado saw the collective's involvement as a potential source of sustainable support for students in need.
As planning began for the winter ahead and next year, Karagtorp met with the group to reflect on their first summer and was impressed with their ambitious conclusion. The students challenged themselves for next year, and she said they came to a consensus: "It's awesome what we did and how much we donated, but we can do better."


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Market Tours: Jubilat Provisions, South Brooklyn's Source for Housemade Kielbasa
When owner Kris Kuna opened Jubilat Provisions in 1992, the neighborhood of south Park Slope was heavily Polish. "When we opened down here, no stores existed to serve the Polish population. We wanted to create a place where they could come and buy all the foods they missed from home," he told me when I visited the small, densely stocked grocery. "The neighborhood has changed since then, but we've managed to hold onto our customers and create new ones." South Slope is now home to a large population of Latin American immigrants, as well as native-born Americans. But the draw of over 12 varieties of all-natural, housemade sausages, it turns out, is a universal one.
From grinding and seasoning the meat, to forming the sausages, and finally to smoking them in a wood-burning smoker in the back, the entire process of making its kielbasa takes place at Jubilat. "You don't see that too often anymore," Kris commented, adding that Jubilat doesn't use any preservatives in its sausages, also a rarity these days. The all-pork kielbasas differ slightly in seasoning and texture, and are available both fresh and smoked.
But Jubilat offers more than just sausages. They also sell tender smoked pork loin, perfect on rye with a little bit of mustard, as well as luscious double-smoked bacon. The deli case offers a full range of cold cuts and cheeses, and shelves are lined with all the Eastern European accoutrements you'd expect: pickled beets; jars of ready-to-eat, vinegary salads; and a vast selection of mustards and sauerkrauts, to help cut through the richness of the meats on offer.
The selection—and the fair prices—are what continue to draw Jubilat's customers after all these years. "The best part about running a neighborhood business," Kris told me, "is getting to know the customers. Our first customers' kids are all grown up now, and still they keep coming back. That's a good feeling."
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Sooners beat Appalachian State twice in one day to advance
Drew Harrison's first career start as a pitcher came in the biggest game of Oklahoma's season.
The former first baseman made it look easy, allowing just two runs in six innings and getting three RBIs from Jack Mayfield on Monday night as Oklahoma beat Appalachian State 5-2 to win the Charlottesville Regional.
Harrison (1-0), had worked only 9 1-3 innings this season before coach Sunny Golloway handed him the ball in the must-win game, a spot in the super regional on the line. He allowed just three hits and two runs, struck out four and walked three.
"I love pitching," he said with a wide, laughing smile. "It's a lot less stressful. Hitting was stressful for me."
The Sooners (42-23), who lost their opening game of the regional to the Mountaineers, eliminated Army and host Virginia on Sunday, then won twice against Appalachian State on Monday to advance to the super regional next week at South Carolina.
Oklahoma had 13 hits in winning the opener 14-6, and 10 in the clincher. It had just 11 hits total in its first three games.
"We were due. We've struggled this whole regional and our stats were nothing short of awful, but I think today showed what we really are capable of doing, and that's coming out and banging the baseball around." shortstop Caleb Bushyhead said.
They hope to carry it over to next weekend in Columbia, S.C., where the Gamecocks are two-time defending national champions and riding an unprecedented 19-game winning streak in the NCAA tournament.
Their last loss in tournament play was a 4-3 setback to the Sooners in 2010.
"I think that streak is outstanding, I think it's long and I think that we need to have something to say about it," Golloway said.
The Mountaineers (41-18) set a school record for victories in a season and were making their first NCAA tournament appearance in 26 years. They needed to win just one game Monday to claim their first regional title.
"This stings a lot," DH Daniel Kassouf said, "but it was a great ride getting here and I wouldn't trade it for the world."
Appalachian State got 11 hits and drew 10 walks in the first game, but stranded 14, including 10 in scoring position.
Oklahoma also went to work right away in the second game after Harrison allowed an RBI double by Kassouf in the top of the first. Bushyhead and Mistich walked with one out, and Matt Oberste singled in a run, his fifth hit and fifth RBI in as many at-bats.
With two out, Mayfield hit a liner to deep left off Jeffrey Springs (2-1), and Brandon Burris got a glove on the ball, which then squirted free as two runs scored, giving Harrison a 3-1 lead to work with. Spring gave up five runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings.
"That helped a lot," Harrison said. "Having that cushion helped me relax."
Appalachian State coach Chris Pollard was "blown away" by how Harrison performed.
"It's unbelievable," he said. "We got that guy on our team and we're running him out there on the weekend every weekend."
He didn't allow another run until the sixth, and Jordan John came back from pitching eight innings in the loss on Saturday and worked two innings. He left after Jeremy Dowdy singled to start the ninth, and Steven Okert retired the next three to end it.
After going ahead 4-1 in the third on Mayfield's sacrifice fly, Appalachian State pulled within 4-2 in the sixth on Daniel Kassouf's sac fly following Callaway's triple. In the bottom of the inning, the Sooners answered.
Garrett Carey singled with one out, and was erased when shortstop Callaway fielded Erik Ross' grounder up the middle at shortstop and opted to get to the bag himself. He got the out, but Ross beat his throw to first. Ross was then picked off, but the speedy outfielder beat the throw to second, and scored easily on Tanner Toal's single — hit first hit all weekend.
John worked the next two innings, allowing just one hit until Dowdy singled to start the ninth, and Okert finished it with a strikeout and two fly ball outs.


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The D-Link DIR-865L Wireless AC 1750 Dual Band Cloud Router is the first wireless router from D-Link that supports the new 802.11ac (aka 5G Wi-Fi) and is the second cloud-based router I've reviewed from D-Link. The review of the router was delayed for about two weeks because of a bug in its initial firmware that caused the router's Web interface to be incompatible with Firefox.
D-Link has now released new firmware, version 1.0.1, that fixed the bug (though you might still want to use Internet Explorer with it). It proved to be a good 802.11ac router that also offers support for Wireless-N and legacy clients. Its cloud-based feature, though currently rather limited, also makes it convenient for remote users to manage their home network while on the go.
The DIR-865L is far from perfect, however, as I found its 802.11ac speed slower than that of some other 802.11ac routers. On top of that, it shares the now common drawback of all 802.11ac routers: the performance on the 2.4GHz band could use some big improvement. One last thing: the router doesn't have the useful HD fuel QoS feature found in other D-Link routers, such as the DIR-857.
That said, at a street price of around $190, it still makes a decent investment for those with lots of 5GHz Wi-Fi clients. For better performance and more features, you should also check out similarly configured routers, such as the Asus RT-AC66U or the Netgear R6300.
The D-Link DIR-865L looks very different from previous D-Link routers; it has a square shape and sits vertically. The router comes with a relatively narrow base on one side that's, nonetheless, heavy enough to keep it grounded on a surface without toppling. With all of its antennas hidden inside, the router manages to remain compact, despite the fact that it is a high-end router.
On the back, the DIR-865L comes with four LAN ports (for wired clients) and one WAN port (for the Internet connection). All of these ports are Gigabit, which is also a bonus and also somewhat a requirement if you want to have a home network with heavy traffic, such as streaming movies from between devices. Also on the back, there's a USB 2.0 port to host an external storage device, a recessed reset button, and and an on/off button.
On the front, the router has two round LED light that show the power and Internet connection status, as well as a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button, which initiates a 2-minute window when other WPS-enabled devices can enter the router's Wi-Fi network. In my trial, the router's WPS function was hit and miss, however, not working well with all WPS-enabled clients.
Similar to other routers from D-Link, It's very easy to set up the DIR-865L: you plug the router into an outlet, connect its WAN port to an Internet source (such as a cable modem) with the included network cable. Use another cable to connect a computer to one of the router's LAN ports. Now, from the connected computer, launch a browser and you will be greeted with a setup wizard that walks you through the process via a few simple steps.
Editors' note: With the initial firmware, the router only works well with Internet Explorer and might not work with other browsers. This is no longer the case once you have updated the router to the latest firmware. You'll have to download the firmware and update manually, since in my trial, the automatic update function of the router's Web interface didn't detect the availability of the new firmware.
The DIR-865Lis the first 802.11ac router from D-Link, and like the rest of the 802.11ac routers I've reviewed, it's basically a N900 router plus it has support for 802.11ac on the 5GHz band. An N900 router, by the way, is a true dual-band Wireless-N router that offers the top 450Mbps Wi-Fi speeds on each of the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands. This means the router will work with all existing Wi-Fi clients, and when you get 802.11ac-capable devices, it will support those, too.
Needless to say, the router also supports common features found in high-end routers, including Guest networking (with two networks, one for each band), support for IPv6, port forwarding, QOS and so on.
Other than that, the router offers features that have been collectively available in other D-Link routers, including a well-organized Web interface, OpenDSN-based parental controls, an extensive Web-filtering engine, cloud features, and support for a storage device for data sharing and media-streaming needs. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer HD Fuel, which is a very nice feature that's available in other D-Link routers. HD Fuel automatically detects media streaming, VoIP, gaming Internet traffic, and prioritizes the bandwidth for those. (The router does comes with a comprehensive QoS engine that you can customize manually, however).
To make up for this, the DIR-865L comes with a different features that HD Fuel routers don't: the router is Cloud-enabled, allowing you to mange a home network via the Internet, using a Web browser or a mobile app. It's very easy to enable this feature. You just need to create an account with the MyDlink portal then add to router to that account by entering the username and password in the MyDlink Settings section of its Web interface's Setup part. You can use one MyDlink account to manage multiple devices, including a Dlink IP camera and other D-Link cloud routers, such as the
In my trials, the cloud features worked very well. It could easily view the status of the DIR-865L and its connected clients in real time. I could also quickly block or unblock a connected client. It couldn't manage all of the router's settings, however. In fact, only a few of its settings were available to the cloud feature. To completely manage the router, you'll need to resort to its Web interface, which is generally only available within the local network. Mobile users can download and install the MyDlink Lite mobile app for iOS and Android devices; it offers similar levels of management.


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Seasonally adjusted home sales rose 0.9% in September to a monthly record of 56,422 units. Sales in Ontario missed Augusts record by a hair due to a 5.3% monthly decline in Toronto. Records were nonetheless registered in Ottawa and Hamilton. In the Province of Quebec, sales were at a record level in the Quebec CMA and in Gatineau, and close to August records in Montreal. In B.C., transactions reached a record outside the three main markets of Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Victoria. There were also sales records in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The active-listings-to-sales ratio indicates that the Canadian home resale market was favorable to sellers in Ontario Quebec, the Maritimes Provinces and marginally so in B.C. The market was balanced in the four other provinces.
Canadas Parliament re-convened today with a ceremonial Speech from the Throne delivered by the Governor General. Canadas continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic took centre-stage, while providing a lens for a plethora of broader promises: an extension of the wage subsidy, expanded employment insurance, investments in childcare, reaffirmed commitments to universal pharmacare, and green infrastructure investments among many others. Given the exhaustive list of priorities, this Speech is unlikely to bring the minority government down as it provides plenty of hooks for negotiations in the lead-up to a Fall update where details will be laid out. It clearly signals more fiscal spending ahead for Canada leaving the question not if but how much. But this was largely channeled ahead, so the market reaction has been mutedor more likely, it is eclipsed by broader US and global developments. There is little beyond lip service by way of fiscal restraint. This will be left to the Finance Minister to make inevitable trade-offs in her first budget this Fall, particularly as she may need to reserve some firepower for second waves. Source: Scotiabank https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/about/economics/economics-publications/post.other-publications.fiscal-policy.fiscal-pulse.federal.federal-budget-analysis.federal-throne-speech--september-23--2020-.html


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This is tough to watch (and to listen to, since it might be the sound of a promising NBA career being tossed into the spinning wheel of injury fate). Midway through the second half of Kentucky's bout in Gainesville—one the Wildcats would lose by a 69-52 score—freshman phenom Nerlens Noel crashed into a basket standard and immediately clutched his knee; the hushed O-Dome only served to amplify his screams. (We do like that a Kentucky staff member came up to a clearly-tormented Noel and asked, "You OK?")
While Noel has a way to go in the offensive department before he'll be a pro-league superstar, his defensive abilities speak for themselves. We'll update when we get news on his injury, and hope it's a good word. [ESPN]
Update (9:23 p.m.): Our friend Andy Staples from Sports Illustrated says Noel left the O-Dome in a wheelchair.


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Assignment of Judges
It is the policy of this court to manage all cases from the time the complaint is filed until a final disposition has been achieved. Upon the filing of the complaint, the case shall be assigned to one judge for all purposes. That means that each time you come to court it will be in front of the same judge unless, for some reason, your case is reassigned.
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Clerks in the civil division are prohibited from giving legal advice. This includes, but is not limited to, assistance in filling out legal forms and advice on legal procedures.
If you need legal advice, you should contact an attorney or one of the following:
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- Lawyers Referral Service (707) 422-0127
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If you plan to proceed with your case without an attorney, you may use the Solano County Law Library, located on the third floor of the Hall of Justice in Fairfield, for reference material.
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If you cannot afford to pay the fees, you may apply for a fee waiver. The form, instructions and proposed order are available here ; select "fee waiver" from the drop down menu. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY.
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You can get copies of documents in your case file by visiting the civil clerk's office located at 580 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA and paying the copy fees ($0.50 for each 1-sided page, $1.00 for each 2-sided page).
You can get transcripts of your court hearings by making a request to the court reporter who was present at your hearing. You can get that information by contacting the civil clerk's office. There will be a fee for the transcript; please ask the court reporter at the time you make your request. Please note that it can take several weeks to receive your transcript.
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Landlord/Tenant Rights in Eviction Cases:
The New Laws Apply to Eviction Cases webpage on the California Courts public website helps explain the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords per recent state legislation and the CDC national moratorium. The page also offers a Checklist for Tenants and a Checklist for Landlords.
Civil Drop Box
Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. you may drop your papers for filing into the drop box at the civil clerk's at the Old Solano Courthouse in Fairfield. Your papers will be file-stamped with the same date that they were placed into the drop box. If your filing requires a fee, please SECURELY attach a check ~DO NOT ATTACH CASH~ to your documents. If you want an endorsed-filed copy returned to you, include an extra copy of your documents and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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