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YAYAYAY – Happy Cinco De Mayo! *takes a shot*
Tonight, May 5th 2015, we'll be drinking, probably drunk-streaming, and counting down to the Heroes Of The Storm open beta on May 19th. We're counting down to the big Heroes Of The Storm full launch on June 2nd 2015, too. Lots of Blizzard fanboy status going on. Plus it's a good excuse to drink if you're of age. Who's with us?
In our May 4th/5th The G.A.N.G. Minute vlog, we discuss tons of great stuff, including:
- Yogizilla returns to streaming?
- Cinco De Mayo late-night Twitch stream plans – to be multicasted on channels GeekyAntics and Yogizilla!
- Back on Hearthstone, SolForge, Scrolls, and indie games for the strum, yo.
- Heroes Of The Storm release dates announced: May 19th and June 2nd.
- We still have Heroes Of The Storm beta keys for our geeky friends.
- Comcast backpedals on broadband data usage charges.
- FCC regulations, net neutrality, and Internet as a public utility – what does it all really mean?
- Jedmartinez25 chimes in about how Internet is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity. Agreed!
- Welcome Beard_And_Hat to #TheGANG!
- Beard_And_Hat advocates Don't Starve, PS4, and Mag!
- Blizzard Battle Tag Exchange – join us for Blizzard gaming fun!!
- BM and toxicity makes it way into Heroes Of The Storm, sadly.
- Heroes of the Storm is all about raw teamwork. #WordUp
- Shout-outs to Cupcakeeenvy, CupcakeNoms, MaidenShyWhiteWolf, RenayeBones, BFT9000, Linkwall, ObioneX2, Melissaaaxd, Jedmartinez25, and F8tl_Blades.
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- We miss Internet cafes and arcades.
- #GamerGate returns. Are media portrayals skewed? Is it just the gaming industry that is corrupt?
- Yogi's quest to get his gaming rig back up and running.
- Yogizilla is back on #TeamXBox – XBox One HYPE!!!
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A B.C.-based company is proposing a way to transport oil sands crude to the West Coast -- without a pipeline.
G 7 Generations Ltd. (G7G) is floating the idea of a railway starting in Fort McMurray, Alta. that would help move product to Asian markets via Alaska.
The project has drawn support from First Nations who say the project has a better chance of gaining "social license" from communities along the route than "competing scenarios," according to a company news release.
"Studies have already demonstrated that a rail link to Alaska is a viable alternative to the oil pipelines currently being planned through British Columbia," G7G CEO Matt Vickers said.
"This approach is timely because it promises significant economic benefits to First Nations communities and all of Canada while avoiding many of the environmental risks associated with current pipeline proposals and related supertanker traffic off B.C.'s West Coast."
First Nations offering support for the project include the Heiltsuk Nation, which has shown strong opposition to the Northern Gateway, a proposed pipeline that would carry oil sands crude from the oil sands to a port in Kitimat on B.C.'s coast.
Railways also do not face the same regulatory hurdles that pipelines do, although the latter are considered more efficient.
"British Columbians' opposition to oil tanker traffic on B.C.'s coast is very strong and should not fall on deaf ears," Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett said in a statement.
Investors in G7G include Tom Jackson, an actor known for his roles on "North of 60" and "Shining Time Station" and Ward Kemerer, founding director of the Independent Power Producers Association of B.C.
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Mizzou Softball Announces 2013 Schedule
COLUMBIA -- The Missouri Tiger softball program has finalized its 2013 schedule, and Mizzou will face a challenging slate of foes including 10 schools who made the NCAA Tournament last season.
Mizzou went 47-14 a year ago, and finished just one win shy of reaching their fourth consecutive Women's College World Series. Head Coach Ehren Earleywine will guide the Tigers in his seventh year in the dugout, and he'll field a squad which features senior all-star candidates Chelsea Thomas (P), Jenna Marston (C) and Nicole Hudson (3B/OF).
The Tigers will begin their 2013 season with a 10-game road trip out West, as they'll get things started in Santa Barbara, California at the UCSB Tournament (Feb. 15-17). The next weekend will mark a return trip to the Golden State for the Mary Nutter Classic, held Feb. 21-24 in Palm Springs, where they'll take on 2012 NCAA Tournament teams Maryland, San Diego State and Florida, in addition to two games with Cal-State Fullerton to close out the trip.
Pre-conference tournament action will wrap up the following weekend in Cape Girardeau, Mo., where Mizzou will face in-state foes Southeast Missouri State, Saint Louis, Missouri State and UMKC in the Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament (March 1-3).
Mizzou's first-ever series in Southeastern Conference play will take place March 8-10, when the Tigers host the Texas A&M Aggies at University Field in Columbia, Mo. That begins the conference portion of the season, and the Tigers will host South Carolina (March 29-30), Arkansas (March 12-14) and Tennessee (May 3-5) over the course of the season, while they will travel for SEC road series at Ole Miss (March 15-17), Alabama (April 5-7), LSU (April 19-21) and Kentucky (April 26-28).
Alabama is the defending NCAA champion, while LSU came to Columbia last season and upset the Tigers in the Super Regionals, denying MU a fourth-straight trip to the WCWS. Other SEC schools on Mizzou's schedule who made the 2012 NCAA Tournament include Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. Mizzou will not face Georgia, Auburn, Mississippi State or Florida in conference play this year, but the Tigers are scheduled to face the Gators in a single game in the Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., on Feb. 22nd.
Sprinkled throughout the conference season will be some interesting games against Illinois (a March 20th doubleheader in St. Louis, Mo.), a three-game series against Georgia Tech in Columbia (March 23-24) and a doubleheader at Iowa (April 17th). Earleywine was the head coach at Georgia Tech for three seasons before coming to Mizzou in 2007.
Conference play will see each of the SEC's 13-teams (Vanderbilt does not field a softball team) play 24 games (eight three-game series). That will lead up to the SEC Tournament, which is set for May 8-11 in Lexington, Ky. The NCAA Regional weekend will be May 17-19, followed by the Super Regional round (May 24-26), and that feeds into the 2013 WCWS, set for May 30-June 5 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.


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It was a difficult choice of topic after so many months, but Coventry City is probably the obvious choice for me – I live about a mile from the old Highfield Road ground and could hear the roar on matchdays.
By chance, I was turning out last week and came across a copy of the Coventry Observer from 20 December 2007. My reason for keeping it was apparent on page 3 – two stories which began thus:
- Last minute deal secures football club's future
Coventry City were just half an hour away from going into administration when pen was finally put to paper on a long-awaited takeover deal.
with the clock ticking towards Friday's 4pm deadline for a deal to be struck, the Sky Blues confirmed shortly before 3.30pm, the takeover by SISU Capital was going ahead – securing the club's future and banishing the threat of administration…
- Arena pledges support for club's future
Ricoh Arena chiefs have pledged to support SISU Capital's efforts to return Coventry City to the Premier League…
Clearly much has changed since December 2007. The club had been through a disastrous period in the years immediately before. Debts had been reported as running as high as £38 million; year after year the club made operating losses; and investing in the new £60m stadium had proved a step too far. Indeed, the stadium, the brainchild of the club's then Chairman, Bryan Robinson, had only become reality by the club passing the stadium project over to Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL), a joint venture company consisting of Coventry City Council (50%) and the Alan Edward Higgs Charity (50%), a trust set up to help deprived children from Coventry.
The then owners of the club – the major shareholders, owning 90%, were Craigavon (City MP Geoffrey Robinson's family trust, and Sir Derek Higgs, son of Alan Edward Higgs) – announced their intention of placing the club into Administration. Apart from Sisu, the only potential buyer was 'Greek billionaire businessman Alki David', who rapidly backed off when he realised the scale of the debts he would inherit.
The club thus stood, to borrow the recent words of David Conn (or a Guardian sub-editor perhaps) on the edge of an abyss.
Coming in then as saviours of a club in distinct danger of liquidation, how then did we reach today's situation of repeated legal confrontation and the club's exile?
Sisu were by their own admission new to the football business. They brought in football business experts such as Ray Ranson and Ken Dulieu. Their judgement proved questionable and both departed. As the performance on the pitch deteriorated and the club suffered a further relegation to League 1, the fans became severely disenchanted, a situation compounded by Sisu's almost non-existent transparency or engagement with the fans.
Opposition to Sisu became public and organised, and we drifted into phases of protest characterised by a series of slogans.
The first of these was the unequivocal SISU OUT. Understandable though this was, in my eyes it always seemed at best only half a strategy – and what next? The further Sisu sank funds into the club, the less likely it was that anyone else would want to buy the club. In the six and a half years of Sisu's ownership only the brief appearance of Preston Haskell IV presented any viable alternative to Sisu. It became abundantly clear that a presumption of the SISU OUT slogan – that Sisu were willing to sell – was ill-founded, and even wishful-thinking.
The straw that broke the back of many fans was the decision of Sisu, in an attempt to force ACL's hand in the increasingly bitter disputes over rent and matchday revenues, to take the club into exile at Northampton. We then entered a phase where the slogan of choice was BRING CITY HOME. A perfectly simple proposition on the face of it, but one which begged the intractable questions of how and under what conditions.
The most recent phase has seen protests with banners saying LET DOWN, which begs the question of by whom. Moz Baker of the Sky Blue Trust when interviewed on local television earlier this week cited Sisu and the Football League, and it's not hard build an argument for either nomination. I would add to this list ACL and its joint owners, Coventry City Council and the Alan Edward Higgs Trust. I would also add to the list the previous owners of the club, for it was they who precipitated the current situation by deciding to move away from the old stadium at Highfield Road, which resulted in the separation of ownership of the club and its stadium.
From a business perspective, it is perfectly understandable and indeed reasonable that the club owners would want the matchday revenues, particularly with the restraints that Financial Fair Play protocols now place on spending . Equally understandable and indeed reasonable is that the owners of the stadium would also want the matchday revenues, particularly as the football stadium is the core of the revenue generating potential of the infrastructure.
So, we are in the situation where the entrenched positions of the two main proponents are understandable and reasonable from their own perspectives. The only way out of the impasse would be compromise by one or both parties. At present we have a war of attrition. There are unsubstantiated rumours that talks are taking place between Sisu and ACL. If true, we can only hope that 'jaw jaw' will stop 'war war'. The present situation with the club in exile is patently bad for the owners of the club, for the owners of the stadium, and, above all, for the fans, and indeed for the Council Tax payers in Coventry (of which I must put my hand up as being one). The only gainers are the lawyers.
A return to the Ricoh is a no brainer. There must surely be some way forward through compromise.
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A Connecticut man was sentenced to 12 years in prison earlier this week for the 2012 shooting of his sister's boyfriend following a dispute over dirty dishes.
The Stamford Advocate reports 26-year-old Terrence Peterson also was sentenced to an additional four years behind bars for injuring a corrections officer during a jailhouse fight following his arrest in the shooting.
Howard Ehring, Peterson's attorney, said his client's assault conviction substantially increased his prison sentence for the shooting.
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Real time job matching available for students
Real time job matching available for students
10 April 2013, Wellington. - Students can apply for jobs 24/7 wherever they can access a web browser, thanks to a new computer system to better cater for their needs.
Student Job Search CEO Paul Kennedy says the system and processes designed by Wellington-based IT services firm FINNZ has improved the match making ability of the service for the benefit of both employers and students.
"Students' don't have 9 to 5 lives. They need to be able to apply for jobs when it suits them, fitting around study, lectures, other work and their social lives. This system means they can apply for available positions at any time, from anywhere. They are also automatically notified about jobs that meet their requirements, which saves time.
"The system also gives more control over the jobs they advertise. They can change details about the position, as they need to. It's about giving more control to the users of our service and providing a better experience for them," he says.
Mr Kennedy says Student Job Search chose FINNZ for the project and solution because of their collaborative approach.
"FINNZ knew how to design a system that would deliver a high quality customer service above all else. They understood the operational side of things so they could be realistic about what we needed to produce, they could challenge us around ideas and identify what was important," he says.
Mr Kennedy says the new system that was sourced from the market offers services that are more tailored for both employers and students and more communications tools.
"Students are technologically savvy so we need to make sure our systems meet their needs and expectations. This system keeps us ahead of the game and ensures we deliver them what they need, when and how they want it."
Established in 2003, FINNZ is a Wellington based IT services company, providing a blend of business analysis, software development and business process-outsourcing services to organisations operating in the public sector.


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And then dance for the sheer joy of it all!
And then dance for the sheer joy of it all!
xxx love, lori
Learn them by heart, Lori, but mostly just trust your guide (you won`t be walking on your own??), they know their ways. I once sat alone at the banks of the Luangwa River, reading a book, when I suddenly felt I was watched. Very close to me in the water there was a croc, only its eyes showing, and I KNOW how fast they can be! So I jumped up and ran! But I read that if you surprise a lion in an old abandoned hut (as the person did who survived to tell the tale)which you just attempt to enter, then the best thing to do is SCREEEEEAM! Because a lion is also only a person and gets a fright, haha!ReplyDelete
Oh! How scrawee! As Noah would say.
I am loving Angela's response, wonderful advice and story.He,he.
Take GOOD care, Lori!!!!
Lotsa love, Natalie.
P.s ~ thanks for your advice, that is the way I was leaning too,actually.xx♥
Hi Geli and Natsy! here i am up at the same time as you, it's almost 1:30am here. I can't sleep, it's been a long day, and i knew i would find friends here. I will be careful Geli♥, Chuck will be very watchful too. It's so hard to be calm though, i'm so excited. Natalie, I just wrote you again. You can do it. And we can always email, you, Geli, and I.
oh yawn... maybe I am a little sleepy!
love and hugs♥
Lori, there is nothing either more wonderful or sublime than walking in the African bush. Those encounters with the wild beasts are awesome. I remember the leopard who sat behind me at the river, politely waiting for me to leave so he could drink. Or the elephant that scrutinised me across the dry river bed. It's okay, he said, you can watch but that's all. Or the croc who cruised closer, beady yellow eyes on me, trying to figure out whether I was going to be worth eating and just how fast he'd have to move to catch me. Or the baboon that trailed me for miles along a river, watching, barking, threatening. Or the wildcat that roared from the bush because I'd startled it.
Africa is dangerous only if you are not aware and respectful.
You will have the most totally fantabulous time, I just know it. I'm hugely envious! xxx
Lori~ Looking forward to your adventure reports but anxious too. Be careful! The "rules" gave me a chill! I so look forward to your beautiful photos and stories. How long will you be in Africa?
In my Prayers!
love Jan
Wow. How exciting! I feel, just by reading that, like I'm on my way there! Africa... never thought much about it before. Good luck, and I'm sure you'll have the time of your life.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a blast. You'll have a great time. I go riding on elephants in the Chitwan jungle where they have snakes, tigers, crocodiles and so on. Usually, I just see lots of monkeys and birds. No one ever told me it was dangerous, but when you are crossing a crocodile infested river standing up in a skinny canoe, you can figure it out. Please take lots of pictures.ReplyDelete
WOW, those are amazing Incredible experiances Nicky!! And you are completely right, I will have every bit of respect. I've only walked a few times, and I have to say that I was so excited(and a little scared,ok,alot)but extremely respectful.And scared. Oh, i think i already said that.Ha!
Janis, thank you sweetie! we will be gone 20 days total, 4-5 will be traveling days though. Time for lots of experiances!
Hi Annalisa! and cute little boy with you! thank you for stopping in all the way from Australia! You have a great blog, it's very positive and motivating. Yes Africa, good times ahead indeed ;)
Oh Wow Butternut! Can I come with you??! that's awesome. And yes, it's true, I think a little common sense and aLOT of respect goes a long way. The amount of photographs is going to be a bit overwhelming.But In a good way.
xo♥ lori
Why should you stop posting about Africa? I get excited right along with you, contemplating your journey.
And yes please do NOT get too close to the animals! Yikes!!
Lori, you simply must keep us abreast in this adventure! We are living through you!
Oh and listen to your "spidey sense. :-)
Lori, I do feel like I get to live the adventure through you!
Do you remember when Out of afica came out?? it was (and still is) my favorite movie!
I bought it and the soundtrack and listened to it over and over.
One evening while listening to the music I came up with a verse, poem what ever you want to call it!
I would like to share it with you...hope that is ok..
The romantic music softly plays while i vision the tall grasses,
beautiful plant life and
the majestic mountains being stalked by the greatest of beasts.
Your beautiful face amd magnificent
blue eyes haunt me, and tempt me
to walk acrossed the field, endangering my life, to have this waltz that now plays loudly
for all God's creation to hear.
As you look back at me,
you smile, and I am only aware of
the music and the fact that I am tempted beyond belief; there is nothing I can do to stop myself.
I twist around and begin my stroll
toward your muscular body.
As we listen to tribal chanting,
you smile with patience, holding out your strong arms, waiting for me to fall into them.
I open my eyes and suddenly I realize that something is wrong; the dream is over and I am alone. The beautiful music continues to play and I close my eyes again;
longing for another dance with you.
©Lana Jurgens
I realized you get to live the dream...well sort of :-)
Sister friend, i am sooooooo excited for you!!!!
This is going to be so much fun, so much you will have a blast.
my hint regarding crocs after living with them for a long time.
look for slide marks on the banks that shows you where they usually enter and exit the water.
i am so excited you would think it was me going!!
love u
i am doing great
big smiles over here
Wowie!That is so SCARRRRRY!I mean i thought open jeeps were like the ultimate scary way to do a safari!But this?Are you sure you really wanna do it?My god if it were me I would be praying like,ALL THE TIME.
Please take care and memorize all the don'ts.Have a safe trip.
I'll take that as a blessing from you Reya and contemplate away! i coulden't really stop anyway, and I dont' really want to try :)
Dear Love, I will take your excellent advice to heart. and thank you so much for going on this journey with me. ♥
Lana! Oh my Gosh! that was so lovely, thank you for sharing it with me. I think you need a trip to Africa too. Yes, that is exactly it, Romantic. I do love Out of Africa, the book(i have a couple special copies gifted to me)and the c.d. What a soundtrack.sigh. I loved Kamante the best. Do you know about his book, Longing for Darkness? it's a collection of Kamante's tales from Out of Africa.It's one of my favorites. And you are right, i have been so lucky, my husband took me to the Karen Blixen House/Museum at the foot of the Ngong Hills in Kenya, as a surprise on my first visit to Africa.That's where I bought Kamante's book.♥
I am smiling back darling Michelle! thank you for the tip. I will be looking for rippling grass and slidey marks. And thank you for sharing my excitement, it makes it that much more fun.So much so.xoxo♥
Dear Chaitra, oops, we just missed each other! Oh, I'm sorry to worry you, it's really ok. I think those things have to be said, and I just wrote about the extreme. It's all true, but it's safe with knowledgeable guides (and common sense)as Angela and Vanilla,Butternut and Mango said. Besides, it's just so amazing, it's more exciting than scary. I think. So worth it.
Thank you lovely friends.
I am so looking forward to your pictures;-)
I hope you have a lovely and safe time!
Mana Pools is an awesome place... I'm actually jealous now! lol xReplyDelete
you're making me very unhappy and very jealous!
I'm so near yet so far at the moment. One of these days. . . .
Meanwhile I'll dine on your offerings
OK I HAVE to ask....where will you go to the bathroom???? LOL That would be on my mind! I am the worlds biggest chicken....I have to live this vicariously through you!!! hope that's ok :-)
hey thanks for becoming a follower of mine...I can't promise much excitement...but hopefully I will have a morsel to catch your interest! :-)
OH BTW Lori..not sure if you had tried to leave a comment on my page...but I had it set to let me know if there were comments so I could accept them after viewing them. Unfortunately, I just realized that I had turned some letters around in my email address.So it couldn't let me know I had notes. So It would not have come to me...I changed the comments configuration again...so maybe I'll get it right here one of these times :-)
wishing you a a grat cup of tea and lots of enlightenment today. I will be wishing you the best trip ever when you go to africa!
Good advice to keep in mind. I will remember it when I'm spying on the wild in my hood. The bunnies and squirrels of the flatlands can be very ferocious.
Beautiful shots and a most fascinating post. Someday...sigh.
i swear, i swear, i swear.....i can fit in your luggage!!ReplyDelete
Oh Tulsa, there will mountains of pictures! It's an incredible place to photograph, beautiful people, animals and landscapes. Everywhere!
Karen, you've been??Come with us then! Oh,do you have any words of advice for me? Wait, tell me when I see you face to face. Wow!
Janet, could you take your holiday too? come up and meet us there instead of Johannesburg? i've heard there's a fabulous kingfisher that lives at M.P. Oh,man!
Dear Wayward Soul, Haha! that's a good question. These are tents but permanent,with toilets,hand basins, indoor shower and an outside shower with a view of the river! So see? there's no need to go outside at all in the night and no reason to be frightened.
And thanks for letting me know, my comment did bounce back.
Pyzahn, hahahaa! well, you never know about those little critters...and wow, thanks for stopping by, i'll have to go see where the flatlands are now! Thank you for liking my photos.
Bodaat, ok ok, cmon. you can keep my daughter company since she says she's coming this way too!
xo♥ lori
God, you are so lucky to visiting this place.
CJ xx
dear lori - no keep blogging about Africa!! we live here and love it - never get tired of the thrill :-) MP is awesome really - you will have the time of your life walking there. xxReplyDelete
I'm no longer excited by Africa as my boyfriends English visa was turned down and now he is going back there!! to the Ivory Coast. I will save up to visit hopefully, so my blog maybe full of Côte d'Ivoire one fine day!!
Dear C.J., I KNOW!! I really really do, I am so thankful.
Val, Ok,I will listen to you and not feel bad about going on and on, I usually talk about only every waking minute. :) and thanks.
Oh London Belle, I'm so sorry, that is not a good situation for either of you, I'll hope for a happy ending here, good luck sweetie!
Thank you all ♥
Oh, how exciting and scary too, I am sure you'll have plenty of rules and support as well.ReplyDelete
Oh you just have the best time! And yes Geli is right, shouting at charging lions on foot works wonders! Show them you're not scared, throw rocks if needs be! Its worked for me on numerous occasions as a walking guide!! Can't wait to hear your stories. I'm just back from South Africa and blog deprivation so heading back to catch up on all yours!ReplyDelete
I held my breath while reading that!
How many sleeps to go 'til your wonderful journey?
I can't wait..... it's going to be awesome to read about.
best wishes Ribbon :-)
Lori Ann your blog is an adventure. Just like you wanted as a young girl -- travelling and adventuring.
Lori Ann I don't do any art. I just write.
I wrote a post on February 4th entitled 'art heist' it will explain about the art.
Love Renee xoxo
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IBM Contends With Angry Judge in Bribery Case
What was supposed to have been a straightforward settlement of old bribery charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has for IBM turned into a peculiar battle of wills with a U.S. District Court Judge.
Last year, you may remember, Big Blue agreed to a $10 million fine to the SEC to settle a civil lawsuit charging that it paid bribes to government officials in China and South Korea during a period from 1998 to 2009.
Now the judge reviewing the settlement is demanding some onerous reporting requirements that the company says are too burdensome, according to a Bloomberg report. And the SEC is taking its side.
Judge Richard Leon (pictured from his Wikipedia bio), who has been reviewing the case for 22 months, says he wants IBM to report on a significantly wider range of issues, some of which aren't connected to the substance of the original bribery complaint against it.
Most of the time, judges sign off on these settlements. Companies come clean and agree to show that they're staying clean by not doing what they've been accused of. But apparently Leon's blood is up over this. He has told IBM that he wants annual reports on its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the law that governs bribery overseas, and he wants the reports to cite all potential accounting violations. IBM has so far agreed only to report on matters related to bribery, which is what the original complaint is about. The next hearing is set for Feb 4.
In the original complaint, the SEC said that IBM made payments to "secure the sale of IBM products through IBM-Korea and LG-IBM's business partners," referring to IBM units in South Korea and China. IBM was accused of paying $207,000 in bribes to South Korean officials, including cash, gifts, travel and entertainment expenses and free computers.
In 1998, the SEC says, a territory manager for IBM-Korea met the head of operations for a South Korean government agency and gave him a shopping bag filled with 20 million Korean won, about $19,000. Over time, the same official received payments totaling about 80 million won, or about $76,000, by 2001. What did IBM supposedly get in return? Designation as a preferred supplier for mainframe computers, and an agreement to place orders at higher prices.
From 2004 through early 2009, it "engaged in a widespread practice of providing overseas trips, entertainment and improper gifts to Chinese government officials," the SEC said, adding that the misconduct involved as many as 100 employees of IBM China.
In China, the SEC says, IBM China employees created what it describes as "slush funds" with local travel agencies that were used to pay the travel expense incurred by local government officials. Other slush funds, it says, were created with business partners to provide cash payments and gifts like cameras and notebook computers.
IBM is not alone in getting caught in these bribery cases. In August, Oracle, paid $2 million to settle an SEC case brought against it over allegations of misconduct in India. In 2010, Hewlett-Packard faced bribery charges in Russia, in a case that's now being investigated by a court in Germany.


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I had Istanbul running on dapper quite happily by building the edgy source package on dapper, but I can't get Istanbul working reliably on edgy. The audio's fine but the video flashes horribly. Now I somehow can't replicate my Istanbul setup on another dapper machine…
So back to the drawing board to try other options… and I took the plunge with the patched ffmpeg. Not elegant as far as starting and stopping, but the quality's great. It does mean I end up with the result in an avi file rather than ogg, but that's easy enough to convert.
Then I use the following to get rid of the start and end where I'm operating ffmpeg – ss is the time to crop off the start, and t is the duration I want, cropping the rest off the end:
ffmpeg -i original.avi -sameq -ss 00:00:08.005 -t 00:00:55 the_video.avi
The only issue is that the file size goes through the roof – from 1.8MB to 5.1MB – still have to figure that out without degrading the quality…
Then I can convert to high quality FLV with:
ffmpeg -sameq -i the_video.avi the_video.flv
and compressed ogg with:
ffmpeg2theora cropped.avi
Now to try the patched ffmpeg on edgy…


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Getting Started with Arduino! – Chapter Nine
74HC595, 8x8 matrix, arduino, Arduino Tutorial, education, learning electronics, LED matrix, matrix, microcontrollers, tronixstuff Commenti disabilitati su Getting Started with Arduino! – Chapter Nine
This is part of a series titled "Getting Started with Arduino!" by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino microcontrollers, to be read with the book "Getting Started with Arduino" (Massimo Banzi).
The first chapter is here.
Welcome back fellow arduidans!
Just a note: this is the tenth instalment, I hope you have been enjoying the posts, and I sincerely thank you for reading. Let's go!
This week we will start looking at LED matrix displays, designing user interfaces, implementing a user interface for a clock, and finish up making an alarm clock.
Firstly, let's have plenty of fun with 64 LEDs! Using an 8×8 LED display module:
Previously we have used 74HC595 shift registers to drive strips of LEDs, single and four-digit LED displays. An LED matrix seems complex at first, but after further investigation quite simple. With sixteen pins you can control 64 LEDs. It works by having 8 row pins, each pin connected to all the anodes on one row; and 8 pins each connected to the cathodes on one column:
It does look like a mess, but we can work it out. As we did with the 4-digit 7-segment display module, we just need one shift register for the anodes, and one for the cathodes. Moving along from exercise 6.2, it will be easy to drive the an LED matrix display – one shift register (the left hand side) will apply current to the rows (anodes) and the other shift register will apply current to NPN transistors to allow current to flow from the cathodes (columns) to ground. So we can make an example quite easily. You will need:
- Your standard Arduino setup (computer, cable, Duemilanove or compatible)
- One 8×8 LED matrix. Try to find one that has LEDs with a forward voltage of 2 volts and a current of less than 20mA. If it is bicolour, that's ok – just use one colour for now
- Eight 560 ohm 1/4 watt resistors
- Eight 1 kilo ohm 1/4 resistors
- Eight BC548 NPN transistors
- Two 74HC595 shift registers
- Solderless breadboard and connecting wires
Here is a circuit diagram for our example (click on it to enlarge):
Please note that there are eight transistor/resistor combinations from the second shift register – I just have not drawn them in to save my sanity. They're on the bottom right of my board:
Now how are we going to light up those LEDs? We need to send two bytes of data to the shift registers, one byte for the row, and one for the column. For this example we will work with individual pixels. For example, say you want to turn on the pixel at 8 across, 8 down – the bottom right. You need to send the following bytes of data to the shift registers: b00000001 and b00000001. In decimal those two numbers are 128 and 128. Or the top-left LED, at 1 across, 1 down – it would be b10000000, b10000000 or decimal 1,1. Once again we can use the functions:
… to send the data to the shift registers. This example sketch for the above circuit should be pretty well self-explanatory if you have been following my tutorials: Example 9.1.pdf.
Here is is in action:
Once again, quite mesmerising. Did you notice that the horizontal solid rows were dimmer than the solid vertical columns? This is because when you light up one row, all eight LEDs are drawing current from one pin of the shift register – so there is less current for each LED; whereas in the column, each LED has its own source of current, so can therefore operate at full brightness. So a hint – when you are creating images or characters for your display, use scrolling columns to display the image.
Experiment with the example 9.1 sketch, if you display only vertical columns, and make the delay zero – you can give the illusion that the entire display is on, but it is not.
Which leads us into the first exercise for the week!
Exercise 9.1
We can display entire columns with our matrix display. We can position these columns on demand. And without a delay, fill up the entire matrix. Now you can create images, or characters and display them on the matrix, one column at a time. For example, the little yellow dude from that popular arcade game many years ago might look like this:
Using the circuit described for example 9.1, create a character, shape, or whatever tickles your fancy, and animate it to move across the screen. To make it easier to calculate the byte values for the columns, I have placed a spreadsheet to use in our Google Group's file section (matrix-ss.xls or .odt).
Hint – To animate an image, you will need to map the matrix every time the image changes – just like a normal animation or cartoon. However, store all the values for the entire animation in one array, otherwise you will go bonkers. When you need to read the array, each matrix image can be read as they are multiples of eight (then add the reference to the value you want).
For inspiration, here is what I came up with:
and the corresponding exercise 9.1.pdf.
How did you go? If you have an interesting animation, and you can do so – please email a link to Youtube, Vimeo, etc showing your creation – you could win a prize.
Time to get a little more serious now.
Over time you have been making things, some useful, some more experimental than anything. Hopefully you will reach the stage of designing something that has a real-world use and could be used by people other than yourself or your immediate circle of friends. In the next few weeks we will look at methods of transitioning projects from prototypes to standalone products you can develop!
A major part of your design should be the user interface, or how your project responds to user input and displays data, results and so on. If something is difficult to use, or understand, it will not be a good product. So what can we do about this? This week we will examine the clock made in example 7.4 and change it to be independent of a computer, and easy for the user to operate. But now for some design inspiration…
The humble alarm clock (it has been staring at me every morning). Here is my late grandfather's clock from the 1960s:
Simple, yet functional. It does what it is supposed to do with the minimum of fuss. (It's German). And that is how our project user interfaces should be. As technical people it is very easy to get carried away and put buttons, lights, and all sorts of things together, but at the end of the day, less is more. How can we emulate this with Arduino – but in a simple method?
Looking at the face of the clock, it displays the time (hours, minutes, seconds) and the alarm time. We can use an LCD for that. On the top is the alarm off button. We can use a button for that. On the rear there are winders for the time and alarm spring – we have electricity for that. There are two knobs, one to adjust the time, and one to adjust the alarm – here we have several options. We could use up/down buttons… perhaps we could use a knob as well? And finally there is the gain control – we don't need this as our DS1307 is infinitely more accurate.
A rough map of how you want things to work is always a good start, for example my mess below:
How can this be implemented? Let's see. The clock will normally display the date, time, etc. If a button is pressed, it will switch to menu mode (on the right). A knob will be used to select one of the options listed on the right, when the required option is displayed, the user presses the button to select the option. Then the user can use the knob to adjust the variable for that option, and press the button to return to the menu. The last menu option is to return to the clock display. So we can control the whole lot with only one button and one knob.
The button is easy with Arduino, and to save money we can use a potentiometer as a knob. Remember we did this in in exercise 6.2. Normally it can return a value between 0 and 1023, but with our clock we need it to return a value that falls within a variety of ranges – from 0 to 6 for day of the week, to 0 to 59 for the minute adjustment.
Exercise 9.2
Create a function to use a potentiometer to return an integer between zero and a maximum range value. The function will accept the maximum range value, and return an integer which represents the position of the knob. For example:
int dialposition(int maxrange);
Here is a short video of my interpretation in action.
And the resulting sketch: exercise 9.2.pdf. The value rangemax that is fed into the function is the number of positions in the range you want to work with. For example, if I want the knob to return a value between zero and fifty-nine (sixty values in the range) I would set rangemax to 60. The value dialpin is the number of the analogue pin the potentiometer is connected to. You should use a linear potentiometer to ensure a nice smooth adjustment.
Great – now we have a way of reading our knob and customising the result for our range requirements. Our clock example's menu will require eight options, each with their own function (e.g. set hours, set minutes, set year, return to clock, etc). We have one button, so you could use that to trigger an interrupt to start the menu display (interrupts were covered in chapter three). However if you have made an LCD shield use the interrupt pins, you will need to check the button status while displaying the time. We will make the display of the menu a separate function as well.
For now we will make our clock respond to the 'menu' button, and display the eight options when the knob is rotated. We will build on the sketch from example 7.4. Here is the result of doing this:
… and the resulting sketch: example 9.2.pdf.
Now it is time (ha!) to make those menu options actually do something. First we need our displaymenu() function to call the selected option. This can be done with a switch…case function. For example, I will put this code after the while loop:
switch(readdial(8,1)) { case 0: msethours; break; case 1: msetminutes; break; case 2: mset1224; break; case 3: msetday; break; case 4: msetmonth; break; case 5: msetyear; break; case 6: msetdow; break; }
There is no need for a seventh option (return to clock display) as this will default if the knob is in the '7′ range. Notice I have already declared the name of the functions to call. All we have to do is create the individual functions. However there is one catch to work around, when it comes to setting time and date data, this is all done with the one function:
setDateDs1307(second, minute, hour, dayOfWeek, dayOfMonth, month, year);
So inside the function that (for example) sets the hour, immediately before setting the hour, read the rest of the values from the clock, and reset them back in with the setDateDS1307() function.
Once again the basic work has been done for you, please see this video:
… and the sketch: example 9.3.pdf. Although the contents of the LCD during the menus may be brief, the framework of the user interface has been created and can now be easily modified. For example, if you had a 20 x 4 character LCD, you could offer more help to the user.
But returning to the original task – emulating Grandfather's alarm clock. We need an alarm!
Exercise 9.3
You guessed it – modify the clock in example 9.3 to have an alarm as well. User can set the alarm, and turn it on or off with the menu system. When the alarm sounds, the user should be able to turn off the alarm, Have fun!
How did you go? Here is a video demonstration of my work:
… and the sketch: exercise 9.3.pdf. That was really fun – I have a lot more clock ideas now.
I hope you enjoyed the change of pace this week and have a greater understanding on why we should create simpler human-machine interfaces wherever possible.
Well that is another week over. However, as usual I'm already excited about writing the next instalment… Congratulations to all those who took part and built something useful!
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So have fun, stay safe and see you soon for our next instalment!


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New Official Phillies Book On Sale
Looking for another holiday present, Mother's Day gift or something for dad for Father's Day?
There's a new official Phillies publication on the way: Phillies: An Extraordinary Tradition, 256-page definitive history coffee table book. Insight Editions is the publisher.
Come early May of next year, the book will be available. But, fans can purchase the book in advance online now. Billing won't take effect until the book has been shipped.
There are seven chapters: The Early Years, The Whiz Kids, Heartbreak, Champions at Last, Return to the World Series, Hall of Fame and Back-to-Back. It all starts with a distinctive look at the City of Philadelphia in 1883, the Phillies' first year.
The publication's primary focus is photography. Over 400 images capture faces and places in Phillies history. Many are rare photos. My favorite is a lunch break scene during spring training 94 years ago. It is among 10 images that are featured online.
Rusty Kennedy, retired AP photographer, did most of the digging for photos. Numerous sources were used. Rusty scanned old photos and enhanced them, to look brand new.
The book has been a year in the making. Final color proofs arrive the first week of January and then it's off to the printer and binder.
Insight Editions, a division of the Palace Publishing Group, first ventured into sports a couple of years ago, producing Knockout, The Art of Boxing and San Francisco Giants, 50 Years.
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Anybody know when the Phillies Phan Phest is going to be in Clearwater this year???? Trying to make out travel plans!


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text: 5/23/17 WORD OF THE WEEK Cudbear: A powdered purple dye created from certain species of lichens. BUDGET The library would like to thank everyone who voted "yes" on the referendum. You have made it possible for the library to continue buying new materials, presenting programs and serving our community. We greatly appreciate your support. FAMILY BOOK CLUB This month we'll be reading book one in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning. Come in this Thursday the 25th at 5 PM to learn about simple machines and create your own problem-solving inventions. TIE DYE Bring an item of clothing to the park this Saturday the 27th at 2 PM and make a tie-dye masterpiece. (Wearing old clothes is also recommended; the dye will stain any fabric, whether you intended it to do so or not.) This program will be canceled if the weather does not cooperate, so if in doubt call the library. Tags: Word of the WeekBudgetFamily Book ClubTie Dye in the ParkRaffleMemorial DayLibrary Closed


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Open-ended QE to lift eurozone equities to fresh highs
Open-ended QE to lift eurozone equities to fresh highs
The European Central Bank (ECB) may have arrived late at the quantitative easing (QE) party but its appearance is still causing a stir. The ECB has announced asset purchases of €60 billion per month from March 2015 until September 2016, expanding its balance sheet by €1.1 trillion. The programme goes even further than this, however, in that it has been left open-ended and will continue until inflation moves towards 2%. There has been scepticism voiced in various quarters about the likely effectiveness of the ECB's QE programme. In our view, the announcement of QE represents a bold and significant step for Europe, particularly in terms of the implications for asset prices.
"The European Central Bank may have arrived late at the quantitative easing party but its appearance is still causing a stir."
Experience of other regions demonstrates power of QE
Other major central banks – including the Federal Reserve (Fed), Bank of England and Bank of Japan – have engaged in quantitative easing already and we can draw a potent message from their experiences. QE has had a mixed impact in terms of propelling economies to stronger growth, but in all instances it has provided significant positive impetus for asset prices and especially for equities. The US stockmarket in particular has enjoyed outsized gains from the Fed's various QE programmes and we would expect a similarly strong boost for the eurozone equity market.
The arrival of sovereign bond buying onto the eurozone equity scene is combined with a number of other factors that should prove supportive for share prices. The euro had already weakened substantially versus the dollar in anticipation of QE but the size of the programme looks set to drive further weakness. Moreover, the dollar is likely to strengthen as the Fed prepares the ground for an interest rate hike. The sharp fall in the oil price will also be supportive for equities, other than energy stocks, while bond yields are continuing to see extreme compression. Taken together, these factors add up to a solid stimulus for the eurozone and are supportive for corporate earnings growth.
Winners and losers from QE
While quantitative easing is likely to lead to an across the board re-rating of eurozone equities, some sectors will benefit more than others. The greatest benefit will likely be felt by those firms at the cyclical, more economically-sensitive, end of the spectrum. We see the consumer discretionary sector overall as still being attractively valued even after recent good performance. In particular, we think the auto components sub-sector is well-placed, although the automakers themselves may still suffer from competition from emerging market firms. The media sub-sector is another that could see strong support from QE, especially combined with the lower oil price which is resulting in a boost to consumers' disposable incomes. Elsewhere, we think the industrials and chemicals sectors should fare well amid lower input costs. Firms with overseas earnings could do particularly well thanks to the stronger dollar.
The above are all examples of cyclical areas of the market that should outperform. However, there are some more defensive sectors that can perform strongly. The telecommunications sector is one that is trading on a cheap valuation overall and that could re-rate with the support of QE. Telecoms firms in general are highly leveraged so are among the biggest gainers from the current yield compression and also are not reliant on achieving ambitious growth assumptions. Some healthcare firms could also be among the top beneficiaries as QE lends its support to higher quality, higher growth areas of the market.
By contrast, the financials sector is likely to experience only a muted benefit from QE. Insurers in particular are not well-placed given that their dividend capacities will be impacted by declining interest rates.
Greece poses limited risk
Another noteworthy recent event in the eurozone has been the Greek election, won by the left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza party. It is important to recognise that anti-austerity does not mean anti-euro. Neither the Greek people nor their new government want to exit the single currency, and nor is it in the interests of other eurozone members to see them leave. However, eurozone finance ministers appear to be taking a hard line as regards any kind of debt relief being offered. A possible compromise is that some of the terms and conditions of the existing bailout programme could be altered.
We therefore see 'Grexit' as an unlikely scenario. Even if it did come to pass, however, it would be less of a shock to the eurozone than if it had occurred at the peak of the sovereign debt crisis three years ago. The majority of Greece's sovereign debt is held by supranational agencies rather than by the private sector, thus limiting the impact of any default. In addition, the Greek stockmarket has little direct exposure to the broader eurozone market. Our view is that the ECB's decision to launch QE now takes the sting out of any uncertainty as Greece's bailout renegotiations unfold.
'Do whatever it takes' comes to fruition
In all, we see the recent QE announcement by the ECB as being a clear fulfilment of Mario Draghi's summer 2012 pledge to 'do whatever it takes'. There has already been an upturn in leading indicators recently, notably the German ZEW and Ifo sentiment surveys, as lower oil prices and a weaker euro feed through. We can now add the broad-based stimulus offered by QE to the tailwind lifting eurozone equities. Given the impact QE has had in other regions, there is the clear potential for eurozone equities to re-rate in absolute terms and relative to other asset classes.
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Resources for Homicide & Mass Shooting
Workshop Description: Covering Guns
The Dart Center is offering a two-day workshop for journalists on covering guns and gun violence, May 29-30, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Impact of Mass Shootings on Individual Adjustment
A study on the impact of mass shootings on individual adjustment from the National Center of PTSD Research Quarterly.
Mass Shooting at Washington State High School
Two people are dead and four critically wounded following a shooting earlier today at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington State.
FBI Confirms Sharp Increase in Mass Shootings
A report released by the F.B.I. this week confirmed that mass shootings have increased dramatically in the past half-dozen years.
Covering Homicide
A Dart Center Tip Sheet for College Media Advisors, Editors and Student Journalists.
Mass Shooting in Santa Barbara: Resources
A mass shooting by a college student in Santa Barbara, California on Friday has left six people dead and 13 injured. See the Dart Center's resources for journalists covering this tragedy.
Harper High School: Parts I and II
This stark two-part radio series follows students, school staff and families as they confront and cope with the deeply disruptive impact of gun violence on their everyday lives. The series offers revelatory insights into gang geography, youth culture, the corrosive impact of trauma and the overwhelming limitations to stemming the tide of violence. Judges called "Harper High School" "profoundly moving" and "extraordinarily comprehensive and compassionate" in its complexity. Originally broadcasted on NPR in February 2013.
Fort Hood Tragedy: Resources for Journalists
The Fort Hood Army Base in Killeen, Texas suffered a tragic second mass shooting yesterday when a soldier killed three people and wounded 16 others before fatally turning a gun on himself. Read the Dart Center's resources on covering such tragedies.
Sandy Hook 911 Recordings: Real Value or Shock Value?
Experts debate whether the mainstream media's use of the 911 phone calls from the Sandy Hook School shootings provide additional value to the public, or if they represent a grotesque exercise in shock-value.


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Japanese cars throughout the world have the notion of being boring while European cars always are high on style and designing. Thus for the small car buyers they have to draw a thin line between the dull dependable cars verses the fashion statement cars. The land of the rising sun now is trying to bridge the gap between the dull dependable car and the stylish cars. Japan has tries to bridge the car of the small car problem with its Mazda 3 issue. The Mazda 3rd generation from the Japanese car makers have been successful in cementing the gap.
The Mazda 3 issue is a complete box of reliability along with stylish look. It has the best of every car maker. The Mazda 3 houses within itself the Alfa Romeo, the BMW as well as the Audi. The refreshing concept of the Mazda3 2014 has been appreciated by car connoisseurs. It has also been granted the title of being the best appearing car of its standard by many car buyers. Not only does the Mazda 3rd generation look great but also it feels great when driven. The all new Mazda 3 has every major component of it revived. The Engineers had to start from the scratch to present the all new Mazda 3. However the new member will not be seen soon. Buyers have to wait long enough to see this sedan on the road.
Designing of the Mazda
The designing of this Japanese sedan Mazda 3 is like the BMW and the Audi. To begin from the front as one move along the car to the end of it, it can be said that the Mazda 3 is a total remake of the 1st and 2nd generation. It has the five point style along with the slim headlights. The car has been given a tapered appearance this gives the stylish small design to the Mazda3 sedan. To complement the head lights the rear taillights has also been made to look slim and sleek. Though the interior of the Mazda 3 looks identical to its clan the boxy features of the Mazda 3 has been effectively eliminated. The Japanese Car makers have been trying to give their Japanese car models a European flavour which has been much praised. The good quality material implemented on the Mazda 3 along with the precise feeling has been particularly impressive. The door pockets have been make a bit bigger to fit it a water bottle however there are some who are of the opinion that the Japanese could have tried harder to make the Mazda new generation a perfect one.
Along with the designing which has to be truly appreciated two main concepts which has been incorporated in the Mazda 3 is the technological innovation as well as the economy of the car. Though it cannot be called the Smart Car however the radar of the car has been designed scientifically so that the brakes can be controlled as soon as the radar senses there is slow traffic. Such tech was only available in the more exotic models but Mazda 3 has brought it in the sedan class for small car buyers. The fuel efficiency and the perkier engine are two impressive qualities of the renovated Mazda 3. The stability control and the six air bags in place of the Mazda3 ensured highly safety to the riders of the new generation Mazda.
The brand new Mazda is going to be great hit. Designing coupled with functioning, technology and comfort has out shone all the Japanese sedan cars. To witness the new design and trends which the Japanese are about to set and throw open a new challenge car buyers and enthusiast has to wait till 2014.


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text: Stay warm and dry with men's midlayer clothing from Merrell. Perfect for chilly mountain tops, our midlayer jackets for men have windproof technology as well as ventilating and moisture-wicking materials to keep you comfortable. Plus, our midlayer clothing packs up small for easy transportation in the woods. No matter where you're off to, it's always wise to be prepared for whatever Mother Nature has in store with men's midlayers. Shop for casual men's hoodies and half-zip jackets as well as fleece and full-zip jackets for any adventure.


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Trailer FrenzyA special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving.
You've seen the brooding first trailer for Andrew Stanton's movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's Martian war tale John Carter. Now check out the much faster Led Zeppelin war-in-the-stars trailer.
The trailer debuted on Good Morning America today with the newly shorn Taylor Kitsch in tow. Here's a little peek, and there should be a high-res version released later today that we'll post ASAP. John Carter opens in theaters on March 9th, 2012. Here's the synopsis:
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.


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8 Goes Green: A Different Green Trangle
COLUMBIA - Going green may be easier than you think. For most people, when they hear the phrase green triangle, the terms reduce, reuse, recycle come to mind. However, the Columbia Climate Change Coalition is taking a different approach on the whole concept.
According to their website, the green triangle talks about biking or walking to work as a means to help out the enviornment as well as improving one's health and saving money.
Seilech Corleigh takes the bus because she has not had a car in ten years ever since it broke down. However, she has found that taking the bus is a lot easier than she thought.
"While at first I was trying to save up money but then what I realized was that it was perfectly possible to get where I needed to be in Columbia without a car," Corleigh said.
Monta Welch, the founder of Columbia Climate Change Coalition, says that some people who give up their car completely can feel their wallets getting fatter. "Not having to purchase an automobile, you don't have to have insurance, you don't have to have gas. This is starting to be a large sum of money."
And while carpooling may sound like a good idea, Corleigh only uses when desperate. "Even if I was to contact a friend. If my friend is not already going somewhere, it's not carpooling, it's just more pollution."
With the Columbia City Council discussing new possibilities about public transit, Welch hopes that this will open people's minds about moving towards applying the green triangle into their lives. " For more information on the green triangle and how to go green, click here from the Columbia Climate Change Coalition's website.


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Smart Spending: Back-to-school shopping 101
NEW YORK -- The back-to-school shopping season is kicking into high gear, but stores have been pushing it for a month. They're working hard to get parents to spend, spend, spend on notebooks, computers, clothes and other student needs.
The National Retail Federation trade group predicts that families with school-age children will spend an average of $634.78 on shoes, clothes, supplies and electronics, with total back-to-school spending expected to reach $72.5 billion.
But how do you spend wisely and find the best deals? Here are a few tips from the experts:
Even though it is tempting to get all of your shopping done at once, you should go in steps, says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst with The NPD Group. Buy essentials first, then hold off on anything that is more of a treat than a necessity -- those sorts of items will most likely be cheaper later.
"Take advantage of sales as they occur," he says. "The longer we get into the season, the more likely products are going to go on sale."
Another reason to wait, in terms of clothing especially: the fickleness of teen fashion trends, Cohen says. Buy as much of that as you can in September or after school starts.
"There's nothing worse than buying something for your kid and finding out nobody is going to wear it," he says. "If green is the color no one is wearing and you bought a green sweater, that's going to sit in the closet, and you wasted a lot of money doing that."
The deals are out there, but to take advantage, you have to study up. Check out brick-and-mortar stores' websites or sites like pricegrabber.com or dealnews.com to compare prices to make sure you don't overpay.
Find out when the sales on items you want are. The best deals are on the weekends, Cohen says, but you'll have to fight the crowds.
Store circulars are also an invaluable resource. But Matt Ong, a senior retail analyst at personal finance site nerdwallet.com, warns not go overboard comparing prices on relatively cheap items.
"The best strategy is to price compare on some of the larger items, in terms of the right time and right store to shop at. It is difficult to price compare 97-cent erasers," he says. Better to save $10 or $20 on a backpack than to waste gasoline chasing nickels and dimes.
Another helpful task before you hit the stores is to hit your child's closet, and make sure you're not buying something they already have.
"You'd be amazed at how many things are in there," Cohen says. "There's nothing wrong with teaching kids how to be a little bit frugal."
Did you know that signing up with a .edu email address at Best Buy could get you a $100 off a MacBook or iMac? Or that Amazon offers free two-day shipping for college students?
There are a host of ways that students can get discounts, but it takes a little research to uncover.
"Every retailer differs," said Mark LoCastro, public relations manager for dealnews.com. Check your favorite stores to see If they give student discounts. Even if you don't find anything online, ask in the store.
One way to make sure you're not going to waste money on something your child doesn't want is to get him or her involved early.
First, it can help teach about budgeting and making shopping decisions. Second, he or she will be more invested in the purchases.
"Some parents have learned it doesn't necessarily pay to buy cheap. You've got to pay for what kids are going to use and want," Cohen says.
Every child has a list of school supplies, and it's easy to wind up over buying if, say, they need four pens that only come in packs of eight.
Coordinating with a neighborhood group can not only help cut out buying in excess, but you can also swap items you already have with other families.
Creating an email list or a group on social media sites like Facebook is an easy way to coordinate.


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Roadshow to highlight 30 new job opportunities at Bluestone
Thirty new jobs being created at Bluestone National Park Resort, near Narberth will be promoted during a roadshow being held in the area next week.
The luxury short break holiday destination is already one of the largest employers in West Wales, with over 500 employees, and it's seeking new recruits to cater for housekeeping at its lodges, cottages and studio apartments.
"The unique environment and nature of Bluestone makes it a great place to work and we're looking to recruit people who want a challenge while enjoying the family-friendly benefits associated with Bluestone, such as access to the Blue Lagoon waterpark, Adventure Centre and discounts on spa treatments, accommodation and much more," said Debbie Rainbow, HR Director at Bluestone.
Staff from Bluestone will be hosting a jobs roadshow next week where anyone interested in the 30 new jobs can call by for a coffee and a chat.
The events take place between 10am and 3pm at Pembroke Leisure Centre on Tuesday, 25th June, Haverfordwest Leisure Centre on Wednesday, 26th June, and Milford Haven Youth Centre on Thursday, 27th June.


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Metal Singer Tim Lambesis Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Charges
In chilling music news from outside the world of classic rock, Tim Lambesis, singer for the popular metal band As I Lay Dying, pleaded guilty today to solicitation of murder for his role in a plot to kill his estranged wife, Meggan Lambesis.
According to Lambgoat, as part of this plea deal, Lambesis faces up to nine years in prison, and will be fined $10,000. His sentencing is scheduled for May 2. The singer was arrested last year for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill Meggan. Luckily for her, the "hitman" was actually an undercover police officer.
According to testimony from that officer, Lambesis agreed to pay $20,000 to have his wife killed, reportedly partially because he was upset that she was pressuring him to stay on the road to earn money instead of working as a record producer closer to home. "During our conversation he told me that he had picked out three dates that were good dates for him, for me to kill his wife. Those were the dates that he would have his children and therefore, he would not be a suspect in the case."
As I Lay Dying formed in San Diego, Calif. in the early-'00s. They have released six studio albums since that time, the most recent being 2012's 'Awakened.' The group has not offered an official statement regarding this verdict as of the publishing of this story.


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Since 1943, some of the world's smartest and most passionate technical people have accomplished the difficult, the unexpected, and what sometimes seems impossible at LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory designed the atomic bombs used to bring history's most violent and devastating conflict, World War II, to an abrupt end. Since the war, LANL has ensured the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. Over the past 70 years, the Laboratory has also developed into a multidisciplinary research institution, which has emerged as a world leader in scientific endeavor and technological development. This timeline will introduce you to just a few of the LANL innovations that have truly changed history.
As scientific pioneers, innovators, and the people who support those capabilities, that's what scientists and researchers at LANL live for.
They've even helped create ways that technologists across the globe make their own innovations—providing the world with fundamentally new approaches to (for example) software codes and computerized simulations.
It was here, for instance, that the Human Genome Project began. . .and other crucial efforts that many people don't associate with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
|The mission to build the atomic bomb brought scientists from around the globe to the small mesa-top town of Los Alamos and contributed to the abrupt end of World War II.
|Physicists John von Neumann, Stanislaw Ulam, and Nicholas Metropolis developed the powerful statistical technique known as the Monte Carlo method, which sought solutions to mathematical problems using a statistical sampling method of random numbers.
|World's first plutonium-fueled nuclear reactor, "Clementine", achieves criticality.
|The United States detonated the world's first hydrogen, or thermonuclear, device on October 31, 1952. Code named "Mike", this device stood three stories high and exploded with a force of 10.4 megatons.
|Rover nuclear reactor rocket program launched.
|Existence of the neutrino proved.
|Vela satellite sensors developed to detect nuclear explosions and one of the Laboratory's early nonproliferaton activities to monitor for clandestine nuclear tests (1963).
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Van de Graff accelerator used for nuclear physics experiments goes operational (1963).
|Heat pipe invented in 1963 by George Grover.
|Clinton P. Anderson Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) achieves full energy beam (1972).
|First radioisotope for medical research shipped from LAMPF. (1974)
|First class of International Energy Agency inspectors trained at Los Alamos.
|Discovery of cosmic gamma-ray bursts by detectors aboard the Vela nuclear-test surveillance satellites.
|Global positioning system (GPS) satellite launched with Los Alamos x-ray detector on board. (1984)
|Established GenBank, a database that serves as a national repository for genetic sequence information. Los Alamos was later designated as one of three national centers for human genome studies. (1988)
|Lab produces 63 grams of high-purity plutonium-238 metal for pacemakers, significantly increasing the longevity of the devices.
|Science-based stockpile stewardship program begins. (1994)
|Laboratory scientists complete map of chromosome 16.
|Operation Julin: U.S. conducts its last underground nuclear test named "Divider".
|First full-system, three-dimensional simulations of a nuclear weapon explosion are performed. (2002)
|Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched with Los Alamos neutron spectrometer on board detects hydrogen, an indicator of water-ice on the Red Planet.
|Roadrunner supercomputer exceeded sustained speed of 1 petaflop/s, or 1 million billion calculations per second.
|Los Alamos National Security (LANS) transition.
|Four tiny "cubeSats"—satellites small enough to hold in one hand—are launched into orbit in December 2010.
|National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has successfully produced the world's first 100-Tesla nondestructive magnetic field roughly equivalent to 2 million times Earth's magnetic field.
|New technology developed in hydrogen storage, which makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles or other transportation modes.


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Apostle Zacchaeus
Holy Apostle Zacchaeus
The holy Apostle Zacchaeus was a rich publican at Jericho. Since he was short of stature, he climbed a sycamore tree in order to see the Savior passing by. After the Ascension of the Lord, Saint Zacchaeus accompanied Saint Peter on his travels. Tradition says he became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, where he died in peace.
The Gospel (Luke 19:1-10) describing Zacchaeus' encounter with Christ is read on the Sunday before the TRIODION begins.