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Gecko Pendant Light
Lightning Design Focus: Gecko Pendant Light
A Good Lightning design example, the Gecko is a creative Pendant Light design. Gecko was designed in 2009, and here is a how it is described by its designer: The Gecko lamp changes color in and out: Each pack contains 3 plates giving 6 color combinations to this configurable pendant lamp. Also the size I imagined them could be considered big when you compare to other lamps.
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Linfen Guang Shengsi for our country famous Buddhism temple, located at Fenhe River east, is apart from the Linfen 45 kilometers, in south the Hongtong county Northeast direction 30 Yuhua's Mt. Huoshan the foothill, is the nation key Cultural relic preservation organ. According to "Pingyang Government office Will" records, Guang Shengsi builds at the Eastern Han Dynasty constructs with the first year (A.D. 147 years), initially Ju Lu Shesi, also said that Arab League nurtures the yard around a pagoda, also according to the temple in the tablet record, Tang Da undergoes four years (A.D. 769 years), Fenyang Chunwang Guo Ziyi presents a memorial requesting emperor to change name as Guang Shengsi, renovated and expanded the temple. Guo Ziyi saw that Buddhism "in the day, the scenic spot in the world, then presents a memorial requesting emperor to change name generally" as Guang Shengsi. The Yuan Dynasty destroys in the earthquake, the extant palace constructs for the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty Germany, the Jiajing year (A.D. 1515-1527 years) flies the rainbow tower on temple additional construction colored glaze, the beginning becomes today the scale. Here clear waters, the scenery is pleasant, the pagoda stands tall and erect, the palace Chinese style pavilion is towering, the red ocher wall, the green jade cypress is ardently dense, is presenting one dignified solemn and respectful atmosphere.
Shanxi located at Mt. Taihang west, east of Yellow River. Name of the Shanxi, because of occupies Mt. Taihang west to acquire fame. Was called since old times ?Biaolishanhe?. Spring and Autumn Period time, most districts for Jin all, therefore abbreviation ?Jin?; The Warring States initial period, Han, Zhao, Wei three divide the Jin, because and calls ?the Three-Jin?. The entire province total area 156,000 square kilometers, the total population nearly 34,000,000 people, presently govern Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Yangquan, Changzhi, Xinzhou, Luliang, Jinzhong, Linfen, Yuncheng, Jincheng and so on 11 locally administered levels, altogether 85 counties, 11 county-level cities, 23 municipal districts. Provincial capital Taiyuan, provincial government in the Taiyuan Municipal government east street. Rich tourism resources in Shanxi Province, historical monuments, scenic spots more. There are more famous Yungang Grottoes, Mount Temple group Jinci, Yingxian Wooden Tower, Yongle Palace,Xuankong Temple , Hukou Waterfall, Temple state solution, such as Hongtong large tree.

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Good Stuff
Web Novels and Serials
- Digital Novelists
- An initiative by yrs trly to bring free online fiction to readers, and quality web hosting and development to web novelists and serialists.
- Web Fiction Guide
- You can review the History here (please!), as well as find lots of other good online novels to read, all of it reviewed.
- Online Novels
- Another good place to find stuff to read.
- ErgoFiction
- A new magazine devoted to online fiction--good reading!
- Bargain eBooks
- Find ebooks in all genres under $5
- The Peacock King
- An illustrated web serial telling the story of a Poet, his sentient guns, and the despotic ruler he's trying to defeat.
- Dark Matters
- Post-apocalyptic gothy goodness.
- Tapestry
- A beautifully written fantasy slice-of-life serial about a noblewoman trying to retain her sanity in a restrictive world. Subtle, rich and sporadically updated. Don't let the dates confuse you; she's backdating so that the time of year and day of week in the story match up with the real world.
- The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely
- "Astonishing" ain't in it!
- City of Roses
- Set in my home town, this urban fantasy eschews the usual vampires and werewolves for an intelligent, erudite but accessible story of a world that exists beneath the already-weird veneer of Portland, Oregon. If you liked "Neverwhere," you'll like this.
- The Flying Cloud
- A ripping yarn with dirigibles!
Web Comics
- (NSFW) Really hot erotica comics by some of the best female webcomic artists out there, including Gina Biggs of Red String.
- Love in Idleness
- No1 Daughter's webcomic about goth fairy Violet Jones, cheerful fairy Julian Robbit, his sister Sira, and the knomes who want to eat them. Yes, "knomes." One of them wears a chef hat. She's only
12 1314; stick through the earlier chapters and watch her talent explode as she progressively improves. I am seriously proud of this kid. Note: She's on hiatus right now and will be starting the entire story over again soon.
- Modest Medusa
- A boy and his little snake-girl. As long as he feeds her chocodiles, the world is safe from her adorableness. (This is No1 Daughter's sorta-teacher.)
- Friendly Hostility
- Hilarious, character-driven magical realist story of two boys in love. Except that's not really what it's about. Just go read it, from the beginning. It's addictive. AND IT'S OVER! *sob*
- Other People's Business
- BUT! Sandra has gone on with this related comic, in which she has promised the "Hostility" characters will appear from time to time. Just started. That said, do go read the archive of Friendly Hostility. It's so very good.
- Lackadaisy
- A Prohibition tale of the Roaring '20s, told entirely with cats. AMAZING artwork.
- Khaos Komix
- Gay, bi and transgendered teens fall in love. Funny and sweet, but real.
- SPQR Blues
- "A Soap Opera with Swords and Sandals," set in a scrupulously researched Roman-era Pompeii, including The Volcano. And klio is updating again! huzzay!
- Two Rooks
- Alice Fox's futuristic action comic. Alice is the official imperial portraitist of the Greater Kingdom as well.
- Goodbye Chains
- An absolutely daft Western about a well-spoken ne'er-do-well named Banquo and the Irish communist revolutionary who loves him. One of my favorites.
- Red String
- A manga-style comic from the talented Gina Biggs.
- Questionable Content
- Jeph Jacques explores the 20-something indie world in a way that actually makes me care about the characters--and makes me laugh my ancient ass off.
- The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal
- EK Weaver's in-progress graphic novel about an Indian-American guy and a congenial stoner on a road trip across the country. Sometimes NSFW, always interesting.
- Chester 5000 XYV (VERY NSFW)
- Erotic comic about a girl and her sexbot. And her jealous husband. And the widder lady he tries to sell the sexbot to. Actually, this is a very sweet, very hot comic.
- Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether
- This is starting to shape up into a pretty interesting steampunk/fantasy comic. Great artwork.
- Walking on Broken Glass
- Werewolves, demons and every day office politics.
Web TV Series
Created specially for Felicia Day, who rocks my world with her adorably geeky self.
- The Guild
- A situation comedy about a guild of online gamers, starring Felicia Day (Dr Horrible's love, Penny). You MUST watch it. If it isn't about you, it's about people you know.
- Animus Cross
- An independently produced supernatural western series verging on horror.
Other Stuff
- Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
- The wackiest and most amazing perfume line I've ever sniffed. I collect this stuff. Beth and her crew are brilliant.
- BPAL.org
- An extremely friendly forum for BPAL perfume maniacs. A fun place to hang.
- Jonathan Coulton
- He's not unreasonable.
- Wil Wheaton
- If all you know him from is Star Trek, you don't know him. One of the geekiest guys of his generation, which is a compliment, and a heckuva writer. Funny as hell, a super nice guy--a mensch--and designer of my current favorite t-shirt. You need to read him
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 1:51am
Web Comics and Good
Web Comics and Good stuff
Love Tales of Mu and Crowfeathers only problem is Crowfeathers seems to update slower then usual lately. Also have a thing for The Realms of Aegis a sort of midievil comic involving conflict and the gods of the land. Another comic I enjoy is Something Positive which I'm sorta ashamed to say I got hooked on when a co-worker showed me the comic's first strip that appealed to my twisted side.
Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:46pm
Yes it is a nice strip thanks
Yes it is a nice strip thanks for the notice on the downtime hadn't bothered to read the post at the bottom just kept checking the page and seeing the same Chapther 30 page. On a sidenote I'm loving the Alien loves Predator from the web comics you listed so thanks something more for me to read on downtimes.
Where's my title box
Where's my title box gone?
So, you're a David Tennant fan?
Ooh the art for The Phoenix Requiem looks good. I'll bookmark it for later archival staring, really -must- kick this habit of sleeping at 1am.
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:38am
Be sure to read Inverlock
Be sure to read Inverlock too.
That was Sara Ellerton's first project and it is complete.
Doctor Who!
I found this youtube compilation about The Master a few steps removed from your twitter, Mei, so you may have already seen it--if not, enjoy! This was the closest thing to a Dr Who thread (ok, reference) that I found on short notice.
That would be awesome
You know, I'd love to see what she'd do with this story. Her art is so gorgeous-ful. Makes me wish I could draw like that.
Leah (not verified)
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 7:59am
Other AE Works
Alexandra Erin, in addition to ToMU, has another wondiferous web serial called Star Harbor Nights. The universe has been restarted several times, sometimes with minor changes and sometimes with major ones. However, six or seven years later I am still in love with it. AE updates SHN on Tuesdays and Thursdays usually. Current one: starharbornights.com Old/archives: starharbornights.net
Cheez-It (not verified)
Thu, 03/12/2009 - 4:42pm
A webcomic I think you'd enjoy
I'm not sure if this is an appropriate place to comment. I wanted to suggest that you might like xkcd.com. It's a favourite webcomic of mine, sometimes exclusively geeky, but there are many many gems at that site. Here's one to get you started
I also wanted to say thanks for the fantastic read. I only started a couple days ago and I'm already at chapter 30. It was the first thing I did when I got to work this morning, even before checking my e-mail Thanks again.
Teresita (not verified)
Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:30am
I just have to pass this on
My geeky husband loves The Guild and The Big Bang Theory. I totally need to pass this on to him. I admit I can't totally relate to these, but I know he'll eat it up. Thanks!
its wierd to know that after
its wierd to know that after roughly 3 years of reading EVERY webcomic i can get my hands on i know all of these now, well mostly, btw i think crowfeathers has shut down, the author was unhappy with the work and is redoing it. which is a shame because i was really getting into it.
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Fri, 10/02/2009 - 11:01pm
Hm, I remember seeing a ad at
Hm, I remember seeing a ad at the top of the page with big green letters, it was awhile ago and I can't seem to see it anymore. Does anyone know what it was?
Do you remember what any of
Do you remember what any of the words were, or were like? I see the Peacock King web serial ad on the sidebar has some green text, but I dunno if that's it.
Thought I responded to this last night, but apparently failed.
Is it this one? http://www.p-synd.com/ketrin/index.htm
I'm not sure...
... whether Wes Boyd's Spearfish Lake Tales fit the description of web novel/web serial, seeing as most of them have been written before, never got published, and are only now being published online in serial form as well as on Lulu. I'd still like to recommend them, because I love them.
Boyd's novels weave a web of interconnected stories spanning three decades starting in the 1970s, (almost) all centered around the fictional small town of Spearfish Lake in the Northwoods of Michigan, or at least people from that town. Some are love stories, some are action novels, some are comedies. They often feature adventurous outdoor activities like dog sled racing, white water kayaking/rafting, surfing, long distance hiking or small plane flying and while there are some that failed to grab me, those that did have managed to hold fast and never quite let go. I especially recommend:
1. Busted Axle Road and Runner's Moon. The former is a comedy, the latter in equal parts adventure, love story and coming of age tale. They kinda go together, and while I felt that both had pacing problems (BAR felt a bit hectic and RM skipped around a bit much towards the end) they were well worth the time it took to read them.
2. The Next Generation, a love story and coming of age tale of a handicapped girl growing into a competent woman.
3. Dawnwalker, again a love story and coming of age tale, with a good bit of family drama thrown in for good measure. This is the one I finished last night at 1 o'clock, reading chapter after chapter with increasingly bleary eyes because I just plain couldn't put it down. While it felt a bit slow in the middle and the ending was both forced and rather predictable, I found it a touching and addicting read. Contrary to my previous plans, which were to go back to reading some S/F after this one, I'll instead start the next book in the Dawnwalker sub-series (Alone Together) ASAP, meaning today at lunch break.
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:42am
Three salutes...
... for the Flying Cloud!
I wholeheartedly second that recommendation. Mr Gazis is having entirely unreasonable amounts of fun with his serial, although I do have to say that some knowledge of Star Trek (especially The Original Series) and other bits and bobs of geek pop culture greatly enhances the experience of reading his work. I'm also quite taken with how Signalman Jenkins seems like the illegitimate child of Steadfast Jenks and a small, cute Deus Ex Machina.
In other news, would it be possible to mark the most recent addition to this page in some way?
Rejoice Fellow Romans!
SPQR is updating again, woohoo!
Cheez-It (not verified)
Thu, 12/13/2012 - 1:23am
potter fanfic
do you remember, some years ago, posting about a hermione/snape fanfic? it was a favorite of mine and after several computer transitions i can no longer find the link.


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It's hard for some people to imagine, but Sony was the first major brand to offer an e-book reader back in 2006--beating the original Amazon Kindle to market by at least 14 months. Since then, however, the company's e-book strategy has been one step forward and two steps back as it plays catch-up with upstart competitors Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
Consider the 2010 Sony Readers: the models pioneered e-ink touch screens months before the Nook and Kobo, but most models inexplicably omitted Wi-Fi--instead requiring readers to tether to a PC to download new e-books. Those Sony Readers were also priced far above competing Kindle and Nook models at the time.
A year later, Sony has updated its Reader line, and this time the company is more in tune with current e-reader features. Instead of three Reader models with various pricing and feature sets, Sony now has one $149 model, the Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1. It does come in three colors (black, red, and white). The Reader Wi-Fi retains the responsive touch screen of its predecessors and, as the name suggests, adds Wi-Fi. And unlike the Nook Touch, the Sony has support for audio--though not audiobooks, apparently.
In all, it's a very solid e-reader. The only problem is it doesn't do much to distinguish itself from the competition: Barnes & Noble and Amazon offer cheaper models with similar or identical feature sets, and the content offerings of their respective stores are more extensive. That's doubly true of Amazon's new, aggressively priced 2011 Kindle models, which include the $99 Kindle Touch with Special Offers--basically a product that meets or exceeds the specs of Sony's product for $50 less.
Design and features
While the Reader Wi-Fi is essentially a redesigned version of last year's PRS-650, the new model has an all-new chassis and weighs less, partially due to an all-plastic, rather than metal, casing. In fact, at 5.93 ounces, this Sony weighs a hair less than Amazon's non-touch-screen Kindle (5.98 ounces) and has very similar dimensions.
Overall, the Reader Wi-Fi has an elegant, classy look, and we liked the design. Our only real complaint was that the glossy finish on the border around the touch screen (think of the finish on the original PS3) shows fingerprints, at least on the black model we reviewed; we suspect the white version won't show the fingerprints as much. This isn't a huge deal, but it's worth noting.
Sony was actually the first to license and include Neonode's infrared touch-screen technology in last year's PRS-350, PRS-650, and PRS-950 Readers. Since then, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and now Amazon have incorporated the technology into their latest touch-screen e-readers. Because that technology uses infrared sensors to register touch gestures on screen, it's allowed e-reader manufacturers to make touch-screen interfaces without adding an extra screen layer that would reduce contrast.
The Reader Wi-Fi brings along that same touch-screen technology and looks and feels more similar to the Kobo Touch than to the new Nook, which has rounded corners and is a little wider because it has "hard" page-turn buttons on the sides of the screen. As you can see, the Reader Wi-Fi's hard buttons are along the bottom of the screen.
With Wi-Fi now aboard and the inclusion of a microSD card slot for expanding beyond the built-in 2GB of memory, the Reader Wi-Fi is on par with its competitors from a specs perspective. The Reader Wi-Fi's one bonus feature is the inclusion of audio support, which means you can listen to music while you read--a notable upgrade from the no-audio Nook and Kobo models.
Here are the key specs of the Reader Wi-Fi:
- • Price: $149
- • 6-inch Clear Enhanced touch screen (16-level grayscale E Ink Pearl V220 screen)
- • Neonode infrared touch-screen technology (same as Nook Touch)
- • 1GHz Intel processor
- • Weighs 5.93 ounces
- • 6.8 inches by 4.3 inches by 0.35 inch (HWD)
- • MicroSD expansion slot for adding additional memory
- • Built-in Wi-Fi (no 3G)
- • 2 GB built-in memory (stores around 1,200 e-books)
- • Text and handwritten note-taking capabilities (stylus included)
- • Up to 5 weeks of reading on a single battery charge (with wireless disabled)
- • 12 embedded multilingual dictionaries (2 English language and 10 translation dictionaries)
- • Six adjustable font sizes to customize
- • USB 2.0 data and power connection (Micro-USB)
- • Supports PDF, Microsoft Word, and other text file formats, as well as EPUB/ACS4 and connection with Adobe Digital Editions
- • Supports public library lending in U.S. and Canada
- • Reads JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP image files
- • Reader Library software for PC and Mac
- • Plays back MP3 and AAC audio files (headphone jack on board)
- • Available in black, red, and white
- • Integrated access to free Google Books
- • Pinch-to-zoom support on screen
- • Limited-edition PRS-T1HBC (also $149) includes a voucher to download free "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" e-book from Pottermore Web site
The touch screen on previous Sony Readers worked very well, and Sony is letting users choose between using their fingers or an included stylus to take notes and handle highlighting (alas, there's no storage slot for the stylus built into the device like there was on the PRS-650, so you'll have to be careful not to lose it). Protective cases with or without reading lights will also be available, but a case doesn't come with the device.
While the touch screen may not be quite as responsive as that of the iPhone (due to the slightly laggy nature of e-ink), as we've said before, this type of interface is ideal for e-readers because it allows the designers to cut down on buttons and whittle the device down to just slightly bigger than the screen itself. It also allows you to type on a virtual keyboard when searching, note taking, and entering URLs into the browser.
The touch screen isn't just for navigation--you can also mark up text with the included stylus, jot down notes (you can use the virtual keyboard or the stylus for handwritten notes), and turn pages with the swipe of a finger. We also liked how you could hold your finger down on a word to bring up its definition in the built-in dictionaries (there are 2 English-language and 10 translation dictionaries). Better yet, beyond the dictionary definition, you now also have the option to look the word up in Google or Wikipedia using the device's built-in Web browser.
Sony has always touted its Readers as being more "open" than Amazon's Kindles, and that trait continues with this model. On the file compatibility front, the Reader supports PDF, Microsoft Word, and other text file formats, as well as EPUB /ACS4 and connection with Adobe Digital Editions. That means it's compatible with any e-book store that uses the Adobe DRM format, including e-bookstores in Europe and Asia. It can also show JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP image files, and play back MP3 and AAC audio files (there's a standard 3.5mm headphone jack). That said, as far as we can tell, there's no support for audiobooks unless you can find them in one of those non-copyrighted formats.


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Jeff Copeland Bio
Title industry since 1989, currently President of Federal Title Inc, a Texas based title insurance agency
Graduated from South Grand Prairie High School in 1984
Attended the University of North Texas on a football scholarship and earned a BBA from UNT in 1989
Public Service
Jeff Copeland was elected in November 2013 to fill the council seat vacancy for Place 7 At Large. Named Citizen of the Year in 2009 and Man of the Year in 2011 by the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, Copeland is an active member of the community, often helping with fundraising efforts for local charities as the auctioneer.
Grand Prairie resident since 1976. Married his high school sweetheart, Melanie, who is a 1983 graduate of South Grand Prairie. Two children, Curt and Hayley. Curt is currently attending Texas A&M. Hayley will be a 2014 graduate of Bowie HS and plans to attend Tarleton State University.
Member of The Church on Rush Creek Mira Lagos where he and his wife lead a weekly Bible study.
When away from the office, Copeland and his family love to spend time together outdoors. Whether it's camping, river tubing, hunting or time with their friends, if a travel trailer is involved then they are all in! Copeland is also the owner/driver of a dirt track race car and has found that there is no better way to relieve the stress of rush hour traffic than a few laps around a race track on a Saturday night.


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The task: For situations described, come up with song(s) that would apply to them in your life.
Opening Credits
- Ek Onkar from Rang De Basanti (2006)
- Bombay Se Aaya Mera Dost from Aap Ki Khatir (1977) as featured in Dil (1990). Because that's the one song I remember being greeted with as a child by my favorite uncle whenever I visited him.
Waking Up
Jame Raho from Taare Zameen Par (2007). I dread the alarm every morning, and my efforts to try to beat it are usually unsuccessful. And my early morning routine might have changed over the years, but I'm still like this at the breakfast table :o)
Pehli Mulaaqaat
Dil Karta Hai from Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Yeh Chaand Sa Raushan Chehra from Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) as featured in Fanaa (2006). This post has its lyrics and translation.
Falling in Love
- Hum Hain Raahi Pyaar Ke from Nau Do Gyaarah (1957) as featured in Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin (1991) -- see second video in this post. A great song put to great use.
- Raja ko Rani Se Pyaar Ho Gaya from Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995). Because we're all rajas or ranis in our own right!
First 'First' Date
Pehla Nasha, from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1993). Because there can only ever be one 'pehla' nasha. This song formalized mine...in fourth grade. Surely, it's recyclable.
Fifth Date
- Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein from Raja Hindustani (1995)
- Dheere Dheere Aap Mere from Baazi (1995)
Tenth Date
- Jaadoo Hai from Ghulam (1998). Because Rani was my undisputed crush while in high school. Okay, I take that back. Sonali and Raveena too.
- O Jaane Jaana from Deewaana Mujh Sa Nahin (1990)
Wedding (Ten would do it, I think)
- Ghoongat Ki Aad Se from Hum Hain Raahi Pyaar Ke (1992)
- Aati Kya Khandala? from Ghulam (1998) immediately following (about time ;)
Love Scene
- Mere Haath Mein from Fanaa (2006)
- Jo Haal Dil Ka from Sarfarosh (1999)
Fight Scene
Lalkaar from Rang De Basanti (2006). Because although it's a very specific poem for a very specific purpose that should not and cannot be compared to just another ordinary fight, the intensity that was captured in Lalkaar (vocals by Aamir, music by A. R. Rahman) was unparalleled.
Breaking up
Tanhaayee from Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Getting Back Together
Gazab Ka Hai Din from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
Average Day
Mera Jahaan from Taare Zameen Par (2007). The entire song was filmed within a two-mile radius of my Bombay home!
The Wikipedia entry on the city of Bombay (Mumbai) has an aerial view of the area I was in, the apartment building indicated by the arrow, which is tied in to the 'Happy Dance' category below:
Life's Okay
Yaaron Sun Lo Zara from Rangeela (1996). The enthusiasm of the song is contagious.
- O Priya Priya from Dil (1990). The summer of 1990 was fantastic. The World Cup of soccer was in full swing, and we had Madhuri Dixit at the beginning of her prime! Aise mein kis ko neend aaye? We could pick about any song from Dil here -- noting one that had a flashback.
- Rockin Goa from Dil Chahta Hai (2001). Sun. Sand. Friends. Sport. Need I say more?
- Hum Aap Ki Aankhon Mein from Pyaasa (1957) as featured in Fanaa (2006). The song is among my dad's all-time favorites, so I grew up listening to it often. Besides, it is one of my all-time favorites too. Here is a post with its lyrics and translation.
Deep Thought
Khushiyaan Aur Gham from Mann (1999). Ab tak kisi ne na jaana zindagi kya kehti hai (none has deciphered the meaning of life, lit. none knows what life says). The music to this is as thought-provoking as are the lyrics. And given that I first listened to it at Rhythm House, this doubles as a flashback sequence.
Mental Breakdown
Bheja Kum from Taare Zameen Par (2007). Idiot. Duffer. Lazy. Crazy. What's most challenging about working in the knowledge industry is that it's not uncommon to wake up at 3 or 4 a.m., start thinking about a solution to that next problem, and have a hard time falling back asleep. I've even woken up with this echoing in my bheja amid a crazy work week. So I might have since stopped listening to it, but it's bothered (and annoyed) me enough to earn mention here.
Learning a Lesson
Takey Takey from Mangal Pandey (2005). Lesson learned: Some things, like the fundamentals of economics and cash flow, remain constant over centuries.
Be a Rebel / Paathshaala from Rang De Basanti (2006). We did not have an India Gate to go around in Miami, but we've had our fun on South Beach and the Seven Mile Bridge en route to the Florida Keys, to these. I've even lost car speakers to their bass. And I love it!
- Papa Kehte Hain from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
- Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe from Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Songs on Rain
Because they kept me cheerful (and appreciative of the rain), or kept the glass twice half full (actually, overflowed it) when my house in Miami was flooded during a hurricane turned tropical storm earlier in the decade. We even had frogs in the living room...
- Tip Tip Tip Tip Baarish from Afsana Pyaar Ka (1994)
- Ghanan Ghanan from Lagaan (2001)
Happy Dance
- Disco Daandiya from Love Love Love (1989). Because I remember hearing this on party weekends from across home and the CCI Club, and dancing along in my room with myself to it like a kid...wait, I was a kid back then...silly :P
- Galyat Sankli Sonyachi from Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin (1991). Because my first ever on-stage dance when I did theater in middle school was choreographed to this. I was happy dancing to it back then, and still thoroughly enjoy it.
Sad Dance
Tere Ishq Mein Naachenge from Raja Hindustani (1995). No explanation volunteered.
Kid Song
Bum Bum Bole from Taare Zameen Par (2007). Somewhere in the list of first words uttered by my two year old nephew are 'Bum' and 'Bole' :o)
On Leadership
Because if there's one thing I've learned from Ace Khan, it's that leadership is as much (if not more) about self-management and self-regulation as it is about inspiring others. I've applied the concepts on everyone from myself to the student body I was elected to lead in college and teams at work. And the head-first approach the songs advocate work!
- Arey Yaaron from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1993)
- Mitwaa from Lagaan (2001)
Death Scene
Maula from Mangal Pandey (2005)
End Credits
Piano Theme from 1947 Earth (1999)


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By Amanda Donahue
Social Security District Manager in the Crescent City Office
In April, Social Security announced 52 new Com-passionate Allowances conditions to the growing list of severe medical con-ditions that qualify for ex-pedited medical decisions. The new conditions in-clude many neurological disorders, cancers, and rare diseases.
The Compassionate Allow-ances initiative is a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical condi-tions that invariably qualify as "disabled" based on minimal medical infor-mation. Compassionate Allowances allow Social Security to quickly identify the most obviously disa-bled individuals for allow-ances based on objective medical information that we can obtain quickly.
The announcement of 52 new conditions, effective in August, will increase the total number of Compas-sionate Allowances condi-tions to 165.
That list continues to grow as Social Security, the National Institutes of Health, and a number of patient or-ganizations help identify new conditions that clearly warrant quick approvals.
"Social Security will continue to work with the medical community and patient organizations to add more conditions," Commissioner Astrue said. "With our Compassionate Allowances program, we quickly approved disability benefits for nearly 61,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year, and nearly 173,000 applications since the program began."
Social Security develops the list of Compassionate Allowances conditions from information received at public outreach hearings, comments received from the disability community, counsel of medical and scientific experts, and research with the National Institutes of Health. Also, we consider which conditions are most likely to meet our definition of disability.
For more information on the Compassionate Allowances initiative, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.


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I decided I wanted to do away with my Orcon Genius phone as it was having regular issues and instead use my Samsung Galaxy SIII to make and receive both land-line and mobile phone calls when I am at home. (My android phone has built-in SIP support)
Seeing as Orcon don't like letting their end users know their SIP password, I had to retrieve it by other means and I decided to pass my technique onto you guys encase you are wanting to use a third party Router, VOIP phone, Smart Phone, or one of the many open source VOIP software solutions that are available. As an alternative solution
Step one.
Log into your Orcon Genius router and navigate to the 'Handy Tools' page and at the bottom of the page select 'Backup' and save the file to your PC
Step Two.
Locate the backup file that you have saved to your PC and open it using Notepad
Step Three.
Do a search within Notebook (ctrl + f) for: <AuthPassword>
Step Four.
Copy the code that appears between: <AuthPassword> </AuthPassword> (this is your encrypted password)
Copy the code that appears between <AuthUserName> </AuthUserName> (this should be your phone number minus the first digit)
Copy the address that appears between: <sip_server> </sip_server> (This is your SIP server)
Step Five.
We now have to decrypt your password as it is currently encrypted with Base 64. To do this go to one of the many online Base 64 decoding sites or you can use this one.
Paste your encrypted password into the box and hit 'Decode'
Take note of the outputted code as this is your password (do not copy the symbol that appears at the end of the code)
You now have your:
- SIP server address
- SIP Username (phone number minus first digit)
- SIP Password
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Four years: Ivy Industries chief sentenced
His friends had never seen him like this. John Reid, former business president, whose scheme to prop up the hemorrhaging company nearly crushed a small local bank, shuffled into the federal courtroom in leg irons and handcuffs– as if he might suddenly abandon his contrition defense and run for the exit.
Dressed in jail-issue navy shirt and pants, the admitted check-kiter escaped the ignominy of the black and white horizontal stripes worn by Terry Dowdell, last year's multi-million-dollar fraud perpetrator. What Reid couldn't escape was the sentence.
Before a teary crowd of friends and relatives, Reid received a sentence of just under four years from Judge Harry Michael.
The two cases offer a study in contrasts. Dowdell used highfalutin' offshore companies to sell worthless slips of paper; Reid's crime stemmed from saving jobs– including his own.
Dowdell set out to perpetrate what anyone– in hindsight, of course– could recognize as a Ponzi scheme. What Reid was buying was time.
In a desperate attempt to prop up his employer, molding-maker Ivy Industries, Reid lied about corporate finances, forged a loan document, and– in his most spectacular fraud– conspired with his chief financial officer to juggle a hot potato of worthless checks that bounced for five years from bank to bank– until one bank wised up.
Left holding the worthless potato was Albemarle First, a tiny institution forced to restate its earnings after the fraud came to light in March 2002. The bank had to raise a new round of capital to survive.
Reid's misdeeds cost four banks nearly $7 million. What makes the story rival, in the words of his lawyer, "a Shakepearian tragedy" is that nobody pocketed that money. Or bought Renoirs or $6,000 shower curtains. Or threw toga parties.
Instead, a company whose expense-account junkets consisted of van rides to trade shows and that was considered a familiar name in literally thousands of picture framing stores suddenly vanished– along with about 150 jobs.
According to records filed with the U.S. District Court, Virginia National Bank lost $1 million. Guaranty Bank lost $2 million. Southern Financial lost $500,000. The hardest-hit victim, Albemarle First, founded as a community bank in 1998, lost $2.42 million.
Because Reid confessed and cooperated from the beginning of the FBI investigation two years ago, the only issue left to argue on sentencing day, May 10, was whether to cut him a break from the sentencing guidelines.
"From the standpoint of the victim," wrote Reid's lawyer, Fran Lawrence, in a filing, "Reid's fraud was readily noticeable and certainly not 'difficult to detect.' Literally hundreds of handwritten bad checks were deposited over the years, mostly hand-delivered for bank tellers by Reid, Pinkerton, and other company employees."
Prosecutor Jean Hudson countered that Reid exploited his a special position of "trust," and Judge Harry Michael agreed with Hudson in denying the request for an exception to the guidelines.
In a last plea for mercy, Lawrence detailed several facts about Reid's other desperate– but in these cases, legal– attempts to save Ivy Industries. He cashed in his retirement account and put the $205,000 into the company, as well as $345,000 garnered from selling the building. Even after the kite was discovered, Reid took a $26,000 credit card advance to cover payroll.
One shocker Lawrence revealed in court is that during the time of the kite, employees continued to be paid– to the tune of $9 million. What Reid has yet to explain is why he didn't just tell the company's lead owners, Troost Parker and Mike Davis, that the company was hurting.
"Hubris," Lawrence told the judge. "He was a prideful chief executive officer who didn't want to have it said that he let the business fail."
Hudson fired back that Reid's annual salary of $120,000 to $140,000 quashes the notion that he didn't directly benefit from the kite. "This Robin Hood," she said, "was just a thief."
A year ago, Lawrence threw two clients– a husband and wife accused of serving alcohol to minors– on the mercy of a juvenile and domestic relations judge– who responded with an eight-year sentence. The contrition defense worked better with Judge Michael, who called Reid's post-kite actions "the most compelling evidence of accepting responsibility that this court has yet seen."
Reid and co-conspirator Bro Pinkerton voluntarily went to jail on February 11. "They could have waited until today," said Michael, who sentenced Reid to 46 months. Under federal guidelines, the term could have been about a year longer. The judge said the millions Reid will owe in restitution caused him to waive a $1 million fine.
"I am, your honor," said a choked-up Reid, "extremely sorry for my actions– and embarrassed– and humiliated. Saying that is fairly easy; living with it is more difficult."
As two rows of Reid's friends and relatives slumped into quiet sobs and sniffles, Pinkerson's sentencing began. As Reid was re-cuffed, nineteen teenagers, most wearing their shiny soccer shirts, filed into the courtroom. Pinkerton got 37 months.
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The machines of Ivy Industries were auctioned by Guaranty bank a year ago. The building may soon become a health club.


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A Grand Tour Draws to a Close
It feels like yesterday that I was drafting the itinerary for the Manifold Greatness traveling exhibition to libraries. Almost two years later, the exhibition has traveled to 40 libraries across the United States, and it wraps up at its final site—Nancy Guinn Memorial Library of the Conyers-Rockdale Library System in Conyers, Georgia—on July 12, 2013. The ALA Public Programs Office has been honored to coordinate the tour to public and academic libraries, who presented a variety of free humanities programs in conjunction with the exhibition.
Host libraries enthusiastically planned for Manifold Greatness. Library patrons were exposed to more than 230 programs related to the King James Bible—and more than 130,000 people visited the exhibition over the course of the project! To illustrate the creative hard work of library hosts, here is a sampling of just a few of the many unique programs presented:
Lecture: "The King's English in a Tamil Tongue" was presented by Dr. Dyron Daughrity—Pepperdine University Library, Malibu, CA
- Lecture: "King James Bible and Two of Its Famous Contemporaries: William Shakespeare and John Milton" was presented by Drs. Edward Jones and David Anderson, followed by discussion—Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, OK
- Lecture: "The Role the KJB Played in Mormonism and the Settlement of the West" was presented by Dr. Philip L. Barlow, Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, Utah State University—University of Wyoming Libraries, Laramie, WY
- Activity: "Illuminations Family Night," a family activity in which the Utah Calligraphy Artists taught children about illuminating manuscripts—Provo Library, Provo, UT
- Musical performance: "Praise Ye The Lord: A Festival of Hymns Inspired by the King James Bible," music performance, script, and sing-a-long of hymns—Transylvania County Library, Brevard, NC
Demonstration: "Teen 19th Century Bloggers"; Tracy Honn of Silver Buckle Press demonstrated the use of a nineteenth century printing press for ages 11 to 18—Verona Public Library, Verona, WI
- Lecture: "Covering the Feet: Scatological References in the King James Bible" was presented by Dr. Daniel C. Browning, Jr. who discussed the King James Bible from an archaeologist's point of view—William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS
- Presentation: "Impact of Scripture on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," a lecture given by Reverend O'Neil Wiley, was accompanied by dramatic readings from two of Dr. King's speeches by University of Mobile theater major Broderick S. Ryans—Ben May Main Library of the Mobile Public Library, Mobile, AL
- Lecture: "The First Editions of the King James Bible: Misprints and Misfortunes" was presented by Dr. Pablo Alvarez, who talked about the printing process that led to errors in the first editions of the King James Bible—Van Wylen Library, Hope College, Holland, MI
- Presentation: "The Family Bible: A Historical and Genealogical Resource" offered owners of family bibles information on how to use their treasured family heirlooms as a tool when doing genealogical and historical research—Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
- Lecture: "Catholics and the King James Bible: Stories from England, Ireland, and America" was presented by Dr. Ellie Bagley from Middlebury College—Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
In addition to stellar program line-ups, libraries reported that the exhibit provided them with the opportunity to try new programming formats.
Project Director Katy Kelly at the University of Dayton opened up exhibit-related brown bag lunches—typically limited to faculty and staff—to the public. Kelly said the new lunchtime presentations were very well-attended and "brought greater awareness to the local community of the kinds of scholarship and research our faculty undertake."
Project director Steve Silver of Northwest Christian University commented on the long-term impact of hosting the exhibit. He said, "Connections made with local groups as a result of Manifold Greatness endure after a year and a half since we hosted the exhibit. Those connections would not have been made without the requirements of the grant."
Even though the exhibition's grand tour is coming to an end, ALA looks forward to building on the inspiring success of Manifold Greatness in our future work with libraries.
Jennifer Dominiak is a program officer for exhibitions in the Public Programs Office at the American Library Association.
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We had so much fun with Manifold Greatness! Thank you so much for letting us host!
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Teachers union has signatures for Nevada tax drive
(AP) – The Nevada State Education Association has enough signatures to force the state Legislature to consider a business tax increase to fund public schools.
The secretary of state's office ruled Friday the teachers union collected nearly 107,300 valid signatures for its 2 percent business profits tax petition.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that's well more than the required 72,000.
The state Supreme Court still must decide whether a 200-word petition description signed by registered voters sufficiently explains the $800 million-a-year tax measure. Justices heard arguments Wednesday.
If they OK it, the proposal will be one of the most controversial items before the Legislature.
Teachers union chief Lynn Warne says Nevadans support having corporations pay more to fund K-12 schools.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has vowed to veto any new tax.


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Arab Racism
One of the accusations which the various Arab countries (including Egypt and Jordan which have peace treaties with Israel) often make against Israel is that "Zionism is racism". Defining Zionism, the national liberation movement of jews, the victims of racism, as racism is particularly cynical, yet it seems that the Arabs have succeeded to convince the leaders of some nations, themselves victims of racism, to support this vicious accusation.
The latest attempt to define Zionism as racism was at the 2001 UNESCO conference which was held in Durban, South Africa. The resolution which was initiated by Arab countries enjoyed the support of most participants. Especially painful was the support of such African leaders as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Some Western countries, however, notably Australia and Canada, objected and accused the conference of hypocrisy. The Canadian delegation, for example, issued the following statement:
"Canada is still here today only because we wanted to have our voice decry the attempts at this Conference to de-legitimize the State of Israel and to dishonor the history and suffering of the Jewish people. We believe, and we have said in the clearest possible terms, that it was inappropriate – wrong – to address the Palestinian-Israel conflict in this forum. We have said, and will continue to say, that anything – any process, any declaration, any language – presented in any forum that does not serve to advance a negotiated peace that will bring security, dignity and respect to the people of the region is – and will be – unacceptable to Canada."
It was for that reason that both Israel and the United States under the leadership of Secretary Colin Powell, himself no stranger to racism, pulled their delegations from the conference. The final text adopted by the conference drops all direct criticism of Israel, but does recognize the Palestinians' right to self-determination and expresses concern at their plight under foreigh occupation.
That was only the latest attempt to define Zionism as racism. In November 1975, the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 declared that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination" In December 1991, the General Assembly rescinded this resolution through Resolution 4686.
All those years the Arab countries continued to promote this false notion. It is therefore of interest to check how different things are on the other side of the fence, namely in the Arab countries. Even though there are many blacks who live in those countries the question whether they are subject to racism was academic for a long time and one had to resort to circumstantial evidence in order to answer it. One well-known fact is that most Arabs refer to blacks as "Abed" which means "slave" in Arabic. This seems to say something about the situation of racism in the Arab world. Today, due to the recent events in Darfur and the active role that the Arab Janjaweed play in the slaughter of black Africans there, this question has become more urgent and relevant than ever before. It is time for the UN and the whole world to fight it NOW


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Yps & Co - Acht Fäuste für Rio (YPS #2, 2014)
Martin Tazl is a German comic artist, designer and advertising artist from Duisburg. An YPS fan himself since 1978, he is the author of new comic stories starring 'Yps & Co' and 'Yinni + Yan' for YPS magazine by Ehapa in Berlin. He is also a photographer and singer.


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Visit the Library for More Information:
Alaska's libraries hold audio, visual, and written material about the Fairbanks fire of 1906. Visit your local library or go online to see what's available in holdings all over the state. Take these simple steps:
Recommended Reading:
Alaska Geographic Society. Fairbanks. Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1995.
Cole, Dermot. Historic Fairbanks: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network, 2002.
Cole, Dermot. Fairbanks: A Gold Rush Town that Beat the Odds. Fairbanks: Epicenter Press, 1999.
Cole, Terrence. Crooked Past: The History of a Frontier Mining Camp, Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1991, 1994. First published as E.T. Barnette: The Strange Story of the Man who Founded Fairbanks. Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Publishing Co., 1981, 1984.
Hedrick, Basil Calvin; Savage, Susan C. Steamboats on the Chena: The Founding and Development of Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks: Epicenter Press, 1988.
Heller, Herbert L. Sourdough Sagas: The Journals, Memoirs, Tales, and Recollections of the Earliest Alaskan Gold Miners, 1883-1923. Cleveland World Publishing Co., 1966, 1967, 1977.


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New map of variation in maize genetics holds promise for developing new varieties
By Krishna Ramanujan |
A new study of maize has identified thousands of diverse genes in genetically inaccessible portions of the genome. New techniques may allow breeders and researchers to use this genetic variation to identify desirable traits and create new varieties that were not easily possible before.
Publishing in the Nov. 19 issue of Science, the researchers, whose senior and first author are at Cornell, have identified the first map of haplotypes -- sets of closely linked gene variants known as alleles -- in the maize genome. They have identified and mapped several million allele variants among 27 diverse inbred maize lines. The lines selected for study included a cross-section of maize types commonly used for breeding while also representing worldwide maize diversity.
The haplotype map "will help develop molecular markers and tools that breeders and geneticists around the world can use to study maize and improve maize varieties," said Ed Buckler, the paper's senior author, a USDA-ARS research geneticist in Cornell's Institute for Genomic Diversity and an adjunct professor of plant breeding and genetics. Michael Gore, a graduate student in Buckler's lab, is the paper's lead author.
The other co-authors are affiliated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and University of California-Davis.
In the last century, maize breeders have found limitations in recombination (the ability to shuffle genetic variation), where large regions genetic material fail to recombine near the chromosome's center, called the centromere. To overcome this, breeders have crossed two complementary lines, resulting in a new line with higher yields and vigor.
However, because large regions of the maize chromosome are less accessible, breeders cannot arrive at optimal genetic combinations. The study has revealed a great deal of genetic variation near the chromosomes' centromeres, which resist recombining. Now, breeders can use molecular markers to identify desirable genetic variants and new genetic technologies to move the desired variation onto the same chromosomes and create new, more productive lines with desired traits.
The study revealed more than 100 large regions (selective sweeps) on the genome where breeders selected for a gene during domestication. In doing so, genetic diversity was lost around those genes.
The study also identified regions of genes shared by all maize species as well as regions that are different based on the geographic adaptations of lines of plants. For example, the study identified almost 200 highly differentiated regions that result from adaptations in tropical and temperate maize.
"This survey of genetic diversity provides a foundation for uniting breeding efforts across the world and for dissecting complex traits through genomewide association studies," said Buckler.
The first complete sequence of the maize genome appears in the same issue of Science.
The haplotype study was funded by the National Science Foundation and the USDA-ARS.


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Monday, April 16, 2012
Dinner Tonight: Power Salad
12 comments:
- Pam @ over50feeling40 said...
I am going to make this in the next few days...it sounds delicious and is for sure a POWER salad. Thanks for the recipe!
- April 16, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Collette Osuna said...
LOVE a great salad....warmer temps are making me want an outdoor BBQ soon!
- April 18, 2012 at 4:54 AM
- Crystal said...
your'e so healthy, catie! no wonder your figure is so thin and lean : ). looks so yummy. very "power"ful indeed.
crystal x
- April 18, 2012 at 7:10 AM
- Ashley said...
Yummy, and it looks easy too! My kind of salad! (Added to my To Try list, hehe)
- April 18, 2012 at 8:21 AM
this looks so delicious! i love avacado and grapefruit together. im adding this to my salad list for the summer. i think its great that you have the food aspect to this blog.
- April 18, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Unknown said...
LOL you all probably think I'm vegan. I try to eat healthy, but I eat a pastry for lunch waaay more often than I'd like to admit. I'm happy to share my healthy, delicious recipes that I come up with. I won't be sharing the utter failures, tho. Figure you guys don't want those recipes.
- April 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- The Closet Shopper said...
My husband made this exact salad for me the other night. He called it the massaged kale salad. It's really delish and it's very healthy.
Thanks for coming by my blog and saying hello. It's great to meet you. Collette is introducing me to some great bloggers!
- April 18, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- xyz said...
Looks Great!
- April 18, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- Amanda said...
oh I need to try this!
- April 19, 2012 at 12:38 AM
- mispapelicos said...
Wow I have just found out that you are also a friend of my dear Bella, ahhhhhhhh. isn´t it brilliant
- April 19, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- mispapelicos said...
Any chance of bogger photos???
Ummmmmmm delicious.
- April 19, 2012 at 12:47 AM
- Maria said...
That looks Amazing! Can't wait to try it.
- April 19, 2012 at 6:01 AM


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From Campbell to 9th Street, marching bands, floats, inflatable characters, and well respected people will be on display for all of Louisville to see. Notable, Cyndi Lauper will kick things off with her timeless song, "True Colors" as the Grand Marshal. The one thing that just may make this the parade to remember is the attendance of the 2012 NCAA Championship University of Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Coach, John Calipari and his coaching staff, will serve as the Honorary Grand Marshals.
The parade is set to feature upwards of 9 floats from sponsors in the Louisville community such as Norton Healthcare, the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, The Fillies, Kosair Charities, CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center, City of St. Matthews, Second Chance @ Life, Hwang's Martial Arts, and the Kentuckiana Pride Festival. Fear nor, the marching bands, which in this writer's opinion make a parade, will be numerous and feature bands from around the region. Horse enthusiasts will be pleased with the 17 equestrian units featured on Broadway.
The inflatables to be seen floating through the skies over Broadway rival that of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Eleven characters, blimps, and symbols will float through the six lane-wide Broadway for all the kiddos to see as cheers are sure to be heard. Chick-Fil-A, Horseshoe, LG&E, and Kentucky Spirit Health Plan are a few of the sponsors sending floating floats down the Broadway corridor. Peggy, the inflatable Pegasus sponsored by Republic Bank, will be the first inflatable to grace the sky.
Reserved seating for the parade is sold out, yet plenty of viewing areas are available along the parade route. Lawn chairs, snacks and goodies, and plenty of water are suggested to make the parade fun for the family. Be weary of street closures while attempting to park, as it will be difficult to cross Broadway once the parade begins.
The parade route will begin at Campbell Street and follow Broadway until it reaches the conclusion at 9th Street. Kick-off for the parade is set for 5pm.


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If there were ever doubts that this 88-year-old Betty White character was just a flash in the pan, they're gone for good.
White's new TV Land sitcom has been picked up for a second season, and it was more than just your average pick-up. TV Land went in whole hog ordering 20 episodes. This is double the number of season one.
"We are so excited that 'Hot in Cleveland' was embraced by viewers in such a big way," said Larry W. Jones, president said on the TV Land website.
And in case there was any thought that White would slow down or reduce her role -- fear not. The website insists stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and White will return as "series regulars for all 20 episodes." The woman knows only one speed. She proved that by appearing on every skit for "Saturday Night Live."
The world was just looking for a steady way to show White the adulation she deserves on a regular basis. TV Land's show is pretty much average sitcom fare -- except when you add the fact that Betty White is in it. Suddenly it makes it all watchable.
Likewise, White's audience has shown a loyalty that you just have to admire. Are you listening Oscar planners? The next Facebook campaign is coming your way.
"Hot in Cleveland" debuted last month to staggering numbers for a cable show. According to the show's website, the June 16 debut made it "the highest-rated and most-watched show in all of cable."
Hot in Cleveland and Everywhere, Betty White Keeps Rolling
If there were ever doubts that this 88-year-old Betty White character was just a flash in the pan, they're gone for good.


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Kurt Holtzer never had a problem racing up multiple flights of stairs to respond to code calls for his job at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. But when he couldn't climb a single flight without doubling over to catch his breath in May 2012, he knew something was wrong.
After an initial diagnosis of asthma, and a battery of tests that lasted several weeks, he was diagnosed with myelogenous leukemia and myelofibrosis, as well as a genetic mutation putting him in a high-risk category for survival. Without treatment, doctors gave him three months to live.
"I had recently lost my mother to lung cancer," he said. "Having seen how my mother dealt with the chemo(therapy) regimen, I didn't want to go through that." Because of his wife, Julie, and two children, he decided to do it: "I wasn't ready to let go of her and the kids."
So, on Memorial Day of last year, the life he had known ceased to exist. He fought fear, worry and trepidation during nine rounds of chemotherapy, nine bone marrow biopsies and a stem cell transplant.
Holtzer's cancer went into remission this spring, and he is back at work as a supervisor for the medical center's biomedical team.
During grand opening ceremonies for the new inpatient adult cancer unit in September, Holtzer was the first to ring a bell mounted on the wall of the seventh-floor rotunda that symbolizes a milestone in the journey that cancer patients travel: "Ring this bell. Three times well. It's toll to clearly say. My treatment's done. This course is run. And I am on my way!"
Read more about Holtzer's journey – and the new inpatient unit – on the Penn State Medicine blog.


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2 arrested in Conn. brawl involving nearly 100
MASHANTUCKET -- Police have charged two men from Connecticut and Massachusetts for their alleged participation in a nightclub brawl involving a mob of nearly 100 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
Wakyne A. Sebastian of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Reservation, and Macharia Johnson of Everett, Mass., were charged with breach of peace and interfering with police in connection with the Sunday morning melee.
Police say the brawl started inside a nightclub at the MGM Grand and spilled out into the lobby.
After the fighting was contained, police say the 38-year-old Johnson was involved in a separate incident inside Foxwoods Resort Casino that involved a knife. Police say the incident included the same individuals from the brawl and that more arrests are pending.
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KB4Girls Global Kitesurf Camp 2012 in El Gouna
The KB4Girls Global Kitesurf Camp 2012 in El Gouna is one of the six global KB4Girls events with Kristin Boese herself this year and the ONLY one in Africa and the Middle East.
The three day clinic is free, and particpants are asked to raise $100/100€ for Hope Village in Cairo, to support them with their amazing work with young street mothers and the women's shelter. More information on Hope Village can be found on their website: www.egyhopevillage.com
The girls clinic is a great opportunity to ride and socialise with many other fellow girl kiteboarders from all over the world whilst being coached by Kristin Boese herself. Kristin is inspirational and has been instrumental in getting kitesurfing into the Olympic Games.
The advanced clinic is open to female kiteboarders who can at least ride independantly in both directions and preferably upwind, although it's possible to walk upwind here in the waist deep warm blue lagoons (no wetsuits required). So far we have girls registered from new Zealand, Egypt, the UK, Israel, Poland, Germany and the USA with levels ranging from those who just want to improve their riding to those wanting to learn tricks like kiteloops and railey to blind.
Event host and home of the El Gouna KB4Girls chapter, Kiteboarding Club and Buzzha Beach provide discounts on courses and storage during the two weeks around the event. During the event participants will be offered a choice of two low budget healthy meal options at lunch each day of the clinic. In addition every week visiting and local girl kiters regularly get together on Tuesday's Italian evening and the following morning there's a free girl event (KBCforGirlz) riding together on the water to achieve their goals with the KBC photographer there to capture the action – not surprisingly the girl scene here is growing very fast: www.Kiteboarding-Club.com
The detailed clinic program will be planned by Kristin in the days immediately before the clinic around the wind and tide forecast and the evening program will ensure everyone has a great time. Outside of the event days, there will be a discounted rate for participants with Surfvibes (www.surfvibes.com) for a girl downwinder to Palma Resort, which would be awesome and in the event of a no wind day after the clinic is over participants can take advantage of free snorkeling on the KBC house reef and discounted rates with SUP Red Sea (www.supredsea.com) during their stay.
Aside from relaxing, there are many things to do in El Gouna, like horse riding, SUP lagoon trips, Segway tours, golf, tennis, scuba diving, a camel ride, shopping and much more. In the evenings there's always something going on in El Gouna. The town is compact so, whether on foot, by bus, tok tok, taxi or shuttle boat, getting around is cheap and easy.
The head of El Gouna is totally supporting the event and has made available some incredible offers in four Hotels closest to the the event and these are extended to all comers, not just to participants, so friends and family can take advantage too. Not surprisingly the rooms are being taken up fast – so book soon to get the best possible deal. The offer covers a stay of up to 2 weeks as long as it includes the nights of 15th, 16th and 17th June. For those of you who don't know El Gouna already, it's Egypt's premier kiteboarding destination with 12km of beachfront, fringing the Red Sea and many more kilometers of interconnecting lagoons around town, it's known as the Venice of the Red Sea. It's much more than just a beach destination, it's a completely self contained, private and secure! It even has a brand new university from Berlin, international and national schools, a fantastic hospital, many restaurants to choose from, beautiful marinas and much more – in short it's unique! It is just a 35 minute taxi ride north of Hurghada Airport, which can be reached from most European countries.
For registration and more information visit www.Kiteboarding-Club.com or www.KB4Girls.org.


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The Blender VSE was the favourite open-source video editing solution for Linux (while Blender is available for all major platforms) for the author of this blog entry and the story even made it to Slashdot this week.
So BlenderNation now posted this link to Important video editing Addons for Blender…
And here some recent improvements for the Blender Video Sequence Editor (VSE) (or often just called Sequencer) in the latest Blender 2.73a release.
Natron 1.0, an open-source compositing solution, was released at the end of last December, the 1.1 version is already available now!


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Conner Prairie Interactive History Park in Indiana opened the lengthily-titled "1863 Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana" this month. I'd always thought Conner Prairie was your basic outdoor living history museum, sort of along the lines of Colonial Williamsburg, but apparently at some point it mutated into an "interactive history park" and it's got the title to prove it.
"1863 Civil War Journey" educates visitors about John Hunt Morgan's raids onto Union soil and allows them to experience the war firsthand. Conner Prairie seems to have embraced the Disneyesque approach to public history employed so controversially at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and taken the next logical steps. Here's how the illustrious New York Times tried to explain it:
The drama is staged in buildings meant to represent the town of Dupont, Ind. During the Civil War Dupont was attacked by thousands of Confederates led by John Hunt Morgan; they had been riding on horseback through Indiana, plundering and pillaging, wrecking rail lines and cutting telegraph wires."Morgan's Raids" are the only Civil War battles that took place in Indiana.
Now they are taking place here. We are in a historical village of sorts, whose broad-timbered barns are authentic, but whose other buildings were constructed for previous interactive exhibitions. They are inhabited by costumed interpreters who treat visitors like recruits preparing to battle Morgan's marauders. We can see the effect of earlier attacks, including a smoldering ruin and the burned facade of the train depot.
Such historical "sets" exist elsewhere in the park too, including an 1836 village,Prairietown, and a Lenape Indian Camp. They require a strenuous suspension of skepticism, along with a readiness to welcome the conversation of gruff blacksmiths pumping on bellows before they hammer out authentic 19th-century-style nails.
But Conner Prairie, at least in the Civil War "journey," turns the notion of a historical village inside out. First it tries to create a continuous narrative through which visitors are led; then it rips aside the historical mask with contemporary special effects. We stand in Mayfield and Nichols Dry Goods Store as it comes under attack, for example, and we realize that aside from posters advertising vintage Roback's Stomach Bitters, the room is also stocked with sub-woofers and flat-screen video monitors through which we experience the attack and the plunder. Nearby, in a cozy home left in some disarray by bivouacked soldiers, 3-D video projections bring us accounts of a young black man who was imprisoned by the raiders and then escaped. There are touch-screen monitors in one room, offering simple video games that challenge you to stop the raiders. At the climax, you are led into a multimedia presentation about Morgan's raids and his ultimate defeat, including flashes of footage showing the militia gathering to defend the town — which playfully turns out to be the audience marching into the theater.
Sounds pretty intense, and apparently it is. From the website's FAQ section:
Is the experience suitable for young children?
The experience has something for every age and interest from the self-led journey about Morgan's Raid on Indiana to a family play area designed for children ages 2 to 10, including an indoor climbing area and outdoor water play area.
However, in select areas, 1863 Civil War Journey utilizes strobe lights, loud noises and images of war that may not be suitable for young children.
You can see the "outdoor water play area" in this video clip. It's supposed to be patterned after the Alice Dean, a side-wheel steamboat built in 1863 that Morgan and his men captured and burned. Personally, I think it resembles a partial set for a high school theatrical production with a jumbo kiddie pool stuck to the back.
The play area includes water cannons, which is of course appropriate because (a) the Civil War had cannons and (b) boats generally involve water.
Conner Prairie's press release promises that visitors "will feel they have lived through a piece of the war and that they had to make the same choices about what to support and who to believe that Hoosiers had to make 150 years ago." They'll have to make choices about proper attire and gastrointestinal health, too:
What should children wear in the water play area?
Swimwear is not acceptable in the water play area; guests may bring additional dry clothing and towels as needed. Family restrooms are available in the River Crossing Play Area. Children who are not toilet-trained are required to wear a swim diaper covered by rubber pants with tight-fitting elastic at the waist and legs. Any child who has had diarrhea within the last 2 weeks is not permitted to enter the water play area.
When you have to start worrying about strobe lights and diarrhea, maybe your history exhibit has gotten a wee bit too interactive.
The Times article was listed as a "theme park review," by the way. I'm not sure if that's the label Conner Prairie was shooting for, but it looks like now they're stuck with it.


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Microsoft increased revenue across all its divisions in its third fiscal quarter, achieving an almost 20 percent revenue increase year on year.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Microsoft generated revenue of US$20.5 billion, up 18 percent compared with the same quarter of 2012, the company said Thursday.
Net income came in at $6.06 billion, or $0.72 per share, compared with $5.1 billion, or $0.60 per share, in 2012's third quarter.
On a pro forma basis, factoring in certain one-time items, including net revenue recognition for Windows and Office upgrade offers and pre-sales, as well as the European Commission fine, revenue was $18.8 billion and earnings per share were $0.65.
The Business Division, which includes Office, increased revenue 8 percent to $6.32 billion. Adjusted for the revenue recognition of the upgrade offer and pre-sales, revenue grew 5 percent.
Microsoft launched the new version of the Office desktop productivity application suite at the end of January, introducing for the first time the option to license the product as an annual subscription. It remains to be seen whether that model will catch on with consumers accustomed to paying for Office once and getting a "perpetual" license for it.
The Server & Tools business racked up $5.04 billion in revenue, up 11 percent, helped by strong sales of SQL Server and System Center.
The Windows Division brought in revenue of $5.7 billion, up 23 percent, but adjusting for the revenue recognition related to the upgrade offer, the revenue growth was flat. This division also includes the Surface tablets.
Revenue shot up 18 percent to $832 million at the Online Services Division, spurred by a 22 percent increase in online advertising revenue.
The Entertainment and Devices Division had revenue of $2.53 billion, up 56 percent, but when adjusted for the revenue recognition related to a video game deferral, revenue rose 33 percent.
CFO Peter Klein said in a statement that the company's "diverse business continues to deliver solid financial results." Microsoft also announced that Klein will leave the company at the end of the fiscal year and that a replacement will be named in the coming weeks.
The earnings report comes about a week after IDC reported that global PC shipments plunged almost 14 percent year on year in the first quarter, its biggest quarterly decline ever, blaming the disaster in part on "a weak reception for Windows 8."
In a conference call to discuss the results, Klein said that Windows revenue has been affected by the shift from PCs to tablets, but he said Microsoft is confident Windows 8, with its redesigned, tile-based interface for touch devices, will do well.
"The overall addressable markets are growing, and we're excited by the opportunities ahead of us," he said.
Klein acknowledged, however, that "the transition is complicated" because of the size of Windows' hardware and software ecosystems. "We still have an immense amount of work to do," he said.
Since the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has updated a number of its native applications, and an upcoming upgrade code-named Blue will further refine the OS, he said.
"We feel good about the foundation we have laid and are optimistic about the long-term success of Windows," he said.
In addition, new touchscreen devices built for Windows 8 have been released recently and more are on their way from OEM partners. "Over the last couple of months we have started to see devices that take full advantage of Windows 8 and expect to see more devices across more attractive price points over coming months," he said.
These new devices will include some with new Intel chips that are expected to give them performance boosts and improved battery life, he said. A new line of small, touchscreen Windows devices is on the way, Klein said.
Likewise, the number of applications in the Windows Store has increased six-fold since it launched last October, and the catalogue will continue to grow, he said.
Microsoft also plans to improve the buying experience in retail stores through efforts such as better training and incentives for salespeople, he said.
"Growth in Windows depends on our ability to give customers the exciting hardware they want at the price points they demand and a wide array of apps and services," he said. "We're hard at work with our partners to meet these goals and are confident we're moving in the right direction."
Interviewed before the earnings report, Gartner analyst Michael Silver said that the new OS was rushed out before it and its software and hardware ecosystem were ready.
Feeling it had to ship Windows 8 in time for the holiday season last year, Microsoft released the OS and its Windows RT version for ARM devices, but key PCs and applications weren't available.
"Windows 8 wasn't as finished as it could have been or should have been for Microsoft to ship, but it was either ship what they had or go to the holiday season with just Windows 7," he said. "Microsoft blew it with the Windows 8 launch: With the dearth of applications, with hardware vendors that ran late in terms of getting their good machines out for Windows 8."
In particular, Silver has found the marketing strategy for Windows RT and for the company's Surface tablet "incredibly confusing, assuming they have one." It hasn't been clear that Windows RT in its current form and the first version of the Surface, which ran that OS, were better suited for consumers, and that the Surface Pro, which runs Windows 8 and shipped in February, is a better fit for enterprises.
Regarding Windows RT and the Surface tablet, "Microsoft hasn't articulated anything that makes organizations understand what they should be doing, or make consumers understand this is a device for them," Silver said.
As a result, Silver views Windows 8 and Windows RT as "transitional products" that will get polished in the second half of this year, including with new and better devices to run on.
"A lot of that will be rectified for this holiday season. It won't solve the problems of the PC industry, but the decline in PCs doesn't make Windows irrelevant when the typical organization needs Windows to run 45 percent of their applications," he said.
For now, enterprises are looking at Windows 8 for specific uses, primarily for deployments of tablets to employees, Silver said.
Juan Carlos Perez covers enterprise communication/collaboration suites, operating systems, browsers and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Juan on Twitter at @JuanCPerezIDG.


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As many of you probably know, Michael Kammen passed away a couple of weeks ago, ending a distinguished career marked by several important books and a term as president of the Organization of American Historians.
Coincidentally, when I found out about Kammen's death I was about to start re-reading his book A Season of Youth: The American Revolution and the Historical Imagination. In this work, he argued that a common theme in fiction about the American Revolution was the notion of the founding as a rite of passage. Novelists have portrayed the War for Independence as a national coming-of-age story, and many have amplified this theme by populating their stories with characters on the verge of adulthood. For these characters, participation in the Revolution marks a transition to maturity, so that their own life stories reflect the larger story of their country. Many of these novelists have also employed generational conflict as a narrative device, with their young characters chafing under parental control just as America sought independence of a different kind from the mother country.
Kammen's book deals primarily with novels, plays, and imagery. He relegated films about the Revolution a short sub-section of one chapter, due to a scarcity of original material. In the three decades since the publication of A Season of Youth, we've seen a few more (but not that many) theatrical and TV movies about the Revolution, and for the most part I think his thesis still holds up.
In fact, the most successful recent movie about the Revolution fits Kammen's argument to a T. The Patriot is a story of generational conflict between Benjamin Martin and his oldest sons. Martin knows what sort of devastation the war with England will bring and is reluctant to get involved, while the two boys are eager to enlist. The protagonist gets dragged into the war by his children, one of whom is burning with patriotic idealism, and one of whom seems more fascinated by the trappings of war than anything, playing with toy soldiers and trying on his father's old uniform coat.
The movie also portrays the war as a transition of a different sort for Martin's younger children. For them, the war is not so much a step into maturity as a loss of innocence. Just as Martin predicts in an early speech, the Revolutionary War is fought on their doorstep. The family farm is an idyllic sanctuary in the movie's opening sequence, but when the shooting starts, Martin's attempts to shield his children from all the death and destruction prove futile. Check out this deleted scene:
There's another way in which The Patriot supports Kammen's thesis. He argued that by pitching the Revolution as a coming-of-age, Americans have also domesticated their own history. We're a nation born in revolution, but we value order and stability. If the founding was a passage into adulthood, it was a one-time event that doesn't need to be repeated. The notion of the Revolution as a rite of passage is thus a way of celebrating our violent and radical beginning without endorsing the overthrow of the status quo.
The Patriot's closing scene shows us the Martin family returning to the site of their burned home at the war's end. When they arrive, they find white and black veterans of Martin's command working together to build them a new dwelling. The implication is that the destructive work of war and revolution is over, and it's time to move on to the constructive work of building on a foundation. The movie thus emphasizes the possibilities the American Revolution opened and passes over the issues it left unresolved. And it would take another such violent upheaval to resolve some of them.


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games, theory of
theory of games, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which from two to n individuals or groups of individuals choose strategies designed to maximize their own winnings or to minimize their opponent's winnings; the rules specify the possible actions for each player, the amount of information received by each as play progresses, and the amounts won or lost in various situations. Von Neumann and Morgenstern restricted their attention to zero-sum games, that is, to games in which no player can gain except at another's expense.
This restriction was overcome by the work of John F. Nash during the early 1950s. Nash mathematically clarified the distinction between cooperative and noncooperative games. In noncooperative games, unlike cooperative ones, no outside authority assures that players stick to the same predetermined rules, and binding agreements are not feasible. Further, he recognized that in noncooperative games there exist sets of optimal strategies (so-called Nash equilibria) used by the players in a game such that no player can benefit by unilaterally changing his or her strategy if the strategies of the other players remain unchanged. Because noncooperative games are common in the real world, the discovery revolutionized game theory. Nash also recognized that such an equilibrium solution would also be optimal in cooperative games. He suggested approaching the study of cooperative games via their reduction to noncooperative form and proposed a methodology, called the Nash program, for doing so. Nash also introduced the concept of bargaining, in which two or more players collude to produce a situation where failure to collude would make each of them worse off.
The theory of games applies statistical logic to the choice of strategies. It is applicable to many fields, including military problems and economics. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Nash, John Harsanyi, and Reinhard Selten (1994), to Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling (2005), and to Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth (2012) for work in applying game theory to aspects of economics.
See J. Von Neumann and O. Morgenstern, Theory of Games and Economic Behavior (3d ed. 1953); D. Fudenberg and J. Tirole, Game Theory (1994); M. D. Davis, Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction (1997); R. B. Myerson, Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict (1997); J. F. Nash, Jr., Essays on Game Theory (1997); A. Rapoport, Two-Person Game Theory (1999).


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