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Neil Patrick Harris reveals love story in magazine interview

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Neil Patrick Harris has opened up about the first time he set eyes on his partner David Burtka for a romantic issue of a magazine.

The “How I Met Your Mother” actor and his longtime fiance have posed for an intimate photoshoot for Out’s upcoming Love issue, ahead of Valentine’s Day next month.

The pair is seen in a series of romantic, black and white shots, and Harris reveals it was love at first sight as he fell for his “brooding” partner the first time they met.

He says, “I ran into my friend Kate one day and she was with this brooding, James Dean-type guy in a leather jacket who gave me the head nod and then turned away. I assumed he was Kate’s boyfriend and said, ‘Nicely done’.

“And she said, ‘David? He’s not playing on my team, but he has a boyfriend.’”

After Burtka split from his beau, the pair met up, and Harris – who now has twins, who were born in 2010 via a surrogate mother, with his lover – reveals they discussed having kids on their very first date.

He adds, “Even on that first date, we talked about kids. If he hadn’t wanted kids, I don’t think we’d be together.”

As for marriage, Harris says, “I’m not the biggest fan of the word ‘partner’: It either means that we run a business together or we’re cowboys. ‘Boyfriend’ seems fleeting, like maybe we met two weeks ago. I’ve been saying ‘better half’ for as long as I’ve been able to.

“I think it’s a little self-deprecating and clearly defines that we’re in a relationship, but it would be nice to say ‘my husband’.”

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Sonics Trial: Following the court case

Gary Washburn, the Seattle P-I's Sonics beat reporter since 2005, covers the Sonics vs. City of Seattle trial from gavel to gavel from the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. June 2008.

Walker Takes Stand

The action at the Sonics trial will get started early as former president Wally Walker takes the witness for the defense and will be questioned by PBC attorney by Paul Taylor.

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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Names Burke-Gillman Trail to Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON, D.C. “Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has named the Burke-Gillman Trail as the fourth inductee to the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. The Seattle-area trail is featured in Rails to Trails magazine and on RTC’s Web site (, complete with pictures and a detailed description of its scenic views and remarkable railroading history.

The 17-mile rail-trail is known for its dramatic skyline views and waterway vistas. The rail-trail travels from Seattle’s northern end, through the town of Fremont, past the University of Washington, through parks and farmland, and gracefully ends along the Sammamish River. In the summer months, the trail is a convenient way to get to Marymoor for annual Heritage Festival and Fourth of July Fireworks.

“The trail is great! It’s full of so many different people, and I saw more of the city than I ever had,” says Andy Lin, who recently moved to Seattle and experienced the Burke-Gilman for the first time. The transition along the trail from city-to-parkland is what attracts many of its users, as well as the community connections it fosters.

Planning for the Burke-Gilman Trail started in the mid-1970s. King County opened the local section of the trail in 1978. Since the acquisition, community members and volunteers have transformed the rail line into a retreat for hikers, bicyclists and runners.

RTC’s Rail-Trail Hall of Fame was established in 2007 to honor outstanding rail-trails. There are currently 1,457 open rail-trails, and nearly 1,000 more in development. Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on merits such as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance of facility, community connections and geographic distribution.

“I think [this award] is fantastic!” says Robert Foxworthy, regional trails coordinator for King County Parks. “It’s great that the trail is getting national recognition and we’ve worked very hard to make it a premier facility for the community. This is a good thing.”

Past trails that have received the designation include the Katy Trail State Park in Missouri, the Pinellas Trail in Florida, and the Great Allegheny Passage which spans from Maryland to Pennsylvania.

For a complete list of the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame designations visit RTC’s Web site at

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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization with more than 100,000 members and donors, advocates for healthier lifestyles by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Founded in 1986, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s national office is located in Washington, D.C.

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Introducing Tin Dog Brewing – Coming Soon to South Seattle

We just got word that a new brewery plans to open in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Tin Dog Brewing hopes to be open by late October. The brewery will produce beer on a 2-barrel nano system and will operate a tasting room at it’s location just off of Highway 509. To mark the progress of this new brewery, keep an eye on the company’s website and facebook page.

Compared to other South Park breweries, present and past, like Odin, Baron, Laughing Buddha, and so on, Tin Dog Brewing is “across town” on the other side of South Park. The address is 309 unit 2A S. Cloverdale Street, Seattle, WA 98108. Map it.

For your beer touring adventures, it is conveniently located right down the hill from Big Al Brewing.

Here is some background information we received from Tin Dog Brewing:

It started in Europe in the 8o’s – a young man on a foreign exchange program in Germany. He came home to central California with a dream – brew German beer and open a brewery. Resources were limited back then. There was no internet to find supplies or receipes. No-one was home brewing, let alone home brewing German beer. It was a time of trail blazing and adventure and a seed was planted.

Fast forward to middle age, working hard for many years and meeting his special woman with whom he wanted to spend his life with. Working at an IT job which was very unsatisfying. Then getting laid off. Having set some money aside he pondered, “Why not start a brewery?” I used to love to brew beer and wanted to start a brewery long ago.” He looked at his wife, and they agreed, “Let’s do this, but what shall we call it?” One afternoon, about many name considerations and discards, they were sitting in the living room and gazing at the mantel piece where a dog made of tin was sitting, and exclaimed, “Tin Dog Brewing” and the dream was born.

Eleven months later, they are on the home stretch and will be open late October or early November, in South Park, which is squeezed between Georgetown, West Seattle and White Center, off the 509. We will be focusing on Belgian beers with a twist, original recipes from the Master Brewer with the dream, Eric Rough. Lisa Rough will be using her great skill at making people feel welcome and comfortable to make the brewery a home away from home and a cozy shelter from the inclement Northwest weather. Come join us and share our dream at Tin Dog Brewing, 401 Cloverdale St, Seattle WA. We will be open Thursday-Sunday to start. Hours to be announced. We will be having a grand opening which we will publicize when we know the exact date and times. Look forward to seeing you all there!

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Sekonic and X-Rite Announce Special Bundle!

Here’s the press release of today’s exciting announcement!

Sekonic Announces Bundling of L-478D and L-478DR Series Light Meters with Special Edition X-Rite-Sekonic ColorChecker Passport and Sekonic Gray Balance Card

Convenient new bundle provides photographers and cinematographers with the ultimate tools for consistently perfect exposures and colors

North White Plains, NY (March 6, 2013) Sekonic Corporation, manufacturers of professional photographic light meters, and X-Rite, Incorporated, the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, announce today the availability the LITEMASTER PRO L-478D and L-478DR light meters bundled with the new special edition X-Rite-Sekonic ColorChecker Passport with Sekonic Gray balance Card. Using free software from Sekonic and X-Rite, this new bundle enables photographers and cinematographers to quickly and easily create an exposure profile of their cameras, calibrate their meters and create color profiles that deliver the very best images.

“Creating great images and videos just got easier, faster and more fun,” states Phil Bradon, Sekonic’s USA Marketing Manager. “That’s because Sekonic and X-Rite have teamed up to simplify the process of getting the best exposures and truest colors – the most challenging aspects for today’s image makers. The new version of X-Rite’s acclaimed ColorChecker Passport which includes a Sekonic Gray Balance Card plus Sekonic and X-Rite software takes the complexity out of exposures and post processing allowing imaging professionals to focus more on their creativity.”

Sekonic’s DTS System simplifies Exposure and Meter Calibration
Using the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport with the Sekonic Gray Balance Card with Sekonic’s Data Transfer V3 Software, image makers can create an exposure profile and map out the dynamic range of their DSLR or Digital Video Camera. Transferring this data to a Sekonic L-478 Series meter enables knowing which details of a scene or subject will be properly imaged, and which will be over or under the range of the camera. By using this bundle, today’s photographers and videographers can now take full advantage of their camera’s imaging capabilities to produce pictures with greater tonality and clarity.

Two ways to calibrate the L-478 meters using Sekonic’s DTS Version 3 software
Incident-only calibration of Sekonic’s Data Transfer System enables creating exposure profiles for precise metering without the need for additional accessories. Incident and Reflected-light calibration requires the L-478 series VIEW FINDER 5°, available as a separate purchase, to read the Passport’s Sekonic gray card for calibrated reflected-light readings.

X-Rite ColorChecker Passport simplifies post processing
The ColorChecker Target enables minimizing color differences between cameras and lenses and aids in establishing true color in mixed lighting. It extends the power of Adobe® photo editing software with a series of one-click warming and cooling enhancements that greatly reduce editing time.

For a limited time, current Sekonic L-478D/DR owners can purchase this special edition of the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport w/Sekonic Gray Balance Card at the special introductory price of $49 by going to with the serial number of their Sekonic L-478 meter and follow directions located there. Retail pricing is $512 for the Sekonic L-478DR and $438 for the Sekonic L-478D.

©2013 X-Rite, Inc. All rights reserved. X-Rite is a registered trademark of X-Rite, Inc. PANTONE® and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC. ©2013. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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  1. Klaus Manns says:

    How about customers in Germany. How would they get the discounted special Sekonic edition of x-Rite’s ColorChecker Passport?

    • Matt Hill says:

      This program and product was created by the USA marketer of Sekonic who also markets XRite photo products in the USA. Acceptance has been good in the USA and Sekonic is looking to market it internationally. As the special ColorChecker Passports need to be manufactured and shipped to Japan before going out for distribution to the world market, we expect that they will most likely be available early next year.

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Football: Cal vs. Washington — Preview (VIDEO)

I joined Ryan Gorcey of to break down Saturday’s matchup between Cal and Washington in this week’s edition of Three and Out.

Ryan and I each talk about three storylines we will be watching when the Bears travel to Seattle to face the Huskies.

Who: Cal (1-6, 0-4 Pac-12 at Washington (4-3, 1-3)

Where: Husky Stadium, Seattle

When: 8:00 p.m.

TV/Radio: Fox Sports 1, 810 Radio

Hunter Hewitt is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Follow him on Twitter @HunterHewitt or email him

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Bayview residents given chance to weigh in on planning decisions

Community members in the Bayview District would be able to weigh in on proposed development projects before they go to the city for consideration under a law authored by Supervisor Malia Cohen and approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

The legislation would create a 12-member citizens advisory committee charged with reviewing development proposals and making recommendations to both the planning department and board. The two-year appointments would be split among the mayor, District 10 supervisor and city administrator.

If the legislation is signed by Mayor Ed Lee, projects such as Home Depot’s proposed new store on the corner of Cesar Chavez Street and Evans Avenue would be scrutinized by the committee before it went to the Planning Department for approval.

“It’s critical that Bayview residents have a voice in land use decisions happening in the neighborhood,” Cohen said. “There’s a lot happening in the area — it’s mind-blowing the amount of proposals that are coming down the pike. The goal is for community residents to have an opportunity to shape projects that are going to have a huge impact on the neighborhood they live in.”

Cohen said the change is necessary because there’s no formal process for community input since the city was forced to dissolved its Redevelopment Agency last year.

“When the Redevelopment Agency was dissolved, it left a void for the public to comment on land use decisions and projects,” Cohen said. “This is so decisions aren’t made in a vacuum.”


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Rinna To Pose for Playboy

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Former “Melrose Place” star Lisa Rinna is stripping off for an upcoming Playboy cover — at the age of 45.

The actress will shed her clothes for the men’s magazine’s May issue, 11 years after gracing the cover while pregnant with her first child, daughter Delilah Belle.

And she is confident the nude photo spread will delight male readers, because she’s in better shape now than she was at the age of 34, thanks to her stint on the dance competition “Dancing With the Stars.”

She says, “I want to encourage other women to be proud of their bodies no matter what age or size. After doing ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ I definitely have a better body now than I did 11 years ago.”

Husband Harry Hamlin has also given the shoot the thumbs up: “Lisa looks absolutely great, and I am happy other people will be able to see her on the cover of Playboy. … These artful photos of Lisa will blow you away.”

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Classical Music Program for Halloween

by Jacy Burroughs

There are a plethora of classical pieces appropriate for Halloween. The best known are arguably Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. Here are my suggestions for a slightly less typical, yet spooky program. They are also great pieces to listen to and get you in the mood for a night of tricks and treats!

1. Isle of the Dead, 29, Sergei Rachmaninoff – 1908

Rachmaninoff was inspired to compose Isle of the Dead after he saw a black-and-white reproduction of Arnold Böcklin’s painting by the same name in Paris in 1907. The image is of a boat bearing a coffin to a fortress on a mysterious island. Rachmaninoff’s musical interpretation begins with the sound of oars in the water, represented by an irregular 5/8 meter. The urgency of the music increases as the boat approaches the island. Then, the Dies irae – the Gregorian Chant from the Mass for the Dead – takes over. Briefly, there is a struggle with music that sounds full of life, but the Dies irae theme is stronger. At the end, the piece comes full circle, returning to the relentless sound of rowing oars.

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Why Supporting Local Music Matters

Not only is it back to school season, it’s also the time of year when local symphonies and bands, both professional and community, begin their new seasons. Orchestras and bands exist in all 50 states and nearly every community. The Performing Arts Alliance estimates that there are approximately 1800 orchestras alone in the United States, including professional, paid orchestras, volunteer orchestras, collegiate orchestras, and youth orchestras. Do you have an orchestra or band in your community? If you don’t know, it is very likely that there is at least one in your town or county. During the 2014-2015 performance season, we challenge you to go to at least one concert of a local community group, and here’s why:

Community music groups are great for local economies. How many times have you and your friends or family gone out for dinner before or after a sports game or important school function? Musical performances encourage spending at local restaurants, parking facilities, shops and more.

Music organizations create jobs – and not just for the musicians. Depending on the size of the group, it may have an executive director, a marketing team, a personnel manager and music librarian, just to name a few. Even small community groups will require stage crew at venues, box office attendants, and ushers to distribute programs.

Orchestras and bands play an important role in music education and community engagement. Musicians from these groups will often visit local schools and provide educational assemblies, instrument petting zoos, and even coachings on their instruments to students in the music program. Some groups give free performances or open rehearsals in senior living centers, or free, family friendly concerts in local parks. Even the country’s most esteemed musical organizations perform special concerts for children and families. For example, the San Francisco Symphony recently performed live music from several Pixar movies with clips and memorable scenes playing in the background.

To reach a wider audience, orchestras and bands have expanded their musical selections beyond the traditional repertoire. Not everyone finds the standard Bach, Beethoven or Brahms appealing, and there is a lot of great music for orchestra and band from the movies and even video games. So, if you aren’t a particular fan of classical music, look up your local group’s programming for the season and select a concert to attend that will interest you.

This only scratches the surface of the many reasons it is important and FUN to support local music. If we are preaching to the choir and you already do support local music, share this with your friends! Invite them to a concert. Ask them to attend one of your performances. Attend a concert with them – make it an event and go out to dinner before or dessert after. We want everyone to attend one local music concert this season! Lastly, please chime in with reasons why and how you support music in your community.

From Trash to Treasure – Landfill Harmonic

By Brendan Lai-Tong

Landfill Harmonic

Landfill Harmonic

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure“. It’s likely that you have heard, or even used this saying at some point. As easy as it is to use this phrase, seldom does it take on such a literal meaning like the story of the Recycled Orchestra. The orchestra is comprised of impoverished children from Cateura, Paraguay who have dedicated themselves to making music on instruments made out of only bits and pieces of trash. These instruments, gracefully constructed by director Favio Chavez and luthier Nicolas “Cola” Gomez, were made from objects found in the landfill close by. A film/documentary, Landfill Harmonicwill feature the orchestra.

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11 things SHI’s customers want to know about the future of SHI

SHI is not a publicly traded company, so we’re under no requirement to share the details of our inner workings. But we know those things are important to our customers, and as a result, we’ve always strived to be transparent. Plus, we really don’t have anything “juicy” to hide.

But part of that transparency isn’t just talking about performance. Rather it’s where our leadership is taking the company, what our vision is for the industry, and how that impacts (and helps) our customers. Last week we had our 2012 Enterprise Sales Conference. For employees and our customers, one of the most important parts of the annual event is our CEO Thai Lee‘s keynote.

This year’s keynote was titled “Roadmap to SHI 4.0.” The 4.0 speaks to
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Engineers in Africa

Graduate students at the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering and Andrew Quicksall, the J. Lindsay Embrey Trustee Assistant Professor at the Lyle School, are traveling to Africa in fall 2011 as part of a new water quality research program in refugee camps. The group is bringing back water samples for analysis in SMU labs, where undergraduate and graduate students are searching for elevated levels of contaminants that can cause health problems.

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A "town" in Khaka refugee sttlement in west-central Uganda.

In Uganda the settlements (not camps) are integrated with nationals.  They are also very rural and spread out.  Therefore villages or towns spring up like this one.

We found a lion in Nairobi National Park on a half-day safari.

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Jacqueline Knits

Hello and happy Tuesday. Here’s a little something cute to start off the day…Fruit jackets for your apples and pears by Jacqueline Knits. I like. I hate bruised fruit, so this is right up my alley.

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My name is Marc, and aside from being a fan of breakfast and birds, I also work with Bescover.

 We have a pretty comprehensive online directory of Bed and Breakfasts. Please feel free to post comments or information about your B&B on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Bescover , perhaps even a link to this blog. Our community would love to hear more about regional events such as this one.

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Syracuse Crunch gets its goalies back

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Columbus has sent down netminders Kevin Lalande and Dan LaCosta, both expected to be regular Crunch goalies this year.

Also, defenseman Nick Holden, who had been out with mono, has started to practice in Columbus camp, skating with the injured players.

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Inexpensive protection against AIDS for women? Study shows potential progress

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota are sharing the results of their study, which may lead to a cheap and safe way to protect women from AIDS infection.

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Using Emmet to Speed Up Front-End Web Development

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Emmet is a plugin for your text editor that provides a number of tools to help you quickly write HTML and CSS code. The plugin, which was previously known as Zen Coding, allows you to generate HTML elements using a CSS-like syntax.

In this post you’re going to be learning how to use the Emmet syntax to generate HTML and CSS code.

Plugins For Your Favorite Text Editor

Before we get started you’ll need to install the Emmet plugin for your text editor. There’s a whole bunch of plugins available that cover most of the popular text editors.

Click the link for your text editor below and follow the instructions to install the plugin.

Generating Elements

Now that you’ve got the Emmet plugin installed lets take a look at the syntax that you will be using to generate elements.

Emmet uses abbreviations to define the elements that you want to generate. The syntax for these abbreviations is very much like CSS so it might look familiar to you.

Once you’re done writing an abbreviation, hitting the TAB key will trigger Emmet to parse the line and generate the requested code. The example above would generate the following code.

Lets dive a bit deeper into the Emmet syntax to see how you can create more complex abbreviations.

Child >

The child operator > is used to nest elements within each other.

The example above will generate the following markup.

Sibling +

The sibling operator + is used to create elements at the same level as the previous element in the abbreviation.

This example generates the following HTML.

Climb-up ^

The climb-up ^ operator is used to move up one level in the tree structure. This can come in handy when you’re using the child operator >.

In this abbreviation two paragraph elements will be created within the div but only the first paragraph will contain a link.

The multiplication operator * is used to define how many occurrences of the element should be generated. The operator applies to the last element before the operator (unless you are using grouping).

This example will generate an unordered list with five list items.

You can group together sections of an abbreviation using parenthesis (). Grouping is useful when creating complex abbreviations.

This simple example will generate an unordered list and three list items, each of which contain a link.

Lets take a look at a more complex example.

In this abbreviation we have defined a div element that contains an header, article and footer. The article element also contains three paragraph elements.

This abbreviation would generate the following HTML.

Setting Attributes

You can also use the Emmet syntax to add attributes to your generated elements. In this section you are going to learn how to define IDs, classes and other attributes in your abbreviations.

IDs are defined using the familiar pound-sign # syntax from CSS.

This simple example will generate a
 element with the ID main.

Classes are defined using the dot-syntax .. You can string together multiple classes just as you do in CSS.

This example will generate a
 element with the classes content and page.

Custom Attributes

You can add any attribute you want by enclosing the attribute definition with box brackets [].

This example generates a link with the target attribute set to _blank.

Item Numbering

ul-li-item$-5Emmet also includes a feature that allows you to automatically add numbers to your HTML. This is useful for applications like setting unique classes on list items. Just add a dollar sign $ to your abbreviation where you want the number to appear and Emmet will take care of the rest.

Here Emmet will add the current index to the classes for each of the list items.

Reverse Numbering

Using $ alone will cause elements to be numbered in ascending order. There may however be occasions when you wish to reverse this ordering. This can be done by adding the @- syntax after the dollar sign $.

In this example the list item classes will be numbered in descending order.

Setting Text

You can set the text that should be contained within an element by placing it in curly braces {}.

p{Hello Treehouse!}

This abbreviation will generate a simple
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Hello Treehouse!

You can even use the numbering syntax we looked at earlier within the curly braces.

ul>(li>a{Item $})*5

This abbreviation will create five list items containing text that is numbered.

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Using Snippets

Another great feature in Emmet is the ability to quickly generate snippets of code using preset abbreviations.

The example above generates a simple HTML5 compliant page template.

<!doctype html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">

Take a look at the documentation for more about the snippets that are available.

Using Emmet with CSS

Emmet also includes a number of abbreviations to help you generate CSS code. These abbreviations are often shorthand versions of the CSS property names. You can find a full list of the CSS abbreviations that are available by examining the Emmet snippets.json file.

This abbreviation will generate the CSS syntax needed for the text-shadow property.

text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000

Adding a hyphen - before the abbreviation will trigger Emmet to generate vendor prefixes for the property.

If your text editor supports tabstops Emmet will place multiple cursors so that you can fill out values for all of the vendor-prefixed properties simultaneously.

-webkit-text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000
-moz-text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000
-ms-text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000
-o-text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000
text-shadow: hoff voff blur #000

Final Thoughts

I’ve been using Emmet for a few months now and I’ve found it really useful. Especially when I need to quickly generate a list or table.

We’ve covered a lot of the syntax in this blog post but Emmet has a whole bunch of other features that we haven’t looked at. If you’re interested in finding out more I recommend that you spend a bit of time looking through the Emmet documentation.

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  1. I couldn’t imagine front-end coding without Emmet. I tend to use Sublime Text and the Emmet Package is a god send. I am so much faster with it, and would now be lost without it. Very helpful


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Handicapped Hunters Benefits

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Through the development of technology, people with disability can now enjoy the benefits of crossbow hunting. Rules and regulations regarding hunting vary from state to state, and there are specific guidelines regarding disabled persons. A permit is required so the hunter will be allowed to use adaptive equipment. It’s best to consult the local Department of Natural Resources for any further details on crossbow hunting.

Crossbow hunting is meaningful outdoor exercise for anyone, especially for the handicapped. This activity is not only a physical sport but this also requires a good mental ability. With regular practice, archery can improves a person’s motor skills, mental health and upper body. It can also give anyone a heightened sense of concentration and better hand-eye coordination. Crossbow hunting is also a fun and fairly inexpensive sport, especially for the casual hobbyist. For those hunters interested in taking their crossbow techniques to a more competitive level, more complicated equipment is available but these can be pricier.

Crossbows are often the ideal suggestion for the physically impaired. Some disabled hunters are able to use compound bows with attached adaptive equipment. Any physical limitation in the shoulder, elbow, wrist or arm movement may require adaptive equipment. Without the help of these, it would be too difficult for disabled persons to do crossbow hunting. Attaching this to the crossbow allows enough room for movement that would’ve otherwise been too impossible especially for disabled persons. An example is the drawlock or draw keep, which holds the bow until the trigger is pressed. The disadvantage for using drawlocks it gives an added weight to the bow.

Complete resources on crossbow hunting for the handicapped are available through the PCBA or Physically Challenged Bow Hunters of America, a non-profit organization providing assistance to disabled persons interested in crossbow hunting. Their resources include a list of hunting techniques, providers of adaptive equipment, and other useful general information for the handicapped hunter. They work closely with rehabilitation centers and hospitals as a way to promote bow hunting as a good sport and they have able-bodied volunteers to help with their cause.

PCBA believes that archery and bow hunting is an effective recreational therapy for persons with disabilities. The PCBA also holds regular hunting and archery events, which fosters camaraderie and good sportsmanship. Aside from developing one’s physical and mental skills, crossbow hunting and archery can help develop the confidence and gives an empowering sense of accomplishment.

You can find Parker Concorde Crossbow here.


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Pride & Proud

Timbuk2 spent last weekend at Pride in San Francisco. After several days of recovery, our blurred vision has corrected and we can look back fondly at the wild weekend extravaganza. A special shout-out to Adam for bringing Timbuk2 to Pride. We loved every minute of it and we hope you feel the same. See some highlights below and all our Pride photos here.

Gorgeous and proud.

Pride man.

Pride Bags 4
Proud new owner.

A Pride pup.

  1. Jake says:

    What size and style is the rainbow bag as pictured?

  2. Jason Montgomery says:

    OMG. I found this bag online this afternoon and I so want one. I like it so much that I decided to see if I could find some photos of Pride; and I did. Y’all new owners look so happy and PROUD of your new bag and yourself. I am working on my finances so I can get me one too and show all of Texas that I am proud of who I am. I will have to post a pic of me, the bag and Texas. Stay strong; stay proud. “Divided we fall, together we stand” (Johnna)

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Church, senior apartments face review in Colonie

The Colonie Planning Board will review plans for a three-story building with 100 apartments for senior citizens being proposed for 11 Elks Lane off Watervliet Shaker Road, and for a 36,601-square-foot building for the Life Covenant Church at 685 Watervliet Shaker Road, during its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Life Covenant building would replace a smaller building at 560 Sand Creek Road, which the membership expects to outgrow.

The meeting will be held at the town’s public operations center at 347 Old Niskayuna Road.

Categories: Construction, Government
Eric Anderson

7 Responses

  1. Grafmil says:

    The church is probably the worst idea I have ever seen for a location like that. How many days a week will they pay the Town of Colonie for police officer(s) to direct traffic into and out of the services? Religious holidays do not always fall on weekends. What happened to the mid-week services? The day care facility? Sounds to me like a major traffic impact. Another thought, are they REALLY a church? I have heard questions……

  2. zorkamundo says:

    The Colonie website reveals that the Planning Board chairman said at the sketch plan review in September that he personally thinks “it’s a good use of the property”. Say hallelujah?

  3. bob says:

    Boy Grafmil, you’re a downer. Since when is bad for people to be going to church? I dream of a day when the cops need to come out to direct traffic because of heavy attendance at a church service. We need more religion. But you sound like a hater who just wants the land to go undeveloped. Well if that’s the case, why don’t you step forward and buy the land?

  4. steeve says:

    NO! But They Do Accept Cash Donations

  5. Kevin says:

    Eric: I believe the church you’re talking about is Life Church.TV, which is an Oklahoma-based praise-and-worship style church that has 20 campuses across the country, with the majority of the campuses located around the Oklahoma City area. The Colonie campus is one of a couple that are located east of the Mississippi, with the other location being in Florida (More info about the church is available at I just recently joined the church and can attest to the fact that even with the 5 Sunday services they hold, the Sand Creek Road building is pretty much bursting at the seams and needs a larger location to accommodate the growing congregation.

    My only question about the proposed Life Church location is, like the current location, that it’s not on a bus line. I’m not sure that Life Church would want to wait until Walmart moves out of Latham Farms to get a new location, but I think that you would get more parishioners if the church was located more conveniently to public transportation.

    • Eric Anderson says:

      Yes, that’s correct. It is Oklahoma-based. And yes, being on a bus line would be a good thing for the convenience of church members.

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Paterson to Winner on O'Byrne: Have at it

Gov. David Paterson just released a brief expression of support for both top aide Charles J. O’Byrne and Republican Sen. George Winner’s call for an inquiry into O’Byrne’s recently revealed tax troubles. The statement in full:

 I understand that Senator George Winner has indicated a need to review Charles O’Byrne’s tax situation.

His interest is appropriate and I know that Mr. O’Byrne will cooperate fully with Senator Winner. I was with the Senator just a couple of weeks ago in Ithaca and had the chance to express my respect for his character and integrity.

I hope that the Senator examines the key question concerning Mr. O’Byrne. Can an individual who once suffered from a debilitating illness and who once owed a substantial sum of taxes, and who has remedied both of those issues, serve in the New York State government? The answer for me is yes. I think once he sees all the facts he will come to the same conclusion I have.

Let me be clear, I have full confidence in Charles O’Byrne.

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The “Modern-Day Warrior” camera

The quest to find a perfect Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic “Soldier’s Camera” continues.  And maybe, just maybe, I may have found a solution to the whole situation.

Kodak Autographic A-127 "Soldier's Camera"This was the first camera.  It’s a Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic “Soldier’s Camera” that I purchased for $20 at an estate sale in Slingerlands last summer.  It was in decent condition, it had a solid bellows to it.  But the camera’s vulcanite faux leatherette coating was crumbling and peeling off.  100 years of inactivity can do that to a camera.  Plus, the camera lens looked like it had some scratches and fungus on it.  In case you’re wondering, “fungus” actually eats and etches a camera lens from the inside, making the lens completely worthless.

I liked this camera, but I couldn’t use a camera where the leatherette would crumble off in my hands.  And heck, I needed a camera lens that would work with this bad boy.  Reluctantly, however, I decided that this camera couldn’t work for me.  So I put this camera – which I’ll call “Alex” – on the shelf.

In October 2012, I saw this camera on eBay.

Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic-6170This was the one I thought would be the perfect shooter for me.  It had a “Rapid Rectilinear” lens on it, which is very desirable for cameras of this model.  Unfortunately, it had pinholes in the bellows, pinholes that allowed light to leak into the camera and ruin my shots.

After a couple of test rolls, I decided this wouldn’t work for me.   Even when I wrapped up the bellows in electrical tape, all that did was give me a camera that I couldn’t close up and put away.  GRRRR

So even with my little “mock it up and make it work” DIY efforts, I reluctantly put this camera – which I’ll call “Neal” – on the shelf.

Then, in April 2013, I saw this camera on eBay.$T2eC16F,!)kE9s4Z-UYGBRT4FyJ1lQ~~60_57.JPG

Damn, son.  I’ve never seen a red Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic.  Maybe this will be the one.

I put in a bid.  No one else matched it.  So I got the camera for a song.

It arrived at my place in a few days.  I quickly opened the shipping box and took the camera out.

And was immediately disappointed.  The seller listed the camera with a description that “the front lens is very clear throughout.”

Of course it was clear throughout.  The front lens was missing. I can’t use a camera that doesn’t have at least a lens to it.  Also, the camera smelled like cigarette smoke.  I must have missed the part on eBay where the unit came from a smoke-free house.  Damn, wasted money.  He also listed the camera as “as is,” so I knew he would not give a refund.

So now I have to put this camera – which I’ll call “Geddy” on the shelf.

And I have three Vest Pocket Autographics and none of them work well enough to give me what I want.  ARRGH

What if I combined Alex, Neal and Geddy together?  What if I created some moving pictures out of this model?  I could bring this camera closer to the heart, take this into a new world, man… what, you think I’m going to wait until 2112 to come up with an idea like this?

I gathered all three cameras.  Then I found my jeweler’s screwdrivers and some other tools.  Time to disassemble.

I took the bellows and shutter apparatus from Alex, added the “Rapid Rectilinear” front element from Neal, used the viewfinder and the film panel door from Geddy.  The vulcanite faux leatherette was carefully scraped clean from Alex’s chassis, and after I thought about recovering the leatherette with some other polymer or adhesive, I decided that for now, I’d leave the camera au naturel and give it an industrial, steampunk look.  A quick test with a flashlight revealed only one tiny pinhole from Alex’s bellows.  A dab of black electrical tape covered up that problem.

Okay.  Camera opens up?  Good.  Camera closes?  Good.  Camera takes film?  Good.  Shutter works in all four settings – 50, 25, T and B?  Good.

Camera looks like it stepped out of a steampunk convention?  Good.

Oh, you want to see this?

By all means.  Have a look.

Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic - one working camera from three broken ones

And there you have it.  A Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic, with the best parts of three different vintage semi-working cameras, and what was once a “soldier’s camera” is today a “Modern-Day Warrior.”

Man, I can’t wait to take this out for a test run.

Can’t wait at all…

What a rush.

Categories: photography
Chuck Miller

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  1. Pat says:

    And what is this creation to be called? NAG? (Neal-Alex-Geddy)

    • Chuck Miller says:

      Pat – I’m calling this the “Modern-Day Warrior” camera. It’s an homage to the opening lyrics of this song by Rush.

      Of course, some other people might see the words “Modern-Day Warrior” and assume I’m discussing former professional wrestler Kerry Von Erich.

  2. Bob says:

    I hope you left some negative feedback for that eBay seller. Describing the quality of the lens in the camera, when there was in fact no lens, would have been grounds for an eBay dispute which I bet you would have won. Looks like it worked out for you, but that seller’s future buyers should be aware…


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Bottles and cans, just clap your hands

It’s a simple story, really. Husband and wife fight. Wife hits husband with a bag of cans and bottles. Wife gets arrested.

Kimberly J. Berry, 45, of Gloversville, was charged Sunday with hitting her husband in the face with a bag of cans and bottles, causing injury. She was charged with third-degree assault and held for arraignment by Gloversville Police.

Categories: General
Christen Gowan

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  1. Amanda says:

    I wonder if they were fighting over who gets to return them?

  2. Tom Baker says:

    No it was an argument over whether the contents “tasted great” vs. being “less filling”.

  3. Cfoote says:

    I heard he tried to throw in her front of the Coors Light Train


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Tuesday Tipple: Gentleman Jack & Berries

This is the start of a new weekly offering of cocktail suggestions from all over. For “Tuesday Tipple” I’ll be combing through all sorts of sources — my own archives, old bar books, readers’ suggestions, distillers’ ideas — even press releases from breathless PR people seeking to get their clients’ products mentioned. If you have a favorite recipe to share, don’t hesitate to send it along.

Jack Daniel’s upmarket expression, Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey, is more nuanced whiskey than its popular parent. That allows it to shine in cocktail recipes.

Here is one that is particularly suited to what’s in the markets right now — fresh berries — plus a fruit liqueur.

1½ ounces Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey
½ ounce Chambord
1½ ounces
Fresh red raspberries

Put first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with fresh ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 2 or 3 raspberries and serve.

Categories: General
Bill Dowd

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  1. Alison says:

    Yum! Love raspberries in my cocktail!


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Albertrani knows what it’s like to have a horse like Uncle Mo

Five years ago, trainer Tom Albertraini had the colt who turned out to be the best 3-year-old (apologizes to the ill-fated Barbaro) in the country. His name was Bernardini.

Saturday, Albertrani will have Arthur’s Tale, a son of Bernardini, in the field for the $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Albertrani has no illusions of having a super horse here, but he’ll be in the same race with one. His name is Uncle Mo.

Bernardini at Saratoga Race Course in the summer of 2006 (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

Uncle Mo is the real deal and will go off at a unbetable (to win) price. Albertrani, who won’t be at Aqueduct on Saturday, knows the feeling Mo’s trainer Todd Pletcher has. He had the same thing when he saddled Bernardini to wins in the Preakness (tainted, of course, by the breakdown of Barbaro), Jim Dandy, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup.

“I was always confident in Bernardini,” Albertrani said by cellphone Thursday from his winter base in Florida.  “He never had any hiccups, and that would be the only thing that would cause any doubt.”

Albertrani knows that Arthur’s Tale and the other eight horses going up against Uncle Mo are in deep water. However, big favorites have lost before. It just doesn’t seem right now is the time for that to happen.

Albertrani is a fan of racing and knows that if Uncle Mo keeps winning, it’s going to be a huge story in racing. It will be a huge story in all of sport.

Trainer Tom Albertrani

“It’s always good for the game when you can have a horse like Bernardini or a horse like Uncle Mo,” Albertrani said.  “I guess if would be a great disappointment if he (Uncle Mo) doesn’t come through. That would leave the (Derby) picture kind of wide open.”

Arthur’s Tale comes into the Wood off an optional claiming win on Aqueduct’s inner dirt track on March 23. He has seven career starts and two wins. This will be his first graded stakes race.

Uncle Mo is the only horse in the field to run in a Grade I.

“Arthur’s Tale has a lot to prove,” Albertrani said.  “You always like to feel optimistic anytime you go into a race, but if you are coming across a horse like Uncle Mo, your chances might be a little slim.”

Categories: General
Tim Wilkin

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James McAvoy

Is the new ‘The Crow’ a remake of the original, a remake of the remake, or a remake of the remake of the remake?

And isn’t probable lead James McAvoy – reportedly beating out the likes of Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum and Mark Wahlberg – worried about following in the footsteps of the first Crow‘s star, Brandon Lee, who was accidentally killed during filming when a prop gun fired an actual bullet? Or Vincent Perez, whose U.S. film career […] [Read More]


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Hair or bare?

Yesterday a reader asked that we start a discussion about men’s chest hair. Should guys shave it completely, trim it up (aka “manscape”) or let it grow all willy nilly.

Categories: Beauty, Trends
Kristi Gustafson Barlette

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  1. jerr says:

    I believe it definitely depends on what type of body you have. All the buff guys can pull it off (shaved) obviously. But not the guys who lack the muscle tone. It looks too weird. Keep the hair.

    I think, overall, you should trim it up. Trim & neat is better than willy nilly!

  2. Gina says:

    I am suspicious of men who shave excessively. I like my man to look like a man, and how men were created, rather than like a little boy or a woman. I am not totally a fan of back hair, which should be groomed, but underarm, pubic, chest and leg hair is natural. Any man who spends more time grooming than I do- again, I would be suspicious.

  3. Kristi Gustafson says:

    Kristi responds:

    I agree. If a guy goes tanning (like fake and bake, not at the beach) or is obsessive about hair (body and head) and grooming, it does not seem natural – or manly. Not saying I like a slob, but there’s an in between.

  4. mogwai says:

    manscaping is totally necessary whether its totally bare if your hot and buff, at least buzz cut if you’re your average build, or abundant but still neat (read no random shoulder, or neck tufts) if you need to conceal your man-cans.

  5. jakester says:

    I imagine that hairy guys will be on the side of more chest hair and guys with none will be on the side of less chest hair. It’s kinda like that bald issue. Personally I don’t care as long as my wife doesn’t have a hairy chest… :o)

    We are what we are… if you’re totally slobby, clean up your act !!! I mean nobody likes to see a “teen-wolf”.

  6. Adesta says:

    I have to totally agree with Gina. Some guys can just pull off the no chest hair thing and some just can’t. And back hair…….ewww….But I know that is only my opinion also. There are some women who don’t mind it, I have a friend who’s husband has a hairy back, but I personally could not tolerate that.

    As for the amount of time men spend grooming themselves…that don’t bother me at all. My one brother would spend hours on just getting his hair just so. I always found it comical and always told him he’s worse than any female I knew. I have to say, I don’t spend much time on it myself. My hair is all one length and will stay that way til the day I die, so there isn’t much I do with it. I’ve never been the type of girl to worry about make-up and hair-do’s, so I keep my hair one length so that it’s easy for me to deal with.

  7. Deana says:

    Gina what are you suspicious about? I like that my husband grooms frequently, but it’s not excessive. I dated a guy that was hairy and I couldn’t wait to clean the bathroom when he left!

  8. jakester says:

    Sounds like some of you equate being hairy to being dirty or a slob. It all hair-editary… there are plenty of un-hairy guys that are slobs, don’t groom themselves much otherwise and don’t practice much hygiene.

  9. Evelyn says:

    I adore metrosexuals, and thus, I prefer well-groomed men. I like it when it shows that they have put time and money into their appearance and care how they look.

    But that’s just my personal opinion. I certainly wouldn’t shun a man if he showed a hairy chest. I would just nudge him towards the salon.

  10. Gina says:

    What would I be suspicious of, you ask?

    If a man was spending massive amounts of time shaving his body hair, I would think:

    a) He might be homosexual.
    b) He might be narcissistic.
    c) He might have crabs.


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A wise 8-year-old on how to buy toys

Here’s an adorable post on the Becoming Minimalist blog written by the author’s 8-year-old son sent along by Naomi of Simpler Living fame.

He’s advising kids on buying toys in a smart, minimalist way.

Don’t always buy small toys. Because it’s really easy to lose some.

Buy toys that you can play with other people.

I say these are words to live by.

Read more here.

Categories: Kids, Shopping
Tracy Ormsbee

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  1. lizzee says:

    I would like to keep this for my grandson who believes that the more MatchBox cars he has,the better the world can be for him. They are small,all look alike and when you have too many,even you can forget and get a duplicate sometimes. That is what I told him last week as we spent far too long perusing the aisle looking for that ‘special car’ he wanted. Thanks for the wakeup and this is going on the fridge for Sunday dinner reading!!


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Category: Baseball

We need more days like Wednesday

The scrimmages are done — except for a few to prepare for sectionals. The spring season is now in full swing as baseball and softball teams have joined boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse and track and field squads competing in the regular season action in Section II. After getting rained on a little Tuesday for lacrosse, the […]  More »

Athlete of the Week nominations

Who were the top performers in Section II athletics from Monday March 29 through Saturday April 3? Submit your nominations here. Perhaps your selection and comment will be in the paper Thursday. Guilderland lacrosse player Erin Mossop (on the left) enjoyed a strong debut for the Lady Dutch with six goals and two assists in a 18-7 victory […]  More »

Thanks to Section II

The Times Union was named a top 10 sports section nationally Tuesday by the Associated Press Sports Editors in the circulation category from 40,000-100,000. Some of the sections submitted had a great deal of content regarding Section II athletics, so I just wanted to say thanks to all the great athletes, teams, coaches and fans […]  More »

Sportsman selects CCSU

La Salle senior infielder J.P. Sportman has decided to play his college baseball for coach Charlie Hickey at Central Connecticut State University of the Northeast Conference. Sportman, who played his summer and fall baseball with the South Troy Dodgers and helped lead them to the Connie Mack World Series in 2009, picked CCSU over such […]  More »

NYSBCA 1st Annual Coaches Convention begins tonight in Colonie

The New York State Baseball Coaches Association is conducting its 1st annual Coaches Clinic and Convention beginning tonight and carrying into Saturday at the Holiday Inn Turf on Wolf Road in Colonie. Friday’s schedule features Ithaca College coach, and American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer, George Valesente talking about pitching at 8:05 pm. St. […]  More »

Is 170 points enough?

Sportsmanship is a taboo subject for some people involved in high school athletics. The subject certainly has come up in Section II circles in recent years, but not quite to the level the nationally-ranked Yates boys’ basketball team took things in a recent game in Texas. Yates (14-0), ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY […]  More »

Most memorable moment of the decade?

We have all seen the lists coming out in recent days — Best this, Top that. Many fans of Section II athletics are only thinking about the year we are currently in now. Some others have a deeper understanding and appreciation of what the Capital Region high school sports scene has to offer. No matter […]  More »

Bethlehem graduate Quatraro named hitting instructor

Bethlehem High graduate Matt Quataro has been named as the Tampa Bay Rays’ minor league roving hitting coordinator, along with Steve Livesey. Quatraro has managed the last four years in the Rays organization, including the last two (2008-09) at Class A Bowling Green and Columbus. An eighth-round selection by the Rays in the 1996 June […]  More »

Question of the Day: Streaks

The beauty of the winning streak the Burnt Hills girls’ volleyball team has been on is the Spartans don’t seem to realize they are on a prolonged league winning binge — over the last 19 years. Yes, the last time the Spartans dropped a Suburban Council match came in Oct. 1990. Tuesday night, Burnt Hills […]  More »

Remillard selects Temple

Will Remillard has displayed his versatility on the diamond by playing second base, first base and catcher as a member of La Salle Institute’s baseball team in 2008 and 2009. Remillard, however, has always thought of himself as a catcher first and Temple University feels the same way about the 6-foot-1, 185-pound standout. Remillard has […]  More »

Question of the Day: Friday

The fall season has only just begun, but I thought it would be a good time to ask the following as Friday’s Question of the Day: What sport is Section II the best in? If I were to answer, I think the overwhelming choice would be cross country. With all the individual and team exploits […]  More »

Watervliet inducts 17 into Hall of Fame

The Watervliet Athletics Hall of Fame committee has announced 17 new members into the school’s Hall of Fame. The Class of 2009 will be honored during Homecoming Weekend at the football game Oct. 17 versus Fonda and again Oct. 18 at Michael’s Banquet House in Latham at 3 p.m. Ticket information can be obtained by […]  More »

Anderson headed to Georgetown following year at prep school

His senior season with the Guilderland High baseball team was not nearly as rewarding as Steve Anderson hoped for, and the beginning of his summer was not all that hot, either.   In a span of two days, however, things completely changed for Anderson after helping the South Troy Dodgers’ Connie Mack to a third […]  More »

Petilli headed to High Point

Recent Shaker High graduate Mike Petilli will play his collegiate baseball at Division I High Point University of the Big South Conference after providing coach Craig Cozart his oral commitment. Petilli, a right-handed pitcher who returned to the Blue Bison as a senior after having Tommy John surgery, joins Jaime Schultz (Maple Hill) and Tim […]  More »

Big 10 All-Stars

2009 BIG TEN ALL STARS   BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:     Michael Hughes  P   Albany FIRST TEAM ALL STARS: P        Patrick Landers      Albany           Kyle Charron          LaSalle           Dave Roseboom      LaSalle           Davante Buie          Bishop Maginn           Sean Whitty          Amsterdam           Josh Dimura           CBA           Steve Basile           CBA           […]  More »
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Goodyear Assurance TripleTred

Goodyear Assurance TripleTredThe Goodyear Assurance featuring TripleTred Technology is a great option offered in the Passenger All-Season category. This tire is available in a large range of sizes for a range of different vehicles.

Goodyear has three different seasonal rubber compounds in this tire to maximize the wet/dry and snow/ice traction of this tire. It carries an 80,000 mile warranty and has been reviewed very highly by Tire Rack customers. While it is not the quietest tire on the market, it performs exactly as it is designed.

If you live in a light snow area, and are looking to increase your traction level in the winter, this would be a great choice for you.

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Tire Rack Consumer Review of the General Grabber HTS

Note: The following post was created from content submitted via Tire Rack's consumer surveys. Information shown is the opinion of the consumer and meant to be used for comparison shopping purposes.
Vehicle: 2008 Ford Escape 2wd XLT 4cyl
Miles Driven on Tires: 18,000
Location: Louisville, KY
Driving Condition: Combined Highway/City
Driving Style: Average
General Grabber HTS
Follow-Up Review: 55,000 miles on tires
August 23, 2013
Treadware is average. Traction has been an issue when starting from a stop in wet conditions. Tires seem to slip a little.
Noise level was very good for first 30k miles or so, seems to have gotten noisier since.
Will likely purchase another set. Price is right and they are generally (NPI) good tires.
Initial Review: 18,000 miles on tires
October 25, 2011

Best set of tires I have owned. Very good ride. Tire reduces road noise better than I expected. Seem to be good in snow and wet pavement. Would definitely purchase again.

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Trixbox founder responds

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Trixbox founder responds

Both Chris Lyman, CEO of Fonality, and Andrew Gillis, the founder of Asterisk@Home - now Trixbox, responded to my previous post pondering the relationship between Trixbox and Fonality. Long story short, it looks like the open-source Trixbox project is safe from any commercial intentions. Just a case of one Linux-based commercial company helping out a Linux hobbyist. You just gotta love the Linux community!

Also, interesting to read how the name "trixbox" came about:

Tom: So what’s the deal with Trixbox. I thought I read you were the registrar of this domain a few days ago, but now it’s registered to a registrar “anonymous” proxy service.

Chris: We helped him with the domain registration (we are old hosting guys, my CTO and I ran one of the largest hosting companies in the world before selling it to a telephone company in 2000.) Andrew may have changed the domain service when he got worried that it might appear that Fonality was trixbox.  (Actually I) checked about the domain. To be honest, I now do *not* think that my CTO helped him register the domain, but I could be wrong. But I do know that we are paying for the hosting of the site, and helped Andrew with a bunch of things including legal advice, etc.

Tom: Are you running the show with Trixbox – the replacement for Asterisk@Home?

Chris: No it is Andrew’s show. We provide him free hosting and bandwidth. He is very much the owner and leader of that community. Andrew and Fonality have begun to closely work together as of late because a) we wanted them to bake HUDlite into trixbox b) we wanted to get to know the Asterisk open source community a bit better. So far the relationship has been good. Andrew agreed to bake HUDlite into trixbox, which gives us access to all his users. And, he has taught us a lot about the mindset of the Asterisk hobbyist. In exchange we have done him some favors. We help sponsor him wherever we can, including: web-hosting, bandwidth, we sent him a PBXtra to play with, etc.

Tom: Anything behind the name change? Did Mark Spencer send a cease and desist to protect a trademark on the name “Asterisk”? (assuming he trademarked Asterisk)

Chris: Andrew told me that he got an email from Digium a long time ago, stating that Asterisk was their trademark. I didn’t know of any legal letter…so you may know more than I know.  I thought it was all pretty casual.

Tom: How much control (if any) do you have over the Trixbox development?

Chris: Very little. Unless Andrew really likes something I say to him I guess.

Tom: Is the plan to simply convert over Trixbox users to Fonality?

Chris: Trixbox is a free open source community – largely international. Fonality is a commercial paid product, largely domestic. We couldn’t be farther apart in communities, interest, or financial objectives. I guess our only real common ground is a usage and love of Asterisk.

And here's a response from Andrew from Trixbox regarding my blog post

Andrew: I created Asterisk@Home a year ago on a whim. I thought what a great idea to make Asterisk easy to install. It very quickly grew much bigger than I thought it would. One day Digium contacted me and told me that Asterisk is their trademark but I could use it as long as my project remained totally open source.

This sounded good from the start but it put restrictions of the product such as loosing the ability to use free (not open source) software. Then theres my user base. As it turns out most of my users were running Asterisk@Home for business and they didn’t like the name.

The Asterisk@Home name also pigeon holes the product into being an Asterisk distribution. I want to make it more than that and include other type of software. I want it to do more tricks. So the new name trixbox.

I do own the name. I register all my domains using anonymous servers. Hope this helps out. If you are interested in doing a review of trixbox or an interview with me. Just let me know.

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Gridline watch graphs out time

Design submitted by Vincent from the USA.

Vincent says: Once, I was doing my algebra homework and thought about the beautiful simplicity of graph planes. Then, I looked at my watch. And back at the homework.

The grid lines going Vertically tell the 5 minute marks, the horizontal lines tell the hour, and the LED’s at the bottom signify the single minute. In date mode, they are  5 day, month, and day respectively. The color signifies AM, PM and Date. It is a anodized aluminium body that is a rounded cube, with a stripe of aluminum going through the screen where the dot and stripe sections meet. Two buttons toggle the modes.

Anyone with a thirst for simplicity and a love for elegance, and people who like to stand out.

Many watches are over thought, with stopwatches, alarms, timers, and more. My design aims to bring back simplicity to time.

4 thoughts on “Gridline watch graphs out time

  1. This looks good. I like the simplicity of the design. My only concern is how easy it will be to tell the time with larger numbers (e.g. 10:50). Maybe it would be easier if you had slightly larger gaps after every third line. Anyway, good luck with this, 5*/Y.

  2. Minimalism is a nice way for a display, but there has to be a stylish twist to make it appealing. The display would be a cool addition to a Pebble or an iPod. Good luck anyway Vincent!!

  3. I like that the lights are using a simple 3 colors code. I would prefer if the graph would start at the bottom/left corner & go toward the top/right corner. I like that multiple lines are on. A while back, I saw a similar watch that had a single line on per side & the 4 “1 min/day” lights where at the the top/right corner (where the buttons are here). I like the 4 single min/day lights position. (I would have like to see a pic with the 4 on)

    I would buy.

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The “Day of the Dead,” or Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a national holiday celebrated in Mexico on Nov. 1 and 2. Families and friends gather together to remember and pray for those who have died. Dia de los Muertos is famous for its ornately decorated skeleton costumes.

Fiesta San Antonio

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For more than a century, San Antonio has honored the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with an annual parade and celebration. Now, one of the largest festivals in the US, Fiesta San Antonio welcomes almost 3.5 million people each year.

A fun, family-friendly event for all ages, this year’s Texas-sized Fiesta will take place April 10-27, and will offer 110 events such as concerts, parades, cook-offs and more. READ MORE

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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This April, thousands of free-spirited music lovers will flock to the California desert for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.

The annual 2 weekend, 3-day festival will take place April 11-13 and 18-20. It will feature multiple stages for live music performances from more than 150 artists, and from every genre, including rock, hip-hop and electronic. This year’s headliners include OutKast, Muse and Arcade Fire, in addition to other popular artists such as Ellie Goulding, Pharrel Williams and Lana Del Rey. READ MORE

Scarborough Renaissance Festival

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For more than 30 years, Waxahachie, TX, located just south of Dallas, has been home to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival — a Renaissance-themed festival that will take place 8 consecutive weekends and Memorial Day Monday between April 5 and May 26 this spring.

Spread out across a 35-acre “village,” the festival’s 3 areas — Crown Meadow, Pecan Grove and Holly Field — offer a variety of attractions for attendees of all ages to experience the spirit of the Renaissance. READ MORE

Taiwan Lantern Festival

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Today marks the 25th year of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and marks the tail end of the celebration of the Chinese New Year. This year’s festival will take place in Zhongxing New Village, Nantou County – the second largest county in Taiwan.

The main theme for the festival is determined by the Chinese zodiac animal for the new year. This year’s lantern theme is representative of the Year of the Horse. The lantern – a 75-foot-tall “Prancing Horse” — will be lit up with more than 200,000 LED lights, and will be on display at the festival’s center stage, positioned facing Taiwan’s highest peak, Yushan, which means “Jade Mountain.”

Art Deco Weekend, Napier, New Zealand

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Located in the Hawkes Bay region on the eastern coast of New Zealand, Napier is a popular destination that is chock-full of Art Deco buildings, shopping and events — so much so that its locals and tourists often refer to it as the “Art Deco Capital of the World.”

The city’s largest annual event, the TREMAINS Art Deco Weekend, will take place Feb. 19-23 this year and will include more than 200 events, various displays of 1920s and ’30s cars, trains and planes, and a Gatsby-inspired picnic. Festival-goers from all over the world will fill the streets dressed in era-appropriate attire to wine, dine, dance and celebrate all things Art Deco.

Festival International de Ballons, Château-d’Oex, Switzerland

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For the last 36 years, Château-d’Oex, located in the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland, has been home to the Festival International de Ballons (International Balloon Festival), which will take place Jan. 25 to Feb. 2 this year.

A fun and affordable event for all ages, this year’s football-themed festival, chosen for the impending World Cup in Brazil, is expected to attract 40,000 to 50,000 attendees. Entry fees — charged on Saturdays and Sundays only — cost CHF (Swiss Franc) 15 for adults, which equals approximately $17, and is free for children under the age of 14. If you plan on attending the festival more than one day, a pin can be purchased for CHF 20 ($22).

Hot air balloons varying in size, shape and color will be on display, and spectators can experience a variety of activities including air shows with hot air balloons, F1s and hang gliders, hot air balloon competitions, and even take flight on a tether ride or, a much pricier option, their very own passenger flight.

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This weekend Thailand celebrated its New Year, know as Songkran, with the world’s biggest water fight. Songkran is an annual Buddhist holiday that traditionally calls for Thais to visit elders and temples on the first day of the year. The days leading up to the New Year are less serious and filled with epic water battles across the country. For the 3 days leading up to the New Year, there isn’t a dry spot in Thailand, as the “Land of Smiles” fills its water guns and buckets and takes to the streets for the celebratory dousing of passersby. This festival is based on a renewal and cleansing tradition stemming from the water blessing in temples for the New Year. Each year this all-out water fight only gets bigger — and wetter– in Thailand.

Last year, I unintentionally planned a vacation to Thailand during Songkran. As a tourist, I didn’t know what to expect. I prepared myself with a waterproof camera case, a poncho (that proved useless) and the “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” mindset — I bought a water gun in a Thai market for protection. As most tourists who find themselves in Thailand during Songkran can probably attest, I felt lucky to be here to witness something so unique and at the heart of the country’s culture: a veritable national party.

Thailand, a country already so well-known for its hospitality, welcomes droves of tourists during Songkran to join in its annual water fight. So take it as a compliment if you get soaked with a water gun here. It means they like you.

During the 3 days of Songkran, I was lucky enough to see 3 different cities celebrate it.  The first day of Songkran, I was in Pai, a small mountain town in the north of Thailand. Pai has become a favorite among expats and tourists looking for a nature reprieve from Thailand’s congested bigger cities. The small town of Pai is centered around one main street and everyone in the town seemed to be on it during Songkan — either in a truck filled with young mischievous water-throwers with trashcan-size buckets full of water or lined up on the streets for a prime spot to watch the action. And as I would learn repeatedly throughout Songkan, the ultimate target for drenching during the festival is always the tourist. My introduction to Songkran in Pai began when I was ambushed by a group of young monks armed with super soakers (see photo).

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Next stop on the Songrkan tour was Chiang Mai, my absolute favorite city in Thailand, less touristy and globalized than Bangkok, but still with plenty to see, do and taste. As our bus from Pai pulled up to the gates of Chiang Mai, I quickly realized that Pai was just a trickle of water fights compared with this city’s all-out water war. There was no shortage of water in Chiang Mai either, as the fuel for this 3-day water fight here mostly comes from the river that runs through the city. By the second city, my travel companions and I had amped up our ammunition; water guns just weren’t as effective — or as fun — as entire buckets filled with water.

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Our last stop on the Songran tour was Bangkok, Thailand’s bustling capital city. This was also the last night of the celebrations before people throughout the country would flock to temples for a more serious (and drier) day with family — but not before one last big splash. So we found ourselves in the epicenter of the country’s water festival, on the biggest night, in Thailand’s biggest city. Think New Year’s Eve in Times Square, but instead of noisemakers, everyone’s armed with water guns. Our hotel was smack dab in the middle of the action on Khao San Road, a 0.5-mile-long strip full of bars, restaurants, hotels, stores and heaps of tourists mostly of the young budget-traveler type.

As I learned firsthand, staying dry as you walk through Khao San Road is the least of your problems during Songkran. I could barely walk through this street because it was so crowded with Songkran revelers. While Thais are generally known to be laid-back people  – often, you can even escape the water splashing if you just shake your head or hand — we found no such luck here. No matter how much we pleaded, we couldn’t escape getting soaked in Bangkok. The water battle on Khao San Road was unlike anything I could have imagined. Few would ever take a camera out here to document the craziness for risk of it getting ruined. Luckily, neither did I.

On the early morning of the New Year, after a final night of water mayhem, we were due to fly home. We woke up and breathed a sigh of relief that finally the crowds on Khao San Road had gone home and we could skip the bathing suit under our clothes and poncho for the trip to the airport. So we packed into a tuk-tuk (Thailand’s rickshaw) with all of our luggage (cabs were nowhere to be found on this national holiday) and headed to the airport. But to our utter surprise, we received one final drenching at a stoplight from a truck that still had a bucket of water in the back from the night before.

Soaked and carrying our wet bags, we arrived at the airport laughing, knowing there was no better way to leave Thailand than with one big splash.

Where’s the best place to practice yoga? Paradise. More specifically, Wanderlust O’ahu, the one-of-a kind festival that features yoga, music, surfing and plenty of Hawaiian culture on the fabled North Shore. Typically a summer festival that’s held in mountain resort areas, Wanderlust kicked off its 2013 season by leaving the mainland for its first-ever beach location in the Aloha state.

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When I attended my first Wanderlust at Whistler last August, I was immediately hooked on the unique vibe of this festival that combines world-class yogis, outdoor adventure, organic wining and dining and dancing under the stars to crowd-pleasing bands.

But Wanderlust at a more intimate setting on one of Hawaii’s most beautiful beaches? Mindful-living magic.

Away from the crowds of Waikiki, Wanderlust O’ahu was held at Turtle Bay Resort, an 880-acre paradise that sits on the northernmost tip of the North Shore with 5 miles of remote beachfront. Yogis down-dogged by the crystal blue ocean (or on the ocean if they attempted stand-up paddleboard yoga) with palm trees swaying and 15-foot waves breaking nearby. Hawaiian surf legends Gerry Lopez and Rochelle Ballard taught yoga classes and shared their surf-yoga connection during evening speakeasies. Wanderlust-ers got a taste of Hawaiian culture with surf, ukulele and hula lessons. And every day in paradise was topped off with dancing under the stars – with musical acts like Michael Franti and Friends and ALO.

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While every moment at Wanderlust O’ahu felt perfect, my favorite moment had to be the spontaneous “trance dance” party led by yoga goddess Shiva Rea and Wanderlust musical mainstay Michael Franti. Picture over a thousand people jumping and dancing to the infectious beats of Michael Franti under the Hawaiian sunshine (in comfy yoga pants, of course).  Pure happiness.

See Michael Franti lead the dance party in the festival highlights video. Check out images of Wanderlust O’ahu in our slideshow. And get more highlights of the festival in my Postcard From Wanderlust O’ahu.

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Don’t worry,  there are still many chances to experience Wanderlust this year. It’s just gearing up for its 2013 summer season, with all the mainland events tickets on sale now: Wanderlust Vermont, Jun 20-23; Wanderlust Colorado, July 3-7; Wanderlust California, July 18-21; and Wanderlust Whistler, August 1-4. Don’t miss out on advanced pricing, which ends March 26. Ticket prices will go up, so now is the time to book your Wanderlust adventure. And the earlier you book, the more likely you’ll get into the popular classes, which fill up quickly.

Where will your wanderlust take you this year? I have a feeling mine will take me back to another Wanderlust festival.

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Winchester® Ammunition is introducing one of the most innovative shotshell loads in the brand’s 144-year history.  The new Blind Side™ ammunition combines ground-breaking, stacked HEX™Shot technology and the new Diamond Cut Wad in the most deadly Winchester waterfowl load available.  Loaded with 100 percent HEX™ Shot, you get more pellets on target, a larger kill zone and more trauma inducing pellets than ever before, meaning quick kill shots.
“This is a superior duck and goose load that we’ve spent a tremendous amount of time designing and perfecting”, said Brett Flaugher, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Winchester Ammunition.  “As the industry leader in innovative new products, this product is without question, a quality product that waterfowl hunters can shoot with confidence.”

Key Features of Blind Side™ Ammunition
· High Packing Density
With the unique shape of HEX™ Shot, we can literally pack the shot into the wad shot cup more efficiently to give the hunter up to 15 percent more shot pellets per shell.

· Hex™ Steel Shot
Six-sided, multiple-edged shot provides increased trauma and wound channels, resulting in fast kills and 250 percent more trauma. The shot is designed to hit waterfowl like high-velocity tumbling bricks—preventing over penetration and maximizing energy deposit and knock-down shock within the bird.

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The Blind Side Diamond Cut Wad is designed to maximize pattern performance of Hex Shot, resulting in consistent patterns that increase the kill zone up to 25 percent. Blind Side™ HEX™ Shot and the Diamond Cut Wad system is also choke responsive, providing consistent patterns through improved cylinder, modified or full choke systems.

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Important to duck hunters is keeping your powder dry. This system seals out water and moisture and is corrosion resistant for improved patterning and consistent velocities.

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Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 10:33PM
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Staff presents possible alignments for Metro's proposed Regional Connector.

Of the eight "Build Alternatives" presented at tonight's public meeting on the proposed Regional Connector, five would run trains through Downtown on surface streets, with all but one of those removing auto traffic from 2nd street and converting it to "transit dedication." After the presentation, the message delivered by stakeholders was clear: at-grade alignments through Downtown are simply not feasible or acceptable.

The street-running span on 2nd brought concern from a varied group of stakeholders. Issues raised included the effect on Little Tokyo events that currently use the street, the ability of LAFD to navigate a single narrow lane left for vehicle traffic, the effect of trains on north-south traffic, and whether such an option would provide the capacity needed. After the meeting several current and former City staffers expressed shock that Metro could even think of building and running such a system.

There were two all-underground alternatives in Metro's presentation, differing only in specifics around the connection to the Gold Line eastside extension. The presenters stressed that the connection to the currently under-construction Arts District / Little Tokyo station from any subway alignment would be problematic, suggesting even that the station would have to be eliminated should such an option be chosen.

A hybrid option would run entirely subway until just beyond Central Avenue, taking out the parking lot for Office Depot to emerge to the surface before crossing Alameda and 1st at-grade and connecting to the existing station. The presentation suggested that an underpass be built for Alameda street, taking through traffic below the surface crossing. Such a plan would still leave the tracks exposed to auto interaction from 1st street.

Downtowners wishing to get their voice heard have one more opportunity to do so in this round of meetings. Metro holds its second meeting Thursday at noon, at the Central Library (630 W. 5th street).

In the interest of disclosure, I was quoted in the paper on Monday saying that a surface alignment would be a "pox" on Downtown. I said much the same in comment tonight, saying that this project was important enough to take the time to do correctly.

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ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports:

After receiving his regular morning briefings, President Obama will meet with this national security team in the Situation Room on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Expected attendees include:

  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
  • Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
  • Ambassador Susan Rice, permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations
  • Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg
  • Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (via videoconference)
  • Karl Eikenberry, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
  • Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Pakistan (via videoconference)
  • Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC, vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
  • Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. commander in Afghanistan (via videoconference)
  • Adm. Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence
  • CIA Director Leon Panetta
  • Gen. James Jones, national security advisor
  • Tom Donilon, deputy national security advisor
  • John Brennan, assistant to the president for counterterrorism and homeland security
  • Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, special assistant to the president for Afghanistan and Pakistan

In the afternoon, the president will meet with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the Old Family Dining Room. The PCAST is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers who advise the president, and make policy recommendations on issues of science, technology and innovation.

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Skip New Puerto Rico Bonds, Better Value Elsewhere in PR – Citi

Citi‘s muni strategy team today examines the $3.5 billion in new bonds issued by Puerto Rico last week, comparing them to Puerto Rico’s outstanding bonds to see which look like the better value:

To analyze the fair value of the new PR bond, we consider five factors that substantially differentiate the new deal from the rest: a) dollar price, b) tax cost, c) price of embedded par call, d) deal size, and e) jurisdiction. Estimating the effect of all the factors above, we believe that the new GO deal should trade about 60bp cheap to outstanding long-dated GO bonds, compared to 115bp currently, leaving enough room for price appreciation.

Speaking of room for price appreciation, those new bonds, which were issued at 93 cents on the dollar and traded as high as par last week, are trading back down around 94 cents on the dollar today, according to the MSRB’s EMMA website.

Even if the new general obligation bonds look better than the old ones, Citi says there are better values to be found if you look at Puerto Rico’s non-GO bonds:

PR GOs rallied by 163bp in 2014 outperforming the rest of the muni market by a large margin. For example, investors could take a look at PREPA and COFINA subs, which, in our view provide a much better value than GOs in the current market environment. PREPA bonds with similar coupons and maturities trade 158bp cheap to GOs, while COFINA 2nd liens are effectively trading flat to GOs – both bonds were trading substantially through PR GOs last year.

We also feel that PR’s curve could continue to steepen as near-term liquidity concerns subside, and recommend adding exposure to short / medium-term bonds. In general, we feel that a lot of good news is priced in PR spreads at current levels, and, in our view, the Commonwealth has a lot of challenges ahead to overcome. In our view, PR yields are currently relatively close to fair value, but given their outperformance going into the deal, we think that the rest of the muni market should perform better going forward, and recommend for investors to look elsewhere in the muni HY space for better opportunities.

Citi says it currently recommends overweighting the high-yield sector of the muni market, particularly tobacco bonds, water and sewer bonds and transportation bonds.

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Jason Gibbs responds to Chris Roy debate challenge

In the race for the Republican nomination for secretary of state,  Chris Roy yesterday challenged Jason Gibbs  to a series of debates — 13 to be exact  — leading up tot he Aug. 24 primary.

This morning, Gibbs responded, sort of. On his campaign Facebook page, Gibbs posted this query to his supporters:

Help guide our campaign: My primary opponent wants 13 debates in 12 weeks. He thinks debates “are the most direct, transparent way to communicate with voters.“ I look forward to debates, but believe the “most direct and transparent way to communicate with voters“ is by speaking with them directly, not at them in debates. What do you think? 13 debates or fewer debates and more direct voter contact?

In a separate e-mail, Gibbs hinted there’s other ways to connect directly with voters:

Check out our Facebook page Jason Gibbs for Secretary of State. I asked our FB fans late last night to provide their input on Chris’ request for 13 debates. I’ll use that input to help guide our response.

Beyond the silliness of having a debate on debates, I thought you might be interested in the interactive nature of our campaign, which is prioritizing direct communication with voters. You can expect this level of grassroots campaigning and communication to expand significantly as we move forward.

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Aki Soga was named editorial page editor for the Free Press in 2006 after 10 years as the paper's business editor. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Kalamazoo (Mich.) College, a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and served in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone. Soga worked at a newspaper and a financial news service in Tokyo before coming to the Free Press in 1991.
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Speech and Debate Team Rocks Ohio!

The Butler Speech Team travelled to Ohio University this past weekend. They competed in six events and brought home trophies in each one! Junior, Marcus Harvey took 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation, 4th in After dinner Speaking and Poetry. He also placed as the third speaker overall. Junior, Ciara Williams placed 2nd in Programmed Oral Interpretation and 4th in Dramatic Interpretation. The two placed 3rd in Duo Interp.

The team placed 3rd overall in the small entry division.

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