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The iPhone is finally getting tethering
[ Music ] ^M00:00:07 >> Brian: What's up Brian Tong here and welcome to the Applebyte for all the good and bad inside the world of Apple, so let's get to the show. Now, we have all been very patient and I mean patient waiting for tethering to come to the iPhone and it looks like we'll see it in the next OS. The 4th beta for iPhone OS 4.0 was recently released and now there's a new option to set up Internet tethering. You'll be able to tether your phone to a laptop over Bluetooth or USB and if you're hoping this will work with the WiFi iPad it won't. Now, WWDC starts June 7th, is pretty much a no-brainer, this will be part of the announcements and summer can't come soon enough especially with that new wallpaper background they've also added. I'm all set with the wallpapers. What can I say? Now, this week the entry-level white MacBook was updated with a 2.4 gigahertz processor, the same integrated NVIDIA graphics card as the 13 inch MacBook Pro and the same extended battery life of 10 hours. It's priced at $9.99 and you'll also be able to use a mini display port adapter 2 HDMI to connect it to a large screen. Its power is now pretty much on par with the 13 inch MacBook Pro the main difference is are the Pro's aluminum body, an additional 2 gigs of RAM, back-lit keyboard and a Firewire port for $200 more. So if you had to pick between the 2 and the price difference what would you do? Well, I prefer the feeling of metal against my skin. ^M00:01:29 [ Music ] ^M00:01:37 >> Brian: Alright, more trickles of information from the Next Gen iPhone keep getting out; this time Chinese website Towbow [assumed spelling], not to be mistaken with Billy Blake's Taebo, is showing a white version of the purported front panel of the Next iPhone. This makes sense since the current phones are black and white but it's the first time we've seen evidence that it exists. Then Hard-Mac is showing off what they call the first protection skins for Apple's latest toy. Now, that's a really creative way to market your case that I've never heard before, but upon closer inspection you can also see its ribbed markings so maybe they are right. Now, have you ever made a mistake when purchasing and app from the App Store? I have and here's how to fix it. ^M00:02:19 [ Music ] ^M00:02:23 >> Brian: There are times where some of us get a little app happy, I know you've been there, and we purchase the wrong app from Apple's App Store. I recently purchased the Iron Man 2 game, I know, don't judge me, but I accidentally purchased the iPhone version instead of the one for the iPad. I'm Brian Tong for CNET.com and I'll show you a little trick that a lot of people don't know about, how to return apps that you've already purchased. Now, before we jump into this I want to emphasize that this is not intended to be used to buy an app then return it and hurt the developers, because these guys are the people that are making our gadgets more enjoyable so let's respect that. Alright, the first thing you have to do is purchase some apps from the App Store through your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or computer or wherever. Now, once you've done that jump into iTunes and in the top right-hand corner find your user name, select account and log-in. Let's go to your purchase history and then you'll see a list of dates and order numbers, select the date that you made the purchase and you'll see an order breakdown, then click on report a problem and an option will show up next to the price of each app. Find the boo-boo that you made, in this case it's going to be Iron Man 2 for me that was $6.99 and click report a problem. A prompt will appear and you'll need to select the problem that you had and add any comments. I explained my Iron Man 2 issue and also told them how I purchased the iPad version immediately afterwards. Submit it and you'll receive a confirmation e-mail. It only took about a day for an iTunes rep to get back to me but I received an e-mail telling me the charges would be reversed. Now that's customer service. There's really no reason to return a 99 cent app and you do have up to 90 days to request a refund but hopefully this feature helps you the same way it helped me out. I'm Brian Tong for CNET.com with your how-to for refunding apps. Respect your developers and use it wisely. ^M00:04:13 >> Brian: I've been stuck on that same Iron Man level the past 2 weeks and it's pissing me off. Now, we've been told that the iPad is going to revolutionize print media like newspapers and magazines. Publisher Conde Nast says they've only sold 365 copies of their December issue for the iPad even though it's $2.00 less than the print version. Media outlets jumped on this pointing to it as a failure but the WiFi iPad came out on April 3rd so it's unlikely people are buying the December back issue. Now, Conde Nast doesn't seem too worried since they've sold over 57,000 copies of its magazine on the App Store since December for the iPhone and iPod Touch but specific iPad numbers were not released so it just might be that the iPad is a little slow on the uptake. I can tell you that the GQ Magazine layout and interface is a favorite of mine and it's worth checking out for the price especially with covers like this. ^M00:05:06 [ Music ] ^M00:05:11 >> Brian: And Mobile Me users if you haven't had a chance check out the new Mail Beta at Me.com it's free and it's a cleaner interface that's similar to the iPad. You'll still have access to the other services by clicking the top left-hand corner icon but it's nice to get a refresh. Alright, we've also got an iPhone app of the week. ^M00:05:28 [ Music ] ^M00:05:30 >> Brian: For all of you Twitter freaks check out the Twitter for iPhone app. Now, Twitter acquired the popular $2.99 Tweety app renamed it and it's now free with more features. It supports multiple accounts, you can search tweets from people nearby and when you compose messages you'll have access to key functions like GEO Tagging, Hash tags and shrinking down URL's. It's also great because you don't have to have a Twitter account to use the Tweety app. Now, I did have issues attaching pictures to my tweets where the app would hang and freeze up. I'm running the iPhone OS Beta right now so that could be why, but check it out. This is hands down my favorite Twitter app as long as the picture issues are resolved. Alright, that's gonna do it for this week's show. Send us your e-mails and questions to the Applebyte@CNET.com. I'm Brian Tong thanks for watching and we'll see you next week for another bite of the Apple. ^M00:06:19 [ Music ] ^E00:06:22
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Apple confirms the HomePod leaves 'white rings' on some wood...
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Started in 1922 by the splendidly named Albert E. Puddlethorpe, the Comfort Café has since welcomed over a million customers through its doors. After a visit there, I can see why. As you can probably gather from the first line of its address, the Comfort Café is what my family, when I was growing up, would have confusingly called "a services". Ignore this dubious linguistic coupling of singular and plural - if you just think of it as an alternative to the Motos, RoadChefs and Welcome Breaks that litter our major road network, then you'll get the idea.
It sells itself as being at the gateway to East Anglia, and that's fitting given that it's the first services you come to on the A11 after leaving the M11. Once you've peeled off the dual-carriageway, follow the Services roadsigns but don't be lured by the Little Thief Chef, Travelodge and petrol station you come to first, but carry on just a few short yards past these and you'll find the Comfort Café.
They're very welcoming here - the big car-park is an indication that truckers, coach parties and convoys of bikers are all frequent visitors. But they're just as welcoming to you and me in our humble cars too. Which is just as well, because the tea, though simple, is excellent - hot and strong, just the way your reviewer likes it. Served with a big smile too, which always helps. There's some choice too - fruit teas and decaff are available if memory serves, as are (perish the thought) all sorts of coffees. The food menu is also very comprehensive - huge breakfasts, lighter bites, burgers, muffins and cakes, chocolate... all the sort of stuff you want from a service station but without the rip-off prices that the corporate chains charge. At the risk of stating the obvious, this is a good thing.
Then there's the actual building itself. No, it may not be much to look at from the outside, but trust me... There's a range of seating, from the conventional caff inside, to the glass-topped conservatory-style annexe on the side, to the large patio out front (heated in Winter, sheaded in Summer). And there are plenty of newspapers (not just red-tops but "proper" papers too) and magazines on hand for you to read as you eat your cake and drink your great tea.
Yes, it's a services, as my dad used to say. But we don't do snobbery here, and it's a place that serves great tea in a warm and refreshingly honest way. Why would you ever go to a Little Chef again?


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8 Best Server Monitoring Software Solutions
What is Server Monitoring?
Server monitoring is a complicated area with lots of overlap across multiple domains. Some analyst firms in 2019 tend to group server monitoring under IT infrastructure management, which also includes networking, storage and ITSM (IT systems management) capabilities. There is also a difference between the hardware, operating system and application monitoring functions, though some vendor solutions will group those features together. Additionally, each major server vendor has its own tools that are often sold alongside servers for monitoring and management.
Is it Right For Your Business?
For organizations considering server monitoring solutions there are multiple factors to consider. The single most important factor is making sure that it's clear what the organization wants and needs to monitor. Is it just a specific set of servers from a given vendor? Or is there also a need to monitor networking and applications as well. For many organizations today, looking at IT systems as a whole, including servers and the applications that run on them is a requirement. After all, a server isn't delivering much business value if it isn't running applications.
Different solutions offer various options for monitoring which could just be limited to server infrastructure or also extend outward to more robust IT application monitoring as well. Choosing the right fit will help to reduce cost and complexity, by having the right capabilities.
Organizations should also consider whether they want or need a hosted or on-premises solution. A hosted SaaS solution removed the burden of onsite management, while on-premises might offer increased control.
Often the difference between one solution and another is about how the dashboard works (or doesn't) for an organization's needs. Does it display the information that is important? Is it easily customizable? Those are things that often aren't easily understood from simply reading a feature list, but require a test drive to truly get a feel for the user experience.
In this ServerWatch guide, we look at 8 of the top third party server monitoring vendors. The vendors listed below include those that handle multiple aspects of server monitoring, including hardware and software, as well as both on-premises needs as well as the cloud.
LogicMonitor
Paessler PRTG
Datadog's core strength is in its application monitoring capabilities, with a high-performance Go programming language based software agent.
Multiple types of core server applications including web server, operating system and database application servers are supported by Datadog, as is support for server services running in the cloud. Datadog also has a robust set of integrations, making it easy to instrument just about any type of server (or cloud) application.
When it comes to core server hardware infrastructure monitoring however, Datadog is somewhat lacking, as the service is heavily weighted toward application monitoring needs.
See our in-depth look at Datadog
LogicMonitor provides a whole set of server metrics monitoring capabilities for both physical on-premises services as well as hypervisors and cloud deployments.
One of the key highlights of the LogicMonitor solution is the platform's fast automated discovery feature, which can quickly find servers and applications, so they can be onboarded for monitoring.
Another key feature are the monitoring templates, which provide server administrator with a pre-configured set of items that other organizations are monitoring for a given server or application. Some organizations have expressed concern about the platform user reporting module, though overall the platform is well regarded as a solid server and infrastructure monitoring tool.
See our in-depth look at LogicMonitor
ManageEngine's OpManager Plus is another solution that fits into the broader category of IT Infrastructure Monitoring Tools with a strong server management component.
The server monitoring piece of OpManager Plus enables administrators to monitor the real-time performance of servers, including CPU, memory and disk utilization across multiple server types.
Going beyond the typical capabilities expected in a server monitoring technology, OpManager Plus also integrates some security features, providing administrators with alerts for various fault conditions that could be indicative of a cybersecurity attack.
See our in-depth look at ManageEngine OpManager Plus
Nagios is a vendor as well as the name of well known open source project of the same name. The open source project encompasses a core monitoring engine (Nagios Core), and a series of plugins and addons that provide additional functionality. Nagios XI is a commercially supported platform that build on the Nagios Core with enterprise grade features for usability and server monitoring.
The open source roots of Nagios make it a particularly attractive option for many server administrators who early started with the freely available Nagios Core and then scaled up to Nagios XI as their organization's needs grew. Getting started with Nagios XI is among the strongest points of the commercial solution, with configuration wizards that help users to get monitoring setup rapidly.
Nagios isn't just for server monitoring. Like many of the other monitoring solutions in this list, it can also be used for other classes of IT asset monitoring, including networking. Complexity can be an issue in some cases and not all open source plugins always work 'out of the box' with Nagios XI product.
See our in-depth look at Nagios XI
Paessler
Paessler's core monitoring product is the PRTG (which originally was an acronym for Paessler Router Traffic Grapher), which started out as just a traffic monitor for networks. PRTG in 2019 is a broad monitoring solution that can handle networking, cloud and servers, as well as databases.
The ability to monitor servers and network assets from a common dashboard is seen as a useful feature by many users. Easy of deployment is also often cited as a positive aspect of PRTG.
Among the interesting attributes of PRTG is its ability to help IT administrators with overall utilization understanding and capacity planning. That ability can help organizations to determine when there is a need to scale up (or down) with new capacity.
See our in-depth look at Paessler PRTG
Solarwinds has a robust portfolio of monitoring products, which includes the Server and Application Monitor (SAM).
A core focus for SAM is on server application monitoring, with the integrated capability to monitor over 1,000 different applications. Server hardware monitoring isn't perhaps the strongest suit in SAM, but it is part of the platform.
In the modern server application deployment landscape, many organization also make use of cloud infrastructure alongside physical servers. Among the key benefits of SAM is that it can also be used to track and monitor infrastructure and applicator deployed in the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.
See our in-depth look at Solarwinds SAM
Zabbix is another open source IT solution that is popular for use as a server monitoring tool. The difference between Zabbix and other server monitoring tools that are based on open source is that Zabbix doesn't have a different version for commercial use. Instead the whole product is all open source and freely available.
Zabbix Inc provides multiple levels of professional support ranging from a basic level all the way to a full service enterprise support tier.
Key features of of Zabbix include configuration change management as well as pre-packaged templates for popular servers. Among the challenges that some users have with Zabbix is the learning curve to get started, but given the large volume of documentation and resources that are freely available (and the commercial support options), that's not an insurmountable issue for many.
See our in-depth look at Zabbix
Zenoss is another open source based IT management solution that includes server monitoring capabilities as well as network management. While the Zenoss Core community project is the open source effort, Zenoss Service Dynamics is the commercial on-premises offering providing enterprise features.
In contrast to some of the other vendors in this ServerWatch list of server monitoring vendors that have an open source project, there is no upgrade path between Zenoss Core and the enterprise platform. Additionally some use have found the installation process for Zenoss Service Dynamics to be complex.
Zenoss Service Dynamics and Zenoss Cloud supports a wide array of on-premises and cloud infrastructure monitoring and has a powerful engine that is able to auto-discover devices.
See our in-depth look at Zenoss
Monitoring Capabilities
Key Differentiator
List Pricing
Proprietary, cloud based
Application monitoring via a Go-based software agent.
Low cost and ability to provided layered insight and visualization from different metrics.
$15 - $23 per host per month for infrastructure monitoring.
Server monitoring metrics for physical,virtual and cloud deployments
Automatic device onboarding capability
$15-$20 per device per month
Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory and disk utilization.
cybersecurity alert notification
Essential edition starts at $715 while Enterprise starts at $19,795
open source with commercial options
Add-ons enable multiple types of monitoring capaiblities
Large open source community and plugin ecosystem
Standard editions starts at $1,995 while Enterprise starts at $3,495
Paesler
Server and networking monitoring from a common dashboard
Focus on ease of use and a user friendly experience
Free monitoring for up to 100 sensors; $1,600 for 500 sensors; 14,500 for unlimited sensors
Server and Application monitoring (SAM).
Dependency management.
Server and Application Monitor (SAM) pricing starts at $2,995
open source with commercial support options
IT monitoring with server monitoring capabilities
Open source with lots of integrated, out-of-the-box capabilities.
Free software, with paid support options.
On-premises and cloud infrastructure monitoring
Service impact and root-cause isolation; blade server monitoring
Available on request from Zenoss
Tags: server software, server monitoring, Server monitor, Open Source Adoption

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PlayStation is Skipping E3 2019, Sony Exploring "New Ways to Engage Our Community"
Sony will not be attending E3 in 2019, the first time the publisher has skipped the show in its 24-year history. Murmurs that Sony may no-show E3 2019 have been floating around for a while, but the company confirmed the move today in a statement to Game Informer…
"As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community. PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can't wait to share our plans with you."
Sony scaled back their presence at E3 2018, showing only four games (Spider-Man, Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II, and Ghost of Tsushima) during their pre-show press conference, and small handful of others on the show floor. The company also recently cancelled this year's PlayStation Experience event, admitting they didn't have enough PS4 games in the pipeline to make the show worthwhile.
Horizon Zero Dawn Reportedly Coming to PC in 2020, Steam and Epic Releases Expected
Shunning E3 is certain to generate plenty of speculation about what Sony may be preparing behind the scenes. Sony's CEO has said next-generation hardware is "necessary," and it certainly seems like Sony is now focusing its energies on the PlayStation 5. Sony no-showing E3 2019 makes it seem unlikely the PS5 will arrive that year, but a 2020 release is feeling more and more plausible.
Despite giving E3 the cold shoulder, Sony still has a decent lineup of exclusives slated for 2019, including Days Gone, Dreams, Death Stranding, and, let's hope, The Last of Us Part II.
Meanwhile, the Entertainment Software Association, which organizes E3, says Sony's absence won't stop them from having their biggest show yet in 2019. They've also confirmed both Nintendo and Microsoft will be participating in E3. This year, Microsoft held a standalone Xbox Experience away from the main E3 show floor, so it will be interesting to see if they repeat that in 2019. The ESA has also confirmed Activision, Bethesda, Capcom, Epic Games, Konami, Square Enix, Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be attending E3 2019.
What are your thoughts on Sony skipping out on E3? Is it a bad thing for PlayStation fans, or just a sign of bigger things to come?
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Days Gone Leads PS4 Exclusives on PSN's 2019 Downloads Chart
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Death Stranding, Control, and Outer Wilds Dominate the 2020 GDC Awards Nominations
Nathan Birch • Jan 8
Death Stranding Pre-Production Docs Show Kojima's Strong Vision
Hideo Kojima Teases His Next Game Concept With a Clue-Packed Image


The Gantry Park Pepsi sign in Long Island City is on the move, heading uptown.
Don't worry, the Long Island City Pepsi neon isn't gone - it's just being moved a few hundred feet to the north. Look at it go!
The Barneys holiday windows are up! This year's theme? Hippies, man. Ah, the irony.
Sleepy's salespeople are skeevy, and you can't try anything out yourself with 1-800-MATTRESS - that's why IKEA is going to crush them both with its bold forging into the mattress market. Check out the bedrooms the Swedish giant has set up in Nolita.
Brooklyn's cultural institutions want to take all the guesswork and pain out of visiting them: The free HOB shuttle bus will run from the Met and Bryant Park to the Brooklyn Museum and other highlights. Like we won't be using that as an alternative to the subway.
And speaking of Swedes, we suppose it was just a matter of time: H&M signed a massive lease on Fulton mall.
Because all the new construction along 4th Avenue in Brooklyn isn't quite making our eyes bleed enough, someone went and uglied up a perfectly nice old brownstone: Welcome to Mykonos on the Gowanus.
...& ICYMI, "Obama Victory Renders Hipster Movement Obsolete" - that's the header to a ranty, Jerry Maguire-style screed penned by a streetcarnage.com blogger who quit immediately after posting it. Gawker has the juice.


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General News Mon, 25 Jun 2018
Ghana needs a president like me – Elikplim Agbemava
Confident, self-assured, buoyant; few words to describe the personality of a man who is quite 'new' in the business but who is of the utmost conviction that he is the ideal 'saviour' for Ghanaians.
The lawyer believes his vision, values of integrity and honesty, passion and zeal are but a few of the qualities that make him best suitable for the position of a president in the next polls.
Taking his turn on Ghanaweb's '21 Minutes with KKB', Mr. Agbemava said, "I believe I'm very qualified…and I believe that if given the opportunity, I'll put my best efforts at the disposal of the people of Ghana…….I'm a better candidate because I bring honesty and integrity to the politics we have in Ghana".
"I want to be the president of Ghana because I want to give power back to the people and after contesting the primaries, if I'm successful, then I'm going to implement a series of programs that will see the people benefit from their own government, that will see government being responsible to the needs of the people. As things stand now, I don't have that feel", he continued.
My vision is unprecedented
Mr. Agbemava believes policies and programs he intends to bring on board will to a large extent, transform the economy and the entire country on the whole. Though he admits past and present leaders have some quite remarkable visions and have put in some amount of work into building the nation, he is of the view that his vision; 'bringing back integrity and accountability to politics and governance, improving the pace of development, refining and expanding on already existing policies' among others, surpass those of his colleague contenders and hence will give Ghanaians enough reason to vote him as president.
"I'm going to increase the pace and do more of what has already been done, it's a vision and nobody is best placed to implement the vision I have…..My chances are very good, I represent a very core constituency of the country which is the youth. It's not just about the age, it's also about the vision. My vision is superior to all my competitors'", he told Ghanaweb's Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng.
"Cutting down the waste that we've been experiencing and also doing what the people want, complying fully with the constitution and making the basic amenities available to the people of Ghana", he said are among his top key priorities.
"Things are being done but they are not being done enough. In years past, since independence, there's always been a budget deficit and the issue of revenue generation is very important. If we have enough, we can do whatever we want to do, have all the luxury we want to have, provide good subsidies to our farmers and industries", he noted.
I will bring integrity, honesty to bear as President
Mr. Agbemavi argued also that dishonesty and treachery on the political front has contributed a great deal to the rather slow rate of development the country has experienced over time. "Responsible politics' as he terms it requires that politicians are 'real' and plain with citizens".
"We must do responsible politics in Ghana that is what is most important. If we want to communicate with the people of Ghana, we must communicate to them in all honesty and explain to them what the real issues are and when they are called upon to take bigger tasks, we must be frank and let them know because the whole country belongs to all of us and we cannot risk losing the country, if the country comes down, we all lose but if we sacrifice and we are able to build a better Ghana, then we all enjoy", he noted
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
National Service: Urban Traffic model replaced with Entrepreneurship and Innovation model
Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi on '21 minutes with KKB'
Agyarko's dismissal: I'm happy to see a senior head in government roll – Prof Gyimah-Boadi
Antagonising Napo will add nothing much to education - Opoku-Agyeman
Mahama Day schools were built so people can go to school without barriers – Opoku-Agyeman


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Paulette Jiles, author of News of the World, on tour October 2016
October 4, 2016 By trish Leave a Comment
About News of the World
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow (October 4, 2016)
Longlisted for the National Book Award–Fiction
It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence.
In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna's parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows.
Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forging a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land.
Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember—strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become—in the eyes of the law—a kidnapper himself. Exquisitely rendered and morally complex, News of the World is a brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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About Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is a novelist, poet, and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins, a memoir, and the novels Enemy Women, Stormy Weather, The Color of Lightning, Lighthouse Island, and News of the World. She lives on a ranch near San Antonio, TX.
Find out more about Paulette at her website.
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Its a miracle! We never have to hear that Pete doesn't like musicals again because...he does!
I knew I wanted to send you a musical themed DVD because of your promise to watch it.
I spent a lot of time debating what to send you because, although my initial thought was to pull your leg, I really did want to send you something that you would enjoy too...mission accomplished!
I wouldn't use such a blanket statement as I like musicals. Lets say I could like them if the story behind it is very good... like in the case of Ray.
But yes... mission accomplished... I did enjoy it... despite the music!
Being such a big Sandra Bullock fan I been wanting to see this one... especially since she won the Oscar for her role in it. And I must say... it is an Oscar she deserved. She was definitely excellent in this film. I also thought that Quinton Aaron did a fantastic job as well. I enjoyed every minute of this movie. The story is very well told. And like the above movie is one that is based off a true story. I am so happy this has been added to my collection... thanks to the help of a kind friend. If you haven't checked this one out yet... I definitely recommend it.
Jamie Foxx was really good in that role. He did get, a well deserved IMO, Oscar for that performance after all! And he did everything himself, singing and all (maybe not the piano performance - I'm not sure). And Ray Charles is such an icon of soul music. I'm glad they gave him such an homage with such a well done biography.
Also glad you enjoyed it Pete! Next up: Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)!
Just kidding! Although Joaquin Phoenix does a damn good job in it too. And Reese Witherspoon looks gorgeous as a brunette!
In Pete's defense...he can't watch horror for...how many days to go?!?
What you talking about... my calendar says June...July... October!seems there is a couple pages missing... who could have done that?
Trying to find her place among jocks, athletes and other subcultures, Cady crosses paths with the meanest species of all – the Queen Bee, aka the cool and calculating Regina (Rachel McAdams), leader of the school's most fashionable clique, The Plastics. When Cady falls for Regina's ex-boyfriend, though, the Queen Bee is stung - and she schemes to ruin Cady's social future. Cady's own claws soon come out as she leaps into a hilarious "Girl World" war that has the whole school running for cover.
OK... What do I think about this one? Coming freshly out of it... I found it entertaining for sure. But for some reason I was expecting more laugh out loud moments. I found it to be a fun... silly story... but not something to really laugh at. But I did have a good time watching it. Glad I have it in my collection now.
Wait...you mean you watched it without figuring out the proper formatting and capitalization of the title?? How could you? Haven't you learned that you must get all the data correct no matter what and who cares if you ever actually watch the movie. Oh no...the database will implode.
From the producer of The Fast and the Furious and I Know What You Did Last Summer comes this scare-a-minute psychological chiller starring Leelee Sobieski (Eyes Wide Shut, Never Been Kissed), Diane Lane (The Perfect Storm), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting) and Trevor Morgan (Jurassic Park III, The Patriot).
When Ruby (Sobieski) and Rhett's (Morgan) parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses — old friends of the family — seems to be the beginning of a new life for them. But Ruby soon stumbles upon information that leads her to suspect that her new legal guardians might somehow be responsible for her parents's deaths. Now she finds herself all alone in a duel of wits with the ruthless and terrifying couple — and she's the only thing standing between them and her $4 million inheritance. Prepare yourself for a wild and intense thrill ride in this mesmerizing chiller!
I remember seeing the case to this movie in Walmart when it first came out. I had it in my hand trying to decide if I wanted to try it or another choice. I went with the other choice then... even though I have been very curious about watching this movie. But for some reason I never got around to getting it. Thankfully yesterday it was in the package that was sent to me... and I finally got to see it. While not the best thriller I have seen... it is definitely good. I enjoyed it quite a bit. It has a good story... and I really liked Leelee Sobieski in this movie. Thought she did a great job.
Dr. Kate Forster has finally found romance. Trouble is, it's a long-distance relationship. She's in downtown Chicago. He's in a remote lakeside suburb. And there's more: She's in 2006. He's in 2004.
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock team for the first time since Speed for this heart-lifting story of a love that transcends time. It begins when Kate moves out of her visually stunning lake house and leaves a note for the next tenant, architect Alex Wyler. They begin a correspondence and soon come to realize they are meant for each other...and that, somehow, they live two years apart. Can they ever meet? What would happen if they tried? Magical and emotionally rich, The Lake House is a love story for 2004, for 2006, for all times.
This one is a very good... though a little weird story. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Though I must admit to being off my game because for some reason I just didn't see that ending coming. And looking back it is a pretty obvious one. I think Sandra Bullock did a great job... and Keanu Reeves to be honest I don't think this type of movie is his strong point... but I still think he did a good job. This is one I can feel comfortable recommending.


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The Atari 2600 was a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in. The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F; however, the Atari 2600 receives credit for making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.
The console was originally sold as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System. Following the release of the Atari 5200, in 1982, the VCS was renamed Atari 2600, after the unit's Atari part number, CX2600. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game—initially Combat and later Pac-Man. The Atari 2600 was wildly successful. During much of the 1980s, 'Atari' was a synonym for this model in mainstream media and, by extension, for video games in general.
The unit was originally priced at $199.00, and shipped with two joysticks and a Combat cartridge (eight additional games were available at launch and sold separately). In a move to compete directly with the Channel F, Atari Inc. named the machine the Video Computer System (or VCS), as the Channel F was at that point known as the VES, for Video Entertainment System. The VCS was also rebranded as the Sears Video Arcade and sold through Sears, Roebuck and Company stores.
During the console's lifetime, Atari published many game titles, including Adventure (often credited as starting the action-adventure game genre), Breakout, and Yar's Revenge. The console's popularity attracted many third-party developers, which led to popular titles such as Activision's Pitfall! and Imagic's Atlantis. However, two Atari published titles, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Pac-Man, are frequently blamed for contributing to the video game crash of 1983.


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Happy-Go-Lucky, czyli co nas uszczęśliwia (tyt. oryg. Happy-Go-Lucky, 2008) – brytyjski film komediowy w reżyserii i według scenariusza Mike'a Leigha.

Film wielokrotnie nagradzany, pokazywany na wielu festiwalach filmowych m.in. w Berlinie, Nowym Jorku czy Dżakarcie. Sally Hawkins za swoją rolę otrzymała nagrodę Srebrnego Niedźwiedzia dla najlepszej aktorki na 58. MFF w Berlinie, Satelitę dla najlepszej aktorki komediowej oraz nominację do takich prestiżowych nagród jak: Złoty Glob, Europejska Nagroda Filmowa czy nagrody BIFA.

Fabuła
Poppy (Sally Hawkins) jest atrakcyjną nauczycielką z dużym poczuciem humoru. Mieszka we współczesnym Londynie wraz z koleżanką z pracy. Obydwie kobiety poszukują partnerów, z którymi spędziłyby resztę życia. Poppy doskonale wie, iż życie należy traktować poważnie, lecz w kontaktach ze swoją dziwną rodziną, jak i z instruktorem prawa jazdy, czasami wydaje się zagubiona. Jednak niespodziewanie na jej drodze stanie ktoś, kto obudzi w niej nadzieję na zupełnie nowe życie.

Obsada
 Sally Hawkins jako Poppy
 Eddie Marsan jako Scott
 Alexis Zegerman jako Zoe
 Andrea Riseborough jako Dawn
 Samuel Roukin jako Tim
 Sinead Matthews jako Alice
 Sylvestra Le Touzel jako Heather
i inni

Linki zewnętrzne

Brytyjskie filmy komediowe
Brytyjskie filmy z 2008 roku
Filmy w reżyserii Mike'a Leigha
Filmy kręcone w Londynie

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S: An apple, 2 oranges and cup of green tea.
L: Huge peanut butter and banana sandwich on organic wholemeal bread.
S: Half a mixed berry Trek bar.
D: Daal and mixed veg curry with rice.
B- Grapes. lots of grapes. and salt free pretzles.
S- Fruit Leather. Cherry flavored! Mmmmm.
S- more salt free pretzels. idunno, I have a thing for the saltless ones lol.
Salad: organic chickpeas, organic red pepper, organic radish, corn kernals, miso dressing.
1 serving of Basmati rice with a serving of channa masala and a serving of dahl and a piece of nan.
4 organic mini choc chip cookies.
Do you work nightshifts, jamboxrock?
Ahhhhh ok thanks. I was just wondering, because I am going back to doing a couple of night shifts each week. What kind of work do you do?
We have a microwave at work, but I'm not going to be wanting to use it. It's really festy - people don't cover their food when they cook in it, and hence there's all types of baked on sauces and meat and fish all over the inside of it. GROSS!!
I'm thinking of making myself up some salads etc before going to work and putting them in the fridge and nipping home on my break to eat. Or if I want a frozen meal, at least I can heat it up in MY nice clean microwave lol.
Breakfast: 12 pieces of sushi with grated carrots, sliced avocado and cucumber.
1 six inch veggie delite sub on Italian with sweet onion dressing from Subway.
Veggie chicken in Tuscan Tomato Marinade.
Steamed organic green beans and corn.
very tasty :D and some ginger and apricot cake that was my boyfriend's birthday cake that he fooooolishly left here on friday.
i've had some toast with mushrooms and baked beans!!
alpro choc shake..straight outta the bottle!
i noticed roxy (and other people) have posted about chocolate spice tea. anyone in the UK know where i could find some??
went to a party where everyone brought (vegetarian) food, so had tabbouleh, pasta salad, hommous, sun dried tomato pesto, olive tapanade, a really delish aubergine/kale/mushroom burger thing, coated with vegan cheese sauce and baked in the oven, a vanilla cupcake with lemon glazing, a vanilla cupcake with mocha glazing. YUMMIE. a great party too..
i think i'm gonna have a piece of danish rye bread with hommous later, and some fruit. and tea.
1 Yves veggie burger (cooked and cold) between 2 pieces of italian style bread, with some ketchup.
A few baked potato chips.
Lettuce wraps - Yves veggie "chicken" tenders, organic red pepper, mushrooms, garlic, chilli & garlic rice stirfried and rolled up in organic green leaf lettuce.
Dipping sauce - a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, warm water and a little sugar.
yogi tea does some nice chocolate spice tea. you should be able to find it in wholefood shops. oh, and you have to try their liquorice tea - it's divine!
I've eaten really yummy over the weekend, but didn't have the time to post... tried the tagine from VWAV on Friday (only did a third of the recipe and it still was enough for 4 people!), went to an Indian restaurant on Sat (*died and went to heaven*) and a Spanish café yesterday (lotsa tapas and pasta).
and beer during the last basketball game.
Orange juice and a banana for breakfast.
vegan brownieah i am pretty sure thats it lol. healthier tomorrow!


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Directs the Oregon Department of Education to develop a plan to provide dyslexia screening and guidance for parental notification. Requires school districts to ensure that at least one kindergarten through grade five teacher per kindergarten through grade five school receives training related to dyslexia. Allows school districts to receive funding for training through Network of Quality Teaching and Learning. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Required?Yes
SB612 requires that the Oregon Department of Education develop a plan for universal screening. SB1003 specifically requires that public school students are screened in kindergarten and first grade. Screeners must be cost-effective and account for phonological awareness, rapid naming skills, the correspondence between sound and letter, and family history.
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ORS 342.147 requires the adoption of standards for instruction on dyslexia that are aligned with the International Dyslexia Association. The requirement applies to endorsement areas that include a significant focus on reading instruction: Elementary Education-Multiple Subjects, English to Speakers of Other Languages, Reading Intervention and Special Education: Generalist endorsements. The purpose of the dyslexia instruction standards is to provide educators with the knowledge and pedagogy skills that best serve students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
SB612 states, "Each school district shall ensure that at least one kindergarten through grade five teacher in each kindergarten through grade five school has received training related to dyslexia. The training must comply with the requirements described in subsection (3) of this section. (5)(a) A school district that does not comply with the requirements of this section and that does not secure a waiver from the department within the time required by the State Board of Education by rule is considered nonstandard under ORS 327.103. SB1003 further requires the Department of Education to annually develop a list of dyslexia training opportunities.
Required?No
Oregon does not require dyslexia intervention.
According to SB612, the Oregon Department of Education must identify training opportunities that will enable teachers to recognize dyslexia and to provide systematic, explicit, and evidence-based instruction. Districts must ensure that each K-5 school has at least one K-5 teacher who has received such a training.
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Has Literacy SIMR?Yes
Oregon's SIMR is to "increase the percentage of third-grade students with disabilities reading at grade level, as measured by state assessment."
Oregon Department of Education Dyslexia Resources
Decoding Dyslexia Oregon
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Screening Requirement?Yes
Pre-service Requirement?Yes
In-service Requirement?Yes
Intervention Requirement?No
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This is a question I get a lot, "how do you keep up with work while you travel for work?" Honestly, it's been a learning process, but I thought I'd share with you what we've learned so far.
We spent two amazing, but all too short days in Newport, Rhode Island. But over that time we fell in love and can't wait to make it back in the Summer! Here are a few photos and notes on where we ate and what we saw. Enjoy!
When a famous jewelry designer invites you in to design your very own set of earrings, can you really say no? See what I made at my good friend Loren of Loren Hope's studio, complete with my lastest video!
The latest vlog from our trip to Palm Beach, FL. If you haven't been there yet, watch this video and book your flight ASAP! If you have been there, enjoy!


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The July, 2015, issue of Health and Wellness Monthly explores the concepts of body burden and detoxification and the therapy of blood purification to help detoxify using certain herbs.
One general herbal therapy that can serve as a key strategy in detoxifying the cells, tissues and organs of the body is blood purification using alternatives (i.e., blood purifying herbs). Blood is frequently referred to as the "river of life" because of the vital life-sustaining functions it performs.
Basically, blood performs the three main functions of transportation, regulation and protection, all of which are responsible for sustaining life and preserving good health. As part of its transportation function, blood transports oxygen, nutrients (e.g., vitamins, minerals, amino-acids, fatty acids, glucose, etc.), metabolic waste products (e.g., carbon dioxide, urea, lactic acid, etc.), enzymes, hormones, and white and red blood cells. In terms of its regulatory function, blood regulates body temperature, fluid and electrolyte balance and pH balance. With respect to its protection function, blood protects the body from disease and infection through coagulation and white blood cells and antibodies.
In addition to the herbs mentioned in the four blood purification methods, alfalfa, aloe vera, angelica, burdock root, chrysanthemum, comfrey, burdock root, dong quai, echinacea, ginseng, ho shou wu, kelp, licorice, lycil, marshmallow, nettles, peony, plantain, red clover, Rehmannia sarsaparilla, sassafras, uva ursi, and yellow dock are other alternatives used for blood purification (see Tierra, 1998).
From this list, Tierra (1998) contends that echinacea is the best herb to purify the blood and lymph in that it supports these four blood purification methods. Mowery (1986) recommends strongly the use of kelp, especially brown kelp, as an alternative in enhancing the body's ability to modulate the effects of environmental pollution and heavy metal toxins. Mowrey (1986) also recommends burdock root as an excellent blood purifier.
Burdock root is long recognized as an overall blood purifier and blood building herb, with an additional diuretic and diaphoretic activity, and, thereby, cleansing the body of toxins and wastes in three fundamental ways. It is considered to have a restorative effect on the liver.
Unless you have the knowledge and ability to prepare your own herbs or know an herbalist who can create a detoxification formula, there is any number of herbal supplement formulas designed for cleansing and detoxifying the body, generally, and blood, specifically. It is recommended that the reader visit a health and nutrition store and inquire about particular supplement products created for detoxification purposes. Companies such as Natural Factors, Jarrow Formulas, New Chapter and Renew Life manufacture excellent detoxification/cleansing supplements. It will be discovered that different detoxification formulas will use different combinations of herbs, many of which were discussed above.
We live in a toxic world. The air, water and land of the planet, the natural food supply, manufactured foods and numerous other consumer products are contaminated with dangerous synthetic chemicals. Because of the proliferation of synthetic chemicals, along with the over-consumption of processed, denatured foods, a sedentary lifestyle, chronic stress and inadequate rest and sleep, the various systems of elimination and detoxification in humans have become congested/blocked and stagnated/weakened, preventing the clearing, neutralizing or transforming of toxins and removing of excess mucus and congestion.