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Missouri Valley Tournament Preview & Season Wrap-UpPosted by Brian Goodman on March 1st, 2012
Patrick Marshall is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference. You can also find his musings online at White & Blue Review or on Twitter @wildjays.
Arch Madness Preview
League Play Summary
The Missouri Valley Conference broke out of its shell this season, bringing it back to a multiple-bid-conference even before the MVC Tournament this weekend in St. Louis. For the past four seasons, The Valley has only had the automatic bid advance to the NCAA Tournament and was viewed as a falling league after getting four teams into the tournament in 2006. This year, everything changed. With the breakout play of Creighton's Doug McDermott and the dominance of Wichita State, the MVC has two teams ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1983 and the first time ever heading into Arch Madness.
Creighton started off strong this season and looked like the team to beat behind McDermott with early non-conference wins against San Diego State, Northwestern and a blowout of Iowa. A stumble against St. Joseph's derailed the Jays for a bit, but they rebounded and remained a mainstay in the Top 25 until a three-game losing streak, which included a big loss at home against Wichita State. After heart-stopping victories in three of their last four games of the regular season, they are now back into the Top 25 heading into Arch Madness.
Wichita State played even stronger as the season wore on. After struggling a bit in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the Shockers have rolled to win 24 of their final 26 games and have only lost once in 2012 — to Drake in triple-overtime. For the Shockers, it has been a total team effort on the offensive and defensive side of things. Since they did not have a "star" player to add to the hype, it took a while for WSU to break into the rankings.
Teams like Evansville, Missouri State, and Northern Iowa had opportunities this season to make an impact, but came up a little short.
Reader's Take
Regular Season Awards
- MVC Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, Creighton (23.1 PPG, 47.9% 3FG, 8.1 RPG) —McDermott had some early accolades coming into the season as a third-team preseason All-America by The Sporting News, but blossomed into a National Player of the Year candidate. Although his scoring numbers dropped between non-conference and MVC play, he has still been one of the more dynamic players this season and made Creighton a totally different team. McDermott is still third in the nation in scoring, and once the Bluejays get into the postseason, teams playing against him for the first time could be in for a big surprise. Read the rest of this entry »


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Cocktail Overhaul: A Revamped Grasshopper
Taking drinks from the Dark Ages of cocktails and revamping them, with delicious results.
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The Grasshopper cocktail is a sweet green-colored after dinner drink. The original concoction called for green crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream or half and half. This green monster practically screams out for a remake.
The Grasshopper cocktail might sound like a classic of the bright-colored-'tini age, but according to cocktail lore, it was actually created back in 1919 by Philbert Guichet, the owner of Tujaque's in New Orleans, for a cocktail contest in New York. The green drink reportedly took home the second place prize. (No one seems to know what won the gold medal.) But the drink remained in relative obscurity for sometime before gaining popularity throughout the American South during the 1950s and 60s.
The base flavors of the Grasshopper, mint and chocolate, are a classic (and delicious) combination, but in revamping the cocktail, I wanted to move away from cheap and artificial tasting liqueurs. One option is to replace them with the high-quality creme de menthe and creme de cacao from Tempus Fugit, but I wanted to emphasize the fresh flavor of real mint leaves.
With Momofuku's revolutionary cereal milk in mind, I decided to infuse half and half with fresh mint to get a bright, authentic flavor. I tried two methods: in one version, I heated the milk to create the infusion, and in the other, I infused the mint into the milk in a sealed container in the refrigerator. The fridge version resulted in a lighter but fresher flavor.
The original Grasshopper has no base spirit, but something was needed to give it some backbone and structure in addition to the fresh mint and chocolate flavor. I turned to two spirits that are perfect for after dinner sipping: aged rum and cognac. These robust spirits add the body and strength necessary to keep the drink in balance.
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About the Author: Jeff Lucas enjoys traveling the world in search of new cocktails and exotic spirits. You can follow him on twitter @the_mixlab and his blog at themixlab.wordpress.com
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In this tutorial we will go over the (very) basic steps that you can use in order to translate (localize or internationalize) your PyGTK application. For this tutorial we are going to use the PyWine application that we have been working with in two previous tutorials:
The full source and necessary files for this tutorial can be downloaded here.
Creating our Portable Object Files
In order to translate our text we are going to use the gettext module. The gettext module is basically a wrapper for the GNU gettext utility whose documentation can be found here.
The first step is to edit our python file (pywine.py)and "mark" all of the strings that we want to translate in our python code. To do this we will use the _("xxx") standard that most people use to mark strings that need to be translated. Otherwise in situations like the following:
[code lang="python"]
#Get the treeView from the widget Tree
self.wineView = self.wTree.get_widget("wineView")
"wineView" might be thought of as a string to be translated when it clearly should not be. So we need to go through the .py file and wrap each of my English strings in _(). Here are all of the strings that need to be marked in their marked form:
[code lang="python"]
self.sWine = _("Wine")
self.sWinery = _("Winery")
self.sGrape = _("Grape")
self.sYear = _("Year")
self.show_error_dlg(_("Error opening file"))
self.show_error_dlg(_("Error opening file"))
file_dialog = gtk.FileChooserDialog(title=_("Select Project")
filter.set_name(_("pyWine database"))
filter.set_name(_("All files"))
The next step is to generate the Portable Object Template file using the command line gettext utility. If you are using Linux or OS X this should be no problem and gettext will probably already be installed. If you are using Windows the tools are available as .exe files from the GNU gettext FTP or this gettext for Win32 sourceforge project.
To create the PO Template you need to pass the gettext utility some information. The first thing is that the file being scanned is a python source file:
The second is that we only want to translate our marked strings:
The third is that we want to create a .pot (PO template) file:
And the final argument is the file that we want to get the strings from:
So to put it all together it will look something like this:
xgettext –language=Python –keyword=_ –output=pywine.pot pywine.py
That would be all that we would have to use, but since we used Glade for our GUI we also have to extract and translate the strings from our Glade project. To do so the following line is used (taken from the great PyGTK FAQ entry: How do I internationalize a PyGTK and libglade program?):
intltool-extract –type=gettext/glade pywine.glade
That will create the file pywine.glade.h which contains the following:
char *s = N_("Add Wine");
char *s = N_("Edit Wine");
char *s = N_("Grape Variety: ");
char *s = N_("PyWine");
char *s = N_("Wine");
char *s = N_("Wine:");
char *s = N_("Winery: ");
char *s = N_("Year Produced: ");
char *s = N_("_About");
char *s = N_("_Add");
char *s = N_("_Edit");
char *s = N_("_File");
char *s = N_("_Help");
char *s = N_("_View");
You'll notice that the strings are marked with the N_() mark. So when we create our PO template file we will want to take into account the pywine.py file, the pywine.glad.h file, the _() mark, and the N_() mark. To do so we will use the following command line:
xgettext –language=Python –keyword=_ –keyword=N_ –output=pywine.pot pywine.py pywine.glade.h
This will create a file named pywine.pot that contains the following:
# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
#, fuzzy
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
"POT-Creation-Date: 2006-12-01 23:59-0500\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n"
"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
#: pywine.py:77 pywine.glade.h:5
msgid "Wine"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:78
msgid "Winery"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:79
msgid "Grape"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:80
msgid "Year"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:176 pywine.py:178
msgid "Error opening file"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:229
msgid "Select Project"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:237
msgid "pyWine database"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.py:242
msgid "All files"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:1
msgid "Add Wine"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:2
msgid "Edit Wine"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:3
msgid "Grape Variety: "
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:4
msgid "PyWine"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:6
msgid "Wine:"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:7
msgid "Winery: "
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:8
msgid "Year Produced: "
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:9
msgid "_About"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:10
msgid "_Add"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:11
msgid "_Edit"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:12
msgid "_File"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:13
msgid "_Help"
msgstr ""
#: pywine.glade.h:14
msgid "_View"
msgstr ""
As you can see it contains both the translatable strings from the pywine.py file and the pywine.glade.h file. The next thing that we need to do is create a .PO (Portable Object) file. Each .PO file represents a specific translation to use. To create our PO file we will use the PO template file that we just created. We will use the msginit command line utility.
When running msginit we need to tell it what the input file is:
And what our current locale is. For me since I am an English speaking Canadian mine would be en_CA, which is language_COUNTRY. If I spoke Quebecois fluently (French Canadian) I might use fr_CA. You specify the locale as follows:
If you want to see what locale you are, enter
locale -a on the command line on a Unix-like operating system.
The command line to enter is as follows to create an English Canadian file:
msginit –input=pywine.pot –locale=en_CA
Let's create an English US file as well
msginit –input=pywine.pot –locale=en_US
You may be asked for your email address so that someone can email you about your translation. If you entered the above you should see: en_CA.po and a en_US.po created in your pywine directory. Let's edit this two files so that they are slightly different:
#: pywine.py:77 pywine.glade.h:5
msgid "Wine"
msgstr "Wine Canadian Style"
#: pywine.py:77 pywine.glade.h:5
msgid "Wine"
msgstr "Wine US Style"
The next thing that we need to do is create the .mo file, which is the file that the gettext module will use for translation. The .mo files are simply binary versions of the ACSII .po files.
We first have to create the correct directory for the .mo files. Which is explained in bindtextdomain function for the Python gettext module:
bindtextdomain( domain[, localedir])
Bind the domain to the locale directory localedir. More concretely, gettext will look for binary .mo files for the given domain using the path (on Unix): localedir/language/LC_MESSAGES/domain.mo, where languages is searched for in the environment variables LANGUAGE, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, and LANG respectively.
So for the above example we need to create the following directories:
Which can be done using the following command:
mkdir -p en_CA/LC_MESSAGES
mkdir -p en_US/LC_MESSAGES
Now we use the msgfmt command line program to create our .mo files in the correct directory:
msgfmt –output-file=en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/pywine.mo en_CA.po
msgfmt –output-file=en_US/LC_MESSAGES/pywine.mo en_US.po
The Python Code
Now that we have our translation files ready we need to actually implement some python code in order to use them. Fortunately there really isn't that much code for us to write, but I found a real lack of examples or information on the correct way to do this, and the code to be somewhat confusing.
The first step is to import the gettext and locale modules that we will use.
[code lang="python"]
import locale
import gettext
The next step is to create a simple define for the domain of our translations, which is generally just the application name. The gettext module will use the domain name to look for .mo files. So if you domain is set to "12345" gettext will look for 12345.mo files. You'll notice that we created our .mo files are pywine.mo above so we are going to use "pywine" as our domain:
[code lang="python"]
APP_NAME = "pywine"
Now, in general on a Unix like operating system you would install your .mo files into the correct locations in the /usr/lshare/locale directory. But since we are not installing this application and we want it to be easily portable to other operating systems, we will be storing the translations in the local directory.
Here is all of the code that we need to add to the __init__() function of the pywine class. It is quite complicated but hopefully the comments and my explanation after will make it easier to understand:
[code lang="python"]
#Translation stuff
#Get the local directory since we are not installing anything
self.local_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
# Init the list of languages to support
langs = []
#Check the default locale
lc, encoding = locale.getdefaultlocale()
if (lc):
#If we have a default, it's the first in the list
langs = [lc]
# Now lets get all of the supported languages on the system
language = os.environ.get('LANGUAGE', None)
if (language):
"""langage comes back something like en_CA:en_US:en_GB:en
on linuxy systems, on Win32 it's nothing, so we need to
split it up into a list"""
langs += language.split(":")
"""Now add on to the back of the list the translations that we
know that we have, our defaults"""
langs += ["en_CA", "en_US"]
"""Now langs is a list of all of the languages that we are going
to try to use. First we check the default, then what the system
told us, and finally the 'known' list"""
gettext.bindtextdomain(APP_NAME, self.local_path)
# Get the language to use
self.lang = gettext.translation(APP_NAME, self.local_path
, languages=langs, fallback = True)
"""Install the language, map _() (which we marked our
strings to translate with) to self.lang.gettext() which will
translate them."""
_ = self.lang.gettext
Now I will explain the code in smaller pieces so that it is easier to understand what is happening. The first step is to get the path to the python file that is running, it's pretty straight forward so I won't explain it her.
The first real step is get get a list of languages, or locales that we want to support. This list will be used to determine both the order in which we search for .mo files and what .mo files we look for.
The first locale we get is default locale, we use the locale module to get this:
[code lang="python"]
# Init the list of languages to support
langs = []
#Check the default locale
lc, encoding = locale.getdefaultlocale()
if (lc):
#If we have a default, it's the first in the list
langs = [lc]
The next step is to get the list of languages supported from the operating system environment. The string that is returned by this needs to be parsed up into a list so we will also handle that. On Win32 and OS X this value is not set, so we need to make sure we check if it is None:
[code lang="python"]
# Now lets get all of the supported languages on the system
language = os.environ.get('LANGUAGE', None)
if (language):
"""langage comes back something like en_CA:en_US:en_GB:en
on linuxy systems, on Win32 it's nothing, so we need to
split it up into a list"""
langs += language.split(":")
The final step in building our locale (or language) list is to add on the locales that we know we support, i.e. the .mo files that we have. We can add these to the list in whatever order we want, or if we are sure that they are all installed we could just add what we consider to be the default locale since we are sure that it will be found.
[code lang="python"]
"""Now add on to the back of the list the translations that we
know that we have, our defaults"""
langs += ["en_CA", "en_US"]
Now the reason that we add these last, is so that we can let the user's language settings control what .mo file is actually used to for the translations. We add our own just in case nothing is found.
The next step is to bind our domain (pywine) to a specific folder (the local folder) and then to set the current domain, this will be used when we perform the search for .mo files:
[code lang="python"]
gettext.bindtextdomain(APP_NAME, self.local_path)
Here are the explanations for both functions from the python documentation:
bindtextdomain( domain[, localedir])
Bind the domain to the locale directory localedir. More concretely, gettext will look for binary .mo files for the given domain using the path (on Unix): localedir/language/LC_MESSAGES/domain.mo, where languages is searched for in the environment variables LANGUAGE, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, and LANG respectively.
If localedir is omitted or None, then the current binding for domain is returned.
textdomain( [domain])
Change or query the current global domain. If domain is None, then the current global domain is returned, otherwise the global domain is set to domain, which is returned.
The next step is to get the actual translation that we want to use and connect the getttext with the .mo file:
[code lang="python"]
# Get the language to use
self.lang = gettext.translation(APP_NAME, self.local_path
, languages=langs, fallback = True)
The gettext.translation() function is explained as follows:
translation( domain[, localedir[, languages[, class_[, fallback[, codeset]]]]])
Return a Translations instance based on the domain, localedir, and languages, which are first passed to find() to get a list of the associated .mo file paths. Instances with identical .mo file names are cached. The actual class instantiated is either class_ if provided, otherwise GNUTranslations. The class's constructor must take a single file object argument. If provided, codeset will change the charset used to encode translated strings.
If multiple files are found, later files are used as fallbacks for earlier ones. To allow setting the fallback, copy.copy is used to clone each translation object from the cache; the actual instance data is still shared with the cache.
If no .mo file is found, this function raises IOError if fallback is false (which is the default), and returns a NullTranslations instance if fallback is true.
So the function will search for .mo files to each of the languages in langs in order and then returns a GNUTranslations object on success or a NullTranslations object on fail (since we set fallback to True.)
We then bind the object returned by translation's gettext function to the _. So when you call _("xxx") you are really calling self.lang.gettext("xxx"). Calling _("XXX") is just a convenient shorthand and somewhat of a standard way to "mark" strings for translation, as we saw above.
[code lang="python"]
"""Install the language, map _() (which we marked our
strings to translate with) to self.lang.gettext() which will
translate them."""
_ = self.lang.gettext
So that's really all you have to do. Now if you execute py wine using the following:
PyWine$ LANG=en_CA python pywine.py
You will get the "Wine Canadian Style" header, then if you execute it as follows (on a Unix like OS):
PyWine$ LANG=en_CA python pywine.py
You will get the "Wine US Style" header. Then if you execute it with French from France (on a Unix like OS):
PyWine$ LANG=fr_FR python pywine.py
The results depends on how your system is configured, and you will either get the Canadian text or the USA text.
The full source and necessary files for this tutorial can be downloaded here.
So that it for translation, using this method should work on all available operating systems with no problem. I wanted to include a language file for totally different language (i.e. a French, or Spanish, or whatever .mo file) but my skills in multiple spoken languages are not that strong.
So if anyone wants to perform a simple translation on the pywine.pot file and sent it to me that would be very much appreciated. Then we could start getting people to test this on systems with different language settings.
While researching this tutorial I came across some really good information from these sites:
- Python, wxPython and internationalization (i18n)
- How do I internationalize a PyGTK and libglade program?
As always if you come across any bugs or find any problems in the code please let me know!


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SAN JOSE — In his eighth and final state of the city address, Mayor Chuck Reed on Thursday vowed to spend his final year in office trying to make San Jose safer by bolstering the depleted police force, speeding up 911 response times and reducing homelessness.
Those are among the top concerns of the city's nearly 1 million residents in this key election year in which four of Reed's City Council allies are among those running to succeed him.
Reed struck a mostly upbeat tone during his annual address, delivered in his signature dry, pragmatic style.
"Unfortunately, we don't have the resources to do as much as we want or need to do," Reed said toward the end of his speech. But he concluded: "We've got 10 months and eight days to go. Let's make every day count. Please join me to make San Jose a great city that we can all be proud of."
The half-hour evening speech at the newly revamped San Jose McEnery Convention Center offered the 65-year-old mayor an opportunity to reflect on his seven years in office — which he called "challenging and difficult" — and lay out his vision for his final year before he is termed out:
County supervisor and mayoral candidate Dave Cortese said Reed deserves much of the blame for the public safety problems he's trying to address.
"It's going to be an uphill battle for him to make any real progress in the last few months," Cortese said.
In his first state of the city speech, in 2007, he promised before he left office to wipe out what was then the sixth straight year of funding shortfalls. The budget is now essentially balanced, helped in part by surging revenues and the various cuts Reed and his colleagues have made to help offset increased retirement costs for city employees.
Still, he implored the city's future mayor and council members to "stand on our shoulders" and continue the fiscal restraint, conceding that the city's full financial problems can't be solved before he leaves office on Dec. 31.
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'Any Day Now' review: unflinching drama
Any Day Now
Drama. Starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt and Isaac Leyva. Directed by Travis Fine. (R. 97 minutes.)
The late 1970s and early 1980s are portrayed as such a fun time in cinema, filled with sex parties, all the Tab you can drink, Diana Ross music and Hot Tub Time Machines.
But when it came to gay rights, the recent past was still the Dark Ages. Travis Fine's unflinching "Any Day Now" offers a convincing portrait of a gay couple whose ability to do the right thing is challenged when fear of the unknown eclipses their neighbors' capacity for logic and compassion.
Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt are Rudy and Paul, whose relationship difficulties - Rudy is poor and Paul is closeted - are covered in an extended first act. The true conflict in "Any Day Now" comes during the adoption of Marco, a drug addict's son who has Down syndrome and makes an immediate connection with Rudy.
The biggest strength of the movie is the chemistry between Cumming and Isaac Leyva, a first-time feature film actor with Down syndrome, who does as much to make these scenes work as the experienced actors he's sharing scenes with. Leyva plays to Cumming, not the camera, a credit to both actors and the director. His scenes of happiness and heartbreak are resonant throughout.
Fine co-wrote the screenplay, first penned 30 years ago by George Arthur Bloom. Both have backgrounds in series television - Fine as an actor and Bloom as a writer - but the script seems almost religiously adverse to Hallmark-style melodrama. Rudy and Paul must weigh living a lie versus keeping their adopted son, and there are no easy answers.
The subtleties and careful pacing of the first two-thirds don't match up with the final 20 minutes, including a finale that is so rushed it almost feels like a cheat. In some ways, though, this is foreshadowed in the movie's overall message: When society chooses to act blindly, closure isn't always an option.
Peter Hartlaub is The San Francisco Chronicle's pop culture critic. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @PeterHartlaub


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During the holiday season, many people go to the mall in search of the perfect gift for their friends and loved ones. This year, I was pleasantly surprised when I received a Vivabox. I'm sure you are wondering, "what is a Vivabox?" The creators of Vivabox would say, "A vivabox is an exciting new product that combines the freedom of choice with the personal touch of a real gift. This two layered gift can be the answer to all of your gift giving dilemmas. The first layer is a gift inside the box that is intended to familiarize the recipient with the product. The second layer is the gift card that can be redeemed for their gift selection from a menu of choices. " You can check out their website for more details… I did.
So, translated into a real life experience, I received "The Gift of a Tea Experience" when I opened my "tea time" Vivabox. Contained within my Vivabox were seven different types of Numi Teas. Numi is the vendor of a variety of certified organic, Fair Trade, Kosher teas located in Oakland, California. There were five tea bags (two of each) – Aged Earl Grey,
Italian Bergamot Black Tea; Temple of Heaven, Gunpowder Green Tea; Velvet Garden, White Rose – which I must say is a lovely cuppa tea. Very mild as is characteristic of white tea with an unexpectedly robust floral quality.; Ruby Chai, Spiced Rooibos; and Monkey King, Jasmine Green Tea. Additionally, I was excited to see the inclusion of two blooming teas also known as art teas.
While I prefer loose teas there is something fun about receiving a box full of various flavors of tea. Like a kid in a candy store, I read each type of tea and immediately found myself looking up the websites for both Numi and Vivabox. As with Russian Nesting Dolls, where the opening of one contains yet another beautiful doll, I was excited to realize that the fun wasn't over after opening the Vivabox. Found within the box was a plastic card, resembling a credit card with 16 digits printed on the front and further instructions on the back detailing how to redeem yet another gift.
After reviewing my gift options… isn't that exciting?… I selected the Single Origins Tea Set. Succinctly described as a beautiful tea gift that offers four Organic loose teas (my absolute favorite) from
India, Japan, China, and South Africa – Darjeeling, Genmaicha, White Rose, and Rooibis respectively. Eagerly, I anticipate my first cup of tea as I feel that each one was hand-picked especially for me.
Included in the set is a black ceramic teapot with matching cups all adorned with a floral design. A metal infuser (not shown in the picture) fits perfectly in the mouth of the pot for perfect straining every time. It is simply not enough to describe this adorable set – the pictures speak for themselves.
Simply stated this was one of the best tea gifts I've ever received. A mixture of tea bags, blooming teas, loose teas, and teaware – a tea lover's dream.
So, in nutshell, how does Vivabox work?
1. You Pick The Theme. Do you have an idea as to what type of gift someone would like? Select the Vivabox theme you think they would enjoy the most.
2. Upon Receipt, The Recipient Will Try The Samples. They open the box and enjoy the gift inside. The gift relates to the theme of the box.
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Egg Puffs
I personally don't like the puff pastry sheets to be too thick.. I find it very buttery and flaky for my taste so I normally end up rolling it out thinner and make about 9 rectangles out of 1 sheet for this. So, my measurements below make 9 puffs. If you like the thick puffs, please use 2 sheets of puff pastry instead.
Puff Pastry sheet - 1 (half of a packet), thaw according to pkg directions
Eggs - 6, hard boiled, peeled and cut into half lengthwise
Onions - 2, sliced thin, 1 inch pieces
Tomato Puree - 1 tbsp or half small tomato, chopped (optional)
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - few, chopped
Salt, to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
1) Heat the oil in a pan and add the sliced onions. Saute this for a few minutes with some salt. Let it brown a bit.
2) Then add all the masala powders and tomato puree. Cook this mixture for a few more minutes and adjust salt to taste. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and remove from the stove. Allow this mixture to cool. Divide into 12 portions.. i had about a tbsp each.
3) Roll out the thawed puff pastry sheet, on a lightly floured surface, to desired thickness and cut them into 12 rectangles or squares (so you can form triangular puffs).
4) Place about 1 tbsp of the onion mixture in the middle and place a halved egg on top. Fold over and crimp the edges with a fork so they seal well.
5) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and pop these puffs in for about 10-15 minutes, or till golden brown. Let cool a bit before biting into them.
Here's a cross-sectional view of the puffs.
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I just discovered on the eprint server of the IACR the paper mentioned in the title. Scanning quickly over the paper I didn't find anything spectacular, so I doubt that their new(?) approach will be any good. But as I'm not an expert in the field of factorization, and as the proof for Primality $\in$ P is also deceptively "low-level", I wonder if someone here with more knowledge about factorization could quickly judge if the paper is worth reading.
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After activating the Plugin, the user is redirected to connect and disconnect at phpBB. Also keeps the record within the phpBB3 and not WordPress. If a user does not exist in the tables in WordPress, then a new user is created . It should also be noted that after the activation several of the functions of phpBB will be available in WordPress in widget area.
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I was getting errors in the dashboard with the following code so I removed it: http://pastebin.com/WrhhhjgE
The plugin also has made the wordpress blog a lot slower and I need a solution…
Is it possible to User WP phpBB Bridge if WordPress and phpBB are on two different domains, like domain-wordpress.tld and domain-forum.tld? I wasn't very successful. Maybe because of the Cookie Domain?
Is this plugin still supported?
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It would be nice to know with which versions of WP and phpBB this will work. As of the moment there are two Updates for WP (3.4.2) and phpBB (3.0.11), which I don't want to install until I can be sure that it won't break the current sync through your Plugin …
Currently I'm running WP v.3.3.2 and PHPbb v.3.0.10
we allready upgrade our forums to wp 3.4.2 and phpbb to 3.0.11 and working without any problems (you can check them here http://www.wdf.gr and http://www.cgf.gr
so, its working with the latest versions so you can also update… but dont forget to always get a backup of your site …
Okay, thank you a lot for that information – I will upgrade then (of course making a bakup first).
I have the latest version of both WP and PHPBB3 and cant get the assign forums to work. This is a fresh install of both including the plugin. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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i have a 2.9 WP.
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I've tried to install this plugin, but i could log anymore ( 404 error)
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I tried to activate wp-phpbb bridge but i have this
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As we have swung into August, it comes to mind that we are well over halfway through 2016. I am not sure how that happened, but somehow the math is correct.
Prior to the birth of my daughter, I had little way to mark time, as the seasons do not vary widely enough here in Singapore to provide a proper demarcation. Husband and I often ask each other questions like "when was it that we bought the motorcycle?" "do you remember when we last had a gardener out?" Cues such as what we were wearing (i.e. winter or summer clothes) or the falling of the leaves for fall are often absent. Christmas is noted not by winter's snow and ice but by the Christmas music being played at Cold Storage during the daily shop. (Trust me, you can't miss children singing Deck the Halls in Mandarin on repeat for 3 months.)
But now I seem to have the opposite problem, my time is all too well marked. Each month is a daunting reminder of time passing as she grows at the rate of a weed with a new skill set practically each day to match.
Eight months ago, on New Years Eve, we left the child with the nanny to go for a few adult beverages with friends at a nearby bar restaurant that also had a DJ and a countdown. After a few months in "home mode," I was surprised at how familiar being out among adults and drinks felt. I had somehow wrongly expected it to seem foreign.
On the way to celebrate, the topic of new years resolutions came up. One friend suggested that instead of resolutions, we come up with a word of the year. This was half in jest, as his cousin had posted her word of the year on Facebook, and he struggled to understand the concept.
So we all picked our word. My husband choosing the word "fatherhood," as I threw out the word "unapologetic." Everyone laughed. It didn't sound very nice, I admit. And of course I'm known at times to be blunt, opinionated and stubborn.
But are these such bad traits? We live in a world that tells us ladies to "be nice" and everywhere we look there are conscious and subconscious cues telling us to behave, to not get out of line. Out of what line? The one that pays us women 75 cents to the dollar and offers them little choice in the workforce once they become mothers? The one that sentences a rapist to a mere 6 months of jail time as not to disrupt his life? The one that walks into a gay club and kills 50 people? This is not the world I want for myself, for my daughter, for your daughters.
My choices may be unconventional, but they are not wrong or ill informed and I will not apologize for them.
Let's be honest – the metaphorical "they" wouldn't be happy with our choices, in any form. We are told to "be ourselves" and then given a whole list of reasons on why that's not good enough. Too fat, too focused on appearance, too driven, too lazy, too assertive, too shy, too materially focused, not financially savvy.
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* Walter Duranty stands as perhaps the quintessential fellow-traveler, killing news reports of famine and writing that Ukrainians were "healthier and more cheerful" than he had expected, and that markets were overflowing with food—this at the height of
* Walter Duranty stands as perhaps the quintessential fellow-traveler, killing news reports of famine and writing that Ukrainians were "healthier and more cheerful" than he had expected, and that markets were overflowing with food—this at the height of slaughter of the kulaks. [http://www.city-journal.org/2009/bc0605bt.html]
==Pulitzer Prize==
==Pulitzer Prize==
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Walter Duranty (1884-1957) was a correspondent for the New York Times who violated the public trust by sending pro-Soviet stories home, pretending that all was well even as Russia starved 6 million Ukrainians to death. Bewilderingly, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for telling these lies.[1]
Duranty is known for being a Stalinist sympathizer, Soviet propagandist, and blatant liar. Duranty's reports stated that the Soviets were ruling in the best interest of the people. He referred to Stalin as "the greatest living statesman". He claimed that his time spent in the USSR represented "a heroic chapter in the life of humanity".[2] Stalin himself told Duranty "You have done a good job in your reporting of the USSR"[3] Even though Duranty was criticized initially, it was not until 1980 that the Times publicly acknowledged his failure.[4] Many other Ukrainian and human rights organizations have protested his obvious bias. The American ex-Communist Jay Lovestone has suggested that Duranty worked for the OGPU. Journalist Joseph Alsop claimed that "Duranty was a great KGB agent and lying like a trooper." Lev Navrozov, a Russian emigre who wrote a book titled "What The New York Times Knows About the World" said that Duranty's articles and books should be retitled as "A Drunken Sailor's Yarns About a Foreign Country" or "A Crazy Housewife's Chatter About Something She Knows Nothing About."[5]
Duranty is best known for his stringent denial of the genocide of the Ukrainian people, known as Holodomor. Duranty refused to report on the man-made famine that killed up to twelve million people.[6] Duranty also claimed other journalists who reported the truth of the USSR, such as Malcolm Muggeridge and Gareth Jones, were liars.[7] Muggeridge went on to call Duranty "the greatest liar I have met in journalism." Some of Duranty's most well known lies and falsehoods about Holodomor are:
- "There is no famine or actual starvation nor is there likely to be."
- --New York Times, Nov. 15, 1931, page 1
- "Any report of a famine in Russia is today an exaggeration or malignant propaganda."
- --New York Times, August 23, 1933
- "Enemies and foreign critics can say what they please. Weaklings and despondents at home may groan under the burden, but the youth and strength of the Russian people is essentially at one with the Kremlin's program, believes it worthwhile and supports it, however hard be the sledding."
- --New York Times, December 9, 1932, page 6
- "You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs."
- --New York Times, May 14, 1933, page 18
- "There is no actual starvation or deaths from starvation but there is widespread mortality from diseases due to malnutrition."
- --New York Times, March 31, 1933, page 13[8]
Duranty also admitted privately that the genocide was happening.[9]
Bruce S. Thornton wrote:
- Walter Duranty stands as perhaps the quintessential fellow-traveler, killing news reports of famine and writing that Ukrainians were "healthier and more cheerful" than he had expected, and that markets were overflowing with food—this at the height of Stalin's slaughter of the kulaks. [2]
Pulitzer Prize
There is currently an ongoing debate over whether or not the Pulitzer Prize which Duranty won in 1931 should be taken away. Most people believe that journalism's highest prize should not go to someone who knowingly lied about genocide.[10] In 2003, The New York Times hired a Columbia University professor of Russian history to review Duranty's work. Professor Mark von Hagen concluded that Duranty:
|"frequently writes in the enthusiastically propagandistic language of his sources," and that "there is a serious lack of balance in his writing." He recommended that "For the sake of The New York Times' honor, they should take the prize away".[11]
- ↑ https://www.nationalreview.com/stuttaford/stuttaford050703.asp
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Walter Duranty, I write as I Please. Simon and Schuster 1935.
- ↑ http://www.nytco.com/company-awards-pulitzer-note.html
- ↑ The New York Times and the Great Famine by Marco Carynnyk
- ↑ http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2003/0310.asp#2
- ↑ http://www.ucca.org/famine/
- ↑ https://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/791vwuaz.asp?ZoomFont=YES
- ↑ https://www.nationalreview.com/contributors/stuttaford051501.shtml
- ↑ http://www.ucca.org/famine/
- ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-22-ny-times-pulitzer_x.htm
Further reading
- Crowl, James W. Angels in Stalin's Paradise: Western Reporters in Soviet Russia, 1917-1937; A Case Study of Louis Fischer and Walter Duranty. Washington, D.C.: The University of America Press (1981)
- Duranty, Walter, I write as I Please. Simon and Schuster 1935
- Muggeridge, Malcolm Winter in Moscow (1934)
- Taylor, Sally J. Stalin's Apologist: Walter Duranty : The New York Times Man in Moscow. Oxford University Press (1990)


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WASHINGTON -- Veterans from the recent wars are running for national office in record numbers, and an independent analysis group is predicting that Congress could see an increase in lawmakers with military experience for the first time in 32 years.
Since 1980, the numbers of veterans in the House has been declining – but this election could turn the tide toward more veterans sitting in House seats, said Seth Lynn, director of the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management's Center for Second Service.
The center and its partner organization, Veterans Campaign, are nonpartisan groups that conduct research on military veterans' representation in public office, as well as offer training for vets on how to get involved in electoral politics.
Currently 92 members of the House are veterans, Lynn said. Of the 189 veterans who have received their party's Congressional nomination this year, between 92 to 100 are expected to win, unless there's a surprise sweep of the House by Democrats in Republican-leaning districts, according to the analysis.
The surge in veterans in the House would be a welcome change for those who have long lamented the falling off of vets serving in Congress, experts say; vets know how to lead in the face of adversity, and they have a frontline understanding of the effects of Washington's foreign policy decisions.
From the 1960s to mid-1970s, veterans consisted of about three-fourths of the U.S. House, said Jeremy Teigen, an associate professor of political science at Ramapo College in New Jersey. But that number has now dwindled to about 25 percent, he said.
Those high numbers were partly due to the sheer number of servicemembers who served in World War II and the Korean War, he said. By stark contrast, less than 1 percent of the population has served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with many servicemembers redeploying numerous times.
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans represent much smaller percentage of the population – and a similarly small slice of the U.S. House. Only 10 members of Congress currently serving were deployed to the Middle East and Asia in support of the recent wars. All but one of them are Republicans.
For this election cycle, 38 House candidates and four Senate candidates with warzone experience are vying for office, by far the most representation that the Iraq/Afghanistan generation of veterans has seen in national elections since the start of the wars. Thirteen of the 42 hopefuls are Democrats.
But in a campaign that's focused mainly on economic issues, veterans have to be careful in building a candidacy around their service.
"The advantage that veterans enjoy at the ballot box was not very frequent or very large," Teigen said, adding that his analysis over 10 years of Congressional election cycles only found two years in which it amounted to a small advantage, in 2002 and 2006.
When you look at factors such as incumbency and whether the district has a majority of Democrats or Republicans, he said, "in most cases being a veteran doesn't move the needle."
That might be why many veterans in this year's elections, though certainly proud of their military service, aren't giving it top billing in their campaigns.
For instance, Scott Perry, a Republican state representative who is running for a U.S. House seat in Pennsylvania's 4th district, has more than 30 years of service in the National Guard. He is also a colonel in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and commands the Guard's 166th Regiment at Fort Indiantown Gap. Yet Perry's campaign manager Tony Gray, a National Guardsman with 25 years of service, said, "We're not out there saying, 'Vote for him because he's a soldier.' "
Perry's campaign slogan is more focused "on showing he's a complete person," Gray said. "It's that he's a businessman, he's a soldier and he's a leader."
Aryanna Strader, 29, an Army veteran who served in Jordan during the Iraq War, talks about her military record in a similar fashion.
A Democrat running for a House seat in Pennsylvania's 16th district, Strader said she introduces herself to voters as "an Iraq war veteran – and a mom of two kids and a small business owner."
"It allows them to connect on different levels with me," she said.
Her military service is a big part of her success, however, having grown up as one of 10 children, living below the poverty line, she said. And she's also proud of how she'll represent also a number of "firsts" as a veteran, if she wins: "I'll be the youngest female and only enlisted woman veteran in Congress."
Democrat Chris Fields, a candidate for Minnesota's 5th district House seat, served 21 years in the Marines and two extended tours in Iraq. He campaigns as someone who understands "service and sacrifice" but doesn't oversell that point.
"We don't try to wrap ourselves in the flag and say the opposition is less patriotic because they didn't go into the military service, because that, in my opinion, would be false," he said.
For all of its perceived advantages, being a veteran can also be a disadvantage in fundraising, said Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans of America,
Being in military means "you haven't spent years building donor bases," he said. A lot of veterans haven't been attending fundraisers and "eating rubber chicken dinners for years, and then, they find themselves behind the power curve in fundraising and building up the old boys network."
Fields found that being a veteran can also be a distraction.
"You have to fight back the stereotype," he said. "Some people will assume that if you're a veteran, you want to spend more money on defense and will want to go to war longer … or they will think, because we don't experience massive layoffs that you're at a disadvantage in understanding" what the civilian population has been going through.
His response: "We are just as concerned about the debt, we are just as concerned about the deficit and about unemployment -- and that's because we're all in this together," he said.
Leo Shane III contributed to this report.


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Some people are stalled in their search for family history because the circumstances of their own birth are shrouded in mystery, with records sealed by the legal system and oral family traditions nonexistent. These are the more than 2.5 million adoptees in the United States. Each of these adoptees also represents a proportionate number of birth parents or siblings. This pathfinder is meant to help these people and others who are searching in a legal gray area. It will not supply answers for all questions, but it will identify useful materials available within the Allen County Public Library System, where these materials are located, and discuss other selected sources outside of the library.
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It is necessary to organize and analyze the information available, no matter how insignificant it seems. Establish who was involved in the adoption (judges, lawyers, agencies, and individuals) and then interview as many people as possible, gathering their recollections. It is vital to keep a record of the information obtained and to cite sources. This will eliminate searching the same source twice and will provide a means of evaluating contradictory information. Directories, both current and from the time of birth, can be helpful in locating names and addresses of hospitals, adoption agencies and newspapers in the city of birth. A copy of the adoption laws for the state or county of birth should be obtained and studied, as it is important to know what information is available at various offices, and the legal imperatives that govern the sharing of this information. One may also wish to read an adoption research guide to become familiar with the types of problems encountered and possible solutions. The Allen County Public Library has many guides for beginning adoption research, all of which are listed in the online catalog at www.ACPL.Lib.in.us . A researcher should select the Library Catalog option on the home page. Many of the sources listed are available in the Readers' Services Department or in branch collections for circulation. Those that are available only in the Genealogy Department are not available to be checked-out and taken home.
Adoption laws vary from state to state, and in some areas, from county to county. Copies of adoption laws for Indiana and selected other states are available in the Business and Technology Department. The Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest contains summaries of the laws of all states, as well as a directory of attorneys to facilitate locating lawyers who may have been involved in the adoption. There are also specialized dictionaries to offer help in translating the legal terminology found in documents into plain English. The Business and Technology Department also holds The Directory of Physicians in the United States and The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Specialists from 1985 to the present. These contain doctors' names and addresses, and should be requested through a librarian. Earlier editions may be obtained through interlibrary loan. Business and Technology also holds current city directories for Indiana cities, and current telephone books for selected cities throughout the United States. Ask a librarian for assistance in locating this material.
Once the name of a birth parent or child has been discovered, locating the correct person with that name can be a challenge. Several online databases resemble current national phone directories, and can be especially helpful in conducting nationwide searches for living persons. Another useful online product is the Social Security Death Index, which can be used to determine whether a specific person is deceased, or to locate clusters of people with the same surname. It includes approximately 76% of all deaths in the United States from 1962 to the present and some earlier deaths. The Historical Genealogy Department holds non-current editions of Fort Wayne city directories and telephone books. Non-Indiana and all non-current Indiana city directories are also located in the Genealogy Collection. Some are in book form and can be accessed through the online catalog under the name of the city, and in some instances the names of the county. Pre-1936 directories for major cities are available on microtext and can be accessed through the microtext card catalog under "City Directories" and the name of the city. This department has older telephone directories for major United States cities on microfiche in the microtext area. These Phonefiche cover 1978 to 1988, although not all cities are represented for each year. The Genealogy Department has many other records a researcher may find useful as he or she continues to learn more about the family background. The same methodology should be employed in finding and using these materials as in any genealogical research. Most of these records date from before 1930. To locate records, search in the online catalog under the place of interest. The department houses a few more contemporary materials. Examples of these for Allen County include: Allen County marriage records (1824 to 1941 with various other year groupings to 1971 and indexes through 1981), Indiana marriage index (print index 1958-65/microfilm index 1962 1992), Fort Wayne obituary index, mortuary records, and Fort Wayne/Allen County area high school yearbooks. Similar types of materials may also be available for other geographic areas. Ask a librarian for assistance in accessing this material. The Historical Genealogy Department pathfinder Sources for Modern United States Research should also be consulted for further suggestions. Just as this library houses extensive local material, other local community libraries in the search area may hold unpublished, private or less-widely distributed records. The American Library Directory provides information about libraries in the United States and Canada. Copies are available in both the Historical Genealogy and the Readers' Services Departments. The Historical Genealogy Department has audio cassette tapes pertaining to adoption records and search methods. These tapes are available for circulation through the staff of the department to anyone with valid identification. See a reference librarian if you are interested in these tapes. This department also produces The PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), a subject guide to genealogical and historical periodicals. These periodicals occasionally contain methodological articles on adoption research or transcriptions of early probate, guardianship or adoption records. Most of these records, however, are pre-twentieth century.
The Readers' Services Department offers several sources to assist the adoption researcher. The Encyclopedia of Associations is useful for locating adoption search and support groups. It is possible that in some cases, hospital records concerning the mother and/or child may still exist. The American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field can supply the names and addresses of possible birth hospitals as well as the names of the current administrators. Local newspapers often list birth announcements, as well as other useful information, such as obituaries and marriage notices. The Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media contains names and addresses of local newspapers and periodicals published in the search area. Readers' Services also holds other useful books concerning adoption, adoption research, and reunions. Some of these are included in the "Selected Bibliography" section of this pathfinder. Periodical articles concerning adoption research may also provide new avenues for investigation. InfoTrac, a part of the E-Resources link accessible in all Allen County Public Library locations at www.ACPL.Lib.in.us , is one of the most useful sources for locating references to articles pertaining to adoption. At the Welcome Screen, the researcher should select the Other Catalogs option, and then InfoTrac Databases. The researcher can choose any of the databases (General Reference Center Gold or Custom Newspaper Database, for example). Some useful subject headings are: Adoptees Adoption Birthparents The citation will give the name of the periodical in which an article appears, volume number, date and page number. The citation may be accompanied by an abstract, or perhaps a full text version of the article, and will indicate whether the Allen County Public Library owns that particular periodical title. Some periodicals have been bound into volumes, while others are available only on microfiche. Ask a staff member in the Periodicals Area of the Readers' Services Department for assistance in locating specific titles.
If the adoption took place in Indiana prior to July 1941, the researcher can obtain the records directly from the courthouse in the county of adoption. The records before this date are, by law, open records. Those researching adoptions after July 1941 should submit an Indiana Adoption History Registry form. Copies of this form are available at the reference desk in the Historical Genealogy Department, or may be obtained from the State Registrar of Vital Records, Indiana Adoption History Registry, P.O. Box 1964, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1964. Records cannot, by law, be released until both parties register. The researcher should remember to notify the Registry in the event of an address change. For records of public adoptions and records of children's protective services agencies, contact Allen County Child Protection Services (260-458-6100) and ask for a supervisor. Catholic Charities of Fort Wayne holds most adoption records for the Diocese of Fort Wayne and South Bend, Woodhaven Maternity Home/Crossroads, and St. Vincent Villa Orphanage. These records will be searched upon request by staff member Barbara Burlingham (574-234-3111). Use of a Catholic agency does not always indicate a Catholic connection although it is possible. Saint Elizabeth's of Indianapolis (2500 Churchman Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203, 317-787-3412 holds records for the Catholic Archdiocese of Indiana. Staff contact is Susan Whitten. Lutheran Social Services of Fort Wayne (260-426-3347 contact person is Kathie Gallop) and Lutheran Children's and Family Services in Indianapolis (317-359-5467), mainly handle only Lutheran adoptions. Other Indianapolis agencies are Coleman Adoption Agency (317-638-0965, contact person: Catrina Carlisle) and Children's Bureau of Indianapolis (317-545-5281, contact people: Judy Bannister and Annette Lofton). Both handled private adoptions. For most of these agencies and many others in the state, non-identifying or medical information can often be supplied, and an attempt may be made by the agency to contact the other party in order to encourage use of the Registry program. Therefore it is best if the researcher registers prior to contacting any agency. Staff members will search records only after the researcher has obtained consent through the Indiana Adoption History Registry. With all of these agencies, as with agencies in other areas, the amount of information supplied is dependent on current law, organization of the records, staff time, and agency policy. An inquiry to the agency concerning availability of records is usually the best starting point.
There are a great many books and other materials on the strategies and emotional effects of adoption searching which a researcher may wish to examine. The following list represents only a brief collection of titles. The researcher is encouraged to browse the various catalogs and other sources previously mentioned. Be sure to consult the newer titles for contact information while the older publications can provide useful methodologies and meaningful search strategies.
Adamec, Christine A. and William L. Pierce, Ph.D. The Encyclopedia of Adoption. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2000. /362.734 Ad1e 2000/
Askin, Jayne. Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents. 3rd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998. /362.8298 As4s 1998/
Bailey, Julie Farrell. The Adoption Reunion Survival Guide: Preparing Yourself for the Search, Reunion, and Beyond. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2001. /362.8298 B15a/
Culligan, Joseph J. Adoption Searches Made Easier. Miami, FL: FJA, Inc., 1996. /Gc 929 C89ya/
________________. You Can Find Anybody! San Diego, CA: Jodere Group, 2000. /363.2336 C89y 2000/
Carangelo, Lori. The Ultimate Search Book: Worldwide Adoption, Genealogy, and Other Search Secrets. Palm Desert, CA: Access Press, 1999. /Gc 929 C176ua/
Gediman, Judith. Birthbond. Far Hills, NJ: New Horizons Press, 1991. /306.874 G26b/
Gilman, Lois. The Adoption Resource Book. 4th ed. New York: HarperPerennial, 1998. . /362.734 G42a 1998/
Heiderer, Michele. Before the Search: An Adoption Searcher's Primer. Indianapolis, IN: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1997. /362.8298 H36b/
Johnson, Richard S. and Debra Johnson Knox. Find Anyone Fast. 3rd ed. Spartanburg, SC: MIE Pub., 2001. /Gc 973 J632hba/
________________. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military. 8th ed. Spartanburg, SC: MIE Pub., 1999. /Gc 973 J632haa/
Jones, Merry Bloch. Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories. Chicago, IL: Chicago Press Review, 1993. /362.8298 J72b/
Klunder, Virgil. Lifeline: The Action Guide to Adoption Search. Cape Coral, FL: Caradium, 1991. /362.734 K711/ or /Gc 929 K71L/
Lifton, Betty Jean. Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness. New York, NY: BasicBooks, 1994. /362.8298 L62j/
McColm, Michelle. Adoption Reunions. Toronto, Ontario: Second Story Press, 1993. /362.8298 M13a 20/
Niles, Reg. Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Homes. Garden City, NY: Phileas Deigh Corp., 1981. /362.73 N59a/ or /Gc 929 N59/
Paul, Ellen, ed. The Adoption Directory: The Most Comprehensive Guide to Family-building Options Including State Statutes on Adoption, Public and Private Adoption Agencies, Adoption Exchanges, Foreign Requirements and Adoption Agencies, Independent Adoption Services, Foster Parenting, and Support Groups. 2nd ed. New York: Gale Research 1995. /362.734 Ad68 1995/
Rillera, Mary Jo. The Adoption Searchbook. 3rd ed. Westminster, CA: Triadoption Publications, 1991. /362.734 R45a 1991/
________________. The Reunion Book. Westminster, CA: Triadoption Publications, 1991. /362.734 R45r/
________________. Search & Support Directory. Westminster, CA: Triadoption Publications, 1991 /362.734 R45s/
Sorosky, Arthur D., Reuben Pannor & Annette Baran. Adoption Triangle. Austin, TX: Corona Pub. Co., 1989. /362.734 So6a/
Strauss, Jean. Birthright. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1994. /362.8298 St8b/
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet contains a category for adoption links that is quite useful. It can be found at www.CyndisList.com/adoption.htm.
Because of the difficulty of this type of research and the possible emotional issues involved, the assistance of a support group may be of considerable benefit. Some groups guide and direct a researcher, while others offer exchange programs to facilitate searching in distant locations by other researchers. Other groups hold meetings to offer support, provide information, and exchange searching techniques. These groups will also be able to inform the researcher about statewide registry programs which are similar to the Indiana Adoption History Registry. Most were organized by experienced adoption researchers who understand the difficulties and stress of adoption searching. Some of these groups are:
Anonymous by Adoption
P.O. Box 12132
Fort Wayne, IN 46862-2132
Adoption Resources Resources for Your Family Tree
Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association
P.O. Box 85
Denville, NJ 07834
973-586-1358 www.almasociety.com
Indiana Adoption Coalition
P.O. Box 1292
Kokomo, IN 46901
Adoption Network www.Adoption.org
Reunion Registry of Indiana
P.O. Box 361
South Bend, IN 46624
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All season long, San Jose have battled. On Thursday against New York, it wasn't going to be any different.
Down 1-0 in the aggregate score, the Quakes fought to come out of their Eastern Conference semifinal second leg with a shock 3-1 defeat of the Red Bulls, winning the series 3-2 on aggregate to advance to the conference championship.
"We just battled and I loved it," San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch said after the match. "It's the story of my life."
Despite taking 23 shots, the Red Bulls only got five attempts on target. And while Busch gave the credit to the defenders – "the guys did a hell of a job blocking long-range shots" – the Quakes 'keeper also came up big a couple of times.
In the 33rd minute, Busch left his line to punch the ball away before New York's Juan Pablo Angel could get his head on it. Then, in the 60th minute, Busch blocked a point-blank shot from Mehdi Ballouchy with his foot.
With the win, the Quakes became just the second team to overcome a conference semifinal first-leg deficit since the current format was introduced in 2003.
"For us it's just a mentality," said Busch. "We don't care where we play. Whether it's home or on the road. We actually enjoy a challenging game on the road – and we did it again tonight."
Bobby Convey opened the scoring for San Jose in the sixth minute and doubled their lead in the 76th. But the Red Bulls came roaring back with a 78th minute strike by Ángel to level the series at two goals apiece.
Convey, however, again rose to the occasion, serving a cross into the area that Golden Boot-winner Chris Wondolowski headed home to ice the series.
"We get that early goal, and I think it rattled them a bit," Busch said. "We get that second goal, and you think we're in good shape, and then they come down and get one back right away. [But] credit to us, [we] didn't put our heads down. We just keep fighting."
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Fred, You know I fully understand and support you in doing what you think is best for you. I am doing the same thing.I do have an opinion though. If you view the forum as you would the country then all you are doing is letting the terrorist win. There will always be those that view the world different and want to impose their will on you but moving out of the country you love because someone is making it less than perfect is not an acceptable solution in my opinion.
This thread has turned into quite the dogpile. I'm not sure which is worse, a MOB rant or this '#I've been abused by the MOB' bitch fest. I guess this is Mr. Harmon's revenge. Amazing display of maturity and the spirit of COGness.
I've been a member of this group now for over 20 years and an industry member for 6 or 7 years. I've served this club as AAD for five or six years, AD for 2 years, and Tech Ed for about 8 years. I have hosted a National Rally, untold numbers of regional rallies, and I founded the Wildflower Rally in the Texas Hill Country as well as the rally at Jacks in Arkansas that both continue to this day. I've donated free merchandise to numerous Nationals, held tech sessions, hosted events at my home, and worked with every single Executive Director since Tom Adams took over back in the 90's. I've been a member on the old listserver since about 1995, and have written so many technical articles and provided advice and help on threads that I would not even venture a guess at the number. I completely re authored a whole new Chalkdust for the C14 and have written technical content for the Concourier since I took over the Tech Ed position in 2009. I've sat in on COG board meetings off and on for over 18 years and have helped the organization through some turbulent times in the past. I'm an engineer by trade and have been working on bikes since I can't remember. In the course of the last 3 years I've serviced over 200 motorcycles from folks all over the country, and have even worked on bikes folks have brought me from overseas. Motorcycles are in my blood, and I can't get them out. Like many of you, I spend much of my time finding ways to improve them, customize them, service them, and make them work better than they were originally designed. I've owned a total of 5 Concours motorcyles, 3 C10's and 2 C14's and I've worked on countless others members bikes. I worked with the first person (Don Guhl) to crack the C14 ECU and we worked together to develop a way to reflash them that later became widespread and used by other vendors. I have had the equipment and ability to reflash Concours ECU's for free for some time now. And yes, I made and sold a set of videos to try to help show folks how to work on their own bike, which now appears to have become something that is being leveraged against me to force me out of this organization.Over the past year it has become apparent that I can no longer serve as your Technical Editor. Anything I would dare to post on the forum would be severely scrutinized, criticized, and torn apart by persons who are trying to force me to leave for their own purposes. Knowing this, I have chosen not to post on this forum for some time, as it would obviously only end one way. In light of all this, I am now far too soured to return. I couldn't come back if I wanted to, my attitude will never be the same and I would be no good to you. So this will be my last post on this forum. I'm retiring from COG, resigning as Tech Ed, and as soon as the current supply of my videos that are already printed are sold out, I will not be making anymore. They will be forever removed from the market. I'm done. It's been a fun ride, but it's clearly time for me to move on. I've made a lot of friends in this club, and it will be sad for me to go. I wish you all the best. Farewell and God Bless you all.Fred HarmonCOG 2170AAD, AD, Tech Ed
Fred, I never met you or knew much about you, but reading all these comments makes me feel terrible to hear you are leaving..... I bought SteveFl's Concours with many miles on it, SO, I bought your CDs to keep her for many more. Hope you change your mind.
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text: Science / maple syrup How We Get Maple Syrup May Change in a Huge Way Think farms, not forests, and much bigger yields By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted Jan 25, 2014 7:24 AM CST Copied Tapping mature trees may eventually be unnecessary. (Shutterstock) (Newser) – Maple syrup has traditionally been a product of forests, not farms—but a new discovery could change that. Researchers found to their surprise that mature maple trees weren't necessary to generate large volumes of sap. Instead, the stuff can come from saplings with their tops removed, the University of Vermont explains. The small trees could be packed together in open fields, writes Laura Sorkin in Modern Farmer: "In other words, it is possible that maple syrup could now be produced as a row crop like every other commercial crop in North America." The story by Sorkin, who has a traditional maple syrup operation of her own, calls it a potential "revolution" for the industry. The UV report also uses the word "revolutionary." The key to the discovery came when researchers noticed that a mature maple missing most of its crown was still producing sap. That, Sorkin writes, shot their presumption that "the sap dripping from tap holes was coming from the upper portion of the tree." Instead, they realized the tree must be "drawing moisture from the roots." To test, they cut the tops off small trees and found that they, too, produced sap. What might this lead to? Think 6,000 saplings per acre and a yield of 400 gallons of syrup, compared with 40 to 50 gallons per acre from a natural forest. As a "sugarmaker" herself, Sorkin has some concerns about the technology: "I fear that the industry will no longer be special to New England but will be usurped by entrepreneurs anywhere with the right climate. And on a more visceral level, I feel that maple syrup is and should remain a product of the wild." Real-world application is still a ways away, says the Daily American, though the two UV researchers behind the discovery have applied for a patent on the process. Gizmodo foresees lots more choices in supermarket aisles. (Click to read about that famous $18 million syrup heist in Canada.)


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Between 2010 and 2012 NRICH undertook a programme of research concerning the mathematics education of exceptionally gifted students. The research was split into parallel strands of ongoing tracking activity.
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To attempt to address these questions in May 2010 NRICH ran on online questionnaire open to all Cambridge University students studying mathematics, natural sciences, engineering and computer science. The questionnaire was designed to gain a snapshot, on which subsequent research might be based, of the mathematical factors leading to success in university STEM courses for exceptionally talented students, along with the associated perceptions of mathematics and mathematics interventions held by such students.
This ambitious and innovative questionnaire incorporated questions covering many aspects of students' experiences of mathematics education from primary school level through to the mathematics involved in their university courses.
750 students responded to the questionnaire from a broad cross-section of subjects, grades, school-types and year-groups, including 23% of 1st year mathematicians and 25% of 1st year engineers – this was a high response rate for an optional questionnaire. The questionnaire elicited response from students across the spectrum of grades, from firsts to thirds, with a slight bias towards higher grades and the survey drew response from a representative sample of schools. The findings as presented here are formed from a mixture of qualitative and quantitative analysis and present a good starting point for further focussed research and the development of a school-university intervention package.
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text: Having worked in the BBQ business since I was in jr high, I have taken it upon myself to bring forth this thread for sole purpose of locating and rating great Que. Ol man Weaver took me under his wing when I was a strappin young lad in the 8th grade. Weaver ran the best Q place in Gatesville for years until his health forced him to give it up. At the time, just figured him for some old fart trying to augment retirement serving up greasy smoked grub. He had an old pitt he pulled behind a 67 Ford truck that would be my first truck(He gave me the truck for cutting fire wood for him.) His joint was first by the schools and he had large following of school kids at lunch. Forget your lunch money, not a problem Weaver NEVER let go hungry. It would be years later that I learned that ol' man had been an investment banker and had annual interest income in the 6 digits!!! He dressed plain, lived in a one room appartment and drove a 60s Buick Skylark. He taught me how to cook Que. Some say I make the best, one things for sure it ain't bad. Mr. Weaver died a number of years ago due complications from asthma, I wish I could have been there, he died alone...he was like a grandfather to me. Fast FORWARD....in more recent years I have catered for thousands, judged BBQ cookoffs, served as pitt boss, and built many pitts...SO NOW FOR THE RULZZ: We will search out and Judge BRISKET, RIBS, SAUSAGE, and PORK BUTT! CHICKEN IS NOT Q!!! if someone rates a chicken, may they be tarred and feathered Ratings are 1-10 with 10 being best! Remember we are rating the fare not necessarily the decor! Some of the best ribs I have ever had was from an old Colored man in east Texas cooking off a 55gallon drum beside the road under a tent Never seen him again but DAMN they were good! There will be one overall rating per meat, I am not going to judge this like a cookoff. Smoke rings are nice, but taste is what we are after!!!! Feel free to offer additional comments in the end. Make each place a separate post with the name, address, GPS Coods(just kidding unless u ride a BMW... ), and importantly when they are open....nothing sux worse than driving 200 miles for Que and then find the place is closed Eventually, I would like to us compose our own TOP 50 list, cause Texas Monthly does not know SHIT! 1) BRISKET: Brisket should not be tough, if I want tough, I will buy Jerky!!! Personally I think brisket needs to be juicy and fall apart when ya cut it, but I understand the logistics of serving that 2) RIBS: The RIB is like the holy meat of man! Smoked to perfection with out bitterness, ready to fall off the bone with just the right seasonings to make your mouth water for days after when you think about it . 3) SAUSAGE: SAUSAGE is very subjective. Some is dry, some is busting with juice, some spicy, some plain. Depending on what is ground into and how its cased decides how it needs to be cooked. Typically, I prefer mine spicy, juicy and not cooked into oblivion:eek1 4) PORK BUTT: Many have no clue what a delicacy this can be. DONE WELL< IT kicks Briskets ass! Done poorly don't waste time even eating it Pork Butt needs to be tender and juicy with just enough smoke you realice this is not just a pork chop With that, let the rides and ratings roll in (helpful to point out which serve beer )


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Gov. says lack of snow complicated hunt
MADISON, Wis. — While the number of deer killed in Wisconsin during this year's hunt went up nearly 8 percent, Gov. Scott Walker wasn't among those contributing to the increase.
Walker said Friday he went hunting but failed to bag a deer.
Walker said he "didn't even see anything" when he went hunting in Vilas County. There was no snow on the ground, which Walker said complicated the hunt.
Walker's Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp had better luck. She killed a 7-point buck during the hunt's opening weekend.
According to the DNR, hunters registered 243,739 deer through the nine-day season that ended Sunday. That's up 7.7 percent from preliminary numbers last year.


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Beads, feathers, elaborate costumes, and dancing flood the streets of New Orleans in what marks the culmination of weeks of Carnival celebrations before the start of Lent.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, dates back to the early 18th century and generates up to $500 million in revenue for the city, according to some estimates.
The massive party brings in hundreds of thousands of visitors each year who flock to the French Quarter to gawk at larger-than-life floats, guzzle fruity drinks, and let loose before the period of fasting and repentance.


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Competitive research is an essential early task in launching any startup. This article will tell you how to do it.
You'll learn about five web sites that are your best source of competitive insight about new web startups. Chances are, you'll want to bookmark these sites and add them to your collection of essential resources. But first, let's consider why competitive research is important to any startup.
Why Do Competitive Research?
Conventional wisdom suggests that you should do competitive research for two reasons. First, as part of your business plan, to show your investors you've considered risks of competition and are justified in anticipating success. Second, by looking at what others are doing, you'll refine your mission, your market positioning, and your product's feature set. But there's a third reason to do competitive research. One that's more important than the others. A reason that is so important, you must do it as early as possible in your planning.
If you're going to launch a new business, you need to find similar established businesses. Here's why.
If you can find an existing business that others know about, it'll be easier for others to grasp your idea without seeing it fully deployed. Whether investors, business partners, or anyone else, it's easier to explain what you want to do if you've got a common reference point. Are you launching an online auction site for the produce industry? Tell them, "It's eBay for truckloads of tomatoes." Find a way to define your objective by describing it in contrast to others.
The best reason for doing competitive research is to make it easier to describe your project to other people.
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If you want to charge baby boomers retiring the maximum possible price for anything, the strategy is simple — reduce supply. The Rolling Stones, always keen on presenting themselves as working-class louts who get paid to misbehave, nevertheless understand economics. They're doing just four "50th Anniversary" shows, two in London, two in the United States in New Jersey.
Tickets for the Newark show are on sale now for $813. There are reports of scalpers trying to resell them online for multiples of the official price. (The band, to their credit, has begun to add shows in reaction to the scalping.)
It's nutty, but interesting when you consider the prices the boys charged for their first shows in the USA, back in the summer of 1964.
Try $6.50 a pop, or less. Those were probably pretty good seats. As big a deal as the British Invasion was at the time (the Beatles had appeared on the Ed Sullivan show only a few months before), they were still unknowns, having formed just two years earlier.
If you applied normal inflation over those years, ticket prices should be on the order of, say, $50. And you could have seen them in 2005 for as little as $75. So the Stones at the time were able to charge a 40% price premium for being, well, the Stones. But nothing really explains $813 a seat today, except temporary insanity. For what it's worth, the cheapest seats today are $114.80.
We bring up the Rolling Stones because they are, no way around it, borderline baby boomers retiring. Mick Jagger is 69. Keith Richards is a year younger. Ronnie Wood is a relatively youthful 65. Charlie Watts is the elder statesman of the band, at 71.
We should all be so lucky to be doing what we love for as long as we like, and the Stones certainly aren't hurting for money. Their last big tour, in support of "A Bigger Bang," was the second-highest grossing concert tour ever (behind U2) and earned the band an inflation-adjusted $625.7 million.
It's fun to think about the forces that drive such a massive amount of money from one hand to another. Scarcity plays a role, of course. So does the music, and the implied risk that every tour might be the last. It also doesn't hurt that the Stones sold records and tour tickets to arguably the richest generation of humans in the history of the earth — baby boomers retiring.
All of the band's members fall smack in the center of the baby boomers retiring cohort. You see this across the pop spectrum; the goofy costume-metal band KISS still tours (with two original members, but no matter) and rakes in the cash. Serial one-hit wonder Cher banked nearly $300 million, inflation adjusted, on her three-year-long "farewell" tour a few years back. Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney still tour.
And how are the baby boomers retiring, the richest humans ever, doing these days? Not so good, at least collectively.
Alicia H. Munnell, Anthony Webb and Francesca N. Golub-Sass, a trio of researchers at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, recently updated The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI).
The index tries to do something pretty simple: figure out how much in danger we are, collectively, when it comes to financing retirement. The index is crunched from data gathered by the Federal Reserve, which brought out a hefty update in 2010, well after the housing and stock market collapse.
The takeaway is that, by 2010, 53% of us were "at risk" of being unable to replace our working incomes in retirement. In 2007, the number was 44% — a nine-point jump. Interestingly, even high income folks are at more risk, moving to 44% from 35%, also nine points higher.
The reasons vary, from declining equity values in retirement portfolios to the housing collapse itself. The sharp drop in interest rates, too, dampens the ability of households to generate income from the wealth they control. Reinvested interest is part of the retirement puzzle.
With typical baby boomers retiring at 63 and life expectancy rising, Americans are headed out of the workforce with, on average, $120,000 in their 401k funds. If interest rates stay flat for years more and stocks remain volatile, many baby boomers retiring will be forced to pick up work in retirement or spend down their savings to get by, a harbinger of financial suffering to come.
What's the answer? "Generally the most helpful step that Americans can take to help them in retirement is stay at work for five more years than they'd planned on," Munnell told Yahoo! Finance recently.
Let's think back to 1964. Gas was 25 cents a gallon, a car cost $2,600, a house was $12,700. A typical income was on the order of half the cost of the house, at about $6,000.
Today, well, you know the price of gas, cars, and houses, even after the slump. All the more reason to consider an aggressive savings plan, in conjunction with a solid, simple approach to low-risk investing that will build and protect your retirement funds over time.