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I finished knitting the hat this morning. I tried taking a photo of myself wearing it, but the angle wasn't good for showing you what the hat looked like. All you could see was my hat and the rather plain brim. So I took that hat off and photographed it the way I usually do, against a plain background on a chair. It's not identical to last January's hat, but it's close enough. Maybe someday I'll find the original hat, but if I don't, it won't be the end of the world. I like this one just fine.
I made this hat with Caron Simply Soft, just as I did the last one. It's such a pleasure to knit and then wear something like this: soft, warm, and one of my favorite color combinations. I'm very happy with it. It's also making me very excited to get back to knitting the Fair Isle cardigan that I started for myself last January. The body is about half done, plus I have to do the sleeves.
When I get back to knitting in a little while, I will get to work on Alex's gloves, which are also being knitted in Caron Simply Soft. I can't remember if I told you that I asked him to try on the half-done glove that I have already made, and he said it was fine except for the fact that the one completed finger was too long. That's easy enough to fix, so I'm happy. I'll get going on the other fingers this morning.
During the blizzard, I decided to use my electric candle warmer with a candle in a jar. The house was cold, and I was glad to have every possible source of heat in the living room. I have several candles in glass jars, but I ended up heating a candle in an open, square glass container, and when I went to turn it off as I went to bed, my sweater sleeve got soaked in wax. I tried to blot as much of the sticky liquid off as possible and forgot about it.
Yesterday, I went to put that same sweater on and was horrified to see that the cuff looked like it was melted together. It took me a few minutes to remember that I'd accidently soaked that cuff in wax. This was a Simply Soft Paints sweater with sleeves knitted from the shoulders down, and I have plenty of that yarn leftover in the attic. So the ultimate solution could be that I cut that cuff off, get some replacement yarn and reknit the cuff. It would only be about an hour's work. But this sweater is now 2 or 3 years old, and the yarn is stretched, so the replacement cuff wouldn't match perfectly. So I tried another solution.
First, I soaked the cuff in very hot water to soften the wax. That worked very well. Then I took some laundry detergent and poured it directly on the wax, then took a brush and worked the detergent into the wax as much as possible. I was trying to dissolve the oils in the wax as much as I could before laundering the sweater. When I was satisfied that the detergent was doing its work, I quickly threw the sweater and a bunch of compatible laundry into the washing machine and did a normal wash cycle. I can't say that this produced a perfect sweater, but I'd say it's about 90% wax-free now, so I'm hoping that the next time I wash it, the wax will be completely undetectable. I'm very gratified.
I took another photo of the Thermis cowl today. I think the color in this photo is still a little washed out, but it's than the last one, and the shape is also better, so I'll post it here.
Have a great day!


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|Oracle® Database Recovery Manager Reference
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10770-01
|View PDF
To perform a full resynchronization of the recovery catalog. You can also use
CONTROLFILE to resynchronize the current control file with the RMAN repository in a control file copy.
Resynchronizations can be full or partial. When full, RMAN updates all changed records for the physical schema: datafiles, tablespaces, redo threads, and online redo logs. If the database is open, RMAN also obtains data about rollback segments. When partial, RMAN reads the current control file to update data, but does not resynchronize metadata about the physical schema or rollback segments.
When you run
CATALOG, RMAN creates a snapshot control file in order to obtain a read-consistent view of the control file, then updates the recovery catalog with any new information from the snapshot. The
CATALOG command updates the classes or records described in the following table.
|Record Type
Log history
Records that are created whenever a log switch occurs. Note that log history records describe an online log switch, not a log archival.
Archived redo logs
Records associated with archived logs that were created by archiving an online redo log, copying an existing archived redo log, or restoring backups of archived redo logs.
Records associated with backup sets, backup pieces, proxy copies, and image copies.
Physical schema
Records associated with datafiles and tablespaces. If the target database is open, then rollback segment information is also updated.
RMAN automatically executes a full or partial resynchronization of the recovery catalog as needed when you execute RMAN commands, so long as the control file is mounted and the recovery catalog database is available at command execution. RMAN reads the current control file and resynchronizes metadata about the physical schema if it determines that this information has changed. If RMAN does detect a change, then it performs a full resynchronization.
CATALOG to perform manual full resynchronizations when:
ARCHIVELOG mode, because the catalog is not updated automatically when a log switch occurs or when an online redo log is archived.
The primary use for
CONTROLFILE occurs when you re-create the control file (for example, to change the database name), which causes you to lose RMAN records. You can then resynchronize the newly created control file with an old copy.
CATALOG, but a catalog connection is not required for
|Syntax Element
Updates the recovery recovery catalog with RMAN metadata in the current control file (default) or a control file copy.
Updates the current control file (and recovery catalog, if RMAN is connected to one) with RMAN metadata from a control file copy.
Specifies the name of the control file copy to use for resynchronization. Physical schema information is not updated when you use this option.
Note: The control file copy can either be in the current database incarnation, or created in a prior incarnation (that is, prior to the most recent
This example performs a full resynchronization after archiving all unarchived redo logs:
CONNECT TARGET / CATALOG rman/rman@catdb SQL "ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG ALL"; RESYNC CATALOG;
This example updates the RMAN repository in the current control file with metadata from a backup control file:
CONNECT TARGET / NOCATALOG RESYNC CONTROLFILE FROM CONTROLFILECOPY '/tmp/cfile.dbf';
This example adds a datafile to tablespace
users and then resynchronizes the catalog:
#!/usr/bin/tcsh # connect in nocatalog mode and add datafile rman TARGET / NOCATALOG <<EOF SQL "ALTER TABLESPACE users ADD DATAFILE ''?/oradata/trgt/users03.dbf'' SIZE 1M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 10K MAXSIZE 10M"; EXIT EOF # connect in catalog mode and resynchronize rman TARGET / CATAOG rman/rman@catdb <<EOF RESYNC CATALOG; EOF

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I was on the tube and overheard a dad questioning his kids about maths. The children were probably about 11 or 12 years old.
After several more mundane questions he asked his daughter what $1/0$ evaluated to. She stated that it had no answer. He asked who told her that and she said her teacher. He then stated that her teacher had "taught it wrong" and it was actually $∞$.
I thought the Dad's statement was a little irresponsible. Does that seem like reasonable attitude? I suppose this question is partly about morality.


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International Armoured Vehicles Returns to Farnborough With New Vehicle Test Track
07 Nov, 2012, 08:00 GMT
LONDON, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
International Armoured Vehicles, the largest show dedicated solely to the armoured vehicles community, will be returning to Farnborough FIVE from 5-8 February 2013, with a new Dynamic Vehicle Experience at the Long Valley Test Track.
Long Valley Test Track features different terrains and obstacles for an enhanced live experience. Open for test track exhibitors and their guests, the dynamic vehicle experience is designed for vehicle manufacturers to showcase their products to their clients in an "immersion" setting, with each track running a duration of anywhere from 15-30 minutes at a time.
With this new installation, the 2013 International Armoured Vehicles show marks a clear evolution in Defence IQ's flagship armoured vehicle event. The event is traditionally comprised of a large scale conference of 600+ attendees, combined with a focussed exhibition hall, which annually welcomes 2,100+ visitors from 47 countries.
Running for its 12th time in 2013, International Armoured Vehicles once again offers a high-level and technical programme during the conference, with topics focussing on Survivability, Innovative Armour, Simulation, Maintenance and Industry Requirements. Last year's G6 Industry Panel sees a return for 2013, with new panellists General Dynamics, Iveco, Lockheed Martin, Nexter, Renault and Textron, as well as the addition of the International Industry Leaders Panel (IILP). Much like the G6 Panel, the IILP will feature leaders in the international space, discussing up-and-coming markets of interest to the land defence industry, such as Turkey, Brazil, Russia and the Middle East.
The 2013 show introduces the Industry Focus Day, which will provide a platform for technical experts from Tier 1 companies to present their current projects, challenges and future capability requirements to members of the military and Tier 2 and 3 groups. Programmes to be discussed include the Boxer MRAV, BVP2 IFV, CV9040 IFV, M113 APC, Scout SV, and the Warthog TPMV.
Amongst the prestigious speaker faculty are Lieutenant General David Halverson, Deputy Commander TRADOC, Major General Andrew Sharpe OBE, DG DCDC UK Ministry of Defence and Fleet Admiral Marco Antonio Guimaraes, General Commandant of the Brazilian Marine Corps.
Quoted in February 2012 in his previous role, Lieutenant General Christopher Michael Deverell, Director Land Materiel, DE&S UK MoD commented, "There are lots of conferences around, but there's not another one on this sort of scale that is specifically focussed on armoured vehicles, so it fills a very useful niche."
Additional military speakers will represent international organisations such as the Malaysian DoD, German Army, Danish DoD, French Army, Australian DoD, Italian Armed Forces, and the Indian DRDO.
Full details on the dynamic vehicle experience at the Long Valley Test Track, conference and exhibition are available on the event website, http://www.internationalarmouredvehicles.com. Professionals involved in armoured vehicles are encouraged to register for a free exhibition pass to the 2013 Exhibition (does not include the conference).
About Defence IQ: With 65,000 members worldwide, Defence IQ is a unique online community for defence professionals. http://www.defenceiq.com.
Kim Vigilia, Tel: +44-(0)20-7368-9510
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We beat any contractor's written estimate already, but we figured if we offered a flat 10% off more people would consider our Phoenix tree removal services.
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) December 13, 2012
Phoenix tree removal experts at All Valley Landscaping have been providing tree removal service for over many years. Now they are announcing a new Phoenix tree removal discount which allows homeowners a 10% discount on their entire total. "We beat any contractor's written estimate already, but we figured if we offered a flat 10% off more people would consider our Phoenix tree removal services," says Rick Ryan, Owner of All Valley Landscaping.
When, "tree service Phoenix," is searched in Google many results come up. According to Rick Ryan it is important to make sure that people choose a licensed contractor who has the proper insurance. "What people have to understand is that tree removal doesn't always go as planned, especially when they don't have a lot of experience. We often hear of situations where someone attempted to remove a tree and something went wrong and the tree ended up on the house." All Valley Landscaping has the Phoenix tree removal experience required to get any size tree down safely according to Ryan.
In addition to being Phoenix tree removal experts, All Valley Landscaping also provides a full line of Phoenix landscaping services. They specialize in complete yard renovations but can handle any job from sprinkler repair to gravel installation. "We are happy to help people by providing a free consultation in addition to the 10% off coupon which can also be applied to any type of Phoenix landscaping service," says Rick Ryan.
Landscaping in Phoenix comes with its challenges according to Ryan, "With the hot climate it is important to come up with a landscaping plan that focuses on being low maintenance and consuming as little water as possible. In many situations in order to maximize a home's outdoor space Phoenix tree removal is required. Either way we will do everything we can to help a homeowner realize their goal when it comes to their outdoor living space." Ryan also points out that his company Phoenix landscaping company carries an A+ rating as an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau.
To learn more about the Scottsdale tree removal services from All Valley Landscaping please visit their website, read their blogs, watch their online videos or see their many positive online Phoenix and Scottsdale Landscaping reviews on trusted consumer landscaping review websites like Google and Angie's List. To take advantage of the 10% off Phoenix tree removal coupon give them a call today.


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Minutes 8 January 2006
present: Danny, Neil, Mat, Dai, Pogo, Duncan, Gareth, Ryan, Jane, Magda, Robin
apologies: Nicholas, Miroslav
facilitator: Gareth
secretary: Magda
1. Keys for FOH
2. Car
3. Health and Safety
4. Cave Noise
5. Night managers
6. Stereo
7. Money
8. Flamenco
9. Beeer
10. Invoice Bullshit
11. Smoking Week
12. Shop
13. Recycling area
14. Goat
15. Positions
16. My 14 inch Cock
17. Any Other Business
1. Danny has keys to building. Can he have cafe keys as well? The fewer keys there are the better. Should we have a spare key?
Action: We will cut a key for Danny.
2. Mat wants to get rid of the car. A girl in the car club broke the car key. There are no keys. Car has been towed. New insurance needed. It'll cost to get it back cause she probably won't pay for it.
Action: Gareth will send her a email to make her sort the mess out. Get car. Get rid of car. Stop the insurance (Gareth).
3. They were here. They did not threaten. They were nice! There is a list of things to do.
Action: Mat will do it all.
4. A few people doing events have complained about noise coming from the Cave, through the floor. Notably a shitty covers band. Should we
soundproof more, or coordinate Cave with events better?
Action: Ryan will send Robin an email every month to let him know which events will require a quiet Cave.
5. Do we want to get Night Managers? The idea is to have about 4 NMs, who would be volunteers whom we have picked because they're nice and work well and we trust them. They would be on the committee. This would be a way of rewarding good volunteers and would be a breeding ground for future KMs. It would ensure that things ran more smoothly and that there would be good, responsible, sane people around in the evenings. There is a question of rewards for these NMs. The argument was brought up that paying more and more people is not good for the Forest.
Action: We will get a list of possible names. Mat will run up a job description. We will discuss this further on the BB.
6. Pogo is taking the little Pioneer, selling it on Ebay and getting a new
7. As usual, taxes are killing us. bastards.
8. Someone has been doing an unofficial workshop in the forest. We are unhappy about this, especially as the workshop is quite disruptive in its nature.
Action: Unless the workshop is going to be cleared with Ras, properly advertised and completely free, we will ask them to find another venue.
9. We have lots of beer that we didn't sell at the Futurity. We want to give it back. It will leave us some credit with them. That's ok.
10. More silly invoices.
11. Let's show our appreciation to all our smokers before the smoking ban.
But we will have to play jazz and dress smart.
Action: start planning smoking week.
12. The shop's great! Says Jane. Dan Seizure music most popular item.
13. Recycling sneaks behind the freezer, says Gareth.
Action: Neil will fix it.
14. The Forest Pygmy Goat does not exist.
Action: Get one anyway.
15. We will advertise some positions: Promotions, Library, Night Managing,
Events, Politics.
16. If interested, speak to Ryan.
17. There's no business. Goodbye.
Minutes 8 January 2006
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The NRA Myth of Arming the Good Guys
The NRA Myth of Arming the Good Guys
Mass shootings have been increasing even as more NRA members are openly and concealed carrying and even while there are more legal guns on the street than ever before. Something must be wrong with Wayne LaPierre's "Good guys with guns" hypothesis.
The gut-wrenching shock of the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14 wasn't just due to the 20 unthinkably young victims. It was also due to the realization that this specific, painfully familiar nightmare was unfolding yet again.
As the scope of the massacre in Newtown became clear, some news accounts suggested that mass shootings in the United States have not increased, based on a broad definition of them. But in fact 2012 has been unprecedented for a particular kind of horror that's been on the rise in recent years, from Virginia Tech to Tucson to Aurora to Oak Creek to Newtown. There have been at least 62 such mass shootings in the last three decades, attacks in which the killer took the lives of four or more people (the FBI's baseline for mass murder) in a public place—a school, a workplace, a mall, a religious building. Seven of them have occurred this year alone.
Along with three other similar though less lethal rampages—at a Portland shopping mall, a Milwaukee spa, and a Cleveland high school—2012 has been the worst year for these events in modern US history, with 151 victims injured and killed. More than a quarter of them were young children and teenagers.
The National Rifle Association and its allies would have us believe that the solution to this epidemic, itself but a sliver of America's overall gun violence, is to put firearms in the hands of as many citizens as possible. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," declared the NRA's Wayne LaPierre in a press conference a week after Newtown, the same day bells tolled at the National Cathedral and the devastated town mourned its 28 dead. (That day a gunman in Pennsylvania also murdered three people and wounded a state trooper shortly before LaPierre gave his remarks.) LaPierre explained that it was a travesty for a school principal to face evil unarmed, and he called for gun-wielding security officers to be deployed in every school in America.
As many commentators noted, it was particularly callous of the NRA to double down on its long-standing proposal to fight gun violence with more guns while parents in Newtown were burying their first graders.


text: Time isn't kind to objects like an "Employee of the Month" award or an "In honor of your service" plaque, which are objects meaningful to only one specific person in one specific place or time. That is, until advice-columnist Dan Savage plucks them from the bins of Goodwill and hangs them on his wall. Lots of them. On lots of walls.


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Boy convicted of killing white supremacist father
A boy who was only 10 when he fatally shot his white supremacist father was convicted Monday of second-degree murder by a judge who said the child knew what he did was wrong.
Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard weighed the severity of the crime versus whether the amount of abuse and neglect suffered by the boy, now 12, played a significant role in the slaying of 32-year-old Jeff Hall, a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement.
Leonard noted the boy lay in bed, waited for the right moment and shot his dad at point-blank range with the "bad gun" - a .357 Magnum - while he slept on a sofa in the family home.
"This was not a complex killing," said Leonard, who heard the case without a jury. "He thought about the idea and shot his father."
The boy's stepmother told authorities that Hall had hit, kicked and yelled at his son for being too loud or getting in the way. Hall and the boy's biological mother had previously gone through a divorce and custody dispute in which each had accused the other of child abuse. She initially told authorities she had killed Hall but then quickly retracted her statement. She was not charged in the case.
Defense attorney Matthew Hardy said because of the abuse his client learned it was acceptable to kill people who were a threat. The boy thought if he shot his dad, the violence would end, Hardy said.
Also at issue were the father's racist beliefs.
Hall, who said he believed in a white breakaway nation, ran for a seat on the local water board in 2010 in a move that disturbed many residents in the recession-battered suburbs southeast of Los Angeles. The day before his death, he held a meeting of the neo-Nazi group at his home.
Hall had previously taken the boy on a U.S.-Mexico border patrol trip and showed him how to use a gun, according to court documents.
Prosecutors maintained Hall's white supremacist beliefs had nothing to do with the crime. They noted the boy had a history of violence that dated back to kindergarten when he stabbed a teacher with a pencil.
But Leonard said in her decision that the white supremacist beliefs did have an effect on the boy and "gave him thoughts normal kids don't have." Hardy maintains the boy isn't racist.
The challenge now for the legal system is to find the best place where the boy can be rehabilitated. Prosecutors said it's likely the boy, who is not being identified by The Associated Press because of his age, will most likely be placed in state custody, making him the youngest person currently in the custody of California's corrections department.
The blonde-haired boy, who wears glasses, showed no emotion after the verdict was read.
"He knew it was coming," Hardy said. "He's focused on trying to get it over with. Go someplace where he can get some help. He wants to be a normal kid and wants to have a normal life."
Hardy said he hoped the boy would not be sent to a juvenile lockup but rather be placed in a private facility that offers therapy, medical treatment and schooling.
"I just don't want him warehoused some place," said Hardy, who plans to appeal the judge's verdict. A sentencing hearing was set for Feb. 15. The boy could be jailed until he is 23.
Prosecutor Michael Soccio spoke to the boy after the hearing finished and said he wanted the child to know that his office wasn't "against him as a person. We want him to get help."
"He's a community problem in terms of what do we do about somebody that young," Soccio said outside of court. "It's an unbelievable case and a very difficult one for everybody involved and it will be all along."


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As the summer is winding down and students are gearing up to go back to school, you may find yourself wanting to go on one last vacation before summer is over. Since North Dakota has a lot to offer, you are in luck because there are still a ton of fun things going on! Check out upcoming events in North Dakota:
Grand Forks is having their annual Rollin' on the River event August 24-25! The weekend kicks off on Friday with a Keep the Ball Rollin' Golf Tournament at King's Walk Golf Course and Rockin' Rollin' Rally & Feast in Lincoln Drive Park at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the Rollin' on the River inline skating marathon takes place on the city streets of Grand Forks, with the Alerus Center as the starting point at 7:30 a.m. You can also enjoy an evening of great blues music in the heart of beautiful downtown Grand Forks at the Blues on the Red Music Fest event. Top musicians from around the country will provide the free entertainment, while vendors sell such delicious cuisine.
Check out central North Dakota and see all the fun things going on. In Minot, the North Dakota State Fairgrounds play host to Motor Magic, Labor Day weekend in Minot. The largest motorsports event in the Upper Midwest, Motor Magic provides entertainment for auto enthusiasts of all ages. Nodak Speedway races and drag racing on the Magic City International Dragway kick off the motor mayhem. Motor Magic continues with more to see and do Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
If you want to head to the Bismarck-Mandan area, Mandan is hosting its annual Wild West Grillfest! Celebrate Mandan's farming and ranching heritage with a grilling competition, beer gardens, a variety of live entertainment all day, inflatable games, hayrides, art and craft vendor booths, Pride of Dakota tent and dance Friday night on August 17-18. There will be live music by The Roosters on Friday and Dirty Word on Saturday.
Or you can head west to Medora to see all the funs things they have to offer. The Medora Musical is a great show that goes through September 8. Stop in for a great meal at the Pitchfork Steak Fondue or maybe play a round of golf on the world renowned Bully Pulpit. Maybe you just want to do a little hiking; well Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a great place to explore with the whole family or as private getaway!
For more events and attractions, go to the North Dakota Tourism website. Who knows what kind of adventure is out there for you!


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This distinctive physical map of the Arctic Ocean floor appeared in the October 1971 issue of National Geographic as a supplement to the map of the Arctic. The detail of such submarine terrain as continental shelves, abyssal plains, ridges, and fracture zones is stunning. A true work of art, and a wonderful companion to the ocean floor maps of the Indian (1967), Atlantic (1968), and Pacific (1969).
Coverage Area: Arctic Ocean


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Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: : Evered Hall, Student Union Building
The Witness Blanket: Pieces of History by Carey Newman (Ha-yalth-kingeme)
The Witness Blanket, a large-scale art installation, weaves together hundreds of objects reclaimed from Indian Residential Schools and other important sites in Canada—to recognize the atrocities of the Indian Residential School era, honour the children, and symbolize ongoing reconciliation.
Come see the Witness Blanket, Pieces of History, on display from September 13—November 8 in Evered Hall, (Building S) UFV Abbotsford campus.
The exhibition is accompanied by:
- President's Leadership Lecture Series on personal and community journeys of reconciliation, with a focus on the action that we can all take.
- October 4, 2017: Shelagh Rogers
- October 11, 2017: Cecelia Reekie
- October 25, 2017: Chief Robert Joseph
Witness Blanket Hours
Monday to Thursday 10am – 7pm
Fridays 10am – 5pm
Saturdays 11am – 3pm
Sundays (only in October) 1 – 3pm
Please notify email@example.com if you are planning on bringing a large group of 10 or more people to the Witness Blanket
Event Location : Evered Hall, Student Union Building
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The Witness BlanketDate(s): Tuesday, October 24
Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm


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TweetHub is a rich user interface built over the Twitter provider using RCP.
The following is a list of requirements for both the UI and provider levels
User Interface
- Provide the following views:
- Tweet (send message)
- Shorten the text as you type (Eat up vowels to reduce message length).
- Mentions
- Direct Messages
- Auto Reply? (I'm away on vacation)
- Sent Messages
- Favourites
- People
- Following
- Followers
- Stalk (follow without adding to "follow" list)
- Groups
- Search
- Trends - not sure how necessary this is!
- Tweet (send message)
Avatar actions Whereever the avatar appears allow:
- RT, Reply and DM.
- Tooltip displaying profile
Tweet View
- Tab completion in the Tweet view for all @ addressed users in your follow lists
- Provide a URL shortening service in the tweet view (e.g., tr.im)
- Provide a picture service in the tweet view (e.g., pic.im)
- Mark new tweets/read tweets
- Notification of new tweets, and new additions to search
- On mouseover of a shortened link, show the full link in a tooltip. (Maybe provide an option for this)
- Perhaps provide a view of sent/recieved links?
- Provide a Translate option through Google Translate?
- Allow multiple accounts
- Spell checker?
- Support multiple microblogging services (identi.ca & private laconi.ca servers, others)
- Shorten URL
- Update rate (keep in mind the Twitter API call limit of 100 per hour)
- Autologin
- System tray integration?
- Change the client name from Twitter4J to TweetHub


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The Defense group supports the Department of Defense (DoD) mission to keep our homeland and its citizens safe. We provide solutions to improve the Nation's defense by providing software, systems engineering, IT, training and logistics and fleet management solutions.
Directly responsible for oversight of the DES Tier I NOC/SOC staff. Provide day-today operational support to on-going incidents/problems/events affecting services across the DoDNET and will ensure efficient & rapid service restoral & change service requests (SR) on tickets assigned . Will ensure proper coordination with Government Watch Officers. Will work closely with the other Service Delivery Managers to keep abreast of all on-going situations impacting service.
What matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative: ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sectorfrom investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering.
Our promise is simple: never stop solving our nations most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector.
Perspecta is anAA/EEOEmployer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provision
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
With offerings in mission services, digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work tirelessly to create innovative solutions. We have the expertise and experience not only to devise solutions, but to execute on them successfully.
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Welcome to the Winged-Women™ Academy
COURSE MECHANICS: The Inner Workings (2:06)
Module 1: EXPLORATION: The Psychology of Money
Module One: At a Glance
The Psychology of Money (3:22)
Navigating the Waters of Your Money Psychology (5:10)
An Expression of Your Money Psychology (1:40)
The Psychology of Money Questionnaire
Maslow's Hierarchy (2:20)
Battle for the Last Drop (6:49)
The "E" Cycle Formula for Expansion Part 1 (2:03)
Proprietary "E" Formula for Expansion part 2 (5:31)
The Softened Side of MONEY LOGIC (2:43)
Self-Awareness and Manifesting (11:50)
Your Brain is Hardwired for Money
SET YOUR CLEAR INTENTION for this course
Bonus: 365 Day Winged-Women™ Gratitude Planner
Completion Module 1 (3:34)
Module 2: EXCAVATION: Peeling Back the Layers and Digging for Gems
Module TWO: At a Glance
The Power & Purpose of EXCAVATION
Excavating the Roots of Lack (18:06)
What's Alignment Got to Do With IT? (3:07)
Values, Beliefs, and the Law of Attraction (5:17)
INTERACTIONS in the Key of Money part 1
How You Do Anything: Your Approach (3:33)
Genetic Viruses that Stop Abundance Flow (11:05)
Genetic Virus Assignment
Is YOUR Inner Child Running the Show? (1:50)
Money is a Tool
Money Messages Excavation Exercise
Congratulations for Completion of Module 2 (2:36)
Module 3: EXAMINATION: Adjusting Perspectives
Module THREE: At a Glance (0:30)
There are Gems to be Examined (12:48)
Self-Worth & Abundance (3:40)
Women and Money (2:38)
So How Does IT Work? (1:56)
BONUS: The Wealth Test (6:01)
Vibrationally Speaking
Your Frequency Fingerprint (1:35)
Affirming "Rainy Days"
Stop Petting Your Money Monster (2:28)
Good DEBT Bad DEBT (7:46)
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Airports and Services Airports and Services
Airports and Services
Namibia has eight airports run by the Namibia Airport Company (NAC) Ltd. The NAC was established through the Namibian Airports Company Act, Act 25 of 1998.
The NAC provides airport infrastructures and amenities, and facilitates airport services for domestic and international airlines, passengers and clients. The NAC ensures safe airport operations in conformity with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and recommended practices.
The main objectives of the company are to ensure the following services: the arrival, surface movement, parking and departure of aircraft, the servicing of aircraft, including the supply of fuel and lubricants; ground handling of aircraft, passengers, baggage and cargo.
The eight airports managed by NAC include;
- Hosea Kutako International Airport,
- Eros Airport
- Walvis Bay Airport
- Lüderitz Airport
- Keetmanshoop Airport
- Ondangwa Airport
- Rundu Airport and
- Katima Mulilo Airport.
The NAC continues to manage and develop its eight airports according sound business principles, giving due consideration to safety and the environment, in the best interests of all its stakeholders.
Visitors to Namibia can access the country via its main airport, the Hosea Kutako International Airport, situated 48 km east of the capital city of Windhoek. The medium-size Eros Airport in the city accommodates smaller aircrafts. Regional flights are also undertaken from the Walvis Bay Airport. Several smaller airports give access to various destinations in the 13 regions. Air Namibia, the national airline, offers domestic, regional and international flights. Several air charter companies offer domestic and regional flights.
See also: Namibia Airports Company Ltd (NAC)
Harbours Harbours
The country has two harbours handling merchandise imports and exports and servicing the fishing industry. The only deep-sea harbour is Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region. The other harbour is Luderitz in the Karas Region.
The Port of Walvis Bay is situated at the west Coast of Africa and provides an easier and much faster transit route between Southern Africa, Europe and the Americas.
The Port of Lüderitz is located to the Southern Coast of Namibia and caters for Southern Namibia as well as providing access to markets in the Northern Cape of South Africa.
See also: Namibian Port Authority (NAMPORT)
Namibia Electricity Network Namibia Electricity Network
Namibia's Electricity Network
NamPower manages Namibia's electricity network. The main sources of power are the thermal, coal-fired Van Eck Power Station outside Windhoek, the hydroelectric plant and the Ruacana Falls in the Kunene Region, and the standby diesel-driven Paratus Power Station at Walvis Bay. Connection to the South African grid allows for the import and export of electricity between the two countries.
NamPower has commissioned the construction of a 900 km, 400kV inter-connector power-line from Kenhardt in South Africa to Auas near Windhoek to meet the growing power demand by mid-winter in the year 2000. Some electricity is imported from the Zambian network to the north. Namibia also supplies power to southern Angola and Botswana.
See also: NamPower
Namibia's Railway Network Namibia's Railway Network
Namibia's Railway Network
The railway network comprises 2 382 km of narrow gauge track with the main line running from the border with South Africa via Keetmanshoop to Windhoek, Okahandja, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
Omaruru, Otjiwarongo, Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein are connected to the northern branch of the railway network.
See also: TransNamib Holdings Ltd
Telecommunications Infrastructure Telecommunications Infrastructure
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Namibia has one of the most modern postal and telecommunication infrastructures in Africa linked directly to most countries in the world. Telecom Namibia operates a modern telecommunications network with 21 automated telephone exchanges, which connects subscribers directly to 201 countries.
Cellular telephone services (European standard), Internet, telex, facsimile and international data line facilities are widely available in the country.
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NAMEcupsaccept/cupsreject - accept/reject jobs sent to a destination
SYNOPSIScupsaccept [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] destination(s)
cupsreject [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -r reason ] destination(s)
DESCRIPTIONcupsaccept instructs the printing system to accept print jobs to the specified destinations.
cupsreject instructs the printing system to reject print jobs to the specified destinations. The -r option sets the reason for rejecting print jobs. If not specified the reason defaults to "Reason Unknown".
OPTIONSThe following options are supported by both cupsaccept and cupsreject:
Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
- -U username
Sets the username that is sent when connecting to the server.
- -h hostname[:port]
Chooses an alternate server.
- -r "reason"
Sets the reason string that is shown for a printer that is rejecting jobs.
COMPATIBILITYUnlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also, printer and class names are not case-sensitive.
The CUPS versions of accept and reject may ask the user for an access password depending on the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V versions which require the root user to execute these commands.
SEE ALSOcancel(1), cupsenable(8), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpstat(1),
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The geology of the Maltese Islands is relatively young when considered within a geological time frame, with the oldest rock dating back only to the Tertiary period. The Islands are for the most part composed of marine sedimentary rocks. Although the sedimentary platform on which the Maltese Islands are situated was formed during the Triassic, there are no surface outcrops of this age. All exposed rocks were deposited during the Oligocene and Miocene periods of geological time dating back to some 30 to 35 million years ago. The most recent deposits are the quaternary deposits which are found in minor quantities and are of terrestrial origin. The resultant rock formations are relatively simple consisting of five basic layers laid on top of the other in a layer-cake sequence:
|Lower Coralline Limestone is the oldest exposed rock in the Maltese Islands, outcropping to a height of 140m in the vertical cliffs near Xlendi, Gozo. It is mainly composed of the tests of coralline algae indicating deposition in a shallow gulf environment. Younger beds show evidence of deposition in more open marine conditions.
Globigerina Limestone is the second oldest rock and outcrops over approximately 70% of the area of the islands, eroding to give a broad, gently rolling landscape. Variations in the thickness of this formation are considerable, ranging from 23m near Fort Chambray, Gozo to 207m around Marsaxlokk, Malta. This rock consists of yellow to pale-grey limestones comprising tests of planktonic globigerinid foraminifera. The formation is divided into Lower, Middle and Upper Globigerina Limestone by two beds of phosphorite pebbles.
Blue Clay overlies the Globigerina Limestone formation. It erodes easily when wet and forms taluses which flow out over the underlying rock. Variations in thickness are considerable ranging from 75m at Xaghra, Gozo to nil in eastern Malta, where Upper Coralline Limestone rests directly on Globigerina Limestone. Deposition of the Blue Clay may have occurred in an open muddy water environment with water depths up to 150m for the lower part of the formation.
The above plate shows the 4 top rock layers of the geological sequence of the Maltese Islands. The top most reddish layer is the UCL. Beneath the Blue Clay forms rolling hill. The platform is composed of eth Lower Globigerina Limestone. the boulders found lying on this platform have fallen from the UCL plateau above.
Lower Coralline Limestone at Wied Babu, Zurrieq, S. Coast of Malta
|Greensand consists of bioclastic limestones rich in glauconite deposited in a warm sea. Unweathered sections are green but are oxidised to an orange colour when exposed. The deposit attains a maximum thickness of 11m in localised depressions at Il-Gelmus in Gozo, but elsewhere is less than 1m thick.
Upper Coralline Limestone is the youngest Tertiary formation in the islands reaching a thickness of approximately 160m in the Bingemma area, Malta. Local tectonic activity appears to have resulted in the brief emergence of the formation above the sea. The strata are very similar to the lowest stratum in the Maltese Islands. It is also named because of the abundance of the fossil algae species Coralline. It resembles the Lower Coralline Limestone both on chemical and palaeontological grounds, indicating deposition in shallow waters. The transition from the underlying greensands is gradual, sometimes merging into red and black granular sandstone; or red and white coralline rich limestone, which passes into a white calcareous sandstone-compact, soft or porous but always rich in organic remains. Though some layers are completely crystalline and have lost traces of the organisms from which they originated, other portions are highly fossiliferous containing casts of shells and other organisms.
These rocks are sporadically overlain by terrestrial, aeolian and alluvial deposits laid down following the emergence of the Maltese Islands above sea level. Much of the central and south-eastern portion of the Maltese comprises outcrops of Globigerina Limestone while the northern and north-western regions are characterised by highlands on which upper coralline limestone is the dominant outcrop. The geology of Gozo is more varied than that of Malta, with more frequent outcrops of Blue Clay being a characteristic featu
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:28 pm
Post subject: Homemade Pasta
I got a pasta extruder attachment for my KA mixer for christmas, and I just recently decided to play around with it (normally, I play with my toys immediatly, but this was postponed as I moved across the country).
I played around with it yesterday and ended up making some pretty terrible pasta. Not that it tasted so bad (it was okay), but as soon as the noodles came out of the die, they stuck together in a gooey clump. Obviously, I had added too much liquid. I also think part of the problem was that rather than following a single recipe I used a mixture of 2. The KA recipe uses AP flour but I wanted to use semolina (turns out that KA says you shouldn't put semolina dough through the extrude, oops).
I figure that if I am carefull, I could still use a semolina dough with the extruder, I just need to go slow. Does anybody have any expecrience with this?
Also, the doughs I have found seem to be rather eggy. I really want to make plain pasta, especially one that can be dried (which I assume means no eggs).
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I've never used the KA or any kind of extruder (though I have made flat pastas with a hand-cranked Atlas). If it makes you feel any better, that's almost exactly what James Beard described happening to him in
Beard on Pasta
. Sorry I can't help with the problem, but thought you'd be heartened to hear you're not the only one.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:56 am
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for every 100g of flour (just ordinary flour is good) use one medium egg.
The egg must be at room temp.
Place the flour on a large board of counter in a large heap and make a hole in the center of the heap of flour
place your eggs in the middle and start mixing the egg and flour slowly incorporating all the flour into the egg.
Once mixed it should be a firm ball that could be sort of soft, but don't worry.
Once you have a ball of flour and egg mixed flour the board or counter and need the dough until it is firm and elastic.
Then place through the pasta machine on the first sheet setting about 7 times folding once each time through.
Every now and then the past will start getting sticky, at which point dust the pasta heavily with flour, don't be scared of the flour, the flour is your friend, it doesn't matter when the past gets sticky, just dust is with more flour.
The consistency you are looking for after the 7th time is something with a light luster that stretches nicely (but not too much) and is nice and firm
at which point start going up the numbers until you get to a thickness you like.
Give the pasta another dusting of flour and place through the pasta cutter.
You will have to hang it up nicely try to give each piece of pasta some room, of if you don't have that, I have thrown the pasta into a large bowl, with a good amount of flour and tossed it to coat the pasta in flour and then just pulled it out and placed it somewhere out of the way.
Don't be scared of using the flour to stop sticking, I have made tons and tons of pasta (and used literally tons and tons of flour to do it) and I have never in my life gotten an over floured pasta.
To answer the eggy problem, most flour
I have never used an extruder? is that an american term for a pasta machine?
Cook in boiling water with a good handful of salt for about 3 minutes or until eldentay (I have no idea how to spell that word)
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As to your problem with the dough sticking together after coming out of the cutting rollers, before you put it in the cutter make sure you flour both sides of the dough well. That solved the problem for me. Although it may not help much if your dough is too wet.
I use the recipe in the KA book that came with the pasta attachments with a minor variation and it comes out well. 4c flour (I use unbleached AP) 4 eggs and 3T (rather than 1) of water.
My father makes it with just flour (unbleached AP) and water. He just drizzles in a few table spoons and starts the mix with the paddle and then, while it is still very dry and crumbly switches to the dough hook and adds water a tsp at a time (waiting for incorporation each time) until the dough just barely comes together. It usually is in several larger chunks and there's a few crumbs at the bottom of the bowl that he kneads in.
As far as drying goes, you're going to throw it in boiling water so egg is fine. I've been doing it for a long time with no problems.
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Great to join and thanks for all the sharing for the cooking tips.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:48 pm
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No one has mentioned giving the pasta dough a rest before rolling. This helps prevent elasticity as well as stickiness. I always let my pasta dough rest (in plastic wrap, at room temp) for at least half an hour.
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yocona wrote:
No one has mentioned giving the pasta dough a rest before rolling. This helps prevent elasticity as well as stickiness.
Totally right
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hey could u just show the pics for us
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Part of the reason they advise against running semolina pasta dough through the extruder, is that it is abrasive in nature and would eventually damage the extruder nozzle. This is a definite concern on the industrial scale but if you do it occasionally at home you should be fine.
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I also like pasta. If you want to increase the taste of pasta please add some amount of MSG (Monosodium glutamate).
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Soccer coach accused of videotaping players changing clothes
Teen, woman say they went to coach's house to train
A local soccer coach accused of videotaping a woman and girl changing clothes at his home has been suspended.
A 17-year-old girl told sheriff's deputies that she went to the Liberty Township home of 42-year-old Craig Rhodis for what she believed was a training session.
Rhodis was director of coaching and training for the Fairfield Optimist Soccer Club, but he was suspended immediately after his arrest.
The teen said she believed she was being videotaped as she changed clothes in a bathroom, and deputies said they found evidence to confirm her suspicions.
Investigators said they found evidence that a 21-year-old woman had been videotaped, and deputies said the woman told them she'd also gone to Rhodis' home for a training session.
"They were there, same day at different times and the same situation was given to them to get them to go into the bathroom to change clothes," said Sgt. Rob Whitlock with the Buther County Sheriff's Department.
Rhodis was arrested Monday and charged with two misdemeanor counts of voyeurism.
"He's well known in the soccer community here in Butler County and these parents entrust their children to their coach, trainer," said Whitlock.
He was released on $2,000 bond.
Rhodis, the all-time leading scorer for Thomas More College men's soccer, appeared in court Wednesday.
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At Nobel Biocare we don't develop individual products but entire solutions for fully functional, natural-looking results that aspire to last a lifetime. All components complement each other in a precisely harmonized system to help ensure long-term clinical performance and cost efficiency for both clinician and dental laboratory.
Designed and tested as complete systems
As a result, the appropriate test of any component is within the system it's part of. We conduct research and testing not only on individual components such as implants, abutments and
The importance of a perfect fit
Whether they're used with our implants or those from other manufacturers, all our restorations are designed for a precise fit between abutment and implant. Selecting an abutment with a precise fit is crucial for system performance, as it ensures that occlusal forces are distributed evenly. It also helps avoid uncontrolled peak stresses. Any mismatch can lead to extreme load and stress conditions that may cause individual components or the entire system to fail.
Why the clinical screw matters
Our abutments are delivered with a dedicated clinical screw that is optimized for the implant-abutment system that it's part of. Depending on the abutment, connection type and platform size, screws come with or without a surface coating. The absence or presence of the coating and the coating type all impact the preload (the tensile force created when tightening the screw).
We select the most appropriate screw type for each and every implant-abutment system, ensuring a tight and stable fit for long-term performance.
Original vs. look-alike abutment screws - will you get the same result?
- Different macro design
- Different material
- Screw surface not optimized for the abutment type
- Poor screwdriver interface
Mismatching components can result in insufficient preload. This leads to increased motion between the system components, which causes screw loosening and component failures. In addition, poor screwdriver interfaces can cause problems when you need to remove the restoration.
Substitutes can put patients at risk
The use of substitute components means that the parameters governing system performance are no longer controlled. In the example of maximum joint compression, which defines the load that the implant collar can bear, a substitute may result in a force that is higher than the allowed maximum, causing the implant to fracture.
To avoid this, the peak forces have to be distributed in a controlled way. This can only be achieved by using high-quality and precision-manufactured components that have been designed for, and tested with, the system they are a part of.1
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As one of today's main global challenges, climate change has amplified the urgency to move towards a more sustainable society. Combating climate change requires a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions, as well as various degrees of adaptation globally. However, both these mitigation pledges at the (inter)national level, as well as the adaptation measures must be translated to the local level in order to ensure global preparedness for potential climate changes.
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Goldman Sachs Participates in SEC Roundtable on Securities Lending and Short Sales
Goldman Sachs was invited to participate in the SEC's roundtable on Securities Lending and Short Sales on September 29-30, 2009. In addition to participating in the roundtable, Goldman Sachs has publicly stated its views regarding short selling and regulatory actions to address abusive or "naked" short selling in public comment letters to the SEC. Copies of our written submissions at the roundtable and comment letters are linked below.
In summary, our views on short selling and the SEC's regulatory actions are as follows:
Goldman Sachs Supports Measures to Address Abusive or "Naked" Short Selling: Goldman Sachs supports measures to address naked short selling or other types of short selling abuses that adversely impact the security and integrity of our capital markets.
Regulated Short Selling Plays an Important Role in Markets: We support legitimate short selling as a necessary and essential part of efficient capital markets. There are important benefits derived from legitimate, regulated short selling. Short selling enhances liquidity and pricing efficiency in the markets. Short selling adds to the selling interest available to buyers and often offsets temporary imbalances between supply and demand, which contributes to the maintenance of fair and orderly markets. Short sellers also add liquidity when they purchase shares to cover their short sales.
The SEC Has Been Effective at Targeting and Dramatically Reducing Security Fails where Potential Abuses May Have Existed: The SEC implemented Rule 204 T in October 2008 and it was made permanent in July 2009, requiring mandatory close outs on T+4 for fails-to-deliver resulting from the short sale of equity securities, and on T+6 for market makers and long sellers. The SEC appropriately focused on the clearance and settlement process where evidence of abusive short selling was most likely to appear. According to a U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") report issued in May 2009, 99.9% of equities trades now settle on time, further evidence of the effectiveness of Rule 204. Additionally, FINRA has begun to publish monthly short sale reports and will begin to publish daily reports before the end of the year.
The SEC Should Consider Adopting the Updated Prime Brokerage No-Action Letter: An existing industry proposal would create a mechanism for brokers to communicate information concerning clients' order mismarking and failures to obtain locates. Strengthening the communication channel will serve to alert the brokers of situations where clients did not obtain locates for their short sales or did not have sufficient inventory for their long sales. This will serve to reduce future fails while exposing potential abuses such as order mismarking, which the pre-borrow solution will not detect. In addition, this approach avoids the negative impact on liquidity and costs that can arise from a pre-borrow or hard locate requirement. Finally, such a solution would be easier to implement than the pre-borrow or hard locate solutions. The updated prime brokerage proposal was discussed in the May 2008 comment letter from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ("SIFMA") to the SEC.
New "Tick Test" Rules Should Only be Considered in a Targeted Manner - Broad Implementation Could Have Unintended Negative Consequences to Market Liquidity and Efficiency : Some have advocated further regulatory steps such as a pricing test. Given the actions of the SEC to implement Rule 204T, we continue to believe that the evidence does not support the need for a short sale price test relative to the negative cost to market liquidity and efficiency . If the SEC decides to adopt such a test, it should be targeted to individual securities and triggered at times when the market is most vulnerable to potential manipulative short selling as evidenced by the security's stock price. If the SEC deems a tick test is required, then we believe a security circuit breaker test in combination with the Alternative Uptick Rule is likely to have the least unintended consequences for market liquidity and efficiency.
The Office of Economic Analysis ("OEA") Should Study Any Remaining Fail Data Before the SEC Considers New Rules: OEA has not published any studies pertaining to security fails-to-deliver since Rule 204 was finalized in July 2009. The small percentage of remaining fails-to-deliver that are not addressed through the above regulatory reforms should be examined to isolate possible themes that may give the SEC and the market better insight into potential abuses and remedies without damaging market liquidity and efficiency.
SEC Maintains Emergency Powers for Extraordinary Events: We believe that the above structure would satisfy the SEC's goals of combating potential short selling abuses and restoring investor confidence, yet would maintain the efficiency and global competitiveness of the U.S. capital markets. In the event that market conditions unfolded that the SEC deemed extraordinary, it continues to have powers to impose emergency measures to protect markets and the investing public. Such measures should be reserved for extraordinary periods and should not become the regulatory norm. See Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Goldman Sachs Comments and Material on Short Selling, Pre-borrow & Hard Locates:
>Goldman Sachs Letter to the SEC, Re: Proposed Measures to Restrict Short Selling – File No. S7-08-09, [PDF, 1MB]
>Goldman Sachs Letter to the SEC, Re: Amendments to Regulation SHO: Reopening of Comment Period and Supplemental Request for Comment – File No. S7-08-09, [PDF, 310 KB]
>Leslie S. Nelson, SEC Securities Lending and Short Sale Roundtable, The Future of Securities Lending and Potential Regulatory Solutions: Market Evolution; SEC's Role; Assessing any Regulatory Gaps, [PDF, 20 KB]
>William J. Conley, SEC Securities Lending and Short Sale Roundtable, Controls on "Naked" Short Selling: Examination of Pre-Borrow and Hard Locate Requirements, [PDF, 17 KB]


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These numbers vary with your body weight and the amount of effort you put in.
How can I lose weight?
You lose weight when you consume or burn more calories than you take. Burning 3500 calories means you lose 1 lbs or 450 grams (almost half a Kilo) of weight.
In other words, if you cut 500 calories from your diet each day or burn 500 calories working out or dancing, you would lose 0.45 kgs in a week. :)
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1861 - 1954
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The 20th Century and Beyond
Vida Scudder was a prolific author who published in the early 20th century on topics as diverse as English literature, Christianity, and socialism. We have used her edition of Bede's Ecclesiastical History for which she wrote an introduction.


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Food Artisans: Gefsi Foods
A different New York artisan every week.
"My dad always had to explain to customers that hummus isn't actually Greek," Socrates Xanthopoulos says. His father, Thomas, had brought the family to the States from Greece in 1988 and spent close to 20 years working in the restaurant industry, including a stint as the executive chef at Periyali.
Then, seeing the rise in popularity of both hummus and Greek yogurt, Thomas decided to start a business making healthful, flavorful Greek dips and spreads, one of his specialties, for the home market.
The initial product launch includes tirokafteri, a creamy, spicy feta dip; fava, a yellow split pea purée with onions and capers that's like hummus with a more bean-y flavor; melitzanosalata, a roasted eggplant purée with roasted red peppers; and skordalia, a smooth, bread-based garlic and almond dip.
When it came time to choose a name for the venture, the Xanthopouloses thought long and hard about it. They wanted something recognizably Greek, but easy for those not familiar with the language to say and remember. Gefsi (pronouced YEF-si) was the name that stuck. "It translates to 'flavor' and 'taste,'" Socrates explains, "which is what he really wanted people to enjoy about that dips."
The elder Xanthopoulos insisted on high-quality ingredients along with authentically Greek recipes. "My father wants to stay true to what he'd put on a plate in a restaurant," Socrates explains, adding, "People get a lot for their money. They're about the same price as hummus, but chickpeas are cheap and feta can be $10/pound."
It's been fun for the father and son to work together too, and their skills balance each other nicely. "My dad's not a shark," Socrates says, "but I know a lot about business. He's glad he has family support."
Gefsi products are currently available in around ten grocery stores in Astoria, but thanks to a recent distribution deal, will be more widely available throughout the northeast in early 2013. Thomas is thinking ahead to new products too, including new flavors of skordalia and fava.
"When he comes up with something good, he just wants to share it with everyone," he says, "People are getting a little bit of my dad's passion."
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The purpose of this consultation was to collect views and opinions on the report from the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism and on any aspects of media freedom and pluralism in Europe that you consider important.
This report reflects the views of independent experts. The Commission's objective with this consultation was to gather broad feedback on the recommendations presented by the High-Level Group in order to allow for an open debate on media freedom and pluralism within the European Union.
The decision on any possible follow-up actions will be based on an in-depth analysis of the competences of the European Union. In this context, it must be recalled that, following its Article 51 (2), the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not extend the field of application of Union law beyond the powers of the Union or establish any new power or task for the Union, or modify powers and tasks as defined in the Treaties.
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Saman Mohammadi
November 30, 2012
The Shadow Patsy Rises Again: How Mind Control Is Connected To Gun Control.
Inmate: James Holmes Told Me He Was 'Programmed' To Kill by "Evil" Therapist.
Shooter James Holmes and DARPA Weird Science.
David Hammer Talks About McVeigh and Government Prior Knowledge of OKC Bombing.
A Deeper Look At "The Dark Knight Rises" Shooting: A CIA Black Op?
"The big key to the thing is that only the small secrets need to be kept. You can find just about anything the government is doing by going into scientific journals and doing research. But the big secrets are kept by public incredulity and your study and your experience is in an area which is not secret. All this has been known for a long time, but people don't want to believe it and there is a great deal of denial." – Walter Bowart, "The Secret History of Mind Control."
A trained psychiatric professional can put someone under hypnosis and tell him to commit a certain act very easily. Sirhan Sirhan, the patsy who was blamed for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, was put under hypnosis several times by a psychiatrist in his jail cell in which he re-enacted the murder.
For more information, here is an excerpt from an article published in The Milwaukee Journal on March 25, 1969, called, "Sirhan Re-enacted Kennedy Killing Under Hypnosis":
Sirhan Sirhan re-enacted the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy while under hypnosis in January, it was revealed at his trial today.
The 25-year-old Jordanian, placed in a trance by a psychiatrist, Dr. Bernard Diamond, pulled an imaginary pistol from his belt and fired it convulsively as he shouted, "You son-of-a-bitch, you son-of-a-bitch."
Sirhan re-enacted the assassination during an interview with Dr. Diamond in a prison cell in Los Angeles, the psychiatrist testified.
Dr. Diamond said he had hypnotized Sirhan on six separate occasions. He put him into a trance each time in less than 10 minutes by holding a coin in front of him and repeatedly ordering him to relax.
Keep this strange news piece from 1969 in mind when reading about Steven Unruh's account of what James Holmes told him after the Dark Knight Rises shooting in July.
According to Unruh, a fellow inmate, Holmes said he was programmed to kill by a psychiatrist. Unruh has no reason to lie. It is very possible that Holmes was under hypnosis while he was at the scene of the mass shooting on that night in July.
Hypnosis is a science that can be used for deadly ends. Sirhan Sirhan was put under hypnosis in 1969 by a psychiatrist in under ten minutes, so imagine what government psychiatrists can do with mind control subjects and government patsies in our era.
Paul Joseph Watson elaborates on the strange similarities between the Robert F. Kennedy shooting and the Dark Knight Rises shooting in his article, "Inmate: James Holmes Told Me He Was 'Programmed' To Kill by "Evil" Therapist":
The parallels between Sirhan Sirhan and James Holmes are alarming. Both were described as behaving as if in a trance or under the influence of drugs, both cannot remember any of the details of the shootings, and in both cases eyewitnesses reported more than one gunman at the scene.In both the RFK and 'Batman' shootings, eyewitnesses described other shooters, dismantling the "lone wolf" narrative. According to Nina Rhodes-Hughes, another man was shooting at RFK and the authorities tried to alter her account of what happened. "What has to come out is that there was another shooter to my right," Rhodes-Hughes said in an interview with CNN. "The truth has got to be told. No more cover-ups." Sirhan's lawyers also presented evidence that "two guns were fired in the assassination and that Sirhan's revolver was not the gun that shot Kennedy."Similarly in the case of Holmes, eyewitnesses described two shooters, noting that one of the gas canisters was thrown from the opposite side of the theater to where the killer was standing. It has also been suggested that Holmes had an accomplice. Eyewitnesses described the killer talking on a cellphone before the shooting and then standing in the emergency exit and beckoning someone else over.Holmes, a neuroscience student, was also fascinated with mind control. During his time at Salk Institute of Biological Studies, Holmes designed a computer program to alter mental states using flicker rates. Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner was also obsessed with mind control.While there is no way to confirm Unruh's account, he seems to have little motive in making it up out of fresh air. Added to the other unexplained inconsistencies surrounding the 'Batman' massacre, the story will only serve to bolster the view amongst some that the full story about the tragic events of that night has not yet come to light.
It is a pattern for government patsies to talk openly to fellow inmates about their nerve-racking experiences. David Paul Hammer, who was the inmate of Timothy McVeigh, another famous patsy, informed the world about the true nature of the Oklahoma City bombing in two books called, "Secrets Worth Dying For: Timothy James McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing," and, "Deadly Secrets: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing."
In May 2010, Hammer spoke with Alex Jones about his conversations with McVeigh in prison and what they revealed about the Oklahoma City bombing.
The Dark Knight Rises shooting was not politically motivated, as the Oklahoma City bombing was said to be, but it has had damaging consequences on the struggle for gun rights. The public perception of the virtues of civilian gun ownership is negatively affected by shocking shooting stories in which ordinary people are mercilessly murdered at public places.
Quickly after the traumatic incident in July, many in the mainstream media jumped on the gun confiscation bandwagon. They no longer held back their true opinions about gun rights in a national period of tragedy and grief.
The government-run media reported the shooting without checking the background of Holmes or informing the public about the history of government staged terror events in the United States.
The media's strange behaviour was a small clue that a bigger and sinister agenda was at work. Also, the public's understandable emotional response to the shooting marked another propaganda victory in the establishment's ideological and political war against gun rights.
Unruh's revelations about Holmes's awareness of his own programming is another clue that there is more to this story.
We would be fools to ignore these clues.
Saman Mohammadi is the writer and editor at The Excavator
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New federal rules target for-profit colleges
- Nearly half of college loan defaults are from students enrolled in such programs.
- Institutions must publicly disclose more information about program cost and debt.
- Private-sector colleges group calls the rules discriminatory and punitive.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will release new regulations on Friday requiring most for-profit and career — or vocational — colleges to demonstrate that they are properly preparing students for careers after graduation or face being barred from federal student aid programs.
Students at for-profit colleges represent about 13% of the total higher education population, but a disproportionate number of federal student loans — about 31% of all loans --go to such schools, which are popular with adult students and veterans trying to launch careers. Nearly half of all college loan defaults are from students enrolled in such programs, according to Department of Education statistics.
"Too many of these programs fail to provide students with the training they need — at the taxpayers' expense and at the cost of these students' futures," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a call with reporters to preview the new rules. "That's why we are taking action to protect Americans from poor performing career programs that burden students with debt and leave them few opportunities to succeed."
President Obama said in his State of the Union Address in January that he would "work with Congress to see how we can help even more Americans who feel trapped by student loan debt." Underscoring Obama's concern about the problem of yawning debt facing many students who attend for-profits and career colleges, the White House invited a former student of DeVry University, one of the most prominent for-profits, who had $90,000 in education-loan debt to sit in the first lady's box for the president's speech.
Under the new requirements, the colleges will have to demonstrate that graduates' debt load on average does not exceed 20% of their discretionary earnings or 8% of their total earnings. Institutions must also demonstrate that former students' default rate does not exceed 30%.
A program becomes ineligible for student federal aid programs if it fails to hit the debt-to-earning standards any two out of three consecutive years, or the institution default rate exceeds 30% for three consecutive years. Colleges could also be disqualified if the institutions are at near failing rates for four consecutive years.
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities called the new regulations "discriminatory" and "punitive."
"If the regulation were applied to all of higher education, programs like a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, a law degree from George Washington University Law School and a bachelor's degree in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University, they would all be penalized," the group said in a statement.
The institutions will also be required to publicly disclose more detailed information about the program costs, debt, and performance of their alumni's gainful employment, according to the Education Department.
Obama made an attempt during his first term to impose similar rules on for-profits, but a federal judge in 2012 invalidated the rules. At the time, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras called the requirements "arbitrary and capricious," because they weren't based on any economic studies.
Duncan said that the new debt-to-earnings ratio is based on expert research and mortgage industry standards for sustainable levels of debt.


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MONTREAL — Accused murderer Luka Rocco Magnotta was very relaxed and even appeared to doze off during a court appearance Monday.
The 31-year-old Toronto native faces a September trial for the killing and dismemberment of Chinese student Jun Lin, 33, in Montreal.
Lawyers for both sides were in court Monday to discuss procedural matters under a publication ban.
Magnotta, who has gained considerable weight since his arrest in June 2012, had his eyes closed as lawyers went over points of law at the Montreal courthouse.
At times, he appeared to be sleeping.
The former sex-trade worker is accused of first-degree murder, indignity to a human body, production and distribution of obscene material and threatening Prime Minister Stephen Harper and members of Parliament.
A video clip that allegedly depicts the killing was posted to the Internet and body parts were mailed to Conservative and Liberal offices in Ottawa.
Other body parts were mailed to two Vancouver schools, authorities said.
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Ocala woman reports stolen Thanksgiving turkey
An Ocala woman says thieves stole her Thanksgiving turkey from a freezer in her garage.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports Joyce Romer called the Marion County Sheriff's Office Monday to report the theft of the 12.5-pound bird.
Romer says she asked her husband to get the turkey from the freezer so she could start defrosting it for their Thanksgiving Day meal. He came back in the house and asked, "where'd you put the thing?"
The Romers checked the freezer again, but there was no turkey inside.
Romer says she guesses someone was hungry. But she's puzzled that the thief didn't take the beer she had stored in the garage.
Deputies noted that Romer didn't want an investigation, she simply wanted to document the theft. And, she bought a new turkey.
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Faced no racism: Desi 'American Idol' contestant
'Turbanator' Gurpreet Singh Sarin happens to be luckier than Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.
The young man of Indian origin, who made it to the top 40 on the "American Idol" reality show, says he didn't face any racial discrimination on his journey to achieving a fusion of Indian classical music and western music.
Gurpreet Singh (Photo: IANS)
"I am very thankful I did not face anything like that (racism) from the judges or any other people," the US-based Gurpreet said over the phone from New York.
"I was conscious that there must be people who might be ignorant and racist and did not understand where I come from, but I was just focused on my singing, and moving on to the next level of competition," added the singer, earned the 'Turbanator' moniker thanks to the colourful turbans he sported on "American Idol".
This is quite unlike what Shilpa Shetty faced in Britain when she was a part of "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2007. She was bullied by the other contestants and the racist attacks attracted a furore from several quarters. Ultimately, Shilpa won the competition.
But even while Gurpreet is now out of the show, he is happy he has been "able to educate people about myself through my passion and dream, and that has been a blessing".
He impressed the judges, global celebrities like Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, with his talent and even made "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest do the bhangra on the show, which airs on channel BIG CBS LOVE.
A trained classical singer, the 22-year-old belongs to a family with an inclination for instruments like the tabla, sitar and flute. Through the music platform, Gurpreet wanted to show how the two worlds - Indian and western - can be brought together.
"One reason why I wanted to be on the show was to show everyone how I can incorporate Indian classical music into American music. There have been artists like Norah Jones who have incorporated Indian classical influences and I got an opportunity to do the same," he said.
A student of Computers and Information Science at a university in New York, Gurpreet has Bollywood in mind too. However, his influences include artists like tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, sarod expert Amjad Ali Khan and late sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who expanded India's presence on the world map with their talent.
Gurpreet admits that as a contestant on "American Idol", he served as an inspiration and encouragement for other Indian-origin youngsters in the US. He says he received immense support through the online medium.
"I would get messages from my fans saying that being an Indian, I am encouraging them and I am their role model. For me that was a wonderful opportunity. I wasn't even conscious how large a role model I had become," Gurpreet said.
He, however, wants to finish his studies first before giving himself completely to the music world and is thankful about the exposure he got through "American Idol". - IANS


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Ruth put a lot of thought into creating a purpose for every inch of this space. In the middle of the room is an art table. The corners are designed for play/toy storage, homework, art, and music/reading.
Here's Ruth hard at work recreating the house chalkboard and cork-boards.
This is my favorite piece of the room. I love the mobile that she put together. I want one!
Didn't she do a marvelous job?! Now, if I can only get her to come over to my house and help me finish up my boys' playroom. Hint, hint!
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I've been thinking, for whatever reason, what ET math would be like. I bet a lot of people would think that it and our math will not only be comparable, they will likely be essentially identical. For example, the induction principle in arithmetic would likely also be a theorem in their math. The Pythagorean theorem is probably among their theorems, as another example though their name for it (if it has a name) might be just "Theorem #691,865,863,532,987".
To that end, I was wondering how various ET mathematicians might define the word equation. A lot of us on earth are taught first off that an equation is just a formula or expression that contains the following symbol: =. But the ETs won't have that symbol in their language. So when fabricating the Rosetta Stone which will provide a means to translate their language to ours and vice versa, to give the proper meaning of our word equation, we have to capture the essence of what equality is.
Equality is a "principle" of sorts that exists only in certain formal systems. Many formal systems have nothing like equality while other formal systems have an equality. If xEy (which intuitively means x=y) is a grammatically-correct utterance in the formal system and if E is a symbol in the formal system possessing the following properties, then I would say E represents equality:
1. What E points to is an equivalence relation, meaning
1a. for all x, xEx (reflexivity)
1b. for all x and y, if xEy then yEx (symmetry)
1c. for all x, y and z, if xEy and yEz then xEz (transivity)
2. every equivalence class defined by E has cardinality exactly 1.
An equivalence class defined by E means that, given x, the equivalence class generated by x is the set of all things E-equivalent to x. Everything in one equivalence class is E-equivalent to everything else in that equivalence class. Saying it has cardinality one means that it has one element.
If we did not have criteria #2 in the definition of "equation," then it might be the case that aEb although a and b are different. In that case, the equivalence class generated by a has at least one other element, b; so the cardinality of that equivalence class would not be 1, it would be at least 2.
Looking at the three criteria under #1, it is clear that equality behaves so, and equivalence relations just generalize equality.
In a class where the word equation is defined, soon to follow is the definition of the word solution, as in "a solution to an equation." I haven't thought much about what "solution to an equation" might mean to an ET mathematician.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Grant Green era officially began Monday, when the A's brought their former first-round Draft pick to Pittsburgh to play second base and bat eighth in their series opener against the Pirates.
To make room on the roster for Green, the A's opted to designate Adam Rosales for assignment.
This has been four years in the making for Green, drafted out of college as a shortstop in 2009 before embarking on a somewhat lengthy journey to the Majors, playing six different positions along the way while his employers debated the best fit. He has finally found a home at second base.
"I feel really comfortable there," said Green, ranked by MLB.com as the A's No. 3 prospect, before Monday's game. "It's kind of just second nature now. Being able to play there pretty much every day the last couple of weeks has really helped.
"It's a move I'm OK with now. It was kind of mind-boggling at first with all the position changes, but they always said it was for the better in the long run, and it's definitely worked out."
The plan is for Green to platoon with Eric Sogard at second, getting starts against left-handed pitching -- a move that finally brings permanency to Jed Lowrie's place at shortstop, his natural position. As for Lowrie's backup, manager Bob Melvin says that job belongs to Sogard.
Green, 25, was hitting .318 with a .374 on-base percentage, next to 11 home runs, 25 doubles and 49 RBIs in 81 games with Triple-A Sacramento.
"He's swinging the bat really well; he's had real good at-bats against left-handed pitching and is way more comfortable at [second base] now," Melvin said. "We just felt like the way he was playing at the time, it was the right time to get him here and get him the opportunity."
"It's a great feeling knowing that the organization and the people at the top feel comfortable in my ability to play this game at a high level," Green said. "Even when the team's playing very well, they're going to call me up and see what I got."
Green had most of his immediate family on hand for his debut in Pittsburgh, which includes dad Gregg, mom Valerie, brother Garett and sister-in-law Ashley, all from the Southern California area. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 A's win.
They were his first call after he learned of his promotion from Sacramento manager Steve Scarsone on Sunday afternoon in Fresno, shortly before the River Cats were about to play a game. Green was scratched from the lineup and instead took a series of flights that led to his arrival in Pittsburgh about 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
"Scarsone called me in and said I was coming up here, and I just thought he was fooling around with me at first, just because that's his personality," he said. "He told me that's something he wouldn't fool around with. I thought he was joking at first, to be completely honest, and kind of just speechless. It definitely didn't really sink in until I told my mom and she started crying."
As for Rosales, who was hitting .200 on the season, his fourth in Oakland, the A's will have 10 days to trade, release or pass him through waivers.
"That was a tough decision, it was," Melvin said. "Adam has been here awhile; he can play different positions; he's versatile; he's a great teammate; he's loved by the players in the clubhouse. He's one of those guys you just always pull for. If he ends up with someone in the big leagues, great. If not and we can keep him in the organization, that'd be great, too."