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i am looking for a function that takes two string parameters
str1 = "hello how are you today mr john"
str2 = "how today"
and in return it shoud highlight the words "how" and "today".
Any ides? I prefer if its possible using reg expression...Thanks
I store some values from code behind to a label which is Hidden !
<asp:Label ID="lbl_Hidden" runat="server" Visible = "false"></asp:Label>
and at the page load event i retrieve the value of the label & assign it to a string !
stringvalue = lbl_Hidden.Text;
Now i dont know why this manipulation does'nt work !
I've a character 'A' in the string and i'm unable to replace it with a space !
stringvalue.Replace(A, " ");
Wot do u think abt it ????
dears,advance thanks.can anybdy help to solve my problem which is describing below.Example- %%D1,100,0,0004[data...][0d0a]Head - %%D1Amount of data package -100The data package No. - 0Data Length -1024 (0004 (low bit in front, high bit in back) 0004= 0x0400=1024;)data- Original Picture data -1024(maximum)Tail -0x0d0aData in hexfrom
the above example i want to extract picture data and need to store in
to the sql table.sql table columname is image and datatype is also
image.after that i wanted to display this image column to an aspx page.expecting help asap.
when publishing in the webmatrix dialogue it asks for "destination connection string" for my "database.mdf"
I was not sure what it was so I pasted this from my web.config file :
Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\database.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True
it all published ok, but wont run, so I guess it has somthing to do with this connection string or some kind of configuration issue.
My question is this, What should go in the field for "Destination connection string"
Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\database.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True
it all published ok, but wont run, so I guess it has somthing to do with this connection string or some kind of configuration issue.
My question is this, What should go in the field for "Destination connection string"
I am trying to retrieve xml from a small function in my .cshtml page. Its
throwing me an error. This however, runs fine in a console/form environment.
It takes 3 parameters and 1 exception.
myDll.GetXML(year, username, uniqueidentifier, out ex);
When I run this page I get the error, "Conversion failed when
converting from a character string to uniqueidentifier."
Or a stack of.
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Conversion failed when converting from a character string to uniqueidentifier.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning()
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.ConsumeMetaData()
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds, RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBeha
Hello. I've bee successfully using the Asp.Net Membership Provider in my VB.Net 3.5/SQL 2005 web app for a year now (Site A). However, I've added 2 new sites (B and C) (both with their own DB) and now I see a problem. It looks like users that get created for sites B and C also get created in site A. Roles that I create for B and C only get created in A. I think it is a conn string problem.
When I created A, I adde the conn string to my machine.config (not sure why I did this or if it is even needed)...
<connectionStrings> <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=VS689\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=SiteA;USER ID=sa;PASSWORD=123456"/></connectionStrings>
In my WEB.CONFIG
<membership> <providers> <clear/> <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=184.108.40.206, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=blahblah" connectionStringName="LocalSqlS
I am displaying an Rssfeed on my page by using XmlDataSource and Datalist controls.
I want the user to be able to limit the information that is returned to my datalist. To do this I have a textbox on the form that allows the user to enter their search criteria.
I need to be able to dynamically create a query string utilizing the information that the user entered in the textbox. I am also using a drop down list and allowing the user to select whether they want to search in the title, description, or all parts of the xml file.
I am having trouble figuring out how to reference the data contained in my textbox in my query string. Where the query string says 'asp', I want to replace 'asp' with the content from my sSearch variable. Can anyone tell me how to reference my variable in the query string???
string sSearch = txtSearch.Text; string SQuery = ""; if (DropDownList2.SelectedIndex == 0) { SQuery = "[contains(title), 'asp')]"; }
I'm trying to strip illegal characters out of an XML string before I send it off to a public web service. The xml will look something like this:
<field name="first_name">George</field>
<field name="last_name">Harrison</field>
<field name="notes">This is a note. Any character could appear here</field>
I need to pull out any ampercand (&) charachters in the any of the fields, as well as any < or > characters, which would make the XML unreadable.
I've tried it like this:
Private Shared Function cleanQuery(ByVal queryNode As String) As String
Dim root As XElement = XElement.Parse(queryNode)
For Each x As XElement In root.Elements
x.Value = x.Value.Replace("&", "&").Replace("<", "<").Replace(">", ">")
Return root.ToString()
End Function
That doesn't work so well. I get the error stating:
There are multiple root elements. Line 1, position 15.
I tried wrapping the XML in a single root element, like this:
Private Shared Function cleanQuery2(ByVal q
First I will say I googled (Binged to make Bill happy) for this but could not find anything, perhaps I am not stating what I need correctly;
I have a website that a customer creates orders (for a printing company) and after the order, I would like to email the customer a link to view the status of their order;
I need to send the CustomerID in the link so on the returning page if a CustomerID is detected in the querystring, I "auto login" the client and open the "Dashboard" for the order page for that customer.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to send the link and how to parse the querystring to get the values from the link;
Thank you if you can point me in the right direction.
Im trying to create a Web Deployment Project, the built in setup and deployment is very good in Visual Studio, i need to able to add an additional step in the setup to change the connection string in the Web config file. Ive seen a lot of articles on how to do this and in particular this http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/15/tip-trick-creating-packaged-asp-net-setup-programs-with-vs-2005.aspx#7162670 I am however stuck on the final part of this tutorial, im using the code Scott provided but have two errors, heres part of my code where the errors are
using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Configuration.Install;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.DirectoryServices;
void ConfigureDatabase(string targetSite, string targetVDir, string connectionString)
// Retrieve "Friendly Site Name" from IIS for TargetSite
DirectoryEntry entry = new DirectoryEntry("IIS://LocalHost/" + targetSit
I am working on a site where I use the Split function on a string.
To make sure I used a separator character that I do not use anywhere in the data I selected the character 'ã'.
This worked fine in Firefox and Safari, but in IE8 I get an 'Index out of range' error, so apparently the 'ã' character is not handled correctly.
I changed the separator to ';', and then it works fine.
i have a string like this sravani/, asdfff/, lsdsf/i want to remove last character '/' in the above string...which function can i use?pls help me....
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) � Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigned Friday on an uphill battle for Pennsylvania, acknowledging it would be a "shock" if he were able to overcome President Barack Obama's lead in the state.
Facing a narrowing path to electoral victory, Romney courted donors at Philadelphia's exclusive Union League Club before a midday rally in suburban Wayne. The state has not supported a Republican presidential candidate in nearly a quarter-century and his campaign is not running any television ads in Pennsylvania.
"We really would shock people if early in the evening of Nov. 6 it looked like Pennsylvania was going to come our way and actually did come our way. That can happen," Romney told about 200 donors who paid as much as $50,000 to attend his morning fundraiser.
He changed to a more optimistic tune later at a speech before a larger crowd at Valley Forge Military Academy and College.
"The Obama campaign thinks Pennsylvania is in their pocket, they don't need to worry about it," Romney said to shouted objections from the crowd. "You're right and they're wrong � we're going to win Pennsylvania. We're going to take the White House."
Aides privately concede Obama has the advantage in Pennsylvania and suggested Romney's visit � his first to the state in more than two months � was largely designed to raise the money needed to narrow Obama's edge in more competitive states. The campaign would not say how much it raised at the event, but he brought in $5 million at a Washington gathering Thursday and is expected to raise another $7 million at a Boston fundraiser later Friday.
"My priority is job creation and growing incomes," Romney told the donors in Philadelphia. "My priority is not trying to punish people who have been successful."
Obama also will focus on raising cash Friday as he campaigns in Washington, where he has three fundraising events scheduled.
He was set to deliver remarks at a finance event at the Capital Hilton, where tickets start at $250 but go as high as $10,000 per couple. Obama planned to attend a smaller fundraiser at a private residence before returning to the Capitol Hilton for a third event.
Romney told the crowd at Valley Forge that he didn't know how any student at the school could support Obama. He said the president was cutting military spending while job opportunities for college graduates have decreased.
"On both fronts this president's policies have not worked for this country's young people," Romney said.
Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith objected to Romney's criticism, since Republicans in Congress, including Romney running mate Paul Ryan, overwhelmingly backed defense spending reductions when they voted for deficit-cutting legislation last year.
"In next week's debate, facts will matter, and Mitt Romney simply failed to meet the bar of honesty today," Smith said in a statement.
Obama and Romney are scheduled to face off Wednesday in Denver for the first of three debates, which may represent the challenger's best remaining opportunity to change the trajectory of his campaign. Romney has struggled through a series of perceived missteps in recent weeks amid signs that confidence in the nation's economy is on the rise.
Obama was expected to meet with advisers Friday to prepare for the debates before heading Sunday to Nevada to hold practice sessions. His campaign released a political memo on Friday saying it expects Romney "to be a prepared, disciplined and aggressive debater."
However, it said that while the president would be laying out his vision for the coming years, Romney has "signaled that he will come to indict the president for the fact that the economy has not fully recovered from the collapse of 2008."
The Obama memo and an accompanying Web video also aim to debunk claims by Romney that the president has mischaracterized the Republican's positions on the auto industry bailout, abortion and raising taxes on wage earners to cover tax cuts for multimillionaires.
With economic concerns paramount for voters, Obama and Romney continue to jab over who would best protect American manufacturing workers against unfair trade and currency practices by China. In an interview with the Plain Dealer newspaper of Cleveland, Obama said the United States must push hard but "not go out of our way to embarrass" China to get results.
"There's a strong nationalist sentiment inside of China, and they've got their own economic pressures," Obama told the newspaper during a campaign visit earlier in the week. "So we're not interested in triggering an all-out trade war that would damage both economies. What we're interested in is making sure they're treating our workers fairly, and that's what we've delivered on."


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Retail store website templateработы
We would like to create mobile app on Android for retail products and services. Basic requirements are 1. The scope of application and business is just for an Indian city with around 1 M population 2. Number of products would be around 1000. 3. It should also provide interface for services like electrician, plumbing etc. 4. Supporting languages :
I want logo for an app and website.
We want to start offering Afterpay as an instore sales option for our customers. We currently run MYOB Retail Manager as our POS. We apparently have to add 'Afterpay' as a tender type inside MYOB Retailer Manager and we don't know how to do this. Google isn't giving answers so we need some assistance.
Necesito un economista que me ayude a generar un modelo de negocios automático, tengo una gran cantidad de inventario en Ropa y en productos para el hogar, mi línea es un retail. Quiero poder sacar la demanda de cada producto cada año, por temporadas, su punto de equilibrio, etc. Busco poder optimizar mis costos de la mejor manera y poder cargarlos
...Ross Stores, Burlington Stores and others and take pics of the footwear. We adjust the pictures and the price tags and price signs and place them onto a XL Spread Sheet. Each store visit has a cover page listing all the styles by category along with a description, sku number , price etc. After the cover page is the pages with pics of the shoes and pics
We are going to take an app software and make it into a location based Android self serve kiosk. This is easy enough however we now need to add physical ha...hosted. I think a review of the software documentation would give this decision - We need to setup the software Please contact to me if you have enough skill with ACCEO Tender Retail middleware.
wix website will be used to sell handcrafted items.
I need you to develop some software for me. I would like this software to be developed for Windows using .NET.
...every aspect of the business • Affiliation pixel code integration • Auto profit increment and dead products purchase intelligence Recycling and online retail website with backend system, complete Google & Bing SEO with Moz and Alexa ranking standards. Examples: [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] , envirofone.com...
A flyer design (A4 preferably) for a retail store, it will promote a weekly discount offer for one product or two. It should have the logo of the retail, an image of the product, the new price ,the old price and the offer time. The design should take in consideration that this will be a template, if we decided to change the product later, we can
Looking for a logo for my wifes chocolates business called "Wicked Good Chocolates". Home made chocolates, Maybe using a female baker image similar to attached icon. Need black and white with color version for web site.
Luxury retail store in Knightsbridge requires assistance with window display.
Need help setting up WallacePOS . It's a point of sale software that is open source and we have no experience with Matt is like these [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL]
bolsa de papel para una tienda de novedades, articulos del hogar y papeleria
We will need our Websites updated Weekly with content from a Google Doc and photos located on a drop box folder.
Marketing Coordinator writing copy for online promotions market research admin and office support Product merchandising and promo campaigns Weekly
The app will be a copy of my retail site [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] (with no space) with only a handful of products.
...can also help with SEO and maintenance issues when they occur. We need help finishing our website. Another developer has moved most of our old Magento 1.9.3 community edition website to Magento 2.2.6 community edition. • PHP has been updated to 7.2 • Template has been installed • Hosting company is BlueHost, VPS server • Current dev site is Community
Use social media and websites to find all the skateboard shops in china. Must be fluent in mandarin!
Use social media and websites to find all the skateboard shops in china. Must be fluent in mandarin!
Windows based only. Front end...dot net, back end....SQL.
Need a designer based out of Bangalore who can work on creating graphic content for print media such as posters, flyers, stickers, banners, as well as web content such as ad slots. Should be affluent in content creation and image editing and post production aspects.
I am looking for a logo using the name of my b...name of my business, "Southern" styled for Gift-Home-Floral Botanical Boutique. The name of the store is Southern Roots - the style of the store in French Country - store is located in California, but I am from the south - New Orleans. If I have website - I would need it made and I would do the upkeep
i am looking for a very simple mobile app for my sales team to enter daily sales and purchases and customers.
I need help creating aerial maps for my real estate marketing packages. I get drone images of the properties i am selling and then need to highlight the following: Main Roads (Traffic Counts) Nearby Retailers Large Attractions Government Offices Churches Schools Hospitals Etc. I have upload some examples
I am looking for a logo using the name of my b...name of my business, "Southern" styled for Gift-Home-Floral Botanical Boutique. The name of the store is Southern Roots - the style of the store in French Country - store is located in California, but I am from the south - New Orleans. If I have website - I would need it made and I would do the upkeep
...or hourly rate (but with indication on average cost). Task include adaptation/design of retail packs for new products from templates and written brief. Adaptation and/or development of packaging diecuts Ad-hoc design of icons, logos etc to complement the retail packagings Ad-hoc sparring in development of new design concepts We are based in Denmark
Please note that this contest is not for beginners, don't submit funny logos, nor waste your and our time with non professional looking logos. We need you to design a logo for Kannamed, a brand which will be selling a line of Hemp (legal cannabis) flowers all over Europe. The keywords are Kanna (which stands for Cannabis) and Med (which stands for Medical). The symbol has to include the Canna...
New venture of Italian clothing from Positano. Antica Sartoria is the brands name. Just rented an office (407). Would like a round table (or whatever you suggest) and garment racks on both sides of the lateral walls. It's a rectangle type of floor plan. Need to energize volume of sales! In need of new costumers for the distribution of the line in Puerto Rico. My company name is POSITANO GROUP...
I have developed some Google sheets to track sales efforts for about 20 salespeople in 2 locations. It tracks texts, emails, phone calls, sales volume, etc. by having the managers type in data three times a day. The Google Sheets compares KPI's to performance and generates charts and reports in real time. It works great but now I want to create an app to do the same exact thing. I'm...
...customer. Once the customer returns the used bed linen the products are scanned again. This process allows us an overview of the logistic cycle. The types of data we need to store: – Customer adresses – Customer orders including subscription dates and shipping method – RFID data for each product – RFID data tied to each order and customer (including date)
...customer. Once the customer returns the used bed linen the products are scanned again. This process allows us an overview of the logistic cycle. The types of data we need to store: – Customer adresses – Customer orders including subscription dates and shipping method – RFID data for each product – RFID data tied to each order and customer (including date)
I am looking for AU, UK and USA Ebay and Amazon lister/poster. Must have experience with Ebay and Amazon and with dropship suppliers. I need the person to create very good templates, listing, description, titles etc. Please let me know you're quote and link me to similar work you have done in the past. This job will be on going. But to start it will be 100 items for few online stores/w...
Hi All, Am looking for a ready product of saas based retail POS software
...part. We want to help them to digitalize their companies. The goal is to push people to come back to their real shop and to avoid ecommerce. The platform will have : - One website for retailers, not a dashboard type of platform, but something more original I'll send you details on - One mobile application for their visitors We have narrowed down some
...versions of the Urns, as well as our Central Site. We wish to accept credit card or PayPal payments by individuals as well as through online ordering. There will be one Central Website, with each local student having their OWN page and representing their designs, along with Email forms that allow buyers to purchase them as gifts for others. Each student can
We are Barbarossa Coffee ,and we are a specialty coffeeshop in Houston. We are roasting our own beans and we are going to sell our beans at our website,amazon and in our stores. Our shop has nautical-industrial design , and Barbarossa is an admiral in Ottoman Empire. barbarossa's mean also ''Red Beard'' which you can see our
...support me finding out contacts of decision makers in retail industry in Europe. The type of contact that we need are phone numbers and work email address for people who have responsibility in the areas of IT, digital, consumer experience, head of purchasing and and similar functions in the biggest retail companies in Europe based on the list in the below
New startup company for girls' clothing and accessories is looking for a reliable, punctual, and knowledgeable salesperson with excellent customer service to help at a Craft/Vendor Fair on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Job responsibilities include: -Saturday Set Up 6:00 PM-8:OO PM -Sunday Sales Event 8:00 AM-6:00 PM - Email Cards to complete for potential customers
...number of people who enter a retail store in Queensgate, Wellington, New Zealand. I need to know the number of people entering the retail store every 15 minutes between 10am - 2pm. LOCATION: The location of this task will be revealed to the successful applicant. CONSIDERATIONS: - Do not count staff of the retail store or security guards - Count each
I want to build a website for an online boutique that sells carefully curated clothing, shoes, and custom accessories. My focus is younger women ages 18-45. Also would like to include a girls' boutique.
I need to renovate , redesign the concept of a paints and building material store to become more interactive, welcoming , customer friendly as well as to meed the needs of the modern consumer.
Los artículos deben tener un mínimo de 650 palabras + dos imágenes de 1280*720 ( una principal y una interna) Fecha de entrega: Viernes 16 de noviembre
Activate POS device on dynamics Retail screen shot attached
I want inventory/Retail/stock management system desktop based application .the system must hase full features using sql server
We need a grab & go retail concept design for our existing plant-based food and beverage business. The concept should be flexible and can be applied to different locations and pop-ups. Modern- urban style- - smoothies - bottled cold-pressed juices - packaged salads, meals, desserts, soups - acai bowls - snacks
Need to create a list of metrics based on the data that is available.
Need a 3D render of a retail [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] be a 10ft high x 10ft wide x 4ft deep window. Window will have a simple design. I have all details ready. Must be able to deliver in the next 12hrs. Need a professional, communicative designer.
We are launching a new male fashion ecommerce website with an brick and mortar outlet, we need help in getting good write ups for our blog section, ads and SEO.
It's simple retail shop application. I already have my system with SQL database and now need Android/IOS device application. I will provide WEB API for data interaction. I want responsive design work which compatible with mobile and tab also will display a dashboard chart like Pie charts, and Bar charts with shown to user for their daily and overall


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EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain, Retroactively Extends Copyright
from the stealing-from-the-public dept
This proposal, which various studies have shown will do little to help content creators, has been pushed for a long time by the record labels. It had been blocked in Europe for a while, but for reasons unknown, Denmark recently changed its mind, thereby enabling this effort to flat out seize material from the public.
It's especially sad that this comes just a few months after the Hargreaves report, which explicitly points out that so much policy is made without evidence -- and copyright extension is a perfect example of that. Citizens of the EU: your politicians just sold you out to the record labels, taking away content that was legally yours and no longer will be.


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What is Slow Food?
Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Become a Part of the Slow Food movement in the U.S.
We invite you to join the Slow Food movement! Across the nation, and across the world, Slow Food is working hard to preserve and protect local foods and food traditions. More than 80,000 members in over 130 countries across the world have become co-producers, not consumers, because by being informed about how our food is produced and actively supporting those who produce it, we become a partner in the production process. In the US, we have almost 16,000 members across the country who are part of chapters called convivia that plan events and programs in communities such as ours here in Seattle. We urge you to visit www.slowfoodusa.org to learn more about becoming a member.
Slow Food USA Mission
Slow Food USA seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system. We reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food. We seek to inspire a transformation in food policy, production practices and market forces so that they ensure equity, sustainability and pleasure in the food we eat.
What's Going on in Seattle?
Whether it's participating in local Slow Food events, meeting conscientious farm and artisan producers at Seattle area farmers markets, or savoring restaurant cuisine featuring the region's vibrant produce, the Puget Sound offers many wonderful and delicious opportunities to support and enjoy good, clean and fair food.
Established in 2001, Slow Food Seattle is the largest of twelve chapters in Washington state with roughly 300 memberships. Local chapters of Slow Food USA, like Slow Food Seattle, are 100% volunteer run. There is no office or paid staff–only our Board of Directors meets monthly for chapter planning and steering. Volunteers in large and small chapters across the country carry out the Slow Food USA mission in their own communities. Slow Food Seattle offer educational events and activities to promote sustainability and biodiversity and connect farmers, cooks, educators, students and everyone else who cares about their food and the environment. We also host the best potlucks!
Please check out our calendar for upcoming events.
Slow Food Seattle's mission is to share the pleasures of the table through experiences that heighten awareness of artisanal and sustainable foods of our region and the world.
Please contact us at email@example.com
Current Board
Details coming soon!
2014- 2017 Board
- Varin Keokitvon
- Eileen Lambert
- Philip Lee
- Leslie Seaton
- Rachel Thibodeaux
- Gerry Warren, Treasurer, Regional Governor WA/AK
- Emily White
- Kristian Kofoed (as of 2015)
2013-2014 Board
- Varin Keokitvon
- Eileen Lambert
- Philip Lee
- Anna Li, Secretary
- Leslie Seaton, Chair
- Gerry Warren, Treasurer, Regional Governor WA/AK
- Emily White
2012 Board
- Philip Lee, Co-Chair
- Renai Mielke, Treasurer
- Julia Wayne, Secretary
- Gerry Warren, Co-Chair, Regional Governor WA/AK
- Grace Doyle
- Kathy Egawa
- Jennifer Johnson
- Robin Leventhal
- Anna Li
- Melissa Peterman
- Rob Salvino
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Emoji list expands with 56 new images
Emoji list expands with 56 new images
Emoji list expands with 56 new images
Text-based communication is getting more complex.
A recent addition of emojis includes breastfeeding and headscarf-wearing women and gender-neutral images.
The latest set of emojis is becoming available thanks to a software and data standards nonprofit group. The Unicode Consortium oversaw the 56 additions, but Android and iOS developers can decide how each one looks on their platforms.
In 2010, the Unicode update had 974 additions, which included emojis of same-sex couples. While a church emoji for Unicode was approved in 2009, several other religious symbols were added in 2015, ranging from a mosque to a synagogue.


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Matthew McConaughey: Family Weekend Fun
Matthew McConaughey is all smiles as he takes his family — model girlfriend Camila Alves, 20-month-old son Levi and 3-month-old daughter Vida — to a birthday party on Saturday (April 3) in Malibu, Calif.
Also spotted at the party: Pink and Entourage star Kevin Dillon.
Earlier in the day, a solo Camila was seen running errands around town.
Last night on Good Friday, Matthew and Camila were spotted on a date night out without the kids!
15+ pictures inside of Matthew McConaughey's family weekend fun…


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Beyonce: Super Bowl Rehearsal!
Beyonce dons a "Brooklyn Nets" t-shirt while rehearsing for her Super Bowl performance in this new photo shared on her Tumblr website, I Am Beyonce.
The 31-year-old entertainer also posted various other photos of her rehearsal at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Instagram.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Beyonce Knowles
It has also been reported that Beyonce will also be joined by her Destiny's Child band members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams during the performance.
Mark your calendars, Beyonce is scheduled to perform at the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3. We can't wait!
FYI: Bey's shirt is from Junk Food Clothing.


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Just got my latest edition of Meteorite Magazine and there were some interesting facts in it about the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite, so I thought I would add some of my interesting Microscopic meteorite pics to the fold to better illustrate what I'd like say in this post.
You may know that back on November 20 of last year a 10 tonne meteoroid collided with our Earth's atmosphere over Saskatchewan creating temperatures as hot as the Sun, exploding with the force of 300 tonnes of TNT and witnessed by 1000's from British Columbia to Manitoba, what we have come to know as the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite. What you may not know is that 12 other fireballs were spotted across the globe that same night from Florida to Scotland.........coincidence?........perhaps, but how do you explain the above suspicious looking alien monitoring device thingy with an arrow, probably pointing to a landing site?
On the opposite side of the suspect bug,(image above), was another suspicious looking item, kinda like a telecommunication Fiber Optic strand, image below.
Or how bout the microscopic image below of Martian Meteorite NWA 4925, hey look at where it joins the meteorite, such fine alien craftsmanship.
Or how bout the image below , a 2 parter of another suspect fiber from Martian Meteorite DAG 476. People..... look at it, it's in the shape of an ear, those crazy Martians, they're messing with us, leaving all kinds of clues thinking no one is going to be wacky enough to figure them out.
When I first opened up the package of my Buzzard Coulee meteorite I commented on a post it smelt like space....the more I think of it , it may have smelt like burnt electronics....interesting.
Finally the microscopic image above of Martian meteorite LA 002. This has all been in fun, thought I better add that since in real life people don't know if I'm joking or not, I am joking around, just in case you think I'm nuts, well yes I am, but I really don't believe that is a cucumber above.
Apparently I wasn't the only person to smell the meteorite, there were 3 other reported incidences of odd smells, but during the fall, also one reported case of heat. Someone felt heat on the side of their face and then turned in the direction of the heat to catch the fireball.
Lots of reports of sounds of the fireball crashing through our atmosphere, as far away as Avonlea Saskatchewan, 500km away from the crash site. People witnessing the sonic boom and light show actually went out looking for the fall site only to be disappointed to find the fall was hundreds of kilometers away.
Lastly I'd like to leave you with an animation of a place I had lunch at while searching for meteorites. I had a moment, stopping and taking it all in, that I was lucky enough to be searching for rocks from space. As I was looking around I noticed a meteorite, just sitting there a few yards away, right in an area the whole search team had just been a few hours before. I got up and walked further only to find yet another meteorite. It is a place I will remember for the rest of my life.
Friday, June 26, 2009
50 comments:
- Stephanie B said...
Cool beans.
- June 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Ruth said...
You're not pulling our leg, right?
- June 27, 2009 at 5:18 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Stephanie.\m/\m/
- June 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, okay Ruth, I Added something to the post, thought I better, I'm not crazy, just joking around, still cool pictures though.\m/\m/
- June 27, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- PJ said...
ok, you had me going until you fessed up. i was like...OMG! yea, i know, i'm pretty gullible...hehehe
- June 27, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Final_Transit said...
Are you serious about smelling? LOL :) Exploration and discovery is thrilling indeed! Especially if you find things at unexpected time, say while having lunch.
- June 27, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol PJ, I'm sorry, I sometimes forget I'm blogging and not actually talking face to face with people and that some things like what I wrote can be misunderstood and taken serious, especially with the odd images I post from time to time.\m/\m/
- June 27, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi Priyank, yes it is true, there have been many reported instances of people receiving their meteorite opening it up and smelling odd smells, probably due to the various minerals being confined to the bag and then suddenly opening it up to the trapped smells, it is a very unique smell, sometimes I put one in a bag for a time and open it up and experience it again.\m/\m/
- June 27, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- FishHawk said...
It starts as idle curiosity. Of course, some try to hide behind the guise of scientific research, but it soon becomes apparent what is really going on. For snorting elk droppings from outerspace does not follow any protocols that I am aware of.
- June 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Anne Vis said...
Glad you put in some magic as well ... :-)
- June 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Swubird said...
Okay, maybe we should start calling you Orson Wells. Remember his radio broadcast?
Very intriguing pictures. The first one is especially interesting. It looks like a tiny resister or rectifier. Am I aging myself?
Happy trails.
- June 27, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi FishHawk, so true.\m/\m/
- June 28, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey Anne, thanks, and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- June 28, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, yes I remember the story or War of The Worlds, and yes the good ole days when resistors and rectifiers looked like this, I took telecommunication technology in College.\m/\m/
- June 28, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- kml said...
Those aliens - glad we have you to keep an eye on them, Bob! Love the macro shots - the colors are gorgeous!
- June 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- sexy legs and body said...
Hi Bob, I commented earlier on the Mars post, I think you have a very interesting blog and I am so glad you found mine and left your entre card so i can find you.
Love outer space and what ever goes with it.
I remember very clearly when I was about 11 or 12 we were in a drive in theatre in Windhoek, the old South west Africa, and for a moment it was very quiet. the next moment I saw a flash of a shooting star in the sky, only thing that bothered me was that a few moments later I also heard a shooop sound. NOw at the time my logic told me that it is not humanly possible for me to hear a sound all the way from space. Now that I have read this post I am thinking, could that sound have been when the what ever it was entered our atmosphere and burned out?
I also want to ask you if it will be possible for us to see the big dipper from South Afica? I always read about it in my westerns I have of Louis L'Amour but I do not know where to find it.
I subscribed to your blog, I find it very interesting!
Thanks for dropping on mine.
Have a great trip to China!
- June 28, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Kathy, The colors are beautiful, like another world down there in the microworld.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 1:03 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks sexy legs and body, you can absolutely hear and smell meteoroids, the sound is the meteoroid not being able to push the atmosphere out of the way fast enough and the built up energy taking the form of an explosion.
You can only see part of the Big Dipper and only in May down there, low on your northern horizon at night as it is just to far north for you, we up north can't see certain constellations that are too far south as well.
Thanks for subscribing and wishing me a great trip to China, should be a once in a lifetime experience.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 1:11 AM
- kRiZ cPEc said...
how lucky!
- June 29, 2009 at 3:24 AM
- Ivanhoe said...
Oh my goodness, Bob! They have landed, didn't they? :o)
- June 29, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Max said...
Hey Bob,
Hmm...I do not believe in coincidences, so...do you think the meteorites contain alien spying devices? Has anybody analysed that "alien monitoring device thingy with an arrow"?
Indeed, indeed...it does look like a fiber optic strand...oh my God, Bob...have you realised what this may mean?
"leaving all kinds of clues thinking no one is going to be wacky enough to figure them out." - they don't know you yet, Bob. lol ;)
"the more I think of it , it may have smelt like burnt electronics....interesting." - LOL LOL LOL LOL you kill me! LOL
"(...) just in case you think I'm nuts, well yes I am, but I really don't believe that is a cucumber above." - ROFL...ok, I do not wish to encourage you but it does look like a cucumber...
All sorts of cool stuff happen in your town, Lord of the Astrostuff cause where I live these things never occur...
You are indeed blessed :D!
Have a great week, Bob :D!
- June 29, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks kRiZ cPEc.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol Ivanhoe, stay tuned for my next post,lol.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, thanks Max for the encouragement,lol. Hey what can I say, this is the type of stuff I think of, makes life a little more interesting don't you think,lol.
One thing, at least I really do smell the meteorite, and have let other people smell it after locking it in a bag for a while, they are amazed as am I.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- betchai said...
i do not know if it is just my browser or internet connection acting up right now but i am missing (or not seeing) the pictures, i will go back here again tomorrow to check out if my browser works already, as i am excited to see the macro shots of the meteorites.
- June 29, 2009 at 9:07 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey betchai, too bad I think you'll like them, hope they work for you tomorrow.\m/\m/
- June 29, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Character Education said...
Well i am not getting what you are showing:
- June 30, 2009 at 3:56 AM
- Mike said...
Thanks for the post - I remember reading about this meteorite through spaceweather.com It was very interesting.
- June 30, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi Character Education, you are the second person that has mentioned that to me, looking into it to see if there is something on my end, I can get the images on my work computers except for one that has IE6 on it.\m/\m/
- June 30, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Mike, it was given pretty good coverage by the mainstream media as well.\m/\m/
- June 30, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Mom said...
Very amusing...
I gave you a Quickie Link.
- June 30, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Sadia Hussain said...
Cool scenario! and enjoyed reading....
Have a safe trip to China Bob !
- June 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Mom, and thanks for the link back, glad you liked the story.\m/\m/
- June 30, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Sadia, I'm sure I'll have a great time.\m/\m/
- June 30, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- betchai said...
i get to see the pictures now, i use IE instead of Chrome to see all pictures, so i figured I have trouble with my Chrome browser. Now, I can relate more to what you are saying :) i actually actually almost smell the burning electronics or the space from the pictures.
- June 30, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks betchai, glad you were able to see the images, chrome doesn't work on some of the stuff I go to as well, seems to be getting worse for some reason.\m/\m/
- July 1, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Peter said...
Hi! The suspect fiber from the Martian Meteorite looks to fragile to have survived the impact. Could it have developed after landing?
Look at that, I'm an expert all of a sudden! Forgive me!
Another reason I'm here is that I downloaded FireFox 3.5 and wanted to see how your site looked and how quick it loaded.
I've always used IE and of late, Google Chrome, but I find, to my pleaure that I LOVE Firefox 3.5.
Do you think Mr Gates will get upset knowing that I've ditched one of his products?
My old computer with IE 7 or 8 would take sometime to load your blog but now, using FF, it's up in a flash!
Anyway, great article again!
Take Care,
- July 1, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- Livingsword said...
Bob old boy no need to get everybody all worked up about an alien invasion! We will not have any known contact till First Contact April 5, 2063. A Vulcan survey ship will observe the first warp flight from Earth by space pioneer Zefram Cochrane and will then initiate official contact. It could be worse...it could be the Dominion or the Borg...
Cool rock stories by the way :)
- July 1, 2009 at 10:02 PM
- AngelBaby said...
I know how you are - You just want to have some fun! LOL! I love to have fun too.
So cool to find all those meteorites and others had just been there. I think the meteorites were waiting for you to pick them up and take them home.
Love and Blessings,
- July 2, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Peter, you are quite the expert, I thought the same thing, they could have developed during the cool down phase of the meteoroid falling to Earth... or they could actually be Telecommunication Fibers, they are pretty resilient,lol. I am glad you found firefox 3.5, it is the best out there so far for audio/visual stuff.\m/\m/
- July 2, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol thanks Livingsword, of course that is the first known contact, Martians are pretty secretive though, not as forward as the friendly Vulcans,lol.\m/\m/
- July 2, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks AngelBaby, it was very exciting to see them just sitting there waiting to be found by moi.\m/\m/
- July 2, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Livingsword said...
Hi Bob,
I am so thankful that you don't really believe in Martians…I mean that would just be silly…Vulcan's on the other hand…
Live long and prosper….
- July 2, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol Livingsword, live long and prosper as well.\m/\m/
- July 2, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Anna said...
Hey Bob be careful those Martians are smart creatures, and if they know that you figure out their secrets, lol, you China trip may turn into exciting adventure. So you smelling thins, lol....Anna :)
- July 8, 2009 at 11:02 PM
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2. Debt Execution Procedure, via an Administrative Body
There are particular advantages for creditors who use negotiable instruments such as bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques – provided they have been duly established and that any legal action is taken within the legal limitation period. These instruments enable creditors (without obtaining a prior ruling) to directly approach the enforcement office (Icra Dairesi) for serving the debtor with an injunction to pay. They can then, if necessary, proceed with the seizure of the debtor's assets.
Seizure is a process that begins with filling an order for payment, which is then served to the debtor. If there are no objections to the order, the assets of the debtor are liquidated to cover the claims. If the order is not accepted by the debtor, he has the possibility to request that the creditor proves the claim in court.
The debtor has ten days to settle the arrears in question, or five days to approach the enforcement court and oppose payment on grounds that, for example, the signature on the document is not his own, or that the debt no longer exists. If the opposition is deemed to be abusive, the debtor is liable to large penalties.
3. Litigation Procedure, examined by the Court.
If the pre-legal procedures for the collection of the debt from the partner/supplier fail, a lawsuit can be brought against the debtor before commercial courts. The commercial court (asliye ticaret mahkemeleri), which is a specialised chamber of the court of first instance, is competent to hear commercial disputes and insolvency proceedings. Commercial courts exist in the main Turkish cities.
In cases where the validity of the claim is disputed, the only recourse is to initiate ordinary proceedings, via a summons, to appear in court.
If Turkey has not signed a bilateral treaty or a reciprocity treaty with the plaintiff's country, the plaintiff is required to put up a surety bond, judicatum solvi, with the competent local court. This amount represents approximately 15% of the claim. The same pertains to Turkish applicants with no permanent residence in Turkey. At the end of the litigation procedure, the security deposit is refunded to the creditor by the court. The reason for the surety bond is to protect the debtor against potential damages by foreign entities during the procedure.
The plaintiff is also obliged to put up one quarter of the court fees, which are proportional to the amount of the claim, at the commencement of the proceedings. In addition, notarised documents must be presented to the court, including the contract signed between the parties (if available) and the invoices due (translated into Turkish by a certified translator, if the documents are drafted in a foreign language).
Claims need be filed with details including the name of the court, the names and addresses of the creditor and the debtor (along with the details of their attorneys or legal representatives), the amount due, the circumstances of the claim, the content of the demand, public taxes and costs, the power of attorney (if necessary) and the signature of the person making the claim.
Ordinary proceedings are organised into three phases. The first involves position statements from each party (a statement of claim and a statement of defence). In the second and lengthier phase, the court investigates the case and examines the relevance of the evidence submitted, to see whether it is conclusive or discretionary evidence. Finally, in the main hearing that constitutes the third phase, the court hears both parties and their lawyers before issuing a ruling.
The new civil procedure code, effective since 1st October 2011, was designed to accelerate and simplify proceedings, in order to combat lengthy lawsuits and reduce the workload for courts. The parties need to submit their defence arguments, counter claims and available evidence at the commencement of the trial. These documents are reviewed by the court during a preliminary hearing, during which the parties will be encouraged to reach a compromise.
The examination and cross examination of the litigants is now conducted by lawyers, in order to discharge judges who previously had a strong tendency to resort to expert opinions to assist them with their judgments. The new code also limits the list of technical and scientific experts that can be registered with the Ministry of Justice.


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LEE — Foster's has learned the gun shots wounding a man threatening suicide Monday morning were fired by two officers of the Durham Police Department after the man pointed a gun at them.
LEE — Foster's has learned the gun shots wounding a man threatening suicide Monday morning were fired by two officers of the Durham Police Department after the man pointed a gun at them.
The two police officers are on administrative leave while the incident is investigated.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell would not confirm whether it was Durham police officers who shot Steve Amazeen, 45, of 289 Lee Hook Road, in the early hours of Monday morning. The shooting occurred after Amazeen's wife, Mary, had dialed 911 to report her husband had fired a weapon in their home and was suicidal.
Officers made contact with Amazeen in the roadway a short distance from his home, where Amazeen pointed a firearm at police, prompting the officers to shoot.
Amazeen, reportedly struck twice after police opened fire, was transported by McGregor Ambulance Service to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover where he was last known to be in stable condition.
Morrell did confirm during a news conference Monday held at the Lee Police Department that Durham was one of several departments that responded to the scene. She also indicated then that more than one officer had used deadly force.
Durham Deputy Police Chief Rene Kelley also would not comment on whether information obtained by Foster's was accurate as all inquiries are required to go through the AG's office. However, he did also confirm, as did Morrell, that Durham responded to the incident.
Kelley could not comment on which, if any, officers are currently on administrative leave from the department as is standard during an investigation of this nature.
Following the shooting, Lee Hook Road remained closed to traffic until about 4:30 p.m. Monday as investigators including the state Major Crimes Unit commenced the investigation.
Morrell told the media on Monday it could be "surmised" there had been a domestic issue going on inside the home just before Amazeen left and began walking along Lee Hook Road. His wife and son were unharmed throughout the incident.
She also said investigators would determine whether a mental health or drug or alcohol problem exists for Amazeen that would have contributed to his actions.
Officials have been tight-lipped as things unfold.
"I don't anticipate releasing any more information," Morell said Wednesday.


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Los Angeles police say they have captured two people suspected of stealing jewelry and a Maserati from the home of Miley Cyrus.
Police say a man and woman in their 20s were recognized from surveillance video and stopped on a North Hollywood street around 11 a.m. Thursday.
Their names weren't immediately released.
Sgt. Kyle Kirkman says they're expected to be arrested on suspicion of burglary and grand theft auto. He says it appears they didn't know Cyrus personally.
Police say Cyrus was overseas performing on her Bangerz tour when thieves scaled a fence and broke into her Toluca Lake home on May 30. They stole jewelry and the singer's 2014 Maserati Quattroporte. The car was later found abandoned in Simi Valley.
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"Blogs don't matter, endorsements don't matter, only delegates matter!"
Those are the wise words a political advisor and friend once told me, which kept me grounded through and through, in a time long since past, and even as a blogger, I knew then that the comment had a real element of truth to it.
I won't say who said this quote (but many in Ontario might know who said it), but I think it's a pretty pertinent one for ANY LPC internal race, no matter the level. It's not saying that blogs and endorsements don't matter whatsoever in the literal sense (they do), but ultimately (and there's no constitutional amendment on the table to change it) internal party races for executive positions come down to who shows up and who votes for you at convention.
Sure, some things can sway them in the meantime in these races, but I don't believe it has ever been s a blog or blogger, and you'd be amazed how much people can be swayed on the floor to vote for someone (or something) else than they originally thought they would. I've never seen proof of a blog influencing how a person will vote (especially since now any non-blogger can post a facebook note that could easily be read by more people), but I have seen proof of blogs influencing the main stream media, which I think is more important as we're all on the same team, so I'm proud and satisfied about that.
And I'm also skeptical of the value of "big name" endorsements. They are certainly good to have, because any candidate without any looks weak and it gives you more credibility as a candidate, but I'd like to think most people decide based on who they think would do the best job, not just who else is supporting them.
But by the time convention arrives, endorsements from a week earlier (no matter how big of names they came from) can easily be forgotten when you meet the candidate in person and see their posters and literature up close.
I'm not making any predictions for who's going to win any of the given races in our great party, and I'll gladly congratulate everyone who wins the LPC exec position they're interested in, contested or not, at any level of the party. Anyone who runs deserves props.
But tonight, the blog-rumour mill is a turning - with predictions about a stream of blogs, which, over the next few days, will apparently release their endorsements for the party races, one race in particular, and that those endorsements might all line up along the same lines.
It would be more unfortunate though if all of the upcoming blog endorsements are for one particular race/individual, when there are several, very important party races going on at the same time that just aren't being given the same microscope or attention. And I would just say that I would hope all these endorsements are done after reading the full platforms of all the candidates (which I believe are now posted on every candidate's website) or even giving each of them 20 minutes over the phone to hear their plans/visions, and also a polite heads up of a potential 'blogosphere-rocketing announcement' that is in favour of their opponents.
But when it comes down to it, I'd just give some sage advice to the campaign workers on ANY team - spend 24/7 politely, respectfully (negativity is the last thing we need when we are all on the same team in the end), and fairly working on those delegates that you know will be voting on the races - that's your ticket to victory.
And as for the blogs - I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
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Servings: 10-12
6-7 pounds beef brisket
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
8 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch chunks
6 yellow onions, peeled and sliced
6 bay leaves
2 28-ounce cans of tomato juice
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Place the brisket in a heavy roasting pan. In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, garlic and oregano and rub the mixture on the meat.
Pile the vegetables and bay leaves on the brisket and pour the tomato juice to come about three-quarters of the way up the meat and vegetables.
Cover the top of the pan with plastic wrap, then aluminum foil (otherwise, the tomato juice will react unpleasantly with the foil).
Bake for 3½ hours or until the meat is tender. Remove the meat from the pan and keep warm. Place the pan over two burners and boil until the sauce is thickened, about 30 minutes.
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- ―Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay
Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, who appears as a minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Cedric Fotheringay is the leader of a local biker gang in Liberty City.
Events of GTA Liberty City Stories
Dating Maria
- "Get him!"
- ―Wayne ordering his men to kill Toni
He is briefly featured as Maria's second lover, until she reveals to him that she is also seeing another man, Toni Cipriani. Wayne hits Maria, injuring her, prompting Toni to retaliate and subsequently kill Wayne in a chase.
Wayne was later buried in Liberty City Cemetery.
Wayne drives a red, bulletproof PCJ-600, which can be obtained in the mission Biker Heat, however if he dismounts the bike it becomes a normal PCJ-600.
Mission Appearances
- GTA Liberty City Stories
- Booby Prize
- Biker Heat (Betrayal/Killed)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In an exciting competition, the No. 6 MIT women's swimming and diving team met the No. 5 Lord Jeffs of Amherst College in the Zesiger Center Pool on Saturday afternoon. Amherst led from start to finish, but MIT kept the competition close as the Lord Jeffs edged the Engineers 159-139, handing them their first loss of the season.
Before the start of the meet, five female MIT seniors were recognized for their dedication and contributions to Tech's swimming and diving program
As expected, Amherst's Kendra Stern was the difference-maker for Coach Nick Nichols' squad. Stern anchored the Lord Jeffs' 200 Medley Relay (1:50.12) and picked up another early win in the 200 Free (1:49.82). Stern also won the 100 Free (51.32) with a season-best and NCAA A-cut time.
Elina Hu had a breakthrough meet for the Engineers, taking second in the 100 Back (1:00.98), an instant behind Amherst's Emily Swett (1:00.91). The freshman also took second behind Stern in the 100 Free (54.56).
On the boards, Amherst's Meggie Meisinger took first-place in both the 1-meter (257.30) and 3-meter (254.65) events. MIT freshman Elise Stave placed second in both events with her personal best scores in one- (233.85) and three-meter (216.35) diving.
For the Engineers, junior Amy Jacobi led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 50 Free taking first (24.57) over teammates Nicole Wang (24.63) and Katie Creasey (25.28). Jacobi bettered her season best in the 100 Fly, winning in an NCAA B-cut time (58.53). Freshman Anna Kokensparger also had a pair of individual wins, with her swims in the 200 Fly (2:06.67) and 200 Breast (2:28.57).
In the final individual race, the 200 IM, MIT's Kokensparger and Amherst's Stern faced off in their only head-to-head swim of the day. The two potential All-Americans had already posted national-qualifying times in the event, and many gallery spectators were on their feet for the duration race. In the end, only 0.65 second separated the pair, as Stern (2:06.41) edged out Kokensparger (2:07.06) to clinch the overall win for Amherst.
The Engineers' 8-1 finish marks the winningest season for Coach Dawn Dill since taking the helm of the program in 2003 and ties for the best dual-meet winning percentage in MIT history, matching the same record posted in the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons under the reins of Coach Mary Ellen McLaughlin.
The Engineers (8-1) swim next at the Wheaton Invitational on February 6. The Lord Jeffs (6-1) will compete on the same day in their final dual-meet against the Pride of Springfield College.


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I'm going to watch HK and will get next weeks preview up while I'm watching.Thanks peach and Alan
I show no sympathy at all for Timbira anymore. Candace wasn't the cancer killing the tribe. Jerry wasn't either (though this wasn't said). COACH IS! He is such a hypocrite! "Let's vote out Erinn because she gave...the look! Oh, wait, oops, let's get out Jerry." The only person on there I like is Brendan, and he was the member of the tribe who got the least amount of airtime, even though his finding the immunity idol essentially solidifed his plan with Taj to create a devastating alliance. This confused me greatly. Also, Coach, you have an ego problem. Sorry, but there is NO way whatsoever you can get around that. However, I'm also sickened that the rest of Timbira doesn't realize their power and just vote him off yet.I don't know though. Tyson is really starting to irritate me too. When he gets mixed up (if they do that at all) with another tribe, does he honestly expect? To seize power immediately? The moment he does so, he'll probably be voted off by a tribe that (hopefully) has much more sense than Timbira. He and Coach are actively dividing the tribe and it's killing them.
I love it when those slated for getting voted off figure it out, band together, and turn on their masters.
Did Debbie get any confessionals?
Hooray for Sierra for realizing that there's no logic in not wanting to vote out Jerry because he's sick when they voted her out for roughly the same reason. Boo for Sierra for having to be the one who realized that. Couldn't she show some compassion?
I tried to find where Jeff said no switch this season but couldn't find all the Gabon posts. It was I believe in his last blog or around that time. Exile Island twist would not work with tribe changes. I will keep looking but no promises of finding it.
Tyson + Coach = IMMENSE HATE! Yet there's such a high possibility that they're gonna go very far. I was so pissed off when Tyson said, "Some people really want to be here and I'd LOVE to see their faces when they get blindsided."
Erinn must stay because she's probably the one who has the guts to get Coach out!Tyson is like only does his rubbish at confessionals, whereas Coach is rubbish at everything. Not that I like Tyson but so far this is what I have noticed.
they get blindsided the Marcus way, early jury.
Quote from: Ruth on March 02, 2009, 12:16:23 PMthey get blindsided the Marcus way, early jury.Accompanied by LOL Crystal and Sugar comments!Erinn: YOU'VE BEEN A HELL IN MY LIFE SINCE DAY 1. (Cyrstal way)Sierra: LOSER (Sugar way)
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Looking for someone to rally with and play some competitive sets. I usually play at the courts on Avondale (in North York), but I have a car and can play anywhere in the North York area. I'm at about a 3.0 level right now. I have really good court coverage and can put up some tricky plays, but my service game is weak, and is something I'm really trying to improve! I'm 25 and will play with man or woman.
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would u interest in playing at York University around 6pm? Drop me a msg
I'm at Yonge and Sheppard, get home from work at about 5:30-5:45pm, so making a 6 oclock game in rush hour traffic probably won't happen. If you're ever around Yonge/Sheppard, let me know!
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Listen up!
Whether you post your images on a blog, a website, or on a social media site like Facebook, you need to give yourself credit for your artwork.
If your name is not prominent on the page with the artwork, you need to add your name below the image. That means that if the image is on a blog and I've scrolled down so that I can no longer see your name in the header, you need to add your name.
Consider how quickly you scroll and scan through websites. Now think about someone doing this on your site. If they get to a certain point, is your name lost? Do they even know whose art they're looking at?
Get in the habit of crediting all of your images with the necessary information.
In addition to your name, add the title, media, and dimensions with each work. These last two items are even more important than the title. They give clues to the texture and the impact the work will have within a certain space. In other words, they help your readers to better envision the artworks in their homes and offices.
Here's a suggested format that is similar to what you would see on a museum wall (without the © symbol).
©2009 Alyson B. Stanfield
Pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches
This shows the © information in the correct order–> ©date, name. It would be incorrect to put your name directly after the © symbol and before the date.
You could also use this version, which is more like the one I use–with an italicized title.
Alyson B. Stanfield, Winter Landscape. Pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches. ©2009.
Because I use a lot of images on this blog that are undated on artists' sites, I rarely use dates in my credit lines for artists.
Get in the habit of adding this whenever and wherever you post an image. It's professional and a courtesy to your fans. Developing a standard format will make it easier for you in the future.
Always H x W x D
Don't forget that artwork is always listed as height by width by depth in inches or centimeters. Because your artwork is online, your audience is international. You should specify the measurement system you're using.
Uber-Correct Format
When I was writing my book, I struggled with the spacing and format of using HxWxD within text. If you really want to be especially correct, this is what I learned.
- If you run the dimensions without spaces between them, such as 16×20, you add the abbreviated symbol to each measurement: 16"x20" without spaces.
- If you like the spaces, you only need one abbreviated symbol at the end: 16 x 20". It seems kind of backwards to me, but that's what my source said. Of course, I can't remember the source, but I spent a lot of time figuring it out! [Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., section 9.18] Example: The standard size of a business card is 2"x3.5". (page 85 of I'd Rather Be in the Studio!)


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In the last week of January, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., sent letters to two federal agencies asking them to pick up the pace on bringing the nations fleet of aerial tankers up to full fire-fighting strength and into the 21st century. It is a request all Coloradans should heartily second.
That is all the more important in light of testimony last week to the effect that evidence suggesting the state is returning to weather patterns of the 1950s, when drought conditions in Colorado rivaled those of the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. The last thing this state needs is to approach such a period unready and unprepared for the wildfires that drought can only exacerbate.
We have all seen enough of that already in recent years. And we all know that while there are a number of steps that can and should be taken to mitigate the danger of wildfires many on the individual or community levels ensuring the supply of aerial tankers is one area where state and local officials need the help of the federal government.
Air tankers, sometimes called slurry bombers for the mix of water and fire retardant they drop, are neither the main nor the final line of defense against wildfire. Often, however, they can be the first.
Aerial tankers do not extinguish major fires; nor are they expected to. But they can stop just-started fires from spreading. They can prevent lightning strikes from becoming wildfires. And they can help control the rate, degree and direction of a fires spread. And in all that they can be invaluable.
Nonetheless, these valuable assets are a diminishing resource. A Forest Service spokeswoman told the Herald last week that, in 2000, the agency had 43 large air tankers available for firefighting. Now, though, only nine are under exclusive-use contracts, while another 16 can be used under on-call contracts. That means the other 16 may or may not be available and could at any moment be far from where needed.
Part of the problem is that the air-tanker fleet is aging. One of the most familiar of the large tankers is the Lockheed P-3, a four-engine turboprop that first entered service on Navy anti-submarine duty in the 1960s, and which was based on an airliner that first flew in 1957. In aviation terms, that amounts to ancient history. And, at that rate, something like half the already-shrunken fleet is facing mandatory retirement in a few years.
President Barack Obama signed a law in June to speed the process to allow contracts for air tankers to be awarded. The Forest Service picked four companies out of nine proposals submitted to get seven new tankers online within the year. But, for some reason, that contract process had to be restarted. The resubmitted proposals are under review, with no date having been announced for when the contracts will be awarded.
That is unacceptable all around. Seven aircraft is something akin to one-tenth of what is needed. And whenever is an entirely unreasonable timeline for an effort required last year.
As Udall spokesman Mike Saccone told the Herald last week, The delays have real-life implications for Colorado and the West.
If, as predicted, the Southwest continues to dry out, the consequences of wildfire will only increase. In 2012, Colorado wildfires caused six deaths, burned 400,000 acres and took 648 structures. How many aircraft would preventing another year like that buy? And for which would we rather pay?
Udall is supported in this by Colorados other senator, Michael Bennet. May they both keep this issue at the top of their to-do list.


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Apr 14, 2008
Labrozzi Named to Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll
Farmingdale State sophomore designated hitter Mike Labrozzi (Sag
Harbor, N.Y./Pierson) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of
the Week Honor Roll for baseball on Monday, April 14th.
Labrozzi led the team with nine hits in eleven at bats this week. He went 7 for 7 with three triples, seven runs batted in and five runs scored in the doubleheader sweep over Maritime College. He finished the week batting .818 with a 1.455 slugging percentage.
The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.