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A leopardess named Fig with one of her two cubs in the Olare Orok Conservancy, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya by professional wildlife photographer & photographic safari guide Grant Atkinson. by Atkinson Photography and Safaris Book a photographic trip via his website
A beautiful lion photographed in Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa by Brendon Jennings Wildlife Photography
An Endangered Mountain Gorilla lies in the thicket of the lush Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda by David Lloyd whilst leading a recent trip. .If you fancy joining him in photographing Uganda's Festival of Primates this year, you will be pleased to know that he is teaming up with Steppes Travel on a tour which will include two treks to gorillas and one to chimpanzees. Also joining them are primates experts Mike Cranfield of Gorilla Doctors and Dr. Gladys Kalema, founder of Conservation Through Public Health. For more info, go to http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/uganda-festival-of-primates/overviewDavid Lloyd Wildlife Photography
A female leopard hanging out up a tree in South Africa's Kruger National Park by Frik Erasmus
Little Big Foot in Kruger National Park in South Africa.by Renata Ewald Wildlife & Nature Photography
A lion takes a leap in the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya by Charlotte Rhodes
Leopard the King Cool, Tanzaniaby Alex Bernasconi
Leopard's stash, Masai Mara national Park in Kenya by Albert Herbigneaux/ Annie Et Albert Herbigneaux
Tiger cub on the move at Tiger Canyons in South Africa by Mems Carim/ Image Addix
Giraffe on the run by David Yarrow Wildlife Photography
A pair of hungry eagles got into a bit of a scuffle as they fought over the same meal along the the shores of the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois Picture: Brian MacKenzie/Caters
Leopard mom and cub in the Masai Mara, Kenya by BoyOnTheLedge
A cheetah looking embarrassed to be photographed in such an awkward position at Pondoro Game Lodge in South Africa by Robbie Prehn
A White Elephant has coated itself in mud at a watering hole in the Etosha National Park in Namibia by Charlie Lynam Photography/Wild Africa Capture Website Twitter
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A shoebill stork landing at Mabamba Swamps in Uganda by Sherry McKelvie Wildlife Photography
Adorable elephant calf at Addo National Park in South Africa by Jacques Matthysen Wildlife Photography
A woodland kingfisher with a grub in Kruger National Park, South Africa by Annemarie du plessis wildlife photography
Cheetahs groom and reassure their bond at Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa by Noelle van Muiden/RVM Wildlife Photography Website Twitter
Southern Ground horn bill family in the Masai Mara, Kenya by Nitin Vyas Photography
Lion Love in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania by Rajarshi Banerji Photography
An albino elephant on Kapama Game Reserve in South Africa by Marilize Minnaar
The 10 Avoca pride lions pay a visit to Makanyi Lodge in the Timbavati, South Africa by ranger & guide Brad Marais.Mankanyi Private Game Reserve
A hungry leopard dived into a muddy watering-hole to catch a fish and emerged completely covered in mud. The leopard looked almost completely unrecognisable, as it climbed out of the waterhole spotless and caked in mud at Leopard Hills, a private game reserve in South Africa. Picture: Hugo Breed/Pride Lodges/Caters
Leopard feasting up a tree at Singita Sabi Sands in South Africa by Marlon du Toit Photography
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Line of compact, lightweight reactors offering flexibility, performance
MTE Corporation has announced the release of its complete line of RLW Reactors. The RLW is a 'World' version of a best in class RL reactor line, according to MTE Corporation, and was designed with OEM's, System Integrators, and Panel Builders in mind. It's optimally designed for peak performance in a compact lightweight design that is small in size and weight.
Standardized components provide for a quick and easy build, while an adapter plate provides a drop-in replacement to previous reactors. It also offers a superior reactor DIN rail mounting solution for installation strength and security.
The new RLW 'World' line offers expanded low current ratings, expanded inductance values, and standard impedances that are consistent with other MTE reactor solutions.
The RLW product line is available from 0.5 through 750 amps, supports voltages from 208V to 690V, and has four inductance values within each current range to support your global needs. All RLW reactors are UL / cUL listed for 208V thru 600V and CE marked for 208V thru 690V.
The MTE RLW reactors help keep equipment running longer by absorbing many of the power line disturbances which otherwise damage or shut down inverters, variable frequency drives, variable speed controllers or other sensitive equipment. They are a potent filtering solution for virtually any six pulse rectifier or power conversion unit.
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Celebrate every occasion with Red Guest Napkins. Red disposable napkins work beautifully for Valentine's Day parties, Christmas events, 4th of July gatherings, picnics, and barbeques. Use these practical guest napkins anytime you need a fast and easy cleanup!
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Stock up on disposable tableware for all of your special occasion needs! If you want a simple cleanup for your next gathering, use paper tableware for a fun and casual look.


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the feijoada feast. as soon as we hit the table the conversation began - we learned much about the farmers, their lives, and the hopeful/tragic drama that underlines coffee in brazil. click here to read the essay brazil: dark shadows in paradise.
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EC: Simatic Step 7 Safety Advanced v11.0
The introduction of the Siemens Safety Advanced program within TIA Portal strengthens the ability to support end users with safety functions that can easily be integrated into standard automation processes, as well as offering a value-added service as part of Safety Integrated portfolio of Simatic products. TIA Portal framework enables all Siemens Programmable Controllers, HMI operator panels, and drives to be configured in the same development environment. As with the entire TIA Portal platform, this new Safety Advanced feature allows for intuitive operation and quick entry into the generation of fail-safe programs, and due to the integrated library with TUV-certified function blocks, safety functions can easily be implemented. Also, the library concept supports in-house standardization and simplifies the validation of safety-oriented applications.
The Safety Advanced feature has the same configuration of the fail-safe systems as for the standard automation system, and with the "Ready-to-Start" function, the fail-safe runtime group is set-up automatically on insertion of the fail-safe controller. Siemens increased the ease-of-use for the Safety Advanced function by creating the program in the FBD (Function Block Diagram) or LAD (Ladder) programming languages. However, fail-safe programs can still be generated using Step 7 and Distributed Safety, migrating these into the TIA Portal at any time. The program's Safety Administration Editor provides central support for the administration, display and modification of safety-related parameters, while the identification of safety-related resources are standardized for simplicity. With the Safety Advanced feature, error detection functions and safety checks when generating the safety program are also supported, as is the comparison of safety program. A standard program can also be run on the same CPU.


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Myrtle June Poland, age 75, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at the Methodist Medical Center.
Myrtle June Poland, age 75, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at the Methodist Medical Center.
She was born June 28, 1937, in Rockwood, Tenn., the daughter of Charles O. and Alma L. Altum Poland. She was a 1954 graduate of Oak Ridge High School (Tenn.). Miss Poland was a school teacher for over 50 years and retired from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Fla. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting and painting.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Richard Poland, and sister, Mary Brock.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, Dale Brock and his wife, Jean, of Powell; great-niece, Shanda Gianfrancisco and great-nephew, Charles Smith.
In keeping with her wishes, Miss Poland will be cremated and no services will be held.
The family asks that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Do You Know The Legend of St. Valentine?
Happy Valentine's Day! The day is all about love and has been around for a very long time. Yeah and you thought Hallmark made it up! There are a few different stories of how it began, but I love this one!
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
Who is your Valentine?
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This Is The Anti-Immigrant Movement Right-Wing Media Are Amplifying
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By all accounts, the Heritage Foundation study that would have been the conservative media's cudgel to defeat comprehensive immigration reform a second time is all but rotting in the ground, buried under accusations of anti-immigrant and race-based bias. Beyond losing all credibility, its conclusions that reform will total at least $6.3 trillion have been exposed as bogus by the most respected conservative groups and immigration experts.
In fact, the only people left willing to defend Heritage are part of an anti-immigrant movement that mainstream conservatives are reportedly trying to confine to the fringe. But that hasn't stopped right-wing media outlets from amplifying these voices in an effort to tank a bipartisan immigration proposal currently being debated in the Senate.
In a column published by WND and Human Events, Pat Buchanan defended Heritage and Jason Richwine, the co-author of the study whose writings that race and intelligence are genetically linked forced his resignation.
As The Washington Post reported, Richwine wrote in his Harvard doctoral dissertation that Latinos are undesirable as immigrants because, he argued, they have lower IQs than white Americans. Other controversial comments by Richwine surfaced, including his claim that "psychometric testing has indicated that at least in America, you have Jews with the highest average IQ, usually followed by East Asians, and then you have non-Jewish whites, Hispanics, and then blacks."
After citing a series of examples he argued showed "greater 'underclass behavior' among Hispanics," Buchanan warned that by granting legal status to the country's population of undocumented immigrants -- most of whom are from Latin American countries -- "America in 2040 is going to look like Los Angeles today." He added: "America in 2040 will be a country with whites and Asians dominating the professions, and 100 million Hispanics concentrated in semiskilled work and manual labor."
Never mind that once granted legal status, immigrants see an immediate increase in wages and an even bigger increase over time as they invest more in education and jobs training.
In his criticism of the Heritage study, American Action Forum president and former Congressional Budget Office head Doug Holtz-Eakin explained to a congressional committee:
You have to be very careful about the assumptions you make. We know that the labor force participation of first-generation immigrants is higher than the native-born. If you go to the second generation where people often worry about the take-up of public programs -- there are more college degrees in the second-generation immigrants than the native-born. There are more advanced degrees, graduate degrees. There's higher rates of labor force participation among those. So it's not the case that program participation is higher than in the native born population on the whole.
Buchanan has repeatedly stated that the influx of undocumented immigrants is "not immigration" but "an invasion of the United States of America." He has warned that America is "committing suicide" while "Asian, African, And Latin American children come to inherit the estate." He once argued against immigration reform by citing the views of white nationalists.
This is the core group of people who have joined Buchanan in defense of Heritage and Richwine's scholarship. It is basically a "who's who" of the anti-immigrant extremist establishment that continually argues against non-white immigrants and groups:
- Former National Review contributor John Derbyshire -- forced to resign from the publication after he penned a column advising white parents to teach their kids to be wary of black people and has likened the high percentage of Hispanic students in an Iowa town to "an invasion" -- wrote that "everything" Richwine said in his thesis "is true, and buttressed by facts."
- Peter Brimelow -- founder and editor of VDARE.com who had a regular column for News Corp.-owned financial site MarketWatch (he hasn't written anything since September 2012) -- agreed that the "facts about the differing average IQ levels of the various post-1965 immigrant streams have been settled science for many years." He called Richwine's resignation "the most depressing thing that has happened in American politics for many years."
- Charles Murray -- the discredited author of The Bell Curve, which served as a guide for Richwine's thesis as it argued that the reason minorities are over-represented in the lower classes is because they are less intelligent than their more affluent white counterparts -- wrote at National Review Online that Richwine's thesis "showed exactly what he said they showed: mean IQ-score differences between Latinos and non-Latino whites."
- Jared Taylor of American Renaissance -- described as a "white supremacist journal" by the Anti-Defamation League -- lamented Heritage's "act of cowardice" for firing someone "saying something that is not only true, but that everyone knows to be true." Former NRO contributor Robert Weissberg was fired for speaking at the magazine's annual conference.
- Richard Spencer -- founder of white nationalist site Alternative Right and president of the National Policy Institute, who has said, "There are races who, on average, are going to be superior" -- wrote that "race and heritability" are "perhaps the two most consequential factors in any policy or social analysis."
The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified VDARE, American Renaissance, Alternative Right, and the National Policy Institute as "white nationalist groups." MSNBC host Rachel Maddow highlighted the connection between Richwine and Alternative Right in a recent segment.
NumbersUSA, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) -- groups founded by nativist John Tanton, the modern architect of the anti-immigration movement -- have maintained the study's accuracy while not addressing the Richwine controversy.
However, Richwine is undeniably tied to these nativist groups: During his time at Heritage, he spoke at two events for The Social Contract Press, which is published by Tanton.
In an article highlighting growing concerns among conservatives about who they're relying on to support their opposition to immigration reform, BuzzFeed reported that they worry that "opponents have allied themselves with pro-abortion environmentalists, xenophobes and other questionable scholars":
[A] senior official at the conservative reform supporting group was quick to draw a line between CIS and its affiliated groups and Heritage, but said it was time for fresh scruitiny.
"I wouldn't lump Heritage in with CIS, NumbersUSA, and FAIR -- Heritage is actually a productive member of the conservative movement," he said. "The others are population control zealots who dislike newborn babies just the same as they dislike immigrants. But perhaps those using Tanton talking points to inform their views on this issue should scrutinize the founding motivations of these anti-immigration groups."
Similarly, Mario Lopez, president of the conservative Hispanic Leadership Fund, told BuzzFeed: "There are more people on the right this time who understand exactly who those folks are and what their views are and how politically damaging it is to be in bed with folks whose fundamental interests lie in direct conflict with conservative principles."
While America's Voice founder Frank Sherry explained that the Heritage blowback "will force opponents to distance themselves from the ugly influence of white nationalism that has infected the opposition for too long or marginalize it further for not doing so," the nationalist ideology is still perfectly acceptable inside the conservative movement and the right-wing media.
Heritage has distanced itself from Richwine's rhetoric, but has stood by the study's flawed conclusions. A wide swath of conservative groups, however, have repudiated the findings, including the Cato Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, Americans for Tax Reform, and the American Action Forum.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 20, 2007) - The ETSU women's basketball team outscored longtime in-state rival Chattanooga by 10 points (43-33) in the final 20 minutes, but it was still not enough to carry them past the Lady Mocs as the Lady Buccaneers fell, 70-69, in their home opener Tuesday night at Memorial Center.
The Lady Bucs (1-3) saw four score in double figures as senior guard Kelly Turman (Atlanta) tied her career-high with 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and senior Michele DeVault (Columbus, Ohio) netted 17 and grabbed six rebounds. Ironically, it was back on Jan. 29, 2005 when Turman set her career mark in points, which was also against the Lady Mocs. TaRonda Wiles (
"Kelly is a talented scorer and gives our team such a huge spark off the bench," said head ETSU women's basketball coach Karen Kemp. "She has such a soft touch, and I guess there is something about the
Trailing 37-26 at the break, the ETSU women opened up the final 20 minutes on a 14-2 run to gain a one-point lead, 40-39, with 16:31 remaining in the contest. The Lady Bucs received a lift from DeVault and Evans during the run. After going 1-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half, ETSU drained its first four threes during the stretch, as DeVault and Evans each connected on a pair.
With 1:28 remaining in the contest, Wiles connected on a pair of free throws, giving ETSU a 69-68 lead. However,
"We came out with a lot of intensity in the second half, but missed free throws cost us the game," added Kemp. "I am very proud of how our girls fought back, but there is nothing to be said when you go 7-for-13 at the free throw line in the second half."
For the game, ETSU shot a season-high 45.6 percent from the field (26-57); while
In the first half, the Lady Mocs stormed out to a 7-0 lead, but the Lady Bucs quickly answered with a 10-2 run to take their first lead at the 13:32 mark. During the next four minutes the lead would change hands five times, until
Turman led all scorers at the break with nine, while DeVault scored eight of her season-high 17 points during the first 20 minutes. Three-point shooting played a key factor in the first frame with
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Keratins are a family of water-insoluble proteins that form monofilaments, which together comprise one of the primary classes of intermediate filaments in the epidermis and various other epithelial tissues. Typically in epithelial cells, keratin filaments are located throughout the entire cytoplasmic region. Along the cell periphery, the filaments interact with cell matrix and cell-to-cell adhesion complexes. Keratin filament networks function chiefly in the endowment of epithelial cells with the resilience to withstand the mechanical stress that they may incur incidentally. This fact is evidenced by inherited skin fragility disorders, which are linked to mutations in keratins.
The adherent culture illustrated above was immunofluorescently labeled with mouse anti-cytokeratin (pan) primary antibodies, followed by goat anti-mouse secondary antibodies conjugated to Marina Blue. Mitochondria were visualized with MitoTracker Red CMXRos and the nuclei were stained with SYTOX Green. Note the prominent staining of the cytokeratin network throughout the cytoplasm in these cells. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Dorian is becoming less organized as it moves across the Atlantic, far from land.
The storm's maximum sustained winds late Friday are near 40 mph (64 kph) and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is expected to become a remnant low in a day or so.
Dorian is centered about 1,585 miles (2551 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving west-northwest near 22 mph (35 kph)
Meanwhile in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Flossie is maintaining strength. That storm's maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (97 kph). Flossie is centered about 1285 miles (2068 kilometers)east of Hilo, Hawaii, and is moving west near 18 mph (30 kph).
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Privacy Diamond Garden Trellis is available in six sizes. Manufactured from pressure treated Northern European Softwood. It offers the perfect support for climbing plants
- chamfered edge, - around planed, - smooth surface, - pressure treated.
Delivery timescale: 7 working days
All orders above £200 (incl. VAT) qualify for free delivery.
Free delivery is available on orders over £200 to most areas of mainland UK, however there might be extra charges for Scotland, off shore islands and some areas of England and Wales. It is advisable to call 01173 600501 prior to placing your order if you have any concerns over potential delivery charges.
Delivery of garden buildings is completed within approximately 4-5 weeks (dependant on seasonality) and other garden products within 7-10 working days (providing the product is in stock).
All orders are dispatched directly from our factory straight to your home. It guarantees the simplest and fastest way of delivery and ensures the lowest price possible.
Advance notification of an exact delivery date will be given prior to the proposed date, usually by telephone, either by ourselves or our delivery partners. Should the date not be convenient for you, you are able to request a re-schedule without additional charge. Please note, that if the delivery dates is postponed by you for more than 3 days, you will be obliged to pay the stocking costs (1€ per each 100kg of products weight per day).
Deliveries are Monday – Friday from 9AM to 5PM. We do not deliver on weekends or public holidays. If you wish to schedule the delivery for a specific time, you will be additionally charged.
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Most garden buildings are delivered flat-packed to the nearest possible drop-off location outside your property.
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Customers always need to let us know if there are any roads/drives with restricted access (narrow roads, low branches, small bridges). If there are any problems upon delivery we will not be liable for any extra costs.
We also provide a professional buildings installation service at affordable prices. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information related to the installation.
All of the timbers are pressure impregnated using the most advanced formulation of permanent wood preservative which guarantees our products for many years against decay, weathering and insect attack.
Pressure treatment is a lifetime preservative treatment. The preservative is forced into the timber under pressure in a vacuum and penetrates below the surface. All other treatments apply a coat of stain to the surface of the timber only. With pressure impregnated timber, the chemicals are permanently fixed in the wood.
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We are pleased to say that our high quality products, along with their unique look, are very easy to set up. Every structure is accompanied by a set of screws and detailed instructions that will guide you step by step through the process. Two people, with a pinch of DIY experience, could erect the structure in a few hours. We also offer an assembly service rendered by our long-term business partner. Feel free to contact us and we'll answer any questions you may have. The video illustrates the assembly process of our hexagonal Brompton garden bower, conducted by our specialists.
Our experienced builders will have your building erected and ready for use on the same day for maximum convenience and minimum disruption. If you cannot be available on the day of installation the installers will gladly carry on with the work without anybody being home. To order our professional installation service please choose this option on your shopping cart at the time of making your purchase.
Liveoutside garden products are committed to innovative product development and manufacturing. Our products are manufactured to the highest standards. Advanced treatment process with permanent wood preservative provides complete protection against rot and insect attack for up to 10 years. Please notice that 10 years guarantee applies only to products which have no contact with the ground. Otherwise durability of the wood is reduced.
The life of a building depends upon it's foundations. It is vitally important that your base is firm, level, square and large enough to accommodate the building you have ordered. Ideally, your garden building should be installed on a flat concrete slab which is unlikely to sink or break up. A thickness of 50 to 100mm is required, depending upon the size and type of building that you have ordered. As an alternative, concrete paving slabs or decking bases may be laid but they should still be level, unlikely to sink at any point and completely cover the area of base required. If you have any doubts concerning the base seek advice from a local builder.
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We make sure that our products are easy to assemble. In the case of our largest items, such as wooden gazebos, just two-three people are required to assemble them. Simple instructions come with every product, making the whole assembly process even easier.
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Being the manufacturer of most of the products available at our shop, we are not only able to keep prices very competitive, but we can also carry out modifications or even prepare entire products where specially requested.
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In our factory we use unique wood bending technology. Our wooden arches are characterized by their high quality and great durability. These are used in the creation of our products, thanks to which we achieve exclusive designs and extremely strong structures.
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-Gas pressurized type of shock absorber with internal reservoir in the main body. Gas and oil divided in the mail body by a separating piston.
-Damping is set with the knob, which has a normal right hand thread. By turning it clockwise the damping action is increased, and by turning it counter clockwise it is reduced. The knob has definite positions with noticeable "clicks", making it easy to count to the right setting.
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First, a disclaimer: I've been sleep-deprived since Saturday, so forgive me if I am not as adept on picking up on all of the shade this week. And with Kyle's store opening taking place in this episode, I'm sure there will be shade – in abundance.
I probably can't sleep because I just learned that Lisa's headed for "Dancing with the Stars," which will either be the best thing to ever happen to me, or a hot, sparkly mess. I'll keep you posted.
The ladies are spending their final day in Paris and are spending it on a boat. It looks beautiful, but there's trouble afoot. Kim's still pretty pissed at Lisa, and is taking every opportunity to remind Lisa that she's two seconds away from pulling out her hair. Either address it or move on, honey.
Yolanda brought a present for Brandi, on some "you're a poor, single mother with no man to buy you things, or perform awkward, impromptu concerts at your dinner parties"-type thing.
It's shoes, which worries me, because the old folks always say, if you buy someone shoes, they'll walk out of your life, and after a whole season with Brandi's honesty and messiness and penchant for bodycon dresses, I don't think I can deal with RHOBH without her.
Back in Beverly Hillz, Marisa pops over to Kyle's to catch up. She still seems pretty shaken about her father-in-law's passing. Her mother-in-law wants Marisa to help her sell her ginormous mansion, and they decide to bring Mauricio in to help. Almost forgot that in addition to being sickening and berating women in Moroccan restaurants about matters that don't concern him, Mauricio also does real estate. Jack of all trades, that one.
Kyle's hyped about her store opening, but she's worried about Kim.
Lisa's party planner, Kevin Lee, is back in all of his neck-rolling, air-kissing glory, but Lisa's not about paying him another mil to throw her long overdue housewarming. And oh honey, we finally get a real look at Lisa's view from the backyard. Can someone petition MTV to bring back "Cribs" just for an episode with Lisa and Ken? I'll sign it.
Yolanda's meeting up with a fashion photographer for this photo shoot she and David are doing for an Asian magazine. Of course, David has a show with Barbara Streisand tonight, so he doesn't have much time. Blah, blah, blah.
Yolanda is SICKENING in full makeup. Just stunning. And in that dress! Ohmigarsh.
Mauricio heads up to meet Marisa to sell the house. Despite her meh-ness about Dean, Marisa seems to adore her in-laws. They want to sell the house for around $23 million, and hopefully this all works out.
Kyle's store opening is quickly approaching and she heads down to shop for more merch with her business partner, Deb, and Faye – who I was enjoying not seeing. Oh, that looks like so much fun.
Taylor meets up with her broken-hearted friend Dana, who lets us know what she's about within 10 seconds of being on screen. Taylor's barely in her seat when Dana starts going in about sex and drinking and Lisa being frigid. Points for that Lisa impression, though.
Taylor's instantly concerned about Dana's drinking, and Dana's upfront about her hatred of Brandi, who she doesn't feel deserves to roll with their crew. But, um, Brandi's in the main cast, and you're not – so I'm playing the tiniest violin for Dana and her broken heart.
Dana is going in, saying she wants to puke when she sees Brandi, Brandi's the devil because Adrienne, etc. But she'll probably puke anyway because she is downing that drink like it's water. Kudos to Bravo for those exaggerated slurping noises.
On to Kyle's store opening. If it's a real Kyle-function, it'll come complete with some drama. She's freaked because Kim, who sucks at time management on a regular day, has decided to get a tan an hour and a half before the party starts. Of course, Kim gets offended when Kyle asks her if she'll be on time. Retract the claws, madam. Kyle just wants her sister to be there to support her.
Kim BS aside, Kyle's more worried about picking out a dress for the occasion, and to be honest, even though both dresses make her body look awesome, they are both a little lacking.
The store looks great, though, and she has a really good turnout. The other Housewives come out to support, and it's all very sweet. Kim's new nose is growing on me, but it still looks an awful lot like the old one.
Yolanda's rolling solo, because David's working – again. Which leaves her free to square off with Taylor. But Taylor swears that her problem isn't with Yolanda, but with David, because his ex-wife is her friend.
Taylor says she misjudged him, but Yolanda isn't letting up. She's furious that Taylor not only got out of pocket but gossiped about David with the other girls. In the end, she accepts Taylor's apology, but is that really over?
Well. Camille and Kyle talked Adrienne and Paul up. Fortunately, Brandi has finally decided to completely ignore these people. Adrienne is convinced that Brandi would like to make a scene (The self-importance on that woman!) and vows to take the high road.
Of course, Kyle picks now to pull Kim to the side to talk about her health. She claims she's not using on purpose, but taking the wrong medicine. Instead of her water pill, she was accidentally taking a pill that had made her have seizures in the past.
This…is not the time for this. The conversation is sweet, open and honest, but you have an entire party going on, Kyle. And it's not like they're in a back room or office. Glad their relationship is in a better place, though.
Next week: Lisa's Housewarming! Adrienne and Paul need marriage therapy! Marisa suggests Kyle and Mauricio give themselves a "hall pass" and Faye richly accuses Brandi of ruining Paul and Adrienne's marriage. *bangs head on keyboard*


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Are you stuck in a sandwich rut?
Sick and tired of your ol' standby, PB&J?
If so, I highly recommend you get your booty to Dave's Fresh Pasta in Somerville ASAP.
Okay, so don't get me wrong. If I had to choose to eat one sandwich for the rest of my life it would probably be a peanut butter & jelly (& banana). But only if it was made with Teddie Super Chunky Peanut Butter.
However, if my beloved nut butter were to be discontinued, I would gladly eat any of the dozens of sandwiches scribbled on Dave's ginormous chalk board of wonder.
While part of me hesitates to reveal one of Boston's best, hidden gastronomic jewels, I feel that it is the right thing to do for hungry bellies around the world.
In order to make your first (or 24th) visit to Dave's as simple as possible, follow these steps:
1. Grab a friend, a significant other, your mother, or just yourself and take the Red Line to Davis Square. Dave's is a mere 3 minute walk from the T stop.
2. Enter Dave's Fresh Pasta. Don't be intimidated by the line; it moves quickly.
3. Use your time in line wisely to make a decision. Trust me-- the options are overwhelming.
4. When it's finally your turn give your order to one of the sandwich masters behind the counter. You can pay right then or you can wait until you have received your coveted sandwich(es).
5. Once you have obtained and paid for said sandwich, sit down. In the winter, grab a window seat in the sun. But in the summer, the outdoor sidewalk seating is all that and a bag of chips.
6. Pick up your sandwich, open your mouth as wide as possible and bite down.
7. The first bite-- complete with the earth-shattering crunch of the warm, rustic bread, ooey-gooey cheese, and the layers of cold cuts, veggies, and spreads-- is what my dreams are made of. I swear I shed a tear of joy every time I take that first bite.
8. Then proceed to shed a tear of sadness when you look down at the white parchment paper where your sandwich once was.
9. Plot your return ASAP.
10. For those of you still on Step 3, cracking under the pressure of having to make a decision, allow me to provide you with a few recommendations:
1. Caprese
- The quintessential, classic Italian combination of tomato, basil, and mozzarella. However, the generous layer of perfect pesto and drizzle of balsamic vinegar make this a sandwich to write home about. This is my go-to summer sandwich when the tomatoes are practically jumping off of the vines and the basil is wreaking havoc in home gardens everywhere. It was my first sandwich here and the one that made me a Dave's disciple.
2. Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey
- Layer upon layer of freshly sliced turkey breast with sun-dried tomato pesto, aged asiago, caramelized onions and baby spinach leaves. Certainly not your typical turkey sandwich. Order it and you will understand why this WAS my favorite Dave's creation.
3. Prosciutto & Fig (& Caramelized Onions)
- I really don't like ordering the same thing twice when I eat out, especially in a place like Dave's where the possibilities are endless. But this gem right here has a piece of my heart and I can't but help but order it nearly every time. Paper thin-sliced prosciutto and oozing mozzarella with sweet, but not cloying, fig jam on a sinfully crusty ciabatta roll (my personal favorite). Oh and my addition of the caramelized onions? No explanation other than the fact that I have an unhealthy obsession with all-things caramelized. I am also a huge fan of the classic, yet timeless, combination of salty & sweet. Let's just say this sandwich is the next chocolate-covered pretzel.
So why is Dave's Slow Food-worthy?
Well, Dave's is a major supporter of fellow local businesses. Take Fiore di Nonno for example.
Fiore di Nonno is best-known for its handmade mozzarella but it also works its magic on those curds-and-whey to produce some mighty fine burrata, stracciatella, and string cheese. And all of it is produced right in Somerville. Fiore di Nonno was even kind enough to give a mozzarella-making demo for Slow Food BU this past November. Fiore di Nonno's amazing mozzarella can be found on Dave's sandwiches and on its shelves.
In addition, Dave's is also a purveyor of Iggy's Bread, another local staple. Its amazingly crunchy yet fluffy, carby goodness is the perfect vehicle for all of the cold cuts, fresh vegetables, and other sandwich goodies that complete Dave's panini. You can even take some rolls, croissants, etc. home to try and re-create your experience at Dave's. Or to make Croissant Bread Pudding. Either way, invite me over.
While I could rave about the sandwiches for days, Dave is actually more well-known for its (wait for it, wait for it...) PASTA. Homemade pasta to boot.
In a world where "spaghetti" is king, Dave's attempts and succeeds to remind Bostonians that pasta comes from something other than a blue box. It is rather ironic that one of the simplest recipes (flour, water, and possibly an egg or two) with such rewarding results can seem so intimidating to make.
Dave's offers a wonderful selection of pasta in any flavor, color, shape, etc. one could ever desire. Aside from your decision about whether to order the Caprese or the Prosciutto&Fig, the choice of which of the dozens of pasta to select will be the most difficult one you make all day.
While you can always select the classic egg pasta, why not get a little crazy and go for the sweet red pepper or the lemon basil? There is angel hair, linguine, fettucine, pappardelle, or even lasagna sheets, all which are cut to order right before your eyes. And to further complicate things, there is also an extensive selection of handmade ravioli. Be still my heart.
In addition, if you are as fascinated by Italian cuisine as I am, Dave's offers an array of classes that will temporarily curb any Italophile's insatiable hunger. Classes include topics such as pasta, risotto, gnocchi, saucing, and wine. By teaching traditional culinary techniques and making Italian food more approachable to its customers, Dave's certainly deserves the Slow Food stamp of approval.
With an abundance of high-quality ingredients and prepared foods, Dave's provides its customers with the tools to be his or her own domestic Italian god/goddess. After perusing the aisles filled with beautiful pastas, cheeses, produce, and other goodies, I am inevitably inspired to go home and get into the kitchen. But only after I digest my sandwich.
So if you are sitting around on a Saturday afternoon about to bite into yet another PB&J, I beg you to put that thing down, hop on the T and run (don't walk) to Dave's Fresh Pasta. Your stomach can thank me later.
By: Julia Sementelli


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SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park opens this weekend and it's located on one of my favorite rides: Alki to Alaskan Way to Myrtle Edward's, up to Magnolia, and back.
With the opening, Seattle commuters and cyclists have art a glance on their next ride.
Grey skies, Space Needle, freight trains, traffic, and a sculpture park – all seen during our ride to check out the Olympic Sculpture Park. More photos in the Photostream.


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Thread: Seared Ahi tuna
#1 Seared Ahi tuna05-29-2008, 06:39 PM
Not hard at all to make yourself. Tuna is not cheap but doing it at home is cheaper than a restaurant.
2 (6-8 ounce) ahi tuna steaks (3/4 of an inch thick)
2 Tbsp dark sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce (or 2 teaspoons of wheat-free tamari for gluten-free option)
1 Tbsp of grated fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 green onion (scallion) thinly sliced (a few slices reserved for garnish)
1 teaspoon lime juice
Note* I didnt have scallions.
Crushed sesame seeds and fresh ground pepper
1 Mix the marinade ingredients together and coat the tuna steaks with the marinade, cover tightly, and refrigerate for at least an hour.
1a. Roll the tuna edgewise in the crushed sesame and pepper.
2 Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high to high heat. When the pan is hot, sear them for a minute to a minute and a half on each side ( even a little longer if you want the tuna less rare .)
3 Remove from pan and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices. We served it with some wasabi, Thai chile sauce and soy sauce.
Marinated, coated and searing!
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Just the edges? You could coat the top & bottom in sesame & pepper as well. The roasted sesame flavor is great.
Looks a bit overcooked to me :D
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Pickled Ginger (Gari or Shoga),Wasabia japonica
In a sushi bar, you will be given a small heap of pickled ginger as well as a small glob of wasabi. The purpose of the wasabi is to mix with soy sauce in the small dish that included with your place setting. (Start with small amounts of the wasabi, mix it with the soy sauce,(Wasabi-joyu). and sample.
Repeat until it tastes more like the wasabi than the soy sauce, or until it tastes "right" to you.) The ginger is used to cleanse the palate between bites of sushi. It does not take a lot of the ginger to cleanse the palate, so the small pile should be enough for several rolls. If you consume all of either, by all means ask the sushi chef for more.
People have asked if the ginger root in grocery stores is the same ginger that is pickled for sushi. It is, and up until now I have recommended that you buy it in jars at Asian markets. I recently found a recipe for making your own pickled ginger, and will share that with you.
8 oz. (250 g) ginger root
3 fl oz (90 ml) rice vinegar
2 Tablespoons mirin *
2 Tablespoons sake **
5 teaspoons sugar
mirin is a very sweet rice wine used only for cooking. You can substitute a teaspoon of sugar for a Tablespoon of mirin, or an equal amount of sake.
sake is a rice wine that often accompanies sushi. Dry sherry is a potential but inferior substitute.
Scrub the ginger under running water as you would a potato for baking. Blanch in boiling water for one minute and drain.Combine mirin, sake, and sugar in a small pan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Cool.
Place the ginger into a sterilized jar and pour the cooled vinegar over the ginger. Cover and keep 3-4 days before using. Will keep refrigerated for up to one month.The pale pink color develops as it ages, however, you might want to add a small amount of red food coloring.[/
Celebrating the authenticity of Wasabia japonica
Consumers of sushi know wasabi, or at least think they do... The truth is, most so called wasabi isn't, and the majority of products claiming to contain wasabi don't. What typically passes for "wasabi" in most establishments is a mixture of horseradish, food coloring, mustard, corn starch and sadly, is a mere shadow of the real deal. You may already know that. Maybe you're interested in where organic wasabi grows and how it serves up such unique thrills to our tastebuds, or perhaps you've heard of wasabi's promising health benefits that have the scientific world buzzing...
Like exposure to fine wines, one taste of Real Wasab may leave you forever dissatisfied with "faux wasabi" imitations.
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If you are open for suggestions only buy sushi grade tuna all in one piece and roll in sesame seeds all around then slice !
Another way to serve it is with Japanese sushi rice and if you like make sashimi not sushi.
If you really enjoy Japanese style foods and have the time and patience try making your own susi rice and giri you may decide, after a while , to entertain Japanese style with a full Japanese meal minus Gasha unless you can convince your wife to go along with you !
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When I cook tuna, I like to have toasted sesame seeds. I think it adds a ton of flavor. If you have a grill, that's the preferred way to cook the steaks, because then burnt seeds fall into the fire.
I was only half kidding about it being overcooked. Raw or barely seared is the best way to enjoy such a fish. :D
That looks yummy, man. Of course, I'm the only one in the house that likes fish (not counting the stuff in a can) and usually can only cook it when I am by myself."The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H.P. Lovecraft in Supernatural Horror in Literature
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When working with USB keys, whether to install or run the OS itself, in the past it was quite the chore and involved much wrestling of vendor utilities.
Thankfully, the world has changed and nowadays installing from USB is a rather easy process —- provided you have a working Windows install or can borrow one.
For Windows 7, it all begins by going to this page and downloading the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
Double click on the download's icon and you will be presented with this dialog:
The standard install process occurs from this point, and nothing surprising should happen.
Once installed, start-up the application itself (it rudely likes to put an icon on the desktop) and you get the below dialog that is asking for an ISO image. Microsoft's recommended path is to have the ISO downloaded from the Microsoft Store, but any old Windows 7 install CD image will work as long as it is an ISO.
In this screen we choose "USB device":
After this we point the tool at our USB device, at which point it will proceed to format the device.
And now we wait:
Hopefully everything worked as it should have —- in my case, it did not.
I kept receiving errors complaining about not being able to run BOOTSECT.EXE, this was because I was using a 32-bit Windows XP machine to create a 64-bit Windows 7 install media. For reasons I don't understand, the tool decides to use the BOOTSECT available from the ISO, not the one that the host machine has. The solution was to get a 32-bit version of BOOTSECT and drop it into the tool's local appdata folder (the tool's troubleshooting says that folder is C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Apps\Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool, but it is slightly different in Windows XP). I had to do a bit of searching, but I was eventually able to find a 32-bit BOOTSECT and had to restart the process again.
At this point you now have a USB drive that will install whichever version of Windows 7 that the ISO you used was. But with a simple trick, we can make the install process ask us which version of Windows 7 we want to have installed.
Navigate to the USB drive's sources folder and delete the file named ei.cfg
Now we can reboot the host machine and start to install Windows 7. During start-up, make sure that you select booting from USB from your BIOS or boot menu.
After the install process starts, you are presented with this screen:
Once your selection is made, you should select the Windows 7 version that you have keys for, and the install process will continue like any other Windows 7 install.
And there you have it, this is actually a very simple process. There was no need to dive into the Command Prompt, nor use any third-party utilities.
If you remove ei.cfg you now have a handy USB key that many sysadmins will find useful in their day-to-day activities.
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Stratos Aircraft is now accepting deposits for the Stratos 714 Very Light Personal Jet. Stratos is also launching the Assurance Deposit Program as an incentive to attract early buyers who want to reserve their purchase position. This program assures buyers that their deposits will be held in escrow, and can be refunded at any time.
Stratos Aircraft established this program to avoid the missteps of some aircraft manufacturers, that have-in some cases-caused customers to lose their deposits. The Assurance Deposit Program is designed to hold deposit funds in interest-bearing escrow accounts at Wells Fargo Bank where the funds remain secure until applied to a progress payment that is made after a formal aircraft purchase agreement has been signed.
"Placing a deposit on a long lead time item like an aircraft shouldn't cause the consumer discomfort in parting with their hard-earned dollars," stated Kevin Jordan, Chief Sales Officer at Stratos Aircraft. "When you order a new Stratos 714, you don't 'part' with your money, you simply move it to an interest-bearing account for future use. It's liquid and it's refundable," concluded Jordan.
Depositors receive a copy of the Wells Fargo-Stratos Aircraft escrow agreement, and further assurance that deposited funds will only be invested in United States government or government-guaranteed securities. And because people's lives, needs, missions and desires change, Stratos pledges that Assurance Deposit funds are fully refundable at any time until applied to a progress payment – no questions asked.
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Big first quarter leads Greenwich girls basketball team past Harding
The first quarter of Friday's girls basketball game between Greenwich High School and Warren Harding must have seemed much longer than eight minutes to the Presidents.
Unable to solve the Cardinals' aggressive full-court press, the turnovers mounted for Harding as the quarter progressed. By the time opening stanza concluded, the host Cardinals built a commanding 19-point lead and put it on cruise control from there.
Senior guard Caroline Barrett scored a game-high 14 points and junior backcourt mate Rebecca DeCarlo added eight points in Greenwich's convincing 52-35 victory. Winners of six out of their last nine games, the Cardinals upped their record to 7-8, leaving them just one triumph shy of qualifying for the CIAC Class LL Tournament.
Greenwich, which hasn't made the state tournament in quite some time, came out like a team determined to leave nothing to chance.
"Before we went out on the court, in the huddle we said we have to go get it in the first two minutes," said Barrett, a quad-captain. "We know we can't go into any games cocky. Coach says we're playing for our season."
Creating numerous turnovers with their press, the Cardinals seized a 19-0 first-quarter lead. Harding's first basket didn't come until Shemeka Thompson scored on a putback with 1 minute, 6 seconds left in the opening quarter.
"We wanted to force a lot of turnovers with our press and it worked for us," GHS second-year coach Chrys Hernandez said. "We focused more on our halfcourt defense the rest of the game."
Barrett had seven points during the first quarter while sophomore forward Jamie Kockenmeister (seven points), junior guard Alexa Moses (six points) and sophomore guard Leigh Galletta (seven points) each had four. Galletta went backdoor for a layup, Barrett swished a 3-pointer, Moses hit a jumper and Kockenmeister scored in transition, making it a 19-0 game with 1:30 remaining in the first quarter.
"Our press really helps us a lot in getting steals and quick layups," DeCarlo said. "We are always on our toes when we press and we seem to be quicker to the ball."
The Cardinals substituted freely toward the end of the first quarter and settled into a 2-3 zone and halfcourt man-to-man the final three quarters. Thompson scored 12 points, while guard Brae Stewart had 11, including a 3-pointer for Harding (1-14), which showed some life offensively after the opening quarter.
"We are a young team, but at least we are actually competing now," Harding coach Judith Morisset said. "That's a start for our program. Teams don't think they can go out there against us and automatically get a win."
Friday marked the first time freshman 6-foot center Abbie Wolf saw significant minutes since spraining her ankle three weeks ago. Wolf, one of the team's leading scorers before she was sidelined, came off the bench the last two minutes of each quarter.
"After an injury like that, you don't want her to get injured again, so we have to watch her minutes," Hernandez said.
The Cards warmed up wearing pink T-shirts to raise awareness for breast cancer.
"It's something that's close to our team's heart, so it was nice to grab a win on this night," Barrett said.
Grabbing one more win would put Barrett in the state tournament for the first time in her four years on the squad.
"One more win, I never thought I'd say that," Barrett said. "We're hoping to get a few more and finish the season strong going into the playoffs."
Greenwich will play for victory No. 8 against struggling Bridgeport Central on Tuesday.
"Our next game is our biggest game and we have to play extra hard, we can't take anything for granted," Kockenmeister said. "As the season has progressed, we're getting better and better and it's showing."
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Brae Stewart 5 0-0 11; Monica Selitte 0 0-0 0; Lauderly Francois 3 0-0 7; Shemeca Thompson 4 4-8 12; Theresa Rose 1 1-2 3; Sydney Downer 1 0-0 2; ZeQueery Edwards 0 0-0 0; Jamera Buster 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 5-10 35.
Caroline Barrett 5 2-2 14; Jamie Kockenmeister 3 1-2 7; Rebecca DeCarlo 4 0-0 8; Leigh Galletta 3 1-1 7; Brittany Rodriguez 0 0-0 0; Abbie Wolf 1 0-0 2; Alexa Moses 3 0-0 6; Rebecca Kural 0 0-0 0; Caroline Beneville 2 0-0 4; Daniela Hernandez 1 0-0 2; Colleen Bennett 1 0-0 2; Maureen Tracy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 4-5 52. 3-pointers: H -- Stewart, Francois; G -- Barrett 2.


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Hindi Wikitravel Report for April 2007
In a nutshell, progress has been quite good. We may not be at par with the other language versions, but we've nearly hit the 50 mark and the future's looking bright. The basic interface has been translated, but some of the system messages are still in English.
Our main page was redesigned in April to meet wikitravel standards. It now has a full-fledged Travel News Section (hi:समाचार) and Discover Section (hi:विकिट्रैवल:क्या आपको मालूम है).
Hi's still not "useful" per se, but some articles like hi:भारत and hi:परिवाहन have basic info, albeit minimal.
Core pages[edit]
Main Page
Policies and guidelines
Manual of Style
The isIn template has been created, but the problem is that an underscore has to be used instead of a spacebar. There's a debate regarding the usage of the quickbar. Most article templates have been translated, only the "National Park" template is left. We still haven't been able to come up with a suitable word for "Cope" :(
Quick Stats[edit]
New contributors[edit]
We now have 17 registered users. Most of them are notable members of the en community -- Cacahuate, Episteme (who helps us with interwiki), Ravikiran ...
Focus during the next month[edit]
We're going to program a bot (actually, Evan's agreed to program it for us) to auto-generate around 100-150 articles. Cacahuate's doing a great job by creating new articles with the template+quickbar. We also want to work on a few country articles, India / hi:भारत and USA / hi:संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका need info.
Special issues[edit]
The numerous technical probs we're facing include the following...
Also see Tech:Hindi version needs a few fixes
Native speakers[edit]
We badly need a few native Hindi speakers to join up, we currently only have 3. All of them are active wikipedians. At least one admin should be a native Hindi speaker and we also need a Hindi-speaking b'crat. Perhaps Cacahuate could be given that status.
It's been a good month. The future looks bright.... तो हिन्दी विकिट्रैवल — सदा आगे बढ़ते रहो...
Feedback appreciated...
To launch or to revive a language version of Wikitravel is a **** of a mission to undertake. Congratulations to your progress. If/when things get tough, remember that as long as there is some sort of contribution (vandalism included!), you are always in the public eye. In short, you will grow and prosper. Good luck! Riggwelter 18:25, 4 May 2007 (EDT)


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DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A United Nations food program has reached a record 3.3 million people in Syria but is unable to get food to areas cut off by fighting, program officials say.
World Food Program spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said the agency hoped to reach 4 million people in Syria by the end of the year, the U.N. News Center said in a statement.
However, WFP trucks had been unable to get into nearly 40 locations since mid-2012. In those areas "even the most basic items were in scarce supply," Byrs said.
The agency had tried nine times to enter the city of Moadamiyeh "and could not confirm what exactly was happening in that area," she said. Damascus and the surrounding area were among the hardest places to access, Byrs said, because of an ongoing siege in many areas.
Amnesty International says hundreds of people fleeing the conflict in Syria have been refused entry to refugee camps in neighboring countries, the BBC reported. The humanitarian organization said Palestinians and Iraqis who had been living in Syria, and people without identity documents, are among those being turned back.
More than 2 million people have fled Syria and sought refuge in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.
Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed al-Momani denied the allegations, saying there had been "no change" in the country's attitude toward refugees.
"Refugees that reach our borders are allowed in, in accordance with international law and Jordan's historical position of providing safety to those who seek it," he said.
AI called for refugees to be able to cross borders easily, but said countries hosting refugees need international support to cope with the flow.
The United Nations has appealed for $4.4 billion in donations, but has received only about half of that.


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The hypnotic Celtic knot might not be as complicated as it seems.
Fourth-year math major Benjamin Liu, from Northampton, Mass., has broken the Celtic knot into 12 standard segments that can be rearranged to create variations of the interlacing, decorative strands. He wrote a computer program to produce the knots faster than he could by hand, though it was "tricky," he says, to program the curves and to create overlapping strands.
Liu will share his computer-generated knot work with visitors to his exhibit, Exploring Celtic Knots, located on the first floor of Institute Hall during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival this Saturday, May 4. Festivalgoers will be able to manipulate user-friendly computer programs of Celtic knots and arrange actual patterned tiles. Liu designed his exhibit to appeal to a wide audience.
Liu's interest in knot patterns began with a YouTube video that showed how to draw knots on grid paper.
"What struck me was how complex the patterns could be, yet how relatively simple the process was," Liu says. "You start with a sort of schematic diagram that the knot will follow, and the knot simply arises when the correct rules for coloring in the diagram are followed. This lends itself quite well to programming."
He quickly realized he could tie a knot "one tile at a time."
"Then, you could break the tiles apart and, with just a few standard tiles (12 or so), you could create any Celtic knot," Liu says. "If you had these 12 types of tiles you could make a mosaic of any knot you wanted."
In addition to Liu, exhibitors also include Matthew Hoffman, professor in the School for Mathematical Sciences, who helped construct the tile trays; Melissa Ziankoski, a graduating senior majoring in philosophy; and Valerie Altounian, a graduating senior from the medical illustration program.
Liu's fellow exhibitors support his interest in his efforts to understand and replicate Celtic knots. They will assist visitors to the exhibit and explain aspects of the patterns.
"Mathematically it's interesting that the many Celtic knots you can generate in this way all have the same type of underlying structure," Liu says. "The designs can seem very complicated but the schematics are not. This concept is very familiar to mathematicians and computer scientists."


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Boedker, Greiss lead Coyotes past Penguinsby Wes Crosby
PITTSBURGH -- The Phoenix Coyotes avoided surrendering a third-period lead on back-to-back nights, holding on to a one-goal lead throughout the final 20 minutes to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Consol Energy Center on Tuesday.
Coyotes goaltender Thomas Greiss made 23 saves, 15 in second and third periods after allowing two goals in the first, and Mikkel Boedker scored the game-winning goal with 6:42 remaining in the second for Phoenix.
Greiss, who had been previously scheduled to play against Pittsburgh, was backed up by rookie Mark Visentin rather than starter Mike Smith, who is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Smith was injured Monday night, when the Coyotes blew a 3-2 lead in the third period of their game against the New York Rangers and lost 4-3 in overtime.
"I thought we were solid," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. "For the most part, it was a hard road game. Greiss made some saves when he had to. … I thought our compete level was very good tonight, and it allowed us a chance to win."
Defenseman Michael Stone, who blocked a shot from Penguins forward James Neal in the game's final minute, said the Coyotes are satisfied with earning three points in the past two days.
"Last night is obviously heartbreaking for us," Stone said. "I thought we played a good game. We just couldn't close, but tonight we managed to do that. So, that's just building our confidence."
The Coyotes temporarily prevented the Penguins from assuring themselves of a Stanley Cup Playoff berth, which Pittsburgh could have clinched with a win. Phoenix increased its lead for the Western Conference's second wild-card spot to three points on the Dallas Stars, who lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Pittsburgh has lost five of seven (2-4-1) but owns a 13-point lead in the Metropolitan Division on the second-place Rangers.
"Tonight, for whatever reason, whether we didn't really recover from an emotional game [against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday], we didn't have that same jump and energy tonight," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. "We didn't execute well, so just get back to that and hopefully get a win here in the next game."
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped 26 shots, has not won in five starts since earning his 34th win of the season by shutting out the Washington Capitals on March 11.
After a back-and-forth first period that resulted in a 2-2 tie, the Coyotes scored the lone goal of a defensive second period to carry a one-goal lead into the third.
With Jussi Jokinen in the penalty box for slashing Coyotes forward Antoine Vermette, Boedker scored his fifth power-play goal of the season. Boedker collected the puck at the skates of Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik and Coyotes forward Shane Doan before wristing a shot over Fleury's left shoulder and into the upper-left corner of the net with 5:13 remaining in the period.
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma was not pleased with Pittsburgh's lack of composure.
"It's in the offensive zone, it's retaliatory, it's undisciplined. It's a slash to the back of the legs," Bylsma said. "Talk about lack of composure, I guess that's it. It's a retaliatory to a hit, a cross-check to [Jokinen's] back, but he makes a play that's 200 feet from our goalie, and that's the one that ends up in the back of our net.
"That's rare on our team. Obviously, giving up two goals on the PK, but the undisciplined penalty there is the difference in the game. It is frustrating."
It was the 18th goal for Boedker, who had an assist Phoenix's second first-period goal.
After the Penguins possessed the puck for more than two minutes midway through the first period, Phoenix capitalized on a turnover to score the game's first goal.
Olli Maatta raced to the puck behind the Pittsburgh net and attempted a pass to Matt Niskanen that was intercepted by Martin Hanzal. Hanzal slid the puck to David Moss, who chipped it behind Fleury at 9:06 for his first goal since Jan. 30 and seventh this season.
Jokinen appeared to tie the game on a power play 2:55 later, when he one-timed a pass from Neal past a diving Greiss, but the puck appeared to hit the crossbar and the goal was waved off. The play was reviewed more than three minutes later, and Jokinen was awarded his 18th goal after it was ruled his shot hit the goal camera in the back of the net.
"We had one just recently for us, and it was big," Doan said. "We thought it went in when it happened. We talked to guys on the bench and we were like, 'Hey, yeah, that's a goal.' So, it's one of those disappointing ones. It's the way it is."
Fleury preserved the tie by stopping Martin Erat on a breakaway with 6:35 remaining in the first, but the Coyotes retook the lead a little more than a minute later when Vermette poked the puck, which had settled between Fleury's pads, into the upper-right corner of the net for a 2-1 Phoenix lead with 5:13 until the first intermission.
Penguins forward Taylor Pyatt tied the game again with 4.1 seconds left in the period by deflecting a Rob Scuderi slap shot past Greiss. Pyatt had not scored a goal in his previous 16 games.
Pittsburgh played without forward Evgeni Malkin, who will miss 2-3 weeks due to a foot injury. Malkin is second on the Penguins with 72 points, 23 behind Crosby, and tied for third with 23 goals.


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I was wondering if anyone else had done this....Hallelujah! Quick question, though. I want to build a Brettonian army, but I have no idea how to reasonably fit each minfig on a 20 cm base so that I can get 5 across in a standard unit tray. And let's not even talk about the horses! Any ideas? How do you folks do it? And do you play against folks who use just GW minis?
Lots of questions, I know....thanks for any answers you can provide!
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Braun's triple helps Brewers to fifth straight win
PHILADELPHIA -- Thanks to another late rally, the surprising Brewers are a win away from a perfect opening road trip.
Ryan Howard's error allowed the go-ahead run to score before Ryan Braun's two-run triple completed a three-run Brewers rally in the eighth inning, and Mark Reynolds added a two-run homer in the ninth to finish a 9-4 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- Thanks to another late rally, the surprising Brewers are a win away from a perfect opening road trip.
Ryan Howard's error allowed the go-ahead run to score before Ryan Braun's two-run triple completed a three-run Brewers rally in the eighth inning, and Mark Reynolds added a two-run homer in the ninth to finish a 9-4 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.View Full Game Coverage
After sweeping the Red Sox in three games at Fenway Park over the weekend, the 6-2 Brewers will have a chance to sweep the Phillies' home-opening series on Thursday night. To do so, the Brewers will have to get through left-hander Cliff Lee.
"We've got guys doing things that have other teams looking at us like, 'What is going on?'" said Milwaukee's Logan Schafer, who hit the bouncer that produced Howard's decisive error. "That's really fun. We're not surprised by what's going on. We know how good we are. We're just going to keep playing with that confidence.
"We're so confident in ourselves and our abilities and what we have in this clubhouse that whatever other people are saying around the baseball world doesn't really affect us."
The baseball world is taking note of a Brewers offense that has a hit in 21 consecutive innings, and has scored 36 runs on 67 hits in its first five road games.
At 5-0, the Brewers are off to their best start on the road since the 1987 team won its first seven games away from County Stadium on the way to a 13-0 start overall.
"When you win on the road -- and not just winning, but against the teams we're playing -- then it really becomes important," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said.
Wednesday's final score did not reflect the team's back-and-forth night. They had been tied at 4 since the fifth inning when the Brewers struck in the eighth against Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo, with Reynolds working a leadoff walk, stealing second base and advancing to third on Scooter Gennett's sacrifice bunt to set up Schafer for the go-ahead grounder.
Schafer, who had entered the game the previous half-inning, hit a bouncer past Howard that was ruled an error -- infuriating usually mild-mannered Roenicke, who called it "ridiculous," and said, "Something needs to be done about it. Somebody needs to say something."
Hit or error, the result was a 5-4 Brewers lead.
"I thought it [was a hit], too, but it doesn't matter either way," Schafer said. "It only changes my numbers and, I guess, Bastardo's, but we won the game, and that's what's important. I'm just happy I put it in play."
The Brewers added on. Carlos Gomez flew out and Jean Segura was hit by a pitch for the second straight night before Braun, coming off his three-homer, seven-RBIs performance on Tuesday, drove a triple to left-center field for two more runs.
Gomez finished 3-for-5 including his third homer, a solo shot in the fourth. Reynolds' homer in the ninth was his second this season. Aramis Ramirez had three more hits, including an RBI single in the first inning that boosted him to 7-for-9 with runners in scoring position this season.
"Gomez seems to really set the tone at the top of the order with the way he comes out swinging and it seems like they all follow," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Anything in the zone, they're swinging at it, and they're all hot right now together as a group."
"We're just getting hit after hit, and it's fun," Reynolds said. "Every time I come up, I've got guys on base."
The late flurry of runs made a winner of Brewers reliever Tyler Thornburg, who pitched two scoreless innings. He matched Opening Day starter Yovani Gallardo's 2-0 record.
Brewers starter Matt Garza took a no-decision after a night of damage control. He pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits. Garza struck out four, but walked two and saw one of those runners score. He also committed a run-scoring balk.
"I just couldn't really find a groove, and just fought myself for six [innings]," Garza said. "I'm just happy to keep the guys in there. Any time you win, there's satisfaction. It doesn't matter how you throw, as long as we pull out the 'W.'"
Three of the Phillies' runs scored during a strange bottom of the first that included Roenicke's first challenge, a run-scoring balk and a run-scoring Brewers error.
First, the replay. With a runner at first, Garza fielded a Jimmy Rollins comebacker and threw somewhat wildly to Segura covering second base. Segura took a step off the bag to catch the baseball, then stepped back and tagged Ben Revere, but the call was safe. Roenicke challenged, and the call was overturned.
The Phillies nonetheless rallied. After Carlos Ruiz doubled, pushing Rollins to third, Garza flinched ever so slightly on the mound and was called for a balk. Two batters later, second baseman Scooter Gennett's wild throw gave the Phillies another run, tying the game at 2. The Phillies then took a 3-2 lead on Domonic Brown's RBI groundout.
"You control it the best you can, and go from there," Garza said.
From there, the Brewers tied the game on back-to-back doubles by Gomez and Segura in the second inning, and Gomez gave the Brewers a 4-3 lead with his solo homer in the fourth. After the Phillies tied the game in the fifth, the Brewers pulled away.
Braun preached cautious optimism.
"You don't to get overly excited about an eight-game stretch," said Braun. "I think we all recognize the cliché that it's a marathon and not a sprint. We'll be excited if we continue to play this good over the next 4-5 months and get into September with an opportunity to play meaningful games."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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One of the political cornerstones of modern-day Kenya is harambee. This Kiswahili term can be loosely translated "communal self-reliance" or "pulling together." Harambee has been an essential element in the relative success of this East African country, which hosts over 40 distinct ethnic groups, many of which live in close proximity to one another.
The violence that has followed December's presidential elections in Kenya, in which President Mwai Kibaki, a member of the Kikuyu ethnic group, ws challenged by Raila Odinga, a Luo, shocked those who imagined the country was free of the ethnic tensions that plague its neighbors. On Jan. 1, in the town of Kiambaa, 50 Kikuyus were killed after taking refuge in a mud-and-wattle church, which was torched by a mob angered over the election results. Charges of corruption raised by local officials and international observers, like the European Union, enraged some supporters of Mr. Odinga, who vented their anger on neighbors. And Kikuyus fought back. Among the hardest hit areas were the gargantuan slums of Nairobi, Mathare Valley and Kibera, where millions of people eke out a living while dwelling in crowded hovels. Hundreds have been killed, and Kenya, long a host country for refugees from surrounding countries, became itself a source of refugees.
Kenya may be less likely to follow the path into prolonged violence than its neighbors, since many members of these varied ethnic groups have long lived side by side and even intermarried. Yet the rage felt by many Kenyans is exacerbated by their poverty. Only joint talks between Mr. Kibaki and Mr. Odinga will help Kenya in the short term. In the long term, support from the rest of the world can help Kenya help itself, in pursuit of what could be called international harambee.
Feudal Democracy
Benazir Bhutto's designation of her 19-year-old son, Bilawal, as her political heir and formal leader of the Pakistan's People's Party is a metaphor for the political tangle that is Pakistan. The assassinated Ms. Bhutto presented herself as the bearer of popular aspirations for the return of democratic rule, yet the party she led had no democratic process to select a successor from the ranks. At the critical moment, the succession became a matter of bloodlines, with the young man's father standing in as regent. At the same time, Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state that is unable, and possibly unwilling, to extend the reach of the law to its own tribal territories. It is a U.S. ally in the war on terror, but elements in the military and intelligence establishments have ongoing ties with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Furthermore, while President Pervez Musharraf's rationale for emergency measures has been defense against terrorists, he has repeatedly deployed the military and police against his political opponents rather than against Islamic militants. Pakistan offers no ready options. The best that can be hoped for is an orderly transition to democratic rule along with restraint by the military. While ways should be found to thwart further collusion between elements of Pakistan's military and Islamic militants, the long-term focus of U.S. policy should be on enhancing the institutions of civil society, so that Pakistanis' desire for democracy can take deeper root.
Games and Rights in Beijing
The 29th Olympiad, to be celebrated next August in Beijing, could offer China a chance to improve its poor human rights record. The executive board of the International Olympic Committee met in December in Switzerland, and human rights organizations are urging it to use the 2008 Olympic Games as an occasion to press for needed reforms. These include ending detention without trial, limiting use of the death penalty (China leads the world) and protecting rights advocates from punishment for opposing government policies.
Amnesty International cites several examples of individuals punished for Games-related opposition activities. One activist, Ye Guozhu, was sentenced to 15 months of "re-education through labor" for preparing banners protesting the demolition of her property for Olympic projects. Far more extreme was the punishment meted out to Yang Chunlin. He was detained and reportedly tortured for his involvement in a petition entitled "We Want Human Rights, Not the Olympics." Similarly, housing activist Chen Xiaomei died in Shanghai in early July shortly after his release from prison, where he too was reportedly tortured. There have also been ongoing crackdowns on the media, including the imprisonment of journalists.
The principles of the Olympic charter emphasize the importance of "universal ethical principles." The Olympic committee's president, Jacques Rogge, M.D., has declared, "We are convinced that the Olympics will improve human rights in China." But given China's resistance to outside pressures, many will hear such a statement only with grave reservations.


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migya wrote:Quazza wrote:migya wrote:E-Man wrote:migya wrote:"Always" Next wrote:how about Monta / Biedrins / Jackson for Bosh / DeRozan / Marcus Banks? This works on the trade machine, I would only do this if we were guaranteed to sign Bosh long term, but it would free up lots of $$ over the next couple years if we didnt get Bosh on an extended deal.
I love Marcus Banks, so does TMC
I'd do that trade as it gets rid of SJack and Monta as well (as his attitude has been a bit bad also).
I don't like Bosh that much, especially defensively, as he isn't that great. He is not a tough inside player, more of a midrange and outside shooting big. He would fit well in the run and gun system of Nelson, but I'd prefer Amare much more
Really??? I don't see how that trade would make us better.
Banks isn't worth the 4-4.5 million he's getting paid and had his one season of glory in Phoenix. I'd rather play Law than Banks. Bosh would be forced into a full time C position which he hasn't played and neither him nor Randolph are a post presence...while both can rebound, neither one has the offensive post game nor the strength to handle a bunch of the league's centers. I like the potential DeRozan has, but you guys are basically saying you will hand over our 3 best players for an all-star, an unproven--despite being talented rookie, and a bum who will warm the bench for two seasons at 4 million per?
I, too, am getting frustrated with Jackson and his distractions and I can see Monta being a problem in the future if he develops an attitude like Jackson's...but like it or not that is WAY too much to give for what we'd get in return. I think the only REAL problem I'd have with this trade is Marcus Banks...so not worth the money. If he was expiring after this season then I have no problem, but that's not the case.
. Bosh at Center is alot like Biedrins at Center,
lol except they are pretty completely opposite. One scores and doesnt really rebound, the other vice versa
And no way the Raptors trade Derozan with Bosh. Thats crazy talk
Biedrins is a great rebounder, only getting about 30mins a game and yet getting over 11rebs a game, but Bosh gets 10rebs a game himself, among the league leaders, so not a huge difference. The blocks aren't a whole lot different either, as Bosh is lousy for a superstar big, but Biedrins doesn't get much himself either, something I thought he'd do better by now.
As for DeRozan, they have Belinelli now and he is starting material I think. DeRozan is not worth Monta either, not even close, at least right now and for DeRozan to get to the level of Monta, well I wouldn't bet money on it, as Monta is a top 40-top 50 player, DeRozan is a rookie and not exactly the best one in his class either.
You wouldn't do this trade if it could be done?
oh, I'd do it in a heartbeat id Bosh were long term. I just don't think Toronto would touch it


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SJTA To Hold Hearings for Expressway Rules and Regulations
Hamilton Township (Atlantic County): The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA), owner and operator of the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE), will hold meetings to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the SJTA proposal for re-adoption of the Atlantic City Expressway Rules and Regulations, with Amendments. If a person is unable to attend one of the meetings, written public comments should be submitted to Kevin Rehmann at the South Jersey Transportation Authority, P.O. Box 351, Hammonton, New Jersey 08037, or faxed to (609) 965-7315. Public comments must be submitted no later than July 19, 2013.
The Proposal can also be viewed on the Authoritys Website under the Public Notice Section (www.sjta.com) and will be published in the New Jersey Office of Administrative Laws 2013 New Jersey Register on May 20, 2013.
The following dates, times and locations for public meetings are:
- June 5, 2013: from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the SJTA Administration Building, located at Milepost 21.3, Atlantic City Expressway, Elwood, New Jersey 08217
- June 6, 2013: from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Deptford Township Municipal Building, located at 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, New Jersey 08096
- June 7, 2013: from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Winslow Township Municipal Court, 125 South Route 73, Braddock, New Jersey 08037


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its first road game of the season, the MIT women's lacrosse team fell to Williams College, 11-2, on Tuesday night. Kaitlyn Nealon and Kelly Duncan accounted for both of the Engineers' goals.
Allison Hamilos and Molly McCartin both collected four groundballs while Hamilos added 15 saves. Stephanie Leger posted four draw controls and three groundballs as Alex Wright and Laura Wacker contributed three and two draw controls, respectively.
Williams opened the game with five straight goals before Nealon's free-position shot put the Engineers on the board with 18:40 left in the half. The Ephs tacked on two more goals in the next three minutes, establishing a 7-1 advantage which would hold through the intermission.
The contest remained scoreless until the 12:45 mark when the hosts posted the first of three consecutive goals. Duncan ended MIT's scoring drought by burying a free-position shot with 4:39 left. Williams registered the final goal of the night just inside the two-minute mark.