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Finally you all came back from the dead and submitted some great captions this week! Before I announce this week's winner I must add the disclaimer that the captions submitted by contestants do not reflect the political leanings of myself, Masslive.com or anyone affiliated with the site, living or dead, mythical or elected.
While this week's caption is pretty funny it may not be as politically correct as some may like and it is especially unfair to my dear friend the Easter bunny. However, I had to give the win to springfield411 for his caption, "..some people don't believe in me either..." Great job!
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Hollywood Theater
The Hollywood Theater, Dormont, will present the following:
• Kid City New Year's Dance Party, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 4. Pittsburgh's new indie dance party for kids, led by DJ KellyMom, who spins familiar kid-friendly songs that parents grew up dancing to, from The Cure to No Doubt. The event also features art projects for kids and parents, rotating local craft vendors and a snack bar with vegetarian and vegan snacks. Kids are free; parents, $5. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/kidcitypittsburgh.
• "The Wait," a new drama/thriller in which two sisters decide to keep their deceased mother in their house after being told that she will come back to life, screens at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 3 and 7 p.m. Jan. 4.
• The Films of David Lynch series, which spotlights a different Lynch film monthly through June 2014, continues with "Wild At Heart" (1989), a drama starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as young lovers on the run from the variety of weirdos. It screens at 7 p.m. Jan. 3, and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 4.
Hollywood's Previews Series movies include:
• "Jump," 7 p.m. Jan. 2. In this new drama from Ireland, Greta, the daughter of a crime boss, is rescued from suicide by a stranger on New Year's Eve – a night that will change both their lives forever.
The Preview Series allows Pittsburgh audiences to catch new movies before their New York and Los Angeles theatrical openings. Sign up for the Gathr movies at gathr.us/series/dormont-previews. A gathr membership costs $19/month or $49/three months. Tickets also will be available at the door for $7.
Schedules are subject to change. Please call the theater at 412-563-0368 or check the Hollywood's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/HollywoodTheaterDormont) and website (www.thehollywooddormont.org) for updates. Unless noted, admission is $7, adults; $5 children under 12 and seniors.
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Tickets are $48 and $65, and students and those age 26 and younger with a valid I.D. are $15.75.
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The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's museum of comic and cartoon art, presents the exhibit "Wonder Women: On Page and Off," Jan. 4-March 30.
The exhibit is an exploration of the role of women as artists and in the workplace of the comics industry, and the way the way women have been portrayed in the art form of comics.
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Savory Beef and Pancetta Burger
I came up with these burgers after my future husband made me a delicious bolognese sauce that has been in his family for generations. When i heard about the Sutter Home burger contest, I thought the delicious flavor of the different meats would make a great burger. I tried it out on him one night and it was delicious. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
1/8 lbs. Pancetta Americana (thinly sliced)
3/4 lbs. 93% Ground Beef
1/8 lbs. Ground Pork
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tbls. fresh ground pepper
1 Tbls. onion powder
4 Toasted Kaiser Rolls
1 Tbls. Mayonaise
1 Tbls. Ketchup
8 slices of white chedder cheese
1/4 lbs. Arugala
2 Vine Ripe Tomatoes
2 Tbls. vegetable oil (For non-stick)
Pre-heat grill to medium flame or medium high for gas grill. To make the patties,in food processor pulse pancetta until well ground (about five pulses).Then mix pancetta together with beef and pork in large bowl. Add salt, Pepper and onion powder and mix with hands just until spices are well blended in with the meat. Do not over mix. Form meat into four equal patties. brush gril with oil and place on grill. Cook burgers about four minutes on first side or until burger is nicley crusted on one side, then flip. While burgers are cooking on first side, slice and toast rolls. Remove from grill when there are light grill marks. On bottom half of roll spread the mayonaise and spread ketchup on top half. After about three minutes or temperature of burger reaches about 125 degrees, add 2 slices of cheese on each of the burgers. Close lid to melt for additional 1-2 minutes. Remove burger from grill and place on the half of roll with mayonaise. Top with two slices of tomato and 5 or 6 arugala leaves. This recipe serves 4 people.


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I'm a little stuck. All licenses on a box we have here have all expired. I'm able to logon on the console but when I try to register openvms-alpha for example ( or any other license ), I get the following error: %vmslicense-e-lmfnoldb, cannot find license database. the lmf$license is pointing to the right area ( in this case sys$system:lmf$license.ldb, and I can do a dir on it and so on. Even If I try to point the logical to another area , ie: sys$manager, and create a new database, I get the same error as above. Any ideas? thanks
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With expired licenses and this error, the OpenVMS Wizard must assume that certain commands or operations have been invoked here, commands or operations that were not included in the problem report. Use direct license commands to manually register the licenses, following the description around emergency license registration in the OpenVMS FAQ. The specific command is LICENSE REGISTER, with details in the OpenVMS documentation set. If you are interested in the VMSLICENSE command procedure, enable procedure verification (SET VERIFY), invoke the procedure, and watch as its execution proceeds. This sould point you to the specific error. The default database is SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]LMF$LICENSE.LDB, though it is possible to use the LMF$LICENSE logical name to redirect license operations to another license database.


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Nothing suspicious in the logs (there are ERROR-level messages, but it looks like these are coming from negative tests). I rebuilt postgres and things seem to pass now, so maybe this was just an issue for that particular version. I *can* consistently reproduce it with that version though--it's something I can look into, but I guess it's not interfering with the COPY testing. I'll merge in a few more fixes (mostly encoding-related) that we've added at Truviso, and I hope to post a patch and pick up the discussion on COPY later this week. Thanks, and sorry about the confusion. -- Maciek Sakrejda Truviso, Inc. http://www.truviso.com -----Original Message----- From: Kris Jurka <books(at)ejurka(dot)com> To: Maciek Sakrejda <msakrejda(at)truviso(dot)com> Cc: pgsql-jdbc(at)postgresql(dot)org Subject: Re: [JDBC] Test suite failures? Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:54:29 -0400 (EDT) On Mon, 23 Mar 2009, Maciek Sakrejda wrote: > (re-sending this--I tried yesterday but it looks like it failed without > a clear reason) Possibly you hit the size limit, this list only allows messages < 30k. > I've finally gotten the COPY functionality merge to a stable point and > wanted to run through the test suite, but I found that (even without > applying the COPY changes) I get a number of errors from the jdbc2 > tests: That's odd, it works for me. The cascading failure scenario can be seen when you end up crashing the server so future tests can't connect until the server restarts. Look in the server log to see what it has to say. Kris Jurka
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Here is the catch: the amount of memory available for the stack is the same in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, but the stack entries are twice as long on 64-bit Windows. Hence the usable window hierarchy depth is halved. And if you think that you can avoid the problem by using 32-bit edition of the affected application on 64-bit Windows, that is not the case. The problem is in the 64-bit kernel. The worst thing is that Microsoft refuses to consider this a bug and fix it (unless they changed their mind since the last time I checked).
I've run into that issue with some of my C# code, and speaking from experience, I can say the following:that will only ever be an issue with very badly designed code. If you run into this issue, you're doing things wrong - massively wrong.
I prefer isolated components, little black-boxes I can juggle around as I want. They need a bit more window nesting depth than the 64-bit edition gives...
can't really see the point of IE
Just run FF with IE TAB addon
I have this set to automatically display any microsoft related websites in IE and have had no issues in FF3, 4 or 5.
What is the best bit os 64bit or 32bit for 2gb of ram?
Quote from: Alexcosta on July 28, 2011, 05:59 AMWhat is the best bit os 64bit or 32bit for 2gb of ram?as is? 32bit as long as you are not going to upgrade it over 4GB though...
I am not sure but I think as 32 bit Windows uses a 32-bit word size it is more efficient in smaller memory situations. There isn't a lot to be gained by using 64-bit Windows below 2-3Gb of memory and some reports are that it is faster.
Quote from: justice on July 28, 2011, 06:11 AMQuote from: Alexcosta on July 28, 2011, 05:59 AMWhat is the best bit os 64bit or 32bit for 2gb of ram?as is? 32bit as long as you are not going to upgrade it over 4GB though...Why? I ran 64-bit Windows with 2gb of ram and enjoyed it
Though an earlier statement, would be misleading if taken differently, as a 64 bit can also work with 32bit drivers as they are in compatibility mode.
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Dumas couple finds lost puppy after 7 years
Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:09:23 GMT —
Having a dog run away is always tough to deal with, but maybe harder still, is when a family pet is stolen.
Those pets are rarely ever found but for a Dumas couple, they beat the odds after what was almost half the lifetime of their missing dog.
For the first year of her life, this was Macy May's home, with Lewis and Gloria Pena.
Then seven long years ago, right after Macy May's brother was stolen out of this yard, Macy May was dog-napped from the Pena's business.
Fast forward those seven years to a couple weeks ago when the Pena's received a call from the Humane Society in Amarillo.
"Apparently, someone wanted to adopt her and my husband said, "Let me discuss this with my wife, " and I told him, "What is there to discuss? She's my dog and I want her back," said Gloria.
Gloria said Macy May had a couple abscesses but other than that and a little weight loss. She was in pretty good condition and remembered her name, the house and most importantly, Lewis and Gloria.
"Scared. She's just scared and she's coming along and she's eating well and she's adjusting to our other pets that we have."
She had tags when she was stolen before, but they were long gone. Luckily, they had Macy May chipped as a puppy and that made their reunion possible.
"And I always said, those chips don't work...but they did."
The Pena's are now retired with two other dogs, and having Macy May back makes their family complete...and they say they're not going to take their eyes off her this time.
"God knew what his plans were for her so we're just going to love her now and take care of her!"
Macy May's brother was never found but they now have two other dogs which, according to the Pena's, have taken to their long lost sister.


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It has its own commercial deal. It has its own twitter account. It's even insured. Yes, while there are many stars on the Steelers team, you might say there is none more beloved than the hair of Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. So imagine our horror upon learning the news that those lovely lady locks are about to bite the dust! Troy announced on his Facebook page that he's decided to cut his trademark hair. It's not to make a fashion statement but to raise awareness for a cause near and dear to his heart. Here's how he broke it down to fans: "We talk about supporting veterans often, but now its time for us all to DO something. I'm getting a ceremonial haircut this Veterans Day for … [Read more...]
Why Troy Polamalu Is Cutting His Legendary Hair
Eagles Chick's Week 3 NFL Picks
Note to Eagles fans: the Chiefs are not the Redskins or the Chargers. In fact, although it's early on, their defense is looking outstanding and continued to do so last night. It pained me to watch what they did to my Eagles in Andy Reid's epic return, but I can't say I didn't see it coming. Thanks to Reid, the Chiefs are playing smart, disciplined football on either side of the ball (kind of like the Eagles used to do in Andy's early years in Philly). So yeah, the Chiefs won. Big woop. Nothing to see here. And now...the rest of the matchups: Texans at Ravens - Both of these teams are struggling more than I expected them to so far, but I give the edge to the Texans, who are … [Read more...]
A Super Bowl Ticket Costs How Much???
As a reward to all you fans who faithfully support your team and spend your hard-earned money on season tickets and paraphernalia, the NFL has finally found a way to repay you for your loyalty, should your squad make it to the big game this season. They're hiking up the price of already ridiculously expensive Super Bowl tickets. Oh you reaaally shouldn't have! According to an article in the Wall St. Journal, the league is fed up with scalpers and third-party ticket websites making enormous profits off of Super Bowl ticket resales. So, instead of finding a way to stick it to the resellers, the league will instead stick it to the little guy. Here's the latest from the WSJ: According … [Read more...]
NFL Wives Club: Kristin Cavallari Debuts Fashion Line
We came to know her as "that beeyatch from Laguna Beach." Then, she evolved into "that beeyatch from The Hills." Following a few stints in bad movies and on bad TV shows, Kristin Cavallari has finally found a role we can get behind: designer of fabulous female football fan apparel. It's a venture that makes sense, given her innate fashion sense and the fact that she's literally married to the game. Cavallari is the wife of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. She recently unveiled her new line, in partnership with Junk Food Clothing, at New York Fashion Week. As for what inspired her to design female fan apparel, she says: "Football is a huge part of my life and fashion is a … [Read more...]
Evolution of the End Zone Dance
Remember back in the day when football players could have fun after they scored a touchdown? I think they called it something like a "touchdown dance"? From T.O.'s pom-pom shake with a cheerleader to Joe Horn's "Can You Hear Me Now" moment, touchdown dances were often times the best part of the game. So leave it to Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake to pay tribute to this relic in football history with a little something they call: "The Evolution of End Zone Dancing". … [Read more...]


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The Upside of False Breakouts
Not every false breakout is a waste of time.
Yesterday, I looked at two scenarios where the false breakouts set up a fairly unappealing situation, but it is important to note that isn't always the case. Take Rowan Companies (RDC), for instance. Back on Tuesday this was another name that tried to break over resistance. While this stock was rejected from closing over resistance, it still closed higher on the day. This is sometimes enough to catch my attention. While there is a rejection of the breakout attempt, there were still more aggressive buyers than sellers on the day. Often, this is a signal the stock will at least make one more breakout attempt....208 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Lewis Harvey Tackett
Lewis Harvey "Buck" Tackett was the son of William and Margaret (Lawson) Tackett.
William was the son of Moses and Rodisa (Osborne) Tackett. He was the brother of Sherwood Tackett.
He married Lula Hampton. Buck and Lula had a son, Winford Tackett who married Dixie Yocum.
Winford and Dixie had a son Earl Wayne Tackett.
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Saginaw residents stage silent protest against right-to-work
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:52:45 GMT —
Less than 24 hours after Governor Snyder made Michigan the 24th right-to-work state with the stroke of his pen, union supporters are crying foul.
"Snyder did not listen to our voices in Lansing yesterday when he signed the right to work bill into law,â?? Saginaw resident Trevor Bellenger said.
Bellenger stood in silent protest with other Saginaw community members â?? taping their mouths - to symbolize how they felt the public's voice was locked out of the capitol Tuesday. Though not a union member himself, Bellenger says the right-to-work law will hurt all workers.
â??Right now the standards set by unions set the standards for everywhere in non-union shops. It makes a competitive workforce and it makes the middle class stronger,â?? Bellenger said.
As for economic fallout, SVSU political science professor John Kaczynski predicts there won't be much until current union workers begin retiring. But until then, he says, this is prime time for unions to transform and re-brand themselves.
â??This will push unions to try to raise the quality of their message to their membership and also be reactive to their membership,â?? Kaczynski said.
Thatâ??s little consolation to those who staged silent protests in Saginaw, Detroit., Kalamazoo and elsewhere across the state.
"We're going to continue to work to organized to be involved with our communities and have conversations with people so that we can make change,â?? Amy Davis-Comstock said.


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Gene Munster is one of the world's most recognized and respected Apple financial analysts with a long track record of successful focus on Apple and its products.
Apple Car Fans had the exclusive chance to sit down with Gene and get his latest insights on the Apple car.
Munster pointed out a previous white paper he and his company Piper Jaffray released about the Apple car last October. The analysis was positive, but since then we learned of possible members leaving the Apple Titan team.
Fortunately Munster does not think this is significant, though he noted the report is a little "dated". "Substance is unchanged," he said. Of the Apple Car he said "we're still in the camp that this is real."
"Our take is there is still a sizable team," he says about the Apple Titan car team.
Munster believes Apple wants to build a car because "Apple's biggest concern is growth", and the automotive market offers a potentially generous amount of it.
He does suspect it will take Apple a considerable time to bring the car to market, and may reach that point with a break from its usual marketing approach.
"There will be a car that you can see and order in 2019-2020", said Munster. "We don't think it will probably be delivered until after that…maybe 2021." He added "an advantage of showing it early" will be "to hold up the market in anticipation."
Munster feels confident Apple will not build the car itself, instead relying on the approach it uses for other products such as the iPhone. "High probability of about 80% they outsource it," he said.
"They can still design the car themselves, the phone they don't build, they fund their supply chain," Munster said. He does not believe this approach will affect the typically superb quality of Apple products. "From our perspective it would be a similar model that in they are involved in the quality of the product."
Fortunately for us here at Apple Car Fans, Munster believes it will be hard for Apple to hide something so big and complex as automotive production.
"I think there is going to be a long steady flow of information," he said. "Hard to keep that under wraps."
"First thing we'll see is hiring," he predicted. "Second phase (will be) tooling and early (part) orders. Third thing will be the plan."
Despite the publicized reports of division chief Steve Zadesky leaving the company since his last report, Munster still holds to a greater than 50% chance Apple will build a car, a position he considers very optimistic.
"We still hold to a greater than fifty percent likelihood the project is alive and funded and a greater than 50 percent chance it is unchanged," said Munster. "The reason why our number isn't higher is that we were wrong on the (Apple) television and I learned some lessons about things we hear internally and how that resulted in a lack of a project."
"The idea they're working on a car doesn't mean it's necessarily going to make it to market," he added. "Fifty to sixty percent is still pretty optimistic." Further he noted this is "a big step forwards and sideways (for the company)."
Munster is also confident Apple will release a single product with an iconic name. "For the most part they've been pretty religious at keeping their product lines narrow," he said. "In the car line they'd have several years of a single car."
"Apple thinks about how they are going to be in business the next 200 years," he added. "We think they will call it the Apple car."
In terms of the most likely go to market price, Munster also has a strong opinion.
"If you look at the overall automotive industry Apple historically plays toward the high-end." The price when Apple starts selling it in 2020 or 2021 will be "around $75,000."


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Intestinal Transport of Microbial Metabolites in Chronic Kidney Disease
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
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Last updated: May 3, 2017
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Chronic kidney disease is associated with the accumulation of various metabolites, i.e., uremic retention solutes. Evidence is mounting that the colonic microbiome contributes substantially to these uremic retention solutes. Indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate are among the most extensively studied gut microbial metabolites, and are associated with cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease progression and overall mortality. Mechanisms governing their intestinal uptake and metabolism, however, are currently unknown. The investigators aim to explore these transport characteristics in depth. Therefore, colonic biopsies will be sampled of patients with chronic kidney disease, analyzed and compared to available data of healthy controls. Insights in the mechanisms controlling intestinal transport and metabolism of indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate is certainly relevant as it might lead to novel therapeutic targets in the treatment of chronic kidney disease.
|Chronic Kidney Disease
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|The Influence of Chronic Kidney Disease on Intestinal Transport of Gut Microbial Metabolites
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Further study details as provided by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven:
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- Percentage change in number of intestinal drug transporters and enzymes [ Time Frame: 4 years ]Influence of chronic kidney disease on intestinal drug transporters and enzymes responsible for uptake and metabolism of microbial metabolites
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Serum, plasma, urine, faeces
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|December 31, 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients will be recruited from the nephrology outpatient clinic and dialysis center at University Hospital Leuven, Belgium.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 85 years
- Chronic kidney disease ≤ stage III (KDOQI), i.e., estimated glomerular filtration rate (MDRD) < 60 ml/min/m² or need of dialysis therapy 27
- Scheduled colonoscopy for diagnostic purposes
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of gastro-intestinal disease (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease)
- History of colon surgery
- Recipient of a renal or other solid organ transplant
- Exposure to antibiotics or drug therapy with a known influence on intestinal transporters (e.g., P-gp) or enzymes during 2 weeks before colonoscopy
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01752738
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01752738
|University Hospitals Leuven
|Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium, 3000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
|Principal Investigator:
|Bjorn Meijers, MD, PhD
|UZ Leuven
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|Responsible Party:
|Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01752738 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 11, 2012
|Last Updated:
|May 3, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency
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Indians Seek Recognition
Monday, August 6, 2007
The 28-foot wooden boat that has been sailing the Chesapeake Bay for the past 86 days trying to re-create Capt. John Smith's 1608 voyage received a warm greeting from Maryland's Indian tribes when it pulled into Calvert County yesterday.
A traditionally dressed Indian warrior greeted the shallop's 12 crew members and led them to the Eastern Woodland Indian Village at Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard, which featured Native American demonstration booths, music and dancing. At a welcoming ceremony later, various tribes presented the crew with gifts of tobacco.
But representatives from the same tribes had a less-than-welcoming message for government officials who attended the ceremony: They said they were sick of not being officially recognized by the state even though they were "exploited" for state-endorsed events.
"As you can see, we're not very invisible when you need us to be an attraction for an event through the state," said Mervin Savoy, tribal chairwoman for the Piscataway Conoy, speaking to a crowd of about 100 people.
Several other Indian leaders echoed Savoy's sentiments as politicians, including state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and retired U.S. senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md.), looked on from the stage they shared with tribal representatives.
"I ask you, Maryland, why do you ask us to speak when you have already determined that your ears will hear, but they will not listen?" said Piscataway tribal chairwoman Natalie Proctor, also known as Standing on the Rock, fighting back tears onstage. "We are visible here right now, but through the legislative body, we do not exist," she said in a later interview.
Miller said later that he has not taken a definitive stance on whether Maryland's tribes should receive government recognition but that he believes that the state has had a good relationship with them. He noted that Maryland was one of the first states to create and fund a commission on Indian affairs.
"We've come a long way," he said. "We love them. We respect them."
Although the Indians took center stage yesterday, the shallop crew has drawn so much media attention along its journey that it had to stop letting reporters come on board the vessel. The sailors have been treated like "rock stars and celebrities" on many of their 23 planned stops, said crew member John Mann.
Mann said the crew didn't mind being a bit of "a sideshow" yesterday to the Indians. "It's well past time that they get their recognition," he said.
The John Smith Four Hundred Project, sponsored by the Chestertown, Md.-based educational group Sultana Projects Inc., is attempting to drum up interest in the captain's historic voyage by retracing his route. The crew consists of educators and those familiar with boating who will spend 121 days on the water with very few modern conveniences.
Among those on hand to greet the boat's arrival in Calvert was Alexis Shaw, 9, of Huntingtown, who sat on the shoulders of her father, Scott Shaw, so she could get a better view. Her mother, Michelle Shaw, said she had never seen so many people at Jefferson Patterson Park.
"They advertised a lot," she said. "It's very interesting. It's a good little history lesson."
Some Indian leaders said they were leery about appearing at an event where John Smith would be glorified because the captain could be blamed in part for the subsequent treatment of American Indians by colonists. But all said they were happy to use the opportunity to plead their case for state recognition and show people that Maryland Indians are still alive.
"It doesn't take away from Native American contributions, and it's certainly a historical event," said Auriel Fenwick, chairwoman of the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs, of the event's connection to Smith.


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viper911 | Mar 25, 2016 6:21 AMwelp
baxter09 | Jan 1, 2016 4:47 PM*Spins around*
viper911 | Mar 25, 2015 5:41 AMI shall conquer alll
Morraren | Sep 11, 2014 11:32 PMhahaha seems understandable. Ah and i need your opinion on my character its not done yet though.
MikuIzumi | Sep 11, 2014 4:37 PM
You see...the shinigami die and become the ninja, then the pirates eat the ninja, then the shinigami rise from the pirate's bodies once they die at sea~
MikuIzumi | Sep 11, 2014 4:35 PMLol it's the cycle of life
Jyenh | Sep 11, 2014 4:33 PMalthough, at the moment this club is inactive, everyone's popped over to the naruto RP. It's a cycle. :/
Jyenh | Sep 11, 2014 4:32 PMello ello, welcome.
Morraren | Sep 11, 2014 10:10 AMHi
Jyenh | Aug 1, 2014 8:12 AMgrading threads? should be. i need ma exp.
Shadow543 | Aug 1, 2014 4:38 AMIs that still a thing?
Jyenh | Aug 1, 2014 2:51 AMsooo. who wants to grade my thread? =P
Jyenh | Jul 31, 2014 11:32 PMI plan to have him become trapped in hueco mundo
Tamoball | Jul 31, 2014 9:28 PMHe'll have to recapture Minna.
Jyenh | Jul 31, 2014 4:25 PMIt will be chocked up to the 'if' clause. IF the guards had done their duty and released him instead of keeping him against all legal rights, then this would not have happened, THUS the guards are to blame for their own demise and the release of criminals. HOWEVER, as Shyen was still a catalyst, he will now have to retrieve all of the prisoners. :)
And wasn't one of his superiors, different squads.
MikuIzumi | Jul 31, 2014 9:54 AMHow come he's supposed to be released and also even if he was supposed to be released he won't now that he caused to much damage and almost killed one of his supiors in his escape attempt
Jyenh | Jul 30, 2014 10:11 PM@miku: Realism. It's the first fight my guy had using his zanpakutou. That, and he was supposed to be released from maggot's nest a few days prior to the happenings in the thread. XD
MikuIzumi | Jul 30, 2014 6:38 PMJust Read your thread j how come you knocked your self out like that now you will be captured again or worse
Jyenh | Jul 28, 2014 3:21 AMThere we go...all finished...albeit a bit rushed.
Why am I broken now? O.o
Shadow543 | Jul 28, 2014 2:25 AMWat. Who broke J?


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QUEANBEYAN Tigers AFL Canberra first grade mid-fielder Sean Wilkinson is in search of North East Australian Football League honours after being named best on ground for his regional representative side last Saturday.
Wilkinson was just one of seven Tigers players to represent AFL Canberra sides in the men's and women's representative games against the AFL Sydney teams at Manuka Oval.
And while both Canberra teams suffered substantial losses on the day, Wilkinson stood out with ball in hand, and the 23-year old said he would be pushing hard for a spot in Josh Bryce and Kade Klemke's NEAFL squad.
"I was happy to be picked in the representative team, but NEAFL is still the goal," said Wilkinson.
"It was a pretty disappointing day to be honest, we should have played a lot better, but full credit to Sydney."
Wilkinson felt lucky to get picked for Canberra having spent a lot of time working recently but also coming off a broken hand.
"Hopefully I can play a few more games from now and really give NEAFL a crack," he said.
Joining him on the paddock for the men from Queanbeyan were Brandon Lagana and Dean Ross, while the women fielded Hannah Dunn, Ella Ross, Carly Res and Megan Godfrey.
Res, Godfrey and Ross each made their debuts.
Wilkinson said having so many representatives across both teams showed the Tigers club is developing its players in the right way.
"Especially with the girls, there were four players in that team and that was great for them," he said.
"I think we're moving in the right direction."
The women's side put up a strong fight in their 32-point, 7.6.48 to 2.4.16 loss to Sydney, while the visitors stormed home in the men's fixture by 11 goals, 14.21.105 to 5.8.38.


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I need some clarity on what the HP Advanced Profiling Solution actually results in when you hold a print in hand, versus the standard built-in profiling of the Z3100. I'm happy so far with my prints from the Z3100, but can't help but lose a little sleep wondering if maybe they aren't as good as they could be. I spent this much on the printer, a little more for the best possible quality could be worth it. If anyone can share their personal experiences with the Z and/or the APS I would greatly appreciate it. Perhaps someone has an ICC for HP's Pro Satin paper made with the APS that I could compare to my "standard" profile, for a visual experience? Thanks for your help.-Justin[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=133092\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I can live with a small visual difference, and can compensate manually if shadows block up a little too much. [a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=133442\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Are there any negatives or downsides to the APS? It seems the major (and only) detractor to the APS is the additional $800. Hasn't anyone come up with a software package that does what the APS does without the extra colorimeter and hefty price tag? With my Eizo monitor, I won't even be able to use the monitor calibration features of the APS.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=133468\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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WASHINGTON, DC—After nearly two weeks of heavy, sustained air strikes, President Bush made final preparations Monday for a full-scale U.S. ground assault against Osama bin Laden, the privileged, formerly hard-partying heir to a family fortune.
"Osama bin Laden is a true emblem of evil, a man responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent Americans," Bush said. "He cannot, and will not, escape justice."
Bin Laden, son of a Saudi construction tycoon worth an estimated $5 billion at the time of his 1968 death, was not cowed by Bush's resolve.
"We will not bow to George W. Bush, the emblem of all that is evil and corrupt about America," said bin Laden, who frequented Beirut nightclubs as a young man, drinking heavily and fighting over women. "This is a man who spent much of his early life defiling God with his immoral ways. He will fall."
"The vile influence of the West must be driven out of the Arab world once and for all," continued bin Laden, who studied English at Oxford University in the '70s and went on to earn a degree in management and economics at King Abdul Aziz University. "And it will, for God is on our side in this righteous and holy war."
Responding to the increasingly incendiary rhetoric of bin Laden, Bush said he plans to escalate air strikes in the next five to six days. The president is also asking Congress for an additional $250 million, roughly the amount bin Laden inherited from his father, for operations in Afghanistan.
"Our military is strong, but it needs our full backing," said Bush, speaking from his 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, TX. "These air strikes are merely the first step in what will be a long and hard-fought war against terrorism. Each and every one of us must steel ourselves for the difficult road ahead."
According to experts, bin Laden's hatred of America and sense of mission has only come into full focus in recent years. He spent his early adulthood wandering without direction, leaving Saudi Arabia at age 34 for the Sudan, where he ran several family-financed businesses. He then lived briefly in Afghanistan before moving back to Saudi Arabia to join his father's construction company.
His spiritual awakening occurred while working on behalf of his father's construction business to rebuild several mosques in the Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina. In 1991, outraged by U.S. troops' presence in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War, he turned to an even more extreme strain of Islam.
Bush, who spent his 30s drifting around in what he called his "nomadic" period, gained direction in 1988, when he bought the Texas Rangers with family money and built the team a new stadium in Arlington.
Speaking to the nation Monday night, Bush said the U.S. will not be defeated.
"Our fighting men are strong. They are ready for the task ahead," said Bush, displaying the same resolve he showed when he quit drinking and discovered religion at age 40, turning to his wife's Methodist faith. "We cannot lose, for our cause is just."
America's fighting forces expressed their full support for the president.
"We're gonna go in there and take out bin Laden," said Joseph Barton, a 19-year-old Army reservist from the impoverished rural village of Sissonville, WV. "This one's for W."
Barton then loaded his rifle and prepared to advance on a battalion of 18- and 19-year-old Taliban soldiers in the impoverished rural village of Qalat, Afghanistan.
According to Dr. James Cleary, a professor of political theory at Georgetown University, Bush and bin Laden exemplify how power is attained differently in the West and East.
"In America, power is the domain of the rich and well-connected," Cleary said. "In the Arab world, things are different. Over there, power is the domain of the super-rich and super-well-connected."


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In our three part blog series – 7 Steps to a Successful Linux and Open Source Migration – we've covered the first 5 steps: (1) define your business level objectives, (2) survey your application landscape and environment, and (3) develop a scalable infrastructure blueprint, (4) identify the right project, and (5) conduct pilot studies. The final two steps complete the Linux and open source migration road map…
Once you have the pilots and labs working and generating feedback, it's time to start the production rollout. You have a couple of options. You can try a "Big Bang" rollout in which your company attempts to do it all at once, but experts don't generally recommend this approach. Instead you should likely try a staged, controlled, and well-managed rollout. Linux and open source adoption requires forethought on how to manage logistics—such as scheduling servers, virtual servers, and data to be migrated, notifying users of planned outages, responding to user inquiries, and having processes to resolve reported software problems and errors. You may still encounter some problems, although you probably have caught most of them in the previous step. In addition, you'll want to automate as much of the rollout as possible. You can do this by using standard application and system configurations, plus a standard operating environment, which should be your selected Linux distribution. In some cases, you might choose to run the new and old systems in parallel, although this requires more effort and entails some increased risk—particularly the risk of inconsistent data. After you deploy, you'll transition to continuous process improvement and consistent management and operational processes. Both the business and technology groups must take all reasonable steps to use established methods of success, accurate financial analysis, and the use of process improvement and controls. This means identifying process improvements, practicing consistent management, and applying proven best practices.
Finally, don't forget the "Golden Rule of Infrastructure Management"— simple and well-designed infrastructures shouldn't require extensive management tools. So don't try to compensate for a poor design and implementation with an extensive tool set, because even the best management tools can't simplify a poorly designed infrastructure. After all is said and done, remember… Linux and open source adoption is not an all-or-nothing proposition. The goal of adopting Linux and open source is to optimize the organization's computing infrastructure in the most economical way possible. This might mean having a mix of Linux and non-Linux solutions. That's part of having choice, and in the end it's what Linux and open source are all about—having choices. If you have any questions or need some help with your own migration, ASG is here to help with any number of different IT management solutions.
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Out Professional Employee Network to discuss best practices and personal branding at two-day summit in Dallas
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Human Rights Campaign sponsor PricewaterhouseCoopers is holding a two-day diversity summit for members of its LGBT resource group at the Joule Hotel in Downtown Dallas beginning Friday, Nov. 11, in conjunction with Black Tie Dinner set for Saturday night.
The company is headquartered in London, with offices worldwide, including Dallas.
Mark Niehaus, partner chair for the National GLBT Partner Advisory Board, explained that the resource group holds "periodic gatherings of our GLBT members from throughout the country," and that this year, "We decided to connect it to a national event" (the Black Tie Dinner).
Jennifer Allyn, a managing director in the PwC office of diversity, said that normally a business meeting wouldn't be held into Saturday. But, she said, the Black Tie Dinner was a good reason for people to stay through the weekend. She said the meeting will include people who are out, visible and successful.
"The group includes some of our highest-performing GLBT professionals," she said.
Also among the speakers is personal branding expert William Arruda.
He begins the event on Friday morning by discussing how diversity can be what differentiates a person and how to use that to accelerate a career path.
"How do you put yourself out there?" Allyn said, explaining what Arruda will discuss. "Are you being thoughtful about your reputation?"
She said Arruda will discuss managing one's reputation to succeed at the highest levels.
When he worked for KPMG, Arruda was closeted and spent about 20 percent of his time covering up who he was, she explained. But at PwC, it's important to be out at work, especially in jobs dealing with clients and building trust.
"Integrity is important," Allyn said. "When you're hiding, you come off guarded. To build relationships, you have to build trust."
She said that building trust is difficult with someone who is closeted because it becomes apparent that person is always hiding something.
In a business environment, people are always coming out. Members of PwC's Out Professional Employee Network (OPEN) will share best practices.
"A lot of our focus is based on how we fit in the organization," Niehaus said.
He said the group focuses on strengths and leveraging those individual personal traits.
"What makes you different is what's important," he said. "It connects you with clients and makes you succeed. We don't want to lose what's unique about each individual."
The meeting will focus on other issues relating to personal branding and career development as well.
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese will speak along with Point Foundation President Jorge Valencia.
While Solmonese will discuss political initiatives, Allyn said the group is especially anxious to hear from Valencia because "PwC has a big commitment to education."
Other speakers include New York State Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights Alphonso David, who was involved in the fight to pass same-sex marriage in New York, and LGBT retention and advancement consultant Jennifer Brown, who will discuss career development tailored to an LGBT professionals.
"One of our initiatives is energizing allies," Allyn said.
In conjunction with that, OPEN published I Am Open. The book complied interviews with 18 gay and straight people at PwC who have built strong working relationships with each other.
In a professional setting, the book suggests inclusive language such as asking if someone is in a relationship rather than if they're married or invite team members to bring a guest rather than something more specific.
PwC is the first of the Big 4 accounting firms to have an LGBT Partner Advisory Board made up of openly gay partners and managing directors in the company. Many of those partners, including Niehaus, will be at the conference in Dallas.
"We want everyone to leave inspired," Allyn said.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 11, 2011.


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Taking aim at one of Gov. George E. Pataki's pet education initiatives, leading Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Albany said yesterday that they planned sharp cuts in financing for all charter schools.
The legislators, in both the Senate and the Assembly, said the quasi-independent schools should face the same severe cutbacks that Mr. Pataki has proposed for local school districts across the state.
They said they would also seek a moratorium of up to two years on new charter schools, which they said had become a drain on local districts and forced some school boards to raise property taxes.
''Charter schools will be held up to a far greater degree of scrutiny this year than at any other time since their inception,'' said Stephen M. Saland, the Republican chairman of the Senate Education Committee. ''The way the system is currently constructed they are not being asked to labor under the same constraints and same fiscal difficulty, if not pain, that many schools see themselves faced with at this time,'' he added.
There are 38 charter schools in the state, with about 11,000 students. Another 15 are to open in September.Continue reading the main story
Steven Sanders, a Democrat who is chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, said charter schools would not be spared. ''Public schools are expected to experience an enormous amount of fiscal pain and loss,'' he said. ''It is certainly unfair to exempt out charter schools.''
The willingness of Republican lawmakers to attack a favored program of Mr. Pataki, a Republican governor, underscored the growing rancor in Albany over the state's budget problems and the deepening frustration of constituents.
''You are hearing Steve Saland and the Republican majority senators talking about putting a hold on the opening of new charter schools,'' Mr. Sanders said. ''I think they are hearing from their school districts loudly and clearly.''
Joe Conway, a spokesman for Mr. Pataki, said: ''While we are unaware of any specific proposal from the Legislature, charter schools are an integral component of the public school system and have provided additional educational opportunities for many children.''
Supporters of charter schools say they can provide better schooling at less cost to taxpayers because they operate independent of the usual district bureaucracies. But in interviews, both Mr. Sanders and Mr. Saland said that the state's formula for financing charter schools was deeply flawed, resulting in more money spent per student by charter schools than by regular public schools.
New York's charter school legislation, enacted in 1998, requires districts to pay charter schools a fixed sum for each student no longer attending the regular schools. The amount is based on an average of the district's overall per-pupil spending for the previous three years.
Per-pupil expenses have ranged from roughly $6,000 a year in poor districts to more than $25,000 in wealthy ones. Estimated annual public spending on charter schools totals $80 million.
The formula does not take into account the fact that while most charter schools serve only elementary pupils, districts are forced to include high school costs, which are far more expensive, in their average.
Because the formula also does not factor in the current year's fiscal circumstances, lawmakers and school board officials said charter schools would be spared any cuts despite Mr. Pataki's proposal to reduce overall state education aid by more than $1 billion.
In recent weeks, local school board officials have complained bitterly about the formula, which they say only magnifies the effect of state budget cuts on their schools.
''It's an enormous drain,'' said Tim Kremer, executive director of the New York State Association of School Boards. ''Every other school district is looking at the potential of dramatic cuts,'' he said, but charter schools ''are living in a kind of bubble.''
At a meeting of school board representatives from around the state on Monday in Albany, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Saland received loud applause when they pledged to intervene. At that meeting, both men expressed support for the two-year moratorium on new schools.
Mr. Saland said a change in the charter school financing formula could be part of this year's budget deal. Or, he said, he was prepared to introduce separate legislation. ''We are treating this as part of our efforts to deal with the budget,'' he said. 'But it certainly could stand independently.''
Mr. Sanders introduced an Assembly bill last year calling for a moratorium on the approval of new charter schools. State Senator Neil D. Breslin, a Democrat, introduced a similar bill last month.
Defenders of charter schools said they were already doing more with less. ''If they are looking to cut funding, this is the wrong place,'' said Mary Grace Eapen, who won approval last month to open a Bronx charter school in September 2004.
But Marypat Takacs, a member of the school board in Riverhead, N.Y., said schools in her Long Island community were suffering because of an obligation to finance the Riverhead Charter School in Calverton.
''We are mandated to pay charter school,'' she said. ''The only place we can cut is out of programs and services to the regular school population.'' Voters are unlikely to approve steep increases in property taxes, she said, forcing the school board to cut back further.
''The charter school will get the full ride,'' she said. 'And our program in the public schools will be forced to cut teachers.'''Continue reading the main story


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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; NBC Names Sports Producer To Run Its 'Today' Program
By BILL CARTER
Published: April 21, 2005
NBC introduced new leadership yesterday at its troubled ''Today,'' promising new energy and fresh ideas to reinvigorate what some network executives conceded had become a stale program.
NBC News named Jim Bell as the executive producer of ''Today,'' succeeding Tom Touchet. Mr. Touchet was forced out this week by NBC's management, which has been checking the latest morning ratings with increasing alarm.
The huge lead that ''Today'' has enjoyed during the last decade over the ABC program ''Good Morning America'' has shrunk in recent months to a point where NBC felt it had to act before the entire margin -- and the sizable profit advantage that has gone with it -- was frittered away. NBC counts on ''Today'' to generate about $250 million in profits a year, far more than any other program in television.
''The change is being made because of the ratings,'' said Jeff Zucker, the president of NBC Universal Television. ''I'm being honest about that.''
NBC also named an MSNBC executive, Phil Griffin, as the executive in charge of the program. He is expected to bring news expertise to the program, which will be run day to day by Mr. Bell, whose career thus far has been in sports production.
Mr. Zucker noted that NBC's edge over ABC in the morning remains substantial: an average of about 675,000 viewers this year. That is down from a high of over two million viewers, however. And in one recent week the lead shriveled to about 350,000 viewers. ''The gap has been closer in recent weeks and that doesn't make me happy,'' Mr. Zucker said.
Mr. Zucker has special reason for scrutinizing the results at ''Today'' closely, having had long success himself as its executive producer. Contrary to some rumors, he said he had not been personally intervening in the program's production, though he said, ''I have been watching and drawing my own conclusions.''
His main conclusion is that the program has lost some pizazz. ''We've been too reactive and not sufficiently proactive,'' he said. ''We thought the show needed a jolt.''
Neal Shapiro, the president of NBC News, said ''Today'' had been becoming too predictable and ''didn't sparkle enough.''
Another senior NBC executive, who insisted on not being identified because of a much harsher assessment, said, ''The show has become boring and stale.''
Some critics have questioned whether some fatigue has set in with viewers who have shared their mornings for years with the program's hosts: Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Ann Curry. But Mr. Zucker said NBC planned no changes in the cast.
Mr. Shapiro said: ''Fatigue is the wrong word. There is a sense of familiarity. That's why producing is so important. We need to find new ways to show them off.''
Ms. Couric and Mr. Lauer have been mentioned as having played a role in ousting two previous executive producers on the program, Michael Bass and Jonathan Wald. But Mr. Zucker said: ''Katie and Matt had nothing to do with this. This was a management decision.''
Mr. Zucker was the driving force in selecting Mr. Bell, who is 37. He said he was convinced that experience in sports worked to Mr. Bell's advantage.
''Sports is the best background for morning television,'' he said, noting that top sports producers have experience in ''making instant decisions about coverage, about how to tell a story and running a control room.''
NBC has a long record of successful news employees who started in sports, Mr. Zucker said, including Bryant Gumbel, long the ''Today'' host; Bucky Gunts, who directed ''Today'' for years; Mr. Bass, now executive producer of CBS's morning news broadcast; and himself.
Mr. Bell has another association that seems to go with morning television. He is a graduate of Harvard, as are Mr. Zucker, Mr. Bass, and Ben Sherwood, the executive producer of ''Good Morning America.'' With Mr. Bell on board, all three men running the network morning programs were at Harvard within a five-year period in the late 1980's.
Much of Mr. Bell's recent experience at NBC Universal Sports came in its Olympic coverage, where he ascended to coordinating producer. He began his career at NBC through happenstance. He was in Barcelona before NBC's coverage of the 1992 Olympics in that city, working chiefly as a translator.
His big break came through another top NBC executive, Randy Falco, who ruptured an Achilles' tendon just before a trip to Barcelona. Mr. Bell was hired to push Mr. Falco's wheelchair and, because that city was not easily accessible by wheelchair, to carry him bodily up and down stairs. (Mr. Bell had played defensive tackle at Harvard.)


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Finger food menu for 12
- Lamb skewers with soy, lemon and mirin
- Chicken Caesar salad boats
- Tomato and pesto tartins
- Prawn, fig and prosciutto with lime aioli
- Caramelised onion and goat's cheese mini pizzas
Time plan
Up to 1 month before
- Organise enough glassware, crockery and cutlery for 12 people.
- Purchase paper napkins, bamboo skewers and plastic shot glasses.
Up to 5 days before
- Make lime aioli for prawn platter. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Make soy marinade for lamb skewers. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Prepare caramelised onion for pizzas. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Purchase ice.
- Prepare sugar syrup for cocktails. Refrigerate in an airtight, sterilised jar until ready to use.
Up to 1 day ahead
- Prepare lamb skewers to the end of step 2. Cover and refrigerate.
- For salad boats, cook chicken to the end of step 1 and bacon to the end of step 2. Store in separate containers in the fridge.
- Combine mascarpone and icing sugar for fruit salad shots. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
On the day
- Peel prawns. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Line patty pans for tartins.
- Make iced tea to the end of step 2. Store in an airtight jar in the fridge.
- Chop fruit for cocktails and refrigerate.
Up to 2 hours before guests arrive
- Prepare lime cocktail to the end of step 1.
- Wrap figs and prawns with prosciutto. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Prepare fruit salad for fruit salad shots. Chill until ready to serve.
30 minutes before guests arrive
- Remove lime aioli from the fridge.
- Finish making Caesar salad boats. Store, covered, on a plate in the fridge.
- Prepare pizzas and tartins for cooking.
When guests arrive
- Make cocktails. Add ice cubes and ginger beer to iced tea.
- Cook lamb skewers, pizzas and tartins.


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Located in Qawra, this resort is within a 15-minute walk of Bugibba Beach and Malta National Aquarium. Golden Sands Beach and Mediterraneo Marine Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with 2 outdoor pools, this smoke-free resort has a restaurant and an indoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a poolside bar.
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Some rates at Soreda Hotel are all-inclusive. These rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Soreda Hotel features 2 outdoor swimming pools, an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. Dining options at the resort include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This St. Paul's Bay resort also offers a children's pool, a rooftop terrace, and spa services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Soreda Hotel is a smoke-free property.
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- Total number of rooms - 193
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- Number of floors - 5
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
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- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
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- Balcony
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- In-room massage available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
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A complimentary breakfast is offered.
The Soreda - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
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- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Destination fee: EUR 0.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 25 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
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- Soreda Hotel St. Paul's Bay
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Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


text: Yay... it is here! My ClubSport Pedals. ^_^ Shipment: They arrived today 20-10-2011 at 12:30 and I ordered them on 18-10-2011 at 21:30. Damn, what a fast delivery. Didn't get a track&trace code in the mail though, even though it was promised when it would leave the warehouse. =/ I hope I will get one when I order an even more expensive CSW. Tuning Kit: Anyhow, first impressions. The tuning kit was the first thing I opened and saved the best for last. The springs are of good quality and tried the tension out in my hand to feel the difference for future reference if I wanted to change something. As in that way I can better estimate if a 30% increase/decrease would be too much or not. One thing I questioned myself while looking at the extra pedal in there though. What if you order a color kit, does it come with an extra colored normal pedal as well? Cause otherwise you either have to buy 2 color kits or just can't use a normal pedal in the same color as the rest on the gas pedal. So I head over to the Fanatec store to look at all the colors and what these packages contain. To my relief I found out that the colors come with 3 normal pedals (like the ones already on the gas and brake pedals) and a bigger gas pedal plus a nice heel rest. To my surprise I also get a allen key to replace it all with. So the answer to the question is a definitive "yes!", you can get the different pedal colors and still be able to convert from a big gas pedal to a smaller or normal one. So the one in the tuning kit is only there for the current aluminum grey color. Besides, it would've been quite silly if we had to buy a whole set of those pedals just to replace one, wouldn't it? The Pedals: Well, after taking a quick look at the tuning kit I couldn't resist but to look inside the box of the pedals themselves. They were boxed with lots of air and foam surrounding them that even in the worst of shipments they would still survive. Unless it ended up in the sea or in a fire or something like that. In the box was a little paper saying I should get the latest drivers from Fanatec (which everyone should always do with any product anyway). A bag of cables. One being the PS/2 one for connecting the pedals to the wheel and the other a normal USB cable (some like to call it a USB printer type cable), and also there were 6 small screws included. As I understood from Thomas these are for when you want to remove the small blocks from under the pedals. And of course the ClubSport Pedals were in the box. It would be a shocker if Postman Pat stole them, right? Although I wouldn't blame him seeing how nicely build this pedals are. When I took the pedals out of the box the first thing I noticed was their weight. They were much heavier then I imagined and felt just as heavy as my T500 RS pedals. This for me was a direct comfort as I knew the pedals wouldn't move under any circumstance, unless you would want to push the pedal through the load-cell maybe? Anyhow, the pedals are a bit lighter when I compared them 5 kg vs 7 kg for the T500 RS pedals. However, this doesn't make much of a difference due to the construction of the Clubsport Pedals. You have to use about the same about of force to kick either of them away in a panic moment when slamming on the brakes. After having removed the foam I tried the pedals out by hand and then by foot. The clutch is really nice and feels like it gets weaker all of a sudden at around 3/4 of the way to fully pressing it. Just like how you push the clutch in a real car and suddenly feel that the clutch has been disengaged and then the pedal gets a bit lighter. Although this does differ per car and wear of the clutch plates a lot! The gas pedal felt far too weak in my opinion just by hand alone, and it was even worse when I pressed it down with my foot. It doesn't even feel that weak in my Lancia Delta HPE. So I started to play a bit with the adjustable spring tension nuts of the gas pedal and ended up setting them as far as they could go. Now they feel a bit better but I still have a slight "meh..." feeling with it. I might replace the spring with the +30% one from the tuning kit at some point, for now I just wanted to try the pedals out as stock as possible. Another thing I noticed was the huge throw of the gas pedal. I feel like I have to stretch my foot completely and have to push the pedal down on the ground (although thats not the case). I wish I could just have about 1 cm less throw, but I dunno if that's possible. I'll have to watch Thomas's video again about tuning the pedals. When I compare these two pedals (gas and clutch) to the T500 RS pedals there is a noticeable difference. The biggest and foremost being that the pedals of the T500 RS for the gas and clutch are identical. It is true that this will make them easier to switch around, but I do feel that Thrustmaster could've made a bit more effort into making it possible to have different feel in both pedals and making them switch. The throw on the T500 RS pedals are a little smaller. I reckon about half a centimeter difference between the two clutches, and almost a centimeter from a feeling point of view for the gas pedals. I haven't actually measured this so be aware these are just my estimates. Another point I want to talk about is the angles of the pedals, the ClubSport Pedals are about 3 to 4 degrees more upright then the T500 RS pedals. Which depending on the height of your seat can make a difference. I used a normal desk chair with a seat height (so from the floor up to your buttocks) of around 44 cm. At this height my legs were at about 135-140 degrees measured from my buttocks till my feet with the knees as the center point of the arc. My feet were at a 90 degree angle with my lower legs when resting on the pedals (not pressing them) of the T500 RS. On the ClubSport Pedals they were at more of a 75-80 degree angle (so the tip of my feet point up more). I don't know how much this will matter when racing including endurance races, but I thought I'd mention it for future reference. The other comparison and final one I will do is the use of magnets (ClubSport Pedals) versus the potentiometers (T500 RS) that I believe were used by Thrustmaster. Both are accurate as the potentiometers used in the T500 RS are also of good quality. However! The biggest difference between the two would be the dead-zone. The T500 RS pedals have a dead-zone of around 4-5 mm (half a centimeter!), where as the ClubSport Pedals don't have any dead-zone at all. Also the accuracy is of the ClubSport Pedals is almost if not twice as high as the T500 RS pedals. I noticed this by hooking both up via USB to the PC and going into the configuration panel of both. Whereas the ClubSport Pedals were smooth with no dead-zone from start to finish, the T500 RS pedals seem to start at 5% when it starts detection of pedal movement and then ups this in noticeable on screen little steps. One thing extra I noticed which was not in any of the videos i've seen online, and heard some remarks about in said videos, is that they now have fitted aluminum caps over the magnet sensors to protect them from breaking off somehow. This was a huge reinsurance that I wouldn't have to be afraid to break off a delicate PCB/magnet sensor. Load-Cell vs Brake mod: Now then, on to the brake pedals. In the left corner we have the Fanatec ClubSport Pedals with the load-cell brake, in the right corner however we have the Trustmaster T500 RS with the brake pedal with brake mod (in standard position). Who will win? First let me talk about the ClubSport brake. After having tried the pedals when I got them out of the box it felt really comfortable, although I had no clue as to how they would respond. So first thing I did was hook both pedals up to the PC (getting the latest drivers before hand). After opening up the configuration screen I was made at ease by the fact that the load-cell didn't have such a huge dead-zone as I expected at first. I thought that I had to push it down all the way first until I felt some real pressure first. But in reality it doesn't have more of a dead-zone then my T500 RS brake pedal's potentiometer (maybe a 1 mm or so more, but as I said... these are estimates of mine). So that is about 5 mm of dead-zone for both. With the difference of nothing in that department, I felt quite confident in the fact that I could handle a load-cell equipped brake pedal. Putting the longer brake bar in might make the dead-zone a bit smaller of the load-cell, as the throw is shortened. So you'll put faster pressure on the load-cell. As of yet, I have not used the tuning kit, so I can't give you an answer in that department. To me though, that sounds logical. After fiddling a bit with the load-cell adjustment knob I started to get it to feel a bit more like a real car, and didn't have to push idiotically hard to achieve maximum braking force. And I think this knob is a must have for every load-cell equipped pedal out there, as not everyone likes the same pressure needed. Now when I compare the brake pedals, they both brake differently. I tried C.A.R.S., LFS and Dirt 3 so far. The T500 RS brake with mod (standard position) has the disadvantage that when you have a car that needs little pedal pressure to lock the brakes, that you don't even hit the brake mod before you actually lock them. Making them in fact useless as you still need to find the right point in the "air", cause simply the pedal without mod is only a little stiffer then the other two. The load-cell on the other hand lets the pressure build up slowly from the earliest point it's actuated, so you'll never have to guess much how much pressure you need to give. But the load-cell has a whole different amount of pressure built up, so getting a feeling for it will still take me a bit of time. The T500 RS's brake mod only hits the spring about half way in. So first there is a bit of standard pressure and then there is a wall. This spring is about 1cm long and as stiff if not a bit stiffer then the +30% clutch spring from the ClubSport tuning kit. Also with both of these brake pedals there is the same difference as with the gas and clutch pedals. The load-cell beats the potentiometer of the T500 RS by accuracy, even though there is no difference in dead-zone. Actually the load-cell doesn't have a dead-zone since it simply doesn't feel pressure right away, it doesn't register anything. One thing I forgot to mention is a negative point of the T500 RS brake pedal with the brake mod. If you plugin your wheel with the pedals into your PC or PS3 the brake pedal will automatically use the full range of the pedal. Only if you stand on the brake so that the wheel registers a certain resistance range from the potentiometer in the brake pedal, it will give you full braking with the brake mod. However that was not the negative yet, standing on the brake alone to make it register the mod. It is the fact that after you enter a race and you brake really hard with more force then you stood on the pedal in the beginning after you plugged in the wheel to register the brake mod, then the upper limit will shift. This will increase the range/throw of the pedal. So when you come to the next corner and want to brake light, you brake too light since the braking point has shifted due to the range increase. Or in simple terms you now have to push harder on the brake pedal to achieve the same amount of braking force that you did in the previous round. Conclusion: So after that technical talk let's sum it up a bit. Having looked, hold and played with these pedals for a bit I can honestly say that both pedals are really well build. Both are heavy and sturdy with anti-slip feet that won't let them get anywhere in a hurry. However since Thrustmaster is so proud about putting their H.E.A.R.T. technology (magnetic sensors) into their wheel, one would think they would have done the same with their pedals. Oddly enough... they didn't! This results in dead-zones being present and the accuracy that the wheel does have, not being there with the pedals. It's a real shame, especially since they had the greatest example of all in front of their noses for a while already, the ClubSport Pedals from Fanatec. This doesn't mean that the pedals of the T500 RS are rubbish, they are still very accurate. Also they are far better then any Logitech set of pedals on the market (I personally own a G25 wheel which I can compare them with). Where as a Logitech G25 pedal feels squishy with the same force all the way, there is a little but noticeable increase of pressure with the T500 RS. This means you can feel out your increase in throttle much better. So much better in fact that the G25 pedals and the ones of the T500 RS are worlds apart in driving experience. Coming back to the ClubSport Pedals the load-cell is seemingly better then the brake mod on the T500 RS, simply because the load-cell is something that acts on increasing pressure and that darn spring of the brake mod is just there in a rather unexpected instant. The fact that there is a difference between the clutch and the gas pedal and the pedals being fully tunable to your liking, makes the ClubSports Pedals a superior beast overall. My advice: My advice to people who play a lot of Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3 and barely any sim on the PC, don't get these pedals unless you have too much money. If you're more of a Sim Racer then by all means, these are the pedals to get for any rig you might have (unless you have hydraulic systems on your pedals). If you have a Thrustmaster T500 RS wheel then I would recommend you to not upgrade to these pedals, unless you are convinced that you have the 200 euros to spend on just pedals alone and play more on the PC then on the PS3. Now if only I could hook up the ClubSport Pedals to the T500 RS wheel so I can play Gran Turismo 5 until the ClubSport Wheel is out there... p.s. I thought I just wanted to write a mini first impression, but in my enthusiasm it became a full review.


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Lucky for me, I have Redhat 5.1 on CD so I can grab it off there. But all the people without Redhat 5.1 are not going to be able to run pgaccess, or worse still theres going to be A LOT of people that arnt able to use pgaccess at all because they dont know what the problem is! Constantin, if it is the case of not having the old lib, are you planning to update pgaccess to use libpq.so.2? Nige > libpq.so.1 went out before version 6.4. -- so I'd look for a libpgtcl.so > (or pgtksh or pgtclsh) from pre-6.4 (6.3.2 shipped with RedHat 5.1). > > Did pgaccess work at 6.5.1? > > -- > Lamar Owen > WGCR Internet Radio > 1 Peter 4:11 >
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New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday marched to Rajghat at the head of "a peace rally" in memory of the woman who was brutally gang-raped and died Dec 29.
The rally started from Bal Bhawan around 11.45 a.m. in central Delhi. By the time she reached Rajghat just over a kilometre away, thousands -- especially women -- joined the chief minister.
After the rally ended around 1.30 p.m., a condolence meeting was held at Rajghat.
State cabinet ministers Rajkumar Chauhan, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Kiran Walia, Ramakant Gosawami and Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Singh took part in the rally.
"We want immediate justice for the woman," said Kamlesh, a social activist.
"Girls are not safe. The government should ensure our safety," said Shivani, a third-year student of the local Janki Devi College.
"We want strict laws for crimes against women," said Sarita, 35, who came from Najafgarh area of south Delhi.


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Kevin Kempter wrote: > I need a tool that will duplicate ALL messages from one db to another > (including begin, commit, etc). I think Playr does (did) this but the > myyearbook links from the past pg conference talks (the one from PG East 2009 > in particular) no longer work. > After poking at the myYearbook guys at this year's PG East last week, I discovered that it (and their other tools such as staplr and golconde) are now at http://github.com/myYearbook/ instead of the area51.myyearbook.com site things used to be hosted at. -- Greg Smith 2ndQuadrant US Baltimore, MD PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support greg(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com www.2ndQuadrant.us
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