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When someone in your family has an eating disorder, how do you handle meals? Does everyone eat the same food? Do you make a separate dish for the special child? Or do you let your child make their own food?
You shouldn't appease the eating disorder. I will say this again: you shouldn't appease the eating disorder. One more time: You shouldn't appease the eating disorder. This is one of the most important "rules" when it comes to handling the eating disorder. I will keep repeating this phrase often in my later posts because it is that important.
You should not make a separate dish for your disordered child. This gives the eating disorder power. This shows the eating disorder that you'll make accommodations for it. That isn't OK. The eating disorder should be treated just like anyone else would. The eating disorder should not come between you and your family. Not during mealtime, not ever. When it does become a problem, you have to be merciless with the eating disorder. You're not being mean; it's just called tough love. You'll get used to the concept after a while.
When eating, your family should have the same dish. If people don't like what you cooked, it's their problem, not yours. They either eat it or they don't. You're not a short-order cook, always at their beck and call. If they won't eat your food, then they have to find other food to eat.
Now, there are many different types of families, and what may work for some, may not work for others. If you have tried the above set-up before and it hasn't worked, then that's okay. If your disordered child makes his/her own food and that works, then great. Find whatever works for you.
Another thing to consider: Family outings centered on food are going to be hard. Eating disorder sufferers are very picky about what they eat, not just at home, but outside, too. My mom thought that if she let my brother pick where we would eat, then he would eat more.
Of course, that never worked. It didn't matter where he was, he just wouldn't eat. One thing to point out here, though, is by letting the child with the eating disorder decide where to eat, you're giving power to the eating disorder.
You're letting it rule your life. I know it seems like letting the eating disordered child pick where to eat is considered "being nice," but it isn't. You're actually encouraging the eating disorder to stay.
What is the one main point that I want you to focus on in this article? I've said it before, and I will say it again: you shouldn't appease the eating disorder. Good luck, and stay strong. May the force be with you.


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High court weighs police-pursuit powers
Justices weigh 2001 case of police use of deadly force to stop suspect flight
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Updated: 8:22 p.m. ET Feb 26, 2007
WASHINGTON - Video of a police chase that left a Georgia teenager paralyzed the scariest chase Ive seen since The French Connection, one Supreme Court justice said played a key role Monday in arguments over the actions of a sheriffs deputy.
A camera in the dashboard of the police cruiser that rammed Victor Harriss black Cadillac captured the sickening moment in March 2001 when Harris lost control and veered off the road and down an embankment. He was paralyzed in the incident.
Harris sued former Coweta County Sheriffs Deputy Timothy Scott, accusing the deputy of violating his civil rights. The court is deciding whether the lawsuit can proceed in its first case in 20 years on police use of deadly force to stop fleeing suspects.
Several justices showed a close interest in the chase that preceded the crash, with an eye toward justifying Scotts action as reasonable to prevent injury to other drivers and pedestrians.
Justice Antonin Scalia referred to The French Connection, the 1971 Oscar-winning movie with one of Hollywoods classic police pursuits. It is frightening, he said of the Georgia video.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Harris was endangering lives by fleeing from the police. Anyone who has watched that tape has got to come to that conclusion, looking at the road and the way that this car was swerving, and the cars coming in the opposite direction. This was a situation fraught with danger, she said.
The video was not shown in the courtroom. However, as the court met the morning after the Academy Awards ceremony, four justices indicated they had watched a DVD of the chase, and the questioning by several others implied that they had as well. The availability of such a video to the justices is an uncommon occurrence in a court that hears its fair share of bankruptcy and tax cases.
When Harriss lawyer, Craig Jones of Atlanta, said his client was driving fast but not erratically, even using his turn signal before passing other cars, the justices were unimpressed.
He used the turning signal. Thats like the strangler who observes the no smoking sign, Justice Anthony Kennedy said.
Plaintiff prevailed in lower courts
Harris won rulings from two lower courts that he could take his lawsuit to trial. Jones said police could have called off the chase and arrested Harris, who was being pursued solely for speeding, at a later date.
Jones cited the views of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals portraying Harris driving as under control despite the high speed.
Justice Stephen Breyer, however, said he saw the video differently, with Harris swerving around cars and weaving through traffic on the dark, wet road. But Breyer said he would play it again.
With another nod to Hollywood, Breyer said, Suppose I look at the tape and I end up with Chico Marxs old question with respect to the Court of Appeals: Who do you believe, me or your own eyes?
A decision is expected before July.
The case is Scott v. Harris, 05-1631.We are the thin blue line
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Seeing our "new and improved" Supreme Court in action is heartening for me. I am expecting some big things from them.
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I was once at a trial where the defence accused us of not following our proper pursuit protocols.
The judge put the lawyer firmly in his place by saying.
"Your client had the choice of using his brakes to stop. He didn't have to make off from the police."the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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"He used the turning signal. That's like the strangler who observes the 'no smoking' sign," Justice Anthony Kennedy said.
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The widows of the assassinated presidents of Rwanda and Burundi have petitioned the Supreme Court in Habyarimana v. Kagame to reject Obama administration claims of unreviewable executive power to strip federal courts of jurisdiction for money damages for "extra-judicial" murders and other violations of international law committed by Paul Kagame, the current president of Rwanda.
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Rwanda arrested presidential candidate Victoire Ingabiré Umuhoza on Wednesday, April 21, at her home in Kigali, and her Rwandan support team thank pressure from the international community for her surprise release on bail the next day. Supporters should be ready, should Rwanda Greens candidate Frank Habineza be arrested, to post the news and call for his release.


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Review of Line 6 Guitar Port
In case you've ever wondered what that Guitar Port thing actually is, and what it does, now you'll know. Admit it, product reviews are fun and you like to read them.
Recently I spent 97$ on a Line 6 Guitar Port. I have to say it was the best 97$ on guitar equipment I have spent, ever. What I wanted was simply a practice amplifier I could run through my computer, and practice with one set of headphones ( we've all tried the ear buds into the large digital headphones setup, and we hated it ) into the wee hours of the morning. Bottom line : if you're looking to spend 100$ on a practice amplifier, and you have a computer, then forget the 15 watt and get this.
Installation was very easy. Absolutely fool-proof. Let the cd install itself, plug in the Guitar Port ( a small red module with a black chicken head knob as a master volume ) through the USB port, and it does the rest by itself.
As heavy metal guitarists, the first amplifier models we are going to peruse are certainly the high-gain models upon opening the program. Of the 16 models, I'll review just a few. So first, the said models :
Line 6 Insane - It was very hard to get a good sound out of this. It should be titled, "Slightly Annoyed", or "Mildly Aggravated", as opposed to "Insane". The epitome of scooped out fuzzy bad solid-state.
1993 SLO Head - The Mesa model. This is my favorite amplifier on the program, by far, and obviously the most meticulously engineered of the four "metal" amps. Of course, the gain is full throttle, and perfectly replicates the grind of thrash and death metal. Naturally mid-heavy, you can dial in more bass via the digital EQ in the effects section. Has the most "character" of the four high gain amps.
Line 6 Treadplate - I love how three of the four "metal" amps are Line 6's. This model came in as a close second behind the SLO Head, albeit more bassy and less middy.
Spinal Puppet - An ok-sounding model, somewhere in between the Line 6 Treadplate and the Line 6 Insane. Easy to coax a mid-heavy Slayer-esque sound out of. But the knobs are skulls and they light up the higher you turn them, which is "BR0-0ootALL" I suppose.
Jazz Clean - I'm not sure what this is based off of exactly, but I do know that selecting this model means instant Howard Roberts. Sounds great.
Line 6 Piezocoustic 2 - The acoustic model. I showed this to my dad, a bass player of 35+ years, and his response was "no way". It does'nt sound totally acoustic, but its what your electric guitar would sound like were it an acoustic, i.e. the piezocoustic hybrid. My favorite clean setting. By varying the EQ you can basically project the sound of a smaller bodied acoustic or a dreadnought.
This is Line6 technology at its most practical, and obviously what it was meant for. Through two Altec Lansing speakers and a sub woofer, the GuitarPort articulates itself much better than a POD run through a set of guitar speakers ( in my opinion ). And through a set of Sony digital headphones, the GuitarPort sounds the way we wished our combos would sound through the headphone input : exactly the way it sounds amplified. Playing along with cds and mp3's, your guitar cuts through very well, and you can run external media players of any sort while having the Line 6 on.
Effects : Beneath your selectable amplifier head you have Cabinets, Volume pedal, Wah pedal, Mods ( chorus, planger, phaser, etc. ), Reverbs ( four different kinds, a convincable spring reverb ), Delays, Distortion pedals ( And there is absolutely no point in having these, my only criticism of this product ), and of course everything you could think of cramming into this product. Tuner, Metronome/drum machine, compressor, noise gate, hum reducer ( being plugged into a computer, at first you have terrible hiss from your pickups --- it records the hiss, and then cuts it out. With the noise gate its a fucking miracle --- no hiss at all. ).
With the cabinets, you have 24 different cabs, everything from a 1x6 to 2x12 to 4x12 to 1x15. They all sound great. You also have one of four microphones to choose from, from a Shure 57 to a condensor, and you can choose where in the room this microphone would be next to the "cabinet" ( you use your mouse to position it within a 3d "room" ).
The RiffTracker software is simple but nothing to sneer at. Very functional : a drum machine is on tap with endlessly variable tempos and signatures, and recording is painfully easy : punch record, punch stop, save. Its not Pro-Tools, but what its best for is simply saving riffs or ideas you've written, instead of having to go through the tedious process of tabbing them out.
For 8 dollars a month you can subscribe to an online GuitarPort community, which is basically all the monthly lessons you'd see in the back of a GuitarOne or GuitarWorld magazine, except in a "Power Tab" sort of format. A feature I have yet to use, as I don't really care to learn "As The Wind Cries Mary".
All in all, what I wanted was simply something that would sound ok through computer speakers and headphones. Given Line 6's horrible reputation for making otherwise "cheesy" sounding modeling amplifiers, this exceeded my expectations in every way possible. And now I sound like a sales representative for Line 6, unfortunately :p
I think you got these backwards:
1993 SLO Head - The Mesa model. This is my favorite amplifier on the program, by far, and obviously the most meticulously engineered of the four "metal" amps. Of course, the gain is full throttle, and perfectly replicates the grind of thrash and death metal. Naturally mid-heavy, you can dial in more bass via the digital EQ in the effects section. Has the most "character" of the four high gain amps.
Line 6 Treadplate - I love how three of the four "metal" amps are Line 6's. This model came in as a close second behind the SLO Head, albeit more bassy and less middy.
The 1993 SLO is suppost to be a Soldano.
The Line 6 Treadplate is supposed to be a Mesa Dual or Triple Rec.
I knew I made a mistake somewhere. Thanks for the correction.
no problemo, think you could check out my post on EMG's?? I need some help!!
Certainly. I'll be there in a moment.
nice review...
i've heard they can be very neat and handy little units.
Thanks. I could write a few more pages of review, but I wrote what I felt summed up the unit in as few words as possible. Given how much I did write, speaks volumes of the product.
"Neat and handy" would be an understatement ... I'm never going to buy another practice amplifier ever, ever again. I feel like I should have paid more, much more for it.
Great review. Much more informative than the video on the line 6 website. I have been contemplating getting one of these for some time now but you just sealed the deal for me.
I purchased mine from E-bay. Apparently there's some person who keeps abour four or so GuitarPorts on E-bay at any given time, and its 97.00 total, shipping included.
hey john
could you post some samples of the distortion on that thing?
i may actually buy one, they sound perfect for what i need.
if you can do samples, do it with the emg guitar, coz i have em aswell :p
hope you can do it
do you get riff tracker? and if so, do you have to subscribe or pay for it seperately?
You have to pay for it seperately. I used the demo, but you can't save files with the demo.
the distortion : It sounds better than anything from the Spider series, I can tell you that right now. Better than anything from the AVT series too. Its what good solid-state is supposed to be. But if you already own an ENGL or a 5150 don't expect the GuitarPort to replace it.
Today I plugged it into my dad's Avatar 4x10 bass cabinet and it sounded very good. The leads are really thick.
Does anyone know of another program I could get ( i.e. obtain from Soulseek ) that I could use to record the GuitarPort with? I've read that you don't need Line6's Rifftracker to do it. I have Cubase and Emagic and still have'nt figured out how to record with it.
if i buy it i can copy it for you ;)
Remember : I'm one of the few members who has been nice to you and has'nt chastised you for liking Slipknot :D .
It costs one hundred dollars extra, so two hundred total for the GuitarPort plus the rifftracker. If you were to burn rifftracker to a cd I'd definitely pay shipping for it, and then from now on when CC gets on to you I'll have your back ;)
yea, you've always been one of the cool guys
but IF i do get it, it wont be for at least a month (when i get paid)
but when i get it, i will try and get the download version (i think there is one), so if i get it i can just email it to a gmail account or sumthin
bottom line:
if i get it, i will def get you a copy ;)
If its a month, then I might get it before you do. If so, then I guess I'll mail you a copy then. I've already searched SoulSeek high and low and I have'nt been able to find anything.
Im sure their's a torrent of that craptackular program.
I really know little about filesharing. Could you enlighten me as to what exactly what program I should download to obtain this craptacular program?
read up, then find a torrent site.. I usually just type in google " rifftracker torrent" or "torrent site" ect..
Thanks, I'll see what I can do.
Damn, I can't find anything.
im thinking about getting the line 6 pod xt with the metal shop add on now :D
check out the addons:
Peavey 5150II
Bogner '02 Uberschall
Diezel '03 VH4 Lead
ENGL '02 Powerball
Triple Rectifier
Cornford MK50
thats pretty fucking amazing, and probably the best im gonna get without investing in a good tube amp. i cant spend too much money on guitar shit. :(
this will have to do for now
the good thing is i can take it anywhere with ease and not compromise quality
sweet, i think im def gonna get that
what dya guys think? better than the roland cube 30 for practice use?
i think i know the answer :p
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COLUMBIA, Tenn. – A teenager arrested for posting a threat about going on a shooting rampage like the one in Connecticut was in court for a brief hearing on Monday.
A judge appointed a public defender for 19-year-old Shawn Lenz and set a preliminary hearing for Wednesday.
Lenz was quiet in court, shaking his head yes when a judge asked him if he understood the charges against him. He also told the judge he had no family members present in court.
Lenz allegedly wrote on Facebook that he felt "like goin[sic] on a rampage, kinda like the school shooting were [sic] that one guy killed some teachers and a bunch of students :D."
Shortly after, deputies received calls from people as far away as Georgia saying they saw the post and were concerned. Deputies said they had enough information on Lenz to determine he was a serious threat.
The arrest report noted that, when asked why he posted the comment, Lenz replied, "It was stupid."
Lenz was charged with violation of the act of terrorism law, harassment, and having drug paraphernalia.
Authorities arrested him Sunday and he was held in the Maury County Jail in lieu of $760,000 bond.
(The Associated Press Contributed To This Report.)


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#N9Hacks: Calendar Feed (App)
The Events screen on the N9 is very helpful in showing whats happening in your life, whether it be social updates, meetings and reminders for the day, or as an overview of notifications awaiting response. The sad thing is though, the Events screen only displays the calendar information for the current day. It is handy to see what is coming up, so you can easily plan things ahead of time.
This is where Calendar Feed comes into play. This handy app fills the Events screen with up to 5 upcoming events. You can specify which calendar to use, and how far in advance you wish to display the items (up to one month). To-dos can also be included in this screen if enabled. Update your calendar frequently? No worries. The app has auto-refresh, with user set intervals so your feed will always be up to date.
The app is always running, with the configuration of the app coming from the Settings menu (Settings > Applications > Calendar Feed ).
I have been using this mod for about a month now, and I must admit, I can't imagine going back.
Get it from the Nokia Store now!
Source: Nokia Store
Category: Applications, MeeGo, N9 Hacks, N9Apps, Nokia, Nseries
About the Author (Author Profile)Hi! My name is Michael. Like the others, I'm also a Student, living here in Sydney. I have a real passion for the latest technology and I'm a real Nokia buff! My aim is to keep those of you, like myself, updated with the latest in what's going on in the Nokia World. Currently sporting N9 & Lumia 820, with other Nokia devices in my posession. Get in touch on Twitter via @MFaroTusino, Google Plus or even simply drop me an email at mike.mnb[at]outlook.com or tips[at]mynokiablog.com
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Nice app!!!
also, MOLOME is now available at the nokia store!! wohooo…!!
thanks keeping n9 community alive
I personally feel the Organiser Feed app is better as it shows individual calendar events while the Calendar Feed lumps all calendar events for one day into one.
Me too. Though Organiser Feed now has an option to lump them into one item (beta on maemo or meego forums)
I personally like the separate items.
+1 from me too.
I tried both and kept Organiser Feed.
Where is the link for Organizer feed app dude
Sorry got it from store


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If armageddon ever comes, the Fleshtones will probably survive it. That would hardly be less likely than what they've survived already after nearly 40 years in show business since they formed in 1976 in New York. Long after most of their CBGBs peers gave up the ghost, the Fleshtones are still proudly flying the garage-rock flag on their swell new album "Wheel of Talent" (Yep Roc Records). A couple of songs have actual symphonic adornments (!) but mostly it's just good, exuberant fun along the lines of "Hipster Heaven." Long may they wail. The Fleshtones play Monday at Chapel Hill's Local 506. Showtime is 9 p.m. and cover is $10. See local506.com for details.
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• Friday brings alternative-rock supergroup Ex Hex to Durham's Pinhook (with Mount Moriah's Heather McEntire opening), and honky-tonk keeper of the flame Wayne "The Train" Hancock to Raleigh's Pour House (with Kenny Roby opening). Also Friday, screamo band Alesana launches "The Decade Tour" with a hometown show at Raleigh's Southland Ballroom.
• Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre has a great Cajun-centric bill Saturday with guitar deity Tab Benoit, Subdudes frontman Tommy Malone and Mel Melton's Wicked Mojos. Sunday brings The Pains of Being Pure at Heart to Cat's Cradle and bluesman Guy Davis to Carrboro ArtsCenter.
• Boneslinger opens for punk-polka crew Brave Combo Thursday at the Pour House, the same night the marvelously odd alt-surf band Zack Mexico journeys inland from the Outer Banks to play Pinhook with Lilac Shadows and Clockwork Kids.
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Marley Flynn and Bella Rivero, two students from the Catena School, organized a wonderful fundraiser for Memorial Elementary School in Union Beach after the town was devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Marley's father has an aunt who lives in Union Beach and has 3 children who attended Memorial Elementary school, so upon learning of the devastation there, she wanted to do something to help. After talking with her friend Bella, they realized how much they both wanted to do something big to help out that school and the kids who went to Memorial Elementary School.
They got the idea to collect school supplies for the students of Union Beach so that they would have the things they needed when they were ready to reopen their school. Bella and Marley decided to make a poster sized card and have all the kids at Catena sign it to show their support of the students from Memorial Elementary School. The card was placed in the lunchroom and every student signed it. Throughout the week after the storms, Marley and Bella collected donations form the students of Catena. The response from the students was overwhelming and they collected more than they could have imagined.
Marley and Bella have sorted and packed all of their school supplies and they will be delivered to Union Beach soon. Both girls feel so good about what they have been able to accomplish and they are proud of their efforts. Mostly, they are glad they were able to help kids just like them!


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You must have the following in order to build a FUSE product from its source distribution:
An active connection to the Internet. The build system uses the Maven build engine, which connects to one or more Maven repositories on the Internet to download JAR files that are determined to be dependencies of the current build.
If you are using Java 5 you need the Java Development Kit (JDK), version 1.5.0_13 or later.
If you are using Java 6 you need the Java Development Kit (JDK), version 6 Update 4 or later.
You can download the JDK from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads.
Once you have installed the JDK you must:
Set the
JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the top-level directory containing your JDK.
Add the JDK's
bin directory to the
On Windows, the Sun JDK installs by default into
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_. When specifying this path in your
JAVA_HOME environment variable, you can use
Progra~1 instead of
Program Files, as shown in the example scripts below.
Apache Maven is a popular build management tool. FUSE source builds require Apache Maven 2.0.7 or later; you can download Apache Maven from http://maven.apache.org/download.html.
Once you have installed Apache Maven, you must:
Set the
M2_HOME environment variable to point to the top-level directory containing your Maven installation.
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bin directory to the
Set the
MAVEN_OPTS environment variable to
-Xmx512M to give the Maven build more memory in which to run.
Building FUSE source and sample code also requires Apache Ant. The source build requires Apache Ant 1.6.5 or later; you can download it from http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi.
After unzipping the Apache Ant distribution, you must:
Set the
ANT_HOME environment variable to the top-level directory where you unzipped Apache Ant.
Add Apache Ant's
bin directory to your PATH.
The archive file containing Maven unpacks into a directory named with the Maven version number, such as
You can make all settings for the required programs with a script like the following examples. Adjust the paths in these examples to reflect your actual installed locations of Ant, Maven, and the JDK.
Example 3.1. Windows Environment Script
set JAVA_HOME=C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.5.0_13 set ANT_HOME=C:\Ant set M2_HOME=C:\Maven set PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH% set PATH=%ANT_HOME%\bin;%PATH% set PATH=%M2_HOME%\bin;%PATH% set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx512M
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He has been to the United States many times to visit, but for the Rev. David Bridling, his visits are more of a way to escape the trouble he lives in because of his religious affiliation.
Bridling comes to the U.S. from Maiduguri, Nigeria, located in the northeast region of the country. He is visiting the area, as well as other areas within the Diocese of Youngstown. He is sharing his story and asking for prayers.
Maiduguri has a vast Islamic population and for hundreds of years, Christianity was not welcome, Bridling said.
"Christians were looked on with disrespect," he said. "It was very difficult to buy land, to build schools and to build churches."
Bridling said in some areas, being Christian exposes people to danger. People were persecuted for their religious affiliation, he said.
"In 2006 that persecution took on a new dimension," he said.
On Feb. 18, 2006, riots broke out in the city and in less than 14 minutes, several people were killed and a number of churches were destroyed, Bridling said.
An anti-Christian group, known as Boko Haram, formed and began recruiting young people in the city and eventually became a very strong force, he said.
In July 2009, the Maiduguri became the scene of major religious violence. The violence, led by the Islamist group, was centered on Christian attacks, leaving more than 700 people dead.
"Hundreds and hundreds were killed," he said. "Churches were attacked and homes were attacked."
Bridling said the attacks happened over the course of five days.
"People left in big numbers," he said.
By 2010, many people had returned and the city began rebuilding, but by December, the attacks started again, he said.
"By Christmas Eve, people were being killed," he said. "It became a daily event by 2011."
Bridling said in June 2011, his home was bombed twice within five days. Luckily, no one was home at the time, but the home was destroyed.
By the end of November, seven churches were bombed and about 200 people were killed.
"Nothing was left to remember by the end of 2011," he said. "When (the Boko Haram) couldn't find Christians at work during the day, they would sneak into their homes at night and kill them in their sleep."
Bridling said not only were people being killed, but young girls were kidnapped. People were ambushed while they were traveling and forced to become Muslims, he said.
Bridling is pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maiduguri.
"Before now, we used to have five masses on Sunday and people would struggle to find seats," he said. "Now we have two masses with many pews empty."
Bridling said his mission while in the United States is to share his story and ask people to pray for the people of Maiduguri so they can rebuild the city and sustain their faith.
"Our hope is to make sure the church is present and the faith is sustained," he said. "We want to rebuild the churches and schools that were destroyed."
The religious attacks are still prevalent in the city. On June 18, Boko Haram militants attacked a school while students were taking an exam killing nine students.
"When I go to bed I hear gun shots all the time," he said. "Sometimes they are so close. People fear they will be killed in church on Sunday."


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PLATTSBURGH — Many home-bound senior citizens will have something extra on their dining tables this holiday season, thanks to the Champlain Valley Quilters Guild of New York.
The group, comprising 150 avid quilters, recently sewed and donated 400 place mats to the Clinton County Nutrition Program for the Elderly, which delivers low-cost, customized meals to area senior citizens who are unable to leave their homes.
The place mats, made in various blends of color and quilt block patterns with various techniques, were delivered to each of the Nutrition Program's nearly 400 participants just before Thanksgiving.
"Everybody that did make one had a really unique idea," said Mary Lou Beauharnois, who is in charge of public relations for the guild.
The project began right after Christmas last year, when Quilters Guild President Lorene Forttrell thought making the place mats would be a good way to utilize fabric scraps left over from her previous projects.
But when she learned just how many place mats she would need to make in order for each of the Nutrition Program's meal recipients to have one, she turned to her fellow quilters for help.
"We had a really good response from the guild," Beauharnois said.
In fact, the response was so good that the quilters ended up making 32 extra place mats that were donated to the Samuel F. Vilas Home in Plattsburgh.
"The members (of the guild) just continually amaze me," Forttrell said.
The project is one of many charitable endeavors taken on by the quilting group, which crafts and donates quilts and other items for such organizations as North Country Mission of Hope in Plattsburgh, Horace Nye Nursing Home in Elizabethtown, the Clinton County Christmas Bureau, Camp Ta-kum-ta in South Hero, Vt., and the Clinton County Person in Need of Supervision Diversion Program.


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The credit union, opened in 1948, has 209 full time employees and 61 part time employees
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NTT's global cloud services show what software-based networks can do
Instantly turning on carrier services, one of the big promises of software-based networks, is now a reality, according to NTT Communications.
Instantly turning on carrier services, one of the big promises of software-based networks, is now a reality, according to NTT Communications.
If you don't mind being represented by a feline avatar, NTT Communications has a quirky video chatroom just for you.
Japanese NTT Communications has acquired Virtela Technology Services and a majority stake in RagingWire Data Centers as part of its worldwide data center and cloud push.
NTT Communications, the IT arm of Japan's main telecommunications operator, is aggressively expanding its data center operations outside the country as part of a push to offer its cloud-hosting services worldwide.
Systems integrator Dimension Data plans to enhance its cloud computing offerings by acquiring OpSource, a Santa Clara, California, provider of hosted cloud services.
Seven segments of undersea data and telephone transmission cables that were damaged in the March 11 earthquake off Japan should be repaired by early May, an arm of Japan's biggest telecom group said on Friday.
Damage to submarine telecommunications cables from the earthquake in Japan Friday is worse than first believed, with two segments of a trans-Pacific network out of service and at least two other cables damaged.
First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse Narcotics Team officers arrested five suspects in a probe into drug trafficking allegations at a Traverse City residence.
Officers on Thursday evening executed a search warrant at 1002 Barlow Street and seized suspected heroin, marijuana, pills and cash. Three men, including one from Detroit, and two women were arrested and lodged in Grand Traverse County's jail.
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Liberal donors lead in super PAC contributions since '13
Big-spending Democratic donors take the gold, silver and bronze when it comes to contributions to super PACs so far this election cycle.
A $17.6 billion VA fix through the eyes of a FL Afghan war vet
Charlie Adams is an Afghanistan veteran who's thankful he has private insurance. "It's an absolute bureaucracy," he said of the VA system.
McAuliffe makes time for fundraisers, but not to respond on immigration
Gov. Terry McAuliffe has yet to respond to any questions as to how he'll address the border crisis that's affecting Virginia. He has too many things on his plate.
Federal officials won't answer questions about immigrant children in Iowa
An irked Governor Branstad and Senator Grassley are still waiting to learn the whereabouts of 139 immigrant children federal officials sent to Iowa.
Boosting minimum wage doesn't mean more jobs, economists say
Raising the minimum wages doesn't necessarily equate to job growth, some economists say.
Interestingly, though, Los Angeles officials partly relied on a conflicting theory in basing its plan to raise the minimum wage in that city.
Unemployment numbers in Virginia paint an inaccurate picture
Virginia's unemployment rate increased for the second month in a row in June, but while the numbers may be cause for concern, one economist says there's more to the story.
Virginia's jobless rate stood at 5.3 percent in June, the Virginia Employment Commission reported last week, up from 5.1 percent in May. Virginia is one of only 14 states in which unemployment rose in June, while the rate declined in 22 others. It stayed the same in the remaining 14 states.
But Keith Hall, a senior research fellow at George Mason's Mercatus Center in Fairfax, said the numbers reported by the Virginia Employment Commission reported are not a good indicator of the real economic situation. That's because there's such a high margin of error in the state rate — one percent, versus one-fifth of one percent for national unemployment numbers, Hall said.
Ride-sharing demand grows in NM as regulators debate stifling it
A member of the PRC says 19,000 people in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and downloaded the smartphone app to use the ride-sharing company Uber.
Zip codes shouldn't determine a child's future, Nashville panel says
Tennessee resident Arika Trevino told a panel of school of choice advocates in Nashville this week a tenured union teacher emotionally damaged her autistic son, now 9, when he was only in first grade.
Malfunctioning websites still delaying Hawaii Obamacare signups
The Hawaii Health Connector, has been unable to produce a fully functional website since it launched in October.
U.S. judge hands Watchdog a victory over VA governor's green-car company
By Will Swaim Watchdog.org
A U.S. judge in Mississippi on Thursday threw out an $85-million lawsuit in which an electric car company founded by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe alleged Watchdog.org had libeled the firm.
Judge Michael P. Mills said GreenTech Automotive failed to prove his Mississippi court had jurisdiction over Watchdog.org's parent, Virginia-based Franklin Center, and Watchdog's [...]
Arcade helps give PA borough extra life, but hefty tax could mean game over
The small borough of Hanover has long been championed as the Snack Food Capital of the World, but there's no such grand proclamation about the small York County town's nightlife.
Video: Brownback states plainly why Medicaid expansion hurts Kansas
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has been on the business end of numerous barbs and critiques for taking a stand against Obamacare and Medicaid expansion in the Sunflower State.
Those with unwavering faith in the federal government have characterized the conservative governor as an uncaring obstructionist for his opposition, but in an exclusive interview with the Daily Signal, Brownback laid out the argument against Obamacare in his own words.
Leawood throws the book at Little Free Library
The city of Leawood is using the full power of the law to protect property values from the threat of, uh, free cabinet-sized libraries.
A municipal statute designed to ban all detached structures is being levied against Leawood residents Brian and Sarah Collins after their 9-year-old son, Spencer, worked with his dad and grandpa to build the Little Free Library as a Mother's Day gift.
By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – State Delegate Barbara Comstock is inflating her energy record to pump up her congressional bid.
The McLean Republican's congressional campaign webpage declares that she "authored Virginia's law to allow for offshore exploration of energy."
In fact, Comstock's "major legislation" did no such thing. Her 2010 bill, HB 900, [...]
Comstock goes overboard with offshore energy claim
While taxpayers were picking up the tab for intensive, outpatient care for mentally ill patients, those patients were playing games and watching movies.
Medicare fraud: $97 million for mentally ill patients to watch movies, play games
By Josh Peterson | Watchdog.org
State public utilities regulators are calling for an easy way for consumers to compare complaints against the nation's phone companies.
Currently, consumers can file complaints about their telecommunications service with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, but those complaints aren't publicly available in an online format for consumers.
On Wednesday, Chris [...]
Regulators push for public database of complaints against phone companies
Pennsylvania has saved almost $2 billion staving off welfare fraud, waste and abuse under Gov. Tom Corbett, said Beverly Mackereth, the secretary of the state's Department of Public Welfare.
DPW chief: PA saves billions fighting welfare fraud
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org
For some, ignorance is bliss, but for Democrat Jon Tester, it's an important campaign tactic.
Sure, the second-term senator from Montana isn't up for re-election until 2018, but that won't stop him from using disingenuous attacks on the wealthy to scare his constituents into sending him campaign cash.
"Today, it looks like the billionaire Koch [...]
Tester launches disingenuous attack on the Koch brothers
It comes down to trust.
Trust issues: Bill requires OH to issue drug fact sheets
With no debate and a nearly party-line vote, the state House passed a bill that eliminates a loophole in the law state defining the crime of stalking.
PA House approves 'stalking' bill
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By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Deveraux | The Intercept
The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither "concrete facts" nor "irrefutable evidence" to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist, according to a key government document obtained by The Intercept.
The "March 2013 Watchlisting [...]
The secret government rulebook for labeling you a terrorist
By David M. Drucker | Washington Examiner
A Republican group is suggesting that President Obama's administration is purposely delaying the implementation of controversial government regulations until after the midterm elections.
American Action Forum, a conservative non-profit organization affiliated with the pro-GOP American Action Network super PAC, was scheduled on Thursday to release a study of 15 pending federal regulations, six of [...]
These costly regulations could hit after the election
By Jack McHugh | Michigan Capitol Confidential
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has just ruled that the federal health care law does not authorize insurance subsidies provided through health care "exchanges" that were set up by the federal government. Only exchanges set up by the states can qualify for these taxpayer subsidies.
D.C. Circuit appeal rulings [...]
Obamacare's survival in Michigan up to state legislators
By Wayne Lusvardi | Cal Watchdog
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Allen Sumner just issued a preliminary ruling that Siskiyou County must regulate groundwater well permits along the Scott River in accordance with "Public Trust Doctrine." This means the water now mainly used by hay farmers also will have to be divided among commercial sports fishing, kayaking, [...]
Lawsuit could expand state control of California groundwater
By Zenon Evans | Reason
"The longer individuals were exposed to socialism, the more likely they were to cheat on our task," according to a new study, "The (True) Legacy of Two Really Existing Economic Systems," from Duke University and the University of Munich. The team of researchers concluded this after working with 259 participants from Berlin who [...]
Study: Socialists are cheaters
By Susan Ferrechio | Washington Examiner
A group of House Republicans Wednesday will call for sending theNational Guard to the southern border, where a months-long surge in illegal immigration has flooded Texas with thousands of children fromGuatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
House Speaker John Boehner last month assigned seven GOP lawmakers the task of recommending how to deal with the recent border surge, and the working group will present [...]
GOP border security group will call for sending National Guard to border
By Rick Brundrett | The Nerve
Police in South Carolina are poised to start ticketing drivers for a popular smartphone-app, ridesharing service that recently launched in the Palmetto State, The Nerve found in a survey of police agencies.
Representatives of the Columbia and Greenville police departments, as well as the Columbia and Greenville-Spartanburg airport police departments, told The Nerve this week [...]
South Carolina cops to Uber: Follow regs or face charges
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If you watch or read the news in Arkansas, you probably hear a lot about outgoing Gov. Mike Beebe's record of "job creation." One political columnist recently claimed that "economic development was a hallmark of the Beebe era." Gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross released his first television ad earlier this year, attempting to tie himself to Beebe [...]


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Weather girl Kay set to switch on Burley lights
3:43pm Thursday 29th November 2012 in Local news
Burley-in-Wharfedale will start the countdown to Christmas on Saturday with their light switch-on and festive market.
BBC Look North weather presenter Kay Crewdson will turn on the lights at 4.30pm.
An introduction at 3.30pm by John Grimshaw, chairman of Burley-in-Wharfedale Community Trust, which funds and organises the Christmas lights with support from the parish council, will be followed by the Salvation Army Choir, with Otley Brass Band. At 4pm there will be an address made by Methodist minister Tim Perkins, followed by performances by St Mary's singers and School choirs.
The annual Christmas Market will also be running from 2-5.30pm, and Main Street will be closed to through traffic.
There will also be a Christmas Tree Festival in the Methodist Church from noon and a craft fair selling a host of items will be held in the Queens Hall between noon and 4pm.


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Recording the soundtrack for another film some time in 2012. Photo © Supersaurus Japan
The somewhat limited information we have had about Aimi Kobayashi in 2012 suggests that she may be rethinking her future career path, as they say, and in the current school year (2012-13) she will be concentrating on her academic studies at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She is 17 (and will be until 23 September 2013). Whether she will emerge from this year with a reinvigorated desire to continue piano study full time is anyone's guess.
For this and other reasons I have removed most of the old material on these pages. What remains is what I began with — the record of her remarkable childhood and early teen achievements; these are listed chronologically in my catalog of her performance videos that follows on the next three pages. After that there are some archived pages from the old site.
"Aimi" is pronounced "I-me", with the "I" pronounced the way we say the first person singular pronoun "I" in English. The name is a combination of two Chinese characters meaning "love" (ai) and "fruit" or "a dream comes true" (mi) and is rendered by Google translators as "Real love". So maybe the closest meaning is True Love. Kobayashi is a Japanese name meaning a small wood.
I am grateful to Patrick Tabet, Christina Shatuho, Tom Wierzbicki, and Ichiro Takahashi for their valuable help with these pages. Hannes Keller and Milou de Mey have shared many interesting thoughts. And Yuko Ninomiya has somehow always found the time to respond engagingly to our emails.
Christina maintains the Aimi Kobayashi Fan's Channel on YouTube.
Portrait of the Artist
A charming portrait by Margaret Wierzbicka that captures Aimi at the keyboard just perfectly — the flying hair, the feline grace, the infinite care that goes into every note. The painting, entitled Amazing Little Pianist, is acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16", and was completed in August 2010.
A copy of the portrait, printed on to canvas, was presented to Aimi at her Weill Hall recital in New York on April 3rd, 2011 (see on right).
Margaret's website is www.paintingsbymargaret.com
For a slideshow of this and other paintings
(to rather nice music), see Margaret's video on YouTube
Next page: Video Catalog page 1 (3-12 years)
My name is Romilly Hambling and I live in London, England. Errors, omissions, bad links etc can be reported to me at raham [AT] btinternet [DOT] com
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Snooki Was Just a Joke to Obama
George H. W. Bush didn't know who Dana Carvey was either.
Yesterday on The View the hosts gave President Obama a pop-culture quiz. Joy Behar asked the president, "Should Snooki run as mayor of Wasilla?"
"I've got to admit, I don't know who Snooki is," Obama said. (Speaking of Wasilla, you could say he repudiated Snooki with that answer.)
But Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times remembered that the president joked about Snooki at the 2010 White House Correspondents Dinner in May, saying, "The following individuals shall be excluded from the indoor tanning tax within this bill. Snooki, J-WOWW, the Situation, and House Minority Leader John Boehner." [See who supports Boehner.]
You might find it odd that President Obama would make a joke at the Correspondents Dinner about someone without having any idea who that person is. But really, presidents do that all the time. I remember a group of us were working on President George H.W. Bush's remarks for the Correspondents Dinner the year that Dennis Miller was going to be the entertainment. "Who's Dennis Miller?" he asked. We explained he's the news anchor on Saturday Night Live. We got a blank stare back. "You know Saturday Night Live, sir, they've also got Dana Carvey, the guy who does those funny impersonations of you. In fact, we've got a joke here we thought you could do about that." Well, he said, "I don't stay up as late as you young kids do," and then he wanted to know about these impersonations. "Show me how this guy does me," he said with a hint of a smile.
My boss, the director of communications, later said that at that moment he saw his entire career flash before his eyes. It's hard enough to do a comedy impersonation of anyone, much less to their face, and then add to that that the person involved is the President of the United States. "You really want me to do that, sir?" he asked. Yes I do, was the reply. So the boss takes a deep breath and tells the joke, which went something like this:
Earlier that week, someone pretending to be the Speaker of the Iranian parliament had called the White House and deceptively got through the switchboard operators, making it all the way to General Scowcroft before he figured out the person was a fake. (That part really did happen.) Here's the not-true punch line: Dick Gephardt suggested that the president should get Dana Carvey to call the guy back, but Bush would reply in a very exaggerated way, hand gestures and all, as Bush doing Dana Carvey doing Bush: "But I told him: Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent. Not at this juncture."
President Bush listens to the joke without laughing and says, "Do you personally find this joke funny?" Yes, I do, sir, the boss says. "Do you think the audience will find it funny?" Yes I do. Long silence. Then the president says, "Okay, I'll do it, even though I never heard of this Dana Carvey guy. I'm trusting you on this."
The rest is history. The joke brought the house down. President Bush ended up becoming great friends with Dana Carvey, and still keeps in touch with him. And the long presidential tradition of telling jokes about people one has never heard of continues.


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When: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
How much: $30-35.
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Camps Bay is a cool place. Sally-Ann, one of the girls I work with, told me "Just stay in Camps Bay" before leaving the office. She wasn't wrong. I could've stayed there all day. I wish I could have but I didn't. I had work to do you understand!
Down in Camps Bay I took some photos, filmed some footage, and then moved on to the next beach – Clifton Beach. It's broken up into four beaches. These are imaginatively titled beach #1, beach #2, beach…you get the picture.
From here I went to Cape Town's answer to Dublin's Temple Bar, the Victoria & Albert Waterfront. The pan pipe players confirmed that this really is the touristiest part of the city. After buying a new pair of shorts for the imminent "10 things you need to know about Cape Town" video, I returned to The Backpack and Africa Travel Centre" where I'm staying.
Now I'm heading back to Camps Bay for some pizza and a beer.
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|Κυθραία/Κυθρεα(Greek) Değirmenlik (Turkish)
|Coordinates: 35°15′0″N 33°29′0″E / 35.25000°N 33.48333°ECoordinates: 35°15′0″N 33°29′0″E / 35.25000°N 33.48333°E
|De jure Cyprus
De facto North Cyprus
|De jure Nicosia District
De facto Lefkoşa District
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
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Kythrea (Greek: Κυθραία, Κυθρεα; Turkish: Değirmenlik) is a small town on the island of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", an entity recognized only by Turkey.
Displaced inhabitants of Kythrea, now located at Nicosia and other locations in and outside Cyprus, maintain a refugee municipality though it has no control of the city itself. It shares premises with the similarly displaced municipality of Lapithos at 37 Ammochostou Street, Nicosia.
Kythrea, a small town 10 km northeast of the capital Nicosia, is situated near the ancient kingdom of Chytroi which was founded by Chytros, grandson of the Athenian King Akamas. Chytroi was one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus in antiquity. According to one tradition the name Kythrea came from Chytroi (Χυτροι-Χυτρεα-Κυθρεα). According to another tradition the name Kythrea is derived from the name of the Greek Ionian island Kythera from where millstones were transferred to Kythrea's watermills. The small town was watered for millennia by the Kefalovrysos spring. However, shortly after the Turkish intervention of Cyprus the water stopped flowing.
With the spread of Christianity in Cyprus, Chytroi became the official seat of a bishop. The most glorious bishop of Chytroi was Demetrianos. Kythrea is undoubtedly a remarkable archaeological areas. One outstanding statue discovered in the area is the magnificent bronze statue of Roman Emperor Sepimius Severus, exhibited in the archaeological museum of Nicosia.The Kythrea Municipality was founded in 1915. [1]
International relations[edit]
Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]
Kythrea is twinned with:
- ^ N. G. L. Hammond, C. J. Gadd, I. E. S. Edwards (1970). The Cambridge ancient history (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 540. ISBN 0-521-07051-1.
- ^ "Gebze - Twin Towns". © Gebze-City.sk. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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News and comment: Can WirelessHART and ISA100 converge?
Emerson Process Management offers its thoughts on how the two main competing wireless instrumentation protocols can come together.
After hearing a number of discussions on the topic of process device level wireless protocols at the ISA Expo last October, and the ARC Advisory Group Summit in February, it appeared to me that there was more heat than light being produced as groups hammer out their protocols and explore the possibilities of convergence.
It seemed that it might be useful to ask the WirelessHART folks what they hope to see from the convergence efforts, so I went to Emerson Process Management for an opinion on the topic. Emerson certainly has "skin in the game" in that it has been the leading vendor proponent of the protocol and was the first to begin selling actual products using WirelessHART.
(If you wonder why we're offering a single view on the topic, bear in mind that we did the same for Honeywell in 2007, publishing an open letter from Jack Bolick , who was at that time the president of Honeywell Process Solutions . He advocated voting "no" on the WirelessHART protocol and gave his reasons why. We later followed with a response from the HART Communications Foundation .)
Here is Emerson's suggested path to convergence between WirelessHART and ISA100 , as drafted by Peter Zornio, chief strategic officer for Emerson Process Management:
Emerson believes it is important and possible to both address end users demands for a single wireless standard for process automation and also preserve their significant investments in IEC 62591, WirelessHART products. In addition, Emerson would like to complete ISA100.11a by adding the key element that will make it interoperable. We believe that the best way to achieve convergence between WirelessHART and ISA100.11a is to create a Process Automation Application Profile for ISA1100.11a that incorporates the international standard IEC 62591, WirelessHART, as the Application Profile for process automation.
This approach meets the following requirements of end users:
• Allows convergence between the IEC 62591, WirelessHART global standard and the future ISA100.11a specification which is currently being revised. (A correction/corrigendum to the draft ISA100.11a specification is expected to be sent for vote in late 2010 or early 2011.)
• Protects their significant investment in WirelessHART products and leverages end user extremely positive experience of over 100 million hours of WirelessHART field device operation.
• Leverages the base of 26 million installed HART devices in customers facilities today by extending the use of existing tools and training.
• Allows ISA100.11a to achieve device interoperability.
• As it exists today, ISA100.11a is designed for but does not yet have any Application Profiles defined. In order to be interoperable among a wide variety of suppliers, ISA100.11a needs Application Profiles. Without an Application Profile, ISA100.11a is just a means to wirelessly transmit a message of digital data. There is nothing in the specification to specify how the collection of digital data can be interpreted. Adding a Process Automation Application Profile that is based on IEC 62591, WirelessHART ensures end users have a choice of an open and interoperable application layer supported by the 200+ member companies of HCF.
• The timeline to add a Process Automation Application Profile that is based on IEC 62591, WirelessHART aligns to the ISA100.11a Correction/Corrigendum timeline of Nov 30, 2010.
• The existing ISA100.11a draft is going to be revised because a number of issues were reported by an independently commissioned consultants hired by Shell. The current plan is to complete the revision of ISA100.11a by November 2010.
• Preserves ISA100.11a; other application profiles can be added at a later date.
Emerson is committed to working with ISA100 to address convergence between the IEC 62591, WirelessHART global standard and ISA100.11a.
Hopefully this will stimulate discussion and ultimately advance the convergence process.
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Zake's Cakes, Fort Washington/Flourtown
Zake's Cakes on Bethlehem Pike (close to the Fort Washington/Flourtown border) started as a bakery and expanded to a restaurant several years ago. My first dining experience was about 6 months ago. Lunch was excellent and dessert was superb. I took desserts (pecan pie and neopolitan) home and found them to be superb. I've lunched there a second time and was thoroughly pleased. There's nothing "pedestrian" (commonplace) about Zake's. Their menu items are a step or two above standard fare and the prices aren't high. One caution....you need to climb steep steps to get into Zake's. Those steps were a bit of a concern for my more senior dining companion.
While your post (and most of your other posts that I've read) sounds very much like PR (perhaps it's just your writing style though), I have to agree that Zakes's is terrific. Usually the gender balance is way in the favor of females over males ("ladies who lunch"), I think that's more because of the excellent soup/salad/sandwich options which may appeal to light eaters more than heavy eaters (regardless of gender).
I'm especially grateful for their children's plate ($5, on request) which includes, fruit, cheese, turkey slices and makes for a very healthy kids' lunch out.
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My husband thought Zake's was a 'chick' place for the first 5 years we lived in the area. I convinced him to go when they started serving dinner, and now it's one of his favorites. He swears the pork loin is the best he has ever tasted. My favorites are the dim sum dinner and the ginger and scallion fish dinner, and for lunch, I've never had a bad meal. For lunch, it's all really really good - the sandwich bread tastes homemade, the salads are interesting, the potato salad is divine, the green salad dressing is the kind you remember...my mouth is watering as I type!!!!! Dinner prices are reasonable, and it's a BYO. Occasionally, we've been offered a complimentary glass of wine. It's really a lovely neighborhood spot (although we know people who come from Devon and Warminster for the food, too!). Oh! And the breakfast muffins...fabulous!!!!!!!
The food is very good, but the service is terrible. We went for dinner on Friday night and waited 25 minutes for our soup, then another 25 minutes after our dinner was complete for them to clear our plates, refill our water, etc. Meanwhile, three tables that arrived after us turned over.
Three waiters - 13 tables - there shouldn't have been a problem. As a former waiter myself, I know that everyone has off days, but we won't be back soon.
This used to be our go to place for cake, particularly when we would get a craving for a slice on Thursday evening but lately they havve had a few misses. The strawberries in a the strawbery shortcake were moldy and a special order cake we had ordered wasn't made because they had misplaced the file. So we had to scramble at thelast minute for a cake elsewhere.
The breakfasts are probably the best in this area. If it's not crowded it won't be as noisy as lunch which is ear shattering.
Finally went here today. The food was disappointing; I had a roast beef and cheese on bland bread; mom had a tuna salad with tuna cooked to well-done and wilted greens. The desserts were ok. Won't be back. I will, however, say the service was excellent.


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Tryouts for the UDawgs Baseball Team will be held at Cangelosi Baseball inside Bo Jackson's Elite Sports Dome. The breakdown for ages and tryout times are:
August 13th
10U: 5pm-7pm
11U: 7:30pm-9:30pm
August 14th
12U: 5pm-7pm
13U: 7:30pm-9:30pm
August 15th
14U: 5pm-7pm
15U: 7:30pm-9:30pm
August 16th
16U: 5pm-7pm
17U: 7:30pm-9:30pm
August 21st
18U: 5pm-7:30pm
The 2012-2013 U-Dawgs program is focused on player development, making sure each players is getting better indidually, while still teaching them how to play the game the right way. The program will have an emphasis on training and mid-week practices followed by weekend tournaments. This year's program will focus on creating more competitive situations for the athletes.


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The story starts with Edmund and Fanny Bertram going to Canterbury to
a Convocation in order
to seek advancement in the Church. All the other clergy characters also attend, for much the
same reason. We meet Mr and Mrs Elton, the Ferrars, the Collinses, of course, Henry Tilney
and his unsophisticated young wife, the Right Reverend Mr Morland and his son the Reverend
Mr James Morland; then there is Reverend and Mrs James Hayter (his name in Persuasion was
Charles) and even a Reverend Mr Wentworth. Tom Bertram accompanies his brother and
Fanny as the latter wants to find a wife for him (now, does that sound like Fanny to you?).
The route back to Mansfield Park includes detours to Hunsford
where we meet the Darcys, de
Bourghs, Fitzwilliam. Then it is on to Highbury and a sighting of the Knightleys and Martins.
There is also an obligatory visit to Portsmouth. Tom decides to stay there for a while when they
run into Mrs Grant and Mary Crawford.
Edmund and Fanny return home to learn that Sir Thomas has lost all his
money. Fanny,
accompanied by Augusta Elton, goes on an adventure to France seeking Aunt Norris and Maria
to get financial help for him.
The invalid Mrs Smith has become very wealthy by following the advice
of the newly rich George
The plot of this book is excessively thin and uninteresting and implausible.
The characters have
very little development. The big mystery is whether or not a wife will be found for Tom Bertram.
However, after only a few chapters, I did not care. I would wager that the author does not
reveal his/her name because she/he is ashamed of the final product. If he/she is not, she/he
should be.
I do not recommend this book, other than to avoid it.
The premise of sequel to Mansfield Park is that Edmund and FannyBertram travel to Canterbury for a clerical convocation. Edmund is seeking to better his position in the Church, and hopes to meet up with someone at Canterbury who can give him some preferment. Fanny reluctantly accompanies him, afraid of leaving her comfortable life at Mansfield. Tom comes with them as well, for he has nothing better to do, and Fanny resolves to look around her for a wife for Tom.
Once in Canterbury, the plot rapidly becomes tiresome and thin. Every
clergyman who has ever
been mentioned in a Jane Austen novel seems to be here, each of them looking for some
assistance in the Church, each hoping that every new acquaintance will be the person for whom
they are looking. The demeanor of everyone is what strikes the reader most. Everyone seems to
be poor, unhappy, and tired. Not an uplifting story at all!
A round of visits begins, the Bertrams visiting first the Collins, who
seem to have unruly children
(which I confess, I cannot picture Charlotte Collins having), then the Eltons, who live in a
parsonage with worn carpeting and barely enough money to cook food for them all. The
Bertrams make a stop in Portsmouth, just long enough to see that things haven't changed there in
twelve years, and then in Bath, for some amusement.
Arriving back at Mansfield, things go from bad to worse, both in the
story, and plot-wise. The
Dalrymples arrive, destitute, and Fanny somehow stumbles upon Edmund, Tom and The
Honourable John Yates half-naked in a pond. Why this scene is so important to the story, I
cannot say, but the hairy chest of Yates lingers in Fanny's mind for the rest of the book.
I cannot justify the rest of the book with an explanation of its action.
Suffice it to say, it does not
get better, no matter how patient you are. I would avoid this book, if you can! It is not worth
buying or borrowing, and it is hard to imagine how anyone even thought it would be worth