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If you're looking for unparalleled rewards for your most common purchases, look no further than the American Express Blue Cash to fulfill your rewards needs. Unlike many high-end rewards cards, which cater to jetsetters and hotel-goers, the AmEx Blue Cash rewards typical spending purchases: groceries, gas and clothing. So if you eat food, wear clothing and drive cars – which, I venture to say, is a good portion of us – the Blue Cash has some of the most accessible rewards categories you can get.
And up to a point, its rates are astronomical: for a $75 annual fee, the Blue Cash Preferred gives 6% cash back at stand-alone grocery stores, up to $6,000 spent per year, and an unlimited 3% on gas and department stores. Its no-fee counterpart, the Blue Cash Everyday, still pays out 3% (up to $6k) and 2% respectively. Simple. No gimmicks. No caps. Just cash.
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Back to basics with the Blue Cash
The Blue Cash cards come with signup bonuses, too: $150 for the Preferred and $100 for the Everyday. The cards sound pretty great, so we bet you're expecting us to throw a bunch of secret fees and conditions at you right about now, right? Oh, ye of little faith. We're only going to tell you that, on top of your rewards being awesome, they're also redeemable hassle-free. No expiration dates, gift card limits or point accumulation requirements – just cold, hard cash, gimmick-free. Redeem as often as your heart desires, starting at $25 for cash or gift cards. It's just that simple.
Too good to be true? Nope, it's real – there are just a few caveats.
First off, there's the $6,000 a year cap on groceries. Spending past the $6k threshold earns just 1% cash back – an unlimited 6% cash back was just too good to last.
Another letdown of the Amex Blue Cash is simply that: its name. Unfortunately, Amex isn't as widely accepted as other credit card networks, so we recommend having a no-fee Visa or MasterCard as a backup. Also, world travelers be warned: there's a 2.7% foreign transaction fee. If you frequently travel abroad, check out these cards with no foreign transaction fee.
Alright, get happy again because we'll tell you what makes the Blue Cash worth it.
So what is a stand-alone grocery store?
The Blue Cash Everyday earns 3% rewards at stand-alone grocery stores, and the Preferred earns 6%, up to the first $6,000 spent. But what counts at a grocery store? Generally speaking, if the main product is food, you're in the clear – this means Safeway, Whole Foods and Stop & Shop. These do not include superstores and warehouses (such as Costco). Amex Canada's site can give some color into what consitutes a grocery store:
Purchases at merchants where [grocery] sales are not their primary business (including superstores, wholesale clubs, alcohol retailers and general merchandise retailers) and purchases at sponsors do not qualify for the earn rate in this category.
Per the Blue Cash's website, though, we can see what Amex considers to be department stores:
Bealls, Belk, Bloomingdale's, Bon Ton Stores., Boscov's, Century 21 Department Stores, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sears, and Stein Mart
Earn rewards on the most common spending categories
Next to paying down the roof over your head and the kids' school tuition, much of your paycheck is likely spent on food and gas, plus the occasional wardrobe upgrade. This is because, well, we all need to eat, get places and, preferably, get there clothed. The Blue Cash accounts for the everyday consumer's fundamental needs, rewarding handsomely on those three categories.
With the 6% back bonus on groceries offered by the Preferred, you can make that rate on virtually anything by throwing in a few prepaid gift cards at the checkout line. Since most grocery stores carry a wide assortment of gift cards, you can use the supermarket rewards rate to cover a vast majority of the rest of your expenses. By exploiting this simple trick, you can earn 6% on your morning Starbucks fix, Dad's electronics, the kids' school and sports gear and everyone's favorite restaurants. Of course, that brings you close to the $6,000-a-year threshold, but rewards on $6k are better than none.
The average American spends $3,800 on groceries a year, leaving him with $2,200 of wiggle room to buy not-grocery gift cards at the supermarket. Of course, this'll vary with your spending habits, but a $6,000 cap is high enough to give you room to hack.
There's also a referral bonus. Yup, get paid to tell your friends how awesome the Blue Cash is. Refer a friend and get $75 from the Preferred or $25 from the Everyday upon approval. The one condition here is that the card your friend is approved for has to be the same card you have; ergo, refer the Preferred if you're a Preferred holder and vice versa.
Family feud: Everyday or Preferred?
Blue Cash Everyday or Blue Cash Preferred? We say the Preferred is, well, almost always preferred. Consider the average American's spending: approximately $3,800 on groceries, $2,700 on gas and $1,700 at department stores each year. Even without the Preferred's $150 signup bonus, your annual rewards in the bonus categories come out to $360, as opposed to $202 with the Everyday. That's a difference of $158 – more than twice the Preferred's $75 annual fee. In fact, even if all you charged to the card was $2,501 on groceries, you'd still be better off with the Preferred.
Bluebloods: How does the Amex compare?
Time for the big leagues: How do the Blue Cash cards stack up against other cash-back cards?
Blue Cash vs Chase Freedom: The Chase Freedom offers 5% cash back in bonus categories that change every quarter. Compared to the Blue Cash Everyday, its no-fee, cash back partner, the BCE has better grocery rewards (3%, up to the limit) but the Freedom has better gas rewards (average 3% – two quarters of 5% rewards and two of 1%, up to $1,500 spent quarterly). Visa is more widely accepted than Amex, and you'll get 5% rewards on categories like Amazon, department stores and restaurants. Basically, if a hefty chunk of your money goes to groceries, go blue; if not, go with a bit more variety.
Blue Cash vs. Bank Americard Cash Rewards: Except for the fact that Amex cards aren't as widely accepted as Visa cards, the Blue Cash Everyday trumps the Cash Rewards hands-down. First off, only your grocery rewards rate is capped – and the BCE's grocery cap is equal to the BankAmericard's cap on groceries and gas. The BankAmericard Cash doesn't give rewards on department store spending, either. To its credit, it does give a 10% rewards boost if you have a BofA checking account, but generally this won't surmount its inferior rewards rate. Here's an example of a household's monthly spending:
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So yeah, Blue Cash wins, even if we assume that a) you max out your gas rewards before moving on to groceries and b) you deposit into a BofA checking account. We've also included the Blue Cash Preferred's annual fee. Nice try, BankAmericard. Better luck next time.
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What's hot: Excellent download speeds, solid connection, small and light.
What's not: Doesn't automatically wake up from standby, no LCD for status info like signal strength.
Reviewed May 1, 2011 by Tong Zhang, Editor in Chief
Verizon Wireless is rolling out its 4G LTE network at a good pace in the U.S., and the company plans to cover more than 175 markets with its 4G services by the end of 2011. The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot SCH-LC11 is currently one of two mobile hotspots on Verizon available that supports 4G LTE with EVDO 3G fallback. The Samsung Mobile Hotspot works with up to 5 devices and managed top data transfer speeds in our tests. It carries the same price as the Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L 4G LTE by Novatel with a new contract. Verizon Wireless currently offers two data plans for their 4G LTE Mobile Hotspots: a 5GB per month plan for $50 and a 10GB per month plan for $80.
The Samsung SCH-LC11 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot measures 2.32 x 3.54 x 0.45 inches. The Mobile Hotspot has 3 LED lights on the front indicating activity, 3G and 4G connections. The power button also lives on the front face for easy access. The Samsung has a microUSB charging and data port on the side, and you can charge it with the included AC adapter and USB cable as well as update its firmware via the micro USB port. The Mobile Hotspot comes with a rechargeable battery that's also user replaceable. The 4G LTE SIM card goes underneath the battery. Verizon will activate the SIM card when you purchase the Samsung. Remember, the SIM card is for LTE on Verizon only, and it doesn't handle GSM roaming.
The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot uses the Qualcomm MDM9600 chipset, and it supports Verizon's 4G LTE 700MHz band as well as CDMA 3G EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. 0 on the 800/1900MHz bands. When you are in areas without 4G LTE coverage, the Mobile Hotspot will fall back to 3G EV-DO. The Samsung SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot works with devices and computers with WiFi 802.11b/g/n and it can support up to 5 devices at a time.
The iPhone 4 and Samsung Mobile 4G Hotspot.
The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot gets very high download speed and so-so upload speeds, on both PC and Mac. Using Safari on the Mac, and IE and Chrome on the PC, we got 12-15 Mbps download and around 1 Mbps for upload speeds. Playing Hulu video using the Mobile Hotspot is smooth and audio is in sync with video.
Building penetration is excellent thanks to the low 700MHz spectrum that Verizon runs their 4G LTE on, and the Mobile Hotspot keeps connection inside of large buildings and big houses.
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The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot SCH-LC11 has a built-in rechargeable battery that's 1,500mAh in capacity. The battery life isn't very long, with continuous connection, the Mobile Hotspot lasts about 3 hours. If you need to connect longer than that, be sure to take the charger with you. The Mobile Hotspot goes to sleep automatically if it's not in use, but it doesn't turn back on automatically. You will need to manually turn it back on.
If you are looking for a mobile hotspot on Verizon's 4G LTE network, the Samsung SCH-LC11 covers all the bases well: keeps solid connection, works with most devices and computers (PCs might need a software update), very good download speed and great building penetration. The Samsung is small and light, great for travelers who take a lot of gear with them on the road. Battery life isn't stellar and upload speed isn't impressive.
Price: $99.99 with a 2-year contract after discount; $269.99 retail.
Web sites: www.verizonwireless.com, www.samsung.com
Battery: Lithium Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 1500 mAh.
Size: 2.32 x 3.54 x 0.45 inches.
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Mayfaire Town Center @ TrySports901 Town Center Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 Wilmington, NC
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The Luv2Run 5k and 1.2 mile Fun Run is open to all levels of runners. This Event will help teach children to incorporate active lifestyles into their everyday routine with the proceeds going to the St Mary School Athletic Booster Club. REGISTER BY JANUARY 13th TO GUARANTEE A T-SHIRT !
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Sewer company Eyes Country Club Property
When one reads about the Brite Canyon Resource Recovery seeking to obtain nine holes of an 18 hole course, one has to wonder whether the condemning authority has any sense of what it is doing. The destruction of nine holes will make the remainder of this parcel worth far less than one-half of its prior value. First, it may now be adjacent to a holding pond. Of greater import is that people who play golf on 18 hole courses expect to continue to play a full round of 18 rather than nine holes.
As a hacker who barely gets to nine and only on the rare day in which my friend lets me use his drive as a starting point, I have no great problem with a nine hole course. However, anybody who golfs on a regular basis expects the full three to five hours to play eighteen holes.
On the flip side, when reading the article closely, we notice that this golf course probably is an "eyesore" and not in use. Does it really have 18 holes or is this really just a fallow former golf course?
Brite Canyon Resource Recovery intends to take control of the derelict 160-acre Golden Hills Country Club and golf course that for years has been an eyesore on Woodford Tehachapi Road, according to sanitation company officials.
The owners of the small sewer company - a division of the Golden Hills Sanitation Company -- recently offered to buy the property from owner Ed Borges of AB Development Co., said Clint Hilderbrand, sanitation company corporate officer.
"We made him a bonafide offer," Hilderbrand said in an interview May 25 at the company's Old Town office, accompanied by Cody Tellis, who manages the estate of the family of the late Carly Smith. The estate owns Brite Canyon Resource Recovery and numerous other waste water properties in California.
The written offer to Borges was $2 million, Hilderbrand said -- "far more than it's worth."
"As a public utility we have eminent domain rights. He declined the offer. Based on Public Utility Code 624, we are preparing to file eminent domain."


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Topel Winery
Featured Wine:
2009 Reserve Pinot Noir
Varietal: | Pinot Noir |
Region: | California: Monterey County |
Total Allocation: | New Release |
Avg. Price: | $40.00 |
Wine Spies: | $29.95 |
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If you would like your order held for delivery after a specific date, please place your order and then email us with the Order Number and the date you'd like your package to leave our warehouse. We'll take care of the rest.
The Winery Says:
About This Wine:
A glass full of rubies! Like its predecessor, our 2009 Topel Pinot Noir Reserve is the best of the best, crafted from the finest Pinot Noir fruit from the vintage. It is a sensual, beautifully balanced wine, with bold fruit flavors, dominated by blackberries and plums, reminiscent of its famous mid-Burgundian sisters from Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux. The nose is bright and floral with nuances of lilac and rose petals, and orange peel. The mouthfeel is full and balanced, with a long, silky finish.
As always, we source our grapes for this wine from a Northern Monterey vineyard we call Serendipity because we feel it is our good fortune to have found absolutely the best place in California for Pinot Noir grapes. Located directly across from the famed Santa Lucia Highlands, this area is known for its special terroir and unique climate, which allows for a long growing season, resulting in deeply colored, richly flavored, elegant wines.
Methode: The 2009 growing season was mild, which enabled the grapes to mature to uniform ripeness with a minimum of heat stress. We harvested in the third week of September. The grapes were field crushed within 30 minutes of picking and allowed to spontaneously ferment in 3/4-ton batches. The small fermentation bins were punched down by hand four times a day to maximize color and flavor, which also allowed for a cooler fermentation, lasting 23 days. The wine was then pressed into 25% new French oak barrels (super tight grain from Vosges and Allier wood) for the first 6 months. After secondary fermentation, we separated the best barrels of the '09 vintage and transferred the Reserve Pinot for another year of aging into neutral French oak cooperage, before bottling. The wine was released in November, 2011.
Food Pairing: As for our favorite pairings with this wine. In November, hands down the full turkey dinner! Other than that, anything lamb or salmon. From lamb burgers to roasted, stuffed leg of lamb. Salmon cakes or simple poached salmon fillets are most delicious with this incredible wine. I would be happy to share my Salmon Cakes recipe with anyone who is interested!
About The Winery:
All Topel wines are lovingly handcrafted by Mark and Donnis, who employ minimalist techniques to transform simple grape juice into world-class wines that are robust, yet balanced and elegant — soulful wines that perfectly reflect the soil and climate of their origin.
At Topel Winery, the art of making wine begins within 15 minutes after the grapes are harvested, with a "field crush" right in the vineyard. The grapes are then transported immediately to the winery to begin their transformation into wine.
Topel Winery uses the highest quality fruit from our estate vineyards and from selected sites that grow grapes to our stringent standards, for making our different varietals.
Technical Analysis:
Varietals: 100% Pinot Noir, 50% Pommard, 30% clone 667, and 20% clone 115
Average Brix: 26
pH: 3.70
Alcohol: 14.2
Production: 250 Cases
If you are visiting us for the first time, Welcome!
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Mission Codename: Winner, Winner
Operative: Agent Red
Objective: Visit Topel Winery and acquire an allocation of their delicious and newly released 2008 Monerey County Pinot Noir.
Mission Status: Accomplished!
Current Winery: Topel Winery
Wine Subject: 2009 Topel Winery Pinot Noir Reserve – Monterey
Winemaker: Mark Topel
Backgrounder: Monterey County is emerging as a mecca for Pinot Noir. The Wine Spies have featured several Monterey County Pinots and, every time, our Operatives have scooped them up enthusiastically. Today we mark our return to Topel – who just garnered a Gold Medal in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, and a 92-point score from Wilfred Wong – for today's delicious and robust expression of Monterey Pinot Noir. Be sure to read Agent Red's tasting notes and winemaker interview, below.
Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look – Brilliant ruby red hues, with pink edging and a slightly darker heart.Tall, thin legs descend down the glass wall after swirling the wine.
Smell – Full and lush on the nose, with bold red cherry, candied strawberry, red raspberry and soft, loamy earth. Spice and vanilla underpin the fruit and hints of black tea, subtle cedar shavings and a hint of white pepper add the right amount of rounding.
Feel – Soft and very round on initial entry. Then, as the wine passed the mid-palate, it digs in, adding a tart dryness and revealing medium to firm tannins at the edges of the mouth. Acidity is vibrant but also smooth and even.
Taste – Rich and red cherry, black cherry, fresh raspberry and tart strawberry candy lead the way. As the wine settles onto the palate, tart cherry, exotic spice, kola nut, cedar and subtle silver gunpowder add a secondary rush of flavor.
Finish – Clean, long and lingering with bold fruit yielding to spice, sweetwood, kola and the subtle flavor of gunpowder.
Conclusion – The 2009 Topel Winery Reserve Pinot Noir – Monterey is a bright, brilliant wine that bursts forth with flavor and bold aromatics. Swirl the wine, between savory sips, and witness its evolution. Somewhat restrained and shy, at first, this wine really begins to emerge as it airs out. The more you swirl, the more fruit and subtlety are revealed. Swirl and decant for optimal results. Enjoy this wine all on its own, or with a wide variety of pairings. We enjoyed our sample bottle with a plate of exotic dried meats and hard cheeses. The combinations were all divine. Don't miss out on this exceptional Pinot Noir.
Mission Report:
SUBJECT: Mark Topel
DATE OF BIRTH: January 11, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
WINE EDUCATION: Self-taught. Audited courses at UC Davis, mentored by some of the finest CA winemakers who are good friends, and OJT.
CALIFORNIA WINE JOB BRIEF: Winemaker, Topel Winery 1996 – Present
WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY: Minimal intrusion. Let the grapes express themselves.
SIGNATURE VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon
CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Tremendous positive feedback from satisfied customers
WINEMAKER QUOTE: "Each vintage is like a new and unique poem—handcrafted and polished to perfection"
Wine Spies Vineyard Check:
The location of Topel's Healdsburg tasting room where today's wine and other great wines can be tasted can be seen in this satellite photo.


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Jesse's Embers' bar is open throughout the day between lunch and dinner hours. The original Embers has been open since 1963.
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"Consistently great hole in the wall steakhouse"
By bitesme, February 21, 2012
I guess I've been visiting Embers for 30 years. It is such a great place I always tell out of town visitors about it. Very reasonably priced, excel...
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By rickenbacker, January 15, 2010
Service here is always exceptional. My favorite is deep fried lobster, but do enjoy a great steak every now and then. Why does a traditional dry ...
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By Audacious, September 18, 2009
Stopped in for lunch [free parking in back],great drink ,better special burger,best conversation at bar.This place blew me away!Park [or drop in] ,...
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- Cozy and Moderate
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You can make reservations online.
Food specialties: Weekly pasta and daily lunch specials.
Televisions: 1
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- 60
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- Ingersoll Avenue and Crescent Drive
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On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research, Third Edition
In addition to human participants and animal subjects in research, governmental regulations and professional guidelines cover other aspects of research, including the use of grant funds, the sharing of research results, the handling of hazardous materials, and laboratory safety.
These last two issues are sometimes overlooked in research, but no researcher or scientific discipline is immune from accidents. An estimated half million workers in the United States handle hazardous biological materials every day. A March 2006 explosion at the National Institute of Higher Learning in Chemistry in Mulhouse, France, killed a distinguished researcher and caused $130 million in damage.
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It looks like the New Orleans Saints will hold off on using the franchise tag this offseason as the team won't place the tag on Pro Bowl left tackle Jermon Bushrod, according to ESPN.
Not using the tag on Bushrod wouldn't be a major shock at all considering the price tag of franchising Bushrod would be around $9.7 million and the Saints are trying to find ways to fall under the salary cap. The Saints are reportedly around $16 million over the cap despite linebacker Curtis Lofton's contract being restructured along with the cuts of tight end David Thomas and cornerback Johnny Patrick.
The report also said Bushrod would become an unrestricted free agent, but the Saints can re-sign Bushrod before he can hit the open market if the team chooses to do so. General Manager Mickey Loomis said earlier this offseason that Bushrod was the Saints' top free-agent priority.
Source: The Times Picayune
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Saints wont use the franchise tag, Jermon Bushrod will become a free agent
Saints, Will Smith reportedly working on restructuring his contract
Saints Nation: Top 5 Saints' Playmakers Ever
Jimmy Graham Could Be Targeting As Much As $12 Annually In His Next Contract
Rob Ryan will Flourish as Defensive Coordinator in New Orleans
Saints rumors: New Orleans to cut Will Smith, Jonathan Vilma?
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Checks and commands
- CauseCrashes
- CheckNSCP
- CheckDisk
- CheckLogFile
- CheckEventLog
- CheckSystem
- CheckHelpers
- CheckTaskSched
- CheckTaskSched2
- CheckWMI
Scripting Languages?
Servers and protocols?
- check_nrpe (NRPE Server)
- check_nrpe (NRPE Client)
- check_nt (NSClient Server)
- check_nt (NSClient Client)?
- NSCA (NSCA Server)
- NSCA (NSCA Client)
- NRDP (NRDP Client)
- check_mk (CheckMK Server)
- check_mk (CheckMK Client)
- graphite (Graphite Client)
- SMTP (SMTP Client)
- syslog (Syslog Client)
Utilities and tools?
About NSClient++
NSClient++ (or nscp as I tend to call it nowadays) aims to be a simple yet powerful and secure monitoring daemon for Windows operating systems. It is built for Nagios, but nothing in the daemon is actually Nagios specific and could probably, with little or no change, be integrated into any monitoring software that supports running user tools for polling.
The structure of the daemon is a simple NT service that loads plug-ins to an internal stack. The plug-ins can then request data (poll performance data) from the other plug-ins through the internal stack. As of now there are a few plug-ins for basic performance data collection, eventlog checking, WMI checking as well as scripting. For details of supplied modules, see CheckCommands.
NSClient++ can be extended in two ways: you can either write your own plug-in or you can execute an external script (as of now batch/exe/*). Writing your own plug-in is, of course, the most powerful way but requires knowledge of C++ or other languages which can produce DLLs and interface with regular C programs (generally, every other language available, but there is some simple API helpers for C/C++ as well as descriptions).
As for checking with NSClient++, I would recommend NRPE as it is a lot more flexible than check_nt. But NSClient has full support for check_nt, and if there is an interest, I could probably add support for check_nt from nc_net.
Support this project
If you like and use this program, feel free to help out in any way by updating the documentation (this WIKI) or add examples, ideas and such. Or help out with writing code and/or patches and such or even if you are so inclined send a few $$:$ to my paypal account, see link on the left :)
Latest Changes
Simplest way to see changes is to look in the changelog (in your distribution) or here in the respoitory: STABLE CHANGELOG
Latest News
Latest NewsDocumentation!
Well, I have spent a few days now working on converting parts of the wiki documentation to rst and now I will publish the first version of the documentation http://docs.nsclient.org/
Please understand that this is the first version so many pages a ...
Updated 0.4.1 and good news on the documentation front!
A new version of 0.4.1 is now available fixing a number of issues as well as some minor enhancements.
The main enhancements are:
- Encoding support. Encodings are now supported via NSCA/NRPE as well as external scripts meaning you should be ...
See the http://nsclient.org/nscp/blog section for more news.
NSClient++ can be downloaded from:
- the download section http://nsclient.org/nscp/downloads (release and nightly builds)
- NagiosForge? http://www.nagiosforge.org/gf/project/nsclientpp/frs/ (releases)
- SourceForge? http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131326&package_id=144099 (releases)
- Johnny Wetlaufer for the nice logo
- Everyone who reports bugs, requests features, and helps out!
About this page
Note: this is not a web site--it is a WIKI. That means anyone can edit it, so if you click edit, you have not "so h4xr0r3ed this b0xx3n." You have simply made a fool out of yourself (unless of course you have contributed to the page, in which case I'm just thankful :)....
Feel free to edit/make corrections and add content to this page. I hope that the documentation can improve as a community effort. It would especially be nice to have some real-world check command setup from Nagios.
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I wanted to contact you because I know you cover a lot of our Scout events in Madera. And I know we usually have someone cover Cub Scout Day Camp. This year there are a lot of changes. Patty Horn is no longer involved and we have changed venue. Day Camp this year is going to be at the Fairgrounds fron June 11th to the 15th from 8am to 12:30pm. I am hoping to have the tribune cover us since we infact are completely different this year and we want to celebrate that. I would suggest maybe Thursday or Friday of that week, because we are having the Zoo Mobile coming on those days. I look forward to hearing from you. my email address boyscoutmomof3 at gmail dot com (goes to my iPhone) and my cell # 664-20xx. Thank you.
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While sitting bored out of my skull watching the new Superdude, Henry Cavill, flail about trying to act in the sensory overload that is Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel," I started to question why very bad things only happen to people when there is a grown man in junk-hugging spandex around. Could it be that Superdude is a jinx? And if he is, shouldn't the Red Sox arrange for him to sit near the Yankees' dugout?
Let's get right to the questions that most need answering. Yes, it's a terrific film. Yes, it was worth remaking. Yes, Henry Cavill, till now best known for playing Theseus in "Immortals," has nailed the role of Superman. To the point, aside from some visual effects overload in the last reel, this is the Superman movie fans have wanted to see and that newcomers to the longtime superhero will dig.
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Town 1-1 Reading Saturday, 9th Aug 2003 18:32 An injury time Tommy Miller penalty saved Town's blushes as they rarely looked at their best against Reading in the opening game of the season at a sweltering Portman Road. The visitors had gone ahead through Steven Sidwell in a game of few chances at either end. Town lined up with all three signings in the expected 4-3-3 formation, and one of them, Drissa Diallo was quickly in the thick of the action, picking up a yellow card for pulling back Nicky Forster on the Reading right in the first 10 seconds. Surely the quickest booking of any Town league career. In the second minute Steve Brown became the first Reading player to enter the book when he went through the back of Pablo Couñago's legs on halfway. On nine Richard Naylor put in a fine challenge on Andy Hughes on the edge of the area after Chris Makin had given the ball away. Had Naylor not challenged then the Royals could well have gone one ahead. Town's first chance came in the 14th minute when Darren Bent's header from a deep Jim Magilton freekick on the right was deflected wide. The freekick had been awarded after Marcus Bent had beaten a defender and had been pulled back in a very similar way to Diallo earlier. However, on this occasion referee Brian Curson, who refereed the two sides at the Madejski Stadium last season, felt no card was warranted. A minute later a fine Town passing move ended with Marcus Bent teeing up Tommy Miller whose shot was deflected away. Half the Town side had been involved in the build-up down the right. Pablo Couñago made a trademark strong run on 23 but he perhaps took the ball too far and was unable to put in a shot. The game was almost entirely all Town at this stage but with the Royals, with just one man up front, defending stoutly and preventing serious scoring opportunities. Miller had another try a couple of minutes later but saw his shot fly over Hahnemann's goal while New Reading signing Scott Murray appeared to bundle a cross from the left wide with his hand after getting away from Chris Makin. On the half hour Fabian Wilnis timed a challenge on Forster well inside the area as the striker ran on to a Goater through ball. New keeper Kelvin Davis impressed his new supporters in the 34th minute with a fine save to his right from a Forster shot from a tight angle on the right after the striker had got away from Richard Naylor. Reading were starting to get their passing together in the closing stages of the half and in the 36th minute a neat interchange saw the ball fall for Hughes just inside the area. Sadly for Reading fans he belted his shot into orbit, wasting perhaps the best chance of the first half. For Town, Santos in the centre of midfield, went close with a 25 yard shot from a Couñago lay-off. His well-struck effort flew just wide of the Reading goal. Just before the break Marcus Bent twisted and turned before hitting a shot over the bar. Town hadn't been at their best with the numerous Reading defenders making it difficult for the three-man Blues attack. After only two minutes of the second half Joe Royle decided to make a switch, Martijn Reuser coming on for Darren Bent and moving to a left midfield role, Tommy Miller moving to a wider role on the right. Almost immediately Reuser was provided with a chance to take one of his custom freekicks. Encroachment by Steven Sidwell after a foul 30 yards out saw the kick moved in 10 and Sidwell awarded a yellow card. The Dutchman's effort struck the wall and the danger was gone. On 54 Sidwell was again in the thick of the action as an aerial challenge with Jim Magilton left the Town skipper on the ground and receiving treatment for some while. No action other than a freekick was taken by referee Curson. Sidwell continued to hog much of the attention with a late tackle on Fabian Wilnis as the defender tried to bring the ball out of the Town area. When Mr Curson called him over a second yellow card appeared likely, however a lengthy lecture was all that was administered. Two minutes later it was Sidwell who would put the Royals ahead from a Forster cross from the left. Forster had been allowed to get away down the Reading left and Joe Royle will be unhappy with the way that Sidwell was left unmarked in the centre, Chris Makin just failing to get back to cover as Sidwell beat the blameless Davis. Four minutes later Sidwell was subbed to widespread boos, John Salako taking his place. Town were making little headway up front and Reading could have gone two-up through Andy Hughes, Drissa Diallo heading his shot over the bar. Joe Royle decided to bring Matt Richards on for Fabian Wilnis who may have been suffering the effects of the earlier challenge by Sidwell. Richards moved to left-back with Chris Makin swapping to the right. With 15 minutes left Georges Santos hit a shot over, one of few actual attempts from the Blues. All too often the ball was passed about on the edge of the area only for a Reading toe to clear. On 77 the game swung dramatically Town's way. Tommy Miller played an inch perfect pass through for Pablo Couñago to chase only for Nicky Shorey to pull him back just before the Spaniard entered the area. It was an easy decision for the referee to make with Shorey the last man and there seemed little argument, although the Reading players did their best to find one. Matt Richards, Town's only left-footed player, took the kick but sent it high and wide, wasting a good opportunity. The latter stages of the game were punctuated by a number of Reading players going to ground and requiring treatment. As a result there was little flow while Town periodically pressured without creating too much of note, crosses flying either too high or too deep or to the first Reading defender. Joe Royle threw on Dean Bowditch for Georges Santos in the 86th minute as Town went after an equaliser against the 10 men.. Brian Curson's four minutes of stoppage time hardly seemed adequate for the number of injury stoppages (extended by much-required drinks breaks all round) and the amount of time Marcus Hahnemann took over his second half goalkicks. Town continued to push and, just as it seemed a goal wouldn't come, captain Jim Magilton skipped past Steve Brown on the left inside the area only for the defender to clip him, and send him to the ground. Reading protested, Graeme Murty too much, referee Curson producing another yellow card. Tommy Miller looked as calm as ever despite the lengthy protests and tucked his kick away to Hahnemann's left, the keeper going the wrong way. Shortly afterwards the whistle went, prompting more protests to erupt amongst the visitors , sub Jon Mackie lucky not to get himself in the book or worse with an extensive burst of vitriol aimed into the referee's face. Not the best performance the Blues will put in this season and the lack of chances created will be something which Joe Royle may be concerned about. That said, Reading are one of the more fancied sides in the division and the Royals were also restricted to few efforts, Shaun Goater, playing a surprisingly deep role, not even having a shot on goal. Town: Davis, Wilnis (Richards 72), Makin, Naylor, Diallo, Santos (Bowditch 86), Magilton, Miller, Couñago, M Bent, D Bent (Reuser 47). Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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- Connect with our nation's past at Arlington National Cemetery. The 500-acre site – the most hallowed burial ground of America's fallen military– includes the grave of President John F. Kennedy, Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial, and the Tomb of the Unknowns.
- Visit the nearby Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima), which pays tribute to every U.S. Marine who has died in battle since 1775. In the summer, linger into the evening to see U.S. Marine Corps marching and musical units perform the time-honored Sunset Parade.
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Thank you to all who submitted a nomination for the 2013 Mobile Work Exchange Tele-Vision Awards. Winners were announced at a ceremony during the Spring Town Hall Meeting on April 30.
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text: September 26 Shortly after dawn the North Koreans attacked 32nd Infantry positions on South Mountain. The attack, for the North Korean regiment, was a disaster. The North Koreans lost 394 killed while another 174 surrendered. Meanwhile, to the east, the 3rd Battalion, 32nd was advancing toward Hill 348 when it spotted a large enemy forces on the highway. It attacked immediately, killing over 500 North Korean soldiers, destroying 5 T-34 tanks plus artillery. To the east the 17th ROK Regiment took Hills 348 and 292 and by evening enemy troops had been cleared from both the 17th ROK and 32nd Infantry sectors. Meanwhile, in Seoul itself, the Marines were slowly clearing the city of enemy in what came to be known as "The Battle of the Barricades." By nightfall, X Corps forces controlled approximately half the city. South of Suwon, the 31st Infantry attacked south toward Osan, advancing to where Task Force Smith first engaged the North Koreans on July 5th. The attackers dug in just south of there. The 38th Infantry, 2nd Division, arrived at Koch'ang shortly after dawn and was joined two hours later by advance units from the 23rd Infantry. Repeated air attacks had reduced the town to almost nothing. In Koch'ang, the 38th Infantry captured an enemy field hospital. That afternoon, the 23rd Infantry left for Anui, fourteen miles away, arriving at approximately 10:30 PM. The 19th Infantry, 24th Division, took lead out of Kumch'on and its 2nd Battalion entered Yongdong that morning, finding three American prisoners locked up in the local jail. The regiment continued on to Okch'on, 10 miles east of Taejon, where it stopped briefly to refuel the tanks and give the men a short rest. It started on towards Taejon in mid-afternoon but was stopped short distance west of Okch'on when the lead tank hit a mine and then was destroyed by hidden antitank guns. The fight continues throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the early evening so the division dug in for the night. 1st Cavalry Division Task Force 777 left Poun a few minutes before noon, advancing rapidly toward Ch'ongju, arriving there around mid-afternoon. They encountered no enemy resistance during this trip. The town was deserted except for a few civilians. The task force continued north on the Ch'onan, on the main Seoul highway, arriving shortly after dark. The town was full of enemy soldiers, most wandering aimless around. None fired on the American unit, now led by tank platoon from the 70th Tank Battalion. After leaving Ch'onan, the three-tank platoon headed north on the main highway at full speed and rumbled into Osan passing through the city. The platoon stopped just north of town while the platoon leader tried to contact the task force but was unsuccessful. T-34 tank tracks warned the commander the enemy was probably nearby and he decided his best course was to try and bull his way through to X Corps lines. Also realizing X Corps would probably fire on his tank as he approached, he ordered driving lights be turned on, then proceeded at full speed. The three tanks began receiving small arms fire from enemy troops shortly after this, and then small arms fire from U.S. infantry as they passed through their lines. Fortunately, having the lights on kept X Corps tanks and antitank weapons from firing on them. He reached 31st Infantry lines at 10:26 PM.. They were very fortunate since they bulled their way through a major North Korean tank force as the approached X Corps lines. The rest of the task force was not so lucky. They were still 10 miles south of Osan when they ran into enemy tanks. In the ensuing battle the task force destroyed 7 T-34 tanks but lost 2 KIA, 28 wounded, plus two tanks and 15 other vehicles. At this point, the task force stopped for the night. Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523 Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War Member: American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations Web site: http://www.korean-war.com


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PodGrasp Localized with TraductoPro
(January 28, 2013)New York, NY (PRWEB) January 28, 2013
The creator of PodGrasp, Gary Hughes, localized his Mac app with TraductoPro and gave the localization tool a five star rating, submitting a detailed case study on the experience.
Hughes said he wanted to use localization to broaden the appeal of PodGrasp by making it easier to use for people whose first language is not English. In his research on localization, prior to choosing TraductoPro, he discovered the process was tedious and found much conflict on the Internet as to what types of services were most effective.
TraductoPro removed a lot of the tedium from the localization process and let me concentrate on the development of PodGrasp. Using TraductoPro saved me a lot of time and hence money, said Hughes.
Hughes used TraductoPro to localize PodGrasp in five languages with approximately three hours of work and said he plans to use it to localize the iPhone version of PodGrasp. Within this time, he also localized his app store meta data and began marketing the app in all the new languages within hours.
The process wasn't perfect but it wasn't far from it and the quick response and attitude from support more than made up for the few issues I had. TraductoPro care about their product and their customersIts refreshing to have a slick development tool.
To view the full case study, visit TraductoPro at http://www.traductoapp.com/localization-case-studies/podgrasp .
About PodGrasp
PodGrasp is an audio podcast player for the Mac and iPhone. The app is used to store a podcast history, stream podcasts, and subscribe to podcasts directly from the device. Gary Hughes is the creator of PodGrasp, which can be downloaded in the Mac App Store for $0.99. For more information, visit: http://www.podgrasp.com.
About TraductoPro
TraductoPro is a Mac application to automate the process of localizing Mac and iOS apps. Users import their Xcode projects and the application makes the strings localizable and translates them in the desired language. The interface connects to human translators who return the localized strings and content to the user in usually less than 24 hours. TraductoPro was created by Visual Frames, a software solutions company. For more information or to download TraductoPro, visit http://www.traductoapp.com.
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A SELF-represented man who believes police unfairly target him because of his race has managed to appeal his third speeding ticket.
Mustafa Al Shakarji overturned his $500 fine and some of his court costs from his trial in September last year, after Judge John Baulch SC said the presiding magistrate was "aggressive" and "quite inappropriate" during previous proceedings.
Mr Al Shakarji, who emigrated from Iraq in 2002, said he felt he was being targeted by police because of the colour of his skin.
"I've started believing it was becoming a racial issue with Townsville police officers," the 25-year-old said.
"It's become a habit for police to issue a ticket and wait for things to happen. It's frustrating.
"Just because they have the power, doesn't mean they can walk around issuing people tickets."
Mr Al Shakarji first used Google Earth in 2011 to overturn a speeding fine in Bowen. He said his second traffic offence was dropped by prosecution during mediation.
After this week's District Court decision, Mr Al Shakarji will be awarded $1443.30 in costs.
In his decision, Judge Baulch SC said the previous magistrate Peter Smid should have been more accommodating during the trial over the speeding ticket.
"There were a number of exchanges between the bench and the appellant during the appellant's address that are of concern to me," he said.
"It must be remembered in cases like this that justice must not only be done, it must also be seen to be done.
"Repeated use of the word 'no' by the magistrate, together with repeated exhortations to the appellant to 'save it for the appeal' were, in my view, quite inappropriate language for a judicial officer to use to an unrepresented person attempting to make submissions."
Judge Baulch SC said Magistrate Smid appeared biased by saying Mr Al Shakarji was "talking nonsense and humbug".
Magistrate Smid found Mr Al Shakarji guilty after a trial in September last year, fining him $500 and ordering him to pay court costs of $3802.70.
Magistrate Smid said Mr Al Shakarji's evidence - in the form of video tapes of the intercept from a recording device strapped to his car dashboard - was like "some spy story out of a Graham Greene novel".
Mr Al Shakarji said he was pleased his appeal was allowed.
"I've been taught as a young child if you're right, do anything you can to prove it," he said.
"I wouldn't settle for anything less than justice. It's been a long process but it pays off at the end."
He is now considering legal action against Townsville police.
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N.C. State's quarterback situation remains in doubt but a former Wolfpacker will start for Central Florida.
UCF coach George O'Leary named Mike Greco the Knights' starter. Greco began his career at N.C. State in 2005, caught in a QB shuffle behind Marcus Stone and Jay Davis, Greco transferred to Pearl River Community College in Mississippi.
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California Love, California Dreaming, California Girls (the Beach Boys song, the Katy Perry song and the David Lee Roth cover of the Beach Boys song), California King Bed, Phantom Planet's California (of OC fame)... and that's just off the top. Whether the Golden State is a touch over-celebrated or simply that good (I've never been, so I wouldn't know), it's hard to hold hold that against a cut as catchy as Radical Something's latest single, a state anthem titled—wait for it—California. Here, the crew's lazy, reggae-informed acoustic-guitar beat sets the mood as vocalists Loggy and Josh Cocktail pay tribute to the paradise that beckons them back no matter how far they travel: "Every time I leave, you know I'm always second-guessin' it, thinkin' I'll regret it but, you know I'm comin' back in the end and I've accepted it." Even if you don't live on the Left—or any—Coast, this laid-back selection is the perfect to enjoy while leaning back in a beach chair, umbrella drink sweating in your hand. For more tropically fresh tuneage, check out Radical Something's self-titled digital album when it hits the 'net in late August.
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Leading pharmaceutical companies share success stories on the use of the PHT eCOA system.
In the demanding world of clinical research, it is helpful to learn from the innovative use cases of sponsors who have used PHT's ePRO/eCOA systems to achieve their research goals effectively and efficiently.
Merck Research Laboratories: Insomnia Study
Presented by Merck's Dr. Jay Pearson, Senior Director, Epidemiology Dept., and PHT Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Steve Raymond at DIA 2004 and ISOQOL annual meeting, June 2004 What if you could reduce your sample size by half? When you collect better data, you can do more with fewer patients - thereby saving significant cost and shortening your trial. An insomnia study performed by Merck was the first randomized trial to compare the relative abilities of paper and eDiaries to show efficacy. The study found that PRO data collected by the LogPad exhibited a 35% lower standard deviation than paper diary data.
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Asthma Invervention Research 2(AIR2) Trial – Phase III
How sites really feel about using ePRO.
The AIR2 Trial, a pivotal Phase III study sponsored by Asthmatx, investigates the safety and effectiveness of Bronchial Thermoplasty™, the first non-drug treatment for asthma, using the Alair® System. 300 patients at 35 global sites use the LogPad to record and transmit daily symptomatic data on their experiences following treatment. Two principal investigators took to time to tell PHT about the benefits and challenges of using ePRO in a trial.
Temple University: COPD Disease Management Study
Can a call center and a LogPad reduce hospitalizationsand improve QoL?
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Temple's unique disease management study uses the LogPad to investigate the impact of a pulmonary call center on COPD patient hospitalizations, deaths, lung function and quality of life. The LogPad uses automatic graded scoring and real-time alerts at the site to identify warning signs of exacerbations, and notifies patients when they need to contact the call center based on these scores. Early results have reduced hospitalizations significantly - but don't take our word for it. To learn more, read the case study or watch the news report, which features patient and study coordinator interviews.
ePRO in Action for Phase II
Author: Shelia Rocchio Published: March 2010 Source: Applied Clinical Trials On-line
Sanofi Pasteur had used electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) solutions provider PHT Corporation in previous trials. "eDiaries motivate subjects to complete their daily questionnaires. In addition, it is much more efficacious to ask subjects how they feel at a precise moment and get an immediate, accurate answer," said Vicki Tyler, Clinical Trial Manager at Sanofi Pasteur's Massachusetts facility, who oversees the Clostridium difficile study
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Patti Hall, RN, CCRC, director of clinical research at Family Allergy, explained, the immediate information they receive as a subject completes a questionnaire enables her team of nine coordinators and investigators to know in real time if a subject is being compliant and answering the questionnaire. "It gives us the opportunity to keep an eye on patient safety and also to make sure they complete every question and enter data correctly," she said. "The questionnaire is designed so the patient has to answer each question appropriately before proceeding to the next one."
Author: Valdo Arnera, MD Published: October 2010 Source: Applied Clinical Trials Online ALK is currently developing a house dust mite (HDM) immunotherapy tablet. In the latest HDM clinical trial, ALK used an ePRO system from PHT to enable subjects to record their experiences in the trial. ePRO is the electronic capture of patient reported outcomes (PRO) data from study subjects. This was the seventh trial in which ALK used ePRO solutions from PHT.


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Orzo, the italian word for barley, is a kind of short-cut macaroni shaped like a large grain of rice. In Greek it's called kritharaki meaning "small barley". Orzo pilaf is a particularly popular dish throughout Greece and can be combined with small pieces of chicken fillet. It's also one of hubby's most favourite dishes, so I cook it quite often. This time I've used wholegrain orzo which eventually proved to be just as tasty. It's healthy, it's filling, it's very easy to make and worth giving it a try.
I usually start classes early in the morning on Saturdays, so Fridays are almost like any other weekday. From September to May, they certainly don't herald the weekend as a time to relax or spend a wild night out, but, on the contrary, they invite me to go to bed quite early as I have to get up at six thirty on Saturdays. However, in June, Fridays are special because my Saturday classes finish end of May. What's normal for most people who work from Monday to Friday, Fridays in June are like a long weekend for me! This is why, I'm enjoying them as much as I can.
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto 2
I read a lot. I've been reading Eliot's Waste Land for the upteenth time this week. And while I'm writing , I enjoy listening to Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto 2. Classical music relaxes me greatly just like blogging. I sometimes wish I had the time to blog more often or read more books or listen to more of my favourite music - not just at the weekend or on holidays but every single day of the week. And, of course, when I don't work, I also enjoy cooking. Naturally, I cook , almost every day, sometimes we order take-away and sometimes I only do pasta and / or salads. But on my days off work, I do my best to be more creative.
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Many people believe that fatty foods are much tastier than their healthy version. But have they ever tried to adopt a healthier eating pattern in their daily diets? I don't think so because if they had they would have acknowledged the great benefits of a daily healthy diet. Healthy eating has nothing to do with dieting, it's a lifestyle and in the long run you can enjoy it so much that you will never feel like going back to unhealthy eating habits , such as the consumption of too much red meat, fried or processed foods, for example.
Healthy eating can help you prevent and control many health problems such as high blood pressure, heart diseases and diabetes type 2. What's more, it will definitely help you get rid of stress since it will boost your energy. Alkis and I are great fans of healthy eating and we honestly think that chicken, fish or vegetables are much tastier when grilled. And , of course, we love salads with the mediterranean dressing: 1 tsp olive oil and a few drops of vinegar. Eating as much fattening food as you want is the surest way to an early grave.
Adopting a healthy eating pattern has helped me get rid of some extra kilos, but , most importantly, I've been able to keep a healthy weight and...stay there! Dieters seem to spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. Most of them spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. I am very much against dieting, I tried it in the past and , unfortunately, I gained all the weight lost within weeks after having given up the dieting.
Sticking to a daily healthy eating pattern allows you to enjoy your favourite comfort food occasionally. I love cheese fondu, pastitsio, souvlakia and pancakes and I do enjoy them once or twice a month. This is the greatest benefit of adopting a healthy eating pattern instead of going on a diet.
After a hectic month at the school, I felt I needed a break before starting to mark final exam papers, writing final reports and doing some more extra lessons for my Cambridge ESOL students in June. As you may know, I am incurably in love with Protaras. It's like a magic spell I'm unable to resist to. This is where you can enjoy some of the best sunkissed sandy beaches in the Mediterranean Sea. I've travelled a lot to Greece and to many other European countries but never have I come across more beautiful beaches or such crystal clear blue waters as in Protaras. Protaras has been my haven of peace and the ideal place to relax for the last 28 years.
Since 1985, I've always stayed at the Golden Coast Beach Hotel - actually since it was built! And I'll certainly never change it for any other hotel in the area. Alkis and I had a lovely time there despite the fact that Alkis had to attend an important meeting at work on Saturday morning. On Friday evening, we had dinner at Koi Restaurant. I love sushi and sashimi, so I had an assortment of sashimi together with nigiri, maki and temaki sushi - 16 pieces in all. Alkis, who is allergic to fish, had a chicken curry which he said was just as delicious.
On Saturday night, we went to a traditional local taverna in Paralimni - Ttappis Tavern - which serves excellent local meze. We were unable to finish all the dishes but we tried a little bit of everything and loved the homemade red wine.
Protaras is a magical resort, a pole of attraction for many tourists who come to spend a holiday there from all over Europe. For me it's simply my favourite haven of peace and an ideal resort to spend a weekend away at about 61 km from home.
Today marks the end of classes for the school year 2012-2013 but the school year hasn't come to an end yet. Next week, all classes will have to take final exams which are compulsory and free of charge. So, as you may realise, it's been a hectic week at work. I had to prepare the final exam papers, teach in the afternoon and do office work in the morning.. Then in June, I have some extra classes for the students who have enrolled to Cambridge ESOL Examinations in addition to marking exam papers, issuing results and completing the Final Reports which will be sent to my students by the end of June.
The 58th Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held last night at the Malmö, Arena Sweden and was broadcast live. More than 125 million people from all over the world watched the planet's biggest song contest. Beautiful 20-year-old Emmelie de Forest from Denmark won the contest with her song "Only Teardrops" scoring 281 points. That was one of my favourite songs. Emmelie, singing barefoot and sitting on the floor sang her heart out on stage and deeply touched Europe. She definitely deserved the first prize.
Although I had predicted that Greece would be in the top ten, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Agathonas and Koza Mostra scored 152 points and came sixth!
On the other hand, I was very disappointed to see that Bonnie Tyler came 19th although she did better than Engelbert Humperdinck last year. She gave a brilliant performance and her song "Believe in Me" was a magical rock ballad. I wonder...what went wrong? The final result was decided by a fifty-fifty split between professional juries and televoting from all 39 participants regardless of whether they had qualified for the Grand Final or not.
Here's how Europe voted:
The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 took place last night and was aired live from Malmö, Sweden. The last 10 countries to go through to tomorrow's Grand Final are:
- Hungary
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Romania
- Norway
- Armenia
- Iceland
- Finland
- Malta
- Greece
Oh yes! I am so glad Greece made it through. It's an amazing song which I loved so much and deep down I knew it would qualify for the Final. Albania, Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia, Israel, San Marino and Switzerland all failed to make it through to the Final. Just like yesterday, my vote will go to Greece tomorrow but I also liked some other songs like the songs from Denmark, UK and Bonnie Tyler, Estonia and Malta. UK along with Germany, Italy, France, Spain and host nation Sweden automatically qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday, May 18 2013. And may the best be the winner.
Bonnie Tyler represents the UK with the song "Believe in Me" Isn't she ageless and divine?
Being a Eurovision fan, I watched the first semi-final on Tuesday night. I wasn't surprised Cyprus did not make it to the Grand Final on Saturday. I hated both the song and the singer's poor performance. Despina Olympiou was simply miserable despite her effort to ...sing! The countries that got the ticket to the Grand Final are:
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In less than half-hour tonight, there's the second semi-final and I hope that Greece gets through because the Greek song is a hit! I love it! Good luck Agathona and Koza Mostra!
My mother and I don't always get along very well. More often than not, it seems that one of us is saying the wrong thing, presses the wrong buttons and, as a result, our conversations tend to be quite explosive! Yet, in our heart of hearts, we know that we love each other dearly. I always felt, though, that my dad could understand me more than any other person in the world - this is probably why I'll never get over his sudden death 10 years ago.
With my mum - Nicosia, September 1958
I've often had a rather strained relationship with my mother. She'd criticise almost everything - my hair, my clothes, my friends, my behaviour or attitude, my opinion on various issues, the way I decorate my flat, my flat in general - the list is endless! I strongly felt being under scrutiny and, as a result, I avoided sharing my secrets or troubles with her. On the other hand, I admit to my flaws. I'm kind of blunt and always speak my mind because I'd rather say something to somebody's face than behind their back. In other words, I'm not diplomatic! Our relationship improved a lot when I decided to see things from her point of view.
I felt I could understand her better and eventually realised how much she cared and how wrong I was to pick on her. By appreciating the positive side of her character, I was able to connect with her and communicate much better. For example, she never meddled in my life, never made any comments whatsoever. On the contrary, she was a pattern of discretion. My mum is the sweetest and kindest person I've ever known. Despite her occasional criticisms, she's always been there for me offering her support in times of hardship and sharing my happiness in times of joy. Now I know that she's done an excellent job and I'll be forever thankful for all the sacrifices she's made for me and my brother.
On a summer holiday with my mother - August 2005
At 76 , my mum is an independent person, who lives on her own and has many hobbies and interests in her life such as going on day trips, cooking, reading, writing, charity, decorating to mention only a few. She's also the kindest person I've ever known. She always has a good word for everyone and when she can she helps others very willingly. I feel I owe her a lot - most importantly I owe her my life.
Spending Easter with Alkis' family in Greece has always been a wonderful holiday to look forward to and a great family get-together. On Thursday, May 2, we flew to Thessaloniki feeling excited about meeting family and friends who we hadn't seen for a year. Thanasis, Alkis' youngest brother, picked us up at Macedonia Airport and drove us to Serres, Alkis' hometown, which lies at about 83 km from Thessaloniki. In about an hour, we arrived in Serres and checked in at Philippos Xenia Hotel - our favourite hotel in Serres. Soon after check-in, which was amazingly fast and efficient, we realised that we were starving as we only had a snack on the plane. Late lunch at Ouzomagies was very rewarding! I fast during the Holy Week and was pleasantly surprised to see the variety of lenten dishes available at the tavern. There's one thing I regret, though. I was so hungry that I forgot to take photos of all the great food we had there. Later in the evening we had dinner at the hotel's splendid roof garden restaurant with Zoe - Thanasis' daughter - her husband Stratos and their beautiful daughters - six-year-old Maria who's already been to Primary School and can read very well and four-year-old Alkistis, our goddaughter.
This is what we woke to the following morning.
At Philippos Xenia Hotel, we had a beautiful, spacious room overlooking the back yard. This was only a small part of the evergreen city of Serres. We rented a car and soon after breakfast we explored the surrounding countryside. Serres boasts the most beautiful countryside in Northern Greece, off the beaten track. The park at Eleftherias Square in the city centre matches the beauty of the country. We enjoyed coffee and bougatsa there and just before lunch an ouzomeze
On Easter Day, May 5, we had the perfect traditional Greek Easter lunch at Gazoros - a small village at about 25 km from the city of Serres. Thanasis proved to be a master at making the traditional ovelias- lamb on the spit. Alkis was just a ...sous-chef (under-chef) and was only trying to help! The result was simply delicious!
On Easter Monday, we left Serres for beautiful Thessaloniki - also known as the nymph of Thermaikos. We stayed at Macedonia Palace Hotel which we didn't really like and regretted not booking Electra Palace, but we got better prices at Macedonia Palace. We got a double room for €100 a day vs €170 at Electra but it wasn't good value for money, anyway. However, this did not spoil our holiday. We'll simply not go back again!
Alkis and I walked along Nikis Avenue to Aristotelous Square and had a great dinner just the two of us at Roumeli Tavern by Athonos Square. Walking back to the hotel was an invigorating experience after all the great food we had there.
On Easter Tuesday, we were invited for lunch by our great friends Irini and Stelios at Scholari - situated at about 25km from Thessaloniki . This is where I met Aspa - a wonderful person who I consider to be a wonderful friend now, even though I've only known her for a few hours!
We had such a great time there and enjoyed it so much. Irini proved to be a top chef but we also loved the men's cooking,... like the baby goat on the spit. I know Stelios contributed a lot but my congratulations go to Asterios! Believe it or not, we had a huge dinner at Anestis Tavern in Perea, Thessaloniki. We were invited by Antonis - Alkis' cousin - and his wife Irini. And we still had a lot to eat and drink.
Wednesday morning was shopping day. Thessaloniki made me reconsider shopping in Athens! In the evening, we had another great dinner at Roumeli Tavern with Antonis and Irini.
A few years ago, I was quite reluctant to spend Easter with Alkis's family in Greece. I thought I'd feel a stranger being from Cyprus. But his wonderful family made me feel I'm part of them. I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful hospitality and for making me feel at home.