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OUR SPIRITED BEGINNING = Casper's Magical Journey to Disney
Well I am going to jump in and begin our pre-trip report. I have never done one so bear with me.
First I should introduce us we are a family of 5 me (Aim), hubby (Will), Anastasia (Asia) who is 8, Ephraim (Iggy) who is 7 and Casper (BOO) who is 28 months old. I no longer have pink hair this was for a fundraiser.
This will be our 2nd family trip to WDW but our first trip as a family of 5. Our first trip was December 2010 and it was FREEZING. We went with the 4 of us, minus Casper, and my mother in law and my sister who was then 16. It was an amazing trip and while there we booked a bounce back for August 2011 to stay at the Wilderness Lodge. Little did we know that God had other plans for our family and a couple months after arriving home from our trip we found out we were expecting a shocking baby #3 and then only a few short months after that he entered the world and blessed our family at 26 weeks gestation.
For our first trip we stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort and were lucky enough to get free dining for our stay. We spent 7 days and had the greatest time. We have never seen our kids so blissful and just full of joy that we couldn't wait to go back.
The logistics for our trip:
Where: Port Orleans Riverside
When: August 18th -30th
We will be visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter also because we are HUGE Harry Potter fans. Our kids both are avid readers and started reading the series when they were 5 & 6 respectively (yes we don't censor their reading within reason, if they are able and willing have at it)
We will also be including the DDP because there is no way I am going to cook on vacation and we like the luxury and ease of having it paid for before hand and just being able to order what we want.
In the next post I will post some bios of each of us and the inspiration behind this trip, our little man Casper.
Meet Us
Inspiration for our trip
Dining Plans
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Our Cast of Characters
Will and I met in University, it's so cliche but honestly from the moment I saw him I knew I was going to marry him. It was my first year of Undergrad and his first year of his Masters Degree, yes an older man, he was the choir director for the choir for our student mass at our University. Despite my lack of musical and singing ability I joined the choir to be with my friend but all the while I really joined just to get to know him better.
We started dating in 2000 and have been together ever since, we were married in 2003 and will be celebrating 11 years of marriage this June.
Will works for the same University that we are alumni of after we spent a couple years pre marriage and pre kids in the "big city" where he was a patent agent for a major law firm.
He is an AMAZING daddy and is the greatest husband a woman could want. He LOVES to bake and cook, he plays the piano and guitar and also sings in choirs and leads them. He is my rock. His favorite Disney character is Buzz Lightyear. He is a "mathematician" with a degree in Combinitorics and Optimization, ya I don't know either, and has a LONG history of winning many many math competitions from grade school well into University. He can learn anything which makes me totally jealous.
Last thing you should know about Will he is not really a ride guy. He doesn't enjoy rides that are rough and too intense no roller coasters.
His FAVORITE rides are Soarin' and Test Track
ME Amy.
I am a stay at home mom, before giving birth to our special guy I worked as a program co-ordinator for a local non profit organization that supports families of special needs children. I am an "Artsy" with a degree in Social Development Studies and fine art. My dream has always been to be a classical animator at Disney, maybe one day I will get to somehow do something related even remotely to it the animation "class" in Hollywood studios is close enough for me.
My FAVORITE ride at Disney is Space Mountain and I have been known to ride it MULTIPLE times over all by myself because up until now no one would go on it with me. Though both Asia and Iggy want to give it a try this time.
Will and I are a good mix of dreamer (Me) and realist (him) we balance each other out and work well together.
I LOVE to "wear" my baby, anything to be close to him and so you will see me with Casper in a carrier likely 90% of the time. Since he spent 4 months in a NICU over 2.5hrs away from our home I just want to hold him every chance I get.
Asia is 8 and will be turning 9 a couple weeks before our trip.
She is a girly girl but definitely LOVES her "tomboy" stuff. I think it's because she has a little brother and they are only 15 months apart age wise that he influences heavily what she is into. Don't get me wrong she was in ballet, Iggy was also, and loves tutu's and dressing up but she also LOVES Star Wars, Minecraft and Power Rangers.
Asia has had her own difficulties, when she was 8 months old she was diagnosed with Epilepsy and we spent many years trying to control her 5 seizure types that she experienced. We tried 11 different seizure meds and she has had many many tests until finally we found one that works. She also has SPD and global developmental delay which affects her mostly socially. BUT she has been off of her seizure meds for almost a year now and is doing well with very little break through seizures. She is also doing fantastically in school and is an avid reader. She has a kind soul and is a wonderful nurturing big sister.
Her favorite character is Rapunzel and her favorite ride from our first trip is the Tomorrowland Transit Authority she must have rode it 12 times our last trip and she talks about it ALL the time.
Iggy is 7 years old and is quite the handfull.
I suppose he is the typical middle child in that he is quiet and reserved but can have outbursts of energy and attitude at the drop of a hat. Iggy is known everywhere for being VERY shy. He spent the first year of kindergarten and didn't speak a single word to his teacher, yet when at home he talks ALL the time.
He ADORES his baby brother. Honestly to say adores doesn't even do it justice it's like Casper competes him. Everything comes easily to Iggy and as a result he can often just sit back and not try so we are constantly trying to encourage him to challenge himself. Iggy has suffered from his own medical issues and for 2 years we spent much time in and out of the hospital with admissions until we finally found out he suffers from Familial Mediterranean Fever and Migraines. Since seeing a neurologist and rheumatoid doctor he is doing very well.
Iggy LOVES lacrosse and tae kwon do. He is CRAZY for Dinosaurs, Captain Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies but his FAVORITE movies are the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movies. He has loved these since he was 3 and went CRAZY for the Honey set at Disney.
Though he is very shy and so quiet he has an enormous heart and is the first to help anyone and loves to think of ways we can help others charity wise. He also has been a model with a local modelling agency since he was 4 and has done print ad work for OshKosh, Gap and others as well as runway work for Gap, Oshkosh and local stores. He also had the honor of being "brand ambassador" and Spokes Boy for a Canadian boys clothing company. Ya he's cute if I do say so myself.
His favorite character is Captain Jack Sparrow as well as Peter Pan and they are both his favorite rides.
Disney brought Iggy to life. Seriously it was there that we saw a side of him we had never seen before. All of a sudden my shy, reserved, introvert son became this
So naturally I knew we HAD to go back. I want to see this boy again.
Okay so my NEXT post will be ALL about our special little man and the motivation for this spur of the moment "WE HAVE TO GO TO DISNEY ASAP" trip.
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Meet the Inspiration for our trip
As I said in my first post god had other plans for our family and on Sept 26th 2011 after my water broke a week before and a long week of desperately trying to not go into labor and to get the baby all the shots and things he needed we welcomed Casper Blasie into our family at 26 weeks gestation as a result of IUGR.
He was 1lb 8oz of miracle.
As you would expect from a baby born so soon Casper battled many things during his 115 day stay in the NICU. Apnea, Brachycardia, 2 bouts of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, a animal protein allergy that ate through a portion of his intestine, ROP, Jaundice, severe anemia that required more than 10 blood transfusions and 4 complete red cell transfusions, PDA, IVH. The list goes on.
During this time he was 2.5 hours away from our home in the Children's hospital so our family was forced to live in 2 places at once. We were torn. We didn't want to disrupt the kids school year, as they had just started SK and grade 1, so for the first little bit they stayed at home with my MIL while we were with Casper and then after we would travel the long winter roads daily to be with Casper after they went to school and then come home to meet them from the bus. Unfortunately the Ronald McDonald House was undergoing a 2 year total renovation so they had limited space of 8-10 rooms in a local hotel which we utilized on weekends as a family and some weekdays when one of us would stay when things were touch and go.
Eventually our family was reunited and Casper joined us at home.
Unfortunately his journey did not end when he arrived home. Since coming home he has endured months and months of inpatient care in the local and Children's hospitals. He has Failure to thrive and was 100% G tube fed until a recent almost 2 month admission to an inpatient feeding therapy program 2.5 hours away where he came home tube free and has since had it removed last month. Now he battles Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Palsy, FTT, Septo-optic dysplasia, Seizures, Global Developmental Delay, a tumor on his pineal gland, Short Stature and an extremely rare recessive genetic disorder that causes bone marrow failure called Fanconi Anemia. FA has a life expectancy of 15-25yrs currently.
Developmentally and physically he is at a 9 month level, he does not speak but does use some signs and does make sounds. His vision is limited from the septo-optic dysplasia but he does cruise hanging onto things and just the other day stood without holding onto anything for a couple seconds for the first time. He sees many specialists and has physical, occupational and speech therapy weekly.
Now 28 months old and 20lbs Casper is a shining star and has proven to be more of a fighter than anyone I know. He is proof that miracles happen and we feel so extremely blessed to have been chosen as his parents.
Casper LOVES Star Trek and Pandas. These are truly his 2 LOVES, they are the only things that he has really connected with. His love of Star Trek started just over 1.5 years ago when one 5am feed morning Daddy put it on on Netflix and ever since then it has been the ONLY thing that calms him down. We are in NO WAY "Trekkies" so we find it hilarious that he would connect so much with it.
Pandas began over the Christmas break when we decided one day to take the kids to the ZOO. The Toronto zoo had recently gotten 2 Giant Pandas from China and Casper LOVED them. All of a sudden while we were watching them he started motioning toward them and yelling. He now carries around a small stuffed Panda we got him EVERYWHERE and LOVES watching the pandas online. He also LOVES the Small World ride stuffed Panda that we got him one day after a visit to his Hematologist/Oncologist from the Disney Store so we have been watching videos of the Small World Ride and he LOVES that too.
He is known as BOO in our house and is often referred to as Baby Incredible like Jack Jack from the Incredibles by his brother and sister. He LOVES watching Star Wars and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as well as Peter Pan.
Needless to say we felt like our family really could use a getaway. We need some time that doesn't doctors and therapy and just some time to leave all of our worries behind and celebrate being a family and all that Casper and we have overcome. SO we decided on a spur of the moment to book a trip for August and that's how this trip began.
It's going to be a huge stretch financially for us but we have decided that it will be worth it and as a result we have decided to make it a longer trip knowing that it may be the only one we get also knowing that we may need some days to deal with sickness and various things that will make us wish we had extra days built in.
As you can see I LOVE taking pictures and love sharing them so be forewarned that this pre-trip and trip report WILL contain LOTS of pictures.
Next up our dining plans.
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I can't wait to read more about your trip and your little fighter! Your family has had a lot to deal with in the past couple of years. This trip is going to be so much fun for you!
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Dining Plans
Our family LOVES to eat.
My husband is quite the baker and cook and I really love baking myself. I am vegan and Iggy leans toward vegan also, he can't have dairy because they are a trigger for his migraines.
Our daughter is an EXTREMELY picky eater but with work from OT she has done really well with at least TRYING new things even if it is a tiny little bit. Mostly though he sticks to tan things and loves her bread and cheese.
From our last trip our top 2 faves were Boma and 1900 Park Fare. I was pleasantly surprised that our kids enjoyed Boma so much but we frequently eat that style of food at home because my husband is of East Indian heritage.
So our dining line up right now is:
1900 Park Fare dinner
Be Our Guest dinner
Boma dinner
Akershus lunch
TRex dinner
Hollywood and Vine lunch
Coral Reef dinner
Kona breakfast
Mama Melrose dinner (Fantasmic Package)
Ohana breakfast
Garden Grill dinner
With counter service in there also obviously. Breakfast is really our #1 fave meal so we had to throw a couple in there. I am considering switching to Be Our Guest lunch instead of dinner just because I am not sure if the kids would like the food at dinner but I think they would like the experience so I can't decide.
TRex HAD to be in there because Iggy LOVES Dinosaurs and so does Asia.
The only repeats for us are 1900, Ohana for breakfast and Boma. We did Kona last trip but it was for dinner and was AWESOME. I can't forget the dessert I had there.
I'm still holding out hope for Free Dining to come out and include our dates just because it would be nice to save that money but either way we think the DDP is totally worth it.
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Beyond blessed thank you!
Yesterday really couldn't have been a better day. Casper decided that Feb 22nd 2014, 14 years to the day since my husband and I started dating coincidentally, would be the day he took his first steps unassisted.
They were stiff and was maybe 2 steps but they were there and it was AMAZING AND EXCITING. Both my husband and I cried.
THEN if that wasn't enough we woke up to the news on Saturday that we have been EXTREMELY blessed to have been chosen by the INCREDIBLE women of the Big Give as a Big Give Family.
I am BLOWN away, to say that is an understatement, first we are not a wish family. Casper does not qualify for a WISH trip from the Canadian organization as he does not have the cognitive ability to ask for a wish, the Canadian organization requires this. Despite this the women of the BIG GIVE have decided that our trip is deserving of their wonderful, incredible, amazing, compassionate, gift of both time, love, thought and talent.
That they would even consider us means the world and is more than any mother could ever ask for. This gift of love brings tears to my eyes every time I think about it and I know will bring even more tears when my children open their gifts and get to experience the joy that come from them. I cannot WAIT to share these moments with you all.
We have always believed very strongly in the power of positive thoughts and prayers. Truly it was the support and positive thoughts from our family, friends, and even just communities we know that got us through the most difficult times and we truly believe that Casper is here today as a living miracle because of them. To think that these women will be thinking of our family, putting their time, talents and love into helping our trip be that little more special means that we have an abundance of positive energy flowing our way and is such a blessing in itself.
Our family also strongly believes in giving back. As I said in my intro the Ronald McDonald House that was connected to the hospital where Casper was in the NICU was under construction. To help the families they opened a family room in the hospital and it had food for families to use as well as living room type areas, movie nights etc. To help them and help give back we held a food drive while Casper was in the NICU and we also sold Casper buttons to donate the money to them.
These efforts were more than just giving back for us but that the time they were also a nice distraction and also a way of healing.
So I have accepted this enormous generosity on one condition, that when we arrive home they allow me to join them as a Big Give member and help other families who are taking trips by having a small part in them feeling special.
So this is a HUGE THANK YOU and LOTS OF LOVE to the Big Give ladies out there.
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What a beautiful family you have! I love all the pictures - Casper is just precious. Such gorgeous smiles! I hope you have a magical time - planning is half the fun!
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How wonderful that you were able to do something to help other families while Casper was in the hospital! I am sure that the extra food there came in handy when people needed snacks or had late nights with sick little ones.
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What an awesome family! I hope you have a magical time.
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I also want to plan some in room surprises for the kids and I have already started buying some little toys and distractions for the plane. Just small things to keep them busy.
For sure the non perishables and random things that you just don't think of needing until you are in the hospital for weeks and months with your little one are invaluable. It was just so nice to have a place to go that was comfy and allowed you to get a break. It was also nice to have soup, toast, cereal, coffee and other things that you could eat for free and take a break from cafeteria food and having to buy everything. It gets so busy in the hospital that some times you just can't get away to get yourself something.
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Woohoo I just learned to multi-quote.
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There is something very important we need to discuss that I need help deciding on. Asia noticed in one of the guide books we got that babies can have their first hair cuts at the barber shop in Magic Kingdom and wants Casper to have his first ever hair cut at the kingdom.
Now Casper has never had his hair cut. I decided long ago that once anything on him started growing I wasn't doing anything to change that. I also think he will be super cute with long hair.
His hair is already pretty long but it's whispy and thin, he also has a flat spot on the back of his head so it almost looks like he has a mullet from the back. Come August I imagine his hair will be quite long SO the BIG question is do we get a little trim on our trip and have his FIRST hair cut be at WDW?
Will they do just a little trim? Do I have to book it before hand?
Here's his hair for you to see
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Hi Amy.
I'm joining in on the fun here!
Since you asked about the haircut, I put my 2 cents (Canadian that is) in...I think you should do it. It looks like great fun and he'll get mouse ears and certificate. From what I can see at http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_barber.htm you don't need an appointment and I can't imagine that they would cut any more (or less) than you asked them to do!
I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip plans.
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Longshoremen last week voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike authorization should negotiations break down, but Tom Dufresne, the union's president, said ILWU Canada has no plans to strike at this time.
Dufresne accused the employers association of misleading the industry by saying a longshore strike could occur this week. "It is the height of irresponsibility for the BCMEA to make these comments, which will only create uncertainty, a circumstance the BCMEA claims to be trying to avoid," Dufresne said on the ILWU Canada Web site.
Negotiators last week held contract negotiations with the foremen's local, but those talks proved to be "unproductive," said Greg Vurdela, vice president of marketing and information technology at the BCMEA.
He added, however, that the resumption of general longshore contract negotiations this week is definitely a "step forward."
In addition to the traditional collective bargaining issues, employers seek to amend the Canada Labor Code to eliminate the use of a union strike or employer lockout and replace it with a mediation/arbitration process.
ILWU Canada said the proposed change would establish subjective criteria for the arbitrator to consider. Those criteria are outside of the usual scope of labor relations and would in effect curtail the rights of ILWU members to engage in free collective bargaining, the union said.
Vurdela countered that under the current process a breakdown in negotiations often leads to a government-mandated back to work order anyway, but during that process Canada's Pacific Coast ports experience cargo diversion and employers suffer a loss of revenue. This situation could be avoided by establishing a process for going directly into binding arbitration, he said.
ILWU Canada, citing a recent report by federal mediators, accused employers of focusing so much on their proposal for legislative change that contract negotiations have suffered. A report by the Canada Industrial Relations Board said the employers' legislative agenda has "overshadowed" the negotiations.
Meanwhile, the BCMEA said uncertainty over the waterfront negotiations is causing a diversion of cargo to U.S. West Coast ports. Vurdela said some carriers calling in Canada are already diverting at least half of their cargo to Seattle and Tacoma.
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Luke Ford was on CNN this morning. Remember, he was the first journalist/blogger to notice something funny going on and got ridiculed by Robert Greene, of the LA Times editorial board.
Greene wrote:
Start with blogger Luke Ford's outrage that no one at this paper, or anywhere else, had weighed in on the excruciatingly important fact that L.A.'s mayor has been spotted without his wedding ring (snip)
He (Tony V.) also looks more and more like the next governor of California.
Translation: Leave journalism to the professionals, sonny.
Now, of course, Tony looks more the newest member of Los Primeros.
Jossip claims Telemundo is backing their homegirl. We're guessing they don't read ERS News.
Andy Martin questions those who ask for privacy through a press release.
The NY Daily News breathlessly tells readers about our mayor and his gorgeous, raven-haired reporter girlfriend. But it's all good:
People in L.A. want a mayor who works for their benefit – they don't care about his private life," said Sally Stewart, a Santa Monica-based PR consultant.
Stewart lives in Santa Monica, so she's not voting for mayor in LA. And she's in PR, so she's not commenting on journalistic integrity.
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These luscious New York mini cheesecakes caught my attention as I browsed through all the great fresh fruit, vegetables and other luscious things to be found in the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, British Columbia. A must see & shop if you are in Vancouver or even if you are a local, looking for a new food experience, other than a supermarket!
Picture this hanging in your kitchen or diningroom!
Delectable image, Carol! I'll be thinking of cheesecake for the rest of the day now!
Hi Bonnie: Thanks for your "sweet" comment. I have been thinking of these delightful little cheesecakes since I saw them yesterday!!
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WOW…how gorgeous!!! YUMMY!!! I love cheesecake and I would be eating more than one of those!!! I could easily eat 4 in one sitting!!! Great shot :-) Dawn
Thanks so much. I am glad you like my photo. I am getting soooo hungry downloading my food photos today!!! Best regards, Carol
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Thanks you so much for the feature. This is just "yummy"!!
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Yummo, I'll take the middle one in the front! LOL. Looks delectable. Nice shot.
Thanks so much for the "delicious" comments!!
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A beautiful capture also!
Thanks so much for your nice comment. I should have bought myself one of these cheesecakes after I photographed them. I totally forgot because I was so engrossed in my photography!
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Yum, great capture.
Thanks so much. It was kind of fun photographing food instead of eating it!!
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Oh Carol such a yummy capture!!!! Good luck in the challenge :)
Hi there! Thanks so much for the lovely comment and your good wishes for the challenge. Best wishes, Carol
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this looks like my kind of experience :)
Oh I am so glad I tempted you with this photo. Everytime I look at it I want to rush out and get some cheesecake!! I know just where to get this exact cheesecake, too. Best regards, Carol
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Oh wow, fab image, Carol!!
Hi Mariann! Thanks so much for the great comment. Cheers, Carol
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great patterns and colors!! love this shot.
tonight i'm gonna go on a mission and find those cheesecakes.
Hi Adrian: Thanks so much for the great comment. Head on down to the bakery section of Granville Island Market and you'll find those fabulous cheesecakes. They are worth the trip!! Best regards, Carol
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MPs from Turkana county want President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto to send a probe team to Turkana to investigate Governor Josephat Nanok over alleged misuse of public funds. The governor has however denied any wrongdoing.
Christopher Nakuleu (Turkana North), James Lomenen (Turkana South), and Protus Akuja (Loima) publicly made the allegations during a fundraising ceremony at Loima Girls Secondary school in Loima Sub county yesterday. Nakuleu accused Nanok of sidelining MPs in county affairs.
He said by distancing members, he may be making the governor to misuse tax payers' funds. Nakuleu said Sh1.2 billion in the county account is being spent on trips and allowances, which has stalled development.
The MPs said hunger has struck most parts of the county including Lokiriama, Lotikipi, Loima, Lokitaung, and Lokichoggio but the governor is holding onto emergency relief money meant to salvage the situation. Akuja said mitigation measures needs to be adopted immediately and no one should politicise the situation.
During Mashujaa Day celebration, Nanok alerted residents of negative propaganda being spread that he received and misused Sh78 million emergency relief funds.In a rejoinder, Nanok denied involving himself in any corruption.
He said the legislators have failed to differentiate between county government roles and those of national government."Central government is still responsible for disaster management. This function though shared as per the constitution was not transferred to counties by the Transition Authority. Besides, the strategic grain reserve and monies for relief are being held by national government.
They should instead consult with the jubilee government on relief funds," Nanok said. He has described allegations as slanderous and empty politicking aimed at making them gain cheap publicity.
"We will deal administratively and legally deal with allegations of theft if the MPs prove their allegations," Nanok said.
Nakuleu wants members of county assembly, MPs and senators to be conversant with duties of the governor so that they don't keep quiet when rights of the residents are compromised.
Nakuleu and Lomenen said they have evidence to prove the allegations and called upon Uhuru and Ruto to ensure the office of the governor is probed.
Women's representative Joyce Emanikor urged the county assembly to play its oversight role and ensure the executive performs its duties as enshrined in the constitution.
She asked the leader of minority in the assembly Jeremiah Lomorukai to raise alarm of any misappropriations and not to be silenced by allowances.
The legislators applauded assembly Speaker Geoffrey Kaituko, who was present at the function, for raising an alarm when he realised the budget that had been approved by the assembly was altered before it was forwarded to the Controller of Budget.
MPs Daniel Nanok (Turkana West) and John Lodepe (Turkana Central) urged all Turkana leaders to work together for the interest of the residents.
They insisted the area will only develop if all leaders consult each other and respect public funds.


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DESMOND TUTU, THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, has never been one to keep his emotions under wraps. During the apartheid era, his sorrowful visage—eyes squeezed shut, tears sliding into the collar of his ceremonial robes—became an international symbol. Since earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, he has lent his expressive face to a vast range of causes, from lauded humanitarian initiatives to controversial political issues. America's interrogation tactics have recently drawn much of his ire: in 2004, after writing numerous stern op-eds on the subject, he appeared in the off-Broadway play Guantanamo: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom, where he championed due process in the guise of a British judge.
But two weeks after America's 2008 presidential election, Tutu was all smiles as he addressed a crowd of 10,000 at the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference in Boston. "I have come to clap you!" he exulted, his elfish frame standing barely higher than the podium. "You are the cat's whiskers! You are a fantastic bunch of people! You are one of the craziest countries I know!" He lowered his voice to a melodious sigh. "God so often looks down on the world and weeps. But on November the 4th, God looked down, God rubbed God's hands in joy and said, 'Thank you! Thank you! Because you don't know just what you have done for the world.'"
In an interview backstage after his address, the diminutive archbishop appeared even sprightlier and more eccentric than he did at a distance. Emotions crossed his smooth ebony features with the airy ease of weather patterns. One moment, his eyes widened to owlish proportions; the next, his nearly invisible brows knit tightly together. He is a religious leader at his core, and he grew quietly reverent when invoking the Holy Spirit or alluding to Jesus' suffering. But no mood seemed to linger for long, and throughout the conversation, he seemed to be barely suppressing a sense of mischievous glee. During a particularly somber discussion of America's torture policies, a small grammatical error on his own part was enough to throw him into a fit of jubilant, infectious laughter.
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At no time was Tutu's joy more palpable than when he spoke about Barack Obama. "He is an incredible guy!" Tutu chortled, and then shook his head in mock dismay. "Oh no, I'm not jealous—though he's not only young but handsome!" Like many Africans, the archbishop seems to recognize something of himself when he looks at the new American president. He hopes that Obama, with his Kenyan heritage, will be able to address dictators like Robert Mugabe more forcefully than any white leader has ever dared. At the same time, he believes Obama himself embodies the best African tribal values. Remarking on Obama's dignity, patience, and inclusiveness, Tutu noted that these traits reflect "the African in him."
My conversation with Archbishop Tutu at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center took place on November 19, 2008.
During your speech just now, you spoke elatedly about the upcoming Obama era. What special significance does his presidency have for Africans?
We have a new spring in our walk. In Africa, we keep having to find things that say, "Yes, we can!" And his victory has said, "Yes, we can!", even in Africa. We believe that he can make more accountable the leaders, especially in Africa. Because he can be rough with them in a way that Bush, or any other Caucasian, could not have been. They won't be able to say, "Oh, no, this is neocolonialism," when they're referring to someone who is part Kenyan. So I hope he uses that particular clout.
The other side of it is that one hopes so very much that he will be able to make Africa be taken a little more seriously. And perhaps he will even increase aid to Africa, remembering his African roots. But it is so important that he couples that with saying, "We have zero tolerance for unaccountable government."
Speaking of dictators, during the 1980s, you caused a stir because you were willing to speak with pro-apartheid leaders like P. W. Botha. At the time, you argued that even Moses kept trying to reason with the Pharaoh.
Obama has indicated that he might be willing to sit down with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Does that seem appropriate to you?
That is not just appropriate, it's necessary. Belligerence is not going to get us very far. He would garner a lot of support from those who are saying they are opposed to the United States' aggressive attitude if he says, "I am willing to sit down and talk." And then if that guy remains intransigent, then Obama will be better able to call on the support of the rest of the world. And if action has to be taken, there will be a great deal more sympathy than there was in the case of Iraq.
Is there ever a time when a leader shouldn't sit down and talk with an enemy?
If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. The apartheid government in South Africa used to say they didn't talk to terrorists, and they said Madiba [Nelson Mandela] was one of those. But of course, there's no point in talking to someone else—someone who is not a leader, who has really no constituency—when that "terrorist," so-called, is almost certainly the person that the oppressed regard as their leader. If you choose to talk with somebody else, the people will say, "That's a stooge." Any agreements you have with that one will have no credence.
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Barely a week after it celebrated its one-year anniversary, EJ's Garden Bistro has called it quits.
The Browne's Addition eatery made the announcement this morning via Twitter, thanking followers for their business.
Staff followed up later in the day with an email to Too Many Cooks, saying the restaurant closed Sunday and "will not reopen."
EJ's celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 27.
It anchors the northeast corner of the intersection of West Pacific Avenue and South Cannon Street in the heart of Browne's Addition. The bistro – with its second-story bar, front porch-seating, fire pit and courtyard with strings of light – was open for brunch on Saturday and Sunday and lunch and dinner on weekdays. It was closed on Tuesdays.
According to today's email to Too Many Cooks, "Mary Moltke, owner, would like to thank all of those who have supported EJ's over the last year. Mary's daughter, Heidi Moltke, who relocated from (New York) City, will be taking the business in another direction."
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio An unemployed tree-trimmer arrested after a teenage girl was found bound and gagged in his basement pointed the way Thursday to the bodies of her brother, mother and another woman, stuffed into garbage bags and hidden in a hollow tree, authorities said.
The three victims and the rescued 13-year-old disappeared more than a week ago from a blood-spattered home. Authorities said all three were killed there, though they did not say how, and that the tree-trimmer, Matthew Hoffman, gave investigators information through his attorneys that led them to the bodies in woods in central Ohio.
"The tragedy today is just devastating," said Knox County prosecutor John Thatcher. "The results aren't what we wanted them to be."
Knox County Sheriff David Barber said part of the tree had to be cut away to remove the remains.
"The tree was hollow to a point," the sheriff said, adding it would be speculation to understand how the remains were put into the tree.
Hoffman, an ex-convict who spent six years in a Colorado prison on arson and other charges, remained jailed on charges of kidnapping the girl, Sarah Maynard, and is the only suspect in the killings, Barber said.
The 30-year-old has appeared in court but has not entered a plea. Knox County Public Defender Bruce Malek, who is representing Hoffman, said Thursday that he could not comment.
Sarah, her mother, Tina Herrmann, her 11-year-old brother, Kody Maynard, and family friend Stephanie Sprang were reported missing after Herrmann failed to show up for work at a local Dairy Queen on Nov. 10.
A day later, a deputy found what authorities called an unusual amount of blood inside her home, and her pickup truck was found near the campus of Kenyon College. Hoffman was questioned that same day - Barber said police found him sitting in his car near a bike trail near where the pickup was found.
A SWAT team found Sarah over the weekend in the basement of Hoffman's home in Mount Vernon, about 40 miles northeast of Columbus. Investigators would not discuss details of her ordeal but have said she is doing well, considering the circumstances.
"We're inspired by Sarah's bravery," Barber said. He said Sarah was home at the time of the killings but added, "What she saw, I can't speak to that."
A day after finding Sarah, authorities conceded that the others were likely dead. Still, volunteers and authorities on the ground and in the air continued to search ponds, vacant buildings and bike trails for Kody, 32-year-old Herrmann and 41-year-old Sprang.
The remains were found in a wildlife preserve in Fredericktown, about a 15-mile drive from Hoffman's home and about a 20-mile drive from the Herrmann home. The rural site is about a quarter mile from two churches, and an Amish horse-drawn buggy passed after three white hearses had driven away.
An officer remained at the site with a sheriff's cruiser and an Ohio Department of Natural Resources vehicle as darkness began to fall.


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We're all overloaded with too much information. Newspapers, magazines, email newsletters, books, mail, reports, endless amounts of stuff to read. It's happening to everyone in our society because of the explosion of knowledge and information and the ways it can all be easily accessed.I know I'm overloaded and I've begun to do something about it. I've already stopped bookmarking every blog I find of interest. I've also cutback on the number of feeds I read and I've stopped reading every Google alert I receive.
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It's the little things about my gym that I appreciate- like the small plastic bags provided for your damp swimming costume or the Molton Brown body lotion in the changing room. I've only been going for three days now, but it feels good- and I've already lost a bit of weight!
Only thing is, I'm worried a bit about my snacking. For breakfast I had a banana and coffee, took my dog for a walk and then had a low-fat yoghurt (which I didn't even consider the sugar content of- later found it was 20g of sugar!). I went to the gym, had sweet potato and fish for lunch. Later as a snack I had half an avocado and green tea. I'm hoping I continue to lose weight despite some of the errors of my ways.
Very much looking forward to a dinner of salsa chicken and asparagus! This blog is helping me wait for it a little longer!
So Summer is coming up and I'm starting a new exercise regime on the 1st of June (well that's when my gym membership starts). Today however, I went on a 5k walk with my dog. Very lovely day! I also tried the vegetable samphire for the first time today, it's sort of like salty tasting asparagus. It's pretty delicious, I'm glad to have an additional green to add to my plate. I'd highly recommend it.
Anyone else ever tried this samphire? What do your summer plans consist of? And where have you sauntered to recently?
I recently joined the american website Dietbet.com which allows users to bet money (I think the minimum is around $25- or �18) and that gets added to a pot. The bet is to lose 4% of body fat in 28 days and at the end of the month, the pot gets divided up amongst all those who achieved this weight loss goal. So, I placed a bet of $25 and start on June 3rd. I'm hoping this can help me reach and stick to my goals. Yay for added motivation!
Although I haven't started training yet because I'm still finishing up exams, I signed up to do The Color Run 5k in London today! I start training June 1st and have 6 weeks from then until the Run. I've done couch to 5k plans in the past, but always sort of given up after running for 10 minutes straight, I always have to walk for about two minutes. I'd like to be able to run for 30 minutes nonstop which is why I also bought a Running Logbook recently (aka a small notebook which I shall fill up with my running stats). The Color Run should be fun though, it's supposedly the happiest 5k on the planet when you have coloured corn starch thrown on you at every kilometer. It's my first proper organized run for charity. Anyone else getting involved in this? Anyone else keep a running logbook that has helped them in the past?
So I've pretty much decided to go ahead and make the investment of going to Virgin Active Gym (beginning next month- after exams). It just seems like I would be much more motivated to go there firstly, so I wouldn't feel like I was wasting my money and secondly, their facilities are just much more impressive than any other gym I've been to so far (I've had memberships to about 6 different ones). So yeah, I'm looking forward to the spa, swimming pool, and classes- but I also know it's important to stay in a committed relationship with the treadmill. Hopefully I'll be able to lose around 20lbs in the coming summer months (3 months), might sound a bit ambitious but it's certainly possible.


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MySQL upgrades are necessary tasks and we field a variety of questions here at Percona Support regarding MySQL upgrade best practices. This post highlights recommended ways to upgrade MySQL in different scenarios. Why are MySQL upgrades needed? The reasons are many and include: Access to new features, performance benefits, bug fixes…. However, MySQL upgrades can […]
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MySQL 101: Monitor Disk I/O with pt-diskstats
Here on the Percona Support team we often ask customers to retrieve disk stats to monitor disk IO and to measure block devices iops and latency. There are a number of tools available to monitor IO on Linux. iostat is one of the popular tools and Percona Toolkit, which is free, contains the pt-diskstats tool […]
Why %util number from iostat is meaningless for MySQL capacity planning
Earlier this month I wrote about vmstat iowait cpu numbers and some of the comments I got were advertising the use of util% as reported by the iostat tool instead. I find this number even more useless for MySQL performance tuning and capacity planning. Now let me start by saying this is a really tricky and deceptive number. Many […]
Using MySQL 5.6 Performance Schema in multi-tenant environments
Hosting a shared MySQL instance for your internal or external clients ("multi-tenant") was always a challenge. Multi-tenants approach or a "schema-per-customer" approach is pretty common nowadays to host multiple clients on the same MySQL sever. One of issues of this approach, however, is the lack of visibility: it is hard to tell how many resources (queries, disk, […]
Do not trust vmstat IOwait numbers
I've been running a benchmark today on my old test box with conventional hard drives (no raid with BBU) and noticed something unusual in the CPU utilization statistics being reported. The benchmark was run like this:
sysbench --num-threads=64 --max-requests=0 --max-time=600000 --report-interval=10 --test=oltp --db-driver=mysql --oltp-dist-type=special --oltp-table-size=1000000 --mysql-user=root --mysql-password=password run
Which means: create 64 threads and hammer the database with queries as quickly as possible. As the test […]
How MySQL 'queries' and 'questions' are measured
MySQL has status variables "questions" and "queries" which are rather close but also a bit different, making it confusing for many people. The manual describing it might not be very easy to understand:
The number of statements executed by the server. This variable includes statements executed within stored programs, unlike the Questions variable. It does not count COM_PING or COM_STATISTICS commands.
The number of statements executed by the server. This includes only statements sent to the server by clients and not statements executed within stored programs, unlike the Queries variable. This variable does not count COM_PING, COM_STATISTICS, COM_STMT_PREPARE, COM_STMT_CLOSE, or COM_STMT_RESET commands.
In a nutshell if you're not using prepared statements the big difference between those is what "Questions" would count stored procedure calls as […]
A technical WebScaleSQL review and comparison with Percona Server
The recent WebScaleSQL announcement has made quite a splash in the MySQL community over the last few weeks, and with a good reason. The collaboration between the major MySQL-at-scale users to develop a single code branch that addresses the needs of, well, web scale, is going to benefit the whole community. But I feel that […]
OOM relation to vm.swappiness=0 in new kernel
I have recently been involved in diagnosing the reasons behind OOM invocation that would kill the MySQL server process. Of course these servers were primarily running MySQL. As such the MySQL server process was the one with the largest amount of memory allocated. But the strange thing was that in all the cases, there was […]
Tools and tips for analysis of MySQL's Slow Query Log
MySQL has a nice feature, slow query log, which allows you to log all queries that exceed a predefined about of time to execute. Peter Zaitsev first wrote about this back in 2006 – there have been a few other posts here on the MySQL Performance Blog since then (check this and this, too) but […]
Many-table joins in MySQL 5.6
I recently worked on an uncommon slow query: less than 100 rows were read and returned, the whole dataset was fitting in memory but the query took several seconds to run. Long story short: the query was a join involving 21 tables, running on MySQL 5.1. But by default MySQL 5.1 is not good at […]


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Installing And Using OpenVZ On Debian Wheezy (AMD64) - Page 2
Submitted by falko (Contact Author) (Forums) on Tue, 2013-06-04 16:32. ::
2.2 Installing The Debian Wheezy Kernel From The OpenVZ Project
Add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the OpenVZ key to apt:
wget -O- "http://ftp.openvz.org/debian/archive.key" | apt-key add -
Update the packages database:
apt-get update
Install the OpenVZ kernel, vzctl, vzquota, and vzdump as follows:
apt-get install vzkernel vzctl vzquota vzdump
Next we have to make sure that the correct kernel (the OpenVZ kernel) is booted when you restart the system. In the output of the last command, you should see something like this:
Generating grub.cfg ...
This means there is also another kernel on the system (3.2.0), and the openVZ kernel (2.6.32) is not the first in the list. So to make the OpenVZ kernel the default kernel, we have two options - adjust the default kernel in GRUB (recommended) or remove the non-VZ kernel(s).
To adjust the default kernel in GRUB, open /etc/default/grub...
vi /etc/default/grub
... and modify the GRUB_DEFAULT line (counting starts with 0; because each kernel comes also with a recovery mode, our OpenVZ kernel is the third kernel, so we need to put in 2 here):
Update GRUB afterwards:
To remove the default kernel, run...
apt-get remove linux-image-amd64 linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64
... and update GRUB:
Now that we have made sure the correct kernel will boot, we can go on.
Next we must check that we are using UUIDs instead of device names in /etc/fstab because otherwise the system might not boot with the OpenVZ kernel. Run...
... to find out the UUIDs of your devices/partitions:
root@server1:/tmp# blkid
Open /etc/fstab:
vi /etc/fstab
My original /etc/fstab looks as follows (as you see, the UUID of the /boot partition is already being used, but for / and swap, the device names are in use):
Modify it so that UUIDs are used for all partitions:
Create a symlink from /var/lib/vz to /vz to provide backward compatibility:
ln -s /var/lib/vz /vz
Open /etc/sysctl.conf and make sure that you have the following settings in it:
vi /etc/sysctl.conf
If you need to modify /etc/sysctl.conf, run
sysctl -p
The following step is important if the IP addresses of your virtual machines are from a different subnet than the host system's IP address. If you don't do this, networking will not work in the virtual machines!
Open /etc/vz/vz.conf and set NEIGHBOUR_DEVS to all:
vi /etc/vz/vz.conf
Finally, reboot the system:
If your system reboots without problems, then everything is fine!
uname -r
and your new OpenVZ kernel should show up:
root@server1:~# uname -r
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What does everyone do for back to school? Do you save for it like Christmas? Do you purchase special clothes. What do you do for this time of year.
Fortunately it my ex husband's year to pay for supplies. My ODS is graduating this year so I know there will be other expenses through out the year. But at least for my turn next year there is only my YDS for this expense. I also try to buy them things for Christmas they need like underwear and socks. Boring mom I know! I also put toothpaste and shower gel in their stockings.
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We don't do a huge "back to school" shopping trip, either. One, finances, and two, it still warm and you know after they see what the other kids are wearing, they will want more stuff.
She pretty much has two wardrobes, except maybe shoes and coats, so neither of us have to spend too much at one time. Any favorite pieces of clothing she will carry back and forth, but for the most part she has enough at each house.
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Last year was kindergarden so we had to buy a lot of stuff like backpack, headphones for lab, etc. School is on strike here so I haven't even thought about it. I definitely buypants one new outfit but he has tons of second hand clothes from my nephew. Ironically it doesn't last for DS2. That works tho bc nephew and DS1 like athletic clothes ans DS2 prefers dressier (? For lack f a better word) clothes.
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His youth on an Iowa farm and lots of jobs to get through college were the roots of a lifetime of earning his way.
Company: Wilson Automotive Group
Address: 1400 N. Tustin Ave., Orange 92867
Phone: 714-516-3111
Website: davidwilsonautogroup.com
Owner: David Wilson
Type of business: retail vehicle sales and service
Number of dealers: 16 dealerships for Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Ford, Mazda, Scion and Acura in California, Arizona and Mexico
Number of employees: 2,000
Annual sales: $1.2 billion
Wilson's motto: Managers manage, leaders lead
Who could be surprised that Orange County car dealer David Wilson is in the club of Horatio Alger Award winners?
His rise from a farm in Traer, Iowa, to ownership of one of the largest auto groups in the United States exemplifies the 19th-century author's tales of individuals overcoming adversity through perseverance and strong ethical values.
Today, the 65-year-old is not merely exemplifying but passing on to his 2,000 employees lessons of leadership modeled by others for him over a work life that started in fourth grade. He sums it up simply, "The truth is, you can only lead by example. If you're having trouble in your company, look in the mirror."
Wilson's family of seven didn't have indoor plumbing until he was 14. His parents couldn't afford a baseball mitt when he was in the fourth grade, so Wilson mowed lawns to earn the money to buy one. The satisfaction that came from working for something he wanted has stuck with him throughout life.
"I had a number of jobs where you had to ask for the order: raking leaves, mowing lawns, shoveling snow," Wilson told the Horatio Alger Association when he was named a winner in 2005. "Once I got the job, I had to perform. Later, I had to collect. Sometimes that was the hardest part of the job. But these were good lessons to learn early in life about business and dealing with the public."
Wilson's mother, who sold Stanley Home Products through house parties, paid for his first year of college with the understanding that he would have to finance the rest. He graduated in 1970 with a degree in religion and philosophy by pumping gas, selling shoes, pouring molten steel and changing oil and tires at a car dealership.
After his mother, Wilson's next exemplar of leadership was car dealer Dick Gray, who introduced him to "The Power of Positive Thinking," a book and philosophy of Norman Vincent Peale.
"Dick Gray didn't want me to think more highly of him as the boss; he wanted me to think more highly of myself and what I could achieve," Wilson said. "He didn't teach leadership. He instilled leadership by his actions."
During that experience, Wilson learned that actions, not titles, make leaders. "First, you have to be a good follower," he said. "Look at the military. They don't go to Harvard to hire generals. You have to work your way up."
After a few years selling cars, Wilson and a friend wanted to start their own dealership in Iowa, but when that didn't work out, Wilson packed up his family and moved to Arizona. As the Horatio Alger Association tells it, Wilson's car broke down as he drove into Phoenix. The repairs at a Lincoln/Mercury dealer were expensive, so Wilson took a job with the firm to pay the bill.
Four years later, Wilson was a junior partner at that dealership. "I wanted to be majority partner there, but that was going to go to the owner's son, so I came to Toyota of Orange in December 1982," he recalls.
He bought a 25 percent ownership of the company and became general manager, boosting annual sales from 2,500 vehicles to 8,000 within two years.
Here, Wilson encountered his next mentor, Bob McCurry, regional manager of Toyota of Southern California.
"He obviously was a leader," Wilson said. "Bob had been captain of the Michigan State football team for three years, and he played center. What kind of personality do you have to have for the team to follow you when you're not the quarterback?
"Bob expected people to do better, and they did," Wilson said.
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New York Magazine "Get Contemporary in Chicago"
With massive museum renovations, a growing gallery district, and an active residency program, the Second City is striving for first prize in culture.
By Rachel Wolff
Walk the new pedestrian bridge, the Nichols Bridgeway, that opened this spring linking Millennium Park to the Art Institute ($18 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, children under 14 are free), where killer views of Lake Michigan and Frank Gehry's free-form Jay Pritzker Pavilion await at the building's landing spot. Inside, wander through the Renzo Piano–designed Modern Wing, where you'll find a veritable hit parade of 20th- and 21st-century pieces spattered with gems rarely shown in the main building. Afterward, visit the nearby Museum of Contemporary Art ($12 suggested admission). The current exhibit, "Constellations," makes good on new director Madeleine Grynsztejn's pledge to promote area artists by including eighteen of them. Finish at the Spertus Museum, the award-winning Jewish art and culture museum at the Spertus Institute, which reopened in late 2007 in a brand-new building (next door to where the old museum was) and now features an interactive children's center ($7 for adults, $5 for children; children under 5 are free).
Gallery-hop through the West Loop, a Chelsea-like art scene where cutting-edge commercial and nonprofit art spaces are popping up in post-industrial buildings. Swing by North Peoria Street to the Rhona Hoffman Gallery for big names like Kehinde Wiley and Sol LeWitt, then visit the Peter Miller Gallery on the same floor for lesser-known contemporary painters. Walk across the street to the experimental nonprofit threewalls to find quirky, themed group shows; affordable artist-designed tchotchkes; and independent art zine Paper & Carriage, nominated for a 2009 Utne Independent Press Award. Finish at neighborhood newcomer EC Gallery for a fascinating roster of emerging and mid-career artists from Poland working in oil on canvas, mixed media, and prints.
On the first Friday of the month, attend a public opening at the Flat Iron Arts Building. For a more polished presentation, walk a few blocks south to the recently relocated Monique Meloche gallery, a former West Loop resident that boasts an impressive roster of buzzy natives like local photographer and video artist Carrie Schneider.


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3 Films: Alternative Freedom, Elephants Dream and An Inconvenient TruthPaul, · Categories: Alumni and other friends, Amusements, General
David McConville alerts us to two movies.
"Alternative Freedom" takes the Free Culture movement and documents it under a Creative Commons license (at least for their web site) and includes interviews with Larry Lessig, Richard Stallman, Danger Mouse and others.
"Elephant Dreams" web site has been SlashDotted, but then Slashdot describes the movie and it's creation as the first "Open Movie" this way:
The 3D animated short 'Elephants Dream' will today be released as a free and public download. This is the final stage of a successfully completed Open Movie project which has been community-financed, using only Open Source tools, and opening up the movie itself as well as the entire studio database for everyone to re-use and learn from.
UPDATE: Wikinews has an interview with Ton Roosendaal
Davis Guggenheim, whose films "Teach" and "First Year" got our attention earlier on, is hitting it big with the Al Gore driven flick, "An Inconvenient Truth," about global climate crisis and Gore's passion to set things straight in the world. The site has a great theatre finder and the film is in wide release.
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the documentary is going to be released under a cc license, so it's not just the website. thanks for mentioning us on your blog. there's no need to hate things that are not "open" since that term has come to have so many different meanings to so many different people, rendering it useless in my opinion. what is free is what matters most.


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HEICO Corporation Reports Record Sales, Operating Income And Net Income For The Fourth Quarter And Full Year Of Fiscal 2013; Targets Continued Growth In Fiscal 2014
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. and MIAMI, Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HEICO CORPORATION (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI) today reported that net income increased 25% to a record $29.8 million, or 44 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, up from $23.8 million, or 36 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, net income increased 20% to a record $102.4 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, up from $85.1 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.
All per share information has been adjusted retrospectively to reflect a 5-for-4 stock split distributed by the Company in October 2013.
Operating income increased 22% to a record $55.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, up from $45.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, operating income increased 12% to a record $183.6 million, up from $163.3 million for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. Our consolidated operating margin improved to 19.3% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, up from 18.8% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 and equaled 18.2% for both fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012.Net sales increased 19% to a record $287.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, up from $242.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, net sales increased 12% to a record $1,008.8 million, up from $897.3 million for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. Consolidated Results Laurans A. Mendelson, HEICO's Chairman and CEO, commenting on the Company's fourth quarter and full fiscal year results, stated, "Our fourth quarter operating results exceeded our expectations with record consolidated net sales, operating income and net income. The record quarterly results are primarily driven by record net sales and operating income within both our Flight Support Group and Electronic Technologies Group. Additionally, I congratulate the entire HEICO team for exceeding $1 billion in total consolidated net sales in fiscal 2013. Achieving this goal is a testament to the focus and dedication of every individual in our Company.
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1. Why does Tom state that he likes going to the movies?
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(b) To Get Away
(c) To Learn Acting Skills
(d) To Day Dream
2. What does Amanda want Tom to look for at work?
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(b) A job for Amanda
(c) A potential husband for Laura
(d) Extra work on the side
3. What are the two reasons Amanda suggests would stop gentlemen callers from coming to see Laura that night?
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(b) Tornado or Flood
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4. What does Amanda tell the children they have to do with their food that animals do not?
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5. Where does Tom tell Amanda he is going to?
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1. What happens when Tom is trying to get his coat on as he goes out the door?
2. How does the conversation end between Amanda and Ida Scott regarding the magazine subscription?
3. When Tom stands up from the table Amanda tells him he is not excused. What does he tell her he is going to go get?
4. What was it that he gave Tom as a souvenir?
5. What does Amanda not say has "just gone up the spout?"
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Run Ubuntu and Android simultaneosly on ARM using LXC.
Hello to everyone. Some time ago I bought the PandaBoard ES. This new board is very very nice. It's fast and powerful,even if a little bit limited with the only ubuntu arm operating system supported. When I work on the board I miss the X86 system. Since that I have understood that I can't have it,I wonder if I can virtualize Android while Ubuntu is running. I'm very interested to have these 2 os's run simultaneusly. After having studied the case,I'm sure there is a way : using the codezero hypervisor (
). The problem is that I haven't found any tutorial that explain how to do...on the net there is only a video,on youtube..another way could be using LXC (Linux Containers). Since I'm almost a newbie,I have documented myself a little bit : I found this tutorial :
it seems to be very well written. He says the easiest way to set up an LXC-based container is to use an existing base operating system, such as the templates provided by the OpenVZ project,listed here :
but what about if I create a specific template for Android ?. If someone of you is experienced with this,could give me an advice ? I would know if my idea could works. Thanks.
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