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Anaheim, USA, 14 October 2011 - SPC is the biggest event in the SharePoint calendar and Core were there to find out what's new with the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history!This year's conference in Anaheim, California, was the first to be held since the release of the hugely popular 2010 version of SharePoint in May last year and was attended by more than 7500 IT pros, developers and partners from around the globe.
Much of the focus for the event centred on Office 365 and Azure and how they have opened up a whole new way of working for SharePoint users. There was also the opportunity for attendees to hear from three of Microsoft's leading executives on the innovation, strategy and momentum behind SharePoint 2010 on-premise and in the Cloud.
After attending the event, Phillippa Ritchie, Core's Head of Consulting and Design, said "The conference was a fantastic opportunity to find out more from Microsoft about how SharePoint has continued to grow and develop over the past 18 months and the variety of ways in which partners are coming up with new and innovative ways to expose SharePoint's full potential."
If you would like to find out more about the potential of SharePoint 2010, join Core at one of our free seminars in London. Click here to register.About Core
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$325000 / 365ft² - Waikiki View Studio Units - Great Income (1700 Ala Moana)
0BR / 1Ba 365ft2 furnished apartment
laundry in bldg attached garage
Waikiki High Income View Condo Units. One of the few condo buildings in Waikiki that can be rented as short term vacation rentals, with high floor ocean views and parking included. Units can be viewed on VRBO.com listings
158801 Unit 2401 Ewa View
170295 Unit 2402 Ewa View Full Kitchen $350,000
552034 Unit 3001 Ewa View
552035 Unit 3301 Ewa View
552036 Unit 3704 Diamond Head side view toward Lagoon.
These apartments are located in the Waikiki Marina Condo building.
This is the same building as the The Marina Tower Waikiki.
All units are highly upgraded and with upscale furnishings. All have excellent rental income.

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The CASSANDRA project aims to make container security more efficient and effective. The project addresses the visibility needs of both business and government in the international flow of containerised cargo by developing a data sharing concept that allows an extended assessment of risks by both business and government. The CASSANDRA concept will improve supply chain visibility, efficiency of trade compliance and effectiveness of border control and supervision by combining E-Freight and E-Customs. CASSANDRA builds on previous EC FP7 projects INTEGRITY, SMART-CM and ITAIDE. With increasing flows of containerised traffic and growing emphasis on (national) security, businesses and government are struggling to find efficient and effective means to ensure full supply chain control and security. A large number of research studies have been conducted to investigate supply chain dependencies, vulnerabilities and resilience. Supply chain security frameworks have been developed to support businesses in improving resilience and security. Governments are launching security programmes to involve in development of security standards and procedures. |
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261795
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This course applies the latest concepts, models, and methods for the design, control, operation, and management of supply chain systems. The course focuses on the key aspects of supply chain management that are most critical to the long-term success of a business and its ability to work effectively with stakeholders. Specifically students should:
1. Understand the function of supply chain operations management.
2. Understand operational strategies and approaches, and the impact these choices have on an organizations ability to deliver business results and its relationships with stakeholders.
3. Analyze decision problems in supply chain, with linkage to overall business strategy.
4. Understand and recognize emerging concepts around partner collaboration, inventory strategies, supply chain design, and information sharing.
5. Analyze and communicate effectively the results of operational analysis and actions.
Topics covered include the integration of value chain stakeholder activities, managing stakeholder relationship change, how the firm's actions influence stakeholder behavior, the power of stakeholder cooperation, and outsourcing issues.


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A place for Semantic Design, Haskell, FRP, and my hobby projects.
Here are the docs to Haskell packages I wrote as part of my final project:
I'm working on the final project for my degree in electrical engineering. The project is about using FRP (functional reactive programming) to develop a robotic system. This site contains most of the information / reports I've written so far.
Progress Report - pre-corrections, March 2010
Behavioral Amnesia: Gradual Accumulation of Memory for Temporal Values - 3rd Draft, March 2010
The (large) preliminary report is available as a pretty latex-formed PDF version, or in online format below:


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Bryant's Glazed Carrot Salad: Delicious!
Bryant Terry (see him in Portland May 16th) mentions that his carrot salad recipe is a mash up of the glazed carrots popular in the South and Moroccan carrot salad. I call it simply delicious, and have made it two nights in a row now. […]
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Terra Madre Chronicles: Iliamna Fish Company
Terra Madre Chronicles is a series of articles on delegates who attended a past Terra Madre bi-annual event in Torino, Italy and the impact it had on their lives and professional dreams. Victor Willis, a Slow Food Portland steering committee member interviews Ried TenKley from […]
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School Food That Wows
The school lunch menu in the Bend-LaPine School District looks more like fine dining under a program that delivers local seafood to Central Oregon cafeterias. Building on the concept of Farm to School (connecting farmers to schools), Oregon is implementing an innovative concept called "Boat […]
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Accessories and Documentation
The instructions come inside the cardboard box you find in the hard drive bays. This is a fold out style instruction sheet, which to be honest I just looked at for this image. The case build is pretty intuitive. I didn't need to refer to these once during the build process.
Also inside that box you will find the rest of the case hardware. There are eight tool-less slides to be used for installing your hard drives. These surround the three baggies of risers, motherboard and PSU screws, and the thumb screws for the optical drives.
For one of the 3.5" drives you can use this supplied adapter. Just screw in your favorite SSD and then slide it into a 3.5" hard drive bay.


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Local socio-cultural organization in state societies, using ethnographic field methods to explore such topics as ethnicity and tribalism, patron-client relations and brokers, the interrelation of formal institutions and informal social relations, and the tension between urban and rural societies. Prerequisite: SOCL 101 or ANTH 111. 4 credits (IS)
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Prereqs: SOCL 101 or ANTH 111.
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By Ashley Elles on February 12, 2003
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"These are wonderful! My cousin brought them as an appetizer for Thanksgiving dinner one year, and I got the recipe. I make them for work parties, and even quick snacks at home. You can always make more or less by using more or less cream cheese and crescent rolls! Trust me, these are excellent!"
Serving Size: 1 (21 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 48
"Addictively yummy little buggers!! I needed to bake these at 375 to get them crispy enough, but that's probably my oven's fault. One of the great things about this recipe is that it inspires all kinds of creativity--bacon/ham/sausage instead of pepperoni, adding green onions/olives/hot peppers/fresh herbs, topping with seeds, etc., etc. I can't wait to make them again--at the last party a full platter was emptied in 10 minutes flat! Thanks Ashley!!"
"These are cute & yummy. Since I made my own crescent dough, I faced some challenges. I put the dough in the fridge overnight, and the next day, rolled it thin while cold. I wrestled with making various kinds of pockets, but ended up cutting with a 3" biscuit cutter and pushing into mini-muffin cups, and filling. They came out nicely (pic). In the future, I would change up the filling, too and maybe do one with ham, spring onions and gruyere mixed in the cream cheese, etc. Very nice!"
"Since I usually have 2 out of the 3 ingredients I desided to try these out. I didn't have the pepperoni on hand...it's not my favorite thing...so I used what I had...a small jar of dried beef. I put it in my mini chopper and and shredded it very fine. The puff balls came out wonderful with the exception the filling was slightly salty...my fault I didn't rinse the dried beef before I chopped it. Actually would have been fine if I had doubled the recipe. Then I made them again and used a small can of imitation crab, a teaspoon of chopped garlic, 3green onions and a dash of worchestershire. Both times these little bites of joy disappeared almost as fast as they came out of the oven. They are on my Super Bowl refreshment list...maybe a triple batch. I am also thinking maybe a sweet puff ball...cream cheese and crushed pineapple that has been drained really well. Danzy"
"These were amazing and so easy. I put the pepperoni in the food processor and added some garlic and Italian seasoning. I also made a batch of shredded chicken and ranch seasonings. Both were amazing! You could add a little sugar and cinnamon to some cream cheese and a little apple pie filling. You could even add some jam to the cream cheese. The ideas are limitless! This will be a go to from now on! Thank you!"
"I can't believe I haven't reviewed these yet. They are mind-numbingly easy to make and so yummy. I was making them at my annual beach trip with friends and one of the guys walked in and exclaimed, "Wait...you make those BY HAND?!?! I'm impressed!!" Apparently, he finds them to be so delicious that he thought I bought them in the freezer section. I've learned a couple things during the 10 times I've made these since finding this recipe: 1. Use a food processor to chop the pepperoni, it's so much easier. 2. You can actually cut the crescent triangles into fourths instead of thirds and get more pepperoni balls.
Thanks so much for posting this recipe!!"
"I must revise my previous review: I cannot tell you how good these really are! I have made them probably eight times since I found this recipe in October. No matter what party of event Im going to everyone loves them. My mini chopper does a great job of chopping the pepperoni and preventing carpel tunnel! I've been adding some Italian seasoning and a little garlic powder to them. I also use a block and half of cream cheese, and like an 8 oz package of pepperoni, because I like a lot of filling. The way mine get folded, the filling is not completely covered but they usually don't leak and if they do its no big deal. These are the best thing since sausage balls! THANK YOU!!"
"These are really the ultimate blank canvas for appetizers. I used the garlic butter flavored cresent rolls and stirred in some shredded parm to the cheese mix. They were a big hit, the whole time I stuffing them in my face I was thinking of other stuffing add ins that would be good! (chopped bacon, green onions, cheddar, horseradish..."
"These are good. I made ahead and reheated in low oven--worked fine. Added garlic powder and italian seasoning like some suggested--better that way."
"I made these with vegetarian pepperoni and they were a hit. I also made them with a feta/onion/spinach stuffing (I think someone else suggested that) and it was tasty, too. People really like saying "pass me those white trash puff balls". "
"Everyone just loved these, and so easy to make! I cut each triangle into 4 pieces for slightly smaller bites, and used crumbled bacon instead of pepperoni. Since I went with bacon, I added some cheddar cheese and dried fried shallots and chives."
"These are pretty good. I made a variation on the bacon-wrapped jalapeno idea, and filled mine with 10 pieces of crumbled bacon, about 3 oz (from 4 oz can) diced jalapenos, and I used neufchatel cheese (low-fat cream cheese). I couldn't find the crescent roll tube size called for, but I got 48 (exactly, using all my filling) from two 8 oz crescent roll tubes, and I cut the rolls into 3 pieces each. This probably took me about the same amount of time as the bacon-wrapped jalapenos (although it was much cleaner), and it was nice to try a different variation of those. I can see using this idea with many other fillings too. Personally, I thought the bread part overpowered the filling part, but people at the party seemed to like them. Robust-tasting filling ingredients would work really good in this recipe, I think. Thanks for the idea."
"Like everyone said, super easy and a total hit! Mine, too, disappeared withing a minute of pulling them from the oven. I used salami, feta, cream cheese, and green onion. Yum! Will try again, next time attempting an apple and cinnamon blend. :)"
"Thanks for sharing this really great recipe! I added the following ingredients to what your recipe called for: Bacon- Cooked and crumbled (or cut) into very small pieces. Fresh Cilantro cut into small pieces. Crumbled Blue Cheese (feta would work also). My taste buds were in heaven. This is my new favorite appetizer."
"We absolutely adore these! The runaway hit at Thanksgiving, they made another appearance just before Xmas, and for a dinner party after New Year's! The first time, we made them exactly as written, and then we played with them a bit - added some sundried tomatoes in oil and herbs and some italian seasoning. This just took things over the top! Thank you so much for a stupendous recipe!"
"I made these for a Christmas party and they were a big hit! People were commenting on them and telling me how good they were without knowing I was the one who brought them. Then they asked for the recipe. I followed the recipe exactly, but did add dry pizza/pasta Italian seasoning (Spice Islands--comes in a grinder). One word of caution--I made one batch on a dark nonstick baking pan...and they burned on the bottom--badly enough so I couldn't serve them. But the batches on the regular stainless steel pan were fine at 11 minutes cooking time. Luckily I had bought an extra roll of crescent dough and had enough filling left over to make most of another batch. You'll probably have extra filling, too, as this recipe is several years old and Pillsbury now sells their crescent dough in 8 oz rolls, rather than the 10 1/8 oz the recipe calls for. So go ahead and buy 3 packages to use up all the filling. Can't wait to try some other fillings...the possibilities are endless. Overall, a great party pleaser with many happy diners!"
"AMAZING! I have made this a few times once as it stated. I have also added mozzarella cheese, sausage, sauteed veggies, breakfast sausage it is always so good!"
"These are so easy and yet the hit of the party! I added finely chopped black olives to the mix and they were amazing."
"I was looking for something easy and yummy as an appetizer as this was a hit. The pepperoni was good, but the possibilities are endless as to what ingredients could go in this, I'm looking forward to experimenting with this dish. "
"Love this! I use Kielbasa suasages though because we always seem to have those on hand. I put the sausages in the food processor and then mix as usual with the cream cheese. There is no need for any additional herbs or spices unless you want to use parsley. All the spice is in the sausage and these are delicious. I recommend using neufachtel cheese as it is lower in fat since the sausages have a good bit of fat in them already. Great recipe idea! Thanks for posting."
"Served these to family members for an informal cocktail hour. They were easy to prepare, but we all felt they were a little bland. Next time, I think I'll add some feta cheese or maybe even a few drops of tabasco just to give them a little zip. Overall, a very nice recipe, though! And you can't beat the ease of preparation. I pulled these together in 15 minutes. Thanks for sharing!"


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BC fishing lakes are world renowned for producing trophy trout all over the province on the fly. Jump in your small boat, pontoon boat or float tube and turn your attention to the huge rainbow to be caught when fly fishing in BC. There are many lakes across the province that afford one the luxury of catching big fish on small hooks. British Columbia has on of the very best stocking programs in the world and hold a particular passion for it Rainbow trout. Stocking you say? Well yes. Rainbow trout are resident to British Columbia however, due to its terrain, adequate spawning habitat is deficient. The lakes, particularly in the south and central interior have all the right ingredients in terms of food source, water temperature, PH and accessibility to produce a quality fishery. For years the combined efforts of many government agencies, private organizations and generous individuals have contributed to the building and perpetuation of our favorite pastime.
In most recent years British Columbia has been a front-runner in the production of genetically corrected trout called triploids. Using a heat and pressure process after fertilization, the eggs are treated to produce an extra chromosome that renders the fish sterile. In turn, when the fish don't need to expend energy on reproduction, they just grow big, real big.
For more information on the process of Triploid Technology, see this article on Non-Productive Technologies authored by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.
Most BC fishing lakes that are stocked have been supplied with regular diploid fish. Some lakes in BC have produced massive rainbows available on the fly for decades, genetic manipulation or not. Below is a list of great fishing opportunities for the fly fishing enthusiast to try their luck and skill. Keep in mind, the fish are there but they are not necessarily easy to catch. These fish don't get large without the wariness it takes to feed abundantly while avoiding the predators, including you and me.
Before visiting any of these lakes, take note as to what level of accommodation opportunities are available. Only a few offer more than a semi-developed forestry campsite and some have no overnight camping or accommodation at all. You may also want to study the BC Fishing Regulations for local laws on each lake. Most of these lakes have some sort of special regulation regarding one or more of the following:
This information is available from the merchant where you purchase your license and on the Web at:
BC Freshwater Fishing - Regulations and Synopsis
In terms of Big Fish - we want you to know that many fly fishing lakes in BC produce rainbow trout over 5 lbs. Fewer produce fish over 7lbs and even less will produce fish 10 lbs +. We will only talk about lakes that give up fish in the 7 lb+ range. Make no mistake, a large 7lb+ rainbow will develop more power than most any other freshwater fish. Tempt one to your small hook (size 10 or smaller) and you will have a substantial war on your hands.
Fly Fishing - Internet RadioJoin us on our next LIVE Broadcast! We've brought together The Experts on fly fishing to tell you in their own words the secrets to their success in both Freshwater and Saltwater. Covering fish from Trout to Tarpon, from tying flies to casting them you'll find it all right here on Ask About Fly Fishing - Internet Radio.
BC Freshwater Fishing Journal - read about others success and/or share your own recent fishing experience with us
My Favorite Fishing Lake in BC - tell us about your favorite fishing lake/river/pond or stream in BC
The Kamloops Region is world renowned for quality trout fishing lakes. The are literally hundreds to choose from within a 2 hour radius of the city of Kamloops. Keeping that in mind, there are only a handful of smaller lakes that produce true trophy sized fish. We're going to tell you about a few that are reasonably accessible and easy to find.
Easily accessed by a 2wd vehicle (it used to be a tough 4x4 road), Pass Lake is about 25 kms north of Kamloops on the Lac du Bois Road. The road starts in the north side of town at the entrance to Bachelor Heights and winds through some terrific desert-mountain terrain. Stay left at the McQueen Lake fork and go another couple of kilometers until you see the access sign on the right.
There is a well-maintained BC Forestry Campground (15 vehicle units) and boat launch. See your BC Regulations regarding special restrictions governing catch limits, size limits, seasonal opening and closures and gear restrictions.
The lake is surrounded in shoals. My favorite areas are to the left or to the right of the boat launch or straight across the lake to the north - east shore. Many fisherman spend quality time at the west and north-west end near the Agricultural Research station. The lake is small enough to fish effectively with a belly boat or pontoon boat but deep and large enough to use a small boat and motor. There are no motor restrictions on the lake as of 2005 however I can see that this issue will come up for consideration some time in the future. This is a quality fishery and our hope is that every fisherman will treat it with the respect it deserves.
Leech, chironimid and bloodworm patterns are effective all year round with particularly better success in May -early June and late Sept to mid- Oct. June produces an absolutely phenomenal mayfly hatch as well as a hearty traveling sedge hatch for the dry-fly enthusiast.
Important Note: Pass Lake winter killed in 2008/09 and the stocked fish had to be replaced. In the fall of 2009 I took the chance to fish Pass and actually had a pretty good day by Pass standards. There are still a few large fish in the lake and last years stock will be substantially bigger in the 2010 season.
Click here for the story on the 2009 Fishing Journal.
Other Local Lakes and Activities:McQueen Lake - Education CenterIsobel Lake - brook trout, Interpretive Forest CentreLac du Bois Provincial Park
This lake is now a private fishery and can only be accessed through the Corbett Lake Lodge where you will pay a per rod fee for your day on the water.
That said, it's probably worth it.
The lodge raises it's own triploids at another location and sets them free into Corbett once they have reached significant size. The opportunity to catch 5 to 10lb rainbow all day long has many fishermen lining up with their gear and their wallets for this terrific opportunity. (Update: in 2009 the largest fish stocked in the lake this year exceeded 16 lbs!)
Corbett Lake lies about 20 kms south of Merritt on Hwy 5. It's beside the highway. I haven't fished this lake since it has been privatized but my experience with the lake was very good. Large leeches seem to be a good producer as well as nymphs, chironimids, bloodworms and shrimp. I found fishing around the aerator in the fall (just after they turn it on) can be delerium, particularly with little glassworms as this fish congregate near the stirred up water for a smorgasborg of disturbed water insects.
If Island Lake was a little closer to Kamloops, it would rival Pass Lake as my favorite fly-fishing lake.
Tucked in behind the Highland Valley Mine west of Logan Lake, Island offers some of the finest fly fishing for trophy rainbows. It's clear waters, shoals and submerged island creates an abundance of prime casting locations. Summer evenings bring the big bruisers up from the depths as they cruise the shallows of the submerged island for active caddis pupae and rise savagely for the emerging adult travelers. Leeches drift across the white marl and bullrush in constant danger of being consumed by a savagely feeding Silver Bullet.
Island is a moody lake and has limited camping facilities. The last part of the trail into the lake is rather rough and good vehicle clearance is recommended. The access road in from Hwy 97c (Logan Lake - Ashcroft) varies in its location as it is subject to mine activity and can be altered at any time. Consult the mine or the local fly shop in Logan Lake for access directions if you are unsure.
Big Ok Lake is a catch and release, single barbless hook and artificial fly only lake with a limited season. Please consult the current BC Fishing Regulations for details.
Other nearby lakes: Little OK Lake, Calling Lake, Trojan Pond (private- controlled by the mine; limited seasonal access for a fee/contribution)
Situated at the east entrance to the Town of Logan Lake, the lake has contained triploids for longer than most lakes. The amount of feed is incredible so the fish are well fed. They look like footballs. When you go to the local fly shop in the mall (and one should always visit the local shop for up-to-date reports and invaluable information) take a look at the pictures they have there. It's impressive. If you can hook into one, it's likely to be a big one. There is a popular campsite at the east end of the lake and the challenging local 9 hole golf course just east of the campsite. Logan Lake is also a Ducks Unlimited project so you are likely to see a variety of waterfowl gracing the water.
Large leeches seem to be the most consistent fly pattern. I haven't spent a lot of time on this lake but I have also had good success with a large muddler minnow around the aerator in the fall. My friend Steve has had success cruising the middle of the lake with a bloodworm, deep. This lake is great for fishing in a float tube or pontoon boat.
Logan lake has restrictions. As of 2005 there is a single barbless hook only, 1 fish daily quota. The lake is also 'electric motor only'. It is available for fishing year round however making a responsible decisions regarding ice-fishing is recommended as the lake has an aerator program that can create dangerously thin ice.
Please consult the current BC Fishing Regulations before fishing any lake in BC.
This reasonably high elevation lake (1402m/4600ft) has been a favorite for trophy fish for almost 50 years. The rainbows here average between 2-4 lbs but there are plenty of larger fish up to 10 lbs or better. The season is from May until late October and is also a prime area for hunting, especially moose, deer and bear.
Chironimid (both floating line and sinking line), leech and dragonfly patterns do well here. Although I have yet to fish there during late June or July, I hear that the sedge hatch and responding rising of large fish is orgasmic!
My personal best result at Hatheume was in mid-Sept drifting with sinking lines and green chironimids. My wrists hurt after that one. I lost the strongest rainbow that I have ever hooked into (and never saw it either).
Located on the Thompson Plateau, Hatheume is accessed via the Okanagan Connector (Hwy 97C - Sunset turnoff) between Merritt and Peachland. Whether you are coming from the Okanagan, Kamloops/Merritt or the Lower Mainland (Vancouver area) it's all highway other than the last 26km which is a well used and maintained forestry road. A car will get you there but a higher clearance vehicle like a pickup or SUV is better.
For accommodation there are 2 choices.
1) Hatheume Lake Resort - Located on the NE corner of the lake this beautiful, well maintained resort includes cabin and boat rentals, souvenier and convenience store. Mark and Tania Lee, the lodge managers, welcome you throughout the year for a variety of summer and winter outdoor activities.
2) Hatheume and Pinnacle Lake Forestry Campsites - two beautifully kept public campsites. The Hatheume campsite is located on the SW corner of the lake and Pinnacle is located about a kilometer south of Hatheume on the road into Hatheume, you can't miss it.
Hatheume is a trophy lake and has gear, limit, and seasonal restrictions in place. Consult your BC Fishing Regulations Guide for more information.
Okanagan Region - Holiday Haven The Okanagan is well known for its beautiful lakes, orchards, vineyards and beaches. You can add great fly fishing to the list. Here are a few of my favorite trophy lakes.
Burnell Lake is north-west of accessed via the Fairview Road at the south-end downtown Oliver. Travel west for about 1.5km (1mile) and turn right onto the White Lake Road. Go north for about 5km and turn left just after passing under the powerlines. Burnell is about 2km from this point. We had chosen an alternative access and approached the lake from the north east side.
Although we didn't have much luck others did. We watched and talked to a father/son couple from Washington state and they managed to hit a few big fish earlier in the day on chironimids. Later in the afternoon, they were fishing an interesting white-light blue chironimid pattern - about a #14, that I had never seen before. I never got to get a real good look at the pattern but the 28" rainbow that the dad landed had me shaking my head.
This lake is a reservoir and is subject to drawdown. It is also at a fairly low elevation so it warms up quite quickly in the hot Okanagan sun. That makes the spring the best time try your luck. There is a user-maintained forestry campground that can accommodate trucks and campers on the south side of the lake.
There are shoals surrounding the lake and an underwater island at the center-east end. That's where that guy caught the 28"er.
Burnell Lake is a designated quality fishery with catch and release in effect. Check the regulations for all special restrictions and notes.
Other nearby lakes: Ripley and Madden Lakes.
I managed to fish Kidd Lake twice in 2005. I imagine that I will see it more often in the coming years. On both visits I was into fish. My first visit I was into 3 nice fish, including one in the 10lb range which I lost within 15ft of my belly boat. I was setting up to net him with my inadequate net when it tore a strip of line off so fast that it snapped my 6lb tippet.
On the second trip the weather was nasty and I went a few hours without any strikes. I lost 2 nice fish as I was drifting in at dusk but broke both of them off. I checked my tippet material and found that the 5lb tippet that I had recently purchased had deteriorated and was the equivalent of about 2lbs. I was not pleased and returned it for an exchange to the store where I bought it. A lessoned learned:
Kidd Lake is located along Hwy 5, just 2km south of the Aspen Grove turnoff or approx. 20 kms south of Merritt. It's beside the highway with a rest/parking area. The access to the lake is very steep and can be difficult if you are trying to put in a boat mounted on a trailer. There is no camping, overnight parking or other facilities at the lake other than an outhouse for your convenience.
The lake has a huge shallow areas (relative to it's overall size) that range from light vegetation like bullrush and mucky bottom to extremely weedy. Both are productive but only when the fish are feeding heavily on shallow water invertebrates or at dawn/dusk. Most of the time the fish are available at the dropoffs in 6' -12' of water. I haven't caught any fish in the deepest parts of the lake but I can imagine there are a few monsters to be found there.
The biggest fish seem to be caught in the north end of the lake, north of the aerators. The south-east end is called ' the nursery' where you are less likely to hit anything over 10lbs (oh gee whiz!). It does however provide much more cover from the wind resulting in a more comfortable outing if the wind is blowing from the south.
I've had my best luck on chironimids, #12 or smaller, fished on a floating line with or without a strike indicator. It's funny how some days the fish won't touch your line with the indicator on and some days that's all that they will take. There are a couple of local patterns that seem to work really well but if I showed you them I'd have to kill you (just kidding).
Kidd Lake, in the regulations appears as a "no motors" lake, including electric in the 2005-06 fishing regulations however, if you go to the lake and view the posting on the lake description sign, there is a message allowing the use of electric motors. It appears confusing but I was able to talk to a BC fisheries biologist that assured me that this was the ruling and electric motors were fine. It just needs to be updated in the regulations. Kidd Lake is also a "fly fishing only" and "catch and release" lake that has a defined fishing season. Make sure to check your regs before hitting the water.
Vinson Lake - This 50 acre lake produces large rainbow to 10lbs. I have not fished this lake (it's on my 2011 schedule) but have gotten good reviews from a number of fisherman. Fishing can be slow but the rewards are considerable.
The lake is accessed via Loon Lake Exit from the Coquihalla Connector (Hwy 97C), about 12 kms east of Aspen Grove. Take the Siwash Creek FSR south, pass Buck Lake by 2km and bear right. Vinson will be on your right within 2km. There is a cartop boat launch and Forestry Recreation Site for campers.
The Cariboo - Plenty of Wilderness
Back in the 1980's and 1990's I had the one of the best jobs in the world. I was able to travel, on company time and expense to many of the prime fishing areas of the Thompson, Okanagan and Cariboo. Sheridan Lake, because of its close proximity to many of the projects that I was involved with, provided me with the opportunity to see big game freshwater fishing at it's finest.
Sheridan Lake is a fairly large lake by my standards (the belly boating fool that I am), coming in at over 4000 acres and almost half of it being productive shoal area. Luckily enough there are a number of public accesses on the lake to get you close enough to good fishing when using a pontoon boat or float tube. Personally, I do recommend a boat and motor to troll or navigate around the miles of shoal.
If you prefer there are 3 resorts on the lake all vying for bragging rights when it comes to customers catching big fish. They provide most ammenities to make your visit comfortable and rewarding.
Sheridan has consistently produced 7lb+ rainbow and 3lb+ brookies for as long as I've know (25 years). Apparently the brook trout are not being stocked any more but triploid rainbow have been recently introduced, which may create a whole new level of large fish available to catch.
When to Fish: Fish can be caught from May to October on this great lake however 2 time frames particularly come to mind. - Immediately after ice-off seems to produce well as the fish seek warmer waters in the bays and gorge primarily on leech and shrimp. - Late June to late July when the fish delight on a smorgasborg of natural water insect activity.
Where to Fish: This lake is a pretty good size and as mentioned above, almost half of it qualifies as shoal area. That means for you, the fisherman, there is plenty of fly fishable territory. When I troll a fly I tend to stick with leech patterns and the locally know "Horsehair". The lake does accommodate a lot of trollers who use hardware but they usally stay a little further out from the shoals. For the most part both types of fisherman seem to respect the others territory. I can't say that I know the whole lake but below are a couple of my favorite spots.
My favorite access: Thomas Point on the north side of the lake and directly accessed along Thomas Pt Road from Hwy 24. From here the lake is at your beckoning call. Like most fisherman, our first response is to find the spots furthest from the launch point. I don't know why we do this but it's a known phenomenon. NOT SO HERE. Large fish cruise the shoals immediately in front of this access and for the most part, this is where I have caught most of my fish. The first time I fished this lake (first week of July), I was able to hook into 3 - 5lb+ rainbows in less than an hour, casting dark green half-back nymphs on floating line. I watched another fisherman land 2 larger fish in the same area, take them back to camp and come back for two more.
Forest Lake is one of those fisheries that continues to astound. A healthy supply of 4 to 8lb rainbow with many hitting the double digit level are available at this fly only lake. These giants respond to leech patterns, dragons and damsels. Waterboatman provide excitement in the fall and a healthy caddis hatch emerges in the late spring /early summer for the dry fly enthusiast.
Forest Lake is a managed fishery with restrictions regarding motor size, gear, quota and size. Catch and Release is recommended however there is a one fish limit (over 50 cm). You may want to think twice about keeping a fish as their taste tends to be "muddy". The lake elevation is just over 3000 ft, leaving it susceptible to slower fishing as the lake warms up during the summer.
This medium/small lake (240 acres) is easily accessed from the Lyne Creek Rd approximately 26 kms north of Williams Lake on Hwy 97. Turn right onto Lyne Creek Road. Travel about 5.6 km (3.5 mi), keep left and stay on the main road for an additional 2.6 km (1.6 mi). Turn right onto Forest Lake Road and continue on this road for 3.1 km (1.9 mi). Finally, turn left onto a smaller road and drive to the lakeshore. Total distance from Williams Lake is about 37 km (23 mi). Recommend at least a 2 wheel drive truck or a vehicle with better clearance than the family car. The lake has a small Forestry Service Campsite and is RV accessible.
Other Lakes and Services: Blue Lake ( a little further up Hwy 97 near Soda Creek) which has good rainbows, kokanee and a resort. The communities of McLeese Lake (north) and of course, Williams Lake, can provide needed supplies and services.
Elk Lake This small productive lake is ranked amongst the best fly fishing lakes available. The dark, tea-coloured water produces good sized rainbow to over 6lbs. Because of it's access, Elk lake is considered a premier float tube or pontoon boat piece of water. The lake has special gear, closure and motor restriction. Check your BC fishing regulations before putting your line in the water. This is a relatively shallow lake and is best fished with a floating or slow sinking line above the weed beds that near cover the lake bottom. There is a deeper (to 60') area at the north end that you can let out the sinkers.
Elk Lake is accessed from Hwy 97 at McLeese Lake. If you are going north, turn right at the Beaver Lake Road (about 45 km north of Williams Lake) and travel east for approximately 22kms. Watch for the rough access road to your left. There is a small RV accessible BC Forestry Rec Site.
Other nearby lakes - Jackson Lake (fly fishing only - BC Forestry Rec Site). Area map for Central Cariboo including Elk and Forest Lake.


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Religious Tolerance: Going A Little Too Far
Today I read a religious discrimination story from Suits in the Workplace.
The case discussed involved a manager who hired only people with a close religious bond to him, engaged in office prayer, gave business advantages to his coreligionists, sang religious songs and left religious materials on the plaintiff's desk. The plaintiff sued for religious discrimination.
What do you think the court said?
Well, note that the plaintiff (who was Jewish) agreed that his manager did not try to convert him, and did not make negative remarks about the Jewish religion.
Given all of these facts, the court ruled against the plaintiff ( Ennis v. Sonitrol Mgmt. Corp., No. 02-CV-9070 (SDNY, Jan.25, 2006)).


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The award-winning SENZ storm umbrella may look unusual, but apparently it's how umbrellas should look. The umbrella's angular design makes for a durable and weatherproof design that can withstand winds up to 70 mph (1oo kph).
I've experienced having my umbrella turned inside out so many times and I thought that short of being carried away by the wind, the turning-inside-out phenomenon was the thing that umbrella makers should be working on. I was wrong. Apparently they should also think about the needs of people who like to skydive with their umbrellas.
Seriously though, this is one tough umbrella. Unfortunately, a lot of people who really do experience strong winds and rains – like us Filipinos – won't be able to afford the SENZ. The collapsible mini version sells for €40 (Appx. $55 USD), the regular-sized version sells for €50 ($69 USD) while the XL SENZ is €60 ($83 USD). SENZless prices if you ask me.
You can order a SENZ umbrella at the SENZ webshop. You rich bastard. Kidding. Buy me one please?
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are you watching the Oddee blog….
they just did 10 umbrellas and senz was one XD -
That is one tough umbrella. Useless making it THAT tough though. I wouldn't pay more than $20 for an umbrella.
they may be tough but the video is pure marketing hype.
just look – they are competing standard mini folding umbrellas against their top notch nonfolding rigid model.besides: way too expensive


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Sooo….I noticed yesterday on the Twittersphere that Runners World is doing a running streak from Memorial Day to Independence Day. (At least) one mile per day. As fast or as slow as you want. I missed the one from Thanksgiving to New Years – bummer – but I'm stoked to get in on some running challenges.
I can do that. Never mind that I've failed every photo challenge I've tried since January but this time? Well this is different. I can't "forget" to run. That doesn't happen. I get lazy sure but this is a reason NOT TO. Right? Right.
Adam's going on his two week training on June 3 through the 18th. This gives me at least another 38 miles to my mileage. I'm about 13 miles away from hitting 250 which I'm hoping to get by this weekends end. Then it'll be onward to 300! Maybe I can finally get that 75 mile month I've been chasing after and hit like…325! I won't have a 1000 mile 2012 but I could maybe hit 750 right?
Are you in?
On another note…
Last week Whole Foods had $1 burgers. I may have instructed the husband to stock the eff up. Which he did. Among that deal were salmon burgers which we cooked up last night and oh em gee.
I cooked up some sweet potatoes. I threw my salmon burger on a bed of spinach, added some tzatziki sauce from TJ's. It was…quite noms.
I initially thought about putting some soy sauce on top – I think next time I'll have make a soy type glaze for them. That would be even more nom.
I'm still not super great with sweet potatoes – generally I'll do like salsa and black beans but I didn't think that would fit with the salmon. It would have though ohhh it would have. Hindsight is always 20/20…especially with food. I'm not too experimental with the stove – I cook and eat largely what I know, so this was kind of a step for me (even though I love Salmon…usually with sushi…or something similar). This is also probably why you all see the same FIVE recipes over and over again (okay maybe like ten…) but then again, I'm not trying to be a food blogger so it's okay.
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Participating in social media and other forms of online communication are not only fun, but also often required for networking and professional purposes. While you may enjoy posting pictures you just took at your favorite restaurant and uploading them to one of your online profiles, or sharing how excited you are to be going on vacation in a few days, you have to be careful. Once a photo is shared online it can be copied and used for a variety of purposes, some potentially detrimental for you.
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You know how sometimes you know you're watching a somewhat cheesy movie but it is exactly the right kinda cheese for you, so you smile the whole time? That's how I felt watching the movie Country Strong starring Gwyneth Paltrow yesterday.
Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen the film and plan to, my list that follows will have plot info and even what happens at the end of the movie, so skip this post and go read about my latest shopping debacle from yesterday. It's fairly humiliating.
5 Things about the Movie Country Strong:
1.) I don't really get crushes on movie stars or rock stars anymore, I've met a lot of famous people while living here in L.A. and you know usually, whateva, but this young actor who I'd never seen before, Garrett Hedlund is CU-UTE, girl!
His character is having an affair with Gwyneth's hot mess character in the movie even though she's married to Tim McGraw's character, who's both her husband and her manager.
Don't expect me to remember any of the character's movie names, this is not a real review by someone with a stick up her butt who's competing to sound the most eruditely vicious so I can keep my job reviewing for that Old Gray Lady Gentleman The New Yorker.
This is just lil' ole me and I'm Country Strong! Yee- HAW!
It's my blog and I can yee-haw if I want to. That's the nice thing about having your own blog. It cuts through and clarifies your right to yee-haw.
Trust me, Garrett Hedlund is enough of a reason to go see this movie alone. He's wicked charismatic, his facial hair is so cute, he has great eyes you could melt into and he's a really talented actor AND singer.
He rose above the cheesy parts, he was good the whole way through. I felt like it was similar to seeing Brad Pitt for the first time in Thelma and Louise. He's a breakout star, I think.
Could I be saying this because my husband is out of town in NYC on a business trip? Oops. Out of sight, out of mind… (Just kidding, honey.)
He's coming back today, my huzzband I mean- Garrett, don't come over, hon. We'll always have Nashville, or at least the organic nonfat vanilla café au lait I shared without you in my Century City Mall movie theater complex seat.
2.) The music is really good in CS. I love country music and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
3.) There is a scene between Gwyneth Paltrow's character and a precious little boy who she goes to visit during her self destructive downward spiral (addiction and grief over the loss of a five month old baby she was carrying when she fell off the stage wasted. Tim McGraw's character was the father of the baby. Horrible.)
In the scene in mention, she goes to visit a Make A Wish Foundation child who has leukemia and you can see all of her true potential in her eyes and in the little boy's sweet face:
That she's actually still a really a talented songwriter.
That her heart swells with love in the presence of a child.
That when she lets her light shine, it's glows so bright it could make the day if not the whole life of this little boy.
That she and Tim McGraw's character were once truly in love.
I loved this scene and it was worth the price of admission, to me. I was so happy yesterday and dang it if they didn't almost make me cry. Good thing I bought that new waterproof eyeliner.
4.) One line in the movie is the best response to someone saying "bullshit" ever:
Response: Bull- True!
Love it.
5.) This really happened: I hadn't had to use the ladies' room for the whole movie and finally towards the end my coffee made me have to pee. So I'm doing the internal debate, not wanting to miss the good parts of the film. The 3 young girls sitting next to me all have taken turns going.
Finally there is the big concert scene where Gwyneth croons her heart out. Big applause, that's how it's done, etc. She's back! She's strong! She's shaken that thang!
So I think this might be the big "up" ending. But then some scene changing music starts to play and I figure there's a plot transition before the end and I have time to quickly go pee.
I go and come back and suddenly notice there is a voiceover playing of someone who sounds like they died and left a note to the young cute guy.
She DIES at the end! And I was in the bathroom and I missed it. That is such a Heidi move.
I had to wait for the credits to roll to lean over and awkwardly ask one of three young girls next to me what the frick happened? One girl told me Gwyneth's character overdosed on pills.
I think this may be partially why all critics aren't loving it? The lyrics to the song Country Strong are all about being resilient and bouncing back from hardship. It doesn't fit her dying, in my humble opinion. Great song, though.
I know, that it's real, that happens, especially when people are depressed and have a bottle of pills in their hand, but it left me and the three 20 year old girls next to me…nonplussed.
I just want to say for the record that I enjoyed the movie and I am also glad I was in the bathroom when she died. I always knew there would be an upside to having a small bladder. It was meant to happen that way.
I'm just gonna pretend it didn't happen at all. She's singing on strong, girl, in my huckleberry mind.
Since I lost my Dad, I don't think suicide is romantic at all and I just won't believe it.
So I give Country Strong a thumbs up, go see it, buy the soundtrack, but maybe you want to use the restroom at the end.


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Tradeoffs in Brush Management for Water Yield and Habitat Management in Texas: Twin Buttes Drainage Area and Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
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Tradeoffs in Brush Management for Water Yield and Habitat Management in Texas: Twin Buttes Drainage Area and Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
Conner, J. Richard; Kreuter, Urs P.; Narayanan, Christopher R.
With the current population boom, the number of Texas residents will almost double by 2030. With the expected increase in demand for water, the scarcity of water is an urgent issue and research is being conducted to find ways to improve water yield. Rangelands provide the major catchments for both surface reservoirs and aquifers. Brush control as a means of increasing water yields was first studied in the 1970s (Bach and Conner 2000) and a number of studies have reviewed the feasibility of removing brush as a means to increase water yields (Wilcox 2002). For example, a study on the North Concho River watershed (Upper Colorado River Authority, 1998) indicated that removing brush could result in a significant increase in water yield and, in response to this report, the Legislature for the State of Texas appropriated funds to study the feasibility of this practice on eight additional watersheds (Bednarz et al., 2000). The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station sponsored additional studies for two of these eight watersheds (Twin Buttes and Edwards Aquifer) to determine the tradeoff between brush management for increased water yield and wildlife habitat improvement. These two watershed areas are the subjects of this report. Since a significant portion of Texas lands are privately owned, it is important to account for landowners' willingness to participate in any brush management program, especially when such programs are intended to produce off-site benefits. Landowner participation is generally dependent upon expected economic benefits received (Bach and Conner 2000). In our study, 300 questionnaires were each sent to randomly selected landowners from both the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and the Twin Buttes (Middle and South Concho River) Drainage Area. Names and addresses of rural landowners with tracts of 50 or more acres were compiled with the help of local county appraisal districts. In the questionnaire, survey participants were asked several questions to measure their willingness to participate in different scenarios, as well as the amount of compensation required. This report examines the results of the survey. Of the 300 questionnaires sent to the Edwards Aquifer area, 131 were returned and usable, 50 were returned but unusable, and 119 were never returned. In the Twin Buttes area, 141 questionnaires were returned and usable, 38 were returned but were unusable, and 121 were not returned. This report examines each watershed separately. All survey questions are considered. Results include mean, median, and quartile data, and frequency distributions.
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Tonight, Washington State visits Arizona State in what is being classified as a Pac-10 football game, but Sun Devil Stadium could better be utilized for the teams to hold a support-group meeting. Call it "Receiver Rehab."
"We're both beat up," Washington State coach Bill Doba said.
Few teams have had their passing targets depleted like the Sun Devils and Cougars, who will have a combined 121 receptions for 1,629 yards and 11 touchdowns out with injuries. Most of that production is on Washington State's side, but ASU is in no less of a lurch.
Terry Richardson (five catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns) and Nate Kimbrough (15 receptions, 235 yards, one TD) are out with knee injuries. Rudy Burgess (10 catches, 166 yards), who moved to cornerback and has been a candidate to return to wide receiver because of the injuries, cannot because he is out with a high ankle sprain.
"Our receiving corps has taken a major hit," Sun Devils quarterback Rudy Carpenter said.
ASU gets no sympathy from the Cougars, as no team in America has been as statistically decimated by wide receiver injuries. High ankle sprains have sidelined Michael Bumpus (55 catches, 515 yards, TD) and Jason Hill (41 receptions, 600 yards, seven TDs).
However, both teams do not plan to turn into Army tonight. The Cougars and Sun Devils will still throw the ball, and the team that wins could be the one that best adapts and overcomes its passing-game losses.
"It's that time of the year where you have to start using your imagination a little bit and make sure you are putting the best possible players on the field," Doba said. "That's our goal."
For the Sun Devils, the injuries further weaken a downfield passing game that has never clicked this season. Timing between Carpenter and the wide receivers has rarely been good, forcing ASU to build its offense around the running game and tight end Zach Miller.
Among the receivers that Carpenter is trying to develop a rhythm with are freshman Kyle Williams, just off the scout team, and junior Tyrice Thompson, a former tight end and defensive lineman. It has been challenging, to say the least.
"Since the third game, my approach is that I'm going to hand the ball off, and if I have to throw it, I'm just focusing on completing the ball and not turning it over," Carpenter said. "I think that's going to be more important in the coming weeks, because of the (injuries).
"But it doesn't matter what the timing with the wide receivers is. We have a game (today). We have to throw the ball."
ASU's task is to find new weapons. The coaching staff is high on Williams, a situational receiver the last two games who will be more involved in the offense tonight. Carpenter feels that Brandon Smith, a redshirt freshman who has yet to make a catch, can develop into a threat.
All this week, the receivers stayed after practice to do extra work.
"We've talked to each other a lot, and we want to be more consistent," said Mike Jones, a sophomore who suffered sore ribs last week at Oregon State but will play tonight. "Do our assignments, run our routes, and when the ball comes to us, make the catch. If we do that, we'll be fine."
Washington State lost Hill and Bumpus last week against Arizona to high ankle sprains, which ASU coach Dirk Koetter called "the injury that is sweeping college football."
The pair could be out for the remainder of the regular season.
"We have to keep fighting, no matter what," Hill said. "Adversity is going to come, and our team has been through a lot of it."
Doba has three known wide receiving commodities in sophomore Brandon Gibson, junior Charles Dillon and senior Chris Jordan (who will be limited by a sore knee). After that, the unit is green.
The Cougars, who usually run a three-receiver offense, will likely utilize two tight ends or an H-back at times.
"We're not going to throw in a whole new game plan," Doba said. "We might emphasize the tight end a little more, but there is not going to be wholesale change. It's too late in the season for that."
So tonight, as "Receiver Rehab" commences, the Sun Devils and Cougars will try no less hard to win. However, they are certainly able to understand the other's plight.
"There are so many great things about college football," Koetter said, "but injuries are not one of them. Injuries are probably the worst thing."
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Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.
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Shadow gets out of prison early when his wife is killed in a car crash. At a loss, he takes up with a mysterious character called Wednesday, who is much more than he appears. In fact, Wednesday is an old god, once known as Odin the All-father, who is roaming America rounding up his forgotten fellows in preparation for an epic battle against the upstart deities of the Internet, credit cards, television, and all that is wired. Shadow agrees to help Wednesday, and they whirl through a psycho-spiritual storm that becomes all too real in its manifestations. For instance, Shadow's dead wife Laura keeps showing up, and not just as a ghost--the difficulty of their continuing relationship is by turns grim and darkly funny, just like the rest of the book.
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We just moved into a new house (our first house as a matter of fact) and I'm very much a gardening newbie. We had some sort of hedge/vine thing planted in a 2 ft. wide by 4 ft long bed running along the foundation of the front of our house, which we removed when we moved in, and now it's just a bare piece of dirt just waiting for something to be planted into it! I visited a local nursery, and received two recommendations -- a yuletide sun camellia or an azalea. I really like the idea of the sun camellia, especially since it will put out bright red blooms over the winter, and have lush green leaves in the summer. But I've found varying info on the size of the camellia, and am wondering if it would grow too big in the space we have for it? The foundation bed gives way to the sidewalk leading from the driveway to our front door, so I need something that won't block that pathway too much. The space is shaded in the morning, and then receives dappled sunlight in the afternoon. And we live in Southern California, in zone 9b I believe. If anyone thinks a sun camellia is the wrong plant, I'd love any other suggestions.... Thanks! |
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I had word today that my entry into the European WinPHP Challenge 2009 competition had been accepted. As I haven't seen anyone else blog about it yet, I'm starting to wonder how many participants there are ;) (Someone should setup a Planet WinPHP Challenge site or something).
Seriously, the competition is a good idea. During my four and a bit years working on a proprietary PHP CMS for Box UK (2003-2008), about half of the customer base chose Windows Server as their server platform. Generally, folks choose to deploy web-based applications on Windows Server because they already have Windows Server. Selling them something that will only work on Linux is a tough sell, so a competition like this that seeks to show off how well PHP works on Windows should be another small step forward for all those small ISVs like Box UK who want to sell products written in PHP – provided Microsoft actually do something marketing-wise with the results.
The tag line for the competition is: "To help show how well PHP runs on Windows, we are holding the "European WinPHP Challenge" to showcase the FAST in FastCGI." (their emphasis) So I figure an interesting showcase would be to build an app that combines PHP and .NET into a web services gateway.
And, it would actually be useful.
PHP's SOAP client falls somewhere between being a toy and a joke, depending on how much your job depends on it working against real enterprise services. Because these services are built in .NET (or Java) for other .NET programmers to use, they exploit the full expressiveness of SOAP (well, the automated wizard that builds the service does, but you get the idea ;) ) without any thought of toning things down to remain interoperable with PHP. It's a source of great frustration at work.
So my competition entry is called "Give It A REST", and the idea is to create a SOAP<->REST gateway using PHP and .NET, running under IIS7, before the end of May. My primary test case is being able to interface with the SOAP APIs published by Netsuite and Daptiv from PHP via a RESTful interface. The PHP client will be remote; it will not be running on the same box as Give It A REST. And the PHP client won't be using SOAP at all.
Should make for an interesting six weeks or so :)
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Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the questions. I'm including some responses below
Yes, it should have triggered a sync. There could be several reasons if it didn't. First, check the status of all services (the PLM 360 Sync and the Job Server). If they are both running, try to restart the PLM 360 Sync service. If everything is set up properly, try to wait a little longer. When you installed the sync service you were asked to choose the 'Wait Time'. Data only loads to PLM 360 in intervals of that 'Wait Time'
The reason for this is due to dependencies on other services that may not be running yet. Setting the service to 'Automatic (Delayed Start)' can help solve this problem.
WIth the first release of the PLM 360 Sync tool there will not be an option to sync DWF files. WIth future releases we expect to allow you to include the visualization file association with the item in Vault as an attachment to the item in PLM.
I do not expect that we will have a bi-directionali integration working with Vault 2013. For future releases, we will likely have additional capabilities in this area but it is highly dependant on the use case you have in mind. In general, our thought process is that each system will 'master' its own data and the Sync tool will allow a user in each system to reference data from the other system.
Regarding your first bullet point, what did you do to get from Released to WIP in Vault? Did you do a rollback then re-release? In other words, you released the same revision twice?
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Here is something to try. Move the Vault item to obsolete and wait for it to sync to PLM 360. After the PLM 360 item goes to obsolete, move the Vault item back to WIP, make your edits and re-release. PLM 360 should then move back to Released with the proper updates.
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September 12, 2012: 9:30 a.m.
When I woke up, it was early. I saw something was going on in Libya, so I watched. The ticker at the bottom said a fourteen-minute YouTube video was causing it. They showed a clip of one of my costars in our film. I was shocked the movie I made had a different title, and there was no mention of Muslims or Muhammad in our scripts. I was never there when they made any of those parts. I saw myself speaking to the man who played my husband, and they had dubbed over my voice. I kept watching, and I panicked. My heart was racing. I was horrified at what happened, the ambassador being dragged through the streets. I just kept saying, "Oh, my God." My husband was still asleep, and I couldn't wake him up and tell him what was going on he has neurological damage and heart problems, and it would be too much for him. The phone started ringing off the hook, and I didn't answer. I had three hundred messages by the end of the day. Some were threats on my life, saying I had a certain amount of time to live if I didn't kill two people who were also in the movie or give the person all of the cast members' names.
I called Sam Bacile, the writer and director, and asked him, "Why did you do this to me?" He said, "Tell the world you're innocent. Tell them I'm the writer, I'm guilty.... I'm tired of radical Muslims killing Americans." I would never have been involved with a film like that, had I known. What he did was take my life and throw it in the toilet.
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