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Web address | gawker.com |
Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Blog |
Owner | Gawker Media |
Editor | Max Read |
Launched | January 2003 |
Alexa rank | 637 (April 2014[update])[1] |
Current status | Active |
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Web address | gawker.com |
Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Blog |
Owner | Gawker Media |
Editor | Max Read |
Launched | January 2003 |
Alexa rank | 637 (April 2014[update])[1] |
Current status | Active |
Gawker is a blog founded by Nick Denton and Elizabeth Spiers and based in New York City that bills itself as "the source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip". It focuses on celebrities and the media industry.
Founded in 2003, Gawker is the flagship blog for Nick Denton's Gawker Media. Gawker has created other blogs, including Defamer and Deadspin, which covers sports.
In the September 26, 2005, issue, New York Magazine reported Coen's salary as $30,000[1], which was denied in a post on Gawker.[2][2]
The literary journal n+1 published a long piece on the history and future of Gawker, concluding that, "You could say that as Gawker Media grew, from Gawker's success, Gawker outlived the conditions for its existence".[3]
In 2008, weekend editor Ian Spiegelman quit Gawker over an unspecified salary dispute. He later left a comment on the site denouncing what he said was its practice of hiring full-time employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying taxes and employment benefits.[4]
On October 3, 2008, it was announced 19 staff members were being laid off in response to expected economic hardships in the coming months. Most came from sites with low ad revenue.[5]
On November 12, 2008, it was announced that further changes were to take place in response to economic hardships with the selling of popular site Consumerist (blog) and the folding of Valleywag, with Managing Editor Owen Thomas being demoted to a columnist on Gawker and the rest of the staff being laid off. Accusations have since been made by members and staff writers that owner Nick Denton is looking to sell out all of the Gawker sites while they are still profitable.[6][7]
In December 2009, Nick Denton was nominated for "Media Entrepreneur of the Decade" by Adweek and Gawker was named "Blog of the Decade" by the advertising trade. Brian Morrissey of Adweek said "Gawker remains the epitome of blogging: provocative, brash, and wildly entertaining".[8]
In February 2010, Denton announced that Gawker was acquiring the "people directory" site CityFile.com, and was hiring that site's editor and publisher, Remy Stern, as the new editor-in-chief of Gawker. Gabriel Snyder, who had been editor-in-chief for the past 18 months and had greatly increased the site's readership, released a memo saying he was being let go from the job.[9]
In December 2011, A. J. Daulerio, former Editor-in-Chief of Gawker Media sports site Deadspin replaced Remy Stern as Editor-in-Chief at Gawker. Also several other editors, contributing editors, and authors left or were replaced, most high-profile of who was Richard Lawson, who went to the Atlantic Wire. [10][11]
In 2012, the website changed its focus away from editorial content and toward what its new editor-in-chief A. J. Daulerio called "traffic whoring" and "SEO bomb throws".[12][13] In January 2013 Daulerio reportedly asked for more responsibility over other Gawker Media properties, but after a controversial tenure was told by publisher Denton that he was not "responsible" enough.[14][15] Daulerio was replaced as editor-in-chief by longtime Gawker writer John Cook.[16]
On July 3, 2006, when publisher Nick Denton replaced Jesse Oxfeld with Alex Balk, Oxfeld claimed it was an attempt to make the blog more mainstream and less media-focused, ending a tradition of heavy media coverage at Gawker.[17]
On March 14, 2006, Gawker.com launched Gawker Stalker Maps, a mashup of the site's Gawker Stalker feature and Google Maps.[18] Gawker Stalker, originally a weekly roundup of celebrity sightings in New York City submitted by Gawker readers, first posted on April 21, 2003, is now frequently updated, and the sightings are displayed on a map.
The feature has drawn criticism from celebrities and publicists for encouraging stalking, and George Clooney rep Stan Rosenfeld called Gawker Stalker "a dangerous thing". Jessica Coen has said that the map is harmless, that Gawker readers are "for the most part, a very educated, well-meaning bunch", and that "if there is someone really intending to do a celebrity harm, there are much better ways to go about doing that than looking at the Gawker Stalker".[3][19]
Gawker.com/stalker now redirects to gawker.com/tag/stalker and the map is no longer posted online.
Gawker's coverage of benefit cuts announced December 4, 2007, for freelancers working at media company Viacom has been acknowledged as playing a major role in reinstating many of the workers' rights.[20] After Viacom "permalancers" took to the streets for several[citation needed] days to protest the cuts, Gawker reported on December 12, 2007, that the company had reversed its position.[21] On January 31, 2008, Gawker's Maggie Shnayerson reported that Viacom subsidiary MTV Networks would convert 1,000 freelance jobs to full-time positions.[22]
On January 15, 2008, Gawker mirrored the Scientology video featuring Tom Cruise from the recently removed posting on YouTube.[23] They soon posted a copyright infringement notice written by lawyers for Scientology.[citation needed] As of January 3, 2009, the video has not been removed and a lawsuit has not been filed.[citation needed]
On September 17, 2008, in reporting that pranksters associated with 4Chan had hacked the personal e-mail account of Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, Gawker published screenshots of the emails, photos, and address list obtained by the hackers.[24][25] While accessing personal e-mail accounts without authorization constitutes a federal crime, current DOJ interpretation of this statute following the decision in Theofel v. Farey-Jones is that perpetrators may only be prosecuted for reading "unopened" emails.[26] FBI Spokesman Eric Gonzalez in Anchorage, Alaska, confirmed that an investigation was underway.[27]
On July 17, 2009, Gawker-owned sports blog Deadspin reported that ESPN lawyers sent a letter to a website owner who was hosting videos of a woman who looked like journalist Erin Andrews. After that story broke, Andrews' attorney confirmed it was her featured in the peephole video.[28]
On August 17, 2009, Gawker obtained and posted an exclusive video of actor Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart naked with beauty queen and former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche.[29]
In December 2010, DNS service for WikiLeaks went offline in the United States. Gawker misreported that easyDNS was to blame; in fact, EveryDNS was the DNS provider for the domain wikileaks.org. Gawker responded to complaints from easyDNS:
easyDNS complained that they were unjustly scolded after Gawker had slandered them.[30]
In February 2011, Gawker posted an email exchange between United States Congressman Chris Lee and a woman he had met through a personal ad on Craigslist. The emails included the married Lee describing himself as a divorced lobbyist and a photo of him posing shirtless.[31] Lee resigned his Congressional seat within hours of Gawker's story.[31]
On December 11, 2010, Gawker and Gizmodo were hacked by a group of hackers named Gnosis. The hackers gained root access to the Linux based servers, access to the source code, access to Gawker's custom CMS, databases (including writer and user passwords), Google Apps, and real-time chat logs from Gawker's Campfire instance in addition to the Twitter accounts of Nick Denton and Gizmodo.[32][33][34] The hacker Group stated that they went after Gawker for their "outright arrogance" and for a previous feud between Gawker and 4Chan.[35] Gawker in response to the hacking incident asked all its users to change their passwords[36] and posted an advisory notice as well.[37]
A database dump of user credentials, chat logs, and source code of the Gawker website were made available on The Pirate Bay, among other BitTorrent trackers, the following day.
On October 12, 2012, Adrian Chen posted an article identifying Reddit moderator Violentacrez as Michael Brutsch.[38][39][40] In the days prior to publication of the story, Reddit's main politics channel, r/politics, and a number of other forums on the site banned Gawker links from their page;[41][42] at one point, Gawker was banned from all of Reddit.[43]
In November 2011, Nick Denton announced that Deadspin editor-in-chief A. J. Daulerio would replace Remy Stern as editor-in-chief at Gawker.[44] At the time, Daulerio was most well known for publishing a photograph of Brett Favre's penis at Deadspin, despite the recipient of the photograph, Florida State University Cowgirl Jenn Sterger, explicitly requesting that he not do so.[44][45]
Daulerio shifted the focus of the site away from editorial content and more toward what he described as "traffic-whoring" and "SEO bomb-throws."[12] Daulerio wrote of the site's editorial content contributors, "The writers not relegated to traffic-whoring duty will still post, just less frequently than many of them are probably used to." As part of Daulerio's changes, he printed a private e-mail to Nick Denton from NBC News anchor Brian Williams complaining about the weekend content and its coverage of Lana Del Rey on Saturday Night Live.[13] NBC's public relations department asked the site to take it down, writing, "That was sent in confidence as friends and absolutely never intended to be public".[13] Daulerio responded that e-mails are publishable and that people such as Williams should be "prepared for the tar and feathering that will follow".[13] Williams reportedly received an apology from Denton, but on NBC's news magazine Rock Center Denton only said that it was a "mess up" but that he does not apologize.[13][46]
Another change Daulerio initiated was to the site's commenter system. In April 2012, all "starred" commenters (people whose comments were automatically given prominence) lost their rankings.[47][48] The new proprietary algorithm to promote comments, called Powwow, is done via a computer as opposed to human commenters.[49] Andrew Phelps, writing for Nieman Journalism Lab, stated, "Half of people think Gawker is diluting its high-quality material with Chinese goats; the other half think Gawker should stick to Chinese goats and stop trying to do real journalism".[49]
Since Daulerio took over the site many long-time writers have left, including Jim Newell, Matt Cherette, Brian Moylan, and Maureen O'Connor.[50][51][52][53]


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I am Brooke Nevils with womansday.com, and this is Fun With Kids. Today, we're here with Laurie Schacht, the Toy Insider Mom. It's summer, so that means there are blockbusters in the movie theaters, and your kids are gonna wanna take the stars of their favorite movies home. So, Laurie has done the work for us, and shown us the best toys from the movies this summer.

So, this is a summer of great blockbusters, and we're gonna just jump in and we're gonna start with Transformers.

And everybody loves Transformers.

Everybody loves Transformers. Dark of the Moon. It's the first time that Transformers is in 3D.

Uh-huh.

They have put the 3D glasses right into the mask. So--

So, you could wear it to the movie.

You could wear it to the movies, and of course, you can have your healthy snack while you're at the movies. So, it's great and then, of course, it's great for role play.

Perfect. And then Cars.

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So, kids get better at this.

So kids get better and better at it. So, its just a really cute toy for them.

Perfect.

Okay.

And then Green Lantern.

Green Lantern, action-packed game, action-packed movie.

Right.

The best way to do this is for you and I to just play.

All right.

So, come on. So, were gonna try and pop each other's lantern.

Oh.

Now, you'll notice that the lanterns pop. But this is a marble game.

Right.

The marbles all stay contained right in the game itself.

So, wow. So, its a lot of action and a cute find area.

A lot of action and a lot of fun for kids.

Perfect for parents.

Smurfs.

Smurfs.

They're back. Okay. So, Smurfs are also in 3D. This set is the carnival set. We have Smurfette, we have some of their friends, and they're just really cute. Great for small motor skills--

Uh-huh.

building this and putting together, and then great to re-enact scenes from the movie.

Exactly. And then, Thor.

Thor. So, Thor is in charge of defending the earth, and Thor is known for his hammer.

Right.

So, we have these great walkie-talkies that look like Thor's hammer, and kids love walkie-talkies.

Perfect and speaking of defending the earth.

Right. Well actually--

You have--

Defending American Values is all about Captain America.

Uh-huh.

He's the first avenger. And why don't you give that? This is the--

So, it's a shield.

Yes, but its-- I really like this one.

That's a lot of fun.

It's a lot of fun. And of course, you saw that those discs were nice and soft, and they're not gonna hurt everybody.

They're perfect for kids.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. So, this is Queen Anne's Revenge.

Uh-huh.

It's a great ship, it's a beautiful ship to build. And then, we have the figures, Captain Jack Sparrow and Blackbeard. Now, what's really cool about this is there is a secret reveal. All throughout the ship adds on the different characters. So, if you take your lantern and everything comes with a lantern-- and by the way, you know you buy the ship.

Uh-huh.

The figures of this, all sold separate. But each figure comes with accessories, and everything comes with a little lantern.

That really comes with a little lantern. Nice.

So, it's on the ships, it's also on their faces. You see sort of the skeleton part of their faces.

That's so cool.

So, that's really very cool. Lots of fun role play with this.

And then speaking of role play, Kung Fu Panda.

Kung Fu Panda.

Right.

Kung Fu Panda 2. So, first, let me just talk about what's here. We have the Xbox and the Kinect.

Uh-huh.

I'm crazy, the Xbox 360, and I'm crazy about this Kinect System because there is no remote control. You are the remote control. You do every--

So, it's very active game.

It's a very active game. And with Kung Fu Panda, he is teaching you Kung Fu.

Okay.

So, he's like your own personal--

Practice makes perfect.

martial arts instructor.

Kung Fu master.

Tells you to bow before you start, bow at the end, and teaches you to kick and to punch. So--

Powerfully, you make me kick. That rocked. Training continues.

A lot of fun, and yeah. Very, very active.

That's sounds like so much fun. I would do all of these toys.

They're great.

Thank you so much, Laurie. And this has been Fun With Kids on womansday.com.
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Customer Testimonials
"The entire NT&T team and service was excellent."
Discovery Networks
"Congratulations! I am happy that your organization is being recognized and rewarded for years of commitment and dedication to the Southwest Florida community and its visitors. Being named a "Collier County Tourism and Hospitality Industry MVP" is an honor of which you should be proud. One of my distinct pleasures as a United States Senator is congratulating and encouraging others to pursue excellence. Thank you for your continued service to the community, the State of Florida, and the nation."
Senator Bill Nelson
"I would like to tell you again what a pleasure it was working with you and NT&T. We work with DMCs and ground companies all over the world and I find NT&T to be one of the best we have ever worked with. Thank you for your graciousness during the weather challenges as well as your accuracy, level of service and prompt follow up."
Meetings Protocol
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Boston Red Sox
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Jack Morton Worldwide
"NT&T was awesome. Glenn was fantastic to work with and always available."
JP Morgan Chase
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This paper examines entrance and user fees charged at areas in the National Park System to determine whether or not they are equitable and effective. Their revenue-producing potential is also investigated. Revenues collected are returned to the Service to be used either for fee collection purposes or for outdoor recreation. Several changes to the existing fee system are analyzed and recommendations are made.
Recreation fees were authorized in the 1972 amendments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965 (P.L. 92-347). In those amendments, Congress set the policy that Other provisions specifically authorized included:
The intent of the Congress was "Most members of the Committee believe that those people who are fortunat eenough to be able to take the time to use and enjoy these areas ought to be willing to help to some reasonable degree, to defray the cost of providing them with these opportunities. No one wants to price anyone out of these outdoor areas, but neither do they want to unduly burden those who never visit such areas--either for economic or other reasons--with all of the costs of making these areas and their related facilities available." (H. Rept. # 92-742, p. 2827). Congress clearly recognized that fees are a supplemental source of revenue obtained from park users. The Congress further amended the LWCF Act in 1973 (P.L. 93-81) to provide for the following:
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Laboratory Support for Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
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The definitive diagnosis of amyloidosis requires identification and characterization of amyloid deposits. Serum- and urine-based laboratory testing are important initial observations in guiding both the differential diagnosis of primary amyloidosis (AL) and the testing for identifying and characterizing tissue amyloid. Since the fibrils in AL are derived from intact or fragmented monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains, patients with AL typically have intact monoclonal immunoglobulin and/or free immunoglobulin light chains in their serum and/or urine. Protein electrophoresis (PEL) is the most utilized laboratory method to detect these monoclonal proteins. The fundamental principle of the test is the detection of monoclonal immunoglobulins from the polyclonal immunoglobulin background by their relatively restricted mobility. Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) can be used to type the monoclonal immunoglobulin. Unlike patients with multiple myeloma, AL patients may have a very small population of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow which can elude detection by PEL and IFE. A newer, more sensitive, immunonephelometric assay is available to quantify the serum immunoglobulin free light chains (FLCs). The FLC assays have increased the diagnostic sensitivity for identification of light chain diseases such as AL, and in addition they have improved disease monitoring and prognosis. The FLC κ/λ ratio in conjunction with serum IFE defines a sensitive diagnostic screen for AL and reduces the need for urine PEL in the screening algorithm
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- Title
- Laboratory Support for Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
- Book Title
- Amyloid and Related Disorders
- Book Subtitle
- Surgical Pathology and Clinical Correlations
- Pages
- pp 275-282
- Copyright
- 2012
- 10.1007/978-1-60761-389-3_22
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- 978-1-60761-388-6
- Online ISBN
- 978-1-60761-389-3
- Series Title
- Current Clinical Pathology
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- Free light chains
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- Nephelometry
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- ID2. , Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pa, Mayo Clinic
- ID3. , Department of Renal Pathology, Bostwick Laboratories
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While the days are cold, the nights are long, and we've seen the back of Christmas and New Year festivities, at one point or another, we all find ourselves daydreaming about the return of the summer sun. The smell of sun cream, the call of the beach, and the excuse to whack on a pair of shades, making ourselves look AT LEAST 20% cooler, is but a dream away at this, the tail end of January.
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whichzach 5pts Shoutout Uncle Luke for keeping it real. The dude has nothing to prove to anyone, especially some herbs commenting on the internet. We need more people who are willing to talk about music being the substance of real life. The truth is that most people who promote music don't talk about the reality that surrounds it. Rick Ross is not successful for being a great artist. He is successful for being an unabashed liar who makes art that a lot of people relate to. That is the truth, and we all know it, but no one wants to talk about that because people are just too busy promoting a revenue stream.
Thatstoobadtho 5pts Uncle Luke is trying to take cheap shots under the guise of friendly advise. Uncle Luke you are a joke. One minute you're lambasting Wayne and company for not giving back to the city and threatening to get their "Miami cards revoked" and the next minute you're sneak dissing Ross under a thinly veiled letter of "advice". You were publicly exposed for selectively supporting some of your own kids and neglecting others. Who are you to dictate the charitable pursuits of others? Maybe you should go back to your political rants. Ross is an entertainer, he can live his life however he see's fit. Not a single bullet touched him, and you act like he got punked somehow. The shooters are the ones looking stupid. Regardless of Ross's authenticity, it takes little away from the fact that he was riding solo with his broad, no security, it was no doubt foolish, but also very brazen. I don't see how any recent events made Ross appear flaw. Your column just keeps going downhill. I used to look forward to reading your weekly New Times contributions, but you're delusional. Maybe someone needs to send you a letter advising you to step off your pedestal. Was an open letter in your column necessary, why not just call him and tell him you're glad he's okay? I suppose every rap artist who gets shot at is flaw, but only the ones who get hit are "real". You act ass if you've been watching William Roberts his whole life and know everything he's ever done. Let a young man be successful. Go back to your conspiratorial rants about racism and how everybody has it out for you, because this is not a good look. You went from having a refreshing editorial to becoming a hateful old man with a weekly outlet.
heritic4life 5pts Rick Ross is an overseer ushering black men to jail like the Pide-Piper for his "Pay-Masters!" "Run tell that HOMEBOY!" Some of us can see! Seek my blogs - www.thepeoplesmic.blogspot.com
reneeebrown 5pts Well said Luke! It's about time someone said something to these so called "gangster artists" who are promoting and glorifying a most ignorant and violent lifestyle. The irony with the music industry is that these labels promote this horrific image and then drop the artist once life imitates the music. Some real bs, I hope Rick Ross and the rest of the glossy eyed youth are listening...
FatHand 5pts Not as dumb as the column in which Luke advocated bowing down to the NFL's extortion attempts and tack on another $200 million to what is already owed on the Marlins deal. I would like a retraction of that column before taking any other columns seriously.


text: The Pakistan-Australia match at Mirpur was a high-scoring humdinger. And Australia more then matched Pakistan's 191 for a good part in their chase with Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch virtually toying with the Pakistan bowlers including Saeed Ajmal. Maxwell was at his belligerent best, hammering 74 off 48 balls while Finch struck a 54-ball 65. The pair muscled 108 runs off 63 balls for the third wicket.


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My grandmother's silver
My grandmother is 91 and passing on her belongings to her family slowly over time. Yesterday I happily received her box of sterling silver flatware and went through it last night. She tells a story about one of her book club members stealing a teaspoon once after a meeting... after counting her pieces I'm pretty sure the lady made off with more than one. ;) Can you give me thoughts about how to proceed? It matters to me to rebuild her set.
The sterling is Oneida's Damask Rose. There are 8 knives, 8 dinner forks, 5 salad forks, 2 soup spoons, 3 teaspoons, 2 serving spoons, and 2 butter knives.
I feel this is enough of a beginning to work on rebuilding the set, but how best to proceed? Is ebay my best bet? Replacements.com? Do you consider them overpriced or is the value usually appropriate?
Thank you!
In my experience, Replacements.com charges much more than one would normally pay on either eBay or Craigslist, but it's a good site for folks who are uncomfortable with online sellers or who 'want it now'. But you pay for that convenience...
Silver prices are high right now, but that's a popular pattern. Using an Advanced Search on eBay, it appears individual pieces have been going for about $15-20 apiece.
Sarah, you might want to check other places where your grandmother keeps flatware. It's amazing how many times silver will show up in the 'junk' drawer in the kitchen or someplace where serving pieces are stored, or just mixed in with the stainless. When other family members wash & dry silver, they don't always know where to put it - & sometimes they don't even think about it being silver! If you have the opportunity, you might give the sideboard/server or whatever is in the dining room, a good going through; I'd bet something will show up.
As far as adding to your collection, in addition to ebay I'd suggest you attend antique shows that may have silver dealers. Most all do flatware matching (it's the bread & butter for the majority of silver dealers) & some may be very willing to bargain, especially if you buy multiple pieces. After a dealer quotes the price, always ask if that's the best he/she can do - & 99% of the time, you'll get at least 10% off & more if you work it.
I "finished out" a set of Oneida Damask Rose for a friend...she wanted soup spoons. By watching carefully I bought her 8 soup spoons for about $18 each including shipping. That was a year ago.
Your tea spoons and butter knives and salad forks will be less.
Just look every day....and be creative in how you search....things like silver soup spoons...and Heirloom salad forks may yield different things.
And be aware that that pattern was also made in stainless....so if it seems too cheap to be true...it's probably not! LOL!
And google that pattern....there are lots of silver shops besides Replacements.
Linda C
AHhh reminds me of the time I decided to drag out the silver I'd inherited for my first Thanksgiving and found I had 12 of everything for a standard place setting...except no salad forks. I KNOW my great grandmother had salad forks. Soupspoons and seafood forks, no, but salad? Of course. I asked all my siblings and nobody admitted to having a bunch of salad forks that didn't match anything.
Ebay is good if you set up a watch and are patient. But do you have enough to complete the set? Only if you like it, or feel sentimental enough about it. You could go either way. But if you don't love it, find a pattern you do love and just get something that you can use grandma's serving spoons with.
I think it's likely your grandmother might have more stashed....I know sometimes a few teaspoons make their way into the wrong drawer.
Ask grandma is there are any teaspoons or salad forks in with her everyday stuff or in a spooner on her table.
But also....this set....will be a better buy than buying individual pieces.....and the absence of the Oneida means nothing!...
At $20 times the pieces you need you will have $400 in just what you need....
Linda C
Here is a link that might be useful: damask rose
At this price it's about $5 a piece...
Linda C...ever the enabler!
Here is a link that might be useful: damask Rose
Also take a look at Shop Goodwill. Sometimes you can snag some real bargains.
Here is a link that might be useful: Shop Goodwill
Darcy, I wanted to email you, but cannot from your My Page. So ... I am hitchhiking onto this thread in the hopes that you will see it ...
I need all you guys to come back to the Building a Home forum please. I am ready to build and there is no one left here to help me !! ... I posted a thread "pick my exterior elevation for me" 10 days ago WITH pictures/choices and literally only had 3 responses. And no mentions of Jack or passing the gravy anywhere ! PLEASE HELP !!!!! (not just with this one thread, please stick around a bit, just 5 or 6 months or so : )
By the way ... I have well over 60 different mudroom locker pictures now. I have them all uploaded into an account on photobucket. You would be so proud.


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LAPD Announces Recovery Of More Than 11K Items Stolen From Homes Across 5 Counties
The Los Angeles Police Department held a news conference Tuesday morning announcing the recovery of more than 11,000 items stolen from homes across a five-county area.
Police: Man Was Drinking Before He Impaled Leg On Hollywood Hills Fence
An intoxicated man who apparently climbed up a wall in an upscale Hollywood Hills neighborhood to take in the scenic view was impaled on a wrought iron fence early Friday.
Man Jumps Off 4-Story Building And Impales Himself On Spiked Wrought-Iron Fence
Police say a man who jumped from a four-story parking structure impaled himself on a wrought-iron fence Saturday in Lincoln Heights.
Caught On Tape: FedEx Deliveryman Throws Box Over Fence
A security video posted on YouTube captured a delivery man carelessly tossing a boxed computer monitor over a fence of a Southland home.
US: Smugglers Exploit 4-Inch Border Fence Gaps, But Calif. Not At Risk
Drug smugglers have found a crack in the nation's defenses — but officials insist California is not at risk.
Villaraigosa Ignores Outcry, Will Build 6-Foot Wall Around Mansion
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has ordered city officials to proceed with a plan to erect a six-foot wall around the mayor's mansion.
Suspected Car Thief Pins CHP Officer Against Fence
A stolen vehicle suspect fled on foot after putting the car in reverse and pinning a California Highway Patrol officer and his motorcycle against a fence in East Los Angeles.


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Ross Fisher put his length off the tee to good use to claim a share of the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the Tshwane Open on Thursday.
Fisher fired eight birdies and two bogeys to card a six-under-par 66 and join South African Jared Harvey at the top of the leaderboard.
At 7,964 yards, the Ernie Els-designed Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate at Centurion is the longest course in European Tour history and the first to have four par fives all measuring over 600 yards.
Fisher, who lost a play-off for the Perth International at the end of last season, had started from the 10th with a birdie and picked up further shots at the 15th, 16th and 18th to be out in 32.
The 33-year-old former Ryder Cup player dropped his first shot of the day on the first, but bounced back with four birdies in a row from the fifth - narrowly missing an eagle attempt from 25 feet on the 607-yard eighth hole - before another dropped shot on the last following an errant drive.
Harvey had completed a flawless 66 a few minutes earlier as he looked to maintain the dominance of South African players on home soil.
Thomas Aiken's victory in the Africa Open a fortnight ago means 10 of the last 13 European Tour events staged in South Africa have been won by home players, including five of the seven held so far this season.
The start of play had been delayed by 30 minutes on Thursday morning to allow greenkeepers time to repair damage to some of the bunkers caused by a thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon.
Despite the length of the course, the fact it is at altitude meant low scoring was still possible and more than 30 players had already posted sub-par scores.
Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard, England's Chris Wood, India's Shiv Kapur and South African Jean Hugo were all safely in the clubhouse on five under par, while pre-tournament favourite George Coetzee finished two under.
Coetzee won his first European Tour title in the Joburg Open earlier this month and reached the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona last week, where he lost to eventual winner Jason Day.
South Africa's Erik van Rooyen, ranked 1,505th in the world, made it a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard after he followed an eagle on the eighth with a bogey on the ninth, his final hole.
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UN-Water's Recommendations for a Global Goal on Water
UN-Water has undertaken an expert consultation process where UN-Water's 31 Members from the United Nations system and 36 international Partners have come together to analyze what role water could have in the Post-2015 Development Agenda based on their experience and expertise.
The outcome of the consultation is a consolidated technical advice from the UN-System to Member States to prioritize water in the post-2015 development agenda. A broad goal would capture the fundamental importance of water for both humans and the environment.
The proposed goal builds on and extends existing commitments such as the Millennium Development Goals and the priorities agreed at Rio+20. The goal provides an overall framework that is universally applicable, but that responds to particular national circumstances and addresses account costs, benefits and means of implementation. The framework, with a clear set of targets and indicators, can be tailored to the context and priorities of each country.
What Would a Global Water Goal Lead to?
The suggested water goal and targets recognise the development aims of societies whilst ensuring achievements are sustainable over the long term. The goals would promote the following development outcomes, among others:
The Targets
The global goal for water is supported by a coherent, cohesive and mutually reinforcing set of targets that will help countries reach the goal by 2030. To facilitate understanding of the multiple functions water plays in society, the framework is structured into five measurable and interconnected targets. The short versions of these targets are below. Under each link, you will find descriptions of each of the targets and more resource material.
Target A: Achieve universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene
Target B: Improve by (x%) the sustainable use and development of water resources in all countries
Target C: All countries strengthen equitable, participatory and accountable water governance
Background: Water in the post-2015 development agenda
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed by world leaders in 2000 have served as a shared framework for global action and cooperation on international development. As the 2015 target date for achieving the MDGs approaches, the UN is working with governments, civil society and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs and shape a new development framework beyond 2015 that builds on the MDGs, but also addresses weaknesses, including by reflecting previously omitted issues.
One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member States to launch an inclusive process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that would address in a balanced way all three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environment - and be coherent with and integrated into the UN development agenda beyond 2015.
The process to define the post-2015 development agenda is led by Member States with broad participation from external stakeholders including civil society organizations, the private sector, academia, and scientists. The United Nations play a facilitating role in this global conversation and has the responsibility of supporting Member States by providing evidence-based inputs, analytical thinking and field experience. The Secretary-General will continue to provide overall leadership to the process with the support of the Deputy-Secretary General and the Secretary-General's Special Advisor on Post-2015 Development Planning.
Draft Timeline of Ongoing UN Processes
The Open Working Group on SDGs
In January 2013, the UN General Assembly established the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals as mandated in the Rio+20 outcome document. The OWG, tasked with preparing a report proposing SDGs "for consideration and appropriate action" by the 68th Session of the General Assembly ( Sep 2013- Sep 2014), is co-chaired by Hungary and Kenya and comprises 30 "seats" shared by several Member States in an innovative rotational procedure.
The Secretary-General submitted a report to the OWG as an initial input based on the responses from 63 Member States to a questionnaire about the new goals, including members of the European Union, which submitted a joint response.
This report highlights that the overarching priority areas of poverty eradication and sustainable management of natural resources were high on the list of many respondents, and Water & Sanitation ranked #2 (after food security) in Member States' priorities.
As requested in the Rio+20 outcome document, the Secretary-General established a UN System inter-agency Technical Support Team (TST) to ensure all necessary input and support to the OWG from the UN system. The TST consists of over 40 UN entities, is co-chaired by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and works under the umbrella of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda (see below).
The TST produced an Issue Brief on Water and Sanitation with the support of UN-Water for the third session of the OWG on 22-24 May 2013. The Issue Brief served as input for the session and was presented by UN-Water Chair Michel Jarraud via video conference.
- More information on the OWG
- Technical Support Team's Issue Brief on Water and Sanitation
- Concluding remarks of the OWG third session
The OWG has discussed water and sanitation on several occasions. In May 2013, UN-Water Chair Michel Jarraud made a keynote speech, presented the Issue Brief on Water and Sanitation prepared by the TST (see above). In June and July 2014, the OWG held Informal sessions with Member States to discuss the 17 proposed goals and 212 targets.
The first seven goals, which includes the proposed goal on water, had broad support as they address the social dimension of sustainable development and build on the MDGs. During the session, UN-Water was called upon to provide technical clarifications related to the proposed water goal.
The High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda
The High-level Panel was established by the UN Secretary-General with the mission to reflect on new development challenges while also paying attention to the experience gained in implementing the MDGs, and advise on the global development framework beyond 2015. The Panel is co-chaired by the Presidents of Indonesia and Liberia, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and includes 27 leaders from civil society, private sector and government. The HLP released its report "A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development" on 31 May 2013 with its vision and recommendations on a global development agenda beyond 2015.
The report of the HLP includes an illustrative goal (Goal #6): Achieve Universal Access to Water and Sanitation and 4 related targets:
6a. Provide universal access to safe drinking water at home, and in schools, health centers, and refugee camps
6b. End open defecation and ensure universal access to sanitation at school and work, and increase access to sanitation at home by x% 1, 2
6c. Bring freshwater withdrawals in line with supply and increase water efficiency in agriculture by x%, industry by y% and urban areas by z%
6d. Recycle or treat all municipal and industrial wastewater prior to discharge
- More information on the High-level Panel
- HLP Report "A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development"
The UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda
The Task Team was also established by the UN Secretary-General and provides analytical thinking and substantial inputs to the process. The Task Team brings together more than 60 UN agencies and international organizations, and is co-chaired by UNDESA and UNDP.
The Task Team published its first report "Realizing the Future We Want for All" in June 2012. Building on the lessons learned, this report provides an assessment of the key development challenges and proposes a bold vision for transformative change towards inclusive, people-centered, and sustainable development.
The World We Want: national, regional and global thematic consultations
These processes are complemented by a 'The World We Want 2015' Global Conversation facilitated by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and comprising a set of eleven global thematic consultations and national consultations in 88 countries. This global conversation responds to a growing call for broad and active participation of everyone in shaping the world we want. Taking place well before governments sit down to negotiate and finalize the new development agenda, the consultations underway provide evidence and perspectives to governments on the challenges people face in improving their lives and those of their families and communities.
A final report of the findings of the consultations will be prepared in the summer of 2013
88 national consultations were convened with the support of the UN Country Teams. These are forums to exchange ideas for a shared vision of "The World We Want", in an open process tailored to country contexts.
Regional consultations were organized by the Regional Economic Commissions and their partners to formulate regional positions on the post-2015 development agenda.
Eleven global thematic consultations complement these national and regional consultations. Jointly organized by various UN entities and with support from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other international organizations, the thematic consultations help guide thinking on how to include emerging and pressing issues in the post-2015 development agenda. The eleven thematic consultations include: Conflict and Fragility, Education, Energy, Environmental Sustainability, Food Security, Governance, Growth and Employment, Health, Inequalities, Population Dynamics, and Water. The messages of the 11 thematic consultations will be presented during the summer 2013.
- Read more on the Thematic Consultations
- Water Thematic Consultation, facilitated by UN-Water
The 'MY World' global survey was launched by the United Nations and its partners. It seeks to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they work on defining the new development agenda for the world.
All interim results of the consultations on the post-2015 development agenda from 36 developing countries and 11 thematic consultations as well as regional consultations and consultations in OECD countries were summarized in UNDG's report "The Global Conversation Begins: Emerging Views for a New Development Agenda". Among the key messages that emerged is a strong call for an expanded development agenda that reflects strengthened public accountability, equity and human rights and remodels itself to respond to new realities including the ongoing jobs crisis, governance issues, growing and moving populations, resource scarcity and environmental degradation, and peace and security.


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I have a basic question regarding the SAP Discovery system.
1) How much does it cost for a customer/partner to purchase/order for the SAP Discovery system CDs?
2) How does one go about doing the same?
I know that a valid ERP license would address the licensing requirement, however I wanted to know if the base product had any cost associated.
Hi Srinivas,
you can order the Discovery System either from HP or Fujitsu-Siemens Computers. The details can be found here http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/solutions/strategic_partners/sap/discovery.html and here http://www.hp.com/go/server/sap.
The pricing is slightly vendor and country specific.
The Discovery System is shipped as an appliance - so you will get not only the hardware but also the software and content installed and configured.
Hope that helps,
The software is bundled with HP server, also preconfigured.
So you carry the computer home and get the discovery system.
I think you can't get the CD, because you can not reinstall the system to the same as original except SAP.


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Hi!! I'm new to symbian and I'm experiecing some troubles trying to display pictures in my application.
I've got this code to open the photo album Application
const TUid KPhotoAlbumUid = { 0x101F4CD1 };
CCoeAppUi::ActivateViewL(TVwsViewId(KPhotoAlbumUid, TUid::Uid(1)));
It works fine but I'd like to show an image directly, or show a list of images from another folder (using the photo album application).
I've been searching in this forum, and some people have asked this too, but noone answered.
Please, Any ideas???
Felipe (sorry for my english)
Caracas, Venezuela


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On the first day of Introduction to News Writing at Lyndon State, students interview Dan Williams and then devise creative ways for their teacher to expire. The exercise in obituary writing introduces them to Professor Williams and to such journalistic principles as accuracy, reliability and public service.
"I tell them there's no greater sin than misspelling someone's name," he says. "If your audience can't trust you to get the name right, why should they trust anything you say?"
Professor Williams started teaching after a career at CNN and brings to the classroom more than a quarter century of television and newspaper experience. He sees the online convergence of print and broadcast as a great challenge for the news industry and a great opportunity for his students. "They're tech-savvy and unafraid to try new things – they are the future."
As adviser to the Lyndon State Critic, Professor Williams tries to instill in the student reporters a sense of wonder about their world. "Journalism is a free ticket to the best show on Earth," he says. "It's a front-row seat on history."


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All British & European Car Day | |
Our 30th Annual Exposition Sunday May 4th, 2014 at White Rock Lake Park |
Join us for our annual celebration of British and European vintage motoring. Bring any British or European car or motorbike, driver or show vehicle over 25 years old to compete for trophies determined by popular voting. This is a fun, family friendly day relaxing at the park, picnicking and visiting with other antique vehicle aficionados. For the tenth year in a row, ABCDE will be supporting Shoes for Orphan Souls so please bring a pair of NEW shoes (adult size and closed toe) or more to donate. Rain or shine, we'll be there. Dreyfuss Club Point has concrete parking in case it rains, and show field for that lovely grassy effect. For weather forecast at White Rock Lake Park click here. Don't forget to bring your chair, sunscreen, bug spray and umbrella! |
When: Sunday May 4th, 2014Gate opens at 10:00 am. Trailered vehicles may enter at 9:00 am to drop off vehicle and park along park road. Sorry, no room for trailers on show field. Show ends at 4:00 pm after awards ceremony. |
Where: White Rock Lake Park - Dreyfuss Club Point near Stone TablesOnce again, the venue will be Dreyfuss Club Point since it provides a breathtaking view of White Rock Lake and downtown Dallas. Plus it's paved in case of rain and provides grassy areas for picnicking. Entrance to the show field is off of Lake Highlands Drive and Buckner Blvd. Follow the "ABCDE" signs. Click here for map. |
Vehicle Classes:Austin Healey · British & European Motorbike · German · Italian · Jaguar · Lotus · MG · Classic Mini · Modern Mini · Morgan · Rolls/Bentley · Standard/Triumph · Other British · Other European |
Awards:Each class will have 3 winners - First, Second, and Third. Only antique vehicles qualify for the class awards. Any car, new or old qualifies for the "Best of Show" aka People's Choice award as well as the "Diamond in the Rough". Vote counting begins at 3:00 pm. Award presentation starts at 3:30 pm. |
Car ClubsClubs are encouraged to display their member information. If your club wants a special display area or canopy space, please email abcde(at) kipmotor.com to reserve your space. Reserved club areas will be within the appropriate class. Download this form to fax or go to the online registration site to reserve your club space 10 x 10. |
Pre-Registration Fee:Sorry, Pre-registration is now closed. However, we'll have REGISTRATION ON-SITE. Pay the gate fee of $25, park you car in your designated class and stroll up to registration on top the hill to get your car placard. Save time and fill out the registration form and bring with you! Download this pdf Registration form. |
Refreshments:Chef James is the official food vendor providing breakfast burritos, chopped beef-on-a-bun, 'pulled' chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, ice cold drinks, and chips (sorry, no fish n' chips!). As always, you are welcome to bring picnic baskets and coolers into the park (no alcoholic beverages permitted, please!). Some clubs put on a fabulous spread! |
ParkingOnly handicapped vehicles with current stickers may park at the show field. Tow vehicles, spectators and non-display vehicles may park on the shoulder of E. Lawther Drive or designated park parking areas. Overflow parking is at the Cultural Bath Center. Click here for map. |
Participating Clubs:Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing, DFW Ferrari Club of America, Italian Car Club of the Southwest, Jaguar Owners Association of the Southwest, The Jaguar Drivers Club of North Texas, Lone Star Alfa Romeo, Metroplex MINI's, Morgan Motor Car Club, North Texas Norton Owners Assoc., Panterra Club of DFW, Red River Triumph Club, Rolls Royce Owners Club, Tex Mets, Texas Region Sports Car Club of America, and the Texas MG Register will be in attendance. Possibly a few more... Sponsors:Jaguar Owners Association of the Southwest & Kip Motor Company Vendors:British Auto Specialists, Kip Motor Company, Hagerty Insurance, Retro Relics, Sports Car Warehouse, and VW Carlocks. For information about exhibiting at ABCDE, click here or go to online registration system to reserve exhibitor space. |
Amenities:Concessions from Chef James · Bounce House for the kids · Shoes for Orphan Souls collection center ·And More!
For Information, Vendor and Club Reservations contact: Previous ABCDE WinnersWinners 2104 |
Co-Sponsored by Kip Motor Company | 2127 Crown
Road | Dallas, Texas 75229 ! email abcde(at)kipmotor.com
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