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The three-day rail roko has cast a shadow on the chances of the students' aspiring for the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences MD Ayurveda seats through an entrance test organised in Vijayawada on Sunday.
Students from the State capital and other parts of the country had to struggle it out for appearing at the entrance test for admissions into MD (Ayurveda). Most of the students coming from Hyderabad had anxious moments and feared that they might not be able to reach the examination centre in time.
Students from far off places like Haridwar were forced to drop midway due to diversion or cancellation of trains. "I reached Vijayawada at 9.20 a.m. while my exam was at 10 a.m. It was testing time for me till I reached the centre," said Satyanarayana, a student from Hyderabad.
Students like Ravindra from Hyderabad College teamed up to hire a car or cab. "We are ten and hired Tata Sumo. There are many who planned like us," he says.
Another student Pramod from Hyderabad, who travelled by a private bus said: "We had to take a circuitous route covering Macherla, Piduguralla and other places as there were diversions. Though we started at 9 p.m. on Saturday, we just managed to attend the exam. It was really a harrowing experience."
But, there were many who ran out of luck. "Most of my friends were forced to drop midway as there were no trains," says Litika, a student from Haridwar. "I could manage to come here, as I got a ticket in the flight," she says.
What's more puzzling for students is: "Why the university cancelled the examination centre at Hyderabad."

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New lads sign on the dotted line
The new full-time scholars to Wolves Academy have been welcomed to the club at an Induction Evening staged at Molineux.
The evening was attended by the family and friends of the players, along with many of the Wolves Academy staff, and Club Secretary Richard Skirrow, who oversaw the players registrations with the club.
Academy Manager Gareth Prosser is pictured with the eight scholars who will be returning to Compton on a full-time basis ahead of the 2013/14 campaign.
Back row from left: Aaron Hayden, Ben Priest, Regan Upton, Harry Burgoyne, Ryan Rainey, Jesse Devers.
Front from left, Anthony Breslin, Gareth Prosser, Tendai Matinyadze.
Aaron is a central defender from London who has played for Chelsea and England while Ben is also a central defender, from Kidderminster, who has been with the Academy for five years.
Regan is a strong-tackling midfield player who previously joined from Burton Albion while Harry Burgoyne a goalkeeper from Ludlow who has been with the Academy since Under-12 level.
Wolves have also recruited from Ireland with Ryan Rainey a defender from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Jesse Devers a forward from Ballina in County Mayo and Anthony Breslin a full back from Dublin.
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League of Legends
So, has anyone found a champ that can beat Elise?
Cho can shake off harass with carnivore, while elise blows a lot of mana trying to keep it down. Run some early mres runes for a safe lane. Morde's passive negate's elise's main selling point: harass. But if you send him top he is super susceptible to ganks and loses wraith farm.
I'm at about 60% win rate with elise ranked 50 matches in. Nearly any melee champ should be a free lane. The few that are completely skill based (as in more or less an even matchup) would go to Teemo, Jayce, Nid and Jax. I'd say ap nid is scarier than bruiser.
With most transform champs ''lack of an ultimate'' means baiting the enemies' ult out. It also means throwing as many autos as you can levels 1-3
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anoche sone contigo ;)
Diorte posted...
Whoever said no to Morde is lying to you. You can't break his shield unless you want to die in the process.
no you see there are a few people on this board that are i guess part of the elise master race or something and believe regardless of what you say that she will win every lane and every game cuz she es#1.
they will ignore all of the facts you post and simply keep repeating their elise es#1 mantra until you give up caring about trying to change their unchangable mind, and then they take that as a victory and continue to troll everyone with elise unbeatable threads.
Archer: "ring ring.....hi planes? yeah, this is blimps.. you win"
Yagyujubei: 75 NIN/MNK/SAM/PLD/BLU Midgardsormr R.I.P
I've been stomped hard by Rumble...
He's kind of niche but I guess ranged bruisers that don't need mana (or can ignore mana after tear/chalice) stomps her. Aka Rumble/Yorick/Urgot/etc...
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SF4: Vega BB: Arakune MK: Sindel UMvC3: TaskMstr / Haggar / Trish
centurion911 posted...
SirDanieI posted...centurion911 posted...SirDanieI posted...centurion911 posted...
You do realize you are still in melee range so you won't be able to run out of the range of my E before your stun wears out. You will be able to use your W indeed but then I will use my E which will do a lot more damage as well as completely negate the dmg from your Q which you will be using soon afterwards.Also no need to be immature and insult people.
23/11/12 Me: WTF Why do you have 6 boots?
NoobElise: Aren't I a spider?
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Diorte posted..._HeX posted...Diorte posted...Whoever said no to Morde is lying to you. You can't break his shield unless you want to die in the process.
Real mature, dude. Real mature.
I did note that when I first introduced Morde into this thread that the jungler will rape him if he plays like this; BUT should I push like a boss I will beat Elise in lane
23/11/12 Me: WTF Why do you have 6 boots?
NoobElise: Aren't I a spider?
SirDanieI posted...
_HeX posted...Diorte posted..._HeX posted...Diorte posted...Whoever said no to Morde is lying to you. You can't break his shield unless you want to die in the process.
Yea, I had literally zero ganks from my jungler when this happened to me. It isn't Elise that beats Morde, it's Elise's jungler, assuming Elise is mid. I had warded all around mid, even into the enemy jungle, to give a huge heads up to my jungler so he felt safe ganking. Morde did nothing but push all day and camped me literally just outside of my tower's range. Still no ganks. My jungler was also WW, so... After the match Morde was even like "Yea, you shouldn't have even bothered trying to hurt me, you wasted too much mana on me. I'm sorry your jungler sucked :["


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The original landmark London production based on Michael Morpurgo's classic novel, re-broadcast in stunning HD. At the outbreak of World War I, Billy Narracott's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry. So begins an incredible journey from the idyllic fields of Devon to the hellish trenches of France. Skilfully adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford from Michael Morpurgo's bestselling novel, 'War Horse' was an instant hit when it opened at the National Theatre back in 2007. Packed with moving music and songs, this hugely inventive production features breathtaking life sized horse puppets by South Africa's acclaimed Handspring Puppet Company. The Sunday Times described this compelling show as "the theatrical event of the decade". The public agreed. An international smash hit, 'War Horse' has been seen by more than four million people worldwide. Now the original production is re-broadcast in fabulous HD.
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Back in the civilised world finally but afraid I won't make this showing..... Should make it to next weekend meetup though :)
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Simon I want to go and see this but if you book a ticket online, you then are prevented from making any more online bookings. Is it possible to book at the box office?
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Won't join you for this one, am hopeless with animal things. blub like a baby! See you next time
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Waning hopes on the potential power of continued international growth pushed down commodities today, with copper suffering the hardest hit.
A soar in the greenback and a fall in equities urged by weak U.S. and Chinese economic news placed the commodities markets in a sea of red. For copper, the sell-off repelled earlier optimism over the prospect of markets turning a corner and continuously moving higher, according to Country Hedging analyst Sterling Smith.
Copper futures slumped 5.1 per cent to conclude at $2.9305 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In the crude oil market, futures plunged to a two-week low today. Light sweet crude for August delivery was 3 per cent or $US2.31 down at $US75.94 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. This is the undermost level since June 14 and the largest single-day fall since June 4.
Crude values have plunged more than 9 per cent in the second quarter and front-month futures are 6.8 per cent lower from the onset of the year.
The last several weeks have been marked by turmoil across all asset classes due to fear surrounding Europe's sovereign debt trouble.
Analysts said today's movement, however, felt more like a capitulation to worries that the second half of 2010 would not display the development investors were looking forward to.
"This feels more like economic uncertainty and the idea of seeing future slowdowns," Mr Smith said.
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Editor's Note: The fifth grade at Tunica Academy recently wrote thank you notes to Tunica Museum Director Dick Taylor, who reads to them each week. The class is led by Cathy Koonce.
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Ex-Cumbrian teacher is no gold digger, says love split Masterchef star
Last updated at 12:18, Tuesday, 20 March 2012
A former teacher who split from TV celebrity Gregg Wallace said she would not take him to court for a share of his money.
Heidi Wallace, 30, who used to live near Carlisle, married the Masterchef star just months after quitting her job at Ullswater Community College and heading south to be with the 47-year-old greengrocer turned caterer in a whirlwind romance.
The couple's split emerged on Sunday, after 14 months of marriage, and Heidi took to Twitter, where she met Wallace in 2009, to defend herself against "nasty comments" on newspaper websites.
"The papers aren't being too awful – it's the nasty comments from readers that are the most hurtful," she wrote.
"[It's] all very amicable and [we are] still very close. He's a wonderful man.
"I won't be taking Gregg to court. I have no right to his money."
Heidi, who is also his personal assistant, remains at the marital home in Whitstable, Kent, looking after his two teenage children, Tom, 18, and Libby, 15, while Gregg has reportedly moved into a flat in London.
She said it was a difficult time but they would get through it and thanked posters on Twitter for their "supportive messages".
She said the couple 'definitely' planned on staying friends and added that it was not easy being in the spotlight.
A friend of the TV personality is reported to have said that his work schedule had caused difficulties with his wife, a biology teacher.
He met her in 2009 when she Tweeted him to ask if he knew he had been labelled a 'weird crush' in a magazine.
He replied: "Ever visit London? Give me a call, I'll buy you lunch", which was followed by a date at the Baftas.
Mrs Wallace, née Brown, from High Hesket, moved into his Kent home just four months after their first date.
They married in January 2011 at five-star Coworth Park hotel in Ascot, Berkshire.
Gregg yesterday defended his wife on Twitter against claims she was a gold-digger.
He posted: "Anyone suggesting @HeidiPWallace is a gold digger is well off the mark. I've never met anyone with such little interest in money."
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Mayor describes ongoing city efforts to promote environmental sustainability
"Earth Day is a reminder for all us to be conscious and considerate of the world around us, and of the impact that we can make.
Mayor describes ongoing city efforts to promote environmental sustainability
"Earth Day is a reminder for all us to be conscious and considerate of the world around us, and of the impact that we can make.
Free Dogwood seedlings available on Earth Day, April 22
Next Tuesday — Earth Day — the City of Pittsburgh will give away free trees during an event on the City-County Building Portico.
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"When I took the oath of office January 6, I pledged to change the culture of city government. My administration is following through on that pledge, through the hard work, square dealing and good faith I promised that day, and today I am issuing a detailed report on our progress over the first 100 days.
The world is getting smaller and Amizade's The Global Switchboard aims to facilitate that trend. Pittsburgh has dozens of social-profit organizations which work on global/local connections. The Global Switchboard will provide a shared-space, community-oriented, work center for organizations and individuals involved in global engagement.
Many of our communities are powerless today to slum landlords, vacant buildings and blighted properties. They invite crime and neglect into our neighborhoods, robbing them of their promise and pushing them to the brink.
There is a bill before City Council right now that would revolutionize our ability to recycle abandoned, neglected properties and put them back into productive use.
I am asking you to e-mail City Council today and tell them that we need the Land Bank Bill to pass.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced a variety of one-year project milestones for OpenMAMA that include important new code contributions, a fully open source software stack and the first commercial offering to result from the project.
OpenMAMA is a high performance, open source Middleware Agnostic Messaging API (MAMA) that provides a common, consistent interface for passing data between high volume, low latency messaging applications. Demand for high performance messaging in multiple industries has resulted in a variety of products from a wide range of providers, often leading to complex integration scenarios. The OpenMAMA project is a collaborative effort to develop a common, ultra-high-performance middleware API that connects a variety of message passing applications, reducing integration challenges and speeding time to deployment.
OpenMAMA was announced one year ago and is a part of Linux Foundation Labs, which includes other open source software and collaborative development projects that advance Linux or the Linux ecosystem. Participants in OpenMAMA include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, IBM, EMC, Exegy, Fixnetix, J.P. Morgan and NYSE Technologies, among others.
One-year project milestones for OpenMAMA include:
* Eight software bridges have been developed for the project from a variety of organizations. Bridges enable external applications to pass data through OpenMAMA, eliminating complexity and work when integrating multiple data sources with multiple users and decreasing the difficulty of supporting custom and complex environments. Bridges and contributors include:
- AMQP implementation of Qpid, written and contributed by Red Hat
- Avis, written and contributed by NYSE Technologies
- Bloomberg Open API, written, supported and contributed by Tick 42
- Data Fabric Multi Verb, written and supported by NYSE Technologies
- Exegy, written and supported by Exegy
- LBM, written and supported by NYSE Technologies
- Rai, written and supported by Rai
- WebSphere Front Office, under development by IBM
* The OpenMAMA software stack is now completely open source, including a specific API for market data called OpenMAMDA and language support for C, C++, Java, and .Net. This completes the open sourcing process begun by project participants a year ago. From this point forward, all enhancements to the OpenMAMA codebase will come from the open source project, using proven open source development methods.
*The availability of OpenMAMA Enterprise Edition, a commercially supported and certified distribution of OpenMAMA from NYSE Technologies. This new offering is available from NYSE Technologies today as part of its Open Platform. For more information, please visit: http://nysetechnologies.nyx.com/data-technology
"The OpenMAMA project represents how collaborative development can advance technology innovation for an entire industry," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. "In just one year, the project contributors have open sourced and expanded upon a project reduces complexity and cost for financial services companies. OpenMAMA was built for the financial services industry, but the problems it solves are also very applicable to other industries. There's already been interest from companies outside the finance industry, and we look forward to more."
"Red Hat is excited to contribute to The Linux Foundation's OpenMAMA project, which has helped push Apache Qpid's Proton initiative to a working AMQP 1.0 implementation that can be embedded in other applications wishing to support the AMQP protocol," said Brian Stevens, CTO at Red Hat. "AMQP provides an open industry standard protocol for business messaging, allowing for a new type of application development that provides automatic interoperability with other applications at the wire level in both traditional MOM and emerging architectures. We look forward to industry adoption of the OpenMAMA project and anticipate that users of the OpenMAMA AMQP combination will see great cost benefits, as well as the technical benefits provided by AMQP's architecture and design."
To start participating in the OpenMAMA project, please visit: http://www.openmama.org.
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Couple Vegan OptionsPosted on 12 / 28 / 2011
If you're heading downtown to check out those many Lincoln sites or the Illinois capital stuff, there are a few places with vegan options. I like to go to Cafe Brio where they give you chips and salsa to start and I always get their spring salad. For sandwiches, one is kinda at a loss for a vegan grub, but they have a portobello sandwich which you can have them veganize (no pesto and aioli). This pretty much just leaves you with bread and a mushroom, so get some sandwich veggies and mustard and you're good to go. They have some pretty tasty hand-cut fries and sweet potato chips too.
For a complete review, please see my blog here: http://veganmiss.blogspot.com/2011/08/vegan-springfield-il-part-one.html
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Overwintering strawberries in containers - water amt?
I am planning to overwinter my 1st-year strawberry plants in 5-gallon buckets (2 per bucket). How often do they need to be watered and how well?
(Previous posts were vague as to water amt.)
Also, is there any risk in covering them with blankets during winter? I'll be keeping them in a carport-type area, against the house.
I have similar concerns about the watering amount.
I have a mother plant with many younger plants in a 30 gallon container and am wondering what I should do with it over the winter.
Should I put them in the garage or push them up against the house for ambient warmth and to keep the snow off or just leave them where they are?
This is my first time growing strawberries in a container so I'm not really sure what kinds of issues I will be dealing with here.
As someone who grows strawberries in containers in the Seattle area (without covering them or anything) I can rather safely say that these little beasties will do well in damp conditions. I'm not sure how much freezing or snow they'll handle but with all of the rain we get in a winter (constant light rain) I've never had any issues.
OK, comparable question.
I have strawberries planted in a tower in 1:1:1 mix. This is an 8" diameter PVC pipe with 2.5" holes for the plants.
In the ground, I would just throw a tarp over the bed for the winter and not water/just ignore. In the tower, they will obviously get completely dried out (I surmise).
What winterization technique should I use on this tower? It will live on the deck until Spring.
I grow strawberries in double 5-gal SWC's in Zone 4b and overwinter them with good success.
Once you get consistently freezing nights, remove all blossoms and runners that have not been rooted. Also remove all dead leaves. Water well, or until water runs into the reservoir. Allow to drain overnight. Empty water from the reservoir and fill reservoir with dried leaves or straw. Pack well as this will serve as insulation for the roots. Replace inner bucket. Move buckets against a north facing wall of a garage or home. Make a row of straw bales to protect the buckets. Cover the buckets with floating row cover to keep straw and leaves out of the buckets, then pile on dried leaves and a thick layer of straw.
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Alexander: Making Hiring More Expensive "Hurts the People We Want to Help"
Says proposal to raise minimum wage "hurts employees and hurts the people best positioned to help employees—their employers"
Thursday, March 14, 2013Liz Wolgemuth (202) 224-8584
Washington, D.C., March 14 – At a hearing today of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Video HERE) on legislation to raise the minimum wage by more than 39 percent and mandate automatic increases every year by the rate of inflation, Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said the proposal, "while well intentioned, hurts employees and hurts the people best positioned to help employees—their employers."
Alexander said: "We won't help the 12 million Americans who can't find jobs by loading up employers with costs that make it more expensive to hire employees. These proposals will hurt the very people that we want to help."
At the hearing, Alexander cited the example of a teenager looking for a first job—representing the 16-24 year-olds making up half of all minimum wage workers—and asked: "Will raising the minimum wage help this young man find a job, or will it eliminate the job he wants to help earn extra money? Will it saw off the first rung of the ladder of economic success, which will help him climb up that ladder and help him earn something more like a maximum wage, instead of a minimum wage?"
The unemployment rate for teenagers today is more than 25 percent. For African-American teens, it is even higher, at more than 43 percent. Alexander cited a study by economists at the University of California-Irvine and the Federal Reserve who surveyed more than 100 major academic studies on the impact of minimum wage and determined that 85 percent found a negative employment effect on low-skilled workers.
Hearing witnesses included two restaurant owners who testified that an increase in the minimum wage 39 percent from $7.25 to $10.10 and mandating automatic increases every year, as proposed by committee Chairman Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), would force them to cut jobs to stay in business. One testified that it would increase his labor costs by 22 percent.
Alexander detailed the situation of a franchise group of nearly 20 fast food restaurants who said that the growing cost of federal and states mandates would exceed their entire budgeted net profit for the year 2013. The mandates include Social Security and Medicare taxes, paid sick leave mandates imposed by the state, a federal menu-labeling mandate, and now the cost of the health care law, if they opt to pay the per-employee penalty rather than meet the federal mandates for health care coverage.
At the hearing Alexander said, "I'm intrigued here, listening to a very fine, professional academic study that includes the restaurant business and thinking that maybe everybody who studies [the restaurant business] ought to have to run one…They're telling [restaurant owners] that increasing labor costs is good for business."
The last time Congress increased the minimum wage, in 2007, the national unemployment rate stood at 4.4 percent and had averaged under 5 percent for the preceding three years.
Today the unemployment rate stands at 7.7 percent and has averaged 8.8 percent over the last three years.
Most economists believe that a more accurate measure of the nation's unemployment also includes discouraged workers who have given up hope of finding a job and those who have taken part-time work but want full-time—and that today stands at 14.4 percent, or more than 22 million people.
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Our Wounded Warriors will be honored during the Festival.
The Long Running Preakness Celebration Balloon Festival is one of many events planned during the week-long series of special events celebrating the annual running of the Preakness Stakes, Baltimore's "Super Bowl" and the 2nd jewel in thoroughbred racing's prestigious Triple Crown. The Hot Air Balloon Festival has a long and colorful tradition going back 40 years.
Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Maryland brightens the skies again this year as the Centerpiece Venue for hosting the long running balloon festival. Spectators will enjoy the wonder of hot air balloons, specialty crafts, entertainment, and good food during this fun, family-friendly festival.
Puddy Cat and Yellow Bird will be acting up at Turf Valley!
Brought to you by John Cavin from Indialantic Florida.
DellaBear is returning again this year to bring love from Delaware and is one of the biggest bears in the world.
Sponsor Opportunities:
Do you want to be a sponsor in 2015? Envelope or basket banners are available. Call Nancy Broderick 410-442-5566. Place your advertising logo on one of our giant balloons. Increased promotional advertising of the event is our primary effort. Our annual morning media flight takes place on Thursday. In the past, two TV stations, The Baltimore Sun newspaper and WCBM radio took part. Each year our festival grows with more balloons and more spectators.
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"Pea-Nut" The Flying Elephant will hang out with us again. Visit her facebook page and say thanks for participating. Facebook page.
Elephant Facts- Pea-Nut has big ears!
FREE ADMISSION to each event.
-->> A fee of $10.00 per car load will be asked for parking on Thursday and Friday afternoon at the Howard County Fairgrounds bus pick up point.
-->> Activities begin at 4PM and end at 9PM on Thursday and Friday. Saturday activities include:
-->> This is a grand opportunity to pack the kids in the car and come out to enjoy the fun.
Festival Activities include:
>>Four mass ascensions of hot air balloons. Balloon rides are available for $225 a person for a 30-45 minute balloon flight - weather and proper wind direction are required for safe flight. Book your flight NOW! Call Nancy on 410-442-5566.
>>Balloon Glow on Thursday and Friday evenings.
>>Tethered Balloon Rides. Go up 60-80 feet for up to 2 minutes. $20 for adults & $10 for Children ubder 12. Experience the thrill.
>>Walkabout Balloon for children and adults - fee $2
>>Craft and Food Vendors
>>Music Entertainment
Click on Schedule of Events at upper left for time schedule.
Festival Activities Information Hot Line -- call 410-465-1500 extension 2874
Returning again -- the Roaming Railroad will be 'roaming' the grounds providing fun rides for all.
Turf Valley, 2700 Turf Valley Road, Ellicott City MD 21042
DIRECTIONS to Turf Valley:
---For afternoon activities, the general public may go to the Howard County Fairgrounds for parking and bussing to Turf Valley.
---For morning activities , come directly to Turf Valley.
-- Coming from Frederick east on Route 70 take Rt 40 exit, go about two miles, turn left onto Turf Valley Rd.
-- Coming from Baltimore Beltway 695, take Route 70 west, go about 12 miles, take Marriottsville Rd south to Rt 40, turn left, go to the next traffic light and turn left onto Turf Valley Rd.
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Cal hoping Ayoob is no ordinary Joe vs. UCLA
Cal coach Jeff Tedford has turned ordinary quarterbacks into stars. His next project is Joe Ayoob, who has a lot to prove against UCLA.
Originally Published: October 4, 2005By Rod Gilmore | Special to ESPN.com
When No. 10 Cal visits No. 20 UCLA on Saturday, much will be made of the matchup of two outstanding running backs: Cal's Marshawn Lynch and UCLA's Maurice Drew. But that's the sideshow.
The real question is whether quarterback guru Jeff Tedford can once again create a star out of someone you haven't heard of before. That someone is Joe Ayoob.
QB Joe Ayoob will be feeling the heat against UCLA.
Don't fret if you haven't heard of Ayoob. Not many folks outside of Berkeley have heard of him. Ayoob, a JC transfer from San Francisco City College, is the successor to former Cal quarterback (and Brett Favre understudy) Aaron Rodgers -- sort of. Ayoob "won" the job after Nate Longshore broke his leg in the season opener. But Tedford makes stars of guys like Ayoob all the time. For example, Rodgers had zero scholarship offers coming out of high school, but became a first round pick of the Green Bay Packers after just two years with Tedford.
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Reformatting a Machine 125 Million Miles Away 155
from the red-rover-red-rover-send-updates-right-over dept.
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Not modem reset. The filesystem on Spirit had bunch of temp files and other stuff from the Earth-Mars flight, and apparently it just ran out of inodes. So basically they had to remote into whatever constitutes a bootloader with 20 mins of latency and remove some of the no-longer-needed files.
See http://science.slashdot.org/st... [slashdot.org]
they had to do this type of thing on spirit shortly after it arrived on mars..
read more here: http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/ds... [nasa.gov]
or the PDF linked therin here http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/ds... [nasa.gov]
its got all sorts of awesome details.
We commanded a shutdown, which terminated the
current communication window, and the loss of signal occurred at the predicted time. Fifty minutes later, we commanded a beep at 7.8125 bps to alert us if the shutdown command did not work, and much to our disappointment, the beep was received!
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Visit : Museum/Discover
© OT Ath - J.Flament
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Rue de Pintamont 18
- MAPS: Google Maps
In this wonderful residence you'll discover the giants which participate in processions. These European folk traditions are presented through audiovisual shows. The giants are for Ath what the fantasy figures and animals are for other European countries.
Duration of the visit: 1h30.
Guided visits by reservation, call 068/26 51 70 - Languages: FR, NL, EN - tape guides.
School groups: € 2,-/pupil.
Groups of 75 people at the most.
Picnic hall free of charge.
Creative workshops.
Possibility to organise an entire day in Ath.
Located near the train station.
Free of charge for children under 5 years of age.
Tourist information on the town ATH
Visit our partners' webpages
- The Mahymobiles Automobile Museum in Leuze-en-Hainaut
- Bois-Du-Luc Ecomuseum
- Le Pass - The Science Adventure Park
- Vicinal Historic Tramway Discovery Centre in Lobbes-Thuin
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There hasn't been a lot of talk about the next Call of Duty game, but it seems that it has already been revealed by a Tesco UK.
According to VideoGamer, Call of Duty: Ghosts--as the game is expected to be called--will be available for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. However, the post has been pulled down after the reveal, but sources have reported that the box art is one that has been circulating even before.
Game Informer reports that aside from the two current-gen consoles, no other versions for the next-gen or other platforms have been seen.
VideoGamer also adds that sources have said that the latest installment might take off from the Modern Warfare series and move towards a different direction, but confirmations are still required from Activision.
It seems that this will be the start of rumors for the next Call of Duty. For now, it seems that many are still engrossed with the latest DLC of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, entitled Uprising, which was released last April 16.
Expect Capcom's Okami next week
Capcom has just announced that its Okami game will get a major announcement next week.
IGN reports that this came from a tweet from the official Okami Twitter account, stating, "Hello, this is Okami news. Sorry I've been kind of out of touch lately, but I have the feeling we'll be able to drop a fresh announcement like WHAM! Around the beginning of Golden Week, so please look forward to it. Right now, we're on track with preparations."
The translated tweet reportedly pertains to the week of April 29 to May 5, and IGN adds that this may be the game that a Japanese gaming magazine may be pertaining to as a pretty sweet upcoming game.
For those who have been a fan of this PS2 and Wii game, best to watch out next week for more announcements.
Halo listed in Tesco UK but shot down by Microsoft
Alongside the Call of Duty: Ghosts listing, Tesco UK also brought to light a reported upcoming Halo game. However, it seems that this does not equate to a launch, Microsoft said to GameSpot, "This listing is not indicative of a Halo product launch. We have no news to share of future Halo titles."
However, may it mean that there is an upcoming content to be released for the current Halo title? Again, it can boil down to speculations, until Microsoft announces any official news..
Hopefully, there is something in production in relation to the Halo series, but if anything, another game that goes by the name of Bungie by Destiny is supposedly aiming higher compared to what Halo has already achieved, but expect this to be further down the year.


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first semi-annual utah seed swap is scheduled for 3/22/2008
the first semi annual Utah seed swap will be held March 22 2008 at the downtown salt lake city library (210 east 400 south) in conference room 4. just in time for spring planting.
the swap is from 10:00 am 12:00 pm. i will be there to set up just before 10:00 am. if you can come early, i would appreciate the help. stay as long as you like, but plan to start clearing out about noon (we must be cleaned up and gone by 1:00pm).
simply show up. if you have seeds, bring them and swap them. you are not supposed to sell anything at the library so be aware of that and any personal deals you make keep them personal. if you don't have anything to trade, come and hang out, maybe you can bum some seeds anyway. you can always go buy some interesting seeds at the store beforehand and divide them and come tradeÂthey don't have to be seeds you collected. generally a trade is the amount of seeds you would use in a single planting. that might be a few, it might be hundreds, but there is no set number. you are welcome to bring cuttings and plants or anything else a gardener might trade seeds forÂjust keep it clean as the room is only free if there is no cleaning involved.
if someone wants to volunteer a 15-20 minute lecture as well we can add that on.
please invite your friends and neighbors and carpoolÂthe more the merrier. i will post a flier you can hand out or post up in a few days.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS POST. if you are not a member of gardenweb and want to attend, it is not required, but please take a few minutes and join our forum. it's free and we would love to add you to our discussion groups.
hope to see you all there. the room will fit about 50-75 people.
Bio-char? The simple post is bio-char is a nutrient sponge capable of ion and cation exchange. It also acts as an anchor for many beneficial microbes. It is also a carbon sink. It can lock up carbon for 1000 years plus. Everyone should have it in their soil. That is the five second version.
This is what I have. I included the source so folks can go to the web page and read about the variety.
Orange Blossom  JohnnyÂs  determinate. I got 16 qts of sauce from 2 plants last year besides eating them fresh and supplying the neighbors. Very meaty and lower in acid than most roma tomatoes.
Brandywine  JohnnyÂs  indeterminate. If you have not eaten a dead ripe Brandywine you have not eaten a tomato.
Stripped German  JohnnyÂs  indeterminate. Larger and sweeter than Mr Stripy.
Black Trifele  JohnnyÂs  indeterminate. I have never grown this before. My experience with blacks is that they are earlier, sweeter, but not as productive as standards.
Pink Caspian  Tomatofest  indeterminate. I am starting this for a friend. Supposed to be a Brandywine quality tomato 10 days sooner. I am not planting this myself but will be interested in feedback.
Mrs. MitchellÂs Italian  Tomatofest  indeterminate. Same as Pink Caspian but even earlier. Would like feedback.
Black Prince  Tomatofest  indeterminate. Early and very sweet. Smaller tomato.
Italian Tree  Tomatofest  indeterminate. Huge plant and tomatoes. Too big for a cage, needs to be trellised. The fruit are very large and knobby but sweet and lower in acid. Good for filling up a freezer.
I buy from JohnnyÂs because they do a good job testing their seeds and varieties are true. Because I only have a few or often I plant of a variety being true to type is critical. With the exception of the Orange Blossom they are all open pollinated so they lend themselves to seed saving but unless you bag your flowers you can never be sure. I donÂt buy from Totally Tomatoes because for 2 years in a row I got tomatoes that were not true.
I will be bringing other seeds as well as the tomato plants.
Does anybody have red wigglers to share? (theoriginalskooby?)
Have you tried biochar in your garden? I'm planning to try it this year and would like to hear from someone who has tried it , how did it work out. I'll be there the 22nd if I can get some worms, does that count as seeds? I've got lots of vegetable seeds to share, but it's just the grocery store varieties.
I'll try to be there. I'm a little late getting things started this year, but I should have some pepper and tomato plants and I have plenty of tomato seeds if anyone wants some. Most of them are open-pollinated or heirloom varieties that I have saved myself, but I do have some commercial sources as well. I need to thin out my iris and I'll hopefully have some Canby Raspberry starts as well. By March 22nd it might be a little late to plant peppers from seed, but I've planted tomatoes the end of March and planted out mid-May. All of my saved seed has come true so far. They say that tomatoes only cross about 5% of the time, so that is pretty good odds. I haven't had any problems with Totally Tomatoes yet. I like their Goliath hybrids. My Eva's Purple Ball came true last year that I purchased from them.
I'll also bring copies of a the recipe Annie's Salsa from the Harvest forum. It is really good! I can't stand to buy store bought salsa now.
glad to see i won't be alone at the event. i have posted it on KCPW's community calendar. please spread the word. this is a social event and the more the merrier. use this event to introduce your friends to this forum�"it has been downright lonely this winter.
that and REMEMBER THIS IS AN INDOOR EVENT. plants are welcome, but keep them small and if you bring something you dug out of the ground, bag it or something to keep it clean or make the exchange outside. you all know what i mean. i don't expect anybody is going to show up with a tree. just be careful with the pony packs and bring a box to transport any potted items (both if you plan to give or receive). and don't water just before you show up.
if somebody wants to take it on, i think having a plant swap in early may would be a great idea. we can hold that outdoors and be as dirty as we want.
I have enough worms for two or three starter batches. They tend to multiply fast when there are only a few of them. Does anyone have gooseberry's? They are also called ground cherries. I would like to grow some here.
This is my first year with biochar as well. From what I have read most people put some in every year and the effects are cumulative. From my own experience wood gasification is the most efficient way to make it. The charcoal kiln method is wasteful. I tried that twice. Very dirty and time consuming. If you only want to make small amounts then a stainless steel thermos makes a great gasifier. If you want more info on making it let me know. FYI biochar is a nutrient sponge but it starts out empty. Most of what I read said to either run it through compost or add a fertile solution to it. Personally I recommend covering it with urine and water for a few days. Then poor it on your beds and spade in. But commercial fertilizer will work if you have any hangups with urine.
Hey guys, I can't make it to the exchange, but I have quite a few seeds I can give away. I've pretty much got all the seeds I want this year and don't need any seeds in return, unless someone has some annual vincas in white, purple, lavender or pink. And that dark sweet potato vine that's often used in annual plantings. I think those are the only things I don't have that I want for this year.
Anyway, I'll list my seeds to give away below, and if someone wants to bring them to the exchange, maybe you could meet me at work in downtown SLC? I work at the corner of 3rd South and Main. If you want to meet me, send a private message through the "My Page" link by my name above.
Here's my list:
Xeranthemum annuum
Iceland poppy, mixed (LOTS of these)
Penstemon 'Scarlet Bugler'
Callirhoe involucrata
Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mtn Penstemon)
Foxglove, mixed
Iberis sempervirens
Lavatera tauricensis (name is in question - may be a colder-hardy variety of Lavatera thuringiaca)
Larkspur 'Rocket'
Aquilegia caerulea (Rocky Mtn Columbine)
Shirley poppy (red -- the Flanders Field poppy)
If you want 'em, email me and arrange to meet me downtown this week, OK?
Hi Everyone!
I was planning on coming, but realize it conflicts with my Master Gardener Easter Egg Hunt @ Ogden Botanical Gardens.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful time there at the seed exchange.
Stevation... I would love to have some of your larkspur, colmbine and foxglove.
I will keep my eye out for the dark sweet potato vines for ya! :-)
Have an awesome day everyone! :-)
Songbirdmommy, I sent you a private email message -- reply to that and I'll get you those seeds you want. So, master gardeners have an Easter egg hunt, huh? My neighborhood does a huge one, and the kids have always enjoyed it. Funny thing happened the other day -- the twins, Emma and Eliza (almost 9 yrs), came to my wife and said, "We've decided the Easter Bunny isn't real." My wife said, "Well, you know, if you don't believe, you don't receive!" Then Eliza said, "Well, actually, it was just Emma who wasn't believing -- I still believed!" It was pretty darn funny. Emma then said, "Oh no, I still believe, really I do!" Funny kids.
Are you going to be at the swap? I live in Davis co. I would be happy to give some worms. If you live far away you may try petsmart. That is where I got my worms. Let me know if you are going to the seed swap. My arrival will be somewhat conditional as I have a large selection of seed already.
I canÂt make it after all. I just found out my son will be in town this weekend. I havenÂt seen him since September. I will save a few tomato plants for those who indicated they want them. We can make arrangements to meet in the next couple weeks.
There are a few threads available. Here is a short one.
Here is a site with Terra Preta news.
There is another really long blog about it (12 or so pages) but I don't have it bookmarked. Google biochar and you should find it. The above first link has a post from me if you have questions I will answer here or there. Also look on youtube. There are a few videos on making it. The best way is with a gasifier. Google 'wood gasifier' and you will get about a half dozen ways to make one. Make a test unit first to get the concept. Chances are it won't cost you anything. I made two from stuff around the house.
The seed swap was a success. At least for me. I couldn't believe the variety everyone had. I certainly left with more than I came with. Thanks everyone! Looking forward to the next one already.


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Hi everyone. I am just breaking into the world of film making, and I have a great idea on a unique story in Bali and how a couple that moved there is changing the way we eat throughout the world. There is much more here, but that is the gist. They have responded to my interest and want to know my proposed plan. I have never made a film before, and want to find someone to work with me on this project who is a cinematographer. Also I need to get back to them and let them know my ideas this week. Any suggestions how to approach this? Thanks, Kristen
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Well, I just got back from shooting in Bali 2 weeks ago, and currently live about an hour from you, so perhaps we should talk. dan at gmail dot com
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Hi Dan. I am currently in Australia, but do you have skype? Maybe we could have a chat on there? Or shoot me an email kellogg.kristen (at) gmail.com Would love to hear about what you just wrapped up as well.
Can anyone recommend any great websites (other than this one) where I can get help on how to make my first documentary?
Not sure a website or a book can replace the experience you will gain by launching in and actually making a short doc exercise – ideally something in your own back yard – walk before you run. I presume you have access to a basic DV camera and edit software? How about a 2-minute portrait of "someone at work" – that's always a classic subject. Try to interpret it in visual terms, rather than relying on interview/talking heads.
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If you need to come up with a proposal quick, watch as many documentaries as you can. Make sure you have a good mix of different genres, old and new. Then, figure out what you want to borrow from each, and start conceiving the proposal from there. A quick list of varied docs might be:
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this list could go on forever... but other than making docs, watching docs is the best way to learn.
John-Thanks for the book recommendations. I read Documentaries and How to Make Them by Andy Glynne today. A lot of clarification and great insight.
Christopher-I have been watching a variety of films the last few days and it's been a tremendous help.
Justine-many thanks for the site! So many helpful hints!
Thanks everyone for helping me take the necessary steps to making my vision become a reality.
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