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Moses wanted several bales of hay to be strategically placed around his installation to create an antebellum atmosphere. Consulting the gallery's meager finances, Riberto then ponied up $140 to rent 18 hay bales for the run of the show.
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Senate Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their effort to avert a year-end combination of spending cuts and tax increases that could trigger a new recession, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday.
"There's still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue," Reid said as Congress held a rare Sunday session in a bid to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. "There's still time left to reach an agreement, and we intend to continue negotiations."
No votes will be held Sunday, but Reid said there may be further announcements when the Senate reconvenes Monday morning: "I certainly hope so."
With barely a day left to avert what economists predict will be a one-two punch to the U.S. economy, talks hit what a Democratic source called a "major setback" when Republicans insisted that changes to how Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation be included. Republicans have dropped that demand, but "they never should have been on the table to begin with," said Reid, D-Nevada.
Using what's known as "chained CPI" would change the way Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation, meaning that future Social Security recipients would receive less money over time. Democrats consider this prospect a "poison pill," the source said, and GOP senators said later it wouldn't be included.
"If that is a show-stopper for the majority leader, we will take that off the table," New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte told reporters after coming out of a Republican caucus meeting Sunday afternoon.
With the clock running down, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appealed to Vice President Joe Biden to help "jump-start" negotiations after complaining that he had received no response to an offer he put on the table Saturday night.
"I want everyone to know I'm willing to get this done, but I need a dance partner," said McConnell, R-Kentucky. McConnell and Biden, who served together in the Senate for more than two decades, were having a "pretty fruitful" conversation Sunday afternoon, said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee.
Reid said earlier that McConnell has shown "absolutely good faith" in the talks, but "it's just that we are apart on some pretty big issues."
As he headed home Sunday evening, Reid was asked about progress, and he responded: "Talk to Biden and McConnell."
Top-level sources on both sides of the negotiations said talks are primarily now in the hands of McConnell and Biden, and they are keeping Reid and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, informed.
If nothing gets done before Monday night at midnight, the expiration of the Bush administration's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will increase tax rates, while $110 billion in automatic cuts to domestic and military spending -- the result of the 2011 standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling -- will start to kick in. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts the combined effect could dampen economic growth by 0.5%, possibly tipping the U.S. economy back into a recession and driving unemployment back over 9%.
In an interview aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for the stalemate that brought lawmakers back to Capitol Hill on a weekend. Obama urged the GOP to drop its opposition to tax increases on top earners and cut a last-minute deal.
"They say that the biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way. But the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are protected," he said. "That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme."
Obama told NBC that could cost the average middle-class family about $2,000. He said the Senate should go ahead and vote on legislation to make sure middle-class taxes are not raised and that 2 million people don't lose unemployment benefits.
"If we can get that done, that takes a big bite out of the fiscal cliff," he said. "It avoids the worst outcomes."
During the interview, Obama said he was willing to consider using chained CPI to adjust Social Security -- even though it was "highly unpopular among Democrats" and opposed by the AARP, the powerful lobby for seniors.
"In pursuit of strengthening Social Security for the long term, I'm willing to make those decisions," Obama said. "What I'm not willing to do is to have the entire burden of deficit reduction rest on the shoulders of seniors, making students pay higher student loan rates, ruining our capacity to invest in things like basic research that help our economy grow. Those are the things that I'm not willing to do."
But the Democratic source, who did not want to be identified because of the closed nature of the talks, said members understand Obama proposed using chained CPI as an element of a larger deal that also would change how the federal debt ceiling is adjusted -- an element no longer included in the plans.
Most Democrats oppose chained CPI, but many were wiling to go along with it as part of a larger deal, the source said.
On taxes, meanwhile, Democrats are arguing that taxes should go up for those making $250,000 or more, though some discussions have involved the possibility of raising that figure to a $400,000 threshold.
Many Republicans have opposed any increase in tax rates. Boehner suffered a political setback by offering a compromise -- a $1 million threshold for the higher rates to kick in -- that his GOP House colleagues refused to support.
After Obama's NBC interview, Boehner said the president needs to stand up to his own party and insisted it was the president "who has never been able to get to 'yes.'"
"I am pleased Senators from both parties are currently working to find a bipartisan solution that can finally pass that chamber," Boehner said in a statement issued by his office. "That is the type of leadership America needs, not what they saw from the president this morning."
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There are no translations available. M.G., Sweden: The best week here, so far! Good with the change between Erik's theory and Vithoulkas live cases. K.S., India: I would like to come again and again to learn more and more! H.I., Austria: Very structured way of teaching, very clear responds! Very well to questions of the students! M.C., Netherlands: I learned a lot, it is very good to go through the cases step by step and evaluate according to the Levels of Health! A.F., Austria: Erik is a very good and clear teacher! Very systematic and that helps a lot. George is brilliant as always.It was worth it to come here, as every year! G.A., France: Major information about case taking and FUs to ameliorate our capacity in approaching and treating, leading the treatment and FU of a case. S.R., Germany: It's my first time being here and I am really very impressed. I like the cases, the analysis and the fact hat you can make questions! I learned so much! Thank you for the very good organization! The only thing I would improve is to give some handouts of the FUs, because I was not able to write the symptoms so fast. P.H., Chech Republic: The course is fantastic! Give us more tasks to work during the lunch break! J.N., Sweden: I would like to have more theory/philosophy about levels of health. Really nice live cases and interesting way of thinking. A.M.D., The Netherlands: Very inspiring. The lessons were very illustrative for the Levels of Health, it makes it more clear, especially the structure of taking and analyzing the case by Erik. Thank you for this course! C.S., The Netherlands: It is the first time to Alonissos for me. The ambiance of the Academy and the teaching of Prof.Vithoulkas & Erik's Van Woensel are very inspiring! It gives me great help to run my practice following the laws of cure and levels of health. It is an honor for me to be part of this course and I hope to be here next year as well. Thank you! M.W., The Netherlands: Very good! The lessons of Erik are very structured. I am very happy with his way of teaching! H.V.D.B., The Netherlands: I enjoyed the course very much and I learned a lot! It's inspiring to see George treat patients and share his wisdom. Erik's teachings really help to get a grip on difficult cases in daily practice. G.E.,Holland: Excellent, especially the Levels, so well structured lectures! I like to come back of course for Vithoulkas but also for Erik! Thank you for everything! A.D., UK: It was great to sense and deepen my knowledge about Levels of Health, I enjoyed very much Erik's, very clear and precise, explanations and as ever, it was a privilege to watch Prof.Vithoulkas. He approaches different pathologies or complex cases with subsequent analysis. I found very valuable information for my to day practice and my patient's management. I deepened the technique, how to find the right remedy and how to differentiate. Many thanks to all at the IACH who contributed to such full of information and learning course! M.W., The Netherlands: Items excellent! Only a list of coming cases would have been nice, but that was provided later on. M.E., UK: Informative theory, well explained and interesting cases (both papers and video) M.R., Sweden: Very inspiring and constructive course. The cases made it much easier to understand the logic behind the levels of health and even a lot more which is necessary knowledge to make a good prescription. I had a great week here! J.C., Sweden: I like the combination of the cases and the theory, it has been very stimulating!! I have become one step closer to understand how the organism speak, through peculiarities...etc!! I will go home with the feeling of wanting to know more!!:) Z.S., Lebanon: Very good! O.K.N., Norway: Very good! I'm also very happy w/Erik Van Woensel's contribution, reinforcing the importance of consistent and methodical approaches to case solving! Something that I need. And also linking all developments for closely to the levels of health! D.T., India: I learnt about levels of Health -the reason why I am here! For other things, I think each one of us learn Homeopathy on our own way! M.E.A., Argentina: Very well organized-very respectful with the schedule, very kindly attended. Grateful for the details, the material, the commodities etc. B.W., Sweden: I am so impressed by Prof.G.Vithoulkas, as you put so much into homeopathy and for your energy. I am impressed by how you use homeopathy through Levels of Health but a bit surprised that so many remedies are excluded through only using one view. I like Erik's way of presenting and going through the cases. The beauty of homeopathy is that there are always more to learn and I have learned more through you both. Thank you both for this lovely course and learning experience. C.B., France: The teaching was really good, 10/10. Although there were some people who didn't know about Levels of health so it was seemed too difficult for them. Thank you for Erik for being such a good teacher with a lot of patience. We will need more courses, maybe twice per year for Levels of Health. Concerning his scientific view of homeopathy, he has a structured way of thinking makes it really easy to follow. I hope it will improve our levels of prescribing. L.S., UK: I loved every minute of it! George never ceases to be anything other than inspirational. Erik's dedication to the proper process and his thoroughness is literally awesome. I was particularly grateful for all the support I received for my many questions from Helen especially, but also from Eusaia and the VithoulkasCompass team. They helped me not just with Compass but also with the many questions of an enthusiastic learner. J.M., Portugal: I have learned a lot. Very helpful and interesting. Very good cases to learn how to go through a case and find the correct remedy. I always go home very motivated and I want to study more. Erik is a fantastic teacher and Prof.Vithoulkas is extraordinary! A.C.P., Portugal: I found this course particularly helpful. It was a good idea that Erik made revisions about Levels of Health, it is always very useful.Cases were in general very interesting and George showed once again, how true homeopathy works. VithoulkasCompass seems a very useful tool. A.W., UK: I have found the course to be instructive and enjoyable as always. I find the teaching of George and Erik goes together very well; complement each other. A.O., Holland: Excellent! Good training by learning step by step how to manage a case from the long time management! The organization was very good! Overall: This course gives me a lot of energy to study better to become a good homeopath! P.B., Sweden: Interesting! Very good mix of Erik and G.Vithoulkas. You learn a lot from all the cases, but too much talking during course, too much noise and too much "my case" but although so much knowledge! J.T., Sweden: Many interesting ideas! I needed more theory about Levels of Health! E.N.S., Sweden: Erik's lectures were very good, although he could have shortened a couple of cases, otherwise good! Prof.Vithoulkas' lectures were also very good, as usual! It would be good to inform the class not to talk so much during the course and to respect the schedule. Otherwise I am very pleased with the course! Thank you! C.R.G., Netherlands: My compliments about the course. The lectures of Erik were as usually very clarify. The lectures of George were inspiring! S.T., Japan: The structure of way of thinking empowers so much! Experineced, moderated teachers. Wonderful and rare environment. Heartful company. H.K., Netherlands: the course gives a very good explanation about what to do during the treatment and why. Everything is explained well and it's helping me a lot in treatment of my patients. R.P., Poland: I liked the course very much. It gave me what I was looking for, especially the long-term management of cases. I attended early courses so I was already familiar with Levels of Health. P. D, Sweden: I am a little bit disappointed. I thought it would be more structured theory, which I think I would have benefited from. M.P.,Romania/Thailand:Very good quality teachings! Mr Erik Van Woensel- excellent method, knowledge, pedagogic skills! Thank you! For me, he is your best-invited teacher. Prof.Vithoulkas is always an inspiration and great respect for your work, spirit and efforts. |


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Cayman Cookout by Eric Ripert at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Announces 2013 Events and Ticket Sales
Grand Cayman - October 1, 2012
- Cayman Cookout by Eric Ripert celebrates its fifth season as the Caribbean's premier epicurean event from January 17 - 20, 2013. Presented by The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and Food & Wine magazine, Cayman Cookout is an intimate gathering of some of the world's most respected chefs, winemakers and culinary personalities and food and wine enthusiasts from around the globe. Centered at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and its signature restaurant Blue by Eric Ripert, Cayman Cookout showcases the natural beauty of the Cayman Islands with tastings and demonstrations on world famous Seven Mile Beach against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea.
Returning to participate in Cayman Cookout is José Andrés who will open his own signature restaurant at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in December. Event host Eric Ripert will also be joined by Paul Bartolotta, Anthony Bourdain, Daniel Humm, David Kinch, Dale MacKay, Spike Mendelsohn, Sherry Yard, Food & Wine's Ray Isle and wine expert Anthony Giglio.
Cayman Cookout 2013 event highlights include:
Wine Auction Dinner presented by Jacques Scott & Chefs of The Ritz-Carlton
Cayman Cookout guest chefs will host tables at a culinary celebration created by an international line-up Ritz-Carlton chefs including Xavier Salomon of The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, George Fistrovitch of The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples, Fabien Gnemmi of The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Stephen Toevs of The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, The Ritz-Carlton Corporate Chef Rainer Zinngrebe and The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman's own Frederic Morineau. Sotheby's will auction enriching wine, culinary and travel experiences with proceeds benefiting The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Community Footprints initiatives including culinary scholarships for aspiring young Caymanian chefs.
José Andrés Conquers Seven Mile Beach
At this interactive demonstration just steps from the sea, Andrés puts his guests to work assisting with his Seven Mile Beach fire pit seafood paella and mixing homemade Sangria.
An Afternoon at Blue with Guest Chef Daniel Humm
The Eleven Madison Park chef brings his mantra of endless innovation to Blue by Eric Ripert where Ripert's philosophy of the fish as the star of the plate is brought to life using seafood from Cayman's fourth generation fishermen.
Barefoot BBQ
Shorts or rolled-up trousers will be de rigueur as Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain and José Andrés grill in the water at a literal Caribbean Sea cookout at Royal Palms on Seven Mile Beach.
Burgers in Paradise with Eric Ripert and Spike Mendelsohn
The creator of Cayman Cookout hosts the quintessential island burger bash with assistance at the grill from burger maestro Mendelsohn. The experience begins with a catamaran sail across North Sound and a stop to snorkel and swim at Stingray City and then on to Rum Point for satisfying burgers of every iteration.
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An Afternoon with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert
Join the culinary world's favorite unlikely friends as they candidly trade opinions, talk shop and indulge in a rant or two in a beachfront adaptation of their wildly popular stage show.
Ultimate Dinner Party at Camana Bay
The only downside to this evening at Cayman's newest dining destination is choosing only one restaurant. David Kinch will guest chef alongside Michael Schwartz at Michael's Genuine, Spike Mendelsohn and Sherry Yard join Cindy Hutson at Ortanique and Dale MacKay pairs up with Ron Jacobson at Abacus.
Bon Vivant Champagne Brunch and Cook-Off
Cayman's best amateur chefs face off in a culinary competition hosted by Top Chef fan favorite Spike Mendelsohn and judged by Eric Ripert, José Andrés, Anthony Bourdain and His Excellency The Governor of the Cayman Islands Duncan Taylor.
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I want to warn you all a little about myself.
I am blunt and do not ### foot around this disease.
I am a firm believer this is a genetic disease that once that switch is turned on it is on forever.
I will put you on the spot if I feel you need to be put on it.
I will tell you things you may not want to hear too.
I was famous for it in treatment and aftercare when I went through it.
I will not tell you that it will be easy.
I will tell you what you have to look forward too. The Good and the Bad.
If you want someone to coddle you do not come to me.
I will support you in any way I can.
I can be your best friend and worst critic all at once.
But I will tell it like it is using my own experience.
I want nothing more than to help YOU take this Head On.
And by doing so YOU will help ME.
Make no mistake in that.
Like they say...
Take what ya need and leave the rest.
Don't say I haven't warned you.
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The only thing that would make this shirt better, was if it was named "Baby 'uigi Time!"
I have seen the true inspiration photo, but this kinda reminds me of that movie. the one about the Brothers.
Talk about third-party developments!
Nacho! Two weeks in a row, congrats, sir!
I'm just waiting for Luigi to look over and for Toad to say "Thank You Luigi! But Our Princess Is In Another Castle!"
ckovalak wrote:What I would do for a copy of this with Mario and Luigi holding hands instead!
100% with you on that! I would have loved to have it as well!
This is messed up lol. And I've BEEN in Luigi's situation. 2nd class Citizen huh? I'll show you Mr. Celebrity.
Peach is gonna have some splainin to do when her baby comes out tall and lanky.
Gonna steal my friend's line: Second player has entered the game!
f0rged wrote:Why would Luigi need Peach when he has Daisy? This shirt confuses me..
Actually Mario saved Daisy, too (Super Mario Land, 1989). She and Luigi were only put together because Luigi had no partner for Mario Tennis doubles... /sad
Spiritgreen wrote:Luigi and Peach? Tingle is going to be crushed.
Right, that's it. Peach is just a big tease. Her mushroom kingdom brings all the boys to the yard, it seems.
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Lol, I liked this!
The write up is definitely an Othello reference, NICE!
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Super Maury-oh Bros.
mayh658 wrote:"We call this color: The grass changes when you play through the second time." Did Woot just make a sloppy seconds joke?
I think they are referring to the SPECIAL stages in Super Mario World changing the entire game if you beat those. Maybe im just a naive gamer.
unpcnook wrote:I wonder what they're looking at...
You. If I remember correctly, this resembles a back shot of the THE END screen from Super Mario World.
ashliz8806 wrote:Going to a Wizards game and being disappointed is like going swimming and getting wet...If you didn't expect it, I'm not sure I trust your judgment.
Wait, this is on an AA grass green blank, but Lucky at Last had been switched to Anvil before it was reckoned. Edit: The same goes for Cheater from last week.
The only time Daisy has been rescued to my knowledge was in Super Mario Land (the first one in that side-series, for the Game Boy), and the rescuing was done by... Mario. (The more you know)
Part of me finds it funny and part of me finds it SO sad. I love Mario and I LOVE Peach, it just seems so wrong,I just don't know if I could buy it and wear it.
jennsplace wrote:I'm cracking up that I just bought this for my ex-husband for Father's Day.
So...you cheated on your husband with another man? High five?
Just picked one up for Father`s Day. Hubby is gonna LOVE this.
mrkeithsiuc wrote:So...you cheated on your husband with another man? High five?
Ha. Yup, that`s how it reads.
Cool design and AA blanks! I'm in for one.
Chicks dig a tall guy. Although in this shirt Mario appears to be the same size, I never thought that was the case.
Alas, another shirt I can't order since the new shirts came in. Extra Small for sizing in Women's please!!
mserafin0615 wrote:Alas, another shirt I can't order since the new shirts came in. Extra Small for sizing in Women's please!!
They are on AA.
The only reason I bought this shirt is because I played Luigi in Super Smash Bros Melee and Luigi doesn't get enough love. this is me -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asD7D1pDE8c
Oddly, the first thing that occurred to me when I saw the thumbnail version of this design was the Han-Leia-Luke triangle in Star Wars. Which was a lot more intriguing before Lucas decided half the galaxy was related to each other. Then it just got creepy.
Why is grass green suddenly on AA? There have been a few great shirts in this color on Anvil recently that I totally would have bought on AA! Argh.
Although the Super Mario Bros. movie doesn't really fit with the games (there probably would've been some controversy for live action curb stomping and setting turtles on fire), Luigi and Daisy definitely had feelings for each other.
Should have had Daisy on the other side of Luigi holding Mario's hand. Otherwise, this shirt does hit too close to home. =(
When I first saw the shirt, I thought it was Mario with his arm around the Princess, but holding hands with Luigi, which would have worked as well, in a creepy way.
Another amazing print Nacho! congrats!
I wanted this shirt, but I didn't feel right ordering it myself. So I asked a girl who has a boyfriend to buy it for me and she did. YAY ME!
I noticed the votes are going down for top winners. I wonder if sales have been going down with them, because it's all nerdy/videogame shirts that people like the idea of being made and wouldn't actually buy. It's as if giving votes has become a way of saying, "I get the joke!" and we've lost the artistic Woot shirts that we had back in 2009 and before.
Congrats Naolito!!!loved this!! so happy it printed!:D
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Just noticed this in the pictures... did you spritz it with Downey... could be the secret ingredient I'm missing.
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Till says the pertussis problem is particularly acute, growing from 18 confirmed cases in 2010 to 645 in 2012.
And in 2012 that included four cases in infants, Till says. And while we got lucky and none of them died, the mortality rates for infants is 50 percent, so we really could have had a tragedy.
The second bill would take a school-by-school approach to the vaccination issue, eliminating the religious and philosophical exemptions only at public schools that fall below the 90 percent threshold. When rates for any single vaccination fell below that mark, Till says, his bill would require all current and prospective students to have the vaccine administered. Parents that didnt comply wouldnt be allowed to send their children to the school. Till says the bill preserves the medical exemption.
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Companion series to the spring 2015 book club featuring "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton.
The biggest science stories of the week are reviewed.
James Kidder explains how a stunning fossil discovery affects our understanding of human evolution.
Researchers in the emerging field of Paleogenomics are investigating the past using genetic research.
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
All creation is the doings of God's hands, no matter how he did it. When I look at a painting, I can connect somehow with the painter, and the same goes with the universe and God.
The words we use to talk about the Bible and science often predispose us towards unnecessary conflicts.
If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
Read about the death of Wolfhart Pannenberg, still debating creation and evolution, and a really big dinosaur discovery.
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What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
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=== Client Release 3.0.9 23 Oct 2012 + Changed the storage format of the configuration files to a SQLite database. Conversion is done automatically the first time the client is started, all affected files will be moved to a backup folder. + Increased Plugin API version to 19 + Added setClientVolumeModifier to plugin API. Min/Max volume is -50.0 to +20.0 + Added getClientNeededPermission and getPermissionIDByName to plugin API + Added missing plugin API parameters for onUpdateClientEvent + Added parsing of channel id "cid=xyz" from invitation link. If you also give a channel name parameter the channel id gets priority. e.g. http://www.teamspeak.com/invite/voice.teamspeak.com/?cid=xyz + Added channel/client search in active server tree with STRG+F but only if the server tree has the focus. Otherwise it is the ordinary chat search. + Added hotkey switch to previous/next channel (channel family). + Added hotkey switch to previous/next channel (same level). + Added hotkey request talk power. + Added hotkey revoke all and grant next user talk power. + Added revoke talk power by double clicking the tree icon. + Added revoke talk power and revoke all and grant next user talk power toolbar action. + Added host message preview button which shows the formatted message in a tooltip. + Added Hotkey Gamepad and Joystick compatibility for RAW and Direct Input. Existing Direct Input hotkeys will be converted to Raw Input once Direct Input is activated. Existing Raw Input hotkeys cannot be converted so they have to be reassigned. + Added date and time to server log ("*** Log begins..."). + Added bookmarkmanager context menu "sort by name". * After deleting an offline message the next message will be selected. * Moved possible existing serverquery authlogin and authpassword from ts3clientui_qt.conf to ts3clientui_qt.secrets.conf. * Added Made in Germany icon in About dialog. * Chat character counter always located left of newsticker. * Client drag&drop improvements. * Added -silent commandline parameter to package installer. * Package installer stores installed add-ons in addons.ini * Modified tree behaviour to avoid scrolling up/down constantly on crowded servers. * Modified chat scrolling behaviour to keep the chat textoutput in place when new messages arrive while being scrolled up or having text selected. * Added [hr] bbCode support to channel description. * Added save and restore last ban reason when banning a client. * Added offline subject and message character limit. * When dropping many files into chat line the drop text will be just cut off at the end because of the chat line limit. When dropping many files into chat history and the message length would fit into two separate lines, the drop will be accepted. If the drop text is too long it will be ignored. * Small icons will get extended and centered to at least 16x16. * Added license display to server info (SERVER_LICENSE for template) * Extended logging for querying TSDNS SRV records. - Fixed context menu in channel description edit. - Fixed HTML entities in plain chat log. - Fixed embedding local server banner URL in [IMG] tags is no longer necessary. Just drop an image from file filebrowser or type a valid ts3image:// link. - Fixed connecting to server via ts3server:// link or invitation if link contains a channel name. - Fixed a reply offline message coloring issue. - Fixed hotkey compatibility issue with keys "M" and "N". - Fixed hotkey issue with "keyboard & mouse only" (no keys were captured). - Fixed display of resized animated banner. - Fixed possibily blocking ban dialog time display. - Don't allow negative ban times. - Fixed icon viewer grid size, which could be broken after uploading icons which don't have the standard size of 16x16. - Updated b_client_is_sticky permission help text. - Fixed unicode usage of updater uncompression tool. - Fixed servericon not updating properly in chat tab. - Removed legacy VAD option from capture options. - Clear temporary statusbar message when typing chats, the max characters counter could overlap with tempoary help texts. - Fixed possible crash when using the -nohotkeys parameter. - Removed built-in serverquery Window. Future server versions do not support this anymore. - Fixed max input length calculation for channel description and offine messages when using unicode and escaped characters. - Fixed group sorting in channel groups of client dialog. - Fixed saving sort column and sort order in offline messages dialog. - Fixed that channel description editor only shows plain text. - Fixed plugin enable/disable checkbox at plastique style. - Fixed joining servers default channel if bookmarks default channel is full. - Fixed copying text from info frame if text is formatted with [list] tag. - Fixed background when dragging files from file browser. - The offline message dialog can be opened once per server and will act on the servers state. - Fixed upload/download state after resuming a transfer interrupted by error. - Fixed transfer state after resuming an interrupted transfer and also the transferred size.
=== Client Release 3.0.8 16 Jul 2012 + Added support for SRV records when resolving domain names. Format for a SRV record for a TS3 server is: _ts3._udp.name TTL IN SRV priority weight port target It is also possible to add a SRV record for a TSDNS server for a domain, the format for this is: _tsdns._tcp.name TTL IN SRV priority weight port target The priority when resolving is: (1) _ts3 SRV record (2) _tsdns SRV record (3) TSDNS (4) DNS + Added showing the chat line limit and its typed chars. + Added check of containing files before deleting a channel. + Added local server banner via filetransfer. For example: ts3image://banner.png?channel=1&path=/banners + Added after assigning a hotkey the lockable key like NUM_LOCK, etc will be switched back to its previous state. + Added notification channel deleted/edited "by the server" Please note the two added keys CHANNEL_DELETED_BY_SERVER and CHANNEL_EDITED_OTHER_BY_SERVER in settings.ini. Addon Sound Packs can add them too. + Added custom "block receiving whisper" button for toolbar. + Added activate/deactivate/toggle hotkeys to block receiving whispers. + Mac OS X: Added Apple Developer ID certificate for gatekeeper in upcoming Mountain Lion release. * Clients can now be dragged from chat log. * Enable drag&drop from "List All Clients" again. Drag applies to the selected client. * Save last sorting of "List All Clients" list. Apply sorting whenever new clients arrive after clicking the "More" button. Please note that nicknames are now sorted case-insensitive. * Show invoker if client description was edited by another client. * Support bbCode in ts3plugin_infoData text. * Package installer only autoactivates styles if a qss file is present. - Fixed "RenderDeviceContext" logging on Windows. - Overhauled Delete Avatar mechanism to trigger more reliable when avatar was deleted by another user. - Some typo fixes in English and German texts. - Fixed voice test no longer ignores "vad over ptt". - Fixed strange behavior when hammering PTT during voice test. - Fixed changing enable/disable delayPTT and its delay value during voice test. - Fixed using "Keyboard & Mouse" hotkey system with Synergy. - Fixed chat line issue when opening menu e.g. via ALT+S. - Fixed an issue with the filetransfer slots could get over the maximum of 10. - Fixed crash when parsing a corrupt urls.dat (thanks to torzsi for the file). Please note that urls.dat is now called caught_urls.dat and because it got a new internal format, the old one will be deleted after convertion. - Fixed displaying wrong default channel group in channelgroup permissions. - Fixed a memory leak, which could increase memory usage drastically when running the client for a very long time. - Fixed filter clear button in server/client logviews, cleaned up layouts. - Fixed chat line edit char counter which now counts also unicode characters, so the displayed characters can be different from the counter.
=== Server Release 126.96.36.199 29 June 2012 ! fixed broken weblist === Server Release 3.0.6 21 June 2012 - fixed broken queryclient database deletion + complaints feature was improved to prevent abusing + complaints creation/deletion events will now stored in the server log (client logging needs to be enabled) + ban rule creation/deletion events will now stored in the server log (client logging need to be enabled) + channelgrouplist/servergrouplist now indicate i_group_needed_modify_power, i_group_needed_member_add_power and i_group_needed_member_remove_power values + added permission b_channel_create_modify_with_force_password (forces clients to enter a password on channel creation) + added permission b_client_is_sticky (prevents clients from switching channels) + added permission b_client_ignore_sticky (ignores b_client_is_sticky) * command packets will be compressed to reduce network traffic (voice and filetransfer packets will not be affected)
=== Client Release 3.0.7 21 Jun 2012 ! Plugin API changed to 17 + Added away hotkey with away message. + Added toolbar buttons set and delete for avatars. + Added saving of ban duration for presets. + Added ... tags for chat to prevent text in between beeing replaced with emoticons. Note: It's strict so both tags have to be found! + Exported temporary password functions to Plugin API + New getClientDisplayname function in Plugin API (client name including custom nickname, as configured in the contacts) + Added special return value of -2 to Plugin init function. See test plugin for details. This return value should only be used in very rare situations. + Added two(windows only) additional hotkey systems for keyboard and mouse for testing. The RawInput system can also handle joysticks and gamepads. Existing hotkeys will be backed up and converted to make them also usable for the new systems. + Added dialog when trying to send a server chat without permission. + Added new channel description preview (work in progress) which is a replacement for the WYSIWYG editor. + Added "Enter Chat Message..." info text to chat field. + Added context menu to ban out of complainlist. + Added hotkeys to activate/deactivate/toggle 3D sound. + Added close Tab on middle mouse button. + Added readable error message if send to channel chat fails due to permission. + Added possibility to use custom country flag icons: If the folder gfx/customCountries exists, country icons will be loaded from this folder, otherwise as before from gfx/countries. gfx/customCountries won't be over- written again from updater. * Styles can now change the color of the newsticker text, see Bluesky style for an example. * Style authors: Chat line "Enter chat message" color now can be overwritten. See existing default.qss style for example. * Swapped skip/negated column in permission overview so it's the same order as in the permissions tree. * Request to start createfileassoc.exe to add .ts3_addon etc. file associations to the registry can now be skipped with "Ignore" button. * Mac OS X: Migrated config location from ~/.ts3client to ~/Library/Application Support/TeamSpeak 3. The folder will automatically be moved the first time TeamSpeak starts, if the old folder exists and the new folder does not exist. * Warn user when connecting to a server and the server UID has changed in comparison to the stored value in the bookmark. * Compress command packets to reduce network traffic (voice and filetransfer will not be affected) - Running createfileassoc.exe will restore file associations to original if the user had changed them manually in Windows explorer. - Fixed copy to clipboard ts3file:// link tagging. - Fixed some whisperlist dialog issues. - Fixed some issues when deleting animated avatars. - Empty banner files will be automatically removed so the client can retry downloading the banner. - Fixed creating empty registry key in HKCUSoftware on client start. - Install path in package installer can now be manually edited. - Tweaked package installer window size, was too small on Mac OS X. - Package installer now asks if the installed addon should be activated. Requires to restart TeamSpeak client to actually activate the addon. - Fixed crash when using stylesheet helper hotkey on its own tooltip. - Volume control plugin has been removed for now, there are too many issues for too many users. The updater will automatically delete the DLL. - Improved subscribe and local mute functions called by Plugins, they will now do exactly the same like triggering the action via client UI. - Fixed comboboxes in connect dialog and bookmarks which returned invalid text when elided (including the "...", which resulted in invalid identities or profiles). - Fixed disabling "Rename" and "Delete" contextmenu in server-/channelgroup permission windows. 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The user needs to wait some seconds and then klick "Reload" to refresh dialog. - Mac: Fixed crash when releasing a dragged tree item after disconnecting. - Fixed client ignoring force-ptt permission when connecting to a server without capture profile. - Fixed away message in tree not checking the "Ignore away message" setting from contacts manager. - Not possible to send empty complains anymore. - Fixed an issue when marking multiple offline messages as unread. - Fixed appending wrong server chat log. - Fixed checking folder entries on existing before opening otherwise it will be reset to default home dir. - Fixed channel description preview close. - Fixed setting channel description which was wrong on sub channels. - Fixed messing up radioboxes in capture setup when creating new profiles. - Fixed extracting URLs on history messages broken by spaces.
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Mexican Origin People in the United States: National Ethnic Screening Survey, 1978 (ICPSR 7920)
Principal Investigator(s): Arce, Carlos H.
This study was conducted by the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research under the direction of Carlos H. Arce for the purpose of identifying people of Mexican descent for the larger and more comprehensive Chicano Survey. A questionnaire was administered to 10,574 respondents from January to October of 1979 in the five Southwestern states: California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, and the standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSAs) of Chicago, Illinois, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Information about ancestral origins, and observations about the respondents, their homes, and their neighborhoods are all included. The survey identified 1,377 households with persons of Mexican descent who were then eligible for interviewing for the Chicano Survey. This collection was made available to ICPSR by the National Chicano Research Network, which was located at the Survey Research Center of the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan.
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Arce, Carlos H. Mexican Origin People in the United States: National Ethnic Screening Survey, 1978. ICPSR07920-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1982. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07920.v1
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IBM® Learning Accelerator provides online learning solutions for IBM WebSphere® Portal environments. It delivers a range of web-based learning options using an intuitive interface that encourages use. IBM Learning Accelerator integrates with WebSphere Portal to help reduce the cost of delivering web-based learning programs throughout the enterprise for all industries.
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To earn a living, Evelyn has a multi-cab-for-hire business. (A multi-cab is a small passenger and/or cargo van.) She has had this business for 10 years and each month she earns approximately PHP 7,000.
She has requested a loan of 20,900 PHP to purchase multi-cab tires for her business.
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PTO changes the way it invests in IT systems
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John Owens, PTO CIO
The Patent and Trademark Office has found millions of dollars to upgrade legacy systems. And it did so without a budget increase or getting more user fees from companies.
Instead, John Owens, PTO's chief information officer, reduced the amount of its technology budget going to support legacy systems. He said PTO used to spend 85 percent of its budget on operations and maintenance (O&M) support and 15 percent on development, modernization and enhancements (DME) of systems. Now, the agency spends 50 percent on each.
"Over the last two years, we've done continuous scrubbing twice a year of our budget, very finely and detailed, to lower O&M costs to about 50 percent," he said. "All the rest of that money was reallocated to capital expenditure funds and that allows us to continue to build the new systems, which allows me to turn off the legacy systems, and therefore reduce operations and maintenance. That is a great cycle to get into that's really helped push the modern culture forward by identifying what's important to the business in meeting those needs and throwing everything else into the bucket for a later date or not doing them at all."
Owens said to change the way PTO spends IT money was a combination of two factors: leadership from the top, and challenging the business units to understand what they need and what they don't need in terms of technology and functionality.
"We have slowly migrated legacy systems on to a modern, virtualized platform, keeping the costs low and writing it in modern languages," he said. "We also have limited the amount of change to the legacy applications keeps the costs lower."
Owens said he asks the business unit three questions:
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- What benefits does it have to the business?
- Can it wait for a later date when we have a more modern patent or trademarks system?
"That's a hard choice sometimes to make. Sometimes we do modify legacy systems to keep the business moving," he said. "But that choice is now the forefront question asked instead of last thing asked or never asked at all."
Owens said the ability to shift O&M dollars to DME spending has helped PTO complete seven of nine infrastructure modernization projects on time and on budget. These initiatives covered everything from basic network infrastructure to connectivity to systems virtualization to new PCs and laptops.
Owens said the other two projects should be completed in early fiscal 2013. These include the implementing the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) for configuration and change management, and a second disaster recovery backup site.
PTO's two biggest IT priorities remain improving the patent and trademark systems.
The White House routinely used the patent acceptance system as a poster child for problems with federal IT.
But Owens said the patent system is in a much better state than a year or two ago. He expects PTO to announce an updated status of the backlog of patent applications in the near future.
"Certainly from where we were before, our down time is measured in digit percents per hour of per year instead of double digits, so we've made vast strides there," he said. "The new systems, which we will be rolling out to a group of volunteer examiners will happen in November for patents and late next year for trademarks, really sets a new precedent for how we will deliver a modern, user- centered design applications, built agilely on fully modern web platforms and totally virtualized."
Owens said the trademark system started in better shape than the patent system, but it's in need of an upgrade.
He said the Trademark Next Generation initiative will focus on moving data, including text and pictures, into new technology and making it easier to find and use.
PTO, in fact, put the front end of one part of the trademark system in a cloud managed by Google, while the agency controls the back end infrastructure and the data.
Owens said the agency developed a few prototypes of the Trademark Next Generation system and will move forward with it over the next year or so.
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