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On 4 June 2013, Rüdiger von Hülst and Matthias Grund of the Berlin and Frankfurt offices of international law firm K&L Gates hosted a roundtable in relation to the future role of Islamic finance in the German economy. The roundtable was held in Berlin and was initiated by the Arab Financial Forum. The AFF's Advisory Board is chaired by the former Chairman of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, Sir Roger Tomkys, and the former Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Ambassador Abdulla Bishara (www.meconsult.co.uk).
Represented at the roundtable were representatives from the investment management, banking, legal, academic and diplomatic communities.
The keynote speaker was Sir Gavyn Arthur, the 675th Lord Mayor of the City of London. He spoke about the City of London's role as one of the leading Islamic finance centres in the world. London activity has significantly increased investment from market participants in the Islamic Middle East and Far East investing in major real estate and infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
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October 8, 2012
The Kaizen, a 1968 E-Type Jaguar that will be stretched by four and half inches in a major resoration.
A 1968 left hand drive Jaguar E-Type series 1 4.2 roadster is to be stretched by four and a half inches during a major restoration being carried out by Classic Motor Cars Limited of Bridgnorth (CMC) in the United Kingdom.
The E-Type has been named "the Kaizen" by the owner, a client in the United States, and takes its name from one of Toyota's founding principles, Kaizen, which means "understand the imperative to make continuous improvements and then get to work."
Paul Branstad, the owner of the car, said that he had named the E-Type in this way because he thought that the original Jaguar designer, Malcolm Sayer, would have approved of what he wanted to do to the car while preserving its essence. The stretched E-Type I have conceived sits between the Series I and the subsequent vehicles produced after the merger and formation of British Leyland, when the design of the cars underwent several transformations as a consequence of cuts in production costs and the need for more space that resulted in the Series II 2+2 and Series III V12."
Nick Goldthorp, Managing Director of Classic Motor Cars Ltd., said: "This is something that we have never been done before. Our client wanted the interior leg room of a Series 3 V12 E-Type but the aesthetics of a Series 1 car. We are going to add four and a half inches to the floor pan, which will give the leg room of the V12 plus an additional one inch if required. The V12 was actually nine inches longer than a Series I but a lot of the additional room was behind the seats as storage and is not required on our project. By adding four and a half inches to the length of the car we will be able to retain the overall look of the Series 1 and also turn this E-Type into a unique car."
Along with these radical developments, the roof line will be raised by 1.25 inches above the drivers head and the boot floor lowered and reshaped to build in a 20 gallon fuel tank and to allow a wider spare wheel as the car is being fitted with 16" diameter wire wheels shod with lower profile radial tyres.
The car will also be built with a host of CMC's upgrades that range from air conditioning to power steering, upgraded brakes, five speed gearbox, suspension and handling upgrades, amongst others.
Paul Branstad, added: "As an idea, the Kaizen E-Type is a conceit of the imagination but the car itself is now becoming a reality by taking advantage of modern material and component technologies provided by CMC. With nine inches more wheelbase, the 2+2 was too long to be beautiful, but the four and a half inches added to the Kaizen E-type could make the car even more beautiful than the original Series I edition." He added: "Perhaps this car would have represented the very last chance for Malcolm Sayer to apply his ideas for the E-Type."
CMC started this restoration in mid July and expects to have completed it by the end of September 2013 for export back to the USA.
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Daniel101 September 17, 2012 4:25 PM Surprising considering how little he has done this year! Reply Report abuse 10 agree 5 disagree
One Year To Late - Unregistered September 17, 2012 4:29 PM Not a big fan of Terol, always felt he came across a big smug in the 125 after it took him years to get into the best team than Aspar and then to have such better equipment which I feel was very unfair to half the field. As for him being in Moto2 this year not really a surprise that he has not done as well as other rookie i.e last year Marquez, Espargaro, Smith, Rabat and Zarco this year. I always felt like he should of moved up at the end of 2010 like the rest did but opted to stay in 125 in 2011 which surprised a lot of people including me to take some wot of a easy title just to plz Aspar and his title sponsors. Ok he may of sign a new 2 year deal but can't see that lasting as I don't see him as I front runner in Moto2 and for the way Aspar has off loaded riders this season dew to results which is even harder now dew to everyone being on stuff that is very close has been a bit unprofessional for such a team like Aspar, so money can't buy you title now days that why Moto3 and Mo 6 agree 1 disagree
jordi mari September 17, 2012 4:38 PM I beg to differ ... Terol may not be a "natural" as Marquez or Pol Espargaro are, but he is a very methodical, hard worker who takes his time to learn and who makes progress step by step, steady but surely. He's from Alcoy, in the Valencia region, has known Aspar for many years, has great rapport with the team and feels embraced and supported by them, which is exactly what he needs in order to grow as a rider. I am sure he'll be better next year and even better in 2014. Reply Report abuse 8 agree 7 disagree
Ben1 September 17, 2012 6:54 PM He started the year not very well, but I feel his improving. The Aspar bike is not the best of the field as it was in 250 and 125, look at the past champion Elias' results. Don't forget that Bradl and Pol Espargaro didn't show so well in their first seasons. The were better than Terol of course and their seasons wasn't bad at all, but they made a huge leap in the second year. Anything can happen in Moto2, even Terol can find that plus. Reply Report abuse 3 agree 3 disagree
JS99 - Unregistered September 17, 2012 8:24 PM Terol did the right thing staying in 125 he knew he should walk it and the only challengers was zarco and vinales who came as a surprise, I would have done the same thing knowing your a sure in to win the championship not everybody gets to call them selves a world champion! I think the previous post is spot on he will take his time and will improve he is defiantly talented don't forget he is a former Spanish champion which when you look at past champs it certainly stands for something 1 agree 3 disagree
Willie Stroker - Unregistered September 17, 2012 8:34 PM I agree with earlier coments. Nico appeared only win the 125's through top speed of the bike Aspar. He make a cheat many times. He is not a real racer, more like a baby when he loses. I do not think he will ever win a Moto2 race like Vlad Bubnov. 4 agree 5 disagree
DominicR - Unregistered September 18, 2012 12:32 PM The 2-year reneval of the contract with Terol is as hard to digest as the 2-year deal Bradley Smith got with Tech3. It doesn't make any sense at all. When did actual race performance stop being mandatory? 1 agree 1 disagree
clurpr - Unregistered September 18, 2012 9:49 PM @ DominicIt stopped when you realise how crap both of Smith's and Terol's bikes have been this season. 0 agree 0 disagree


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Blue Rosette!
Morning everyone, I had a play with this week Freshly Made Sketch...
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I cut out the base of the rosette using vellum to make it more delicate and then simply layered everything else with some pale blue and white card stock. I then added some faux stitching and a Hero arts sentiment to finish.
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25,000 Lbs Of Trash Removed From Jersey Shore Island
WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. (AP) — The cleanup of an island in a lake in southern New Jersey has yielded 25,000 pounds of trash in just over two days.
From Tuesday to Thursday, work crews scooped debris from Sunset Lake Island in Wildwood Crest.
It stemmed from a community-based effort to clean up the shoreline in Cape May County.
"This whole island was absolutely the worst," said Steven Spagnuola of North Star Marine, a heavy equipment company involved in the cleanup. "When we actually came onto the island, it was worse than we expected. We'll be here for another four or five days, if not more."
The island used to host a sewage treatment plant.
Some unusual debris found there included an abandoned barge, a floating dock and two life rafts from the 1950s. Other items included old tires, timber, broken glass and plastic.
Gretchen Whitman, director of the New Jersey Audubon Nature Center of Cape May told The Press of Atlantic City the amount of trash on the island was staggering.
"I'm a little humbled in a way," she said. "I think it's depressing."
The overall area where the cleanups are being conducted in Cape May County is essential habitat for winter flounder, windowpane flounder, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cobia, summer flounder, black sea bass, bluefish, butterfish and scup.
The nature center is using federal and local funds to pay for the work.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Vintage AD
I really like these Sanyo ads! Can you imagine they are 50 years old now.. Simply vintage! Simply amazing!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Byblos in Pictures.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Madonna HAIFA!
I was wondering why the album producers didn't copycat some international nice CD covers yet in this Post "
the most ugly CD cover
" Here a new CD cover for the Barbie of the middle east inspired by the queen of the pop Madonna! Which one is better in your opinion? and what does MJK stand For?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Nicholas Heller in Lebanon
icholas Heller
, Head of New Business Development at Google will be in Lebanon among other speakers at
Bifex 2012
. Mr Heller will discuss the major shifts in technology and their impact on the retail business: E-commerce, M-commerce, and
social media.
If you are interested to attend this event, I've got 5 free tickets.
Please drop me a few lines at :
joseph.alam [at]gmail.com
Check out BIFEX 2012 Agenda
Thursday 24 May 2012
10:00 – 11:30
Session 4: New trends bringing the Customer Closer:E & M-Commerce; Social Media
Incorporating loyalty programs into social media
Current social media trends reshaping customer service
Brand loyalty during recession
Mr. Tarek Kassar, Chief Executive Officer, Youngberry Agency (youngberry.com)
Mr. Nicholas Heller, Head of New Business Development, Google (google.com)
Mr. Omar El Manialawy – Deal of the Day Manager-Souq.com
Dr. Gerald Lang –Professeur à BEM - Chercheur Associé à l'Ecole Polytechnique
Mr. Ayman Itani, CEO of Think Media Labs (thinkmedialabs.com)
11:30 – 13:00
Session 5: Brand Valuation: The Next Step Forward
Brand Valuation: The methodology of how, when and why?
How to perform brand valuations for financial reporting, M&A activities and joint ventures
How to optimize the best opportunities for licensing and franchising
Intellectual property management, protection and exploitation issues in franchising
: Ms. Maya Karanouh – CEO, TAGbrands
1- Ms. Mary-Ellen Field - Associate Director, Brand Finance UK
2- Mr. Tony Fitzpatrick (The Franchise Guru) - Managing Partner, Franchise Your Business
Friday, May 11, 2012
Huge Fire- Safra Factory
A huge fire erupted at the Carpet factory- Safra Highway, the good news
no injuries so far.
I guess we have to say Bye Bye to the big Building!!!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
A garage is a great place to start a company, as a kiosk is a great place to start a big restaurant chain like Crepaway. I found this interesting picture dated 1984 on the
Lebanese franchise Association
fan page, you can check all the pictures
Crepaway is the leading casual restaurant in Lebanon. It was launched in 1984 and has so far expanded to KSA, Qatar & Jordan. Crepaway acquired a reputation for its quirky menu that includes a famous line of mouthwatering appetizers, salads, crêpes, burgers, sandwiches, platters and desserts. What marks Crepaway is its formula for mixing food and fun in a trendy ambiance, offering guests a variety menu with high quality food standards in a lively, feel-good atmosphere and a hip environment. Accordingly, a light-hearted mood pervades the restaurants, with young trendy waiters, loyal guests and management that engage in the vibrant Crepaway spirit. The brand's success rests above all on its ability to speak directly and powerfully to consumers, whether it is through effective media advertising that shouts out Crepaway or a high quality dining experience. The spirit of Crepaway is reflected in the premium quality of food service and is coupled with a warm, welcoming environment that promises the best in courteous and casual hospitality, stylish decor and lively entertainment.
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Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.[1]
Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "Acute upper respiratory infections".
Bacterial tracheitis[edit]
Bacterial tracheitis is a bacterial infection of the trachea and is capable of producing airway obstruction.
One of the most common causes is Staphylococcus aureus and often follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection. Bacterial tracheitis is a rare complication of influenza infection.[2] It is the most serious in young children, possibly because of the relatively small size of the trachea that gets easily blocked by swelling. The most frequent sign is the rapid development of stridor. It is occasionally confused with croup. If it is inflamed, a condition known as tracheitis can occur. In this condition there can be inflammation of the linings of the trachea. A condition called tracheo-bronchitis can be caused, when the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi swell. A collapsed trachea is formed as a result of defect in the cartilage, that makes the cartilage unable to support the trachea and results in dry hacking cough. In this condition there can be inflammation of the linings of the trachea. If the connective nerve tissues in the trachea degenerate it causes tracheomalacia. Infections to the trachea can cause tracheomegaly.
- Increasing deep or barking croup cough following a recent upper respiratory infection
- Crowing sound when inhaling (inspiratory stridor)
- 'scratchy' feeling in the throat
- Chest pain
- Fever
- Ear ache
- Headache
- Dizziness (light headed)
- Labored breathing
In more severe cases, it is treated by administering intravenous antibiotics and may require admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) for intubation and supportive ventilation if the airway swelling is severe. During an intensive care admission, various methods of invasive and non-invasive monitoring may be required, which may include ECG monitoring, oxygen saturation, capnography and arterial blood pressure monitoring.
- ^ "Tracheitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ medicine, s cecil. Goldman (24th ed. ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. p. 1326. ISBN 978-1-4377-2788-3.


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If you are in the market for an LPN degree, congratulations! You are getting yourself into one of the fastest growing fields in the country. Different companies everywhere are looking for LPNs, or Licensed Practical Nurses. LPNs have various jobs in the field of nursing, with some working in vastly different careers than others. Across the board LPNs are in demand, so consider enrolling in an LPN degree program today.
There are many different methods to get an LPN degree, with various programs available for all levels of time commitment and all learning styles. Getting an LPN degree involves a lot of studying and class time. These classes are offered at community colleges and even some high schools, all of the classes must be licensed by the state. Some community college programs have even been taking their classes online, allowing those who stay at home or otherwise do not have the time to commit to physical classes to earn an associate's degree in nursing online. These programs are a very serious option for those who are considering getting their LPN degree. However, once someone gets the degree, to become an LPN they still have to pass an exam.
This exam varies from state to state, but almost always involves a practical component. This means that you need to make sure your skills are brushed up and as good as can be, so you are able to pass the practical part of the exam. Those who fail are allowed to retake the exam, but they need to delay a certain amount before this is possible. If you pass, then you get your license and can begin working as an LPN essentially right away. These programs are terrific options for you if you want to change your life drastically but still need to work during the day. Getting your LPN degree online is extremely easy, thanks to a wide variety of state-licensed online LPN degree programs.
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10 Of The Worst Lyrics From The 10 Richest Rappers
18 Aug 2010, written by Revelation 3 CommentsLike many I am a rap fan, or hip-hop, whatever you want to call it. I think everyone knows by now that rap has become accepted in the music industry and is bigger then rock and roll in some peoples eyes. The thing I have against rap these days is there is a bunch of no talent idiots who tend to just rap about cars, women, and money, hell I could make a list of ridiculous Lil Wayne lyrics that will have you laughing your ass off (I'll make a post on that topic soon). But below are some very highly respected, and rich rappers in the game today, that still say some awkward and terrible lines from time to time, here are 10 that come to mind.
Jay-Z – $63 Million
Diddy – $30 Million
Akon – $21 Million
Dr. Dre – $17 Million
Ludacris – $16 Million
Snoop Dogg – $15 Million
Timbaland – $14 Million
Pharrell Williams – $13 Million
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Music Maker @magnizmo
September 25, 2010 3:35 am
wow Jayz is makin a killin thats amazing and lol young black and famous with money hangin out his anus
treyson @Twitter Name
September 26, 2010 9:25 am
wow hahaha anal sex is popular else days.
derrick @Twitter Name
November 1, 2010 12:53 pm
you missed Jay-Z's "I'm an animal, half man half mammal" from 'Already Home'
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text: The Three Graces Move over the picture to zoom The Three Graces The Three Graces €152.00 •Available Order The Graces or Hours, also called Charities at times, were the companions to gods and heroes, and especially favoured by Hermes. They were frequently represented in Greek and Roman iconography, beginning with the introduction of nude female divinities. Here, the three goddesses are represented holding one another by the shoulder, on a single plane, as if in a dance motif. But they are not dancing ; the rhythm suggested by the knee bending and the unusual elevation of the hips is only the exaggeration of hip motifs of the Classical period. It is a new static rhythm where taste for full and feminine forms has replaced the almost exclusive study of the athletic nude during the 5th century. One can imagine these figures attending a scene on Mount Olympus. The origin of this motif seems to be found in painting, thus explaining the linear representation of the three sculptures on a single plane. From here the motif, well within the taste of the Hellenistic period, was then isolated and reproduced in three dimensions. In the Hellenistic world, the role of the goddesses was in fact almost uniquely to attend in the agreeable moments in the lives of gods and men, during which their beneficial presence guaranteed an authenticity and a more lasting quality. Stainless included for wall Materials resin Height 40 cm Length 40 cm Width 6 cm Original material marble Material Resin Publisher Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais Search similar products by categories By theme Antique and athletes Sculpture By art movement Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities You will also like Sculpture Winged Victory €350.00 Sculpture Head of a Victorious Athlete €290.00 Sculpture Venus of Milo €112.00 Sculpture Pankration fighter €2,200.00 Sculpture The Borghese Gladiator €2,320.00 Sculpture Slender figure : Aphrodite €158.00 Books La Grèce des origines €35.00 Jewellery Coronet of laurel leaf Earrings €330.00 Jewellery Intaglio with the effigy of Josephine Earrings €95.00 Jewellery Intaglio with the effigy of Josephine Earrings €95.00 Kids Le voyage d'Ulysse €13.00 Sculpture Head of an Ephebe €132.00 Sculpture Discobole €1,830.00 Sculpture Aphrodite admiring herself in a mirror €132.00 Sculpture Aphrodite known as the "Venus of Milo" €1,080.00 Jewellery "Lion's head" earrings €95.00 Books La tenture de l'Histoire d'Alexandre le Grand €15.00 Jewellery Roman ring €95.00 Last seen products Sculpture The Three Graces €152.00


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Kate Hudson: Rainy Coffee Run with Matt Bellamy
Kate Hudson runs to her car to avoid the rainy downpour after grabbing coffee from the Brentwood Country Mart on Friday (November 4) in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old actress, who was joined by her fiance, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, wore Koolaburra "Savannity" boots.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kate Hudson
Last weekend, Kate threw her annual Halloween bash in LA! Kate and her gal pals went as shot girls.
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I think I would have maybe enjoyed this book if I had read it. Although I thought the main character was incredibly stupid. The real clincher for the low rating was the reader's dramatics and screeching. She just really grated on my nerves.
"First Read By This Author"
I loved this book and it's the first of Chevy Stevens' that I've read. It was captivating and held my interest all the way through.
"Loved It!"
I'm already a Nora Roberts' fan, but I really loved this book - romance mixed with some suspense and a little paranormal activity.
Absolutely nothing! I don't think the narrator has done very many romance novels, but I thought his voice was really sultry.
No. I read for entertainment and this book was just flat out sad.
Just okay.
Definitely not!
I haven't read William Landay before. This was a lot like Jodi Piccoult- very real, but very depressing.
"Love this New Author"
It combined all my favorite genres - crime, suspense, a little romance...
It was hard to stop listening to this one. Lots of twists and turns.
I don't believe I've listened to any of this narrator's performances. On a scale of 1 to 5, I would rate him a 3.5.
Looking forward to more books by Adam Mitzner.
"Really Good"
I don't even have the words to describe this. It was just really good and so refreshing to read about good in this crazy world.
"Awesome Book!"
I loved, loved this book. It now ranks up there right along with The Help and The Secret Life of Bees as one of my favorites. Jenna Lamia narrated all these so she too is one of my favorites.
"Not so great"
Pretty lame and predictable. I'm a fan of NR, but this one, not so much.
This book was incredible, I had to force myself to stop listening. I think it ranks right up there with one of my all-time favorites- The Secret Life of Bees, which was also narrated by Jenna Lamia. I loved the narrators.
"Loved It!"
I think this is only the second Linda Howard novel I listened to, but I am now hooked- this was awesome!
"Very, very good!"
This is the first time I've listened or read anything by this author. I thought this book was very good. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the narrator wasn't that great trying to do men's voices. Otherwise I would highly recommend it.


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Frost cakes and ice cookies with professional quality Ateco decorating tools. The 4.25 inch Spatula is ideal for small decorating jobs on cakes, tarts, and other pastries. The stainless steel spatula head is slightly flexible for easy frosting around rounded edges and curves. The rounded plastic handle makes it easy to hold steady when frosting cakes for special occasions. The Ateco 4.25 inch Spatula is a small and necessary tool for any home pastry chef.
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Honda World Motocross skids and wheelies - Nils factory visit
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The Honda World Motocross team tears up the Nils factory during their visit to learn more about how lubricants are developed for their factory CRF450R machines. Evgeny Bobryshev and Max Nagl visit the oil manufacturers with the team and after spending the morning in the technical side of the factory, they take their race machines to burn some rubber on the factory floor before heading to the Maggiora MXGP round in Italy.
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Damien Hirst
British (Bristol, England, 1965)Philip (The Twelve Disciples)
steel, glass, formaldehyde solution, and bull's head
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18 1/8 in. x 36 in. x 18 1/8 in. (46.04 cm x 91.44 cm x 46.04 cm)
Acquired 1999
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Vicki and Kent Logan
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The holiday travel season is upon us! Better Business Bureau has some tips on how to make your holiday travel a little brighter.
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SHEPHERDSVILLE - The 88th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade will have everything you want to see: Floats, balloons, clowns, celebrities, Broadway performances and a marching band with a Bullitt County high school student.
Bullitt Central senior band and marching band member Sarah Schaaf will perform with 185 high school musicians and 40 dancers in the Macy's Great American Marching Band during the parade.
In an effort to give back to the community, about 20 team members from the Gilt Groupe in Hillview went to Peg's Therapeutic Ponies in Mount Washington to do some much needed maintenance.
From painting and repairing fences to getting some landscaping in shape, the members were busy during a recent Saturday.
They were joined by students from Bellarmine University and Bethlehem High School.
Thanks also to Marillia Environmental in Mount Washington for contributing the mulch for the project.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- One little girl will be following in her mother's footsteps this holiday season.
Nine-year-old Evelyn Flaherty, the daughter of Robert and DeeAnn Flaherty, was recently crowned Miss American Crossroads Sweetheart and will be competing in the National Miss American Coed Pageant in Florida next week.
Evelyn's mother, DeeAnn, said her daughter became interested in pageants after watching some old videos of her competitions about five years ago.
MOUNT WASHINGTON – On Oct. 30, Mount Washington Middle School placed a plaque in the gym to honor Omer Stallings, who passed away over the summer.
Mount Washington Middle School teacher Doug Soards said a few words at the event which was attended by members of the Stallings' family. Soards message that night is included below.
As many of you are aware, on July 2nd of tis year, we lost a vital part of no only our Mount Washington community, but our Lady General family.
HILLVIEW -- He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna to find out who's naughty or nice. Santa Claus will be coming to town very soon.
Traditionally, each of the major municipalities host holiday events.
That will again be the case this year, starting with the Hillview Winterfest celebration this Saturday night.
After hosting a Christmas parade to lead into its light up ceremony, Shepherdsville will see a major plan of attack this holiday season.
Much to the joy of local students, the snow on late Sunday night and early Monday morning was enough to cancel classes
The weather posed few problems but it did strain an already tight salt supply for many agencies.
Classes were back in session on Tuesday.
See more wintry photos from Stephen Thomas in the multimedia section of www.pioneernews.net
SHEPHERDSVILLE - There was a time when many of the regulars attending the Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency's Senior Center made the trip to see Bob Combest.
Now, thanks to some special assistance, many will travel to the senior center again because of Bob Combest.
The eBay Foundation, Inc., GIVE Team made a donation of $10,000 for transportation to the senior center thanks to a letter written by team member Katherine "Kippy" Combest, Bob's daughter-in-law.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - When the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office looks for future hires, hopefully they won't have to explore further than the county itself.
The Explorers Program, offered by the Sheriff's Office through the Boy Scouts of America, allows students to participate in an organization designed to offer and promote law enforcement experience.
Special deputy Dirk "Mac" McCoy serves as Explorers advisor. He said the program was designed to offer participants an opportunity to seriously explore the career field at a higher level.
Freezing weather predicted over the next few days is a good reminder to prepare for winter.
Frozen pipes are the second most common cause of home insurance claims in the U.S. according to the Insurance Information Institute. Pipes that are either inadequately insulated or exposed to outside temperatures can freeze, rupture, and cause costly damage.


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Source: Eurosport
Clemence club warning for Foster
Ray Clemence has warned Manchester United keeper Ben Foster he must be playing regularly this season to be considered part of Fabio Capello's World Cup plans.
Foster only has two England caps to his name but has been tipped by club manager Sir Alex Ferguson to claim the England number one jersey for next year's World Cup in South Africa.
David James has been Capello's number one choice since the Italian took over in 2007 but doubts remain over the Portsmouth stopper's consistency.
He will also be 40 years old by next year's tournament and Ferguson last week backed Foster, 13 years James' junior, to become England's number one despite his relative inexperience at United and at international level.
Clemence, who is Capello's goalkeeping coach, believes, however, Foster must seriously challenge United number one Edwin Van der Sar to put himself in contention for a place in the World Cup squad.
Clemence said: "To play international football you need to be playing games on a regular basis and that is his target this year: to get the opportunity to play consistently in the team.
Then what he has to do is take that opportunity and say, `Sorry Edwin, you're not having your place back'."


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Roasting Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Recipes
Peter Piper Picked a Profoundly Plump Pumpkin — Now what does he do with it?
Every fall I get many questions about what to do with pumpkins. Many people find curious fascination in imagining what it would be like to grow these versatile little gems, as if growing something that produces a large fruit is somehow more respectable than growing, say, a Serrano pepper. Many people eventually venture into pumpkin experimentation. Some succeed and many fail. Much like a dog that chases a car, many people never give thought to what they would do if they actually succeeded in successfully raising a patch of these fall favorites.
Whether you have found yourself with more pumpkins than you know what to do with or you are one of the people who had to buy pumpkins and duct tape them to the vine, these tips for roasting and using pumpkins are sure to help you make the most out of them (no matter how you acquired them)!
How To Roast A Pumpkin
You can only do this with a freshly carved pumpkin! Do not use on a pumpkin that has been carved and sitting out for several days.
To bake a fresh 6 to 7 pound pumpkin, halve the pumpkin crosswise and scoop out the seeds and strings. Place halves, hollow side down, in a large baking pan covered with aluminum foil and add a little water. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until fork-tender. Remove. When cool, scrape pulp from shells and puree, a little at time, in food processor or blender. Mix with a little salt.
To freeze pumpkin puree. Put 1-2 cups in freezer bags along with spices and use in pies.
To use pumpkin puree for recipes: Line a strainer with a double layer of cheesecloth or a flour sack dish towel and let the pumpkin sit to drain out the extra moisture BEFORE cooking with it. Pumpkin is very moist, so in order for your recipe to come out correctly, you MUST strain it.
A 5 lb pumpkin makes about 4 1/2 cups of mashed (pureed) pumpkin.
a 15-16 oz can of pumpkin equals about 2 cups of mashed pumpkin.
So if the recipe calls for a 15-16 oz can of pumpkin use 2 cups.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Boil seeds in water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Sprinkle with salt or seasoned salt. Place a thin layer on a cookie sheet. Bake at 250 degrees. Stir after 30 minutes. Bake 1/2-1 hour more or until crunchy.
*Squash seeds may also be used.
Pumpkin Pancakes
2 cups flour
2 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup pumpkin
1 large egg
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
Combine ingredients. Stir just until moistened; batter may be lumpy. Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat; brush lightly with vegetable oil. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle; cook until bubbles begin to burst. Turn and continue cooking 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with Pumpkin Maple Sauce and nuts.
Pumpkin Maple Sauce
1 cup maple syrup
1 1/4 cups pumpkin
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
Mix everything together until well blended.
For even more great pumpkin recipes including an easy homemade pumpkin muffin recipe, check out part 2, Easy Pumpkin Recipes – Muffins and More!
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Mushroom-Swiss Lamb Chops Recipe
Looking for something fast but impressive to serve company on a busy weeknight? "These lamb chops make a really nice, last-minute meal for guests," notes Candy McMenamin in Lexington, South Carolina. "I pick up the ingredients on the way home from work and usually finish off the menu with a green salad and new potatoes."
- 4 lamb loin chops (2-inches thick and 8 ounces each)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup prepared Russian salad dressing
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1. Sprinkle both sides of lamb chops with salt and pepper. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 10-15 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°).
- 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms in butter for 5-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in salad dressing. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half.
- 3. Sprinkle cheese over lamb chops; broil 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with mushroom mixture. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving equals 381 calories, 24 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 118 mg cholesterol, 624 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 34 g protein.
Wine Pairings
Medium-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.
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Would this be possible? Is 12MHz enough to bother with this task?
Damn, I need some money so I can buy the C++ Latenight Guide :(
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ReplyDeleteMarjory! Those brownie pops are way harder than seem, aren't they?! We had problems too -- the trick is LOTS and LOTS of spray (like Pam)! When they came out the oven - some of mine were spilling over, so I flattened them and then immediately dumped them over! :) I added my sticks afterwards. I never had problems with them crumbling, but did have problems with them staying a nice shape. Hope that helps a little bit!
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Posted by Liz Herbert on June 21, 2010
Forrester recently surveyed nearly 3,000 technology decision-makers worldwide and found that emerging geographies -- Latin America, China, India, Russia -- are heavy adopters of software-as-a-service. [Source: Forrester's Enterprise And SMB Global IT Budgets, Priorities, And Emerging Technology Tracking Survey, Q2 2010.]
Latin America led with the highest rate of SaaS adoption, with 30% of companies reporting SaaS use. Latin America also reported a high percentage of budget going to SaaS at 12.4%. (For comparison, North America, where many SaaS deployment options initially saw traction, showed 25% adoption and represented 7% of overall software budgets.)
Other emerging geographies that reported high adoption included emerging Asian countries (China/Hong Kong/India/Russia). This group reported 21% SaaS usage and 8.9% of software budget going to SaaS. More established Asia Pacific economies (Japan/Australia/New Zealand) reported only 16% SaaS adoption and only 6.5% of software budget going to SaaS.
For more on the data including more details and more insight into additional geographies, look for our upcoming report.
Also check out our recent report, "SaaS Adoption 2010."
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Posted by Nigel Fenwick on June 18, 2010
This year's Boston Enterprise 2.0 Conference highlighted good examples of how companies are tapping into social technologies to empower their employees. For example, Mitre Corporation showed how they have successfully developed a collaboration community using open source technology. The platform they developed enables them to deliver secure access to ideas, discussions and content for employees and guests. Meanwhile, CSC showed how they have driven greater collaboration across 49,000 of their employees in just 18 months, with a strategy focused on connect, communicate and collaborate. (Those of us in the audience even witnessed the in-field promotion of Claire Flanagan, CSC senior manager for knowledge management and enterprise social collaboration, to director – congratulations Claire!)
Among a number of great speakers, JP Rangaswami, CTO & chief scientist at BT Design, opened the conference with a powerful speech that was supported by an innovative approach to real-time animation of content – alas, while the speech was good, the visuals were distracting for many in the room. JP suggested that the age of the locked-down desktop is coming to an end, "enterprises must design for loss of control." Re-iterating a refrain from George Colony, who suggests "bits want to be free," JP advised, "if you don't want it shared, don't put it on a computer."
Posted by Galen Schreck on June 18, 2010
Well, I guess we're going to find out. Earlier this week I met with Andrew Feldman, one of the founders and CEO of SeaMicro -- and he's betting that his Atom-based server can beat traditional Xeon-based systems. According to Andrew, the Atom processor is way more efficient on a per-watt basis than CPUs like the Xeon. Sure, it's not as fast, but it makes up for it by being cheap and power efficient, which lets you put a lot of them to work on tasks like web applications. Basically, SeaMicro puts 512 Atom-based servers into a 10U chassis, which provides virtualized network and storage resources as well as management over all these systems. This is not a big SMP box -- it's literally 512 servers that share common infrastructure.
According to SeaMicro, you would need 1,000 dual-socket quad-core Xeon systems to achieve the same SPECint_rate benchmark as 40 of their systems. If my math is right, that would be 40 * 512 Atom servers=20,480 Atom CPUs, compared with 1,000 Xeons * 2 sockets * 4 cores = 8,000 Xeon cores.
One of the most interesting technical hurdles SeaMicro had to address in building this server is the interconnect for all these processors. Rather than going with PCI-e or another off-the-shelf interconnect, SeaMicro's architecture has more in common with IBM's Blue Gene.
Posted by Randy Heffner on June 18, 2010
In discussions on cloud computing, I often talk to architects who have been told to create a "cloud strategy." This sounds appropriate enough, but there's a devil in the details: When the task is "create a Technology X strategy," people often center strategy on the technology. With cloud, they aim to get a good definition of pure cloud and then find places where it makes sense to use it. The result is a technology strategy silo where cloud is placed at the center and usage scenarios are arranged around it. The problem with this is three-fold:
Posted by TJ Keitt on June 18, 2010
In the wake of the Celtics' fourth-quarter collapse that gave Kobe Bryant his fifth ring, I am endeavoring to find positive things to focus on instead of post-game analysis, which brings me to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. This was my second year attending the event (which is conveniently located 10 minutes from my house), and I must say that my takeaway this year is more positive than my impressions after last year's show. I appreciated the optimism exhibitors and attendees have about the market and the passion they show for the topic - which led to some lively debates. But during my three days at the event, the things that really caught my attention were:
Posted by Robert Whiteley III on June 18, 2010
We recently embarked on a Forrester-wide research project to benchmark the use of social technologies across enterprise organizations. Why is this important? Well as you may know, we cover social technologies from a wide range of perspectives — from roles in marketing to IT to technology professionals. We find each of these roles differ in their general "social maturity" and that most companies are experiencing pockets of success, but few, if any, are successfully implementing it across the board. In fact, full maturity in this space could take years, but there are clear differences in how some "ahead of the curve" companies are using social technologies for business results.
Infrastructure and operations professionals have not necessarily focused on how they can leverage social technologies but rather how they might have to support (or not support) these technologies. In some enterprises, the Security and Risk group has determined that IT operations must block access to social networking sites such as Facebook.
We have come across a couple of progressive IT operations groups that are thinking about social as part of a larger help desk strategy. How?
Posted by TJ Keitt on June 17, 2010
We recently embarked on a Forrester-wide research project to benchmark the use of social technologies across enterprise organizations. Why is this important? Well, as you may know, we cover social technologies from a wide range of perspectives – from roles in marketing to IT to technology professionals. We find that each of these roles differ in their general "social maturity" and that most companies are experiencing pockets of success, but few, if any, are successfully implementing it across the board. In fact, full maturity in this space could take years, but there are clear differences in how some ahead-of-the-curve companies are using social technologies for business results. In fact, at this point it has been clearly established by many people (including us many times over) that social technologies are transformative tools that are changing the way companies do business. So we're not talking as much about the opportunity social presents, but rather we are trying to determine the current reality of practitioners. It's also clear that many companies have made tremendous strides in planning and organizing for the use of social technologies. However, the one question we consistently get is: "Where is my organization compared to others in the use of social media?" We want to benchmark these companies to see if we can answer questions like:
Posted by Jeff Scott on June 17, 2010
Recently one my clients, Mike Rehorst with Northwestern Mutual, sent me this link to a TED presentation by well-known architect (in the building sense) Joshua Prince-Ramus:
During the first 8 minutes or so, the presenter makes a number of excellent points about how architects have abdicated their power to act. (He actually calls us cowards.) The rest of the presentation is an amazing example of what happens when architects take the responsibility to make their creations come to life. As with most TED videos, it is well worth the 18 minutes it takes to watch it.
Mike and I had been talking about the role of architecture and how architects respond to their organizational context. For many architects there is a big divide between representation and what Prince-Ramus calls agency – taking action. Too often we create "genius sketches" but accept little accountability for making them real. We expect the organization to embrace them and do the "easy" work of implementation. I've got news for you. Creating the architecture – those genius sketches – is the easy part. Getting the organization to embrace them and make them its own is the hard part. Of course we know that; we just don't act on the knowledge.
By way of example: I occasionally recommend to architects that they need a small team of developers to implement some parts of architecture like an ESB or SOA components. I get the "we're architects man, we don't do that" response. Well ... maybe we should. Maybe we should "own the problem" instead of pointing our finger at others
Posted by Stephanie Balaouras on June 17, 2010
We recently embarked on a Forrester-wide research project to benchmark the use of social technologies across enterprise organizations. Why is this important? Well as you may know, we cover social technologies from a wide range of perspectives — from roles in marketing to IT to technology professionals. We find each of these roles differ in their general "social maturity" and that most companies are experiencing pockets of success, but few, if any, are successfully implementing it across the board. In fact, full maturity in this space could take years, but there are clear differences in how some "ahead of the curve" companies are using social technologies for business results.
There are serious security and risk concerns with social technology but there are also significant business and operational benefits. Security professionals have to determine how they can mitigate these risks to an acceptable level without significantly hampering the business. If you haven't seen it, Chenxi Wang has written an excellent report on how effective management of social media can alleviate security risks. Check out To Facebook Or Not To Facebook.
There is also some discussion about how security professionals might use social technologies to their own benefit — particularly to leverage the knowledge of other security professionals to combat the growing sophistication of security attacks. If you haven't seen it, check out John Kindervag's report SOC 2.0: Virtualizing Security Operations.
Posted by Tim Walters on June 16, 2010
Timeline: In my session on the Information Workplace at Forrester's IT EMEA forum in Lisbon last Thursday, I suggested that "Humans have lost the war against information overload. Only analytics can save us now." (Pedantic pop quiz: What obscure German philosopher is the Ur-source for that formulation?) One of the attendees tweeted this quip, and it enjoyed a few minutes of fame on Twitter. Five days later, IBM announced its intention to buy analytics vendor Coremetrics. Is this mere coincidence?
Forrester's web analytics expert Joe Stanhope has smartly dissected the acquisition in his blog. But what does it mean for Information and Knowledge Management professionals? I think it's another indication that IBM isn't just blowing on its marketing vuvuzelas when they talk about helping clients create and manage "exceptional web experiences." (Borrowing a line from Joe, I note that: The deal is subject to standard regulatory approvals in the US and Europe prior to closing.)
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Seems like I remember that 20 or more years ago the Navy developed computer systems to land an aircraft on the deck of a carrier.
For some reason, the concept never caught on with the Navy admirals, most of whom are ex Navy pilots.
I wonder why?
This technology will of course make a comeback now that the Navy wants to get into the drone business.
I am sceptical that we will see self-driving cars for many years. I doubt that many drivers will want to let a machine take control of their vehicle, unless they are drunk or desperately want to text their BFF.
If designers want to know how different drivers behave, they need only to watch the road. Some drive way over the speed limit, cut off other drivers, run yellow lights, etc. Others are "mellow", obey the speed limit, keep safe distances, etc. If designers allow the driver to select the mode of driving, how will they ever avoid the inevitable lawsuits that come from the inevitable failure of technology to prevent all accidents....especially if they allow the driver some control key inputs.....unless they seek and obtain immunization from lawsuits.
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Nash also raised his target to $8 from $7 after Anthera said interim data from the Phase IIb PEARL-SC trial showed subcutaneous blisibimod (A-623) significantly reduced B cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The company said elevations in B cells have been associated with an increased risk of disease activity in lupus patients. Final data are expected in 2Q12 (see B23). Anthera has exclusive, worldwide rights to the peptide fusion protein that antagonizes BLyS (BAFF) from Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN).
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With only a few days to go before popular south Londoner Gary Woolcombe's first British light middleweight title defense against former champion Ryan "Spice Boy" Rhodes, the spiritual home of English boxing, York Hall, looks set for another thriller this Friday, April 18, 2008. This highly anticipated light middleweight clash is the classic contrast of youth against experience.. A number of observers have claimed that Woolcombe is one of the most fortunate champions of Britain, but the 25 year old titlist sees this as an opportunity to prove his critics wrong. "People can say what they like, but I've served my apprenticeship and I've won my title in the ring when given the opportunity," said Woolcombe. "On that night in December when I won the British title, I would have fought anyone, including Jamie Moore. There's no way I'm letting Ryan Rhodes come into my backyard and take the title I've worked so hard to earn. I've gone from topping small hall shows to topping major cards on television and I like that life. I don't want to go back to eight round experience building fights again." With journalists and fans very evenly split on this contest, the boxing fraternity in Britain await the outcome of this April 18 clash between Woolcombe, 25-1 (10), and Rhodes, 38-4 (26), with great interest. Supporting the main event is an intriguing heavyweight contest for the vacant English title between John McDermott, 24-3 (15), who has resurrected his career under the guidance of promoter Frank Maloney, and Pele Reid, 19-4-2 (17), another heavyweight looking to get back into the top class. Both of these fighters have previously failed at British title level but McDermott believes that his chance came too early last time and due to a number of personal problems, should not have been in the ring. Since that title loss to Matt Skelton and a long rest, McDermott has not looked back and intends to add the British title to his resume. Another bout that will catch the public's imagination on this first class undercard is a super featherweight bout between Henry Castle, 16-4 (8), and Ryan Barrett, 15-4-1 (3). Both men have had mixed fortunes in the past but believe that they are capable of winning the British title, although they are aware that only one fighter can go forward. The winner of this fight can expect a date on the June 13 Tony Oakey vs. Dean Francis card in Portsmouth. Frank Maloney Promotions presents "Divine Retribution", Gary Woolcombe vs. Ryan Rhodes for the British light middleweight championship at York Hall, London, England with chief support featuring heavyweights John McDermott and Pele Reid clashing for the vacant English crown on Friday, April 18, 2008. Tickets are priced at £80 and £40 and are available by logging onto www.frankmaloney.com or by calling the Box Office at 0871 226 1508. Sky Sports televises live on SS1 beginning at 10PM. Friday, May 2, 2008 features "Two-Tone" with European super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe defending against European Union titlist Salem Bouaita at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England. Chief support is provided by British bantamweight champion Ian Napa defending against Irish titlist Colin Moffett of Belfast. Tickets are priced at £75 and £35 and are available by logging onto www.frankmaloney.com or by calling the Box Office at 0871 226 1508. Sky Sports televises live on SS1 starting at 9:30PM Saturday, May 24, 2008 will feature the biggest selling fight in the history of British boxing, IBO light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano, in front of 55,000 fans at City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England on a shared production with Punch Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Chief support features IBF light welter champion Paulie Malignaggi vs. former titlist Lovemore N'dou and Commonwealth welterweight champion Craig Watson defending against Matthew Hatton. Any remaining tickets to Hatton v.s Lazcano can be purchased on www.ticketmaster.co.uk , www.seetickets.com , www.gigsandtours.com and www.rickyhitmanhatton.co.uk . Sky Box Office will televise live commencing at 10PM. Friday, June 13, 2008 sees a highly anticipated light heavyweight bout between British champion Tony Oakey vs. Commonwealth champion Dean Francis at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England. Ticket information and Sky Sports broadcast schedule will be announced when available. For any further information or press credential requests to any Frank Maloney promotion, please send inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Numerical model to determine the composition of H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 fluid inclusions based on microthermometric and microanalytical data
Steele-MacInnis, M.; Bodnar, R.J.; Naden, J.. 2011 Numerical model to determine the composition of H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 fluid inclusions based on microthermometric and microanalytical data. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 (1). 21-40. 10.1016/j.gca.2010.10.002
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Natural fluids approximated by the H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 system are common in a wide range of geologic environments, including sedimentary basins associated with hydrocarbon occurrences and MVT deposits, submarine hydrothermal systems, and other metamorphic, magmatic and hydrothermal environments. We present a comprehensive numerical model and Microsoft® Excel©-based computer program to determine the compositions of fluid inclusions in the H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 system based on microthermometric and microanalytical data. The model consists of six polynomial correlation equations that describe liquid salinity as a function of NaCl/CaCl2 ratio and melting temperature on each of the ice, hydrohalite, halite, antarcticite, CaCl2·4H2O and CaCl2·2H2O vapor-saturated liquidus surfaces. The cotectic and peritectic boundaries are determined from the intersections of the liquidus surfaces. The model is implicitly internally consistent and topologically correct. The model expands upon the compositional range of applicability and the data types that can be used for compositional determination. It reproduces experimental data for all compositions that lie within the H2O–NaCl–CaCl2·4H2O compositional triangle in the H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 system and yields accurate reproductions of the H2O–NaCl and H2O–CaCl2 binaries. Furthermore, in comparison to previously published models, the one presented here eliminates systematic errors, wavy isotherms and cotectic and peritectic curves with local "bumps."
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Least-squares analysis of osmotic coefficient data at 25°C according to Pitzer's equation. 1. 1:1 Electrolytes
Marshall, S.L., May, P.M. and Hefter, G.T. (1995) Least-squares analysis of osmotic coefficient data at 25°C according to Pitzer's equation. 1. 1:1 Electrolytes. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 40 (5). pp. 1041-1052.
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Pitzer ion-interaction parameters for 93 1:1 electrolytes have been calculated by least-squares analysis of published experimental osmotic coefficient data at 25°C. The quality of the resulting fit of these data, expressed as the sum of squared residuals, the standard errors in the least-squares estimates, and the variation of the residuals with electrolyte concentration, is shown to be consistently superior to that obtained with the use of parameters taken from previous publications. The discrepancies between the present estimates of the Pitzer parameters and the published values are mainly concentrated in β(1). The relative standard error in this parameter depends strongly on the maximum molality represented in the data and is typically at least 1 order of magnitude greater than the relative standard errors in the other parameters. This observation is interpreted by examining the contours of the sum of squared residuals in parameter space. Trends in the quality of fit for different classes of electrolytes are also described.
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This comic references the Unix command userdel, which means deleting a user's account, in connection with breaking up with a loved one. The user in the picture, separated with a woman called Megan, deletes her account at his computer as the indication that the relationship is finally broken.
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Please help a gamer reclaim his lifestyle
#1 CAG Veteran
Posted 17 August 2011 - 02:12 AM
I come to you with a humble request. Like most of you, I love to buy all the new consoles and all of the newest, hottest titles. There was nothing more relaxing than coming home, picking a game up from the shelf, and sinking into the recliner for hours. So you can imagine my shock and great sadness when I came home last night and all of my consoles, games, and even my extensive anime collection were stolen.
"This shelf used to be full"
Now, I'm not here to ask for free games or some kind of paypal donation because this kind of thing happens all the time. Instead, I thought I'd offer something of my own. I have an album on iTunes entitled "Portrait" which you can find at the link below:
If you're a fan of alternative rock, preview some samples and give it a purchase. You'd be helping out a fellow gamer and getting some good music too. Thanks in advance.
#2 9 Toes 3 Balls
Posted 17 August 2011 - 02:23 AM
#3 The Captain
Posted 17 August 2011 - 02:53 AM
That sucks man, sorry to hear it. If I was you I'd be taking that lightsaber and F'n somebody up!
and here I was going "Man.. they should've stole that lightsaber..."
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Posted 17 August 2011 - 08:50 AM
#5 CAGiversary!
Posted 17 August 2011 - 11:59 AM
Regardless, sorry some a-hole ruined your hobby. That just plain sucks...
#6 no show
Posted 17 August 2011 - 01:12 PM
There are no shortcuts. No do-overs. What happened, happened. Trust me. I know. All of this matters.
Madden 13 SB Champ in the CAG gentleman's league.
#7 Boo this man.
#8 fate is inexorable
Posted 17 August 2011 - 05:18 PM
What about your homeowner's insurance? Those should be covered, no?
or renters insurance. we pay $13 a month for renters insurance, covered up to $25k for theft (i think its $25k). luckily we havent had to use it.
#9 He wears a disguise to look like human guys.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 01:59 AM
#10 Random Fart Noise
#11 Jams on foot fires
Posted 18 August 2011 - 03:02 AM
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if all of that stuff was stolen by someone you know. Of course, I suppose that is often the case.
Sorry man that totally sucks. I can't believe how angry I would be if that happened to me
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Posted 18 August 2011 - 04:48 AM
#13 Lives in the Shithole Boca Raton
Posted 18 August 2011 - 05:13 AM
#14 Go $$$$ Yourself
Posted 18 August 2011 - 05:16 AM
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if all of that stuff was stolen by someone you know. Of course, I suppose that is often the case.
agreed thats why i prefer to keep my things up and out of sight the less people know about what you own the better.
#15 mr. snrub
Posted 18 August 2011 - 06:29 AM
I don't mean to kick you when your down but what were the most valuable items stolen?
#16 Monster Hustler
Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:06 AM
#17 Huh.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:52 AM
#18 Lives in the Shithole Boca Raton
Posted 18 August 2011 - 07:04 PM
I applaud you for coming up with a story to inspire sympathy targeted specifically at this group of forums hearts so you can spam your band's music without it actually being seen as spam because its layered in a veil of tragedy. You know your audience well, your on a gaming site so your games were stolen.
Cant tell me someone nerdy enough to steal games and anime would actually just take that stuff and leave the rest. Thats a thin story at best.
And "your offering something of your own" is not offering anything of your own, your selling your music on itunes. Offering something would be saying "Hey, Ill paint your house or cut your lawn for some money to rebuy my collection", that is offering something. Your just the guy that stands in bestbuys parking lot saying "Hey I just lost my house but I have these really great brand new surround speakers in the back of the van Im selling cheap".
Sad to see so many people falling for this also. If someone else came in here straight spamming their music they would get banned, but you gussied up your spam with a little sympathy inspiring story and BAM! suddenly your not getting banned, your getting pats on the head and clicks on your links.
I think we found our CAG villan of the year.
#19 He wears a disguise to look like human guys.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 11:12 PM
#20 The Waiting Gamer
Posted 20 August 2011 - 08:14 PM
Well, he's obviously jumping to conclusions without any proof, but he could very well be right. I certainly considered it when I saw the post. And I'm not typically the trusting type, but I have nothing to lose by giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. If he really was robbed, then hopefully everything works out. If he's simply scamming people, then I'm just glad I'm not one of them.
^This. I do feel bad for you OP, if this did occur and I personally do believe it did, but I can understand why others don't.
Hope everything works out in the end and if not, well, I guess just think of it as having more space for things.
#21 CAG Veteran
Posted 20 August 2011 - 10:57 PM
Anyway, on a happier note, my friends and coworkers have banded together to donate and help me through this. I'd be the worst person in the world if I was fooling all of them too. So once again, thank you to anyone who viewed this thread and was willing to help out. It means a lot.
#22 Run!
Posted 21 August 2011 - 01:28 AM
I think we found our CAG villan of the year.
Everytime I read a Gargus post I ask myself if this will be the one that gets him banned. Gargus I love your style dude. Never change.


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Contrasting perspectives on organizational culture change in schools
Connolly, M., James, C. and Beales, B., 2011. Contrasting perspectives on organizational culture change in schools. Journal of Educational Change, 12 (4), pp. 421-439.
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The concept of organizational culture continues to be widely used for descriptive and explanatory purposes in academic, policy, and managerial debates in education and other contexts. The range of perspectives on its meaning, which are readily apparent in both educational and non-educational literature, is directly relevant to the analysis of organizational culture change. This article contributes to organizational culture change theory in education by conceptualizing different perspectives on organizational culture—external reality, interpretation, organization, competing subcultures, and process. It then analyzes aspects of an 8-year culture change process in a school staff group using the different perspectives to illustrate their utility. In the paper, we describe the methodology, outline the case study, explain each perspective, and explore the culture change process from that perspective. The paper concludes with a discussion of the usefulness of the analysis for understanding and organizing culture change in educational settings.
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Creators | Connolly, M., James, C. and Beales, B. |
DOI | 10.1007/s10833-011-9166-x |
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