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The Magazine
Algeria's Patriot
The meaning for the present of France's colonial past.
Jan 5, 2009, Vol. 14, No. 16 • By ROGER KAPLAN
Abd el-Kader revered political authority when he thought it was wisely exercised: He and Louis Napoleon had something of a mutual admiration society. Kept under house arrest in France with a substantial entourage, Abd el-Kader successfully petitioned the emperor to let him live in exile, first in Turkey and then in Damascus. There he intervened to halt a massacre of Levantine Christians launched by Druze and Arab tribesmen. (Some historians believe the violence was instigated by the Ottomans, and if not stopped, might well have prefigured the Armenian massacres a generation later.) For this he was widely honored, with Abraham Lincoln, in particular, saluting this early form of trans-racial--Abd el-Kader would have insisted trans-religious--human rights interventionism.
Kiser commands the voluminous non-Arabic literature on the period, including the many biographies of Abd el-Kader, and wears his erudition lightly. Without any editorializing, Commander of the Faithful suggests that, on both sides, the problem consists of failure to attack what might be called the Abd el-Kader Question.
That question is this: Why, faced with a magnanimous and heroic adversary, did the French end up behaving treacherously as colonial masters? On the other side, notwithstanding their defeat, why did the Arabs fail to follow Abd el-Kader's teachings? The true jihad, he thought, consisted of fighting for the commandments contained in Islam, which is simply a tautological way of saying a Muslim is, by definition, a jihadist. But jihad in his conception is not war against infidels but the struggle, spiritual more than anything else, to come to terms in common devotion to the supreme being.
Why so few Arab thinkers have walked in the footsteps of this remarkable man might well be an interesting subject for another book.
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CAPODICI Provvidenza, (daughter of the) late Salvatore.
"In the year 1907, on the tenth of February at 10:30am, in the City Hall, in front of me Tommaso GIARDINA, secretary delegate appointed with act duly approved on 20th October 1898 as Civil Status Officer of the City of Termini Imerese, appeared Mrs. Rosa RAGANA, aged 46, housewife, residing in Termini, and Maria CAPODICI, aged 36, housewife, residing in Termini, who stated to me that at 6pm of yesterday in the house located in via Ospedale 12 has died Provvidenza CAPODICI, aged 65, housewife, resident of Termini, born in Termini from the late Salvatore and the late Maria ARRIGO, widow of Giuseppe GRIGOLI.
This act has been witnessed by Mrs. Salvatora GULLO, aged 26, housewife, and by Mrs. Giuseppa LANZAROTTO aged 56, housewife, both residents of this town.
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PUDUCHERRY: Members of the Scheduled Caste People Social Justice Movement will go on a hunger protest on Tuesday to press a number of demands including proper implementation of reservation in employment.
Movement's president A. Ramamurthy told reporters on Monday that the government had neglected reservation for the community in employment.
The departments such as tourism and public works had not followed reservation for SCs, he said.
"Head constables and Sub-Inspectors belonging to Scheduled Caste have not been deployed for law and order duties," Mr. Ramamurthy said.
The movement demanded the entry point to Puducherry at Gorimedu should be named after Ambedkar.
A statue for poet Thamizhvoli should be erected at Karuvadikuppam and his books should be nationalised, he said.
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Sleeps 4, 2 Night Minimum! Welcome to the "Miami," Sheridan Beach's lakefront property with hot tub, ( OPERATING ALL YEAR ) , Jacuzzi, steam room and panoramic views of the dunes, surrounded by wilderness, beach and Michigan City's famous Lighthouse. There is nothing between you and the fine, sandy beach except a short 3 min walk down the foot path through the sand dunes to the lake. The sand is so fine that when you drag your feet, it actually squeaks. Open either the six French doors in the living room to access the hot tub or the four French doors in the bedroom and step out onto the expansive deck or stay inside and listen to soothing sounds of Lake Michigan's surf and the songs of the crickets in the dunes. Let the sounds lull you to sleep. Master bedroom features a king size/four poster bed; two additional queen sized hide-a-beds are also available. This is a 5 star accommodation and at an awesome, natural 5 star location. 4 person maximum at all times, day or night. Pets Considered .
The floor is covered with a super plush 90-ounce carpeting that you can really sink your feet into, master bedroom with a grandiose four-poster kind size bed worthy of a King or Queen, Two sided gas fireplace. Extra-large bathroom with a four-person Jacuzzi tub, flat screen TV, beach sand toys for children, glass-surround multi-headed shower, dual basins set in blue pearl granite, bidet, and an antique vanity dressing table. Truly a five- star feeling. You will also find an invigorating steam room with two hardwood lounges and dual showers. Treat yourself to an outdoor shower on the deck and a large 8 foot x 8foot hot tub ( 'AVAILABLE ALL YEAR' ). Comcast cable and high speed wireless internet included. Cancellation done thirty days or more before rental will be fully refunded. Cancellations done less thirty days, will receive a refund based on re-renting, and any discounts that are given will apply to that refund.
Low Season- Between Labor Day and Memorial Day: Two nights- $400.00 Extra night- $200 Weekly- $1,400.00 + taxes & fees.
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We arrived at the beach house and after getting up the stairs, which definitely improves your activity level, we walked into paradise. The house was elegantly outfitted. The 4 poster king bed had the most comfortable mattress we have ever slept on while renting anywhere in the world. All the furnishings were elegant and up to date. The dual fireplace would be so awesome in the fall and winter. The big bathroom was like entering a spa, complete with TV while you let the jets take you away.The solitude was wonderful; no car sounds, no noise, just the morning woodpecker in his tree. You don't even hear the boats or jet skis on the lake when you are on the deck enjoying the beautiful, unobstructed view. The views are just breathtaking from anywhere in the house. The restaurants in Michigan City were great, and the Blue Chip Casino was wonderful. This is a wonderful place to just unwind, relax and find peace within yourself. Bring lots of reading material because you won't want to leave your surroundings. The owner was wonderful, very helpful, and his son helped unload our car. The home is immaculate, very well maintained, and is as clean as your own home. All the appliances, fixtures and televisions were excellent. Furniture in the living room very comfy. Our dog, Mollymarie, loved being loose on the beautiful deck, which had a complete see-through enclosure around it for safety. The dining on the deck was great early in the morning. We apparently hit the hottest week in history but still enjoyed ourselves. The outlet mall is fantastic and has wonderful name-brand stores. The walk to the beach is very beautiful and quiet. Unfortunately we did not see any deer but I have read others have seen them. This was our most relaxing vacation but when I go again I will plan to eat my meals out. All you need to take are the clothes on your back, and your toothbrush. Ben provides the rest. This listing was exactly as promised, and customer service was top notch. This was a five star rental.
I made contact through email with the owner on Easter for a last minute getaway and he was extremely accommodating! We arrived the same day. When we got to the house the view immediately takes yours breath away. The house was clean and well maintained and the bed beats any bed we've slept in. The house is beautiful with more ammenities than any hotel! The hot tub on the deck was a great way to relax and unwind from the day. We both said at the end of our stay that this was the best vacation we've been on and in big part to how great the owner and the house was! We were able to grill and cook the majority of our meals right there. Thanks again for allowing us to stay in your home. We hope to return again!
My husband and I just returned from our mini (last minute) getaway in Michigan City. This home was everything we expected and more...extremely clean, breathtaking views from every room, steps to the beach, dog friendly, and perfect location! Ben (the owner) was so accommodating, friendly, and helpful! He called me within an hour of sending a request and was extremely flexible with our last minute booking plans. He called us when we arrived to be sure everything was okay/answered any questions we had and even called as we were leaving to be sure that we enjoyed our stay. We have stayed at several vacation rentals through VRBO and this one was by far one of the best! We will be back!:)
Samuel Clemens describing his home said, " our house had a heart and soul, and eyes to see us with: and approvals and solicitudes, and deep sympathies: it was of us,
and we were in its confidence, and lived in its grace and in the peace of its benediction..
we could not enter it unmoved." For a home away from home, this rental is perfect.
The home, the setting, the care of the owners - all perfect. I look forward to returning
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We travelled to the area for the Notre Dame v Stanford game and stayed at this place about 45 minutes away from the chaos of South Bend during a football game. We are glad we did! The weekend was supposed to be about football, but was surpassed by our enjoyment of this property. The most striking thing about it was the view from the multiple floor to ceiling exposure to the northwest. Due to weather, we could not take advantage of the hot tub (55 mph winds). But we managed to grill and use the fireplace, which provided plenty of warmth on the super cold and rainy weekend.
The kitchen was stocked with every tool we needed. We baked, fried bacon, made pot after pot of coffee...everything you need for dishes and utensils is provided! The kitchen is VERY nice.
The weather broke on Sunday-check-out day, and we walked on the beach before checking out. It was fantastic! the location of this property is such a wonderful opportunity for water lovers.
Tips: clarify fees for cleaning ahead of time. Bring extra paper goods along with your food. Try the Shoreline Restaurant very close by for unique and VERY good local food. Prepare to enjoy. One of the nicer places we have rented. Thank you, Ben.
After our wedding we fled to the Miami for what unbeknownst to us, turned out to be one of the best weeks of our lives. We made it to the home and were warmly greeted by Ben, the owner. We brought our two dogs: our Border Collie and Rottie. We were initially worried about the location being on the third floor as our Border Collie has a bad left leg, but were happy to realize there are 3 landings breaking up the stairway, so going up and down was absolutely no issue whatsoever.
Walking into the house was absolutely breathtaking. The ceilings are angled and very high. The living area is very open and expansive. The kitchen is absolutely impeccable and setup in the most ergonomic way. The kitchenware was fully stocked with everything we could've possibly needed for our week's stay. (We cooked all meals for 6 of the days) The living room was very warm and enjoyable to spend time together (especially with all of the French doors opened up. However, most of our time was spent on the balcony with the beautiful clar view of Lake Michigan. Spending each night with a glass of wine in the hot tub watching the sunset and boats flyby was very relaxing. Walking from the balcony into the bedroom you are greeted with the 4 poster king sized bed. This bed was the most comfortable bed we have ever slept in our entire lives. It was hard returning to our Queen sized mattress at home. The fireplace joins the living room to the bedroom via the adjoining wall, and it was phenomenal at night when it was a bit chilly on a few of the nights. When entering the master bedroom we were blown away by the magnitude of the room, along with the continuation of the extremely high ceilings and skylights that are located in each of the rooms of the home. The jetted Jacuzzi was amazing to end a nice relaxing day. The master bathroom also included a dual headed glass enclosed shower as well as a privacy glass enclosed toilet and bidet.
The location was spectacular, extraordinarily serene and quite (except for our recently adopted Rottie that discovered his bark around the 3rd or 4th evening) It seemed as even though he barked at everyone passing by (not may pass by as it is very secluded from things going on around) it seemed to upset no one around. You will only want to leave the spectacular home to trek down to the amazing beach. Ben, the owner, and Mark, the caretaker were absolutely helpful and very pleasant to stop and chat with. We looked forward to running into them and chatting.
One hour and 20 minutes from downtown Chicago.
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During the promotions, Deepika recalled the past and described Ranbir's "tender, loving, caring side" towards her. Dippy said that a couple of years back, when she and Ranbir went out for a drive, she expressed her love for music. A week later, when she returned home, she discovered a massive piano that Ranbir had gifted her. She further said that she loved Kapoor's thought and said that he's a great listener and really a very sweet and caring person.
In fact, a while ago, Deepika revealed Ranbir's panic and fear towards spiders and cockroaches. Well, it looks like Ranbir and Deepika are still in awe of each other. It's great to see, exes being good friends again, without having any hard feelings and sharing good time together!
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Railways minister Sadananda Gowda who is presenting the railway budget at the parliament spoke about rail fare hikes and using Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to bring railways out of debt.
He said, "Need to explore alternative sources of resource mobilisation and not depend on fare hike alone."
This move is completely opposite to BJP's stand of opposing FDI in India which has made the country an unfavourable destination as foreign investors shun the country for business prospects.
Gowda said that plans were on to attract investment from domestic and foreign players in infrastructure and the focus was mainly on aggressive indigenisation.
Gowda said that the expenditure in 2014-15 for railways was pegged at Rs 149,176 crore.
He also added, "Surplus revenues declining, hardly any resources for development works. Rs 5 lakh crore required for ongoing projects only."
But, the Home Ministry had raised objections in allowing foreign direct investment in highly- sensitive areas of the Railways sector, saying such a move may compromise security of the country's largest transportation network.
The objection came after the Commerce and Industry Ministry had circulated a draft cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultations proposing 100% FDI in areas such as high-speed train systems and dedicated freight lines. "There should not be FDI in highly sensitive parts of the railways," a Home Ministry official told PTI.
Managing passenger and freight traffic and operations of trains are considered to be the most sensitive parts of the Indian Railways. The proposal was mooted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Commerce and Industry Ministry. The department believes that permitting foreign investment in the cash-starved Railways would help in growth of the sector.
Railway is a critical sector for driving India's economic growth and it has the potential to raise GDP by over 1%.
Besides high-speed train systems and dedicated freight lines, there is also a proposal to allow foreign investment in sub-urban corridors and freight lines connecting ports, mines and power installations.
According to sources, an urgent need was felt to modernise, strengthen and expand the Indian railway network which would require very large capital investments.
At present, there is a complete ban on any kind of FDI in the Railways sector except mass rapid transport systems.
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The other cat uses old tires covered with carpet. The gel coat of both cats looks great. Now which way is the best way to go? If the tires work, I would save the $2,000. And I would assume, due to the constant wear the fenders get, the fenders will need replaceing every 5 years (these cats are at an end pier so they must be tied tight to the dock).
If you do a neat job with pieces of tire and then cover them neatly with indoor/outdoor carpet you could get a pretty cheap and effective solution that could look decent as well.
Taking a bit of care with your workmanship would be the key to making this an acceptable looking solution I think.
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Inc. magazine is launching IncBizNet tonight, a beta social net aimed at CEOs of the fastest growing privately held companies to promote their businesses and connect with other businesses. The tagline: "The Networking Community for Private Companies." The companies are on the new Inc, 5,000 list explained here. We heard that during a breakout on "social" at Wednesday's Networked Journalism Summit, Ed Sussman, president of Mansueto Digital, said the plan is to "work it very hard." They have a staff of around 15 people who will be recruiting for the site full-time." One way in for now.
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Psychiatry Newsletter - Schizophrenia: A Sea Change?
Schizophrenia: A Sea Change?
Date: January 2, 2012
When Akira Sawa visited his native Japan this summer—he'd had an established psychiatric practice there—he was asked by friends to see their son, diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager. Over the years, the now middle-aged patient* hadn't really responded to any medication. Deeply psychotic and depressed, the man had twice swallowed handfuls of aspirin but escaped serious injury.
The meeting had a profound effect on Sawa.
"I realized after the visit," he says, "how much that one patient reflected what we need to do for schizophrenia in the world in general and at Hopkins in particular." Now, in part because of fine-tuning taking place in Psychiatry's approach to schizophrenia (SZ), and partly due to dramatic opportunities for research partnerships (see box), Sawa, who heads Hopkins' Schizophrenia Center, envisions something of a sea change.
The goal is to improve life for SZ patients, and the Hopkins route there will likely become more global, including more clinical research with a sharpened focus that builds on the department's already strong patient care and bench science.
Look again at the Japanese patient. He resisted taking his pills. "And he had never been prescribed clozapine," says Sawa, "though it's probably the most effective compound for treatment-resistant schizophrenia." Clozapine was approved a mere two years ago in Japan due to concerns about side effects, and use there still is uncommon. Those concerns, while serious, were addressed years ago in U.S. centers, through targeted prescribing and closer patient monitoring.
"So global health means we might offer useful approaches not realized in other countries," Sawa says. He envisions monitoring internal health systems worldwide: "If we learn what's missing in, say, China, the Middle East or Africa, we can suggest partnerships for education and care. Far from being one-sided, the collaborations would benefit everyone." For example, he adds, if they resulted in worldwide clinical trials, the larger numbers would make results more trustworthy and hasten therapy.
Meanwhile, at Hopkins, the clinical research infrastructure and expertise needed for good trials have long existed in the Meyer 5 unit under clinician-neuroscientist Russell Margolis. And Sawa draws on his own deep experience in SZ's basic science research, as well as clinical skills, to suggest two new hypotheses to test—low hanging fruit that could yield benefits more quickly.
The first idea is that early intervention can make a difference in treating schizophrenia. Underlying that are just-finished studies at Hopkins and elsewhere showing major changes in brain neurochemistry and anatomy shortly after SZ's onset. Yet current treatment, Sawa points out, aims most at chronic illness. The real need is to detect the disease early—think biomarkers—and find who's most at risk.
The second hypothesis, that SZ is systemic and not confined to the brain, stems from news that certain antipsychosis medications raise patients' risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes—the troubling metabolic syndrome. "But what if schizophrenia itself does something to the body that makes people more prone to this?" Sawa asks. "Understanding the underlying process might not only let us damp down metabolic syndrome and end that side effect, it might also make patients more open to taking medication."
It's possible, he speculates, that—like the tail wagging the dog—addressing the syndrome might work on some of schizophrenia's harder-to-treat symptoms. "All this is open to explore," says Sawa. "The time is ripe and we're in an ideal place to find answers."
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Opportunities have opened at Hopkins to improve schizophrenia's outlook in ways that go beyond research. There is also support for medical training and public outreach:
- Hopkins' respected Brain Science Institute has targeted schizophrenia as its psychiatric illness of choice for multidisciplinary research—from the molecular biology onward.
- The multimillion dollar Lieber Institute for Brain Development, dedicated to revealing SZ's early biology, just opened adjacent to Hopkins' campus. Lieber's work to catalogue patients' tissues, genomes and gene activity offers, as one Hopkins collaborator says, "a most wonderful encyclopedia for scientists."
- A designated Conte Center since 2008, Hopkins Psychiatry continues to funnel NIH funding into high-quality translational and clinical SZ research. Grantee Akira Sawa sees a new synergy coming from collaborating brain imaging scientists, epidemiologists, geneticists, molecular neuroscientists and clinicians.


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The problem with cars like that is all you are doing is moving where it gets it's power from. So by not putting gas in it you are charging it over night using depending on where you live "dirty" power.
At least by centralizing where the "power" is produced you can improve the clean efficiency through economies of scale in the short term and by replacing dirty plants with clean in the long term. Or would you rather just keep millions of ICE's on the road?
As for the Tesla S, it's really big advantage is charge time. They are claiming to be able to get %80 charge in like 20 minutes. If true, that's awesome. The problem with electrics has always been that you can't just "gas up" real quick for extend journeys. Nobody wants to wait all night just to recharge every 300 miles. But taking a 20 minute break every 240 miles? suddenly electric becomes viable for long distance. Now if they can just talk a line of gas stations to add recharge points - bam! wide spread adoption.
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Hi people.
I bought a GeForce2/MX400 64MB from XFX Graphics (a Pine division).
The card is working ok, except one thing (which is the main reason why i bought it): the README.TXT on the linux drivers says it will assume console on TV if a monitor is not detected on the first port. It's not happening... :(
I'm using S-Video (but it will not work with composite too), and i'm using original svideo cable (have tried with other too).
Once the machine is up, i can use TV, it will even assume the first head is the TV when without a monitor, but only when X starts (until there, i get just a black screen).
As you can see on this site:
this guy has made it with a
"Video Card - Nvidia Geforce 4 MX-420", if you go to the screenshots you'll see the machine booting (EPA logo and counting memory) on TV.
Is that an exclusive feature of GeForce4, or should i return this Pine one and get another brand?
Direct booting from tv is only possible I thought if you use a composite connection on the card. (not using a convertor or something like that)
I think that the guys at the site you gave aren't using that way. I think they use a VGA -> TV convertor.
My card has both composite and svideo connectors, i've tried them independently and toguether.
The guy from the site is not using a VGA->TV, he says that on the article.
Did i misunderstood what the README.TXT on the linux drivers says? Anyone else has ever tried this, or could meke a test and report here?
I still have time to exchange for another brand if i discover it's a "this brand only" problem. Seems that NVidia does the chipset, but the maker of the card does the rest (including TV-out).
BTW mine is chrontel 7007.
I checked the article this time and they say this on the hardware specification page:
Video Card - Nvidia Geforce 4 MX-420
At the time that the HEPC was constructed, this was the most powerful "Low Profile" video card we could find. Since this box will also be used as a LAN box, we decided to use this card instead of the onboard video + VGA -> TV converter , as this card provides much more 3D power.
Note the "instead of" part. They prefered the MX-420 alone "instead of" the onboard+vga->tv.
So, that screenshot of booting from TV is from a MX-420 TV-out card, and i thought this would apply to MX-400 also, as the README says it's for all cards (as for the drivers).
Does anybody out there have got this to work? This is the only card i have near me right now.
From the README.txt, that can be found here:
"If a TV is the only display device connected to your video card, it will
be used as the primary display when you boot your system (ie the console
will come up on the TV just as if it were a CRT)."
I need to know if:
1) anyone has got this working, ever, on MX-400, and
2) if 1 is true, anyone knows this is a "this brand" problem (i should return it and get another brand).
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TALK about doing more with less. A dozen atoms have been made to store a bit of data magnetically - a feat that normally requires a million atoms.
Today's hard drives record a bit of data in the collective magnetic field of about a million metal atoms whose spins are aligned in the same direction. Unfortunately, that field also affects adjacent bits, limiting how tightly they can be packed together.
The bits that Andreas Heinrich of IBM Research Almaden in San Jose, California, and colleagues have made are not only the smallest yet, they can be placed much nearer to each other.
The trick is to make adjacent atoms within the same bit spin in opposite directions, which does not generate an external magnetic field. Doing this allowed the researchers to encode a bit of data in just 12 iron atoms at a few degrees above absolute zero.
The team then placed eight of the 12-atom bits side by side, creating a byte of data made of 96 atoms. Because no magnetic field strayed from each bit, they could be crammed in, creating a byte 100 times as dense as those in existing hard drives (Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1214131). Heinrich says the work could one day help shrink the devices that store computer data.
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Oops. As we say.
It seems with all the fervor and all the tax subsidies and all the urgency of impending doom from global warming (yawn), we aren't exactly making great strides in weaning us off coal and oil and onto the breeze that blows where and when it will.
Says Ridley: "Despite the regressive subsidy (pushing pensioners into fuel poverty while improving the wine cellars of grand estates), despite tearing rural communities apart, killing jobs, despoiling views, erecting pylons, felling forests, killing bats and eagles, causing industrial accidents, clogging motorways, polluting lakes in Inner Mongolia with the toxic and radioactive tailings from refining neodymium, a ton of which is in the average turbine—despite all this, the total energy generated each day by wind has yet to reach half a per cent worldwide."
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Incidentally, federal subsidies (which is another way of saying "your money") for so-called "green energy" amounted to $24 billion in 2011. That's not counting the $25 billion in loans "primarily to producers of advanced vehicles, generators of solar power and manufacturers of solar equipment."
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I rolled out of Vancouver late and started motoring the SLAB known as I-5. My goal was to only stop for fuel (fuel, bathroom, drink, cliff bar) and stretch the legs for about 15 min. I wanted to get as many miles as possible behind me before shutting down for the night. I don't like riding at night with the deer factor. Ipod on, wheels rolling.
I got a crazy idea one the early part of the ride that to save time in the morning, I would not pitch a tent. I planned on sleeping on the bike. It was warm enough and very few bugs. Where should I do this? Well, I have noticed a lot of motorhomes parked at Wal-marts across the country (camping). So, I just had to find a Wal-mart.
Man, it got cold in them hills in southern Oregon. It also got dark. I had to have a warm place to pitch my bike (No tent tonight!). So I rode into the night until about 10 when I came upon Redding, CA and a Wal-mart.
I motored around the lot until I found a shaded spot (from the street light) and pulled in behind a motorhome. After a quick dinner snack of tuna salad and cracker (package deal so no clean up) I set up the bike to sleep on.
The Helmet and tank bag went on the back UBag and the bike cover went over the bike. With the helmet on the back it created a perfect one-man tent - if you were only 5 feet tall. I crawled in and slept - kind of. The passenger seat was my worst enemy for it stuck up and created a lump in my bed. I slept on my side, on my back, with my feet on the bars, on the panniers, on the UBag. I tried it all. In the end I woke at 5am ready to roll. I was tired from working so hard to sleep, but I did get some sleep despite the noise from a lawn blower and kids whooping it up for a bit. Yeah, I worried about someone messing with bike - but what a shocker for them to have the bike come alive - besides, I was packing more that clean underwear for the travels.
When I awoke, refreshed (yeah, right), I crawled out of bike to see that there were no motorhomes left in the lot. They must have gotten the memo that told of the cleaning that involved gas blowers... Whatever. I survived and fired up the beemer for a quick ride to Denny's for coffee and toast.
I was heading down the slab by 6am with the same game plan as the day before except I needed to get to LaVerne before 5pm for a family event. Not 30 minutes later a trooper went flying by me (I was doing 80). A minute later I was passed again. By the third one the mind began to wonder... I came up to the accident 5 minutes later. A mini vana on the other side was upsidedown in the middle of I-5. 30 yards in front of the van a guy was laying on the ground, no one around him despite a minimum of 10 cars/trucks/semi's parked all over that side of the road. Troopers were talking to other drivers. The thought of that guy on the ground was unsettling for several hours down the road. Another reminder to stay alert of other drivers and yourself.
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Thanks for replying. but the problem is, when i use any custom css/ js the result is only visible on it's preview mode. As i mentioned before, i want to set input element's border radius 0. if i do so with custom css, it's still rounded cornered on building mode. the result is only visible on preview mode. that's why i asked if it is okay with envato review team. And lastly, I know that design can be rejected but I would like to avoid rejection for technical reasons as much as possible.
Did you tried using !important? For instance border-radius: 3px !important; . It will force the property to be applied.
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Thanks! But for instance if i have 40$ in my earns balance and i want to buy an item with 60$. If i made deposit with 20$, then the sum can be considered to buy the 60$ item?
Great!! Thank you!
But for instance if i have 40$ in my earns balance and i want to buy an item with 60$. If i made deposit with 20$, then the sum can be considered to buy the 60$ item?
Is it available to purchase an item by using my money earns or purchase can only be made by a deposit?
I want to discuss some issue! The power of Instapage is the builder which make users build their landing pages without needing any experience of at least HTML & CSS. But as i observed, i found that Instapage miss the abilities than can be provided by jquery plugins or using for instance CSS3 animations.
I found that we can use custom HTML, CSS or even jquery plugin. But in this case, the user needs to have knowledge about HTML, CSS or maybe how to deal with jquery plugin. So now we are dealing with Instapage as a normal workflow of designing a website, not fully using the builder!
So how i should deal with this case, have i keep the Instapage concept of the 'builder' with no any deal with code, or increase the page with high functional jquery plugins and CSS3 effects? but then we will lose the Instapage builder power and force the user to have webdesign experience!!
As i see until right now for the approved templates, over 90% of them keep the 100% power of Instapage builder. But i found a template which using CSS3 transition and FontAwesome which are not built in the Instapage builder! and it's very clear (at least for me) that this template is the best till now between others designs as it's supported by CSS3 and FontAwesome, and i repeat it force the user to have knowledge about HTML & CSS.
So how i can deal with that? and how the evaluation of the contest will come? Is it will depend on how much features in the template whatever it's from the built in builder or by custom HTML/CSS of Javascript?! But for sure any webdesign projects need to be with higher features, and this will lead to in sometimes to use the builder little!
But in this example, class="icon_style4 is before class="info_box_style3_content". So if i want to reverse the order for them, then how i can apply the same idea?

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After i made the thread, i tried to search for the method. I actually found in http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-30-css-selectors-you-must-memorize--net-16048 and i found that it's 'next sibling selector' as you replied.
Hello there!
I have this HTML code:

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What i want to do by CSS is if class="info_box_style3" has class="icon_style4, apply padding-left: 70px; to class="info_box_style3_content"
I agree with the font issue. Try using 'Raleway' font for headings, and use 'Open Sans' for paragraphs and other texts. Also take care of padding and indentations.
Also, the red color is something dark for me. It might need to be more brighter red. Also images used in parallax sections is not looking fullwidth, i'm using 1920px width screen. So it gives me empty spaces in left and right [like in Title Holder]
The best advice is to analyze the most popular items and work on the same approach. Don't feel confusion, your work is great but follow these notes and make the proper changes needed. Good luck!


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Brilli the Imagination Ball is an interactive toy that introduces children to counting, rhyming, vocabulary, and more. The ball has a squishy texture and funny face. Press Brilli's nose to turn it on and twist Brilli's top and bottom halves to choose one of five games. Throw Brilli to hear it count in the Counting game. In Rhyme Time, Brilli will say two words. If they rhyme, press Brilli's nose. If not, throw Brilli to another player. Throw Brilli around to hear silly sounds in Silly Sounds mode. In Sounds in Your World, press Brilli's nose when you hear the sound that matches what Brilli is looking for, such as the sound of a drum. Then throw Brilli to the next player. And in Hot Potato, pass Brilli around and see who is left holding the ball when the music stops. Brilli has a special motion sensor to keep track of games and prompt children to keep playing.
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The theme of today's Blog Action Day is the "Power of We," a celebration of people working together to make a positive difference in the world. The idea of partnership is at the core of WRI's Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI), a network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive, and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector. In honor of Blog Action Day, this post outlines some of EGI's most recent work towards finding new responses to the emerging energy "Trilemma."
The energy "Trilemma" is a newly developed concept outlining the main hurdles to achieving universal access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy. The Trilemma involves three interrelated challenges: meeting the growing demand for clean, affordable, and reliable electricity; ensuring economic growth and energy security; and developing a low-carbon growth strategy.
WRI's Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) is a network of more than 30 organizations from 10 countries dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive, and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector. EGI recently held its annual retreat, where partners representing 10 countries discussed how good governance and collaboration can help tackle the energy Trilemma.


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Rest assured, surviving high school is possible. A few small steps will help move you in the right direction. Here are some tips to help you succeed and thrive:
Set your mind up before school starts to join at least one activity, if only for your freshman year, whether it be sports-related, band, drama, math club, 4-H, student government or a service club.
Don't limit yourself to just the friends you already have. High school is about meeting new people and trying different things. Multiplying your friendships means expanding your options and giving yourself so many more opportunities to have fun.
Repeat after me, "The key to my success in high school is to stay organized." Get in a habit of organizing your backpack every Sunday so you remove all the excess paperwork, wrappers, broken pencils and empty water bottles. Have folders for every class neatly in order and take the time to hole-punch whatever you need in your binder. A few minutes of time to organize can make a difference in your grade.
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Stay ahead of the game. Pace yourself when it comes to assignments. Waiting until the last minute to do an assignment means it will be rushed and probably not your best effort. Get a big calendar in your room and write when any big assignments are due. Make it your goal to have everything done at least three or four days ahead of schedule so you have time to make any needed changes. Remember, you may fall behind but the rest of the class doesn't. It takes four years to create a grade-point average and it takes only one bad semester to damage it.
As hard as this may seem, turn off your cellphone or put it on silent while you are in school. You don't need your phone to vibrate every time you get a new tweet. Perhaps you just check messages during lunch and after school.
Get to know your school principal or vice principal. This one may have elicited an an eye roll, but it's the smart thing to do. If you see them on campus, walk up and introduce yourself. Be genuine and just say hello. Be respectful and friendly, and they will be the same in return.
Set yourself up with some older students at school who can be mentors. If you play in the band, find someone who has been in it for a while and can show you the ropes. If you like student government, find someone older who can share what role you should play in school spirit and how you can help with activities. If your goal is to go to Stanford, get to know an older student who takes hard classes and knows what it takes to get in to a top college.
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An open-air museum with 40 re-erected buildings that include iron age roundhouses, farmhouses and a medieval church to show you how the people of Wales have lived, worked and spent their leisure time. St. Fagans is very much a living museum with traditional craftsmen demonstrating in our workshops and mills and a packed programme of events. "The UK's Favourite tourist attraction", Which? Magazine, 2011. "UK's Most-loved Museum" Which? Magazine 2012.
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Located 4 miles west of Cardiff City Centre, sign posted from junction 33 of the M4 motorway, with direct access from the A4232.
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Connoisseurs of digital animation, graphic novels, and the history of dystopian art will have plenty to discuss about Christian Volckman's visually striking, technically impressive black-and-white animated feature Renaissance…But no one will be talking about the movie's banal plot, the trite dialogue, or any of the indistinguishable characters who offer a bleak futuristic vision of cinema that's all style, no soul.
The film's look is impressive; it's the most successful rotoscoping effort to date (far surpassing Richard Linklater's duo of "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly"), and causes every frame to drip atmosphere.
Pitched as "animation for adults," Renaissance will find an audience among those in the 20-35 age group who enjoy graphic novels, but will disappoint anyone hoping for emotional or intellectual sustenance.