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Those on probation and parole won't be moving into the Orchard Arms county housing complex in Valencia any time soon under a vote by Los Angeles County supervisors Tuesday.
Supervisors opened up the county's wallet Tuesday and approved hundreds of thousands of grant dollars for recreation projects in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation trumpeted Thursday that the Santa Clarita Valley is "still golden."
The Santa Clarita Valley has long been a haven for conservatives in Southern California, but recent voter registration statistics from the Secretary of State show Democrats may be flipping the script somewhat.
As the California High-Speed Rail Authority mulls possible ways to route a proposed bullet train between Palmdale and Burbank - potentially avoiding the Santa Clarita Valley - some residents in the Sunland area are pushing to sweeten the deal for their community.
A Santa Clarita Valley assemblyman is seeking to name a stretch of Interstate 5 in honor of a fallen deputy who worked at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.
In a bid to boost the sometimes-dreary participation in state elections, two Democratic lawmakers have partnered to push a bill that would automatically register eligible residents to vote when they apply for, or renew, driver's licenses.
County supervisors this week approved an additional $450,000 to construct a bridge to lift Highway 126 over Commerce Center Drive in Castaic and make other improvements in the area.
Parents and students were urged to be on alert Thursday after a suspicious man reportedly tried to lure a Placerita Junior High School student into his van in Newhall on Wednesday, according to officials.
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It's taken some time, but the butterfly sculpture referred to by some as the "Bouquet Bug" has finally found a place to rest its weary wings.
A former mobster in New York's notorious Colombo crime family will share his story of power, violence and overcoming life's challenges at the upcoming annual Santa Clarita Valley Mayors Prayer Breakfast.
City Council members have approved another boost to Santa Clarita's open space by agreeing to buy about 173 acres of vacant land near the Newhall Pass.
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society has launched a letter-writing campaign so the community can show its support for naming the site of the St. Francis Dam disaster a national memorial.
A stand-up comedian from Palmdale received almost 1,000 write-in votes to be a state Senator.
A piece of the Santa Clarita Valley's oil history - gutted by a fire last year - now faces the wrecking ball.
Two state legislators are pushing for a re-vote on the controversial California high-speed rail project, saying the public should have a say on whether to continue funding the bullet train.
Board members in the Saugus Union School District will vote Tuesday on whether to ask permission to change their election dates from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, starting in 2016.
As residents throughout the Santa Clarita Valley gathered together to mark Independence Day, about 120 people descended on a Valencia park Saturday for a waterlogged reenactment of another famous upheaval, the French Revolution.
A steady stream of floats featuring local businesses, politicians and community groups wound its way through the streets of Newhall this morning to wish all of the Santa Clarita Valley a happy Fourth of July.
It was about six years ago that Ronda Chobanian seized on a chance to get involved with the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley.
The muggy weather that has sapped the strength and frizzed the hair of Santa Clarita Valley residents seems set to clear up over the next few days.
Good news for those looking to hit the road for Independence Day: Prices at the pump in California have actually fallen in recent weeks, in defiance of a nationwide trend.
School's out for summer, but there's still plenty of activity at Canyon High School as workers shape the school's long-awaited performing arts center.
Deputy Dan Dantice approaches the Coleman tent lashed to a hilltop clearing near the railroad tracks off Soledad Canyon Road.
A Santa Clarita Valley resident was sentenced to more than eight years in prison Monday for her role in a $3.5 million Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A Newhall wildfire that charred hundreds of acres and forced an estimated 1,000 people to evacuate earlier this week is now 100 percent contained, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
After months of meetings, discussion, revision, more discussion and re-revision, Santa Clarita City Council members this week approved changes to the city ordinance that governs how rent can be increased for local mobile home park residents.
Los Angeles County firefighters were able to halt the progress of a fast-moving Newhall wildfire that charred hundreds of acres and forced 1,000 people to flee their homes this week - and they did so without the help of the "air armada" the county calls in for fire season.
Following months of work and discussion, Santa Clarita City Council members this week officially approved the city's $187.2 million budget for the next fiscal year.
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Forex - GBP/USD weekly outlook: March 18 - 22
Investing.com - The pound was higher against the dollar on
Friday following comments by Bank of England Governor Mervyn King,
while U.S. inflation data indicated that the Federal Reserve had
sufficient scope to continue its asset purchase program.
GBP/USD hit a session high of 1.5176 on Friday; the pair's highest since March 5, before settling at 1.5111, 0.19% higher for the day and 1.36% higher for the week.
Cable was likely to find support at 1.4914, Thursday's low and resistance at 1.5197, the high of March 5.
The dollar turned broadly lower after the Labor Department reported that U.S. consumer price inflation rose 0.7% in February, bringing the annualized rate of consumer inflation to 2.0%.
Core consumer prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, also rose 2% year-on-year.
In December, the U.S. central bank said an "exceptionally low" target interest rate is appropriate as long as inflation isn't forecast to rise to more than 2.5%.
Sentiment on the dollar was also hit after data showed that the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index dropped to 71.8 in March, the lowest level since December 2011, from a final reading of 77.6 in February.
The disappointing data sparked profit taking ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve policy meeting after a recent string of strong U.S. economic data reinforced optimism over the country's economic recovery and saw the dollar strengthen across the board.
The pound found support after BoE Governor Mervyn King said the recent sharp fall in sterling had gone far enough, adding the pound was now 'properly valued' and that an economic recovery 'was in sight'.
The pound fell to three-and-a-half year lows against the dollar earlier in the week after data showed that manufacturing output in the U.K. posted the steepest drop since June in January, underlining concerns over the risk of a triple-dip recession and more easing by the BoE.
In the week ahead investors will be focusing on Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy statement, amid speculation over an earlier-than-expected end to the bank's asset purchase program. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is to give a press conference after the release of the policy statement.
Investors will also be awaiting minutes from the BoE's March meeting and the U.K. government's annual budget statement. The minutes of the bank's February meeting indicated that three policymakers including Governor King voted in favor of more easing.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other significant events likely to affect the markets. The guide skips Monday and Friday as there are no relevant events on these days.
Tuesday, March 19
The U.K. is to publish official data on consumer price inflation, which accounts for the majority of overall inflation and data on the producer price index and the retail price index.
Later Tuesday, the U.S. is to release official data on building permits, a leading indicator of future construction activity, and data on housing starts.
Wednesday, March 20
The U.K. is to release government data on the change in the number of people employed and the unemployment rate, a leading economic indicator.
Meanwhile, the BoE is to publish the minutes of its February meeting and the U.K. government is to unveil its annual budget statement.
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve is to announce the federal funds rate and release its rate statement and quarterly economic projections. The announcement is to be followed by a press conference with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss monetary policy and the economic outlook.
Thursday, March 21
The U.K. is to release official data on retail sales, the government measure of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity. The country is also to release official data on public sector net borrowing and private sector data on industrial order expectations.
The U.S. is to release the weekly government report on initial jobless claims, as well as industry data on existing home sales and official data on manufacturing activity in Philadelphia.
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When you configure Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 to send Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) e-mail notification responses, the e-mail notification is not sent. You receive the following error message in the Application log on the MOM 2005 server:
Failed to send SMTP message. The message could not be sent to the SMTP server. The transport error code was 0x80040217. The server response was not available hr=-2147220975
By default, MOM 2005 uses NTLM to authenticate the SMTP server that is listed in the E-mail Server global settings in the MOM 2005 Administrator console before MOM 2005 sends the e-mail notification response. If the SMTP server does not support NTLM authentication or is configured to accept anonymous authentication, you receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
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Closing the Gap: Using the Clean Air Act to Control Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Facilities
Hagan, Colin R., UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
I. INTRODUCTION II. BEHIND THE SCENES: LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT FOCUSING ON SMOKESTACK EMISSIONS IGNORES ADDITIONAL EMISSIONS A. Lifecycle Emissions from Coal B. Lifecycle Emissions from Natural Gas C. Lifecycle Emissions from Biomass D. Lifecycle Emissions from Nuclear and Non-emitting Renewables III. EPA Authority to Require Lifecycle Analysis for Greenhouse Gas-emitting Energy Facilities A. Statutory Authority for Lifecycle Analysis in Section 211 of the Clean Air Act B. Lifecycle Analysis Under the Clean Air Act's PSD Regulations C. Using Biomass and Energy Efficiency as BACT Control Options Implicates Analysis of Offsite Emissions D. EPA May Regulate Lifecycle Emissions Through the Clean Air Act's New Source Performance Standards IV. CONTROLLING LIFECYCLE EMISSIONS FROM NON-EMITTING ENERGY RESOURCES V. CONCLUSION
As the United States moves forward with regulations to address climate change and policies to achieve a low-carbon energy mix, regulators and utilities should undertake a full and accurate comparison of the greenhouse gas consequences of available energy resources. (1) Specifically, a lifecycle analysis (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions that includes emissions at all stages of production will help determine the total climate impact of generating electricity with a particular resource. This accounting is necessary in order to ensure that national energy policy and utilities' decisions about energy resource options will reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions as much and as efficiently as possible.
As greenhouse gases become subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act, taking lifecycle emissions into account could help encourage innovation in reducing emissions associated with electricity generation. In 2008, several utilities, technology companies, and nonprofit environmental organizations recognized the benefit of this type of analysis. The coalition of businesses and the Environmental Defense Fund released a set of principles for regulating greenhouse gases in the wake of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. EPA. (2) Although the coalition acknowledged "divergent views" on the Environmental Protection Agency's role in regulating greenhouse gases absent new legislation, (3) its members nevertheless agreed that "EPA's leadership in understanding and addressing the development of rigorous lifecycle analysis, the interactions among various pollutants, and the promise of emerging technologies will be invaluable." (4) As these businesses and environmental organizations suggest, "rigorous lifecycle analyses" are necessary in order to understand the full implications of our nation's greenhouse gas emissions and can help make reducing emissions more cost effective. (5)
Congress has already recognized the need for this type of analysis in a limited context. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) amended the Clean Air Act to require that some biofuels undergo lifecycle analysis to ensure that their use actually yields net emission reductions. (6) In addition, Congress explicitly prohibited the federal government from entering into long-term contracts for synthetic petroleum fuels with higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than conventional petroleum. (7) In contrast, legislators and regulators have paid little attention to the lifecycle emissions from electricity generation.
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Real Housewives of Orange County's Terry Dubrow Sued for Belly Button Botch!
Who knew that such a ruckus could be raised over a belly button (or lack thereof)! Reality Tea reports that Heather Dubrow's plastic surgeon hubby, Terry Dubrow, is the subject of a new lawsuit over a botched surgery — and the site even has scans of the legal documents to prove it!
The plaintiff, a fitness and swimsuit model, alleges that Terry screwed up as he tried to repair her belly button, which was damaged by a umbilical hernia. Reportedly, his actions resulted in a second hernia.
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Inside Seguine Mansion, Staten Island's Eccentric Historic Home Burke lives in the Seguine Mansion on the southern tip of Staten Island, and unlike most [Historic Home caretakers] he has full access to the mansion, which is filled with his own collection of antique art and furniture. He throws three lavish parties each year: an all-white Spring garden party, a period-costume Fall BBQ, and a black tie Christmas party. His best friend, a doberman named Rusty, can sit on any piece of furniture he wants, from a 19th century French wingback sofa to the Chippendale dining set. Why can Burke do all that? The short answer: it's his house. Or at least, it kind of is.
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Simkin and the City Starring Daniil Simkin, Principal with the American Ballet Theatre.
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The Boys and the Subway A father's artistic account of his sons' love of the NYC subway system.
Fashion Week NYC: The Movie
Was your invite to Fashion Week lost in the mail? Have no fear- you can watch video of some of your favorite designers and models at the official Mercedes Benz Fashion Week website. If you're more into schadenfreude than Sean John, check out the Zac Posen show to see Karen Elson take a tumble .
Why A Recession Might Be A Good Thing
The Upside of the Downside "I never imagined I'd find myself in the curious position of having so much more than my parents ever had, of having more, frankly, than I ever thought I would have—and yet simultaneously feeling like I'm falling behind, that I need to earn more, save more, invest more, acquire more. When did I begin to feel this anxiety of acquisition? How did I become such a jackass?"
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I'm tired of looking at attractive, fashionable people.. Behold: Ugly Outfits New York.
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Busted! In one of the biggest counterfeit busts in years, a 19-month investigation reached its climax on Tuesday as federal officials conducted early-morning raids throughout the NY metropolitan area, arresting 29 people, seizing more than $230 million in merchandise and ultimately dismantling three operations believed to have imported more than $700 million in fake products over the last 24 months.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chauncey Billups returned to the court for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night after being sidelined for more than nine months because of injury. "He's been practicing for about a month," coach Vinny Del Negro said about 1 hours before tipoff. "He's been cleared from his injury for quite a while now, but a few weeks ago he tweaked his back. So it was more precautionary. "I'm just proud of Chauncey because I've seen him on a daily basis and how hard he's worked to get back. So it's not surprising, because everyone knows his character," Del Negro added. "You saw the difference he made last year. I mean, we were 15-7 with him out there. I'm not going to expect him to be back to that level right away, but it's nice to start the process." Billups played in 20 games last season before he tore his left Achilles tendon Feb. 6 against Orlando. He averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds while playing 30 minutes a gam...
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Riding an entire enduro circuit on a +400lb KLR
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Hardwood Hills Enduro (continued)
Apparently my reputation preceded me at the Hardwood Hills. Word had gotten around that some whackjob had ridden a water buffalo through the rocks at Scipio. When I rolled into camp, I felt the shocked glares of men, women, and children as they simultaneously mouthed the words "WTF?" Actually, I slipped in relatively unnoticed.
Since I had made the long, slow trek from White Rock, AR to Mansfield, MO after a half-day of riding in the Ozarks, I arrived just before sunset. I missed the $5 steak dinner (or something similar at a ridiculously low price) and I reluctantly cooked some camp food instead and rubbed elbows with some of the racers at the sign-up area. This is always a pretty typical scene. Meeting various n00bs and veterans alike, the conversations generally divert to name, home town, and what bike you ride. Cue the intrique and disbelief... "Did you just say '650'?!" ... or, "Oh! You're that dude with the KLR!?"
One thing that I wondered/worried about when I went to my first race (and several races afterward) was how my antics would be received by "real" enduro riders. Many of these people have been riding dirt bikes their whole lives. They live to race. What would they think of me coming in on a bloated dual-sport bike? Would they be insulted? Would they just see me as a roadblock on the trail? I'd heard tales from the old racing bulls about how some riders will intentionally cause slower riders to crash if they impeded a pass or slowed the pace. Serious stuff.
Fortunately, I have had virtually nothing but positive experiences with the racers and families. That last word is the operative one. The people of the BlackJack Enduro Circuit really are a closely knit, welcoming group. Nobody has ever made me feel that my bike or I didn't belong.
Of course, this family atmosphere can't really compete with the anxiety I still feel at the start of every race... The feeling of being a tortoise amongst hares.
Anyhow, at camp I shared space with some guys that have since become pretty good buddies. These guys are seasoned racers- A or AA riders with fancy, lightweight, finely-tuned bikes to match. I have used these guys (among several others) as mentors to help me learn what the hell I'm doing. We consumed numerous beers that night in prep for the race.
Morning of the race I lined up on row 17C. Hardwood Hills Enduro was scheduled as a restart format instead of a timekeeping event. From my experience, I get passed way more in a restart than a timekeeper. This is due to my notoriously slow pace. A timekeeper requires many riders to temper their pace, whereas in a restart, it seems that riders have more opportunity to ride balls-to-the-wall. This = more passes and more time on the edge of the trail for me.
The course was pretty tough. I recall it being fairly warm and dry too. I must have baked my brain because most of the race was a blur and nearly all my memories are from between loops or in the second loop. C-level riders do the "short course". Most times, the entire enduro course includes three distinct loops. First loop is generally short and easy (~20 miles), is called "super-short", and is ridden by the small and feeble. The second loop is generally longer than the first, includes more technical obstacles and terrain, and is ridden by novice and intermediate riders. Expert riders and superheroes do a third loop which has more miles and even more technical obstacles than the second loop.
At Hardwood (and in most enduros) I'm generally grooving during loop one. Sometimes the first loop is peppered with some challenging stuff- tight trees, hills, and whatnot. As you can imagine, the KLR is about as nimble as a school bus. Tight woods can give me troubles in a pinball sort of way. A simple bump of the barkbuster against a tree in passing will sometimes send me into hysterics.
Where the KLR shines for me (IMHO) is grunt. It will generally tractor up steep inclines as long as I can commit to it with a steady throttle hand. If the hill is lined with boulders, it's typically a more interesting sight and I'm really gassing it while the bike picks the line and I try to hold on for 8 seconds.
One memorable obstacle from loop one at Hardwood was a REALLY steep, loamy dirt incline. I always get nervous and psyched out about such an obstacle when I see that other "real" racers are having trouble or are stuck. When the hill was in sight, there were two or three riders in various stages of dismay. No way I was getting through or around them without cutting course, so I waited for the trail to clear. When it was my turn, I gave it a go. Not enough go, really. The rear tire bogged down into the loose dirt about 2/3 of the way up the hill and I was buried down to the skidplate. The wrestlemania begins. Now other riders are backed up behind me. I let one or two through before I had to basically lay the bike over on the trail to get out of the burrow. I backed the bike up as much as I could and several attempts later, I crested the hill. I nearly launched into a pond as the hill's apex was a sharp right turn. The second time through (loop 2) was easier because I knew what to expect.
Other than that, loop 1 was good, IIRC. There is a pause between loops for refueling and whatnot. I was getting pretty hot at the end of loop 1 and I remember spending the pause with a cold gatorade and a towel dipped in cooler water over my head. I sat and shot the shit with several riders (and non riders) about the terrain. I guess I got a bit too comfy in my chair because I lost track of time. I started the second loop 17 minutes late!! I was the ONLY rider in the whole race that was late to restart.
Now I was behind the eight ball.
The second loop was more of the same. Tight woods. Miss a tree, hit a tree. Miss a tree, hit a tree. The heat and fatigue from wrestling a 400lb bike really gets to me after a while. If I could somehow ride a clean ride, I wouldn't get so tired. But my performance on the second loop of every enduro typically degrades into a downward spiral precipitated by a minor get-off, be it a tree bump, a washout, or a low-speed off-camber drop. Righting the bike that first time is a battery-draining SOB and exponentiates from there. That's when I flip the switch into survival mode and the riding is less fun and reflex-oriented. Then I have to start concentrating and telling myself not to screw up and finish this thing.
I've got tunnel vision by this point. A brief string of song lyrics are repeatedly playing in my head. The context of the lyrics in this place and time are nonsensical. I don't know why it pops in my head, maybe just to distract me from the fatigue, pain, and dehydration. I can't recall what song it was for Hardwood, but more often than not, it is a song that I don't particularly like. I try to force my head to choose a different song. It never works. Focus on the trail. Focus on NOT crashing because 1 crash = 1 rep in the 400lb deadlift. Sitting on the bike and twisting the throttle is easier. Let's just do that, mkay?
At this point in the race, I'm trail riding solo. This is familiar, but I'm just following arrows. I don't have a clock, odometer, or an enduro computer. I'm just riding and five miles feels like 50. How much is left? Surely, the glorious finish is just around the corner and everyone will be lined up to cheer me home, snapping photos and popping champagne. Nope, just another tree.
I'm feeling nauseous. I'm now fully at risk of losing sight of the fun factor. I haven't seen another rider in quite a while. Everyone has passed me by now and are waiting in the pits and sipping beers.
I looked up through the trees on the trail ahead and a figment materializes into a real life human. I approach and stop at his feet. Next to him is some caution tape. I shut off the motor and he asks me if I was long course or short course. I reply and he then realizes that I'm not super fast, but rather super slow. He is in charge of changing the tape at a course split between loops 2 and 3.
I ask the figment how many miles are left, and I anticipated a single-digit number, but he replied with a gigantic number like 13 or so. Damn. I had killed the bike already and capitalized on the opportunity to take a break. I told the figment that I was feeling pretty shitty- nauseous, fatigued, and whatnot. He asked if I wanted to quit. At some point during our conversation, he of course realized and pointed out the fact that I was riding a gigantic bike. So he was predictably sympathetic.
He urged that quitting was nothing to be ashamed of in my situation. I resisted. I didn't want to quit and told him so.
While we were talking, I was still astride the bike but had taken my helmet off. I was sipping water from my hydration pack when instead of water, I got air. Shit. When I was lounging between loops I forgot to refill my hydration pack. That just threw a wrench in the quit or no quit debate.
Things were a bit fuzzy but I relented and decided to quit. In my current state, I didn't see the plus side of riding 13 more miles with no water. I waited off the course until the figment got the radio call to change the course split and then he made good on his offer to lead me back to camp via easy trails.
I learned in conversations that the figment was actually one member of a small consortium of individuals that owned the property on which the race was held. He turned out to be a pretty good dude, and I am thankful for his assistance. He even came to check on me later.
So with much regret, I quit my first race. I tried not to be too butthurt about it.
I packed up camp and headed home. Later, I got a message from the scoring chairman that my attempt wasn't without reward. Apparently I finshed 3rd in my class (out of *cough* four). Even better, I beat my nemesis.
Rather, I outlasted him.
I don't know how I got a 2nd place trophy instead of 3rd, but I'll take it.
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Is it OK for Wordpress 3.6 Right? I'm not sure for update to WP3.6.
Hi, I have tested and works with WP 3.6.
Hi,I have a problem with my Smart Vision wordpress theme. As you can see here: http://www.marchiodimpresa.it/registrazione_marchio/ It's a portfolio 3 columns 3 page. I want to erase the "CONTINUE READING ?" from all the excrepts, since it's merely a duplicate of the button "Leggi tutto" (aka read all)...but I'm going really mad since I don't find in the code any trace of it…. Can anyone help me? Many thanks
I have checked and tested with your theme, we haven't these words in our theme "CONTINUE READING ?". You have a lot of installed plugins. Try to deactivate one by one to check which add the words after the excerpts. You can also check which plugin ads this class name "meta-nav" into the excerpt.
Best regards, Weblionmedia
thank you very much for u suggestion….it was the plugin Q & A, now it's all ok!
I purchased this item, and send the author questions through the contact form. He replied once that he'd check and change it. In the last 2 weeks I emailed him 3 times, but didn't get any response. It doesn't work this way. Please send back my money, or do what you said you'd do.
I'm sorry for delay.
1) I already see the about page.
2) The "working title goes here" are portfolio pages and I see them on your site.
3) "How to change under WORK TITLE GOES HERE , the content of the bold information WORK INFO , DATE , CATEGORIES etc" – Please send the pages url or screenshots from our demo site and your site.
4) Footer was fixed. If something has wrong font format, then add the content into paragraphs.
5) "The original imported "Home start here" button I left for you to see, that the sliders there are not working." – Please send the page url or screenshot.
6) I have tried and I don't get error page when I edit the page.
7) These are the contact pages: /smartvision/page-contact.php and /smartvision/functions/contact_message.php
Best regards, Weblionmedia
Hi, thanks, but you reacted on the wrong email. (as I figured these things out myself as I wrote.) On Sept 9 (14.04) I wrote the questions. As you ask for links, I have just send that email again, with the links. I hope you can reply soon, so I can continue.
I have received your email. Will answer to it in a few minutes.
Best regards, Weblionmedia
Could you please tell me how to disable the thumbnails that are showing on the slider hoe page when we press "+" ?
If it's not possible how to disable the "+" on that slider?
Which slider are you using now?
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I was using Basic Slider, but the thumbnails wasn't at the correct size (they are not miniatures). I changed to Nivo Slider and now there is no thumbnails, but the slider title is not showing…I can see only the slider description… regards,
Please, reply to my emails. There we could take a look to this closer. You have my email. I need the credentials yo your WP admin panel.
Hi, I wrote u an email, the website is complete and online but I've got a very strange problem of compatibility with forms, recaptcha and slider….please, can u check it? I promise it's the last request
I have checked the site from your email, and there is installed other WP theme.
Regards, Weblionmedia
Inserting a gallery from wordpress I get this error.
Does anyone have the solution?
This is an example of the gallery shortcode:
[gallery postid="192" width="100" height="100"]
Where "postid" is the post ID where you have uploaded the images. Also use "width" and "height" to set the image dimensions.
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Today I upgraded to Wordpress 3.7.1 9 now I have an issue that content for the home page (http://ragoninstitute.org/), the blog page (http://ragoninstitute.org/news/), and the portfolio section (http://ragoninstitute.org/research/member-labs/) do not display.
All other static pages display and I can navigate directly to a blog post (http://ragoninstitute.org/2013/11/ragon-hosts-section-of-aids-memorial-quilt/) or portfolio page (http://ragoninstitute.org/portfolio-item/barouch/) so I know they exist.
To troubleshoot, I have: - deactivated and reactivated plugins - checked the htaccess file - checked the wp-config file - changed the theme and changed it back
None of them showed any change except for changing the theme. When I did that, the blog posts were showing on the home page so it seems to me it's a communication issue between the theme and the database but I can't figure out where to fix it.
Thank you for any help you can give me!
I'm sorry, I posted this question on the Wordpress forum as well and one of the responses gave me the solution so you can disregard. Thank you!
I don't recommend this theme who would like to buy. I'm so satisfied with support and too many problems with theme. Author said he would publish updated version long time ago but nothing happened. Good luck
Hi. I have checked the emails from you and I have answered to all your emails. Can't find info about the promising update. Anyway you have my email where you can remind me anytime. Good luck.
Hello, Thank you for reply. please check http://themeforest.net/item/smartvision-premium-corporateportfolio-wp-theme/2399471/comments?filter=all&page=6#comment_2504443 You should release new update after 1.0.3 But nothing happened. Anyway as you can see you going to give an answer to your customers when they ask you something in this board.
Hello. Do you mean the update regards youtube's icon (social link)?
Hi there, nice theme!
I've only one question: is it possible to add more social links on both widgets? Like Youtube, Vimeo and others…
Hi. You can add more social links in the files:
1) header.php in the div:

2) footer.php in the div:

Hi, is it possible to make the portfolio images higher, they are max 299px?
Hi. Please send the portfolio page URL and I will check.
Try to do these steps. Make a backup before you'll start to make new changes.
1. Find in the css file this class
#content .block_similar_projects .block_s_content .img_box
and set the needed height for example:
height: 400px;
2. Open the "functions.php" file and find this line
add_image_size( 'recent_projects', 211, 131, true ); //homepage recent projects, portfolio details page
set the new height where is the 131 value.
3. Re-upload the images for these posts.
Best regards,
thank you I will try this.
i get an IO error on my pages. is it a theme issue? i disabled all plugins and still get errot IO and cant upload any files.Any help?
Hi. I received your email. Will reply soon to it.
ok thnx
wp_debug gives following error: Strict Standards: Declaration of description_walker::start_el() should be compatible with Walker_Nav_Menu::start_el(&$output, $item, $depth = 0, $args = Array, $id = 0) in /home…./functions.php on line 499
Edit the "functions.php" file and find this line:
function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth, $args, $id = 0)
and replace it with this one:
function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth = 0, $args = array(), $id = 0)
No such function in functions.php
Try to find the function that starts with:
function start_el
Since updating wordpress and the plugins I can no longer save changes to the pages , ie the Ether page builder does have a 'tick' or 'cross' at the bottom to allow for changes, and the ether backend screen is a little messed up too
UPDATE -This is resolved now I think it was a clash with a plugin that caused the problem
Hello, Love the theme, before buying (I posted same question on your Skydream Them too) couple questions please, 1) I notice in the video pause/play controls aren't available after clicking on a video that opens up video player on a mobile phone, is there a fix for this? I've tried on several mobile phones, and I don't get this issue while viewing videos on other sites on mobile phone 2) Regarding the Video Support, can I upload videos from my local server of other formats such as H264 or .mov? If not, this is not a deal breaker, I love your theme, but I hate to not be able to control the video on a mobile phone if you tell me if there is a fix for that?
1) I tested on my iPhone, iPad and Samsung with Android and I see the buttons and I can access them.
2) You can include videos from YouTube, Vimeo not from local server.
Best regards,


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05/14/2015 | WX4NHC at National Hurricane Center to Conduct Annual Station Test on May 30
Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center in Miami will conduct its annual station test on May 30, 1400 until 2200 UTC.
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Zahra's Paradise
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Flowers of Revolution
Ali Farzat is a Syrian political cartoonist who is well known for his satires of Arab rulers and authorities. Out of the cartoons that we discussed in class, I particularly liked the one of the tree and flower. Cameron and … Continue reading
Ali Farzat and the Syrian Regime
Ali Farzat's cartoons are characteristically printed without captions. This feature allows him to critique authoritarian regimes more generally, but it also allows the reader to interpret for his- or her-self where the cartoon takes place and, I believe, leads to … Continue reading
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Shame in the Syrian Revolution
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Knicks guard Iman Shumpert decided to add a bit of flair to his throwback flaptop by shaving the Adidas logo into his hair. Shump is signed to the brand but wasn't aware that the NBA doesn't allow for this sort of endorsing. It's ok for your feet, but not your hair. :shrug: Iman apologized and turned the logo into a pyramid and issued an apology via Instagram. #banned…sry @nba didn't realize there were branding issues wit da logo #iPUToN instagram.com/p/XyWAu9prYI/ — Iman Shumpert (@I_Am_Iman) April 7, 2013 Don't feel too bad Iman, the first pair of Jordan's were banned by the NBA too. Look where that got Mike.
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Researchers at the Washington-based Carnegie Institution for Science found the clearing of forests and other wild areas for agricultural purposes before the Industrial Revolution in 1840 added significant carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
The paper concluded that just under ten per cent of the 0.8C global warming experienced over the last 150 years is due to pre-industrial land use change.
The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, is further proof that mankind is changing the climate. Not only because of carbon dioxide from cars and factories, but by continuing to clear land of trees that would have absorbed the greenhouse gas.
The study also puts more blame on developing countries for climate change because most of the deforestation and population growth happened in countries like India and China.
Julia Pongratz, one of the scientists leading the research, said emissions from the pre-industrial era still have an impact on our climate today because carbon dioxide emissions remain in the atmosphere for many centuries.
"The relatively small amounts of carbon dioxide emitted many centuries ago continue to affect atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and our climate today, though only to a relatively small extent," she said.
However Dr Pongratz emphasised that pre-industrial emissions have a much smaller effect than the carbon produced by engines.
"Looking into the past illustrates that the relatively large amount of carbon dioxide that we are emitting today will continue to have relatively large impacts on the atmosphere and climate for many centuries into the future," she added.
It is generally thought rich countries like the UK are most responsible for climate change because they produced more emissions from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards.
This remains the case, but the study shows that in fact poor countries have had a bigger impact than previously thought because of population increase and deforestation.
The world's population increased about five-fold between 800 and 1850 AD and half that growth occurred in China and India.
The study found that accounting for pre-industrial emissions shifts attribution of global temperature from industrialized nations to developing nations by up to 2 to 3 per cent. For example, considering emissions from pre-industrial land-use change increases the amount of total global warming that can be attributed to emissions from South Asia (a region that includes India) from 5.1 per cent to 7 per cent -- an increase of 37 per cent in the amount previously attributed to this region.
The findings could have implications for ongoing United Nations talks on climate change, as countries argue over how much each nation state is 'responsible' and should therefore cut carbon.
Ken Caldeira, a co-author of the paper, said study is not intended to increase the blame on people living in the developing world today.
His personal view is that the responsibility for carbon emissions should be with the people that benefited from the deforestation, which was richer countries during the Colonial era, and that those with money should help the world adapt.
He also emphasised that the real problem continues to be the massive amount of carbon emitted since 1840.
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Reference of lighting colour
Iv gathered loads of human reference for my figurative drawing but what I really need is as much reference as possible for beatiful and colour
This would be for painting studies to help me understand how light works in my studies so I can end up painting like:
Marco Bucci http://www.marcobucci.com/index_.php
Jeremy Vickery http://www.jermilex.com/jermilex.com/2D.html
and all the other masters of lighting.
So care to share any reference or websites I should be looking at. Or even films with great lighting i should study.
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Color is such a personal choice but I'll give you some of my favorite painters for color
John Asaro http://www.johnasaro.com/
Ovanes Berberian (no official website)
Animation backgrounds blog This blog has great stuff, just browse the sidebar list and you will find some great stuff especially the disney animated features
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Andrew Loomis, "Figure Drawing" and "Creative Illustration". Available from fineart.sk
Jim Gurney is publishing a book on lighting and color about... right now, which seems promising. Look it up on Amazon.
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September 27th, 2010 #5
Hmm I was thinking more photographs and movie frames and I can do lighting a colour studies of.
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Not figure I mean.
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1, 2). Some of the best looking films from a color standpoint these days come from Pixar and other animation studios. As for photos, every illustrator should have a subscription to National Geographic.
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Revival of brand Datsun
Nissan Motors Japan launched a subsidiary brand known as Datsun, after the first world war, to spread their sphere to prospective markets and probable consumers. Datsun is a cost-effective brand of Nissan which produces low segment cars, focussing on first-time buyers and cheaper markets worldwide. The Japanese carmaker phased out the brand in 1986 and the existing models were included in the mother brand. However, in early 2013, Datsun was revived by the Japanese major and the brand's global debut took place in Delhi, India. The new car under the revived brand was the Datsun GO - an entry level 'A' segment hatch. The company officially displayed the production version of the hatch at the recently held 12th India Auto Expo. Scheduled to be launched later this month, Go's pre-booking began shortly after it was showcased, with an amount of Rs 11k.
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New York Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez wants you all to call him "Captain Rodriguez" from now on. A-Rod has been spending the holidays in Florida with his family and his old girlfriend Torrie Wilson. He sent out a picture of himself cruising on a nice little speed boat with the caption above it telling everyone his new nickname. Torrie is the main reason for us posting this pic. Clearly she is the only thing that can make A-rod worth talking about anymore. If you're really really bored, check out his Facebook page to catch up on his whole Christmas vacation with his family. Check out our Home Page for more stories and follow us on Twitter and Facebook
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F-B, T-M to share swim title
The Flour Bluff and Tuloso-Midway girls swimming and diving teams will share the Region VIII-4A championship this year.
The Hornets raced to the early lead at Saturday's Region VIII-4A meet in Brownsville before the defending three-time Region VIII-4A champion Cherokees caught them at the end to tie Flour Bluff for the regional title with 142 points.
The T-M boys swimming and diving team (106 points), meanwhile, also retained its Region VIII-4A championship Saturday by edging regional runner-up Flour Bluff (97 points) by nine points Saturday at Brownsville's Clark Aquatic Center.
"We had a lot of great swims and a lot of fast times (today)," Tuloso-Midway swimming coach Anna Alaniz said. "We have a good rivalry with Flour Bluff and it has brought out the best in our kids."
The regional champion in each individual event receives an automatic berth to next week's state meet, while others have to wait and see if their times and scores allow them to receive the other qualifying bids to go to Austin.
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Hey, if film directors can release expanded versions of their movies, with restored footage, why can't humor columnists reissue expanded versions of their columns, with restored passages?
Sounds good to me.
My entertainment column in the Oct. 12 edition of GO! magazine underwent some cuts because of space limitations. Hey, it happens. It's part of the business.
The cuts weren't of the amputation variety, where the whole ending gets hacked off, or a big chunk of the middle. No, these were nip-and-tuck cuts. Nice, neat little excisions here and there.
The result was OK, I guess, but I mourned the loss of some good lines.
I thought they were good, anyway.
And so I am proud to present a "director's cut" version of the column, with all the deleted material restored. There are no space limitations in cyberspace. Why not take advantage?
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Headline: Steroids muscle their way into the arts
Evidently, it aint over, anymore, until the pumped-up lady sings.
Yes, sadly, opera singers now are being questioned about their use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Good grief. Is the steroid scandal going to spread through the arts and entertainment world, as it already has done in the sports world?
Weve been shocked to the point of numbness by reports of steroid abuse in baseball, football, cycling, and track and field. Gold-medal champion sprinter Marion Jones, who recently confessed to doping up before the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, is just the latest example.
But who knew that opera singers were bulking up, too?
As reported in September by the Associated Press, opera insiders say many singers, feeling the pressures of stardom, competition and sponsor demands, are using alcohol and narcotics to relieve stress, and steroids to strengthen their vocal cords and increase stamina.
German tenor Endrik Wottrich told reporters, Soloists are taking beta blockers to control their angst, cortisone to push their voice, and alcohol is everywhere.
The allegations give new, twisted meaning to the old phrase, It aint over until the fat lady sings.
I mean, how can we be sure, anymore, that the fat lady is even the real thing, and not some unnatural freakazoid inflated with dangerous drugs?
In fact, anything and everything about opera stars is now open to question. Is it suspicious, for example, when they hold those long notes an unusually long time? Are their gestures just flamboyantly theatrical, or are they abnormally flamboyantly theatrical?
Come to think of it, opera stars do sweat very profusely. And their veins bulge. And their voices quaver.
Its all starting to make terrible sense.
And you have to wonder if this plague already has spread to other artistic fields.
Sculptors, for example, certainly are turning out bizarrely misshapen objects these days. And the painters are doing just crazy, shocking things on canvas.
If its true that artists only depict whats inside them, we must speculate darkly about what really is inside them.
Ballet dancers definitely have bulges that leave us shaking our heads.
Movie stars, especially actresses, have been behaving awfully erratically these days.
And has anyone noticed that novels are getting huger and more swollen all the time?
When J.K. Rowling was a young, fresh-faced talent, she wrote economically and to the point, but those Harry Potter novels of hers just got more and more enormous as she went along.
You know, maybe us humor writers are the only true artists left who are untainted by the steroid scandal.
And maybe were just a bunch of dopes, after all.
Maybe we should be taking steroids, too.
I mean, I have to wonder what I personally might gain or lose.
Would my words burgeon and bloom with new strength and vigor? Or would they merely bloat and wobble with no real purpose or even effect, other than growing elephantine, gargantuan and Brobdingnagian?
Would my jokes crackle and spark with new incandescent brilliance? Or would they merely wallow and fester and mutate into malignant deformities notable only for their obfuscation and obliquity?
Would my columns gain new potency and force? Or would they simply grow longer and more meandering and misbegotten with no clear objective other than stretching the boundaries of turgid excess, and establishing new grotesque benchmarks for elongation, protraction and longitudinousness?
On reflection, I guess I will continue to say no to performance enhancing substances. I want my work to be free of taint. I want no stain or shadow on my reputation and legacy.
Most of all, when I become the first humor columnist in history to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, I dont want it to come with an asterisk.


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The flight – which should include a fly-by and berthing with the station in the coming days – aims to show that private industry can restore US access to the ISS after Nasa retired its space shuttle fleet last year.
No humans are travelling aboard the Dragon, but six astronauts are already on board the $100 billion space lab to guide the capsule into dock, unload supplies and restock it with cargo to take back to Earth.
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For a taste of the south, head to one of the six Brother Jimmy's locations in NYC. The Jimmy's Burgershack sliders are perfect for little hands, and pair well with any number of the many sides (including warm homemade potato chips and tater tots). Look out for family-friendly events like the "Brunch Baby, Brunch" series in the summer.
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The living space in our homes gives us a lot of room to exercise our creativity with interior décor and beautiful furniture pieces. You can be able to change the entire look and feel of your living room by playing around with your furniture pieces, incorporating different textures and even designs. In recent years, more people are buying contemporary furniture pieces; they are bold, expressive and versatile, hence their increased popularity. Here are a few ideas on how to use your modern living room furniture to change your living space into a fun and welcome respite for family and friends.
Go for A Splash of Color
Do not shy away from bold colors. Feel free to mix and use dramatic textures and accents of different colours. However, stay safe with complementary colours. A touch of print and patterns on furniture like sofas brings out a lively look as well. Seats and sofas could be matched with either the drapes or the carpet. Bold looks go well with a petite space and lots of natural light. Make sure to make use of the power of pairs even with your furniture; like an identical pair of plush sofas on either side of your coffee table.
Shop for Uncommon Designs
Furniture pieces come in all kinds of shapes and designs; from sectional sofas to plush ottomans and recliners and even creatively designed coffee tables. A unique and beautiful piece like a table or shelf made from mixed wood highlights its texture. A media console that doubles up as a mini bar is an unexpected combination. More of these designs include; storage coffee tables, tables made out of curved wood, multi functional stools, an intricately designed book shelf, tables carved from a solid material like wood or brass, nesting tables et cetera.
The Right Layout is Key
Make a deliberate and careful arrangement of your modern living room furniture. Identify your centre piece and align the rest of your furniture towards it. If you want a little personal space where you can relax and maybe read, a contemporary recliner aptly placed near a window or book shelf is a great idea. Double up your comfort with a matching ottoman to rest your feet. As a main room for receiving guests, the living room furniture should give depth to the room and be stylish at the same time. Just make sure that many clashing pieces don't all go into your living room, else it will feel cramped.


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'Boss' - 'Listen': Ears to you
I posted my review of Starz's "Boss" yesterday. (And Fienberg published his earlier this evening.) Now it's your turn. How did you feel about Kelsey Grammer's performance, Gus Van Sant's very stylized direction, the glimpses we saw of (fictionalized) Chicago politics, the supporting characters, the disease and all the rest? Too many speeches? Not enough speeches? How are you feeling about eyeballs right about now? And ears, for that matter?
Under more optimal circumstances, I would be doing full-length reviews of each "Boss" episode, but I think I'm at critical mass in that area right now (especially with "Chuck" returning on Fridays starting next week). So for the time being, the plan is to set up quick talkback posts like this one, perhaps touching on a specific part of the episode I'm curious about reaction on, but mainly a place where those who are watching can discuss it. The three episodes I've seen are very much of a piece, but if it turns out there's one coming that feels notably better or worse than the others, I might got a bit longer with that one.
Anyway, have at it, and we'll see how this goes over the coming weeks. What did everybody else think?


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Delicious Chicken Coconut
|Fryer chicken
|Chicken breasts
|6 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Heavy cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Chicken broth
|2 Cup (32 tbs), hot
|3 Teaspoon
|Monosodium glutamate
|1 Teaspoon
|Canned pineapple tidbits
|13 1⁄2 Ounce (1 Can)
|3 Large, grated (Fresh Calavo)
1. In a large saucepan, place the chicken pieces and breasts and cover with cold water.
2. Poach the chicken until tender.
3. Drain the stock, reserving about 2 cups.
4. Shred chicken off the bones and season the meat with salt. Keep aside in a bowl.
5. In a the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
6. Stir in the flour and sauté it to make a roux.
7. Blend in the cream and chicken stock, stirring constantly to prevent lumps.
8. When the sauce is smooth, cook it over low heat until it is thick and bubbly.
9. Season the sauce with salt and monosodium glutamate (MSG)
10. Stir in the chicken, pineapple and coconut, saving a little coconut for garnish.
11. Heat through, stirring gently.
12. Serve the Delicious Chicken Coconut over hot steamed rice in bowl, garnished with remaining coconut.