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Financial Aid Calendar and Deadlines
Undergraduate Students
Winter 2015-16 (December - February)
- 12/1/15- 12/31/15
- Register for your Federal Student Aid user ID and password. Dependent students need the student and at least one parent to set up an FSA user ID to electronically sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Each user must set up his/her own FSA user ID and tie it to an email address within his/her control. Keep this information in a secure place and do not share them with anyone.
- 1/1/16
The 2016-17 FAFSA becomes available to file. It is best to use accurate, completed 2015 tax returns, but you can file using estimated income and tax information in order to file as early as possible. Concordia University Chicago's School Code is 001666.
Approximately 3 - 5 business days after submitting the FAFSA, students who provided an e-mail address will receive an e-mail from the U.S. Department of Education with a link to their Student Aid Report (SAR). You can review all of your answers to make sure your SAR has correct information. It is also important to read the SAR comments to determine if additional documentation is required.
Note: If estimate 2015 income to complete the FAFSA, you must update the data once you have actually filed your federal income taxes. You must also update the tax filing status from "will file taxes" to "already completed" for both the parent and student.
- 1/11/16
- Spring 2016 classes begin.
- 1/18/16
- Spring 2016 disbursement date for undergraduate students
- 2/1/16
If you haven't already done so, complete the FAFSA to receive maximum consideration for financial aid.
Illinois residents are especially encouraged to file early to establish eligibility for the Illinois MAP grant. Students who file after the state deadline cannot receive MAP grant funding.
Note: The FAFSA completion deadline for MAP consideration is set annually by the state of Illinois. Historically, this deadline has fluctuated around the middle of February. We strongly encourage Illinois residents to file the FAFSA by February 1st at the latest.
Spring 2016 (March - May)
- 3/1/16
This is the CUC priority date for receipt of your FAFSA results. Those received prior to March 1, 2016 will be given priority consideration for financial aid. FAFSA results received after this date will be considered for aid based on the availability of funds.
Financial aid packaging is underway and accepted students with a valid FAFSA on file will receive a Financial Aid Award Letter. Students can review, accept and/or decline their financial aid packages by logging onto Concordia Connect. View and complete any missing items as requested.
- 3/14/16
Second spring 2016 undergraduate loan disbursement (for one-semester loans)
- 4/1/16
Financial aid packaging continues. Students can review, accept and/or decline their financial packages by logging onto Concordia Connect. View and complete any missing items as requested.
- 5/1/16
Last date for Concordia University Chicago to receive your FAFSA in order to receive a pre-bill for the 2016-17 academic year. This will include all of your awarded financial aid and reduce the out-of-pocket balance due to Concordia-Chicago by the end of July.
Admitted students must pay their enrollment deposits with the Office of Undergraduate Admission to secure enrollment in the 2016 fall class.
- 5/15/16
Complete the two online steps to secure your Federal Direct Loans to allow enough processing time for the funds to be available by the fall bill due date.
Summer 2016 (June - August)
- 6/1/16
Priority date for Concordia University Chicago to receive any requested documentation in order to complete the financial aid file. If you are applying for an alternative loan, you should make your application with the lender by this date.
- 6/15/16
Last day to complete the two-step process of securing your Federal Direct Loans to allow enough processing time for the funds to be available by the fall bill due date.
- End of June
Semester bills are sent by the Student Business Services Office. Please note that your financial aid will not reflect on your bill unless you have completed all requirements with our office.
- June - July
New students: attend orientation (Jump Start) for the opportunity to register for classes, choose meal plans, and receive estimated fall bills.
Parents can apply for the Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan online. Credit-approved PLUS Loans will be added to the student's financial aid award. If the parent's credit is denied for the PLUS Loan, the student may be offered additional Direct Unsubsidized Loan funding.
- July
Confirm your attendance to CUC by either paying your balance in full or beginning payment with Concordia - Chicago's installment plan.
Fall 2016 (August - November)
- 8/22/16
- First day of fall classes!
Study, work hard and enjoy your CUC experience! Remember, your grades can affect your eligibility for federal and state financial aid.
- 8/29/16
- Fall 2016 loan disbursement for undergraduate students
- 10/17/16
- Second fall 2016 undergraduate loan disbursement (for one-semester loans)
Students must submit all missing documents to the Office of Financial Aid at least 3 weeks before the end of the semester. Failure to do so may result in the ineligibility to receive financial aid.


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Tuesday Jun 10 2008
Supes vote to move 69 county jobs from Auburn to Rocklin
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Physicians could fill space in vacated Sierra Medical Group-owned office
The Auburn area is losing more Placer County jobs as the county increasingly shifts its focus to the more populous Roseville area. With much of the court system poised for a summer shift from Auburn and North Auburn locations to the soon-to-be-completed Bill Santucci Placer County Justice Center, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt a resolution authorizing a move by the Child Support Services Department to a Sunset Boulevard office building in Rocklin. The move represents a shift of all 69 positions in Auburn to the new Rocklin office. The shift is contingent on completion of lease negotiations with Sunset Commercial Center owner Oates Investments and early termination of the current lease with Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital on the 11795 Education St. facility. Albert Richie, Facility Services Department deputy director, told supervisors before the vote that Sutter Auburn Faith parent corporation Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region has long-term plans to take over the location and with the current lease up next year, encouraged the county to look elsewhere. Owners of the Rocklin property offered a lease package with a base rent of $1.93 per square foot and sweetened the offer by agreeing to pick up costs for utilities, janitorial and maintenance expenses. Other inducements included 12 months of free rent spread over the first 30 months of an initial 11-year lease. Troy Held, Child Support Services director, said the North Auburn facility – which has been occupied by the county since 1994 – has 69 allocated positions. With a hiring freeze now in effect, 51 county employees now work in the building. They would all transfer down to Rocklin, he said. The move date would depend on how negotiation go, Held added. The department has a caseload of about 9,500, with nearly two-thirds in the South Placer Area and 30 percent in the mid-Placer area that takes in Auburn, he said. "With gas prices going up, we're hearing more complaints about the drive," Held said. The department has also upgraded its Web services to augment phone assistance to South Placer County clients. The department, which includes caseworkers and attorneys, will be about a 1½-mile drive from the justice center, Held added. With the county shift from Education Street's Auburn Sierra Building, Sutter Auburn Faith Chief Administrative Officer Mitch Hanna said plans by the Sutter Medical Group are to move specialists and primary care physicians into the space. Like the county, the medical group wants to have its people near main facilities, he said. As well, it will provide a facility to locate new physicians being hired by the group. As many as 10 new physicians for the area are currently being recruited, Hanna said. The Journal's Gus Thomson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Anne Pier of Lebanon, Ill. announces the engagement of her daughter, Sybil Ann Pier, to Jeffrey Redmon Chadwick, son of Marsha R. Chadwick and the late John K. Chadwick of Pewee Valley.
The wedding will be in September at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lebanon, Ill.
Carol and Darren Stivers of Smithfield and Rick Williaams and Donna Bailey of Louisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Shauna Renae Williams of Crestwood to Billy-Joel Markham, son of William and Janice Markham of Crestwood.
The bride-elect is a 1999 graduate of Oldham County High School and a 2003 graduate of University of Louisville, where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. She is employed as a classification and treatment officer at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex.
Blake Morris recently joined RE/MAX FourSquare Realty as the newest member of the sales team.
Morris completed his licensure with the Kentucky Real Estate Commission and is a member of the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors.
He is a graduate of Oldham County High School, the University of Louisville, School of Business and is engaged to be married in August.
RE/MAX FourSquare Realty is located at 209 N. First Street in La Grange. Morris may be reached at 222-5212, ext. 2009.
The Kentucky State Reformatory recently hosted Witness, a seven-member band that brought its wholesome message to inmates in the KSR cafeteria.
Witness members Danny Sams, Brad Holland, Chad Talbert, Tony Fullen, Ryan Post, Marvin Yates and John Renner have performed together since 2003.
Dale and Emma Thomas announce the birth of their daughter, Isabella Marie Thomas, on April 25, 2009. She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Lauri and Chuck Armstrong of Crestwood, Carol and Ron Thomas of Lewisburg, and Bill Spears of Asheville, N.C. Great-grandparents are Rosemary and Bill Hambleton of Louisville, Martha Bennett of Lewisburg, and Jane Shuffitt of Crestwood.
As part of our 1 year anniversary celebration, join us on for live music on the patio (and inside).
Tim Curtis will be performing acoustic favorites on Saturday, 6/27 from 5:00-9:00 pm.
Dinner Specials will be prepared by Neal Gilder and David Cox:
• Grilled Rib Eye Steak with balsamic glaze
• New Zealand Cod with fried garlic chips and chiles
• Roast Pork Tenderloin stuffed with fresh herbs and leek
• Grilled Baby Lamb Chops with Pesto
Nancy Kingery of Ballardsville and Tom Hopkins of Louisville announce their engagement.
The bride-elect is an artist and retired secretary and sales associate. She is a graduate of Oldham County High School and Jefferson Community College.
The groom-elect graduated from Waggener High School and Western Kentucky University, where he earned a master's degree. He owns Heritage Nursery and is a former Jefferson County elementary school teacher.
The wedding will be 5 p.m. June 27 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Todds Point.
Anita Johnson and Larry Walker of Louisville announce their engagement.
A wedding will be June 27 at Meadowview Presbyterian Church with Rob Warren officiating. The reception will take place at Frascelli's in Crestwood.
All friends and family are invited to attend.
The Ohio River Sweep, an annual riverbank clean-up for the Ohio River and its tributaries, will take place 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Residents of Oldham County can help cleanup the river at the Westport boat ramp.
For information, call Dave Barnett at 222-7872.
Members of the Ballardsville Fire Department are planning routine fire hydrant maintenance throughout the district beginning next month.
Anyone who has questions or concerns is asked to call BFD between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 222-1953.
Members of La Grange Fire and Rescue will test fire hydrants in the city and the district.
Hydrant tests are planned through Sept. 14.
During this time, residents may experience some water discoloration.
Anyone who has questions is asked to call LFRD at 222-1143.
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A top tattooer specializing in photorealism, Tony Mancia, is captured up-close and in detail in this great video, also embedded below, produced by Steadfast Videos. It's a well produced, tight documentation of Tony's process in creating this "Pride & Envy" tattoo. It's particularly interesting for those who want to check Tony's technique -- you can get a glimpse of the needle configurations, how the ink is put in skin, the highlights and color effects, and other ingredients in making this really strong tattoo.
Find more of Tony's work at Manciatattoos.com. His private studio is located in Inman Park, Atlanta, GA; however, he's often on the road. Check his schedule here.
And find more of Steadfast's videos on Vimeo here.
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Tattooer, designer, and fine artist Scott Campbell -- who owns Saved Tattoo with Chris O'Donnell in Brooklyn -- designed a ready-to-wear capsule collection and leather bag line for Louis Vuitton, Spring/Summer 2011. This isn't the first time Campbell has worked with the luxe brand; he's the tattoo artist and good friend of Vuitton Creative Director Marc Jacobs. It is, however, a first working with LV Men's studio director Paul Helbers on a collection with a distinct tattoo aesthetic. He tells NY Mag in an interview about the collaboration:
Now when people hear tattoo prints, a lot of them think bad Ed Hardy T-shirts.To promote the collection, Vuitton has created a "video diptyque" that "invites you to follow Scott Campbell in his New York creative universe before leaving to a mysterious destination to be revealed very soon..." The first video, shown above, shows Scott running around NYC, designing in his studio, more running around and then, zooom, he's off with passport in hand and fancy LV bag to the airport. In the second video, he arrives in Paris [no mystery there], jumps in a limo and is driven to the LV magic kingdom, where they eventually put him to work.
See the end result of that work, including the bag below, on High Snobiety as well as other design & fashion blogs.
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ICF International Integrated Energy Outlook Forecasts Doubling of Natural Gas Generation by 2020
The Energy Outlook notes that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposals for the Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR), the Air Toxics Rule, coal combustion residuals, and cooling water intake structure standards. Although the combined impact of the rules remains uncertain, the regulations could lead to up to 40 GW of coal plant retirements in the next decade. Contrary to some projections that indicate environmental regulations will severely impact U.S. coal production, ICF projects that U.S. coal production will be maintained at more than 1 billion tons per year in the long-term despite the projected retirement of nearly 40 GWs of coal-fired electric generation in response to new environmental regulations and relatively low natural gas prices. The study also finds that increasing demand for renewable energy credits (REC) along with the loss of key federal incentives will cause REC prices in eastern states to rise sharply over the next 15 years. Similarly, California will fall short of the state's bundled interim requirements through 2016, maintaining upward pressure on delivered REC prices.
ICF's Integrated Energy Outlook addresses a number of significant issues, including:
- How the new EPA proposed rules might impact the industry.
- How natural gas prices will respond in the face of increased shale gas production.
- Whether on-peak energy prices continue to recover and return to 2008 levels in the near future.
- How rising renewable requirements will affect REC prices in regions throughout the U.S.
Using a suite of proprietary analytical tools, ICF has fully integrated assessment of wholesale power, transmission, fuel, and emissions markets in order to offer the most complete picture of the energy industry. By incorporating global expertise from all areas of the industry, the Outlook is able to provide big picture insights about these volatile energy markets, as well as market-specific projections and forecasts. For example, the Outlook shows a significant shift, driven by expected carbon controls, to renewables and natural gas, which will dramatically affect wholesale power competitive landscape.
The Outlook offers insight into the key areas of emissions, gas, coal, renewable energy, and power:
- How state/regional SO2 and NOx markets will evolve under EPA's new CATR.
- How many coal units will retire and how many will spend the capital needed to comply with hazardous air pollutants maximum achievable control technology (MACT) requirements.
- What new capacity will be built to replace retired capacity and meet growing demand.
- How the MACT requirements will interact with pending ash and water regulations.
- The possible directions for CO2 regulation and its potential impact on control/retire decisions.
- How current trends in demand will shape the market.
- How basis differentials are developing given regional supply development and pipeline projects.
- How shale gas production will change the future of the gas market and how environmental concerns might impact this.
- Whether eastern coal prices continue to increase.
- Whether coal exports continue expanding, transforming the U.S. into a major player in global coal markets.
- How environmental regulations will shift production and consumption trends.
Renewable Energy
- How activity in California's new tradable renewable energy credit market will affect prices for bundled RECs in the state.
- How REC prices in PJM will respond to sharp increases in renewable energy demand over the next decade.
- Whether offshore wind will provide meaningful contributions towards meeting the New England renewable electricity requirements.
- Whether the 2010 energy price recovery will be sustained.
- The regional outlook for on-peak spark spreads.
- How much environmental policies affect regional price differences.
Additional projections include:
- Emissions—Allowance prices for federal cap and trade programs (CO2, NOx, and SO2); national pollution control installations, including CCS deployment; CO2 emissions abatement by sector; domestic and international emission offset demand.
- Gas—Regional gas production and consumption; delivered prices; basis differentials and pipeline capacity and flows.
- Coal—Minemouth prices for nine common U.S. marker coals and three international coals; delivered prices to major power hubs; coal production by region; imports and exports; multi-sector coal consumption; coal distribution.
- Renewable Energy—REC prices for California, aggregate REC prices for PJM and NEPOOL; renewable generating capacity additions; renewable energy supply and demand forecasts.
- Power—Peak power prices for five major trading hubs.
For more information regarding the second quarter release of ICF's Integrated Energy Outlook, please register for our webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, July 12th: http://www.icfi.com/energywebinar
For more information:
ICF International: http://www.icfi.com
ICF Energy Overview: http://www.icfi.com/energy
ICF Integrated Energy Outlook: http://www.icfi.com/energyoutlook
About ICF International
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, and transportation; health, education, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program lifecycle, from research and analysis through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 3,700 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF's website is http://www.icfi.com.
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An old woman, Estelle, walks into Round Stone Wood at night, walking carefully so as to not frighten "them." She comes to a fairy circle and sees small glowing creatures flitting about. She takes photos of them and leaves, unaware that they have transformed into large, malignant creatures.
At Torchwood, Jack is trying to sleep and dreams of dead soldiers on a train with their mouths full of rose petals. He gets up and finds a rose petal on his desk. When Ianto comes in, he notes that there are unusual weather patterns.
A young girl named Jasmine Pearce leaves school alone, unaware that a man is watching her from down the street. Her stepfather Roy is running late and drives to pick her up. as Jasmine waits, one girl pulls on her braids and a teacher asks briefly asks after her. Once the teacher leaves, Jasmine starts walking and the man offers her a ride. Jasmine ignores him and continues into a park underpass. She and the man, Mark Goodson, are both unaware that something is watching from the shadows. Jasmine refuses to go with the man, who grabs her. The creature flies down from the sky, the wind rising, and slams the man about, telling Jasmine to run. Goodson gets in his car and looks on as Jasmine skips blithely away.
Jack and Gwen go to a fairy lecture and Jack admits that an old friend invited him. Estelle is giving a speech on "Fairies: Fact or Fiction" and shows the sparse crowd the photos she took the other night. As she talks of fairies being friendly loving creatures, Jack shakes his head and insist that Estelle always gets it's wrong. After the speech, Jack talks to Estelle, who says it's good to see him and mentions that she knew Jack's father. Jack asks to see the rest of her photos.
Goodson walks through Cardiff and seems to hear fluttering noises wherever he goes. Panicking, he runs through the shops and sees something flying toward him. He starts choking up rose petals and runs to a policewoman. When Goodson tries to get in the car, begging for help, she arrests him.
Roy finds Jasmine and brings her home. She refuses to listen to Roy, insisting he isn't her father, and says that nothing can hurt her.
Jack and Owen go to Estelle's home for the photos. Gwen notices a photo of Jack and says that it's his father, who had a relationship with Estelle. Gwen talks to Estelle privately and mentions Jack's father. Estelle notes that she never met Jack and his father at the same time, and that Jack doesn't like to talk about his father. Jack comes out and tells Estelle to call him if she ever sees the creatures again. As they leave, Jack explains that the fairies aren't aliens, but something worse: memories of the past and present, merged together and incredibly dangerous.
Jasmine is playing outside and goes into the nearby woods. Roy and her mother, Lynn, are discussing the child and Roy notes that Jasmine isn't a normal child. In the woods, the fairies call out to Jasmine, inviting her to run away.
Gwen brings up fairy photos from the past and notes that they were proven as fakes. Owen notes that Round Stone Wood has always stayed wild and is rumored to be haunted. Jack warns that their machines can't pick them up and that the only sign of them is odd weather patterns.
Goodson is taken to jail and he tries to explain what happened. He admits that he's done wrong and attacked little girls before. Goodson begs them to lock him up.
As they go to the stone circle, Gwen discusses Jack's father and his relationship with Estelle. He says that he didn't catch up to Estelle until after the war. As they check the stones, Gwen insists that it's not science and Jack warns that it's far worse.
In the jail that night, Goodson looks up as something flies down at him. He screams and the officers to go investigate.
Lynn hears Jasmine talking with someone in her room. She goes in but finds nothing. Jasmine says she was just talking with herself and Lynn wishes she'd laugh more.
The police call Torchwood in. Goodson is dead of oxygen deficiency but there's nothing to suggest any pressure was applied to him. When Gwen examines the body, she finds rose petals in its mouth.
Estelle is at home using a crystal to try and contact the fairies. Something blows out the candles and she goes to the windows. She sees glowing eyes in the dark and the window explodes in his face.
Jack confirms that Goodson was a pedophile and hung around schools. He warns that the fairies can control the elements and use them to kill, and are unkillable. The first thing they must do is determine who the fairies are protecting, since they often fixated on a child, a Chosen One. They're interrupted when Estelle calls to tell Jack that he was right and the fairies are hostile. As the Torchwood team heads out, Estelle hears her cat outside. She tries to call it inside but when she steps out the patio door closes behind her. The rain begins to fall around her.
Tosh determines that there is a localized storm in the area of Estelle's home.
Estelle struggles against the rain pouring down on her and collapses to the ground, choking.
The Torchwood team arrives at Estelle's home a few minutes later. They find her in her garden, drowned. Jack holds her in his arms and Gwen says that it was Jack, not his "father," that met Estelle. He admits it's true, and that the two of them vowed they'd be together until one of them died.
Back at the Hub, Jack explains to Gwen that he met Estelle in London during the War. However, he had seen the petals in the mouths of dead men before that, in a troop train in 1909. They entered a tunnel and when they emerged, all fifteen men were dead, suffocated. They had accidentally run over a child in a village the week ago.
As Jasmine sits in her room, smiling, Lynn hears a dog barking outside. She goes to look but sees nothing, and then goes back inside just before a fairy flies at the door toward her.
Gwen and Rhys return home and find their apartment trashed. Rose petals and dirt are scattered everywhere.
The next day, Lynn prepares for her and her husband's five-year anniversary party while Roy takes her to school. He notes that it's no wonder that her dad left her. As she gets in the car, Jasmine waves to the fairies in the wood. Roy wonders who she's waving to and Jasmine says it's her friends. At school, two girls bully Jasmine, shoving her to the ground. The teacher comes over but Jasmine refuses to identify who pushed her.
Jack goes to see Gwen, who is furious that the fairies have invaded her personal life. When she demands to know what the fairies are and what they want, Jack explains that the fairies were once children, from different moments in time. They want what is theirs: the Chosen One, another child.
At school, the two bullies come after Jasmine again. The winds pick up. At the Hub, Tosh detects the unusual weather patterns. At the school, Jasmine smiles as the two bullies are assailed by high winds and the other children run inside in panic. The teacher comes over to protect them while Jasmine looks on, smiling in triumph.
At Jasmine's home, Roy puts up a fence to separate the garden from the forest.
The Torchwood team arrives at the school and Gwen hears the fairies laughing in the trees. She runs back inside where the others are talking to the teacher. She tells them that Jasmine was there, unharmed, the sun shining down on her. Jack asks after Jasmine and is told she was sent home with the others, and they realize that Jasmine is the chosen one.
Lynn tries to talk to Jasmine and her friends, and how Roy couldn't see them. She tries to get more information about Jasmine's friends, but Jasmine says that they don't like parties but can be anywhere. When Lynn asks when Jasmine met them, the girl explains that her friends said they'd always be there for her, throughout time. They go outside and Jasmine sees the new fence. She pounds on it and Roy goes to get her. She kicks him and Roy slaps her. Thunder echoes through the sky as Roy returns to the party. The wind starts to pick up as Lynn wonders where Jasmine is. Roy calls the partygoers together to announce they plan to have children. However, the fairies arrive in their monstrous forms and attack the partygoers. Torchwood arrives and tries to get everyone out. One of the fairies attacks and kills Roy, while another one attacks Jack. Gwen manages to pull Jack away and the fairies go into the woods. Jasmine walks off after them and Jack and Gwen follow while Lynn cradles the body of her dead husband, his mouth filled with rose petals.
In the woods, Jasmine tells Gwen and Jack that she can see the old forest, the real one. The fairies emerge from the woods and insist that Jasmine is theirs. Jack asks what will happen if they make Jasmine stay with them, and Jasmine warns that the fairies promised that they would kill anyone who gets in the way, raising storms and winds and destroying the world. The fairies assure Jack that Jasmine will live forever with them unharmed. After a moment, he tells them to take the girl. When Gwen tries to intervene, Jack stops her and tells her it's the world's only chance. Jasmine thanks him and goes off into the woods. Lynn arrives just in time to see her daughter disappear. She attacks Jack in a fury and collapses sobbing as he tries to apologize.
As the team leaves, Jack asks them what else he could do but they have nothing to say to him.
Later at the Hub, Gwen is alone, looking at all the fairy photos taken over the year. The computer monitor comes on by itself, showing one of the 19th century fairy photos. Gwen magnifies one of the images and sees that it has Jasmine's face.
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Convictions recognizing motorcycle group as a street gang in county could make future prosecutions easier
In a sentencing with major implications for future prosecutions, a Hells Angels member from Temecula got out of jail Tuesday with a punishment of four years' probation for convictions on criminal threats and conducting criminal street-gang activity.
In agreeing to the sentence, 49-year-old James Albert Bradley gave up his right to appeal his convictions.
The waiver is significant, prosecutors say, because the gang- related convictions recognized the Hells Angels for the first time in a Riverside County court as a criminal street organization.
However, the convictions were in danger of being overturned on appeal because of a recent state Supreme Court ruling that held that such charges could only be applied when there are at least two gang members accused in a case.
Without the opportunity to appeal, however, Bradley's convictions stand.
"That was the motivating factor in this deal," Deputy District Attorney Burke Strunsky said after the hearing.
Although the infamous Hells Angels gang originated in California, members have been convicted of gang-related allegations in only a handful of counties. Adding a jury conviction in Riverside County to the list should make prosecutions of Hells Angels who commit crimes easier in the future, Strunsky said.
"It's a powerful tool in prosecuting other members of the street gang," he said.
According to Jorge Gil-Blanco, a retired police officer who served as an expert witness in the case, the Hells Angels are thriving and conducting criminal activities, not only in California and across the U.S., but around the world.
He said Bradley's convictions as a member of the Hells Angels are important "in the sense that they keep claiming that they're not a gang. They're just a social organization. Yet, in fact, they fall under California's statutes as a criminal street gang."
Bradley could have been sentenced to a maximum three years and eight months in prison for his convictions on two felony counts of making criminal threats and a couple of misdemeanor counts for illegal firearm possession.
The charges against Bradley, a construction contractor, stem from threatening subcontractors by saying he would send Hells Angels after them if they did not pay money he said they owed him.
In agreeing to probation, Bradley is prohibited from having any contact with members of the Hells Angels and exhibiting any connection with them, such as possessing their paraphernalia or displaying their insignia, including decals on his motorcycle.
When his attorneys asked for some lenience on some of the terms, the judge, visibly annoyed by the attorneys' intermittent interjections, said the sentencing agreement would be undone if there were any alteration of the terms.
He gave Bradley 10 days to get rid of anything that demonstrates his Hells Angels connection.
Tuesday's sentencing at Southwest Justice Center in French Valley occurred against a backdrop of controversy created by the reported disappearance of Bradley's wife for several days last week, which delayed the sentencing that had been scheduled last Friday. The events led the district attorney's office to temporarily withdraw the offer of a lighter sentence and Judge Albert Wojcik ordered Bradley, whom the judge had previously let out of custody, back to jail until the situation was resolved.
The woman showed up Friday night and informed investigators she had not been a victim of foul play.
Strunsky asked Wojcik on Tuesday to set a hearing on his contention that one of Bradley's attorneys should be held in contempt of court because he allegedly knew of the wife's whereabouts Friday, when he was on the record in court saying she was missing.
The attorney, Andrew Linehan, denied the allegation, accusing Strunsky of being "a media darling" and trying to generate publicity.
"We have to wait until reporters show up so he can grandstand before the court and before the press," Linehan said.
After the judge agreed to Strunsky's request and scheduled the contempt hearing in mid-February, the prosecutor's attention was diverted by Linehan uttering what apparently was an epithet.
"He just called me chicken----, just for the record," Strunsky told the judge.
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One reader asked me how to create a game portal?.
Starting a game portal is relatively easy to do from technological point-of-view. Business-wise I don't comment if it's profitable area to enter, but here I present a guide for those who want to create their own portal. For starters, you could simply use game portals that already sell games and become their affiliate. Here are two examples that I've used:
- Reflexive affiliate page. Reflexive offers 40% commission on every qualified sale and they let you customize games (good for branding them). Reflexive's system is quite easy to set up and doesn't require much work. Reflexive has (at the time of writing) almost 800 games to choose from and more coming.
- Big Fish Games partner program. BFG offers 25% for each directed customer, but they also give you credit if you refer friends who refer friends (6.25% for 2nd tier). BFG offers several different possibilities. You can use your own game page to sell their games or you can even set up a complete portal. BFG is adding one new game each day, so there's plenty of games under their wings.
There are pros and cons for these systems. I've used both and ended up using Big Fish Games – which has been okay for me. Some people I know are using Reflexive and have been pretty happy with them, so I guess it's a matter of your own interest. I recommend checking out both and choosing the one you like better. (Naturally there are other portals available, so you might also want to check out those. These are the 2 portals I've used and have had experience.)
Other option is that you start working hard by getting people to publish games through your site. Then you have to set up the ecommerce store, deal with developer contracts among many other things. Basically you would need to do everything that's included in self-publishing games – and handle other people's games in addition.
Tip: By using tools such as OsaKit or IGLoader you can create web-versions of your games and give yourself an unique advantage compared to these big portals.
What about Flash game portals?
The reader who asked the question also wanted to know how to create a Flash game portal. I haven't created a Flash game portal by myself so besides "ask developers to give you games" I have only one tip: there are websites where you can purchase a pack of Flash games to be displayed on your website. Some Flash portals make it possible to show their games on your website, so you might consider that as well.
Setting up a portal can be quite trivial (in terms of technology) if you use ready-made system, but if you really want to make a successful portal then there's much more into it. You have to deal with all the aspects of publishing: everything from developer contracts to customer service – and it isn't easy place to compete when world's biggest gaming companies are entering in the same marketplace.


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On Thursday, the Rochester City School District was supposed to be sending in its plans for the future of East High School. Board members met with parents, students and faculty Wednesday to discuss and finalize that plan for next year before the University of Rochester begins its quest to turn around the failing school.
After hours of debate, the Rochester City School Board says it needs more time. That means this year's plan for East High School won't be finalized until next month.
Cynthia Elliott, Rochester Board of Education Vice President, said, "The plan that was going to be implemented, I'm not sure that they're going to be able to implement that with fidelity.
I just don't have the confidence in it."
It was a plan designed to turn things around at East High School, but the Rochester City School Board says it didn't work last year and it won't work this year.
Van White, Rochester Board of Education President, said, "Stuff like a newsletter, which is a great idea, stuff like data-warehousing, this thing is flushed with ideas. But the question I have to ask and I don't think we should look into the rear-view mirror for too long, but why wasn't this stuff done before?"
Among the changes being proposed are ways to improve parent involvement at East High. Something the principal hopes will help students succeed.
Anibal Soler, East High School Principal, said, "Bringing back a PTA, a parent teacher organization, back into the campus, which is something we haven't had for probably 20 plus years on the campus. So we're trying to re-engage that."
Karen Fox has a 15-year-old son attending East High School. She says her main concern is bad communication with school staff, especially with the principal. She hopes that will change this year.
Fox said, "I tried for three years to sit down at that man's desk. He's always too busy. I've had more opportunities to speak with him here in this room than I have at that school at his desk. I let him have an ear full tonight."
Principal Soler says it won't be easy, but he's confident East High School will come around.
Soler said, "We have kids that come with a variety of concerns. Some of them are overage and under credited. Some of them come from very, very broken homes. So trying to get those kids to meet state standards, while also trying to move the agenda, is the ultimate challenge."
The deadline to submit this year's plan for East High School is Thursday. Since the school board decided to table the plan, a plan likely won't be finalized for a few more days, maybe even weeks. The board says it needs that time to make additional changes. Members are also planning to consult with the Rochester City School District Superintendent Bolgen Vargas before making a final decision.
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Postpartum Exercise & Fitness
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Behold! The long-awaited exercise/getting-back-in-shape entry! My procrastination on this one was epic. Epic and oddly symbolic. Or do I mean ironic? Metaphorical? Similie-ical? Whatever, luckily I managed to snag a few minutes with the much-smarter-than-I-am Linda, founder and overlord of Bodies in Motivation. She could totally kick your ass, but she's so damn nice and funny you'd probably enjoy it..
Amalah: Look, I've seen your hot self in person. You've kicked a ridiculous amount of ass and gotten into (what I'm assuming is) the best shape of your life…AFTER two babies. How did you do it? When did you decide to get serious?
Shut up. You look stupid-hot and you had a baby like ten minutes ago. So there.
Hi! I can't take compliments!
Anyway: you're right, I really am in the best shape of my life — I've spent my entire adult existence carrying around an extra 15 or so pounds, and that number climbed after my first son was born and I spent a year and a half rewarding myself for making it through another day by cramming my food-hole and lying on the couch.
When Riley was around 18 months old I sort of had this moment where I realized I had only a few photos of the two of us because I hated how I looked. I was still slothing around in maternity pants at night. (So comfy! So . . . expandable!) I had no energy. I was in this totally unhealthy food rut I couldn't see my way out of. I was just . . . sick of it, I guess.
I signed up with the Weight Watchers website, which was immensely helpful in terms of helping me come to terms with what I was eating, and re-learn some healthier eating habits. I also started doing this goofy exercise DVD called Turbo Jam, and actually kind of enjoyed it — from there I started doing other home workouts. In three months, I had mostly lost the weight, but more importantly, I felt better, I had more confidence, and I actually had MUSCLES. For the first time EVER.
Then I got pregnant again and pigged out on Haagen-Dazs for nine months.
Getting back in the groove was easier the second time around, because I knew what sorts of things worked for me. It took some time, but I re-lost the weight, and in the last year I've actually stepped up my fitness routine quite a bit — I see a personal trainer now, I take kickboxing classes, and I just ran my first 5K.
You had a c-section, like me (throws scapel-like gang sign). My doctor told me I could do pretty much any physical activity and exercise after six weeks. I didn't really feel like that was…um…realistic, particularly after my second surgery. Do you have any ideas for some good "first" exercise routines for a newly postpartum mom?
I'll tell you what NOT to do: do not decide you're feeling good enough to embark on a vigorous ab-focused workout only a few weeks after your second C-section, because you might throw out your back so thoroughly during a toddler diaper change (while your newborn is strapped to your chest) that you have to weepingly call your husband at work to come home and help because OH MY GOD YOU ARE DYING.
A much more intelligent and knowledgeable lady than myself, Kathleen Donahoe, wrote an article for my fitness website a while back on this very subject. In short, she suggests sticking with exercises where you avoid twisting (because your poor stretched-out ab muscles can separate down the center, a condition known as diastasis recti), and mixing in some getting-your-strength-back moves like lunges, squats, and pushups. A specialized class like postpartum Pilates is a nice option, although not always feasible for everyone.
And on that note, any totally essential things a new mom should have around the house to help with nutrition and exercise?
Hard to say definitively because one person's "totally essential" is another's I HATE THIS STUPID THING, but I think if you're trying to regain fitness as a new mom, DVDs are a great resource. There are any number of postnatal workout DVDs available these days, and even some that incorporate your baby (maybe you . . . lift them, or something? I'm not sure, to be honest, but the cover photos always make it look like everyone's all happy and stuff).
The nice thing about home workouts is you don't have to get dressed, find someone to watch the baby, fret about the fact that your hair hasn't been washed in two days, etc. I'm a huge huge fan of the 30 Day Shred DVD, which is an awesome little kick-butt workout that you can do in about 20 minutes. Perfect for naptimes! When my second son was little, I'd put him in the swing and jump around in front of the TV while my preschooler was napping. It wasn't perfect, but it worked.
It's not easy to fit workouts in as a new mother, but I can't tell you how much exercise helped me through those early months. Most new moms feel so overwhelmed and stressed and they're dealing with hormones and the sometimes-miserable feelings of having life turned upside down by the tiny beloved blatting creature who poops and eats all the time, and having that ONE THING you do for yourself, that helps you feel stronger and more capable and more in control . . . it's just really, really nice. And fitting back into your favorite jeans is an awesome side effect.
Your second baby was not a good sleeper, TO PUT IT MILDLY. How did you fight the urge to nap or go to bed early and find the resolve to exercise through the sleep deprivation? I tend to start exercise programs and do really well for a few days…then I give myself a night off because I'm tired and the baby woke up three times and waaaaah I'm tired. And then that one night off immediately turns into a month.
The thing about exercise is that the more you do it, the more energy you have. Which, you know, isn't the easiest thing to keep in mind when you have no energy to begin with, but I don't think I could have SURVIVED all those sleep-interrupted nights if I hadn't been working out.
Napping never made me feel better, either. I think there are some people who can conk out for half an hour or so and wake up feeling refreshed, and then there are people who wake up in a puddle of drool, bleary-eyed and stupid. I definitely napped during the first crazy newborn weeks, but after a while I'd ask myself what would make me feel better while the baby was down: a quick workout, or passing out on the couch? No matter how tempting the couch was, the workout always improved my day. As Dylan got older, I started a kind of routine I still stick with today: once he's in bed for the night, I do my workout right away. Then it's bedtime for my 3-year-old, and there's still time for relaxing in front of the TV or going to bed early if I really need to.
I feel like the healthier your body is, the more capable you are of physically dealing with all the challenges and stress of a young baby — not that I ENJOYED getting up four times a night for over a year, or anything, but it didn't kill me stone cold dead like I'm convinced it would have otherwise.
The baby pouch. You know the one. The squishy thing around your belly button. Does it EVER really go away? If I finally lose the last 10 pounds and do a squagillion crunches, will I at least have something sort-of like my pre-baby stomach again?
Uhhhhhh. Well, I think Jillian Micheals would say yes (and then she'd yell at you not to phone it in) (and tell you to GARGLE YOUR HEART). Me, I think it depends on genetics and post-surgery fat redistribution and luck of the freaking draw.
My personal belly looks pretty good if I'm standing straight up and flexing and also not exhaling, but if I sit down, it puddles in my lap like a wrinkly, deflated pool animal. So.
Judging by the yooooooge number of practically brand-new jogging strollers on Craigslist and eBay, it appears to be one of those things that a lot of people buy and then never actually use. So you have one, use one? Any advice for motivating jogging stroller owners to actually put it to use, or do you have any suggestions for something better they can use the Craigslist proceeds on?
That's a topic I don't know much about, because I haven't used a jogging stroller. I never wanted one, and here's why:
• Jogging is, like, HARD ENOUGH.
• On the few occasions I do get out on my own to go for a run, it's nice to be . . . you know, ON MY OWN.
• I already bought a crazy expensive stroller four years ago and thus I have pretty much shot my stroller-wad for one lifetime.
Some people seem to really love jogging strollers — lord knows I saw enough kid-pushing people galloping past me on the 5K I ran last Sunday. I think if you are into running, and you think you'll enjoy taking the kiddo out when you're exercising, why not? Any investment in your health is a good one, in my opinion. Worst case, it goes back on Craigslist and you try something else.
If you're looking for some real-life motivation and fitness routines, check out the many bloggers and stories over at Bodies in Motivation. No diet fads, no cayenne-pepper-syrup drinks, no stupid articles about this amazing new secret ab exercise called the "crunch." Just blogs! Blogs that are good for you! I burned like, five calories laughing and nodding along with them right now! Hooray! Now I might need to lie down.
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10 Responses to "Postpartum Exercise & Fitness"
Catherine S Jun 09 at 1:28 pm Reply
The best things that I did to lose the weight was to join Weight Watchers and join a YMCA. The WW definitely helped with the bad post partum eating habits that I formed. The Y helped because they offer child care while I workk out. My husband travels 4-5 days a week and being able to take my child somewhere and just have an hour or two of me time is essential. I am motivated by both the workout and the opportunity to be baby free. Win-win.
Cheryl S. Jun 09 at 2:56 pm Reply
If you are a working mom like me, I would say whatever you plan to do for exercise, get your hubby used to taking care of the baby NOW. I didn't (and don't) want to drop my daughter at the gym daycare after she's already spent the day at her regular daycare. My mistake was not taking a few nights a week and telling my husband to watch her. Don't make that mistake!!!! Take time for yourself! I've just started working out again, and my daughter is almost 4!
Brooke Jun 09 at 3:39 pm Reply
I would suggest a lot of walking at first. And I have a jogging stroller that I use to walk (no running – too heavy, too much work!) on hiking trails in the local parks b/c the stroller is more sturdy/rugged and the baby loves it. As a working mom, I have found that workout DVDs are the way to go. After my baby was in bed for the night I could workout, then I didn't miss any more quality time with my baby after work before bedtime. Additionally, I was one of those new moms that was too paranoid to use the childcare at the gym….would they watch the baby as closely as I would? what about the germs? are the other kids sick? Yeah, working out probably saved the small bit of sanity I had left….
kelly Jun 10 at 12:08 pm Reply
Does anyone have any advice about how to manage exercise and breastfeeding?
In the past few weeks, I've been able to get out and work in the garden for a few hours, which is great exercise, but then my milk gets a bit low, because I just can't seem to ingest enough fluid and calories to keep up.
Also, I'd like to start going back to Bikram yoga soon, but this can be so dehydrating, and I'm afraid this will really hurt my milk production. And, when I do Bikram, I tend to lose weight really quickly, and I'm afraid of all the icky, fat soluble stuff (like pesticides and ketones) that might get dumped into my breastmilk.
I'd like to be able to nurse my baby until she's a year old (she's 4 months, now), and so I feel like I really need to be protective and watchful about my milk supply. Any insight about how to manage this would be greatly appreciated.
Kelly: Everything I've read swears that exercise actually has zero effect on your milk supply — maybe there's something else going on that you're misinterpreting as low supply? (She might not like nursing when you're sweaty or covered in sunscreen, she's started solids and you're getting a natural drop because of that?)
And you actually don't need *extra* fluids to keep up milk supply — just drink to satisfy thirst, be it water or sports drinks or juice or whatever. So if you can remember to keep a nice full water bottle close to you in the garden and by your yoga mat, you should be fine. And fenugreek or Mother's Milk Tea once or twice a day has always helped me if I think I'm a little low.
Here are some articles about nursing and exercise that might help:
Michelle Pixie Jun 10 at 2:14 pm Reply
Then there is me who started getting up early five days a week to go for a 30 minute vigorous walk before my day starts and I seem to be going up and down between the same three pounds and I am completely frustrated! I just want to lose the baby weight…I am not going to give up on the walking it would just be nice to see some results in my jeans. I have to say though the increased energy is a great bonus!
annonymous Jun 10 at 5:20 pm Reply
Kelly, milk is made of protein, fluid, and fat, so you need to make sure you're getting enough of these things in your diet.
Additionally, the most important thing you can do to keep your supply up is to nurse and/or pump frequently. Make sure you pump or nurse every 3 hours or so. If you miss feedings too frequently, your supply will definitely drop.
Sally Jul 14 at 1:53 pm Reply
If anything ever happened to my husband, I would marry my BOB double jogger. It was a gift from an extremely generous aunt, and in the beginning I started jogging because I felt guilty about all the money she spent. Now it is my escape when I can't stand another minute in the house with the kids. I load them up with sippy cups and cookies, strap on my ipod (turned down low enough to hear if someone is puking or screaming but high enough to block out the little whines), and run until we're all in better moods. I have pushed around a few other jogging strollers, and nothing compares to the ease of running with a BOB.
Beth Jul 22 at 6:21 pm Reply
When i had to lose all my extra baby weight I didn't have the time, and my hisband wasn't around too much either to help pit with sitting! I got a compressing band that is suposed to tighten up my tummy postpartum. It's called the Belly bandit, and it was a life saver for my sister and i!
Anna Barela Oct 28 at 5:28 pm Reply
I have found some great ways to still exercise while working full time and spending every non-work second with my baby boy. I reached my pre-pregnancy weight by 4 months. Check out http://www.bananasbaby.blogspot.com.


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The review: Billabong Bar
Here is a link to my review of Billabong Bar, the new Australian-themed pub in Federal Hill.
I'm going to try and get a photo on my way to work, so I can show you what it looks like.
Follow Midnight Sun on Facebook and Twitter @midnightsunblog
Categories: Bars & Clubs


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Become the Wine connoisseur you have always wanted to be!
Our Nose Training approach is both systematic and fun removing the mystery of "Wine Nosing & Wine Tasting Notes" and allowing the myriad of fine Wines to be enjoyed with the confidence and "insider knowledge" of the select few.
Aroma is the "Crowning Glory" of fine Wine. As over 90% of the sensation of "flavour" is due to the sense of smell, it is essential that Wine enthusiasts become knowledgeable regarding the key aromas associated with the finest wines of the world.
with the invaluable Wine Nosing Kit and accompanying 122 page explanatory guide!
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Stock Number: ES1501720
Manufactured by Draper Tools
In Stock Available for immediate despatch
Rated 5 out of
This product is compatible with:
Gathering and disposing of fallen leaves in your garden is a simple task with the help of this genuine spare! This Draper Tools part is a pair of simple to use leaf collectors to help make sweeping and tidying up your garden much easier.
Its large scoop-shaped design with soft hand grips makes it easy to use. Durable lightweight construction crafted with impact-resistant heavy duty propylene.
This is Draper Tools spares reference: 76762
Extremely Useful 27 October 2015
By - Fleet
Makes light work of leaves 18 March 2013
By - Bury St Edmunds
A Autumn must have 20 July 2011
Q Can you tell me the actual weight of these leaf collectors please? 1 Answer
By - Aberdeenshire - 01 May 2011
By - sheffield - 23 May 2011


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Installation of VMware-server-2.0.2 on Debian Squeeze i686
This article guides you step-by-step though installation process of VMware-server-2.0.2 on Debian Squeeze Linux. Here we assume that reader has already obtained VMware-server-2.0.2-<minor version>.i386.tar.gz installation pack along with a serial number provided upon the user registration on VMware website. If you still have some questions after reading this article please try our new LinuxCareer Forum.
System specs:
- Linux debian 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Tue Mar 8 21:36:00 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
- installation package ~/VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
1. Prerequisites installation
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` \
build-essential bzip2 gcc-4.3
2. VMware-server-2.0.2 install
In this step we will install vmware-server-2.0.2. This installation process does not include the actual compilation of vmware-modules.
Extract VMware-server-2.0.2 installation package:
# cd # tar xvzf VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
Enter the root directory of VMware-server-2.0.2 installation package and start installation. During the interaction with vmware installer change a default setting where appropriate.
NOTE: DO NOT start vmware-config.pl ! If the question asks:
Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this: THE ANSWER IS: no
# cd vmware-server-distrib/ # ./vmware-install.pl
3. Patching vmware-server-2.0.2
At this point we need to patch vmware-config.pl file as well as vmware modules. First download and decompress patch provided by: Radu Cotescu:
# cd # wget http://linuxconfig.org/images/files/2.6.3x-vmware-patch.tar.bz2 # tar xjf 2.6.3x-vmware-patch.tar.bz2
Apply patch:
First apply patch to vmware-config:
# cd /usr/bin/ # patch -p3 < ~/2.6.3x-vmware-patch/config.patch 203138-update.patch config.patch LICENSE README start-VMware-console.sh vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
Apply patch to all modules:
# cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source # for f in *.tar ; do tar pxf $f ; done # patch -p4 < ~/2.6.3x-vmware-patch/203138-update.patch patching file vmci-only/include/pgtbl.h patching file vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.c patching file vmci-only/Makefile patching file vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c patching file vmmon-only/include/compat_cred.h patching file vmmon-only/include/x86svm.h patching file vmmon-only/linux/driver.c patching file vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c patching file vmmon-only/Makefile patching file vmnet-only/Makefile patching file vmnet-only/netif.c patching file vsock-only/Makefile # for f in vmci vmmon vmnet vsock ; do tar pcf $f.tar $f-only ; done # rm -fr *-only
4. Set correct gcc version
The kernel on Debian squeeze was compiled with gcc 4.3 and this is the version of gcc we want to use. By default gcc is set to gcc version 4.4:
# ls -l `which gcc` lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Mar 20 11:15 /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.4
Therefore, we need to change gcc compiler to match our kernel compiler version. The easiest way is to set CC environmental variable to point to gcc v4.3.
The second option is to create a new symlink ( when you finish do not forget to put everything where it belongs ) :
# ln -fs /usr/bin/gcc-4.3 /usr/bin/gcc # ls -l `which gcc` lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 20 12:09 /usr/bin/gcc -> /usr/bin/gcc-4.3
5. Configure vmware-server-2.0.2
We are almost done. At this stage we need to configure vmware-server. Follow vmware-config.pl and change default values where appropriate. Start configuration with:
# vmware-config.pl
After successful build you should see:
Enjoy, --the VMware team Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Virtual machine communication interface done VM communication interface socket family: done Virtual ethernet done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done VMware Server Authentication Daemon (background) done Shared Memory Available done Starting VMware management services: VMware Server Host Agent (background) done VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access Starting VMware autostart virtual machines: Virtual machines done The configuration of VMware Server 2.0.2 build-203138 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully.
6. VMware Server interface
At this point you should have vmware-server-2.0.2 successfully installed on your system. Manage vmware-server-2.0.2 by openning your browser and navigating to:
- standard http connections: http://localhost:8222
- secure http (https) connections: http://localhost:8333
7. Troubleshooting
Unable to locate killall command:
What is the location of the "killall" program on your machine? ENTER: killall5


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Big Ben
Excuses, Shopping, a Win and a House
Peter Guest
For a whole week, I have been cut off from the world of electronic communications; it has been wonderful.
On Monday, the phone line was a bit crackly, and my Inter-web thingie kept stalling. You know, it started to download something, then stopped, then started; stop start, stop start. Tuesday, it was no better, and by Wednesday, well, it was just hopeless, so I phoned the phone company's "fault" line (not too easy with no phone service, but that's another story). I use BT, that's British Telecom, as in Britain, the island between France and Dublin.
I spoke to a charming lady in Bangalore, India, who listened to my problem and told me that she would check the line. She did this by calling the engineer that I wanted to talk to, in the exchange a mile from where I live, who was having his tea (this is England, after all), so he said there was no problem with the line, so it must be my "equipment" that was faulty – which I thought was rather a personal comment from someone that I hadn't been properly introduced to.
My charming Indian lady called me back on my phone, and through the noise on the line, explained that it was all my fault, and that I would have to pay $150 to get it fixed. However, while I was waiting, I had cunningly disconnected everything except a BT hard-wired phone, so it's not me, it's you, I told her triumphantly.
This seemed to throw her for a while, but she gamely recovered and agreed to send an engineer, but if the fault were on my side, there would be consequences (I probably would get put in the stocks for a couple of days) and a bill.
Now BT spends quintillions of pounds a week showering me with letters and TV adverts telling me how they have the best telecom service in the universe, and how I should change everything possible in my house to them immediately.
Apparently though, the best service in the universe doesn't include fixing stuff, so for eight days, nothing.
And on the eighth day, lo, the engineer did appear, and it was as had been foretold: The fault was on BT's line, because squirrels had eaten the cable.
That's just seven days more than it took before they improved the service and I could talk to the engineer direct.
I have just finished a bit of work as part of my day job trying to understand the relevance of parking to commercial success in the retail sector. In 2011, "retail guru" Mary Portas was asked by the UK's glorious leader, David Cameron, to "carry out an independent review into the state of [our] 'high streets' and town centres." The subsequent report contained the now infamous recommendation that "local areas should implement free controlled parking schemes ..."
This, without any evidence that free parking, or indeed any parking at all, has any significant role in people's shopping decisions and the economic health of a typical town center. Unfortunately, little David and his pals seemed to think that the whole economic "difficulty" that we are experiencing would be solved by the simple process of making local parking free for shoppers, and so we were very quickly faced with his minions telling the world that this was proven fact and the solution to all our problems.
Unsurprisingly, not everyone was convinced, and pretty soon I was involved in some research to try to understand the reality, particularly in the context of urban areas. The work has come up with, to me, some surprising results.
Car users are usually thought to be the big spenders, and indeed, on a per trip basis, they are. However, if one looks at the "spend" per week or per month, walkers spend two-thirds more than the car users do.
The argument often put forward by proponents of free town-center parking is that retail carparks with free parking kill business in the nearby towns. Well, a massive shopping mall on the edge of London with 13,000 free spaces manages to generate just two-thirds of the turnover of the local town, with just over 10% of the parking supply and all charged for.
Other research also showed that retailers tended to massively over-estimate the importance of vehicles to their customers, with surveys showing that retailers typically overestimated use by customers by 100%
(For those who are interested, I am sure the full report will be published in due course.)
On the other hand, I never cease to be amazed at the value that some people put on having access to a parking space they can call their own. Five separate parking slots, just a 2.5 by 5m bit of asphalt on the side of the road, are being auctioned in St. Ives in Cornwall, with a guide price of £50,000; that's just over $80,000 Yankee dollars to you. And this is not fantasyland; a bit more than two years ago, someone paid £60,000 ($96,000) to park their car. Amazing!
Off-street parking in the UK is subject to value added tax (VAT), which is a 20% levy on all parking charges. On-street parking has never been taxed, probably because the old-style single-space parking meters couldn't produce a receipt for the bean counters.
When pay-and-display took over from single meters, the receipt was there, but no one seemed to think the rules should change. And local authorities went one further and claimed the god-given right to opt out of paying the taxman his pound of flesh off-street as well.
This has rather upset the private-sector operators, who not unreasonably have seen the situation as giving the local councils an unfair competitive advantage. Finally, after many years of going to and fro in the courts, including the European Court of Justice, Revenue has won the day and the councils will have to pay the VAT.
Or, rather, we will, because as sure as night follows day, the councils will start adding 20% to their parking fees for the VAT, plus, of course, a bit extra for the cost of collecting the tax, and then it will have to be rounded up to the nearest 10p for the machine, and then there's the cost of changing the tariff ...
I wonder who did the "trip generation studies" for this: In 2014, a £12m, 147-room "Fun Motel" is due to open in an as yet undisclosed location in Austria. The motel will employ "about 150 sex workers, who will entertain around 1,000 guests a day, and will have 350 parking spaces, plus room for coach parties."
Please send all inappropriate jokes and witticisms to JVH, not to me
Peter Guest is PT's correspondent in
the UK, Europe and the Middle East,
and discusses all things parking.
He can be reached at email@example.com.
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County looks for solution to Renns Lake
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The Cole County Commission on Monday authorized an engineering firm to study different uses for a private lake the county assumed control over after the lake's dam nearly collapsed in 2009.
By a vote of 2-1, the commission authorized Gredell Engineering Resources to determine costs and funding options to restore Renns Lake or to remove it.
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Hi girls,
Hope you are all doing well.....
I have bought lots of baby clothes, is it best i wash them first before I put them on the baby or are they ok to wear straight from the shop?
And if so shall I just use a small bit of sensitive fabric conditoner and put them on a cold cycle wash?
Any advice would be appreciated!!
Alex + baby boy bump
I didnt think i had to wash them n wasnt guna bother, but my mum suggested i did lol sooo il go with what she says, parently it makes them nice n soft for baby! Apparently persil is ment to b a good 1 for babies,it doesnt affect there sensitive skin!
I think it's good practice to wash all brand new baby clothes before using them on a newborn as their skins are sensitive and a pre-wash helps get rid of any manufacturing chemicals or residue. Not all babies have sensitive skin but it's better to err on the side of caution and pre-wash. If you've bought loads of stuff maybe only pre-wash a few including what you intend to take to hospital and leave the tags on all the other clothes. That way if you have too many in one size or the baby comes out bigger than expected, you can take the teeny weeny ones back to the store and exchange for the next size up.
Just to add they normally recommend non-bio for sensitive skins but my ds reacted to persil non-bio. For him I started with the fragrance-free stuff (Surcare) and then when he was a few months older I switched to Tesco bio which caused no problems.
However the bio/non-bio debate is quite a wide one as apparently the UK is one of the only countries in the world that uses bio yet somehow the rest of the world manages just fine with bio even on newborns.
Hi there,
My DD is 16 months old now and I saw no need to wash new clothes, but must admit I did wash second hand newborn clothes I bought from NCT sale before my she arrived. Also I continued to use my usual washing powder (Daz) and have not encountered any problems thus far!
I do know many new mums who do wash all baby clothes and use (rather expensive) especially for baby detergents.
Both ways seem to work, it really just depends what your happiest with!
hi i never washed my baby clothes with my 2 children they are ok to wear straight from the shop, and as for the powder if they have sensitive skin its best to use fairy, my daughter has a bit of ezcema and very sensitive skin so we use fairy and the ezcemas not that bad now
Hi, I washed everything for my first with my normal detergent. I figured if the baby had problems I could deal with it later, but that the baby should get used to our normal detergent. Till now, no problems. (he's 18 months). I never believed in special baby / sensitive soaps - only if there was a problem. (oh, and I have personally an allergy for "black" detergents).
I never use fabric softener (I keep forgetting) so he's almost never had that (but when we went on vacation we did use fabric softener so that was also no problem).
With the new baby coming I'll just do it again.... wash all new stuff and the previous stuff from my son before it gets used again.
defo need to wash them for sure, dont know if any of the others have said but be carefull, only take the labels of and wash a few clothes, ie sleep suits, vests , snow suit for coming back from hospital and a coming home outfit if you doing that. especially if this is your first you will get inundated with clothes, you just wont believe it, and if you ve bought tons you may want to take some back, of course you could take the ones that are presents back but nice to keep your options open!
my first was very early and we didnt even have so much as a cot for him when he was born (at 32 weeks) but luckily we hadnt bought any clothes as i have never seen so many gifts in my entire life. i had to take stuff back to change the size and i dont actually think oliver needed anything until he got into the 9-12 mths size!!
I wash all my clothes before I wear them, so I certainly won't be slacking on this rule for the baby. Just think about it - you have no idea where the clothes (and material) have been before they reach the shop - just think how many people have probably handled the fabric before you get buy them - from the workers in the factory/sweatshop to the shop floor.
I use ecoballs, and a couple of drops of neroli oil in the conditioner tray to give a lovely smell.
Hi, I washed all my daughters clothes before she wears them, she does have sensitive skin but i use our normal powder, Daz, and a sensitive fabric softner which I use on the whole families clothes. I think its personal choice but better clean than not!! Plus it's always nice to see all the little baby clothes on the washing line!! :)
Emma and butterbean 22 + 4!!


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Her boyfriend was incredulous.
Yes, she had sold her car so that she could buy a chair.
"Oh, Pavlos," interior designer Alexa Hampton recalls telling the man who would later become her husband, "it's only going to get worse."
But that chair. It's a chair that she has kept ever since, though reupholstered several times.
And there it is, on page 105 of her new book, "The Language of Interior Design."
Alexa Hampton -- who will speak this Saturday in Old Lyme -- is the daughter of a man many regard as interior design royalty in this country. No wonder she learned pretty fast how to make decisions.
When her father, Mark Hampton, died, at 58, she was still in her 20s but she took over as chief executive and featured designer at his design firm.
Architectural Digest has included her among its "AD 100" -- its list of the world's best interior designers and architects -- every year since 2002. House Beautiful has put her on its annual "America's Best 100 Designers" list every year since 1999.
In an interview last week, she recalled an early project she took on, at age 29 -- the new home of Joe Canizaro, "a very, very tough businessman," and his wife, Sue Ellen, in Metairie, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans.
They had lots of plans for their newly built neoclassical mansion, Alexa recalled, and "he was not going to take any BS from a 28-year-old girl."
She asked him: "Out of curiosity, what size bed do you sleep in?"
Because, she says, if they wanted a king-size bed, the plans they had precluded their having any bedside tables.
(OK, they realized, she's practical.)
I t was the start of a project that would take 10 years -- and which she would feature in her new book, published earlier this month. (A photograph of their glorious dining room is on the book's cover.)
At the start, Alexa says, she needed her clients as much as they needed her.
"I was not the principal up until that moment. ... When he walked into my office, he was a tough, successful, demanding, though kind man -- obviously I was ripe for the plucking -- these are all words I can use to describe my father."
And when she turned 30, he jokingly tried to fire her, saying "you're too damn old."
She says it was a "safe zone in which I could learn, at the highest level. ... I could find my way with some safety."
But learn she did. At one point, when they were arguing about the cost of certain doorknobs she felt were essential, it dawned on her how much they were paying to fly her down to Louisiana on a private plane.
"I said, 'I'm making an executive decision: I'm flying coach, if that's what it takes to get these doorknobs.' "
She says she realized in "such a direct, obvious way that so much of this is about the final product. I need these projects, in which I invest myself for, perhaps, a decade. They really need to be great."
And if flying coach for a high-end client is what it takes, so be it. "This," she says, "is my priority."
Because the houses featured in "The Language of Interior Design" tend to be so high-end, the book seems almost intimidating at first. But she has made of it a lexicon for home design decisions that are useful and apply to just about anyone's home and budget.
As I write in this week's At Home section, she offers lots of down-to-earth pointers on furniture plans, lighting, fabric and seating.
And the fundamental underpinings of the book are even more helpful. She breaks the design process into four basic elements: contrast, proportion, color and balance.
She equates contrast with a verb -- the tension and action that keep the eye engaged and moving around a room. Proportion serves as the grammar -- the spatial relationships in a room. Color would be the descriptive adjectives.
Finally, balance, which underlies the entire composition, involves the relationships of textures and colors, the yin-and-yang interplay between old and new, between masculine and feminine; between formality and tradition and comfort and approachability.
Something to think about.
Alexa Hampton is the honorary co-chair and keynote speaker at Interior Inspirations, which runs Friday through Sunday at Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme. She will speak Saturday at 2 p.m. and sign copies of her new book, "The Language of Interior Design." Other speakers include landscape artist Louis Raymond today at 11 a.m.; New York designer Larry Laslo today at 2 p.m.; designer and lifestyle author Alexandra Stoddard on "Creating an Inspired Home" Saturday at 11 a.m.; as well as a designer roundtable today at 4 p.m. Tickets for each talk are $10. A three-day pass for all events is $75.Call Judy Lovelace at 860-443-2896, Ext. 901, or go to http://www.InteriorInspirations.org.