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"A colony of the poor from the 1800s" Frederiksoord by ATLC
Frederiksoord Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 35 photos
Frederiksoord is in the province Drenthe.
Kallenkote is only about 3 kms from here, but in another province: Overrijssel. I'm adding the link here, because otherwise you might miss this little hamlet with a delightful Indonesian bird/animal park Taman Indonesia!
If you choose Frederiksoord as a base for your weekend out, there is so much to do in the neighbourhood, without once visiting a big city. The Miramar Marine museum in Vledder for instance. Or the museum of false art, also in Vledder. The gardens of Frederiksoord where you can be inspired to garden. The Indonesian toko (shop) for food and arts and crafts, just down the road from the Koloniehof. You can go ballooning with IkeAir. Visit lovely villages and small towns like Steenwijk, Dwingeloo, Diever and Noordwolde where they specialise in braiding reeds.
Personally I loved the Indonesian bird garden at Kallenkote (see link above).
There are quite a few places around Meppel (main town in the area) that are worth visiting. However, Meppel is on the brink of two provinces, so you would not be able to detect that if you look at my Travel Page.
You could easily cycle between these places. It's a lovely rural area.
Like: Meppel-Staphorst-Giethoorn-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Ruinerwold-Frederiksoord-Vledder-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Steenwijk-Giethoorn-Kolderveen-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Ruinerwold-Kallenkote-Schiphorst-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Staphorst-Zwolle-Meppel
So here goes:
Kolderveen (very rural, dairy farm icecream)
Steenwijk (small town, Unesco heritage site)
Giethoorn (Venice of the north)
Staphorst (beautiful old farms)
Ruinerwold(stone's throw from Meppel)
Kallenkote (Indonesian bird park)
Frederiksoord(colony of welfare)
Vledder(small village, museum of fake art)
Zwolle (largest town in the area)
Meppel (lively nightlife, shopping, printing museum)
Schiphorst (stately home as exclusive hotel/restaurant, stork farm)
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Beautiful historic place, looks great for a weekend escape.
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Congratulations to the great Weekend Warrior! And what is 'our good boy' s name?
A nice overview of Frederiksoord.
Here's to the winners, congratulations. Larry
Genuinely you are a weekend warrior! Great Tips.
A nice VT page. Your tips are very useful to tourists.
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Covered plants growing in pots in flats with clear plastic the last few nights due to freezing temperatures. Didn't take the cover off today. Temperature got up to 130F and killed the peppers, about 95% of the tomatoes and about 50% of potatoes.
Two flats of tomatoes survived that didn't fit in the tent and were taking indoors.
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Ooops!!! I really aughta automate the heating/cooling/watering.
Oh, what a pity…
If you weren't at the other side of the ocean, you could have all those tomatoes that don't fit in my greenhouse…
Are the potatoes really gone? I don't know how cold 'freezing' is in your region in this time of year, but when we have night frost when the potatoes have sprouted already, it's mostly only the foliage that is damaged.
Awww… I did in a flat of hot peppers (forgotten in the sun before completely hardened off) yesterday & TPS (dried out in the back corner of the greenhouse)the week before. Are your potatoes TPS? This is my first year with them & I'm afraid that while I have a lot of sprouts, I'm not getting any tiny tubers ): Any hints?
Sorry to hear about your peppers & toms ): How have your landrace peppers grown? Are they quicker to mature, larger harvest or heartier plants or a bit of each? Good luck on the restart (:
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Sorry to hear that, but thank you for sharing your experience. :)
The potatoes were grown from true seeds (TPS). They were at the first true leaf stage, so the ones that died are truly dead. TPS need to be grown in the ground for the entire growing season to produce tubers, so grow them out no more than 8 weeks in the greenhouse, and then transplant them into the garden. If they start producing tubers in the greenhouse then that really messes with their lifecycle timing,
The tubers in the garden froze back to ground level, but they should do fine.
My landrace peppers are quicker to mature, and adapted to my cold radiant cooled nights.
It's still about 4 weeks before our last expected spring frosts. I'll plant out then, so a restart isn't as bad today as it would have been later.
Definate bonus for the Landrace crops. Thanks for the TPS hints. (:
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I rearly don't like the last two ones. They ar pretty good, I think, but they are making me Dizzy.
Why will anyone want to be there?? (Okay, better there than down in the bottom!!)
Besides that - nice job. (the Photos, I mean.)
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Well I saw it on Craigslist, and knew it would be a perfect Fathers Day gift for my Dad. My Dad is the stoker of our tandem, due to being legally blind. He lives in a city an hour from me and as a widower does not have anyone who can captain the tandem over there. The Lord blessed us and I was able to buy it and for only $50.
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Subject: General Tech | July 5, 2007 - 06:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Pro-Clockers had a look at a very unique keyboard, the Art.Lebedev Optimus Mini Three Keyboard. As the name suggest, there are only 3 keys on this little USB keyboard, but each of those keys is a 20mm x 20mm backlit OLED screens that can display either a static image or animation at 3 frames per second. Plus you can use those buttons as hotkeys! Take a look at this nifty little device.
Crack your iPhone, sort of
Subject: General Tech | July 5, 2007 - 03:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Before the iPhone's first week on sale is over, it has already been molested in several ways. 2 accounts have been found, and now a way has been discovered to activate your iPhone without using AT&T. You won't be making any cell calls though, that part still requires the intervention off AT&T. It comes as no surprise to The Inquirer that the man who hacked the iPhone, the infamous DVD Jon, is still working on that problem.
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Starting a Sci-Fi RPG game from a blank slate
Subject: General Tech | July 4, 2007 - 04:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The upcoming RPG, Tabula Rasa, skips out on orcs, ogres and elves in preference to aliens. While the screenshots certainly evoke memories of the Elder Scrolls series, this is not a fantasy based game. With mention of multiple worlds to visit, and a storyline that includes the fall of Earth, the sneak peek at HEXUS is worth a read.
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Subject: General Tech | July 4, 2007 - 03:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
TweakTown took a tour through Shuttle's Taipei headquarters, and had a good look at their upcoming products. Owners of XPC series cases have something to look forward to, with 2 upcoming XPC compatible X38 based motherboards, with Dual PCI-Express slots. They will also be releasing Speed-Link, a driverless USB based network interface, and a fingerprint reader based login. There are a lot more features being included in their next generation of cases, check them out.
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Subject: General Tech | July 3, 2007 - 08:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Altec Lansing has been making peripherals for the iPod almost since it came out. There newest is the iMV712, a 8.5" widescreen LCD display with a pair of 3" full range speakers and a subwoofer built in. As well, it is able to handle input from other sources than just the iPod, which is icing on the cake as far as Think Computers is concerned.
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Subject: General Tech | July 3, 2007 - 06:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The newly released iPhone has been hacked, sort of. Using a restore image, it has been determined that there are 2 accounts on every iPhone, with the same default passwords. Of course, since there is no console or terminal access to the iPhone there is nothing you can do with these accounts. Slashdot has more on this, as well as some speculation about possible motives for the existence of these users.
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Subject: General Tech | July 2, 2007 - 09:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
PC Stats has put together a handy checklist of steps to polish up your PCs performance. Just cleaning up OS doesn't cut it, but it is a good first step. You need to get in that case and clean up all the dust bunnies and oil those fans. There is even a reward, you can see the temperature difference for your self!
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Subject: General Tech | June 29, 2007 - 08:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
If you are ever looking to expand your wireless network, either for range, to separate the ways people connect up or even just to get a few more ports free, you need another wireless access point. One solution is to add a second router to your network, which is not that hard. Neither is switching to a quad core CPU.
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Subject: General Tech | June 29, 2007 - 04:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There is a standalone expansion to The Guild 2, allowing you to start your own pirate empire. The Guild series is a very complex strategy game, requiring you to build business to make you money, and to cause the economy of that town to flourish, so that you can make even more money and expand. It's also important to get a family started, to help you run your businesses and to make sure your dynasty flourishes. Not for those who flinch at the word micro-management, it offers great rewar
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Subject: General Tech | June 29, 2007 - 03:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There is a link on Slashdot leading to PC Magazines list of 5 ideas that they feel will revolutionize computing as we know it. Movie theatre quality home projection systems, beanbag mice, and several other advancements are discussed. See what is soon coming of the big labs like Bell Labs, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, and PARC, and decide for yourself if they hit the big ones, or if they missed out on your favourite emerging tech.
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Subject: General Tech | June 28, 2007 - 06:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
If you are looking for a change of mice, consider the Evoluent VerticalMouse 3, your wrists may love you. It is designed on an angle, so your hand is in more of a handshake position that a hiding your poker hand position. It also has adjustable DPI up to 2600, and 5 programmable buttons, which can have different uses in different apps.
When errata attacks
Subject: General Tech | June 28, 2007 - 03:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Yesterday Intel released a patch to it's C2D processor line, or rather snuck it out. Today on Slashdot is information on what exactly was patched and why you should be worried about it. The issues range from buffer overflow-like vulnerabilities to floating point instruction non-coherencies, and memory corruptions. Even better is the fact that some of these bugs do not seem possible to be fixed via software.
The new military simulator
Subject: General Tech | June 27, 2007 - 03:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Armed Assault:Combat Operations is not exactly the sequel to Operation Flashpoint, but it is it's descendant. If you missed out on Operation Flashpoint, it was far more than a FPS like the Battlefield or Call of Duty series, more like a simulator. You didn't get to save during missions, but you could take advantage of the entire world to get your job done, including taking control of any vehicle and later in the game, ordering your squad around ...
The price of being cool
Subject: General Tech | June 27, 2007 - 03:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Pricing on the iPhone, and the plans from AT&T have hit the streets, shortly before the June 29th release date. The hype surrounding this device has been everywhere, but we have been short on some details, which are being dribbled out as the date goes closer. Read more about the service plan you can expect to get on CoolTechZone.
Intel Accelerates High Performance Computing Clusters
Subject: General Tech | June 27, 2007 - 03:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and DRESDEN, Germany, June 27, 2007 - Intel Corporation today announced new technologies that will advance and accelerate growth of high-performance computing (HPC) - from deskside supercomputers to high-end petaflop-sized clusters. Intel Cluster Ready and Intel Connects Cables help simplify cluster use and deployment as high-performance computing use expands from academic and scientific realms to more mainstream use in data centers.
ntel Introduces Worldwide Software Training Curriculum to Spur Multi-Core Computing Software Design
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2007 - 07:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26, 2007 - Intel Corporation unveiled today a global training curriculum for software developers to speed and expand software development for multi-core processors. The Intel Software Training Program offers classroom courses and hands-on lab work to better train software developers in multi-threaded application design.
High def sound for your high def movies and music
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2007 - 05:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
7.1 cards are becoming more common as PC add on cards, and they aren't all made by Creative. Diamond's XS 7.1 cards are relatively inexpensive, and offer you the chance to hear full Dolby surround sound. OCC compares it to the Turtle Beach Montego, and you can follow their testing here.
Under seige
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2007 - 03:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Join Ars Technica in taking a look at spam, phishing, botnets and more. They briefly look back at the trends that we have seen in the wonderful world of identity theft and scams, and examine the new trends we are seeing currently. Viruses now mutate, so no matter how long the list of definitions is, anti-virus software is becoming obsolete. The popularity of social networking programs gives new weapons to the hordes of zombie computers out there, which they are
Connect3D disconnected?
Subject: General Tech | June 25, 2007 - 03:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There are rumours of bankruptcy surround Connect3D, a company that has produced ATI cards in the past, and was indicated to be a major partner for AMD. The US site is no longer up, although there are links to sites Great Britain, Poland and Germany which are still active. Keep an eye on The Tech Report's coverage of this story here.
Share your perspective with us on the forums
Subject: General Tech | June 22, 2007 - 09:42 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Behind every good http is an ftp, and there are plenty of ftp clients to chose from. Contribute to this thread in the General forum, and let us know your favourites, or vote on the best (unofficial) 80211n router. Watercooling fanatics can participate in this poll, which asks where you usually keep your reservoir when you build a watercooled rig.
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Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down
San Diego A San Diego federal judge made a reluctant ruling Thursday that the cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional, although the chances of the La Jolla monument coming down anytime soon are unlikely.
The latest ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns will likely send the case back to the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court declined to hear the case last year, but said it could reconsider once a lower court enters a final judgment.
Burns ordered the cross to be removed within 90 days, and then stayed that order until all appeals have been exhausted.
Both sides on Thursday called the latest ruling a victory, for different reasons.
"After 23 years, if you can't come to a reasonable resolution, you've got a constitutional violation and you have to remedy it," said attorney James McElroy, who has fought to remove the cross for several years.
On the other hand, cross supporters say this ruling moves them closer to getting the case reviewed once and for all by the Supreme Court.
Do you think the Mount Soledad cross should come down?
Yes 40% (5620)
No 60% (8532)
14152 total votes.
Soledad cross may get federal protection
Supreme Court won't hear Mt. Soledad cross case
"I'm somewhat upbeat about this. Believe me, we've had darker days," said one of the opposing lawyers, Charles LiMandri, president and chief counsel of Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund.
The legal battle over the large cross, erected in 1954, has ping-ponged across numerous jurisdictions for years.
The land the cross sits on was transferred from city of San Diego ownership to the federal government in 2005 in response to the threat of it being taken down under a court order. The monument, which includes 3,000 plaques honoring military veterans, is operated by the Mount Soledad Memorial Association.
In 2006, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, as well as local residents, filed a lawsuit objecting to the display of the cross on federal property. The American Civil Liberties Union is helping represent the organization.
"We support the government paying tribute to those who served bravely in our country's armed forces," Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, said in a statement. "But we should honor all of our heroes under one flag, not just one particular religious symbol."
Burns ruled initially in 2008 that the cross could stay, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision three years later, saying the cross sent a message that the government endorsed Christianity and therefore violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits government endorsement of religion.
The court did leave open the possibility for other legal alternatives to keep the cross in place.
When cross supporters petitioned to have the case heard by the Supreme Court, the justices declined to take the case, returning it to the lower courts but adding that if the government was unhappy with the results they would consider taking another look at it.
Justice Samuel Alito did point out in his concurrence to the denial for review that the issue surrounding the cross is "a question of substantial importance."
On Thursday, attorneys appeared before Burns to try to come to some kind of resolution. Different ideas were tossed around, including posting signs around the 29-foot cross that sits atop a 14-foot base. The signs would have made it clear the cross is not an endorsement of religion.
Other ideas included putting the land up for public auction or lowering the monument 10 to 15 feet so it's not as visible from Interstate 5.
Physically altering the cross was found not to be viable. In the end, Burns said he felt his hands were tied and there was little room to maneuver around the 9th Circuit's ruling of unconstitutionality.


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Gruden said Orakpo will be questionable for Sunday. Porter and Jordan are questionable right now. Porter "not looking good."
ESPN "The Washington Redskins signed free-agent linebacker Akeem Jordan on Wednesday. The team made the announcement via its Twitter account but didn't disclose contract terms. Jordan, 28, joined the Kansas City Chiefs last year as a free agent after six seasons playing for coach Andy Reid with..." March 19


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The governor announced the agreement with Council 94 and the Coalition of Unions on Thursday. It provides for a four-year contract retroactive to July 2013.
Union members will get a 2 percent increase now, then another 2 percent increase this October and next October. There's a provision to reopen wage discussions in the contract's fourth year. There hasn't been an increase since 2011.
Chafee's office says the unions agreed, for the first time, to "fair and reasonable" deductibles for health insurance, which is expected to yield substantial savings for the state. The contract also increases co-payments.


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Rain gardens pass curb test
NORMAN — In a quiet cul-de-sac in Norman's Trail Woods addition, research is under way, though most people won't notice.
Sets of monitoring equipment tucked in at ground level will sample stormwater runoff for the next two years, comparing the pollutant levels from one side of the cul-de-sac to levels from the other side. A team from the University of Oklahoma oversees the sampling.
The main difference between the two sides? One features standard front yards with grass extending to the curb while the other has rain gardens installed by the street — or, as most casual passers-by might see it, "Oh, what a pretty garden."
That's fine with Ideal Homes' Richard and Vernon McKown, who are leveraging their family's 42-year reputation in homebuilding to explore and perfect low-impact building methods — those that limit the effect on the environment. Their father, Gene McKown, is a longtime fixture in Norman's land development scene.
A drive through Carrington Place, where Ideal installed test rain gardens six years ago, proves the point, Richard McKown said.
"The thing is, when you drive through there, they just look like beautiful, landscaped areas," he said. "They don't look like anything. So from a commercial standpoint, they're a nice amenity. They look nice like a well-planted front flower bed in a front entry."
But the landscaping at the entrance serves double duty: Its strategic combination of plants and soil materials is supposed to soak up rainfall as it rolls off rooftops and across concrete and herbicide-laced lawns. The aim is to reduce the amount of chemicals flowing into sewer systems and ultimately into watersheds that drain into streams, lakes or aquifers.
"By the time (rainwater) gets to your gutter and through your yard, it's already not the cleanest water," Richard McKown said.
Ideal Homes joined with the University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency on the Trail Woods project. The condition of Lake Thunderbird, Norman's source of drinking water, adds a sense of urgency to the work.
"Lake Thunderbird is very impaired with nutrients, and we're starting to tackle that," said Judith Wilkins, environmental projects coordinator in the conservation commission's water quality division. Phosphorus in fertilizer is the biggest culprit, she said.
The Trail Woods site is "a demonstration project to show what we can do," she said.
Wilkins said she has watched Ideal Homes experiment in other neighborhoods, including the rain gardens in Norman's Carrington Place addition and several thousand dollars' worth of carefully chosen plants along the edges on the main pond there.
"And the maintenance crew came through and mowed them all down," she said. "So it's an education process."
Ideal worked with Reid Coffman, a former assistant professor with OU's Division of Landscape Architecture, in setting up the Trail Woods project. Though he is now at Kent State University in Ohio, Coffman is still involved.
"In fact, this project would never have been possible without him," Richard McKown said.
Not all rain gardens, though, are created equal.
"Some of the early rain gardens we saw, like pictures in other marketplaces, looked like detention ponds," Vernon McKown said.
"The water was flooded into an area, and it was kind of quasi-rain garden, but it wasn't an asset to the community."
Richard McKown added: "We had friends in Chicago who had to put out signs saying, 'It's supposed to look weedy.'"
Ideal is striving to provide both form and function, Vernon McKown said. And it's working. "Every rain garden that we currently have on the ground is aesthetically pleasing and in harmony with the residence."
But is it affordable?
"I'm not going to tell you we've cracked the code on that," he said with a laugh. "We're in the early stages of the learning."
Meeting challenges
There are plenty of challenges. What works in the porous soils around Chesapeake Bay isn't going to work in Oklahoma's denser clay soil. Plus, most of the work falls outside city code, forcing the McKowns to visit with city officials on a regular basis.
"The city of Norman has been very gracious to work with us," Richard McKown said.
And the underground elements have to be woven around sewer pipes, cable lines and other utility conduits already in place. Zac Roach, Ideal's vice president of development, has probably gained a few gray hairs in the course of the Trail Woods project, Richard McKown said.
"Zac's the one who's actually boots on the ground, making sure everybody talks to everybody, makes sure no sewer lines, phone lines, Cox Communication lines get cut, and that it all gets done as close to on budget as possible."
So the challenge has been to create a rain garden that will work with Oklahoma's soil and extremes in weather but won't radically increase the home's price.
"That's been a very important piece of our puzzle," Richard McKown said.
Once the OU team has completed its monitoring, the findings will be compiled into a report. The statistics will give the Ideal team something concrete to work from as they continue to refine their rain gardens.
"At the end of the day, it's all theoretical until you prove it," Vernon McKown said.
Meanwhile, they get the word out about rain gardens, making presentations wherever they can. Richard McKown recalled one presentation he made with Reid Coffman in Tulsa, where a speaker said low-impact building wouldn't work in Oklahoma — the clay soil won't percolate water through into the aquifer, plus extreme drought and flash flooding play havoc with the plants.
When he and Coffman took the stage, they both admitted to the crowd that was all true; they'd seen it play out in various test projects, McKown said.
"And we just keep adapting and failing forward," McKown recalled telling them. "We use that term a lot. We just keep failing forward."


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No Blake Griffin, no problem for Thunder
So we're going to have to do this the hard way. What? You thought just because it's the Thunder, lightning would strike twice, and the same cosmic forces that landed Kevin Durant in the Ford Center would keep Blake Griffin in Oklahoma? No, that's not how the NBA or life works. You mix a little luck with a lot of smarts and hard work, and maybe you get a basketball team that will send you home happy on many a winter's night. So while the NBA Draft lottery sent the No. 1 pick — and Griffin's wondrous talents — off to the Clippers, the Thunder settled for the consolation prize of the third pick. Could be UConn shot-blocker Hasheem Thabeet. Could be Arizona strong man Jordan Hill. Could, I suppose, be Spanish point guard phenom Ricky Rubio, if the Grizzlies of Memphis lose their mind and bypass him at No. 2. Either way, doesn't matter. Since Thunder general manager Sam Presti took the basketball reins of this franchise, in June 2007, he's had overall draft picks 2 (Durant), 5 (Jeff Green), 4 (Russell Westbrook) and now 3. If you can't build a quality roster with that positioning, nobody to blame but yourself. Not that Presti has done anything to make us think he won't ace this selection, too. The Durant pick was a no-brainer, but the Green and Westbrook additions have been home runs, so Presti seems unlikely to screw up this pick. If Rubio is the player he's projected to be, I would love him on this roster. You talk about versatile. Westbrook could be a combo guard, playing the point some and off the ball some, just as he did with Earl Watson this past season. If the 7-foot-3 Thabeet is another Samuel Dalembert, the 76ers' athletic center, I'll take that, too. Both will drive you bananas on offense, but if Thabeet can defend the basket like Dalembert can, that will improve this team quickly. Interior defense is priority A for the Thunder. And who knows what other curveball Presti might throw? Who saw Westbrook coming at No. 4 last June? Presti said he was "thrilled" that the lottery moved up the Thunder from fourth to third, though he didn't tip his hand on who that third pick might bring. No way to know until Memphis makes its call, anyway. Getting Griffin would have sent revelers into the streets, and trade talk will bubble between now and draft night. But don't expect the Clippers to let Griffin go. Franchises just don't trade that No. 1 pick anymore; just once in the last 20 years. Too much PR damage. "I will look forward to hearing from all 29 teams before we probably keep the pick," Clipper president Andy Roeser said. "You never know what your crazy partners in this league will do. But the likelihood is we will keep the pick." Actually, no franchise is crazier than the Clippers, but Roeser talked sense when he said, "Stars don't come along that often. It means a lot to the franchise for the long haul to have that pick." The Thunder has plenty of trade arsenal — two first-round draft picks this season, 3 and 25, and two first-round picks next season, its own and Phoenix's. Those picks are valuable in this economic climate; they allow a franchise to employ good, but cheap, talent. However, do not expect the Thunder to entertain trade offers if it means breaking up the core. Durant is untouchable, naturally. But Green is a great Robin to Durant's Batman, an egoless sidekick loved by Durant. As the Clipper president said, stars don't come along that often. Messing with Green might be messing with Durant. Don't play with dynamite. Trading Westbrook in a Griffin deal would put the Boomers back at the starting line for a point guard, so that's no good. So I wouldn't include Green or Westbrook in any deal to move up in the draft, and I don't think Presti will, either. "We really like the core of our group," Presti said. "You never know. But we feel pretty strongly about these guys." The future remains bright for the Thunder. Bright enough that this should be the last time for a while that Oklahoma City gets all worked up by the lottery. Next year, the Boomers should be lottery long shots. With picks 2, 5, 4 and 3, it's time to leave lottery land. Berry Tramel: 405-760-8080; Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1.


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|Planets Under Attack - Achievements
XboxAchievements.com - Every Point Counts
There are 21 achievements with a total of 400 points.
|Seriously?! (40 points)
|Destroy one million enemy population. Yes, 1 000 000.
|Thorough (10 points)
|Earn all stars in a single mission in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Private (5 points)
|Get 5 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Midshipman (10 points)
|Get 10 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Lieutenant (20 points)
|Get 20 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Commander (20 points)
|Get 30 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Captain (30 points)
|Get 40 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Vice Admiral (30 points)
|Get 50 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Admiral (40 points)
|Get 60 stars in the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Half way (15 points)
|Complete half of the Humanity Inc.campaign.
|Pinnacle of Man (30 points)
|Complete all missions in the Humanity Inc. campaign.
|Man of the Year (30 points)
|Reach level 20 for Human race.
|Deep Blue (20 points)
|Reach level 10 for Robot race.
|Jack of all trades (10 points)
|Win in each basic game mode: Elimination, Capture, Domination, King of the Hill.
|Heart of iron (15 points)
|Win a 4 player free for all match against 3 hard AI.
|Exterminator (10 points)
|Purge all Swarm planets before completing the mission.
|Intergalactic (30 points)
|Complete 30 online multiplayer matches.
|Don't panic! (5 points)
|Successfully defend a planet with just a few citizens on it (except for offline multiplayer).
|Narrow escape (5 points)
|Capture a planet when you have no planets left in any mode except for offline multiplayer.
|Tactician (10 points)
|Trick Destrobos' death planet into attacking its own ally during the boss battle.
|Team Player (15 points)
|Win an online team multiplayer match.
Copyright 2005-2010 This Guide may NOT be reproduced under any circumstances without the permission of the author and Xbox360Achievements.org


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Here's what you can take home free if you spend $150 for admission.
If you need to take a breather from all the Forecastle Festival goodness, sneak over to Brainquility between the East Stage and the Ocean Stage for a quiet, relaxing 10 minute nap.
This Scottish band is so close to being something I might actually like. Give them another album or two to come up with a unique sound and they really might be onto something.
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Blogs - Tags - recognition urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries 0 30 3 2015-05-15T16:43:55-04:00 IBM Connections - Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-8507c4a1-b642-462d-8bfb-a1968b80fa3f Wondering how to enable recognition engine logs for all versions of IBM Datacap? Mailynda Le 270000B87R active false Entradas de Comentários application/atom+xml;type=entry Curtir true 2015-04-30T14:52:32-04:00 2015-04-30T15:13:28-04:00
 For OCRA engine log:  You would need to call EnableEngineLogsOCR_A() prior to calling any OCR_A actions then the engine log for OCR_A is created in the batch folder.

 For OCRS engine log: Browse to dcshared\OCRS folder and rename the file recdiag_log_rename.ini to recdiag_log.ini then the engine log for OCR_S is created in \dcshared\OCRS folder and is labeled recdiag_DCOProcessor.log
 For OCRA engine log: You would need to call EnableEngineLogsOCR_A() prior to calling any OCR_A actions then the engine log for OCR_A is created in the batch folder. For OCRS engine log: Browse to dcshared\OCRS folder and rename the file... 0 0 394 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-49c11df3-a741-450f-b78b-2d08d651fe0d CSE-Datacap 2016-05-12T18:01:46-04:00 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-4be7a019-b5cb-478e-9ae0-caa15db52ae0 This week's developerWorks newsletter: Speech processing, Python, WebSphere, and more John Swanson 120000GK2E active false 0fbe83eb-1b06-4f42-b5f3-45cd0a1dd129 Entradas de Comentários application/atom+xml;type=entry Curtir true 2012-08-10T10:39:18-04:00 2012-08-10T10:39:18-04:00 This week's developerWorks newsletter highlights Colin Beckingham's article on speech processing software. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today!

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 Welcome, developers!
 Now that people are asking their smartphones about everything from billiards to baking, perhaps it's time we took a peek at speech recognition software.

 Indeed, the technology has been around for decades, so speech applications have gotten pretty sophisticated -- which is great fun for users, but can create challenges for developers who are still working with older, flat text files. This week, author Colin Beckingham describes how you can bridge that gap by moving toward open source standards in speech processing. Learn how to use Python to convert existing flat lexicon files to the Pronunciation Lexicon Specification (PLS) XML format, and then convert PLS files back to flat text format. This can increase your cross-project compatibility, robustness, and extensibility in areas like Unicode.

 It can also enhance your appreciation of your digital assistant the next time you ask her for a traffic update.

 Until next week,
 John Swanson and the developerWorks editorial team

 Our other top features on developerWorks this week:

Getting grips with fpm: Tightening SUID programs (AIX and UNIX)

Explore what customers should expect in cloud service standards (Cloud computing)

Use the RTVDSKINF command to avoid disk storage disasters on IBM i (IBM i)

Query social media and structured data with InfoSphere BigInsights (Information Management)

Explore Linux as a scientific computing platform: Crunch numbers with Sage and Python (Linux)

Configure DOORS and Rational Team Concert for globally distributed workers (Rational)

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Sometimes you may find yourself wondering ...

"..Why can the Rational Functional Tester [ Recorder, Test Object Inspector  or the Player ]  not see/find the control(s) in my application"
or perhaps
 "..the script was recorded correctly some time back and all of a sudden the playback throws ObjectNotFoundException ,even though its right there ... in front of me :) "

Well the simple answer to above issues could be  ... chances are the application is "Not Enabled" for testing

In RFT's terminology Enabling an application means making the application testable by RFT , in other words, making RFT components (Object Finder,TestObject Inspector, Recorder, Player etc) "see" the application correctly.
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By correctly I mean Html controls should be recognized as Html, Java controls are recognized as Java and not probably as ActiveX , OLEObject, Win controls, or "not seen at all" in worst case.

If you intend to test Html application then you don't enable that application itself but rather the browser (IE or FF) which is going to render the html page.

For testing a Java application you again need not enable the application itself (except standalone SWT apps*) , but the JRE that is going to execute the application.

However in case of Flex ,you need to have the browser enabled as well as the Flex application**.

For applications like Win32 or .Net usually the application is enabled on the fly as and when required , for eg during recording when you click on the Win/.Net application the application gets enabled right here and then.

From RFT's perspective an enabled application is something, RFT can talk-to using something called a TestContext. So an enabled application essentially means that, it has a TestContext running in it.

There are two types of enablement ( as of writing this article and RFT release 184.108.40.206).

One is static enablement where you need to have the environment/application enabled before RFT interacts with it, for eg Java/Html/Flex. RFT IDE has the "Enable Environment For Testing" wizard for this purpose.

Other is Dynamic enablement where the application becomes enabled as soon as RFT interacts with it . for eg: .Net/Win applications(in such cases usually the first click on the application may appear to a litter longer because RFT first needs to do the enablement before creating a method spec like click() etc)

Enabling browser consists of two steps ,

First to enable the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that would be used by the browser

Second enabling the browser itself which simply loads a DLL (Browser Helper Object/Add-in) into the browser.

Enabling a JRE in simple terms is just letting the JRE be aware of some RFT JAR files , so that whenever a JVM (Java virtual machine) is loaded by that JRE, it can also load these required RFT- specified Jar files.
The same holds true for other types of applications like Flex (this itself has two types of enablement procedures , compile type and Runtime enablement), but again the intent is same to let RFT communicate with the Flex application.

 With the release of RFT version 8.2.2 . Applications like Html/Java/SWT/RCP would possibly be enabled dynamically.(*More information would be available from the release document once RFT 8.2.2 is released)

If an application is not getting recognized at all or gets recognized incorrectly by RFT ( or Recorder/player/TestObject Inspector etc) then a user should check the following:

Whether or not the application domain is supported***.

Whether or not the environment is enabled correctly if applicable( for Java/Html/Flex/Siebel etc)

If some controls are not getting recognized then find out if the controls are custom controls(*Custom control does not mean that it will not be supported by RFT but may need some customization).

If all the above are positive ..... meaning, the domain is supported, the environment is enabled properly, the controls are not custom-controls , then report the problem to the Product-Support , chances are RFT might be running into some issue internally while trying to interact with the application or while enabling the application and requires further investigation.

*For standalone SWT Apps refer :Testing Standalond SWT Applications
**Enabling the Flex application for Testing(It's old but still holds good) : Enabling Flex Application For Testing
***For List of Supported Domains refer :List of Supported Domains

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February 2016
Leaked UK Government letter destroys the Welsh Conservative Leaders argument that the Trades Union Bill is a matter for the UK Government and not Wales.
Statements by the Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies AM in the assembly that the issue of the Trades Union Bill is a matter that is within the UK Government's competence and not the Welsh Assembly are blown away by the leaked letter from the UK Government Minister Nick Boles MP to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP , Cabinet Office, Prime Minister and key MP's .
It discloses the legal advice received by the Government from the highest level.
Mr Boles says in his letter "We have sought legal advice from First Treasury Counsel who has confirmed that we have a …….. very weak case in relation to Wales"
Not an arguable case, not a weak case, but a very weak case. In effect the position of the Welsh Government is correct and is very likely to succeed in any Supreme Court hearing.
This letter raises serious constitutional issues if the UK Government seeks to try and impose the Bill on Wales without its consent. In my view it would be an abuse of office for a Minister of the Crown to pursue this , contrary to its own legal advice for what could only be party political interests and reasoning.
It would blow a hole in the devolution protocols outlined in the various Devolution Guidance Notes and would be a complete breach of Constitutional trust .
Today I will be raising an urgent question with the First Minister who I believe should now raise this issue directly with the Prime Minister.
For Wales, I again call upon the leader of the Welsh Conservatives to put party interest aside and to now stand up for the Constitutional interests of Wales
6th May 2015
Why all the constitutional fuss?
It seems that it is the Tories and the Tory supporting press and in particular Rupert Murdoch who are the most agitated about the distinct possibility , if not probability, that the person most likely to become the next Prime Minister is Ed Miliband.
If you would believe what they say, David Cameron should become Prime Minister if he has the largest number of Members of Parliament , irrespective of whether he has a majority. Anything else they say, would lack legitimacy and be a coalition of losers.
(The fear they have exposes their growing realisation that Cameron is all but finished, it is just the mechanics of the final outcome that are awaited. Await the imminent positioning of former ministers for the forthcoming leadership battle.)
The Constitutional reality is much simpler.It is not as complex as they would have you believe. The role of Prime Minister is not that of a Constitutional President. It is simply , historically , the Crown's leading minister who can command a majority in the House of Commons. Until this century it was mainly about taxes and raising money for the Crown to fight wars and build castles and palaces but the practical principle of commanding a majority in the House continues to this day.
A vote of no confidence brings down a Government purely because it indicates the Crown's First (Prime) Minister has lost the confidence of the majority of members.
After May 7th a number of options are possible but ultimately all are dependent upon having a Prime Minister and Government who are able to command the confidence and voting of a majority of MP's. This does not have to be the same members on every occasion but can vary between parties , groups and individuals. Wales is an example of a minority government that has been able to achieve a majority on key votes and budgets in this way by constructive negotiation rather than coalition. Issues and votes have been decided on a vote by vote basis.
There are of course challenges and difficulties but with good will and common purpose any difficulties can be overcome. This will undoubtedly be a challenge for nationalist parties who will have to prove their commitment to the overall well being of the United Kingdom as opposed to purely national interests.
So we must oppose the attempts and spin of the Tories and right wing press to mis-interpret and mis-define the Constitution in their favour. Ed Miliband has a manifesto that in reality has a great deal of support from opposition parties apart from the Tories and if Labour alone or with these groups can command general consensus around which a Queens speech can be successfully passed , then Ed should and will be Prime Minister.
10th February 2015
Asbestos ruling shows why we need an end to this constitutional confusion and uncertainty
The Supreme Court has decided that my Private Member's Bill, the Asbestos Recovery of Medical Costs, Wales Bill is not within the competence of the Assembly.
To say I am gutted and devastated by the decision is an understatement. The Bill was intended to recover from negligent employers against whom there was a legal judgment or compensation settlement, the medical costs incurred by the Welsh NHS in order to provide greater assistance to Asbestos victims and their families.
Health is devolved. The recent ruling in the Agriculture Wales Bill, now an Act, supported the view that matters related to devolved areas, even if not specifically devolved are within the competence of the Assembly. However, the Supreme Court by a majority of 3 to 2 do not consider this applies to this Bill which they have decided is a fiscal matter, and therefore not devolved. As it is not within competence it also fails under Human Rights law as an interference in private property which can be justified but only if it is within competence.
The restrospective recovery of medical costs is also something that concerned the Court, but the judgment does not exclude this provided there are significant public interest grounds for doing so. It is disappointing that the majority of judges did not consider this implicit in the Bill and supporting evidence.
The judgment is long and detailed and needs careful consideration, but at this stage it is clear that we do not the power under our current constitutional confused settlement to recover these medical costs from the Insurers in the manner proposed by the Bill.
Having opened the legal "stable door" to Welsh Government, the Supreme Court now appears to be trying to partly close it and limit the scope of the Assembly's powers. The judgment is clearly a set back and exposes the lack of clarity of the existing devolution arrangements. It has to be said that even a reserved powers model would not necessarily have overcome this decision. What is needed are clearly defined powers . We need an end to this constitutional confusion and uncertainty .
At this stage I am undecided if the Bill can be resurrected in another form and it seems to me that rather than seek a clever legal backdoor way of re- introducing the Bill we must instead seek the necessary powers to be able to pass legislation of this type.
Clearly the insurance industry is delighted with the decision, but it is at the expense of providing additional support to asbestos victims and their families. It remains to be seen what approach will be adopted by the Scottish Parliament where the first steps have been taken to introduce a similar Bill.
November 18th 2014
Jobs Growth Wales success making its mark in Europe
Tomorrow in Cardiff, the Welsh Government will host a European forum to discuss Europe's number one challenge, creating jobs and training opportunities for the seven and a half million young people who need them. It will showcase what Wales has achieved through Jobs Growth Wales and other programmes but also highlight how being part of the European Union has helped us deal with the scourge of youth unemployment
In recent years Wales' European profile has emerged from the UK shadow; not just because of the positive engagement with European institutions that the Welsh Government has built; or in contrast to the growing sour relations between the UK government and Europe but because Wales has successfully established a consensus across all political parties which recognizes the important economic , social and educational advantages there are from greater European engagement. It is not just about money (but of course that helps) it is about engagement and partnership with other countries and regions where we share common interests. It is about Wales showing it can engage on an equal footing and that we have something to offer.
Experts from Finland, Germany, Denmark, the European Commission, the OECD and others will come together to look for common solutions and learn from each other.
At 19.3 per cent, unemployment amongst 16-24 year olds in Wales is slightly below the European average. Whilst higher than Germany at 7.9% it is significantly lower that the unemployment rates in Spain and Greece which are over 50%, a scale unheard of in the post second world war era.
The estimated cost of youth unemployment in Europe is estimated at 100 billion Euro a year, an unsustainable economic cost with severe long term consequences if not tackled.
For us the challenge is to ensure that those leaving school have a future and that the 42,400 young people currently out of work are provided with training or educational opportunities which will lead to decent full time employment. And here EU funding has a vital role to play, especially after a one and a half billion pound cut in Welsh Government funding from Westminster and if reports of a further similar cut to come are correct.
Jobs Growth Wales, which has received extensive EU funding, is successful because it is the product of extensive consultation with local employers and businesses and honed to the needs of the local economy.
Over 16,000 job opportunities have been created, 18 months ahead of target, leading to the creation of almost 13,000 jobs outstripping the UK Work Programme at every level. Whilst Jobs Growth Wales bursaries have led to the creation of 220 new young entrepreneurial businesses.
The number of new apprentices is at an all time high having risen from 17,900 in 2011/12 to over 28,000 on the latest figures, 90 per cent of whom go on to full time employment, compared with just 72 per cent in England and many Welsh Government apprenticeship schemes such as Young Recruits are also part financed by the EU.
Wales is bucking the UK and European trend and beginning to lead the way in the development of a localised home grown youth employment and training strategy that is increasingly viewed in European circles as a model program and example
of best practice when it comes to using European social funding to good effect.
Last week the Deputy Minister for Skills and training announced the establishment of an access to employment working group to focus to look at the relationship with the UK government Work Programme and Welsh schemes. This may well lead to calls for greater local accountability, leading to eventual devolution of responsibility for all programs to the Welsh Government, subject of course to the devolution of the corresponding funding.
The pan European experience is that public employment services are most successful when developed at a local level , with local knowledge and the engagement of trades unions and local businesses.
Despite the success of Jobs Growth type schemes in Wales, there are other successful initiatives across Europe we can still learn from. Germany's occupational orientation program training centres which support the transition from school to working life; Luxembourg's Mosaic Classes identifying students at risk of unemployment ahead of leaving school providing intensive remedial support; Sweden's navigator centres, one stop shops for reintegration in education and training of unemployed and disengaged youth, or Lithuania's youth employment centres which also promote entrepreneurship.
Europe can certainly learn from our Welsh experience, but there is also much to learn from our European partners in tackling the greatest challenge facing the future generations of Europe
23 September 2014
The Union is dead, Long live the Union
The Scottish referendum is the most significant constitutional event in the UK for generations. The most important consequence is not the outcome, but the fact that England has now woken up to devolution. If the referendum teaches us anything, it is that the disengagement of so many people from politics and the disdain in which they hold our political institutions will only be satisfied by a complete overhaul and regeneration of our over centralised and dysfunctional political system.
Many well meaning but ill thought out promises have been made and will have to be honoured in some way but the most significant step forward will be the establishment of a Constitutional Convention as called for by the Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones. Listening to a number of English MP's, including some senior Cabinet Ministers, it is clear that very few understand devolution, decentralisation or have a clear thought process about the constitutional ramifications. There is a lack of understanding of what has been happening in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and some of the ill thought out suggestions being made reflect that.
So, let me set out my thoughts from the perspective of a Labour Assembly member who has been writing about this issue for the last 7 or 8 years.
Wales now has to be offered the same deal as Scotland. The Silk Commission on Welsh powers is no longer a sufficient blueprint. It has been completely overtaken by events. There are some useful proposals which could be implemented without great difficulty, but Silk does not deal with the issues arising from the increasingly dysfunctional and contradictory UK Constitution. Federalism is not an option and would be a disaster creating four national blocs with widely differing aspirations regarding defence, monetary policy and social policy. It would create a permanent political conflict leading to on-going instability. It will be doomed from the start. Devolution should be focused on the decentralisation of power not nation building.
The only political route forward is the creation of English regional assemblies and for a restructuring of the UK Parliament. It is essential we define the role of Parliament. A written constitution delineating its role is necessary. I would argue it should set out the purpose of the UK parliament and establish key principles which should include sustainability, equality, redistribution of wealth and social justice.
This would enable all UK MP's to have equal status. A suggested model whereby English MP's only vote on English issues would be unworkable and divisive. How would it deal with London, the one devolved part of England where there is also the greatest concentration of wealth?
We will need to overhaul the way we look at taxation. Central taxation will need a clearly defined role and objective and be at the core of equality and redistribution. Barnett will also need to be completely overhauled as under this system we will need for example, to look also at the funding of the regions of England such as the North East and North West. It does mean a major change in the role of the UK parliament and MP's but also the way our towns and cities work.
If we do not implement radical reform people will feel betrayed and the consequences will be disastrous for our society and future generations.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, struggling to ease Republican divisions over how to fight "Obamacare," vowed on Thursday to try to erode the healthcare law, but stopped short of weighing in on a push to deny it funding.
Boehner and other Republicans agree on their distaste for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul, but the party has been roiled by a debate over whether to threaten a shutdown of the government to try to gut the measure.
As a faction of conservative Republican House lawmakers pushed the shutdown strategy, the speaker held a conference call with rank-and-file members where he discussed Obamacare and his plan for handling an autumn budget standoff.
But according to people on the call, Boehner did not address the idea of refusing to include funds for Obamacare in a broad spending bill Congress must pass within the next weeks.
If fresh legislation to fund the government is not passed by October 1, the government would shut down.
Boehner sketched out a plan in which Republicans would pass a short-term measure to fund the government while insisting on keeping in place steep cuts in spending known as the "sequester."
When Congress reconvenes on September 9 after its summer break, Boehner said, "Our intent is to move quickly on a short-term continuing resolution that keeps the government running and maintains current sequester spending levels."
Earlier on Thursday, about a third of the Republican caucus sent a letter to Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor urging them to oppose any annual spending bills that include funding for Obamacare.
Congressional Republicans have sought repeatedly to repeal the law, saying it will hurt job creation and saddle businesses with extra costs.
Defenders of the law view it as a milestone that will extend health insurance coverage to millions of Americans.
"We look forward to collaborating to defund one of the largest grievances in our time and to restore patient-centered healthcare in America," said Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina, who rallied support for the letter signed by 80 House Republicans.
Many Republicans fear they would be blamed if the government were to shut down, leading to a backlash in the 2014 congressional elections. Republican leaders, including Boehner and Cantor, are wary of threatening a shutdown over Obamacare, even though they staunchly oppose the health law.
But Meadows and his allies see the funding bill as one of the last chances to stop Obamacare before major provisions of it are rolled out this autumn and at the start of next year.
Prominent Republican senators such as Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida also favor denying any funds for the law.
With the party divided, Republican leaders have been working to find alternative ways to try to weaken the health law.
One idea under consideration is tying approval of an increase in the country's borrowing limit to agreement by the Obama administration to delay implementation of the measure.
An aide to Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican, told Reuters on Wednesday that the debt limit was a good "leverage point" to try to force action on Obamacare.
But aides stressed that no final decisions had been made.
Obamacare is riling up crowds in lawmakers' home districts as they meet with constituents during a five-week summer break.
In an effort to get House Republicans to deliver the same message, leaders sent members talking points that included the chamber's long list of efforts to kill Obamacare.
"It is also important to remind your constituents that cracks in Obamacare are growing and getting deeper," said the memo sent by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
The Republican caucus had yet to coalesce around a specific idea. But as momentum built around using the spending bill to stop funding the healthcare law, Republican leaders started seriously considering a strategy involving the debt limit.
Republican Representative John Fleming, who signed the Meadows letter, said he was receptive to a debt limit strategy but was adamant in wanting to gut Obamacare.
Before Boehner's call, Fleming told Reuters that "Obamacare is despised" in his Louisiana district. The top three concerns for his constituents, he said, were "Obamacare, Obamacare and Obamacare."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said it was "disappointing but hardly surprising" that Republicans would consider tying the debt limit to a delay in Obamacare.
But Earnest reiterated the White House position that Obama has no intention of allowing the debt limit to be used as leverage in a political fight. "The full faith and credit of the United States of America is not a bargaining chip," Earnest told reporters as he traveled with Obama to Buffalo, New York.
(Additional reporting by Jeff Mason in Buffalo, New York; Editing by Peter Cooney)


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Created a new shoe challenge - Miu Miu Blue Glitter Peep-toe Pumps. Enjoy!
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I can't afford most of these shoes but how could you not love them?
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This is way fun and so perfect...Had to join!!
madinka 7 years 41 weeks
wow!!!! it is a pleasure to hear it from you!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx a lot, my sister!
Natavan 7 years 42 weeks
All girls love shoes! I adore them too, especially LB & YSL! Frankly speaking, my teacher ( I think I can call her like that) was Madinka :) Her shoe pasion is catching! So some of my favourites:
madinka 7 years 43 weeks
WOW!!! THANX for joining, my friends!!!! Clayewi, thanx!!!!)))) it's really fun!!!!)))GREAT!;-)
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hahahah Luxyme, I was reading your post and was wondering what kind of pimp shoes did you mean, but then i saw your second comment that it was a pump! lol (had a little blonde moment there ) ;)
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thx for the invite Madinka! fantastic idea for a group darlin'!!
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Thanks for inviting me to this group. I also love shoes, pimp shoes, and you know my favorites are those ones ;)
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if you haven't seen this on YouTube it's worth a laugh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA
clayewi 7 years 44 weeks
thanks for the invite!! what could be better than a shoes group?! perhaps we can have a challenge to build a look from the shoes up. i recently saw a celeb interview in VF asking the celebs "Louboutin or Choo?" - my favorite response was "that's a trick question!"
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What a great idea for a group! I don't think I've ever met a woman yet that didn't LOVE shoes :) If I could, I would probably created a sea of shoes and just stay in it ;*) lol It's a shame we only have 1 pair of feet ;) lol Here are some of my fav :)


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Black and White introduced the Dream World, where Pokemon with different abilities can be caught.
Maybe it is possible to implement a special area in the GBA games where Pokemon will have different abilities. I experimented with the Wally event from RSE.
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There are four specials in that event you should be aware of: special 0x28, special 0x12F, special 0xA0, and special 0x29. special 0x28 saves your first Pokémon into memory for retrieval later, special 0x12F overwrites your first Pokémon with a specified Pokémon, special 0xA0 is the actual battle, and special 0x29 overwrites your first Pokémon with the one saved in memory.
I was messing around with the event, and deleted special 0x29, which causes that after the event, you still have the Zigzagoon. However, there is something special about this Zigzagoon: it has no ability instead of Pickup.
If we could import a special table that connects every Pokemon with its Dream World ability, and the game then checks when encountering the Pokemon where the player is, and when it's at a special place, the Pokémon will have that ability.
I think all of this is possible by creating and editing ASM routines.
What do you think? Is this a good idea? If you can help, please help. Maybe we could make our very own Dream World!
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Everything has been a HUGE tornado of events for months now, and I see the dust clearing, but am afraid to believe it's really over. I must, however, start getting my head back in the healthy living game. I feel good about myself emotionally, but I know I have a lot of hard work to do if I want to feel the way I know I can physically. So today I started tracking for the first time in months. I usually won't track my food if I have eaten "bad" stuff, or feel guilty about an item or items I have eaten. But it is ALWAYS better to track, no matter what I have eaten. Then I know just how bad it is, or maybe I find it isn't nearly as bad as I thought. Which is kind of the case today. I did not eat well, at all, not even a little bit. But my calorie intake is still below my daily allowed level, so I am not feeling like burying my head in the sand just yet. I do believe that even though I was not sparking these last months, I did retain a small amount of willpower and knowledge from the previous two years of trying on and off to do my best.
I have an early morning hike planned with my sister tomorrow, which is a really great way to start my day. I am most likely going to get a walk in tonight, unless something really crazy gets in my way. The weather is gorgeous, and I still have about 4 more hours of daylight and nothing keeping me from getting out there. I even bought new headphones today so I have absolutely no excuses.
I really need to dig deep into this website to recapture my healthy eating spark. I have lost it somewhere along the chaos of the last few months and must find it. I have a nice bag of kale waiting for me in the crisper, I am sure tonight or tomorrow I can mange to cook something wonderful with it.
On the bright side, we got a new car. It's a 2010 Dodge Caliber, if you all don't know what that is, because I didn't before we got it, it is a crossover vehicle. It's between a car an an SUV. It looks like a big car, or a small SUV. It's pretty nice. It has some scratches and dings and a few small spots on the interior, but overall it is pretty clean. We bought it with the option to take it back and trade for something else within the next 10 months, so we aren't getting too attatched. We might keep it, or we might not. I like it pretty well, but hubs isn't sure yet. I am just glad to have a second vehicle. I was getting really stressed with having only my 23 year old Toyota, especially with my 80 mile round trip commute to work.
My new job is going well. It is really demanding compared to any job I have had in a really long time. But the money is good and I love the schedule. Most of the people I work with are pretty cool. I really like my manager and the head manager really isn't too bad either. The two hard parts for me is the pickiness of the head manager.............she wants every single haircut to be beyond perfect, which is hard when you are dealing with trouble hair. The other hard part is the hours, some days I don't get home until 9 pm, and that is really hard for me, especially after standing on my feet all day. My back has been really hurting, and I am SUPER exhausted when I get home. Having said all that, I am still really thankful for this job. It is giving me an opportunity to make some serious money, and for the most part the haircuts are pretty easy. Also, the schedule is really cool. I work 4 days, have a day off, work 4 more, have 2 off, work 3 have 2 off, work 3 have 2 off, then back to the 4 and one off, and it rotates like that. It is a really cool schedule, I think. One week I have Monday, Sat and Sun off, the next week is Thurs/Fri off, and the third week is Tues/Wed off, then back to the Mon/Sat/Sun. Every third week you have the weekend off, and the other weeks you only work three days then have two more days off. I really love it. Since we are open 7 days a week, we get full 5 day work weeks, except one week is 4. I think it works out pretty nice. Since this job is so exhausting physically, it is really great to know that you always have enough time off to relax and get back in the swing of things. (And get a massage!!)
Wow, I didn't mean for this blog to be quite so boring. Sorry guys!!! Sometimes I am writing these more or less as a way for me to look back on things throughout the year. I hope any of you that read this found something entertaining!!
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Catching up!!
Love your work schedule. You can get so much more done when you have some weekdays off - like doctor's appointments and such.
Glad you found a reliable car for your commute!
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Glad you are back and this was a nice catch up!
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I'm working on getting back my focus too. Let's just get it done!
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You know what it is you gotta do - and also that you need to do it no matter what or how you feel.
That said, it's totally understandable that with this new schedule and other changes, we need to figure out how we're going to fit in all the things we need to do - and I have faith that you'll do that, too.
You'll get there... one step at a time!
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I've just recently gotten back into the game myself. Tracking my food for me is a hard thing to do so I tend to avoid it. Tracking the exercise--much easier. Thanks for the nip in the backside to track my food. I know it will help me do better than I am.
Congrats on the new job!
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Okay, so goth is back in a big way and skulls and crossbones are appearing on even the most unlikely items.
here are just a few on the market!
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