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King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
August 9, 2010
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah today. At the outset, he congratulated Muslims worldwide on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan and urged them to sense the greatness of the month; follow the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him); embody the spirit of love, brotherhood, cooperation, solidarity and self-accountability; and work for the good of Islam and Muslims. The King directed all ministers and officials in charge of the implementation of the Ramadan Plan for 1431 H. to exert their greatest efforts to provide the best services for Umrah performers and visitors of the holy places.
Turning to international affairs, King Abdullah briefed the Cabinet on the talks he held last week with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in addition to a message he received from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. After listening to a report on regional developments, the Cabinet condemned Israel's aggression against Lebanese territory last Tuesday, characterizing it as a violation of UN Resolution 1701 and detrimental to efforts to stabilize Lebanon. The ministers called upon the international community to play its role in preventing the recurrence of the Israeli violation of Lebanon's sovereignty. The Cabinet also expressed condolences to the people of Pakistan and China for the victims of floods that swept the two countries, killing hundreds and displacing millions.
Addressing domestic affairs, the Cabinet welcomed the decision by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to add the Turaif Quarter in historic Dir'iya to the list of World Heritage Sites. Then the Cabinet reviewed the Ninth Development Plan covering the period 1431/1432–1435/1436 H. (2010–2014) and approved it. King Abdullah directed all state organs to work hard to implement the programs and projects within their set time limits. He noted that development spending has reached SR 1.444 trillion [$385 billion] , an increase of 67% over the Eighth Development Plan. The great part of the spending was allocated to human resource development, social development, health, municipal services, housing, culture, and transport and communications.
Continuing with its weekly agenda, the Cabinet approved the amendment to paragraph (2) of the Council of Ministers' decision No. (21) dated on 24/01/1425 H. on the general agreement on cooperation in economic, trade and investment, scientific, artistic, cultural, youth and sports fields with Uruguay; approved the appointment of the Fayez bin Ali bin Mishbib bin Yusuf as member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Red Crescent instead of Dr. Mowafaq bin A'ta Al-Bayouk; approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of social insurance between the Saudi General Organization for Social Insurance and the Yemeni General Organization for Social Insurance; and approved an agreement with Syria on the avoidance of double taxation and tax evasion on income and capital.
The Cabinet approved the appointments of Mahmoud Al-Qattan as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Abdullah Al-Qahtani as Geological Expert at the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (14th rank); and Majid Al-Majed as Deputy Director General of Water in Riyadh Province for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Water and Electricity (14th rank).
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Like wine, celebrity style only gets better with age. These stars prove that time heals all things—fashion faux pas, in particular—and that glamour is always attainable.
Together, the shapeless dress, straw hat and tiny floral print say one thing: frumpy.
Subtle sparkle and a one-shoulder silhouette make for a timeless look.
Bleached blonde hair and a motley crew of tribal prints are more hippie than hip.
Classic polka dots add just the right amount of detail to a sweet A-line dress.
Not even a sharp black and white palette can compensate for the dizzying print on the pants and a too-big jacket.
A warm pink hue and discreet ruching make this dress universally flattering.
The gaping armholes seem trivial in comparison to the clogs, which flatter just about no one.
A body-skimming, cherry-red number gets an extra dose of glam from oversized ruffles.
A grandpa sweater can be chic at the right time and place, but never when paired with a formal strapless dress.
Reminiscent of Old Hollywood, this sparkling green gown is modest but alluring.
Not even a glowing smile can make up for this satin halter vest.
Lace edging and a flattering cut make for a delicate and elegant LBD.
Floor-length jackets only make petite women appear...more petite.
Thanks to sexy cut-outs and unique textures, this dress has "glamazon" written all over it.
A disheveled, ill-fitting suit is a prime example of menswear gone wrong.
Simple accessories and natural makeup accent the intricate, romantic print of the dress.
With a sweater tied around the waist and clunky boots, the look takes a nosedive from casual to sloppy.
Lady in red, indeed—an elegant neckline and slight train make this dress a show-stopper.
An oversized cardigan is laid-back and comfortable, but the color washes out paler skin tones.
A glittering belt and gleaming earrings perfectly complement a no-frills black dress.
A tomboy look may have been the target, but baggy jeans and patent oxfords are a clear misfire.
Discreet lace paneling and sheer ruffles give a flirtatious edge to this LBD.
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It'd be too easy to say Troubadours, Morgan Neville's documentary sprung from the Carole King/James Taylor reunion concert at West Hollywood's Troubadour in 2007, is mere self-congratulatory Boomer junk. Read More
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In my "day job," I'm the features and sports editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I host another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
The Season of Pepsi Meyers, by Abie Rotenberg
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The Season of Pepsi Meyers, by Abie Rotenberg
Grade: B. Nice first attempt. unusual topic handled with sensitivity.
Intangiball: The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games , by Lonnie Wheeler
Grade: B-. Nice tribute to unsung qualities, with great examples, but loses steam in sustaining for a full book.
Baseball Immortal: Derek Jeter: A Career in Quotes , by Danny Peary
Grade: B+. Yeoman's work in assembling thousands of quotes that tell the story of this future Hall of Famer. On the other hand, given Jeter's milquetoast personality, perhaps too much of a good thing?
The Pine Tar Game: The Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees, and Baseball's Most Absurd and Entertaining Controversy, by Filip Bondy
Grade: B-: A lot of tangential material that may add to the deep backgro0und about the relationship between the Yankees and Royals or "puff it up" too much, depending on the reader's point of view.
When the Yankees Were on the Fritz: Revisiting the Horace Clarke Years. by Fritz Peterson
Grade: C-. Interesting recollection hampered by poor editing.
"Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer, by Rob FItts
Grade: A. Fascinating story of a "pioneer" and an intimate look into Japanese baseball culture.
Pedro, by Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman.
Grade: C-. Few redeeming qualities. Yeah, it's a memoir, but he doesn't have to be so egotistical about it.
The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes, by Jorge Posada with Gary Brozek.
Grade: B-. Pleasant enough but nothing outstanding about it.
Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball, by Jeff Katz
Grade: B-. I wonder how many fans are that interested in the well-researched and detailed "behind closed doors" machinations of the labor dispute.
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Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, Dakota Sadie and Me, by Neal Karlen
First impressions: Long overdue. Don't know how this Casey Award-winner slipped under my radar up to now. Hanging head.
The Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and Its Statistics, by John Thorn and Pete Palmer.
Maybe I'll get it this time around.
The Game Must Go On: Hank Greenberg, Pete Gray, and the Great Days of Baseball on the Home Front in WWII, by John Kilma.
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If you cut at the neck were would you seat the bullet?? another alternitive for a large bore in that length would be necking up a 358 win (358win is a necked up 308) to .375.
I have some RCBS 44 mag dies coming to play with on the 44???. I think I will try to fire form the cut 06 brass in my 444 marlin dies to blow out the case then try to seat and crimp with the 44 marlin dies. Once A actual gun it built then fire forming can be done in it. I think the 06 brass can be taper expanded as well. I have been wanting to build one of those in die fire forming set ups anyway. It might be possable to just cut the 06 brass to size expand the neck the neck, seat the bullet with 44 dies then just shoot it in the built gun plinking with lead bullets. the fired brass will then be blown out. the catch 22 is you need a round that is all formed and finalized to design the chamber off of.
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The Utah artist creates multi-dimensional art combining technology and design. Everything he works with is recycled, promoting a go-green, healthy planet. His "Urban Artifacts" will be made up of various objects that people have thrown away and some that have been lost for perhaps generations. The point of his exhibit is to examine the process of digging up and bringing back lost treasures and trash of the past.
An artist for more than 16 years, Whitaker specializes in sculptural design, graphic illustration and painting. Whitaker's impressive background and talents have led to him founding the Salt Lake City-based non-profit AMO Arts collective.
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This uniform coat was worn by William "Billy" Mitchell while serving with the United States Air Service following World War I and features the drop fall collar. Mitchell went on to become the commander of all United States air combat units during World War I. He is best known for his advocacy of air power and his aerial bombing experiment that sank the German battleship "Ostfriesland" in the Chesapeake Bay on July 18, 1921.
When the Navy Airship "U.S.S. Shenandoah" crashed on September 3, 1925, while passing through a thunderstorm killing 14 members of the crew, Mitchell blamed the disaster on the incompetence of Army and Naval leadership. For these statements, Mitchell was court martialed and found guilty of insubordination. He resigned from the military on February 1, 1926.
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Thoughts on Day OneSubmitted by pete on June 25, 2010 - 23:40
Wow, what a night. Things went to plan for three picks and then everything descended into slow moving chaos. The Blue Jackets took the guy I, personally, thought the Lightning would end up with at the fourth pick, the Islanders took the guy half the internet thought was going to the Lightning with the fifth pick, and then the Lightning decided not to take the guy everyone thought they would take with the sixth pick, as Brandon Gormley and Cam Fowler spiraled down the draft board in the mild hockey equivalent of an Aaron Rodgers/Brady Quinn draft free fall.
What to make of Brett Connolly, though? There's absolutely no doubt his athleticism and skill are world class, or at least they were prior to his injuries. Connolly's agent wouldn't allow teams to perform an MRI on prior to the draft to verify its soundness, so one wonders how the Lightning made an informed decision about it. Between his hips and some talk of structural weakness in his hand, I seriously wonder if the Lightning have drafted a guy who will end up being a part time player like Buffalo's Tim Connolly. Adding to my fears was a post-draft interview on TSN that did nothing to disspell whispers I've heard about Connolly's attitude. He looked annoyed and bored, all at the same time, and I'm wondering what is going on in his head. Is he going to carry a chip on his shoulder into the rest of the offseason and training camp to show the world that not only are his hips healthy, but that he was indeed the best player in this draft class? Or is Connolly already a little burned out by the scrutiny that comes with being a premiere prospect? Seriously, after watching the interview and after my making a big deal of how badly Connolly came across, the BoltProspects staff reviewed several pieces of interview footage, and we've come to the unnerving conclusion Connolly may be incapable of emoting genuine happiness.
Smile, man. You just were selected in the top ten of the NHL draft.
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First Round, Sixth OverallSubmitted by pete on June 25, 2010 - 19:14
Name: Brett Connolly
Position: Right Wing
Shoots: Right
Height: 6.02
Weight: 181
Born: 5/2/92, Prince George, BC
Last Team: Prince George (WHL)
Rankings: CSS 3 (NA Skaters), ISS 11 (Skaters), RLR 13 (Overall), THN 4 (Overall)
2009-2010 Statistics:
Prince George (WHL), 16 GP, 10-9-19, -3, 8 PIM
Canada (U18 WJC), 4 GP, 1-0-1, E, 10 PIM
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"(Connolly) makes an impact on the game without looking like he's even breaking a sweat." - Red Line Report
Prior to his hips injuries, Connolly was a blend of great top end speed, agility, and world class hockey sense. He finds seams in the offensive zone and buries his chances with ruthless efficiency. He's also an underrated penalty killer.
Injuries. Connolly has had serious hip flexor problems in both of his hips which cost him much of his draft season, and there's some question if his skating ability will ever recover. He's also slight of build and needs to get bigger to win one-on-one puck battles. He's not terrible defensively, but his game in the defensive third does need refinement.
If he's healthy, the Lightning have a first line scoring winger for the next ten years. Red Line compares Connolly to Sharks star Patrick Marleau in terms of his skills package. But, it's also a possibility that Connolly's injury problems never go away and he's a part time player a la Buffalo's Tim Connolly. High risk. High reward.
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Sage is continuing to expand our global reach and is always seeking influences from around the world to enrich our educational environment.
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Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:17 a.m.
Sarah Anne Miller Reamer and Adain Kyle Buzzard, both of Wilmington, N.C., are engaged to be married. The wedding is planned for June 2, 2013, at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, S.C.
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TEMPE – Four Arizona State University student-athletes have been honored with Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships, conference commissioner Larry Scott has announced.
Brandon Johnson (football), Kahoku Palafox (gymnastics), Constance Ezugha (women's track and field) and Josh Walker (men's track and cross country) were all awarded as being among the best and brightest in their craft on and off the field of play.
Johnson was one of just six football student-athletes among all institutions to be honored this season. A three-time letterwinner, Johnson began his Sun Devil career as a walk-on before being awarded a scholarship in the summer of 2012. He was recently named by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame as a member of the 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
Johnson graduated Cum Laude in fall 2012 with a degree in sociology after he played in 34 career games at linebacker and on special teams, including 11 this past season. He is a two-time Academic All-Conference honoree, earning a First Team Academic All-Pac-12 nod in 2012 and Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention recognition in 2010.
In 1999, the Pac-12 Conference created a postgraduate scholarship program to honor outstanding student-athletes from its member institutions who also are outstanding scholars. Each Pac-12 institution selects four student-athlete recipients, two men and two women, through its institutional selection process.
A four-time Pac-12 All-Academic first-team honoree, Palafox is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Urban and Environmental Planning after graduating magna cum laude in Sustainability. In the middle of competition season and midterm exams, Palafox helped contribute to an assessment of Sun Devil Athletics Sustainability practices which was chosen for publication by the National Resource Defense Council.
Also, while researching sustainability practices, Palafox helped the gymnastics team partner with the department of Sustainability Practices and the team held a "Green Meet" to promote recycling, composting and bringing awareness to sustainable practices to a platform of a gymnastics meet.
Ezugha, who was also recently honored with an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship honor, was a three-time letterwinner for the Sun Devil track and field program. She was the 2012 Pac-12 Champion in the long jump and a two-time All-American in the event.
Ezugha was a four-time member of the Dean's List and President of the Sun Devil Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was twice named to both the MPSF, USTFCCCCA and Pac-12 All-Academic teams. An Arthur Ashe Sports-Scholar, Ezugha donated many hours to community service, taking mark in numerous activities ranging from clothing and canned food drives to cleaning and recycling activities as well as serving as a tour guide and guest speaker to youth from across the Valley. She recently completed an internship with Dr. Ahn and Perez, DDS.
Walker was a four-year letterwinner for the Sun Devil track and field program. A model scholar-athlete, Walker was named to two Pac-12 All-Academic teams during his career.
Walker took part in several community service activities, including the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Fantasy Flight and Sparky Tours while also being a member of the Nutritional Health Awareness Club.
Each scholarship of $3,000 go to student-athletes with a minimum 3.0 grade point average who have also demonstrated a commitment to continuing education, campus and community involvement, and leadership. Since the program began in 1999, the Pac-12 has awarded over $1.5 million for postgraduate study.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must:
- Have an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) or its equivalent.
- Be in his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports OR be in his/her final year of undergraduate studies, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports. The student-athlete will be evaluated on the basis of all academic work completed at time of selection.
- Have performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team. The degree of the student-athlete's athletic achievement will be weighed at least equally with the degree of academic performance.
- Intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission.
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Last week the Rock Hall hosted its annual Summer Teacher Institute – an intensive workshop for educators where the Museum becomes the classroom and rock and roll becomes the teacher. This year we welcomed 50 teachers from 17 states and Canada to the house that rock built to learn how they can use popular music in their own curriculum. It's an exciting time and one of my favorite weeks of the year. The energy is palpable and contagious.
I think what makes Summer Teacher Institute so exciting is the diversity of experience that each year's participants brings. From kindergarten teachers to college professors, music teachers to science teachers, STI brings educators from all sides together to find ways to make learning come alive for their students through the power of rock and roll. This year, I met an English teacher from San Francisco interested in the poetry of rock lyrics (he took the red-eye flight just to get here in time!), a US History teacher from New Jersey preparing to teach his own high school rock history course this fall (he said it filled up in five minutes), and a group of teachers from Milwaukee curious to learn how to use popular music to teach financial literacy (our new course, Takin' Care of Business: A Rock Band Finance Simulation, does just that). There were teachers new to the classroom and even a handful who recently retired (and everything in between). No matter where they stood in their own careers, everyone was passionate about what they do and they were equally enthusiastic about learning more.
This year we were joined by singer-songwriter Joe Grushecky, a special education teacher himself, who discussed his experiences on stage and in the classroom (and even performed a few songs). We also welcomed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Bobby Massey, founding member of the O'Jays, who discussed his own career and his outreach work in K-12 schools. Blues musician, Fernando Jones, the Roots of American Music Quartet, and students from School of Rock added inspiring live performances to the mix.
Teaching can be a difficult profession; the challenges are many. No matter where, or what, you teach, STI works to take these challenges head-on, giving educators resources and strategies to reach their students in powerful ways. Rock Hall educators work through our own curriculum models and teachers from across the country (most are STI alums) lead small-group breakout sessions so that participants can learn classroom-tested strategies from those who have seen success with their own students. Each day begins with our Rock 101 lecture series – a look at more than 80 years of rock and roll (from its roots to its branches). Once teachers build a solid foundation in rock history, they can begin to make their own classroom connections.
And the results can be powerful. I can't to wait to see what this year's teachers will do.
Congratulations to the STI Class of 2010! Rock on.


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429 NCAA female student-athletes across all three divisions were nominated for the national award, and a quarter of those received conference honoree recognition for their outstanding achievement.
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Mortellaro was recently honored as the WAC's female the Stan Bates Award winner, which annually recognizes the top female scholar-athlete in the conference.
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peppermint candy cane, 62% dark chocolate
the chocolate is very dark with a subtle sheen to it. you can easily see the bits of candy cane spattered on the back of this bar, as well as mixed inside. it smells overwhelmingly of peppermint.
The flavor is immediately this marriage of sweet, rich chocolate and the powerful refreshing flavor of pepermint and the crisness of the candy cane bits. This bar is very rich and intense, and I wanted a glass of water once I was done wit hit.
In regard to the many other peppermint chocolates I've had this holiday season, this one was by far the most sophisticated. It has all the elements beautifully in texture and flavor balance.
Rating: Will Eat Again
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Vosges is a gourmet chocolate company located in New York City. I first discovered them a few years ago when the company had their unique chocolate bars in store fronts in the city. I was into trying strange flavored chocolates back then too so I latched onto the company chocolates right away. Nowadays, I'm happy to say they've expanded the availability of their products and you can find them in most Whole Foods stores. That's where I found this bar to review.
I believe this bar is a Limited Edition flavor for the holidays, but with all the other Christmas candies this year there's just not enough room to fit them all in. So I hope you don't mind some of these candies are a bit belated for the season.
One of the most popular flavors for the holiday season is peppermint, no two ways about it. So it's fitting that Vosges makes a peppermint bar to go with their normal line of chocolate, even by comparison this flavor is way more mundane.
The bar has a nice subtle sheen to it. You can see the bits of smashed candy cane in the back of the chocolate bar, and inside it as well when you break off a piece. The bar smells overwhelmingly of peppermint, which is to be expected since it's such a potent flavor.
The chocolate is rich, mild and sweet and really provides a beautiful base for the candy cane bits. The chocolate is a 62%, so it's neither too dark nor too sweet, which is a nice balance to go with the peppermint. The candy cane bits are exactly as you'd expect them: crunchy, sweet, and pepperminty. There's no surprised in this bar, just a feeling of luxury as this is the most quality peppermint chocolate bar I've ever had.
Such quality doesn't come cheap. These bars run anywhere from $5-$7, so it's pretty pricey compares to your more affordable peppermint bars out there. You can really taste the quality difference here, so it's your call how much you love this type of holiday treat each year.
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HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME FOR CELEBRATIONS that include family, visitors, parties, and good food. Too much holiday food for your dog may
lead to a life-threatening condition called pancreatitis.
The pancreas is a small, v-shaped structure located near and attached to the wall of the small intestine. This important organ has two major functions: It produces insulin to aid the body in the absorption of glucose and other carbohydrates. A dysfunction in this part of the organ's work, when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, causes diabetes mellitus. Its other essential function is that it produces powerful enzymes that aid in the absorption of fats and proteins in digestion. These enzymes travel from the pancreas to the small intestine via
a small tube called the pancreatic duct.
Factors, including diseases, medications, infections, obesity, trauma, a high-fat diet, table-scrap feasting, or greasy "people" food (such as that during the holidays) can cause a dog's pancreas to become inflamed. Middle-aged
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Dog owners should suspect a problem with the pancreas if their pet has a fever, reduced appetite, appears to have a painful abdomen, is showing signs of depression and dehydration, is vomiting and/or passing yellow, greasy diarrhea. Do not hesitate to seek medical help. Your veterinarian will take a detailed history, conduct a physical exam, and do blood tests
to check pancreatic enzyme levels. A white blood cell count, x-rays, and ultrasound tests may also be required. Initial treatment focuses on withholding intake of food (to rest the pancreas), managing/relieving the pain, establishing proper fluid and electrolyte balances, preventing infection, and controlling possible complications.
Dogs with severe pancreatitis can recover but may then develop fatal complications. In severe cases, pancreatitis can have permanent effects, such as the development of diabetes mellitus or loss of pancreatic enzymes needed for proper digestion. Pets that have repeated bouts of pancreatitis may need to be fed low-fat diets to prevent recurrence. Even so, some animals develop chronic pancreatitis, which can lead to diabetes and/or pancreatic insufficiency, also called maldigestion syndrome. Most dogs with mild pancreatitis make a successful recovery with prompt treatment and adherence to the veterinarian's diet recommendations. Although dogs can get pancreatitis from other conditions, it is a good policy to prevent your dog from eating holiday goodies. Make sure there are no unguarded "treats" on the counter (if you have a bigger dog) or under the tree where the easy access would be sure to result in your dog's overindulgence and possible problems with the pancreas.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Marylou Lovely fabric weight and color I searched several companies for a natural colored curtain for my home office. These were the best ones I found and a great value. The fabric is a quality weight.....thick enough to give privacy...but not so heavy that a soft glow of light will come through. The color is a lovely milky color. Not stark white...but not khaki either...very fresh. An added value is it comes with rings! Rings make a curtain open and close so smoothly. Few curtains come with them already attached. Yet rings are expensive to buy on their own. So it is a real money saver, that they are included! And if you wanted a different ring, these detach with a simple button loop. So you could change them too. How convenient is that!. I think these curtains are an awesome value...and half the cost of other similar ones I have compared them to on the internet. June 10, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by amcm Just what I wanted! These curtains were just as expected. They're a nice parchment color, a good weight, and just what I was looking for. I think the faux wood hangers are nice, too. I wish these had been a little cheaper--I felt that I could have gotten a comparable product from another store for less money, but I had a gift card for World Market that I wanted to use... November 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Happy in Wylie Economical Price, High end look Very nice heavy crisp off white fabric. Easy to hang and fablous to look at. Have had several compliments. I hung in my kitchen, living room and dining oom. Looks great in all three rooms. Very versatile September 12, 2010
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Kelly Gibbons McDonald was one of the first big-time hitters in Idaho volleyball history from 1981-84. A former holder of five school records and still Idaho's all-time kill leader, it's safe to say that McDonald knew how to finish a play. In her four years at Idaho, she tallied 1,524 kills an average of 381 per year, and led the Vandals to a 98-61 record. Her 1984 team still holds the school record for kills in a season with 2,071. McDonald was a three-time All-Big Sky selection from 1982-84, with First-Team honors in 1982 and 1984. She also was a 1984 Big Sky Scholar-Athlete.


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In 2010, the City embarked on a project to identify and define City programs and services and establish performance measures for each operating Department. The purpose of the project is to help staff and community leaders make important decisions and trade‐offs that are community supported and backed by reliable data. In order for Lake Oswego to continue to be an effective and efficient steward of public goods and services requires the City to continually review and realign core and baseline services to ensure that government spending is reflective of the community's priorities.
A performance measurement is the practice of designing and adopting measures and collecting data to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and services, and their progress towards achieving objectives. Performance measures can provide a number of benefits to the City of Lake Oswego including:
- Supporting a better decision making process by providing managers with information pertaining to services and programs;
- Promoting transparency and accountability by equipping policy makers and citizens with information that helps inform what the City does, at what cost, and communicates what programs are most effective in achieving their goals; and
- Providing better and more consistent information for allocating scarce resources.
Throughout the City's budget document, you will find featured pilot performance measures incorporated into the Department budget narratives. To enhance readability, each section also includes explanations as to why the measures were chosen and any additional information that may be pertinent for interpreting the results. The programs include three types of measures: workload indicators, and efficiency and effectiveness performance measures. These measures are defined as follows:
- Workload Indicators, which were incorporated into the budget last year, define the amount of work performed or service provided for our citizens.
- Efficiency and Effectiveness Measures are output or outcomes measures that either evaluate the relationship between resources used to services provided or a measure of the results towards accomplishing a specific goal.


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A woman whose son died of cystic fibrosis in 2009 successfully sued on Thursday to get his younger brother, now 11, on the adult waiting list for a lung transplant.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reiterated Tuesday that she won't intervene in the "incredibly agonizing" case involving a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who is waiting for a lung transplant, telling members of Congress that medical experts should make those decisions.
One of the first provisions of the 2010 health reform law has had its intended effect: shifting costs from hospitals, taxpayers and families to health insurance companies, researchers reported on Thursday. It's one of the most popular aspects of the law.
Probiotics — those products that promise to replenish your gut's 'healthy' microbes — do seem to help prevent dangerous diarrhea, researchers reported on Thursday.
People may realize that fast food isn't health food, but they don't realize just how fattening it really is, researchers report. They surveyed people eating at 10 burger, chicken, sandwich and doughnut chains and found they greatly underestimated just how much they were chowing down.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed that he's had gastric-band weight-loss surgery, which experts say has the least amount of short-term risk but also yields the least amount of weight loss.
A new line of caffeinated chewing gum is causing jitters among health advocates and prompting federal officials to take a new look at the proliferation of jolt-infused foods, including those marketed to children and teens.
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Tennis Completes Sweep of Weekend Home Matches, Defeats Bucknell
Turning in a 7-0 win for the second straight day in Jadwin Gym, the Princeton men's tennis team beat Bucknell Sunday afternoon.
"Overall, I was pleased with the level of play this weekend, particularly in singles," Princeton head coach Billy Pate said. "We also inserted a few different guys to get some much-needed experience. We look forward to having a good weekend of practice and continuing our home stand next weekend."
Mohamed El Tonbari, in singles, and Ben Quazzo, in doubles, saw their first action of the dual-meet season.
The win completed a weekend sweep of the first of three straight weekends of home matches for the team. The Tigers defeated Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday afternoon and will face Buffalo and UC Santa Barbara next weekend in Princeton.
Princeton is ranked No. 65 in the Feb. 19 ITA national rankings, while UC Santa Barbara is No. 73. New rankings will be out Tuesday.
(65) Princeton (5-3) 7, Bucknell (4-4) 0
1. Bloom/Siow (P) def. Bybel/Katten (B), 8-5
2. McCourt/Spindler (P) def. Morque/Zimmer (B), 8-6
3. Lin/Quazzo (P) def. Canibe/Lynch (B), 8-5
Order of finish: 3,1,2
1. Zack McCourt (P) def. Nick Bybel (B), 6-2, 6-3
2. Matt Spindler (P) def. Kelly Morque (B), 6-0, 6-1
3. Augie Bloom (P) def. Evan Zimmer (B), 6-3, 6-4
4. Matt Siow (P) def. Josh Katten (B), 6-1, 6-1
5. Jonathan Carcione (P) def. Octavio Canibe (B), 7-5, 6-0
6. Mohamed El Tonbari (P) def. Kyle Rosen (B), 6-1, 4-6, (10-5)
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 9 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Arayana Wonderful "desert wind" Chimes ! We have had these up now for almost 2 years & we enjoy the sound tone they give off. I only take them in when it gets too windy, which is not often. I have introduced them to our other wind chimes & they all make the most beautiful music together. They are all very soothing & welcome here. Thank you for offering the Capiz Windchimes to us. (PS My friend also has them in her home-and yes we are all in harmony :)) November 5, 2010
Rated 5 out of 5 by dj the singer Sweet sound I purchased three capiz windchimes for my bedroom. The air from the vent blows through the chimes and the sound is beautiful and quite calming. Not too loud at all and they look great! March 29, 2009
Rated 5 out of 5 by nevadagirl I love this wind chime!! Bought this in the store on a whim and am going back into town today to get another one to hang outside the bedroom window. Such a pleasant soothing sound..everyone who has heard it has commented how much they like it. November 4, 2008
Rated 5 out of 5 by hippiegirl Great inexpensive purchase I love this windchime. It has the quintessential summer windchime sound - absolutely perfect. Somehow, it manages to keep itself untangled. I have had to help it a couple of times but it took me less than two minutes to take care of. I used a 40% off coupon for this and so I believe I got a real deal! July 22, 2008
Rated 5 out of 5 by myrna Great wind chimes This is a beautiful wind chime and has a greatsound. June 30, 2008
Rated 4 out of 5 by luvnlifelori Very soft & relaxing I have this wind chime hanging in the bedroom and a slight breeze will make the shells "tinkle" against each other...this is very relaxing and is a soft sound. January 2, 2010
Rated 3 out of 5 by Roberta Beautiful, but easily tangled I couldn't wait to get this windchime home and display it on my front porch. It looked great, but then we got some pretty hefty winds for quite a while and let me tell you this thing got so tangled it took me forever to untangle it the first time. The second time it wasn't even worth trying. Plus, the shells broke relatively easily. Too bad because I loved this windchime. Next time I buy one I will take other reviewers advice and hang it under the vent. June 22, 2011
Rated 3 out of 5 by KJ Cute but I dont have a balcony The one in the picture looks like a combo of coffee and ivory shells. Mine is all ivory. I dont have a porch or balcony, so I had it hanging on an iron lantern hook, which sits on the floor. Not long after, I replaced with a larger capiz pendent I got elsewhere for a bargain. So now it has no place to go. I tried the doorway, dont like the look plus it hangs too low. I have horizontal blinds on my windows, so that doesnt look right. That only leaves the ceiling, but where? The corner? Havent found just the right spot yet...to be contd. Its pretty and I dont regret buying it, just doesnt have a place in my apartment. June 5, 2010


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What's cooking for Sunday dinner?
Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 4:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 4:28 p.m.
Sunday dinner, the kind where the whole family gathered around a table heaped with Ma's good cooking, may be a thing of the past. But just for old times' sake, here are a couple of recipes for you to serve on a Sunday, perhaps, or any time.
My mother often embellished her menu with a bowlful of Harvard beets, colorful, tasty and easy to fix. And, I learned to look forward to a New England boiled dinner when I lived in Yankeeland. Don't forget the horseradish and spicy mustard.
New England Boiled Dinner
1 corned beef brisket
Spice packet, if included in package with meat
1 teaspoon whole black peppers
2 bay leaves
2 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered or 6-8 small red potatoes
3 carrots, quartered
2 medium turnips, cut into chunks
1 large onion, cut into 6 wedges
1 small head cabbage, cut into 6 wedges
Place brisket (fat trimmed) in large Dutch oven or kettle. Add spices from package or peppers and bay leaves (omit if using spice packet) and water to cover. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, until almost tender. Add vegetables except cabbage and cook for 10 minutes. Add cabbage and cook for 20 minutes or until everything is tender. Remove all to a warm platter, slice meat thinly and serve with vegetables. Pass around mustard and horseradish. Good with a coarse-grained bread.
Mother's Harvard Beets
1 14.5-ounce can beets
1⁄3 cup beet juice from can
2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons butter
Drain beets, reserving liquid. Set aside.
In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in reserved liquid, vinegar and butter. Cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbling. Add beets, heat through.
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His name sounds auto-generated but I'm worried if I ban him I'll be banning an innocent... look at what these bots have done to me, they've depleted my sense to see right from wrong...
His name sounds auto-generated but I'm worried if I ban him I'll be banning an innocent... look at what these bots have done to me, they've depleted my sense to see right from wrong...
this spam crisis is turning me to the brink of madness i can no longer identity my friends
It's ridiculous. I wonder who's responsible to this madness.
it's the Lithuanians, one of them had an occupation with 'Lithuania' once and a location with of course '1'.
If somebody's location is 1, ban them instantly.
If their username sounds auto-generated, ban them on their first move.
There's the policy on this.
Make me mod and it shall be done
This is what happens when I'm gone for a little while... everything goes to pot.
I reckon this sudden apparition of spam bots is some sort of broken deal by Mewtwo, he's made some sort of arrangement with some corrupt organisation or something.
Likely in attempts to increase the value of this fine piece of internet real estate we're all squatting on.
who even clicks on their links in the first place?
aside from elderly technologically impaired farts, it's pretty clear that n o one touches this stuff. so why do they still exist?
They just try and spam it on as many poor-security forums as they can in the hope that in some of them will have postherpetic neuralgia or a weak bladder I guess, their hits obviously go up after a while of doing it and perhaps finding a forum where people say 'OMG WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS! THANK YOU GRACEFUL SPAMBOT! NOW MY BLADDER CAN BE SUBJECT TO RIGOROUS MANAGEMENT!'
I personally think its more for google use, here yes they are stupid, but some kid searching for pokemon stuff on the internet might pop up on the forum and see that spam and click on it. Remember guys, one corrupted computer or stupid person might be worth tens of thousands of dollars. If only one in 10,000 people clicks on those links, they get 10,000 from that one guy.


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Bountiful Fall Spinach
by John Navazio
Harvesting fall-planted Spinach, Decorah, Iowa
There's nothing better than the taste of home-grown spinach. Unfortunately, many gardeners who plant in spring are disappointed by meager harvests of small, tough leaves from plants that bolt (go quickly to the flowering stage) before producing large, juicy leaves.
If your spring-planted spinach never produces well, now is the time to plant it as a fall crop instead. Why? Because spinach is a cool-season crop that does best when days are less than 14 hours long and temperatures don't exceed 80oF. The best available time to get these conditions, especially in cold-winter areas (USDA Hardiness Zones 6 and colder), is to plant at the end of summer for a fall harvest. To determine the best planting time and varieties to use, I sowed several leading home garden varieties on different late-summer dates and compared notes with gardeners across the country following the same schedule. Here's what we found.
Why Does Spinach Bolt?
bolting spinach
Except in the South and Southwest (zones 7 and warmer), spinach has traditionally been planted in spring for harvest in early summer. But in these zones, it's sown from early October to mid-November for winter harvest starting six weeks later.
Two major problems with getting spring-planted spinach to grow well are day length and heat. While heat is usually thought of as the main cause of bolting, day length actually initiates this flowering response in spinach. Flowering in most varieties used in North America is "switched on" by days about 14 hours long--as early as the middle of May for many areas north of the 36 degrees latitude (roughly a line running from Washington DC to San Francisco).
By the time warm spring weather arrives and the spinach is growing nicely, the days have become long enough to initiate flowering. Then days above 80° F speed up the plants' metabolism, accelerating the rate of bolting.
Best Timing and Varieties
The solution is to plant a fall crop. For fall harvest in cold-winter areas, gardening experts usually suggest planting four to six weeks before a killing frost. This advice, however, is best suited to growing spinach to overwinter for an early-spring harvest (increasingly the case in Northern areas), not for a bountiful fall harvest. Chris Blanchard, a market farmer at Rock Spring Farm near Decorah, Iowa, plants his overwintering spinach between September 1 and 10 to get plants 5 to 6 inches in diameter by the time cold stops the growth."That's the perfect size for overwintering, but doesn't yield much spinach for a fall harvest," he says.
For a fall crop in my garden in coastal Washington state (zone 8), I decided to try planting earlier. I planted on August 1 and 15, 8 and 10 weeks, respectively, before our usual first frost in mid-October. For comparison I also planted on September 1, the usual sowing date for overwintering spinach crops in my climate. To find out if these earlier planting dates would work in other cold-winter areas, I enlisted David Cavagnaro, a horticultural photographer in Decorah, Iowa (zone 4), and Charlie Nardozzi, senior horticulturist at National Gardening in Burlington, Vermont (zone 4), to augment my plantings in Bellingham.
Once I had decided on the planting dates, I needed to pick the varieties. I chose a wide range including the savoyed (crinkly-leafed) 'Long Standing Bloomsdale' and 'Winter Bloomsdale', smooth-leafed 'Olympia' and 'Space', and the semi-savoyed 'Tyee', 'Coho', and 'Indian Summer'. On each planting date, we all planted 2- to 4-foot-long rows of each of these varieties.
Planting conditions is all three sites were similar. In general, fall spinach can be successfully grown on any fertile, well-drained soil with a pH between 6 and 7. It's best to plant in sandy loam in raised beds to keep the soil warmer and well drained, especially once the weather turns cold. Compost is an excellent soil amendment, providing a steady supply of nitrogen for luxuriant growth.


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I know that this will probably be contentious but I bought a new lappy 2 months ago and the rips - using dbpoweramp - sound much better. I do appreciate that it's all 0's and 1's butI realised I was listening to new albums only - mainly because the sound was so improved.
Did a re-rip of something previously on the hard drive and the increase in quality was very noticeable especially bass - more definition, tighter etc. all old rips were verified with accurate rip and were ok
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using a sb3/naim/royd minstrels.
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MOSCOW, Idaho - The University of Idaho Vandals were determined to not let Texas State beat them with its efficient run game. While the Vandals managed to corral the Bobcats on the ground, it was the air attack that led to TSU's 37-21 Saturday afternoon victory at the Kibbie Dome.
TSU quarterback Tyler Jones connected on 19 of 23 passes for 228 yards and two TDs. That was the telling stat, Idaho coach Paul Petrino said.
"We committed to saying they're not going to beat us with the run," Petrino said. "We didn't want to let them run the ball right down our throats. We wanted to make them beat us throwing - and they did."
While the yardage wasn't monstrous (228), the timing was damaging. Jones was 13-of-14 in the first half and put the game out of reach with a 67-yard hookup with Terrence Franks with 8:47 left in the game.
For the Vandals, though, there were signs of a young team starting to catch on. Senior James Baker had 114 yards on 24 carries, and backup quarterback Taylor Davis connected on 20 of 35 passes for 181 yards and two of Idaho's three TDs. Freshmen - redshirt Deon Watson and true Richard Montgomery, were on the receiving ends of those scoring throws. Watson's came after Najee Lovett tipped the ball and it went toward Texas State's Colby Targun, who in turn tipped it to Watson in the end zone.
"We're just not quite there yet," Petrino said. "Our kids fought. They fought from play one to the end. That's part of the process. We're going to keep fighting."
Dezmon Epps led the Vandal receivers six catches for 54 yards, while Watson had three.
Freshman punter Austin Rehkow continued to near the national lead with his average of 54.3 yards on three punts.
Linebacker Marc Millan powered the defense with 10 tackles, while includes one sack and two tackles for loss. Trey Williams had nine tackles and Maxx Forde had eight with one tackle for loss. The Vandals' 10 tackles for loss was their best total for the season. Marius Burgsmueller also had two to match Millan for the game high.
Idaho concludes its home season next Saturday against Old Dominion. Kickoff is 2 p.m.


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A Soldier's Sketchbook, an illustrated memoir from a World War II soldier, is drawn from the letters, sketches, snapshots, and mementos of Pvt. Joseph Farris, who left his home of Danbury, Connecticut, and set off to war aboard the U.S.S. General Gordon in October 1944, bound for France as part of Company M, 398th Infantry. Farris wrote more than 800 letters home, and he hewed his artistic talents with sketches and paintings along the way. He also secretly copied officers' notes and, once back home after the war, collected clippings and battlefield accounts, which form a sobering counterpoint to his reassurances to his parents that everything is "swell."
This book chronicles a young soldier's experiences from October 1944 through January 1946 in France and Germany. In words and pictures, it tells of Christmas in the trenches, long walks through the rain and mud, landscapes of fear and despair, lost friends and leaders, changing beliefs about human nature, God, and the Jerries (as he calls the Germans).
Transcriptions of many of the 800 letters Joseph Farris wrote home sit side by side with the real thing, reproduced in facsimile on the page. Snapshots and color sketches, painted in moments of reprieve during battle and carried home by this earnest young man and fledgling artist, help us see the world he saw.
Joseph Farris is an internationally published illustrator whose cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, many on the cover, since 1971. His numerous books include Phobias and Therapies, A Cog in the Wheel, and They're a Very Successful Family. Farris's work is in the private collections of President Jimmy Carter and Paul Newman, among others, and many of his New Yorker cartoons are in the permanent collection of the Morgan Library & Museum in New York.
When headquarters called on my Third Battalion to take over, we were extremely short of men. Put together, all the riflemen who were left from Companies I, K, and L barely made up one full rifle company. At full strength, Company M, my company, was a heavy weapons outfit composed of two machine gun platoons (eight machine guns) and one 81-mm mortar platoon (six mortars). However, because of casualties, we were able to make only one full machine gun platoon out of the two platoons we normally had. Our battalion went to battle for the Maginot Line with one rifle platoon and four heavy machine guns.
Besides having many casualties, a bug was making the rounds, and many of us were quite ill. I had a fever and chills and felt rotten. I was offered an opportunity to retreat back behind the lines until I recovered, but I knew our platoon was in bad shape and declined. I had the "GIs" (diarrhea), and a temperature of over 100°. I was given a stiff dose of some medication, 16 pills, and sent on my way! I was young, the war seemed just, patriotism was quite acceptable, and I had a strong sense of responsibility. Perhaps the years in helping my parents run their mom-and-pop confectionery store contributed to the latter.
Our target was Fort Freudenberg, while other troops attacked Fort Schiesseck. These were formidable fortifications of the Maginot Line west of Bitche. Fort Schiesseck, the larger of the two, had 11 adjacent units, each with a gun emplacement or a series of guns ranging from 47-mm to 135-mm that were mutually supporting and extremely difficult to attack. The walls of the fortifications were from three to ten feet thick and constructed of reinforced concrete. Some of the units had as many as five stories below ground level with underground railroads that were used for supply.
I was first gunner for the attack, which meant I had to carry the heavy tripod. Everyone was loaded down, so there was no complaining or shifting of burdens. Just as we started toward the first pillbox, we had our first casualty. One of our men lost part of his arm, blown off below the elbow. The soldier next to him panicked, unable to take it, and ran off to the rear with our medic chasing him. The rest of us sucked it up and kept going forward amid the chaos of explosions and bullets flying all around us. Suddenly I felt a jolt on the right side of my body and realized I had been hit with a piece of shrapnel. Fortunately, it had lost most of its velocity and didn't penetrate my body. I picked up the piece and quickly dropped it. It was still hot!.
We advanced toward the first set of pillboxes, which had us in their crosshairs. To get away from the artillery fire they were bombarding us with, we dove into an unoccupied pillbox while our platoon leaders went on reconnaissance to see how we should approach Fort Freudenberg, our objective.
We hated to leave the safety of the pillbox when we had to make a move, but we had no choice. We left and went over a slight hill, which exposed us against the skyline. Then as we advanced toward Fort Freudenberg, I noticed our tanks to our right firing at the pillboxes. My immediate response was to get away from them, even though they were ours, since I had learned that they drew return enemy fire—and they surely did! To our right we could see the German 88-mm shells landing not more than 50 yards away! It felt like we were in a war movie. Although we were tired, we increased our speed and were really tearing toward the fort. As heavy as that tripod was, I ran as fast as I've ever run. When we reached a satellite pillbox, I threw down the tripod and quickly hopped into the fortification, which was still smoking. We took control of the pillbox with the help of the engineers, who placed huge demolition charges at strategic points while the riflemen covered them.
We moved forward again the next morning toward Fort Freudenberg, again at a gallop. Shells were bursting above us as we advanced after a 45-minute barrage by our artillery to the hill right above us where we dug in. I never saw so many shell holes in one field. The Germans threw artillery, mortar, automatic weapon, and small arms fire at us. Our riflemen, who were much more mobile than we heavy machine gunners were, had preceded us and were already at the fort. To our right were many light American tanks, ominously lined up at intervals of about 60 to 70 yards, employing direct fire upon the enemy pillboxes. In response, the Germans increased their artillery and mortar fire, forcing us to dig in.
We started with three men in our hole and before you knew it, there were six of us, all digging like mad, especially when an exploding shell came near us. Everyone was reluctant to raise their heads to see if anyone was approaching us, but I was frightened not to—I was concerned that some German might be crawling up in position to drop hand grenades into our position, which would have obliterated us. I put my helmet atop a rifle and raised it above the hole to see if it would draw fire. When there was no response, I quickly peeked out to see what was going on.
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Fascinating, heartwarming & beautifully illustrated. It's hard to put down! This book is a collection of 400 letters that WW2 veteran Joe Farris wrote home to his family from the front lines and numerous photographs and illustrations that Joe took and sketched between battles as an 18 year old soldier in the Army Infantry in World War II. Coming from a military family, I found myself immediately drawn in to these stories that touch on the human side of war & seem to transcend time. It's going to be a great gift for the military veterans in my family.
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ZF-8383: Zend_Translate_Adapter_Xliff: use own attribut trans-unit id as array keys for $this->_translate instead of source strings
Transunit ID is an optional element so we can not use it because it's optional.
Additionally you forgot the negs of such an change. * when something is not translated your user would get cryptic keys * when something changes in your source the xliff tool would not be aware of the change as there would be no connex between source and target * within your source there would be no way for the author (which could be another person than the coder) to know what is meant without looking into the translation file
"Transunit ID is an optional element so we can not use it because it's optional."
Transunit ID is required in XLIFF 1.1 and 1.2 Specification: "The required id attribute is used to identify the within the file". http://oasis-open.org/committees/xliff/… http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/…
This does not change what I said before.
When you are in need of short translations, also within your code like you wrote before you should use the mentioned "id" as source.
Changing the behaviour of this single adapter to something which does not conform how translation is done in the rest of this framework is actually no option.
It's a pity that it is not possible to implement an optional paramater (for reasons of backward compatibility) to instruct the adapter to select the Transunit ID and not the source string as array key.
No for this feature.
It would change behaviour in relation to all other adapters. Additionally it would add the above described problems.
When you are in need of a "special" version you can still simply extend the related adapter and create your own specialized version.
Compared with TMX format which are both from LISA. Based on TMX I agree to add such an option for XLIFF.
Based on the xliff standard the usage was fixed. Integrated with r19457.