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Army Networks:
Opportunities Exist to Better Utilize Results from Network Integration Evaluations
GAO-13-711: Published: Aug 22, 2013. Publicly Released: Aug 22, 2013.
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What GAO Found
Since 2011, the Army has conducted five Network Integration Evaluations (NIE), which have provided extensive information and insights into current network capabilities and potential solutions to fill network capability gaps. According to senior Department of Defense (DOD) test officials, the NIE objective to test and evaluate network components together in a combined event is sound, as is the opportunity to reduce overall test and evaluation costs by combining test events. Further, the NIEs offer the opportunity for a more comprehensive evaluation of the broader network instead of piecemeal evaluation of individual network components. However, the Army is not taking full advantage of the potential knowledge that could be gained from the NIEs, and some resulting Army decisions are at odds with knowledge accumulated during the NIEs. For example, despite poor results in developmental testing, the Army moved forward to operational testing for several systems during the NIEs and they demonstrated similarly poor results. Yet the Army plans to buy and field several of these systems. Doing so increases the risk of poor performance in the field and the need to correct and modify deployed equipment. On the other hand, the Army has evaluated many emerging network capabilities--with generally favorable results--but has bought very few of them, in large part because it did not have a strategy to buy these promising technologies. Army officials have stated that the success of network modernization depends heavily on industry involvement but, with few purchases, it is unclear whether industry will remain interested. Finally, the Army has not yet developed metrics to determine how network performance has improved over time, as GAO recommended in an earlier report.
The Army has several actions under way or planned to enhance the NIE process and has further opportunities to collaborate with the test community. The Army has identified issues in the NIE process and its network modernization strategy that were causing inefficiencies or less-than-optimal results and has begun implementing actions to mitigate some of those issues. For example, the Army has begun performing technology evaluations, and integration of vendor systems in a lab environment to weed out immature systems before they get to the NIE. The Army has also developed a strategy and has an acquisition plan to address requirements, funding, and competition issues that will help enable it to buy emerging capabilities rapidly. However, the Army will need to validate the new strategy and plan and provide results to industry, which could help to manage industry expectations about how many of and how quickly it can buy these capabilities. DOD has started to identify and evaluate network metrics and to re-focus NIEs to gather additional data and insights. Taking these actions will ultimately allow the periodic review and evaluation of the actual effectiveness of network capabilities and the likely effectiveness of proposed investments. The test community has worked closely with the Army on the NIEs but has also voiced various concerns about the NIEs including their being a schedule-driven event. Tension between the acquisition and test communities has been long-standing. Additional opportunities exist for Army leadership and the test community to work together to further improve NIE execution and results and to reduce tensions between the two communities. A good starting point for the Army would be to take a fresh look at the test community observations and recommendations from previous NIEs.
Why GAO Did This Study
In 2011, the Army began a major undertaking to modernize its tactical network to improve communication and provide needed information to soldiers on the battlefield. The Army has identified the network as its number one modernization priority requiring approximately $3 billion per year indefinitely. NIEs provide semi-annual assessments of newly developed systems. Given the importance of the network, GAO was asked to examine elements of the process the Army is using to acquire network capabilities. This report examines (1) the results of the NIEs conducted to date and the extent to which the Army has procured and fielded network solutions, and (2) Army actions to enhance the NIE process. To conduct this work, GAO analyzed key documents, observed testing activities, and interviewed acquisition and testing officials.
What GAO Recommends
To improve outcomes for the Armys network modernization strategy, GAO recommends that the Secretary of Defense direct the Army to (1) require successful developmental testing before moving to operational testing at an NIE, (2) correct issues identified during testing at NIEs prior to buying and fielding systems, (3) provide results to industry on Armys efforts to rapidly acquire emerging capabilities, and (4) pursue additional opportunities for collaboration with the test community on the NIEs. DOD agreed with the recommendations to varying degrees, but generally did not offer specific actions to address them. GAO believes all recommendations remain valid.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: In providing comments on this report, DOD partially concurred with the recommendation, but has not taken any action to implement it. The Department stated that the recommendation as written takes flexibility away from the Department to send a program to an operational test or customer test, limited user test, etc., to obtain early feedback on system performance from an operational unit. The Department has had success in bringing programs of record to an NIE early, and using Soldier and operational test feedback to change requirements and improve the program to better deliver needed apability or make system improvements. This approach has helped to reduce risk in later testing, delivered better products to the Soldier, and in some cases led to significant cost avoidance and savings. GAO feels that this recommendation is still relevant given the report's findings and intends to keep the recommendation open.
Recommendation: To improve outcomes for its entire network modernization strategy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to require that network systems from major defense acquisition programs obtain a positive Assessment of Operational Test Readiness (now called a Developmental Test and Evaluation Assessment) recommendation before being scheduled for operational testing during the NIE.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Open
Comments: In providing comments on this report, DOD partially concurred with the recommendation, but has not taken any action to implement it. The Department stated that the recommendation as written takes flexibility away from DOD to make program decisions. According to officials, the Department continues to correct reliability, performance, and survivability issues identified during an NIE or other operational or developmental test venue. However, correcting some performance issues may not be desirable from a cost or schedule standpoint. It is GAO's observation that not correcting deficiencies found in testing before entering production leads to the risk of cost and schedule growth if there is a need to retrofit previously procured items or other issues are discovered as a result of correcting previously identified issues. GAO feels that this recommendation is still relevant given the report's findings and intends to keep the recommendation open.
Recommendation: To improve outcomes for its entire network modernization strategy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to correct network system performance and reliability issues identified during the NIEs before moving to buy and field these systems.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In providing comments on this report, DOD concurred with the recommendation, stating that unless prohibited by regulatory and/or statutory requirements results can be provided to industry. Subsequent to our report, DOD stated that the Army communicates with industry via direct contact, industry days, newsletters, social media, and websites. The Army provides reports to industry participants within 60 days following each NIE, including a full assessment of system performance. The Army also provides individual letters to industry notifying them of the Army's disposition decisions based on NIE analysis and Army priorities.
Recommendation: To improve outcomes for its entire network modernization strategy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to provide results to industry on the Army's actual experience in buying and fielding successfully demonstrated systems under evaluation and the length of time it has taken to date.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Open
Comments: In providing comments on this report, DOD concurred with the recommendation stating a process was in place, the semiannual Network Synchronization Working Group, during which all Army elements and agencies, including the test community, are welcome to raise and address NIE related issues to the community and Army leadership. However, to date, no evidence has been provided indicating that any test community observations and recommendations have been identified and corrected.
Recommendation: To improve outcomes for its entire network modernization strategy, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to collaborate with all network stakeholder organizations to identify and correct issues that may result in improved network outcomes, including addressing the observations and recommendations of the test community related to the NIEs.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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I have a home system, makes my family more comfortable plus it was in the house when we bought it. I wonder how many other people are like me and never test the system. My son had one of those balloons with a rubber-band on it for punching. I put a little too much air in it (ok probably a lot too much). 3:00 AM boom, sounds like a bomb going off. If that wasn't enough to scare the crap out of me and wake me out of bed the screaming alarm "Burglar, this is a secure area..." was.
It was very comforting 10 minutes after I shut off the alarm it began flashing a code that it was unable to communicate with the dispatch station.
Of course, the alarm company says it's Verizon's fault, Verizon it's the alarm companies fault.
As others have stated, the best alarm has 4 legs and weighs 90+ lbs.

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Bill Evans (sax): Kwitchur Beliakin
Kwitchur Beliakin
Bill Evans (sax)
Summertime (Bellaphon 660-53-018)
Bill Evans (sax),
Gil Goldstein (piano), Chuck Loeb (guitar), Danny Gottlieb (drums), Marc Johnson (bass).
Composed by Bill Evans (sax).
Recorded: New York, February 1989
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
"Kwitchur Beliakin" is a swinging number leaning more straight ahead than one was used to hearing Bill Evans (sax) play in 1989. The theme is introduced in unison by Evans and pianist Gil Goldstein. Evans knows how to compose compelling melodies, and this head is no exception. Over Danny Gottlieb's backbeat and Marc Johnson's walking bassline, Evans is immediately on the attack. His hard-bopping solo is rife with invention and momentum. Chuck Loeb's chorused guitar follows. His lines swing hard and morph into some nice blues licks. Things come together just right for the coda. It would be difficult for me not to recommend every single piece of music Bill Evans (sax) performed in the '80s.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1980s jazz · fusion
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Sheriff John Anderson is issuing a stranger danger alert to Madera County citizens after an unidentified man was able to gain entry into a home (located in the Wild Wood Mobile Home Park) and steal the couples prescription medications.
Early evening yesterday, a Senior Citizen couple unwittingly invited a young man into their home when he asked if he could use their restroom, and reportedly asked them for a cup of coffee as well.
The stranger is described as a white male in his late teens early twenties, who called himself Steve. He has a slim build, was wearing a short sleeve light colored shirt, blue jeans and sported short dark hair.
Witnesses nearby say they say an older model white pick-up (with a white sticker on the drivers side windshield) was parked in front of the couples home when the crime occurred.
Anyone with information is urged to call either the Madera County Sheriffs Office at 559-675-7770 or 498-STOP.
Meantime Sheriff Anderson is cautioning citizens about opening their doors to strangers. In these times its often difficult to know the difference between a good stranger and a dangerous one. Dangerous strangers can appear nice, and they might even know your name. In this case, the stranger had full access of all names in the mobile home park.
Never let a stranger into your home, he says, even to use your bathroom or phone. Whatever reason they may use to get in, do NOT open your door. If the stranger does not go away, call 911.
-Madera County Sheriff's Office


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Session Managers: Lars Høier and Jon Kleppe
The purpose of reservoir management is to control operations to maximise both short-and-long-term production. This consists of lifecycle optimisation based on reservoir model uncertainties—together with model updating by production measurements—time-lapse seismic, and other available data. Time-lapse seismic data helps to determine reservoir changes that occur with time and can be used as a new dimension in history matching since it contains information about fluid movement and pressure changes between and beyond the well. How can we process and use the huge amount of information in an efficient way and ensure that the reservoir models are kept up to date and consistent with the data? History matching methods are being developed through both field-specific studies and methodological research. This session addresses state-of-the-art technologies within the area of optimisation, focusing both on production history and 4D seismic interplay between these two diverse types of data.
Session Managers: Lars Høier and Jon Kleppe
In this session, a presentation of the Norne field in Norway will be given, as well as a description of the second Norne benchmark case. The field presentation includes key field data, drainage strategy, and specific Norne field experiences. Since 1997, more than 50 wells have been drilled in the Norne and series of 4D surveys have been performed. This high-quality seismic data has been imperative for history matching and revised plans for injection/production, including extensive infill drilling. A detailed description of the establishment of a number of international benchmark cases based on real Norne datafor the discussions of reservoir characterisation, history matching, and/or production optimisation methodologies will be given. The first introductory package of Norne, comprised the so-called "e-segment" was released in 2010. Several research groups presented their history matching results in an SPE workshop in Trondheim in June 2011. A second more comprehensive data package was released in the summer of 2012, available for downloading by interested research groups. The package contains the 30 reservoir simulation model, production data, measured fluid PVT, detailed geological description, petro physical data, well logs, well completion solutions, and detailed 4D geophysical data (processed and unprocessed).
Session Managers: Martin Landrø and Tapan Mukerji
Seismic data has begun to play an increasingly important role in reservoir surveillance and integrated history matching. Quantitative use of timelapse seismic data requires modelling the links between changes in reservoir saturation, pressures, the corresponding changes in the elastic properties, and seismic attributes. This session will address the different types of seismic observables that can be used for monitoring as well as the values and challenges associated with them.
Session Managers: Mohsen Dadashpour and Richard Rwechungura
This session will address a test case (Norne full field) to evaluate and compare mathematical methods for history matching as well as methods on optimal production strategy and/or enhanced oil recovery. It will be an opportunity to discuss emerging and classical history matching and optimisation methods after being tested, using real field data. The participants of the case study will come up with a history matched model (from 1997–2006 preferably using an integration of production and time-lapse seismic data) and with an optimal production strategy for the remaining recoverable resources for the period 2006 to 2016. Participants may suggest techniques to enhance recovery, since significant amounts of the recoverable reserves are already produced. Participants will use good quality and massive full-field-data from Norne offshore Norway.
Participants are invited to present their results at the workshop. More information on the Norne benchmark and the comparative case study is available at: www.ipt.ntnu.no/~norne, under Package 2 Full Field Model - 2013.
To participate and obtain the dataset with instructions, please contact Richard Rwechungura or Meharan Namani.
Session Managers: Khalid Aziz and Martha Lien
The joint integration of different data types is of growing interest because of the potential for accurate predictions. Where the interpretation of a single data type will provide information about variations in a limited set of physical properties or combinations thereof, the joint integration of different data types will have potential for more robust estimates with better discrimination of different physical effects by the inclusion of more information into the history matching process.
This session addresses questions associated with the joint integration of different data types such as:
Session Managers: Rob Arts and Nan Cheng
While the primary focus of this workshop is the Norne Field, we will also explore real case applications of closed-loop reservoir management compared to other field cases. Specific attention will be given to the way time-lapse seismic data and other geophysical data, are incorporated together with production data.
The presentations will form the basis for an open discussion on the merits and drawbacks of the various techniques adopted for history matching and optimisation. This session will feed into the discussions on the integration of data and particularly on the use of time-lapse seismic data in sessions II and IV.


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The Lower Elementary students actively engaged in studies and enactments of various cultural activities surrounding Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day. The students researched the history behind the seasonal celebrations which are inclusive to the Montessori curriculum studies of the Needs of Humans.
Lower Elementary Directresses, Debby DeGuire and Elaine Allessio guided the children in artistic extensions of the study. The students strung beaded necklaces and created face masks. Jason Silverman and Marina Keator were selected as the King and Queen of Mardi Gras. They led their classmates on a fun pancake race based on the classes' study of a 1445 incident in Olney, England when a housewife late for services arrived at the church door wearing her apron and still clutching her frying pan! After the race all competitors enjoyed a pancake, strawberries and whipped cream treat!


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Everything that is wrong with a true fan of a baseball team.
av O's fan for life 22 juni 2003
A 30 year old man that still lives with his parents. He constantly nags about how terrible the Baltimore Orioles' front office is.
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Sofia Vergara of "Modern Family" has spent a ton of money on a new house. On Thursday, People shared how she just spent $10.6 million on her new home in Beverly Hills. That is a lot for one house but obviously this actress can afford to spend it.
Her new home is an Italian-style villa and is located in Beverly Hills. This home is 11,400 square foot total and of course this doesn't include all of the amazing things outside. It has seven bedrooms in it and eleven bathrooms. The kitchen is huge and made for a chef but is unknown if she will be hiring someone to man that huge kitchen for her. The house also has a gym in it with a sauna and its own movie theater.
This home has a lot to offer a girl. The wine cellar will hold 3,000 bottles and even includes an area for tasting. That will make entertaining easy for this house. It has a sparking pool and spa outside as well. It also has three different guest suites for when she has company at her new home.
Newsmax shared that between June of 2012 and June of 2013 she actually earned $30 million. Sofia shared that she plans for the future and does like earning money. She invests and plans for the future to make sure that she will be taken care of no matter what.
Sofia Vergara has never acted like she doesn't like to spend her money but it is hard earned and she works for it. The actress is still working hard on "Modern Family." She also has several various endorsements including one with Diet Pepsi and also one with Kmart. This house will not be a problem for her to pay for in the future. If her show ends, she will always find another way to earn the cash. Also make sure you check out Emma Watson turning into Sofia in this new viral clip on According 2 Mandy.


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Capacity Building Workshop on Carbon Governance in Asia: Bridging Scales and Disciplines
1-3 November 2010, Yokohama, Japan
Venue: Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS)
6th Floor, Yokohama International Organization Center Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012
Supported by:
the Asia-Pacific Network
for Global Change Research
Workshop Proceedings
Day 1: Monday, 1 November 2010
|09:00 - 10:30
|Opening session
|Ruben Zondervan
|Welcome from the organizers
Welcome from Govindan Parayil (Director UNU-IAS and vice-rector UNU)
|11:00 - 12:30
|Plenary Session 1: Introduction on Governance and Carbon Management
|Jose Puppim de Oliveira
|Ruben Zondervan (ESG): Earth System Governance - A Research Framework
Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP): Overview of Global Carbon Emissions and the Nature of Carbon Management Challenges
|14:00 - 16:00
|Plenary Session 2: Governance and Carbon Management
|Shobhakar Dhakal
|Lorraine Elliott (Australia National University):
Democratising Carbon Governance
Elizabeth Malone (Joint Global Change Research Institute):
|16:30 - 18:00
|Working Sessions 1
|Frameworks to Manage Carbon (WS 1A)
|Michele Betsill
Colorado State University
|Xin Tian
Meeting the challenge: develop an effective financial mechanism for China carbon emissions reduction
Julius Ibukun Agboola
|Carbon Governance (WS 1B)
|Ma Zhong
Renmin University
|Amir Bashir Bazaz
Towards an integrated carbon governance structure in Asia: Context, Issues and Role of India
Wanxin Li
Day 2: Tuesday, 2 November 2010
|09:00 - 10:30
|Plenary Session 3: National Regimes on Carbon Management
|Tetsuro Fujitsuka
APN Director
|Yasuko Kameyama (National Institute for Environmental Studies):
International and National Carbon Governance: Border Adjustment in Japanese Climate Policy: Why they do not care for it?
Ma Zhong (Renmin University):
|11:00 - 12:00
|Plenary Session 4: REDD Regime in Carbon Governance
|Shobhakar Dhakal
|Hwan Ok Ma (ITTO):
Governance in REDD+ Planning and Implementation
|13:00 - 15:00
|Plenary Session 5: Climate Change Sociology and Network Analysis
|Ruben Zondervan
|Jeffrey Broadbent (Universtiy of Minnesota):
COMPON: Comparing Climate Change Policy Networks
Yoshiki Yamagata (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan):
|15:00 - 16:15
|Plenary Session 6: International and Sub-national Regimes on Carbon Governance
|Lorraine Elliott
Australia National University
|Jose A Puppim de Oliveira (UNU-IAS):
Role of Subnational Governments in Carbon Governance: A Study on the Policy Process and Challenges for Implementation in Three Countries
Q&A and Discussion
|16:30 - 18:00
|Plenary Session 7: Policy Maker Perspectives
|Shobhakar Dhakal
|Kazuhiko Takemoto (UNU-IAS):
Low‐carbon Business and Environmental Policy
Q&A and Discussion
Day 3: Monday, 3 November 2010
|09:00 - 10:30
|Working Sessions 2
|REDD in Carbon Governance (WS 2A)
|Jose A Puppim de Oliveira
|Yogesh D. Jadhav
Linking participatory carbon governance and rural energy systems: lessons from indigenous carbon management practices in Indian tropical forests
Tim Cadman
|Networks (WS 2B)
|Jeffrey Broadbent
University of Minnesota
|Jue Yang
The Role of Social Networks in Environmental Governance: Applying Social Network Analysis on the Treaty Ratification
Liguang Liu
|11:00 - 12:30
|Working Sessions 3
|REDD II Community Forest Management (WS 3A)
|Elizabeth Malone
Joint Global Change Research Institute
|Anar Koli
Emerging Role of Community Forest Management in Reducing Carbon Emission ―Insights from Land Tenure & REDD+ Nexus
Tek Jung Mahat
|Transition to Low Carbon Economies (WS 3B)
|Jose A Puppim de Oliveira
|Aumnad Phdungsilp
Transition Governance for a Low-Carbon Energy System in Thailand
Joni Jupesta
|14:00 - 15:30
|Working Session 4 : Wrap Up. Main Lessons: Opportunities, Obstacles and Recommendations to Improve Carbon Governance in Asia
|Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP) and Ruben Zondervan (ESG)
|15:30 - 16:00
|Plenary Session 8: Reports from Working Sessions
|Jose A Puppim de Oliveira (UNU-IAS)
|16:30 - 17:30
|Closing Session
|Ruben Zondervan (ESG)
|Summary, Feedback, Next Steps - Follow Up


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How to find us
Christ Church is on Highland Road, just off of Gipsy Hill behind the old church tower. Although no longer part of the church, the tower is still a prominent local landmark near the top of Gipsy Hill, between West Dulwich and Crystal Palace.
Berridge Road Church is at the end of Berridge Road, in the middle of the Berridge Road Estate.
By train
Gipsy Hill railway station (Zone 3) is only 5 minutes walk away, and is served by trains from Victoria and Clapham Junction to Croydon, Beckenham and London Bridge. Trains arrive and depart on the hour and half hour on Sundays, and every 15 minutes on Saturdays and during the week.
Please check the latest travel information for service updates, as there are frequently engineering works on the line at weekends.
By bus
The nearest bus route is the 322, which stops on Gipsy Hill and links Crystal Palace with Tulse Hill, Brixton and beyond. The 432 (from Brixton and Tulse Hill) and 417 (from Clapham and Streatham Hill) stop on nearby Central Hill. A number of other services terminate at Crystal Palace bus station, which is about 10 minutes walk from the church.
By car
Christ Church and Berridge Road church are both just off Gipsy Hill, which is not for from Crystal Palace Park. From the South Circular (A205), turn south by West Dulwich station, along Croxted Road, then 1 o'clock up Gipsy Hill at the first roundabout (see link to Google maps). If approaching from the south/west, note there is a one-way system around the Crystal Palace triangle, and you can't turn left down Gipsy Hill from Central Hill.
There is unrestricted street parking around the church, although this can be quite popular at weekends.
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is mourning once again at the loss of another one of its own, all in the name of faith. This new victim of terrorism was a 50 year old successful cardiologist, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar from Ohio on a humanitarian mission to his native country, Pakistan.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community established in 1889 in Qadian (India) is one of the oldest Muslim organizations in the United States. Its followers are considered heretics due to their belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian as the much awaited Messiah and Mahdi of the latter days.
Ahmadi Muslims join other minorities in Pakistan who are often the target of hate crimes and even death. But,"The plight of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan has reached a dangerous tipping point,", said Amjad Mahmood Khan, the National Director of Public Affairs of the Ahmadiyya Community as he testified in front of the U.S. House's subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and other International organizations on May 22, 2014.
In 1974, Pakistan passed a constitutional amendment declaring Ahmadi Muslims to be "non-Muslims". In 1984, Pakistan passed anti-blasphemy and anti-Ahmadi laws criminalizing religious practices of Ahmadi Muslims, which are punishable by fine, imprisonment or capital punishment. To date, militant extremists have murdered hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan with impunity.
Just last year, seven Ahmadi Muslims were killed and 16 survived attempted assassinations as reported by annual persecution report by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
It hurts because my own family has been a victim. When the first sectarian violence against the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community broke out in 1953, my maternal grandfather's house in Lahore was one of the many that got burnt in the riots.
One would think that as an Islamic Republic, Pakistan would be taking the lead in providing religious freedom and protecting all its citizens from harms way, something that Islam guarantees as a religion of peace. But, it is a shame that it has failed to provide neither, giving "Islamophobes" more fuel to attack Islam.
My heart aches to say this but the overall condition of the country has reached a new low and if you belong to a minority (Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Hazaras, and Ahmadi Muslims), then neither you nor the houses of worship could be considered safe.
Having just been to my native Pakistan a few months ago, it is mind boggling to understand the amount of stress the common man has to endure every day and specially those who are the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is a shame that many have been forced to flee the country to seek asylum in foreign lands in pursuit of peace and safety since their motherland fails to do so.
God says in the Quran (2:257) very clearly that, "There will be no compulsion in faith".
And I am sure that the founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah would cry to see what has become of his nation where he dreamed that every citizen would be free to practice the faith of his choice.
According to Mr. Khan 40% of all cases filed in the country are against Ahmadi Muslims. An editorial published in the Daily Times "We have let down the Ahmedi community" on March 27, 2014 summed up the present Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's situation as "a slow genocide instigated by hate and warped religious ideology" and unfortunately, I agree.
May God elevate the status of Dr. Qamar in heaven and bless his family with strength and courage to go through this tough time (Amen).


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Rockin' in the front. Grillin' in the back.
- Dead Amble make raucous party music with the basic building blocks of blue grass, country and roots music. Theirs is a punk country on the more lighthearded side of groups like Two Gallants or O'Death, with songs like "Double Wide Pride" and "Tennessee Honey," they celebrate the simple joys of backwater lifestyle. Listen here.
- Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers are "high octane honky tonk straight out of Brooklyn," proof that the Northeast has more in common with Nashville and Bakersfield than anyone would've guessed. Shades of Hanks Sr. and III all rolled up in one. Listen here.
- 2nd Avenue Mountain Boys do lazy hill music, a laid back take on the fiery chops of the more fancy-pants bluegrass bands that made a degree in rocket science necessary to play mandolin or banjo. This is more Maybell Carter than Bill Monroe. Listen here.
- Teen Mom, self-described "rock band in DC playing fuzz-pop love ballads," do melancholia and lo-fi in equal measures. They strike us as the perfect marriage of 80s ennuie-pop (think Cure, Smiths, Charlatans) and newer precious indie shoegaze gems like The Radio Dept. Listen here.
- Brooklyn quartet Dan Patch make funky jazzy southern rock that isn't nearly as square as that makes it sound. Like a countrified Steely Dan or Karate they attempt soul while completely white, and they pull it off. Listen here.
- Brooklyn two-piece Tough/Luck give us infectious droney indie rock that makes us want to move. It's like a guitar-based LCD Soundsystem meets an Archer Prewitt convalescing from strep while stoned and noodling away a cloudy afternoon in his sick bed. Listen here.


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Looking for the best meatloaf recipe? Look no further if you want to know how to make meatloaf, need a better meatloaf recipe, or you've never liked cooking meatloaf. This is by far the most tasty meatloaf recipe you'll find!
My meatloaf recipe is a modified version of this meatloaf recipe.
Supplies Checklist:
- ½ cup – Brown Sugar [Packed]
- ½ cup – Ketchup
- 1-½ lbs. – Lean (optional) Ground Beef
- ¾ cup – Milk
- 2 – Eggs
- 1-½ tsp. – Salt
- ¼ tsp. – Ground Black Pepper
- 1 – Small-Medium Yellow or White Onion [Chopped]
- ¾ cup Plain Bread Crumbs
Step-By-Step Tutorial:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly grease a 5×9 in. loaf pan.
- Press the brown sugar on the bottom of the greased loaf pan & spread the ketchup over the brown sugar.
- In a mixing bowl, thoroughly mix together all the remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.
I hope you enjoy my meatloaf recipe and that you find it to be the best meatloaf recipe in your book as well. Let me know how it turned out, and if you didn't before, do you like cooking meatloaf now? 🙂


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Spring 11 Apparel Trends at Paul Fredrick
They say in spring a man's thoughts turn to love — and baseball. But at Paul Fredrick our mind is always on one thing: bringing you an inspiring selection of fine clothing.
The first touch of autumn brings the excitement of unpacking textured tweeds and rich woolens. But just as pleasant is putting them back into hibernation and breaking out the light colors and crisp fabrics of your warm-weather wardrobe, which you greet like old friends back from a long trip.
This year we've got plenty of new friends for you as well, with a freshness and relevance that's right on target and with quality and style that will last for years… Continue>>
To button or not to button… Easy answers to a common dressing dilemma
There are certain rules — more like traditions, really — that govern menswear. Sure you're free to wear what you want, and we'd like to think we have something for every mood or occasion, but we also think that certain gestures became traditions because they have merit.
Here are a few of them, all centered on the theme of buttons.
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KENTFIELD, Calif.—May 13, 2009—Last night, at its regular monthly meeting, the College of Marin's Board of Trustees approved a contract with Aquatic Design Group to prepare bid documents for additional repair work on the school's Kentfield pool, which has been closed since 2008 for major modernization. This new scope of work, not included in the original project, includes retrofitting of drains mandated by the recent Lauren Graeme Baker law, as well as repairs to recently discovered leaks in the scupper system. New pumps and other mechanical system upgrades have already been completed as part of the original modernization project, which will wrap up by August. The additional pool repairs are expected to be completed by mid-fall 2009.


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Rated 2 out of 5 by adoannie Picture online deceptive The colors and the embroidery on these pillows are nice. But the problem is they have very thin pillow inserts making them look skimpy. Should have known they were too good to be true. So I can spend $ to send them back or spend $ to buy a plumper insert and hope I can make them look ok. Either way I spend money! Won't order pillows from WM again. August 20, 2014
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After upgrading to Oneiric I hade some graphical issues, but now that I got them resolved, I encountered another issue. The start page for Software Center shows no text at all, though the single application pages works perfectly.
I can see the top 2-4 pixels of the text when hovering.
I'm running 64bit Ubuntu 11.10 with hybrid graphics (Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6630M). Currently only the Intel card seems to work so the driver should be from xorg, xserver-xorg-video-intel?
Is this a problem with my graphics or is Software Center (or some corrupted dependencies) causing this? What can I do to make it work properly?


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Hundreds of people have packed an inaugural public forum in Olympia on the topic of developing rules for a legal marijuana market in Washington state.
The state Liquor Control Board is charged with regulating marijuana under the ballot measure that Washington voters approved last fall.
Board Chairwoman Sharon Foster said the board is thinking about changing its name to include "cannabis."
One speaker noted that banks typically won't finance marijuana businesses, and called for a prepaid state-run financing program.
Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults over 21 and to create state-licensed systems of growers, processors and retail stores that sell heavily taxed pot.


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Feb 8, 2013 10:20 AM
It's time we got to know each other better. So, it might be TMI, but we wanted to tell you that we sleep naked. (Hold on, we're going somewhere with this.) And because we sleep naked, we regularly forget to pack pajamas when we're traveling with other people who, presumably, do not want to share a bed with us in the nude. One of our traveling companions just introduced us to Stow ($2), an app that's designed to help you pack for trips with handy lists customized to whatever type of vacation you're taking. Now we just have to check off the boxes to be sure we have the essentials.
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Mile End's New Location Headed to Noho in the Fall, Will Be Called Mile End Sandwich
Owner Noah Bermanoff tells us that it will be "a pure lunch and sandwich menu."
At last night's sold-out Summer in the City event to benefit City Harvest, we ran into Brooklyn's current cause célèbre, Mile End's Noah Bernamoff, who was working his station alongside his wife, Rae Cohen. He told us he's still trying to wrap his head around how successful he's been ("I thought I'd open a little meat shop and have my friends surrounding me and we'd just chill and booze during the day"), and gave us some more details on his forthcoming Manhattan expansion.
"It's going to be in Noho," he told us of the new location, though he wasn't willing to reveal the exact address just yet. "We're going to work to perfect our sandwich offerings, even more so than on Hoyt Street." As such, he tells us the new spot will be called Mile End Sandwich.
Hold on: A sandwich spot in that area sounds familiar — is Bermanoff aiming to open a Canadian version of Torrisi? "Ha! Well, the plan is not to do a dinner menu, so that's all on them," he laughed. "On Hoyt Street, dinner is a different kind of vibe, but we won't do that in Noho. Noho is more like quick service — a pure lunch and sandwich menu."
And when can we expect the new spot to open? "We have our location, we have our concept," he told us, remaining a little cagey. "Let's just say fall."


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Transgender Dysphoria Blues is the first full-length album by Against Me! since guitarist and vocalist Tom Gabel made the admirable and courageous step to realize outside the female that resided within, renaming herself Laura Jane Grace. This has not affected Against Me's sound, as it is still marked by that ever so effective tug-o'-war between raucous folk-punk and dirty punk rock. It is the lyrical content that has shifted to a point, focusing largely on coming to terms with being a transgendered individual in a society that has come a long way but is still somewhat hung-up on sexual identity and gender expectations. As such, Transgender Dysphoria Blues is unquestionably Laura Jane Grace's most personal one to date—a ride she has documented in song and invited us to experience with her.
From the first song on the new album, which also happens to be the title track, one gets a clear sense of the degree to which Laura has struggled with her transition. Dysphoria, by definition, means "strong unease and general dissatisfaction with life," though I wager the process of mirroring one's external with one's internal self, as it were, would improve one's life considerably in the long run. And I got the feeling while listening to the album that she is simply trying to purge whatever negative feelings have resulted from it all through catharsis, to sort things out by singing and playing about it. These thoughts and feelings resonate throughout the album, like in "True Trans Soul Rebel," the following track, which carries on with similar subject matter, proving that this TDB isn't just for Against Me! fans but for Laura Jane Grace, and probably more the latter than the former. That is fine, since Against Me! have already given us so much in the way of powerful, relatable and enduring music. To be sure, Against Me's songs have never lacked form or substance, and the new material assures us that that is still the case.
Of course, there are also a couple of songs that embrace the good old Against Me! anarchic stance and social and political issues, like "Osama Bin Laden As the Crucified Christ." And then there are gritty, high-energy rockers that touch on sensitive life topics, like "F**KMYLIFE666." All of this coalesces the old Against Me with the new, from the Crime… EP on Plan-It-X Records (later on Sabot Records) to the White Crosses album on Fat Wreck. If you haven't already, take the trip through the years of Against Me!—from Crime, the Acoustic EP, Reinventing Axl Rose, The Eternal Cowboy, Searching For A Former Clarity, New Wave, White Crosses, to Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
For this album, it seems that Against Me! have departed from their place in the Fat Wreck Chords stable of artists and released it on Total Treble. Having been released January 21, 2014, Transgender Dysphoria Blues is available now from the iTunes, Amazon, and Total Treble. Enjoy!


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The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys is located on the University's Wilf Campus in Washington Heights. MSTA draws its 280 students from the greater New York metropolitan area. About 90 percent of students commute from the five boroughs of New York City and its suburbs. The other 10 percent, from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Israel, live in a campus dormitory.
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Next Chapter...somebody may or may not die.
Yes, a human.
Did Dawn survive her kidnapping or do Ash and Brock have a grim surprise to look forward to? Are Brock's injuries worse than he's letting on? Or will I just pull a huge mindfuck and kill off the narrator of this story? And if I am, why would I even mention it here?
Also, a familiar face shows up. Could it be that douchebag Paul? A former travel buddy like May? Or some character of Duplica level obscurity?


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Sea Devils climb two spots in national golf event
Published: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 11:21 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 11:21 p.m.
Round three of the NJCAA National Tournament proved to be an up-and-down day for the Cape Fear Community College men's golf team as the Sea Devils posted a combined 317 at Spirit Hollow Golf Course.
After hitting 312 on Wednesday, CFCC continued its consistent play over the last few days.
Thursday's show bumped Cape Fear two spots from 17th to 15th on the team leaderboard.
- From staff reports
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"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Cynthia Bailey is on the show because she has been filming for a while and people love seeing how Cynthia is growing her career and how she gets along with the ladies. However, her husband Peter Thomas has also been a part of the show for a while, because they had a dramatic wedding. In addition, the women's husbands have been spending lots of time together. According to a new Bravo report published on March 11, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Cynthia Bailey is now revealing that Peter has created his own relationships with the men on the show, meaning she can't always control him.
"Peter has always maintained a friendly relationship with all the men that he has been introduced to through the ladies. He is cool with all of them. He calls them whenever he feels like it and is happy to answer the phone when they call him -- Apollo, Gregg, Todd, Kordell, and of course Walter," Cynthia points out. "The men have their own relationships, and I think it's great that they all get along. It's seems pretty ridiculous to assume that the guys would stop being cool just because they are no longer in a relationship with one of the ladies or are having issues with them."
Of course, Peter was criticized for getting involved with Porsha's divorce, and NeNe's behavior at Kenya's charity event. People were wondering why Peter would get involved in people's business, but he is friends with some of the husbands, meaning they are only talking like regular friends would.
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Nice Roundup of Useful CSS Techniques You Need To Know
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is just an important part of Web Designing. Without CSS, Websites can look untidy as it used to happen before. With time, the quality of CSS tutorials out there on the web has increased considerably. Here is a cool showcase of CSS Techniques that designer should know about them. You'll notice that some of these techniques can be very useful, while others are simple for proving it can be done.


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"The Biggest Loser" star Ruben Studdard may not have won this season of the show, but he was not shy to talk about how well his contestants had done for the finale. And while jaws dropped when the winner revealed her new body, Ruben has been standing up for his new friend. According to a new US Magazine report published on Feb. 6, "The Biggest Loser" star Ruben Studdard is now speaking out in defense of Rachel's dramatic weight loss for the finale.
"The one thing I will say about my friend Rachel Frederickson is that she is a hard worker," Ruben revealed in an interview after the finale left people in shock. "I've never seen anyone work harder to change their life than Rachel." Of course, many thought that Rachel had become too skinny after dropping the weight.
""The Biggest Loser" is about making changes in your life, and she has most definitely done that," he revealed about Frederickson, who dropped 155 pounds and ended up being a size 0/2. "This young lady was a champion swimmer, a six-time state champion swimmer, and she had a lot of setbacks that made her turn to food to cope with those things." He points out that she has overcome her weight struggles. "She's been able to overcome that, so I'm very proud of Rachel," he said. "I'm very proud of what she's become. She's the "The Biggest Loser" winner, and that's all I know."
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Use had in a sentence
- One man, whom your correspondent spoke to, said that he had had one hundred and fifty head of cattle and one hundred head of hogs. [5]
- She seemed still young, but poverty had marked her with unmistakable signs. [9]
- Go to the young surgeon who had accompanied them, ask him who she was, and so learn the clue to the mystery concerning her lover? [11]
- Indeed, an audacious young praetorian had put out his hand to pull away her veil, but an older officer stopped him. [10]
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10:50 am: A story by Deb McCown in The Washington Times illustrates a potential rift in the alleged Republican religion lock. What matters more to conservatives — freedom of faith, or small government? The issue at hand is a Montana church under fire from liberal groups for violating the state's election laws by devoting a service to politics and petitions (against gay marriage). Religious conservatives say the church is entitled to its activism by the first amendment. But how long will it be before conservative libertarians bristle over government subsidies — in the form of tax exemptions — for explicitly partisan, politically active churches?
10:43 am: Truth and Reconciliation in Belfast? The British government is urging Northern Ireland to follow South Africa's unique example by establishing their own TRC to bear witness and possibly grant amnesty to those involved with "the Troubles." Read more.
10:06 am: Luci in the sky…"Any phenomenon is related to religion," said Mohammed Youssef, an assistant professor of physics who watched yesterday's transit of Venus from Bahrain, and whose Islamic science students debated offering prayer for the occasion. Indian observers in Calcutta prayed to Sukra (Venus) as the planet of prosperity and well-being, Beliefnetexplored the transit's astrological implications, while Pravda recalled that, "in ancient Roman times, Venus was called Lucifer; and Lucifer"s crossing the Sun prophesized nothing but trouble."
9:40 am: "'I feel him with me as I browse,'" Stacy Grossman told The New York Times'Joanna Smith Rakoff about the Barnes and Nobles she visits to mourn her father. "Normally, we think of grieving as a process confined to places religious – church, synagogue, mosque, cemetery – or domestic," Rakoff writes. "But people can mourn anywhere, and as social changes have made such customized grieving more common, they do just that." Like the "unofficial grieving space" Julliard students have improvised in response to various tragedies over the past five years, Rakoff explores some personal/public spaces of mourning.


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- Benefits of napping
- Circadian placement
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- Sleep inertia
- The benefits of napping in older adults
- Experience with napping
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Napping is a cross-cultural phenomenon which occurs across the lifespan. People vary widely in the frequency with which they nap as well as the improvements in alertness and well-being experienced. The systematic study of daytime napping is important to understand the benefits in alertness and performance that may be accrued from napping. This review paper investigates factors that affect the benefits of napping such as duration and temporal placement of the nap. In addition, the influence of subject characteristics such as age and experience with napping is examined. The focus of the review is on benefits for healthy individuals with regular sleep/wake schedules rather than for people with sleep or medical disorders. The goal of the review is to summarize the type of performance improvements that result from napping, critique the existing studies, and make recommendations for future research.


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Prime Timeby Jamie Gwen | Photo: Andrea Bricco | Modern Luxury Orange County magazine | May 29, 2013
I love intimacy. I'm referencing dining rooms, of course. Small, cozy rooms, dimly lit, with leather chairs, fireplaces and dark wood. A tiny, lovely, cube-like space with tables and chairs surrounding a glass-enclosed wine cellar—a sight to behold and beautiful from every angle. And when a bevy of cutting-edge steaks are offered on the menu, along with compound butters strewn with truffles and roasted garlic, plus a few impressive apps, indulgent side dishes and a superb wine list, I fall in love. I bet you wouldn't believe that this setting just so happens to be enoSTEAK, the signature restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Pretty impressive.
I'm a Ritz-Carlton fan—sweeping ocean views, crashing waves, a super cool bar. And who isn't fond of our priceless waterfront properties? This toddler brasserie that used to house the wine and cheese bar has much to offer, and on my visits, the level of service and consistent quality of cuisine delighted me. When you go to a steakhouse, the most important aspect (in addition to the food, ambience and attention to detail) is the ability of the grill chef to prepare a steak to perfection. And every time, the chef hit his mark—juicy, tender, meaty goodness, perfectly pink, and warm and flavorful.
All-natural, grass-fed or prime—your beef is waiting. enoSTEAK's prime beef comes from Vintage Natural farms, and it's raised naturally, with no hormones. The in-house butcher at The Ritz-Carlton, whose 25-year tenure is most impressive, hand-cuts the steaks after aging them for 25 days in the private aging room. (I want an aging room in my house!) Sounds good so far, right? Keep reading.
During a recent dinner, we're welcomed by the manager and host, and promptly escorted to our table. When the staff realizes that we four culinary snobs are going to eat way more food than a four-top would hold, they add a table to accommodate. Now that's service. I'm going to be gluttonous, and you're going to help me. Fabulous. And just like clockwork, the server arrives to introduce herself and to grant our cocktail wishes. A bottle of Stags' Leap Petite Syrah is ordered, and later decanted to allow the wine to breathe, and my basil gimlet follows soon after. I love the herbaceous quality that herbs add to cocktails—a subtle green profile, freshness and feel. Balanced with Hendrick's Gin, fresh lime juice and a hint of agave, it's the perfect palate teaser. Now, onto the food.
The amuse-bouche arrives—a gift from the chef, its direct translation is "amusement for the mouth," and I'll take a present from him anytime. Sauteed chicken liver pâté, topped with a layer of rendered duck fat with honeyed balsamic shallots, alongside grilled bread—I'm in heaven. Next, the Introduction course, as it's stated on the menu: Local burrata cheese is layered in a brioche stack with housemade pesto and vine-ripened, blistered tomatoes. The flavors marry beautifully, albeit a small-sized portion, and it leaves me wanting more of the fresh, sunshiny summer flavors. The tuna and tomato tartare is clean and delicious—small cubes of sushi-grade ahi combine with locally grown tomatoes and a lemon oil that coats each morsel. Citrus-dusted wontons adorn the tartare to create a textural explosion, and the local watercress adds a bitey finish. The wedge salad is simple but satisfying, lightly bathed in buttermilk dressing and sprinkled with a bit of bacon (need more bacon, chef) and Point Reyes blue cheese. The roasted bone marrow is the standout of starters, though. The fat that fills the bone is roasted to perfection, and garnished with gray salt and perfectly pickled onions—indulgent and a fundamental necessity to any meal at enoSTEAK.
We pause to taste the wine, plucked from an impressive list of worldwide offerings. Opus One and Dominus grace the menu, as does BV's Tapestry and Shafer's Chardonnay. Any oenophile is guaranteed to find a favored crush on the list. And, of course, Stags' Leap always delivers. This petite syrah was juicy, with black cherry and strawberry notes, along with a touch of vanilla and an ounce of spice—powerful enough to pair with bold steaks but equally elegant to slow dance with the sides.
Now, bring on the meat! The grass-fed tenderloin arrives first and, upon contact with the knife, slides onto each of our plates—tender and flavorful, and absolutely supple in texture. Next, 22 ounces of grilled prime porterhouse goodness, cooked to meticulous precision and so full of flavor—gnaw near the bone and you can taste the aging. It's a superb steak. And finally, the grilled prime rib-eye, my personal favorite. It's the food lover's ultimate combination of flavor, fat and texture, all mixing into bite after bite of steak sensation. Complement your cow with enoSTEAK's signature compound butters—the black summer truffle, and the roasted garlic and garden herbs reign supreme. On an analytical note, I would refrain from the temptation of halibut or duck. Disappointingly, the alternative protein offerings do not measure up to the steaks, which are tremendous. You have to try them. Enough said.
For Enhancements (aka sides), don't miss the Toma white cheddar and truffle mac and cheese. It's killer but petite, and I wouldn't share the little cast iron crock if I were you. The organic California Yukon potato mash is blissful, silky and airy, and the sauteed organic mushrooms are impressive (sans the peas). The veal demi glace they're finished with adds a rustic, umami compliment to the rich meat.
More wine, more steak, more wine, more steak. Service that's present but discreet. A delicious experience. And then, there's dessert. Only two offerings are shared from the kitchen each night. (I would add more variety.) The superior of the two: a salted caramel ice cream pie with chocolate ganache, peanut butter powder and a chocolate crisp. It's scrumptious, but I'm not sure that it matches the theme of the rest of our meal. Cappuccinos with baby biscotti are a charming ending, and the conversation continues.
It's hard to find a virtuous steak in a quaint setting with impeccable service, a notable wine list and a magnificent ocean view from the window nearby. enoSTEAK exemplifies the discerning taste of O.C. patrons today, and I'm sure you'll feel the love.
The Ritz-Carlton,
Laguna Niguel
1 Ritz-Carlton Drive
Dana Point
Tue.-Sat.: 6-10pm
Introductions: $12-$15
Meats and seafood: $38-$65
Enhancements: $9-$12
Who Goes There
Savvy foodies, steak lovers and couples on romantic dates
You Must Order
The bone marrow, the rib-eye and the Yukon potato mash
Best Table in the House
Any table, but especially one near the fireplace
We Suggest…
Arriving early and enjoying a cocktail at Bar Raya while drinking in the ocean view. (Order the basil gimlet.)
It's Only Natural
enoSTEAK procures its prime beef from Vintage Natural farms, which raises hormone-free cattle.
One More Thing About That Meat…
It's aged 25 days in The Ritz-Carlton's on-property private aging room.


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The song "Let It Go" from the animated smash Frozen was written specifically for the prodigious vocal talents of Idina Menzel. And she rocks the song.
The song is so beloved that there are literally hundreds of versions of it on YouTube. Of them all, this one is my favorite. Not only does Alex Boyé get props for his ingenius Lion King-like vocal arrangement but the young girl who sings, Lexie Walker–she's eleven–is a true songstress. (Check out her singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." It made my husband cry.
I've watched this video about twenty times now and every time it makes me smile.
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NCAA tournament expert picks are in for third-round action on Saturday (March 22). There are eight games within these 2014 NCAA tournament expert picks as the schools prepare for Day 5 of action. Six of the eight games have unanimous predictions coming from CBS Sports according to a report from early Saturday. If everything goes according to plan, that might actually lead to a relatively unexciting day of college basketball. Nobody should ask Duke about how things can go wrong quite quickly when the pressure is on though.
The first three games of the third-round have Florida over Pittsburgh, Louisville over St. Louis, and Michigan over Texas. As the three winners have been predicted by many analysts as contenders to make the 2014 Final Four, the predictions in these games are really that surprising. It's in the fourth game of the day where the predictions actually start getting more interesting. That game is No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 12 North Dakota State and CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb feels that the Bison are going to pull off another upset. They beat No. 5 Oklahoma 80-75 in a second-round game in the West Region.
In the next three 2014 NCAA Tournament expert picks from March 22, the CBS analysts are unanimous in predicting Syracuse over Dayton, Wisconsin over Oregon, and Michigan State over Harvard. Dayton upset Ohio State in the second round to advance and Harvard upset Cincinnati in their bracket. The Oregon vs. Wisconsin game could be very interesting because it pits one of the highest-scoring teams (Ducks) against a team that prides itself on slowing the ball down (Badgers).
The final game on March 22 is Villanova vs. Connecticut, with the analysts split evenly on how this game will turn out. A fan poll on CBS has 73 percent favoring the Wildcats over the Huskies, so this is an intriguing match-up to say the least. Villanova is the No. 2 team in the East Region and Connecticut is the No. 7. Both had nice second round wins and have been playing well recently.


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Re: Problem removing netns
Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm <at> xmission.com>
Bjørnar Ness <bjornar.ness <at> gmail.com> writes: > I am experimenting with netns (Linux precision 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 #1 > SMP Sun Jun 3 21:40:57 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux) > and have problems removing unused namespace, this is what I do: > > ip netns add netns_one > ip netns add netns_two > ip link add name if_one type veth peer name if_one_peer > ip link add name if_two type veth peer name if_two_peer > ip link set dev if_one_peer netns netns_one > ip link set dev if_two_peer netns netns_two > > ip netns exec netns_one bash > > # in other terminal: > > ip netns delete netns_two > > # => Cannot remove /var/run/netns/netns_two: Device or resource busy > > Is this expected behaviour? If so, what is the correct process to > actually remove a namespace? This is unintended but "correct" behavior. The linux VFS won't let you remove an a file or directory that has something mounted on it. Cloning the mount namespace creates a copy of all of the mounts. With the result that your long running processe created with ip netns exec (or anything else that clones the mount namespace) will continue to hold a references to mounted that keesp the network namespace alive. In my usage patterns I haven't tripped over this. Probably the simplest fix would be to take advantage of mount propogate so that when we unmount the network namespace in one mount namespace it get unmounted in all of them. I don't expect I will be able to look at implementing anything like that for a while, although it shouldn't take much work to implement that. Eric


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Szawlowski, Sepulveda Push Women's Lacrosse Past Longwood, 17-14
April 22, 2005
AMHERST, Mass. - Freshman Ashleigh Szawlowski (Leeds, Mass.) and sophomore Samantha Sepulveda (Freeport, N.Y.) each posted career-high scoring efforts as the University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team held off the Longwood Lancers, 17-14, on Friday afternoon at Garber Field.
Szawlowski tallied a career-high four goals on four shots for UMass (5-9), while Sepulveda scored three goals. Szawlowski also collected a career-high four groundballs and Sepulveda controlled a career-high nine draws.
Freshman Kathleen Typadis scored two goals and added an assist to break the UMass freshman scoring record of 38 points in a rookie season. Her 39 points this season pushed her past Joanna Dignazio who tallied 38 points during the 1995 season. Typadis leads the team with 32 goals and has posted seven assists in her first season for the Maroon & White.
A season-high nine Minutewomen netted goals in the win which snapped a three-game losing streak. Longwood, which is in the second-year of its four-year reclassification process in the move up to the NCAA Division I level, had been a DII powerhouse making appearances in the NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2003.
The Lancers (10-3) were led by Cathleen Strain and Ali Shafer who both netted hat tricks on the day.
UMass scored first when Typadis found junior Jackie Nesbitt on the break just 24 seconds into the contest. Isa Cohen answered for the Lancers and the two teams traded goals on ensuing possessions.
The Minutewomen scored five consecutive goals over a six minute stretch midway through the first half to take a 7-2 lead. Szawlowski scored two of her goals in the period.
Strain scored an unassisted goal in the 18th minute to stop the run, but UMass hit the next four scores to go up 11-3.
Shafer and Kerry Ryan each scored to give the 11-5 halftime score.
Longwood's Jen Shipp opened the second half with a tally 45 seconds into the period, but Sepulveda and Szawlowski each scored two goals each to increase the lead to 15-6.
The Lancers controlled the final 15:16 of the game outscoring UMass 8-2 to give the final 17-14 score. Shafer and Joyce Haines each scored twice for Longwood in that run.
Both teams were even for the game with 30 shots each, but the Minutewomen controlled possession for much of the game with a 22-11 advantage in draw controls.
UMass will next host Atlantic 10 rival George Washington on Sunday at Noon in a key conference match-up with tournament implications. Attendance is free to all.
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This is really, truly the do-or-die season for some NHL teams. The ones who aren't already secure in their playoff spots and the ones who are already eliminated. This is the penultimate weekend of NHL action. So here's a look at where the standings currently sit, and the big games of the weekend.
In the Eastern Conference, the Bruins and Penguins have already clinched their divisions, while Boston all but has locked up the conference. So nothing of interest there. They are just waiting to find out who the wild card is. Montreal and Tampa Bay have both clinched playoff spots, but they are all tied up right now, and they are fighting for home-ice advantage for the series between them, which is inevitable. I'm going to throw Friday's games into this weekend, because why not? The Lightning have one game, wherein they host the Stars. Montreal, meanwhile visit Ottawa on Friday and host Detroit on Saturday. Those aren't easy games, especially on the road, particularly that matchup with the Wings.
The Rangers seem safe to get the two or three seed in their division. The Flyers seem likely to make the playoffs, but they could fall into a wild card spot potentially, because Columbus could overtake them. The Sabres, Panthers, and Islanders are all officially out of it. Ottawa, Carolina, and New Jersey are all but out of it. Even the Capitals are barely hanging on, as they have 81 points in 76 games. Washington has two games they should win this weekend though, as they play the Devils and Islanders. One loss will take them out of it.
That just really leaves Philly, Columbus, Detroit, and Toronto fighting for three playoff spots. It isn't hard to pick the likely odd one out, and that's the Leafs. They have 84 points in 78 games. They are 2-8-0 in their last 10 games, have the worse goal differential, and Jonathan Bernier is out at least three weeks. That all but does them in. They have one game this weekend, where they host Winnipeg. They can probably still win that one. That probably have to.
The Flyers get to host Buffalo. The same goes for the Wings, who also play the Canadiens as previously mentioned. Columbus has a tough game on Friday against Chicago, but then they get to play the Islanders on Sunday. Obviously, as a Wings fan, I want Detroit to make it first and foremost, but if the Jackets can also make it that would be pretty awesome. Maybe they will even win a game this time.
The West already has six teams locked into the playoffs. St. Louis, Colorado, and Chicago are all in from the Central. The division is the Blues', and the conference may be theirs as well. They have a pretty eventful weekend. They play both the Avalanche and Blackhawks. The Aves have a three point lead on the Blackhawks, and a game in hand, and Chicago is sans Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. These two teams will play one another either way when the playoffs roll around. The home-ice doesn't mean a ton.
Meanwhile, the Ducks, Sharks, and Kings have all clinched. The Kings are stuck in third. Anaheim and San Jose are fighting to avoid Los Angeles. The Ducks have a one point lead and TWO games in hand. They also get to host Nashville and visit Edmonton. They should have it locked up by the time this weekend ends. The Sharks also play the Predators.
Minnesota is safe. The last position really comes down to Dallas and Phoenix. They both have 85 points, but the Stars have the tiebreaker and a game in hand. Also, they don't have injury questions with their goalie. Dallas has to play Tampa, but they also play Florida, which should be a win. The Coyotes' only game is against Edmonton. That needs to be a win.
About a week from now, the NHL regular season will be over. For now, though, hope is still alive in a few cities. Enjoy the games.


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The federal government ran a budget deficit of $601 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2013, CBO estimates, $178 billion less than the shortfall recorded for the same period last year.
Receipts in the first half of fiscal year 2013 totaled $1.2 trillion, $132 billion more than those in the same period last year. Compared with receipts in the first half of last year:
Tax collections in April—the month in which individual income tax returns are due—will provide important information about the likely growth of revenues this year.
By CBO's estimate, federal outlays—totaling nearly $1.8 trillion—were $46 billion lower in the first half of fiscal year 2013 than in the same period in 2012. With changes to the estimated cost of past transactions of several credit programs (notably TARP) excluded, outlays were about 1 percent lower this year.
Outlays decreased for some major categories of spending:
In contrast, for some major programs and activities, spending increased:
The Monthly Budget Review was prepared by Elizabeth Cove Delisle, Barbara Edwards, David Rafferty, Dawn Sauter Regan, and Joshua Shakin.


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Wait, What?: Fake Virginity Kits For Sale
I don't even know what to say, except this makes me sad about the women in the world who are stoned and fed to dragons if they're not virgins when they're married. And you thought I was a heartless asshole.
No more worry about losing your virginity. With this product, you can have your first night back anytime. Insert this artificial hymen into your vagina carefully. It will expand a little and make you feel tight. When your lover penetrate, it will ooze out a liquid that look like blood not too much but just the right amount. Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable. Its easy to use, clinically proven non-toxic to human and has no side effects, no pain to use and no allergic reaction.
Wow, did I really just read that? Because now I don't feel so good. The $30 kit ships from China and I suspect is manufactured using recycled condoms. Plus, I don't even know what. [Insert something here while I cry and puke at the same time]
Thanks to Michael and The webcam in your monocle, who can't tell the difference between a virgin and a hole in the wall. Literally, no idea.


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With Holy Week in full swing and Easter Sunday upon us, now is a great time to ask what eggs have to do with Easter.
Folks with certain kinds of religious training will remember that eggs are metaphors for Christ's resurrection from the tomb on Easter.
As a tradition, the decorating and collecting of eggs goes back much, much farther in history and is practiced much more widely in the world than Cristendom knew.
The hiding and hunting of decorated eggs is more recent, and there are several egg hunts and other egg-themed rites on tap this weekend.
Follow the links in the previous sentence to read the details.
Some seasonal folklore
Because spring begins a new growing season, it is associated with birth, rebirth and renewal – spiritual, mental, physical and otherwise.
So as many, many springs festivals grew out of goddess worship, organizers and practitioners took eggs and the female as tropes.
In fact, our word Easter derives from the name Eostra, a German deity whose rites are celebrated at the beginning of spring.
As in other symbolism involving seeding, eggs represent the germs of ideas as well as the medium for growing new life forms.
Ritual blessings are offerings to nature in hopes of a good growing year and abundant crops.
Much is made of balance – life and death, birth and renewal, light and dark – at the vernal equinox on the first day of spring – when day and night are exactly the same length.
Easter eggs, anyone?
The tradition of decorating eggs dates back at least to pre-dynastic Egypt where decorated ostrich eggs where in Neolithic graves.
A common thread through stories about why eggs are decorated is color.
Many cultures use very deep, saturated colors. Not a few use deep red, which, like deep purple, is very hard to achieve without the right dyes:
- Druids dye eggs deep scarlet, the color of gorse blossoms and madder root, to honor the sun.
- At sunrise on Easter, Ukranians eat hard-boiled, red-dyed eggs then throw the red shells in rivers as offerings to the gods.
- In other parts of eastern Europe, red eggs symbolize resurrection and the blood of Christ and are left on graves and placed in caskets.
- Chinese folk have exchanged scarlet eggs during their spring festival since at least 900 BC.
Another weird egg thing
Arguably the most bizarre spring-time egg tradition is the claim that you can stand a raw egg on end on the vernal equinox.
Or at all.
There are thousands of seemingly reasonable people who claim to have done so with just the right egg on just the right surface on just this day.
And they've taken photos to prove it.
There are scientists who claim that fluid balance is easy to achieve with the right materials, and when you think about it, it's perfectly reasonable that you should be able to balance an object with a liquid center any time you want to.
Get a dozen eggs, and try it for yourself.
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Katherine Carr Esters, an 82-year-old cousin Oprah Winfrey calls "aunt," says author Kitty Kelley misquoted her in the new book "Oprah: A Biography."
Kelley quotes Esters in the book as saying she knows the true identity of Winfrey's father.
"I'm sorry this book portraying (Winfrey) falsely was ever written and that I participated by answering questions," Esters said.
"Kitty Kelley misquoted me when she said I told her who your father was," Esters said she wanted to tell Winfrey. "'How could I know?' That's all I'd want to tell (Winfrey.)"
Kelley also says in the book Winfrey abused drugs and exaggerated the extent of the poverty she endured as a child, media reports have said.
Winfrey has commented little about the book she described as "a so-called biography," other than to predict, "This, too, shall pass."
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Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' is #2 on the Top 5 Country Christmas Songs of 2012 [VIDEO]
This is my top five countdown of the greatest country Christmas songs of all time. Coming in at #2 is Brenda Lee, her single 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' debuted in December of 1958. Although Decca Records released the single in both 1958 and again in 1959, it did not sell well until Brenda Lee became a more popular star in 1960. During Christmas of 1960, 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' topped out at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It continued to sell well during holiday seasons, peaking as high as #3 on Billboard's Christmas chart in December 1965.


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Why is Joan Smalls desirable?
You don't get to the No. 1 spot on an industry ranking of models without being, well, hot beyond belief. But Joan Smalls has more than just great looks. The Puerto Rican model, who has been said to have the most perfect face on the planet, has an extra je ne sais quoi that makes her impossible to ignore.
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Historical note
The office of Auditor was established by ordinance passed on August 2, 1824. The office of Deputy City Auditor was established by ordinance passed on July 11, 1934. Regular annual reports of receipts and expenditures have been published by the Auditor since 1825. These reports show the annual receipts and expenditures of the City and County, the debt and the public property.
The Auditing Department provides controllership and audit functions for the City and its departments and agencies. The Department implements fiscal controls over departmental spending, prepares detailed departmental expenditure reports, prepares the City's annual financial statements and conducts on-site internal audits and reviews of departments and agencies.
2200.001 Committee on Accounts proceedings 1824 August 19-1837 December 27 1 volume
Scope and Contents note
The ordinance passed August 2, 1824 establishing the position of Auditor of Accounts also established a joint committee of the City Council as part of a new system of accountability in the expenditures of the City. Includes the proceedings of the meetings of the Committee on Accounts.
2200.002 Bills and payment receipts circa 1822-1882 (Bulk, 1822-1870) 59 record cartons
Scope and Contents note
Includes bills and receipts for services and materials purchased by the City of Boston, circa 1822-1870. The records are generally grouped by department and date and record the materials or services purchased, the cost and a signature or note approving the purchase.
2200.003 Deeds 1803-1968 with gaps 22 record cartons, 6 volumes
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Records of deeds of property to the City of Boston. Includes deeds for properties taken or purchased for school, police and fire purposes, laying out and widening streets, and other city departments and functions, 1822-1938. Also, includes index volumes to deeds for the years 1803-1869, 1874-1877, 1887-1929 and 1945-1968.
2200.004 Record of deeds to Back Bay lands circa 1843-1869 1 volume
Scope and Contents note
Includes lists of lands sold/given by the Commonwealth, circa 1857-1868; and lands sold by the Boston Water Power Company, circa 1843-1869.
2200.005 Appropriation records circa 1840-1960 with gaps 114 volumes
Scope and Contents note
The Appropriation ledgers document the monthly obligations taken on by each department and how these obligations were paid for, including general drafts, payroll drafts, and special drafts. They also present the initial total amount provided by appropriation for each department as well as any additional amounts obtained through other means (e.g. loans) to meet the year-end total departmental obligations.
2200.006 Debt records circa 1842-1938 21 volumes
Scope and Contents note
The Debt records document all the debt of the City of Boston. This includes the City Debt, the Water Debt, and any additional bonds or notes issued by the City. Also included are records for the City's Sinking Fund; the Sinking Fund serves as a means by which the City pays down its debt.
2200.007 Journals circa 1822-1965 with gaps 128 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Journals are a daily record of the financial activity of the City of Boston. They record the financial transactions of the City in the order in which they occurred. All entries appear in chronological order; an alphabetical index often appears at the front of each volume.
2200.008 Ledgers circa 1820-1963 with gaps 122 volumes
Scope and Contents note
The Ledgers are a record of the financial activity of the City of Boston by department or account. As opposed to the Journals, which record all activity chronologically, the Ledgers record all transactions by department or account on a monthly or yearly basis.
2200.009 Lists of Officials and Employees 1888, 1905-1966 with gaps 107 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Lists of Officials and Employees include the name, address, designation (job title), compensation, date of election or appointment, and for some years the date first entered the employ of the City or County for all officials and employees of the City of Boston and Suffolk County. Volumes exist for the years 1888 and 1905-1966 excluding 1919 and 1921.
2200.010 Index of discharged city employees 1898-1902 2 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Includes name, residence, class, date of employment, date of discharge, cause of discharge and discharge number.
2200.011 Opinions of the Corporation Counsel 1858-1942 1 record carton
Scope and Contents note
Legal opinions of the Corporation Counsel provided at the request of the City Auditor.
2200.012 Receipts and Expenditures circa 1836-1954 201 volumes
Scope and Contents note
The Receipts and Expenditures provide a record of all monies coming into and going out from the City of Boston. The Expenditures document all payments made by each department in the City of Boston for a given fiscal year. There are payrolls, various expense journals, department account ledgers, and sub-division reports. The Receipts document all the revenue and income received by the City of Boston through its departments over the course of a fiscal year. Sources of revenue include loans, taxes, fees, and accrued interest among others. Present within the Receipts are abstracts, abstracts of receipts, interest records, betterments, and accounts receivable records. Also included in the Receipts and Expenditures are the balance sheet ledgers; these records document the debt record and credit record (Dr/Cr) for each department for the fiscal year.
2200.013 Suffolk County records circa 1829-1946 81 volumes
Scope and Contents note
The Auditor for the City of Boston also serves as the Auditor of Suffolk County. The Suffolk County auditing records consist of receipts and expenditures, expense journals, account ledgers, payment records, court and county medical examiner financial records, as well as county payroll records.
2200.014 Contracts 1923-1967 54 record cartons
Scope and Contents note
Includes select contracts retained for historical purposes. Includes contracts for school buildings, public works and other significant projects.
2200.016 Agreements and bonds register 1864-1896 1 volume
Scope and Contents note
Register of agreements and bonds. Lists date, name, street and object.
2200.017 New Suffolk County Courthouse contracts 1886-1893 2 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Two bound volumes of contracts executed for the construction of the new Suffolk County Courthouse at Pemberton Square. Includes contracts, specifications and correspondence.
2200.018 Payroll records circa 1829-1923 50 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous records documenting payroll for various departments. Includes Fire Department, 1829-1868 with gaps; Schools, 1833-1870 with gaps; Police, 1869-1870; Water Works, 1869-1870; Chestnut Hill Reservoir, 1868-1869; Lamps, 1869-1870; Paving, 1869-1870; Health, 1868-1869, Auditing, 1875-1885; Welfare, 1920-1923; and Institutions, 1922-1923.
2200.019 Annual reports 1821-1980 129 volumes
Scope and Contents note
Includes copies of the Auditor's Reports which are annual reports of the receipts and expenditures of the City. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.