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Record Streaming Radio Using Free Software
I've been using free Windows utilities for months now to record some of my favorite online radio shows—ones that aren't available as podcasts. I had previously used Total Recorder, but the solution I'll explain below uses only free software and does the recording in the background, so you're free to record multiple shows at once or listen to other things while recording.
Download the Necessary Utilities
Start by downloading the following four programs:
wait, and
close into a directory that is in your path. With the files in the path, you can reference them in batch files without having to specify a directory every time. You can either use a directory that is already in the path, such as
c:\windows or
c:\winnt, or set aside a new directory specifically for such tools. I usually create a directory called
c:\bin and add that to the path.
Wget the Playlist File
You will need to create a file that specifies where to find a given station's stream. In a browser, open the web site for a station you'd like to record. Right click on the playlist link (often called "listen") and choosed "Copy Link Location" or "Copy Shortcut."
Choose a directory where you'd like to store the recorded files, such as
c:\radio. Create a subdirectory called
\stations to store the playlist files for each station. From that directory, use wget to download a copy of the playlist file, using the URL copied above.
wget http://www.wbez.org/livestream/mp3.m3u
I then rename the playlist to something more meaningful.
ren mp3.m3u wbez.txt
Note: You may be able to specify the stream directly on the mplayer command line, but I have read of possible problems using that method.
The Recording Script
Save the following text to a .bat or .cmd file in the same directory where you'd like to store your recorded audio. I named mine
for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do set DATEFORMATTED=%%k%%i%%j
start "%2" /min c:\etc\mplayer\mplayer -playlist .\stations\%1 -dumpstream -dumpfile %2%DATEFORMATTED%.mp3 -vc dummy -vo null
set /a SECONDS=%3 * 60
wait %SECONDS%
close %2
You may need to adjust the second line of the script to reference the correct
mplayer and
stations directories you created above.
Schedule the Script
Open the Scheduled Tasks utility (Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Schedules Tasks). Choose File | New | Scheduled Task to create a new task. Selec tthe Schedule tab and specify a start time and the appropriate day (or days) you want the recording to run. Next, select the Task tab and enter a command on the "Run:" line, similar to the following:
c:\radio\recordradio.cmd station.txt ShowName #Minutes
The arguments after the command file specify the playlist file, name for the output file, and the number of minutes to record. For instance, you might use the following to record WBEZ, to capture "This American Life" for 60 minutes.
c:\radio\recordradio.cmd wbez.txt ThisAmericanLife 60
Test the Scheduled Task
Verify that the scheduled task will record properly by right-clicking the task and selecting "Run." This will open two command line windows, one running the script and another running the recording process. Let the recording run for 30 seconds or so, then hit the space bar in the script window to cancel the wait command and end the recording.
You should then see a new file in the
\radio directory, such as
ThisAmericanLife20060724.mp3. The numbers represent the date the program was recorded, formatted for easier sorting.
Final Tips
This may seem like a hassle the first time you set it up, but adding additional shows is much easier once you're passed the initial configuration. To find shows to record, check out my article on finding the best of online radio. Some of my favorites include Fresh Air, This American Life, and Solid Steel Radio.
For the best results, sync your computer with a time server to ensure consistent start and stop times. You may want to add a minute or two to the start and end of each recording to allow for shows that don't start exactly on time.
Bandwidth costs for radio stations can be expensive. Consider donating to the stations you listen to regularly.
I realize that it's not the most elegant solution, so I'd love to hear suggestions for possible improvements. Feel free to leave comments. And check back here soon, I'll be posting another script in a few days that records and converts Windows Media and RealAudio streams.
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6 Responses to "Record Streaming Radio Using Free Software"
swen Says:
Doesthis work with real audio streams also?
alberto Says:
Thank you very much for your clear and useful exposition.
I guess I should have arrived some day to your way of working but I can never find the time to deal with this completely.
I appreciate your help!
Have a nice year!
Matt Says:
Yes, this does work for real audio streams, but it records them in real audio format. If you want them as mp3s, you need to script an additional step to convert them using something like lame.
ECD Says:
Audacity does the work. From their site:
"In the drop-down menu on Audacity's mixer toolbar, choose "Wave Out" or "Stereo Mix" as the input source. (The exact name may be different, depending on your computer's sound drivers.) When you press the Record button, Audacity will capture whatever sound is playing on your computer's speakers."
Stefano Says:
I can not record…
use this syntax: mplayer -playlist "c:\planet.txt" -dumpstream -dumpfile test.mp3 -vc dummy -vo null
and then I quit this error: Error parsing option on the command line: -playlist
What I'm wrong?
Ian Says:
If you want to cut through the nonsense give Media recorder a try, its free, its simple and works with windows task scheduler. Just set it and forget it.
(screen shot) http://www.freewarefiles.com/screenshot/MediaRecorder11.jpg
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Word got around to Chase, an experienced wrangler (that's someone who is really good with horses). Late last year, Chase started looking for the right horse to use and had at least one false start when he went to see a horse, but decided that particular horse would have been too excitable for this kind of task.
Chase did some additional inquiring at church and at basketball and was referred to Kathy and Tux by another horse owner who felt that Tux would be the best horse for this job. Tux has been in Christmas and Fourth of July parades, has gone to visit the Sunday School children at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church and even helped rescue a woman with a broken leg on a horse trail. So, Tux was definitely a good choice for being the horse to visit the home.
Because the weather was near freezing and overcast, Eloise and her friends were only able to just come outside the front door and stay under cover. But, as you can see in the slide show, they did see Chase ride Tux on a small section of grass and were also able to give Tux horse-cookie treats for a job well done.

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Tim McGraw Crowned Hottest Guy [Poll]
People Country has officially crowned Tim McGraw as "Country's Hottest Guy." People says Tim wins "hands down".
People Country has officially crowned Tim McGraw as "Country's Hottest Guy." People says Tim wins "hands down".
Just like it did last year, Hawaii snagged the top spot in Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks the happiness level of each state.
The index bases happiness on a combination of six factors: emotional health, physical health, healthy lifestyle, job satisfaction, access to health care and safe places to exercise, and, finally, life evaluation — which includes a self-evaluation about your present life situation and your anticipated life situation in five years.
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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton tied the knot on May 14th and now, thanks to this month's People Country Edition you can learn more about this Texas sized wedding...
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The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
The Things They Carried How to Tell a True War Story Summary
- When one of his friends is killed, Rat writes to the friend's sister.
- He explains what a great guy her brother was, and tells her how close the two of them were. It's a long letter, and very personal.
- Rat is practically crying as he writes it. She never writes back.
- O'Brien tells us that a true war story is not a moral story, that you can tell a war story is true if it contains obscenity and evil. He says that because of Rat's response to the sister's non-response—that "the dumb cooze never writes back"—you can tell that it's a true war story (How to Tell a True War Story.10).
- Rat's friend's name was Curt Lemon. The day of his death is a peaceful day. Rat and Lemon are playing chicken under a tree, tossing a smoke grenade back and forth in the sunlight.
- Lemon must have stepped on a mine, because all of a sudden it seems as if the sunlight has lifted him off the ground and right into the tree.
- O'Brien explains that even though it wasn't the sunlight that really killed Lemon, that's what it seemed like—and therefore that's the truth of what happened. This is the first time that O'Brien gets really into his idea of story-truth and happening-truth, but there'll be a lot more later, so keep your eyes peeled.
- Another way that you can tell that a war story is true is if it sounds too crazy to be believed. Like this one, from Mitchell Sanders:
- A six-man patrol is supposed to go up into the mountains and listen for enemy movement for a week. They're supposed to be completely silent; just listen.
- They start to hear things. Music. Chimes, xylophones, voices at a fancy cocktail party, a glee club, a choir. The voices of Vietnam.
- They freak out and order up a bunch of firepower on the mountain. They completely destroy the place.
- The next morning, things are quiet. They go back down the mountain.
- A colonel asks what happened, what they heard, and why they just spent six trillion dollars on firepower. The men just stare at him, amazed at how little he hears.
- Later, Sanders tells O'Brien that he figured out the moral of the story. It's that no one ever listens.
- Later still, Sanders admits to O'Brien that he invented a few details—the glee club, the opera—but that the guys definitely did hear crazy things. O'Brien says that he gets it.
- Then Sanders tells us that the real moral (or maybe it's just another moral…) is the quiet around them. Neither he nor O'Brien chooses to elaborate on that for us.
- O'Brien goes on to talk about whether or not there can even be a moral in a true war story; he says that if there is, it's not a coherent message that you can separate from the rest of the story.
- He says that true war stories are about instinct, not trite generalizations like "War is hell." They should make your stomach believe.
- Here's another one:
- After Curt Lemon is killed—could be the same day, could be a while after—the soldiers find a baby water buffalo.
- Rat Kiley pats its nose. He tries to feed it.
- Then he begins to shoot it. (Yes, our face just contorted too.)
- He keeps shooting it until it is a mutilated lump of barely alive baby buffalo (you really need to read the book for the details), and then, crying, he goes off by himself.
- Dave Jensen keeps saying he'd never seen anything like it.
- They drop the baby buffalo in the well.
- O'Brien tells us that we can't generalize about war any more than we can generalize about peace. It's hell, but it's other things besides that. Battles are grotesque, but also beautiful; napalm is devastating, but also astonishing. And after a battle, you feel immensely, wonderfully alive.
- There's no clarity in war. Which means that no war story is ever completely true.
- Sometimes in a true war story there's not even a point.
- After Curt Lemon is killed, all the parts of him are hanging in a tree. O'Brien and Dave Jensen have to climb up the tree and throw all the bits down.
- The gore is awful, but what really sticks in O'Brien's head is Jensen singing "Lemon Tree" while they're up there.
- You can tell if a war story is true by whether you'd feel cheated if it hadn't happened. If you'd feel betrayed by its untruth, then it's not true, even if it happened. If you wouldn't feel betrayed, then it's true, even if it didn't happen.
- O'Brien thinks that the truth is that the sunlight killed Curt Lemon, not a rigged 105 round. Lemon must have believed that it was the sunlight. And O'Brien thinks that if he could get the story right, if he could describe it in just the right way, then we'd believe it, too.
- Okay, brace yourselves, because O'Brien's about to really screw with your heads:
- He says that when he reads this story, sometimes a woman will come up to him and say she liked it, because of the poor baby buffalo and oh how horrible, he missed his friend, and O'Brien should really just try to put it behind him.
- O'Brien thinks that she's an idiot, because she's missed the point. It's not a war story, it's a love story.
- So he retells the tale, taking out Rat and Lemon and the buffalo and the setting and everything, because it's all made up. And that really it happened in a totally different place and it happened to some guy named Stink Harris.
- O'Brien says that you can tell a true war story if you just keep on telling it.
- It's not about war, exactly, it's about all the things that go into war—sunlight and love and memory and people who don't listen.
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Utah Utes football: Near-flawless performance gives Utes something to shout about
Tom Smart, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's 56-3 homecoming win over San Jose State wasn't televised.
Too bad. The 13th-ranked Utes (4-0) put on a prime-time performance in their largest margin of victory since beating UTEP by a similar score in 1997.
Execution in all three phases of the game, including no turnovers and just one penalty for five yards, lifted Utah to its 20th consecutive victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
"I thought it was a great effort by our players," said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. "They played an exceptionally clean game."
So clean, in fact, that the Utes didn't have a single penalty until a false start call on their final series of the game.
Whittingham, for obvious reasons, was pleased to come oh-so-close to being penalty free.
"That was good. We've been stressing that ever since week one when we had a bunch of penalties," Whittingham said. "Each week it's gotten less and less."
It was among a handful of positives for the Utes.
"All three phases were clicking tonight," Whittingham said. "We were pleased with all the production on offense and defense and special teams."
Quarterback Jordan Wynn, who missed two games with a thumb sprain on his throwing hand, resumed his role as Utah's starter. The sophomore completed 14-of-18 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
"My arm felt good," Wynn said. "It was good to be back out there and I'm happy to get a solid team win."
It didn't take long for Utah to get on the scoreboard. After the defense held San Jose State to three plays and a punt, the Utes used a little trickery on their first play from scrimmage — and it paid off.
Sophomore Reggie Dunn ran 43 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown on a reverse, after taking a handoff from running back Eddie Wide.
"We wanted get Reggie Dunn the ball in his hands and he made the most of it," Whittingham said. "He's fast. He's maybe the fastest guy on the team."
The play took just 10 seconds to complete and gave the Utes a lead they never surrendered.
"We had been working on that play for two weeks now," Dunn said. "I got a good pitch from Eddie Wide and as soon as I caught it, I knew I was gone."
In the seconds that followed, there was a very brief momentum shift.
San Jose State's Brandon Driver returned the ensuing kickoff 71 yards to the Utah 20-yard line. The Spartans eventually moved into a first-and-goal situation from the 5, but failed to move forward. They lost a yard on first down before back-to-back incomplete passes. That led to a 20-yard field goal by Waid Harrison with 8:24 left in the first quarter.
Through four games, Utah's defense has given up just three touchdowns.
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The Utes cashed in early in the second quarter when Wynn capped an 11-play series with a 10-yard touchdown throw to Shawn Asiata.
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Motorola Droid 2 soft launch on August 12th? R2D2 edition on the way?
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What's even more interesting is that reports indicate that there will be a Star Wars-themed special edition Droid 2 that will come with a white R2D2 on the back plate.
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Joe Gaiter: What does life mean to you?
Dorian Johnson: First and foremost I would like to say that without God the blessing of life would not be possible; so for that I am forever grateful. Aside from the blessings, life is filled with highs and lows, both of which may be distractions and obstacles that can prevent you from being great. Reflecting on the past 22 years of my life I would have to say life mirrors the pursuit of happiness. During this pursuit one may be faced with challenges that builds character and becomes a part of ones legacy. I want to be remembered by people I've never had the chance to meet first hand.
Joe Gaiter: Where are you from and how was your childhood?
Dorian Johnson: My childhood was great. With two loving parents and a little sister, I was always looked upon as the man of the house when my dad wasn't home. Growing up in Baltimore, MD I have had the opportunity to be exposed to a plethora of diverse people. Being a second generation Jamaican, much of my heritage lies in the island of Jamaica. As a child I had friends in my neighborhood of all races and ethnicity, which made me diverse athletically, academically, and socially. Not only did I become a standout athletically, I was also able to communicate and lead at a very young age. I can remember starting up an organized neighborhood football tourney before I was old enough to play tackle football! Although I was one of the youngest, I was always respected because of my ability to lead.
Joe Gaiter: When did you start getting into sports?
Dorian Johnson: My first organized athletic experience was playing with a t-ball team at the age of 5, just outside of Baltimore County. Although I didn't continue t-ball, I was fortunate to be exposed to sports such as swimming, karate, basketball, gymnastics, football and track and field. The two sports I had the most passion for was football and track and field. As a natural competitor, I felt like these were the best sports to showcase my athletic ability, awareness and toughness. I played Recreation League Football through Elementary school and middle school as a Running back and played HS Football for 3 years as a cornerback/receiver and was part of Special teams. In High School, I focused on track and field solely based on the needs of the school program, in which I was able to break school/conference records and win the conference championships each year. When I was recruited for track for college, I chose South Carolina and had to still focus on track because that is what the program needed. With the focus on track, I really had a void inside when it came to football though. I have always wanted to play and felt because I was "away" from the game so long, my dream was over. I still knew I was great, even being away from the game. I always wanted to be the best especially if someone believed otherwise.
Joe Gaiter: At Mount Saint Joseph High School you were a three-time conference champion in the long jump and triple jump. What made you chose Track and Field over other sports?
Dorian Johnson: I wouldn't say that I chose track and field over other sports. I think that my interest in track and field was influenced by the amount of success I had in the sport. I actually have a greater passion for the game of football all of my life, but my early successes in track and field pushed my train in the off seasons to pursue athletic scholarship in track and field. I also initially believed that the preparation for track and football did not coincide as far as training. But the older I grew the more aware I became that this was not true. I've always been a natural and instinctual on the football field.
Joe Gaiter: You placed first in the triple jump at the New Balance Collegiate Open and scored for the Gamecocks at SEC Championships in the triple jump, placing 7th and recording a top season mark with a jump of 50-06.00 (15.39m). Are you happy with last year's performance?
Dorian Johnson: Personally I will never be happy with a season's performance unless I am an All-American, which is top 24 in the country. I would use the word satisfied to describe the way I feel about last season because of the goals I've accomplished and the contribution I was able to make to my overall teams performance. Although 50'6'' is my all time best performance I know that I am capable of much more so I try not to get content with personal bests.
Joe Gaiter: What is the art behind the long jump?
Dorian Johnson: To most people the long jump may seem like simply sprinting down the runway and jumping as far as possible but the event is much more complex. Actually I know a few people who might be able to write a book on the event itself. It's a combination of initial force application to the ground, core strength, running mechanics and rhythm. In fact about 25% of an actual long jump is in the jump. The majority of a quality jump is in the run and the accuracy of approaching the board with the same intensity and rhythm every time.
Joe Gaiter: What is your ultimate goal with your sport?
Dorian Johnson: At this point in time my ultimate goal in my current sport (track) is to be the very best that I can be as an athlete, and as current team captain and role model for incoming freshman at the University of South Carolina. With only one semester left of college eligibility I feel like my goals of being an All-American and All-SEC triple jumper will fall into place if I remain determined. As for football, I plan on revisiting a sport that I always loved more than life itself. I am in excellent shape right now so after getting my body re-acclimated to the short intense movements in different directions, I am positive I will be able to showcase my abilities and have a successful professional career as a cornerback for one of the teams in the NFL.
Joe Gaiter: How are you preparing for upcoming events?
Dorian Johnson: Currently I am working out every day after track practice and weightlifting with Coach D to prepare me for the NFL Regional Scouting Combine. Testing such as the 40 yard dash, vertical test and broad jump will most likely be my strong points since we do things like this during the track season. My track background will help me when it comes to being explosive in and out of cuts and coming off the line when running the 40-yard dash. For evaluations such as the bench press and defensive back drills I am tirelessly improving my strength and footwork to be as natural and strong as possible.
Joe Gaiter: How has your family supported your dreams?
Dorian Johnson: Since day one my family has stood behind me and supported everything I've wanted to do athletically and academically. I am person that tries to be well rounded in many aspects of life. Being a college student-athlete, I have not been financially independent or stable, which make it difficult to embark on different desires such as walking on to the football team or even studying abroad. Ever since a kid my family has made it clear that what ever my dreams are, they would be behind me to support me in whatever it is I wanted to do. In return I promised them that what ever I choose to do with my life I will give it my all and have no regrets from my decisions.
Joe Gaiter: Final words?
Dorian Johnson: Once again I would like to give praise and thanks to God for allowing me to have the opportunity to awaken my dreams. I also want to thank my family for the constant support that they have provided throughout my life because with out them this would not me possible. I also would like to thank my trainer Coach D for preparing me for the NFL Regional Scouting Combine so I can show NFL scouts I am worthy of this opportunity.


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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa extends from 22°S to 35°S at Cape Agulhas, the most southerly point of the African continent. Much of the interior consists of extensive high plains, known in South Africa as 'veld', with an altitude between 900 m/3,000 ft and 1,800 m/6,000 ft.
The interior is divided from the narrow coastal plain by a steep escarpment (The Great Escarpment) forming lofty mountains in the east and south. The eastern shores of southern Africa are warmed by the Agulhas current, which flows southwards from tropical latitudes; while the western shores are cooled by the Benguela current, flowing northwards from the cold southern ocean surrounding Antarctica.
These influences of relief and ocean currents produce a distinctive pattern of climatic regions which cut across the political boundaries separating the Republic from its neighbours.
Both the southerly latitude and the altitude of the interior regions produce a temperate climate such that only the low-lying districts in the northeast, along the border with Zimbabwe and Mozambique, have a climate that is tropical.
The southern part of South Africa is sufficiently far south to be influenced in winter by weather disturbances associated with the belt of westerly winds in the southern ocean.
For this reason a small portion of the southwestern Cape Province, below the Great Escarpment, has a Mediterranean type of climate with mild, changeable winters, during which most of the annual rainfall occurs, and a warm to hot, sunny summer.
Eastwards of Cape Town this merges into a region where some rain occurs in all months but where temperature conditions are similar.
In the coastlands of KwaZulu-Natal and the lowlands below the Great Escarpment up to the border with Mozambique, the climate becomes almost tropical; winters are warmer and summer is the wetter season, although rain falls throughout the year.
This coast is exposed both to warm water offshore and the southeast trade winds for most of the year.
By contrast the west coast northwards from about 32°S is a desert region with a remarkably small annual temperature range. This is because the cold Benguela current chills the air and produces atmospheric conditions unfavourable to rainfall; fog and low cloud are frequent along this coast.
In the interior of South Africa there is a broad contrast between east and west. Total rainfall is greatest in the east and gradually decreases westwards so that much of western Gauteng Province and the Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape Provinces are semi-desert with a low and unreliable rainfall.
The wettest regions are the eastern parts of Gauteng and the Free State, where both altitude and exposure to the moist air coming off the Indian Ocean produce the heaviest and most reliable rainfall. Over the whole of this interior region rainfall comes mainly in the summer season, much of it in thundery downpours.
Due to the altitude and the 'continental' influence there is a large daily and seasonal range of temperature so that frost is a frequent occurrence in winter and snow is by no means unknown above 1,500 m/5,000 ft. Winters are predominantly dry and sunny and summers warm to hot.
The greater part of South Africa has a very sunny climate with much fine, settled weather. The southern coastal regions have their most disturbed and changeable weather in winter and the eastern coastlands and the interior their most disturbed and rainy weather in summer.
In few parts of South Africa are the weather and climate unhealthy or likely to cause great discomfort or stress. Daily sunshine hours are high over most of the country, averaging eight to ten hours a day around the year. The cloudiest regions are the western and eastern coasts, particularly in the summer months.
The Eastern Interior or High Veld
Including (with towns and cities in parentheses) the greater part of Gauteng (Pretoria, Johannesburg) and the Free State (Bloemfontein).
Most of this area is above 1,200 m/4,000 ft. This is the most developed part of South Africa. As the tables for Pretoria, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein show, the winters are dry and mild but with frequent cold nights.
Summers are warm with more frequent rain, but temperatures are rarely excessively high. The low humidity and large number of sunshine hours make for a pleasant and healthy climate for most of the year.
The Western Interior
Including much of the interior Cape Provinces and the western fringe of Gauteng.
The chief feature of this large region is its low rainfall; much of it is semi-desert or even desert. Apart from the low rainfall the general features of weather and climate are similar to those of the eastern interior.
The tables for Francistown in northeastern Botswana and Windhoek in the higher districts of Namibia are representative of much of the region.
The Namib or Coastal Desert
Including the coast of Western Cape Province above 32°S.
Weather and climate in this desert, which continues north along the entire coast of neighbouring Namibia, are unusual and quite distinctive. The region receives very little rain and is a complete desert, but temperatures are kept low most of the time by the cold Benguela current.
On a few days each month, particularly in winter, midday temperatures rise quite high when the berg wind blows from the interior. This is a föhn-type wind bringing very dry air, which is heated as it descends to the coast.
Apart from the rare shower of rain and the frequent coastal fog, the berg is almost the only weather feature of this arid region (see the table for Walvis Bay in Namibia).
Southwest Cape Province
Including the coastal lowlands and southern slopes of the mountains around Cape Town.
The coastal lowlands and southern slopes of the mountains around Cape Town have mild and generally wet winters with much changeable weather and dry, settled summers similar to the climate of much of the Mediterranean or California.
Summers are not completely dry and occasional rainstorms occur. The table for Cape Town is representative of this region, but inland some sheltered areas are warmer and drier. This was the area first settled by Europeans in the 17th century; French Huguenot settlers introduced the grape vine, which grows well in this climate.
The Eastern Cape
Including the lowlands and hilly region below the Great Escarpment in Eastern Cape Province.
The weather and climate of this region are intermediate between those of the southwestern Cape and the eastern coastlands regions. The main difference is that rainfall is well distributed around the year and disturbed weather can occur in both winter and summer (see the table for Port Elizabeth).
The Eastern Coastlands and Low Veld
Including coastal and inland KwaZulu-Natal.
This is the part of southern Africa where the climate comes nearest to being tropical. The summers are warm and humid on the coast, particularly towards the north in Zululand, where conditions are similar to those found in southern Mozambique (see the table for Maputo).
Summer is the wettest season but some rain falls in all months. The table for Durban is representative of the coastal lowlands. The heat and humidity are here moderated by daily sea breezes but conditions are often sultry in summer. Winters are mild to warm.
Inland, and at medium altitudes below the Great Escarpment, temperatures are lower, particularly in winter, but rainfall is greater (see the table for Mbabane in Swaziland).
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Legislation has been introduced in Congress to eliminate federal subsidies for a type of crop insurance that pays farmers more as crop prices rise.
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Calling the FBI's proposal to expand its authority to hack criminal suspects' computers a "monumental" concern, Google is urging an advisory committee to "reject" the proposal and leave any such changes to Congress.
ObamaCare Enrollment Deadline Extended; Dems Seek Second Enrollment Period
The deadline for enrolling in ObamaCare exchange coverage was extended a week, and congressional Democrats want another enrollment period in April for those who were fined for being uninsured last year.
Lawmakers Move to Shield Americans' E-mails From Government Snooping
Federal and state legislators have introduced legislation to force government agents to obtain a warrant before searching Americans' old e-mails, closing a convenient loophole in a 1986 law.
Feds Rob, Charge Iowa Widow for Depositing Cash in "Suspicious" Fashion
An Iowa widow's bank account was seized by the IRS, which is now also charging her with a misdemeanor, because she deposited her late husband's cash in small increments to avoid bank reporting requirements.
IRS Rehired "Hundreds" of Ex-employees With Conduct, Performance Issues: Audit
The IRS hired hundreds of former employees who had been fired or resigned over issues like helping themselves to taxpayers' information, being absent without leave, or even failing to file their own tax returns, an audit found.
San Francisco Bookstore Closing Due to Minimum Wage Hike
A small San Francisco bookstore is going out of business because it can't afford a minimum-wage increase approved by voters last year.
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Under a new city ordinance, Seattle trash collectors are ticketing people who put too much food in their garbage cans, with fines to follow.
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Over the next decade, ObamaCare will cost taxpayers $2 trillion, or $73,184 per covered person, to get fewer than half of all uninsured Americans covered, according to Congressional Budget Office projections.
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Manganaro Is Done, But Hoping to Reopen Soon
We've known it was coming.
This time last year, news broke that the century-old Hell's Kitchen grocery and restaurant Manganaro would be forced to shutter when the building that houses it sold. Well, that time has come. A reader alerted Jeremiah's Vanishing New York that the place served its last meal yesterday. It's hard times for old-school Italian places like this one and Joe's Superette. However, Manganaro isn't giving up: Its website promises, "We will let you know when we reopen." May that day be soon. [JVNY]


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Truth or dare on your resume (Tell a white lie?)
by Hallie Crawford - Oct, 2012
I can't tell you how many times we have career coaching clients come to us wondering what is ok to put on their resume and what is not. I find that most people we encounter fall into the category of not wanting to lie on their resume (a good thing!!) but as a result they end up selling themselves short. They are so worried about telling the truth on their resume that they go to the other extreme, and aren't fully comfortable s...
Should I Include Salary Requirements on My Cover Letter, Resume, or Application When Asked?
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I recently found myself baffled. Yes, baffled. I placed an ad with a prominent, industry-related newsletter seeking a few new, talented, certified resume writers to add to our team. One of the requirements of the application submission included submitting a few samples of previous work the writers had completed—and also a request that they submit their fee requirements. Of all the submissions we received, only one cand...
How a Good Video Resume Leads to a Good Job
by Miriam Salpeter - Sep, 2012
Video interviewing is the latest trend in human resources and hiring. It offers employers a low-cost way to engage job seekers and get to know them using the power of web cameras and other mobile technologies. Earlier this year, Aberdeen Research found "54 percent of organizations that are adopting video have a continuous or long-term talent acquisition strategy in place." As companies become more comfortable with video te...
I Have a Great Resume. Now What Do I Do With It?
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Job searching needs to be a diversified effort. You can't put all your eggs in one basket. And many people believe the only way to job search these days is to go online, post their resume to a job board, and spend time searching through the job boards looking for openings. Yes, this is a piece of the job search puzzle, folks. But it's not the whole pie. You can't rely on job boards alone to find a job. That makes your job sear...
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There are so many essentials to consider when writing an executive resume that sometimes it can be easy to overlook critical elements of the writing process. One often overlooked element is writing mechanics. Paying attention to writing mechanics can include making sure your sentences are correctly structured, words are not misspelled, word choice is correct, and the document does not contain any obvious grammatical errors...
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Sky News takes a look at the stories making a splash on the front pages of Tuesday's national newspapers.
17:50, UK, Tuesday 24 June 2014
:: The Guardian
Three Al Jazeera journalists have been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of aiding terrorism
:: The Times
Two Britons who appeared in a jihadist video are members of the fastest growing branch of Islam in the UK
:: The Daily Telegraph
Revenue collected by the Government through inheritance tax and stamp duty will exceed revenue collected through taxes on alcohol and cigarettes within two years
:: i
European leaders have attacked David Cameron as he pledges to fight until the end against Jean-Claude Juncker getting the EU's top job
:: The Independent
A mis-selling scandal could derail the Government's aim of returning all of Lloyds Banking Group to private ownership
:: Daily Express
A Freedom of Information request reveals the European Union has forced the UK to make more than 150 changes to laws
:: Daily Mail
Patients are being struck off by their GPs because they can no longer cope with spiralling numbers amid a recruitment crisis
:: The Sun
A headteacher has taken time off from work to go and watch the World Cup in Brazil, the paper claims
:: Daily Mirror
The son of an elderly dementia sufferer uncovered her abuse at the hands of three carers after setting up a secret camera
:: Financial Times
Labour is planning to reduce the role of big outsourcing companies in delivering the government's "back-to-work" programme if the party wins the next election
:: Daily Star
The latest on who is going into the Big Brother house
:: Watch the Press Preview on Sky News every evening at 10.30pm and 11.30pm. Tuesday's reviewers are former Guardian columnist Rowenna Davis and Paul Connew, a former deputy editor of the News of the World.
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Guantai Hotel Guilin
- Location: Guilin Railway Station,Lijiang River,Elephant Trunk Hill
- Address: No.5 Zhongshan Middle Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin
- Tel: 0773-2889988 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 桂林冠泰大酒店
- Lowest Price: On Request
Ppened in 2003, the Guantai Hotel Guilin is located in Guilin City Center, adjacent Guilin Railway Station and just beside the Peach Blossom River. It is about a 30 minutes' drive to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport.
The Guantai Hotel Guilin includes 110 guest rooms. Each room features international direct dialing and domestic direct dialing.
As for dining, there is a Chinese restaurant in the hotel as well as room service. Other facilities in the hotel include meeting room, parking lot, wireless Internet, mini-golf course, store and sauna room, among others.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
Hotel Amenities
|Hotel Services
|Luggage service, Laundry service, Room service, Wake Up Call, 24hr Reception, Business Centre, Copy Service, E-mail, Fax Service
|Room Amenities
|Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Color Television, Coffee/tea maker, Telephone, Electronic Lock, Bath and Shower, Internet access,
Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Business Center, Gift Shop, Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Fire Detector, Wifi, Massage
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant
Print the Taxi Directions
- Please drive me to Guantai Hotel Guilin, thank you!
- 请送我到桂林冠泰大酒店 ,谢谢
- Address: No.5 Zhongshan Middle Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin
- 地址: 桂林 象山区 中山中路5号
- Tel: 0773-2889988
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"Wow! That's extreme. But it'll grow back."
"Do you like my haircut?" I asked Joan, a usually outspoken co-worker at the library where I work, after a shift in which she'd been oddly silent.
"I wasn't going to say anything…," she said. "But it's TERRIBLE! What the hell happened?"
And although both his parents assured me that it looked "very nice," the terrific 5-year-old I babysat for took one look at me and said, with refreshing honesty, "That's ugly."
Having a bad haircut has given me new insight into the people in my life. Some, I've learned, are blunt but honest: "Holy shit! What happened to you?" Others are considerate, bold-faced liars: "Great haircut! You look terrific!" The rest fall somewhere in between: "Fabulous cut! Gee, I hope you're one of those people whose hair grows quickly."
When he saw my new cut, Mark, the man in my life, said, "You're gorgeous."
That's why he's the man in my life.
It was my friend Deb whose response was the most instructive. She didn't say a thing. When I finally prompted, "So how do you like my hair?" she looked at me for a moment, then said, "It looks nice. Is it different?"
I'd assumed that my appearance had been so transformed that just to look my way was a painful shock for my friends and family. And yet, it hadn't even turned up on Deb's radar.
So maybe my awful haircut wasn't such a big deal after all?
When I returned home, I took a good look in the mirror and thought, "Get over yourself, Roz. It's only a haircut. It'll grow back."
Then I took another look and put my cap back on.


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(Support equipment in the SSVP kits includes handles, caps, screwdrivers, extenders, quick-disconnect clamps, wrenches, etc.)
FE-1 Oleg Kononenko serviced the Russian BMP (Harmful Impurities Removal System), starting the "bake-out" cycle to vacuum on absorbent bed #2 of the regenerable dual-channel filtration system. The regen process will be terminated tonight at ~5:15pm EDT. (Regeneration of each of the two cartridges takes about 12 hours and is conducted only during crew awake periods. Filter bed 1 was regenerated yesterday. In order to assist in atmosphere scrubbing after last Tuesday's (4/29) Freon-218 spill from the SKV-2 air conditioner, the BMP's regeneration cycle was moded to 5 days instead of the regular 20 days.) Additional Details: ISS On-Orbit Status 05/02/08.


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Hello everyone ~ I am from Taiwan (not Thailand!) I have been cosplaying for 12 years. This is my Plurk & Blog http://www.plurk.com/blackwingran http://blog.yam.com/blackwingran/article/58454967 Welcome everyone to play ~~
I start to do cosplay in 2010. I hope you'll love my works!:) You can also see my pages here: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kawaielli Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/Kawaielli ask - http://ask.fm/kawaielli Deviant - http://kawaielli.deviantart.com/ Cosplay com - http://www.cosplay.com/member/265157/ Cure cos - http://en.curecos.com/profile/?ch=258790 Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/kawaielli Instagram - http://instagram.com/kawaielli/ VK: https://vk.com/kawaiellifoto
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text: Apr 24, 2014 23:06 Around Baton Rouge for Friday, April 25, 2014 Around Baton Rouge for Friday, April 25, 2014 Advocate story April 24, 2014; 5:15 p.m. Comments COMMUNITY EVENTS WORLD OF WHEELS: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Baton Rouge River Center, 275 S. River Road. Admission for the car show is $18 for adults, $6 for ages 6 to 12 and free for ages 5 and younger. www.batonrougeworldofwheels.com. LIVE AFTER FIVE: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., North Boulevard Town Square, downtown. Marcia Ball will perform. Call (225) 389-5520 or www.townsquarebr.org. "THE CRADLE WILL ROCK:" 7:30 p.m., Shaver Theater, LSU campus. LSU Opera will perform. Admission is $20 for the general public, $15 for faculty/staff/seniors and $12 for students with LSU ID. "THE WOMEN OF BREWSTERS PLACE:" 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. The New Venture Theatre musical focuses on eight black women who live in a housing project. Tickets are $25. www.newventuretheatre.org. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


text: Ireland makes history as first country to vote for marriage equality nation-wide The votes have been counted and marriage equality is now the law of the land in Ireland. After historically high voter turnout, Irish voters approved a nation-wide referendum that added the following language to the constitution: "marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex." Issues: News, Family, Religion and Faith


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* Shoes from Trenery – these are my favourite ballet flats brand because there's never toe cleavage. Toe cleavage makes me feel dirty. * Dress from a cheapie store in Moonee Ponds – last seen here in February 2010 worn the exact same two necklaces and very similar earrings. Weird. * Coin necklace from my grandfather * Wheelie Bin necklace by Tae Schmeisser * Silver hoop earrings from India * Sunglasses are Fiorelli from Myer * Sheer cardigan from eBay * Waist tie from a Metalicus dress *
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Experiment With Textures When Wearing All Black
I tried this dress with a solid knit cardigan and it was all too heavy. By adding a sheer cropped cardigan it added more light and shade to the ensemble and made me look slightly less Amish.
Wear A Matching Belt
This stretchy waist tie is from a Metalicus dress but I wear it almost every day. It's perfect for adding a little bit of waist definition if one of my dresses is a little bit shapeless and I also use it to turn button cardigans into wrap cardigans. By wearing a belt or waist tie in the same colour as your dress it adds polish to your look with the added bonus of flattering monochroming.
Break Up All Black Ensembles With Accessories
Whenever I wear a totally black outfit, I make sure that I wear a long necklace so there's something to draw the eye away from the sea of black. Just a little splash of silver to break up the monotony and it makes me look less like I'm wearing some sort of weird uniform.
This outfit was worn for a Sunday of bedside table cleaning, coffee getting, egg hard boiling, vlog writing and hanging out with my bestie and practicing our Chicago accents for the play we're rehearsing. Melbourne peeps stay tuned!
How do you spend your Sundays? And more importantly what do you wear?
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But… but… where was the coffee from????
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De Clieu! It's on the corner of Gertrude and George Street in Fitzroy. BEST COFFEE EVER. And the barista is looks like a Japanese doll and is covered in all the beautiful little tattoos.
Oh I love this Smags … tips for how to do Melbourne black. x
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Ha! Thanks lady… You'll have to put them into practice for when you come visit me! x
OMG am with you on the Toe Cleavage. Errk!
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I just can't even. Makes me so sad.
+1 for kerri – where was da coffee from?
great outfit, perfect for the very strange weather we have been having here in melbs.
cilla xx
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De Clieu! Have you been there? It's awesome! Our absolute favourite.
And yes the weather IS being weird here at the moment.
you look fantastic! <3 PS: the toe cleavage/dirty thing totally make sense!
I had to give you a round of applause for mix-and-matching that waist tie. So many people never think to swap their belts and waist-ties around. You can wear them with outfits other than the one they came with! I know, right? What a revelation!
I spend my Sundays baking, reading and crocheting like a nana. I usually wear jeans and jumpers for this task, or floaty dresses in the summer.


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A HIGH TIMES reader discovers his birthright as the grandson of one of the Israeli scientists who discovered THC in 1964. Plus: An exclusive interview with Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the 'head' scientist in charge of that project.
By Omer Friedman
I was born in 1984 in Santa Clara, CA—to Israeli immigrants—and lived in Silicon Valley most of my life. When I was a child, I'd make yearly pilgrimages to visit my extended family back in Israel, and on these trips my mother would take me to visit her father—my grandfather—at the laboratory where he worked before he died. Habib Edery had immigrated to Israel from Argentina in the early 1950s, shortly after the creation of the Jewish state in 1948, and worked in a lab as a pharmacologist doing all kinds of experiments for the government. He had a particular interest in psychopharmacology (the study of drugs that affect the brain), specifically substances that come from nature. Inside the labs, I would see all sorts of monkeys that my grandfather was conducting experiments on. It wasn't until I grew older that I started to understand the "higher" purpose of some of these experiments.
When I turned 18, I was living in the US and, though living abroad provided an exemption from mandatory service in the Israeli military, I decided to volunteer anyway. I moved to Israel, leaving my friends and family behind, and was assigned in November 2002 to an airborne infantry unit. Throughout my service, friends of mine from the US would come and visit, and I'd occasionally take them for dinner at my grandmother's house. On one of these occasions, in July 2004, I was eating dinner at her house with two of my friends when the conversation drifted to the topic of my grandfather and his research. Having previously been informed that my grandfather used to "experiment with marijuana" (based on the little I knew about his research), my friends decided to find out more and began peppering my grandmother with questions. Slightly embarrassed to be discussing weed with Grandma, and seeing that this conversation would clearly carry on with or without me, I seized the opportunity to excuse myself and go to the bathroom. As I re-entered the room a few minutes later, I caught the last part of my grandmother's sentence: "...and Omer's grandfather discovered THC." I was in shock. I couldn't believe my ears. After calming down a bit, I managed to ask a few questions of my own. As it turns out, my grandfather was part of a team of researchers that discovered tetrahydrocannabinol—the active chemical that makes marijuana such a special herb. They were the first to break down the plant and isolate its different molecules, which were then tested on monkeys.
I'd heard before that THC was discovered in Israel and knew my grandfather had done some work in the field, but I'd never made the connection. That night, a little skeptical but eager to learn, I looked around on the Internet but was disappointed to find almost nothing on my grandfather. What I did find out was that a man named Dr. Raphael Mechoulam claimed to have discovered THC. I asked my grandmother about him, and she explained that he was the chemist in charge of the experiment and the molecule separation, but that he'd needed a pharmacologist—my grandfather, Dr. Habib Edery—to do the actual testing of the individual molecules.
For the next few weeks, I never missed an opportunity to remind my friends of my newly discovered birthright. One friend, who was enrolled in a class at the University of California at Berkeley that covered neurochemistry and psychopharmacology, told me that his class had just studied the discovery and isolation of THC, which he described as a very significant event in psychopharmacology. He related that my grandfather's research had been published in the journal Science, in a seminal article called "Chemical Basis of Hashish Activity." He even sent me a copy.
After reading the highly technical description of the experiment and about the reactions of the monkeys—but barely managing to understand any of it—the thought dawned on me that my grandmother might have some of my grandfather's old research notes stashed away. Sure enough, she had all of his old papers stored in a box in the attic, mostly written in illegible handwriting. Flipping through the contents, I came across lots of his work, mainly experiments having to do with things found in nature, like snake venom, for example. All the while, my grandmother was telling me stories of how my grandfather would return from work on some days with a big jar of marijuana and how all of his friends would kid him about "bringing work home with him," which he always laughed off. Every furlough I had from the army, I would make it a point to stop at my grandmother's and take some time to go through and read more about the experiments. After enough rummaging around, I eventually found a few original printouts of "Chemical Basis of Hashish Activity."


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I've just installed a XenServer 6.1. It came with a standard configuration, network 0 connected to NIC 0.
I created a VM but I can't reach any network beyond the host.
From the VM (172.18.32.20), I try to ping 172.18.32.254.
Trying to make it work, I brought the following changes to the host base configuration:
- xe-switch-network-backend bridge
- reboot
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter = 1 net.ipv4.conf.default.proxy_arp = 1
sysctl -p
- stop iptables
/etc/init.d/iptables stop
- run
iptables -A FORWARD -j ACCEPT
"Ifconfig -a" shows 4 interfaces: eth0, lo, vif12.0 (my VM) and xenbr0 (IP=172.18.32.10, netmask=255.255.255.0, gateway=188.8.131.52)
$ brctl show
bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces
xenbr0 5000.042b21457249 no eth0
After all that, my VM still can ping 172.18.32.10 but not 172.18.32.254.
The host can ping it.
Can someone tell me how to proceed and if bridging is the right thing to do?


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By Ginna Parsons | NEMS Daily Journal via VistTupelo on Twitter
TUPELO – I just spent an hour helping other volunteers build a chandelier for tonight's grand reopening of Woody's restaurant.
In case you've had your head stuck in the sand, the cast and crew of the Food Network show "Restaurant: Impossible" have been in Tupelo since Monday revamping Woody's under the direction of Chef Robert Irvine, who has two days and $10,000 to redo the restaurant's decor and menu.
If they open on schedule at 7 tonight, it will be a Christmas miracle.
In the first room I entered, a dozen people were frantically painting chairs white.
"No, no, no," the head designer said to the volunteers. "Do you remember what I told you? Elegant. We're looking for elegant."
A room away, Irvine sat on a bar stool with a computer in front of him. He and some of the crew mulled a catch-phrase for Woody's – Tupelo's newest steakhouse? Tupelo's oldest steakhouse? How about Tupelo's favorite steakhouse?
"Sexy," Irvine yelled. "Make it sexy. Sexy."
I jumped at the sound of his voice. Dressed in his quintessential black T-shirt and jeans, he looked much less imposing in person than he does on "Restaurant: Impossible."
But he still scared the pants off me.
"Are we painting chairs?" he yelled. "We open in three hours."
When I jumped, a kind woman came over to me and whispered, "When he yells like that, what he really means is thank you."
Eventually, I was led to another room where a group of people were gathered around two huge chandeliers. At least, they're supposed to be chandeliers by 7 o'clock tonight. Right now they look like a pile of sticks.
Everywhere I turned, people were working. One guy was putting stain on the hardwood floors. Another was painting the ceiling. All the walls were wet with paint. Electricians were bumping into one another. Black plastic hung everywhere, separating rooms.
It was just like the TV show.
And that surprised me.
I figured that all the yelling, the drama, the last-minute paint jobs were just for show. But that's really how this thing operates.
Every few minutes, someone would announce the deadline: Three hours until we open, two hours and 50 minutes until we open.
The volunteers would just put their heads down and keep on working.
I tried my hand at helping with a chandelier, but my ineptness was soon apparent. The head designer did not look happy with my work.
After an hour, the smell of paint and floor stain and other chemicals got to me and I made a quiet exit.
I wish them luck tonight.
11:05AM: This tweet from @visittupelo: The crew at Woodys needs a little help finishing up for Restaurant Impossible! Go out now and help them. @robertirvine1 won't yell at you!
The show wraps up two days and a $10,000 budget TODAY to remake Woody's in Tupelo. The restaurant, in fact, opens later this afternoon. If you've ever seen the show, you know they go up to the last possible minute to get the redone places open. So if you can lend a hand, go to Woody's now!


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Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom specs revealed through benchmark
The Samsung Galaxy S5 did get official last month, and there's clearly no need for the Korean company to release an 'Active' version of its flagship this year, since the S5 itself is water-resistant and dust-resistant. But what about a Zoom variation? Last year we had the Galaxy S4 Zoom, with a huge lens with optical zoom basically tacked onto a Galaxy S4 Mini. Will this get a sequel in 2014?
Well, yes. It definitely seems so. It's been rumored to get an unveiling in May, and have a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen. That latter detail is now pretty much confirmed by a benchmark result over at GFXBench. A Samsung device with the model number SM-C115 got put through the paces, and thanks to someone benchmarking it we now have an idea about its specs.
This is the same model that was spotted entering India for R&D purposes in February, and based on its designation it's almost 100% sure to be the Galaxy S5 Zoom. Though like the S4 Zoom before it, this won't keep the flagship's specs, instead replacing most of those with innards more fitting a midranger.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom has a 4.8-inch 720p HD touchscreen, a 20.1 MP rear camera with flash, a 2 MP front camera, a 1.3 GHz hexa-core Samsung Exynos Hexa processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage (the exact amount isn't actually clear from the GFX Bench results), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, a gyroscope, and it runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat (undoubtedly with Samsung's TouchWiz on top).
If Samsung does things like last year, the upcoming Galaxy S5 Mini may share all of these specs (except the rear camera details, of course) with the S5 Zoom.


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Lao PDR has transmitted its revised and updated national implementation plans addressing COP4 amendments pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 25 April 2016.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has transmitted its initial, revised and updated national implementation plans addressing COP4 and COP5 amendments pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 15 April 2016.
Yemen has transmitted its initial national implementation plans pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 26 January 2016.
Cambodia has transmitted its revised and updated national implementation plans addressing COP4 and COP5 amendments pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 25 January 2016.
Ukraine has transmitted its initial national implementation plans pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 21 January 2016.
Seychelles has transmitted its revised and updated national implementation plans addressing COP4, COP5 and COP6 amendment pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention on 5 January 2016.
See the national implementation plans.
A list of concept notes for voluntary financial contributions for the biennium 2016/17 is now available on the BRS websites.
More on the POPs in the News page.
Resolutions on the sound management of chemicals and waste, marine litter, and the role of MEAs among resolutions agreed by UN member states at UNEA in Nairobi, 23 - 27 May 2016.
The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention met from 28 to 29 June 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss preparations for the SC COP-8 in 2017.
Suva, Fiji, was the recent venue for two workshops assisting Pacific parties with updating their National Implementation Plans, and on continuous implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan for POPs.
Suva, Fiji, was the venue for two back-to back workshops: the Regional Workshop on National Implementation Plans, held from 4 to 6 April 2016, and the Inception Workshop of the GMP Pacific Islands GEF, project held from 6 to 8 April 2016. Featuring 18 participants from 14 Pacific Islands Countries, jointly organized by the University of the South Pacific, BRS Secretariat and UNEP Chemicals and Waste Branch, the workshop was financially supported by the GEF GMP Pacific project and the NIP project executed by UNEP.
The Pacific region is extremely diverse and parties to the Stockholm Convention experience a very wide range of challenges for implementation, including management of E-waste and pesticides. These issues and more were discussed by the NIP workshop participants during two days which covered inventory taking, addressing priorities and writing effective action plans.
The project "Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention" aims to measure the presence of POPs in the Pacific sub-region and to strengthen countries' capacity for POPs monitoring. Discussed were details on the activities and responsibilities of principal actors and relevant stakeholders in project implementation, including a detailed workplan, timetable and budget.
Next steps for parties in the region include continued work on national inventories and setting of priorities as well as following up on the workplan to implement the agreed GMP activities.
For more information on Stockholm Convention NIPs see the BRS website or contact Ms.Katarina Magulova at email@example.com.
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Aiming to strengthen national institutions and to promote the mainstreaming of sound management of chemicals and wastes, the 1st Call for Proposals is open until 4 July 2016.
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The objectives of the webinar sessions are to provide updates on the chemicals under review by the committees in the intersessional period between the eleventh and the twelfth meetings. This webinar aims at promoting participation of Parties and observers in the work of the committees and at enhancing coordination and cooperation between the committees
Official Contact Points from developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition are invited to fill in an online questionnaire to provide information sought by the Conference of the Parties, by 10 June 2016.
Reflecting amendments adopted at COP4, COP5, and COP6, Senegal has transmitted its revised National Implementation Plan.
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention and responding to COP4 amendments, Lao PDR has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention, Bosnia and Herzegovina has transmitted its National Implementation Plan.
Read the BRS Executive Secretary's address to the first International Conference on Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS1) held in Kielce, Poland 18-20 April 2016.
The second feature in our series on regional implementation highlights the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Kenya (SCRC-Kenya) is hosted by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in Nairobi.
The icipe, founded in 1970, was nominated by the Africa region to serve as a Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in July 2010.Its primary objective is to research and develop alternative and environmentally friendly pest and vector management strategies that are effective, selective, non-polluting, non-resistance inducing, and which are affordable to resource-limited rural and urban communities. The Centre was endorsed by COP5 in 2011 as a regional and sub-regional centre for capacity building and the transfer of technology for a period of four years. Further, in 2015 the COP7 evaluated the performance of SCRC-Kenya; took note of its excellent performance and endorsed it for another term of four years. The Centre provides assistance mainly to almost all the African countries but could also support countries in other continents having similar issues.
Being hosted in icipe, SCRC Kenya focuses at undertaking research and development for non-chemical alternatives to the use of hazardous pesticides including persistence organic pollutants (POPs) for management of pests and disease vectors. It also promotes capacity-building and transfer of technology to farmers and other stakeholders. Alternative technologies and conservation efforts contribute to reduction in the use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other hazardous chemicals in vector and pest control in Africa, and thus reduce their negative impacts. The activities of the SCRC-Kenya are particularly important because most of the POPs that are listed under the Stockholm Convention are pesticides.
A key solution to reducing the impact of hazardous synthetic pesticide substances is to shift to the use of non-chemical alternatives for control of pests and disease vectors. In Africa however, many countries face major barriers to the accomplishment of the shift to the use of non-chemical alternatives that include inadequate expertise, resources, relevant information, technology, and development assistance and policies.
SCRC-Kenya has a long tradition of collaboration, with over 100 partner institutions in Africa and elsewhere in the world that include National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), NGOs, universities, other international organizations. The Centre's R&D work involves rural communities and members, farmers and farmer groups, national extension service providers and community-based organizations. SCRC-Kenya has formulated innovative approaches through Public-Private Community Partnerships (PPCPs) to create better and more effective products, processes, services and technologies
SCRC-Kenya works in a holistic and integrated approach through a 4-H paradigm comprising "Human Health, Animal Health, Plant Health and Environmental Health". Research and development has led to a number of effective alternatives that are contributing to reduction in the use of hazardous pesticides including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Africa. Some of the most successful initiatives taken by the centre that led to significant reduction in the use of chemical based pesticides include:
For more information on these initiatives and other information relating to icipe SCRC-Kenya please visit the website: www.icipe.org and for more on other Regional Centres, see http://synergies.pops.int/Implementation/TechnicalAssistance/RegionalCentres/tabid/2636/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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College Hockey:Danis Outduels Grumet-Morris In Brown's OT Win
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With Harvard coming off 20 days of exam break and the Beanpot starting in a few days, one never knows what to expect. Saturday, on the road at Brown, the Crimson battled but were again bested by goaltender Yann Danis as Brown took a 2-1 overtime win.
After giving up a goal five minutes into the game, Danis shut the door on Harvard's talented forwards, stopping a total of 38 shots. Harvard had a number of quality chances, but Danis showed why he is a Hobey Baker candidate with smooth and confident saves on Tim Pettit and Tom Cavanagh in the third.
Danis shut out Harvard with 20 saves in the season opener.
"I thought we played a very good game all over the ice," said Harvard head coach Mark Mazzoleni. "The only thing we could have done better was to wait for [Danis] to graduate."
In the other net, Harvard's Dov Grumet-Morris was equally impressive for much of the game. The Bears managed to get 29 shots on him, and he stood tall to send a fast pace and spirited game into overtime at 1-1.
His best save came on a 2-on-1, when Brown linemates Brent Robinson and a gloveless Les Haggett connected. Grumet-Morris came streaking out of the net to make the save.
But without the heroics of Brown senior Nick Ringstad, this goaltenders' duel would have ended in a tie. Ringstad has been a role player in his first three years at Brown. But this year, Ringstad finds himself on the second power-play unit and Saturday netted his third game winner of the year.
Just :31 into the overtime, Ringstad's second line featuring two freshmen (ECAC leading scorer Brian Ihnacak and Sean Dersch) was on the ice for a faceoff in the Harvard end. Ringstad, a good faceoff man, drew it directly across to Dersch, who fired a quick shot on net. Ringstad got free for the rebound. He made an extra move around Grumet-Morris to send a sellout crowd home happy.
"I have been in the right place at the right time this year," Ringstad said. "I remember winning the draw to my winger for a quick shot. Then I just was doing all I could to get to the rebound."
Ringstad's line put pressure on all night. Dersch had a number of good scoring chances, and Ihnacak was creating as usual.
"I think we're having success because we are getting the puck deep and talking a lot," Dersch said. "I've been with good linemates all year, and I'm just trying to make the most of it."
Harvard's first goal came on the seemingly-longest power play in history. With an extra man, the Crimson took the puck in Brown's end and fired shots on Danis from all over the ice. Danis was finally beaten on a shot from the slot by freshman center Kevin Du, the beneficiary of a patient play by Brendan Bernakevitch.
Brown trailed 1-0 until it got even on a power play of their own late in the second. Haggett fed Robinson, who made a great centering pass to defenseman Vince Macri. Macri fired his shot off a defender and in for his fourth goal of the year.
Both teams gave up odd-man chances throughout the third, but the play of Danis and Grumet-Morris took the game to overtime. The Crimson showed signs of dominance, but the hard work of Brown's defenders and Danis' brilliance made this one a nailbiter.
Of his overtime speech to his players, Brown head coach Roger Grillo said, "'You have played well enough to give yourself a chance to win.' I told them that we shouldn't just lay back and take the tie, but play for the win."
Brown, despite playing a full schedule over the past few weeks, has had its ECAC schedule interrupted, but remains on top. The Bears won their last conference game at home in similar fashion, a 2-1 overtime win over Cornell. They have now lost just three of their last 30 games in Meehan Auditorium.
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Road Trip!
Being on the road with the family is a test of wills, a test of manners, and a test of endurance. But it's summer! And isn't it fun to pile in the car with a load of sleeping bags and a deck of cards? And doesn't it add to the excitement when, an hour out of town, you start hearing that weird rattle coming from the front wheel-well? And isn't it fun to take bets with your spouse on how soon the first "Are We There Yet?" is heard?
Whether you are heading across country or to the local beach, you can hope your children will arrive to their destination cheerful and rested. Hope springs eternal. But they also may need a few tools to help them along, because life just has a way of lighting up "No Vacancy" signs, making cars break down, and making five year-olds wait an hour for their dinner.
In addition to a deck of playing cards, which can keep children busy for hours on road trips, we have a guessing game we trot out anytime there's a long wait for a meal, or it feels like the simmering restlessness is about to boil over into mutiny. After spending a certain number of hours together in captivity, the family may be more than a little cranky, and the game serves as a way to unite the troops. It might take Mom and Dad's mind off the rattling noise under the hood and the fact that they didn't make motel reservations on a busy holiday weekend. Most important, it might distract the kids from the fact they're hungry and out-of-sorts.
It's an observational game, using your surroundings, and I can attest it works as well with grandparents as it does young kids, taking everyone's mind off the fact that you may not have seen the waitress since you were seated forty-five minutes before. The game is basically twenty questions, but with no limit on the questions And each person gets to ask a question in turn. But instead of choosing some random animal, vegetable or mineral, you use your immediate surroundings. You or your child, grandpa or great aunt Ida surreptitiously picks something in the vicinity. A clock, a fork, the ketchup label, the moose head on the wall, the bad painting above the pie case; each person asks a question (bigger than a breadbox, does it have four legs, etc…) until someone guesses correctly, or gives up, or the waitress arrives—whichever comes first. And the winner gets to choose the next item. Sound simple? Almost pointless? Yet you would marvel at how fun it can be when you are stuck waiting in an unfamiliar locale. The game involves everyone, and is far preferable to the poking and fidgeting that is bound to eventually flare up between restless children or annoyed, antsy adults. Plus, it will give you an opportunity to explain what a "breadbox" is to your mystified child.
I don't know. I really like melty M&Ms. We've done the overnight drive. The older you get, the harder it is. And when I was pregnant, I could only drive like one hour before my head started bobbing.
Mom to 3
Great tips. Although we prefer Jelly beans to the M&Ms. No melting involved for hot days, no little caffiene hit from the chocolate. We just recently tested their efficacy on our "18 hours in 2 days" road trip with our 4 yr old and 2 yr old boys.
A different strategy altogether: my brother-in-law likes to only drive long haul trips late at night. I used to think it was because he was a narcotics detective so he was used to those late hours. Now I understand - it was because he was likely to have the peace of his girls sleeping for the 6 hr ride!
And if that doesn't work, make sure you have a pound of M&Ms somewhere in the car.
Mom to 3


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