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Travel photography of Uganda; in particular the regions of Mityana, Murchison and Ngamba Island; its people and institutions: schools, hospital, orphanage, AFINNET, farm and homes; its wildlife and beautiful landscapes.
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The author gained his Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society in September 2009 and is a member of the Winchester Photographic Society. He is a keen wildlife photographer and also enjoys taking portraits.
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Updated May 23 Rescued by Abby's Animal Angels
According to Facebook: Greenville County Pet Rescue, this beauty has until May 18 at the high-kill upstate South Carolina shelter. This means the shelter may kill her at any time after that date. More information can be found on this Facebook thread.
Meet Gadget, a 2-month-old female at the shelter in Greenville, South Carolina. calico. Despite his beauty, Gadget has now made the urgent list at GCACS. And kittens are just as likely to be killed as adult cats.
The shelter says Gadget is healthy and friendly. Now he just needs a home before the end of the week. Please take a look at his info below.
Time UP: 5/18
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EST. AGE: 2 mos
Est Weight: 1.14 lbs
Health: appear healthy
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When the curtain rises for "Chicago", now playing in the Palace Theater at PlayhouseSquare you are in for a bit of a shock. The fourteen piece orchestra is seated on a huge riser configuration that literally takes up most of the stage area leaving scant room downstage (the area closest to the audience) for the cast to perform. To say the least, the stage is quite simplistic with two ladders that swing from both wings and chairs stage right and left where the cast sits when not performing. The same can be said about the costuming that is mostly black mesh with just period hats to give a 20's "feel". It is the facing of this minimalistic challenge, as well as the exceptional singing and dancing that makes this show a hit. As the show goes on, various members of the cast make good use of the steps and exit located in the orchestra area.
"Chicago" began life as a 1926 play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins who worked for seven months as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Maurine covered the murders and sensational trials that were the top headlines of their day. After leaving the Tribune, she went back to school and penned a "fictional" account of the murders and trials involving Belva Gaertner, a twice-divorced cabaret singer, and Beulah Sheriff Annan, a Chicago socialite as part of a class assignment. Eventually, after a number of rewrites, it became a play that ended up on Broadway for 172 performances, toured for two years (an unknown Clark Gable played Amos in the Los Angeles production) and was made into a 1927 silent movie by Cecil B. DeMille.
In the 60's, Watkins was approached by Bob Fosse for the rights to the play to turn into a musical but was refused. It was only after her death in 1969 of lung cancer that her estate sold the rights to Richard Fryer, Gwen Verdon (Bob Fosse's wife) and Bob Fosse. John Kander wrote the music with lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse (who also did the choreography). It opened in 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 936 performances until 1977.
What followed was a 600 performance run in 1979 at West End then it was revived in 1996 on Broadway where it still holds the record for longest running musical revival as well as the longest running American musical in Broadway history. Currently it is the third longest running show in Broadway history with 6,700 performances. The 2002 movie directed by Rob Marshall and starred Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, and Queen Latifah won an Academy Award.
As for the plot, it is the 1920's in Chicago, Illinois where the judicial system favors the wealthy and well known "celebrity" murderers of the day. Roxie Hart is a cabaret singer who has murdered her lover and tries to get her husband to say he did it in self defense thinking the victim was a burglar. When thick headed Amos (the husband) recognizes the victim's name he puts two and two together and Roxie goes to jail. There she meets Velma Kelly who is front page news for a double murder of her sister (and show business partner) as well as her show business manager when she found the two of them in bed.
Roxie soon takes over Velma's headlines, the jail house matron "Moma" Morton, and trial date by being able to out-sensationalize Velma. Enter attorney Billy Flynn (Velma's attorney) who claims he only does what he does for "love" but it soon becomes clear that it is love of money ($5,000 in 20's currency) that is his incentive as well as wanting to be a celebrity himself. He holds a press conference using Roxie as a puppet with him speaking the words.
Velma finds herself locked out of her former celebrity status and goes to Roxie to see if they can form a partnership and perhaps be her new Vaudeville partner when they both get free. Roxie refuses seeing herself as star material.
Roxie soon gets too full of herself and fires Flynn then begs his return when a fellow inmate is executed (the first female convicted killer in decades to have been done so). The case goes to trial after Roxie claims that she is pregnant. Flynn gives an impassioned closing remarks claiming "they both went for the gun" and Roxie is found innocent just as another more sensational crime hits the streets. Deserted by the press, Flynn, "Moma" and Amos she joins forces with Velma in forming a new Vaudeville act.
What makes this show such a delight is of course the performers. John O'Hurley is the perfect live theater performer for Billy Flynn with his split second comic timing and little asides. Bianca Marroquin as Roxie Hart sings, dances and mugs to the audience much to everyone's delight. She is cute enough to make an eye-witness to the murder find her not guilty. Terra MacLeod as Velma Kelly brings the larger than life Broadway stage presence that absolutely wows the crowd. Ron Orbach as the hapless "poorsoul" Amos Hart makes full use of his "moment in the light" as he steals the show, Carol Woods as Matron "Mama" Morton brings a powerful voice and great acting to the stage. C. Newcomer as reporter Mary Sunshine is a wonderful voice with a big surprise at the end.
I must also mention the orchestra. "Chicago" has assembled a great crew of musicians (fourteen in all plus the conductor) who capture all the nuances of 20's era music without faking it. As audience members were leaving I noticed a number of group hum-alongs. The lighting was perfection itself with some very tricky challenges that had to be overcome. Sound was well balanced and at perfect volume which always adds so much to the performance.
Prude Alert: It is a show about corruption, murder, adultery, jazz and sex but being a musical it is still a pretty safe show for the easily offended. The costumes are a bit scanty also you may wish to plug your ears during the musical number "Class" since some naughty words are sung.
Shooting From The Lip (My Last Words): It is what this version of the musical "Chicago" does not have that makes it great. It is a minimal set, minimal costuming and minimal effects that help you concentrate on the talent that is gracing the stage. It is the combination of a great orchestra, great singing, great dancing and great acting that will make this a really great theater experience for you…be prepared to be "razzel-dazzled".
Tickets are on sale now for "Chicago", January 7 -12, 2014, at PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre. Performance times are Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, via phone at 216-241-6000 or online atwww.playhousesquare.org. Ticket prices range from $10.00 to $70.00. Groups of 15 or more call 216-664-6050.
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While filming in South Africa on "Avengers: Age of Ultron" has been taking place this past week, the production's home base in the United Kingdom where much of the filming is to take place has hit a snag.
Production on the film in Surrey has been put on hold due to recent flooding. Cast members were scheduled for camera tests and costume fittings at Shepperton Studios, but those meetings have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions.
Shepperton in particular has been suffering for much of the month from floods that have left parts of the U.K. underwater. It isn't known if the weather will affect the start of shooting in the United Kingdom or not, since it hasn't been revealed exactly when filming actually begins there.
In other 'Avengers' news, one person keen to remain in the Marvel fold is Anthony Mackie who makes his debut as 'The Falcon' in the upcoming "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". The actor tells Total Film that he's been pressing the studio for at least a cameo in 'Ultron':
"I call all of them at Marvel every Monday. I'm like, 'So have y'all decided if I'm in Avengers 2 yet? I'll get on the bus to Albuquerque tomorrow!' I wanted to be a superhero from the first day that I started in this business, and to have the opportunity to be a superhero is kind of remarkable. If I get the opportunity to be in The Avengers 2, 3, 7 and 18, there's no way I would complain or balk at any part of that."
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Here is a problem I encountered some time back: Suppose $f$ is bounded for $a\leq x\leq b$ and for every pair of values $x_1$ and $x_2$ with $a\leq x_1\leq x_2 \leq b$, $f(\frac{1}{2}(x_1+x_2))\leq \frac{1}{2}(f(x_1)+f(x_2))$. Prove that $f$ is continuous for $a<x<b$.
I tried to solve it but I could not really come with anything...
Here's an attempt.The idea is not due to me but to a friend;
By the condition given, $f(\frac{2x+2\delta}{2})\leq \frac{1}{2}(f(x+2\delta)+f(x))$,i.e. $f(x+\delta)-f(x)\leq \frac{1}{2}f(x+2\delta)-f(x)$ and in this manner, $f(x+\delta)-f(x)\leq \frac{1}{2}f(x+2\delta)-f(x)\leq \frac{1}{2^2}(f(x+4\delta)-f(x))\leq$
$ \dots \dots \dots \dots $
$\frac{1}{2^n}(f(x+2^n\delta)-f(x))$ where $a<x+2^n\delta<b$
As $\delta\to 0$,$f(x+2^k\delta)\to f(x)$ for $k=1,2,\dots n$ i.e. $f$ is continuous in the interval $(a,b)$.
I tried posting this flawed attempt on Aops , but no one has suggested how to finish off the proof using what I used.I will be happy if someone could suggest something.Thanks!


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Append Miku from Minitokyo.net. Haven't updated this in almost 4 years... I've had so many other backgrounds since then.
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This is my desktop background too. It's so stunning. I'm trying to find the original creator of it. Does anybody know?
Not sure myself, found it on minitokyo.net.
Yeah, I searched for like an hour. Couldn't find it. The internet doesn't believe in citing sources.
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Interesting, I just came across this pic the other month. lol I like!
Hey! You just posted over an old Desktop! LOL. *points at my old post*
Anyways, looks nice. Go Mike and the Mechanics!
Anyways, looks nice. Go Mike and the Mechanics!
Yeah, felt weird having my gallery full of old screenshots, so I just edit this one whenever I get a new desktop now.
Yet another nifty desktop. I hardly ever change mine (because I have to actually draw a new one)
Which is something I should do... soon... yeah. *hides*
Which is something I should do... soon... yeah. *hides*
I love Koi! They're like giant goldfish. Nice desktop btw.
How did you get your tool bar to look like that?
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Release Date: 2004-09-24 (NY)
Genre: Drama,
Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 43min
Nello Balocchi, a thirty-five-year-old teacher of Greek and Latin, is invited to Bologna by his father, the owner of the Papal tailor's shop in Rome. His father hopes Nello will find a soul mate in Bolgna and thus produce an heir for the business. Nello stays in a guesthouse run by Arabella, a wise woman who already knows all about his situation. He shares a room with Domenico, a crafty barber from Naples. After several unsuccessful efforts, Nello meets Angela, an exuberant, beautiful young blind girl with whom he falls hopelessly in love. The girl's father and Nello's parents do not approve of the relationship, but the real problem is Angela's temperament.
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New Approach to Evaluating Selenium Toxicity in the Environment
A new unified approach to evaluating the toxicity of selenium could help ecologists faced with varied and inconsistent approaches to assessing the toxicity of selenium in rivers, estuaries, and other water bodies. A team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists proposed an ecosystem-scale model of the fate of selenium in the environment. The model quantifies how selenium is transferred from water and into predatory fish and birds through dietary uptake. The model integrates the chemistry of biological and geological systems and the physiological factors that control how various animals within food webs bioaccumulate selenium.
From Water To Predators: It's the Pathway That's Important
The approach shows that environmentally safe concentrations of selenium dissolved in water vary among ecosystems because the factors that affect whether selenium reaches toxic levels in fish and birds depends on the unique ecological and chemical conditions in each ecosystem. For example, the amount of selenium transferred within a local food web will differ depending on the species involved because different species bioaccumulate selenium at different rates and amounts. The unified approach is implemented in a computer model. The model provides a tool that ecologists, regulators, water resource managers, and other environmental professionals can use to:
What Makes the Model Unique?
The model is unique because it integrates:
Each trophic level (the placement of an organism within a food web or what an organism eats and what eats it) in the model is assigned a trophic transfer factor. These factors are different for each organism in the simulated food web. For example, a clam bioaccumulates selenium at a different rate than an insect, but both are prey for fish and birds. The model has been validated using 29 case studies. The development of the model is part of collaborative investigations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Luoma, S.N., and Presser, T.S., 2009, Emerging opportunities in management of selenium contamination: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 43, no. 22, p. 8483-8487, doi:10.1021/es900828h.
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According to thebiglead.com, Brooke Hogan is engaged to offensive lineman Phil Costa of the Dallas Cowboys. Costa signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
Last night, in Las Vegas, Costa proposed to Hogan.
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Sometimes the goal of makeup is to look like you're not wearing it (funny how that ideology doesn't work for clothing). For times when you want that subtle look, Kryolan created the Ultra Foundation Palettes ($66 each). With four sets of twelve to choose from, you'll have no problem finding the tones right for you.
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The Rocktron Banshee 2 Talk Box Pedal gives you the ability to let the guitar signal feed your amplifier at the same time that the talkbox effect is turned on!
This way you get your normal guitar signal through your amp while the talkbox effect runs through a mic (and your sound system).
Rocktron has brought an exciting new dimension to the talkbox with the Banshee 2 by providing an effects loop which now lets you add other effects into the talkbox signal path, or through your guitar signal path at the same time! These new features allow you to get some wild new sounds never before done with a talkbox! We've also added an active LED to tell you when the Banshee 2 effect is engaged.
The original Banshee has served countless players over the years with a modern version of the talkbox. You've heard a talkbox used on many famous recordings, from classic rock (Aerosmith, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton) to contemporary rock (Bon Jovi, Disturbed) to hip hop recordings and more.
The Banshee models provide easy setup (unlike vintage style talkboxes which are cumbersome to hook up and can potentially damage your gear by blowing up your amp head). What makes the Banshees so unique is the included internal preamp, amplifier, and horn driver. Simply plug into the Banshee as you would any common stomp box, and run the provided tubing up the mic stand and into your mouth. The rest is up to your imagination as you get the most incredible sounds from your instrument (guitar or keyboard).
The Banshee's preamp section features controls for gain, tone, and output level. A wide range of clean and dirty preamp tones may be dialed in with plenty of saturation for those who desire lots of gain.
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In a course of philosophy I heard "I mean it's not like you're going to fall asleep already, riddle me that". My dictionary gives me only the noun's signification "mystery". but I guess it is used her as a verb. It's mean something like "make that mysterious"?
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Riddle me that is an idiom that means: Go ahead and try to explain that to me.
It trades upon the secondary meaning of riddle which is to solve or explain a riddle to someone. Link to definition here.
So essentially when someone says "Riddle me that (or this)" they are saying:
When someone says that, they typically don't expect an answer to be easily forthcoming.
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Americans have been eating cereal for breakfast since the late 1800s and has become a staple in homes everywhere. Post cereals have been around just that long as well starting their ascent into the cereal business with the introduction of Grape Nuts in 1898. In 1989 Post, introduced the world to Honey Bunches of Oats and became and instant success all because lifelong employee, Vernon J. Herzing decided to combine a few of Post cereals together to make the ultimate breakfast cereal. Not only did he create a yummy good cereal loved by adults and children alike, the cereal also contains four nutritious grains (wheat, rice, oat and corn) and is also heart healthy with its zero trans fat, zero saturated fat and 0 cholesterol formula. Two decades later, Honey Bunches of Oats has put over 50 million smiles on peoples faces. Now Honey Bunches of Oats presents the 'Smile While You Shake It To Win' for your chance to take center stage and possibly win one of $500 gift cards weekly.
In conjunction with Puerto Rican urban pop duo Domino Saints and Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated producer and composer Andres Dalmastro, Honey Bunches of Oats brings people together and their smiles with the all new 'Smile While You Shake It' music video. To participate in the 'Smile While You Shake It to Win' contest, just head on over to Post Foods by clicking here and watch the 'Smile While You Shake It' video and tutorial and then submit your own! It's really easy to do too! Just grab your box of Honey Bunche of Oats and move to right...then move to the left...then shake your arms up...then shake your arms down and you got it! Just 'Smile While You Shake It'!
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Animals can't speak for themselves, that's why they need you! Stay informed about animal advocacy issues and pending legislation in the Tampa Bay area, the State of Florida, and Nationally by visiting this page, then contact your representatives to make your voice heard!
Federal LevelSign the Petition to Crack Down on Puppy Mills
"To prevent the suffering of dogs and puppies in puppy mills, will the President act to close the current regulatory loophole and require large-scale, commercial breeders who sell puppies online and directly to the public to be covered by USDA's Animal Welfare Act regulations, including minimum standards for humane care and treatment? This will help to protect consumers from unknowingly buying sick puppies from inhumane facilities and help to eliminate the horrible conditions in large-scale puppy mills."
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife: Stop Using Tax Dollars to Declare War on Cats
Sponsor: Best Friends Animal Society HSTB Position: Support Action Needed: Sign petition (see link below)
Why this is importantOn November 5, 2011, U.S. Fish & Wildlife personnel will be offering an all-day workshop in Hawaii, entitled "Influencing Local Scale Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release Decisions." This workshop will provide attendees with the training and tools necessary to undermine non-lethal strategies being considered by elected officials during the decision-making process.
A full-day workshop declaring war on cats is a dreadful waste of tax-paying funds. Additionally, the lethal control of animals is ineffective and publicly unpalatable. The USFWS should begin promoting non-lethal alternatives for addressing wildlife concerns — specifically, the trap-neuter-return of free-roaming cats.
What you can do
Sign the Petition and get more information here. Tell Your Senators it's Time to End Horse Slaughter
U.S. S. 1176—American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 Sponsor: Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) HSTB Position: Support Action Needed: Please call and email your two U.S. senators today to urge them to cosponsor and support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Find your senators' phone numbers here.
Americans don't raise horses as food and we don't eat them. Sadly, even though the last horse slaughter plants in the U.S. were closed in 2007, American horses are still being shipped over our borders for slaughter in Canada and Mexico.
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act would end this gruesome practice by prohibiting the transport of our horses for slaughter for human consumption. One quarter of the U.S. Senate now supports this legislation—we need to get a majority of the Senate to cosponsor it. Please help us!
Horse slaughter is not humane and it is not a form of euthanasia. And contrary to the misinformation spread by the horse slaughter lobby, it is not a "kind" act for our horses, nor would its resumption in this country create jobs.
Many of the horses who go to slaughter would have gone to good homes or sanctuaries, but the kill buyers outbid them and prevent these humane options. Our horses are then subjected to overcrowded transport over long distances: many are trampled, injured or killed en route to slaughter. Once they arrive, they are killed by inhumane methods. Some are actually dismembered while conscious.
Horses give their hearts to us. They helped us settle this country, carried us into battle, and continue to work hard for us every day. It is a betrayal to sell them to foreign butchers.
What you can do
Email your U.S. senators now and urge them to cosponsor the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act!
Place a brief, simple phone call to your two U.S. Senators in Washington, D.C., to request that they "Cosponsor S. 1176, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, and vote to prevent horse slaughter in the U.S.!"
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety (PUPS) Act- H.R. 835 / S. 707 Sponsors: Representative Jim Gerlach (R-PA); Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) HSTB Position: Support Action Needed: Email your federal legislators to ask them to support and cosponsor the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act!
This act would require all dog breeders nationwide who sell over 50 animals per year fall under the oversight of the USDA and be required to comply with regulations of the Animal Welfare Act, including providing the dogs daily exercise. In addition, the act permits the USDA to conduct inspections of the breeding facilities. Currently, only breeders who sell their dogs to puppy brokers or pet stores are required to be licensed and inspected by the USDA. If passed, the PUPS Act would require any breeder who sells or offers to sell more than 50 dogs annually directly to the public—including over the Internet—to also be licensed and inspected
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Please email your U.S. representative and senators today and ask them to support and cosponsor the PUPS Act!
STATE LEVEL Florida: Bills to Prohibit Sexual Abuse of Animals Pass! FL SB 344/HB 125—Sexual Activities Involving Animals Sponsors: Senator Nan Rich / Rep. Marty Kiar HSTB Position: Support Action Needed: None at this time.
Update, May 5, 2011: These bills have passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature and now go to Governor Rick Scott for his approval. Great job, animal advocates!
Sexually abusing any animal is always wrong—but due to an omission in Florida law, it is legal. Please contact your state legislators in Tallahassee now to let them know you want a good law against bestiality enacted this session.
Florida Senate Bill 344 and its House companion, House Bill 125, define sexual "conduct" and "contact" with animals and prohibit such acts. They also make it illegal to: "Knowingly organize, promote, conduct, advertise, aid, abet, participate in as an observer, or perform any service in the furtherance of an act involving any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal for a commercial or recreational purpose."
Most states have had laws against the sexual abuse of animals since the 1800s. In 16 states, this manner of animal abuse is a felony offense punishable by up to five, seven or even 20 years in prison. The Florida Legislature must clearly address and stop this abuse now!
Florida: Greyhound Racing Bill Fails in Final Hours FL SB 1594/HB 1145—Greyhound Racing Sponsors: Senator Maria Lorts Sachs (D-3); Rep. Dana Young (R-57) HSTB Position: Support Action Needed: None at this time.
Update, May 7, 2011: The Florida State Legislature adjourned for the year yesterday without passing Greyhound racing decoupling legislation. Although the House and Senate both passed their versions of the bill, these two versions contained slightly different language, which was not reconciled in time. Thank you for your help, advocates—you'll be hearing from us again on this issue in 2012!
Amazingly, current law mandates that gambling facilities that have dog tracks must run races—even if the facility's owner doesn't want to because it is a money-losing effort! This mandatory racing requirement forces dogs to endure the inhumane conditions common at so many tracks while it wastes taxpayer dollars to regulate a dying industry.
SB 1594 and HB 1145 are not outright bans on dog racing. Instead, they would remove the "dog racing mandate" in state gambling law, which would result in many gaming facilities choosing to discontinue running dogs and, ultimately, bring about an end to Greyhound racing in Florida. This legislation does not impact other forms of gambling, such as slot machines and table games, which are more profitable than dog racing and do not cause animals to suffer.
Florida is one of only seven states still racing dogs, but it operates more tracks than all the other states combined. Passage of this "decoupling" legislation here will be a huge victory for Greyhounds everywhere! FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVESFind your Representatives!
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The hits just keep coming. The galleries at 77 Geary are leaving due to rent increases. Some of the galleries have been able to find space elsewhere in the developing Potrero District. But not everybody has resources. News is in that 689 Bryant St., a long time art studio space, home to over 40 artists will be closed next year.
Meridian Gallery, Roots Division and ArtZone 461 are hosting auctions and/or projects to raise money under the category of support your local artists and art space. All three spaces are threatened by rising rents, eviction or lack of substantial sales.
Root Division, Community-Based Arts Organization, Impacted by Mission District Rent Increase
Faced with San Francisco's rapidly changing real estate market, Root Division announces that it will lose its current space in the Mission District and will need to relocate in Summer 2014.
After residing at 3175 17th Street for more than nine years, Root Division was recently informed that its rental payments would nearly triple. Although disappointed that Root Division must vacate its long-term home, the organization's Executive Director, Michelle Mansour, maintains a positive stance, viewing this transition as "an opportunity to plan the development of a vital new, sustainable arts facility" with an affordable long-term lease.
The organization welcomes the community's input and support during its planning period. Please feel free to contact them at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions or want to volunteer, provide beneficial contacts, offer in-kind donations of goods and services, or discuss other ways you can help. Although it is too early to launch a capital campaign, Root Division welcomes financial contributions to help sustain its programs during the interim period.
In an attempt to raise much needed funds, The Meridian Gallery will celebrate spring with Greenup Time (the name of a Kurt Weill song performed by Lotte Lenya), and a silent auction. The exhibition and bidding will go all week, ending with a closing party on Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. More than 50 artists have donates works for the auction.
Meridian, like Roots Division, has, well, roots in the San Francisco Art community. They are one of the few spaces to offer paid internships.
ArtZone 461 is another Mission area gallery. struggling with the lack of sales and public support. To that end, they have started a Kickstarter Campaign to raise money so that their doors can stay open to the public.


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The Elmbridge Borough Council Crest of Arms
What does the Crest of Arms mean?
The shield concentrates on the theme of Elmbridge in Surrey, composed of two authorities. It is divided by an inverted V, suggested by the d'Abernon chevron in the Esher arms, into blue and gold - the livery colours of the de Warenne Earls of Surrey, Surrey County Council, and both the constituent Councils, Walton & Weybridge Urban District Council and Esher Urban District Council. On the blue portions are two white sprigs of oak, depicted very much as they are in the Surrey Council arms, signifying two Surrey authorities. On the gold portion is the main content of the shield, an elm on a bridge over water, epitomising the Borough's name. This is the name of the ancient Hundred of Elmbridge which covered a large area of this part of Surrey. [The Hundred of Elmbridge is also represented by an elm tree in the arms of the former Borough of Surbiton, now incorporated in Kingston-upon-Thames].
The bridge is not intended for any particular one of those in the Borough; it has two arches symbolising the union of two authorities and stands over four waves representing the rivers Thames, Mole, Wey and Ember, alternately blue and white.
Above the shield is the closed helm proper to civic arms, with its twisted crest-wreath and mantling in the basic colours of the shield, blue and gold. On the wreath stands the crest. At the base is the gold Saxon crown from the crest of Walton and Weybridge, recalling the Saxon Hundred of Elmbridge, whose Moot was held at the bridge over the Mole. In the crown is a mould representing Esher Common, on which stands the white griffin from the Esher arms, derived from the arms of Evelyn of Wotton, Cardinal Wolsey and Reed of Oatlands. He holds aloft a forked pennon showing on a blue field a nine pointed star symbolising the union of nine civil parishes in the Borough. The star is gold, harmonising with the basic colour scheme.
The Supporters combine the white eagle from the Esher shield and the red one from that of Walton and Weybridge. In the former, it is taken from the arms of Merton Priory, large land-owners in Molesey for four centuries; in the latter it is a reference to the Roman associations of the area and in particular to Caesar's Camp and the legendary attempt of Caesar to cross the Thames at Cowey Stakes.
These eagles are shown perched on sprigs of elm, each with two leaves for the two areas of Elmbridge, and in the beak of each is the Tudor rose from the Walton and Weybridge arms, a reference to many links with that era, including Oatlands, Ashley Park and Wayneflete Tower.
The Badge of office usually worn by the Mayor, is a separate emblem, usually related to the arms, but not placed on a shield. The badge of Surrey County Council, for example, is a disc parted blue and black, like the shield and combining King Edward's crown and the acorn badge, also from the shield. It has many special uses, including that of an Elmbridge community emblem in this case, which can be displayed by local organisations, whereas the arms are the exclusive property of the Council. Elmbridge's badge is a simple oval of gold and enamel with the Elmbridge motif from the shield.
Motto : "Dum Defluant Amnes" : "Till the rivers cease to flow".


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PhD position at Ghent University
Tom Schrijvers <tom.schrijvers <at> ugent.be>
The Programming Languages Group of Ghent University (UGent) invites applicants for a PhD position on the project Reasoning about Coroutines under the direction of Tom Schrijvers. The project concerns reasoning techniques (like type systems and program analysis) for coroutines in its many forms (like delimited continuations and effect handlers). It is conducted in collaboration with the declarative languages group of KU Leuven university and our international partners.
We seek applicants at an international level of excellence. As a successful applicant, you have a master degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Ideally, you also have a strong, documented interest in doing research. Strong problem-solving and programming skills are essential. Prior knowledge of functional programming, logic programming, type systems or program analysis are an advantage.
The PhD position is for 4 years and starts between January and October 2014. The position is fully funded by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO). The salary is compatible with other Belgian PhD rates and among the better ones in Europe and abroad.
You will become part of UGent's dynamic and growing Programming Languages Group. UGent is one of the major universities in the Dutch-speaking region of Europe. It distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective. Our university is located in the beautiful city of Ghent, which is one of Europe's greatest discoveries, according to Lonely Planet.
Please direct your inquiries and applications by e-mail to Tom Schrijvers <tom.schrijvers <at> ugent.be>, principal investigator on this project.
To apply, send as soon as possible:
1) a letter of interest (including motivation relevant to the research topic),
2) your detailed curriculum vitae (including study curriculum rankings, relevant research experience and publications),
3) your diploma and transcripts (including translation if possible).
We will determine the start date together with the selected candidate.
See here for more information:
prof. dr. ir. Tom Schrijvers
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A Growing Feeling
That Something
Changed That Day
From: "PUMA"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: U.S. after the 11 of Sep.
Date: September 18, 2001 8:17 PM
Hello, Cliff.
Poland took the events from 11 Sep. with -- first with disbelief -- the same shock as any European country. I will not use many sentences to describe our feelings -- we are all humans, we all have families, we all want peace and so on. The American people have the full support of the 'Europe-citizen'.
However I thought that perhaps your readers (mostly Americans) would be interested to know some critical points of view, from the East-Europe perspective. As I said the support from citizens to citizens is great, but this doesn't change the fact that American politicians and U.S. foreign politics do not have a good amount of support in Europe:
-- The United States are the biggest producer and exporter of all kinds of military weapons in the world -- and that speaks volumes for itself.
-- The U.S. military forces (and only US) are invaders in Saudi Arabia, where the most Holy Places for Islam are, as well as Mecca and Medina. It's a disgrace and an infamy for almost every Moslem in the world! Poland became again a sovereign, democratic, independent country in the beginning of the 1990's, when Communism collapsed, and the final step was when our "allies", the Soviet divisions, left Poland.
-- The U.S. are supporting and thus preventing the natural collapse of the bloody regimes in many Islamic countries -- one example is the King Fahd regime in Saudi Arabia: they are puppets in hands of the U.S. (as are Egypt and Jordan). Can you believe Cliff, that Saudi Arabia has debts!? Yes, one of the most petroleum-rich countries in the world has debts. This is because a small, elite group is swimming in money and power (and this elite group is very good at spending the money for themselves; they don't care about the country and -- officially at least -- it's the country's money), while many citizens are living like beggars. And the "Land of the Free" is actively helping the regime to stand. And, there is -- apart from fundamentalists like Osama -- also democratic opposition in exile.
-- Many U.S. officials said even years ago (and still think) that they have, for example, given Egypt something like "a young, half-democracy" -- so that it's not a strict Islamic state like Iran. Of course, it isn't a democratic state either (they say, "they're Moslems, you know"). Well, today's Poland is young, but is a fully democratic state -- and we are very pleased about it! Something like a "half democracy" (Belarus?) doesn't really exist -- or if does exist, then this "half-democracy" (and half-Wild West-type?) state is headed for destabilization if there should be a world economic crisis. The most famous "half-democracy" in the world's history is the Weimar Republic, best known for it's collapse in 1933, and giving the way for the Nazi regime and Hitler's rise for full power.
-- The possible U.S. counter-attack (rather, the certain counter-attack, with this Texas moron as your president), will increase the danger that terrorists in near future will use biological and nuclear weapons.
I have an interesting quote for your readers, from a friend of mine (she's a Catholic), we spent many hours watching CNN last week:
"I'm constantly hearing from this Bush and other 'high' politicians: here is a new war, a first war of the 21st century, make no mistake -- we're gonna strike back, we're going against not only terrorists, but whole countries (like Iraq for example).
I've got a strong feeling that this could turn out to be the last world war of the 21st Century".
At the end I wanted to point out the most important thing: this wasn't an attack on Christians (the target in this case would be The Vatican); it wasn't an attack on Europe and America both; it wasn't an attack to cause major panic in the whole U.S. (if so this murderers would use 'mixed weapons': planes, chemical, wide attack on energetic systems); it wasn't an attack to cause major panic in the whole world (again if so, we would have seen mixed weapons and targets in several countries); it wasn't an attack to "kill as many as possible" (no biological or chemical weapons were used, no "pocket" atomic bombs). This was an attack aimed only to destroy the signs of power of the U.S. These horrible, vicious and inhuman attacks should give the U.S. citizens a message that they aren't safe and that the American politicians are guilty in many ways.
The terrorism should be fought against, together with US, with the hard-edge by joint, united efforts of many countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, the West, and the powerful, Communist China. However, this should not be done by military efforts, but by secret agencies and agents. Meanwhile, we can't forget about the roots of modern terrorism: America and Europe should increase financial support for young, poor democratic countries that are struggling against the tendency to go back to autocratic regimes, especially in the central and southern parts of Africa.
The history of humans knows awesome genocide, wars, plagues, Hitler, Stalin, hunger of entire nations.
The events of 11 Sep. are not much compared to all the evil of (even recent) history.
And yet I've got a growing feeling that something changed with that day.
Best regards to all Americans.
P.S. Don't buy the words of the large group of politicians -- "we have to give up some of the democratic freedoms now, the state has to be stronger". Some decades ago, a wise man -- who knew the whole "control the masses" system as it applies to democracy in times of big war -- said :
"The state that has the power and can give you everything, can also take it away from you".
-- Winston Churchill.
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Centre for Mathematical
Seminar Series 2008-2009
of talks
Location: Fields Institute
, 222 College Street, Toronto
January 30, 2009- 3:30
and slides of talk)
Michael Yampolsky
University of Toronto
Dynamical modeling of
human placental vasculature: explaining variability
of placental shapes, and metabolic scaling rate
(joint project with Carolyn M. Salafia).
Understanding the placenta
is central to the study of fetal origins of adult
health risks. A placenta is little more than a thin
tissue sheath covering a complex vascular network
growing like a tree from the point of insertion
of the umbilical cord. Normally, a placenta is round,
but a deviation from the norm can take many possible
shapes. Classification of these shapes has presented
an interesting and important challenge for the field
of placental pathology. We have proposed a mechanism
which explains some of the observed variability
by the change in the structure of the underlying
vascular tree. We have developed a dynamical growth
model for the placental vasculature, based on Diffusion
Limited Aggregation, and have demonstrated that
a change in the parameters of the growth produces
the observed variability. Further evidence of the
connection between the placental shape and the structure
of the vasculature is given by our version of the
Kleiber's metabolic scaling law for fetus and placenta.
It gives a quantitative tool for measuring the variation
in the structure of the placental vasculature. My
talk will describe our results, and some of the
interesting open questions.
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Vallvidrera and Sant Feliu WWTP.
Metropolitan Organization of Water and Sanitation (EMSSA),
Sant Feliu del Llobregat 08980, ;
The original Vallvidrera WWTP, built in 1974, is located in a natural fragile and very sensitive environment. Its effluent discharges to a stream, in the Collserola Mountain Range, declared Natural Park by the Government in 2010 (Decree (RD) 146/2010, 19th of October). The protection of this stream is essential; since it is the only permanent water course in the mountain range. Due to the legislation changes and the increased population connected to the plant a completely new installation was projected. Due to lack of space a compact installation was needed, and as such Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) technology was chosen.
The MBR was commissioned in 2009 with a treatment capacity of 1.100m3/day (290.600 US gallons per day) designed to produce a high quality effluent. The required limits for the effluent from the MBR plant are SS<8mg/l, BOD5<8mg/l, NT<15mgN/l and Turbidity <2 NTU
The main advantages of MBR technology are the production of consistently high quality effluent, which can even be reused according to RD1620/2007, and the smaller footprint required. The main disadvantages are the increased complexity of their management, operation and maintenance, compared to a conventional activated sludge treatment, with its increased costs; the necessity of a stringent pre-treatment due to the fragility of the membranes; and the increase in power consumption. This work is based on the experience managing and operating a MBR plant in a sensible area. During three years of operation, several changes were made to improve the process and energy efficiency, many of them motivated by the problems encountered during these years.
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The Langholm Cornet
The Langholm Initiative and Border Fine Arts Enesco are working together to celebrate Langholms most cherished tradition The Common Riding.
In 2007, the Langholm Initiative commissioned a figurine of the Langholm Cornet in honour of all Langholms past Cornets and the 2007 Cornet, W Andrew Johnstone . The first figurine, hand crafted and painted in Langholm, was presented to Cornet Johnstone at the Border Fine Arts Studio on Thursday 5th July 2007.
In the special 250th anniversary year, the 2009 Cornet, Derek Hogg was presented with a cornet from new director David Yarrow.
In 2010, the Cornet Graeme Murray received his figurine from the Chairman of the Langholm Initiative Gavin Graham.
Cornet Lee Earsman was the recipient in 2011 and was presented the figurine by Chairman Gavin Graham and the staff at the Langholm Initiative outside their offices at Buccleuch Mill.
Andrew Elliot is the Cornet for 2012. He is seen receiving his figurine from David Yarrow the chairman of the Langholm Initiative along with Director Anne Murray and staff Judith Johnson, Cat Barlow and Fiona Reeves. Volunteer Mark Hodgson is also present.
2013 Cornet Alasdair Cavers is seen receiving the figurine - hand-painted by Morag McGill - from Initiative director Anne Murray. Also present are the right hand and left hand men Andrew Elliott and Lee Earsman, Morag McGill from Border Fine Arts and Initiative staff Judith Johnson and Fiona Reeves.
In 2014, chairman of the Langholm Initiative David Yarrow presented Dale Irving with the Common Riding figurine. The figurine was painted this year by Shona Little from Border Fine Arts. Also in attendance were left and right hand men Alasdair Cavers and Andrew Elliott, Initiative directors Anne Murray and Margaret Pool and Initiative staff Judith Johnson and Cat Barlow and the office dog Cricket.
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TC TO THOMAS WILSON ; 3 April 1840; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18400403-TC-TWI-01; CL 12: 95-96
Chelsea, 3 April, 1840—
Dear Mr Wilson,
I have again some thoughts of inflicting a Course of Lectures on you; the title to be "On Heroes, Hero-worship and the Heroic in Human History," or some such thing;—beginning with Odin the Norse God, ending (say) with Robert Burns the Scotch Poet! Pray ask Miss Wilson,1 what she thinks of that?
As it will be necessary in a few days now, I suppose, to decide either for Yes or No, might I not ask of you to look in, some time soon, at the old Lecture-shop in Portman Square, and see how matters stand there;2 to compute for me the times and seasons; to &c &c, in your old helpful way! The Lectures would be Six in Number; the Bookkeeper would be Bookseller Fraser, this year.
I am riding daily, and cannot, without losing a ride, see any one but those good souls that will come here to see me,—before 2 o'clock, or after 5. Yet I will meet you any day, as I ought and must.—— For the rest, I am the more loath to lose a ride, as I feel deeply, from the nature of this course if it do take effect, that the Lectures will depend more on my horse than me,—on the state of my health and spirits, that is to say: literally so!
Believe me, / Yours always
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Uninstall PUP.ArcadeParlor – How to uninstall PUP.ArcadeParlor
PUP.ArcadeParlor is a Potentially Unwanted Program that carries ability to occupies huge space in the system and shows low disk error report when you install softwares. It is generally seen in Windows based system which is capable to leads the PC to destructive situations. PUP.ArcadeParlor is created by remote hackers which is capable to transfer your personal information to them and makes you suffer from identity theft situations. Even more, you will also detect the changes in the default settings of the system automatically. It can also decrease the processing speed of all functions of the system in which opening a file also takes more time. Thus try to remove PUP.ArcadeParlor as soon as possible.
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Abalone Chicken Congee
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Update: This was first posted in Jan 2009, now updated with new photos and improved recipe.
Many Chinese celebrating Chinese New Year will be buying canned abalones during the festive season. Abalone is an auspicious luxury food item, as it signifies increasing abundance (年年'包'有余) in the coming year. I use abalone in a wide variety of dishes, such as steamboat, pen cai, yu sheng and braised abalone with mushrooms.
See Also: Chinese New Year Recipes
One of my all-time favourite abalone dishes will be this homely bowl of abalone chicken congee (鲍鱼鸡丝粥). The congee (or porridge depending on the texture you like) is really sweet as it is simmered in an umami stock consisting of scallops, chicken and abalone broth. It is a luxurious yet relatively light meal at the same time – definitely a wonderful dish to enjoy after a hearty reunion dinner.
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49 Responses to "Abalone Chicken Congee"
Oooo I love congee but I've never tried any other flavor than salt pork and century egg. I'll have to look for canned abalone next time I'm in c-town.
Wow give me a bowl of that. Canned abalone is so expensive.
I've never cooked abalone, because the thought of running something so expensive scares me. The congee sounds delish. How do you know when the abalone is cooked, or is canned abalone pre-cooked?
Oh my GOD this just made me soooo homesick! Ahh!! Your pictures are SO beautiful, and abalone and chicken congee is like my favourite comfort foods of all time. Mmm! Happy Chinese Niu Year to you too!
my hubby would be in cloud nine if i serve him this… :)
I want a bowl of that! Abalone, chicken, congee yum yum.
Wah this porridge is very luxurious …. :up: :roll:
This looks so good, will have to try soon (without the abalone) :)
Wow.. the bowls that you used are so nice.. Where did u buy them from ? Thanks
Hi Jessica, it was a free gift from knorr a few years back during CNY promo period. Don't think they are giving it away or selling it now :(
Hi wiffy,
thanks for your reply. oh how abt those chicken design bowls. that i saw from ur other photos.. they look great… where u bought from them ?
I like the photos u took.. the lightning and colors combination are great.
thanks for your kind words. I have replied your earlier question (sorry I was late), you can read it here :)
Hi Noobcook, this is a great site just love it! You made home cooking look enjoyable and easy! You have really inspired me to do more Chinese cooking for family and entertaining!


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Ive made this several times and it never disappoints, I generally use rice vinegar instead of cider-because that's what I have. A very clean and elegant salad.
How many times do I have to keep saying "Its Tarragon!" Family loves it though everytime I make it you'd think its the first time, great, light and refreshing
Simple and delicious. It went very well with Easter dinner. Something light to go with all the ham and tarts and potatoes . . .
Made it as written -- simple and very tasty.
The dressing for this salad is superb; it really compliments the lettuce well. The tarragon was a big hit with my guests who were intrigued with the taste of the salad but couldn't quite put their finger on what it was. Excellent first course.
I made with walnut oil instead of olive oil and used champagne vinegar instead of apple cider. Was fabulous!
The dressing was light and flavorful. I subsituted a lemon champaign vinegar for the drab cider vinegar. Do it.


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On Tuesday night, Obama gave his State of the Union Address. The following are some of the most discussed points in the President's lengthy speech.
"Climate change is a FACT!" - This was, by far, the most talked about quote of the night. Many republicans in Congress are adamant climate change deniers. Yet, the vast majority of scientists believe that the Earth is warming and humans are responsible. Obama tied this into the speech when talking more about developing cleaner energy, a policy that will create jobs and lead to a more stable future. Obama declared "Over the past eight years the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
"It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in an episode of Mad Men." - Obama called for equal pay for equal work, as he did last year, saying "women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it's an embarrassment." What was even more striking about this part of the speech was that, when talking about women's labor issues, he also said fathers deserve worker benefits and protections relating to labor as well (paid sick days and leave). This has long been a progressive policy, and it's nice to see the President pay some lip-service to better working conditions for mothers and fathers.
"America must move off a permanent war footing." - Obama invoked this when speaking about finally ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and moving forward on Iran. He made sure to mention that he would use force in the event that he needed to protect Americans, but that he would only send troops into harms way if absolutely necessary. He also passively mentioned drones, saying, "...for we will not be safer if people abroad believe we strike within their countries without regard for the consequence."
"Congress needs to restore the unemployment insurance you just let expire for 1.6 million people." - This was an important one for many people who were waiting to see if Obama would call out Republicans for blocking another extension for the long-term-unemployed. He also said we need to "reform unemployment insurance so that it's more effective in today's economy," but did not go into specific policy goals on that issue.
"One of the best investments we can make in a child's life is high-quality early education." - This issue has been brought to light thanks to the likes of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who ran on a platform of providing universal pre-k by taxing the rich, and more left-leaning candidates and representatives around the country. Obama repeated this claim from last year, as he stated in the speech, and he renewed the claim tonight. Congress didn't move on this issue in 2013, and 30 states have raised pre-k funding by themselves.
"If you cook our troops meals, or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty." - Another repeat from last year, Obama renewed the call to raise the minimum wage, reduce income inequality and expand economic opportunities for Americans. Last year, he called on Congress to raise the minimum wage to $9 per hour, and this year, he said he is issuing an executive order to raise federal contractors wages to $10.10 per hour. He called on mayors and governors to bypass Congress and raise the minimum wage. "Americans will support you if you take this on," he said. "Give America a raise."
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Horace Silver: Serenade to a Teakettle
Serenade to a Teakettle
Horace Silver (piano)
The Hardbop Grandpop (Impulse IMPD-192)
Horace Silver (piano), Claudio Roditi (trumpet), Steve Turre (trombone), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Ronnie Cuber (baritone sax), Ron Carter (bass), Lewis Nash (drums).
Composed by Horace Silver.
Recorded: New York, February 29 or March 1, 1996
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
The Hardbop Grandpop, despite its all-star cast, is overall not one of Horace Silver's finest albums; judged by Silver's own past standards, the compositions are mostly good but not exceptional. Nonetheless, "Serenade to a Teakettle" is a fine example of late Silver, and definitely one of this CD's high points. In addition, it gives us a rare chance to hear Silver writing for four horns—at times contrapuntally, which is unusual for him. Soloists Claudio Roditi, Ronnie Cuber and Silver all dig deeply into this 6/4 Latin opus.
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- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:23:48 -0000
Hello All,
I'll have few holidays in coming month so was thinking to
have something interesting to play around. I have done little work
with ARMx with GNU tool chain but honestly i should say that there
are still things that make me feel unfomfortable. I remember reading
this [ http://www.embedded.com/design/opensource/200000632?_requestid=46173
] 7 part article while ago and it looks a good basic starting point to
I would love to hear if anyone out there has read/followed this
tutorial? Or any other such tutorial would be appreciated.
One thing more, I have tried digikey and mouser and its easy to get
the development board. But there is no information what CPU they would
be shipping. any hints to make sure that I get AT91SAM7S64 (64KB of
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Midway, UT -- Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation has announced the retirement of Howard Peterson, who has served as executive director of the foundation since shortly after he helped create it with other community leaders in 1999.
An original advocate for Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Peterson pushed for the cross-country skiing and biathlon venue that would become Soldier Hollow to be made a permanent one with lasting legacy. After the flame was extinguished, Peterson helped transfer the venue's operation to the foundation and, over the past 14 years, his creative vision has led Soldier Hollow to become what it is today: a community and recreational fixture in the Heber Valley, and premier training and competition destination for Nordic skiers of all ages and abilities.
A Maine native, Peterson retires after a long history of service to the ski community. His career began in 1974 as ski director of the fabled Bretton Woods resort in New Hampshire. He moved west in 1978 to work for the U.S. Ski Association, and soon became its executive director. Over his 13-year tenure, among other accomplishments, Peterson reunited the organization with the U.S. Ski Team in Park City and helped elevate freestyle skiing to Olympic medals status. As chair of the FIS Advertising Committee for 22 years, Peterson contributed to the dramatic growth of the sport, including the incorporation of snowboarding.
Tom Kelly, vice president of communications for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, gives Peterson credit for convincing the U.
"In 1988 he went to the U.S. Olympic Committee with the concept that was, 'Don't pick a bid city for the Olympics that's just going to do a good job with the Olympics. Pick someone who's willing to give back to the community long term by developing venues whether they get the Olympics or not, and then managing those venues in perpetuity, because that's where you're going to really build legacy.' And he took that to the USOC in 1988 and they bought into that. And they changed the direction of their U.S. bid process because of what he had brought them," Kelly said.
Under Peterson's leadership, Soldier Hollow has made good on its legacy mission. More than 91,000 Utah youth have tried skiing through the organization's programming. The Soldier Hollow Charter School, located in the timing building from the Olympics, incorporates skiing into the school's curriculum. At the elite level, Soldier Hollow's ski trails and shooting range continue to attract racers from across North America each year for training camps and competitions.
Peterson diversified the events found at Soldier Hollow beyond hosting international, collegiate, and local ski races. He established the first full-service tubing hill in the valley, a creative way to build the venue's revenue and customer base. It has served more than 420,000 tubers. Peterson's vision also brought new attractions to Soldier Hollow, including the Dirty Dash, Spartan Race, Heber Valley Pow Wow, and Sheepdog Championships. The latter event has become the largest of its kind in the world, attracting 28,100 spectators last September.
"How he has impacted the entire region with that tourist attraction is remarkable," Kelly said. "And when you look at the numbers of kids that he has introduced to cross-country skiing, it's huge. And those two pieces, to me, are the biggest contributions that he's made. And I think to a great extent he's a real unsung hero."


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Hamas' terror tunnels
The Hamas tunnel industry used to be a well-known conduit for smuggling weapons, goods, funds and even terrorists into the Gaza Strip. Now Hamas is using their tunneling know-how and resources for a far more sinister purpose: terrorist attacks on Israeli territory.
Entrance to tunnel uncovered in southern Gaza Strip
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In recent years, the Gaza Strip has seen a boom in construction projects. However these projects are largely invisible to the naked eye since most of them can only be found underground.
The Hamas tunnel industry used to be a well-known conduit for smuggling weapons, goods, funds and even terrorists into the Gaza Strip, mostly from the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. But the smuggling tunnels have been largely closed by Egypt. Now Hamas and the other terror organizations in Gaza are using their tunneling know-how and resources for a far more sinister purpose: terrorist attacks on Israeli territory.
Attack tunnels are dug from a site hidden within the Gaza Strip. They then make their way underground for hundreds of meters (and sometimes a few kilometers/a mile) until they reach their targets deep inside Israeli territory.
Hamas terrorists infiltrate Israel through tunnels in order to stage deadly attacks aimed at killing and kidnapping Israelis. Early this morning (17 July), 13 heavily armed Hamas terrorists emerged from a tunnel near Sufa, a kibbutz in southern Israel. Fortunately, they were discovered by the IDF before they could enter the village and carry out a massacre. Just 10 days ago (7 July), another disaster was averted when a large tunnel, which Hamas was planning on using to carry out a major terrorist attack in Israel, blew up.
Hamas utilized this method as early as 2006. The terrorist organization used a cross-border tunnel to attack Israel, killing two IDF soldiers and kidnapping a third, Gilad Shalit, who was held by Hamas for five years.
Hamas also uses tunnels to carry out attacks by transforming them into giant landmines. This method consists of digging a tunnel which ends underneath a civilian site, such as a kibbutz or village, or a military post. Explosives are crammed into the tunnel, and detonated at will. This type of tunnel was detonated near the Gaza border fence in November 2012.
In a twisted set of priorities, Hamas invests huge funds in the construction of this underground network of tunnels and bunkers, instead of providing for the needs of the population in Gaza.
In October 2013, the IDF discovered the opening of a tunnel near the Israeli community of Ein Hashlosha. The tunnel, which stretched into Israel from the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza, was approximately 1.7 kilometers (approximately 1 mile) long and 18 meters (59 feet) deep, and was equipped with electricity and phone lines. It took Hamas more than a year to complete and required significant engineering know-how, manpower and supplies.
Gaza's tunnels are literal money pits: a malevolent underground city built for the sole purpose of terrorism, emptying the already depleted coffers of the people of Gaza.
The tunnels also require a great deal of tangible resources. A single tunnel can use up to 500 tons of concrete and cement. Israel estimates that Hamas and the other organizations in Gaza have prepared dozens of terror tunnels.
The concrete used in these tunnels could have build bomb shelters for great numbers of Palestinian civilians. Instead, Hamas prefers that the civilians remain aboveground and unprotected. It is clear where Hamas' priorities lay: killing and kidnapping Israelis is far, far more important to this terrorist organization than protecting its own civilians.
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Suspect in 2001 assault, murder extradited to Phoenix from Mississippi
PHOENIX - A suspect in a June 2001 assault and murder has been extradited to Phoenix following a case review that began two years ago.
According to Phoenix Police, 35-year-old Michael Cornell Moye was arrested in Moss Point, Miss. and brought back to Phoenix Thursday.
Moye is believed to be connected to the assault of a store clerk and the shooting death of a 41-year-old customer, Jaime Olivera-Perez, inside the Dollar Store located near 75th Avenue and Thomas Road.
Detectives reportedly worked the case, but all leads went cold until they reopened the case and used newer technologies and investigative work, police said.
Moye has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and has been booked into Maricopa County Jail.
Silent Witness is asking anyone with more information to come forward. Police are unsure if there are more suspects related to the incident or if there was a motive.
Anyone with information should contact 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.


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Scottish police take G4S roles
A Scottish police force is taking over responsibility for Olympic security from G4S amid continuing concern over staff shortages.
Live updates
Reports: Police forces reconsider G4S contracts
The BBC's East of England Home Affairs Correspondent reports that some police forces are rethinking plans to outsource services to G4S after the company failed to provide enough staff for the London Olympics.
Forces in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire are thought to be reconsidering contracts. Police are outsourcing services as a way of cutting costs.
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Home Secretary gave 'selective account' on G4S problems
Cooper: Home Secretary needs to explain G4S problems
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said: "The Home Secretary was asked repeatedly when she and the Home Office were warned about problems at G4S, and she repeatedly gave everyone the impression they had only known since 11 July.
"Why has Theresa May waited until now to admit the Home Office in fact were warned two weeks earlier?
"She needs to explain urgently how she justifies having given Parliament and the public such a selective account, and why the Home Office were so slow to respond."
Home Office: ministers 'were aware of G4S challenges in delivering obligations'
A Home Office spokesman said: "Mr Buckles' evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee this week confirmed what the Home Secretary told the House of Commons: G4S did not tell ministers that they would be unable to deliver their contractual obligations until July 11.
"Before that date, Home Office ministers and officials were aware of some challenges for G4S in delivering those obligations, particularly the rostering of staff.
"However, until July 11, G4S continued to tell the Home Secretary, ministers and officials that they would still deliver their Games time obligations.
"When, on July 11, G4S said for the first time that they would not deliver, ministers acted immediately to resolve the problem."
Pictured: Exhausted Olympic troops sleeping on chairs
Let G4S workers get on with the job, warns GMB Union
GMB Union has said it is worried by reports that frontline GMB members working for G4S are being subjected to and affected by comments and taunts.
GMB reacted today to the continuing reports on the G4S Olympic Games security contract.
Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary said: "The constant attacks on G4S management are having a demoralising impact on the thousands of G4S workers who are striving to deliver security on the ground, both for the Olympic games and on other contracts around the country."
He continued: "It is also apparent that some workers contracted for the Olympic Games are being turned-off by the adverse publicity.
"GMB is worried by reports from several areas that frontline GMB members working for G4S who were looking forward to being part of the Games and wanted to deliver the security contract are being subjected and affected by comments and taunts and this is damaging their moral.
"There are thousands and thousands of people doing their best and they should have our support. There will be a post-mortem after the Olympics but right now, for the sake of the G4S workers on duty at the Games and elsewhere we need to emphasise the positives and get on with the job."
G4S security shortfall 'activated' Home Office contingency plans
The Home Secretary continued in the letter:
Home Secretary: Locog and G4S were 'pressed to clarify shortfall'
Mrs May went on: "Locog and G4S were pressed to clarify the shortfall and factors which had created it urgently.
"The meeting considered a possible short-term and temporary call on the military contingency force (MCF) which had been created for Olympics purposes."
The Home Secretary admitted that permission to put "a small part of the MCF" on 24 hours notice was sought as early as June 28, with the force being mobilised "several days later".
This was increased to 725 troops by July 9, she added.
Plans to put even more troops on standby were under way on July 6.
G4S warned of Olympic Games security shortfall on June 27
Theresa May said G4S and Locog met at the Home Office on June 27 and said they were "experiencing scheduling problems" which could see a shortfall of "significantly less than 1,000" guards.
But the firm was "unable to specify the size of the shortfall" and only said they were no longer confident of reaching their workforce targets on July 11.
The details came in a letter from Mrs May to Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, and as another 1,200 troops were put on standby to provide Olympics security tonight as the fallout from the G4S chaos continued.
Mrs May wrote: "On June 27 G4S and Locog attended an Olympics Security Board meeting at the Home Office and said they were experiencing scheduling problems.
"They warned of a possible temporary shortfall in G4S deployed number from July 1.
"G4S were unable to specify the size of the shortfall and could say only that it would be 'significantly less than 1,000'.
"G4S stated that the shortfall was mainly due to the failure to take account of the fact that large parts of their workforce would be unable to begin work before July 27."
Vaz surprised G4S security 'alarm bells' didn't ring sooner
Home Affairs Select Committee Chairman Keith Vaz MP has said that he was surprised "alarm bells" didn't ring sooner over G4S security for the Olympic Games.
"I am most surprised that G4S have found themselves in this position considering that four separate reports into Olympics security were conducted in the last 12 months.
"We must know the figures that these monthly internal assurance reports revealed and why they did not ring alarm bells sooner.
"The Home Secretary told the House that she only became aware of a shortfall on the 11th July. However this letter clearly states they were warned of a possible shortfall in guards on the 27th June at the Olympic Security Board, two weeks before.
"We now know there must have been serious concerns as some 725 military personnel were deployed and contingencies started to be made before the 11th July."
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Olympics will be 'safe and secure' despite G4S fiasco
Faced with a list of last minute problems, ministers and organisers insist the Olympic security situation is under control.
Home Secretary gave 'selective account' on G4S problems
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We have also included a limits calculator at the end of this lesson. This math tool will show you the steps to find the limits of a given function.
Related Topics: More Lessons on Calculus
We write
and say "the limit of f(x), as x approaches a, equals L"
if we can make the values of f(x) arbitrarily close to L by taking x to be sufficiently close to a (on either side of a) but not equal to a.
This says that as x gets closer and closer to the number a (from either side of a) the values of f(x) get closer and closer to the number L In finding the limit of f(x) as x approaches, we never consider x = a. In fact, f(x) need not even be defined when x = a. The only thing that matters is how f(x) is defined near a.
What is a Limit? Basic Idea of Limits
Basic Idea of Limits and what it means to calculate a limit.
If f is a polynomial or a rational function and a is the domain of f, then
Evaluate the following limits
How to calculate the limit of a function using substitution.
Functions with Direct Substitution Property are called continuous at a. However, not all limits can be evaluated by direct substitution. The following are some other techniques that can be used.
We can't find the limit by substituting x = 1 because
is undefined
Instead, we need to do some preliminary algebra. We factor the numerator as a difference of squares and then cancel out the common term (x – 1)
Note: In the above example, we were able to compute the limit by replacing the function by a simpler function g(x) = x + 1, with the same limit. This is valid because f(x) = g(x) except when x = 1.
Calculating a Limit By Factoring and Canceling.
We cannot use the substitution method because the numerator and denominator would be zero.
Calculating a Limit by Getting a Common Denominator.
We cannot use the substitution method because the numerator and denominator would be zero.
Calculating a Limit by Multiplying by a Conjugate.


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Schedule less congested but opponents are tougher
Although the Panthers schedule has lightened up quantity wise, the quality of their opponents this month is brutal.
They've already played the Rangers (first in Eastern Conference) and Devils (sixth). Vancouver is first in the West and although Pittsburgh is banged up they're still formidable and in eighth. Then it's the Bruins (second in the East) and a road trip to Colorado, Chicago (fifth in West) and Winnipeg (on Panthers tail in Southeast) with the Flyers (fourth in East) before the All-Star break.
"We've gone through some stretches where the games came in bunches, now they're spread out, it's a blessing it appears because we're certainly going to see the meat of the NHL and real quality teams and players coming here, which is always great for our fan base," Dineen said. "A great challenge for our team as well."


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The Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center provides non-invasive, minimally invasive, and invasive diagnostic and therapeutic management of vascular disease, including:
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Lifestyle changes maybe the first plan of treatment if you have vascular disease. These changes may include weight control, a low-fat diet, a plan to stop smoking and a regular exercise routine. Medicine treatments may also be part of your treatment plan and may include:
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Catheter-based procedures are performed to reduce blockages in arteries and veins in almost any part of the body, including the legs, kidneys or carotid arteries. A flexible, hollow tube is threaded through a blood vessel and then inflates a balloon or places a mechanical device called a stent to open a narrowed vessel.
Vascular surgery is performed to remove plaque from an artery or to bypass the blockage with a healthy vessel or synthetic graft.
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Batman From 'The LEGO Movie' is Getting His Own SpinoffJacob Hall October 10, 2014 @ 1:21 PM
When 'The LEGO Movie' instantly became one of the biggest critical and financial successes of 2014, the sequel announcement was inevitable. However, in a surprising turn of events, 'The LEGO Movie 2' has been delayed in favor of a spin-off staring the film's hilariously twisted take on Batman. Yes, LEGO Batman is getting his own movie.


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Written by: P&N August 30 2012
We've said it before and we'll say it again—nursing is a beautiful, amazing experience. P&N is wrapping up National Breastfeeding Month by sharing some of our favorite finds for nursing moms.
Philips AVENT BPA Free Breast Milk Storage Set
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Baby be Mine Maternity/Nursing Ultimate Lounge Set
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
2:00pm @ Plaza Branch
Midsummer's Light offers an afternoon of music, dance, and storytelling designed to build an awareness of various faiths' traditions and their commonalities, and to provide a colorful, dynamic, and moving experience.
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There are several places on Earth, where Divine not only touches the World of Time and Space - our World, but keeps the connection alive. Rila Mountain in Bulgaria is one of those places where Nature manifests its Act of Creation in any form possible. However in my photography I decided to focus on 5 topics :
Sunrises, Water, Myst(eries) of Rila, Stones and Landscapes.
Hope you will have a chance to visit Rila and experience it yourself.
I am freelancer : Photographer, Designer. I used to live in Munich, Germany, where I study Media Informatic. Now I am in Varna and working on project called "Human and Water" www.HumanAndWater.com Some photographies are available for purchase on 500px.com/GeorgiKaramihaylov
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