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ASK IRA: If Dampier is in, who is out?
Q: If Miami manages to get its hands on Erik Dampier in the next few weeks, who is the odd-man-out of the currently signed bigs? It has to be Howard or Magloire, right? I'm asking this question assuming Riley doesn't decide to keep five centers on the roster. — Joe.
A: I then would not see much of a need for Magloire's bulk. But, remember, if the Bobcats or a team that acquires Erick cuts his non-guaranteed contract, he is assured of zero dollars for this season. That might have Dampier thinking about more than the $1.4 million veteran minimum the capped-out Heat can offer. Another team certainly could swoop in with all or a portion of the $5.8 million mid-level exception.
Q: Hey Ira, you might have heard Steve Smith and Steve Kerr said Kevin Durant is now better than Dwyane Wade. Do you agree? Why or why not? — Omied.
A: I agree that Kevin has such a unique skill set for a player of his size that he is borderline unguardable. But I also have seen Dwyane self-will a team to a championship, and until I see that from Kevin (beyond the World Championships), I think I would hold off. Now, if you were asking which I'd prefer right now on my roster, it would be a close call due to the wear Dwyane already has endured.
Q: If you are starting a basketball team and looking at the next 10 years who do you take: Durant or LeBron? — Juan.
A: To me, that's not even a debate. LeBron. He has the skills and an even more freakish build for that skill set than Kevin.
Q: I think Butler makes the 15th roster spot. Assuming he does, will he make Miller slide to the backup two? — Franky.
A: I think Mike is the backup two and three for whichever player needs to be substituted for between LeBron and Dwyane (and that's assuming that Mike doesn't start). But I don't think it has anything to do with Da'Sean. If Butler makes the final 15-man roster, it would be with an eye toward the future. I don't see him getting into the rotation this season or even being available much before midseason.
Q: I honestly believe that Jeff Van Gundy has been the most upfront person about what this team is potentially going to be able to do. — Vic.
A: And you might be right. But 72-10 is such an abstract that it just seems too much to envision at this point. The good thing is Jeff should be along for the ride for plenty of games down the stretch, so he will have a front-row ABC/ESPN seat to his prediction.


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Director-producer Mirra Bank has always been interested in artists. Her last film, 2002's Last Dance, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award, documented a creative, sometimes stormy collaboration between Pilobolus, a modern performance company, and Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. Her work took a somewhat different turn in 2007, when she and her husband, Richard Brockman, a physician and writer, heard about the people of Manipur and decided to get involved. The film that resulted—a documentary called "The Only Real Game," narrated by Academy Award winner Melissa Leo—debuted at the New York Indian Film Festival on May 1 and won the prize for best documentary. The film tells the story of the embattled, impoverished people of Manipur and how a group of Americans are trying to help them through an unlikely route: baseball.
Formerly an independent kingdom bordering Burma, Manipur was forcibly annexed by India in 1949 in a plebiscite that was hotly contested. After 10 years of quarreling, an insurgency opposed to the annexation sprang up and martial law was imposed, a situation that continues to this day and places the people of Manipur in the crossfire between government soldiers and the various guerrilla forces—some of them bandits rather than patriots—that have evolved.
Today the state of Manipur is a place of guns, violence, drugs, HIV, and almost no economic opportunity for its citizens. Under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act passed in 1958, the Manipuris are deprived of their civil rights and have no recourse if they are stopped or arrested. Living in a war zone, they have little chance of getting jobs or experiencing joy—which is where baseball comes in.
The sport was introduced in Manipur during World War II by American soldiers stationed there. A people known for their athleticism, the Manipuris fell in love with the game, which was almost unknown in their country. They still love it today, and a group of Manipuri players, with the help of an American nonprofit group called First Pitch, are trying to turn baseball into a way out of their dire economic situation and also to make baseball a positive counterforce to the violence and chaos of their environment. Here, Mirra Bank explains how she hopes her film will help.
More: How did you get started on this film?
Mirra Bank: Muriel Peters, a producer I know in New York, went to Manipur as part of a cultural delegation arranged by a colleague of ours, Somi Roy, who grew up there. Muriel—"Mike"—is a big baseball fan and she heard about the baseball scene. When she told me, before she left, that she intended to see Manipuri baseball for herself, I said, "Take a camera! This is a film."
When they returned, Mike created First Pitch and my husband, Richard Brockman, joined the board. He and the other members saw that baseball in Manipur—which attracts not just men but also women, who play and coach—was a wonderful antidote to the destructive, depressing, dehumanizing aspects of life there. My husband was particularly interested in the women, as a vector for helping to stanch the HIV epidemic there. It was First Pitch that asked me to make a film.

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I spend a lot of time at Oakridge as I've mentioned in previous posts, mostly because my parents live in the area. To my surprise, a taco stand opened up in the food court – Taco Luis. It sounded familiar and I had no idea why, so when I looked it up I remembered – the other location is in Lansdowne.
Today I decided to try the 7-inch special which, presumably (since I'm horrible with numbers!) is a 7 inch soft taco served with mexi fries and a drink. I was greeted pretty promptly and they made the taco right before my eyes, asking me with every vegetable and topping if I wanted it, and you know me – I always get everything on it!
I admire the place for being very customer friendly and having the ability to choose what goes into your taco. Also the ingredients are fresher than places like Taco Bell – I had cucumbers in my taco – yum!
When I walked over to my parents and sat down to eat it, I think the novelty wore off. The soft taco was fresh tasting, the beef actually tasted like beef but I felt like I was eating Subway. The guacamole was fairly watery so it caused my soft taco to be quite the mess.
The mexi fries were really good, freshly made and crunchy. It reminded me of my highschool days/diet. They also give you a decent portion.
It gets top points for freshness, but I think the guacamole and sauces are bit runny. I think they could also afford to put a little more vegetables into the taco.
The stand was clean and neat when I was there.
The girl who served me was fairly attentive, the man who was replacing the meats also greeted me and started my order. The cashier was polite and was nice when I asked for a container for my salsa.
Definitely one of the cheaper eats in the Oakridge Food Court and also cheaper than some other taco joints. My meal cost $5.60. However, the portion is small so if you're really hungry, you'll probably want to order the 10-inch which is a dollar more or maybe more than one taco.


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Ducks wrap up four-game homestand with Tuesday game against Portland: No. 14 Oregon will wrap up its four-game homestand Tuesday with a game against Portland at 6 p.m. at PK Park. General admission tickets are just $2 with a Bi-Mart coupon. The Ducks are riding a three-game winning streak against the Pilots, including a sweep of last year's two games. UO picked up a 3-0 win in Portland on April 18, 2011, and a 2-1 win at PK Park on May 23. Overall, Oregon holds an 86-33 series advantage, but the series is tied 6-6 since baseball was reinstated at UO before the 2009 season, with UP winning the first four and five of the first six. The Ducks have responded by winning five of the last six.
Horton leads Oregon into three-game weekend series against former team Cal State Fullerton in top 20 matchup: Oregon head coach George Horton will lead the Ducks into an anticipated early season three-game showdown with his former team, Cal State Fullerton, this weekend. Horton spent 11 seasons (1997-2007) as the Titans head coach, compiling an impressive 490-212-1 (.698 winning percentage) record in Fullerton. During his tenure at the helm of CSF, Horton led the Titans to six College World Series appearances, including the 2004 National Championship.
Since coming to Oregon after the 2007 season, Horton has played his old school twice, winning both games. In 2010, the Ducks opened the season with a 7-3 win over the fourth-ranked Titans. Last season, Oregon played Fullerton on the second day of the NCAA Eugene Regional and handed CSF a 7-5 loss.Jones expected to get first start since May 28, 2011: Senior Christian Jones could get his first start in 21 months on Tuesday against Portland. The 6-foot-3 left-handed pitcher missed all of the 2012 season while recovering from an elbow injury. Jones returned to the mound during this year's season opener when he pitched three innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two in a win over Hawaii on Feb. 16. Jones earned the save in the Ducks' win and has appeared in two more games since, throwing an inning at Hawaii on Feb. 18 and two innings against Loyola Marymount on Feb 22. For the season, Jones has a 0.00 ERA in 6.0 innings while allowing just two hits with four strikeouts. In 2011, Jones finished the season with a 7-2 record and a 3.24 ERA. He started 12 games for the Ducks, striking out 73 hitters in 77.2 innings. The Danville, Calif., native struck out more than 10 hitters twice that season. He had 13 against BYU and 12 vs. Saint Mary's.
Ducks win second straight series behind another strong pitching performance: Oregon is coming off its second straight series win last weekend when the Ducks took two of three from Loyola Marymount at PK Park. UO once again got a big effort from its pitching staff with seven Ducks combining for a 2.67 ERA in the three games. Saturday starter Tommy Thorpe and Sunday starter Cole Irvin both pitched deep into games and picked up wins. Thorpe didn't allow a runner past second base in seven innings of a 6-1 win, while Irvin (a true freshman) went eight innings allowing just one run and six hits in another 6-1 win. Relievers Christian Jones and Jimmie Sherfy combined for four shutout innings in the series.
Ducks starters putting up impressive numbers through seven games: The four Oregon pitchers who have started games this season have combined for an impressive 2.11 ERA, while allowing just 10 earned runs in 42.2 innings pitched. The four (Jake Reed, Tommy Thorpe, Cole Irvin, Jeff Gold) have struck out 33 opposing batters while giving up just 37 hits. Thorpe leads the way with a 0.75 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 12 innings. Irvin has two quality starts in two appearances, compiling a 2.40 ERA over a team-high 15 innings. Reed has a 3.27 ERA as the Ducks' Friday starter and has struck out a team-best 15 batters. Gold, who left his one appearance after being hit by a come-backer at Hawaii, has a 1.93 ERA in 4.2 innings.
UO remains high in polls after series win over Loyola Marymount: Oregon maintained a high ranking in all five polls released on Monday. The Ducks slipped one spot in the Collegiate Baseball poll to sixth, while also sliding one spot to number six in the NCBWA poll. UO stayed eighth in the Perfect Game poll, while holding firm at number-14 in the Baseball America poll. Oregon is seventh in the first regular-season USA Today Coaches Poll.
Ducks start stretch of six games against ranked teams in 10-day stretch on Friday: Oregon will play six games in a 10-day stretch against teams ranked in the top 25 poll starting on Friday when the Ducks visit No. 17 (Baseball America)Cal State Fullerton. The Ducks return home for a two-game series against Cal State Northridge before opening a three-game set against No. 2 Vanderbilt on March 8 at PK Park. Oregon's schedule doesn't figure to get any easier with the Ducks facing four Pac-12 teams currently ranked in the Baseball America poll and a fifth that is ranked in the other four polls. Sixth-ranked Oregon State (April 9 at OSU, May 17-19 at PK Park, May 21 at OSU), No. 12 UCLA (April 19-21), No. 15 Stanford (April 26-28), No. 20 Arizona (March 22-24) are all ranked in the Baseball America poll, while Arizona State (April 5-7) is ranked as high as 20th in one of the other polls (USA Today Coaches Poll).
Ducks coming off best season in program history: Oregon is looking to build on the momentum from the record-setting 2012 campaign. The Ducks finished the season last year with a school-record 46 wins and the school's first ever Super Regional appearance in the modern era. UO finished the season ranked in all five national polls, including a No. 11 ranking by Baseball America. Oregon also finished with 19 Pac-12 Conference wins, the most in program history, and UO's third-place conference finish was the best for the program since taking second place in the Northern Division in 1978. Senior Alex Keudell's 11 wins set a new UO single-season record, and he was the first Duck in program history to be named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. Sophomore Jimmie Sherfy's 19 saves set new Oregon single-season and all-time records, and ranked second in the nation.
Sherfy named to Golden Spikes Award watch list and NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list; junior also on three preseason All-America teams: Jimmie Sherfy has been named to both the 2013 USA Baseball Preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year watch list. Sherfy, who is one of 50 players named to the Golden Spikes Award list and 75 players named to the NCBWA preseason list, was a Stopper of the Year finalist as a sophomore last season. The Camarillo, Calif. native has also claimed a number of preseason All-America honors. He was named a preseason first-team All-American by the NCBWA and Louisville Slugger, and was a second-team preseason pick by Perfect Game. Sherfy earned multiple postseason All-America honors as a sophomore after finishing the season with 19 saves and a 2.20 ERA. The right-handed reliever claimed first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-America recognition, while being named second-team All-America by the NCBWA, Baseball America, and Perfect Game, and third-team by Louisville Slugger. Sherfy was also a NCBWA Stopper of the Year finalist and claimed first-team All-Pac 12 accolades after leading the league in saves. Sherfy set an Oregon record with 19 saves while finishing with a 5-3 record in 36 appearances. He struck out 93 hitters in just 61.1 innings (an average of 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched) and held opponents to a .172 batting average.
Horton named 2012 Division I Coach of the Year by FieldTurf: University of Oregon head baseball coach George Horton won the 7th annual FieldTurf Baseball Award as the 2012 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year Field Turf announced in January. Horton led the Ducks to within one win of the College World Series in just the program's fourth season after it was reinstated for the 2009 season. Under Horton's tutelage, Oregon finished the 2012 season with a 46-19 record and a No. 11 ranking in the final Baseball America Top-25 poll. The Super Regional appearance was the eighth by a Horton coached team, and the first for Oregon since 1954. The 40-win season was the ninth in Horton's 15 years as a head coach at the Division I level and the team's .708 winning percentage was the best by a Ducks team since 1978.
Ducks 2013 recruiting class ranked No. 6 by Perfect game: The Oregon Ducks 2013 baseball recruiting class is ranked sixth in the nation by Perfect Game. The Ducks signed the nationally-ranked class after advancing to within one game of the College World Series last season. Oregon won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending its season in the Super Regional in Eugene.
Quick Hits: The Ducks are off to a hot start, sweeping a four-game series in Hawaii and winning two of three against Loyola Marymount. Oregon wraps up its four-game homestand Tuesday against Portland before heading back on the road this weekend to face Cal State Fullerton, head coach George Horton's former team. The Ducks and the Titans will be meeting for the third time since Horton left Fullerton to become the head coach at Oregon, but for the first time in a three-game series. The previous two meetings were single game matchups, the first was Oregon's season opener at CSF in 2010 and the second was last year's game in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
Oregon heads into the week's play behind a pitching staff that has been strong over the first seven games. The starters have combined for a 2.11 ERA, while the entire staff has a 2.57 ERA through seven games. Jake Reed, Cole Irvin and Tommy Thorpe have combined for four quality starts in the seven games, with Irvin (a true freshman) accounting for two of those. The Ducks' bullpen has three saves with All-American Jimmie Sherfy accounting for two of those and Christian Jones (Tuesday's starter) picking up a save in the season opener.
Portland enters Tuesday's game with a 2-6 record. The Pilots opened the season at No. 5 Mississippi State and were swept in a four-game series. Portland picked up a win at Seattle, before losing two of three at home against Utah Valley last weekend. Cal State Fullerton is off to an 8-0 record, including a three-game sweep at No. 22 TCU last weekend. The Titans also have a pair of wins over Nebraska and wins over USC, at Cal State Bakersfield and at Pepperdine. CSF's pitching staff has been dominant combining for a 1.62 team ERA. Friday starter Thomas Eshelman hasn't allowed an earned run in 11.2 innings, while striking out 14. Justin Garza is 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA and 11 strikouts in 13.1 innings. Grahamm Wiest, who figures to start Sunday, has a 2.03 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 13.1 innings. Fullerton is hitting .282 as a team, with Matt Chapman leading the way with a .379 average.
HEALY AND PAYNE RIDING CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK: First baseman Ryon Healy and second baseman Aaron Payne were the only two Ducks last season to start all 65 games during Oregon's run to within one game of the College World Series. Payne started all 65 games at second base, while Healy started UO's last 54 games at first base. Healy opened the 2012 season at first base starting the first four games before moving to designated hitter for seven games.
Both players have extended their streaks by starting the first seven games of the 2013 season. Overall, Healy has started 84 straight games for the Ducks. The Duck junior began his streak on May 13, 2011 when he started at first base in the series opener against Stanford during his freshman season. He finished that year starting the final 12 games of the year. The last game Healy didn't start was a 7-7 tie at Seattle on May, 11, 2011. Payne ran his consecutive starts streak to 72 against Loyola Marymount.
picked fourth in preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll: The
Oregon Ducks are picked to finish fourth in the 2013 Pac-12 Preseason Baseball
Coaches' Poll. UO received 73 points behind only preseason favorite Stanford,
UCLA and Oregon State. The Ducks won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before
ending their season in the Super Regional in Eugene. UO returns seven position
player starters this season behind a pitching staff that features four
returning starters and an All-American reliever.


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Federal Reporting
Part 10. Costing - Table of Contents
A. Introduction
The Office of Accounting & Financial Management's Federal Reporting section at The University of Texas at Austin works to ensure that the rules and regulations governing costing of direct and indirect expenses are followed by the university.
The university's costing is governed primarily by two federal publications: the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-21 and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 30—Cost Accounting Standards Administration. The university also follows all applicable state and university rules and regulations.
B. Overview of Costing and Analysis Functions
The Federal Reporting section performs the following primary tasks:
- Prepares and implements costing policies and procedures
- Calculates and negotiates the federal reimbursement rate for facilities and administrative expenses incurred in support of sponsored research, instruction, and other sponsored activities
- Reviews and approves service center rates for departments that provide goods and services
- Assists departments with establishing new service centers
- Establishes service center rate guidelines
- Provides training on all costing-related topics, e.g., WORQSpace, service centers, and general costing concepts
- Establishes and reviews special use facility rates
- Provides audit support on all costing-related topics
- Prepares reports and studies required by the federal government and other entities
C. Rate Calculations
C&A performs the following types of rate calculations so the university can charge reviewed and approved rates to customers in order to recover costs incurred for goods or services.
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rates
Federal Reporting calculates F&A (indirect) rates, which are charged to sponsored awards by the university. F&A rates include:
Service Centers
Federal Reporting establishes, reviews, and approves service center rates. Service center rates allow the department to recover costs incurred for goods or services required to support sponsored research programs or academic needs. A service center can provide services to internal and external users. New service centers must be approved by the director of accounting and financial management and associate vice-president. New service centers may also require further review and approval by the University Budget Council, if the rate will have a campus-wide impact.
Institutional Administrative Fees
Federal Reporting and the Budget Office calculate estimates of the institutional administrative fees, and the University Budget Council establishes the policy for these fees (e.g., which accounts they apply to). The Budget Office uses these policy guidelines to issue waivers, if applicable.
Institutional Surcharge
Federal Reporting calculates the surcharge, and each service center with external customers charges the surcharge to recover institutional F&A expenses. Surcharge income is deposited into a central administrative account.
Special Use Facilities (SUF)
Federal Reporting establishes, reviews, and approves SUF rates. This does not apply to service centers or specialized service facilities. SUF rates estimate marginal (incremental) costs.
D. Resources
- Federal Reporting
- U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 30—Cost Accounting Standards Administration


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I and dream...I'll miss you so much ... More than I can bear...I and dream... by Sephyr-san
I will not he said, smiling. ...
Are you aware that this is not a situation to make that kind of joke right?
Is not a joke, I will not miss you because I will not be here anymore, I'll be in another place, making new friends, probably very similar to you.
So you will miss me...
No, because I shall already have forgotten you. As painful as it is, you should always keep that in mind, though you remember me, I will not. So you must go on with your life no matter what.
I won't be able to...
Of course you will. You have to. Besides, you're made for great things...
Leave the stupid motivation for comics.Oh, but wait, you know nothing about it.
I know ... What will I do when I have a question about Gambit? And our discussions about Rogue?
You won't need it, because you wouldn't remember them...
I have to go. My father will go for me, and when I come back we'll finish this.
Sure, I will continue with this.
Joia left the room where we wer
I seriously live in Water Kingdom: is so rainy and wet; but peaceful and quiet. I LOVE dogs, I have a puppy Boxer who has given a 180 degrees turn to my life.
I love to listening to music, but not just any kind (I'm picky ) I specially love soundtracks from movies or anime series, and as a matter of fact I collect them XD
I'm not an serious artist, meaning I don't study anything related or live from it... But I won't lie, is my lifetime dream and some day I will fullfill it.
AND I really enjoy deviantArt XDD


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The Senior Bowl Committee has released their first ever Senior Bowl watch list, but together by new executive Phil Savage–formerly of the Cleveland Browns.
Take a look at the senior watch list, as this is a great basis for a scouting database to start the 2012 college football season with.
One notable addition is Texas safety Nolan Brewster. Longhorn fans will remember that Brewster retired from college football after concussion issues. So while this list is a great starting point, it's not without flaws.


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When I look in the SVN log I really wish I could see markers that tell me when releases were done. I've seen this in other version control systems such as PVCS and Perforce.
Can this be done in SVN? I've done a little bit of research and so far it looks like this sort of thing is not supported.
We don't want to have to copy our source to a different folder for each release. This results in a huge amount of unnecessary duplication of files on the developers machine and only gives us a record of the revision number of each release. I can do that using a text document!
My goal is to have a single view that shows me a chronology of my releases, between which I can see all of the code changes that took place between each release. This then makes it easier to compile release notes.


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Mostly sunny, but watch for dangerous rip currents Sunday
Published: Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 8:09 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 8:44 p.m.
It will be a mostly sunny, hot day with only a slight chance of showers, but forecasters are warning beachgoers of dangerous rip currents.
The National Weather Service in Melbourne is calling for high temperatures around 88 degrees across the Daytona Beach area, with only a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and storms. It will be breezy, with east winds of 5 to 15 mph, gusting up to 25 mph at times
Those same onshore winds are creating dangerous rip currents, forecasters warn. The NWS urges inexperienced swimmers to stay out of the water, noting in a report that one Volusia County swimmer drowned yesterday. For those who choose to brave the ocean, always swim near a lifeguard.
Tonight, expect temperatures to cool down to around 73 degrees.
See current weather conditions and our BeachCam.
Check Volusia County traffic conditions.
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On Monday night I hosted an LA bloggers meetup at the new makeup bar Blushington in West Hollywood.
Blushington offers full makeup services for $35. So unlike hitting up a department store makeup counter, there's no pressure to buy anything. You're there to get your makeup done, you look fabulous, you leave. A simple concept brilliantly executed!
Michelle from Opinions For Nothing
You can get extra stuff like waxing or eyelash application, but honestly there are so many times that I simply want my makeup done for an event, but it's such a pain or so expensive. This solves it. Plus it's next door to the Dry Bar, so you get your hair done, pop next door and get your makeup done, and you're on your way for less than $100 WITH TIP.
getting my makeup done, madison & grasie, jj from the blah blah blahger, andrea from savvy sassy moms, me, romy from romy raves, & yvonne from yvonne in LA.
It was the perfect place to bring together some of my favorite local online friends, many of whom I had never actually met in real life.
teresa and emily from the stylemap
alex from alexandra wrote and Summer from le musings of moi
kristyn from red carpet closet and her friend emily
romy from romy raves, andrea from savvy sassy moms, and krista from a note on design
caryn from rockin mama and kalyn from bucket list nation
alex, nicole, morgan from the 818, and me. nicole, amy from eat something sexy.
deniz from le fashion monster and her friend, jenny from the swede records and rachel from my right brain
It was such a fun night and guests took home goodie bags filled with shoes from Sanuk and a beautiful watch from the La Mer collection. (Don't worry HH readers, I gotcha covered. There's a certain pretty giveaway in your future.)
You can read more about the event here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Not pictured (why?! I'm not quick enough with my camera): Chanelle from Penelope's Vintage, Shandi, Vanessa from Turquoise, Carlee from Sweet B, Liz from Traded My BMW for a Minivan, and Kiara from ToBruck Avenue.
Thanks Blushington!


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|California Dreaming
These 10 new patterns catch trout in the Golden State, but they'll work wherever you fish.
Numerous streams, home to vigorous populations of trout, tumble down the moderate mountains and ribbon the interior valleys of Northern California. The McCloud, Fall, Pit, and Sacramento Rivers, plus Hat Creek, represent a few of the more notable streams that beckon anglers to fish this part of our state. Opportunities abound for trout anglers to fish these storied waters with their favorite fake bugs. But what flies will fool the fish this season?
The old favorite patterns are losing their effectiveness on our popular trout streams, and it's no wonder: the fish see thousands of them. These waters attract crowds of anglers who happily whip the waters with age-tested flies, and last year's hot patterns often don't get the job done this season. It seems the trout are becoming smarter: they are wising up to our tricks. Even a learning-disadvantaged fish must eventually realize that the Sparkle Dun floating overhead appears more like the fly that fooled him yesterday than the mayflies he sees every day. Sometimes new patterns can be more effective, not necessarily because they better represent the natural insects but simply because they are different.
Born of long winter tying sessions that instill new twists on an old pattern, an adaptation incorporating new materials or techniques might produce the latest winning fly. If last year's go-to pattern isn't doing the job, make a change to something new; it could be as simple as changing the size, color, or style of a pattern. If most anglers are using standard dry flies, try a parachute, spent-wing, or drowned pattern. If the popular fly is a PMD, use something imitative of the bug but slightly different from the typical thorax tie. Eventually, of course, as word gets out about the successful fly, more anglers knot it to their leaders and the fish get used to seeing it, and around and around we go. On heavily fished waters, creative fly tiers strive to stay ahead of the fish's learning curve with new twists to keep their patterns fresh and more deceptive.
A handful of insects produce the major hatches on Northern California's trout streams. Three or four caddisflies, three or four mayflies, a few stoneflies, and a couple terrestrials constitute the predominate trout-tempting insects. Let's look at 10 new patterns that imitate these bugs. We will examine four dry flies, three nymphs, one spinner, one emerger, and one drowned pattern.
New Caddisflies
Various caddis species constitute a major part of our insect population. Elk-Hair Caddis–type patterns, with hackle palmer-wrapped over their bodies to make them rest tall on the water, are typically used to imitate adult caddisflies. Yet many caddis sit close to the water and present a low silhouette. The success of the X-Caddis shows the need for a lowriding pattern. The new Pea Pod Caddis also sits low in the water, floats well, and presents a more realistic impression to the trout. A segmented body, lifelike wing, and fine yet supple legs provide additional realism. This fly presents a fresh look to the trout.
Caddis-pupa imitations fool trout and steelhead, and represent an integral piece in our trout-fishing weaponry. Tim Fox's Poopah is a new and effective pattern. Adding more bubble-like glitter with the crinkled cellophane appendages and using Henry's Fork Hackle to represent the head and legs increases the movement and shimmer of the Poopah. I tie my B.H. Crinkle Pupa with olive-green Vernille to imitate the small green sedge (Rhyacophila), tan Vernille for the spotted sedge (Hydropsyche), brown and green Vernille for the grannom (Brachycentrus), and with large orange Vernille for the October caddis (Dicosmoecus).
The October caddis is very important on the West Coast, and my adult pattern presents a more lifelike look than an orange Stimulator, which has been the fly of choice to imitate the giant orange sedge for many years. The foam overbody in my Fall Caddis provides the flotation that is lost when I replace the standard deer-hair wing with a more credible wing.
Improved Stoneflies and Mayflies
Stoneflies, just like caddisflies, are with us all season. The little yellow stonefly appears in fishable numbers on all our rivers and deserves serious attention from anglers. Yellow sallies, a familiar name for the little yellow stoneflies, look delicate and comely, unlike their big-bruiser cousins. My LYS Sally touches the water softly and imitates the long, slender silhouette and see-through wings of the real insect. Long pliable antennae and shorter rear cerci give the fly a more lifelike appearance.
Salmonflies create an early season buzz in Northern California and all across the western states, but the golden stonefly appears sporadically throughout the season and brings months of fine trout fishing. Stonefly nymphs such as the successful but awkwardly named Gold Bead Biot Epoxy Golden Stone Nymph, tied by the innovative Mike Mercer (it sounds like Mike tried to get all the tying instructions into the fly's name), fool large trout and steelhead. For the last few years, Mike's nymph and the aptly named Rubber-Legs Fly have been go-to stonefly nymphs on our waters. Known for attracting big fish, the Rubber-Legs creates a decent silhouette but has little other realism; its rubber legs are the pattern's most important attribute. My RL Golden Stone, on the other hand, is more realistic looking and retains the allure of rubber legs; it offers a fresh look to the fish. Tied in black, brown, or gold, the RL Stone attracts trophy-size trout.
Spring green drakes and autumn Isonychias are large and important mayflies, and you can imitate either nymph by altering the colors of the same basic pattern. These nymphs
exhibit prominent gill structures along the sides of their abdomen. I use dark olive Antron to imitate the gills for the Antron Green Drake Nymph (E. grandis), and wine-colored Antron for my Antron Velma Nymph (Isonychia). I coat the wing case with either epoxy or UV wader repair glue.
The adult green drake offers a large meal to surface-feeding trout. Tying a fly with an extended body provides the best means of imitating this major insect. My FF Green Drake has folded foam wings and a light foam body over stripped hackle stems to achieve the appearance and flotation necessary to fool large trout.
Pale-morning duns and blue-winged olives are the most dominant stream-born mayflies in our area. They provide good dryfly action, but the spinners and emergers are equally important. I tie many of my mayfly spinners, including the FF PMD Spinner, with crinkled clear cellophane wings. My FF BWO Emerger, like many of my emergers, has a forward- tilted wing of white foam; this foam enables the body to hang down in the water with only the wing and head appearing above the surface.
Flying ants are the most readily available terrestrials. I tie ants with and without wings, and both floating and drowned patterns. Ants may be the most underutilized flies on our rivers, but I enjoy regular success with them. My Drowned Ant has a small bead head and EZ Magic Dub for the abdomen. For the Drowned Flying Ant, I add a burned wing of crinkled clear cellophane.
The Wing's the Thing
I specify burned wings in many of my patterns. I prefer burned wings because I like the sturdy darkened edges and their uniform appearance, but you may substitute cut wings. You can also adjust the edge by leaving or trimming more or less material from the burned wing. Many sizes and shapes of wing burners are commercially available, but I prefer to make my own so that I can design the exact shape and size of wing for each application. Sometimes, however, I use foam wings; I do not burn these wings, because many types of foam won't survive the heating process.
Speaking of foam, you will see that I call for the use of packing foam in some patterns. You may substitute craft or fly-tying foam as long as it is the correct thickness. Using thinner foam might work, but foam that is too thick adds unsightly bulk and might ruin the balance of the fly. Packing foam comes in different thicknesses—sometimes in the same package— and has more closed cells than some craft and tying foams. It is also easy to color with permanent markers. I choose thin closed-cell packing foam for the bodies of my flies, and thicker foams for making folded wings.
I mention embroidery thread in some patterns, generally as a ribbing material. Embroidery thread comes in a staggering array of colors and is very inexpensive. This material generally comes as five or six strands braided together, so I separate them and normally use only one strand for the rib of a fly.
In some recipes I call for crinkled cellophane wings. Cellophane comes in clear, pearl, and many other colors; look for colored cellophane in your neighborhood craft store. Roll a small piece of the material between your palms into a tight ball. Next, unravel the material. The crinkles in the cellophane resemble the veins in an insect wing.
No fly is the magic bullet to solving every fishing situation. Trout in our popular streams often require something new to tip the scales in our favor. These patterns are some of my favorites for fishing my favorite California streams, but I bet they'll work wherever you fish.
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The Brutocao "Wine Center" in Hopland is a 7.5-acre wine and food complex at the site of an original school building dating to the 1920s. The Brutocao Schoolhouse Plaza includes a restaurant, tasting room, wedding pavilion, lawn concert area, banquet facilities and gift shop. A second tasting room on Highway 128 in Philo is inside a charming wood barn venue with a covered outdoor patio. The Pinot Noirs are crafted from Brutocao vineyards in Anderson Valley by winemaker Fred Nickel. The wines are available in the winery's two tasting rooms and online.
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ZF-703: Added committer irritating
With the ID Keyword within SVN into each file the date and name of the last committer is avaiable to the public.
This leads to the opinion that the committer is the person who proposed and wrote the class. Which is not correct as some of us are fixing and patching classes which they did not propose nor code.
For example: It looks like bkarvin wrote the framework as 70% of all classes were tagged to him ;-)
Better would be to have eighter a namelist in the classheader with the authors of this class. And/Or erasing the last committers name from the ID Tag in SVN.
Hmm, you bring up an interesting point, but you do need to remember that once we get the mass changes done, it will be more manageable.
Bill is mentioned b/c he did the most recent global replacement for Zend::exception().
All in all, I am attempting to fix some of the standardization of code as well as doc block issues.. See ZF-691.
I personally like being able to see in the files who commited to which specific revision, its nearly as important as which revision that the file is a part of.
I think we should also streamline this page: http://framework.zend.com/wiki/x/HCs [Who is Responsible for Each Component?]
Bill maintains a list off site in a spreadsheet that is far more comprehensive, and while that works for now, I think in the next 6 months or so we will take the advantages of Jira/Confluence to streamline this too.
Marking this as linked to 691 since it deals with docbook standardization.
Please see my post on the mailing list about standard docbooks and comment there, perhaps there is another file header we should be adding? perhaps a link to the wiki?
your thoughts?
I know that Bill made the changes and why...
But I knew that before 1.5 it was said that no author list is added because otherwise xxx people would have been listed. Now we added the last committer, the things from before 0.15 are not related anymore. So foreign people can see who created a file. It is not clear that the last committer was not the author of the class...
Related to the "who commited which reason"... we have jira where to each SVN also the reason is added. So having the SVN version added would be enough in my opinion.
If we have the main authors of a class listed we could also leave the last bug hunter in the file.
Probable solutions are: * Having the authors (normally there will be no more than 2 or 3 I think) added to the class header and let the committer as it is * Having only a link to the wiki erasing the last committer - problem: not all classes have an own page/proposal in the wiki
Concerning subversion: I think the decision to use $Id$ was b/c it is a complex subversion keyword which will include name, date, time filename, and revision number, otherwise you have to add each piece manually. The idea of the $Id$ tag is that when you are working with something like Jira, or even another developer for that matter, you can look in the file to determine which revision it is that you are talking about, and once a bug is resolved / a patch is entered, you can have a milestone (in terms of a revision number) when that solution was introduced.
In any case, I would be against removing the $Id$ tag in the subversion, since technically, you are considered 'bleeding edge' when you decide to use it in production code. I would be encouraging people to be using the stable releases after version 1.0 hits.
That being said, I think the release procedure should include a global search an replace on the tagged subversion export to remove $Id$ and replace with the stable release number. I think that is the best approach. And while it is an internal procedure, should be noted in the coding standards.
As for tracking down who is suppose to be fixing what, Jira should take care of that when bugs are filed against a specific component.
It is a normal and common practice to include $Id$ in source code. We should keep it.
Regarding who edited each revision, this information is accessible in svn logs.
Regarding mistaken information about who created a class, this information was obscured anyway when mike imported the previous source code repository to subversion.


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Do you collect rocks? I love rocks, especially the small smooth rocks that wash up on the shore. My collection has become so large that I decided I had to find a creative way to use them. Another artist I know suggested Glaze Markers by Sakura. She posted several pictures of her work and I was intrigued immediately.
I purchased a set of the markers to try on some of the rocks in my collection and they worked beautifully. I chose a small, smooth, flat stone to begin with, about two inches long and an inch high. I began by using the black marker to outline what I wanted to draw, in this case some dangles inspired by Joanne Fink.
There is some substantial drying time with these markers, so if you are in a hurry be aware of that. I waited about 20 minutes and then began filling in the color and other designs. The white sank into the stone and turned a rather dull gray. I could have gone over it, but I did not. Instead, I used green, blue and hot pink to add color inside the mini frames that I created with the black marker. I went over the white (now gray) dots with pink.
The markers flow very quickly so use a gentle hand when adding color or you will flood the space in a very short period of time. Unlike the outline, the color within the frames needed much more time to dry being that it was heavier and tended to pool instead of being a linear application.
Although the markers appear to be waterproof, I did coat the painting the next day with some of my favorite sealant, Mod Podge, just in case. I would hate to see all that work be washed away by a rainstorm or an accidental wash in the sink!
The result was a lovely, colorful design with the stone-colored background; very Southwestern looking in my opinion. For my next one, I may coat the background with a light covering of acrylic paint to change the appearance. Part of using new supplies and making art is in the experimentation. Play with your tools and supplies, you may be surprised at what you end up with!
As an art abandoneer, I plan to create a couple dozen of these mini works of art and leave them around town. Everyone deserves a bit of unexpected beauty in their life, don't you think so?
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LUBBOCK, Texas - The 2012 Texas Tech volleyball season officially began Tuesday evening when 22 student-athletes reported for a team dinner and a series of meetings at the United Spirit Arena.
The Red Raiders, who are coming off a 15-17 first season under head coach Don Flora, met with the athletics department's compliance, strength and conditioning, athletic training, and communications staffs in preparation for the first team practice Wednesday afternoon.
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Flora returns nine letterwinners from a year ago while adding 11 newcomers and two players that redshirted the 2011 season. Tech boasts just two seniors in Miara Cave and Tory Vaughan to go along with juniors Ciara Gibson, Kelly Chiffer, and Aubree Piper as well as seven sophomores and 10 freshmen.
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1. Introduction
The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) protocol has been designed over a number of years for use with text based conferencing. This document describes the current IRC protocol.
The IRC protocol has been developed on systems using the TCP/IP network protocol, although there is no requirement that this remain the only sphere in which it operates.
IRC itself is a teleconferencing system, which (through the use of the client- server model) is well-suited to running on many machines in a distributed fashion. A typical setup involves a single process (the server) forming a central point for clients (or other servers) to connect to, performing the required message delivery/multiplexing and other functions.
1.1 Servers
The server forms the backbone of IRC, providing a point to which clients may connect to to talk to each other, and a point for other servers to connect to, forming an IRC network. The only network configuration allowed for IRC servers is that of a spanning tree [see Fig. 1] where each server acts as a central node for the rest of the net it sees.
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1.2 Clients
A client is anything connecting to a server that is not another server. Each client is distinguished from other clients by a unique nickname having a maximum length of nine (9) characters. See the protocol grammar rules for what may and may not be used in a nickname. In addition to the nickname, all servers must have the following information about all clients: the real name of the host that the client is running on, the username of the client on that host, and the server to which the client is connected.
1.2.1 Operators
To allow a reasonable amount of order to be kept within the IRC network, a special class of clients (operators) is allowed to perform general maintenance functions on the network. Although the powers granted to an operator can be considered as 'dangerous', they are nonetheless required. Operators should be able to perform basic network tasks such as disconnecting and reconnecting servers as needed to prevent long-term use of bad network routing. In recognition of this need, the protocol discussed herein provides for operators only to be able to perform such functions. See sections 4.1.7 (SQUIT) and 4.3.5 (CONNECT).
A more controversial power of operators is the ability to remove a user from the connected network by 'force', i.e. operators are able to close the connection between any client and server. The justification for this is delicate since its abuse is both destructive and annoying. For further details on this type of action, see section 4.6.1 (KILL).
1.3 Channels
A channel is a named group of one or more clients which will all receive messages addressed to that channel. The channel is created implicitly when the first client joins it, and the channel ceases to exist when the last client leaves it. While channel exists, any client can reference the channel using the name of the channel.
Channels names are strings (beginning with a '&' or '#' character) of length up to 200 characters. Apart from the the requirement that the first character being either '&' or '#'; the only restriction on a channel name is that it may not contain any spaces (' '), a control G (^G or ASCII 7), or a comma (',' which is used as a list item separator by the protocol).
There are two types of channels allowed by this protocol. One is a distributed channel which is known to all the servers that are connected to the network. These channels are marked by the first character being a only clients on the server where it exists may join it. These are distinguished by a leading '&' character. On top of these two types, there are the various channel modes available to alter the characteristics of individual channels. See section 4.2.3 (MODE command) for more details on this.
To create a new channel or become part of an existing channel, a user is required to JOIN the channel. If the channel doesn't exist prior to joining, the channel is created and the creating user becomes a channel operator. If the channel already exists, whether or not your request to JOIN that channel is honoured depends on the current modes of the channel. For example, if the channel is invite-only, (+i), then you may only join if invited. As part of the protocol, a user may be a part of several channels at once, but a limit of ten (10) channels is recommended as being ample for both experienced and novice users. See section 8.13 for more information on this.
If the IRC network becomes disjoint because of a split between two servers, the channel on each side is only composed of those clients which are connected to servers on the respective sides of the split, possibly ceasing to exist on one side of the split. When the split is healed, the connecting servers announce to each other who they think is in each channel and the mode of that channel. If the channel exists on both sides, the JOINs and MODEs are interpreted in an inclusive manner so that both sides of the new connection will agree about which clients are in the channel and what modes the channel has.
1.3.1 Channel Operators
The channel operator (also referred to as a "chop" or "chanop") on a given channel is considered to 'own' that channel. In recognition of this status, channel operators are endowed with certain powers which enable them to keep control and some sort of sanity in their channel. As an owner of a channel, a channel operator is not required to have reasons for their actions, although if their actions are generally antisocial or otherwise abusive, it might be reasonable to ask an IRC operator to intervene, or for the usersjust leave and go elsewhere and form their own channel.
The commands which may only be used by channel operators are:
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- Change the channel's mode
- Invite a client to an invite-only channel (mode +i)
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Postgres has had streaming replication since 9.0 and since 9.1 it is possible to pause and resume the application of the streamed WAL records using
pg_xlog_replay_pause() and
pg_xlog_replay_resume(). As far as I can tell, there is no built-in way of keeping the application of WAL deliberately lagged by a specific time period (eg 24h).
Have I missed a built-in way of achieving this and if not, how should I approach doing it some other way?


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Columbia has introduced what it claims to be a new revolution in sports clothing. A special fabric called Omni-Freeze Zero uses your sweat as a cooling agent. When mixed with the fabric, your sweat actually makes it cooler to the touch.Read More
For generations, campers and backpackers have been relying on poles and guy lines to form the taut, wind-breaking structure of tents. With its new Hoopla 4, Mountain Hardwear has a different idea: rely on the tent fabric itself to create the main structure with minimal hardware involved. Read More
A new dawn is breaking in the evolution of outdoor apparel technology. Many materials that dominate today's outdoor clothes - wool and down, for instance - have been plucked straight from nature for hundreds of years. While textile manufacturers and clothing companies have tried to improve upon natural designs, they've generally failed to come up with anything that unequivocally surpasses Mother Nature. Just beyond the action videos and gear shops though, an improved generation of materials with the potential to displace stale staples is slowly moving from test labs to retail shelves. If these materials can brave the real world and live up to the hype, outdoor apparel - and outdoor sports - will look very different in the future.Read More
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No Sticker Machine Required for New Time and Money-Saving Product
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (January 24, 2010) – Ellison, the world's leading manufacturer of award-winning hand-operated die-cutting equipment, is pleased to announce its latest breakthrough product at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter 2010 trade show in Anaheim, Calif.
Sizzix™ Adhesive Sheet Packs virtually eliminate the need for an additional sticker machine. As a stand-alone product, Sizzix Adhesive Sheets offer crafters the convenience of pre-made adhesive sheets. Like magic, the backing of each sheet easily peels away for easy application. When used with a Sizzix® roller machine, Adhesive Sheets easily transform crafters' favorite die-cuts into ready-made stickers.
Starting as low as $4.99, Adhesive Sheets are available in permanent and repositionable packs. The latter will include a 2 ½" x 12" pack, while both varieties will offer 6" x 6" and 12" x 12" formats – all of which are compatible with any Sizzix machine, die or embossing folder.
"The 12" x 12" size is particularly economical," commented Denzil Quick, director of Marketing for Sizzix. "It cuts to an exact sheet size, unlike an adhesive cartridge, which typically wastes up to 3 inches because it cannot fit the 9-inch opening of a sticker machine."
In addition to their retail release, future plans call for sample sheets to be included for a limited time with selected Sizzix steel-rule dies.
About the Sizzix Brand
Gone are the days of ragged paper edges, lopsided cutouts and hours of wasted time. Now is the time of the space-efficient, easy-to-use and affordable Sizzix System. Ellison developed the technology for the original Sizzix® Machine, and in 2001 the Sizzix brand was created and launched. Since then, Sizzix has developed a complete line of machines, dies and accessories. Sizzix machines are versatile and affordable, making them a hit with everyone from novices to professional designers. Sizzix has received numerous awards, including winning the Creating Keepsakes' Readers' Choice Award for Best Die-Cut Equipment every year since 2003. Sizzix is committed to helping individuals express their inner creativity through its innovative line of products. More information can be found at Sizzix.com.


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Heart Felt Poetry and Photos
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A collection of some of poems I have written and the photographs that I have taken.
Hello and welcome!
I enjoy photography a great deal and I believe it shows in the pictures I take. I have experience in all kinds of photography and enjoy it all.
I enjoy the outdoors and love to get shots of nature and wildlife. I also love to take those candid shots that no one expects. It's fun to capture the expressions and moments in life when people aren't posed.
Thanks I appreciate your visit.
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I stopped by Epcot's Food & Wine Festival yesterday and every year I enjoy this festival more and more. This year there is definitely a more pronounced emphasis on other drinks at each stop than just wine, although that is still the co-star of the party along with the food.
Between the France and Morocco pavilions there is a "Beer Hop" that allows you to sample a variety of beers with a "Beer Passport" and "The History of Beer in America' seminars take place in the American Adventure pavilion daily at 11:50 a.m., 12:35 p.m., 2:05 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hosted by The Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel Adams.
The Mexico pavilion is offering Tequila tastings this year at its new La Cava del Tequila (which I will be writing about next week). The tequila tasting happens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. and is $35 per person (that's including tip) along with the cost of actually getting into the theme park.
Here's a gallery of all the menus from each of the booths at the festival. Lots of choices to drink from!


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Delinquent Rutland restaurant closesBy Brent Curtis
STAFF WRITER | March 18,2013It's unclear why the South Station Restaurant in Rutland is closed but there is evidence that the eatery owed tax money to the city and the state.
The popular restaurant and location of numerous civic and political functions closed suddenly on Monday.
A note taped to the front door advised members of the Rutland Rotary Club that their lunchtime meeting Monday had been moved.
Another note taped to the inner door advised that the restaurant would be closed Monday due to technical difficulties but added optimistically "See you soon."
But owner William Gillam Jr., said Monday he had little to no hope of reopening the restaurant located in the Trolley Barn at 170 South Main St.
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The fear crystalized in the spring of 1996, when British health officials identified ten people with a new and devastating brain affliction. It seemed to resemble Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare, invariably fatal neurological condition.
But unlike CJD, which seldom strikes those under age 50, the newly christened variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) was turning up in young men and women. While it often started with leg pain and difficulty walking, the progressive brain damage eventually left them hallucinating, their memories destroyed, unable to see, speak, or feed themselves. Within a year or two, it left them dead. In 1996, vCJD killed ten people; last year it killed 27. Just over 100 people have died from the disease, all of them in Europe. No one knows how many more are already infected and will develop vCJD, which may take five to ten years to emerge.
BSE in cows and vCJD in humans are both caused by prions gone awry. The brains of all mammals (including
humans) contain harmless proteins called prions (pronounced PREE-ons). In BSE and vCJD, infectious, deformed prions somehow induce harmless prions to become deformed. Scientists arent certain how deformed prions do their damage. One possibility: as the prions accumulate in the brain, brain cells start to die, leaving holes where thoughts and emotions, speech and coordination once resided.
Its no coincidence that the disease in cattle resembles the disease in humans. The evidence is now quite strong that exposure to cattle with BSE causes vCJD in people, says Ermias Belay of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
And that raises an unsettling question: Even though no cases of mad cow disease or human vCJD have ever been discovered here, how susceptible is the beef-loving, barbecuing, meat-and-potatoes, McDonalds-on-every-corner United States?
Not a single case of BSE has ever been detected in any of those animals, says Linda Detwiler, a veterinarian who heads the USDAs anti-BSE efforts.
Beef produced in the U.S. is free from BSE, so consumers shouldnt worry, says Paul Brown, an epidemiologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Brown chairs a panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration on BSE.
Some of the credit goes to the USDAs 1989 ban on importing ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) and most ruminant by-products from the United Kingdom. (Ruminants have several stomachs, which allows them to regurgitate their food and chew it a second time.) The ban has been gradually extended to cover all of Europe.
In Great Britain, the first cows with BSE probably got it from eating sheep with scrapie, says Will Hueston, Chair of Veterinary Medicine at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in College Park, Maryland. Scrapie (pronounced SCRAY-pee) is a disease that has afflicted sheep, especially in the United Kingdom, for more than 300 years. Like BSE, its caused by prions.
We dont think of farm animals eating other animals, but eat them they do...usually in the form of meat-and-bonemeal protein supplements, which are made by rendering (boiling and grinding up) the carcasses of sheep, cattle, pigs, poultry, road kill, whatever. Just about anything not removed at the slaughterhousebones, brains, internal organsgoes into the renderers pot. It would have been easy for infected brain tissue from sheep with scrapie to have gotten into a meat-and-bonemeal supplement that was fed to cattle.
Could the same thing happen here? All it may take is one infected sheep or cow or one contaminated batch of animal feed.
The government has set up several firewalls to keep mad cow disease out. One protects cattle from BSE; another prevents people from getting sick if the first one fails. So far, both seem to be working, but both have gaps in them.
But that ban isnt foolproof. In 1998 and 1999, the FDA inspected 63 plants that render both ruminants (cattle and sheep) and non-ruminants (pigs and poultry). Ten of them had no system in place to keep the two apart. Thirty-seven of the 300 feed mills that handle both ruminant and non-ruminant meat-and-bonemeal also had no system to keep them apart.
The problem made headlines last January, when a Texas feedlot inadvertently fed meat-and-bonemeal intended for pigs and poultry to more than 1,200 cattle. A clerk at Purina Mills in St. Louis had mistakenly mixed the supplement into the companys cattle feed. Although the meal was produced from BSE-free cattle, Purina Mills purchased the animals and turned them into pig and poultry feed.
The FDAs inspection results were a real eye-opener for the rendering and feed industries, which are scrambling to police themselves before the Feds step in. Or before Ronald McDonald does.
The restaurant chain that buys more beef than any other has been stung by sharply lower sales at its European outlets. It doesnt want to see the same happen here. So McDonalds has told its U.S. suppliers to document that their cattle havent been fed meat-and-bonemeal made from cows or sheep.
The U.S. has always been BSE-free, says McDonalds spokesman Walt Riker. McDonalds has the worlds biggest shopping cart, and we try to use that leverage for good.
When McDonalds talks, the beef industry listens.
Were calling for the complete removal of ruminant-derived meat-and-bonemeal from those plants that make feed for cattle, says Richard Sellers of the American Feed Industry Association, which represents nearly 700 feed companies. That should prevent the accidental mixing of the two kinds of feed.
Weve already set up an independent third-party certification program to verify that our members are following all FDA regulations about the proper labeling of their products, adds Sellers.
The rendering industry is doing likewise. On April 1, we began to have outside inspectors verify that renderers are following all government regulations, says Tom Cook of the National Renderers Association.
Another potential breach in the BSE firewall has already been plugged. Up until 1998, many slaughterhouses stunned their cattle with an air-injection rifle before killing them. The explosive blast of air to the head often scattered brain tissue throughout the carcass (see July/August 1997, cover story). In cows with BSE, brain tissue is highly infectious.
The beef industry has eliminated air-injection stunning because of the potential for contamination, says Janet Riley of the American Meat Institute, an industry group. No one is even manufacturing the equipment any more.
Mechanically separated meat is a paste produced by compressing carcasses, much like a used car is crushed into a dense block of metal, he explains. The British meat industry used this extruded paste, which could have included spinal cords, in hot dogs, sausages, and burgers.
So, while a filet mignon was safe to eat, says Brown, a hot dog made with mechanically separated meat was not at all safe.
This year, the European Union banned mechanically separated meat made from cattle and sheep, though as of April the ban hadnt fully taken effect.
Unfortunately, the U.S. hasnt done the same. Mechanically separated beefspinal cords and allis still allowed here, though its hard to get a handle on how common it is.
In the U.S., mechanically separated beef is rarely used any more, says Janet Riley of the American Meat Institute. The machinery was expensive and there were too many restrictions on how the product could be used, adds the USDAs Bob Brewer. Yet neither the AMI nor the USDA can say how muchif anymechanically separated beef Americans eat each year.
The good news: Any food that contains mechanically separated beef has to say so on the label. The bad news: There are no labels when you eat out. So its possible that hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers, and some other restaurant foods made with ground meat could contain spinal cord tissue. If mad cow disease ever shows up in the U.S., that could spell trouble.
Many U.S. meat processors have switched from mechanically separated beef to advanced meat recovery (AMR),
which also extrudes meat from carcasses under pressure, but without crushing the bones. That alone makes it less risky than mechanically separated beef. More than 60 percent of cattle are now processed using AMR, which has a huge competitive advantage over mechanically separated meat. Its not a paste, and labels dont have to identify it. AMR meat often ends up in hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, and the meat in pizza toppings and taco fillings.
Companies are supposed to remove the animals brains and spinal cords before putting the carcasses through the AMR machinery, but getting out all of the spinal cord isnt easy. It requires special tools and skills, says Glenn Schmidt, a meat scientist at Colorado State University. The workers have to reach down to the neck region of the carcass to remove the spinal cord by scraping or suction, and sometimes they dont get all of it.
Sometimes is right. Since 1996, USDA surveys have turned up spinal cord tissue in four of 70 samples of AMR meat. That worries the U.S. beef industry, which has seen its European counterpart
decimated by the mad cow scare. The National Cattlemens Beef Association has hired Schmidt to test the meat produced at the eight major AMR plants.
Were finding that some companies are succeeding at keeping spinal cord tissue out, while other companies are still working toward that goal, says Schmidt.
The only way to guarantee that AMR meat is free of nervous-system tissue is to require meat processors to remove the entire spinal column (bones and all), not just the spinal cord, before sending cattle carcasses through their machinery (see Making Meat Safe,).
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Whats the risk of getting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from eating meat?
Beef is safe to eat in countries where the cattle dont have BSE. In countries where BSE has been found, its safe to eat boneless steaks, roasts, and other muscle meats (see When You Travel,). But youd be smart to avoid processed meats like burgers, sausages, and the meat toppings on pizzas. (McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendys, the three chains we contacted, say that they have never used advanced meat recovery or mechanically separated meat in any of their outlets in the U.S. or abroad.)
Pork and poultry are safe, even in countries where cattle have BSE. We can produce a BSE-like disease in pigs in the lab by injecting infected tissue into their brains, says the National Institutes of Healths Paul Brown, but not by putting it into their food. Poultry dont seem to get BSE-like diseases.
Fish and shellfish caught in the wild are safe, even in countries where cattle have BSE. Farm-raised fish should also be okay, since theyre mostly fed fish meal and soybean meal, neither of which carries infectious prions.
Lamb and mutton are safe, even in countries where cattle have BSE. Theres never been any evidence that humans can get a brain disease from eating the meat from sheep or goats with scrapie, says Paul Brown.
Dairy products are safe, even if they come from cows with BSE. Milk and other dairy products
dont carry infectious prions.
Game meat like wild elk and deer can suffer from chronic wasting disease, which occurs naturally and belongs to the same family of prion diseases as scrapie, BSE, CJD, and vCJD. No cases of humans getting a brain disease from eating wild game with chronic wasting disease have ever been documented, says the NIHs Paul Brown. Still, he adds, youd have to be crazy to eat the brain of a wild animal.
Gelatin is an animal protein that comes from the hides and bones of cows and pigs. Its what makes Jell-O gel and gummy bears soft and pliable. Its used as a thickener in some yogurts, ice creams, and other foods. And its in the capsules, gel caps, and coatings of many over-the-counter supplements and prescription drugs.
Is gelatin infectious if its made from animals that have mad cow disease? Probably not. Skin and hides dont seem to carry any risk, while bones have a low infectivity (because they contain bone marrow), according to the World Health Organization.
In 1997 the FDA prohibited gelatin manufacturers from using hides and bones from cows with any signs of neurological disease.
Many confectioners do not use beef gelatin, says Susan Smith of the National Confectioners Association. But some do. (You cant tell from the label.) We use mostly pork gelatin to make our Jell-O, says Claire Regan of Kraft Foods.
Few if any scientists see a problem. Gelatin is off my radar screen, concludes BSE expert Will Hueston of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Vaccines are often made using cattle by-products that could be infectious. But there is no evidence that any of the worlds 101 cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease were caused by contaminated vaccines. Nevertheless, in 1993 the FDA asked vaccine manufacturers to stop importing animal products from countries where BSE is known to exist or may exist. Last year the government learned that five vaccine-makers hadnt complied and ordered them to do so. Clearly, the benefits of vaccination outweigh a risk that the government considers theoretical and remote.
Glandular supplements are often made from animal parts that could be infectious. Natures Plus Ultra Male, for example, contains cow tissue from the brain, eyes, pituitary, and spleen.
The major supplement-makers say that theyre complying with a 1993 FDA request that they not use cow tissue from countries where BSE exists or may exist.
Weve found that almost all of our suppliers use only domestic cattle as sources, and that those that do import bovine-derived materials do so from non-European countries, says Phillip Harvey of the industrys National Nutritional Foods Association. Thats based on a NNFA survey of its members.
But the FDA has no system in place to monitor what companies actually put into their supplements. Our advice: avoid any supplements that contain animal brains, eyes, or glands, especially since theres little evidence that they work.
Click here for links to the most useful Web sites with information on mad cow disease.


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We're not quite sure what on earth you'd need hope for if you were considering purchasing Fossil's Hope Top ($54). There's no need to hope it will be flattering - the belted waist takes care of that. You don't have to hope you'll have somewhere to wear it, since it'll work just as well with slacks in the office as it will with denim cut-offs on a Saturday. Maybe it's named as it is since you'll hope no one notices you wear it every week!
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Pretty little felt cookies for my boys to pretend to bake in their kitchen and serve to each other. The felty food Father Christmas kindly delivered two years ago has served its purpose well but the volume of Siberian husky hair it's attracted to date told me that it was time to refresh and replenish the little white retro kitchen with new goods. As I never usually find the time to make things like this, it was a perfect opportunity to do so.
You see, the truth is, I don't carry him around like I used to. He's passed the constant cuddles stage, is fiercely independent and determined in everything he pursues. Sadly we don't spend hours building noisy railroads and boggly-eyed Lego monsters and making rainbow macaroni necklaces the way we used to.
Our family has grown and most of our day is spent either trying to keep the newest and most fearless member of our family free from danger, clearing up the toy tsunami in our tiny living room and rubber-brooming the never-ending coat blowing efforts of our furkids from the play mat and sofa. The days are long yet the weeks fly by, and the balance of attention is usually tipped in Lyoto's favour.
Sorrow crept silently into my afternoon not when I punctured my skin, but when I realised that the pastel cookies I was blistering myself cutting out were perfect for counting, colour sorting and of course our usual make believe role play. It struck me like a frying pan to the face. I had my teacher hat on because my precious first born was ready. I've known that for quite some time yet I've buried my head in the sand and tried to ignore the real life translation...he's growing up.
The baby who transformed my life from ordinary to magical by making me into a Momma and us into a family is growing up. He's about to spread his wings, and soar away to seek adventures...without my protection.
And I'm looking back and wondering if I gave enough.
I know I frustrate my husband when if in the night Jensen should wake upset, I blatantly interrupt any attempt at comforting by my husband to try to lure his slight, sleepy and fretful body to my arms, to soothe him as I used to. I sing the same lullabies, rock the same patterns, whisper the same sweet dreams...and kiss the same flushed cheeks as he drifts back to dreamland. My heart is healed in the darkness as I repair my emotional wounds with the bandages of relief that it's because of me, because he feels my love, that he is safe and settled once more.
Less than twelve months now stand between our precious, safe-and-snuggly-at-home baby years and his away-from-Momma-and-security school life. He is thrilled, and I'm terrified.
Not because he won't deal with the new challenges; I know he'll love meeting children and making friends, exploring his new territory and finding his strengths. Yet he'll be without me,and I won't know if he's being treated well or listened to. I'm in partial denial of school. I don't want to think about that time, those mornings when I have to drop him at the gates with a kiss and hope he's happy until home time. At night, worry creeps into my mind like an evil spectre, and I lie awake, pent up tears stinging my nose.
How has this time come around?
Childhood is so fleeting and I'm so unsure. I dig deep into my soul as I stare into the inky blackness created by our blind, going over and over the same scenarios in my mind. Have I honestly prepared my son for everything that lies ahead? Have I loved him enough to have a strong sense of self? Will he be happy, will he be ready?
I'm know I'm not ready. I pray and hope he doesn't sense it. Maybe as September looms next year I'll be in a different place, and not feel the loss as greatly as I fear. Maybe his enthusiasm will banish my fears to the big bag of worries, never to be seen or heard of again in my head at night. Right now though, I'm ready to rub the genie's lamp and make my wish. I want to hit the reset button, and once more cradle his tiny, needy body in my arms. Just to have him cling to me as tightly as he did in our beginning.
I know he'll love the cookies. His face will explode with happiness as he instructs his little brother not to really eat the felty food and not to snatch them (because brother will, in true old fashioned cops and robbers style), and he'll become the expert cafe owner as he places my creations ever so carefully into the bakery bags that his beloved Granny got from the shop because she knew he'd enjoy them.
My cookies are handmade with love. I'd make a thousand more and take a million painful fingers to make him happy...and to know he needs me still.
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A SMALL yellow and black bird is invading gardens across the UK.
The Siskin has crossed the North Sea in large numbers this winter in search of food and is finding it at feeding stations around the country.
The British Trust for Ornithology, who monitor the movements of Britain's birds, would like to know the true extent of this invasion.
If you have seen a Siskin in your garden, or indeed several Siskins, the BTO wants to know.
The Siskin one of the smallest members of the finch family, normally feeds on pinecone seeds in the Scandinavian forests. This winter the pine trees have produced a very poor crop, prompting these birds to cross the North Sea and invade Britain's gardens.
Results from the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch survey show that early April is the best time to see Siskins in gardens. The Trust is already receiving reports from people that are seeing Siskins in their gardens, and would like to know how widespread this year's invasion is.
The male Siskin is unmistakeable with its bright yellow plumage, streaked with black and sporting a black cap and bib. Females are somewhat duller and lack the black cap and bib. Both sexes have two bright yellow wing-bars edged with black.
Meanwhile there's egg-citing news for the county's peregrine lovers The world's fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, proved that it's a record-setting creature by beating RSPB officers to the start line by laying its eggs just days before the RSPB was ready to announce its upcoming peregrine viewing project in partnership with the Worcester City Council.
The RSPB and the City Council are able to confirm via footage from a live nest camera that the female peregrine laid its first egg on 26 March in a specially built nesting box at the top of St. Andrew's Spire, and it's expected that she will lay up to three more before she starts to incubate her eggs.
Ross Lawford, RSPB peregrine project officer from Worcester says: "This is really fantastic news. The upcoming peregrine-viewing season promises to be exciting in Worcester and visitors can come by the RSPB's marquee from this Wednesday, April 9, and find out firsthand what the peregrines are up to."


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EASTERN UKRAINE – Interfax news agency is reporting a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 295 people on board has crashed on Thursday near the border between Russia and Ukraine.
According to CNN the passenger jet was at a cruising altitude at 32,000 feet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Aviation expert Mary Schiavo said that while plane was flying over a troubled area, for someone to mistake the passenger airliner as a hostile aircraft in-between Russia and Ukraine is difficult to imagine. Schiavo said there is no correlation between this flight and Malaysia flight MH370 that disappeared on March 8 that was also flying to Kuala Lumpur.
A defense expert told the BBC that shooting down a plane at an altitude of 32,000 would have required a long-range surface-to-air missile that may have been guided by radar.
Adviser to Ukraine's Interior Minister, Anton Gerashenko wrote on his Facebook page that he thought the plane was hit by a missile fired by a Buk Launcher according to the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, the UK Foreign Office said they are "urgently working to establish what happened."
The crash occurred over the skies of Ukraine amid increasing tension between Russia and Ukraine. It was in February when former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted for refusing to sign a deal with the European Union for closer ties with Russia.
In March, Russia reacted to the snub by sending troops into the region of Crimea that led to Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully annexing the Ukraine southern region.
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as president of Ukraine on June 7 in hopes he could put an end to the violence in east Ukraine. However the conflict is continuing as pro-Russian separatists continue attempts to takeover Ukraine airports, government buildings and other Ukraine territory.
According to the UN, it estimates that more than 420 people were killed during the highest level of violence in the conflict between April 15 and June 20.


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