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Nambiti Plains Private Game Lodge is a five star Lodge situated amongst the indigenous forest, right on the edge of a waterhole, in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve, close to Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal.
There is wonderful game viewing from the Lodge with the open safari vehicle game drives affording really good sightings of a wide diversity of animals which includes Big Game such as rhino, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and hippo.
Nambiti Plains at a Glance
Relax with a cocktail on the deck or at the Nambiti Plains Bar or go for a swim in the pool and watch as the animals quietly drink from the waterhole. In the evenings look forward to sumptuous dinners in the boma, guests seated around the fire under a canopy of stars.
The Nambiti Plains Private Game Lodge offers seven luxury suites thus accommodating a maximum of fourteen guests, this ensuring privacy and exclusivity. Each suite is equipped with private verandas, sun loungers, outdoor table and chairs, indoors there are overhead fans, under floor heating, mini bars, mosquito nets, romantic free-standing bath tubs, indoor showers, outdoor showers (not in the two family suites), tea and coffee facilities, hairdryers, torch, adaptors, insect sprays. The two family suites each accommodate four guests with two persons sharing per suite. The family suite is accessed by a common entrance leading to two totally separate and private rooms. The two rooms are separated by a solid stone wall ensuring privacy.
Nambiti Plains' main Lodge area offers a reading nook, cozy lounge with fireplace, separate dining room which has two fireplaces, there is a separate bar area, an expansive viewing deck and an outdoor lounge which overlooks the waterhole, swimming pool and open boma.
Nambiti Plains Lodge
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Nambiti Private Game Reserve is charging a Conservation Fee of R 34.20 per person per night
and this is payable in cash at the lodge on day of departure (Subject to Change).
Please note prices are subject to change at anytime.
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Children under 12 years old may stay at the lodge, however children under the age of 6 years old are not permitted on game drives, unless a group has exclusive use of the lodge or if families have booked a private game vehicle at an additional cost of R 1 500.00 per day (subject to change).
The lodge does offer child-minding services at an additional cost of R 100 per hour (subject to change).
Please also note that the lodge reserves the right to remove children that potentially put the safety of the vehicle and other guests at risk with excessive behavioral misconduct.
Valid until 10th December 2016:- Children between 3 – 11 years of age pay a rate of R 1,495.00 per person per night and children under 3 years old pay R 495.00 per child per night.
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The association will nominate two members and two alternates who will go before the USDA who will choose one person from each category.


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Mama's Cheery Cherry Ice Cream
Pat Morris
Today is my birthday, and summer is almost here - ICE CREAM TIME! This ice cream is delicious, and it also brings smiling memories to me. My mother told me that when she was carrying me that she craved cherry ice cream. She laughed saying, "It is a wonder that you didn't come out blue from all the cold ice cream I ate." She made her scrumptious ice cream using evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk, and Mama didn't use the lime juice and zest, but I like cherry and lime together. You can use lemon if you wish.
Celebrate with me with a dish of Mama's Cheery Cherry Ice Cream
Celebrate with me with a dish of Mama's Cheery Cherry Ice Cream
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 1 jar(s)
- (10 ounce) maraschino cherries, undrained and cut into fourths (or smaller, if preferred).
- 1 can(s)
- (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 Tbsp
- lime juice
- 1 tsp
- grated lime zest, optional
- 1 c
- heavy whipping cream
Directions Step-By-Step
1Combine undrained maraschino cherries and juice, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and lime zest in a large bowl.
4Pour into a 2-quart freezer-safe container or a 9x5-inch loaf pan. My mother used ice trays (with the inserts removed) to freeze her ice cream.
5Cover and freeze until firm. Or you can leave in the freezer overnight.
NOTE: The longer you leave it in the freezer, the firmer it gets. If you want to make ice cream sandwiches (and this makes marvelous ice cream sandwiches -chocolate cookies, YUM), you need to have it real firm.
7Cherries stain your hands. You can wear thin rubber gloves (but I can't work with them on). So, to remove the cherry stain from your hands, you can use some lime (or lemon) juice to do the trick. Wash hands first as you normally would do, and then just dry your hands and squeeze at least one teaspoon of FRESH lime (or lemon) juice onto your palms. Rub your hands together for about 30 seconds – make sure to cover your hands completely with the fresh juice. Then rinse your hands in lukewarm water and wash with your regular hand soap and water –dry hands with a paper towel or cloth towel. The stains should be gone, but if not you can repeat the steps. You can also use a liberal amount of white vinegar (following the above steps) to remove the stains –but since the lime or lemon juice handy – I used it.
About this Recipe
Course/Dish: Ice Cream & Ices
Main Ingredient: Dairy
Regional Style: American
Collections: Summer Desserts!, No Bake Desserts
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
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Very Good! My husband and I enjoyed this for dinner. I did cut back on the onions and garlic -- personal preference. I also cut the recipe in half as I was only cooking for 2 people. This is a great comfort food that I will make again. Made for Fall PAC 2008.


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Syncope (fainting) can have many different causes. The majority are not life-threatening and can usually be easily controlled. However, a very small minority can be dangerous. As a result, some causes of fainting are more treatable and can be improved with simple self help measures. Others are complex and may require medication or pacemaker options.
Managing your syncope:
Counter Manoeuvers
- As soon as you experience 'pre-syncope' symptoms (hot, clammy, sweaty, nauseous), learn to immediately squat or lie down which could help avoid a complete blackout.
- Do not try to fight your symptoms by standing up. You are not stronger than your blood pressure and it will win!
- If you are not able to lie down, cross your ankles and tense your calf-muscles as this will help to get the blood pumping around your body and increase your blood pressure, combine this movement with buttock clenching to make effects more pronounced which will alleviate the symptoms. This is a really useful exercise if you are caught at the supermarket checkout!!
- If you are able, sit down immediately or, if possible, lie down flat and put your legs in the air - for example against a wall or propped up on pillows, if you can it is preferable to do a cycling movement with your legs.
Daily routine
- When getting up in the morning, sit on the side of the bed for a few minutes before attempting to stand up. If you feel dizzy, sit down for a few more minutes then start again. If you are able, ask someone to bring you a cup of tea and a biscuit before rising.
- Eat regular meals, particularly breakfast. Low blood sugar is no friend of people who faint!
- As a rule blood pressure is higher during the afternoon so try to schedule your activities for that part of the day.
- Try to avoid tasks that include prolonged periods of standing, especially if having to stand still – not a good idea!
- Sleep with the top end of your bed raised a few inches. This will help prevent fluid loss during the night and so help keep your blood pressure up.
Summer Days
As soon as the weather becomes warmer, you may find you need to increase your fluid intake and take a drink more often. It is very easy to become dehydrated in the hot weather and this is one of the most common triggers. A little extra salt may also be necessary. Avoid getting overheated – ensure you have your fans for those lovely balmy days that everyone seems to enjoy, except you! Wear loose clothing.
Tried and Tested Tips
- Support tights worn during the day can help prevent blood from pooling in your legs, but remove them before going to bed.
- Regular exercise can improve the muscle tone in your legs which will help return blood to your heart, good for the legs also!
Avoid activities that cause you to strain, such as lifting heavy objects as this can cause the heart rate to slow down and so lower the blood pressure. Men may benefit from sitting whilst they urinate.
- Small frequent meals are preferable to large meals which can cause the blood vessels to enlarge and reduce blood pressure. For the same reason it is advisable for some sufferers to avoid alcohol, or at least an excess of it.
- If working in a hot atmosphere, open plan offices or a small area, it is advisable to have a fan on hand for those days when you are not one hundred percent.
In recent years a drug has come onto the market, Midodrine, which can safely raise blood pressure in sufferers of syncope. It works by constricting the blood vessels, which reduces blood pooling in the legs and increases blood pressure.
Much patience is required in the treatment of syncope and POTS as medications that help some may have no effect for others and in some cases make matters worse. Midodrine is one of the more successful drugs and and has few side-effects. Itching, tingling and feeling cold are some of the adverse reactions, but these can easily be controlled by changing the dosage.
Common side effects of beta-blockers include fatigue, cold hands, dizziness and weakness. Less common side effects include shortness of breath, trouble sleeping, loss of sex drive and slow heartbeat.
Some people find that they make them very dizzy and nauseous so have to stop taking them.
For some sufferers of syncope and POTS, Midodrine can significantly improve the quality of life.
Beta-blockers work by blocking the effects of the hormone adrenaline. As a result, the heart beats more slowly and with less force, thereby reducing blood pressure. Beta-blockers also help blood vessels relax and open up to improve blood flow.
Some beta-blockers mainly affect your heart, while others affect both your heart and your blood vessels. This is why they can be prescribed for people with high or low blood pressure since different types do different things. Some people are put on them for stress even though they have low blood pressure, but others are put on them to lower high blood pressure.
Beta-blockers might be prescribed for:
- High blood pressure
- Arrhythmia
- Heart failure
- Chest pain (angina)
- Heart attacks
- Glaucoma
- Migraines
- Generalized anxiety disorder / Stress
- Hyperthyroidism
- Certain types of tremors
The following are the more commonly prescribed beta-blockers:
- Atenolol
- Metopropol
- Propranolol
- Sotalol
However, whatever medication you may be given, no doctor would consider it unreasonable if you asked him/her to explain how it could help your particular symptoms. Taking medication and not understanding why you have been given it can be counter-productive in its effectiveness.
If your doctor has suggested that you have a pacemaker fitted it is because you have an abnormality in the electrical conduction system of your heart. Read more >>
Lifestyle advice for patients prone to syncopal episodes
Syncope and Diet
Blood pressure and pulse rate can be influenced by what we consume. These changes can be quite dramatic in a patient with Vasovagal Syncope or Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). This can work to the advantage or disadvantage of the patient.
Life can feel very complicated when you have Vasovagal Syncope or POTS. You may have to attend lots of medical appointments, make adjustments at work or be unable to work, support family members who are also affected, keep your environment and clothing cool, monitor your posture, exercise regularly - and all this when you feel tired and unwell. Why should you also have to watch what you eat and drink?
Actually, this is all about a healthy diet. With the exception of high salt intake, it's what everyone should aspire to, whether you have autonomic problems or not. It also helps to give you some control over your symptoms. It's healthy, it makes you feel better and it can be rewarding. Read more


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Los Suenos resort is, as many know, a very exclusive Golf course and Marina situated on the Pacific Ocean in a protected cove called Herradura Bay. The entire resort has 6 restaurants, Four-Star Marriott Hotel, exclusive 18 hole golf course, casino and a full Marina village includes high-end shopping and art galleries surrounded by impeccable grounds.
The attention to detail on the grounds here is unsurpassed. Multiple pools and hot tubs with gorgeous cobblestone roads connecting the properties adds to its charm.
It is about 5 min from the town of Jaco. Jaco is a Costa Rican destination with endless activities for all ages. The Town is known for its excellent surfing, plentiful resturants coupled with shopping and night life.
The striking setting and property make Los Suenos an exceptional place to stay. Check it out. Its not exactally roughing it. You will be pleasantly surprised.
This location is a perfect mix of a fancy golf course/marina locatios with striking grounds and lots of amenities...it is gorgoeus and quiet at night, with the option of 'party town' Jaco spicing up every night just 5 min away.
We recently stayed at this wonderful condo at DelMar. We had previously stayed in the Colina residences and the Veranda units, but DelMar is by far the best - very peaceful. The condo itself was very well appointed with all of the amenities of home. We lived on the outdoor patio for breakfasts, happy hours, and to enjoy the awesome sunsets. Sunsets were the best. It comfortably accommodated our 6 adult family members with plenty of room to spare. The management company was very helpful when we had any requests or questions. We will definitely be back!
The management team were very helpful. They booked our tours - horseback riding, canopy tour, surfing, and waterfall climb. The condo worked perfectly for our family of six. The pools were well maintained and very close.
The only thing missing at this property was extra towels. Having pool towels, separate from shower towels would have been good.
Words cannot begin to describe how enjoyable this vacation was for my entire family. We traveled with friends and the accommodations worked out splendidly for our family, as well as our friends. We had never been to Costa Rica before, so we had no idea what to expect when arriving at the condo. Well, let me just tell you it was fantastic.
First I want to tell you about the condo. The three bedrooms were comfortable and had plenty of room for unpacking all of our belongings. The views were fantastic and SO relaxing. The condo has a private balcony with a view of the pool, golf course and ocean. It was spectacular. We felt like we had our very own swimming pool as it was very spacious and right outside the unit. There was also a grill on the balcony of the unit as well as around the pool. We utilized the grill at the pool and it was so nice b/c the maintenance staff cleaned it to a shine each day! The grounds of Los Suenos were impeccable and the wildlife was amazing. I was amazed by the beauty of all of the plants and flowers and could have walked around all day observing the flowers, trees, birds, etc. On our last day we even saw a group of monkeys in the jungle around the golf course!
We rented golf carts and used them day in and day out to go to dinner, drive to the beach and to the grocery store. The resort was conveniently located to the grocery store, local restaurants and adventure outings. Although you would never have to leave the resort as the dining was amazing at the restaurants at the Marina and everything was extremely family friendly.
Stay in Costa Rica is located just outside the gates to the resort and helped us continually to book excursions, locate taxis and shuttles and answer overall questions about the area.
In a nutshell, I was extremely sad to leave and would have returned the next day if offered the chance to do so. I would highly recommend this condo unit any time! We hope to go back very soon!
The property was expansive and beautifully maintained. I felt very safe and secure throughout the stay. The unit was perfect for the five of us. The views were spectacular.
I visited twice this condo with my family and I highly recommend it. Excellent location, the amenities of the condominium are ideal for a great family holiday. The condominium maintenance as well as cleaning it is ideal to bring young children. I highly recommend this condo for families or couples.
We had a girls trip with 6 of us and stayed here and it was a lovely decorated condo. It has 3 bedrooms and was very functional for the 6 of us. We loved having coffee on the balcony in the morning and seeing the beautiful views. The condo had all the amenities one could want. We did rent a golf cart to get around on the grounds and very glad we did. The pool area and grounds of the Del Mar are just breath taking. The condo and complex was VERY clean and well maintained. We would definitely stay here again. Our only problem was the ice maker couldn't keep up but we were using a lot, so we just bought bags of ice.
Los Suenos resort is, as many know, a very exclusive Golf course and Marina situated on the Pacific Ocean in a protected Bay called Herradura Bay. The entire resorts has 6 resturants on site and a full scale Marriott with 18 hole golf course, full marina village all surrounded by impecable grounds.
The attention to detail on the grounds here is unsurpassed. Multiple pools and hot tubs with gorgeous cobblestone roads connecting the properties adds to its charm.
It is about 5 min from the town of Jaco with bustling activites, shopping, night life. There is upscale shopping on the property but i encourage guests to get out of the local area on day trips and explore what Costa Rica has to offer.
The Marina is probably one of the finest in all of Central America, about 200 gorgeous boats are part of the fleet and offer all types of offshore and inshore fishing. A gorgeous setting and property make Los Suenos an exceptional palce to stay.
Golf: First Class Golf Course where the Jungle meets the Ocean.
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First commercial ship sails through Northwest Passage: "I didn't see one cube of ice"
The Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed that in a major first, a commercial ship travelled through the Northwest Passage this fall to deliver supplies to communities in western Nunavut.
The MV Camilla Desgagn©s, owned by Desgagn©s Transarctik Inc., transported cargo from Montreal to the hamlets of Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak in September.
"We did have a commercial cargo vessel that did the first scheduled run from Montreal, up through the eastern Arctic, through the Northwest Passage to deliver cargo to communities in the west," Brian LeBlanc of the Canadian Coast Guard told CBC News.
"That was the first — that I'm aware of anyway — commercial cargo delivery from the east through the Northwest Passage."
Don't worry deniers, delayers, and most conservatives, the CBC isn't really saying this is a new era. It's just the same old era, accept, of course, a lot warmer and a lot less icy thanks to human emissions.
For a ship to be able to travel through the Northwest Passage, which has historically been impassable with thick ice, had some wondering if the MV Camilla Desgagn©s is heralding a new era in Arctic shipping.
Louie Kamookak, the director of hamlet housing and public works in Gjoa Haven, said tugboats and barges usually deliver supplies from the west. Residents were surprised to see the MV Camilla Desgagn©s come in from the east, he said.
"Looks like it's going to be more shipping or ships travelling, with the ice clearing up north of this area," Kamookak said.
Kamookak said the vessel brought the hamlet some municipal equipment, including a sewage truck. It also provided local co-op stores with supplies.
The hamlet of Gjoa Haven will compare the costs of getting supplies shipped from the west versus the east, in order to see which direction may be cheaper.
Desgagn©s Transarctik used the MV Camilla Desgagn©s because it is a super ice-class vessel, said Waguih Rayes, the general manager of the company's Arctic division.
Rayes, who was on the vessel during its trip through the Northwest Passage, said the company informed the coast guard, which put an icebreaker on standby.
"They were ready to be there for us if we called them, but I didn't see one cube of ice," he said.
"They were informed about our presence [and] they were ready to give us the support needed. However, since there was no ice whatsoever, the service was not needed, we didn't call for it."
Rayes said he's proud to know his company, which is a managing partner of Nunavut Sealink and Supply, is the first to deliver sealift cargo through the fabled Arctic waterway.
He added that the company plans to transport cargo through the Northwest Passage again next fall.
"The science is beyond dispute… Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response."
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14 Responses to First commercial ship sails through Northwest Passage: "I didn't see one cube of ice"
Well, this is definite proof that the earth is cooling and that AlGore is an agent of Satan.
Now back to my lemon-lime Koolaide….
Bob Wallace:
Unless of course, a stiff wind came up and blew all the ice over the edge–the Earth being flat, as we all know.
This is all very bad right? – except that the story doesn't read like a scare story. It more reads like an opportunity and big bright northern future type story. So put this in the Global Warming is good file.
[JR: I have such a file. It's circular.]
We might want to look at global climate change as something that will be bad for some people from the get-to and as something that will initally be good for some people. Until it gets bad for them, too.
Live in a used-to-be-ice-bound village and to pay large amounts for having your goods flown in? Transportation is going to improve.
Of course a couple of billion people are going to moving in with you as places south become unlivable….
I'm not buring all that much firewood so far this year. Likely to be the trend over years. Of course I'm going to have to get some air conditioning in order to extend my time of living here.
After that I'll join others trying to find a livable place far north of here.
Dear Bob Wallace: You won't be living that long. Read "Six Degrees" by Mark Lynas: Downloaded from:
By the end of the [21st] century, the Earth could be more than 6C hotter than it is today, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We know that would be bad news – but just how bad? How big a rise will it take for the Alps to melt, the oceans to die and desert to conquer Europe and the Americas? Mark Lynas sifted through thousands of scientific papers for his new book on global warming. This is what the research told him…
Nebraska isn't at the top of most tourists' to-do lists. However, this dreary expanse of impossibly flat plains sits in the middle of one of the most productive agricultural systems on Earth. Beef and corn dominate the economy, and the Sand Hills region – where low, grassy hillocks rise up from the flatlands – has some of the best cattle ranching in the whole US. But scratch beneath the grass and you will find, as the name suggests, not soil but sand. These innocuous-looking hills were once desert, part of an immense system of sand dunes that spread across the Great Plains from Texas in the south to the Canadian prairies in the north. Six thousand years ago, when temperatures were about 1C warmer than today in the US, these deserts may have looked much as the Sahara does today. As global warming bites, the western US could once again be plagued by perennial drought – devastating agriculture and driving out human inhabitants on a scale far larger than the 1930s "Dustbowl" exodus.
[Agriculture ends. Civilization collapses. 99.99% of North Americans die.]
Actually I'm not personally concerned about the 21st Century. Odds are pretty high that I won't be around even at 2050. (I'm working on my 7th decade.)
I do feel concern for those who are coming along after me. I have very little doubt that if we don't start making drastic changes, very soon, in the in the way we do business future generations are going to have a very hard time of it.
(Perhaps you didn't have your snark detector activated when you read my first post?)
All that said, I don't buy in to the "99.99% die-off" thing. There is a lot of land that will open up in North America and northern Europe/Asia. We will likely pack a large percentage of the Earth's population up there and do some intensive food production to keep everyone fed.
It wouldn't be pretty. Better to clean up our act now.
"Six Degrees" is actually an understatement. Much of the events describe therein will be happening …. are happening now and will be in full swing by a 2-3 degree rise.
We are all debating what might happen now, but Hansen has proclaimed that we have passed an important threshold – 350 and that means very unpleasant things are going to happen what ever we do from now on in.
"Scientists now suggest that even warming of less than 2 degree Celsius might be enough to trigger the loss of Arctic sea ice and the meltdown of the Greeland Ice Sheet," the WWF said in a statement to accompany the findings.
"As a result, global sea levels would rise by several metres, threatening tens of millions of people worldwide."
It's only one study, hasn't been enough time for the climate folks to chew it over. But if it holds….
Great story, how long until fishing excursions etc. begin in the Arctic? A whole new cruise ship destination too. It is hard to see any action we take, saving the Arctic Sea Ice at this point, though the ice sheets are still an open question.
While we're discussing polar changes comes this news from the other end…
"Scientists have identified new rifts on an Antarctic ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, the European Space Agency said."
"Wilkins is the size of the state of Connecticut or about half the area of Scotland. It is the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula yet to be threatened."
"Scientists say the western Antarctic peninsula — the piece of the continent that stretches toward South America — has warmed more than any other place on Earth over the past 50 years, rising by 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit each decade."
If we were living in ANY AGE but the present, this would be the biggest story in the world.
Bob Wallace — If Greenalnd just stays as warm as it is now, just that, GIS eventually mostly goes.
Canada's Prime Minister Harper reacted to projections that the Arctic ocean would become navigable for shipping by commissioning construction of a deep sea port and proclaiming Canada was going to assert sovereignty over the NorthWest Passage. The US has never accepted this: Bush restated that the US position is that it is an international waterway.
It might be funny to watch two climate deniers fighting over waters made navigable by global warming even as they continue to deny the science, but it hasn't been, so far.
Nature 451, 866 (21 February 2008) published an editorial "Science in Retreat" criticizing the Canadian government for its "its manifest disregard for science", specifically mentioning climate change.
Actually, this report is wrong.
THe first commercial ship to transit the so-called Northwest Passage was the SS Manhattan – an oil tanker, which made the voyage back in (drum roll) 1969.
Apparently, you guys knowledge of history is as shallow as your knowledge of the world's climate!


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Sarah Palin Wasn't Always a Buttoned-Up Church Lady in Her Campaign Ads
One of Palin's 1996 campaign ads, from her run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, has resurfaced.
Wonkette and Fox News brilliantly uncovered Sarah Palin's first campaign ad — from her run for mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In it, you can not only catch a glimpse of hot hubby Todd (he looks exactly the same), but also Track, Bristol, and Willow Palin when they actually were children, instead of young adults birthing them. You can actually witness Palin's hair change from its sexy pageant look to its current schoolmarm bun. But our favorite part is her tagline: "POSITIVEly Sarah! Energetic … Determined … Positive." Little did Wasilla voters know exactly how energetic and determined she would turn out to be…
Watch Sarah Palin's First Political Ad From Back In The Day [Wonkette]


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Alianza Americas represents a critical voice on issues
that have an impact on the lives of immigrant families throughout the Americas.
Its forty-five organizational members represent more than 100,000 families across 12 states in the United States. Alianza Americas combines its deep community roots and highly respected transnational experience with its advocacy policy work to protect the dignity and promote the well-being of all people across the Americas.
SOMOS We Are
Reclaiming Our Humanity
SOMOS/WE ARE is a collaborative initiative developed by Alianza Americas & its members and allies, using art, music, video, & other cultural expressions to tell the true stories of immigrants and our communities. SOMOS/WE ARE provides a powerful counter-narrative to the negative and misguided perception of immigrants that has come to dominate public discourse and policy making, thereby harming our communities, not just in the U.S., but also in other countries around the world, including our own countries of origin.
Participating Cities:
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"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own."
Cesar Chavez
10 Year Anniversary
In early 2014, a small group of immigrant leaders gathered in Washington, DC with a shoestring budget and a big dream: to create a national network that could lift up the voices of the Latin American and Caribbean community. In November of 2014, Alianza Americas celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary. Today, Alianza Americas 45 organizational members represent more than 100,000 families across 12 states in the United States.
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ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Residents of an Anniston neighborhood say almost a half-dozen pets have died on their street in the past week, and they suspect the animals may have been poisoned.
Brenda McLarty took to the street with a picket sign on Tuesday and her son, Brent, posted a warning sign in the yard after two cats became ill and died on the porch of the duplex where they live.
Neighbors say shortly after the two cats died, two more became sick and died at a nearby duplex, and two dogs became ill. Witnesses say the animals exhibited symptoms that included seizures and convulsions.
Veterinarian Jackson Walker says the symptoms are consistent with what happens to animals that swallow antifreeze or rat poison.
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This is the name Ken written in Katakana (phonetic Japanese).
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana , it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
There are many Chinese characters that can romanize as ken. Below are dictionary results where the characters match this romanization.
If shown, second row is Simplified Chinese
|Simple Dictionary Definition
垦see styles
| kěn / ken3
k`en / ken
hiraku ひらく
tsutomu つとむ
osamu おさむ
araki あらき
| to reclaim (land); to cultivate
(female given name) Hiraku; (male given name) Tsutomu; (given name) Osamu; (surname) Araki
啃see styles
| kěn / ken3
k`en / ken
| to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
掯see styles
| kèn / ken4
k`en / ken
| to push down; to make things difficult; to take by force
恳see styles
| kěn / ken3
k`en / ken
nengoro ねんごろ
nemokoro ねもころ
| earnest
(irregular okurigana usage) (adjectival noun) (1) kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful; (2) intimate; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) becoming intimate; having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship); (irregular okurigana usage) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adjectival noun) (1) kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful; (2) intimate; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) becoming intimate; having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
硍see styles
| kèn / ken4
k`en / ken
| rumbling of rolling stones
裉see styles
| kèn / ken4
k`en / ken
| side seam in an upper garment
肯see styles
| kěn / ken3
k`en / ken
| to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing
to affirm
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肯see styles
| kěn / ken3
k`en / ken
| old variant of 肯[ken3]
龈see styles
| yín // kěn / yin2 // ken3
yin // k`en / yin // ken
haguki はぐき
| gums (of the teeth); variant of 啃[ken3]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) gums; teethridge
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
If your search is not successful, just post your request on our forum, and we'll be happy to do research or translation for any reasonable request.
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The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese
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|Various forms of Romanized Chinese
|kěn / ken3 / ken
|k`en / ken
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.
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'Billboard Mistress' Family Says She Didn't Know Charles Phillips had a Wife
That still doesn't change the fact that those billboards were crazy.
Family members of YaVaughnie Wilkins, the lady who plastered those billboards of herself and Oracle president (and economic adviser to the Obama Administration) Charles Phillips in Times Square and elsewhere this week, tell the Post that Wilkins and Phillips lived together for years as a couple and that Wilkins was unaware that Phillips was still married. A cousin of Wilkins said: "The only time he wasn't with her was when he was traveling on business. I have no idea now whether he really was on business trips. It's all very upsetting. He was a real part of the family." Okay, but what about those billboards, the indisputable work of a crazy person?:
"She wanted to show that she was not insignificant to him, that the relationship was real," Davila said. "She thought friends and family would go to the site. She didn't expect it to turn into what it is."
Obviously it's called getting over a breakup gracefully while preserving one's dignity and self-respect, but if that's not an option, as it clearly wasn't here, it's called Facebook!


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Essa foi minha primeira Tirinha que eu criei^^ o que acharam?
This was my first cartoon strip I created ^ ^ what do you think?
This was my first cartoon strip I created ^ ^ what do you think?
aeuhuehaeuaehueah que foda XD
THAT, my friend, is Great!!!!!!!! Man, this is nice.
You could understand the cartoon? is in Portuguese!
I understood that Kira/Light wrote Justin's B. name in the DeathNote and he had a heart attack singing one of his songs. Am I right? You speak the language?
Right, but that was obvious!, I speak Portuguese ^ ^the comic is written: "Meu coração" mean, "my heart"and where it is written:"Por um mundo melhor" I mean, for a better world!^^
Kissing Who?
true statement.


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We have softwares like StylesXP and Windowblinds and more freewares that changes visual styles of windows operating system. Stylesxp is unique and it does visual style modification. Note visual styles differ from themes, if you want to have idea about this check styleXP's official site.
(I don't want skin windowblinds, i'm interested in changing visual styles of windows 7 and vista without any external application)
Is it possible to have visual style modification on Windows 7 and Vista? Any pointers for development of those visual styles ?


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Could you add an option to show a picture after video is finished, in next version?
Could you add an option to show a picture after video is finished, in next version?
I'll add this as feature requests for next releases.
I mean I want to show a background image behind my posts but if there is not a video on the post, there is nothing on the background. So it would be nice if I can set a background image. After video is finished, I want from this plugin to show my background image.
Hi Kamil,
If you set a background image to your page then it will be visible after the video is finished. Just do it via CSS:
body{background: url(yourImagePath)};
Thank you :]
I'm setting background after the video is finish , the problem is when the video is finish. Play icon from youtube it will appear for 1 second then it will hide.
How to hide the video once it finish without seeing youtube play icon ??
See the demo : http://demo37.cadr.sa/
I just make some changes that should solve your problem; download and install the development version (http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wpmbytplayer.zip) and let me know.
I've updated to development version but the problem still there
Please check again : http://demo37.cadr.sa/
You're right,
It was working only if the "control bar" was active.
I just fixed that bug. Try downloading the development version again.
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Institutions and policy processes: the means to the ends of adaptation
Version of Record online: 29 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.29
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
Volume 1, Issue 2, pages 212–231, March/April 2010
Additional Information
How to Cite
Dovers, S. R. and Hezri, A. A. (2010), Institutions and policy processes: the means to the ends of adaptation. WIREs Clim Change, 1: 212–231. doi: 10.1002/wcc.29
Publication History
- Issue online: 8 APR 2010
- Version of Record online: 29 JAN 2010
- Abstract
- Article
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Institutions and institutional change are mentioned often but rarely specified in discussions of climate adaptation. Policy change is proposed, but the detail of policy processes less often discussed. Adaptation to increased climate change and variability will require policy interventions to change behaviors across multiple sectors, requiring policy processes constrained or enabled by institutional settings. Detailed discussion of how to redesign policy processes and institutions are especially rare at the crucial jurisdictional scales of national and sub-national policy and planning. We review coverage of policy and institutions in the adaptation literature and clarify key issues by drawing on the domains of public policy, institutional change, and sustainable development. The distinction between, but close dependencies among, institutions, institutional systems, organizations, policy processes, policy instruments, and management are emphasized. We propose that the climate policy literature has rapidly become large enough that a tendency of self-referencing has developed, and that insights can be gained from other areas. Within existing parameters of law, politics, and governance, options are identified that could embed considerations of climate adaptation into policy processes and institutional systems, with focus on enabling cross-sectoral policy integration ('mainstreaming'), decision making under conditions of uncertainty, vertical ('cross-scale') policy coordination, issues of capacity and devolution, and policy evaluation and learning. The value of seeking lessons from past policy interventions and from cognate policy sectors is explored. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Arizona Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
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"The bagpipe is much used by the Irish: to its sound this unconquered fierce and warlike people march their armies and encourage each other to deeds of valor. With it they also accompany the dead to the grave making such sorrowful sounds as to invite, nay to compel the bystander to weep."
Vincenzo Galilei – 1581
A group of like minded individuals from the Arizona Law Enforcement Emerald Society and the Phoenix Fire Fighters Emerald Society are interested in forming a joint Police and Fire Emerald Society pipe and drum band. Band membership will be open to all active, associate, and honorary members of the societies. The Band's mission will be to support fraternity and brotherhood between the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Emerald Societies, to support all community police and fire departments throughout the valley, to support the activities of the Phoenix Irish Cultural Center, and to support our community as a whole. The Band will be a non-competition band, wear the Irish solid green kilt, and play predominately Irish pipe tunes.
To learn more about this exciting opportunity please contact Ed Collins, 480-216-7748, or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Alabama College and Career Ready Standard of the Week link allows parents of elementary and high school students to go in each week and see what they're children are doing in school.
The state of Alabama has implemented college and career ready standards for math and English language arts.
"We want children to be ready for the world and we want them to have real world experiences in the classroom and we want a lot of application and practice in the classroom and so our college and career ready standards allow teachers to be able to teach in that way, " says Director at Dothan City Schools, Allyson Morgan.
To view the link visit Alabama's Department of Education's website, at alsde.edu


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MMA Notes: UFC middleweights do the shuffle
There was a lot of shuffling going on in the UFC's middleweight division this week.
Chael Sonnen was supposed to get his rematch against UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Feb. 6. But plans have changed after Sonnen was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for steroids following his Aug. 7 defeat to Silva at UFC 117 in Oakland.
"A sample from Sonnen's August 6 drug test came back with a high T/E (testosterone-to-estrogen) level, which is indicative of anaboloic steroid use," the CSAC released in a statement. "CSAC learned of the results September 2 and ordered a second test, which also came back positive for steroid use. CSAC received test results from the second sample on September 14 and suspended Sonnen two days later."
The statement also noted that Sonnen's urinalysis sample was collected on Aug. 6 and sent to the World Anti-Doping Agency test facility at UCLA. Fighters who test positive for steroids in California get a one-year suspension. Sonnen plans to contest the CSAC's findings.
Now that Sonnen won't be getting his rematch against Silva anytime soon, UFC president Dana White announced via Twitter that Vitor Belfort will get the next crack at Silva for the UFC middleweight title. No date has been set, but it looks like the fight could take place as soon as New Year's Day.
With Belfort out against Yushin Okami, it looks like Nate Marquardt is in against Okami in the UFC 122 headliner on Nov. 13, according to a report by mixedmartialarts.com. Marquardt is coming off a first-round TKO victory over Rousimar Palhares last week.
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic jump started his career with a third-round submission over Patrick Barry at UFC 115 and now the Croatian sensation is back in the main event against Frank Mir on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on pay-per-view.
In the other main card bouts: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes on undefeated prospect Ryan Bader; Matt Serra and Chris Lytle hook up in a rematch of "The Ultimate Fighter 4" welterweight finals; undefeated prospect Evan Dunham takes on former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk; and Melvin Guillard faces Jeremy Stephens. ...
C.B. Dollaway takes on Joe Doerksen and Matt Mitrione goes up against Joey Beltran in the UFC 119 prelims on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Spike TV. ...
UFC welterweight Mike "Joker" Guymon hosts the grand re-opening of Joker's MMA in Lake Forest on Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Guymon will have a number of UFC fighters and the TapouT Crew making appearances, doing demonstrations and siging autographs. Joker's MMA is located at 24320 Swartz Drive. Guymon's next fight is against Daniel Roberts ay UFC 121 on Oct. 23 at Honda Center. ...
Jason "Mayhem" Miller has idolized Japanese MMA icon Kazushi Sakuraba ever since he first saw him 13 years ago at UFC Ultimate Japan 1. Now, Miller will face Sakuraba at Dream 16 on Friday at 11 p.m. on HDNet from Nagoya, Japan.
"He wants to be the first to submit Sakuraba and to do it he knows he's going to have to beat up on someone he adores," HDNet commentator Michael Schiavello said. "That's a tough spot to be in and it makes this fight really interesting. If push comes to shove, and 'Mayhem' has to put one of those violent beatings on Sakuraba like we've seen opponents do in the past, will he be able to do it? Or will there be that moment of doubt, when 'Mayhem' thinks twice about it, and allows Sakuraba to quickly get his heel or arm and get a submission?"
Also on the Dream 16 card, Gegard Mousasi faces Tatsuya Mizuno for the vacant Dream light-heavyweight title, Shinya Aoki meets Marcus Aureilo, Michihiro Omigawa takes on Cole Escovedo, and Joachim Hansen squares off with Hideo Tokoro. ...
Ed West takes on Jose Vega and Bryan Goldsby battles Zack Makovsky in the Season 3 bantamweight tournament semifinals at Bellator 30 tonight at 8 on Fox Sports Net at Fourth Street Live in Louisville, Ky. ...
A good reason to check out "The Ultimate Fighter 12" Wednesday nights at 10 on Spike TV is to follow Nam Phan of Garden Grove. Phan has fought for the WEC, Strikeforce and Sengoku and now he is finally getting a chance to crack into the UFC. ...
Luke Rockhold was forced to pull out of his fight against Matt Lindland at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II on Oct. 9 in San Jose, so Strikeforce has added a bout between red-hot Tyron Woodley against Andre Galvao as a replacement.
"The fight between Tyron and Andre is a great matchup between two young fighters looking to take their careers to the next level," Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said.� "We wish Luke a speedy recovery and are confident he will soon enough rejoin our growing crop of top prospects." ...
After getting bounced from the UFC because he took a shot at Josh Koscheck after the bell at UFC 113, Paul "Semtex" Daley has landed in Strikeforce. Daley signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce last week. ...
Frank Mir vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
When: Saturday, 7 p.m.
Where: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
TV: Pay-per-view ($44.95)
Outlook: Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (13-5) takes on Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (27-7-2) in the main event of UFC 119 in a fight that will keep the winner in the upper echelon of the UFC's heavyweight division.
Prediction: This fight pits Filipovic's head kicks and striking skills against Mir's Brazilian jiu-jitsu prowess. Mir will get this fight to the ground and tap out the Croatian sensation.
Record in 2010 picks: 20-8-2.
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""CEOs go to their vacation homes just after companies report favorable news, and CEOs return to headquarters right before subsequent news is released. More good news is released when CEOs are back at work, and CEOs appear not to leave headquarters at all if a firm has adverse news to disclose. When CEOs are away from the office, stock prices behave quietly with sharply lower volatility. Volatility increases immediately when CEOs return to work." —David Yermack, a New York University finance professor, whose recently released study shows a correlation between when CEOs take their private jets on vacation and movements in their companies' stock price "
U.S.-based NetJets, which revolutionized business aviation in North America with its fractional aircraft ownership model, aims to take a role in China's business aviation revolution—but with charter and management services, rather than its signature portfolio of shared-ownership plans. To pursue this goal, the company established NetJets China Business Aviation Ltd. in March 2012.
"We have a significant number of [fractional aircraft] owners that travel to, from and within China. Their needs and requirements have been a driving factor in NetJets' decision to develop a presence there," said Jordan Hansell, chairman and CEO of NetJets. "Additionally, the Chinese aviation market has phenomenal growth potential, and introducing the NetJets service in China will enhance NetJets' offerings for customers around the globe."
Subject to government approval, NetJets China will be a joint venture by a consortium of Chinese investors led by Hony Jinsi Investment Management (Beijing), a subsidiary of Hony Capital; Fung Investments, part of the private investment arm of the families of Dr. Victor Fung and Dr. William Fung; and NetJets.
Berkshire Hathaway, whose chairman and CEO is famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett, owns NetJets and is providing the Chinese company with the financial backing needed for its expansion. In his 2012 annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors, Buffett said entry into China will "widen our business moat" and protect NetJets from smaller rivals in the air charter and fractional ownership arena.
NetJets China is pursuing certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of China. Aircraft management services and charter operations will begin when approvals are obtained, which the company anticipates will be sometime in 2013.
The joint venture and its operational base will be headquartered in Zhuhai, by the Pearl River Delta on the southern coast of Guangdong province, an hour by fast ferry from Hong Kong. NetJets signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zhuhai Aviation Industry Park in Hong Kong in August 2011.
"We are witnessing demand from both new domestic customers and established customers in the U.S. and Europe," said Eric Wong, vice chairman of NetJets China. Regarding anticipated charter activity, NetJets China has received interest in aircraft types "across the board, from light to midsize to large" aircraft, with "particular interest in the mid-size and large-cabin aircraft," said Elizabeth Wise, manager of media relations at NetJets. The company is trolling for locally based aircraft owners interested in generating revenues by allowing NetJets China to use their airplanes for charter.
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Tying in with the centenary of Britten's birth this year, this three-disc compilation set brings together a large selection of early and late unaccompanied choral works, performed by the Finzi Singers and Paul Spicer. This disc includes A Boy was Born, Rejoice in the Lamb, and Choral Dances from Gloriana.
BBC Music Magazine, November 2013
The bulk of Britten's choral output, repackaged at budget level from full-price originals. Wonderfully sympathetic performances, rich recording. A top bargain for the Britten centenary.
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Bob Chilcott: Everyone Sang; A Little Jazz Mass; I Share Creation; Aesop's Fables / Gemma Beeson, piano;
Debussy: La Mer; Afternoon of a faun; Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye; Saint-Saens: Scherzo / Pascal & Ami Rogé
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Cyril Scott: Piano Concerto; Cello Concerto; Pelleas and Melisanda, overture / Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Peter Donohoe, piano
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Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council tax coupled with much reduced services if the government pushes ahead with a proposed funding settlement for rural communities - despite an increase in the Rural Services Delivery Grant.
MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding for public services.
Plans to increase the number of Starter Homes in the countryside may be useful - but Government must consider any wider implications first, says the Rural Services Network.
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a £4m increase in government funding for rural local authorities but warned that it makes little difference to the financial injustice suffered by countryside communities for years.
Countryside communities will be hit hard by the latest round of government cuts, the Rural Services Network has warned.
A new guide promoting affordable rural homes has been launched by the Rural Housing Alliance and the Rural Services Network.
The Rural Services Network has published its manifesto ahead of the 2015 general election - calling for a fairer deal for rural England.
A government decision which means developers will no longer have to provide affordable homes on smaller sites is a huge blow for rural communities.
The Rural Services Network responds to a National Audit Office report that local councils are showing "clear signs" of financial stress.
Regular postal deliveries to remote rural communities are under threat, MPs have been told.
GOVERNMENT plans will reduce the amount of affordable housing in the countryside, England's largest rural network has warned.
THE government has confirmed a two-year funding package for a newly created National Rural Crime Network operating across England and Wales.


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Touch Me: Ubuntu to Improve Touchscreen Support in 9.10
Ubuntu wants to get as many touchscreens working as possible for Karmic Koala. The developers are asking for help by collecting vendor and product IDs for USB touchscreens out in the market.
"Do you have a touchscreen that isn't working in Ubuntu? We need your help!" is Amit Kucheria's opening words in his blog. His initiative is to collect hardware information on touchscreens for Ubuntu's 9.10 release by requesting submissions to Bug #317094.
The USB touchscreens may be recognized by the kernel's usbtouchscreen module, but their IDs are not yet on the list of supported devices.
To investigate the device ID, first use lsusb to get the vendor and product ID, then use sudo to load the usbtouchscreen module and sysfs to add the ID to it. Finally, write the ID to the /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbtouchscreen/new_id file. For example, with a 1473:0158 device ID:
sudo modprobe usbtouchscreen
sudo sh -c "echo 147e 0158 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbtouchscreen/new_id"
If you can thereby make the touchscreen work with Karmic Koala, report the vendor and product ID and the name of the touchscreen to Ubuntu developers by using the bug submission.
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SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
Fedora 24 Released
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I grew-up down the street from Woodman's. It was very easy as a young child to explore this site. Besides friends hiding behind walls and jumping out to get a good laugh, I never witnessed any paranormal activity.
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Medication Safety When You Have High Blood Pressure
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The Y-Bridge Arts Festival is about nine months away, but planning has already begun.
The 2014 festival will be held at Zane's Landing. Co-director of the festival, Linda Regula, created the festival back in 2009. For the first three years it was held on the Y-Bridge, then in 2012 it was held at Zane's Landing and this past August, it was held at Colony Square Mall. Although the festival won't be on the bridge itself, Regula says she's happy it's back downtown.
"Well there's a lot of issues. But the mayor has agreed that we can do the ribbon cutting on the bridge and we will use Zane Landing for the actual festival," Regula explained. "They've done a lot of improvements, we're gonna light the trees up, we're gonna make it really special and we're just tickled to death to be back downtown."
The festival will feature at least 60 or 70 artists from all over the country, music, food and of course, all forms of art, including an area for children to get their creativity flowing.
"They create hands on projects, they learn about our city, about the history of the Y-Bridge and to me, that's the most important part. Even though i'm an artist, I think educating children about the arts will carry this on into the future."
If businesses are interested in sponsoring the event, or if you're an artist and would like to participate, you can find all of the information and forms you need online at www.ybridgeartsfestival.org.


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Is there a (free!) software/components that I can use to track how my web site is being used - which pages are most popular, how many times was the site visitied today, yesterday etc...
Announcing Stack Overflow Documentation
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
How about Google Analytics? http://google.com/analytics
The information you want is (mostly) in the server logs, so I'd ask the server admin to give you access to some statistic-script (if it's installed).
Here's an open software for website analytics:
And you can - of course - always give your data to Google and let them generate the statistics using "Google Analytics". It requires including a piece of code into your website.
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To summarize the goal: roll the ball under the fortress, down the hill, across the bridge, and into the hole.
Just teeing up, it's a nice pirate lady with her son. With the collapse of the gem market, a little leftover treasure makes for good golfballs.
In the picture above you can also see how they've dressed-up the putt-putt course a bit amidst the old ship's wreckage -- a makeshift hull and even a fake cannon, for the kids.
Over on the other side, we can see the boy's father has putted first, and seems to have gotten his ball stuck under the fortress.
Chalk it up to lousy maintenance -- they are pirates, after all.
On the lower level, Brickbeard and a redcoat captain are finishing up the hole. Beware of the water hazard.
It looks like the redcoat captain is a lousy putter... splash, rolled right into the drink!
Brickbeard laughs, as his lead grows to 3 points.
Lastly, a close-up of Eldorado Fortress. It's one of my favorite sets (and one of the few I still have built), and I'm pretty pleased with how the micro version turned out.
I don't have any of my old bluecoats with me, so a printed flag will have to do. At least I didn't use a redcoat flag!
This MOC a companion to my small entry, which MOC'ed up the 7th hole with a much steeper hill.
I hope you enjoyed. More pictures can be found on my flickr. The other pictures include an overhead view, so you can marvel at how obsessive-compulsively I've ensured the ship's ribs all line up. Comments and criticism welcome.
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Collin Raye Plans New Album
Collin Raye will release a new album, Never Going Back, April 28 on Time Life Music
The album features Collin's new single, "Mid Life Chrysler," along with "Without You," a duet with Grammy nominee Susan Ashton, and "She's With Me," a song Collin wrote for his severely ill granddaughter. "This is the album I've always wanted to do," says Collin, whose hits include "Love, Me," "In This Life," "My Kind of Girl" and others. "Before this, I'd never done an album where I've wanted to immediately go out and perform the whole thing."
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The eZee Forza is a beautifully designed and powerful electric bike. Boasting a sturdy high-end aluminum frame with 26" tires and top of the line components, the Forza can get you to a top speed of 22 mph with its throttle activated electric motor drive system. Front suspension and wide puncture resistant tires make this one of the smoothest rides available.
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RHP Ethan Martin, Saturday's starter, had his shortest big-league outing (0.2 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 3 BB) after his longest the last time out when he threw 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs in a 5-4 win over the Rockies.
RHP Roy Halladay, Sunday's starter, was originally scheduled to make a minor-league rehab start for Double A Reading. But because the Phillies used Tyler Cloyd -- Sunday's previous scheduled starter -- in Saturday's extra-inning game, Halladay will make his return to the Phillies' rotation on Sunday against Arizona.
CF Roger Bernadina batted leadoff on Saturday and had his first hit as a Phillie with a solo home run in the sixth inning.
RF Casper Wells pitched for the second time in his big-league career and took the loss.
LF Domonic Brown left Saturday's game in the top of the third inning with right heel soreness. Brown struck out in the first inning and was replaced by John Mayberry Jr. After the game, manager Ryne Sandberg said Brown has had soreness in the region of his Achilles' tendon for the past couple of days and that he's day to day.


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The Rich and famous and their hired help are not always the brightest and smartest.
they forgot the "ironic" quotes around "actress".
personally, i would have called Uncle Jesse for help...
Well he was in her apartment at the time so it kind of makes sense.
45 minutes between when she arrived and when the medical people showed up?
nice going.
Dan would have fucked him.
Mr. Poe, that's uncalled for.
I sorryz.
who is this Mary Olsen and why does she have her own police force? is this important to the case?
And it was NOT her apartment, duh. Yes, I know, that was the initial report, but it's not true.
Back in the day, you called one of Frank's "people" when you had a "situation" ... now, you call an Olsen twin. How times have changed.
The rich and famous don't follow the same bounds of convention as we do, especially in regards to Laws.
Is it right? Nope.
And Mr. Poe, you're supposed to talk about what you would do (e.g. Mr Poe says "I would have f...ed him, except he was too old for me at 28, so I'll let Dan have him.")
A normal-thinking person would have called 911 within 5 minutes. But I have a feeling if you're a masseuse for hollywood celebrities, you get used to walking in on unconscious people, setting up around them and rousing them long enough to get on the massage table. Oh, and calling other celebrities before alerting the authorities - privacy before safety, kids!
Our criminal justice system encourages us not to call 9-1-1 for medical assistance if illegal drugs might be involved. My guess is that Olsen referred Ms. Wolozin to a celebrity "I think my friend may have overdosed" service.
see also: A Death in Edmonds, Dominic Holden, The Stranger, January 2, 2008.
will: I think poe woulda said "I would have f...ed him, except he was too young for me at 28, so I'll let Dan have him."
'cause it seems The Poe has a sexxy daddy thing going on. or perhaps i read too much into his admiration of older politico types...nah he likes 'em aged, like fine port and the best stinky cheese.
I would have fucked him, provided rigor mortis hadn't set in.
We should put Ms Olsen in charge of Iraq. She seems to be pretty darned efficient when it comes to troop surges.
@14: Everything Mr. Poe writes makes me laugh, including "and" and "the." I have never seen anyone strike such genius onto the page with so few words in my life.
I think I might be a little in like with Mr. Poe.
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OMG. me 2. I loves him. he's made slog a better and sexxier place. him and neopolitan the 13th. rowrr for those guys, mmmm baby.
ur kinda sweet too.
Hey! I'll have you know those talented little Olsen twins can do more than just show up at a Marc Jacobs show and do their patented monkey face! Hmmph!
Let's be fair--for once: if I walked in on Dan Savage sleeping and couldn't wake him up, I'd be a little hesitant to 911 right off the bat. I wouldn't call Andrew Sullivan to ask what to do, but I'd likely call Rakoff. David always knows what to do.
Net-net, it was a difficult and confusing situation, so tread lightly on the judgements.
And the masseuse called 911 when she realized Ledger wasn't breathing.
I bet any gay male on this Slog would have checked out his SWEET ass and whatever else, just cause that is the way we are.
Calling 911 should always be the first line --- always.
I think I have saved several lives by such calls, a neighbor in heart seizure, a druggie in shock in the empty house down the block
Freddy -- but as Phil M points out @13 points out the laws in many states actively discourage folks from calling 911 in cases of drug overdose.
In Seattle, for example, if you call 911 to report a drug overdose you are quite likely to have the police show up along with the medics.
It is for this reason that New Mexico passed a good Samaritan law last year that essentially holds folks harmless in such situations.
FINE. Fine, you fuckers. I'm taking Mary-Kate Olsen off speed dial and next time I find somebody passed out or I hear gunshots, I won't call her. I'll call, like, that 9-1-whatever phone number like YOU know-it-alls said.
I still think Mary-Kate is the one to call first but if I'm going to be hearing bitch bitch bitch about it afterwards then it ain't worth it. Fuck it then. But the very next call I make is damn well going to be an Olsen twin, like mom taught me.
Much like Bellevue Ave, Mary Kate's security guard was preoccupied with the ramifications of the recent interest rate cuts, and was thus held up and arrived too late to attend to poor Mr. Ledger.
Memememememememe!!! Mmmmmm!
Why Mary-Kate and not Ashley? Which is which? I love the Olsen twins!!! The cutest little mafioso (mafiosas???) evarrrr......
As I see it, the number one problem is that Ledger was "friends" with Mary-Kate Olsen.
Had Danny Tanner been there, Heath Ledger might still be alive today.
Now I'm just confused.
It's just stupid, Will. Stupid and sad.
Everyone knows that you need both Olsen twins to bring the dead back to life.
It's is very, very sad to think it's possible he could have been saved with faster - and more intelligent - action.
Maybe they went to anorexia rehab together or something. Who knows?
What I want to know is what use someone could possibly have for a rolled up twenty dollar bill other than to snort something with it? Was he such a coke head that he just rolled up twenty dollar bills involuntarily, even when there was no coke around? I'm thinking they are saying there were no "narcotics" on the bill. I'm pretty sure he was crushing and sniffing prescription medication. Maybe medication that Mary-Kate gave him, hmmmmmmmmm...
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