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Hi I'm fairly new to rails and I'm having a problem with my drop-downs. I'm finding it difficult to find any well defined explanations of how to use them and store the values on the web. The tutorials on this site are so well explained it seemed the best place to ask for an explanation!
Any help would be massively appreciated.
Just to further define what I'm trying to achieve. I have a table containing locations, essentially the choice of location will effect some of the other drop downs. Therefore I need to know how best to create a drop down and then store the selected value to create queries for subsequent drop-downs.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (9 votes).
In short: Gosh it was chilly!In full: A good way to end a good year of running for me.Nice to see some familiar faces, though some are looking as old as me now (if not older!)Due to other commitments I've had to miss this race for the past 6 years. Good to see that it hasn't changed a bit! Well done to everyone today!Happy New Year for 2013! Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: positive start to the year aheadIn full: Great 5 mile race on flat course, only challenge is the weather and the excesses of Christmas! Good way to start the year. Well organised and marshalled, generous gifts afterwards. Retreat to the nearly club for refreshments and presentations. Date of review: January 2, 2012
In short: Excellent Race to start the year.In full: All in all a great organised race with definate PB potential.Many thanks to the organisers and marshalls.Date of review: January 2, 2012
In short: one of my favourites, always a good way to start the year,Date of review: January 2, 2012
In short: one for p.b. hunting veteransIn full: flat, fast course, nice goodies ( vino ), well organised, a bit fresh in this siberian weather of late.Date of review: January 1, 2009
In short: Enjoyable, fast amble through park - ready for 2008!Date of review: December 31, 2007
In short: A friendly smile for us slower runners. Thanks for the wine. We felt much better after we had drunk it - immediately!Date of review: December 30, 2007
In short: Thanks to all who organised and marshalled - and for the civilized (13:00) start ! Date of review: December 31, 2006
In short: Another good race to end a good yearIn full: Really good run this.Serious without being eliteist as well which I think helps bring in new "Oldtimers" who may not normally race.Once again the organisation and marshalling was top notch, good to see so many old faces!See you all next year!!!Have a great 2007!! Date of review: December 31, 2006
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Metallica -- Park City, UT -- January 25th, 2006
Since everyone is posting their first Metallica shows, I thought I would jump on the bandwagon. Well, the story of my first Metallica show is boring, so I thought I would write about this show instead, which was my 10th Metallica show.
First, some background. Metallica had a cameo in the movie The Darwin Awards which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006. After the movie premiere, Metallica played a private concert for people involved with the movie. The concert was at a bar in Park City, Utah called Harry O's. Since it was a private show, no tickets were sold to the public. However, they did have a contest through their fan club to give some fans free passes to the show. One of my friends won the contest, and invited me to be her guest. So I hopped on a flight from Philly to Salt Lake City and here's what happened.
We did all of our traveling the night before the show. So we woke up on the day of the show and had nothing to do. So we just drove up to Park City and hung out on Main Street all day, finding various ways to kill the time. Around 6:00pm we decided to check out some place called the Airbourne Lounge, which was actually right next door to Harry O's (in the same building, on the lower level). Once we entered the Airbourne Lounge, we noticed a set of double doors that connected the Airbourne Lounge to the basement of Harry O's. The doors were WIDE open and there was no one standing there. So we just walked in. We found the stairs and walked up to the main floor of Harry O's. We paused at the top of the stairs, as there was a security guard sitting there. But he got up and walked away. So we went straight into the main floor of Harry O's. As we entered the venue, Metallica were already on stage. They started playing their soundcheck almost as soon as we walked in! We sat down on a bench off to the side to watch. The setlist for the soundcheck was:
* Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
* For Whom the Bell Tolls
* Fuel
* Master of Puppets [2nd half only]
* Creeping Death
They also jammed on some riffs in between songs, including:
* Sabbra Cadabra (Black Sabbath)
* Rock 'n' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (AC/DC)
The soundcheck ended around 6:45pm, and not wanting to get thrown out of the venue when someone discovered we weren't supposed to be there, we decided to leave the venue and go to a bar. We returned to the venue sometime around 9:30pm when the doors opened, and managed to secure 2nd row spots right behind the rail. Just after 11:45pm, Ecstasy of Gold finally started playing over the PA. Metallica appeared on stage and launched right into Creeping Death. The crowd (near the stage anyway) went nuts! This was definitely one of the top 3 tightest crowds I have been in, and we were fucking close to the stage too. After Wherever I May Roam, they paused to address the crowd. James had a GIANT smile on his face, you could tell he was having a lot of fun at this gig. He welcomed everyone to the Darwins Awards after-party, and asked how so many Metallica fans snuck in. Without any further hesitation, they launched right into Fuel. The boys were really on fire and James' voice sounded fantastic. They seemed to really be thriving from the close crowd interaction as well. The rest of the show went by way too quickly, and before I knew it they had finished playing Seek & Destroy. By the end of the show, I had gotten high-fives from James, Kirk, and two from Rob. It was really amazing how close we were to the action. The full setlist was:
The Ecstasy Of Gold
Creeping Death
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Sad But True
Fade To Black
Master Of Puppets
Enter Sandman
Last Caress
Seek & Destroy
The setlist itself wasn't really anything special, but the experience of seeing Metallica in a small venue (and sneaking into the soundcheck) totally negates any complaints about the setlist. Plus, it was a private party for movie insiders who probably weren't Metallica fans, so it's not like they were gonna do anything crazy with the setlist.
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Entire Flat for 3 (403) at Gangnam
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Hot tub
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Banpo ong, 서울특별시, South Korea
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Entire flat with private enterance and digital door lock.
Full furnitures, ready to use as like home.
- 1 queen size bed
- sofa bed for 3rd guest
- closet
- LED TV with cable channels
- dressing table
- another table and 2chairs
- sink
- 2 induction cook top
- refrigerator
- Microwave
- plates and silver wares for 3people
- toaster
- rice cooker
- washing machine
- 1 bath room with toiletries
- towels
- hair drier
- wirled and wireless internet with laptop computer access Wi-Fi
- air conditioner and gas heating.
Located at the Heart of Gangnam, quadruple subway stations.
3min walk from sinnonhyon(line 9) station which is direct connected airport
10min walk from Nonhyon(line 7) station
15min walk from Gangnam(line 2, sinboondang line) station
20min walk from Sinsa(line 3) station
Various Bus Lines(Blue, Red and airport limousine) you can reach Myongdong, Apgujeong, Dongdaemoon directly.
*ABOUT Us*
Travel is always exciting!!!
Good to meet you. My name is Songyi Cho. I'm involved in education relative business. I have four members of family, me, my husband, 2 years old boy and 1 year old girl. we met at outreach in Sierra Leone, west africa. We did outreach again at India, west Bengal.
I studied University of Tennessee as a exchange student for 1 year. Worked Six Flags gurnee, IL which is near chicago for summer intern. I traveled lots of cities in the usa, canada, japan, european countries, hongkong, thailand, cambodia and mauritius. I love travel. After I had baby, I couldn't take a trip a lot. Through this studio, I hope to meet world wide friends.
I've lived Gangnam area from my childhood. I well know about Seoul and especially Gangnam. If you need any information about Seoul, don't hesitate contact me.
House rules*TERMS OF STAY*
Non smoking building so the smoking is permitted out side of building, take your shoes off in the room, Please turn all the electronic devices off when you out. Please note that the studio is 4th floor of the building with no elevator, consider that when you make a decision.
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Reviews of this property
The apartment was very good as well as the description Song Yi acceuillie very well informed and we thank you again The property is very well located near a lively and near numerous means of transportation district. I recommance vivrment here. I will return on my next trip.
L'appartement etait tres bien comme dans la description
Song Yi nous a tres bien acceuillie et renseigné merci encore
Le logement est tres bien situé pres d'un quartier animé et pres de nombreux moyens de transports.
Je recommance vivrment cet endroit. J'y retournerai lors de ma prochaine escapade.
I've spent the beginning of August til now in Song yi's place and it was an amazing experience. She assisted me and answered every questions that I had. The sofa bed that she provided was also super comfortable and the place is really convenient to the subway station as well. The only issue is that there are no escalators or elevators in the apartment building, so keep that in mind if it's a problem for you. Other than that, I totally recommend her place :)
Reviews for this host's other properties
Everything worked out perfect. Nice, clean and right next to all the activity in Gangnam...but still quiet and peaceful.
The convenient store right down stairs is great to have and all the restaurants around make it hard to go hungry.
Train stations, bus stations, everything very close makes getting around the city really easy.
Was picked up and taken to the apartment at the bus station in Gangnam which is nice to avoid any confusion.
Thank you Song Yi and family for everything! ~S
Great location, clean and quiet. Recommended 5 Stars. Thank You Song Yi for everything!~s
Very good communication and everything as described and ready when I arrived, including the security code for the door.
Excellent and convenient location (grocery shopping, restaurants, shops, subway station...). I recommend the place with pleasure.
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A day in Jamestown with Lucy Ricardo
When you were a kid, didn't you used to have dream situations you dearly wished would happen? Perhaps you dreamed of being locked up overnight in a candy store. I had one of those dream experiences recently, and I can't wait to tell you all about it.
Two weeks ago, we ran in the column, an interview with the two leading actors in the national touring company of the show "I Love Lucy – Live on Stage. Sirena Irwin and Bill Mendietta have been cast as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, the characters performed by Jamestown native Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, in a company which is currently in residence at 710 Main St., in Buffalo, but which will soon be folding their tents and heading off to Toronto, to light up the giant Royal Alexandra Theater.
The interviews were both enjoyable, and when I reviewed the show itself, I found the entire company to be very talented and outgoing. When the performance was over, I went backstage to meet in person my two interview subjects, and got a surprise invitation.
"Next Monday is our first day off, from performing the show, so a bunch of us are going to drive down to Jamestown and look at 'everything Lucy' that we can find," Mendietta said. "Why don't you come along with us. It should be a lot of fun."
"Beside that," Irwin chipped in, "You probably know where everything is."
So I spent one very long, very entertaining day with the Lucy and Ricky look-alikes and 20 of their fellow actors, musicians in the Ricky Ricardo Orchestra, creative backstage personnel, and others.
Joanna Daniels, who is portraying Ethel Mertz in the show, brought along her two young children, whose fresh eyes were experiencing all this Lucy business for the first time in their lives.
We started in the Desilu Studio, the double museum on West Third Street, at the intersection of Main Street. The western-most museum deals with the private lives of the actors who first played Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo. The eastern-most museum contains close to perfect replications of the sets on which the entire world envisions the Ricardos and their friends the Mertzes, going about their zany business.
When she's not in costume as Lucy Ricardo, Sirena Irwin is a lovely, mobile-faced lady with long, flowing blonde hair, not the orange-red curls of her character. Mendietta, on the other hand, has to carry his strong resemblance to Desi Arnaz, along with him. What's more, among the group of more than 20 visitors was the actor who was cast as his understudy. The two men looked so much alike, two visitors to the museum from North Carolina came up to me and said, "Does everybody in this town look like Ricky Ricardo? We just saw a guy in the previous room and commented on how much he looks like Ricky, then we came in here and there he is again, but he couldn't possibly have gotten past us?"
I can't tell you how energizing and exciting it is to be surrounded by people who want to see, want to hear and want to know. Having taught in public schools and colleges for more than 30 years, I am used to people telling me that they don't have to learn, and I can't make them do it. That is true, by the way. A person can lead a horse to water, but if he happens to have the wrong end of the horse, under no circumstances will it drink.
All of the actors in the group wanted photos of themselves with giant posters and other portrayals of the characters they are playing. People read every word of the written descriptions attached to the museum exhibits. The musicians were especially interested in exhibits showing musical scores from the original show, which they eagerly compared with the musical parts they are playing in the musical version of the original scripts. One young man was deeply impressed that photos of the Ricky Ricardo Orchestra show that most of the musicians were quite young – most of them obviously younger than age 40.
The group had made arrangements with the staff of the Lucy/Desi Museum to eat their lunches in the Tropicana Room, the second floor re-creation of the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo earned the money his zany wife spent, by beating on a conga drum and singing Latin tunes. The tour group members were aware of eating places in Jamestown which had specific connections to Lucille Ball, and they ordered their food from them.
While they ate, the museum staff showed a video of scenes from "I Love Lucy," including a couple of scenes which have been incorporated into the touring show which they are performing in Buffalo. It was impressive to watch the actors who perform in the scenes jump up from their lunch and deliver their speeches in tandem with the original actors, each checking carefully that their timing and inflection match those of the actors on the video.
When the tour of the museum resumed, after lunch, it was wonderful to see Sirena Irwin place herself on the set of the famed Vita-Meata-Vegemin commercial and recite the little speech which was printed on the wall, while her colleagues swarmed around her and coached her on the authenticity of her delivery.
Eventually, we left the museum and swarmed the streets of downtown Jamestown, seeking out the many murals which are painted on downtown walls by artist Gary Peters Jr. As we walked, they overflowed with questions, about the age and architecture style of buildings, which businesses were changed from Lucy's day, the location of the helicopter landing which brought Ball and Arnaz to Jamestown for the world premiere of "Forever Darling," and similar questions, which not only revealed acute intelligence, but which also demonstrated how deeply they had researched the history of the characters whom they are playing.
That accomplished, we jumped into the rented cars which had brought them down from Buffalo, paused briefly at the house on Stewart Avenue, in which Lucille Ball was born, and then headed for Celoron, to visit the house where the actress had spent most of her youthful years.
That property, on Lucy Lane, is privately owned by Mary Rappaport, and is not open for the public to visit, but the cast had met Mrs. Rappaport when she came to see their performance in Buffalo, and told her they were coming down, so we all were invited inside and allowed to roam about the historical property at will. The owner spoke intelligently about restoring the wallpaper to what it was in the 1920s, when Lucy lived there after her father's early death, with her mother, her brother, and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hunt. She showed the print of a Utrillo painting which once hung above the fireplace in the Ricardo's television apartment, and talked about restoring original linoleum and finding kitchen cupboards, which had been torn out and used as part of a basement workshop, by owners, intent upon "modernizing" the house.
Meanwhile, actresses were trying on clothes which originally belonged to Lucy, which had been bought at auction in California, and which fit Ms. Irwin as though they had been tailored to her form. Both women are tall and elegantly thin. The house's owner searched around and found a pair of aprons which still had Lucy's and Desi's names sewn in them, and which they had worn in one of the episodes of the television series in which the couple moved to a home in Connecticut, and in which Ricky and Fred Mertz had constructed a disastrously distorted brick barbecue. While Mendietta and Irwin tried on the aprons, she invited everyone into the back yard, where a nearly exact copy of the barbecue stands.
Once again, cameras flashed.
Mrs. Rappaport gave the visitors bags of sponge candy, promising them they wouldn't find it in any other part of the country, and giving Mendietta and Irwin, a small lilac tree, which had been sprouted from one of the original plants in the yard, which date to Lucy's residence there. Knowing that lilacs were always the comedienne's favorite flowers, they took the lilac to Lucy's grave, in Lake View Cemetery, where they left it in her honor.
By now, many hours had passed, and members of the group were breaking away, either to eat dinner, or to head back to Buffalo. Such was not the case, however, with the quartet who had invited me to join them. We toured past addresses where Ball's grandparents had lived, and where she had done various activities when returning to our area, after establishing her career in New York City, and Hollywood.
We went to Celoron Park and exchanged stories about when Lucy had sold hamburgers as a short order cook at the park, and where she liked to go canoeing with her dates, because if they tried to get too friendly, she could overturn the canoe and cool things off in the lake.
Finally, we ended the day at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown, where they politely requested to be allowed inside, and roamed around, discussing most effectively the architecture of the building and the modernizing which it has undergone, to serve the needs of New York state's largest community theater.
I hope I've captured the energy which the day involved, and the many things which are available for us to do nearly every day of the year, if we just make up our minds to do them. I hope I've captured the warmth and the friendliness of the large group, and the way they flowed around independently, following their own interests, yet keeping the needs of the group in mind, so that no one was left waiting nor found himself left out of activities.
If I had to choose between being locked overnight in a candy store and spending an entire day with a substitute Lucy, Desi, Fred, Ethel, and all the other members of the cast, I'd take the field trip to Jamestown, in a heart beat. How about you?
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Spring 2001
Volume 5 Number 3
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
In keeping with the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Year of the Child, this issue of inSpire features children.
Several younger faculty members reflect on the Christian vocation of parenting their children.
Many students today bring children with them into the Seminary experience, while others marry and begin their families while pursuing their academic degrees.
Our Center for Children was created several years ago out of the need to provide childcare and a nursery school for the children of students, faculty, and staff. Plans for expanding this program are set forth in these pages.
It is well to remember that, in the words of Paul the apostle, "the Spirit itself bears witness to our spirit that we are children of God" (Romans 8:16)—beings indebted to Another for the gift of life, dependent upon this Other for all that sustains and enriches this life, and the recipients of a parental-like love that will never let us go, never let us down, and never let us off. Thus, we love our children because we, as children of God, have been so loved in Jesus Christ.
The children of God from other lands, cultures, and churches are also on campus as international students. This issue features three of them—from Vietnam, Bulgaria, and India.
Faithfully yours,
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When most Americans think of states that export, the ones on the coasts or those bordering Mexico or Canada are usually the first to come to mind. We tend to think of computer chips from California or beef from Texas. What most Americans are missing, however, are the export powerhouses that exist in the middle of our country, at America's heart. Colorado is a perfect example. While it is a landlocked state in the middle of the country, it also sits between Canada and Mexico, and at the midpoint between Tokyo and Frankfurt. Last year, Colorado exported over $7 billion worth of goods and services to countries around the world.
The United States was born a trading nation in 1776, and commerce has been the essential life blood of the United States and our entrepreneurial spirit. In observance of the annual World Trade Week, the World Trade Center Denver hosted a World Trade Day conference on May 17. I traveled to Denver to participate because I recognize the importance of trade to all 50 states, notably how it supports jobs throughout the country.
This year's World Trade Week had special significance, as it was ushered in by the May 15 entry into force of the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement. This agreement allows 80 percent of U.S. consumer goods to enter Colombia duty-free today, with the remaining tariffs phased out over the next 10 years. This milestone, along with the U.S.-Korea (KORUS) Agreement going into effect in March, means more competitive market access to two major markets for American products and services.
World Trade Week is also a time to look ahead to the next challenge of our trade agenda -- the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The United States, along with eight other countries, is negotiating this high-standard, broad-based, regional agreement that we like to think of as a model 21st century trade agreement. The TPP will bring together both developed and developing countries' economies from across the Pacific into a single trading community. It addresses new cross-cutting issues, such as helping small- and medium-sized enterprises take advantage of the opportunities that will be created by this agreement. And we are working ardently to ensure TPP includes protections for workers' rights, the environment, and intellectual property.
During my Denver trip, I also met representatives of small- and medium-sized enterprises that are actively involved in growing their export businesses or working to attract foreign investment into Colorado. One of the new ways we at the State Department support these companies to take advantage of export and investment opportunities is through a new program called Direct Line. Part of Secretary Clinton's Economic Statecraft agenda, the Direct Line program creates a channel for companies to engage directly with our Ambassadors to learn about business opportunities in around the world.
Thank you to all in Denver for your hospitality during my trip. It was a good reminder that we at the State Department need to help each and every state take advantage of its unique attributes in order to maximize exports and encourage foreign investment. Our goal is to promote a world where open, free, transparent, and fair trade and investment are the norm. If we succeed, all our states, and the United States, will benefit. This truly is the heart of the matter.


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Herby lamb cobbler
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal963
- fat60g
- saturates31g
- carbs59g
- sugars9g
- fibre5g
- protein45g
- salt2.89g
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
A variety of oils can be used for baking. Sunflower is the one we use most often at Good Food as…
- 200g smoked streaky bacon, preferably in one piece, skinned and cut into pieces
- 900g lamb neck fillets, cut into large chunks
A lamb is a sheep that is under one year old, and is known for its delicate flavour and tender…
- 350g baby onion, peeled
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 5 carrots, cut into large chunks
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 350g small button mushroom
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 3 bay leaf
- small bunch thyme
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- 350ml lamb or beef stock
- large splash Worcestershire sauce
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- 200g chilled butter, grated
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Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. In a flameproof casserole, heat the oil, then sizzle the bacon for 5 mins until crisp. Turn up the heat, then cook the lamb for 10 mins until brown. Remove meats with a slotted spoon, turn the heat up to maximum, then add the onions, carrots and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 mins until starting to colour, then stir in the flour. Return the meat to the pan with the herbs, and pour over the wine, stock and Worcestershire sauce. Season, then cover and braise in the oven, undisturbed, for about 1 hr 20 mins.
After about 1 hr, make the topping. Tip the flour and herbs into a large bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Add the butter and mix using a fork. Make a well, then add the lemon juice and 3 tbsp water. Gently bring together to make a soft dough. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 5mm thick, then cut into rounds using a 7.5cm pastry cutter. Re-roll the trimmings, then cut out more rounds until the dough is used up. After 1 hr 20 mins, take the casserole from the oven, remove the lid, then arrange the circles of dough, overlapping, around the edge of the dish, sticking bay leaves between them. Brush with egg and bake for 45 mins until golden.
Middle neck of lamb
This is available as chops or neck fillet. Neck has risen in popularity as it can be either fried, grilled, roasted or braised. It is sold in supermarkets, where two little fillets are packaged in a big box and sold at a premium. But from butchers, middle neck chops and neck fillets still make for a cheaper option than more prime cuts. Look for even-coloured meat with a layer of fat running through it.
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Stew was beautifully flavoured and very filling.
The method for the cobbler was odd, by the time that I had grated the butter in to the flour, it has melted slightly and reformed as a block, which I then couldn't simply stir to blend, as the directions instructed. Instead I reverted to the rubbing technique that I usually use to make pastry and added in a few more tablespoons of water than suggested for the mixture to bind properly, as it was initially quite dry. Other than these issues the dish is great - the cobbler had a really fresh flavour.
Made this at the weekend with diced lamb shoulder. Casserole was lovely but did need to add more stock/ wine before putting on cobbler top. Next time will make cheese scones as we found cobbler a bit tastless and biscuity. Nearly added an egg to the mix and wish I had now although they did rise beautifully without it.
Have this in the oven right now - it's the fourth time I've made it and it's been great each time. I never make the cobblers (he he) for the top, but rather make this as a casserole, served with some mustard mash and a bit of broccers! Never any leftovers as hubby goes back for seconds and thirds. Lush!
Made this for friends last night. I think it is perhaps the most delicious stew I've ever made. I did it in the slow cooker finishing it off in the oven, and the lamb was just incredible. The sauce was rich and just the right viscosity. I was worried how the cobbles would turn out reading other peoples comments. I blitzed all the ingredients in the food processor and did my cobbles about 2cm thick and it looked just like the picture. I did cut them out but I think next time I would just divide the mix into about 6 or 7 balls and just shape them into a scone shape. OH said the cobbles were slightly dry and almost biscuity on the top but that could be our oven. Tasted great though.
Very tasty recipe. Used lamb leg steaks which ended up v tender and increased meat a bit to serve 7, plus used 2 packs of bacon lardons rather than 200g of streaky. Gave the stew 1.5hrs in the oven in the morning, then reheated before dinner and then added the cobbler. Like others have said, they didn't rise as much as the pic, but loved the herby flavour and they tasted like dumplings. Will definitely make again as a hearty winter dish which was enjoyed by all.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Belarus Orders High Rise Fire-Battling Ka-32A11BC
Russian Helicopters has secured an order for a Ka-32A11BC from the Belarus Emergencies Ministry. The Minsk department of the government agency will operate the helicopter in the firefighting role, specifically for high-rise buildings as part of a city development program. Minsk is working on a number of skyscraper projects, including in the Parus apartment block and Royal Plaza administrative complex rise, while the Gazprom tower and Minsk tower reach over 150 meters (around 500 feet).
Kamov Ka-32A11BC. Photo courtesy of Russian Helicopters
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Sarah Drake art exhibits
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Art by Sarah Drake '05 '09.
Sarah Drake '05 '09 will exhibit her art in St. Cloud in advance of her works going on display in Russia.
Her abstract works honoring Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva are on display through Jan. 4 at the St. Cloud Public Library. Tsvetaeva, a giant of 20th century Russian literature, was a survivor of revolution, civil war, famine and purges.
Drake is among 25 international artsts exhibiting Dec. 20 - Jan. 1 at the Marina Tsvetaeva Museum and Cultural Center in Moscow. In addition, her artwork will be added to the museum's permanent collection, Drake said.
Drake last summer earned a silver medal for surrealism at "Earth, Time & People," an international juried exhibit at the West Park Art Gallery in New York City. Chairing the jury was Brooklyn-based Michael Prettyman, a veteran muralist with an international reputation.
A Sauk Rapids resident, Drake earned a bachelor's degree in elective studies and master's degree in social responsibility.
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To the editor:
Little attention has been paid by the media to SF 2627/HF 291, the Commercial Surrogacy Bill, which has been making its way through the state legislature. This bill would create a commercial surrogacy business, where individuals can pay a woman to carry their child to term.
I cannot claim to have experienced the pain that couples feel who are not able to have children due to infertility that suffering is real and deserves our compassion. Surrogacy, however, is not the answer. Surrogacy agreements are not in the best interests of children, nor of the women who carry these children to term. Children should not be treated as a commodity that can be bought and sold.
The Commercial Surrogacy Bill has moved through the Minnesota legislature practically unnoticed. In fact, the language of the Senate version of the bill was revealed only shortly before it was passed by the one Senate committee to which is was assigned. Now, the House version of the bill will likely be voted on by the full body with no policy committee hearings. Does this sound like our political system at its best? Even if you support this bill, I think we all would agree that Minnesotans, at the very least, should have the opportunity to study and discuss a bill of this magnitude more openly. Please, call your representative and tell them to vote No on HF 291.
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The most prestigious tournament in Badminton. Competing as individuals in five events, Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's and Women's doubles and Mixed doubles, success conveys the title of World Champion on the winner(s).
First held in 1977 and originally being held every two years the World Championships has since 2003 been held every year except Olympic years, where the winner of the Olympic title is considered the 'world champion' in all but name.
Badminton England have hosted the prestigious event twice in 1993 and 2003 in Birmingham. The 2011 edition will be the first to be held in London, England from 08 -14 August 2011. The tournament will be held at 12,500 capacity Wembley Arena Indoor Stadium and will also be the venue for the sport at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The championships will see approximately 400 of the world's top players representing five continents competing for the title of World Champion.
Tournament Information
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Topic: Using fixture names
I've been trying to use dynamic fixture names to make my tests a but less brittle, but it's just not working.
I have a fixture called 'galleries' with a couple of entries in it; 'gallery_with_update' and 'not_visible_gallery'..
According to the agile web dev book, this should work..
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
class GalleryTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
fixtures :galleries
def setup
@gallery = Gallery.find(1)
def test_create_with_gallery_with_update
assert_kind_of Gallery, @gallery
assert_equal @gallery_with_update.id, @gallery.id
It works if I change @gallery_with_update.id back to 1, but like this, when I run the test, I get this error:
Loaded suite test/unit/gallery_test
Finished in 0.080633 seconds.
1) Error:
RuntimeError: Called id for nil, which would mistakenly be 4 -- if you really wanted the id of nil, use object_id
test/unit/gallery_test.rb:12:in `test_create_with_gallery_with_update'
What am I doing wrong? I've tried all sorts of variations to see if it would work, but no luck. According to the book, @galleries["gallery_with_update"] should also do the same thing, but it doesnt work either..
thanks for any help..
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The Movie Database, Grilo and mock testing
This year at Openismus had a strong focus on media files and related metadata. So it isn't surprising that we also got in touch with Grilo. Grilo is a framework for discovering media files and decorating it with relevant metadata. One missing piece was background information about movies, like story summaries, artwork, information about artists. With the support of our customers we decided to change that.
Now an obvious choice for getting information on movies is Amazon's incredibly comprehensive Internet Movie Database. Sadly there doesn't seem to be any official web API that could be used by open source software. If I missed something, please tell me in the comments.
The Movie Database plugin for Grilo
Anyway, with IMDb out of reach we had to look for an alternative - and we've found a great one: The Movie Database. This database is a community driven project, built with the needs of media players in mind. It comes with a great and easy to use API. Like IMDb it seems to know just each and every relevant and irrelevant movie ever made. Some entertaining stuff like movie trivia, goofs and quotes are missing, but for most movies the database knows the IMDb id - so all the entertainment is just one click away.
Now that we've found a good movie database Jens started implementing a TMDb plugin for Grilo, and a first version of the plugin was released with grilo-plugins 0.2.2. I've later finished it while integrating it with our customer's project. Murray took care of examples and documentation.
The plugin implements a metadata resolver: It takes a media object, checks for a title or the unique movie id and then fills the media object with information it found on TMDb. Biggest obstacle when using the plugin is the need for an API key. It should be easy to get. The database operator hope these keys will help them to deal with misbehaving clients.
Another issue is related to Grilo's architecture. Grilo doesn't permit its sources to improve any metadata. So if you interpolated a movie title from the filename and pass a media object with that title to the TMDb plugin, the plugin is not permitted to replace your usually ugly title with the pretty and official title it found in the database. To work around that issue you would not resolve the TMDb data in a single step. Instead you'd do a first resolve operation to just retrieve the TMDb's movie id. In a second step you'd delete your own title, but keep the resolved movie id and let the plugin work with that data:
/* Create dummy media from filename */
media = grl_media_new ();
grl_media_set_title (media, "the_last_unicorn_720p");
/* Ask grilo to resolve the TMDb id */
metadata_key_tmdb_id = grl_registry_lookup_metadata_key (registry, "tmdb-id");
keys = grl_metadata_key_list_new (metadata_key_tmdb_id, GRL_METADATA_KEY_INVALID);
grl_source_resolve_sync (source, media, keys, options, &error);
/* Exercise: Release memory and handle possible errors */
/* Use the resolved id to get full metadata */
movie_id = grl_data_get_string (GRL_DATA (media), metadata_key_tmdb_id);
if (movie_id) {
grl_data_remove (GRL_DATA (media), GRL_METADATA_KEY_TITLE);
grl_source_resolve_sync (source, media, keys, options, &error);
/* ... */
Behind your back the same number of network requests is needed for both approaches.
Testing the Plugin
At Openismus we have a mantra we strongly believe in:
No code is done before it has proper tests.
Or more radically:
It doesn't work if it isn't tested.
In the case of the TMDb plugin this commitment caused us a bit of work. Grilo didn't have any infrastructure for testing network based plugins yet. Also if we'd do those tests we'd like to run them offline:
- it works without API keys
- it saves resources and is much quicker
- it permits testing of obscure errors
- it is more reliable by removing countless points of failure
So we took the challenge and also implemented a mock testing framework for
Grilo. It became handy that Grilo already routes all its network access
through a dedicated abstraction, so that it can implement request throttling.
So we just hooked into that layer and introduced a few environment variables
that influence behavior of that layer: First you'd set
to some folder name and then let your plugin perform a few interesting
operations. In a next step you'd edit the recorded files and rename them nicely
to suite your needs. Essential in that work is a generated key-value file of
the name
grl-net-mock-data-$PID.ini which maps URLs to captured responses.
Once done you can set
GRL_NET_MOCKED to point to that file. Grilo will then
stop doing real network requests and answer all requests with the information
this file provides.
Details about testing with the Grilo mock framework are in the reference manual. A few examples for using the framework can be found in Grilo's test folder.


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Topic: History and diff features for a basic wiki app just like mediawiki
I am creating a basic app. And i am wondering if somebody can show how to get started with implementing a basic history feature for all the edits on a page and using diff to show the differences between the edits. The same as mediawiki does.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (36 votes).
In short: Well organised,no frills!In full: Not a run if you like your scenery but a good allround race. I can understand how this is a PB course but the wind in the second half took the edge off a bit.Thanks to all the marshalls, friendly and helpful and the local support was great. TaDate of review: October 25, 2011
In short: Excellent Race, got a PBIn full: A nice, quick, busy race, couldn't believe how packed it was, very busy up to the business park (9miles), then spread out from there. Ticks all the boxes, excellent atmosphere and friendly people on the course and spectating and nice t-shirt & medal. Thanks Stroud.Date of review: October 25, 2011
Date of review: October 24, 2011
In short: Friendly race well organisedIn full: Busy race fantastic support on the way round plenty of good marshalling That hill at the end was a bit tough but got just under 2 hours a PB so am very happyDate of review: October 24, 2011
In short: Well organised race with PB potentialIn full: Love this race always seems to have some of my best halfs in straoud. The organisation is superb for a club organised race, a few larger city runs could take notes from stroud. Yeah the scenery isnt always the best but the support along the course and the friendly feeling during the race makes up for that. Marshalls ae excellent.The wind this year was a bit of a killer coming back in to the finish but that just makes things more interesting. Im happy as I have got this years PB. Deffo a fast course, the wind on your back for the firs half helped with this mind. Overall a good very good event and one to recommendDate of review: October 24, 2011
In short: Varied scenery and well-supportedIn full: My fourth time running this well-organised race; just the right size to be both a spectacle and a friendly local event. Not a beautiful course and hemmed in by traffic at several points.Hard work against the headwind this year. Date of review: October 24, 2011
In short: Excellent organisationIn full: I thought the route was a little dull. Considerining the beautiful countryside it is a bit sad that the run didn't go through some of that. The orgasation was fantastic and the marshals and spectators great. I don't think it qualifies as a flat course, undulating would be a more appropriate description. Pitty about the strong win, but I managed to find big men to run behind using them as wind breakersDate of review: October 23, 2011
In short: great organisation, good coarse and great support.In full: a really enjoyable coarse, excellent support and marshalls, nice medal and t-shirt, could have done with 4 water stops, as the october weather is still unseasonal, overall really enjoyed the race,Date of review: October 23, 2011
In short: A very good club organised race - blighted somewhat in 2011 by the wind!In full: I was back after a six year absence; the course has changed slightly but the excellent organisation (particularly the abundance of knowledgable marshals) and enthusiastic support from the crowd remains the same. This course has definite PB potential - it's a shame that the strong wind in the second half of the race hindered matters today.Pleasant medal and t-shirt. Could have done with some nourishment at the end and prefer bottles to cups but all in all an excellent race.Date of review: October 23, 2011
In short: Enjoyable Half Marathon, well marshalled with good public support. Still room for improvement though.In full: This is my local half and I enjoy running it every year but there is some room for improvement. Half full cups of water are hard to drink from and weren't enough to keep me hydrated. T shirt was an improvement on previous years but still felt cheap. The medal didn't mention the 30th anniversary of this run and there was no goody bag or banana at the end. I'm not trying to be picky and really love Stroud but if halfs of similar size (Chippenham for example) can charge a similar entry fee and provide bottled water, goody bag, technical t and a medal, why can't Stroud? Something for Stroud AC to consider I guess but I'll still be back next year to soak up the atmosphere of this special race.Date of review: October 23, 2011
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CLEARANCE - Winning with the English OpeningProduct Code: CB0076CD
Publisher: Chess Digest
Author: GM Andrew Soltis
Year of Publication: 1997
Pages: 179
Notation Type: Algebraic (AN)
Book Description
Essentially, Soltis advocates a 1 c4, 2 g3 sequence against virtually any set-up by Black. The rare exception is the response 2?d5 after either 1?e6 or 1?c6, when 3 b3 is recommended, although even here, the King?s Bishop does end up fianchettoed, but just a few moves later.
The book maintains the same basic coverage as the second edition. It is divided into four sections: I ? c4 e5; II ? c4 c5; III ? c4 Nf6; and IV - c4, others. There are two basic systems presented in the book: The set-up credited to Botvinnik, with the KB fianchettoed, the QN on c3, pawns on c4, d3 and e4, and the KN on e2; and a variation of this, with the pawn on e3, with the d?pawn retaining the option of going to either d3 or d4, depending on circumstances.About the Author:
American Grandmaster Andy Soltis is one of the most prolific chess writers in the world today. He has carved a particular niche out in the area of repertoire books, the proverbial "Winning withthe?" fare. His latest offering is the third edition of a work first released over fifteen years ago, "Winning with the English."
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Automatic Soy Milk Maker
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Sunpentown Automatic Soy Milk Maker
Quit paying top dollar for fresh soy milk, and make it yourself with the Sunpentown Automatic Soy Milk Maker (SS-213). Simply add soy beans, water, your other favorite ingredients, and produce sensational home made soy milk in minutes with this easy to use appliance. The secret to the simplicity of this unit lies in the fact that you wont have to pre-soak the beans like many similar units, allowing you to just drop them into the maker and start the grinding process. Once closed this unit has dual water resistance that keeps unwanted moisture from entering the inside, and all of your ingredients from spilling outside the maker.
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"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. "
Editor's Desk: June-July 2008
People get into private air travel in many ways, and that's one of the things that makes this business so interesting.
I was reminded of this recently, after doing interviews with three experienced business jet travelers. Two of the conversations appear in this issue: a Center Stage interview with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (page 12) and a CEO Files interview with Hubbard Broadcasting president and CEO Stanley S. Hubbard (page 26). The third, which will run in our August/September issue, is a CEO Files interview with Shawn Jenkins, the founder, president and CEO of Benefitfocus, a company that provides software applications to the health insurance industry.
By the way, we segregate our interview features into three categories. Center Stage is about people who use private air travel in any form; CEO Files focuses on the management style of CEOs and presidents of companies that use business aviation; and Industry Insider targets individuals in business aviation who can provide insight into their segments of the field. I suspect that many of our readers don't notice this pigeonholing, which is fine with us.
Doing three in-depth interviews in relatively quick succession stimulated me to compare, contrast and categorize what I had learned. What emerged was a fascinating, though not wholly unexpected, mini-montage of the industry.
Stanley Hubbard, at 75, is the oldest of this ad hoc group of interviewees and the one who has used business aviation the longest-some 50 years. Boy, can he tell you stories. Though he has a pilot's license and still flies occasionally, his professional pilots fly him on business. Hubbard owned a Gulfstream V when he needed it for international travel, but preferred to hold onto and upgrade his less costly 1968 GII. He now describes his role as the "chief cheerleader" at Minneapolis-based Hubbard Broadcasting, which was founded by his father in 1923, pioneered television broadcasting via satellite and is still owned by the family.
Jenkins, 41, is the youngest, and also a pilot. In fact, he had considered becoming a professional pilot but decided he could just as well satisfy his urge to fly by making enough money in business to buy his own airplane. He started with a Cirrus SR22 in 2003, which he still owns, and has graduated to part ownership in a King Air C90. He also leases time in a Citation CJ2 and holds a delivery position on an Eclipse 500. Jensen founded Charleston, S.C.-based Benefitfocus in 2000 and expects it to grow into a $1 billion business in the next few years. He now rarely flies as the pilot, but his airplanes take him and his top staff over much of the country.
Giuliani, 64, is the most well known of the group.
As mayor of New York, he did some flying in police helicopters, but he really got into business aviation after he moved into the private sector in 2002. Neither a pilot nor an aircraft owner, Giuliani charters instead, using a low-visibility, Washington, D.C. broker called Moby Dick Airways. Most of his travel, both domestic and international, is for his two businesses, Giuliani Partners and Bracewell & Giuliani, and for speeches he gives. He also found travel by private air indispensable during his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Giuliani's jet of choice is a GIV or larger from charter operator Prime Jets of Van Nuys, Calif.
The essential utility these three businessmen find in private aviation and the success it helps bring to their endeavors are common threads in their stories. That should come as no surprise to our readers, but it's worth mentioning because it is so often lost in the general media.
Certainly, private air travel, like almost anything, can be misused. But there's no denying that it's the fastest, most efficient way for people to travel for business.
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Four women from very different backgrounds formed a writers group, and in the process, found themselves unexpectedly writing about their mothers. While they did so, not only did their understanding of one another deepen, but their perceptions of their mothers were transformed as well. How well do we really know our mothers? With humor, tenderness, pain, and sorrow, Still Here Thinking of You taps into the universal, deeply rooted, connection between mothers and daughters.
Lori Toppel and Susan Hodara, along with Joan Potter and Vicki Addesso, are the authors of Still Here thinking of You. Lori Toppel is the author of Three Children, a novel about an American family living in Puerto Rico, and Still Here Thinking of You. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Toppel lives in New York with her husband and children.
Susan Hodara is a journalist, memoirist, and teacher. Her short memoirs have appeared in a variety of literary journals and anthologies; one was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her articles are published in The New York Times, Communication Arts, and other publications. She has taught memoir writing since 2003.
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About the Author: Jose W. Fernandez serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.
Hundreds of invitations have been sent. Press releases and fact sheets have been drafted. Volunteers have been coordinated. It's time for the big event. Today, Secretary Clinton and Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin are hosting "1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future: Partnering to Reduce Child Undernutrition." The "1,000 Days" event addresses the problem of child undernutrition, focusing on programs targeted at the 1,000 day "window of opportunity" -- the critical developmental period from pregnancy to two years of age.
As the guests, speakers, and dignitaries from around the world stream in, it's exciting to see this important event come together. The State Department, including the Bureau of Economics, Energy, and Business Affairs, our colleagues at USAID, the United Nations, and across the U.S. and Irish governments have been working around the clock to bring attention to this crisis. As 200 million children around the world suffer from chronic undernutrition, we are bringing the international community together to meet this challenge. Evidence shows that a child who is well nourished for the critical 1,000 days will have a healthier and more prosperous future. "1,000 Days" is more than one event. It includes commitments to follow-up actions and aims to support a broad-based movement to improve child nutrition.
The event reflects the larger U.S. government commitment to enhancing food security and supporting the Feed the Future initiative. In the Bureau of Economics, for example, we are part of a collaborative global effort centered on country-led processes to improve food security, and the U.S. government will be investing more than $3.5 billion over three years to support country-led plans to combat hunger. We are working to promote research and innovation that offer the potential to help countries meet their food security needs, improve the environment, and increase rural incomes. These goals have enormous potential for contributing to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing poverty by 50 percent by 2015.
As my team works behind the scenes to support this event today, I'm proud to say that we're working hard every day to combat the root causes of chronic hunger and poverty around the world. This is an effort that I will be a part of next month when I hit the road to Chicago and Des Moines for the World Food Prize, so please stay tuned.
Related Content:Secretary Clinton and Irish Foreign Minister Martin to Host "1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future" Event on Reducing Child Undernutrition | 1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future websiteMore from UNGA:Secretary Clinton's Travel to New York for the United Nations 65th General Assembly | U.S. Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals
Sarah G. in Washington DC writes:
Thanks for getting this vital message out, Assistant Secretary Fernandez. I'm happy to learn our government is trying to make a difference for the lives of women and children around the world.
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there are visions that are coming to me in pieces,
they are complete concepts of ideas how to help people.
i am working 16 hrs a day to have it written down, but i cant catch up, as almost each word, when writien, opens a new world. they are endless possibilities, and i picked one i am particularly involved in.
when working on my book, red ribbon book, which of course was born as the whole concept, with the content only needing now polishing, published at christams 2011, i wrote down the name of my place of birth, which is Oswiecim, and at this very moment when i saw this word the Idea was born.
I am starting a foundation, WWHL, legal procedures i have to go through will last a while, and in the meantime i am working on how to make it wide spread, i am getting ready to present my universal idea of CUBE to the whole world, want to do it in Oxford, UK, on TED.
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i contacted u first time when in my vision i was told i am the seventh eye, and will be surrounded by seven wise men, and first of all i should contact Jewish people. I spoke to some rabbi, an orthodox one, and he admitted that my idea of CUBE is visionary and is going to help many people, but it doesnt
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This mission is one to celebrate. We must feed the future generations so they don't turn to violence as a means to find food and they find pride in themselves as they can provide for their own families. This says nothing of how much better the brain functions when it wasn't starved as an infant. This initiative should be copied all over the globe.
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The trick is to flatten the dough over the bottom of the pan then reaching from the top and down into the pans pinch up the sides flattening them out as you go. Check your tape of the program. Ive seen Lou on several programs but this is the first time I saw him use this pinching technique.
Maybe its just me...but that sauce on that pizza is sooooo mouth watering. MAN!!! it looks like cherry sauce. Whats the recipe for it?


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Marjorie M. Mapson
GRANADA – A Celebration of Life service for Marjorie M. Mapson, 91, of Fairmont, formerly of Granada, Minn., will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Calvary Baptist Church in Granada. Burial will follow the service in Center Creek Cemetery, near Granada.
Marjorie passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Fairmont with her family by her side. Visitation will be 57 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Marjorie Mary Tyson was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Hampshire, Ill., the daughter of Albert and Anna (Warrington) Tyson. She attended country school near Hampshire, Ill., until moving with her parents to a farm in Nashville Township, Martin County, in 1934. Marjorie was united in marriage to Laverne Mapson on Oct. 14, 1941. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm in Center Creek Township and had three children, Jerry, Carol Ann and Randy. Laverne passed away on July 21, 1987, and Marjorie continued to live on the farm where she enjoyed gardening, flowers and riding on her lawn mower. She also worked several years at Parker Oaks Baptist Nursing Home in Winnebago, retiring in 1994. The last couple of years she has lived at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont.
Marjorie was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Granada. She had a very strong faith and trust in God. She loved her church and the church families and this was a very important part of her life. She loved to make cut out cookies and was so proud of her grandchildren.
Those who will cherish her memory include three children, Jerry Mapson of Fairmont, Carol Ann Pierce and her husband Steve of Fairmont, Randy Mapson and his wife Julie of Baxter, Minn.; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Hughes (Brad), Brian Mapson, Chris Pierce (Amy), Andy Pierce (Brooke), Sara Pierce (Jorden Gerdes), Katy Dresselhaus (Erik), Holly Braaten (Jeremy), Christina Hines (Trent); 13 great-grandchildren, Derek, Logan and Taylor Hughes, McKenna Pierce, Dawson Braaten, Christopher Luttrell, Logan Mapson, Audreanna and T.J. Hines, Jacob, Sammi, Emma and Ella Dresselhaus; sister-in-law, Irene Tyson; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Laverne Mapson, Marjorie was preceded in death by three brothers, Walter, Robert and William Tyson; two sisters, Eleanor Maurer and Ruth Lloyd; and one grandson, Dustin Mapson.


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Strong leaders share certain traits, including the ability to realistically assess a situation or organization, develop a vision and a plan for achieving it, and motivate others to action.
But strong leadership also depends on context. Different organizations demand different leadership skills during dif- ferent times. The unique abilities required to lead troops into battle, for example, are very different than those required to lead a church congregation in worship. The skills needed to guide a fledgling start-up company are not the same as those required to lead the same company years later once it has reached a level of success.
When I assumed the presidency of Mississippi College a decade ago, the university was experiencing a period of crisis. MC carried significant debt, income was down, and enroll- ment was low in comparison to overhead. In that context at that time, the role of the MC leadership was to push. MC moved forward with new academic programs and launched an ambitious capital campaign. Motivated by a sense of urgency and energized by the possibilities, the MC family responded decisively and with enthusiasm.
Today, 10 years later, we have retired a great deal of the university's debt and raised more than $85 million through the "Growing the Vision" campaign. We've made tremendous improvements to our physical plant and strengthened our endowment, and enrollment is at an all-time high.
This success brings new challenges for me and for others in leadership positions at MC. Now that the crisis mode has passed, our role is to maintain the energy, motivation, and sense of urgency that brought us to this point. Over the past decade, we've created a culture of innovation and responsive- ness at MC; maintaining that momentum in positive times is our next challenge.
Obviously, there are many differences between leading troops into battle and leading our university into its next phase. But with your support, we will capitalize on the momentum we've built and continue to pursue our shared vision to become a university recognized for academic excel- lence and commitment to the cause of Christ.


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Pill imprint MP 160 has been identified as Thioridazine hydrochloride 100 mg.
Thioridazine is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and belongs to the drug class phenothiazine antipsychotics. FDA has not classified the drug for risk during pregnancy. Thioridazine 100 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).
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A postcard drawn by Sir Paul McCartney raised nearly £1600 for music charities Nordoff Robbins and Live Music Now in an auction organised by the University of Leeds.
The postcard was created to support the University of Leeds' charity initiative 'Piano Postcards' which was launched on the back of the world famous Leeds International Piano Competition, of which the University is a long term supporter. Sir Paul's postcard was auctioned alongside sketches from a host of other public figures including singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, acclaimed writer Alan Bennett, Olympic hero Alistair Brownlee, classical musician Katherine Jenkins, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Grammy award-winning opera singer Sir Thomas Allen and Sunday Times columnist India Knight.
The postcards, which were themed around pianos and music, have recently been on display as part of a unique exhibition hosted at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.
"We're absolutely delighted to have raised so much money for these worthy charities," said Isabel Hunt, Communications Director at the University.
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Or the University of Leeds press office on firstname.lastname@example.com or telephone 0113 343 4196
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The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise showed the University of Leeds to be the UK's eighth biggest research powerhouse. The University is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. The University's vision is to secure a place among the world's top 50 by 2015. www.leeds.ac.uk
Note to Editors: Nordoff Robbins
Visit: www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk
Nordoff Robbins is a national specialist music charity, delivering music therapy to a broad range of people in a broad range of places including schools, hospitals, care homes, and prisons across the UK.
Nordoff Robbins has a goal to bring music's transforming power to as many children and adults as possible through the delivery of three main objectives:
1) Providing music therapy and other relevant music services of the highest quality for people who are the most in need
2) Training the future generations of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapists to master's degree and PhD level and informing the public about music therapy via short courses and workshops
3) Research which demonstrates the effectiveness of music therapy and enriches the quality of their work together with the monitoring and evaluation of all their services in order to ensure a high standard of delivery
They help people who are limited or isolated by their condition including those suffering from autism, dementia, mental health problems including depression, brain injury including a stroke, learning difficulties and learning disabilities, and in some cases our clients have a life-threatening or terminal illness, such as cancer. All of these people have one uniting factor - music dramatically improves their quality of life.
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Visit: www.livemusicnow.org.uk
LMN is the largest provider of live music to the UK's welfare, educational, justice and health sectors, with a unique resource of specially trained musicians.
For over thirty years, LMN has been putting into practice the visionary ideals of its founders, Yehudi Menuhin and Ian Stoutzker; bringing the joy and inspiration of live music to those who have limited access to conventional music-making, and helping to develop the careers of young talented musicians.
LMN's music programmes (comprising over 3,000 events each year) deliver social, emotional, physical and educational benefits to participants of all ages and abilities through the promotion of:
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Topic: Programmer to Designer Advice
I have done a simple sketch for UI of my application idea. I'm about to begin doing the HTML and CSS skeleton for the application on Dreamweaver. When that is complete I plan on handing it over to a rails programmer.
Is their anything I need to do to tailor my HTML/CSS skeleton to help the ruby programmer do his thing?
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"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. "
Preowned Market Recovering Slowly, Report Indicates
"While the preowned business aircraft market continues to show improvements, all indicators have been slow to recover in the first nine months of 2011," according to the latest report from industry research firm JetNet. "These figures are, however, much improved compared to the lows recorded over the past two years, as the for-sale inventories have declined and full-sale transactions have improved." Preowned business jets for sale at the end of September represented 13.8 percent of the in-service fleet, down from 15.1 percent a year ago. Asking prices remained soft during the first nine months of the year, sliding 19.7 percent compared with the same period last year. However, business jet transactions in the first nine months climbed 11 percent from the year-ago period. Meanwhile, used business turboprop inventory dropped to 10.1 percent in September, down 0.6 points from the same time last year. Despite this, average asking prices and sales transactions for preowned turboprops declined 12.9 and 0.9 percent, respectively. The average days on market for jets climbed 18 days to 373 in the first three quarters, while turboprops took 25 fewer days (325) to sell, JetNet said.
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There are two main reasons why you should prepare your SQL:
This is a very important part you should remember. Auto-parameterization feature, which is available in CUBRID, does NOT protect you from SQL injections. Even if all the queries get parameterized automatically, it happens on the server side after the query is already populated with values in your application long before it is processed by the Broker. Therefore, to avoid SQL injections, you must prepare your queries yourself.
If you have a query which is executed multiple times consequently in your application code, you are highly recommended to prepare your query once, then bind values and execute each query. There is big performance implication behind this. To understand this better, I will give you the following example.
Assume you have this query SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE id = 10 which you plan to execute using cubrid_execute() in your application several times consequently. This may be a part of your cron task or something like that.
Now asume you first cubrid_prepare() the query, then cubrid_bind() values and finally cubrid_execute().
Thus, when you prepare the query in advance and execute the query multiple times consequently, you save much time, CPU and memory resources required to parse the SQL statement and read from the cache.
I have created two small PHP programs to visually illustrate the performance implications of preparing the query. The first program directly executes SELECT * FROM zip_codes WHERE id = 50 in a loop of 5,000 without preparing it. And I have rerun this program 10 times after cold restart of CUBRID server.
The second program, first, prepares SELECT * FROM zip_codes WHERE id = ?, then in a loop of 5,000 it binds the value and calls cubrid_execute(). Also I have rerun the program 10 times after restarting CUBRID. Since in CUBRID prepared queries can be executed in synchronous and asynchronous modes, I have run the program in both modes.
So, below is the performance test results. What I would like to note here is that you should not look at the raw values displayed along the y-axis because the programs were executed in a low-end virtual machine environment. But what is important is the ratio between preparing the queries and not.
As you can see if queries, which are supposed to run multiple times, are prepared in advance, the execution can be 200% faster in sync_mode, or 60% in async_mode. Therefore, it is highly recommended to prepare queries where necessary.
You should also know that synchronous execution of SELECT quieres is not always faster than asynchronous execution. If you expect large result sets after each query execution, sync_mode can consume much memory and become slower, while in async_mode large results can be consumed right away after each query execution, thus may be faster. You should experiment this on your application and decide which one is better for your case.


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Robocalls Are Anything But Respectful
We live in a society where local and reliable news is available around the clock.
After the The Post-Journal hits newsstands each morning, news is available throughout the day on www.post-journal.com and through our iPhone application. Those who want to stay up to date on a story don't have to look hard to find what they need. Information, in our world, is readily available all the time.
If you want to learn about the Chautauqua County Home, for example, it's not like you have to search far and wide for the facts. They're everywhere.
So, what purpose could a robocall from the CSEA possibly serve in 2013?
Last week, area residents received automated calls from "the Chautauqua County workforce," asking them to attend the Feb. 27 legislature meeting to speak out against the sale of the County Home. The "workforce" was actually the CSEA – the County Home's workforce – David Fagerstrom, CSEA Chautauqua County Unit president, told The Post-Journal. The calls came from a private, unlisted phone number. The computer called numbers from various county voter lists.
"We are just trying to educate the public on what's really going on with the nursing home situation," Fagerstrom said before deferring further questions to the Western Region Office.
What a joke.
Anyone who gives a darn about the County Home had already read about it; they're not going to be influenced by a robocall. It's the same case for automated calls during election season that are unlikely to change a person's vote. Robocalls are just a waste of time for area residents who would rather not be bothered by calls from computers.
Lynn Miller, communications specialist for the CSEA Western Region Office, said their system makes calls during "appropriate" hours.
"No one is disturbed really early in the morning or into the evening," she said. "We are respectful of people's time."
Respectful isn't the word we would use to describe a robocall. Invasive and desperate is more like it.


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Freda Imogine Winders, 89, Elizabethtown died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at the funeral home with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home in Rosiclare.
She is survived by one son; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
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empirio is a responsive Drupal 7 theme with 12-column grid based on Twitter Bootstrap framework. This template has been designed as a pure corporate graphics solution suitable for business, non-profit organizations, website portfolio or product single sites with the support of responsive layout. This template uses the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technologies.
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