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Ochazuke, a soup of rice and green tea is tasty, warming and couldn't be easier to make. The key ingredient in this ochazuke is umeboshi, but you can also add plenty of toppings you like. We've given a few suggestions below. Equally you can use whichever tea in the Clearspring range that you like best, except mu tea, as they all add a different quality.
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Celia Plender is a freelance food writer and chef with experience in both Japan and the UK. She has written for publications including Time Out Magazine, channel4.com/4food, goodfoodchannel.co.uk and clearspring.co.uk.
Since returning from Japan, where she worked as a chef in a Tokyo kaiseki restaurant, she has devoted more and more of her time to Japanese cuisine. As she trained in the West, she is also fully conversant with European cuisine.
She is the proud editor of two cookbooks: Dashi and Umami, the Heart of Japanese Cuisine (Cross Media 2009) and Umami World Recipes, Filipino (Cross Media 2009).
In her food writing career she has written for various magazines and websites, including www.channel4.com/4Food, where she is currently Deputy Editor, www.goodfoodchannel.co.uk, Time Out Eating and Drinking Guides, www.Eat-Japan.com and www.clearspring.co.uk. She is also a member of the Guild of Food Writers.
This Pad Thai recipe is absolutely delicious. I have kept it as close to the original as I could get whilst making sure it is full of only the best unrefined, healthy and nourishing ingredients.
If you have not experimented with aquafaba yet, then you must. Aquafaba, or chickpea or bean water has taken the vegan world by storm as an egg replacer, simply drain your chickpeas and whip up the water which will behave like egg white. We folded sweetened aquafaba into a gluten free pancake batter to make lighter American style pancakes.
Buckwheat is a commonly used gluten free ingredient, often seen in classic Breton pancakes. Filled with sticky apple, apricot and pinenuts these make a delicious pudding, or indulgent brunch.


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india Famous Fashion Designers from India
With people ranging from Wendell Rodricks to Muzaffar Ali, this is a great starting point for a list of your favorites.
This historic fashion designers from India list can help answer the questions "Who are some Indian fashion designers of note?" and "Who are the most famous fashion designers from India?" These prominent fashion designers of India may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Indian fashion designers.
Use this list of renowned Indian fashion designers to discover some new fashion designers that you aren't familiar with. Don't forget to share this list by clicking one of the social media icons at the top or bottom of the page. (8 items)
Aamna Shariff is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi TV shows and Bollywood films. ...more
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Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Profession: Fashion designer, Actor
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Erum Ali is an Indian fashion designer, mainly working for the Indian movie industry. Apart from film commitments, Ali has also participated at the Chennai Fashion Week and has a self-named collection. ...more
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Birthplace: India
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Rajah Muzaffar Ali is an Indian filmmaker, a fashion designer, a poet, an artist, a music-lover, a revivalist, and a social worker. He belongs to a royal Muslim Rajput family of Kotwara. He is not to be confused with the famous 16th century Persian artist of the Persian miniature. Muzaffar Ali ...more
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Age: 72
Birthplace: Lucknow, India
Profession: Fashion designer, Poet, Social Worker, Artist Film Director
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Rohit Bal is a fashion designer from New Delhi, India. He designs for both men and women. Rohit Bal was born in Kashmir. He graduated from Burn Hall School, Srinagar and then received a Bachelor's degree in history from St. Stephens College. He also studied at the National Institute of Fashion ...more
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Birthplace: India, Kashmir
Profession: Fashion designer, Designer, Actor
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Sabyasachi Mukherji is a costume designer. ...more
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Birthplace: Kolkata, India
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Tarun Tahiliani is a noted Indian fashion designer. With his wife Sailaja 'Sal' Tahiliani, he co-founded Ensemble, India's first multi-designer boutique in 1987, followed by Tahiliani Design studio in 1990. Based in Delhi, he is best known for his ability to infuse Indian craftsmanship and textile ...more
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Wendell Rodricks is a prominent fashion designer based in the western Indian region of Goa. He has been listed among one of India's top ten designers. His work has involved a wide range of fashion—from lecturing on world costume history to fashion journalism and styling for international advertising ...more
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Streams in the Desert (original 1925; edition 1996)
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Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman (1925)
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A book to restore and rejuvenate the soul
Copyright 1925
Wonderful volume of daily meditations, connecting man to God.
I have never had a daily devotional that I have been able to stick with throughout the year, until this one. This is a good devotional for those more trying days.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0310210062, Hardcover)In a barren wilderness, L. B. Cowman long ago discovered a fountain that sustained her, and she shared it with the world, Streams in the Desert -- her collection of prayerful meditations, Christian writings, and God's written promises--has become one of the most dearly loved, best-selling devotionals of all time since its first publication in 1925. Filled with insight into the richness of God's provision and the purpose of His plan, this enduring classic has encouraged and inspired generations of Christians. I heard the flow of hidden springs; before me palms rose green and fair; The birds were singing; all the air was filled and stirred with angels' wings. Now James Reimann, editor of the highly acclaimed updated edition of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers, again brings us the wisdom of the past in the language of today, by introducing this updated edition of Streams in the Desert. With fresh, contemporary wording and precise NIV text, the timeless message of the original flows unhindered through these pages, lending guidance and hope to a new generation of believers. We never know where God has hidden His streams. We see a large stone and have no idea that it covers the source of a spring. We see a rocky areas and never imagine that it is hiding a fountain. God leads me into hard and difficult places, and it is there I realize I am where eternal streams abide. Day by day, Streams in the Desert will lead you from life's dry desolate places to the waters of the River of Life -- and beyond, to their very Source.
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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
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- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil
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- Flowering period: June to August
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A new creamy-yellow coloured pincushion flower, that will flower prolifically throughout the summer. It is easy to grow, so is ideally suited for the novice gardener, and will help attract all kinds of beneficial insects (particularly butterflies) into the garden. The flowers are sweetly scented and make excellent additions to cut arrangements. Protect young plants from slug damage and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
- Garden care: Sow shallowly in trays filled with good, moist but freely draining compost. Keeping the tray well watered, place in a warm, semi-shaded spot and keep temperatures around 20°C until they have germinated. When large enough to handle, pot on into small pots and grow on at cooler temperatures. Gradually harden off before planting outside at 30 - 45cm intervals.
- Sow: February-April
- Flowering: June-August
- Approximate quantity: 75 seeds.
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Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
Center Valley Animal Rescue, as our dedicated volunteers and gracious contributors well know, is an entirely non-profit, volunteer animal rescue and sanctuary. We're a community resource, and we're here because we're needed. Whether it's housing overflow from the county and other shelters, or actively rescuing neglected animals in desperate need of intervention, a ranch that gives animals a second chance is there to help.
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Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder? When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.


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Established in 1987 to meet the industrial rehabilitation needs of Marshfield and the surrounding communities, we specialize in promoting safe work practices and in returning injured employees to the work force in a timely manner.
We also specialize in ergonomics. We identify risk factors that expose workers to biomechanical stresses, then devise strategies to reduce these risks so we can facilitate maximum productivity, consistent quality, and long-term worker health and safety.
Ergonomic Evaluation
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Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the worker. It facilitates maximum productivity, consistent quality, and long-term worker health and safety by acknowledging, identifying, and reducing or eliminating ergonomic risk factors which pose biomechanical stresses (force, repetition, awkward postures, static positions, contact stress, vibration, and cold temperatures) to the worker. A well-designed workstation improves human performance by eliminating excessive, non-productive motions and thereby improving worker efficiency and cycle times. This translates into increased productivity and increased profit margins.
By investing in a more efficient process, industries also invest in a healthier workforce. This means decreased worker's compensation costs, lost time injuries and retraining/replacement expenses.
A specially trained physical or occupational therapist conducts an on-site assessment of work activities, identifies risk factors, makes recommendations for controls, and re-evaluates the effectiveness of changes implemented.
We generate a comprehensive report that provides a focus for improving ergonomics, developing an ergonomics program, and decreasing risk factors in your company's work environment.
Occupational Rehabilitation is a two - to four - week program that offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and goal-oriented approach to getting the worker back on the job. The occupational rehab environment is structured to gradually increase the worker's productivity while managing work-related symptoms and promoting individual responsibility for recovery. Occupational rehab can be combined with appropriate modified duty.
Contact also is maintained with employers, insurance companies and external case managers.
Work Conditioning is a 1-2 week program that is designed to be a brief physical "tune-up." If during the initial evaluation, the worker demonstrates abilities consistent with critical job demands but has poor understanding of body mechanics and/or low endurance to tolerate a full work shift, he/she would be considered an appropriate candidate for a work conditioning program.
Our work conditioning program emphasizes aerobic conditioning, use of good body mechanics, and safe work practices. It can be 3-4 days per week and 3-4 hours per day, based on the worker's needs. Work conditioning is frequently combined with appropriately modified duty.
Work hardening is a concept that was developed to bridge the gap between the acute stage of an illness and eventual return to work. Its purpose is to return the injured employee to productivity quickly and safely, and to teach the employee how to decrease the risk of another injury.
Our work hardening program offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and goal-oriented approach to worker rehabilitation. Work hardening clients have sometimes been off work for weeks, months, or even years. The original injury has often healed, but the worker may have lost strength, range of motion, and/or confidence in his or her ability to return to work. Often, the worker will still have pain or other symptoms with certain movements or positions. The work hardening environment is structured to gradually increase the worker's productivity while managing related symptoms.
The rehabilitation process begins with an initial assessment of the worker's current tolerance to a variety of work tasks and static postures. This one-day evaluation is completed by an occupational therapist and a physical therapist. The worker is also evaluated by a rehabilitation psychologist (to evaluate related psychological issues such as fear of re-injury and potential barriers to return to work) and a physiatrist (a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine who oversees medical management of the rehabilitation process).
Information gained is then compared to the worker's diagnosis and regular job demands and used by the multidisciplinary team to make return to work recommendations or to plan an appropriate course of treatment for successful return to work.
If deemed appropriate, the worker will enter the work hardening program. Our typical program is 4 days/week, 4 hours/day and can be combined with appropriate modified duty.
Initially, the program focuses on general conditioning activities as well as stretching and strengthening exercises specific to the individual's diagnosis and level of tolerance. As the program progresses, a greater amount of time is spent performing more work specific tasks. The pace and intensity of the rehabilitation program is gradually increased until the worker is performing at a functional level that is consistent with job demands or has maximized potential for improvement. Workers are also taught appropriate strategies for injury management and prevention of reoccurrence.
While in the program, weekly contacts are maintained with the worker's insurance company/rehab nurse to update them on worker's progress and plan. The employer is involved as needed to coordinate modified duty and facilitate return to work.
At the conclusion of the program, the physiatrist is able to make return to work recommendations based on the worker's demonstrated performance in the work hardening program.
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I came across an interesting post on the ZDNet.com blog written by Garett Rogers about Google registering many variations of a "syndicated search" domain on September 15th.
There's definitely something interesting developing here and worth keeping an eye on. Rogers speculates that Google might be looking to launch some form of "syndicated search" feature.
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We are offing Karaoke every Saturday night. Please come out and sing your hearts out. We would love to hear you. February 20th we are hosting a Scotch Doubles Pool Tournament. Cost is $20 per team and the winner gets a cash payout. Tournament starts at noon. Whole schedule of summer events to be posted. Live entertainment/karaoke every weekend in the bar.
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Every Friday night is our delicious hand-breaded cod fillets. Each cod meal comes with choice of salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese and choice of potato. Each meal always comes with rye bread and home-made baked beans. We also offer the full menu during our fish fry. If you are not a fish eater come on out and try our hand-pattied, family recipe pizza burgers and mushroom burgers. French dip and Philly sandwiches are made with a roast beef that will melt in your mouth. On top of our full menu we offer home-made desserts. Grandma Miller's home-made cheesecake is always available and we change up the pies each week. Ask your servers for the desserts of the day.
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I downloaded the Kingsize theme update. No problem. I in the instructions that Bryce gives, he writes, "6. Using FTP, locate the "/wp-content/themes/" directory and overwrite the existing folder." I CANNOT find the "/wp-contents/themes/" ANYWHERE. Is there anyone out there who can help me upload the Kingsize theme updates with PRECISE step by step instructions using FTP Filezilla program? Below are the instruction Bryce gives. I only got as far as " locate "Template Files" ." It's weird when someone knows how to do something, they think it's "straight-forward." But to the novice, who only uses FTP once in a blue moon, finds it very hard. Thanks in advance. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. ~ Dan
It's pretty straight-forward and in short, you do the following: 1. Create a website backup before updating. We cannot be held responsible for any issues. 2. Go to "Theme Forest > Downloads" and download the latest version of KingSize WordPress. 3. Once on your desktop, extract the zipped folder contents. 4. Open the folder (should be called KingSize WordPress v4.1.2) and locate "Template Files". 5. Inside the template files is a compressed version and uncompressed version of our theme. 6. Using FTP, locate the "/wp-content/themes/" directory and overwrite the existing folder. 7. To overwrite that existing "kingsize" folder, simply upload the new one to overwrite this one. 8. Go to your "WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Themes" and deactivate the template. 9. After deactivting the template, simply re-activate it so those new options will be applied first. 10. Now go to your "Appearance > Theme Options" and ensure you "Save All Changes".
There was a Kingsize theme update download. I downloaded to my desktop. See below.
I don't want go purchase zip program…too expensive. I have FTP "Filezilla" open, but I don't know what goes in the three boxes: #1 box to the left: Host #2 box in the center: username and #3 box on the right: password
Also, how do you get the slider program to work? My website is www.allaboutfaces.com I have some photos up, but am still working on getting the other photos and sliders working. Thanks a lot.
I'm thinking on dumping Kingsize for another theme for my photo website. Any suggestions? Thanks again.
Thanks Shellbot…I'm good at giving golfing tips…LOL
Ok…I've deleted every single inkling of King Size from my hard drive. I will try to upload again. I wish there were instructions step by step, with explanations that a 6 year old can understand, because that's how I feel. I'm not computer illiterate by all means, but, am struggling to upload properly this King Size theme. I pretty confident that once uploaded properly I can make all the necessary uploads to my website. The instructions on the tutorials are not the clearest in my mind. An example would be: 1. Go to King size button and hit downloard 2 Go to where the file is saved. 3 Extract files by these exact steps using exact file and explain verbiage that non-computer geeks wouldn't know right off the bat… 4. Go to filezilla and do the precise 10 steps…etc… 5. Then do this in the precise order… 6. Then go to word press and do this in the precise order. I'm smart on many other things, but not this very hard download. As mentioned, the King Size button is not on the dashboard on previous attempts. Thanks again.
Thanks for your help Dzinc. But, I can't find that file to see those boxes. It's German to me and I don't speak German…but thanks for trying. What's "coldfusion?"
Important Reminder: Set the following folder permissions to 777: /wp-content/themes/kingsize/cache /wp-content/themes/kingsize/images/upload /wp-content/uploads
Where do you "set" the folder permission to 777? It's says to do it, but doesn't tell you where to go. Thanks…the neophyte.
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C. Setting Folder Permissions
IMPORTANT: Do not overlook this step! It is important you setup the Folder Permissions / CHMOD!
What's "CHMOD"
Once you have unpacked the "kingsize.zip" into the ".../wp-content/themes/" folder, you want to assign some Permission / CHMOD settings. The purpose of doing this is to enable scripts such as "Timthumb" and those related, the ability to "Read, Write and Execute" various functions. In this case, these folders are used when uploading your images used by Galleries, Portfolios and the Blogs featured images. Not completing this step will result in your thumbnails and images not appearing on your website.
If you're not still inside FTP, open up your FTP program and log into your server.
Navigate to the directory of your WordPrses installation.
Once there, locate the ".../wp-content/" folder and here is where we'll begin the setting changes.
Find: .../wp-content/uploads
Right click on this and edit the "Permissions / CHMOD" to reflect "777".
Find: .../wp-content/themes/kingsize/cache
Right click on this and edit the "Permissions / CHMOD" to reflect "777".
Find: .../wp-content/themes/kingsize/images/upload
Right click on this and edit the "Permissions / CHMOD" to reflect "777".
It is important that you do NOT change the permissions of any other folders inside your WordPress installation.
Is there anyone who can take over my computer and delete King Size and try to upload properly? Thanks.
Thanks…Boy, I sure have been frustrated for the last four days. Now, I'm trying to upload my slider images, but they don't show up on my website. I'm trying everything. I spoke to my hosting company today and they offered uploading help. I'll try to go back and see if I need to upload another file. I did my own website on PageMill years ago – a simple one…but photographers need a more graphics oriented site. I've watched so many tutorials. Thanks…I'll keep you posted.
In the "Appearance" tab in the dashboard, the "Kingsize" option doesn't show up in the "Appearance" drop down box. Did I download properly, or did they change the format? I used Filezilla to upload files to wordpress. Thanks.
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So I got frustrated IN THE COMPUTER WEB SITE WORLD – SO WHAT…King Size still isn't uploaded properly…Have you ever shot under-par on a golf course? Taught every grade from kindergarten to community college, umpired a high championship baseball game at a major league baseball park, expertly help people buy golf clubs, helped people at a golf course, shot over 400 weddings? Shot thousands of other photos? I'VE DONE A LOT MORE THAN YOU AND OTHERS, SO DON'T GIVE ME YOUR CRAP!


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Hi guys. I have an airbag sensor fault telling the impact sensor on the right is faulty. The question is which side is right? Is it right when siting in the drivers seat or right when looking at the car from the front. So is the right passenger side (nearside) or drivers side (offside)?
Don't want to whip out the wrong sensor then have to do it again on the other side.
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a form of prostitution in japan and other asian countries. the customer pays and is taken into a bathing room. the prostitute washes the customer and lays him/her on a inflatable matress. the prostitute contnues by oiling her whole body and laying on top of the customer and giving a "body massage" followed by a blowjob and a good fucking to the customers liking. afterwards, the customer is washed down again, dried and sent on his/her way.
these brothels are also known as "soap-lands"
these brothels are also known as "soap-lands"
dude, last night we went down to the soapies and blew our entire freaking paycheck!! totally worth it though.
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The act of performing cunnilingus or analingus on your partner while taking a shower before the other person has rinsed the soap off or while they are soaping themselves up. The soap runs down their body and into your waiting mouth, hence a "soapie".
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Teresa Wilkins, curator of the CU-Boulder traveling exhibit Beyond the Loom: Keys to Understanding Early Southwestern Textiles, will discuss the exhibit on July 31, now on display in Grand Junction.
The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Western Colorado, located at 248 S. Fourth Street. Admission is $2.
Part of the University of Colorado at Boulders CU This Summer cultural outreach program, the exhibit is on display through Sept. 1 at the museum. It features large color photographs accompanied by text and graphics showing the early history and methods of weaving by native people of the Southwest.
Wilkins, a doctoral candidate who has studied both the history and present day trade of Navajo weaving, will describe the exhibit and compare 19th century weaving methods to methods used today.
The Museum of Western Colorado is open for exhibit viewing on Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily admission is $2 for adults, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for children and free to members.
More than 300,000 people throughout Colorado have attended CU This Summer programs over the nine years that the art and museum exhibits and music and dance performances have traveled the state.
CU This Summer is sponsored by local communities for the enrichment of residents and summer visitors. The host communities this year are Brighton, Burlington, Cortez, Durango, Estes Park, La Junta, Lamar, Montrose and Pueblo, as well as Grand Junction.
CU This Summer sponsorship is shared by the host communities and various University of Colorado offices.
For more information about the Grand Junction CU This Summer textile exhibit, call Brenda Sabo at (970) 242-0971.


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The program is accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE). The program prepares the resident to take the American Board of Certification Examinations. The resident is a full-time UMMC employee and receives a salary and benefits package. The resident is responsible for all NCOPE resident registration fees. The resident's experiences will include:
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It's pretty obvious the panelboard was here first, so the electrician that installed it should be off the hook. However, the same can't be said for the cabinet installer. These cabinets and countertop are clearly obstructing the working space required by 110.26.
As per 110.26, "Access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electrical equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment."
As per 110.26(A), "Working space for equipment operating at 600V, nominal, or less to ground and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized shall comply with the dimensions of 110.26(A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3) or as required or permitted elsewhere in this Code." In addition, the requirements of 110.26(A)(1) state, "The depth of the working space in the direction of live parts shall not be less than that specified in Table 110.26(A)(1) unless the requirements of 110.26(A)(1)(a), (A)(1)(b), or (A)(1)(c) are met. Distances shall be measured from the exposed live parts or from the enclosure or opening if the live parts are enclosed."


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Levine on Wall Street: Boardroom Brawls and Bitcoin Cookies
Salary negotiations in the U.K. are weird .
Bear with me here but I think Barclays Plc chief executive Antony Jenkins has this backwards. The board offered him a bonus of somewhere between, let's say, 1 pound and 2.75 million pounds, and he hit back with a counteroffer of zero pounds. The board accepted his counteroffer. So he's not getting a bonus and has to make due with his 1.1 million pound salary. That can't seriously have been what he intended?
Corporate governance in Russia
is intense
On its surface, this is a story about how Lenta, a "Russian hypermarket chain part-owned by private equity group TPG, is planning to sell up to $1bn worth of shares through a dual listing in London and Moscow." But come for the Russian capital markets trend story, stay for the crazy:
During TPG's tenure as a shareholder of Lenta, business has not always run smoothly. After investing $100m in the company together with VTB in 2009, the US private equity firm soon found itself in conflict with one of Lenta's minority shareholders who tried to block Mr Dunning's appointment and instead install a rival as chief executive.
At one point the dispute erupted into a literal brawl in a fight between a rival team of bodyguards for the two competing chief executives outside Lenta's headquarters.
"That was a bit nasty," the Netherlands-born Mr Dunning recalled. "I battled my way back into the office."
Corporate governance in America is rather less intense .
Here are some people who think that, if major long-term shareholders want to talk to directors, or if directors want to talk to those shareholders, they should talk to each other. I guess that does sound like a sort of minimal standard for shareholder democracy? They want to "counter the disproportionate influence of activist hedge funds on corporate America," and I suppose that is a worthy goal, but also kind of a weird one. If boards never talk to shareholders who haven't launched a proxy fight or lawsuit or hostile tender offer, then I guess activists will have a disproportionate influence. But I'm not sure that's the activists' fault?
Private equity: labor or capital income ?
The traditional knock on private equity firms is that they get paid their 2 and 20 for doing the work of finding companies to invest in, investing in them, managing them, and so forth. This is work, so it should be taxed like work -- as ordinary income rather than as capital gains. Others disagree. Here is a tax lawyer saying that private equity firms are actually dodging taxes by treating capital income -- dividends from their portfolio companies -- as labor income, by characterizing the dividends as "monitoring fees." So that's a little counterintuitive.
Milk Road what is this come on.
Here is the story of two San Francisco sisters, 8 and 5, who sold cookies. And accepted Bitcoins for payment. At their mother's instigation:
When her 8-year-old's elementary school class was studying the concept of money last year, Holly sent the teacher a note advising her to include virtual currencies in the lesson. The teacher never responded to the email. Holly decided she would teach the kids herself, with a real world lesson. When they decided to take their Christmas gift cookie stand to the farmer's market to sell cookies, Holly set up a Bitcoin wallet for them and printed out the QR code so they might get a chance to see what a Bitcoin transaction is like.
Here is what a Bitcoin transaction is like:
The cookie stand has now had three outings, and the girls have had just 2 Bitcoin sales, though they have received a couple hundred dollars worth of Bitcoin from supportive members of the community who saw the photo.
Bitcoin: Good for online novelty items! Bad for buying food!
The real
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Date of Stay: May, 2013
Amazing! Wide, level pads with plenty of room in between RVs. The Wi-Fi was the best I've ever seen at a campground. Over 20MB download and 5 MB upload speed! Laundry facilities and showers are state of the art. I can't say enough about this place. The only (minor) distraction is heavy air traffic, being close to the airport, but it didn't interfere with our sleep. I'd give this place a 10 except for the air traffic. We will definitely stay here again!
Date of Stay: May, 2013
As the previous poster mentioned, sites are squeezed in and difficult to pull out of. The WiFi was unsecured and a lot of times it was a joke. Terrible speed if any speed at all. We stayed here for a week visiting with friends and family. The price reflects $220 per week. For the price, the next time we're in the area we will stay elsewhere.
Date of Stay: May, 2013
Great view of the river, fast wireless internet, gravel roads, and big level camping spaces. The only minor distraction was no cable and close to the freeway, but just minor noise. Stayed here in 1999 and would definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: April, 2013
We stayed here while visiting friends in the area. As it was early in the season, only a couple of other rv's were in the park, and only a few spaces had insulated water pipes, so we were not able to have a river view setting, which would have been nice. There were Canadian geese everywhere and the huge droppings that come with them. Also due to the trees, a lot of pitch would stick to our shoes and end up inside the RV. Hosts were very friendly, Tengo internet surprisingly worked very well. Bathrooms and laundry room were closed due to the early season. All in all, a fairly good experience. We would stay here again.
Date of Stay: April, 2013
Stayed here to visit with friends in the Wolf Point area for about a week. Owner very friendly, went out of his way to assist us. Because, it was in April, the water was not hooked up when we got there but he had it up and running the next day. A little noise from the highway but nothing that woke us up at night. We would stay here again.
Date of Stay: April, 2013
The sites are fairly close together, but great lawns between the cement pads. Wi-Fi is from Tango Internet which wasn't much faster than dialup, but that seems to be the common with RV parks that utilize this service. We stayed here for two days waiting for warmer weather up north. Trains pass by quite closely but not too noticeable in our RV. Dog run is adequate, hosts were great. We would camp here again for a day or two.
Date of Stay: March, 2013
Spaces are a little tight but we had no problem here. Very friendly and helpful park managers. No cable but TV available in the clubhouse. We would definitely stay here again. Rate is based on a weekly stay.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
The rate we paid was by the month, $325 including all utilities. The internet was not the fastest that I've ever seen, but adequate. It has the cleanest restrooms and showers that I have ever seen. After looking it up and seeing all "asphalt", I was pleasantly surprised. Immaculate grounds, quiet at night, the only negative was when I paid to have my RV washed (by a completely self-contained outfit, including their own water), the Saddle West charged me an additional $12.00 for allowing me to have my RV pressure washed. Other than that there were no negative experiences. We camped here for a month waiting for our home to close escrow.
Date of Stay: October, 2011
This is a great place to stay, clean and quiet. Only negatives are although you get a good Wi-Fi connection, from there the internet is as slow as dial up speed...and sugar ants are everywhere. We found hundreds of them in our rig, crawling in from various parts on the ground outside.


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Joomlapolis.com forces its members to upgrade because you choose not to support there previous version of software. . Now I have a major known issue with a fix and they basically tell me to upgrade by paying $200 or f**k off. The bigger problem is that they are always upgrading the software due to bugs but in order to the the bugfixes you must pay for a yearly membership.
Stay away from this company, they are a total ripoff. Imagine if you had to pay a membership fee everytime Microsoft or Apple did an upgrade to their software to fix bugs. That would not be acceptable to any consumer and its not acceptable here.
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Please ignore the rebuttal by Joomlapolis about their product not being a rip-off, it truly is. They had several posts on their site about the same problem i Posted earlier, but now they have removed them. I only wish i had saved them. Their response was to make the rip-off report sound like "spam". How can that be, if I am a paying customer and i found several other articles on their on board with similar complaints. I tried to post them, but have found that they removed them in a effort to cover up the truth. Oh, as for my previous rip-off report being false? I am a paying customer, one that had to pay several times for the same product to work effectively. And as for their claim that the maintenance period is for a lifetime? Not true; it's only one year.
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This "hoax/spam/false?" reviewer must be somehow referring to the CBSubs product (only one of many offered on Joomlapolis).
CBSubs was a non-GPL product that imposed many usage restrictions (user count - single site - encrypted code).
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It's not altogether easy to put our Honduras visit with Compassion into words. I'm not sure I can adequately describe the heat, the smell, the mud hut homes; the hundreds of young, smiling faces that greeted us; the broken but hope-filled lives connected to ours (& yours!) through child sponsorship.
I will leave it to the pictures to do most of the describing and fill-in the gaps with an edited version of everything we experienced.
We were just a hop-skip-jump from Miami, yet we were worlds apart - amongst some of the poorest of the poor - taking a look at the life-changing work Compassion, together with local Pastors and volunteers, is achieving in Honduras. In the name of Jesus, they are putting hope into the eyes of children & pushing back against the darkness, with lasting impact.
Over 3 full days we visited various Compassion student centers, primarily to LOVE on the children that attend (easy!), to see first-hand Compassion at work, and to speak with the amazing men leading the church's that host the centers. These are men of deep faith, prayer & great vision, who are changing their communities by changing the lives of children, both practically and spiritually [meals, clean water, medical care, education, bible teaching, clothing/supplies, and so much more].
In the afternoon we went on "home visits" with several of the children, meeting their parents and seeing the conditions of where they live. Typically, it's too many people in too small a room - 1 bed, no loo, a dirt floor, possessions we would place in the rubbish pile. At this point everyday my heart was heaviest and the realities of poverty made me light-headed. The smell got under my clothes and the lack of light made it feel like hope had left the room. Early-on in the week, I was overwhelmed by the tide that needed to be turned and felt a bit defeated, wondering if the young lives effected could actually be rescued long-term.
In those moments I was forgetting the great Rescuer.
At the center of each home is a child known & loved by Him, who is coming to understand true Light and Life, and a future that doesn't have to be defined by poverty. The intervention of Compassion plays an enormous role, and the proof is in the pudding! At the weeks end we got to talk with two former Compassion children, now both enrolled in college*. They shared remarkable stories of redemption, representative of so many others just like them.
At the center of each home is a child known & loved by Him, who is coming to understand true Light and Life, and a future that doesn't have to be defined by poverty. The intervention of Compassion plays an enormous role, and the proof is in the pudding! At the weeks end we got to talk with two former Compassion children, now both enrolled in college*. They shared remarkable stories of redemption, representative of so many others just like them.
I realize it's a well-worn story for many of us... Poverty can settle-in amongst us and we become immune to how to be involved. The images are either all too familiar, or from a place so far away that it stops being real. That's why I wanted to share about it here. These children are very real. I've hugged them, kissed their small, dark-haired heads, held their hot little hands, heard about favorite subjects & best friends at school.
If there's one thing I want you to know from our Honduras visit, it's that Compassion are the hands and feet of Jesus amongst these children & their impoverished communities. Each of us have the wonderful opportunity to partner with them in this work - our smallest offering from here at home brings remarkable change for those on the receiving end. If you haven't already, please sponsor a child today. And if you already sponsor - thank you!
Oh, and the letters! I can't sign-off without a huge reminder to WRITE to your Compassion children. They treasure your words of encouragement. You may be the only dad or mum they know... the grandparent that remembers to ask about school... the older brother or sister looking-out for them and cheering-on from afar.
[Carlos, with a letter from his sponsor]
I pray in some small way this helps refresh your interest & excitement for Compassion. And I hope these precious faces are a delight and encouragement to see!
*talking with the students gave us a glimpse of what Compassion graduates are achieving all over the developing world, whether it's going to college, receiving skilled labor training or finding full-time employment - the cycle of poverty is being broken.


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Amarnath Yatra: Post offices to register pilgrims
100 post offices across the country would register devotees for the annual pilgrimage this year.
Srinagar: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday said 100 post offices across the country would register devotees for the annual pilgrimage this year. The post offices are located in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Gujarat, an SASB spokesman said.
The list of all the 100 post offices was available on the website of the Board, he said. The post offices would start registering pilgrims from May 15, the spokesman said. The pilgrims could also register on-line on the website of the Shrine Board from May seven onwards, he said.
Intending pilgrims needed to obtain health certificates from registered medical practitioners before seeking a Yatra permit, the spokesman said. "Even those Yatris who register on-line shall need to furnish health certificates for embarking on the pilgrimage," he said.
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At the end of nearly every one of Father Eric's homilies, he spoke those words.
To me they carried so much weight because of what those simple words implied. We knew that had he the time, he could have expanded his lessons on the Gospels nearly forever.
He was a man of great intelligence with vast knowledge both in terms of knowing and understanding. He possessed an undeniably limitless mental library of facts, histories, languages, cultures, philosophies and the arts, which placed him in the company of some of the world's finest teachers.
But beyond those great intellectual gifts, Father Eric's love of all people was sublime. He showed us through his own life how to live in the love which God desires from each of us. His example spoke volumes to us in subtle and profound ways throughout his ministry in particular and his life in general.
He showed his warm fatherly love of the babies who cried during the Mass. Instead of expressing annoyance, he delighted us by embracing the sound with a smile saying, "You know that's just how Jesus sounded when he was little," reminding us of the pure happiness many of us felt at the first sound of our own little newborn babies.
His life was his living homily. He had so much to say, both with words and in the way he lived his life. He had so much more he could have taught us, but for now, he'll stop right there.
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I too got the same email I tracked her IP address from the same email header she sent, after a couple of emails from the source I received the following, I kid you not ...not only do I think its spam I think it's people that work for CL themselves or nutjobs somehow getting access to our emails through them.
I suggest finding out if the IP address is coming from OLM, LLC , if it is email them at email@example.com with the full email header.
This is what I found out: IP: 220.127.116.11, OrgName: OLM, LLC, OrgID: OLM, Address: 4 Trefoil Drive, City: Trumbull, StateProv: CT, PostalCode: 06611, Country: US
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|11th December 2007, 03:38 PM
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Taking this thread back to a non-PC solution...
Daveis: I see the ADSP-21261 is part of the Sharc family of processors which I think are used in the DCX2496. Is this why you went in that direction? Did you get anywhere? If you no longer want/have use for the development kit I'd be interested in buying it.
OzOne: The Blackfin is a superb processor. I read about one commercial Audio Processor that uses two Blackfins to get the job done. Obviously things get extremely expensive at that point. I think in order for this project to work (regarding price and development time) it will have to rely heavily on open source code and the experience of people who have already been down this road. After doing some online research I think much of the information and code is available, though some may be for a different platform. I'm still 100% interested in this project and I'll call on anyone else who has DSP experience to chime in. Even if only to give me a pat on the head
Everyone: Please post any links you know of to code or information on audio DSP. In particular for the Sharc family of processors since this is the direction I'm leaning at the moment. Before someone points it out, I'm aware a DSP developement kit alone will cost more than a Behringer DCX2496. I'm willing to absorb that to get a solution for everyone.
Time to get the ball rolling on a non-PC solution.
|11th December 2007, 04:30 PM
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Sorry slightly OT, my current PC based system to do DRC:
- old PC with 500MHz PIII with 512MB RAM, + HD + ...
- Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space (Envy24HT - spdif in and out - spdif in can be used for external synch)
- linux kernel 2.6.(don't remember - i' am at work now) recompiled for low latency
- jack http://jackaudio.org/
- brutefir http://www.ludd.luth.se/~torger/brutefir.html
- DRC http://drc-fir.sourceforge.net/ to calculate coefficients filter for brutefir after measuring my audio set + room.
The interesting thing about this system is that with such an old PC brutefir apply the filter with 32768 taps in realtime using only 20% of the CPU.
|11th December 2007, 05:14 PM
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I can certainly understand the desire for a non-PC approach to DSP, but it's never really caught on in these forums. I think there are a bunch of contributing reasons
- specialized skill set - not many high-level DSP programmers hang out here
- specialized hardware; moving beyond the use of EVM/DevKit packages is highly non-trivial
- timelines - hobby stuff moves relatively slowly, and staying current with the hardware tech can be a challenge
- horsepower. If all you want is IIR filters, modding a DCX2496 is way easier than building from scratch. OTOH, a single DSP chip will be very hard-pressed to handle high-rate multi-channel FIR filters without some serious programming (see point 1)
- you still need all the other stuff like good DACs, volume control etc
I started off years ago on Motorols DSP56k dev kits, and quite happily bailed out the day I discovered BruteFIR. IMHO the downsides of the PC approach are outweighed by the convenience and flexibility.
I do think that peufeu's ethernet/fpga/I2S project holds the promise of the best of both worlds - PC flexibility on the software side with somewhat more conventional hardware that "should" be easier to optimize than a PC approach. It seems to have stalled for the moment, though.
|11th December 2007, 06:07 PM
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Re: Taking this thread back to a non-PC solution...
I'll go look for the manual and board. It may take a while to find it all.
About the same time, I became aware of Voxengo Pristine Space convolver, brutefir, and Thuneau's IIR.
I went down the road of Windows PC, good sound card (RME), good external DAC's.
The cost in amps and DAC's has been significant. And I am stuck with only a stereo system that doesn't interface with my HD DVD player. (at least not without an A/D conversion) And I misuse a 6.1 multi-channel receiver as volume control. And I have cables running out to the living room littering things.
DRC by itself, however, seems a much more compelling use of DSP's.
You are talking just an FIR convolver for maybe one or two channels at a time.
I think it's when you add crossover functions into the mix that DSP becomes unwieldy due to the number of channels involved.
|11th December 2007, 06:34 PM
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Hi all,
@sunra - I looked into peufeu's project some time ago - it looks great, but I think the main aim of it was to separate the PC side more from the audio / DAC side to isolate noise, buffer the data etc.
@all - Although I'm still very much interested in at least working out if this project would be feasible, I can see how the costs could quickly add up etc. This has got me thinking about the PC approach again because the improvement I've had from using DRC is huge.
Atm, I don't have the PC hooked up for 7.1 due to moving rooms and upgrading the PC. The issue is that there's no easy was to use the AV amp as normal, then apply DRC to all channels (ie. I can't use the DD / DTS / PLII / THX processing on the amp, then apply DRC to the speakers.)
Then again, DRC addresses one of the main features that THX processing addresses - re-equalization. Because of this, enabling THX while using a standard house curve via DRC would probably take too much treble off.
Really, it all comes down to the practicalities of using a PC for constant listening. Also because I hate having analog connections to the amp and it would be fantastic to use I2S links directly (especially after reading Brian Brown's thread about the muxit interface.).....
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@anbello - how does your system handle external 5.1 / 7.1 inputs? Or do you use the PC as the DVD player? Or, are you mainly using it for 2 channel audio?
@dwk123 - if you're interested in having an I2S link to more conventional DACs, I would highly recommend modding a sound card with a muxit interface (for 2 channel and full 5.1 / 7.1). I haven't got round to testing this myself yet, but fully intend to soon. (edit: forgot you are already using equibit amps etc. I'm guessing you're way past the I2S point - ignore this part! )
@solve - I can't use asio4all because of the way I loop Windows audio through VSTHost using the Audiotrak drivers. eg....
Winamp > drivers (WDM to ASIO IN) > VSTHost > ASIO out to speakers.
...If I used asio4all, it would try to play the audio through WDM again, which is effectively already in use for the "incoming" audio from Winamp / Windows apps.
What I'm trying to get away from is having these glitch problems with the audio and chaging more towards a great project we can bolt bits onto and start programming / learning with. This would also allow people to add better DACs (if going the analog route) and add features.
(I'm pretty good with PIC chips / FPGAs, but useless with C++ / Windoze / Linux programming, so I'd personally love to mess around with DSP chips / LCD screens / I2S etc.)
We basically need a DSP guru to tell us if this project is achievable without costing more than a Beatles court case!
Edit: Almost forgot - here's another example of how expensive these things can be.....
Interestingly, to use this for DRC, you have to measure the room's response first, send the data off to the manufacturer, then have them send the correction info back - I can already do all this myself with open-source software! Again, another advantage of having our own unit.
Surely there must be many manufacturers missing out on a big market share? I'm sure plenty of people would be interested in a resonably priced DRC solution to add to their home theater / hifi setups?
|11th December 2007, 07:23 PM
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This is what I suspected. Fortunately this project relates to my job so in time it will happen (plus I'm stubborn). Regarding keeping current, I'm finding out just how much has changed since I've been away from DSP. There is some impressive hardware available now, though it's making choosing a platform more difficult
I expect I will be doing nothing but reading through the new year. I hadn't planned on determining a hardware configuration till the end of January. Initially I had planned on just a crossover and maybe delay added in. I think that parameteric eq wouldn't be too hard to integrate with DRC the ultimate goal. I see that some people are interested in 6-8 channel DSP which is a processing nightmare, unless going to multiple hardware paths. Maybe a feature wishlist would help to generate a block diagram which would then help determine hardware requirements?
Food for thought:
|11th December 2007, 08:46 PM
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Hello, I think you guys missed the bandwagon, there were Xilinx Virtex4 ml402 devkits on ebay for months, for laughable 200-250 usd with lvds io. Afaik the debugger for the ADSP sharc is not free like the xilinx webpack , only for x days with the Ev-kit, then restricted mode.
I have a Lynx AES -16 ( similar to RME aes-32 ) and i want to use it as digital crossover too. Basically all i want to see in relation to the pc case is xlr cables. Ive yet to plug the soundcard in, but I know it shows up as 8 2in 2 out audio drivers. The winamp -> VST route is what i want to do, and just reroute the filtered audio to a pair of XLR's. BTW, any monoblock ideas to power hi-eff (95.4 dB) JBL 15 inchers?
|11th December 2007, 10:08 PM
Join Date: Dec 2007
forget to mention , on the ADSP sharc , you can do 96khz convolution reverb in stereo for 10 or 20 mhz I dont recall, so its quite nice as it is ^^
|12th December 2007, 03:13 AM
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Yes it's now free for 90 days and probably reduced function at that. I'm waiting till I'm ready to start coding to register. I also hope to convince my boss that this will be a useful addition to the company knowledgebase. ;-)
Thanks for the ebay teaser too. A**hole. ;-)
|12th December 2007, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bakersfield, CA
I've just ordered up a Analog Devices 21262 EZ dev board. I'm a hardware & C/C++ guy looking to add DSP chops to my resume. I am looking for a good audio project to learn on. Maybe this is it. I've never worked with the AD DSP software tools. Are they any good? How about open source and freeware tools and libraries? What's out there?
Best Regards,
Carl Huff
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A PANICKING pilot was today blamed for the fireball crash of an Everest-bound
plane that killed all 19 on board, including seven British trekkers.
The twin-propeller Sita Air craft had just taken off from Nepal's capital
Kathmandu when it turned sharply and plunged into the banks of a nearby
river yesterday.
Local ministry investigator Suresh Acharya said: "The pilot's failure to
maintain the required radius is a likely cause of the accident." He added the
Dornier plane had not gained enough height for the manoeuvre.
The right engine burst into flames after being hit by a large bird, causing
the aircraft to dive and explode.
Acharya added: "The preliminary finding of the Civil Aviation Authority notices
unusual manoeuvring during the take-off and the pilot communicated to air
traffic control the aircraft was hit by a bird.
"But a plane crash does not occur simply just because its engine was hit
by a bird," he said, noting incidents when one engine of a twin-engine
aircraft has failed and the plane is still able to land safely.
"The pilot may have been panic-stricken and made a steep narrow turn
instead of forming a wider radius required to bring the malfunctioning aircraft
back to the runway."
A government commission is due to report on the cause of the crash within
three months. Britain's Air Accident Investigations Branch is sending two
crash experts to help.
Meanwhile a horrified witness told last night how she heard "wailing and
screaming" coming from the plane as it plunged to earth.
Housewife Tulasa Pokharel, 26, said: "I could hear people inside the plane
wailing and screaming.
"We went to throw water at the plane but were scared that the engines were
about to explode.
"We informed the police and other locals about the incident and came back…
there was just silence."
Another eyewitness Harimaya Tamang said: "The plane hit the ground, bounced
once but it did not break. It was already on fire. Local people rushed with
buckets to put out the flames but it was too hot and they couldn't get close
The tragic Brits were on the way to a Mount Everest base camp to begin a
16-day trek in the foothills of the world's highest peak.
They were: Benjamin Ogden, 27, brothers Vincent Kelly, 50, and Darren Kelly,
45, Raymond Eagle, 58, Christopher Davey, 51, Timothy Oakes, 57, and Stephen
Holding, 60.
Father-of-one Timothy, whose daughter Joanna recently graduated, was
travelling with life-long pal Stephen.
His tearful wife Angie, of Winwick, Cheshire, said last night: "Tim lived life
to the full and died doing something he always wanted to do.
"He always wanted to go to Everest — not to climb it, but to go to the base
"When you live, if you live your life to the full, you take risks.
"You can go to work in the morning and get run over by a car.
"This should not deter people.
"People have got to live and enjoy what they want to do. That is what Tim
would want people to do."
Retired science teacher Stephen's sister Judith Bould, 58, said: "His passion
was mountains. You couldn't stop him climbing them. He was also a Scout
leader. He was a very outdoorsy active person."
Nepalese cops said the Britons died along with five Chinese, and four crew and
three passengers from Nepal. Recovery teams found a British passport in the
burned out wreckage.
The Dornier light aircraft operated by SITA Air flew from Kathmandu's
Tribhuvan International Airport in good weather bound for Lukla.
Airport boss Ratish Chandra Lal Suman said: "Immediately after take-off air
traffic controllers noticed the aircraft making unusual manoeuvres. When one
asked the pilot about it, he said the plane had struck a bird."
A spokesman for SITA Air said: "There was very much heat and then the fire
began. They were very close to the airport. After two or three minutes it
The climbers had arrived in the Himalayan country on Wednesday.
They are said to have enjoyed an 11-course Nepalese feast the night before the
crash. Anil Tamang, a tour manager, met the Brits at a restaurant near their
hotel in Kathmandu.
He said: "They were having dinner and watching a culture show with their
leader. They were excited about the trip. They were very nice people."
He revealed their Nepalese guide Deepen Rai, 35, died in the crash.
The Brits were travelling with Hampshire-based Explore Worldwide.
The firm's managing director Ashley Toft said: "We are devastated by this
news. Our thoughts are very much with the families of those affected, both
in the UK and in Nepal.
"We are sending a senior manager out to Nepal."
It was the sixth fatal crash in Nepal in two years, with a death toll close to
PM David Cameron said: "It is an horrific incident and I feel for the families
Thousands of Westerners head to the Himalayas every year to trek in the region
around Mount Everest.
Brit Oli Walker, who was on a similar flight this month, described the planes
which take trekkers to the Everest area as "flying minibuses".
James McConnachie, co-author of The Rough Guide to Nepal, said flying there is
"very dangerous". He said: "Regulation is loose and there are bad crashes
but in my experience they (the pilots) are mainly brilliant.
"They have to pull off extraordinary stunts just to get the planes down."
Tragic loss of legal ace
THE youngest British victim was an Oxford graduate who was set to be a top
Benjamin Ogden, 27, recently qualified as an associate at Allen & Overy,
one of the City's leading law firms. Ben, from Buckingham, was taking a
break before starting his job. The firm said: "He had an incredibly
promising career ahead of him."
Vincent and Darren Kelly's older brother John said the pair, from Bolton, were
on a "dream trip" and their family was "devastated". Ray Eagle, of
Macclesfield, Cheshire, was a keen runner.
Christopher Davey lived in Moulton, near Northampton.


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Tlc Beatrice Could Use More Than TlcRon Stodghill II
When Reginald F. Lewis snared headlines in 1987 for his $985 million leveraged buyout of Beatrice Cos.' international operations, he made clear his intention to keep the $1.6 billion food conglomerate a family enterprise. After all, the deal was a gleaming symbol of progress by a determined African-American businessman. Yet one year after Lewis' death from brain cancer, there are signs that his family, which owns more than 50% of TLC Beatrice, may be having trouble maintaining that legacy.
On Jan. 5, the company, now known as TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc., announced that Lewis' half-brother, Jean S. Fugett Jr., had stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer. Succeeding him as chairman: Lewis' widow, Loida Nicolas Lewis, a 50-year-old immigration lawyer who acted as her husband's informal business adviser over 24 years of marriage. Fugett, also a lawyer as well as a former National Football League tight end with the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys, stays on as a director. Meanwhile, the company is scouting for a new CEO.
"GOOD JOB." TLC Beatrice is downplaying the changes, saying they are part of a long-planned succession. Still, the shakeup has raised questions anew about how TLC Beatrice is coping after the loss of Lewis, its hard-driving visionary. For the first nine months of 1993, revenues slid 1.4%, to $1.2 billion, partly due to recession and increasing competition in Europe, where its businesses operate. But more alarming are the weakened finances: In documents filed in December with the Securities & Exchange Commission, TLC Beatrice reported that working capital was off sharply (chart).
Both Loida Lewis and Fugett declined to be interviewed. TLC Beatrice officials say Loida Lewis planned to assume the helm after the one-year bereavement period customary in her native Filipino culture. "It was always expected that Mrs. Lewis was going to take over," says board member James E. Obi. "And although the results were not as good as expected, [Fugett] did a good job. It was not entirely his fault."
But sources familiar with the situation say Fugett's stepping down was prompted by private shareholders who had lost confidence in his ability. "Reginald Lewis was the company," says Gerald B. Unterman, president of GEM Capital Management, one of a few outside investors to own TLC Beatrice shares. "They need to replace him with a seasoned, proven executive familiar with the food business."
Shareholders' disenchantment with Fugett surfaced at the company's July annual meeting, where they confronted him about reports that TLC Beatrice was interested in acquiring the Baltimore Orioles. Fugett confirmed the reports and elaborated on his wishes to diversify. Confronted with such a bizarre scheme for a food company, "we were taken aback," recalls a shareholder at the meeting. Admits director Lee A. Archer Jr.: "I thought it was not the greatest idea in the world."
TOUGH SELL. Already frustrated by TLC Beatrice's flagging performance and the $22 million the company paid Reginald Lewis for five years' work, shareholders began pressuring the company to trade its stock publicly as well as to tap a new CEO. TLC Beatrice, known for being intensely private, bristled at the request. But in December, the company agreed to register its shares with the SEC. The registration will allow 1.6 million of the company's 9 million shares, now trading among private investors at roughly $45, to trade publicly. It will also require TLC Beatrice to report its financial results for the first time since 1991.
Selling its shares publicly will be tough unless TLC Beatrice can convince investors that it's headed in the right direction. That means naming a CEO capable of invigorating the company's European performance.
Beatrice does have some success stories there, such as its Franprix and Leader Price store chains in Paris. But in the premium ice cream business, such Beatrice brands as Artic in France and Sanson in Italy are squaring off against products from giants Grand Metropolitan PLC and Unilever PLC, which both want to dominate the market. In the first nine months of 1993, poor results in ice cream and desserts pushed sales of the grocery products division unit down 19%.
It's the kind of drama Reginald Lewis was known to relish. Even the title of his posthumous autobiography, due out this fall, smacks of his hard-boiled determination, asking sarcastically, Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun? Just now, though, his heirs aren't having much fun at all.


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A suspected drunken motorist with two prior convictions for driving under the influence was ordered Friday to stand trial for murder in the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist from Del Aire.
Jose R. Corona, 30, recorded blood-alcohol levels of 0.152 and 0.148 shortly after the Jan. 9 crash that killed El Segundo High School graduate Kyle Silva, officers testified during Corona's preliminary hearing at the Compton courthouse.
The legal limit for driving in California is 0.08.
(Corona) said, 'I know I'm f----- up'" as he failed to maintain his balance during a field sobriety test after the crash, California Highway Patrol Officer Jason Walker said.
Silva was on his way home from work in Vernon about 10:20 p.m., riding west on the Century (105) Freeway, when Corona struck him while approaching the Harbor (110) Freeway overpass, pinning his body against the concrete center divider and killing him.
Brandon Patin, an off-duty sheriff's deputy driving home from the Century station, said he saw Corona's white van in his rear-view mirror, swerving before it hit the motorcyclist.
"It passed me on my left, kind of veered in front of me," Patin testified. "It appeared to be sliding. It wasn't under control. It was losing it. "
Patin said the van's tires appeared to catch on the pavement, sending it veering into the carpool lane. The front of the van hit Silva, pinning him against the center divider.
Patin said he pulled over and stopped. The van's driver stopped briefly, but backed up and pulled away. Patin gave chase in his own Jaguar, plugging in his dead cellphone to call for help as the van accelerated to 80 mph as it headed west in the carpool lane and into the shoulder at Prairie Avenue.
"He was scraping along the north wall. It didn't look like it was under control," Patin said. "I could see black all along the wall. "
The black, Patin said, was from the van's tires.
Patin continued following the van. Speeds reached more than 80 mph until the van stopped diagonally in the carpool lane just before the San Diego (405) Freeway interchange. The driver's side door was pinned against the center wall.
CHP Officer Jimmy Nguy and his partner were the first police officers to approach the van. Corona's head was slumped down and he was passed out. Nguy's partner yelled, "Wake up," but it took a couple minutes for Corona to respond.
"He woke up and immediately put his hands on the steering wheel as if he was still driving the vehicle," Nguy said during questioning by Deputy District Attorney Steven Lonseth.
The officers broke the passenger side window and took Corona out of the van. Walker, who arrived to conduct the field sobriety tests, said Corona's eyes were red and watery and his breath smelled of alcohol. Corona swayed back and forth and "struggled to follow the tip of my finger," Walker said.
Following the testimony, Judge Allen J. Webster Jr. ruled enough evidence existed to try Corona for murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of an accident. Corona also faces a misdemeanor charge of driving when his privilege was suspended because of a prior driving-under-the-influence conviction.
Corona, a Compton resident, was convicted of drunken driving in Orange County in 2003 and in Los Angeles County in 2010, prosecutors said.
Silva, who worked for a security company, loved cars and motorcycles and was interested in working as a mechanic. He recently purchased a new Honda motorcycle and took a safety course. He planned to marry his girlfriend, declaring his love for her on his Facebook page.
More than 15 family members and friends attended Friday's hearing, the first of a long court process. If convicted, Corona could face 15 years to life in prison.
"He didn't just kill my son, he killed me too," Silva's mother, Gloria Silva, said after the hearing.
Corona's attorney, Claudia Osuna, asked few questions during the proceeding. Osuna said afterward that she could not comment on a defense.
"My client understands his situation," Osuna said. "It's a tragic, tragic accident. It is going to be an uphill battle. "
Webster set Corona's arraignment for May 3. Corona is being held at county jail on $1 million bail.


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In a rare move for mastermind JAPAN, they stray away from their signature use of black as part of a continued partnership with workwear brand Carhartt. The Double Front Logger Pant features Carhartt's traditional brown color in a heavy-duty fabric with branding provided via gold embroidery as well as black woven tags on the pockets. A release is set for April 16.
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Date of Stay: July, 2016
This place sucks. First off, they put us in a pull-through that there was no way we could turn the corner and get into the site. When we did arrive, there were vehicles in our site so we could not get in. Once that was taken care of, their Wi-Fi is nonexistent. I could never log on to anything and ended up using my phone data. I would never come back here again. It's also noisy as heck, as it is right off of I-90. It's back to another park when we come this way.
Date of Stay: August, 2012
We have stayed in the RV section at Edgewater for many years. While the managers are fantastic (friendly and will respond to your every need), the owner lives out of state and is reluctant to put any money into the place toward upgrades. My biggest complaint is he continues to raise the prices over the years, yet he refuses to put in Wi-Fi. In this day and age, you cannot call yourself a "resort" and not have Wi-Fi (especially at these prices). Manager lady is kind enough to give her personal Wi-Fi code so guests can log on at the office or the rec room, but there is no actual Wi-Fi in the park. As mentioned in the previous review, the trees have been dying off over the years and not being replaced. The bathrooms are spotless and the park is in a wonderful location (just across the road from beautiful Flathead Lake). We will continue to return due to the managers, the cleanliness of the park and the location; but I do wish the owner would start putting money back into the park and not just take his money and run.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
We stayed here for ten days and I have to say: it was a fairly nice place, IF you stay in the area that is more open with the pull through sites as previously mentioned by other reviewers. There are beautiful views of the mountains on that side. Yes, there are some people who live in mobile homes on that side, but I found them to be well kept without any junk outside. The other side of the park had people living in old RV's so I would avoid that side. The owners are a little rough around the edges, but they do accommodate you if you need help. We stayed in site 49 and sadly, there was a woman beside us who seemed to be here for the duration with four small barking dogs. (I think she was working for the summer.) It was a nice site though (back in) with shade and a fence on one side for privacy. They do have Wi-Fi, although it was very slow at times. It went out once for half a day and when I called the office, they did fix it. Overall, I would stay here again as the location is really nice and close to everything. There are two more RV resorts down the road, but they would have a lot of road noise and the sites were really close together.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
We always stay here on our way to and from Montana from Washington state, each year. It is a great park. Very clean and the staff is friendly. The Wi-Fi works very well and the restrooms are really nice; roomy and clean. I highly recommend it for a short or a lengthy stay, as there is lots to do in the Coeur d'Alene area.


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Hundreds answer the call of the country
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Country towns are thriving as people flee the city, writes Nassim Khadem.
When the unknown couple from Melbourne arrived in the old mining town of Creswick to set up a business, the locals were naturally curious and a little suspicious.
Sandy Campbell and Ross Mallows left Williamstown for Creswick nine months ago and established Persephone's Garden, a gardening bookstore/cafe, at 53 Albert Street - a derelict, cobweb-ridden site that had once been the local hardware store.
"The previous owner was a bit of a local legend," Ms Campbell says. "So we had to be a little careful about what we did here. The townspeople are quite attached to this shop and didn't want us to change it drastically or do anything too outrageous."
Creswick, the birthplace of former Prime Minister John Curtin and Australian artist and author Norman Lindsay, is a historic town on the Midlands Highway, about 18 kilometres from Ballarat.
Surrounded by pine forests and just 20 minutes drive from Daylesford, it has the potential to grow into a key tourist destination. Its population is 2500 and growing. Population growth is the reason there are now two cafes and two restaurants in the main street, and why Hepburn Shire Council has just unveiled a plan for further developments in the area.
Just over an hour from Melbourne, Creswick was the ideal place for this middle-aged couple to start a new life. They were fed up with 12-hour working days and peak-hour traffic.
"We wanted to be done with the pressure of Melbourne," Ms Campbell says. "Our three children have their own lives and we were still locked into the same lifestyle and just thought 'we don't need to do this any more'."
According to the State Government, 600,000 Victorians have had similar thoughts and would consider moving to the country under the right circumstances.
The Government is hoping that its Make It Happen In Provincial Victoria campaign will motivate them. With the help of 48 provincial councils and television advertisements promoting the benefits of living, working and investing in the country, the Government hopes that more Melburnians will make the move.
State Minister for Regional and State Development John Brumby says the Government will spend $5.7 million on its campaign over the next three years. It wants to achieve 1.25 per cent growth in provincial Victoria by 2006.
"We need to achieve that because otherwise in 15 to 20 years country Victoria will have a very aged population," he says.
But Ms Campbell warns that people need to have better reasons than "clean air and open spaces" to move to the country. "If people want to relocate their current lifestyle to the country, it won't work," she says. "There's no anonymity living in the country. You have to accept that this is going to be a real change and be prepared for that."


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Places A Robot Shouldn't Go
Posted on Wednesday, August 15 @ 21:43:51 PST by Duke_FerrisI like robots, who doesn't? But I think this robotic, ass-cleaning toilet seat just goes too far.
Frankly the elaborate website for The Washlet terrifies me. Did they really have to turn their butts into smiley faces? Was that really necessary? Do they all have to keep those creepy smiles on their faces all the time?
I mean, OK, so if you lost both your arms in a shark attack, this thing would be frickin' lifesaver. But for those of us with functioning arms and a fresh roll of T.P., is this really any sort of improvement?
I love my Roomba and whenever it wanders into my office during its cleaning duties, I shout "Yay! Robot!" However, frankly, I'm not sure I want a robot arm to extend out and squirt my undersides. Ever.
On to other, more lofty, topics. A lot of game companies were exhibiting at ComicCon this year. And now I'm getting tons of invitations to GenCon as well. It's strange to watch the transformation of these shows as they turn from fringe industry and fan events into commercial juggernauts. Even some of the game-specific conventions are getting huge, and are featuring the world's creepiest weddings. I have photos and she has to be at least 20 years older than he is.
Did any of you go to ComicCon this year? GR's Greg Damiano was there, and if you really want to see how much it has changed, check out this photo gallery from ComicCon in 1982.
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