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KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1024MB EX OC and LTD OC review -
Final Words & Conclusion
The Verdict
The KFA2 premium line of graphics cards is a very interesting series available here in Europe real soon. Obviously with any GTX 460 card, whether that is the 768MB or 1024MB model, you can't go wrong. We do feel that the 768MB models offer the most bang for buck, but the extra 256MB on the 1024MB models might come in handy with future more frame buffer stringent DX11 titles. But yeah, they do offer a little less value for money if you look at the charts right now.
The KFA2 cards come with custom design PCB, proper components, much higher clock frequencies and custom cooler. In every foreseeable way this looks and feels like a winner. However the cooling solution we need to address first. While performance is good and the temperatures are under control, the cooler unfortunately is the weak spot of the two SKUs tested today.
With the reference design cards everything was done right and one of the biggest complaints over the previous Fermi based product was obviously the noise level... the reference GTX 460 eliminated that issue. It was with much surprise that we found both KFA2 cards tested today are darn noisy, we are talking and audible level comparable with the GeForce GTX 480. Now I do have to add this, we do measure with a full FurMark burn-in on the GPU, so your average game would re-produce lower numbers. But wether or not you care about that is of course a choice you have to make yourself. The weird thing is, the 1st generation of this cooler used on the GTX 470 was better looking, better performing and produced far better (lower) noise levels with a GPU that was much hotter with a higher TDP. My advice, Galaxy (ODM) needs to go back to the drawing board and seriously look into this.
Noise aside, we do have to admit that everything else was done right. The slowest EX OC model (if you can call it that) is already pre-overclocked for you at 700 MHz on the core and 3700 MHz (effective) on its 256-bit gDDR5 memory. If you apply a little extra GPU voltage (you can use the Extreme Tuner HD application) the card almost reached 900 MHz, we however could not get it stable past 900 Mhz. But at such clock frequencies you have a tremendous amount of power and performance for a very fair price.
That other SKU then, dang man... the Super Overclocked LTD OC model runs at a 810 MHz core at default, that is frickin fast for a pre-overclock. Then the memory is overclocked at default for you as well, running a l33t 4000 MHz effective over the 1024MB gDDR5 memory partition. This, without doubt, will be the fastest clocked SKU available in retail/e-tail. It's like an orange colored lion that roars and screams performance.
The GeForce GTX 460 series is done right. Overall we feel that the GTX 460 series is a very beefy product in the mid-range market. It is also a much welcomed product series as let's face it, the mid-range DX11 segment was filled solely with ATI's Radeon 5750/5570/5830 products. Now we can add NVIDIA to that segment as well. Logic can only assume that ATI is going to either release respin products of their cards, or simply drop prices a little. Regardless of what you prefer, it's good to see NVIDIA now have what seems to be a really nice DX11 class mid-ranger available in this oh so important segment.
The 1024 MB models will start at roughly 229 USD/EUR. You can expect to get what you pay for, a product that will play your games up-to 1600x1200, and in most cases 1920x1200 quite well. What surprised us was the tremendous overclocking potential, pretty much any and every GTX 460 we've tested has shown a lot of reserve and room for overclocking, and they scale really well while doing so. Any card, even the cheapest you can find, can be pushed to 800 MHz on the core. Add a little GPU juice (voltage) and 900 MHz on the 1024MB models starts to surface on the horizon.
Obviously we recommend the 1GB version over the 768MB version, not so much for the extra memory but for the 8 ROP partitions the 1GB version has extra. Some more performance can be found there making it the more mature product. But do not underestimate the 768MB models though as they offer very decent bang for buck. Especially the faster clocked 768MB SKUs surprised me big-time.
Remember the name KFA2 -- you'll be hearing a lot more from them this year, especially in Europe we expect them to become a reputable brand with very interesting products. So what to choose... the EX OC or the LTD OC version? Well, personally I'd say go with the cheaper EX OC version and overclock it manually. You'll save a few tenners and both cards can be overclocked roughly the same anyway. However, if you get spontaneous green pimples from even thinking about overclocking yourself or you have two left hands; then obviously choose a pre-overclocked model like the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1024MB LTD OC, which is pretty much the fastest pre-overclocked product you will find on the market that falls under full warranty.
We do hope that the final MSRP on the overclocked models does not get too expensive though as that would ruin the party. Except for the serious noise levels we have very little to complain about with the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1024MB series graphics cards. Great performance, great features and a lovely aesthetic design.
Currently, the noise levels with the early samples we received for this review keep it away from any of our awards, perhaps with a few tweaks or an updated BIOS the noise levels can be dealt with, we'll look forward to awarding these products once that has been dealt with and then give them the credit they deserve.
But make no mistake though, at this point we have already tested no less than twelve GeForce GTX 460 class cards, and performance wise the pre-overclocked LTD OC model takes the 1st place in performance ranking. A card like this allows you to play any game to date with high image quality settings up-to 1600x1200 and in most scenarios 1920x1200 as well. At this price level, that is just fantastic overall value.
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Just wanted to point this out to other newcomers to the awd family who might have had a front wheel drive car before. Keep yourself and your car safe.
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Arsène Wenger will not be rushing back Robin van Persie for the Champions League Knockout Round second leg in a fortnight's time.
Arsenal are up against it after playing out a goalless draw in the first leg at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. They know they need to score at the San Siro if they want to progress and the Dutchman will surely add to their attacking options.
Wenger does not discount the possibility of Van Persie being back in the squad. However, speaking to Arsenal TV Online on Thursday, the manager baulked at the suggestion he should fast-track the 24-year-old who has only three games to his name since October.
"No [I will not rush him back]," said the manager. "He is not a very long away from being fit at all but he lacks match-practice. Could he be in the squad? Maybe but don't forget he has not played regularly for five months now."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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The play happened in the third quarter. espn.com reported Davis tweeted that there should be a rule that a player couldn't be tackled "by his penis." He called it the "most painful thing ever."
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The NFL Draft has become a spectacle. Football fans mark the days on their calendars and spend hours reading about the available college prospects and uncovering the latest trade rumors. Then, we spend all day watching ESPN, waiting for Mel Kiper to praise our team's selections and hopefully ridicule the picks of our rivals. And because the sorriest teams get the early picks, everyone has hope on draft day.
Much like 2007, there was a lot of uncertainty heading into the 2008 NFL Draft. But ultimately the Dolphins selected a franchise left tackle in Jake Long with the first overall pick, the Rams beefed up their defensive pass rush with the addition of Chris Long at No. 2 and the Falcons took the first quarterback of the 2008 NFL Draft in Matt Ryan of Boston College.Below you'll find links to mock drafts, articles, player profiles and much more. Don't forget to check out The Scores Report too, which will have live blogs on draft day.
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2008: Jake Long, OT, Michigan (Dolphins)
2007: JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU (Raiders)
2006: Mario Williams, DE, N.C. State (Texans)
2005: Alex Smith, QB, Utah (49ers)
2004: Eli Manning, QB, Mississippi (Chargers)
2003: Carson Palmer, QB, USC (Bengals)
2002: David Carr, QB, Fresno State (Texans)
2001: Michael Vick, QB, Virginia Tech (Falcons)
2000: Courtney Brown, DE, Penn State (Browns)
1999: Tim Couch, QB, Kentucky (Browns)
1998: Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee (Colts)
1997: Orlando Pace, OT, Ohio State (Rams)
1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR, USC (Jets)
1995: Ki-Jana Carter, RB, Penn State (Bengals)
1994: Dan Wilkinson, DT, Ohio State (Bengals)
1993: Drew Bledsoe, QB, Wash. State (Patriots)
1992: Steve Emtman, DT, Washington (Colts)
1991: Russell Maryland, DT, Miami (Cowboys)
1990: Jeff George, QB, Illinois (Colts)
1989: Troy Aikman, QB, UCLA (Cowboys)
1988: Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn (Falcons)
1987: Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami (Buccaneers)
1986: Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn (Buccaneers)
1985: Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech (Bills)
1984: Irving Fryar, WR, Nebraska (Patriots)
1983: John Elway, QB, Stanford (Baltimore Colts)
We just published our first 2008 NFL Mock Draft.
Search "mock draft" on Google and you'll be sorting through results for days since every sports site loves to post their own "expert" predictions on how the draft will shake out. Here are some convenient links to mock drafts around the Web:
Don Banks (SI.com)
Scott Wright (DraftCountdown.com)
HailRedskins.com (Web's largest mock draft database)
NFL Draft Dog
Football's Future
Consensus Draft Services
NFL Draft King
CBS Sportsline
My NFL Draft.com
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The Calvin Johnson draft? Maybe not (A. Stalter, 11/06/2007)
Think back to last April when so-called experts were saying the 2007 NFL Draft class lacked elite prospects outside of star receiver Calvin Johnson. Anthony says it only took nine weeks of the NFL season for Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis and a host of other rookies to prove the critics wrong.
Rookie QBs: To play or not to play? (06/29/2007)
Word out of Browns camp is that Brady Quinn has a chance to start this year, which raises the age old question: should rookie quarterbacks line up behind center or carry a clipboard? Anthony looks to past examples like Peyton Manning, Daunte Culpepper and Tim Couch for answers.
Ten draft day moves that may dramatically affect the '07 season (05/04/2007)
While most NFL Draftniks say it takes at least three years to rate a team's draft, Anthony's not waiting. He's got 10 draft day moves -- five good and five not so good -- that could affect the 2007 season. Where did Cleveland's selection of Brady Quinn and New England's trade for Randy Moss rank?
Draft Information on the Web
ESPN.com: Draft coverage
The best sports site on the Web is also loaded with plenty of draft coverage every year. Expert chats, mock drafts and in-depth columns from guys like Len Pasquarelli and John Clayton are all extremely insightful, and the draft tracker lets you follow the action online, pick by pick. Plus, you can enter ESPN's free "First Round Forecast" contest for a chance to win great prizes, including a flat panel TV and NFL2K3 for PlayStation 2. Oh, and don't forget about draft guru Mel Kiper (below).
ESPN.com: Mel Kiper
This guy gets more TV time on draft day than Paul Tagliabue. We gave Kiper his own entry because his page is crammed with great information. Unfortunately, most of it is available to Insider members only, which is ESPN's way to pry open your wallet, but if you've got the spare cash, Kiper's online chats, draft boards, analysis and mock drafts are all top-notch.
Great site with lots of free content. This site has previews of the '06 NCAA Bowls and links to NFL team's depth charts.
With a little help from CBSSportsline.com, the NFL's official Web site features plenty of useful features, including a draft tracker, player profiles, positional analysis and a comprehensive review of the draft's history.
Football's Future
This site is loaded with information ranging from mock drafts, player profiles, prospect rankings, team needs and combine news.
Scott Wright's Draft Countdown.com
This is probably one of the most organized draft sites on the web. The information is broken up into organized categories and has everything from mock drafts to player spotlights and rankings. All of the content is 100% free as well.
With extensive pages for each NFL team along with draft notes, columns, player rankings and an NFL Draft Database, this site has it all. Also has fantasy football player news and rankings.
NFL Draft Blitz
Not a bad little site. Team columnists, early entry prospects, team needs, value boards, positional rankings and much, much more can be found here. The site is a little crowded on a whole, but the information is solid.
Draft strategies, mock drafts, small-school prospects, positional analysis, draft-day rumors and more. This site is mostly lists and rankings than actual content, however.
NFL Draft Insiders
Self-described as the "premier NFL draft and free agency publication," this site is run by scout Frank Coyle. It's not organized very well but you'll find all the draft information you're looking for here.
This is more of a general site for sports information than an actual draft guide. However, the information supplied by KFFL.com is some of the fastest. This is your site for quick tidbits on breaking sports news.
This site is similar to KFFL.com, but with more graphics and in-depth information. This site is excellent for any kind of breaking sports news.
If you're a Washington Redskins fan, check out HailRedskins.com for news, ticket info, blogs and much more. If you're just a mock draft nut, HailRedskins.com is the web's largest mock draft database on the web!
NFL Draft Dog.com
Excellent site for combine notes, player updates, mock drafts and weekly profiles.
WalterFootball.com has everything from breaking NFL news, message boards and predictions, to over 100 mock draft links. The site isn't just for the NFL Draft, but also the MLB, NBA and college sports too.
2007 Draft Recap
After months of speculation the Raiders settled on strong-armed LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick. From there, the Lions took highly touted Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson and the Browns scooped up Wisconsin left tackle Joe Thomas.
As it turned out, arguabing two of the best picks came at No. 7 and at No. 11. The Vikings chose Offensive Rookie of the Year Adrian Peterson with the seventh overall pick, while the 49ers tabbed Defensive Rookie of the Year Patrick Willis at No. 11. Washington also got a fantastic pick at No. 6, with its selection of LSU safety LaRon Landry.One of the more compelling trades of the draft came at No. 22. After dropping completely out of the top 20, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn was finally taken off the board as the Cleveland Browns traded a 2008 first round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for the rights to draft Quinn. The Browns easily had one of the better drafts of the year.
Recap the entire draft, pick-by-pick, with NFL.com's Draft Tracker. Plus, visit ESPN, FOX Sports, CNNSI.com, Sportsline.com and Pro Football Weekly for more draft coverage and analysis.
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Role of Capsaicin in Oxidative Stress and Cancer
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Role of Capsaicin in Prostate Cancer
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In the recent years, natural products have emerged as modulators of many cellular responses with potential applications as therapeutic drugs in many disorders. Among them, capsaicin, the pungent principle of chili peppers, has received an increasing attention for its strong chemo-preventive and chemotherapeutic ability in recent few years. In this chapter some of the molecular and cellular events initiated by treatment of prostate cancer cells with capsaicin are addressed and the potential role of capsaicin signaling network as target for prostate cancer treatment is discussed. Capsaicin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the androgen-insensitive prostate cancer PC-3 and DU-145 cell lines. Among the pathways underlying the mechanisms of action of capsaicin, ROS generation and ceramide accumulation seem to be the most relevant. In prostate PC-3 cells, capsaicin also induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and caspase-3 activation. Moreover, capsaicin exhibits anti-tumor growth activity in prostate tumors induced in mice. The data suggest that capsaicin holds promise as a treatment option for prostate cancer.
KeywordsCapsaicin Prostate cancer PC-3 cells LNCaP Apoptosis Tumor xenograft Ceramide
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Robber slain at recycling center
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An armed would-be thief was killed yesterday morning when he lost a gunbattle with two tough employees at a Germantown recycling center.
The man, who police last night had not been able to identify, approached two workers at David Geppert Recycling Inc., on Wayne Avenue near Windrim, and pretended to be a customer who was interested in trash containers.
The conversation changed when he abruptly whipped out a loaded .380-caliber handgun, announced that he was robbing the place and shoved one of the employees to the ground, said Homicide Sgt. Anthony McFadden.
When the robber turned his attention to the second employee, the other one took cover, pulled out his own gun and started firing.
Within seconds, the second employee also pulled out a weapon, and all three men were blasting away, McFadden said.
When the smoke cleared, the thief was on the ground, having been struck at least three times. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 9:40 a.m.
McFadden said investigators likely will have to rely on fingerprints to identify the man, because he was carrying fake identification.
The homicide was ruled justifiable, and neither of the employees will face charges.
"The district attorney's office read over their statements and the witness statements, and both men were cleared by the investigation," McFadden said.
The recycling center has been robbed several times in the past, but employees told police they don't think the unidentified thief had been there before.
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Hong Kong's foreign maids lose legal battle for residency
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a landmark decision Hong Kong's highest court on Monday ruled against granting residency to two Filipino maids, dashing the hopes of several hundred thousand other domestic helpers from ever gaining permanent residency in the city.
Five judges on the Court of Final Appeal ruled unanimously that Evangeline Banao Vallejos and Daniel Domingo would not be allowed to settle permanently in Hong Kong after residing here for over seven years, a period that would ordinarily qualify foreigners to become permanent residents under the constitution.
The court ruled that maids should not be treated as "ordinarily resident" in the financial hub given contracts that tied them to finite stints of temporary employment.
"The nature of foreign domestic helpers' residence in Hong Kong is highly restrictive," the judgment stated. "The foreign domestic helper is obliged to return to the country of origin at the end of the contract and is told from the outset that admission is not for the purposes of settlement."
The controversial legal battle had over the past few years split the city over whether 286,000 of the city's domestic helpers, largely from the Philippines and Indonesia, but also other countries like Nepal, India and Pakistan should be entitled to residency on a par with other foreigners here.
A small group of migrant worker protesters chanted and held placards outside the historic red-brick courthouse, denouncing the ruling as institutionalized discrimination.
"Today is a very sad day for migrant workers in Hong Kong," said Eman Villanueva, the head of Filipino advocacy group United Filipinos, in Hong Kong. "It gave its judicial seal to unfair treatment and the social exclusion of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong."
The ruling also bars dependents of the maids from seeking residency in Hong Kong.
Critics said the economic burden of such an influx could potentially have been huge given education, housing, healthcare and welfare costs. One political party estimated it could cost taxpayers an extra HK$25 billion ($3.2 billion) per year. Continued...


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The Ex List Shouldn't Work – but it does!
I like the Ex List! Cool and hip – the Ex List works as a cutting edge big network comedy without a studio audience dumbing it down.
|The Ex List star Elizabeth Reaser shines as Bella Bloom, a smart yet quirky flower shop owner that is in search of the "one" that got away.
A psychic taunted her by telling her she'd only get married if she finds her EX and does it in the next year.
Perfect food for the writers to bring us many zany antics like you'd expect from a network comedy. This one really works though as it not only is funny but it takes themes that usually don't make it onto network shows and puts them at the forefront.
For example in the season opener, the pilot, we see BElla's friend is distraight because she shaved her beaver bald (showed it to Bella onscreen) and her fiancee doesn't like it. Apparently he likes hairy pubic areas and there is friction between the 2 lovers… Sorry to be dirty… but that's the kind of bleeding edge stuff you'll see on the show. That's good!
In fact, I'd go so far as to say this is the most refreshing comedy to show up on network tv since Action with Jay Mohr.


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I KNOW. It's devastating. But TODAY is our final instalment from our own dear Lisa Marie and her Nonna, Concetta Corso! We did squeeze FIVE recipes in this month though, so you definitely got your money's worth. Lisa and her Nonna leave us today with a fail safe classic Italian comfort food – eggplant parmigiana! Thankyou Lisa and Nonna for one seriously epic Tasty Tuesday series… a hard act to follow! – Lucy x
One of the reasons I was most excited to do this Tasty Tuesday series actually had nothing to do with food. I knew a photo shoot at my Nonna's house would be imminent, and to be that meant one thing: I would be allowed access to The Good Room. What is The Good Room exactly? It is a common trait among European families to have a secondary lounge room that purely exists for show. In my experience my Nonna's good room is positioned at the front of her house, with the door always wide open so guests/electrical technicians/friends from her bingo club get a fleeting glimpse as they walk down the corridor to the rest of the house. This passing glimpse communicates that Nonna can preserve one room, and keep it in immaculate condition like it's Marie Antoinette's roped parlour in Versailles if she chooses, but she doesn't trust you enough to sit in it. Instead we're all relegated to sit on the 3-piece corduroy couch from Fantastic Furniture in the child proof/adult proof/espresso stain proof living room at the back of the house with Italian cable playing.
I once broke into the The Good Room when I was three and did a little Matisse magic in pink texta on the drapes. I had been in exile since, but my sentenced finished the day we shot this room for this series. And let me tell you, freedom feels good. Nevertheless, there was one benefit to being relegated to the 'other' living room at the back of the house, and that was all about proximity to the kitchen. While Nonna cooks she will often call us in the to taste the food as she prepares it. Because of this, I have sampled deconstructed versions of pretty much every Italian dish in her extensive repertoire. However, my favourite is her eggplant parmigiana.
I once broke into the The Good Room when I was three and did a little Matisse magic in pink texta on the drapes. I had been in exile since, but my sentenced finished the day we shot this room for this series.
It is real comfort food. Let me set the scene. Imagine individually crumbled and fried eggplant slices, layered with homemade Napoletana sauce and bitty Reggiano-Parmigiano in between, topped with breadcrumbs and baked in the oven. HEAVEN ON EARTH (or at least in Moonee Ponds). And on that hyperbolic note, I bid you arrivederci, as I present the final recipe from Nonna Corso's kitchen.
There are two components to this dish that need to be prepared before we can layer up – making the sauce and making the fried melanzane.
The sauce recipe I use as a base for this dish is identical to the one I used in my Nonna's Calabrese Fusilli with Meatballs recipe. Follow this exact recipe minus the meatballs. If you want to be super strategic, make a double batch of this sauce, so you can eat pasta one night, then use the leftover sauce for this eggplant parmigiana the next night. Onto the eggplant. Get two large eggplants and slice them horizontally so you have lots of eggplant-shaped circles. Now whisk two eggs in a shallow bowl, and add some salt and cracked pepper. In another shallow bowl add some good quality breadcrumbs – you can leave them plain or add some grated parmesan cheese and dried oregano to flavour them.
Now it's time to DIY assembly line and coat each individual eggplant slice in the egg mixture, then dip it in the breadcrumb mixture and pop it on a clean plate. It is a little laborious, but worth it. Once all eggplants have been coated, using a mid-based fry pan add olive oil to the pan (a generous amount) and let that oil get HOT. Do a test eggplant, if it doesn't immediately sizzle when you place it in the pan, the oil isn't hot enough. Once oil is hot, start frying the eggplant in batches (3 minutes or so each side). When the eggplant is cooked, rest them on some paper towel.
For the sauce
- 700ml bottle of passata (aka Italian tomato puree), I like Carmelina brand best
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 half a brown onion diced
- 1 small chilli
- A sprinkle of dried chilli flakes
- 1 bunch of fresh basil
- A splash of red wine
- A pinch of sugar
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
- Olive oil
For the Melanzane
- 2 large eggplants
- 2 eggs whisked
- Good quality breadcrumbs
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to season
Assembling the dish, Nonna style
I know, I know, I am making you work hard for this dish. That's why I am rewarding you with taste-as-you-cook-snacks while you parmigiana it up, it's all about positive reinforcement, or so I have heard. So woof down some (not all) melanzane slices as you go, and trial the sauce by dunking some bread in it. With this recipe I prefer to assemble the dish in a single serve claypot dish or ramekin. For two reasons. One, a good parmigiana is likely to fall apart if you serve it hot, making you look like an ungracious host when it falls off the spatula and lands in your guest's lap. Eating straight out of a miniature dish prevents this social faux pas. Secondly and most importantly, cooking it in the bowl you intend to serve it in means less dirty dishes later.
First pre-heat a fan forced oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Now in an oven-proof dish of your choosing, brush a thin layer of olive oil all around the sides with a pastry brush. Then ladle one scoop of the sauce at the bottom of the dish, then place the eggplant slices down to create your first layer of the eggplant parmigiana. Add another ladle of sauce on top of this eggplant layer, then cover the sauce with a good helping of grated good quality Italian fresh parmesan. First layer, finito. Repeat this method until you have reached the top of your dish. The top of the eggplant parmigiana should have a generous layer of sauce, lots of cheese and sprinkling of fine bread crumbs. The secret addition of extra bread crumbs gives the dish a nice crunch.
Your first eggplant parmigiana is done, again repeat this cycle another three times, so that you are left with four in total. Pop them in the oven and cook for up to 30 minutes. When the bread crumbs look golden it is time to take them out, so check on the parmigiana at regular intervals. Remember the eggplant is pretty much already cooked in the frying stage, which is why the oven stage is pretty quick. Serve this dish piping hot with some crusty bread. The next day it tastes even better.
Sometimes I will eat it straight out of the fridge stone cold, as I am too impatient to put it in the microwave. I'm also a moderately messy eater, which is why I will NEVER be allowed to eat my Nonna's eggplant parmigiana in The Good Room. A girl can only dream.


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Fela Kuti returns on eve of Nigerian election
By Joseph Penney
LAGOS (Reuters) - Musicians lament corruption, marijuana smoke drifts past the "no drugs allowed" sign and the smell of spicy grilled meat wafts across a dingy Lagos nightclub.
One would be forgiven for thinking that Nigeria's late king of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, had risen from the grave.
The cast of the smash-hit Broadway musical "Fela!," which chronicles the life of one of Nigeria's greatest musicians, brought the show home on Thursday night to the New Afrika Shrine, Fela's famed Lagos nightclub where much of the production is set.
Cultural stars, bohemians and "area boys" -- gangs of neighborhood youths -- crammed into the club in a working-class district on the outskirts of Lagos for the celebration of Fela Kuti's music, whose anti-establishment lyrics have taken on a renewed poignancy ahead of presidential elections on Saturday.
Kuti's son Femi, an Afrobeat star in his own right, said the show was key to reviving a critical and conscious political message through the infectious rhythms of Afrobeat.
"It's what (Patrice) Lumumba died for, what (Nelson) Mandela stood for, what Malcolm X stood for, Martin Luther King," Kuti told Reuters.
"All those great fighters are still coming alive again through my father, through this play, through the Shrine."
FIGHTING CORRUPTION Continued...


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Back in 2006 (and after almost 20 years of marriage) Michael Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita split. So what did divorce dollar signs add up to? Well, it's been reported that Michael paid Juanita $168 million dollars in the settlement.
Harrison Ford had to pay his second wife Melissa Mathison a pretty penny in the aftermath of their divorce. Apparently, Melissa, who was married to Harrison for 18 years, took home $110 million.
The cheating scandal was revealed in 2009, and the divorce shortly followed. When Elin Nordegren's divorce finalized with golf pro Tiger Woods, she was set to receive $750 million.
You may know producer Steven Spielberg from his work in some of the biggest films to have ever been made in Hollywood. But guess what? His divorce from his first wife Amy Irving made significant headlines, too. When their romance fizzled in 1989, Amy reportedly walked away with $100 million.
It was a millennial wedding of elegant proportions (that dress, that crown!), but unlike those bride and groom pics, Madonna's eight-year marriage to Guy Richie didn't last forever. When it ended, Guy Ritchie was supposedly set to receive up to $92 million, with no less than $76 million, from the "Vogue" singer
Actor Michael Douglas has been married twice (his current wife is Catherine Zeta-Jones) but his marriage to Diandra Douglas is the reason he's on this list. Diandra Douglas received $45 million from her ex-husband at the end of their divorce. The former couple popped back up in the news back in 2011 when she took Michael to court in regards to Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps finances.
All the Housewives fans out there will remember the divorce drama here! Kelsey and Camille Grammer's marriage wasn't completely dissolved for about two years and the total "uncoupling" (if we put it in Gwyneth's words) added up to about $60 million. Camille reportedly received $30 million of that significant sum.
Mel Gibson was officially married to Robyn Moore for, wait for it, 31 years! As you could imagine, the divorce settlement equaled out to an astronomically high number. It's reported that the couple didn't have a prenup, and Robyn, who has seven children with Mel, left the marriage with $425 million.
So he's not in movies or anything, but you surely know his name. Rupert Murdoch's first divorce to Anna Torv cost him $1.7 billion. After that, Rupert married and then years later divorced his second wife Wendi Deng. However, the final monetary details in that specific split are sealed.


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Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2017
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Part 6. Private Railroad Car Tax
Chapter 4. Collection of Tax
Article 7. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 11533
11533. Personal liability for unpaid taxes. (a) Upon termination, dissolution, or abandonment of a corporate business, any officer or other person who has control or supervision of or is charged with the responsibility for the filing of returns or the payment of tax, or who is under a duty to act for the corporation in complying with any requirement of this part, shall be personally liable for any unpaid taxes and interest and penalties on those taxes, if that officer or other person willfully fails to pay or to cause to be paid any taxes due from the corporation pursuant to this part.
(b) The officer or other person shall be liable only for taxes which became due during the period he or she had the control, supervision, responsibility, or duty to act for the corporation described in subdivision (a), plus interest and penalties on those taxes.
(c) For purposes of this section, "willfully fails to pay or cause to be paid" means that the failure was the result of an intentional, conscious, and voluntary course of action.
(d) The sum due for the liability under this section may be collected by determination and collection in the manner provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11251) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11401).
History.—Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 498, in effect January 1, 1988.


text: I'm a Celebrity 2012: Helen Flanagan "could have been killed" by ostrich in trial Animal welfare official from RSPCA condemns the use of a large bird to frighten the soap star in a recent Bushtucker Trial and says the challenge was potentially dangerous Comments Written By Ellie Walker-Arnott 5:30 PM, 20 November 2012 Bushtucker Trials may seem scary, but according to the RSPCA ex-Coronation Street star and I'm a Celeb 2012 contestant Helen Flanagan could actually have been seriously injured or even killed in a recent challenge... During the Cruelty Towers trial, the 22-year-old star was put into a small room with an ostrich where she had to collect a star in order to feed the other hungry celebrities back at camp. Helen, who's now faced seven trials since she entered the jungle (and actually attempted some of them), was understandably not keen to face off against the big bird, however eventually entered the room - but Klare Kennett from the RSPCA has claimed that Helen was in more danger than she probably realised. "The ostrich could easily have become very stressed and hurt the contestant quite badly. It's even possible Helen could have been killed," said Kennett. "It's a concern that these big birds are used for entertainment in this way, especially to frighten somebody." The large birds - who have a very powerful kick and are able to run very fast - are classified as dangerous animals in the UK. An ITV spokesperson responded: "The welfare of contestants and animals is of paramount importance to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and expert animal handlers are on site at all times." Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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Should Transit be Free? Oui, Say French Metro Riders
(Marketplace) A single ticket on the Paris Metro costs 1.70 euros -- about $2.15 at today's rate of exchange. Not bad as fares go for a major world-class city. But for some Metro riders in Paris, the actual amount isn't really the point. They don't want to pay at all. It's not about skipping out on the fare itself. It's about whether urban transit ought to cost anything to begin with. From down in the Paris Metro, John Laurenson reports.


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Detailed Accident Report
Submitted By: WWAN
Place: Mount Washington; Gulf of Slides Area
State: NH
Country: USA
Fatalities: 1
Summary: 2 skiers caught, 1 buried and killed
Mount Washington avalanche kills Maine teacher
By NANCY WEST and MICHAEL COUSINEAU
Staff Writers
A popular Maine high school teacher was killed in an avalanche on Mount Washington
yesterday as he and his companion were strapping on their skis near the top of a steep
gully in the Gulf of Slides.
David McPhedran, 42, an avid outdoorsman from Kents Hill, Maine, was pronounced
dead at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin yesterday afternoon, authorities said.
His girlfriend, Aimee Reiter, 27, who taught at the same school in Readfield, Maine,
was buried in the avalanche, but managed to free herself and McPhedran, then fought
unsuccessfully to save his life.
"Aimee was buried waist deep and David was buried face down. Aimee was able dig
herself out and went up and located David. She uncovered him and found that he was
breathless and pulseless. She began CPR," said Fish and Game Lt. Martin Garabedian.
Reiter, also of Kents Hill, Maine, wasn?t injured in the avalanche that happened at
12:45 p.m. yesterday. "There was another individual in the general area who came upon
them and hiked down to the AMC visitor?s center for help," Garabedian said.
Garabedian met with family members at the Berlin hospital after more than a dozen
rescuers carried McPhedran off the mountain. "(Aimee) was very distraught over the
whole situation," Garabedian said.
He said he didn?t believe the couple saw the posted avalanche warnings and they didn?t
sign in yesterday morning at the Appalachian Mountain Club visitor?s center in Pinkham
Notch as suggested for winter hikers.
Both Reiter and McPhedran taught at Maranacook Community School in Readfield, a
school with 795 students in grades 7 to 12 from four towns.
"He?s probably one of our most popular teachers," principal David Wing said last night.
"He really cared about the school."
McPhedran ran the winter carnival, served as president of the teachers union and was
adviser to the student senate.
"Just involved in everything," the principal said.
"He just really is embedded in the school and community," Wing said. "He was always
involved in things. . . Just really part of the fabric in the school."
McPhedran was a works-studies teacher working with students in grades 9-12. "He
showed them the world of work," Wing said.
McPhedran worked with students volunteering in the community. "They served
Christmas dinner at a senior center" in a neighboring town, Wing said.
Reiter is in her first year at the school, teaching language arts to seventh- and
McPhedran was an "avid skier, outdoors person," Wing said.
Students are on vacation until Feb. 28. Counselors will be available today to talk to
McPhedran also was noted for ice sailboating
The Gulf of Slides, located south of Tuckerman?s Ravine on the northeast face of
Mount Washington, was the site of several avalanches yesterday morning, Garabedian
"In terms of whether they (McPhedran and Reiter) caused the avalanche, I?m not sure.
It did begin above them. The whole gully let go," he said.
The debris field in the wake of the avalanche was 350 to 400 feet long, 50-feet wide
with a depth of from 5 to 8 feet, Garabedian said.
He said McPhedran and Reiter knew of the avalanche danger when they entered the
main part of Gulf of Slides yesterday after digging a test pit.
"They found the snow was unstable and went to a gully to the side. They were putting
on their skis when the avalanche occurred," Garabedian said.
Fish and Game Col. Ron Alie described an avalanche: "Underneath that new snow is
harder packed snow. When you go up onto it, it slips on the surface of the harder
packed snow. Once it starts, it gains speed until it goes all the way to the bottom."
He said the avalanche conditions are rated high and travel in avalanche country is not
"When avalanche conditions are that high people are at extreme risk to go in there.
Nobody should be in an area right now where you have high avalanche potential and
certainly there is real high propensity at this point," Alie said.
Alie said two Massachusetts ice climbers both survived being swept 300 feet in an
avalanche Monday. The avalanche occurred in Dixville Notch where Thomas Brooks,
54, of Mashpee, Mass., and Nancy Flannery, 41, of Pocasset, Mass., were climbing in
the notch located between Colebrook and Errol.
Mount Washington, the 6,288-foot mountain is known as home to the world?s worst
weather and was the site of the highest windspeed ever recorded ? 231 mph on April
12, 1934.
Alie said the likelihood of avalanches across New Hampshire?s White Mountains is very
high, and officials have recommended hikers and skiers stay away from the most
dangerous areas.
Anna Porter, a weather observer at the Mount Washington Observatory, said the wind
was blowing at 58 mph at the summit yesterday afternoon, with gusts of up to 64 mph.
Visibility was 1/16 of a mile with blowing snow and freezing fog, she said, and the summit
temperature was 3 degrees.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
2 Die in Northeast Avalanches
By J.M. HIRSCH Associated Press Writer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - An avalanche on New England's highest peak smothered a skier Sunday, one day after a different avalanche killed a skier in upstate New York.
David McPhedran of Kents Hill, Maine, and a friend were skiing in an area of Mount Washington called the Gulf of Slides when the avalanche hit about 1 p.m.. Only Aimee Reiter survived, said Col. Ron Alie of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
"They decided to climb up one of the gullies to ski down it and caused the avalanche, which swept them down the gully," Alie said. "She was buried waist-deep, but David was buried face down." Reiter, also of Kents Hill, climbed out and uncovered McPhedran, 42, but was unable to save him, Alie said. With heavy snowfall and rough weather conditions, Mount Washington is one of the few places in the East where avalanches are a danger. During the last century, 126 people have died there. Anna Porter, a weather observer at the Mount Washington Observatory, said wind gusts reached 64 mph at the summit Sunday afternoon. Visibility was one-sixteenth of a mile with blowing snow and freezing fog, she said. The 6,288-foot mountain is known as home to some of the world's worst weather and was the site of the highest wind speed ever recorded - 231 mph on April 12, 1934.
A recorded message at the Appalachian Mountain Club on Sunday morning warned that the avalanche danger for the mountain's Tuckerman and Huntington ravines was high and that traveling on them was not recommended. The club said the danger is due, in part, to more than a foot of snow that fell Friday night and Saturday and to the high winds.
On Saturday, a rare avalanche in northern New York's Adirondacks killed Toma Jacob Vracarich, 27, of Lake Placid, N.Y., and injured five other skiers. The avalanche occurred off-trail on the northeast side of Wright Peak, on the outskirts of Lake Placid. One skier in the group described seeing fracture lines opening in the snow and then hearing a rumble as the skiers were swept down the slope. "It was like being strained through the woods, just like a little pinball being pushed through the woods by a 100-mph force," said Rohan Roy of Chateaugay, N.Y..
Officials in Vermont posted avalanche warnings last week at Smugglers' Notch, popular among skiers, and on Vermont 108, a state highway. "In my 13 years I have never seen anything like this. There are fracture lines all over the place," said Sgt. Butch Patch of the Vermont Army National Guard.


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Problems with Smell
Causes of Smell Disorders
Problems with smell happen for many reasons, some clearer than others. Loss of smell may be permanent or temporary, depending on the cause.
Effects of Aging
As with vision and hearing, people gradually lose their ability to smell as they get older. Smell that declines with age is called presbyosmia and is not preventable.
Age is only one of the many reasons that problems with smell can occur. Most people who develop a problem with smell have recently had an illness or injury.
Common Causes
The common causes of smell disorders are
- sinus and upper respiratory infections
- aging
- smoking
- nasal polyps
- head injury
- allergies
- hormonal disturbances
- dental problems
- exposure to certain chemicals
- numerous medications
- radiation for treatment of head and neck cancers
- diseases of the nervous system.
Sinus and Upper Respiratory Infections. The most common causes of smell problems are the common cold and chronic nasal or sinus infection. Respiratory infections such as the flu can lead to smell disorders. Swollen sinuses and nasal passages often result in problems with smell because the odors in the air do not have good access to the olfactory sensory cells. These conditions may cause total or partial loss of smell. The problem usually diminishes or goes away when the underlying medical condition clears up.
Aging. Problems with smell become more common as people get older. A person's sense of smell generally declines when he or she is over 60.
Smoking. Tobacco smoking is the most concentrated form of pollution that most people are exposed to. It impairs the ability to identify and enjoy odors.
Nasal Polyps. Loss of smell can be caused by nasal polyps, which are small, non-cancerous growths in the nose or sinuses that can block the ability of odors to reach olfactory sensory cells high up in the nose. In rare cases, benign non-malignant tumors grow on the olfactory nerves leading to the brain, causing a loss of smell.
Head Injuries
Previous surgery or trauma to the head can impair your sense of smell because the olfactory nerves may be cut, blocked, or physically damaged. Automobile accidents are among the most frequent causes of trauma to the face and head.
Allergies. If your smell disorder is caused by allergies and seasonal nasal congestion, you should avoid allergens, such as ragweed, grasses, and pet dander.
Exposure to Certain Chemicals. Sometimes exposure to certain chemicals, such as insecticides and solvents, can permanently damage the sense of smell.
Medications. If you are taking certain medicines, you may notice a change in your ability to smell. Certain medications, including some common antibiotics and antihistamines, can cause problems with smell. The sense of smell usually returns to normal when you stop taking the medicine.
Radiation Treatment. People with head and neck cancers who receive radiation treatment to the nose and mouth regions commonly experience problems with their sense of smell and taste as an unfortunate side effect. Older people who have lost their larynx or voice box commonly complain of poor ability to smell and taste.
Diseases of the Nervous System. Sometimes a problem with smell can be a sign of a more serious health problem. This might include diseases of the nervous system, such as Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease. Loss of smell may be the first sign that something is wrong. Check with your doctor if you've been experiencing a problem with your sense of smell for a while. You may be able to prevent or get early treatment for a more serious health problem.


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Friends, Family Remember Teen Killed in Accident Tuesday Morning
Family and friends paid tribute to a teenager who was killed in a suspected DUI accident Tuesday morning.
The girl was left behind by the driver and another passenger inside the car.
The accident occurred around 2 a.m. on Florin Road, after the three young adults were leaving a house party. That's when Sacramento police say the 20-year-old driver of the Honda Civic crashed into a parked truck, killing 17-year-old Maricela Baza.
She had just graduated last week from Calvine High School and friends say she was taking summer classes at Sacramento City College.
Investigators say after the driver crashed, he and another passenger fled the scene, leaving Maricela behind.
The driver was found on a neighbor's driveway unconscious. He and the second passenger were taken to a hospital for non-critical injuries.
At the crash site, family and friends set up candles, flowers and balloons in remembrance of the 17-year-old.
The driver was booked on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.


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Farmington senior Tommy May missed 16 of 18 fairways and slipped 22 places on the second day of the Class AAA State Golf Tournament. Still, the four-year varsity golfer was able to close out his career with a 35th-place finish out of 84 golfers at Bunker Hills last Wednesday. "All in all it was a great season for Tom.... I could not be more proud of Tom and I am thankful for the lifelong memories," Farmington coach Jon Holmes said.
Editor's note: This story is from June 2012.
The annual Dew Run will be held Saturday outside the old City Hall at 325 Oak Street. The one-mile race will begin at 8 o'clock, followed by the ½ mile Junior Jog at 8:15 and the four-mile race at 8:30. Packet pick-up and race registration begins at 7 o'clock. Entry fee for the one- and four-mile races is $23 and the Junior Jog is $3. All entrants in the one- and four-mile races will receive a T-shirt.
The Farmington VFW baseball team did a lot of things right during its 9-1 romp over Benilde-St. Margaret's Monday afternoon. Post 7662 got down four sacrifice bunts, followed those with plenty of clutch hits and provided lots of run support for starter Jordan Beschorner as it improved to 8-1 on the season. "They're doing the little things needed to win games," coach Mike Winters said. Beschorner worked six innings and allowed just a single fourth-inning run on four hits while striking out seven.
Before last weekend, no Farmington girl had ever won a state track and field championship. That changed Friday morning when Nadia Lorencz followed up last spring's runner-up finish in the long jump by winning the event with a leap of 17 feet, 11 3/4 inches at the Class AA State Meet at Hamline University in St. Paul. The leap was three inches better than the 17-8 3/4 turned in by runner-up Tatyana Pashibin of Southwest. Lorencz won a second gold medal Saturday afternoon when she upset two-time defending state champion Jessica January of Richfield in the 100 hurdle finals.
The Farmington boys 4x400 relay team came up just short of its goal of breaking the school record, but it was still a successful showing at the Class AA State Meet, according to head coach Brian Helmstetter. "They came in ranked 18th and finished 13th. I think that's an accomplishment," Helmstetter said.
The Farmington softball team looked overmatched by Stillwater in the opening round of the Class AAA State Tournament last Thursday. But by the end of the day Friday, so did the rest of the eight-team field at Caswell Park in North Mankato. The Ponies entered with the most losses of any team in the Class 3A portion of the tournament - eight - due in large part to a rigid Suburban East Conference schedule.
Bloomington Jefferson knocked Farmington out of the Class 3A state softball tournament with a 4-3 extra-inning win in Friday morning's consolation bracket. The Tigers finished the season with a record of 17-6. They were Section 1AAA champions and Missota Conference co-champions.
Nadia Lorencz is finally a state champion. After placing second in both the long jump and 100 hurdles at state last spring, and placing second this winter at the state gymnastics meet, Lorencz captured gold in the long jump at the Class 2A State Meet Friday afternoon with a leap of 17 feet, 11 3/4 inches at Hamline University in St. Paul. The Missota Conference and Section 1AA champion still has the 100 hurdles and triple jump coming up later in the meet. Check back for more results from the Class 2A State Meet.
11:12 a.m. - The grounds crew has been working overtime and we're just about to get the opening round of the Class 3A state tournament started at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Heavy rain from about nine to 10 left all six fields very wet, but an hour of maintenance has them all in playing condition. The Tigers are in the first-base dugout and warming up in the outfield grass. First pitch is expected within the half hour. The winner will take on the winner - and the loser will take on the loser - of the other first-round game between Bloomington Jefferson and Mankato East.


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Dependency Ratio and the Economic Growth Puzzle in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conventional growth theories in the literature explain the poor economic performance of African economies by stressing the inadequacy of savings, human capital, and poor institutional quality. However, the key question is how to enhance savings for the accumulation of both physical and human capital in order to spur growth. A common thread that runs through the existing models is that the dependency ratio, not only remains constant over time, but has no long-run negative impact on economic growth. By relaxing this rigid assumption, this paper constructs a growth estimating equation which accommodates this demographic factor. The analytic results from the modified model suggest that economies with high dependency ratio face their stable equilibrium at lower levels of their income per capita. Moreover, econometric results from analysis of panel data drawn from Sub-Saharan Africa economies suggest that the growth puzzle can be well explained in terms of the demographic factors, especially the level and dynamics of dependency ratio of the region.
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I have issue with timthumb auto image re size script which works well in some servers and doesn't in some servers even the CHMOD 777 / 755 and GG support enabled.
I have used this script for image slider. The main problem is image is not displaying.
I have googled about the issue but no clue.
I have use this script in my several wp themes, some client report the error and some doesn't.
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thanks ram
Make sure the images are in the same server as the script, the image resizing functions don´t like external images.
Also, make sure not only the folder and the images are CHMODed to 777 but the target folder as well if you are saving them.
There's also issues with mod_security on some servers especially HostGator, take a look "here"http://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=8
Make sure the images are in the same server as the script, the image resizing functions don´t like external images. Also, make sure not only the folder and the images are CHMODed to 777 but the target folder as well if you are saving them.
BioXD first of all thanks for your suggestion, we did all what you pointed out.
still getting the issue.
A good start is pop into the url of the timthumb script:
and see what the error says?
Hey, i had some problems with timthumb before, realized i didnt have an empty folder for the cache directory.
Open up the php file and look for…
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I simply created an empty folder named "cache" in my theme folder and it worked.
If thats any help to you.
Cheers Matt
I too run into to many users having issues with TimThumb on my WP themes – its usually a range of issues outside the normal cache folder permissions etc… etc…
The best way to diagnose is to grab the markup from the src of the page that is generating the image and paste it into your browser. It will return, in most cases (unless the host has custom errors), what the problem is and should help you guide your customer.
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but, i just wanted to confirm that your solution actually pointed me in the right direction today…
I checked my theme directory (bought from themeforest), and I found that it has a folder named "cache"..
I then checked the permission, "write" permission was not set. So, I "chmod" it to 777 and it works now..
This is the only thing I changed..
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Maybe this would be useful for someone one day..
What about getting timthumb to work with WordPress Caching plugins like WP Super Cache or W3?


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One hundred and eighteen years ago today, America's credit managers heard O.G. McMechen's call to create a national association for business credit management, resulting in the formation of the National Association of Credit Men, which would eventually grow to become the National Association of Credit Management (NACM). It was McMechen's hope, and that of all the 62 business leaders that gathered in Toledo, Ohio that Tuesday nearly 118 years ago, that by sharing information, the commercial credit profession in the United States could address the threat of widespread business credit fraud, most commonly perpetrated at the time through the secret sale of goods in bulk, and enhance the abilities of business credit managers nationwide through the sharing of their expertise.
That expertise has only grown deeper and deeper over the last 118 years, benefiting the American business economy in ways that McMechen could never have predicted. One of the most poignant is through NACM's Credit Managers' Index (CMI), which is nothing less than the distilled insight and economic perspective of today's commercial credit manager packaged into a remarkably accurate forecasting tool used by some of the world's largest organizations and economic regulators. To celebrate NACM's 118th birthday, here are just a few examples of when its flagship index proved the value of the business credit manager's insight by accurately predicting the economic future.
Early Success
Right from the jump, the CMI proved to be an accurate predictor of GDP as reported on a quarterly basis. The first reading, posted for January 2003, indicated a slight 0.2-point improvement in the total combined CMI, with a larger 1.1-point increase in the service sector offsetting a decline in manufacturing, which suffered a loss of 0.6 points. A quarter later that year, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA's) revised final figures, US gross domestic product growth moved from 1.4% in the first quarter of 2003 to 3.3% in the second, reflecting the CMI increase which grew in February 2003 as well, driven predominantly by sales increases. Similarly, in January 2005, the CMI saw a decline from 55.0 to 52.7, a drop chalked up to seasonal influences that didn't dim respondents' outlooks, as they predicted continued growth. Sure enough, first-quarter growth in 2005 of 3.8% gave a little in the second quarter of the same year, to 3.3%, suggesting, as the CMI did, seasonal influences that weren't strong enough to throw off what was at the time a growing economy.
Bankruptcy Figures and Individual Factors
Digging into the CMI's four favorable factors and six unfavorable factors, which are combined to create the full CMI, can also reveal powerful indicators that illuminate very specific sections of the business world. Bankruptcy figures are less an indicator of economic strength or weakness than a reflection of bankruptcy viability and other factors, but nonetheless, increases and declines are often reflected in the filing for bankruptcies factor, included in the CMI's unfavorable factors. Recently an uptick in month-to-month commercial filings in February 2014 was indicated in the factor's slip from 60.5 in January to 58.5 in February. (The neutral line for the CMI and its individual factors is 50. A number above 50 indicates expansion, while one below 50 indicates contraction.) Other measurements of cash flow and purchasing behavior can also find echoes in some of the CMI's individual factors like amount of credit extended and new credit applications, among others.
The Great Recession
Three months before the official start of the Great Recession in December 2007, the September 2007 CMI edged up only slightly to 54.3 following a sharp 1.3-point drop in July and a 0.2-point decline in August. Nonetheless, uneasiness set in and October's decline to 54.1 continued a downward trend that essentially predicted the recession. Eighteen months later in June 2009 the deepest recession in recent history ended, but positive news could be seen in the CMI as early as February of that year, with a slow trickle upward that correctly predicted the country's very tentative return to economic growth that summer.
Ultimately all of these examples of the CMI's power are examples of the value of credit professionals, whose responsibilities focus on what's next, in addition to what's happening right now. "I think it's the nature of credit management," said NACM Economist Chris Kuehl, PhD. "Credit managers are as concerned about the condition of their clients 15, 30, 60 and 90 days from now as they are today. The tendency is to think ahead."
- Jacob Barron, CICP, NACM staff writer


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Calcutta: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja spoke to The Telegraph from Colombo on Saturday evening. The one-on-one focused on the India versus Pakistan World Twenty20 clash some 24 hours later.
Ramiz, incidentally, is also a former CEO of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
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Q What's your gut feeling on the eve of the big match?
A I expect a very good contest between two highly talented teams. Pakistan probably have the edge after pulling through on Friday (against South Africa). Having said that, it's important to live in the present and not take comfort in what has gone by. Having won all three games in the tournament, Pakistan are going with the flow; India not quite.
Will Pakistan's win over India in the practice match also have a bearing?
Look, the feel-good factor is important in India-Pakistan games and Pakistan did have a good win almost a fortnight ago... India need to tighten up on their bowling and the T20 variations must come into play... The slower bouncer, the widish yorker... I don't see them.
As things stand, the pressure is all on India. Can't be too happy a situation for Mahendra Singh Dhoni...
The pressure is more on India, for it's almost a matter of survival... If India lose, then they'll almost surely be out. But this is not to say there's no pressure on Pakistan, for any loss to India invites a backlash.
Did the teams' opening Super Eight fixtures go the way you expected them?
Well, at one stage, I thought Pakistan were gone... In fact, they won against the run of play, thanks to Umar Gul's 32 off 17... India probably thought that 140 would be competitive, but it wasn't... Teams must understand that the pitch at the Premadasa isn't one where even bad balls will fetch wickets.
Gul's was a stunning knock...
Yes, indeed... (Laughs) I'd been praying for the best, but preparing a losing 'speech' for the presentation ceremony! But, then, it's not without reason that Pakistan have a reputation for being unpredictable, of pushing the fans to the edge of their seats. Often, there's unnecessary drama.
Weren't India rather conservative while batting against Australia?
Wickets fell in a heap and the Australians bowled very well... Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc... They bowled an unorthodox length... Bowled short, too... Obviously, they had a plan and it didn't help India that Virat Kohli got out in the eighth over.
Would you have dropped Virender Sehwag to accommodate the third spinner?
I'd never drop Sehwag, who is such an impact batsman. Also, why unsettle the Sehwag-(Gautam) Gambhir pair? Sehwag's form can get frustrating, but the guy has loads of talent and the ability to play for 15 overs or so... Why waste him in the dressing room? Whether India should field three specialist spinners is another matter altogether.
Australia's been most impressive... What were your expectations from them on the eve of the tournament?
I'd seen sparks of brilliance in the UAE, but the Australians weren't consistently good there. Frankly, I'd expected them to have one good match, but they've been outstanding.
Getting back to India and Pakistan, what do you feel will make the difference?
From Pakistan's point of view, their bowling is the key as India bat deep... If the Indian batsmen get going, then Pakistan will find it very tough... However, if 160 is the par score, then India will have to score 15 more as their bowling isn't quite up to it... Getting the par score alone won't do for India.
Who is the trump card for India and who fits that bill for Pakistan?
Kohli has a good record against Pakistan, so he's right up there... But it could also be Sehwag or Gambhir or Rohit Sharma... I'm a big fan of the latter... Pakistan's trump card could be Saeed Ajmal... Could also be Shahid Afridi... India's batsmen play spin very well, so Pakistan's attack has to be well thought out. Equally, India have to get their XI right, they've got to pick the right combination.
How has Mohammed Hafeez been captaining? He looks rather relaxed...
Hafeez has done a good job, there's a lot of pressure, but he's given a good account of himself. He's been fielding the right combination and is himself a good all-round cricketer... (After a pause) Generally, though, you don't need a great mind to captain in T20.
As it turns out, Hafeez is sharing dressing room space with former captains. Does he have their absolute support?
He's kept the team together... This is a disciplined unit and we have two captains (Misbah-ul Haq in Tests and ODIs)... In the years gone by, such a scenario was unimaginable.
What has been the role played by coach Dav Whatmore? How much credit should he get?
I'd give more credit to the captain, the coaching staff comes later... I've been told that Whatmore runs the nets sessions very well and has given Hafeez the freedom to operate... The parameters are well defined, which is good... The captain and the coach know where they stand. My view is that the captain has to be strong.
Are turmoils, then, a thing of the past for Pakistan cricket?
I think so... People seem to have learnt from the experiences of the past... Today, the team does appear to be a tight knit unit.
What do you make of Dhoni as captain?
Dhoni's cool... T20 can turn out to be a nightmare and you could lose the plot all too quickly, but he stays calm. I suppose he's reconciled to experiencing both the good days and bad. Eventually, it gets down to handling pressure.
Your thoughts on Yuvraj Singh's comeback...
He's been extremely brave and, having gone through it all, is a shining example of what can be done. Perhaps, he still needs to get used to the pace of the game, though. Needs to play more.
The last one... What does it take to succeed in T20?
Presence of mind, for things happen very quickly... It's fatal if you fall behind the pace. You then risk being overrun... You've got to be spot on with the variations and you've got to be bold with the improvisations. T20 is a tough format and the matches take plenty out of the players. Very demanding I'd say.