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DEFENDING champions Old Down will visit either Patchway or Dymock in the first round of the Gloucestershire County Trophy, sponsored by insurance firm Mann Broadbent.
Almondsbury have been drawn away to Cirencester in the preliminary round with the winners set to face Newent at home in the first round after the draw for this year's competition was made.
Oldlands are also among ten teams competing in the preliminary round and will visit Newnham for the chance to face Hanham or Aston Ingham away in the last eight.
Old Down, Newent and 2013 finalists Cheltenham Civil Service were all given a bye to the first round.
Preliminary matches must be completed by June 8 and first round games by July 13.
Gloucestershire County Cup champions Lechlade will begin the defence of their trophy at home to Painswick.
Both sides have been given a bye through to the first round, while several teams from higher leagues, including Thornbury, Cheltenham and last year's semi-finalists Downend, will have to come through a preliminary round to join them.
The pick of the preliminary fixtures sees West of England Premier One side Downend host Thornbury from Premier Two while in round one, last year's beaten finalists Bedminster face Gloucester City Winget, who made the quarter-finals in 2013.
Chipping Sodbury have been drawn at home to Knowle in the preliminary round and will face Corse and Staunton or Bristol YMCA if they progress, while Winterbourne have been given a bye straight to the first round and handed a home tie against either Tewkesbury or Old Bristolians Westbury.
In total 21 clubs have entered the 2014 competition which will again be sponsored by cover and sightscreen specialist Stuart Canvas.
All preliminary matches must be played by June 1 and first round fixtures completed by June 29.
Gloucestershire Cricket Board chief executive Steve Silk said: "Last year was the first time we had run two county cup competitions and it proved hugely successful.
"By introducing the County Trophy for teams outside the West of England Premier League structure, we had more teams playing competitive cricket on Sundays than we had for many years.
"This year we have slightly less sides in the County Cup but more in the Trophy.
"For us to have maintained the overall number of clubs across both competitions is really encouraging – especially in the face of increased Sunday cricket with the growth of the Village Cricket League and the North Somerset Sunday League."


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By Margaret Aymer Poor people. These are the two words underlying much of the political arguments coming across the airwaves right now. There is great discussion about "Medicaid," "Medicare," "The Affordable Care Act [aka Obamacare or Romneycare]," "Welfare," "Big Government" and "Social Security. But two words rarely heard in the 2012 political campaign: poor people. Watch the Video: Faces of Poverty: A Single FatherAfter suffering a layoff and searching for work for two years, … [Read more...]
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Jon Bon Jovi Calls Out Justin Bieber
Jon Bon Jovi has an issue with how Justin Bieber treats his fans.
In March, Bieber took the stage two hours late for a concert at London's O2 Arena. The young singer cited "technical issues" and claimed he was only 40 minutes late.
Bon Jovi says he's seen that before. Speaking to The Standard, the classic rocker rips Bieber and other performers for mistreating their fans:
"They run the risk of disrespecting their audience members who have worked hard to pay for their ticket, to give you the permission to take two or three hours of their lives — or in that kid's case, 80 minutes of their lives. Do it once, you can be forgiven. Do it enough times and shame on you. They won't have you back. Then it just becomes a cliché. It's really not cool — you're an a**hole. Go to f***in' work!"
In addition to calling out Bieber for being late to his show, there is also a not-so-subtle shot at the young popstar's typically short concerts. Bon Jovi shows have been known to hit the three hour mark.
Jon Bon Jovi also discussed his guitarist, Richie Sambora. Sambora is missing a large chunk of the Bon Jovi chunk for "personal reasons." Jon is tired of being vague and says, "it's getting more and more difficult every day to not just sit here and say something."


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Liam Bad Intentions James, pro mma uk featherweight!!
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Seen Dino's fight with David Haggstrom, definately has punch resistance cause he took some big shots in that fight and David hits hard.
it looks like martin packs a decent punch as well. i thought dino got straight back up and didnt looked rocked really. good fight. martins doin pretty well. think he will be moving further up the rankings again.
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retrofuturist wrote:Much of what is admissable in the first jhana gets unfairly dismissed at times as "mere thinking", "just thinking", "an intellectual exercise", "philosophy" etc.
And I wish to explore that. This is how i understand it in theory and practice:
Cpd. 17 expls it "vitakka is the directing of concomitant properties towards the object; vicāra is the continued exercise of the mind on that object." See also above defn at Vism 142).
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Stephen Belafonte Says His Kids Miss Him Badly, Thanks to Mel B
(TMZ) -- Mel B has alienated Stephen Belafonte's daughter and stepdaughter from him ... and now he wants a judge to make things right ... so says Belafonte in new legal docs.
When he last saw them he says the two kids told him, "Mommy is really mad at you and that's why she won't let us come and see you."
Belafonte claims his 5-year-old daughter, Madison, and 10-year-old stepdaughter, Angel, miss him terribly, yet he hasn't seen them in 3 weeks. He says he's received "a series of heart wrenching text messages from Angel," including "I Love You," "Daddy Where are you" followed by a crying emoji. Belafonte says he couldn't reply to them because of the restraining order.
As for Angel, whose biological father is Eddie Murphy, Belafonte says she hasn't seen Eddie since birth and had no idea Stephen was not her biological dad.
Stephen is asserting his rights under a California law that gives stepparents visitation, claiming he was a highly involved parent since birth. He says he's the only parent who cooks. He also says he plays games with them, cuddles with them and tells them stories.
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Brad Paisley writes song for new Disney film
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Brad Paisley fans are getting their first listen to another new song from the country star. He's behind "All In," which is featured in the trailer to the upcoming Disney film Planes: Fire & Rescue.
Paisley says he's very familiar with efforts that go into extinguishing a blaze. The singer tells Entertainment Tonight both his father and his brother-in-law are firefighters, so he's "surrounded by it." He adds that he felt "really honored to be able to write and sum that up."
Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue will be in theaters on July 18th. The film's soundtrack album will hit stores on July 15th.
"All In" isn't the first song Paisley has contributed to an animated Disney feature. Planes: Fire & Rescue is the sequel to the Cars spin-off, Planes. Paisley contributed two songs to both Cars and Cars 2.
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Guten Tag! Fun German series for kids!
The Young Minds Department at the New Haven Free Public Library
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German Outreach Program
Every Friday in February from 3:30-4:30PM
Willkommen! Guten Tag! Hallo! Would you like to know more about Germany, and learn how to say your name and other things in German? Join us for four fun German sessions to learn German words and songs, play games and make crafts!
Children ages 6-12 welcome! No prior knowledge of German necessary!
Presented by the German Department at Yale University.
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Renie Sulaweio's teen brother enter in a coma after visiting a site on the Net. She decides to investigate, unraveling the mystery of a superadvanced Virtual reality World, Otherland. Many children fell in a coma in the net, she discovers, and those illness are somehow connected whit Otherland, created by a sinister organization of very richand powerful men called The Grail Brotherhood. ...
A cyber punk novel with fantasy worlds that exist in Virtual Reality. The main character trys to discover what caused her brother to fall into a coma. Other characters across the globe experience weird phenomenon in VR and all are drawn to the secret world of Otherland, a VR world beyond comprehesion....
With her father held prisoner in a foreign kingdom, Princess Briony takes up the throne of Southmarch, as her twin Barrick becomes ill and is plagued with horrible nightmares, while, in the meanwhile, the small funderling Chert discovers that the terrible, destructive Shadowline is moving ever closer south, engulfing the world in a thick, unnatural magical fog. At the same time, the ancient fairy people, the Qar, led by the fierce warrior woman Yasamm...
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When the cat Fritti Tailchaser's girlfriend Hushpad disappears, he goes on a journey to rescue her, accompanied by the wild little kitten Pouncequick and an insane old tomcat named Eatbugs (who has a secret identity.) Fritti and his friends get help from the first-borns, the superior race of cats, and journey to the evil mound of the villainous cat god Grizraz Hearteater, where it is believed that Hushpad is being kept. The first-borns, and Eatbugs, wh...
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Shortly after the death of the great King John, his son Elias, whom many say is a pawn of the evil cleric Pryrates, takes the throne, shortly afterwhich the new king's brother mysteriously disappears. Against this political backdrop, Simon, a servant in the great castle called Hayholt, finds himself apprenticed to the good doctor Morgenes, and alternates his time between menial chores and learning reading and writing from Morgenes. When Simon accident...
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Diplo recently announced that a new Major Lazer EP is on the way, and Pharrell was going to be featured on it.
The Daft Punk collaborator made an appearance on Holy Ship, and before he could rap his verse, it was announced that the song was a "brand new Major Lazer tune."
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A lot of talk of Khan vs Mayweather whats your opinions on it do you think he deserves iy/ I for one do not.
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A lot of talk of Khan vs Mayweather whats your opinions on it do you think he deserves iy/ I for one do not.
No way Khan deserves. It will be a shít fight anyway. Mayweather will stop him and that is something you can rarely predict because he is not a KO artist but is an absolute genius in the ring.
Whether he deserves it or not this fight is a waste of time and wont happen. Khan is not a big enough draw over here or in the states and Floyd would have his way with him. Khan wont step in the ring with Mayweather until he is a dominant champ, and thats probably never going to happen.
Personally I love watching him fight, fun to watch, he is a great fighter offensively but his defense is average at best and he hasn't got the durabiity to eat big shots either. Danny Garcia would be far closer to getting a shot a mayweather especially after his win at the weekend against a very dangerous fighter
Nooooooooooooooooooooo please god no. Mayweather has maybe 3or 4 fights left why waste 1 on khan?? Garcia should be next for mayweather although mayweather wins that one too. Just wish they had made the pacman mayweather fight back when it meant something.
A lot of serious talk in the Media about it Khan seems to think his speed will crack it but the ring craft of Mayweather will tear him to pieces in my opinion.
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Draft Day tryouts conducted
(Garfield Heights) - Crews from the movie "Draft Day" held a casting call for former football players, for scenes that will be filmed in Cleveland or Columbus. The session was held at Garfield Heights High School.
Real Style, a leading casting and talent resource, is looking for football players ages 18 to 25-years-old and all ethnicities. The casting call/try outs were for those who have played college football only.
There was no contact during the tryouts, but basic football drills were conducted. Participants had to wear appropriate workout gear and shoes.
Many of the participants had played high school and college football. Most said they felt good about their changes of landing a role in the film.
If hired, players must be available to rehearse on May 16th and 17th, and shoot May 18 in Cleveland or possibly Columbus.
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February Dance Flurry Weekend in Saratoga Springs
One weekend every February The Dance Flurry comes to town and the town takes on a beat that makes your toes tap and your heart sing. Our Saratoga Springs hotel becomes a temporary home to dance enthusiasts and music aficionados.
Saratoga Arms is located just across the street from the main venue of the Saratoga Dance Flurry. We have hosted some Flurry regulars almost from the day we opened our doors. Those that attend are a hearty good-natured bunch with colorful costumes, assorted dancing shoes and well loved musical instruments. According to their website the mission of the Dance Flurry is defined as "connecting and inspiring (people) through traditional music and dance". Their core values are dedicated to supporting music and dance from diverse cultures and creating a community that encourages social interaction.
In 2006 on Dance Flurry weekend we had a devastating ice storm. The whole town was without power, many of the guests had already checked in for their weekend of dancing fun. In upstate New York when you lose power you lose heat and lights and hot water. Our staff scrambled to find flashlights and lanterns to assure the safety of the guests in our three story Saratoga Springs hotel. It was a hoteliers' worst nightmare, but the Flurry folk turned it into an adventure full of laughs and camaraderie. Unfortunately the event planners had to cancel the Dance Flurry weekend and when the weather had improved, we sent our good-natured guests home still smiling to return again the following year. When they return we all reminisce with a smile, remembering the year of the ice storm…
This year the Dance Flurry takes place on the weekend of February 17, 18 & 19. Our regulars are already booked in at Saratoga Arms and we look forward to seeing them again. It is a fun weekend to let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes or tune up that old guitar and meet a great group of people who love to sing, love to dance and live to keep the music alive. You can join in or watch from the sidelines but I invite you to come for that one bright spot in our dreary wintery month of February, you might just become one of our Dance Flurry regulars!


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Molly is part of a team that helps make sure industries follow environmental regulations. Molly's team evaluates the damage caused by industrial contamination and determines whether humans have been exposed to the pollutants. Then they design solutions for treating the contaminated air, water, or soil.
Where she works
Molly works at Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, in their Seattle, Washington office.
B.S. in biological and environmental engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. She started college as a biology major, but then switched programs to combine engineering with natural sciences and research. "It took me a while to figure out what I wanted, but I found it in the end."
Favorite project in engineering school
Molly's final project in college involved a pond on a golf course near campus. She and a group of other students figured out how to successfully treat the pond, which had been contaminated by fertilizer.
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Both of Molly's siblings also became engineers, even though "neither of my parents are engineers or math-oriented in any way."
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"It's such a versatile field. Engineering is about problem solving, and a good problem solver is useful to many people in a variety of fields, including scientists, architects, economists, and others."
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Molly makes ceramics and functional art, like furniture. She likes skiing and field hockey, and discovering new music. And, she admits, "I'm embarrassingly addicted to Sudoku."
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Brevard, N.C. - Sam MacNeil and Rory Northam battled the Tornados to match point against the visiting Catawba Indians, but Thomas Mitchell defeated Beau Wills on court no. 2 in a two-hour, three-set match to give the Indians the 5-4 victory at the McCoy Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon.
Brevard falls to 7-11, 1-4 in the conference with the loss, while Catawba improves to 16-8, 4-5 in SAC competition.
Wills and MacNeil continued their stretch of undefeated play in SAC doubles, topping Mitchell and Uri Yarkoni on court no. 1, 8-4, to give Brevard the early lead and George Finch and Stefano Giovanolli followed with an 8-6 win on court no. 3, giving the BC freshmen duo their first conference doubles win of the season. Alex Macdonald and Matthew Nicholson kept the Tornados roll in check, winning their match on court no. 2 over Northam and Jonathon Lavelle, 8-3, to send the teams into singles action with Brevard holding the 2-1 lead.
In singles action, Catawba took the bottom three flights as Nicholson, Yarkoni and Kevin Budrawich won their matches in straight sets, putting the Indians within one match of winning the contest.
Northam forestalled the Indians onslaught, stemming the tide with a 7-6, 6-2 victory on court no. 3 over Jess Goodall, while MacNeil improved to 5-0 in conference play and 14-0 in his career in SAC singles action with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Macdonald on court no. 1.
All eyes turned to the final match of the day as Wills took the first set on court no. 2, 7-6. Mitchell built a 4-1 lead in the second set, but the BC sophomore battled back, cutting the deficit to 6-5 before falling 7-5 to even the match. In the deciding third set, Mitchell held off Wills, breaking serve in the final game to clinch the Indians victory with a 7-5 win.
Brevard remains at home in South Atlantic Conference play as the Tornados welcome Mars Hill College to the McCoy Tennis Complex on Saturday, April 7th. First serve on Senior Day, as the Tornados recognize seniors Jonathon Lavelle and Jarred Fisher before the match, is set for 2 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Sam MacNeil (BCM) def. Alex Macdonald (CATAWBA) 7-5, 6-2
2. Thomas Mitchell (CATAWBA) def. Beau Wills (BCM) 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
3. Rory Northam (BCM) def. Jess Goodall (CATAWBA) 7-6, 6-2
4. Matthew Nicholson (CATAWBA) def. Stefano Giovanolli (BCM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Uri Yarkoni (CATAWBA) def. George Finch (BCM) 6-1, 6-4
6. Kevin Budrawich (CATAWBA) def. Rob Havens (BCM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Sam MacNeil/Beau Wills (BCM) def. Thomas Mitchell/Uri Yarkoni (CATAWBA) 8-4
2. Alex Macdonald/Matthew Nicholson (CATAWBA) def. Rory Northam/Jonathon Lavelle (BCM) 8-3
3. George Finch/Stefano Giovanolli (BCM) def. Corey Eldridge/Jess Goodall (CATAWBA) 8-6


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LAFAYETTE — Higher expenses and lower natural gas prices put a damper on two Lafayette-based energy company's third-quarter earnings reports.
Stone Energy Corp.'s third-quarter earnings dropped to $23.7 million, or 48 cents per share, compared to $51.8 million, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier.
PetroQuest Energy Inc., which gets 77 percent of its production from natural gas, swung to a loss of $38.6 million, or 62 cents per share, compared to earnings of $3.7 million, or 6 cents per share, a year earlier. PetroQuest's results included a $35.4 million non-cash "ceiling test write-down." The Securities and Exchange Commission requires exploration and production companies to account for lower commodity prices and the drop in profitability of proved reserves. The company has taken non-cash charges of $109 million during the first three quarters of the year.
Stone said its average natural gas price fell to $3.25 per thousand cubic feet, compared to $4.48 for the third quarter of 2011. The figures included hedges, investments that offset drops in natural gas prices.
PetroQuest's average natural gas price dropped to $2.26 per thousand cubic feet from 3.27 a year ago. The price included hedges.
Stone Energy's results fell far short of Wall Street analysts' forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of 68 cents per share.
So did PetroQuest's. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast earnings of 2 cents per share.


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Manatee Energy Efficiency Project
Manatee County Extension Service
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
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Would you like to learn how to be more energy smart? Then sign up now! Topics include:
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Participants will receive a FREE Energy Conservation Kit. A $200 value! (One per household, please.)
Space is limited, so register today. For more information, please call Sharon McClellan at (941) 722-4524.
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Every year, about 5% of the estimated 455 million cubic yards of ready mixed concrete produced in the U.S. (est. 2006) is returned to the concrete plant. The returned concrete in the truck can be handled in several different ways.
A common approach is to discharge the returned concrete at a location in the concrete plant for processing. The hardened discharged concrete can be subsequently crushed by a crusher and the coarser material can be reused as base for pavements or fill for other construction. However, it is not easy to utilize the material finer than 2 inches.
A research project was undertaken by the NRMCA Research Laboratory to study the use of crushed returned concrete, or crushed concrete aggregate (CCA), as a portion of the aggregate component in new concrete. The Ready Mixed Concrete Research and Education Foundation funded the project.
Demolishing old concrete structures, crushing the concrete, and using the crushed materials as aggregate is not new. This material is generally referred to as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA).
But RCA is different from CCA, as construction debris tends to have a high level of contamination (rebar, oils, deicing salts, and other building components). CCA, on the other hand, is prepared from concrete that has never been in service and thus likely to contain much lower levels of contamination.
The main objective of the research project was to develop technical data that will support using CCA from returned concrete and to provide guidance on a methodology for appropriate use of the material. Using CCA can help the ready-mixed concrete industry save an estimated $300 million a year in operating costs. It also will reduce landfill space by as much as 845 football fields 10 feet high every year. Using CCA could also help attain points under systems like LEED for certifying building projects for sustainable construction.
Guidance for the producer
A cost analysis was conducted to evaluate the economics of using CCA. Based on conservative cost assumptions and the measured 28-day strengths, the cost savings of the different CCA mixtures that would yield the same 28-day strength as the control mixture was calculated. Cost calculations suggest that the concrete producer saves considerably by using CCA from reduced use of virgin materials and reduced disposal costs. Assuming no specification restrictions, the producer can use CCA in the following incremental steps.
In the first step, the producer should limit using CCA to no more than 300 pounds per yard (about 10% by weight of total aggregate) in "as received" condition. Expect negligible change in concrete performance.
The second step is for the producer to separate CCA into different strength classes by diverting returned concrete to different areas at the plant. The study found that if CCA was made from returned concrete with a specified strength of 3000 psi or higher, then it could be used at a level of 900 pounds per yard.
The third and final step will be for the producer to separate CCA into different strength classes and additionally separate the CCA into coarse and fine fractions. The study found that if CCA was made from returned concrete with a specified strength of 3000 psi or higher and if the producer separated just the coarse fraction of the CCA, the producer could replace 100% of the virgin coarse aggregate, which corresponds to about 1600 pounds per yard of CCA.


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Advertised last night on the Channel 5 showing of BAMMA 10.
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Advertised last night on the Channel 5 showing of BAMMA 10.
Alex Reid Vs Marshman? 5 rounds? a fight i'd love to see!!!
Reid vs Barnes I bet
I may of been seeing things, but I could of sworn I saw Tony Giles sitting cageside at BAMMA 10..
how can reid fight for five rounds its not for the belt plus for some reason the british title fights are only 3 rounds he lost AGAIST tom and only won one fight i see barnes smashin him
Because it's not the UFC and none of that shit matters on uk cards? how many tims have you seen a 4-30 journeyman fight for a regional title against a local favorite? Bamma's most successful event was when Alex headlined against Tom Watson for the title. Did Alex do anything of note to warrant a title shot then? The BAMMA middle weight title i assume now is vacant since Watson has been signed by the UFC.
Why not?
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You are however correct, there is no need to actually use this script as you can hunt down the right driver and manually install and configure it using the already in BT3F included ndiswrapper.
following post.
i only download ndsiwrapper
and then install it
and then load driver rtl8187 for win98
and then a little configue in rc.local
and then walaahhhhh iwconfig i see the wlan
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You are however correct, there is no need to actually use this script as you can hunt down the right driver and manually install and configure it using the already in BT3F included ndiswrapper.
following post.
-Monkeys are like nature's humans.
-Monkeys are like nature's humans.
Great tutorial, could never get ndiswrapper to work for me until now. Thank You =Tron=
Tron; Just wanted to thank you for the outstanding tut on how to get the ndiswrapper pieces/parts setup correctly for using WPA on an ALFA. I know it is a bit of an old post, but since I've just started working with the ALFA and realtek drivers, the info was new to me (not to mention valuable and saving many hours of hair pulling...which I can't afford!)
Thanks again...
On a note just for completeness I followed the instructions to the letter modprobed the ndiswrapper and no wlan0 device. Remembering reading people post you need both usb cables plugged in I plugged both in re-modprobed and worked like a charm. I guess the windows 98 drivers requires both and the r8187 does not. Thanks for the post
-Monkeys are like nature's humans.
Thanks for this post Tron but having a little trouble with it.
I've gone through the process and it seems to install ok (only difference was I got the driver (Win98se_ME_1304_1119.zip) from CNET downloads as the FTP link you provide asked for a login and password.
Once install is complete I "rmmod r8187" and then "iwconfig" to confirm that the interface is no longer there "wlan0" - fine.
Then I do "modprobe ndiswrapper" and then "iwconfig" again - but the interface does not show up?
If I then do "rmmod r8187" and "iwconfig" - wlan0 shows up again?
Any ideas? - apologies if I'm doing something stoopid!
Just a small thing I noticed while I was making a new BT3 hard drive install. The Realtek RTL8187L driver has been updated and the link in the original post is dead I believe. All the steps work fine just when you get to download/unzip change up with this new file.
http://tinyurl.com/realtek8187l - Check RTL8187L and click Go I can't hotlink directly to that page for some reason.
On that page download the "Win98SE and WinME driver" package from any of the mirrors. After that run these commands in this order, which are changed a bit from the original ones. (Note the name of the zip/folder may change if Realtek updates again)
After this just follow as the original post says press 'y' and it should install fine then load ndiswrapper and best of luck.unzip Driver_1313_98ME_0613.zip
cd Driver_1313_98ME_0613/Win98
cp rtl8187.sys /tmp/auto-ndis/0bda\:8187/
cp Netrtuw.inf /tmp/auto-ndis/0bda\:8187/


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Amanda Bynes' mother blames marijuana for her bizarre behavior
Remember when Amanda Bynes was at her wackiest last year – taking selfies in gyms, throwing vases out of windows, telling Drake to murder her vajayjay, all that good stuff?
At the time, it looked increasingly like the starlet was suffering from untreated mental problems. But according to Mama Bynes, pot, and nothing but pot, was to blame for all that craziness.
"Amanda has no mental illness whatsoever," Lynn Bynes told E! News. "She has never been diagnosed as schizophrenic or bipolar," adding that Amanda "is very sorry for all the hurtful tweets, statements and actions that occurred while she was under the influence of marijuana."
Lynn's statements are being backed up by the family attorney Tamar Arminak, who says Amanda is taking no medication at all right now.
"There has been much speculation about Amanda's medical condition," he said. "She has remained silent because she believed it was best to keep her mental health diagnosis private. However, she asked me to dispel certain rumors. For the record, Amanda does not have schizophrenia, nor has she ever been diagnosed with it. Amanda currently is on zero medication. She's devoted to living her life as healthy as possible. She's never had a history of abusing alcohol or hard drugs, and she's proud to say she's been marijuana-free for the past nine months."
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We already have some big news this morning regarding the statuses of Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson. And there's more to come as each team releases its inactives list around 11:30 a.m. Eastern. I'll be here all morning to let you know the latest on the injured stars in today's early games, including Andre Johnson , Ray Rice , Mike Williams , T.Y. Hilton and many others. This post will be continuously updated until the early kickoffs.
-- Buccaneers WRs Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams are both active. But considering the news about V-Jax above and how little each player practiced this week, I think both guys are very risky fantasy starts. Williams has a nagging hamstring injury. And with Mike Glennon throwing the ball, expectations, again, should be tempered.
-- As expected Bengals safety Reggie Nelson, and cornerbacks Dre Kirkpatrick and Leon Hall are inactive. Great news for Josh Gordon. I'm expecting another big game out of him.
-- Quarterback Josh Freeman is inactive for the Buccaneers, which would have meant something last week. This week, it just tells you how far he has fallen out of favor.
-- Ravens running back Ray Rice is officially active. You need to start him against a Bills defense that allowed 149 rushing yards to Bilal Powell last week. Bernard Pierce is a flex option. Also, wide receiver Brandon Stokley is inactive.
-- Steelers RB Isaac Redman is inactive. But that's of no concern. Le'Veon Bell will play in his first game of the season today. He's a flex play.
-- Lions RB Reggie Bush is active. He's a low-end RB1 versus the Bears. Joique Bell remains a solid flex option who is stronger in PPR leagues.
-- This doesn't have anything to do with the early games, but ESPN's Adam Schefter tweets that Redskins tight ends Fred Davis and Jordan Reed are unlikely to play this afternoon versus the Raiders. Logan Paulsen is the third-stringer there. He has minute fantas value.
-- Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers is inactive because of a knee injury. That's big for Hakeem Nicks, who I think is going to have a good game after he complained about his lack of targets in Week 3.
-- Colts WR T.Y. Hilton is active. He has a toe injury and was in a walking boot on Friday, so he might be limited somewhat against the Jags, but the matchup is good enough to make him a stellar WR3.
-- Bills running back C.J. Spiller is active against the Ravens. He nursed a quad injury earlier this week. I know it's a tough matchup, and he's been disappointing this year, but I'd consider him an RB2 at least.
-- Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis is active for the first time all season. He's a touchdown-or-nothing kind of player. Don't put him in your lineup right now.
-- The Bills are also down a couple of cornerbacks today: Jarius Byrd and Leodis McKelvin. Torrey Smith is going to rip it up this week.
-- Texans WR Andre Johnson is officially active versus the Seahawks. I've said it all week and I'll say it again: If Andre is active, you should play him. The matchup is difficult, and his shin might leave him somewhat gimpy, but Johnson gets too many targets and is too good to bench when he's playing.
-- Ravens WR Deonte Thompson is active for the first time this season. He has been dealing with a foot injury since early in the preseason. The collegiate sprinter has some stash appeal for future weeks, but for now, he shouldn't be near your lineup.
Chiefs tight ends Anthony Fasno and Travis Kelce are inactive. Sean McGrath is your starting tight end in Kansas City today versus the Giants.
-- Browns kicker Billy Cundiff is active. OK.
-- Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis is active. But with Giovani Bernard getting more and more carries each week, BJG-E is a low-upside flex play.
Players who have already been ruled out for Week 4 include Ahmad Bradshaw, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola, Steven Jackson, Miles Austin, Chris Ivory, Christian Ponder, and Nate Burleson.
Fantasy Analysis:
Bradshaw didn't practice at all this week and is out because of a neck injury. That means Trent Richardson gets a chance to prove why he should be the Colts' bell-cow RB going forward in a fabulous matchup versus the Jaguars.
Neither Gronkowski nor Amendola made the team flight to Atlanta on Saturday, although a return next week seems possible. With Amendola inactive, Julian Edelman remains worth using in PPR leagues. I am not particularly high on any other Patriots receiver.
Jason Snelling and Jacquizz Rodgers will continue to fill in for Jackson for a few more weeks. Rodgers got more snaps and touches than Snelling last week, but both will get enough work to be safely used as a flex or a low-end RB2 in PPR leagues.
To no one's surprise, Austin has another hamstring. There's been no clue as to if he will play soon. Rookie Terrance Williams will start in his place today. The matchup against the Chargers' horrible pass defense is certainly favorable, but I don't think Williams is a confident fantasy play. Dez Bryant and Jason Witten should dominate the targets from Tony Romo.
Ivory is also out because of another hamstring injury. Thus, Bilal Powell could see 30 or more touches today versus the Titans. He is an RB2.
Ponder has a fractured rib, so Matt Cassel will start versus the Steelers in London today. I'm not sure if he's a downgrade from Ponder, but it's certainly not a significant upgrade. Greg Jennings' status as a low-end WR3 is unchanged right now.
Burleson is out indefinitely after he broke his arm in a car accident earlier this week. Ryan Broyles is ready to contribute, and the Lions need him to pitch in. Although he remains a major injury risk, I think Broyles is worth using in deeper PPR leagues right away. I could see him catching at least 5-6 passes versus the Bears.


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Donuts and Deserts: Sunny Sudan
Posted by Max on Tuesday, January 18, 2011,
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more."
The Wizard of Oz
As I dragged my bicycle off the ferry from Egypt at about lunchtime, anything seemed possible, even perhaps munchkins and wicked witches. This was the start of 'Africa' as far as I was concerned, and I was primed and ready for strange and unexpected goings on. First up was border control: It was quick and painless. That was certainly unexpected. (although the American couple behind us in the queue were asked...
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Into Africa
Posted by Max on Monday, January 3, 2011,
'"If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding"'
Charles Dickens,
'A Christmas Carol'
Bah humbug! I hate spending the festive season in countries that don't know what a mince pie is, and this year was no exception. My Christmas Eve was like some kind of depraved scene from Trainspotting, on Christmas Day we were left homeless after being turfed out of a monastery in the dark, ...
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BC Tennis is back on the courts for the 2nd Mountain InvitationalSeptember 12, 2008
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College men's tennis team served up the Brevard College Mountain Invitational, Second Edition, competing against teams from Tusculum College, UNC Asheville, Lee University, and Wingate University, here at the tennis courts at Brevard College. The marquee action for Friday was the doubles matchups.
In the A draw, Coach Paul Thomson sent two teams into action. Jarred Fisher and Cole Altizer defeated the team from Wingate, Jose Valarezo and Braeden Patchell in their first match, 8-5. However, they fell in the semifinal match against Lee University's Dimitar Pamukchiyan and Juan Saa, 8-6.
On the other side of the bracket Andrew Thompson and Konstantin Savelyev faced off with another team from Lee University, Zach Smith and Michael Yokosuk. After a hard-fought match, Thompson/Savelyev fell 9-8.
In the B draw, the Tornado team of Sam Johnston and Nate Lyles received a bye in the quarterfinals. In the semis they fell to the Wingate duo Mitchell Lvovsky and Brendan Molen, 8-3.
In Singles play, in the A flight, Fisher and Thompson both received byes in the first round and advance to the quarterfinals.
In the B flight, Savelyev faced off with Tusculum College's Kiser. Kiser advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory. On the other side of the bracket Altizer advanced to the quarters courtesy of a first round bye.
In the C flight, Shane Apps won his match over Wingate's Lichtenstein 6-7, 6-3, 10-5 to continue on to the quarterfinals where he will join teammate Nate Lyles who advanced courtesy of a bye.
The men's draw continues on Saturday as the teams are back in action at 8 a.m.


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The Urna, more correctly ūrṇā or ūrṇākośa (Pāli uṇṇā) is a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark. It symbolizes a third eye, which in turn symbolizes vision into the divine world; a sort of ability to see past our mundane universe of suffering.
Apparently the Lakkhana Sutta has more to say about the third eye.
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At first this image looks like a sketchy line-drawing of a chair. Multiple, wavering lines of varying thickness trace the outlines of the object. It is, presumably, an early doodle for a new piece of furniture, lacking substance, refinement, and any notion of materiality.
This is no sketch, however, but an actual chair that is sized to the human body and capable of supporting a person's weight. Created by South Korean designer Jinil Park, the chair is a piece from the aptly-named "Drawing Series" collection, which was on display at the Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea last fall.
Park stumbled upon the idea while sketching on paper. She became aware of the aesthetic appeal of her strokes, and realized that the lines themselves would make provocative 3D pieces.
To construct the series, she employed steel wires of different gauges, hammering on the wires to impart sketch-like curvature. She then welded them together at their intersections (a process that doubtless required tremendous patience). The convergence of multiple "lines"—like emphasis in drawing—gives the pieces strength, despite the fact that individual wires could not support a person's weight.
Park's creation may be part of a broader trend to connect 2D and 3D realms, or more precisely, the design process (2D) and the realization of so-called final works (3D). In Sketch Furniture by Swedish design studio Front, for instance, the designers create 3D objects by drawing in mid-air, and the company WobbleWorks developed the "world's first 3D printing pen," called 3Doodler. Will architecture be next? Soon we will see the world's first "sketch pavilion" emerge in the form of a seemingly immaterial, gravity-defying structure.
This sketch-actualization method raises new theoretical implications. In particular, we are reminded of René Magritte's "The Treachery of Images" painting of a pipe, with the inscribed words "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (This is not a pipe). In this piece, Magritte set out to emphasize the decoupling of an object and its representation. A materialized sketch such as Park's chair, however, elicits the inverse response—we must declare "This is not a drawing." (This is disputable, since one may employ the definition of drawing to mean an act of production rather than representation—fodder for many future theoretical debates.)
So what does it mean when an artifact of the design process becomes the design itself? This approach calls into question the nature of the design process in general, or at least reframes it. For works that integrate rapid prototyping, iteration no longer occurs in the attainment of creating a single piece, but in the actualization of multiple pieces from individual sketches. Although scale remains a challenge for the application of this method to buildings, the process is already shaping the production of architectural models, and will likely soon affect the creation of mock-ups, assemblies, and other full-size components, which will benefit from more expedient delivery methods.
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****hail .....spellcheck
Eveyrone relax. Maybe itll make it better. Monmouth county has about 8 gems of spots I could think of in about a ten block stretch. I dont think pumping sand is going to even make mother nature flinch, even so give it two three swells that will just break a little difference, then right back to normal. 18 million down the drain
It is the weather channel that is responsible for naming winter storms, although they took this idea from the Europeans who had been doing this due to the significant impact winter storms have in Europe.
NOAA does not recognize these names. The Weather Channel claims to have done this to bring more awareness to the potential threats of winter storms, but I"m sure we can all agree its to hype up and bring more media attention.
Back to the original topic, beach replenishment sucks. We are all too familiar in Delaware, where they destroyed most of our surfing. But, i have learned there are different ways to pump sand, and different types of sand to be pumped, which seems to greatly impact the influence the pumping has on the surf breaks. I'd recommend you get in touch with the local Surfrider and see what kind of influence and understand Surfrider has on the beach pumping. I know in Delaware, the Surfrider Org is intimately aware of the perils of replenishment and different policy pitfalls and options available, and they are in persistent dialogue with the policy makers.
iv contacted surfrider in june right before they started replenishing my spot.didnt help at all,maybe I didn't speak to the right people,but nothing happened,replinishment is done,and the waves are gone.they just don't care about surfers in the northeast.certain countries passed laws forbidding pumping sand or turning a surfspot into a marina.thats why it sucks being a surfer in the northeast.in Australia,they pumped sand out at snapper and kirra to improve the wave quality,same thing in ca with Malibu.they prevented trestles from turning into a highway multiple times.and we cant stop a few bulldozers.id say if they wanted to turn bayhead into a port,they would do it without the slightest form of protesting.we tried to rally people before the summer to protest,nothing happened.i guess everyone don't care until its too late.i even tried contacting frank Pallone,who is the congressman who approved the whole replenishment,again nothing happened.if they would've left the sand how it was after sandy,theyd be having wct events in nj,pros from all over would want to surf the perfect sandy bottom breaks.that lasted 5 months.the only 5 months I actually witnessed world class waves in my backyard.now they are just regular waves with lots of closeouts
I lost my home for 4 1/2 months, and I was one of the first to move back here, where it's still a total disaster, yet because I only live here for surfing, I have to hope there's another monster storm, which is a really weird feeling... these total a-hole political douchebags called surfrider are a total waste of money for us here and always have been, as they do nothing for us and nothing for Hatteras, either, since they're more concerned about cal and other far-off lands. we'd need a real lobby group with real billions behind to ever see anything done, and I don't see the rich corporate scum nj surfers doing a thing, because they're really just kooks.
They do come back but it takes a long time in most cases. It takes a lot more than 2-3 swells for them to come back. Monmouth Beach and Long Branch were never the same...7 presidents was ruined for many years. SEa Bright never came back because all the sand just keep moving north. ANd the Cove is nothing like it used to be in the 80s and 90s.
I agree, it's still money down the drain because it doesn't stop a major storm like Sandy. If anything it just dumped all that sand on the streets


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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Sam I Am, Oct 19, 2011.
Hey, they must not know what payback is. Sometimes karma is a b.
Reminds me of this story from a few weeks ago.
North Korean army minister 'executed with mortar round'
A North Korean army minister was executed with a mortar round for reportedly drinking and carousing during the official mourning period after Kim Jong-il's death.
Kim Chol, vice minister of the army, was taken into custody earlier this year on the orders of Kim Jong-un, who assumed the leadership after the death of his father in December.
On the orders of Kim Jong-un to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," according to South Korean media, Kim Chol was forced to stand on a spot that had been zeroed in for a mortar round and "obliterated."
I laugh like a freaking hyena every single time I watch it. Did he say fire three, or four? Pretty sure he said that the fourth was maybe beyond its shelf life, you know what? Screw it. We're here, and...
Now you see him, now you don't. Painless, minus the wait for the incoming.
Krazy Kat Lady...
Cool Tailgate Cover...
He gets my vote just because of his dog...
Nobody gets out of that gym alive...
Become that guy...
I can't stop laughing
the guy is obviously about to come with that kick...what on earth is she doing running into it like that???? :laugh2:
He absolutely nailed her. :laugh2:
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I wont pay to go to a UFC in London again until they put on a card that I believe is worthy of my cash.
They obviously don't need the money off the 'hardcores', as it's been shown in recent events that they're happy to put on cards without 'big names' (although we've had some amazing fights). A high percentage of sales will just go to people buying into the brand name.
I'll be there either way, went to the event at the NEC a while back and to the O2 a few years back. Going purely for the atmosphere and also its Valentines weekend so any excuse to not take the Mrs out!
Matt Riddle vs Che Mills has been announced for this card.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - Hunter S. Thompson


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wile E. Coyote is running after the Road Runner and eventually finds he has run off a cliff.
Like wile E. Coyote, they will keep running until everyone else recognizes that there is no ground beneath their feet.
To accomplish this goal, Netanyahu used a simple chart that looked like a wile E. Coyote bomb.
And look how it revives when the sun draws near enough in the spring to wile the life in it once more out of its grave.
She would be possessed of every art and wile of the women of her trade.
He pitied her because she was what she was—a wanton who was determined by scheme and wile to gain her ends.
Now, by some pretext, by some wile, he must live to see her once more.
When they paid their checks they wooed her with every wile known to Cupid's art.
There was nothing left for him but to wait and wile away the time.
But such of us as escaped, had little to do, and we contrived to wile away the time agreeably enough.
mid-12c., wil "wile, trick," perhaps from Old North French *wile (Old French guile), or directly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse vel "trick, craft, fraud," vela "defraud"). Perhaps ultimately related to Old English wicca "wizard" (see Wicca). Lighter sense of "amorous or playful trick" is from c.1600. Wily is attested from c.1300.


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The twin towers guarding the net for East's No. 1 doubles team could pass for brothers.
At 6 foot 3 apiece, they have a wing span that suffocates opponents. They provide a wall of racquets that stifles returned shots and a height that makes lob play a poor idea. Smart and driven, they both treat tennis as the most fun of the year and are excited for Friday's Class 4A state tennis tournament at Liberty Park.
Adam Williams and Sam Rasmussen, who finished 5-2 in region play, have been playing together since the 10th grade. They are friends, teammates and … fluent in Chinese.
"Yeah, we both got our calling [for LDS missions] to China," Rasmussen said with a laugh. "It's funny that even after we leave tennis, we'll still be together."
With Rasmussen going to Taipei and Williams serving in Hong Kong, the pair knows that they have some unfinished business to accomplish this weekend before their missions. They want to finish off their season strong after falling short to Timpview in the No. 2 doubles final last year.
"We have really good chemistry," Williams said. "We come to practice, play hard and have a lot of fun. I think this is why we've played so well together this year."
Williams plays the serious role while Rasmussen is the self-described comic relief for the Leopards. Rasmussen is light and ethereal in his manners but is the harder server between the two. Williams focuses more on getting the ball in play, whereas Rasmussen hits harder with more spin.
"I work on being more consistent than overpowering guys," Williams said. "I figure once we start the point, we can finish really well."
Rasmussen is self-effacing in describing his play. He taps his forehead as he jokes that he has to rely on his smarts as opposed to athleticism to defeat other teams. In practice, he is a defensive threat at the net and uses his sense of humor to keep his partner loose.
"I enjoy playing the mental game and have as much fun as possible out there," Rasmussen said. "But come tournament time, I figure we can't count ourselves out. You have to believe that you can do it."
Team captain Steiner Paulsen shares the same self-confidence.
The senior, who plays at No. 1 singles for the Leopards, is looking forward to the challenges on and off the court. Paulsen credits tennis for teaching him dedication and the ability to work hard.
"This is a really exciting time," Paulsen said. "I'm planning on going out there and trying my hardest. I think it's important to be mentally and physically tough."
With players in four of the five events, Paulsen is excited about both individual and team honors.
"Steiner is a great captain," Williams said. "We're lucky to have a guy like him captaining the team."


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This course is hardware-oriented, but is suitable for both hardware and software engineers because the configuration registers used to control the hardware are covered in detail. The course is ideal for RTL-, chip-, system- or system board-level design engineers who need a broad understanding of PCI Express. Because the course contains practical examples of transactions on the various bus interfaces, the course is also suitable for chip-level and board-level validation engineers.
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Recommended Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of digital bus architectures such as PCI is highly recommended.
Training Materials:
1) MindShare will supply a copy of the "PCI Express Technology" eBook (covers PCIe 3.0)
2) Downloadable PDF version of the presentation slides
3) MindShare Arbor software tool, used for student labs in the class
4) Optional Comprehensive PCI Express 3.1 eLearning course (discounted pricing applies)
5) Optional Introduction to PCI Express IO Virtualization eLearning course (discounted pricing applies)


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Is he man enough to change a poo poo diaper?
Mine isn't. He is such a weiner all the time. He will offer crazy outlandish things to get out of changing a poopy dipe.
Example, today he goes "Whhhheeeweeee someone made a stinky mama!" (Yeah, thanks, I don't need you to be his interpreter lol) So I said, "Ok, change it up." His response? He offered to get me dinner from Carrabba's and fold all of the laundry this week (yeah right). I will take the dinner, but reject the folding option because his folding skills are not quite up to par. I'd end up OCDing about it and just refold it all anyways. Oh, ad he tries to 'reorganize' his drawers.


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African Squash Soup with Walnut Cream
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Top this seasonal soup with an elegant cream infused with brandy and walnuts for a special occasion.
walnut cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup (4 ounces) California walnut pieces
- 2 tablespoons cognac or brandy
- 1 cup chicken stock or broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 1/2-4 pounds African or butternut squash
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup Vidalia onion or yellow onion, chopped
- 1 quart (4 cups) chicken broth or stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- To prepare the walnut cream, put the sugar in a medium-sized, heavy saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Stir the sugar constantly; in 2 or 3 minutes it will begin to melt, then change in color from clear to golden as the sugar caramelizes. The entire process takes approximately 5 - 7 minutes, depending on the heat and your pan. When the sugar is golden brown, immediately and carefully add the butter and walnut pieces (the sugar and pan are very, very hot). Reduce the heat to medium and stir for 2 - 3 minutes, until the walnuts have browned slightly. Add the Cognac and chicken stock, then cover and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, until the walnut pieces are quite soft. Remove from heat and add the cream and maple syrup. In a blender or food processor, puree the mixture until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cool, and refrigerate if you are not using shortly. If chilled, bring to room temperature before serving.
- To prepare the soup, peel the skin from the squash and scrape out all of the seeds. Cut the squash into cubes or chunks 1/2 - 1 inch across. You will need 2 quarts (8 cups) of prepared squash. Heat the butter in a large, deep pan over moderate heat. Add the onions and the prepared squash, and cook, stirring frequently, for 7 - 10 minutes, until the bits of onion have softened and become translucent but not browned. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the squash is tender when pierced, about 20 minutes; the liquid should boil gently. In a food processor or blender, puree the soup, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Return the pureed soup to the saucepan, add the cream, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- The soup may be cooled to room temperature, covered and refrigerated until serving. Before serving, reheat gently, stirring frequently, until hot but not boiling. When you are ready to serve, using a large whisk or a hand-held mixer, whip the walnut cream for a minute or two, just until it thickens slightly and looks creamy. Pour the hot soup into heated bowls and garnish with a generous spoonful of walnut cream.
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24th December 2013 01:08 PM #1
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Hard Headed Child Throws Tantrums
I have a nephew, 3 yrs. of age. When my sister scolds at him, he too gets angry and throw tantrums. For example, there are times he keeps on opening the refrigerator, my sister keeps on telling him to close it, he's not listening. My sister closed the refrigerator then my nephew too got angry, made a very disturbing noise and threw tantrums. What can we do to discipline a kid like this?
Warm Regards,
24th December 2013 05:15 PM #2
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Hi Cheska,
Many children throw tantrums when they don't know and respect their boundaries.
I would encourage your sister (and anyone else that is training your nephew) to give him direction one time, and if he doesn't do what he is told the first time, and with a good attitude, then immediately take action.
The situation with the refrigerator door might look like this...
1. Your nephew opens the refrigerator door.
2. His mother tells him nicely, "Joseph, please close the refrigerator door now." (Notice how you use the child's name so he knows you are addressing him, you give very specific direction (close the refrigerator door) and you tell him when to do it (now).
3. Nephew chooses to ignore mum's direction.
4. Mum takes action.
At this point, mum should stop whatever she is doing, and go over to her child. She should help the child close the door (or help him do whatever it is she asked him to do). If he closes the door with her help, she should thank him, as this is part of the training process. If he throws a tantrum (which should be expected the first time that she tries this), then mum should firmly say to him, "I will not let you do that. That's not okay." Sometimes a child just wants to know that someone else is in control, as this feels good to them. But if he continues with the tantrum, then it may be necessary to remove him to another room, and hold him so that he cannot hurt himself or the person holding him. Mum should then tell him that when he stops throwing a tantrum (or screaming or kicking or struggling) that she will let him go. When he finally gives in (mum should not give in first), then he should be told to sit on a chair until mum says he can get up. With a 3 year old, this would be for 3 minutes (a 2 year old can sit in time out for 2 minutes).
Once the child has settled down, she can give him a hug and tell him very kindly that Mama loves him but that she won't allow him to act that way. Then she could role play, by going back into the kitchen and practicing with him. She would tell him that they are going to practice the proper response - the way she wants him to respond in the future. She would tell him that he is going to go and open the refrigerator door, and then she's going to tell him to close it, and when she tells him to close it, he should close it immediately and with a smile on his face. Again, this needs to be done when the child is calm - and it may be done at a completely different time. But the point of practicing is to train him to give the proper response anytime mum gives him direction or calls him.
For mum, the most important part of training is going to be consistency. It's not good to ask a child to do things more than once. So many parents will tell a child, over and over again, to do something, until the parent becomes so frustrated that they get angry with the child, and at that point, the child will respond in anger to an angry parent.
If you tell the child and then move to correct the behavior immediately, the parent will not become frustrated or angry, and training will become a happy occasion in the home for both mum and child.
Hope this gives you some ideas on how to work with a child who throws tantrums. The goal is to have the child's heart and to keep the child's heart through high school. The time it takes to consistently train during the formative years will pay off in big rewards later.
Warm Regards,
24th December 2013 09:48 PM #3
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Hi Kate,
Thanks for this, I understand it now. The proper way of saying words can motivate a child to do actions necessarily. I will tell my sister the other things I learned from you and I hope he consider it in disciplining her child as I do. Again, Thanks Kate for your smart responses.
Warm Regards,


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Feminism | Posted by Fiona L on 03/9/2012
How Far We Haven't Come: Remembering the Nelson Pill Hearings
After attending a recent event commemorating past voices of the women's health movement, I turned on the news to watch the recent contraceptive hearings, and realized just how far we haven't come.
As has been pointed out by many over the course of the past few days, there were no women on the first panel of witnesses at the contraceptive hearing on February 16. "What I want to know is, where are the women?" asked Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney at the hearing on Thursday. "When I look at this panel, I don't see one single woman representing the tens of millions of women across the country who want and need insurance coverage for basic preventive healthcare services, including family planning. Where are the women?"
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Card number 661 of the 2010 Topps Baseball Complete Set will be Stephen Strasburg with an RC logo.
Each complete Philadelphia Phillies set of 2010 Topps Baseball contains 660 Regular Cards Plus 1 five-card Set Exclusive 2010 Phillies cards packed in a shrink-wrapped, full-color, Phillies-themed display box.
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Read Chekhov for a More Empathetic 2014, and Other NewsBy Dan Piepenbring
- As January reaches its halfway mark and resolutions begin to waver, how is one to guarantee a year of self-betterment? By reading Chekhov.
- The Argentine poet Juan Gelman is dead, at eighty-three.
- What do Willy Loman and Gregor Samsa have in common? They're both drummers.
- Apple's new ad for the iPad Air is full of leaden rhetoric about the glory of the humanities. Robin Williams does the voice-over, quoting himself from Dead Poets Society: "We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion." And only with the latest and sleekest in consumer electronics can that passion find its truest expression.
- Alaric Hunt, the recent winner of a detective-novel writing contest, penned his book in prison, where he's serving a life sentence for murder.


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Arts & Culture
Learn to Figure Skate the Old-Fashioned WayBy Dan Piepenbring
If you're like me, the Olympics have borne in you one mighty, overriding desire: to become a strapping world-class professional figure-skater. Well, we're in luck, every one of us. Thanks to the glut of teaching materials available in the public domain, dazzling one's peers in the rink and taking home the gold has never been easier.
To start, consult an invaluable volume from 1897: T. Maxwell Witham's A System of Figure-Skating: Being the Theory and Practice of the Art as Developed in England, with a Glance at its Origin and History. In sporting matters, Witham was no slouch—the title page notes that he was a "Member of The Skating Club." Which skating club, you ask? Well, let me answer your question with a question: How many skating clubs do you belong to?
With verve and good humor, A System of Figure-Skating will teach you such cherished and essential maneuvers as "the Jagendorf dance," "the Mercury scud," "the spread-eagle grape vine," "the sideways attitude of edges," and—of course—the "United Shamrock." Confused? You needn't be. The System offers detailed instructions every step of the way. Here's an edifying bit about how to conduct the "outside edge forwards": "We have also to bring into the more important action the hitherto unemployed leg, which must be gently and evenly swung round the employed one in such a manner that it arrives exactly at the proper time and angle to be put down, and so become the traveling one."
See? You'll be getting the hang of things in no time!
If all else fails, the System is meticulously illustrated—its dozens of diagrams and charts make even complicated performances seem rudimentary. Even a trained dog could follow these instructions: Read More


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I unchecked "lock screen" in the power management settings then did 3 hours of scripting and closed my lid. Now I cant log back in to save the work to another drive. If I turn it off I lose everything. Is there another way to get in there?
inb4 captain obvious and the "back up your data" quartet
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at the login prompt
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then it logs into root then type stratx and enter
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Get 32 bit, and use that in VMware. I have a 64-bit machine and a 32 bit VM. It works excellently.
When I try to install Back Track 5.0 R1 64-Bit on VMWare Workstation 8.0 and I got the following errors.
1. Software virtualization is incompatible with long mode on this platform. Disabling long mode. Without long mode support, the virtual machine will not be able to run 64 bit code. For more details see http://vmware.com/info?id=152
After I click the 'OK' button of that message I got the following error message as well.
2. This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible.
This host is VT-capable, but VT is disabled.
VT might be disabled if it has been disabled in the BIOS settings or the host has not been power-cycled since changing this setting.
(1) Verify that the BIOS settings enable VT and disable 'trusted execution.'
(2) Power-cycle the host if either of these BIOS settings have been changed.
(3) Power-cycle the host if you have not done so since installing VMware Workstation.
(4) Update the host's BIOS to the latest version.
For more detailed information, see http://vmware.com/info?id=152.
Continue without 64-bit support?
So guys I don't know how to continue my installation.
Please help me
Get 32 bit, and use that in VMware. I have a 64-bit machine and a 32 bit VM. It works excellently.
World Domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer the term World Optimization.


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The Bundle Goes To Court – Again
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The ongoing war between cable companies and media companies has finally spilled over into a court challenge between Cablevision and Viacom over an industry practice called "bundling".
The suit, filed in New York, alleges that Viacom forcing cable companies to buy less popular channels, like Palladia and MTV Hits to get the more popular ones like Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. Those costs are then passed along to consumers, whether they like those channels or not. Cablevision is alleging the practice is illegal.
Viacom says its practices are legal and that cable and satellite companies carrying all their channels get a discount for carrying the less popular stations. Federal courts have tended to side with the media companies in the past.
If the court did side with Cablevision it would turn the media industry upside down. None of the media companies would be able to bundle the crappy stations no one wants with the more popular programming channels. What the courts might not like are all the media companies playing the same game, effectively operating as a cartel instead of an open entertainment market. Media companies have also gotten silly with the number of ancillary networks cable companies have to carry to get discounts, with some requiring carriers to load up with as many as 14 lumps of coal in exchange for one or two diamonds.
Either way it's in the legal hands of the federal court in Manhattan to sort out.


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$285, includes 3 nights lodging, all meals and program
Facilitators - Emily Wilmer and Katie Warren
Drawing on the book The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander (British 1901-1945) participants are invited to reflect on the images of a reed flute, bird nest and chalice as metaphors for Mary, Mother of Christ, how Mary can inform our experiences as modern people, and how we, like Mary, are invited to be Christ-bearers in the world. Using these images along with prayer, poetry, music, art, small group and personal reflection time undergirded by the gift of silence and rest, we will prepare ourselves for the season.
Emily Wilmer, offers spiritual direction, workshops, and retreats throughout the USA and the United Kingdom. She currently is co-steward with her husband; The Rev. David Keller, of Oasis of Wisdom, An Institute for Contemplative Studies, Practice and Living located in Asheville NC. (www.oasisofwisdom.net). She completed the two year course in individual spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington, DC and trained with Lauren Artress in San Francisco in the facilitation of the labyrinth as a spiritual tool.
Katie Warren, MAEd., is a spiritual director and art facilitator. She provides individual spiritual direction and art and group spiritual direction as a provider with the Potter's Touch - a counseling and spiritual direction network of the United Methodist Church. Katie completed the Sursum Corda Spiritual Director's Formation Program. She is trained as a SoulCollage facilitator.
Come away to the mountains of Western North Carolina for this 3 day retreat in preparation for the season of Advent. All participants will have a private room (unless a roommate is requested). You will have full access to the beautiful grounds and our beautiful mountain and valley at Valle Crucis with our extensive trails, creeks and waterfalls. You can also walk our indoor and outdoor labyrinths or just rest and enjoy one of our many rocking chairs or a chair in front of the fireplace.


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I found these lovely jars over at Celebrations at Home. They are perfect for my white wine tasting coming up! We just bought some mason jars for canning our vegetables. All I need is moss and butterflies. Like Chris said, they remind me of catching fireflies in the summertime! I will probably set them on the tables with white votives scattered around them.
Thanks for the great inspiration, Chris!
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The School of Architecture offers a five-year program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture, a first professional degree accredited by the NAAB, and a one-year Master of Architecture II post-professional degree program.
With approximately 150 undergraduate and 10 graduate students, The School of Architecture is the smallest of the three professional Schools of The Cooper Union. The strength and character of the school results from its integration of a strong liberal arts curriculum with a rigorous professional degree program, allowing students to engage in individual research and personal development through a five year studio based curriculum. The size of the school permits small classes and encourages lively debate and exchange among students and faculty alike. The School's position within The Cooper Union as a whole encourages interdisciplinary and inter-professional exchange, while its location in New York City offers students access to extraordinarily rich architectural, urban, and cultural experiences.
The architecture curriculum is designed to prepare students for a rich array of opportunities in the profession, offering a broad cultural and intellectual foundation in the liberal arts as they relate to the design of the environment at all scales. The discipline of architecture interpreted in the widest possible sense as a cultural practice is seen as a basis for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Students develop their knowledge and design skills within a framework of studios and courses that stimulate research and debate into the nature and role of architecture as a cultural practice with profound social and environmental implications. The content of the curriculum, based on a wide cultural view of architecture, reflects broad ethical values. Faculty-student interaction is conducted on an intensive basis in the design studio and other classes and seminars. Within this framework, faculty members encourage students to develop their individual interests and strengths, with a constant stress on fundamentals and a basic commitment intended to equip the graduate with a lasting ability to produce an architecture that is a meaningful synthesis of the social, aesthetic and technological. The relationship between architecture and other creative disciplines is stressed throughout. Students are encouraged to express themselves both verbally and visually.


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On Sunday, 7-20-14, at approximately 2:38 AM, the Sausalito Police Department received a report of shots fired. Further investigation led the officers to a residence in the 100 block of San Carlos Avenue. Officers responded to the residence, made entry to check the welfare of people inside and ultimately found two deceased persons. The investigation is currently ongoing. The Sausalito Police Department is being assisted by the Central Marin Police Authority and the Marin County Sheriff's Office.
The Sausalito Police Department wants to reassure the public that there is no outstanding public safety risk due to this incident. This case is an isolated incident and is not related to the recent burglaries. If anyone has any information regarding this crime please call the Sausalito Police Department at 415-289-4170.
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Virginia Center for Family Relations, LPC & LMFT
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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We have one objective: providing excellent therapy. Our counselors are extensively trained with years of clinical experience and fully licensed. We work with individuals, couples, marriages, families, adolescents and children. From a Christian perspective since 1986.


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THNK OUT LOUD - Roundtable (North Suburbs)
Friday, May 3, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us for a interactive discussion about
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, the unsolved business opportunity.
With other professionals like yourself
and lead by THNK Co-founders
Bill Burnett - Discussion Leader
Bill has spent much of his career doing business around the world. He has lived in 7 countries and has worked with local teams in over 65 countries. Bill possesses a wealth of experience driving change and innovation across multiple cultures simultaneously. He has extensive background in financial services having run global operations and strategic initiative implementations for Diners Club International, as well as worked for Citigroup, Bank of America, PNC, Bell Helicopter, and the US Forest Service. He is a co-Founder of Tailwind Discovery Group. He has a Masters in International Business Studies and he is the Author of Advantage - Business Competition in the New Normal,, The Peak Interview and BEHAVE! How to get 100% of your workers fully engaged.
Howard B. Schwedel - Discussion Facilitator
Howard is a successful business executive with strategic vision and hands-on experience encompassing six industries. Over 30 years of proven business results and personal achievements. He has worked in multinational companies (Saint-Gobain Corporation), Fortune 500 companies (CF Industries, Inc.), as well as, new start-up ventures and mid-sized organizations. He earned his MBA in finance and accounting and is a Recipient of the Kagan-Rollhas Award, for excellence in business planning.
He is an advocate for Total Quality Management (Lean) and Customer Focus efforts, stressing effective communication, team building and peer groups to enhance achievement.
Seating is limited please register now.
COST $25 (includes our latest book, a $69 value)
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TelePrime Office
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Lake Bluff,
Friday, May 3, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM (CDT)
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The mission of the group is to Drive Behavior, Transforming Companies and Delivering Results.
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A few weeks back our very own Seminary admissions counselor Zach Banker - along with his wife Amanda - took me up on my offer of a free Multnomah T-shirt!
Here's the email I got from Zach:
We were moseying downtown when we saw the bus on Burnside. It was traveling west and we had just turned east, so we made a left turn off Burnside (Oops! That's not legal, is it?) into Chinatown to circle back around. When we got back to Burnside the bus had eluded us by turning onto SW 3rd, so we went around the block again to get on 3rd. I was the driver/picture taker, but we missed the picture on the first pass, so we had to come around on it again. These are the results…
That's A Big T-shirt
As you can see, that T-shirt fits both of them comfortably.
Question: Why did they get one so big?
Answer: Not only do we care about spouses being close, but we are also running out of sizes! We mostly have smaller shirts now - so send me your photos soon!