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DAILY & OVERNIGHT SAFARI TOURS TRIP A : BACKPACKERS - 11 DAYS AND 10 NIGHTS Day One – Durban On arrival in Durban we transfer you to the establishment for an overnight stay, according to the arrangement ie. Backpackers. Our tour of this bustling metropolis, often called the cultural 'melting pot' of South Africa, includes a drive through the sports corridor with its impressive sporting facilities to the Blue Lagoon area on the Umgeni River where you get a panoramic view of the whole bay of Durban. Then past the so-called Apartheid Beaches, the Marine Parade (Golden Mile) the new name is O.R Tambo Parade, where you will see the rickshaws, en route to the impressive developments at the new Point Waterfront area. We drive past the busiest harbour in Africa and various historical monuments, and then through the city centre where the second railway station, the City Hall and the Post Office buildings each have a story to tell. We stop at the Indian Market where you get a glimpse into the Indian culture and bargain for souvenirs and spices. Our last visit is to the Botanical Gardens with its extensive collection of trees and plants from all over the world, as well as a famous cycad collection and orchid garden. You have the option of being dropped off at the end of the tour at the Ushaka Marine world with its world-class aquarium, and many shops and restaurants. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight bed only per person sharing at Happy Hippo or Tekweni Backpackers. Or similar depending on availability.
Day two: Durban – Phezulu Safari Park This morning we then drive to the Valley of a 1000 hills for a show on Zulu culture and dancing. You are taken into traditional beehive shaped thatched huts, where various artifacts, beliefs and rituals are explained. Next it is off to the Reptile Park where interesting facts about crocodiles and snakes are explained by the park guide. Next for an exciting Durban City Tour and a visit to Ushaka Marine World aquarium and a dolphin show.Later afternoon back at to the hotel. Overnight bed only per person sharing at Happy Hippo or Tekweni Backpackers. Bed only. Day Three: Durban – Isimangaliso Wetlands Park (St.Lucia) We depart from Durban for a early drive through a scenic route to St Lucia (isimangaliso) a UNESCO World Heritage Site, enjoy a 2 hour estuary cruise get up close and personal with both the Hippos and Crocodiles and a huge variety of birdlife and after ,later be mesmerized by the beauty of the Caracal (Lynx), enchanted by the playful Serval, astonished by the speed and agility of the Cheetah and delighted by the African Wildcat at Emdoneni Lodge and wild Cat Rehabilitation Center. Isinkwe Backpackers Dinner Bed and Breakfast
Day Four : Swaziland After breakfast we check out and head North of Kwa Zulu Natal, we enter Swaziland at Golela Border gate (passport necessary) drive through the magnificent landscapes of Swaziland a tiny Kingdom of a former British Protection Territory, now ruled by King Mswati III. Enjoy a Swazi cultural experience, arrive at Mlilwane Camp by afternoon. Check in at our very rustic camp and rest of the afternoon at your Leisure Overnight at Big Game Park, Sondzela Backpackers, bed only sharing.
DAILY & OVERNIGHT SAFARI TOURS TRIP A : BACKPACKERS - 11 DAYS AND 10 NIGHTS Day Five: Swaziland Swaziland might be among the smallest countries on the continent and one of Africa's remaining monarchies, but there's more than novelty value on offer here. Some of the things you can do are: Visiting the Shibebe Rock, A glass factory and Swazi Candles. Overnight at Big Game Parks, Sondzela Backpackers, bed only sharing, or equivalent.
Day Six: Kruger National Park We leave Mlilwane Camp(BIG GAME PARKS) after breakfast, drive through this largely mountainous, Landlocked kingdom, we continue on to Kruger National Park. We enter through the Southern-most gate and head north through the vast reserve, look out for: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard, and all manner of wondrous wildlife, birds and plant species. Later check in. Overnight in Kruger National Park in a Bungalow / Hut / Safari Tent. Bed only.
Day Seven: Kruger National Park We are up very early today for a sun rise game drive with our vehicle whereby we start our search; for the impassive variety of wild life that's in the Kruger National Park. This enormous and magnificent park is one of the most popular public-entry game parks in the world. Its density of permanent game is unrivalled with hundreds of different species; 507 birds, 336 trees, 147 mammals, 114 reptiles, 49 fish and 34 amphibians. We return to the Camp by mid afternoon relax and later go for the sunset game drive with open game viewing vehicle with the South Africa National Parks authorities. Overnight in Kruger National Park in a Bungalow / Hut / Safari Tent. Bed only.
Day: Eight - Mpumalanga (Pilgrims Rest) After breakfast we continue our search for more Kruger Park's inhabitants, today we drive North and later, we leave the Kruger National Park, we head off to enjoy the scenic delights of Mpumalanga's 'Panorama Route'. The day's highlights include Pilgrim's Rest, the old mining village where gold was first discovered, glorious God's Window, a boundless view of forested mountains and fertile plains, and a visit to the spectacular Blyde River Canyon, one of the natural wonders of Africa. Overnight at Graskop or the nearest backpackers. Bed only.
DAILY & OVERNIGHT SAFARI TOURS TRIP A : BACKPACKERS - 11 DAYS AND 10 NIGHTS Day Nine: Johannesburg We leave Mpumalanga rising several hundred feet into the Highveld en route to Johannesburg, Johannesburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. The city is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world and it is one of Africa's only two global cities. Overnight at Diamond Diggers Backpackers / Backpacker Ritz. Bed only or equivalent.
Day Ten: Johannesburg We explore Gold Reef City, Africa's greatest Entertainment Theme Park created around an authentic 19th Century Gold Mine. Gold Reef City Theme park has an abundance of adventures rides, restaurants, history, site seeing, visit the mine Shafts and the APARTHEID museum. Overnight in Diamond Diggers Backpackers / Backpacker Ritz. Bed only.
Day Eleven: Johannesburg – Pretoria – O.R Tambo International Airport This is the last day of the tour and day will be at leisure in Johannesburg this day is open for shopping safari and scenic drives in Johannesburg late group will be transferred to O.R Tambo international airport for the flight back home.
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text: It's that time of the year again: The Super Bowl. And Super Bowl Parties. A day when most people prefer to watch the commercials than the game itself and when snack foods are better than the actual meal. Luckily, there are more and more Halal Snack Food options out there nowadays (usually frozen), but sometimes you need something new and fresh. So here is a unique and tasty take on the traditional football snack of chicken wings. How about some Jamaican Style Jerk Wings? - Halal of course … [Read more...]

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Dropping the grammar hammer
OK, it's crunch time. At the end of the week, you should be in Columbus, Ohio, at Ohio Linux Fest –if you're going to a Linux show before the year's out, make it this one. This is the last big show on the North American continent until SCALE in January. At OLF, Bradley Kuhn and Cathy Malmrose are keynoting — along with Jon "maddog" Hall — so you'll not want to miss that (especially Cathy — Go ZaReason!).
Many of you already know this, but for those of you who don't, I don't do tech for a living. I'd like to it for a living, and I'm working on that. This is why you'll find me with my nose in a book, studying for the Red Hat Certified Engineer certification test I'll take someday (and, if I ever scrape up enough money, Red Hat classes).
What pays the bills — what I've done since my first day on the job at The Miami Herald on President Carter's inauguration day (yes, I'm that old, and get off my lawn) — is newspaper work. I currently work as a copy desk editor at the Santa Cruz Sentinel, but it's a news career that has spanned three decades, three different media (print, TV and radio) and two continents.
I am a third-generation man of letters: My father was also a newsman and his father was a mailman.
I bring this up because at the Sentinel I am known as the Grammar Hammer; a moniker which I am honored to have and one that I constantly strive to live up to. I have a three-pound sledge at my desk. I wield it with the same conviction and passion that Thor might wield his hammer, only instead of vanquishing bad Nordic guys, I'm vanquishing bad grammar and spelling.
As you might imagine, I spend a lot of time reading; more than I spend writing, as a matter of fact (isn't that always the case?). In much of the tech realm — most in forums and comment sections — the spelling and grammar aren't always what they should be for people who, generally speaking, are smarter than the average person (and sometimes are smarter than the things they say. But I digress . . .). In the grand scheme of things, that's OK — I'm not really that interested in picking nits, gramatically speaking, as much as I am concerned with content.
[Note to those who speak English as a second-, third- or fourth-language. This does not apply to you, and thanks for making the huge effort to communicate in tech's lingua franca. My hat is off to you, and thank your lucky stars you don't have to communicate with me in Spanish or Japanese, the only other two languages in which I can communicate. I dare not say I "speak" them.]
But there are a few things that drive me up the wall and across the ceiling when it comes to grammatical and spelling morsels I see in comments and forums (and even in tech stories and blogs, albeit rarely), like:
MAC, as in Macintosh: It's not an acronym. Mac is short for Macintosh, the product from the new evil empire based in Cupertino called Apple. It's big-M small-a small-c. Not to be confused with MAC, as in MAC address, which is the Media Access Control address, and the MAC there should be all upper case. The next person who writes MAC to refer to the Macintosh, I'm going to come through your screen with hammer blazing.
It's Xfce, but LXDE: With all the desktop hubbub going on, these two up-and-coming environments sometimes get mislabled. I've seen it XFCE and Lxde, most recently in discussions on the Felton Linux Users Group, which is going great guns in the desktop debate on the mailing list. I've never understood why Xfce is 75 percent lower case, but it is. LXDE, according to its site, is all upper case. Speaking of all upper case . . .
GNOME, not Gnome: This is not a GNOME 3 issue, surprisingly. A general rule of thumb is that if it's an acronym, it's all upper case. GNOME originally stood for GNU Network Object Model Environment, though I understand that this was so long ago in a galaxy far, far away that some want to drop the caps. I can live with "Gnome," but on a purely grammatical stanpoint, I'll keep capitalizing it, thank you. Besides, GNOME folks, do you really want KDE to be the only major desktop environment to be all caps? Fuel, meet fire . . . .
There are more, of course, otherwise I wouldn't be the Linux curmudgeon that you all know and love; at least the Linux curmudgeon you all know. But you get the idea.
All of which is to say, when posting here or elsewhere, let's be careful out there. Dot each i. Cross each t. Don't dangle your participles.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
September 5, 2011 at 11:08 am
Can one purchase a grammatic indulgence?
September 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm
My gr-hammer reflector shield detects the following mistakes:
– "most in in forums" -> "mostly in forums"
– "as the Grammar Hammer; a moniker" (incorrect use of semicolon)
– " a lot of time reading; more than I spend" (see above)
– "know and love; at least the" (see above, again)
– "the spelling and grammar isn't always what it should be" (I'm not sure about this one. It could be that you're using "spelling and grammar" as one noun.)
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm aware that most of the errors I pointed out are errors of punctuation. Most people, however, group punctuation with grammar.


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Drake and Chris Brown win legal battle with New York club owner
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(Yahoo!) - Clearly, Chris Brown and Drake still have some personal issues to work out. However, both performers were on the same side when it came to the dismissal of a $16 million lawsuit with Entertainment Enterprises.
The entertainment company owns Greenhouse, the New York nightclub next door to the smaller W.i.P., where Drake and Brown's entourages engaged in a bloody bottle battle last June. Entertainment Enterprises hoped the judge would rule the musicians responsible for the financial hit Greenhouse took in the wake of the incident.
However, New York Supreme Court Judge Anil Singh ruled Entertainment Enterprises had no grounds to sue because the musicians have no direct responsibility to the club not to fight, TMZ reported.
"Unfortunately, brawls in bars and night clubs are commonplace," Singh told Brown and Drake's lawyers. "In fact, they occurred in the past at Greenhouse."
Before the judge rendered his verdict, Drake announced that it's not his fault that the media reported the incident so heavily that potential patrons may have avoided the club after the brawl took place.
Eight people were reportedly cut in the scuffle, including San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker, who required surgery for an eye injury caused by broken glass and filed his own $20 million lawsuit as a result. An Australian tourist required 16 stitches for cuts to her face and head.
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Adam Robbins, Perseid, LED
|Adam Robbins is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago. Mr. Robbins is currently a managing partner at Perseid LED, an LED lighting specialties house, based in Phoenix AZ. He started in sales with Polybrite LED, in Naperville, IL in early 2009. In mid 2009, Robbins was recruited by Lumquest LED. Mr. Robbins has not only supplied LED solutions, but has helped educate and inform municipalities, school districts, and private industry on the advantages of LED lighting. LED is one of the most efficient, green, and yet least understood of today's technologies. LED adoption has been slow but is poised to be a 100-billion-dollar-a-year business.


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DMX's rep explains streaking video
DMX's camp is reacting to video footage that leaked of the rapper reportedly running nude through a hotel in Detroit.
Celebrity gossip website TMZ.com leaked the footage, which shows DMX undressing before running down the hotel hallway.
DMX's representative, Domenick Nati, tells Allhiphop.com that the rapper and his crew were "killing time" before an August 31st performance in the Motor City, when he and his road manager dared each other to streak down the hotel hallway.
He calls the act a "playful dare between friends" and says that no one had any idea that security cameras were in the hallway, ready to capture DMX in his birthday suit.
Last month, DMX was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant to a previous driving-without-a-license case.
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Fiesta Covered Casserole
While there are always potlucks year round, I find a significant increase in parties and potlucks in the summer. This covered casserole dish let's you bring your signature hot or cold. I haven't found one signature dish yet, so it might be baked beans I bring or a salad or something new that I want to try.


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Brevard, N.C. - The location of the Brevard College Football Blue-White scrimmage has been changed due to the threat of weather. With the threat of rain, the game, which was scheduled for 2 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium, has been changed to the Brevard College football practice field behind the BC softball field..
The BC Football team will be in attendance at the 2011 Pigskin Pigout, scheduled for Saturday, August 27th, at the Porter Center Amphitheater. Fans can meet the 2011 Brevard College athletic teams, coaching staff and all BC students for a night of BBQ, blue grass music and fun. The band starts playing at 6 p.m., while food is served at 6:30 p.m. by Aramark Dining Services.
The Brevard College football team begins the 2011 regular season on Saturday, Sept. 3rd in Boiling Springs, N.C. against FCS opponent Gardner-Webb University. Kickoff between the Tornados and the Runnin' Bulldogs in Spangler Stadium is set for 6:00 p.m.


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text: Community Your alumni community, over 175,000 strong, is always close no matter where you live! Socialize or intellectualize—online or in-person—anytime, anywhere. Regional Outreach The Alumni Discovery Initiative engages alumni in active dialogue with recent graduates and student ambassadors from UC San Diego. Whether you live in San Diego, Los Angeles, Bay Area or beyond, our ambassadors are scheduling in-person and by phone meetings with hundreds of selected alumni. Clubs Join your regional club to connect with alumni who enjoyed a similar UCSD experience and find opportunities for social and professional networking. Alumni clubs host career networking nights, lectures, community service activities, sporting events, family picnics, mixers and much more! With more than 25 clubs around the world, you're certain to find a club near you! Professional Groups Find alumni in your chosen profession and make those connections! Professional groups publish alumni directories, host networking events and build relationships with companies seeking to recruit UCSD students. Academic Groups Stay up-to-date on the latest discoveries and research from your academic department and attend insightful lectures hosted by prominent and distinguished faculty members. Student Groups Current students are just alumni-in-training… Learn about our current student groups and how you can volunteer to meet with a student to share your UCSD experience.


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Gov. Scott, Cabinet to meet in Tallahassee
Published: Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 9:15 a.m.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet will meet Thursday in Tallahassee.
They are expected to discuss and approve a number of land purchases. They include nearly 2,000 acres near Camp Blanding in Clay County and hundreds of acres around Wakulla Springs in Wakulla County.
The Cabinet includes Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater.
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Joyce's charm offensive won't fix Novopay
Chris Hipkins
Acting Education Spokesperson
28 January 2013
Joyce's charm offensive won't fix Novopay
It will take more than a charm offensive by Steven Joyce to sort out the on-going debacle that is Novopay, Labour's acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
"This shambles has gone on long enough. It's been over six months since Novopay was given the green light, yet we are seeing new problems emerging on pretty much a daily basis.
"The main message to schools from 'Mr Fixit' so far appears to be 'don't hold your breath'. That's a total cop out. Schools should be focused on teaching kids, not spending hours in the office cleaning up bureaucratic bungles caused by the government.
"Steven Joyce needs to put a contingency plan in place urgently, so that if Novopay still isn't delivering in two months' time he can kick it to touch.
"He also needs to review how such a fundamentally flawed system was ever given the go ahead.
"Schools need solutions, not excuses. Steve Joyce needs to start delivering them."


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2.0's Timeline
Tron 2.0 states that Master Control was destroyed sometime prior to Feb 1982. With the loss of the MCP, no one at Encom was able to replicate the digitizing technology. Of course, for those of us working with Legacy, the dodge involved would be Flynn still had access, but decided to keep it quiet. Maybe his pattern was stored in there and would be safe, and that he was able to tinker with the algorithms from the inside after seven years of experimenting; possibly with the Isos' help. Maybe he was about to announce that he'd solved that issue and introduce the Isos when Clu decided to take over, and this could be used as a dodge for that Idiot Ball Flynn was carting in regards to why he was making regular trips into cyberspace without anyone else. Going with this theory means his pattern was the only one that could be transported safely.
Per the Ghost in the Machine comic, Flynn went insane and vanished several years after his trip through cyberspace, with no one sure where he is. The main difference is that the last we hear of Flynn is 1999 instead of 1989. So, Legacy compliance means fudging the timeline, but the fact Flynn AND Tron vanish with no one knowing where they went? TOTALLY works in your favor.
The other main thing you have to dodge is Lora's fate. In the Legacy timeline, she was sent to Washington DC for a contract job, and appears alive and well at the Flynn Lives event in San Francisco, still married to Alan and (apparently) happily so. In 2.0's timeline, she was killed in October 1994 when the digitizer misfired. It's implied that she was partly digitized and that what's left of her is Ma3a. Whether this was an accident or if Alan did it deliberately isn't clear. Not like I'd put either option past Mr. Bradley. If you're feeling generous, just use the "our spirit remains in every program" loophole from the movie to explain Ma3a. If you're less than generous...well, I'm sure we can think of something.
Here's the 2.0 trimeline as it appears in-game.
-Master Control has been shut down by this point, and the secret to digitizing anything (or anyone) seems to have been lost with it.
- Flynn comes up with the idea for the Tron arcade game and asks Alan for permission to use the name.
May 1982: Flynn replies back to Alan and Lora's request for parental leave with a note of "you guys didn't waste any time, did you?" (Ah, the marvelous Flynn tact...) And adds that he'd be honored to be the kid's godfather.
December1982: Jethro Eugene Bradley is born. 7 pounds and 8 ounces for anyone playing along at home. Flynn jokes the kid will beat his high score at Space Paranoids within a few months.
October 1983: Flynn gives the green light to a Tron upgrade. There's an email from Alan that indicates Flynn told him everything, and said that was worried about the digitizing tech falling into the wrong hands. Alan found the whole prospect of a human manipulating a computer from the inside "frightening."
December 1983: Alan's been working on the Tron upgrade, but hasn't implemented it because of a slight problem...With the patch, Tron would go from fighting for the Users to "kill any User that invades the system!" (Clu would probably trade five Isos and Jarvis's left arm for that code. Would have made "Rinzler" much worse).
August 1984: The plan to upgrade Tron gets shelved by Flynn himself, ostensibly to work on restoring the digitizing technology, since the MCP's destruction set them back. Alan's mollified by the chance to be working side-by-side with Lora. Even though Alan uploads the code to the server, Tron himself has curiously gone MIA from Encom's old server. ("Flynn, you sneaky bastard!")
January 1988: Math Assistant 1 (Ma1a) is implemented. By March, it's capable of recognizing 64 voice commands.
June 1990: Flynn steps down from Encom. Walter Gibbs Jr. Takes his place as Senior Exec VP.
October 1994: Lora Bradly has a fatal accident in the digitizing lab due to a misfiring laser. It's implied that she was partly digitized, and that what was left of her in the system formed the basis of Ma3a (explaining why it is Ms. Morgan's voice under all that distortion).
March 1998:
* A note from Jet's high school indicating he's in trouble for mouthing off to a teacher and sarcastic remarks in the classroom, along with "despondent" behavior.
* A note from the police sergeant saying that Alan left his wallet behind when posting bail for Jet. An in-game flashback indicates that Jet was arrested for hacking into the school's mainframe, ostensibly out of "boredom."
Feb 1999: Jet's university grades: A in computer science, and 3 classes graded "incomplete."
October 1999: This is the last we hear from Flynn. It's an email asking how Alan is "holding up." It appears as though Flynn's working on a screenplay about his memoirs, too. Alan jokes about who they'd cast to play his part. (Ever watch Babylon 5, Mr Bradley?)
May 2002: Thorne is passed up for a promotion to Vice President of Corporate Security. This sets up for why he was greedy and stupid enough to contact Crown and to take Crown's offer.
June 2002: Jet starts working the game division. Judging from the emails, Alan had to talk him into it because Jet needed a co-signer for an apartment lease, and Alan wasn't going to do it unless Jet had a job.
July 2002: Thorne contacts Crown for "freelance work."
August 2002: Alan announces that with Ma3a's computational ability, the laser may be capable of digitizing organic matter again.
November 2002: Thorne sees Alan run the "orange test" (zapping an orange through the system) and reports it to F-con.
December 2002:
* Walter Gibbs Jr. starts laying groundwork for the merger with F-Con
* J. D. Thorne (Encom's security officer) is approached by to make it a more hostile takeover.
* A gossip email from an "Olivia" to "Nick" says the CFO of Encom is in trouble for misappropriation of funds.
* Alan tries to talk Gibbs Jr. out of selling.
March 2003: The events of the game.
* There is a note in there of Alan trying to contact Flynn using a home address, but there's no indication that Flynn's there to use it.
* A note from "Patrick" (Games department head) to Alan saying that Jet is more than pulling his weight and will be bumped up to lead programmer for their next title.
September or October 2003: The Ghost in the Machine comic


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Pair of alumni present $2 million to School of Law
By Peggy Binette, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-7704
A pair of 1977 graduates of the University of South Carolina's School of Law presented a $2 million gift Tuesday (March 12) to the school for its building campaign.
Columbia lawyers Steven W. Hamm and Charles L. Dibble said the gift honors Karen J. Williams, a 1980 law school graduate and legal trailblazer who, in 1992, was the first female to be appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She served as chief judge from 2007 until her retirement in 2009.
The donation, presented to School of Law Dean Rob Wilcox at a luncheon, is the result of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against American General Finance, Inc.
"This extraordinary gift arrives at a most opportune time in the history of our law school as we plan the construction of a new building," said Wilcox, dean of the School of Law. "Steve Hamm has understood the importance from the outset of having a first-class facility in which to educate future lawyers, and we are grateful for his visionary leadership in many respects."
The University Board of Trustees recently approved a financing plan for the new $80 million law school building, to be constructed in Columbia between Gervais and Senate streets in the block between Bull and Pickens streets. Several state approvals must still be obtained, but Wilcox says that he hopes the school can begin construction in the summer of 2014 with occupancy by August 2016.
The terms of the settlement in the class-action lawsuit dictated that a portion of the settlement proceeds not claimed by members of the plaintiffs' class was to be designated as a charitable contribution to the university's School of Law and other charities in South Carolina.
The American General litigation, which led to this gift, began in 1996 and was finally settled in 2012 after several appeals. In addition to Hamm and Dibble, other lawyers representing plaintiffs included Daniel W. Williams, C. Bradley Hutto, T. Alexander Beard, Thomas M. Fryar, and D. Michael Kelly. American General was represented locally by the Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd law firm.
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LISTEN: Diplo remixes Avicii's 'You Make Me'
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Superstar producer Diplo has put his own spin on one of Avicii's singles, off his debut album True.
"You Make Me" has received the trap treatment from Diplo, and while the original is great on its own, this new take on the track gives it new life.
[Listen to "Diplo and Friends" on Evolution every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET]
Check out Diplo's remix of "You Make Me" below!
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CIO payday
CIOs and senior IT leaders have ascended the ranks of corporate America, and in some cases, they rate among the most highly paid executives at the largest U.S. companies. Network World examined the proxy statements of the Fortune 500 and found 2011 compensation data for 27 senior IT executives at public companies including Aetna, FedEx, Home Depot, UPS and Walgreens. Read on for a snapshot of what each senior IT leader's pay packages is worth, once the salaries, bonuses, stock options and perks are tallied.
Disclaimer: Our feature provides details on pay packages for 27 senior IT executives at Fortune 500 companies, but it's not a ranking of the highest paid CIOs and IT executives. Click here for more information.
[Six-figure IT salaries not just for CIOs, SVPs and Facebook IPO: the heftiest paydays]


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Circa 1920
A nickeled brass extra stout Meyer Sniffen wall mounted faucet, likely for a kitchen sink. The pivoting spout has a handy handle for pivoting action.
Overall: 13 cm h. x 31 cm w. x 36 cm d.
1 fixture total available.
On display at our 28th Street showroom.


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By Noah Haglund Herald Writer
EVERETT — Snohomish County has a new sheriff: Ty Trenary.
The County Council approved the appointment Monday with a 5-0 vote.
Trenary, 47, of Stanwood, is a captain at the sheriff's office, where he's worked since 1991.
He served as police chief for Stanwood, which contracts with the county for police services, from 2008 to 2012.
Trenary, a former leader of the union that represents sheriff's deputies, also has worked as a sheriff's office training manager and as a patrol supervisor.
"Financial responsibility, community relations and the way we manage our agency are all going to be my top priorities as sheriff," Trenary said.
Trenary was not present for the appointment because he was on a family vacation in Hawaii that he'd scheduled last fall. His official swearing in is expected next week, after his return.
Detective Sgt. James Upton, 53, of Monroe, also sought the job. He supervises detectives who investigate property crimes based out of the sheriff's office South Precinct. Upton joined the sheriff's office in 2003.
The County Council interviewed both contenders last week, but opted to wait until Monday to make a decision. County Councilman Dave Somers said both contenders appeared well qualified to the job.
"We have two really outstanding candidates," Somers said. "Both candidates presented themselves really well."
The sheriff is responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated Snohomish County, and provides that service under contract in several communities, including in Snohomish, Stanwood and Sultan. The sheriff's office also runs the county jail. Combined, those operations include a staff of about 700 and an annual budget upwards of $100 million.
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Damn, Appeals Court fires back at OBY for "unelected" comments
Man, OBY was so stupid, he should have kept his mouth shut when
he called the SC unelected judges and that they never overturned a
piece of legislation. He later said he meant "modern legislation" just
like he meant to say he visited 50 states, not 57.
Anyway, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the DOJ to give them in writing their opinion to see if the courts with "un-elected judges" have the legal right to over turn Congressional legislation and they only gave them three days to do it.
The 5th Circuit is currently hearing a separate challenge to OBAMA CARE brought
by physicians-owned hospitals.
Damn, if the appeals court is this upset, just think how pissed off
the SC must be and particularly Kennedy who is the swing vote. OBYs comments were directed at him after he was obviously tipped off by Kagen or someone about the final vote on Friday.
He opened a new can of worms this time. Rush said it's equivalent to putting
out a bounty on the Supremes.
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Re: Damn, Appeals Court fires back at OBY for "unelected" comments
It is definitely kind of "mocking" the legitimacy of Supreme Court Justices, but I do think that guys like Rush are blowing this way out of proportion.
I appreciate conservative opinion as I do liberal opinion, but I can't stand guys like Rush. I think he's a pompous asshole.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
Re: Damn, Appeals Court fires back at OBY for "unelected" comments
Re: Damn, Appeals Court fires back at OBY for "unelected" comments
So it's Ok when Hard balls does it not to mention Schultz of MSNBC who has been
suspended and Bill Maher. NBC just admitted to false reporting and apologized in
general but not directly to Zimmerman even after they admitted to distorting the truth.
Hey NC - You just called Rush last week. I've never done that but you're right. As Rush says, he's just an entertainer not a journalist and he has always used the absurb to describe the absurb from the left. He's also on more stations that anyone in radio history and has the largest audience of over 24M listeners per
What OBY did was more absurb than anything Rush countered with.
And the point of this thread is how pissed the court is that OBY is trying to
diminish their authority like no one ever did, so much so that they took action
on it.
When Wilson defeated Taft for President, Taft became a justice of the SC and eventually a chief justice and spent his time strengthening the court to protect
it from ass hole presidents like OBY. He saw this coming and even protected
the court as President.
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An elegant city with a rich historical heritage. Swaying waltzes in the Opera. A modern city that attracts artists and designers. This is Vienna.
Book a ticket to Vienna and daydream about royalty. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was once governed from Austria's majestic capital city. Dozens of castles and palaces from this period still grace the city's streets. One of these is St. Stephen's Cathedral, Austria's largest Gothic structure. Are you looking for design, trendy shops and clubs? Vienna is the place to be! Artists and designers go to Freihausviertel, the creative area of the city, to show and sell their work. There are designer shops, modern architecture and trendy bars and restaurants in the city centre. While wandering here try the Austrian 'Sachertorte', a famous chocolate cake. Irresistibly delicious!


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ZaReason Alto 3880: The honeymoon continues
When I reviewed the ZaReason Alto 3880 earlier this year, I liked it so much I got one, and I told Cathy and Earl Malmrose of ZaReason that I'd write my impressions of the Alto three months later.
That was in February and now it's May — three months hence — and I have to say that I have not had one bad experience with the laptop.
To recap: Until I gave the Alto a test run, I was a dyed-in-the-wool ThinkPad guy, utilitarian to the core. All my ThinkPads — and there are several — look like NASCAR entries with their sticker-laden covers displaying the best of FOSS programs.
Since February, though, I've been using the Alto for hours on end on a daily basis, giving it the rigorous workout that the ThinkPads normally got when I was using them exclusively. The Alto 3880 has proved to be a very tough machine going step-for-step, measure-for-measure with the ThinkPad in all categories.
The advantage that the Alto has over the ThinkPad is that it looks good — no, it looks great — doing it.
Which of course brings me to the keyboard: As I wrote earlier, I thought the keyboard in the Alto 3880, at first touch, was a little light. With the pounding I normally give the sturdy ThinkPad keyboard, I openly worried about my heavy fingers and not-so-gentle touch on what I thought might be a less-than-sturdy keyboard. I was completely wrong about this — the keyboard is tougher than the first impression lets on, and it is one of the Alto 3880's outstanding features. If it handles the range of tapping I give it — and it has — then it passes that test with high marks.
As I've written before, I'm running CrunchBang Statler on this machine and it runs flawlessly on the Alto. In the original blog, I mentioned that I had also run other distros on the Alto as well, but I choose to run CrunchBang for a variety of reasons I write about in another blog. For the unenlightened, CrunchBang — which is on the verge of releasing another version soon — is a Debian-based distro running the Openbox window manager. On the Alto, the combination of Openbox with Debian rumbling under the hood makes this laptop a digital rocket.
The ZaReason Alto 3880 is an outstanding machine that continues to earn my highest recommendation. The specs are here and, as I mentioned in the original blog item, the price is higher than you'd pay for something off the shelf at a big box like Best Buy (and, in a word, don't!). But the Alto is worth every bit of the extra cost, and one of many features that ZaReason offers is that they provide a wide variety of distros to choose from on their hardware — though I don't use it often, I understand Linux Mint would be a good off-the-shelf choice — and they even will install a distro at your request.
Like — oh, I don't know — CrunchBang, if you ask for it.
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(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
June 23, 2012 at 7:20 pm
And less than one month later, purchase of the vaunted Alto 3880 is — impossible. They're all out. They say it is not to be replaced with comparable hardware.
Gave me a sad.
I bought a refurb Thinkpad T400 instead.
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Washington, DC – Administrator Lurita Doan today told a U.S. House committee strong leadership was needed to restore fiscal discipline when she took over the U.S. General Services Administration last year.
"Bold new leadership was what the President wanted. That's exactly what he got at GSA," said Administrator Doan, speaking before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "It will be my firm intent to continue to push: To ask questions, to encourage new thinking and to urge continued fiscal discipline. Great progress has already been made to streamline processes and improve efficiencies of all GSA operations and American taxpayers have reaped the rewards."
Invited to speak before the committee to address questions about the agency's management, Administrator Doan spoke in detail regarding a report GSA sought for its work with minority and disadvantaged small businesses; the nature of a regularly scheduled team-building "brown bag" lunch with non-career employees; successful contract extension negotiations between contract experts in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service and Sun Microsystems; GSA actions affecting the accounting industry; and her actions regarding GSA's Office of the Inspector General.
"I was sincerely happy for this opportunity to address the committee's questions," said Administrator Doan following her testimony to the committee. "I was able to set the record straight, to put forward the great work we do here at GSA and in the process tell our story – just what this agency is doing to serve the American people."
In less than a year, GSA has tightened internal financial controls, instituting sound management practices and seeking innovative ways to improve all of its operations, Administrator Doan said.
"These efforts over the past 10 months have resulted in a restoration of a clean audit, a balanced budget, and the identification of approximately $1 billion of wasteful or unneeded spending," Administrator Doan said.
See the full text of Administrator Doan's testimony.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,300 government-owned or leased buildings and 170,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, acting as a steward of more than 420 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and e-travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
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Smoothies are a dynamic beverage. They can be indulgent and rich with peanut butter, healthy when mixed with protein powder or kale, or simply restorative, made of açaí berries and freshly squeezed orange juice. The guys at Smoothie Spot & Healthy Food in a tucked-away Kendall strip mall understand this dynamism. They offer a series of classic house blends, such as the exotic and refreshing "Passion Blast," made with maracuya, pineapple, kiwi, vanilla protein, and milk ($5.34). But more adventuresome smoothie drinkers can create their own blend from an extensive tableau of ingredients.
UM buddies for life Paul Massard and Chris Nolte took their friendship to another level when the two partnered in a coffee company. While Nolte has the business acumen, Massard is the chief when it comes to producing coffee. The Colombian native travels the world sourcing beans for the fledgling coffee company. His travels take him to Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, and Brazil, with the coffee expert sometimes buying out an entire farm's crop to make sure there's consistency in the bean. The beans are then roasted at Per'La's facility just south of Coral Gables, and Massard tastes each and every batch. Cupping each coffee, Massard takes in the liquid with a mighty slurp as if he were born part Hoover. Only after he's perfectly satisfied with a batch will it be bagged and sold to a demanding public. Per'La sells its small-batch, single-origin coffees online and at the weekly Coral Gables Farmers Market for $22 a pound, and the coffees are turning up on Miami restaurant menus more and more frequently.
Brrrrrringgggg. Hit snooze. Brrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnggggg. Too tired. Can't move. It's not really morning, is it? It's hard to tell with the blinds drawn. OK. You can do this. Come on. One leg out of the bed; now the other. Toss on some shorts, a shirt, and sunglasses. It doesn't matter if they're clean. This is presentable, right? Only half a block to walk — you got this. There it is! The teal sign and rapid-fire Spanish. Then it hits you in the face. The sweet smell of sugar being stirred with diesel-strength coffee hot from the machine. Then comes the clatter of spoons followed by the milk foamer's hiss. Next is the gentle purr of your cup filling. That first sip of David's Cafe's café con leche ($2.45) snaps your eyes open and leaves a wisp of milk foam lingering on your upper lip. Now you're ready to face the day.
This is a story about espuma: Only the finest cafeterias can coax the perfect amount of sweet bronze effervescence from the humble combination of sugar and first-brewed Cuban coffee. At Las Olas Café, the ladies working the window conjure the fluffy magic with a steady stream of espresso. "¿Que quieres, papi?" one asks as you step up with a fistful of bills. You order a colada, but she's already on it. She was working on it when you entered the cola. The clinking of a weathered spoon stirring coffee and sugar lets you know your time is drawing near. A few moments later, you're clutching that palm-size Styrofoam cup. But first, a personal moment. You peel the plastic top off to find a thin film of this sweet, startling espumita clinging to the surface. Take a lick and find your happy place.
The name Embarek Ali-Bey may not ring a bell, but it should. Michael Schwartz knows him. Danny Serfer too. He's practically on speed dial at Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Miami kitchens. So what's your excuse? OK, maybe we're being a little harsh. For years, this French baker has turned out crusty sourdoughs, hearty whole wheats, and buttery croissants for the city's best kitchens. In the early-morning hours in the bowels of a nondescript north Dade warehouse, he and a skeleton crew mix, shape, and bake hundreds of loaves. They begin making their way across the city just as most of us begin our days. For too long, you could get Alibay's products only while dropping serious coin at a fine-dining establishment. But he's expanding. He's grinding his own flour and making his decadent array of baked goods available to the public with a small café. Finally, a way to start your day off right.
Readers' choice: Zak the Baker
French bakeries tell an unrequited love story. Customers yearn for their sweet offerings, but the pastries don't return the passion. In fact, they produce a different kind of love — love handles. But that's nothing an oversized shirt and loose pants can't hide. Be sure to wear both at La Boulangerie Boul'Mich, a picture-perfect Miami-based French artisanal bakery spreading its oven lovin' from Key Biscayne to its newest location in Aventura. There are warm baguettes, chocolate-infused croissants, gourmet empanadas, fresh fruit tarts, and decadent cakes. There's also a full menu that boasts European-inspired dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, from classic eggs Benedict ($13.95) to le club ($12.95), a French-style sandwich made with Black Forest ham, roast turkey, Brie, mushrooms, tomatoes, and lettuce. From the City of Lights to the Magic City, there's been no greater love than that of a quality French pastry shop. The patisserie opens its doors to helpless romantics Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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ya thinner is ONLY for thinning OIL based paints. not ink. alcohol is ONLY for ink and anything else alcohol based. Water is only for thinnign acrylic paints, but will also mix with alcohol, but it makes the quality of the ink a lot less.
hett is on point with his ink knowledge possibly a new rouge ?..or biz
we shall see..toon in next week when hettinger sets a toy straight !!! 9/10c !!
LMFAO ! haha im fuckin high...
you CAN use nail varnish remover but i wouldn't recommend it
allot of butamin based inks are coming onto the market, witch the buff probably arnt prepared for, there for there gona have a job to buff butamin based tags?
I was thinking, if i was to extract whatever is in a coverall can (im guessing it's just butamin)
would this make a good additive, and how much should i add?
isnt pvc primer a pretty good additive?
ya when i did it i was using a 100 percent acetone work fine. but now i always use alch.
^^its not bad.
you mean Methylene Blue? as in a stainer's additive. (which is water based in most forms not alch)
i wouldnt replace the alcohol with pure pvc primer the stuff does stain but straight it doesnt dry fully on all surfaces so it would be better in a solution of about 70% pvc to 30% high concentrate alcohol like 99.7% as the alcohol would speed up the drying
true you could do that but acetone eats through plastic slowly so thinking about it wouldnt the pvc primer too any way easiest it just to stick with ethanol or rubbing alcohol


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Re: Is it possible to "pre-evaluate" parts of pure function?
Your method appears to be by far the most flexible/general one.
To extend it so that some symbols are evaluated at the definition time,
while others at the execution time is rather trivial as shown below.
Symbol c1 to be evaluated at the definition time, c2 at the execution
In[1]:= c1 = 5; c2 = 7;
SetOptions[f, MultiplierFunction ->
ReleaseHold[Apply[Function, {c1 # / HoldForm[c2]}]]]
Out[2]= {MultiplierFunction -> ((5 #1) / c2 &)}
P.S. Jon McLoone's solution could also be extended for the same result,
In[1]:= SetOptions[f, MultiplierFunction ->
ReleaseHold[(Evaluate[c1 # / HoldForm[c2]] &)]]
Out[1]= {MultiplierFunction -> ((5 #1) / c2 &)}
Roland Franzius wrote:
> Philpp schrieb:
> > Thanks a lot for all answers (including emails). I suppose the correct
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> > SetOptions[f, MultiplierFunction -> (Evaluate[const #] &)]
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> > escaped me due to my lack of understanding of the pure function (body)&
> > syntax. As Jon McLoone points out, "the Evaluate needs to be on the
> > argument of Function not around the outside of it"
> An easy solution for problems of this kind is always
> f=Function@@{expression containing # and named symbols with values to be
> used at definition time}
> Using this definition the expression with Slot[] is evaluated first and
> becomes a function then using Apply. For functions with named arguments
> it works too.
> f=Function@@{{x,y},expression containing x,y }
> You only have to be cautious in order to avoid symbols you don't want to
> get evaluated at definition time.
> --
> Roland Franzius
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BOOKWORMS are being encouraged to bury their head in a good book with the launch of this year's summer reading challenge.
The Summer Reading Challenge, run by the Reading Agency, is a national campaign aimed at encouraging children aged four to 11 to read and use libraries throughout the summer holidays.
Every year thousands of children and families get on board to join the UK's biggest reading scheme to encourage children to read six books.
Through this year's theme, 'Mythical Maze', children will be introduced to fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology.
Young readers can join in at any Worcestershire Library and every time a child finishes a book they get Mythical Maze stickers and rewards, and there is a certificate and medal for everyone who finishes.
Lucy Hodgson, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Localism and Communities, said: "This year's Summer Reading Challenge is all about legends and myths, which is what children revel in when picking and reading stories.
"This event always attracts children and parents from across the county to get involved with reading and let their imaginations flow.
"I would encourage anyone who is thinking of registering for the challenge to do so as it's a great opportunity to get your children interested in books during the long summer months."
All children who have read two books were invited to Thursday's launch at Croome, near Pershore, where they got the chance to meet bestselling author Jeremy Strong.
And on Thursday, August 14 children who have read four books will be invited back to Croome to take part in further events and to also meet another bestselling author, Stephen Cole.
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This grave does not relate to my own family, however this beautiful headstone, which I discovered whilst on holidays recently in the Cooroy cemetery in Queensland moved me. I felt quite sad for the family of the young child who had died. Her name was Gwendoline ( the rest of the writing is difficult to read but it looks like Gwendoline Anne Larsel?) and she died on the 24th June in 1925 aged only 3 1/2 years. She must have been very much loved. I couldn't resist taking photographs of the sweet angel headstone.
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A Sweet Angel
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Lovely memorial.ReplyDelete
I think this might be your little angel.
Name: Gwendoline Andrea Larsen
Death Date: 24 Jun 1925
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: Carl Roy Larsen
Mother's Name: Henrietta McFetritge
Registration Year: 1925
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 003188
Page Number: 1002
Nice snaps...Childrens graves are terribly sad aren't they. I'm always drawn to the wee angels too.ReplyDelete
Grave ceramics really wrench my heart out also... this is one of my 'faves' i guess you could say... 15 year old Mervyn RAMSDEN who died in 1933... i took this in 2008
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25th November 2012 03:27 PM #1
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Making Love while pregnant
Many people said we cannot do it but some said we can that's why I'm a bit confused. Now that I'm pregnant can I still have sex? and if so, for how long into my pregnancy? and is there any advantages and disadvantages of doing it?
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If you are not having any bleeding, you may have sex anytime you want to. There is a mucus plug that is forming (or has formed) in your cervix which keeps bacteria from migrating up into your uterus where baby is developing.
You can have sex throughout your entire pregnancy with no problem.
When you go into labour your bag of waters will break and at that point most practitioners do not want you having sex. My bag didn't break until labour was well under way for me, so there never was a time when I had to say "no" to my husband.
Now - I will also caution you that semen acts as a prostaglandin and can ripen the cervix. If you have premature labour, the midwife or doctor will most likely say "no sex" because they don't want you to go into labour. But if you're getting close to your due date and you're eager to get labour going, sex can be very helpful if your body is ready to give birth.
So if there are no problems during pregnancy, have sex as often as you like, and if you hit 40 weeks and you're ready for baby to arrive, having sex can help bring labour on. If your body is not ready, then the body won't go into labour, no matter how much sex you have.
Please let me know if this answers your question and feel free to ask more questions if you have them.
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As long as the pregnancy is going as planned, with no major complications, then sex is fine and may even be a bit helpful. When your body is closer to going into labor, toward the end, semen may help to speed things along by acting as a prostglandin when applied to the cervix.
If you are not bleeding or showing risks of preterm labor, sex during pregnancy is completely fine and potentially quite healthy. It will not hurt you or the baby and the baby is protected by the amniotic sac. Once your water is broken, it is best to abstain, but that does not always happen before labor, as Kate pointed out. I have had four babies, and my water bag only broke once before the transitional phase of labor.
25th January 2013 03:49 PM #4buderimosteopathGuest
Some excellent advice above; its a very special time for a couple and enjoy it. If you feel uncomfortable durring sex then try a different position. If you have concerns your midwife will be very comfortable discussing this with you.


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Historical Concepts started life as a modest design/build firm that produced more than 200 homes in the metro-Atlanta region. Even then, the firm's goal was a simple one. "Our mission was to do houses that look as good as those done 200 years ago," says firm founder James L. Strickland. Mission accomplished.
Founded in 1982, the firm soon morphed into an exclusively design-focused architectural practice. Today, it does town planning for large developers and engages in traditional placemaking, but its bailiwick is superbly designed custom homes of the highest order. And it's still unapologetically devoted to the long-standing principles of traditional architecture and planning.
"There is a reason everyone admires places like Annapolis, Savannah, Charleston, and New Orleans," says Strickland, referring to the historic East Coast cities. Strickland, who received his master's in architecture from Yale University in 1972, says these place are compelling because the architecture is human scale and feel-good.
This is the type of work the firm pursues. More than simply "working" in a style, Historical is focused on the basics that make architecture great, an equation that is made up of equal parts scale, proportion, and details. The result is a long list of great homes in areas such as the resort community of Watercolor, Fla., (near Seaside), Ketchum, Idaho, and the Cayman Islands.
Strickland attributes the firm's success to the leadership and skills of its partners Terry Pylant, Aaron Daily, AIA, Andrew Cogar, AIA, Kevin Clark, AIA, LEED AP, and Todd Strickland, but the fresh design energy, he says, comes from the "young-turk" designers who have been "hand-picked from the nation's top traditional architecture programs."
What is the most gratifying aspect of residential practice?
Terry Pylant: Designing a home that will have a positive affect on the people who live in it for many years.
Jim Strickland: Walking through a just-completed home with a satisfied client, discovering and enjoying the intricacies that were once just small drawings on a piece of paper.
What is the most frustrating aspect?
TP: Because each project becomes something personal, something that you put your heart into day after day, it is those few drawings that end up in a file, never built, that are the most disappointing.
JS: Unachieved design potential: when you work so hard to see that every little detail is just right, it can be extremely frustrating when a "good enough" attitude leads to poor execution.
What is your mission statement or firm goal?
Our goal is to create places of exceptional quality that are treasured for generations. Our mission is to enrich the built environment with the time-honored principles of traditional architecture and planning.
Our design philosophy embraces classical scale and proportion, vernacular ideology, and historical precedent.
We specialize in the lost art of traditional placemaking.
What is the most indispensable tool in your office?
TP: Our hands, working pencil on tissue.
andrew cogar: SketchUp (3D modeling), the one tool that allows the client to see something as we see it.
JS: A pencil, drawing board, and comfortable chair.
What software does your firm use?
Andrew Cogar: AutoCAD, SketchUp, InDesign, and who can overlook Outlook—e-mail has forever changed the way we do business. Distance is less of a factor than ever.
Who is your ideal client?
TP: Repeat clients are wonderful, as there is a history and understanding of the client's taste.
JS: Someone who cares about architecture and is detail-oriented.
AC: The ideal clients are those who share our passion for quality in design and are honest enough with themselves to know their program and their limits.
What is your favorite building?
JS: I can't pick just one.
AC: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. This is showcased as a home, not as a presidential museum. I'd call it the "underdog of presidential homes." You can really see how the plantation home evolved over time into a Greek Revival mansion, and understanding "generational architecture" is something we consider as key to achieving our design goals.
If you didn't have the time to design your own house, who would you hire?
TP: Another member of our firm (and I would expect a huge discount on fees!).
JS: Any one of my partners.
AC: Being based in Atlanta has given me an appreciation for the work of Neel Reid, an unsung hero and trailblazer of early 20th century, traditional architecture. He had the intelligence to fully grasp the orders but was whimsical enough to be inventive and have fun at the same time.


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Paramount Pictures Invites 9/11 Family Members to a Special Screening of 'World Trade Center'
This film is directed by Oliver Stone and starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllanhaal and Maria Bello. The screening is on Thursday, August 3rd in Manhattan. Please RSVP to (212) 846-4346 and provide your name, affiliation and daytime phone number.
Message from FOS11 Advisory Board Member, Dr. Donna Gaffney:
As we approach the five year mark of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the media and entertainment industry are releasing the first commercial films focusing on the catastrophic events of that day. United Flight 93 premiered this past spring. In the next few weeks Oliver Stone's film, World Trade Center will be released. While many citizens are not sure if they are 'ready' to view a re-enactment of that fateful day, family members of those who died and survivors are especially concerned about the film's visibility, related media attention and of course, personal reactions to the film itself. The first question people may ask is "Should I see it?" The answer is very individual and depends on any number of factors. Click here for suggestions that may be useful in determining how to make that decision and guidelines for viewing.


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Dani Stipe edges a competing runner from Interstate 35 High School to win the 100-meter dash at the state high school track meet in 2006 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
By the Numbers
624 Movies
1,700 Words
8,348 Letters
March 18, 2013
Dani Stipe runs up and down, up and down the stairs of her parents' Carroll house on a recent night.
It's an old habit. It eases the anxiety of this hall-of-fame runner.
And she needs some relief right now. Tomorrow she will shed most of her clothes and let a friend draw with permanent pen the names of hundreds of movies on her slender, porcelain frame.
Stipe, 25, wonders what people might think. She's paranoid of what it might look like. What she'll look like.
Running has been a passion. As a Kuemper Catholic runner, Stipe scored eight state track titles. She later set records as a heptathelete at the University of Northern Iowa.
But movies are a new passion. She has kept track of the past 624 she's seen.
Stipe had decided to combine the two hobbies for a Redbox photo contest, in which the company asked its customers to submit photos that show their love of film.
Stripe thinks she has the winning idea. But can she do it?
Can she be a movie buff, in the buff?
Stipe lives movies. She raves about them.
Her favorite is "Mama Mia," which stars her favorite actress, Meryl Streep. It's the movie that launched Stipe's cinephile streak.
But she criticizes them, too.
She wishes the "Neverending Story" would have ended sooner and that "The Master" would have never begun.
She jots each one in her movie diary.
So when the national video-rental giant Redbox - with its big red video vending machines outside grocery and convenience stores - announced its search for the No. 1 film fan in America, Stipe was compelled to enter.
She checked the Redbox Facebook page and saw some of the photos that other potential winners had submitted. They smiled as they held their favorite movie's DVD.
"I started looking at those, and people had pictures of their DVDs and their posters," Stipe said, "so I was like 'OK, that's not very original.'
"This is something I actually believe in, and I could actually win this."
She stared at her room filled with DVDs and movie posters. She remembered her diary of movie titles that started a few years back.
"Not everybody does that," she recalls thinking a the time.
She started to think outside the box.
At Kuemper, she was a virtual one-woman track team.
As a senior in 2006, Stipe won the long jump with a school-record leap of 18 feet, 11 1/2 inches, setting a Class 2A state-meet record. She took the 100-meter crown for the second year in a row, diving across the finish line in 12.47 seconds, and then ran away with the title in the 200 meters - her time of 24.98 seconds set another record.
Stipe's 100 and 200 times were the fastest of any girl runner at the state meet that year.
Her 55-second leg that anchored her team's 4x400 relay delivered her first state relay title. And it capped a weekend in which she won four titles, raising her career total to an astounding eight state titles.
This year, as she pondered the picture that might win the Redbox contest crown, it made sense to her to combine her former obsession with her current one.
"I knew my picture needed to have some kind of a story and history with it that said it's not just because of this contest, I really am a movie fan, which I think my picture told," she said.
It doesn't hurt when you have the physique to pull it off.
"It was also shocking, and I knew it was going to catch people's eyes. I'm not going to deny that," she told the Daily Times Herald.
While the idea was simple in theory, it was much more complex in execution.
Stipe needed help, and she called upon friends and family.
Too excited to wait, Stipe sent a text message late one night to her friend and business partner Nick Behm, asking for assistance. Behm and Stipe recently opened the graphic T-shirt store 1-2-Tee.
"It was at 4 (o'clock) in the morning, and she sent me a text that said, 'I'm going to need you to come over tomorrow and write all over my body,' so I was pretty confused," Behm recalled. "Once she explained the idea in conversation it made more sense."
The day after Stipe's up-and-down runs of her parents' stairs, Behm spent 2 1/2 hours writing on Stipe's legs, stomach and right arm while she spoke and spelled the movie titles from the diary she held in her left hand.
She wore a sports bra and short shorts.
Stipe's knee caps were the hardest to navigate, Behm said. He didn't finish the job before he had to leave for work.
So Stipe - a walking Sharpie billboard - went to dinner at her brother's house, barely clothed in fear that the marker would rub and smear. She asked her mother, Kathy Stipe, to finish the job.
"I just thought it was very creative. I thought it was a very unique angle," Kathy Stipe said. "She loves to watch movies, and she truly does have them all written down in a book, and it is like a diary of her life."
Kathy finished the living-movie masterpiece by scrawling the remaining movie titles on her daughter's left arm and chest.
Dani Stipe submitted the photo and waited anxiously for people to "like" it on Redbox's Facebook page. She checked for an update every 15 minutes and asked her Facebook friends to lend their support.
Stipe's father, Dan, went to the Carroll Public Library so he could cast votes from each of its computers.
When the voting closed, Stipe was in 10th place. She didn't know whether the Redbox judges would look past her lesser standing.
Stipe thought the phone call on Feb. 25 was a prank at first. Someone claiming to be a Redbox official said she had won the contest.
"Come home ASAP," she sent in a text message to her mom, who worried that the news wouldn't be good.
Kathy Stipe recalls: "When I walked through the door, and she told me (her daughter had won) I truly was speechless. I was absolutely dumbfounded when she said she won the whole thing, so it was just very cool."
Behm knew Dani Stipe's idea had a chance, but he was still shocked by the good news.
"I knew she had a chance, but I still couldn't believe that she won," he said. "It was pretty crazy."
Stipe won prizes worth more than $5,000, which included a 3-D Blu-ray home theater entertainment system, a 60-inch TV and a PlayStation PS3 gaming system.
She gave the PS3 to Behm for his efforts.
And although Stipe was thrilled with the entertainment system, she enjoyed the symbolic memento that came from her victory: Redbox's Ruby Award Statue.
"Anyone can go buy the entertainment system - it doesn't mean anything," she said."But only one person gets that statue, and it means that I actually am a movie fan."
Sound and Service, of Carroll, installed the new system on March 6, which is Stipe's birthday.
"It was the best birthday ever," she smiled.
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Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Belk Library -- Room 114
Admission: Free, open to the public
Students, faculty, and community members are invited to attend a discussion of Muhammad & Islam led by Saiyid Hasnain using the book Muhammad, A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Brown as a starting place for discussion.
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The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with the Muslim Students Association as the second event of the Muslim Journeys Bridging Cultures "Let's Talk About It" Program, a series of book and film discussions. The Program is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association. This series follows upon the Muslim Journeys Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Program begun in Spring 2013 which provided materials related to Muslim cultures to the University Library.
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