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Nairobi (AFP) July 20, 2011
The UN officially declared famine in two southern Somalia regions Wednesday as the world slowly mobilised to save 12 million people battling hunger in the region's worst drought in 60 years.
The United States urged Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab rebels controlling the area to allow the return of relief groups they expelled two years ago, while aid groups warned many would die without urgent action and funding.
UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia Mark Bowden declared that southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions had been hit by famine.
In total, the UN said an estimated 3.7 million people -- or nearly half of the war-torn country's population -- were facing a food crisis.
"If we don't act now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia within two months, due to poor harvests and infectious disease outbreaks," Bowden told reporters in neighbouring Kenya.
"If we are not able to intervene immediately, tens of thousands more Somalis may die," the UN added.
Somalia, which has been affected by almost uninterrupted conflict for 20 years and become a by-word for "failed state", is the worst affected nation but parts of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti are also hit.
"Given the combination of severity and geographic scope this is the most severe food security crisis in Africa since the 1991/2 Somalia famine," the UN added.
A UN definition of famine entails that at least 20 percent of households face extreme food shortages, acute malnutrition in over 30 percent of people, and two deaths per 10,000 people every day.
The Shebab expelled foreign aid groups two years ago, accusing them of being Western spies and Christian crusaders.
However, the UN last week airlifted in the first supplies since the group said it would lift restrictions on aid.
Malnutrition rates in Somalia are the highest in the world, with peaks of 50 percent in certain areas in the south, Bowden said.
"Every day of delay in assistance is literally a matter of life or death for children and their families in the famine affected areas," Bowden said.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged donor countries to immediately come up with $1.6 billion in aid to combat a crisis he said would have an increasingly devastating effect on Somalia and its neighbours.
"If funding is not made available for humanitarian intervention now, the famine is likely to continue and spread," said Ban.
"Children and adults are dying at an appalling rate. Every day of delay may cause more lives lost."
Over 78,000 Somalis have fled to seek refuge in neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in the last two months.
In Kenya, they are streaming into overcrowded camps hosting some 380,000 people -- more than four times the original capacity.
On Tuesday, the UN refugee agency said death rates among refugees arriving in Ethiopia's Dolo Ado area reached 7.4 per 10,000 in June, 15 times more than the baseline rate in sub-Sahara Africa.
Somalia's embattled government welcomed the famine declaration -- the first since the term was defined by the UN in 2008 -- as a sign that the world was beginning to acknowledge the scope of the disaster.
"At least it is great that the world has recognised the magnitude of hardship the poor Somalis are facing," Abdulkadir Moalim Nur, a minister in the president's office, told AFP.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation appealed Wednesday for $120 million (84 million euros) for the 12 million drought victims in the Horn of Africa.
Aid group Oxfam said only $200 million of the required $1 billion had been provided.
"There is no time to waste if we are to avoid massive loss of life. We must not stand by and watch this tragedy unfold before our eyes," said Fran Equiza, Oxfam's Regional Director.
The government's authority over the vast country is limited and Johnnie Carson, the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said the Shebab's responsibility in the suffering was clear.
A top Shebab official welcomed the UN's famine declaration, saying the group would allow aid through.
"We would like to see aid coming to the people," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"Aid must be provided purely on a humanitarian basis, and the religious value of Somalis as Muslims must be respected."
UN agencies will meet in Rome to discuss the humanitarian crisis on Monday.
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Washington (AFP) July 19, 2011
The United States on Tuesday urged Somalia's Shebab rebels to let humanitarian workers operate unhindered, saying that the Al-Qaeda-inspired movement was a major reason for the country's hunger crisis. The Shebab expelled foreign aid groups two years ago, accusing them of being Western spies and Christian crusaders. But the group recently said it would allow in relief, faced with the Horn of ... read more
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Gov. Perry and the 'Race to the Bottom' Myth
Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the Republican presidential field has sparked intense debate on Texas' economic performance, including provocative claims that Perry and the state are engaging in a 'race to the bottom' to attract jobs and people by keeping taxes and regulations low.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, former chairman of the Democratic Governors Association in 2010, even suggested in a Politico op-ed that the Perry agenda represents "a lousy model for the middle class" compared to Markell's notion of extensive government investment in infrastructure and human capital to boost an economy.
This argument among states and governors is not new, though perhaps the phrase 'race to the bottom' is of more recent vintage. Politicians in states that have lost their economic preeminence have been making variations of the same case dating back to New York's decline from economic domination in the 1950s and 1960s. Back then the state's Republican Governor, Nelson Rockefeller, and the mayor of its biggest city, Gotham's John Lindsay, dismissed an increase in high-profile business relocations out of the Empire State as insignificant because, they argued, the majority of firms would eschew places with low taxes and meager services in favor of the New York model of high services paid for with above-average taxes. Rockefeller invested the revenues from the higher taxes in a vast building program in Albany and around the state, while Lindsay placed Gotham's tax revenues into an expensive social welfare model that he predicted would make New York City among the most progressive and desirable places to live.
It didn't exactly turn out that way. Wall Street firms decamped for New Jersey and beyond, until by the end of the 20th century there were nearly as many securities and commodities jobs in Northern New Jersey as in Manhattan. Commercial banks and insurers also left, taking valuable middle class back-office jobs to locations around the country. Manufacturers from many regions of the state left for other places U.S. locations, sparking a decline in New York's manufacturing sector long before globalization was a hot issue. By 2006, gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer could colorfully compare the economy of whole parts of New York to the economy of Appalachia.
One reason that the 'high-taxes-equals-high-services' model didn't appeal to businesses is because it has not actually delivered quality services or effective government. New York, with perhaps the highest combined state and local taxes in the country, puts a big chunk of those revenues into education, spending 70 percent more per pupil than the national average, but the performance of its students is mediocre, and Texas has actually proven better with its curriculum reforms at closing the black/white achievement gap than New York.
And as government grew in New York the political class somehow found ways to underinvest in essential functions like infrastructure, spending just $2.8 billion a year of state money out of $93 billion in revenues on roads and bridges last year, according to the Manhattan Institute's Nicole Gelinas. Two years ago the state had to close a bridge spanning Lake Champlain, disrupting the economy of the area, because the poorly-maintained span was about to collapse, and now the New York City metro area faces a possible economic cataclysm because the state can't find the funds or the will to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River. Businesses that have remained in the area are appalled, with good reason.
Since fewer businesses have bought into the high tax/high services model, advocates of it like Gov. Markell now suggest through the evocative phrase 'race to the bottom' that firms are conspiring with state politicians like Perry in what may be a winning strategy for them, but is a loser for workers. But to make his case Markell engages in a few "stretchers," as Mark Twain would have said. For instance, Markell defines Perry's approach to business development as, "based on less regulation, less taxation and less litigation," but then adds that this is a failure because, "there are lots of countries with no regulation, little taxation, and no real threat of litigation - usually also where wages are low." In other words, says Markell: Taxes and regulations are less in Texas than some other states; countries with no regulations, low taxes and virtually no litigation are bad for workers, and therefore Texas is bad for workers. That's quite a leap in logic.
I'm not even sure that Markell's second proposition, that low regulation and taxes are bad for workers, is true. According to a recent study by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, for instance, Hong Kong has the world's least regulated business environment, which helps it attract capital from around the world. The United Nations ranks Hong Kong as one of the places in the world with the highest levels of human development based on life expectancy, literacy, education and high standards of living. That doesn't sound all that bad for workers.
The real dynamic drawing jobs to states like Texas isn't the attraction of no regulations, I would argue, but the repelling force of places where businesses see the level of regulation as unreasonable and impractical, and where high taxes haven't actually brought better government. It's useful, for instance, to compare the business environment in Texas and California, because surveys now show that the Lone Star State has become the number one destination for firms leaving California. That's not surprising because in polls, business executives and owners consistently rank California as one of the least desirable places to locate or expand a business, and those executives typically rate the state's regulatory environment as their biggest disincentive.
Recently, for instance, the chief executive of a California restaurant firm, CKE Restaurants, said his firm would stop expanding in its home state and expand in Texas instead. In California regulations delayed the opening of a new restaurant for up to18 months on average, while it took six weeks for CKE to get a unit opened in Texas. This is not a company that is trying to build nuclear power plants or turn brownfields into manufacturing facilities, but to open chain restaurants. The bottom line: $200,000 to $250,000 in additional opening costs in California for a restaurant because of a regulatory regime that is protecting consumers from too many food choices?
Of course, this debate is not just about restaurant jobs. In his piece, Gov. Markell says states must cultivate an environment of investment that provides innovators with what they need to create good middle class jobs. Like most critics, Markell simply suggests that the Texas model doesn't do that. Yet Texas has over the last several decades attracted some $12 billion in investments in high-tech jobs and industries related to computer chip research and manufacturing, making the state a worldwide center of that industry. And Texas ranked fifth among the states last year in the volume of medical research dollars its institutions attracted, according to a study by Research!America, a nonprofit focusing on healthcare investments. Several years ago, in fact, Dr. David Grazter, a Canadian physician, observed in City Journal that the University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center alone spent more money on medical research in one year than the entire country of Canada.
By the way, Markell's state, Delaware, ranks forty-third in U.S. in the amount of medical research dollars it attracts, according to Research!America. But no rational person would use that fact to claim that Markell has been engaged in a race to the bottom, now would they.

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SOLD Bronze Ayyappan Statue 15.5"
Item #: 64b17
Statue Details
Total Height Including Base: 15.5 inches
Widest Point: 11 inches at the arch
Base Diameter: 6 inches
Weight: 23 pounds
- Lord Ayyappan is the celebate Hindu God of Kerala
- Ayyappan was born as progeny of the union of Vishnu and Shiva
- He has two beautiful malas hanging around his neck
- Ayyappan is a lost wax method, bronze statue. There is only one statue like this made.
Ayyappan, the Celibate God of Kerala, is host to every religious trend and practice the Hindu faith ever manifested in its entire history. His temple is unique in India, in that there is no distinction of caste or religion in determining who can enter it. Non-Hindus are equally welcome.
The Legend and History of Ayyappan: The legend and history are intermingled in the genesis of Ayyappan. It is believed that Ayyappan was born as progeny of the union of Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu appeared as Mohini, the beautiful enchantress - the alluring damsel appearing at the time of the churning of the Ocean Of Milk to entice the asuras and divide the nectar (Arnrith) among the Devas themselves. Shiva succumbed to the beauty of Mohini and Ayyappan was born out of this union. Hence his other name Harihara Putra (HARI-Shiva, HARA-Vishnu, PUTRA-Son). Ayyappan is regarded as the third son of Shiva, the other two being Ganesha and Muruga.
Lost Wax Method: This sculpture is a one of a kind, lost wax method bronze statue hand made by the artists of South India. The sculpture pictured is the only sculpture Lotus Sculpture has like this in our store. When you order this piece you will receive this exact sculpture. It is truly one of a kind as there is only one made exactly like this! Each bronze is hand made by a group of bronze artists whose families have been crafting bronze sculptures for centuries with the art being passed on by each generation. The hand crafted bronzes statues have an incredible amount of detail which many other mass produced, brass Hindu statues lack. Lost Wax South Indian bronze statues are the only sculptures used by Hindu temples throughout India and the world.
Bronze is an extremely durable metal made from a combination of 5 metals; copper, iron, tin, with minute additions of silver and gold. This combination is called Panchaloha bronze and is the basis for making the sacred Hindu temple statues of India and the world. Copper is the most prevalent metal in the alloy. Copper also gives the metal a softer composition that allows the bronze artisans to carve the details that are prevalent in each piece. All the South Indian bronze sculpture Lotus Sculpture carries are Panchaloham and thus suited for any home altar or community temple.
Because of the durability of the metal not much is needed to maintain a bronze sculpture. Many of our customers purchase a bronze statue and perform daily puja and abhisheka consisting of bathing the Hindu deity in ghee, milk, coconut milk or other liquids. In this case nothing is needed to keep the statue clean as it will be bathed daily. If the sculpture is used for "darshan" or simply viewing the sculpture it is best to dust the statue as needed so no dirt collects in the details of the sculpture. For both polished golden bronzes and antique patina bronze statues if you would like the sculpture to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the piece as needed.
Many of our bronze Hindu statues have been placed in outdoor temples. Bronze's durability makes it perfect for cold winters and hot summers of any climate. We suggest you bathe the sculpture every couple of months so that dirt does not collect on the sculpture and then use a cotton cloth with some natural oil to give the statue a shine. Both indoors and outdoors a bronze statue can be left alone which, overtime, will give the bronze an antique patina.
On some bronze statues you can see small hints of lime green, verde-gris patina. Some people prize this color for its age others want to remove it. If you would like to remove the verde-gris use a tooth brush with some coconut oil or other natural oil and lightly go over the verde-gris. This should remove the unwanted patina from the sculpture.
If you have any questions concerning your bronze statue please email us at [email protected] or call us at 1(760) 994-4455.
This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping. The shipping charge is automatically calculated by UPS for shipping within the United States. Each sculpture is usually shipped within 24 hours of the order with the exception of the weekend. To obtain a shipping quote simply add the statue you are interested in to your shopping cart and then select click on the "Calculate Domestic Shipping" button. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.International Shipping
This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping to anywhere in the world. If you are in Canada please select "UPS Standard to Canada" for the shipping option. If you are an international customer please select "International Shipping" during checkout. The shipping charge will be calculated as $0. Lotus Sculpture will email you the correct shipping cost subject to your approval or you may call us at 760-994-4455 or email us at [email protected] for a shipping quote. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.


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Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
Roth, Lonny M. 7/26/13
Department of Health and Human Services
|Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
Minneapolis District Office
Central Region
250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 600
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Telephone: (612) 334-4100
July 26, 2013
via UPS Overnight
Refer to MIN 13 – 20
Lonny M. Roth
13896 County Highway K
Cadott, Wisconsin 54727
Dear Mr. Roth:
On May 29 and 31, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an investigation of your dairy farm operation located at 13896 County Highway K, Cadott, Wisconsin. This letter notifies you of violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) that we found during our investigation of your operation. You can find the FD&C Act and its associated regulations on the Internet through links on FDA's web page at www.fda.gov.
We found that you offered for sale animals for slaughter as food that were adulterated. Under section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(2)(C)(ii), a food is deemed to be adulterated if it bears or contains a new animal drug that is unsafe under section 512 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360b. Further, under section 402(a)(4) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4), a food is deemed to be adulterated if it has been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.
Specifically, our investigation revealed that:
- On or about February 25, 2013, you sold a dairy heifer identified with back tag (b)(4) for slaughter as food. On or about February 26, 2013, (b)(4), slaughtered this animal. United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) analysis of tissue samples collected from this animal identified the presence of penicillin at 0.91 parts per million (ppm) in the kidney, sulfadimethoxine at 1.02 ppm in the liver, and flunixin at 0.326 ppm in the liver.
- On or about March 4, 2013, you sold a dairy cow identified with back tag (b)(4) for slaughter as food. On or about March 5, 2013, (b)(4) slaughtered this animal. USDA/FSIS analysis of tissue samples collected from this animal identified the presence of penicillin at 0.150 ppm in the kidney.
- On or about April 8, 2013, you sold a dairy cow identified with back tag (b)(4) for slaughter as food. On or about April 9, 2013, (b)(4), slaughtered this animal. USDA/FSIS analysis of tissue samples collected from this animal identified the presence of penicillin at 0.108 ppm in the kidney.
FDA has established tolerances of:
- 0.05 ppm for residues of penicillin in the uncooked edible tissues of cattle as codified in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, section 556.510 (21 CFR 556.510);
- 0.1 ppm for residues of sulfadimethoxine in the uncooked edible tissues of cattle as codified in 21 CFR 556.640; and
- 0.125 ppm for residues of flunixin in the liver tissue of cattle as codified in 21 CFR 556.286.
The presence of these drugs in edible tissues from these animals in these amounts causes the food to be adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(2)(C)(ii).
Our investigation also found that you hold animals under conditions that are so inadequate that medicated animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues are likely to enter the food supply. For example, you failed to maintain treatment records. Food from animals held under such conditions is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4).
We also found that you adulterated the new animal drug penicillin ((b)(4), NADA (b)(4), penicillin G procaine). Specifically, our investigation revealed that you did not use this drug as directed by its approved labeling. Use of this drug in this manner is an extralabel use. See 21 CFR 530.3(a).
The extralabel use of approved animal or human drugs in animals is allowed under the FD&C Act only if the extralabel use complies with sections 512(a)(4) and (5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360b(a)(4) and (5), and 21 CFR Part 530, including that the use must be by or on the lawful order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a valid veterinarian/client/patient relationship.
Our investigation found that you routinely administered penicillin to your dairy cows without following the dose, frequency of treatment, and amount injected per site as stated in the approved label. Your extralabel use of penicillin was not under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, in violation of 21 CFR 530.11(a). Because your use of this drug was not in conformance with its approved labeling and did not comply with 21 CFR 530, you caused the drug to be unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360b(a), and adulterated within the meaning of section 501(a)(5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 351(a)(5).
The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations. As a producer of animals offered for use as food, you are responsible for ensuring that your overall operation and the food you distribute are in compliance with the law.
You should take prompt action to correct the violations described in this letter and establish procedures to ensure that these violations do not recur. Failure to do so may result in regulatory action without further notice such as seizure and/or injunction.
You should notify this office in writing of the steps you have taken to bring your firm into compliance with the law within 15 working days of receiving this letter. Your response should include each step that has been taken or will be taken to correct the violations and prevent their recurrence. If corrective action cannot be completed within 15 working days of receiving this letter, state the reason for the delay and the time frame within which the corrections will be completed. Please include copies of any available documentation demonstrating that corrections have been made.
Your written response should be sent to Timothy G. Philips, Compliance Officer, at the address on this letterhead. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Mr. Philips at (612) 758-7133.
Michael Dutcher, DVM
Minneapolis District
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June 1999 EXTRA!
First prize went to a group from F&A who reenacted Steve Martin's version of "King Tut." Steve Hinson was the stone-faced king, attended by Judy Jones. The elaborate costumes and props included cobalt-blue robes, gold lame headdresses and chest plates, and a giant feathered fan to keep Tut cool. Dancers were Melissa Miller, Anita Monk-Ryan, Rebecca Oliva, Connie Cage, Tina Sedillo, and Carolyn Simerly. Musician-syncers included Heather Howard and Willie Haynes (guitar) and Diane Norman (trumpet). Saxophonist Diann Duino emerged from an elaborately decorated tomb. "It was a tough competition," said a grinning Diann, "but somehow we pulled it out."
|Tut-Tut: Steve Hinson struts his stuff as the Fling's unofficial king.
Above: Diann Duino adds sax appeal to F&A's show-stopper.
Below: Connie Cage dances like--what else?--an Egyptian.
F&A did have some formidable rivals: HR brought the Blues Brothers' version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" to life. As in past years, Bob Roesch was at the center of it all. This time Bob wore an udderly bovine outfit that included a "longhorn" blown for emphasis at strategic moments. Bob was corralled by Laurie Carr, Cheryl Cristanelli, Karla Edwards, Jenny Maggert, Nancy Norris, Cyd Perrone, and Terry Woods.
|Bob Roesch blows his horn as Holstein for a day.
|Below: Ghost rider Karla Edwards, flask in hand, whoops it up.
COMET and PAGE revived the "Time Warp," a signature number from the seventies cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Craig Hartsough, as an appropriately scary Riff Raff, was joined by Dr. Scott (Woody Wang), whose flip charts enabled all to participate in the "jump to the left" and the pelvic thrust. By Riff Raff's side were sisters Magenta (Wendy Abshire) and Columbia (Bonnie Slagel), along with other Transylvanian party guests (Katy Ginger, Heidi Godsil, and Kay Levesque).
|Backed by Katy Ginger (far left) and Heidi Godsil, Wendy Abshire embodies the essence of Magenta-ness in COMET and PAGE's "Time Warp."
|The Fling wasn't without its cultural merit. Those who'd never seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show got a chance to learn the steps to the "Time Warp," thanks to Riff Raff (Craig Hartsough) and Dr. Scott (Woody Wang).
A multidivisional crew showed they have what it takes to strut back to the Disco Era. The group included Tim Barnes (ISS), Melanie Brunner (HESS), and SCD's Bob Campbell, Mary Haley, and Lana Soller. In Mardi Gras fashion, the group pelted the crowd (and the judges) with Tootsie Rolls. Tim stepped out for Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music," followed by Bob for "Celebrate" by Kool and the Gang. The vintage costumes included ruffles, fishnet, bell bottoms, platform shoes, glitter, and Superfly-style feathered fedoras.
|Bob Campbell and Tim Barnes demonstrate their sartorial flair.
|Dance fever strikes the Spring Fling with the help of these folks' fleet feet: (left to right) Mary Haley, Tim Barnes, Melanie Brunner, Bob Campbell, and Lana Soller.
The lineup of judges from the Employee Activities Committee included , Jennifer Delaurent, Tamra Eubank, Chris Knoetgen, Dana Knoetgen, Jeff Kuehn, Jerry Olson, Steve Sadler, and Suzy Siders. Master of ceremonies for the afternoon was the EAC's Scott "Buzz" Hayes, with Eron Brennon at the sound board. The audience got a bonus act as Kerry Slaven (Traffic Services) sang non-lip-synced renditions of "Unchained Melody" and several other numbers. There is talk of bringing Kerry back for an encore performance in the future.
|The Spring Fling's lip-sync contest draws an appreciative crowd as the seated judges ponder greatness.
|Lip-sync judge Steve Sadler (HESS) boasted a ready-to-tee-off chapeau with AstroTurf, a greens flag, and a pesky white ball that circled the green whenever he nodded his head.
Chris Cantrell's winning design for the 1999 UCAR/NCAR/UOP T-shirt made its debut at the party. Chris pocketed the $50 first-place award, followed by runners-up John Kermond (second place, $25), Eva Kacinsky (third place), and Bob Hueftle (honorable mention). All four winners also received one of the new T-shirts; you can get yours at nominal cost through the ML and FL reception desks. In traditional Spring Fling fashion, Food Services provided an array of tasty food and refreshing drinks. The weather also came through pleasingly. After a threatening midday, the skies brightened just in time, creating a warm and only partly cloudy afternoon for this, the final Spring Fling of the millennium. The seventies will live forever, of course. --Bob Henson and Zhenya Gallon


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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Sure, country-and-western music gets short shrift among the R&B, jazz, and karaoke easy-listening that often accompanies our meals these days. But if you have a hankering to be a country boy (or girl) while you down an enormous porterhouse steak, take the country road home to Boonie's. With few decorative frills and lots of Marlboro men populating the bar, this budget steak house can seem a little intimidating at first. We say brave it and head straight for the lounge, where some reasonably good live musicians and bands play classics ranging from country-and-western to Southern rock. No sense in not crooning along, either, or in keeping yourself from that dance floor. It's all good clean American fun in a county that's often too ritzy for its own good. Slap some boots on that thar Kennedy, folks, and let's remember what Palm Beach used to be like, when you could still tie a hoss to a hitchin' post.
Don't say we never did nothin' for ya. Because if we had half a brain or one selfish bone in our body, we'd stay mum about Spicy Jenny's. This tiny, three-table storefront eatery, just off Lake Worth's main drag, is one of those little-known places so unfathomably good that we should just shut up about it, because the only good that will come of publicizing the place is that it will be overrun with hordes of lunchtime drones. So, just briefly: chicken thighs in Veracruz peanut sauce tempered with red wine, served over carrots and white grapes; pork chops in soy-ginger sauce with mango salsa and mashed potatoes; spinach enchiladas suiza. And those are just a few of the daily lunch specials. None is more than $6, and all are comparable to dishes you'd pay three times that amount for at any restaurant with amenities (like, say, table service). You want more? The best Philly cheesesteak in town, bar none; huevos rancheros that will leave you forever unable to eat the tepid eggs served at most breakfast joints; ham-and-corn chowder that will make you wish for a nice 30-degree day and a stiff wind; and oh, forget it. We're off to Spicy Jenny's right now, before you unwashed masses tarnish the place forever.
OK, so it's not much of a chain -- yet. This pan-Latin eatery, a conceptual sibling to T.G.I. Friday's, has only two other locations nationwide. Still, more are planned, including two in South Florida, and they're so uniquely suited to our region that we have no problem looking forward to more. Like everyday life in multicultural South Florida, the Samba Room menu puts various Hispanic dishes side by side regardless of country of origin. Where else could you find a ropa vieja sandwich next to Colombian arepas -- with a corn salsa, no less? Or wash down xinxim (Brazilian stew) with a Cuba libre? Granted, the Samba Room, named for a Brazilian dance, takes some liberties by fusing Latin ingredients with Asian ones and palming some Caribbean ones off on unsuspecting Anglos. But all in all, the place is good fun, especially late in the evening when the furniture is cleared away, the dancing begins, and the Samba lives up to its name.
If the aroma of fresh-baked cookies wafting from the café's kitchen doesn't clue you in, allow us to do so: Proprietors Dennis Williams and Ken Rzab make their own. And they're not just tollhouse toadies, either, although the chocolate-chip yummies here are so popular the boys sell 'em by the dozen. This pair gets into the groove with sweets both simple (try the brownies) and sophisticated (sample the cappuccino-chocolate-chip layer cake). And as for the peanut butter cream pie, it straddles the line between delicious and, oh, how about rockin' good. Talk about rhythm -- the sweets here make your taste buds do the tango.
What do you do when confronted with a horny green iguana? Drink it, and fast -- otherwise the aged tequila in this innovative martini might lose its just-shaken chill. Then, once you're sufficiently warmed, take time to examine the rest of the offerings at this splendidly creative Tex-Mex joint. This eatery on trendy Clematis Street has chile-napped winners in such items as chicken breast mole and tenderloin of pork with pumpkin-seed sauce. And you can't dismiss even what would normally be incidentals (that is, chips and salsa) in another restaurant, because every piquant sauce here is made on the premises. Indeed while the mixed drinks tame even the prickliest Mexican-food fans, the fare peps 'em right back up again.
Granted, the name's a little strange, perhaps just a bit too weird to be taken seriously. And the sushi part can easily seem like a backup plan for non-Thai food lovers or for those disappointed in the pad Thai, for instance. And yes, the place doesn't look like much more than what it was before chef-owner Todd Boonya took over: a classic roadside diner. But once you're safely ensconced in a booth and served steaming tom yum soup, a brothy blend spiked with lime leaves, lemongrass, and chile peppers, you'll just have to trust your palate. This is fine Thai dining indeed. Mee krob is exceptional, neither greasy nor too sweet, and curries are supremely well balanced. Ask for your dish spicy and you'll get it that way, which makes Eddie Hills and Sushi Thai not only a pit stop for quick Asian fare but a cure for the common cold as well.


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Drive Thru Sushi in North Miami Gone: Tokyo Bowl Closes
At the beginning of this week Tokyo Bowl closed in North Miami. A sign on the door reads "Thanks for your patronage." The drive-thru window is what made this sushi place unique. It was a savior for rumbling stomachs in search of fast sushi on the busy intersection of NE 123rd Street and Biscayne Boulevard.
Some people turn up their noses at the idea of drive-thru sushi. One girl, we'll call her "CL" said, "I threw up there once -- I think I had the rainbow roll or something." For others, like out of town visitors Ann and Joe, a visit back to the MIA was not complete without a trip to Tokyo Bowl; tempura cheesecake was among their favorite offerings. Which other sushi place offers the convenience of not having to get out of your car while you order?
Some swore by the savory beefy umami flavored sides of wonton soup; Others by the combo rolls which offered either a mix of sashimi or up to three rolls of sushi for around $8. And who can forget the $14 all-you-can-eat special?
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Safety is paramount for short break holiday operator, Center Parcs, which is why the company has introduced additional equipment to its vehicles and is putting staff through a comprehensive occupational road risk management programme.
A radical operational review saw Center Parcs switch its 150-strong fleet from contract hire to outright purchase and the appointment of independent fleet management specialists CLM to source, manage and dispose of vehicles.
While many of the vehicles are, unusually, low mileage and low speed - typically limited to 10 mph in the organisation's four resorts - vehicle damage was significant. As a result, the company, when leasing, was exposed to significant end-of-contract refurbishment charges.
The move to outright purchase prompted CLM to recommend action being taken to reduce vehicle damage and, consequently, keep repair bills under control and protect residual values.
Initially, newly acquired vehicles were all equipped with electric wing mirrors that can be angled down to reveal obstacles and, while cars and vans already had reversing sirens to warn holidaymakers, they have now been equipped with parking sensors front and rear to assist drivers undertaking low speed manoeuvres.
The predominant form of transport within the villages is bicycle; indeed, for many guests the opportunity to cycle safely as a family is key to the appeal of a Center Parcs break
Center Parcs' UK projects manager Mike Henderson
Meanwhile, CLM, which offers a comprehensive one-stop shop occupational road risk management programme, DriveAssured, brought in its driver risk management and training company partner DriveTech (UK) to provide a range of solutions to reduce crash exposure.
Center Parcs has four UK holiday villages - Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Longleat in Wiltshire, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, and Whinfell Forest in Cumbria - each typically covering 400 acres and providing high quality accommodation in fully equipped villas, apartments and holiday lodges.
Center Parcs' UK projects manager Mike Henderson said:"There are no pavements and the road edges are delineated by nothing more than the occasional wooden post or large boulder - all very rustic but, as the battle-scarred bodywork of the outgoing vehicles testified, an easily unseen hazard for any driver working to a tight, multi-drop schedule."
In addition, to improving the 'fit for purpose' aspect of vehicles with extra safety-focused specification, the comprehensive three-pronged DriveTech programme has seen:
•Newly appointed vehicle safety co-ordinators appointed at each of the villages. Their responsibility is to oversee each site's vehicle safety and to ensure that line managers have safe driving policies in place and adhere to them. DriveTech risk assessors looked at each of the four sites and put forward a series of recommendations. The vehicle safety co-ordinators were then trained to ensure that newly compiled risk assessments are adhered to, and to recommend and write policies on key issues such as mobile phone and walkie-talkie use when driving.
•Although vehicle safety co-ordinators are responsible for writing the safe-driving policies, it is line managers who implement them. As a result, around 30 line managers at the villages have attended DriveTech workshops, where best practice policies and procedures were outlined - regular vehicle safety checks, ensuring drivers logged vehicle keys in and out etc. - to enable a comprehensive audit trail of vehicles and drivers to be compiled.
•Between 25 and 30 assessors across the four villages have been trained to enable them to assess the driving skills of their colleagues. Chosen assessors are typically long-time members of staff with a sound safe driving record. After assessing the driving skills of colleagues, they make recommendations for further action if required, that might be classroom-based or could extend to on-the-road training with DriveTech. With approximately 100 drivers at each site, up to 400 people are in the process of being assessed.
While the fleet includes a mix of light commercial vehicles, cars, people carriers and minibuses, the Longleat village also has two land trains which are used to ferry holidaymakers around the resort. Due to the length of these vehicles it was felt that drivers should undergo a bespoke training programme, which was created from scratch by DriveTech.
Chris Allgood, CLM client relationship manager, said: "Vehicle damage costs were very high so when we won the contract to work with Center Parcs it was important that we managed down those costs."
"We have already seen a significant reduction in vehicle damage as a result of the measures taken in the first six months of working with Center Parcs and we expect financial savings to continue to accrue."
Mr Henderson added: "Our idyllic woodland settings are what Center Parcs is all about, but they do present challenges for vehicles and drivers working in this environment. As a responsible employer safety is paramount and even more so with thousands of visitors to each resort."
"It was therefore vital that, from a health and safety point of view, we took action to minimise our risk exposure. However, because image is also vital it is important that all our vehicles are in tip-top condition."
DriveTech business manager Matt Rapier added: "Center Parcs has a unique vehicle fleet that operates in very unusual conditions. The actions that we have taken in partnership with CLM and Center Parcs will enable the organisation to deliver on its duty of care responsibilities, while continuing to ensure that visitors have a fantastic holiday in the knowledge that vehicles are being operated safely."


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Jags Add McCree
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they'd signed safety Marlon McCree.
McCree began his NFL career with the Jaguars, playing for them between 2001 and 2003.
He also has spent time with the Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.
The Jaguars announced that they'd waived two rookies, safety Kevin Patterson and defensive end Nader Abdallah.
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London Welsh v London Wasps - Aviva Premiership match preview
London Welsh prepare to take London Wasps at a packed Kassam Stadium.
Last Updated: 29/12/12 2:11pm
The Exiles, who picked up a useful losing bonus point from a 13-6 defeat at the hands of Worcester Warriors last week, will be looking to edge even further clear of their relegation rivals and could potentially leapfrog Worcester into ninth place.
Meanwhile, Wasps, who laboured to victory against Sale Sharks at Adams Park, will be aiming to finally snap their losing streak away from home.
Welsh head coach Lyn Jones makes three changes for the game.
Seb Jewell replaces James Lewis in the outside centre berth, while James Tideswell and Alfie To'oala also move off the bench into the starting pack with Adam Balding moving to the bench and Arthur Joly misses out altogether.
Dai Young makes four changes to his Wasps side with two in the backline and two in the pack.
Winger Tom Varndell returns to the starting line-up after a minor foot injury, replacing Christian Wade.
The other change is at fly half, with Nick Robinson starting in the 10 shirt, and Stephen Jones dropping down to the bench.
There are also two changes amongst the forwards, with James Cannon earning a start in the second row, and Jonathan Poff given the nod at 7, in the place of James Haskell, who also picked up a knock last weekend.
London Welsh: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Dan Caprice, 13 Seb Jewell, 12 Sonny Parker, 11 Nick Scott, 10 Gordon Ross, 9. Rob Lewis, 1 Frank Montanella, 2 Neil Briggs, 3 James Tideswell, 4 Jonathon Mills (c), 5 Kirill Kulemin, 6 Ed Jackson, 7 Mike Denbee, 8 Alfie To'oala.
Replacements: 16 Greg Evans, 17 Tom Bristow, 18 Greg Bateman, 19 Matt Corker, 20 Adam Balding, 21 Nick Runciman, 22 Alex Davies, 23 J Lewis.
London Wasps: 15 Hugo Southwell (c), 14 Elliot Daly, 13 Andrea Masi, 12 Chris Bell, 11 Tom Varndell, 10 Nick Robinson, 9 Joe Simpson, 1 Zak Taulafo, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 3 Phil Swainston, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 James Cannon, 6 Ashley Johnson, 7 Jonathan Poff, 8 Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Tim Payne, 18 Will Taylor, 19 Marco Wentzel, 20 Sam Jones, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Stephen Jones, 23 Chris Mayor.
What they said...
London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones
"We are really looking forward to the fixture. We were hugely disappointed to have lost to Worcester and the players are really keen to get back on the pitch.
"Wasps have an excellent back three and back row who are making the difference for them at the moment. We will have a lot to contend with to gain parity."
London Wasps director of rugby Dai Young
"London Welsh have impressed everyone this season and this weekend is obviously going to be a very tough game for us.
"We know that they will provide us with a very stern challenge up front and coming away from the Kassam Stadium with a win is going to require us to be better than we have been in recent weeks.
"We have made no secret of the fact that, after stringing together a number of wins at Adams Park, what we now want is a win on the road, so we will be doing our utmost this weekend to make that happen."


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Best Of :: People & Places
Remember Sapna's Chillout Café at the downtown Phoenix Public Market? We do, because we'd actually wait in line there to taste an icy Grenada and some takeaway tahini-infused hummus. Now we go to Bragg's Pie Factory Building on Grand for the same tasty bites, but also because we love the funny, wedge-shaped interior of this groovy old structure. Owner Ana Borrajo has created a casual menu based in popular street foods from around the world, and she serves it up in a slice-of-pie-shaped glass enclosure, one of Phoenix's last examples of Streamline Moderne architecture. The Wi-Fi is free and the ambiance is unlike anyplace else. Glossy white walls hung with bright-colored Indian saris, smooth white cafe tables, leggy black chairs, and shiny stained-concrete floors all combine in a cozy slice of the past that's worth at least a peek.
Though nobody knows her real name, "Cake Lady," as downtowners have affectionately dubbed her, continues to contribute to central Phoenix lore. In short, there's a woman about town who occasionally shows up at gatherings (a music performance, an art exhibit) looking for free stuff, especially cake. The consensus is that she reads New Times (a smart woman, indeed) and then calls ahead to inquire about the possibility of free goodies. She's been spotted only a couple of times, including years ago at a birthday party at the now-defunct Paper Heart, where she briefly showed up, then dashed out the door with a bunch of cake to go. Hey, Cake Lady, share some next time!
Yes, you're reading that right. No, we're not heat-addled.
Summer in Phoenix rules.
We first noticed this seeming contraction one day several years ago when all the traffic on Indian School Road dried up. Poof! It was like a scene from I Am Legend or Vanilla Sky. And it made us ponder the other positives of a season in which temps can hit the 120s in the shade and you can get a third-degree burn on your butt just by getting in your car.
The sunsets. The storms. The long light of evenings. The short lines at our favorite hangs. The full-moon hikes. The abundant parking at Piestewa Peak. The pool parties. The misters. The cheap resort rates. The free Sunday-afternoon films at the Phoenix Art Museum.
More than specific pleasures, though, our late-blooming appreciation of Phoenix summer has to do with the sense of inclusion we feel from Memorial Day through late September. For 120-odd days, it's our town — not the fifth-largest city in America. It feels like a community.
It's hot, but it's home.
It was weird, right? This year, summer didn't really start 'til July. Sure, we had a hot day here and there, but any true Phoenician knows to brace for the heat starting in, oh, March. Not so in 2009, and June was particularly balmy. If you don't believe us, check out the stats: We haven't had this many days under 100 in the month of June (only 13!) since 1927. Which only made July the cruelest month — when, as if on cue, the temperature soared.
Here at New Times, we know maps. We've spent countless hours trying to assemble them for our own various purposes. That's why we have such an appreciation for the Small Wonders map, published by Local First Arizona, designed to promote local businesses in both central/downtown Phoenix and Tempe. Consider this our thank you note for the labor of love it took to create these fold-out, easy-to-use, eye-pleasing guides to our favorite stuff in the city. It was surely no small feat to produce them.
Depending on whom you ask, the year-old Metro light rail may or may not be the most over-hyped project in Phoenix history. But no matter what you think of the billion-dollar (and counting!) project, you have to admit the view of the Phoenix skyline from the bridge going over Tempe Town Lake is pretty amazing, especially at dusk. From the confines of the always overpacked or nearly empty train car, you get a glimpse of Phoenix at its best. The downtown towers reach ever higher, their steady ascent seemingly fueled by the mysterious desert waters around you, but they never quite catch their backdrop, South Mountain. As the copper-colored star fades into the purplish haze of an Arizona sunset, even the most curmudgeonly rail-hater has to be impressed by the beautiful scene framed through the windows of this ambitious transportation project.


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philor alerted me to some crashes in SMIL code on mozilla-inbound TPBL today. So far, we haven't found any obviously-guilty pushes. Filing this bug to investigate / discuss / resolve. Sample log: https://tbpl.mozilla.org/php/getParsedLog.php?id=14535953&tree=Mozilla-Inbound 129074 INFO TEST-START | /tests/content/smil/test/test_smilAccessKey.xhtml 129075 INFO TEST-PASS | /tests/content/smil/test/test_smilAccessKey.xhtml | Expected animations to be paused TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | /tests/content/smil/test/test_smilAccessKey.xhtml | Exited with code 1 during test run ... PROCESS-CRASH | /tests/content/smil/test/test_smilAccessKey.xhtml | application crashed (minidump found) Crash dump filename: /tmp/tmph0MvXi/minidumps/62469c92-7a48-f273-502341c8-67ca0f23.dmp Operating system: Linux 0.0.0 Linux 220.127.116.11-127.fc12.i686.PAE #1 SMP Sat Nov 7 21:25:57 EST 2009 i686 CPU: x86 GenuineIntel family 6 model 23 stepping 10 2 CPUs Crash reason: SIGSEGV Crash address: 0x5cb00000 Thread 0 (crashed) 0 firefox-bin!arena_dalloc [jemalloc.c : 4626 + 0x0] eip = 0x08055488 esp = 0xbf8eaec0 ebp = 0xbf8eaef8 ebx = 0x001e6118 esi = 0x019bfb95 edi = 0x00000000 eax = 0x5cb00000 ecx = 0xbf8eafbf edx = 0x0007c381 efl = 0x00210206 Found by: given as instruction pointer in context 1 libmozalloc.so!moz_free [mozalloc.cpp : 51 + 0x7] eip = 0x001e5b25 esp = 0xbf8eaf00 ebp = 0xbf8eaf18 ebx = 0x001e6118 esi = 0x019bfb95 edi = 0x00000000 Found by: call frame info 2 libxul.so!NS_Free_P [nsMemoryImpl.cpp : 175 + 0x7] eip = 0x01ddfcfc esp = 0xbf8eaf20 ebp = 0xbf8eaf38 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x019bfb95 edi = 0x00000000 Found by: call frame info 3 libxul.so!ReleaseData [nsMemory.h : 42 + 0x8] eip = 0x01dede40 esp = 0xbf8eaf40 ebp = 0xbf8eaf58 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x019bfb95 edi = 0x00000000 Found by: call frame info 4 libxul.so!nsAString_internal::SetCapacity [nsTSubstring.cpp : 544 + 0xb] eip = 0x01dee386 esp = 0xbf8eaf60 ebp = 0xbf8eafa8 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x019bfb95 edi = 0x00000000 Found by: call frame info 5 libxul.so!nsAString_internal::SetCapacity [nsTSubstring.cpp : 532 + 0x7] eip = 0x01dee434 esp = 0xbf8eafb0 ebp = 0xbf8eafc8 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x00000000 edi = 0x019bfb95 Found by: call frame info 6 libxul.so!nsAString_internal::SetLength [nsTSubstring.cpp : 582 + 0x4] eip = 0x01dee8e2 esp = 0xbf8eafd0 ebp = 0xbf8eafd8 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x00000000 edi = 0x019bfb95 Found by: call frame info 7 libxul.so!nsDocument::GetXMLDeclaration [nsTSubstring.h : 495 + 0x19] eip = 0x015723c0 esp = 0xbf8eafe0 ebp = 0xbf8eb008 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x8d2f4c00 edi = 0x019bfb95 Found by: call frame info 8 libxul.so!nsSMILTimeValueSpec::RegisterEventListener [nsSMILTimeValueSpec.cpp : 327 + 0xb] eip = 0x019bfbc2 esp = 0xbf8eb010 ebp = 0xbf8eb048 ebx = 0x027e584c esi = 0x994d9240 edi = 0x8fdee4c0 Found by: call frame info This stack is bizarre, because nsSMILTimeValueSpec::RegisterEventListener never calls GetXMLDeclaration. In fact, GetXMLDeclaration is only called in one place (according to MXR), and that's in nsXMLContentSerializer::AppendDocumentStart, which we're nowhere near. We're also hitting crashes in the SMIL crashtest "670313-1.svg": https://tbpl.mozilla.org/php/getParsedLog.php?id=14535994&tree=Mozilla-Inbound REFTEST TEST-START | file:///home/cltbld/talos-slave/test/build/reftest/tests/content/smil/crashtests/670313-1.svg | 235 / 2107 (11%) TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | file:///home/cltbld/talos-slave/test/build/reftest/tests/content/smil/crashtests/670313-1.svg | Exited with code 1 during test run ...and also in the SMIL reftest "event-begin-1.svg": https://tbpl.mozilla.org/php/getParsedLog.php?id=14535139&tree=Mozilla-Inbound REFTEST TEST-START | file:///home/cltbld/talos-slave/test/build/reftest/tests/layout/reftests/svg/smil/event/event-begin-1.svg | 6522 / 8136 (80%) TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | file:///home/cltbld/talos-slave/test/build/reftest/tests/layout/reftests/svg/smil/event/event-begin-1.svg | Exited with code 1 during test run
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(In reply to Daniel Holbert [:dholbert] from comment #0) > We're also hitting crashes in the SMIL crashtest "670313-1.svg": > https://tbpl.mozilla.org/php/getParsedLog.php?id=14535994&tree=Mozilla-Inbound er, that URL seems to be broken - I mighta somehow messed it up. In any case, here's another one with a failure in the same test: https://tbpl.mozilla.org/php/getParsedLog.php?id=14534212&tree=Mozilla-Inbound Note that this crash's stack also involves a call from nsSMILTimeValueSpec::RegisterEventListener() to nsDocument::GetXMLDeclaration(), which is bizarre, as noted in comment 0, because there's no calls like that in the code AFAICT.
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5 years ago
Currently, the first instances of this on TBPL are on this push: https://tbpl.mozilla.org/?tree=Mozilla-Inbound&4e01ed5b3b80 which is a clearly-innocent tweak to mobile.js. However, the push before that one didn't get any instances of these tests yet (at least, no Linux Mochitest-1 run, which seems to be the most common instance of this failure, for test_smilAccessKey.xhtml). That push is: https://tbpl.mozilla.org/?tree=Mozilla-Inbound&rev=f2b98e6e2f9c ...and that was a multi-part iframe-sandboxing push. It's feasible that iframe-sandboxing tweaks could be involved in this bustage (particularly for mochitests, which run in an iframe). So at this point, I'm "blaming" that push (not that its code is necessarily broken, but it at least seems to be what triggered these failures to start happening).
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5 years ago
I can't reproduce this locally with a debug mozilla-inbound build, FWIW. (running targeted mochitests in content/smil and targeted crashtests in content/smil).
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5 years ago
philor suggests that we might just need a clobber. Hopefully that fixes it...
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5 years ago
Yup, this seems to have been FIXED by philor's clobber-triggering in https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/70d0984bf533 (At least, that push has multiple completed green runs on Linux for M-1, Crashtest, & Reftest, all of which were previously running up against crashes as noted above.) Closing this out.


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text: Folks, under the mountain of work currently on my plate I've left this a wee bit late, but we are going to enter a competition for startup awards, and the deadline is Friday this week. I have put together a decent commentary from our point of view on our achievements and success to date, along with some of the feedback we have received to date from happy customers. However, I could really do with some slightly meatier responses from customers talking about the service they have received and what they think of our business. I am looking for 200-250 word written responses, sent in by pm or e-mail by noon on Thursday at the latest. If you have a strong opinion about us and what we do, and why we should receive an award for the way we run our business, please let us know. To encourage you all to submit your views, all submitted responses will be placed into a hat, and one of our customers will randomly pick out an entry from the hat on Friday lunchtime. The winner will receive a Blackfire Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax Kit worth £50. Many thanks in advance for your help and support, please submit responses by either pm or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Mei-Xing Rousse
From Kushiel's Debut Wiki
|Mei-Xing Rousse
|Princess of Ch'in, Ambassador of Ch'in
-Chinese proverb
|Mei-Xing Rousse
|Ch'in Royal, Ambassador of Ch'in
|Celestial City, Shuntain, Ch'in
|May 28, 1180
|Learning fluent D'Angeline
|Princess Mei-Xie of Ch'in
|Vincent Rousse, Comte of Sombreuil
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Around twenty seven years ago, a ruddy-cheeked D'Angeline sailor was wed to Emperor Whateverhisnameis's fourth daughter; Mei-Xie in exchange for lasting success of trade he had brought, and continued goodwill between the two nations. Of that union a year later came Mei-Xing, a blend of west and east.
Studying under a D'Angeline tutor/governess for most of her childhood, Mei learned Caerdicci, Tiberian, and the language of her blood, D'Angeline. In her the woman sparked a want to go to Tiberian, and study as it seemed all the great scholars did at their majority.
During her time growing up, from age 10 and beyond, Mei-Xing also began to learn the Ch'in form of self defense Kung Fu. Beneath her teacher Master Gao, she learn before 10 the ins and outs of acrobatics; how to move, climb, contort. After she turned 10, he taught her to fight; how to block and get away, and when she excelled, how to take down another twice her size, with nary an effort. By the time she was 18, Mei-Xing was capable of besting nearly all the guards her father demanded she have.
At 18, Mei-Xing left for Tiberium to study for four years, the time in foreign lands opening her eyes to the world. When she returned to Ch'In after, her decision was clear; she wanted to see her father's homeland, and see how his people lived. Thus, with large pockets, and tiny feet, she set off across the world to come to the City of Eula.
Now, after months of disappearance from the country of Terre D'Ange, Mei-Xing has resurfaced. She's taken over the halls of the Ambassadorial tower, and those who know her say she's become much more serious of late.
|At A Glance
Hobbies: Sparring, Climbing things, Debating matters of trade and politics
Likes: Sweets, Challenging people, Acrobatic tricks, Playing pranks
Dislikes: People mocking her size, being told 'no', having to use D'Angeline a lot
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Can likely best even some of the seasoned warriors in hand-to-hand combat. More intelligent than she likely comes off.
Many would likely describe the little princess as naive; innocent, even. And while not all of it is wrong, when one sits to discuss a top of passion to Mei, she blossoms and her years at Tiberium shine through.
She is, however, incredibly brash when it comes to taking insult; she's become used to being dismissed- either as a bubbly idiot, or for her size, and thus anytime she fears someone is doing it to her, her anger surfaces. Most of the time she can control it, but on the off-chance she can't, her fists come flying and she's lunging at someone.
She's very romantically stunted, however; she's convinced that no one in the city could want a half-D'Angeline when they could have a full one, despite contrary words.
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Big Bash League 2014 semi final teams conformed now and four top teams qualifying for the these matches. Big Bash T20 first Semi final match in between Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes teams which will be played at Melbourne Cricket stadium Australia. On the other hand 2nd semi final confirmed now and 2nd game in between Sydney Sixers & Perth Scorchers team both teams played to each other his semi final game at Sydney Cricket Ground Australia.
All four teams are face to face on 04 and 05, February, 2014 for his big game so two winner team played in final game while lessor are out of the league next matches, Now let see what happened in this big game.
|Tue Feb 4 (20 ovs)
08:45 GMT | 19:45 local
|1st Semi-Final – Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Cricket Ground
|Wed Feb 5 (20 ovs)
08:45 GMT | 19:45 local
|2nd Semi-Final – Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers
Sydney Cricket Ground
|Fri Feb 7 (20 ovs)
|Final – TBC v TBC
Venue TBC
There are total 8 teams are performed in Big Bash T20 League 2014 matches, top four teams are played to each other now in Semi finals, here is the best site where you can see able every new latest sports news and matches updates so dont forget about this big do and die situation game.
Melbourne Stars is one of the most famous and powerful teams they are the only which is unbeaten in all group stage matches and got the first position on table. On the other hand Hobart Hurricanes team they played 8 matches and won 3 while loss in 4 matches and quantifying for the 1st semi final match. On the other hand Sydney Sixers team on 2nd position on team standing and Perth Scorchers team on 3rd position this is the tough game in between now let see which team will be won or lost for more please stay with us.


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Release Date: August 11, 2006
For immediate release
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the proposal by Juniata Valley Financial Corp., Mifflintown, to acquire 39.2 percent of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool, both in Pennsylvania.
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Kapil Sharma, the host and producer of the popular comedy show Comedy Nights With Kapil, has apparently signed three movies with Yash Raj films and the first being Bank Chor.
Kapil Sharma, who has been on TV entertaining us for many years had his break with his own TV show Comedy Nights With Kapil on Colors TV. The show, as we all know, was an overnight success and put Kapil in spotlight.
Kapil Sharma, after Comedy Nights With Kapil, became the household name in India as well as many countries abroad. Kapil's story is definitely a rags to riches story that can be said for years to come. Though his show faced a few set backs, including the sets getting burnt to ashes and one of the main cast member quitting the show, Kapil managed to bounce back each time more stronger.
His years of hard work seems to be paying off now, as along with his hit show and numerous events, Kapil has now signed three movies with the prestigious Yash Raj Films. First one being Bank Chor, which is said to be Kapil's debut movie. Though more details are yet to be revealed, for now all the Kapil fans can cheer for their favourite comedian as we get to see him soon on the big screen.


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Demi Lovato Reaches Out to Support Ke$ha
Speaking out to support her friend in pop music, Demi Lovato praised Ke$ha's decision to check into rehab following her eating disorder.
Currently sober herself, after seeking treatment for personal issues several years ago, the "Neon Lights" singer said of Ke$ha, " I wish her the absolute best and I think she is doing a really great thing for herself."
The 21-year-old continued, saying, "It's really great when you take time out of a schedule that everybody wants you. There are so many things, you work so hard and then you kind of forget about yourself, and you don't really get to treat the things that everyone has like stress. You just kind of throw yourself into work."
Demi then concluded with, "When I took that experience, I needed it to live. It taught me a lot and it helped me a ton. I wish her the absolute best. She's a really sweet girl and she's going to be fine."
Ke$ha tweeted on January 22nd, writing to her fans, "Hey It's Kesha from treatment. I just wanted to say that this is really hard and necessary work. I'm grateful for all the love and support."


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Two masked men sprayed white powder on Japanese students on their way to school outside Tokyo today, causing nearly 70 to be hospitalised with minor injuries, authorities said.
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Let it f*cking end (L.I.F.E.)
March 31st, 2012by StayStrong
I wish i had the courage to die, i wish i werent such a wimp and would just do the deed. I honestly can't find a reason to live anymore. Any help i get is just a waste, any 'hope' story is just depressing. Everything is depressing. I just can't take it. I can't be honest with my therapist because she has proven how fast she'll go and tell my dad. My dad is getting tired of taking me to therapy, i can tell he wants it to end but he doesnt get how bady i still need to go. my friends dont know the true me, and never will. my therapist is now trying to get me to try antidepressants, probably has some sort of 'reward' for every person she can get prescribed to them. and my mom, she seems depressed too but she's unaware of how i feel. I've been told too many times now that life is worth living when they haven't lived my life. They all think i'm dumb and my reasons for being depressed is dumb. I wish for ONE day they could be me and they'd understand, no matter how minor things are i was so young and clueless when those things happened that i couldn't handle them properly and now 4 years later im sill not healed. I want my suicide to look like an accident (if that's possible) so my parents will get money from thier insurance. atleast i'll know that their life wont be in misery too much. (i'd hope they'd use some of it towards a burial for me) whatever, if only i could just do it. i'm prepared, i have everything written out, access to my method of choice, i just wish i had the courage to do it. to end my suffering, and everone else's.


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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon finely ground fenugreek seeds
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- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 large vine ripened tomatoes
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January 29, 2013 – The Arts Council of Long Beach has announced the appointment of John Glaza (pictured) as executive director, Kylee Yocky (pictured) as director of arts learning, Molly Gardner as grants and special projects manager, Gary Dewitt Marshall as gallery manager and Susan Frisk as office coordinator. The Arts Council also recently appointed seven local residents to its board of directors. These new members were selected from a pool of 18 candidates who submitted applications following an open call for boardmembers. The new members are Victoria Bryan, an artist, curator, educator and lifelong advocate for the arts; Maria Campelo, director for Integrated Technology Programs at Raytheon Company; Weston LaBar, an entrepreneur and founder of Political Advocacy Consulting in Long Beach; Gonzalo Medina, a captain with the Long Beach Fire Department's Marine Safety Division; Gigi Fusco Meese, executive director of the Anaheim Performing Arts Center; Ken Roth, a career media professional and professor of digital media arts at California State University, Dominguez Hills; and Ray VanNatta, an art collector and current Bluff Park Neighborhood Association boardmember. (Photograph by the Business Journal's Thomas McConville)


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Cluster headaches are often said to be the most painful of all headaches. They have been described as "boring," bearing, burning," "like a hot poker in the eye," and as "suicide headaches."
Verapamil, a calcium channel blocker frequently used for Migraine and headache prevention – increasingly for cluster headache, was recently studied in high doses for cluster headache prevention.
Study Background
The use of high dose verapamil has become increasingly common for the prevention of CH, with higher doses than used for heart conditions and hypertension needed. Side effects include atrioventricular block* and bradycardia**, although how frequently they occur in CH patients is not clear. There are no formal guidelines for the use of verapamil for CH. The authors of this study have developed a protocol, keeping in mind the potential for cardiac complications and reviewed the use of the protocol and the changes seen in EKG readings.
Study Method
The charts of patients with episodic cluster headache (ECH) or chronic cluster headache (CCH) attending the Headache Clinic at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery from September, 2001, to September, 2005, were reviewed. Patients had a diagnosis of CH consistent with the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders made by at least one doctor at the Headache Clinic.
- Patients with CH were started on 240 mg of verapamil daily.
- The dosage was increased by 80 mg every 2 weeks and an EKG performed until the CH was suppressed, side effects intervened, or to a maximum daily dose of 960 mg.
- EKGs were performed after 2 weeks to account for the time taken for the effect of verapamil dose changes to settle.
- EKGs were performed either on the hospital site or by local practitioners if the distance from the clinic and travel were difficult.
- One patient had 1,000 mg and one had 1,200 mg daily by their own decision.
- The ordinary release formulation of the medicine and not the controlled release formulation were used.


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Do you use distribution lists in MS Outlook?
I know I do. I love that I can group together message recipients under one name which allows me to quickly address any message by choosing the list name instead of all those individual addresses.
But, what about the times when you need to send a message to only some of the people on the list?
Do you have to create separate lists?
Let's hope not because it could definitely become a challenge to name them in a meaningful way, especially when the lists contain many of the same people.
And, since we all know that I'd never suggest you should go back to adding each address individually, I have an alternative that truly is a pretty efficient method of dealing with just this situation.
Obviously we need a message open and addressed to one of our distribution lists.
See the little plus sign next to the list name? It indicates that it's a list and can be expanded so that you can see its contents.
So… click the plus sign.
Outlook will warn you that you're about to expand the distribution list and this cannot be undone (at least in this message). Click Ok.
The name of your distribution list will be replaced by a list of the individual addresses.
At this point just highlight and delete any addresses of people you don't want to receive this particular message.
There you have it… a very efficient way to send a message to some – but not all – of a distribution list.
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Other Christians are watching how Adventists act on this issue.
Religion Dispatches' Pastor Dan Schultz writes the following:
Without having a particular dog in the fight (other than being decidedly yet generically pro-women-in-ministry), I do wish that more religious bodies would adopt this stance. The Seventh Day Adventists' Southeastern California Conference Executive Committee has a beef with evangelist Doug Batchelor over the ordination of women. They told him exactly what they thought he did wrong, and listed scriptural citations to support their position.
Too often, church people try to step around real conflict with mushy criticism "offered in a spirit of reconciliation and dialogue." It's healthier and more efficient sometimes to spell out simply and directly what it is that you think people have done wrong, and why. That way it can be discussed openly and honestly and without a lot of passive-aggressive nonsense.


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Bruce Momjian wrote: > > >>>fe-connect.c: >>>- pg_config_paths.h isn't available. SYSCONFDIR is already defined so >>>fe-connect.c doesn't need to include that. >>>patch appended >>> >>> > >This shouldn't be needed anymore. Where is SYSCONFDIR coming from? Is >it from some Win32 include file? It should only be coming from >pg_config_paths.h now. > > It's defined in pg_config.h.win32, which is copied to pg_config.h. There's no pg_config_paths.h for win32, and I wonder if the code which uses SYSCONFDIR is of any use for win32. Regards, Andreas
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