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The venue is a summer resort on the banks of the tranquil River Volga, upstream of the town of Togliatti and next to one of Russia's most famous nature reserves.
This part of the country is more than 1,000km (621 miles) from the buzz of the capital Moscow.
Its only attraction is Ladaland - an enormous car factory which churns out thousands of boxy Russian classics.
The Ladas are everywhere - in endless factory car parks, on the streets, in the backyards of freshly painted Soviet-era high-rises.
'Flurry of painting'
Togliatti looks like it has just had cosmetic surgery. The tarmac on main streets is a deep shade of unworn black - only weeks old, according to local drivers.
And everywhere you look, there are road signs in English - a rarity in Russia, and also a fresh addition to the local scene.
Local residents told us the town had seen a flurry of painting and fixing in recent weeks.
But away from TV-friendly central areas, Togliatti is mostly unchanged.
Like in any other Russian provincial town, roads are full of potholes, and quite a few buildings seem to be crying out for repair.
Volga Cliff
The only things missing from this usual set-up for a major international event hosted by Russia are rows of flags and "welcome" billboards.
That is because none of the summit delegates will actually see Togliatti.
Politicians and their top advisers are staying across the river from the town, in the government-owned resort of Volzhsky Utyos - Volga Cliff.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and president of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso were all flown to Volzhsky Utyos straight from the local airport by government helicopters.
Their route took them over the Volga.
Down on the river, their progress was tracked by numerous police boats.
The river is now shut to the general public, as are all roads around the resort - police officers and soldiers are on patrol on every corner here.
No security threats have been reported, but the Kremlin is taking no chances.
Locals told us this was a major nuisance for them.
Two-hour talks
But people in Togliatti hope that there will be a point to it all.
"We should be friends with Europe," said Andrei, an 18-year-old-student who was out for a bicycle ride along the Volga.
"I know these are difficult times, but we won't survive without one another. After all, Russia is part of Europe."
Whether this geographical approximation is true, delegates to the summit will not really get a chance to check.
The talks here are only scheduled to last for two hours.
By Friday afternoon, all officials will be gone, and Togliatti will again turn from diplomacy to Ladas.
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Thus, the Cardinals probably still are in the market for a starting pitcher, although not likely on the high-end scale of a CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett or Jake Peavy.
Carpenter earlier had ruled out surgery for the nerve issue in his shoulder when it was suggested that surgery would constitute more of a risk than not having it. While Mozeliak earlier had been optimistic that Carpenter would be all right by the start of spring training, pitching coach Dave Duncan wasn't so sure.
Duncan, after being apprised of the surgery by a reporter, said, "Until Carp proves himself to be healthy and capable of doing what he needs to do within the rotation, you can't figure on his availability,
"You may be able to look at him in some kind of relief role."
An internal option would be to move impressive rookie right-hander Kyle McClellan from the bullpen into the rotation.
--General manager John Mozeliak is entertaining all trade options, even to the point of moving regular OFs Rick Ankiel or Ryan Ludwick in an effort to shore up pitching and the middle infield. But, Mozeliak said, "Not to be coy, but (an Ankiel-Ludwick scenario) is one of 100 variables that are factoring into this." Mozeliak said there was "a high likelihood" that Ankiel and Ludwick both would remain with the club.
--Repeating something he had said the week before, Mozeliak said it was "highly plausible" that CF Colby Rasmus, the club's top prospect, would be on the Opening Day roster although he had a sub-par, injury-plagued season in his first year at the Class AAA level.
--C Yadier Molina was honored with his first Gold Glove although he made a career-high 10 errors last season.
"This was my worst season defensively," Molina said. "My percentage (32 percent) of throwing out runners was low, and I committed 10 errors. That's not a good season for me. Next year, I have to go out there and put up a better season."
--Reports are that LF Chris Duncan is recovering from surgery on a disk in his neck last summer, and he should be able to participate fully in spring training.
--To fill a couple of holes in their left-handed relief corps, the Cardinals are believed to be interested in free agents Jeremy Affeldt and Arthur Rhodes.
BY THE NUMBERS: 73 -- Record number of Gold Gloves won by Cardinals players.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Every game I try to be perfect. I don't want to commit any errors. I want to throw everybody out." -- Gold Glove-winning C Yadier Molina.


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About 50 riders from several motorcycle clubs bought hundreds of toys Wednesday night for the Toys for Tots in Vista.
The effort was organized by Marine Sgt. Jon Myers, 29, a member of 2 Intense Riderz MC. About 50 riders from five other clubs joined 2 Intense at the Toys R Us in Oceanside, Myers said.
Myers, from Camp Pendleton, lived on military bases as a child, with his mother in the Navy and father in the Marines. He said that he grew up with all the things he wanted but he knew friends who were not so fortunate.
He remembered that when he was 7 or 8, he visited a friend's house and saw how few toys he had. One Christmas he gave his friend a G.I. Joe jet, and "it just made his day," he said. Since then, giving to the right people has always been a focus, Myers said.
Now as a single father, he can't always provide his 6-year-old boy with everything a dad would like, so he understands the wants of parents this time of year.
The clubs had collected $760 to bring to the store Wednesday. With the money and $400 in discounts provided by the store manager, they bought about 800 toys, such as footballs, Razor scooters and Legos, Myers said. They rode from there to the Toys for Tots warehouse in Vista to deliver the goods.


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Savitri is a Mantra for the transformation of the world. - The Mother
About Savitri : Savitri began as a narrative poem of moderate length based on a legend told in the Mahabharata. Sri Aurobindo considered the story to be originally "one of the many symbolic myths of the Vedic cycle". Bringing out its symbolism and charging it progressively with his own spiritual vision, he turned Savitri into the epic it is today. By the time it was published, some passages had gone through dozens of drafts. Sri Aurobindo explained how he wrote the poem: "I used Savitri as a means of ascension. I began with it on a certain mental level, each time I could reach a higher level I rewrote from that level... In fact Savitri has not been regarded by me as a poem to be written and finished, but as a field of experimentation to see how far poetry could be written from one's own yogic consciousness and how that could be made creative".
Author's note on the poem : The tale of Satyavan and Savitri is recited in the Mahabharata as a story of conjugal love conquering death. But this legend is, as shown by many features of the human tale, one of the many symbolic myths of the Vedic cycle. Satyavan is the soul carrying the divine truth of being within itself but descended into the grip of death and ignorance; Savitri is the Divine Word, daughter of the Sun, goddess of the supreme Truth who comes down and is born to save; Aswapati, the Lord of the Horse, her human father, is the Lord of Tapasya, the concentrated energy of spiritual endeavour that helps us to rise from the mortal to the immortal planes; Dyumatsena, Lord of the Shining Hosts, father of Satyavan, is the Divine Mind here fallen blind, losing its celestial kingdom of vision, and through that loss its kingdom of glory. Still this is not a mere allegory, the characters are not personified qualities, but incarnations or emanations of living and conscious Forces with whom we can enter into concrete touch and they take human bodies in order to help man and show him the way from his mortal state to a divine consciousness and immortal life.
Sri Aurobindo : Sri Aurobindo came upon earth to teach this truth to men. He told them that man is only a transitional being living in a mental consciousness, but with the possibility of acquiring a new consciousness, the Truth-consciousness, and capable of living a life perfectly harmonious, good and beautiful, happy and fully conscious. During the whole of his life upon earth, Sri Aurobindo gave all his time to establish in himself this consciousness he called supramental, and to help those gathered around him to realise it. - The Mother
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In the sombre symbol of her eyeless muse
The abysm of the unbodied Infinite;
A fathomless zero occupied the world."
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In Fairmont, W. Va.. James F. Gwynn discovered a reservoir of honey cached by a hive of bees behind his kitchen wall. Ingenious James Gwynn rigged up a pipe line from the hive to his breakfast table, now flavors his hot cakes from a little honey spigot directly above his plate. Chase
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One of the first things that comes to kids' minds at the onset of summer is "close the books, school's out!" In order to keep literacy a priority when kids want nothing to do with reading, be a little stealthy and sneak in some letter love with these games and activities.
Just like hiding vegetables in brownies and smoothies, kids won't even realize they are reading as they enjoy this simple day of play.
Legible edibles
Use letter cookie cutters to make impressions in bread before toasting. Those letters provide the perfect canal for squeezing honey (also good for working on muscle strength and gross motor skills). If pancakes are what you please, squeeze the mix out of a bottle to create legible edibles. Make a word for the day and then incorporate that word throughout your day.
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Morning calisthenics can keep bodies healthy and minds sharp. Kids learn and retain more if their bodies are active during the learning. Call out the letters in order with each jumping jack (either seated or standing) or spell words with each jump rope rotation or sit-up.
Lunchtime munch time
Alphabet soup, anyone? Think of it as digesting knowledge! Add Cheez-It Scrabble Junior crackers by Sunshine to make it a full-on letter lunch!
Chalk on sidewalk, letters in lake
Whether on dry land or at the shore, literacy learning can be in tow. Create an alphabet hopscotch path on the sidewalk or play giant games of hangman. For ready-made letters, Jumbo Bananagrams is the perfect game for taking to the beach. The bold rubber letters float. If you prefer the quieter corner of your yard, stock your kiddie pool with a supply of plastic letters and equip your kids with aquarium nets to catch the word of the day. Once caught letter by letter, spell it out and throw the letters back for a bigger catch!
If indoor air conditioning is more to your liking, try uKloo, a treasure hunt game with three levels of reading clues to get kids reading and searching for the hidden surprise.
Spaghetti spelling
Playing with your food is usually frowned upon, but not when it helps sneak in learning! Use cooked spaghetti noodles to lay out cursive letters, or if printing is more your speed, penne or rigatoni noodles let you create block type letters. Who knew rigatoni is the new font?!
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Kids may wind down with a good book if it's read through technology by a grandparent or faraway friend. Take a look at the Kindoma Storytime app. This amazing app brings together books through video chat. Kids can enjoy a book read aloud by a distant loved one. The book pages are synchronized and both sides have the ability to point to pictures and words, flip pages and talk.
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Administration: Unable to access other nodes using the Cisco Unified Serviceability Tools
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Unable to access other nodes using the Cisco Unified Serviceability Tools
|Problem Summary
| In case of MediaSense cluster with two or more nodes, using the Cisco Unified Serviceability tools, the user is unable to access any server other than the primary server to which the user is logged in.
Procedure: On the Cisco Unified Serviceability application, select Tools > Service Activation or Control Center - Feature Services, or Control Center - Network Services. From the Server drop-down list, choose another node in the cluster. On selecting another node, the application displays an error message.
|Error Message
|Connection to the server cannot be established (Unknown error)
|Possible Cause
|Underlying operating system issue
|Recommended Action
| Restart Tomcat Services to allow access to other nodes via primary server.
Directly access the other nodes from the Cisco Unified Serviceability windows.
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Opacity Maps of Venus Night Side Using High Spectral Resolution Imaging
J. J. Hillman, D. A. Glenar (NASA, GSFC), N. J. Chanover (NRC/NASA, GSFC), G. Bjoraker (NASA, GSFC), W. E. Blass (U. Tennessee)
Near-infrared imaging observations of Venus night side were made on 16- 20 May 1996 using an acousto-optic tunable filter camera (AOTF) at the Apache Point Observatory 3.5 meter telescope in Sunspot, NM. Spectro- photometric images were obtained within and outside absorption bands of several molecular species, including carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and water, in an attempt to separate the longitudinal variation of sulfuric acid cloud opacity from continuum gas absorption throughout the atmosphere.
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Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/4/2009
Publication Date: 8/1/2009
Publication URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10113/31579
Citation: Bunce, J.A. 2009. Use of the response of photosynthesis to oxygen to estimate mesophyll conductance to carbon dioxide in water-stressed soybean leaves. Plant Cell and Environment. 32:875-881. Interpretive Summary: The growth rate of plants during drought is limited by the rate at which carbon dioxide can move from the air to the interior of leaves. Efforts to improve crop growth during drought are limited by lack of knowledge about how carbon dioxide moves through leaves. This research developed a new method of determining how carbon dioxide moves through leaves and found that this movement is slowed by drought. This research will be of use to scientists trying to improve crop growth during drought.
Technical Abstract: Several types of evidence indicate that there is a significant resistance to the movement of carbon dioxide from the substomatal air space to the site of fixation in the chloroplasts and that the resistance may vary with temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and water stress. Methods of estimating the magnitude of this internal resistance are expensive and not readily available to most researchers or rely upon numerous assumptions which are difficult to prove. It is proposed that the measurement of the response of photosynthesis to oxygen, combined with a standard biochemical model of photosynthesis, can provide an estimate of the internal resistance. This method was used to determine whether the internal resistance changed with carbon dioxide concentration and with water stress in soybean leaves. Internal resistance was unchanged over the tested range of carbon dioxide concentrations for both unstressed and severely stressed leaves. Moderate water stress did not affect internal resistance in soybean, while severe stress reduced it. It is concluded that the internal resistance to carbon dioxide movement in soybean and presumably other species can be conveniently estimated using the response of photosynthesis to oxygen.


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The cast of Connellsville Junior High School's musical, "The Little Mermaid Jr.," has been practicing, enthusiastically preparing for their performances on March 22, 23 and 24 in the junior high school.
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"I've made a lot of new friends. Our practices are going really well," said Taylor Mickey, who plays Sebastian.
The acclaimed movie and Broadway play tell the story of Ariel, a teenage mermaid princess who is dissatisfied with life under the sea and curious about the human world. With her best fish friend Flounder, Ariel collects human artifacts and goes to the surface of the ocean to visit Scuttle the Seagull, who offers very inaccurate advice on human culture. Ariel ignores the warnings of her father, King Triton, and his adviser, Sebastian, that contact between merpeople and humans is forbidden.
One night, Ariel, Flounder and an unwilling Sebastian travel to the ocean surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric on a ship. Ariel falls in love with the prince. A huge storm comes up, the ship is destroyed and Ariel saves the unconscious Eric from drowning. Ariel sings to him, but to avoid being discovered, she leaves as soon as he regains consciousness. Fascinated by the memory of her voice, Prince Eric vows to find who saved and sung to him, and Ariel vows to find a way to join him and his world.
Noticing a change in Ariel's behavior, King Triton questions Sebastian about her behavior and learns of her love for Prince Eric. In frustration, King Triton confronts Ariel in her grotto, where she and Flounder store human artifacts, and destroys most of the objects. After King Triton leaves, a pair of eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, persuade Ariel to visit Ursula the sea witch in order to be with Prince Eric. Many twists and turns take place, and the audience is caught up in the drama before the musical concludes with a happy ending.
"Prince Eric is supposed to be the king back in the kingdom but he would rather explore the ocean and go sailing. I don't know if I'll get nervous on stage. My part last year wasn't as big, but I feel comfortable and confident, so I'm not nervous now. When I realized I wanted to do plays I came to see 'Aladdin' and I said 'Wow, this is amazing and I really, really want to do this when I get to the junior high school,' so it was a goal for me to do this," said Kosisko.
"Ariel is a mermaid who dreams of being human and she would do anything to be on the surface. I love the way that the little kids especially look up to you when you're playing a part in the musical," said Colborn.
"Ursula is a wicked witch who tries to get Ariel to fall under her spell and she tries to go through Ariel to get the Tritons position of King Triton Under The Sea," said Madison Wiltrout, who plays Ursula. "When my brother Matt came home from musical practices each year, he talked about how much fun the cast had and how they laughed together and then I thought I wanted to be in the musicals too. I saw him working hard so I am working hard too, trying to live up to what he did in junior high." Matt Wiltrout has the lead in the CAHS musical "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat."
"Sebastian is an anxious crab because he has to look after Ariel. He is funny and fun and he has to face some consequences along the way. I have come to watch the musicals every year because it is cool to see people act and sing on stage," said Mickey.
"Flounder is a fish that is Ariel's best friend. He likes to have a lot of fun and play around. I've been coming to see the musicals ever since I was a little kid. I would see Mrs. (Gayle) Cuneo, the former director, and it looked like a ton of fun. She's been helping some of us with our voice and acting. We're making great memories. We want to invite everybody so we can fill the house every night. We hope people will like it so much they'll come back more than once," said Glotfelty.
Marilee McFadden is the music director of "The Little Mermaid Jr."
"I taught at Junior High West for over 20 years. The stage was in the gym and there was not an auditorium. I'm so happy to be at this new junior high where now I can finally be a part of the musical scene in Connellsville. This is a big group of students with lots of energy, dedication and focus. The 'Little Mermaid' was a favorite movie of my kids when they were little so I'm enjoying the process of seeing it all come together. They are working very hard, so I hope the community will come to the production and be entertained, even if they don't have a connection to any of the students on stage. The audience will recognize quite a few of the popular songs, 'Under The Sea,' 'Part of Your World,' and 'Kiss The Girl,' and there are even extra songs that are in the Broadway show that weren't in the movie," McFadden said.
The costume mistress is Angie Hamman.
"This is a challenge because we're making everything from scratch. It's great to see it all come together though. I have a really great team of moms and grandmothers who volunteer and even some who have returned to help from past years even though they don't have a child in the school. We're all having a great time. The show is going to be absolutely fantastic, with the greatest colors and the prettiest Ariel you've ever seen. There are plenty of costume changes to add to the excitement," said Hamman.
"The show is coming together quite nicely. I've got a great group of kids that are working hard and are very enthusiastic in putting together this production. It never ceases to amaze me how we have so many talented students here consistently every year. They're all doing an outstanding job. I can't wait for the community to see them perform," said director Ben Haines.
"Our lead characters are really impressive in terms of what each of them is bringing to this show. But we also have over 100 other students just like them. The whole cast is comprised of some of the best students in our school. I'm really proud of them. I hope the community comes out to support these great kids," Haines said.
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The conference was organised by the university's Malaysian Society.
Mr Ibrahim will speak on the challenges and responses of Islam to human rights questions and terrorism.
Postgraduate student, Swee Seng Yap, said: "The question of Islamic states transforming to modern democracy is an issue of great concern."
The aim of the conference is to promote a dialogue between Islam and campaigners for human rights.
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Mr Seng Yap said: "A quarter of the world's population are Muslims and Islamic countries are not immune to human rights violations.
"We aim to provide a forum to discuss the challenges faced by Islam and human rights campaigners while discussing democratisation and terrorism."
Anwar Ibrahim was detained in 1998 on politically motivated charges of "abuse of power".
Dismissed from his government posts after policy disagreements with former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, he led a series of mass public protests calling for political reform.
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A campaign operative once told me that in 20 years or so we'll be less fixated on a candidate's private life. Everyone will have embarrassing photos, comments and videos on Facebook and elsewhere. Bill Clinton caught hell for admitting coming within sniffing distance of a joint, while George W. Bush and Barack Obama got elected despite alleged and admitted cocaine use. Eventually politics catch up to the culture, or at least that's the idea.
I doubt that many voters' porn searches would stand up to the scrutiny currently applied to Weiner. That said, I certainly don't mean to endorse his behavior. He appears to be, at best, a cyber slut and at worst a sexual harasser. However, it is outrageous that Weiner's Twitter foul cost him his job when we take rampant corruption in Washington for granted.
Take Meredith Attwell Baker, who, as an FCC commissioner, voted to approve the merger of Comcast and NBC. About four months later she would go to work for the new company, as a lobbyist, no less. Why isn't the name Meredith Attwell Baker synonymous with corruption? Why hasn't the public demanded her resignation from the corporation? Why hasn't Congress held hearings on the suspect operation at the Federal Communications Commission?
Had Baker sent a Twitter follower a boob shot, she would be notorious.
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How ridiculous is this ? Mr. Weiner is insecure about his weenie so the entire Nation has to indulge him in his Freudian frenzy. In the meantime, there is an attempt in San Francisco to make the mutilation of boys' genitals ( read circumcision) illegal and punishable by $1000 fine.
Fortunately female genital mutilation HAS been recognized as illegal in North America. Why then is the U.S. so backward that it can't make the intellectual leap that male genital mutilation is equally primitive? There are probably many more whiners out there other than former Congressman Weiner, who indeed may have good reason to be so self-conscious.
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This brings up another huge oddity about what is okay for
Same for Obama. Had he been caught using cocaine and
But everyone knows these two DID engage in what is
When a right wing flunky on tv (can't remember the little
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If I was Wiener, I would have just acted like these guys.
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By Jeremiah, June 18, 2011 at 7:55 am Link to this comment
Anyone who says there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans should note that Republican Vitter, the diaper freak: was not pressured to resign by Republicans, is still in the Senate, and was re-elected after receiving campaign contributions from John Boehner and Eric Cantor. Vitter received a standing ovation at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
Boehner is soon to be exposed for adulterous behavior, and the number of scandals involving Republicans far exceeds the number of scandals involving Democrats.
So far there are no Democratic scandals involving "wide stances," male pages, diapers, live in bastards (sorry kid, not your fault), etc. etc.
I learned that two wrongs don't make a right, in kindergarten or shortly thereafter. All these scandals, sexual and otherwise (a new one nearly everyday) is social commentary that says a great deal about the quality of our elected representatives, and the quality of our society in general. Turn on any sitcom and see how long you can watch before being confronted by reprobation. "The Media is the Message," and a reflection of societal mores, "Give the People what they want." If we are doomed, as so many seem to believe, the reason is right before your very eyes.
It's the decadence, stupid.
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I really don't care what consenting adults do in private. This has nothing to do with national politics and doesn't affect me in the least.
The reporters and people in DC are like infants in the kindercare sand box. It truly is sad and unpleasant to see.
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Nope. Sorry. It is not outrageous that sadsack Weiner bowed to pressure relinquishing a job for which he was elected to based in no small part on character. In fact, this all may just be even more vivid as facts about to whom he was sexting (minors)and from where (within the walls of a Congress) come into the evenly bright light of truth. Remember, fellow citizens, it is us - we taxpayers - who pay for the Congressional Gym, the warm towel Weiner wrapped around his waist and even the bandwidth over which he twittingly twittered. Remember too, my brothers and sisters, that many of us can't afford gyms, warm towels, Blackberrys avec cameras, iphones and bandwidth. Many of us are out of work, underemployed, cast in silos of our nation's capital (with a small 'c') cozy cuddle with Capitalism (with a big C) and wall street while waiting for even a drop of tinkle down Bush/Obama economics to reach us in the form of healthcare or the whisper of a promise of a job.
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Netflix became a victim Christmas Eve of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) service outage, rendering thousands of customers unable to watch a movie during the holiday family time and causing some to question the reliability of AWS' services.
Netflix made the best of the situation, tweeting to customer on Dec. 25 that service had been restored.
"Special thanks to our awesome members for being patient. We're back to normal streaming levels. We hope everyone has a great holiday,"
Netflix wrote in its tweet.
[Related: The 10 Biggest Cloud Outages Of 2012]
AWS showcased its close partnership with Netflix at its first annual conference in Las Vegas in November, presenting Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, during the opening keynote.
Despite the good spirit displayed by Netflix over the outage, AWS will have to address reliability issues following its third significant service interruption this year.
On Dec. 24, the AWS service dashboard showed interruptions in its services for Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), which provides hosted computing capacity; Elastic Beanstalk, which manages provisioning and load balancing; and CloudWatch, which monitors services.
An AWS spokesperson issued a short statement following the outage, saying a more detailed explanation will be forthcoming.
"AWS experienced issues with the Elastic Load Balancing service that impacted some customers in the US-EAST region," the statement said. "Impacted customers started to recover the evening of December 24 and the service was fully recovered and functioning correctly on December 25. We have been heads down ensuring customers are operating smoothly and will be publishing a full summary of the event in the coming days."
The spotlight is already on AWS as businesses watch to see if they should entrust their mission-critical IT resources to hosted cloud environment.
Following the previous outage, Jillian E. Mirandi, an analyst with Technology Business Research (TBR), wrote that companies that rely on AWS to host a significant amount of their business may move to other services if these outages continue.
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The Green Party says a moratorium on fracking is still needed as too many doubts remain over the safety of the practice.
In an interim report released on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment found there was potential for fracking to contaminate water and cause earthquakes, but did not recommend a moratorium.
Jan Wright said fracking can be done safely in New Zealand as long as it follows best practice, though she raised concerns about what she called fragmented, complicated and light-handed regulations.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, involves pumping fluids under pressure into rocks underground to expand cracks and get at trapped pockets of oil or gas, and has been practised in New Zealand for 23 years.
Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes says he is surprised and disappointed by the report, and maintains there should be a moratorium.
"The Parliamentary Commissioner herself can't be confident that we do have regulation in force as best practice.
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Local councils are being urged to work with the Government to create consistent national guidelines for fracking consents.
The Commissioner's report found each council around the country has its own plans, and conditions in consents are likely to vary widely.
Local Government New Zealand president Lawrence Yule says councils that have experience of fracking carried out in their area, such as Taranaki Regional Council, need to work with others to come up with best practice guidelines.
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A Hawkes Bay regional councillor Liz Remmerswaal says her council lacks the expertise to issue licences for fracking and is calling for the practice to be stopped until they feel more confident to proceed further.
"The councils aren't really geared up with the right regulations to deal with all the myriad issues and the government oversight is just not there. We're actually not ready even to receive these applications."


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Now in its sixth season, the TV show features what it claims to be the "world's greatest" companies, products, places and people. One segment recognized MEI's commitment to delivering what the show's producers consider the world's most secure and reliable coin-recognition systems, banknote validators, cash recyclers and other products that enable unattended transactions in the vending, retail, transit and gaming industries.
The episode highlighted MEI's many technology "firsts" through the years, including inventing the world's first electronic coin mechanism in the 1960s, followed by the first noncontact bill validator. Its cashless readers were also spotlighted.
The show interviewed MEI chief executive Mike Hayes, MEI vending president Jeff Jordan and chief technology officer Tom Shuren.
"We are very proud that the show's producers recognized MEI's 40-year history as the world's leading unattended payment systems provider," said Hayes. "Our products consistently set technology standards, and process over two billion transactions per week in more than 100 countries."
MEI said it has sold more than 4 million bill acceptors and 5 million coin mechanisms worldwide.
The "World's Greatest…" segment ran on national cable and satellite channels and local network affiliates across the U.S. during March and April and can still be viewed here.


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(Vinegar, Red Wine) Red wine vinegar is made from fermenting grape juice, and we suspect that it is usually made from poor wine grade grapes. The more expensive brands have been aged in wooden barrels, and are darker in color. The lower priced brands are lighter in color and more transparent. Red wine vinegar is excellent for making salad dressings. The higher quality are best to use with unseasoned oil and vinegar dressings. If other seasonings are added, we have found that less expensive brands are perfectly acceptable. We could not find any nutritional information for red wine vinegar.
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The Old "Price Upon Request" Quandary Gets Put to Rest
The Old "Price Upon Request" Quandary Gets Put to Rest
>> Eric Wilson's article in The New York Times today about those mysterious items in fashion magazines listed as "price upon request" — turns out a lot of them never went into production and aren't available for purchase — is especially ironic, considering a conversation Elle editors Joe Zee and Anne Slowey had on last night's episode of Stylista.
In the clip below, the show's contestants are presenting the trend page they created for the magazine, full of product, but Anne notices that they forgot to add in the shopping credits: "What's that all about?" One of the contestants tries to explain that she "didn't think it would be okay to make up prices" but Anne retorts that on a shopping page, the credits are "imperative . . . it's the only reason why we exist as a fashion magazine." Joe backs her up — "Credits are key" — and then Anne ends the conversation with a sarcastic, "I want everything on this page, but I don't know where to buy it."
Funny she should say that . . . »
Funny she should say that, because in the October issue of Elle, Eric reports, 104 items were listed as "price upon request," and most of them were never available for purchase — one pair of metal suspenders was listed as available at Kiki de Montparnasse, but when called, the store said it didn't carry them. Oh, the irony.
Erin Kaplan, Elle spokeswoman, excuses her editors because they photograph collections within days of the runway shows and only have the pricing information the designers can give at the time, but at Vogue, there's a policy to always publish the price, so very few items aren't clearly listed.
A commenter at Fashionista, who self-identifies as "a fashion editor who has handled credits," may offer a more accurate group of reasons as to why Elle can't keep up with Vogue in the crediting department: "1) you didn't hear back from the PR for pricing/availability before your deadline; 2) the PR tells you to list it as 'price on request' because they're too lazy to get the real price for you; 3) you had too many credits to get and forgot to do this one . . . so you make it up." Some food for thought while the Elle editors eat crow.


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North Brunswick, NJ Truck And Bus Collision, Oct 1959
North Brunswick, N.J. (AP) -- A big tank truck tore into a bus loaded with college coeds at a rainswept crossroads Friday. Nine girls and a professor died in the holocaust.
The bus was one of two headed back to Trenton State College after a night on the town -- an outing to a Broadway play in New York.
The collision trapped the screaming students and turned the outing into a nightmare. Girls tumbled out of the bus, their dresses and hair aflame. Some panicked. The driver had to throw some out on the road.
Eleven girls and the driver of the truck were injured.
The truck was an empty paint and oil delivery vehicle.
It ignited from the burning gasoline spewed across the road. The driver ROSCOE POE, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., faces a mandatory charge of causing death by auto.
Flames 20 to 30 feet high swept the chartered bus. "It was damn near a miracle to get any of them out," the driver said.
Among the charred remains of carefully saved theater programs and ticket stubs, firemen found 10 bodies. One of them was that of PROF. ERNEST SIXTA, 40, the president of the Faculty Assn.
"Don't panic, don't panic," the history professor had called out.
But, said bus driver CARMEN NINI, 40, of Trenton,
"the kids got panicky and jammed up at the front door."
It took eight hours for state police and college authorities to check the identities of the 10 badly burned bodies. Forty girls, the professor and driver were on the ill-fated bus, and 44 on the bus ahead.
The two buses were headed for the Trenton campus along U.S. Rt. 1. They were just outside New Brunswick, about 40 miles southwest of New York and about 20 miles from the college.
Opposite the farm of the Rutgers University Agricultural College, a traffic light swung in the mist.
The first bus rolled through while the light was amber. The second bus slowed to a halt.
The truck rolled down the rain-swept highway and plowed into the rear of the bus at about 35 miles an hour. The bus was knocked into the other lane and its gas tank exploded.
"It was a big inferno," said one fireman. "It looked like a 500-pound bomb had hit the bus."
NINI, called the hero of the fire, told how he had to shove panic-stricken girls out of the flaming bus:
"I opened the door and shoved a pack of them as hard as I could and they sprawled out."
"Then I picked a couple of them off the floor of the bus and shoved them out into the road. I jumped out myself, but then I saw some more girls in the back of the bus. I pushed past some of the girls who were on their way out and got to the emergency door and shoved it open."
"I had to shove some more kids out of the emergency door. When they were out, I jumped out out of the emergency door myself."
"I saw another girl trying to squeeze out of a window. She was about halfway out. I grabbed her shoulders and somebody else helped and we pulled her out."
The play the students had just seen was "J.B." -- the prize winning modernization of the Biblical tale of Job, whose faith in God is tested through the loss of his children, disease and afflictions.
Partial List Of Killed and Injured
PROF. ERNEST SIXTA, 40, Faculty Assn. president.
DOROTHY PINCHAK, 18, Paterson, N.J.
YOLANDA BENSON, 19, Freehold, N.J.
JUDY TETTEMENTI, 18, Phillipsburg, N.J.
JANE McCORMACK, 18, Middletown, N.J.
LINDA MOLLOV, 17, West Orange, N.J., critical condition with severe burns.
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|Harmonic balancer shipping tips...
|(revised 1/2016)
...The Post office "Priority Mail , medium sized Flat Rate Box" if an excellent shipping alternative. {8 1/2" *11" * 5 1/2" high}
The postage is $13.45 each direction {$ 16.85 if you must use the larger 12" x 12" X 5 1/2" box.)(plus $500 maximum insurance coverage which adds about $1.25 per $100 of value to price if you elect to insure)... [photos below...]
...The Postal service says this is a 2 to 3 day( travel time) service and I believe they count Saturday, which is quite fast, and for the price, excellent.
...There is a "signature required" optional service (another $ 1.35) but I do not recommend this as the postman must find me to get a signature before he can leave it; and as I am usually out in my workshop and can not hear the door bell there, this can add an extra day or two to the actual delivery time.
...To use this "Flat rate box" service, you must ship your package in their box, which they give your free at your local post office. ("medium size Flat Rate Box")
...I recommend the following to help ensure your parts travel safely:
...If you think your part can reasonably survive a six foot high drop on to a concrete floor without damage, then you are ready to ship your harmonic balancer package off to me.
...To save waiting in line at the post office when you drop your package off, you can purchase postage and print your mailing label on line at www.usps.com. Click on shipping domestic package, priority mail, then enter your credit card information as you open an online account, then enter your return address information and my address:
...At the last you go down near the bottom of the page and click "flat rate box" just before checkout for relialble shipping at only $13.45 each way!
...When done, you can just give it to your mailman or walk to the counter at your favority post office and just drop it off (no waiting in line necessary!).(There is usually a special part of their counter for package drop offs)
Dale Manufacturing
3425 Fairhaven Avenue N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 364- 8685
...When you take your package in to the post office they invite you to just come up to the counter and drop it off without waiting in line, since it is ready to ship with postage prepaid.
(Of course the post office will gladly do the label for you; but remember, they might rather try to sell you their regular priority mail service which is more expensive, approxiamately twice as much), and you do need to use their "Flat Rate" box for this special service.
...There are two sizes of (free) flat rate boxes available from the post office, but the 8 1/2" by 11" by 5 1/2" high size might be most useful ($ 13.45 cost). If your part is large, then use the 12" X 12" x 5 1/2" flat rate box ( Cost is $ 18.75 for this size.) If your part will not fit in either size box, then you must use some other shipping method. (There is one more size 12 X 13 X 3 3/8" for flat designs at $13.45)
...I hope these ideas are helpful;
David "Dale" Langsather
Owner of Dale Manufacturing.
|... Begin by folding up the bottom shape and taping the flaps closed and across the bottom with 3/4" fiberglass filiment shipping tape. Then cover this tape with 2" wide clear shipping tape to prevent the stronger tape being 'rolled' up during shipping.
...The second size box ("medium size flat rate box") , (seen here in the back ground) measures 11" * 8 1/2" * 5 1/2" inside. Probably this is the best size for most balancers
Part # 0-FRB-1. Cost is $ 13.45
|...A third size box (large flat rate box) is 12 * 12 * 5 1/2" and suitable for larger parts. cost is $ 18.75
|Please reinforce box as follows:
...I recommend that you line the inside of the box with pieces of heavy cardboard as the box is rather thin cardboard.
...This piece is laid in the bottom of the box first.
|...Here, heavy cardboard is cut out and placed around the inside perimeter, especially important for heavier parts. It also protects your part should another heavy box or object strike the outside.
|...(I like to put strapping tape across the flaps, for extra strength).
|...3/4" Fiberglass Strapping filliment tape goes over the center and down over each flap of the top next.
|...Next, cover the strapping tape with 2" clear shipping tape as you did on the bottom.
|...Now you can take it to your post office and they will print off a shipping label for you and collect your $13.45 for the 2-day air service {or $ 18.75 for the larger size box.} (remember, it is any weight up to 70 pounds) or you can print off the postage-paid shipping label on your home computer. Go to www.USPS.com and follow the instructions, selecting "Flat Rate Box".
|...If you print your own label and pay for the postage on line, then you can either just drop it off at the postoffice counter (no waiting in line) or ask your postman to pick up the package from your home or office (which they will do free of charge). {I just tape a note to our mail box asking the mailman to please pick up the waiting priority mail package that is ready by the front door,... and off the package goes.}
...The shipping address again is:
Dale Manufacturing
3425 Fairhaven Avenue N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 364-8685
...Here I am adding the shipping label I printed off. The part at the right is your receipt.
...The label is placed on the right side and completely covered with 2" clear shipping tape. Please be sure to cover the joint to the side with tape also.
|Smooth down the clear shipping tape all over.
|...Here is the note I tape to my mail box so the postman knows to come to the door and pick up the package (no charge).
...I have a shipping box by the front door for convenient pick up and delivery of packages.
...The package should arrive at your home in two days (three days if a Sunday in included).
...Your harmonic balancer should be ready to give you many reliable miles of service again.
...Here I am, Your humble harmonic balancer rebuilder.
...My name is David Langsather and I have been rebuilding harmonic balancers for 35 years now. ...
I do all the work myself (with my wife Karen who does shipping, receiving, cleanup, painting and record keeping).
...We are looking forward to serving you...


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Don't call me!
On March 9, I'll be leaving for a 6-month Faculty Professional Development Assignment in Bari, Italy, where I'll be doing research at the Institute for Toxins and Mycotoxins. I'll also be touring corn production areas and meeting with corn pathologists at universities in northern Italy.
During the time I'm away, please direct your inquiries about corn and small grain diseases to Charlie Martinson. His phone number is (515) 294-1062 and his e-mail address is email@example.com
Please direct your inquiries about soybean and alfalfa diseases to XB Yang. His phone number is (515) 294-8826 and his e-mail is email@example.com
I'll be submitting prewritten articles for the ICM newsletter at appropriate times during the season. Paula Flynn, diagnostician of the Plant Disease Clinic, will be keeping you up-to-date on disease problems in samples submitted to the clinic.
I think you'll be in good hands for disease management advice while I'm gone. I hope it is a successful season for everyone.
This article originally appeared on page 18 of the IC-484 (2) -- February 28, 2000 issue.
Updated 02/27/2000 - 1:00pm


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The former 'Girls Next Door' star and boyfriend Pasquale Rotella welcomed their baby girl on March 5, but haven't decided on her name.
Holly Madison has given birth to her first child. The 33-year-old model and her boyfriend, Pasquale Rotella, welcomed their healthy baby girl on Tuesday, March 5. However, the baby's name has not yet been decided.
The baby girl weighed in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was born at 11:59 A.M. "Pasquale and I welcomed our first child, a baby girl!" Holly told In Touch. "We haven't yet decided on a name for her but we couldn't be any more overjoyed than at this moment."
"I've never been more in love than I am today as, after months of waiting, I finally was able to hold my daughter for the first time," Pasquale added. "Holly and I are looking forward to spending some quiet time with our baby and enjoying our new family. I'm truly the luckiest man in the world."
Holly checked into a Las Vegas hospital on Monday and said, "I'm feeling very relaxed, very, very happy, contented, yet a little restless with anticipation, but all is good. I'm ready now for the delivery. I can't wait to be a mommy. Everything is wonderful. These are the happiest days of my life."
Holly announced her pregnancy last August. She was very excited about being a mom as she blogged about the baby-on-the-way and shared snapshots of her growing belly. "I know I will be an incredibly loving, supportive and involved mom," she recently said. "My hope is I can help my kids find their passions and give them - within reason - what they will need to follow their dreams. I will try to accomplish this by being the kind of mom who builds a strong and solid family life and support system."


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We are pleased to announce the launch of our new iPhone application, designed to enable you to connect and interact anytime, anywhere with the Cisco Support Community, your one-stop technical support destination. Now, you can collaborate with colleagues and other support professionals with easy, on-the-go access to the community's breadth of technical resources such as forum discussions, Cisco RSS feeds, Cisco Technical Support YouTube videos, and our community's leaderboards via a user-friendly mobile app interface.
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In addition to many new and revised documents, highlights of the February release include documentation for the following:
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