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HOUSTON - One man was shot to death and two others were beaten when robbers broke into a northwest Houston house Tuesday.
Officials said four to five armed men barged through the front door of a house on Dolly Wright at Cora Street shortly after 6:30 a.m.
They shot and killed Emil Williams, 41, and pistol-whipped his wife and another person.17098662
"The suspects were looking for something cause they ransacked the interior and then they left. I don't know if they were spooked or what, but they left. They dropped some evidence in the yard, so we're gathering that right now," said Lt. Dan Harris with the Houston Police Department Homicide Division.
The suspects escaped in Williams' BMW. It was found abandoned a few blocks away.
"I been knowing Emil since I was 15 years old and I'm 41 now, and he was an awesome family (man). But as a family, we're devastated by what's going on," Latasha Ruegamer said.
Williams owned a street-sweeping company that specializes in cleaning parking lots. He was on parole when he was killed. His criminal record dates back to 1996. It includes convictions for dog-fighting and a 20-year sentence for arson.
Neighbors said he and his wife lived quietly and were often seen walking the neighborhood for exercise.
"You'd be surprised the things that go on while you're in your own home, thinking your safe," neighbor Paulette Williams said.
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Hangman Game 107 LbNA # 70508
|Silver Eagle
|Placed Date
|Sep 8 2016
|Buda, TX
*** Part of my Games Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 200 yards RT)
Status: alive
Hangman is a game where one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions. If the suggested letter does not occur in the word, the other player draws one element of the hangman diagram. The game is over when the guessing player completes the word, or the other player completes the hangman diagram. I have created a game for you to play and you must guess the word before 7 incorrect guesses to see the letterbox clues. Good luck!

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text: Transform this classic fall gourd with quick and creative decorating ideas. Sound too easy? You're in for a treat. Special thanks to Farmer Roger Allen at Coy Brook Farm in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, for handpicking our pumpkins.Love these easy shortcuts but still want more festive ideas? Get more fun-for-all ideas like our pumpkin carving party, which the whole family will enjoy.Watch this video for more easy no-carve pumpkin crafts.


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Programme for childern and families
Playfully exploring the world of art
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein's programme for children and families introduces the world of art in a playful and enjoyable way. It is specially adapted to the respective age groups, and what the groups see and experience in the exhibition can then continued in the form of artistic activities in the museum's own workshop, where the participants' own creativity is inspired and promoted.
The next scheduled dates:
Su 20 January 14:00 – 17:00 Families
Family Afternoon
For children from 5 years and their (grand)parents
2.15 and 3.45 pm: Short guided tour for families
2-5pm: Museum workshop CHF 5. per child
without registration
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VIL the Devil - Patch Version
Flocked vinyl is a particular fetish of ours. You get the smooth lines of a well-made vinyl toy, but it's also fuzzy. Like a velvet Elvis, minus the kitsch! Plus, lets face it...this particular figure has a lot going for it. It's cute, with an evil smile, and an eyepatch. An EYEPATCH. That spells "pirate" to us, and it's hard to go wrong with pirates.


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SOMERSET Wildlife Trust has launched a £500,000 appeal to mark its 50th anniversary this year.
The cash will be used for its conservation work such as coppicing woodlands to support dormice, creating a wetland for bittern and grazing grasslands for green winged orchids.
It is also staging a programme of community events, activities and fundraising to mark its golden anniversary under the banner 'Love Somerset, Love Nature'.
And it is running four campaigns to celebrate some of the county's most treasured habitats and species – love woodlands, love meadows, love seas and love wetlands.
SWT chief executive Simon Nash said: "As custodian of more than 1,700 hectares of vital wildlife habitat, we're leading the way in local conservation.
"In our anniversary year we want to do more to protect the things that local people love most about Somerset.
"Our natural environment inspires and provides for us all so we're asking individuals and community groups who love nature to join us and do more for wildlife this year."
People and groups who want to support the £½million fundraising drive can download a '50 ways to raise £50' fundraising pack from somersetwildlife.org/50 or call 01823-652400 for a hard copy.
The love woodland campaign kicks off at Quants Nature Reserve, near Churchstanton, on April 5, when there will be egg hunting, following the Easter bunny's footsteps, wild walks, nature trails, craft and bush craft activities.


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Fossil fuel export proposals explode around the world
May. 2, 2013 / Posted by: Marcie Keever / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Oceans and Forests
With the reliance on coal declining in places like the U.S. and Australia, Big Coal has found another way to offload its dirty goods — by shipping it overseas. The global coal trade expanded by over 13 percent in 2010 and last year the U.S. ...Read More »


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First, four of the top 10 Eastern vote-getters are from the all-star game host Ottawa Senators — Karlsson, Alfredsson (yeah, he's having a big year), Spezza and Michalek.
Second, on his first day back in uniform, Skid Crosby got 14,000 votes to vault into ninth place among forwards.
Third (and this doesn't qualify as idiocy) Dan Girardi (37,836) is second among write-in ballot vote-getters behind Tyler Seguin (41,443).


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Topic: my daily problem for today
Friends, Romans, countrymen, and, most especially, poor stood up Marion:
The description for this section says it is a place to discuss daily problems so I suppose this is the most appropriate place but perhaps we need to add a new section for those who have completely lost their mind.
This was my daily problem for today:
At about 4pm, Marion called me to say her plane had landed and I did not pick up the phone because I was in the shower. When next Marion tried to phone me, I picked it up a little frantically, as I was only about halfway transformed into Cleopatra and was going through all sorts of old jewelry looking for bracelets and necklaces that would completely transform me into Cleopatra as I was attending my friend's 40th Birthday/Halloween party.
The connection was bad but I soon realized it was Marion and said: Oh, yes, Marion you are calling to confirm, yes, I can still pick you up at the airport, yes, yes, tomorrow at 4pm. That is when Marion said: No, I am here now. And I thought, now, she is here now, and I am Cleopatra right now, well, Cleopatra-ish as I am still working on that. And Marion is here today, not tomorrow, she is at the airport waiting for you to pick her up and take her to dinner. That is when Marion said: It's ok, Patty, I will take a cab, I need to get organized for the conference anyway, it is better for me this way.
So the moral of the story is, if you ever visit Chicago, call me. And if I offer to pick you up at the airport, make plan B. Marion and I made plan B so we will see each other tomorrow since, of course, I am available.
Mental note to self: Do not go to airport tomorrow, Marion is not there, she is at the hotel.


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Land Use Program
The Land Use Program plays a variety of roles protecting public health and the environment:
- Septic Tanks: Improperly designed or poorly constructed septic systems can contaminate groundwater. The Land Use Program reviews and inspects design plans for septic tanks to prevent such accidents from happening. Program staff also conduct ongoing monitoring of certain types of septic systems more prone to problems. We also review applications for building permits on lots served by septic systems.
- Wells: The Land Use Program reviews plans for well designs, issues construction permits and conducts inspections during the drilling to make sure wells will be installed or destroyed in a way that doesn't contaminate the county's groundwater.
- Rezone, Use Permit and Land Division Applications: The Land Use Program reviews these applications for public health considerations in unincorporated parts of Contra Costa. Of primary concern is the long-term sanitary disposal of wastewater and provision for a safe and reliable water supply.
A variety of forms and applications are available for you below for your convenience. If you have any further questions, call us at 925-692-2500 or send us an email.
- Site & Soil/Building Plan Review Application
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 8/7/2011 (2232 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In Canada, we're pretty proud of our quality of life, our high standard of living, universal health care and excellent life expectancy -- at 81 years, we are 12th-highest in the world.
We also like it when others recognize how good we have it. In May, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reported Canada has the second-highest quality of life on the planet (Australia is first).
All that is good news, right? Well, maybe not, as far as religion is concerned.
That's the conclusion reached by British researchers Elissaios Papyrakis and Geethanjali Selvaretnam, authors of The Greying Church: the Impact of Life Expectancy on Religiosity, a new study that applies a cost-benefit analysis to why people choose to be religious or not.
According to the researchers, higher life expectancy makes people less interested in religion and the afterlife.
"Many religions and societies link to some degree the cumulative amount of religious effort to benefits in the afterlife," they say. But higher life expectancy "discounts expected benefits in the afterlife and is therefore likely to lead to postponement of religiosity."
Or, to put it another way, if people think they're going to live a long time, they don't tend to worry about what happens after death -- questions about the afterlife seem just too far away to be an effective motivator.
Research into religiosity in poor countries seems to support their findings.
In some African countries, where life expectancy is short, people tend to have much higher degrees of religiosity. This isn't surprising; when life is not only hard, but could also be suddenly ended by war, natural disasters or disease, people would be more likely to focus on eternal matters.
If the researchers are right, what are the implications of their findings for Canada -- and other western countries -- where people can expect to live for a long time?
One thing it means, they say, is aging congregations. Religious organizations should be prepared to accept and attract a greying church, "with membership skewed toward the older generation, particularly in countries that have high life expectancy, or expect significant increases in life expectancy."
What should churches do if they want to attract younger people? Preaching about benefits down the road, like going to heaven, won't do it, the researchers say. Instead, churches need to talk about benefits today -- things like community, spiritual fulfilment and guidance.
"In light of rising life expectancy, it is important to emphasize socio-economic and spiritual benefits that can be enjoyed during one's lifetime on Earth," they say, adding that these current benefits "can counterbalance the negative impact of life expectancy on religiosity," and therefore encourage religious involvement.
It seems to me many churches are already taking this idea to heart.
Fifty years ago, it was common to hear "fire and brimstone" sermons about avoiding eternal punishment in hell. Today, however, the churches I am most familiar with don't try to scare people into believing. Instead, they prefer to emphasize the positive aspects of following Christ, along with the importance of living lives of virtue and service.
Of course, the idea that any of us has any control over what happens is a chimera, something of which I was reminded recently while visiting farmers across Canada. No matter where I went in this country, from the Maritimes to Alberta, spring was cool, wet and late. Many farms are too wet to work, or worse, completely flooded. Many farmers are facing uncertain economic futures.
More than once, while surveying flooded fields with a farmer, I heard them say: "It's all in God's hands now."
Maybe people who live closer to the land -- and those in the world's poorer countries -- are more likely to remember what many others might have forgotten: There's no sure thing. We really aren't in control, no matter how carefully we plan or how long we expect to live. Life can change in an instant, and there's nothing we can do about it.
Psalm 90:12 seems to provide some good words of advice: "Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom."


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|Kagoshima Tarumi Onsen hot spring water 99 2.0 liter pet 6 pieces
|Fiscal year 2009 Monde Selection best Award (called the Nobel Prize of the food, excellent quality products and will be evaluated) and has been awarded double iTQi Award for taste, the most high-ranking mitsuboshi (will be evaluated and to taste excellent products examined the Association of sommeliers of the European chef, etc.).
|■ Here is an experiment in my house actually tried ■
|-Home experiment part 1
|-Home experiment part 2
Water water water filter is left
Hot water 99 right.
Both put the same amount of tea leaves in water at room temperature, is about six minutes later.
Tap water is still not out of tea color so much against hot spring water are out of tea thick clearly reveals.
Water water water filter is left
Hot water 99 right.
After violently shake, put the same amount with sesame oil on both is about three hours later.
Tap water is melted water sesame oil is already almost separated, whereas hot water shake immediately after appearance and almost with no change.
|-Home experiment part 3
|-Home experiment part 4
Water water water filter is left
Hot water 99 right.
Both into the clip, leave. It seems after 8 days.
Tap water is clip throughout rusty water, discolored reddish for hot spring water is about rusty only part of the clip.
Water water water filter is left
Hot water 99 right.
Is hydroponics gladiolus bulbs.
Start your hydroponics, about 10 days after the comparison is. You'll see gladiolus Onsen water 99 with hydroponics root growth speed is 2 ~ 3 times faster.
|■ Ph ( pH ) 9. 5-9. 9 Alkaline
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|Drinking hot water 99 アルカリイオン hot spring water 99 99 アルカリイオン Kagoshima hot spring water
|1. Tasting water! ' Prodigious low hardness [super soft: hardness below 2 mg/l
| For low hardness water softener is a very mellow, delicious water.
Hot water 99 delicious at room temperature.
|2. Drink
|Water softener, so very tasty tea, coffee, tea and shochu, whiskey and water.
|3. Cooking
|Use hot spring water 99, rice, miso soup and stew, soup and Japanese pickles and further increases the flavor. Pretty plump rice, even furumai deliciously.
|4. Hot spring water
|It is alkaline spring water drink with valuable natural discharged from the basement of the tarumizu spring of Sakura-Jima, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the foot of the 750 m at 47 ° c.
|5. Osmotic power
|Ingredients well infiltrated the hot springs water 99 the flavor components, etc.. Tea produced is often compared to tap water. Also, becomes more plump and penetrates to the core of the rice.
|6. Mix oil and water
|And the sesame oil a few drops of water to shake strongly about 50 times and over time and though still separates water and oil, but hot water 99 white haze by emulsifying action and mixed.
|7. Corrosion-resistant
|To slow the oxidation of Iron nails and clips, etc. keep in hot spring water 99 compared to tap water, so no rust.
|8. Alkaline
Alkalinity of spa water 99 is like carrot, cabbage, bananas. Please drink spring water 99 for beauty and health.
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0.03 Mg, potassium, 5.29 mg sodium, 0.05 mg calcium, protein 0 g, fat 0 g, carbohydrate 0 g pH value 9.0-9.9 < br >
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Water (hot water)
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HOUSTON - A group of people accused of smuggling sensitive American electronics to the Russian military appeared in federal court in Houston on Thursday.
Eleven members of a Russian military procurement network have been accused of illegally exporting microelectronics from the United States to Russian military and intelligence agencies.
According to the Department of Justice, the group was operating in Russia and the United States, including at Arc Electronics in Houston.
Seven of the defendants met a judge on Thursday morning. Hearings to determine if they will be allowed out of jail before they stand trial will begin to be held on Friday. The trials will not be held in Houston. All of the trials will be held in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the indictments against them were unsealed.
According to the indictment, the group engaged in a conspiracy to obtain advanced, technologically cutting-edge microelectronics from manufacturers and suppliers in the United States to export to Russia. The microelectronics included analog-to-digital converters, static random access memory chips, microcontrollers and microprocessors, investigators said. Those items can be used in a wide variety of military systems, including radar and surveillance systems, missile guidance systems and detonation triggers.
Arc Electronics was founded by Alexander Fishenko, 46, who was born in what was then-known as the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. He immigrated to the United States in 1994 and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2003. Fishenko is also part owner of Apex System, a Moscow-based procurement firm. According to court documents, Arc Electronics has shipped about $50 million worth of microelectronics and other technologies to Russia since 2002.
The Department of Justice claims that the group gave false end-user information to manufacturers and suppliers in order to get the high-tech goods, many of which are not produced in Russia. Investigators said the group concealed that they are exporters and falsely classified the items on export records submitted to the Department of Commerce. Detectives said Arc Electronics claimed to American suppliers that it manufactured traffic lights in order to get the sensitive technologies. Officials said Arc did not manufacture any goods and operated exclusively as an exporter.
According to court documents, the group went to great lengths to conceal their procurement activities for the Russian military. Investigators said they instructed procurement companies to make up end-user information.
"The receipts of U.S.-made, cutting-edge microelectronics has advanced Russia's military technological capabilities," NCIS Central Field Office Special Agent In Charge Timothy W. Reeves said. "NCIS and the Department of the Navy have worked closely with the FBI, the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce in this investigation due to the potential for significant enhancement of Russian naval weapons systems that would result from the illegal acquisition of these export-controlled technologies.
Some members of the group have also been accused of altering Apex's website and forging documents to hide the company's connection to the Russian military.
Fishenko, Alexander Posobilov, 58, Viktoria Klebanova, 37, Lyudmila Bagdikian, 58, Anastasia Diatlova, 38, Sevinj Taghiyeva, 32, Svetalina Zagon, 31, and Shavkat Abdullaev, 34, all of whom are connected to Arc Electronics, have been charged with one count of conspiring to violate and 21 counts of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Arms Export Control Act and with conspiring to commit wire fraud. They have all been accused of obtaining controlled microelectronics by lying and submitting false information regarding the true nature, users and intended uses of the goods and them exporting them without required licenses to procurement firms in Russia.
Sergey Klinov, 44, Dmitriy Shegurov and Yuri Savin, 36, have been accused of conspiring with Fishenko to obtain controlled U.S-origin microelectronics and export those goods to Russia without the required export licenses by falsifying information to hide the end user.
Fishekno, Posobilov, Klebanova, Klinov and Shegurov has also been charged with obstruction of justice. Fishenko and Arc have also been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.
"The defendants tried to take advantage of America's free markets to steal American technologies for the Russian government. But U.S. law enforcement detected, disrupted and dismantled the defendants' network," United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch said.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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i know i do this all the time, TOO BAD. i loaded the pics on myspace again as a album
3 5 08. i will get them up on here soon. i am getting ready for some surgery and been really busy buttoning up life. check them out. and remember, no bad comments they haven't been touched just dumped.:D


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Breast Center
One in eight women develop breast cancer
The right care makes a difference
Our goal is to save lives through early detection, state of the art imaging and cancer therapies. At Penn State Breast Center, we're dedicated to serving you—our number one priority—and your family. We provide breast health support, education, and coordination of services for women of all ages and their families. Our multidisciplinary center provides advanced testing and treatment for benign and malignant breast disease.
Eight Reasons why you can trust us with your breast care
- Confidence. Our Penn State Health Radiologists, who read your mammogram, are specialized and dedicated to breast imaging; part of a comprehensive team working together to prevent and treat breast cancer. It makes a difference.
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Dr. Kass performs a high volume of lumpectomies and mastectomies with a desirable cosmetic outcome so that when looking in the mirror, patients don't have a constant reminder that they had breast cancer. Because of the academic medical center setting, Dr. Kass believes that patients treated here have an opportunity to become part of the cure, as the personal stories they share with the multidisciplinary team could potentially spark our research that one day leads to a cure. Meet Dr. Kass.
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to expand an lzm file:
lzm2dir filename.lzm /
to edit rc.local:
vi rc.local
I want to make a drone box I am booting from the usb drive, is there a way to unconpress the lzm and edit the rc.local file i want to have a static ip on boot and sshd running?
to expand an lzm file:
lzm2dir filename.lzm /
to edit rc.local:
vi rc.local
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after saving changes how would i generate the lzm with my changes and save them to the usb stick.
Amazingly enough, we have a wiki. Some time spent there would be a good idea. The above link is the first link in the howto section.
This question has been asked before, countless times.
Good Luck
Sorry to revive a dead thread but this was the closest one i could find to what i'm looking for.
I have read the Howto:Module Dir wiki page. My question is if I want to edit a single file located in /etc/ (in this thread the rc.local file) and add that to my iso do I need to make a complete lzm module from the entire /etc/ directory or only files I have change?
Also if I create a new module (/BT3/modules/module.lzm) that is intended to provide an edited or additional file in an existing directory (ie /etc/) will the contents of the new module replace those of the existing module (/BT3/base/etc.lzm)
The three Howto's on Modules are not clear on this and I'm still a little fuzzy with how lzm modules work, because I'm new to slax based distros


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The Vikings are the No. 3 seed in the NFC thanks to a victory at Green Bay Sunday that ended the Packers' four-year grip on the NFC North. But a game against the Seahawks is hardly a reward for their first division title since 2009.
Of course, the Vikings are more than happy to be at home, getting another chance to be an outdoor team before they move under a new roof next summer. The early forecasts are calling for a cold afternoon, with a temperature barely in the double-digits, conditions that ought to benefit a Vikings team built around NFL rushing leader Adrian Peterson and a stout defense that racked up 14 sacks over a season-finishing three-game winning streak.
The Seahawks are the two-time defending NFC champions who were one play away last February from back-to-back Super Bowl titles. They finished strong, with six wins in their last seven games despite the loss of running back Marshawn Lynch and then his rookie lookalike Thomas Rawls. Russell Wilson took his performance to a new level, becoming the first player in NFL history to finish a season with at least 4,000 yards passing, 30 touchdown passes and 500 yards rushing. Along the way, he engineered a 38-7 victory over the Vikings in Minnesota on Dec. 6.
The Seahawks haven't lost their swagger, with a defense that gave up the fewest points per game in the league and ranked second in yardage. The Legion of Boom would like nothing more than to show the NFL they can reach another Super Bowl without that vaunted home-field advantage.


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Guitar Hero II
Rock Band is a lot of fun but my first love is Guitar Hero because the guitar patterns are more intricate. Ideally they would combine the guitar portion of GH with the drums / vocals portion of Rock Band. Consider this a recommendation for every single Guitar Hero game out there. You want Guitar Hero because of "Fat Lip" (Sum41), "Killer Queen" (Queen) and "Bark at the Moon (Ozzy) at the very least. You want GH2 because of "Sweet Child of Mine" (GNR), "Misirlou" aka the Kill Bill song (Dick Dale) and "Soy Bomb" (Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives). You want Rock the 80's because of "18 and Life" (Skid Row) and "Only a Lad" (Oingo Boingo). You want Guitar Hero 3 because of Metallica's "One" -- I could keep going all night about this game. Plus, this game is great for kids, for them to play alone and with you. I make it a point to whoop my nephews in this game every so often just so they remember who's boss.


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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 5.13.14
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed where I'm safe under Emily Ratajkowski's butt to put any words at all down here since nobody's around, so I think I'll do today's jokes in the style of Donald Sterling. What could go wrong? Take a look at Wesley Snipes here, convicted tax cheat and yet he's on red carpets acting like he's not going to talk through the whole movie. And what about Jada Pinkawhatever? I can't even pronounce that one, but I heard she's fine with her teenage daughter posting pornographic pictures online! Where's the outrage for her, or should we ask the grandmother who's probably raising her anyway? It really doesn't seem fair to me. I'm almost as sad over this as Jonah Hill was when the waitress told him the fryer was broken.
*rereads post, worries, remembers Donald Sterling is a pile of dogshit in the rain, clicks publish,*
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Who is your favorite fashion designer and why?
I like the usual, Chanel, Chloé, Stella McCartney. And some Scandinavian brands, Whyred, Acne, Minimarket. But I don´t really believe in paying that much money for designer stuff, so I have to say the designers behind Topshop.
What is the one fashion accessory/item you can't live without?
My leather biker jacket.
If you were allowed to create a beauty product, what would it be and what would you name it?
The perfect pink blush, would probably call it something corny like morning rosebud, lol.
If you only had 10 minutes to pack for a fashion extravaganza in your favorite city, what would you bring and where would it be?
Would pack some killer black heels, a girly pink dress and my biker jacket, do my hair in a topknot and put on some red lipstick. The location would be London.
Do you live by a fashion philosophy or quote? What is it?
Don´t believe in dressing for your size, just believe in your own sense of style.


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Munroe Falls -- Munroe Falls Mayor Frank Larson is throwing his hat in the ring for another election.
Larson (R), who lost a race for Summit County executive last fall to re-elected Russ Pry (D), filed petitions by the Feb. 6 deadline to run for clerk of courts for Stow Municipal Court.
The only other listed filer, according to the Summit County Board of Elections, is newly appointed Clerk of Courts Diana Colavecchio (D - Cuyahoga Falls).
Whomever wins in the November election will fill out the remaining term of former clerk Lisa Zeno Carano, which ends December 2015. The seat typically carries a six-year term.
BOE Director Joseph Masich said the race features a partisan primary, but a non-partisan election, so party lines will not be listed by individual's names on the fall ballot.
Because only one person for each party has filed, both will move on to the fall's Nov. 5 general election if their petitions are certified by the Summit County Board of Elections. Neither of the potential candidate's names will appear on this spring's primary ballots.
The board is scheduled to certify petitions at its Feb. 15 meeting.
The filing deadline for independent candidates is May 6.
Larson, who has been the Munroe Falls mayor for nearly a decade, said the position would present a "new and interesting challenge, so I'd like to try it."
"I saw the opportunity and realized the Stow court system in the last several years has been less than what I as a taxpayer would really like to see it run," he said.
Larson would have to step down from his mayoral role if he wins the election.
"It's a new challenge and a new way to serve the residents in this area," he added, "and I feel I can do a better job than what's been done in the past."
Larson said his experience as mayor makes him a good candidate for the job.
"I want to get the biggest bang for the buck for the taxpayers and also make sure that technology is being updated and used the best it can be so that when people want to get information, it's readily available," he said.
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The first screenshot of the upcoming Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta has appeared in the German PC Action magazine.
It shows the Lone Wanderer using what appears a new kind of Alien Pistol against the Aliens. Through the glass floor what appears to be some kind of cannon or energy gun is visible.
Source: Bethesda forums.


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One way to populate a Drop-down List on a LiveCycle form is using XML binding. In the situation explained below, the XML document is dynamically generated and bound to the form's data model within a LiveCycle process by querying the database.
Querying a database for all the supervisors and their ID. Then populate a drop-down list on the form with a single Data Connection.
4 Steps:
- Create a DataConnection on your form with an XSD that includes unbound occurrence of the list items.
- Add a Drop-down list to the form
- Bind the data to the drop-down list
- Create an Action Profile process to pre-populate the form with data from the database
1. Create a DataConnection on your form with an XSD that includes unbound occurrence of the list items.
Since the drop down list is only one field in the form and we are using a single data connection to bind data to the form, insert the following element node for the Supervisor Drop-down List. The selected fields are to be used to hold the currently selected value in the drop-down list.<xs:element name="supervisorList"><xs:complexType><xs:sequence><xs:element name="supervisor"><xs:complexType><xs:sequence maxOccurs="unbounded"><xs:element name="supervisorID" type="xs:int"/><xs:element name="supervisorName" type="xs:string"/></xs:sequence><xs:complexType></xs:element></xs:sequence></xs:complexType></xs:element><xs:element name="selectedSupervisorName" type="xs:string"/><xs:element name="selectedSupervisorID" type="xs:int"/>
To add the Data Connection to your form:
- Right click on the Data View Tab
- Select New Data Connection
- Select XML Schema
- Browse to the XSD in your Application
- Select the root node and Press OK
2. Add a Drop-down list to the form
From the Object Library in LiveCycle Designer, drag the Drop-down List object on to the form.
3. Bind the data to the drop-down list
Under the Object Panel, click on the Binding Tab. Bind the item to the selectSupervisorID in the Data Connection.
After adding data binding, the Specify Item Values text should become a green hyperlink. If link text is not green, ensure that dynamic properties is turned on. Click on the Specify Items Value.
Fill out the fields as shown above. Notice the [x] in the Items field. This enables all the elements to be loaded in to the list.
4. Create an Action Profile process to pre-populate the form with data from the database
In order to pre-populate the Drop-down list before the user sees the form:
- Create an Action Profile for the form that will call a Prepare Data Process
- Inside the Prepare Data Process, Create an XML variable called SupervisorList
- Inside the Prepare Data Process, Query the Database and Build an XML Variable using the Service Query for Multiple Rows as XML Service (Foundation/JdbcService). After applying a SQL Statement to retreive the Supervisor ID and Supervisor Name from the database, click on the elipses button next to XML Information and fill it according to the image below according to your XSD.
- Set the Output for Step 3 Service to be the XML Variable created in Step 2.
- Bind the XML to the XSD element used in the forms DataConnection using setValue
Now, when the user pulls up the form in Workspace, it comes pre-populated with all of the Supervisors Names. The value for each field will be the Supervisor ID in this case.


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Did you know?
The first white rhino born in captivity was delivered at the Pretoria Zoo.
The only zoo with national status in the country, the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa first opened in 1899 and has become one of the top-rated zoos in the world, attracting over 600 000 visitors annually.
More widely know as the Pretoria Zoo, the National Zoological Gardens has well over 3 000 individual animals representing over 500 different species and the collection includes mammals, fish, birds, invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles.
Situated on 85ha in downtown Pretoria, the zoo also boasts the largest inland aquarium in the country, a well-appointed reptile park and the third largest collection of exotic trees in South Africa.
While these zoological gardens have many rare and unusual specimens, gone are the days when zoos were merely a glorified list of the odd and exotic held in cages; today zoos play an important role in conservation efforts and the Pretoria Zoo is at the forefront of these efforts, forming part of the National Research Foundation.
But if it's animals you've come to see the Pretoria Zoo will satisfy all your cravings. All the usual suspects are here, held in spacious enclosures designed to mimic the animal's natural habitat as best as possible. The zoo also holds one of the few white tigers in captivity, and is the only zoo in the world to feature an insectarium.
A wonderful innovation is the Adopt-an-Animal scheme that helps provide support for the animal's food and care for a year. Join the scheme and your entrance to the zoo is free, allowing you to visit your wild child as often as you like.
The Pretoria Zoo features a full range of tours and programmes, including overnight camping options and moonlight tours, perfect for viewing some of the more elusive nocturnal animals.
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Who to contact
National Zoological Gardens
Tel: +27 (0)12 323 4540
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How to get here
The National Zoological Gardens are in Boom Street, in downtown Pretoria, and easily accessible by car, bus or taxi. There is plenty of parking available.
Best time to visit
The Pretoria Zoo is open daily between 8.30am and 5.30pm. The cableway operates between 10am and 4.15pm.
Tours to do
The Pretoria Zoo offers a range of tours including overnight camping tours and a moonlight tour. For something different why not host your child's birthday party at the zoo?
Get around
Golf carts and children's pushcarts are available for a fee. A mini-train also does a circuit of the zoo.
What will it cost
R66 for adults, R44 for children under the age of 15. There are also special tour group rates available, visit the website for more information.
What to pack
Comfortable walking shoes and, in summer, sunscreen and a hat. Don't forget the camera.
What to eat
A cafeteria offers light meals and snacks. There is also a sit-down restaurant for larger meals and several kiosks selling snacks and cool-drinks.


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National team head coach Gus Logie offered his thoughts on the recently conluded CIBC National Cricket League 50 over and T20 Championship and looks forward to the CIBC NCL All-Star Series which starts Thursday July 4th at Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club.
This years NCL was a great success both on and off the field with many new initiatives introduced in the 2nd year of the tournament..
Firstly, the introduction of foreign players from Trinidad & Tobago plus joining the continued distribution of HP players and two u19 players into each regional side made for a much more competitive tournament.
The advent of television coverage of the T20 format and the introduction of the NCL All Star series provide more incentive for players to make a name for themselves and address the National selectors.
We had our first century and two five wicket hauls of this tournament, we had scores in excess of 270 in the 50 overs, scores of 170 plus in the T20 games and a tie game which was decided on a super over.
The Western Stallions were crowned champions in both formats. They won the 50 overs format by net run rate over Central Shield (both teams finished with the same points), and added to their 50 over title with a one run, last ball victory over the Central Shield in T20 final.
Also of note: Most of the individual awards were won by High Performance players. Though others made a name for themselves during the tournament, most have been rewarded with selection to the Canada Select and CIBC NCL All-Star Teams.
My congratulations to all for making the 2013 CIBC National Cricket League a great success and we look forward to the future with much anticipation and expectation for bigger, better and brighter cricket.
Watch CANADA SELECT vs CIBC NCL ALL-STARS LIVE and in STUNNING HIGH DEFINITION July 4th - 6th at 3:30PM ET on Rogers TV (GTA Cable 10/63), Rogers Sports Plus (Ontario SD 368/HD 369) and online at Sportsnet.ca/cricket! Nightly replays are broadcast on Sportsnet World at 8:00PM ET.


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Mike Goodridge appointed CEO of Protagonist Pictures
Screen International editor to take new post from early August.
Protagonist Pictures has appointed Mike Goodridge as its new CEO, effective from early August.
Ben Roberts, previous CEO, announced in April that he was leaving Protagonist. Roberts will serve as new head of the BFI Film Fund from June.
Goodridge has worked at Screen International since 1994, including 12 years as US editor in Los Angeles and the past three years in London as editor.
Goodridge said: "I am very excited to be taking over the reins at Protagonist, which has grown into such an identifiable brand so quickly in the marketplace. I can't wait to take on this new chapter in my career and work with the brilliant team at the company to build on what Ben Roberts has achieved in the first four years."
Nigel Williams, Chairman of Protagonist added: "We are delighted to have recruited someone with Mike's experience and standing within the industry. He has done an outstanding job at Screen and we are very confident that he will build on the very strong foundations that have been put in place by Ben and the team to continue Protagonist's growth. Protagonist is an ambitious business and we believe Mike is the ideal person to lead us to fulfilling our ambitions."
Protagonist is the international sales and financing company established in 2008 by shareholders Film4, Vertigo Films and Ingenious Media. Nigel Williams joined as majority shareholder and Chairman in 2010. Protagonist has sold titles including StreetDance, Tyrannosaur, Kill List, The Imposter, How I Live Now, Sightseers and The Sweeney.
Wendy Mitchell, Screen International's current Head of Content, will serve as Acting Editor until a new editor is confirmed. She will work with Goodridge during a handover period until the end of July.
Conor Dignam, managing director of Screen International said: "Mike has done a fantastic job as editor of Screen over the last three years. He took the brand from a weekly print led product to a digitally focused daily news service through ScreenDaily.com. The Screen market dailies at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and AFM are the clear market leaders and that is because of the great editorial team Mike has built here. We wish him all the best in his new role. An announcement on the new editor of Screen will be made shortly."
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Incredible news!
No better man! Congratulations, Mike.
Wow. didn't see that coming! Really interesting choice . He's super talented and i'm sure will do a superb job.
Mike is a true talent and fantastic choice! Congrats!
Congratulations Mike, you kept that well under your hat. Exciting times
Great choice and much success in your new career.
Brilliant choice, Mike will be incredible. And he loves film not just a biz man. Smart appointment from Protag bigwigs.
Well done Mike, well done Protagonist, and you can be confident that the team you have at Screen will keep the ship on course.
Excellent choice. Congratulations Mike.
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Participants take an evening flight (On their own) from the U.S. to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Arriving in Buenos Aires this morning, you transfer by taxi (on your own) to the National Airport (allow two hours in between airports for traffic). At the National Airport you board your flight to Bariloche. Arriving in Bariloche in the early afternoon you transfer by taxi (on your own) to the lake front hotel* where a room will be waiting in you name. The afternoon is free to explore the city of Bariloche. In the early evening we meet the Earth River guide in the lobby for the welcome dinner. *NOTE: Lake front hotel to be announced in September.
After breakfast this morning we board the bus for the 8 hour drive to the river. The first hour takes us past of beautiful lake vistas. Dropping down out of the mountains, we reach the Patagonian steppe, a dry landscape made famous by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who fled to this region in the 1800's. With the Andes off in the distance to our right, we continue for 4 hours to the Argentina and Chile borders. Crossing into Chile, the landscape dramatically changes from the arid steppe to the gorgeous lush mountains of the Futaleufu Valley. We arrive at the Mapu Leufu Cliff Camp trailhead in the late afternoon. A beautiful 1/2 hike, along a rushing creek with waterfalls and pool, takes us into the camp's interior which will be our home base for the trip's duration..
Secluded and spectacular, the Mapul Leufu Cliff Camp is as beautiful a river camp as can be found anywhere. Situated on a dramatic bluff, boasting a 5 mile view of the the turquoise river and Grand Teton like spires rising directly out of it, this expansive property has over two miles of private river front, is far from roads and can only be accessed by hiking trails or the river. The camp is ideally located with access to raft put ins, take-outs and other mulit-sport activities which helps cut down on driving times. The camp's manuel cable car allows guests to easily cross the river where there are additional miles of hiking, mountain biking and horseback trails. Hand-hewn wooden cliff dwellings with beds offer breathtaking views of granite towers rising from the turquoise river. Dramatically perched on a 100 foot cliff is an 18-person wooden hot tub. Meals are served outdoors at the cliff-side dining area at tables with stunning views of granite spires rising from the turquoise river in one direction and glacier-capped, Alp-like peaks in the other. The camp also has a tributary stream with waterfalls and deep pools for swimming, a deep, spring-fed pond for kayak lessons, a cliffside ordeurve area with campfire and a wonderful, private fishing eddy. Camp amenities include; flush toilets, hot showers, cook, professional masseuse, thick matress pads, pillows warm sleeping bags with flannel liners and a covered dining area in case of inclement weather. Meals are served with wine and beer. This evening we meet the guides and receive a camp orientation.
Today begins with a hike (1/2 mile) out to the bus and a ten minute drive to our raft put in. After a safety talk, and practice session in the calm water above the first rapid, we run a series of marvelous class 4 rapids including; Mundoca, Wina and Tiburon. Two safety catarafts escort us down the river. In the early afternoon we take out and drive 20 minutes back to the Cliff Camp trailhead. The rest of the afternoon is free to fish, hike to a series of lakes in an old growth forest, mountain bike, swim or relax in the cliffside hot tub.
After breakfast we embark on a beautiful hike downstream that takes us along Terminador, the river's most challenging rapid, which we will run later in the trip. A beautiful trail winds through the trees the entire length of the rapid offering stunning views of the wild water which churns the river into every imaginable shade of azure, white and turquoise while creating dozens of waterfalls as it spills over a myriad of giant, sculpted white granite boulders. Just below the trail, at water level, is the stone couch. This smooth, mableized chunk of granite gives one the feeling of being right out in the river, seats up to six people and has an unimpeded view down the entire mile long rapid. At the bottom of Terminador rapid, we board the rafts. Imediately downstream run the impressive class 4+ Kyburz Pass Rapid and then the 15 foot waves of the Himalayas (The river's most fun rapid). Downstream we run the nine class four rapids in the Bridge to Bridge section but continue past the previous day's take out and run two of the biggest rapids on the river; Mas o Menos and Casa De Piedra. After the last major rapid we pull over at a beach. After an introduction to kayaking from the guides, we will paddle for an hour beneath a breathtaking landscape of glacier-capped peaks. At the take out we board the bus and drive 1/2 hour to the Cliff Camp trailhead.
Today we board the bus and drive an hour to the town of Futaleufu. We stop for an hour to explore the quaint town and then drive a short distance to our inflatable kayaking put in on the Rio Espolon, a beautiful teal colored tributary of the Futaleufu. The Espolon is a bit more challenging then the section of the lower Futaleufu River we did the day before. We take out and drive back to Mapu Leufu Camp for lunch. In the afternoon, cross the on a manual cable car to go canyoneering through the spectacular, 400 foot deep Rio Blanco slot canyon. Wearing wetsuits and river shoes, we hike, climb, and swim through this incredible natural labyrinth of white boulders, clear azure pools and waterfalls. Those people not wishing to partake in the Rio Blanco canyoning, can gor for a mountain bike ride, fish, go swimming or relax in the hot tub.
After breakfast we hike out to the bus and drive 1 hour to our raft put in on the Upper Futaleufu River. Soon we enter the wild, sheer- walled Class 5 Infierno Canyon. A gorgeous, primitive, dirt road follows high above the river for those people who would rather be driven or hike around the canyon. Racing between imposing walls, hundreds of feet high, the pulsing river boasts a number of impressive rapids including; Infierno Purgatorio and Escala de Jacobo. Each rapid in Infierno Canyon is separated by a swift pool which allows leaves time for rescue and recovery if necessary. Below Infierno Canyon, we float a few hours down to Earth River's Cave Camp property where we have lunch on the smooth granite ledges above the river's most dramatic rapid, Zeta. Here the entire river slices through a narrow, z-shaped cleft in the white granite. While we eat, the guides "Ghost boat" (push the empty boats) through Zeta. During this time there will be ample opportunity to cliff jump from ledges (up to 40 feet), into the aerated bue pool below the rapid. Carved into the granite ledge by the river in higher flows, is a heart-shaped, three-foot deep water-filled pothole, which we heat to 105°. With smooth, 45° sloping walls to lean against and fresh water every day, this chemical-free, stone hot tub comfortably fits twelve people. After lunch we embark on a wonderful 2 mile hike downstream. The hike first takes us to Laguito Azul (Blue Lake), a gorgeous spring-fed pond/lake. Set within a bowl of massive granite towers as high as 300 feet and surrounded by lush vegetation, Laguito Azul resembles a giant Japanese garden. Its brilliant blue water is so pure you can drink it and so clear you can see giant German brown trout and salmon of up to 25 pounds swimming 30 feet down. We use a "Huck Finn" raft to to cross Lasguito Azul. The trail continues along the lake for a half mile down to Lost Beach on the Futaleufu River. This private beach is so tucked away that many people float by it without knowing it is there. Our hike continues around the backside of the Tower of the Winds, the granite monolith that rises 300 feet out of Laguito Azul and then down to unrunnable Throne Room Rapid. Here we watch as the guides "Ghost boat" the rafts through the rapid from a cliff high above the river. Below Throne Room we board the rafts and the next hour is spent running a series of long, exciting class 4 rapids, down to our first access out of the river, We tie up the boats, board the bus for a 15 minute drive back to the base camp.
Today we board the bus and drive 15 minutes up to the Azul River trailhead where we meet horses and take a beautiful ride up the Azul River Valley, a beautiful turquoise Futaleufu tributary. After lunch, we board inflatable kayaks and paddle down the class II/III Azul to the confluence with the Futaleufu. The inflatable kayaking on the Azul is a step up from what we have previously kayaked earlier on the trip. Upon reaching the confluence with the Futaleufu, we board the rafts and run a couple of class 4 rapids down to the cliff camp for the night. Upon reaching the confluence with the Futaleufu we board the rafts and run some class 4 rapids down to the Cliff Camp.
NOTE: The Rio Azul can oly be run at certain water levels. If the river is too high or too low, we wll switch to a different class II/III section of River like the lower Espolon which is downstream of the section we had previously run)
Today is one the most impressive commercial rafting days in the world. * Within minutes of pushing off we enter class 5+ Terminador Rapid, the most demanding rapid on the river. Immediately downstream of Terminador are the 15 foot waves of the Himalayas. In this stretch the rapids flow together making nearly a mile and a half of non-stop Class 5 action. (Class 4 clients can hike around the most exposed sections on a beautiful trail and run the rest). After the Himalayas there is a series of giant Class 4+ rapids (some nearly a mile long) and two Class 5 rapids: Cojin (the cushion) and Mundaca. After another long stretch of Class 4+water, we have lunch. In the afternoon we run two of the most difficult Class 5 rapids on the river; Mas o Menos and Casa De Piedra. After the last rapid, the canyon boasts some of its most impressive scenery with grand vistas of towering mountains and glaciers. In the early afternoon we take out and drive a few minutes to the Mapu Leufu trailhead and hike 1/2 hour on a beautiful trail into Mapu Leufu Cliff Camp where we spend the night. Our farewell dinner that evening is a traditional Chilean Asado (roasted sheep over a fire) prepared by our neighbor and friend, Sugundo Zapata.
*Option: Class 4 participants have the option of hiking on a trail around short sections of the bigger rapids. Often people who chose to walk around Inferno Canyon earlier in the trip feel more comfortable and run many of the large rapids today. This decision, however, is always left up to the guides.
Early this morning we drive 1 hour to the Chile/Argentina border. After crossing into Argentina, we drive a few more hours to the town of Esquel and then on to Bariloche. Arriving into Bariloche in the late afternoon, we transfer to our flight to Buenos Aires. Arriving in Buenos Aires we transfer by taxi (on our own) from the national to the international Airport where we board our intenational flight back to the United States. NOTE: It is imperitive that you leave at least 2 hours to travel between the national and international airports in Buenos Aires which means you will need to leave a minimum of four hours from the time you land in Buenos Aires to the time you fly out on your international connection.
This morning we arrive in the United States.


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MORE than 270 homes were left without power for more than seven hours after an underground electrical fire in Horwich.
Firefighters were called to Brownlow Road at about 3pm on Wednesday when a manhole cover was blown off by a electrical fire underground.
Workmen from Electricity North West worked through the night to carry out repairs on the high voltage fuse box.
Homes on both sides of Brownlow road, from the junction of Lee Lane, were left without power until 10.30pm.
June Fletcher, aged 71, of Brownlow Road, said: "I had to light candles and get all the blankets out because I couldn't use my heating. I just heard the fire engines arriving and there was some smoke coming from the corner. It makes you realise how dependent we are on electricity."
Kate Kelly, aged 48, of Brownlow Road, added: "It's been a real inconvenience. Although I'm lucky, I have a gas fire so I have been able to heat my house."
Watch manager Ian Read, of Bolton Central fire station, said: "We had to put a cordon in place while the cables were still catching fire from the high voltage passing through the box — which had blown the lid off the manhole.
"We used dry powder to extinguish the flames. Once workmen from Electricity North West arrived, we handed over to them."
The Saddle pub was evacuated and closed for the evening.


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Huffington Post Blog: Addressing the Other Side of Teacher Evaluation
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Powerful improvements in instruction occur when teachers are observed, supported, and assessed by their peers. Want to know more? Read my blog on the Huffington Post.
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Bed and Breakfast. It is a pretty self explanatory term. You get a bed, and you get breakfast. But the offerings of both of the above can vary dramatically. First of all, let me begin by saying, if you do not offer a super quality night of sleep or a full breakfast, you should not call yourself a bed and breakfast. There is one more thing I think is ultimately important in a B & B, and that is good quality toilet paper that isn't single ply and like sandpaper, but I digress.
The Bed. The first B and maybe the more important and the hardest one to get right for a large swath of people. Everyone sleeps differently. Some people prefer softer mattresses, some firmer. Some like to get super bundled up and toasty while they sleep, some like to have the windows open and just a sheet covering them. Some like flat pillows, some like fluffy pillows. You cannot possibly make everyone comfortable, but you can play to the common denominator.
Believe it or not, we spent hours researching mattresses before we bought a B & B. We looked at the difference between coil mattresses, memory foam and the latest air mattresses. We laid on all of them; looked at the pros and cons; and ultimately determined for the larger swath of the population, a single coil mattress was the way to go. We get a slightly firmer mattress and add a pillow top cover for give. These mattresses have the advantage over the others of displacing movement well and not sleeping hot. Memory foam is very comfortable but can make many uncomfortable and sweaty as it retains heat. They have improved over the years but are still problematic. The air mattresses are nice for those who are getting one permanently because you can experiment with the right setting for you personally and keep it there. For a one- or two-night stay, it is difficult to ascertain what setting is best, and you may never get quite comfortable.
What goes on the mattress is as important as the mattress itself. We have spent a lot of money on sheets in the last eight years until we settled on the ones we currently use and that many of our guests have bought for their own beds after having stayed with us. First, note the thread count of sheets is no guarantee of quality. You want single thread count, not double, and even then, the quality of the thread is as important as the thread count itself. That being said, cotton wrinkles, and if you wash your sheets frequently, they will eventually develop little balls on them, so they don't last very long or become Swiss cheese. The sheets we currently use are actually combed polyester, and they are almost like satin. They wash like a charm, and they don't wrinkle. I never knew sheets were so important in terms of a good night's sleep until we slept on these sheets for the first time. Soft doesn't begin to describe it.
Next, the pillow. This one is still one that varies, and we actually keep several different kinds of pillows on hand in case one or another doesn't work for a guest. The ones we use most is a memory foam pillow with many small pieces of foam that shapes to each individual, is washable and therefore anti-microbial. Some swear by feather, although keep in mind, many people are actually allergic to down. Having options is always a good way to go.
The breakfast goes without saying. I find it unacceptable to be a bed and breakfast and serve a continental breakfast of cold cereal and stale bagels. Guests expect more from the industry as a whole, especially when you compare it to every average hotel that has a waffle iron and assorted other processed pseudo breakfast items. To compete, we have to up the ante. Having a picnic option for special circumstances is one thing, but in general, a hot breakfast complete with fruit, coffee and juice is a must. Specific recipes and types of breakfast may vary, and in my opinion, should reflect the personality of the inn. Good coffee is critical. Having a decaf option is also a must, and we go above and beyond that and offer a large variety of both loose leaf tea and tea bags. We also make sure to have a variety of quality juices on hand for guests to select from.
The last note on breakfast is that we always are certain to ask about dietary restrictions. We get a lot of vegetarians, vegans and those with allergies like gluten free and dairy free. I don't always make these types of food, but when I do, I want them to be just as filling and delicious as the more mainstream items I make. Accommodating people of all kinds is the name of the game. That's the definition of hospitality and that's the industry I'm in.
Monika Sudakov is the chef and innkeeper at the Chestnut Street Inn in Sheffield. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Etihad Airways confirms order for five Boeing 777-300ER airplanes
Boeing and Etihad Airways have confirmed the airline's definitive order for five Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at $1.09 billion at list price.
The airplanes will be delivered in 2005, with the first delivery scheduled for October followed by two each in November and December. They are the first Boeing airplanes Etihad has ordered to join an expanding group of prominent carriers operating the 777 family. "We do our utmost to meet the needs of our discerning passengers and we're pleased to be adding the 777-300ER to our fleet," said Etihad Chairman H.E. Dr. Ahmed Bin Saif Al-Nahyan. "Our objective is to build upon our status as one of the world's top quality airlines. We believe our reputation will be enhanced even further by making the most of the 777's wide, roomy cabin to create a distinctive experience for our guests."
Etihad Airways noted that the early delivery date of these aircraft will advance its ability to provide service to new long haul routes. The new airplanes' capacity and range will facilitate the airline's expansion to new routes in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
"We continue to see significant orders for the 777 family, reinforcing the airplane's reputation for flying long-haul routes as efficiently as possible with unrivaled interior comfort for passengers," said Lee Monson, Boeing Commercial Airplanes' vice president of sales for the Middle East and Africa. "Early next year, we will raise the bar even further with the introduction of the 777-200LR (Longer Range) which will set the standard for long-haul, wide-body jetliners, carrying 301 passengers in spacious comfort and flying 9,420 nautical miles with full cargo loads while achieving unmatched fuel efficiency."
In operation for just over a year, Etihad Airways is becoming known for its rapid growth and firm determination to build a national carrier operating out of Abu Dhabi that rivals the world's best international carriers. It has earned respect for its level of service and dedication to go beyond passenger expectations.
The Boeing 777 has consistently exceeded its initial performance specifications and is continually selected by passengers as the most preferred airplane in its class. The 777 dominates its market segment by a two-to-one margin, even after having been introduced two years later than its nearest competitors. Thirty-seven airlines have now ordered 665 Boeing 777s, making it the fastest selling twin-aisle airplane in history.


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Corn futures apparently felt early-harvest pressure Tuesday. Although concurrent soybean gains probably provided some support, corn futures declined modestly today. There wasn't a great deal of news, so talk that the harvest is progressing and early yields have been surprisingly high seemed to drag prices downward. December corn declined 4.5 cents to $4.4875/bushel at Tuesday's close, and May lost 4.5 cents to $4.6975.
The soy complex posted a mixed Tuesday showing. Although the southern soybean harvest is also getting underway, the bean and meal markets moved generally higher. The fact that recent rains did not improve the condition ratings on the weekly USDA Crop Progress report reportedly powered the rise. Weak palm oil prices in Asia apparently depressed soy oil futures once again. November soybeans climbed 4.75 cents to $13.125/bushel Tuesday afternoon, while October soyoil slid 0.13 cents to 41.84 cents/pound, and October soymeal gained $3.0 to $414.1/ton.
The wheat markets performed relatively well Tuesday. Talk of robust export demand very likely supported wheat prices today. However, late strength marked a response to reports that Argentina's winter wheat fields were hit by a damaging frost overnight. December CBOT wheat settled 4.75 cents higher at $6.5825/bushel Tuesday, while December KCBT wheat lifted 7.25 cents to $7.05, and December MGE futures advanced 6.25 cents to $7.05.
Beef gains boosted cattle futures in Tuesday trading. The cattle market reacted well to bullish news Monday and continued rising today. The Wholesale beef prices rose sharply Monday and continued upward Tuesday morning, which probably bodes well for the cash markets. Strength spilling over from the hog market may also have encouraged bulls. October cattle futures advanced 0.72 cents to 127.32 cents/pound late Tuesday morning, while December lifted 0.72 cents to 131.22. Meanwhile, October feeder cattle jumped 1.67 cents to 163.77 cents/pound and January leapt 1.90 cent to 163.62.
Smithfield news probably exaggerated Tuesday's hog gains. Monday's cash and wholesale news was not very supportive of the hog market, but futures seemed to rally on technical considerations. The nearby contracts' discounts to the CME index may also have encouraged bulls. But news that Smithfield shareholders had approved its takeover by Shuanghui of China very likely powered the big advance. October hog futures rocketed up 2.32 cents to 92.50 cents/pound in late Tuesday morning action, while December spiked 1.65 cents to 88.07.


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Wiltshire Council has welcomed proposals by the new mayor of Bristol to reopen Corsham railway station.
George Ferguson, the independent elected mayor of Bristol, has approved funding for major improvements to the Bristol area railway network, which includes provision for a new station in Corsham.
His proposals still need to be approved by Bristol Council before the bid goes before the Department for Transport, but, if successful, could mean the reopening of the station, which closed in 1963.
Wiltshire Council has strongly supported the proposal. Dick Tonge, the cabinet member for transport, said: "We welcome this promising news about what has been one of Wiltshire Council's priorities for many years.
"We are looking forward to working with the greater Bristol area consortium to help make this a reality and bring rail travel back to Corsham.
"After many years of disappointments, we really hope that the opening of Corsham station can happen this time. We very much support this exciting project."
Corsham residents and town councillors have campaigned to reopen the station for many years.
Wiltshire councillor for Corsham Peter Davies, who also sits on Corsham Town Council, welcomed the news.
He said: "That would be wonderful. It's something that I have been working towards for the last 25 years and it's something that the people of Corsham desperately need and desperately want, in order to get in and out of the city without having to deal with all the congestion.
"We had the station designed, we had the plans passed and everything ready to construct the station, then the Government pulled the plug on the Bristol to Oxford service, so we had to stop.
"We are all ready to go. All we want is a train to service to stop at Corsham and we will be willing and able to get it built."
Mr Ferguson has pledged £1.8 million of Bristol Council funds to develop the business case for the scheme, which would require £94 million of Government funding.
He said: "This is something around which the transport lobby seems to be agreed.
"It's making use of current infrastructure and adding to it in places.
"Over the next 10 or 15 years, it enables us to make a more integrated approach to our transport and will, hopefully, lead to an integrated transport authority in the long term."
The news comes as Transport Minister Norman Baker outlined plans to devolve decision-making on major local transport schemes to local transport bodies from 2015.


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Good stuff but wheres the 1990 stuff more weeks of 90.
Nice to see McMahon and I have something in common afterall. Can't tell you how many times AOL has done crap like that.
Funny interview!
I like Vince more now than I did before I read this. He's a funny guy.
Well, if the guy spends his "alone time" thinking up wrestling jokes and ruminating about wrestling storylines, I'd have to say he certainly is into wrestling, at any rate.
His answer to the question about the lightweights is so incredibly obnoxious.
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A TEENAGE cyclist who was involved in a collision with a lorry on Friday evening remains in hospital but is expected to make a full recovery.
The 19-year-old male was rushed to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol in a critical condition after being knocked unconscious in the collision, which took place in Faringdon Road.
Doctors have said they do not believe his injuries are either life threatening or life altering and do not believe there will be any long term damage.
He suffered internal injuries and will remain in hospital for several days but he is expected to leave later this week.
The incident occurred at the junction with Farnsby Street and Emlyn Square shortly before 4pm, involving the bike and a six-wheel white lorry.
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SMALL businesses in the Malvern Hills district are to get a cut in their business rates, district councillors decided this week.
Members of the district council's executive committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the discretionary business rate relief announced by the government last year.
The breaks mean relief of up to £1,000 for shops with a rateable value of £50,000 or less in 2014/5 and 2015/6. And new occupiers of shops that have been empty more than a year will get 50 per cent rate relief for 18 months.
The council's head of resources Andy Baldwin said the costs of the rate relief will be reimbursed tom the council, and so there will be no effect on its budget.
Coun Phil Grove, the portfolio holder for economic development, said: "In the current climate, any help that we can give to our small businesses will be very welcome.
The news has been welcomed by Anna Brook of Great Malvern Association of Traders, who said: "Obviously it's good news; any cuts in rates are always welcome.
"It's fantastic that government recognise that small businesses are finding the rates a real burden.
"A cut like this means that businesses such as ours may be able to employ an extra Saturday assistant, or something like that.
"However, much more significant is the need for the government to look at the imbalance between online and High Street traders. A business run from someone's kitchen table, or a rural outbuilding pays less, very significantly less, than people like us with town centre shop premises and all the overheads we have . This is something for central government to address."


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Eat, drink and be very careful
All year you're a professional, with your own domain, be it office or home. But for one night in December, you're obliged to assume the title of "partner" at a work Christmas party that isn't your own.
Is it possible to be the plus-one without anyone coming undone?
"I actually enjoy her Christmas work parties better than my own," says Brad Disher, a Melbourne sales executive married to a high-flying finance executive.
"They're fairly well-funded affairs at nice places and I get on well with the people she works with. It's a bigger stress for her - she thinks I'll get drunk and say something stupid."
He hasn't yet. But drink, dress and demeanour are the potential demons of the well-meaning but socially obligated spouse. There's got to be a reason other than the GFC why partners are increasingly unwelcome at end-of-year celebrations. A slip of the tongue here, an indiscreet dance move there, and festivities can take on a different meaning. Brawls - or boredom - can ensue.
"It's better if partners aren't invited - then you can just be yourself and not worry about someone else and making small talk," says Mel Liu, a Sydney accountant married to a telco commercial manager.
"These people spend five days a week together - more time at work than at home - and then you bring someone else in."
Alcohol is a social lubricant with as many negative effects as positive ones.
"The only time we used to fight was at his work party," says the wife of a building industry leader.
And the big boss is not immune.
"Her husband gets plastered - he does it every year," says Anna, a bank branch manager. Anna's plus-one is the offended party and he said no to this year's bank bash.
"His tolerance is quite low because he was a policeman."
Opportunities for misunderstandings and misalignments abound, but there is the chance for good, rather than evil, to stem from the plus-one invitation.
The scientist wife of a senior bureaucrat reckons she saved him from a final performance warning by meeting - and observing - his boss at a Christmas gathering.
"I sussed out what she was like. I said 'wear a shirt and tie and look smart, no one else does it, and drop the family hours for normal hours'," she says.
"His next report said his performance had improved outstandingly."
- Bland or bumptious: the choice is stark. If you value your marriage and your partner's income, stick to the former.
- Dress to blend. This is not your night to make a statement; leave that to the person who actually works there and has been gagging to do it for some time. Make a statement at your own do - if you must.
- Eat. Preferable to drink.
- Drink what you like - well, it is Christmas - just not as much as you'd like.
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A grade of "C" or higher in ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100.
Additional WI prerequisites are:
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|Course Description:
|In ENG 273N students will study and practice the art of writing various kinds of creative nonfiction, such as autobiography, biography, nature and travel writing, writing on scientific and historical subjects, and cultural criticism. Emphasis will be on logical, rhetorical, stylistic, and aesthetic concerns of the genre.
|Books may be purchased at the Kapiolani CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/uhkcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
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An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a
combination of a
corticosteroid with a local anesthetic pain relief
medicine. Corticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory medicines. Relieving swelling and inflammation can take pressure off nerves and other soft tissues, which can relieve pain. The local anesthetic medicine helps give you immediate pain
relief. Corticosteroid medicines take longer to have an effect.
Within the
spinal canal, an ESI is injected into the space around the spinal cord and
nerve roots (epidural space).
sometimes are used to treat pain and inflammation from pressure on spinal
nerve roots. ESI is usually not tried unless symptoms caused by lumbar
spinal stenosis have not responded to other
nonsurgical treatment.
Imaging tests, such as magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scans, are usually done before you are given the
injection. These tests are used to identify the exact location where nerve
roots are being squeezed. During the injection, an X-ray machine (fluoroscope)
is often used to guide placement of the needle.
An epidural steroid injection (ESI)
may be tried when other nonsurgical treatments have failed to relieve severe
leg pain from lumbar spinal stenosis.
The corticosteroids in an
ESI may help provide relief from leg pain by reducing swelling and
inflammation. Local anesthetics help relieve pain but
do not reduce inflammation. Lidocaine can also help relieve pain quickly,
before the corticosteroid has taken effect.
Lumbar spinal stenosis may cause pain
that radiates from the lower spine to the hips or down the legs. Epidural steroid
injections (ESIs) are used for leg pain rather than back pain from lumbar
spinal stenosis.
Steroid injections may help relieve pain for a short time (2 to 3 weeks) in some people. Experts do not know how well injections work over longer periods of time.1
These injections may relieve symptoms and reduce inflammation but do not
cure spinal stenosis.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
One common side effect of this medicine is pain and swelling the first day or two after the
injection. It may help to apply ice at home for 15 to 20 minutes.
See Drug Reference for a
full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all
If the steroid injection relieves your symptoms and your symptoms come back, your doctor may consider another injection. But steroid injections can damage soft tissues, so they are not given more than 3 or 4 times in a year in a single area.
A type of X-ray called fluoroscopy may be used to guide the needle placement for an epidural steroid injection.
The procedure usually takes less than 30 minutes. Then you are monitored for another 15 to 20 minutes before you go home. You will mostly rest on the day of the injection. Most people return to their normal activities the following day.
Your doctor will tell you what to watch for after you go home. Complications are rare, but can include infection, bleeding, nerve damage, and leaking of the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsNorth American Spine Society (2007). Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: Evidence-based clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care. Available online: http://www.spine.org/Documents/NASSCG_Stenosis.pdf.
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Distance services, Funding Information Center, Request forms, Turnitin, Other library services...
Raynor Memorial Libraries offers more than 1.8 million volumes, hundreds of research databases, computer access, laptops on loan, a multimedia collection, group study spaces, 24-hour access and library staff members who help researchers from around the world.
Campus accounts - ITS Help Desk - (414) 288-7799
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We can help you get things that we do not already own. Here's an outline of the possibilities and the process ...
1. Verify that the Libraries do not own it.
We ask you to do this in order to save yourself, and us, time (after all, if we actually have the item, then you can use it right away!) If you are unsure whether or not the Libraries own a particular item, please ask us for help. Here is information on how to contact us.
For journal articles: especially if you used the FindIt@MU link, please understand that sometimes FindIt@MU gives incorrect information, usually because of internet connection problems. Therefore, please double-check with a journal title search in MARQCAT to see if we own the journal.
2. Decide how you want to proceed
Local libraries: check whether a nearby library has it ... and figure out if and how you can get there, and what you need to do to be able to check it out.
Interlibrary Loan: ask the Raynor Memorial staff to request a copy from another library
Ask the ILL staff (414) 288-7257 for advice on these.
Below are details on how these play out ...
Milwaukee Public Library: the main branch of the Milwaukee public library system is only about half a mile away (814 W. Wisconsin Ave.), so if the item is available there, you could get it pretty quickly and easily yourself. If you live on or near Marquette's campus, you are eligible to get your own public library card.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries: these libraries are not as close to us, so you'd have to plan for taking the buses (which takes time and money), or getting a ride (also takes time, and a favor). Furthermore, to check out books from these libraries, you need to get an InfoPass from the Raynor Library Information Desk before you go there.
Other Milwaukee libraries: some (not all) will also accept the InfoPass.
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Interlibrary Loan (commonly called ILL) is a library-to-library lending service. When items are not available locally, usually* the Interlibrary Loan department can get these for you -- and then you don't have to worry about transportation, check-out procedures, or cost (we absorb any costs that there may be).
Here's more about the ILL service ... and where you submit ILL requests.
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I figured I'd take a break from being assailed from all sides regarding the state of Perl (though I did find this very interesting, and especially this comment). No, this week I decided to go in a vastly different direction.
Every so often, I like to highlight curious or extreme examples of troubleshooting. Besides being generally good reads like a detective novel, these write-ups serve to fit in little crevices in our minds, dormant until a similar situation crops up weeks, months, or years later. What makes a good troubleshooter is the ability to eliminate possible causes until the actual source of the issue is revealed, and equally, the ability to instantly call upon tiny flecks of information from the distant past, then apply that knowledge to the current situation.
[ Cash in on your IT stories! Send your IT tales to email@example.com. If we publish it, we'll keep you anonymous and send you a $50 American Express gift cheque. | Get the latest practical data center advice and info in Matt Prigge's Information Overload blog and InfoWorld's Data Center newsletter. ]
So when I happened across Kristian Kielhofner's Packets of Death post, I figured it deserved recognition.
This is troubleshooting at a level that most people never reach. When we're investigating issues of a similar nature, such as intermittent network connectivity problems, we step through the usual suspects, and 999 times out of 1,000, we replace a patch cord, update a driver, or do something equally pedestrian. But to encounter an issue like the one Kristian faced, with multiple reports of problems within brand-new hardware platforms, completely different infrastructures, completely different clients, involving behavior that appeared to be OS-independent -- there are no usual suspects.
The best part of this write-up is that it's not only a very peculiar real-world case that keeps you guessing, but Kristian details the tools he used and shows examples of how he arrived at the final answer. For those just entering the fray as a network engineer, or even those who want to add to their skill set, reading through his methodology and playing around with the tools referenced will only serve to enhance those skills. If you're at all interested in networks, being on a first-name basis with everything from Wireshark to tcpreplay to Ostinato will make fixing many problems amazingly easier.
This jaunt into the wild also serves to underline a little-recognized phenomenon: exactly how much we trust the lowest-level code in our infrastructures.
The fundamental problem that Kristian faced was bad code in an Intel network controller, a bug that would shut down the interface if certain conditions were met -- conditions that occurred intermittently on a general-purpose network. Throughout the millions upon millions of Intel-driven NICs out in the world, a bug like this is so rare as to be absolutely the last place you'd look for the problem, as Kristian found out. You certainly don't look at a NIC EEPROM as the first step in deducing the cause of a network issue.


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