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Mayor-President Kip Holden fired Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White on Monday, calling the chief a "master of deception" who disobeyed orders and divided the community during his nearly two-year tenure.
The dismissal, announced after a contentious hearing in the Metro Council chambers, capped a whirlwind couple of weeks during which White was accused of insubordination and repeatedly running afoul of departmental policy.
Reading from a prepared statement Monday, White rebutted a list of accusations Holden made last week, and aired several of his own complaints with an administration he said had micromanaged him and made his job "impossible."
The hearing shed new light on the internal strife between White and city-parish officials, and the chief also sought to highlight the "vestiges of racism" he says have torn the department apart.
"I inherited a department where preferential assignments had been given on the basis of favoritism as directed by the police union," White said, defending his record and attributing his demise to unpopular changes he made in the department.
Despite White's contention that pressure from the police union led to his dismissal, Holden maintained that "no politics" entered into the termination process. After more than an hour of testimony, the mayor recessed to deliberate privately and then announced White's firing before the standing room only crowd, drawing a smattering of applause.
"Chief will not be able to hide behind a written statement and false accusations," Holden said. "I will not stand here and allow to him to divide this community any further."
Addressing reporters after the hearing, Holden said White had told a "convenient story" instead of the truth. "This man is the master of deception, and the people of Baton Rouge deserve a lot better," Holden said.
White's attorney, Jill Craft, pivoted to her next avenue of appeal, saying she plans to file an amended pleading Tuesday with the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, a five-member panel that could vote to reinstate White.
City-parish officials said they may seek clarification from the courts or state attorney general as to whether state law, which entitles White to civil service relief, trumps the local Plan of Government, which says White is an unclassified employee who serves at the pleasure of the mayor.
Craft has said there is no question that White is entitled to a civil service appeal. The chairman of the civil service board, Sgt. Bryan Taylor, has said the board plans to hold a hearing for White barring court intervention.
That hearing likely will not be until March or April at the earliest, Taylor has said.
White responded point by point Monday to a list of 14 accusations Holden had outlined last week, saying the mayor had been "sorely misinformed." The chief addressed the department's race relations, having been accused of making inflammatory remarks to the news media regarding racial bias within the department.
"Whether you or anyone else wishes to acknowledge it or not, we have a serious race-relations problem between our officers and the public we serve," White told Holden. "I am personally aware of numerous instances of racial insensitivity and bias, as are you."
As an example, White said he recently sought to discipline a white homicide detective who made derogatory remarks while standing over the body of a black man who had been murdered. The detective "stood over the body at the scene and remarked that 'I am here on my wife's birthday and I'm standing over a dead … ' and I'll use the N-word," White said.
"Not only were the officer's comments and conduct deplorable," White added, "but they could potentially cause to be called into question all of his prior investigations involving African-American victims."
White said he submitted a proposed disciplinary action to William Daniel, Holden's chief administrative officer, to have the detective transferred, but his request was "inexplicably" denied. Daniel said in an interview Monday that he had not denied the request and provided to The Advocate an email that identifies the detective as John Colter. Daniel, in the email, called Colter's conduct "egregious" but expressed concern about due process being followed.
Lt. Don Kelly, a police spokesman, said Monday that Colter remains assigned to the homicide division.
White said that, based on recent discussions with federal authorities, the department is unlikely to come out from under its long-standing federal consent decree anytime soon.
"In my last communication with the United States Department of Justice, they expressed grave concern that the Police Department still is not doing enough to recruit and hire black persons and females," White said.
As an example of the department's poor track record on diversity, White pointed to the case of Kelley Morgan, a black cadet he said was forced to resign 14 weeks into the training academy.
"She alleges from day one in the academy she was harassed and treated more harshly than her peers," White said, adding that Morgan sent a written complaint of sex and race discrimination to his office.
While investigating Morgan's claims, White said, he re-instated her to a position in the records division. City-parish officials said they confronted White about unlawfully paying Morgan as an officer and ordering her paid for work she had not earned.
Holden, in his letter, said White unethically loaned Morgan $1,000 and disobeyed a directive to cease communicating with her. Holden, responding to Morgan's testimony Monday, promised a "proper investigation" into Morgan's case, but he took exception to White's portrayal of the department as having systemic problems with race relations.
"There has been discrimination in this department," the mayor said after the hearing, "but that's been long before Kip Holden became mayor."
White denied showing favoritism to Officer Brad Bickham, a canine officer he hired who is the father of his wife's godson. According to Holden's letter, White did not require Bickham to undergo a psychological examination or go before the oral interview board, as had been required of other new hires.
But White said Bickham and three other veteran officers hired at the same time had undergone those tests at previous jobs, and that the tests would have been a waste of taxpayer dollars to repeat when hiring them.
Accused of looking the other way after Capt. Lonnie Lockett allegedly lied under oath during a civil service hearing, White said he had disciplined Lockett "in the form of counseling." He also denied a claim that he had been discovered crouching below a partition in the internal affairs office "in an apparent attempt to overhear conversations."
"Sir, I don't crouch," White said.
As an example of Holden's alleged micromanagement, White referred to a night in January when the mayor called him on his cellphone about 11:15 p.m. and ordered him to move a DWI checkpoint because it was too close to a downtown function. Holden said the checkpoint was interfering with traffic on a night when two Mardi Gras balls were held downtown.
White said Holden's micromanagement of the department "began in earnest when I transferred union president Chris Stewart to the pistol range."
"No one within the Baton Rouge Police Department could verify that Mr. Stewart was doing any work, much less showing up for work," White said. "In fact, the problem had become so significant that his supervising officers were reluctant to sign his time sheets because they did not want to get in trouble for certifying Mr. Stewart was working when they didn't know whether he was or not."
Stewart did not respond to requests for comment Monday. Charlie Dirks, the union's attorney, said Stewart would respond Tuesday after he obtains copies of departmental records that refute White's statements.
Holden had accused White of shredding documents earlier this month after he learned of his impending termination. White acknowledged this but said the documents were copies — not originals — that contained sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, and that shredding them was more "prudent" than throwing them away.
White denied claims he ordered the removal of crime cameras from the city, saying the camera system was supervised by city-parish officials. But White also questioned the city-parish's use of the cameras.
"To the best of my knowledge, we do not have the resources nor the technology to even use the cameras to monitor activities throughout the city," he said.
White denied leaking confidential information about the city-parish's interest in acquiring the Woman's Hospital former campus, saying the possible acquisition was well known. "This is public money," White said, "and frankly there's no secret,"
Holden also had claimed White misled his office about the use of police to ferry and guard Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan during his visit to Baton Rouge last fall. But White said Monday that Capt. Noel Salamoni had disobeyed orders and enlisted other officers for the security detail.
"My only fault in this matter is expecting what I did not inspect," White said.
Advocate staff writer Rebekah Allen contributed to this report.


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Here we are on a weekend when so many food bloggers are talking about festive Mardi Gras Foods, and I'm giving you Made-from-Scratch Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Bran Muffins. Oh my. I hope that's not a sign that I am hopelessly un-hip, but I did promise on Twitter that I would share this recipe over the weekend, and I'm a woman who keeps her promises. Besides, I like bran muffins, and my body reminds me often that eating more fiber is a good thing!
Made-from-Scratch Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Bran Muffins with Apple and Walnuts
(Makes 12 small muffins; recipe adapted with quite a few changes from Pear Bran Muffins in The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook.)
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup almond meal (this is coarser than almond flour, but I'm guessing almond flour will also work)
1 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup Stevia In the Raw Granulated Sweetener, Splenda, or sugar (use Stevia granulated or Splenda for South Beach Diet)
2 T brown sugar (or use 2 T more sweetener if you want even less sugar)
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
3 T grapeseed or canola oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 apple, peeled and cut into very small dice (1/4 inch or less)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (preferably toasted before chopping; can also use other nuts of your choice)
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Spray muffin cups or muffin pan with nonstick spray or oil.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Methods of providing lawyers for criminal defendants who can't afford to pay attorneys vary widely among Ohio's 88 counties in terms of cost, efficiency and quality, according to some public defenders.
One state public defender says the differences in the methods used across the state don't follow the spirit of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling five decades ago that said criminal defendants must be provided with a lawyer if they can't afford one, The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/X1JrFz ) reported Saturday.
State public defender Timothy Young says there are "88 different delivery systems for indigent defense in Ohio" and that is contrary to the spirit of the Gideon v. Wainwright decision issued by the Supreme Court 50 years ago.
The justices unanimously ruled that Clarence Earl Gideon's rights were violated when a Florida judge refused to assign a lawyer to defend him in a burglary case. His burglary conviction was overturned after he was given an attorney
Young says about 70 percent of all Ohio defendants who face charges that could send them to jail qualify as indigent. Data from the Office of the Ohio Public Defender show Ohio county public defenders handled 258,827 cases in fiscal year 2012. But only 30 counties have public defender's offices, with the rest either appointing private lawyers or contracting with the state public defender's office or with another nonprofit agency.
Each county sets its own fees for lawyers appointed to indigent cases.
A private lawyer in Franklin County appointed to a felony case is paid $60 an hour for work in court and $50 an hour for work outside court. The fees are capped at $800 for a misdemeanor case, $2,500 for a low-level felony, $3,000 for a more-serious felony and $5,000 for a murder case.
Neighboring Licking County doesn't have a public defender's office. Its court-appointed attorneys in felony cases are paid $45 an hour in court and $35 an hour out-of-court. The cap is $500 for misdemeanors and $1,000 for felonies.
Hamilton County, one of the state's largest, caps its fee at $450 for handling a misdemeanor case that goes to trial.
The state public defender's office recommended in its annual report that it be given the authority to set minimum rates for appointed lawyers "to attract and retain quality attorneys."
Young says he believes low pay discourages some of the most capable and experienced lawyers from taking indigent cases.
Columbus defense attorney Robert Krapenc handles 15 to 20 court-appointed felony cases a year in Franklin County, but says he can't afford to do that in other counties, "based on what they pay per hour."
Guidelines established by the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards say a caseload for a public defender shouldn't exceed 400 per year for misdemeanor cases.
Franklin County public defender Yerua Venters says support staff members enable his office to handle more cases than the guidelines suggest. But he says the system "is broken in many places in Ohio."
While there are many capable lawyers representing poor people, "that's not the system everywhere, and it's certainly not the system we're paying for" he said.
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com


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In Manavgat district of Antalya, a tourist, which a Qur'an has been given as a gift translated into German, became a Muslim on the first day of Ramadan. In the Ceremony of Ihtida has been held in Manavgat Mufti's office, by making Shahadah, german tourist Renate Rothenberger was given name Aysegul. She said she was very happy, and thanked her friends help who helped her become a Muslim. In the beginning of the Ramadan, it was a double happiness for us, said Halil Tas, the Mufti of Manavgat "coming of the Ramadan, sultan of eleven month is a source of happiness. And a Christian's choosing Islam added to our happiness. Allah made our sister to find out the right way, with a sign of His compassion. Our wish is that Allah may give her integrity, make her turn towards Him. And may Allah grant her Heaven and make her happy eternally."


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This article was published 30/10/2012 (1758 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's unseen and unplanned but the torch from veteran receiver to rookie is being passed between slotback Terrence Edwards and wide receiver Chris Matthews of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Matthews, whose performance this season is getting CFL rookie-of-the-year buzz, credits Edwards' leadership for getting him to such a level so quickly. Edwards credits Matthews for "staying humble and ready to learn."
"He kept working, he wasn't satisfied even though he came out on fire the first few games and he strives to get better every day," Edwards said.
As the 5-12 Bombers prepare for their final game of 2012 CFL season on Saturday, Matthews will have one more chance to find the end zone for the Bombers while Edwards is expected to miss the game due to an injury to his right foot.
"I don't know if watching me and how hard I go had anything to do with it, he just has it in him that he wants to continue working to be the best," said Edwards, 33, who is eighth in CFL receiving with 70 catches for 1,049 yards. Matthews is ahead of him in sixth with 75 catches for 1,137 yards. "He's had a great year and he did it on raw talent. Imagine once he gets his game down to knowing things before they happen, he's going to be scary."
The Blue Bombers have scored a league-low 16 passing touchdowns and Matthews has seven of them.
Matthews is the first Bombers rookie to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a season, something he said was done with Edwards' guidance.
"Terrence is a great guy, he's smart and he knows he has a lot to offer to help out the young guys and he's doing a tremendous job," said Matthews, 23. "I take my hat off to Terrence. If it wasn't for him, I don't know if I'd be doing this good or if I'd pick up the playbook that fast."
Matthews said Edwards initiated a game in which Edwards would throw out a play and challenge Matthews to identify it.
"He does that a lot. Day in and day out. We'll be sitting in the car at McDonald's or something, he'll pull out a play and put me on the spot," Matthews said with a smile.
"T is an old guy, I'm just going to throw it out there, he thinks he's a lot smarter than everybody else so sometimes I just sit there and I compete with him to see. I'm not going to just back down."
Edwards joked that he paid attention to Matthews at first because they both played college football in the Southeastern Conference.
"I took a little liking to him early because we played in the same conference and I watched him playing in college," Edwards said, smiling. "When he came out in that first game for us against B.C. and had a great game, I knew this guy could be special. I just wanted to make sure he continued on the right path. If he continues to work and learn, he's not yet where he needs to be mentally to be the best but he's learning."


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This is what I have from a ListMatic menu: ("Horizontal Button")
I'm trying to ad subMenus to a few of these but can't seen to find an example.
Also - will the subMenus inherit the css formatting from the main menu item?

HOME PAGE

PAST NEWSLETTERS

SEARCH FOR HOMES

IMPORTANT DATA

FOR SELLERS

FOR BUYERS

PRICE HISTORY

MEDIAN SALE PRICES

Thanks Rick
Use the example here as your model:
Horizontal Drop Down Menus
Just view source to get the whole code.
Yes, rules are inherited unless you are careful, but you can easily get around that.
The menu I'm working on now does not have JavaScript. It's strictly html and css.
Which is most compatible across browsers?
Thanks Ralph.
Most browsers support JS, but even if using that, it's important to make sure the menu works without it. As oddz said, the only browsers that needs it is IE6, to make the hover work. All the same, JS is often recommended for dropdowns, as it can make life easier for some people who have difficulty maneuvering around the screen (with a delay on the appearance and disappearance of the sub menus, for example, in case the mouse strays). I'm not so sure dropdaowns are a good idea anyway. All the same, the example I linked to above is a CSS dropdown and is very reliable.
This is so frustrating!
Please see Properties With Style Orange County Real Esate
If I place the menu below the
 it prevents changes in some of the menu structures as width, alignment etc.
If I place the menu under the outer div and above the
 my h1 text loses all of the @font-face formatting and displays in block characters.
If I place it under the
 then my menu is to far from the top of the page.
This is just unbelievable.
Html and css have far too many idiosyncrasies. There is nothing about it that's happy!
How doI fix this.
thanks . . . rick
Anything is hard if you don't know what you're doing. I'd rather learn CSS and HTML than the ins and outs of real estate.
What's the problem with the menu as it is now?
i'm just real frustrated.
If you can see the menu on my site it's fine with me as it is except I will need drop down submenus on a few of the main items.
Also as I said my
 is not formatted.
It also seem that my menu is aligned more to the left than the center.
Can't seem to fix this.
Here is my current css. when I look at this I probably only understand about 50 percent of it. In playing with it is where I lose control of what is already working.
@charset "utf-8"; /* CSS Document */
/* Generated by Font Squirrel (http://www.fontsquirrel.com) on July 28, 2011 12:15:00 AM America/New_York */
/* 7/31/2011 */
@font-face {
font-family: 'TangerineRegular';
src: url('fonts/Tangerine_Regular-webfont.eot');
src: local("☺"),
scr: url('fonts/Tangerine_Regular-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('fonts/Tangerine_Regular-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
url('fonts/Tangerine_Regular-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'),
url('fonts/Tangerine_Regular-webfont.svg#TangerineRegular') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
.tang {font-family:'TangerineRegular', arial, san-serif;
text-align: right;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
h1 br {display:none;}
h1 small {display:block; font-size:50%; font-weight:normal;}
html, body {color:#000;
background-image: url(images/blinds1.png);
font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
#outer {width:96%;
.floated_element {float:right;
width: 900px;
display: inline; /*IE6 workaround */
background: #FFF /*#f0e7d7; */
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 1em 0 0 0;
font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
text-transform: capitalize;
text-align:center; /*aligns text only */
/* to stretch the container div to contain floated list */
content: ".";
display: block;
line-height: 1px;
font-size: 1px;
clear: both;
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 100%;
font-size: 0.7em;
ul#navlist li
display: block;
float: left;
width: 12%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
ul#navlist li a
display: block;
width: 100%;
padding: 0.5em;
border-width: 1px;
border-color: #006 #333;
border-style: solid;
color: #777;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent; /*#021A68 #f7f2ea; */
#navcontainer>ul#navlist li a { width: auto; }
ul#navlist li#active a
background: transparent;
color: #0FF; /* #800000; */
/* HOVER borders around each block button - text color indise block */
ul#navlist li a:hover, ul#navlist li#active a:hover
color: #0FF;
background: transparent;
border-color: #aaab9c #fff #fff #ccc;
#p {font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.2;
color: #6CF;
text-align: justify;
#content p {font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.2;
#branding {text-align: right;}
.image img {float:right;}
p.image {overflow: hidden;}
#disclaim {font-size: 70%;}
#disclaim p {padding:0; margin:.5em 0;}
#footer {font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
line-height: 120%;
text-align: justify;
/* eND css*/
Thanks Ralph . . .
Hmm, not sure why @font-face isn't working. Was it working before, and if so, what did you change?
Fix that by changing the code in red:
ul#navlist li {
display: block;
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: [COLOR="Red"]12.5%[/COLOR];
Something is really wrong.
The
 content is way out of bounds.
NO CHANGES I make to any css call has a new result.
your suggestion regarding the width to 12.5 made no change.
For fun I reset the css outer to max-width:900 from 1200 - NO CHANGE at all!
Some container or something is all of a sudden very wrong and nothing allows any change.
The footer however is working perfectly.
css footer:
#footer {font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
line-height: 120%;
text-align: justify;
Should I try making the css outer the same settings as the footer?
I don't want to have to start over again.
signed frustrated (rick)
Did you change it? The style sheet hasn't been changed. It will work if you try it.
For fun I reset the css outer to max-width:900 from 1200
What's the "CSS outer"?
It's off center for me. Why not use margin: 0 auto? Although, you'd be better off containing your content in a wrapper and putting some bounds on all this.
Are you really going to leave that bg image repeating like that?
Thanks so much Ralph.
I gotta stop before I pop a blood vessel.
In my frantic state of mind I removed the
 from the html page. WHAT!
I'm losing it Ralph.
I'll start up again tomorrow.
Thanks again Ralph.
Some serious advice -- learn to indent properly. No joke, you're closing more DIV than you open, I suspect you're closing a div (#outer) prematurely after the IMG tag -- which from the looks of things is a presentational image and as such has no business even being in the html. You line up all your openings and closings, you'll see "hey, I'm closing here when I shouldn't be".
Given your site appearance there is NO reason for there to be an extra DIV around your UL... you've got line-breaks (BR) doing what looks padding's job... and it all adds up to why you've got 12 validation errors.
Even your comment placement (yes comments!) could be tripping IE rendering bugs. Putting the comment after the closing tag could result in it being wedged between floats, explaining why here in IE6 and 7 large sections of your content fails to even show up on the page.
... and I know it's frustrating -- trust me, we all start somewhere.
I'm not so sure dropdaowns are a good idea anyway. All the same, the example I linked to above is a CSS dropdown and is very reliable.
Can you expand on this for me please.
Why are dropdowns not good idea?
As I'm starting out fresh what would suggest for a cross browser compatible menu?
Thanks . . .
Not everyone browses the web with a mouse; and even if they do, some people will have motor difficulties that make it tricky to do all that hovering and following the links proberly. Much nicer to give them a simple link to click on and drill down into the site.
there there are those on touch devices, where the hover effect probably won't work, so the dropdown is useless anyway. And if the dropdown provides the only way to get to sub pages, they are 'up the creek', as we say here.
And if someone is navigating via a keyboard, they may not be able to tab through all the links easily, unless you have set it up properly. And as most web designers don't have a clue about this, most dropdowns are a disaster from this point of view.
And then there are screen readers. How much fun is it for blind users to have to find their way through all those links? Etc. Etc.


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Jack's wife Frances was 8 months pregnant with their first child when Jack was killed in combat. Once month after his death his daughter Jacqueline was born - named in honor of her father. Several of his nephews were also named for Jack.


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PEOPLE in private care homes across Worcestershire will be stopped from having trips to council-run day care centres under plans to save £1.1 million.
Under new changes disabled residents will be offered a number of activities alongside the general public such as swimming or trips to the gym.
Seven new drop-in centres will be created across Worcestershire as well as four specialist centres, with one in Bromsgrove, to offer traditional day care activities.
Funding will be reduced to existing day care centres in anticipation of less people coming through the doors.
It is unknown yet if any buildings will be closed.
Sam Waltho, from Worcestershire LINk, a body which helps care home residents, said: "The county council has some very caring officers and councillors who are under tremendous pressure to balance the books.
"But implementing these changes as they stand will only add to future problems, which for some very vulnerable people could end in tragic circumstances – nobody wants that."
The budget for day care facilities for disabled people is £4.2 million a year, but under the change £1.1 million will be slashed from it.
Also, council chiefs say an existing "anomaly", where private care home residents routinely access council day care facilities, will be stopped.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, leader of the county council, said: "I know how difficult this is for some carers and disabled people, who see these as unwelcome changes.
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there are some naruto Characters missing from the Characters Categories. when I try to add the Character name to the Categories list of names my user name ends up showing and not the Character name. How can I fix this? —This unsigned comment was made by Seth8301985 (talk • contribs) on 06:46, March 1, 2008.
- I don't know what you're talking about. But to add a character to a category, all you really need to do is add a character infobox to their page. Take a look at Narutopedia:Infobox use for more info. It'll automatically add the category tag and they'll be categorized. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Mar 1, 2008 @ 14:03 (UTC)
The header was good but i can't get it to go in to the Articles in category "Characters" area ?
- No, you're not getting what categorization is for. You don't add an article to a category by editing the category, you add a category to an article by editing the article and it'll show up in the category. So just like at Naruto Uzumaki there is an infobox in his page and because of that he is categorized into Category:Characters. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Mar 1, 2008 @ 21:56 (UTC)
how to make an article?
Ok how do you make a new article? I can't find how.
- Just go to the page with that title and hit edit. There are different ways that can help:
- Edit the title in your address bar to go to that page.
- Use the search box to search for the title then click the redlink at the top.
- Click edit on any page, add a [[link]] to the article there and preview it to create a readlink pointing to the edit page.
- Also, while it's not that great, Wikia also has Special:Createpage. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Mar 1, 2008 @ 22:47 (UTC)


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" Address: Dunecht / Stonehaven/Montrose Road / Stonehaven / Aberdeenshire / AB39 2TL / Scotland "
Dunnottar castle presents one of the iconic images of Scotland: an extensive, picturesque ruin sitting on a rocky headland, its jagged cliffs jutting into into the tumbling sea below.
Peter Irvine's cult(ish) guide ''Scotland The Best'' places Dunnottar high on the list of the 'best ruins' - with a tick (indicating 'among the best of its kind in Scotland'') - and it is, indeed, a spectacular place, worthy of its popularity and well worth visiting.
Located on the east coast of Scotland, 50 miles north of Dundee and 20 miles south of Aberdeen, Dunnottar lies 2km from Stonehaven and is easily accessible by a fairly spectacular walk from town or it's possible to drive directly to the castle. There is a (small) car park off the main road and then a path of about 400, leads to the castle that crowns the superbly-defensive promontory that separates two coves with shingle beaches.
The castle occupies the whole top of what seems like a large rocky islet connected to the mainland by a fairly narrow land bridge. It's crossed by a narrow path mostly consisting of stairs and I can imagine it would be very slippery in wet weather. There is a railing, but sure footing is required and babies need to be in carriers while anybody with mobility problems would really struggle. I suspect that in some kinds of severe weather the castle might becomes inaccessible as the waves might cover the path.
The approach is impressive in itself, offering different views - there is also a path through a stile to the side and across a ravine to a headland opposite the castle which offers a great viewing point and a large area of grass for sitting on and admiring the view. Beaches in both coves are also accessible from the path.
This surely must be one of the most spectacular locations in Scotland, possibly even in Europe. But Dunnottar is more than just a very dramatic ruin, a perfect setting for a Romantic ballad or a knightly epic (incidentally, Zeffirelli's 1990 Hamlet was filmed here). Although most of the current structure dates to the 15th and 16th century, there was a fort here as early as the 7th century, and before that it was a site of one of St Ninian's churches. Destroyed by the Vikings in the 9th century, the castle was rebuilt in the medieval period and the tale has it that William Wallace burned a garrison of English soldiers here in 1296 century. Despite English attempts to reclaim it, Dunnottar was under Scottish control and remained a property of Clan Keith, Earls Marischal of Scotland. Scottish regalia were hidden at Dunnottar during the Civil War, while during the Monmouth Rebellion, 175 Covenanters were imprisoned and tortured here in appalling conditions. The 'Whig Vault' were they spent six weeks 'ankle deep in the mire' is a chilling place, a stark reminder of the harshness of those times. Keiths lost the castle following the Jacobite rebellion and the castle fell into disuse and disrepair for three hundred years, until it was bought in 1925 by the Cowdray family, the owners of the 53,000 acre Dunecht estate, one of the largest in Aberdeenshire.
The castle site is surprisingly extensive and the labyrinth of ruins, battlements, towers and buildings is a joy to explore. Dunnottar is a ruin, but not exactly flattened to the ground and the extent and main structure of most buildings are clearly visible. I have to confess I find such places more attractive and interesting that many restored ones and significantly more appealing that 'stately homes' where you are charged for gawking at the lives of the very privileged. There are stables, smithy, kitchens and dungeons; as well as many defensive structures and living quarters. Large courtyards/greens provide a feeling of space and there are, of course, pretty dramatic views in every direction. There is one room with some historical information about Dunnottar, including the list of Covenanters imprisoned in the Whig Vault, and there is one room (Drawing Room) restored with an attractively decorated wooden ceiling and a few pieces of furniture. Most of it, though, is left as a ruin, and all the better for it.
The castle, being a private property rather than run by a charity or a quango of a National Trust/Scottish Heritage type, seemed to have a sensible - and very welcome - approach to the dreaded health and safety issues. Dangerous spots were marked as such, but if one really wanted to scale them, there was no material barriers to doing so. It's possible to run up stairs that lead to nowhere and peek down sheer cliffs: the whole place is pretty good fun for the children.
The path to the castle is narrow but appeared well maintained and there was a lavatory provided inside the castle structure (I suspect there might be queues there in the busy summer times). There is, however, no gift shop and no café - and again, all the better for it.
The entrance costs a very reasonable 5 GBP per adult, 2 GBP per child and 12 GP per family. I was impressed by the pricing structure that makes it easier for families (who tend to pay from one purse) to visit, though it would be also good to see a student discount (and pensioners are treated as normal adults).
It took us about two hours to explore the castle, and you can easily make it a day if you spend some time on the beach or walk from/to Stonehaven. Bring water and maybe snacks, especially if coming with children.
Stonehaven is a town situated on the North East coast of Scotland, around 13 miles south of Aberdeen. Traditionally, Stonehaven was a fishing town. It grew from a small village into the town it is today. The oldest part of the town, the "auld toon", is therefore the area around the harbour. Stonehaven has, however, played its part in Scottish history throughout the ages.
One of Stonehaven's main tourist attractions is Dunnottar Castle, famous throughout history for a number of reasons. The Scottish Crown Jewels were hidden here for many years, and as Cromwell came to find and destroy them, some local fisherwives snuck them out in a small boat and took them down the coast to Kinneff, where they remained hidden. This is a famous local story, and one that every child hears - our town has played its part in history! Even the famous William Wallace was at Dunnottar Castle, when he reclaimed it from the English in the thirteenth century. And another Wallace connection is that the Castle was used in the 1990 film Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson. In addition to all this, the Castle played its part in the Jacobite rebellions of the eighteenth century, and played host to Scotland's most famous monarch, Mary Queen of Scots, in the sixteenth century.
The car park for the Castle is located off the A92, which can be reach from either north or southbound on the A90 (A92 is signposted Arbroath). The Castle is signposted on the A92. It can also be reached by walking a coastal path (2-3 miles) which can be accessed from the auld toon of Stonehaven - it is signposted. Local buses also stop near the Castle car park, and these can be caught from the main bus stop near the Market Square (outside Farmfoods).
The Castle is well worth a visit. It is not easily accessible, and cannot be reached by wheelchair users or those with impaired mobility. There is a lengthy walk from the car park, and then a steep descent down some stairs, and then an ascent to the Castle entrance, as the Castle is strategically positioned on an outcrop. Between the descent and the ascent, there is a nice little cove with rock pools, but take care as it is very slippy and the tide can be dangerous.
Even if you cannot reach the castle, the view from the road or from the top of the cliffs if you have walked from the car park is incredible. The Castle is in ruins now, but even so is very imposing. For me and others from the area, the image and shape of Dunnottar Castle is iconic and instantly recognisable.
The interior of the castle (what remains) is fascinating. The rooms are marked so you can see what happened where within the castle. There is a memorial to the Covenanters who were imprisoned there in the seventeenth century, and information available about each room. Only the stone remains, and much of the castle is open to the elements, so be prepared to get wet and be blown about - even on a glorious summers day the wind out there can be very strong.
For me, two areas of the Castle always spring to mind when I think of it. One is the dungeon, which even now, in ruins, is chilling. So many people died there over the centuries, not least the imprisoned Covenanters who refused to give up their beliefs, and it is hard to forget that. The other area is the Lion's Den, which always fascinated me as a child - this is where the owners of the Castle in past times kept lions and other exotic creatures.
Opening of the Castle is seasonal. It is open 9am-6pm every day June to September, but has reduced hours on a Sunday in April, May and October, and closes November to March (due to its exposed location, it wouldn't be very nice to visit then anyway!). The Castle is privately owned, and admission for the 2009 season is only £5 for adults, and £1 for children under 16 (cash only). This to me is a fantastic bargain - how many other historical sites can you visit for that price these days? And not only do you get the Castle, but you get views that money can't buy.
Dunnottar Castle is a fabulous ruined clifftop castle, near Stonehaven (near Aberdeen). We drove up the Angus coastal route, which is stunning itself. When you get to the castle, there is a small area to park your car - in the summer, you will probably end up parking on the verge of the road, as it can get quite busy. From the car park, you can see the castle on the clifftop, it's stunning. You will walk about a mile to the castle, past some fields and down some cliff steps, before reaching the base of the cliff that the castle is built on. Then it's up some more steps to the castle itself. It is a ruined castel, so there's not a huge amount to see, although quite a bit of it is still intact, and the owners have provided quite a bit of information about the castle and its history. Make sure to give yourself enough time not only to visit the castle, but to explore the surrounding clifftops, and rocky beaches, as the scenery, and views are breathtaking. Well worth a visit, although, if you go in winter, make sure you call ahead to see if the castle will be open that day - we didn't one of the times we visited, and it was shut, despite the tousrist information saying differently. We still had a great time, with a nice walk on the cliffs, but it would have been better to actually get into the castle!
William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots, the Marquis of Montrose and the future King Charles II, all graced the Castle with their presence.


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There is, in these troubled days for the eurozone, arguably a hint of Ozymandias-in-reverse about the enormous new €1bn headquarters that the ECB is building for itself on the eastern edge of Frankfurt.
The risk is not so much that a traveller will one day find "two vast and trunkless legs of stone" in a desert, but rather a vast and shiny glass-and-steel tower block near the river Main with no one in it. At least that might be the suspicion of those who think the euro may not last long enough to see the moving vans arrive from the centre of town in 2014, where the ECB now has its offices. Read more


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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Three Saint Leo men's cross country runners earned on a spot on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, it was announced Thursday by league officials.
Senior Michael Berry, junior Eric Dirth, and freshman Connor Callahan, each made an appearance on the team. Competing diligently on the course, the trio also performed well in the classroom as they each concluded the semester with grade-point-averages above 3.25.
A total of 208 student-athletes represent the 101 institutions that compose the group. Bentley, Central Missouri, and Mars Hill led all squads with five named to the All-Academic list. Another 13 schools had four named to the roll.
Among conferences, the PSAC had the most named to the list with 27. The Northeast-10 and GLIAC followed with 21 and 19, respectively.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team in Division II, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or greater through the most-recent semester, completed at least 12 credit hours in the semester of cross country competition, and placed in the top 50 percent at the most recent NCAA National Championships or in the top 30 percent at the NCAA Regional Championships.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
I've had a number of people over the years ask about whether or not a particular type of object is a good candidate for SQL CLR integration. The rules that I normally apply are as follows:
Database Object
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Scalar UDF
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Stored Procedure
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Good option when external access is required or limited data access
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Scalar UDFs written in Transact-SQL are well-known for causing performance problems in SQL Server environments. Managed code is often a good option (and generally a much faster option) for implementing scalar UDFs as long as the functions do not depend on heavy data access.Table-valued Functions that are data-oriented are likely to be best implemented in Transact-SQL. A common use case for managed code in table-valued UDFs is for functions that need to access external resources such as the file system, environment variables, registry, etc.
Stored procedures have traditionally been written in T-SQL. Most stored procedures should continue to be written in T-SQL. There are very few good use cases for managed code in stored procedures. The exceptions to this are stored procedures that need to access external resources or perform complex calculations. There should be consideration, however, about whether code that performs these tasks should be implemented within SQL Server at all.
Almost all DML triggers are heavily-oriented towards data access and are written in T-SQL. There are very few valid use cases for implementing DML triggers in managed code.
DDL triggers are also often data-oriented. Some DDL triggers though need to do extensive XML processing, particularly based on the XML EVENTDATA structure passed to these triggers by SQL Server. The more that extensive XML processing is required, the more likely the DDL trigger would be best implemented in managed code. Managed code would also be a better option if the DDL trigger needed to access external resources but this is rarely a good idea within any form of trigger.
Transact-SQL offers no concept of user-defined aggregates. These need to be implemented in managed code. A common use case for user-defined aggregates is to create functionality that exists in other database engines while migrating to SQL Server. For example, if a database engine provides a RANGE function, a replacement could be written in managed code to avoid the need to rewrite the application code. As a further example, the SQL Server Migration Assistant uses managed code to ease Oracle migration. SQL Server 2005 limited user-defined aggregates to those that could be serialized in 8KB of data. SQL Server 2008 changed this limit to 2GB and also introduced the ability to create multi-column aggregates.
Transact-SQL offers the ability to create alias data types but these are not really new data types. They are more like subsets (or subclasses) of existing built-in data types. Managed code offers the ability to create entirely new data types and determine not only what data needs to be stored but also the behavior of the data type. It is important to understand however that the intention of user-defined CLR data types is not to convert SQL Server into an object-oriented database. Data types should relate to storage of basic data, not to objects such as employees or customers.
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Great article!
I generally agree with you observation. Some personal comments:
- Scalar UDF is suboptimal (and I still dream of better unmanaged support), performance is not very good, and when you add that the cost of deployment and app-lifecycle is high, I end up with this being a poor choice in most real-world scenarios I have stumbled uppon. For example, the MD5 checksums have much better performance in TSQL, even if you need to put in additional logic with TSQL to solve HASHBYTES 8K limit, NULL-replacements and those kind of things.
If/when .NET4 gets supported, there might be some more cases for UDF, eg using memory mapped files, LINQ, workflow or other.
- The CLR aggregates are great and can be used to create advanced functionality where lot's of data needs to be taken into account to create simple results (say for Identity resolution scenarios). The 2G limit is of couse not the real limit, since you have much less memory available inside the CLR in the real world, and scenarios where this is a factor should obviously be solved outside.
Very true, I used Scalar UDF when I had to calculate the check-digit and verify the ISBN check-digit.
Great post, Greg. My students will definitely benefit from it.


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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Gov. John Kasich says he knew a year ago that he would move his annual State of the State speech out of Columbus.
Kasich, as he started the speech Tuesday, said he chose the city of Steubenville because of its top-ranked elementary school Wells Academy.
Kasich's address is the first State of the State held outside Columbus.
The governor is highlighting Wells Academy as a school that's been able to hit achievement marks without a big budget.
Kasich is known for an unorthodox approach to being governor, including not following prepared remarks for big speeches.


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Saturday, Jun 21, 2014 06:00 am
Members of the St. Albert Potters Guild wish to thank everyone who supported us during the Spring Pottery Sale in May.
This guild has thrived for the past 51 years, not only from the work of all our prolific members but also from the support of members of the news media, our patrons and the general public who appreciate handmade pottery.
Thank you.
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his syntax is more Python-compatible. For instance, it allows
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First half goals from Clayton Donaldson and Harry Forrester set Brentford on their way to an impressive 2-0 win over Sheffield United at Griffin Park on Saturday.
It was an impressive performance from a young Bees side against one of the favourites for promotion.
Donaldson gave his side the best possible start when a great through ball from debutant Rob Kiernan set up Toumani Diagouraga wide on the left and his first time cross to the near post was steered home by the inform striker.
The Blades were soon challenging and Simon Moore made a superb save to tip a close-range effort from Shaun Miller over the bar.
On loan Fulham striker Marcello Trotta then escaped down the left and his inviting cross across the face of goal went untouched.
Moore was alert again when Tony McMahon's free kick was met by the head of Chris Porter and the Bees' keeper reacted quickest to snuff out the danger.
Forrester brought a good save out of George Long when he picked up the ball and ran across the edge of the box before firing in a shot that was saved by the Blades keeper.
Jake Bidwell then broke down the left and his cross was met by the head of Trotta, but saved by Long.
Forrester doubled his side's lead with a superb goal after half an hour when he picked the ball up and skipped past several defenders before striking a great shot from 25 yards past Long.
Brentford failed to hit the same heights during the second half, but showed a steely resolve as the repelled the Blades during the early stages after the break.
Moore made another good save after a mazy run through the Bees defence from Nick Blackman saw him fire in a low shot which the keeper got down to hold.
Substitute Paul Hayes had a snapshot from the edge of the box, which was well held by Long.
In the closing stages a great through-ball setup Miller inside the box, but a great covering tackle by Bidwell snuffed out the danger.
Brentford: Moore, Logan, Dean, Craig, Bidwell; Forshaw, Kiernan (sub Hayes 66), Diagouraga, Forrester (sub Saunders 59); Trotta (sub Hodson 81), Donaldson
Subs (not used): Lee, Barron, Dallas, Oyeleke
Attendance: 7763
Man of the Match: Simon Moore
Goals: Donaldson 3, Forrester 29


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Getting a PC Headset to work with a PS3
Fear not I have not betrayed the high pastures of PC gaming nor the noble steed (desktop) on which I ride through them and which you helped me build.
But there are some exclusives I wanted a ps3 for like Valkyria Chronicles and Metal Gear Solid 4.
Anyway I have the PS3 and it runs fine. The problem is I don't have a good telly. I do however have a 23 inch monitor (the viewsonic reccomended in hard choices).
I got a HDMI to DVI cable and the video works fine but my monitor has no speakers so I need a way to get sound out of my PS3.
The plan was to use my Asus Vulcan headset with it. I figured it wouldn't be hard, get a usb sound adapter and bam. I've tried two different ones and both don't seem to work. I realised the need to install drivers after testing them on my PC so I'm guessing that's why.
So how can I use my headset with my PS3? I'm assuming (perhaps stupidly) that if the PS3 is in HDMI mode I can't put a scart block in the back and use the sound output from that at the same time?
I think getting an X jacker kit (http://www.xjacker.com/xjackerps3kit.php) is probably the solution but I can't find anywhere to order them in the UK.
Can anyone help, either with some other solution or a place I can buy an Xjacker in the UK, or a way to import one?
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In the PS3 menus, go to Settings > Sound and you can choose how audio is output. You can have video on HDMI and the sound out on either the optical or scart connections simultaneously. I don't know how you'd get the mic working but getting sound out is straightforward enough.


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SOLD Golden Nataraja Bronze Statue 14"
Item #: 74b52
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Total Height Including Base: 14 inches
Base Width & Depth: 5 x 4 inches
Weight: 7 pounds
- Nataraja is the iconic form of Hindu sculpture
- This Nataraja is a hand made, one of a kind, bronze sculpture cast by the artists of South India using the lost wax process, a skill passed on for generations since the Chola period
- Shiva as Lord Nataraja is the Lord of Dance who simultaneously destroys and creates the universe anew with each cycle of his mystical dance
- Nataraj ships the same day from our California showroom
About the Golden Polish: This bronze sculpture has been polished after casting giving it a golden shine. Polished bronze pieces are often used in temples. Temples prefer the polished bronze icons because the rituals involved in puja often involve bathing the bronze deity, which naturally removes the bronze patina of an older piece. Over time and with no periodic care the golden polish will naturally dull to form a dark patina that is naturally found on aged bronze.
~ Bengali Hymn~
The significance of the Nataraja sculpture is said to be that Shiva is shown as the source of all movement within the cosmos, represented by the arch of flames. The purpose of the dance is to release men from illusion of the idea of the "self" and of the physical world. The cosmic dance was performed in Chidambaram in South India, called the center of the universe by some Hindus. The gestures of the dance represent Shiva's five activities, creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the "fear not" hand gesture), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft).
The Symbolism Behind the Nataraja Pose:
The Nataraja dances within the universe. The locks of his hair stand out in many strands as he whirls around in his dancing frenzy. His locks are decked with a crescent moon, a skull, and are interspersed with the sacred river Ganges.
Shiva's unkempt hair, a symbol of a rejection of society, shows him to be an ascetic. This contrasts with his role as a grhastha, or householder, with his wife and family.
The fiery ring surrounding Shiva, prahabhamandala, represents the universe ignorance and pain. The outer edge is fire the inner edge the waters of the oceans. Many Nataraja statues have multiple levels of fire and water. The crescent moon in his matted hair keeps Kama, the god of nightly love, alive. Through the waxing and the waning of the moon Shiva creates different seasons and rejuvenates life. The goddess of the Ganges nests in Shiva's dreadlocks. The river Ganges that flows in Nataraja's hair originally flowed in heaven. When the heavenly Ganges was needed on earth, she was unwilling to fall to earth because she realized that her fall from heaven would be too much for the earth to withstand. Shiva as Nataraja agreed to break the violent power of the sacred Ganga's fall by catching her in his tangled hair, breaking the fall with his hair on its way to the Himalayas and Northern India.
Nataraja wears a snake coiled around his upper arms and neck symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or shedding their skin is symbolic of the human souls' transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
In the back right hand Shiva holds an hour glass shaped drum or damaru. The drum represents the rhythmic sound to which Nataraja dances and ceaselessly recreates the universe. The front right hand is in the abhaya-mudra (the "fear not" gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up).
The back left hand carries agni (fire) in a vessel or in his hand. The flames represent the destructive energy with which Nataraja dances at the end of each cosmic age, cleansing sins and removing illusion. The front left hand is across the chest in the gahahasta (elephant trunk) pose, with the wrist limp and the fingers pointed downward toward the uplifted foot.
Shiva's raised left foot, grants eternal bliss to those who approach him. The other foot treads firmly upon the dwarf of ignorance, allowing the birth of knowledge. Nataraja dances above the body of the demon, Apasmara, whom he has killed; in this role he is called Natesa. Apasmara, the dwarf demon, represents the ignorance of teaching that all opposites (for example good and evil) are false.
Bronze is an extremely durable metal made from a combination of 5 metals; copper, iron, tin, with minute additions of silver and gold. This combination is called Panchaloha bronze and is the basis for making the sacred Hindu temple statues of India and the world. Copper is the most prevalent metal in the alloy. Copper also gives the metal a softer composition that allows the bronze artisans to carve the details that are prevalent in each piece. All the South Indian bronze sculpture Lotus Sculpture carries are Panchaloham and thus suited for any home altar or community temple.
Because of the durability of the metal not much is needed to maintain a bronze sculpture. Many of our customers purchase a bronze statue and perform daily puja and abhisheka consisting of bathing the Hindu deity in ghee, milk, coconut milk or other liquids. In this case nothing is needed to keep the statue clean as it will be bathed daily. If the sculpture is used for "darshan" or simply viewing the sculpture it is best to dust the statue as needed so no dirt collects in the details of the sculpture. For both polished golden bronzes and antique patina bronze statues if you would like the sculpture to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the piece as needed.
Many of our bronze Hindu statues have been placed in outdoor temples. Bronze's durability makes it perfect for cold winters and hot summers of any climate. We suggest you bathe the sculpture every couple of months so that dirt does not collect on the sculpture and then use a cotton cloth with some natural oil to give the statue a shine. Both indoors and outdoors a bronze statue can be left alone which, overtime, will give the bronze an antique patina.
On some bronze statues you can see small hints of lime green, verde-gris patina. Some people prize this color for its age others want to remove it. If you would like to remove the verde-gris use a tooth brush with some coconut oil or other natural oil and lightly go over the verde-gris. This should remove the unwanted patina from the sculpture.
If you have any questions concerning your bronze statue please email us at [email protected] or call us at 1(760) 994-4455.
This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping. The shipping charge is automatically calculated by UPS for shipping within the United States. Each sculpture is usually shipped within 24 hours of the order with the exception of the weekend. To obtain a shipping quote simply add the statue you are interested in to your shopping cart and then select click on the "Calculate Domestic Shipping" button. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.International Shipping
This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping to anywhere in the world. If you are in Canada please select "UPS Standard to Canada" for the shipping option. If you are an international customer please select "International Shipping" during checkout. The shipping charge will be calculated as $0. Lotus Sculpture will email you the correct shipping cost subject to your approval or you may call us at 760-994-4455 or email us at [email protected] for a shipping quote. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.


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2013 AMD Elite Performance APU Platform (Mobile Richland)by Jarred Walton on 5/23/2013 2:10 AM EST
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kyuu - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - link"Several laptops with Richland APUs have already been announced[...]"
What are these laptops? Are there any that aren't cheapie 15.6" units with 1366x768 screens? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkWell, there's MSI's GX60 and GX70 updates -- both are 1080p, but they also have 8970M I think. Still waiting for details on other Richland offerings, but I expect the usual suspects (and sadly, the usual LCDs). Reply
Meaker10 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkWhat's annoyong for tbe gx60 and gx70 is the total lockdown of cpu clock and tdp even with the thermal headroom. It could do badly with a 45w version of the cpu at least. Reply
kyuu - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linkYeah, a bulky gaming laptop with a dGPU isn't an interesting use case for Richland, as far as I'm concerned. I do hope we get some thin + lights with Richland with good build quality and good displays. Reply
whyso - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkNo comment on how well the cpu can keep the clocks up. The 10-4600m usually runs at 2.1-2.5 ghz in multithreaded applications, far from its max turbo. Reply
Stuka87 - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkIts normal for both AMD and Intel chips to not run anywhere near max turbo in multi-threaded applications. Turbo is for when you are not using all your cores. Reply
whyso - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkNo, intel chips (disregarding ULV) can run at turbo constantly assuming they are cooled properly. My 3630qm runs prime at the max multicore turbo of 3.2 ghz. Reply
Death666Angel - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkThe way I read his comment was that he means the max turbo given is usually for 1 or 2 cores active. The max turbo for 3/4 cores active is often a good deal lower. So it will look like the APU/CPU doesn't reach the max turbo stage while in practice it is just running a well threaded workload and reaches the max turbo for that workload. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkNote that last I looked, there was no utility that would report the real-time AMD APU Turbo Core clocks. On Trinity A10-4600M for example, I just see a constant 2.3GHz, but presumably the CPU is hitting higher clocks as well. You would need a way to disable Turbo Core on a laptop to determine how much it's helping, which I haven't really looked into. For BIOS implementations, I suspect no one provides this, but maybe some software from the past year has changed things.
As for Intel, on most laptops they consistently hit max or near-max CPU Turbo Boost, at least in CPU workloads. If you hit both the CPU and iGPU, you'll usually see one or the other give way. Reply
Khenglish - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linkAMD overdrive and HWinfo64 will report turbo use. So does PScheck, but the leaked PScheck is extremely buggy.
An A10-4600m will always run at 2.7ghz when 3 or 4 cores are loaded as long as some silly BIOS throttling is not interfering, and it will run 3.2ghz if 2 or more cores are in C6 (long idle).
You can use PCI config space editing programs to disable BIOS throttling algorithms, while still leaving the built in 100C throttle in place (you can also disable the 100C throttle if you want...). PScheck tries to, but it does so incorrectly and breaks 3.2ghz use. You can also do things like set CAS latency (greyed out in overdrive) and force the northbridge to not downclock on IGP use. If you're interested in how to do any of this, let me know.
As for testing if IGP overclocks actually work, just max out the slider in afterburner of overdrive. If it crashes then it actually worked, if not... Reply
testbug00 - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkAMD has a different version of turbo. derp.
different things work differently. Reply
aalvisk - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkLooks great. I'm in a need for a laptop in the upcoming months so the a10 could be the one powering it. The performance is well enough for my taste. Gotta wait for these to become available in my country though Reply
Khenglish - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkJarred you managed to overclock a trinity GPU? Are you sure? From my experience all it does it lock the GPU to turbo (685MHz), which is why you get a performance increase without actually overclocking. I've had afterburner and GPU-z say I was running over 2GHz... Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, May 23, 2013 - linkHmm...perhaps you're right. Afterburner at least is showing 750MHz, but I would need to do some benchmarking to see if it's actually helping. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linkSo AFAICT, with MSI Afterburner I am able to OC Trinity. I'm not sure which is right, but Afterburner reports the overclocked speeds in 1MHz increments whereas GPU-Z shows larger jumps -- e.g. I saw 720MHz when clocked at 750, and at 760MHz GPU-Z shows 758MHz. I'll do some tests now to see if the OC is real or not.... Reply
johnny_boy - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - linkI can overclock my A10-5800K GPU on my AsRock board. The linux utility (AMDOverdriveCtrl) appears to be reporting correct clock speeds. My board is such that I can lock the GPU speed at a certain value, or have it throttle up to a fixed value when needed. I have mine now ramping up to 1013mhz from 800mhz stock. Reply
MFK - Monday, May 27, 2013 - linkI feel like AMD needs to throw out their current naming scheme and introduce some coherency and clarity into their naming convention.
What is the interplay between FX & Phenom processors?
What is the difference between the high end FX processors and the high end A class APUs other than the lack of integrated graphics?
I know the answers to these questions. But does the general public?
Maybe I'm just not grasping their intent and making a fool of myself? Reply
Myrandex - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - linkNote that Newegg has been selling a Desktop Richland APU for some time now...
Jason Reply
Beenthere - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkAs far as the general public knowing the difference between the various AMD or Intel products, it's of little concern. Mainstream consumers primarily look for hardware that will do what they need and at the lowest price. Only enthusiasts pay much attention to the hardware specifics.
You can expect Richland chips to run at higher frequencies for longer periods of time compared to Trinity for two reasons. One is that AMD has refined the power regulation to the various areas of the APU so areas that don't need to be running at high frequencies when they have little load, are throttled back as is their power consumption and thus thermal load so other areas of the APU can run faster. Second few have noticed but the Richland chips that AMD announced the other day are not just a refined Trinity chip. If you look really closely at the chip you will notice a significant design change that will contribute to running at higher frequencies for longer periods of time without hitting the TDP or sectional thermal limits. You'll need to squint your eyes very closely to see the detail but it's there for all the world to see.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/NotebookAPUSideBySid... Reply
Gaugamela - Saturday, June 01, 2013 - linkThis is just a stop-gap Trinity refresh to hold put into notebooks untill Kaveri is ready. With Kaveri AMD seriously needs to give a big jump in GPU/CPU performance. Reply
majorleague - Thursday, June 13, 2013 - linkFor real Richland performance video check this out!!
Lots of other videos too.
I think the guy is working flat out.
Crossfire videos have started appearing too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQq50l3bnLs Reply
Nyceis - Thursday, September 05, 2013 - linkgood stuff Reply


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Modernize Your Bagged Lunchby Katie Cavuto-Boyle in Uncategorized, September 7, 2012
With back-to-school season in full swing, talk of bagged lunches is a regular most mom-groups. As many of us do, we put more time into our kids and what they are eating and let our own diets fall by the wayside. Well, bagged lunches are not just for little ones. Planning and packing your own lunch is a sure-fire way to control the types of foods you are eating and the portion size. If you're like me, you might need a little motivation. When my work-out gets dull a new sports bra or pair of sneaks often does the trick. Next thing you know I go from barely running a block to feeling like I could run a marathon with my new kicks on.
So, here are some really fun lunch-packing goodies to get you motivated to join the brown-bag movement. Hey, a few of these items may appeal to your kids as well and get them psyched about that extra piece of fruit or healthier snack you packed for them!
If you ask me, an important component of the bagged lunch is in fact the bag — the vehicle that totes from house to school, office or wherever. Sure, a brown bag works but there are so many cool, cute options available. It's important to note that re-usable lunch bags are more earth-friendly than the brown bag. Who can argue with stylish and green? Built NYC has been my go-to company for cool re-usable totes. The patterns are bright and fun and the kid's totes are adorable. Looking to channel you inner child? Dabbawalla bags are great and their lunch purse that fits snuggly around your wrist is a unique twist to a traditional bag.
A cool, new trend for packed lunches is the bento box. Bento boxes were traditionally used in Japan for packing single-serve meals. It's a box with partitions to separate the components of a meal. There are several modern options available for kids and adults alike. The compartments make planning a meal exciting. I am envisioning a grain or noodle salad in one compartment, some fruit or raw veggies in another, a protein like chicken or edamame in another and lastly, dessert to round out the box. Skip Hop makes a colorful version perfect for parents and kids. Check out these cute animal "boxes" by Kotobuki or this adult-friendly box by laptop lunches that portions your meal to fit the USDA healthy plate guidelines. With all the talk to green lunchware I should mention there are tons of reusable sandwich and snack bags available as well.
So you packed you lunch and toted it to said destination in a cool bag. Now, how do you prevent the class bully or nosey co-worker from stealing your grub? Try these cool lunch bags that make your food look moldy. Mold or the bugs would keep me from tasting even the tasty looking meal in the fridge. Added bonus: these bags are great conversation starters and have the ability to lighten the mood in the most serious lunchroom.
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TELL US: What's in your lunchbox today?