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Meet the Career Staff
Phone: 773-298-3135
Jean Riordan, M.A.
Jean Riordan is the director of Career Services at Saint Xavier University. With a background of more than 15 years counseling and advising undergraduate, graduate and adult college students and alumni on career and job search related issues. Her primary focus centers on helping students identify life long career exploration strategies that can move them through the many job, career and personal changes that they will experience throughout their professional lives.
Jean has also taught courses in Lifestyle and Career Development, and Introductory Counseling Techniques courses on the graduate level, as well as courses for first year students on transitioning to college life and recovering from academic probation.
Lee Cruz, MBA
Lee Cruz is an assistant director of Career Services. He holds a master's degree in business administration/marketing and has worked in career development for more than 15 years. He advises students and alumni on aspects of exploring majors and careers, pursuing internship and career opportunities, and applying for graduate and professional school. In addition, Lee has served in leadership roles for local career services professional associations.
Lee has conducted presentations on resume writing and interviewing skills at a national conference for graduate students. He has also taught courses for freshmen on the transition to college life at Saint Xavier University.
Mary Fitzpatrick, MBA
Mary Fitzpatrick is an assistant director in Career Services at Saint Xavier University. She has a master of business administration from Saint Xavier with an emphasis in employee training and workplace learning. She currently works with students and alumni in all facets of career development including interview, job search, networking and resume writing skills, as well as exploring career values and goals.
Mary has taught undergraduate courses in career development and exploration as well as courses for first year students transitioning to college life.
Phone: 773-298-3133
Jodi Martin
Jodi Martin is an assistant director of Career Services at Saint Xavier University. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in business and has been a part of the Career Services team at SXU for more than 15 years, providing counseling and advising to current student and alumni on career and job search related issues. Jodi enjoys meeting with both undergraduate and graduate students as they explore and pursue their future aspirations and encourages internship related experiences throughout their college life.
Prior to working in higher education, Jodi worked in the social service and the human resource industries.
Mary Lu Wasniewski, LPC
Mary Lu Wasniewski is an assistant director of Career Services. She holds a master's degree in counseling from Saint Xavier University and is a licensed professional counselor. Her professional background includes 25 years of experience in career services offices here and at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Her primary focus is working with undecided students on major and career choice, as well as working with students and alumni pursuing part time, internship and full-time positions, as well as developing resources and programs on career exploration topics.


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Okay I found this and if you don't watch it I'll cry, it gives me life!
thumb|351px|right|I have too much love for this video tooI can't even pick a favorite part, they're all so close and cute it's not even funny. I love it when Kiowa and Tyson are hugging it's so cute. And when Julia's like 'They're all such goofs, but awesome' how awesome are they? And Jared with the umberella. Own it baby, haha. I love how Alex kicks the ball....sorry just a weird moment. AND CHASKE'S VOICE!!!! KILL ME NOW!!! I also love how Kiowa says 'It's a good place to be...with brothers...and sisters....*tyson fits in with sisters* man what are you doing?' HE WAS GIVING YOU A HUG KIOWA!! And the way Bronson says football HE SAYS FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER!! Yay, but footyball. His words not mine. Sorry I'm going to carry on spasming now, continue watching the awesomeness, and I bid you a due.
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Manhattan 56 — By George L. Petrie
February 2001
Wow Power
|More than just a treat for the eyes, Sunseeker's Manhattan 56 is a treasure of pleasures.
Completing our sea trial of Sunseeker's new Manhattan 56, we had just cleared the inlet at Lighthouse Point, making our way down the Intracoastal, back to the marina in Pompano, Florida. As we waited for the 14th Street drawbridge to open, an express cruiser idled up alongside and I heard a feminine voice onboard that boat exclaim "Wow!" From atop the flying bridge, I turned toward the sound and was pleased to see that the voice belonged to a fetching female sunbathing on the stern. My ego sank, however, as I realized it was the Manhattan 56 that had caught her eye.
It's no surprise the 56 is an eye-catcher. Like others in the Sunseeker line, she exudes contemporary styling with sweeping windows and a curvaceous profile. However, as Sunseeker's founder and managing director Robert Braithwaite explains, "Despite her modern lines, she is rather traditional in her proportions, with a big, wide hull that somewhat dominates a relatively smaller-looking superstructure." His point is valid: The yacht has a well-balanced profile, avoiding the top-heavy look that characterizes many contemporary designs.
But good looks are just part of the picture. What matters more is performance, and here, too, the Manhattan 56 impresses. With optional 800-hp Caterpillar 3406E-TA diesels, our test boat clocked a top speed of more than 36 mph at 2300 rpm. Even after I cut the throttles back to a more economical 2000 rpm, the 56 maintained a respectable 30-mph cruise speed, while burning less than two gallons per mile.
After running the numbers in one- to two-footers, we took the Sunseeker offshore, where the moderate breeze had kicked up the waves to a height of about three feet, with a foot or so of underlying cross swell. The ride was smooth even at top speed, thanks to a modified-V hull form that carries a full 19-degree deadrise back to the stern, with steep convex bow sections and a fine entry forward. Due to its high angle of deadrise, the hull banks like a runabout in a fast turn, which is not what one first expects in a 56-foot yacht, but she tracked straight and true with little rolling, even in beam seas. Running trim was relatively flat, even without using trim tabs, perhaps because of the extra lift provided by the faces of semirecessed propeller tunnels.
Back at the marina, taking a close look at all the features the Manhattan 56 offers, I even found myself saying "wow" on several occasions. Though she's the smallest in the Manhattan line (joining a 64 and 74), she's comfortable and offers a lot of versatility. For example, the aft seating area on the flying bridge converts to a sunpad, and a removable table stows under the forward seats, so the spacious bridge can be transformed to suit the needs of the moment.
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This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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When writing a String based encoder in ActionScript you quickly find yourself needing to build up the encoded String a character or so at a time. Without a StringBuffer type in ActionScript you may be tempted to use String concatenation as a simple method to build up a String. The problem with this approach is a number of temporary Strings are created as a result and will hang around until garbage collection catches up.
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The new Calatrava bridge was eerily quiet this morning, less than 24 hours after Mayor Mike Rawlings cut the ribbon and tens of thousands of people walked across the span. And commuters anxiously await word on when they'll be able to cross the world's narrowest body of water spanned by a cable-stayed bridge.
What's been apparent to anyone who regularly uses the Continental viaduct, which runs alongside the new bridge, is that without on and off ramps, the new road is useless. And until January, there was no evidence that the bridge that ended at the levee would have a way to connect to Singleton Boulevard down below. The ramp from southbound I-35 to the bridge is also incomplete.
However, even though the city doesn't know how to complete a bridge, the gays sure know how to throw a party. During Super Bowl week last year, most of the planned events were canceled or scaled back because of weather. The one event that went off without a hitch — because the planners understood that it was taking place in February — was the party on Cedar Springs.
So when it was time to plan the bridge celebration, the city wisely left it to the gays.


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Just bought a rusty 6'3\" Tuflite shortboard, dims- 18.75 W 2.18 thick. This is my first shortboard, but have riden before. After buying, I was told by a friend that this board is no good for northeast surfing, specifically newport r.i. due to wave size. This contradicts my research and what seller told me (lives in newport). Any one else have input?

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Getting Here
Sonesta Beach Resort & Casino Sharm El Sheilkh is located on Naama Bay, overlooking the Red Sea and South Sinai's desert and mountains. The property is 10 minutes from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and a 50-minute flight from Cairo.
When exiting the airport, take the first "U" turn and follow "Peace Road" all the way for approximately 10 minutes. You will see "Sinai Grand Casino," take first exit on your left. You will then find Sonesta Beach Resort & Casino Sharm El Sheikh. The speed limit on this road is 60 km/hour.
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2013 Fact Book | Individual and Season Tickets
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PHILADELPHIA - Local and national media outlets gathered at Franklin Field on Monday morning to meet with the 2013 University of Pennsylvania football team.
As part of the annual Media Day activities for the defending Ivy League champions, players and coaches were escorted through photo shoots with a series of photographers as well as filming spots for the Penn Sports Network. After the team photo, the players are seperated into photos based on region, class year and position. In between shoots, the Penn players and coaches answered questions from the media and discussed the upcoming season.
Though the three-hour media session came to an end around 11:30 a.m., the players will continue with their preseason camp on Monday with weight room workouts, several team meetings and a practice under the lights at Franklin Field.
In addition to the traditional media day festivities, the team used the exposure to unveil new white uniforms with a traditional feel. The new-age Nike uniforms were combined with red and blue striped sleeves to resemble the classic uniform look of past Penn teams from the early-to-mid 1900s. The white uniform will primarily be used on the road. The team also has a new home blue jersey with the classic "Pennsylvania" embroidered across the chest and a new alternate red uniform that debuted three times last season - Penn won all three games.
The Quakers, who were picked to repeat as Ivy champions in the preseason media poll, open their 137th season under the lights at historic Franklin Field when they host Lafayette for a 6 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 21. That matchup will serve as the only night game at the nation's oldest collegiate football stadium this year will also mark the first game on Franklin Field's new SprinTurf.
Fans can purchase season and individual tickets online at PennAthletics.com by clicking the link above. Tickets are also available at the ticket office located at Weightman Hall on 235 South 33rd Street or by phone at 215-898-6151. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during August, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Sept. 3.
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HUMBLE - The Shell Houston Open as expected made official Monday that they will return to their tournament dates the week leading up to The Masters in 2014.
"We are excited about going back to our traditional date," SHO Tournament Director Steve Timms told KPRC-TV Local 2 .
"We had a good year this year but were still anticipating we'd go back there and happy we are.:
The SHO dates for 2014 will be March 31- April 6 next spring at Redstone Golf Club.
" I would say this year we had some players in that had not played us previously.," said Timms.
"They really enjoyed the course and setup. It gave us an opportunity with them. We hope to get them back and many others."
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Moda Operandi Punk Collection For Met Gala 2013
Moda Operandi Goes Punk For the Met Gala — See Our Favorite Pieces
In the lead up to this year's Met Gala — which will celebrate the PUNK: Chaos to Couture exhibition opening tomorrow — Moda Operandi has curated an exclusive punk collection in honor of fashion's biggest night. With more than 100 pieces in the lineup, some designed just for Moda Operandi, and all crafted with a distinctly punk-infused edge, it's certainly a motley, if not inspired, mix of wares. From tartan plaid courtesy of Vivienne Westwood's sexy corset dresses to Nicholas Kirkwood mohawk peep-toe booties to a graffiti-covered Hermès Kelly bag (yes, you read that correctly), there's something subversive, albeit chic, to be found (and coveted) within. And if all else fails, your vintage Ramones tee and Converse are just as on-point for Monday's upcoming festivities which you can watch live on Vogue.com. Click on for our editors' favorite Moda Operandi Punk Shop pieces, then view the whole collection here.
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Flames NewsFlames Home > Football Home > News
Game Day Central: Old Dominion
Game Day Central Page
Note: Includes all important Game Day links (Live Stats, Live Video, Live Audio, Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium info, Directions, Parking, Ticket information, etc.)
Game Notes:
Old Dominion Game Notes
TV Coverage:
Cox Communications - Norfolk, Va.
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Doug Ripley
Color Commentator: John Bunting
Sideline/Pregame/Halftime Reporters:
Also Available Through:
Liberty Channel
Radio Coverage:
Liberty Flames Sports Network
LFSN Radio Network Affiliates List
• Pregame: 5 p.m.
• Kickoff: 6:07 p.m.
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Alan York
Color Commentator: Paul Rutigliano
Sidelines: Nick Pierce
Pregame: Jamie Hall, Matt Camire & Nick Pierce
Series with Old Dominion:
• Saturday's game will mark the first meeting in the series between the two schools in football
• Old Dominion is the third first-time opponent on Liberty's 2013 schedule
• Liberty is 1-1 on the year against first time opponents
• The Flames defeated Monmouth, 45-15, at home on Sept. 7
• Liberty lost to No. 23/20 Richmond, 31-20, on the road on Sept. 21
• Later this year, Liberty will face Brevard for the first time in program history on Nov. 16
3-0 at Home:
• With Liberty's victory over Kentucky Wesleyan, the Flames moved to 3-0 at home this season
• The 2013 season marks the 11th time in program history Liberty has started a year 3-0 at home
• Prior to this year, Liberty's last 3-0 home start was in 2010
• Seasons Liberty has started 3-0 at home: 1973, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013
Final Test Before Big South Play:
• The Old Dominion game will be Liberty's final game before opening Big South play against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 19
• Since starting Big South play in 2002, Liberty has posted a 4-7 record in its final game before the beginning of conference play
• Liberty is 1-4 when its final game before conference play is on the road (lone win was a 31-28 victory over Youngstown State on Sept. 27, 2008)
• Liberty is 3-3 when its final game before conference play is at home
• Liberty has won four of its last five final games before beginning Big South play
Home Winning Streak:
• With the win over Kentucky Wesleyan, Liberty has won its last seven home games in a row
• Liberty's seven-game home winning streak started with a come-from-behind 42-35 victory over Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6, 2012
• Liberty has outscored its opponents by an average of 23.9 points per game during its current seven-game home winning streak (273 points scored, 106 points allowed)
• Following the come-from-behind win over Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6, 2012, Liberty has held each of its last six opponents at home below 20 points scored
• During the Flames' last six home wins, Liberty's opponents have scored an average of 11.8 points per game
• Liberty's home winning streak is currently tied for the fourth longest active home winning streak among FCS programs in the country


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In my non-baseball life, I am fairly obsessed with soccer. But I couldn't help thinking of the Mets while reading an article, Just The Ticket, in the August 2011 issue of the English import soccer magazine When Saturday Comes. Hartlepool United, a League One club (third tier in the English… Read More →


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The Irish Times, one of Ireland's main dailies, also featured the article by Nicholas Birch that appeared in a great many press organs. In essence, Birch's article consisted of the following statements:
… A geneticist at IstanbulUniversity, Haluk Ertan, sums up the situation succinctly: "Turkey," he says, "is the headquarters of creationism in the Middle East." "Not just the Middle East, the world," insists Tarkan Yavas, the dapper, youthful director of the Istanbul-based Foundation for Scientific Research (BAV).
… with hundreds of books to its name, the 15-year-old BAV has an impressive output of work….
Headed by a charismatic preacher, Adnan Oktar, BAV´s latest production is the 770-page Atlas of Creation which it sent free of charge to scientists and schools in Britain, Scandinavia, France and Turkey in February.
Page after page juxtaposes photographs of fossils and living species, claiming the similarities prove the fraudulence of claims that species adapt over time.
The book goes on to blame evolutionary theory for communism, Nazism and September 11th. "Darwinism is the only philosophy which values conflict," the text says.
… A survey last year showed that only 25 per cent of Turks accept evolution. According to another poll in 2005, 50 per cent of biology teachers question or reject it.
"Darwinism is dying in Turkey, thanks to us," says Tarkan Yavas, vowing to work until Turkish culture is cleansed of what he calls atheist materialism. "Darwinism breeds immorality and an immoral Turkey is of no use to the European Union at all."
… Like BAV, which has organised hundreds of conferences on creationism over the past decade as well as a recent flurry of American-style "creation museums," opponents of creationism are increasingly taking their arguments to the Turkish public.
The last few months have seen a series of scientific conferences in central Anatolian towns.
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VILLA PARK Some Villa Park residents want the City Council to reverse last month's decision allowing fireworks for this upcoming Independence Day.
About 30 residents met last week at City Hall to discuss how they might fight the plan OKing the sale of safe and sane fireworks in Villa Park for the first time since 1987.
In March, the City Council approved, with a 3-2 vote, lifting the firework ban from June 28 to July 4. The ban is only lifted for 2013; officials will review police and fire reports after July 4, and the council will determine wither to allow firework sales in future years.
Opponents said that allowing fireworks will lead to increased danger of fires and injuries in neighborhoods.
The group discussed plans to circulate petitions among other Villa Park residents, said City Manager Jarad Hildenbrand. The petitions, which could be presented to the council in an effort to sway the panel's opinion, would ask residents to support a continued fireworks ban.
The city will require nonprofit vendors to provide 24-hour security for stands and will prohibit the use of fireworks by those younger than 18, unless supervised by a parent or someone 25 or older. Villa Park is the ninth city in Orange County to allow the sale of fireworks.
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Oh Mighty Wing
No amount of beer on Earth could make me wear this outfit.
Cheesus Herbert Walker Christ. What was that guy thinking?
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
Buy my wife's sea catchers
S&M Collector
Emails to barleydog are informative. You can make better decisions with information. Let's say you come to some conclusion late tonight, after the owner of the barleydog email has gone to bed. In that case, you may just find yourself SOL.
12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
just bring some extra jugs for the post-race festivities.
50,000 Miles Later
Idiot = me
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Amir Khan is convinced he is still on Floyd Mayweather's radar as he prepares for his first fight in over a year against Luis Collazo in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Khan hopes an impressive victory over Collazo on his welterweight debut will leave Mayweather no option but to hand the Bolton fighter the next crack at his unbeaten record.
Mayweather tops the bill against former Khan foe Marcos Maidana, but Khan insisted: "The whole focus is going to be on Luis Collazo.
"I don't really want to get into all the hype about what's happening in the future but what I need to do is keep winning.
"I know I will be in Floyd's eye, even though it didn't happen last time. I'm just going to be focused on the fight because I'm up against a tough guy."
Khan was knocked down in the fourth round of his last fight against lightly-regarded Julio Diaz in Sheffield last April and was lucky to escape with a points win.
Khan then opted to play the waiting game in the hope of snaring a lucrative shot at Mayweather, allowing a prospective title tilt against Devon Alexander to fall by the wayside.
The lay-off has been far from ideal for Khan, who has previously admitted it was an error of judgement.
But as he approaches his bout against Collazo, a 33-year-old veteran who was narrowly outpointed by Ricky Hatton in Boston in 2006, Khan now believes his recent inactivity might act as a positive.
Khan, who like Collazo tipped the scales at 147lbs at Friday night's weigh-in, added: "I really believe I needed a long break off and sometimes taking that time off makes you mentally and physically stronger.
"Time will tell and on Saturday night we will see how much I've become a better fighter. It has never really affected me. I have always just focused on my next fight."
Tricky customer Collazo fought on after his loss to Hatton but a 2011 defeat to little-known Freddy Hernandez looked to have ended his career at the top level.
However, a subsequent run of four straight wins - culminating in his superb second-round knock-out win over Victor Ortiz in Brooklyn in January - catapulted him back into the spotlight.
Collazo insists he could not care less about the fact that so many in the sport see him as simply a stepping-stone Khan must take in order to land a shot at Mayweather.
"It's okay - I've been the underdog all my life," said Collazo. "I've been in his position before and I'm more than happy to welcome him up to welterweight.
"Back in 2006 I was on top of the world and I thought it was my time, but God said it wasn't.
"Last year I was heading nowhere - I didn't know where my career was going. And a year later, I'm here, I'm blessed, and I'm very excited for May 3."


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<?php echo htmlentities ($_SERVER['$_SELF.PHP']); ?>" method="POST">
From what i have read up self will automatically take the user to the index page, which is what is happening to me. Rather than showing the results on the "guestbook.inc.php file wich the code is on.I tried
<?php echo htmlentities ($_SERVER['pages/guestbook.inc.php']); ?>" method="POST">
(subbing the directory & file name)but got a 403 error.still searching for how to fix this. Anyone here has any suggestions or could point me to a good clear link?Was looking at stack overflow but this guy's answer had six or more line of codes and a new function to redirect the link. Thougth there would be a simpler solution?
You're looking for $SERVER['PHPSELF']
See also PHP $_SERVER superglobal documentation
Hey go Team Fortress (I play the scout, the heavy, doctor and sniper somtime. I die a lot in it...)yes the 'PHP_SELF' was actually a typo on my part sorry.My problem is that it work fine on its own page (guestbook.php). but when it is in page that is dynamic(guestbook.inc.php) that is called by index php. it doesn't work. it takes me back to index php.I need to find out how to make it post to the page it is on.
Perhaps the FILE constant, which points to the path of the currently executing file?
I am actually quite new at php. would I place the FILE constat, & i'll google that...in the place of 'pages/guestbook.inc.php' ?<?php echo htmlentities ($_SERVER['pages/guestbook.inc.php']); ?>
That FILE is surrounded by TWO underscores FILE and other PHP predefined constants.
Create a page with this in it and look carefully at the output.server.php
echo 'These are your SERVER variables available from every script
';
Hello Cups and thank you for your reply...but it did absolutely nothing.
You can also use <form method="post"> (html5) or <form action="" method="post"> (html4) to make a form post to the current document's URI.
Thank you Tom, but I am trying to learn php.
am I heading in the right way w/this?<form action="<?php pages(FILE).'/guestbook.inc.php'; ?>" method="POST">
Did you save a file called server.php containing the code I showed you?
Put server.php in your document root then fire up this address:
Hello cups. Sorry I had not correctly understood you.I tried again. created the file named it server.php same directory as the index file (not part of the dynamic pages) added the code <?php
echo 'These are your SERVER variables available from every script
';var_dump($_SERVER);
?>when I run I get the "These are your SERVER variables available from every script" & a whole lot of of other info...like ""C:/xampp/htdocs" ["REQUEST_SCHEME"]=> string(4) "http" ["CONTEXT_PREFIX"]=> string(0) "" ["CONTEXT_DOCUMENT_ROOT"]=> string(15) "C:/xampp/htdocs" ["SERVER_ADMIN"]=> string(20) "postmaster@localhost" ["SCRIPT_FILENAME"]=> string(40) "C:/xampp/htdocs/phpjSRevw/php/server.php" ["REMOTE_PORT"]=> string(5) "61745" ["GATEWAY_INTERFACE"]=> string(7) "CGI/1.1" ["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]=> string(8) "HTTP/1.1" ["REQUEST_METHOD"]=> string(3) "GET" ["QUERY_STRING"]=> string(0) "" ["REQUEST_URI"]=> string(25) "/phpjSRevw/php/server.php" ["SCRIPT_NAME"]=> string(25) "/phpjSRevw/php/server.php" ["PHP_SELF"]=> stri"
i have no idea what to do with it.D
$_SERVER is a built in array in PHP (http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php). You can call one of these variables at any time. Say I need to get the current file that I am in, I can do this:
echo $_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"];
You'll notice that the result is also located in the var_dump that you did.
A little pointer for the forums, please try to use the proper code highlighting when pasting stuff in here, makes things a lot easier on those who are trying to answer your question.
ok. will try it tomorrow,thank you much and promise to be more conscientious about using proper code tagging in the future!d
Go back to your original post and you will see you were trying to access a SERVER variable that did not exist.
This showed that you did not know what you were doing.
The dump of SERVER variables you made now shows you all of the variables you can pick from, you can read them, echo them out onto the screen or use them to make strings for links etc.
You can do that var_dump($_SERVER) on any page you are developing on when you want to check which variables apply to that particular page.
Its really useful, its only one line, and you can comment it out or remove it before you publish the webpage -- in fact you MUST -- it contains lots of information that would be of interest to a potential cracker.
So now to return to the points made earlier in this thread you can edit that server.php page slightly and then compare the output of the following:
// comment out that readout, maybe uncomment it later ... else remove these lines
//echo 'These are your SERVER variables available from every script
';
echo "The host for this site is " . $_SERVER['HOST'] . '
';
echo "This exact script is " . $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] . '
';
echo "The __FILE__ variable for this exact script is " . __FILE__ . '
';
// now create some conditional messages depending on one of those variables ...
if($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] === "server.php"){
echo 'You have found the server vars page';
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WINTER PARK, Fla. - Saint Leo men's swimming senior Tim Olson has been named Sunshine State Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, league officials announced Monday.
The Land O'Lakes, Fla. native collected two individual wins and a pair of relay victories in the Lions' wins over Florida Tech and Rollins. Olson finished first in the 100-yard butterfly with a mark of 51.48 and took the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.10. He joined the 200-yard medley relay team for a win in 1:35.43 and helped the 200-yard freestyle relay squad to a first-place mark of 1:26.80.
Olson, and the rest of the Saint Leo men's swim squad, now set their sights on the Sunshine State Conference Championships, which will kick off on Wednesday, February 15. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo men's swim team, visit saintleolions.com.


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Hi kids. I'm at the Senior Players golf championship today, then on vacation for a week Monday.
Not going anywhere, so I'll be here a whole bunch during the vacation, but we do have a pile of guest bloggers lined up. Hope they all remember to write and to send me their stories the night before they are due.
Got nothing else.
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After graduation later this month, AU senior Brianne Bernard will join the Disney College Program.
Kocher Named Commencement Senior Speaker
Augustana senior Sarah Kocher, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, will serve as the senior speaker for the 2016 commencement exercises, set for Saturday, May 21, at the Sioux Falls Arena. Kocher will deliver her address, "Search On," before 338 graduates who will participate in the commencement ceremony. An additional 87 students will graduate in absentia.
Faces of the Future: Meet Members of the AU Class of 2020
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Augustana Sophomore Earns SMART Scholarship Through Department of Defense
Sophomore Abby Martin has been awarded a Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship through the Department of Defense (DoD).
King, Rieger Named 2016 Augie Pride Award Recipients
Libby King and Brian Rieger received Augie Pride awards at the Augustana Service Awards Presentation and Celebration on Wednesday, April 27.
$1 Million Gift Will Support New Student Activities Center, Froiland Science Complex, Endowment
As early planning continues for Augustana's new Student Activities Center, University officials have announced the receipt of a $1 million gift from Dr. Fred Milanovich, a cousin of the late Augustana basketball legend Sam Milanovich '73.
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It was a huge weekend in Viking athletics – the women's golf team and the women's tennis team both took home NSIC championships!
Six AU Students Named 2016-17 Christopherson Scholars
Six Augustana students have been awarded Fred C. and J. Marie Christopherson Scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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My name is Christopher Darakdjian.
I am a certified master club fitter/builder and founder of Pure Impact Golf Studio. In the next few months I will be educating you about the benefits of club fitting and how to find the right equipment best suited for your unique swing.
The fact that the average golfer knows little more about golf equipment other than what hear or see on TV, results in purchases of clubs ill suited for there needs making this already difficult game VERY frustrating.
Because there are no industry set standards, the tolerances from different manufacturers will very from one set to another. Through years of testing and fitting thousands of golfers ,I have found wide variances of shaft stiffness, loft settings, and lie angles causing golfers to hit clubs within the same set inconsistently.
With technology today, fitting has become much easier. Company's have made leaps and bounds, but the key is being able to translate the data properly, allowing us to identify the right combinations for to achieve optimal performance.
By using state of the art Trackman technology we able to take a golfers swing and measure there swing speed, ball speed, launch angle, full ball trajectory, spin rates, there carry and angle of decent, as well as there club delivery and ball dispersion. We also take into account there tempo and were the club is being released.
Once this is achieved we would then interpret the data and put together several different combinations from various club and shaft manufacturers allowing you to swing and load the club properly. The goal is to let the club work for you, creating a tighter shot dispersion and an increase of yardage.
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Plans for an 80-hectare solar farm on Sandridge Hill, east of Melksham, were thrown out by Wiltshire Council's planners today in a vote of seven against and four for the development.
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"And if an evil suggestion comes to you from satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing. Indeed, those who fear Allah – when an impulse touches them from satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight."17
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Did you know?
The Zulu king, Dinizulu, spent two years in the old Pietermaritzburg prison.
An old prison that becomes a museum might sound like a grim place to visit, but it actually provides a fascinating insight into the society that built it. Who can forget a visit to Alcatraz, just outside San Francisco? Or a night spent sleeping in the cells of The Old Jail in Philippolis, Free State? The Old Prison in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, is a memorable heritage site. They started building the first cell block in 1862, and later added a gallows, high-security cells and what is thought to have been a torture room.
At first it was one prisoner for each cell. Then the numbers increased, and the cells had to be adapted to take a dozen convicts, all sleeping on mats.
As you tour the old cellblock, you will see all manner of graffiti on the walls. It's interesting to stop here and try to decipher the meaning of these scratches and scribbles: were they messages to each other, prison gang turf markings, a rude sketch or the desperate last prayer of a condemned man?
Prisoners were a mix of criminals and the politically defiant, and in later years the Pietermaritzburg Prison housed anti-apartheid freedom fighters. In 1989, however, the prison was over-crowded, in a run-down condition and subsequently closed.
A new chapter began for this venue, however, when the Old Prison site was ceded to Project Gateway, a local group of churches working to uplift communities around Pietermaritzburg.
The cell blocks were renovated and prison cells that used to accommodate desperadoes and political detainees were converted into offices, workshops and training rooms.
From the Old Prison, Project Gateway runs empowerment programmes which include training in sewing. The prison workshops which once used to fashion shoes and garden tools has been turned into the Gateway School of Fashion. Its medical department provides support and vital information to those living with HIV/AIDS, and the group's overnight shelter feeds and houses the homeless every day.
The Old Prison Café is another Project Gateway initiative and has become a popular local eatery. Crafters in need of mentoring have access to Zandla Xpressions, a highly-prized asset to local entrepeneurs.
If you would like to visit the modern facilities or the Old Prison, contact Project Gateway for a guided tour. Why not see it all? Then you can witness how a place of conflict and sadness has now been changed into a space of learning and creativity.
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How to get here
The Old Prison stands at the corner of Pine and Burger Streets in the Pietermaritzburg.
Best time to visit
The Old Prison is a year-round attraction.
Around the area
Pietermaritzburg is rich in heritage and various layers of history. Visit the listed Pietermaritzburg Tourism website for all your options in the area. One of the most popular day drives from Pietermaritzburg is to head out to Howick in the Midlands of the province.
Tours to do
The Old Prison offers guided tours of the facility – just ensure you contact them in advance.
Get around
A self-drive to the Old Prison, and from there you embark on a walking guided tour.
What will it cost
Guided tours of the Old Prison cost R20 for adults and R10 for children. The project emphasises, however, that booking for the tour be made in advance – see Contacts.
Length of stay
Set aside at least three hours for your visit.
What to pack
Dress comfortably for a day outing. Bring your camera and memory cards.
Where to stay
Pietermaritzburg has a large variety of accommodation on offer, ranging from upmarket hotels to backpackers' lodges. See the listed Pietermaritzburg Tourism website for details.
What to eat
Have lunch at the Old Prison Café – but be sure to book in advance.
What's happening
Pietermaritzburg stages a host of different events, ranging from the Duzi Canoe Marathon to the Royal Show, with special items like the Comrades Marathon in-between. Check the Pietermaritzburg website for details.
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ROCK band Shakey's Brother are to release a single raising money for Help For Heroes.
The five-piece band, who made headlines when they were nominated for a Grammy in 2009, have members from Bolton and Burnley.
Sharples-born drummer Sam Roberts said: "After we toured all 90 football grounds two years ago to raise money for Help For Heroes we realised how much support there was for these guys — especially when we played in front of 3,000 youngsters in Aldershot. Everybody's behind the cause."
The song, A Soldier's Tale, is based on the feelings of a young man's first experience of war.
"We know that soldiers are proud of serving their country, but that there are still questions about why they are in that position," said Sam. "It's quite a serious subject compared to what we would usually sing about, but when we all feel so strongly and know thousands of other people do then we thought that if you can do anything to raise awareness you should."
The song will be released on March 26. The release date was originally intended to be later in the year, but was brought forward following the news of six soldiers' deaths in Afghanistan.
The band are then planning to spend the summer playing festivals across the country.
"We have always said we've seen ourselves as a festival band — a summer band," said Sam. "It'll be busy, but good fun."


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HOUSTON - Arson investigators testified Wednesday in the Jessica Tata murder trial.
Tata, 24, is on trial, charged with felony murder. Prosecutors said she left several children home alone with a pot of grease heating on a stove while she went shopping in 2011. When she got home, the house was on fire, officials said.
Four children were killed in the fire.
Arson investigator Anita Delgadillo told the jury about several items that were found after the fire, including a dry erase board with the day care's schedule and a paper schedule that was found on a refrigerator in the kitchen.
Delgadillo told the jury that a smoke detector in the master bedroom of the home had batteries missing from it. Two other smoke detectors in the home were hardwired into the home's electricity system. None of the firefighters and neighbors who previously testified remembered hearing any of the smoke detectors going off.
The jury also heard about a Target bag that was found about 7 feet from the front door. A receipt inside the bag was time-stamped 1:18 p.m. and shows that Tata spent $9.03 on Gatorade and Minute Maid Berry Punch. Also in the bag was an empty Starbucks glass with a straw. Surveillance video previously shown during the trial showed Tata lingering near the Starbucks but did not show her being served.
Arson investigator Joe Pradier said he and his partner tried to interview Tata several hours after she arrived at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy. Pradier said Tata told them that she didn't remember anything, her heart was racing, she was in shock and she didn't know why she was in the hospital. She said she didn't want to be there, Pradier said.
Nurse Deborah Joyce told jurors that Tata was not in shock and showed no signs of injury other than a scratch on her left thumb. Joyce said Tata never appeared to be confused or disoriented around her and that before investigators arrived Tata was talking and laughing with her sisters while they watched television.
Senior Capt. David Swanson led the three-man search team that went into the burning home. He told the jury Tuesday that he and his crew crawled on hands and knees and were unable to see through the thick smoke. They used a thermal camera to search for the children. He said that one of the men found a baby laying under a card table near the kitchen, but the rest of the men didn't know because of the poor visibility.
Swanson said he and firefighter Jonathan Robinson bumped into cribs in a back bedroom. That's where they found two children.
A neighbor told jurors Monday that Tata tried to save children who were inside her burning home day care.
Christian Wendeberg, who lived near the burning home, testified that he saw Tata dash into the house to rescue the children. He said she came out with two children, one of whom was unconscious. Both had suffered burns, he said.
Wendeberg shot cellphone video of the fire, too. He asked Tata how many children were inside the home when the fire started. She told him there were nine children in the home, Wendeberg said.
After seven children were pulled from the home, firefighters continued to search for two more children.
"We were told there were between seven and nine, so we were told to keep looking," firefighter Luis Carmona said.
Investigators said there were only seven children in the home and two of them were found in the back yard.
A second neighbor, Sandra Sawyer, also told a jury Monday that Tata told her that nine children were inside the home. Sawyer said she went through Tata's cellphone and read out the names of the children and their parents. That's when Tata realized that only seven children were there, Sawyer said.
Sawyer said she tried to assure Tata that the children would be OK, but Tata told her that the fire had been going on "a long time." Sawyer said Tata told her that she had been in the bathroom when the fire started and she passed out from the smoke.
Sawyer testified that she saw several of the children being carried out of the home by firefighters. Those children were covered in soot. Sawyer said she noticed that Tata did not have any soot on her clothing and she didn't smell like smoke.
Sawyer said she told Tata to call her mother, but Tata didn't want to do that.
"'Oh my God -- don't tell my mom,'" Sawyer said Tata told her. "'She's going to kill me. She didn't want me to have this day care in the first place.'"
Neighbor Michael McAndrews said Tata told him something odd while firefighters were battling the blaze and trying to rescue the children.
"'I don't need to be running a day care. I've got money,'" McAndrews said Tata told him.
Another neighbor, Cynthia Poursartip, said that Tata admitted to her that she wasn't home when the fire stated. When she asked why, Poursartip said Tata told her, "I will tell them that when I testify."
Firefighter Billy Harris told the jury that Tata also told him that she was in the house when the fire started. He said he asked Tata why her clothes were so clean. He said Tata told him that she tried to lead the kids out of the fire but they kept running in circles.
"I told her there was no way she could have been inside," Harris testified.
Harris said Tata did not have a response to that statement.
Tata did make a call to 911 when she saw the fire, officials said.
"They're dying. I can't see anything. I can't even go in there and get them," Tata told the 911 operator. "The kids are dying."
Four minutes before the fire started, security cameras caught Tata shopping at a nearby Target store. The video was shown to jurors.
Tata has been charged with four counts of murder, three counts of abandoning a child and two counts of reckless injury to a child.
Prosecutors said Tata put the children in harm's way by leaving them alone and going shopping. While she was at Target, a fire broke out in the kitchen when oil in a frying pan on a stovetop burner ignited. Three children were also seriously injured in the blaze.
Tata's attorneys said she didn't intend to hurt the children. Defense attorneys said murder charges are excessive and that when the fire broke out, she tried to save the children, who ranged in age from 16 months to 3 years old.
After the fire, Tata fled to Nigeria but was captured after about a month, returned to the U.S. in March 2011 and has remained jailed. She was born in the U.S. but has Nigerian citizenship.
Shomari Dickerson, 3, Elizabeth Kojah, 20 months, Kendyll Stradford, 20 months, and Elias Castillo, 16 months, died in the fire at Jackie's Child Care on Crest Park at Waypark Drive shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, 2011. Three other children were injured. Tata is standing trial for felony murder first for the youngest of the victims -- Elias Castillo.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Cosmos Gallery
It was recently my great pleasure to enjoy the beauty of The Cosmos Gallery, an online artwork collection by a marvelously talented Peruvian painter and web site developer named Dacio, who shares all his art on a self-made site that is an amazing blend of science and creativity! Dacio agreed to an interview about his beautiful creations, and gave permission to share them on my blog.
You began painting after being inspired by the International Year of Astronomy 2009 – but seeing your work, I find it hard to believe you've been working with oils for only two years. Did you paint other subjects before exploring the universe?
DACIO: I've been painting and drawing since childhood, but it was something I took for granted and did not approach seriously. I've painted landscapes, abstracts and portraits, but the universe always captured my imagination. One of my first memories is gazing in awe at Halley's Comet through my father's telescope. However, space seemed overwhelming, too magnificent to grasp or paint. I did remain curious, and in 2009 I started watching the series Cosmos after learning about the IYA. I found myself experiencing an intense urge to learn more about the stars that Carl talked about. A few months later, I attended my first star party, and realized to my surprise that by then I could find my way around the night sky and that I had a better understanding of what I was looking at. Learning a bit of what once seemed obscure was an empowering feeling, and I wanted to share.
The rich textures and bold colors in your "astro art" are very powerful, and your emotions about the connections between science and creative expression come through so clearly. How do you get your ideas for subjects? Are you influenced by Hubble, science shows, or do you wait for something spontaneous to appeal to you?
DACIO: I collect images from space telescopes and observatories, because they are available on the internet for free to everyone. I feel happy knowing that I will never run out of inspiration by choosing the cosmos; every day I find something new that takes my breath away. I don't watch TV, so I'm thankful for all the science content that you can find online: documentaries, science blogs, films, podcasts, etc. I listen to Astronomy.fm online while I paint. This allowed me to discover my favorite podcasts: 365 DOA, The Space Writer, Skepticality, Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, and The Groks Science Show. I no longer have to wish upon a star and hope that TV or newspapers will keep me informed about the stuff that matters to me.
My favorite description in your gallery was for The Swan, "where stars are born". I loved the story of the abstract painting, Going Nova, an "awakening that takes us through a thousand years and across space into the heart of a star". Celestial events can be timeless symbols for enlightenment, and your journeys of creation are quite profound. Are you also a poet? Do you write as well as paint?
DACIO: I do love poetry and literature; I used to write more when I was in high school, but at some point I wanted to express more than I could comfortably put into words. I particularly love Pablo Neruda and Gustavo Bécquer, they wrote a type of poetry that I found irresistible in its simplicity and elegance. I found some of that in painting: I didn't need a big budget to get serious about it, I didn't need a crew or a producer or a studio. I simply needed my brushes, paints, an empty canvas and a burning desire to share.
Why do you encourage people to download and share the pictures of your paintings on your site, what about your copyrights?
DACIO: Many artists publish their work online by disabling the right-click or other techniques to block users from downloading, or as I'm constantly told, "To protect your work and stop people from stealing it, man!" This attitude seems shortsighted. Why share your work online in the first place then? I'm thankful that NASA has the courtesy to share images without copyrights, thus granting me freedom to create upon this inspiration. This openness is nothing strange within the scientific community, and I wanted to keep that spirit when I released my work online.
I tell my visitors they already have my permission to download and share, that they are free to post it on their blog, or remix and build upon it. A Creative Commons license seemed the right decision by allowing me to give away some rights for the sake of better sharing, while still reserving the right to make a living from my work. I started selling reproductions on canvas of my paintings as a way to find out if like minded people would see value of science-inspired art and give me the chance to continue creating with their support. I had not anticipated that it also provided me with encouragement for further effort and dedication. Thanks to this, I'm able to reach a broader audience.
My favorite painting is the Dance of the Fireflies: Antennae Galaxies, and it's clear you did scientific research while creating these visuals. In a world saturated by digital data, many might have advised you to concentrate on your web career instead of 2-D painting. Is this form of art still relevant in the modern age?
DACIO: Well, first there is the social relevance. As humans continue to reach new heights, we will carry on inspiring each other and art will continue playing a role. Inspiration transcends fields: I was inspired by science to paint the stars and my art can inspire others to pursue scientific literacy. It is true that modern age has brought us a saturation of options, information and distractions, but it also brought the chance to connect to a global audience. I want my paintings to have substance, I want to infuse them with gratitude for the science outreach that inspired me. This was the main reason why I developed in my website and interactive "Anatomy" section for each piece.
Secondly, there is the personal journey. The creative process develops a critical stance, experimentation and problem solving skills. This is how painting becomes a type of learning journal for each creative moment, and with a particular contrasting property in this age of rapid obsolescence: the longevity of the medium. It's mind boggling how we can still appreciate the tangible beauty and technique of an oil painting created hundreds of years ago. Learning about the universe makes you appreciate the short time given to us. In this context, I feel that painting is also a way of saying, "I was here; everything else along with me shall pass, but the colors of my moment will stay a bit longer."
Thank you so much for your time in answering questions and for allowing me to post your beautiful images. Friends and readers, you can also keep up with Dacio on his Facebook page, and his YouTube Channel… !
6 comments:
Oh my goodness, these are beautiful! And what a great website. That is amazing for someone who has only been painting for 2 years.
- March 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- Elizabeth said...
What beautiful art! And it just doesn't feel right to call it art - it's so much more than that.
To me, the heavens and the universe are so tied in to God and His creation, which naturally flows out of me in artistic expression. I look at Dacio's paintings and see God's reflection as well. I know science and faith don't mix well for some people, so I hope that isn't offensive. But the beauty is so tangible in all three of those areas for me: God, science, and art.
My favorite is the Dance of the Fireflies too. Stunning!
- March 15, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- PillowNaut said...
You are so right, Elizabeth -- it is MORE than art when it is so inspiring. But please don't apologize for sharing your impressions, or worry that you will offend.
The wonderful thing about artistic creativity is that it can speak in different ways to different people. We can share the beauty, but each find our own sense of meaning, and everyone's experience is important to the sense of expression.
- March 16, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- lisleman said...
hope you don't mind a question slightly off the post topic.
I was wondering about the monitoring of humans and health issues. Would you say the astronauts are the most monitored humans around? Do they monitor them constantly while they are in the ISS? Lastly (answer as little as you care to) have the doctors ever prevented some illness because they noticed a warning in the monitored levels on an astronaut?
- March 16, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- dacio said...
Thank you Laurel and Elizabeth for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed my art. And thank you Heather so much for featuring my paintings in your Blog. As one of your readers, I'm excited to share my love for the stars through your site.
- March 16, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- online diploma said...
Very informative and very appealing mate,thankyou.
- March 16, 2011 at 11:24 PM


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We intercepted the racer's mail home once again. Dang, we are good! Read on to see how they are doing and what is on their wee minds...
Andrew and Dan
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Ken and Tina
Nick and Starr
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French Socialists and American chief executives make awkward bedfellows at the best of times. Just how awkward is evident from the extraordinary letter Maurice "Morry" M. Taylor – nicknamed "The Grizz" for his uncompromising negotiating style – sent to Arnaud Montebourg, France's industry minister.
"How stupid do you think we are?" was Mr Taylor's response to Mr Montebourg's attempt to find out if Titan, the tyremaker Mr Taylor heads, would take over part of Goodyear's factory in Amiens. Earlier efforts by Goodyear to forge a deal with Titan foundered on union opposition, which has not endeared French workers to the Titan CEO, who claims they "get paid high wages but work only three hours". Read more


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In my tamarind glazed lamb rib post, I mentioned that the butcher deboned one of the lamb bellies, making it useless for lamb rib preparation. The idea to smoke a rolled up lamb belly came to mind, and I finally got a chance to put the idea into action. The lamb belly was marinated overnight in a herb & garlic blend, with additional minced garlic:
The rub consisted of whole peppercorns, chopped dehydrated garlic, Himalayan sea salt, sumac, and a salt-free version of Cavenders Greek seasoning:
The lamb belly was smelling pretty good after marinating:
The fattiest side of the belly was scored to help the fat render. It was then topped with the rub, rolled up and tied, and then topped with more rub before being placed on the smoker:
Two garlic bulbs were dipped in olive oil, topped with rosemary, and placed on the BGE:
Two hours in:
The cloves from the smoke roasted rosemary garlic bulbs were mashed up with Greek yogurt. The garlic flavor was more than potent, so this was later thinned out with some sour cream:
After another hour, the lamb belly was removed from the BGE, diced and coated with more rub, then returned to allow the fat to continue to render:
I prepared some Greek style salsa, with roma tomatoes, walla walla sweet onions, cilantro, dice cucumbers, and a mix of salsa and Greek seasonings:
The diced lamb belly was removed after an hour:
Time to eat:
The herb and garlic flavors were quite prominent, and melded very well with the natural flavor of the lamb. The meat was juicy and tender, with nuggets of lamb fat that had morphed into 'lamb cracklings'---extremely savory, flavor packed, slightly crunchy nuggets of perfectly rendered, fatty goodness.
For dessert, I wanted to continue this theme of Mexican-Greek fusion. I settled on a smoked vanilla flan phyllo napoleon. Each sheet of phyllo dough was slathered in melted apple wood-smoked butter, then covered with a generous sprinkling of vanilla bean sugar (for caramelized phyllo):
The dough was chilled in the fridge for several hours to allow it to firm up. It was then sliced and baked while being sandwiched between two cast iron pans at 350 degrees for 12 minutes:
look at all that caramelized sugar...yummy...
The smoked flan custard started with heavy cream which had been hot smoked on the BGE, along with some evaporated milk:
After being chilled, the flan custard was placed in a piping bag, and the napoleons were constructed:
I was more than ready for this dessert:
The vanilla flan custard was rich and smooth with a prominent vanilla flavor. The caramelized phyllo could be it's own dessert. Buttery and crisp, yet with a light and airy texture, mild sweetness, and a light hint of vanilla. The caramel syrup brought the two components together nicely. This dessert has not seen the last of me.


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Bessie Coleman was an early aviation pioneer as both an African-American and a woman. Coleman grew up in Texas, moved to Chicago, and got interested in flying after her brothers returned from World War I. Failing to find anyone in Chicago who would teach flying to a black woman, Bessie Coleman determined to go abroad to get training -- a daring idea for that era. She moved to Paris, was accepted to aviation school, and on 15 June 1921 she received her pilot's license from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. The certificate made her the world's first licensed black aviator. Coleman returned to the United States and began a barnstorming career, appearing at airshows across the country. She died in 1926 while flight-testing an open-cockpit plane; her co-pilot lost control of the aircraft and in the ensuing dive Coleman was tossed from the plane and plunged to her death.
The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Bessie Coleman in 1995… Bessie Coleman's family line included some American Indian blood: her father George was part African-American and part Cherokee.
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Following the August 1, 2006, primary election in Kansas, supporters of the integrity of evolution education are expected to form the majority on the state board of education, no matter who prevails in the November 2006 general election.
With the results of the August 1, 2006, primary election in Kansas, the pendulum swung in favor of the integrity of evolution education. In November 2005, the state board of education voted 6-4 to adopt a set of state science standards that were rewritten, under the tutelage of local "intelligent design" activists, to impugn the scientific status of evolution.
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TOTALLY Tennis will be opening its doors and offering free games on Sunday as part of the Great British Tennis Weekend.
The Great British Tennis Weekend will see over 1,000 venues across Britain open their doors for a series of four free weekends.
Anyone who goes to Totally Tennis' War Memorial Park home will be able to participate in drills, munchkins and tennis for all the family, completely free of charge, from 1.30pm to 4pm.
Rackets and tennis balls will be provided, so anyone and everyone can get involved, whether they have never tried tennis before, want to get back into the game or are a regular player.
Enjoy the bouncy castle and meet club coaches over a cup of tea and a cake.
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This article was published 22/12/2012 (1702 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A new survey of Manitobans' sentiments about the NHL lockout done by Winnipeg-based Prairie Research Associates shows only three per cent even miss the games, something league marketing people might find will come back to haunt them.
Among the 800 adult Manitobans surveyed there was an exact split in the apportioning of blame between owners and players.
"We were surprised that the people have the blame evenly split," said PRA's senior research manager Nicholas Borodenko. "We thought the sentiment would be more pro-players in Manitoba but that is not the case."
The survey, which Borodenko believes may be the first one conducted on the lockout, showed 41 per cent thought both sides were equally to blame, 21 per cent blame the NHL team owners and 21 per cent blame the players.
The rest don't care.
The survey was done between Dec. 5 and Dec. 18 and is considered accurate to within 3.5 percentage points plus or minus 19 times out of 20.
Borodenko believes there was nothing to suggest the health of the Winnipeg Jets franchise was vulnerable, but he said the peripheral fans are the ones who might be hard to win back.
Borodenko said he and his colleagues at PRA were surprised only 50 per cent of the respondents referred to themselves as hockey fans.
"I think if we had done the survey last year at this time, with the games on, it would have been higher, " he said.
The fact 43 per cent said they were indifferent about the lockout may be attributed to something Borodenko referred to as learned helplessness.
"People are giving up," he said. "They know there is nothing they can do."
Of those who said they are hockey fans, there was little-to-no positive sentiment about the situation — 39 per cent said they feel angry, upset and disgusted; 14 per cent said it is greedy (on the part of both sides); 13 per cent are disappointed; and 24 per cent said they are so frustrated that they no longer care and it's not affecting them.
"All of that is bad for the NHL in terms of bringing fans back to the game once the dispute is resolved," he said.
The Jets' owners may be glad to learn the survey indicated about 60 per cent have not consciously redirected the money they would be spending on the NHL and Jets games to other entertainment options.
The survey showed 13 per cent spent money on various other entertainment (not including other professional sports), six per cent spent it on Christmas, five per cent paid bills, four per cent took a vacation or travelled, and four per cent spent it on other professional sports.


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I got to the 3rd interview stage for one of the CT stores (the one where you are being interviewed with 2 others), NAILED the interview, and lost the job to the 2 other candidates. One was a much older woman with an IT background... Fair enough. The other one, I kid you not, was a thuggy ethnic woman who showed up in a SUIT AND TIE, had no knowledge of Apple products whatsoever, showed no genuine interest and had a work history that consisted only of BABYSITTING. I'm not exaggerating here. This was the only interview I had in my life where I was being completely sincere and enthusiastic, and I could have answered probably any device-related question they threw at me.
I hate to say it, but this is what happens when you are the "wrong" demographic. Wrong meaning late-20s white male. Sigh. Back to making coffee at 5am. Ugh.
Now that's funny.
Surprising they haven't received big raises some time ago with apple rolling in the dough and their stores being wildly over crowded every time i go in them.
I liked the once a year program better. We got some great deals over the years going back to the half moon imac.
Wow, wish I could afford to work at the Apple Store. Guess I'll have to just pay full freight for the iMac instead.
Nope. You are all interviewed in front of each other. You can get mad at me all you want for suggesting it, but the agenda is clearly existent on the company's side, not mine. I witnessed a completely unqualified person get a job that I would have excelled at, and that even showed plainly. This bitterness on my part has only come out since receiving the denial letter. It was not present when I was there. Sorry for using "thuggy" but it's the only way I know how to describe someone who talks in ebonics during an interview. There is no denying that companies do this, and getting pissy at me for suggesting it is absurd. Look at their products, their webite, their adds, and their employee cutouts in the windows of the stores. They trying to be as diverse as possible, almost unrealistically so. That's completely fine, in fact, it's a good thing. But don't force it to the point where you're screwng over someone that could probably handle working the Genius Bar without even being trained and genuinely WANTS to be there. I have friends who work for several of the stores and they're all completely flabbergasted by this.


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Well, at least not for the next six weeks. Chris Drury will have surgery on his troublesome knee. Here's the blurb from The Associated Press:
NEW YORK — Rangers captain Chris Drury will have surgery on his left knee and be sidelined for six weeks.
Rangers coach John Tortorella made the announcement of Drury's injury after practice on Wednesday. Drury sat out the Rangers' previous two road games because of the troublesome knee that Tortorella said was bothering the center for a couple of weeks.
Drury has played in only 23 of the team's 56 games this season and has no goals and four assists. The 34-year-old forward broke his left index finger twice, causing him to miss 32 of the first 33 games.
I don't wish Drury any harm, but I'm not exactly broken up by this news. I might be able to contribute as much on the ice as Drury did. Heck, even Darren Pang could have contributed as much. Anybody disagree with me on this one?


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THE traditional season of peace and goodwill has not extended to the scandal-plagued Calabria Community Club. Hostilities between feuding members of Sydney's Italian community erupted into an all-in brawl complete with the hurling of chairs at last week's annual meeting, in which a former drug kingpin was elected to the board of the controversial club.
The future of the dilapidated one-room club is at present the subject of a bitter legal battle in the Supreme Court of NSW. Fuelling the dispute is a potential $200 million rezoning proposal that has led to the value of the club's land in Restwell Street, Prairiewood, increasing tenfold.
The court has heard allegations of back-door deals, questionable loans and forged board minutes that allegedly enabled the club's chairman, Rocco Leonello, a former ministerial staffer to the Labor heavyweight Joe Tripodi, to wrest control of the club. The court has heard accusations that Mr Tripodi, who is not a member but who has been described as a "shadow director", was pulling the strings behind ''a crude attempt by a few greedy individuals to steal the assets from the club''.
In 2011, two days before the Planning Department approved the rezoning of the club, Mr Leonello secretly negotiated a major funding deal with his and Mr Tripodi's associate, Tan Kien ''TK'' Ly, a Fairfield Labor councillor. Mr Ly received a cut of the deal, the court has heard.
Mr Leonello's funding deal, which did not have board approval, has effectively delivered control of the redevelopment into the hands of Mr Ly's friends, little-known Vietnamese businessmen Huy Minh Tran and Cuong Tran. The court has heard that the Trans have no background in finance or development and their financing vehicle Panbic is a $2 company that has never filed an annual return.
Seeking to have the deal overturned and the club put into administration is the property developer Pat Carbone. Mr Leonello has denied under oath that he previously forged board minutes to have Mr Carbone thrown off as a director.
Mr Carbone, who has fallen out spectacularly with his former friends Mr Tripodi and Mr Leonello, is being backed by business figures Tony Labbozzetta and the furniture mogul Nick Scali.
Last Friday at 6pm about 60 members, evenly split between
Mr Leonello's and Mr Carbone's camps, turned up at the club to vote for 13 board positions.
Tensions between the warring sides increased when Mr Carbone queried holding the elections between Christmas and New Year. He also asked that the election be postponed until a decision is handed down in the current Supreme Court proceedings which will resume in February.
The situation was further inflamed when one of Mr Carbone's advisers, Peter Jones, a former friend of Mr Leonello and Mr Tripodi, took a seat in the rival camp and began heckling. According to those present one of Mr Leonello's supporters said to Mr Jones, ''You're not even Calabrian''.
When Mr Jones, who is not of Italian heritage, quipped ''I am Sicilian'', he was set upon by several of those sitting nearby. Mr Jones's shirt was ripped and he was punched several times in the back of the head and neck. Fairfield police are investigating Mr Jones's alleged assault.
The all-in brawl broke out just as the vote was about to be taken. Chairs were hurled and security guards rushed in to separate the antagonists.
Despite the melee, Mr Leonello told the meeting he had received legal advice that the vote should go ahead. The successful candidates were announced but the club has declined requests to provide the number of votes received by each candidate.
Mr Carbone was unsuccessful in his attempt to be reinstated to the board but three of his supporters were elected.
Among the successful candidates backing Mr Leonello were the club's accountant Filippo Occhiuto, Mr Occhiuto's father Carmine and uncle Pasquale. Mr Occhiuto also proposed another successful candidate - one time drug kingpin Antonio Rizzotto, 80. Mr Rizzotto, who did not attend the annual meeting, and his co-accused Antonio Calabria, 74, a Griffith farmer, were released from jail in 1999 after serving six years for organising a drug crop worth $8 million on an isolated property near Cobar in the state's far west.


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- A new national poll shows President Obama with the narrowest of leads over challenger Mitt Romney as the presidential race enters its final few days. The president leads 48% to 47%, according to a poll of likely voters by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News. President Obama enjoys greater support among women voters, 51% to 43%, while Gov. Romney leads among men voters, 51% to 44%, according to a Wall Street Journal article about the poll. > > Bull or Bear? Vote in Our Poll The poll of 1,475 likely voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.55 percentage points, the article said. The poll also asked voters whether they approved of the president's handling of the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, and nearly seven in 10 did, compared to 15% who disapproved, the article said. The two candidates were planning to spend Sunday with busy tours of crucial battleground states. President Obama was to visit New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio and Colorado, while Gov. Romney planned trips to Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the Journal noted.


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New Zealand warmed up for Wednesday's first Test against South Arica with a draw against the South African Invitational team.
At the end of another hot day at Boland Park in Paarl, New Zealand finished on 117 for two in their second innings after the home team declared on 359 for seven at lunch on the third and final day.
The South African Invitational team had the better of the morning session, putting on 85 for the loss of one wicket, with Chris Martin inducing a false stroke from Shaun Liebisch who was caught at point for four.
The New Zealand attack toiled hard on a lifeless pitch with eight bowlers getting through 119 overs across four sessions.
Most of his batsmen have spent valuable time at the crease with Kane Williamson and Brendon McCullum scoring half-centuries in the first innings while Martin Guptill remained undefeated on 68 in today's second effort.
Guptill's opening partner, McCullum, added 28 today before edging spinner Siya Simetu to first slip while Dean Brownlie, who did not bat in the first innings due to a stomach bug, was trapped in front by seamer Petrus Jeftha for six.
Daniel Flynn was unbeaten on 14 at tea when the captains agreed to call time on the match.
Speaking after the match, Guptill said: "The main thing for us was to get the bowling loads under the belt and for the batsmen to face 50-100 balls.
"It was good to get time on our feet as we prepare to take on South Africa.
"We know it's going to be a bouncy wicket in Newlands so we have to prepare for that over the next couple of days."
Day 2: South Africa Invitational team close on 274-6
New Zealand were made to work hard in the field on day two of the three-day warm-up match with the South African Invitational team putting on an excellent opening stand of 161 before a late flurry of wickets left the home team closing on 274 for six.
After declaring overnight on 311 for six, the New Zealand attack maintained good discipline on the flat pitch and lightning-fast outfield at Boland Park, Paarl.
Openers Matthew Kleinveldt and Rassie van der Dussen batted conservatively but accumulated runs and frustrated the visitors.
The partnership was eventually broken in the 54th over by left-arm spinner Bruce Martin who had Kleinveldt stumped for 78.
An excellent final session saw the New Zealand pick up five wickets with Neil Wagner sparking a collapse when he had Ackermann caught at first slip for 15 before Trent Boult collected the big scalp of opener van der Dussen for 76.
Boult then knocked over Pite van Biljon (14) and Bruce Martin had Uwe Birkenstock (1) out LBW while Chris Martin used the second new ball to trap wicket-keeper batsman Bradley Barnes (23).
At stumps Keegan Petersen remained unbeaten on 47 along with Shaun Liebisch on four.
New Zealand 311-6 (P Fulton 39, M Guptill 42, K Williamson 59, B McCullum 65, D Flynn 23, J Franklin 37, B Watling 32*; C Ackermann 3-46) South Africa Invitational team 274-6 (H van der Dussen 76, M Kleinveldt 78, C Ackermann 15, P van Biljon 14, U Birkenstock 1, B Barnes 23, K Petersen 47*; T Boult 2-46, C Martin 1-31, N Wagner 1-49, B Martin 2-66)
Day 1: Batsmen give New Zealand a solid start
New Zealand can feel satisfied with their performance on day one of their three-day warm-up match against a South African Invitational team at Boland Park, Paarl.
Skipper Brendon McCullum made 65 and Kane Williamson hit 59 before the visitors closed on 311 for six from 89.1 overs.
Positive batting from Peter Fulton and Martin Guptill got the side off to a decent start with the pair putting on 80 for the first wicket.
Fulton was caught at cover for 39 and Guptill was held at short mid-wicket for 42 in the space of 11 runs, before Williamson and McCullum came together to add 108 for the third wicket.
South Africa fought back through off-spinner Coin Ackermann who had Williamson caught behind, Daniel Flynn caught at mid-wicket for 23 before trapping McCullum LBW to leave New Zealand on 239 for five.
James Franklin and BJ Watling consolidated with a 72 run partnership for the sixth wicket with Franklin bowled out on 37 in the final over of the day.
Watling remains unbeaten on 32 to put New Zealand in a strong position.
South African spinner Ackermann shone with the ball taking three for 46 off 21 overs.
New Zealand 311-6 (P Fulton 39, M Guptill 42, K Williamson 59, B McCullum 65, D Flynn 23, J Franklin 37, B Watling 32*; C Ackermann 3-46)


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On Thursday, April 24, NFTE held its annual Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. This year's Gala celebrated the global young entrepreneurs and educators of 2014, and 20 years of NFTE in the D.C. Region. The Gala honored Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and philanthropist Diana Davis Spencer.
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From the strange question department (for an even stranger reason) comes the following:
I have a question for you about Beaver! I am working on a film as the food stylist here in Toronto Canada, and I have a scene that requires a baked beaver to be carved into.... believe it or not, we are not allowed to kill a beaver here in Ontario... so I have to fake it! I was hoping, since I see you have braised one before.... if you could give me any tips on what cut or CUTS of meet ( and type of animal) would pass for a baked beaver?... keep in mind I have to have it carved into.
Has anyone out there ever cooked beaver? (For the record, I haven 't.) Tips? Photos? Advice? You'll be doing the Canadian film industry a great service!


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Even before its results announcement today, PPR had made some news: it was proceeding apace with its plan to dispose of no-longer-core assets (ie, non-luxury/sports lifestyle rbands), and had agreed to sell 29.8% of its stake in CFAO, an African automotive and pharmaceutical distribution company, to Toyota Tsusho Corporation. This should net the PPR guys about €980 million.The stated plan is to use the money to pay down debt, but in that impossible-to-control way of things, already there is speculation among some watchers about what they might buy, if they were going to use the money to buy something. I love a nice round of speculation. Read more
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