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Our new Steak & Supper menu has a host of mouth-watering dishes, like 28-day aged steaks, Wagyu burger and Beef Wellington. All complimented perfectly with a range of delicious starters and desserts.
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15 Healthiest Grilled Main Dishesby Toby Amidor in Grilling, Healthy Recipes, May 10, 2012
If you've been grilling the same recipes each season, it's time to shake things up. We're giving you plenty of deliciously healthy main dish recipes to choose from—meat, chicken, fish and vegetarian—all for less than 400 calories per serving.
Beef, pork and lamb can all be healthy choices for the grill. Be sure to choose lean cuts of meat, keep portions around 3-4 ounces per serving and limit the amount of fatty ingredients like butter and oil.
- Grilled Pork With Arugula and Grape Salad
- Argentinean Skewers With Sherry Vinegar Steak Sauce and Grilled Scallions
- Grilled Lamb Chops With Mint
- Garlic-Mustard Grilled Beef Skewers
Fish & Seafood
Fish and seafood are lower-calorie options for the grill, and they'll cook quicker, too. You can also get your daily dose of omega-3's from fattier fish like tuna and salmon.
- Grilled Shrimp in Lettuce Leaves With Serrano-Mint Sauce
- Blackened Salmon With Mango Salsa
- Fish Tacos With Chili Mayo & Grilled Corn
- Grilled Mahi-Mahi With Black Bean Salsa
- Honey Soy Grilled Salmon with Edamame (pictured above)
There are so many creative ways to grill chicken. Experiment with different cuts, marinades and spices. Remove the skin to decrease unwanted calories and fat.
- Grilled Citrus Marinated Chicken Thighs
- Spiced Chicken and Grape Skewers
- Cumin Grilled Chicken Breasts
- Grilled Greek Chicken
These recipes are perfect for vegetarians or Meatless Mondays.

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Pandemic is a Euro-style board game designed by Matt Leacock and published by Z-Man Games. Unlike most board games, it is played co-operatively with a team of two to four players.
The concept of Pandemic may seem somewhat macabre. Four virulent diseases have broken out in the world and your team must struggle to discover cures and eradicate the separate strains before humankind is completely wiped out.
Each player takes on the identity of a disease-fighting specialist such as Scientist, Medic or Operations Expert. Players must strategize together and use their special character strengths to tackle the outbreaks.
For example, the Operations Manager can set up free Research Stations and the Scientist needs one fewer card to discover cures.
There is only one way to win Pandemic -- you must discover a cure for all four diseases. But there are multiple ways to lose Pandemic. If you run out of Player cards -- you lose. If you run out of disease cubes -- you lose. If more than seven outbreaks occur -- you lose. So it's no surprise that Pandemic is an extremely difficult game to win.
In co-operative board games, the sense of challenge is provided not by player-to-player competition, but by ever-increasing obstacles created by random card draws. In Pandemic, each game round creates outbreaks that grow exponentially. Your team will scurry around the world map, rushing to prevent diseases from turning into outbreaks while simultaneously trying to research and distribute cures.
It takes between 30 to 60 minutes to play an average game of Pandemic. The gameplay is fast-paced and a great deal of fun. However, the high difficulty of achieving victory is very frustrating. The first evening that my friends and I played Pandemic, we easily lost 75 per cent of our games.
Co-operative board games are a great idea; they encourage communication and camaraderie. They also prevent those nasty situations where overly competitive friends run amok and hurt feelings result. For that reason, it's tempting to give Pandemic a higher rating. But the gameplay is insanely difficult -- and continuously losing at a game does reduce its enjoyment as party entertainment.
There is one expansion pack available for Pandemic: On the Brink ($29.99). It provides new event cards, new role cards and rules for a five-player game. On the Brink also provides new game rule options, such as the Virulent Strain challenge, to make the game harder. If only there were optional game rules to make Pandemic a bit less challenging.
Danishka Esterhazy is a screenwriter, film director and self-confessed video game addict. She prefers games with a story but will settle for a good sword fight.


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Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. Tesla has delivered more than 2,400 Roadsters to customers worldwide and received more than 13,000 reservations for Model S. Model S, the world's first premium sedan to be engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle, began deliveries to U.S. customers in June of this year and was named Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year.
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Got mine this morning, however Gates said it was not all parts that were affected, apparently a quick process, they offered to check while I waited so can't be a big job...
Dragging back an old topic... There is a recall on the parts replaced in in the Recall, if you had your car in under this Earlier recall they need to check the actual unit they used really was the waterproof version,,, Apparently most dealers will have the parts in already...
Way I see it is if something happened and I need to show the footage I don't want a el Cheapo special that's hard to make out anything, most cams are fine in the day its night that's the issue. Mobius are about £50 it may be a false economy to go cheaper....
I'd also suggest nextbase, I ummed and ahh's and then as Halfords were doing the 402 for just under £120 at Xmas in the sale I bought one of those. I considered Mobius but the nextbase has GPS so went with that, however they are not particularly stealthy looking, I covered the front of mine in black vinyl as the logos on it are a bit blinking obvious...
Can anyone post a FINIS screenshot as that may have rough connector locations on it?
Does it earth out by the same rout, ie the engine bay, or is the earth at the top (ie the power "flows up" the screen?
GJC posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi Anyone know how the power is routed in/out of the Quick Clear screens? Mines not working on the passenger side, not the fuse, however since I out a dashcam in its now worked. Could be it went last year and I've had no cause to use it., but is there a power or earth feed at the top that I may have damaged / dislodged when I pushed the cable behind the head trim? And if I have how do I get the ceiling trim off to check???? Or if someone can tell me that I can check myself... Ta...
GJC replied to Leeboy's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubiNath could do it on the Mk7, (he did mine) and it was just a case of telling the car it had them, and then fitting the mirrors and a suitable doorswitch, so I suspect all the wiring is in place already.
GJC replied to GJC's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI know I followed most of your advice :) Just could not find anywhere I could use...
GJC posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI have a 2009 Style model (Well its the Econetic but its a style in eco friendly clothes) I want to put in a Dash cam, that the easy bit, its in and wired down the A frame through the back of the dash and currently goes to the Cig socket and I manually plug/ unplug it. However I often forget to unplug it, and I know at some point I'll forget before going on a week or more's holiday and the car battery will be flat when we get back to it so I want it on a switched live socket. Now I don't really want to play with the electrics to put it in permanently (as I may sell the car on the future, or the cam may break..) so I plan to put a Cig socket behind the dash, and wire that to the switched live via a piggyback fuse. That way its easily removable in future for a new cam or to move to a new car. So far so good, I have a working socket, wires to a piggy back fuse and all good. Now I'm stumped, First the 2009 fuse diagram in the manual bears no relation to my fusebox, in fact the 2012 facelift one is a closer match, but I'm used to that, what's stumped me is where the heck do I wire the earth and live to? Previous posts have said that fuse 43 is the active city stop, and that may be true (Or there is allegedly an Ignition 1 and Ignition 2 fuse both currently not populated on my fuse box that may be used, ) but where should I wire the -Ve/Earth return to? Without knowing that I may be on an active feed on Fuse 43, but no ground means no current. General advice on here is look for a grounding point but its all cloth wrapped wired as far as I can see and there's nothing obvious so I've no idea where I should wire the return to. Anyone got any suggestions or even better a picture??
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Nathan used to have a guide to check the wiring on the FiestaWiki pages but it looks like its gone. I've uploaded it to Drop box. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcbdp4xf6zelghk/MK7%20Cruise%20Control%20Retrofit%20Compatibility%20Check.pdf?dl=0 I'm not trying to steal Nathans works, just make it accessible.. Look at the PDF, if you have the wiring in place then there's a good chance that you'll have the rest of the wiring and parts inplace. If the wiring in the steering colum is missing then its possible but will need a lot more.
Ask iNath, he did mine a few years ago and its been perfect. You need the wheel with the wiring, and a change to the Ford software, however look on the guides there's a guide to checking if you car will have the wiring in place that it needs by opening up the steering wheel cover and checking connections are there
GJC replied to Mental_Atom's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubResurecting an older thread, anyone know whats a good choice to add a fuse for a switched live socket, My Ecotronic is effectivly a Style model and I double ford leave withing undne the fuze box will be fully wiured so they cna use a standardard harness / wiring loom. . Any suggesitons where I cam poiggyback or put in a fuse (in the car before any smart replies!!)
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GJC replied to Ikoyian's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThis link may help - http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/23619-disable-esp-on-5dr-zetec-16-tdci/page-12#entry194289 Its from when I took my switch apart to add the ESP disable to my existing parking sensors switch. They are not discreet switches, but a preassembled circuit board..


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• Repeat this with all columns on all these pages and copy each of them below the former.
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Greyhawk is D&D's core campaign setting. And it also has its own wiki at Canonfire, where Greyhawk-specific topics are covered in more detail than it is likely to achieve here. In order to have access to everything about Greyhawk here, I created this page. If you search for anything, that has an article at Greyhawk Wiki but not here at D&D wiki, you will be pointed to this list, and you will be provided with a link. Daranios 19:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
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'GH Wiki' decided to change their name to 'The Great Library of Greyhawk'. But they have not fully changed the name and 'GH Wiki' still shows up on their menus.
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"Many parents across America accepted Jimmy Kimmel's challenge to troll their kids by telling them that they ate all their Halloween candy."
*Dramatic Gasp* You sneaky mom!
It's pretty obvious that the kids at the end of that clip are awesome. Here's the FULL version of their reaction…
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Hey kids! I ate ALL your Halloween candy.Posted: 2011/11/03 in Online Links
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Sustainability 10 Year Plan
Mission Statement
Lehman College is committed to meeting Mayor Bloomberg's "30 in 10 Challenge" by reducing its green house gas emissions by at least 30 person by 2017.
With CUNY's support, Lehman is committed to investing the resources necessary to construct, retrofit, and maintain more sustainable and green facilities.
In order to achieve this result we have established a Sustainability Council and developed a Ten Year Plan that outlines the steps we will take to enhance our energy efficiency, control our water use, reduce our transportation footprint, reduce our landfill-bound waste stream, support locally sourced foods, and educate our student body about the importance of creating a sustainable city.
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Chamber looks for improved rapport with city in 2014
Wednesday, Jan 08, 2014 06:00 am
The president of the local Chamber of Commerce said she is looking forward to an exciting year for business in St. Albert, but also to continue building a better rapport with the city.
Lynda Moffat said the city�s approach to economic development has changed greatly in the last couple of years. One of the things that got lost in the shuffle was a strong working relationship between economic development and chamber, she said.
�Certainly I can tell you from the Chamber of Commerce point of view, we would love to have a better working relationship with the city and we are confident that that is on the way,� she said.
One of the issues the chamber hopes to be working on with the city this year is that of tourism attraction. In past months, the chamber repeatedly told city council that tourists continue to come to its new office on top of St. Albert Trail looking for information.
At this time, the city provides racks of tourism brochures at St. Albert Place and Servus Place instead of having any tourism information personnel. That was previously available at the chamber�s office building.
The chamber now wants to negotiate with the city and economic development about returning tourism services to their location and Moffat said she hopes to discuss the matter before council soon.
�We have prepared our proposal on what we think might work best for welcoming our visitors and (economic development) are apparently working on their proposal,� she said.
Moffat said she also joined the new economic development advisory board (EDAB) in September. The board consists of 12 members of the local business community and was created to provide the city and economic development team with feedback and advice on going forward with their planning.
While the board is taking its approach very seriously, she added that economic development and the business community now seem to be working in the same direction again.
�The whole structure of their department changed and it was really after (city manager Patrick Draper) came in that there were huge changes to go into that direction,� she said. �The one good thing is that we are all working in the same direction � following the same vision � and that is incredibly positive.�
Moffat said she feels good about new businesses moving into the city and the chamber does everything in its power to help these developments come to fruition.
This year, the chamber is looking to add more resources to its policy work, taking a broader approach to working with the provincial government on business policies, but also in helping the local business community.
That includes supporting the Perron District in downtown St. Albert, she said.
Moffat said the chamber is very supportive of the city�s plan to move forward with the downtown area redevelopment plan (DARP) and the proposed realignment of St. Anne Street, which will open up city-owned land for new development and construction.
�So hopefully it will be able to kick-start the downtown and be able to bring some new growth going down there,� she said.
Last year, Moffat said the city got settled into its plans of moving ahead with economic development. This year, it will need to find ways to get new developments started, especially on the employment lands, she said. While light industrial development is not something the city tackled in the past, she said other municipalities have been successful in finding ways of working with their �unwilling� landowners.
Moffat expects economic development in St. Albert will be a long-term project. But if the business community and the city work together they should see some good results this year, she said.
�How we are going to tackle the challenges this presents is going to take some rethinking or some exploration of what others are doing. Stuff we never really had to do because we�ve never really been in that game,� she said. �Perhaps the chamber can contribute to that success.�
The St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce will present its annual economic outlook on Jan. 15. Guest speaker will be Ian Glassford, chief financial officer with Servus Credit Union.
The business lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $35 for members, $40 for non-members. For more information go to www.stalbertchamber.com.


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The First Amendment Goes to School: Twenty-Five Years of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
January 28, 2013
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Taking stock of twenty-five years of the impact of the Supreme Court's Hazelwood decision on the tension between student freedom of speech and press versus school authority over student expression.
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Many people like a border around their photos. The way to do this isn't obvious in Lightroom, because there's no border option when you export photos. One trick is to do it through the Print module. Here's how:
- In the Library module, select the photo you want to have a border, then switch to the Print module.
- In the Template Browser on the left side of the application, select a Single Image template the correlates to the size you want the photo to be, such as 4 x 6 or 8 x 10.
- In the Image Settings panel on the right side of the application, select Stroke Border. Specify a Width of the desired size (such as 10 points) and click the color swatch to choose a color, such as white.
- In the Print Job panel, choose Print To > JPEG File. Specify the resolution and other options (sharpening, JPEG quality, etc.).
- Click Print to File.
There. You've just "exported" a JPEG of your photo with a border. Now you can post it online, upload to a print service, or do whatever you do with JPEGs that have borders.
For additional Help with Print module panels and tools, see Printing photos or, more specifically, Print borders around photos or Specify options in the Print Job panel.
A second way to do it is to create a border effect in Photoshop, and then apply it to your photo in Lightroom as an identity plate. Scott Kelby shows how in the tutorial Adding cool frame borders to your photos. The tutorial is old—for Lightroom 1 and Photoshop CS3—but the principles still apply and you can do it using Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5.1. For another (Lightroom 1) tutorial of this technique, see Sean McCormack's frames video.
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We've told you about Rally Saint Louis before. The St. Louis online platform where anyone can submit ideas to improve the region, and then allows people of all walks to help fund those ideas and help them come to fruition. Now comes one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities from Rally STL.
Have you ever wanted to throw out the first pitch at a Cardinals game in front of thousands at Busch Stadium? Well, here's your chance.
On Sunday afternoon May 19, when the Cards play Milwaukee, it will also be Rally Saint Louis Day at Busch Stadium. The Rally STL team will be giving out free tees — generously donated by CafePress — in Ford Plaza located behind the bleacher seats in the outfield.
Part of the day's celebration will include a representative Rally Saint Louis throwing out the first pitch of the game. But the question for the folks at Rally STL is, "Who should do it?"
Who deserves to live the dream of tossing out the first ball at a Cards game?
Well St. Louis, like all things Rally STL, it's up to you! Go to their blog post on it HERE and submit your best case for the most deserving St. Louisan in the comments below.
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By Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
MINDENMINES, Mo. – As a natural resource steward at Prairie State Park, Brian Miller spends a lot of time on these rolling grasslands. His favorite is the last hour of the day.
That made my arrival perfect. The sky to the right was pink and purple as the sun set. To the left, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in a gray column that reached to the ground. But the storm was all bluster, no rain.
The hot, dry summer must be perfect for the wildflower known as Gayfeather, or blazing star, because I was surrounded by its purple spikes as I hiked, fittingly, the Gay Feather Trail.
The buzz in the air was from the assortment of bees, beetles and butterflies working the flowerheads. A chorus of coyotes yipped in unison, then went silent. Some say the howling is the adults teaching the pups to communicate. They sure sounded happy.
Prairie State Park celebrates the 30th anniversary of its dedication this year with a Prairie Jubilee on Sept. 29. The daylong event will include bison tours, a living history loop, live music, bison chip throwing, native plant sales and an 1800s medicine show. All is free except for a lunch of smoked bison.
Missouri once was covered by some 13 million acres of prairie, nearly a third of the state. Less than 1 percent remains. The park is the largest remnant of tallgrass prairie with nearly 4,000 acres that was saved largely because of the rocky terrain. It was mowed for hay and grazed, but the vast majority of the park never was plowed.
The park is one of several tracts of prairie preserved in the Midwest thanks to Katharine Ordway, a Connecticut heiress who donated more than $40 million to buy up pristine examples of the disappearing landscape. She came to Barton County, on the Kansas border in southwest Missouri, in 1972 and liked what she saw, providing financing for the first land purchases.
The prairie is a special place. Drive the gravel road leading to Prairie State Park and the croplands soon give way to grasses and flowers spreading into the horizon. If you're lucky, the bison herd may be in view, recreating the scene that greeted the first settlers.
"We kind of get two groups of people," said Miller, the natural resource steward. "There are people who know what a prairie is and come from all over the country, even other countries, to see it.
"Then there are people who come and say, 'Where's the trees? Where's the park?' Then they get out of the cars and start hiking and see the wildlife and the flowers - and they get it. That's the people we want the most."
Special visitors
Along with his favorite hour, Miller also has his favorite month at the park.
"Probably June," he said after some prodding. "That's the peak of the wildflower bloom. You get coneflower, rattlesnake master, beard tongue, lead plant, sneezeweed, butterfly milkweed. September is good, too, with the goldenrod, the yellow sunflowers. That's why they call it 'golden September'."
The park, in fact, can be enjoyed with each changing season.
Spring brings Indian paintbrush, yellow star grass and ragged fringed orchids. Summer color turns to gold and russets in the fall, with sumac a fiery red and tall grasses that wave in the wind. A winter snow coats the bison herd with a mantle of white as their steaming breath becomes a frosty beard.
Winter also brings a special visitor.
"We get short-eared owls from up north," Miller said. "These last two years have been the best. We'd get within 20 yards and they'd sit there and watch us."
Because it is a remnant of a rare and disappearing landscape, Prairie State Park may be the most studied piece of land in Missouri. The Nature Conservancy first did a vegetation survey in 1994, and state botanists have used that data as a baseline for observing changes due to prescribed burns, invading exotic species and bison grazing over the following 18 years.
Mike Currier, a prairie ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources, said the intensive studying helps in the management of the park.
"Monitoring data is kind of a barometer," Currier said. "It helps us understand what changes are going on. Insect life, bird activity all are based on vegetation."
North America's rainforest
At first glance, the prairie appears to be a solitary place. But get out into it, and the diversity of plants and animals comes alive, literally, especially in the mornings and evenings.
"The prairie really is like the rainforest of North America – the species numbers are relatively similar," Miller said. "And this landscape is just as rare and endangered as that landscape."
The park has more than 25 rare and endangered plants and animals, many not found elsewhere in the state. There are some 500 species of plants and 150 species of birds, including northern harriers and a small population of greater prairie chickens. Look for scissor-tailed flycatchers on the utility wires.
The stars of the show, however, are the bison that are free to roam some 2,200 acres of the park that is fenced. On some visits to the park, the herd is within view. On others, the only bison a visitor may see are the two mounted animals displayed in the visitor's center.
Nine bison were brought to the park in 1982. The herd has grown to about 130 with spring calves, and is kept at around 100 with an annual fall sale of surplus animals. Prices have been good lately, with a young bison bringing $700 to $800. The park also has a herd of about 25 elk.
The elk are secretive and seldom seen, hiding out in a grove of trees in a remote corner of the park. The bison herd moves about, which I found out on my last hike on Sandstone Trail, one of five trails totaling 12 miles.
The herd came over a hill and ambled toward me, leisurely grazing along the way. But their pace was deceptive, and the two big bulls in front soon filled the frame of my telescopic lens. That was within the park's advisory 100-yard limit, and my retreat was hasty.
There have been no incidents between hikers and bison "so far," Miller said. But the animals can weigh up to 2,000 pounds, are equipped with sharp hooves and horns, and are as agile and quick as a horse.
"They'll let you know when you're too close," Miller said. "The first thing they do is defecate. That means they're a little anxious and aware you're there.
"Then the tail goes up. The higher it goes, the angrier they are. If it raises straight up, you'd better get out of there cause they're ready to nail you."
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Paul McNair chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option for his winnings in the amount of $456,404.62.
According to McNair, his numbers were chosen from birthdays of family members, and he has been playing the same set of numbers for four years.
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I've been working with python for a couple of months now so still on pretty basic stuff. I installed python (2.7.5 and 3.3.2) via the official channel here:
...and I have been using them to code some stuff in Eclipse (I installed pydev). I've now been reading about virtualenv, pip etc here (using homebrew package manager to install):
...and another post here with a heading of 'Doing it right' when it comes to installing python:
http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/ ... l/osx.html
Although I'm new to this, I am very interested in trying out Django in the future, so I came across this:
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...which also talks of virtualenv & pip. There is also 'python install' and 'python framework install'. It's all a bit overwhelming and I can't find a decent resource that talks of what the actual difference is between the official installer and a homebrew one.
I can appreciate the idea of a virtual environment as a closed container as to not interfere with other projects (like I do with gemsets in ruby version manager to use specific versions of ruby gems per project).
However, I'm just a bit confused about all the terminology and what actual methods people use to get projects up and running. If anyone could clear some of this stuff up it would be very helpful or maybe suggest some better learning resources. Perhaps this post is a bit rambling but it represents what's going on in my head right now as I approach getting python up and running in a way other than the official installer.
Homebrew seems like it would be very useful to me as I could get ruby rvm, drush, pip, virtualenv, python, all set up in one fell swoop but I would really appreciate some input before diving in and messing everything up. Thanks in advance.
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100K or Bust
Joe Fejes at 317.04 and Eoin Keith at 300.24 according to the Arapaipa Ultracast.
2017 Goals: for races not to be exercises in futility
Uh oh... now what?
Joe Fejes at 324.39 with approximately 84 minutes to go.A Kouros record has fallen---really big wow factor.
Eoin Keith, 300.24 and called it done, only the fourthto cross 300 miles in 72 hours (or less).
Vikena Yutz -- 249.85 at 70:43:57 andCharlotte Vasarhelyi -- 246.7 at 70:42:43are both on track (schedule?) to break Tracy Thomas'women's record.
Approximately an hour to go.
Eoin Keith, 300.24 and called it done, only the fourthto cross 300 miles in 72 hours (or less).
Is that 4th ever or 4th at ATY?
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I am absolutely floored what Joe and Charlotte have been able to do. It is fantastic on its own, but so soon after Desert Solstice? Wow. I am really amazed.
I have been following the races for the past three days, and this just makes me want to go longer. Probably a 48 hour. I would not be able to sleep if I tried to get in tiny naps during a 72 hour. I am curious what kind of down time the top people had. I went 48 hours straight at an endurance hike this spring, and was hallucinating my ass off. I wonder how their brains are functioning. There may be some interesting race reports from this.
Also, not knowing the results of Freedom Park is driving me batty.
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
I think it is the fourth ever at ATY.
I think (not quite as sketchy a think as in the previous sentence) John Geesler
got to the 300-mile mark when ATY was on the short course. After that is the
even vaguer memory of Pam Reed doing a 300-mile something on a course
just outside of Tucson. There is also something about Karnazes and the
number 300, but I am too lazy (just straightened up all the book/magazine
shelves last year) to chase it down.
The 72-hour event is not generally tracked as a world record event--just a
course record sort of thing. The IAU skips it on their "world best" lists.
Bacon Party!
Freedom Park results are up ...
Traci Falbo - overall winner - 137.98
pace sera, sera
Traci did amazing. It is always interesting to see what happens when a really good runner tries a new distance. I have always embarrassed myself whenever I tried something new. . At least I am consistant.
Speaking of National Teams, I just saw something on the IAU site about the 100k championship being cancelled. Is this the big World Championship? Could this really be happening to ultrarunning again? http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/
Confirmed with a member of the 100k team. The world championships have been cancelled and they are looking for a new venue. Crazy.
That is such a shame for those who've worked so hard ... disheartening, to say the least.
I hope another venue steps up.
Vikena Yutz -- 249.85 at 70:43:57 and
7/20/17 #247 Comeback #19 ... 10/8 - Glacial Trail 50M
I always worry about the frequency people race - Joe has been a terror this year. Just because you can, does not mean you should ... Sometimes there are long term implications (Geoff Roes) of over-racing. On the other hand at Joe's age maybe you take all you can get while the getting is good.
Big Horse, I reallyworry about the frequency too! Admittedly I was been mentally and physically burned out after ATY. Many of the 24 hour races I completed last year were not planned by design. I did not plan on running either the Shazam 24 hour on Dec. 1 and/or the Desert Solstice 24 on Dec. 15. The only reason I ran these two races is because I thought my #5 spot on the team was in jeopardy and that 150 miles would be a minimum mileage to make the team. I am planning on running only a few races in 2013 although as you point out--at my advanced age of 47, I may only have a couple competitive years left. Times a runnin out...
On On
Any idea if any of the top 6 men or women said no? Haven't seen anything official from the USATF today.
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Anne Lundblad already said she wasn't able to go. I didn't hear anything from USATF, which means that two other women also didn't back out. I was hoping that a couple of women would decide that running in a world championship just WOULD NOT be a good time.


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The USS Huron (NCC-F1913) was a 23rd century Federation Huron-type starship operated by Starfleet. In 2270, this freighter was under the command of Captain O'Shea.
In that year, the Huron was carrying a load of dilithium when it was required to rendezvous with the USS Potemkin to transfer a vital supply of a medication called strobolin to choriocytosis-stricken USS Enterprise.
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The Wales 2012 RBS 6 Nations squad has been pictured as they have never collectively been seen before – each wearing the club kit which they wore at the start of their rugby careers.
Head Coach Warren Gatland's 37-man squad took time out from their busy training schedule this week to pay homage to the 13 Principality Premiership clubs (at times of appearances) that helped to get the players where they are today.
Every member of the squad, which has just returned from a pre-tournament training camp in Poland, has featured in Wales' top club rugby competition for at least one club and each of the players were asked to nominate the side they felt most synonymous with.
In instances where players had featured for more than one club and they felt equal allegiances, the club was chosen for them, but, to-a-man, each player relished the opportunity to show a little piece of their personal heritage for the historic photo.
Llanelli RFC can boast to having made the greatest contribution to the current squad, they could almost field an entire backline of internationals, with a grand total of 10 players, including four uncapped, representing one of the WRU's original member clubs – their players are: Mike Phillips, Stephen Jones, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Rhys Priestland, Lee Byrne, and the uncapped Liam Williams, Rhodri Jones, Aaron Shingler and Lou Reed.
The next highest representation is from Wales ' capital club, Cardiff , with five internationals including captain Sam Warburton, plus the uncapped wing Harry Robinson.
Neath have provided five players in the current squad and Aberavon, Bridgend, Glamorgan Wanderers, Pontypridd and Swansea have all sent two players each from grass roots to international stardom.
Single, but vital contributions, come from Cross Keys (Toby Faletau), Ebbw Vale (Dan Lydiate), Llandovery (George North) and Newport (Andy Powell).
"Welsh rugby must never forget its roots," said WRU Group Chief Executive Roger Lewis.
"Our premiership clubs are the foundation stones upon which the international game is built. This picture is a wonderful way of expressing how important the Principality Premiership is to Welsh rugby.
"The fact every member of the current squad has worked their way up through the pathway structure we have in place to develop players is something we should all be proud of.
"All the boys are extremely proud of their rugby heritage and they were very enthusiastic about taking part in this photograph."
Graeme Yorston, Chief Operating Officer of Principality Building Society, sponsors of the Premiership commented: 'Principality believes that the Premiership is pivotal in the Welsh rugby triangle and this photograph demonstrates just how valuable the league is in developing young talent from the village playing field to the national game. We are extremely proud of the contribution we have made in supporting the success of the 6 Nations Squad.'
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lawmakers refused Tuesday to lift a cap on the number of trauma centers in Florida, while also siding with hospitals in a dispute about contracting with managed-care plans.
The House eliminated parts of an omnibus health-care bill that dealt with both of the issues, which have been closely watched by hospital lobbyists. A Senate subcommittee also went along with hospitals on the contracting issue.
The bill (HB 1419) would have overhauled a process that the state Department of Health uses in approving trauma centers, including eliminating a cap of 44 trauma centers across Florida.
That process has been in the middle of a months-long legal fight that has pitted four Jacksonville and Tampa Bay-area hospitals against new trauma centers in Clay, Pasco and Manatee counties. If lawmakers had approved the proposal in HB 1419, it likely would have become easier to open trauma centers in the state.
Rep. Fred Costello, an Ormond Beach Republican who supported removing the trauma-center changes from the bill, said competition might normally be a good thing, but "trauma centers are different,'' because there aren't enough physician specialists to staff new facilities that might open.
"Quantity does not make quality," said Costello, a dentist. "We need to focus on what will give us the highest quality."
But Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, said private investors are willing to build new trauma centers, which are needed in some areas of the state.
"Is it really government's job, in a patronizing way, to say yes or no?" Gaetz asked. "Let's not let government get in the way of good health care."
State law includes a cap of 44 trauma centers and gives the Department of Health power to determine how many should be allowed in 19 different regions of the state. The bill would have eliminated the cap and other department rule-making powers involved in deciding whether trauma centers should open.
The hospital chain HCA is working with the University of South Florida to add trauma centers in various parts of the state, though an HCA attorney said last week that the company had not taken a position on HB 1419.
The long-running legal dispute involves HCA's decision to open trauma centers at Orange Park Medical Center in Clay County, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Pasco County and Blake Medical Center in Manatee County. The Department of Health allowed the trauma centers to open despite opposition from Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Tampa General Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa and Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg --- all of which operate trauma centers.
The House voted 62-51 to eliminate the trauma center changes from HB 1419, which could come up for a final vote Wednesday.
Also, the House voted 65-44 to kill a proposed change that hospitals said would have forced them to contract with managed-care plans. The same change also was rejected Tuesday in the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Supporters said the change would help as the state gets ready to move to a statewide Medicaid managed-care system. That system will limit the number of Medicaid managed-care plans in various regions of the state, with the winning plans selected through what is known as an "invitation to negotiate" process.
Senate Health Regulation Chairman Rene Garcia, a supporter of the change, said requiring hospitals to contract with managed-care plans could help position more HMOs to compete for the limited number of spots in the Medicaid managed-care system. Ultimately, the managed-care plans in the new system will need to have contracts with hospitals.
"Why not allow it to happen beforehand to make sure we have more plans participating in the ITN (invitation to negotiate) process?" Garcia asked.
But critics said the state should not force contracting decisions and that the change would penalize HMOs that have already negotiated contracts with hospitals. Paul Belcher, a senior vice president with the Florida Hospital Association, told the Senate panel that hospitals already have more than 1,300 contracts with managed-care plans.
"We don't support mandated contracting,'' said Tony Carvalho, president of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, which represents hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income patients. "We believe that it unlevels the playing field between hospitals and certain insurance companies."
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A farmer tends his ducks on Tuesday in Quzhou, China. On Wednesday a new case of H7N9 avian influenza was confirmed, bringing the total to 109 cases in the country, with 22 deaths. Taiwan confirmed its first case on Wednesday.
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Another week went by and another milestone was reached for Great Oak sprinter Jade Miller.
Miller took first place in the 400-meter dash Saturday at the Inland Empire Championships at Vista Murrieta High. The senior's new meet record time of 55.06 shattered the mark set by Etiwanda's Vanessa Jones (55.45) in 2011.
One week prior, while competing in the 300 meter hurdles on April 6, Miller ran the nation's fastest time (41.63) this season at the Arcadia Invitational.
Amazingly, Miller was only competing for the second time this year in the 400 meters.
"The feeling I get when I run these times is great," Miller said. "But the feeling in my legs after I run these times is not so great."
Vista Murrieta, Miller's Southwestern League rival, took first place in both the boys (130.5 points) and girls (88) team competitions.
The Broncos boys team totaled four individual champions in the evening invitational event, as Deondrae Brooks (400 meters), Omar Solis (800 meters), Porter Reddish (1,600 meters) and Peter Manu (300 meter hurdles) all claimed first-place medals.
Even though Solis wanted to shoot for the meet record of 1:53.74, he took a more conservative approach at the instruction of coach Karen Candaele.
"My coach wanted me to hang back the first lap because we have been doing a lot of racing lately," Solis said. "She wanted me to work on my kick. At 300 (meters), I just moved and didn't look back."
Solis coasted to the finish line with a time of 1:57.74. He's a repeat winner of the meet's event.
Last week, Solis registered a 1:53.11 in the elite invitational 800 race at Arcadia.
Solis was among the top three heading into the last lap before falling to seventh at the finish. The University of San Francisco commit sprinted ahead of the pack from the onset of the race.
"I was super proud of him because that is not his style of running," Candaele said. "He doesn't go to the front. We said, 'Hey, you're at the front. Run from the front, try something different.'"
The idea of Solis running out of his comfort zone is preparing him for a possible front-lane assignment at the state meet.
Brooks made a drastic improvement in a year's time as he jumped to first place (49.16) after finishing eighth in 2012.
"At this time last year, he approached me and said, 'Coach, what can I possibly do to go to college and run track?'" Broncos coach Coley Candaele said. "(I said) 'Deondre, you're not quite fast enough.' He has that motivation to run at the next level. He's progressing. A lot of his improvement is confidence."
Nicknamed Dre Flames, Brooks says he needs to get faster in his first 100 meters. Coley Candaele believes with some improvement in his starts, times in the low 47s is possible from Brooks.
"I don't run for time that much," Brooks said. "Time is good and stuff. Competition is the best. That's what people are looking for. I try to give it to them."
For the second straight year, Paloma Valley's Kiara McIntosh won the 800 meters, finishing in 2:15.11. The Purdue commitment and future biological engineering major had been running the 1,600 meters primarily this season.
"I haven't ran a fast 800 in a long time," McIntosh said. "I was really nervous what to expect, running the (1,600) the entire year. I did that to strengthen me for the 800. After running that and getting a nice time, I can do this. I'm where I am supposed to be at."
Heritage's Torrey Atkins took first in the 110 hurdles (14.55). The sophomore ran on Long Beach Poly's freshman-sophomore squad last year. He holds the third-best time in the Southern Section this year.


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Ok, Prada is not participating in the couture shows this week, but it did send out this little sneak peek of the dresses the brand made for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming and much-anticipated film The Great Gatsby. It seems for no immediately apparent reason – the film is not due to open until May, there's no specific promotional activity happening now around it – until you start thinking about the fact that these sketches (left and below) are one-offs made for Carey Mulligan, who plays Daisy Buchanan, and certainly look as intricate and imaginative as most dresses come. Kind of like couture.
That green number is a "radzmire dress with bustier embroidered with pearls, stones and sequin fringes"; the first one below is a "multi-striped sequins dress with a plastic and trimmings embroidery at the bottom". The one at the bottom is "orange organza dress enriched with plastic fish scale-like sequin embroidery". Read more


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HOUSTON - One day after a man was released on probation from a federal prison, he found himself charged in a 2006 slaying.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said Alvin Wiltz, 37, killed his own accomplice in the middle of a crime on June 21, 2006.
Investigators said Wiltz and his accomplice, Jermaine Clemons, 27, went to a home in the 3300 block of Breckenridge Drive. Officials said Clemons knocked on the door.
When the homeowner answered, investigators said Clemons told him his neighborhood was being evacuated because of a gas leak.
Officials said the homeowner became suspicious because his neighborhood wasn't equipped with natural gas.
The homeowner wet to get his gun and came back outside, investigators said, and was attacked by Clemons.
Detectives said the homeowner shot Clemons in the chest. That's when Wiltz came from behind the garage and opened fire, hitting the homeowner in the arm and Clemons in the back and head. Clemons died from his injuries.
Officials said Wiltz took off, and the case remained unsolved until physical evidence from the scene and a DNA profile was developed. Investigators said Wiltz was serving a federal sentence for delivery of a controlled substance stemming from a 2008 arrest.
Wiltz was arrested without incident on Wednesday during a traffic stop, investigators said.
Wiltz has been charged with capital murder.
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Government inaction over the past decade contributed to a crisis in child welfare that saw the death of five-year-old Phoenix Sinclair in 2005 as its most critical point, the Manitoba Government Employees Union claims.
The MGEU, which represents more than 500 social workers, released three letters to two different government ministers on its website this week detailing their concerns about the deteriorating atmosphere within Child & Family Services — confusion, increased workload, staff turnover and deteriorating morale — between 2002 and 2005, a period the union describes as the most chaotic in the province's child welfare system.
The first letter, to then Family Services Minister Drew Caldwell, came a year before Manitoba's child-welfare agencies underwent a "devolution" process that split family services into four new authorities: one each for aboriginal children in northern and southern areas of the province, one for Métis children, and a general authority for all others.
MGEU spokeswoman Janet Kehler said the letters were released by the union now as a way for it to defend its members in wake of the criticism against several social workers who were involved in the Sinclair file. Their dealings with the child and others are focus of the inquiry into how the system handled the little girl's case before her murder by her mother and her boyfriend in 2005.
"In the vein of full public disclosure and given that people are drawing conclusions from the information that's being presented at the inquiry, rather than hold on to all of our information until I give testimony at the inquiry later in January, we felt the public ought to have the context in which all of this work was being done," Kehler said.
The first letter is dated Dec. 19 to Caldwell, the second is dated Feb. 21, 2005 to then Family Services Minister Christine Melnick and the third is dated July 11, 2005 also to Melnick as a follow-up to the earlier one.
Kehler said the union's concerns it raised at the time were discussed at the ministerial level, but never acted on to reduce the pressures on workers to be more responsive to clients.


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So, you have a List of Integers and you want to convert them into int array? Yes you read it write, not on Integer array but int array. Though in most practical purpose, Integer array can be used in place of int[] because of autoboxing in Java, you still need an int[] if your method accepts it. In Java, you can not type cast an Integer array into int array. Many Java programmer think about toArray() method from java.util.List to convert a List into Array, but unfortunately toArray() is useless in most of times. It doesn't allow you to convert List into primitive arrays. Though you can convert List of Integers to array of Integers, but not array of primitive int. This is true for List of all wrapper class e.g. List of Float, Double, Long, toArray() method can return array of wrapper class but not primitives. After looking into Java Collection API, It seems that only traditional for loop or foreach can help, which involves iterating over Integer array and storing them into int[], but fortunately, I came across Apache Commons ArrayUtils class. ArrayUtils can do this work for us, It has several overloaded methods to convert Object arrays into primitive arrays.
For example, you can convert an array of Double i.e. Double[] to primitive double array e.g. double[]. This example once again reinforced my thinking to include Apache Commons lang and Google's Guava by default in any Java project, they are rich and effectively complement standard JDK library.
For example, you can convert an array of Double i.e. Double[] to primitive double array e.g. double[]. This example once again reinforced my thinking to include Apache Commons lang and Google's Guava by default in any Java project, they are rich and effectively complement standard JDK library.
List of Integer to int array in Java
Here is complete Java program to convert Integer List into int array. We have first used toArray() method to convert List into Array of same type, and then we use ArrayUtils to convert wrapper class array into primitive array. By the way, if you don't like to add dependencies on your project, you can also use simple for loop to iterate over Integer array and storing them back into int[].
here is the code.
here is the code.
import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils; /** * Java program to convert List of Integers into int array using Apache commons ArrayUtils class. * * @author Javin Paul */ public class IntegerListToIntArray { public static void main(String args[]) { List<Integer> numbers = Arrays.asList(1,2,3,4,5,6); System.out.println("List of Integers : " + numbers); // toArray() can return Integer array but not int array Integer[] integers = numbers.toArray(new Integer[numbers.size()]); // ArrayUtils of Apache Commons can change an Object array to primitive array int[] primitives = ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(integers); // Let's see what does this int array contains System.out.println("Array with primitive int : " + Arrays.toString(primitives)); } } Output List of Integers : [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Array with primitive int : [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
As you can see, It's pretty straight forward to convert List of Integers to int array, though it requires more than one method call to do that. It would have been much better, if toArray() can return primitive arrays as well. On similar note, conversion of Arrays are bit tricky in Java as int[] != Integer[] , so keep that in mind while writing Java API. Prefer List over Array for public methods, if you had to accept arrays, try to minimize scope of those method by making them private or package-private.


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Netflix to hike UK content spend
Video on-demand operator Netflix is to increase its UK content spend to compete aggressively with pay TV broadcasters including Sky.
In its latest financial results, the VoD company revealed it had increased its international subscribers by 1.8m in the final three months of 2012, taking its base to 6.1m.
These figures include its services in Canada, Latin America and Scandinavia as well as the UK and Ireland, although it does not break out figures by region.
Chief executive Reed Hastings said that it would expand its programming offering in the UK to increase subscribers and decrease churn. It is looking to acquire more first run series such as Sony Pictures Television's Breaking Bad as well as high profile films including Lionsgate's The Hunger Games.
"Expanding the content has definitely increased viewing, decreases churn and makes the service better. So we're very eager and ambitious to get more and more content on all of the services including the UK," said Hastings.
He added that competition was rising between Netflix and Sky's Now TV service, which also launched last year.
"In addition to competition from local broadcasters and distributors with TV Everywhere-type products, and from piracy, we face many pure-play competitors around the world, including Clarovideo, Sky Now TV, HBO Nordics, Amazon Lovefilm, Viaplay, and others," he added. "Given this heightened competition, we'll say a little less about country by country results than in the past, to avoid inadvertently helping our competitors."
The company is unexpected to launch any further international services in the first half of the year but it is looking at launches later this year and in 2014.
The move comes as Netflix prepares to debut its first original series, the Kevin Spacey-fronted, political thriller House of Cards, produced by MRC, on 1 February.
The show, which is being distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television, will be part of its original slate that also includes new episodes of Arrested Development, Eli Roth's Hemlock Grove and prison series Orange Is The New Black from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan.
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The 2008 Gala Dinner will take place next week on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston and feature keynote speaker Leonard L. Riskin, Chesterfield Smith Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, who will discuss mindfulness in the law.
The MBA's Annual Gala Dinner on Nov. 12 will also feature a special awards presentation including the Chief Justice Edward F. Hennessey Award and the MBA Gold Medal Award. These high honors will be presented to the Hon. Christopher J. Armstrong (ret.) and Lee J. Gartenberg respectively.
"Recipients Judge Christopher Armstrong and Lee Gartenberg were chosen in large part because they exemplify the timeless tenets of leadership in the law," said MBA President Edward W. McIntyre.
The Hennessey Award is purposed for federal or state judges within Massachusetts who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and dedication to improving the administration of justice and upholding the highest traditions for public service, while the MBA's Gold Medal Award is reserved for individuals who have provided outstanding legal services that have benefited the legal profession in Massachusetts.
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Join us tomorrow from 12p.m. – 1p.m. Pacific Time, for the next Ask A CS Pro session on Adobe Illustrator. Rufus Deuchler is this week's host and he will be focusing on what he defines as the "coolest feature" in Illustrator: the Appearance Panel. For more information visit the event invitation: http://on.fb.me/AskACSPro16_fb. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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HOUSTON - A babysitter has been accused of abusing a baby she was supposed to be protecting.
Tirza Magana, 48, has been charged with endangering a child.
Houston police said a 4-month-old's parents became suspicious of what was happening after coming home to find his daughter lethargic.
The parents had a hidden camera set up, and investigators said it showed Magana smothering the baby, carrying her around by her head and throwing her into her crib on May 25.
Detectives said a doctor told them that the girl could have suffered brain damage or been killed by the actions on the video.
According to court documents, Magana told police that she had been suffocating the baby several times a day for about a month. She said she knew it could hurt the baby, detectives said.
Investigators have not said why Magana was knowingly hurting the baby.
Magana was arrested Wednesday and has been released from jail after posting $10,000 bond.
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Peek through our gallery filled with lemon-inspired theme party ideas to turn those lemons you have on hand into a party that will put life in a better mood.
Peek through our gallery filled with lemon-inspired theme party ideas to turn those lemons you have on hand into a party that will put life in a better mood.
You might not think planning a theme party is the best solution when life seems to be making things difficult, but isn't that the BEST reason? Theme parties are happy occasions - they let us enjoy the company of favorite people, drink lots of fun theme named cocktails, and create playlists to fit the feel - for no reason whatsoever.
Lemons provide lots of theme party inspiration, especially where the signature drinks and party menu is concerned. Whether you opt to go with a classic yellow look, a pink lemonade approach or a summertime soirre styled event, we've got the jumping off point for you to organize your menu ideas, decor and of course, drinks!
Classic Yellow Ideas
Decor: When it comes to theme party decor for this party there are a lot of options. Bright yellow accents are obvious choices - sunflowers and yellow dishware or linens are easy decor ideas that are also affordable.
Cocktail: Add some spice to your lemonade cocktail to concoct a signature Cajun sip. We're big fans of this drink since it packs the heat and sweet, but is also affordable for a party crowd.
Menu: Think lots of lemon infused foods for this party. Lemon mousse cups require a bit more work than our pink lemonade cupcakes, but they're definitely worth the effort.
Summer Stand Inspired
Decor: Look around during the summer and you're sure to spot some kiddies with a lemonade stand. Use the ramshackle glam look of a DIY stand to inspire a backyard affair that's casual and pretty in it's informal look.
Cocktail: When you've got a crowd nothing works better than a punch. This berry lemonade punch recipe was originally concocted for a 4th of July BBQ, but with a heafty splash of vodka and a bit of limencello it's a big ol' cocktail ready to go for a summer soiree of any kind.
Menu: Take advantage of the backyard summer feel of this theme idea and make a menu that's all about fresh, citrus food. This fresh salad works with our cocktail choice, is easy to make, and it works well paired with grilled fish or chicken.
Pink Lemonade Theme
Decor: If it's just the ladies you're calling over to help turn life's frown upside down, consider going with a fresh pink lemonade inspired party. A table dressed in pretty pink shades and delicate feminine embellishments will make you all relax and smile.
Cocktail: If you ask us, lemonade is only enhanced when you add lots of vodka and twizzlers. If you agree, try turning your lemons into this cocktail.
Menu: These cupcakes are literally infused with lemonade mix and are a proven hit. They're some of our most popular cupcakes and for good reason - they're sweet, sour, tangy and fresh. Make yours yellow if you'd like by replacing the pink mix with a classic one.
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Moulin de Chalons
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 10 guestrooms
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Air conditioning
- Garden
- Meeting rooms
- Free WiFi and free parking
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Garden
- Minibar
What's around
- Royan Church of Notre-Dame (8.5 mi / 13.6 km)
- Royan Beach (9.3 mi / 14.9 km)
- Place Charles de Gaulle (8.4 mi / 13.5 km)
- Jardins du Monde (8.6 mi / 13.8 km)
- Royan Museum (8.8 mi / 14.2 km)
Moulin de Chalonsfrom Rs8,671
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 10 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-8 PM
- Check-out time is noon
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- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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- Satellite TV channels
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DiningMoulin de Chalons - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
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Rollaway beds are available for EUR 15 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 13 per person (approximately)
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Arcata Retailers Encourage Customers To Shop Local During Holidays
Several Arcata businesses have come together to promote shopping locally during the holiday season. 23 businesses are part of the Arcata Plaza Passport, a shopping game that rewards customers with prizes when they shop locally.
"For customers it's more fun because it's more engaging," said passport creator, Beth Mason.
Customers who make at least three $50 purchases at participating businesses will be entered into a raffle for prizes.
Mason said she got the idea from an app called looklocal that only features locally owned and independent stores near the user. The app is offered through 3/50 Project, a small business advocacy company.
"More money stays local when you're shopping local versus online where none of your money stays local," said Mason.
Mason said she hopes the app and the shopping game will get customers in the habit of shopping locally throughout the year.
Mason said Arcata stores have more to offer than larger retailers. "We have these boutiques that [we] really curate for our Arcata shoppers," said Mason.
Participating business owner, Rebecca Lacasse, said the game will increase customers awareness about shopping locally. "There are really unique small businesses downtown," said Lacasse.
Arcata business's shopping game will run through the holiday shopping season until Dec. 21.


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Today I completed a NCI sponsored, one day session on clinical trials and patient advocate
How are advocates selected? I realize that you are one and I thank you for that. What I don't understand is, for each individual trial run is there an advocate chosen? Does the advocate represent the patients in only the one trial they personally participated in? Or, more likely, have I misunderstood some key concept? I think it would be great to see a patient's voice on those micro-print drug inserts!
Michael....advocates work behind the scene in numerous ways. Patient advocates serving on the NCI's Scientific Steering Committee or NCI Scientific Task Force are to support the development of important clinical trials by presenting the patient perspective during concept evaluation and related activities.
Advocates are selected to serve on either committee through votes of the membership of the membership of Steering Committees or Task Forces. NCI's Office of Advocacy Relations continues to be engaged in the nomination process in order to identify advocates with relevant experience and skills.
The Task Force and Steering Committee each have two advocates working on behalf of the patient community.
Given that all NCI sponsored clinical trials follow the same path of development you can be assured that somewhere along the line a patient advocate has had his/her input in this process. It is doubtful though for this to be included in the drug insert.
All my best wishes,
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A SHOP owner is furious after a 'mindless' attack on her premises.
Police are investigating after the front door at The Party Shop in Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, was smashed in an overnight attack. The glass did not shatter entirely and no entry was gained to the premises.
The fancy dress shop has been damaged before and owner Jan O'Brien is devastated by the latest incident.
She is offering a £50 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible. Mrs O'Brien said: "How many times is that now? It drives me mad.
"We're insured of course but there's such a high excess to pay.
"It's absolutely sickening that someone would do this."
The shop is fitted with security cameras and it is hoped a suspect will have been captured on tape.
Mrs O'Brien said: "The window in the door will have to be replaced and it will cost about £400-£500 at least.
"I don't think whoever did it was trying to get in. It appears to be a case of mindless vandalism.
"We're on a corner of two busy roads here and we seem to see it all and get it all.
"In this trading climate I just don't need this.
"I'm offering a £50 reward in a bid to trace those responsible."
Dorset Police is investigating criminal damage to the shop, which occurred sometime overnight on Tuesday, February 25. Witnesses and anyone with information should contact Dorset Police on 101 quoting crime number C-14-D-8321.


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Harold's BBQ
Atlanta, GA
This is the institution of BBQ in Atlanta, GA. For over sixty years this family has provided residents of Atlanta with the best BBQ pork, ribs, stew and cracklin cornbread.
A hole in the wall place in the mist of a decaying part of Atlanta, this BBQ heaven has made it's money serving the people working in the truck lines in the area. It's not pretty, but it is the best.
As you enter, the hickory smoked from the fire in the pit fills your nostrills. Just inside the door you are greeted by the cash register sitting on a long bar. Look for a picture of the founder and his sons serving BBQ from their booth near the Greyhound rollercoaster at the Southeastern Fair. (This coaster was blown down by the crew of Smokey and the Bandits II)
There are tables, both in the front and rear rooms. Behind the counter is where the majic happens. If you sit close to the register you can watch the entire balet take place. First a ham is hand selected from the pit and brought to a stainless steel counter. With a filet knife, the ham is sliced, diced or chopped to the patrons delight.
Meanwhile white bread is toasted ofer an open grate. A small pile of hickory coals provide the heat and the flavor. The meat is added to the bread and a squirt of their own tomato based sauce is added along with the top piece of bread.
Meat left over from the chopping process is gathered up and later added to the pot of stew that is always simmering on a stove in the kitchen. Plates are served with bread and craklin cornbread.
Sometimes, on a cold Winter night, my father would stop at Harlod's on his way home from work, We always knew what we were going to have when he came in with that white box containing a pound of meat. To this moment, I can remember the smell of that meat being reheated in our oven as my mom toasted the bread. Today, all I need is a bowl of their rich stew and two pieces of cornbread crumbled up into my bowl to make me remember old times. A precious time when my family gathered around our table to celebrate the artistry of Harold's BBQ.


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CONTROL invites you to "Ask the Experts"
ControlGlobal.com presents "Ask the Experts," a new department moderated by noted process control authority and columnist Bela Liptak. Save yourself the hefty consulting fees by getting the answers to your questions from Liptak's cadre of professional automation experts.
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Where are the best opportunities in the field of process control?
I completed a 2-year Industrial Instrumentation program in 1986 and then became an operator at an oil refinery later that year. I worked as an operator for 12 years and then started in the process control department of the refinery in 1999 where I still work (I also have a science degree). An opportunity is now available to work in the instrumentations department, which involves a training program similar to the one I took in 1984-1986. I am not presently a journeymen technician, however, this new opportunity would lead to that. What do you believe offers the best future in the industry, continuing my work in process control, or becoming a registered field technician?
Doug Kermode
I believe the opportunities will be greater where youre at in process control. As instrumentation has become more digital, and therefore smarter, the need for the special skills of the instrument field technician, at least as they've been traditionally known, has diminished and will continue to do so. I find more and more that this just seems to be added to the responsibilities of process control personnel, process and operations people.
Carlos Smith, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Academics, University of South Florida
You need to determine the lifestyle you want. You will likely make more money as a technician, but will be subjected to working in the elements, rather than as an engineer at a desk. I recommend you get your journeyman ticket and then you will have the option of pursuing whichever path you choose.
Ian Verhappen, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Both positions can be very rewarding. I have seen a number of control technicians (and operators) move into process controls departments, but not the other way around. As a member of a process controls team/department for the past 10 years, I have seen many opportunities that build on the knowledge of a control technician position. And if youre looking for a job with a quickly expanding description that contains ever changing opportunities, I would recommend the process controls position.
Scott Clark, Senior Engineer, Automation & Information Services
There might be more job security at the technician level, but if the person is interested in how well the instruments, valves, and controllers play together to make a product efficiently, I would suggest becoming a Certified Automation Professional (CAP). The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation (ISA) Society has developed a CAP study and certification program that includes a study guide and a series of books. As you can imagine the material is quite diverse so I would pick one area to specialize in such as continuous improvement. Here you will need to learn about process interactions and relationships. For me, besides learning the fundamentals of process control, building dynamic simulations, reviewing process trends, and talking to the operators was the key to finding opportunities and dealing with practical problems. New tools have advanced the art of simulation, analysis, tuning, and advanced control. If you can make the operator's job easier and make money for the company, you become a valuable asset. However, the people who make these decisions may not recognize these opportunities. Demos targeted to the areas of interest using dynamic simulations and new control capabilities that show the financial gain online impresses key management because they can see it in action and shows the bottom line. It becomes real. If this is followed by a successful application, the door is open. In my case, my normal job as an instrument design and construction engineer for the first seven years of my career didn't require any of this as part of the job, so I did it on my own time. People are usually open to new ideas especially if they don't have to put any money up front. Some people took notice and offered me a job working in Engineering Technology, and the rest is history.
Valve-position Control with an External Reset Feedback.
I am interested in the loop diagram you showed for the VPC controller you described in The Hard Road to Our Competitive EdgePart 1. The VPC-2 shows two dotted lines into the controller, one from the valve position selector (obviously the PV) and one from PT-01.The VPC-2 set point is shown as 90%. What is the function of the line from PT-01? I have an experiment in my control class that I want to modify to demonstrate to my students this energy saving concept. We have a DeltaV system here in the lab and that signal is called "backcalculate." By the way, the savings using that system are great. I just roughed some $3400 per year if you went, for 1000 GPM, from 20 to 10 psig, lowering the speed, HP from 16.2 to 7.4, I used a Durco pump select program.
Robert L. Heider, Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Washington University, St. Louis.
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